The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

TUE SDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1853 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ...-IVE Suet o f 820,000 has been apportioned by . the nealth C ommittee for pavi ng i n th e var i ous out-t ownships. ELIZABETH PYR, 18 years of age, died last week_ care Preston from loss of blood, occasioned by want of ea kfter having been bled with ten leeches. e„TESTIONIAL.-The ladies of St. John the Baptist's .-tnirch, Toxteth-park, have presented their clergyman, ale 4'4 chain James Hassell, with a h an d some go ld watch . ox,nxenea ARTILLERY.-The newly-enrolled reg‘i lileen toe royal artillery volunteers assembled on Tuesday, t er a Month's training at the depet, at Everton, and went t er a variety of manceuvres. x t i. g . BURGLARY was, a few nights ago, unsuccessfully 'anted in the house of Mr. Alexander Henry, late '"• 13 . for South Lanceshire, at Woodlands, near Man hester. One of the burglars, named Morris, was Man chest after a struggle. crAT LANCASTER INSOLVENT COURT the deputy judge tc: n e e h a wi rg s ed , riTetn. Tanaettr7sall, of this town, corn-broker ;J. P. Robinson, of St. Helens, book miler ; J. Collins, of this town, vinegar-manufactiwer ; a. Roberts, v i ctualler. J. Leigh, of this town, , saddler, was remanded for two months. plngt IvILK.—Now that apples are cheap and plentiful, Muine' in many instances only half the price of potatoes, ftote farmers about Preston have commenced giving . them rst_heir cattle and it is found that cows will milk better . et7a4e,..eating apples than they will when eating turnips, Tett`"esonalle•old Nvurtzel, or other similar vegetables. 5ee.,,..' ee soli • ----.- NAVIGATION ACT. -Mr. Tindal, resident P'tricitor for the hoard f - Trade, laid an information as Yng t h e j tO w ha , Ri bY, owner of te steamer Invincible, e on , en Liverpool and the Seacombe Ferry, for boa e3ing l'assengers, without havi a certificate on a er (l , o on the 22nd ult. The case having been established, % ral e set "°s. w " i mPosed. John Mitchell, the master of A ; 14.1 e 1 ', was fined ls., with a shilling costs. Plkhl tt E P l°D.9 cl A n ect br happened on Tuesday to Mr. Worthieee e s „ e ee`-^, "telilleehunting in the Downs with the fell clow l 7 ji - , ue - ' et % -ri, is horse, a valuable one, suddenly vessel of ti h'' and .i 3 "PPOSed to have ruptured some Mr. James Jelin '' The animal, in falling, rolled upon of Mr. -° , ly e a e 9 .reslored froM the Downs to the house sensibility )Thaj' Lae trainer, at Fiudon, in a state of in. ja ules, it ;-• 1 1 -4 . ecitlgh seriously bruised by the fall, Mr, See amr t " ° Pn, will be speedily convalescent. ee . w Orth ei G2 ,.. --4) ,_ 1,1 Tuesday some persons entered Nan- Rorth T s,_ lll reu oY taking out part of a window on the lottoei : i i 'te In flee vestry' they forced a' strong iron chest, en • the parish ;Estersre are kept, out of the wall, th ey , teh it w e , fi . rally built, and threw it on the vest a ry opt te t o lit, Wit Lout leaving any marks upon it of an t whiis h Pß,'l. it, they app ear to have decamped,. 41 itire e an kh the it' had entered, without doin ay Inasmuch fu b r y th th er e ess th e el Iheir retreat seems to havebeen hasty , ,inas t ake) 1 e ` c two b toneeetter's pick, andtwo cuT_ hammers behind them. e•eloit CtrIIIOSITIEB.-MessTs. Bushby and Co., of ratheal*latil-lings, have on view a colleetien of curiosities, etnt,,,Maller than usual, but possessing some very file. 'the re f t s of the workmanship of this curious people. aad,a -te eight very large and handsomely-figured va . ses, ilmilitgreat ,te r in smaller sizes. The most curious .leblete- roldnegrsartieles' however, are The card cases and , worked in silver, and worked, tso 84:isratelY, that when held up to the light, the tracery 'Atli% al , lll °st as fine as that of the spider's web. In ad kida, '0 these, and cases also made of tortoiseshell, ivory, boxes-Val -Wool, there -ire some very ele-a„ nt ladies' worke eollee'eans, and article; belonging to the toilette. Th N eese • ()4 1, 1 r a ill include a Chinese mandarin's robes, and a e, ST -lirT 's d re„ss, 'both complete in every Particular -eetie ---,Ns aeizenaxlCEe ITISTITUTION.-Tle an w n e . ual ek. Th e - 4 : w as held at the Town-hall, on Monday, t as t ment tvasree:irkwas occupied by Mr. Mc - Nicoll. tablieilZi A sta e * h it 4 Ppe a Z "Y Atr- Rirkman, the secretary, tha t the institution., which has from m ly The which it es- Deris €4 .- ' a 3 'ear, is in a prosperous condition. e. . s ! ewe ~,, have amo,nted to Tee 7s. 2i-d., and th o e receipts t lea R 3 ee. e'e 44d., leaving a balance in favour af the an Ilion et 16 16s. 2d. Several gentlemen of the f:0 ve coeighbeeieheod bedading some of the clew, iltle , t !eii, e u „ te l to deliver le ture- for the benefit of the inet . ite e a •Ve etb , -441 .‘• the whith e r season ; such lectures to be given *qaie-e-esual- evenings, in the lecture room. as ee l'E ItOtmErly.-On Thursday, hee "arged with kn down, and rotigin '''' Of - cocking a gentleman James Andt .. rson g ID about • b' t-maker, 19, te e tlaesee 146.,an Hood -street, about half-past ten. on ,et e"`Y• Mr. John Sergeant, ca me ~., e _ e 'Qat -Br eet, who iis .enzag , ed at the Amphitheatre, sen ein te el u i e ate, e el , eewase Passing. aloni Roe-street, when two .w IT l s tet ee ""doaun. ee lie pushed them aw_a e y, w a as nd shortw foll en o‘ t v e edby d e e Prieseee 1%1 ,-bl- O, A-street, when h 1, IYII . and y mid four other men, who knock& him eNfe madetitlhi pockets of about prison p er . with l i im a ti 4 he -,. mff-b While down, the „r tom le_ ft -eq.',the least resistance he would cut his 444 the Il e i ranlediately gave information . to_the . steett Prisoner was apprehended in a cart in .13= . K police, R. 'l4l ff-I: he re he era ealine• himself. The drnife _all_ n d the serkons. th'.h'larrtel „h t ical gini S to c° t ll h e e proiecuto . r were also found i o,t'ob et'„e.'•`*- Committed for trial at was :. - ees.,. eh : a -ll ole PLATE.-A quantity of silver plate, ~. AG (hove-street. residing inNo. _ oN, a, "9 lstlt ult, from the house of Mrs. Elizabeth eieyelrtysee-uing every inquiry, h same month, sie• e t l a Dee...tete obtained till the 28th of t e . _ . l'tfit'-w.th ta'a-llv lady, no tiings , of the stolen I 'l th -.4 t b e .h --- - o 1 uantity of eilver plate •' ee t ne-4414forea p l'ce-officer on duty 11,.Banas . tre_- 4, e D04„,.1. rother had seen aq_ h tv ee .ehlie:f,eion -of two boys named Richa*a Dunn and d out that the two nit residing in Z,':ttl:4l(ltiv el B°74lA: tlie on pla in te qu t i o ry 'a i m t tu an and hie-wife named, ah `taa.. %t ee :',., John and Bridget 3I N Ye. 'll` 4 tea -ece__.reetefor Bs. The four were taken intocnstodY, ecte te y ev roug on -‘' " 4. b ht before the police Vc4e 'lay tiC:ek, were remanded till Thursday last, . magistrate, on brought up, mid after an in- 7tioii, te3;;lrere again were COlll - for t e 4e, 'two beTy . san b d John in 7 , 4 - -- eraesthe magistrate rem s g tlt • t 1p s wife was discharged. to release Maculty et? ttl 11°.1s(14 ' i SOCIETY.--, the Royal Insti- biti„ 040, . RApu C ay last, at the 'he members held 1 1 / 4 :41. Th" 3 meeting on Tuesd ss; and now num .' the ey,..ehair was occupied by Mr. Corey.. It appears Dle e t'ree - ' e tY' is making steady pr 6 'specimens of t0 ; .,,, a , • 190 members. Some excellenthiwted b y Mr. eett, 4 , 11 , 48 On -coloured glass were ex several members teh"heir * • the mat e t a ete ,„ exnerience in Mr. for this 'purpose- . "I ''' a ' 'brief discussion ens t e llea ' r as se te v whether gutta th_ l l'est '''' be made available 17 ope,,exh.ibited a portable . apparatus_ a fo ea r Y lei,. air, and called attention to presented twer taitizgviews in l ave ' Atldn ~ of-_, . son to the . society. a "pp,, in p and called, after As inventor, It has .. .been recently Sets ranee, is read a paper on the , te e e e °Pe." Mr. Berry then . discussion Talbot toeeveral of the e`'. 44 4eti - 14 Mr. Fox Talbot, and an interesting Vi e' as to the retki right of Mr. recently tjt tb . '"es elahned -by him. It seemed to be the opinion kiee:!peeting, however, that by the permission,,hie process ill ißlif'Y 'Mr. Talbot, likenesses according to les t -le multi lied to any extent, but not-for the pur ,hs of sale. P Wl'l"QUETWednesday the olv, i ~ AT TITS k- qt.,. .Aft]! the ',gayer, Samuel . Holme, Esq., ,Cri TOWN-lIALL.--On Wed tertained the 4 )S eje,_4lgli, ished parte , Maxwell, Bart, the Il 'roY John Heron to dinner, includi ng Brown, 'M.P., Mr. Hon. Ear 1 e • it ~.. .3 Sir eee ee • I:eldell, M.P., Mr. Si r William Ed war d Cost, Sir John liee-.4.telee Reyworth, IT-Pe 'Brooks, Rector Ashton, the Fi Men, Rev. Ellis_ . __. "lite' kf ik i ,.. - Elmira' Grenkle . Archdeacon . p 4 ,_ I, Rev. R. 31 - - e Mr. J. H. Turner, Mr. C. 14 6 1'4 k. Mr. Henry Ashton, r. Hardman * er' e r, le Ca r - pt. Baynes, Mr. Edward (Preston), I ti a rlekr - William Fleteher, Captain Mr. :Johnston Tail ei-et.h'es (Kinmell), Mr. G. Thomps ,r on, ut etue, Mr. hr e ea hale) Mr. H. Littledale, Mr. T. tl i of' Mr -George . 4_, Mr, At- ' 4,21 4 Mr' G Hall Lawrence, li e „ -, etr. itieh. rdNaylor Mr. Daniel NeiLson, . • _ a , 41,.-1.3- Rorefgla M Pedder (Preston),Mr. Withamia , tt_e . r .. It Chri st I ; 'r• Mr. William Rathbone, - e IV ci i iSailee a d i l . 4i• Rawdot!, c M end Mr. John Stewart, 3r. isetes gee.4l4; PllarliJisA ihnie, Mr. J. A. Tobm, Mr. . Walker, Mr. Charles In 111411' 14- tc4-1A(1110.11), J. J. N. . ..),,t,exneite t ee '', 11.0ees and Mr. Francis Heywood. , ~ , -ee •one e l ' ; - - a-ex. '' t A E MOLOGICAL SOCIIrT • LT , the lete-„illg'.,. nieetin:: fn; the -present ant session was held moult ilti,tal 1,,-3...N1'31:.titei,,,,,ti0-n,-"e`a-*.ed"` rnesesday. The chair 11,118 resident. Air. to the the s ecree,,L l tarles Vere'lt, the president. _sea pee ted L eah cle ye a ~, nnounc $6 . t ""'"' a eddonan els Le a h V• v • ri llg the recess amonees edings a va nectiePortfoPll"s , learned societies' proce t which were the ti, Pe of Ar e s ° ,at old iv :the compara nert Thee e ee , , and a cliagram -showin, , angravings tiustrat of Liverpool and of the' " (4 t° ll o f N is . • 11, 0,.. Wage the ports •• h A Pr ess 71 Ited t o 1 1 ' 0 . stated that the ‘Bietis . - The e i t old the' t ti .in this town. eeeei th,, ~. ir nex meet! tig. h he te'*etl e „, ed t o ' 4eireered the opening sd ! dress in whic Association had 41 1e' Whi c h ,310tice the architecturel additions to the titsinag e ,, , eeweeer, -have not been .great •,. and threw e-hati-iercgtstions fer future and some }e dud e ht;ilZ laoldetreet, a few churches, and improvement . , although m ei key not ( uge„ are the principal e Th e new tei h ada et d i °aye added -very much, ones, there has been t and some keie 1 111/(4 1 t s h e e tis ea siQt 11P°11-toral im P mveT "' l s i think this e sf ka v - -- eortinaent of it. nitso t report ktO the i" e°4gratlilate itself up el(4 l:;uted to e l Ve, t th °Mrovetneat of the town having•e°n rit that i lki l i t e:.ttention of those taking an interes in the I",,set' t t -I '', I believe it ill f -the basis of much ,_,_,. t he i e s Co e - „"e done I w b believe that this veil' day ;`e. parn , a l'airtt° en'e c e l , l h.as decided e to e apply for an set .of e an ' ee - "Le it tostreet from 4 fq c „,,,, , malts a new n the lower "Net Ileee'n e .elds, to widen Batton-garden, et ' 111 '`Uan-street, and the lower en o cl, of Water- St.. George s eee Wher -11 eet ea eee ll are all steps in the right direct a ls bee e t W iees t Li p pnerce is, there art flourishes. • 0. Now let t 4.7 ale ~20,eeePool can do. t o spend We are Pm ! but let it tots Nut - '',,e Let us spend it usefully first , ' so ele Aer e 7.' as to contribute to the adermuent of and C h i rci e ete e k l B one spot in this town, rtu "mtdiur might be made oue of the finest that with care e t - e lal e e t o N t i h e fea t 4 ras e 'in the world. I need scarcely say, lie 4 , we, "'Pace round St. George's Hal l . to by whir pace a to b e go great : - 3'. ' " * - seemed to so many . . The fall of ti rie s ' rernoVll fact an important element in its favour ; NI •$ the ' l4 g that deformit st. John's Churc . h, bull e t 414 1 C (-) Y - nell.(4.st Period of English Gothic arebitectur , f es , low` , evel a , he ., from th e 144.°1 cost the humblest professors of the art, by by flights of steps 1 .) ,_ , -o ~, to t he 41. 4.ltN place, t_he reality of use to `el(iiii4.Meet I gh -Levels, giving it other public i tleh . gYi 4 t he 8 ; by Placing around 4l' -" a f an t w of the community may require, le lea Ste lib ` )1 r arY the Derby Me institutions, , •I it. - '$ liti,,-' eesenehi Ili "* °flie es ' ....4(3hui's' literary and scientific ]the---' 1°II" 1* rc*lns' lectum Ins% I) Place ‘ o t l ' e tl ,l ee ta t t, oa eorci eq by bajustrad• es like those in . fountain, ve.' 111 Paris Rostra! candelabra, a England, v t i .g l-'4 0, 1 e I Y I P e s a s -thi°ns with' statues, and vases. them, el k, tie lt ereoe au any other country, uses suc f h decora te,eork: inte e l e i One situation urgently calls le, l°l •die E4 4 ali. ttuuniation of the square eolumn o s r b o e f St. le,- rrily f lue T he effect to the building would ex °lthe At I le ae 4e, for as they would be placed upon t N ~, v it t h e olati th e of. th e and thus receive abundant Ne4 a l l l ell ella e nti 'ne Portico behind would throw them worthll4 s in --.4g an d a lm os t effect. Two bare w°ll lt ll4 Fih f " ° "t Idi magical ee l or apparent y - 3, i °lilcall for some r t ie bli ed lamea dins statues thereon. We have good and eq Would Live a rehAec o • all th e / *Pool, and a small sum annually p eg et .-- --k e so Mueh intended b the th e itee t 1.4434 , s Paees with this chaste and beau l'e's"eton th on l 'aee_ e rtoe 4 e en read an d interesting paper Banbury, and - e, ail". Pondo7.'leursion to Beeston, k kde e , (I al e Wks - se n e o n for his ' er ee -s it °t° Mr T er n voted to Mr. e u ' 4l Ol l P eraiitti eniache, of Peckfortoel, for ,his,. the ng tiae so c i ety Proe • eedin to inspect the f ile, Re terminated. ROYAL MERSEY 71:".A.UnT CLUB.—At the monthly meet ing on Tueaay, it was determined to h o ld a h a ll thi s season, which will take place as soon as the arrangements can be made. There were seven new members elected ; and previous to the meeting the members sat down to dinner at the Birkenhead Hotel. The members will hold their meetings during the winter months at the club house, Duke-street, to commence in November. The yachts are now laid up for the season. Craver s DEATH OF A CHILD.—An illegitimate child, about ten months old, named Elizabeth Maddox, whose parents reside at No. 21, Lydia Ann-street, died on Wed nesday under the following rather singular circumstances. While at tea, the mother, who had the infant on her knee, gave it a bit of a mutton hone to suck, and in a short time afterwards the child appeared to be choking. The woman did not know what to do, and ran off with the child to Mr. Woods, a druggist close by. He put his finger into the child's throat and said he felt a piece of meat in the wind pipe, and then returned the infant to its mother in a lifeless state. An inquest was held, when a verdict of " Died by suffocation" was returned. In recording the verdict, the coroner expressed his disapprobation of the treatment which the child had received from the druggist. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting, held on Wednesday, at the workhouse, Mr. Harrison pre sided. The other guardians present were the Rev. W. Badnall, Messrs. Allpass, Heyes, Wainsley, Lunt, Abra hams, Craig, Roskell, 31edcalf, Tattersall, M`Gee, Horsfall, G. Harrison, James Birch, Jeffries, Kirkus, Dry, Davies, Owen, and Mountfield. The balance in the hands of the treasurer was stated to be £317 13s. 10d. The emu of £646 4s. Bd. was ordered to be repaid to the public loan society. It appeared, from the proceedings of the work house committee, that spirituous liquors had been intro duced into the house, and it was resolved that legal pro ceedings should be taken against the offending parties. A pauper, Jane Hunter, with two children, having applied to be sent out to New London, Canada, it was agreed that the consent of the' Poor-law Board should be requested with reference to the guardians defraying the cost of her emigration, Tenders for the supply 'of best seconds bread until the 25th March, 1854, were received from Mr. Ambrose Archer, at the rate of tetd. per lb. Mr. Cape was appointed clerk and bookkeeper to the hospital, at the salary of £3O a year, with rations ; and the clerk was directed to take proceedings against Mr. Rose, for the re moval of a nuisance caused by the deposit of night soil in Sefton-street, Toxteth-park. On the motion of the Rev. W. Badnall, the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :—" That this board, from an anxious wish to co-operate with the authorities in Liverpool in devising and adopting measures for arresting the progress of Asiatic cholera, do hereby request the medical officers Of such parts -of this union as are situate within the borough of Liverpool, to make a daily return of all cases of Asiatic cholera occurring in their respective districts so the Medi cal-officer of Health for Liverpool, at the public-offices, Cornwallis-street; and, further, that the relieving-officers do report to this board any nuisance which they may con sider injurious to public health, or the filthy condition of any lodging or other dwelling-house of which they may have knowledge." After the transaction of some other routine business, the board adjourned. MEBTING - OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND PIELI?- 3fAnstrAl Baueurn.—ln our advertising columns it will be seen 'that the fine picture, painted by T. J. Barker, of the meeting of the two illustrious military chiefs, at LA BELLE ALLIANCE, on the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, is now en - view, at the Lyceum, in -Bold-street. The sule ject is one which has often - been 'referred to in story, and several versions of the incident a r c g i ven ; b u t, as a pictorial scene, it was reserved for Mr. darker, and that artist RhS treated it with his well-knoWretact and artistic skill. The 'pittalPe consists of two principal groups, the first consist ing of His Grace the Dakeuf Wellington, Lord Arthur Hill, (afterwards Lord Satdys,) and the Hon. henry Percy ; the other being Fidd-Marshal Blucher, General Grreisenau, the son of Field-Marshal Blucher, one ex two other Prussian officers, andean orderly. All the members Of both groups are mounted, the Duke on his celebrated -*charger "Copenhagen," , nd Blucher on the horse he had ridden throughout the clay. All the parties and animals are portraits, copied from well authenticated and good likenesses. In point of artistic treatment the Picture is a very fine one ; the -grouping and general effect being managed with a fine eye to pictorial combination. In colour, the effect el twilight (somewhat warred by the glare of light under which the picture is shown) is truth ful, and in its solemnity contrasts expressely with the dimly seen action, and smothered conflict of the back ground, the distance of which is luridly lighted up by the flames of the farm-house of Caillou. The sky is clear, transparent, and :serene, of a deep, cold blue tone, relieving the fiery glare 'of the battle-field. The drawing, and varied yet' euileed action of the horses are masterly ; the subdued -energy expressed in the 'easy calmness of the Duke's -countenance contrasts finely with the eager and impetuous spirit of the veteran Prussian ; and, as a whole, the pieture will bear favourable comparison with most pictures of the day. From the powerful massing of its parts and of its light and shadow,lt is well adapted for producing are effective engraving, and in the hands of Mr. C. J. Lewis is certain to turn out a-pleasing and impres sive work Of art. DREALFt'L ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE IN PRESTON. —ln connection with the turn-out in . Preston, there occurredeon Monday night last, an accident of an alarm ing and fatal character. About seven o'clock, the card room hands, now out on strike, assembled at the Corpora tion Arms, Lune-street, Preston, to receive the weekly allowance of the union. The lancUord, Mr. T.Wor thington, refused them the large room in front of the house, which they had used on two previous occasions, and would grant them only the use of a hayloft over a coach-house in the yard. :'phis room, which is only about five yards square, and communicates with a still smaller one over the gate way, was densely crowded by hands assembled to receive money, no fewer than .200, as it is supposed, being congregated therein at half-past 7 o'clock, at which time the beam under the centre of the flooring gave way.. Those:who were in the room were precipitated into the coach - -rhouse below, the gates of which were locked. It is impossible to describe the confusion that ensued. The committee, in the smaller room,-were horror-stricken, and (made their escape through the window, by means of a ladder, into Wharf-street ; but •as the gates were locked, theysiould render no assistance to the shrieking mass of men, women, and girls in 'the coach-house. When at length the gates were openedae dreadful sight presented itself. The flooring was parted in the middle, the broken sidesresting on the floor of theecoach-house, and the sides that had been wrenched from the walls leaning against the -letter at an angle of about 45°. A girl named Smalley, 14 years of age, died immediately on being removed to the kitchen of the inn. Jane 13roasibent had her thigh broken, and now lies at the house of recovery in a precarious con dition, from the effects of that and other injuries. Another woman, living in Marsh-lane, and a girl, residing in Apeieton-row, are not expected to survive the injuries they have received. Many other persons have had arms, legs, or ribs broken, and nearly nil were dreadfully crushed—a great many being taken oat of,the building in a state of -insensibility. We have heard ,also of two or three extra ordinary escapes. A woman, -with a child in her arms, received no injury at aIL Another woman, who also had a child in her arms, let fall her infant, and clung to a ho o k in the wall, from which she remained suspended till her strength was exhausted, and she-was obliged to let go her hold; dant neither she nor her child received the slightest injury. Several gentlemen promptly attended the sufferers, and rendered the most active assistance. THE ALPACA MANUFACTrRK.—". Sixteen years ago-- that is to say, in the • year 18343—a huge pile of dirty looking sacks, filled with some -filrous materials, which bore a strong resemblance to superannuated horse-hair, or frowsy •ilongated wool, or anything else unpleasant and unattractive, were landed at Liverpool. When those queer-looking bales had first arrived, or by what vessel broughteend for what purpose - intended, the very oldest warehouseman in the Liverpool:dock-couldn't say. There had been once a rumour, a mere wareewuseman's whisper, that the bales had been shipped from South America on spec., and consigned to the agency of C. W. and F. Foozle and Co. But even this seemed to have been forgotten; and it was agreed on all hands that:-the three hundred and odd sacks of nondescript hair-Keel were a perfect nu i san ce. Tie rats appeared to be the -only parties who at all approved of the importation, and ,to them it was the very finest, investment for capital thaelead been known in Liverpool .4ince their first ancestors had migrated thither. Well, those bales seemed like-to rot, or fall to dust, or to • be . bitten up for the partienlar use of the female rats. Brokers would not so muchaselook at them. Dealers couldn't • make them out. M a n u f ac t urers s h oo k ttheir heads at Ile bare mention of them. While the : agent of C. W. alai F. Foozle and Co. felt. quite savage at • the sight of the invoice and bill of lading, and ice spoke .to their clerk about.shipping them out to South America :again. One day, we won't care what &yet .was, or even what week, or mouth, though things of far:less,national importance have beenehronieled to the very If-minute --Tonotlay a plain, business-looking young ram), .with an intelligent face, and aquiet, reserved manner, was. walking alone through those same warehouses at Liverpool, when his eye fell upon some of the superannuated horse-hair projecting from one of the ugly dirty-looking bales ; some lady-ratemere delicate than her neighbours, had found at rather coarser than usual, and had persuaded her lord. and master-to eject •the portion from her resting place. Oar friend took item, looked. at it. smelt it, rubbed it, pulled; t about ; -infect, he did all but taste it, and he would have done that if it bad suited ,his purpose, for he was York shire.' Having held it up to the light, and held it away from the light,and held it in all sorts of positions, and done all sorts of ,cruelties to it, as though it had been his most deadly enemy, and he was feeling quite vindictire— he placed a handful or two in -his pocket and walked calmly away, evidently intending to put the stuff to some excruciating private tortures athome. What particular ex p er iments he tried with this fibrous substance I am net exactly in a position to relate, nor does it much signify ; but the sequel was, that the &erne .qinet, business-looking man was seen to enter , the office.ef C. IV. and F. Foozle and Co., and ask for the head of the Arm. When he asked that portion of the house if he would accept of eightpence per pound for the entire contents of the three hundred and odd frowsy, dusty bags of nondescript wool, the .authority interrogated felt so confounded, that lie could not have told if he had been the head or tail of the firm. At first he fancied that our friend had come for the express purpose of quizzing hine ; then that . he was an escaped lunatic, and thought seriously of calleng for the police ; hut, eventually, it ended in his making over to him the Jell of lading for the goods in consideration of the price offered. It was quite an event in the little dark office of C. W. and F. Foozle mid Co., which had its supply of light. (of a very inferior quality) from the grim old churchyard. All the establishment stole a peep at the buyer of the South American stuff.' The chief clerk had the curiosity to speak to him and hear him reply. The cashier touched his coat-tails ; the book-keeper, a thin man in spectacles, examined his hat and gloves ; the porter openly grinned at him. When the quiet purchaser had departed, C. W. and F. Foozle and Co. shut them selves up and gave all their clerks a holiday. But, if the sellers had cause for rejoicing, not less so had the buyer. Reader, those three hundred and odd hales of queer-looking South American stuff contained `alpaca wool,' at that time entirely unknown to our manufacturers, and which would still have been but for the fortunate enterprise of one intelligent, courageous man. The bold manufacturer was Mr. Titus Salt, in those days a ere beginner, with a very few thousands to aid hin in his upward career, but at present one of the wealthiest amongst the wealthy men of Bradford, in Yorkshire. His fortune has been altoge ther built up by the aid of this same alpaca, to the menu factare of which he has for the last dozen years devoted the whole of hittirae sod energiefer-household Words, The Taurus screw-steamer, arrived in the Mersey on Sunday, from New York. A PUBLIC MEETING, held in the Manchester Town hall on Wednesday afternoon, resolved to invite the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone to a public demonstration to-morrow (Wednesday). MR. JAMES C. FORSYTH has absconded from New York in the steamer Atlantic, for Liverpool, having taken with him between 100,000 and 150,000 dollars in cash, the pro perty of his father and father-in-law. SHERIDAN SOCIETY.—On Wednesday, the members met at the Brunswick Hotel to dinner. The chair was occu pied by Mr. Samuel Edwards, and the members were com plimented upon the efficiency of the society. THE WINTER COURSE of controversial lectures at St. Paul's Church commenced on Thursday. The Rev. Dr. i`Reile preached, the subject being, " How the Church of Rome spoils the Gospel of Christ." AMERICAN Mams.—On Wednesday, the United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. James West, sailed from the Mersey for New York, with the usual mails for the western continent, 206 passengers, and a full cargo of valuable merchandise on freight. WILLIAM WILKINSON, master of the flat Mercator, fell overboard, on Friday afternoon, off the Trafford Dock, and was drowned. There was no one but his wife on the flat, and she could not render him any assistance. The body was found on Saturday morning, at low tide, lying on its face, outside the Cockle Slip. CAUTION.—On Saturday afternoon, a girl named Mary Eagan, living in Lace-street, was pilfering sugar from a lorry standing in Back Goree, when she had her foot so severely crushed, by one of the wheels passing over it, that, when carried to the Northern Hospital, amputation of three toes was found necessary. ST. PETER'S CIIIIRCHYARD.—At the meeting of the Health Committee on Thursday some slight discussion took place upon a proposition of Mr. Henderson's, with regard to the opening of a foothpath through St. Peter's churchyard. Mr. Henderso:k remarked that the arch deacon had no objection to it. Ultimately, however, it was decided to consult with the churchwardens and other parties through the medium of the Finance Committee; the general opinion being in favour of opening the path. 'PRE SHIP NELEUS FOR AUSTRALIA.—This vessel sailed on Wednesday at noon with mails. The Neleus took ten first-cabin passengers, 30 second-cabin, and about 1,400 tons of cargo—a great quantity more, which had been offered to her managers, Messrs. Cowie, Scott, and Roxburgh, being 'shut out. The mail, the largest ever conveyed from here, and which weighed between 30 and 40 tons, was taken on board during the last three days, and comprised about 31,000 letters and 62,000 newspapers, filling 238 large bags. The list of the numbers and the destination of the mail made up in Liverpool are as follows : For Letters. Newspapers. Melbourne 17,261 30,000 Sydney . 5,148 14,000 Adelaide Geelong . • 1,772 King George's Sound, Wes- 400 1,200 term Australia Van Dieman's Land Nell - Zealand The remainder of the mail was made up in London: EVANGELISATION OF IRELAND. —A meeting was held on Friday in the new hall, Clayton-square, for the purpose of hearing the statements of several of the ministers en gaged in the recent mission to Ireland. The meeting having been opened by prayer, the Rev. Samuel Minton took the chair, and iu a very clear and lucid address ex plained the objects which had called them together. Messrs. Dickenson and Kerr gave interesting accounts of their visits to the sister country, and of the treatment they received, the details of which have been already pub lished. The meeting closed with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman and the speakers. THE FEMALE PENITENTIARY. — We regret to 'under ' stand that the funds of this useful and philanthropic in stitution have been found inadequate to its efficient sup port, and that it is now nearly £5OO in debt. Crippled exertion has been a necessary consequence or this in adequacy of funds, and numbers of the unfortunates who have expressed a desire to relinquish the dreadful life they are compelled to lead, have been unavoidably refused admittance to the penitentiary. In a wealthy town like Liverpool, where it is known there are fully 5000 of the unhappy Victims for whose reform the penitentiary exists, it is to be regretted that the charity should be so ill sup ported. As an instance of the desirableness of such an institution, we may state that, one .young woman, only 20 years of age, who lately died in one of our public hospitaLs,.from the severity of burns she sustained by her dress taking fire, on her deathbed •Eiiid, in the house whence she had come there were twenty-seven girls, pur suing the same debasing and destructive course of life with that in which she - had met her untimely fate. To support them in furtherance of the objects of the institu tion; • the committee are very desirous of increasing the earnings of the inmates, and solicit washing and needle work as occupation for them. A book lies at this office to receive the names of donors or subscribers. Subscriptions will also be gladly received at the office of Joseph King and Sons, in Union-court, Castle-street, treasurers to the institution. _ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMRCIAL ADVERTISER. MITNICIPA.L REGISTRATION COrßT. — The proceedings in this court took place on Friday and Saturday. Tile Mayor complained of the whole se manner in which the .Objections had been made, and-said he trusted that the Legislature would take up the question with a view to its 'remedy, and hoped that the inhabitants generally would :support an application for that purpose. Mr. Buckmaster, • on the part of the Conservatives, again offered to withdraw all the objections on their side lithe other party would do 'the same • but, the offer not being responded to, the bnsi . ness of the court was again resumed. The revision of the county list being appointed for Monday, the Mayor stated that he must of necessity adjourn the court for all names It beyond the letter J, in Rodnerstreet Ward, until Wed nesday next. The following are stated to be the results of • the revision of the Parliamentary List :—Old Freemen— Liberal objections, 503; sustained 265 against 238 voters. Conservative objections, 36 ; sustained 26 against 26 voters. Total number of voters, 264 ; less by dead men and others who have left the town, 97. Total number of Freemen struck off, 167. Conservative objections, 26. The Freemen's list for 1852. contained 2,416 voters. In 1853, before the revision, the number was 2,565 ; of these 264 were struck off, leaving 2,801, the decrease on the list - , being 115. The following are the results of the objections for the Parliamentary Borough.: — Conservative objections, 1,231; sustained, 639 ; withdrew, 108. The Radicals made 924 objections, sustained 527 ; withdrew 75—of these 129 persons were objected to 'by both parties : leaving a 'Conservative gain of 112. The Tesults in the out townships are as follow :—Kirkdale: 67 Radical objections made, 44 ..withdrawn, 13 sustained. Ererton : 225 Radical objec , tious, 126 sustained, 70 allowed on appearance, 29 with ;drawn. 43 Conservative objections, 34 sustained, 10 al dewed on appearance, 4 withdrawn. West Derby :91 Radical objections, 61 sustained, 14 allowed on appear ance, 33 withdrawn. 90 Conservative objections, 35 sus ttained, 22 allowed on appearance, 33 withdrawn. Toxteth park : Radical objections, 159 ; sustained, 87 ; withdrawn, i 49 ; allowed on appearance, 23. -Conservative objections, ;1413 struck out, 77; withdrawn, 37 ; allowed on appear ances, 27. • Docx COMMITTEE--it the 'usual meeting, on Thurs day, there were present Messrs. Turner (chairman) Robinson, Brocklebank, E vans , Oregson, Chaloner, Steele , Healing, Bigh.tm. Royden, Rankin, Shand, Barber, Smith, Tobin, Rounthwaite, and Littledale. The Harbour-master :reported the want of additional gatemen at the Sandon ,Dock, and recommended that two be added to the present -,staff.—TThe resignation of a gateman. employed in the aSpalptohionustede master of the Co Dock, wasac accepted D e ir d —7410.11-,r. gateman, employed place of was Mr. White (superannuated), at a salary of £l5O per annum, and £3O for a house.—A letter from the Borough Coroner, the•effect that, during an inquest recently held on the body of Henry Cooper, who was &mimed in the Stanley Dock, it was said that, had there been alife-buoy available, this. life mighthave been saved, and c,a.lling attention to the want .of a lifetouoy at such dock, was rekrrod to the Har bear-masters' Committee.--Mr. Smith-cs,Ded attention to the state of the new street at Wapping, which had not yet been adopted ; , -.t.he traffic through it wasevery great, and, if not completed soon, it would be in .such a situation before being • adopted as to require repaving. The land for its completion was required from the London and Northwestern Railway Company, and be thought some steps should • -be adopted to get possession of it.—The Chairman said that many applications 'had :been made the property ; the -company did not refuse to : give it up, but they said they -could not do so until the nen , buildings in course of erection were completed..—Mr. 'Smith said the Dock Trust had given them up possession ,of all they required, and it was their duty to let the Dock frrust have the portion of land which they wanted.—The Chairman said the company bad ,erected certain buildings to enable them to remove their business from one side of the street to the other. The only. question was whether they.had a reasonable tine.—Mr. Shand thought they were„a little cavalier in the matter.--flo reply to a question, ,it was stated that the Health Cemmittee had refused .to afimpt the street. The secretary was instructed to write to the company, pointing out the inconvenience the Dock Trpst was suffering from not .being; put in possession of the buildings. This was the whole of the (general business. EMIGRATION t1”1 LIVERPOOL.—The vessels which have been cleared during the week for Australia, United States, &e., under the inspection,ef the Government Emi gration-officers of this port, with ;the names of their cap tains and agents, places of destination, and number of emigrants on board, are as follow : —For New York : : • The Jacob Westerv.eit, 1,533 tons. Hoodless, master, .4espatched by Messrs. Gnion and:Co., with 695 passengers op board ; the Columbia, 1,168 tone, Bryer, master, de spatched by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., 487 pas . sengers ; the Cornelia, 1064 tons, Flzench master, de spatched by Messrs. Grimsbaw and Co., 454 passengers ; the .Centurion, 1064 tons, Coventry, master, despatched by Messrs. Focke and Bonn, 387 passengers ; the Ameri can Union, 1,146 tons, Kelly, master, despatched by Messrs. Bowman, Grinnell, and CO., 686 ,passengers ; the De Witt .Clinton, 1,082 ,tons, Funk, master, ,despatched by Messrs. .Guion and Co., 594 passengers. For New Orleans The Blanche, 965 tons, Rudolph, master, de spatched by Messrs. Fernie Brothers and Co., 403 passen gers. For Boston : The Meridian, 1,153 tons, Man son, master, .despatched by Messrs. Train and Co., 232 passengers. For Philadelph ia : The Shacks maxon, ipso tons, West, master, despatched by Mr. J. McHenry, 232 passengers. For Melbourne : The Martaban, 843 tons, Mcßride' master, despatched by • Messrs. Millers and Thompson, 94 passengers. The Mar- • taban took her departure some time ago, but was obliged to put back. For St. John's, N. B.: The Middleton, 996 tons, Nicholas, master, despatched by Messrs. Fernie Brothers and Co., 293 passengers. The number of emi grant ships, therefore, which have cleared out during the week has been eleven, of an aggregate tonnage of 12,984 tons, mid with a total number of 4,557 persons on board, irrespective of those who do not come under the supervi sion of the Government officers. There is an evident lull in the Australian passenger trade, which is evident from the fact that the splendid new ship Guiding Star, belong ing to Messrs. Millers and Thompson's "Golden Line" of Australian packets, has been, for the present, transferred to their American line of packets. The beautiful new ship Aerolite, belonging to Messrs. Baines and Co.'s " Black Ball" line of Australian packets, will take her departure from the Mersey this day (Tuesday), with a full cargo of valuable goods, for which the freight of £6 per ton has been obtained, and sixty first and second class passengers. The Mooresfort, one of Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's " White Star" line, 2,300 tons, and the Salem, 1,800 tons, of the celebrated " Fox" Ulu - , of Austra lian packets, will also sail in a few days. . GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. WitOLESILE DISFRA.NCIIISEMFNT.—At the Court of the Revising Barristers for Marylebone, last week, five thousand persons in that parish and in St. Pancras were disfranchised in consequence of not having paid their assessed taxes before the 20th of July last. WONDERFUL, IP TRUE. — The Stamford Mercury re lates that a few days since, at St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, a cow ran at a child, who became fixed between the animal's horns. The cow used its horns with such violence as to knock large pieces of brick from the wall of a house ; but the child maintained its position, and escaped unhurt. FRUITS OF TEETOTALISM.--A child died from the effects of opium last week, at Bosworth, Cambridgeshire. The mother and family are all opium -eaters, and, though labouring people, spend 4s. a-week in, the drug The child was poorly, and the mother placed a piece of crude opium in its mouth to suck. LEDRU ROLLIN, unsuccessful in the ways of revolution, appears to be cultivating the arts of peace : having pur chased a patent for washing wool, so as to convert its grease into soap, and thus prevent its being wasted, he has established a factory for this purpose near Bradford, in Yorkshire. GROSS FEEDING.—A flock of fine ewes, all in Lamb, and amounting to nearly 900, were closely folded on Tues day night upon a piece of rape and buck-wheat, at New Barn Farm, in the palish of Calbourne. On the shepherd paying a visit to his flock on Wednesday morning, 118 of them were already dead from the effects of gross-feeding. A Fran:Br:tux Junr.—The trial of Samuel Faulks, Oil a charge of robbing the Dundee bank in February 1852, took place at Perth on Saturday, and r es ulted most unex pecteclly in the following extraordinary terms :—" Thejury unanimously find that the prisoner has completely failed to make out an alibi. There is a majority in the prisoner's favour, that the case against him is not proven.' Such a ridiculous verdict is quite enough to hand down a Perth jury to immortal ridicule. STATISTICS OF CRISIS. —A parliarcentary paper, Lately issued, states that the number of prisoners in custody, on the 18th of April last, in England alone, was 20,143, in cluding 10,639 males, 2,622 females, a n d 0,871 whose sex is not specified in the returns. The number of persons confined at that time in-the penitentiaries and convict es tablishments, was 6,723. It also stated, that of the above number 5,685 received their education at prison schools, 252 in workhouse schools, 6638 iu Sunday schools, 214 in mill or factory schools, 12,860 had received a com mon public or private education, and 1,919 had received no , education at all. • LONDON AND NONTLC-WESTERN RAILWAT.—Thq direc tors have, with the view of bringing local traffic upon their line, issued a notice " to persons intending to build houses of a suitable character, and of the value of not less than £5O annual rent, within two miles of the following stations, viz., Harrow, Pinner, Bushey, Watford, King's Langley, Boxmoor ' Berkhampstead, and Tring," that they will grant a free annual first-class pass to one resident of each of such houses for the following periods I—Harrow, 11 years; Pinner, 13 years ; Bushey,-10 years ; Watford, 17 years; and for the other stations mentioned, 21 years. . A CONSCIENTIOUS BARER IN EDINBURGII.—The fol lowing story is told respecting the DuehesS of Kent and a baker of Edinburgh :—On her way to the Highlands the Duchess spent a Sunday at Barry's Hotel, in that city. The hotel-keeper had no biscuit of a particular kind, !tailed " Albert biscuits," and, in the afternoon, sent to Mr. Calderwood, the baker, to buy some. The baker re fused to sell biscuits on a Sunday, even to royalty. On hearing this, the duchess was so pleased, that she ordered Mr. Calderwood to supply her household with biscuits during her stay in the Highlands, and the Queen likewise ordered him to send forty dozen of the said biscuits weekly to Balmoral.—.Dumfries Standard. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—Last week, Mr. Power, of Bris tol, with another gentleman, went down to Shirehampton to dine with a friend, when the phacton in which they drove was left in front of the 'house with the shafts turned up, the horse haling been taken off. The carriage having attracted the attention of a child between, two and three years' old, the son of Mr. Heaven, mason, of that place, the little fellow proceeded unobserved to play with it, when, by some means, he drew down the shafts, when the semi circular iron which attaches them together, near the -car riage, wheeling round, caught the child by the neck as if in a mousetrap, between it and the fore-carriage. Here the little fellow was suspended, and actually strangled to death before he was discovered. A MAGlsTuursa, QUANDARY.-4 case involving some complexity was called at the Central Police Court, Glasgow, on Thursday last. Joseph Milne, a young man, was charged with assaulting a young lad, a baker, named James SMith, in a house in High-street, a few nights pre viously. The magistrate and his assessor appeared some what posed on learning that the complainer, defender, and witnesses were all both deaf and dumb. But they were relieved on finding that there was a disposition among the parties and their friends to settle the dispute, by retiring into an ante-room for the purpose of bringing about an understanding and a reconciliatio n . A n d thus ended the case, the bench seeming not the least satisfied party with the result. THE SLAVE TEADE.—We are in possession of the report of the select committee appointed to inquire into the trea ties and engagements between Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal, respecting the slave trade. It is a very in teresting document, in which it is clearly showninthe report that, if the market for slaves in Cuba were abolished, as in the Braiils; very few British ships-of-war would be required on the African coast, and those only for the protection of our commerce. The report also states—what we are less surprised than grieved to learn—that 'the great number Of American ships trading to the Havana, and the abuse of - the American flag, increase the difficulties of her Ilajes ty'ereruisers on that station, in the visiting of suspected vessels. It appears that some more cordial co-operation, on the part of the United States, would materially assist the efforts to abolish the slave. trade in - that quarter.— Whipping Gazette. ANOTIIER BRIGUT COMET.—The comet discovered at Berlin on the 11th of last month promises to be almost as cor.spicuous as the one which has just left-us. Last week it was distinctly visible to the naked eye; the head equalled in brightness a star of the fourth magnitude, and the tail could be traced about one degree. The comet isincreasing in brilliancy each morning, but its rapid southerly motion will prevent our seeing it more than three or four days longer, until after the perihelion Ilas • T,age. Possibly, like the last,. it may be discovered near the sun on the 15th or 16th inst. About the fourth of next I month it will be again visible - in the morning, close to the -equator, and in the vicinity of the sign Virgo; it will remain* in sight for some time after this, with the aid of • telescopes; its movement being towards the head of Ser i pens, or northerly in declination. RUMOURED TRACES OP SIR J. FRANKLI,S.—The fol loWing appears in the Chronicle, and is part of a letter from Berlin of the Ist instant :—" It is currently reported at-St. Petersburg that several bottles, hermetically sealed, and air-tight, but not containin g an y memoranda to intli nte their origin, have been picked up on the, highest lati tudes of the Siberian coast, and f orwar d e d to the Russian government, which has not o i ly commu nicated the cir cumstance to her Majesty' s envoy, b u t d e li v ered to him severdl of these bottles. 'A n i mpress i on h as coacequently arisen-that these bottles belonged to Franklin's expedition, and-it is hoped, feeble as these indices may be, that they may tend to throw some light apon the fate of our coun trymen, by producing a search ic a new direction, corres ponding.with the set of currents - that have throis-u these bottles on the Siberian coast." FIRE %kr A DISTILLERY --On Wednesday evening a fre brOko.out at Sunbury Distillety, near Edinburgh, Ori ginating in a peculiar manner. 'The work of the still had been finished for the day, and; in compliance with the new Excise regulations, which came into force on the lOtk. inst., several workmen were engaged to make the requisite al teration on . the receiver so as to eitange it from a dip •of 7 indhes to a 'dip of 15 inches, by -contracting its eirctinfe rence. The receiver was of wood, and was deeply imPreg' I noted with sidthol, it having been accustomed to contain spirits at '65 over proof; and on the wood being cut, it emitted a.spirit-or gas which caught tthe light of one of the workmen, and immediately set.the receiver :and the still Inc blaze, and thence the whole building. The, fire was confined the premises in whiebit originated. 'The • loss of the stills and the property is. eel-hunted at £2,0(0 or £3,00Q. Tog COMING BrovsT.—The difficulties which stand in the way of a brevet.are many more andgreater than our readers in general „suppose. If credence is to be given to the "quid nunes" ; nt the clubs, the great . difficulty expe rienced is to obtain the consent of the Treasury to the dis bursement of the _2s. .a day for each of the captains to be promoted to'brevet majorities. It is now said that a com promise will •he made, :and that the captains only whose commissions are dated 1842 will be included in the pro motion. The •proposition to include all the captains of 1843 has, we regret to learn, been positively rejected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and it is generally believed Lord Hardinge has found great diffieulty in obtaining the brevet even for those of Isl 2. The necessity for the pro motion of the colonels down to the 9th Novemlx.r,lBl6, was so self-evideat that hardly any opposition was4ffered at the Treasury ; and, as promotions to be colones and lieutenant-colonels cost not one penny, the extent An each of those ranks was, webelievl e,eft in Lord Hardinges-and Mr. Sidney Herbert's hands. .lie brevet will probabirbe ! gazetted in November, but efforts we know are used .hy Interested parties to have it .podponed another year.— Waral and Military Gazette. Tan CONSERVATIVE LAND .SOOiETY.—A meeting of -the Inhabitants of Tottenham was held at the Lecture ball, CIE Tuesday, for the purpose of ',hearing an explana. tion of the principles and plan of this society. A deputa tion from the executive committee, consisting of Viscount Ranelagh, the Rev. Dr. Worthington, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. C. E. Lewis, solicitor, and Mr. , Groneisen, secretary, attended. Mr. Deputy Conley, of Tottenham, presided. Viscount :Ranelagh gave a clear and succinct statement of the objects of the society. As a political 'body the society was forced to take a defensive position to the operations of their political opponents. As a mercantile association, he could assure the meeting in all sincerity that they would find it not only a most advantageous but a most profitable investment and speculation. He cautioned working-men to beeareful in making inquiries before they invested their savings in the numberless new freehold land societies daily starting into existence. -Mr. R. N. Fowler, the banker, followed with an excellent speech, in which -he enforced the commercial advantages of the society. He would be the last to recommend it, if he did not believe it to be a sound and safe' and most profitable investment. The Rev: Dr. Worthington spoke on the great social advantages of the society. Mr. C. E. Lewis explained the whole plan of the society, and mentioned that several valuable purchases had been made in Totten ham and the neighbourhood. On the motion of Mr. Purton, seconded by Mr. Fullager, a resolution was unani mously passed approving of the principles, plan, and ob jects of the Conservative Land Society, and recommending it as worthy of public support. - - ERA PTON'g PILL OF LISA LTH.—" For upwards of nine years, (writes Mr. Thomas Province, of 'Muchmore Hill, Middlesex,) I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long previously been stilicted with head ache and indigestion ; but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief ; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medi cine; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothing , to equal it." In any case where an aperient medicine is required, they need only be tried to be universally adopt e d . Sold by all medicine vendors, Price Is. ltd. per box. See the name of " Thomas rout, 239, Striodp London," on the government stamp. ADDITIONAL CURATES' SOCIETY. TUE annual meeting of this society was held on Thurs day, at the Savings-bank, Bold-street, the Bishop of Chester in the chair. Among those present, were the Revds. Augus tus Campbell, John Tobin, M. Powley, J. W. Welsh, H. T. Hecker, W. Bannister, T. Hornby, George Dover, T. M. Lister, T. Carter, W. Hughes, D. T. Barry, George J. Banner, Ellis Ashton, T. G. Leigh, F. Walker, R. R. Lingard, J. B. Monk ; Messrs. C. F. Carne, H. W. Banner, E. G. Deane, C. Groves, A. Swainson, &c. After apologising for the absence of the Ven. Archdea con Brooks, _ _ The Right Rev. CHAIRMAN said that, since they had last met, the society had received the munificent offer of Mr. Naylor of a sum sufficient for the stipends of two curates, challenging others to furnish the amount required for the support of two more. The challenge had been answered, and three of the curates were now at work, and another was shortly to be appointed. He was happy to mention, as another munificent offer, that of Mr. John Shaw Leigh, who had promised to give a site of land, of very great pecu niary value, in the north-west portion of the town, for the building of a church, if the people of Liverpool would sub scribe a sufficient sum for that purpose. He hoped these were proofs that the kind feeling of Liverpool was developing itself more and more, and would show itself adequate to the requirements of the town. The Rev. A. J. TOMMY, the secretary, then read the report, which stated, that— "ln again recommending to your notice the cause of this society, the committee have much pleasure in stating that the progress has been more encouraging than usual during the year ending at Easter, 1853, nevertheless, the pressing demands of the Church have increased far more rapidly than the resources of her handmaid.. Both of these circumstances furnish reasons for gratitude to God. It is far better that the real requirements of the Church should be made hiown, than that they should be con cealed, at a time when there appears to be a general dis position to remedy existing evils, lest the wealth of some parts of the Lord's vineyard should blind us to the utter destitution prevailing in others. " The permanent increase in the Society's income has enabled the committee to renew the grants for 322 curates on their list at Easter, 1853, without encroaching further on the small reserved stock, and to extend the number . to 336 grants for the current year, in reliance upon the pro mised. support of their friends. It becomes apparent, how ever, that still greater eflbrts are requisite from the fact that the unaided applications have risen from 150 to 200 during the year. To meet these 200 cases at the present average of aid given by the Society, namely, about RGO a year to each, an augmentation of £12,000, per annum would be required. The appeal of the committee will not be read without interest by the friends of the Church in this wealthy diocese : " 'The committee desire most earnestly to appeal to their I fellow churchmen: They desire to record their conviction that our first duty is to care for our bonze population, especially at a time when thousands and tens of thousands are every year passing as colonists to distant shores, and ; carry with them, if not that religion and morality which is the best boast of Englishmen, those habits of vice, and those errors in religion which will reproduce and multiply ' abroad those very evils which are the foulest blot and dis grace of our native land. The State, the Church, and our remote dependencies, the cause of education at home, and of missions abroad, are alike dependent on the multiplica tion at home of ministers of pure and undefiled religion. The committee,therefore, feel more than justified in pressing their claim for funds to enable them at least to do their part in this great work by aiding the 200 parishes which implore their help.' " It is gratifying to observe that the improved state of the society's funds is mainly attributed to the efforts of diocesan and district associations ; in other words, the attempt to enlist the kind help of each of the ranks of clergy, in their several departments, has been attended with some measure of the success reasonably to be anticipated. In the diocese of Chester the co-operation of the senior clergy in their respective archdeaconries and deaneries, so kindly undertaken last year, with the approval of the Bishop, has excited a degree of interest in the home missionary cause which could not have been attained in any other way: Too much gratitude cannot be expressed for the ' cordial manner in which this plan has been adopted. The immediate fruits of our diocesan association are not, per haps, the true indication of progress, for many promises of assistance have yet to be redeemed by clergymen whose whole energies have hitherto been devoted to the numerous j wants of their own parishes. If we have reason to be grateful for the encouragements of the past year, the re-arrangement of the list of subscribers, according to the archdeaconries and deaneries, will show that there are very many parishes from which the Church has yet to hope for some small help towards the extension of our parochial system. " The income from this diocese, for the society's general purposes, has risen from £6OO to £7OO per annum ' - but the permanent increase may be estimated at about £2OO per annum, because the donations from patrons, amount ing to £lOO of the former sum, have been replaced by an nual subscriptions. The fund of £4OO a-year, restricted under Rule VI. to the employment of four additional curates in Liverpodl, has been accomplished, and your committee beg leave to express most sincere gratitude to the clergy and the merchants of Liverpool for the kind and generous support which has been given to this im portant work. Twenty-four curates in this diocese may now be considered on the society's list ; and for twenty of these the society is responsible for £1,155 per annum, only - £7OO being supplied by - the diocesan association. It must be remembered, there fore, that the operations of the so ciety, during the year, have led to an increased voluntary expenditure in thccause of Christ of £6OO per annum, and that the diocese is yet beholden to it for the gift of £455 per annum. " Last year the statement of the incumbent of St. Bar nabas, Liverpool, was 'circulated, and his account of the first year's progress of an additional curate will be dis tributed. The removal of the incumbent has occasioned regret to the committee, but they have reason to rejoice that the wants of his new charge at Kirkdale have been made known in consequence of the change ; and they 'trust that under other auspices the exertions of the curate will continue to be a blessinc , to the locality . It will fur ther prove the necessities of large towns to state that in the assignment of .curates the committee were com pelled to pass by, for the present, the claims of Kirkdale, as well as those of a district containing 14,000 people, chiefly members of the Church of England, and all under the care of one clergyman. " The second curate received his nomination to St. Nicholas Church, with cure of souls in Dinky district, 'until a better arrangement can be made. Ththerto his duties have been chiefly limited to visitation of the dis trict. 'lle finds a large population of nearly 7000 people 'willing to attend his public ministrations, but he has no place of worship in which to assemble them, for Trinity Church is not available far his purposes, the pews being in the possession of various owners who are entitled to pew rents, as they are 'themselves responsible to the minister of the church for certain ground rents, from which his salary is derived; and many of the inhabitants of the district have not the ability, if they had the will, to pay for sittings ; hence the exertions of the curate are greatly impeded. "The third curate has been nominated by the Arch deacon to St. Peter's Church, with cure of souls in the district contiguous to Trinity district, and known as the second St. Peter's district. It is bounded by Moss-street, Loudon-road, Norton-street, and Islington, and contains nearly 6000 people. A similar difficulty will have to be encountered, arising from the want of a place of worship situated in the district; the distance to St. Peter's Church being considered a reason for the neglect of public worship. " There are no schools in either of these districts ; many of the children who attend school go to dissenting schools, and many dc,not attend school at all. " We may surely hope for some effort on the part of the 13,000 inhabitants of these two adjacent districts to sup ply themselves with a church and schools as soon as the ministrations of the curates hare led them to feel their spiritual needs. " Unavoidable delays have hindered the assignment of the fourth curate, but he will shortly be placed in a dis trict containing , not'less than 10,000 souls. " It is the intention of the committee, with the sanction of the Bishop, to open licensed rooms for divine service, unless some better plan can be devised. It is impossible to estimate the Uessings which .may result from this work, for its great importance is onla - now beginning to be manifested. " If, then, a measure of success should seem to have Attended the work of the association, -it will be apparent that a more general <co-operation is lcvdly called for, :in order that some provision may be made for the fearful destitution thus gradually revealed through the reports. *" Whether so large ail increase in the number of curates • with small stipends can be regarded as an indication of the prosperity of our Church, is•an inquiry which merits grave .cowitideration. We may perhaps trust that the temporary enipkyment of a curate Will often lead to the creation of a new.district incumbeney. But then arises the necessity for end9wrnents. The poverty of many of thetown incum bencies•led to an effort in behalf of the Endowment Fund . of the 'Society ; but nothing has yet been accomplished in aid of district incumbents, although their labours are acknowledged to be beyond measure serviceable to the vast populations packed togetheriu our large towns. The denseness of the population in the highways of commerce at once diminishes the beneficial social intercourse between the different classes of the community, and exposes the poor and igoOrant to the arts of the designing, whose activity shrinks froneno toil, even as their ambition overcomes all scruples. Every appointment of a beneficed clergyman tends -to the subdivision of unmanageable parishes and districts, and consequently reduces the difficulty of carry ing the blessings of the Gospel to the poor, through the instrumentality of our Church. But surely the men who have the courage to face the labour and the danger, should be exempted from the anxieties of degrading poverty, and from the thraldom of &fluctuating income. From cases of distress which have recently occurred, it may be affirmed that many most zealous Clergy sink into helpless em barrassment, after underminining their health by denying themselves and their families common comforts, and, in some instances, necessary food. " After all other remedies are applied to raise the sub ordinate Clergy above want, abundant opportunity will remain for the application of voluntary bounty. " The committee are permitted to direct your attention to a portion of the charge lately delivered by the Bishop of the diocese, in which his lordship expresses most kindly his approval of the association, and recommends it strongly to the support of the elerp. The society cannot be too grateful for the unvarying favour of the Bishop, and it is hoped that this addition al proof of interest will induce the clergy and laity throughout the diocese to aid in the work of extending the authorised ministry of the Church of England." The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, in moving the adoption of the report, said that it was needless for him to say any thing respecting it, for it was admirably drawn up, and expressed all that could be desired. lie would rather recommend the society to the meeting. For reasons which lie 'could not comprehend, there appeared to be 'an impression on the minds of some individuals that it was a party society. The society was presided over by all of the bishops, and recommended by their own diocesan, and he could not understand how the society, by its constitution, could by any possibility be a party society. It did not interfere with the appointments of the clergy, but left that to the incumbents, who, having received the grant of a curate, were allowed to make their own selection, without reference to party at all. He could not imagine what room there could be for the enforcement of peculiar opinions in such districts as those into which the curates were sent. He would request them to examine into the workings of the society, and represent any case, where party spirit was evinced, to the committee in London and to the bishops, and he had not the least doubt that it would be speedily righted, and all imputation of party spirit disavowed. Mr. ANTHONY SWAIRSON seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Rev. GEORGE DOVER moved the next resolution, which expressed a grateful sense of the support rendered by the society, and urged the necessity of greater assist ance being afforded.—This was seconded by the Rev. JOHN TODIN, and carried. At this part of the proceedings the Ven. Archdeacon Baooxs appeared, and moved a resolution, in which the committee solicited the attention of their friends to the wants of the district clergy, with aview to the formation of a branch of the endowment fund of the society. The resolution was a proposal to establish in the town a fund, by means of subscriptions or donations, for the purpose of endowing, or rather adding to the endowment of those district churches which were now so very inadequately supplied. He need hardly tell those who were resident in the town of Liverpool. that the churches, like those in other parts of the diocese and in the manufacturing districts, were exceedingly inadequately provided for. It was even worse here, - generally speaking, than in the manufacturing districts, for many of the manufacturing towns had acts of parliament which enabled the commissioners to increase the endowment to £l5O. - The expense attendant upon the living of a clergyman in the town of Liverpool was so gi•eat, and the calls upon his purse (which he was obliged to answer in a certain degree)so frequent, that if he had not the means, he could not exert himself beneficially in re lieving the wants of the poor placed under his care. It was a matter of great regret, that when a cler g yman visited - populous districts, he found great poverty and distress which he had no means of assisting; but the pittance with which the ministers of some of the district churches in Liverpool were provided was literally not sufficient to maintain a man individually, independent of anything he could do for others. There was an attempt, a short time ago, to establish an endowment fund in Toxteth-park, in which Mr. Hampton took a great interest, and exerted himself very much. He was very sorry to say that it had failed. There was a feeling certainly which operated to prevent the formation of such a fund. .It was caused by the nomination of the churches belonging to individuals in many cases. Many of the churches in. Liverpool, and in other places where corporations ex isted, were formerly in the gift of the corporate bodies, until an act of parliament was passel which enacted that all persons of all denominations should be admitted into the bodies corporate, and then came the question, "What was to be done with the churches ?" It would not be right Or proper for gentlemen not belonging to the church of England to have the giving of the churches. The argu ments pro and con. were gone into, and there being some difficulty about the question, it was proposed to sell them. and the corporations were all accordingly required to sell the church preferments in a given space of time, and if they were not sold within that time, the presentation was to go to the bishop of the diocese. If parlia ment had said, "We will buy the livings, and they shall be placed in the giving of the bishop of the diocese," it would have been all well ; for who was more competent to judge of the capacities and fitness of ministers to perform the work of God than the bishop ? When the livings were in the gift of a public body, there was a prospect of pro motion for those who were willing to spend and be spent in doing the work.of God. He himself, when first he com menced his ministry, laboured as a curate for 15 or 16 years, at a salary of £lOO per annum ; but as the prefer ments were then vested in the hands of a public body, he first succeeded in obtaining a curacy, then a lectureship, and so he had gone on until he arrived at his present po sition.. This prospect was now taken away, and parties would not subscribe to the endowment fund, thinking that they should only contribute to the emolument of those who held the gifts of the livings. This was not the right mode of thinking ; the question should be, were the means provided sufficient to enable- the clergyman pro perly to perform the duties which devolved upon him ? There was another point to which he wished to call the attention of the meeting. It related to residences for ministers. There were thirty churches in Liverpool, and to none of them was there attached a residence for the minister. It would be very desirable that the clergyman should have a house near to his church, that he might be in the district, within the call of those under his care. Supposing that £2,000 were raised for the endowment of one of those churches, the only means of investing it was to put it in the funds, which did not produce more than three per cent. Houses might be built at convenient dis tances within each of the districts at a very small rate, as the value of house property was now rather reduced, and they would yield a higher per cent., and increase the means and income of the clergy, without calling for a very large sum. He should be the last to question the liberality of the people of Liverpool, for he had seen vast sums raised, on many occasions, for the building of churches, and the different religious societies were well supported ; but he thought he had shown sufficient grounds for their giving their consent to the resolution he had proposed. The Rev. JOHN STEWART seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The BISHOP wished to express his concurrence in what had been said by the Rey. Rector Campbell concerning the impartial nature of the society. He thought that would be sufficiently proved by the fact that the applications for additional curates passed through the hands of the bishop. Inquiries were made into the circumstances of the parish or district, the population, and other material points, in order that the parent society might consider whether the case was one in which their assistance was - requisite: - Where assistance was found to be necessary, the incum- bents were always allowed to make choice of curates. In regard to the transfer of ecclesiastical preferment from the hands of corporate bodies to private individuals, he thought that if there WAS less prospect of promotion held out to the curates, it was an additional reason that there should be an endowment fund raised to provide better stipends or salaries for those who were content, for the love of their Lord and Saviour, to do His work without hope of preferment. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. TIIE monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday, the Mayor, S. Holme, Esq., presiding. There was a full attendance of members. FINANCE COMIIITTEIL—The proceedings of this com mittee comprised a list of recommendations, embracing the following :—Recommendation of promotions and altera tions in duties of officers and clerks in the Town-dues office, consequent upon the dismissal of Mr. lirisraughten, namely, Mr. Craven, heretofore inward book-keeper, at £lOO per annum, to be inward computer, at £125, the salary hitherto allowed; Mr. Moore, heretofore inward auditor, at £5O per annum, to be inward book-keeper, at £lOO per annum, the salary hitherto allowed ; Mr. Burgess, . heretofore outward computer, at £125 per annum, to be outward cashier, in the room of Mr. M'lsTaughten, at the same salary of £2OO per annum ; Mr. Fair, heretofore out ward book-keeper, at £lOO per annum, to be outward computer, at £125, the salary hitherto allowed ; Mr. John Surr, audit clerk, at a salary of £lOO, to be inward auditor, in the room of Mr. Moore, receiving, in addition, the salary of £5O, heretofore paid to Mr. Moore ' • recommendation that the salaries of Mr. Bezar and Mr. Marrow, the general auditors, be respectively increased from £5O to £75 per annum. Recommendations to increase the salary of Mr. Archibald Tweedie, chief clerk to the treasurer. from £2OO to £3OO per annum ; recommendation, subject to the approval of the Lords of the Treasury, to grant the rever sion of a piece of land, in Pilgrim-street and Hope place, for the site of a school in connexion with the Liver pool Hebrew Congregational Institution ; recommendation to appoint Thomas Grisenthwaite mace-bearer, in the place of James Halsall, deceased, at the same salary of £lO per annum ; letter from the Hon. Charles Gore, of the Office of Woods, &c., agreeing to the proposal of this committee that the rights of the Crown in the foreshore, fronting two separate properties of the Corporation in Birkenhead, shall be purchased for the sum of £4,000, and recommendation that the committee be authorized to complete the purchase :for that sum. The Surveyor had reported against a - recommendation which had been before the committee, to illuminate the clock in front of the Town-hall, chiefly in consequence of the danger to the building from introducing the requisite amount of gas. The first six recommendations of the committee, as to the promotions, and alterations in the duties, of the officers, were adopted without discussion ; but the pro position to increase the salary of Mr. Tweedie (seconded by Mr_ BANNER), was opposed by Mr. BIGRAM, on the ground that the annual statement of accounts, which should be published by next month, would show that the surplus of £50,000, which was apparent on the face of last year's accounts, had been reduced to £12,000 or £lO,OOO. He moved au amendment which was lost by 36 to 7. The proposition for the increase was then adopted Mr. Alderman BENNETT opposed the recommendation as to the land in Pilgrim-street, chiefly on the ground that it was an erroneons principle to grant land on which institutions would be erected, in which the rising genera tion of Jews would be taught to believe that our Saviour ' was an impostOr.—The proposition, however, was con firmed without a division, as was the recommendation to appoint Grisenthwaite mace-bearer. The recommendation as to the purchase of the Birken head foreshore was the next subject before the Council ; and after a few observations the proposition was adopted, and the proceedings were confirmed. TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.--The minutes comprised the back co for further considerationn referred d he proceedings, resolutions, and resolutions and reports . consoi rhey uent on the references t re m Pe ee rts ting re were as follows : by the Council at that meeting. " In accordance with the resolution of the committee at their last meeting, the surveyor submitted a plan, show ing a proposed line of new street, 24 4yards wide, and o n the natural level, commencing with the south portion of St. George's-hall, and terminating in Dale-street, at the east side of Colonial -buildings, opposite Moorfi e ld s .—Th e surveyor also submitted a model, showing the alterations to be effected by the high level approach from Shaw's brow to Dale-street. And in accordance with the co in structions of the Council the committ ee p rocee d ed to on sider the comparative advantage and disadvantage f a communication between St. George's-hall and 'Dale-street being made upon the high level, or by a communication on the ordinary level." The report further contained various observations as to the high level, and as to the proposed new street on the " Having submitted to report o natural level. thecoun co cii ncl t u h d e e se d cabsservfoalltoiownss: on the two plans, the committee report their opinion that the rapid increase of the traffic of the town will very shortly render both improvements requisite; and having maturely considered the subject, they therefore recommend the Council to apply to Parliament for power to carry out both plans, and also the improvements recommended in the resolution of the 12th instant.—Having also considered the reference from the Council as to improvements in Bur lington-street, Bostock-street, Eldon-place, Bevington bush, and Limekiln-lane, your committee recommend the Council to carry out all these improvements, except Bos tock-street." Mr. BENNETT, chairman of the Improvement Commis sioners, made some observations in support of the high level road, and the formation of a road from Moorfields to the south end of St. George's-hall; the great advantage . 0 forming the two lacing, in his opinion, the facilities a r g e e r d stoomgeo conversation,lA. e i t r u . r I t a h R e o ,t_ t m her. they Would give to the omnibus traffic, which might be moved,Aft as an amendment to the propositions of Mr, Bennett. a resolu tion to the effect that so much of the proceedings of the Improvement Committee as recommended a high level be not confirmed, but that the purchases of property neces sary to the improvement of Shaw's-brow, to the east end of Dale-street, on an ordinary level, be authorised. A long discussion ensued. At length the question was put to the vote, Mr. Bighorn's amendment bei ng ea • ed b y a majority o J. .f T 3Ltc l o cE l R o.moved that it be an instruction to the committee also to apply for power to widen Church street between Paradise street and Parker-street, if th e funds of the Corporation were adequate. After some discussion the report was ultimately adopted, as was aftenVards Mr. J. H. Turner's proposition. Mr. JEFrEET then moved that Park-lane should b e widened. and, after a brief discussion, the proposition was lost by 2-1 to 20. Instructions were then given to the Town-clerk to take the necessary proceedings in reference to the proposed Im provement Bill. Sr. GEORG-E'S-HALL.—In moving the confirmation of the report, Mr. J. B. Lloyd produced a letter which had been received from Mr. Cockerell, in reply to the criti cisms of Mr. Henry Booth. The letter having been read, the proceedings were confirmed ; a copy of the letter being ordered to be sent to Mr. Booth.—Mr. Stewart spoke in terms of reprehension of the spirit in which Mr. Cockerell had replied to the well-intended suggestions of Mr. Booth. MARKErs.—The committee recommended the appoint ment of Andrew Tyrrell, under the powers for that pur pose contained in the local act, 5 and 6 Viet. c. 106, one of the inspectors of slaughter-houses and meat for this borough ; by-hew to prevent obstructions in the streets by hawkers of fruit, &c. ; a penalty of 40s. being recommended to be enforced. Confirmed. The proceedings stated that since May 5572 lbs. of unwholesome meat, and 36 tons of unwholesome fish, had been seized in St. John's Market and destroyed. The Council then adjourned until to-morrow (WednesdaA PR ESE NT AT lON 0F A SILVER CRADLE TO 31RS, T. LITTLEDALE. Osi the evening of Thur;day last , His Worshi p the Mayor (Mr. Samuel Holme), Mr. John Holmes , Mr. John Torr, Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Thomas Bold, Mr. J. A. Tobin, the town clerk, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. J. R. M:Guffie, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, Mr. James Tyrer, Mr. James Parker, Mr. James Sykes, Mr. John Smith, Mr. William Rovbnrgh, Mr. S. Mellor. Mr. John Stewart,. Mr. Elias Arnaud, Mr. Edmund Mo/yneux. Mr. James Thompson, Mr. Joseph Mayer, Mr. T. E. Moss, and Mr. J. T. Bourne, met at Highfield, the - residence of Thomas Littledale, Esq., for the purpose of presenting a splendid silver cradle to Mrs. Littledale, in commemoration of the birth of Clement St. George Royds Littledale, on the Bth of December, 1851, during his father's mayoralty, and on the day on which his worship opened St. George's Hall for public business. The plate for presentation was procured by subscription, a n d was ma d e i n compliance with an ancient custom which prescribes the gift of such a testimonial to the lady of the mayor, in the event of her accouchement during the year of his holding office. The MAYOR, after reading the inscription, said : Mrs. Littledale, the pleasing duty devolves upon me of presenting to you the handsome testimonial which is now before me. It is a source of unal loyed pleasure, for several reasons. First, it is an old and cherished custom, handed down to us by our ancestors, on the sacred principle, sanctioned by holy writ, that we are to rejoice with those who rejoice. The birth of a child ought always to be a source of rejoicing; and when those who have been called by their fellow-townsmen to fill the high office of chief magistrate of Liverpool have been blessed by an increase of their domestic endearments, the custom has been that those fellow-townsmen should join in the gratification, and express, by some tangible memorial, that the event has not been unheeded by them. Secondly, that gratification is enhanced in the present instance by the reflection that your husband enjoys the confidence and esteem of all classes of the community. During the period when he occupied the important position of Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee, and also when he was elevated to the high office of Mayor of this great - • community, his generosity, his go o d h umour, hi s hospitality, independence, and impartiality, won for him the regard of all ; and in the name of that municipal body which I have the honour to represent., as well as of many other gentlemen who expressed their wish to contribute, I now ask you to accept the offering which it affords us all so much pleasure to present. It is a characteristic feature of British society not only to admire feats of heroic daring performed in the cause of suffering humanity, either at.. sea or on land, but also to recognise and to reward domestic excellence ; and whether a man is called upon to occupy the position of a statesman, a warrior, a magistrate, a tradesman, or a peasant, domestic excellence will always be acknowledged and appreciated, because the man who adorns private life will always enjoy the confidence and esteem of the public. Wishing that you and Mr. Littledale may be long spared to train up your children in the paths of virtue, I now present you with this cradle, that those children, when they look upon it in after years, may rejoice at the estimation in which their parents were , held. and may be stimulated thereby to imitate such a bright example. Mrs. LITTLEDALE, in the most graceful manner, replied es follows :—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, on the present occasion I feel called upon personally to return you my most sincere thanks for the beautiful piece of plate which has this day been presented to me. As a silver Cradle (being in accordance with an ancient legend of this good old town), it must be an object of interest to many—as a work of art, it merits the admiration of all. But far more must it ever be endeared to me, not only as commemorat ing the birth of my little son, but as a record of the high esteem in which my husband is held by his fellow-towns- Men, and as a proof of your approbation of his conduct during the twelve months he had the honour of being your chief magistrate. I can only again offer you my sincere thanks ; and, if they have been inadequately ex pressed, I beg you will believe that it is in words, and not feeling, that lam deficient on the occasion. (Applause.) The plate, which is of very pleasing execution and beauti ful design, consists of an emblematical group of figures, placed on the plinth of an equilateral triangular pedestal; the three sides of which are occupied by sunk panels, the front one containing the dedicatory inscription, which is as follows :—" To Julia, wife of Thomas Littledale, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool. This work of art, emblematical of the cradle and growth of commerce, is presented by a number of the inhabitants of the borough, to commemo rate, in fulfilment of an ancient legend, the birth of ' Clement St. George Royds, on the Bth of December, 1851, during his father's mayoralty, and on the day on which his worship opened St. George s-hall for judicial business. With the gift is also offered to the happy wife and mother this record of the universal esteem in which her husband is held for his character as a man and a British merchant; his example for promoting manly pursuits as commodore of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club ; his triumphant humanity and bravery in rescuing numbers of valuable lives from the burning wreck of the Ocean Monarch, at sea, on the 24th August, 1848; and his courteous dignity, hospitality, and benevolence as chief magistrate of this great commu nity—a, year which will ever be historically distinguished by his inauguration of the great assize courts and the free public library?' A ncodamrypadrtmisticehnt n of hi the c bah. se is occupied by the ancient the custom is founded, in old legendary w English characters, running thus YE SPIRIT OF YI! LEGENDE. Gif Leverpooles good major ad eve: re bee Made fatherre inns hys yerre of maioraltee Thenne sal bee giften bye ye townemenne free Ave silverre cradle too hys faite Wye. • all s ix spaces, being filled by groups in frosted s il ver The othersides, as well as the truncated angles, fo rm i ng i r 7 e l iiee e. The principal subject is a cleverly modelled em blematic group, representative of the ori g i n o f Li verpool, of uncivilised life, s ki ns of animals taken in ruco dn t es Briton garmentshie s chase, who, having crossed the broad and rapid Poo/ of the Sea (Mere-sea), in their frail coracle (the earliest form of boat, made of the branches of the withen tree are laying down the preciou s f re i g h t, their first off plaited together, and then covered w ith t h e raw hide of a bull), spring, a beautiful infant, on the shore of their future settlement. Their child they dedicate to the genius of the place, the latter sits anxiously surveying their actions, and approving their choice of locality, as well from its prox imity to the sea, as the depth of tide which flowed upon its banks. In her hand she holds a wreath of laurel, in earnest of the eminence their children shall attain in com mercial greatness, and as the reward that shall attend their mercantile skill in after times, when the now wild wave , - washed shores of the Mersey shall be covered with stn does docks, and ships shall resort thither from all parts of the world, and Liverpool be called the "mistress of com merce," " the great city of ships." In the second panel is given a view of a Phoenician ship. The crew having come to trade with the islanders, and barter the manufactures of their own .conntry , are lead, copper, a n d i ron. the native ship s, w hi ch, improved under th e c i vilising in seenn loading ship t a h ir e i ir sio sh a ii re , w i : r t e h se ti a i ta , n, and th e great fi h n avi en ng ee n b riio n per fection the imperial navy arrived m g a r n ea d tiS ominion in Britain , at by the skill and under the direction of the Romano-British admiral Allectus, paved the way for a secure step under the guidance of his encouragement of i n d ustry, the beautiful and King Alfred the Great, who enacted a co d e of naval laws; and by ever-green valleys of the island were filled with herds of cattle grazing in security, and the broad hills were sown with grain, which became so abundant that large exports of home produce took place, and brought in exchange the laboured manufactures of more southern climes, thus giving a hallowed feeling for the usefulness of labour. The fourth relievo represents that period of English history when, under the more liberal policy of the govern ment, and the security from foreign aggression, the en couragement of maritime discovery which, in the reign of Elizabeth, gave the country an unparalleled extension of commerce with whole regions of the World hitherto unex plored by British ships, and founded that lasting greatness of - English enterprise until the present time, when, as shown in the last panel, the wonderful elasticity of British energy, and the power of British genius, by the improve mentsyacht, the clipper-ship, and the steam-boat, by means t o a f made in naval architecture, as exemplified in the which the mighty deep is traversed with almost sge ii as regularity of time and a certainty of accomplishment roads with which journeyings on the gigantic military they intersected our island.. our great ancestors, the Romans , could acomplish their the trident, caduceus, dolphin commercial, as indicated by in frosted silver, dolphin, and coralines, which are introduced . , . d P , r° a gr ncr o s i the The minor details consist of marine emblems joined with t c: i n , t a muc . h truthfulness as the best authorities could furnish, so iti:relaisa costumes, e zn datui,as ares massive e an sid d es epic 9f te t d he wi p r ft l ea : inspected by the and nd t t43 the th sl e ii port of Liverpool in particular. p as ra t s o en m t ak g e rea it t a n t es i_l:is n th f r n i a ca v l iga rec ti o n rd n o in f th E e n ri gi s: n , whole company, elicited warm commendations. It is highly The testimonial, which was minutely creditable to the executive capabilities of Mr. Mayer, of Lord street, who furnished it, and in whose window our fellow-townsmen had the opportunity of inspecting it for several days prior to its presentation. very cl everly executed photographic representation of the testimonial, produced by Mr. W. B. Barker,' of Lord street, was also inspected at the presentation with much gratification. The gentlemen forming the deputation afterwards dined with gr. Littledale.