The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

I July 16, 1844 CO tinEPONDENCE. TYREIt V. LOWE. THE 7 ' LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM" AND THE " GRAND JUNCTION" RAILWAY COM PANIES. On Tuesday, at one o'clock, a special general meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of the " Grand Junction Ba bi i waY" was held in the Cotton Sa'es Room. for the pur .ruee of obtaining concurrence in the formation of e el' , shares towards the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, and also of furnishing those present with an official stare- Meat of the favourable art angement recently made for a Mutually beneficial alliance bet wee.' that company and the London and Thrmingham." JOHN Moss, Esq. took the chair, and, after the notice sailing the meeting had been read, said— The Lancaster and Carlisle act having been passed on -the 6th ult., we have lost no time in calling you together for the creation of the £l2 103. shares, so as to raise the (*Pita' agreed to he raised by the Grand Junction Corn- PanY towards that undertaking. The needful formal re solutions for this purpose will be submitted for your ap proval, and with the adoption of these resolutions the re gular business of the day will be concluded. Although it does not, strictly speaking, fora) a subject of discussion at the present meeting, we cannot deny ourselves the satisfac tion of stating what, we areaasured, you will be equally gra tified to learn, viz., that the points of dispute between the Grand Junctio n an d t h e L on d on an d Bi rm ingham baards have been set , led to mutual satisfaction ; that the general r esolutio ns of the two boards, by the arrangements in pro tress, will b e pl ace d permanent l y o' an improved footing, the result, so far as the public is concerned, is, hi" the two compan i es w ill , b y wor ki ng t oge th er , b e ens ed to give increased accommodation, and on reduced te rms, such as it will be out of the power of any other l t rtY to offer. The proprietors were informed at 8 e 414 now meeting, and I have great plea t:" in now repeating it, that the Grand Junction Board have been always impressed with a deep • tens"s w of the i mportance o f k eep i ng on th e b es t poss ibl e .7..Tith t h e London and Birmingham Company. W e twountrrea with You that the Grand Junction Company and B:'rever be fairly expected to consent to the London in Ininßhatn either making, guaranteeing, aupport g Shre north of j'bbury and Birmingham or g anßailway other 'Coo, un n , iagliarn, in opposition to the Grand JUOC difficul :e ty onee n evertheless felt, at the same time, that that out of the way, there was no other which re nces of did not admit of easy arrangement. Upon the occur tbe l as t f ur wee k s , ( w hi c h have fully bor ne out thete i mpreasions.) it may suffice for the present to state, that the Grand Junction hoard. alter receiving from the London and Birmingham board an offer of amalgamation Of the two concerns, which off,r douotless the proprietors generally have seen in the newspaper, gave it their most anxious and mature consideration ; and that the result was an unanimous decision against the amalgamation as proposed, and a communication of the decision t o th e , London and Birmingham board, with the reasons for it., and with such a recapitulation of past transactions ancU communications between the two boards as we trust has satisfied the Londo's and Birmiagliam board that nothing had ever been further from our wish or design than to prejudice the London and Birmingham Company. or to act otherwise than in harmony and. in the most friendly concert with them. We also offerei a meeting for discussion on a basis not inconsistent with . y g our reso lutions when you last as-embled ; and ( la' meeting took place accordingly on Wedne•day last, the 3d instant. Not only was the subject of a Shrewsbury railway then satisfactorily disposed of. but the general arrange ment which was made includes the prosecution of the Trent Valley Line on fair terms to all parties. In the present state of matters, some minor points of detail (though fully set•led as between the two companies) being Mill under the consideration of other parties whose interests ' are i nvolved in them, we must ask for a continuance of confidencelevoeurtsuntii without more full explanation, at all our general meeting next month. lam nsure this meeting will agree with me, that, having happily ter minated our differences. it would be unwise to recur gue f s u t r i t o h ng er to the p as t, or t o publish any letters bearing now I trust for ever set at rest. I cannot C lse the se o b servations without expressing my belief that Bch of th e unfortunate feeling which has lately existed , 0 Y he tr ace d to incorrect reports. circulated by parties have neither the interest of the ,London and Bir mingham nor GraindvJunction Company at heart ; and I s .,,, nev t:elY trust th at t h e arrangements now made will, by nrtng a ltalliance of the closest nature, put an end to d ,L:i O PeS of those who can only expect to line by pro "'ng discord between us, who sought always to be at peace. moMstr. SWIFT (the S ecre t ary ) t h en rea d t h e reso l u ti ons , cases. of which w ere o f t h e usual f ormat nature i n suc h t o b e •It appeared that 22,031 shares (of £l2 10a.) sere indwicreated and offered to the several COtporations and 104 er 'in who are proprietors of the 10,918 £lOO, stock 51 :), and 22,627 £25 shares, in which the capital or th e c andl re to be divided as omPany stood, which we For every £lOO share one £l2 10s. share. If two £5O ft 111 ft s. four£2s Uh,til the Ist of Saptember next vr - P 1 be allowed to take tip and clean transfer shares, in order that the new shares may be taken Y divided ; but should any of the new shares not be th e com ae e n that day, they will he sold for the benefit of rin g ai r,n3r. Until the first general meeting for decla .Z. wi ll be Until th e Z ld end in 1847, no dividend i £ be made ; but, ano n _ !late, interest at the rate of £5 per cent. rer Paid paid out of the company's fund on the P Portion of tit! £l2 10s. shares. orati on , solutions were unanimously agreed to by acela tivinghaefflod WI hoot a remark beiag tendered. the subject 'Yon re , been amply discussed, and the meeting ripe The c i r r " 8 - tle man me eting lo i ta haAi IR MAN then annou n ced, that unless some gen to • ffer some remarks„ the business of the retir e when "me to a close. The parties were about to L • —Lay / A , ateetifig 0 N A lOZLE Y rose, and after congratulating the Once,: t kt ,Z, 'he a d , antageous arrangement el the differ tzPlasetiiitien the two companies.. entered upon a long s pea ker th er a e e d aPalogy of th e former droceedines of his been' for and who he regretted was not present to , a ultat t t if i : Ile believed that his brother had • thou at • '3' the best motives throughout, with t ., hr4f , 0 no on o - "I h e PPosed to the (minions of those L "ejOic e d us ually acted in concord, and that take pl mor feel' r ace. H e e than lie in the cone liation that had Co Ss that h a d , t .: ii inded at some length to the angry the -8 - Il e h, Bl3 nte time, existed between the two oat the h a d , compbmented the chairman for twee the tw o taken coat p winging about the settlement be- Th e " or such C H AIRM AN said, in effect, that he was not aware tw o i .,, Eni Zt i ' .. l ga l ilnvieig been ever entertained between the nor !'• Where was no such feeling at their board, ipt.et,‘ se 11- eit existed in the other. Whets the re lvous‘s ev i e w trotatioi s m. t the other day, no such reeling by the mersibt-rs ei'her side, hu. all was w an 1 d'. l trienu s and agreeirb'e. (hear) and he trusted they . °obi lon g so. their mutual Otte, eats hake now Ititerwevrio. At r all that Mr. Mozlev had stated with referetace t • hi. ben, her, he could not help saying that the latter, Ito xe,er he mi. lit be gratified with the result of the arras q .etsse,,, made. had considerable retarded their progress, nut ',habiy from mistaken views; but he let g• - a'< fur for tile ku dfe ling expressed towards himself. The tise•t.n::, which evinced great gratification at the antioanc- trim nt made relative to the London and Bir- Thin: ham C. mpany, and their concurrence in what was propose d as to tine new shares. tom broke up. We should add, that the attendance was very numerous, and highly reapectable. 2.1 TILE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. iia,—Since I purchased your paper of the 9th. I have dully@ari t exami ne d the report of the case in dispute, be eer, i sh r .,,, '"'",- and Tyrer. In the first place, Lowe is not a Y o e ' s - e - "er, nor has lie been in any business since 1840. L o "'Port a s to what occurred, on the application of th - e w t e ; ° t. l ' Monday, is very incorrect, the following being Prove truth ::---L ,we appeared with the Mail and papeis to that t a j . the aPi lication was made as therein reported) emu sehood nod perjury had been maliciously had r!.- / lot 8 " ); the magistrate (Mr. Rushton) replied, he did if tikeriiitt the .arrant nor was lie sitting on the bench ; u_ trlagistrites had ' done wrong, I had my remedy by th e oal;llatttat them. I then stated I had papers r t, 11o,e triaki,2!“"bs I h.d from Tyre': was £9, £1 50, and £3ll, th e '''' 14 ell s I whereas they stated £l5OO, and that_ n the o zr u ran t was procured to let the time pass over wi w ie h r e e. by I si eY would merge into the hands of I y.e_r. hone d varta, , Olltti I •eose upwards of £5OO ; therefore 1 .iee Caaserkwould be granted to do away with the prejudi ce w arrn `. l the report. Mr. Rushton objected to granting throuvh"t.,, obser%ing, I could recover any loss I ustai t ..d e deposti the stgilication. I then applied f or s a cr p y et thelt Meth . h. °11 "! ,'llil warrant observing, Mr. Wyb , rg, , _ itualitudd instructed the' magistrates not to allow. mr. he „urn gave tattlers fur me to have them. I then left fore Mr , t'il"bserviiig I hoped it would be a long time be fbr baa ti ' lt ion Was off the bench through ill health, -eve r ha, - have been there I was sure this course would To r v , ‘ , , ..e . been a ll owed. I am sure, on reference to kusert r7tl;4`taun, You will fi n d t hi s correct, an d I trus t wi ll [We J utV Juif x 10/4 LOWE, 30, Edmund-street, Park. , 1 84 Qb ject i 4re tin at , 4 • we hav e a ddr es s. e to comprehend what is . Mr. Lowe's Stated Vrinr,44 to us the above communication, which the , 'a ou r hi Precisely as we received it. What we Solidpplicat."'t mweek,s paper, "as to what occurre d on catio n ern ver bia:. l- twe on Monday ," was the following, ultriaty,..tin sustain; per. to the ulagi' L esterdey Mr. Lowe made an apph strates for a warrant, on the ground 0.. ,I tk u— Y to gran -- ' 44 the charge. The magistrates refused 1 - ..L.e h b - t i h it " "e l etter • e warrant." This, Mr. Lowe says, ted slncorreet ?t, ,la " very incorrect." Now where is tot Lthat i t wa.. That the application was made is adm a i d: tiu o ` v tt also an d it on the ground of perjury is i. ask , w as refused. it is likewise admitted that the app ica ott,, whe re is o This was all we stated ; and agakn a w w e e ' enlighten u s e "Port incorrect Perhaps Mr. L r though we ratber despair.] • - v ve b --------------------_----f the noble ild t eg to draw the attention of the lovers o k ohNltah sport of fox hunting to Mr. Bretherton'ssa . le, INC r "hellish-1g columns of this day. m e ,c(3tnpriges the fleet racer, the stout w T eig is ht s c u a p r e r r ie lo r r , th e re,teran hunter the cover hack, and even the pad, for A lli t s elt is not wanting. atu44l4,,Artae Fists. —On Tuesday, the 2d instant, _a_fi u n a e Crn' u ll Was captured at Runcorn opposite the Old ( a Y. captured tipYe Docks; the length Was between eight and DT i et Ind its weight about 24 cwt. It was eaP re ~.. it wi t e h 'ben ruiployrd at the Runcorn Perry, who ti i,_ ,_,- ail hall witho ut rffr(t, but evemu,il'y they st r u eg 4 tie:K. l) o4 h .ts 8 lb ! , and thus secure! it ; it was a ' IQ hiaueht sttr, and thLrd sold. LOCAL NEWS. Messrg: J. and W. Walker have commenced building the fourth side of Hamilton-square. Birkettlical, will. when finished, be one of tne finest its the kingdom. The Wellington Hotel, Birkenhead, was sold on Nlon day for the sum of £3,260, being at the rate t.f three guineas and a half per yard. Only five years back, land adjoining the hotel was put up for 12s. a yard. THE £lOO NOTE ROBBERY CASE.—On Tuesday, F. Trappes, charged with having been in possession of stolen £lOO notes, whose case had often been before the magis trat's, was again - brought up, and fury committed to take his trial at the sessions, which commence on Monday. • CHILD RUN OVER BY A CART.—On Tuesday last, Philip Lynch, a child two and a half years old, was knocked down by a cart in William-street, and the wheel passed over its body, crushing it in a dreadful manner, to mush so that it died shorty afterwards. It did not appear that any blame was attached to the driver. ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.—On Wednesday, as a respectable female was crossing, in the Prince Steamer, from this town to Woodside, at h.ilf•past two o'clock, she had her pocket picked of two £2O Bank of England Notes, which site had ju t before received from one of the banks in this town. We regret to state that the numbers of the notes are unknown.—[We were not aware that the police had been removed from these packets, though we presume from the above that such is the case.] • THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The committee for erecting a monument to the Right lion. George Can ning, having a surplus of £B5O from the public subscrip tion raised for that purpose at their disposal, have ap propriated it to the promotion of education, by dividing it amongst the three principal institutions of the town, viz., to the Royal In,titution and to the Collegiate Insti tut on the sum of £340 each ; to the Mechanics' Institu tion, £l7O. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.-- During the past week the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas arrived at the Adelphi Hotel, and proceeded on a visit to the Marquis of Westminster, at Eaton-hall. On Saturday evening Sir Philip Egerton, M.P., and Cornwall Leigh, Esq., M.P., arrived at the sa•qe esta blishment, and have since sailed for Scotland, to enjoy the grouse season. The Hon. Col. Scarlett, of the sth Dragoon Guards, and brother to the present Lord Abin ger, is at present staying at the Atli-Iphi. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—IN RE GlBsoN.—The fourth examination of the bankrupt,' Edward Gibson, of Kendal, which was adjourned from the 19th ult., for the production of the son of the bank rupt, was resumed on Wednesday last. Mr. Myers ex- . amined the son, and, after, an , inquiry. which ltwed three hours and a half,_ the final hearing was adjourned till Wednesday, the ith of August, to allow tine for -the• hani:rimt to make up his schedule to the time of the. bankruptcy. ROBBERY OF A WATCH.—On Saturday, a decent-1 looking female, named Sarah Nowlan. was committ.ed.fqrt trial on a charge of having stolen a watch, the pr , perty.ori Thomas Jones, rk sailor. Jones, it apveared, had 1-ft ti public-house, in Christian-street, the night belore,..md, when in Byrom-street, he met the prisoner, who walked with him to the top of Balms re-si reet , where she snatched the watch out of his poAet, and made her escape in the direction of Marybone. There, however, she was appre hended by Inspector Abram, and the watch discovered on: her person. ROBBERY OF A. LINEN DRAPER.OII Saturday, a female, of rather respectable appearance, named Eliza , Mead, was committed, before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having robbed Mr. Briscoe, 1 nen-draper, of Oldhall street, of forty-seven yards of calico print. Mr. Higgin son, an assistant in the shop, stated, that he was busy at the counter when she entered, but that, having seen her leave the lobby, where goods were exposed for sale, in a hurry, he pursued her into the stre t, and speedily over took her. On searching under her cloak, he found a piece of calico print, twenty-eight yards in length. and another about nine yards shorter. The property was worth 235. FINES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE LOCAL ACTS. — The following parties were, on Thursday, at Birkenhead, mulcted for infringements of the by-laws for the regu laton of the township:—Benjamin Bridge. for smoking in the market, ss. ; Robt. Battursby, for riding on his cart without reins, 2s. 6d.; Thomas Prayers, bathing it. a public situation opposite the Monk's Ferry, 2s. 61 ; Moines Hastiiigs, riding furiously along the streets, 10s. ; John Wright, driving his omnibus on the wrong , side of the road, 55.; James White, driving a cart and horse without reins, 2s. 6,1. ; Robert Bushell. beerseller, selling ale during church time on the Sabbath, 10s.; Rich ard Fryer, cruel treatment to his horse, 20s. CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—Some eight or ten days ago, a boy, of humble parentage, Who is connected with a mer cantile t ffice in Exchange-alley We-t, found a purse, containing four sovereigns, in the throng of the pa-sen gers in Church-street. A carter, who was passing and saw him lilt it, remarked that he should advertise it. The boy reached the office, and immediately, with the assist ance of another lad, wrote out an advertisement for one of the newspapers. In the meantime the lady of one of the gentltmen connected with the office was making in quiry for a lost pulse, which, by a singular coincidence, was the one found; and the employers of the Liiiy knew nothing either of his good tortune or his integrity tillthey read the advertisement, and made inquiry in the usual way. We hope they rewarded him web for his honesty. PUBLICAN'S FINED.—On Friday, William Rathbone, beerseller, Dexter street. Park, was summoned to the Police-court, to answer two inturtnations—one for selling beer at illegal hours, and the other fur harbouring a po liceman. On the first he was acquitted, and for the se coi,cl he was fined 50s. The following beersellers and public tn. were likewise fined :—Amy Thomas, Scot land to,ed, 405.; Thomas .loves, Richti and-row, 405.; Solo mon Smith. Pr nee Will am-street, 405.; James Now. land, Bevingtm.hush, £5 ; Joseph Williams, Head stre,r, 80s.; Georg- Harrison, Nk aterloo Dock, 40s. ; Thomas Mercer, Key-street, 40s. ; Joseph Spencer. Ca ble—treet. 505.; Chas. Stubbs, Naylor-street,4os. ; Wm. Wittarn, Mi 1.-treet East, 40. ; Rowland 11 illiams, Dix teth-street, £5; Richard Dwells, Btidgewater.street, 60s. "Miss WELLER IN LON DON.—On the 20th inst., Miss Christiana Well r gave the second of her piano torte re citals at the llanover.sqoare [looms. We have, on a former occasion, pronounced her to be a first rate per. fot mt-r of the modern school. We can now, we are happy to say, add to th;s a most ulthrsitt.ting and a'most unqua -1 fled declaration as to her ability tot a due display of the works of the elder toasters. It in our dssire to see this extraordinary clever pianiste a perfect mistress of her aft, NY: should counsel her to subdue a title of that almost u p•dling force of manner which is at all times distinguisl , ; ahle in her peeormance, we can but hope that she w t l take such a hint in the spi rit in which it is truly mean . A little less of the Miller. and a little more of the alit-kin pet uliatilv of s•ylet would make this young ariste a sut.erbe exile .under of timeg,loniavlit:g and glorious varieties of Beeihoven. "— Cour/ jiou SAVAGE ASSAULT. —On Saturday, Kissack, the keeper of Ro-e h II Bridewell, informed the court that, whsle on duty at au e trly hour that mornirpl, he heard a woman screaming out loudly in the street that a matt lad Mur dered her husband. lie ictimediately ran nut, and, on aswertaining that the as.ault had been commit'ed in d e t t t - h s a t r t e e t i t i , e he nit)? bind eod of the dt o fema'ea cel r r b e t: " b eZ e rely cut fßo'u' over the head and lace. and that he Im e d n e:Hently been very savagely tieated. A curt eon, 'io . l v i v r as imme diately sent for, said it was a very bad ca s e, whether that he u w i a s s ir u t u nt i a b t l e e to r u on e o u t l i , t i tc er,ea corer. Under n as e re r those et c h i um stances the fellow who committed tne assault , and who was a bother or broth,r• jto the i n jure d lt' apprelten , ted, and articled to b e remanded unti lr ( p arty, 1. his relative was sufficiently recovered to conte to court. AssAuLT.--11i,lp.el Conran was brought up at Bir kenhead. on Tivir-day, charged wi.h an assault on Thomas Krrina, on Sunday !wt. The cemplainant stated that he went to Sea,ubnie, on Sunday last, and, on re turning home about nine o'clock in the evening. when hotel, the prisoner came up to him and knocked him down, alter which he struck and kicked hint %Ain Rreht Niolence. Mr. Pedder, who appeared on be he if cf the priwrier, called wiinmses to show that corn plaivant had been drinking at %at ions public houses, anti, to consequence of his hiving stiuck a boy, a general row c ,, mmcnced ; that the complainant also struck several several parties who were present, when the prisoner inter fered. It appeared, in fact, that a succ salon of fi .hts or disturbances hail taken place during the day, and that the prisoner had lit hared in a very disorderly manner. After a severe reprimand from the magistrates, he was fined lOs and c ats, and ordered to find two securities, in £lO each, for his god behaviour for twelve months. SEVEN CHILDREN AND A MAN BitTEN HT A MAD Doti.—On Thursiay seinnight. a dog, the property of John Smith Entwistle, Eeq ,of Foxholes, whilst in a state of madness. attacked several children and an old man. It was a hound, which had followed a cart, and first seized hold of one of the wheels. It ran off to Buckley Fold, and bit two children of Mr. Emmert, farmer. Being driven away, it turned down the Fold and attacked an infant two years old, son of a man named Chadwick, l i tearing it in such a manner that it was not expected to recover. It afterwards bit another child of John Pickup. It next took a circuit to Polly Green, where it bit two boys, Baring and Ashworth ; and having run thence to Howorth Knoll, bit an old man and a girl, after which it was taken and destroyed. It is supposed to have bitten cows, dogs, cats, &c., in its course. Mr. Entwistle. who was not at home, gave instructions that the children should be properly taken care of; and the other whelps of the same mother, which had been bitten by her when supposed to be mad, were destroyed. MAHOGANY AND TIMBER TRADE.'—Since our last the perodical sales of Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming have taken place. The attendance was numerous and respecta ble, and the amount of business transacted extensive. The competition was more spirited than usual, establish ing our port more firmly in the position she has long held in this important branch of commerce. The results are as follow :—Honduras mahogany : 62 logs, of small size, were sold at from 51:1. to 9d., or 5 7-16 d. per foot average, entirely exhausting the stock. St. Domingo : of 8 par cels offered, measuring 222,229, 4 were cleared off en tirely; namely, 390 logs, 56,425 feet, ex Margaret Ogil vie, at 121 d. per foot average ; 631 logs and curls, 40,715 feet, ex James Reid, at 18 3-32 d per foot average • 453 logs fot and curls, 67,011 feet, ex Regina, at 13 3-16 d. per Hammertoe,o a average, a 1 t 52 16 logs,932large per size ,foot 0 3 t 2 a ,4 v 5 e 8 r f g e e e . t , ex Of Charles the re. 47.2 i re mainder, feet,r, 18 ,wooeorefe go l de w a e t r om withdrawn.3d,d. to 4Cleld.alrsd: 1-15 d. per logs, foo t Timber : 15,000 feet of St.doll's pine, of large size, were sold 30 7; fe lB et p l. it i c )er foot 6OOO of srualer at 181 d. per timber t. t o m f s S is vk i ee,dels3 of t a r t pl i n 6 e l at to 2Oi l d o . i p . er pe f r oo f t oo ; t B . ,OU D O ea ff i e spruce deals.. , f middling quality, at 2 3-16 d. per foot, and 319 end s at ltd. per f oot o f 2 inClies. DRIVING CATTf.E ON THE SABBATH.—Oti Staltrihy two men were fioed ss. t act) and cos •s 'or 118VititZ driven some cattle up Oxford -street, in the immediate vicinity of St. Cittiiiiriite Church, OIL &today b - fore, during (gritty service. Mr. litishton looked at the - Milor's pr,t rlimatjoit hrfore he imposed the title, and >a d. that though St. Catherine Churrh was not ex , tritly in Oictort. street, yet, as that street WIS mentiimPd in the proclatna ton. the parties were not warranted in driving c a ttl e through it after divine service had COMM' lice t. STATE OF BROOK-STREET.--A vexing man was placed at the har of the p on Thursday, charged with an assent upon another young roan, on the day previous, in Brook•street, Oldhal!_atreer. Mr. Samuel Rayner, who stated that he nosse-sed valuable property it. the neighbourhood of Brook street, appeared before the bench, and said that his object in having the men taken into custody was to represent the di-graceful state of Brook-street to the magi-trates. Pattie. possessing pro herty in the neigabourtmerd were obliged themselves to keep a watch upon it, owing to the trewat th,fis com mitted. It was a disgrace that such a street snonld be allowed within a few hundred yards from the Exchange. The police-officer on duty in the neiAbourhood corro borated the statement of Mr. R iyner, and said the cane of the cimplaint arose from th - einducement for disorderly characterteto frequent the neighbourhood. as nearly all the houses in the street were houses of ill-fame. Mr. Rushton said after suet) representation, the whole of such houses should be immediately indicted. FATAL. OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday evening week, as a -teasel was lying at anchor near the Rock Lighthouse, the hat belonging to one of the hands, John Jones, of Beaumaris, who was supposed to he intoxicated at the time, was blown overboard, and the unfortunate man leaped into the river, which was running somewhat ra pidly at the time, for the purpose of catching it. His shipmates, seeing the imminent danger h- was in, threw a rope and pla,k to his assistance, either of which he might have easily gr sped ; but, heedless of the conse quences, he pursued the hat, and at length seized it and ,plac-d it on his head. The crew immediately lowered the boat, but, in the confusion of the moment, partly stove in her sile in the attempt. S ime of them, how ever, got into her and put off; but she speedily filled, and though they endeavoured to bail 11 , .r out with their hats. theytoon discovered that their only safety lay in running her azround upon the beach. We need scarcely say that, being unable to reach Jones, the infatuated roan speedily sank to rise no more. DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDING.—OR Tuesday, Thomas Kelly, a member of the Liverpool Independent Tontine Benefit Society, summoned the secretary and president, whose names were Smith and Varley, for refusing to pay him the sick allowance. It appeared that Kelly had been five weeks sick, and had only declared on the box three days. 1-1 , . was sun moiled to attend at the clu -house to declare off the b and being detained there, he , was nut later than he should have been, and therefore the officers wished to fine him 12s. Kelly distinctly swore that be t woull not have been out of the house on the evening al luded to, only in compliance with the summons to attend , and declare off the box. Mr. Rushton said this was another instance of the scandalous conduct of men to wards each other when associated in clubs. They took poor men's money while in health, under an obligation to keep them when sick, and the moment they could they turned round and attempted to rob them of their rights. Addressing Kelly, he said, " Don't nay a farthing of the fine, and it they do not pay you your sick allowance come to me." The secretary stated that the allowance had been paid.—Kelly : They say they will scratch me off the books.—Mr. Rushton : Let them do so, if they dare ; I will make them scratch you on again. THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA.—The British and North American royal mail steamship AcatVa, Captain Judkins, artived here on Siturday morning. She left Boston on the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, and accomplished the run from the former port, including the usual deten tion at Hal Fax,• in. about eleven days and a half. She brought seventy-nine passengers. From Boston :—Mr. W. Wakefield, Mrs. Wakefield, Miss Wakefield, Miss Whittingham. Mr. D. L. M'Pher son and lady. Mr. J. Battersbee and lady. Mr. S. Broome and lady, Mr. H. G..urdin, W. Unadberry, It, R. Springer and lady, Mr. Leon and lady, Mr. J. V. Smith, J. H. Smith, Mr. James Masterson, F. Bunker, H. Vyse, Mr. Peck, Mr. E. Manstr, Robert Coleman, W. H. Haynes, Mr. R. J. Rickarby, L. H. Anshan, J. Medico, Mr. Battallacci W. Pierie, Rev. F. Rolf, Mr. J. F. Blakely, J. M. and M. Cannon. Mr. J. Battle, Mr. John Littlejohn, R. A. Hutchinson, Mr. Hydes, Mr. Malcom son, Mr. Schroder, John Gibson, Count Napoleon Ber trand, Mr. H. Coldharn, Mr. H. M'Farlane, 11ev. G Lewis, S. Moore, Mr. Dirhany, A. C. Logan, T. W. Hill, Mr. Farish, Mr. John Foster, R. C. Seabrook, Mr. Rossell. Mr. John Ryan, D. M'Farlane, J. Brodhead, Mr. John Hodge, W. Roy, Alex. Arthur, Mr. Colley, B. Arninigol, J. Mackay, Mr. H. Williams, P. M'lntyre, U. Lafontant. and Mr. George. From Halfax :—Mr. Joseph Robinson, Miss Robin son, Captain Smith. Mr. Lockhart and lady, Mr. E. L. Jarvis. Mr. R. C. Dereber, Mr. Arthur, Mr. Armour. Mr. %V. S. Henderson, Mr. C. Dealey and lady, and Mr. M'Lagan. DREADFUL SUICIDE IN THE RIVER.—About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, a respectable man narsted Felix Em, alias Felix Martin, who had just arrived from Genoa, represented himself to be a native of France, and had paid £l5 for his passage from Liverpool to Quebec, in the barque China, shot himself through the head with a loaded pistol, while in the state room of that vessel. Very little is known of the deceased and that little has been gleaned from the evidence of a person named Wag staffe, who had bean interpreting for him since he arrived in Liverpool, Wagstaffe states that there w•is an evident anxiety upon his part to conceal himself from public ob servation, a , c 1 that with this view he changed hislodgirizs four times in the short suttee of ten days. He had a con siderable amount of property on his person ; for instanec, a gold watch, a diamond ring, a silver snuff-box, a gold pair of spectacles, and two small bags containing doub loons to the amount of £lOOO. The whole of this pro perty together with three large trunks of wearing apparel. were found in his state room on board the China. A let ter written in French, found in one of his pockets. and addie4sed to Monsieur Felix, of Genoa, was transla•ed by Wagst•ge; but it turned out to be one of a private and family nature, written to the deceased by his sister, Pau line Nasset, and enclosing him a lock of her hair, as proof of her sincere affection. An inquest was held upon the body Tuesdav, and, by adjour nment, yesterday, and a verdict of fel° de s e was return-d. The whole of the property w it now revert to the crown. The deffased wa s i n terred at ten o'clock last night i n the parish ground, but, 1 , of course, without the rights of Christian burial. The president of one of the Jewish societies made an ap plication to have him interred in their burial gr ab o ro u liu t a r l d m,d . e as tnot firhoenrie the h s everyef fact ' e so u his f n to t, a believe g e t e h u a t c h i r e ct w i s c i n ; lite, s b r u a t el the th sa e id ac h t e o w f a p s a c( d )r h o e n re e r t re d f c u t s l e y d to th t e h e a p p o r l o l i t s i i n o n n , s a u i f i d in such cases. DOCK COMM ITTF.E .—Prezent, Messrs, Nichol, (in the chair,) Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Soli It, tmari, Bit'ley, Evans, Kendall, Shand, Tobin, Chitin, hoyden, 13,11, Middleton, Moore, and Aiken.—Leiters were r• ad from the water companies :is to the °vet flow of water from the pings on the dock quays. Mr. Holmes said it would take £lOOO to put down grating , , which were spoken of last week, to remedy the evil. The Chairman said Mr. Hartley cons.dered the expense of such :dating should he borne by the companies, arid not by the Estate. After some little conversation, during which it was stated ttott If damage were done to goods the companies would be I able. it was determined to submit the matter to the Harbour Masters' Sub-corran'ttee, to instruct their pro, le to ohserve in all cases where darna4e was done to packages, with the view of Navin_ it reported in the proper quarter. Cert lin alteration-i, on the applicaion of Archer, Daly, and Co., were ordered to he made in the shed, east side of Clarence Dock. The bottom of No. 2, Queen's Grav ing Dock was ordered to be lowered 3 feet 6 inches, the estimate cost of which was stated to be £1750, and the time occupied in doing the work two months. The The Chairtman said that he: Mr. Ripl y, and Mr. Bold, had had an interview with the Officers t f Customs, and they had given orders that would, be honeyed, remedy the evil of ce , ple keeping their goods in the transit sheds for long a time before passing the scale. They could com pel persons to take away their goods within fourteen days after the shipwas reported,and they cond take them to their own warehouses. There seemed to be a desire on the part of the Customs to assist them in this matter. The South Harbour-master presented the hollowing report as to the number of days the flags had been hoisted at the h dothe last 37, q c quarter; Queen's 3GT . 3 . 7 t , , K th ins 317. Mr. Hartley. the dock surveyor. said allusion had been made o6ut tohim last duri ng Union ged to sty that he never interfered with the flags at all, s.Brunswick cks du a 2 t w eek in reference to the flags ;be beg. and that what he had done had always been done in an open manner. Mr. Evans remarked that one of the master-pilots stated in London that be had known those flags up at all the docks, and vet forty vessels came in in one tide. On the motion of Mr. Tobin, seconded by Mr. Royden, the evidenc e g i ven b e f ore the Lords and Com mons on the Liverpool Dock Bill was ordered to be printed. The estimated cost was stated to be about £l5O. • Tux HAIR.--At the toilet, no greater anxiety is more fionfe eitherhead of hair T b h e e in generally felt than the consideration of perfecting that g fe e a s t t t b u i e m re a cu s te lo st f , beautiful ornament, the hair! The delightful and fasci nadarotinirgabclheardnetos or o a r tio a n an individual may be irregular and ill-proportioned, or the eyes inexpressive, but with the possession of this essential attribute, no countenance can look absolutely plain. Like many things of much importance, but lightly the Flair (from a variety of causes) is frequently neglected, and its decay is often . the first symptom of declining health ; when such is the case, the sufferer anxiously boks round for some effectual remedy to arrest. its progress. Of the numerous compounds constantly announced for promoting the growth, or reproduction of the Hair, few survive, even in name, beyond a very limited period ; whilst ROWLAND S MACASSAR OI L , wit h a reput a ti on unparalleled, is still on the increase in public e s ti mat i on. ' The singular virtues of this successful invention for re storing, preserving, and beautifying the Human Hair, are too well known and appreciated to need comment. The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it enjoys, its general use in all countries, together with nu merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are authorities which stamp its superior excellence and title over all attempts of a similar nature. Being universally preferred, its consequent great demand excites the cupidity of u nprincipled shopkeepers, who vend th e most spurious trash as the " " GENUINE. Macassar Oil: whereas the genuine article is wt.olly the invention a n d property of A• Row LAND and SoN, and the amalgamation of i ts costly ex otic materials, (solely imported by them,) renders thus proving abortive a y tboim attempt po s t it o io d n s o c t o d i scover otherarticles bea r i ng its component parts— the title of " Macassar Oil. The genuine art i c l e h as the words ' 6 HOWLAND S MACASSAR Ort." on the wrapper. All others are FRAUDULENT CO UNTERFE ITS THE LIVERPOOL RTANDATID. AccteeeTs.— On Monday last, Mary M'Nolly fell down on the deck of a vessel at the George's Dock, by which her back was severely injured. On Tuesday. Hugh Berme a labourer, hed his leg t riik,in by a bale of relator, edline on it. at a warehouse ia Kitt_-street. On Wednesday. David Cooke fell +ado the boil of tl.O slip M lying in Trafal_ar Doak, by which his body was much shattered, but no bones broken. On the same day, Mary Jervis, a woman of colour fell into the h of the ship Manco, which had recently arrived from New York, and received some severe contusions on various parts of her body. All the above parties are taken to the Not thern Hospital, and are recovering under the care and attention which they receive from the medical officers of the institution. Oa Wednesday evening last, John Leigh, a boy, abaut thirteen years of age, while riding on horse back with his brother, at Edge-hill, was thrown off, and received a severe concussion of the brain, which rendered him insensible. Hewes taken to the Infirmary, where he now' ties in a dangerous state, though hopes ere enter tained of his recovery. On Monday last, an affray took place between two sawyers in a yard at the south end of the town, one of them struck the other violently with an iron crow-bar, dislocated his knee, and broke one of the bones. Tee injured man is named Michael M`Nolty. On the sante day, as a boy, named Edward Jerrett, was trying to get into a lorry whilst in motion, he fell, and broke his arm close to the shoulder. This is the third time this boy has been injured by the dangerous practice of climbing into carts and lorries. On Tue-day, Mathew May, of the smack Peggy, was struck with the chain cable over the left eye, and had his skull broken. On the same day as Charles Maddox was walking along the street, he was knocked down by a' cart, which suddenly turned a corner, one of ti.e wheels passed over his shoulder, and much bruised his face' These were conveyed to the Southern and Toxteth Hospital, and are in a fair way of recovery. SPLENDID PICTURE, BY LESLIE. —We have been much gratified by a view of the original celebrated picture of " The Christening of the Princess Royal," painted for the royal collection at Windsor Castle. by C. R. Leslie, Esq., R.A , and now to be seen at Mr. R. H. Grundy's liepo sitory of Arts, Church-street. It is assuredly one of the most splendid productions, if nor, indeed, the chef d'ceuvre, of that eminent artist. True subject is one of deep and national interes'—the dedication by royal and youthful parents of the first-born pledge of their affections to the service of the Most High, surrounded by their illustrious relatives and the did of the land ; and the painter has chosen that point of the interesting ceremony that afforded the greatest scope for carrying out his grand conception, the moment after the venerable Archbishop required the godfathers and godmothers to " name this child," and the Queen Dowager advanced to the baptismal ,font, and solen,nly and impressively responded to the call, the ocher royal sp..nsors standing rear her. A more favourable group could riot have been conceived. and it has the higher merit of vraisemblance ; the impress of truth and reality in each individual figure, attitude, and face. These latter parties - were the Duchess of Kent, the King of the Belgians, the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Wellington, as representative of the Duke of Coburg. On the opposite side of the font are the Queen, and the Prince by her site, and, in re spectful proximity, the lords and ladies, nurses, &c. of the courts, anxiously attentive to the ceremony, every countenance expressive of the deepest interest. The whole of the portraits in this assemblage of the dislinutd are considered to be faithful and admirable likenesses. Those of the Queen, the venerable Archbishop, (who with a look of christian benignity resards the royal infant in his arm,) Lady Mount Edgecumbe, the Duke of Sussex, the Bishop of Norwich, the soldier Duke, and the lovely Duchess of Sutherland, and others, are beautifully and very highly worked out. The countenance of Queen Adelaide does not strike us as quite so highly finished, particularly about the eye, which appears rattier dim and indistin t; but this may have arisen from the peculiar light in which we viewed it, and after all is but a matter of tas'e. The drapery throughout is painted with great tasre and mastery, and the same may be said of the .eupeib architecture, furnituae, and embellishments of the Royal Chapel, forming a splendid interior, without, however. distracting the attention of the beholder from the principal figures. so prominently are they thrown out from the ca.- vas. The ceremony took place in the evening, and the artist was thus enabled to take advantage of the brilliant artificial light from an immense central chandelier, and a number of minor ones. The trouping is altogether well conceived and skilfully executed, and Mr. Leslie may, trom this production alone, take his place in the foremost rank of British historical painters. The picture is about to be engraved in the first style of the art, under the di rection of the artist; and we recommend those who desire to add a work of the highest merit to their collections to become subscribers, without delay, in order that they may obtain early and superior impressions. There are several other fine paintings, and also a number of beautiful en gravings to be seen at the rooms. PAVING AND SEWRAGE COMMISSIONERS.—The board met as usual, on Thursday. The following gentlemen were present :—Messrs. J. Holmes, (in the chair,) Kil shaw, Whitby, Guyton, Bia ken, Cooper, Procter, Woud, Gladstone, Plumpton, and Kaye.—Mr. Pearce, of Great George-street, attended the board for the purpose of com plating that warrants had been issued against the tenants e e thirty houses belonging to him in Temple-terrace, Great George-street. He stated that they w re not able to pay the rents, and could not be expected to pay sewrage rates. Mr. Capes Ashlin said that when these patties were summoned to attend he commissioners, only two did so. There seemed to be a sort of determination among them not to pay 'the rates, and they stated that they paid £l6 a year rent, with the undt rstanding that they were to pay uo taxes. After some conversation it was stated by Mr. Ashlin that warrants were out against the parties, and then it was decided that the board could not interfere. The tenants must go t► the magistrates and si tale the matter with them.—A memorial was pre sented from merchants and others in North John -street, praying that reet might be maradcinized in the manner that Oldhall-street had been done. The Chairn.an said fiat if they were to go on macadan g the whole of the streets, parti s had better go to the next vesti y and pro pose that th e y aeg is , to pa, liatnent to increase their rates. As re=peated Olehall-stri et, Mr. Wetethouse fetid a moiety of the expense. After some further discussion, it vial resolved to send an answer to the parties to the effect that the commissioners had net funds. 'I he Chair malt said that. whilst upon this subject, he might as wel remark that, in the Journal of last S u•day, it was stated that the commiss'oners expended 1:50,000 a year, wlort as tee fact was they never expended more than £30,000. It was sta ed also that they were about to t xeend £300,00. upon water, and it was well known that they %et e liotittd in their bill to £50,000. Attain, it was said that they ought to have laid the expense nn Vie Corporaaien. Why they t.ie I to get £5O from the Finance Commit , ee ; but it was with the greatest diwculty th .t 'hey got £3so.—Mr Birkett asked the treasurer when lie made tip his Accounts, and how they were going on as to the funds.—Mr. Ashlin said lie I ad wade up the accounts lin the 30th September, and they were vo ngon very steadily.—Tie Chairman said they hail this week paid for the la d ita Gre n-lime, which cost £4,300 —Mr. Gladstone repor ed t I a' Monti , -plee sant must he re-paved, and recomm , naled ilia' the crate n cf the street, t t the extent of mte-thiril, he macadamized. Agreed to.—Mr. Bateman, builder, was (Aired in and re primanded for pull tag up some flags, in Bottl-sire t, without leave of the commissioners. anal told that the corn!, ias! , ners were determined to inflict a fine Mall such Cases in tuture.—The Law-clerk reported tied, CM looking at the Act of l'arliande t again, he fa wad Mr. Beternan had not infringed the law lay putting tip his pilastra in Bold-stre-4.—Mr. Gladstone said he. was happy to in f. em the Chterman that, notwithetand ng the disrourag. ing steterneet me& by him last seek, the authorities of West Deilay had, that day, commenced paving Preecut street. SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting on Tuesday last, there were present tie Rev. Rector Camp bell. chairs an. and all the members with the exception nt five. The workhouse return showed that there were 1,598 paupers in the house, at a cost of 2s. lid. per head. The number qt the same period 144 year was 1542. at Is. Bd. a head. The outdoor eas-s relieved in the past fort night were 6.638, cost ng 6s. 4,1. The st tte of the house was repored to he favourable, and the number sick on the decrease. The Botlding Committee suggest ed the purchas- of the land fc ontng the Industrial School at Kirkdale (offered for sale to the pariah by the Earl of Derby), for the purpose of building olnishousel upon it. in lieu of tho•e oppo.tite St. Mar y's (the poor's) burying ground. . The committee was reqoested to r a scertain the practicability of such an arrangement. Mr. Lock aond, the architect, appeared before the ',fiord, and a tli,cus,i, n ensued on the alterations of the Workhouse. which, as the present season was so far advanced, it was thought better not to commence till next sprint. The committee who had considered what officers acre necessary for the Industrial School, Ktrkdale, reported the following, which was confirmed superintendent, to have the sole management, and be responsible for duly carrying out the views of the vestry—salary £220 per annum, with furnished apartments, coals, and candles ; a matron, at £BO, with apartments, &c. ; (these it was thought advi sable should be man and wife, but no positive resolution to that effect was urged by the committee;) a medical officer, residing within a mile of the house, and he to supply the medicines—salary £lOO per annum ; an assis tant schoolmaster, at £80; second assistant. ; school. mistr ss, £45 ; infants' schoolmistress, £4o—(these with apartments); a head nurse, £l5, with apartments and board ; ten women servants, at 8 guineas each ; two men cooks, £5 each ; one • engineer, 10s. a week ; one tailor, 10i. - a week ; one shoemaker 10s. and one joiner 10s., all with rooms'and board. The Furnishing Committee re• cominended that all articles required above £lO value should be advertised for, and that tenders should be li mited to tradesmen of the parish. Mr. Dowdall, late governor of the Workhottle. had, at the request of the committee, gone over the building, and furnished them with a list .of. the articles required. The, committee re commended tbat, in - addition to the 118 iron bedsteads now ready at the Workhouse, 100 more should be pro• cured ; and a list of bedding, cloth of various kinds, &c., was given in as requisite, specifying the respective quan tities, widths, &c. They also recommended that Mr. Kulshaw should furnish a plan and estimate for filling up the schools with forms, desks, &c., suitable for the " na tional system of education" ; also, that a steam-engine of 6-horse power, and cooking apparatus Ito cook for 1200), and a clock and bell, be provided. The report of this committee was confirmed, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Dowdall for his valuable suggestions and information. Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall having declined to accept the situations of superintendent and matt on of the school, the motion of Mr. Henderson for their appoint talent wa s withdrawn. Mr. Chu rc h war d en Wilkinson reported that serious inconvenie nce was experienced in the treasurers office front the great number of tersons daily occupying the counter, copying the rate-book, when it was revolved that the treasurer he directed to prevent such varies from impeding the ordinary business of the parish. The board then adjourned to the 23,i , instant. • REDUCTION OP MERCANTILE. INSURANCE.—The recTor.= of the Liverpool Fire and L'fe In-urance Compa ny have isi.ued a circular, in which they state. that the time at rived when they think tien,elves jostifi,d in redacing, in some impqrtint resp,cts, the rat-a or mer cantile si,suranee in Liverpool, and in re,t trim to the cominuAtv moray of the facilities for busitte. , s of which they have 14e1y been deprived. The new rates and regu lations accompany the circular. .AFFRAY AT BIRKENFIEAD.—Ahout e i g h t o ' c l oc k , on Friday even i ng last, as Mr. Hind, one of the commission ers of Birke nhead, was walking a l ong Abb ey -street , i n th a t township, he eas stopped by a party of drunken car penters. from Liverpool, who pulled him about a n d ap peared determined to commit an assault upon the gentle man, when a constable came up and endeavoured to ap pease the tumult. They, however, set upon the officer, took from him his stick. and struck him severely in tile head and s-veral parts cf his bo ly. A number of the po-, lice then male their appearance and succeeded in appre hending two of the most drunken and violent of the fel lows, who were brought op before the magistrates on ,a turday, and fully committed to take th-ir trial at the ap proaching Knutstord sessions for having assaulted the officer in the execution of his duty. THE TWELFTH OF JULY.—On Saturday, a young but lusty female was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having attempted to create a riot, in Gloucester-street, the day before. Inspector Campbell s'ated that she was in th' centre of a large mob, and that she was using. all her eff n ts to induce them to break into the Commercial hall at the time the Orangemen we. e assembling there for the purpose of walking in procession to St. John's Church. Her language, be said, was of the most exciting and shocking character, and a very serious row was appre hended. The prisoner, in her defence, said she had been at the market to buy a basket of cherries, and that when she came out, she saw such an immense crowd in Glou cester-street that she was induced to go and see what was the matter. When she reached the street she heard a woman, dressed in a jacket and trowsers, declare that she was ready to lick any Orangeman ; and, for hiving laughed at the woman's dress and language. she was taken into custody. The prisoner was remanded, and, we believe, discharged at a late period of the day. IMPORTANT TO PERSONS BECOMING SURETIES IN LOAN SOCIETIES.—Mr. Forbes of the Tradesmen's Loan Society, Great Crosshall-street, appeared before the magistrates, on Thursday. to apply fur orders, in a great number of cases, for payment from persons who had been sureties for defaulting borrowers from the society. The orders were granted in all cases where it was shown that the par ies had signed the bond of repayment. Toe re plies made by nearly the whole of the sureties went to show that a general misunderstanding had prevailed of the responsibility they had taken upon themselves; the bonds for repayment having been signed with understand ing that the bail was only liable in cases svi ere the rower faled, and, even in these cases, that th-y were I bound jointly, and not severally. Mr. Rushton said this was altogether a mistaken opinion, as the terms of agree ment were " severally liable." In two cases the persons summoned as bail stated positively that they had never &pied the agreements at all, and it being admitted by the officers of the society that forgtries had been imposed upon them, the orders for payment were of course not granted. In some of the cases it was said that the bor rowers were in circumstances to repay. Mr. Rushton sa d he certainly thought in such cases the borrower ought first to be proceeded against. In answer, it was said the sureties were taken, owing to doubt existing of the word ing of the act applying to the burrower. In answer to a ' question from Mr. Rushton, It was stated that the average weekly amount lent from each loan society, of which there are fourteen or fifteen in town, is from £2OO to £250. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—MichaeI Regan, an Irishman, wag charged before Mr. Rushton, on Thursday, with having savage!y assaulted Patrick Candon, another Irishman, on Sunday, the 30th June. The inquiry had been postponed in consequence of the complainant being unable to app , lir to give evidence from the injuries he had received. In spector Abraham stated, that owing to the dread in which the prisoner and his party were held in the neighbour hood, he had not be ru able to produce other evidence than that of the complainant himself. The complainant ...tilted that, on the night of the assault, he was going down Lace-street, when he was assailed by a shower of bricks. The prisoner was one of the persons aho threw at him, and, after doing so, he followed him and strur k him across the head with a heavy sha , p cutting instrument. lie deposed that the assault was altogether unprovoked on his part. A surgeon from the hospital described the wounds inflicted upon the corrip!ainant to be of a very serious nature. Mr. Davenport, fur the prisoner, called several w tnesses, but their statements were so much at variance w th the c insistency of truth that Mr. Rushton said they were not worthy of credence. Inspector Abra ham said the prisoner and his party carried the whole sway r f Lace-street ; the complainant cc, t riuly belonged t) a rival party, tut not near so powerful a one; and, owing to the j• alou-y existing between them, there was continual war fare going on, which night terminate seri ously. Mr. Rushton sa d the conduct of the people residing in Lace. street and the street adjoining was most shocking; they appeared to be actuated by a spirit un governable and reckless as that of the wildest savages. The prisoner must pay a fine of £5, or, in default, be imprisoned two months, and find sureties, himself in £4O and two of £2O each. IMPROVED BREAKWATERS. —An interesting discus sion took ',lace, a kw eveni.tgs since, at the British and Foreign Institute, relative to a great improvement in the principle of breakwaters. The projector, Mr. W. H. Sleith, civil engineer, stated, that any breakwater, how ' ever constructed, it of suffic ent. size, would disseminate the waves of the sea as to ig as it withstood its shock ; but no fixed moorings had hitherto been found to hold a breakwater in a gale of wind. as, when the chains or cables were drawn taught with the force of the current, the waves struck the tireakwater with -a dead shock awl tore it tr,m it. hold. Thus envineets had long had their attention drawn to sprit g or elastic cables; fur if the eff,e; on a sh;p, a t iece of timber, or any other body were observed sithimt moorii g in a stormy sea, it would be driven a few fat with the wave and bre di it up more or less, proportioned to its bulk, and so still ruiner with each additional wave, until it was at last driven on shore. Mr. Smith, for the first time effected th's yielding-mooring sith, at the same time, elas tii it) , to bring tie s ction back to its former position as soon as the wave had spent its fine upon the breakwater, so that the pressure would be nothing more than would be deemed advisable by conttactit:g such elasticity. This was effected by the inns simple c ntri Vance. A counterbalance was tVtached to the centre of the moorings, allowing the hreakwat r twenty or thirty• f. et of yielding ntotiim, with a power of reaction for bi ing nig it back to its hornier posit on. The form he proposes r his sections is simply a plainor flat surface, so moored in the water th t, like a kite in the a'r, the tendency of the sea would be to lift it upward. rather than depress it as it was struck by the wave. [lt is probable that these elastic moorings might be found tffcctual in holit•ng our lightships in their pcstions during the severe gates which sooietimes visit these coists. The subject is worthy the at eutfon of the. Dock Committee.) GALLANT CAPTURE OF FOUR TRIEVRS.—We seldom remember to have heard t,f a more gallant capture of four notorious thieves, or one that reflects greater credit on the police-officers who had the managemeet of it, than took plec in Springfield-street, in this town, on the morning of Saturday last. It appeared th it, between th,t hours or lea arid eleven o'clock, on Saturday werk, Constable Lloyd observed two fellows in the act of hying to open, with a skeleton key, the hall-door of a large, handsome house in the street in question, occupied by Mr: Morgan, a coal-Merchant, and situated immediately opposite Tri nity Church. Having faded in the attempt, they went away; • but Lloyd, instead of arresting them upon the in stant, repaired to the house in the course r,l the day, ascer tained It at the whole of the family were from home at the time the 'attempt was made upon the her-door. acquArrted them with what he had Witnessed, said he had every reason to believe nnotht r attempt w,uld he made at the came hour upon the flowing Saturday, and took los ruet,sures ar cordinhly. The result proved thit he was not am i iss n h is c4,•ulations. On Saturday last , Hine constables, name ly, assignedtairs Hal sail to ,art,. K Kehoe, tool Sale, en'errd the house ar an early iuus the re*P k e i r t s ur, au d o t :o o e k w u n p s Itibtecepdoi unders sail in a cupboard titr stair 4, and Sale in another t uphoard in weloset. Constables Lloyd and Curiningham remained in a tea shop at the opposite side of the strt et ; and as r a 'M et. Shortl y urg4n'sfilni a l vrier a , s Lloyd upon o ' s cll i k re n a ) y ip s r i o w ac e h n e t d t , 119 r, rk ..b,erved the same fel'ow who h a d leen at t he place on the preceding Saturday, and h o is a notorious thief, named Wilbert% Marrow, approach the i all door, and rwict ende:lvour. but ineffectua ly, to open it with a skeleton-key. He then joined one of his coreparrion., who was close at hand, and who is another notorious thief, named•Jatres ,yeenr- The tatter took-the key • • root• hop, aid succeeded in opening the door. They both entered, closed the door after them, went into the front parlour, broke open a writing•cletic, and abstrcted some loose articles it contained. They then proceeded to abed-room, up stars, where they found £2.75. 6d. in a dressing-case, and put the money, which had been previously marked, and can therefore be identified, into their Pockets. They next picked the locks of several drawers in the vari 'oui bed-rooms, and afterwards packed up the contents, which consisted of silks, satins, jewellery, and other articles of a very considerable amount in value ; but, just as they were about to descend the staircase with the booty, Halsall sprang from his hiding place and knocked Owen down with a blow of a pair of handcuffs. We regret to say that Hi alsall accidentally tell at the same moment and slightly injured himself. The two fellows then made for the hall-door, but, by the time they had reached it, Kehoe and Sale followed and arrested them. They made li t tl e or no resistance, but begged for mercy, and said they would go quietly to prison' In the meantime, Lloyd and Cunningham arrested two of their accomplices, Henry Bailey and Richard Soley, who had been in company with them previously, and who were keeping watch outside the house. The whole four were immediately taken to Bridewell, and were brought up before Mr. Rushton yes terday, along with another, who gave his name, as we believe, Richard Hopkins; and the evidence was gone into, sot tantiating ' the facts already stated, with some few additional particulars, chiefly respecting Sorley, who had been seen about the time in Springfield - street , St. Anne street, and the n ei g hbourhood. He, however, brought u p evidence (through Mr. Davenport) to show that he was waiting for a Mr. Ruben, a proprietor of houses in the nerg • t Irourhood ; that h e had g one to two houses to inqu're for him ; and that be had no connection with the thieves. A Mr. Kent, a respectable milk -house keeper, with whom Mr. Buller lot'ged when he was in town, confirmed great part of this tes.imony ; and Mr. Rushton accordingly discharged him. Bailey has only just come oat of prison, after I,avi!.g been incarcerated twelve months; Owen is about fur months out, after having sert ed two years; and Nlarrow has been repeatedly in gaol. The fourthprisoner, ditty, i. not quite so well known to the police as are the oth;rs LAMENTABLE DESTITUTION.—On Friday, a w. man, flawed BlidgetTraytter, Ora , ge-s refit, was brt•tight be fore Mr. Rushton, charged with ;tree, t of her Children. Three voting- ehildreti had been found the prey 114 even in., entirely naked, wandedag ahout Titinb , rnstreet. They lid been taken to Mr. Glee, of the Parish•office, aid he had sent them to the Wollth tu2e. It was stated by the constable that the woman was a beggar and Seller of old clothes, and that wh'n she left her house to follow her oeeupition, the door we: locked, and the chi'dren, whom her poverty prevented el 'thing, vier, I-ft alone iti the house. Toe coitarqu nee had been, that two of them, one bean; a child still at. the breast, fad b-un borht in a most dreadful [limner. The pr loner towed that she was too poor to provide her off,prot.g with either fof:d. r cloth ing ; but it was stated that her husband was in the receipt of 16s. per week, and th" ease WNS referred to the Parish office, until further inquiries be made. THE POLYTECHNIC.—The " transactiena of the Liver pool Polytecheic Society fir 1843" are now published in the form of a neat pamimphl t, and a perusal of the work cannot fail to gratify our scientific townsmen, and will, s t t h o e c in k s o el f v t e n s fo a r s it t ui n t e i m m la t e: t s i , t c h o r i t i c s o t n h t e r, t b tt u ti we trust, i ii d uce sur d . of them as have not yet enrolled ( t e c d t t t o o elicitthe agteindeirna.l crease, to do credit to themselves, and tolocality, the by coming forward at the termination of the present vacation in September next. This is the second annual publica tion issued by the society, and, without d'sl.aragement to the higher efforts of similar bodies in the metropolis and other towns, we feel proud of its appearaece, as evincing a rapiO's,ippraach to time mere ge nera l stu d y of those Useful arid ,'lngeirieua arts that e nno bl e and enrich any country," oia; in the march of scieimee over the civil zed worlf. ( briire heroine especially essential in • this. We kntiw of A' iiiwn, moreover, that holds our greater induceinents ifllleCtimis ta their pursuit. W e are i n the Very it's - last' kil'itZ*riarigation, and our ver y even i ng walks are beginialritlri' be intersected with railways. We are invitVd`tb . ,"till'Sorts of improvements, discoveries. and in ventionO, io enkrge " the dominion of the woe Id of mind over the world of matter ;" and when we add that the mee ti ngs of the society are held in the elegant leeture theatre of the Royal Institution; that the annual sub : scriptinn is compaiatively smal: ; and that the lectures and disthissions are conducted in that friendly and cour teous manner which ever mails.; the conduct of genuine gentlemen and men of science,—we need add nothing more to induce an aecPssion of members to the already numerous and respectable ranks of the arciety. Toe pre sent number of the " Transactions" is prefaced by a brief view of the objects, the report of the council; the laws of the society, list of t-e members, &c. Copious abstracts of the papers read dur;n,g the year occupy, of course, the greater part. Amonest these are many of a most interesting character—on the Preservation if Docu merits from Fire—on Combustmn of Gas—mi the Town Improvements of Liverpool—On the Christaline arrange ment of Metals—on Modern Architecture—Voltaic Ar raneementa, and Improvements in Working Metals—the Consumption of Fuel in Locomotives—Metallic Bearings of the same—Steam Navigation and the screw .prop-ller, &c. The society was instirtued in 1838. and besides its town supp , ,rters has many corre•ponding members who stand high in general science, discovery, and chemistry. INQUESTS.— I hrea inquests were hell before the borough coroner on Sat tit dsy. The fir-t was on the body of Thomas Wilde, a ginger-peer manufacturer, residing in Wolfe street. It appeared, from the evidence of a number of witnesses, that, between the hours of four and five o'clock, on Friday alt-rnoon, the deceased went into a public-house in Gore-street, Toxteth-paik, leaving his shandry, containing ginger beer, at the dour, and his son. a little boy. standing at the head of the ho se. • In a minute or two atter, a man walked out of the public. house, and, jumping upon the box of time shandry, was voing to drive off, when the little boy called out " Father, father, they're going to take the shandry away." The deceased immediately came out of the house, and the man on the box jumped off an I ran away. At this mo rn nt there happened to be a man of the name of Wilde, though no releive of deceased (since in custody), stand ing about twenty yards from the shandry, and the deceased supposing him to he the person who had been on the box, went towards him and gave him a slap on the face. The prison( r appeared to hesitate for a few seconds as to how he should iescht the injury ; but, just as the deceased was in the act of turning round to go away, the prisoner struck him a blow somewhere about the back of the neck which laid him motionless upon the ground. The prisoner then walked slowly away, but was shortly atter arrested. The deceased was removed to his residence, where he died about five o'clock on that (Saturday) morning. As Mr. Alex ander Hay, surgeon, was unable to account for death, without first instituting a post mortem examination, the inquest was adjourned until yesterday morning. and the prisoner was remanded to Bridewell.—Yesterday thein— quest was resumed. Mr. Alexander hay being called, further said, he had made a post mortern examination of the body, and found extravasation of blood on the surface of the brain, also a wcun I on the back and right side of the sc dp, toge. tier wvi It a wound in the lower lip, an d an external contusion of th ,t wound. He considered the wound might be the result of a fall. Extravasation of blood-vessels might be the recut of natural causes, as well as of a fall. From the disordered stare of the mem branes of the brain, he thought the deceased had been suliject to fits. A violent fit of passion might have pro duced extravasation. Judging from the ap•mearances alone, he was of opinion that ext.avasation was set up by the fall. The prisoner, on his voluntary examination, (and alter due caution,) said, that tin Friday evening week, he was going along Bailey-street, when he saw a man art out of a shandry—a boy having hold of the reins. The man wanted to drive it on, but the boy prevented him, and called " Father" several times. Deceased then came out of a public-house, and the man got out of the ihandry. Deceased then came up to him (prisoner), and struck bite in the face, and knocked him down. lie (prisoner) then turned in his passion and struck him (deceased) once only, and he fell. He (prisltier) then w.nt away, not thinking deceased was navel hart. He walked slow!), along, as far as St. Michael's Church, in Pat-street, R hen he heard some perp!e running, and, on turning Ins head, found them close neon him. He was taken back again to the public-house deceased bad come iut or, and found him bleeding to death. Seeing he was in. jured about the head, lie (prisoner) said several times he was very sorry fir it. DeceasA, he sail, was very much ire drink, which was the cause of his falling., and not the blow. [ the prisoner sigind his deposition, but in a very irregular end rather ill, guile hand. It did not ap pear that i.e was any relati,mn of the deceased. The name of the deceased was given with a final e; that of the pri soner was signed without it.] 'I he Comm: r having summed up with great perspicuity, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" egaiiist the prisoner. and lie was com mitted to Kirkdale Gaol for trial at the Ass'zes. The see cowl inquest was on the body of John Jones, which was found, ab oat fire o'clock that moroinu, floating past the flat Harriet, at present lying in the Clarence Dick. The body was immedietely taken to the Seicombe slip,and re moved to the dead-house. In the pockets were found a letter, a pair of spectacles, a pocket Imandeerchiet, and s few cards. Thete were no marks of violence on the body. It appeared that the deceased, who was about sixty-two or sixty-three years of age, lived in Llewellyn-terrace, Lambert -street; that he lift his house, in a perfectly so her state, about half-past ten o'clock Vie night before for the purp .se of taking a short walk, and that nothing more was heard of him until he was found floating in the man ner described.--The third inquest was on the body of Esther littby, a child about five years a d four months 01 I. who resided with her parents in Chat ters.street. On Friday evening the deceased and another 1 ttle girl were silting in a wheelbarrow, the legs of whit h were in the channel and the wheel t iwards the middle of the street. While in this position, one of the parish carts carne down the street, at ft slhev rate, with time driver #.t the head o and upset it. The fthe horses ' and the off wheel went against the b arrow deceased was thrown out , arid the wheel went over her head, crushing it in such a manner that she died in•tintly. As the driver was nor in a position to see time borr.w, be was exonerated from blame. Verdicts in acrordivice with the evidence were returned in both the latter ea-es. Tti K GREAT WIZARD'S VISIT.—TIIIS "extraordinary being" leis announced to display his " laboratney of caba- listic phenomena" at the Theatre Royal, Chinch-ettert i every evening during this week. We have heard that, during It's late protracted absence from this town, ancient books, dreadful cave ens, and inaccess bl e crrgs h ave b een compelled to r e v ea l and deliver up to his fated hand their long-stored and mysterious secrets—nay. the elements have ' , roved obedient to the call. and succumbed to the will of the dread magician. Nor have these marvellous researches ended here. The new and abstruse sciences— which t, rrorise the ignorant end appal the learnedare converted into "empty nothingness" when passing under the supernatural eye of this Levis han of magic. With tie self-sufficiency of one unawed by vulgar wonders, and charlatan discoveries, rendered ultra sapient. by their almost unpronounceablecognomens, the "Wizard" thrnwa off the mask, and announces that, by the aid of the r alengic cauldron," he has discovered clairvoyance to be a " 'imbue," and the cold water mania a " delusion." We really rejoice that we exist during the era in which this " extraordinary wizard" walks the earth. It is in deed a " consummation devoutly to be wished" - and envied. For the other wonderful feats.—See advertise. ment. NEW BRAZILIAN TAItIFF.—A copy of the tariff pre pared by the Brazilian government has been received, and a portion of its contents are communicated in the heal papers. The duties at present levied on articles or Brit'sh manufacture amount to about 21 per cent ad valo rem, but this principle of uniformity will not be followed in the new tariff, as the.duties are made to range per cent. The new tariff take s effect in November. from 22 to 60 THE PROPERTY TAX.—NEW PRHVISIONS.-9n Wed nesday, the governmen t bill to continue compositions for assessed taxes, and to amend certain laws relating to duties under the management of the Commission e r s o f St a mps and Taxes, was printed. It contains three pro visions in regard to the property tax, which are embraced in the general title of the measure. By the third section it appears that there are existing difficulties respecting the collection of assessed taxes, and the duties under the Pro perty Tax Act, in divers privileged other places, by rea sonof doubts as to wh e th er suc h p l aces are extra-paro chial, or included in any place for which separate assess ments for duties have been usually made, and it is pro posed that the Commissioners of Stamps should be em powered to direct within what districts and parishes privi leged and other places shall be rated to the assessed and property tax. Under the next section, any omission in previous assessments in privileged places may be suppli e d. And, in the following, any thing omitted by the Commis sioners, or that may be hereafter omitted, may be ordered and shall be as binding as if made at the time when it should have been made; and, further, that any persons selected by the Commissioners to be an assessor—such refusals having greatly impeded the execution cf the act — shall be liable to be fined .£lO, which fine is to be re covered and applied in the same way as any other fine under the said acts.