The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

.~-- - - •,4 .- PARrsii O F ,ed the nev i r lest,. 89 fro ol .e the WO / [t contaili fi of whici i ton by th o cost'of this pariA her sacre ci t m 'scoots:3' ear LOU;I I ; wich, Ken t ' ch; Oxion't ire, to with 'Robe" )Evo,nsbir e ' ngait, n ett Shen, Ileir Assistal i _;, Igton, J3v" 3U r's, - . l°' folk. 3 e Coliegn gongaY, oar Se llov” •Aslactol4, iolen„ca , rtbic.behi se. . ( 1, z ;nd.lat e to-be Vice. lie. o f dioco - of 'master of K. ale COnvict stow, near v s churcbi gwl xarY n ear iston, of Orfor d. IliPe' land, net L, Monorail ;Ntherinel held - on of !., 1 * o r raisT o l al colon s al bish o A , re noW d ie numb,": om bishoPr i " - ,-ItO wenrae P 4 . r ritms, 110pricS Perth, d a Nice: 6 jj Lie cou £4s.r j „ )n, sch,s ester,. 7 0 o f r`r e ad or d -d 'akingtt adopter,Cantfof secounl nmina,A abseribcm uare fto° l/36 ms yet d 11tite-E n o „reROOOl4 lareßoo,,o lareßooll, inn-fief ms 4 11 .ays-ifin ern CilaP el street mrello# lareltoo# ms ,d ms SCI Rel. 5 larelto°° apel e, St' apel Hall ern apel Lareltoo°' .i„n-0e145 kee Of er' ing fee l and a 0 ratY of the ee to - to Or de r s ; 1110g „ f • lar d II 0 1. as k tbe t if ik tha lce to m t he frora )n ot sY g r P ? ter, LOCAL NEWS. Ra• WILLIAM HEALING was on Friday elected P. Member of the Dock Committee. a THE MAYOR AND MRS. HOLME gave a assiree at the lown.hall, on Tuesday night, to abseet 300 ladies and tentlemen. f ar nN BRIGGS /HIS be e s s e, robbing his lod 'e sent to jail for three months, i'ings and practising impositions upon al• Raffles: and other gentlemen. TOE NEW Nee Or MAN STEAMER, Mona's Queen, tbs permanently t a ken he r station on the line between ls Port and Douglas. ROBER T DUDGEON, ESQ., late of this town, has pur chasede the estate of Caron, parish of Frogheen and Dte wartry of Kirkcudbright, for £26,000. ~, AN EEL F IGHT .—A b oa t man , a t S ou thport, ha v i ng Inght two large eels when fishing, put them into a cask al salt water, when they commenced an attack upon each °User, and fought until they died. 8 0 soon as cer t a i n pr i ze essays o f t h e A nt i - C orn- l aw L eaguei shall have be en a dj u d ge d to the s ucce ssf u l compe titors, it is proposed to summon another general meeting of thet body, and to again formally dissolve the association. IHE MANCHESTER DETECTIVE POLICE have sent the ;;; 4 t specimen of the illustrated Hue and cry to London. ~he d aguerreotype of the person wanted is said to be a • Striking likeness." PIECE or PLATE is now in the shop window of Mr. p.ausburg, Church-street, which is intended for presents by the me m b ers o f th e Li verpoo l H un t Cl u b , to W. et. Duncan, Esq. . HANDSOME SILVER CEP has been presented, by a pass friends and fellow-servants, to'Mr. Thomas Ramsdale, ta te station- master at St. Helen ' s Junction. Mr. Brown, s Lerd-street, was the manufacturer. Tne FRIENDS AND NEISHBOURS of Mr. R. Thompson, Fationer, St. Ja mes ' s - s t ree t, w h o i s a b ou t to emigrate Atatralia, have presented him with a magnificent gold Meta a nd appendages, and a complimentary address, engrossed upon parchment. THE Ren A BR.A.HE.—The injuries sustained by this vessel a re the to be fitted more serious th a n a t fi rs t an ticipated, and she ill have with a new keel and bottom planking war _ls .starboard side. Her passengers are being for ded 10 other vessels. the " fact Tee Cistern," of the 15th current, remarks upon a ofzn\e‘ri i thet a d d a h at " Nathaniel H aw th orne i s t o be ex p e ct e d ys as the new A m eric an Consul, and asks, Liverpool people have wit enough to give N athaniel a dinnert" JOHN 1 atrsas, missed from the Smack Mary, of Ramsey, a fortnight ago, was found drowned in a pit b etween Scotland-road and Vauxhall-road on Tuesday. 1/ eeessect had a. largt amount of money in his possession When last seen, and foul play is suspected. 110 /annietrea—The only deaths that took place last We ek at the village of Formby were those of Mary Bolton, They have 'Ellen Wright, 84 ; and Margaret Cooper, 78. sahey have been widows for some time. They were all 'ndustrietts hard-working women till within the last few 1 4 Tios ' LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY of during have been expending £2O more than the income e tl tlg the last seven years. Tere is still £l2O in the edicts-ands to the credit of thenociety. A meetin will or e add to consider whether the subscriptions be raised With,The Publication of the society's proceedings dispensed' - j oNSI DERATE EMPlosretts.—OnWedneselay, the Walk.. t ll employed by M essrs . Meat and Sons, sugar 're tners, B a t c h elor -street, numbering two hundred, met to Vz ress -thei r goo d w ill an d grat i tu d e to t h e i r employers , txt th e r aanY boons canferred 'upon them, including an n sa e asiae free library. an hospital, a recent advance of Dot es Ri 7 on without solicitation, and, in addition ; a de eoesa°l 10 s• to each man in the savings' bank, as en gensent fcrr 'them to be economical. a sss e th e 6 1 ;ella—On the 25th of 7anuary last, we learn from. _watch "XII Intlima mail, the commanding officer of the Jdzi e "'Pin the roads of 'Batavia, sent a sloop after the g ish to a ssess alerehant vessel William Simpsan, with orders Drew s - '" the carpenter, who was accused of inciting the one En revolt. The crew of the merchantman resisted ; eeent'tglisliman was shot and another wounded, and be ha ill the 'English-sailors placed in irons. They` ill :Mught to trial. ne e AN D `-' ll th MUSE ON THE MERSEY—Tvx DUCFIESS 4,, 'IRS. `STOWE. —The Critic remarks:—"' Mrs. Stowe's heoProach sees heralded by magnificent rumours of Stafford bilveitrisaeler-earap c:svtilne g to the , honoured bank of the Mersey (as li:tam-wood removed to Dunsinane), to greet the' establishment k (not of of black emancipation; but possibly' the revelations of the overworking of the-London needle- Carlyle's kind—that couldn't sew), ‘and of . the application of the Ten Hours' Bill to . the her of the west-end milliners, have modr fi l "et Grace the Duchess's enthusiasm, sßirnarcs-wodd not remove to Dunsinane !" SIX SEAMEN have been sent to jail and hard labour . for twelve veeeks, by the Liverpool magistrates , for in hither on board the ship Colonist, on her voyage 'other from New Orleans. Two of the ringleaders are Still at large. 'The conduct of these fellows appears have been of a most disgraceful character. •Several- ex tracts from the log were read by the captain, from which It appeared that the men had used obscene and violent langu age to - hime, that they had amused themselves 'with firin g pistols,: to the intimidation of the officers, and that on one occasion at least a knife had been drawn upon the captain. THE ZCOLOEICAL GARDENS have been greatly im proved by their new proprietor, Mr. Durandu. 'The ( Veiling of this favourite summer resort will take place-on 4 / 1 early day. The unsightly paling surrounding the grounds has given place to a stone wall ; a colossal picture Of the Temple of Janus in Rome will spread its hen ties above the lake; a beautiful transparent panorama, illus ttating the chief victories of the Duke of Wellingto n , w ill be exhibited nightly ; seats and erections throughout the Founds have been re-modelled ; a gymnasium and a n Uize,'" shooting-gallerY ; or Cretan labyrinth, are among the fresh attrac tions; Herr '.7oger is engaged to introduce his unique while Mr. John Atkins, one of the first Pyrotechnists in the world, intends this season to exceed h imself as regard to brilliance and effect. i in ST . Jostens CHURCH PROTESTANT INSTITUTE.—The •Vuietiral meeting of the above society was held in Y i de-strcet lecture-room, on Monday evening last, at ;Inch the Rev. W. F. Taylor, incumbent of St. John's, op e e e , i( te,cl- A statement of its principles, objects, mode of tm e r"° ll , Flint rules were adopted. We recommend this stiletY to the notice of the public, and in doing so would lrve that , though congregational in its denomination, 11;rsthe door of membership is open to persons from all o h:. of the 'town. The necessity of such an institute is s ted alus to any one who ref i scts ppon the various aspects fo re " which error appears in the present day, and there- L s , needs to •he exposed. The fact that a " Catholic Weigh has been recently opened in Liverpool should ho vels more than the most lengthened advocacy, with the rs of truth t o ' a t once come f orwar d an d give their ta_ ms ? tt °l " ute t, by having themselves enro ll e d as mem b ers o f thi s Ca n Mel ee ADA Mams.—A line of mail-packets, established taa ilrnmenced running bettyeen Liverpool and Quebec. packets are made up for cpnveyance by these contract Ita, and such correspondence forwarded by them as Thl ) . l: , t e specially addressed " BnCanadian mail-packet:" a letr sta ge noon letters sent by these packets is—ls. for r eedi er not exceeding /oz. in weight, 2s. for a letter ea t° th u g lee. and not exceeding laz e and so on, according b lar t scale for charging inland letters, and such letters tie % e Paid in adnce, or forwarded unpaid, at the op ad. the eender. 'Upon books, the rate of postage of Pao, °r a Packet not ex cee di ng _ Ib.S in weight, Is. fo r a nip ,!_t exceedible.ng Ssib. and not exceeding 11b., and so on, Is bo ' i l!_e chargea 'Newspapers will be free of postage. Sent b and newspapers, as well as letters, intended to be StY se" ani an these mail-packet vessels, must be-speci a lly a dd resse d " B y ." AI R -zne RDALE QUARTER €ESSIONE.--,These sessions cora-- ill e n , e ,ed on Tuesday last—W. Hall, -Esq., presiding, in d e " "'settee of the Ten. Archdeacon-Brooks. The Arch hsaoon was chosen .chairman, in the place of Lord Skel rersdale, deceased.. In the matter of the late Ramshay tic AlrY, and the refreshments for the bench and the bar, t ie tter was read from Mr. Wilson, the county treasur er , the -effect that after the -vote come to at the annual Ren era/ sessions, at Preston, disallowing the sum of X. 53 ; ,8 " -6 sl. for expenses incurred for refreshments, he should ' e el called upon not to pay the bill for the usual refresh 211_, ente rt the present sessions. It was agreed, after a long uiacussiou, that the visitin g justices be re ques t e d t o p r o- Ride refreshments, as usual, for the magistrates and the bar, at the present sessions. Mr. Tinne complained that large-nuesiber of constables were taken from Kirkdale to th i ntree races, and, after some discussion, it was agreed tZ4B committee be appointed to confer with the magis eend:ttid the Watch committee of Liverpool as to th e at to assist of a sufficient body of police at the Aint r e e races 13ridges ea '" e •enunty constabulary. It appeared from the tenders invited report that plans have been prepared and and Down Renfor reditng Mairseong naesday. , Thebridge; Lvdiate e Z d t ; dar, The criminal bnsines began on Wed ales G I ;7 esa _ heavier than usual, contained the t"LoCers. "JR. UN E 'soiree o ILE AND THE ROMAN CATHOLICS. , -At a !lari a t s!'c'ttruesday evening, in the St. Augustine's It7a bee_ 001-roorn, the Rev. Dr, M`Neile said he had charged with want f t , th ose we o love towards Roman Catholics. hos e mi s takenl4° said so misunderstood him. He loved to. (est out their see 4, r errors. The language of the Church of sa ns f eisas Do and suffer ;" but the language of Christ Pr d 41.11 in hirns, e r ° ec f r• .One wanted Christian character to char orgiveness—the other put forgiveness first and - it . acter afterw d I t to R ' t , at: s. t was not hemg.on. dm . anis s t ise.ch e ",ais which prompted in his opposition to krio us l re i rS of Rome, but a desire to inform them of the andreigious errors into which they fell. He saw the b e had e he spoke out plainly and honestly, and for this seouseen abused. But his feelings had never changed. ad met the necessity, and had acted up to it. He thi s 'enemies; but every man must expect to get them er wo rid• There were those who twisted and doubled tr?tind ? e xits, and milk-and-water-men, as they were, got ?t e . a %corner out of the way ; but he liked, and it was I' to e ` le e , to go straight forward. What should they hat sYstem which kept God's Word from the people ? did w ag the Olen of the Church of Rome. That Church ch eapen the Bible—their own Bible—even with gSed , p r i hey resisted the circulation of the Bible in Ire ecersedaltS,e, and elsewhere. A circumstance had just r ee pte which showed their determination to oppose the We es. a r, s lost present had read " Uncle Tom's ' Ars • eve t en) would be surprised and others would be Mere hcs.r th t tie a Print d a the Roman Catholic priests in Bel o, R e a cheap edition of it, dishonestly omit garj, w Parts which referred to the Bible. It was 4 Dotb" o den C er _ ounce such a robbery as this. There was rary Pu blication in this country which was a still greater P e a Prj °d • The " Pilgrim's Progress" had actually a ga "Ed in this s ss veere d country, where the name of Pope and Go o ai d sele changed to Mahomedan and Pagan. Those tlNsi ne w, la were knaves, call them what they would. en tase was not a soft, tender, unimpassioned n- .4 Wag e vi ca s no . uoly and jealous ; and jealousy was severe. i°° i°6 ratst) who was destitute Of anger against THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL THE Mona' e Herald rays, the painters in the Isle of Man are .sut "on strike," for advanced wages. The pre sent wage is 18s. ; they demand 3s. more. AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF COPPER, weighing 60 lbs., is now in the shop of Mr. Mayer, Lord-street ; it was found in the Minnesota Mine, North America. MRS. CHISHOLM addressed a group meeting at the Mechanics' Institute, on Friday evening, William Rath bone, jun., Esq., presiding. On the platform were a number of ladies. THE COTTON PORTERS of Liverpool have asked for an advance in their wages of 6d. a day ; at present they re ceive 3s. 6d. They have also formed themselves into a mutual protective society. A SOIREE, attended chiefly by the working classes of the vicinity, was held on Tuesday night, to celebrate the opening of the new schools in connexion with St. Angus. tine's Church, in this town. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS at Kirkdale, Tyrrel and Williams, have been respited during her Majesty's plea sure. Mr. Richard Jones, of Tranmere, having heard that the convict Williams was without friends, petitioned her Majesty on his behalf. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE LOCKERS at Liverpool have pub lished, in pamphlet-form, a statement of their duties and remuneration. They ask to be set on an equal footing with the lockers in London, who are paid £BO, £9O, or £lOO, in health and sickness ; while those at Liverpool receive only £74. £79, and £B9, the salary ceasing when they are absent from sickness or on leave. MR. CARDWELL, M.P., at a meeting held in London on Wednesday, was one of the speakers to raise contri butions towards the endowment of additional colonial bishoprics. He contended that it was the duty of the members of the church to spread its organisation along with the people who left these shores for the British colonies. MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL.—In the 'week ending Saturday last, the registered deaths in LiverpDol amounted to 179, of which 36 only were in the extra parochial wards. The mortality was lower than in any of the previous 15 weeks, and 22 below the average of the corresponding week of the five preceding years. The mortality from zymotic diseases was lower than in any week of the previous four months. Two children and two adults died from small-pox. From diseases of the lungs there were 75 deaths. The beneficial effect of the milder weather has been experienced chiefly by persons in advanced life. During the quarter ending the 2nd 3,118 deaths were registered in the borough, including 148 on which inquests were held. This number exceeds the mortality of the previous quarter by 601. ANOTHER. 'MURDER has been perpetratedin Lancashire- Yesterday week, Richard Peddev, a labdur er residing in the township of Hambleton, situated be tween Garstang and Fleetwood, shot his wife in the garden behind his `ewn house. He bad been heard to declare is intention of killing her ; and it is supposed he filled himself With drink for the purpose. He 'went straigkt to a OElc-house after the commission 'of the crime, and told them he had shot his "Bet," though he could assign no reason for doing so. He then tried to abbot himself, tut failed. He has been committed to take his trial for " Wilful murder" at the Lancaster assizes. -C)Ming so soon after the Garstang murder, this horrible "case has created a great sensation in the neigh bourhood. LANCAttIRE MILITIA.—Second Regittert of the Duke of:Lancaster's Own Militia—Lieut. Joseph Withers to be captain ; =Lieut. James Thomas BOurn'e to be captain ; Lieut. Alexander Thomas Knight to be captain ; Ensign Timothy Bristowe Hughes to be lieutenant ; John Downes Rochfort, gent., to be lieutenant ; Theophilus Robert Preston, gent., to be ensign-; 'Thomas Pilkington, gent., to' be ensign ; Lorenzo Edward •Desmond, gent., to be ensign (assist-sure.) sth Regiment of Royal Lanca.sbire Nrilitia—Captain John Towneley to be major. The Artillery Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Sir Duncan Macdougall, late 'Lieut.-Colonel 79th High landers, to be Lieut.-Colonel Commandant. 4th Regi ment of Lancashire Militia—=John O'Callaghan, Esq., ate Captain 62d Regiment, to be Captain. 'WEST DERBY G - UksprAlzs..-= :- The first meeting of the view board was held on Wedneseay. Mr. Tattersall pro sided. The Rev, Mr. Eadnall - was nominated as chair man, as was also Mr. Harrison. The vote was in favour of Mr. Harrison, who immediately took the chair. 'Mr. H. S. Alpass was elected vice-chairman, by a majority over Mr. Kirkiss. A letter , was read stating that the Rainhill lunatic - esylum war full of patients. The clork was instructed to have =a division and boundary of the medical districts in Tosteth- park. 'fir. Tattersall called -attention to an alleged deficiency it the weight of some bread obt7...ined by a pauper from "Mr. Archer, baker ; one of the contractors under the hoard for supplAng bread•. After some discussion the •matte: was adjourned till , next meeting, Mr. Archer to 'be•requested to attment. Cumin IN SOITTII:''L4:NCASHIRE.—At the:4o;ldale Quarter SessioustCaptain - Woodford presented the usual retuirns. The total ntualter of persons taken into custody in The quarter ending the3lst March last was 2,222. Of there there - were committed for trial. 233 ; summarily con victed, Ls2l:; admitted to bail 76; discharged 490. The number of persons-summoned before the-magistrates witl tin the -same period by the constabulary to answer conhplaints vas-1;766, of whcm 1,590 were-yemmarily con vieted. iOn complaints by parish authorities and oth era 26116 persons were summoned within the•quarter. The total number of persons brought before the rnagis trat es - in the last . quarter was 6,532, against - 8,1-46 in the cor rponEting quarter of last year, showing a diminution in t he last quarter of 1,611 offenders. A, LITTIIPODL " ONE" IN THE MIDLAND Cot ra - nrros. —The: No:Yire ham Journal narrates the ex ploi is of atlrunken swindler, named Eliza Lewes, who was bro urght nn before the magistrates there a few days ago, and . who was understood to be from the banks of the Aft rewy.. 'She stated -she came to -Nottingham, from inefiela, on Saturday. It appeared that the prisoner ha, I Seen , carrsing •cn a practice of defrauding any person grt es, ennugle to beolone. She would go into a provision sh , op and pretend Lo purchase something to eat, but after ha riug disposed of it, through the medium of asomewhat cat teetens throat, she gave the deluded owner to under sta ad that she had -no money. She was also it the habit of visiting public-lnousee, and of there obtaining ale in a sin tiler manner, for which she had hitherto -received no put tishrnenethan that of being occasionally euietly kicked out . About -seven - o'clock on Tuesday night, she was fou ad by police-constable Newbold., in Milton-street, veto - much intoxicated ; and creating a great disturbance, in c elasecpaence of which he conveyed her to the watch hou te.. The magistrates, as the woman expressed a wish to g en to Liverpool, discharged her on promising to leave the I 'own immediately. Dc tete Coaezarrvna.—Mr. Shand presided at the meet ing o a Thursday. The managing forernati's wages in the warel muse -department--were increased frorne 365. to 355. per w e.ek. William Bell, an old mph*, •was-appointed mast& r •of -the magaxined' life-boat —lt was- stated that comp ensation would be -sought from the owners , of the steam er Baltic, which ran foul of the bell beacon, on the 14th i aqtant, and sank-it—The assistantroprine surveyor report ell thateleps had-been taken to rerneee the scheoner, sunk i s thel -, icteria Channel on the 16th instant —The dock-g utemen and the landing-stage men's memorials for Mei msed wages were-referred to the committee.—ln reply t o Mr. Bighorn,. Mr. Bold, in reference to the propose d arnica' with the Birkenhead docks, said that the deputatCoto met-Sir..Joseph Bailey, Baron , Goldstrid, and his son, tan W-ednesday, but at present it would not be desirable tosaymore.-- - ,Mr. Gladstone deprecated privacy and secrt efy, , as leading to the inference that something was wrong. There •was nothing like the principle -of - publicity. Meer, hear.) The matter about which Mr. Bighorn hetet :asked .a questien was not in any position to ; be reported' upon.: for in pcint of fact, the parties, ,when the deputation were with them, were not prepared to, say owl eat price they •would take. Therefore the matter stood over till next week. Not the :lightest approach had,been made to the proprietors of the Birkenhead docks by that -committee. This concluded the business of interest. HEALTH Coaeutaaexce.—Mr. Alderman lisnasdale pre sided at the weekly meeting. on Thursday. The deputa tion appointed to visit those, zeaports and large towns : in England and Scotland in •which railway crossings oc curred submitted theeubjoined conclusions :—"lst. That level crossings on streets in towns, however carefully worked and attended, inconvenience in no small degree the ordinary traffic in the streets. 2nd. That notwith- , standing such inconvenience, considerations of the bene ficial effect on the trade , of the town which would be pro duced lay increased facility of .railway transport may warrint the committee in sanctioning level crossings in ertatn localities. 3rd. That all such local crossings' should, : however, be allowed on sufferance only ; and - further, that they should only be allowed on condition of some arrangement being made by which parties interested • in the traffic of the town may:avail themselves of the rail way to facilitate that traffic., 4th. That every level eroesing should be provided with gates to shut across the road or the _railroad, as occasion may require, and that each crossing attended by twogatemen by day and two by night, and tkat these men should be entirely under the control of the Council, but paid by the railway company." A long.discussion followed, which was adjourned till next meeting. Mr. M - ':Gowan read a report from the Rates' Sub-Committee, recommending that there be borrowed the several sums for the districts following, to be applied in works of permanent benefit connected witkpaving For the parish of Liverpool 00,000 For the township of Kirkdale 5,000 For the township, of Everton For the township of West Derby For the township, of Toxteth-park 12,000 The committee further recommended the following rates IN THE HMI - I/JET OF TEJF. PARISH OF LIVERPOOL. Rate laid Fcr 1853-4, for 1852,3. s. d. s. d, Paving rate 0 8 in the p0und........ 0 6 Sewer Water General 1 3 0 10 IN THE DISTRICT OF EIRKDALE. Paving rate 1 4 Sewer Water Geaeral 2 0 1 7 IN THE DISTRICT OF EVERTON. Paving rate 1 0 Sewer Water General I 8 1 2 IN THE DISTRICT OF WEST DERBY. Paving 0 10 Sewer Water General 1 7 1 10 IN THE DISTRICT OF TOXTETH-PARK. Paving 0 10 Sewer ..... 0 4 Water General 0 6 1 10 The report was unanimously adopted. A report on the wages of the labourers and workmen employed under the committee was next read. Mr. Newlands did not recom mend any advance in the rates Of payment, and his report was adopted. THE FINANCE CONIMITTEE have agreed to recommend that the salary of Mr. Shuttleworth, the Town-clerk, be increased from £2,000 to £2,500 a-year. THE BODY OF A MAN, name unknown, was found at Woodend, opposite Runcorn, on Friday night, about ten o'clock, having apparently been left on shore by a re ceding tide. THE REV. H. P. LINTON lectured on Tuesday even ing, at the Church of England Institution, on " Nineveh in its Historical and Prophetical Aspects." This is the last lecture of the second series. THERE is now an afternoon mail from Liverpool to Preston by the East Lancashire express train, at four o'clock, the letters for which will be ready for delivery at Preston at about six o'clock in the evening. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—At the police-office, on Tues day, a man named Johnson was remanded till this morn. ing on the charge of being concerned in the robbery of £250, from the premises of Mr. Rawsthorne, publican, Great Howard-street, on Saturday night week. THE 'WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS. —On Thursdayeven ing, a memorial was prcfented from the residents in New Brighton, in support of leasing the ferry. The subject was allowed to stand over for the consideration of the new board. SurrOseD SILVER ROBBERY.--Elias Alexander and Miah Davies were brought before the magistrates on Tuesday, charged with having certain pieces of silver and gold in their possession of which they could not afford a satisfactory account. There are tea-spoons, sugar-tongs, and a quantity of silver such as is used by watch-makers. MR. PATRICK PIIELAT‘T. proprietor of the Grapes Hotel, Lime-street, was on Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, thrown from his horse at West Derby, and sustained a severe fracture on the skull, from the effects of which he died in about four hours Lfterwards. The deceased was 35 years of age, and unmarried. THE POISONOUS WATERS OF THE STANLEY Dome have almost killed the boatswain of the Dutch ship King William the Second, a brave fellow, named T. Klas Vink. On Wednesday he plunged in after a companion who was drowning ; but the poor man stuck so last in the mud at the bottom that he could not be raised. The boatswain having remained in the water for some time, is now lying ill on board the ship. A REMARKABLE Fisir was captured on Wednesday in the George's dock. It is a ground fish, after the fashion of the turbot; measures four feet long by three wide ; has a mouth of enormous - capacity ; attached to its belly are a couple of fins, exactly similar to human bands; and it is said to resemble the " devil fish," found on the -coasts of Africa and THE COURT OF INLAI`7I) REVENUE was engaged on Wednesday in hearing charges against grocers, for vio lating the Treasury order, forbidding the sale of coffee and chicory mixed together, unless under a label inform ing the purchaser of The fact of mixture. The court in flicted small penalties in about twenty cases. The full penalty is £lOO. Is the Court of 'Exchequer, on Monday, in the case of Thorn v. Bigland, a motion was made to 'set aside the nonsuit which was directed by Mr. Baron Martin at the Liverpool Assh:es, and to enter a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff, it appears, is a soap manufacturer, and the case arose out of a transaction with 'the defendant, whom he employed to purchase some oil for him last year. The Court refused the rule. NEW I3OAT FOR WOODSME TERRY.—Yesterday the new Woodside ferry-boat was launched from Messrs. Jordan-and Getty's yard at the south end. The machi nery is making by Messrs.'Forrester and Co. The " Woodside" measures about "120 tons, and will have steeple disconnecting engines of 70-horse power. She - will be double-bowed, and is - fitted with a house on deck, in addition to the ordinary cabins below. THE"CHALLENIIER"-LIFEHOAT. — Messrs. Richardson :the spirited and philanthropic projectors of the tubular lifeboat, are on the eve of departure, in their boat, for 'Calais, from whence they will proceed down the coast of 'Holland, and ascend the Zuyder Zee. This will be The - tirst instance on record of the Channel's having been crossed in safety (as we trust will be the case with the Challenger) by a bottomless boat.— United:Fierviee Gazette. —[They are accompanied on this, as on the previous occa sion, by Mr. Thomas'Eyans, late of the Magazine lifeboat, Liverpool.) SHOOTING A'W MAN.—At the Pollee-office on W ed. nesday, Vivian 'O'Keefe, a respectable-looking young man, about 20 years of ace, was charged with shooting at a young woman named Jane Riley, with intent to mur der her, in a shorting gallery in Williarasort.square, about three weeks Ogb. The girl was able to be present, al though she wav-still pale and weak. The prisoner was committed.for . trial at the assizes. Bail 'was accepted. The prisonerls - father, a literary gentleman in 'Dublin, was present. TaANSATMCNTIC STEAMERS,-Tbe United States mail steam-ship Baltic sailed on Wednesday for'New York, with ninety-four passengers and a full cargo. The Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's steamer City of Glasgow -sailed on Wednesday for Philadelphia, with ninety-five cabin passengers and a-small cargo. The first mails by the new line to Canada were despatched on Tuesday in , :tbe screw steamer 'Genova, Captain Paton. This vessel'teok out 19 passengers and a full cargo, wad carries the boomerang, propeller, which will thus have a fair trial. The royal mail steamer Asia, Captain Lett, sailed for' New York about -eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, with a very full cargo arid 101 passengers. TEE TrkIDER TRADE OF ,'LTVCSPOOL.^It is said that the quantity of deals and sawn timber, staves, &c., at Liverpool, is about one-half of the entire imports into the 'United Kingdom, which last year reached nearly 2, - (;00,0061:rads or tons. The stock on hand of timber and deals, and woods of all kind, is generally very large, averaging -alt months' supply, and occupying an immense apace of ground at the south end-of the town, although cessed up •to a great height. On the-Ist Feb., 1850, - it was compttcd that the stock of square timber, deals, &e., reduced to feet, was 8,270,251 feet, and occupied a space of 252,27 Z: square yards. NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—The election of honorary surgeon took place on Thursday;ia the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. R.:78. Anderson in the chair. There were four can didates, namely, Mr. W.-PL Manifold, Mr. George Gill, Mr.-G.. M. Davis, and Mr. James Hakes. Mr. Walter M , Gregor proposed, and Mr. -J. Irvine seconded, Mr. Manifold; Mr. W. Preston proposed, and Arr. J. Little seconded, Mr. Gill ; Mr. J. Leete propcsed, and Mr. ;.T. Lawrence -seconded, Mr.. Davis ; and Mr. A. Hodson proposed, -and Mr. E. Cropper seconded, Mr. Hakes. The poll opened at one o'clock, and closed at three. upon the-votes being counted, the numbers were declared as follows :—For Mr. Davis, 301 ; Mr. Gill, 135; Mr. Hakes,` :I2; and Mr. Manifold,. 99. Mr. Davis was accordingly declared to be elected. Hooturoat Towaue—The public of Liverpool will have an opportunity of visiting, by the-East Lancashire Rail way, this interesting locality on Whit Monday, when Mr. Erving proposes to. give ample accommodation at ex tremely low rates, and we trust he-will be liberally sup ported. He -is prepared to take the-children of the diffe rena schools at what might almost appear ruinous prices, and committees will do well to enquire his terms. The ride of about thirty miles, through richly-cultivated fields and blooming orchards, brings the.visitor to Hoghton Station. A ramble of about fifteen minutes through the lanes and woods leads to the Tower. The interior of the building, will interest the visitor; and the many objects of rural beauty in the neighbourhood make this one of the most attractive " cuts " offered for the Whitsuntide holidays. AN AFRICAN PRINCE IN LIVERPOOL.,,III the Court of Exchequer .on Saturday, Captain Swinton, of Liver pool, produced, under a writ of habeas OW :pa, Joseph Can. Ra Bah, the son of an African king, of vast influence on the coast of his country, whom he had reaeived two years ago from his royal parent, since which time he has been sent to school in this town, and has been.carefully attended to. -It was moved by Mr. Hance, that the prince should be delivered over to Lady Huntingdon's Society, with a view to his being educated as a ,Christian missionary to act as an instrument in spreading the gospel among his future subjects. Mr. Baron Platt did not think there were sufficient grounds for removing him from Captain Swinton ; and it was decided that the boy should be placed under the care of Dr. M`Neile, who bad taken great interest in his welfare. INIPROVEMENT OF , LIVERPOOL. —At the fifteenth meeting for the present-session of the Architectural and -Arebeological Society, at the Royal Institution, on Wed nesday evening, Mr. -Ch ar l es V ere l st i n the chair, an interesting discussion took place on the town improve ments.—The Chairman said we should never again have such a chance of improving Liverpool as at the present time. Wo had, he said, in this town, no fine public places or squares, such as the poorest continental cities possessed • •nothine even similar to T ra f a l gar - square, in London . ; 114:ray-place, Edinburgh ; or Sa c k v ill e - s t reet, Dublin. .Yet Liverpool was most favourably situated for picturesquenesa and architectural beaut ) , .—Mr. Joseph Bout gave a brief summary of the proposed improvements; Mr. Kilpin praised the report, and satirized the want of public spirit in Liverpool ; Mr. Jevons and Mr. Henry Sumners severally submitted suggestions for improving the locality of St. George's Hall ; and Mr. Picton said he generally approved of the scheme. He wouid advise that the corporation should raise £1,000,000 to carry cut the improvements by debentures. They should be redeem able in five years, but not all at once. This would cost about £25,000 a year, which might easily be raised, if , necessary, by a rate of 4d. in the pound. MR. H oltsr ALL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF DERBY--Our readers, says the Derby Mercury, have not forgotten the Radical "demonstration" on Easter Monday —that happy medium between the charity-school proces. sion, and the public entry of Cook's equestrian troupe, or Wombwell's menagerie ! though wonderfully deficient in the " gorgeous pageantry" of either of the latter. " The dinner" which followed, appears to have been -chiefly remarkable for its dulness, and for the utterance of all sorts of - silly things, varying between harmless swagger and petty scandal. As a matter of course, Mr. Horgan was not there ; and the opportunity of saying behind his back everything which could damage Wan with the parties then present, was too good to he lost by his gallant op. ponents, According to the published reports, free use was made of his name; and observations, said to have been made by him in ordinary private conversation, were adduced in distorted shapes, for the sake of disparaging him to the utmost, in the eyes of the Radical gourmands. Assertions made at this dinner, have led to a corres pondence between Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Bass, and also to an interchange of letters between Mr. Horsfall and Messrs. Bass and Heyworth. The firm and gentlemanly tone of Mr. Horgan, in his letters, contrasts most strongly with the evident want of candour which characterises those of his correspondents—Mr. Heyworth's especially. and we feel more than ever ashamed of the pitiful substi tute we have got, for the man who really did do credit to the constituency. We do not envy Mr. Bass the position in which he stands after this correspondence ; and his ex. pressionz of personal esteem for Mr Horsfall, we have no doubt that gentleman will be able to appreciate at their proper value. That Mr Lawrence Hcyworth should either say or do anything extremely foolith—and " with the greatest possible effrontery," too—is matter of sur prise to nobody. How he has riggled, and shuffled, a n d hesitated, in his correspondence with Mr. fLrafall ; de nying a portion of what the newspaper reports had attri buted to him, and endeavouring to face out the remainder as " bold as brass," or, at most, offering a sort of left. banded expression of regret, when driven into 14 corner, LAUNCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRAZILIERA. The port of Liverpool has long been especially iden tified with the trade between this country and the Brazils ; and one of the most important steps for the advancement of this trade has recently been taken, in the establishment of the South American and General Screw steam Navigation Company. The company has started under very favourable auspices ; an ample capital has been subscribed, and it is intended that steamers shall leave the company's depot, at Birkenhead, twice every month. Accordingly the company, with great judgment, selected Mr. Laird as builder, and the first of the line was launched on Saturday from Mr. Laird's yard, at Bir kenhead, amidst an immense concourse of spectators, including many ladies. Amongst the numerous company were Admiral Grenfell, Messrs. Thomas Littledale, and John Bramley-Moore, Captain Schoenberg, the Mayor of Manchester (Robert Barnes, Esq.), the Bra zilian Vice-Consul (Mr. Braga), Monsieur Dupuy de Lolme, the French naval architect, the Portuguese Consul (Mr. De Costa), Messrs. Miles Barton, Thomas Bold, F. S. Hull, A. H. Wylie, A. Holme, Had field, W. Scott, Atherton, De Castro, Fleming, Gibbs, Gardiner, Hobbs, Jackson, Jennings, W. A. Mills, Mayson, J. D. Murray, Ogden, Parsons, Pinder, Peet, Schuster, Schwabe, Thomas R. Smith, Hamilton Laird, J. Stuart, Bingley, Woodcock, J. A. Turner, &c. The time fixed was twelve o'clock at noon, and the inte resting ceremony of naming was performed by Miss Grenfell, daughter of the Admiral, and whose mother was a Brazilian lady. Owing to the number of persons on board, and to the strength of the wind, she heeled a little over to the eastward on reaching the water, but she quickly recovered, vibrated for a minute or two, and then settled evenly on the water, so as, to use a graphic ex pression, which subsequently fell from Captain Schom berg, "to cover her own shadow." Leaving her quietly floating amongst the wreck of the staging, the assembled company, to the number of upwards of five hundred, be took themselves to one of the Dock warehouses, where Mr. Laird ha hospitably provided a sumptuous dejetine, which was supplied by Mr. Hillier, of the Monk's Ferry Hotel. Mr..l<ine Lam) presided, and at the conclusion of the repast, after the usual loyal toasts, proposed " The Emperor of the Brazils," regretting that a family be reavement had deprived them of the contemplated com pany of the Brazilian Minister. Admiral GREEFELL aeknowledged the toast. Captain SCHOMBERG, in responding to the toast of the Army and Navy, observed that there was nothing he could say which could add to the celebrity of the constructor of .the noblo ship which they had seen so beautifully launched. She was destined to bring us close to a far country by extending the bands of commerce and friendship, for with commerce friendship must be allied. Mr. W. MOON gave " Success to the American and General Screw Steam Navigation Company," long in name, short in voyages. Mr. J. A. TURNER, chairman of the company, re turned thanks. He knew not what right he had to occupy so prominent a position in so important a community as 1 Liverpool ; but he spoke confidently, because he knew the men of Manchester whom he represented on this occasion took up heart and soul any question either of national importance or of local interest. He was satisfied that they ;could carry forward vigorously, economically, and determinedly, any scheme they took in hand. Though this scheme might not be patronised in Liverpool by a large number of shareholders, he was persuaded that the people of this port could not fail to take an interest in a company whose' object was to unite the most important part of Great Britain with one of the most rising coon. tries on the face of the globe. So long as he was chair man, nothing should take place which would not work to the benefit of the shareholders. The prospects of success were •great. Amongst its advantages he might mention that the government of Brazil had conceded to this company the same rights and privileges which were extended to the West India Company's line of packets. He considered the new line would prove one of the peace continuers with Brazil as regarded this country. Having expressed an opinion that the Brazilians had txiken an honest course in their endeavours to put down the slave trade, and regretted the jealousy with which they looked upon ou r lar g e force in that quarter as spies upon her actions, he stated that if Brazil had felt any hesitation in that matter, she could not en tertain the" same feeling with respect to the steamers of this line, which would be messengers of peace and and goodwill between England and herself.—(Applause.) , The toast of " The French and Brazilian navies" was responded to by Admiral Grenfell and Monsieur Dupuy de Lolme, the celebrated French naval architect, and constructor of the steam-ship Napoleon. The latter, who spoke in French, said he availed himself of this occasion to express his high estimation of Mr. Laird's talents as a skilful shipbuilder. He had just added to his numerous list of remarkable iron ships the splendid hull of the Brazileira, the launch of which they had recently witnessed. He was especially -rejoiced at the opportunity he had thus presented of expressing publicly to Mr. Laird his thanks for the liberality with which, for many years, he had communicated to him the result of his studies and expe rience. He first came to Liverpool in 1842, and presented himself to Mr- Laird, whom he then knew only by name. On making himself known as an engineer of the French I, navy, Mr. Laird, without reserve, explained the principles of his ships, and gave him all the particulars of their con struction. He took bank to France documents which were immediately taken up by the French shipbuilders of the Mediterranean - fleet, and which were subsequently made available by many others. He, therefore, on their part, as well as his own, presented his thanks to Mr. Laird, and also to the shipbuilders and engineers of this country generally, for the perfect courtesy with which he had been received a second time by them. oi r f t m Li A v N erp p o ro o p l o to sed be t p h r e es l e ie n a t l : h bu o t f a t n h e e ng n a a g y e o m r en o f t Manchester, observing that it h a d b een th e i n t en ti on o f the Th l e la C y pon d prosperityi n g,e x o p f r t e h s e s e the importantsasi s p fa o c r t t i o o n f L b i e r e e r x p p o - e o r l i e : n f c o e r d , had prevented him from coming, The MAYOR OF MANcnEsvEn, (Robert Barne s , Esq ,) in n t r h e e s sa G id a& t t a F t E N L l L r ,. . L in a h. p d r owpaoss knowning t he a h s e a w lt e h ll o f o f r t h h i e s when Liverpool flourished, the position of M anc h es t er always improved. ue „ bo k ai d rnm m i taiy a r o a , l and hospitality as for the ability which made him an ornament to society. Mr. LAIRD responded. He expressed his regret at the absence of his friend Mr. C. W. Williams, who gave him the order for Isis first vessel, in 1829, and also for his se cond. He could not tell what bad become of the first vessel : but the second was as good as when she left this port in 1833. Another gentleman to whom he felt d rous of alluding was Mr. Smith, the partner of his late respected friend. Mr, Andrew Lowe, who gave him his third-order for a ship which went to the United States in 1834, ^nd she is now in-as good order as nineteen years ago. <He felt gratified by the statements of Admiral Grenfer. and Captain Schemberg, respecting the vessel he had justlaunched. All hacould do was-to obtain the best models, -'7uy the best iron, and pay the best wages. Hi stherto he .bad been successful with nearly one -hundred vessels he had launched within the past twenty-five years, and .trusted that he should be as successful with the next loydred. (Hear, hear.) To his son, who had made the drawings of the vessel, and to all whose labours had been directed to the completion of the various ships launched from his yard, he felt grateful, and returned ills best thanks. Ip conclusion, he proposed " The Ladies." Mr, PAasoNs responded. Tire 11eelth of Messrs. Fawcett and Co., the builders of the engines of the Faith, Forerunnsl, and Countess of Ellesmere, and wile are constructing those of the Brazi leira, was responded to by Mr. INIAN;g, a member of the firm. The CHAIRMAN noxt gave the health of Captain Green, who, in returning thanks, expressed a hope that he should only be as suczessful with this auxiliary screw steamer as he had hitherto been with sailing ships. The directors would fit the BrAzileira in the most superior manner, and would endeavour to avoid the necessity of those complaints which had xecently been made against certain ships. The CHAIRMAN gave " The Brazilian merchants of Liverpool," coupled with the name of Mr. Bramley- Moore. Mr. BRANfLEY-MOORE, as one of the oldest Brazilian merchants in the room, said he had no hesitation in de scribing his connexion with Brazil as the most satisfactory which could exist. The Brazilian character was one of kindness and affection ; a traveller might pass through the country without a dollar in his pocket, for be would be received at every house with hearty welcome. (Ap plause.) The country had been prosperous and increasing ; and he hailed the advent of this company with joy, as Brazil would be more closely than ever connected with this country. (Cheers.) He wished the line might be successful to the merchants, and highly remunerative to its spirited proprietors and shareholders. (Cheers.) He felt proud of his connexion with Brazil, which stood alone as a spot on the whole of the American continent where there had been no repudiation, but which, through all its trials, and struggles, and difficulties, had always scrupu lously discharged its obligations. (Applause.) In con clusion, Mr. Bramley-Moore returned his thanks for the compliment paid to the Brazilian merchants. The re maining toasts were, " The Brazilian Vice-Consul," ac knowledged by Mr. Braga, and " The Press," which was responded to by Mr. Sherlock, proprietor of the Mail, and by Mr. Blake, of the Liverpool standard. The dimensions of the Brazileira are :—length, 230 feet ; beam, 30 feet ; depth of hold, 14 feet ; height of spar deck, 8 feet ; making a total depth of 22 feet ; tonnage, old measure, 1,014; new rule, about 1,300. She has engines of 200 horse-power, with very large boilers by Messrs. Fawcett and Co., something similar in plan to the Faith. one of the new line of Af r ic a n ma il s t eam - s hi ps w hi c h arejust now attracting so much attention. The Brazileira has a spar deck from stem to stern, with excellent accom modation for passengers; having berths for about ninety first-class, and twenty second-class, with good arrange ments for the officers and crew, and store-rooms for all sorts of provisions, &c. The saloon, which is at the fore end, is in the form of a T, and is ventilated, as are all the berths, cn the most approved plan, adopted in the Penin sular company's vessels. The mode of ventilation is on Mr. Rubinson's patent, which is invaluable when applied to vessels sailing alternately in hot and variable climates. The panels of the berths are formed something after the plan of Venetian blinds, with the difference that the strips of wood are upright fixtures. In the inner side is a simi lar eonstruction, fixed on a slide, which, moved backwards and forwards, opens or closes the vents at pleasure. There is a small saloon aft, with a double row of st , te-rooms, and with a well-ventilated passage between, leading to the stern of the ship, and fitted with sofas as a kind of loung ing -room. The passage extending the whole length of the deck, a thorough ventilation can be obtained by open ing the windows in the stern. She is more strongly built, both in iron and wood, than any vessel hitherto launched from Mr. Laird's yards. Si - he is subdivided by seven bulkheads, all water-tight, and the engine-rooms, kelson, and engine bearers are of great strength. The engines and boilers will be placed amidships, with a pas sage on each side leading to the after sleeping-rooms. The Brazileira is of much greater power, in proportion, than the African vessels, and is expected to be much faster. She will be rigged as a barque, with larger lower masts than usual, the fore and aft sails laced to the booms on the American plan. Captain Green, well known in the South American trade, has been appointed to the command. . The Brazileira is fitted with Brown's patent capstan, riding-bits, and anchor-stopper; and with 26, 1853. Honnible's patent anchor. The cables, which are of re markable strength, are made by Messrs. Henry Wood and Co. . _ The Olinda, for the same company, was to be launched yesterday, at the yard of Messrs. John Reid and Co., of Port Glasgow. The Lusitania, the second vessel built by Mr. Laird for this company, is alongside the Brazileira, and will be ready for launching in about six weeks. She is of the same dimensions, but slightly improved in model. The Olinda is advertised to leave Birkenhead Docks on the 24th June, and the Brazileira on the 24th July, for Lisbon, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Monte Video. The Olinda is commanded by Captain G. H. H cram. A LIVERPOOL GENTLEMAN SWINDLED IN PARIS. An account was given in January last of an Englishman having been swindled out of a rather large sum of money by some professional sharpers whom he met at a ball at the Casino Paganini. Yesterday the Tribunal of Correc tional Police proceeded to try the cheats ; they are four in number, and are named Lasselin, alias de Lastella; de Beaufort ; Picot, alias Vicomte de Saint Oran, and Ba taille ; but only Bataille appeared, the others having taken to flight. The Englishman who was swindled, a Mr. Alfred Hulton, of Liverpool, did not appear, but the deposition he made before the commissary of police was read. It stated that on Sunday, the 2d of January last, he went to the ball at the Casino Paganini, and got into conversation with a girl who had accosted him. He offered her refreshments, and while they were partaking of them she was joined by the accused and two other women. One of the men spoke English, and the conversation soon became general. A considerable quantity of spirits was consumed, and he became so intoxicated as not to know what he was about. The next morning, between seven and eight o'clock, he found himself, after having been asleep, in a room in the restaurant of the Maison Doree, and was told that he had been playing at icarte with the companions he had picked up overnight. The three women were present. On the previous evening he had about 250 f. in his pocket, and he now found that he had only sf. or 6f. The men told him that ho owed them 14,000 t. for losses at play. Not suspecting they were swindlers, he drew five checks on Messrs. Rothschild for B,ooof. as a payment on account. A few hours later two of the party, who stated their names to be de Lastella and de Beaufort, went to him at his hotel, while he was in bed, and stated that Messrs. Rothschild had refused payment of the checks because they bore his private instead of his commercial name. They then procured pens and ink from a waiter, and, locking the door of the room, compelled him with menaces to sign a check for 8,000 f., and to give a promis sory note for the remaining 6.000 f. They immediately presented the check at Messrs. Rothschild's, where it was paid. De Lastella subsequently called several times on him to obtain payment of the promissory note, but he pretended that he had not received funds from England ; and having learned from several women who frequented the Casino that the men were swind lers, he laid a complaint against them. It was at first suspected that the women were accomplices of the swindlers, but on investigation this turned out not to be the case, and their evidence was taken. One of them named Marie Petit stated that at the ball on the 2nd of January, the accused Bataille accosted her, and took her to the Englishman who was drinking with Lasselin, Picot, and two women. One of these women was an ex-actress, named Nouvion, but nicknamed the Marquise, and the other was her niece. The party drank hot wine, brandy, and beer. Lasselin proposed to the Englishman to play at some game, and he consented. They began bv playing for sf. a game, but soon got up to 2 louis ; and Lasselin constantly won. When the play was over, the Englishman, finding all his money gone, wished to leave, but Lasselin said, " No, no, you must come and sup with us !" and he whispered to his com panions. "We must not let him go." The whole party went to the Ma:son Doree. and Lasselin, Picot, and Beau fort retired to a seperate room, as if to deliberate on something. While they were away, the witness observed that the Englithman was completely drunk ; his face was flushed, and he talked incoherently. When Lasselin and the others rejoined them, the supper was served. The Englishman scarcely ate anything, but drank a good deal of champagne. Lasselin went out for a pack of cards, and on his return he began to play at icarte with the Englishman. He won large sums from him. After two hours he:gave his place to Bataille, and the Englishman again lost. Beaufort likewise played with him and also won. While the play was going on, the men plied him with champagne, and Picot sat at the door to prevent the waiters from suddenly entering. Whenever the losses of the Englishman amounted to I,ooof. or 2,000 f., they made him sign checks on Messrs. Rotchschild. Lasselin refrained from drinking in order to remain calm, and it was he who took care of the cheques. In the morning the party broke up. The Englishman seemed anxious to play, and before he began, be, in reply to some observation that was made, produced bills on Messrs. Rotchschild to prove that he was able to pay any losses. The next evening at th e b a ll L asse li n gave witness 100 f., and said he would give the same sum to each of the other two women. He then stated that he had received B,ooof. from Messrs. Rothschild, and that he had given I,ooof. to Bataille, I,ooof. to Picot, 1,500 f. to Beaufort, and that, after deducting 300 f. for the girls, there would remain 4,200 f. for him. Bataille, in his defence, denied that he had taken any part in the swind ling, and said that the I,ooof. had been advanced to him as a loan, not as his share of the booty. The tribunal condemned him to two years' imprisonment, Picot to three years, and Lasselin and Beaufort to five years' im prisonment. The two latter also to five years' interdic tion of civil rights.—Galignani's Messenger. Moan GOLD.—The Ballarat arrived at Plymouth, from Melbourne, on Thursday, whence she sailed about the 6th of Jan., with 78,114 ounces of gold, valued at £312,000. A BLACK CREW.—The crew of the screw-steamer Cal cutta, now lying in the Southampton Dock, and which brought home the last Mauritius and Cape Mail, are nearly all blacks. There are nearly eighty of them, con sisting of Lascars, Arabs, and Negroes. A GOOD WlFE.—Thomas Neile, residing in Gifford park, Edinburgh, died, on Saturday week, from the effects of a dose of laudanum, administered to him by his wife, in some whisky, in order to keep him quiet and enable her to get to the theatre. SHIP-BUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Admiralty pro position to establish a branch on the Clyde for the build ing of steam-ships for the Royal Navy has met with de cided opposition from the mercantile and shipping interests of Glasgow. They think it would interfere with the ordinary business of the port. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—As the Southwestern Com pany's steamer Wonder was proceeding from Havre to Southampton, a lady passenger jumped overboard in mid channel. She was kept floating, through the lightness of her dress, for nearly ten minutes, and when the boat reached her, her head was under water. Every means were used on board to restore animation, and without success. The lady's husband and another relative were on board. It is supposed she contemplated suicide, but the motive for the dreadful act was not known. ACCIDENT TO THE CAIRNGORM.—A serious accident happened to the ship Cairngorm, Captain John Robert son, on her outward voyage to China. When about 150 miles west of Ushant, she suddenly encountered a heavy sea, which caused her to roll and pitch violently, and her mainmast head snapped short off, carrying with it all above, as also her Inizentopmast. This compelled her commander to bear up for Lisbon for repairs, and, by the last advices, it was stated that he would be able to re sume his voyage about the 22d or 23d instant, and in that case the Cairngorm would arrive in China in time to bring home the first instalment of the new teas. TOTAL. DESTRUCTION OF A FACTORY.--Orl Friday morning, the large five story mill situate in Gaol-lane, Halifax, was destroyed by fire. The mill was owned and partially occupied by Messrs. Leyland and Highley, card makers. Their works were in the lower portion ; other floors were variously used by different parties for weaving and spinning Furrow, &c. Some portions were occupied by Mr. Joseph Wood, and by Mr. Illingworth. The fire originated at between two and three o'clock in the morning of Friday, and in about Owe hours the whole was a wreck. In intensity and the rapidity of its progress it has had no precedent in this neighbourhood, and indeed it is the surprise of every one to Account for the speed with which story after story yielded to the rapidly absorbing and destructive element. Now that the blaze is ex tinguished the amazing power of the fire is wen, for of roof, flooring, machinery, and goods, not a vestige re mains in its original position ; all that are not consumed are lying in one sad heap between the tottering walls of what but a few hours before was a fine, solid, substantial building. The effect upon the outer walls also is astoni,h ing. Blackened stones, empty windows, the whole shaky and dangerous. All that now stands will have to be pulled dawn, and the work of conOructiop commenced de HOC°. The might of the fire we h[tVe lid beard staled. The mill runs east and west, and at the time above stated the fire commenced at the east end of the building, and in the bottom floor. The wind was in the east, so that little chance was given after they had once started for quelling the flames, so that speedily, as we have stated, the whole was a ruin. The chimney was detached, and still stands, as also does the boiler and engine-house. The owners, it is said, are insured to only one-half the value of their lost property. TMPRISONMENT OF Two ROMISH DIGNITARIES.—Dr. I.Tilathorne, Romanist Bishop of Birmingham, and Dr. Moore, president of Oscott College, situate within a few miles of that town, Lave been arrested, and are now con fined in Warwick gaol, under circumstances which have created a most painful sensation in that neighbourhood. It appears that some years ago, when Dr. Walsh was Romish bishop of the midland district, Mr. Brown Mos tyn, a Romanist gentleman, expressed a strong desire to endow a mission in Oxfordshire, and having selected Radford as the locality most in need of assistance, he transferred eighty shares in the Monmouthshire and Gla morganshire Banking Company into the names of the vicar apostolic of the midland district end the president of Oscott College for the time being, whoever he might be, as trustees of the charity. In this way the trust de volved upon Bishop Utlathorne and Dr. Moore, and they became ex officio trustees of the property, hut without possessing one farthing beneficial interest in the transac tion. About two years ago the bank failed, with heavy liabilities, and Bishop Ullathorne and Dr. Moore entered into an arrangement to pay £l,OOO, which they bop- for that purpose, und er th e expec t a ti on that no f ur th er owed claim would be made upon th e m. Notwithstanding their was their hopes, a call of £6O p er shar e , minus the 1 ' made upon them, amounting to £3,800. Notice of pay. went was served, and an answer aas returned that it was utterly impossible for them to meet the demand_ ; that th e money already paid bad been raised from f r i en d s, at great inconvenience; and that all they could do would be to surrender the actual personal property of which they were possessed, including their library, amounting to a b out £2OO. This proposal was refused, under the hope, it is presumed, that the money would be raised by subscription. Proceedings against the bishop and the president were instituted, and both gentlemen have b een arrested and imprisoned. It is stated that they have no altern a ti ve but to pass through the Insolvent Debtors' Court, as the only means of obtaining their discharge, unless, indeed, persons who sympathise with them in their misfortunes raise the amount necessary to parehasetheir liberation.— I Sunday Time/. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock, p.m. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE OVERLAND MAIL. MARSEILLES, APRIL 25.—The Indian Mail arrived here this evening at 8 o'clock. PARIS.—At the Paris Bourse, on Monday, Threes closed 80.55 ; Four-and- Halves 103.40. Railway Shares firm, and some advancing_ SPAIN.—MADRID , APR IL 20.—Th rees SWITZERLAND.-ZURIC H . A PRIL 23 . —Si x pers ons were killed at Fribourg; one of the insurgent chiefs among them. Colonel Perrier is to be tried by court martial. The state of seize had been proclaimed. TURKEY. —Constantinople at:vices of th e 15th repor t that the state of affairs was satisfactory, and the negocia tions were progressing favourably. The French Envoy was received by the Sultan with marked attention. The presence in the capital of the French and English Envoys has had a strong and favoura ble influence on the progress of affairs. On the 15th the British fleet was still at Malta. One of her Majesty's steamers had just arrived from Constan tinople with despatches from Lord de Radcliffe for Admiral Dundas. The same steamer carrying despatches for the British Government was to leave for Portsmouth on the 16th. ST. PETERSBURGH. Exchange on London be comes more favourable. Late quotations 37 15-16 to 38 1-16 ; and hence it had fallen to a point at which, if the navigation there opened, some remittances would pro bably be made to this country. LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.-THIS DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 1001 ; Ditto for Money, 1001 ; Bank Stock, 2261 6 ; Three and a Quarter per Cent., 103: RAILWAY SHARES.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 771 i; London and North Western, 1194 4 184 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 30 ; Midland Stock, 741. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—This DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Eastern Counties, 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 771 ; London and North Western, 1198 1; Sheffield Pref., 11; Midland, 741. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—THis DAY. NOUN QUOTATIONS. Midland, 75. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Traffic returns, £9,234 7s. Id. Corresponding week last year, £7,698 17s. 71d. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Meridian, frotu Ceylon ; Ardencraig, from Mauritius ; Patin and Brothers, from Demerara ; Westminster, and Concord, from Belize ; Prince Aibert, from New York ; Lightning, from St. Michael's ; Roman, from Alexandria, —all at Gravesend 25th inst. Java, and Owen Glendower, from Bombay; Garland, from Jamaica ; Wellesley, from Calcutta ; Cambrian, from Jamaica,—all at Deal 25th inst. Eclipse, from Liverpool, at Ostend, 20th inst. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIS DAY. We have still to report very limited receipts of grain coastwise or from Ireland ; but, with a partial change of wind, the imports from abroad have been considerably increased since Friday; America, Europe, and Egypt, collectively, having furnished, during the week ending yesterday, an abundant supply of Wheat, Indian Corn, and Flour, with a fair arrival of Beans ; the exports within the same period rather exceeding the average of past weeks recently. There was a fair attendance this morning of buyers of Wheat and Flour from the country. Owing to the arrivals during the week, there was a good show of Wheat, for which there was a steady demand at the prices of last Tuesday. but white American was a trifle dearer. For Flour there was a fair demand, at previous prices. Prime yellow Indian Corn was rather scarce, and commanded higher rates, but white being in good supply, the turn was in favour of the buyer. In Oats a dull trade, without, however, any alteration in value. " CARDINAL" WISEMAN and a friend perhaps "Milor" Serle—visited the British Museum on Thursday. The increasing coarse obesity of the former self-denying man was matter of general comment among the few per sons present. The cardinal's companion bore ample signs, too, of exceedingly good living; but there was more refinement in his air, which was suggestive more of the nice epicurean than the merely huge feeder. GOLD.—Taking the cube yard gold at £2,000,000, which it is in round numbers, all the gold in the world at this estimate might, if melted into ingots, be contained in a cellar twenty-four feet square and sixteen feet high. All our boasted wealth already obtained from California and Australia would go into an iron safe nine feet square and nine feet high. So small is the cube of yellow metal that has set populations on the march, and roused the world to wonder. EXTRAORDINARY FREAK.—On Saturday afternoon, man, apparently labouring under some intense excitement, commenced stripping himself of his clothes in frontof the • Royal Exchange, London. When stark naked, he danced • on the pavement for some minutes, the bystanders ap parently petrified, and not interfering. There were no police. After some time he darted off at full speed up Cbeapside, to the great consternation of the passengers of this crowded thoroughfare. He bad, in all probability, made his escape from a lunatic asylum. ENCAItIPMENT.—The great encampment at Windsor is in process of formation. On Monday morning a detach ment of the Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, under the command of Captain the Hon. J. Jocelyn, marched from Windsor to Sunningdale, near Ascot-heath. This detachment, with others from various regiments, will 'commence operations forthwith, under the instructions of Lieut.-Colonel Vicars, of the Royal Engineers. The encampment will be made on Chobham-common, which is situate between Bagshot and Ascot-heath. The regi., - ments are expected to arrive on the ground at the latter end of next month or the beginning of June. A SCOTTISH BEADLE.—One of the clergymen of a populous parish in Ayrshire, who is not less celebrated for his pulpit exertions than for his bonhomie and obliging disposition, was lately to o ffi c iate f or a b ro th er w h o h as the pastoral care of the flock of a neighbouring parish. The circumstance being known attracted a large attend ance, as many were eager to hear an orator so famed. As the popular preacher was ascending the pulpit, the beadle, solicitous that he should not disappoint the anticipations' of the people, clapped him encouragingly on the back, and whispered, " Now, sir, do as weel as ye can, for the folks here have great expectations of you !"—Kilmarnock Journal. MODERN SITTING-ROOMS.-It is every day becoming more common to see houses for the middle classes built upon a certain plan, the characteristic feature of which is this,—that the chief sitting-room is below ground. AY . some time past, my attention has been daily arrested by observing the injurious influence which these under ground sitting-rooms exert upon the health of thi: !nh bitants' and the benefit which such p ersons h ave expe rienced when I have induced them to move into the higher apartments of their houses. Seeing this evil plan of house-building decidedly on the increase, T cannot longer refrain from calling attention to the subject ; and I ask those gentlemen who are concerned in designing and building these dwellings, what advantages they can bring forward, as corsequunt upon the arrangement I have mentioned, which will at all bear comparison with the disadvantages.— Correspondent of The Builder. CORRESPONDENCE WITH POSTMASTERS.—A corre spondent says, that having occasion to correspond with provincial postmasters. he found that it cost him three pence every time for postage, even if the correspondence - was about errors committed by the post-office—viz.. one penny for the pre-payment of his letter to the postmaster, and twopence for the reply, because the latter was always an unpaid letter. On inquiry he found that provincial postmasters are allowed by the post-office department the postage on all unpaid letters Gent to them on the business of the public, but not the postage to prep:_ky for the efficia! reply, consequently the latter is always sent unpi;... The most economical course, therefore, for the public to adopt is to send letters to provincial postmasters unpaid, and enclose a postage stamp for the official reply. By this means a person can correspond with a country postmaster for a penny instead of thrtepence, the usual cost of such wresponcli.pve. ERAMPTON S PILL OF HEALTH.—" For upwards of nine years, (writes Mr. Thomas Province, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex,) I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent Medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion ; but a friend having in duced use to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now in form you that a few doses gave ere great relief; and dur ing that long period of time, I have taken them in pre ference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health, which attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothi t y to equal it." In any case where an aperient medicine is required, they need only be tried to be universally adopted. Sold by all medicine vendors. Price ls. lid. per box. See the name of "Thomas Frout, 29, Strand, London," on the government stamp. TESTIMONIALS OF MEniT.-11 is not perhaps generally known that both England and Ireland are principally in. debted for their supply of the hest starch from Scotland. The Glenfield Patent Starch hasltbeiesnpleeearsyinlgartgAoellynpoaw tronised in the metropolises of the three kingd oms, besides most of the pr i nc i pal towns in each ; in f act, i t is now almost universally used. of mer i t being acknowmlaccingyedyeainrs hiinght aßecoey'a thisAs s undry Majesty's Laundress there has deemed public, and t o the Manufacturer, to itat starchhßeric dutyh hasonmbeendto Her theer used p u}:, issue her opinion of its merits, in the shape of a testi monial. The granting of th i s by Her M a j es t y ' s Laundress,' is pre-eminently one of th ose ovations which we look upon with unfeigned seen testi mon i als pleasure an d a d m i rat i on . W e h a ve presented for articles which were principally got on by th e parties themselves. On the other hand, we h ave s e en articles of merit presented with testimonials, (such as the present) to which they were clearly entitled, and which they had justly earned. Of this latter class is the one upon which we are commenting. It is satisfactcry to the public, that the testimonial here al luded to is from a source of whose high principle there- can be no doubt, and whose sole aim and object of issuing it is for the public good alone. We might have entered into a long article on this subject, and noticed various others testimonials from the laundresses of the p ri n cip a l nobility, but we think we have s a id enough to convince any of our readers who are anxious to adopt so important an auxiliary to add to the c l ear and beautiful appearance of shirts, &c., which is so b ecom i ng. We would there fore cordially recommend our fair readers to make at least one trial of the Glenfield Patent Starch, the favourable results of which we entertain the moat sanguine hopes. We observe it may be had of any shopkeeper is town.