The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-26 00:00:00

LOCAL NE \V S TO THE REV. W. POLL d Jacob have executed a hands° sented to the Rev. W. Pollock, by the dates for confirmation in St. Mark's district. AN UNGRATEFUL DAUGHTER.—Elizabeth ilindley was, on Wednesday, sent to prison for three month s , f or breaking open a drawer and stealing 305., the property of her father, a hard-working old man. THE WRECK OF THE VICTORIA.—It is stated that the City of Dublin Steam Company has made arrangements with the sufferers of the wreck of the Victoria steamer, off Howth, which will stop further litigation. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—A meeting of the com missioners was held on Friday evening, for the purpose of receiving the report of a special committee appointed to frame bye-laws, but an adjournment took place. THE Earl of DERBY has undertaken the erection of a church, for the accommodation of his tenants, in the township of Treales, Roteacre, and Warles, and the parish of Kirkham. THE BETTING-OFFICE SWINDLE has been successfully carried on in Manchester, by parties who called them. selves Elliott and Co. They set up for the Liverpool races, and, when " reckoning" day came, they decamped. CANADIAN STEAM-SHIPS. The screw steam-ship Sarah Ssnds, Captain W. Ilsley, for Quebec sod Montreal, left the Birkenhead dock on Thursday with a full cargo of manufactured g00d5,228 passengers, and the mails. LIEUTENANT MAURY will sail for Liverpool on the 23rd instant, to meet, at Bristol, in August, a meteorolo gical conference of the naval powers of Europe, to fix Upon a uniform plan of observation, &c., in connection With Maury's wind and current charts.—Nero York paper. THE STEAMER LADY EGLINTON, Capt. Paton, arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, in 8} days from Liverpool, and arrived at Quebec on the 29th ultimo, in 13 days, Mean time, from Liverpool, including the stoppage at St. John's. Tut MANCHESTER STRIKES.--There have been strikes tin various trades in Manchester, but arrangements have been effected with all but the dyers, dressers, and finish "B, who demand an advance of 15 per cent, which the employers are very much disinclined to allow. ROMANIST Bisuors.—lt is stated that the Rev. Alex. ender Canon Goss, Vice-president of St. Edward's Col lege, Everton, has been appointed coadjutor Bishop of Liverpool ; and Dr. Roskell, of Sheffield, is to he the new Bishop of Nottingham. Both of these fictitious prelates are to be consecrated at Nottingham. A BAGMAN SEIZED.—it the police-court, on Friday, a Young man named George Davies, who had been ar rested in the river on board of the emigrant ship Gold- Ender, about to sail for Australia, was ordered to be sent to London, on a charge of embezzling X3OO, the property of his employers, in whose service he had been a traveller. PETITIONS most LIVERPOOL.—Mr. Horsfall presented Petitions, on Tuesday, in favour of the Inspection of tanneries, from the Presbytery of Lancashire, in connex ion with the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Eng land, and from the ministers, wardens, and members of St. John's Church, in this town. A riertmArreN from the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce, consisting of Mr. Hubbuck and Mr. Forward, bad an interview with the Right Hon. 'E. Cardwell and tiord Stanley of Alderley, on Wednesday, at the Board el Trade. The deputation was accompanied by the Hon. 11. T. Liddell, M.P., and Mr. Horsfall, M.P. WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—Appointments for Liver :—North (Brunswick Chapel, 'Sze.): Francis A. es% Thomas Llewellyn, Joseph Millar. South (Pitt : Samuel Simpson, James Dixon, D,D., J. (Pitt 'Gilchrist Wilson, John Roberts 2nd. Birkenhead : -041ZYe. Benjamin [-killer. Liverpool Welsh (Berm's ," --8114 c.) : Richard Prichard, William Davies 3rd. OP ec‘i.rottinitz, PASSAGE.—The , cnarterly sitting of this Ja N ,„"*' t , e ned on 'Wednesday morning last, before Edward ste e - ,4" assessor, in the "Sessions-house, Chapel- The cause list contained twenty-three issres and sane writ of trial. The whole were disposed of by Thurs. y evening, with the exception of one case, which was r' o3 tPoned till next session. DEPARTURE OF AUSTRALIAN VESSELS.—TWO splendid vessels took their departure from the Mersey for the Australian ports on Saturday, namely, the Goldfinder, one . of . the " Fox Line," with 576 passengers, being a full and the Tasmania, one of Messrs. Pilkington and Ison's " White Star Line," with 440 passen-ers. The Tasmania will be succeeded by the Moore's fort, a new vessel, and equal to the smartest c li ppers afloat. She is now in the Salthouse Dock. Tim CHARIOT eV FA-ssr..—Thiys, fines I , } ipper vessel, paeciretsbut newly arrived arrived from St. John's Ba pressly for Train and Co.'s Boston line of builder of the Sovereign of - the Seas, Mr. Donald 14•11:1 t 4 e Her framework is of white oak, and pine planking. sfi s . measures 223 feet in length, 44 feet in width, and 7 feet 'tween decks. She can accommodate 20 cabin and 900 Steerage passengers. The - Chariot of Fame is commanded by Captain Knowles, and i€ now lying on the east side of Huskisson Dock RATHER HARD.—At - the County Court, on Friday William Jarley, of Clayton-street, publican and iron tnoonger, summoned ' , Edmund Jones, moulder, for the sum of 2 5 ., th e b a l ance of an account of 35.. 6 I. for drink. His honour strongly censured the man for bringing an action for such a trifling sum, as the costs would be about shim s. He should give him a verdict, but should only allow 23. costs. The plaintiff would thus be about a shilling out of pocket, notwithstanding the verdict. AN EQUIVOCAL COMPLIMEN T TO THE BAR.—At the Tuesday of a cas e h ear d at the Liverpool County Court, on Tuesday, his honour, in answer to a plea put in by one of the litigants, that he had no counsel, remarked that the Only disadvantage which bad resulted to 'him from that fact was that "the 'truth had been nava:aced by it;" rather an equivocal compliment to the gentlemen of the bar, t o th e e ff ec t that if . "wisdom li es i n the wig," t rut h Is not always to be found m the same locality. BLACKIIIIRN.—The loomers have resumed work on the following conditions, agreed upon by the deputation of masters and men :--Counts to be taken below 16's to be paid according to quality of yarn and fineness of reed : 16's to 20's, 2d. per 1,000 threads; 23 1 5 to27's, 2P. per ditto ; 28's to 55's, 2id, per ditto ; 56's to•80's, 2P. per ditto ; and 80's and upwards, 2d. per ditto. Three leases to have something allowed, as v.r agreement; double warps, for worsted goods, to have an allowance. per agreement ; jobbing or labouring to be paid extra, at so much per hour. LECTURE ON THE EASTERN RUESTION.---Crt Wednes day eveninz, Mr. Percy B. -St. John delivered a lecture at the Royal Assembly-rooms, in this town, on the sub ject of the present Eastern crisis. There was a numerous and very respectable attendance. The lecturer's views are, that it is the duty of the civilised governments of Europe at all times, but especially now, to check the ambition of absolutist Russia ; that the Turk, as shown by the experience of 400 years, is incapable of civilisation, but that there are about ten million Greeks in European Turkey, now subj ec t t o th e M ussu l man, who, if freed, Would build up a powerful kingdom. . 1 8 T. CHRYSOSTO M N 'S CHURCH, EV ERT O.—The works l ha t i t li , new church are now in such an advanced state t a i„ , ,if the remaining sum cf about £l,OOO can be ob. h r " , eo in the interval, there is every probability that this 3Vlchurch, with upwards of four hundred free sittings, ,„'vith more than two hundred seats to be let at five "ungs each annually, will be cccsecrated by the bishop 1 3 . t the c ourse of the ensuing month. The building cern -14 tee and their excellent chairman, Thos. D. Anderacn, s um Pave, r within. um 4..7e1 little more than two ye ars , o bt a i ne d a tette of nearly £4,500. The population of the district ched to this church is estimated at upwards of five thou aand, and all these souls th ere is no church whatever. BELLor 'VF.sray.—On Tuesday ; at the fortnightly a ta p e o e io ing, the Rev. Rector Campbell presided. Mr. Moss tio n i n gi V for offending the chairman lest week, by ques- Wort g h :Vat to rote.—The number of inmates in the very-' l , - (2 ° Ar b ort the 130 instant was reported to be 1790, late interfere,-eluve the average.—The chaplain reported a Cath o li e ce of the Rev. Mr. Fleetwood, the Roman testant priest visiting the house, with one of the Pro- Inten. PatiPer children —lt was stated that there was no tion to,erect a Roman . Catholic chapel at the Work pose .0 appropriate one of the offices for the pur br u ea Sunday, having a moveable altar.—Mr. Hughes 14?° triglt forward a moti on —" t h at i t b e an instruction e . this board t o th e I n d ustr i al Schools committee to '" i nto consideratio n as ear l y as poss ibl e the necessity providin g th e means of relizious instruction for the Roman Catholic chiidren."—After some conversation, ' ar r. Hughes said he would withdraw the motion for the Present.—Mr. 3fellor.: In my opinion you had better Withdraw it altogether.—An application from one of the district medical officers for an increase of salary was refused. THE GRAND REGATTA CN THE the MEßSEY.—Tuesday, , second d a y of the re ga tt a , wa s the principal day, On board the flagship (Mr. Littledale's yacht, Ariel,) rra,Thionable company assembled, including the mayor,. 1 3 ° e : Earl of S e ft on an d par ty were on b oar d th e Queen of *e l :4 , For her Majesty's royel plate, value £lOO, pre- Yachts by Queen Victoria to the R.M.Y.C.. twenty-two „ the is t Z i e er n e entered, but eight only started. The follow irlicia time of each yacht's arrival : C r ., i tit !i Lily '-erali ' T art . ......... ..... sh. 37m. 19s. Paul. , , sh. 39m. 245. Enchantress . sh. 41rn. 10s. .to c h an ' • 1 tress ~ ... This be* B an'eY 6h. 6m. 41s. r ue me a time race, the Coralie was declared the winner. play 1)lar neat race on the list was 3 for trawl boats,for which rso a r these 0 f X2O Was offered, £30,,1t a t wereh g e o r o e dm no any entries. te.._iiot boat race, .boats were l o Le . but only four started. They came in in the fol. 'lng order : Teazer (No. 2) Auspicius (No. 4)...... sb. 58m. 19s. Geo. Canning (No. 7.).. 28m. 395. .T ; he master o • f No. 4 protested against the prize being "'en to No• 2, s he boats came into contact with each other as Le • y ran a up the channel, which, in a yacht race, Would have ee ated the gt race. The Mersey Club race, " 420, was onteed for by three yachts, and the P a_ was won bv the Presto. The Shrimpers' boats race, ka a Purse of £lO, was won by the Jane, belonging to J. 1Y : ten craft started. The Regatta Cup, value £lO 3 ,,.s gained by the Truant. Mr. Grinnel, the model yacht; ....e,!!lt competitors for this race. The Ladies' Cup, value ...co rowed by gentlemen amateurs, was won by the Lady Zk•Onstance—c,ixswain, H. Roberts,—there being four agetitors. d i ed for rowing race, for a purse of ' was contended for by four boats, of which the Joe pr ov e d the victor. The ships' gigs' contest for a purse of ‘ was won by the Prince. There was also an opening far Amer ican seamen, b u t none would venture upon the e• Four and flats' punts start e d f or t h e sculling match ; of ci this e race, though short, afforded more fun than any ree r aces of th e d ay . Th e S wan came in first, and • ei ved X 2, w i nning his race well. The Reefer, the ge _', 3 n d boat, was awarded a sovereign ; and the British the third boat, got 10s. One or two minor rowing 2.e n es were got up during the day, but the names of the t w,l e ners were not given in to the flagship. In the evening was a beautiful display of fireworks, and the scene ebb thrkenhead Ferry was one of great animation. MR. JOHN HEYES, of this town, has been admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS has been chartered for about £12,000, by Messrs. James Baines and Co., for the Australian trade. TUE MAYoR visited, on Friday, the model of Ancient Liverpool (exhibiting at the Assembly-rooms, Tarlton street), and expressed himself highly delighted. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The performances of Signor Leach, during the past week, have been the principal object of attraction. The other amusements are still pur sued by the visitors with unabated enjoyment. ALLEGED FRAUDS ON THE CUSTOMS. Messrs. Fletcher and Firth, who were being prosecuted at the in stance of the Board of Customs, for the alleged offence of conspiring with their clerk to defraud the revenue, have laid before the board such satisfactory proofs of the absence of any knowledge, on their part, of the irregulari ties which gave rise to the charge, that the board have directed the prosecution to be withdrawn. THE ALLEGED FORGERY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—At the Police-office, on Thursday, John Gore, alias Brown, and William Mudd, were re-examined on the charge of having fraudulently obtained from the North and South Wales Bank the sum of £3OO, by forging the name of William Simpson, and were committed for trial at the sessions on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. ST. HELENS.—HORRIBLE DEATH. —Last Tuesday morning, William IP:Manus, a labourer, aged 17 years, whilst employed in carrying slates on premises belonging to Mr. D. Gamble, at Gerard's Bridge, was going across a roof of the chemical works when a spar broke, and he fell into a pan of boiling vitriol. He was immediately taken out by two men, but expired directly.—Man chesfer Courier. GEORGE RUTTER, a carter, residing in Charter-street, was killed, on Thursday morning, in consequence of being struck with a bale of goods lowered from a warehouse at the Duke's Dock sheds. The deceased was in the employ of Mr. James Johnson. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, accompanying their verdict with a sug gestion, that in future some one should be placed at the crane to keep a look-out and prevent accidents. RECOVERY Ot DAMAGES BY A WORXMAN.---ITI the Court of Passage, on Wednesday, James Boylan, journey man stonemason, obtained £2OO damages from James Loch, one of the Duke of Bridgewater's trustees, for personal injury, caused by having his jaw broken on the Bth of July, 1852, while working close to a crane at the back of George's Dock, the crane being negligently set in motion at the time. SusPfttors.—On Friday, a woman was found concealed in a passage in Brunswick-street by a policeman on dutY at the place. On observing the policeman, she threw away half-a-sovereign, and when searched at the police.. office ^:€3o in silver was found upon her. She stated that she had come into the town on the previous day, and had obtained the money off a manic Liverpool, by whom she had had an illegitimate child. The officer subsequently returned to the place where he had apprehended her, and in the street he found an empty purse and two £5 note. She was placed before the magistrates on Friday, and remanded for a week, in order to give the police an oppor tunity of making inquiries. THE SPIRAL PROPEI:LER.--A few days ego the new screw,called the spiral propeller,invented by Mr. Maxwell Scott, of Tranmere - Foundry, was tried in the screw steamer Weaver, 'which had been lent by the trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater for the purpose. She was tried against the Countess of Ellesmere, on Saturday week, during the two trips between Liverpool'and Runcorn, and the difference was only twelve minutes in favour of the Countess. The saving of fuel by the-spiral was shown to be upwards of - sixteen per cent. The propeller has two blades, something resembling the blades of the old fashioned screw, 'with a piece cut out of each, thus giving them the shape of an elbow, being diametrically opposed to Griffith's, where the outer edge has the least stzface. CUSTOMS AL7ERATIONS AT LI'VERPOOL.—The hon. Board of Customs, in order to facilitate the discharge of cargoes, issued a mandate last March to this• port, to the effect that all - cargoes upon which there is little cr no du ties, were to be allowed to be discharged from-6 a.m. to 6 p.m., without any expense to the merchants for the attend ance of the officers. The bond allowed the landing waiters, six in number, £3O per annum, in lieu of the usual charge for overtime. This arrangement was not so agreeable to the landing-waiters, as, instead of having 2s.od. per hour for overtime, they had only about Bd. They endeavoured to procure an alteration, but without effect ; but on Monday last a new regulation came into operation, namely, getting the patrol inspectors to -discharge the duties of landing-waiters aver free cargoes. "The experi ment id-being tried in seven .or eight docks, and, should it answer, about twenty landing-waiterS' services will be dispensed with in the free goods department. • A NOVELTY IN COMMERCIA.L ANNOUNCE:It ENTS.—The following notice, which was posted up on Wednesday, in a most conspicuous portion of the Exchange Wews-rooni, will convey a most satisfactory idea of the brisk state of the trade in fine goods at -present carried on between this port-and New York. We must premise that the Baltic only arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday night, and would not sail again till the 27th instant Cargo for the Baltic, for I.7ew York, will be received at the liuski:ison Dock to-morrow morning, at eight o'clock. In consequence of the great pressure of goods, shippers will have to deter mine their priority of shipment of goods cow in town, and ready for shipment by casting lots at Brown. Shipley, and Co.'s ofice, this afternoon, July 20,1853." In obedience to this notice, about seventy persons presented themselves at Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co.'s office, in the course of the afternoon, when a scene of unusual interest and animation varied the ordinary routine of business. The Baltic carries about !GO tons of goods ; the rate of freight, which has been raised-X1 since the Ist instant, being £5. The-quays of the Huskiscon Dock, during the last few days, have been entirely blocked up with carts, loaded with fine goods. Twa LATE CASE .05 ABLUCTION By A. FA.TY;CR.—The Warrington Guardian states that when the two young ladies, of whose being taken to a convent, under pretence of going to Southport, we gave particulars last week, ar rived at Warrington, they etated the facts of the case to - the station -master. and entreated his assistance, but he could render them no service; and they afterwards asked the aid of a clergyman and county magistrate, -.who tele graphed to Sir Richard Mayne, the chief commissioner of the`London constabulary, who stated, in reply,- by tele graph, that there was no lax-; ''that allowed any interference between the parent and child in such a ease, excepting with paupers. We learn that the young ladies are still at the branch establishment of: the convent, in London. It has been stated in town during the week that the con version of the young ladies_was in consegnence of-some proselytising efforts of thoßev. H. R. Smith, the clergy man to whom they announced their intentionof becoming Protestants. We are authorised to state that this .is= not thocase—that their avowal to -him of their intention of leaving the Church of Rome,was made at their ,first in terview with the reverend gentleman ; and that previous to this statement he had had no conversation with them on religious subjects.—Prestorvaironicle. BANKRUPTCIES.—Number gazetted in England during the first five months of the years 1850, 1851, 1852, and 1853, compared with the average cf the preceding seven years, to May 31 in each year :, District 1851. 1851 Average of 1553. S rears Liverpool Manchester Birmingham Leeds Bristol Exeter Newcastle .. Average of 7 yrs, to May, 1849. Total country 1 176 . .197.. 164 , . 141 districts. f London l7l 197 .. 166 .. 178 ..:174 Five months to l 347 394 .. 343 .. 362 .. 2.15 May 31. .... 535 At the rate for 1 533 1284 13 mouths •• 945 ..823 ..879 .. 758 {Country Districts, A.veraa. of 20 y ars to 1842.... SEIPBUILDING .ON THE MERSEY.—On •Saturday, at noon, a nice little screw-steamer, the Emilie, was launched from the building-yard of Mr. J. Laird, at the Dingle. Her dimensions are--length, 135 feet ; breadth of beam, IS feet; 200 tons burthen, old measurement, 250 new; and 45 horse-power. She will have three masts, and will be fitted with Griffiths's patent screw, the engines 'being supplied by Messrs. Fawcett and Co., of Liverpool. The Emilie is owned by Mr.J. E. Eaton, of this town, and is intended for the coasting trade of South America. When fitted with her machinery she will make a trial trip to the Isle of Man. Mr. Laird has other vessels on the stocks, which are rapidly approaching completion. The paddle steamer Collaroy, sister ship to the Cl arence , i s near l y finished, and will in a short time proceed to Australia. The Northern Light, for the African Company, is also in a forward state, and will be launched in about a month. The Diana, for the South American Company, is in frame and plated. In the yard of Messrs. Vernon and Son, at the end of the Brunswick Graving-dock, there is a fine iron steamer of 800 tons burthen, for the Londonderry trade, in a forwsrd state. She will be 350 horse-power, and will be ready for launching in about two months. This company are about laying down four or five lighters for South America. At noon onSaturday an iron clipper ship, about 400 tons burthen, was launched from the buildiug- yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., Brunswick Dock. She has been built under the superintendence of Captain Green, late of the Swordfish, for Messrs. Deane, Youle, and Co., to trade to the Brazils. HCALTLI COMMITTEE.—At the usual meeting of the Health Committee on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale was in the chair.—A letter was read from Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of health, dated Rothsay, S co tl an d , 19th July. The letter stated that he intended to have been at home on the morning of the 19th, but had un fortunately been detained by a bilious attack. It was stated that Dr. Duncan's duties were performed in his absence by a person who received a guinea a-week. Mr. Bigham said he believed that they would very soon find that a person at a guinea a-week would do all that was required. Mr. Bigham brought forward the following I motion, noti ce o f w hi c h was g i ven at t h e l ast meet i ng " That so much of the proceedings of the Health Com mittee, of Thursday last, as relates to the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. 'Weber and Co., for supplying numbers for houses, be rescinded, and that the tender of Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co. be accepted in lieu thereof, being the lowest." After some discussion the resolution was agreed to.—Mr. Henderson brought for ward the motion of which he gave notice last week, to the effect that the Council be recommended to increase the salary of Mr. Nevvlands, the borough engineer, from £7OO to £l,OOO per annum. A long discussion ensued, but ultimately the motion was carried by a majority of six to five.—A conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. Bigham suggested the desirability of the com mittee being unanimous in their recommendation to the Council. lie thought £3OO a-year was not too large an increase, but for the sake of unanimity he would support £l5O. The Council could increase the sum if they thought proper.—Mr, Moss would have pleasure in proposing an amendment, if it could be done, that the sum be £l5O. Mr. Beckwith, for the sake of unanimity, would second the motion. Ultimately it was agreed that the matter !should etand over to next Thursday. THE LIVERPOOI. THE 33D REGIMENT is under orders to move from Manchester to Liverpool and embark for Dublin. WARRINGTON SAVINGS' BANK.—The trustees and managers are petitioning the House of Commons against some of the clauses of the new Savings' Banks Bill. THE TANK AT WAVERTREE, which fell in on the 26th ultimo, still lies exposed and unnoticed by the commis sioners. DEPARTURE OF MINERS FOR JAMAICA .-- Among the passengers who went out in the royal mail steamer Mag dalena yesterday week, were several Cornish mi ners , t o work the Port Royal Mining Company's copper mines at Jamaica. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Friday, the mail train due at Lime-street station at four o'clock, a.m., did not arrive till half-past nine, in consequence of the upsetting of a goods train near Lichfield, on the Trent-valley line. A JUVENILE'S PLEA.—A young vagabond, not more than fourteen years old, in palliation of a charge made against him of attempting to enter the cellar of a poor woman, in Ellenborough-street, stated that he was " very drunk at the time." He was committed t o pr i son for a month. CHARGE CF CONSPIRACY.—At the Police-court, on Tuesday, four well-dressed sharpers, named Wm. Groom, John Walker, Gordon Hunter, and William West, were charged with conspiring together to defraud John Hind ley, by inducing him to bet upon cards. The prosecutor was a shopkeeper and farmer, living at Eccles, near Man chester. The magistrates committed them for trial. A. BEGGING LETTER IMPOSTOR, named Walters, alias X. Fleming Teasdale, alias Rev. Mr. Franklin, was charged at the police court on Friday with having forged the name of War. Jones, Esq., a magistrate of Flint, to a begging petition, on which he had been for some time " raising the wind." Leave was granted to remove the impostor and his coadjutors, Walters and Cullen, to Mould, in order to have them tried for the offence. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. T. Lenton has been re versing the order of nature during the past week, by walk ing fly-like on the ceiling. Mr. and Miss Baker have been delighting full houses all the week ; and last evening the " Lockwood Family," the juvenile harpists, commenced an engagement, On Saturday, Mr. Vandenhoff, for that night only, will appear in his celebrated part of Cato; his son, Mr. Henry Vandenhoff, representing Pardus, and afterwards O'Callaghan, in " His Last Legs." WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was held on Wednesday last, at the West Derby workhouse, Mr. Allpass in the chair. The chairman in timated that there were five applications for the situation of relieving officer, in the room of Mr. Stain. Mr. Olney, the assistant master, was unanimously appointed. It was agreed that on that day fortnight a person be ap pointed to the vacant situation of assistant master, with a salary of £4O a-year and rations. NEWS FROM THE BANKUR'S DAUGHTER.—The owners of the new ship Banker's Daughter, which sailed from this port with passengers for Geelong, have received a most satisfactory letter from Captain Pace, date 11 th lune, lat. 7 N. long. 20, in which he states that he had been becalmed for six days, but had ran to lat. 8 in 16 days, thus proving the ship to be an extraordinary fast sailer. The emigrants, 400 in namber, were all in good health and spirits. A MARINE-STORE 'DEALER COMMITTED'IPOR TRIAL. —A boy, named Joseph M'Clean, and his mother, Mar garet M'Clean, were charged at the Police-court, on Thursday, with stealing lead from the roof of Mr. Pier son's ink manufactory, Duke-street, and also with steal. ing several bottles of ink, a quantity of sealing-wax, &c., from the same firemises. Ann M`Laughtcn, the wife of a marine-store dealer in New Bird-street, was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. Committed for trial. WELLINGTOST TESTIMONIAL.—There is now on private view at the rooms of Messrs. Winstanley, in Church street, a =dot design, by our townsman, Mr. J. A. P. M`Bride, kr a Wellington testimonial, prepared with a view to competition in a neighbouring city. The design has been greatly admired by many competent judges, and it has been stgzested to the members of the committee for the Liverpool Wellington testimonial, that they might with advantage pay a visit to MrAll'Bride's production, preparatory to deciding on a local memorial to the illus trious duke. SCH•OOL THIZES.—At the 'recant distribution of - the prizes at Mulberry-street school, the first was awarded to Master . Wm. L. Lawson, of-Upper Parliament-street, who, besides taking a leading. place in English, 'stood highest in mathematics; the second to Master Charles Oceleshead, of Rupert-lane, Everton, for holding.a•simi kr standing in his division. This school, established in January, 1852, has already over sixty pupils,—a proof of the estimation in which the , qualifications of its conduc tors,'Messrs. Hickie and Johns, is held by the public of Liverpool. AutuornINTIMIDATTONtit WORKMEN.-At thePolice office, onFriday, William Wakefield, a "fiatnian," ap peared under summons on the charge of having intimi dated and assaulted Matthias Barlow, also-a 41 4:atman," with the-view of deterring thim from pursuing his usual calling-and occupation. Tr , sppeared that the .defendant had:taunted Barlow with working for Messrs. "'fiat""-proprietors, who had refused to become members of a certain club, all members of which agreed that they should not work under a par . icular sum; but`Mr. Mans field decided that there had not been an assault, much less intimidation, arid the race was accordingly dismissed. Funs.—The number of foreign buyers at -the Hudson Bay Company's late sale considerably affected the prices of furs. Skins have not ref:Used, for many years, so high prices ;- come lots of Sables fetched fifty shillings a skin. Mr. John Cripps, of Bold-c - treet, anticipating - the advance, fortunately bought a great slumber of skins previous to the sale, and will have manufactured, by the first of August, -nearly one thousand boas in Mini: sable, real ermine,- very choice, Miniver, and Chinchilla, which he will Offer ail at one guinea --each. Of these, he feels con vinced, equal value cannot be given in the season under thirty-five shillings; also, a variety of dark sables, equally cheap. — Shawl, Mantle, and Fur warehouse, No. 14 and 16, Bold-street, Liverpool. John Cripps, proprietor. THE - ST;tITIIPORT DONMICS AND GOMBIiS - SIONERS." A number of curious eases were tried at the-last Kirkdale Sessions. Several parties were heard in appeal against decisions.given by the Southport magistrates relative to infringements of the by- ` laws relating to donkeys. The cousrnissloners of that fashionable watering-place have entered on a regular crusade against those donkey drivers who fail to keep within tharaits of the laws and the roads. Mr. Aspineli, the banister, who appeared on behalf of the appellants, while speaking of the number of donkeys which did-duty at Southport, was interrupted by one of the commissioners present,-who charged him with exagge ration; Mr. Aspinall retorted that in calculating the donkeys he of course included the commissioners. He afterwards followed up this hit by an appeal to the bench on behalf of-his clients, and finally gained his cease. MR. ROBRRTSON GLADSTZNE, it would appear, has s: received a lett er f rom hi s f r i end, M r. Cobden, on the a s Turkish —" C l u F e al t y ian th . an T ks he for you r member tract for up th o e n nWorni 'eat-hiding , y tion in the affairs of Turkey; and still more ,for your .courage in signin g a paper containing so much , eommon sense—which, alasl is so little in favour with the majority jr.st at present. 'But you have,told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the. truth ; and, although , you are a good deal in advance of public opinion, the time will come when the soundness of your views will be acknow ledged and acted upon. I am-quite as sceptical about the danger of a war now, as I was six months ago with reference to the French invasion. In my opinion this squabble will end in the discharge of a cart-load of.pro tocols instead of cannon-balls." EXCISE PROSECUTIONS.—IMPORTANT TO DEALERS,IN COFFEE. — On Thursday last, at the police office, eleven grocers were fined for having sold a " mixture of chicory and coffee" as coffee, namely—Wm.:Harrison, 33, Fox street, and 135, Scotland-road ; Henry Haskayne, 97, Bvrom-street; Robert Abbott, 10, .Elliott-street; Righton, -287, Scotland-road ' • John Tindall, 20, Isling -ton ; Thomas Douth waite, 40,Tithebarn-street ; Thomas Hensman, d 65, Scotland-road; John Robinson, 125, Scotland-road ; James Hardisty, 57, Tithebarn street, and Henry Taylor, 83, Scotland-road. -The magistrates said they would recommend them to the commissioners for farther mitication. Mr. Forsey, the analytical chemist from the - Board-of Inland Revenue, stated that some of the samples sold by these parties, as coffee, contained 35 per cent. of chicory NEW RESERVOIE, AT EvEnToN.—There are three new reservoirs at present in progress in Liverpool, in con nexion with the water supply, —one at Park-hill, and another at Kensington. The third reservoir, at Everton, has now been commenced. The sire is in the fields be tween Audlev-street and Whitefield-lane. There will be two reservoirs— one on a lower level, the same as those at Kensington, and one elevated on a tower, for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants residing upon the crest of.the hill extending from - Kirlaiale to Windsor. The lower reservoir will have capacity of storage for six million gals. of water ; and the.upper tank will contain about a quarter of a million of gallons. The whole establishment will cover an area of 10,000 square yards. The plans are by Mr. Thomas Duncan, the water engineer, under whose superintendence the works will proceed. We believe that the total cost will be about £25,000; and the con tractors are Messrs. A. and G. .Holme. There will be a communication between the reservoirs at Kensington, Park-hill, and Everton, so that, in .ease of deficiency of water in any particular district, a supply may be drawn from the others. THE EMICHANT SHIP FALCON. - Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., on Friday, received a letter from the cabin passengers (twenty-five in number) on board of their Australian emigrant ship Falcon :—" Ship Falcon, at sea, Monday, 13th June, 1853. Gentlemen, we, whos e names are hereunto annexed, with reference to the unfortunate collision between this ship and the barque Zuleika, on the night of Saturday last, feel it only an act of justice towards Captain Taylor, to certify that up to the present time his conduct has been, in all respects, irreproachable, and marked by unceasing diligence and attention to the ship and passengers. We beg to assure you that our entire confidence in his skill and ability remains perfectly unshaken, and we doubt not that by a continuance of the same good judgment hitherto displayed, we shall yet make a good and satisfactory passage. Of the event referred to it is due to Captain Taylor to state that, throughout the affair he displayed the most admirable coolness and capacity, and gave his orders in a manner that com manded the p rom pt o b e dience of his officers and men in carrying out is instructions with success. From the time of the accident Captain Taylor has been unremitting i n his endeavours and determination to save the Zeluika, and be has the satisfaction of seeing that he is likely to be rewarded by success, aided by the vigorous and willing assistance of his own officers and men, and passengers. We should be wanting in common courtesy to your good selves, did we not take this opportunity of tendering to you our best thanks for the very liberal and superior manner in which the ship is provided, as well as for the general accommodation and arrangements so far experi enced. We are, gentlemen, yours very respectfully, M. C. Hopkins, M. A. Clay, Laura Middlecoat, R ac h e l Michaelis, Robert Wheeler, W. Pentland, R. G. Dobin son, James Clegg, Charles Rowley, George Reade, W. B. Clay. G. H. Riley, H. Joseph, R. B. Dobinson, Mr. F. Wray, William Nicol, James Gundersheing, M ose , Michaelis, Mayers Gundersheing, Caesar Lowenthal, John Marks." STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY THEATaE-ROYAL.--This theatre will be opened on Monday next, Mr. Charles Matthews appearing for five nights in his principal Lyceum parts. THE TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. JOHN GIBSON.— The articles of plate subscribed for by the members of the Rev. John Gibson's congregation, at Garston Church, were presented to him on Saturday, by a deputation. LOWNDES vice GORST.—We understand that an early Gazette will contai❑ the Queen's license empowering E. Gorst, Esq. , of this town, to take the name of " Lowndes." In pursuance of this license, Mr. Gorst and his eldest son will immediately assume the name of Lowndes ; but his daughters and younger sons will still retain their present surname.—Preston Guardian. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.—Six vessels have taken their departure from Liverpool, for the Australian ports, during the week. There are now three ships loading at Liverpool for Adelaide, of an aggregate tonnage of 1,102 ; seventeen for Melbourne, 9,888 tons ; one for Moreton Bay. 1,309 tons • one for Port Philip, 1,040 tons; and six for Sydney, of an aggregate tonnage of 3,599. PILOT BILL.—The following notices of motion have been given :—Mr. Horafall, to move the following amend ments : In clause 10, after the word " mate," i❑ lines 32, 35, and 39, insert, "of any coasting ship or vessel." Mr. Liddell, in the event of Mr. Horsfall's amendment being rejected, to move, " That the port of Liverpool be exempted from the provisions of the said clause." THE ARGENTINA.—The new steam-ship Argentina, belonging to the South American Steam Navigation Com pany, made a most satisfactory trial trip to Holyhead and back on Thursday, when she accomplished a speed of fourteen knots. She is now taking coals and stores on board, and will proceed on her voyage to Lisbon and Brazils to-morrow. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM Ens.—The British and North American mail steamship Niagara. Lang, commander, took her departure hence for Boston, on Saturday, at eleven, a.m., with 156 passengers and a very full cargo on board, besides the usual mails. The Baltic, which will take her departure to-morrow (Wednesday), carries about 700 tens of goods, the rate of freight, which has been raised £1 since the Ist instant, being £5. AN ACCIDENT occurred on the London and North western line on Thursday morning. The mail train from the north to London, which left Wigan at eighteen minutes past four, had for its guard a man named Thomas Barlow. It should have stopped at Crewe, but the breaks were not put on as usual on its entering the station. This led to a search for the guard who was not et the break wheel, and ho was discovered dead on the top of one of the carriages. From appearances it was concluded that he had come in contact with one of the arches over the line near Hartford.—Wigan Time PREPARING FOR 'run CIIIIRCR.—A curious case came before the County Court on Friday. The plaintiff was W. Booth, teacher of elocution, Wesley-street, and the defendant James Battersby, gentleman, residing at Hope place. The action was brought to recover the sum of three guineas., for instruction given to the defendant in the art of elocution. The plaintiff said the defendant was the son of a gentleman of -great wealth, and, having just come from college, he desired to take lessons in elocution. The defendant told him his father was very rich, and money was of no moment'; he was reading with a clergy man, to whom he paid £l5 per month, and he was shortly to he ordained. He 'wished to go through the church service with him. The defendant agreed with him to take lessons on his usual terms of three guineas per quar ter, and he had given him a quarter's instruction, for which be made the present claim. His honour, after hearing the evidence, said the plaintiff was entitled to his claim. It was quite :clear the defendant had mistaken Iss. in a class for lbs. private lessons. THE BLACRBDRN RECTORY LANDS.-Our readers will remember that memorials respecting these lands, (which `have been recently enfranchised,) were, some few weeks since, forwarded to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Bishop of Manchester.. The purport of these memorials war, that the consideration frommoney th t e o e n b e f r p a a n i ci, o c 11 is rany i e m en t o n f c r s e o a s m e d v u eh a value to valuable be p o r h o t ain p e rt ed y, should "be appropriated to church purposes within the town or parish of Blackburn, rather than go to swell the general revenues of the ecclesiastical vommissionersi Acknowledgments have been received from the parties to whom the memorials were addressed—those from the archbishop and the premier of a more formal character ; but the vaply from the Bishop of Manchester expresses a most lively interest in the views of the memorialists. At his lerdelip's request, a deputation, which consisted of the Rev. Thomas Sharpies, M.A., Thomas Dugdale, Esq. `John Baynes, Esq., and J. Turnerflopwood, Esq., attended at the registry in St. James's-square, Manches ter, last week, on which occasion his lordship entered very folly into the business, and after having given a detailed history of the rectory of Blackburn, and shown the legal bearing of various acts of Parliament affecting the question at issue, concluded by expressing a confident opinion that Blackburn had not only a moral and equi table claim to consideration, but one which the courts of law would enforce.—Blackburn Standard. 'LEAVING KEYS WITH'-THE POLICE.—In consequence of -numerous applications received from the inhabitants, and in order to afford the accommodation desired, the watch committee at Manchester have made arrangements - - under which the keys of their premises may be deposited for safety by night at any-of the principal police stations, - in consideration of the payment of £1 per annum. At each place there will be fitted up a place to receive boxes -of different sizes, something similar to the pigeon -holes -for letters at the postecrffice, and each person depositing the keys will be provided-with a box, at a cost not exceed. ing 2s. 6d., on which he will be required to place a lock, so that the keys may be'loeked up in the box before being left at the police station ;' he will also be furnished with a - ticket, on which will be placed a distinguishing figure to correspond with a similarfigure, which will be placed on the box, as well as in tteegistry book, and it will be neces sary for the meesengerwho la sent for the keys to produce that ticket. In the event , of• fire in any depositor's pre naises, the police would break open the b=, in order to -obtain access, by means of the keys, and such premises would be taken charge of by the police until-properly deli vered over to the proprietors. The watch committee have also made arrangernetns, that any persons who may have 'found keys may leave them at any of the police stations, when the finding the same-will be notified by " route" at -every police station, so that any person who has lost his keys on inquiry at any of th e st a ti ons , ascerta i n whether they they have been found and left in charge of the police.--Manchester Onaedian. CHANGE OF AIR AND CLIMATE.-It has been ascer tained that consumption is a very common disease among the resident inhabitants of many of those places to which invalids from this country freenently resort - . This shows that the advantage derived is dependent tnore -.upon the excitement of travelling, and the change of habit end aeene, than upon any curative power of climate. The selection of a suitable climate is a subject which could not be briefly touched upon with advantage. 'I shall oniy therefore observe that the change to more distant plates is adapted chiefly to those in whom tubercular disease is in an early stage, or very perfectly arrested, and that most of the advantages of change may be more safely attained, by more delicate invalids, he removing from one part of the country-to another. There is scarcely any point, in reference to the treatment of this disease, on which the medical man is called to give an opinion, of greater importance- to• the comfort of -the patient than that of change of climate ; and I believe that much IL-jury is often done by-the removal of patients, who would flare been better at home. :In deciding whether a change .should be made, and what change would he a a l d id visa tbhe bl eeneff e, ae;riteessroetefd , a change are many points which should be care fully considered—the condition of the patient, the stage and extent of the local disease, the period of the yea r ; previous of air treatment.and W clihen e t the disease ll ofeoften has stimulate the constitutional powers, anti enable them to carry forward the improvement, after the. remedial means by which it had been accomplished have,ceased to be of .further service. On the other baud, where there is much d sorganisatien ,of one or both lungs, and the disease appears still to-be advancing, so that the :patient mast necessarily, during winter, keep chiefly in the house, the comforts of home-and the society of friends will be often found more valuable than a change to a slightly milder climate. In those advanced cases, where there is reason to believe that the disease will steadily advance , in spite of any treatment, the -patient should not, on any account, be removed from home.—Dr. Turnbull on the Progress of improvement in tilt Treatment of Consumption FATAL GAS EXPLOSIXS AT BOOTLE.—One of the most serious explosions that has ever occurred in this neighbour hood took place at •Bootle-village, about half-past three o'clock on the afternoon.cf Tuesday, and resulted in the total destruction of •the St.n Inn, the death of one man, and the infliction of severe•injuries on two other persona. The premises were in the occupation of Mr. Edward Ashcroft. and consisted of -two houses joined together, one of them -very old, the other erected during the last twelve months. Both belonged to the Earl of Derby. For some days a strong smell of gas had been perceived on the premises, and some men from the Gasworks were searching out the leak at thetime of the explosion. They had dug a trench in front of the house, laying bare the main, and had discovered a fracture, which they tempo rarily staunched. Two of -the men, John Jones and Joseph Lowe, had then gone into the cellar with, it is supposed, a light to examine the state of the metre, when suddenly a terrific explosion occurred—blowing out the windows, shattering the old part of the Louse, and laying the new part of it completely in ruins. At the time of the dreadful occurrence, in addition to the two gas men, the only inmates were Mrs. Ashcroft and the servant girl, Mr. Ashcroft being absent from home arranging for the funeral of a brother. The servant girl, who happened to be in one of the upper rooms of the old part of the house, presented herself ate window, and safely descended by a ladder, much frightened, of course, but unhurt. Mrs. Ashcroft was found lying under the cellar stairs, her body, in a great measure, protected by an angle in the flooring resting upon one of the barrels. The spirit pipes had to be out away before she could be rescued. When taken out she was insensible, but was restored in a few minutes. She is much bruized about the head and body, but the wounds are not of a dangerous character. Of the two men in the cellar, Jones was brought out quite dead. having been killed by the heavy mass of bricks and rubbish which had fallen upon him. Lowe was recovered, much bruised and burned, and with a fractured leg. He was conveyed to the Northern Hospital. 411 the spirits in the house at the time have been lost, but the greater partion of the ale was safely recovered. The value of the stock, furniture, and buildings destroyed is roughly esti mated at £l,OOO. On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of the unfortunate man Jones, before C. E. Driffield, Esq., the county coroner. After the carious witnesses had given their evidence, the officer who had been sent to inquire after the state of Mrs. Ashcroft re turned with the information that there was a little alter ation for the better, but that, in her present state, it was impossible to obtain any evidence from her. One of the jurymen having also stated that the man in the Northern Hospital was progressing favourably, the coroner said he would leave directions that, if circumstances required it, the depositions of Mrs. Ashcroft should be taken by a magistrate ; and that, as the state of the man in the hospital would make it necessary for them to adjourn for a longer period than a week, he would adjourn the further inquiry for two weeks, namely, until Thursday, the 4th of August. The jury then retired. We understand that Mrs. Ashcroft is still in a dangerous state. She was , previous to the accident enceinte, and we are sorrY to learn that 8 miscarriage took pinoo on wodueldsy. 9 6, 1853. GENERAL NEWS. THE AnmY.—Orders have been issued to remove two regiments from the army at the Cape of Good Hop Tr—the First Battalion of the Rifle Brigade under Colonel Buller, and the Twelfth Lancers under Colonel Pole. The former return to England ; the latter go on to India to relieve the Fifteenth Light Dragoons. MEMENTOES.—At a sale of autographs, on Saturday, " the original act of national insurrection under Prince Rakozy, at the commencement of the eighteenth century, with about two hundred signatures of senators and nobles, in the Hungarian language," sold for £9O. An autograph of Richard Cromwell for £5 12s. 6d. A. letter of the Duke of Wellington, containing thirty-three pages, £33. THE Westminster Review was lately, at the request of a member, withdrawn from the reading-room of the Bristol Athenaeum, on account of its alleged anti-Christian sentiments. There being, however, a party who wished to see it restored, the directors of the institution sub mitted the question to the votes of the subscribers, and the Review was expelled by 294 members against 277. A FATAL FLASH.—The tower of Hereford church was struck with lightning during a thunder-storm on Tuesday, and while a marriage was being celebrated by the vicar. Two women and two little girls, spectators, were struck with the lightning; one of the little girls being badly burnt and her limbs paralysed. It is said that the whole party were more or less injured by the lightning. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.— On Sunday, while two boys, aged 10 and 12 years, were, either at play or in search of nests, at the North Cliff, in Camborne. Corn wall, they were observed by person; not far off to fall over. No time was lost in hurrying to the spot, but it was found that they were both killed. Their bodies were dreadfully cut and bruised, and they were at once taken to their homes in an open cart. The mother of one of the boys, named Bond, is said to be in a state of destitu tion, and the deceased was the only child out of six who was able to earn anything. The father had left the poor mother and family to enter the army. CHILD MITILDER.—At the Lewes assize, on Tuesday, Caroline Sherwood, aced 23, was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child. The child had been placed out by the prisoner, who was servant in a family at Brighton, in the care of another person. The prisoner called and took her child out one wet evening in March, and the next morning it was found dead with a ligature tied tightly round its throat. The child's frock, very wet and muddy, was found in the prisoner's box. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner, having re ceived sentence of death, was carried from the dock in a state of insensibility. STEAM TO AUSTRALIA.—At the adjourned meeting of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, it was stated that the homeward voyage of the Melbourne had exceeded the expectations of the board. The prin ciple upon which the Victoria had been despatched— namely, the economising of fuel and using the screw-pro peller merely as an auxiliary power—would prove whether such voyages could be made with profit to the proprietors. The delay of the Melbourne would leave that vessel a charge to the company. There was a balance against the company of £7351 ls. 6d., and a further sum of £5673 17s. 10d., making £13,024 19s. 4d. The report was adopted. THE CASE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST RAILWAY DIRECTORS.—At the York assize, Harry Stephen Thomp son, George Hicks Seymour, and Samuel Priestman, di rectors of the North Midland Railway, were charged, on the verdict of the jury at the inquest, with the man slaughter of John Thomson and Josiah Sykes, an engine driver and stoker, whose deaths had been caused by the engine running off the rails, owing, it was stated, to the defective condition of the permanent way. The grand jury ignored the bill, by the direction of Mr. Justice Erle, and the counsel for the prosecution admittine tbat the directors were not the parties criminally responsible, the prisoners were formally acquitted. THE LAST OF THE STUARTS.—A mad woman, named Mary Stuart, was brought up at Bow-street, on Monday, charged with breaking windows, and creating a disturbance at the residence of Lord Palmerston, in Carlton-gardens. The prisoner said the Home Secretary ought to do some thing for her. for she was one of the descendants of the unhappy race of Stuarts—her great grandfather was Prince Charles Stuart ; but she had been cruelly deprived of her dignity and station, and had only succeeded to a workhouse or a lunatic-asylum. She had been on a pre vious occasion, for breaking Sir James Graham's windows, sent to Hanwell, but was no more mad then than she was new. Mr. Hall had no doubt of her madness on the Stuart question, and committed her to the care of St. Martin's workhouse. THE SOAP DUTY.—The taking off the duty on soap was attended with some ceremony in the manufactories of Messrs. Thomas, Tripp, and Thomas, and Messrs. Cox and Shaw, Bristol. At four o'clock in the morning, the Excise officers attended and removed the partitions, took off the locks, &c., which before cramped the manufac turer's enterprise, when the cannons, which had aIL been ready loaded in the yard, were fired off, and the workmen, crowding to the gates, gave three cheers for the first load of free soap that passed out. Messrs. Cox and Shaw's men hung up, in two rows, the old locks, and under them the keys which had so long kept them in awe, and over these trophies they suspended the old Act of Parlia ment, now a dead letter. Soap, however, is dearer than it has been for a long time, owing to an increase in the price of the raw material. THE LONDON CAB AUT.—The new act for the regula tion of London cabs has led to many disputes with the cab-drivers ; but it seems in some instances they have adopted a passive revenge for the injury they consider in flicted upon them by the new act. On Tuesday night, after the rising of the house, when there was a great demand for cabs in Palace-yard, the entire stand drove off, uttering jeers against the hon. gentlemen who wished to engage them. " Yer wants to ride for sixpence, does ye?" says one. " Let 'em walk," said another ; and so the members were compelled to find their way home as they best could. On Wednesday night, while the rain was failing with incessant violence, and peopletrom the theatres and other places of public amusement were anxiously seeking refuge in a hackney-cab, the drivers amused them selves in parading their empty vehicles up and down the Strand and other thoroughfares, deaf alike to threats and entreaties." CURIOUS RELIC.—At the meeting of the Arcbreological. Institute, amongst hundreds of splendid curiosities exhi bited, may be mentioned :—" A small alabaster box or vase, elegantly shaped, with a lid, brought from an Eyp tian tomb by Mr. Curzon, illustrates the well-known text, St. Matthew xxvi. i ; such vases were employed by the Egyptians for holding ointment, and the present specimen contains the ointment originally placed in it about 50 years 8.C., a date therefore more remote than the action of Mary 'Magdalen, described in the Gospel. Another curious memento of Mr. Curzon's Eastern travels consists of a walking-stick of the wood of a tree planted in the valley of Mount Sinai, close to the Christian convent, which is, said to have sprung from the wand of Moses, there planted after the division of the waters of the Red Sea. The tree is jealously guarded, and kept sacred from all intrusion by the Styrian monks. but Mr. Curzon was fortunate enough to obtain a sapling." CoamEncran TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.—The first stone of the edifice intended for schools for the orphan and necessitous children of commercial travellers was laid on Wednesday with the accustomed forms. The estate purchased far the schools is at Pinner, near the Pinner station, and 'the site seems well selected as regards salubrity and -the beauty of the locality. The ceremony was performed by John Mesteman, Esq., M.P., in the absence of Prince Albert from obvious causes. The company afterwards partook of a cold collation, and th e chairman, in proposing "Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers' Schools," touched upon the advantages to be derived from the spread of education, and spoke of the commercial travellers as a most intelligent and respectable class. The body consisted, he said, of 30,000, and he conld not say how many children. The architects of the proposed builditig are Messrs. Lane and Ordish. It will no doubt be worthy of their reputation and of the pur pose for which it is to be erected. The institution, it is to be hoped, will be well supported. ESCAPE OF FIVE CONVICT LUNATlCS.—Considerable alarm has been felt by the inhabitants of Fisherton, Wilts, owing to the escape of sve convict lunatics from the asylum of Dr. Finch on Saturday night. Soon after one of the keepers had retired to rest on Saturday night he was attacked by five of the inmates, some of whom held him by the throat, while others knelt on him and com pletely overpowered him. After making him secure, and preventing his access to the pull of the alarm bell, they obtained possession of the necessary keys, some of which they placed in the locks on the outside of the doors lead ing to the wards occupied hy•the.other keepers, thus pre venting the possibility of their being unlocked from the inside. They then effected their escape from the ward, taking with them all the clothes on which they could lay their hands, and one of them carried away a coat belong ing to the keeper. It was some time after they had vitted the establishment before an alarm was made by others of the lunatics, but when the escape of the five was made known to the cfficiale, information was immediately sent to all the police-stations in the neighbourhood, and tile country was scoured in every direction, and two of the number were captured —one in a field of barley be. longing to Mr. Harding, and the other at Cholderton, about nine miles from the asylum. NCNNERIES ENGLAND.•-• A serious dispute has arisen between the Lady Abbess of the convent at Taunton and the relations of a nun in the establishment. The young lady's name is Knight, and her parents belong to an old Romanist family of Axminster. Some time since, the young lady sustained an accident, for which it became necessary to call in medical advice; and the person selected to attend her was a self-styled homoeopathic doctor, for merly " a pastrycook or baker." Eventually, intelligence bad to be conveyed to the parents that their child had been stricken with insanity, and the parents became anxious that their daughter should have more efficient medical aid. This, however, the Lady Abbess, Father Jenkins, the confessor, and the hotnceopathic doctor sturdily opposed ; and it came out on the occasion that the growth of the young lady's insanity had been for a long time past well known in the establishment, whilst the facts connected with the same had been kept from the knowledge of her friends until the shrieks of the maniac prevented her malady from being longer concealed. A new doctor was at last allowed to attend Aliss Knight, who recommended an entire change of treatment, with open air exercise, and advised that, for that purpose, the patient should be removed to a convent at Bristol, and if no improvement should take place there, to the convent of the Abbe Macs, Bruges. These arrangements the Lady Abbess again vehemently opposed, claiming by her own control to send the sister to the convent of Benedictines, to at Menin, in Belgium. The lady's family decided appeal to the Bishop, and her brother, Mr. Knight, was on the road to Bristol for that purpose, when Father Jen kins, the confessor,somevrhat "abruptly and imperatively' intercepted him, using every endeavour to retard him, and induce him to return and see the Lady Abbess. ATr. Knight proceeded, however, to the Bishop, who returned with him to the convent. The Lady Abbess persisted in her claims with regard to the young lady, and threatened to appeal to Rome if the Bishop should decide against her. Meanwhile , Mr. Knight obtains an order, and rem oves his sister from the convent, h av i ng to undergo, it is said, in so doing, considerable obstruction and insult f rom two fathers of the convent, Messrs. Jenkins and • )ER OF A HUSBAND.—At the I day, Sarah Smith, aged 4 murder of her husband, at St. L( him through the heart. The prisoner and} were both in liquor at the time. She was convicte manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' transportation AT THE YORK ASSIZES, on Tuesday, Thomas Gooche and William Stacey were convicted of throwing stones at and after an engine on the Midland Railway at Brins worth, in the West Riding, on the 4th of May last, thereby endangering the safety of persons conveyed on the said railway, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. SATURDAY was a great day for Glasgow—" the roughest night in the drinking way," says the Glasgow Herald, " which has been experienced in Glasgow for a long time." The day was a hllidav, but, being rainy, the people were not tempted off by the railways, and betook themselves to the whisky-shops. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. —The select committee of the House of Commons, in their recently published re port, recommend that free libraries, mechanics' institutions, and other public institutions, be supplied with Parliament ary papers. The committee recommend that a committee be appointed at the commencement of each session to consider all applications made for Parliamentary papers. UMBRELLA COMPANY.—A company has just been started in London, designated the "Umbrella Associa tion," for the purpose of hiring out umbrellas and parasols in wet and sultry weather, the borrower to lodge a shilling for the safe return of the article, and pay one penny an hour for the loan. The company have already laid in a stock of 25,060 umbrellas and parasols, and intend forming several district depots in London. NEW LINE ON THE CLYDE.—The Glasgow and White haven Screw Steam Navigation Company's steamer Solway was, on Monday morning, launched from Messrs. John Scott and Son's building-yard here, with steam up, all ready for sea, being the first time the extraordinary feat has been performed on the Clyde, and probably in the world, of a steamer being launched with the machinery on board, and the steam up.—Greenock Herald. THE DOG Tax.—The occupier of a house is liable to a the assessed tax on a dog kept there, though it may belong to a lodger. Wherever the dog is found, the householder is subject to the duty, unless he proves it is paid for ; and as it will hereafter be 12s. for every dog, occupiers of dwellings will do well to be careful about those animals being brought to them. Large numbers of dogs are being killed in consequence of the alteration in the assessed taxes, which includes all the canine species in the impost. QUICK WORE.—A girl has just been tried at Dorchester for concealing the birth of her child. It appeared that on Monday she was haymaking till six o'clock in the evening. She then went into a lane and was confined of a child, then milked 12 cows, and did her household work before she went to bed; rose next morning and milked the 12 cows again, and did her household work during the day. At night she was taken into custody, was afterwards com mitted for trial, and was absolutely tried on the following Saturday. THE MAMMOTH STEAMER.—The following are the dimensions of the iron steamer about to be built, by Mr. Scott Russell, for the Eastern Steam Navigation Com pany. She is to be 620 feet long, 10Q feet beam, 6000- horse power, and 12,000 tons hurthen ; to be propelled by four paddles and a screw ; and the horse-power will be thus proportioned-2000 for the screw, 2000 for the mid ship paddle-wheels, and 2000 for the fore paddle-wheels. The engines, which have already been contracted for, are to be constructed immediately.—Mining Journal. DEATH OF AN EQUESTRIAN.—A melancholy occur rence took place last week, involving the death of one of the female equestrians in the establishment of Mr. Cook. During the performance of the troupe in Gosport, upwards of a week back, Mrs. Smith received a serious injury by her leg having come in contact with a bar, while she was galloping in the circle. She was received as ari in-door patient of the infirmary in Carlisle, and had apparently so far recovered, that in a few days more she would have been discharged. On Sunday last, however, as she was sitting in bed reading, the patients, whose beds were nearest to hers, observed her fall suddenly back on her pillow, and give a few short gasps. On examination, she was found to have expired. SAVE-ALL WATER-TAP.—A great proportion of the water supplied to the poorer districts of large towns is absolutely wasted. This is particularly the case with public taps in yards and courts. From negligence of one sort or other, more than half the water is lost. Frequently the taps are " left running " all night. I would, suggest a water-tap and box for public places, which it is presumed would entirely prevent the possibility of waste. It consists simply of an ordinary tap, fitted at the side with a lever and weight. When the weight is raised by the hand, the water flows; but the instant the weight is released, it falls into its vertical position, and shuts off the water.— A Correspondent of the Builder. MR. RONEY ON CANADIAN EMIGRATION FOR IRISH MEN.—The following extract from a private letter, written by Mr. C. P. Roney to a friend in Dublin, exhib its some singular facts in connexion with emigration from this country:—" Instead of my being astonished at the im mense amount of emigration that has taken place from Ireland during the last few years, my surprise is that the whole of the peasant population has not already come, either to this country or to the United States. During the three weeks that have elapsed since I landed, I- have travelled 1,850 miles by rail and steamboat ; and, although I am told that I have not as yet visited by any means the best portion of Canada (Upper or Western Canada), I have seen quite enough of it to convince me of its inex haustible resources, and the glorious field that it is for the employment of the Irish people." QUARANTINE.—The Commissioners of Customs have issued orders to the collectors and controllers at the several ports throughout the United Kingdom, directing them to prepare and transmit, with all practicable des patch, a return, in detail, of all vessels which have been detained in quarantine during the five years ending the Ist of July inst., at the respective ports, specifying the name of each vessel, the date of her arrival, the port from which she last sailed, the duration of the voyage in days, the number of the crew and passengers on board, the disease for which quarantine was imposed, the num ber of cases of sickness and of death during the voyage, and the number of sick on board when she arrived, the durtaion of quarantine imposed, and whether any and how many fresh cases of sickness occurred during the de tention in quarantine. A LADY'S DILEMMA.—In looking over the "correspon dence " of some of our more fashionable papers, it will be perceived that most of the " answers " relate to complaints on the part of the fairer half of creation, respecting the ravages which atmospheric influence makes with the com plexion. In lien of bloom and beauty they expatiate on a long train of personal disfiguration in the shape of pim ples, tan, freckles, &c.—eruptive horrors, all ! And what is a lady to do in this dilemma ? She has her bane : where is she to look for an antidote? Why, it is before her in Rowland's Kelydor—a mild, soothing extirpater of all impurities of the skin; prepared from the choicest ex otics of a balsamic nature; utterly free from mineral sub. stances ; harmless in its components ; grateful in its effects. It neutralizes atmospheric extremes, promotes the healthy action of the microscopic vessels, and thus— " Adds to beauty all the charms of health."—See THE RAILWAY KING.—The transactions between Mr, Hudson and the York and North Midland Railway Com pany have produced several actions, another of which was argued, during Wednesday and Thursday, in the Rolls Court. Various claims were made by the oompany upon their late chairman, on account of interest on moneys kept in his hands, of overcharge in brokerage and espe cially for a considerable margin of surplus which he had obtained upon 2500 tons of iron rails, having contracted in his own name for the rails at £6 108. per ton, and afterwards transferred to the company at £l2, keeping the difference for himself. After a very long hearing, the Master of the Roils reserved some points, in order to look over the evidence, but decided that Mr. Hudson must repay the profit derived from the contract for the rails, his fiduciary character of chairman to the company ren dering him incompetent to enter into any contract with it on his own account TRANSPORTATION.—The bill of the lord chancellor, to substitute other punishment in lieu cf transportation, has been printed. It is to take effect from the first of Sep tember, reciting in the preamble that by reason of the difficulty of transporting offenders beyond the seas, it has become expedient to substitute in certain cases other punishment in lieu of transportation. It is proposed that sentences of transportation, except for life, or 14 years, or upwards, shall be discontinued, and sentences of penal servitude to be passed instead of transportation for less than 14 years. There is to be a scale of penal servitude for transportation. Conditional pardons are to be allowed with reference to the substituted punishment, as in cases of pardons on condition of transportation. All acts con cerning convicts sentenced to transportation are to be made applicable for the purpose of the present measure. Persons convicted of larceny, after previous conviction for felony, are not to be transported. BURIALS BEYOND THE METROPOLIS.—The bill of the government to amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead in England beyond the limits of the metropolis has just been printed. On representation of the Secretary of State Her Majesty in Council may restrain the opening of new burial grounds and order the discontinuance of burials in specified places. An order in Council is not to extend to burial grounds of Quakers or Jews, unless expressly included. Burials are not to take place after an order in Council for discontinuance, except as to vaults, ttcc., and cemeteries and new burial grounds ap proved by the Secretary of State. The new burial grounds are not to be open contrary to an order in Council. Cer tain provisions of the Metropolitan Burial Act, Isth and 16th of Victoria, cap. 85, are extended to parishes, &c., not in the 1 , ,ropolis. The present measure is to be confined to England and Wales. It is not to extend t o the metropolis. The preamble recites the Metropolitan Burial Act, and declares that it is expedient to make better provision for and in relation to burials beyond the limits of that act. _ ---- TIIEERPOR; 4.11. ADE.-A return has just be en pr i nted, sh ow i ng the quantities and the declared va o lu r e ku,l o lli Bm f i ea rei c rs l it i cok o i. : the ten principal art icles ex p orted i n 1850 and 1851, from eac h o f th e ports of London, Liverpool, u S ou th am pton, Newcastle, Glasgow, in cluding the Clyd e , Dundee, Leith , A berdeen, Bel fast , Dublin, c 5 , c. i t appears that from the port of London the declared va l ue of the exports in 1850 was £14,137,527, and the Customs' duties collected amounted to £11,095,145, while, in 1851, the exports were £ 14 ,489,494, and the Customs' duties £11,241,281. At Liverpool, in 1850, the exports were £34,891,817, and, in 1851, £37,918,640; from Hull, in 1850, the exports were £10,366,610, and, in 1851, £10,126,421 ; from Bristol the exports in 1850 were £362,039, and, in 1851, £419,958 ; from Southampton the exports were £1,859,647 ; in 1850, and, in 1851, £1,916,737 . from Newcastle, in 1850, £920,063, and, in 1851, £939,141 ; from the ports on the Clyde, Glasgow, Port Glasgow, and Greenock, the exports were £4,234,604 in 1850, and, in 1851, £4,046,814. The Customs' duties of the former year were £1,172,631, and of the latter, £1,177,061. The exports from Dundee were, in 1850, £91,672, and, in 1851, £66,890; from Leith, in 1850, £366,880, and, in 1851, £389 ; from Aberdeen, £4,305, and, in 1851, £9,682 ; from Belfast, £56,506 in 1850, and £50,183 in 1851 ; from Dublin the exports in 1850 were £50,354, and, in 1851, £50,070. The Customs' duties collected at that port, in 1851, were £893,383. From Cork the exports in 1850 were £116,268, and, in 1851, £109,404 ; and from Limerick, £8,457 in 1850, and £2,870 exports in 1351.