The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-03 00:00:00

SP . P e* :) 340 , PI:41 LOCAL NEWS. 4 "4 to , 41 NT has b een granted to Mr. J. M'H.enry,foorf ktß ii i4, for cer tain improvements in the machinery IZ tu ,„ lr inZ bricks and tiles. andLotrvry Ar k io . • aLAGISTRATEL, 'No n 05 Forrest , Esq., have j tne Peace for th count 7 11 111 Th A ; 34 E 8 SUITII (of Lord.stree,,, _ 'het'it°l,4ted pianoforte-manufacturer and music-selle. T R a i e stY at Liverpool. hl'aatt4cg FORCE.—As an inducement to exertion, p: D e r : o - ;% f , or good conduct, twenty-one constables 'Lapt a i n yesterday week, to the rank of first-class, I _l4 kxrel g , r B 'WEstEv is Taki f. se of msecmg vactrei.'reare to the progress TR t in St. Georges Hall. TA, T Nltrat. NI A „, 6 ,, liti _.. 2 p at i on The T r c e n do AT BOWLS, open to all England,_ Thursday, at Mr. Jones's, Pineapple 4tl ies'' lr "n, High Park-road. , There were thirty-two 4 The first prize was won by Mr. Johns. I t; G R , Il t 'isz ; I L L /MAN' had his pocket picked of a book con k,7l ponds and documents to the value of several bun- Nk,-,","nds while standing in the Liverpool Borough ttt Saturday morning an. 'l'44°4 CAMPBELL thkfully acknowledges the re -1101,4 f rom a memb er o f th e congregation of the Old e . to be applied to the religious instruction of the Thomas Dutton, Esq., een added to the corn- y of Lancaster tour of the conti e more remarkable organs, of the grand organ to be 1 404t AN th„''lCto, ENV ST Ct to"I s ( ‘ - ' 11 nard) 16), "aye constructed, on the 14 ) of greater tonnage and pow s,lto g „, l tnich is to excel in speed any 44, c.b, 11,,',Nda; ,WITITEREAD, an eneineer, was run over on tiNon,• °Y an engine at the East Lancashire railway gii tt i theltheb, are -street, and received a compound frac eg Wile. It was found necessary to amputate t~ipt°D o n ) , -- " : 'ElLY.—During Wednesday night, the shop tt o N, 4 - ales, Gre a t C r ossh a ll-street, was entered by t til y I,d.e.large quantity of itnal Mail Steam —The British and North -ship Company are iks of the Clyde, a er than any yet any vesel now afloat stolen .47-,:oince been recovereu i 14! lt, r _" l arged with the robbery I sl e,l 4 •ll:i E ,rL PROM LEGHORN, speaking of the screw i!rankfort, says :—" The quick passages lately Oti °Y the Frankfort have much increased her N t til t t• hese ports. particularly her last trip from qt,h,'e!horn in which instance she actually beat t'tt A fastest paddle-boats on the station. 0 It O, °NIMUNIC Anal.: BETWEEN CANADA AND tt , Al t "%pl . " - There is reason to believe that the contract `ctri l " l4 ,f l o e .°lntrainication between Canada and Liver ttirt in th lnto the hands of a mercantile house in this a nq „ e ,summer the vessels will trade between this and Montreal, and in the winter to Il , 1 41 , t A I `" 34 . 1111 , v v erlin, —(l wEß HAWRINGTON*-STREET.—On ThurF- N 4t 1.4 a fire broke out, near the stave in the saw „ p_ er Harrington-street, occupied by Messrs. w er '". - Arr. Hewett and a portion of the fire Vog t e sPeedily on the s ot and effectually arrested o gress of the flames bef p ore ' much damage had been / • h. Olt and a person is og ° ' a 0 11 5 ! 0 , iie er 10: —A preliminary Jt ir 0 1 10 1 o p ta IP 11 rle op dCl' A-4 7 0 '4 ttl:4 Ir 01 , ;If .0 J tP 431 )f "11 tin ii Lor k -‘- CA.SIIIIit REGISTRATIu,. Pl iti ) 4l th e "e North Lancashire Registration Society was te 04 1301 Hotel, Preston, on Thursday, for . the lod Q l ,king steps for a thorough revision of Ine.re '44tilralen were appointed for each polling district, ' lt et'p e e ri Ptiall was commenced for defraying the ne ages. , ,ei 4 r t l f o Tuesday night, a man, unknown, leaped Vi,, r a the Woodside boat shortly after she left tt) ta St l a . 4 e , ot half-past nine o'clock. Efforts were 41 4 11 ,d t o l? but they were ineffectual . . The man kfl,,z l n ue a painter. A hat, with a cloth cap inside, tilltfoteourthreenLeceased, was picked up immediately tGA_Nr a youth about eighteen years of age, !th • ° „ 4 , 2 Court , Shaw's-brow was committed for „Itti: lo ll 4 '„, r ,uaY, charged ith stealing about ZlO worth '1" 1 )11 . 1Prona the shop of his master, Mr. Shaw, Lan- IL t to Titheboirn-street. master,. .was tb 4 , b e „,, grate to Awitralia • and his thinkin . g te. rs ' oll. a faithful servant,' had promised to pay his k t •y 0: Y. 1 1)1 4 cot ct STRAFFORDS.—At the last Vestry meet- N fotbrn gratuity of ication was £lo or read f £l5, to rom Mr ai . d the fundMofsosr, , }4 61 1 , a ts YoUng Straffords, lately released from Tus. ft ; astralia. The committee had replied that they 51 4 ,, d s which they could legally apply to the pur h at had sent the communication to the t it kt o 4 "ag Committee for their consideration. 11 0 1 as t ?l ' L aNToßsnir OF THE BOROUGH GAOL.— \ltWin:cing of the magistrates, held on Monday, the . / li rs e lsrs 7 1d ensation was made of the list of candidates . 1 11 1 ,q4"aloeson, clerk to the magistrates: Arthur 1, 4 )1 `rd ' 4e Puty-governor of Lancaster Gaol:; G. W. %.overnor of the County Gaol, Nottingham ; 'lt4 i • '''iel;;'arrory, her majesty's convict-ship, Warrior, r tt la d a nd Mr. E. G. H. H. Gibbs, governor of 10 1 z %I A -cv —The i ft4 tl MAC STEAm -PACKET COMPA, • 4 4 nle eting of this company was held at Doug l as 111 4, 41 1eiu, last. Ti report of the directors, and . a Cg. ° the current ie accounts. were passed unani /'tte,.hp.".? a eividend of five per cent. for the half-year to be paid on the 12th of August. It was Ma • h . :_qatLrist e the new steamer " Mona's Queen" ,• 0 4(3 llsrq vote n of thanks to Captain Gill was passed tal;rll 4p Y .14r1g,f()°1,1- CH/MISTS' ASSOCIATION.—At the annual , N 4l.o at t-e..Liyer p 001 Chemists' Association, held at nstitution, on !Oce , ' that INT, •ThThursday evening, Dr. Edwards 's oily distill- .” 7 , 11 c0a, and Mr. Fisher had most,. itrialaceutical chL U l 4 led themselves in the study of " - 1 13 .trY, at the laboratory of the above 10 tue rorm entleman, the chairman 4orhw Presented 4, er F Translation of the rharm„ ~ Phillips's oPaela. 1 4 , 111) ,,, ...IN G . /, ratlem an A RAILWAY CARRIAGE . —An a nd was cheated out of £B, last week, on the L''C• lltilieed°rth-western Railway, by a set of sharpers, ,lit',eat r i„ "Ire to Join them in a game of cards in . one N ll ,l l , s'es• Al Crewe the sharpers were taken into ntendent Murphy, of the . Crewe con -44:f thi s , u elng recognised by detective-officer Mur k ' O wn, they were each sent to gaol for two of t i l u Evrti.—O n T uesday morr. i ng, Mr. JosephlC>ollea a brm of Messrs. Adamson and Tapley, linen 100. 1 1t4d. oeoin ... rapers, of th e Old H aymar k e t, di e d in an manner. He had left unwell on the pre g' and was about to take the cash-box into i ofl Tuesday morning, when he grew pale, sat vte a tit e l b air, and immediately expired. The unfor eeNtith (einan was about forty-five years of age, and si . t,Z ‘ l4 l i l l 'es Peeted as a tradesman. A medical gentle- Nl i , ad attended the deceased, gave a certificate ye t ; i l si t i, l , t e i rl died from the rupture of a blood-vessel 41 e result of natural causes. eroihta ealu AUSTRALIA.- Nearly every letter received 4 1 4 il l / 414, 3 "Y contain s some remar k as t o th e necessity sir _Providing suitable shelter ;and as those who cflt hit.waY to the diggings have but little opportunity found advantages the ost suitable protection. p all-the of lightness and dura 41.eigat, of London, has applied himself to the ' 4 ,44 h°f tents of a material impervious to rain or N I fl 48 811 eCeeded in producing a tent that can be ile4 l . l ltl ll3 l 4 ll f l . bag,.which :w hen erected, is capable of Rte street fr om six to eight persons. Mr.. D. Davis, is,S ox ' appointed sole agent for Liverpool. tNi t. : l4 st, a PI :MORTON TOWER.—On Thursday actuistrict meeting of the Grand Protestant tr 4 st it tri c t 140Yal Orangemen was held at Mr. Blevin's kr*lStliit ,teaster in the chair—when it was resolved, Sttil 4 Ase - d, s e t,ing highly approve of the excursion to N k 'itutos it.p.,"ledze themselves to use every exertion to IQ" We - believe that from this excursion 1 / 4 0 4 : 1 4Lhe f i r will not only enjoy a great treat, so far h .l leS ti etiC i tl eri which they will have an opportu- Nil lln s -ce °mPanied no doubt by their wives . and k, t e au at they will have an opportunity of 1.‘,„ tt r omance of the brethren of the order ik 4 llet tt vel lii tyly 4. 4 to k ke ti tilal.tik e t 9 he a r n e d . other parts of the county, who , r ti ti N• sa o f t tlrloN.—On Saturday, being the 31st of fj l lll °l l „ I ! Of register of persons entitled to vote in r h ti4 L 3 hers of Parliament for the Southern C,t1,7,404,-;eashire, in respect of property situate 11,91 j n of Liverpool, ware affixed to the doors 1, 1 % I ,` l 'P'clies and other places of Divine worship kßopio:ng a. Qe numbers on this-list run from 4,411 to lO t s tiSoe'c'tal of 1,729 names of county vot . ers . in duyi • The number of persons in this district Ot t l esi4 a e llr sent in to the overseers claims to vote N 4 1.4 e41 1' of Lancashire, amount to nearly 550. IgTdof e 4 l, ah l . lt of borough voters was also published erg„u can be inspected by -the electors at the N'ts 44 A-r e 'pne churches or chapels in -the town. ti l , li. l lo o N. OM. ACCIDENT AT TKE CORN Ex tittlre atitalbscriptiou having been commenced for ;e i lh, wh o_rphan s of Edmund Golboyne of and e Rth C een u t w xe e i r t e killedby the fallm g ge in ntlemen contrit'nuf:d' theve follow ing pounds to the fund, I, l llt 4 hi rt ', h Yti l a r k, Thomas Mather, W. F. Robinson, 'an • rin. Ce.. T• A. Picton, Thomas Mackarell, ikttlatiailateliffe, Daniel Powell, Maxwell Brothers, 01 1 11 ‘; 14 4 No tts ' i t and T. Woodward and Co., John iti:4No John Tipping, Stack and Hores,_M:m x . 4 (1 1, 44 11k 113 5a ' Pne_iter Mai Tow and Co.. A. and R. ma_ - O rl l t e tt b tt ler, Al u ir s, an lV iv Forb d el Vackei s iz a ne, an 3j.&,. and lomp heard by tp, ?4 ks, bflnargellor.on Tuesday,w froma appeal,the late Master of 11; 4 4 4 .7N. w d in June, 131. The bill sought to k.4:o)tte:Nee..,e.stmacott and Pinnegar, solicitors, of o ,7 t t i a for a debt of £3OOO to the Liverpool j i yopjailv ve ,r ground that the solicitors, acting ti t 'et t ‘ ,. , a bad guaranteed the payment out of e ° er e d i r elr hands that were owing to Gan 4 ttqe to t .erdi a . tee guarantee the bank permitted Tyr&„t cone vr his account by many thousands, but ukty_ !no (led that their guarantee was satisfied 5 , er tl ers ef e,op t , s. Gandell's that reached the hands Il h T he Master of the Rolls held that there I tC t (t4 di 3 4 19 ill!, secrity, and dismissed the bill. Lord kl,l4Nltte4lisaer„elent, comes to the same conclusion, ll L O tc ay " appeal with costs. 'S k ki t l i fts r ,„ ALL L XtiDI . NG STAGE.---OR tri u tt e i l i s, the Welsh boat .- Menai was lying k . h i le tll l,li Z N Y \ .; 7 47 ald, stage, when the Isle of Man th a e te pa a .tP t eil Quayle, came up. As the 1 1 / Nlj e k il * 4 4 lo, a Bh ore - a u g I rene the Tynwald across the ,ti o ,e t th eellPle of steam tugs ran outside tp " 1 'eh to gar, against her, caused her to sheer. urop, - a v l'a9 b e Lat e t 6 _cl a ng which the passengers were t010 h ,, , ,,,5 5in : ter, taking with it a lady who t 'ip o s lred ii ita js_, al the time. One of the crew hc ottvilti c ii 43, sn o r ed into the river after her. He P lo A tti e ‘ , 711 noth er eei of the hands, who went down ti t ep • Ad 3, ~ sod of them they managed to b a eatb came from the shore and yond a °ed ducking, the ladYt wP " e vi no Personal injury, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, ArGITST 3, 1852 TRANSATLANTIC STEAM.SHIPS.—On Wednesday the A WARNING TO DRUNKARDS.—About twelve o'clock United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye, on Saturday evening, the inmates of a beer-house in sailed hence for New York, vcith 101 passengers and a Marsden's-place, Peter-street, kept by Mr. Cottrell, full cargo of general goods. The British and North were alarmed by hearing terrific screams proceeding from American Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Harrison, com- one of the upper rooms. On going up stairs, the room mander, took her departure from the Mersey, for New was found full of smoke, the bed on fire, and a woman . York, on Saturday, at noon, with a fair complement of named Alice Barnet, who lodged in the room, lying en passengers and the usual mails. Among the passengers veloped in flames on the floor. Her husband was lying were Mr. W. Jackson, M.P. for Newcastle-under-Lyne, on the bed in a state of intoxication, but was aroused by and his son, who are about to make a limited tour in the the screams of his wife. The same evening the woman United States. The honourable gentleman's immediate also had been seen in a drunken state, and it is conjec object in visiting America is understood to be to carry tured that while in that condition some part of her cloth ont some instructions he has reczived from Mr. Peto, ing caught fire from the candle. She was conveyed to the M.P., in relation to the Canadian railroad, for Infirmary, and died the next day, at the age of fifty-eight. which the member for Norwich is the contractor. The The fire was extinguished by several of the fire brigade, steam-ship Washington arrived at Southampton on Sa- who had been dispatched to the house, and only the bed turday morning from New York. and a few trifling articles were destroyed. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."—Manchester Courier. WEST DSRUY GUARDIANS. - At the usual meeting, on day, the Rev. Mr. Badnall in the chair, some state which reflected seriously against the character of Wednesc. ments, I to a com- Mr. Latham, relieving-officer, were referred mittee.—Mr. Kirkus called attention to the disgraceful fracas last week between two members of the board, and said he wished to induce the members not to have their dinner at the Workhouse. He knew that strange things DEATH OF MR. THORBURN. — This gentleman, who was a barrister on the Northern Circuit, died in London last week. The learned gentleman was well known to the community of Liverpool. He first entered life as a me dical man, and was for some years secretary to the medi cal society of this town. After that he became a specula tor in theatricals, and purchased the Belfast Theatre, of which he was the sole proprietor up to the period of his death. About three years ago he was called to the bar, but did not make much of his new profession, only having a small practice at Quarter Sessions. He, however, en joyed a competency exclusive of his profession. As a literary man, some of his productions have graced the co lumns of the local press. He was correspondent of the Morning Chronicle for some time for the northern dis trict, and was the author of several rather clever works connected with his profession. In his earlier life he en joyed the intimacy of many eminent literary characters, including Professor Wilson, the late Dr. Maginn, &c. had frequently taken place after those dinners; that there had been instances of gentlemen losing their wigs in the yard, and next morning they were found on the sticks of the dahlias. Other gentlemen, after dining at the Work house, had been seen to lay hold of the gas•lamps and pull them down in the attempt to steady themselves. Ha concluded by moving that the master of the Workhouse have instructions not to provide a dinner for the guar dians on a Wednesday. After a warm discussion, in the course c which Mr. Kirkus's sinuations were ind denied, the proposition was put to a show of hands, and lost by a large majority. The dinners will therefore be contiliued. EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN DUBLIN IN 1853.—The Mayor of Liverpool has received a communication from the committee of this exhibition, requesting him to take measures in this town for furthering an object which has proved on former occasions very beneficial to the manu factures and agriculture of Ireland. It has on this occa sion received an additional impulse from the liberal spirit of Mr. Dargan, the great Irish contractor, who has lodged £20,000 in the hands of the committee, to enable them to proceed with the undertaking on a much more enlarged FRAI:DS ON ESIGRANTS.—During the last few weeks, Mr. Clough, superintendent of the detective department, has been laden with complaints from intending emigrants of frauds committed by storekeepers and money changers in the neighbourhood of the docks. On Thursday, an Irishman, who had come for the purpose of sending a relative to the United States, went to one of these places, and requested American coin for fifteen £1 Irish notes. Upon examining his change, the party found that in eagles, two one dollar pieces, two sovereigns, and some silver, he had had only received value for £l2 15s, £2 5s being charged for commission. After a remonstrance, the Irishman called at the police-office and lodged a corn plaint.—A few days ago, two men from Gloucester, who had been selected by Government for emigration to Australia, had the sum of £1 forwarded to them from the Government Emigration Office, for the purpose of purchasing a few necessaries. They went to a shop which was named to Mr. Clough, and purchased 241bs. of sea soap, for which they were charged the modest sum of 20s, or only tenpence per pound.—Another party bought a large quantity of what ought to have been excellent sugar, and upon examining their bargain at their lodgings found they had been given salt. and useful scale. The committee have advertised. for plans of a suitable building,'to be erected on the beautiful grounds of the Royal Society, and regulations something similar to those of the Great Exhibition in London will shortly be published. In consequence of this communi cation, the Mayor has requested Mr. Grantham to call a meeting of such gentlemen as are willing or able to con tribute objects of interest to the exhibition, and it is to be hoped that those interested in the welfare of Ireland will not be backward in tendering their assistance to such a laudable object. BOROUGH BANK--On Tuesday, the sixteenth annual general meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held at the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. W. Rathbone, chairman of the board of directors, presiding. From the , t appeared that the profits of the past year, after payment of all expenses of management, and making allowances for all bad and doubtful debts during that time, amounted, notwithstanding, to £42,037 93. Iod. The reserve fund, as by the last report, was £49,513 ls. Bd. ' • the net profits of the past year, deducting income tax (£1,032 154. 33.), were £41,004 I4s. 7d. ; making together £90,517 16s. From this sum two half-yearly dividends had been paid, at the rate of 6 per cent. on the paid-un capital of the company, together amounting to £37,500, leaving the reserve fund at present £37,017 16s. The report was adopted unanimously, the retiring direc tors re• elected, and a sum of £l,OOO voted to the mana ging directors for their services during the year. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Crosse, the manager, and to the directors,-the meeting separated. report, REPRESENTATION OF THE BOROI7GH OF OLDHAM. — The much-lamented decease of Mr. Duncuft, M.P. for Oldham, has created a vacancy very unexpectedly. His death occurred at an early hour on Tuesday morning, and no sooner had the melancholy intelligence reached Old ham, than a highly-influential portion of the Conservative party immediately met, and without loss of time decided upon a deputation being formed to wait upon and solicit the services in Parliament of Mr. Heald, our late much esteemed representative. This, we understand. took place on Wednesday morning, at Parrs Wood, and that Mr. Heald at once consented to be put in nomination as soon as the vacancy should be legally declared. We greatly rejoice that the senatorial services of Mr. Heald will not be lost to the country, although the borough of Stockport may for a time be deprived of them ; and we heartily con gratulate the constituency of Oldham on the prospect of thus acquiring the services of a gentleman so eminently qualified to serve their local and general interests in any and every possible way.—Since writing the above we un derstand Mr. Heald was met by a large body of Messrs. Duncuft and Cobbett's constituency at the Town-hall last evening (Wednesday), and was enthusiastically received. —Stockport Advertiser of Thursday. HEALTH COMMIrrEE.—On Thursday, at the weekly meeting, Mr. Alderman Langsdale presided. A long discussion took place respecting the flagging of Tobin street, at a cost of £BB, against which Mr. Beckwith protested, but as he made no motion on the subject it was agreed to. The medical officer of health reported that the number of deaths registered during the week ending 24th July, 1852, was 154 in the parish of Liver pool, and 80 in the extra-parochial wards: total in the borough, 234. Previous week, 209. Increase 25. The chairman stated that the watch committee and the water committee had agreed to co-operate with the health com mittee in establishing public pumps. The water commit tee gave all their proportion gratis, and the watch com mittee were to protect the pumps end see to the due administration of the water.—Mr. Newlands said the health committee would have to supply the posts, which would be all that would be required ; they would cost about £6 a-piece. —Mr. Beckwith asked if it was intended to have troughs for cattle to drink at? Mr. Newlands replied in the affirmative. It wa's intended that troughs should be provided in the roads leading from the docks, and in other places where they would not cause any in convenience. The other business was of no public interest. CAUTION TO ATTORNEYS PRACTISING IN THE COUNTY COURT.—For some time past the attention of Mr. Pollock, the judge of the Liverpool County Court, has been drawn to the fact that a number of attorneys and agents practi sing in the court have been in the habit of obtaining money from poor persons for the purpose pf suing debtors, but, instead of doing this, pocketing the money and never taking out processes. Some of these parties have been summoned before the judge and verdicts given against them in many cases.—The learned judge, on Tuesday, made some strong observations at the conclusion of a case. He said he was very much pained by the fact. If such a practice was allowed to continue, it would bring the court into disrepute, and he was, therefore, deter mined to put a stop to such proceedings ; and he could only do this by striking off the rolls of the court the name of every attorney whose conduct was so disreputable. The reason why he mentioned this was that against one party there had been several such cases, and he was deter mined to put a stop to such proceedings. DEATH OF JOHN DITNCTIFT, ESQ. M.P. FOR OLDHAM. —We regret to have to announce the:sudden death of Mr. Duncuft, one of the members for Oldham, who expired at his country residence, Frodsham, Cheshire, shortly before one o'clock on Tuesday morning. Mr. Duncuft was in Manchester and transacted business on Wednesday last, and he remained perfectly well until about one o'clock on Thursday morning, when he was seized with English cholera. Medical advice was immediately procured, and Mr. Duncuft progressed very favourably ; indeed he was never considered to be in the slightest danger from the disease mentioned, and on Saturday he was thought to be convalescent. But on Sunday, the medical man per ceived symptoms of inflammation of the brain, which ra pidly became more severe, and ultimately terminated fatally on Tuesday morning. Mr. Duncuft was first returned to parliament at the general election in 1847, when he was chosen with Mr. W. J. Fox, to represent Oldham; and he was re-elected recently, jointly with Mr. J. M. Cobbett. —.Manchester Guardian. LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCTATION.—The annual meeting of this association was held on Thursday even ing, at the Royal Institution. The chair was occupied by Mr. Shaw, the president. Many of the leading chemists of the town were present, besides several of the members of the medical profession. From the report it appeared that the council had given attention to the subject of sup plying medicines to emigrant ships, and the require ments of the land and emigration commissioners, that all vessels chartered bvthem shall be furnished with medicines from the Apothecaries' Hall, in Blackfriars-lane. The complaint was considered just, but the council thought a remedy might be found without giving a monopoly to one establishment by requiring the medical officers appointed government emigration efficers to inspect the drugs. The attention of the council had been directed to the forma tion of a museum of pharmaceutical preparations, and ma teria medica. Arrangements had been made by which members and associates were admissible on favourable terms to the botanical lectures of the Liverpool School of Medicine. Dr. Edwards, who has the conducting of the class for the study of pharmaceutical chemistry, stated that ten students had availed themselves of the means of improvement held out in that department, and diligent and satisfactory progress had been made. Thanks were voted to Dr. Edwards, for the ability he had shown in conducting the laboratory, Jacob Bell, Esq., late mem ber for St. Alban's, attended, and explained the Pharmacy Act which passed during the last session of parliament, and the way in which its usefulness might be extended. The members of the society took supper together (Mr. Bel! being an invited guest), at the Waterloo Hotel, after the business of the meeting was concluded. SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell, chairman, pre siding. The Finance Committee, out of 79 applicants, recommended the following four persons to the notice of the board, as eligible for appointment to the situation of rating bookkeeper, now vacant :—Messrs. Robt. Savage, W. W. Archbold, John Bradshaw, and Henry Moon. Mr. Savage was elected by a large majority.-s—Mr.Bradley gave notice of a motion for the next board day, for the appointment of a permanent surveyor for the parish.— The medical officers having complained of the quality of the bread used in the Workhouse, it had been resolved that the admixture of bran with the flour should be dis continued for two months. On the 21st July there were reported to be 1992 inmates in the house, against 1908 in the corresponding week of last year. There were 531 sick cases.—The Schools Committee had resolved that Miss Garston, an assistant teacher in the girls' schools, who had bad some unpleasantness with Miss Cszneau, the head mistress, should be allowed to recal her resignation. The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks called upon the Vestry to support the head mistress.; and, after a long discussion, the recommendation was negatived, and Miss Garston's resignation accepted.—A report from the Poor-law Board was read in reference to the alleged frauds in the vaccina tion cases. The evidence, it was stated, fully established ' the fact that the whole of the four vaccinators, Mr. Gill, Mr. Steel, Mr. Emmett, and Mr. Donlevy, had dis charged their duties in the most careless and reprehensi ble manner. The Board recommended the Select Vestry to terminate the contracts for vaccination with the exist ing vaccinators, and to appoint in their stead officers who would undertake personally to discharge the duties of their office, and not confide their performance to untrust worthy assistants. The report was referred to the Medi cal Relief Committee.—The Ven. Archdeacon stated that the accommodation for female patients at Rsinhill was at present very much engaged, and some had to sleep on the floor of the dining-room.—On the motion of Mr. Banner, Mr. John Baxter, warehouse owner, was appointed a member of the Vestry, in the place of Mr. Wiggins, de ceased.—The Vestry soon afterwards broke up. THE PILOTS' ANNUAL SURVEY took place on Wednes day. At ten o'clock, the little fleet consisting of ten cut ters, and the new schooner (No. 5), sailed down the river, accompanied by a steam-tug, having on board the Mayor (Thomas Littledale, Esq.), Messrs. Bramley-Moore, S. ' Holme, Parker, Cooper, an d other gentlemen. The cruise was to the Bell Buoy. The race outward was won by No. 2 boat, and the run home by No. 4. At three o'clock an excellent dinner was provided on board the steamer, got up under the direction of Mr. Fisk. Mr. J. N. Wood, the chairman of the pilots' committee, presided. Amongst those present were the Mayor (Mr. Thomas Littledale), Rev. T. Redhead, Mr. T. E. Moss, Mr. J. B. Moore, Mr. F. Shand, Mr. J. A. Tobin, Mr. S. Holme, Lieut. Lord, Messrs. John North, P. F. Curry, Thomas Court, John Torr, C. H. Steel, H. J. Higson, J. Plant, Alderman Parker, Alderman Cooper, J. Leece, W. Huron, T. Bold, N. D. Bold, L. Hardman, R. Edwards, T. Hampson, W. Fosherry, W. Mann, 14. Jenkins, J. Worrell ; the whole of the master pilots ; Mr. Rowland, the active and efficient secretary, and Captain Cook, the able superintendent. After the usual loyal toasts had been given, the healths of the " members of the borough," and " the unsuccessful candidates at the late election," were proposed and re sponded to, the latter toast being noticed in a humorcus strain by Mr. Alderman Moore and Mr. S. Holme; "the bishop and clergy of the diocese" was responded to by the Rev. Mr. Redhead. Other toasts succeeded ; amongst these were " the health of the pilots committee," " the officers of the establishment," " the Dock Committee," " the town and trade of Liverpool," " the royal yacht clubs of England," &c., &c, These were appropriately acknowledged by Mr. Hudson and Mr. Hughes, masters of pilot-boats, Mr. D. Rowlands, Captain Cooke, Mr. J. A. Tobin. Mr. T. Moss, Lieut. Lord, and other gentle men. The health of the mayor was drunk with consider able enthusiasm ; and, in acknowledging the compliment paid to him, his worship expressed his confidence in the sailing qualities of the schooner, observing that, on this occasion, she could not be said to have had a fair oppor tunity of testing her capabilities, He had no doubt, how ever, that she would ere long establish a fair reputation, and that, in time, the fleet of pilot boats would be com posed entirely of schooners. His sentiments appeared to meet with a unanimous response, the general feeling on board the tug being that, if there had been anything like a gale, No. 6 would have left her competitors far in her wake. After spending a most agreeable afternoon, the party, which numbered abolutajtoo,urteteuigrn4et o'clock dntl the in t i ear he e . tt v ig en , i e n n g, d reached lbiverroo THE ORGAN AF GREAT GEORGE-STREET CHAPEL.— On Saturday afternoon Mr. G. Hirst, the talented or ganist, displayed the powers of this splendid instrument to a select party, comprising numerous amateurs, and principal professors of the town. The instrument, one of the finest of the far-famed Hill's manufactory is, we believe, not exceeded by any, certainly not in the delici ous voicing which is the peculiar excellence of this maker. Mr. Bewsher, the well-known organ builder of this town, has added pedals with much skill and effect, but the crowning work is the adoption of a patent action, the in vention of Mr. Holt, of Bradford, which wholly removes the proverbial ,evil of this otherwise sovereign of clavi chordal instruments. Such of our readers as may not be musical practitioners will at once perceive the benefit of Mr. Molt's beautiful agency, when they are told that a force equal to upwards of twenty-eight ounces in each finger is reduced to much less than one; and a delicacy of expression and elegance of transition is effected equal to the most exquisite rendering of the staccato of the violin, or the soft glide of the flute. TREAT TO THE BLUE-COAT SCHOOL BOYS.—MELAN CHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday, the boys of the Blue-coat Hospital had theirannual excursion to Eastham, a treat which has now been given to them for several years by Mr. Nicol's, proprietor of the hotel. They numbered about - 250, and had with them their hand. Mr. R. Gibson, the treasurer of the institution ; Mr. Woods, the master; and Mr. Gray, of the parish-office, accom panied them on their trip. Arrangements were made by which they could engage during the day in various inno cent pastimes. The joy of the young people, we are sorry to say, was effectually damped by the occurrence of a deplorable casualty. A fine little fellow eleven years of age, named Price Rowlands, in the buoyancy of youth and spirits, with some of his companions amused himself by rolling on the grass on the grounds contiguous to the hotel, and at a place where there is a descent towards the river. The poor little fellow, unable to restrain himself when in motion, rolled down this declivity, pitching upon the rocks beneath. It was found when taken up that he had sustained a fracture of the skull, of which he subse quently died. - - - - THE CASE OF MR. SIDNEY SHERLOCK.—Mr. Swan ston and Mr. Renshaw appeared on Wednesday, before the lords justices of appeal, in support of the petition in this case, presented by the bankrupt, Mr. Sidney Sherlock, of Liverpool, wine merchant, against the decision of Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, by which he had altogether re fused a certificate or any further protection. Mr. Swan ston and Mr. Renshaw, in support of the petition, ob jected that the commissioner had no jurisdiction, under the 198th section of the act, to adjudicate upon the ques tion of the certificate, except upon the application of the bankrupt himself, who had not applied. Their lordships decided that an application for his certificate by the bank rupt was not an indispensable preliminary for the purpose of giving jurisdiction to the commissioner either to grant or refuse the certificate. some discussion on the merits of the case then took place, and ultimately an order was made affirming the decision of the commissioner as to the certificate, but modifying it by granting protection to the bankrupt's person ; such modification, however, being made with tl:e assent of the assignees, and the bankrupt taking the risk of the protection being ineffectual, by rea son of want of jurisdiction in the court to give it. LIVERPOOL Assrzcs.—The assizes will commence on Wednesday, the 11th August, before Lord Chief Justice Campbell and Mr. Justice Wightman. There are 73 prisoners in our county gaol at the present time awaiting their trial ; these are exclusive of the cases furnished by the Manchester district of the southern division of the county, an account of which has not yet been furnished for the calendar. Of the 73 persons before-named, 2 are charged with murder—John Dowd, for stabbing a man named Conway ; and Slaney, the police-officer, who was committed en the coroner's warrant a short time ago for causing the death of a woman on the night of the nomina tion, in a court in Grosvenor-street. There are two sis ters of the name of Rimmer also charged with an attempt to poison the daughter of one of them. There are seven cases of child murder, 1 for rape, 1 concealment of birth, 7 manslaughter, 1 arson, 4 perjury, 3 forgery, 10 burglary, 1 sacrilege, 2 bigamy, 3 stabbing, 8 for rioting (Wigan), 4 for robberies with violence, 1 assault, 6 for street rob beries, 2 housebreaking, 3 for robberies on the postoffice, 1 coining, and 1 for horse-stealing. There is one case for an odious offence, and the remaining two are prisoners remanded for sentence. ----- DARING BURGLARY NEAR LIVERPOOL.-011 Satur day morning, between twelve and one o'clock, three men forcibly broke into the house of a superannuated naval officer, named Howard, living at Walton, near Liver. pool. Their faces were covered with crape, and they were well armed. Making their way into Mr. Howard's bed room, they took away his crutches, without which, being a cripple, he could not leave his bed. They then de. i de manded his money, threatening what they wo uld do f it was not immediately " turned up." His wife, who was in bed at the time, observed that " they had very little in the house ;" and he added that "it was well known to all his neighbours that he had never kept to the length of a pound in the house." Whatever there was, they said, they must have. Where was it ? Pointing to a box in the room, she replied, " It's there." To break open and ransack the box was the work of a moment, their search being rewarded by the discovery of half-a sovereign, six or eight shillings in silver, and four shillings in copper. They returned to the bedside, arid saying that they only wanted a few shillings more, asked where the other money was; adding that if they would tell them without further trouble, they would inflict no injury upon them. Mrs. Howard persisted in her original statement, and one of the robbers said, " Well, I believe you." He then induced his fellows to leave the house. No chic has Set been obtained to lead to their apprehension, SACRILEGE.—On Saturday evening, the vestry of St. Augustine's Church, Everton, aas entered through the window, and several articles of trifling value stolen. The safe where the communion-service is deposited was attempted, but unsuccessfully. The thieves were evi dently surprised, as, on Mr. James Linacre, the sexton, entering the vestry, he found a bowl placed under the water-tap, which, from the time the tap had been turned, had not time to fill. A man has been taken up on suspicion. ACCIDENT TO A LIVERPOOL LADY AND GENTLEMAN. —An accident, which might have proved fatal, happened on Saturday last, to a party of three in a conveyance, including the driver. A lady and gentleman from Liver pool, who for a short time had been in lodgings in Bow ness, left that place on the morning of the above day, with the intention of going to Coniston, and engaged a conveyance at the Ferry inn. When near the High Cross, betwixt Coniston and Hawkshead, the horse, from some cause, took fright, and set off down the hill at the top of its speed. The driver was thrown from his seat, but. although bruised, he escaped without any material injury. The gentleman was also thrown out with great violence, and had his head dreadfully cut, and, almost immedia'ely afterwards, the phaeton was overturned, and the lady t getting entangled betwixt the springs and the drag chain, was dragged in that position for 200 yards, and was so cut and bruised about the face that she was scarcely recognisable. Mr. Gibson, surgeon, who hap pened to be passing at the time, assisted in getting the unfortunate pair removed to Mr. Atkinson's, the Water head Inn, where every attention was paid by Messrs. Gibson and Bvewater. At one time the lady's life was despaired of, but hopes are now entertained of her reco very. No blame whatever is attached to the driver.— Lancaster Guardian. THE LIVERPOOL COLLECTION AT THE CRYSTAL PA LACE.—We copy the following from the Jurors' Reports, just issued :—" It appears from the statement of Mr. Thomas C. Archer, by whom the Liverpool collection was arranged, that the cost of it was about £4OO, which must be regarded as a very small expense in comparison with the importance of the results to be derived from it. Ten months ware occupied in making the collection ; but it appears that the greater part of each day was consumed in obtaining the necessary funds, in soliciting samples from the produce-brokers, and in overcoming the hostile prejudices which existed against it. The evenings only were devoted to the classifying and naming the specimens which were obtained by gift or purchase. The time con sumed was, it was stated, one of the principal items of cost, as the Liverpool Local Committee had to reimburse Mr. Archer his salary from the government, which he ceased to receive during the ten months he was engaged in making the collection. About £230 were thus ex pended ; but a large portion of this outlay is attributed to loss of time in soliciting subscriptions ; for. had sufficient funds been placed at the disposal of the Liverpool Local Committee in the first instance, Mr. Archer conceives that a collection ten times as extensive might have been formed, at a cost but little above that of the present one. This, iadeed, was collected under great disadvantages, a few cases being provided as they were required or could be afforded. Much credit is due to the Liverpool Local Committee, and especially to Mr. Archer, for the perse verance which they evinced in prosecuting their labours under such difficulties, as well as having produced, not withstanding, so extensive and valuable an exhibition for so small an expense." THE BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—OUT readers will find in another column, the general programme of the approaching Musical Festival at Birmingham. which commences on the 7th of September next. The Birming ham Festival, established more than three quarters of a century ago for the benefit of that noble institution, the General Hospital, has risen to be the greatest provincial music meeting in the kingdom ; and its importance as an agent in the cause of beneficence may be estimated by the fact, that the Charity has profited by it alone to the amount of above seventy thousand pounds sterling. The arrangements for the festival about to take place are on a still more magnificent scale than those of any previous year. The list of vocal performers engaged will speak for itself to every musical reader; but we must express our Peculiar satisfaction at observing the name of Madame Viardot Garcia, the sister of Malibran, whom she resem bles in the greatness as well as the universality of her genius. We have pleasure also in seeing the names of Madame Castellan, the charming prima donna of the Royal Italian Opera ; of Madame Clara Novello, and Mr. Sims Reeves, the most accomplished English singers of the day : of Tamberlik, the great dramatic tenor, who has no superior in vocal power or in public favour; and of Formes, who has shown himself as great in English sacred music as in that of the German or Italian stage: The orchestra. 140 strong, and under the direction of Costa, will be of unprecedented talent and power, em bracing the whole performers of the Royal Italian Opera and the Philharmonic Society, with many others of tried and approved ability. The chorus. in like manner, in ad dition to the Birminghom Choral Society, will comprise a large number of metropolitan singers, carefully selected. The whole body of vocal and instrumental performers will exceed five hundred. 'The list of the principal pieces to be performed, too, will speak for itself. But we may call attention to two objects of peculiar interest—posthumous relics of the lamented Mendelssohn ; the one a portion of an oratoria entitled Christus, and the other a fragment of en opera called Lord y, both of which he left unfinished. We may also notice Beethoven's great choral symphony, a work of colossal magnitude and power, whiclk has never yet been produced before a provincial public. DOCK COMMITTEE. - At the weekly meeting of this body, on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., presided ; the following members were also present :—Messrs. Shand, Robinson, Brocklebank, Evans, Gregson, Cha loner, Steele. Claxton, Barber, Holden, Langsdale, Roy den, Tobin, Bold, Rankin, Hall, Lockett, and Molyneux. The dock surveyor having applied to the health commit tee for permission to break into the new street forming the continuation of Regent-road, entrances from the east quay of the Huskisson-dock, the latter body had stated that they could not act, the street not having yet been adopted. The chairman was empowered to see the town clerk upon the subject.—A letter was read from Messrs. Staite and Price, patentees of the electric light, contain ing proposals for the permanent lighting and illumination of the river, from any point that might be selected. After some conversation on the subject, the marine sub-com mittee were empowered to expend £5O in having the light constantly exhibited for a month, on trial, from the top of the Round House, Prince's-parade.—The finance sub committee submitted a report in reference to the coal trade, in which they stated that they had no alteration to recommend in the charge made of lid. per ton upon coals entering the docks from the canal, to go coastwise. The lid. was charged upon all the coal admitted through the locks, but was returned on the coal for foreign expor tation. In the year ending the 25th of June, the quan- tity of coal shipped for foreign export was 32,941 tons ; and coals coastwise 154,163 tons. The question was, whether the committee should employ men to open the gates, &c., services for which, hut for this 114. duty, they would get nothing from anybody.—Mr. Steele gave notice of a motion for the next meeting, that the rate should be remitted on all coals for steam-boat purposes, and, after some discussion, the matter dropped.—A letter from the Ladies' Auxiliary Emigration Society, asking for the use of one or two rooms near the docks to store working mate rials to be given to emigrants, was referred to the bar hour-masters' sub.committee.—A letter was read from Mr. Withers, the treasurer, thanking the dock commit tee for the retiring allowance made to him ; and intimat ing that he would take the £209 per annum in preference to the gift at once of £1.000.-Iqr. Bold then moved, pursuant to notice, that the gratuity to Mr. Wainwright, of London, who was of so much service to deputations proceeding to London on parliamentary off:Ars, should be increased from £lOO to .£2OO a year. For thirty years Mr. 'Wainwright had discharged those duties to the great satisfaction and advantage of the town. The corporation gave him £2OO per annum • but the .sums which he received from the East and West India, and other asso ciated bodies of the town, had been reduced, so that his average salary was just £650 a year. After some discus sion the motion was agreed to.—The chairman stated that that was the last day for the receipt of applications for the office of treasurer.' He suggested thite the committee should hold a special meeting to reduce the number of applicants.—ln answer to a question, it was stated that there were 25 applications ; and it was then agreed that the committee should meet at two o'clock on the following day to reduce the number of applicants.—This closed the public business. GENERAL NEWS. MR. G. P. R. JAMES has just written his seventieth novel ! It bears the name of Pequinillo. THE PARISH OF ST. MARTIN'S-IN.THE-FIELDS has levied a rate to promote emigration. CAPTAIN HAWKEY, of the Royal Marines, placed upon half-pay in consequence of the fracas with Lieutenant Swain, of the same corps, has purchased a commission in a cavalry regiment. BROOME, THE PUGILIST, who did not surrender to his bail an a charge of card-cheating, was captured at Lewes a few days since, and lodged in gaol, where he will have to remain until the spring assizes. THE BOAT RACE ON THE THAMES. between Thomas Coombes, of Vauxhall-bridge, and Philip Chandler, of Milibank, for £5O, came off on Monday, and was most spiritedly contested throughout. Coombes won by two lengths. BRITISH AND AMERICAN STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY.—On Thursday, the Master in Chancery, Sir G. Rose, declared a call of £65 per share on the holders of shares, to discharge the liabilities, estimated by Mr. Hutton, the official manager, to amount to £72,000. THE C AFFRE WAR. -- in 1848 there was voted £1,100,000 on account of the Caffre war ; and on the 29th of June last the treasury ordered the balance, amounting to £21,291 15s. ld., to be transferred from the Commissa riat chest account to the Exchequer account at the Bank of England. • _ - - - AN - E S TATE, containing between 400 and 500 acres of land, situate at Horfield, two miles from Bristol. has just been bought by Mr. Cobden, Sir Joshua Walmsley, and another anti-corn-law leaguer, for the purpose of creating about 1000 40s. freeholds in West Gloucestershire.-- 2110 Herald. _ - - - A SWARNI OF BEES attacked a terrier dog at Highfield Cottage, Holmer, near Hereford, last week. The poor animal, maddened by pain, rushed into a field of beans, but it was a considerable time before he succeeded in rubbing his enemies off, when he was dipped in a pool of water. All efforts to save him proved ineffectual ; the sufferer died in a few hours afterwards. JAMES, the man who was convicted last week at the Lewes assizes for cheating at cards at Brighton, used to travel regularly in the Southampton and Alexandrian mail packets as a first-class passenger, and paid his fare and got a handsome living by card playing with the passengers on board. It appears that when taken into custody he had in his pockets implements for robbing jewellers' shops. A GIPSY, going through Sheffield last week, was ac costed by a man, who inquired if he wanted a child. The gipsy said he did, and forthwith the hard-hearted father fetched from his house a fine little boy, and handed him over to the tender mercies of the stranger. A while af terwards the mother came home, and, learning what had transpired, became almost frantic. Instant pursuit was made, tend the child was fortunately recovered. DEATIIS OF PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS. — Among the many alterations made by the Common Lsw Proce dure Act, which will take effect on the 24th of October, is one to the effect that the death of a plaintiff or defendant shall not cause an action to abate, but it may be continued as set forth in the statute. NEW NATIONAL GALL those likely to know, tl s rumoured amongst at a certain comic artist nction with lesizns. nowned for his political caricatures, in co an extensive builder at Pimlico, is actually makin at the request of ?he authorities, for the proposeC Gallery. Can this be true ? and if so, what are the archi tects about, to allow first a gardener, and then a carica turist to supersede them ?—The Builder. National TOBACCO.—By a parliamentary return we fi ad that, in 1849, the quantity of unmanufactured stemmed tobacco entered for homo consumption, in the United Kingdom, was 27,480,666 lbs., and quantities imported, 42,098,126 lbs. In 1850, for home consumption, 27,538,104 lbs. ; imported. 35,162,099 lbs. In 1851, for home consump tion, 27.853,253 lbs. ; imported, 31,049,654 lbs. In the first quarter of 1852, for home consumption, 7,343.580 lbs. ; imported, 2,541,011 lbs. The imports, it wilt be seen, have been considerably decreasing. - Mona GoLn.—We have been informed, upon credible authority, that yesterday a quantity of gold quartz was discovered between Hadleigh and Boxford. It appears that a labourer was employed digging up Friar's-bill, when, seeing something glitter, his attention was directed to what he had raised. He took a large portion to a sil versmith's shop, when it was tested, and found to contain pure gold. The report of such a discovery threw the town of Hadleigh into commotion ; and a general rus . was made to the " diggings " Jouip'zu ACTION FOR LIBEL.-At Warwick nesday, Henry Cox Brown, an escaped negro s may be remembered in Liverpool by his panorama illus trative of American slavery, brought an action for libel against the proprietor of the "Wolverhampton Herald. The article complained of denounced his panorama and explanatory lectures as gross and palpable exaggerations. The plaintiff alleged that his receipts fell off immediately after this libel, although he had been receiving previously from £6O to £7O per week. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £lOO. :es, en Wed TILE WESLEY AN CONFE Wednesday, at the conference now sitting :RENCE AT SHEFFIELD.-' at Sheffield, Dr. Hannah retired from the presidency of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, and was succeeded by the Rev. John Scott. The Rev. John Farrar was re-appointed as secretary of the conference. The second place in the nomination for both offices fell to the lot of Dr. Alder. The Rev. S. D. Waddy had nine votes ; the Rev. John Lomas, thirty-two ; the Rev. Dr. Alder, sixty-two ; and the Rev. John Scott, ono hundred and sixty. In the office of secretary the Rev. John Farrar had two hundred and thirty votes. WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—We (Cork Consti tution) have been favoured with an extract of a letter from Australia, conveying the following very melancholy intelligence :—" We have had news of —'s arrival out. The ship, the Isabella Watson, was wrecked on Port Phi lip Head—missed stays and struck. stern on, on a sunken The first boat, filled with young married was swamped, and all lost. The rest held on by the ves sel, and were all saved. Mrs. -- would not go in the boat, and escaped the sad fate of those who did. The sur vivors hoped to recover most of their property." The Isabella Watson sailed from Plymouth about November last, with respectable passengers only. TAE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S QUARTERLY RETURN. —This return comprises the births and deaths registered by 2,190 registrars in all the districts of England during the spring quarter ending June 30th, 1852; and the mar riages in more than 12,000 churches or chapels, about 3,228 registered places of worship unconnected with the Established Church, and 623 superintendent registrar's offices, in the quarter that ended March 31st, 1852. The return of marriages is not complete ; but the defects are inconsiderable, and approximate numbers have been sup plied from the records of previous years. The general results of the return are not unsatisfactory ; the marriages exceed the average number, the births are above, the deaths are but slightly above the average of the seasons.. SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. VINCENT'S ROCKS, CLIFTON.—An accident of a very shocking kind, and which resulted in the death of a respectably-connected youth named Cliffe, occurred on Friday, near Bristol. Mr. Cliffe, accompanied by a younger brother, had been walking on the banks of the Avon, and contemplating the beautiful scenery which there so plentifully abounds, when, upon coming near the round point, Mr. Cliffe be ing anxous, it is believed, to gather some wild flowers, ascended the rocks, which rise with considerable perpen dicularity towards Leigh down. Mr. Cliffe had got with safety to a considerable height on the cliff, and was at tempting to clamber much higher, when his foot gave way and he was precipitated to the bottom. He was conveyed to the Bristol Royal Infirmary, but he died almost immediately. A BID FOR POPULARITY.—At a political dinner given at Carlisle on Monday last, Sir J. Graham delivered the following bit of " soft sawder :"—" Now as to the ques tion of the spread of democracy. A short time after Lord Derby's and his colleagues' accession to power, we have Lord Derby talking of the extreme danger of the spread of the democratic influence. (Hear, hear.) I have no such great alarm at the spread of democracy. I have seen the conduct of the electors of Carlisle. (Loud cheer ing.) I have seen the behaviour of the people of Carlisle. (Renewed cheering.) 1 have witnessed the conduct of the electors of Carlisle, and also of the non electors (cheers), during this contest, and whatever apprehensions I may have had of the increase of democratic power they have been much mitigated by what I have seen !" (Loud cheers.) SINGULAR ROBBERY.—At the Norfolk assizes, on Tuesday, Robert. Barber, who was foreman of the jury before whom the notorious Rush was tried, was charged with having stolen a watch-chain, the property of Dennis Taylor, of Dies, silversmith. A girl named Suan Dent had been sent by Mr. Taylor to the Greyhound Inn, with a gold Albert chain in a paper parcel, directed to Mr. Vyse, of Topham. who had ordered it to be sent there for him. The girl Dent took the parcel in mistake to the Crown, and gave it to the cook, telling her it was for Mr. Vyse; the cook took it into a room where the prisoner (whom she did not know) was sitting, and asked him if the parcel was for him, to which he replied in the affirma tive, and took it and went away with it in his possession. The prisoner was in liquor at the time. The jury found him guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Sentence deferred. THREE PILOTS DROWNED.—lnformation has been received at the Trinity House, Newcastle, of the loss of three pilots belonging to Shields, while off Whitby, on the morning of the 26th, in oae of their cobles. A Danish sloop, named the Anne Mararitha, was coming along the Yorkshire coast to the Tyne, when be was haile3 by the pilots, who desired to go on board. The sloop was steered by a boy, and was carrying a large square sail. By some awkwardness on the part of the boy at the helm of the sloop, while the coble was coming alongside her mast got entangled with the sloop's bowsprit, and she was upset. Before the sloop could be wore round, the three men in the eoble had perished. The coble, there is every reason to believe, is No. 94, belonging to South Shields, and the names of the men drowned, Robert Stephenson, William Young, and Matthew Young. A FEROCIOUS VIRAGO.—A woman, named Mary Phil lips, was brought before Mr. M'Ey ncourt, at the Worship street Police-office, London, on Wednesday, charged with perpetrating a succession of most inhuman assaults. The prisoner was unmercifully beating a child, when a respectable married woman, named Arnold, interfered, upon which Phillips rushed on her, beat her most savagely with her fists, and ended by tearing the ear-rings from the lobes of her ears. She then attacked a woman, named Smith, so severely that the poor woman was afterwards taken to the London Hospital. The infuriated wretch then got a knife out of her house, and, as a third woman was endeavouring to pinion her from behind, she suc ceeded in inflicting a severe wound on the woman's arm. A policeman had great difficulty in securing her. In de fault of paying a fine of £5, she was committed for two months. SINGULAR CASE.—At the Stafford assizes, on Tuesday, John Williamson was tried for setting fire to a house and office at Westbromwich, with the intent to injure and defraud Job Haines. The prisoner had been the cash keeper of extensive collieries for many years, and had been allowed to control the cash unchecked for a long period. Suddenly his employer, Mr. Haines, informed him that he should expect a full statement of the accounts to be furnished. The prisoner's office was contiguous to his house, but there was no internal communication. Shortly before the time for producing the balance sheet, he represented that the books were destroyed by fire. There were some signs of fire, which had been traced from the house to the office ; but the course appeared very unnatural. It was shown that the prisoner had, in one instance, systematically omitted from quarter to quarter to give a customer credit for some hundreds of pounds. The learned judge considered the charge had not been proved, and a verdict of not guilty was returned. NEW UNIVERSAL COIN.—We have now before us a specimen of a new universal coin, designed to facilitate the system of exchanges amongst the different civilized nations of the world, and which, if adopted, would cer tainly tend materially to put an end to the confusion about the currency of various places, of which every tra veller has had such annoying experience. The designer of it is a gentleman well known in the scientific world for his politico-economic essays on many important subjects, Professor Neilson Hancock, and the coin is executed, with very great taste and skill, by Messrs. Allen and Moore, of Birmingham. Without diagrams it is not easy to give an exact idea of it, but the description may be thus given. The coin is of silver, containing 37 parts of that metal to 3 parts of copper. Its weight is one ounce troy, and its value, in the coin of Great Britain and Ireland, is ss. 2d. The weight is expressed in English, German and French, on one side, and on the reverse, the proportions of the two metals in the same languages. Its value, in the existing currencies of twelve countries, is likewise stamped on it thus :—England, ss. ; America, ,S - 1 19 three-fifth cent s ; France, 6 francs 39 centimes; Na ples, 1 ducat 60 grani ; Austria, 2 florins 27 three-fifths kreutzer ; Prussia, 1 thaler 21 two-thirds silber grosschen. On the reverse :—Spain, a 1 5 reals 28 marvadis ; Portu gal. 1 milreis 711 reis ; Russia, 1 rouble 68 copecs ; Hol land, 2 gulden 99 cents. ; Ilindostan, 2 rupees, 10 annas, 10 picc ; Chinese, 7 mace, 8 canclareens 4 four-fifth cash. There is no device of any sort, if we except a very minute representation of the terrestrial g lobe, which hardly deserves the name ; and it is a plain, unpretending, but thoroughly useful serve the purposes for which it has been designed. O n piece of money, and well calculated to the continent of Europe , especially, it would be desirable to have such a coinage, in lieu of the miserably depreci. ated currency now so general there.— Cork Paper. THE CURATIVE PROPERTIES OF HOLLOWAY'S OINT MENTsociety and medical men, both at home and abroad, s p ea k AND PILLS ARE DAILY ATTESTED. — AII ranks of of these incomparable Tedicineerin the most flattering terms, and assert that in the severest cases of ch ron i c ulcers, those even which were considered incurable, Hol loway's Ointment has been truly efficacious, when used ; and there is no disputing the fact that Holloway's Pills are the hest family medicine ever known or tried. These admirable remedies will cure bad legs, however invete rately diseased ; likewise rheumatic affections, glandular swellings, and the most obsti na t e cases of scurvy, scro f u l a , or king's evil, FEES TINDER THE NEW PATENT ACT.—The followirg of fees, under the Patent Law Amendment Act (which o force on the Ist of October next), appears —On leaving pe- will come i in the schedule annexed to tition for grant of lette £5 ; on notice of inten- on, £5 ; on sea tion to pro, specification, £5 ; at or be- £6.0 ; on ction, 1 g notice certificate of 1 ration for d nse or he top of hen they t on the 26th of Ju mph has becn sent to this of of the exe .ofound si she was innocen T memo eed with the applic letters iatent, £5; on fi fore the expiration of the thi seventh yea' the expi - 19 • every search and ins of objections, .x.,, nent or against disclaimer, £2. The stamp ties to be paid are as follows :—On warrant of cer for letters patent, £5; on certificate of pay ment of the fees payable at or before the expiration of the third year, £10; and on certificate of the fee payable a' or before the expiration of the seventh year, £2O. SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT —A. shocking accident its of Lord Middle from Nottingham. UT Banner, J. occurred *O esday morning, at the pi It half past nine o' clock is, and W. Robinson rig up and letting the rope titled to tt Husba hamper, used for the purpose down the men,) to be taken to tl g appeared secure; but ht of between forty and iped, and the four unfort Assistance was immediately rendered n the pit. It was, however, an hour the unfortunate fellows could be got out. ved severe bruises all over his person ; Banner is also bruised ; and Hushandsand Bonsor were taken homes near the pits. All the men are married, km ilies. Robinson remains in a most critical s recovery being very doubtful. The pit is sixty- deep, and no lent of !ar nature hi occurred there for upvvari s of twenty years. EXECUTION OF ELIZA FENNING.—it is a remarkable every year by the same the remembrance tion, because of t ards fully since 1815, a crime for will, atteste lid) have 26th of forgive She was e party who ever A sent us a tribute to the notice w —T E'SNINE enutug, in 181 , execution she walked to the s. is a cruel thing to die innocently, yet I freely ne, and die in charity with all the world - tressed in a white muslin-wo martyr gown, muslin cap atin ribencl, and white riband round bound with white s her waist Her appearance was very interestin Morning Ac , ertiser THE NEW FLORIN is now current rather broader piece than the fort It is a large Jossible in worse taste. The obverse presents the crowned bust of the Queen, with the leeend in Gothic being i :haracters ! VICTORIA D. C F. D. MDCCCLII urd de The reverse, an ex weration of t appeared on its predecessor; legend—ONE FLORIN-ONE TENTH OF A POUND. We have heard that the late go vernment contemplated contracting with some house at 3irmingham for the striking of the coin of the realm, a umour which at that time caused us no little astonish- Our surprise has, however, much abated after an _aspection of this piece, which we consider as intended to prepare us for a Brummagem mintage. While on the t of the designation of this new coin, we may observe florin, however unfit at this period of the s not in other respects inapplicable, since in the e ages the Italians had their florino d'ar 'gent() as well as llorinci d'oro ; and with regard to the indications of its current value, we have, as some people seem to have never authority for the practice in ancient coins. noticed —Literary Gazette THE BARONESS VON BECK. - At the Nisi Prius Court at Warwick, on Wednesday, an action was tried involving incidentally the merits of the case of the Baroness Von Beck, whose sudden death in the police court, Birmingham, last year,under very painful circumstances, will, most pro bably, be in the recollection of our readers. The action was brought by a Hungarian, named Constant Derra de Mo roda, against George Dawson and others, to recover com pensation for detention in prison and other injuries, con sequent upon a charge of obtaining moneys under false pretences. The trial occupied several hours, and a con siderable amount of testimony was produced on both sides. Ultimately the judge, Mr. Baron Alderson, decided that there was not evidence enough of malicious intent to sub mit the case to the jury. His lordship in thus deciding said, " I very much regret this. I think it has been a very wrong and very rash proceeding against this young gen tleman, because I do not think there was any reasonable around for supposing that he had anything to do with the Baroness Von Beck that was wrong, even supposing she was doing anything wrong herself, bout which I say no thing, although I am disposed to think she was not. I very much regret this, gentlemen." The plaintiff was then nonsuited. ATTEMPTED MURDER.—John Mitchell, aged 39, was indicted at the Warwick assizes on Monday for shooting at Sarah Mitchell, his wife, with intent to murder her. Ou Sunday, the 18th of April, the prisoner, who lived at- Winsan-green, near Birmingham, after dining at home. went out to a neighbouring public-house, where he had some ale. I n the course of the afternoon he went home several times ; and the last time he went, being then in liquor, he took a loaded gun from a shelf and discharged it at his wife. The shot entered her cheek, making one large wound and several small ones. She fell down, the wound bled profusely, and she was in danger for some time. The prisoner immediately left home and returned to the public-house, where he had a few minutes before invited a policeman to have a glass of ale. That police man, hearing the report of a gun, went towards the pri soner's house, and met the prisoner, who said to him, " I have shot the drunken —." The policeman went on, and, finding what had occurred, returned to the pub lic-house, where he found the prisoner standing with his bark to the fire-place. He apprehended him, and the prisoner, as he was going to the station, asked if she was dead ; and also said that he had loaded the gun with the intention of doing it three weeks before, but his cou rage failed him. To another constable he said, " T wish her head was in h—;" and the constable replying, " Not so ; she is not dead ;" he answered, " T wish she was ; she has been a torment to me ; she is a drunkard and a dire y woman." The prisoner was in a state of great ex _;itement at the time. The prosecutrix, in giving her evidence, said that he had always been a good hus` - her, and that when he loaded the gun three weeks band to before rpose of shooting pi of the whole she believed that he did it for the geons. The jury found the prisoner g charge, and his lordship obsery fere to protect the prisoner fr( ed that he could not inter )m thrtt ishment whi the law had assigned to his offence ceeded in the usual form to nd accordingly pro. sentence of death upon the prisoner, BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—At Maidstone, on Tuesday, an action to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage was tried. Mr. nirtescue, in open ing the case, said that the plaintiff was Miss Elizabeth Barbara Ricketts, a young lady of great resnectability, the daughter of a deceased naval officer; and the defen-, dant was Mr. Dundas Irving, a young gentleman also very respectably connected, and the son of a retired go vernment officer. Miss Ricketts, after the death of her father, which unfortunately occurred while he was en gaged in the coast-guard service in Ireland, by the upset ting of a boat, lived with her mother in the neighbour hood of Blackheath, her mother being in the receipt of a' pension from the government, which enabled them to live in a position of great respectability, but of course not of extravagance or splendour. The defendant, Mr. Irving, also lived with his parents at Greenwich ; and it appeared that in November, ISSO, the plaintiff and the defendant were introduced to one another at a party, and he paid her attentions which eventually ripened into affection, and resulted in an offer of his hand. At this period the plaintiff was about 23, and the defendant 24 years old. The defendant was employed as en extra clerk in Deptford Dockyard at a salary of £SO a-year, end upon his making an offer of marriage to the plaintiff, her mother very pru dently suggested that such a salary would be inadequate to the support of a wife, and that he had better wait until. he obtained some promotion and an increase of salary, which it appeared he anticipated he should shortly receive. The mother of the young lady was also anxious that his parents should be made acquainted with his intention to marry her daughter, but the defendant requested that this not be done, as he said that his father was very old, and also in a bad state of health, and that if he got worse he should be taunted with having been the occasion of it by exciting him upon the subject of his intended marriage. In March last, in consequence, as the defendant said in one of his letters, of a long conversation he had had with his mother, he asked the plaintiff to release him from his promise; and upon her declining to do so, he absented himself altogether from her mother's house, and finally broke off the match. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff; damages, £25 ABDUCTIOIN ...,. —An incident of an unusual, not to say romantic and extraordinary character, has given, within the last day or two, a public notoriety to the name of a small township in the neighbourhood - of Bristol, which, after some recent electioneering proceedings there, was, to say the least of it, quite unnecessary. The rector of the parish has sundry fair daughters, and, not tinny tr weeks since, one of them (the youngest) was united in the bonds of wedlock to the man of her choice , a gay a nd dashing son of Mars, an officer in the Ind ian arm y . Without the smallest intention of imp utin g sordid and mercenary motives, we may mentio n that, in the neigh bourhood, it is said to be a n acknowledged fact that, with the young lady herself, " money" was the primal.) ~ ,t w consideration eek o r s i o n since —so h t i h s, eiu however,)blcrumour-10 thei —wtalY: n ewly-married couple were s t aying for a while with 0- f a ther of the bride , when business called th e young h b bend to London or Southampon. O n 1:, .._ an absence of a day or so, be for his wife. He was first told return, a urally eno on the road. To subsequent interrogate the father, however, he received the st.c pected reply, that lie would never see " Young Lovell" in the b a ll a d . lie left to join bit rics, addressed t ins and unex 3. again. Like " sought her found I not : " it ' Wa - SCI. the walls of this and other neighbov- ge piacams, ion as to the e c t r b e a t t e the lady r l ; ~ L ages were co...ered 1,. reward of fifty pounds for info, of the missing lady, who is forcibly abducted by a relation. rumour in the neighbourhood is, that either the lady or we beard it whispered in Bath on ' - ''' , s were not satisfied with the prospect of expa dived in the joining of his recipient by th e n ; that it was conjectured that his business in 1 was to secure berths for the passage; and that ad_ ia b b u le t .ponent, public 'rumour, sayeth not. To add to the Tuesday, that the carriage of the papa was seen to enter the city rap idly that morning—that it bore a lady wrapped closely in a large mantle—and that it drove swiftly to the railway station —followed as rapidly by a man on horse ether witli ta o k r e w n i o th f o l i ' l i t s l a re b r seenochesetonts, horse back. who appeared to have a determined eye to the qua lity of the suspicious, if not contraband, cargo. Here the 'r, so far as we can gather, rests at present ; but it has .orded matter for much scandal among our gossips-- male and female--in club and coterie.—Bath Gazette, describe(: een " bridegroom• tape Iva fact, tha' commemoratm ,t the time created she suffered—a fact whict We are in ned to believe, fr come to our knowledge, that July, since then, has sent us for this day July 2i '- " ,e anniversary of ELlz. F