The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. OCEAN STEAM-SHIPS.—The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, left the Mersey on CAJAS TROPHE AT HOL MF • IRTH.—Mr. Warburton, of Wednesday afternoon, at three o'clock, f or N ew Y or k ~ direct, having on board thirty-three pa s s engers , an d ale Exchan ge N ewsroom, is collect i ng su b scr i pt i ons for full cargo of Sheffield and Manchester goods. The Ent benefit of the sufferers by the disaster at Holmfirth. Royal Mail steam-ship Africa. Harrison commander, ne li ziv MAGISTRATE. —At the Preston sessions, on sailed from the Mers, Saturday, at 310 p.m., essT•rsday, Wm. Bradshaw Swainson, Esq., of Cooper with the usual mails, and , upwards of fifty passengers. ' 1 , 1 „ 11 , Preston, qualified as a county magistrate. Elan The United States mail steam-ship Franklin, Wotton --- CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY are commander, will leave Havre and Cowes, for New York, making arrangements for building two additional first- to-morrow ' (Wednesday). The Royal Mail steam-ship first class steamers for their Dublin trade. Clyde will be despatched from Southampton to-day ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We understand that these (Tuesday). with the mails, &e., for the West Indies gardens have passed into other hands, and that they will and the Pacific. next season be made even more attractive than they have DEATH OF MR. JAMES BRANcreEn.—The sudden de eve_r Previously been. mise of Mr. James Brancker, of this town, took place on Sessions on the Preston Intermediate Tuesday evening last, about half-past seven o'clock, at landso ssions, on Thursday last, J. Armstrong, Esq., of Acre- his residence, Manor Hall, Maghull. In the early part s, Lancaster, took the oaths as a deputy-lieutenant of of the day he had been in Liverpool. About the time the county PURNESS AND PIEL HARBOUR RAILWAY.—On Tues- mentioned, as he was sittin g in hi s c h a i r rea di ng, hi s ~ hll he n of L aY last, in the H ouse o f C ommons , th e s t an di ng orders apopl e ead fell on the table, and he died immediately in a fit of Y last, in the House of Commons, the standing orders apoplexy. Mr. Brancker on the table, and wa died immediately i s well known and highly re vrere d ec l ared not complied with for making a line from spected in Liverpool. He was for many years a partner tel Pier to Lindal with branches. in the firm of Messrs. T. and J. Brancker, sugar refiners, SACRILEGE. —Dunn broke into Sunday night week some persons who carried on business in Harrington -street until their eu ur , ke into the church of St. Simon, Gloucester-street, by premises were destroyed by a very disastrous fire. Mr. fe d ing out ( portion of the vestry window, and ransacked Brancker was a liberal in politics, and was the chairman ue vestry. They broke open a box, but did not succeed and one of the most active members of Mr. Ewart's corn- M letting anything valuable. mittee during the memorable contest for the representa ttEnucTioN l on T HE CUSTOMS.—The Board of Customs tion of this borough between Messrs. Ewart and Denison. P. decided upon reducing the establishment at Douglas. On his retirement from business, Mr. Brancker resided e e John Karran, tidewaiter, has been promoted to the for some time near Ambleside, at the mansion now occu rrt of Liverpool as a weigher, and the situation which he pied by Mr. James Holme. A few years ago he removed m eld is abolished. to Maghull. Mr. Brancker was a magistrate for the AINTREE CHARITY BALL.—The annual ball, under the counties of Lancashire and Westmoreland. He was is Patronage of the Countess of Sefton, came off on Wed- the sixty-second year of his age. f es daY, at the Grand Stand, Aintree. It was well and APPEAL CASE.—BALL V. MANSFIELD.—This appeal ethionably attended, the company mustering upwards of was heard before the recorder on Wednesday last. The `"" of the rank and beauty of the neighbourhood. original conviction which it was sought to quash was one f A ePA.TAL ACCIDENT.—EarIy on Saturday morning, at in which Mr. John Ball, surgeon, bad been charged with 4at crington, in this county, a bystander rushed into a an indecent assault, and convicted by the stipendiary r ning house for the purpose of saving some children magistrate of this borough After a long investigation of Wasotri he erroneously supnosed were in the building, and the facts, the recorder gave judgment. He was placed in unableb : to return. When the fire was extinguished a very painful position from the conflicting nature of the 18 remains were found burnt to cinders. evidence. Several witnesses had been called by the appel- NUMEROUS PROGEDuring the past week, a wo- lant, of whose testimony the learned magistrate, who con k", named Jackson, residing in Throstle.street, Black- victed the appellant, had not had the advantage. the _?.r b urn, died at the age of ninety-eight years. She was recorder) had admitted the defendant himself to besworn a odtnother to twenty-one children, grea t- gran d mo th er un d er the new act, and he thought that, upon the whole, fifty, and great-great-grandmothe r to one , ma ki ng , i n there was sufficient doubt created by the additi ona l evi ct, seventy-two individuals. dente to enable him to give the appellant the benefit of I, R ISTORICAL PAINTING BY PAUL DE LA RocrlE.—The the doubt. Under these circumstances, he thought the r"eantiful and valuable painting of " Oliver Cromwell safest course for him to pursue was to quash the convic otereplating the dead body of Charles L," by Paul de tion. Mr. Aspinall applied on behalf of the respondent l e Roche. has been purchased for one thousand guineas for costs. This was resisted by Mr. Atkinson. The 4 ° Y Mr. Charles Pemberton, of Shaw-street, in this town, recorder said that the statute was imperative, and as his 11 , d s,i we understand, to remain amongst us. decision had proceeded merely upon the new evidence EN GINEERS' STRlKE.—Messrs. Forrester and Co. and which the appellant had not proved be could not have t vi. ess r s . Fawcett and Co. have declined complying with called on the hearing of the case before the magistrate, he a e application made to them by thei r wor k men , th roug h must a ll ow t h e costs of the respondent. th e mediation of the Mayor, on the ground that th e oh- W IND - BOUND V ESSELS. — An an i mat i ng spectacle was 1e cts of th e A ma l gamate d A ssoc i at i on, to w hi ch they be- to be seen on the Mersey last Tuesday afternoon. The lo ng, are not confined within the scope of a benefit weather having undergone a change that morning, a large SOciety, number of wind-bound vessels were enabled to proceed e...§ALEs OF P ROPERTY .—O n Th urs d ay M essrs. Th omas to sea. Steam-tugs were in great request, and though t Wi nstanley and Sons offe r ed f or sa l e , a t th e Cl aren d on- they are somewhat numerous at this port, they were in a fts, several lots of p ro p er ty. O n ly one l o t was di s- sufficient for the service. The heriver seemed literally Posed of, namely, a house in St. James's-road, which was crow d e d w ith s hip s ; an d some o f t h e sma ll tugs wh i ch Purchased by Mr. Jones for £930. Amongst the lots had them in tow presented an amusing contrast with the off ered was the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. O n ly b u lk y h u ll s th ey were d ragg i ng through the water. •xlOO O was bid f or thi s property. The reserve was £4OllO. Amongst these none was more remarkable than the little , SERIOU S ACCIDENT AT HAWKSHEAD.—WhiIe a man tug-steamer Powerful, towing the large ship Staffordshire, tamed Tayl or who lives at Sandys Ground, near Hawks- the former being one of the smallest of the tug-steamers, 4e ad, in this co ' unty, was lifting a loaded gun on Monday and the latter one of the largest, if not the largest, mer- Week, the trigger caught some part of his clothes, and the chantman afloat. On Wednesday the scene was still tiPiece,e went off. Th e c h arge o f s h o t passe d t h roug h hi s more striking and animated. An immense flotilla of lf's leg, i mme di a t e l y b e l ow t h e k nee, and shattered the foreign and coast craft quitted the river, with canvas all e o nes so mu c h as t o ren d er ampu t at i on necessary ; b ut spread to the favouring breeze. Amongst them the ma- L ao woman is expected to survive. jestic steamer Atlantic passed, like a giant rejoicing in AN ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.—A celebrated collection superior strength, on its onward course. The number of of anatomical models will shortly be exhibited in this vessels bound for foreign ports on Tuesday was 48, and : a wn- This is said to be at once the most extensive and on Wednesday about 130 vessels sailed. One most re curate anatomical and pathological museum ever exhi- markable and unusual circumstance connected with the aoited in this country, consisting of more than 400 models sailing of this unprecedented number of vessels is, that ,ed preparations, the collection and formation of which not a single inward-bound ship entered the port through °are occupied Dr. Kahn, a German surgeon, during twelve out Tuesday. Years of laborious application and elaborate skill. ENCOUNTER WITH A SUPPOSED LUNATIC.—A few days ,RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident happened on ago, as a lady, accompanied by her sister and two daugh psursday evening to the express train from Manchester ters, were proceeding to Gateacre, for the purpose of I s it Liverpool. When nine miles on the way, the axletree leaving the two latter at school, the coach in which they of the tender broke ; but another train, coming behind, were was suddenly hailed, at the top of Parliament -street, ;Pushed the crippled express to Kenyon junction. Here a by a man, who, with violent gestures, desired the driver _onsiderable delay arose until an engine could be obtained moan,t stp. The vehicle was scarcely drawn up, when the r Ons Liverpool he ean express train arrived some three insisted upon eting inside, declaring that it was h o , Vir r t he after its time. Tile broken axle and the delay were the will of God that he t should do so. The fair occupants e only losses sustained. becoming greatly alarmed, threw up the window, which ... TE STIMONIAL TO CAPT. WILLIAM GI LL , LATE OF was i mme di ate l y smas h e d b y the maniac. The ladies fli 4 _, TYNWALD" STEAMER.—Th e connec ti on o f C ap- w i t h some d i ff i culty got out of the car, and the man di nt st t' Gill with the Isle of Man Steam-packets having ter- reedy jumped in. The driver, in his endeavours to get . I _ 6l nated, the friends of that gentleman have resolved to rid of the fellow, was dreadfully bitten on the cheek. A Present him with a testimonial of their regard, in order crowd collected, and he then took to his heels, when the F 3 the may carry with him into private life a substantial ladies proceeded onwards, and the two young ladies being token of the estimation in which he is held, and of the left at their seminary, the other two ladies took refuge in n e igh characte r w hi c h h e h as sus t a i ne d amongst his pas- the house of Mr. Lorrimer, where they remained for f e ugers, as an able seaman and a kind and attentive corn- nearly an hour. Being assured no injury was likely to xna j.ider, during a successful career of twenty-two years. befal them. they returned in the coach towards Liverpool. I 'IRE.—On Thursday night, at eight o'clock, a fire On the way they passed an omnibus, on the outside of broke, out in a shippon belonging to Mr. Healis, Fairfield, which was sitting the man by whom they had been pre !si'a same place in which the fire occurred on the previous viously attacked. He recognised the vehicle, became E ngland night. The alarm being given at the West of dreadfully excited, sprang from the top of the omnibus, fire-station, the engine belonging to that corn- and gave chase to the coach. The driver urged on his ranywas immediately despatched. On arriving, it was horse, but the maniac kept up the pursuit for nearly two t a e a t od that the fire had been extinguished. It is supposed miles, and was gaining upon the coach, when he was taken e" nave been the act of an incendiary, as a man on horse. into custody by a police-omeer. It is supposed Lli.t. Le V i ck was observed leaving the yard shortly after the fire had escaped from some lunatic asylum. stroke out. FATHER GAVAZZI'S LECTURES.—The first of a course ItLIVERPOOL CHESS CLUB.—The annual dinner was held of lectures, announced by the celebrated Father Gavazzi, methe Adelphi Hotel, on Wednesday evening ; Sir George was given on Tuesday night last, in the hall of the Col hen in th e c h a i r . Th ere were a l so present D r. I n- l eg i ate I nst i tut i on, on the subject, " Monastic institu tari,in the vice -chair, Herr Lowenthal, the eminent Hun- tions are contrary to the spirit of the Bible." There was an chessplayer, 'Ar. Harden, judge of the Birkenhead a large attendance of auditors ; and the Rev. D. James, 0 3 untY Court, several members of Ruck Ferry and Preston M.A., presided. The Chairman, in opening the proceed- Z'lSs-clubs, and many visitors, besides an average number ings, explained that Father Gavazzi had been accused of o v its men mem b ers. Th e pres id ent, Mr. Schwabe, would being a Jesuit in disguise ; but that was not the case. ldie tak en t h e cha i r, but was precluded from attending He had not, however, left the Church of Rome—he had w l e g to domestic affliction. not joined the Church of England ; but if they asked if !MiaIARINERS' CHURCH.—A tea meeting of the congre . h e was a P ro t es t an t, h e was a P ro t estan t i n every respect ens and friends of the Mariners' Church, in this town, but one, and in that, if he (the chairman) were in the W as held on Tuesday evening last, in the Concert-hall, same position, he would pursue the same course, for he "°,d Nelson-street. The hall was crowded with guests ; had the noblest precedents for the course which he was aAdtnst the Rev. W. Maynard, pastor of the church, presided. pursuing. Both Luther and Latimer remained in the oer tea, of which and the customary adjuncts there was Romish Church long after they preached against its , ample and excellent supply, the meeting was addressed errors, and the consequence was, that what had been a g the Rev. Chairman, the Rev. J. Butler, Lieutenant Romish became a Protestant Church. He had never te lai cms, R.N., (one of the agents of the Naval and Mili- intended to come to England ; he was here a refugee, and •vp' Bible Society,) the Rev. J. B. Lowe, and th e R ev , when opportunity offered was pledged to God to return „H. Wright. to Italy, and preach the truth. Father Gavazzi, whose lir' ME MAYOR'S DINNER.—On Thursday night last, the address was interpreted from the original Italian by the ifaYor, Thomas Littledale, Esq., gave a dinner at the Rev. W. H. Rudd, was listened to with attention c r i nshall, to the members of the Royal Mersey Yacht throughout, relative to the history and proceedings of of which his worship is commodore. The members the various orders of monks and nuns. The second lee ere._ , fostered in their uniforms. The Mayor also took advan- ture by the Rev. Father was delivered on Wednesday tet e of the visit to Liverpool of the Amateur Company of evening, when the Rev. S. Minton presided, on the Pre Guild of Literature and Art, and invited them to be " Infallibility of the Popes" ; and the third on Friday, [4selst at the dinner. Dr. Muspratt, under whose super. on " The Popes and the Bible." th e nce the performances were got up, was absent from BANKRUPTCY COURT. —On Tuesday last, Edward fro.."Peol on prof e ssio na l b us i ness , an d was prevented W are i ng, l ate l y an omn ib us propr i etor and publican in tk a at tending the dinner with his friends the ama t eurs , thi s t own , a pp eare d b e f ore M r . C omm i ss i oner P erry on e r "ZterstercTivE FIRE.—On Wednesday evening a se r i ous his second adjourned examination. Mr. Connell, spi r it rope ec urred on the premises of Messrs. Colta r t an d C o ., merchant, at Langholm, in Scotland, was the only p ar ty fo re - makers, L o d ge- l ane. Sh ort l y a f ter ten o ' clock the w h o h a d prove d upon th e esta t e. M r. W are i ng stated a ll an of the works. who lives near the premises, hea r d that he commenced business as a licensed victualler in th e se, and, on going out to ascertain the cause, found Liverpool in 1836, with a capital of about £3OO. Paid ne-:,Trehouse in ablaze. The fire-engines were promptly for the goodwill of the house, which was in Oldhall-street, oht e rtdance, but some difficulty was experienced in £3OO. Had expended on the house since then, in mains iing water, there being none to be had from the improvements from time.to time, perhaps £l5O. Never a p,„l and the only supply available was procured from kept any books of account. In 1848 he effected a corn- Met,r in the field adjoining. The storehouse was corn- promise with his creditors of 10s. in the pound, but can arnoti7,getted, and its contents d es t ro y e d. Th e l oss no t remem b er e ith er w h a t were t h e assets or w h at were Atla s n 's £6,000—£5,000 of which will f a ll on th e the liabilities. B e sid es th e h ouse i n Oldh a ll -street, at Ar e is and £l,OOO on the London Uni on o ffi ce . Th e this ti me , h e h a d a l so a pu bli c- h ouse an d sta b ling at e uetiosed to have originated in the boiler-room. Waterloo, and some interest in property in Edmund eo a P ACKET-SHIP Counwsus.—At the Admiralty street, which was sold at that time. lt brought £350. Tao ,' Dublin , on Monday, a case was instituted by When he compromised, he also owned six omnibuses and ileonsai, Fortune and others, claiming salvage for rescuing about fifty horses, which were sold, the money going into Pl'h e f ., eerable portion of the cargo, &c., of this vessel. the hands of Mr. Carter, his solicitor, who paid to the ,vrlea'e„ l u,rebus had been pursuing her voyage from New creditors 10e. in the pound so far as it would go. Eight ales of bound for Liverpool, laden with a cargo of 3,600 creditors were not paid 10s. in the pound, the mount eno " c....0t0n and 500 quarters of Indian corn, and was owing to them aggregately being £617 19s. Three of t ries e a f . r Waterford. The court awarded salvage on 150 these, ho . wever, to one of whom £4 10s., to . another £2O, an" cotton,at the rate of 7s. 6d. per bale, the gross and a third £165 were owing, had been paid in full, on ai , 0 be • • a l th of divided equally between the parties ; also, one- the parties suing him. The bankrupt was then examined nd his £43, the value of the spars, &c., saved by Fortune as to various bill transactions with Mr. Connell. Whilst s a 2nlh e al ,en,and £3 for trespass, damage done to Fortune's a bill for £5B was running, he had advanced £2O to meet "he 4 !wring the property, together with costs of suit, it, and on the promise of payment induced Mr. Connell t:Ntroictly taxed as between party and party. to send him a puncheon of whisky. In a fortnight after Pli a P PICE OF HEAD-CONSTABLE.—Friday's Mer- its arrival an execution was put into the house, and Mr. rea aYs -.....,, . 1 . (let s t ,_. This day fortnight we announced to our Barton, a creditor, carried the whisky . away.. The exami ftthleed ;let the majority of the Watch Committee had nation was further adjourned till the 24th instant.--Ex -0 Pla ce ° e a olsoint Mr. John Bigham head-constable, in parte Matthison in re Matthison: This was an appeal iPee. Tod°'r. Dowling, who was about to resign the heard on Wednesday, in the equity courts, from a deci ftfll°W vwe have to inform the public that there sio . nCommissioner Perry, of the Liverpool dis oethe wt the e slightest chance of the original intention &let, whereby he had altogether refused his certificate to l e sphe e ;co committee being carried out. The resolu- the bankrupt. The principal ground upon which the i'ast -" was almost unanimously adopted, has b een commissioner appeared to have proceeded was, that the a. th• aa was tb la r ee _ 1 Y and unanimously abandoned. The cause bankrupt had lost within the twelve months preceding to stationkernbear is thus explained :—About one-half of 1 the bankruptcy upwards of £2OO by the sale and purchase th:,sele es f the Watch Committee who had pledged of railway stock,. and . thus rendered himself liable to . the to -er seats - . to support Mr. Bigham have to surrender I penalty of having his certificate withheld, which is M ao a ppeal a i l Council on the Ist of November next, and posed by the 201st section of the Bankrupt Law Conso 14e of th,Fain to their constituents. The perceptions of lidat!on Act. The court concurred in the . learned corn all caot hi n t gentlemen have been quickened by the sig. missioner s decision, and the petition was dismissed with o,L e Udo ne ,, nta which they have received. Some have costs.—Re J. Horrocks : The certificate meeting in the are her it is ;_their candidate ; others are undecided as to 1 case of Mr. J. Horrocks, late a . slate, coal, and flag mer . - N I ne erfa te o.etter to advance or to recede: two or three I chant, of this town, was appointed for Friday. COTlSl taite°ly a Y sick of the business altogether; and about derable discussion took place between the counsel for the rept es, there true to their 'pledge. Under these circum- assignees and the commissioner, relative to some debts Bed on the 1 p no chance of the appointment being con- due from the late firm of Messrs. Horrocks and Son, and tio4l-eyeftEcxVlLe.,-cha.irrnan of the Watch Committee." from Messrs. Lockett and Co., to the estate, and at the oe s , of sere _, • seuring the past few weeks large por- conclusion his Honour deferred giving judgment till eq . nor e at vK and several bales of cotton have been cast Thursday next. Liver On e Z e ,veral places along the bay and coast of Gal- f ee om, Fri week a gentleman named Toole, from PUBLIC MEETINGS. V ilt i an "ri ved, vVli Cora arra o f 0, on proceeding out to Barna, • eel ...whi c h a figure-head and portion of the cabins, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of h o „Yas t 6 he was able to discover that the wrecked yes- this board, on Wednesday last, Mr. Alpass gave notice of i t i,ld fot. that Toole, of Liverpool, his own property, his intention to move for a revision of the several medical left' a o the zi ` nl ua e t o P f oet from New Orleans. A water-tank, officers' salaries. Ten shillings was ordered to be paid to es o d O ne b °l.lbt the maker on it was also found, which 1 Joseph Robbards for the apprehension of a woman named ha i l Orti„ ae to the identity of ' the unfortunate vessel . Maynard, whose children . were deserted by her two years T o sdps ok . i r z d ef the cabin fittings, which drifted ashore, ago, and had been kept in the Workhouse. A series of car es left e se on it " Mr. O'Mara's berth." The John ' rules were agreed to, relative to the regulation of the prac -14 g° -' iNeW Orleans about the 25th December, with a tice of the medical and relieving officers with respect to the qa titi 9l C Ott yhaves on boa r en, ten cabin passengers , and twenty-five proper payment of medical fees. eas ,„_.d. It is to be feared that all these persons THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE. —On Wednesday evening INn a watery pto ?,t, n ap ,_ e grave, as not one of them has been last, at the Lecture-room, Lime-street, the Liverpool So the pre g t there been the slightest trace of them ciety of Compositors held a special general meeting for the Z:l;dealGted 865 tons b The John Toole was a fine ship, . purpose of taking into consideration the present dispute te b at e e . ally eee ur hen. Mr. Toole has pro- 1 between the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and their 4 1 t s kerorroation beau, and along that coast, to gather i employers. It was at length decided that £l5 should be can regarding her. How or when 1 given out of their funds towards assisting the engineers in ti toa.. _ e t occurred, remains a Y....ft- 4 441y ticciden perfect mys- ! their present struggle. The London 130CietYy 011 the same y aj reur Y. . evening, voted £lOO towards the strike. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1852. ROYAL IIiSTITUTION.—The annual meeting of the pro. ptietors of the Liverpool Royal Institution was held on Friday, Mr. Theodore Rathbone in the chair, by whom it was stated that the committee intended to throw the museum open to the gratuitous admission of the public. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSU RANCE COMPANY.--The annual meeting of the share holders in this company was held on Thursday, at the offices in Water -street, Mr. W. Nicol, president of the board of directors, in the chair. The report contained the usual summary of the company's affairs, which are in a highly satisfactory state. The establishment of a board in New York, the acquisition of the business and connec tions of the Australasian Life Assurance and Annuity Company, the opportunity of adding to the proprietary gentlemen of influence in their respective neighbour hoods, have led to an increase in the number of shares issued, which now amount to 78,670. A dividend was declared of 10s. per share, less income tax, and five per cent. on the uncalled capital in the case of those shares on which £2 10s. have not been received. The follow. ing gentlemen were appointed directors for the ensuing year :—Messrs. T. Brocklebank, G. Grant, J. C. Ewart, F. Heywood, R. Higgin, W. Lowe, and A. M`Gregor. A sum of £BOO was placed at the disposal of the directors. The chairman took a brief review of the present favour able position of the company, and congratulated the share holders on the promise of a continuance of such prosperity. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, the weekly meeting was held at the Town-hall, after the close of the Council. Alderman Langsdale presided. After the usual building and nuisance reports, the medical officer submitted his return of the sanatory state of the town. The total deaths, for the week ending on Saturday, were 215 ; being six more than in the previous week, and exactly corresponding with the average mortality of the same week of the pre-eding four years. Deaths from zymotic diseases, 52—one more than in the week previous; scarlatina, 22; typhus, 12; hooping cough and croup, each 5 ; mortality from bowel complaint lower than in any week of the previous nine months. Diseases of the lungs caused 69 deaths-10 more than in the previous week, and 22 less than in the corresponding week of last year. The deaths of two licensed victuallers are registered from excessive drinking, Of the total deaths, 86 were below five years of age—a larger propor tion than in any week of the preceding three months. Complaints having been made of a nuisance from stag nant water on the east side of Grove-street, the engineer was instructed to have the sewers cleared, which might be done at a trifling expense. A recommendation from the general purposes committee to suspend Mr. Harding, a clerk in the engineer's office, was confirmed. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—The general half yearly meeting of shareholders of the East Lancashire Railway was held on Wednesday last, at the company's offices, Bury ; Mr. Thomas Dugdale, the chairman, pre sided. An abstract of the report of the directors has already appeared in this journal. The chairman, in mov ing the adoption of the report, stated that during the half year they had paid off loans to the amount of £lBO,OOO, £20,000 of which was at 5 per cent., and £160,000 at 41 per cent. ; and this sum bad been rehorrowed at 41 per cent. The directors had for some time been obtaining money at 4 per cent., and as the affairs of the company, financially considered, were now in a satisfactory condi tion, it had been determined not to give more than 32 per cent. in future, at which rate they believed they would be able to obtain such amount as they might require. The mortgage debt, on Dec. 31, 1851, was £778,985, a nd in June, 1850, it was £726,381 ; so that there had been an increase of £62,604. The Great Exhibition, last year, instead of increasing had diminfshed the company's receipts from pleasure traffic. He also made some further explanations, and the report was adopted. The retiring directors were then re-elected, except Mr. Goodman, who wished to retire, and in whose place Mr. John Holt, of Stubbilee, was appointed. The auditor was also re-elected, the dividend recommended by the directors declared, and the thanks of the meeting were given to the directors. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The thirty third annual meeting of this company was held in London, on Thursday. Mr. Russell, chairman, announced that the directors had encouraged local parties to make a rail way from Gloucester by Ross to Hereford, and also a line from Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth. Referring to the alliance with the Shrewsbury companies, the chairman said—" We have since completed that arrangement by entering into an agreement with the Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Company. I regret that that agree ment should have assumed the form of a guarantee, and, for myself, T should rather have preferred that it had been a mere traffic arrangement. (Hear, hear.) But the gross receipts of that line already nearly equal the annual amount that is guaranteed to it by the three companies. The question, therefore, is little more than one of the working expenses ; and there can be no doubt that, when it shall be completed and in operation together with the other companies, its income will be fully sufficient to meet this additional expense." (A Shareholder : Never.) The new line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton would be completed in twelve months; and to meet the exigen cies before the traffic arose, the directors unanimously recommended them to reserve the large balance of £lOO,OOO. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, which, after some grumbling on the part of one proprietor, at the prospect of having a contest with the London and North-western Company, was unanimously adopte3. DOCK COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. A letter was read from Captain Patey, R.N., emigration agent at this port, respecting the intention of the coin ...lace tv Null tlown LIIC weilii.al r.ffi.. Co. fl,c. emigrants at the north end of the Prince's Dock. The writer submitted that the committee should erect a small building close to the Waterloo Dock. The letter was referred to the harbour master's sub-committee. A letter was read from the owners and occupiers of the several ferry stations on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, calling attention to the evils which arose from the an chorage of vessels in the vicinity of the landing-stage. The memorialists suggested that 500 yards, north and south of the landing-stage, should he kept clear for the convenience of the ferry-steamers, and, in support of their proposition, alluded to the immense number of persons who annually crossed the river. The following are the numbers that crossed last year :—Seacombe, 744,646 ; Woodside, 3,928,544 ; Monks' Ferry, 315,961, ; Birken. head, 720,000; Tranmere, 1,680,000 ; Rock Ferry, 950,000; Eastham , 20,000. Total, 8,359,151. The letter was re ferred to the marine sub-committee. The secretary read a memorial from John Dawson, shipbuilder, praying for compensation, in consequence of having to give up the land rented from the committee. The memorial was re ferred to the works sub-committee. A memorial was read from Mr. Wm. Rose, contractor for the removal of night soil, praying that he might be allowed to occupy the Har rington Dock as a depot for manure for some time longer. It was stated that Mr. Rose had notice 18 months ago to clear away the manure. It was decided that the resolution of the committee should be carried into effect. The finan cial business was then proceeded with. LADIES' CHARITY.—The annual meeting of the sub scribers and patrons of the Ladies' Charity was held on Wednesday last at the Blue Coat Hospital. Three ladies and three gentlemen only were present. The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks presided. The report of the com mittee stated the number of patients last year was 1,329 only, while in 1848 it was 2,325. This was occasioned by the pressure of debt upon the charity ; and hence the com mittee appealed for aid to the public of Liverpool. Patients relieved in 1851, 1,329. Children vaccinated, 1,095, From the statement of the accounts, it appeared that the cash paid to individuals was £265 165., and for relief, £166 2s. 6d. The total expenses were £845 14s. 7d., and the receipts £1,050 18s. Id., of which £512 lls. only rose from annual subscriptions, and the remainder being from casual sources, including £214 2s. Bd. from the ball. The reports and accounts were both unani mously agreed to, and ordered to be printed. It was also resolved that the following be the Ladies' committee for the ensuing year :—Mrs. Thomas Hornby, lady pa troness; Mrs. Naylor, Mrs. T. Moss, Mrs. Wm. Fletcher, Mrs. Mozley, Mrs. Langton, Mrs. Adam Gladstone, and Mrs. Arnaud. The following were also appointed as the Gentlemen's Committee :—Harmood Banner, Esq., president; C. F. Cameron, Esq., vice-president; James Bold, Esq., treasurer; E. H. Roscoe, Esq.; Thomas Littledale, Esq. ; John Orred, Esq. ; James A. Tobin, Esq.; Henry Royds, Esq.; J. W. S. May, Esq., secretary. In answer to the chairman, a lady said that several per sons had been refused the benefits of the charity for non compliance with its rules, such as not getting their children vaccinated, and bringing back their tickets when their childred died. It was also mentioned that the charity did not participate in the simultaneous collections for the different charities of the town. A vote of thanks to the chairman was unanimously carried, after which the meet ing separated. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The twenty-second annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this so ciety was held on Tuesday last, in the Savings' Bank, Bold-street. Thomas Littledale, Esq., the Mayor, pre sided. The report read by the Secretary stated that, though the donations during the year had been conside rably less than those of 1851, the deposits had increased by £1,066 1 ls. ld. ' making a total amount of money de posited of £9,658 14s. sd. Legacies to the amount of £ll3 2s. had been received, and sums of £1 18s. 6d. and £ll 3s. 3d. derived from the sales of relief tickets and depositors' cards respectively. Adding to these several items £8 17s. 4d. received for bank and railway interest, there was a total income of £1,189 2s. Id., falling short of that of the preceding year by £467 4s. ld. The appli cants for the society's bounty, relieved during the year, had numbered 4,962, of whom 2,638 were English, 1,956 Irish, 108 Scotch, 235 Welsh, and 25 country unkno‘i n. Upon this object of the society a sum of £552 4s. 9d. had been expended. In concluding their report, the commit tee " take this opportunity of again expressing that re ,, ret which they have already recorded in the minutes of their proceedings, that circumstances should have occurred to deprive the society of the valuable services of their late treasurer, Mr. T. W. Rathbone. At the same time, however, they consider themselves fortunate in having secured the assistance of Mr. Joseph Wagstaff as his successor, a gentleman on every account most eligihle for that important and responsible office."—Mr. Wagstaff, the treasurer, having then read a statement of the ac counts, the Rev. Mr. Bold moved that the report be adopted, printed, and circulated.—The Venerable Arch deacon Brooks, in seconding the motion, regretted the falling off in the annual subscriptions, on which, and not upon casual sources, the welfare of such societies must principally depend. At the same time, he was glad to find that the wants of tile poor had not been so great in the present year • provisions had been cheap, and the r e had been no epidemical disease.—The motion was carried unanimously.—The officers and committee for the ensuing year were subsequently appointed ; and votes of thanks were pasee.4 to the managers for the past year, and to the chairman. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. An adjourned meeting of the Town Council of this borough was held on Wednesday last, when the Mayor, T. Littledale, Esq., presided. ASSESSOR OF THE COURT OF PASSAGE. Mr. Av'sox, previous to the commencement of the regular business of the Council, observed that although no official intimation had yet been received by the Council of the elevation of Mr. Crompton to the office of judge, he hoped the Council would pass a compli mentary resolution to a gentleman who had so ably filled the office of assessor of the Liverpool Court of Passage for a space of fifteen years, and who, in his (Mr. Avison's) opinion, would make a judge equal in every respect to Baron Parke. A discussion ensued with respect to the course which the Council should take in recommending a successor to Mr. Crompton. The TOWN-CLERK having stated, in answer to a ques tion from Mr. Bramley-Moore, that he did not think the Council had the power of recommending, Mr. FERNIHOUGH remarked that he was opposed to the Council paying the salary without having any choice in the nomination ; and he thought that a committee ought to he appointed to take charge of the matter. He might take that opportunity to say that the appointment had been made three months ago : it had been altogether an arranged matter with Mr. Crompton to retire, in order to make way for a certain gentleman. Mr. BENNETT supported, and Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE opposed, the appointment of a special committee. The latter gentleman observed t hat the Council might depend upon it that they would have a good man, for the law made it imperative that the gentleman to be appointed to the office should be a barrister of seven years' standing ; there were good men to be had, too—Mr. James, for instance, and others. Mr. THOMSON.—Mr. Henderson, too. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS continued.—Gentlemen who had practised many years, who were well known, and well qualified. If the appointment rested with Sir George Grey, he (Mr. Moore) had perfect confidence; but if with the Lord Chancellor, he had non•. No motion was made on the subject, and the discus sion closed. WITHDRAWAL OF THE NEW SANITARY BILL Mr. LANGSDALE, as chairman of the Health Com mittee, said that the Council, after a mature deliberation on the subject, had, in consequence of the opposition to the measure, principally from the agents of the large landowners, and from the House-owners' Association, deemed it the mostdesirable course, for the interests of the town, to withdraw the new Sanitary Bill for the present. Mr. BENNETT reproached the Health Committee for having given way to the opposition of interested parties, to the prejudice of the health and comfort of the inha bitants of the town. Mr. JOHN STEWART defended Lord Derby and other landowners. After a long discussion, a vote on the motion whether or not the bill should be withdrawn was taken, which was carried by a majority of forty to three. THE OBSERVATORY : MR. HARTNUP'S SALARY. Mr. NEIL, chairman of the Observatory Committee, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings of that committee, moved that the salary of Mr. Hartnup, the astronomer, be increased from £2OO to £3OO a-year. He thought the present salary was not an equivalent for the position which Mr. Hartnup held, nor for the labour de volving upon his office. _ _ Mr. GLADSTONE seconded the motion, and after a dis cussion, it was carried without a vote having been taken. WATER COMMITTEE : THE NEW BILL The proceedings of the Water Committee having been read, Mr. HOLT, the chairman of the committee, moved their adoption. He said a new engine for the Green-lane works was started on Tuesday week, and had given the most entire satisfaction. They had had their contract well executed, and at a reasonable rate. Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman PARKER having represented that the contract for the laying down of pipes was too low, the proceedings were confirmed. The bill to be taken before Parliament for the deviation of the line of pipes for conveying water from Rivington was then discussed at considerable length, and the pre amble and clauses passed seriatim, with an order from the Council to the committee to prosecute the bill. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM The proceedings of the Library and Museum Commit. tee comprised the appointment of Mr. Thomas Moore, as keeper of the Derby Museum, at a salary of £l2O per annum ; the consideration of the bill for the establish ment of a public library and museum, with clauses relating to the Derby Museum ; and a recommendation to con struct temporary rooms on the land in the rear of the premises in Duke-street for the reception of the Derby Museum. A letter was read from Mr. Theodore Rath bone, president of the Royal Institution, offering, on the part of the proprietors of the institution, their collection in the museum on the same conditions as those under which the Derby Museum was offered. A long discussion took place, which terminated in an order that a reply should be sent to Mr. Rathbone, stating that the Council were willing to accept the offer of the proprietors on the same conditions under which they received other gifts, and that the subject should be referred to the Museum Committee. COACHES AND CARS Mr. WOODRUFF, the chairman, intimated, that a second memorial had been received in regard to tne drivel-6 hav ing some Sabbath relaxation, and recommended that it be referred to the committee for consideration. Referred accordingly, and the minutes passed. RETIREMENT OF MR. CROMPTON A letter was then read from Mr. Crompton, thanking the Council for the uniform courtesy and kindness ex tended to him during the time which he had held the office of assessor to the Court of Passage. Mr. Cromp ton added, that it would be a great gratification to him, especially after so long a connexion with the borough, to hear that the Council were enabled to retain the services of a gentleman to whom much of the efficiency of the Court of Passage was attributable. Without presuming to offer any opinion on the matter relative to Mr. Venn, it was right that the Council should know the manner in which that gentleman had discharged the duties of detail of the court, which were of such great importance to suitors, and the discharge of which required much firm ness and temper. The solicitors of Liverpool were strongly impressed with the manner in which these duties had been performed. He (Mr. Crompton) had recommended Mr. Venn to his present office, from his personal knowledge of his qualifications, and he should be happy to learn that the Council should not find it such a case as to call for his (Mr. Venn's) dismissal, and thus the court be de prived of his services. Before the Council rose, the following resolution, moved by Mr. AvlsoN, and seconded by Mr. TouLmiN, was passed unanimously :—" The Mayor having sub mitted a letter from Charles Crompton, Esq., stating that a vacancy will in all probability occur in the office of assessor of the Borough Court, by his elevation as one of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, resolved, that this Council desires to offer its congratulations to Mr. Crompton on his elevation to the honourable and important office of one of her Majesty's judges, an office for which his great legal attainments pre-eminently qualify him ; and also their sense of the very valuable services he has rendered to the community, through the long period during which he has discharged the duties of assessor to the Borough Court." The proceedingswei:e then adjourned to the following day THURSDAY The council met from the previous day's adjournment, at eleven o'clock. REPORT OF THE PAID OFFICERS COMMITTEE. _. _ _ The report of this committee relating icTifte;alaiies of the clerks to the justices having been read, Mr. GODFREY begged to request the town-clerk to read the resolutions relating to the appointment of clerks under the magistrates. This having been done, Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE said it appeared, from what the Town-clerk had read, that the Council were to provide fit and proper salaries, but not to appoint. The TOWN-CLERK said that only referred to the clerks to the justices. The Council were to fix and pay proper salaries, the appointment of those clerks to the justices being in the magistrates. Mr. GODFREY moved the adoption of the report, and the recommendation to dismiss the clerks, Messrs. Tas ter, Greenwood, Walters, and Ells.—Mr. BECKWITH seconded the motion. Mr. C. TURNER moved that the clerks be not dismissed, and if the thing was of sufficient importance, let it be referred to the Home Secretary.—Mr.Tmomsorr seconded the amendment. Mr. Alderman MooRE moved that the report of the committee lie on the table. (" No, no.") He meant that portion which was under consideration.—Mr. Alder man BENNETT seconded the amendment, which was car ried by a majority of 20 to 19. The portion of the report of the paid officers' commit tee recommending the dismissal of Mr. Venn,_was read. Mr. GODFREY Moved the confirmation of that portion of the proceedings. Mr. Alderman DOVER moved the following, as an amendment :—" The Council having considered the re port of the paid officers' committee relative to Mr. Venn, clerk in the Town -clerk's office, resolved ,—That the Council regret that Mr. Venn should have acted contrary to the resolution of the Council, passed on the 2d of January, 1843, relative to the clerks in the Town-clerk's depart ment ; but as the circumstances do not appear to call for the severe measure of dismissing Mr. Venn, the Council leave the case to be determined by the Town-clerk, who is responsible to the Council for the whole of his establish. ment."—Mr. Avrsorr seconded the amendment, which was carried unanimously. The MAYOR asked what course the Council would pur sue with respect to the remainder of the report ? (" With draw it altogether," " Read it," and laughter.) Mr. GODFREY moved that the report be received. Mr. Alderman DOVER seconded the motion, and ex pressed his regret at the absence of Mr. Bighorn, to whom and to Mr. Godfrey a debt of gratitude was due from the Council. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman COOPER moved, and Mr. JAMES TYRER seconded an amendment, to the effect that the report lie on the table. The TOWN -CLERK, in reply to a question, said the re ception of the report did not amount to anything. A motion that a paper lie on the table was generally meant to be a mode of getting rid of a thing altogether. The MAYOR then put the question, and the amend ment that the report do lie on the table was carried by a majority of 16 to 11,—The Council then broke up. LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT. DISMISSAL OF MR. RAMSHAY, At the Court of Queen's Bench, Westminster, on Tuesday last, Lord Campbell delivered judgment in the case, '' The Queen v. Pollock." This his lordship stated was a motion for a rule to show cause why an information in the nature of a quo warranto should not be filed against Joseph Pollock, Esq., calling upon him to show by what authority he exercises the office of judge of the County Court for Lancashire, held at Liverpool. The ground of the application is, when he was appointed to the office, it was not vacant, William Rareshay, Esq., who before filled it, not having been lawfully removed from it. The question to be considered was, whether the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, under the act 9th and 10th Victoria, c. 95, sec. 18, which gave him power to dismiss any judge of a county court in the county palatine for inability or misbehaviour, had duly exercised his jurisdic tion. The instrument for the dismissal of Mr. Ramshay had been drawn up in the words of the act of parliament, and the court must presume that there were good grounds for it, until the contrary should be proved. It would have been open to Mr. Ramshay to show that he was removed without notice of any charges against him, or without an opportunity of being heard in his defence, or that no evidence was adduced to support the charges, or that the complaints against him were not for inability or misbehaviour in his office, and were of such a nature that, if proved or admitted, they would not disqualify him for his office, or amount to " inability" or " misbehaviour," within the meaning of the act of parliament. Upon such affidavits he thought the judges would have been bound to grant a rule to show cause for a quo warranto, with a view to his being afterwards restored to his office, from which he had been illegally removed. But looking to the affidavits on which the motion before them had been made, they appeared insufficient to rebut the presumption that the removal was regular and rightful. The affidavits strongly asserted Mr. Ramshay's uniform good con duct as a judge, as well as his ability, and they par ticularly sought to justify his conduct on some occasions when he was supposed to have acted improperly, as in fining the editor of a newspaper for contempt of court. But Mr. Ramshay did not say that grave charges of mis behaviour as a judge were not brought against him, or that he had no notice of those charges, or that lie had not a fair opportunity of being heard upon there, or that evi dence was not adduced to support them. Consistently with these affidavits the proceedings might have been regularly conducted, and there might have been evidence before Lord Carlisle sufficient to support the charges, and to warrant the judgment. In that case the Chancellor of the Duchy might, without appeal, remove for inability or misbehaviour, and having heard evidence it was for him (Lord Carlisle) to determine whether inability or misbehaviour had been made out. His judgment, there fore, as no appeal was given, must be final. It was not alleged by Mr. Ramshay that he was not fully heard on all the charges brought against him ; and with regard to the time which elapsed between the inquiry and the sentence of removal, the fair inference was that the Chancellor of the Duchy only took time deliberately to consider the evidence, and to consider of the judgment. A private letter of Lord Carlisle to Mr. Ramshay had been assumed to have restricted the judgment; but that was evidently written with the view of softening as much as possible the pain inflicted in the discharge of a public duty; and the sentiments therein expressed were not inconsistent with the sentence of removal ; for it was possible that a man might have many valuable qualities, and be amiable in private life, and yet be justly removed for inability and misbehaviour as a judge. The court, therefore, considered that a rule nisi in the case ought not to be granted.—Rule refused. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, FEB. 14 (Before SIR R. T. KINDERSLEY.) STANDISH V. MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF LIVERPOOL Mr. Malins said he was prevared, pursuant to notice, to move for a special injunction in this case, in which the plaintiff's land had been invaded without his sanction for the purpose of making certain waterworks, and 15 waggons placed upon it. The common order had been obtained for security for costs, and the plaintiff's soli citors in his absence were now ready to pay £lOO into court in lieu of that order. Mr. Follett appeared for the defendants, and, contend ing that there was no pressure, opposed that course. After some discussion, it was agreed that £l2O should be paid into court, and The Vice-Chancellor, considering that the parties were not in a situation to move, made the order that tho £l2O should be paid in as security for costs. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Friday evening, a young German, named Theodore Mundell, was appre hended by Murphy, one of the detective officers, on a charge of embezzling upwards of £6OO, the property of his employers, Messrs. Dadelssaw and Keitman, of Harrington-street. Mundell was the cashkeeper of the firm, and charged with the payment of the petty cash. On some occasions, at the end of the month, the petty cash payments of the firm were about £BO or £9O. and Mundell, instead of the proper amount, charged £lBO or £l9O, thus pocketing £lOO. The accounts of the firm have been recently under the inspection of an accountant, and he discovered that frauds amounting to upwards of £6OO had been perpetrated in this way. When appre hended, Mundell admitted his defalcations. He was brought up before the magistrates on Saturday. and remanded for seven days. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT. —An extensive system of plunder from the establishment. of Mr. Hutchin, the lithographer, at the corner of North John-street and Lord-street, has been brought to light. About nine days ago a pawnbroker gave information to Mr. Clough, the chief in-door superintendent of police, that a quantity of paper had been pledged at his shop, and, from circumstances which had transpired, he had reason to suppose that it had been stolen. Detective Inspector Bates immediately took steps to trace the thief; and in this, after nine days' great exertion, he succeeded. On Wednesday morning he went to the shop of Mr. Hutchin, and said that he had reason to believe that Samuel Ford, his manager, bad been plundering him. Ford was called, and charged with the robbery ; at first he denied the truth of the allegation, but afterwards, on being told that part of the property, pledged by his mo ther, had been found, he admitted it, and expressed deep sorrow. Bates left Sullivan, another officer, in charge of the prisoner, whilst he (Bates) proceeded to the house of the prisoner's mother, 56, Byrom-terrace, where a large quantity of stationery, identified by Mr. Hutchin, was found ; and at a pawnbroker's shop, other articles belong ing to Mr. Hutchin, which had been pledged by the female prisoner, were also found. The officers then proceeded to the lodgings of Mr. Robt. Hill, a miniature artist of some celebrity, No. 15, Upper Newington, and here they found an immense quantity of stationery, worth upwards of £lOO, all of which was identified by Mr. llutchin as his property. Hill was taken into custody on the charge of receiving the goods knowing them to have been stolen. A quantity of tickets for paper, &c., pledged by the female prisoner (Ann Price), was found in Hill's possession. The case was brought before the court on Thursday, when the magistrates, after hearing the facts, placed the prisoners under a general remand. ROBBERY AT THE PUBLIC-OFFICES.—A young man, named Parkinson, was charged at the Police-court, on Wednesday, with stealing samples of cloth from the Public-offices, in Cornwallis-street. Mr. Garnett, secre tary to the Watch Committee, deposed that, in December, numerous samples of cloth had been sent into the Public offices for the inspection of the Watch Committee. Some of these samples had been missed, and it was ultimately discovered that they had been stolen and pawned by the prisoner, who was employed as an extra clerk in the offices of the Health Committee. The prisoner was committed for trial. BURGLARY IN EVERTON.—On Wednesday, Patrick Rowan, a rough-looking young man, was committed for trial on a charge of burglariowly entering the house of Mr. E. Bates, in Seaeombe-street, Everton, on Sunday morning last. The prisoner was arrested in a cellar in Edison-street, where some property stolen from the pro secutor's house was discovered. A RUFFIAN. —On Wednesday, Robert Brige was charged with stabbing Bridget Bewlock and assaulting Alfred Stafford. On Tuesday evening the prosecutrix went into the cellar of a house in Denison-street, for the purpose of getting some apparel which she had previously left in charge of the occupier, when she met the prisoner, who was sharpening a knife, with which he said he was going to stab Stafford. She remonstrated with him, when he knocked her down, fastened the cellar door, struck her again, and stabbed her in the face with a knife. The woman's screams attracted a crowd of persons, who burst open the door, and doubtless saved the life of the poor woman. The prisoner was secured.—Mr. Mansfield said that the prisoner was one of the most atrocious ruffians that he had the misfortune to deal with since he came to sit in the court. For the dastardly outrage on the woman he must pay a fine of £5, or suffer two months' imprison ment ; and for the assault on the man he must find bail, himself in £2O, and two sureties in £l5 each, for twelve months, or, in default, to suffer a further imprisonment of six months. COMMITTAL OF A " MANCATCHER."—On Tuesday Patrick Cullen was fully committed for trial by Mr. Mansfield, who declared his determination to punish to the utmost those guilty of the frauds now practised against poor emigrants. Cullen had extorted the sum of 15s. from an emigrant for articles which he said would be re quired on the voyage to America. The sum originally re quired was 275., but, finding his victim had no more than 155., he, apparently with reluctance, " made him up" a parcel of useful things, the whole of which, it is useless to say, were absolutely worthless. Among other things was some stuff described as soap, which would wash either in salt water or fresh, but which was composed solely of some earthy matter end common salt. LAUNCH OF A LARGE STEAM-SHIP AT BRISTOL — .The fine steam-ship America was launched from Mr. Patterson's yard at Bristol, on Tuesday last, for the use of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. The America has been visited during her construction by many eminent engineers, shipbuilders, and other scientific characters and seamen, by whom she has uniformly been awarded the palm for beauty of model and for a rare com bination of great strength and comparative lightness. Her engines are on the oscillating principle, and she has feathering paddle-wheels, known as " Morgan's." SMALL BOROUGHS TO BE ENLARGED. In introducing his new Reform Bill to the House of Commons, yesterday week, Lord John Russell stated that it was proposed to add the neighbouring towns and dis tricts to all boroughs which have less than 500 electors, so as to increase the constituencies ; and he added that the number of boroughs to which this principle would apply was 67. It appears from Dod's Parliamentary Companion for 1852, that there are about 62 boroughs containing less than 500 registered electors. The follow ing is the list : Electors Abingdon, Berkshire 314 Andover, Hants Arundel, Sussex Ashburton, Devon 246 Beaumaris, Wales Bewdley, Worcester Brecknock, Wales Buckingham borough Caine, Wilts Chippenham, Wilts 314 Christchurch. Hants Cirencester, Gloucester 467 Clitheroe. Lancashire 471 Cockermouth, Cumbd 332 Dartmouth, Devon Devizes, Wilts Dorchester, Dorset 427 Droitvich, Worcester Evesham, Worcester Eye, Suffolk Electors ... 324 Liskeard, Cornwall. Ludlow, Shropshire , _ Lyme Regis, Dorset 317 Lymington, Hants 287 Malmesbury, Wilts 316 Marlborough, Wilts 254 Marlow Great, Bucks 357 Rlidhurst, Sussex 3Ol Morpeth, Northumbd 421 Northallerton, Yorksh 282 Petersfield, Hants 358 Poole, Dorset Radnor district Reigate, Surrey ao6nd, Yorkshire ,n, Yorkshire ravistock,bevon 'ewkesbury, Glo'ster . 378 'hetford, Norfolk .... 210 Frome, Somerset 4Ol Harwich, Essex Helstone, Cornwall 335 Honiton, Devon Horsham, Sussex Huntingdon borough 405 Kendal, Westmoreland 385 Kidderminster, Wrcstr 470 Knaresbro',Yorl:sllire. Tivert6n, Devon .. Totness, Devon .. Wallingford, Berks Wareham, Dorset Wells, Westbury, Wilts.. Whitby, Yorkshire Wilton, Wilts .... Launceston, Cornwall. 357 Leominster, Hereford. 428 The foil the number of ng five boroughs, however, 500 elee so little exceed ;d by Dod, that it is not at, all improbable than that: number of electo up the 67 of the Premier:— hey have now aetm r, and thus they we ald make Bridgewater, Somerset Mallon. Yorkshire Shaftesbury, Dorset St. Alban's Whitehaven, Cumberland It will be seen that only one Lancashire borough (Clithe roe) is likely to be included in the list of those that are to have their constituencies augmented by the annexation of other places ; while Wiltshire has seven boroughs in the list, and Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Worces tershire, Sussex, Dors several ,et, Devon, and C all, have each NATIONAL DEBT From a return just published it ap- pears that the total amount invested n, Commissioners for the Reduct year ending the 5 stock by t c purchase of firma] Debt dnrin, £3.012,099. Of ti ed of interest on donations and I , equests at various r .. BIRTHS On the 6th inst., at Bromhorough, Cheshire, the wife of W. J. Jeffreys, Esq.. of a son, pretnatu On the 6th inst., the wife of TI Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, of a On the 7th inst., at Ormskirk, tli a daughter. On the Bth inst., in Falkner-street, Mrs. William Basker vine, of a son. On the 9th inst., in Everton, the wife of a daughter. On the 9th inst., the wife of Mr. J. Downes, of C Toxteth-park, of a son. On the 11th inst., in Grove-street, the wife of W. Nugent Coates, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th inst., Mrs. John Fryer Quick, of Oxford-street East, of a son. On the 15th inst., at I, Windsor-terrace, Mrs. K. L. Morison of a son. On the 15th inst., at Gateacre-hall, the wife of T. A. Bushby, Esq., of a daughter Tuts Chippindall, Esq., of aughter. wife of S. Meek, Esq., of J. Ritson, jun MARRIED On the 3d inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. W. H. M'Call to Miss It. Gurnell. On the 3(1 inst., at St. John's Miss E. M'Kavat. Church, Mr. N Nll(lnilliatn to On the 4th inst., at Manchester, Mr. J. Parry, of this town, to Mary Martha, only child of the late Mr. W. B. Mitchell, of Warrington On the sth inst., at Pc of this town, to El!Cn dqw , hter of INir le, Mr. P. Sykes, . R. Ward, farmer, \Vhinney keys, near Po - ulto On the sth inst., at Leyland, Thomas, son of Mr. H. Bre- Merton, of Leyland, to Miss Rigby, of Ulnes Walton. On the Bth inst., at St. Mark's Church, by the Rev. W. Pollock, Mr. J. Capp to Rhoda Arnold, eldest daughter of Mr. A. D. Hadley, clerk of the said On the Bth inst., at Christ ( printer, to Miss Mary Ann Radcliffe On the Bth inst., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. J Hall, 8.A., Mr. Richard Kenall Okell to Miss Caroline Nash Mr. Andrew Kiughorn, On the Sth inst., at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Chapel, Seel-street, Mr. Hugh Caroller, of her Majesty's Customs at this port, to Kate, only daughter of Mr. A. O'Donnell, of Carpenter's-row. On the 9th inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. P. Jordan to Miss B. Kelly. On the 9th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Sackville-street, Everton, by the Rev. S. B. Sutton, Mr. Wm. Jones, mariner and diver, to Miss E. Hussey, of Beresford-street. On the 9th inst., at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Chapel, Seel-street, by the Rev. 'l'. Bonney, Mr. C. G. Rofe, of Yar mouth, to Mary, second daughter of D. Fitzpatrick, Esq., of Nelson- street. (In the 9th instant, at St. Jude's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Wallace, Mr. Thomas Heyden, mariner, to Miss Maria Bond, of Edge-hill. On the 10th instant, at St. John's Church, by the R Taylor. M.A., Mr. John Hetherington to Miss Jane Little_ On the 11th instant. at St. Jude's Church, by the Rev. T. S_ Wallace, Mr. Henry Irwin, licensed victualler. Canning-place, to Mrs. Sarah Burlow, Sidney place, Edge-hill. On the 11th instant, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. W. F. Taylor, M.A. Mr. Samuel Routhmell to Miss Jane Johnson, On the 11th inst., at the Crescent Chapel, by the Rev. J. Kelly, Mr. F. Wilkinson, of her Majesty's Customs, to Eiiza, daughter of Mr. R. Bell, of Chapel-street. On the 12th inst., at Great George-street Chapel, by the Rev. A. Fraser, of Blackburn, Mr. Robert Porter, of Blackburn, to Miss Atkin, daughter of the late Mr. John Atkin, formerly of that place. On the 12th inst., at St. Anne's Church, Stanley, by the Rev. T. Gardner, M.A., Henry Fenwick, Esq., solicitor, Wavertree, to Sarah, daughter of the late S. Hilton, Esq., of Walton-breck. On the 12th inst., at Behington Church, by the Rev. T. G. Roberts, James Thos. Jones, Esq., of Oswestry, to Lucy, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Barker, Esq., of this town. On the 12th inst., at St. Augustine's Church, Everton, by the Rev. W. T. Newenham, Mr. Robert Pennington, of Bootle, formerly of Ashton-in-Mackerfield, to Martha, only daughter of the late John Ascroft, of Stanley Cottage, Bootle. V. W. On the 12th inst., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. J. Hall Mr. John Gresham to Miss Emma Boothby. On the 12th inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, Mr. H Foster to Sarah Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. Peter Worsley of Toxteth-park. On the 12th inst., at Rock Ferry, Walter Saunders, Es this town, to Louisa Mary, eldest dat Waddington Esq., of Birmingham. On the 12th inst., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W. M Falloon, M. A., Andrew Love, Esq., merchant, to Ann, only daughter of the late J. Young, Esq., of Newc:itle-upon-Tyne. On the 12th instant, at Brampton, in the county of Derby, by the Rev. Courtney Smith, Foster W. Nash, Esq., son of the Rev. Okey Nash, of Throwby, Kent, to Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Rev. Richard Smith, rector of Staveley, and minister of Edensor, in the county of Derby. :er of the :ate John J On the 15th instant, a; St. Michacl 3 ; Church, by the Bev. H Carpenter, 8.A., Mr. John Bosley, mariner, to Miss B. Kear. ney, of Sparling-street. On the . lsth instant, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. W. F, Taylor, M.A., Mr. John Glen to Miss Marg are t J ones . On the 15th instant, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. W.F. Taylor, M.A., Mr. James Harrison to Mrs. Catherine Coulter, On the 16th instant, at St. John's Chuach, by the Rev. W. F. Taylor, M.A., Mr. Charles Musgrove to Miss Eliz. M'Cartnev, On the 16th instant, at St. Divid's Chum} Hughes, Mr. Thos. Jones to Miss , by the 1 Jane Jones, both ( DIED Lately, at Prague, aged 100, Kurleander, the oldest of pianists, and, no doubt, of all musicians. Lately, in Paris, M. Lucas de Montizny, the adopted son of Mirabeau. At his death that extraordinary man left all his papers and correspondence to M. Lucas, who, some years ago, compiled from them eight volumes of emoires Biographiques of le grand homme. On the 4th inst., aged 11 months and 21 days, Annette M daughter of Mr. C. B. Mather, of Derby-street, Whitechapel._ On the sth inst., Wm. Robert, infant' son of Mr. Wm. Sinit of Everton-crescent. On the sth inst., at Linacre, aged 46, Hugh Bullen, On the sth inst.. of consumption, aged 45, ElizaL wife of Mr. James Gilland, of Dryden-road. Fairfield. On the bth inst., aged 5 months, Sarah Ellen, only dan,. of T. K. Hughes, Esq., of Clifton-park, Birkenhead. On the 7th inst., aged 29, Mr. R. A. Johnson, report , Manchester. On the Bth inst., at Wavertree, aged 64, Miss A. Cro sister of the Rev. T. Crowe, of Formby. On the Bth inst., aged 22:Hannah M., eldest daughter of J. Silbowdin, broker. On the Bth inst., at the house of his son-in-law, in Rens', street, aged 69, Joshua Billings, formerly of Tarhock. On the 9th inst., aged 22, John Fisher, son of Mr. G. H Plant. On the 9th inst - in Birkett-street, aged 54, Joseph Myers. Miss A. Crown re, of Formby. 2, Hannah M., eldest daughter of Mr On the 9th inst., Mary, relict of the late Mr. Samuel Meacock On the 9th inst., at Blackheath, Kent, after an illness of only eighteen hours' duration, aged 38, Mr. George Plant Cappen, eldest son of Ralph Cappen, Esq., both formerly of Nautwich, Cheshire. On the 9th inst., aged 5 months, Robert Jones, ir. Mrs. Fowler, of umberland street. Lt son of On the 9th inst., after a long and painful illness, aged 19, Elizabeth Waters, third daughter of Mr. John Martin, of Port land-place, Everton. On the 9th inst., from injuries received on board the ship Anna Henderson, whilst in the river, in hie James Whinyates, grandson of Joseph Steel, Esq.. grove, Toxteth-park. On the 10th inst., at the Manor-house, Maghull, s, James Brancker, Esq. months. Emily Rut' On the loth inst., aged 3 years and 9 months, Marg er y Ellen, youngest daughter of Mr. 'l'. P. Pino, or Castle-vie, Bootle. on O ly n d t a h l e ig l h O t t e h r i o n f s E t. a , w ag in ed m 3 u \ n - e , a fo r rp sdanEdsgs., of Richmond-terry Everton. ' On the 10th inst., aged , Mr. 43 George P— -00w, Walton-on -the Hill. bo o rn n t e b l e de l s o t th so i n ns o: :I ‘ a l t r h N i N s r m residence,her t o in , o fNLe Nelson-street, _ s hilt t On the 10th inst. aged 5 years and 9 months, William r Birken head, aged 29, reet, George Christian, youngest son of Wm. Prowse, Esq., of Holt-hill, Cheshire, On the 10th inst., at Leamington Spa, in her 26th year, Eli zabeth Prothesia, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Maynard, Esq., of Clifton-park. 2ist year. SST ged 62, On the 10th inst., in London, Mr. Thomas Prout, one of the oldest and most distinguished members of the Senior Society of Painters in Water Colours. On the 12th inst., aged 75, Cecily, relict of the late James Brookfield. _ _ On the 12th inst., aged 84, Frances Whittle, relict of the late Captain John Whittle, of Kirkdale. On the 12th inst., aged 44 years, Mr. James Burrows,. late of Foryd, Denbighshire, and formerly of Scarisbrick, inthis county. On the 14th inst., at his residence, Mersey street, in his 59th year, Mr. John Gregory,jun., engineer. On the 15th inst., after a lingering illness, aged 32, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. :I. B. Burroughs, surgeon, of this town.