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HODGSON, Secretary N-I NDER-LYNE, AND t RAILWAY.—Report of the Di lers in the above undertaking, sub , MEETING of Proprietors at the 1, on the 23d day of August, 1841 ; R, Esq., M.P., in the Chair. angratulate the shareholders, that, the works along the line of railway Glossop have been proceeding with -e now arrived at a very advanced 11 be given by the engineer. directors, as stated by them 1, in the first instance, that portion a Manchester to the Mottram and ey have directed the engineer to part of the line, with all the expe a will admit of; but, as the two rdwick and Tame Valley embank )ankments, the material to cour t a long distance, the works of considerable time, as only a e employed at once; but the niated, by employing relays n• opening the above portion of xt ; and the directors are happy of be much exceeded, although end of June and beginning of of serious quarrels between the the elections, which attracted and the continued bad weather vin; arisen in obtaining posses place the piers of the Etherow under the necessity of sus- e matters requiring adjustment La difficulty, they are now happy mendation of the engineer, have )werful description, which are con lelivery on the line on the Ist of Sep ordered first-class carriages, similar inction Railway; second-class, simi gow and Greenock Line ; and third ind as those used on the Manches ilway ; and the whole of the carriages ;hed and delivered at the same period et, that they have had great diffi ment of calls, and have, conse !s, though with great reluctance, legal measures in order to obtain directors have found it re r share, payable in May last, lace, payable on the lst• of are list, the directors have s for forfeiture, and, hay- act, now )rs for confirmation. The average 10s. 6d. per !S required by th of trade, the directors have ;holders as much as possible, railway, in the first instance, although the railway will be, for a double one,) and have ernporary stations as will be in of the public,—due regard at with the interests of the made arrangements for rent irtningharn Company, a por varehouses now in the course terminus, near Bank Top, the interests of both compa- as are as follow :—Fairfield servoir; Ashton Station at Dog Lane, Dukinfield ,vton Green; Godley Mottram and Hyde aus on the lrnount expended on the as exhibited by roduce t, since the last meeting, —is seat in -the directory: vested in them by the act of Mr. A. W. Thoruley, of God- t, that, in consequence of the miscon :cretary, Charles Thomson, they have Jt +3t 4110 Ulil3 II pro, lISTRACT p ACC:OOdg 1041,, June 30 To cash received for the deposit To amount on Ist call of ..t2 10s. per share To ~ 2d .. I na ..4. d. 34732 10 0 14370 0 0 13050 0 0 23225 0 0 21050 0 0 37580 0 0 16650 0 0 31640 0 0 26070 0 0 16840 0 0 2905 0 0 4100 7 6 543 17 44 3468 16 7 197 4 6 5104 3 84 6th - 7th „ ~ Bth .elO " 9th ~ calls in advance account of calls. for rents... interest o deductions and allowance To balance due to bankers .... • ..... . . X 251526 19 8 Expenditure Expenditure from Dec. 1840, to Dec. 1840. to June, 1841. Total. s. d. s. d. ..e s. d. 14041 2 7 .. 2120 16 0 .. 16161 18 7 16891 0 8 .. 857 9 3.. 17778 9 11 1841. June 30. By law charges, &c By engineering, &c By land and compensa. tion 56829 17 10 .. 11854 3 0 .. 68684 0 10 By works 63575 3 4.. 54455 1 7 .. 118030 4 111 BY rails and chairs .. 4622 6 6 4622 6 t) By expenses of juries 2239 16 5.. 244 8 2 .. 2484 4 7 By direction 5631 14 0.. 354 3 0 sgss 17 0 By expenses of direction 1873 16 6k.. 374 5 2.. 2248 1 84 By secretary's travelling expenses 165 16 4.. „ „ .. 165 16 4 By expenses of deputa. By advertising By printing &stationery 356 16 2 .. 8 14 3 .. 365 10 5 1699 17 8, . 184 17 0.. 1884 14 8 559 12 7.. 76 17 10 .. 636 10 5 BY ialaries By office expenses By petty charges By bank commission By the Manchester Royal Infirmary sub scription 2691 6 0.. 164 13 0.. 2855 19 0 993 15 4.. 73 11 61.. 1067 6 10- 215 6 2i.. 37 11 4 252 17 6,1 312 11 10 .. 114 18 6.. 427 10 4 .. 10 10 0 .. 10 10 0 By cOls on shares held for landowners 5445 0 0 .. 2420 0 0 7865 0 0 £251526 l 9 8 By balance brought down, due to bankers 5104 3 81 (Signed) THO. PEET, Accountant.—Aug. 14th, 1841. J. PARKER, Chairman. To the Directors of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Company. Gentlemen,—lt again becomes my duty, for the informa tion of the shareholders, to lay before you a report of the progress of the works since the last general meeting of the proprietory No. 1, OR ARDWICK CONTRACT.—The principal work here is the embankment ; 118,000 cubic yards of earth have been put in during the last six months, and it requires now about 20,000 cubic yards to complete it. The permanent road is laid 20 chains east of the junction with the Manches ter and Birmingham Railway, for a distance of two miles and 30 chains. The masonry on this contract is nearly finished, the two last bridges being in hand, and the re mainder completed with the exception of a few parapets. The spoil cutting at " Trail Dogs" will be finished in a short time—only a few thousand cubic yards are now remaining, which will speedily be put out by the large force at present employed there. The favourable nature of the strata in this cutting has proved highly advantageous in the working a bed of sand and gravel, suitable for ballast, running nearly the whole length in the bottom, so that the permanent road will be laid upon it so soon as the superstratum of marl shall have been removed. No. 2, OR NEWTON CONTRACT.—A considerable length of the permanent road has been laid on this contract, amount ing altogether to nearly two miles, so that only LI miles re main to be completed. The whole of the masonry, including the viaduct over the river Tame, is completed, a few of the parapets only excepted, which will soon be placed out of band. About 10,000 cubic yards of earth is required to com plete the Tame Valley embankment, which quantity will bring it home to the viaduct. The material is being sup plied from the Newton Wood cutting. No. 3, OR HATTERSLEY CONTRACT.—The whole of the masonry, with the exception of the tunnel at Hattersley, arid the Harewood viaduct, is finished, and the earthwork in a very forward state. Owing to a quantity of water being met with at Hattersley, the tunnel there has not progressed very rapidly : the contractor, however, has proposed to extend the open cutting, and thus to shorten the tunnel, a proposi tion to which there seems no reason to object. The retaining walls opposite to Harewood Lodge are finished, and the via duct there has been commenced. No. 4, OR ETHEROW VIADUCT.—The difficulties thrown in our way by the lessee of the land are now surmounted, and the matter settled. The viaduct, consisting of stone piers and timber arches—the centre one being 150 feet span— has been let to Messrs. Smith and Hattersley, who will lose no time in carrying the work actively into execution. No. 5, OR GAMESLEY CONTRACT.—The two embank ments at each end are steadily progressing, and there now remain about 100,000 cubic yards in the cutting. The bridge for carrying the railway over the Botany Road is finished, and that for carrying the Gamesley Turnpike Road over the railway is in hand ; the piers being all up to the springing level, and the arches in the course of erection. SUMMIT TUNNEL.—The driftways at the western face are now 600 yards from the entrance ; and those at the eastern face, about 380 yards. The total depth of all the shafts was 855 yards, of which 626 have been completed, leaving 229 still to sink. The quantity of water, at one period of the year, rendered it advisable to increase the size of the boilers at three of the shafts. A sufficient amount of additional power has thus been obtained, which will enable the shafts to be carried down to the bottom without delay. In conclusion, I have to observe, that as it is your wish to open the line from Manchester to the Mottram and Hyde Road as soon as possible, I think it may be accomplished in October next, should favourable weather prevail. We have certainly been delayed more than a month with this portion of the works, by the late wet season, and the unfortunate disagreements between the different classes of men employed on the line, which, at one time brought the works to a stand ; but I am happy to state that we are now steadily progressing. _ Arrangeinents are making to prepare accommodation at the different passenger stations, for the amount of traffic that may be expected upon the line.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Dieting Vale, August 21, 1841 ALFRED S. JEE Moved by Samuel Butcher, Esq. ; seconded by Thomas Ellin, Esq., blaster Cutler,- That the report of the directors now read be received, and printed for distribution amongst the shareholders. Moved by Edwin Unwin, Esq. ; seconded by John Sidebottom, Esq.,- That the abstract of accounts now produced be also printed for circulation amongst the shareholders. Moved by James Perry, Esq. ; seconded by W. P. Brad shaw, Esq.,- That the report of the resident engineer, now read, be printed and circulated with the report of the directors. Moved by David Waddington, Esq. ; seconded by James Perry, Esq.,- That the declaration of forfeiture made by the directors of the followinz shares in the company, being 466 in number, be now confirmed, viz.:- 45 Shares, numbered from 1,208 to 1,242 inclusive, and 6,234 - 6,243 ~ 52 Shares, numbered from 1,308 - 1,327 „ 6,214 - 6,233 ~ 1,258 - 1,269 ~ 10 Shares, numbered from 1,848 - 1,857 „ 45 Shares, numbered from 2,608 - 2,632 „ 6,194 - 6,213 ~ 10 Shares, numbered from 4,787 - 4,796 ~ 10 Shares, numbered from 1 - 10 „ 40 Shares, numbered from 6,520 - 6,559 ~ 20 Shares, numbered from 2,117 - 2,136 ~ 50 Shares, numbered from 1,577 - 1,606 ~ 2,578 - 2,587 „ 6,064 - 6,073 „ 25 Shares, numbered 3,936 from 3,897 - 3,905 „ 4,978 - 4,992 „ 50 Shares, numbered from 1,773 - 1,822 „ 8 Shares, numbered from 6,104 - 6,111 „ 101 Shares, numbered from 3,365 - 3,414 ~ 5,461 - 5,480 „ 5,568 - 5,572 „ 6,630 - 6,639 6,936 - 6,941 4,827 - 4,836 166 Shares. Moved by W. P. Bradshaw, Esq. ; seconded by M. Elli son, Esq., That, at all future half-yearly meetings, the abstract state ment of the accounts of the company be furnished, at least seven days before such meetings, respectively to all share holders who may apply at the offices either in Manchester or Sheffield. Moved by William Jackson, Esq. ; seconded by Edwin Unwin, Esq., That the directors of the company be authorised and di rected to dispose of the shares, of which the forfeiture has this day been confirmed, by sale, as provided in the act, and for such price as they may think fit. Moved by James Perry, Esq. ; seconded by William Bradley, Esq., That Mr. Locke be requested to make a report of the por tion of the works executed, and the cost thereof, as com pared with his original estimates ; also the extent of works remaining to be done, the estimated cost, and the probable time requisite for their completion. Moved by John Sykes, Esq.; seconded by James Perry, Esq. ? . . _ . That . the resolution of the 29th of August, 1838, which gives £1,600 per annum as remuneration to the directors, be rescinded ; and that, in lieu thereof, the sum of £1,600 be now voted to the said directors ; out of which sum all tra velling and other expenses shall first be paid, and the re mainder distributed amongst themselves, in such manlier as a majority of them shall determine. Moved by T. A. Ward, Esq. ; seconded by D. Wadding ton, Esq., That the best thanks of this meeting be tendered to John Parker, Esq., 111. P„ for his able and impartial conduct in the chair, and for his constant and zealous regard to the general interests of the company. DEAFNESS CURED VI - RS. GARDNER, AURIST, from London, has the ho -IVI nour respectfully to announce her arrival in Liverpool, on her Seventh Annual Professional Visit, and may be con sulted on All Disorders of the Ear, at 75, Renshaw-street. The success which has attended her practice during the last fourteen years, in various parts of the United Kingdom and on the Continent, having, by its innocence and efficacy, insured her the confidence of the public and the patronage of the Faculty (as attested by certificates both oral and do cumentary), any further comment on her part is unnecessary, and she merely begs it to be borne in mind that, in cases beyond the reach of art, her opinion may be obtained (per sonally) without the usual fee. . . The late Dr. G.'s Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Ear, may be had at her residence, as usual. Certificates from the Facull.v. From the opportunities l have had of witnessing Mrs. Gardner's treatment of Deafness, added to the communica tions that have been made to me by others of the faculty, I have no hesitation in recommending that lady to all who may require her advice and assistance T. FIRTH, M. D 4, Alfred-place, Blachfriars, London, March 3d, 1839. __Case of Deafness Cured of Forty rears' Standing ~ ~ . Having had frequent opportunities of witnessing the supe riority of Mrs. Gardner's treatment in patients that have been placed under her care, both by myself and other mem ber of the faculty, I can with confidence recommend her to all who labour under Deafness, or other Disorders of the Aural Organs, and should be wanting in justice to this highly talented lady, were I not to certify the cure of J. Goslett, q., No. 1, Old M err i on . This gentleman, having been deaf ._ for forty years, was pronounced incurable by more than Zi'tielemairtag by eminent Aurist, and being now completely restored to Mrs. Gardner, has permitted me thus publicly to announce it f or t h e b enefit of others. East Lond on 40, Wellelose. E i ye and Ear Institution J. W. GRAVES, M. D. square. 19th Sept., 1838 , . Mrs. Gardner' ssful mode of treating Dewiness ap pears to me to depe S n u c f ee a w s h t iTi i ‘ ct 0n its mildness and innocence, as on the speed with sufferer, and the simple. fact itsc. n benefits are imparted to the of elven that I had wre.copmitrnice:diende persons being cured out to he r , nee d s no f ar th er , c omment. , Surgeon and Aceouch eur . Broad-street, Golden-square' , 26th May, 1634. 111E8TP, LIVERPOOT nuke the Manogement of Mr. CLARKE, Sidle Lisa , THE PERFORMANCES DURING THE SUMMED. SE AS9N WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST SEVEN.-TPOOyiS TO PE OPENED AT SEVEN Mademoiselle CEIZRITO TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) September 1, Being the Last Night of her Engagement, also the Last Night of Miss O'B RYAN, and the Last Night but One of Monsieur GUERRA. THIS present TUESDAY, th e 31 s t i ns t ant , w ill b e per formed Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Glo'ster Mr. Stuart. Earl of Richmond Lord Mayor of London . Mr Baker. Queen Elizabeth Miss Cleaver. Duchess of York' Mrs. Baker. Lady Anne Mrs. W. H. Bland. To conclude with the Romantic Drama of THE BOTTLE IMP. Albert Mr. G. Horncastle. Willibald Mr. Baker. Marcella Mrs. Barton. I Phillippa .. Miss E. Honner. • . TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the Tragedy of WILLIAM TELL. William Tell, Mr. Stuart; Emma, Miss Cleaver. —After which, the petit Comedy of LODGINGS FQR SINGLE GENTLEMEN. Postlethwaite, Mr. H. Hon ; Trusty, Mr. Baker ; Stanmore, Mr. W. H. Bland ; Mrs. Greville, Mrs. W. H. Bland ; Mrs. Stanmore ' Miss Cleaver; Mrs. Prattle, Mrs. Clarke.—ln the course of the evening, a Variety of ANCES, by Mademoiselle CERRITO, Mon sieur Guerra, Miss O'Bryan, and Miss C. Webster.—To conclude with the Musical Farce of NO SONG NO SUP- PER. Miss ELLEN TREE, of the Theatres-Royal, Drury- Lane and Covent-Garden, is engaged for Ten Nights, and will make her appearance on MONDAY nest, September 6. Mr. ANDERSON, of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, is also engaged for a limited period, and will appear the same evening, when will be performed Mr. Knowles' Play of LOVE, in which Miss Ellen Tree and Mr. Anderson will sustain their original characters of The Countess and Huan. THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. MR. and MRS. W. H. BLAND have the honour of announcing to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, that their FAREWELL BE NEFIT, previous to their engagement at the Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden, London, is appointed for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. BLAND take this opportunity of returning thanks for the patronage they have experienced for the last five years, and trust that the favours of the theatrical por tion of the Public may be awarded them on this their final appeal. The Entertainments will commence with (second time here) Sir E. L. Bulwer's Play of MONEY, As produced here with the greatest success for Mr. Ma creadv's benefit. Evelyn (first time) Mr. Stuart Sir F. 810unt.... Mr. W. H. Bland Graves.... Clara Douglas.. (first time).... Mrs. W. H. Bland Lady Franklin.. A FAREWELL ADDRESS Will be spoken by Mrs. W. H. BLAND, written for the oc casion by Mr. STUART. To conclude with the revived Melo-Drama of the FALLS OF CLYDE. Farmer Enfield Mr. Lynne Ellen Enfield.... Mrs. W. H. Bland. Tickets to be had of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. BLAND, at their Residence, 15, Hotham-street, London-road ; at the princi pal Music Warehouses ; and at the Box-office, where places may be taken. SIR WM. BURNETT'S PATENT For the PRESERVATION of TIMBER, CANVASS, CORDAGE, COTTON, WOOLLEN, arc., FROM DRYROT, MILDEW, MOTH, AND PREMATURE DECAY. ANVASS, Cordage, Ships' Sails, Tents, Awnings, Sun Blinds, and all Articles of Linen and Woollen Manufac ture, for Preparation by the Patent Process, are received at No. 4, FAZAKERLT-STREET. For particulars apply to the Licensees, GEORGE LOCH, 4, Water-street. JAMES BOLD, 7, Water-street. EIR Zibrrpool atitanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1841 We insert, in another column, the principal features of the intelligence brought by the Acadia, which ar rived here on Saturday. The following letter has been forwarded to us from the Nem York Morning Herald Office, and though it only contains a confident " pre diction," we believe it has not been formed but on the strongest grounds : " Office of the Herald, New York, Aug. 14. " Our intelligence from Washington, on which we can place the fullest reliance, enables us to predict the vetoing of the bill for the establishment of a Bank of the United States, with branches in the several States of the Union. The failure of this favourite Whig project involves that of several other legislative measures, and the breaking up of the first Whig cabinet of President Tyler. We had not the pleasure of being in the House of Commons last week when the great gun of the calico prints was fired off, for the first time ; but judging from the oration itself, which we have perused, we say it must have been quite an astounding affair. The great Cob—the favourite war-horse of the League—on this occasion went through all his paces, and, having been long in training, the performance of so many feats, all within the compass of a short hour, must have been an exceedingly brilliant business. Had we enjoyed an opportunity of whispering him, however, we would have recommended him to husband his resources; for well do we know that it is now all over with him, and that nothing is left for a future day. All his points are made—all his tours de force are played off—all his most impressive passages are exhausted ; he ran him self completely out, and many are of opinion that he entirely broke down. We hope the case is not so bad; the worst that we should apprehend is that he may be found to be a little touched in the wind. Poor Cobby-o ! how mortifying that the collective wisdom of the nation did not feast upon his eloquence, as the fuzbosses of Stockport have been in the habit of do ing, and that when he sat down, declaring that if Sir Robert Peel would acknowledge himself a convert to his opinions, he, Mr. Alderman Cobden, "would be the first to shake hands with him," the House indulged in a loud laugh ! This was unkind towards a maiden speech; it is usual with the collective to be more in dulgent ; and we are inclined to sympathise with Cobby as an ill-used man. With regard to the speech we do not find anything particu'arly ridiculous about it. The texture was not more flimsy than ordinary—the pattern was one of the newest, and the colouring—far less gaudy and flaming than that which has often given satisfaction in the Manchester market—might have been thought well adapted to the metropolitan taste. He argued that the corn duties amounted to a tax of 40 per cent on the price of bread, that the operative, earning only 10s. a week, paid 2s. in bread tax, whilst the nobleman of £200,000 a-year paid less than a halfpenny in every £lOO on the same account; the Commons laughed; but whether at his monstrous calculation, or at himself, poor Cobby could not tell, and the point was fairly lost. Then he swore by sun, moon, and stars, that the price of bread had nothing to do with wages ; that the millocrats—generous, disinterested men—had no wish whatever to reduce wages; that they only wanted markets ; and that it was for this purpose, and not to reduce the poor man's earnings, that they looked for a revision of the impost duty. But, Cobby, this was an awful falsehood on your part, and the House did not swallow it. Reduce the price of bread 40 per cent, and not reduce wages ! What precious nonsense ! Why it would certainly reduce wages—either medi ately or immediately; immediately if the labour mar ket be at the moment overstocked; or mediately, by encouraging population, and so increasing the number of labourers as to bring them up to the point at which competition begins to produce its usual effect. But here our Stockport knight encountered a sort of mill to which he has been, unfortunately for himself, but little accustomed, in the form of the honourable mem ber for Inverness-shire, Mr. H. J. Bailie, who, in his short but admirable reply, asked him " if the increase in the production of our manufactures had hitherto tended to raise the wages of the artisan, to better the condition, to increase the comforts, and augment the happiness of the people ?" The honourable gentleman, said he, "is a political econo mist, and would tell him, perhaps, that it must be so; he (Mr. Baillie) would pr-Jve to the h ouse t h at it was not so. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, he would prove that duri r the last 20 years the ma nufacturing productio ns o f t hi s co 116 un try had been mor e than tre bled , and that du r i ng the same period the wages of the, operative had b een reduced between 70 a and ste r Bmoapneurfaccetnutr.er(sHheaadr hear.), beenmaking great f or t unes, w hil e He would prove that the th e i r operatives were reduced to the greatest mi sery an d des titution (hear, hear) ; th at, c onsequently, the interests of the master and those of the workmen were not identical ; and that, although cheap corn would be advantageous to the former, it could in no way be advantageous to the latter. (Hear, hear.) He knew well that these op' • mums were at variance with those entertained on the other side of the house; but if hon. members gave him their attention for a few moments, he thought he would be able to prove the pro positions he had laid down by official documents, which had been placed on the table of the house." The honourable member then went into his proof, but we must refer to the debates for it ; suffice it to say that it was most complete. Proofs of this kind seldom find their way down the long ears of such animals as Cobby, and cannot reach their perceptive faculty, a ll pre-occupied as it is with self. Their idea of national wealth is symbolised by the cotton mill; stop the mill, and the world itself, in their opinion, must cease to go ; it is their balm for all national misfortunes—their SO- weraiurs rirciady for the fiQr);e; tmty keep t 4 4MII going, wrong; but a proof of this sort is really quite conclusive of the xvhole question. From what has been, we justly argue to what is to he. The increase of manufactures has not arid Ilothin. lil tlwir coneeption,.goe added to the comforts of the poor; on the contrary, it has created all that distress for which the millowners affect to feel so much sympathy. They are now cla mouring for new markets, and for this purpose cry out, down with the agriculturalists—away with monopoly ; but if their selfish clamour—this sordid agitation for their own monopoly—should, in an evil hour, be com plied with, we might perhaps see an increased produc tion and export of manufactures ; but should we see a corresponding increase in the comfort and happiness of the poor ? The honourable member for Inverness-shire has supplied the data and the argument by which we are enabled satisfactorily to answer this question. After reciting from official tables- the prodigious increase of the experts of manufactured cotton and linen from 1819 to 1839, he proceeded as in the extract which we subjoin. We conclude by quoting the passage, which we recommend to particular attention, as it is, in truth, well entitled to it. It is rather long, but every word of it may be perpended "Was there ever a more magnificent exhibition of manu facturing prosperity, so far as the master manufacturers were concerned ? (Hear, hear.) But now let them r evers e the picture. What, during the same period, had been the condi tion of the labouring classes ? He held in his hand an ac count of the average sum a good weaver could earn per week in each of those years. In 1814, he could earn 26s ; in 1818, he could only earn 14s. 5d ; in 1823, 9s. 4d ; in 1828, 6s. 6d ; in 1833, ss. 4d ; and this last, he believed, was the average at the present moment, exhibiting a reduction in wages of about 79 per cent. (Hear, hear.) How was this to be ac counted for ? Was it possible to account for it by the exist ence of the present corn laws ! The effect of the corn laws might rather haVe been to prevent this vast amount of capital from being invested in manufactures ; but they must look in some other direction for the real cause of the distress which prevailed amongst the labouring classes in the manufacturing districts. And he thought they might, perhaps, find that the improvement in machinery, and the advantage which the master manufacturers had taken of this to substitute infant for adult labour, would, in a great measure, account for the extraordinary change. (Hear, hear.) He had been credibly informed that no less than 50,000 adults were every year turned out of employment in the manufacturing districts, and their places supplied by children. (Hear.) He was told it was the custom of the great master manufacturers to con tract with the great poor-law unions of the country for regu lar supplies of children, in order to replace the adults who were thrown out of employment. (Hear.) Thus had they reversed the order of nature ; the adults in the manufactu ring districts were idle, and dependent for support on their children. (Hear, hear.) What had been the consequence of this system with reference to the mortality in the great manufacturing towns? He held in his hand the bills of mortality for the greatest manufacturing town in the empire, the city of Glasgow. In 1822 the rate of mortality was lin 44 of the population, in 1837 it was lin 2-11. (Hear, hear.) He entreated the house to reflect what a vast amount of human misery must have been inflicted in order to create such a mortality as this. (Hear, hear.) He had heard of slavery in the West Indies, in Brazil, in Cuba, and the United States ; it had been reserved for the master manu facturers of England to present a still more dreadful picture of human life expended in misery and severe labour. (Hear, hear.) They might talk of their manufacturing prosperity ; but if such were its results, he would say they might have increased the power and wealth of the country, but without promoting in any way the welfare and prosperity of the com munity." The Mercury asks, "if the result of the Conference will promote the cause of orthodoxy and Conservatism, with what consistency does the STANDARD rail at such allies ?" We answer our pupil that our CONSISTENCY consists not in railing at, but in simply exposing such parties. Doubtless they obey the instincts and follow the light that is in them ; but if their instincts be evil, and their light be darkness, then the good which comes to us from their purblind folly and malice arises not from our consenting thereunto, and approving thereof, but from our dissenting from, and raising our voices strongly against it. Thus good comes out of evil, and foolish men, without being our allies, do most power fully aid and assist our cause contrary to their own de signs, and in spite of their own decided inclinations. We are not inconsistent, good Mr. Mercury, in reading lectures on dissenting blasphemy, worldliness, and im pie.ty, and arraigning such crimes at the bar of public opinion, while, at the same time, we take consolation from the thought that their detection and punishment may ultimately be serviceable to the cause of good order and virtue. We do not say that men are to do evil that good may come of it, but that a profitable lesson may he, should be, aye, and will be extracted from such demented meanness, and frenzical partisanship as the late Barebone's Parliament of all denominations at Manchester exhibited ; and it is by dealing thus with the case that our consistency is not only established, but rendered useful to society. But we are glad to see the Mercury speering at us for a little information ; and we would encourage him by the meekness of our answers and the simplicity of our lessons, by all means, to come to us again. We have a serious notion of opening an adult school—a sort of Politico-literary Hospital for old gentlemen who have spent the latter part of their lives in the vain pursuits of Liberalism, and at length, even at the eleventh hour, begun to discover the inanity of its occupation, and the deceitfulness and evil of its ways. It will be pleasant to see them ranged on their different forms with their primmers in their hands learning the B A ba of good manners and true philosophy—verify ing the proverb which we intend to post, as a motto, over the door-way, that it is " never too late to learn." If we have had any part in overturning the Joss= house" of Liberalism with all its dumb idols and trumpery, we would like to take part also in providing an asylum for its ejected priests, and turning over its blind and besotted worshippers to a better way. Try us again, Mr. Mercury, and you may depend on finding us bland, instructive, affable, willing-to-forget, mild, patient, patronising, and charitable—as we usually are. The new House of Commons has proved itself Con servative beyond our most sanguine hopes. The amended address, carried in the House of Lords by a majority of 72, has been carried in the Commons by a majority of 91—the numbers being 269 and 360. Thus the Whigs at once attain their award : the cycle of Liberalism is completed, and Conservatism reassumes the reins of power. A great experiment has been made with the constitution and people of this country, and re sults in a most signal proof of the extent, the strength, and the durability of the Conservative principle. Sir Robert Peel—for we presume there is no longer any question as to who the new Premier will be—will commence his official career with an ample working majority in both houses of Parliament. The oppor tunity is a great one—the situation in which he will be placed a most responsible one. The right honourable baronet is fully aware, and deeply sensible of this fact ; and it is infinitely to his credit that he looks to no re serve, and seeks not to provide himself with any ex cuse, in the event of a failure, to realise all those ex pectations to which the evident capabilities of his new position might give rise. The administration of the Whigs was not only an administration without any fixed principles, but it was one also, as regards the men who composed it, without a chief; the case will be otherwise with the new government. We may collect this not only from the striking contrast of character existing between Sir Robert Peel and Lord Melbourne, but from all the right honourable baronet's recent speeches, and particularly that which he delived in his place in Parliament on last Friday evening. It is true that as to the details of his measures he maintains a prudent reserve ; but on every occasion, and particu larly on the one last alluded to, lie has asserted, and continues to assert, a right of private and independent judgment for himself with regard to the policy which he shall adopt, which evinces an extent of self-reliance, and a willingness to stand alone in his responsibilities, very different from any thing ever exhibited by the first Minister of the Whigs and Liberals. On this ground Sir Robert must ever command respect, even from those who dissent from his politics. He makes his positions and measures a severe matter of conscience, and he will not hold office upon the condition of having them dictated to him by others. Thus on Friday night, with respect to the corn duties, he said : " I speak the language I held in 1839, a nd it is important that this s h ou ld b e remem b ere d,—l said that while I prefer red a graduated to a fixed duty, /wouid not bind 2nysell to the details of the existing law, but would reserve to myself the power to consider and amend it. Sir, I hold the same language now. (Hear, hear.) I still prefer the principle of a graduated duty on corn; but if you ask Inc whether, by that declaration, I bind myself irrevocably to the mainte nance of the existing law in all its details—if that be the con dition on which gentlemen connected with the agricultural interest give me their support, 1 say at once that upon that condition I cannot a cce pt th e i r support hear, hear, from the ministerial beaches.") And again, with reference to the government of Ire land, he said : " I am told that I must be the instrument of effecting o b. jects in Ireland which I repudiate. I am asked whether I will support the proceedings of my partisan, who is said to have offered a religious affront to the majority of the people of Ireland. Sir, I am not afraid to express my opinion with respect to acts like these. I say there is not a man in this house, there is no Roman Catholic gentleman living, who could have heard with greater pain than I did, the recital of gratuitous, unprovoked insult offered to the religious feelings of a jr?rife, partima co =way, And if I ?mot jurjcit;urnfcr.liy aVeMing diuch sentitnent#, Ifl cannot twain it but by fostering and encouraging such feelings, I say at once the day on which I relinquish powcr (rather than keep it on such conditions) will be to my feelings lea times prouder than the day on which I accept it." Now this is the language of the man of integrity —the man of principle—the man who will not cling to office for the sake of filthy lucre—the man who will consult his own usually sound judgment in the regu lation of his public conduct, and will much rather re linquish power than retain it upon the condition of doing a violence to its dictates. And ww have here in a good measure the secret of that ascendancy which the right honourable gentleman possesses so largely over the general mind; he is an honest as well as able man. But with the most profound respect both for the man and the minister, we say that it will be still the duty of the people and of parliament to sift his measures, and where they appear to be not in accord ance with a sound Conservative policy, to remonstrate against, and, if necessary, resist them. It is wrong to place too much dependence on any man. The people are not to throw down the arms of watchfulness and the instruments of control, because they have restored the Conservative party to office. It has ever been the fault of Conservatives that they are too glad to avail themselves of any excuse for supineness ; but they must learn to correct it. It is obvious that Sir Robert Peel in saying that while he adheres to the sliding scale, be holds himself unfettered as to the changes he may make in its regu lations, would reserve to himself a great latitude, and might virtually make by this means as great a change in the trade in corn as if he adopted the Bs. duty of the Whigs itself. The landlords, therefore, should not cease to look after their own interests, nor the Con servatives, generally,-to be on their guard against con cessions to the interested clamours of millocracy be yond what may seem to them .safe or desirable. Our reliance upon the sound judgment, knowledge, ex perience, and purity of intention of Sir Robert Peel is very great ; but with regard to Ireland also, we would ' not have the Conservatives abandon Protestant inter ests in that country to the generally good intentions of any minister, however estimable or amiable he might be. We disapprove as much as Sir Robert Peel can possibly do, of offering gratuitous insults to the religi ous feelings of the Romanist population ; it is foolish, useless, and injurious. But neither, on the other hand, do we like to hear of men indulging, flat tering, and encouraging them, because we well know that Popery is the great curse of Ireland, and that without refreshing, modifying, or by some legiti mate means eradicating that cruel scourge of the land, all attempts at pacifying or civilizing it will prove abortive. There is great indignation frequently thrown away upon the hoisting of an orange-kerchief, and an astonishing degree of meekness evinced at the same time at some atrocious outrage in which Protestants are the sufferers—and this we call anything but justice to Ireland. We wish to see moderation in the admi nistration of the laws, and moderation in the carrying out of just principles ; but no compounding of truth and falsehood, no mixing up of light and darkness, no confounding of Protestantism and Popery. From the administration of Sir R. Peel we apprehend no Lich , field House compacts with the rebel party ; we only ' wish that it may be equally uncontaminated by any Popish influence whatsoever. LOCAL NEWS Lord Denman left Liverpool for London in the course o Friday afternoon. LITHOGRAPHY.—We have just seen an excellent specimen of the lithographic art, emanating from Messrs. Maclure and Macdonald's establishment. The subject is " Hawking." For brilliancy and softness we have never yet seen its equal, as well as for chasteness of design and ability in drawing. This beautiful print won Messrs. Maclure the gold medal in Scotland very lately. Much affected indignation has been heaped upon the con servative leaders in parliament, for holding a meeting on Sunday week, for the purpose of determining upon the steps which were most prudent to pursue in the present crisis of affairs. We have great pleasure, however, in announcing, on the best authority, that no such meeting took place on the day in question. The mistake arose from an error in one of the articles in the London Times. METALLIC MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.—TIIiS map, which will be found advertised elsewhere in the Standard of to-day, is well worth the attention of all merchants and men of business. It also ought to be subscribed for by the principals of schools, as it will give pupils an excellent idea and knowledge of the United States. A very handsome copy may be seen in our publishing office. RECEIPT FOR AN ANTI-CORN LAW CONFERENCE. — Get 150 Independent Preachers, (known better as Stiggl mites,) about 20 Baptists, 25 Ranters, 10 Quakers, 5 Sha kers, 15 Socialists, 25 Chartists, 10 Socinians, 20 Papists, 10 Muggletonians, 5 Jumpers, 15 .Grunters, stew them well together in a hot room until the scum boils off, and keep skimming them. Let them simmer for about five or six days, adding at one o'clock each day shins of beef, bullocks head and liver, (calves heads will not be required) cheese, onions, and potatoes, and a large quantity of gin and ale ; when it conies off the boil throw in a ducie pear, and keep the steam well up. Take care that there is no Peel in the stew, for that would sadly spoil the flavour. Let all the ingredients be of foreign production. PROVINCIAL SURGERY.—Four individuals, William Da vies, John Hindley, Mary Bennett, and Elizabeth Price, all from the neighbourhood of Runcorn, have been lately re stored to sight in the Liverpool Ophthalmic Infirmary, by Mr. Neill's operation for cataract. Their united ages amount to 306 years; 76 years being the average age of each person. The last-mentioned person is 77 years of age, and, though she was stone-blind a month ago, can now see to thread a needle. She is now in the hospital, and may be seen by the curious. DEMISE OF GENERAL GASCOYNE.—This gallant officer was taken suddenly ill on Wednesday last, with an inflam mation in the bowels, which was attended with very alarm ing symptoms : they proved fatal. He departed this life at an early hour on Thursday, at his house in South Audlev street, London. THE CASE OF ALLEGED INCENDIARISM.—On Saturday last Catharine Redman, who was remanded on Saturday week on suspicion of having set fire to several parts of the dwelling-house of the Misses Preston, with whom she lived as servant, was placed at the bar. We stated in our last, that the testimony delivered amounted to little more than a mi nute detail of the circumstances attending the discoveries of the several fires. Nothing has since transpired calculated to throw further light on the affair. The prisoner was dis charged. THE WEATHER.—Since the terrific thunderstorm of Tuesday morning, which seems to have . cleared the atmos phere, the weather has been extremely tine and seasonable. The barometer has been high, and the heat intense. The operations of the harvest have gone on uninterruptedly, and most of the crops in this neighbourhood must, by this time, be secured ; in what state, after the unfavourable weather which for several weeks prevailed, we have not the means of knowing. Thanksgivings were offered up in the churches of this town on Sunday for the seasonable change of weather. GIROLOMO CAPELLA, THE CONDEMNED MURDERER.— The Lord Chief Justice, as will be seen by our report of the Assize proceedings, left this man for execution. The Jury, on his trial, recommended him to mercy, on the ground of his good character previous to the perpetration of the crime for which they convicted him. Several benevolent gentle men, satisfied that the recommendation of the Jury was judi cious as well as humane, and thinking that the act which led to Toscani's death was the result of a quarrel between the prisoner and the deceased, and not of p reme dit a ti on , h ave , we hear, got up a petition in his favour, in which they pray that the sentence may be commuted from death to trans portation for life.. Whether, upon a careful examination of the evidence, mitigating circumstances may not be disco vered in the case, so as to justify the Lord Chief Justice in recommending such commutation, we cannot undertake to THE LIVERPOOL Fists COMPANY.—A special general meeting of this company was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Tuesday last. After a long desultory conversation, a resolution was passed dissolving the company, and the boats and other property are now advertised for sale by auction. THEFT BY BREAKING A SHOP WINDOW.—On Saturday William Brooks and Michael Gallagher were committed for trial by Mr. Rushton for stealing several articles of jewellery from the shop of Mr. M`Lintock, Dale-street. Both pri soners were observed to loiter about the shop, and they effected their purpose by breaking one of the shop windows, and extracting the articles stolen. They were apprehended through the vigilance of the pawnbrokers. THE BRITISH QUEEN.—This fine vessel, which, as our readers know, has been purchased by the Belgian Govern ment, is so nearly ready for sea that she will, it is expected, sail for Antwerp to-day. She is intended to ply between Antwerp and New York, calling off Cowes or Southampton going and returning. By this means she will, it is antici pated, carry not only passengers to and from the Continent, but English passengers also. She is under the command of Mr. Keane, who has received a commission in the Belgian service. We are led to understand that Douglas is about to have the privilege conferred upon it of being a port for bonding goods, and that an assimilation will take place very soon be tween the fiscal duties of England and the Isle of Man. The licence system, we are informed, will be abolished. It is not improbable but that th e I s l e o f Man w ill , at no distant period, form as a county an adjunct of England, which has long since been a favourite measure of Sir Robert Peel.— Correspondent of the Manx Liberal. DAINTRY, RYLE, AND CO.'s BANKRUPTCY. — The se cond meeting of creditors for proof of debts under this bankruptcy, took place in the Wellington Rooms, Peter street, Manchester, on Tuesday. The commissioners were J. G. Duck, Esq., barrister, and John Taylor and J. h. Brackenbury, Esqrs., attorneys. Messrs. Atkinson and Saunders were the solicitors under the fiat, and Messrs. Peet and Hobson the accountants. The total debts proved at this meeting w ere a b out £72,694 ; d e bts proved at the f ormer meeting £165,800 ; total, £215,800. This amount does not include th e d e b t o f Whitmore, Wells, and Co., wh o c l a i m for £28,500, an d w hi c h h as n ot been admitted. It will be recollected that Messrs. Whitmore, Wells, and C o ., ma d e their claim to prove at the former meeting, but th e court de cided that as their claim was against the separate estate of Daintry and Ryle, it could not be admitted under the joint tiat, against Daintry, Ryle, and Ravenscroft. Messrs. Whitmore, Wells, and Co. were also shut out from the choice of assignees on the same ground. The Court of Review have determined that the union of the fiats had not taken effect at the time, and consequently there will h ave t o be a new choice of assignees. The validity of Me ssrs . Whitmore, Wells, and Co.'s claim, however, i s y e t i n dis pute, the principal objections alleged against it being, that for a long course of years the accounts between them and Messrs. Daintry, Ryle, and Co. have been balanced monthly; that compound interest was charged at such balancing, and that such monthly balances have included compound interest for £5OOO more than was advanced in each month. Pig 6.11.AAT WV",,TY,44 01;014 yqtel_ Ist' win road, liristol;6 ra already engaged r.l:4Orrocv i the whole of her hcrths EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE : Two BOYS SUP POSED TO HAVE BEEN POISONED.—On Friday evening last two little boys, the sons of poor parents, were playing in Netherfiekl-road, when, according to their own story, a man accosted them with seeming kindness, and gave them some potatoes, which they ate. They soon after became very sick, and went home. Mr. Nottingham and another surgeon were called in, when they found that the two lads exhibited all the symptoms of having been poisoned with arsenic. The pro-. per remedies were applied, and the patients are slowly re covering, though their condition was for some time exceed ingly precarious. TUE DANE VIADUCT.—This stupendous undertaking, hich passes over the valley of the river Dane at Holmes hapel, in this county, is progressing with rapidity. It is Lther longer than the great viaduct of this town, having one more arch of sixty-three feet span than ours at Stockport. Fourteen out of the twenty-three arches are already finished, and it is expected that the whole will be entirely completed on the Ist of March mkt. The height of this great struc ture above the river Dane is ninety feet, and the whole of the arches are semicircular, and sixty-three feet span. It will be much better seen than ours, as it crosses a most beau tiful, valley, luxuriant with foliage, and runs parallel with the turnpike road, from which it is distant only a few hun dred yards. The same gentlemen, Messrs. Holmes and Tomkinson, of Liverpool, who built the magnificent viaduct upon the same line of railway (the Manchester and Birming hani) through this town, are engaged on the work.—Stock port Advertiser. The political apostasy of Mr. Trafford, of Trafford, was " Gazetted" on Tuesday, when his name appeared amongst a batch of newly-created baronets. To Mr. Trafford's ad vancement, we should take no exception,, if it were not so notoriously the reward of a degraded_, government for an abandonment of principle. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—A few weeks ago, the wardens of the Episcopal Chapel of Heaton Norris, Stock port, presented the Rev. Robert Martirkdale, the incumbent, with a purse containing nearly £4O, the ,voluntary contribu tion of his congregation, as a testimony of their esteem, and in admiration of his doctrine, talent, and high attainments as a theologian. The rev. gentleman was a short time since curate at Tranmere. NEW BARONETS.—The Gazelle of Tuesday. August 24, states that the Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom to the following gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully be gotten, viz. :—Henry Dymoke, of Scrivelsby Court, in the county of Lincoln, Esq. ; Thomas Joseph Trafford, of Traf ford Park, in the county palatine of Lancaster; Esq. ; Wm. Lawson, of Brough Hall, in the county of York, Esq. ; Andrew Armstrong, of Gallen Priory, in the King's County, Esq. ; William Clay, of Fulwell Lodge, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. ; John -M'Taggart, of Ardwell, in the county of Wigtown, Esq. ; Henry Winston Barron, of Bellevue, in the county of.Kilkeuny, Esq. ; George Gerrard de Hochepied Larpent, of lioehampton, in the county of Surrey. Esq. ; Denis le Marchant, Cobham Place, in the county of Surrey, Esq. ; Isaac Lyon Goldstnid, of St. John's Lodge, Regent's Park, in the county of Middlesex, and of the Wick, Brightemstone, in the county of Sussex, Esq. ; John Easthope, of Fir Grove, in the county of Surrey, Esq. ; John Power, of Roe Buck House, in the county of Dublin, and of Sampton, in the county of Wexford, Esq. A MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.—On the arrival of the Eastham steam-packet, on Sunday morning last, at the George's Pierhead, it was accompanied by a rowing -boat, with a young man and the dead body of another in it. On inquiry, it appeared that, at five o'clock on Sunday morning, two young men, Thomas Kewley, .a clerk in a merchant's office, and Samson Moore, a cabinet-maker, took a boat from George's Pier, and proceeded up the river. They had a double-barrelled gun, and the means of loading it, with them, their object being_to amuse themselves by shooting birds. Kewley carried the gun. When on arriving a little way beyond Eastham Ferry, he fired the contents of one of the barrels at some seagulls. Moore, at the time, was scull ing the boat, and, not being very expert, he let the oar fall in such a manner that it came, it is supposed, in contact with the trigger of the gun, for the loaded barrel instantly went off, and Kewley, who had been standing up, fell down into the bottom of the boat. His affrighted companion rushed to his assistance, but all his attempts to stop the bleeding were useless, as the contents of the gun had made a large wound -0- in the throat. His next effoii was to procure assistance, and, therefore, he jumped on shore and ran to the next house, the inmates of which sent to Sutton for a surgeon. On his return to the boat he found that it had drifted away with his wounded companion, and as no means of reaching him was at hand, he ran to Eastham. The crew of Sir Richard Bulkeley's yacht, which was lying off Eastham, gave him prompt assistance, but on their reaching the boat, the un fortunate young man was a corpse. Moore, in his alarm, declined to give Mr. Smith, of Eastham, a proper account of the transaction ; therefore, suspicion was excited, and on his arrival at Liverpool, he was taken into custody. Mr. Whitty, on more particular inquiry, was convinced that the above facts are true. Poor Moore is dreadfully excited, and seems horror-struck at the termination of his excursion. The deceased has no friends in Liverpool. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. On Sunday 'evening, at a late hour, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., who was dining with the Earl and Countess De . Grey, in St. James's-square, received by a royal messenger, from Windsor Castle, a summons from her Majesty the Queen, commanding the right hon. baronet's attendance at Windsor Castle yesterday. UNWHOLESOME MEAT.—During the last few days, Mr. George Holden, inspector of markets, has brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, several parties keeping standings, on informations for exposing meat that was unfit for human food. The following was the result :—Henry Smith, St. John's Market, for exposing 1241 b. of bad veal, 40s. and costs ; Mary Balmer, 161 b. of mutton, ss. and costs ; Samuel Norton, 351 b. of beef, ss. and costs ; and Joseph Stubbs, 1411 b. of beef, 40s. and costs. ANDERTON CARRYING COMPANY.—The annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Anderton Carrying Com pany, was held on Friday last, at the Clarendon Rooms. The report of the directors was highly satisfactory to the share holders, for notwithstanding the great commercial depression, so generally felt, and the obstructions and extra expenses occasioned to the company by the intense and protracted frosts during the last winter, a dividend of ten shillings per share, for the half year ending 30th June, was declared, being more than 3 per cent. on the paid up capital. On the pre vious half year's business, the company paid 24 per cent., having placed nearly a third of the entire profits for the year to the "Reserved Fund Account." The cordial thanks of the meeting were presented to the board, and the retiring directors were unanimously re-elected for the next year. THE CABINET COUNCIL ON SATURDAY.—At the Cabi net Council on Saturday last, at which the whole of the mi nisters forming the Cabinet were present, it was determined unanimously that the resignation of the Ministry should be immediately forwarded to the Queen at Windsor. Shortly after the breaking up of the council Viscount Melbourne pro ceedcd to Windsor Castle to acquaint his Sovereign with the result of the deliberation of himself and the other members of the Administration. It was understood that the Premier would communicate the resolution of the Government in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon, and also that Lord John Russell at the same time would make a similar commu nication in the House of Commons on the meeting of that legislative assembly. If the London papers of last night contain these important and long looked for announcements, we shall publish them in a second edition as early as possible. A DISHONEST SERVANT.—EIiza Susan Watmore was, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with having robbed her master, Mr. Story, grocer, Vauxhall-road. On Friday night the prisoner was told by the shopman that he was going to an adjoining house but suspecting the dishonesty of the prisoner, he secreted himself in the back yard and watched her motions, when he saw her go into the shop and open the drawers where he had left some money, and on his return asked the prisoner where she had put it. She denied that she had ever been in the shop. The money, however, to the amount of lls. 5d., in copper; was found beneath a drawer to which the shopman had seen the prisoner go. A police-officer was called in, and the prisoner's box was searched. Some ten shillings in silver were found, and three and sixpence in copper: The prisoner's wages had been paid weekly, in silver. A bill of parcel for goods, which was in the box, to the amount of £2 Ils. 4d., was found. The prisoner was committed fur trial. PARKGATE ADJOURNED SESSIONS. — The adjourned ses sions were held on Frida, August 27th, before R. Congreve, Esq., chairman, Sir E. Cust, J. L. Maddocks, Esq., Rev. Archdeacon Clarke, W. W. Currie, Esq., &c. The principal part of the time of the magistrates was taken up in hearing applications for licenses, and the renewal of old ones. There were a great many applications for new licenses, and although these various claims were brought forward in a very able man ner by Mr. H. B. Walker and Mr. Mallaby, the magistrates, with the exception of three, refused to grant any fresh ones. Indeed in the neighbourhood of Seacombe—from whence a number of claims came, they came to an unanimous resolu tion not to grant any. How far the wholesale refusal of per sons who (to judge from the signatures attached to each document) had hitherto conducted beer-houses in a most respectable way will tend to lessen the evil, we will leave it to the magistrates to consider. The successful applicants were Mr. Brown, for a new house recently erected near the rail way station, Mr. Jenwood, North Birkenhead, and Mr. Thomas Knowles, Claughton. There is another subject we wish to call the attention of the magistrates to, viz., the ex treme smallness and inconvenience of the room in which they hold their meetings, and We are sure we have only to do so in order to have the inconvenience remedied,—From onr correspondent. INQUESTS.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Adam Lindsay, an old man, who, it appears, had fallen into the Clarence Dock Basin immediately after his arrival from Scotland, and was drowned. Police-officer Humphrey Peate stated, that about five o'clock on Sunday morning, while he was on duty at the Clarence Dock Basin, he saw the body of a man lying on the sand bank in the basin, which was then dry. He got assistance and conveyed the body to the dead-house. There wer found on him lls. in silver, dcl. in copper, a small phial con taining a little whiskey, and some other articles. In one o I the pockets was found a piece of paper, containing the ad dress " David Lindsay, 10, Crown -court, Bolton-street." Enquiry was made accordingly, and the son of the deceased whose address it was, was found, and identified the body a that of his father, whom he had expected from Scotland, bu did not know the time at which he was likely to arrive. It appeared that the deceased resided at Dumfries ; that he was 78 years of age, and had come as a passenger from Annan, by the Newcastle steamer, which had left that port, on the Solway, on Saturday morning, and arrived here on the night of the same day, between ten and eleven o'clock. The de ceased was seen to land in good health. Verdict, " found drowned."—Sam e d ay an inquest was held on view of the body of Ellen Roughsedge, 35 years of age, who resided in Ford's-yard, Mill -street. The deceased was a married wo man, and her husband is at sea. She died suddenly in the night, and, as it appeared, from a post mortem examination, of a disease of the heart, that organ being found enlarged to double its natural extent. Verdict, " died of disease of the heart." FIRES.—On Saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock, an alarm of fire at Aintree race course reached the town, and Mr. Hewitt of the fire police, and an effective brigade of that department of the force were so speedily on the ground as to " astonish" the rustics ranged around. Four hay stacks, belonging to Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, were on fire. One of them was consumed. The others, by the strenuous exertions made were saved, with the exception of a small portion of one of them. The whole of the latter would also have fallen a prey to the flames, but for the acti vity of Mr. Hewitt and his men, who took it down, and scat tered it abroad. There were four engines on the ground, and these had a plentiful supply of water from the neigh bouring pits. It is not known how th e fi re or i g i nate d.—O n the following morning, (Sunday,) about two o'clock, a fire broke out in some cot ton bags on th e d ec k o f a b r i g called the " Mary," lying in the. Salthouse Dock. Mr. Hewitt being absent at Aintree at the former-named fire, Mr. Whitty, chief constable, with seven engines and a strong brigade of firemen, was almost immediately on the ground, and the fire, which was alarming as regarded the shipping, was got under with comparatively little damage, a few minutes. About nine o'clock on Saturday morning a fire also took place in a dwelling-house in Ben Jonson-street. Some of the beams supporting the floors had become ignited apparently . from the fire in one of the chimneys. The engines, with a strong force of policemen, were rapidly brought up, and the flames were extinguised ; the loss being but £5O in timber, furniture, &c. In all these easel the efficiency of the fire-police was shown to a degree highly praiseworthy to that body. 3OUTH LANCA,SIiikE SUMMER ASSIZES CROWN COURT.-] MISDEdiEANOR FRIDAY John Lowe, 46, stood charged with having assaulted Bryan Lent, with intent to commit a detestable and abominable Mr. James conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Wilkins de fended the prisoner. The prosecutor was a farm-servant in the employ of Ed ward Webster, of Litherland. The prisoner was a tax collector. The offence took place in au open field, about two o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th of July last, but the details are too indecent for publication. The prisoner was acquitted. CHARGE OF MURDER. James White was indicted for the wilful murder of William Plummer, at Liverpool, by stabbing him with a knife. Mr. Wigham prosecuted ; Mr. Wilkins defended the pri soner. The particulars of the case will be gathered from the sub joined evidence. Bridget Plummer.-1 am widow of the late William Plum mer. We lived in Christian -court, in Preston-street, in this town. The house was resorted to by women of the town. On the night of Saturday, the 12th of June last, about ten o'clock, a young woman, whom I did not know, came to our house with a man, who was also unknown to me. They went up stairs together, and, after remaining there a few minutes, I heard the woman shout " murder." I requested the man to come down, and the woman in the room also requested that he would go down. In a few mi nutes afterwards there was another cry of murder, and I took a candle into the room. The man, who is the prisoner then came down stairs. He attempted to strike me. My husband, the deceased, at this time, was undressed, and in the act of going into bed, which was in the kitchen. My husband said, " don't strike that woman, she does not de serve it from 316 u." He replied, "If I don't strike ner, I'll strike you." My husband replied, "Go home, my good man, 1 want nothing to do with you." The prisoner then struck my husband, and the blow was returned, and my husband thrust prisoner out of the house into an entry, where a scuf fle took place between them. The prisoner took something from bis pocket, with which he struck at my husband, and I immediately observed that he bad inflicted a large wound in the lower part of his belly, and my husband exclaimed, " Oh, lam killed." The prisoner ran up Preston-street, and 1 pursued him, and gave him into the charge of a police man. A female, named Ann Gallagher, was in the house at the time the altercation took place. My husband died at five o'clock the following day. The witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. Wit.- IUNS, chiefly as to what provocation had been given by de ceased. Ann Gallagher, the woman alluded to by the last witness, deposed to being at Plummers house on the night of the oc currence forming the subject of the charge. Heard a cry of murder at the time the prisoner was up stairs. Witness, after deposing to the altercation spoken of by the last wit ness, stated that she saw prisoner take a knife from his right hand trousers pocket, and inflict a wound upon deceased. Mr. WILKINS severely cross-examined the witness, with a view to impeach her testimony. The deceased's dying declaration was read, which was to the effect that the deceased and prisoner had had a quarrel. together ; deceased struck prisoner in the first instance ; pri soner then left the house, but returned in about two minutes, and inflicted the wound forming the subject of the present inquiry. Mr.' WILKINS, in his speech for the defence of the pri soner, remarked strongly upon the correct source of the evi dence for the prosecution. He laboured to reduce the offence from murder to manslaughter, on the ground that the stab had been given by prisoner at the time of quarreling with deceased. The Jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge of murder, but found him guilty of manslaughter. His LORDSHIP, after commenting upon the aggravated nature of the prisoner's offence, sentenced him to be tran sported for twelve years. SENTENCE ON GIROLOMO CAPPELLA. Girolomo Cappella, convicted on Thursday of the wilful murder of Antonio Toscani, was placed at the bar at a quarter-past twelve, and he was called upon by the Clerk of the Court to say why. sentence of death should not be passed upon him, according to law. The prisoner replied, through his interpreter, Joseph Liardi, I beg that some time may be allowed to me. that I may reconcile my mind to God. 'the Lord CHIEF JUSTlCE.—Girolomo Cappella, you have been convicted of a cruel and deliberate murder, not in any moment of excitement or violence, but after great delibera tion, and in consequence of some quarrel about money. You proceeded with care and forethought, and actually secured, almost at the moment when you committed this foul murder, the small property which was probably some inducement for you to commit it. The jury recommended you to mercy ; I, therefore, have not come to the conclusion that I ought to leave you to the hands of the executioner without great care and anxiety. It would have given me the greatest pleasure to comply with that recommendation, if I had thought it consistent with my public duty ; but it is necessary that ex amples should be made when these horrible crimes are com mitted. The only prayer that he (the learned judge here spoke in the third person and addressed the interpreter)has addressed to me—that he may have time to reconcile himself to God, is the only prayer that can be granted in his behalf. He must prepare for death. He will have every consolation and every assistance that religion can afford him, and I fervently hope that his repentance may be accepted. The sentence of the court is, that for the felony and murder of which he stands convicted, he be taken from hence to the place from whence he came, and from that place to some place of execution, and that there he be hanged by the neck till he is dead. His body must then be buried within the precincts of the prison, and may the Almighty God have mercy upon his soul. The prisoner here requested that the interpreter might be allowed to see him, as he wished to confess to the priest. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—There will be no objection. The Chaplain to the High Sheriff said he would commu nicate the wish of the prisoner to the priest. The prisoner, who heard the sentence with apparent calm ness, was then removed from the dock. EDITIOUS CONSPIRACY AT MANCHESTER Joseph Bromley, 29, pleaded guilty to an indictment for a seditious conspiracy, unlawful and riotous assembly, and sedition:, :speeches, at Manchester, and was bound in the penalty of £lOO to appear and receive judgment when called on, and to keep the peace in the meantime. SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY AT HINDLEY John Bromilow, 26, pleaded guilty to an indictment for a seditious conspiracy and riot at Hindley„ and was bound in the penalty of £lOO to appear and receive judgment when called on, and to keep the peace in the meantime. Thomas Jenkinson, John Court, Joseph Pratt, William Harris, William Shelmerdine, Joe Clarke, John Cookson, Charles Sutton, John Clare, Benjamin Roberts, Thomas Locket, James Price, John Howard, J ose ph C ar t er , J ames Oakes, Richard Joule, James Bolton, and Henry Taylor, pleaded guilty to a charge of having assaulted James Tnylor, at Ashton-under-Lyne. and were ordered by the court to enter into their own recognizances to keep the peace for two years. THE MURDER OF THE MUSICIAN AT MANCHESTER Roche and Blackney, acquitted of the murder of Matthew Naylor at Manchester, were ordered by his lordship to be detained in prison until next assizes, upon the charge of having robbed the deceased. RIOTS AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE John Stockton, 23, and John Heath, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of riot at Ashton-under-Lyne, and were severally bound in their own recognizances to appear for judgment when called on, and to keep the peace with good behaviour in the meantime. The criminal I;usiness of the assize here (two o'clock) ter minated, and almost immediately after his lordship left the court, first thanking the jurors for the punctuality of their attendance, which, he said, had been greater than he bad ever before witnessed on any circuit. NISI PRIUS COURT —FRIDAY. THE APOTHECARIES' COMPANY V. GREENOUGH. (S. 3.) This was an action brought by the master warden and go vernor of the Apothecaries' Company in London, against the defendant, Henry Joh n G reenough, of St. Helen's, to recover certain penalties to which he had become liable, in consequence of having practised as an apothecary, he not being duly qualified. _ 111 - essrs: Cresswell, Adolphus, and Robinson appeared for the plaintiffs. The case wa s u n d e f en d e d. _ . Mr. CRESSWELL observed tbat the action was brought by the Apothecaries' Company to recover the penalties incurred by the defendant in consequence of his having attended on a person named John Gerrard, and others, and for having ad ministered medicines to them since the year 1815, he not having been a practitioner at the period of the passing of the act, giving certain powers to the company. The Apotheca caries' Company had deemed it right to commence the pre sent action in pursuance of a very important duty with which they were intrusted, in order to protect the public against persons not being authorised from practising as apotheca ries. He (Mi. C.) should prove that the defendant had re ettlarly practised as an apothecary in St. Helen's for some time ; that he set up a shop there in his sister's name, for the purpose of evading the act, but had himself attend e d people in the neighbourhood, and had adm i nistered medicine to them. The learned gentleman, after quoting the cl auses o f the act referring to druggists, said the case had been tried before, and the learned judge had decided that the case came within the exemption in the act, and therefore a verdict was obtained for the defendant. The matter, however, had been argued before a superior court, and the learned judge's deci sion had been reversed, the defendant's case not coming with in the meaning of the exemption—chemists and druggists be ing confined simply to preparing and dispensing medicine, and not to administering it, such preparing and dispensing being understood to mean the preparing and dispensing of medicines from prescriptions previously given. The learned gentleman said he should not go for more than one penalty, as that would satisfy the justice of the case. Evidence was then called to prove that the defendant had attended a person named John Gerrard, of Peesley Cross, near St. Helen's, in the beginning of 1839, for about a fort night, almost daily up to his death ; that he had bled him, and administered medicines to him. The defendant said the disease with which Gerrard was afflicted was intermittant fever. It was also proved by Joseph Marsh that the defen dant had attended his wife whilst ill of inflammatory fever, and administered medicine to her. The defendant had told Marsh that he had upwards of three hundred patients. The learned JUDGE then summed up the case, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages £2U. QUESTIONABLE PARTNERSHIP.-MARTINE AU V. COLE AND ANOTHER. (a. .7.) This was an action brought to recover the value of a num.. her of railway shares. Messrs. Cresswell and Crompton were counsel for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Knowles, Wilson, and Noggins ap peared for the defendants. Mr. CRESSWELL, in stating the case, said this was an action to recover the sum of £BOO from the defendants. money had and received for the use of the plaintiff. He ob served that every fact which was necessary to make out the case, would be proved in a manner which could admit of no dispute, and then the jury would be called upon by law to give their verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. In the year 1836, a person named Boult began to act as a share broker in Liverpool, an occupation which had been taken up by a great number of persons in that town, and also in Man chester, very much, he believed, to their own loss. In that year Mr. Boult was introduced to Messrs. Cole and Mullens, of London, by a Mr. Hutton, and began to do business with them, the parties agreeing to divide the commission equally between them. He (Mr. Cresswell) should show, that when parties agreed to act in that way, that it is was precisely the same as persons dividing the profits of their trade, and that in those transactions they were partners. The learned gentleman then read se% eral decisions on the question, and contended that the transactions in question clearly establish ed a partnership between the firm and the defendant. In August, 1836, Boult joined a person named Addison, in Li verpool. This fact was made known to Cole and Mullens, and they made no objection to the arrangement. Matters wen t on until the present year, and large transactions took place between them wholly immaterial to the present issue. In the beginning of the present year the plaintiff, Mr. John Martineau, had in his possession eleven whole shares and eleven half shares in the North Midland Railway, which be was desirous of turning into money, and with that view he employed Messrs. Boult and Addison to dispose of them. Ten of the shares had been sold by the present defendants to Colonel Gurwood, of Chelsea, who paid them between £7OO and £BOO, and the other share was sold by them to a Mr. Spencer, who also paid for it ; and for the recover/ of this money the action was brought. The plaintiff had apylied to Boult and Addison over and over again for the money, but without success. They hid now 7become bankrupt, and therefore he was compelled to resort to the present action to recover the money from the defend ants. A letter was then put in, dated the 26th of April,