The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

Mg.. LOCAL NEWS. Wag' 39 fling iudi• THE PENINSULAR and ORIENTAL COMPANY, it 18 laid, seriously contemplate giving up their mail contracts. - - THE FRIENDS connected with the Wesleyan Sunday School, Pitt-street, held a tea meeting in the school room, Grenville-street South, on Tuesday evening. JAMES WARD, a landscape gardener, has been com luitted to the assizes. on a charge of uttering a forged request for the delivery of six seal skins of leather. DURING 1852 the St. Ann's Dispensary and Eve and Ear Institution relieved 9,283 persons, at a cost of £350. The cost of each case was only 7d. A YOUNG MAN was drowned on Tuesday night, whilst Proceeding in a boat towards an emigrant vessel lying in the Mersey. MR. JOSEPH KITCHEN, honorary secretary and trea surer of the St. Ann's Dispensary end Eye and Ear Institu tion, was presented, on Wednesday, by the subscribers and friends, with a service of plate. IT was decided at the County Court, on Friday, in the case of " Richard Thomas, tailor, v. James Sutor, cap tain," that a shipmaster is responsible for the orders given by his apprentices. - . A LADY on board the Isle of Man steamer Tynwald, while on her voyage from Douglas to Liverpool, on Wed- Iles daY evening, was delivered of a fine healthy female child. A SEAMAN, named John Smith, died at the Northern Hospital on Wednesday morning, in consequence of burns received by him two weeks ago, while in a state of intoxi cation at a lodging-house in Union-street. THE WAVERLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY will shortly give their third annual performance of the series, the Proceeds to be presented to the fund now raising for the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the Queen Victoria. A'SPECIAL SESSION was held in the Session-house, Chapel-street, on Thursday, for the removal and transfer of licenses, before Mr. J. H. Turner and Mr. Geore Holt. There were but two appli can t s f or trans f ers re f use d . TETE NEXT ANNUAL SHOW of the Royal North Lan cashire Agricultural Society is to be held at Blackburn, in August. Lord de Tahley is president for the current 'rear. The sum of £286 is to be offered in premiums. A FAREWELL SERVICE was held in the Seamen's 'Church, Rathbone-street, on Tuesday evening, to bid farewell to several Primitive Methodist missionaries pre vious to their departure for Canada West and Illinois. DR. INDIAN, of this torn, delivered, at the Collegiate Institution, on Friday evening. the first of a series of two interesting lectures on the " Philosophy of Sensation." He will be succeeded by Mr. Scharf, on " Nineveh and its Ruins." HOUSEKEEPERS are cautioned against a set of persons, of respectable appearance, who are in the habit of calling under pretence of having business with some one of the f amily, and, during the temporary absence of the servant, decamp with whatever article they can lay their hands upon. A SPECIAL SESSION •of the justices of the peace for the Kirkdale division, was held on Thursday,'for the pur- Pose of appointing overseers, receiving thenames of the Special constables for the ensuing year, and receiving a statement of the accounts of the surveyors df highways. A TEL'EGRATII from New Orleans mentions that the America, as well as the Belmont, was burred on the 7th instant. The cargoes of both were 6,009 bales. There may be some mistake in this, as the owners of the Aneerica'here have received no information of it. It is eamjedtured that it may refer to the American ship Maine. _AT -rue POLICE COURT on Friday, n charge was pre ferred against Robert Pope, an attorney, for having been The !'unk while pleading a case in court or. the to March. ,defendant having been summed in wrong thristlan name, a resummons was issued, to be disposed f on -Friday next. A:LADY PICKPOCKET, named Mary Ward, wearing a ve ll'and dressed in sober sable, was' committed for three taouths, at the P o lice-office, on 'Friday, for picking the Zaket of an American lady, making the tour of Europe, 1 /I ,l_Lewis Thompson, while the fair Yankee and her "!Id were looking in the window of Compton-house. Ar R , 'f or • i.OSE S TENDERS with the Health Committee rn e raPtying the middens, under specification No. 3, the as follows :—" To remove the refuse (and deodorize 7 , Caine) to depots within the borough, £9,000 yearly. To remove the refuse by cartage 400 yards beyond the boundary of the borough, £19,0{/0 yearly." _ IN THE WRONG PLACE.—On Wednesday night, a notorious thief stealthily walked up the stairs at the (le ll,re !ctive police-station, and endeavoured to enter Captain ie's room. When captured, his excuse was, that he was in quest of a midwife. He was taken before the m agistrates, and sent to gaol for a month. TIM CORN-PORTERS, at a public meeting on Wed riesdaY evening, resolved that in future they should have one uniform rate of wages 6d. per day, and that a deputati on communicate their wish to the employers. A meeting was held last night to select a deputation. it was likewise resolved that they do not work longer on Saturday than five o'clock, and that they be paid imme diately after that hour. THE Shipping Gazette insinuates that the City of Dublin Company care for nothing but quick passages ; and that on the melancholy occasion of the loss of the Queen Victoria, " Captain Elrurch knew that the Iron Duke, belonging to a rival company, was making the same passage that night, and was a little way astern of him," and that a desire not to be passed was the cause of the imprudence which led tc the melancholy catastrophe. The Dublin Evening Post takes the Gazette roundly to task, both vessels belonging to the same companay. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—The Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's steam-ship City of Manchester, Captain R. Leitch, left the Mersey for Phi ladelphia, at a quarter to two on Wednesday afternoon, with 147 cabin passengers, and a small cargo.—The Cu nard company's screw steamer Alps, Capt. Wickman, sailed on Wednesday afternoon. on her second voyage to New York, with a very full cargo.—The Pacific, Capt. Nyc, takes her departure about nine o'clock on Wed nesday (to-morrow) morning, .for New York. The British and North American mail-steam-ship America, Leitch., Commander, took her departure hence, on Saturday, for Boston, with 140 passengers and a large cargo, besides the usual mails, on board. LAUNCH OF A Swtsvi- , S7rAmEtt.—On Wednesday last there was launched , fsam the building yard of Alessr s . Thomas Vernon . and Son, Brunswick dook, another of those beautiful iron screw-steam(rs, building 13 ,,,3 7 that firm f or th e Austrian Lloyd's. She is called the San Carlo ; is of 250 tons, and sixty-horse power, and is similar to the two former vessels, the San Guisto and San Marco, lately launched for the same company. The ceremony of christening was performed by Miss Mary Morgan, the niece of Mr. Wm. Morgan, of Clifton, who Is the consu l t i ng engineer for the Austrian Lloyd's Comp any. ,AT THE MEETING OF THE 'HEALTH COMMITTEE, on I th htir sdaY, Mr. John Nicholson presiding, it appeared that e increased severity of the weather, by generating bronchitis and other diseases of the lungs, had raised the aggregate deaths in the borough•from 213 in the previous w eek to 263 in the week ending last Saturday. As com pared with the corresponeing week of the preceding five gears the increase is 45. Mr. Ashlin stated that the _ork done in Canning-street and Flemin g-street, about " e expense of which complaints had been made, was not Paid for by the public, but by private funds. th e have been busy at work in Liverpool during c e Past week. At m id n i g ht, on• Wednesday, the shop ?' Mr, Israel Samuels, outfitter, Great Howard-street, dac br o k en i nto, and property to the 'value of £5 stolen. o ll 'ing Thursday night, a panel was out out of the hack Th e attenawnbrokr, 6, Hl-street Park. slates ha d e ra'been sed from the roof il of the kitchen, , s lit the thieves could not get further, as the inside was ates with iron. During the night of Thursday, the o attach e to the shoe nsanufactory of Mr. Cartmel, vitt-stree t d was entered by thieves, who took out a pane e f gla f • 40 , .rom a wndow. one not oods, wuld seem 4 ave , ueen the i object o f thee the de y, predat g ors, for, o although u veral 'drawers were ransacked, no property was taken. Livouroot, CLOCKS.—The disagreement between the 'various public clocks in Liverpool has ceased to excite coMplaint only from the apparent hopelessness of a re znedy. ~1 hint, however, may be supplied. from what the People of Birmingham are doing. From twenty designs sent in for, competition, a committee have selected one, designed by Mr. Francis Whishaw, who, having in view the 'further ornamentation of the town, considered that S statue would best fulfil the purpose, and chose the sub ject .of Hercules relieving Atlas of his burden. The figure of Hercules is eight feet high, bearing on his shoul ders a celestial globe (a four-faced clock to be illuminated at night), five feet in diameter,—the whole standing on a massive-looking pedestal, five feet in height. The clock works (Shepherd's electric, as used at Greenwich_Obter- vatory; &c.) ate to be placed within the pedestal, which a to be kept at all times at a uniform temperature by jets tas within, in connection with the pipe supplying gas t t 7 fh the globe; the shaft from the works to be carried up th -e ens for the purpose of communicating motion to inn Mandede the figure, which is intended to be cast metal, 13 3 7 t h , and bronzed externally, as also the pedestal.. e a uoPtion of the electric clock, Greenwich time may be accurately transmitted to Birmingham ; and, moreover, all b ° iler clocks belonging to the corporation of the oro ug h , _ ay ; be replaced simply by clock-faces ; thus be located attention only to the parent clock, which may ,e,located in such case in a house in the centre of the d of horological operations. 1 , 4 , 'N" ADJOURNED ANNUAL COUNTY SESSION i 5 to be in the Court House, Preston, to-morrow. Amongst t he stbjects for consideration are the report of the com ,ilittee appointed sth January las, as to the division of • "le county into coroners' districts t ; the ease and opinion , 13( counsel as to the expenses of the funeral of drowned ° ll s unknown ; the representation by the lord lieu -.nant of the county and the colonel of the 3rd regiment Z t . t he Duke o f L ancas t er ' s o w n militia, of th e i nsecur i ty, gt ' " 4 of the pl ace f or k ee pi n g the arms, cl o thi ng , an d t t 3- es of the regiment, with an application for an order build some proper place for the purpose. Numerous jesolutions relative to the county constabulary (ad b°,lll:,ned from the sth January last), are also to be moved z b yne chairman of the finance committee. The chair st,"„rl of the county constabulary committee is to move f ro "urY retiring allowances and gratuities, to be granted hol.the superannuation fund, to disabled police officers ; heft also move recommendation for holding a special to ttY session of the magistrates of each police division he e ° ll ot37, to examine and audit the contingent tossesex bof the police of that division, such audited accounts a cn c sent for allowance to the constabulary committee, e , s s: Other resolutions relate to an increase of the county AVstabulary in the Higher Blackburn. Ormskirk, and tirehester divisions, the providing a lock-up at New eh building a police-station's lock-up at Blackpool, 4,7ner at Heywood, near Bury, and a third at Stretford. ee'r„.rtddison has a motion relative to the order of pro atlrng, in the presentation of any memorial or petition zo ,_ in the consideration thereof. The committee on pri togeoac°tnroodation and discipline are to be empowered etinue their sittings till the annual session in June ; 1,071 Morial to the secretary of state and petitions to both tht ur se ,, 6 of Parliament, against the county rate and expen 13ill. are to be submitted for adoption, and the con- Il tici i( l era- tiOn of the resolution relating to the constitution of ° eNtabulary commaitte9 is t 9 be further postponed. THE FOUNDATION STONE of a Roman Catholic Educa tional Institution was laid in Hope-street, on Tuesday. MR. JOHN BOWES and Mr. John Easton have been elected overseers of Wavertree for the ensuing year. DURING the past year, £5OO of the money borrowed for rebuilding Runcorn Church has been liquidated. THE ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING at Runcorn, held on Monday, voted a rate of 3d. in the pound for the ensuing year. CAPTAIN CoLus, of the steamer Times, was fined at the police-court, on Tuesday, for assaulting police officer 487, on Saturday night, at the Clarence Dock. MR. CARATTI, the Greek merchant who was injured by the recent accident, it is stated, claims pecuniary com pensation from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to the amount of £20,000. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT has been set on foot in Liverpool, chiefly by several captains of American mer chant vessels, in favour of the abolition, on both sides of the Atlantic, of the present practice of giving advance notes to seamen. THE BOARD OF TRADE deem it desirable that the fines on seamen for not taking due care of their register tickets, or not giving satisfactory account of their loss, should in future be enforced by the officers who issue the renewed tickets, without the intervention of a magistrate. TFIE CUNARD STEAM-SHIP ARABIA has been thoroughly overhauled previous to her summer cruize. The spon sons surrounding the paddle wheels have been made more than a foot higher than they were, so that the water may be more freely liberated from her wheels in a rolling sea. _ _ _ NEW MATERIALS.—The Manchester Guardian de. scribes two new materials for textile manufacture, one from the south-west coast of Africa, a new species of silk, dyed red, sent by a missionary at Abbeokata; the other a description of wool of fine quality and a pale buff colour. FAIITER NEWMAN, of the Oratory, Birmingham, was to have attended the Romish soiree, at the Concert-hall, on Tuesday last, but he did not, on account of indisposi tion. In his epistle apologetics!, he says:—" I trust I will have St. Philip's forgiveness if at this time I remain at home instead of coming to you." 'CommisstoNs signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—Lieutenant Ciarence Horatio Cary to be Captain. Lancashire Hussars—Adolphus Monbert, gent., to be Cornet, vice 'Hawarden Gillibrand Fazackerley, deceased. THE BLACKBURN ELECTION has been disgraced by serious riots, which appear to 'have been shared in alike by both parties. The ScottiSh (" liberal ") inhabitants of Brown-street and John-street were assailed on Saturday evening week. Two lives were lost, and .£lOO worth of property damaged. JOHN PRICE, Hampton-court, Peter-street, the cap tain of a coasting smack, was committed to the sessions, on Wednesday, for a ruffianly assault upon his'wife, to which he was instigated by jealousy. It was proved that the surly-looking wretch had kicked and struck the poor woman savagely —even lifting up her clothes to make his kicks more severe. ELIZABETH C - ntur - c, a native of Cromarty, in Scot land, and who resides in Mary's-place, •fluckinfield street, has completed the 169th year of her age. The parish of Liverpool allows her 9s. 01. a week, and this is eked out to the sum requisite to keep her in life by friends connected 'with the Scotch Church, Oldham street, of which-she is a member. A Mn.. ALtias, in his speech at the'Romanist soiree, in the Concert-hall on Tuesday night, said :—" 'When he said religion V7RS the only safeguard for the faith and morals ofm‘people, he addressed them having the strongest conviction that relieion, in the mind Cif a Protestant, was not yet that thing which enabled a mar. either to live well or die well." ET...EC/ICI , : OF CONIMISSIONERS WAVERTREE.— The election for this township, under the public health act, took place on Monday last. The numbers stood as follows :—Mr. J. A. Picton, 243 rotes ; Mr. J. Kenyon, 160; Mr. P. Hill, 122; Mr. J. -rowers, 158; Mr. H. Davies, 'l2O ; Mr. J. Wignall, 64.; Mr. J. Fine,land, 84; Mr. J. '.Bradburn, 40; Mr. W. Coward, 37; Mr. T. Urquhart, 97 ; Mr. H. Halhead, 72 ; Mr. J. Bourne, 83 ; Mr. W. C. Casey, 67; Mr. Win. Hope, 50. The first Ere were elected. AT ELOQUENT CORN-PORTER. At the meeting of Liverpool corn-porters, on Wednesday, one of the speakers said :—" It was said that the French were going to invade us, and that Napoleon was going to land an army on our shores. He did not beliave it; but suppose Napoleon were to land with 30,000 troops on the shores of old England, was it the merchants who would have to repel the enemy ? Certainly not. It would be the brawny, sinewy, working men of the country who would have to meet them in deadly conflict, and chase them from our shores. (Tremendous applause.) Then, was it an army of skeletons they were going to have to chase, the 'French ? Certainly not. (Cheers.) They must be well fed and clothed, and their children instructed and morally brought up." TAE GREAT BRITAIN LANDING HER SPECIE.—At the meeting of the Dock Committee, on Thursday, a letter was read from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., in which they stated that they would esteem it a favour if the committee would allow the Great Britain to land her specie on the north side of the Sandon Dock, next the graving-dock, and give instructions to their officers not - to allow any person to pass that way immediately before or during the time of landing.—Mr. Evans : They should get a detachment here.—Mr. Rankin : I think we should give every encouragement to the landing o'f specie.— Mr. Gregson thought the communication had better be referred to the chairman of the Watch Committee. who would see that Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., were provided with a sufficient number of the police.—The letter was referred to the harbour-masters' sub-committee. A Pe,r.soN, calling . himself " the Very Rev. Canon Goss," one of the Liverpool Popish Brigade, in a recent speech at the Concert-hall, said " there was a variety of clerical mountebanks, who went through the-country, no matter whether it was the debauched Achilli or the bad Gavazzi, and no where were they more certain of an en thusiastic audience than in the bigoted tows of Liver pool. (Applause.) He (Mr. Goss) had the misfortune to listen to Gavazzi, who wore the habit of his order once his honour, but now his shame-and he must confess that, were it not for the cross which he wore on his gar ments, from seeing the manner in which he shook his hair and contorted his countenance, he should have thought he was one of the old furies conjured- up for the occasion. In the course , of a short time, he had no doubt, this town would be blessed with two other apos tles, for he believed Lord Shaftesbury had sent for the blessed Rosa, who was about - to exchange her patens for pumps, and would shortly appear on the English boards." (Laughter.) DUCHY OF :LANCASTER.-The annual statement of the revenues and expenditure of the duchy of Lancaster for the year ending Michaelmas, 1051, has been laid before Parliament. Income : Rents due at Michaelmas, 1851, including £B.lBB 18s. Old. arrears due for 1850, ...C35,074 9s. 71-d. ; out-standing arrears due at Michaelmas, 1851, £8;935 Bs. 51d. The following are the receipts during the year ending Michaelmas, 1851 :-Rents and arrears, £26,139 Is. lid; sales, grants, Ac., £425 lls. 4d..; di vidends on stock, £253 124. 10d. ; casual revenue, £2,777 2s. lOid. ; balance over 1850, £6,402 14s. 71d. ; total in come, £35,998 2s. The expenditure was as follows : -Salaries of principal officers, £6,500 Bs. 4d. ; of the law officers, £845 7s. IPd. ; of receivers and agents, £1,77 19s. - 5d...; of stewards and bailiffs, ,&c., £466 6s. •4d. annuities and retired allowances, £951 10s. ; donations and charities, including stipends, &c., £1,363- Bs. Id. ; law charges, £233 169. sd. ; surveys, &c., and repaint, £2.688 10s. Gd. ; wages, payments to the Commissioners of Woods and Fo::ests, expenses of manorial courts, land tax, rents and audit expenses, &c., £4,603 13s. 1:11; purchase of stock, £832 14s. Bd. ; payments to Privy Purse, £1.2,01 J; balance at Michaelmas, 1851, £5,287 3s. SY. ; arrears discharged, £46 15s. 7 d. ; total ex penditure, £35088 2s. 91d. GIRL SHOT Ilsr A SHOOTING GALLERY.- , -At midnight on Tuesday, Vivian O'Keefe, a respectably dressed young man, about 18 years of age, accompanied by another young man, paid a visit to Maelaren's " Glasgow Shoot ing-gallery," under Mercer's snuff-shop, 7, Murray street, Williamson-square. They were both in liquor at the time, and we r e f o ll owe d b y a girl. On entering the prisoner took up a rifle, which bad been loaded with powder and ball, and, ,putting it to his shoulder, ..said to the girt, Jane Riley by name, " By,G-, I'll shoot you!" to which the girl replied,, in a laughing tone, " 0, don't." The prisoner on this fired the gun, sod lodged the bullet in her shoulder! the wife of the proprietor of the gallery. who was close behind her, narrowly esca ping being shot in the head. The prisoner immediately turned very pale. and ran off; but his companion was seized and kept is the gallery until the police arrived. The girl was imme. diately conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, when the wound was found not to be dangerous. The pike arrested O'Keefe at his lodgings in Islington about two o'clock. At the police-office on Wednesday morning, the prisoner stated that he had been at the Amphitheatre and the St. George's Vaults, where he got very drunk. He had no recollection either of going into a shooting .gallery, or of shooting any one. The person who accompanied the prisoner to the shooting-gallery had since gone to Manchester. He was remanded for seven days. The father of the prisoner offered bail, stating his son was quite a stranger in Liverpool, and had fallen into bad company. The application was dismissed. AT THE WEEKLY MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE, on Thursday-Mr. Turner, M.P., presiding-a report was produced, and read from the Dock Surveyors, dis approving of Mr. Grantham's proposed high-level rail way. The report advocated a system of constructing warehouses on the dock quays, with communication between those warehouses on the low-level-only between warehouses on the dock estate. Mr. Holden, Mr. Robin son and others thought Mr. Grantham's plan could riever be carried out satisfactorily. In reference to the plan of the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Rail way Companies for approaching the north docks, and how far that plan would interfere with any other which might be adopted in future, a long discussion of a desultory character ensued. Two plans were laid before the com mittee, one of a high level railway to two docks to accommodate the coal traffic ; and the other of a low level railway, to the Stanley dock. Ultimately a resolution was passed, by a majority of 16 to 2, to the effect, " that the plan of approach from the railway to the Stanley dock, upon the low level, be approved, the high level having been previously approved." It was decided that Mr. Hartley's report should be printed.-A plan of pro posed alterations in the dock offices was approved.-The Warehouse Mana g e men t su b -comm i ttee produced an ap plication from the delivery foremen, for an increase of wages. The sub-committee thought these men ade quately paid by 245. a week. The warehouse-keepers also craved an advance in their salaries, with which the committee did not think it would be proper to comply. A recommendation to increase the salaries of the warehouse clerks from £9O to £lOO was confirmed. The sub-com mittee recommended that the ledger clerks be classed in three classes, and that the first class should have their salaries increased from £llO to £l3O per annum, the second class from £llO to £l2O per annum ; and that the salaries of the third class should be continued as th ey h a d been. The recommendation was confirmed. The salary of Mr, ,Austin, principal of the general office at the Albert dock warehouses, was, on the recommendation of the sub-committee, advanced from 450 to £4OO per annnra, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TTTESDAY, Mr. Wm. M'GEE and Mr. J. R. CHAMBERS have been appointed overseers of Everton for the ensuing year. THE ROYAL CHARTER, declaring Manchester a " city," was received by the mayor of that place from the Home Office on Friday. MARY CURREN BIRKHEAD, sixteen months old, was found dead in bed, on Friday morning, at the residence of her parents, Gomer-buildings, Mann-street. LErrEns for any of the officers, seamen, and marines serving in any of the ships now in the Arctic seas, will be forwarded by her Majesty's ship Phoenix, if sent to the Admiralty on or before the 14th of April. THE STEAMER CLARENCE, which sailed hence recently for Australia, and sold for £29,950 there, though her value was not more than £11,500, is now plying between Launceston and Melbourne. WARRINGTON.—The following gentlemen have been re-appointed overseers of the poor for the year ensuing —Charles John Holmes, Thomas Glazebrook Rylands, James Hepherd, and Isaac Picton. THE FRIENDS of the Sunday schools connected with the Baptist chapel in Myrtle-street, celebrated their anni versary on Wednesday evening, by a tea-party in the school-room under the chapel. The Rev. H. S. Brown presided. THE ANNIVERSARY BALL in aid of the funds of the Jewish Ladies' Benevolent Institution was held, on Tues day evening last, at the Assembly-rooms, Great George street. The attendance was laree and highly respectable. The orchestra was occupied by Mr. Gribbin's band. ON FRIDAY morning, Thomas Moore, carman, was walking along Great Howard-street, when he was observed to fall heavily. Immediate assistance was rendered, but before medical aid could be obtained he expired. An inquest was held upon his remains on Saturday. SEVERAL CASES have arrived by the steam-ship Arctic, from New 'cork, containing machinery for the manufac ture of Col. Colt's fire-arms in this country. They have been forwarded to London for delivery to Col. Colt, for the desired purpose. THE ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING at Warrington took place an Easter Tuesday, in the large room of St. Elfin's Institution ; the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys in the chair. The accounts, which showed a balance of £l3 due to the churchwardens, were unanimously agreed to. A GRAND BANQUET was given at the Mansion-house, London, on Monday night, by the lord mayor. Several members of the government were present, and those who responded on its behalf were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Cardwell. Tux MAirom entertained the Judges, Mr. Justice Cresswell and Baron Martin, together with the grand jury, Queen's counsel, and several of the magistrates, at the Town-hall, yesterday evening week. The part ynum bered 50. The high -sheriff was absent, not having reco vered from a horse accident. THE SCREW STEAMSHIP OSMANLI, which is to sail for Port Philip on the 7th instant, has just been fitted with heattie's patent screw, which has given such favourable results in the last eight trips of the Frankfort. On Wed nesday she made a trial trip round the Crosby Lightship, which proved highly satisfactory, her steaming being at the rate of nine knots per hour. Two EXPERT THIEVES, named Ellis and Wilson, who, with a small hook, thrust ingeniously through the bolt hole, attempted to steal gold watch chains, from the shop window of Mr. Owen Owens, No. 4, South Castle-street, were brought up on Thursday, at the Police-office, and committed to trial. Mr. Owens has lost eight watch chains, it is supposed, in the way described. JAMES CAHILL, a suburban robber, and his wife, have been committed to trial at the sessions by the Kirkdale magistrates, on a charge of committing burglaries. Mr. Owens, -saddler, Vauxhall-road, who had purchased a riding whip from Cahill for 35., its original cost being seven guineas, was allowed to depart on bail, although be will take his trial at the sessions on the charge of receiving stolen goods with a guilty knowledge. DIOCESE or MANcnEsrin..—On Tuesday the Lord Bishop of Manchester licensed the Rev. Peter Fox, 8.A., to the stipendiary curacy of the Parish Church of Ley land, on the nomination of the Rev. Thomas Rigby° Baldwin, the incumbent. *His lordship has appointed Friday next for the consecration of the new church at Holcomb, near Bury. A YOUNG ISRAELITE, about 22 years of age, a native of Poland, and educated in the College of - Rabbles at 'Warsaw, was baptised on Good Friday, in St. -Bartho lomew's Church, Salford. The Manchester 'Courier remarks, on the coinchlence, that the clergyman who officiated, the Rev. Moses Nfargolioutb, curate of that , church, is himself a converted Jew. A HINT TO \WORKMEN ON STRIKE.—At the Romanist • soirle in the Concert Vali, the other evening, Mr. D. Parsons, M.A., of 'Oriel College, Oxford, said : " He was of opinion, if the'Roman Catholic faith was predo minant in this country. they would not have the strikes which they now heard of ; they would not have masters •set against men, and•men against masters, for the church would step in and settle the matter." ELECTION OF GUARDIANS FOR THE WEST DERBY `Union.—The voting papers will be delivered on this day, Tuesday, collected on the 7th, and the votes cast up on the 3tli. The result will be declared in a few days after wards. The opposition is confined to five townships, namely, West Derby, Toxteth-park, Kirkdale, Orrell and Ford, and Thornton. The candidates nominated in these townships are as follows:—West : Robert Wandby Kirkus, 'James Barton, Thomas 'D. Walker, William Bowman, Samuel Lunt, John Abrahams, Thomas Tattersall, 'James Wensley, Thomas Corkhill, and John Pownall. Toxteth park : Joseph Harrison, Abraham Horsfall, Charles Batten, David Craig, George • Grages. Samuel ltd eley, WiCtam smith, John Kidd, Arthur Grindrod, Horace S. Alpass, Joseph D. Carter, `William Mounffiehl, Richard Miller, John Lathbury, Thomas Smith, -and Gilbert Harrison.—Kirkdale • Thomas F. Roskell, Thomas W. Taylor, and Thomas W. ikledcalf.—Thornton-: Christopher Richmond, jun., and 'Joshua Bolshaw.— , Orreld and Ford : Edward B. Barton and William Knowles. AT THE 'WEST 'DERBY ANNUAL VESTRY, held on Monday in the church—the Rev. John Stewart, the rec tor, presiding—the accounts showed that the total amount arising from the church-rates. on hand, at the commence ment of the year, was £279 19s. lid., of which there had been an expenditure of £155 16s. 10d., leaving a balance 0f.z,,'123 12s. 3d. This sum, it was stated, would, in all probability, meet the expenses of the ensuing year, and that prevent the necessity of levying a new -rate. Mr. Chisnell and Mr: Ledger, the churchwardens of last year, were re-elected. The annual Easter Vestry of the rate payers was held on Tuesday morning, when• Messrs. John Whitby, James French, James Wensley, Thomas Tat tersgi:, John Abrahams, and Thomas Brakell, were elected overseers. Mr. Thomas Crosby, of West Derby village, was appointed honorary assessor of• the rural division. The following gentlemen were appointed the highway surveyors : Messrs. Bold, Anthony, Jones, Johnson, French, M 4 Knight, Shaw, Molyneux, Bevan, Mather, Orred, Fletcher, Harrison, Crosby, 'Owen, Kenyon, Wagstaff, Lowndes, Chisnell, and -Leather barrow.. AT WIZ MEETING OF TILE WALTON EASTER 'VESTRY, on Tuesday. the Rev. Rector Leigh presiding,—the ac counts showed a balance in hand of £5 33. 111 d. Mr. Pitts stated that there was not sufficient room in the body of the church for • the accommodation of the parishioners. The chancel and the galleries were taken up by the faculty-holders, to-the exclusion of the general body of ratepayers. He introduced the subject with the view of tesi.:ng the right of the claim made by the faculty-holders. Ultimately it was decided that a depu tation should wait upon the archdeacon, for the purpose of consulting -with him on the steps necessary to he taken in the matter. The denotation to comprise the rector, the churchwardens, and Messrs, North, Johnson, Statham, Pitts, and Tristram. Mr. Pitts next complained of the inefficiency of the choir of the church. He did not grumble at paying them 100 g•;zineas ; he would like .to see it 120. But-the parish bad bean taken in by them. 'lt was decided to provide the organist with some music • hooks, and the matter dropped. The allowauce to the beadle was increased from £l2 to £lB a-year. Mr. Roe kill, and Mr. Henry 'Harrison, of Walton, were elected churchwardens. A penny rate was carried, in order that the churchwardens might adopt meanscto strengthen the .rootaf the church. AT THE ANNUAL EASIER VESTRY of the parishioners of• Liverpool, held on Tuesday—the Rev. Rector Camp bell pi-csiding—the churchwardens' statement of accounts was,adc.pted, although •Mr. Urquhart moved that they be referred. back to the churchwardens, •and when his amend ment was lost demanded a pull. The accounts showed a balance-to the debit of the pariah of 1,848 19s. They could not propose the election of members of the Vestry till April. so that the vacancies would have to be filled up at an adjourned meeting (which will be held to-day). Mr. C. Frederick •Carne, and Mr. Robert Hutchinson, were elected churchwardens for the ensuing year ; and Messrs. John Brancker and Peter Bourne Drinkwater, sidemen. Mr. Charles•Willmer, Mr. Joseph Gardner, Mr. Shake shat,, and Mr. John Hand, were elected overseers. Mr. James Brownbill and Mr. John Williams were chosen churchwardens for St. Paul's Church, and Mr. George Nickson and Mr. Thomas Gregory for St. John's Church. The vestry resolved to grant a rate of 2d. in the pound, the same as last year. An amendment by Mr. Urquhart, that the term " voluntary rate " be substituted for " church-rate" was not put by the chairman, as it was contrary to law. The grant of £7O in aid of the Welsh services at St. Paul's Church was increased to £9O. M r . Roberts proposed that the salary of the curate of St. John's Church be raised from £lOO to £lBO per annum. This was strongly opposed by both Mr. Dover and th e chairman, and the matter was ultimately adjourned. it was stated that nothing had been done for the restoration of the chimes of St. Peter's Church. TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. J. WRIGHT. — The super.. intendents and teachers of the Sunday school connected with St. James's church, Latchford, Warrington, on Thursday evening, presented to their esteemed pastor, ' the Rev. J. Wright, 8.A., a pleasing testimonial of their affection for him. A large party assembled in the school room at the tea party, and found the room tastefully de corated with evergreens, artificial flowers, &c., the work of the female teachers. Various texts of Scripture, formed of leaves, &c., were arranged along the walls, and a dis criminating use had been made of flags and draperies. The Rev. Mr. Wright, with his family, attended as in vited and honoured guests, end found themselves sur rounded by many who were made happy by their presence. Mr. Smith was called to occupy the chair, and after he had very briefly stated why they had met, Mr. Hill ad vanced from the body of teachers with a copy of Bagster's Comprehensive Bible, handsomely bound in antique purple morocco, with a silver shield on the back, bearing the following inscription .—" Presented to the Rev. James Wright, 8.A., incumbent of St. James's Church, Latch ford, as a testimonial of esteem and affection, from the Sunday school teachers. March 10, 1853." Miss Smith, Miss Robinson, and Miss Dowling, next handed up a neat pocket communion service of silver, bearing a similar inscription, cushion, and a lengthy address, beautifully written on parchment, with ornamental gilding, & c . These were presented by the chairman to Mr. Wright, who addressed the assembled teachers in terms of affec tionate response. Several short speeches were then de livered, a number of hymns were sung. Mr. J. W. Isher wood presiding at the piano-forte, and the proceedings of a very pleasant evening were; closed about half-past ten o'clockg'..4'llancloester Courier. LAST WEER there was despatched per railway, from Dumfries to Liverpool, 1,455 sheep and 32 fat cattle. Os MONDAY NIGHT WEEK a fire broke out in the timber-yard, &c., occupied by Mr. Leyland, Miles-street, Toxteth-park. The loss about £l5OO. THE LIVERPOOL POLICE have received intimation of forty cases in which wandering thieves have stolen coats off hooks in lobbies during the past two or three days. THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM COMPANY have sanctioned an advance in the wages of their workmen from 19s. a-week to 225. JAMES PATTEN, Thomas Dunlevy, and Thomas Gag ban, three notorious coiners, on the first of whom eighteen base half-crowns were found, have been committed for trial by the magistrates. THE REV. DANIEL DAVIES, of Swansea, delivered a lecture on Uncle Tom's Cabin, at the Concert-hall. on Wednesday evening, in aid of the funds of the Welsh Baptist Chapel, at Birkenhead. RIPE STRAWBERRIES were on Tuesday exhibited at Mr. Taylor's, St. John's Market, grown at Hoghton. Some roots of potatoes, from Woolton, with green stems attached, were also shown. THE NEWS FROM TRIESTE, per Overland Mail, an nounces the death of Captain Loch, R.N., of the Win chester, whilst heading an attack upon a formidable band of robbers, near Donabew. Captain Loch was well known in this town. LIVERPOOL PENITENTIARY.—At the forty-second an nual meeting of the subscribers, on Tuesday, it was shown that no less than 556 females have been rescued by its in fluence from a sad and destructive course of life, and have become useful members of society. Its funds are low. THE R kTEPAVERS OF EVERTON, at their annual meet ing, on Wednesday, appointed the following gentlemen overseers :—Mr. Wm. M`Gee, of Church-street, Ever ton ; Mr. James Robinson Chambers , Mr. Henry Edwards, and Mr. Wro. Hunter. Mr. Chambers is one of the retiring overseers. • " THE RATEPAYERS OF BOOTLE•CUM-LINACRE, at their annual meeting, on Monday, agreed that a rate of fivepence in the pound would suffice for the next twelve months. Mr. Donally was re-elected surveyor of the highways for the ensuing year. Mr. W. Knowles, Mr. C. Musker, and Mr. Thomas Williamson were appointed overseers. THE KNIFE was brought into extensive requisition on Wednesday by Antonio Prae, a Spanish seaman on board the Chrysolite, who attempted to stab a young woman, a servant in a boarding-honse in Litherland alley, and also a shipmate residing in the same house. At the police-court the dangerous scoundrel was ordered to pay a fine of £5 or be imprisoned two months. THE Wigan Times announces the demise of James Little, an eccentric bachelor of 63 years, at Chowbent, in whose house £2,800 was found concealed in various sly corners. The deceased lived by himself, without a servant. £BOO in gold was found in some rags covered with chips. He was the last surviving member of a penurious family. A YOUNG MAN, named William Maxwell, adopted a somewhat bold stroke to gain a suit the other day. Walking into the shop of Mr. Thomas Caine, outfitter, Sir Thomas's-buildings,he asked to be fitted with clothing. He tried a coat and vest on, and whilst the shopkeeper was speaking to a third party he seized his opportunity, bolted into the street, and ran away. He was, however, apprehended in less than half an hour, and by the police magistrate committed to take his trial. A VERY LAUGHABLE JUVENILE TURN-OUT occurred on Wednesday, when a number of youths employed as assistant soap-boilers in the Victoria engine -works, Kirk. dale, struck work—demanding ss. a week, whereas at pre sent they receive only 3s. 6d. or 4s. In a brief time their places were supplied by other lads. Iu the afternoon the young turn-outs assailed the " knobsticks," but the sight of the foreman with a big cudgel made them take to their heels. The indiscreet boys have been obliged to look out for work elsewhere. A " SWELL" FOR THE DIGGINGS.—At the Nisi Prins Court the other day, a person named Wray, the plaintiff in a case, caused some merriment by his personal " revelations." He deposed :—I was going to Australia to start as a merchant. Had prepared certain boxes for the occasion, including sixty shirts and sixty collars, partly made for the occasion. Three doze" shirts I bought at Silver's in Cornhill : the rest were those in my ordinary use. I had also procured thirty pairs of boots for the occasion, which I intended to wear. Sometimes wear three pairs in a day. The value of these boots was 255. a pair. My ordinary wardrobe consists of twenty or thirty pairs of trowsers.—(Laughter.) AT THE MONTHLY MEETING of the Polytechnic So ciety, yesterday evening week—Mr. P. H. Horner in the chair—a communication was read from Mr. Boult, the secretary of the Architectural and Archaeological So ciety, inviting the attendance of the members of the Po lytechnic Society to the next meeting of the first-named society, to be held to-morrow, when the special committee upon local improvements will report upon those altera tions of the town which they think are more immediately requisite. Mr. Grantham took the members of the society to task for being too modest.: the two last papers were read by strangers. Dr. Hume argued that this fact was a sign of prosperity. He then read a paper by Signor Grispi, a native of Italy, on cameos, describing their history, and different kinds. Dr. Hume then introduced Signor Grispi to the meeting. An interesting discussion followed, after which Mr. Frank Howard exhibited some drawings of antique sculpture by his father. TO-MORROW EVENING the report upon local improve ments will form the theme of (we doubt not) an interest ing discussion at the meeting of the Architectural and Archreological Society. The following rare stated to be the chief recommendations of the report :—lmproved communications between the Town-hall and St. George's. hall ; a route for the relief of Oldhall.street and of North and South John-streets ; an improved line of streets from the Landing-stage to the Lime-street Railway Station, and from that station to the north end of the town ; the u improvement of Marybone, and contination of Scotland. road and Vauxhall-road ; the provision of better ap proaches to the town from the suburban districts, Bootle, Walton, West Derby, Wavertree, and Aigburth, with cross communications from one suburb to another; and the amendment of the access from the town to Everton, the defects of the present route being seriously detrimen tal to the prosperity of that locality, now that it has lost its rural prestige : nor are our Cheshire neighbours ne glected, much attention having been giver: to the promo tion of their convenience. THE LATOUR STRIKES.—To the ropers, we believe, belongs the honour of having began the present move ment among working-men for an advance of wages. On " ad s ; advanced weekced thein e the r i r e w r ex es e s . t , The h h e e y .53 0 b o t c a k i n e c d o m a n m iatdteveanheea have salaries of warehouse and cargo ledger clerks. The direc tors of the City of Dublin Steam Company have sanctioned an advance in- the wages of their seamen, from 19s. a week to 22q. The bricklayers sent a circular to their employers requiring a like additional sum, threatening to strike if their requests were not complied xith. They are san guine, however, of success, owing to the great extent of building in the borough now in progress. The town, the other night, had nearly been left in total darkness. The lamplighters, if not other of the employies in the service of the gas company, applied for an increase of as. cr 4s. per week. They were met with a flat refusal ; and, think ing better of the matter, the threatened strike did not occur. The agricultural labourers in Ireland are.com bining in order to get an advance of wages. In many districts in England the agricultural workmen are also making efforts to obtain an increase. THE COLLIEV.Y EXPLOS:ON NEAR WIGAN.—The adojurned inquest was held on Saturday. Mr. William Lancaster, mining inspector for Scotland, and formerly manager of the Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Company's works, and a sinker of this very mine, was present. Mr. W. Laird stated that the directors were anxious that the matter should be thoroughly examined. Mr. Dickenson, the government inspector, was of opinion that nearly the whole of the rise workings were in a foul state at the time of the explosion. Probably the firing of a shot might have ignited the gas, and caused the accident. There appeared to have been no qualified person appointed to fire the shot, and the caution which the rules enjoined seemed, by the evidence, to have been systematically broken. Smokers appear to have used their pipes, which was against the rules. The management of the pit ap peared to have been divided between Mr. Darlington and Mr. Jones, the latter having to receive his orders from the former. Very little discretion, indeed, seemed to have been entrusted to the underlooker.: he was not permitted to repair a broken elide without calling in his superior. If Jones was competent to fill the important position -of .widerlooker of these extensive workings. he was competent.' in his opinion, to make the necessary repairs in the 'shaft without fcaffing in Mr. Darlington, who was a young man, and who did not appear to have been in the workings for at least a mouth before the acci dent occurred. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday morning next. A public meeting is about to be held at Wigan for the pwpose of appointing a committee and taking steps for raising a fund, by subscription, for the relief of the widows and families of the unfortunate men who were killed by the explosion. Mr. James Darlington, general manager of the works, has headed the subscription list with £5O. LIVERPOOL TOWN Couricm—At the next monthly meeting, to-morrow (Wednesday), the following subjects will he taken into consideration :—The proceedings of the Finance Committee, comprising a recommendation to ap point Mr. M. M. G. Dowling to the situation of superin tendent of the chain-cable testing-machine, vacant by the death of Mr. William Knowles; recommendation to in crease the salary of Mr. Alfred Quick, clerk to the Town clerk, from £l5O to £2OO per annum ; recommendation, pursuant to the direction of the Council, of the following gentlemen, as respectively fitting for the appointment of receiver of town-dues, anchorage, &c., namely, Mr. William Huson, Mr. Nathan Litherland, and Mr. S. Warner Shand ; returns of the overseers of the assess ments in the several parishes and townships within the borough, preparatory to the laying of a rate under the provisions of " The Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1852;" report on the report of a sub-committee of magis trates on the subject of granting licenses to marine-store• dealers ; the laying of a rate under the provisions of " The Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1352 ;" The pro ceedings of the Watch, Lighting, Fire-police, and Fire prevention Committees, comprising proceedings prepara tory to laying a fire-police rate, not exceeding one half penny in the pound ; proceedings preparatory to laying a watch-rate, for the year 1853.4 ; the proceedings and re ports of the Church Expenditure Committee ; the pro ceedings of the Water Committee, comprising a recom mendation to increase the salary of Mr. Capes Ashlin, treasurer, from £6OO to £7OO per annul., the considera tion of which was postponed at the last monthly Council; recommendation to increase the wages of other clerks, &c. The following motions, of which notices have been given :—By Mr. Arthur Henderson, " That a road be cut through the Newsham-house estate from West Derby road to London-road, and that the land be leased for building purposes." By Mr. Thomsdn, " That a sped,' committee of the Council be appointed to inquire into and report upon the charge made by Inspector Kehoe that Mr. Thomson, in the capacity of councillor for the borough, had interfered with him in the discharge of his duty as a police-officer, and that such committee have power to examine all books, reports, papers, and docu ment 3 connected with the lielice-force, and that reporters be pernaittedb attend snali inquiry." APRIL 5, 1853. MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE AT SEA : A VESSEL RUN DOWN. The steamer Minerva left Liverpool on Tuesday after noon, and had proceeded on her voyage to Belfast to about midway between the Calf of Man and the South Rock Lighthouse, when a vessel was observed right under her bows, and so close that to escape collision seemed im possible. The hour was about ten o'clock, the weather had been very hazy, and the ill-fated vessel had, it is stated, shown no light till the steamer's bowsprit was almost over her bulwarks. Then a lantern was raised up from her deck ; but, previous to that, the helm of the Minerva was put hard-a-port, the engines were reversed, , and every effort made to avoid the collision, but without avail. They came in contact, and in the space of a second the ill-fated vessel and her crew were engulphed. No trace of either could be seen, notwithstanding the most diligent search. The chances that one out of all on board escaped to tell the tale are slight indeed. The name of the vessel is unknown. Captain Lyall, of the Minerva, in his statement, said : All I could observe was that she had two masts, and that no light was shown until imme diately before the accident took place. As soon as the r, light was observed the helm was put hard-a-port, and the engines stopped and backed, but not with the desired effect. One of our boats was, as soon as practicable, lowered, and every effort made, but no vestiges were to be found. The Minerva has not sustained the slightest damage. Arrived in Belfast at 450 a.m., on Wednesday. At the Belfast police-court, next morning, Capt. Duncan said : Your worship, I was on my passage from Liverpool to this port, last night, on board the steamer Minerva, and when about fifteen miles northward of the Isle of Man, the steamer came into collision with a schooner. A few minutes before the collision, I was standing at the forward part of the steamer, and saw a vessel coming from the northward. We were then nearing the South Light. Shortly afterwards the collision took place, and no effort was made by those in charge of the steamer to save those in the schooner. The Minerva was in charge of the mate at the time ; and I called, before the collision, to two of the hands standing on the bridge, " For God's sake shift your helm," but no change was made in the steamer's course. I just then heard a voice from the schooner cry out, " Oh ! this is murder," and she then went down. (Sensation.)—Mr. Verner : Where was the captain of the Minerva at this period ?—Capt. Duncan : The captain was below, and the steamer was in charge of the mate. I could not say whether the mate was on deck at the time of the disaster or not; but I saw the captain on deck afterwards. There were no exertions made at the time of the occurrence to save the people in the schooner. The steamer was going at the rate of about twelve knots an hour ; she, at any rate, ran at about that rate from the time she left Liverpool until she arrived at the scene of the disaster.—Mr. Verner: Could the schooner have been seen at a distance from the steamer ? Captain Duncan : She could have been seen visible at a distance of two miles. It was about a quarter to eleven o'clock when the collision took place. The Minerva had lights up, but the schooner was so close when I observed her, that I could not see whether she had any lights up or not. I may now state it as my opinion to your wor ship, that, had those on board the steamer been doing their duty, the disaster would not have taken place. (Sensation). There was a man at the helm at the time, but it was not shifted when I gave the alarm. The Minerva was obliged to stop after the collision, and a boat was lowered from the steamer after the collision, merely to see if she was injured. The schooner and all on board of her had disappeared some time before this. (Sensation). A few minutes after the collision, I saw two men swimming near one of the paddles of the steamer, but they were not saved. I myself belong to Belfast, and am of the seafaring profession.—Mr. Verner : About what size was the schooner I—Captain Duncan : About 140 tons burthen, your worship.—Mr. Verner : Did you see any name on her, or do you know to whom she be : longed ?—Captain Duncan : I have no idea of either. — Mr. Verner : For the present, Captain Duncan, your statement will suffice. Were there any persons near you at the time of the disaster I—Captain Duncan : There was another man, a passenger, who, I know, belongs to Belfast.—Mr. Verner ; Then, Captain Duncti, we 'Shall proceed to investigate the entire transaction in this court, to-morrow, at one oclock, when we shall receive this and any further statement you may have to make ; and we shall also be prepared to take up the evidence of such other persons who were on board the steamer at the time as may be able to throw light on the transaction. The inquiry into the circumstances was resumed at Belfist on Thursday, and the result was that the captain was required to give bail to appear when called, himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each ; the mate to give bail, himself in £5O, and two sureties in £25 each ; and the two lookout men, themselves in £2O each, and two sure ties in £lO each. STUMP ORATORY OF THE POPE'S BRI GADE IN LIVERPOOL. The columns of a contemporary of Friday are flooded with the eloquence of the Liverpool Romantsts, elicited, in the first place, at the annual dinner of the falsely-called " Irish Catholic Club," yesterday week ; secondly, at the laying of the foundation stone of a Romanist Institute. James Levingstone, Esq., who was the chairman at the Popish banquet, in proposing the first toast, the health of Pius IX., commenced with a very capital joke. " Ca tholics, and Catholic countries," he said, " particularly that sunny country over which our beloved spiritual head reigns as a temporal prince, have been maligned, tra duced, and grossly misrepresented. They have been falsely charged as enemies to progress, suppressors of learning, and opposed to the spread of science, the fine , arts, and literature. We, as Catholics, know how foul and false such charges are !" With increasing temerity Mr. Levingston proceeded to say :—" In literature, who have been ever foremost ? The popes, the cardinals, and the sanctified bishops of the propaganda." The final burst of the chairman being, " On the throne of our hearts, as the supreme head of our holy faith, he shall always sit enthroned there until our pulse shall cease to throb in the glorious religion in which wo were born, in which we were educated, and in which we shall breathe our last sigh, with a sure hope of the promise made by our Divine Master to Peter, and his worthy successor Pius the Ninth. Gentlemen, I give you ' The health of our Holy and Spiritual Father, Pius the Ninth.' "—(Drunk with laud cheers.) Then followed the health of the Popish bishop in Liverpool, whose reply to the compliment was remarkable only as a somewhat leaden attempt to be witty. " Your chairman," said the Brummagem bishop, " has been far too compli men t ar y, an d, w i t h your permission, I will bring against him a heavy charge for a high crime and misdemeanour. (Laughter.) What I mean by this is, that he has put me in the stooks ; and I ask you whe ther that is not a crime which should be visited with con dign punishment. (Laughter.) However, as I have had little experience in criminal matters—(remember, here is a Romish priest disowning " experience in criminal matters ")-1 beg leave to hand the case over to my friend Mr. Aspinall—(renewed laughter and cheers)—and feel surethat he, by his legal skill and eloquence, will make far the best of the cause." In proposing " The Illustrious Hierarchy of Ireland," Mr. J. B. Aspinall drew a fancy picture of Romanist unity. Forgetting the cry of the Yankee Archbishop Hughes, who said, " For God's sake keep the Irishathome, or they will all become Protestants," and oblivious of a sham Irish bishop in Wicklow, who has recently advocated the necessity of emigration as the only means of keeping Protestantism from becoming universal in that unhappy country, Mr. Aspinall exclaimed, in the excitement of his after-dinner enthusiasm :—" From the highest to the lowest of the Irish hierarchy the flocks were found following them with the same love and affec tion, and treating them with the same respect ; and even when the Irish people left their own country, and were separated by distance and time, they became, if anything, more united in love and respect for their clergy than when living at home." —The Rev. Mr. Hickey acknowledged the toast, and expressed a hope that they would all endea vour to preserve in its purity that faith given first to St. Peter, and subsequently propounded by St. Patrick. If Ireland was not what one of the greatest of men had said, " First flower of the earth, First gem of the sea," in a political sense, at least her bishops had done all in their power to make her the first flower in the garden of God's Church—the brightest gem in the crown of Catho licity. (Applause.)— The Rev. Mr. Brown congratulated the Club on its success. " Great good had already been accomplished in a religious point of view, and as regarded their political influence, he need not remind them of the last great struggle in this town. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that on the next occasion which occurred they would be found at their posts, and make their power felt more than ever it had been before. No one could doubt the truth of what had been frequently stated, that they would be res pected and cared about in this country only so much as they were feared: "(Applause.) That was, after all. the great secret of O'Connell's power, and would be found to be the great secret oftheir own."—Mr. Doran said, as the Club had acknowledged the principle of encouraging edu cation, it might be well to state that there were in Liver pool about 60,000 little children without the means of education. A vast proportion of these belonged to the Catholic part of the community."—Mr. Aspinall, once more upon his legs, asserted that " in a political point of view, the Club had conferred upon them a benefit of which they availed themselves at the last election. It had shown those with whom they generally acted that, as sure as they are alive, if they thought they could bring for ward any one with a chance of carrying him without the consent of the Catholics, they would find out their mis take." (Applause,l The Chairman coincided with the modest declaration. " They had now acquired a position in this town, politically speaking; and he believed if Sir Thomas Birch were to come down to-morrow, and appear before the electors, unless he expressed his sorrow for the vote he gave on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, he would he rejected." (Cheers.)—Towards the close of the night, Mr. John Yates. jun., proposed the toast of " Civil and religious liberty," which was received with loud applause. " Notwithstanding all that had been said, the principle of civil and religious liberty was near and dear to the Catholic heart, and he should be ashamed if he thought there was anything in their creed to prevent him entertaining such an opinion."—The band in attendance having played "The last rose of summer," Mr. William M'Courtaett said " they were sometimes designated as sectarian bigots, and it was said they would not allow persons who differed from them in religion to attend their late soiree ; but they were well aware that such was not the case. He spoke the feelings of his own mind, and said the happiest hours of his life were spent amongst th o s e who differed from him in creed and country ; and it was a pity there was nota more general assimilation of all sects, thereby to frustrate the hood-winking bigotry of journeymen soul-savers,. who wish to keep creeds in ignorance of each other." (AP plause.) NEW CLYDE SHIP FOR THE LIVERPOOL AND CON. ETANTINOPLE TRADE.—We learn from the Glasgow Citizen of Saturday, that a fine vessel was launched from the building yard of Mr. Alex. Denny, at Dumbart on , yesterday week. She was name d the Me lita , and is in. tended, we believe, for the Liverpool and Constantinople trade, on which she is expected to enter in about three weeks. Her dimensions are :—Length between perpen. diculars. 230 feet; breadth of beam 80 f eet ; depth of hold, 19 feet. She is barque rigged, and h as a f ull poop an d forecastle, the former being 90 feet in length, which gives very extens ive saloon accom mo d at i on. She is to be fitted with a pair of oscillating engines (geared) of 1130 139:10-Power, by :lleliri UtiOntib and Clark of Greenock. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock, a.m. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FRANCE.—PARIS, MONDAY. — There is no news of importance. Exchange dull. Three's closed at 761. Four-and. Halves closed at 103 20. TRIESTE, MARCH 30.—Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had left for Constantinople in the steamer Fury. IAIILAN, MARCH 30.—News bad reached from Vienna of the proposition for the substitution of the civil for military power in Lombardy. The Archduke William, the Emperor's brother, is to replace Marshal Radetzky. GENOA, MARCH 30.—Lord Erskine and the Hon. Mr. Scarlett, secretary to the British Legation at Florence, had passed through Genoa on their way t o E ng l an d. It was thought that diplomatic relation s w i t h T uscany had been suspended, in consequence of the indignities offered to Mr. Craufurd. LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.—THrs DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 100; Ditto for Money, 991 100 ; Mexicans, 271 I 8. RAILWAY SHARES.—Eastern Counties, 131 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 75 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 1036; Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 301 ; Midland Stock, 73+ ; North British, 35 ; North Staffordshire, 134; South Eastern and Dover, 75 ; 1 ork, Newcastle, and Berwick, 81; York and North Midland, 58. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tars DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 37; Lancashire and York shire, 75 ; Ditto Fifths, 4 15-16 dis. ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 304 ; Ditto Preference, 11 ; South Eastern and Dover, 22j. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tats DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 75 ; Midland, 73 3-16 ; North Western, 8 1-16 £8 Os. 9d.; South Eastern and Dover, 22 9-16. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Traffic returns, £8,951 10s. 6id. ; corresponding week last year, £8,129 2s. 3d. _ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Phoenix, from Liverpool at Antwerp 3d inst. ; Maria, from Liverpool at Dunkirk Ist inst. Swift, from Port Philip; Colonist, from Calcutta; Jenny Lind, from St. Michael's ; Fanny, from St. Michael's ; Lochnazar, from Melbourne ; Joseph Hume, from St. John's, N.B. ; Crimea, from Buenos Ayres; British Merchant, from America : Reefer, from Berbice ; Tuscan, from Demerara; Heroine, from Cape of Good Hope ; John Wickliffe and Rajah, from Bombay ; Lady Valiant, from the Mauritius ; Newport, from Cape Coast Castle; Camillus, from Demerara; Index, from St. Kitt's —all at Gravesend 4th inst. Marmion, from Ceylon ; British Empire, from Sierra Leone ; Lord Hardinge, from Valparaiso — all at Deal 4th instant. Kate and Madonne Debon Conseil sailed from Mar seilles for Liverpool on the 29th March. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.--THIS DAY We continue to receive very little produce either coast. wise or from Ireland, except Oatmeal ; and even that, since Tuesday last, is less than usual : with a powerful wind from west, however, we have to announce a con siderable increase of arrivals from abroad since Friday, consisting principally of a moderate quantity of Wheat, and a large import of Indian Corn and Flour, from the United States, the latter amounting to 36,491 barrels ; with 15,448 sacks from France, Spain, and Constantino ple, besides other arrivals of minor importance. The market this morning opened exceedingly dull for Wheat, and with evident symptoms of a decline ; but upon holders submitting to a reduction► of 2d. per 70 lbs. from the currency of this day week, a tolerably fair busi ness, chiefly with millers from the country, resulted. The same remark as to change applies to all other descriptions. Flour remains as dull as before, and a depression of Is. per barrel does not influence extended transactions, many holders being disposed to realize on account of the higher temperature which prevails. DEATH OF LORD SKELMERSDALE.—The Right Hon. Lord Skelmersclale died on Saturday afternoon, at Lathom House, Ormskirk, at the venerable age of 82 years. At the celebration of his birth-day, on the 7th ult., he appeared in good health, but has since gradually declined. He is succeeded by his grandson, Edward Bootle Wilbra ham, who is fifteen years old, the son of the late Hon. Richard Bootle Wilbraham, M.P., by the third daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, Bart. A FINE RIDING MARE, the property of the late Ed ward Boyd, Esq., Merton Hall, Newton-Stewart, died a few days ago at the great age of 43 years. MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.—The Government bill Co amend various laws relating to merchant shipping has just been printed. It extends to 63 clauses on several matters connected with the merchant service. There is an analysis to the bill, showing that it has reference to light and other dues on shipping, to the formation of " the Mercantile Marine Fund," to manning and vo lunteering into the navy, desertion, &c. There is a clause by which it is declared expedient to give facilities for obtaining seamen in the Australian colonies. It is proposed to enact that contracts may be made with natives in India, under certain conditions, binding them to go to Australia, and thence to serve in other ships in the united kingdom. The new law is to be called " The Merchant Shipping Law Amendment Act, 1853." It is proposed that it shall take effect on the Ist of August next. A MAN WITH MORE THAN FIVE WIVES !—An Irish paper gives a sketch of one Robert John Hawthorn Coch rane, alias Harbison, who pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy and perjury at the last Armagh assizes :—" He was married about eight years since to his first wife, Alice Whitten, with whom he remained about two years. He then married a girl named Moore, with whom he lived for a short time, leaving her minus any valuables she possessed ; and, a short time after, formed another ma trimonial alliance with a girl in Ayr. His first wife went to Ayr and gave information, when he was indicted for bigamy at the next assizes of Ayr, to which he pleaded guilty, and got twelve months' imprisonment. The next marriage of his known of was with a very respectable girl in the neighbourhood of Ratlifriland, to whom he was married in the registrar's office, Banbridge, in July last. He then got hold of about £2O, with which he decamped, taking with him a very young and decent farmer's daughter in that neighbourhood. He was pursued by her friends, and overtaken iu Liverpool, when she was rescued from him, and sent off to America. He again returned to Ireland, to pursue his old trade, and his next exploit was that he courted a girl in Markethill, young and re. spectable, and was married to her in December last, in Armagh church. He was then indicted for bigamy and perjury, to both of which indictments he pleaded guilty, and got the severe (?) sentence of fifteen months' im prisonment, not with hard labour, for both crimes. A POSTAL DELUGE.—ApsIey-house was closed on Saturday week, to the further admission of visitors, who have for so long a time been admitted to view the old dispatch-box, on which the records of so many battles had been written, and the unostentatious bed on which the great Duke so long took his nightly rest. More than 150,000 persons, of widely varying social ranks, have passed through the rooms without confusion, and without a shadow of crowding. Much of this satisfactory result is owing to Mr. Mitchell's admirable arrangements. Tile first announcement of the public opening of Ansley. house, with the direction to apply to Mr. Mitchell, brought down a perfect avalanche of letters upon 33, Old Bond-street. The postman came staggering beneath the burden, and the officials sent in all haste to ascertain what extraordinary correspondence Mr. Mitchell had entered into. Due explanations having been given, an extra postman was at once put on between St. Martin's le-Grand and Bond-street, and so vigorously did he per form his duties, that, in the course of a week, he poured in upwards of 50,000 enveloped applications. An office directly devoted to the Apsley-house business was at once opened, and a staff of clerks forthwith set to work. In a day or two, however, it became evident th a t a grea t proportion_ of the applicants could not be a tt en d e d to. Their letters were, nevertheless, received, duly opened, folded, neatly docketed with name and date, and tied up in closely squeezed bundles of five hundred each— bundles which, it is needless to say, accumulated in a far greater proportion than the daily batches of tickets issued could clear away. The simple principle observed in dis tributing the orders was that of first come first served, and the plan of dispersing the periods of admission by half-hours over the day was at once novel, ingenious, and useful. A SIGNIFICANT FACT.—One of the most important' facts connected with the present age is the unparalleled increase of the Anglo-Saxon race in numbers, wealth, and influence, within the last 200 years. In the early part of the 17th century, England, Wales, and Scotland numbered only about 6,000,000, and as a nation was classed amongst the second-rate powers of E ur ope.- r N sat o n w irld , at the present time, the English l ang u ag e is spoken_ by e u o p n w t a in rd en s t o o f f 6 0 0 1e ,0 e 0 a 0 v ,0 0 00 . , Gscreatatetrßedvitoaivnernuevvveryi i sla nd stands first ie s rn o f . coerce. And while Britain has thus g rown powerful and the order of nations, holding territoryswaying and power minereevhearnyt ships , quarter which ofthe n a s t u i v r e e tog genius the work and o f time, aided perseverin g stable in a comparative shor t p eriod, we tra ce its e g n l encircle e sendi ng ocean w dinfo rtb htehrhfleeret co surpass ingm_ nd progress guided in by a . energy inherent in her sons, whose discoveri es i n the arts an d sciences and a ppliances have b een valuable auxiliaries tghr eetanti inve ntive that gr ea t ness which be longs to her. These powers, w hi c h have done so much and the n u v n e o n b t r o n s ' mechanicalh tfuortaßkreitattineirwpeiraenensoitnatlilioeweeadtebcTseilreyntelfyWlVE y di sc overies of the nations, without being tested by that anld severe scrutiny which public opinion exercises as its right, in proving whether they are worthy of its regard. A case in point is that of the Gienfield Patent Starch, an article of domestic utility now enjoying the universal favour of the people. When the inventor first introduced it to the public notice, it was maligned and run down by interested parties to a very great extent, as unworthy of the public patronage ; but the manufacturer, being aware of the fact that its qualities excelled those of any other Starch in the market, and unheeding the rude outcry raised against it, persevered in laying its merits before the ladies of Britain, and now, after a few years industrious exertion, he is re warded by seeing it nearly universally used by the public throughout the kingdom, and large shipments of it almost daily exported to our colonies, and other countries ,where the English language has extended. A trial froth those who have not had the pleasure of testing its qualities is en ough to ensure its constant use i n th e i r l aun d r i es ,. w hile no trouble will be felt in procuring it, as almost all the grocers, druggists, &c., in this, as well as in all other towns in the kingdom, keep it constantly on Wei g 0 great is the increasing demand for it. : a ster Nowilf C. > vvieso roper, , Mr. Mr• Wat• Capt. esleyr , Mr. ardiet ngero an' Bur: at, . 0 er, I lit at ditch nbet rived" n the lost I the I nger evert- CO elec.. , a , of able ezeS' are Ilalal Sir Vita i tial• ie of rola.. ~...„.--- aria , ay l i ;relit