The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

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L' :he resigna: :250, w ith " Searisbrici r i ited by the 19th inst. , a at Jtob u l , cast e r, is '"' i )n Tuescitiff : On TO' dmitted the on, and t wi ll ° ster, to Manchester, their indite," d the fte: endiary cr.; ter, on ti"' bent. _ ------ ;loners hot churches them 11 admit• Rev. Jinie l 101,Che1i 330 : le rev. ges F. T. Pi tiC i 7 diocese Brooke, to 6 ducated 144 , uch succ es 4 the KM of Ilutla?lch f oun datior t • The nes l 1, will 120 ° ou t of the fining Jones,' t ie raltie 01 t Aj having bbe gaiu. hursday secration el of Linco lB ' ate cls.ape l t :;an terburY, f Winches', be install/ week, 811 mal posses' sle of rise' , has gives n clergroe p's licens e ' .xpressed,f, .s. Shor t ' should b e have 1 313a° Y. EL. somewha t - w here al" ey ?" n in hista ,, , nmerans (31 ` he Scythia ° I historisa 6 e very Par t ! odes. wh et ' e * es * 4irrs these 4 b o th tb° Telsh the o3 ,: the regi° - iurely it re: ppose the , - ;e their el, l e house v 3ssed. LOCAL NEWS. _ THE OLYMPUS CRICKET CLUB commence their season eu Saturday next, on their ground in the Prince's Park. The club has been strengthened by many valuablemembers. THE LADIES of the Liverpool Negro's Friend Society met the author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" on Tuesday e vening last, when the Rev. Professor Stowe made a statement of the present position of the anti-slavery ques tion in the United States. TEE TUBULAR LIFE-BOAT.—We perceive that Mr. Thomas Evans, master of the Magazines life-boat, is going with Messrs. Richardson in the tubular life-boat expedition. For that purpose he has resigned his late Situation in connexion with the Magazines' life-boat. NEW SCREW STEAM-SHlP.—During the brief trip of the Taurus steam-ship on Saturday week in the Clyde, litessrs. Cunard and Burns contracted with Messrs. Denny Brothers for the construction of another large Screw stearc-ship, to be employed in a contract service With the government. THE LIVERPOOL PUBLIC LIBRARIES.—ID commu nication to the Journal of the Society of Arts, it is stated that of all our provincial towns Manchester has the largest number of public and semi-public libraries. Newcastle Las 14 libraries ; Leeds, 20; Birmingham, 21 ; Liverpool, 38 ; and Manchester, 61. THE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE AT WHITCHURCII.—Mr. Cross, the postmaster at Whitchnrch, Salop, who was apprehended on Sunday week in Liverpool, having ab sconded with upwards of £2,000, was brought before the Magistrates there on Monday and remanded, in order to get all the details of the evidence together. THE LATE VENERABLE LORD SKELMERSDALE.—The laneral of this universally respected nobleman took place on Tuesday last, and was conducted in a strictly private Manner. Although young in the,peerage of England, the deceased nobleman was the representative of an ancient family in Cheshire, and he is paternally the progenitor of the heir presumptive to the Earldom of Derby. THE SCREW-STEAMER OSMANLI, which put back on Monday week, had the defect which caused the breakage repaired, and the Osmanli sailed on Saturday. In proof of the confidence felt in this vessel by the government authorities, we may add that a further mail was forwarded by her from the 'General Postoffice. Her commander, Captain Corbett, has heretofore been one of the most successful belonging to the port. MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL.—The increa3ed tempera ture of last week was accompanied with a decided decrease in the mortality of the borough. The estimated mortality of the week would be 187, of which 52 were in the extra parochial wards. The decrease, as compared with, the previous week, was 57, and 37 as compared with the corresponding week of the previous five years. A shoe maker, aged SG, died from the effects of intemperance. FEMALE CONVICTS IN LIVERPOOL—Sarah and Ann Rinomer, mother and aunt of the girl who preferred a charge against them of attempting to . poison her, have received a free pardon. They were first condemned to death, but this sentence was afterwards modified to trans- Portation for life. The Rimrners are living in a cellar in Ellison -street. Netherfield-road. THE PLASTERERS AT MANCHESTER have been seeking erl advance of wages, by which their average earnings would be raised from 265. per week to 28s. The wages of 131450:13 are ss. to ss. 6d. per day, and they contemplate asking 6s. and upwards per day. The Leeds Intelligencer states that the operative shoemakers of Leeds have de manded an advance of wages of at least 15 percent. Witanant GEORGE, bead-master of the day schools and superintendent of the Sunday schools in connexion With Hope -street Ch a p e l, h as b een presen t e d by th e teachers with a testimonial consistin g o f Bohn ' s Web evter's Di ct i onary and the Penny Cyclopredia. in * fifteen volumes. On M on d a y N ean d er ' s Hi s t ory o f Ch r i s ti an ity m a s Presented t o M r. G eorge, on the occas i on o f hi s re- Mug his office as principal of the day schools. Cow South TO THE BRAZILS AND THE RIVER. PLATE.— .. 6 1 o ' South American and General Steam Navigation e al lPPilaY have fixed the 24th June as the time for the - 14 ,.reg of their screw steamer, the Olinda, Captain G. H. ir o rern. from the Birkenhead Docks, to Rio Janeiro and T he eo, calling at Lisbon, Pernambuco, and Bahia. t he Arg - e i; ir ; Lusitania, and Bahiana are to follow; while the b 2ris, of 400 tons and 200 horse power is po take negior, with Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, in con- A. 7,7 Lt the larger vessels. Pot:Jc uNZ teCESSFUL ATTEMPT was made at the Liver of th e (r unt) . Court the other aimed James• Duffy, master akasecack. Ontario, who c from Charles Burke, rof the steamer Wallasey, the sum of £4 14s. for Stea ge sustained by the Ontario in a collision with the lip t l ;_rer• The defence was that the steamer was coming the ue river, and observing the smack lying in the way, eaPtain stopped the engines, and would have cleared thr own vessel if she bad not given a sheer to westward, and herself into the way of the steamer. p A S ,II/P AGROUND ON THE PLIICKINTON BANK.—On hrriY•afternoon, between two and three o'clock, about .1 4 water, the ship Cathcart. for Coquitnbo , e on o w of a steamer, having just left the dock , grounded boats proceeded Bank, and, although three other tug barque Irene ci v,ar l s proceeded to her assistance, she stuck fast in pre )-,e,Y the same spot where the unfortunate . " 1 3 , stranded and went over. The Cathcart is a Glas gow vessel, and is loaded principally wrth . coals. She got Of f on S a t ur d a y morning. This bank is getting such a dangerousngerous impediment to the navigation of the upper part of the r i ver th a t it ought, if possible, to be remedied. TH E T RAD E WITH THE EAS T. — The East India and China Association have published their usual comparative statement of the number of ships, British and foreign, with their aggregate tonnage, which have entered inwards and cleared outwards with cargo from and to places within the'limits of the East India Company's charter, from the Ist of January to the 31st of March, in the years 1852 ancl;lBs3. In the case of the port of London there has been an increase of 34 vessels ; Liverpool presents an in crease of 14 vessels ; Bristol and 'Hull 11 vessels. The return for the Clyde exhibits little alteration, the figures for the respective periods being 17 vessels. The net in ...crease exhibited i s 58 vesse l s . The port of London figures for an increase of 109 vessels. Liverpool exhibits an Increase of 45 vessels. In the case of the Clyde, the Increase is 27 vessels. The net increase exhibited is 181 vessels. DOCK C OMMITTEE.—Mr. Shand presided at the meeting of the Dock Committee on Thursday. Several tenders were accepted, including one by Mr. Armstrong, of New castle, for app aratus for working, by hy d rau li c power , !Jae cranes at the warehouses on the north side of the St anley Dock. Th e Ch a i rman stated that £ 1 3 . 760 was th e a due,unt of th e contract.--Authority was given to the °ex surveyor to let the C o b urg D ic k run dry on the 21st ! natant.! The Warehouse Management Sub-committee reported the resignation of Charles Edward Lawton, land ing clerk i n the Albert Dock Warehouses, and the resig btatiee of Abraham C urran , f oreman o f th e h o ld. Mr. o b a wton's l e tt er o f res i gnation complained that, f or s i x "jars, his salary of £BO had never been raised, while those Junio r c l er k s h ad b een advanced.—Mr. Langs d a l e attributed favouritism to the committee in their promo irs• This was strenuously denied by Mr. Robinson, Brocklebank, and others ; and, after a warm alter -I,7aulas I ° ll , the resignations were accepted, as was also that of " Evans. the p° D l LLEBANCE AT A ROMANIFir we tee, -affice, on Monday, Jas. Billion and Robt. Daniels that over to keep the peace, it having been proved Rho "ley committed an assault upon Whitaker Edmunds Margaret White, and raised a disturbance at the ev 111 „en Catholic chapel of St. Francis Xavier, on the la a e d ging of Saturday last. The prisoners stated that they too 4 littl e d rop of drink ; one acknowledging that he was ri p d runk to know anything about it, and that there was to I , B e telling lies, and the other, that the man (pointing et nunds) struck him, and.he struck again, and then jigaP the eteps, and the church doors were closed. M r. b,„`, l field o b served, that whatever differences might ex i st d4w;en persons of diff eren t re li g i ons , o f course it was 4 0 rem everybody, not merely as Christians, but as " 4 7 - countrym en , to respect hi s ne i g hb our ' s re li g i on , that a protect and respect every person in the exercise of (wh r eligion. People were not in a country like this om ere, indeed, Roman Catholics may hold the highest I ., ri ee in the state), to make that religion a source of re e,i4e against the persons professing it, er to entertain 131 ,; I . d. unjust, or ungenerous feelings towards persons e sslng one religion or another. Their conduct was IT outrageous, but he was inclined to attribute it t o th e ver nicious influence of intoxication. ir THE MEDITERRANEAN LINERS. The Glasgow I .."' er ald says that, in the course of the next month, essr s . Burns and M'lver will extend their operations in :lie Mediterranean by opening a line to E2.ypt, and for Luis two fine steamers will be set apart. These will he he Teneriffe and the Karnsc. The former has been already launched by Denny Brothers, and is receiving her blaehinery from Tulloch and Denny. Messrs. W. Denny trothers are building for the Cunard lino an iron paddle ship, which, when completed, will be the largest steamer iu the world. She is named the Persia, will be near ly 1 , 000 tons burthen, and of 1,000-horse power, and her i l lincs will be supplied by Mr. Robert Napier, of Glas -13001 and will be the first iron steamer upon the Liver construrt-s.iNew York line. There are also in course of the Cunea:r two splendid steamers for the extension of Pacific. namel y, line from New York, vid Chagres, into the tons tlra bu rthen'° a —TOY, the Etna by Caird of Greenock, and the j: la111 4 ( 1I n Will reinforce the of Glasgow . ' Each will be fully 2,000 more. than 400-horse power, and they cent.ly built ex Andes es and Alps, which have been re cen3' for this service. The Elk, Stag, 13Throetthwerst the 4 uti Lynx, iron d als o Leis , Pa die-steamers, each of 600 tons, are g omit for the Messrs. Burns by W. Denny engines by Messrs. Thomson, of Glasgow. 404 former are for the Glasgow and Liverpool trade, corobin Tort for the Belfast mail service. Finally, to e rel3 combine elegant with the useful, Messrs. Thomson 40 t o llil dreg a handsome screw-steam pleasure yacht of % elle r?, for Mr. Allver of Liverpool, a partner in all trli ghtY mercantile schemes. "t TAry -- RUS...-LAUNCR OF A NEW CITA:ARO LINER. eottm,oatarday week the Taurus, screw steam-ship, just kr.ieted for Messrs. Burns and Co., of Glasgow, and Wh e „ A l'lver, of Liverpool, left the Clyde for Liverpool, an h" e c e g lihe will sail far Constantinople on the 20th inst., Stec e r first trip, as one of the regular liners on the new 1- eoutebetween Liverpool and the Levant. Herdimen 4411084tahre as ;follow :—Le - ngth over all, 210 feet 5 inches ; Itrthe of beam, 29 feet 5 inches ; depth of hold, 24 feet ; dia tt _a, 1 ,126 tons ; power of engines, 180-horse power; vii til e,ter of screw, 12 feet. She has direct acting engines, tO inoTholar boilers and brass tubes, and two cylinders of e ani li es diameter each. She is built in six water . -tight , Partrne "'rei t Ws. The main cabin of the Taurus will ac meat " 1 -e 4 0 passengers, and each of the berths is of the te as to • btlilt by ri airy, and commodious character. Tile Taurus a nd h er Messrs. W. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, ealb, , !Nines were; supplied by Messrs. Tulloch a nd %ro ot : B.. o j the same place. A standard for regula ting Of thi, t 'ul fixed at the top of the wizen mast, at a height boy ir _Y feet from the deck, and entirely isolated from t u k e_ rnaterial. In this way the compass is quite be ou,'? Influence of local attraction. This new steam ; 1 4 th' the Levant was opened lately by the British Queen .u s thee. The Tau r u s w ill now t a k e h er p l ace on aiel k Jation, and she w ill b e spee dil y j o i ne d b y t h e 4 7_ 0 . fully larger dimensions than this one, and sew eteayer's ls being supplied with her machinery by Clark of Greenock. Thus WC will pay() four fi ne en the Turkish line. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1853. IT will give pleasure to many of his friends to learn that Mr. Hugh Neill, surgeon, has returned to town in restored health, and has resumed his public and private duties. THE VARIOUS REGIMENTS of the Lancashire Militia will be called up for inspection and drill on or about the Ist of May. THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION of Liverpool are petitioning against Mr. Gladstone's scheme in refe rence to the national debt. THE LATE RAILWAY STRIKE IN LIVERPOOL.—The directors of the London and North-Western Company have decided that there shall be an increase of wages to the goods' porters, but the details have been left to the local boards. ELI KNIGHT, a clerk in the service of Messrs. Moses, Levi, and Co., of this town, was apprehended the other day by detective-officer Patrick, and was on Wednesday remanded by the magistrates, on a charge of embezzling a large amount of property from his late employer. A PUBLIC MEETING of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews, was held on Tuesday. The revenue of the society was last year £853, and a Liverpool mission had been re established, the Rev. J. D. Hirsch being chosen as agent. THE LOVERS OF CRICKET IN LIVERPOOL Will be glad to learn that a repetition of the match with the Eleven of All England will take place on the 30th and 31st of May, and Ist of June next. The only difference will consist in its being a match between the Olympug and the Eleven, whereas last year it was a general torn game. MRS. CHISHOLM arrived here on Thursday last. She has gone to Glasgow, but is expected to return to Liver pool this week, to hold group meetings in this town. On Saturday next, the 23rd inst., she will attend the Saturday Evening Concerts, and address the audience. The Mayor has consented to take the chair. LANCASTER ELECTION.—The nomination of candi dates took place at Lancaster on Monday ; the candidates were Mr. Green, a Peelite Conservative, and formerly member for Lancaster, and Mr. Armstrong, the brother of the ejected member. The polling took place on Tues day, and at four o'clock Mr. Green was elected by a ma jority of 132, viz., Green, 686; Armstrong, 554. LAUNCH Al' ABERDEEN. — On Saturday last, was raunched from the building yard of Messrs. Alexander Hall and Co., a ship of 629 tons register, classed A 1 for thirteen years at Lloyd's, the property of Messrs. Barnes Brothers, merchants, Liverpool, and destined for the Australian trade. It was named the " Leichardt.” The Leichardt was designed by the Messrs. Hall, with a view to combine fast sailing qualities with as much stow age capacity as to the best of their judgment could well be united, for beauty of form and equipment. —Aberdeen Journal.—[This vessel is expected here in a few weeks.] THE RO;fANISTS AND " UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."—On Wednesday last, at the presentation of the Liverpool testimonial to Mrs. Stowe, the Rev. C. M. Birrell said he had been told a few days ago that an edition of " Uncle Tom," circulated in Belgium, had created an earnest desire on the part of the people to read the Bible, so frequently quoted in that beautiful work, and that in consequence of it a great run had been made upon the Bible Society's depositories in that kingdom. The priests of the Church of Rome, true to their instinct, had pub lished another edition, from which they had entirely ex cluded all reference to the Word of God. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thursday, Mr. Langsdale presiding, a report was read re lative to the proposed alteration in West Derby-road, with a view to make it more commodious for the public use. During a conversation which followed, it was stated that 12s. 6d. per yard was demanded for the land, but it had since been reduced to 10s. Mr. Moss asked what had been done in reference to advancing the wages of the workmen employed under the committee. The engineer replied that he had written to different masters on the subject, but he had not yet received replies from all of them. He thought it better to deal with the subject in a comprehensive form. Mr. Moss said that if the men we re entitled to it, the sooner they had it the better. • CAREER OP A. LIVERPOOL CLERK.—SWINDLING Ex. TRAORDINARY.—John Steeple Kitchen, aged 19 years, a respectably connected young man, is in custody in Sheffield, on a charge of having obtained £3OO from Messrs. Eyre, Ward, and Co., of that town, merchants, by means of a forged letter. The prisoner is an adept at fraud. Some time ago he was a clerk in the respectable house of W. R. Duncan and Kitchen, of Liverpool, ship ping and general merchants, and is a relative of the - junior partner of that firm, whose name he bears. Having left theit employ, he commenced a bold career of fraud upon their mercantile connections, in which he has been only too successful. Some months ago he drew £6lO at the Bank of Liverpool, in the name of his late employers, by means of a forged checque, we understand, and afterwards succeeded in eluding a most vigilant and close pursuit. The prisoner has resided in the interval chiefly at Romford, io Essex, under the assumed name of Henderson. Mae. BEECHER. STOWE quitted Liverpool by the 1.15 train, on Wednesday, for Glasgow. On Monday, the children attending a charity school in Miles-street were introduced to the distinguished authoress. On Wed nesday, she was presented with a purse containing £l3O, collected in this town in small contributions, principally pence, by a committee of ladies. Mr. A. Hodgson presided. We learn from the British .211 ail of Thursday, that Mrs. Stowe arrived at Glasgow at half-past ten o'clock on Wednesday evening, and was greeted at the railway sta tion by an enthusiastic crowd. On Friday evening she appeared at a soiree in the City Hall. It is. understood that Mrs. Stowe, after leavieg Glasgow, will proceed to Edinburgh, remaining in Scotland until about the end of the month. In the beginning of May she may be ex pected in London. The authoress of Uncle Torn will not quit England to return to America before August, having engaged to visit Cork and other towns in Ireland. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of the board on Wednesday, Mr. Alpass presiding, a long communication was read from the Poor Law Board, exculpating Mr. M`Govern from any breach of his con tract in supplying out-door paupers with bread, but finding the contract defective, and recommending that the guardians should take into their immediate consideration the subject of administering relief in kind, so as to secure to the poor a due supply of proper provisions under adequate responsibilities. The sum of £5 was granted for the purpose of purchasing books for the use of con valescent patients in the hospital.—Mr. Roskell, as that was the last day the old board would sit, moved a vote of thanks to their chairman, the Rev. Mr. Badnall, which was cordially carried.—Mr. Shaw : I hope he will be unanimously elected next year.—Mr. Miller : That is going too far ; I do not think he will be unanimously elected.—Votes of thanks were carried to the vice-chair man and deputy vice-chairman, and also to Mr. Cleaver. THEFT.—On Saturday William Watson was committed for trial, charged with stealing a galley and two founts of printer's types, the property of his employer, Mr. Heath, of the Colosseum Concert-room, Paradise-street. FINE ARTS.—A rare opportunity is afforded to the lovers of pictures by the collection of paintings and water colour drawings which has been consigned to Mr. J. R. Isaac, the agent of the Art Union, and announced for sale by Messrs. Winstanley and Sons. THE RESTORATION OF THE CHIMES OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH was a subject brought before the Select Vestry, on Tuesday last, by Mr. Moss. The churchwardens, overseers, and also the board, have approved of the res toration. Mr. Carne said, when he was sworn, in as churchwarden, he should be very happy to take the matter into consideration. The subject - dropped, on the chairman intimating that it was a matter with which they had no thing to do as guardians of the poor. SAVINGS BANKS.—It is believed that measures are contemplated for effecting some new arrangement with regard to the vast amount of stock held on account of savings-banks. By a return just issued, it appears that the total is £33,263,273, and as large losses occur to the nation from the fact that depositors usually claim repay ment when prices are low and bring in money when they are high, thus putting the government in the predicament of having to buy or sell always at a disadvantage, it is considered that the present moment is opportune for a reduction of the rate of interest allowed, or for adopting such other remedy as may appear desirable. FORTUNE-TELLING IN LIVERPOOL IN 1853.—At the Police-office, on Thursday, Ann Green, a woman with a child in her arms, and a servant girl named Catherine Cantwell, were charged with obtaining 7s. 61, by false pretences, from a girl of the name of Higgins. The girl Higgins, having lost a portrait of her sister in America, was lamenting her loss in the street, when she was met by Cantwell, who said that her mistress (Green) was a fortune-teller, and could find the portrait, as she had found some silver spoons for another person. " The charm would not work" without money, and first of all she induced Higgins to give her a shilling, and subse quently obtained from her other sums, amounting in all to 4s. 7d. Green was sent to prison for a month, and Cantwell was discharged. Police-officer (272) was sus pended, upon the evidence of three witnesses as to his having received a pint of ale from the fortune-tellers. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The total number of vessels now preparing for the various ports of Australia is 55, and the total amount of registered tons is 28,506. The sailings from this port to the Australian colonies during the past week have been 9 vessels, of an aggregate tonnageof 5,192 tons, as follows :—For Port Philip, one vessel, of 403 tons ; Melbourne, five vessels, 1,645 tons; Melbourne and Geelong, one vessel. 1,000 tons ; and Sydney, two vessels, 2.144 tons. From the official returns at the Government Emigration-office, made up to Friday afternoon, we per ceive that during the past fortnight the departures of emigrant vessels have been, to the United States, twenty fire vessels, with 11,482 passengers ; Canada, two vessels, 615 passengers ; Australia, one vessel, 380 passengers : total, twenty-eight vessels, 12,477 passengers. This list of course only includes vessels that come under the Go vernment Emigration Act for ships carrying steerage passengers. GENERAL NEWS. THE BISHOP-ELECT OF LINCOLN, Dr. Jackson, is ex pected to be consecrated at Lambeth on the sth of May. DONCASTER CHURCH.—The cost of an entire restora tion is estimated at about £30,000. A NEW WEEKLY PAPER is about to be started in London, called the Protestant Standard. THE SHOEMAKERS AND BUILDERS in the West of Scotland have received an advance of wages. THE MASONS at Dumbarton, on the Clyde, after pro curing an increase of ls. a weak in their wages, are now working at the old rates. STEAM-BOAT PUNCTUALITY.—A memorial has been addressed to tho Admiralty, by the merchants of Bristol, on the inconveniences sustained from the repeated failures of the Royal West India Mail Company to fulfil the en gagements of their time table. - - STOPPING THE SUPPLIES.—The managers of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Chapel, Aberdeen, recently resolved to " stop the supplies," until the rival clergymen, Sir W. Dunbar, and Mr. S. A. Walker, should cease their quarrel and regularly perform duty. A NAKED MAN IN THE WOODS !—The Duke of Beau fort's hounds, on Wednesday, were in full cry after a fox, through the woods of Spye Park, when they turned out a man entirely naked (with the exception of half-boots). He was a lunatic, who had escaped from a private asylum. DR. R. PHILLIMORE, M.P., has given notice that on Wednesday, the 20th inst., he will introduce a bill to alter and amend the law relating to Church Rates. On the same day Sir William Clay will propose their total abolition. A. SUITABLE STATUE will shortly be erected to the memory of the celebrated Henry Bell. The situation fixed upon for its erection is Row church-yard. The entire expense of the statue is borne by a celebrated ship builder and engineer on the Clyde.—Dumbarton Herald. LAW REFORM.—The Commissioners for the Consoli dation of the Statutes are Mr. Bellenden Ker, Mr. Chis holm Anstey, Mr. Brickdale, Mr. George Coode, and Mr. Rogers. It is stated that Mr. Bellenden Ker is to receive £l,OOO per annum, and the rest of the commissioners £6BO per annum each. GIITTA PERCRA.—At the weekly meeting of 'the insti tution of civil engineers, it was shown that although gutta percha tubes, whilst under water, were very durable, yet that on exposure to the air for a few years unpainted, the substance laminated, and could be rubbed to pieces. The gutta percha covering of the wires of the submarine tele graph was very durable under the sea, but on the face of the Dover cliff it had been soon destroyed ; it was then buried under ground, and had proved perfectly successful. A CURE FOR YELLOW FEVER has been discovered at C. Bolivar by Mariquita Orfila, by means of which several persons have been completely cured aftera consultation of doctors had declared that the cases were quite hopeless. The remedy is the juice of the pounded leaves of the " Verbena" given in small doses three times a day, and injections of the same every two hours, until the bowels are emptied. The " Verbena" is a wild shrub, to be found growing almost everywhere, and particularly in low, moist ground. VULCANISED INDIA RUBBER.- At the last weekly meeting of the institution of civil engineers, it was stated that the vulcanised india rubber would bear, perfectly, almost any amount of compression, for an indefinite period, but that on being subjected to repeated extension for a lengthened period, its elasticity became impaired; this, it was suggested, might arise partly from a portion of the sulphur, which was only held in mechanical com bination, being thrown off, and also from the substance absorbing heat in contraction and giving it out on disten sion, and thus producing "eremacausis," which eventually caused its disintegration. LAUNCH ox THE CLYDE.—The Greenock Advertiser of Friday states that there was launched, on Wednesday, from the building yard of Messrs. William Simons and Co., Whiteinch, Partick, a small screw steamer called the Theresa, owned by Mr. H. L. Seligmann, of Glasgow, and some friends connected with the iron trade. She is intended chiefly to carry pig iron from Clyde to Runcorn, Fleetwood, and the Welsh ports, along with her consort now building at Renfrew. She was originally built for Messrs. D. and G. Brymner, of Greenock, and intended to be employed in the coasting trade. DR. CAHILL'S PROFANE SPEECH AT GLASGOW.—At the celebration of St. Patrick's day in Glasgow, Dr. Ca hill was so clamorously received, that he almost imagined himself surrounded with a batch of rale "Tipperary boys," shouting " Erin-go-bragh." Among the other thoughts and expressions of this clerical braggart, he thought that he could never forgive Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston till that night, but he did forgive them, and if he died before them he would do a good thing for them—he would let them into heaven, or if he had not the power to do that, perhaps if he had the keys of the other place, he would do a better thing for them— he would let them out.—(Roars of laughter.) CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. — The following appear in that popular corner of the Times devoted to strange announcements :—M. N.—You are right in your conjec tures, there is a difficulty. It may be necessary to lessen the time by a month. Write exactly what you feel on the subject; and arrange, if you can, for me to communicate direct. The name of your Mercury will be sufficient.— S. T.—W.B.B.—How absurd it is of your parents to anger me, and to threaten me with law, when one word from you would answer every purpose. You cannot have received my letter of Saturday. How shameful to mis trust, you who have ever been so dutiful a child, and who now sacrifice your feelings to satisfy them.—W. B. B. A YOUNG Max attempted to swindle Mr. Beswick, music -seller, Berry-street, on Friday, by purchasing on credit, a piano -forte, worth £45, which be represented to be for Captain Gibbs. governor of the Kirkdale house of correction. rortunately Mr. Beswick grew suspicious at the right time, and on finding that the order was a false one, he of course retained his property. MURDER AT GARSTANG.—On Saturday night week, in a drunken brawl at the Horns Inn, Garstang, a young man, named John Wilding, murdered his companion, William Pendlebury. The now-fashionable knife was the instrument of slaughter. The deceased and his mur derer, with the others engaged in the row, were factory operatives. Wilding has been committed to the assizes. A NUMBER OF GENTLEMEN, resident in the township of Tarbock, invited Mr. William Roscoe, steward to the Earl of Sefton, to a public dinner at the Hare and Hounds, Tarbock, on Wednesday evening last, on the occasion of his leaving that township to superintend a more extensive portion cif his lordship's estate. Mr. George Fleetwood, of Tarbock, occupied the chair, and Mr. John F. Oilard, of Prescot, the vice-chair. A CORRESPONDENT of the Mining Journal says : " No place in the world (and I speak advisedly) is better adapted for the establishment of extensive works for the smelting and reduction of all kinds of ores to their respec tive metals than are the shores of the Mersey, particularly the Cheshire side of the river, near which Messrs. John Bibby and Sons' works are situated. The greater portion of ores and metals, as well as other articles of import into this country, from the west coast of South America, come into the port of Liverpool. The trade is almost monopo lised by Liverpool, just as the tea trade, the silk trade, and the opium trade, from China, is almost, in like manner, monopolised by London." COTTON FROM INDIA.—Mr. Hugh Fleming, secretary to the Manchester Commercial Association, has received information from the secretary to the East India Com pany, that Air. Wm. Rathbone, of Liverpool, has been instructed to forward to him, for disposal in Manchester, 122 whole anS two half-bales of cotton, received per ship Anglesey, from Bombay; and that Messrs. Tetley and Son have been directed to forward; for a similar purpose, 40 bales, shipped from Cochin to London, per Rubicon. The 144 bales are all Belgaurn-grown ; 32 bales being from New Orleans seed, 18 of a similar kind, but bearing a different mark; and 74 from indigenous seed, all the produce of the season 1850.1. The 40 bales have been grown from New Orleans seed.—Manchester Guardian. PORTRAITS LIKE LIFE.—One of the most astonishing of modern inventions is the instrument called the stereo scope, by which a flat picture has all the rounded appear ance of solid reality. It was, however, an inelegant up pendage•to the drawing-room, and in no way suited for the pocket. This objection has been overcome by an in genious invention of Mr. Beard, the celebrated daguerreo type artist, who has designed an instrument to fold for the pocket, and which may be carried without the slightest inconvenience. By its means we have a fac-simile, either of a friend or a landscape, exquisitely minute—true as the reality, and of such extraordinary beauty of finish, that it is difficult to describe the emotions of those who witness it for the first time. A visit to Mr. Beard's esta blishment in Church-street would afford as much-surprise as delight. SELECT VESTRY.—At the first meeting of the new vestry, on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding, the tender of Messrs. Arthur and George Holme, for the construction of a mill-house, (so that the labour test may be applied,) at a cost of £4.060, was accepted. Messrs. Holmes' tender was stated to be £9OO below the highest, and £320 below the lowest of the other tenders sent in. It was agreed that the Finance Committee should con sider and report whether arrangements cannot be made by which the present official's staff can perform Mr. Litherland's duties as cashier. The committees were constituted as follows :—Finance : Messrs. Banner, Clarke, Bradley, Moss, Luff, Mellor, and Whitby. Workhouse : Messrs. Blain, Denton, Earle, Johnston, John Jones, and James Whitty. Schools,: Messrs. Troughton, Pemberton, Hughes, Sumners, Wm. Jones, Crawford, and Mason. REMOVAL OF MANCHESTER COLLEGE TO LONDON. — Manchester has lost its College. In the Court of Chan cery, on Wednesday morning, the Master of the Rolls delivered judgment in the case of Manchester College, which came before the court on petition, to restrain the trastees from transferring the college from Manchester to the University College, London. The foundation was not originally created either by deed, will, or royal charter of incorporation ; but as long back as the year 1754, a school for the education of youths as divines had existed in Manchester, which, in a few years, was discontinued ;" and in the years 1783 ' 4.5 attempts were made through Dr.-Barnes, a divine of the Church of England, and Mr. Harrison, a Dissenter, to revive the school for the pur pose of the education of youths as divines, and preparatory instruction for other learned professions, as well scientific as commercial, of all religious denominations:; and ulti mately, at a public meeting, held at Manchester, on the 22d of February, 1786, for that purpose, resolutions were agreed to to carry out the design. In 1803 the academy was removed to York, and some years afterwards again removed to Manchester, where until lately it was estab lished; but the majority of the trustees, having come to the resolution to remove the foundation to the London University, the present proceedings were taken— the question being whether the trustees had power to divert or alter the foundation from Manchester, where it was first established, and to appropriate the funds for that purpose. His Honour said be was of opinion that the trustees had full power to do so. His Honour made a declaration to that effect, and directed the costs of all parties to be paid out of the fund. MR. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH AND MR. T. B. 'HORS.. FALL.—A correspondence has passed recently between these gentlemen. In a speech at Derby, Mr. Heyworth had said After the committee had decided that he (Mr. Horsfall) was the unseated member, and that the seat belonged to me, that very afternoon Mr. Horsfall met me, and, with the greatest possible effrontery, said he was about to attend the levee of Prince Albert as one of the representatives for Derby."—Mr. Horsfall, on this, begs to know if the report be correct ?—Mr. Heyworth replied it was substantially correct, except that he did not say Mr. Horsfall was to be presented as one of the repre sentatives for Derby.—On the 4th of April Mr. Horsfall again wrote :—" My having attended the levee; though coincident with, was not consequent on, any connexion with the borough of Derby. It arose from circumstances into which it is not necessary to enter. What I complain of is, that you should charge me with having ' met you and with the greatest possible effrontery told you,' &c. As I am not aware of having acted discourteously during the whole election, or its subsequent proceedings, much less with the' greatest possible effrontery ' either towards yourself or any other man, I have a right to expect you will either explicitly disavow having used the offensive expression to which I refer, or that, having used it, you at once withdraw it."—Mr. Heyworth, in a letter on the 9th, concludes :—" I hare no hesitation in saying that I regret that I should have used an expression that has given you pain; for whilst I feel myself at perfect liberty to comment in strong terms on the public acts of public men,l would exceedingly regret giving personal offence in matters and circumstances of private concern."—Mr. Horsfall says, in a letter dated on Tuesday last I cannot admit your right to ground any apology upon what I stated in my note as to my reasons for attending the levee. As Ido not desire the continuance of this cor respondence, I accept the expression of your regret, though it is not, in my opinion, as candid and unqualified as the circumstances demand." COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—ht Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : Lieut Luke Henry Hansard to be Capt. 2nd Regiment of the -Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : Sir Thomas George Hesketh, Bart., to be Lieut.-Col. 4th Regiment of Lancashire Militia : Richard Phibbs, Esq. (late Capt. in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be Major.—John Southcote Mansergh, Esq. (late Capt. in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Mili tia), to be Major.—Thomas Robbins, Esq. (late of the sth Dragoon Guards), to be Capt.—George Lloyd Rob son, Esq. (late of the sth Dragoon Guards), to be Capt. —John Orred, Esq., to be Capt.—David Ainsworth, Esq., to be Capt.—William Robertson Sandbach, Esq., to be Capt.—Thomas Bourne, Esq., to be Capt.—William Walter Trafford, Esq., to be Capt.—Henry Charles Adol phus Clarke, Esq. (late Lieut. in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be Capt.— Archibald William Clarke, Esq. (late Lieut. in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia) to be Capt.—William Gray, Esq., to be Capt.—Henry Blun dell Hollinshead Blundell, Esq., to be Capt.—William Pemberton Hesketh, Esq. (late EnSign in the 2nd Regi ment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be Capt.—Henry Myers, gent., to be Lieut.—Robert Ker shaw, gent., to be Lieut.—Augustus William Smethurst, gent., to be Lieut.—Lawrence Heyworth, jun., gent., to be Lieut.—Richard Watt, jun., gent., to be Lieut.— Thomas Gardner, gent., to be Lieut.—Thomas Heywood, gent., to be Lieut.—William Honner Fitz-Patrick, gent. (late Ensign in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lan caster's Own Militia), to be Surg. sth Regiment of Lan cashire Militia : Frederic Brandreth, Esq. (late Lieut.- Col., Scots Fusilier Guards) to be Major.—John Townley, Esq., to be Cspt. Lancashire Hussars : Adolphus Mou bert, gent., to be Cornet, vice Haiverden Oillibrand Faza. kerley, deceased. THE PROGRESS OF WEST DERBY.—At the laying of the foundation-stone of the new parish church on Wed nesday, the Earl of Sefton indulged in a few reminiscences of West Derby as it was fifty years ago. "It was fortu nate for them, ' he said, " that they did not remember the circumstances of the village half a century ago, and he feared he had too strong a recollection of its situation at that period. West Derby was • then a small village, with'paved roads, ugly brick houses, and other circum stances which required very great improvement; and in the centre of that unbecoming erection of buildings there stood the chapel in which they had so long offered up their prayers, and in which he had occupied one corner, and which he would quit with some reminiscences which would make him look back with great regret, although he might be placed in a more elegant and convenient pew. They had seen great improvements. The roads, instead of being roughly paved, were now macadamised. They had elegant villas erected in the neighbourhood, all show ing taste and elegance. They had the convenience of coming from Liverpool in elegant public conveyances. In short, they had every convenience that accrued from the increase of wealth and population." PAUL CULLEN AND THE LIVERPOOL ROMANIST Scßooks.—The Popish Archbishop in Dublin, Dr. Cul len, in a sermon delivered in this town, on Sunday week, contended that the Romanist religion was always in favour of education and the development of the mind, although it had been falsely asserted to the contrary. He alluded to Protestant schools, and said there was great danger in Romanists sending their children to such establishments, because there was great fear that the mind would be estranged from the true faith. Papists should not send their children to be educated at Pro testant schools, becLuse Protestants differed widely in point of faith, whilst there was no difference whatever between Roman Catholics on this important point. The system of mixed education had produced infidelity in Germany, and in France bloodshed and atheism followed it. In the United States of America, persons who were educated in such schools knew nothing about religion or God. These schools sought to entrap Romanists by bribes of clothes and money, but he warned all Catholics not to go near such places with their children for education. PROFESSOR STOWE, the husband of the distinguished novelist, in a speech at Liverpool, on Wednesday, said : " It was our intention, as the invitation to visit Great Britain came from Glasgow, to make our first landing there ; but Providence ordered otherwise. It was ordered by Providence that we should land here, and surely there is no place in the kingdom where a landing could be more appropriate, and no place in the kingdom where the re ception could have been more cordial. (Hear, hear.) It was wholly unexpected of us, 1 can assure you. W e knew that there were friendly hearts, for we had received abundant testimonials to that effect from letters which had come to us across the Atlantic—letters wholly unex pected, and which filled our souls with surprise and admi ration; but we had no thought that there was such a feeling throughout England, and we know not how to conduct ourselves under it, for we are not accustomed to it, I can assure you. In our country, unhappily, the feeling is very much divided, and the preponderance of feeling expressed is very much in the other direction, entirely in opposition, and not in favour. (Hear, hear.) We knew that this city had been the scene of some of the greatest, most disinterested, and most powerful efforts in behalf of emancipation. The name of Clarkson was indis solubly associated with this place, for here he came to make his investigations, and here he was in danger of his life, and here he was protected by friends who stood by him through the whole struggle. The name of Cropper, the name of Stephen, and of many others, were very familiar to us, and were associated with this place—(hear, hear)—and it was in connexion with this city that we re ceived what to our feelings was the most effective testi monial of all, a most unexpected letter from Lord Den man, a name which we have always venerated, which we have always loved." THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE NEW PARISH CHURCH AT 'WEST DERBY was laid on Wednesday last. The subscription for the new edifice, headed with a dona tion of £5OO and the gift of a site from the Earl of Sefton, was commenced two years ago ; already £6,500 have been raised. Mr. George G. Scott, of London, is the architect. e w b du c iim h l u te r on w c fs i i: willwith dssandstone. be of tvrotehn,ecig2 ornamented e f o Tt m . hG e e t i r fno ic .l al by ywi t Gothic 2ihn7 gt;uwill eslsilttesybs. e i7lot2stf architecture, internalle aa ft. 6 in. by 13 ; transepts, 26 ft. square ; chapels, north and south, 16 ft. square ; chancel, 41 ft. by 25 ; and tower, 30 ft. square. Tile erec t i on o f t h e c h urc h will take place under the direction of Mr. Alfred A. Walton, Mr. Scott's clerk of the works. Mr. Barker, of West Derby, will be the builder, and Messrs. Jones and Jump will execute the joinery and carpentry work. The total cost is expected to be about £B,OOO. There were present at the interesting ceremony the committee, including the Earl of Sefton, Messrs. T. B. Horsfall, Anthony, J. H. Macrae, J. Stew. art, Rogerson, R. H. Lowndes, the Rev. John Stewart, rector of West Derby ; Rev. Rector Campbell ; Rev. J. F. Greene, rector of Knotty Ash ; Rev. Mr. Leigh, rector of Walton ; a large and respectable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, the school children, and the churchwar dens. The members of Lord Sefton's family were pre sent. After the singing of a hymn, and the reading of appropriate texts of Scripture, the Rev. J. Stewart, rector of the parish, handed the trowel to the Earl of Sefton, whom he addressed at considerable length. The noble lord, in his reply, expressed his hope that the new church would tend to the moral and religious improvement of the neighbourhood. He hoped, and was assured, that the services of the church would be carried on in a moderate style, so congenial, he felt assured, to the feelings of all present, free from the mingled frigidity and extravagances of dissent, or the semi-idolatrous ceremonies which form the attractions of Puseyism.—His Lordship cordially thanked the Rev. Mr. Stewart for his excellent address, and the advice he had tendered him. He assured him that it was in the full spirit of what he (Mr. Stewart) had attributed to him that he was going to perform the cere mony of laying that stone. He would lay it with the view of doing a good service to the community, forhe was no more interested in the matter than any other person. He had not a spot of land in the parish, except the spot on which his house stood ; but he had been long their neighbour, and he was happy to come forward in such a good work, under the hands of their parish priest—and he knew of no more worthy member of society than the priest who fulfilled the office entrusted to him to con tribute to the religious instruction, the moral instruction, and the comfort of all his parishioners. As Mr. Stewart had truly said, it was not the church, it was not the elegance of the structure—it was the living stones of which it was formed that made the internal body of it. He knew of no better member of society than a parish priest, whose duty was to relieve sin and to comfort sor row ; and what he knew of the Rev. Mr. Stewart, that was his conception of his duty, and there was no doubt he would carry it out. The foundation stone was then laid by his lordship in the usual manner. after which c a e p r p e r m o p o r n i y a t e c o p n r c a l y u e d r i s n g w w e i r t e h otffheeresclinguipngbyof t htehereNoctaotri,tnhael Anthem, and three hearty cheers for " The queen" and " The Berl of Sefton.' THE SOUTHERN PLANTERS AND LIVERPOOL: A COTTON DEPOT.—The Philadelphia correspondent of the Morning Chronicle writes :—" A very singular conven tion of southern planters is to be held in June next, at Memphis, Tennessee. The avowed objects of the meet ing are to establish a continental depot of cotton in op position to Liverpool, and thus to do away with Liver pool agencies, middlemen; &c. by a direct exportation. The call complains that by the present system the sub stance of the planters is eaten up, and the exports are concentrated at Liverpool. And then other objects are, to build up a southern importing market in opposition to New York, to have one or two lines of steamers to Europe, new railroads, to educate southern children at home, and, in a word, to aim at commercial and industrial independence. So far as Liverpool is concerned, the gentlemen who convene the meeting seem to forget the proximity of that port to the vast cotton region of which Manchester is the centre—to say little of its wealth, en terprise, and shipping. So long as the Lancashire manu factories flourish, Liverpool will be not only a depot, but also an entrepot for the great staple." THE HERO OF A HUNDRED FIGHTS.—The elegant statue of Wellington, by Signor Grispi, is now complete, and has been visited by many gentlemen of taste within the last week at his studio, Lord-street Chambers. It is about half the life size, or three feet in height, and re presents the warrior in the act of sheathing the sword of the soldier, that he may resume the duties of the states man. He stands upon our own quarter of the globe, whose convulsions are thus put to rest, and leans against the olive, the admitted symbol of peace. There is a pleased expression on his countenance, as if conscious that war should only be resorted to as a stern necessity, in conformity with his own memorable saying, that " nothing can he more unfortunate than to win a battle, except to lose one." If this statue were executed in marble, of the full life size, it would be one of the most suitable ornaments for St. George's Hall, and a memorial of departed greatness worthy of our important town. Yesterday the mayor paid a visit of inspection, and, struck with the beauty of the model, remarked that it would form a very appropriate figure to crown the column for the projected Wellington rronument in this town ; he, however, feared that the funds would be inadequate. We , recommend our readers to see the model and judge for themselves, as it may influence further contributions to the Wellington Monument Fund. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —The sixth ordinary meeting of this society for the session was held in the Collegiate Institution on Thursday evening last, Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the chair. Six new members were elected, viz., Charles Turner, Esq., Dr. Vose, and Messrs. Arthur Ellis, Richard Houghton, Thomas Henry Lyon, R.N., and Thomas B. Ryder. The donations to the society included the trans. actions of a' society at Abbeville, in France, for three years and a half, silver coins, autographs, books, manu scripts, Ste. Among the articles exhibited were en inquisitio post mortem of the date 15th March, 15th James I. ; elastic sandstone from India, original and most accurate portrait of Gilbert Wakefield, several manuscript letters, an ancient book, and a curious tobacco-pipe. The Rev. P. S. Dale, at the request of the chairman, accom panied his presentation with some appropriate remarks. Dr. Hume announced that there will be a day meeting in May, and that the meeting in June will probably be held in Manchester. A communication was read from Mr. Boardman, suggesting the insertion of an inscription at the site of Roscoe's nativity, which is still confounded with another position in Mount-pleasant, near the Eye and Ear Institution. Two additional letters from Felicia D. Browne (afterwards Mrs. Hemans) were read, and the society concurred in the arrangement that had been made for inviting the British Association for the Advancement of Science to meet in this town in 1854. The' following papers, as announced in the circular, were then read : Description of Mains's Hall, near Poulton, the hiding-place of Cardinal Allen, temp. Elizabeth, by the Rev. William Thornber, 8.A., Blackpool ; Memoranda, referring to the register of baptism, marriage, and burial, of William Roscoe, by James Boardman, Esq.; Additional Letters and Papers respecting the Bateman family, by Thomas Doming Hibbert, Esq. AFRICAN MAIL STEAMERS.—The following letter has been addressed by the passengers to Captain Parsons : " Steam-ship Faith, at sea, April 12th, 1853. To Cap tain Jas. Parsons. Dear Sir,--We, the undersigned, pas sengers on board the African mail-steamer Faith, during this her first passage home, wish thus publicly to express our satisfaction at the arrangements which were made for our comfort, and our thanks for the kindness and libe rality displayed towards us by yourself ; and we wish also to express our full appreciation of your talents as an able and experienced seaman. With respect to the vessel, although there has been much to contend with, we have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the good working condition of the engines, &c. ; and, as a sea-boat, the late tempestuous weather has been sufficient proof that she ranks A 1. The culinary department, under the management of Sir. Painter, has given us every satis faction ; and we shall have much pleasure in recom mending our friends to your ship. Wishing you health and many prosperous voyages, we remain, yours, &c., — Thomas Gregory, J. G. Sandman, Lorenz Diederichson, Capt. E. C. Townsend, Capt. G. Maunsell, A. Hook, Sidi Mehemet Benani, Capt. Lynch, United States Navy ; Lieut. Robinson, 3d W. I. Regt. ; Lieut. West, R.N. ; Lieut. Kingsmile, 3d W. I. Regt. ; Dr. Fitzgibbon, Dr. Pinkerton, Auguste Hardison, Herbert W. Day, T. W. Remington, N. Alfaro." The Faith's passage out and home have certainly been most satisfactory. She has not, we are informed, required pumping out since she sailed, and generally is in first-rate condition, both as to hull and machinery, after a run of from 10,000 to 11,000 miles. The steam-ship Northern Light is also in a forward state in Mr. Laird's yard, and will open the branch of the company's Liverpool line on the 10th of October next. She is to be 1400 tons, and is calculated to carry about 1000 tons of palm oil. THE LATE JOHN JUST, ESQ, OF BURY.—At the an nual general meeting of the British Archaeological Asso ciation, held on Wednesday last, Mr. T. J. Pettigrew, F.R.S.F.S.A., treasurer, read an elaborate and most interesting memoir of the members of that association deceased during the past year. Amongst the most pro. minent of the members thus lost by death to the society he noticed the late Mr. Just, whose valuable labours in connexion with philology, science, and antiquities are so well known to our readers. Born in Westmoreland, and educated in that district, the lejsure of his life was spent in the pursuit of his favourite studies in this part of England, to whose history, botany, and language he made many valuable contributions. Mr. Pettigrew traced the history of Mr. Just's contributions to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, the British Archaeological Asso ciation (in connexion with whose congress at Manchester and Lancaster his labours were most important, and justly and adequately valued), up to his last paper on the West moreland dialect, read before the Rosicrucians at Manches ter, not long before his lamented decease. The success of Mr. Just as a teacher and lecturer, his indefatigable zeal in the prosecution of his favourite studies, his wonderful memory and facility of reference to his well-stored acquire ments, his childlike simplicity, and the kindness with which he rendered his gteatacquirements useful to his fellow-men, were admirably and fully dwelt on ; and the meeting testi fied, in the warmest manner, their sense of the just and excellent estimate which Mr. Pettigrew made of Mr. Just, as a man and a scholar.—Mr. Gould, F.S.A., moved that Mr. Pettigrew's paper be printed, a motion which was seconded by Mr. Pidgeon, who said he felt, as a friend of Mr. Just, that it was impossible for him to omit his slight testimony to the zeal and acquirements of his deceased friend. As secretary to the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, he had long been associated in their kindred pur suits with Mr. Just, and he could not but feel that the paper just read would prove most agreeable to the friends of Mr. Just.—The Rev. J. Hugo, M.A.F.S.A., rose and said, that during his residence in the North of England he had reckoned Mr. Just amongst his most valued friends. They had together traversed the whole line of the Roman Road, in the illustration of which Mr. Just had so success fully laboured, and he could add his testimony to all that had been said of his late friend's untiring labours. On one point only could he add a word. Mr. Just was much ce lebrated as a brother of the angle, and his well-stored basket, when other men in vain tried to fill theirs, was often a witneae to hair success in that pursuit.—Afanehes ter Guardian. DAGUERREOTYPE LIKENESSES OF PRISONERS.—Mr. Gardener, governor of Bristol gaol, has introduced the system of taking multiplied copies of daguerreotype like nesses of notorious offenders in custody, which, with written descriptions of the prisoners, are forwarded to the principal gaols and police stations in the kingdom. As daguerreotype likenesses of the most accurate charac ter can now be taken on paper, the only expense is the triflng cost of the apparatus. The first likeness taken in the gaol by this process are those of a notorious and daring burglar, an utterer of forged Bank of England notes, and a female criminal suspected of having been long " wanted " in other parts of the kingdom ; and on Mon day they were dispatched to various gaols, &c., in the northern and midland districts. A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE DRIVER AND THE GUARD.—A si m ple a nd e ffi c i en t me th o d o f com munication between the engine driver and the guard of a railway train has been adopted by Mr. Finnigan upon the South-eastern Railway. It consists of a plaited silk line, rendered weather proof, attached to a reel, within reach of the guard, and passed th roug h sw i ve l ; between the bottom of the carrit.ge doors and the steps, along the whole line, until it arrives at the engine, wbere a communication is effected with the steam whistle. In case of accident, the guard can sound this shrill instru ment, which will certainly attract the attention of the driver; and no passengers can be alarmed, since it will be impossible for them to discover whether the whistle is sounded in the ordinary course by the driver or by the guard. No fog, noise, or other impediment can possibly in interfere with the signal effected by this simple contrivance. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—The following is the plan of scaffolding adopted by Mr. Parris, for the purpose of restoring the paintings of Sir James Thornhill, in the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, 220 feet from the pavement underneath :—lt comprises two galleries,—one on a level with the great cornice, and the other some thirty feet above it, in the spring of the cupola. The flooring of each is sustained by poles, firmly secured, one end riveted into ring -bolts inserted into and through the solid masonry of the cupola (two feet and a half in thickness), and secured with iron plates on the outside, while the further end is supported by strong wire ropes secured above through the upper gallery to the framework of the over dome. The present platform only occupies one eighth part of the circumference of the cupola, so that when one compartment is finished the gallery is shifted round to the next compartment, and so on till the restoration of the whole paintings is completed. It is said to be the in tention of the Dean and Chapter to follow up the ideas of Sir Christopher Wren to the fullest extent. CHURCH REVENUES.—The principal points in the fifth report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, recently published, are these :—ln addition to the four sees previously subjected by act of Parliament to fixed incomes (to which Lincoln must now be added), the Bishops of Salisbury, St. Asaph, Ripon, Ely, and Worcester have consented to receive only the incomes prospectively an nexed to their sees—the future Dean and Canons of Durham have been similarly limited—the Dean and Chapter of York have surrendered that capitular estate (subject to existing leases) to the commissioners, in con sideration of an annuity ca►culated on their past average receipts, until a capitular estate in possession of the same value shall be provided ; ninety-nine reversions have been sold, and seventy-seven leaseholds purchased. The value in fee of the property so enfranchised during the past year exceeds £550,000; the total charge upon the com mon fund in respect of 825 augmented benefices, and 235 new districts and parishes, amounts to £77,967 yearly, or a capital sum of £2,598,700 ; and, in consequence of such liability already created, num, rous applications (exceed ing 1,500) still remain unsatisfied. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. A general meeting of this society was held at the Freemason's tavern, on Monday, for the purpose of making certain alterations in the rules. Viscount Ranelagh presided. The proposed alterations, which included the abolition of fines for non payment or unadvanced shares, the more easy withdrawal and transfer of shares, &c., were unanimously adopted, subject to the approval of the barrister appointed under the statutes to certify. Lord Ranelagh, the Hon. Col. Lowther, M.P., Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., and J. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P., were appointed the trustees. A good deal of discussion took place with respect to the question of a reserved allotment on the rating clause, for a public house, and it was ultimately resolved that it should he offered to tender by the highest bidder amongst all the members having rights of choice. A drawing took place for 42 rights of choice, and it was stated that 21 shares would be added by seniority to the Register of Rights. In the course of the proceedings the noble chairman gave a very satisfactory accountoof the financial proceedings of the society, and announced a fact almost unparalleled in the history of these institutions—that although the society had been only six months in existence, it had been enabled to form a reserved fund of £3,000. THE TEETH AND BREATH.—HOW often do we find the human face divine disfigured by neglecting the chiefest of its ornaments, and the breath made disagreeable to com panions by non-attention to the teeth Though perfect in their structure and composition, to keep them in a pure and healthy state requires some little trouble; and if those who are blessed with well-formed teeth knew how soon decay steals into the mouth, makiuen n sightly what other wise are delightful to admire, d designating iunhealthi ness by the impurity of tkvbreatli, they .w.uusid spare expense to. chase away hose fatal bleu-illse.But al though most ladies are' careful, and ever particular in these delicate matters; yet few are sufficientlyaware of the imperative necessity of avoiding all noxious or mine ra l substances of an, acrid nature, and of_ which the great er part of the cheap tooth powders of the present day ar e composed. It is highly satisfactory to point out M essrs. Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, as a preparation free from alriojurious elements, and eminently calculated to embellish and preserve the dental structure, to impart a grateful fragrance to the breath, and to embellish and p er petuate the graces of the mouth.—Court Journal, GLASGOW is infested at present with bards of garotting marauders. THE PAISLEY SHAWL TRADE is said to be in flourishing condition at present. A single house made sales in March to the amount of £lO,OOO. IT is the intention of Messrs. Caird and Co. to launch the magnificent steamer Atrato about the end of next week, perhaps Saturday. The sight will be one of great interest and splendour.—Greenock Herald of Thursday. IMPORTANT TO AUTHORS. The ratification of the copyright treaty between the United States and England is not expected to take place this session. It requires the vote of two-thirds of the Senate to make it law. MR. Grasox, R.A., has completed his statue of Venus, at Rome, and aroused the criticism of connoisseurs by giving a slight flesh tint to the figure, blue eyes, yellow hair, and a delicately-coloured border to the drapery. There is much difference of opinion as to the judicious ness of this proceeding. THE COLONISTS OF VAN DIRMEN'S LAND, sympa thising with the lady of their late Governor, Sir John Franklin, have collected subscriptions amounting to £1,671 in aid of the Arctic expedition. The pence of the humblest appear in the list side by side with the £lOO, £5O, and £lO donations. IRON SHIP-BUILDING ON THE CLYDE. The largest iron sailing ship.ever built is now near completion, under the shed at Kelvinhaugh. She is to be called the Hurri cane, and is intended for the Australian trade. She is upwards of 1,300 tons,—is the second ship built by Messrs. Stephen and Sons, for Messrs. Potter, Wilson, and Co., of Glasgow. MR. NEELD'S PROPERTY.—Her Majesty has present the executors of the late Mr. Neelil, who left his property to the Crown, with £l,OOO each. He left them only £lOO. The Queen has also granted an annuity of £lOO to Mrs. Neale, who saved Mr. Neeld's life on his making a rash attempt on it during a stay at North Marston, where he now lies buried. ROBERT OR EN, the Socialist chief, who has hitherto been impregnable to arguments in proof of a future state, has avowed himself a believer in the spiritual manifesta tions, and the thumping tricks of the American " Rap pers." His " conversion" is referred to the influence of an American lady residing in Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-square, London. SAD GUN ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, Mr. Frederick Keene, of Serjeant's Inn, Fieet-street, London, was examining a gun in his counting-house, and thinking it was unloaded, handled it carelessly. The butt end being struck sharply against the floor, the weapon exploded, lodging the contents in his right jaw, and carrying off a portion of the cheek. The wounded gentleman was at once conveyed to King's College Hospital, and from the extent of the wound his recovery is extremely doubtful. BOLD SWINDLER.—Robert Pope, a butler, in the ser vice of Earl Jermyn, has been committed for trial for forging the earl's name. He obtained sums of money from tradesmen and others on the plea that his master wanted a temporary accommodation to be secured by a bill. In the case of a Mr. Curtis, £lOO was obtained on a forged bill, by the accused pretending that the Marquis of Bristol and Lord Jermyn would, as governors of Christ's Hospital, give him a presentation for his son. There were £6OO worth of forged bills in court. EAST INDIA COMPANY.—A ballot for a director, in the room of the late General Caulfeild, took place on Wednesday. At the close of the poll there appeared for Mr. D. C. Marjoribanks Mr. J. C. Morris Majority for Marjoribanks .. —3O The five directors on the house list were of course re elected as usual. A WARNING TO YOUNG WOMEN WHO CONTEMPLATE EMIGRATING.—A deal is said about sending nut young women to marry the men in the bush. God help such women as marry the greater portion of such fellows as the common class here. Their very language is perfectly measled with obscenity and the Eilestoaths and the basest phraseology, and they drink all they can get. In short, this is a country to come to, as people go to India, to make money; as to spending it here, that under present circumstances would require different tastes to those of most cultivated men and women.—William Howitt's Latest Letter from the Gold-Fields. LAUNCH OF THE CADIZ.—On Saturday afternoon week there was launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs. Tod and Macgregor, on the Clyde, a fine iron screw -steamer, named the Cadiz, intended for the Pen insular and Oriental Company's trade. The Cadiz is fully 1,000 tons burthen, with engines 260 horse-power. The Douro, for the same company, and of the same size, will be ready in about three weeks. The keel and frames of the Majestic Simla, also for the Peninsular and Orien tal Company, are partly up. She will be thirty feet longer than the Great Britain, and more than 3,000 tons burthen, with screw and horse power to correspond. ELECTION COMMITTEES.—In the past week Sir Edward Colebrooke and Mr. Mills have been unseated for Tame ton, and Mr. Taylor for Tynemonth. Mr. Keogh, for Athlone, Mr. Aglionby, for Cockermouth, Sir Joshua Walmsley, for Leicester, and Sir Thomas Herber, for Dartmouth, have been declared duly elected. The com mittees appointed to sit are the following :—This day, 19th April, Berwick-on-Tweed, Hereford (City), Hereford (County), :Maidstone; Wednesday, 20th April, Knares •borough ' • Tuesday, 3d May, Plymouth, Dublin (City), Dublin (County), Londonderry ; Wednesday, 4th May, Cork, Catlaw (County), Ennis. With many more to come. SHOPLIFTING IN SOUTHAMPTON.—Three porters be longing to the South-Western R iiiway Company, appre hended a few days since for robbery at the Southampton terminus, have been committed for trial. The South- Western Railway have had to pay £3OO during the last few months in consequence of robberies supposed to have been effected at the Southampton terminus. Two Lor.don thieves, concerned in taking a parcel of stolen goods, con sisting of silk handkerchiefs and stockings, to the South: ampton terminus, to be forwarded to a London fence, have also been committed for trial. Several Southampton tradesmen have identified the property and the thieves, as persons who have been in their shops, and have sworn that after the latter left the stolen goods were missing. EXPERIMENTAL SUICIDE.—An extraordinary act of accidental suicide was perpetrated on Friday, at Messrs. Coutts' banking-house, in the Strand. A father and son, named Jones, were engaged in whitewashing one of the rooms, when the father left for a short period in the mid dle of the day, and, on his return, discovered his son a corpse, suspended by the neck from a line attached to a pane of glass used for ventilating purposes in the window. The line merely passed under the chin and at the back of the ears, without encircling the neck, and as the feet were upon the ground and the knees within two inches of it, it appears very remarkable that the deceased, if inclined only to try the effect of experimental hanging, failed in saving himself. However, animation was suspended, and although the body was warm when removed to Charing cross Hospital, all attempts at resuscitation proved fruit less. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. A BELLIGERENT ATTORNEY.—In the court of Queen's Bench, on Saturday, a rule was arplied for on behalf of Mr. Rolt, Q.C., calling upon Mr. John Maynard Clayton, an attorney, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him. Mr. Rolt, in conducting a defence to a suit in Chancery, stated his belief that the proceedings were instituted for the mere purpose of ob taining casts, and that they were of a vexatious character, and could not produce any substantial benefit to the plaintiff himself. The Vice-Chancellor, in deciding upon-, - - the case, expressed his opinion that it was a vexatious and unprecedented application. •Mr. Maynard, who was the plaintiff's attorney, took offence at the language used by Mr. Rolt, and called upon him to apologise. Mr. Rolt answered that he had stated no more than, in his pro fessional capacity, he was justified in doing. Mr. May nard, upon this, sent a friend to Mr. Rolt with a formal challenge, and requested him also to name a friend. Mr. Rolt said the only friend he should apply to would be the nearest magistrate. After this, Mr. Rolt received a letter from Mr. Maynard, couched in very offensive language, and thereupon the present proceedings were taken against Mr. Maynard. The court granted the rule. ECONOMY AND UTILITY.—In addressing our readers this Week, we are desirous of bringing under their notice a peculiarly useful article of daily consumption, which is intimately connected with the comfort and well-being of families. You are aware that adulteratiorr of many articles is, unhappily, by no means uncoremon. Amongst other articles which have been lately expoied by chemists and other competent judges, vre: observe that the useful article, Starch, has had tts'aar of exposure. You can not fail to perceive th,atit is your interest, in making pur chases of starch, patronise that kind which has ob tained au establi ed and well-merited reputation. It is clear that who fine linens and laces are to be finished in a superior n ner, that starch of superior quality must be used. Ve have, therefore, the most unfei g ned pleasure in recommending our fcir readers to use the Glenfield Patent Starch, and no other, for the following very conclusive reasons :—1 st. nat it is used in her Ma jesty's laundry, where the laundress in her testimonial to the manufacturer of the Glenfield Starch distinctly says, that it is the beet she has ever used. 2d. We could quote ten similar testimonials from the laundresses of the prin cipal nobility, besides from many of the leading gentry tud many public institutions ; also, from 1500 of the principal grocers in the three Kingdoms, declaring that it pleases their customers better than any other they ever had. With these very satisfactory reasons, we leave it to oar fair readers to make a trial of the Glenfield Patent Starch and prove it for themselves. We see it is for sale by most of the shopkeepers in the town. A BUCCANEER IN THE CLYDE IN 1853.—The Greenock Htrald of Thursday last relates a good story of a bold buccaneer, on a small scale, who was lately lodged in limbo there. He had a little crazy, sailing, craft, in whio.elsiet used to make raids or excursions Arough the Highlands, on pretence of dealing in delf• He withw as assisted by two boys. He used to return from these - w ow g - a a n s d p s l n e e k p s a general cargo of every concei v a ble t c of wood, eggs, shell-fish, braxy, bones, i h r i o d n e the impression c onceivable e r t o h r in t g 7, lln p d oultry . , rage, old was that he was driving a trade in a primitive fashion by 'in so s m ho e r ti t m e e v s ery a • buccaneer valued d ould - be found looking for her six means of barter. But stohrisiessawfeetryebweheihspoeurleddnaohtr b oa e d ng th ai a n t the creeks of the Gael with his rotten craft, l . M s `T o a o g u g r ert his two lost if our f w a T n ould leave Greenock harbour in intolaeoalsunbEdsa,lB'tPmnh:e:v3filcr:rsratildvi g . l c s Y of his flo g c a k i buccaneer went return at day - break from the lost favourite hens,Hoer with a cargo of broom. He made thesent i cr i erth duskseixd excursions of s t otehn evening, v d r e i i e n n v n i e n . r t g hTe The small because the cutting of broom was forbid him ; hut a circumstance small value of the article he carried made people wonder cam h e o w ou itt that would e x p re la c i o n m e se a n l s i e . He was obs erve d early one morning, on the opposite shore, aft er having shipped a quantit of broom, surrep titiously dragging a so me thi ng on boar d, which proved to be a ram from an adjoining field. He set sail for Greenock, but found he was hotly pursued. Knowing that to come into the harbour would bo certain detection, he hastily attached the horns of the ram to his anchor, and casting anchor in the offing, lighted his pipe , and coolly awaited his pursuers. They ca me, searched the ve sse l, and find ing no sheep on board, concluded it was a m i sta k e, occasioned by the grey of the morning, and l e ft th e bucca neer chuckling a laugh at their expense. Scarcely were they gone when the anchor and booty were lifted; and the mutton did not eat ranch the worse for the ehort im mersion in salt water.