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

The Worshipful the Chancellor of the Diocese has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Halton, M.A. Curate of Liverpool, a surrogate for granting marriage licences. NEW COUNTY MAGISTRATE. —At the Kirkdale Quarte r Sessions, yesterday, Richard Earle, Esq. qualified and took the oaths as a magistrate of the county. QUEEN'S LETTER.—On Sunday evening last, in obedience to the Queen's letter, a sermon was preached in St. Barna bas' Church, by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, when a collection was made which amounted, including a donation from a lady in London, to £l7 ; to which was also added a further dona tion of £2, to be applied exclusively to the S fund , ckport relief ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICERS, AND ATTEMPT TO RESCUE.—Yesterday , three men, Michael Quinn, James Mann, and Patrick Dollins, were placed at the bar of the Police-court on this charge. It appeared that Quinn (who said he had just come to the town) was seen by the police, on the previous day, so much intoxicated that the officers thought it proper to take him into custody for safety. He strongly resisted, and struck and kicked them. The other two came up. and obstructed them, creating a mob and dis turbance in the street, one of them striking the officers, and the •other attempting a rescue. Quinn was fitted 55., Mann 10s. and costs for the- for the attempt to resell, :he other the same sum OUR OWN LONDON! — Which of our readers have not seen the most splendid city in the world ? We, ourselves, should like to have a peep at Pekin, which is said to out rival London in population; but we wohld venture to risk a small wager that the splendour of the latter in architecture. wealth,—whether patrician or plebian, arts and sciences, and all that a profusion of mental and moral power can produce, would cast into shade the boasted magnitude and strength of the renowned and oriental city. An opportunity now offers itself for our friends to avail themselves of a visit to the cen tre of attraction for everything interesting and useful, on such terms as are totally unprecedented. An advertisement in another column will show that 28s. will convey a visiter to the metropolis and back. What will come next !!! DOCK COMMITTEE, YESTERDAY.—Present :—Messrs. Barclay, (Chairman ,) Evans AV Molyneaux, Holmes, Bulley, Tobin, , "" 1, Smith, Nichol, Sandbach. In consequence of the projected removal of the deadhouse, the sub-com mittee. recommend that a space within the boundary wall, near the south:west side of the Prince's Dock be appropriated for that • that . purpo se. A place on the North Pier Prince's Basin w painted out as an e li g ibl e s i tua ti on for a life-boat ho use . The removal the - Chain 'slOve`lilitheToxteth Dock was also r corn Mended ; an d th a t th e middle pier of No. 2 an d 3 f Graving Dock b e Ipwered three feet at the west end, and one oot at the cast end: letter was read from Mr. Gage, hm' to know whether the committee thought him entitled to a . ay remuneration. for his attendance on the Dock Commit time along w Messrs. Walker and Cubit, stating at the same . that he ith would leave the matter entirely in their hands. After a short conversation it was decided that Mr. Gage was not entitled to any thing. The annual grant of £5O was al lowed to Mr. Wainwright. A memorial from Mr. Walker was read, which had been referred by the Council to the Dock Committee, complaining of the removal of the pumps for the S upply of horses with water, and representing the inconve nience which had, arisen in consequence. It was decided that the pumps should be restored. The financial business Was then proceeded with, and the committee soon afterwards adjourned. EXTENSIVE ROBIIERY.—On Tuesday, at the Police-court, a notorious thief. named Matthew Mann, was put forward on a charge of having been concerned with two others in robbing the " Legs of Man" public house, in Nova Scotia, of the sum of £BO. Mrs. Fryer stated that she was the landlady of the house in question, and that on Saturday, the 18th ultimo, , the prisoner, with another man, entered the Place, sat down in the sitting-room, called for a glass of sherry .each, and handed her a £5 note to pay for the drink, and to receive the change. She went into an adjoining room, where she deposited the note, and took the change, which she handed them out of a chest of drawers. They remained about half an hour, and then left the house. On the follow ing MondaY (the 20th ultimo), the prisoner, with two other wen, came again to the house, and called for cigars and a glass of .sherry each. They sat down in the sitting-room on the first floor. After having served them, witness had occa sion to go down stairs for sOme- copper, and on her return she met .the prisoner and his companions coming down again s t h er . Th ey said " Good morning, Mrs. Fryer—we cannot stop any longer." She then went into the room w here they had been sitting, and, to her surprise, saw four £5 notes lying on the floor. On examining them she disco yered her own marks, and perceived at once that they had been removed from her drawers in the next room. She then e xamined the dra wers, and found that the contents, which consisted (independently of the notes) of seventy-one sove reigns and £9 in silver, had all been abstracted. The sove reigns and the silver had been .taken, and the notes had doubtless been left for the purpose of preventing identifica tion of the money should the thieves be apprehended. Mr. Fryer ide n tifi e d th e p r i soner as one o f t h e party w h o h a d been in his house on the occasion. He was fully committed for trial. DEATH OF Two CHILDREN (TWINS) BY AN OVERDOSE OF OP lUM. — Yestertlay an inquest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the bodies of Edward and Thomas Hughes. —Th e m O t h er ' s t ate d t h at s h e an d h er h us b an d li ve d in Lorton-place, Lortem-street, Windsor. The deceased• were t w i ns, and were seven weeks old. Edward was a very delicate child from his birth, and was frequently convulsdd. On Monday last she had occasion to come to the town, and rather overheated herself. On her return home she gave the• deceased the breast, and directly afterwards they became griped. She was informed by a woman whom she did not know that a little paregoric would do them good. A man named Jones, ,who lodged in the house, said, on hearing her Mention it, that he would go f or s o m e. She told him to ask the druggist which would be best—syrup of poppies, or pare gOrAct—and gave hint a phial to bring it in. He brought a Mixture.back with him, and told her to mix a teaspoonful of t with three of warm water and sugar. He did not say what It,Was, but that the druggist had said it was something better than,pategOrie or syrup of poppies. She gave a teaspoonful and a half to Edward, and a teaspoonful to Thomas, which matte him vomit directly after. Both fell asleep immediately afterwards. She laid them down, and they directly appeared to breathe with difficulty, and with a noise in their throats. They both fe ll ' ioto fits, and remained in them till the follow mg day, wh en Th omas died about three in the afternoon, and Edward ard died on the same evening about eight. Jones said he 1 got the me di c i ne at a shop is Parliatnent-street, kept and Mr.° Plauds ; and on Monday even i ng s h e went to hi m told him the children were wore; and on telling him how she had mixed the medicine up, he said it was all right, and went with her and saw the children, and said they would soon come round, and that she need not be alarmed. He did not say what the medicine was. A surgeon was sent for before they died, and tasted the medicine, and said it was too strong for them.—Jones said he had brought the medicine as stated, and given the directions he had received. He paid 2d for it. Mr. James Simson stated.he was assistant to Mr. Plands—(he is, we believe, himself a surgeon). He asked the age of the children, and was told two months. Paregoric or syrup of poppies was mentioned by the man, and he (wit ness) said he would give him something milder ; and he gave him twenty drops of wine of opium, and two drachms of pep permint water, and told him to mix it as had been stated, and that a teaspoonful was to be given when it was so mixed. On the same evening the mother came and said the children were worse, and witness went with her to see them and found them living. One of them appeared to be in a fit, and both were in a languid state. He immediately went out and brought Mr. Nottage, the surgeon. Next day he heard they were both dead.—Mr. J. B. Nottage said, that when he first saw the children one of them was in convulsions, and the other extremely low. He used some remedies and they both Partially recovered. Both afterwards relapsed into fits, and continued in them till they died. He was of opinion that death was caused by an overdose of opium causing convul si"s• A teaspoonful of the mixture; described by the last witness, was too much for a child of a delicate constitution, but not for a healthy child.—The jury, under the circum stances, returned a verdict of " chance-medley" against the mother—it not having been stated by the man who purchased the medicine that the children were of weak constitution. CHARGE OF STABBING.—A seafaring man, named Charles Smith,was yesterday placed at the bar before Edward Rush ton and Charles Challinor, Esqs., (the sitting magistrates,) on a charge of inficting a wound with a knife on another sailor of the name of Thomas Ballingall. The complainant, a very big stout man, with his head bandaged up, said that he and the prisoner had embarked at Greenock on board one o f the Glasgow steamersfor this port, and that after they had Proceeded to sea about five hours, a quarrel ensued between himself and the prisoner and two other men ; that they wrestled together, and that the prisoner being unable to overcome him, took a knife and made a stab at him, wound ing him in the head. He got the knife from him, and in doing so got his finger also. cut. The complainant admitted that he was himself rather groggy at th e ti me , an d th at h e did no t know what the quarrel was about, but he believed it arose fro m " a parcel of nonsense" about some provisions. Two of the sailors of the vessel saw the prisoner make an attempt to 1 1 tab complain an t, a iming (as one of th em th oug ht) at hi s breast. It appeared from the further evidence that the Parties had been fighting, after aggravating each other, in the fore cabin, and that while the prisoner was afterwards eating some bread and cheese, with the knife in his hand, the corn .Plainant got him down and struck him on the face and side of the head, giving him a black eye and a bruise under the right ear . M r . R us ht on s trongly deprecated the re sor t t o t 1 1 e knife under any circumstances, and said that but for the evidence of the prisoner being struck when down he would h ave sent hi m for trial. As the case stood he must pay a hue of 20s. and costs, or be imprisoned a month. -UNFOUNDED CHARGE AGAINST Two FEMALES AND A B OY,_ ..—Yesterd a y, a man , name d G eorge Av er y, a pp ea red a t the Police -court, and charged Margaret Avery, his wife, Geo. ' v ery. his son, and a female named Ellen Kelly, with as hault. lig him at , his own place of business, and obstructing k iln In taking away his own goods. The prisoners, who had "een brought u p by warran t, were a ll we ll d resse d. The r i alt a rhgPlainant said that he was the husband of the prisoner t aret Avery, and that on Saturday morning last he went th e n „ .. " The Glasgow and Dumfries Tap," where she and tak,""ers lived, under Mrs. Wilson's, in Regent-street, to • - a way his furniture, when he was assaulted by the whole ot the 1 •out blow on the face. He 41 —his wife dealing a wa s, a manufacturer of fishing tackle, that he had occasion I ) . er " l ically to go from home on business for a considerable :me together and that his wife conducted the Ituase in a shameful manner during his absence ; entertaining t - ougl and impro e • P Lowpany,and disposing of his property as she thought so that he had determined to remove it from the place. She had, he added, taken away £2OO worth of his goods on one occasi on when he was absent, and was in the habit of rgettingherewadrunk &ntinuany, and misconducting the place. l a ; o o h,:inother defendant in the house at the time-" a marin-,sw'• a ship in - the rive. a a i n s t o t assaulted th him, but he was on board of him. The evidence lookeewaarrraatnhtecrobulldacnkotabgaeinsesrtvetdheupdoen. fendants ; but a very elicited from them ant ilitrereut version of the affair was appeared for the defenc e their witness by Mr. indle, who was in the habit of going f Its ppeared that the complainaut Salon hilt from home f)r along time together ; that he had on one oec adequate support for fifteen mo his family without any namenths ; that the tap was taken by the wife in her own his u ; if that quantities of fishing tackle were sent to him by home son, to sell when he was absent ; that he did not send any money in return ; and that the family were almost sully supported by the ex ertions of the wife, who kept the tap 3ir l an orderly manner. It was further stated, that the cornlit:nattit had gone to the house, between six and seven o' c i ack morning, no fewer than four rascally " bum-baiiiff s h ,? with arry off all the goods; that the wife was in bed at the bum-bailiff ,, , from which she was compe lled to rise in her night clothes only;and that she did not assault him, but merely sat down on t h e box containing her own clothes , and begged of him not to ea t hem away. Mr. Dowling corroborated some o f the fac r t y rs '4lding that it was not the first time lie had deserted hi; and afterwards came and took away the property they had themselves realized. The son also gave testi mony to the unfeeling conduct of his father , i n de p riv ing them of th e means of subsistence ; and the landlady of the house where the my w as was in court to show that it was let to the wife, but ter evidence did not affect the legal point at issue, and wa s not.therefore taken. Mrs. Avery said that carrying off the goods reudered he • • after hearing all and lien d l • family destitute. Mr, Rushton appeared to the evidence, said, addressing the wife, who eases in which 1 e much distressed, that it was one of those complainant h dte could not interfere . in her behalf. The law, to take ta to obstruct him. at.sailed himself of a right given to him by He should, h owi ,!:!nds, and it was illegal went in su c h a case , certainly refuse to inflict . any punish chargeable to .. case, and if the wile and family became to maintain them the parish, he should compel the complainant he would be tae' °r fendants were then d tt? d° his The &- default, send him to a place where ischar duty towards them. A young gentleman Led. mg in the Severn, on . teigendesZ. was drowned whilst bath- W d ANNIVERSARY OF Tin TWELFTH OF JULY. On Tuesday, the memorable 12th of July, the members of the various Orange Lodges in this town celebrated the anni versary by dining together at their respective club-houses. Notwithstanding the determination of these societies, so ge nerally announced, to decline walking in procession, which determination was fully carried out, we are sorry to say the town in several places was in an exceeding disturbed state throughout the entire day. The authorities, had, however, made ample arrangements for the preservation of the peace, and though bodies of the Irish population assembled in par ticular localities, attracting crowds of idlers, and keeping the police on the qui vine, we are glad to say no serious mischief was done. No less than twenty -four individuals were brought before Mr. Rushton, on Wednesday, charged with having been concerned in the riotous proceedings which took place in various parts of the town on Tuesday last. In the cases where assaults were proved the parties were fined in penalties varying from 30s up to £5. and ordered to find bail for their future good behaviour. Others who were seen taking an active part in the disturbances were simply held to bail, Mr. Rushton animadverting in severe terms on the folly and wickedness of those who, because of their absurd animosities break the public peace and endangered the lives of their fel low subjects. Such conduct, be said, would not be tolerated, and the parties offending would in all cases be dealt with in the most severe Islamics. He said that in some instances in offensive persons who were passing along the streets, who showed no colours,• and did not appear to be partisans at all, were wantonly and shamefully attacked by Irishmen. During the day the streets were crowded with idle persons, who seemed to expect a public display upon the part of the Orangemen, and who could not be prevailed upon to return to their homes. Vast crowds assembled in Williamson square and Houghton-street between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. They were attracted thither by a large flag, con taining a full-length equestrian representation of Kins. 'Wil liam the Third, having been suspended from one of the win dows of the George and Vulture Inn, in Houghton-street, and a riot and disturbance would in all probability have re sulted, had not the Orangemen been prevailed upon to remove the banner. The authorities seemed •to have made the most ample preparations for preserving the public peace, strong bodies of the police, mounted and on foot, armed with cutlasses, having paraded the town and effectually quelled such disturbances as happened to arise in the various dis tricts. About half-past one o'clock a few dissentient Orang . men formed a procession from Unworth's public-house, in St. James's-place, where one of their club-rooms was situ ated, and walked to the Phoenix Inn. They wore the badges of their respective orders, but were unaccompanied by either colours or music. On the way they were joined by about two .thousand persons, the majority of whom consisted of ship-carpenters. They soon returned, but shortly after seven o'clock they formed a second procession. They returned abOut eight o'clock, and were preceded from the Phoenix by a large flag. The more respectable of their body did all they could to prevent such an exhibition, but without avail: The flag was deposited its the Toxteth Hall, in Mill-street, and the party proceeded to St. James's-place, where a skirMiSh - ensued between them and a party of Irishmen. The mounted police fortunately interfered and prevented blood from being shed. Just about the time that this dis turbance had been quelled, several thousand Irishmen made their appearance in St. James's-street, and commenced a savage attack upon another party of Orangemen, but upon the appearance of the police they fled. At one period of the day, Mr. Commissioner Dowling rendered very essential service in preserving the peace. At the period to which we allude, the Irishmen had been annoying and otherwise pro voking the Orangemen assembled at Unworth's club-house to a breach of the peace, when the Orangemen, exasper ated beyond further endurance, rushed out, and fully de termined to clear the street. They were, however, in duced to go back to their club-room, without having struck a single blow. Twice during the day the Mayor. Mr. Rush ton, and the Town-clerk proceeded to St. James's-place to mark what was going forward, and to prevent, if necessary, any breach of the peace. Mr. Lawrence, Chairman of the Watch Committee, was on horseback during the day, and in constant communication with the bead constable, who was also mounted, and continued to render whatever assistance lay in his power. In the course of the evening the members of the various lodges celebrated the anniversary by dining together at their respective club-houses, where the glo rious, pious, and immortal memory" was drunk with all the honors. The windows of two or three of the club-houses were broken. At the police-court, on Tuesday, James Green and William Ryan, two of the rioters, were committed for trial at the next sessions. The following evidence was pro duced against them :—Mary Woollam stated that she resided in a court in Adlington-street. About noon on Tuesday she was standing at the end of the passage when she saw the wit ness, James Pollock, who accosted her. She then saw the witness Seed going across the street and Pollock called him over. There was at the top of the street a crowd of men and boys, armed with sticks, and on a signal from a woman they rushed towards the.spot where Pollock and Seed were stand ing, upon which the latter ran into the house and locked the door. The crowd rushed up the court, broke her door and smashed her windows. She saw the two prisoners and others actively engaged in these operations. The crowd left the court and went towards Standish-street, when Seed left the house and was going away. The crowd pursued him back, and he was getting over a wall when he was knocked down by Ryan, who struck him several blows with a stick and he ran out of the entry bleeding. The prisoner Green had a stick with an iron head which he used in breaking the door. James Seed stated that he was a carpenter. He was passing through Adlington-street on the preceding day when he saw a crowd armed with sticks, and with Pollock took refuge in Mrs. Woollam's house, as stated by her. They locked the door, but the crowd came and broke the door and windows. He endeavoured to make his escape but was followed by the mob, some of whom struck him with sticks. Ile was at length knocked down, struck on the head, and kicked till he was rendered insensible. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. This witness showed marks of having been severely injured. His tes timony was corroborated by that of Pollock, who ma naged to escape scatheless. Mr. Whitty, the head con stable, deposed that about noon on Tuesday he saw a crowd running down Aldington-street, and he went to them with a body of the mounted police. He saw several men running after the witness Seed. They were beating him about the head and body with sticks. The prisoner Ryan was one. He saw him strike Seed with a stick. He galloped up to him (Ryan) and knocked him down. He crawied into an entry and he (Mr. \V kitty) ordered inspector M'Gill to take him into custody, which was obeyed and the prisoner was taken to Bridewell. The other prisoner was also taken into custo by on the spot by his orders- Inspector M'Gill corrobora ted Mr. Whitty's testimony. The prisoners were commit ted to take their trial at the Borough Sessions. The conduct of the Roman Catholics on this occasion has been most disgraceful in the extreme, for, whatever may b e the opinions of the Orangemen, they isve never inter fered with the immense processions of the Roman Catholics which take place annually on St. Patrick's day, and the Orangemen on Tuesday did not attempt to walk. The Orangemen complain, that in a Protestant country they ought to have been allowed to make a loyal demonstration under the sanction and protection of our Protestant mayor ; more especially as the Papist's on the 17th March exhibited no small number of the most rebellious emblems and flags. They have unquestionably been rather harshly dealt with. KIRKDALE QUARTER SESSIONS The Kirkdale Quarter Sessions commenced yesterday, in the Court-house at Kirkdale, before the Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, and a very full bench of magistrates, amongst whom were James Heyworth, Esq., the Rev. J. T. Horton, John Formby, Esq., Peter Bourne, Esq., Richard Earle, Esu., Rev. Miles Formby, &c., &c., &c. The following genilemen were sworn on the grand jury : Thomas Harrison, Esq., of Maghull, Forman. Henry Underwood. of Houghton. Charles King, of Houghton. Henry Mawdesley, of North Meols. William Garside, of Ormskirk. James Edge, of Ormskirk. Henry Barton, of Ormskirk. Thomas Aspinall, of Maghull. James Watkinson, of Maghull. John Bradshaw, of Great Crosby. John Christopherson, of Great Crosby. William Hughes, of Great Crosby. Thomas Prescot, of Lathom. William Smith, of Lathom. James Green, of Knowsley. James Rawsthorne, of Knowsley. Henry Rimmer, of Knowsley. James Caddick, of Lydiate. William Owen, of Ormskirk. George Hurst, of North Meols. James Bryers, of Ormskirk. Mr. Peter Bancroft, of Great Crosby; Mr. Jos. Russell, of Fazakerley'; Mr. Richard Bond, of Halsall ; and Mr. W. Jolly, of North Meols, were fined £5 each for non-attend ance. Mr. Richard Reynolds, of Halsall, was excused on the ground of illness. The CHAIRMAN, in his charge to the grand jury, said he ' was sorry he could not congraturate them upon having few cases to come before them, for he observed that in the ca lendar there were no less than 106 prisoners for trial at these sessions. He had looked over the-eases, and he found that they consisted of those common cases which were continu ally coming before grand juries, and with which, he dared say, several of them were acquainted. There was one case, however, which he would mention, because they perhaps might not be quite aware of the law upon it. It was the case of a person borrowing property and afterwards selling, it, converting it to his own use. It was No. 86 in the ca lendar, where the prisoner, Thomas Swift, borrowed from a fellow-servant a coat, which he did not return : bis fellow servant inquired after it, and then found that the prisoner had sold it. If, at the time, it was done with un inten tion to make money by it, it was a decided felony ; and that was the presumption, unless the patty accused could prove to the contrary. With regard to the other cases, he was not aware of any which required notice from him ; but if, contrary to his expectations, the grand jury should find any difficulty in them, the court would be glad to give them any assistance. Since the last sessions, a change in the law, so far as it was connected with the Court of Quarter Sessions, had taken place. The legislature had thought proper to withdraw from quarter sessions the power of trying several offences which hitherto they had the power to try. He believed that in the present calendar there was none which would come under that description; though, if there were, the act of parliament only came into effect to-morrow, so that it would not effect the court to-day. He believed, however, there were no cases. Cases of burglary, and other offences where the sentence was to be transportation for life, were now directed by act of parliament to be sent to the assizes instead of to the sessions. Cases of that descrip tion seldom came before them in that court, and they were cases in which the extremity of the law was hardly ever gone to, except they were attended with circumstances of cruelty. They were, however, taken from the quarter sessions, and he for one felt exceedingly glad to be relieved from any responsibility that the legislature chose to take from them. The magistrates of this county sat there much to their own inconvenience, for the convenience of the public, in the ad ministration of justice. They felt that in the administration of justice there was a great degree of responsibility attaching to them ; and any act which the legislature passed which limited that responsibility, and threw the more heinous cases under the cognizance of the judges of the land, the magistrates were exceedingly glad of it. The grand jury would now retire to their room, and send some bills into court as early as possible. The grand jury then retired. The trials commenced shortly afterwards, but nothing occurred worth notice during the day. The calendar contains the names of 106 prisoners charged with felony, and one with misdemeanour. DEATH BY DROWNING.--An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Murray, on view of the body of Samuel Varley, a youth of 17 years of age. it appeared that on Tuesday afternoon last the body of the deceased was seen to rise to the surface of the water in the Trafalgar Dock, and was taken to the steps, and thence to the dead house. It appeared to have been immersed some days. It was recognised to be that of a young man (an apprentice, it is said, at Messrs. Fawcett and Preston's foundry) who had been missing for a week. Verdict, " Found drowned, but how he got into the water there was no evidence to skew." Tile -""1 W Pr •-• CONVICTS.—The following is an extract from a letter dated Port Arthur, Dec, 14, 1841 :—" Frost , Williams, and H J °oes, are in this settlement. Frost has been sent to to obart I - . Own to st a nd a trial respecting some letters he sent England, which were published inlhe newspapers, and got to the ears of the Government •, so he has been sent to this settlement to hard labour. He has done a great deal of harm to himself, •as he was very well off before, being employed as a clerk in the Commissariat's office, but no* he will be at hard labour for some time." CHESTER AND BIRKENHgAD RAILWAY. The adjourned halt yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company was held in the Clarendon-rooms, South John -street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, which they, at t►.e last meeting, requested time to prepare. There was a very large attendance of proprietors. Shortly after twelve o'clock the chair was taken by William Dixon, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by stating that the report of the directors, which b a d a l rea d y b een l a id before the proprietors, would b e read by the law clerk. Mr. MALLABY, the law clerk, then read the report, of which the following is a copy : .. " At a meeting held in October, 1841, the directors laid before the proprietors statements of the company's transac tions, which they had every reason to believe were correct, having given instructions to the late treasurer to prepare them in as detailed and complete a manner as possible ; the accounts when prepared and their correctness certified by a professional accountant, they laid before the meeting with the most undoubting confidence. " The resignation of the late treasurer, and the consequent appointment of his s uccessor , h av i ng led to a re-examination of the accounts they were found ill-arranged, inaccurate, and in many respects deficient and incomplete, so much so that it has required the utmost efforts of Mr. Wilcox, the present treasurer, aided by the occasional assistance of Air. Joseph Fry, an able accountant, and frequent explanfitions from the late treasurer, before the accounts could be brought into an intelligible shape, and rendered worthy of the confi dence of the proprietors. " The directors have reason to believe that the accounts about to be lad before this meeting are correct. They are made up to the 30th of June last, showing the state of the affairs of the company, both as to its capital and traffic, and will be read in detail to the meeting; the following abstract will show in the meantime the results of the working of the line ; The total amount received for the Carriage of 317,739 Passengers, from the 30th day ofJune, 1841, to the 30th June, 1842, is £25,924 15 5 For Parcels and Merchandise 2,038 14 0 For Rents Claim outstanding against the Post Office 2,173 6 0 Expended during the same period in working the Line £18,543 4 9 Interest paid on Loans £6,842 2 4 Deduct Interest received 138 2 4 £30,784 6 3 £6,704 0 0 £25,247 4 9 Balance in hand in June, 1841 Surplus on Traffic account £5,537 -1 6 3,314 19 8 £8,852 1 2 " The expenditure on the gross receipts (upwards of 60 per cent.) will no doubt appear to the proprietors, as it has done to the directors, much too great ; and as it has been apparent for many months that a considerable portion of this evil arose from the fares being too low and the trains too numerous, an improved arrangement of both fares and trains has been adopted with signa success—the expenditure has hen diminished to the extent of £1650 per annum—the receipts of the railway, in proportion to the number of pas- sengers, have increased—the accommodation for the public Las proved amply sufficient—few persons have gone by any other route in preference to the railway, whilst the number of passengers has not diminished to the extent which the ad mitted depression of trade during the last year, might have led the directors to expect. " In addition to the above sources of increased income, the sum of £1,500 per annum has been saved by causing the passengers to pay their own ferry rates. First class passen gers alone are now conveyed from the ferry to the railway station in omnibusses, by which £730 per annum has been saved to the company ; indeed it is from these changes alone that the directors have been able to create the surplus now placed at the command of the proprietors; had the trade of the country been in a prosperous state, it is obvious that an extended traffic, unattended with additional expenditure, would have arisen, which, under the present arrangements, would have enabled the directors to have laid a statement before this meeting more satisfactory to themselves and to the proprietors. " It is a well ascertained fact, that short lines cost much more in proportion than long lines, and the expense of work ing them is also proportionally greater ; this line endures the pressure of both these evils in no ordinary degree, a much greater sum having been expended on the line than was ever contemplated by its projectors, and must continue a draw back upon the returns which the railway would otherwise have produced. " The directors have devoted much of their attention to the introduction of economy in the expenditure into every department of the establishment ; they have, to a certain extent, succeeded, and they have in contemplation various plans, which, when matured, will lead to still further reduc tions. Much has already been done, but it is apparent that still more must be done, and they pledge themselves to the proprietors to carry into effect all practicable and ra tional plans for reducing the expenditure, consistent with a due regard to the accommodation and safety of passengers, and the efficiency and permanence of the line. " The directors have completed the arrangements for the sale of the Woodside Ferry, on the terms already sanctioned by the proprietors. By its sale, the right of ferryage to and from Liverpool has been secured in perpetuity to the Monk's Ferry, as far as regards railway purposes ;—the interest on capital expended in its purchase, or engaged in working it, has been saved by the company, and in the event of the pro prietors thinking it expedient to construct a tunnel from Monk's Ferry to Grange Lane, they have secured to them the right to do so, and for that purpose to break the surface, and pass under the streets of Birkenhead.. " With the exception of having the plans and estimates prepared by the company's engineer, the directors have not taken any step towards the formation of the tunnel, and they now desire to have the sentiments of the proprietors fully ex pressed relstive to so great and expensive an undertaking be fore they venture to engage in it. The company has land, which, if sold, would furnish a considerable portion of the funds needful for that purpose. Some of the directors con sider that much of the ultimate welfare and success of the railway depend upon the construction of the tunnel forth with, whilst others think, however desirable the measure it is worthy of grave consideration,- whether the advantages which may be gained by the construction of a tunnel would compensate for the great expenditure and the sacrifice of va luable property in land which is daily increasing in value, and which must be sold for less than even its present value if forced upon the market without reserve. " The directors have pleasure in stating that the line has not suffered any injury from the late severe winter; it is in good order in every respect. "The directors recommend that a dividend of 20s. per whole share be paid to the shareholders, on and after Mon day, the Ist of August ; and they have only to add, that the retiring directors are Mr. Wardell, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Hamilton, who are all eligible for re-election. " WILLIAM DIXON, Chairman. . _ _ • Appended to the report was a statement of the receipts and disbursements on the traffic account from the 30th of June, 1841, to the 30th of June, 1812. It appeared that, including a balance in hand on the 30th ofJune,lB4l, the receipts from passengers, parcels, merchandise, rents, interest, and the ferry, amounted to £32,064 2s. 3d. The disbursements for coaches, locomotive power, police, omnibus and ferry, rates, maintenance of way, direction, law charges, &c. &c., to £25,385 7s. Id., leaving a balance in hand of £6678 15s. 2d. The receipts and disbursements on capital account, from the 31st of August, 1841, to the 30th of June, 1842, shewed a balance against the company of £29,776, Bs. 9d. ; against which was £28,257 45., mortgages of the commissioners of Birkenhead for Woodside Ferry. The accounts were signed by Mr. John B. Wilcox, treasurer, and by the auditor, Mr. Joseph Fry, accountant. Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX said, that in order to bring the business fairly before the meeting, he had no objection to move the adoption of the report just read; but before doing so, he would allude to one item which demanded serious con sideration upon the part of the directors. He meant the immense charge of working the line. It was worked at en expenditure of between 60 and 70 per cent. upon the gross receipts, which was far greater than on any other line in the kingdom ; and he thought it might be very materially dimi nished. If the working of the line was let upon contract, he thought that object would be obtained. He was aware that this plan had been brought before the directors ; and he certainly felt some surprise that it had not been adopted. He saw that the directors wished to have the opinion of the proprietors upon the propriety of making the tunnel. He was of opinion that it would be most impolitic and injudicious to do so ; that they must either sell their land at an improper time, or incur a debt with the prospect of a very doubtful advantage. .He did not think the advantage to be gained by it would compensate for the expense it would entail upon the company. He thought it was the duty of the directors to employ their money upon the improvement of the line, and leave to other and more prosperous times the construction of the tunnel. He moved the adoption of the report. Mr. SEAGAE seconded the motion. Mr. PETER SOWERBY said that portion of the directors' report which contained a eulogy upon the present system of fares, was incorrect and not founded in fact. He would not enter into the discussion of the fares then, because it would be a waste of time ; but he would give a sketch of the traffic since the opening of the line. From the 23d September to the 14th December, 1840—eleven weeks and six days-21,811 passengers were conveyed ; the amount received for passen gers and parcels was £2,857. 16s. 9d. ; the average number of passengers per week was 1,817, and the average receipts per week £239. The fares were then 4s. the first class, and 2s. 6d. the second ; upon market days a third class carriage was provided, with seats, and Is. only was charged. From the 15th December, 1840, to the date of the commencement of low fares, the 30th September, 1841—forty-one weeks and two days-281,402 passengers were conveyed ; the amount received for passengers and parcels was £21,566. 15s. 7d. ; the average number of passengers per week was 6,863, and the weekly receipts for passengers and parcels was £530. During the whole of that time the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company had to contend with a most powerful oppositions. Three coaches left Eastham for Chester, and two left Eastham for Wales, which made ten coaches a-day. Early in September, 1841, the proprietors of those opposition coaches ceased to run in opposition to the railway, having entered into an agreement with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company. From the 30th September, 1841, to the 30th June, 1812—thirty-nine weeks-205,928 passengers were conveyed;' the amount received for passengers and parcels was £21,050 ; the average weekly number of passen gers was 5,280, and the average weekly receipts were £539. They must, however, bear in mind, that the re ceipts of those 39 weeks contained an item of £4O per week derived from her Majesty's mails, which was not the case in 1841. They must also bear in mind that the last 39 weeks included a considerable amount—upwards of £BO per week—received from the traffic that used to go by Eastham. Now, deducting the £4O and the £BO, which made £l2O, from the average sum of £539 received per week in that period from passengers and parcels, it would leave only £419. Now, considering that there were a large number of villages on each side of the line—that the population of Li verpool was 200,000—that the railway was contiguous to Shropshire and the whole kingdom of North Wales,--would they tell him that the line would only produce £419 per week ? He laid these facts before the meeting, but he should not make any motion upon them. The CHAIRMAN begged to make one remark in reply to the observations of Mr. Sowerby : it would be merely to state the working of the road from January, 1841, to Janu ary, 1812. They carried, from January 22 to June 30, 1841, 148,554 passengers; and they received £10,162 IGs. From the 22d January to the 30th June, 1842, they carried 119,743 passengers, and realised £11,465 ; thus shewing, that though they had carried 28,811 passengers less in the former th an in the last year, they had receivd a larger sum. Mr. UNracra said he agreed, in a great measure, with the remarks made by Mr. Mulleneux ; the only point in them to which he objected, was his opinion as to the forma tion of the tunnel. He (Mr. Uniacke) thought there wer such grounds for the immediate construction of the tunnel, that he should take the sense of the meeting upon it after he had submitted a few remarks. He bad a large stake in the undertaking; and, having been for some years (indeed from the first) closely connected with it, he had watched its inte rests as narrowly as be could. The honourable gentleman who had moved the adoption of the report had very fairly and justly complained of the great expense of working the line; but whence did that expense arise? A saving of £1650 a year would only make a difference of 4/ per cent. upon the cost of working the line—consequently, suppose that reduction was made, the expenses would still be more than 50 per cent. upon the gross receipts. What caused this line, then, to cost mor e i n wor king than any other? It occurred between the station and the river. (Hear, hear.) The sooner that nuisance was put an end to the better; and he was willing to submit with others to a temporary sacrifice in order to do so. The directors had very judiciously, he thought, left the question open for the consideration of the proprietors, they being themselves divided upon the sub ject. He thought, then, he was justified in expressing his individual opinion, and, perhaps, the opinion of some others upon the subject. This railway was peculiarlycircumstanced, and its advantages could never be developed, or it could never be better than it was, till that had taken place. If the proprietors were willing to make a temporary sacrifice, he was quite sure the work would be completed in a very short period, and that they would soon reap an ample reward upon it. He had been for some time a director of the Grand Junction Railway ; but he begged not to be understood as in any way speaking from anything which had occurred in his hearing, with regard to Grand Junction affairs. " The re marks he was inclined to make had arisen entirely from his own connection of what must necessarily take place under certain circumstances. He considered that when the com munication between the Manchester and Leeds line and the Liverpool and Manchester line was completed, there would be a great rush of goods' traffic from the Manchester and Leeds line; and that the Grand Junction Company would find greater difficulty than they f oun d now i n carry i ng t h e i r goods traffic along the Liverpool and Manchester line. (Hear.) The difficulty . was so great even now, that it was perfectly notorious that a plan had been carried oat, or was in contemplation, for them to take their goods by water to Preston Brook. A PROPRIETOR.—OnIy to a certain extent. Mr. UNIACKE said that might be so. When they were last before parliament, however, he knew it was a subject of observation that iron was not brought down that line iu consequence of the distance and other inconveniences attend its being conveyed round 'Warrington, which would cease, as he understood, when the communication was complete through Chester. He knew no body of men more fully alive to their own interests than the Grand Junction direc tors, and be did not expect them to show any favour or affection where they found it would tend to the disparage ment of their own interest ; but, when it was their interest to adopt a particular line of conduct, they would do it; and a railway communication from the shores of the Mersey, by which they should be enabled to put their goods from the river upon the railway, would be such - an improved commu nication between the Mersey, and Birmingham and London, and all the intermediate places right and left, that in spite of any other interest, and of whatever might occur, their interest would be iu favour of adopting this line for their goods traffic. They would be sure to come to this line if they could get up to the river side. Without meaning this company any service, if this company would serve them so much they would come to it ; and therefore the sooner this company set about to receive their traffic the better for them selves, (Hear.) The increased traffic, by such facilities being given would amount between Birmingham and Liver pool to £l5OO a week. He did not think he was saying at all too much, considering the great communication with Ireland; and as the Chester and Birkenhead line constituted about one-sixth of the whole distance, he thought they might calculate one-sixth of the traffic paying the expenses of working the line. If any - difference arose in doing it, he was sure the proprietors would he willing to waive for six months, or even twelve months, any chance of profit from the line. In the meantime they need not be in a hurry to sell the land. In a year or more it might be sold, and if there were then any surplus it might be divided among the shareholders ; but the railway would be of such little value to them as it was, and of such very great value to them when it was altered that he did not think any time ought to be lost now in securit ' ' the thing—or at all events in securing the r i g ht t o make it. He did not know what the agreement might be with ,the commissioners of Birkenhead, but he supposed that what one body of commissioners had ordered another .might rescind. The CIIAIRMAN.—They cannot. Mr. UNIACKE concluded by expressing bis opinion, that it was expedient to make the tunnel; and said be should move that the directors be authorised to proceed with its construction. Mr. THOMAS WHEELER, of Manchester, apprehended that Mr. Uniacke's motion would follow Mr. Mulleneux's ; and that the proper time to offer any remarks upon it would not be till after the reception of the report. Mr. MozLEY did not think it was necessary to move it by way of an amendment. The CHAIRMAN said he should consider it merely as an instruction to the directors. Mr. UNIACKE observed, that the directors called upon the proprietors for their opinion upon the s u bj ec t. Mr. EDWARDS (of Chester) said, the account given in September last of the preceding three months traffic that, there was as much in stock then as there was now. He wanted to know why Mr. Mallaby had avoided that matter. and what he had to say upon the subject? Mr. MALLABY said he had nothing more to say upon the subject than what the directors report to the proprietors contained. Mr. EDAVA 'rms.—That is nothing. Mr. NI ALLARY read the first paragraph of the report, and said it was sufficiently indicative, on the face of that report, that the former accounts were not correct. Mr. EDWARDS.—Were they not examined by the direc tors? Mr. MALLABY said the report shewed that the former ac counts were not correct. The directors had given particular instructions to the treasurer, who prepared them, to employ a professional accountant, of the highest eminence, to under take the auditing of the accounts, and until those accounts had been audited, the directors did not lay them before the proprietors. The audit, however, seemed to be quite as in correct as the accounts themselves. Mr. MAY enquired whether the auditor had been paid fo his trouble ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative, Mr. EDWARDS asked who had audited the accounts Mr. MALLABY.—The signature of Mr. Stanway appeared to the accounts themselves. It was Mr. Stanway, of Man chester. Mr. EDWARDS.—HAS his account been paid ? Mr. MALLABY.-It has been paid a long time ago. Mr. EDWARDS asked whether the errors had arisen from any particular mystification in the accounts. He could not otherwise understand how Mr. Stanway, a man of character, could be wrong. Mr. MALLABY said, the result was, as appeared by subse quent inquiry, that all the accounts were fotroa..ill arranged. The system itself was bad. • Mr. Enwartns wanted to know how all these errors had arisen—in what particular way they had Occurred. There was a mistake as to more than £5OOO, ami he wanted to know the particulars. These were point-blank questions, and he wished to hear them answered. Mr. MALLABY said he was not the accountant, and con sequently could give no information. Mr. MAY :—Who are we to apply to then ? The CHAIRMAN said, to the treasurer. Mr. EDWARDS said, that from the 30th June to the 28th September, last year, there appeared to have been £5OOO gone away and lost sight of ; and he wished to know what had become of it ? The TREASURER (Mr. Wilcox) said, that if the gentle man would look at the receipts of th e directors, he would see that th e accounts professed to be made up half-yearly; and as a matter of course they were bouud by that regulation. The £5OOO referred to by Mr. Edwards was false, because the outstanding bills were not charged. That, indeed, was a three months' statement, without any of the bills for that period appearing in it. _ Mr. EDWARDS asked whether the treasurer knew of that? Mr. WiLcox could not tell what the treasurer knew. Mr. EDWARDS : — Was it not his duty to know of those accounts ? Mr. WILCOX :—Certainly it was. The CHAIRMAN said, the directors admitted that the late treasurer did not attend to his duty, and they had requested a general statement might be gone through, which had been done by Mr. Wilcox. The directors, however, had every reason to believe that the accounts now submitted showed the exact position of the company. Mr. MAY inquired to what period the investigation had extended. The CHAIRMAN replied, that the accounts had been ex amined from the commencement. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE Said, they must not allow it to go forth that these errors had all taken place within the last twelve months. The proprietors were told that the accounts were now correct, but he himself thought the directors knew very little about them. Mr. MOZLEY said, there seemed to have been no adequate responsibility upon the part of those who had the direction of the accounts. instead of being submitted to a distinct committee of directors to audit them from time to time, they were left to a paid servant of the company, and the ipse dixit of that servant was taken for their correctness. If he was told that there had been a bad system, but it was now cor rected, and the proprietors had the voucher for that of those persons in whom, par excellence, they confided, he should be contented for the future ; but if they had not that voucher, then it was time for the proprietors to call upon the directors to adopt such a code of regulations as would secure confidence in the accuracy of the accouuts. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said the accounts were audited weekly by the finance committee, and no money whatever was paid but under the direction of that committee. The treasurer had no power to pay money without their order. The accounts laid before that committee were placed before the general board every Monday, and every account was again gone through before the general body of directors. He might add, that the finance committee went weekly to the station at Grange-lane, and there superintended the whole arrangements for payments. Mr. MozLur.—Then I take it for granted that the errors which have previously occurred have been errors from the bad keeping of the accounts ; and are not abstractions of money ? The CHAlRMAN.—Certainly. Mr. MOZLEY said the proprletors might then he satisfied that the errors had arisen not from any loss of money, but from mere clerical errors in the system of keeping the ac counts • and a bad system it was. Without meaning to cast any reflection upon the gentleman who had had the manage ment of this matter, he could not but say that there appeared to have been some deficiency as to the' auditing by the com mittee, as they had not detected the error-of the treasurer in not placing the bills which had come in against the earn ings during that period. But as they had nothing to answer for, as to the abstraction of money, it was plain that all that was required was a better system ; and now the question was, whether the system was such an one as could be depended upon for the future. If he understood the directors to vouch for the accuracy, then he did not think the proprietors need dwell upon errors which had not led them into loss. But if, upon the contrary, when enquiry pas made of their accu racy, they contented themselves with referring to Mr. Wil cox, he must say that more was required from them. Mr. M uLLENE - ux.-1 wish to ask a question—whether the late treasurer has made up his accounts and handed over the balance? Mr. MOZLEY. — I take that for granted. Mr. MULLENEUX.—I put the question distinctly—has the late treasurer made up his accounts. and paid over the balance due from him? The CHAIRMAN.—His accounts are made ap, but he has not paid over the amount due. NN T : are, however. to receive the principal part of the amount this week, an d th e remain der we shall have ample security for. Mr. MULLENEUX.—What is the amount? The C lIAIRMAN.—It is about £2,300. Mr. EDWARDS.— Have you got the security for it? The CHAIRMAN.—We have. Mr. MOZLEY.—YOU have no reason to doubt but you will receive the money ? The CHAIRMAN.—Not the least. Mr. Mozr,F.y begged to ask a few questions with regard to a point suggested by Mr. Uniacke. He wished to know whut would be the expense of the tunnel ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that the directors had had an es timate made, and a statement laid before them, and they were inclined to believe that the expence would be £23,000 at least. It was, however, pretty well known to every gentle man present, that the expence of such undertakings generally exceeded the estimate. Mr. EDWARDS said the expellee was generally double the amount of the estimate. The CHAIRMAN said it was on that account the directors wished to have the opinion of the shareholders upon the sub ject. There was no division among the directors as to the eligibility of making the thrinel; hut it was a question whe ther at this moment it was desirable to force the sale of pro perty, as they must, in order to make it. Mr. WHEELER contended that the proprietors ought to have the opinion of the directors upon the question of malc jug the tunnel before being called upon to give their own. The report did not state their feeling, but merely said some were for and some against it. He asked the Chairman for the opinion of the majority of the directors upon it. Mr. MOZLEY objected to the question on the ground that it was asked with a view to biassing the opinions of the I) l '2l?rietors. . i r:WLELER defended the question. It was of great importance that the question should be understood in all its bearings; and if this information was withheld, how could they form a correct judgment? Before the directors asked for the opinion of the proprietors, they should have been in formed the amount of traffic expected upon the one hand, and the expense upon the other. Mr. MOZLEY explained ; and added, that he was about to ask the directors where they calculated upon receiving the money from tq construct the tunnel ; and next, what, in their opinion, would be the advantage of making the tunnel, com pared with the present system of the railway. A general answer to these questions would most likely be sufficient to enable the proprietors to came to a conclusion as to the desirableness of the tunnel. The CHAIRMAN repeated, that the estimate they had received was £25,000. As to the means of paying for the tunnel, they had from £30,000 to £40,000 in land, which not being essential for the use of the railway, might be sold. Whether this was the proper time to sell the land he did not know ; but if it were sold the directors would have sufficient to make the tunnel, assuming that the cost did not exceed the estimate. Mr. YARROW, the engineer, read his estimate of the cost of the tunnel. It amounted to £24,525. Mr. MOZLEY asked the engineer whether it was his firm opinion that the tunnel could be completed within a mode rate amount of the sum he had named. Mr. YA RFLOW.—I have every reason to believe it would be. Mr. Mort.tY.—Do you think £30,000 would fully cover all the expense? Mr. YARROW :—I consider that £25,000 would cover all; £30,000 would cover the expense of another year. Mr. DIXON said he had this business in hand when he ceased to be the company's engineer, and the estimates might in fact be considered as his own. He believed them to be correct ; but he wished the directors, for their satisfac tion and his own, to take the advice of some other engineer, not only as to the cost, but whether it would be desirable to make the tunnel a single or a double one. These estimates were made for a double tunnel. Mr. MozLEr asked Mr. Dixon whether the estimate might not be exceeded ? Mr. DIXON thought not ; and the directors might be satisfied of that by receiving tenders from responsible parties before they decided. Speaking as a shareholder, he thought there would be no great diffiwalty in making the tunnel. The land which the company had on hand was not only earning nothing, but it was costing money every year ; and if it were sold to make the tunnel, and it did not succeed, they would be no worse of. Mr. MOZLEY said it had been reported that a portion of the company's land could now be sold to considerable advan tage, to the extent of £lO,OOO or £12,000; and he inquired whether this was the case? The CHAIRMAN replied that it was probable. Mr. MOZLEY.—Atid that money would be available in carrying out the object of the tunnel ? The CHAlRMAN.—Certainly. Mr. MOZLEY said it appeared to him there could be no question as to the eligibility of making the tunnel. If its cost would not exceed £30,000, and if they could make £lO,OOO or £12,000 towards it by the sale of land, it would be for the proprietors to consider whether they would not forego their dividend in order to enable the directors to complete the tunnel; and whether they should not at once come to a conclusion, which sooner or later they must do, of making it. If the tunnel turned out advantageous, the certain result would be, that in twelve months they would be in a better position, notwithstanding the sacrifice they had made, than they were at this moment. He was not in possession of any information on the subject himself, but he took it that Mr. Uniacke would not have expressed the opi nion which he had as to the necessity of being prepared, by being perfectly independent, if there were not good reasons for it. Mr. JACKSON said, the object of the directors of this railway, from the first, had been to obtain a communication with the water-side. They had made a variety of efforts to attain that object, and he declared that nothing else was wanting to ensure the success of the railway. Mr. EDWARDS called for the expense of working the tunnel.... The cost of making it had only yet been given. Mr. UNIACKE said, that eras included in the estimate. Mr. EDWARDS again called for the expense of working from the engineer. Mr. DIXON replied, that the engines would go down the tunnel at once, so there would be no expense incurred in working it. Mr. MAY I—A_stationary engine will not be required ? Mr. DIXON:—No. - Mr. RADCLIFFE expressed his conviction that if the tunnel were once embarked upon, it would not be completed for double the amount of the estimate. It would cost £60,000. Mr. Dixon had first said it could be made for £10,090, then for £15,000; and he had gradually increased his estimate till it had reached £25,000. Nothing could be more fallacious than such statements. Mr. UNIACKE asked Mr. Dixon whether his original esti mates were for a single or a double tunnel? Mr. DIXON replied they were for a single tunnel, but at the same time he should be glad if the opinion of some other engineer were taken. Slr. EDWARDS asked Mr. Jackson whether he would him self undertake to make the tunnel for £5,000 above the esti mate—namely, for £30,000? Mr. JACKSON.—Yes ; and I would do it with the same success, as I made another bargain not long ago ; but I warn you not to part with your money. Mr. EDWARDS.—i am of a contrary opinion; but if Mr Jackson can do it for that let him. Mr. JACKSON.-1 have no hesitation in saying that I would become the contractor for this tunnel, to complete it for £30,000. Mr. MAY.-But that does not contemplate the pier. Mr. JACKSON said a pier was never contemplated. Ile would undertake to complete the tunnel in twelve month. for £30,000. Mr. JAmEs LAWRENCE coincided with Mr. Radcliffe. After considerable discussion a resolution was passed that the report be received and entered upon the minutes. An other was carried to the effect that it was the opinion of the meeting that. with a view to ascertain the desirableness of making the tunnel, the directors be requested to obtain an estimate of the expense of the same, with the advantages likely to arise from the construction of it. and the means proposed to raise the necessary funds; and that they report to a special general meeting as soon as practicable. Mr. MAY then moved that the declaration of a dividend be deferred till after the report of the directors to the special meeting Mr. MULLENI 1X seconded the motion Mr. WHEELER opposed it, and asked the law-clerk whe ther the directors could legally capitalise any part of the dividends. Mr. MALLABY.—In my opinion they can not. Mr. MAXWELL, seconded by Mr. JAS. LAWRENCE, moved as an amendment that the dividend be paid on the Ist of August. The amendment was carried, only two hands being against it. Mr. 'MAXWELL then made an attempt to reduce the num of directors, but it was unsuccessful. Five gentlemen were next put in nomination as eligible to be elected directors in the place of the three who retired by rotation. The following is the list :—Mr. James Mulleneux, Mr. Booth, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Abbott, and Mr. Folliot. A division took place, when the numbers were declared to be— For Mr. Mulieneux Mr. 800th.... Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Abbott .. Mr. Folliot A PROPRIETOR required that the notes should be taken in strict conformity with the act by each proprietor, according to the number of his shares. This demand caused considerable trouble ; and in the course of about two hours, the following was declared to be the result : Votes. For Mr. Mulleneux .. „ Mr. 13ooth . „ Mr. Hamilton „ Mr. Abbott „ Mr. Folliott The three gentlemen first on the list were consequently declared elected directors; and Mr. DIXON having been thanked for his conduct in the chair, the proceedings termi nated. CURIOUS CASE.-BLACK VERSUS WHITE On Tuesday, Stephen Simpson, a man of colour, was put forward at the police-court, on a charge of having refused to support his alleged child. Harriet Simpson, a white woman, deposed that she was the prisoner's wife, and that she had been relieved by the parish. The prisoner (who was a sailor) had refused to do anything for her, and was at present about to ship on board a vessel for the East Indies. He had also refused to provide for the baby she held in her arms, alleging that the child was not his own. The grounds he had given for this allegation were these—that his own colour was black, while that of the child was white. On her cross-examination by Mr. Wardle, she stated that herself and her husband had been parted by Mr. Hall, of the Liverpool Police-court, about four or five years ago. She had another child at that time, but that child had since died. It was then arranged that the prisoner should pay her ss. a-week for the maintenance of the former child. She had never lived with the prisoner since that time, nor had she received any sum of money from him with the exception of the first ss. The present child was about ten months old. The prisoner was positively the father of it, although it was white. She had seen the prisoner while she was in the family way with it. She had seen him about four months before the child was born. The child was born on the 9th Septem ber. She saw the prisoner in the month of May preceding. She also saw him on the sth of the preceding December. He did not remain with her that night, but on the following Monday he called for her to go with him to the Social Hall. (A laugh.) Mr. %Vardle asked whether the prisoner had slept with her on this latter occasion ? Mr. Rushton said that it was unnecessary to have the question answered. A. female witness deposed that upon one occasion the pri soner had come to a house where his wife had been employed, and declared that he would break the windows if he were not permitted to see his wife. Mr. Rushton said that the case had been cleared proved. If the wife had been in the habit of committing adultery the fact was capable of easy proof. Mr. Evans of the parish-office, stated that the prisoner had, upon one occasion, given £3 to provide for his wife during a voyage. Mrs. Simpson was again examined. She stated that she had been at the house of a Mrs. Manners since the prisoner had come home from sea upon the last occasion. The prisoner was there at the time, and, after having looked at the child for a long time, said, " I see you have got a young child." She replied, " Yes, and you are the father of it." " What!" said he, "am I the father of a white child ?" " Yes," she replied ; " the just God ab ove k n ows that it is your child." Mr. Rushton said that no real attempt seemed to have been made to refute the woman's story. The prisoner protested that the child was not his own, and said that his wife, in the presence of Mrs. Manners, had openly admitted as much. " The child," said he, "is too clear for me." Mr. Rushton.—Do you rely on the colour? Prisoner.—l should think so. Mr. Rushton.—You are aware that there is nothing so de ceptive as the colour of children. Prisoner.-13ut this is white, and lam black. (A laugh.) Exhibit the child. Let his Worship see the difference. The child was here shown to the bench: the colour of its skin was perfectly fair. Mr. Rushton.—Upon a view of this kind, the facts are certainly rather against your being the father. Are you a mulatto ? Prisoner—l believe I am. Rushton—You are not quite so dark as a mulatto Prisoner—No_ 'Mr. Rushton—lt certainly is a very difficult issue to try— (a you know colours deepen with age. Prisoner—That may be. The, other two children I had were a little fairer than I am, but then they were dark like me. — Mr. Rushton—This child is a fair child, and not the usual result in such cases. Mrs. Manners, the witness alluded to by the prisoner, was then sent for to give evidence. She refused to come, but sent word that she knew nothing about the case. A Doctor was then sent for, and, after a long delay, Mr. Cripps, surgeon, of Dale-street, was examined. After baying, - looked at the prisoner, and examined the child, he though there was no doubt in the case as to the possibility of paternity. He stated that the contour of the countenance of the child was like that of the father. Mr. Rushton then told the prisoner that the child was like him, and that he had no doubt that the child was his own. He concluded by directing him to pay five shillings a week for its supportand that of his wife. ..... The prisoner, who seemed to think the question of pater nity very doubtful even still, consented to make arrange ments for the payment of the money accordingly. CORRESPONDENCE ENGLISH MERCHANTS AND AMERICAN DEBTS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SlR,—Lord Palmerston says (amidst loud cheers)—" Our merchants' books were full of bad (American) debts; the American merchants' storehouses. were full of good corn. They would pay us with that corn, but we would not accept that corn in payment. (Renewed cheers.)"—See Times of to take the corn in , what an opinion gliih merchants, not ad debts ! If leis lord: ship would ask theprincipal English creditors, he would be informed-that they would jump and snap at the p ro p os iti on i of receiving payment in corn delivered n New York at the market price on the day of delivery ; and thus his lordship's mighty argument would vanishinto smoke. It is true his lordship thinks the difficulty would vanish, if the duty on corn were fixed at Bs. per quarter ; but the same creditors would inform his lordship, that, even after the imposition of the fixed duty, they would still be wil ling to receive the corn at the market price, and delighted at having their bad debts thus liquidated. Lord Palmerston may be a deep statesman. but he is a shallow merchant. The American debtor does not pay his English creditor, because he is either poor or DISHONEST, and not because the duty on corn in England varies instead pf being fixed at Bs. C. -alt. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—As the great fault committed in placing the Col legiate Institution in a line with the street is now very gene rally admitted, it may not be amiss to suggest some mode in which so capital a defect may be remedied. Many plans, no. doubt, may be proposed, having a better claim to consi deration than mine ; but as a means of directing attention to the subject, you may perhaps think it worth while to insert it in your paper. It is this : to make a crescent on the op posite side of Shaw-street, having a wide passage leading from its middle point to Salisbury-street. The tine effect which the Institution would have at the extremity of such may be judged of by any one who takes the trouble nto Salisbury-street, and view the building from an avent to walk that point.—l am, Sir Liverpool, July 10. AMATEUR [We believe our correspondent's suggestion has been already before the committee, but we are not aware of their decision on the subject.] At the recent audit of the Rev. Archer Clive, M.A., rec tor of Solihull, Warwickshire, last week, the rev. gentleman was pleased to make a reduction in the rents of his nume rous tenantry to the amount of 20 per cent., in considera tion of the prevalent distress. CRICKET.—KENT V. ALL ENGLAND.—TIIS match was decided at Lords on Tuesday, by the players of Kent, with 11 selected from the various counties of England, and after two days' play the former were proclaimed the victors by a majority of no less than 50 run EAT TAKE OF SALMON.—The salmon fishery in this neighbourhood has been more successful this season than for ars past. On Monday la s t, no f ewer th an 1000 fi s h were taken out of the Dee, while the daily average take has been about 500.—Aberdeen Herald. RAPID TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNICATION.—A gentle man connected with this town sailed from Liverpool, by the Columbia steamer, and his brother, Mr. W. Morley, who resides in Sunderland, received a letter from him, advising his arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 20 days from the date of his leaving England.—Sunderland Times. Sit H. Hardinge has obtained leave to bring in two bills, one for the establishment of savings banks in the army, and the other to empower the Secretary at War to pay the out pensioners of Chelsea Hospital monthly, instead of quarterly, as at present Ti many y arge revenue of Greenwich Hospital is principally derived from the estates of the extinct Earldom of Derwent water, in the north, which, under the management of the ,000 per annum, and the freight broad, which realises on the commissioners, produc brOught froir average £lO,OOO per annum NEW WAR STEAMER ON LAKE Ei building at Kingston a splendid war s Chippewa. Her burthen is 700 tons, E . —The English are amer to be called the xnd she will carry two t the our 32-pounders It thus appears t British continue to arm their frontier —New York Herald. MAIMIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of the Hon, Capt. F. W. Child Villiers, third son of the Earl of Jersey. and Lady Elizabeth De Rede Ginkle, daugher of the late and sister to the present Earl of Athlone, were celebrated at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, on Tuesday. Mar ried, at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, on Tuesday. the 12th instant, by the Lord Bishop of Derry, Sir Henry Harvey Bruce, Bart., of Down Hill, Londonderry, to Mary Ann, only daughter of Sir Juckes Granville Juckes Clifton, Bart., of Clifton Hall, Nottingham, and Trelydon Hall, Montgo meryshire. Mr. Thomas Banks, engineer, of Manchester, has lately obtained a patent which bids fair to enhance the safety of the travelling public, and also to effect a considerable eco nomy in the expenditure of railway companies. This inven tion consists in a simple and effectual method of manufac turing or renewing the working surface of that most impor tant article in railway transit, the tire of the running or travelling wheel, and is accomplished by the application of steel to the peripheries of either old or new wheels, in such a manner that Increased durability is insured at an inconsi derable cost in the first production, and a permanent eco nomy in the ultimate result. bonded millers, and bakers; who have it has been adopted by the government. The quantities of biscuit and flour to be exchanged for every hundred pounds of wheat taken out of bond, have been arranged, we under staud, as follows :-- Flour 7Blbs. Cabin biscuit 681bs. Navy biscuit Commonest shin biscuit 'There is also to be a power of requiring a certificate of the depOsit, and of using it for the taking out of the corn at any port of the kingdom, for the space of six weeks. ention among corn-factors, arned with satisfaction that A great improvement has taken place in flowers for head dress—which are no longer made of silk or cambric, but of velvet. The feuillage de velours nuance resembles nature much more than its predecessors. Her Majesty had given the example a short time since; when an imitation of the leaves of that domestic but useful esculent, the potato, were adopted in the young 'sovereign's dress, these leaves having, besides the advantage of their colour, that of the grace with which the stems connect the shoots together. The foliage is made in velvets of different shades of colour, and when dia monds are placed amidst them the effect is beautiful and highly becoming. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT. — Friday morning, whilst a man named William Evans was lying asleep on the bank of a burning lime-kiln, near Rugeley, two drunken navigators. who had been working in that neighbourhood, came up, one of them placed his foot under the body of the sleeping man, and threw him on the burning lime, and they both immedi ately ran away. Providentially another man was sleeping on the bank, and being awakened py the cries of the poor fellow, assisted in rescuing him from his perilous situation. He was conveyed to the Stafford General Infirmary ; and al though dreadfully burnt, hopes are entertained of his reco very. H ad the lime been in a calcined state, his death would have been inevitable.—Staford Advertiser. TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH BRAZIL.—The following is the article of our commercial treaty with Brazil, to which Mr. M. Forster, the hon. member for Berwick, referred on Friday night, in his question to Sir R. Peel (Article XXVIII.):—" The high contracting parties agree that the stipulations contained in the present treaty shall continue in force for the term of fifteen years, to be reckoned from the date of the ratifications of the treaty ; and further, until one or other of the high contracting parties shall give notice of its termination. In which case this treaty shall terminate at the end of two years from the date of such notice." Brazil gave notice two years ago that she would terminate the treaty at the end of 15 years, but we say it was not com petent for her to give notice till after the expiration of the 15 years, and on this point hinges the dispute. EMIGRANTS, &c.—Over 3,000 people landed in the city of New York in the last two days, including agriculturists and all kinds of mechanics. In the city they cannot remain. We have 4,000 persons of our own already out of employ, and the number lately thrown adrift by the navy orders has added to the calamity. To the country then they must go, end there is room enough for all if they will but follow good ad vice. The counties, of Delaware and Ulster, 50 to 100 miles west of Catskill, on the North River, offer the best pros pect to the settler—good land and fine health on the moun tains. To these people we say, go to the mountainous parts of Delaware and Ulster, and see the Scotch and Welch set tlement in the vicinity of Delhi. The lands recommended may be reached in two days. It is folly to go to the far west. away from all kindred, friends, and connexions.—New York Herald. LORD AUCKLAND.—A great deal is made by two wbig papers of the historical fact, proclaimed to the world with sound of trumpet by Lord Palmerston, that Lord Auckland was asked to continue at his post in India for some time longer, by the tory government. Mr. Escott's perhaps random denial elicited from Lord Palmerston a more mea sured account of the matter ; and it now seems that his " authority " is a gossiping family letter, and that the re quest of the government is nothing more than a friendly wish of Lord Ellenborough's. But even allowing the largest con struction to Lord Palmerston's exclusive information, what does the fact amount to? The new ministers found Lord Auckland engaged in a war : they may not approve of that war, either in its origin or object, but once begun it must be prosecuted to an issue ; and unless Lord Auckland's manage ment had been thought bad indeed, it might naturally have been considered better to let him finish the job, without bringing in another workman, who would have to learn his business in the midst of an emergency.—Spectator. " Ah ! Mr. Hogg—happy to see you—how are the little piggies?" " Quite well, thank'ee, Mr. Colt ; how do you do—and how's the old mare ?" Humility is the great ornament and jewel of the Christian religion. Let the face, like that of Moses, shine to others, but make no looking-glasses fqr thyself. ANECDOTE OF GEORGE lII.—At a recent public dinner of the governors of St. Luke's Hospital, Mr. Layard, one of the governors, stated a curious and interesting fact most creditable to King George 111.. In the list of benefactiors for the year 1793 is the following insertion .—" A benevolent gentleman, who desired his name might be concealed during his life, gave £5,000. Four per Cents, by Robert Drummond, Esq." The " benevolent gentleman," Mr. Layard stated he had been assured by most respectabl e p art i es, was no other than his late Majesty King George 111. PROGRESS OF PARTS.—" Pa, do they plough the prisoners up at Sing Sing ? " (the Penitentiary) " N o , my son ;" what made you ask that question? "' "Cause it says here that one of their faces was furrowed." Ornament is only valuable when it does not interfere with what is useful. The frost which congeals water adds much to its brilliancy, but destroys its utility. Children may admire how it sparkles in the sun, but men will reflect that it slakes no thirst; it revives no fainting heart. ORIGIN OF THE HALO OVER SAINTS' HEADS.—TiIe Pagan fashion of protecting the heads of deities—often, even in Temples, expsed to the outer air—from the insults of birds, each by a metal dicus, had by degrees so ass ociated with that head-piece an idea of dignity, that the Chrisotsie ns the character the form i n or d er t o mar k, even character of saintship. Thence the nimbus, introad u ics, so far saints in the more ancie n t paintings and in in Painctiendg' over from being intended to represent a mere aureple or glory of intangible rays emanating from- the wette r er or gold, often himself, is only the representation of a solid platter._ of fitting the skull.— adorned with scrolls , foliage. gems' Hope's Historp qf Arehtteeturs. SECOND XlOl Standard-office, I DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ORLEA An ext , rdinary express fro Wednesday afternoon, containi of the death of his Royal Higt Paris, dated six o'clock on thicting inte Duke of Orleans, eldeSt son of his Majesty the King of the Fr( London last night The Chronicle, writing on \' 'ednesd each, reached " A serious accident happened to the Duke morning on his way to Neuilly. The In , took fright, and proceeded at Duke, becoming alarmed, threw himself o bead. He was immediately conveyed to wine shop, where he was bled, and his men .have reported favourably. It is said the ec, Duke of Orleans is more serious than at first The Times correspondent, writing two hours announces a catastrophe which plunges the Royal. France in the deepest affliction:—" 'His Royal Hig. Duke of Orleans was thrown from his cabriolet in t de Boulogne, about twelve o'clock, and although no was apprehended from the accident at first, alarming s_ toms appeared afterwards, and the Duke breathed his about half-past four o'clock." The duke has left an infant heir to the throne of Franc. and as in the natural order of human life, Louis Philippe cannot live many years, there is the sad prospect of the dangers which threaten the probability of a long minority in France. The Sun of last night states, all France rejoiced when the Count de Paris was born ' • yet, had the D u k e o f Orleans died childl ess , th e Duke of Nemours, his brother. would have succeeded him as heir-presumptive to the throne, and thus the alarming prospect of a regency in a kingdom so unsettled as France, could not now stare every European statesman in the face. We are unwilling, at such a moment as this, to mix up politics with the relat;-- distressing a catastrophe, hut not to regard it in a as well as in a private point of yiPo importance to England as a nation. more momentous than the time whe has befallen France. Happening at the t tion in which the capital has deck. to a Cabinet anxious only to maintain the pt. without detriment to the honour and interest cannot but give an impetus to the spirit of disat, rekindle the hopes of those who have been lab years to overthrow the Orleans dynasty. have they been predicting that the Monarchy of descend to the grave with its Royal founder, Louis and this sad accident will appear a partial realization predictions, which cannot but work dangerously upo, imaginations of the more ignorant and more sanguine Re lutionists. in whatever light we view the death of thit young, amiable, and accomplished Prince, we see in it the cause of much apprehension—of much 50rr,,,, , The Duke of Orleans was born September, 1810, showing him to b, of 32 at his death. His mother, Marie Queen of the French, is daughter of Fern. Two Sicilies, and whom Louis Philippe espy. that he was wandering abroad as plain Duke s. The departed Duke was one of a family of to whom Marie Amelie has been ever warmly Duke de Nemours, Louis Philippe's second at Paris, on the 25th of Oct., 1814. In the attempt to assassinate the King on July, 1835, the Dukes of Orleans, Nemour de Joinville rode together; the young Dr caped; Nemours' horse, and that of the fearful s to ove Palermo au elec- Imcw. lurope, For ten y Ily would Philippe, .ttachk' wounded, but not severely The Duke married on 30th the house of Mecklenburg Scl celehiated at the Palace of Fontainbleau, and in ti gallery of Henry the Second. By this lady ness has left two sons, the Count of Pa 24, 1838, and the Duke of Ch 'er, es- ere both a Princess of August .s, born I` THE FIRST ENGLISH TO N IN CIIIN.A Until within the last year, the town being established in China, and was a thing unheard of. So strongly oppos. nese been to such a measure, and tenacious of s t ,_ ing to their own customs in all things relating to into,. with foreign powers, that a fact like this cannot but an_ wise than surprise not only themselves but the whole world That such an event would ever take place has ever been them held in the light of an impossibility. It is a per feature, that although with Englishmen the Chines had greater commercial intercourse than with a' nation, and consequently have received greater be' us than from any one or more nations, there ems._ animosity on their part towards us than to any others. This may be traced to the unbending coldness of them selves, and the superior tone of intelligence arid the English have always maintained. TI. and will not hear of a country and its naL equality with them. The Hong me' had better opportunities of viitnessing t. sciences, as in things of minor import, Eng ably has the ascendancy, acknowledge our beauty of our models of vessels, both merchantmen men-of-war, their equipment and command, has drawn fot. from impartial persons the praise so eminently our due. It two things only do the most intelligent claim superiority, the manufacture of silk and grass cloth. As Chinese are bigots of the first water. The England and China completes that which enab. that there is no portion of the globe but what ha our armies and power. Greater than Alexand conquests been in more portions of the world ave the t greater he Chinese cannot being on at •chants, men who have and unquestlon- a nation, the war between d 19th Feb us that g The Canton Press, of the 12t1 ceived by the last overland mail, infer prevailed at Hong Kong. Houses and go-c ing up in all directions, and in a few montl more a ne ,siilerable twin will have grown into exil were the government erecting houses and c purposes, but merchants were also gal.—, in the permanency of the establishment, While L. aries of different churches had applied for and obtains of land, for the purpose of building chapels A large native population had already bean collecttng, timated by some at 15,000, but chiefly composed of the poorer class. A magistracy and police had been established, who though, of course, in their infancy, insufficiently organised to repress the frequent thefts and cheating, will, in time, be doubtless found efficient. The authorities were backward in granting building lots, from the circumstance that the •-• for haying out the town was not yet quite completed appears to be a general disposition among the dents that a regular plan for building the strictiy adhered to for the sake of bea well as for the health of the inhabita, several extensive fires amongst the native n built of mats, and at one time the large and im, (as it is represented) was nearly totally . destroyed grants Id schoc ere had LORD PALMERSTON'S FAILURE Lord Palmerston, in the memorable debate on the Affghan war, asserted that England had been successful in everything that she had undertaken while he presided over the Foreign office; or, that at least, every question had been " settled according to the views adopted by the English We propose to test this assertion by the prim which arose under Lord Palmerston's aemi beg our readers to note a few simple, MIN pretending facts. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a with France—which has -not been settled views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form with France—which has not been settl views of the British Government. Lord' Palmerston undertook to form a with Spain—which has not be views of the British Government commerc Lord Palmerston undertook to form a co! with Naples—which has not been settled a , views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a cm with Austria—which has not been settled ac views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a with Turkey—which has not been settl views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to form a con , Persia—which has not been settled accon the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to form cemm the Chinese—which have not been settle views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain breach of treaty by Holland in .Tara—tl been settled according to the views of t went. _ _ •. • _ Lord Palmerston sought to maintai Poland—that matter was not settled a of the British government. _ Lord Palmerston protested against Skelessi—that matter was not settled acci4 of the British government. Lord Palmerston promised to send a c that matter has not been settled accordii the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain reps rage at Portendie—the matter has not bee to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to obt Greece from the control of Russi that end. Lord Palmerston sought to obtait so that in common they might resi to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to wz being pushed on to attack Herat -1 end. _ _ _ nercial treaty ;ordine - to the .onsul to ty with ie views of Lord Palmerston sought to suostitth unfriendly power in Affghanistan—he 1 that end. Lord Palmerston sought to establish t —he has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to get a better frontier for Eng land in North America than was awarded by the King of Holland—be has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain the lib eration of M'Leod without trial—he failed to at Lord Palmerston sought to estab he failed to attain that end. end.me u s Lord Palmerston sought to establish retrenchment, —he failed to attain that end. failedbe T r, h s e ou g g ov h e t r t n o m r e e n ra t a , i o n f in wl o li ffi ch ce— Lo it rd ;test resu t are in a t ese orEhiethdeidr,ntohtenle,tLthoerdnaPtiaoliTienrstoton claimed merit . . o . r l failures,. h The avowed intention and the the man secret Palmerstont o a f t h a t i s nwf t ta n hs t a e at n m t instances in flagrant contradiction o ti ffi on e s ial h l a if v e e h b is ee l n ast fr N i v l o st r r d a s t : d 7 b o u n t ne t successfully accomplished ie:::nanntdthaatt * F. l : e - c..IM ?f his :tv of India ace upon earth— ;ooct in ------ kiC;C:laSem, a J r e ri r e S d ey w -s n t , reet SUICIDE UNDEILSINGULARC!RcUMy,_ day night, an inquest was held before_lN. S. A.. o at f theth e body u r r o a t y age, 'denee it appeared, that the d the evidence , al m h o n r g ni b n y g, t a h h e o s v ide of packer, and resides in S of who drowned herself in the &wt.. who is a Sunday the A E 's liz A a r b rn et s h P J uabel an and woman f with another ra , .01 walk. The y went to some gardens in the direct shave, oauntdonwhil s tw on their return, the deceased's husband in a' u pon the heel of her boot two or 4 three tim , ber so inuch that after sain something to that effect, she leap' He drowned. Her husband ed into th attempts to save her, but went in after her, i that it was with some ultimately he became, The deceased difficulty his own life was preserved was got st soon after the occurrence , an d h et body convey e d to the u Hurray's Arms. It appeared that the party had some liquor a short ti me prev i ous to t h e d ecease d woman of act ; and it was proved that she was a an exceed' a verdict to theeffect tngly irritable temper. The jury returned moment of that the deceased destroyedtherself in a temporary ' • insanity.-111ancherter &Aide. --- , autti. rrom d and her husband, ct, Oldham road. ,_, he purr company of Open- at do it a 1," OF id was so exhausted