The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

them. it at then be might be made by !nded that but of the I to repre ) admitted Lion to the e religious at no 13a iament oA • EY Wl bed 9 pity of the m edang , Jord Jou:4 )arliamen t iciple Pre isoned fat Ile Macl lo a divisioe ajority 5 1 ' niittee Oe at of OP and the ition frottl 3liancell o ng to IA? !ounttYl tl toms aes Turner , Y-Moorer .P., 3irs meeting hated thg 'p in cor . 1 to 1W: 3omMoo' g foricar a ms ,--thO or of tho !ther ant r the icO . : loch:Wu he wholl ury, go° lied in no` couldtg to Os ntly sinl ° Treastill Dustotosi rial CO!' stions ttg nder t 13 ,8 , and w ithout portuniti officerer he Cour from the rom the count t 0 officer , his osql Is of the e appea l ley refer Board, e ver , ' ever! d dela/ u po at the n r l igNg 0. 9- hat 13° e pared► o tW polio' nor to wary tiag ' to Lion to °pe ri l ) be (3 ' re fr e ' ut the ma" LOCAL NEWS s IR. C HARLES TURNER, M.P., was presented to Prince (t weet, at the levee, on Thursday. rr THEp ki NITED STATES M AIL S TEAM -S HIP A TL ANTIC, aPt- West, sailed for New York on Wednesday, shortly before noon. telT,g HORSFALL was on Wednesday last pre lted bY the Marquis of Blandford to Prince Albert at er Majesty's levee. h T H, E ANNIVER SARY T EA P ARTY of the Sabbath school ir ea ers in conne x i on w ith I s li ngton P res byt er i a n Chu rc h , I ; ' .? k Plac e on Wednesday evening last, their pastor, tte "'". V. M. White, occupied the chair. t PORTRA IT OF S IR J OHN B ENT has just been talsbed by Mr . W es t co tt ; it i s t o be presented t o L a d y jeat' 's as fa testimonial (valued at 180 guineas) from Sir ohn riends. T lix ORIGIN OF LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE..-- Many tettY, ill- conceived plans were being proposed for dis iii,r!g of the land behind the Town-hall, when Mr. qZillata Roscoe, taking up a map of the town, drew a Or r ,'l . "Rle• " There," said lie, " build a handsome suite i "'Qs, with news-room, &c., and leave a noble area Rothe centre for an Exchange." " But the money, Mr. t " ?" " Oh, advcrtise it in shares, and place your hate list on the door of the Town-hall." It was done aute "rui ng, and the share list was filled up in four Do Th„ el( COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on so " rs uaY, Mr. Littledale in the chair, it was stated that Lie wh eelwrights and carpenters had an increase of wages read week varyin g from 6d. to 9d. per day.—A letter was seed from Messrs. M`lver, relative to proposed erections gtit the Huskisson Dock, and referred to the committee.— essrs. Gregory, solicitors in a letter on behalf of Mr. ori el er,, r yequired Band'ns of the alteration of the ,- of tsurst-street, the same street restored to its 43e'lginal level. The letter was referred to the committee of works, and to their solicitor.—M r . R. Gladstone asked W hether there was any scheme agreed upon by the Dock Co mmittee for allowing railways on the quays ? A con- V eraation ensued, in which the scheme of Mr. Grantham Was alluded to. The subject was referred to the Works' Committee to report the practicability of, some general scheme. 'Fn HEALTH CONIMITTEE,..At the meetingof this corn ltaittee on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale presiding, it was stated, in reference to the Buildings and Sanitary gill, (withdrawn by the council,) that Lord Redesdale, In his official capacity, had intimated to the Town Clerk that he would oppose any disjointed measure.. Mr. Dove r moved that th e parliamentary sub-committee proceed at Afie with the prepa ra tio n of a bill f or th e nex t S ess i on . eed o. The total number of deaths last week 1.731111 v reported to have beenbeing 9 more than in the pre ,,,,taus week. Diseases of the lungs, with consumptio n, ' U sed nearly one-half of the entire mortality. Forty- Thut'.deaths occurred between 60 and 90 years of age.- 1..7 oorough engineer was instructed to obtain all the fformation he could from places where low-level cross trs exist, in order to guide to an opinion on the,applic.a it. of the East iancashire and Lancashire and I. orkshire to4,:wkaY Conspanies to cross on a level from streets at the '''' end of the town, FAssaat „ ,-.lrs,crts.A.t. AND ARCH_EOLOGICAI SaCIETY.— r ine m eeting'of thi s soc i e t y , on W e d nes d ay n i g h t, M r. bank a l loward in th e c h a i r , th ere was rea d a l ong co bastilicatio rnn 'fro m t h e assistant-secretary of the London ah ic a, and w ash-houses' committee, relative to a note i Jat,,astMeared i n a publication of theirs, in which A F. e h tr i: i N ew 1 a n d s , the Liverpool Corporation engineer, is or aesi a a .b aving put forward, as his own, cert a in plans t e atis t.tt ra ztt i t z t T e. b . Y Mr. B l the engineer employed by that t a The a letter was written with a view to sub having e the cha rges re f erre d to, particu l ar l y t h at o f 13 a i l , s;tibnalisied S O closely from an original design by Mr. next meetiene" a defect. The subject was ostoned t that a mee 4 g :k letter from Mr. 'Tewlands announced Lis toSsaphi c Preliminary to the , establishment of a proposed t a s°cl etY. had been beld taat day,. and it was thairma ° working members and associates. The de /1 w "4 announced that the subjez.it for the next sta ir tido com p et ition, was to be a design for a villa in the 4 . ita.r.loorneesarlier Gothic. style, to cast C ab h ou . t £3,000. Mr. new associat was introduced to the airman " li.e soarL e m ensber of the society. Mr. Boult read Some Remarks upon the Entrance to the Port of Liverpool," ra ati 'eh, after describing the cause which led to the for int JO of bars, he explained a plan of his own for reliev fogs e riser from such obstructicas. A short discussion ToWed the reading of the paper. asag,., ANNuao MEETING OT 'THE MECHANICS' IN- Jatte-s. I . , l°N , Wednesday evening last, at which Mr. alip ea "`Y , eY presided, received a report, from which . it OF th e e(' that the anticipationsoformed at the beginning or sece Year had not been realised, and the statement oveieunts Shesys a consideraisle excess of expenditure . ceivr ire The staternenocf the moneys paid andre tso e.d during the year, indeed, shows a balance against h ssal, Institution even greater gran that reported t a a t su t rer e 0 ,: a ,, Period last year. Thebalance due to the. the ..total 'psl i nee due to the treasurer at this date, £2,430 I . s. Id. S''' number of annual members now in the roll is IN; Ironew members have been enrolled during the year, and e o "') have declined to renew their subscriptions. T . V a tnber of life members isor, an addition of one having be en mad e to the list during the last year. At the evening school the attendance is not quite so numerous ti,_•formerly ; in the library.r. slight falling off has also :taken place ; the businessnf the lower school proceeds in most gratifying manner; and in the girls' school the oapils have greatly. increased. The Chairman said he w s afraid the friends of the :nstitution thought they had eOOquered their difficulties. and the re was no reason f or .. h elp• lie could assure t h em that in the cause of educe .%lOn the battle was always to b e f oug h t —i t was never educe . Every branch was in a state of efficiency, and he ,lioule ki d fairly challenge •conspatison with any instit u ti on n f kind in this part of the-country. SELECT VESTRY.—At the adjourned mee ti ng, on T hursday, the Rev. Rector C amp b e ll, pres id ing, Mr. "loss intimated that he voald postpone his notice of !notion relative to the appointment of a solicitor to the board. Mr. John Jones, the newly-elected vestryman, Was introduced to the beard. The finance committee proceedings, which contained the recommendations of a e ub.conomittee appointed to consider the recent letter of kr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, were oan kmed. The committee had arrived at the conclusion that Mr. Mansfield had, in one case, received false in formation ; in another, the , relief given was obtained at L ce instance of the magistrates ; and in two of the cases e assumed, very erroneously, that a common beggar and a lod • of" fo, awing gi.og-letter can have no title to relief.—Mr. Bann . er, up the remark oritdr. Dover, at the last meeting theol that a breach of 'faith had been committed by council, with respect 'to the museum rate, ,aid he s o aFht the council was to biome for allowing six months t a l,Pa before re plyi ng ';;o a o the resolution of th e equi n s e.rP a se tinP,' committee of the parish.—M r . Will mer was ,coll t satisfied with p ar t o f Mr. Banner's conclusion, and of thended that the council had taken an unfair advantage to e v estry. It was suggested they should again apply 4 . bilarli,ament, but the Chairmen advised them not to talk Th a g' as they had no legal power to discuss the matter. tahckDroceedings of the Workhouse Committee—from as a s e ` l o i t appeared that Mr. Hughes himself was satisfied t o 'Owe erroneous character of the statements relative Mr.1.,,4.?. coercion of Romanist children—were adopted. 1 ,,,,. iN Meier remarked that members of the board ought eurteicularly to abstain from 'making allegations which n e , t calculated to create bad feelings. He should, at the 0 101 a 4 ' e eting, bring forward a proposition for carrying mitt s - a res olution of th e vestry, t h at no member be per the to rambl e th rough the house without an officer of c,l, hou se accompanyi ng hi m. (Hear, hear.) A tillo !rsation ensued as to the , qualification of Mr. IST Vies, whi c h t h e Chairman thought was not good. Mr. Il_oroast;haracteri se d the conduct of l`e;:r. Willmer as unge 4newarra, i n bth9 a b sence of Mr. Hughes, to make a cruel and table attack upon him. He believed Mr. Hughes gas •perfectly justified Pleased. The Chairman. in visiting the house when he o Sir; that is a mistake. The discussion was continued-11f olNurgrems eime l p a very . personal 11 ,, t Yle. 'Speaking of Mr. , wilt r. tell ell or said he had e qUalification. Mr. Moss. —I y ou oft what quail-Ceations Le has, and which I have b o r s e_. -- he has a qualification which y oeun admired i r n e e d t a,, e 'ess, that is, very great talent. (Hear, hear.) Th e pro -„,iunssolthecommittee on cottage rating were confirmed att en d Denton, however, remarked, that having one day . oiv oer e d by mist a k e i n t h at room, he found four cottage tith a , 81. Wi th Mr. Cl ar k e i n the chair, adjudicating on Who m ight be said to be their own cases. if members i be 4ct n e not eot,tage owners did not attend, o the rs s hould 1 reg ui ' eir paces.—Mr. Bradley complained of those it *, ar attacks, and would not permit them to be made. Va st 48 431101 a tomfoolery that made the proce.ed4ags of the tzart,vnt:Yeizberio:llahukegrh.,ee,adri a a t t . \I Willmer moved "no cora- Th i is r board except by the chairman 1 ° * - -1.4 sa er ; seconded by Mr. Kitchen, and agreed -At e ,. h r- vairle knew that it was in consequence of the fWay a read. He did not care for the resolution. Come or oZ...other it could be evaded.—Air. Kitchen gave notice ale ec,oltistotientment of a committee to consider how far A , :ss_ i es of the vestry could be reduced. td 'l seRE " AT TUE P ward woods keg a OLICE COURT.—On Thursday, litreet, was convict e e rr °f an oyster-room in Hotham- Selling beer, spirits,in one-half the full penalty for line of defence was andt °Y .—. l "° vvithout a licence. The l iquor, and the bar ma ; l o at w oods re sent out for the ...., at Air Iv as produced to swear this. ally w d e i ri aec n ird g a ls elif, public-house ma produced in giving his jua grnen e , Earle, he presidingl and both in'eit'nhitsoNvcoormlde, t O i t. Parties to come here io p er j ure f hey and the parties concerned in in —4l r. aPclednirehsesritnin ' the ~orward will, if doyente do not stiff,e,r folrna mos t atn assuredly in the next. kart-I."! for time defendant, rose, a n d ke i ndividually and ersonally by name, said 1 have and as I stand up on a m v , e . h OA ,utY to perform to myself; those equally with you, sir, I wish to know whethe'r soii4e in sinuations and inuendoes which have fallen from coo' "d in which T am sure the rest of the court did not Rti•ttor.. meant anything personal to myself.—Mr. E ar l e : iar e kt A lt Was a dreadful thing for people to come and per. Rreat;ennselves, and that the responsibility was very % Is .' Both on themselves and on those instrumental in saffelnO theta to come here to do so ; and if they do not bkdo so for it in this world, they would most assuredly do r.V7ll,,,Lthe next. I might mean you, Mr. I might mean - (',ari e, Y . ,ergb, or any other person ; and again (said - . I' o4 e _ witls emphasis) I repeat it.—Mr. Pemberton . . ,(lericeunnot look, sir with the inscrutable eye of Prowl 404se 8 ° as to know ' what did or did not take place at the To o to the evening in question, and it ill becomes . oti y o ,'" l aas e of such insinuations, and from ter posi nlty of hold on that bench to denounce any pon as a t) cnest P er iurY.—Mr. Earle : I think the least said the lart.oolra.c'ed.—.Mr. Pemberton : Perhaps so, on your ill c-ii i do ir..arle : I sit on this bench to do my duty, and at; fie of th -11 Ir. Pemberton : You have said what a 5.,, , .e land would not have said, and I will not take army. ea in sinuations from any one ; I am innocent of h o Nell ~. not„. Practices as those insinuated, and in point of j,,celitarbt.e..44. v, eq a u ri a e l : tIo shallll'.7r. Williamriet Earle, or any man in argue with you, sir.—Mr. tat3l3o°?rtiirtneint2 ( I ). .w t ill . take care, sir, that . so long as I have an i. a tua 4 ,_,s s i telling you what I think, I shall do so, and k e rle : r' a You to adopt the same line of conduct.-11 Tr. .'," sab ert i_ rta much obliged to you for your advice —Mr 4l kteli, ." then I hope you will follow it.—He.i ' . tOok UP WI bat And walkod out of the colut.rnale. !la. FORBES MACKENZIE presented a petition, on Wednesday, from the working men of Liverpool, against the opening of the crystal palace on Sundays. Join , : PEMBERTON HEYWOOD, Esq., of this town, has given a site for a school and parsonage-house at Willas ton , where it is intended to erect a new church. FOUR BEAUTIFUL STATUES, by the English sculptor Gibson, are being exhibited in Berlin, at the Royal Exhi bition, and have met with much commendation from the artistic world. CONTROVERSIAL LECTURE.—The Rev. J. R. Conor will deliver the next lecture on the Romish controversy, on Thursday evening, in Sr. Paul's Church, Liverpool. Subject, " The Four Scapulars." A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE exploded at Longsieht, near Manchester, on the London and North Western Railway, on Tuesday morning last. Sixty workmen were at break fast in the shed at the time ; four were killed on the instant and ten or twelve seriously wounded. The driver and fireman miraculously escaped. The locomotive was old, but sound. MR. E. W. THouNs.—Notwithstanding the appre ciation of Mr. Thomas's spirited exertions to give the public of Liverpool first-rate music at a low price, the returns have proved insufficient to meet the expenditure, and he is at present a pecuniary sufferer to a considerable amount. This circumstance has induced several gentle men to take steps for making him a suitable acknowledg ment, and a committee has been formed for receiving subscriptions in order to present him with a testimonial. It is also proposed to give him a benefit concert on the occasion of presenting the testimonial. THE SHIP ANTARCTIC—FEARFUL 11 TORTALITY.—The New York Herald conveys intelligence of the fearful mor tality on board the ship Antarctic, which sailed in Novem ber last from Liverpool for New York. An inquest had been held in that city, on the body of a child of one of the passengers, John McCarthy, a child about four weeks old, who died of convulsions. Winnefred McCarthy, being sworn, says—l am the mother of the child ;he was born at sea; we sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of Novem ber last, in the ship Antarctic. There were 500 passengers on board, and we were 14 weeks and 2 days at sea before we arrived at New York ; we ran short of provisions, and there was a scarcity of water; we only received three pints of water for myself and daughter during each day ; there was much sickness on board, and 130 persons died during the voyage; the ship was in a most filthy condition; all these passengers, with the exception of a few in the cabin, were steerage passengers, and there was scarcely a berth that had not some one sick in it; 1 never saw the Captain enter the steerage but once, and then he made no remarks about the condition we were in, nor did he speak to any of the sick ; many died of fever, cholera and small-pox ; the air in the steerage was very offensive, and there was not sufficient care taken to keep the sick clean and comforta ble ; my child was in delicate health, and died this morn ing from convulsions. TIIE WEST DEREY 'BOARD OF GUARDIANS, at their weekly meeting, on Wednesday—Rev. W. Badnall inthe chair—received the governor's report, to the effect that there were 717 paupers in the workhouse, being a decrease of 30 on the number of last week. In a discussion .on the case of a poor man v;ito was found in a state of utter des titution iv Toxtetli-park, it was stated that he hai been sent to Liverpool the Dublin authorities: it vas de cided that he should have work given him at the new Hospital. Mr. Show suggested that the annual-subscrip tion of £2O to the Liverpool Infirmary, now due, be dis continued, as they were founding an hospital themselves. The matter, 'however, was deferred. In the case of the death of William Buchan, Mr. Gilmour., the medical officer at Toetteth-park, was exculpated from the blame laid to his charge by Captain Greig, inasmuch as the deceased was not a pauper. The Labour Test Committee recommended that Mr. Downes, the out-door superinten dent (whom appointment at £BO a-year has been sanc tioned hrthe Poor-law Board), report every Wednesday the amount of work performed by each pauper. This was adopted. Mr. Shaw withdrew his promised motion for a freAhrLabour Test Committee. A committee was ap pointed,'to meet on Monday, to consider.s. bill to be pre sented to parliament, called " an act to abolish the re moval 'ef the poor, and to make prov:sion for a more equitable system of assessment for the , purposes of local taxation in England and Wales." Mr. Shaw moved a return of the expenditure incurred tinder the Nuisance Act, •which was agreed to. SALVATION FOR A PENNY A Moira.—The Preston Pilot publishes the following curlews document, from which it appears that the Romanists of Preston have now the chance of obtaining "assistance to their suffering souli" when in Purgatory by subscribing a penny a month to Te new association called the "Saint Welburge's Pur gatorial Society." The document is printed in the form uf -a handbill for distribution, add its contents are as follow :—" t A.M.D.G. Saint Waiburge's Purgatorial Society. Have pity on me, have 'pity on me, at least you my friends, for the hand of the Lord is heavy upon me . .'—Job, chap. xix, ver. 21. A society has been estab liShed, entitled ' Saint Walburge's 'Purgatorial Society,' for the laudable and charitable purpose of rendering as sistance to the suffering souls in • purgatory, for ' It is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins.'-2 Mac. chap. xii. ver. 43, 44, 45, 46. What Cathe:ic is there, who has •not some relative, friend, or enemy, who has departed this life, and who knows but that •some of them are now seSering in purgatory to satisfy the justice of Almighty "God, and who cannot help thenv.T:.ves, but ' must stay there until they have paid the last farthing, and where :God will render to every one acceding to his works:— 'Matt. chap. x. Ter. 3G, and .chap xii. ver. 32 ; 1 Cor. chap. iii, ver. 14, 15. Every one should bear in mind that he must die, but how, or when, is very uncertain ; 'bat when that day comes he coostlikely will stand in need • of the prayers of those he has left behind. and what a • ccmsolink thing it must be to 4 , ..:;0w that the prayers er;ered to Almighty God, through this society, will be offered for him daily. What act of devotion can be more , tScacious, o r more pleasing to Cod, than the h o ly sacri • nce of the mass, which will be• offered up as often as means will allow to move the clemency of God in behalf of the suffering souls in purgatory. How very few (con -sidering the number of the faithful who die) have masses -acid for them on their anniversary c Their surviving re latives neglect that charitable work, some through parsi -many, some through negligence, aud others through want of means. To obviate these canser3, and to render assist etre to our departed brethren, thin society proposes to , coliect a small monthly subscriptien•of one penny or up 'wards, and to devote it to this purpose, which will re •snove our anxieties about our friends and others of the faithful who have gone before us. The objects of this -society are :—lst. To ren d er ass i stance to the suffering souls in purgatory, by having masses said as often as means will allow.-2nd. To decorate the altar suitable for-aech occasions.-3rd. To have a mass said at the death of each collector.-4th. To have two masses said at the death of each collector. The terms are :-Ist. , One penny entrance, and one penny, or upwards, per month, for which collectors will call.2nd. Each mem ber to-say one ' Our Father,' and one'qlail Mary,' daily, 'for the suffering souls in purgatory.—lt may be hoped that many will join this society, for the above object ; it is to be feared that many of us are remiss in this duty, and perhaps our friends are now striTering on account of our sins, by being either too indulgent n our faults, or too negligent of our education in our religious duties. May they Test in peace. Amen. For la:ther informa tion apply., &c." LIVERPGOL TOWN COUNCIL—At the adjourned meet ing on Wednesday —his worship the mayor presiding— Mr. Moss, before the council proceeded to the ordinary business, ,made a statement, exculpating ;himself from the charge of having improperly interfered with Mr. Clough, the,police-officer, in the case of twomen, Doran and Gibbon, marine-store dealers, who wished their licence transferred from the neighbourhood,of Vauxhall to Regent-road. Mr. Bradley, who charged Captain Greig with harbouring an animus against him, corrobo rated part of Mr. Moss's statement, and denied that the parties were .ju-stified in dragging his name into this matter. The mayor said it was sub judiee, and at pre sent, therefore, it was better to let the matter :rest where it was. Mr. Bradley protested this was not the proper way ofdoing it. He considered Captain Greig as their officer: he had had aspersions cast on him by zeveral gentlemen, and he would not permit it unless there was some just reason .or cause for it. The mayor ultimately put an end to the discussion.—On the motion of Hornby, seconded by Mr. Alderman Turner, the council approved of the prooeedings preparatory to levying a library and museum rate.—From the proceedings of the Education Committee, it appeared the attendance at the north school was 912 ; number on the books, 1,342. The attendance at the south school, 947; number on the books, 1,109. Miss Lees, third mistress of the south infant school, was appointed second mistress in the room of Miss Stretch, resigned.—Mr. Alderman Dover moved the confirmation of the Health Committee proceedings, which contained recommendations for the alteration of the public offices, Cornwallis-street, at a cost of from £3,000 to £1,000; also to permit the East Lancashire and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Companies to cross on a level, Walter-street, Blackstone-street, Boun dary-street, and Regent-road, on certain special condi tions. On an amendment by Mr. Alderman Bennett it was carried by 28 to 12 that the expenditure of £l,OOO be postponed. In regard to permitting the railway com panies to cross the streets, the Town-clerk said that no member either directly or indirectly interested in the railway in question could speak or vote on the subject. Mr. Alderman Dover observed that if such were the law, then half the council could not vote. Mr. James Holme stated that had he been aware of it he would have sold out his shares to be in a position to vote. Ultimately, after a motion and amendment had been proposed, it was agreed that the matter be postponed.—On the motion of Mr. Stewart, the sanitary bill was withdrawn.—The minutes of the Water Committee included a report from Mr. fiawksley, as to the state of the Rivington-works, which, b o th as to t h e progress o f t h e wor k s an d the con tracts in land, was favourable. A recommendation that an additional ..1.300 per annum be paid to Mr. Ashlin, as than as to treasureret of the water account, making his salary in re , of his services under the watch, lizthting, health,[ James Holme had visited etl ance s of the re and Wat er committees, £7OO, was postponed in pursu complained a scending orders. Mr. Alderman Bennett state in whiel," th tat there was an absence of proper inforrna that, without the state of the water affairs generally. Mr. and Mr. Bradley, who, with Mr. Langdale, council should works, bore testimony to the efficient had been found. Mr. Bigham said ebriaovestscript furnished by Mr. Holme, the report, as writt en in the no report b e f ore th em . The nothing more th an an exhibition books o f th e comm i ttee , was men had of utt er i ng , erdxhibition of the tal en t w hi c h s o me H. Banner cornplain w ed o s f without expressing ideas. Mr. n manufacturers for water. the exorbita n t p r i ces c h arge d driven to sink private wells.T many cases the y bad been salary,Library and were then confirmed.— related to Mr. Ashlin's he proceedings, except as The proceedings of the Lib tha e n t th to mpea s rci . ea a mm ekn ni e t y a - d c v o i a s c a l b i le an to d of the Finance Committee, o f n t} ', l e M i yaeum Committee. At present the Baths' Committees, were con fir Hackney-coach Committee do not d apply for further powers from memorial from the Mee,y are au punish drivers or owners exacting larger fairs thorised to charge.-- amountin g to £5B, lint, praying the council to defray the expenseSstrlsie.ll‘,lhuald incurred in defending themselves from an unfounded charge of assault made on the police, was dismissed, as it could not be legally entertained by the council. Tbi,s concluded the btuineu of public interest. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1853. THE POOR-RATE FOR THE PARISH, this year, will be 2e. in the pound. THE SCREW STEAMER CLEOPATRA, hourly expected at Valparaiso on the 14th of January, would sail a few days after its arrival there for Liverpool, via Brazil. THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAM-SHIP ATLANTIC, Captain West, sailed for New York on Wednesday, with a fair complement of passengers. MR. GEORGE WESTLAKE, principal coast officer at Sheerness, has, by order of the Board of Customs, been promoted to serve as tide-surveyor at Liverpool. A VALIIABLE CIGAR CASE was lost on Friday by gentleman between the Exchange and the landing stage the case contained £5O in Bank of England notes. MESSRS. ROE AND JACOB are executing a very elabo rately engraved silver snuff-box, which will shortly be presented to Mr. Thomas Eccleston, late surgeon-super intendent of the Lancaster County Asylum. THE MARINERS' FREEMASON LODGE, at their monthly meeting on Thursday, resolved that testimonials should he presented to Br. Mark Marks, P.M., and Br. Samuel Lewis Caffe, P.J.W., on their leaving for Australia. THE REV. W. POI.LOCK is announced to deliver a lec ture to-night to the members of the Church of England Institution, exposing the audacious assumption that Popery is a promoter of Arts and Sciences. A NOTORIOUS POACHER.—Thomas Ball, of Chorley, has been committed for trial at the Liverpool Assizes, charged with shooting at Richard Toots!, with intent to do him bodily harm. CLITHEROE ELECTION.—There are two candidates in the field. viz., Mr. S. T. W. Aspinall, of Standen-hall, o❑ the Conservative interest, and Mr. R. Fort, of Rend hall, who is a Liberal of the Manchester school. MR. H. Bywrtt, of Brazenose College, Oxford, and Iliff scholar of the Royal Institution School, was, yester day week, elected to a Hulme exhibition by the trustees of the Hulme estate. MR. JAMES FLETCHER, of this town, formed one of a deputation of tobacco manufacturers that had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday week. A LIVERPOOL DRUGGIST, Mr. Pugh, has found among some old books purchased the other day, in the country, a life of the ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots, by her confessor, printed in 1624, and a work on medicine, said to be writ ten by the medical adviser of Henry VIII. REMARKABLE, RESEMBLANCE TO ROYALTY.—It is said that a young lady at present performing at the Theatre Royal is extremely like our gracious Queen. In the opera of the " Crown Diamonds," and in reading, the similarity of face, figure, and voice is very striking. SHOP ROBBERY.—On Friday night, three watches were stolen from the shop of Mr. Lambie, watchmaker, Red cross-street. The thief had cut a hole in one of the win dow panes with a diamond, and by introducing a wire with a hooked head effected his purpose. LIVERPOOL BANIMUTTCY COURT.—On Thursday, Mr. R. P. Stephens, one of the partners in the Liverpool and Dublin Screw Steam-ship Company, was refused a certi ficate without protecticra. The investigation lasted several hours, and the chief oppositio❑ was from the Union Bank of Scotland. A KNOCK-DOWN `ROBBERY was perpetrated on Thmrs day, in Maguire-street, by Thomas Cunningham, who felled a man named Macquinnes to the gssorand, cut his pocket out, and . ran away. The pocket contained 17s. The villain was apprehended, and sentenced at the police court to two months' imprisonment. SERIOUS "OtTARGE AGAINST A CArTronc.--A charge against CaptaintGrebow, late master of the Pemberton, for drunkenness while in the command , of that vessel, was heard before'the Liverpool Marine Board on Wednesday:; the charge was preferred by Mr. Celburn, one of the owners. Mr. 'Gray, who resided at ?Bombay, in 18511, was the leading witness against the captain. The case was adjourned till the Bth of April. THE Nn\7 STEAMER MONA'S QUEEN 'arrived at 'Liver pool from Douglas on Thursday, having made the passage in four boars. On Friday she went'onan Admiralty , trial trip, with 'Mr. Waterman, draughtsman, and Mr. Hughes, engineer,lrom Somerset-house, on board of her. N. ot withstanding the adverse current, t heaccomplished from 14 to 143- miles an hour each way. The surveyors ex pressedlheir entire satisfaction at . her performances. THE !PASSENGERS OF THE STEAMER AITSTRY,MIAN have sent two protests to the directors of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, remonstrating against the vessel having been sett to sea without,under going a thorough repair in hull and machinery. Three times tas she left Plymouth, acid 'three times .put back leaky and disabled. THE 'WEATHER AND HEAUTH.—The .very ic;urious influence of the recent severev. - eather is-Shown by the progressive increase of mortality during the last five weeks, in which the deaths were, respectively, tlc6, 219, 247,:253, and 272. Should the present mild weather continue, a considerable decrease in the mortality may be expected. DR. SHORT, Bishop of . Et. Asaph, having ibeen the diocesan of Sodor and Man, previously to his translation to 1143 present see, was appealed to to aid the funds being collected for behoof of the soKerers by the blowing -up of the Lily, at the Isle of Man, aen.d transmitted the noble sum of •0/10 THOUSAND POUNDS: 'Such munificent:liberality ought not to pass unnoticed, and we have the most , unfeigned pleasure in recording that one at least of the bench of bishops is not " given to filthy lucre'.' JI7ERPOOL TOWN Missso4: - .—The twenty-forth an niversary was held in the Concert-hall, on \Wednesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Raffles' in the chair. 'The number of vißits paid by the missionaries during the year was 90;8S1. They had distributed in that time 14€,849 re ligious tracts, and lent 57,444:8 other religious books. There was a balance to the credit of the institution of £50.145. sd, which included an extraordinary (donation from the late William Lassen, Esq., of £l,OOO. Maa. SHANNON, nurse at the Liverpool Weskhouse, was committed for trial on a charge of "manslaughter" on Wednesday last. On the -Sunday previous •the had received a poisonous embrocation from Dr. Gee, to rub on the back of Mary Wainwri;lit, a pauper woman aged 'SO years. She straightway administered the eirthrGcat ion in a •gellipot, and the patient had no sooner swallowed it than she became sick. She Vga3 seized with convulsions, and died about midnight. IikViOATANT DISLILLERT CASE.—At the policescourt, on Friday, Mr. Edward Benn, distiller, Vauxhall-road, was convicted by Mr. Smith andlir. William Earle:in the mitigated sum of one-fourth of , the penalty on eacLalle gation for three important infringements of the license laws, namely, for removing -spirits of a less ,pinan tity than eighty gallons, whercay he had incurred a penally. of £200; second, for removing spirits without a license,--which rendered him liable to the same penalty.; and, third, for removing spirits47ithout having paidrthe duty, for which he had forfeited. to her Majesty £lOO. FIUSIV,ND AND WIFE. — At the Police-office, °tor s i_ day, an old man, Michael M'Kenca, charged Hannah Hepburn-with stealing from him a quantity of bedding and wearing apparel. The prisoner, -on being asked what she had to say to the charge, acclaimed energetical!. , , " Sure, sir, he's my lawful husband,but I'm not married to him':" daughter).—M`Kenna-2 -" Not at all, your honour; -she's only my housekeeper."—Prisoner, ad dressing the magistrates : " Oh, thew! hear that, now, yer banner, and him told me we age:-e to be married in the inside of a month" (roars of laughter). The magis. trate evidentl7 considered that the title of " husband" in such a case was somewhat questionable, and ordered the prisoner to ,pay 18s. 2d., the amount for which the articles had 'been pawned, and a penalty of £l, or one month's imprisonment. A MENtORIAL from this port has been e.dressed to the Admiralty by different merchants, shipowners, proprie tors, and others connected with and trading to the West Indies, British ii.;',7uiana, Venezuela, New.*2 renada, Mexico, west coast of South America, and California,,complaining that, notwithstanding the repeated assurance of improve ment, the mails subsequently brought by 'the steamers continue almost invariably to arrive after the stipulated day, and to be anticipated by the duplicates brought by a route indirect, and under the further disathantage of having frequently to wait some days in New York for conveyance forward to England. That the Memorialists have reason to believe that other responsible parties would contract with the government for the performance of this service. not only with efficiency, but with a con siderable saving in time., and for a much less sumpthan is now paid by the government to the Royal Mail Coirkpany, as well as less charge for freight on treasure and for con veyance of passengers. The memorialists, therefore,arge the Admiralty either to snake the Royal Mail Cosupany fulfil their contract, or throw the service open to the cacn petition of others. THE POLICE AND THE MFAdFIERS OF COUNCIL.-4CI Monday a meeting of magistrates was held to consider a charge, preferred by Mr. Cloug-li, against Messrs. Moss and Bradley, the representatives of Vauxhall ward, the former, it being alleged, having held out a threat to the officer in regard to the transference of a marine-store license from a person named Doran to his son-in-law Gribbon.. The magistrates passed a resolution that there had been an improper interference, but adjourned the matter till Thursday. On Wednesday Mr. Moss explained in the Council that he had gone only for information, that he certainly did not mean to hold out any threat, and that he bad spoken to Mr. Bradley only as he was acci dentally passing at the time. On Thursday, at a meeting of magistrates, Mr. Inspector Kehoe requested to be re. moved from the office of having to report respecting the keepers of the marine stores, " as it so often brought him into collision with the local authorities and the rate payers." On being examined, Mr. Kehoe said he did not wish to mention names, as it would make him enemies. He, however, stated that members of the Town Council had interfered with him. Or. the suggestion of the Mayor, a sub-committee was appointed to receive Mr. Kehoe'a statements, and report to the general body. DISPATCH AND COMFORT.—Who has not wasted much time at the toilet attempting to put to rights a collar of inferior finish, the laundress having been careless of her selection of that most important article, starch ? And who has not been teazed by this or that article of dress not being finished to taste ? And how uncomfortable when such articles do not please the wearer ! To prevent this, direct the laundress to secure such starch as pos sesses the greatest elasticity, strength, and transparency. These combined qualities are possessed to a very eminent degree by the Glenfield Patent Starch, manufactured by Mr. Wotherspoon from the finest quality of East India sago. The laundress of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria has issued a testimonial proving the inherent excellences of the Glenfield Patent Starch, and further stating, " that it is the best she has ever used, and that she intends to use no other." Our readers would do well to ask for the " Glenfield Patent Starch," and see that the name of R. Wotherspoon, 40, Dunlop-street, Glas gow, is on each package (none other is genuine), as cer tain parties, seeing its wide-spread celebrity, have so very closely imitated the outside appearance of the original and genuine article, that casual observers might be im. posed on if they did not take the precaution to see that the maker's name, R. Wotherspoon, is on each package. We observe that the Glenfield Patent Starch is sold by most of the shopkeepers in town and country. \%e would now close this short notice, with expressing the hope that our readers, interested in this article, will confer an ob ligation on thelmeivee, by adopting in their laundries this maul auxiliary. STRIKE AT THE DOCKS.—The extra labourers at the Albert Docks have struck for an advance of sixpence per day in their wages. The subject was to have been brought before the committee yesterday. THE Manchester Examiner states that there will shortly be exhibited in Manchester models of a new mode of screw-propulsion, calculated to sail at a very high speed, and a new description of boat for the preservation of life in cases of shipwreck or fire. The inventor is a Manchester manufacturer. THE PUPILS OF MR. FLEMING'S SCHOOL, Bootle, have presented Monsieur J. Loth, author of the Elemen tary Speaking French Grammar, with a valuable gold pencil case, as a token of esteem and of their high consi deration for his pleasing and successful method of teach ing languages and drawing. MAN DROWNED AT THE BRAMLEY-MOORE DOCK. — On Thursday last, George Bentley, a blockmaker, in the employment of Mrs. Garner, Hurst-street, aged about 26 years, fell from the ship Hemisphere into the Bramley- Moore Dock, and was drowned. His body was not re covered till Saturday. Yesterday an inquest was held on the body, before Mr. Coroner Curry, when a verdict of "Accidentally drowned" was returned. PLEASURE TRAIN.—A meeting was held, on Friday evening, at Mr. Lovelady's, Derby-street, to form a com mittee for the purpose of assisting Mr. Ewing in arranging a grand railway trip from Liverpool on Whit-Monday next. Full particulars of the excursion will shortly appear in our columns, and the names of the committee will form a sufficient guarantee for the proper management and suc cess of the trip. . AT THE COUNTY COURT, yesterday, held before Joseph Pollock, Esq., judge, the cases were few and uninterest ing. The principal case was that of Mullins v. Kirkpa trick. The plaintiff, Mr. James Mullins, Mill-street, sought to recover from Mr. Andrew Kirkpatrick, grocer, Vauxhall-road, the sum of £2O 10s. 9d., the balance of an account for groceries. Mr. Himc appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Daly for the defence. The question was purely one of account, and ultimately the Judge gave a verdict for the payment of £lB Os. 7d., including a small sum of money paid into court. The court rose at a few minutes past four o'clock till to-day. DR. FISHER'S EXHIBITION.—This evening, the above exhibition of dissolving views will be given in the Corn wallis-street school, at seven o'clock. It is seldom the public have an opportunity of seeing such rich and varied views of renowned places at home and abroad as Dr. Fisher's diagrams present. The Duke of Wellington's funeral car. the interior of Walrner Castle, as it appeared with the Duke in it the Sunday before his death, are among the views to be exhibited. We consider this to be the most interesting and instructive way of spending an evening, especially for the young, at the same time those attending contribute to a religious object. SOSVICIOUS DEATH OF AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD.— An inquest will be held to-day on the body of Emily Davis, aged two months, the illegitimate child of Eliza beth Davis, and the circumstances connected with whose death are of a rather suspicious complexion. It appears that the infant had been put out to nurse with a woman named Mary Ray. It became poorly some time ago, and 'continued to grow worse, but no doctor was called in. At length, on Saturday evening, the child died in convul sions, no inclination having been exhibited by the nurse to obtain the assistance of a medical man. THE LADY EGLINTON. one of the new screw steamers being built in the Clyde, by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, for their London, Plymouth and Liver pool line, made her trial trip on Thursday last, and was eminently successful. Her average speed, in the run from the Cloch Lighthouse to the Cumbrae and back again, was fifteen geographical miles per hour. The Lady Eglinton is a fine, clipper looking vessel, of nearly 800 tons, carpenter's measurement, and engines of 150 horse power. Both engines and hull were built by Mr. Robert Napier, Lanceteld Works. She will immediately take her station on the Liverpool line, in conjunction with the Nile, just purchased from the Mediterranean line. REFUSAL OF SAULOR'S TO PROCEED TO SEA.— OR Friday last the crew engaged in the Pytho, bound for Africa, twenty in tranrber, were brought before Mr. Mansfield, at the Liverpool Police-court, charged with refusing to proceed •to sea. The defence was that there was not sufEcieit accommodation, and the case was ad journed until Saturday, in order that Lloyd's surveyor might inspect the vessel and report. On that day he reported that the accommodation was in every way suffi cient. Seven of 'the crew agreed to go in the vessel, but the remainder '(thirteen) were committed for trial. The crew had received each as wages in advance. JUVENTLE ;RFTYORMATION.- - SCHOGL-SHIP IN THE MERSEy.—Ve have pleasure in intimating that the Lords of the Admiralty 'have acceeded to the wishes of the com mittee of the 'Soho. street'Ragged Schools, in this town, and will-place a Tessgl at their disposal, to be moored in the river for the reception of boys, who are to be trained for sailors. Those who feel an interest in the subject, or desire to further the objectin view,•by donations or other wise, Should place themselves in communication with Mr. Joseph Ilubback, the honorary secretary of the schools, who will' be most ready to afford them every information in hispawer. Fran.—OnTriday.night, about eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in thonorthern extremity of rthe sugar-refinery of Messrs. Macfie and - Sons, •Batchelor-street. It origi. nated in the largewingrecently erected iriTithebarn-street, which-was devoted to the boilers •and stoves, used for the purpaso of drying. Theilames shot out alarmingly ; but as Messrs. Macfies•men were abundantly supplied with hose and water, they took possession of the portion not yet :quite built up, and not only prevented the fire from extending, but quickly checked it. In this work they were promptly assiste&by Mr. Hewitt and the fire-police, and in a quarter of an hour all apprehension of further danger was removed. The loss was trifling, owing to the nature of the building, and is amply covered by insurance. ROT. AL NORTH LA.NONASTIIII.E.A.GRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —A reacting of the council of this society was held on Wednesday, when it -was arranged to , hold the show meeting at Blackburn,' ir. August. !Lord de Tabley is the president for the current year. The sum of £286 was agreed to be offered in premiums for liorses, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, said dairy produce. 'The premiums Offered for competition amongst tenant.farmers only, are considerably increased, and to effect this object £l5 was subscribed by members of the council at the meeting. The council have cancellei, all the restrictions as to male animals having to remain within the society's limits for statediperiods after the award of the prizes. The sum of -41100w:ll be offered for improved implements. £64 was also voted to the local agricultural societies within North Lancashire, to be offered lay them in addition to their pre miums 'for crops. Charles 'Towneley, Esq. ; M.P., has offered,two premiums of £l6 for the best male and female animils,respectively in all the-short-horn classes, hut de barring , the Towneley herd +from competitions—Preston ENDICEGIT BALLAD Musk:- - Mr. George 'Harker, of 'London, ,delivered his second :lecture at the Collegiate Institution, on Friday evening last. The audience was -somewhat larger than that of the,previous Friday evening ; but the , numerous attendance of boys connected .with the -schools -was a source of great annoyance both'to the audi ence and. the lecturer. These littce . posted themselves in groups :in different parts of the tneatre, and kept:-up an incessant, commotion, which was,vey ungraceful and not at all creditable to their sense of:propriety. We should :not.have alluded to this matter,, but for the fact that no -steps have apparently been taken :to .stop the disorderly .proceedings ,which have prevailed at every lecture since - the:course:began. Mr. Barker's second lecture was de- Atoted to :melodies of Moore and 4o'haltspere, and the ,vocal illustrations were rendered with the gre a t es t d e li cacy and ,taste. The entertainment concluded with TopseY'-e song, " 4-specs as I never was born," at the request o f a pvimber of ladies who had heard it on the previous even ing, and were 'desirous of hearing it :repeated. This song, we believe, is the production of Mr,. (Clifford Crau ford., a'Scotch gentleman in London, whose , brother, one of the ablest lawyers in Scotland, was sometime ago ap pointed sheriff of Perthshire. Scalmv-BTEAIAINO is daily becoming a more prominent feature of our local lines. The efforts of builders are pro ducing their legitimate results in the formation of new steam companies. tWe have witnessed the succeas of the Andes and the Alps, belonging to the Cunard Company.; the Liverpool and ;Philadelphia line ; the steady ,progress of the various Mediterranean companies ; and the large increase of the traffic to Lisbon, Rotterdam, and other places, by means of screw-steamers. Then we see that the African Mail Company have announced a bi- monthly branch from Leverpool : ; and the successsul performances of their first boats, the 7orerunner and Faith, promise well for the future efficiency of the company. Another company, to the Brazils aad River Plate, start in June next with their new line, the departures to be from Bir kenhead on the 24th of each month. Their first vessels, the Braziliera, Lusitania, and Olinda, are to be com manded respectively by Captains Daniel Green, James Brown, and George H. Hamm. When open, the new line will offer a monthly communication between this part and the Brazils and River Plate, and we shall have a return mail from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video in 72 days. With such a fleet of steamers sailing from our part, we should suppose that the advantages to our own immediate locality, and the manufacturing districts of England generally, must be immense. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERIES AT MANCIIESTER.—In last week's Standard we gave a few particulars of a dar ing robbery committed in Manchester on the afternoon of Monday week. Miss Howard, a girl eighteen years of age, having been left in charge of her father's shop, at the corner of Market-street and Corporation-street, was as sailed by a gentlemanly person, who got behind the coun ter and gagged her mouth, while another villain entered from the street and cleared the window of jewellery to the value of £3OO. Having effected this, the man holding Miss Howard threw her down, and left the shop with his companion, who had the booty in his pockets. They hailed a cab as soon as they got into the street, and were soon on their way to London. Mr. Howard was so much affected when he heard the news (this being the second time within twelve months that he has been robbed), that he was obliged to be placed in the hands of a medical man. Although there were a number of persons standing close by the shop, from whose statements the above facts were elicited, no one seems to have suspected that a robbery was being committed until the men had departed. The man who was on guard outside the door ordered awayseveral persons who stopped to look in at the window,as though he had been legitimately stationed there to prevent a crowd collecting. A public subscription has been set on foot on behalf of Mr. Howard. Manchester will get unpleasantly famous for its dexterous robberies. On Wednesday morning some thieves entered the establishment of Messrs. 011i vant, St. Anne's-street, and stole a vast amount of valu able property ; including 81 gold watches, maker's name, " °lnvents," and other property, amounting to the value of about £2,500. This robbery, following that of Mr. Howard's in less than forty hours, led some of the authorities to see the desirableness of making a sweeping capture amongst the haunts and resorts of known thieves; and on Friday morning a score of thieves were accordingly apprehended. A man named Henry Maxwell, with his brother-in-law James Stronach, and Lucy Maxwell, the wife of the latter, have been apprehended at Newton. Maxwell, who was formerly employed at 011ivant's, has the appearance of " a man about town ;" Stronach looks like an ordinary mechanic. The stolen property has been found in boxes belonging to the prisoners. On Thursday, Stronach was discharged from custody, but Maxwell and his sister were remanded till Thursday next. GENERAL NEWS. Mn. Boattows, the master of the Cottesmore hounds, has sold two hunters, Guardsman and Evergreen, to Na poleon 111., for £4OO. DINNERS.—It appears from an official report that the directors of the East India Company have spent £53,000 in house dinners during the last eighteen years. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The sixth purchase of the society was made on Tuesday in Hertfordshire, between the towns of Ware and Hertford. COMPULSORY VACCINATION.—There is a bill in the House of Lords, by which it is proposed that vaccination of children shall be compulsory. THE ESTATE OF FAIRGIRTH, Stewartry of Kircud bright, has been purchased by private bargain, by W. Hilton, Esq., Manchester, for £22,000. MR. WILLIAM JACKSON, M.P., it is said, is about proceeding to Canada with 15,000 labourers, to carry on the railway undertakings in progress and projected there. STRIKES.—The yachtsmen at Cowes have struck for higher wages. A large number of agricultural labourers in the neighbourhood of Andover, Hants, have just struck for higher wages. Ix CONSEQUENCE of a strike amongst the workmen in the smiths'-shop of the factory of the Great Western Railway Company at New Swindon, their wages have been advanced. The claim of Lord KENSINGTON to be admitted to vote at the election of Irish representative peers, has been ad. mitted by the house of Lords, on the unanimous recom mendation of the Committee of Privileges. SIR JOHN CAMPBELL, Bart., late Lieut.-Governor of St. Vincent, died on the 18th January, after a short illness of two or three days, of confirmed yellow fever, aged forty-four years. THE BOWYER BIBLE, which has been the subject of two lotteries, and was valued at £3,000, has been disposed of by auction, for £405, to Mr. Willis, bookseller, of Covent-garden, London. A SHARK, nearly eleven feet in 'length,' was recently caught off the East Neuk of Fife. The shark had swat. lowed a codfish, which was hooked, and became so entan gled among the tackle as to be secured by the fishermen. THE SUBSCRIPTION for a monument to Thomas Hood having reached £4OO, has been closed, and a bronze bust of the poet, on a granite pedestal, embellished in relief from his writings, resolved upon. The subscription for a monument to Thomas Moore has nearly reached .£3OO. THE HEIGHT OF IMPUDENCE.—On Sunday last, says the Nottingham Journal, a lad walked up to a lady in the market-place of that town, snatched the veil from her bonnet, and, notwithstanding an instant pursuit, escaped with his booty. MR. JAMES HOPE, the well-known parliamentary bar rister, has just added Scott to his name, in compliance with the provision in the entail of the estate of Abbotsford, to which estate his wife lately succeeded, upon the death of her only brother. A RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF COMMON'S, recently pub lished, shows that the expenditure for the relief of the poor in Ireland, for the year ended the 29th September last, had decreased £280,700, compared with the preceding year, when the total sum disbursed was £1,166,954. THERE IS A MAN IN BLOOMFIELD, Ontario County, who in April next will, if he lives until that time, have seen his 112th birth-day. His name is James Knight, and he was born in Queen's county, Ireland, in April, 1741. He resides with his son, who is 72 years old. IT Is STATED that in the Dead Letter Office, in Washington, five millions of misdirected letters arc annually opened and burnt. All letters containing money are retained and filed. The amount recovered last year exceeded $40,000. THE KOH-I-NOOK diamond has now—after an expen diture of £2,000 in bringing it to light—been set in an exquisite circle of small diamonds, and made the " Moun tain of Light" on a most graceful tiara of diamonds for the brow of Queen Victoria. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday, the materials of an old building called the Mint, in Soho, Birmingham, which had been sold for the purpose of pulling down, were being removed, when a brick wall fell in and buried several of the labourers in the ruins, killing two, and seriously, if not fatally, injuring three others. GEORGE WELLBORN, the driver of a goods train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, has been found guilty of inattention to the signals, by which a collision took place on the Clarence and Leeds Railway with a passenger train, and Mr. Grainger, an engineer of eminence at Edinburgh, was killed, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the manslaughter. MURDER AND SUICIDE.—The village of Framlingham, Suffolk, was thrown into excitement on Saturday by the discovery that William Goodwyn, a man in comfort able circumstances, had, in a state of insanity, murdered his daughter, a girl of four years old, and then cut his own throat. His wife gave the alarm, rushing out of the house too horror-stricken to articulate. RESTORATION OF THE JEWS.—It is said that a remark able change is in progress among the Jews in every country, owing to a MS. being extensively circulated by an influential rabbi proving from Scripture that the time has come when the Jews must set about making prepara tions for returning to the land of their fathers. The manuscript has been printed in Hebrew and English, and a society has been formed to further the movement pro posed by the learned rabbi. AWFUL SUICIDE.—On Thursday afternoon, a man, named Tennant, the keeper of a low beershop, in Abbey street, Barnwell, Cambridge, fell out with his wife, and finally left the house, saying that he and she would never have words more. He then proceeded to divers public houses, and having drank deeply, went on to the Eastern Union Railway, and deliberately laid himself down before an approaching train, with his neck on the rails, so that it completely severed his head from his body. THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB has offered a prize of 500 dollars, to be seiled for on the 13th of October next, open to yachts of all nations. The course to be from Robins' Reef Light, in the harbour of New York, around a vessel to be anchored 12 miles from the beacon on Sandy Hook, passing to the southward and westward of the South-west Spit, and to the eastward of the buoy on the west bank, going and returning. The entries to close on the 22d of September. DEATHS or Two CENTENARIANS.—On the 15th Feb., at the workhouse, Chelsea, an army pensioner died of "natural decay" at the age (as stated) of 102 years. Mr. Lerner, registrar, mentions that " this was a man of co• lour, who had been for many years cymbal player in one of the regimental bands." At 24, Duke-street, Aldgate, London, on 19th Feb., the widow of a fruiterer died from " decay of nature" at the great age of 104 years. She came from Mentz in Germany to England in 1770, at the age of 21 years. She retained her faculties till the last, and never had medical advice previous to her last illness. A COURT-MARTIAL at Devonport has passed an extra ordinary sentence on Francis Stapleton, boatswain's mate on Her Majesty's ship Vulture, for disobeying the orders of his lieutenant, and knocking down a sentry, charges to which he pleaded guilty. The court have adjudged him to be disrated to the rank of able seaman ; that he receive thirty-six lashes from the cat-'o-nine-tails on his back, on board the Vulture, at such times, and in such piopor lions, as the commander-in-chief at the port shall direct ; that he be imprisoned in the Devon County Gaol for twelve months ; and, finally, he be dismissed from her Majesty's service with disgrace. CONFESSION or Al URD E.H.—On Friday a respectable looking young man entered the central police-office, Glas gow, stating that he wished to deliver himself up to justice as he could get no peace in his mind from having recently committed a murder. Some eight months ago, while at ILongbank, about fifteen miles from London, an illegiti mate child was born to him, and he killed it by holding ita head under water, and then tossing the body into the -stream. He came to work at Barrbead, near Glasgow, as a calico printer, some ten weeks ago, but remorse would not let him rest, and he resolved to surrender himself. 1 A£-SIZE NEWS.—At Lincoln, John King, aged forty three, subject to epileptic fits, and who had been obliged to have a man to watch him for some time past, was tried for the murder of his mother. He was considered better, and his keeper left him, when he knocked his mother clown. and beat her till she was dead, calling it " a spree." He was acquitted on the ground of insanity. At Nottingham, Mary Ann Parr, aged 25, a miserable looking creature, halt idiotic, was found guilty of suffo cating her child by pressing it against her bosom till its breath was out of the body, whilst in Bingham work house. She was sentenced to death, but the judge pro mised to forward a recommendation of mercy to the proper quarter. At the same assizes, Mary Antliff, aged 25, was indicted for the murder of her husband's child, a boy only two-and-a-half years old, whom, having been married to its father only nine weeks, she kicked, beat, and starved to death. The body was in a very bruised and wretched state, and some special injuries on the head were stated by the surgeon to have been the immediate cause of the child's decease; but there was no evidence how they were occasioned. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter," and she was sentenced to be tran sported for life. STATISTICS OF EMIGRATION.—A parliamentary paper has been published of all vessels belonging to the United Kingdom cleared outward with passengers at the custom houses of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 16th of June to the 31st of December, 1852, under the inspection of emigration officers. The totals are given for the year 1852. From London, in the course of last year, the registered tonnage of the emigrant chips was 124,856; the officers numbered 762 ; the cooks, carpenters, and stewards, 825; able seamen, 2,669; ordinary seamen, 638; landsmen. 251 ; boys, 661 ; the total number 4 the crew was 6.006 ; of the emigrants from Londol, there were 15,257 men, 7,964 women, and 8,026 children, making 31,247. From Liverpool, in the year, the registered tonnage of the ships was 368,294; the crews numbered 11,954 ; and the emigrants —men, women, and children, 137,331. From Plymouth the registered tonnage of the ships was 50,957; the crews, 335; and the emigrants numbered 8,443. From Glasgow and Greenock the registered tonnage of the ships that sailed in the year was 27,850 the crews, 1,278; the emigrants, 11,542. From Belfast 1,560 emigrants sailed ; from Dublin, 4,101 ; from Galway, 774 ; from Limerick, 7,007 ; from London derry, 4,662; from Queenstown, 7,468; from Sligo and outports the number of emigrants was 1,816; and from Waterford and New Ross, 5,135. The total number of emigrants last year from Great Britain and Ireland, under the inspection of emigration officers, was 221,086. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH.—"Fo r upwards of nine years, (writes Mr. Thomas Province, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex), I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent Medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion ; but a fri e nd hav ing in. duced me to make a trial of Framp ton ' s Pi l ls, I now in form you that a few doses gave me g reat relief ; and dur ing that long period of time, I have taken them in pre ference to any other medi cine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never h ad a better state of health, 7 fi l i n A s I s attribute to Frampton 's Pills. I beg further to ast ' wh a e n r d e this medicine is in general use by my family add, that know of no thing to equa l so itid"tlbleyl; only c be tried to aperient medicine is required, wean be universally adopted. al l i le7d medicine vendors. Price Is. 1;d. per box. See filename of gp, strand, London," on the ' Thomas Prout, government stamp. PROTESTANTISM iS said to be rapidly on the increase in Florence, notwithstanding the efforts of the Jesuits to check it. COLONIAL CIVILIZATION.—An immense order for handcuffs and leg-irons is now in course of execution in Birmingham. A large quantity has already been shipped for Melbourne. MR. HERD, a farmer at Lincoln, has had to pay £2O damages to the friends of a boy, eleven years of age, whose leg had been bitten by a dog belonging to the de fendant, which, according to the indictment, supported by evidence, he kept, knowing that " it was accustomed to bite mankind." IRON CHURCH FOR AUSTRALIA.-At the monthly meeting of the Society for Promoting Christian Know ledge, the committee gave notice that at the next meeting they would propose that £1,300 b e grante d towar d s send ing out aniron church and parsonage house to the gold fields in Australia. CHANCERY REFORM.—There will be numerous appoint ments under the new Suitors in Chancery Relief Act, ranging from junior class, £lOO per ann um , to senior class, £BOO per annum ; pension, if disabled after fifteen years' service, one half—the whole after fifty years' service; the appointments will be in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. EAST INDIA CHARTER.—It is said that Government is contemplating the renewal of the charter for ten years instead of twenty, and that the requirements of the in terval are to be satisfied by investing the Court of Direc tors with the privilege of electing a third of their own number and expanding in some degree the Legislative Councils of India. COUNTY COURTJUSTICE.—CAUTION TO SURVEYORS. — At the Lambeth County Court, a few days since, a house agent was plaintiff against a surveyor for payment of an account for work done to a house, put into his hands to let, and which he had taken upon himself to do, not only without any authority whatever, but in defiance of written directions he was not to do it, which document was produced in court, and although it was dated the 21st February, 1852, and the man's account, for drain cleaning and a few other similar works, consisted of items dated from the 27th February to the Bth March, the judge (if it is not a libel upon the title) actually gave judgment for the plaintiff'. THE FIRE AT DONCASTER CHURCH.—The coroner's inquiry into this calamity was resumed on Friday week, and the evidence seems conclusive that the fire had its origin with the flues connected with the heating apparatus. On Monday a meeting of clergy and inhabitants was held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of considering the best measures for the restoration of the parish church, when it was resolved to adopt immediate measures for rebuilding. The Doncaster Chronicle states that at a meeting of the Town Council on Thursday, that body " set a very muni ficent example by heading the subscription list with the sum of £5,000." It is estimated that the restoration will involve an outlay of £35,000, and as the townspeople, through their representatives, have by this noble grant shown such cheerful willingness to help themselves out of the disaster in which they have been involved, public libe rality will be promptly applied to make up the residue. CANADA CLERGY RESERVES.—The Society for the Pro pagation of the Gospel has had one or two rather stormy discussions at its meetings on the subject of the Canada Cergy Reserves. It was very forcibly argued; and, in spite of the threats of at least one bishop, a petition against the Government measureempowering the Colonial Legislature to deal with them, and, if it likes confiscate them, was adopted by a large majority, and was ordered to be taken to Lambeth to have the corporate seal affixed to it, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury is the keeper. It is not above once or twice in a century that the Society adopts the course of petitioning the Legislature; and it has always been very chary in showing any opposition to measures of Government. So that this Clergy Reserves Bill of our present Ministers must be deemed very ob jectionable to have produced such a movement on the present occasion. BLOWING UP OF Two STEAMERS.—On Saturday in formation was received of two very serious disasters off the north coast. The George Bolton, belonging to Great Grimsby. left the Doggerbank on Wednesday, with a full cargo of cod fish, from the numerous craft engaged in those fisheries, for Grimsby, to discharge her cargo. On Friday morning, about seven o'clock she was steaming past the New Sand, near the entrance of the Humber, when her boilers exploded with terrifi-e force, tearing up her decks, and nearly splitting the vessel in two. The chief engineer, Christopher Jewitt, was blown up high on to the deck, and fell near the mainmast. And another man, named James Smith, was similarly hurt. In a few minutes it was discovered that the vessel was fast sinking. Her boat was immediately lowered, and the master and five of the crew, carrying with them the two sufferers, got into it, and abandoned her just in time to avoid being drawn down by the schooner which foundered in deep water. In the excitement which prevailed, two men were lost. The other mishap befel a new steamer, called the Engineer, which had been recently built on the Tyne.. She made an experimental and first trip on Friday, to test the capabilities of her engines. As usual on such oc casions, a number of persons were on board who had been attracted to witness her success. When soma miles out to sea, off Tynemouth, her boilers exploded, and eight or nine persons are reported to have been scalded. The accounts add that it is feared some aro fatally injured. The steamer became disabled, but two steam-tugs got hold of her, and, after some difficulty, she was towed back to the Tyne. CURIOSITIES Or ELECTION BRIBERY. — The earliest recorded instance of bribery at elections is that noticed by Blackstone in his Commentaries, when, referring to 1571, 13th of Elizabeth, one Thomas Longe (being a simple man and of small capacity to serve in Parliament) acknowledged he had given the returning officer and others of the borough of Westbury £4 to be returned member, and was for that premium elected ; but for this offence the borough WS. amerced, the member was removed, and the officer fined and imprisoned. In one of Queen Anne's Parliaments, a gentleman of large property, on becoming a candidate for a borough, ordered a small alehouse in the town to. be• opened in his interest. Boniface, thinking thia nvery proper time to make his fortune, when forwarding his bill charged the ale that was drunk at £3OO. The candidate remonstrated and refused to pay, alleging, as a reason, it was impossible his house could hold that quantity, but, at the same time, to render him ample justice, proffered to . pay for as much beer as the house would hold. This was agreed to, and a surveyor employed, but after measuring every corner of the house the surveyor reported its capa bilities at no more than £44 103. In the Shoreham bribery case before the House of Corn mons, inJanuary,l77l; it appeared the elections were there conducted by persons who called themselves the " Christian Club," and who met under the p re t ence o f d e b at i ng a b out religion, but in reality to settle the business of electing a member for their borough. Every person belonging to this club was sworn to secresy under a penalty of £5OO ; and whenever a member of Parliament was to be chosen two of the club were deputed to treat with the candidate, and he who bid most was always sure to be brought in ; but, immediately on this being intimated on the inquiry, the papers of the club were burnt to prevent further mischief. , FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.—Oa Wednesday a dreadful accident occurred on the Bristol and Birmingham branch of the Midland Railway, near the Mangotsfield station, about five miles from the Bristol terminus, and which resulted in the loss of two lives and severe injuries to several other persons. The morning down mail train from Birmingham and the north, which is due at Bristol at three, a.m., had proceeded in safety till it approached the Mangotsfield station, and was within only about five miles of its destination, when, owing to some derange ment of the machinery or boiler tubes, it gave symptoms of coming to a stand still. The engineer and stoker both got off and endeavoured to ascertain the cause of the stoppage, and also to repair the damage. For this pur pose the train was entirely stopped. At this time an engine, which the previous evening bad gone up the line for the purpose of assisting a heavy luggage train up the steep incline, was iu the act of returning to the engine house at the Bristol station. The driver of this engine, being wholly unaware of any stoppage on the line, and the morning being very foggy, did not see the disabled train till just as he was turning a sharp cu rve near th e Mangotsfield station, and had arrived within a very short distance of it. He applied the breaks, and did all in his power to stop the engine and avert a collision, but in vain, for it ran into the train with alarming violence, completely smashing the two last carriages all to pieces. Of course, the most disastrous consequences ensued. Subjoined is the list of casualities :—Mr. Thomas Jones, Gloucester, killed ; Mr. William Ilantell, Gloucester, killed; Mr. James Moreton, severe contusions and in juries of head and person ; Mr. S. Chas, a foreigner, injuries of the ancle ; Bennett (the mail guard) wounds and contusions of the face and head ; Mr. Henry Thomp son, fractured arm. In addition to this several other passengers were severely bruised. MARY GRAHAM'S BUSTLE.—At the Penrith session 3 an assault case was tried, of a more than ordinary laugh able character. The complainant and defendant are both of one name, and live in that quiet nook of the world called Mattersdale. The complainant is a buxom young damsel—a domestic servant,—and the defendant a vene rable and highly respected old lady who has seen nearly 70 summers. It appeared that Mary Graham the younger had, for some cause, which did not transpire, slept two or three nights at the house of her namesake. She left be hind her her bustle ; on discovering the loss of which she went to Mrs. Graham's house and asked for it. Mrs. Graham, however, looked upon the bustle with horror : regarding it as an insufferable innovation on ancient usages in the article of female attire, and rated the girl severely for her impudence in even attempting to use so un chaste a piece of bodily furniture. Mrs. Graham didn't know what the world wad cum tul. When she was a young lass theare was nea bussels, nor fine fal lals, bit theare was far better times, far better wives, en far finer lasses, at' went tet' kurk on a Sunday wie blue peticwoats• and clean bedgowns than owt to be met with now a-days. It was cum te' summet when bits o' servant lasses mud try te' mak theirsells leek eirt to fw demand l wieart ci theiriler bustle. bussels e n At their ket aestead o' buyin a shift or twa t o their backs, The girl, notwithstan din g these g ratuito us rebukes, con tinued to call on Mrs. Graham last, Mrs. Graham began to think that her mistress could not have proper notions respecting the vice of bustle wearing, otherwise she would correct her girl ; hence, on the girl's last visit, Mrs. Graham followed her home, and took with her the bustle, with which, in the presence of her mistress, she gave her a thorough cuffing over the head and ears—told her she was a saucy slut—that no prudent woman would wear such a thing, and, that if she did not know better herself, her mistress ought to have taught her that bustles were an outrage upon common decency. Th e consequence was, that the girl summoned Mrs. Graham for an assault. Complainant stated her case in substance, what we have given above, and called a witness, her mistress's brother, to swear to the facts of the assault. The young man said he saw Mrs. Graham beat Mary with the bustle, and he also heard her chastise his sister for allowing the girl to wear it. Mrs. Graham at once admitted the charge; she thought it only right that a young girl ought to be taken through hands when sha so far lost a sense of proper modesty and decorum as to wear a bustle. She magistrates could not take it upon themselves to adjudicate upon the propriety or impropriety of wearing bustles. Moreover, it was evident that Mrs. Graham was actuated by the best of motives; that the welfare of the girl was the sole object she had in view ; but as she had committed an assault, they were under the necessity of inflicting upon her a penalty of 2s. 6d.— Wed morland Gazette.