The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

lOCAL INTELLIGENCE. -...______•______ 1, 0 4" IALII, r. the s t ea - ." - The next mail hence to Australia will be , esd a ., _ ruer Golden Age. Letters may be posted in Tat°,aPk tO the [Bth inst. %ke„.',.' 1. 1 .1, AND COUNTESS or DERBY are entertaining ti 411:!_i i i i, lends at Knowsley-hall.• The Earl and Countess the t t si Z and Lady Katherine Grey Egerton are among Itk. S. r li l i ft of th e *9liays and Mr. Perak, of Liverpool, on be b.khiesda Gaps Association, had an interview on tard Y Tugswh the Ri g ht H on . E. Cardwell, at the ~,Nal ° vE asT.-We are h a ppy t o fi n d th a t the contro matatesemons in St. Paul's Church continue to excite tero asi interest among all classes, and to be very nu eill attended. Itbrisa4nlcQuET.-On Wednesday, on the conclusion of k . „ 11 .12, - ;,' of the Council, the newly-elected Mayor, Mr. ‘V're,;J:' , entertained the members of the Council to a h, Din the Mayor's dining-room. k iv. d , - a ll-- t V"---A . t the general meeting of the Literary , ut on. _, le Society, held on Tuesday, at the rooms, kee l , 'fl'eet, Mr. T. W. Hughes was elected president Nl'es ens Year, in the room of Mr. C. Milward, who u ks, J. Y..l:otatio n . , es „ fi ELsoN Wool:. (chairman), Mr. W. Mann, and 110 0!), t pther 'Pli Mondell (c omm i ss i oners o f pilotage for Liver , la later; with Mr. Da v id R ow l a nd (secretary), had at e l i e e w b _Qa 'Wednesday with the Right Hon. E. Card- Rio t'uard of Trade. 1 lem sir eiloLT ACCIDENT.-On Saturday week a boy, :'I4 a ll ' e ars, whose parents reside at the Old Swan, met gattlent which result e d i n hi s d ea th. Some boy s ' u eli„ the ` eme rating the anniversary of gunpowder plot, 14 e rz - es teeas ed received a shot in his heart. tiothit • uT IURCIT CLOTIIING SOCIETY.-The ladies, • g of this society, made the annual distribution of L k Nea ta at ,rrinity Church Schools, on Thursday. The 7 4 1 s j',,dePositors were upwards of £270, the boxes I„4ltt, ' F O 6O - thus saving for useful purposes £330. t hlY of a f If l l.-On Monday evening, last week, te l a vehr a , l er nale child was found in a box in St. Martin's 4 4 /1: 114 1 . A coroner's inquest was held on Wednes- L ad ,_ 4l e surgeon gave it as his opinion that the !shad been still-born, and a verdict to that effect to „ tied.. ' l.tsk,sk-i.r:nrso STAR. _On Friday, about 400 of the pas tic bs n. t the 5 ,,, ,_-"iding Star, lying in the river, arrived kl ) l i l.eapt . p,„ - I ,ani tugs. She had been previously board- I, lati - I" ° lnherg, the government emigration agent, LlNvo r leu them that suitable accommodation would yi,tev et 'y for them at the Workhouse. The majority, oNtes t o ',e.l.eeted that public hospitality, and betook them y,tt lirivate lodgings- ZbilijilerPlvaionTs' DISPUTE.-At a meeting of the ta r a c omi r , s ,' Association, on Wednesday, it was stated 11:130‘11„"', ittee had had an interview with the opera the: ",ad agreed to work piecework. It was agreed t t l. l l4.4 b sneuld do so, the prices to be subsequently 1 0 - ` l , tir es 3 ' 4 Committee submitted to both masters and 0 for - The men, however, stated their resolution not th strangers. t il-A -cnr CLUB has been formed in Liverpool, 0,1 1 s class of vessels to fifteen tons. The officers of oit I,:e already elected are Commodore J. A. Clarke, , j4 r-c o„ n ramodore A. Dunn, Esq., treasurer, B. k a ll4it e ,...' - 'sel., honorary secretary, W. Brown, Esq., r,' iio e .,:p G. W. Moss, Esq., and Richard Buck, Esq. OW I," l ntaodore, 'selected by the club, is R. M. z lt , i' 'sq., the owner o f t h e ce l e b rate d T ruant, w h o k,tto WA/neri ca. t"k"t WIALTIi OF THE Tows.-At the meeting of the th',,‘ l lle v ;:rY, on T ues d ay, i t was state d t h a t t h e t own Le t , „: i n a more h ea lth y s t a t e. I n s i x o f th e di s t r i c t s h'' e 4,; no diarrlicea at all; and in the others only a Oaa ' numbering about nine altogether. But they O h' e t il the preyious day, one very malignant ease of kllo m e ` l ° lera, in Paul-street which was removed from ke• lc' to the Workhotts' e where the patient had l l eed, t e -e ,Patients remaining in' the house were now 'l) l:T wat 1i t ,,,!,, r L" DAUGHTER.-A young woman, named Th e esea;'",,,es, was brought up at the police-court on Itigh t Dris o iWtarged by her mother . *with . stealing the ht, go tzi _,. was in the habit of staying out g la a te . b _ o a a i_ i i , r4,'-'l4llies even all night, and her mother wished ate to send her to gaol for as long a period as a n ' t that tit 'might tend to reform her. The magistrate "'lid a" "e did not think sending the prisoner to gaol k to ° lier top elia ng any good but as she was drunk when taken . h thr e „Y, he would 'fine her 5s or send her to prison si,,, u /sc c ;,'S's in default. '' 0 ,,,i,, f !.-,-, 01, BONES.-In the "Annals of Liverpool," iirk,l• B 7 ,' 0 ' Gore's Directory," under The year 1815, 4 .! la cVe following :-" Thomas Cosgrove killed his !i, 4 g, n i .,,,. ea rwide, and poisoned himself ; and, after lin k eari e "s° ,l 37 for some time, he died in 'bridewell, and th e dat the top of HattOn-garden, at three o'clock Cle!Qe 'n ia () ,., r iling, March 3rd." On Thursday, as some Itl',„ i lty, 41; er e, p ngaged in taking np the street in that ot,.et, use e 3 discovered, about two yards beneath the iho me human bones, which are believed to be those ,tt)lios.4lasklttrCosgrove, the suicide of 181 b. 0 4 aclina„,,, l " reV C ASE. - Benjamin Danis, Draper, of Holy- L kra t i' t . a bankrupt, by the Liverpool Court of ..arta e , „ r eY, on the sth of May last, who had been re :lie.2lol_om Tuesday, was on Thursday ‘ 4,k ee r pe fo r r t th me. brought up on a ,the ,7_ f npt smrenderin himself, when called upon, at On the g evidence 'or Thomas Bell, auc noti e court, it appeared that after he had received CC of 1 - ) ay . , ikVUba,oka,pvB _ , IS s surrender, he - posted it up inside of _ki see it. The which had been then closed, so as he notice should h ave bee d isolissed him, on the grounds that vII,ItECK OP TRH SAPPuniRm ted in a conspicuous place. Qt Passengers of this shin b'•,,,4, Strang,ford Lou h u ' held r r entlY ' - ' 3 / 1 Wednesday a meeting wrecked on Barra t ' t ne _. _. government 'is' ia gnirY of the - till .in Glasgow. After emigration officer, there 11 , e ° _ jeeting Omiration for the wise, skilful, and :4.. tlext eoncinet of the captain, offitc;r::, andocfretz.. sailors, i r 44 1,,;17 generosity manifested 11 1s ' t llastr e ir • Graham, one of the agents o l i a3 he vessel, caned 01,, War manifestations of gratitude. Mr. McDougal, 014 - er, with distinguishing generosity, stated that he It PaY all t t 'as ne. expenses, and forward the passengers on to 'Trts b Nh, EATIES, AND , MARRUGES.-The registrar mm ' ii, e at , ii :s em i?: t issued his return for the quarter of g with Stember. The marriages ex- C:ttes t , average in the quauter-ending June. For the Q ab ove na t ended September 30th, the births have also tew erl t i lle average numier, while the deaths have Viest ak il 1 1 is usual in propor . tion to the population. ' 4 oe(lainY of the town population has experienced a ,Neuminution. during the summer. There has been ' .6 ‘' 2 (lea e tin f marriages, and as 147,581 births_ and only 1 s us were registered, a balance of 5°,24.9 remains w'` I `'`'Dulat' „,, . 0 ., 4 _ ion. 11 a4 l ' : :'° - WiEE.-Ann Webster, of Hotham-street, Xe of * len. several times preViously remanded on a 'ltti, 4 brow n - .lNvrillg vitriol into her husband's face, was , ' a l 't up - on Thursday. Gabriel Webster, the ' l 4, l 4l : e litf t ."Ared with his head bound up, and his face kt, ,saht,,much disfigu re d. In her d e f en ce, the pri- Vek s "u at Webster had been drinking for the last 1 4 11 1 . (if ihnever ving gone to bed sober duri ng the 'let' ci r „ a t time,and that during a quarrel arising out N s f instance she unconsciously threw the vitriol ,Iti.,: al t t ee ; she had purchased it for the purpose of N I th e er teeth and hands, which she had been doing 41 4,zeS 'tti l quarr el took place. She was committed for e ass _i . 0111; lI:r ICIDE.-On Wednesday .. .we White-street,ek, Edmund ,atl a ,; s years of age, residing . in a 4 oth s s ' e lled with his inamorata in the theatre, re -I,N, „, l iierisconsolate. He appeared to have had some etVrn e „Xis mother persuaded him to go to bed. A 04Nzt 3,"'er ? he got up and drew a small knife across ~,Nea4,l " ,nt it was taken out of his hand before he had t 'iC h N,... ~ a nY injury . He then became much enraged, k',11.,, i ' atis r "Y about the frolicsome -object of his ado- IP I,'lli tit wildly ran down the stairs. His stepfather I;',ris t i? fe N at, the bottom, and preven tedlim from going Oti e 4 a I,'• This seemed to have increased his frenzy ; E, it. itaa te dagger knife out of his pocket, and, after t. ', , ar l e_nis stepfather,. he plunged it into his own I t os hat t erwards withdrew it and threw it on the b:-.Qrttee was immediately called in-; but, though ' ,,h .t(4,, , 11014 `,41. assistance was rendered hint, -he died on ''' 'la ' last. ` ,it ' ,, sb.. ,'" , lietitt %_ oi tttiTTEE.-The first weekly meeting of ,11,1'. W I Committee was held on Thursday. Present . "fi▪ rer, ie llgsd ale, Dover, Gladstone L _Loe . :, ol ß o z . c te kw w i art th : 1' Y lie„,,44ng, Hodson., 31 ail !, A i." fos.„ - ` l erson, and The meeting . was f)r ti i(il l -n al one, for re-organising the sub-committees, 41 4 kf._ th e ; 1 ),,A1, -,- e ew . necessary arrangements previously to the w fi e ring upon their general duties. Mr. Ala. r• i e t'tlip -s , . r e - aPpointed chairman, and Mr. Alderman '4' 4 , ,it!' l lte t r e naartn, an. The usual sub-committees were ' t,„ o li'lla,',„ i ft conversation ensued as to the hour of Ni't l'ast Tier it should be in future at eleven o'clock k:h 4 ,et ~,0 , and ultimately a motion and amend . as ' :munitt d the question. On a di iNtt)lie e k ,:les were e upon eual when the chairman q\l 4 -- n g te ' f equal, of the hour of meet -1 It. 1. - . iii ture va elev in en a o'clock, instead of half-past Oi t 'lle l!sliton the building surveyor, Mr. New t'v:..,4 (i n c ! at& ugh engineer, and Mr. Fresh, the in serge i i 7 i lees, presented their reports, detailing the tl i dav i st ate their several departments.-The borough . 1 4 11 . k in stated the available balance from the rate laid i , 1 )44:,`, • lei I . t he borough to be as follows :-Liverpool, 7,7.4.. t t,, 7.,ggtale, £3,934 ; Everton, £2060; West N 4. ~'4 4 . f or a ° ; Toxteth-park, £8,498. The available km'°l "es:t er ag, e was-Liverpool, £3,800 ; Everton, "ailed e roy, £BO9 • Toxteth-park, £2,547.-Mr. ta a, . sh. to etil attention to' a nuisance in London-road, ZsNi t Zt u ,..._ a r,„nate from the slaughter-houses in Trow -34'''.10, e_ ly „„'„le medical officer stated that attention } t'4 4 . 7i7 11 ed to the matter, and measures were iNI4 rani"4 ng &c.,which, it was understood, had i, R.9b,,, 1%6.... _ , ITI4 '8 0 - .uc. ct li 't ttr i „ Tr iß COUNTESS OF ELLESMEEE. - This IL. g, t titi t , i ,, , ' - r niet with a serious accident on Tuesday, f1, 11 '4' 11 4 4 W . ; at a quarter to six o'clock, and shortly t s l 'l l , 4 tittc s ' Opposite Woodside. The evening was 00 , e ,a(l e OF ebb tide was running at the time. The v,,'' , ;,`' 1 !) 1 ° th e ' l l,F sweep in crossing the river from the q. , ,,,- , ~,,.4,din , ...,verp00l side, her commander, Captain ''tl',, 4 4 61 .0 1 e '' 4 .r Pass under the stern of a vessel ck S,' 40er :'eaDa. Im me di a tely on passing this i,„ hi '''ll Pulp (the John, of Quebec) was obse rv e d 4 N I kid °, her, directly in the way of the steamer, 4 Mk t ' II ith eu , l'i th ely `'hard liht. The helm of the Countess tr th,tid m 9 vtt. putover" to port, with the view or s i l4 l ,_ l ls;he "t hn , sn ii . t the latter being nder weigh,. and 00 R „2,.a, e 0,,;, ?lowing from the northward directly 41 4,F";;'ag aC nn ba°k place, in consequence of te ti.,. Il llt h t th art the bows of the John. The ship's IC k t . t ei , at he i.Port paddle-box of the steamer;_ but, s tf s `ittZ ik `"l rt ,. ktd" L t i l e::nin e v a l i asl aam t a great as sze s ed ln it ed r i ' Lyea L e e l's kiThe bowsprit of th: g vessel swept away ' l kiti f kle, l 'erh eat . n , l and her main and mizzen masts, . I, i hy ,Ivat st :: wthotit injuring any one. Captain i,k; 4 e e* q hhir„ n „ d lng en the port paddle-box, saved NC i i .at' s ' ,7,v_er the bridge to the other paddle 'l'l,it, , t e :ilw erk '.'io the her port and stern bulwarks, 11,N ,1th,,,1,1g open lie vessel's cutwater was forced Yf,ve(lllwa47o leer Plates in two places. Her l'o ktlt it kz l l l es p‘s e i f i carried away and the man at the la ' her °r " ini by falling on his face. l kh fignre-h ilrY • the dama ged - head, and had her bowsprit and 411 1. a. e i c o . ' im.' There were about 40 passengers 141 1. v ' 4ll Of i ltfirliere i We of whom SUS" TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1853 SHORT TIME.—At Ashton, Stalybridge, and Hyde, a proposition has been brought before the Masters' Union, for reducing the hours of labour to four days per week, in consequence of the heavy stock and the depressed state of the market. THE SUBJECT of the next paper at the Architectural and Archeological Society, to-morrow, will be " Ventila tion," illustrated with experiments, by Mr. Chas. Wilson, of Halifax, sole manufacturer of his patent self-acting double-current ventilator. _ _ Mr. J. E. GoasT, son of E. C. Lowndes, Esq., of Preston, and late captain of the Grammar School, has been elected to a foundation scholarship, at St. John's College, Cam bridge. Mr. Gorst obtained this distinction at his first sitting, having gone into residence last month. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday night, Robert Cruik shank, second engineer of the steam-ship . Minerva, while at work on board, as the vessel was preparing to leave the Nelson Dock for Belfast, was struck on the head by the fly-wheel, and sustained injuries which caused his death as he was being conveyed to the Northern Hospital. BURGLARY.—On Friday night, some burglars entered the offices of Messrs. Harrison and Co., Sir Thomas's buildings, by mains of skeleton keys. They broke open desks and drawers, and endeavoured to blow the safe up, but were unsuccessful. They appeared to have been on the premises several hours, but retreated with little or no b FAT ooty. AL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday the arches under a portion of the new brewery belonging to Mr. Liversidge, Great Charlotte-street, were struck for the first time, and on the following day, at eleven, a.m., one of them fell in, burying a labourer, Jacob Heywood, in the ruins. His body, much mangled, was, after the lapse of some time, recovered, quite dead. His WORSHIP THE MAYOR, accompanied by a very numerous and influential body of gentlemen, and pre ceded by the Blue Coat Boys, attended divine service at St. Peter's Church on Sunday morning, when a sermon was preached by the Rev. Augustus Campbell, M.A., rector of Liverpool, in aid of the Blue Coat Hospital. The collection amounted to £95 14s. fid. vv JAMES HOLMES, ESQ., of Douglas, Isle of Man, brother of the late Alderman John Holmes, died on Thursday last. By a family arrangement, it is said that the last survivor of the three brothers, Henry, John, and James, was to inherit the property ; and we understand that it now goes to the surviving sister and her two daughters, in this town. The amount is of course not known, but it is stated at £BOO,OOO. DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.—On Friday, as Mr. John Pearce, of Copperas-bill, and another man, were passing along Drury-lane, carrying a partition on their shoulders, they ran against a lorry, and Mr. Pearce was knocked down and seriously injured. He was taken into the old Mansion-house hotel and every attention and assistance were afforded to him by Mr. and Mrs. Walker, but he died three hours after receiving the injury. HAWKIXG.—A gentleman from Yorkshire frequently visits Crosby, and takes with him a well-trained hawk. He goes out on horseback with his falcon on his hand, and when be perceives a hare or a rabbit, the bird darts for ward, and seizes its prey by the neck ; but it seems to be more particularly fond of pursuing pigeons. Rabbits often escape by running into their burrows. Bells are attached to the feet of the falcon, so as to show the direction it takes, but it generally returns in a short time to its master. CONFESSION OF MIIRDER,—Thomas Jarrett, an Eng lishman, residing in Smithdown-lane, Edge-hill, surren dered himself, on Friday night, at Sackville-place station house, Dublin, and stated that he shot a young man, named Thomas Williams, also an Englishman, and resid ing near the Edge-hill station, on the 9th instant, at noon. The reason assigned by Jarret for the rash act was the seduction of his sister 'by Williams. He will be de tained in custody pending the necessary inquiries by the police from the authorities at Liverpool CLEANSING SEWERS BY MACHINERY.—The process of cleansing sewers, invented by Mr. Blaydes, one of the surveyors in the Liverpool borough engineer's office, has been pronounced to be efficient. A crane is placed at each of two gully-holes, and a chain carried between each by means of a coat line. The chain is worked back wards or forwards till the silt is loosened, and buckets, attached to it, remove and raise the refuse in the most convenient manner, the sewer then, by similar means, being finally cleansed by brushes. By this process, eleven men, in the third of a day, will cleanse a length of sewer that, under the old system, would occupy three men ten days. Tan WIGAN STEIBES.—The dispute between the coal proprietors and the colliers is likely to be soon settled, the men employed by the Earl of Balcarres having returned to work on Thursday, and it is said that the others on strike would return to their duties in the course of the week. Most of the factory hands are also expected to re sume work immediately. At present all the military called into town on the occasion of the late riots remain quartered at the Public-hall and Royal Hotel. The ma gistrates have issued 500 summonses to men of all ranks to be sworn in as special constables. It is also intended to augment the police force, so as to make nt adequate to the requirements of the borough. All is very peaceable in town and neighbourhood. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The screw-steamer City of Glasgow, Captain Wylie, sailed for Philadelphia, on Wednesday, with eighty-six cabin passengers and a fair cargo.—On Wednesday the United States mail steamship Atlantic, Captain James West, arrived in the river, from New Yark, with advices from.that pert to the 29th ult., ninety-eight passengers, and 500,000 dollars in specie, on freight.—The Niagara hence, and the Hermann, from Southampton, had arrived—the former at Boston, on the 28th, and the latter at New York, on the 29th ult. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Stone, sailed from the Mersey at four o'clock on Saturday, for Halifax ant Boston, with the usual mails and about 100 passengers. She should have sailed shortly after nine o'clock iu the morning, but was detained by the fog which prevailed. SC,TRER AT THE Tows-nA.Ln.—At the soiree given by the Mayor, (Mr. S. Holme,) and Mrs. Holme, on Tuesday, the guests having been - received in the centre drawing room by his Worship and Mrs. Holme, passed into the adjoining saloons, where valuable books, engravings, &c, were amongst the objects of attraction. The central room was used for refreshments,and in the grand ball-room a con cert had been arranged, the vocal music being sung by the Liverpool Glee and Madrigal Union, - under the direction of Mr. Sudlow. At eleven o'clock -supper was served in the Mayor's dining-room, the visitors beinc , admitted in parties of about 200 persons. Before the first party re tired, Mr. W. Brown, M.P., proposed the health of the Mayor, to which his Worship responded. 'Before supper dancing had commenced in the grand ball-room, and was kept up with much animation until a late hour, though the greater part of the guests began to retire soon after midnight. NEW INVENTIONS.—Messrs. Balmforth, of Clayton, Lancaster, have patented some improvements relating to steam tilt-hammers, and which consist mainly in the employment of an oscillating steam-cylinder, having its piston-rod connected direct to the helve of the hammer head, .and beneath the helve in such a position as to allow clear access to the hammer from all sides. The axes on whidh the hammer tilts are furnished with screw bearings, to enable one side to be raised more than the other, and thus allow of irregularly-formed masses being forged. A modification of the machine enables it to be used for riveting. A patent has recently been secured by Mr. William Sager, of Chester, for an improved propeller, consisting of propelling floats, attached to vertical rods, ranged:along the sides of the vessel in about the same po sition as is now occupied by the ordinary paddle-wheel. Each pcir of rods is connected to a separate crank arm at a joint lust above the float, which arm slides in a swivel guide. A - number of the rods are connected together, so that rotary motion may be communicated to several cranks and rods together. As the cranks pass through the lower halves of itheir revolutions the floats will be •urged through the water, while during the remainder of the revolution they will -be drawn out and brought into their former position, and the operation be repeated continuously.— Mining Journal. SELECT VESTRY.—TIIO Rev. Rector Campbell presided at the meeting on Tuesday, when the cells for the recep tion of pauper lunatics formed the principal subject of debate, the greater portion of the members condemning them as unfit for the purposes for which they were used. No definite resolution respecting them was agreed upon. The minutes of the Industrial School committee stated that a letter had been received from Mr. Parker, the sur veyor, stating that the schools were now overcrowded. The committee had recorded their opinion that the entire area of accommodation of the schools was sufficient, and that by a better location the inconvenience might be ob viated. Certain members had been nominated to assist the governor in the task.—Mr. Brown, the government inspector, had visited the schools on Monday, to examine the schoolmasters and schoolmistresses.—Mr. Wylie had submitted a plan of a large swimming bath, to be placed in the old smith's shop.—A sub-committee had been ap pointed to consider the state of instruction in the schools, and the industrial training, as compared with other places. After the transaction of some routine business, Mr, Denton again complained that the new magistrates re cently appointed to attend to parochial business refused to attend to their duties.—Mr. Savage said he believed it was their determination not to take any more interest in parochial affairs than in the common affairs of the town, and that none of them would come there. THE CASE OF Btortem v. Coves was brought before the Court of Queen's Beneh on Friday. This was an appeal against a decision of the judge of the County Court of Liverpool. The action had been brought to recover back a sum of money alleged to have been improperly paid on a contract for the sale of corn. On the 16th Nov., 1852, the defendant sold to the plaintiff a cargo of corn. The contract was, " Sold to you for account of, &c., the cargo of corn per the Prima Donna, now at Queenstown, as it stands, of about 1,300 quarters of Ibraila Indian corn, at 30s. per quarter free on board, the quantity to be taken as per bill of lading, to be calculated at 220 quarters, equal to 100 kilos. Payment in cash on handing over the ship ping documents, and the policy of insurance." The bill of lading stated the quantity at 1,667 quarters. The plaintiff paid on that calculation. The vessel at that time had not arrived. When it did arrive the corn was measured, and it turned out that there were but 1,614 quarters ; and the plaintiff then brought the action to recover back the amount overpaid. The judge of the county court gave Judgment for the plaintiff'. This appeal was then brought. Lord Campbell said that, in the absence of express deci sions on the subject, it appeared to him that in principle the defendant was entitled to judgment. The sale was a sale for better for worse. The parties did not know what was the quantity, which was to be settled by the bill of lading. The vendee, therefore, took the corn subject to the risk as to the quantity being equal to that which was represented by the bill of lading. If there was less, he was bound to sufferthe loss ; if there was more, he would be entitled to the advantage of it. There was nothing in the contract which entitled the vendee to a return of the money which he boiind himself to pay on the delivery of the shipping documents.—Mr; Justice Coleridge was of the same opinion. This was the sale of a cargo of corn, assumed to be of a certain quantity and quality. The parties were dealing here for an immediate sale, and the price was to be paid on the delivery of certain documents. On this sale two important circumstances were not ascer tained ; the first related to the quantity, the second to the quality, of the corn. The latter was to be taken for granted, the former was to be taken at the moment ; but the means of finally ascertaining it were to be the descrip tion given in the bill of lading. The payment was to be on that, not to be on measurement. Mr. Justice Erie also concurred. Judgment of the court below reversed.• Judgment given for the defendant. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. HOMEOPATHY.—It will be seen by an advertisement, that a sum of money has been subscribed by the friends of homeopathy in this town to secure the services of a house surgeon for the Liverpool Homeopathic Dispensary, Har ford-street, Mount-pleasant. It has been felt that an ap pointment of this kind has long been required, as the number of poor people who now avail themselves of the benefits of the institution have increased during the few last years to so great an extent as to render it impossible for the medical officers, who have so long kindly given their services gratuitously, to attend to them. The house-surgeon will also have ample employment in visit ing at their own houses those who are unable through sickness to attend at the Dispensary. The charity ap pears to be doing much good, and upwards of thirty thousand patients have received medical treatment there since it was opened. It is hoped the institution will re ceive support from the benevolent inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. BRADLEY.—The special commission appointed to inquire into the charges made by Mr. Hodson against Mr. Bradley, in reference to his con duct at the recent election for Vauxhall Ward, met on Thursday, at the Town-hall. The proceedings were con ducted privately, but we learn that Alderman Moore was appointed chairman. Mr. Hodson was accompanied by Mr. Oliver Holden, and stated the leading circumstances of the charge. The witnesses were Stopforth, Jones, and Ashley. Mr. Holden was examined as to the character of Stopforth, and spoke highly of his general good conduct, from having employed him for a number of years. During the inquiry Mr. Bradley complained of the mode in which it was being conducted, and alleged that he did not re ceive that consideration which he had a right to expect, considering the circumstances in which he was placed. The committee expressed their determination to conduct the inquiry; as they conceived they were doing, with strict impartiality, and the utmost consideration for Mr. Bradley consistent with what was fair and reasonable to all parties concerned. Ultimately, Mr. Bradley became so dissatisfied that he left the room before the termination of the pro ceedings. Mr. Hodson having closed his case, the com mittee adjourned until Saturday. On Saturday the whole of the committee, with the exception of Mr. J. H. Turner, attended, but, we understand, no further evidence was adduced, and the inquiry was adjourned until Tuesday week, to give Mr. Bradley full opportunity to reply. CLASSICAL CHAMBER. CONCERTS.—The first of these pleasing entertainments for the season took place on Thursday evening, in the ante-room of the Philharmonic hall. The programme was of a highly inviting character, and its selection did great credit to the taste and judgment of Messrs. E. W. Thomas and B. R. Isaac, the gentle men who have orignated these concerts, under whose management they have been got up. As on other occa sions, on which first-class instrumental music was to be heard, we regret that the attendance on Thursday even ing was not by any means such as the selection of the music and the admirable style of its performance induced us to expect, the audience being, though highly intelligent, much too limited in number. The paucity of auditors must, no doubt, in a considerable degree, be accounted for by the number of musical amateurs drawn to the Theatre Royal, to witness the opera of the " Huguenots," produced for the first time in Liverpool the same evening, a coincidence unfortunate for the opening success of these charming concerts. The performances, as a whole, were most gratifying, and produced reiterated and well-earned applause. Among the most successful displays of the evening, were the piano-forte solos of Mr. Isaac, who exhibited good taste, combined with much facility of exe cution. The violin playing of Mr. Thomas was also of a high order, showing him to be an artist of good feeling and culture. We hope the succeeding concerts of the series will meet with more general appreciation than was accorded to the opening one. FRACAS IN WEST DERBY WARD.—At the close of the municipal election in West Derby Ward, an affray arose in the interior of the polling-booth. Mr. Corkhill, uphol sterer, Brunswick-road. went in to make some objection, when Mr. Morgan, the objecting burgess, called him a scoundrel, and, Mr. Corkhill knocked him down. Mr. John Jones, the assessor, hereupon interfered, and also received a blow. The matter was brought before the magistrates on Thursday, on the complaint of Mr. Jones. After a long 'hearing, Mr. Mansfield expressed it as the desire of his brother magistrates to adjourn the matter, in order that they might carefully weigh the different statements, and they would give their decision on Saturday—On Saturday Mr. Mansfield, in giving judgment, said that in this case there appeared to have been a great deal of stir made. It was not, however, a very serious one. They (he and Mr. Stitt) were of opinion that it had not been made out that Mr. Jones had been attacked in the discharge of his office as assessor. Had this been so, it would have been a very serious matter, for an officer in the discharge of his duty was doubly protected. At the close of the proceedings, at the booth, Corkhill, the defendant, believing, rightly or wrongly was immaterial, that personation had taken place, came in; along with Mr. Youd, to make a general objection. It appeared that the entry was made quietly, and it was not material to ascertain whether Mr. Corkhill had a right there or not. The presiding alderman was of opinion that he had a right, and he (the alderman) was the only person to decide in the case ; neither Mr. Jones, the assessor, nor Mr. Morgan, the objecting burgess, had any thing to do with it. Mr. Mansfield then gave a digest of the circumstances of the case. It was natural that Mr. Corkhill, on the offensive language attributed being used, should have knocked down Mr. Jones ; yet still no assault could be justified except in the case of a man being in danger. If Mr. Jones stretched out his hands to push Mr. Corkhill out of his path, then he would have com mitted an assault, which Mr. Corkhill would have been justified in resisting to a certain extent. They had it that Corkhill was in the act of committing an assault not jus tifiable by law, but, by the usages of mankind, perfectly justifiable. The judgment of the court must be, under the circumstances, for a nominal penalty ; Mr. Corkhill must pay a shilling fine, and 4s. 6d. costs. ACCIDENTS TO LIVERPOOL EMIGRANT SIIIPS.—The new ship Guiding Star, belonging to Messrs. Millers and Thompson, which had been withdrawn from their Aus tralian line to make one voyage to America and back, took her departure from the Mersey on the 17th ult., with up wards of 450 passengers on board, under the command of Captain R. D. Robertson. She encountered light and baffling winds up to Sunday, the 30th ult.,but managed to make very fair progress. At noon of that day the wind freshened from the southwest. At four, p.m., the vessel was off the Fastnett Rock, which bore N.N.E. three miles, the breeze still increasing, with a heavy head sea, and the glass falling very fast. The weather continued to get worse and worse, andat eleven, p.m., it was blowing a heavy gale from the southwest, with a tremendous sea pitching in from all quarters. Darin; the gale it carried away her fore and maiatopsail yards, main topmast, and main yard. On Mon day, the weather moderating, Capt. Robertson determined to put back to Liverpool to replace the lost spars ' and for that purpose the ship's head was turned up the Channel again. It had reached to within ten miles S.S.E. of the Calf of Man, when the wind veered round to the S.E., blowing a strong breeze. As it was impossible to reach Liverpool in the face of such winds, Captain Robertson determined to bear up for Belfast Lough, where the vessel arrived on Friday evening. Cholera had broken out on board, and seven deaths occurred up to that time. This number was subsequently augmented to thirteen. The condition of the poor passengers was most pitiable, but the authorities of Belfast behaved most humanely, taking all the survivors that were diseovered ashore, and placing them in the hospital. The Guiding Star arrived here on Thursday evening, in tow of a steam-tug, from Belfast, and proceeded, on Friday night, into Wellington Dock, to discharge and refit. On Friday, about 400 of the pas sengers were brought on shore by two steam-tugs. She had been previously boarded by Captain Schomberg, the government emigration agent, who informed them that suitable accommodation would be provided at the Work house. The majority, however, rejected that public hos pitality, and betook themselves to private lodging houses.—The Kossuth, which sailed hence for New York, on the 24th ult., with 609 souls on board, put into Queens town on Monday week, with the cholera on board. It broke out among the German emigrants two days after she left port, and 18 or 20 deaths had occurred up to the time of her putting into Queenstown. The inhabitants of that place were naturally much alarmed lest the fearful epidemic should extend to the shore, but the authorities having taken active precautionary measures, by placing the survivors in a quarantine hulk, the anxiety has abated, and the poor passengers themselves are recovering. Doca COMMITTEE.—Mr. F. Shand presided at the weekly meeting on Thursday, when Mr. Charles Turner was unanimously re-appointed chairman for the ensuing year. Messrs. J. Holme, Holden, Tobin, Gregson, and Molyneux, the representatives elected by the Town Council on the previous day, were re-appointed members of the sub-committees on which they had formerly acted. After a discussion respecting some improvements in the upper rooms of the building, a plan was submitted by the sub-committee of warehouse-management for giving addi tional warehouse room at the Albert Dock, by filling up the south-west end, at an estimated cost of £4,357. — Mr. Robinson said if the plan was adopted it would give 819 additional square yards of storage-room at the south west corner of the dock, where there was some vacant land at present unemployed ; and as their warehouses were now overcrowded with produce, he thought it very important that the improvements should be made. It was also stated that the outlay would be repaid in three years.—The sum of £3O was granted to the widow and family of the late Mr. Gordon, who had been in the em ploy of the committee at a salary of £BO per annum. A letter was read from Mr. Charles M`lver to the following effect :—" Will you ask the committee whether they will grant me, on any terms, the exclusive use of a large-sized graving-dock? It is quite plain to me that we shall re quire one ere twelve months are over." The letter was sent back to the harbourmasters' committee, who were directed to appoint a deputation to have an interview with Mr. M`lver on the subject. Mr. Malcomson thought it was well worth the consideration of the committee, whether they ought not to build some new graving -docks, as they were now so much required. Mr. Lockett and Mr. Rankin agreed with Mr. Malcomson as to the necessity, it being well known that the repairs for large steam vessels could not be done in Liverpool except in the Huskisson Dock. Mr. Holme was of the same opinion, and as they knew that so many large steamers were being built they should anticipate what was wanted, or ether ports would take away the trade of the town--A letter was read from the captain of the Maltese brig the Tiger, which had accidentally received some injury in the dock, praying the committee to waive the half of their claim against him, amounting to £22 6s. 3d., which was understood to be refused.—A letter was next read from Mr. Raines, enclosing a memorial, signed by numerous respectable residents on both sides of the river, praying that, as sundry alterations were contemplated on the dock pro perty about Nova Scotia and George's Dock, a direct approach might be made to the landing-stage. They prayed that a fixed and permanent roadway, without any bridge, might be made, or that the distance between the bridges might be shortened ; and they further suggested that a high-level footpath should be made from James. street to near the landing-stage. Mr. Lockett said if they provided carriages for the people it would perhaps satisfy them. Mr. Holme thought they ought to answer the memorial by putting a toll on the landing-stage, which had been one of the greatest accommodations ever pro vided for the public. At the same time he thought some improvements might be made, particularly in the paving, which was at present very bad. It was stated that part of the property belonged to the corporation, but orders had been given that that portion of it belonging to the Dock Estate should be repaired. It was ordered that the memorialists should be informed that the subject would be taken hito consideration. GENERAL _INTELLIGENCE. INCREASE OF ATTORNEYS.—There are 131 applications to be made in Michaelmas Term by persons to be admitted attorneys. SALES OF POULTRY. — In Aylesbury, the sale of ducks realises £15,000 a year. In Norfolk and Cambridge the small farmers pay their rents with the produce of their poultry. THE FOUNDATION STONE of the monument about to be erected to the memory of Dr. Moir, of Musselburgh, (Delta) was laid'on Tuesday, at the end of Bridge-street, in that town. _ _ FATAL PASSION. — OR Friday William Appleby, an in mate of the Wolverhampton workhouse, quarrelled with another inmate, and worked himself into a violent fit of passion, during which he fell down, and instantly expired. TRIAL BY JURY. — It appears from an official document just issued, that out of 474,149 plaints entered in the County Courts last year, in only 796 causes was the assistance of a jury required, out of which in 404 of the causes the verdicts were in favour of the parties requiring a jury to be summoned. A FEDERAL UNION of the British North American colonies, it is said, is engaging the attention of, British statesmen, Lord Elgin, late Governor-General of Canada, being actively engaged in the movement. It is said that the Federal Union, when effected, is to be presided over by a Viceroy, but that each province will have the privilege of electing its own Governor.—Nova Scotia paper. DEATH OF ADMIRAL NESllAM.—Admiral Christopher John Williams Nesham died on the sth instant, at Ex mouth, at the advanced age of 95 years. He entered the navy in January, 1782, as first-class volunteer, on board the Juno, frigate, and in June in the following year was present as midshipman in the action fought between Sir Edward Hughes and M. de Suffrein, of Cuddalore. Ad miral Nesham received the War Medal in 1849, with two bars for Camperdown and Martinique. FOOLISH FREAK. — On Tuesday, Mr. D. Thomas, of Newcastle, took his boat, the Faugh-a-Ballag,h, and en deavoured to go over the falls above Newcastle-Emlyn bridge, in the river Tivy, which had swollen very much on account of the late heavy rains. As he was in the act of going over the falls his boat was upset ; he, however, succeeded in getting on the bottom of it, and was carried in this manner some way down the river, when the boat stuck on a piece of rock, and Mr. Thomas safely landed. Ouu FUTURE SEAMEN.—Seamen and boys under train ing are now sent out every week for gun and, general exercise, cruising between the Nore and the Mouse. A target being placed at a distance of six hundred yards from mid-channel, the boys are engaged as hehnsmen, leadsmen, and captains of the gun (an eighteen-pounder) in turn. Their progress in gunnery is the admiration of their officers. On repeated occasions the target ,has been shot away by the second shot laid by the boy gunner!: LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--The direc tors recommend that the application to parliament in the next session shall be for powers to construct, within five years from the passing of the act, a single line of railway from Dorchester to Exeter, to be there connected with the Bristol and Exeter, and the Exeter and Credition lines, with land for a double line. The Company's en gineer is of opinion that a single line of railway from Dorchester to Exeter, with land for a double line, and with proper stations and slidiugs, may be constructed for £700,000, and that a connection with the Exeter and Credition and Bristol and Exeter lines may be completed for £lOO,OOO. PHYSICAL DEGENERATION IN PRUSSIA.—The last bal lotings for recruits, or relief men, for the Prussian active army, have disclosed some remarkable and interesting facts, which show a falling off in the city of Berlin in the height, health, and conformation of the male population. It appears from the statistical tables, that 10,323 adults, between the ages of 20 and 24, were liable to ballot for the classes of 1853 ; of which number 946, or about one tenth, were required for the contingent. But of the 10,323 above mentioned, 4,957 or nearly half, were declared unfit for service ; and when the ballot took place, 219 out of the quota of 946, or nearly 24 per cent., were rejected Ara physical defect or short stature. SERIOUS Acanms.—On Wednesday the following extraordinary explosion occurred in the dwelling-house of Mr. J. B. Buckstone, in Suffolk-street, East, adjoining the Haymarket theatre. For some time past a number of men have been repairing and painting it. They experienced a strong smell, as if the gas were escaping, when one of the men who was standing on a board swung about midway between the flooring and the ceiling drew a congreve match across the upper part of the wall, when a loud explosion took place. The windows were forced out, three of the painters at work had their clothes set on fire, and a number of vessels containing turpentine and oil were soon in a blaze.' The screams of the men brought assistance to the spot, and after some trouble the flames were extinguished. It was then found that the three men were much burnt, two so seriously that it was deemed prudent to remove them to the Charing-cross Hospital. . . ‘=, ARREST ON A SUNDAY.—A case came before the Court of Queen's Bench last week, in which a writ of habeas corpus had been issued by Mr. Justice Crompton, direct ing the keeper of Stafford gaol to bring up the body of one Eggington, in order that he might be discharged, upon the ground that he had been illegally arrested, as he was taken upon a Sunday. The gaoler, in his return, stated that, after the prisoner's arrest, a second warrant had been issued by the justices of Lichfield, under which he was now detained. Mr. Gray contended that the return was no answer to the writ, as the gaoler could not take advantage of the illegal custody of the prisoner to detain him under a new warrant. Mr. Pashley, in support of the return, submitted that, as the prisoner had been arrested and kept in custody in consequence of his alleged illegal detention of certain books and papers, the charge against him was of a criminal, and not of a civil, nature, and he was, therefore, not privileged from arrest on a Sunday. Mr. Cole, on the part of the Town Council of Lichfield, which had instituted the proceedings against the prisoner, also supported the return. Lord Campbell was of opinion that the prisoner ought to be discharged, on the ground that the commitment was not for any indictable offence, and, therefore, the warrant under which he was arrested ought not to have 'been executed on a Sunaday. It necessarily followed that the detention under the second warrant was illegal, the arrest under the first warrant having been illegal. The other learned judges concurred. Rule absolute for a habeas corpus. SUICIDES IN PARlS.—Suicides in Paris continue to be frequent. One, which occurred on Thursday, was attended with singular circumstances. A young man, M. Augustus D—; living in the Rue St. Denis, employed in a mer cantile firm, did not appear at his office at the usual hour. His employer went to see after him, and learned from the concierge that he had gone out shortly before finely dressed. The' following morning he again absented him self from his duty, and his employer went again to seek after him. The concierge told him that' he was in his own room. He went up, but received no reply to his knocks. The employer then sent for the youth's father, and the door was opened. He was found lying dead in the bed—he had committed suicide by means of the fumes of charcoal. A letter, addressed to his father, left open on a table, requested that no attempt should be made to discover his reason for committing suicide—it was, he said, a secret, and should die with him. It turned out on inquiry that, after leaving home grandly dressed, he went to pay visits to all his friends. They asked him if he were engaged to figure in any important ceremony, since he was so fine ; but he gaily answered, " Oh, dear, no ! The whim of going to see all my friends seized me, and lam come to shake your hand !" In the evening he went to his café, and played at cards as gaily as usual until ten o'clock. He then went t o a h a i r d resser ' s s h o p, and had his hair cut and dressed. On going home, he carefully pasted paper over the crevices of the door, win dows, &e., of his room, to prevent the entrance of the slightest portion' of air ; and he then lighted the pan of charcoal which he had previously prepared.—Another young man, a shopman employed in a linen-draper's establishment, also committed suicide the same day by means of charcoal in his lodgings in the Rue Blanche. To prevent any pain he stupified himself by drinking the liquor produced by boiling down a quantity of poppies.— Galignani. THE BunNEAst MURDER.--The inquiry into the cir cumstances attending this dreadful tragedy having been adjourned from Friday until ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, at that hour the proceedings were, for the third time, resumed before Mr. Chearsley, the coroner, and a highly respectable jury, at the Mile-house, a small hostel rie on the Old Bath-road, about one mile from the Maidenhead station of the Great Western railway, and half that distance from the scene of the murder—the Old Abbey farm. Moses Hatto, the young man charged with being concerned in the inhuman deed, has remained in custody at the Eton lock-up since Friday. He made no allusion to the murder in his conversation with the officers appointed to watch him, nor has his manner dis closed any thing calculated to fix with certainty the dreadful crime upon him. Inspector Langley, of the London detective police, has succeeded in tracing Hatto to have gone to the Maidenhead railway station on the Monday night after the murder, between ten and eleven o'clock, for the alleged purpose of inquiring for a parcel which he says he expected. To go there he used one of his master's saddle horses ; and it is now conjectured that while absent he may have taken opportunity to dis pose in some manner of the missing property or any other articles the possession of which might infer a guilty knowledge. It is a lamentable fact that every opportunity seems to have been given the murderer to escape. Although within twenty miles of the metropolis, and four of the royal borough of Windsor, news of the tragedy occurring on Tuesday night did not reach either place until the following Thursday. It is not too much to say, therefore, that all the intervening time might have been devoted by the guilty party to destroy the traces of his crime. The removal of the prisoner on Tuesday morning occasioned considerable excitement in Eton and the neighbourhood. He was conveyed handcuffed i n a light chaise cart, between the superint en d en t s o f t h e Eton and BurnhamSlo anughpcidi;ast Abbey Fa rm was purpose l y . route throu g h th e v ill age o f avoided, owing to the excited state of the inhabitants of the district, who, it is said, are so satisfied of Hatto's guilt that, if set down amongst them, he could not pos sibly escape "lynching." Hatto is a man of small sta ture, but of well-knit frame, with a countenance rather pleasing than otherwise. On reaching the Mile-house he got out of the police cart with a light step, and held his manacled hands aloft with an expression of bravado. The Olwhich was the finding i jury having answered to their names, several further ci f mt an comparatively trifling na tureo r s o cu mines themselves—the spots ce of a s of b odon I minute principal ande o o,s hat—were deposed to 'examination. From the e b v y id th en e ce w i i t tn ap es p s e e a s re o d n , Prisoner had been in his own room (as he avers he was) during the p er p e t ra ti on of the horrid deed, he could not have avoided hearing the that if r t e he struggling, scuffling, and running, w hi ch it was but too apparent, had preceded the close of the fearful tragedy. It is also said that he had made overtures of affection to the victim of the barbarity, which she rejected, as coming from one in an inferior position of life to her own. After all the witnesses had been examined, and the coroner had summed up, the room was cleared, and after a lapse of about ten minutes, on the court being re-opened, the fore man announced that the jury were unanimous in finding a verdict of wilful murder against Moses Hatto. The verdict appeared to have been anticipated by the majority of those present, and it was stated that the prisoner ma nifestedThnoe usual surprise on warrant of committal fact having been pre pared being communicated to him. pared by Mr. Chearsley, Hatto was conveyed, in custody ington and Th omas , t o A y l es b u ry of superintendents OM gaol, there to await his trial at the en su i ng assize,, THE LORD RECTORSHIP OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.— The Conservative Association, at a crowded meeting, held on Tuesday night, in the College, came to a resolution pledging themselves to re-elect the Earl of Eglinton to the ' Lord Rectorship. Great hopes are entertained by his supporters of the success of Mr. Tennyson. Citizen. THE SEA. EAGLE.—We have just seen a most splendid , specimen of the sea eagle, which was caught the other day in a trap at Strathgarve. The extended wings measured 7 feet 9 inches ; length of body 3 feet 2 inches ; weight 15 pounds ; the outstretched claws covered as large an extent as a man's hand. Who would not go a journey to see such a noble fellow hooking a salmon from the lake, and carry ing it on his broad pinions to his home among the cliffs ? Inverness Courier. Two HUNDRED MILES IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR. — Mr. Richardson has satisfied our capitalists that it is entirely practicable to build an atmospheric tube from New York to Boston (200 miles) through which mail bags or parcels of any description may be regularly, certainly, and safely sent in fifteen minutes. He has perfectly obviated the most apparent difficulty, which consisted in the colli sion of the parcel despatched on reaching its termination. This he has accomplished by the counter pressure, arising from the elasticity of unexhausted air,- thereby reducing the shock until it becomes absolutely imperceptible. A con siderable part of the stock for the building of this mail tube has already been subscribed. — Times' Correspondent. FOREIGN CRIMINALS IN PARlS.—Amongst the natives of foreign countries arrested for crime of some kind or other in Paris during the last year (1852), there were only thirty-three natives of Great Britain—a very small num ber indeed, when the large number of English who visited and resided in that capital is taken into account ; and which, as compared with the proportion of natives of other countries arrested for crime,gElts us no cause to be ashamed of our national character. Of other foreigners arrested, the following numbers are given : Belgians, 441; Saxon Germans, 314; Hollanders, 136 ; Prussians, 106 ; Swiss, 104 ; Italians, 84 ; Bavarians, 65 ; Austrians, 39 ; Poles, 36 ; Spaniards, 29 ; Hessians, Hungarians, Danes, of each 16 ; Swedes, 14 ; Persians, 6 ; Egyptians and Greeks, of each 2; and one Turk. PUBLIC HEALTH.—LEAD, COPPER, OR ZINC PIPES.— The minister of commerce, agriculture, and public works in France, has just issued a circular to all prefects, calling upon them to put a stop to the use of lead, copper, or zinc pipes in breweries. The minister in his circular states that " experience proves that beer,b7 simple contact with lead, takes up an appreciable quantity of the metal, and thus acquires poisonous properties." Leaden pipes are not only used in breweries, but a custom has arisen in taverns, and in houses where wine is sold, of using a small pump, which communicates with the barrels in the cellar by means of a leaden pipe. The use of the pipe in this instance is peculiarly objectionable, inasmuch as the action of the pump is at intervals only. A whole family was poisoned by using for some time a pump of this kind for drawing up their ordinary consumption of wine.—Journal of the Society of Arts. REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—In Midsummer, last year, a merchant fitted out a vessel from the Clyde for Mel bourne, he being owner of both ship and cargo. She carried out a number of passengers, and among the crew was a poor boy who was taken out free for his labour. When the vessel arrived at Melbourne the owner sold the cargo, and shortly afterwards the vessel, and remitted the proceeds to his friends at home. This poor boy got employment in one of the numerous lighters that ply be tween the large emigrant ships and Melbourne, carrying cargo, a very profitable trade, and he last week remitted £lO of his savings, accompanied by a letter, in which he says, " I am well employed, and saving money. You may, perhaps, be aware that the ship I came by was sold here, and the owner is driving a cart through Melbourne ; the captain is employed as a labourer about the wharfs ; while a young gentleman, a relative of the owner, is car rying a hod in a brick-store."—North British Mail. EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTION.— An extraordinary transaction took place on Wednesday week, at the Red Lion Inn, in this town. Two travelling hawkers, with their wives, and some other persons, were drinking toge ther, when the conversation turned upon the proceedings at the fair on the previous Monday, and the merits and qualifications of the men's wives became also the subject of discussion. The debate was waxing strong, when a man, who formed one of the company, apparently enamoured with the appearance of the women, expressed a wish to purchase them. The husbands at once assented to the proposition, and a bargain was struck. The price fixed for one was £5, and for the other 10s. The money was in stantly paid by the buyer, and so far as he was concerned the matter was settled. The parties continued to sit and enjoy themselves, but at length their husbands deemed it necessary to take their leave of the town. At this point, however, a most langhable scene occurred. The women declared they were not beasts, and would not be sold as such, and determined to follow their hus bands. The purchaser asserted they were his property, and he would stick to them. The women, however, were resolute, and the man, finding that he was in a fair way of losing them, wished to withdraw his bargain. To this the husbands would not agree, and they departed, their wives taking care to follow them, leaving the buyer a poorer but a wiser man.—Cheltenham Journal. DEATH BY EATING MONS'S-HOOD FOR HORSERADISH. —Considerable excitement has been created in Bristol by a case of poisoning of a somewhat extraordinary descrip tion. Some time since Mr. Joseph Russell, a wine mer chant at Bristol, died, bequeathing, among other legacies, one to a distant relative, named also Joseph Russell, a bookseller, residing at Chard, Somersetshire, and who came to Bristol respecting it. On Sunday , he dined with .one. of his brothers, a coachmaker resident in Bristol, and partook of some roast beef, he being in excellent health. As he remarked that roast beef was nothing without horseradish, his brother's wife stated that there were some horseradish roots in the garden, and the servant was sent to dig up one. The root was scraped in the usual manner, dressed with vinegar, and placed on the table ; both his brother and the deceased partook of it. Soon after dinner, Joseph Russell complained of a peculiar tingling sensation in his hands and arms, and this feeling rapidly increased till he said he felt it creeping round his neck. He rapidly sank, and died in about an hour afterwards. The other brother, who had taken much less of the supposed horse radish, was much affected, but is now recovering. On an examination it was found the root was the aconitum napellus (wolf's-bane, or monk's-hood), which, particularly at this season of the year, strongly resembles horseradish, but which is a strong narcotic poison. We believe we are right in stating that this is only the second case known of a person having been thus poisoned. The other and first case is recorded by Dr. Pereira. BALDERDASH OF RELIC WORSHIP.—The following specimen of rhapsodical and blasphemous trash is from the sermon of Dr. Wiseman at Amiens, on the occasion' f the " translation" of the relics of St. Theodosia :—" Along those obscure corridors, in those mysterious caverns, of the catacombs of St. Hermes, I hear resounding, but with sweeter accents far, that same powerful voice which shall one day raise the dead from the depth of their graves : Consurge, consurge, executere de pulvere, consurge solve vincula colli tun, captina, filia Sion. ` Arise, arise, shake thyself from that sacred dust in which thou hast reposed for fifteen hundred years in the arms of that affectionate mother, the eternal depository of the faith and its faithful witnesses. Break, daughter of Amiens, the bonds of thy sweet captivity in the land of thy former enemies. Bid adieu to thy blessed companions in the dormitories of the just ; for consecrated hands have sought and received thy sacred ashes, and borne them back with joy and love to thy native soil ! Come Theodosia, come to gladden us by thy presence, but come likewise to our help, in order that our triumph may be worthy of thee. Display thy power, that is, the power of Jesus Christ, which mani fested itself even in the ashes of His martyrs. Call together then, in thy name, an assemblage of venerated bishops, who form a majestic procession in honour of thy holy remains. Cause them to assemble, not only from our dear France and from Belgium, countries so fruitful in ecclesiastical virtues ; but also from Ireland, ever faith ful to her God and her faith, despite ages of suffering and persecution ; and from England, still struggling with the powers of the world; from the western shores of Guada loupe ; from the centre of Asia; from the extreme limits of eastern Siam ; from the bounds of that vast ocean which the fleets of the ancient world never visited, but where, nevertheless, the banner of the cross has been planted by the intrepid missionaries of France on the summit of their highest mountains. Call the pastors of the church, and they will obey thy voice." LOVE AND DEATH.—An event of a most painful and melancholy nature has just occurred in a small village in Cornwall. A young woman respectably connected, named Ellen Macartney, by trade a milliner and dressmaker, was engaged to a your).g man about her own age, named Thomas Hardy Aldis, who was an assistant to a provision dealer in a town a few miles distant. The courtship— which is described as having been an uninterrupted source of happiness, and which appears to have given the utmost satisfaction to the friends on both sides—had extended over a period of something under seven years, and both the sued and the suitor having saved a sufficient sum of money to commence house furnishing, and to set up in a business as a small grocer and provision dealer, an early day was named for their nuptials. A house was looked at and approved of—wedding garments were examined and chosen—friends of the bride from a distance were invited and promised to come—the license was applied for and obtained—cards, gloves, dresses, bridecake, everything arrived as ordered, and "all went happy as a marriage bell." The father of the betrothed was to give her away at church —her brother was to officiate as groomsman, and the sister of Aldis was bespoken as bridesmaid. The young couple were greatly respected, and everybody looked forward to the day that should unite until death those who through life had been so faithful and so true. The fated day arrived. The sun shone joyously out, and the village gossips were up betimes to record every circumstance connected with the interesting event. Half-past seven o'clock came, but no bridegroom—" How late he was, an uncommon thing for him." Ellen's uncle, a neighbouring farmer, alighted at the door, and taking the bride aside, pressed into her hands a bank note for 201. Eight o'clock was here, but no bridegroom — " What could be the matter ? Had not some one better go in quest of him ?" A messenger hurried in from the church to say the clergyman was waiting. Hope had given way to anxiety —now an x i e ty was sup planted by fear. " Something very serious must have taken place—what could it be ?" A strange presentiment took possession of all present. He had been murdered or was ill. But in the latter case, " some one would have been sent to say so." All was mystery and disappointment. There was no alternative, the ceremony "must be deferred," and then came on that anxious yearning which maketh the heart sick. The symbols of married bliss were hastily laid aside, and an envoy, the girl's uncle, started to ascertain the cause of the truant's absence, In about three hours he returned to the residence of his niece, with the intelli gence that Aldis had left his employer's house at six o'clock that morning, since which time nothing had either been seen or heard of him. The day wore on heavily, and no tidings were received of the "lost one." The next day came and went, and yet not a line, not a word arrived to clear up the extraordinary and unaccountable mystery. Ellen, all this while, had been growing paler and paler still. Like Rachel, she refused to be co mforted. Fo od was spurned ; she secluded herself in her room, and wept such tears as are known only to the angels, and those who, like her, have been compelled to drink of that bitter cup whose ingredients are unto death. Early on the morning of the fourth day from that on which the marriage was appointed to take place, poor Ellen Macartney was found cold and lifeless floating upon the top of a mill-dam, a few yards from her own door—a photographic miniature of her lover suspended round her neck ! Nothing has y et been heard of Aldis. The village is in a date of t he greatest excitement. Hull Advertiser. HORRIBLE MURDER.—The hitherto quiet ne;ghbour hood of Dunster was on Wednesday thrown into great excitement by the. perpetration of a horrible murder, committed on a girl about 12 years old, named Cole. She resided with her mother (who is a widow) and brother, a lad about 17. On Tuesday the mother and brother went out to work, and left the girl at home in care of a lonely cottage, situated in the parish of Cutcombe, near Dunster, Somerset. There are two dwellings under the same roof; 1 the other being occupied by an old woman more than 80 years of age, who, on Tuesdey morning, about ten o'clock, saw a young man named Baily in the house with the girl. He soon after left the house, and did not again return. On the return of the mother and brother they made a search for the girl, and at last found her in an old barn close by, with her throat cut, and quite dead. The man Baily is in custody. TnE WET SEAsoN.—The following is the amount of rain-fall at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in the last three months of 1852, and the first nine months of 1853, with the averages, in inches, of corresponding periods, for thirty-seven years : October, 1852 ... 3.B—Average of 37 year5...2.6 November, „ ... 6.0 ~ 73 .3 1.9 December, „ ... 2.2 ~ January, 1853 ... 2.o — Average of 38 years...l.B February, „ ... 0.9 ~ ~ 1.7 March, „ ... 1.5 9 If 1.6 • April, „ ... 3.1 ,/ ~ 1.8 May, P, •• . 1.6 ~ 2.1 June, I, •• . 2.8 , /3 3.7 July, ~ ... 6 . 0 7, ,2 2.6 2.6 August, „ ... 3.2 ~ 3, September, „ ... 2.4 ~ ~ 2.5 1 THE MARCH or MATRIMONY. — Ten young couples are on the books of the Gateshead Union for marriage, their respective ages being 22 and 20, 20 and 22, 20 and 18, 26 and 27, 30 and 25, 30 and 21, 21 and 19, 22 and 20, 20 and 19, and 24 and 25. So great, indeed, is the demand in Gateshead for wives, that a young widow, who lost her husband by the epidemic in September, was nominated on Sunday in our parochial church as the bride elect of a young bachelor ! There is a line in Hamlet which will rise to the reader's mind; but, before he quotes it, let him listen to the recital of another domestic romance, 'the remembrance of which has been revived by the occurrence of Sunday. There was once a coalmine explosion on the Tyne, and many lives were sacrificed. The bodies of the dead could not be . recovered until some weeks had passed away ; and the corpse of one married man, when it vas carried home, found the widow lying by the side of another husband ! She had wedded her new spouse before burying his predecessor. Shakspere " ex hausted worlds, and then imagined new ;" but he never dreamt of "the marriage baked meats coldly furnishing forth the burial tables!" Real life is more than a match for fiction.—Gateshead Observer. A DANGEBOITS SOURCE OF INFECTION.-Our attention has been called to a dangerous source of disease which has hitherto escaped the notice of the conservators of public health in seaport towns. From his statement it would seem that when a seaman dies during a voyage either at sea or in any port, his property, consisting of a chest of clothing, and perhaps some bedding, is secured, sealed up, and carried back to the port whence he shipped, and there handed over to the shipping master, who retains it until the claim of the relatives to receive it is clearly established, when it is given up. It is well known that sailors are a migratory class of men, and in the majority of cases ship from ports in which they have no relations. The conse quence is, that quantities of unclaimed property are con stantly accumulating in the hands of shipping masters, and are kept lying over for years without being exposed to the air. The original owners of this property have died of every description of known and unknown diseases, in various quarters of the world, some of these diseases perhaps of a most .malignant and contagious character ; and when to this is added the fact that bundles of dirty clothing are thus kept, in a state calculated to induce dis ease, the danger will be at once apparent. The opening of a bale of goods has been known to carry with it disease and death to an alarming extent into a community, and nothing less might be expected from the opening up a package of wearing apparel that had lain long over in an unwashed state. 'This subject, then, is one worthy of the notice of sanitary committees, and if the allegation prove correct that a dangerous stock of the kind referred to is lodged in the hands of shipping masters calculated to en danger the health of seaport communities, then is it time that they should interpose the authority which is vested in them by Act of Parliament in searching out and put ting an end to the evil.—North British Daily Mail. SELECTION OF TUE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL FOR MANCHESTER.—On Friday week the judges appointed by the Wellington memorial committee—the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere, and the Right Hon. the Earl of Wilton—pro ceeded to the suite of rooms forming the south gallery of the Royal Manchester Institution, which were filled with the competing models for the Manchester memorial to the late Duke of Wellington, and, after a careful examination of the whole, gave their united judgment in favour of the model No. 7. On opening the letter superscribed with the sculptor's mark—an inverted triangle within a double ring —the name of the successful artist was found to be Mr. Matthew Noble, of London, the same sculptor upon whom, in competition, the choice fell in the award of the committee for the Salford statue to Sir Robert Peel, now placed in Peel-park. The endeavour in this design has been to take a higher and more comprehensive view of the I subject than is given in memorials of the kind. This view, it is hoped, has been realised in representing the duke in his civil as well as military capacity, by personifying those salient qualities and results through which he attained so high a position in life, and influenced the destinies of so many nations ; and by illustrating five of the chief crowning events in his public career, through which, in the twofold capacity named, he will be best and most illustriously known to posterity. The salient qualities re ' ferred to are Wisdom and Valour. They are personified in the design by the figures of Minerva and Mars, composed in Isuch a way a 9 to impart to the mind a high and honourable feeling. The results of these great qualities were Victory and Peace—the victory of Britain over her foes, and a peace given to Europe perhaps unparalleled in history. These two main results are personified by an abstract figure of each, designed to correspond and accord in sen timent with the two former figures. Of the chief events in the public life of Wellington, illustrated in the design, four are represented in bas-reliefs on the large plinth sup porting the column, giving respectively the battle of Assaye, the battle of Waterloo (in each of which the duke is seen on horseback, and in the first with the horse just shot under him), his presence at the congress at Vienna, and his receiving in person the thanks of the House of Commons, on the memorable occasion in the year 1814. On the summit of the column is placed a colossal statue of the great duke himself, designed to give an idea of the moment when he stood erect and calm after having de livered the following impressive words in the House of Lords:—" I am one of those who have probably passed a longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it :" words not likely to be soon forgotten. In a small design of this kind there is of course little more than a bare idea of the intention given. LORD Me.yon's DAY.--The customary inauguration ' of the Lord Mayor of London city took place on Wednes day, with even more than the usual amount of pomp and pageantry. The absence of any display last year, owing to the then recent demise of the Duke of Wellingt;on, and the extreme fineness of the weather, combined to render the pageant of Wednesday one of the most successful that has taken place for some years past. The number of spectators was far greater than usual. The " show" — thanks to the co-operation of Mr. Cooke, of Astley's Amphitheatre—was well arranged; and the good humour everywhere prevailing left nothing to be desired. The novel part of the procession, in which Mr. Cooke's equestrian troupe was seen to very great advantage, ex cited general admiration. One of his best riders, attired in handsome Tyrolese habit, mounted on a beautiful pie bald charger, and bearing the banner of " Peace," led the way. He was immediately followed by a car drawn by six fine horses, three a-breast, on which was mounted, at a considerable height, a female in white classic robe, balanc ing scales in her hand, having before her a city mace, and, though rather pretty looking, "as stern as Justice." Then came horsemen clothed in the garb of different nations, a varied and interesting sight. There was a groan at the Russian, which the Turk mistook for him self, and turned round to see from whom it proceeded, but this resulted in a loud and enthusiastic cheer. The Chinese participated in the good wishes of the spectators, and seemed proud of it. The representatives of North and South America were amusingly tattooed, aud occa sioned much merriment. What, however, brought the laughter of the people to a climax was the Australian digger, with his red woollen smock, his sunburnt counte nance, his huge over-grown beard, about to split asunder, with his pickaxe, a gigantic F piece of quartz. Last of all in this troupe came Peace and Prosperity," two young females, appropriately attired, and mounted on a large globe, which was drawn by nine horses, *hree a-breast. The Lord Mayor was very well received all along the line of the procession. Flags were suspended across Thames street, and every house and warehouse was thronged with spectators. The embarkation in the civic barges having been effected, they were taken in tow by above-bridge steamers, which brought them up the river to West minster, where the Lord Mayor and sheriffs, and the leading officers of the corporation, landed, and proceeded into the Court of Exchequer. After the customary formula had been gone through, the judges of the various courts were invited to the banquet at Guildhall, by the Recorder, in the names of the chief magistrate and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Wire. The civic au thorities then re-embarked, and returned by water to Blackfriars-bridge, where the land procession was re-formed, i a ,e u rs d on hav ing received an important addition the Lady Mayoress, proceeded, ere in ma N y: ta as or ti a o o i n n id e s tions of an enormous crowd e of sPec a ta ni t i o d rs t to he established custom. Hitherto deviation, however, from of the lord The banquet took place in th and the invitations one of the sheriffs has declined to sheriffs ; but this r contribnte to the civic . the invitations' ran in hospitality,name therefore issued in the name of the lord mayor and w ere and Sheriff Wire. A little before Ald erm an seven o'clock the lord m ayor, in full municipal costume, and preceded by hi s mace and swordbearer and other civic of f icials, the principal officers of the household following in his train, walked in procession through Guildhall, and am id the amid the cheers of the company, took his seat on the dais. The members of the Government, as they entered, re ceived with great cordi a lit y. On the were n right of the lord mayor were the late lord mayor, the lord chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, th e E arl of Clarendon, Lord John Russell, Lord Canning, Mr. Sheriff Wire and Mrs. Wire, Lord Palmerston, Sir Charles Wood, Sir James Graham, the A • • • American minister, the Danish chargé d'affaires, the minister of Paraguay. On the left, the lady mayoress, the late lady mayoress, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord and Lady Manderville, Sir William Moles worth, &c. Among the company were Lord Hatherton, Mr. Cardwell, Sir John Patteson, Mr. M. T. Baines, M.P., Sir John Pakington, M.P., Mr. Walpole, M.P., Mr. Cornewall Lewis, Sir C. G. Young, Sir John Dodson, the Recorder and Mrs. Stuart Wortley, Mr. E. Ball, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. Apsley Pellatt, M.P., Mr. Master man; M.P., Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Mr. Chaplin, M.P., Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., and many of the aldermen and members of common council. THE LIGHTING OF WEST DEBBY. -~ -- YESTERDAY morning, at nine o'clock, the annual public meeting of the ratepayers of West Derby (the village dis trict) was held at the public office, in Mill-lane, for the purpose of receiving the accounts for the lighting of that portion of the township, and for other .business. The attendance was very limited, the proceedings being of little more than a formal character. Mr. Alderman 'Thos. Bold was called to the chair. Mr. T. H. Anthony, the treasurer, then produced his accounts. These showed that £268 19s. 3d. had been paid for gas and other expenses, and that on last year's rate (Md. in the pound) there was a balance due to the treasurer of £3l 6s. 4d. It appea rs that the amount collectable for the Md. rate is £214, and from a sixpenny one about £2Bs.—Mr. Thomas Harrison and Mr. Henry Holt, the retiring inspectors, were re elected—The Chairman said the next question was the amount which would be required for the •ensuing year. Mr. Anthony said that the amount collected last year would not see them through, as they wanted some new iron lamp-posts. It was then resolved to ask for £3OO, and the overseers will lay a rate to produce that amount. The meeting then adjourned. LIVERP OOL CITA _VBER OF COMMERCE. TEE monthly meeting of the council was held yesterday,. • Thomas Bunch, E sq ., Vi ce - president, in the chair. After the formal proceedings, a recommendation was brought up from the committee on the subject of certifi cates of survey of ships, which was adopted. A memorial to Government, relative to the short supply of Peruvian guano, was submitted by the special committee, and agreed to. Among the communications were letters from Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Secretary to the Treasury, presenting to the Chamber a handsomely-bound volume. containing the Customs' Consolidation and Tariff Acts, for which the best thanks of the council were voted. From the Singapore. Chamber of Commerce, on the differential duty on wild and cultivated nutmegs : referred to the customs' com mittee. From the Royal Commissioners, on the law of bankruptcy ; also, from the Royal Commissioners, on the law of partnership : referred to a special committee. LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT.- YESTERDA (Before JosEru PoLEocz, Esq., the Judge.) ONE hundred plaints were heard yesterday, but scared y any of the cases were possessed of public interest. ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.—HEWITT WAINWRIGHT.—This was an action by Mr. Henry Hewitt against John Wainwright, Ash-road, Knotty-ash, tailor, to recover a sum of £3 13s. 10d., for goods supplied. Mrs. Wainwright, who appeared for the defendant, handed in an account book, to show that the greater part of the money had been already paid. His Honour, on closely examining the books, said that he found that there were two places in the pounds column where the figures had been scratched out, and a £1 inserted. On this he gave immediate judgment for the plaintiff, and said he was not quite satisfied that he should not direct Mrs. Wainwright into custody, as there had been apparent forgery. Prompt payment was ordered. NEGLECT TO GIVE CHANGE.—THOMPSON V. HALL.-- The plaintiff, Captain Thompson, is a master mariner of this port; Mr. Hall, the defendant, a butcher at North Shields, and the action was brought to recover £5 and costs, under the following transaction :—The plaintiff had a chronometer to dispose of, and the defendant wished to purchase one for his brother, who .is .a master mariner. They met together at Mr. Daniell's shop, when £27 was asked. Defendant agreed to give that amount. He paid over five £5 notes, and the plaintiff agreed to change him another, giving him £3, and taking the other two sovereigns with him wrapped up in the notes. On getting to the George Hotel, he recollected that the sixth note had not been paid over, and he then went, accompanied by detective officer Murphy, in search of the defendant, whom they found at Harrison's public-house, opposite the Custom House, and who said that he had paid the full amount, although he did not, as requested, count over the money that he had in his pockets, alleging that he was ignorant of what sum he had on setting out in the mor n i ng. The case was undefended, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. A FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER.—A young Frenchman, named Ernest Farrington de Bouglinval, summoned Mr. Parsons, photographic artist, of Bold-street, for £3, being a month's wages for service. He also claimed for some portraits and music, his property, which Mr. Parsons re tained ; but, he being a minor, this portion of his claim could not be entertained. It appeared that, in April last, the defendant was in want of an assistant, when the plaintiff, then in Paris, was engaged to him by his fatheT. He was to be boarded in Mr. Parsons' house, and to be paid from 15s. to 305., according to the talent which he might exhibit. He entered on the service on the Ist of April, and on the Ist of May was paid £3, being at the rate of 15s. a week. On the 20th of May the plaintiff returned home at ten o'clock at night, when he found that his master had locked the door on him. The plaintiff, in examination, stated that the likenesses he took had been found fault with; but that the defendant's apparatus was imperfect. On cross-examination by Mr. Hime, who appeared for the defendant, he stated that he had gone, when with Mr. Parsons, under a wrong name. Questions were then put, with a view to show that after the month had expired a fresh engagement was made with him, by which be was to be paid only for the pictures that he coloured.--By mutual consent, after the case had pro ceeded a certain length, it was leftto the arbitration of the French consul. A LANDLORD'S LIADILITY.—Mr. Rawle, of Kensing ton-terrace, Upper Parliament-street, summoned Mr. Stephen .Fletcher, his landlord, f or £1 18 s. 3d., the amount of bills paid for repairing gas pipes, opening th e pip e o f the water-closet, &e. Mr. Rawle stated that on the 22nd. of December last he became a tenant of Mr. Fletcher; The house was 245 a-year rent, and he was told, on taking it, that it was in perfect order, and that gas and water were laid in every room. Ile found, however, that the gas pipes were not connected with the main pipe, and that they also leaked, so much as to require extensive repairs. He sent for workmen to the office of the Gas Company, and had been charged for their services £1 Bs. The defendant on complaint afterwards sent one of his own workmen to open out the pipe of the water closet, which was filled with shavings, but for that the man charged him (the plaintiff) 10s. As the evidence was defective in some material particulars, the case was postponed. - - - - - - CLAIM AGAINST AN AUCTIONEEIL—AdSITIDoyIe, cotton waste dealer, summoned Mr. Joseph Parker, auctioneer, for £2 10s., the value of an iron chain which he alleged that he had bought, but which had not been delivered. A sale, it appeared, took place in December last, at the office of Messrs. Johnston, at which the plaintiff was a pur chaser. One of the lots that he so bought consisted, according to the catalogue, of " cotton waste, isinglasss, pumice -stone, and brown paper, &c., &c." He had pre viously inspected the lots as arranged at some premises that had been burned down in Leeds-street, and with the lot in question at that time was an iron cable chain, the non-delivery of which formed the ground of the present action. It was alleged for the defence that the chain was never intended to be sold, and that this had been inti mated to intending purchasers on their inspection of the goods. That more satisfactory evidence on that point might be supplied, his Honour adjourned the case till the 215th instant. The court rose soon after four o'clock. COURT AND FASHION. LIE COlTllT. — Wednesday was the birthday of the Prince of Wales. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester is better ; the cough has abated, and the duchess is recovering from the state of debility and ex haustion to which she was reduced. The festivities of the Court during the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Brabant will be continued at Windsor Castle until next Tuesday. when Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and Royal family, with their illustrious guests, take their departure for Osborne. COURT THEATRICALS.—The first dramatic performance, at Windsor Castle, this * season, to o k p l ace on Thursday. The piece selected was Shakspere's Henry V. THE EAST INDIA. COMPANY, on Saturday, gave an entertainment at the London Tavern to Lord Elphinstone, on the occasion of his appointment as Governor of Bombay. After the usual toasts, the compuny retired to the drawing room, and separated shortly after eleven o'clock. THE OFFICE of Ulster King at Arms has been conferred on the distinguished genealogist, Mr. John Bernard Burke. requ ested by Mr. Charl es THEATRICAL ON DIT.—We are Kean to contradict the report that he had e n gaged Lord Aberdeen to perform, at ii the malevolent i Windsor rumour arose f rom theatricals, the Dancing Scoicliman. i its having b een g enerally remar ked shuffle.— Th e Press. that his Is lordship had . lately been practising the double e THE NEW SHERIFFS. SATURDAY being the morrow of St. Martin, the Lords of the Pricy Council assembled in the Court. of Exchequer, in pursuance of ancient custom, to proceed to " the nomi nation of sheriffs for the year ensuing for all the counties in England and Wales, with the exception of Cornwall and Lancashire." The folloWing are some of Saul, nominations : Brunstock, Esq.; CIIMBERLAND.—George Thomas Alison Hoskins,Esq: ; Thos. Story Spedding, of Mirehouse, E sq. of Higham,of CIIESITIRE. — FraIIeig Duckinfield, Esq. , John D uckinfield Palmer Astley, of Esq. ; Richard Ch . • Chapman, of Hill-end, Mottram, DER Christopher, Naylor, of Hooton-hall, E DER BYSHIRE. — WiIIiam Drury Lowe, of Locks-park, sq. k Es • q. , Peter Arkwright, of Willesley Castle, Esq. ; the Right Hon. Henry Manners, Lord Waterpark, of Dove ridge. SIIROPSHIRE.—Robert Aglionby Slaney, of Walford Manor, Esq. ' • Willoughby Hart Sitwell, of Bucknall , Esq. ; Edward Lloyd Gatacre, of Gatacre-hall, Esq. ~ STAFFORDSHIRE.—John Davenport 'W es twood, .r.sq.;. Richard Dyott, of Freeford, Esq. ; Thomas William Gif fard, of Chillingter, Esq. WESTMORELAND.—' alter Charles Sttickland, of Si zergh-hall, Kendal, Esq.; John Wilson, of the Howe,. Windermere, Esq_ ?. . • John Hill, of B a nkfoot, Esq. YORKSHIRE.— H enry Willoughby, of Birdsall, E sq ... James Brown, of Copgrove, Esq . ; Sir George Wombw ell: of Newburgh-park, Bart. ANGLESEA.—Robert Brisco Owen, of aris.p ar k , Esq. ; John Williams, of Treffos, Esq. Hugh R o b ert Hughes, of Bodwyn, Esq. CARNA.RVONSUIRE.—Thomas Lock Duncombe Jones Parry, of Madryn, Esq.; Samuel Duckfield Derbyshi re, i Pendyffrn, Esq. ; Richd. Trygarn Griffith, of 1., —agarn E 4 DENBIGIISIIIRE.—Richard Jones, of Bellan..o , • abon, Esq. ; John Edward Madocks, of Gi an. i'""'e, Rhu -Y-wern, Esq • Henry Robinson Sandbach, of Havodunos, near Abergele. - " FmETEMINE.—Arthur Trevor Viscount Dungannon of Brynkinalt ; Henry Raikes of Lwynegrin' S E , Peel, of Bryn-Y-PYs , Esq. q. ; Edmund