The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

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The same Shaw, John Kirkman, Samuel Woodruff, Samuel The same wrap, Thomas Moffit Tkomas The same Lightfoot. John The same 11 Iainwaring, William Dimsdale John Watson, Robert Ctegg, Win. Clarke, Thos. Chapman, Thos. Green, John Peacock, and Henry Harrison. Barnett, Samuel Geo. Jones, Thos. Williams, Hy. Buck master, and John Peacock Richardson, John Franklin, Luke Benjamin Robinson, Douglas The same LIST OF HOUSES AT WHICH ALLEGED TREAT ING TOOK PLACE BETWEEN IsT AND Srli OF JULY. Halliday, Edward, Everton Coffee-house, Everton Village. Webster, Henry, Liver Inn, Kirkdale-road. Pyecroft, Job, Wheatsheaf, Scotland-road. Mattinson, Sylvester, Railway Hotel, Great Howard-street. Clegg, James, Pontack Inn, Christian -street. Prescott, Margaret, Swan Inn, London-road. Joynson, Moses, Globe, Mout Pleasant. 33 ispham, Mary, Vine Tavern, Pitt-street. Cutts, Wm., spirt vault, Chapel-street. Hughes, Thomas, spirit vaults, Earle-street, St. Paul's-square. Lawson, Wilfred, Great George Tavern, Upper Pitt-street. Marshall, Sykes, Robert, Royal ak Toxteth-park. Edward, Ed O ge-hill Coffee-house, Edge-hill. Itspinall, John, 95, London-road. Amines, Charles, Roscoe Head. Blundell, Richard, 236, Scotland-road. Bridge, John, Organ Tavern, Bevington Bush-road. Cane, Robe r t, 22, Limekiln -lane. Clegg, James, 55, Byrom-street. Clarke, Wm., The Grapes, School lane. Cole, William, 85, London -road. Coward, William, Combermere-street. Cleminson, John, Manchester-house, St. Anne's Ward. Curchod, J. H. J., Queen's Hotel, Lime-street. Dunbar, William, Goat, Breck-road. Downey, Peter, 12, Chapel-street. Elme, William, Hoidens, Richmond-row. Franklin, L. 8., Liverpool Arms, Robert-street North. Fernyhough, Ma r y, T ranmere Ferry. Gleave, Jonas, Derby Arms, London -road. Gibson, Benjamin, Smithdown-lane. Gough, Bennis-gardens. Harriot, William. 16,3, Scotland -road. Harrison, Henry, St. James-street. RUM Mary, Sefton Arms. Toxteth-park. Heaney, Lydi a , Pi ne - app l e, 19, London-road.JOnes, Evans, Old Oak, Toxteth-park. Jones, D., Renshaw-street. KelshJones, William, Old White Lion, St. James's-place. William, St. George's Vaults. Kirkham, Mary, Queen, Great Homer-street. Lancaster, Jam es H o ll an d, Oldh a ll-street. Lawton, William, Bee Hotel, Queen's-square. Lunt, Samuel, Low-hill. May, Solomon Wi!liam Ranelah-street. Iklusker, William, 25. dildart-st g reet. t l uttall, R. D., Palati ne H o t e l, D u blin-street. rostance, Thomas, Ann.street. Parry, Francis, 58, Edmond-street. Pritchard, George, Donkeys, Vauxhall-road. Scott, Rich ar d , 45, Devon-street. I° cott, Richard, Queen's, 6, Redcross-street. Seddon, George, Wellington-road. Tracy, James, Scarisbrick, James, Casile-street, Kirkdale. Taylor, Bay Horse 17), London-road. William, Dr. Synt'ax, College-lane. liinwin, Margaret, 48, Great Homer-street. RiWilliams, John, Hawarden Castle, Toxteth-park, lliams Marv, Crown, Lawton-street. ...arburtonynn, 42,Latimer-street. Thomas, 10, Virginia -street. GENERAL NEWS COuntv of Ay r i s to SURVET.—The Ordnance Survey of the proceed forthwith. A-party of Sappers and Aliners have already arrived in Ayr for that purpose. fiaTrdnirtlE.a.Cn government, was, A RLO ACEERTO, a 50-gun frigate, built for the the on Tuesday last, launched on MR- P. Rosa, of Cornmarket-street.late churchwarden Of St- Martin's, has been presented - by the parishioners with a han dsome - silver-mounted pipe, as a mark of respect farthis services during the past year''—Oxford Chronicle. IINS ' EI-VI:A. - CRABTREE, a maiden lady, with an in come of £7 per week, died lately - at Walton, Surrey. The evidence et the inquest disclosed the fact that she frequently drank two or three pints of gin per day. THE Ptxuntrrn Docss.—Three of the caissons con atrncted by Messrs. Grissell, of London, for closing the basins and docks in the new government steam-yard at ICeyham, were floated on Tuesday into their respective 'Positions. 'They are found to answer admirably. BRITISH "SHIPPING. —A return has just been issued, by order of the House of Lordq, of British ships employed in the trade of the United Kingdom, in the year 1852. - compared with the year 1851. In 1851, there were 18;184 ships employed, of 3,360 ,935 - tonnage, and 141,937 men were employed ; while in 18a, the vessels numbered 17,819, the tonnage 3,380,884 and the men employed, exclusive of masters, 159,563. A BRUTE.—A supposed case of starvation of a 'boy about twelve years old. named Horatio Trueman, has been undergoing investigation at Easford, Notts, The father of the - boy is a waiter at an inn in the neigh bourhood, a nd was •in the h a bit o f leaving his youn g othe r l family for w ee k s together .without food.and The m boy was s brought to the wor kh ouse in an exhausted state, and died two . days after. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against the father. FACTS 'FOR NATURALISTS. —There is to be seen at the farm of'Braco two young hares suckled by a cat, and tended with all the care of a mother, thus controverting the miler of nature •, and at the same place, two of six hens which survived for sir weeks without food, shut up In an ont.house. Their four companions were dead. but the other two are strutting . about the barn-yards qui t e healthy. Can the Do fr ies Courier match this ? Erechin _Advertiser. Two.Q.zyncit DOCTORS, named Coates and Campbell, . . Were tried in the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. ;They Styled themselves professors in their bills, and represe nted . themselv es as a bl e t o cure a ll mann e r of diseases. they were in the habit of visiting the towns and villages in the neighbourhood of. Edinburgh, and for their boxes and phials charged as high as .five shillings, driving a pretty brisk trade. A suspicious purchaser submitted one of the phials for analysis, and the result induced him to give information to the authorities. Cod-liver oil, soap, and • rhubarb were the chief ingredients of which the mixtures Were composed. MEETINGHOUSE Altair - scrum—An amusing in stance of the mistakes which are likely to arise from - the adoption of ecclesiastical architecture by Dissenters in the Construction of their meeting.houses, occurred on Sunday last week. The Bishop of Winchester was proceeding to preach a c h ar i ty sermon at a church in Hackney, when huitte!. the b y sdlordehip's coach man pu ll e d up a t a new gothic edifice, no means un na t ura l supposition that it was the c hurch. The Bishop had bal er ere it was discovered to be a meeting-house--a than of m uc h mere c h urc h-lik e ap p earance thrdshi an the p a rish church it se lf , at w hi c h, i n d ue ti me , hi s lop arrived. A MO DEL PATI,NT—A. patient was recently admitted into the Infirmary at Durham who, some time previously and elsewhere, had had one of his legs amputated between the ancle and knee in so unsatisfactory a manner as to ?squire a further operation. He said he was sure they could cut his leg at the Infirmaryaust as it should be, for, !ill it was, " it dangled about. and quite bothered him," but hatlioueht if a few inches were taken off he would be all right. While his wishes, were being complied with he very coolly told the surgeons to mind and cut it high .enough, and after the operation was completed said it was a Pitriviren they were at work not to make a good job of it, and he would gladly have had -them take off a few Inches mere. He is now doing well, and is perfectly aatisfied with the result.—Durhaea Chronicle. CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The Lincolnshire Chro - isle relates that a Mrs. Wilkinson, of Eynesbury, near ISt. Neot's, completely lost tier sight...2s years ago, not standing the best medical aid. About six weeks back she accidentally fell dawn stairs. Fortunately she sustained no injury from the fall, but the shook occa! atoned by it seems to have led to the , recovery of h er /3i S l itl•—•'" A day or two after this accident occurred, Mrs. Wilkinson fancied she could see a little, and so stated to her husband, At first he was naturally enough inclined 2 U' doubt the fact . ; but her sight daily grevebetter, and she ' 3II OW enabledeo distin g uish colours, and to see pretty Well. The joy of Mrs. Wilkinson and the different mem bers of h er family may be well imagined. A son, 2 3 years old. she haeuet been enabled to look upon for the first tim e. .. vra_MeELAN'ttiOLY OCCURRENCE. A young marr ied . the last stage of consumption, purposed going lett er raY by train•froan Southampton to Wimborn, the room Of t he her native place. She sat in the.waiting the trai n e,Sonthampton railway station until just before the tim e „ s r `- a tted, with her husband and nurse. When the waitingr„ she was unable for her to get into the railway carriage, 1 le, from her extreme illness, to walk from took her up t ; : , e z . .. the platform, and a railway porter deuly died befere re her. While in his arms she sud- The slight excite tue r "Id o ccasi oned ti the railway carriage. starting by train occasioned by the preparations for life wa g bound. waigonrter, with his lifeless burden, snapped the slender thread by which her hurried back to the was procured, but it wa s :Beier , and medical assistance PEN AND INK PORTRAIT OP SAM be about five feet nin e i n height. a be may and a finely-proporti one d man, d stout, broad-chested, like a judge and a gen tl eman ressed i n so b er sa bl e , ; a side of fifty ; hair thin and w hi te agsood way on the shady ; eyesanow ; face somewhat h eavy, florid, and whiskerless not making much show usually, but with and twinklesmart— in the corner, which frequently, in eon a wicked a , fla s hes into piercing brilliancy. Quiet and selfveuvuutiueend con versation, he seems to be somewhat dUll stuL d l t n at all given to let out his rich fund of humour b u t an in visiting the various public buildings on Tuesday, in company with a te_ m ayor and other gentlemen, whilst the rest talked ra d stared superficially about, the ponderous Slick gene t() hyimself appropriated some one of the Liverpool gentlemen , and went leisurely round, attentively listening to the account of everything that attracted his attention. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—A most distress ing event, arising from experimentalising on the recently. discovered moving power of animal magnetism, has hap pened to a young lady residing in Sussex-place, Old Kent road. It appears that, in common with many others, she formed one of a party to test the truth of the moving of a table by means of this agency, and in doing so the Usual way was adopted of compressing the fingers, or, rather, doubling them towards the palm of the hands. On removing them, she was horror-stricken to find they had become fixed in the position she had placed them on the table, and her endeavours. up to the present time, to open them have been unavailin. To prevent tbe nails lacerating the palms of her han d s, her medical advisers have ordered them to be covered with cotton-wool. She has been to Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals, and they cannot relieve her. Incredible as this may appear, we can vouch for its truth ; and we would caution the public, in future, to he careful as to indulging in this Apparently harmless amusement,—Sun. TIM LIVERPOOL. STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAT 31, 1853. BURNING OF A THEATRE.—On Tuesday afternoon, the Adelphi Theatre, Broughton-street, Edinburgh, was completely destroyed by fire, the progress of which was so rapid that in little more than an hour after it was dis covered there was nothing left but the bare walls. The building was almost wholly insured. DISSENTING PROGRESS.—One of the strange signs of the times was a petition presented in the House of Com mons, on Friday night, by Mr. Miall, from certain mem bers of a Baptist Meeting-house at Hayton, for repeal of all enactments for the religious observance of the Lord's Day. This is an illustration of the extent to which some dissenters would carry out the principle of state non interference in religious matters.—Churchman. THE JEW BILL.—A deputation waited on Lord John Russell, on Saturday week, respecting the admission of Jews to Parliament. His lordship sent an apology for not seeing them ; and intimated that it was not the in tention of Government to introduce any other bill this year. He was waiting for Lord Lyndhurst's bill, which at present he had not read. MR. GYPSON, the aeronaut, was triad at the Middlesex sessions, on Tuesday, on a charge of having stolen some pewter pots. As the evidence tended to show that he had been labouring for some time under insanity, and took the pots under the impression that he was going shortly to drink with Louis Napoleon, the judge allowed his friends to take him away. CONFLAGRATION.—On Thursday morning a fire broke out in a large timber yard, in Birmingham, and did ex tensive damage, in consequence of there being only three firemen to work the engines. The police greatly exerted themselves, and succeeded at length in extinguishing the conflagration, which creared some stir, for large fires in Birmingham are of rare occurrence. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY.—The adjourned meeting took place on Monday, when a report was presented, containing a further correspondence with the Government on the question of the contract, and the preliminary recommendations of the board for taking the sense of the ptoprietors respecting an arrangement with the General Screw Company. The Government, it was intimated, adhere to their determination of withdrawing the contract, but abstain from enforcing a penalty. The directors are to report further as to the other matter. A HARD CASE.—Mr. James Halls Henry, surgeon of the Star, was tried on Thursday at Plymouth, on a charge of drunkenness. He had taken a couple of glasses of champagne at luncheon with some friends on board, and this had so excited a constitution much tried by hard service in the tropics, that his commanding officer prose cuted him for drunkenness. It was proved that he was a thorough gentleman and officer, and usually a very tem perate man. He was, however, found guilty, and (almost to the consternation of every one in the court) dismissed the service. AN ABANDONED CHARACTER.—Mr. George Thomas Headman, a solicitor, residing in Nichols-square, Hack ney-road, was brought up on a warrant, at Worship street, on Thursday, charged with having deserted his wife and seven children, who had since become chargeable to the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. The defen dant, about fourteen months' since, formed an acquaint ance with an actress at a minor theatre, and soon afterwards deserted his wife and children. The actress, it was ascertained, was in the habit of wearing the gold watch and chain which had been taken from the wife. The defendant soon came to ruin, and his family to the parish. Mr. Hammill said that he considered it to be a very gross case, and he had no hesitation in ordering the defendant to be committed for three months to the House of Correction. RAILWAY ACCIDENT : VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. —Another verdict of manslaughter has been returned by a jury against the directors of a railway as the primary cause of accident. On Saturday week, Charles Caning. a porter on the South-western line at the Farnham station, was run over and killed by an extraordinary train, in which were the Hon. F. Scott, M.P., chairman of the company. and Mr. Beattie, the locomotive superintendent of the line, making a survey. It appears that an ordinary train was due at the time, and no notice having been given of the survey train, it was mistaken for the ordinary train, and, instead of stopping, passed the station, which was laid down by the coroner as the primary cause of the accident, though the actual cause was the poor man's foot slipping agile was running by some fencing to get on the platform and meet the ordinary train, due at the time. The jury 'found a verdict of manslaughter against the Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., and Mr. Beattie. THE HIMALAYA SCREW STEAM -SHIP, for the Penin sular and Oriental Company, built at Messrs. C. J. Mare and Co.'s establishment, London, was launched on Tuesday. The Himalaya was commenced in November, 18.51, and her length between perpendiculars is 346 feet. breadth 43 feet 2 inches, depth of hold 34 feet 9 inches. and she is of 3,550 tons burthen, with engines of 700 horse power. She was originally intended to have paddle. wheels, with engines of 1;200 horse power; but subse quently it was decided that -she should be fitted with a screw propeller and engines of 700 horse power. Her accommodation will be for'4oo cabin passengers, carrying 500 tons measurement of goods, and 1,200 tons of fuel. She is to have an entire outfit of Trotman's improved Porter's anchors. She has three decks, and the upper most two will mount an armanent of 50 guns, namely,— Upper deck, 20 guns, 22-pounders, S feet long; I gun, 68-pounder, 10 feet inches long. Main deck, 16 guns, 32-pounders, 9 feet 6 inches long ; 14 guns, 68-pounders, 9 feet long. The Jason, of 2;600 tons, belonging to the General Screw Steam-shipping Company, will be launched from the same establishment next week, to be followed successively by three others of-similar tonnage. WESTERN DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN. —A meeting of the subscribers and friends of this charity was held at the rooms of the Dispensary, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, on Tuesday, the 24th instant. the Rev. Canon Dale, the president of the institution, in the chair. The report of the committee stated, that during , the eighteen months' existence of the Dispensary a large amount of good bad been effected ; that although the diseases generally known by the-term scorbutic, are sup posed to be incurable, yet, out of 442 prtients admitted, 192 had already been discharged cured, 44 benefited, and the remainder, with very few exceptions, were advaneing as rapidly towards recovery as possible under the chronic character and protracted duration of the disease. 'Not one case had been discharged as incurable. The medical gentlemen present, seven or eight in number, all spoke in high terms.of the satisfaction they felt at this result, and complimented Mr. Hunt, the surgeon to the institu tion, for his perseverance and success. They likewise expressed their regret that an institution so useful to the afflicted poor, and so promising for the improvement of .a neglected branch of medical science, was not better sup ported by the public. It was resolved that the report be printed and widely circulated. GRAND ORAN G E PROCESSION AND THE RESTORATION OF THE PARMII • CHURCH, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE.— The annual procession of Loyal Orangemen, of the Brad ford district, to the parish church, took place on Sunday, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The brethren having met in large numbers at the Nelson Inn, proceeded from there, with the Rev. Dr. Burnet, the vicar, and grand chaplain of the order, at their head, to -the parish church. On entering the ancient edifice, the national anthem was performed upon the organ, and divine service opened with suitable prayers for the occasion. At the conclusion of this and other portions of the morning service, the esteemed vicar ascended the pulpit, and preached a most powerful and eloquent sermon from 24 Timothy, iii., 1 : This know, also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." At the end of the discourse the reverend gentleman alluded to the noble and generous effort now making by the Orangemen of Bradford, towards the re storation of the parish church, and announced that their ::subscriptions towards that desirable object, the accom plishment he so much cherished and desired,. amounted to £125, and the subscriptions were still going on. He congratulated the brethren on 'their noble efforts, whose exertions and generosity convinced him that they were determined practically to carry out their Loyal. Orange principle.—Orange and Protestant Banner. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT EXETER.—The inhabitants of Ezeter were greatly alarmed on Tuesday, by a report that a person had been murdered near the city. On Monday, a labouring man was gathering sticks in a copse, about-a quarter of a mile beyond the :Cowley-bridgel;:nn, whic,h is about two miles from the city, when he found a man lying on the ground in a state of-insensibility. The blood was still nosing from numerous wounds on the head and face. He was a small man, of middle stature i evidently a foreigner, and apparently a Jew pv.liar. When.found, a carpet-bag and box were .:,lung across his• shoulders, the former being partly under him, and the latter resting upon his shoulder. The carpet-bag did not appear to have been touched, but the leather fasten ings of the box seemed to hale been undone. It was full of beads, and it would seem that. when the ruffians found its contents were of so little value, they thought it not worth their while to take them. The proofs of evidence are exceedingly clear, and leave no doubts upon the minds of the police. When the man was found, a piece of timber vas lying across his legs. There and salso a pool of blood near the spot, as well as a large sharp stone with hair and blood on both sides of it. There is little hope of his recovery. • THE CAMP AT CHOT4HAM. — The formation of a,militarY camp, though in other countries a regular incident of the summer, is. in England so strange an occurrence as to create universal interest and curiosity. In the course of a few weeks 10,000 British soldiers will be actually mus tered together in martial order within a short distance of the metropolis. These troops are to be encamped—that is to say, they are to proceed, as it were upon field ser vice, to take up their position on a certain ground, to carte, all a soldier's necessaries along with them, to sleep in tents, and to go through as many of the incidents of a real campaign as can be imitated in this species of duty. lklany of the scientific operations of war, too, will be practised at the corp. There will be mimic sieges, sham fights, nocturnal surprises, the construction of pontoon bridges, and the passage of the army over sheets of water, while every branch of the service will send its represen tatives to the rendezvous. It is not, however, for mere amusement's sake that this design has been imagined. Its first, and, indeed, its sole object, is to communicate an efficiency to our defensive preparations by the experi ment of actual practice. It is literally " military exer cise" on a large and practical scale. The force intended to move into the camp next month will consist of four regiments of cavalry, including guardsmen, dragoons, and light dragoons, three battalions of foot guards, five regiments of the line, the rifle brigade, several batteries of artillery, and a detachment of engineers. The diffi culties which have been already encountered or foreseen are exceedingly interesting, and in themselves furnish the best justification for the experiment. The first apprehen sions appear to have been felt for the horses, of which that cavalry r s stables a c l a l y l c e u n l a t e t e r d t a i t n o e k d e r e e p s p h e o e r t s i e n s g fi t ef oreffects some 1,500 or 2,000 will b e i n the camp. So little are oser vicetir ca v oa animals five a weeks n ' g i duty ng t upon them, Household especially Brigade " ;" and, a the there will be no doors to th e camp stables, the hor s es of these regiments are now being gradually acclimatised to an evening atmosphere by the windows of the barrack stables being opened every night. Reflections of some interest will be excited in those who can remember the last encampment in these parts. It was in 1798, at a time when the assemblage of a large French army for an unknown destination was alarming the people of England, that Bagshot-heath was selected as one of the places at which a military force might be stationed. LOCAL NEWS. CHARLES FREDERICK CLIFTON, Esq., has been appointed a deputy-lieutenant for Lancashire. • • . - CAUTION.—On Wednesday, an infant, named George Francis Smith, whose parents live at No. 2, Holly-street, died from an overdose of paregoric. LORD SKELMERSDALE, nephew to the Countess of Derby, who has just succeeded to the title and estates, is pursuing his studies at Eton College. THE LIVERPOOL SHIPJOINERS' SOCIETY of this town has petitioned the Legislature for a definition and ex. planation of the existing laws relative to the combination of workmen. RAILWAY COMPETITION. — The London and North western and the Midland and Great Northern Companies have come to an arrangement to equalise the fares on their respective lines, and thus put an end to the com petition which has been hitherto so destructive to their several interests. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the weekly meeting of this board, Mr. Alpass presided. The tender of Messrs. Wilson and Cotter, for the erection of some boundary walks at the new hospital, was accepted. Mr. Steans, relieving-officer, was reprimanded for having been irregular in the sending in of a weekly return of his cases. WAVERLEY DRAMATIC F..OOIEIY.—The members of this association of amateurs in Liverpool celebrated their first anniversary on Monday week, by a supper, at the house of Mr. Jackson, Richmond-street. The hilarity of the evening was kept up by toasts and speeches, and by songs from Messrs, Morris, G. H. James, and W. H. Jackson, jun. THE MUSICAL ASSOCIATION. — The members of this association gave their second concert on Wednesday, at the Mechanics' Institution. The principal vocalists were the Misses Hammond, the Misses Beer, Mr. Wray, Mr. Browne, and Mr. Pearce. The performance was conducted by Mr. W. B. Rogers. The selection con sisted chiefly of choruses, quartets, &c., this being the branch of music to which the members of the society more especially devote their attention. FATAL BLOW.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, by Mr. Herford, at Manchester, on the captain of a canal boat, named James Russell, who had been killed by John Ainscow, the captain of another boat. The two men had quarrelled about money, at a tavern in Liverpool-road, and got up to fight. Ainscow struck his antagonist on the left temple, and this, the first blow, proved instantly fatal. The Jury found a verdict of " Manslaughter ' against Ainscow, and he was committed for trial at the Liverpool Assizes. _ _ NOVEL CHARGE op CHILD-STEALING.—On Thursday, Edwin Breeze, a respectably attired man, was charged with stealing an infant belonging to Mary Neville. She stated that the prisoner (her brother) and his wife had separated, and that for the maintenance of his "better half " and child, it was arranged that he should contribute 10s. per week. She had given shelter to her discarded sister-in law and child. On Wednesday, the prisoner called at her house, in the absence of his wife, and ran off with his sister-in-law's baby. In bridewell he said he had taken the wrong child, by mistake for his own. He was dis charged. INQUEST.—On Friday, Mr. P. F. Curry, the borough coroner, held an inquest on the body of James Sullivan, 39 years of age, a prisoner in the borough gaol. He was committed in March for an unlimited time, in default of paying a revenue fine of £23, for an illicit distillation of whisky in Banastre-street. He was admitted to the gaol hospital on the 23d instant, suffering from chronic bronchitis ; and, having petitioned the board in conse quence of his ill health, an order came down for his dis charge, but before the news could be communicated to him the prisoner had expired. It was stated at the inquest that he had been twelve times imprisoned previously for assaults and other transgressions of law. BANIKRUPTCY.—In the case of Mr. H. H. Ross. late , a draper in Great George-street, Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, on Friday. gave judgment on a proof of debt. The assignee, Mr. Wm. Morrison, a former partner, sought to prove for £350 on the estate, an amount pro mised in consideration of his retiring from the concern. His Honour decided adversely to the claim, principally on the ground that it could not be sustained, whilst there was a heavy amount of the partnership debts unpaid. It might be received, however, when a payment of 20s. in the pound had been made on these debts, a contingency, he intimated, which, judging from the schedule, was not very likely to arise. WOOLTON HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—The first show of the season took place on Thursday in a large tent erected on a piece of land near Wootton church, the free use of which was granted by T. Holland, Esq. On the doors being opened - for the admission of the public at two o'clock, the place was immediately crowded by a fashionable assemblage. The show of flowers, &c., was superior to any previous exhibition. The Woolton band was in attendance, and enlivened the company at inter vals with popular airs. Amongst the most successful exhibitors were Mr. Richard Alison, Mr. S. R. Healey, Mr. H. Harrison, Mr. Thomas Morris, Mr. J..Focke, Mr. Thomas Dutton, Mr. Peter Longton, &c. EMIGRATION.—AIthough there is a temporary falling off in the emigration to-Australia, the exodus to America is now so brisk that considerable difficulty is felt in pro curing vessels to convey the new-home-seekers hence. Large numbers of Germans are flocking here for ship ment. The Golden A.ge, a vessel intended for the Australian trade, had been chartered by Messrs. Tap scott, for the American emigration service, and her fittings have been adapted accordingly. The Golden Age is 209 feet in length over all, 38 feet beam, has a height of 8 feet between decks, and is 1,240 tons register. She is colonial built, and sharp and clipper-like. , One of her prominent advantages is that of a series of deck berths, after the plan of the deck-saloons in the steamers, and extending from stem to stern. A Novel. SWINDLE.—On Wednesday, a man -catcher and his wife, James and Mary Corragan by name, were apprehended on a charge of conspiracy to defraud, under the following circumstances :—A few days ago, two brothers (boys, 14 and 16 years old respectively) came to Liverpool to emigrate to. Yew York, and stopped at Cor • ragan's horse. They.gave-Corragan £6, with which he said he would pay their passage-money. He did pay £3 into the office of Messrs. Saul and Co., and obtained a ticket, which he gave one of the brothers, telling the other his ticket would be -ready when he got on board. Both boys , :vent o❑ board the ship, and when the muster of passengers was called, instead of giving the second boy a ticket, Corragan stowed him away in a chest four feet in length, and two feet in breadth. On a search being made the fraud was discovered, and the boy was found-in a most exhausted condition. Had he remained much longer in the same position, he could not have survived. THE. ZOOLOGICAL GARDE/48.—U, at the dawn of the present month, and even after it was considerably ad vanced, we were visited by many chilling winds and unseasonable snow-storms, the. closing half of May ap pears eagerly anxious to make amends for early defalca tions; and, so .far from winter .chilling the lap of the -floral month, we are now oppressed by a heat which is -driving shoals of townspeople from the " flags" to the seashore, and from their domiciles in crowded streets of formal square to the pleasant farm-houses and villages. But it is not everybody who can get to the seaside, or even to his rustic parlour in the country,. or the cool retirement of -.the village-green ; and it should be to everybody a source of pleasure that the thousands of toiling Liver pudlians who continue daily to pursue their avocations, in spiteof the sultry solstice, have a rural spot at their own doors whither they may repair to spend a quiet hour. In the Zoological Gardens the admirable arrangements of Mr, Durandu have, as we anticipated, proved most successful. Nightly crowds testify to the popularity of the amuse ments, which are varied and of their kintiexcellent. The complement of day visitors is a sufficieutproof that the natural-charms of the spot are not unappreciated. That new and,excellent feature, the gymnasium, is not over looked by the youth of Liverpool, many of.whom engage in the beneficial and refreshing and strengthening exer cises which it affords. SELECT VESTRY.—This body held its usual meeting on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the cheir. The Financial Sub-committee recommended that Mr. Peter Monroe, oneof the present cottage-rate collectors, should be appointed rate-bookkeeper, in the place of Mr. Robert Savage, resigned.—Mr. elohnilolyneux to succeed to the office vacated by Mr. Ireland, and Mr. J. R. Thomson to succeed to the office of collector, in the place of Mr. , k a r n wa t r h a ep p a y rt m o . f . S al caLr . et, the schoolmast er, was Monroe.—A second charge of cruelty, to a boy ngmed ,trought _gad referred to ' a otn iurpt.y =Wee. The proceedings of the Finance Committee c were then confirmed.—A tender for the supply of harm, at aid. per lb. , had been accepted.-784 pe rsona were admitted to .the vagrant sheds in the previous week.—Aldermen Parker intimated that .his charge for fourpenny ale would be 30e. per barrel, and fox 6d., 40s. per barrel. His pre vious prices were 235. and • 275. respectively.—Mr. Dun can, water engineer, was to be written to on the subject of a abort supply of water to the workhouse. A sum of £3,600 had been paid Messrs, G. and A. Holme, on ac count of their contract.—Mr. Jones compl a i ne d o f th e non - a ttendance of the Rev. Mr. Wilson, c h ap l a i n o f t h e Schools,Kirkdale and a discussion f o ll owe d , i n the course of which it was stated Mr. Jones was irregular, in not having brought the matter before the School Committ ee . —The costof maintaining paupers in th e workhouse fel. , Halh ea d the gav e w n e e e t k i ee w t as het s , ta a t t ed t h e next at2s . 4d. per head.—M r . Wi lmer meeting, he would move the appointment of Mr. Ireland , as superintending collect or , ec a salary of £ 220 a - ye ar. The business then concluded. REALTY C OMMI TTEE.—At the meeting, on Th urs d ay, Mr. Alderman Langsda le, the chairman, p r esided, and the following gentlemen were present : — Mesers. Dover A Nicholson, of Johnson, proposals fr om the East Lancashire Railway C om p an y , relati ve to the railway crossings in Regent - s treet, Re g ent-r oad, and Godfrey, ey B e ec a k n iv d it G h la F d i s e ron in e g . Victoria-street, were accepted, the arrangement being distinctly understood to be on sufferance.—The medical officer of health reported that the health of the town continues unusually good, hooping-cough amongst children being the only prevailing disease. The total number of deaths registered during the week was 123 in the parish, and 62 in the extra-parochial wards, making an aggregate of 185, against an average of 193 in the acme period of former years. Smell-pox bad been fatal to ono infant (unvaccinated) and two adults. Two adults had died from rheumatism, one from carbuncle, and one from intemperance.—A long conversation took place relative to sewerine and paving a number of streets belonging t o the ward of West Derby, from the want of which sewerage the medical officer of health reported a nuisance was created. The land, it was stated, belonged to the Marqui s of Salisbury, and it was contended by many members that that nobleman ought to sewer and pave himself. Notices to pave were ordered to be given.—An application to flag the footwalk of Botanic-view was complied with. —A re newed application from the inhabitants of Cable-street, to have that street watered, was brought before the committee. The borough engineer stated that it w as totally impossible to water all the stre..ts in the town, and Cable-street being a back walk, was one of those, the requirements of which were considered to render it an exception.—A letter of explanation was read from Mr. Rose relative to the charge urged against him of neglecting to empty certain middens at the Sailors Home and else. where. The explanation was deemed satisfactory,—Af ter the discharge of g quantity of routing business, the com mittee dissolved, UPWARDS of eighty of the witnesses summoned to London on the Liverpool election inquiry, breakfasted on Thursday at the Commercial Hotel, Lord Nelson-street. ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—On Thursday, the 26th, Mr. W. Glen, son of Mr. G. Glen, of this town, and late pupil of the above school, was elected to an open scholar ship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Mr. Glen, b e sides the scholarship, was honoured by the examiners with an additional prize in testimony of their approval. SELF-PUNISHMENT.—On Tuesday, a youth, named Thomas Swift, belonging to a flat called the Mary, in an affray which took place at the Leeds canal basin, armed himself with a boathook ; and when a police-officer attempted to take it from him he pulled it towards him, and the point entered his abdomen. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, and is now doing well. - - FRAUD. — Charles Eyre, a compositor, was apprehended by detective-officer Murphy, at Mr. Brakell's printing. office, North John-street, Liverpool, on Monday, on a charge of having obtained a piano by false representation, in March, 1852, at Manchester. The prisoner was con veyed to Manchester, and was committed for trial on the charge. THE ORIENT.—A very complimentary letter was pre sented to the surgeon of the packet-ship Orient, of the " Black Star Line," by the passengers lately arrived in that vessel. The letter speaks in the warmest terms of the services of the medical officer. We understand that on her passage out the Orient had 900 emigrants on board, and that only one death, that of an infant, occurred. A Col-row-PORTER KILLED.—Thomas Oxton, a cotton porter, in the employ of Mr. Bates, was, on the 7th inst., stowing cotton in a shed, Cheapside, when Kirby, the man who had charge of the work, observed that be wai intoxi cated, and that, on going to the jigger loft, he climbed up the bales instead of using a ladder placed for that purpose. In doing so he fell, fractured his skull, and from these in juries died, in the Northern Hospital, on Tuesday. When expostulated with by his wife as to his reason for climbing up the bales instead of mounting the ladder, he said he chose the former as the nearest way. A GRAVEDIGGER DISTURBED.—On Sunday night, the gravedigger attached to Christ Church, in this town, was busily engaged in his professional avocation by moonlight, when a number of boys who were passing that way, and whose attention was attracted by the somewhat unusual spectacle, concluded that the individual so engaged could not be other than one of the" body-snatching" fraternity. They assailed him, therefore, en masse, and. having pro cured the aid of the police, brought the surprised and frightened digger to the house of the sexton, who explained to the captors their prisoner's position, and obtained his release. Tux BILLETING SYsTEM.—On an application being made by the Licensed Victuallers' Association to Adju tant Edwards, of the military department, Islington, re questing that he would appoint a time to investigate a case of gross misconduct of Sergeant Boyd and a soldier named Hale, of the 83rd regiment, while on billet, that gentleman fixed Wednesday last, when the charge was promptly gone into. Mr. Henry Luff, of the Liverpool Arms, Rose-hill, was the complainant ; and the charge was that the soldier had refused a good bed provided for him, at a cost of 2s. the week, at a house opposite, but persisted in being accommodated at Mr. Luff's. Sergeant Boyd had abetted him in this determination; and the man had eventually been bought off for 3s. Sergeant Boyd, in defence, said he understood the landlord wanted to send the man to Ben Jonson- street, and that was a quarter of a mile off. Adjutant Edwards then addressed himself to both men on the case generally, pointing out to them, and to victuallers also, that the Mutiny Act did not contemplate or recognise money payment in any way whatever in the discharge of a billet, but positively de fined that the party on whom a billet shall be issued must provide for the soldier either in his own house or con- , veniently thereto. The act certainly did not state what was to be considered a convenient distance, but he should say 100 yards or thereabouts ; therefore any pay ment in money could not be a private arrangement between the soldier and the landlord. In this case there had been a compliance with the act by the landlord, and gross misconduct on the part of the men, whom be ordered there and then to refund the 35., with a strict admonition that if found at anything like the same again be would report them to their regiment, and have them called into barracks, with perhaps other punishments. Tnaie-OUT of FLATMEN.—On Wednesday last, at the Police-court, three flatmen, named George Rainford, Robert Haughty, and William Rimmer, were charged with disorderly conduct, and intimidating workmen. A strike has, within the last few days, taken place among the flatmen employed on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the " turn-outs" demanding an additional penny per ton for the conveyance of coal from Wigan and other places. On Tuesday morning, two of the men in the employ of Messrs. Tayleur, Delamere, and Co., after discharging their cargo, intimated that they would not return for mote coal until they had received the amount demanded by the other flatmen. Subsequently they agreed to leave the basin, but expressed a fear that the men belonging to Messrs. Brancker, Barton, and Windus, and other firms, who were standing out, would prevent them. In answer to this, Mr. Delamere asked the two men if they would proceed to the canal, providing an opening was made for them through the other flats, and was answered in the affirmative. The number of the " turn-ours" amounted to about 150 or 200 ; and Mr. Delamere applied to Capt. Greig for the assistance of some police-officers. Accord ingly an inspector and six officers were soon on the spot ; but the violence of the flatmen was so great that a super intendent, with another inspector, and about 50 police officers, bad to be despatched to the scene of the uproar. Upon -seeing the police force, the two flatmen in the employ of Messrs. Tayleur, Delamere, and Co., refused to go on board their boats. Mr. Delamere then got the assistance of the carters and porters in the employ of the company, who endeavoured to effect an entrance into the canal. In the attempt, however, they were violently assailed by the " turn-outs," who prevented the carters and porters from unfastening the chains of the fiats which blocked up the passage. The police used every exertion to repel the Violence of the flatmen ; but the disturbance, notwithstanding, lasted from three o'clock in the after noon until seven in the evening, during which time no fewer than 1,500 to 2,000 persons had assembled. Ulti mately the riot was subdued, and an entrance into the canal effected for the flats of the prosecutors. The pri soners, who were the ringleaders, were taken into custody. Mr. Mansfield said it was a kind of outrage that demanded the utmost promptitude, and the prisoners must go to gaol for three montW hard labour. LITIGATION.—In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, on Wed nesday, three separate injunctions were applied for by or against the Liverpool Corporation, for matte rs arising out of the progress of the Rivington works. The first two were applications against Mr. Miller and Mr. Scott, con tractors. They were to have the privilege of cutting and using timber from the ground to be formed into reser voirs, but it was alleged that they had exceeded the pre. scribed boundaries. An injunction was in each case granted. In the third case. enaction by a Mr. M`Naughten, against •"ythe mayor, a ldermen, and burgesses of Liverpool," Sir Fit z roy Kelly appeared in support of a motion for an in junction to restrain the defendants from allowing a dam, constructed by them near the River Yarrow for the pur pose of making a reservoir and embankment, to be opened so az to allow, and from allowing, any foul or impure -water to come or be pumped from their works into the river Yarrow at any point -or points above certain calico print - works , called Birk-acre Works, belonging to the I plaintif. The plaintiff complained that the works neces sary in the construction of the reservoir had the effect of loosening large quantities of shale, mineral, and earthy matters, which were allowed to flow into the river Yarrow ; I and they insisted that the defendants should form a conduit ta carry off the impurities. The Solicitor-General, for the defendants, contended that the case was met suffi ciently by counter affidavits, and that the works had been conducted under sufficient scientific superintendence. He -said, if the plaintiff had sustained any injury, it must be the subject of compensation, and not of injunction.—The case was-not-concluded when the court rose.—On Thurs day, the case was resumed. The Vice-Chancellor granted the injunction in the words in which the interim injunc tion had been ;framed, restraining the defendants from opening the dam which separates the new girt from the Yarrow, but giving them liberty to apply in ease of neces sity. The plaintiffs must put their legal right in the course of immediate trial by bringing an action forthwith, not for, ompensation, but in respect of the damage and injury alleged to have arisen by the mode in which the works were executed, and they must proceed to trial at the next assizes. THE DEAY AND DUMB INSTITUTE.. The annual examination of the children belonging to the school for the Deaf and Dumb took place on Thursday, in the lecture-roow of the ,Rn,yal Institution, Colquitt-street. There were about a hundred ladies and gentlemen present, amongst whom were his worship the Mayor, Rev. Rector Campbell, Richard Yateet, Esq. (president of the Insti tute) ; Harwood Banner, Esq., and Edward Banner, Esq. (honorary secretary of the institute). The pupils, i who numbered about :50, equally divided between boys and girls, sat on each aide of the platform, and corn mert,led their exercises underthe direction of Mr. Buxton, the ,master. Several boys and girls who had been only admitted into the school a few weeks ago, went very satisfactorily through the alphabet, and were succeeded by other new pupils who, pantomimically, described the peculiar action of different animals, and represented by signs a number of verbs. Another class of boys and girls then wrote-on a board answers to several questions relating to different things. After these exercises had been gone through, the mayor wrote several questions on the board, which the children answered. Bible lessons were next gone through, and resumed after a few arithmetical exercises. In the meanwhile, several drawing-books belonging to the pupils were handed round amongst the company, and elicited general compliments. The examina tion was finally wound up by some vocal exercises by three little girls, who endeavoured, and in some hrstances with success, to utter vocal sounds resembling different letters. Mr. Buxton, the master, then intimated that the examination which had been witnessed was merely hurried outline of what was taught in the school, and he would be very happy to receive visitors there any Tuesday between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock in the morn ing, and two and half-past four o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Rector Campbell expressed a hope that all present would spread the name of the school far and wide amongst their friends, so that its usefulness would be generally appreciated, and its interests in that way for warded. Speaking for himself, he had been very much pleased with the examination, which had been very satisfactory, and reflected great credit on the master. So thought all present; for they exhibited in their feces the pleasure which they had experienced at seeing how much science had been made to contribute to the happiness of those who had been deprived by nature of the distinguish ing characteristic of man—speech.---It appears that the number of deaf and dumb at present on the books of the institution is 57. Of these 43 belong to Liverpool ; and with two exceptions all belong to th town and district. Twenty-five of this number are boarders ; upwards of thirty (a larger number than the building ever before contained) are day scholars. The institution is open to all corners; there is not another in the kiredern to which admission is so easy, and in which the ads antages which the school is provided to dispense are so freely afforded. Nearly 20 of the children have been deprived either of I one parent or of both. In seven cases deafnees is not limited to a single member of the family. Four house holds, from which pupils come, contain two deaf and dumb children; and in three other rates the number of 1 deaf children is three each. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (subject to the decision of the Council) have agreed to purchase the old gas-office, in Dale-street, for 18,000 guineas. AT WIGAN the employers of the operative joiners have announced that the strike has now terminated, by a con cession on the part of the masters to all the demands of their workmen. THE MAYOR, on Tuesday, entertained at dinner, in celebration of her Majesty's birth-day, a party of from 50 to 60 gentlemen, principally of those holding official public situations in town. MADRIGALS.—The members of the Liverpool Amateur Glee and Madrigal Union will give their fourth perform. ance on Wednesday next at the Assembly-rooms, Great George-street. ITALIAN OPERA IN L:vEnPooL.—We understand that Mr. Copeland is making arrangements for introducing the Italian Opera into this town, and that a talented company will shortly appear at the Theatre Royal, upon the same principle as the French plays recently pro duced at that establishment. NEW SHlPS.—Messrs. Denny and Rankin have launched a handsome iron ship for Mr. James Smith, of this town. The vessel's length is 115 feet ; her breadth amidships 30 feet; and her tonnage 783 tons register. She is to be commanded by Captain Inglis,and is destined for the Australian trade. A barque of 322 tons, has been launched by the same firm for Mr. John Anderson, of this town. STREET ATTACKS.—On Wednesday night a man, re siding at Bootle, was kno. ked down in Waterloo-road by two men and a woman, who stole a German silver watch of trifling value; and on Thursday night a man, named Morris Jones, was attacked in Bevington-bush by two men and a woman, who robbed him of £1 9s. The ruffians drew a knife in the scuffle, and Jones was slightly wounded. THE BRAZILIERA steamer has received her masts and her boilers, and great progress is making with the machinery, so that she may be expected to keep her time of sailing as announced. Mr. Cox, late chief officer of the Great Britain steam-ship, is to take the command of one of the Brazilian vessels, and certainly much may be expected from the high standing of this gentleman as a seaman and navigator. SUDDEN DEATH IN CORNWALLIS-STREET BATHS.— On Friday, about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, a young man named Brough, residing in Hope-street, ex pired while taking a warm bath in the above establish ment. He had been in the room about twenty minutes, when some moanings being heard, a person inquired at the door, if he required any thing, and not receiving an answer forced open the door, when the young man was found sitting in the bath quite dead. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—The masts for this ship are now in course of erection, and in a short time she will be seen with her yards crossed. The foremast and main mast are alike, each mast is made out of three logs of pine, strongly bolted and hooped with iron rings. These masts are 99 feet long, 40 inches in diameter, and about ten feet in circumference, being the largest masts ever made in this town. The bottom of the ship has been thoroughly cleansed and painted, and the vessel is now ready to receive her new screw. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A shocking accident happened on Thursday night, at the Lea-gate station of the Preston and Wyre branch of the Lancashire and 'Yorkshire Rail way. The passengers in a Fleetwood train were thrown into a panic by the proximity of an express train from Preston, and by the shouting of one of the officials to a man to get out of the way, and made a rush across the line to escape the seeming danger. Mr. Holden, a cotton- Fpinner, of Chorley, and a servant girl, not being quick enough, were caught by the approaching express train, and almost cut to pieces. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—OR Friday afternoon, as Dr. Mitchell, of Duke-street, accompanied by his servant, was driving into Grove-street, from Bloom-street, his horse, a spirited young animal. took fright, and attempted to leap over one of the palisadings in front of the houses in that street. In doing so, however, he struck against the gate, and his feet got en t ang l e d i ns id e o f t h e ra il s. Dr. Mitchell and his servant were thrown violently out of the gig, but received very little injury. The horse, how ever, was seriously damaged, and the gig smashed. ROBBERY BY A WAITER.—Henry Roberts, a young man, who had been waiting at the house of Mr. Stephen Carr, Rose-hill, took the liberty, on Tuesday, of appro priating to his own use a sum of £4 55., the property of his host, which the latter had incautiously left on his table. After taking the money, Roberts made a precipi tate retreat from the house. In the course of the evening he was found in a public-house in London-road, with a considerable portion of the stolen money in his possession. He was brought before the magistrates on Wednesday, and committed for trial at the sessions. CHARGE AGAINST PILOTS.—The captain of the steam tug Colchester, John Frederick Wilson, when out with his steamer, on Tuesday afternoon, near the Bell Buoy, discovered the dead body of a man, in the dress of a sailor, floating in the water. The body was much decomposed, but the captain nevertheless got it on board, brought it ashore, and deposited it in the receiving -house. An inquest was held on Wednesday, but the body could not be identified. Captain Wilson informed the court that he was advised by some of the hands of No. 9 Pilot-boat to tie something to the body and sink it, as that was the way they always did. The coroner characterised such advice and conduct of the pilots as infamous ; and said he would take care that the Pilots Committee should be made acquainted with the captain's statement. The jury acquiesced. THE COAL FIELDS OF LANCASHIRE.—The Lancashire coal fields produce about 4,000,000 tons annually, viz., in the Wigan districts, 2,000,000 ; Bolton, 1,000,000 ; and St. Helen's, I,ooo,ooo,—altogether covering an area of 600 square miles. The cost of getting and reising it to the surface in Lancashire averages less by ls. 6d. per ton than it does in the Newcastle and Durham districts, the average depth of the pits being only 875 feet here, against 1,500 feet there. The average cost of carriage from the Lancashire pits to Liverpool, distance twenty-four miles, is 2s. per ton, being 9d. per ton less than those of Northumberland and Durham to the eastern seaports. The varieties of coal found in Lancashire are said to ex ceed in number those found in Durham and Northumber land, which amount to 175.—Mining Journal. A REFRACTORY SEAMAN.—Yesterday, at the Police court, a sailor, named William Chaffer, a foreigner, one of the crew on bo ar d an ou t war d-b oun d vesse l, now lying in Salthouse Dock, was placed before the magistrates, charged with disorderly and violent conduct on board the vessel, on Saturday evening. It appeared from the com plainant's statement that the prisoner's conduct on board was so violent on Saturday evening that he (complainant) called for the assistance of the police, who took him into custody. The officer stated to the bench yesterday that, when he took the prisoner into custody, the latter pulled a knife out of his pocket, saying that the captain was a bad man, and threatening to cut his throat. On the officer telling him that he would be hanged for it, he re plied that " he had a strong neck, and did not care for that." In answer to the magistrates, the captain said he should be afraid of his life if the prisoner went on hoard again. He was, therefore, bound over to keep the peace for nine days, (when it is expected the vessel will sail,) himself in £lO and two sureties in £5 each, or a month's imprisonment. A DEED WITHOUT A NAME.—On Tuesday, in the County Court, Mr. J. B. Yates sought to recover from Hugh Hughes the sum of £1 15s. 2d. Previous to IS4B, Mr. Yates had been in the habit of selling land for build ing purposes, and advancing money to enable the pur chasers to build. He had advanced the defendant a sum of upwards of £lO,OOO. The latter became embarrassed, and Mr. Yates wished him to execute a deed of release from existing contracts ; but the defendant left the coun try, and did not return for five years. On his return, Mr. Yates again wished him to sign the deed, which he had prepared on a 355. stamp, and sent him. He, how ever, declined to do so • and, when written to on the ' sub ject, cut the stamp off the deed, and returned it in a letter to Mr. Yates. The stamp-office refused to return the 355., and the action was brought to recover the deed, or the value of the stamp. His Honour ordered the deed to be returned, otherwise a verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for the full amount. TUE AFRICAN MAILS.—The African Mail Steam Company's packet-ship Faith, Commander James Par sons, sailed on Tuesday from Plymouth, on her second voyage, with twills for Teneriffe, Sierra Leone, and thewest coast of Africa. She has a full general cargo, and about 20 passengers. The boilers of the Faith are for the first time heated with anthracite coal, by which it is expected a saving in the cost of fuel of nearly two-fifths will be ob tained, and, as less coal is required, a considerable saving in labour is also expected. Anthracite coal by the or dinary mode of burning, produces little or no flame, and requires an immense draught. To obtain this draught on board the Faith, a large steam pipe is connected with the steam-chest at the top of the boiler, and is brought down in front of the furnaces, into which steam can be thus ad mitted at the discretion of the engineer. The admission of the steam produces flame and causes an intense fierce ness in the fires, which leads, of course, to the speedy pro duction of steam for the propulsion of the ship. Messrs. 31 1 1(ean and M'Clart.y, of Liverpool, have adopted the new system, it is said successfully, on board their steam ships Genova, Livornia, and Waterwitch. LORD'S. DAY OBSFavA..oa.—On eriday last petitions, numerously signed, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on the Lord's Day, were presented in the House of Commons by Mr. C. Turner from the body of Welsh Calvinists resident in Liverpool ; from the congregation of St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street ; and from the congregation of the Oldham-street Scotch Church. Before the 'Whitsuntide recess similar petitions were presented in the House of Commons from St. Bride's, St. Barnabes's, St. Bartholomew's, St. Clement's, St. John's, St. Matthew's, Hill-street, All Saints, St. Thomas's, Warwick -street, St. Stephen the Martyr's, St. Mark's, and Edge-hill district; from Christ Church, and St. Peter's, Everton. To the House of Lords, from St. Saviour's, St. Martin's, and from St. Matthew's, Scotland - road. The Wesleyans of the Liverpool northern and southern circuits also had a petition presented to the Legislatnle to the same effect ; and there was a general petition, Flighty respectably signed by the inhabitants of Liverpool, presented in the House of Commons against the opening of the Crystal Palace at Syden barn on the Lord's Day. GRATIFYING TESTINIONIAL.—Mr. David Falconer and Mr. Joseph Miller, who have been for several years active ' e Sunday-school teachers in connexion with St. P church, having determined to enter the ministry, their friends were desirous of marking, in some suitable manner, the high esteem in which they were held by them. For this purpose a most interesting meeting of t:x. teachers and other friends took place at 11 r. Grantham 's, on Wednesday last. The Rev. Dr . M'Neile, in a roost ap propriate address, gave important advice to the gentl emen who were about to enter upon what he termed, " the most glorious calling a man could be engaged in," and also encouraged those upon whom the duty of Sunday school teaching devolved, and ended in an imoressive manner by presenting each gentleman with a handsomely b ou nd quarto edition of Bagstcr's Bible, having th e fol lowing inscription, beautifully written by M r . Ch erry, of the Collegiate Institution :—" In affectionate remem brance of his uniform kindness and untiring zeal, as a teacher of St. Paul's Sunday-school ; presented b • the ministers and teachers on the occas i on of his leaving to enter the ministry." Dr. M'Neile added tae text lst Timothy, 4th chap., 12th to 15th verge. • J PJCKET PlCKlNG. — Several persons had their pockets picked in Rupert-lar.e, Everton, on Monday. when pass ing through the rabble congregated opposite the gate leading to the militia store-house. ARRIVAL OF THE GENOVA.—The Genova screw steam ship, Captain Walter Paton, arrived here on Sunday even ing from Quebec and Montreal after a fine passage of only fourteen days, having left Quebec on the evening of the 15th instant. The Genova brought a large cargo, and about thirty passengers. Captain Paton, on arrival, was presented with a complimentary letter, of which the fol lowing is a copy :—" Steam-ship Genova, May 28, 1853. We, the undersigned passengers on board the steam-ship Genova, from Montreal and Quebec, deem it not only a pleasure but a duty:to state that, during the passage which occupied only fourteen days, we were shown every mark of respect by the officers, and especially by Captain Wal ter Paton. Every thing was done by him that could be to render us comfortable ; hi s gen tl em anly conduct, obliging disposition, and last, but not least, his peculiar tact for amusing and rendering his passengers comfortable and happy, must always make him a favourite with the t rave lling public.”—The following is a list of the passen gers :—Lady Alexander and family ; Colonel, Mrs. Cle ments, and family ; Cum.-Ge n . Rae, lady, and family ; Mrs. Major Tulloch and family ; Mrs. Watson ; Mr. C. D. D. Phillips; Mr. Edmund Mitchell ; Mr. J. Aric a y, junior ; Mr. R. P. Laverlochen ; Mr. P. P. Decker ; Frere Zozine ; Frere Cecile ; Frere Cassier ; Sister Mary, of the Holy Ghost; Mr. M. M'Kean. SUICIDE IN GLOUCESTER-STREET. --A , man, named James Halton, 60 years of age , who had for some time been employed at the Theatre-Royal , committed suicide yesterday morning, by hanging himself in a bed-room of the house in which he resided, iireen's-court, between Glomester-street and Albion-street. It appeared from the evidence at the inquest, which was held yesterday, that for the last two or three weeks he had been in a very desponding state of mind. Between eight and nine o'clock on Saturday evening deceased went out to borrow some money. He returned home about,twelve o'clock, a little in liquor. About one o'clock on Sunday afternoon he partook of half a glass of gin, and at night went to bed apparently comfortable enough. Yesterday morning, a little before nine o'clock, deceased gave his wife a shilling to get some things for the house. She went out, and got deceased a glass of gin, and partook of some of it herself. She then went across to a neighbour's house, and when she returned, she found the deceased in the top room, hanging by the bed rail. He was quite dead. A verdict of " temporary insanity" was returned. STEALING NEWSPAPERS BY A MAN OF PRO PERTY.—At the Police-court, on Friday, John Fletcher Huddlestone, a middle-aged, respectable-looking gen tleman, formerly a shipowner in this town, but now retired from business, and having a country seat. seat at Workington, in Cumberland, and another residence at Seacombe, Cheshire, near this town, was brought be. fore the magistrates, in the private room, on a charge of stealing two newspapers from the Exchange News-room. Mr. Thomas Warburton, of the Exchange News-room, said, a little before two o'clock on Thursday, I received information that a gentleman had put two newspapers into his pocket, and walked out of the news-room. The prisoner was pointed out to me in the street as the person who had done this. I saw him go into the Crooked Bil let. I followed him, and saw him in the dining-room, perusing the Liverpool Times. I did not speak to him, but went back and consulted one of the committee. I was directed to inform the police. I saw constable Eaton, and informed him. He went to the Crooked Billet. I followed the officer, who told the prisoner to come into another room. The officer had some conversation with him. I left the room, and went back to the Exchange. A short time afterwards I was shown by the officer a newspaper (Gore's Advertiser) which is the property of the proprietors of the Exchange News-room.. I know it by a peculiar mark, which appears to have been partly erased. The prisoner was formerly a subscriber- to the room.—John Eaton : lam a detective officer. In conse quence of information from the last witness, I went to the Crooked Billet. I found the prisoner in the dining-room; I asked him to come out, and he did so. I took him into the lobby, and asked him if he would be kind enough to show me the two newspapers which he had brought with him from the Exchange-rooms. He said I will show you them bye and bye. I brought them with me to read after dinner. I asked him where they were ; he said, in his coat pocket in the room. I then asked him if be was staying at the Crooked Billet ; he said he was. I allowed him to retire into the room again to finish his dinner; when he came out I asked him again for the papers. He said, let us go across, and see Mr. Warburton. I insisted upon seeir.g the papers, and he then put his hand into his pocket, and pulled out the paper produced (Gore's Ad vertiser.) I then asked him where the other one was. He said, I have no other ; that is the only one I had. I then told him I should detain him until Mr. Warburton came across. I asked him his name ; he at first refused to give it, hut ultimately gave his name. I remained with him until Mr. Warburton came over, who desired me to take him to the Police-office. I asked him again respect-- . ing the other paper. He said he had not taken any but the one, and that be had been in the habit of doing so regularly. I was then desired to lock him up. By the c h a o s e h a d being witnessed fully proved Magistrate : When I asked him for the second paper, h e said be had none. I asked him to allow me to feel i n hi s poe by t, and the he said c o e f rt a ai s n u l b y s . — cri T be h r w e the transaction, and pointed it out to a person sitting near, and who had, in consequence, named it to one of the attendants of the room, the magistrate fined the pri soner £5, or a month's imprisonment, for not being able to account satisfactorily for the possession of the paper. The fine was at once paid, and the prisoner, who was attended by ssveral merchants of high respectability, left the room. DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday,at the weekly meet ing, Mr. Francis Shand, the deputy chairman, presided and the other members present were—Messrs. Molyneux, Robinson, Steele, Evans, Barber, Healing, Gladstone, Holme, Malcomson, Bigham, Holden, Langsdale. Tobin, Lockett, Royden, and Rankin. The terms were sub mitted, upon which it was proposed to erect sheds for the British and north American Steam-ship Company, on the west quay of the Huskisson Dock, and to let them the land adjoining for a coal depot. The total annual rent for coal depot and sheds would be £942—Agreed to. The Harbour-maters' Sub-committee reported that they had interviews with a deputation of steam-boat proprietors on the subject of cranage accommodation on the dock quays ; and they recommended that a new crane should be erected on the quay of No. 1, Sandon Graving dock at an estimated cost of £1,200 ; also that another of the present cranes should be removed to a more useful position.—Confirmed. The Chairman said the next business was the motion by Mr. Gladstone, affirmative of the right of every member of the Dock Committee, and every dock ratepayer, to examine the dock books and accounts. He had that morning received a letter from the chairman, Mr. Turner, wishing much to be present on the occasion of that dis cussion coming forward.—Mr. Molyneux moved that the matter be deferred, because there would be no disadvan tage to the dock estate whether it was discussed then or that day twelve months.—Mr. Evans moved that the question be decided at once.—Mr. Bigham seconded this. The Chairman said, as some doubt had been expressed last week as to the interpretation put upon a certain clause, and a suggestion having been thrown out that counsel's opinion should be taken upon the subject, he had taken upon himself to instruct the solicitor to do so. Mr. Gladstone, having called upon Mr. North, the solici tor, to read the clause in the act of 1762, (read at the last meeting,) brought forward his motion, " That the officials of the dock trust be directed to furnish information on the affairs of the trust to each and every member of the Dock Committee, as such may be demanded." The present prohibition made nonentities of them and their acts.—Mr. Evans seconded the motion.—Mr. Hoyden objected that, where contracts and other bargains were in an immature state, that sought would be an unwise and dangerous power.—Mr. Steele concurred in Mr. Royden's remarks. He thought it would be a dangerous power to place in the hands of some of the committee, judging from past times.—Mr. Bigham objected to the doctrine that the Finance Committee were the only members to be trusted,wd that it would be dangerous to trust the others. - Mr. TobiTn strongly opposed the motion.—The Chairman said the only point was whether they should get informa tion regularly or irregularly. Members could always get information by proper application to the committee.—Mr. Jas. Holme supported the motion. He said the prohibi tion led to the suspicion that there was something wrong. If the accounts were accurately kept, he could see no wrong in their being at all times open for inspection.— Mr. Tobin moved, as an amendment, that, before they proceeded to a vote, the case end opinion should be read. —Mr. Molyneux seconded the amendment.—Mr. Glad stone objected, as the obtaining of the opinion had not been authorized by the committee.—Eventually the board divided on the amendment, which was carried by a ma. jority of 9 to 7.—Mr. North then read the case and opinion. The case was very fully and perhaps rather strongly stated. Counsel's opinion was :—lt was quite clear the members of the committee had no right, in their individual capacity, to require officials to furnish informa tion as to the affairs of the trust. Except in their col-- lective capacity, and when acting in committee, they had no power to do any corporate act. Teat was the invari able rule in corporations- .ta to Air. Gladstone's resolu tion, be could ea*eu so far as to say it would be ill ega l ;- hap ,a,..1 ! a resolution was, so far as counsel knew, unex ampled in the history of corporate bodies ; and it would be inexpedient, and likely to lead to inconveniences pre judicial to the Dock Estate.—After a few further remark!, the board divided upon Mr. Gladstone's motion, which was carried by a majority of I.—For the motion :—Messrs. Robinson, Langsdale, Gladstone, Holme, Bigham, Hol den, .Malcomson. Evans, Healing, and Barber. 49arnat the motion :—Messrs. Royden, Molyneux, Tobin , Ran kin, Steele, Lockett, and Shand. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. Committee, and Mr. Bigham's ceedings in the Dock dock explanation on the subject of-rates on goods of ours, foarfaccutrwjhuiscthifidcaoteisonnoint atphpeeaeryeesithoet either in SlR,—With reference to the report of Thursday's pro ceedings i oes eh: The eatoyeo cdCaossnet otsrrainec instances that retort ni m or itt i e n e ; the an r d ep t o h r a t t o f f ac th t e e x p Iproceedingsains the of w i i the o l e former co mercantilew we wish public, state, transaction, and completely rebuts all charge of a fraudu lentot non-payment sold dc a o d ut oxa ioi us export whichpwo r e t re o n w s e o a foreigno f d pur chasedoi i ck t t e :r n r o a t 1 principals, n t o e ns several r o e u t e r r r part. e h d o, " free on board." We contended that on the sellers, and not ourselves, devolved the duty of paying the dock-rates, among other charges and expenses necessary to put the goods free on board ; and we consequently refused to pay thc. , dock -rates thereon. The Dock Committee, however, considered that, as between them and us, we were the proper party to pay the dock-rates, and that we must seek reimbursement from the houses who sot guaranteed the goods to us free on board. The fact or our having given in correct and true manifests of the shipments shows at once that we could not intend any concealment. It is to be regretted that the term " dock frauds " has come into use as applicable to cases of mere refusal to pay dock-rates, , though without any intention to defraud ; and it occurs to us that gentlemen in important public trusts cannot be too guarded in the use of language reflecting on the character of mercantile houses, and which being reported in the newspapers publishes the injurious imputation to the whole world. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, GIANNACOPULO AND COCHILANI. 2801 INlay, 1853. I lad ra s- to ye MY vote. eating' mittee- rones, Jobs rsfall, Joll9'