The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

lIIM Oct, 26 ' 1847. ......„ !_oral flaps. 444 18 exPected that the telegraph communication the ad be 11411tion and Liverpool will be completed before e of the ear. • Qi" . G eorge Y llolt has been brought forward b y _ the s th e r ials for West Derby Ward. Mr. Josias Booker ii;)aservative candidate. ticeh'Y Ranson, Esq., has been elected a trustee of the kspi;:ed,, Viztuallers' Institution, in the place of James Es q.,_ deceased. An Li t -sa Dad, Esq., of this town, has lately phrchased : s- ate of 335 acres called Snoclhill , near Hay, at: e 'ordshi w William s, of Ranelagli -eet. - re, - from Mr. m• 1 , O o ,;",e 1 7th ult., John Bell, millwright, was engaged It er . al s r i."g a smal spout at the Rice Mills, of Messrs. I ,`"tert„ XnPson and Co.. Burlington-street, when the die th e 'e main shaft caught him and broke his arm. T H I ,„. - b of the injuries last week. BANK. —The paid-up capital of this bank ." 4• 1 aP A shares of £l,OOO each ; £5OO only being 4:t' h; few days prior to its suspension the shares ro e e s „ e ; : "eg at £B6s.each, being £365 premium. It may ‘ 1 1(1 tg ° ned, that the number of shareholders is 250, (l a 't was established in the year 1836. t a sto uee daY, the body of Hugh Donnelly, a labourer, ~4 1 e ifizad floating in George's Dock-gut. The wife of Ntop'd e a ce ased dep osed - that he had been missing since Nde n 3% He had a p enn y in one of his pockets. No Ner. e e was produced to show how he had got into the hied It „'''° ll tiay, Terence M'Cain, a boy fourteen years old, ;jo, - ,,eder the following circumstances :—Three weeks Ifttt"e was in the act of ascending the stage of a vessel a t t the Brunswick Dock, when a splinter entered one M me °es of his left foot. It was poulticed, but he T be- Worse. te N n e, Prize medal awarded by the Council of theVeteri it4 iated-eal Association, London,- to the pupil of t the , Veterinary College, who dissected the ' of a horse, shewing the arteries, veins, nerves, rrits, and muscles—the foot being removed and l'attely prepared in the best manner—has been gained 11~8. Cartledge, veterinary surgeon, Bawtry, son of b 7 artledge, Nottingham Arms. DROWNING.—On Saturday, an inquest was uay.A' o efore the b oroug h coroner , on v i ew o f th e b o dy o f :ir e ,,, j ',,Yatn Abell, age d 27 , a seaman on b oar d t h e sn i p I ,eaald' an ,A l Ying in th e S a lth ouse D oc k. Deceased was 10st hi s a l'otioti na b olt out of the stern of the vessel, when k to save g an d fell into the dock. A man jumped an d a plank was thrown out to him, but 2 11 1 k al hnmost immediat e ly, an d when got out was quite LF verdict, " Accidental death." kat t ere T IT RE AT ICIRKDALE.—The inhabitants of Kirkdale oth entertained and instructed by a highly useful dolvP.tactical lecture delivered by Mr. Sutton, of L.on !IN a th e Ita tlectr: N ational SOlool-room, on Monday evening, thl'orta nt ci t y, magnetism, &c., exhibiting the various a Polications of that very interesting science to v . Itrik i of every-d a y life. The lecture was illustrated lar g ri e ge iPeriments, and gave great satisfaction to a tk an d respectable audience. o p t .„, p o „, th a t t, ENT MINISTRY.—The Morning Chronicle Ray . 11 npression left on he minds of the Liver thart'.,loll, after the i ntervi e w with Government, of L . 44 t p e _. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had not up Zl,„ t he a l 11 °d been thoroughly acqua inte d with the extent 1, 4 a n t l, i ng pressure that existed . " The Liverpool teli t - eAri atl c:-nev Whig paper, clenches this g that Oarid 5.' 1 1 , 11 ministerial speakers were Lord John Rus leel it Charles Wood, neither of whom possesses th , e , e ° l4 ,, ett Y bt r9ct ical knowledge of commerce pr bank. great twi epe .• -er, t h en, to preside over the affairs of a, , t kt lal countr y, mo, t am Y. 4 4 c , 111,- A FEMALE ON SHIP - BOARD. — A woman, bo a e r n . ,e,a o 7. Ross, who was a passenger on board the n ", 0d,,,41P Sheridan from New York, was taken ill o I , : r ! , ,atia the vessel, after her arrival, was lying in the Ir a ;,,otal •on the same evening. One of the passen ..r. ' e dnd - vi ' vs that she had a bottle of laudanum, which tliC ▪ -ur rY a u." ° ard empty. An inquest was held before Makin; -.terday. Mr. Woods , . surgeon, howev e r, 4 0;1!cea, - :', 1 11 ) 08t mortem examination, was of opinionand ` ). %'„tct s h ad die d from congestion of the lungs, n_atural deat h " . was accordingly returned. "'uN otk were found in a belt round her middle. 6- 14 1 1^Nent: 11 . A H ALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.—This plac e of )1 11 .1o t , en S0 often with pleasure reverted to, w ill be 'birwr isrn to-morrow evening, (Wednesday,) when . I°l faroP• Mr. Henry, grand concert; his 14towd d is most inviting , and the hall will no doubt h B e e t ° excess In addition to the professionals, amateur . s, announced in his excellent pro we learn that Mr. Henry intends delivering an rileot":;t address on the " Encouragement of native 4 pp o '.. a twist interestin g subject, and one calculated to hb,,,ve the reproach of Liverpool being a less "musical i ti g. tha n its neighbours: e W ho eto find Mr. Henry's I, l Pati ons fully real zi ed g.I`IMoNIAL TO MESSRS, PEER S AND YOUD.-011 . 4 `q hesday evenin g , a publi dinnr took place at . the Coffee-house, on thee accasion of resenting a 'hldid service of plate from the P e t o s eJrasmfers and Peter Youd, Esqrs., the ratepayer s honorary Vi and of West Derby, as a testimonial ofrtleieir I lii ). 4 tion of the services rendered by them to the town- Llet ki The service of plate presented to Mr. Peers con °f a massive silver salver, tea and coffee pot, sugar -, er e am ewer, &c. The plate presented to Mr. Youd f',, 11 ,1 1 „.q,. of a tea and coffee pot, sugar basin, cream ewer, 4 1 (1 ) . :,_and fork , gravy spoon, and two dozen silver kgSl,l,;3°llt fort;gentlemen sat down to. dinner, James . 814' , to-it.,,being called to the chair, and Josias Booker, /°‘ 11 4 " - "i' v ,l"- chair. The health of Mr.. Cleaver, the ill it cle - 14 1 .'ere . 4 7,°11s law-clerk of the township was drunk Igabl e Q usiasm, as was that of Mr. Dolling, the N p T!".k a ssistant overseer. el it ub e . rt ''P n Monday the London Standard stated that b ` eel did not visit the Liverpool Exchange be : to 18 th' l lshton said it would not be safe. „ Thefol l ' l l7 4 ic e suPposed substance of the advice : Neither E a Inae,p, nor the services of the police, are at all likely tib:l?aigeg necessary by Sir Robert Peel's visit to th . e ol lfrv lOs il i t ' where, I think, he is quite secure against posa k„"tto ' But if I am asked my opinion, whether he th' l tteo• d g° there, I say do not go." On Wednesday the tip hashtPublished an apparently genuine letter from Sy l ,ll denying that he had given the alleged ad- L 'he' v „%w e ,': . . e atlY laudatory of Sir Robert Peel. On Fri 41t, '°rth '` t, the Mercury printed a Lona fide letter from ItiVkose stipendiary repudiating that . communication. 11 . , h t °4 adds, that on one occasion Lord Lyndhurst o 4 " Whig and something more," and that he 4 41., a o bjection to be so denominated. i hot:,br i t t s'S SCHOOL BAZAAR.—OUT readers will ' ,reo),'4l advertisement in another part of our paper, Gi rL kiv t '.'aZaar for raising money to enable the comm i tt e e ~`4 : sr,lPereased accommodation to the Infants' and tit c' Z'stlC, s q°ol in connection with St. James's Church. ojelvolti,ark, will be opened in the Great George-street 4 4Zes h cleorrts, this morning (Tuesday). Every p?ssi-- ked`q a t ":inve been used to give publicity to the objects ljotl;lthe benevolent promoters of this . bazaar ; n Oderst,-Ind that, through their e] . rertions, the wine, display of articles of the most unique deserip kt°4 fi n ?e 0 !1 view at the different stalls. As the object k e s, vi:vinch all our r ea d ers , we trust, are firm advo fchildren Pt: p ro mote sound scr i p t ura l e d ucat i on among f the oor er in the ulous district ,7,faticy fil.l--;:lbe p number classes of visitors a nd p urchasers at will we h ope , be such as to ensure its sue ;it LIVERPOOL DEPUTATION' TO THE PREMIER.—A 4,tation from this town V ll 'lt° wn, M.P., Mr. Ch'apc:isisting of the Mayor, .Mr.. 1 , .7! Mr. Horsfall, Mr. itan ile lir by Stu A r r t I• i to . l A ,a ii nd 0114,,1rtier, had an intervievv on rn Tuesdav with Lord in D owning -street, in order - to represent l',,N r dhip the present distressed condition of the present and commercial interests of the country. N tt , to th t N k is e representations of the deputation, Lord It4,o4t h 2eli is understood to have expressed th_ a d s e s e o p s felt by the government for the numerous cl kle. 4 tid e at present suffering from . the effects of the teii t, he d istrust so generally prevailing. The govern tiltitha. 1 8441 , had anxiously weighed ev . erymeasure of k - 1' 8 elo" 'lad been proposed, and they did not . preclude t be fr ( ',re e from further considering any suggestions that Y e e tls' e red; but hitherto every description . of inter lib, to Ot had been proposed was likely, in their opi 4vatetlle.g on a recurrence of the present evil, in an Ili': s h ape , at a future time. qi tft tl qi. e l' MONEY BY GOVERNMENT FOR BIRKEN -441 h e4 r tide of fortune is again setting in towards e rg o th e " The docks, and the important works con ti-peLlvi,.,th, which were almost spurned by the Li-, ~„,q t Y) C ommittee , the other day; are about to be inb;',Pro,"‘ government expense. Yesterday (Thurs -40,414,4 ti l Ne'l sel was received from government. The dock t'L th - tte o ll „a were summoned at three hours' notice, v „°te „ 4 t 4„ - ,pf them attended a meeting at three o'clock. I' l 'era " e "rig the roposal of government was laid be ale It is to p this effect ;—The government is to p . 44 (1 4,,°llE°SB,eSSion of the piece of made land on Ora e " 0 of the entrance to the great float, ‘hAissi°lldition of that land being recovered to the k liti ve l) eils a e ller e of Woods and Forests, they en . gage to pay t' t ld t ile right 1 ' completing the sea wall, reserving to theme ttgkiN to of making an y . use they think fit of th e make ,evk •i t • eas many slips and sluices as they may . ' .1 con supposed that this stipulation is made with , s 4 overti g portion of the land into an arsenal. b'e •s - es" t 4 i l ready n ex a p - ended on the sea wall is £21,000, oe,„ mated that, to complete it, £44,000 more dOra "ath - ' BB arY This amount government offers to ots t e e 45,-T 3 ndi ' tions above named, and . , in . addition, to ekb"M o ,o for the purpose . of finishing the great 1 4 , iz,i,!inicinents, so as to bring the dock into con . I, l 4ess : not to do all that was planned by Mr. etebx_e government are to receive, in part, as col `l-"-LY, township bonds to the amount of £55,000. • si'''t.e, er ti,..Llu, 81 0 a °Posed to remodel the trust by an act of Instead of the present board, the dock tru s t tteel_to 1;" under the direction of thirteen commissio - 1 411°Y th e elected by the ratepayers of Birkenhead, ktl!lt,)iglit.l,l4l7Bo raiepayers of Wallasey, three by the dock L'le r ‘te 01 ,' and the government to have the right to i!tatio '• who shall be chairman of the board. W ~iss i 'Ett 4 ellese proposals met with general concurrence, avourable answer, signed by ten of the com ;(ttrlily'oNvfas despatched to London on Th ursday night. 14 11 le4 th t he government is expectedfew day . s, .1144t!deede, b e glorious may be said to be complete. This o .. e ° , t t alrZ t erest u e ( , 3 l news for the landowners and I t st d propertythe splendid, but at pre p to .reserted, town of Birkenhead. We may ex - 211 b° e l)e th e an,d the township every day Improving, and give 4 t maY is far distant when any further check It 'ter B • 0 the increase of the trade and commerce at beds the Me ey Me?. ury. treat i S een by an . aTiverti:ement in our first page svt to • 1,211e5, perfumer, &e , has removed from Cases e-street. * THE RUN ON THE BANKS.—The following remarks of the Liverpool Standard, in reference to its own town and the country at large, are so sound and correct and so ap plicable to the present crisis, that we commend them to perusal. [Our contemporary here gives the article which we published last week in a second edition, and which we reprint to-day.] These remarks are peculiarly applicable to our own city and county, where there has been a re markable absence of speculation. In Bristol and its vici nity we are only suflering partially, and that from the in direct influence of other commercial towns less favourably situated. Confidence, however, is the basis of credit, and the withdrawal of any portion of that confidence propor tionally aggravates the severity of a monetary crisis like the present. From the absence of speculation above alluded to, and the stability and prudent management of our banks and leading mercantile firms, the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood have every reason to con gratulate themselves ; and here we may escape the pres sure and its consequences, if they will only continue to act on the sound advice of our Liverpool contemporary. If the public individually withdraw and hoard their money from groundless alarm, they lose the advantage which it would yield to them and to others at a time when money is in general demand. As soon as the receivers and dis tributors of capital perceive this disposition on the part of the public, they necessarily begin to act on the defen sive, and refuse the usual accommodation. What a pic ture does the Liverpool Standard give, when it states— " We have authenticated information of one of our banks, which, if necessary, is prepared to pay back the whole of its depositors' money to-day ; and we have little doubt that others are, if not altogether, at least nearly as well situated." Fo wonder, then, that the trade of Liverpool is stagnant fcr want of pecuniary accommodation.—Bris tol Mirror. CGARGE O INFANTICIDE.—An inquest was held on Saturday before Mr. Currie, on view of the body of a new-born male child. Mary Ann Walmsley, a widow, residing at 84, Upper Pitt-street, said that about seven weeks ago a young woman, named Charnock, came to live with her as servant. In about a fortnight afterwards, witness observed an alteration in her person, and told her that if she (Jane) were a married Woman, she should say she was in the family way. The reply was, that it was ' the want of a pair of stays that she looked such a figure, and that she was not so stout when she left home. She went out the same evening, and bought a pair of stays. On Thursday afternoon last, she complained of being ill, and was told to go to bed, which she did. She remained in bed that day and night. On the following morning, witness took her up some tea, and she then said she was much better. That forenoon she came down to the kitchen. Witness went-up to her room, and was surprised to find the bed made. Witness, surprised at this, and on turning down the clothes, missed the sheets. Witness then called her, and told her she suspected something wrong. She also asked her what she had done with the sheets. She said she had marked theM, and taken them off the bed, and put them into a cradle in the room. Wit ness then asked her if she had had a child, and she made no reply. She next asked if she had murdered it, and she replied that she had not. Witness went up stairs, and found the sheets, soiled, in the cradle. Mr. Moore, surgeon, was sent for. He examined the young woman, and said she had been delivered. He questioned her, but she was seized with a fit and muld not reply. The sur geon and witness then made a search in the room, and at the back of the bed found the body of a male child, tied up in a pair of old stays. A police-officer was sent for, and took her into custody. The daughter of the witness said she had also suspected the prisoner of being in the family way, and accused her of it, but she denied it. She corroborated, as did another witness, the principal facts stated.—The prisoner was not in court, being yet too poorly to be removed.—Mr. Moore, surgeon, who had been called in, said he was present when the body of the child was first found. It was a male child of about eight months old. He had since made a post mortem examina tion. The umbilical cord had been cut but not tied. At the external root of the neck he found a dark green spot of about 14 inch in diameter, with an abrasion of the skin—presenting a slough y appearance. On dividing the skin he found eccymosis (or great extravasation of the blood) under the skin. From the appearance of the heart, lungs, and connecting vessels, he had no doubt but that the child had been born alive, and that the cause of death was pressure upon the windpipe, producing suffocation. He was also of opinion, from the appearance of the spot on the neck, that the pressure was effected by the fingers, or some blunt instrument. The pressure might possibly have been occasioned during parturition, but not by the act of parturition.—The coroner addressed the jury, stat ing the law of the case, and they immediately returned a verdict of "wilful murder" against the mother, who will be committed to Kirkdale as soon as she can be removed, previous to being tried at the next assizes. SHIPWRECK OF A LIVERPOOL VESSEL.—The barque Lord Wenlock, Captain Charles Caine, 656 tons register, belonging to Mr. Reuben Hemmingway, of Liverpool, left Bonny, on the coast of Africa, on the 14th of July, bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of 700 tons of neat palm oil, worth about £25,000. She had a crew of 31 hands, and one passenger, Mr. Alexander M`Millan, of Scotland. The Lord Wenlock touched at Fernando Po on the 18th of July, and nothing remarkable occurred on the passage home until the night of the Ist of October, when the ship was overtaken by a tremendous storm from the westward, veering round to the north-east and east, which, about two o'clock in the morning of the 2d instant, in lat. 48 5 N., long, 18 25 W., off the south coast of Ireland, carried away the ship's foremast and maintopgallantmast, and damaged the head of the mainmast. At seven o'clock the mainmast went by the board, carrying the mizenmast with it, and disabling the weather pump. The ship was now leaky, completely dismasted, and became entirely unma nageable. Every effort was ineffectually made to keep her head to tho wind. She rolled incessantly, and the sea washed over her like a half-tide rock. Her loose spars wery flying about the decks, and the casks of oil in the hold broke adrift and got started. All her boats were, one after the other, washed away, and the water casks stove in. In this unfortunate condition, the pumps constantly going, with no fresh water, and their only provisions some biscuit and a small cask of wine, the weakened crew con tinued until Sunday, when, from among several ships observed, one vessel, a brig, of about 200 tons, though sufficiently near to see them, did not or would not do so, and the crew of the forlorn barque became heartstricken, and it was with great difficulty Captain Caine could induce them to continue their work at the pump on their poor allowance of three glasses of wine each daily. Providen tially, on Tuesday, the sth, the barque Volant, Captain M‘Murchy, five days from Liverpool, belonging to, and hound for, St. Andrew's, in British North America, bore down, about nine o'clock in the morning, towards the famishing men, and at great risk sent a boat to their rescue. The sea was on so strong that the boat durst not come near, for fear of being stove; and the crew of the Lord Wenlock were thus, to save their lives, compelled to leap from the wreck and swi m , or b e hauled by ropes to the boat. At the time the Volant hove in sight there were 34 feet of water in the hold, and at twelve o'clock, when they finally abandoned the wreck, the water in her had increased to 5 feet. In all probability she went to pieces the same night, when it blew a heavy gale. Besides their lives they could only save the chronometers, ship's papers, and a portmanteau. Captain M`Murchy treated the hapless crew of the Lord Wenlock with every conside ration. On Sunday, the 10th, they fell in with the Dutch ship Zeeman's Hoop, bound from Batavia to Amsterdam. Her commander supplied the Volant with provisions for the increase to her crew, and received Captain Caine, his mate, passenger, and six hands on board the Zeeman's Hoop. These nine, after receiving the kindest treatment from the hospitable Dutchman, were put into a pilot boat in the English Channel on the morning of the 19th, and the same day safely landed at Plymouth, whence those requiring such aid will be sent t o th e i r h omes b y the local branch of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society established there. NEWLY -INVENTED TRAVELLING CARRIAGE, REQUIR ING NEITHER STEAM NOR HORSE POWER.—There is now exhibiting at . the Music-hall, i n B o ld -street, a new ly-invented carriage, constructed to travel on common roads at the rate of ten miles an hour, the propelling of which is entirely effected by machinery within the body of the carriage itself, neither horse nor steam power being requisite. It is the invention of Mr. Farzies, of Preston, for which he has recently obtained a patent. The vehicle, which has an exceedingly neat appearance, is of the size of an ordinary carriage. The machinery is situated in the front part of the carriage, but being enclosed, is not at all seen when the carriage is in motion, the vehicle moving along as if from no apparent cause.. The propelling power is obtained by the working of a cylinder traddle-wheel, which acts in connexion with a number of be` el cog wheels, producing both power and speed at the driver's pleasure. The mode of working the cylinder wheel resem bles that of the tread-mill, but the general construction of the machinery renders this part of the labour very light and sirdple - ; so - mifdli - So, indeed, that we learn one person may conduct the propelling of the carriage for a distance of thirty or forty miles, without incurring fatigue. There are also a number of breaks'by which the carriage may be easily stopped, or the pace slackened at pleasure. In the upper part of the machinery there is a kind of rudder, by means of which the carriage is steered or thrown to either side of the road which may be requisite, and any other vehicle may be passed or met with the same ease and facility as with an ordinary carriage drawn by horses. This is effected by what we have described as the rudder being connected by iron rods with the fore-wheels and axles, by means of which they are turned to the right or left, as required, the carriage at once following in the same direction. The ease with which the carriage is worked may be imagined when we state that the same person who works the cylindrical wheel can, without any difficulty, also attend to the steerage department. The driver is placed so as to have a full view before him ; and the front of the carriage being open for that purpose, he has a clear sight of any approaching vehicles. The axles and wheels are made upon an entirely new principle, the sole inven tion also of the patentee. In the construction of the machinery the inventor has had regard to the difficulty of so arranging the propelling power as to meet the obstacles of steep ascents. From the manner in which the carriage works, this point seems to be successfully accomplished. We have minutely inspected the exhibition, and whilst we were present, the carriage as cen d e d a n incline of three inches in a yard with apparent ease. There is, however, greater difficulty in ascending an incline than in travel ling on a level, and the speed is consequently not so great in the former as in the latter case. This singular invention, which we learn, has engaged the attention of the patentee for many years, is one of great curiosity, and seems to render it exceedi ng l y pro b a b le that, at no distant day, it will be avail a bl e f or practical purposes. Indeed, Indeed, we cannot see any reason why it should not be so,. more especially for cab or omnibus pu r p oses . Th e model carriage, now exhibiting, will carry twelve persons, and we understand that the machinery is . adapted for the construction of different descriptions of vehicles, of either a larger or less size. It has been visited by great num bers of spectators, and will, doubtless, for some time, be an object of great attraction to the curious. We recom mend our readers to have a peep at this interesting aid to locomotion. TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS. Docrc COMMITTEE, Tn URSDAY.—The • sub-committee of works produced a further communication from Mr. Cubitt, on the subject of the removal of the new landing stage 100 yards to the north from the position originally intended ; and they reported that they saw no-alternative but to accede to the removal.—Mr. Royden said the re moval would close up the slip at George's Pier, and pre vent the landing of cattle from Cheshire.—Mr. Nicol said the slip would not be interfered with until the new bridges were ready.—The Chairman said no cattle would be al lowed to get over the new stage ; only carriage and saddle horses would be allowed to cross it.—Mr. Royden thought that the inconvenience occasioned by interfering with the slip would counterbalance the convenience of the new stage. The question was, after a long conversation, re ferred to the harbour-masters' sub-committee, 'to get the opinion of the harbour-masters, whether the landing stage, if removed, would or would not be an interruption to the navigation of the river.—A letter from Mr. Neale, of the Shipwrights' Association, requesting increased shed accommodation at the graving docks, was referred to the Committee of Works.—A letter was read from Mr. As kew, thanking the committee for their liberality, in award ing him a pension, which, he said, would enable him to go down the hill of life with comfort. TOXTETII-PARK. — On Thursday a meeting of the rate payers of this township was held in the Public Office, for the purpose of looking into the present state of affairs, and devising means whereby they might be enabled to meet the very great and increasing demand on their funds. Mr. Sheppard, Chairman of the Board of Guardians, having been called to the chair, Mr. Appleby, honorary overseer, stated that the amount collected for the present year, during the seven months which had already expired, was £BB9l, and that £2082 still remained uncollected ; which, compared with previous years, showed that the accounts had been kept closer this year than on any former one. Mr. Appleby also stated, that a call of about £2OOO had been made by the Board of Guardians and the bank, which, when paid, would leave them somewhere about £B9 to carry on their affairs during the remaining five months. Mr. Royden suggested that a rate of ls. 6d. be levied, but the Chairman and Mr. Appleby thought it not prudent to pass such a resolution ; they would rather that no sum be stated for the present ; probably within a week or ten days they would be better able to fix the amount. After several allusions had been made to the distress which was at present prevailing in the town, and the probability of its continuing during the coming winter, it was proposed by Mr. Royden, and carried unanimously —" That the overseers be recommended to lay such a rate as would carry then out for the present year." THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS.-011 Thursday a public meeting of this body was held at the Portico, to consider the steps to be taken in respect to the approaching municipal election. The meeting was held with closed doors, and the reporters being rigidly excluded, on the ground that at a former meeting a report of some nonsense uttered by a member had been too faithfully reported, while what was uttered of good sense was not made so clearly to appear. From what appears in the columns of a contemporary as to the present meeting, it appears that Mr. Danson was called to the chair. Mr. John Atkinson, of Park-lane, moved the first resolution, stating that the meeting viewed with apprehension the manner in which party spirit had in times past been allowed to interfere _with the choice of representatives to the Town Council, and hailed with pleasure the feeling now prevalent. Mr., Allinson. of Park-lane, seconded the motion, which was carried. A second resolution pledging the meeting to act on the principle embodied in the first was proposed. The Licensed Victuallers had a large interest in the borough, and it was fitting that they should be represented, but they were willing to achieve this in connexion with other bodies. The resolution was carried. A resolution was carried approving of sanatory regulations. Mr. Machan said that the merchants and shipowners monopolized the whole of the honors of the Town Council, and no doubt especially represented their own interests. The other re solutions were not of a political and municipal character, and, with the accompanying speeches, went principally to point out the advantages of the Licensed Victuallers' institution. The speakers were Mr. Timothy Parkinson, Mr. John Atkinson, Mr. Edward Sumner, Mr. J. Evans, and the Chairman. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, Mr. Sheppard took the chair.—Mr. Latham stated the follow ing case to the board :—Ellen Birch, a young girl, about fourteen years of age, who resided in Chisenhale-street with a family named Rigby, having taken the fever, was taken to the Akbar fever convalescent ship, and having had a relapse, was taken to the ship Lavina, where she remained until Thursday, the 14th instant, when she was put ashore in a boat at the Pottery steps, Toxteth-park, along with an Irishman and a boy, in a very weak and exhausted state. In this destitute condition, she sat down near to the Toxteth Dock, until a poor, but kind-hearted woman, residing at 106, Upper Mann-street, who was taking her husband's dinner, took pity on her, and escorted her home, where she showed her the greatest kindness and humanity.—The chairman said such a pro ceeding was quite irregular and illegal on the part of the parish of Liverpool, and most disgraceful to them, and he, as one of the authorities of Toxteth-park, would protest most strongly against such proceedings.—The Rev. Mr. Badnall said, it was, perhaps, some official who had done this, unknown to Mr. Gray, or the Liverpool authorities. —Mr. Shaw said the best plan to be adopted would be for Mr. Latham to go with the poor girl to the parish officers, and state the case to them there, and see what they would do. The proposition was ultimately agreed upon.—lt was moved by Mr. Shaw, that a communication be sent to the Poor-law Commissioners, in reply to their letter dated the 18th instant, in reference to the case of Mr. W. Hodgson, to the effect, that having discharged his duties as collector of the poor-rate for the rural district of West Derby to the complete satisfaction of this board, that no alteration be made in his salary and position with respect to this board.—Mr. Roskell moved, as an amendment, that the matter be postponed for a week.—Mr. Mount field seconded the amendment.—The original motion and amendment were then put, when the former was carried. THE BIRKENHEZD COMMISSIONERS.—An adjourned meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, to receive a statement of the affairs of the township, and an account of expenses incurred by them in prosecuting the gas and water bills. There were present six commissioners, and Mr. Greene presided. Mr. Hicklin said, by a document produced, that the sum of £lBB2 had been expended in promoting the gas and water bills, exclusive of Mr. Lloyd's bill, which had not yet come to hand. He moved that the statement be entered on the minutes of the general board, so that the ratepayers might examine it, and was seconded by Mr. Nicholls. Mr. Thompson complained of misre presentation of facts on this subject, from some quarters, as if the commissioners had some pecuniary interest in the matter, which he denied. He had felt it his duty to pro mote those bills, thinking it was for the general interest that the ratepayers should have the gas and water in their own hands. He thought the sums expended in promoting the bills were reasonable, when Liverpool had expended £B5OO on a water bill alone. As far as regarded the con tract for 75 years, he had no doubt that would ultimately turn out a mere bubble, for it had been recently discovered that there was a clause in the commissioners' acts which prevented them from entering into any contract for more than three years. Mr. Thompson then argued that all the public bodies connected with Birkenhead, together with a majority of the respectable ratepayers were in favour of the bills, and therefore the interest of two or three in dividuals composing the Gas Company, ought not to stand in the way of such a measure. He then proceeded to argue in favour of the sanatory bill, and he condemned all monopolies, as injurious to the public, and even to the parties themselves in the end. The Chairman, after ex plaining the principles upon whi c h h e h a d acted since he was appointed a member of the committee last year, con. tended that from the beginning of the pro c eedi ngs (relative to gas and water) the money was illegally expended. As respected the lease from Mr. Jackson, he was not a com missioner when that was executed, and subsequently he endeavoured to prevent certain clauses from being intro duced into their bills. Those clauses, however, met with the approbation of the ratepayers, and, after the bargain had been once ratified, and forty or fifty thousand pounds expended in consequence, he was not dishonest enoug h to turn round and rep u diate it. They were bound to support Mr. Jackson against any opposition that might be raised against him. Mr. Hicklin replied to Mr. Thompson, and the motion was then adopted. The other proceedings relate to financial matters. MEETING OF BURGESSES IN ST. PETER'S WARD.— On Friday evening, a meeting of the conservative electors of St. Peter's Ward, was held at the Prince of Wales, Fleet Street, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Henderson, the present representative, give an account of his steward ship, and explain the ground of his claim to a renewal of the confidence of the electors. Mr. R. Frodsham, solicitor, occupied the chair, and amongst those present were several members of the Town Council, and many respectable townsmen. The Chairman, in the course of some introductory observations, remarked upon the con duct of Mr. Bell, a professed liberal, in coming forward in opposition to Mr. Henderson, when the latter gentle man's conduct as twice a representative for the Ward had been so highly approved.—Mr. Henderson then presented himself amidst much applause. He enumerated the different committees upon which he had acted in connexion with the Council and the Docks. He con sidered warehouses as only of secondary importance, and he held it wrong for a public trust to expend its funds in competing with the trade or business of individuals. (applause.) There was a great deficiency of dock accom modation, for in the late gale of wind it had been reported that there were 140 vessels in the river unable to find shelter, the docks being full. The Dock Committee would require a large sum of money to enable them to complete the docks at present in progress, and for which they had obtained acts of parliament ; and the best way would be to sell the quays of such docks as were suitable for ware houses, to companies or private individuals, who would build warehouses under such restrictions as the Dock Committee might decide upon.—Mr. Dover moved a resolution approving of the conduct of Mr. Henderson, and asked the meeting if th e y were prepare d t o g i ve u p the council to the radicals, who, he was sorry to say, were predominant in the Vestry. He adverted in strong terms to the conduct of the Dock Committee for having built the Albert Dock warehouses, and said that the corporation of Liverpool was, he believed, the only corporation in the kingdom who were traders. They were master coopers, master porters and warehouse-keepers, and whilst they charged 4d. per ton for hogshead of sugar, they only charged 2} per ton for bag sugar. He had stated this to the Dock Committee. Those who dealt in bag sugar, did so at the public expense. The Dock Committee lost nothing, but the bond-holders did.—Mr. John Hall in seconding the motion defended the Select Vestry from the animadversions of the last speaker. They had done their best to keep down the parochial expenditure. The resolution was passed unanimously.—Mr. Tinne paid a high compliment to Mr. Henderson, and said that no man in the council could have a more indefatigable colleague than he. He hoped that when the burden of erecting the parks, the law courts, and the prison had been got rid of, the Council would be able to apply the surplus proceeds of the Corporation funds to matters affecting the health of the town. (Applause.)—Mr. Leatherbarrow moved a re solution, pledging the meeting to use all legal means to promote the return of Mr. Henderson—This was passed, as was a vote of thanks to-the chairman, who expressed a strong hope that Mr. Henderson would be returned by a large majority. The meeting then separated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CELLARS.—On Friday, no, fewer than fifty persons were fined 20s. each and costs, for occupying cellars not in conformity with the sanatory art. On Tuesday, police-officer 148 was suspended, by Mr. Rushton, for having been drinking with a woman of ill fame, and for having subsequently locked up the same woman, on a charge of being intoxicated. A man bf respectable appearance. who lives at Kirkdale; was placed at the Police-court on- Friday. He had been taken from a public-house in Richmond-row, be was in a state of intoxication, and, when taken, had a glass con taining sherry and laudanum before him. He was sent home. STRIPPING A CHILD.—On Saturday, James Blundell, a youth of bad character, was charged with stripping the boots fiom a little girl, named Grace Williams, and sent to gaol for three months. He had the impudence to demand from the mother a pint of ale before he would deliver up the boots. ANOTHER POLICEMAN STABBED.—On Saturday Wm. Jenkins, an elderly mariner, was charged with having stab bed a police-constable in the side. The prisoner, it ap peared, was, on Friday night, drunk in Scotland-place, and, on the officer requesting him to go home, he drew a small pocket-knife and stabbed him in the left side. The wound, fortunately, was not deep. Mr. Rushton said the officers must be protected, and he committed the prisoner for trial. BIGAMY.—On Wednesday, a man named John Willesey was brought up before Mr. Rushton, on the charge of bigamy. He was married to a woman named Mary Ann Harvey on the 7th July, 1845, at St. Martin's Church, with whom lie continued to live up to a recent date. He is a seaman, and has just returned from sea ; and on his gptting paid he left his first wife, Margaret Keeney, whom he also left in a few days, and returned to his former wife, The second wife received information on Monday that the prisoner was a married man. Both the marriages having been distinctly proved, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. A WOMAN THROWN OUT OF A WiNnow.—About twelve o'clock on Friday night William. Doyle, a young man, came to his residence, in Prince William -street, in a state of intoxication. A female with whom he:coha bited, afraid of his violence, crept under the bed, but he dragged her out, beat her severely, and then projected her from the window, two stories high, into the street. The policeman on duty observed her fall. Her eye was black ened, her face seriously bruised, and one of her wrists ap peared to be broken. On Saturday Doyle was placed in the dock at the Police-court, and pleaded that he was so drunk at thetime of the occurrence that he did not know what tie had done. He was ordered to pay a fine of £5, or suffer two months imprisonment in default. STEALING JOINERS' TOOLS.—On Friday, a middle-aged and decent-looking person, named Charles Mann, was charged by W. Blackmore with stealing a chisel, gouge, saw, a box rule, a plane, and other joiners' tools, of the total value of £3, from a shed attached to a house in Ken sington, of which Blackmore is the gardener. Mr. Andrew Little, of Rupert-street, Everton, it appeared, was execu ting some work at the house in question, and the work men's tools were deposited in the shed. Blackmore stated that on the previous morning, at ten o'clock, he was open ing the yard gate, when he heard some one in the shed. He told his wife some one was stealing the tools. She said, " Don't go near them, or perhaps he will knock your brains out." By-and-bye the prisoner came out with the tools which have been named, when Blackmore pursued him, and held him till assistance could be obtained. He was committed for trial. REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—lnspector M`Donald charged an elderly man, who gave his name Wm. Mansell, before Mr. Rushton, on Thursday, with having embezzled twenty shillings. The prisoner is said to be the son of a member of parliament, and the brother of a barrister now living ; he presented all the marks of decayed gentility ; his per son was attenuated, and he was clad in garments that once had been new. Mr. Jeoffrey Bevan, the proprietor of a haberdashery shop in St. Anne-street, stated that the prisoner had agreed to collect his accounts at a per centage. In pursuance of this agreement, Mansell had collected the sum of £1 ss. (in weekly payments of ss. each) from a lady named Wintle, in St. Anne-street, for which he had not fully accounted, having handed over only five shillings. The case was fully proved, and the unfortunate man, in his defence, produced a paper pur porting to a guarantee of certain monies due to him from other parties, being in course of payment by order of the County Court. This apparent purpose of repayment of the sum embezzled was not regarded, and he was sent for trial. ROBBERY OF CASKS FROM THE DOCK QUAYS.—On Thursday, Edmund Fulham and William Henry Green were charged before Mr. Rushton with having stolen up wards of 20 empty casks from the docks quays. A little before eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, the police man on duty stopped one of the prisoners rolling a cask over the Canning Dock bridge. The cask belonged to the Glasgow Traders' Company, and had contained nap tha ; another one was missing. Mr. Simeon Thomas Relph stated that on Tuesday night, about five o'clock, he observed the two prisoners select four naptha puncheons lying near the Glasgow Traders' Office, and put them on their ends. Next morning, .he observed the same parties nailing cards upon them, and the younger prisoner, as had been stated, roll on e f them away. The prisoners, it appeared, were in the employ of Mr. W. H. Green, coo per, and on searching a warehouse recently taken by that gentleman in Thomas-street, the key of which was found upon them, upwards of 20 casks were found, which be longed to brewers and other parties, and had been stolen at various times. They were both committed for trial. A POLICEMAN STABBED.—On Friday, a young man, John Owens, attired as a mariner, and Mr. James, tea dealer, of Byrom-street, were placed in the dock, the former charged with stabbing John Sparrow, police con stable 245, in the forehead—the latter with interfering with the officers as they were taking Owens into custody. Police constable Bland, 535, said that a little before mid night, on Thursday, he was called by the friends of Owens, who was intoxicated, to assist in taking him out of the Adelphi Theatre. He brought him into the street, and Sparrow came to his assistance, when Owens stabbed the latter in the forehead with a clasp knife. Sparrow, who felt the cut, cried out to the other—" Take care, he has got something in his hand," when Bland seized him by the arm, and he let the knife fall to the ground. Mr. John Paul, surgeon to the Eastern Dispensary, spoke to the extent of the injuries the officer had received : the temporal artery bad been cut, and it was with difficulty that the great effusion of blood could be stopped. James, on their way to Bridewell, excited the mob, crying, r ot % ShametyT Tial, aßne dsA Tuesday James OUTRAGE. I e last, a R t s htl,es put, m F .N edaGtnoewrgono.suhi for rwof o Fu ra w tAn e h n eoT s rp RewrAaaDstiE operative m rso n a pT consideration.i eR t te ll: d caEk . f e— o r n residing in Lawrence-street, Windsor, appeared before Messrs. Rushton and Dixon, to answer the complaint laid against him by summons of Charles Driffield, also an operative ropemaker, for having committed upon him an assault. The case appeared to have excited great interest amongst the body of workmen connected with rope making, the court-house being crowded with operatives of that class. It appeared from the evidence of Driffield that he was in the employment of Messrs. Jarvie and Co. of Lodge-lane, at whose works there had been a strike. In Lodge-lane there is also another ropery, over the men employed in which the defendant's father is overseer, and the hands in Messrs. Jarvie's employ have to pass this yard in going to and returning from work, and such had been the outrages committed upon them whilst so doing, and the threats of intimidation held out, that the men, through fear, were prevented passing, the result of which goingwas,t tiahnngedm, allathhs by a otth t mh eettehh: complainant business p nwp e ee a r ns a ss t nfw i wr o a oaa n nyms s t aaa o tn f dhad t en h s eft othereoaa run workswee ohinsT r f e hu n u ro owswd. -workmen syo morn toppedrk m e n , an n e e r am e t proceeding to th e i r wor k, an attac k was made upon severalt attack ct i ki other m h we s as t s o w n mi e ta s hd a ea n us d tpoonne h. i mTmissiles.hbey dsehf et a w inwi Ae o d , r at nw k nw s at ithgweohwratshsw, struck ursnkeehksdew , assailed hxainsamds, or, in default, ordered to be imprisoned two months. Eltstritt PAM BAD TlMES.—There are 502 empty houses in Preston. Of the numerous cotton mills in. Preston there are only ten working full time. On the 2nd inst., at Dalton, near Lancaster, a man named William Johnson, was stabbed in a scuffle with another man, named Myers. On Friday week, Johnson died of the injury, and Myers has been committed for trial on a charge of wilful murder. Mr. Cobden, M.P., made his first public visit, since his return, on Tuesday, to the chief scene of his past labours in the free-trade cause—the League-rooms New all's-buildings, Manchester. A great number of free traders—it being the principal market-day —were present. NEW MAGISTRATES.—At the Quarter Sessions, held at Preston, on Wednesday, Robert Munn, Esq., of Heath Hall, Bacup, and John Lord, Esq., of Bacup, qualified as county magistrates. On Thursday, John Birkheck, Lsq., of Giggleswick, Porkshire, qualified as a county magis trate. On Friday, John Addison, Esq., qualified. MEETING OF OPERATIVES AT STOCKPORT—OH Thurs day, a meeting of operatives was held at Stockport, to consider as to a cessation of work. A very impassioned, but respectful appeal was adopted to the mayor and clergy and manufacturers of the district, for pecuniary relief. A resolution that nothing but such cessation can establish confidence between the emgtoyer and employed, or benefit either, was carried unanimously, as was also another to the effect that the mill operatives of the town should give over working on Saturday last. THE SHEEP WORRIER.—On Saturday, we are informed, this dog destroyed fifteen sheep, the proporty of Mr. Thomas Kitchen, of Brock Bottoms ; on Sunday, seven, the property of T. F. Brockholes, Esq., of Claughton ; on Monday, he killed seven, belonging to Mr. Brewer, of Barnacre Moor, from which place he was chased by a number of persons as far as Whitewell ; on Tuesday he killed two or three at Green Nook, Whittingham ; and on Wednesday he destroyed one at Mr. James Ratcliffe's, Shard Green, in Broughton.—Prest o n Chronicle. IMPORTATION OF COTTON INTO PRESTON.—MOSt of the mill-owners in Preston intend closing their manufac tories when their present stock of cotton is worked up. In consequence, very little is now brought into Preston. During the week ending on Thursday last, not above a hundred bales had been brought into Preston, a quantity not equal to the individual consumption of several con cerns in Preston. Such a circumstance has never before been known in the history of manufactures in this town. —Preston Chronicle. THE DISTRESSED OPERATIVES IN WARRINGTON.— Yesterday week a publi c meeting of the inhabitants of Warrington was held at the Music Hall, to consider the distressed condition of the working classes of the town, Mr. W. Beaumont, the mayor, in the chair. The room. was crowded., and amongst those present were J. W. Fat ten, Esq., M.P., G. Greenall, Esq., M.P., J. GreenaU, and others of distinction. Mr. J. W. Patten said. the distress was undeniable, and there were two modes of relieving it ;—first, by enabling the guardians of the poor to use a greater latitude in granting aid ; and secondly, by private subscriptions. He proposed a resolution to the effect that it was desirable relief should be given, by em ploying labourers under the out-door test, in such work as the guardians could find for them. This was carried unanimously. Mr. G. Greenall moved in effect, that a subscription be also opened, to find employment, give food, &c., in special cases, at the discretion of a commit tee. This being agreed to, a committee was appointed. It was announced that the subscriptions already amounted to £5OO. (Cheers.) Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting closed. CpESHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.—The general quarter sessions of the peace, for Cheshire, commenced at the Court-house, Nether Knutsford, on Monday last, before Trafford Trafford, Esq., chairman, and a numerous at tendance of magistrates. The calendar was rather a heavy one ; there being about ninety-six prisoners for trial, including eight or nine cases of misdemeanor. The treasurer produced the quarterly estimates on which the which•the county rate is made. They stood thus :—For the current quarter : Expenses—Bridges, £2158 Gs. Bd. ; house of correction, £lOOO ; county gaol, £290 ; lockups,, £558; general payments, £6221 11s. 2d. ; prosecutions, £1998 3s. 7d., advance to gaoler, £270. Total £12,466 lls. sd. Receipts—Balance in hand, £7482 3s. 4d. ; River Weaver, £5OOO ; county rate. £1073 Bs. 6d. ; fines, £248 3s. ; repayment by gaoler, £270. Total £14,073 /4s. 10d. ; leaving a balance of £1607135. sd. to the credit of the county on the following quarter. For the January quarter the estimates were thus set down : Expenses— Bridges, £1125 ; house of correction, £lOOO ; lock-ups, £700; general payments, £5091 115. Bd. ; prosecutions, £2058195. Bd. ; advance to gaoler, £270. Total £10,173 lls. 4d. Receipts—Balance, £1607 13s. sd. ; River Weaver, £6000; fines, X 256; repayment by gaoler, £270. Total £8134 2s. 3d. ; leaving a balance of rather more than £2OOO to be provided for. A county rate of one farthing in the pound was then ordered, which will produce nearly £llOO, leaving a small deficiency in the estimates of the quarter. The expense of rebuilding and repairing bridges, during the year, was stated to be £4093 19s. 20d. PRESTON QUARTER SESSIONS.—FRACAS BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN AND THE SENIOR COUNSEL OF THE COURT.—In the trial of a simple case of felony at the Preston Sessions on Friday last, in which a woman was charged with stealing a cloak from a pawnbroker's shop, a scene of some interest took place between Mr. Segar, the leader of the Sessions bar, and the chairman of the court, who is Mr. Thomas Batty Addison. The chairman had, it would appear, summed up in a most peculiar man ner, with a strong bias against the prisoner. Mr. Segar interrupted him, and pointed out what he considered an undue influence on one point against the prisoner ; also other inaccuracies as to the locality where the offence was committed, which also led to an inference against her. The chairman left the first objection untouched, and en deavoured to reconcile the error as to locality as of no con sequence in the case. He then proceeded with his summing up. While the jury were deliberating, the chairman and some of the magistrates retired to " lunch", leaving two others behind, who were also about to go, when the jury said they had agreed upon their verdict. Mr. Marshall desired it to be received, and it was a verdict of " guilty". On its being recorded, all the magistrates left the court, and the bar fcillowed their example. Nearly an hour elapsed before they returned, and the court was still minus the chairman. Mr. Segar complained of the loss and waste of time caused by his absence, and by the direction of Mr. Marshall he was sent for, but did not appear until five minutes afterwards.—Mr. Segar, before sentence was passed, said the case had been presented to the jury in such a manner by the chairman, that he should for the future decline to defend any prisoner in that court, as it was then presided over. The chairman had, in the most subtle manner, insinuated to the jury that he ex pected them to return a verdict of guilty ; and, as might be expected, a verdict of guilty they had returned. He had further insinuated that if a contrary verdict was re turned, the jury would not be acting as men of intelli gence and principle. Under these circumstances he felt it his bounden duty, not only to himself but to the chairman, to state, that for the future he should retire from the defence of prisoners in that court. In the present instance, from the moment the chairman commenced summing up, he felt it was utterly impossible to expect that the case could receive fair and deliberate attention at the hands of the jury. He did not quarrel with the verdict, but the manner in which the chairman had summed up. He was quite sure that no gentleman defending a prisoner in that court, was capable of success fully contending against the extreme subtlety and the peculiar views which the chairman seemed to have against accused persons. If he were in error, he should be glad to be convinced that he was so, and he imputed no inten tion on the part of the chairman to do injustice. Several of the magistrates strongly urged Mr. Segar to withdraw the word " subtlety," which he had more than once used with reference to the chairman, and they expressed a de sire that they should not, from the difference that had arisen, lose the valuable services of either of the learned gentlemen. Mr. Segar at first disregarded these appeals; but after the prisoner was sentenced—to two months' im prisonment, though recommended to mercy by the pro secutor—he said, that in using the word subtlety, he did not impute any bad designs or intentions to the chairman. The latter expressed himself satisfied, and the subject dropped. Mr. Segar threw up his brief for the defence in a case of misdemeanour which was tried immediately afterwards. SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—OD Sunday afternoon week, Haslingden, near Blackburn, was thrown into a state of considerable excitement, owing to a report that the Rev. W. Gray, rector of Haslingden, who is also a magistrate, had committed suicide by cutting his throat. It appears the reverend gentleman read prayers in the morning, and afterwards christened or baptised several children in the church. He eat his dinner as usual, and at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon he was found dead in his bed, with his throat cut in a shocking manner. A razor was found in his hand. No reason can be as signed for the rash act. Deceased was about sixty years of age. The inquest was held on Tuesday. From the evidence it was manifest that the mind of the deceased had been seriously disordered ever since his return from Cumberland on the 2d instant. The deceased gentleman had, on the magisterial bench, given evidence on the Bth inst. of his disordered mind, by requiring to be reminded of the leading particulars of a charge of vagrancy he was hearing. He had also entertained gloomy forebodings regarding the late thanksgiving day (on which the unhappy act was committed), that he would break down on that day.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect, that the deceased had died by his own hand, being at the time of his death of unsound mind. QUEER CASE.-At the Chester Police-court, on Mon day, a young man, named Henry Pritchard, a butcher, from Overton, and a servant girl from the same place, were charged with a felony under the following circum stances :—lt appeared that the female defendant has for some time past been living in Overton, with a man named Peter Davies, an elderly person in very comfortable cir cumstances, and over whom she has managed to acquire considerable influence. It has been suggested that there was a very strong affection subsisting between them ; but whether this was so or not did not come out during the enquiry. It was clear, however, that she had an admirer in the person of the male prisoner, who was in the con stant habit of visiting her, and who appears to have es tablished himself on very friendly terms with her master. A short time ago, Miss Taylor suggested to Mr. Davies that they should bid an adieu to Overton, and commence business as publicans in Liverpool; and to this course Mr. Davies consented. having drawn £lO5 for the purpose of enabling them to conduct the business respectably, he confided it to the keeping of his servant, and gave her full powers to proceed to Liverpool and make the necessary arrangements for commencing business forthwith. She accordingly went thither, and on her return stated that she had taken the public-house, and urged her master to make the necessary preparations for entering upon it. Miss Taylor, having got possession of her master's watch and a quantity of his wearing-apparel, then came to Chester, where she was to remain to receive what chattels Mr. Davies possessed, wh;ch were to be packed up and transmitted to her per railway. During these preliminary proceedings, the male prisoner had tendered Isis advice, and gave his assistance to enable Mr. Davies to enter upon his new project as early as possible ; and it appeared that Miss Taylor was accompanied to Chester by him, and with him took lodgings at the Commercial Tnn. While the delinquents were waiting in Chester the old man for some reason or other began to suspect that he had not used quite so much prudence in the matter as he might have done, and resolved before sending off his household furniture to proceed to Liverpool, and enquire whether the public-house had really been taken. He did so ; and found to his consternation that the parties occupying it knew nothing of the matter ; that they had lived there for several years ; and that the story of his faithless servant was an entire fabrication. He immedi ately came to Chester, and having given information of the affair to the police, the prisoners were both appre hended, and are to be taken before a Flintshire magistrate. The accused, it is said, look on the affair as a clever joke from beginning to end.—Chester Courant. STATE OF THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. (From the Manchester Examiner of Saturday.) We are sorry to announce the suspension of the old and highly respectable banking establishment of Messrs. Scholes and Co. of Norfolk-street, which took place yes terday. The firm has been in existence more then half a century, having commenced business in 1790. The liabi lities of the house are small. The immediate cause of the suspension is understood to have been the return of some bills discounted for parties in Manchester which have been dishonoured. There is no likelihood of the firm resuming operations, it being the wish of the partners to wind up the concern. An announcement has been made by the house that they confidently expect to be able to meet all their engagements in full. The stoppage of Messrs. Scholes and Co. is universally regretted here, from the well-known respectability of the house, and the cautious manner in which they have always transacted business. On Tuesday* we stated that the official report for Man chester showed a diminution, within one week, in the num ber of hands working full time of about £5OOO. We fear that the next report will exhibit an increasingly unfavora ble result, as many more mills have closed and are likely to close before Tuesday. From Preston we learn that fully one-half of the mills there and in the immediate neighbourhood are at present stopped, and almost all the rest are going short time, while there is no prospect of things becoming better. At Bury and Heywood trade is in a much worse state I. than it was a week ago. At the latter place, only three • ont of thirty mills are working full time. In the Rochdale and Middleton district, matters become worse daily. There are 186 mills, employing about 24,000 • 3 lands; out of which, 14 mills, employing 1,685 persons, are stopped ; 80 mills, employing 12,000 hand s , are work ing three an d f our d ays a wee k ; an d 92 mills, em ploying nearly 10,000 hands, are at present working full time ; but many of these expect to commence short time or stop altogether after the present week. The other trades in the district are in a very depressed condition. In Blackburn and its neighbourhood trade is every day more depressed. Of twenty-seven mills, employing about 12,000 persons, eight, usually giving work to 3,709 hands, are entirely stopped ; nine, employing nearly 6,000 hands, are going three days per week ; six, employing about 2,000 hands, working four and five days a week ; and three employing 412 hands, working full time. In a circuit of six miles round Blackburn there is double this number of mills, the great majority of which are either closed or going short time. The operatives in this dis trict were never known to be in a worse condition, and they bear their sufferings with much patience. The hand. loom weavers are in full employment, but their wages are miserably low. The calico printers at Accrington, ' Clitheroe, &c., have very little to do at present, and in some places are entirely without work. , In the township of Oldham 20 mills, employing upwards of 4,000 hands are going full time ; 39, employing 7,500 hands, working short time ; and 6. employing 1,200 stopped. A report was circulated that the authorities of Oldham had considered it necessary to swear in a number of special constables, being apprehensive of the conse quences of a general strike. This report we believe is an unfounded one, although a good deal of excitement pre vails in the district, with regard to the expected general cessation of factory work. At Ashton, the operative spinners, &c., employed at a majority of the mills i n th e t own and neighbourhood, in pursuance of a resolution to which we have of late fre- • quently alluded, have at length ceased working, and there 1 seems at present little probability of their commencing work again. A meeting was held to-day at Dukinfield, in which it was stated that nine out of the twelve mills represented were now stopped, and that the three others would be closed this evening. Everything as yet remains perfectly quiet, although we believe the authorities have taken precautions against any possible disturbance ; a contingency which we trust is not likely to occur. At Stockport, a meeting of factory operatives was held - :' . ..,-e4. last night, and a re so l u ti on p asse d i n f avour o f a total " cessation of work, to take place immediately. We have heard that two large mills in Stockport have stopped working to-day. At Warrington, a public meeting has been held to take into consideration the distress at present existing there, caused by the stoppage of the factories, and to devise means for the relief of the unemployed operatives: At the close of the meeting it was announced that subscrip tions to the amount of £5OO had been received. Last week was the most gloomy week for ten or twenty miles round Manchester that has been witnessed for a great number of years. The inhabitants in every place are much alarmed for fear of a general outbreak, but up to this time, operatives bear things very patiently. Trade had never a worse appearance. * The following was our contemporary's statement : Operatives in the Mills in Manchester. Full time. Short time. Out. 24,317 23,200 18,516 Oct. 5 CAUSE OF THE PANIC. (From the Morning Herald.) The " panic," as the Chronicle truly says, has been. " made by Act of Parliament ;"—and the cause and oper ation of it are as clear as daylight. The London Gazette of Friday last informs us that the " notes issued" by the Bank of England, were, On the 16th of October, 1847 And, by referring to the like publicition of last year, we find that the " notes issued," on the 17th of October, 1846, were The reduction, therefore, in this one item alone, is no less than.. But this is only the first item. The circulation of the provincial banks, which, last year, was probably ten or eleven millions, is now, we apprehend, scarcely eight millions ; and every failure that is reported produces a further reduction. So that the actual amount of all the paper afloat is, most likely, quite ten millions below the average of the last three years. This, however, is not all. The Bank may tell us that it has issued £21,989,600 in notes ; but it cannot tell us how large or how small a proportion of these are in circu lation. No one who observes what is going on, can doubt that the various bankers, both in London and in the pro vinces, are keeping by them, for their own safety, at least twice the stock of Bank-of-England-paper which was held by them last year ! Here, then, is a further re duction of several millions, from the active circulation of the country. And, lastly, must be mentioned, the com mercial bills of exchange, which, in ordinary times, are as good as money,—passing freely from hand to hand ; but which, by the present exigency, are rendered wholly • useless for currency. In 1846 a man would almost as willingly receive a good bill of exchange as a bank-note, in settlement of an account. In 1847, for money objects, the bill of exchange is useless to him. How many mil lions of useful currency have thus been practically extinguished, it is not easy to say. 28,741,645 MONEY MARKET. WEDNESDAY.—The English funds have been much more steady to-day, and have again closed at a slight ad vance upon the opening prices. The first quotation o f Consols for money was 79; to I, but some large sales soon forced them down to 794-. After this, however, it became evident that the public were buying largely, and a gradual and steady advance took place, in consequence, until the price reached 80, from which there was not much alteration u p t o th e c l ose o f business, when it was 791 to 80. F or th e account t h e range of Consols in the morning was from 804- down to 791, after which they ral lied to 801, leaving off a t 802- to 2 '. Bank Sto c k was 180 to 182 ; Reduced Three per Cents., 781 ; Three-and -a- Quarter per Cents., 79 1 to 80 ; I n di a S tock, 222 to 22 - 5 ; Long Annuities, 8 to 8 1-16; India Bonds, 455. to 355. dis. ; and Exchequer-bills, 30s. to 255. dis. In the Stock Exchange money from day to day is still to be had at 6 per cent.—We are glad to state that Messrs. John Shewell and Co., the Stock Exchange firm who suspended on !the 30th ult., have to-day resumed business, after paying all their differences in full.—The market for foreign secu rities was slightly firmer this afternoon, though there was only a small amount of business transacted. THURSDAY. — The condition of the English funds du ring the early part of the day was one of steady improve ment, but the close of the market shews a heavy depression. The first price of Consols for money was 80 to 4., whence, after a slight decline, they rapidly ad vanced, under the influence of continued purchases on the part of the public, to 80g. At this period two very considerable sales of tock for delivery on Monday took place, and the consequence was a sudden re-action to 79k, at which price they closed buyers. For the account, they opened at 801 to 1, advanced to 811, and closed at 801 to I ; Bank Stock left off 180 to 182 ; Reduced Three per Cents, 781; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 791 to / ; Long Annuities, 8 to I I; India Stock, 222 to 227; India Bonds, 50s. to 30s. ; and Exchequer-bills, 30s. to 255. There was not much business done in foreign securities, which, however, in son.e_ few cases Were quoted rather firmer. FRIDAY.—There has been a very feverish market for Consols this morning. The opening price for account was 791 80, from which they advanced to 801, and have again declined to 80i, which is the present quotation. There have been again some considerable sales of money stock, which was the cause of the downward reaction. The price for money has varied from 791 to 80/, the Three per Cents. Reduced 781 to 1, and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 791805. Bank Stock 180 21. Exchequer Bills continue as much depressed as ever, the discount being 275. 335., and on India Bonds 40s. Foreign Securities are much the same as they were yesterday. Brazil small 74/, Danish 79, Mexican 171, Portuguese Four per Cents. 20, Spanish Five per Cents. 17, the Three per Cents. 274 1, Passive 3/, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 54 3, Venezuela Deferred 81. SATURDAY EVENING.—Under the influence of better accounts from Liverpool, together with the announcement of the shipment at New York of 240,000 sovereigns for this country, the English Funds opened with considerable firmness at an advance of a quarter per cent. on the closing prices of yesterday, the first quotation of Consols being 791 to 80 for money, and 804 to -1 1 for the account. Early in the morninc , it transpired that a deputation, con sisting of Mr. Masterman, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Bevan, Mr. Barnett, and others, had proceeded to Downing street, to represent the present state of things to Government, and to induce them to grant "relief" by a suspension of the Bank Charter Act, and it having afterwards been intimated that the Premier had consented to lay their representations before the Cabinet Council then about to meet, and to give his reply to the deputation on Monday, speculative purchases were immediately entered into, and Consols for the account rose to 801, at which price they closed. For money the last price was 791 to 80/. Bank Stock left off 181 to 183 ; Reduced Three per Cents, 781 ; Three and a Quarter per Cents, 80 to 1 ; Long An nuities, 8/ ; India Stock, 222 to 227 ; India Bonds, 50s. to 40s. dis. ; and Exchequer-bills (which were sold in the morning at 375.), 355. to 30s. dis. Many sales of Reduced,Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,and Exchequer Bills, were made, which caused money to be in much request, and the rate from day to day was consequently as high as 10 per cent. In the foreign stock market to-day the transactions were of the usual unimportant character. Mexican was rather flat, owing to the tenour of the news from America. The last bargains in these securities were at 171 for money and the account. The other transac tions were—Portuguese Four per Cents., at 20; ; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 89; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., at 53; and the Four per Cent. Certifi cates, at 81. DECLINE IN TIIE FUNDS.—T 1 ment of the prices at the settlemi compared with that on the 14th i ations that have occurred, and i in value of the several stocks : 'he annexed tabular state lent of account in August, instant, shows the fluctu indicate the depreciation Account Aug. 26. Account Oct. 14. De- 1 crease. Bank Stock l9o* Three per Cent. Redu ced Consols Three-and-a-Quarter 4:0 Cents India Stock I 241 Exchequer Bills 178 181 ex. d, 79i 80 ex. d. 81 81} 11 811 ex. d. 220 225 295. 22 di &,