The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

Oct. 13, 1846. ?Loral anb Vrabinrial ,ews. A terrific thunder storm visited Preston, Leyland, &c., on Thursday, and was succeeded by a fearful and sweep ing hail-storm. Not much damage was done. The Rev. Rector Brooks responded to the toast of " the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," at the South Cheshire Agricultural Society s dinner on Friday week. A man named Brennan has been committed on a charge of Manslaughter, for killing Daniel Rooney in a fight at Manchester. Mr. Robert i.e Poer French, and Mr. T. B. WNlanus, of this town, have each sent in their resignation to the Repeal Association. A boy has been committed, at Wigan, for manslaugh ter, he having killed another boy by throwing a stone at him. The foundation stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel, to be erected in Bath-street, Lytham, was laid by Thos. Crook, Esq., of Liverpool, on Thursday. The ship Cornelia, which sailed for New York on Thursday, carried out nearly four hundred persons, in eluding the crew. The Woodside steamer on Friday night, came in con tact with a flit. One of the men on board the flat was thrown into the river, but was rescued. A man named Thomas Jones, was found dead in bed, on Thursday morning. He lived in Grafton-street, was addicted to drinking, and died of apoplexy. On Thursday lest, a child aged ten months, the son of a person named Jordan, in Poplar-street, Stanley-street, died from injuries received a fortnight previously, by hav ing turned over on himself a dish of hot coffee. On Tuesday, Captain Stepney, of the ship Ranger, from Calcutta, was fined £5 by Mr. Rushton, for non supply of lime juice to one of the seamen from the 10th of July to the 25th of September. On Friday, a young carter, named James Astle, was committed for trial for having stabbed his stepfather in the head with a pike. Had the prongs been sharp, the complainant thought that death would have ensued. A company has been formed in London for the purpose of establishing lines of omnibuses which will convey pas sengers to penny fares. The same company, it is said, intend to run two hundred omnibuses in Liverpool. A vessel arrived at this port from Launceston, Van Dieman's Laud, named the Benjamin Heape, had on board 2,848 bags of wheat, and in addition to a quantity of bark and gum, twenty logs of mahogany, the produc tion of the colony. Great rejoicings will take place at Chester to-day, on the occasion of Earl Grosvenor coming of age. The Marquis of Westminster will give a dinner to all persons on the register of voters, and the Mayor will preside at a dinner at the Royal Hotel. Having noticed the very low price of the new American beet advertised in our paper this day, as compared with our own produce, we think our readers would do well to give Mr. C. A. Tate a trial, so that the beef he praises so much may be fairly tested. During the formation of a new sewer, in Manchester, on Saturday week, a bricklayer named Watson, was killed by the falling in of the earth. The wooden framing is supposed to have been too weak for the great pressure of the loose soil. The sufferer has left a widow and three children. AN EXTENSIVE CONCERN.—When the alterations now in progress at the extensive works of Messrs. Kendall, Milne and Co. the celebrated haberdashers, Deansgate, Manchester, are completed, the area of the ground floor, will exceed three-fourths of a statute acre. There will be a rnom over of the same dimensions. The congregation of Paradise-street Unitarian Chapel, have purchased a piece of land in Hope-street, lying be tween llope-place and the site of the Liverpool Philharmo nic -hall, from which it is separated by Caledonia-street, on which to erect a new chapel. Schools are also to be attiched to the new chapel. THE LATE STORMS.—We understand that seven boats which put out from Poulton, on Sunday, for the purpose of muscle fishing have not since been able to return, on account of the violence of the late storms. The Fleet wood packet has for the same reason been unable to cross from Ulverstone.—Preston Chronicle. On Wednesday, the gentlemen of the Edge-bill Cricket Club dined together at Mr. Whiteman's Brunswick Hotel. The chair was taken by Dr. Manifold, and the vice by Mr. Crofts. The dinner consisted of every deli "eV of the season, and the company separated highly delighted at the evening's entertainment. ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—On Wednesday, Sarah Lough tern was brought up before Mr. Rushton, charged with stealing wearing apparel to the amount of £4. The pri soner was left in charge of a house in Trueman-street, and while the family was away, she stole the articles and Pledged them. She was ordered to pay 95., for which !um the goods were pawned, and 60s. for illegally pawn ing, or in default to be imprisoned one month. Mr. Eccleston, the house surgeon to the Eastern Dis pensary, after three years' servitude, being about to leave for Edinburgh, in order to study for his degree of M.D., the Honorary Medical Officers of the institution met on Wednesday, and presented him with a very valuable and complete case of surgical instruments, with a compli mentary address, expressive of their high sense of his ur banity and efficiency. ROBBERY BY A DOCK GATEMAN.—At the Police- Court, on Thursday, Benjamin Robinson, one of the Prince's Dock gatemen, was committed for trial for stealing 701bs of valuable rope, belonging to the Dock Trustees. The prisoner employed a man to take the rope from a hut within the walls of the dock. After it was taken from the hut, the prisoner sold it to Mr. Woods, marine store dealer, for 4s. Bd. One of the patent nautilus life-belts having been sent to Mr. Melling, secretary of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, was exhibited by him at the meeting of the club on Tuesday. It is a clever invention, and remarkable for its lightness and portability, and well adapted for the use of gentlemen voyagers, as it can be easily stowed away in a portmanteau. It will be seen by an advertisement, in another part of our paper, that Mr. Jones has been ap pointed agent for this town. ACCIDENT AT M'FIE'S SUGAR WAREHOUSE.—On Thursday forenoon, two men, named William Murray and Thomas Rushton, were injured by the fall of some brick s , at the ruins of the late fire in Batchelor - street. Rushton received several contusions, but was able to walk home, and was not considered in any danger. The other man, Murray, had several severe wounds on the head, and was otherwise bruised. He is not considered beyond the reach of recovery. BOAT RACING ON THE DEE.—This far-famed liver Pr esented a ve r y a n imated appearance on Thursday last. everal m a t c h es came o ff—one b e t ween th e crew of the Chesterboats, boat and t w o Liverpool crews, in two-oared The Liverpool boats were beaten in the first , ties .and the d ec idi ng race was b e t w e en t w o of the Ches ser crew mi n „ a gainst the other two, which was ended in some fo roeugzree equallyaal heat; thus showing that the Chester matched. The winners pulled in the ur-oared boat at the last Chester regatta, beating the Lancaster boat. The annu a l mee ti ng o f th e Li cense d Vi c t u all ers ' So for the ensuing year was made, and Mr. Edward Sumner, Vauxhall -road, president; Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Soho ton vice-president ; and Mr. Atkinson, Lower Herring -street. Mr. Arm strong, Fox-street, Mr. Brewer, D ale -street, Mr. Hasler, Finch-street, Mr. Huey, Vale-street, Mr. Johnson, London-road,' Mr. Liversedge, Edge -bill, Mr. Luff, Murray-street, Mr. Marshall, z;dge_hill, Mr. Prichard, Sun-street, Mr. Parkinson, Roe- Street, Mr. Whiteman, Hanover-street, were appointed to form the committee. MARRIAGE AT ST. Luxes.— On Tuesday, Miss Parry, the only daughter of Edward Parry, Esq., of l i odney-street, was married, at St. Luke's Church, to .P,a grandson of the late celebrated 'Wm. Roscoe, Esq. e ne scene was one of a very brilliant description. Rod ny-street was all in motion to catch a glimpse, of course, ?ett,-•e lovely bride and bridegroom, and of the numerous relatives and friends by whom they were accompanied in oneiges to the altar, where " two souls were joined in A __: The officiating clergyman was the venerable iiii_co . deac on Vickers, of Chetton. After the ceremony, 1 1 ,7 nappy couple posted into Shropshire, to spend the honeymoon. THE POTATOE DISEASE.—On Tuesday at the meeting of the S e l ect V estry , th e R ev . R ec t or C am pb e ll, spea ki ng e . t he above subject, said it was a remarkable fact, that Gateacre, the other day, he was shown a field of pota "B, about 1,400 measures, in which the disease did not !list, and another field of potatoes, about a stone's throw ulatar.t in which the disease existed to a considerable ex tent. The owner told him that be could not account for the existence of it in the one case, and the non-existence Of it in the other ; and therefore he (the chairman) pre itnied that both fields had been planted with the same seed. The external appearance of both was similarly healthy. MODEL Or ANCIENT JERUSALEM.—We have much pleasure in stating that Mr. Brunetti intends admitting the pupils of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, on Friday next, the 16th instant, when a lecture will be delivered by the gentleman in care of the model, and conveyed by their tutor to them ; and as there will be a great degree of interest attached t o th e ex hibiti on , no d ou b t t h ere w ill be a crowded assembly to witness this interesting sight. 1,1 : all-past two o'clock is the hour appointed for the esta ,,i'shment to attend. About a thousand children from the schools in the town have been allowed to witness ontils interesting exhibition ; and we have no doubt that b e t aany of their minds a salutary impression will have ell made, which will never be effaced. La "' HAR D CASE.—CAUTION TO COUNTRY COAL SEL witts.---On Tuesday Hugh Cully was brought up charged the evidence that the rosecutor, Gidley, ob c"tlnis a. livelihood by bringing coals to this town from the a nits, and that on Monday, not having a ready sale for lo t which he had bronght to town, and told him if he T" get eetter 6- him a customer he would give him a shiling. th e .nding a purchaser, and the load being delivered, shillings and received the whole of the money—twelve hearinga and sixpence, and refused to give it up. On i f you : the poor man's tale, Mr. Rushton said, " `used i 8 this in tn a P u loy those persons you must expect to be used The only . way you can get your money ` l 6 , baY P l n o tt uN g n G e thL i p s risoner in the Court of Requests." TILLER , .--On Saturday, a little boy, s ' la wn by the name of Billy," whose chin scarcely souched th upper part of the dock, was brought before Laßushteon, charged with having been found in attend ce u illicit still, at work in Mars bone. Mr. Walker, an n officern of the Customs, said that " Billy " was an acquaintance of his of pretty considerable standing. ,for th a t h e h a d met the young gentleman in almost every house he entered, where illicit distillation was being car. tied on. He had always taken the principals into custody, and allowed " Billy, on account of his extreme youth ha d apparent innocenc e to go at large, b ut t h at day he S till was. He had had fund him the sole tenant ev of the hou se i n w hi ch the er, seen him att en di ng sedulously t o th e illi c i t occupation of keeping the still at full work. Mr. Rushton ordered the lad to be remanded, h ands of ing the other , that heparti we s. m the SERIOUS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT- - At the Po lice-court on Thursday, Joseph Clay was charged with embezzling large sums of money from his employers, Messrs. Leo Schuster, sharebrokers, &c., Manchester, to whom he had acted as cashier. It appears he absconded on Saturday last, and took a passage by the packet-ship Liverpool, for New York. Already a deficiency of £BOO has been proved against him ; £5OO was found upon him. He was given into the charge of Inspector 11I'Mille.n, of the Manchester force. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Wednesday, Mr. Henry M`Cay was brought up before Mr. Rushton, charged with embezzling sums of money to the extent of £379 10s. 9d., the property of Mr. Montgomery Arnold, wholesale provision dealer. Belfast. It appeared that he acted in this town in the capacity of agent to the prose cutor. Amongst other duties, he had to make out a weekly statement of the accounts and transmit it to Mr. Arnold. This he failed to do for some time, and, upon an examination, it turned out that he had received sums of money to the above amount, but had not accounted for them. On hearing the case, Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to be discharged, observing that M'Cay was not a servant, but agent, and the money recovered as a debt. THE SALT MONOPOLY IN INDIA. —On Friday, meetings of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, and of the East India and China Association, were held, for the purpose of receiving from Mr. Stocqueler, the secre tary to the salt trade of Chester and Worcestershire, a statement of the views of the trade, in respect to the evil working of the East India Company's monopoly of the manufacture of salt in Bengal. The statement elicited a lively discussion, which terminated in the two associa tions resolving, in the first instance, to memorialise the court of directors and the board of control for a reduc tion of the duty on British salt, and an alteration in the regulations for bonding the article at Calcutta. It is placed upon the same footing with that of other articles of British commerce, the fair competition, thus induced, will virtually destroy the monopoly of manufacture. _ DEPLORABLE SuPixasTrrrot4. - --The wife of an indi vidual, residing at the village of Skerton, had im bibed the preposterous notion that a " charm" to insure the accomplishment of her wishes, regarding the termination of any forthcoming event, might be wrought by putting the cat in the oven! Being desirous, on the last regatta-day, that Lancaster should win the cup, she resorted to this revolting mummery, and kept poor puss actually fastened in the heated oven until the race was over, when the ill-fated animal was taken out lifeless, having been literally roasted to death. We understand that this foolish old woman's crotchet is notorious in Skerton, and that she played the same inhuman prank at last year's regatta, and on another occasion, when a dog belonging to a gentleman in the neigt bourhood was to run at Hornby coursing meeting.—Lancaster Guardian. HOUSEBREAKING.—Oh Thursday, at the Police-court, Jacob Goulston, a diminutive Jew, was brought up, charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of John Burke, milkseller, Peter-street. The prosecutor stated that while he and his wife were looking after a cargo of milk at the Railway Station, a neighbour came to tell them that every room in their house was lighted up. He returned home, and on entering the house he met the prisoner rushing into the lobby. Ile was secured, and upon en examination being made it was found that all the boxes, trunks, drawers, and other places for the safe keeping of property, were broken open and ran sacked. The doors at the back, which were left by Mr. Burke all secured, had been forced open. Upon the prisoner was found four pennies, nineteen half-pennies, and one shilling and sixpence in silver, which had been taken from a desk belonging to the prosecutor. One of the coins, which was much disfigured, had that day been taken by Mr. Burke. The prisoner was committed for trial. PASSING COUNTERFEIT MON EF.-z-On Saturday, an el derly man, named James Blain, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of baying passed two base shillings and a halfcrown upon shopkeepers at the north end of the town. Mr. Christopher Tindall, publican, of Regent street, stated, that, on Monday evening, the prisoner en tered the shop, and asked for a glass of rum. Upon being served, he handed a shilling and was given the change. He immediately decamped, and, upon looking into the till shortly after ward s, the shilling was discovered to be bad. On Friday evening, between light and dark, he called again asked fo: a glass of ale, and banded another bad shilling. He was then taken into custody, and both shillings were handed to the police. It appeared, upon inquiry in the neighbourhood, that be had passed a counterfeit halfcrown upon Mar/ Booth, a poor woman who keeps an eating cellar at the Clarence Dock. He had gone into the cel lar, eaten plentifully of the beef and pork offered for sale, and then paid her with the counterfeit. The evidence against him was reduced to writing, and he was ordered to be remanded until communicutlon could be had with the officers of the Mint. LIVERPOOL TOWN MISSION.—The report presented to the monthly meeting last week states that, during the month of September, 18 missionaries made 6014 visits to the dwellings of the poor, of which an unusually large number, viz., 1822 were visits to the sick and dying. They also lent 10,258 tracts, 13 copies of the New Testa ment, and 393 books from their loan libraries, and in duced 18 children to attend school. They held 246 meetings for divine worship, in rooms and dwelling °uses, at which the attendance was about 5100, or an average of 20 at each meeting; and 36 meetings in the open air, which were attended by about 7500 persons, or an average of 200 at each meeting. In the visits of the past month, the agents have encountered an unusual amount of sickness. In some parts of the town scarcely a family is exempt. The prevailing complaints are typhus fever and dysentery, but chiefly the latter. The agents were requested to state the number of sick persons they bad visited through the month, and ten of them reported 514; the other eight said the cases were so many that they could not enumerate them. One agent said that he had visited every family in a street in Vauxhall-road, and out of the 75 families who live in the street, there were only 3 exempt from sickness. Another agent says : " I have scarcely been at a house through the last month, where the families have not been - suffering more or less from dysentery ' • several children have died of it, and many are' ill." Another agent says he has visited 16 per sons who were ill with dysentery, of whom 4 died; and 8 who had typhus fever, of whom 4 died. Of course sick ness among the poor does not come alone • it is in most cases aggravated by want, and th a t severely, at the pre sent period. The report makes a solemn reference to the spiritual aspect of the labours of the mission, and their results. An adult school has been opened in a room in Limekiln-lane. John Cropper, Esq., is an active mem ber of the committee. NEW GAS AND COKE COMPANY.—SALE OF SIIARES. —A sale of 250 shares of £25 each in the new Gas and Coke Company took place in the Clarendon-rooms on Thursday, and was exceedingly well attended. The shares were offered in pursuance of the act of Parliament, and were divided into 62 lots of 4 shares each, and one of two shares, thus each lot made £lOO stock in the concern. They were offered at a premium per lot, and the condi tions were that the purchasers should pay on the 31st of October a call of £2s—in short, that they should be paid up that day. Before the sale commenced, Mr. Carrington inquired whether the dividend of £lO per cent. per an num was likely to be kept up, as he collected from the last half-yearly report that the profits had decreased about one-third. Shares, too, were also to be appropri ated at a future period amongst the proprietors, so that when they were created, the dividend would have to be extended to them. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, law clerk to the company, stated that the deficiency in the receipts last half-year arose from a decrease in the price of gas from 6s. to 4s. 6d. Mr. Carrington then inquired whether the directors had sufficient data to enable them to say whether the dividend of 10 per cent. could be kept up. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, in reply, said the customers of the company had increased since the reduction to 4s. 6d„ and there was a reserved fund of £5OOO untouched, applicable to the pay ment of dividends. Mr. Fosbery intimated that it would not be expedient in the directors to give a direct an swer to the question, and Mr. Ran3sden then said he had attended a meeting the other day when this subject was discussed. He had at that meeting asked several di rectors individually whether they thought the ten per cent. dividend would be maintained, and they all told him they had no doubt whatever of it. The conversation closed by Mr. Muncaster remarking that it would be a long time before the 2,540 shares could be appropriated among the proprietors. The sale then commenced. The first two lots were sold at a premium of £77. Fourteen lots produced this premium ; all the others £76. The bid ding was rather animated. SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting on Tuesday, Mr. E. T. Watkins, of Toucester, Northamptonshire, was appointed assistant house surgeon, at £5O per annum, in consequence of the. crowded state of the Fever Hospital. There are 86 patients in the hospital and 397 in the wards. Mr. M'Dougal resigned his situation of house surgeon. The Industrial School committee reported that an appli cation had been made by Messrs. Stocks and Co., the proprietors of a colliery in the vicinity of St. Helen's, for some of the boys belonging to the school to be bound apprentices to them, and to be employed in drawing coals and doing such other work in the pit as females did here tofore. They promised that the boys should be lodged by themselves, under the charge of an elderly matron, aid that they should be allowed to attend their respective places of worship on the Sabbath. The committee recom mended that ten of the school boys, of the age of about 14 or 15, be sent on trial to the colliery for a month. Mr. Chesney protested strongly against sending any of the children at the Industrial School to work in coal mines, upon the ground, that it was by no means fit for reputab:e people to work in such places. The Chairman apprehended that Mr. Chesney exaggerated the horrors of coal pits, for he had lately been looking through the reports of the co mm i ss i oners w h o had been making in quiries on the subject, and he found that colliers were in many places much better off than labourers. Mr. Mellor said that he had some connection with a colliery, in which the miners could earn the sum of 9s. each in six hours — from six in the morning until twelve at noon. Mr. Scholfield thought the board ought to hesitate before they sent the lads to the colliery, the more particularly as this was the first instance in which any application had been made, and, of course, the first in which the com mittee had recommended its adoption. He contended that the object for which the Industrial School had been established was to et'ucate pauper children well, and not to send them out, as they were now about to send them out, alter they had only received a smattering of educa tion. The proceedings i of the Industrial School com mittee were confirmed, including the recommendation to nd ten of V e boys to the colliery on trial for a month. The Vestry Clerk was requested to write to the Poor-law Commissioners, requesting permission to defer the sale of the house in Lime-street, erected for Mr. Eckersley, to a more favourable opportunity, and also requesting their sanction for the immediate erection of the new parish building at the top of Brownlow-hill. Letters were read from the Poor-law Commissioners , confirming the ap rointment of Mr. Grimsdale as house surgeon, retusing assent to the building of a new night asylum at the eipeose of the board, and pointing out some of the principal pro. visions in the new act for the removal of paupers. THREATENING.—On Tuesday, William Bunnell ap peared, in answer to a summons charging him with vio lently abusing his aged father,..Mark Bunnell, whilst he was bedridden. The complainant stated, that on the 12th of September, whilst he was unwell in bed, his son came to his house, in High-street, Everton, and, on entering his room, seized bold of him, and' threatened to knock his brains out with a large bludgeon he held in his hand if he did not give up the keys belonging to his (com plainant's) drawers, &c. Several times since he had called and used violent language. On Thursday last he went again and threatened, in a menacing manner, that be would ill-use his aged parent if he did not give up the gaods in the house to him. The son, in his defence, said his father owed him a large sum of money, and he merely went for it, He was ordered to find bail, himself in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each. STOLEN PROPERTY CLAIMED BY A THIRF.—On Friday, an elderly man, named John Monaghan, was charged before Mr. Rushton, with having stolen a hogs head, the property of Messrs. Tyrer and Glover, carriers, of Great Howard-street. It appeared that Peter Ticle, clerk to Mr. Taylor, a coal merchant, observed the pri soner in the act of rolling the hogshead past Mr. Taylor's office door. Having seen the same hogshead In Tyrer and Glover's yard, he had the prisoner apprehended. It was the fourth time the prisoner had made an attempt to steal the same hogshead. Prisoner.—" No ? its not the fourth time,—its only the third, and I think, when I suf fered a month for it before, I ought to have some claim to it now." (Laughter.) Mr. Rushton.—" You ought to know, that stealing it before, gives you no claim to it now." Prisoner (scratching his head, and looking inno cently).—" I thought it did, Sir!" (Laughter.) He was committed for trial. WEST DERBY UNION.—The usual meeting was held on Tuesday. A letter was received from the Poor-law Commissioners, to the effect that they sanctioned, provi sionally, the steps taken by the Board in engaging a house, and fitting it up as a temporary fever hospital, but they re quested to be informed of its precise situation, of the names, and other particulars of the nurses. It appeared that out of twelve patients received into the fever house, since its opening, five had been recovered, and one had died ; the six remaining were doing well. A report of a sub-committee, and a letter from J. Finch and Son, as to the temporary fever ward, were read, and the clerk was instructed to make the necessary arrangements for the re moval of the patients. It was represented to the Board, that a case of considerable hardship had occurred on the previous Tuesday, in consequence of a standing order not to admit to the Board poor applicants who did not pre sent themselves at the Union House, before eleven o'clock. Mr. Lloyd spoke strongly in condemnation of the order, and entered a notice to Move for its being rescinded, to come on next meeting. _ HIGHWAY BOARD.—The usual weekly meeting was held on Thursday. The Law-clerk was ordered to write to the parties erecting the building at the end of North John-street, directing them to remove the obstruction to the thoroughfares in Princes'-street. The dangerous state of Oldhall-street gave rise to some discussion. Some members advocated the erection of an iron bridge over the canal which crosses Great Howard-street. Mr. Higgins begged to call the attention of the Board to the subject of exonerating parties from payment of the sew erage rates, respecting which he had been contradicted at the last meeting, by Mr. Procter and others. Since then he had examined three of the books, and found that in the first there were fourteen, in the second twenty nine, and in the third thirty-bur names of parties who had been so exonerated; and although contradicted by Mr. Procter, be had found that many of the signatures were in that gentleman's handwriting. Mr. Procter pro tested that he had not contradicted Mr. Higgins, and ex plained that he had never exonerated any persons but widows with large families. Mr. Walthew and Mr. Kaye also gave the same explanation. Mr. Cooper : Perhaps you are alluding to me. I never forgive any. Mr. Higgins: So I have heard. (Laughter.) After con siderable discussion, the subject dropped. The sum of one hundred guineas was voted as a present to Mr. Wm. Wainwright, in consideration of the valuable service he had rendered the Board during the last four years. A discussion took place as to the appropriation of the £5OOO received from the Corporation, and, after two divisions. Mr. Procter's motion was carried ; which was, that the money be divided between the Sewerage and Paving Rates. A highway rate was ordered to be laid of 4d. in the pound. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Leyland being the only members opposing it. A sewerage rate of Id. in the pound was also laid. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY..--A plan was sub mitted of a cooperage shed for the Albert Dock. Some discussion took place as to whether the shed should be merely for the repair of casks, or to be used also as a store for new ones, and ultimately the plans were ordered to lie on the table for a fortnight. A letter was received from the secretary to the Commissioners for improving the harbour of Cork, desiring the views of the Dock Committee as to a bill introduced into Parliament last session for the better management of the rivers and har bours of the United Kingdom, and whether they intended to take any measures in reference to it. The Chairman stated that lie knew something of the bill, and its provi sions were very stringent. The letter was referred to the Marine Committee. A letter was read from the Commis sioners of Customs approving of the shed on the north west quay of the Coburg Dock being worked as a transit shed. The Warehouse Management Committee recom mended that in future all goods left in the transit sheds beyond the time allowed by law be housed in the Albert Dock Warehouses. Confirmed. A letter was read from Mr. P. Scrgeantson, Chairman of the Cotton Broker's Association, stating that the scale of rates for the Albert Dock, agreed on by the Committee, had been approved of at a meeting of brokers. The Chairman stated that much difficulty had arisen with respect to finding warehouses for the storage of saltpetre, and called the attention of the Committee to the subject. Mr. Nicol said that sheds were provided by the Corporation, but parties would not use them, and they were let for other purposes. After a long conversation, it was agreed that the use of one of the floors in the west stack of warehouses at the Albeit Dock should be allowed for the storage of saltpetre for a period of three months, no other merchandise to be stored there during that time. A letter from Mr. Thomas Moss, requesting that he might lay up his yacht in the Albert Dock, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Com mittee. The chairman inquired from the surveyor how the landing stage was progressing, as there were many inquiries respecting it. The surveyor said the work was progressing, but considerable delay had been occasioned, owing to Mr. Cubitt not having come over to superintend the work, and he was not in a position to say anything positive as to its completion. The chairman said he con. sidered the credit of the committee very deeply mortgaged as regarded the completion of the stage, and he would write to Mr. Cubitt on the subject. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSION ERS.—At the usual monthly meeting, on Tuesday, the Health Committee received per mission to make inquiries as to the expense of construct ing baths and wash-houses for the poor. In consequence of memorial on the subject to the Market Committee it was agreed that the cheese fair in future shall he held in front of the new market. It was stated that the rate of expenditure for roads was, this year. 300 per cent. less than in 1844 and 1845. On the recommendation of the Ferry Committee, it was agreed that a bell should be put up in the lighthouse at the end of the Woodside pier, to be kept ringing in foggy weather; that Messrs. Willoughby should be allowed to land and embark the mail at Monks' Ferry, subject to a payment of ten guineas, as an ac knowledgement to the commissioners of ferry rate ; that 500 tons of coal should be ordered for the supply of the ferryboats, to be kept in reserve at the yard in caseof a turn-out of the colliers should take place, and that Mr. William Rudd should be appointed assistant manager, at a salary of £lOO per annum. The receipts of the terry for the past month were £1965 Os. 3d., and from the '2sth April to the 30th of September £18,878 4s. 4d. A report of a special committee appointed to take measures for bringing about an alteration in the post-office arrangement in Birkenhead, staled, that the committee had had an interview with Mr. Church ill, at the Liverpool Post-office, and that they had found that gentleman desirous of affording every facility for remedying existing grievances, and would at all times endeavour, as far as possible, to carry out any suggestions that might be recommended for the conve- niciice of the inhabitants. There was no doubt the present establishment would be removed to a more central situa tion, and to a building better adapted for the wants of the township. A receiving house in Watson.street would be established for the inhabitants at the north end, and a bag was to be made up in Manchester for Birkenhead exclu sively, so that the bulk of the letters would be in the first delivery at eight o'clock in the morning. An effort would be made to deliver the north of England and Irish letters by an early delivery, and in the meantime they could be had at any hour after nine o'clock in the morning. The report was adopted. SPLENDID LAriNc n.—On Wednesday a magnificent new iron steamer was launched from the building yard of of Messrs. Vernon. A great number of persons were present to witness the launch, the launchways along which she glided being the unusual length of 400 feet. She was named the Minerva, and is to be placed on the Cork and Glasgow line. A large platform at the bow of the vessel had been considerately erected for the accom modation of the ladies, and was well filled by the youth and beauty of the town, whilst all the adjacent eminences were equally well occupied by parties of anxious and inte rested friends. The deck of the vessel was also crowded with amateur and veteran mariners desirous of making the first trip which she would undertake after her com pletion. Precisely at half-past eleven the immense fabric was set in motion, the ceremony of christening being per formed by Mrs. Pike, daughter of the late Lieut. Watson, of the St. George Steam-packet Company. The vessel was nearly six minutes in traversing tie launchways, and her progress was viewed with such breathless interest, that it was quite impossible to get up a cheer. Some ap. prehension was for a few moments excited for her safety by the smoke caused by the f-iction of the cradle on the launchvrays ; but there was no real danger, and all fear was allayed on her entering the Mersey. which she did in the most graceful manner imaginable. The pent-up en thusiasm of all present then knew no bounds, and the cheering was loud and protracted. In a short time she was taken in tow by one of the river steamers and safely introduced into dock. Parker's lioval Cheltenham Quadrille Band greeted her departure with " Rule Bri tannia" and " Hearts of Oak." and the scene was most exhilarating. In the water the Minerva looked a mag nificent vessel. Her length between perpendiculars is 190 feet; over all, 227 feet; breadth inside the paddle boxes, 26 feet ; depth of hold, 16 feet. She registers 627 tons ; and her engines, by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, will be 420 horses power. The invited guests shortly afterwards assembled in the model-room, where a splen did dsjeuner had been prepared. Upwards of one hun dred and fifty ladies and gentlemen sat down, under the presidency of Mr. Vernon. whilst Mr. Curtis and Mr. Vernon, jun.,_ as siduously administered to the pleasures of the party. The band of music was here again in requi sition, and performed a number of popular airs during the repast, and between the toasts which were given. GRAND MASONIC FESTIVAL AT. BIRICENHEAD.—On Wednesday, the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Cheshire was held at Birkenhead; in the Craven-rooms, which were fitted up for the occasion. The Craft Lodge was opened in the morning, in the three degrees, by Bro ther Kent, W.M., of the Mersey Lodge, 701. Viscount Combermere, the Grand Master, with his lady and son, the Hon. Wellington Cotton, arrived in a special train from Chester, despatched by the directors for the purpose ; and at half-past eleven, his lordship, attended by the grand officers, entered the lodge in procession, and opened the Grand Lodge. Twenty-four lodges were represented by deputation, and upwards of 500 brethren were present. His lordship read letters from the Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Downshire, Earl Shrewsbury, and Sir Watkin W. Wynne, regretting their inability to attend. The ordinary business of the province was transacted, and a vote of thanks was given to William Jackson, Esq., for his courtesy in sending the special train above mentioned. A grand procession was then formed to St. Mary's Church, where prayers were read by the Rev. A. Knox, and a ser mon preached by the Rev. J. Taylor, Grand Chaplain ; after which, £5O were collected in aid of the funds of the Birkenhead Dispensary. A full cathedral musical service was performed, and a great number of the ladies and gentlemen of Birkenhead occupied the galleries, the brethren being on the ground floor. Lady Combermere and the Hon. Miss Cotton were among the congregation. The procession then returned to the Craven-rooms, where the Grand Lodge was closed with the usual solem nities. The Craft Lodge was also closed down to the first degree, and the brethren adjourned to brother Gough's, at the Woodside Hotel, where they sat down to a splendid banquet. Viscount Combermere was in the chair. The usual toasts were drunk with enthusiasm. Lady Comber mere and a party of ladies were present during the early part of the banquet, which was afterwards conducted in true masonic style, with closed doors. The chaplain's sermon was so much admired, that the brethren intend to print it for the benefit of the Birkenhead Dispensary. SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A RonnEe.Y.—At our po lice -court, on Friday, Samuel Hickey, a sailor, was charged with having stolen a purse containing £5B 10s., the property of Henry James Royal, half-pay captain, farmerly of the 60th foot, or Queen's Rifles. The prose cutor stated that he was a passenger from Quebec, on board the Louisa, bound for Waterford. In the storm of the 19th, 20th, and 21st of September, while off the banks of Newfoundland, the ship was dismasted and rendered unmanageable. Her pitching was so violent, that every thing of a moveable nature was sent flying in all directi ons—his trunk amongst the rest ; and which, he said, was sent to and fro along the cabin like a weaver's shuttle, until it was broken to pieces, and the contents strewed about the floor. The most valuable portion of the pro perty —a small black silk bag, tied with a piece of shoe tape, and containing £5B 10s., which he bad deposited in his trunk for safety, could not be found,althongh he rah licly, there and then, offered a reward of ten pounds to any man who would produce it. On the 22d the barque Lord Sandon fell in with the Louisa, and took off the cap tain, passengers, and crew, arriving in Liverpool on Wed nesday night last. On Friday afternoon he (the prosecu tor) went on board the Lord Sandon, to look after the temnant of his property, when Policeman Grimsley asked him if he had lost a purse, containing money, during his passage across the Atlantic ? He replied that he had, and was then taken to the bridewell, where he was shown the purse and the prisoner. He at once identified the latter as one of the sailors of the Louisa at the time of her wreck, and also the purse as the one be had lost. The purse, when taken from the prisoner (who had merely been taken into custody for drunkenness), by the Bridewell keeper, con taining £52 Is. Mr. Rushton determined upon sending the case to the assizes, the offence having been committed on the high seas; and, upon the application of the old and weather-beaten half-pay captain, who said he was quite destitute, and wished to get to Carrick-on-Suir, near Waterford, where he had friends with whom be was going to reside, ordered that £3O should be given to him out of the purse for his present use. He was then bound over to appear at the next assizes, to give evidence against the prisoner, and told that he would have ample notice sent to him as to when be would be wanted in Liverpool, and that all his travelling expenses should be paid. THE LIVERPOOL STAND4.4.RI7. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. On the proceedings of the Watch Committee being read, Mr. RATHBONE made some inquiries as to the appointment to the police force of a man who had been lately sentenced to seven months' imprisonment for steal ing a gold watch.—Mr. LAWRENCE replied, that the man had brought an excellent character from Mr. Musgrove, of Bradford, with whom he had been eleven years. He was considered an excellent man, and for the four months that he had been in the force, his character was better than that of the generality of the men. lie had only been brought before the committee once, and was fined Is. for being late on duty.--.-Mr. RATHBONE suggested that a paid officer should be appointed to ascertain whether the testimonials in every case were genuine or not.—This, however, it was said, could not be done.—Mr. MANN complained that Bs. a week for a man who had been 26 years in the force teas too small a pension; and e Watch Committee were recommended to increase it th to 10s. The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been read, Mr. BRAMILEY-MOORE moved their confirmation. There was nothing, he said, that required observation from him, except to report the more satisfactory working of the Albert Dock. Now that the public were becoming more accustomed to the mode of operation there, they approved of the system. Nineteen vessels, of 7699 tons, had been discharged in the Albert Dock, making an ave rage of 405 tons each. The smallest vessel was 170 tons, and the largest 903 tons ; and the average time occupied in discharging each was 36 hours. (Hear.) The largest, that of 903 tons, was discharged in 38 hours. He anti cipated that, owing to these advantages, the trade would daily more"and more appreciate the dock, and that by the time the remainder of the warehouses came into opera tion, it would he crowded with shipping, and that it would be a strife and a struggle as to who should occupy it. Mr. RATHBONE complained that the rates paid the master porters enabled them to realise a large profit, and caused the expenses to be much heavier than under the former system. _ _ _ Mr. MoortE said the committee had nothing whatever to do with the rates charged by the master porters. Upon the motion of Mr. J. B. LLOYD, a memorial was alopte I to the Queen in Council, praying her Majesty to assign a district and appoint a court in Liverpool, for the recovery of small debts, the jurisdiction of the court to embrace a circumference of seven miles from the Liver pool Exchange. The Special Committee, appointed some time since, reported that it was impracticable, under present circum stances, to subject the owners, instead of the occupiers, to the payment of local rates. The following report of the Special Committee appoint ed by the Council to report upon the restrictions on the trade of the port by the Customs, and the present system of porterage, was submitted : " In presenting their final report on the subject of porterage on the dock quays, your committee have to state that the clause requiring the employment of one set of porters only in the dis charge of each vessel, which, in conformity with the recom mendation of the Council, was introduced into the dock bill, has now become law, and that its obligations conic into opera tion on the 28th i,stant. . . " Your committee do not feel it necessary to make any com ment on the operation of clauses which have already received the sanction of the Council ; but they cannot content them selves without expressing their conviction that much good will be found to result to the trade of the port from a change which, though still in some degree defective, it is generagy acknow ledged, will be found to be a great improvement upon the former system. " In effecting this important change, your committee have had many difficulties to contend with, many interests to consult, and, in the first instance, some difference of o; inion to reconcle amongst the various commercial associ• bons as to carrying out the details of the system. " It is due, however, to the associations to acknowledge, not your committee were met, but the readiness with which also, for the general good, points of minor difference were conceded. "Your committee are not sanguine enough to expect that a change in itself so important can be carried out without some inconvenience in the outset, but they confidently believe that the same forbearance and consideration towards the Sub-corn. mittee of the Dock Estate (upon whom devolves the carrying the principle into effect), which has been hitherto displayed towards the committee of the Council, will do much towards securing for the bade of the port the permanent benefits likely to result from the improved system. •• Your committee having now brought their labours to a close, feel it right to acknowledge the unanimous support which they have received from the Council, and which has alone enabled them successfully to accomplish, as well the reforms which have taken place in the customs establishment of the port. as the subsequent but not less important one which has now been effected in the general system of porterage. " In carrying through this latter reform, in accordance with the requirements of the Board of Customs—requirements which have been urged upon the town for more than the last thirty years, your committee feel that the Council has p aced the trade of the port in a position to demand the redress, on the part of the Board of Customs, of such further abuses as still exist, by the imposition of restrictions alike obnoxious and unnecessary. —The representation of the existence of such abuses natu rally devolves upon those whose respective branches of com merce may he impeded by them; but your committee venture to express the hope that, should the emergency again arise, when the co-operation of the Council would be essential, that co-operation will be promptly afforded, assured, as they are, that in thus strengthening and supporting the hands of our commerce, they are strengthening and supporting those inte rests which have, in a great degree contributed not only to the pro-perity of the corporate estate, but to that of the community at large. "TIIONIAS B. IiORSFALL, Chairman Upon the motion of Mr. HORSFALL, who thanked the Council for the support they had rendered the committee, and without which, he said, the accomplished reforms could never have been obtained, the report was adopted. A letter was read from Count Rambateau, of Paris, in which he begged to present a large pictorial work of his to the Mayor and Corporation, in test mony of the sense be entertained of the kind attention paid him when in Liverpool. A letter of thanks for the splendid present had been previously transmitted to the Count through Lord Normanby. A letter was read from the auditors, in which they spoke highly of the manner in which Mr. Wybergh, the Corporation treasurer, discharges his arduous duties.— Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, that should he have the honour of a seat in the Council after the Ist of November, he would certainly propose that some public ackowledg inent be made of Mr. Wybergh's eminent services. Mr. H IGGINS moved that a return be prepared, and laid before the Council, of the number of meetings during the last twelve months by each committee appointed by the Council, and showing the number of times each mem ber of such committee has attended the meetings thereof. —Mr. RATIIDONE seconded the motion, which was lost by a majority of 32 to 4. Dlr. PROCTER moved that the resolution of. the Council of the 24th of May, 1843, authorising the erection of a gaol on the site of the Wavertree-hall Estate, be re scinded, and that a committee be appointed to consider and report to the Council the most desirable mode of laying out the Wavertree-ball Estate as grounds for pub lic recreation, in connection with the Botanic Gardens.— Mr. BOOKER seconded the motion.—Mr. G. H. LAW RENCE and Mr. BIRKETT opposed it; and Mr. PARKER and Mr. RATIIBONE supported it.—Mr. G. H. LAW RENCE said that at the next meeting of the. Council, the latter end of this month, a site for a new gaol would be snbmitted for consideration.—The motion was withdrawn in consequence of the Town-clerk stating that the Cor poration could not at present obtain a legal title to the Wavertree-hall Estate. In reply to a question from Mr. TURNER, Mr. Auct's said the building of the Sailor's Home would be pro ceeded with immediately. The delay had taken place in consequence of the contracts being too high. The Council then adjourned at three o'clock. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP The following particulars, expressed by our own corre spondent, appeared in our second edition on Tuesday last : Mr. Foy's Farm.-house, I)undr"m Bay, Sunday, 4th Oct. 4 p.m. Soon after four o'clock yesterday afternoon, (the hour of post from the nearest postoffice here,) the people on board the Great Britain continued to get out the coals, throwing them overboard on the land side of the ship from the port windows abaft, and , from two iron funnels, one forward and another about midships, over the side. The quantity thrown out was so great, uotwitbstanding all that bad been before discharged, that they formed a com plete bank close to her larboard side. The ship appeared to be quite high on the sandy beach, and was but slightly sanded, drawing (in the sand) only from four to five feet. Great hopes were entertained that the vessel would be got off by last night's, or at least this morning's tide, but these expectations were disappointed. The carts could not take on shore more than a-comparatively small quan tity of the coals, and great part of them were cf course washed away by the succeeding tide. The wind was about S.S.W., blowing rather strong. Towards dusk the ap pearance of the horizon indicated a gale, or was so con sidered by the weather-wise here, and this apprehension was verified before morning. A great number of cars with visitors, and small carts, congregated at and near the ship in the evening. The Cow and Calf Rocks appeared quite naked, but the sea washing over them. Immediately a the bow of the ship, a bank had been thrown up of sand and small stones commingled, probaby from the action of the tide upon her bottom. At halt-past four the tide came round her, and it became necessary to recede. The wind was about N.W., but draughts were flying about in different directions. The steam-tugs were again employed at high water to bring the ship off, but without effect, and they had to put out into the offing—high water being about ten. The moon was bright, but towards morning it began to blow strongly from the S.W. The ship had during the night forged on a little further upon the beach, with her head much more to the westward, being now nearly bow on to the land, or bosom of the bay. At ten this Morning (high water being at 10h. 40m.) the ship had evidently forged on upon the land. It blew fresh, with a heavy surf rolling all along the beach. The wind at this time was about S. or S. by E., one of the most unfavourable for throwing the sea into the bay. The steam tugs (two from Liverpool) could not ap proach the ship during the tide, the surf being so high and threatening, and the rocks around so numerous. The vessel was nearly stern on to the sea, which occasionally dashed over her quarters and taffrail. She appeared to move, or float, occasionally ; but though the tide did not retire until eleven o'clock, no perceptible difference in her position was visible, the probability being, that (from ap pearances) she bad got further into the bay by about her own length. The wind is still blowing freshly into the bay, and the huge hull of the Leviathan steamer seems to be so close in upon the land, that it will require the most extraordinary exertions to• get her off. Tuesday is the highest tide. I have seen a Mr. Janns, sub-inspector of the consta bulary here, and now stationed, with fourteen men. at the Coast-guard station-house, about a quarter of an English mile from the Great Britain, where I was most kindly and hospitably received. Mr. Janns did his utmost with his men to assist and protect the passengers. Mr. Purdy, the chief boatman at the station, went on board at the hazard of his life when the vessel struck, in company with boatmen, Patrick Hannah, two of his sons, and a man named Hinds. Soon after half-past nine o'clock, when the vessel went on shore on the night of the 22d, Mr. P. Foy proceeded to the beach—he residing in the immediate neighbour hood. He saw bluelights and rockets, and heard a gun fired from the ship, which last was answered from the Coast-guard Station. From the clear lights seen from the ship, she was discovered to be a large steamer. About three o'clock they succeeded in getting off a boat through the surf, which was still running dangerously high, and they with difficulty got on board. This was the first boat that got to the ship, and was welcomely received. The passengers remained on board for two hours, it not being daylight, and the coast dangerous. Captain Hosken first landed the ladies ; and, so far as I can learn, Mr. Foy was most active in assisting to land them, and to secure their luggage from damage or plunder. My own impression is, from what I can learn in the locality, that the people here, with one or two exceptions, inseparable from such casualties. and the confusion that occurred, behaved with the utmost kindness, honesty, and hospitality. Another attempt to get the vessel off will ne made to night, but how far this will be successful remains to be Bundrum Bay, Monday, 11 o'clock, a.tn As I an icipated in my communication last evenincA.,the state of the weather prevented the two steam-tugs from coming near the Great Britain, by last night's tide. They have not, in fact, come within sight of the shore, since they left us, about noon, yesterday. No attempt to set her free was, consequently, made, last night; and she is, this morning, as might be expected, much further on the beach—l should say, from 20 to 22 feet—than when I saw her last evening. I came to the shore opposite to her this morning, shortly after clear day, and although she has approached the land by what I have already stated, she has materially shifted round. Her bow has turned considerably towards the westward, and her bearing is, I should think, at the present, as nearly as possible W.N.W. and E.S.E. Whether this alteration of her bearing will have the effect of leaving her in a more fa vourable position for getting off or not, is a question about which there exists difference of opinion ; but the fact of her having come farther upon the beach can hardly be said to be in her favour. She now lies in such a posi tion, that it is impossible, from any point along the shore, to catch a glimpse of her larboard side; but I can perceive, by the motions of those on the deck, that the work of throwing over her coals has discontinued. The spout by which the water is discharged by the pumps lies above the tide, and I can observe a goodly column of water proceeding from that outlet. This circumstance leads me to believe, that she must be making more water than she did on yesterday. About an hour and a half ago, the fore and aft gib, and the square mainsail on her third mast, or that immediately abaft her funnel were set; but for what purpose it exceeds the ingenuity of those on shore to divine. The wind is now blowing as nearly as may be from the east • and it is thought the setting of the sails I have mentioned, will ra ther have the effect of forging her further on the beach, than of turning her bow to the south, the only imaginable object the commander could have in having them set. The weather during the night was more moderate than appear ances about dusk seemed to indicate. The breeze about this time is pretty fresh, and the surf is very strong in the bay. The tide is now nearly at its height, and only the very tops of the rocks near the shore are visible. The Great Britain is so fast, however, that scarcely a sign of " budging "is perceptible. A large steamer with three masts and funnel has made her appearance in the offing, but she keeps out a goodly distance. She is supposed to be the Sea Nymph, one of the steamers on the Warrenpoint and Liverpool station, which was expected here to render as sistance, by this tide. From the height of the seaway in the bay, however, and some indications which have been that she will venture in near enough for any good: I shall not close my despatch till I see the result. Some idea may be formed of the boisterous appearance of the bay from the fact that it was found unadvisable to launch to boat for the conveyance of the letter-bag of the Great Britain ashore this morning. One of the crew, a smart fellow, named Covney, ventured out, and swam ashore with it to his very imminent peril He states that he was repeatedly almost stunned, by the beating of the waves against his breast while coming across. There are a great number of persons collected on the beach, and a good array of vehicles public and private. Their curio sity, however, is not at all likely to be gratified in seeing her free aenin ; and, as the last of the high tides will take place to-morrow, if the weather do not, in the meantime, moderate, and that very considerably, it is not at all likely sbe can ever be extricated. I have heard that a whole troop of scientific gentlemen have arrived here from Liverpool or Bristol, but I have not yet seen them. ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.—The stenmer Sea Nymph, has just moved off, finding it impracticable to come in. The Great Britain is much nearer the shore now. The next full tide will be at midnight. The following letter was received by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. : Great Britain, Steam-ship, 4th October, 1846. GENTLEMEN,—I am very sorry I cannot continue my cheering accounts of yesterday. Last night, or rather early this morning, it came on to blow from the southward, which has thrown the ship further in, losing all that we had gained. Yesterday morning's and night's tides, had it continued moderate, I fully believe, we should have got off this morning. The position of the ship is decidedly better, as she is now more bow on, and on fairer ground, consequently will not strain at all. The tugs were obliged to leave the buoys early this morning, and lay off and on, till after high water. when they again went out, and I hope are run for shelter somewhere, as it looks very dirty. To this time (2 o'clock) we have had no communication with the shore, but shall soon, in time to save the post, as at low water we can walk ashore. As I have frequently said, all depends upon the weather. Nothing can hold her against such wind and sea as we now have. Three bower anchors with chain cables, and three smaller anchors with hemp cables, some of them well banked, and all well laid out. cannot hold her at all. I aro, dear sirs, yours very truly, (Signed) JAMES HOSKEN. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. (Continuation in brief of our own reporter's account.) TUESDAY, OCTOBER Ern.—This morning, at 10 o'clock, the wind was stormy from about the S.S.W.—that is, from the direction of the point terminating the lofty Mourne mountains. The surf rolled heavily into the bay, which appears to be affected. more or less, by all winds, excepting those blowing from the land direct upon the sea. The ship bad several of her bead-sails spread, apparently with a view to carry her head off the rocks, if she floated. Signal flags were displayed-at her mizen, and these were answered by steam-tug No. 1, which was lying at anchor or buoyed, and pitching considerably, at a distance in the offing. The tug blew off steam soon after, and did not venture in, no doubt in apprehension of the surf in, and the inward suction of, the bay. Seen from the shore, the vessel did not appear to alter her position, and nothing could he accomplished tix extricate her from her perilous situation. WEDNESDAY g 7 e r w rr sa ts . r — aa,t, T l do h u e bt y t d i d onb e e o os f uo t tu l teb fifteen about yards a s t rntdhisge. Thes h w t r ad t wind been accompanied by a gale,.and the ship appeared to have got further up this mornin;h height struck the ship, whi c h was l ying that can blow into the bay), a n d the breakers of great head on to the l a nd, wi th suc h violence astern, that the spray, ever and and anon, before and after tire ti me of high water,. (about one o'clock, the tide being thro wn up and kept up beyond its indicated time and height, by the pressure upon its sur face—dashed over her from stem to stern, and acri ss her di , gonally from the larboard quarter to the fourth mast from her mizen. She did not, however, appear to stir at all this day. A considerable quantity of coal was still on board. About high water the storm was terrific, accom panied by heavy rain, and the atmosphere keen and win try; the surge came rolling in, moreover, in breasts of probably six or even eight feet in height ; and it must be admitted the vessel must have been admirably put toge ther to withstand the bumping, and working, and dashing of the waves which she had to encounter from her first striking up to this time. No one could look upon the noble ship, still apparently perfect inevery part, withoutdecolF la menting the casualty that threw her into so fatal a position ;- and it is but justice to the Irish population, rich and poor, in the immediate and even more remote parts of the vicinity, to state, that they almost universally express their sym pathy,sincere. It should be stated, that she had a number of in terms that cannot be 'mistaken for other than strong anchors and cables out from the beginning, to prevent her getting further on shore, but she housed them for some days; and this day, the object perhaps being to let her run further up for safety until the next high or some subsequent tides, they appeared not to have been housed taut. THURSDAY, Bth, and FRIDAY, 9th.—The spring tides having taken off—the highest being on Tuesday (about 24 feet), the Great Britain did not move froarher bed on either of these days. She had still a large quantity of coals in her bottom. She appeared indeed to lose all chance, after Saturday night's tide, when she partly floated, but had not adequate means to be hove off, Our reporter left Downpatrick, for Belfast, on Friday morning. In the coach with him was a Mr. Brown, of the Revenue Cutter, " Royal George," who had received from Capt. Hokin a letter, expressing his gratitude for the exertion& made in behalf of the ship by that gentleman, and the men under him, and adding that he (Capt. H.) would not fail to represent the same in the proper quarters. It ought to be added that from all that could be seen or learned by , our reporter that the Preventive Force, under Lieutenant Morris (who was especially active) the Coast Guard, under Mr. Purdy, the Constabulary. and all who had au. thority to act, gave their utmost assistance throughout to the officers and crew to avert that crisis in the fate of the ship, her further beaching, which has now arisen, and which, it is now generally believed by nautical men, dooms her no more to float gallantly on the miehty waters. Her bottom is injured, and her frame no doubt shaken, yet to the eye of the spectator on shore she still presents her original and noble appearance in hull and tackle. EARLY CLOSING OF THE MARKETS On Saturday, the validity of the Corporation by-law, ordering the closing of the public markets at ten e'elock on Saturday nights, and at seven on other nights, was questioned and argued before Mr. Rushton. The oppo nents of the by-law, including many of the occupiers of stalls and standings outside the doors, sent a man named Jehu into St. John's Market, on the Ist instant, about the hour of closing, with directions not to leave until eight o'clock—the former hour of closing. The consta bles ordered him away, but he persisted in remaining, and was taken into custody. He was brought before Mr. Rushton next day, and defended. After several hearings, the case was postponed until Saturday, when it was re sumed. The court was densely crowded. Mr. Blair, barrister, appeared for the Corporation, and Mr. Monk, of Manchester, for the opponents of the new law. The information against Jehu was read. Mr. Blair read parts of the several acts of parliament, authorising the Corpo ration to make such by-laws, and recited the time when the several by-laws affecting the closing of the markets were passed, the alterations made in them from time to time, and finally came to the passing of the present by-law on the 26th of April, .18 , 16, after due notice of twenty-one days, t a h s e requi r ed newspapers. I o Pa nf September,rliame Parliament, had been (the 26t h, t published he a markets e i t n s were closed at the hour set forth, in accordance with that by-law, to continue until March 26th of the following year. Jehu had therefore subjected himself to the fine for the first offence of 2s. 6d., by rema i n i ng a f ter seven o'clock, and refusing to leave until eight. Evidence was adduced to show that the by-law had been legally framed and put in force. Mr. (.;aliam, superintendent of St. John's Market, ad m i t t e d th a t he had heard some of the tenants complain of the earlier closing, but not a single complaint on the part of purchasers. That Jam had remained in the market as stated was proved. Mr. RUSHTON observed that the arrest was illegal, and that he had said so at the time Jehu was first brought be. fore him. This was the case for the Corporation Mr. MONK then addressed the court. did not appear for himself alone, but for other parties in the market, who did not wish it to appear that they were actuated by factious or improper motives to the authori ties. The new law, however well intended, pressed se verely upon the lower classes ; it prevented the butchers from disposing of their perishable commodities, and drove the people into the shops outside, where little or no super vision was exercised over the weights or the at ticles offered for sale. There were two objections to the information, which, in his judgment, were insuperable. The first was, that for the infraction of the by-law which, it was alleged, the defeildaut had broken, there was no penalty annexed; and the second was, that the fact proved did not amount to an infraction of that by-law. He remarked, with re ference to the former of these objections, that the Council, in repealing the old by-law, omitted to re-enact the penal ties for breaches of it with which it was accompanied, when they passed their new one. Then he observed that the new by-law had not been published, as required by the act. Then he contended that the Council had no au thority to delegate the power of making such a by-law to a committee, and that, even if they bad the power, they had not delegated it. The learned counsel, in argu ing these points, referred to a variety of acts of parliament, local as well as general, bearing upon the rights of corpo rations ; and he asserted, as a fact about which there could be no dispute, that the legislature had always taken espe cial care that corporations should not pass any laws the tendency of which would be to impose restraints upon lawful and industrious occupations. And very properly so; for, if the Council of Liverpool had the power to cur tail the time of :ransacting business in the markets by one hour, why not by two ? Why not say that they ought to he closed at four o'clock, and opened at eleven ? In fact, why not say that they ought to be open only for an hour in the day ? Where was the line to be drawn, if the prin ciple of making the law were once admitted ? The courts, he said, exercised a very proper judgment with reference to the passing of such by-laws as the present; for when the Hebble Navigation Company, with the view of pre venting trade upon the Sabbath, caused a chain to be placed across their canal, an action was brought against them, and the court declared that they could not impede the navigation with a chain. Upon these several grounds he maintained that the by-law was invalid. Jehu, of course. Mr. BLAIR. replied to the arguments of his learned friend at some length. Mr. ItuSHTON postponed his judgment until next week. He said that in so important a case he should not decide until he had reviewed the whole of the question at his lei sure. If both the learned counsel would send him word when they could conveniently attend, and give him a day's notice, he should be prepared to give his decision in such a way as would enable the question to be raised be fore the Recorder, who was not now, he said an officer of the Corporation Mr. MONK was for raising it - upon demurrer. Mr. RUSHTON had no objection to the learned gentle.. men settling that point as they pleased. It was understood, at the close, that judgment would be given some day next week ; and, by order, of the court, Jehu was discharged from his recognizances, Mr. Rushton a second time observing that he had been very improperly taken into custody. LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Srn,—The thirty•third performance of the Liverpool Festival Choral Scciety took place on Tuesday evening last, and was very numerously attended. The piece chosen was Handel's Athaliah, one of the earliest pro ductions of that composer, which abounds with beauties, but is not a well-sustained work. The choruses are its principal feature, and would compensate for much greater deficiencies than mar be discovered in this. The air, " Blooming Virgins," opened the proceedings, which was but indifferently given by Miss Holden ; nor did the suc ceeding air, " Tyrants would," strike me as an improve ment. She would appear to have been suffering from indisposition. Mr. Armstrong sang the air, " When storms are proud," with much taste and effect; as also " Opprersion no longer," which was deservedly encored. There are many beautiful airs in this work intended for a There re effective i s a fine violoncello obligato acco m p an i ment, which contralto voice, which were allotted to Mr. Geo. Holden , jun., an alto singer of • very limited capacity, which, of coarse, entirely marred their effect, and proved anything but pleasant to the audience. I take this opportunity of declaring, what is the opinion of many eminent musical professors, that alto solos, even when they can be given without the usual strained and unnatural effect, can never be pleasing. Miss Williams acquitted herself very cre ditably in several pieces: she has a pleasing voice, which appears to be improving rapidly. " Gentle airs" was i nra .Dodd, performance. The cadence at the end of this song st ruc k me as being quite an handelanian idea, and reflects much creditvgioviee voice on the t M h e e xr.c w eD r l i lo t e e dn r dt (N tastei was excel lently played by Mr. D av i es . M r. Hornb y was quite thou happy in his song, " Ah, canst th b but prove," and added to his powerful voice a very energetic expression. Mr. George Holden, as usual, was all that could be wished, keeping the instruments together in a most per fect manner. The given, choruses were exceedingly well —in fact, all that could be desired. Much credit is also due to Mr. Aldridge for his able leadership, proving , a s he always d oes, a valuable second to Mr. Holden. Mr. John Richardson presided at the organ. Yours, most obedientOßlySE, RVATOR. Hig.h Park-road, 10th October, 1846.