The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-31 00:00:00

_-.,...~ .fte.....Eae,,smii,mind. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. The steamer Baltic arrived in the Mersey, from New York, yesterday morning, with 157 passengers, 458,291. dollars in specie, and dates to the 19th instant. The Baltic left Sandy Hook at 6.30 p.m , Satur day, the 19th. Off the bar, passed ,'nip Endymion, bound inwards. July 89th, off Point Lynas, passed ships Y or k s hi re, of :New York ; Thalatta, f -----; and Gilbert Munro, of London—all bound Inwards. The Baltic encowntered a dense fog from lon. 2-1 tO Holyhead. A dreadful...railway accident had occurred near Philadelphia, by which upwards of sixty persons are said to have been killed. The following are briefly' the particulars as nearly as ascertained. The scholars of St. Michael's church, Philadelphia, attended by their friend's, teachers, and Rev. Mr. Sheridan, left the city on a pie-nio excursion. The te-ain consisted of twelve cars, containing about si x h undred persons; and when near Camp Hill, where there is a curve in the track, was run against by the down train, and, dreadful to relate, some fifty persons, mostly children, together with the conductor Mr. Harris and the Rev. .iMr. Sheri dan, were killed, and from seventy to eighty badly, if not fatally hurt. Three cars of the up train were broken to splinters, and the front,---- , from the fire of the engine, b above victims lost their lives. but slightly injured, and no person s, it sustameu any injury. The greatest excitement prevails in the vicinity of St. Michael's chum/A, where most of the sufferers, have resided. Sub_equent to the collision, the conductor of the dow-A train (Mr. Vanstavoren) driven to desperation "At beholding the result of his Criminal recklessne :4B. swallowed arsenic ter- Minated his exis!4ence. The engineer was placed ander arrest to await the result of the Coroner's investigation. The New York Times adds :—The lmuch oss of life and the extent of injury appear to be eater than were at first stated. The dead, it i s .oported, exceed 60 persons, while there are rof Jra than 100 of maimed and wounded. So fright till a disaster as this, in which the terror of the calamity is increased by the combination of 'destroying elements, has seldom startled the ' co mmunity. The suicide of the conductor, 'whose self - destruction is an acknowledgement of his guilt in causing the disaster, adds 'to the gloominess of the tragedy. Two ether fearful accidents had occurred, full details of all of which are recorded at length in another part of our paper. Beyond these, the papers now to hand are totally devoid of news of interest. In commerci a l matters there had been but little stock e c hange. M oney cont i nued easy, and the had a tendency to improvement. Exchange on London had declined about arreighth per cont. We subjoin the latest report of the New York markets Cow d orr: Our previous c i rcu l ar was per Ericsson, under ate of 21st t. urin summer season we Will only i ssue our reports Dmonthg the ly. After two weeks of 9om p ar ative dullness, w ith sales of 600 to 800 bales daily to the home trade, and occasional parcels for export, without any material change in prices, we entered into a snore lively state of things about a week since. The favourable advices we had been receiving from Liverpool Per Canada, Baltic, and Africa, gave confidence to holders Irent n exacting full prices, and with a small speculative cur they have this week improved lull Pin to s r!. On Jalesday morning we received three days later from Liverpool per propeller Canadian, at Quebec, say to 2nd hist, had on the following day our usual weekly summary 'O sth inst., per Niagara, at Halifax. By this packet We are advised of sales of 82,000 bales in the week, 'closing; quiet at id advance ; very favourable harvest prospects, and continued improvement in money matters, and also in the tone of the Manchester gaols market ; all which has had an important effect here, and increased the desire to buy on speculation. The sales of the present Week were 1,500 OR Monday, about one-third to be home trade; 4,000 on Tuesday, of which 2,500 bales were in transit ; 700 on .Wednesday, 2,200 on Thursday, and 700 tOur ransit; 700 closing firm, but with a limited enquiry. home trade are in better stock than usual, and !though generally running f u ll t i me, complain of the excess of goods of a ll descriptions which has rendered their business "unremunerative this season. delivery into the retarded the residue of the present I:f ° P has been greatly by low water for the past a_our weeks, and the prospect at present is against the 4liure of 3 ,550,000 being reached. The growing crop is ' se ason favourably of in all quarters. We have never seen a _iasort so entirely free of complaints as the present one. 43_0Yotlelegraph 16th inst. from New Orleans, we are advised receipt on preceding day of the first b a l e of new , cott on. T. J. STE ASTIRS.—Pot h ave cont i nued in fair request lVAßT . & CO. CorroN.—We have had a very quiet market, but the Itbuoyancy noticed at, the date of our last still continues, and , is difficult to buy any considerable quantities at quota ."rlB, Which we continue. Some 4,000 to 5,000 bales will Probably covet the entire transactions of the three days. market Paella aNn M ean —The downward tendency of the our last for State and Western fl our , no ti ce d at t h e d ate o f until N yestorday, when, upon a more favou rable reading of the iagara's letters, holders became less anxious to realize, and a steadier feeling obtained. The Yidecline will average 50 cents, though some descriptions have elded fully 75, with a moderate b us i ne - nts ignited y which many of the The down tra -.....ma ab e reauction• -ue receipts have not Iron very l arge, and the Lu probabilities are, that the arrivals will be limited until the incoming of new flour. The wheat crop is being rapidly garnered, and he most reliable aceounti lead us to believe that the quality Will be more than usually good, while the aggregate yield is likely to be in excess of any previous year. The g business for the three days amount, in the aggregate, to 35,000 brls, the market closing steady, with more dispositien to purchase (it the part of shippers. Canada fl is to 3 cen lower, w i th only a limited demandour at the 2s decline- 0 salests 11,40.0 brls, the market closing at 6 dols 20c, to 6 dols 75c, 'as in quality. G RAN —The wheat market opened easier, with less ex- Tort enquiry, but the loss was recovered after the Niagara's letters came to hand, and prime shipping qualities, which are co mparatively scar ce an d wanted, are now a trifle higher than on Tuesday last. The receipts are moderate. PRovlsroNs.—The market for pork has railed with s'eadi teas since our last, and the demand for home use and export has been light, but there has been some speculative enquiry for future delivery, and the bulk of the sales aro for account of speculators. The receipts are light, and with a moderato stock thbro is very little pressing for sale. e ;A ggregate 2,600 b r i e . Th e market closing steidy Th and qui nsactions et. SUGA R. — There is a fair demand for home use, and the 'Market continues extremely firm, notveithstandsng the large arrivals this week, (some 7000 or 8000 hhds,) a small por tion of which, however, has as yet been offered for sale. Bales 2,100 hhds Cuba, at file to 93 ; 200 Porto Rico, - 84c ; 40 0 boxes Havana, 83-c to 9-ic ; 200 helago, 61.1 to 6c, 4 m os . ; and 350 to 4 60 do. to hds arrive lli coastwi mos tly se, on terms we did not learn. TALLOW. —There is a moderate business doing, and with 11 s mall stock, th e market is firm. Sales 60,000 to 70,000 1 1). prim e at 10 to 101, cents, cash. , TEA. —Th ere continues a fair demand, and moderate 'bus iness, in green and black, at full prices. L, ltl, IST OF PA SSENGERS PER BALTIC . --Mr, and Mrs. John -- Marshall, three children and servant, Mr. and Mrs. H. ttA. Garrett and daughter, Captain W. R. Palmer, U.S. ny, ndy, M rs . P a l mer, Mrs. Meade, Miss Milligan, Mr. ars. Cyrus, W, Fi e ld, f i ve children and servant, Mr. and Mrvantrs. George Ral son an d servant, Mr. G. P. Sanderson and /lid se, Mr. an d M rs. John IL Hicks, Missea S. and E. S. ando Mr. and Mrs. J. E. D ev li n and three children, Mr. M rs. lire. C. L. Pe r ki ns, M r. and Mrs. Samuel Nevirs, Stone chi servant, Dr. and Mrs. Jorrin, one child and two servants, Senorita Jorrin, Senorita de Pen elver, Mr. and Mrs. 1,. R. Chesbourgh Mr. and Mrs. Fred. L. Whiton, Mrs. Bennett, Madame Negri, Ntiss Danes, Miss Crocker, Miss Mary E. Clapp, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ander ton, Mr. and Mrs. M. George Baldwin, Miss Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tatham, three children, and servant, kr. and Mrs. henry Parrish, Master Kingsford ,Mr. and r; W. T. King, Madame Nourrit, Madame Stoubert, Mrs.'. Kempston and three children, Misses Comstock ( 2 ), and servant, Mr. and Mrs. I). Scales, and two chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, and child, M A I's. Rowland, Miss Berry, R ev. Nicholas Walsh, Capt. 41,.... P. Moller, Messrs. A. A. Guild, David Rankin, 11 noffniani W. Hoge, J. A. Merrill, n. C. YeatnlaD, .1... Beatty and servant, E A. lindson, W. ,T. Valentine, 4,.._•ll.lllcOliine, J. W. Post, T. W. Armstr oni,_ .” J : aceb Van Wagenen W. J. Rce, J. IV: Clendenin, R. scn G. W. Botts, W: Gray, A. McConochie, C. Bourdin, 1.-1. Parker, Senores S. M. Carazo, A. Chatel, Jose Arano, 'Raphael T. Guiet, N. Sciapro, C. 11 ", George Jones, Y. B. Xrug, M: Zovanovich, L. Arniot, F. Krantz, L. E. Sellullz, J. Mayer, J. W. Gal 9. A. Gordeeke J. H. Wood C. IL Wyvill°, la g h er, 1 , , , ..._ , W ton A. Baumann, T . A. G , 4.lo lv!nan, M. Boue ird, S. -es , • -.• p arthwa t C. Perkins, J. 0 , , C. 11. Sahib' s .t 1 e' J. IVrae ' lnick ' a Loup e , C Ai ' , j• Podger, R. Hughes, R.Newton, C. "inann M Waldron, R. P. 111.‘powan, A. Brown, A. Gons,tez, M. Adams, A. Flagenloher, V. Down, F. Butts V. Radont, and Leon de Venoge. _........„................-_,,.......... ONE or THE Bz.;r t ----:;CizTT - -------- In — addition to the innumerable other valual l u l l ar -i s i " " g lu. conferred by a civilized press, we may ask how virou es l . d in tha s t large and un- . tractable race of testy, restless, Men, who have nothing to do . be abet frum, surly old gentle get through the day without the aid of the New ',per ? It is the onl occupation they have—it is the olitary thing that keeps y them from grumbling perpetually, morning, noon, aid evening. --Punch. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, APPALLING ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA. Among the news brought by the Baltic, we have received accounts of a series of most appalling catastrophes which have recently occurred in the United States. The subjoined is a summary to the melancholy occurrences, collated from the journals of which the Baltic was the bearer : FATAL COLLISION ON THE NORTH , PENNSYLtrANIA. RAILROAD. A dreadful railroad accident has occurred near Philadel phia, by which sixty persons are said to have been killed. The following are briefly the particulars as nearly as ascer tained. The scholars of St. Michael's church, Philadelphia, attended by their friends, teachers, and the Rev. Mr. Sheridan, left the city on a picnic excursion. The train consisted of twelve cars, containing about six hundred persons; and when near Champ Hill, where there is a curve in the track, it was run agairat by the down train, and, dread ful to relate, some fifty persons, mostly children, together with the conductor Mr. Harris and the Rev. Mr. Sheridan, were killed, and from seventy to eighty badly, if not fatally hurt. Three ears of the up train were broken to splinters, and the fragments ignited from the fire of the engine, by which many of, the above victims lost their Rm. Tb down train was but slightly injured, and no parson in i sustained any !qui trasti of ihe'two trains was distinctly heard at the lat Fort Washington, and for a distance of over a mile at Dewy's Lane. All the physicians in the neighbouring towns were summoned to the place, and used their best efforts to relieve the wounded. The most horrible sight of all was that of the burning cars—for in a few moments after the collision, the fire spread rapidly through the broken irning and roasting to death. nineteen men, women and children. The groans and shouts of the wounded, and those held by the legs and arms to the burning wreck were of a character to appal the bravest heart. remnants, b A row of men was at once formed, and buckets used to extinguish the flames, but they were unsuccessful. A large number of persons were taken from the wreck slightly bruised, who made hair-breadth escapes from being burned to death. An eye-witness gives the following account of the disaster. lie says : The scene was the most awful I ever witnessed. Of five cars nothing was left standing but the wheels, every bit of wood work was totally destroyed. A number of the dead were lying in a heap so dreadfully burned, that you could not tell whether they were men or women. Under the ruins the bodies of some fifteen or eighteen persons could be seen. No portion of them could be reached but their limbs—here a leg protruded, and there an arm or a head could be discovered. The cars could be seen burning for a distance of four miles, and the Ches nut Hill Fire Company hastened to the spot, and by their exertions in extinguishing the flames, served materially in the work of rescuing the dead. The people around the neighbourhood hastened to the dreadful scene, and by every means in their power, assisted in the relief of the wounded. Fortunately, there was a quantity of :ice and ice cream on the train ; this was given to the wounded ; it refreshed them greatly. There was but one house in the immediate vicinity, and this was thrown open to the reception of the sufferers. As the train of. baggage-cars sent , np from the city approached the spot, the scene beggared all description. Some from the city, who had friends on the excursion, jumped out before the train stopped, and sought their friends, who, too often, were dead or horribly mutilated. Their shrieks would mingle with those of the dying. Another account mentions that eleven bodies of men and women, and two children were burnt to death in one car. The names are unknown. They were caught under the side of one of the cars and roasted alive. When we saw the remains they presented a horrible spectacle. The mutilated remains of four men and women and a child were dug► from beneath the engine and tender. The remains of a small child were fonnd under the ruins of the engine, in the ash- pan. The remains of six other bodies were raked out of the ashes, and placed on the grass opposite to where the accident happened. LATEST.—The total killed and missing is sixty-six, and wounded sixty-nine, and of these a considerable number is so seriously injured that death in their case is inevitable. Most of the sufferers belonged to the humbler classes, and their means, in many instances, are in competent to meet the exigencies of the occasion. Exertions are being made to provide for the present wants of the afflicted families. The conductor of the (1;w1i-train, Mr. Vanstavoren, after the accident, Procud a vehicl e an d came to t h e city with the dreadf u l news. He received no bodily injury by the collision, but when he reached the city he was in a very high state of excitement, and hinted at an intention to destroy his own life. This was subsequently put into execution. In the course of the afternoon he procured an ounce of arsenic and swallowed it; he soon afterwards expired, notwithstanding the exertions of several physicians to save him. Mr. V. was but twenty nine years of age ; he was unmarried. The deceased was much respected by a very large circle of friends, and he enjoyed the confidence of his employers in the fullest degree. Williatn Lee, the engineer of the same train, has been arrested and committed for examination. The New York Times adds —The loss of life and the extent of injury appear to be much greater than were at first stated. The dead, it is reported, exceed sixty per sons, while there are more than a hundred of the maimed and wounded. So f r i e htfi l l • • •• • oisaster , in which the terror of the ca l am i ty is increased as this by the combina tion of destroying elements, has seldom startled the community. The suicide of the conductor, whose self destruction is an acknowledment of his guilt in causing the disaster o adds to ,the gloominess of the tragedy. ANOTHER FATAL DISASTER. DESTRUCTION OF A STEAMER BY FIRE. Accounts from Buffalo, dated July 17, announce that the steamer Northern Indiana took fire about eleven o'clock that morning, while on her voyage to Toledo, and burned to the water's edge. Captain Pheatt, commander of the Northern Indiana, was not on board of her, being sick and confined to his mom in Buffalo. The fire originated in the wood work around one of the chimneys, and spread very rapidly. The vessel burnt to the water's edge in fifty minutes: Mr. Wetmore, the first mate, commanding, in the absence of Captain Pheatt, exerted himself to the utmost to save the passengers, and was the last one to leave the burning vessel. He stood at his post, throwing doors, life preservers, stools, &c., to the passengers, who, wild with excitement, were leaping overboard in masses. Th e weather was pleasant, and a dead calm prevailed, and Mr. Wetmore says, could he have controlled the recklessness of the passengers in jumping overboard, not one of them would have been lost. During the excitement some of the firemen and deck hands launched a small boat, - into which several of them jumped, but it was-drawn under the wheels of the steamer and they were lost. he steamer was towed in shore by the propeller Re public, and now lies in Pigeon Bay, above Point-au.Pelee, in ten feet of water. Her hull is said to be uninjured. With favourable weather she can be towed into port. With regard to the number lost, the reports are conflict ing, and a correct estimate cannot be made as the trip sheets were destroyed. Mr. Marsh, the clerk of the vessel, arrived at Cleveland this morning. He says that not less than fifty have been lost. The propeller Republic, supposed to have saved a num ber of the passengers, arrived at Detroit this morning with several of the crew, but with only two of the pas sengers. A THIRD FATAL CATASTROPHE. From Kingston, C.W., intelligence had been received stating that on the night of the 17th inst. the propeller Tinto was burned last night off Nine Mile Point, and.is a total wreck. About twelve , persons are lost,,among them Captain Campbell and a Mr. Henderson. The purser and twelve of the crew are saved. THE LATE COLLISION IN THE RIVER ADJOURNED INQUEST.--YEsTEaDAy. THE AFRICAN MAILS Pm:mount, Monday Evening. The Niger, mail steamer, arrived here this evening, at four o'clock. Tha dates are Fernando Po June 26th ; Lagos, 30th ; Accra, July 2nd; Cape roast Castle, 4th ; iNiouravia, 6th ; Sierra Leone, 12th ; Gambia, 15th ; Goree, 16th ; Teneriffe, 21st ; and Madeira, 23rd. She brings mails, 1,750 ounces of gold dust, oil, wine, and 26 passengers, including the French Governor Of Senegal, the Dutch Governor of Accra; Captains Grant, Wylie, and Sed dons ; Lieutenant Andrews, and Mr. Weston, of the Prize Court at Sierra Leone. The Niger experienced much foul weather on the coast ; the trade winds are very strong. Tb're was much sup pressed uneasiness in the interior on the coast, but peace had not been openly interrupted, and trade was generally lively and improved. The Niger arrived a few minutes too late for the mail train. The Niger is light in cargo, through the inability of takinr , in cargo on the west coast. The conduct of the consul at Lagos was regarded with growing dislike. The cholera prevails at Madeira —twenty a-day are dying. At the Cape Verdes there was much suffering from want of food. I , I M S. Pr omet h eus was spoken with between Laces and Accra. - THE CHARACTER OF TRH S assiow.—The farewell speech of Palmerston was not reported. On taking leave of his friends, and a large number of members, be said, darted smilingly out of the House,—" Gentlemen, to our next merry meeting."—p urfrh. as he Thum ON THE STOCK I'iXOHANGE.-" The child they say is father to the man," and I'm never so forcibly re minded of this," says a yhilosophisine stock-jobber, "as when I see a little boy flying a kite. —Punch. ELEVENTH DAY. The inquest was resumed before Mr. Statham and the jury, at teti o'clock yesterday, in the Nisi Prius Court, St. George's Hall. Mr. William Pirrie was the first witness examined : He deposed that he is agent in Liverpool for the Excel sior. Was on board the Excelsior on the night of the sth, and morning of the 6th of July. Went on board about eleven o'clock on the night of the sth. The captain was then alongside of the ship. The pilot was not on board. The latter came on board soon after. The captain and witness went on board tog ether. The witness was on the deck-house at the time o leaving the dock gates. The captain, Mr. fharley, Mr. White, and the pilot, were there also. The first order he heard given, was " hard-a.port." On leaving the Salisbury dock, that order i.vaQ given by the pilot, who also gav e or d er s t o " go a-head full speed."! Those orders were obeyed. The helm was kept hard-a-port until_ the vessel got her head round. The next order then was " steady." She was then about mid-channel. Saw several lights of ships in the river. They were reported. A light was reported on the starboard bow. The next report was, " a light right a-head." Saw the light, and it appeared to witness to he on the starboard how. Was then on the front part of the deck-douse, and as near as possible amid-ships. The light afterwards proved to be that of the Mail. it was then about a mile away. Observed that the pilot had glasses, and that he was examining the light. Having examined it, the pilot said, "it is all right—it is a vessel at anchor." Witness looked at the light continuously until the collision took place. The pilot gave orders to starboard after the light was reported. The mate reported from forward, " by my God, that's a steamer's light," or something to that effect. The pilot then gave the order " hard-a-port—stop her—reverse full speed." The collision took place immediately. While ob3erving the light continuously, witness saw no other lights on board the Mail, up to the time of the collision. After the collision, saw a green light on hoard her, but did not see any red light. Looked particularly for the bow lights previously to the collison. When he first saw the light, it appeared to him to be that of a vessel at anchor. The Rock Light was then a little on the Excelsior's port bow. Does not think the Rock VOA could have interfered at all with their seeing the other lights. Is accustomed to steamers and their lights. To Mr. Blair : Is never in the habit of assisting In the navigation of the vessel when on board, or of giving orders. No orders whatever were given by Mr. Charley before the collision. No one except the ordinary crew, and the pilot, was interfering with the navigation. Wit ness was on the deckhouse just as any ordinary passenger might be. There was nothing to call his attention to the lights that night, more than any ordinary light. Did not anticipate any peculiarpdifficulty or danger on that voyage more than any other ; gave more attention to the white light, which proved to be that of the Mail, than to any other of the lights he saw ; did so because the pilot looked so long and steadily at it through his glasses, and because they were approaching it end on ; they continued stem on , until the order to starboard, when they altered a little ; scarcely more than half a minute intervened between the order to starboard and " hard a-port." No allowance had been given to the men th a t day in consequence of its being the vessel's first trip ; does not know that the men had anything, to drink; witness bad nothing whatever to drink after he came on board ; did not see any of the men under the influence of drink in any degree, although he saw them all and spoke to many of them. To Mr Raffles . The mate appeared to be taken by surprise when he reported the vessel to be a steamer ; saw no ill usage towards any of the Mail's passengers who came on board the 'Excelsior; witness assisted several into the steam-tug, and told them they sho*ll be safely landed. To Z. Bremner : It was witness who went to order the pilot ; the pilot, in witness's opinion, attended to his duties—no man could be more attentive ; is frequently in the habit of crossing the channel; the. course taken was the ordinary course of vessels coming from Liver pool ; should say there is no blame whatever to be attached to the pilot. To Mr: Aspinall : If the Mail had the ordinary side lights of a steamer, properly placed and properly lighted, witness could not have missed seeing them. Was on board the tug-boat alongside the Excelsior when he saw the Mail's green light. Could not see it until he got to the extreme port-side of the tug's paddle-box. There is not the slightest foundation for the insinuation that witness had beF•n having too much to drink, or any one else on board the ship. Captain Joseph Cook was called, at the instance of the coroner, and deposed : I am superintendent of pilots for the port of Liverpool. I commanded ships for many years. I have been upwards of seventeen years superintendent of pilots. When a pilot is appointed to take charge of a vessel, it would be his duty, on going on board, to make all necessary enquiries to justify him in proceeding, after getting on board, supposing it to be outward bound. His duty is to take the conduct of the ship in her course ; to keep on the east side mid-channel. There are no regulations of the pilot committee fso. directing pilots, beyond the bye•laws on that. point. I think the command, ia a certain degree, is divided—the pilot takes charge of the ship in her course, and the captain, being the chief representative of the owners of the ship, takes care that a proper look-out is kept; and I am not quite clear as to the, control of the speed, whether it devolves upon the captain or the pilot. I prefer to leave that question to the lawyers. (Laughter.) To Mr. Bremner : Outgoing steamers are not now compelled to take pilots on going out of Liverpool; that exemption is made by an order of council of the 30.11 January, 1854. Mr. Aspinall said, there was a subsequent Act of Parliament which abolished that order. The Coroner : I think so, too. The witness said he was aware the order was previous to the Merchant Shipping Act. To Mr. Rallies : Steamers leaving Liverpool, frequently violate the law, by passing on the west side of mid channel. The violation of the law is undoubtedly a dangerous course to pursue. To Mr. Aspinall : A long steamer leaving Liverpool, invariably gets to the west of mid-channel before she gets her head round at flood. In order to obey this rule. it would be necessary to come back to the east side, and then to go over to the west again to get out by the Rock channel. This closed the evidence. The Deputy-coroner, in summing up said, that the jury were aware that the simple case they had to enquire into was, the cause of death of the eight persons whose bodies they had viewed. There bad been introduced, in the course of 'the enquiry, a gond deal of evidence which they might put out of consideration, as not being applicable to that subject, namely, the conduct of the Excelsior's crew to the passengers of the Mail, and the injuries which some of the survivors sustained. The question to be determined was solely as to the manage ment of the parties in charge of the two steamers— whether either of them was amenable to the law, as being the cause of the death of the persons in question. He did not propose to read over all the evidence that had been given, but to do so in regard to the depositions of the captain and mate of each vessel, and the pilot of the Excelsior, and then to refer generally to the remainder of the evidence, though, at the same time, he was prepared to read the evidence of any particular witness which the jury might require. The Coroner then read over the evidence to which he referred ; and, in respect to the pilot, laid it down that it was his duty to direct the ves sel in accordance to the report he received ; and that, when a light was simply reported a-head, he was entitled to presume that it was a vessel at anchor. As regarded him, then, the only question was, whether he was right in going over to the Cheshire shore, and not keeping to the east side of the river? In cOnclusitin, the case seemed to him to be so clearly summed up in the paper furnished to him by Captain HoJgson, that he would read it to the jury, and leave the points suggested in it to be determined by the jury. tie then read the paper, which raised the following questions :- Ist. Was the •Mail on the prOper side of the river ? 2nd. Did the Mail do right in porting her helm when they saw the green light of the Excelsior; denoting the helm was a-starboard ? 3rd. Were the side lights of the Mail in a proper position to be se, n agreeably to the act ; an I if FO, were they sufficiently eltlf — at the "time of collision to be seen half-a-mile off, a distance sufficient for avoiding a collision ? 4th. Should the jury be of opinion that the Mail's lights were as deseri!). , l by the mate of.the Maria, and constable No. 9, th e case is decided and the ail cleared of any blame. sth. By such being the case, who on board the Excelsior is to blame ? —the person in charge, for having been on the wrong side of the river, of the man who. had the 100k -out, for not having seen the Mail's lights in time to have avoided the collision. 6th. If the jury cannot be satisfied from the evidence that the Mail's lights were as they ought to have been, or that they were improperly placed, or too dim, the blame must be divided—the Excelsior in the first place, for being on the wrong side of the river; and the Mail for not having sufficient lights. .4 Juror asked if the captain of the Mail was responsi ble for the position of the lights. The Deputy-coroner said, that he 'considered the captain was not responsible for the position of the ho having a sea going certificate as to their sufficiency, &c., but he was responsible for their con dition. The Jury retired about ten minutes past three o'clock, and remained in deliberation a considerable time. Shortly after five o'clock it was stated that twelve of the jurors had agreed upon their verdict. At twenty-five minutes past five the jury came into court, and the foreman handed in a verdict, which be stated had been agreed to by fourteen of the body. The verdict was as follows :--" We consider that the captain, mate, and crew of the Mail are exonerated from all blame. We consider that the pilot of the Excelsior was guilty of THURSDAY. gross negligence in taking the ship out of the track as directed by the regulation.% and going too near the Cho Shire shore. We consider that the mate of the Excelsior was guilty of gross negligence in not keeping a sufficient look-out. We further consider that the captain of the Excelsior, is liable to censure in :not looking more to the discipline of the ship being on deck previous to and at the time of the collision." The Coroner : Then your "verdict in that case .'will amount to one of Manslaughter against the Pilot and Mate of the Excelsior ? The Foreman : Yes. The Jury were then discharged. POLICE COURT YESTERDAY (BEFORE ma: MANSFIELD "ASSAULTS ON FEMALES.—Mary Conway charged a fellow, named Thomas Carr, with having committed a violent assault on her in Peter-street. The parties lived together as man and wife, and on Tuesday some dispute arose between them, when the assault was committed. The prisoner was sent togaol for three months.—James Houghton, a sailor, was also charged with a likeoffmce, on a woman named Mary Ann Thompson. The assault in this case was committed in a public.house in James's street. A like sentence to the last was imposed on the prisoner. _ SMOKE INFORMATIONS.-Mr. M'Gowan, law-Clerk to the Health Committee, supported informations against thefol. lowing parties for permitting smoke nuisances. Inspector Wignall, and Mr. Higgin, engineer, proved the offences : .Messrs. Newton and. Co., the owners of the steam-tug United States, which emitted dense smoke for eleven minutes on the 18th July ; fined 403 and costs.—Messes. Claude M'Fie and Co., sugar refiners, Batchelor-street. Mr. M'Gowan said it was a long time since they had had any occasitm to trouble Messrs. M€Fie and Co., although they had frequently to call at their premises, to point out what appeared to result from the negligence of firemen. Inspector Wignall said he saw dense smoke Issuing for 19 minutes on Saturday, the 26th July. Mr, Mansfield, after complimenting the firm for its general high character, acceded:to the request of Mr. M'Gowan, and inflicted the full penalty, £5 and costs. Messy. G. Lunt and Simpsot flour mills, Litnekilu-lane. Dense smoke was see , from the 0' drnnev for 15 minutes on the 2fith Ju Lunt. said hE vent a recur is clusing alterations to be in ce of the offence. Fined 103 an EMIGRANT RUNNEP charged with actin licensed, to pre- s an emtgra that conductin-g FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. CARRIAGE COSTUME. 1. Dress of light stone-coloured silk, with very narrow stripe; tlw skirt has three flounces a disposition; the pattern of these flounces is entirely new, having roses festooned on a white ground, at a little distance from the edge of each flounce. Casaque of black satin, fitting the figure perfectly ; at the top of the body and slightly pointed both in front and at the back, are three rows of black guipure lace insertion, the silk between. the insertion being of the same width : a row of black lace falls below the last insertion : at the bottom of the Casaque is • frill trimmed with insertion and lace ; it is set on in large hollow plaits, and is finished by a plaiting a vieille: the bottom of the sleeve is finished by a black lace, above which is a frill edged with guipure, and two rows of plaiting a }Sonnet of white silk covered plain ; a blond fall is turned back and entirely covers the bonnet : two narrow bands of pink silk cross the top of front, and at . each side are groups of lowers : blond cap and broad pink strings. 2. Dress of striped taffetas : the skirt has four flounces trimmed with black lace, set on plain. High basquirus body buttoning to the throat ; it is trimmed en bretelles t by four rows of black lace, which meet the trimming of the basquine the front is crossed by rows of narrow lace. The sleeve has one Duff and two frills; a stuall epaulette falls over the puff, the - frills and eruleves being trimmed with two rows of lace. Bonnet of cerise satin, with fanchon of black lace; three rows of narrow velvet crosas the crown, and trim thb edge of curtain, wlOcli is finished by a broad black lace; at le is a cerise feather, tipped with black, An Indian tvilompletes this costume 3. Dress of glace° silk, shaded blue and white; the skirt with four flounces edzed with narrow fringe, the top flounce headed by a puffing. High jacket body buttoning up the front ; the small pointed capes are covered by four rows of narrow fringe, and between the capes eight rows of fringe, cross the body both in front and at the back : the jacket has the edge festooned and trimmed with two rows of fringe. The sleeve has a large puff with small epaulette divided iu the centre: the two deep frills forming the bottom part of sleeve, are trimmed with fringe. Garden or seaside bonnet of white crape, embroidered with small rosebuds ; the front edge is finished by a plain cape ruche: very deep bavolet or curtain, set on in lirge flutes; at each Fide are bunches of rosebuds, and from under that on the other side fall two streamers of the sates material as the bonnet ; blond caps with rosebuds. DINNER COSTUME FOR HOME 1. Dress of dark stone coloured silk ; the skirt has three flounces, the edges slightly festooned 'and finished with si ruche of blue silk. Low jacket-body cut square, in the watteau style; it is trimmed entirely round by a ruche, the jacket having a deep frill, which gives the appearance of a fourth flounce to the skirt. The sleeve is plain to the elbow with deep bias frill ; it has two puffs of blue silk, one immediately above the frill, and the other at the top of sleeve. Pora/tion sleeves of fine muslin, with deep embroidered ruffle, and narrow cuff turned back : chernisetta and collar to correspond. 2. High dress of glictit silk : the skirt has two flounces trimmed with black lace set on full ; the flounces are placed very high on the skirt, the edge of the lower flounces reaching only to the half length of the skirt. The high body buttons to the top, and is trimmed ;with black lace ; the sleeve is puffed at the top, the puff looped by narrow bands; below this falls two very broad and full frills, trimmed with , lace. Full bishop sleeves of Brussels net, with puffed wristband ; collar of honiton lace. CARRIAGE OR PROMENADE COSTUME. 1. Skirt with three flounces : the material a plain pink muslin. High jacket body of white quilting. Scarf Mania; of black silk; it is very low on the shoulders, and the silk of the snantille should reach only as low as the waist ; to the bottom edge are sewn two rows of lace, one of which is more than half a yard in depth, the other about half the Width : a third row still narrower is set on to the mantle, a deep fringe falling over it, headed by a narrow ruche. Bonnet of pains trimmed with black velvet and ruche., of pink silk. 2. Light silk dress, the body plain and high. .Mantille of very fine tulle, crossed by bands of narrow velvet ; the two flounces being the same; each flounce is finished by a narrow lace: the top flounce is headed by a lace ruche, which is continued on the neck of the mantille. Bonnet of white tulle; six narrow puffings across the top, divided by bands of violet a broad blond forms a fanchon at the back, and nar rowing at the ears, is continued round the edge of front : another row of blond falls over the curtain, which is of stiff net covered with tulle and edged with velvet; a each side are bunches of violets : blond cap with violets. SEASIDE COSTUME Dress of white nansook with two deep embroidered flounces.' llig body sliiyhtly pointed at the waist, the front embroidered; .te pink ribbon : the sleeve is plain to the elbow with two embroidered frills, and a small epaulette. Scarf of .‘n frill to correspond with the eeinture of p slin g with de to of white finished by a narrow ruche tulle over pink crape, the edge : the bow over the curtain, and the aged with a narrow' ruche of white o of pink crap tulle: tulle cap with pink and white roses. MortNING COSTUME, Skirt of narrow striped green silk ; it is long and extremely full. — High jacket body; the skirt with em broidered frill, heailitd by a fulling of muslin through which is drawn a pink ribbon : an embroidered frill forms capes which are pointed both in front and at the back. The front is crossed en stomacher by fullings of muslin,_ through three of which are drawn a pink ribb on ; th e nec k is finished to correspond. Tho sleeves have a plain piece at the top, with two large bouillions, terminating in a deep frill, which is rounded in the front of the arm ; at the bottom of the frig and the plain piece, are fullings of muslin to correspond with the stomacher. PROMCVADE COSTUME. Dress of light purple silk, the skirt with three flounces edged with a band of black velvet. High jacket body trimmed with black velvet; the sleeves are wide, and are gathered into a puff at the top, over which is looped black velvet. The under sleeves are of plain net ; they have two puffs, one considerably larger than the other, and are finished by a deep lace ruffle ; the puffs are looped by a very narrow black velvet. Bonnet of white silk, crossed by three bands of chip ; it is trimmed with black lace and clusters of grapes: tulle cap without flowers. YOUNG LADY'S COSTUME Skirt of blue checked silk, very short and full ; the boddice which supports it is made of bands of black velvet. The high body worn underneath is of white muslin, with very full bishop sleeves.. Leghorn hat with white feathers, and broad white strings, and large bow. BOROUGH SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY. His Worship the Recorder, Gilbert Henderson, Esq., sat in the Crown Court, St. Geores-hall, yesterday, for the purpose of hearing appeals. EFFECT or POLITICAL AGITATION ON INDIVIDUAL PROS* FERITY,—THE PARISH OF TOT TINGTON V. THE PARISH of EVERTON. —Thii was an appal by the Parish of. Tottington, near Bury, against a magistrate's order charging it with the support of Mary Anne M`Dowell, and her four children. Mr. Blair appeared for the appella4ts and Mr. Aspinall for the respondents. t The person whose chargeability was the subject of dispute was the wife ,of Dr. P. M. M'Dowell, the well known Chartist leader and agitator. In 1839 he was imprisoned in Chester gaol for twelve months, and while there formed an attachment for the daughter of one of the turnkeys. Shortly after his liberation, in August, 1840, he proceeded with her to Glasgow, and they there in the presence of two witnesses consented to take each other as husband and wife, a ceremony constituting a valid mar. riage according to the civil law of Scotland. They then j urneyed about from place to place, spending two years in France in the course of their wanderings, until atrer a life of vicissitude in this country he proceeded to Aus tralia in 1854, where he died shortly after his arrival. His wife and family thereupon became chargeable to the Parish of Everton, by the overseer of which they were removed to Tottington, near Bury, on the ground that through her husband she derived a settlement on that parish. Against that order the parishoners of Tottington now appealed. The appeal was sustained, and the order quashed. EXPLOSION OF A POWDE . R MILL NEAR BARNSLEY, On Monday evening, an explosion occurred at the Wars brough gunpowder mills, belonging to Messrs. Shortridge and Wright, which are situated in a very secluded part of the Dove, in Worsbrough Dale, about two miles from Ihrnsley. . The explosion was of a most terrific character, and was heard within a circuit of several miles ; and, being situated in the-centre of an extensive coal district, the first impression was that one of the collieries had fired. One of the mills, charged with a composition for the manufacture of fine sporting powder, bad exploded, and the roof and sides of the mill had been blown to atoms, while the floor and foundati m had been also dislodged. Fortunately, none of the workmen were in or near the mill at the time. CRUEL TREATMENT Or PARISH APPRENTICES. John Charles Gorman, a horse-hair weaver and sieve manufacturer, formerly of Old Ford, but at present carrying on business in York-street, Bethnal Green, London, appeared on Monday to answer a summons, in which he was charged with having grossly neglected and otherwise ill-treated five young girls, his apprentices, whose ages trailed from fourteen to seventeen years. Mr. James, clerk to the board of guardians of the Holborn union, attended to watch the case on behalf of the complainants, who had been ap prenticed to the defendant by the authorities of that union. Mr. Charles Christie, the relieving officer of the Bethnal Green union, stated that, pursuant to instructions he had received throagh Rowland, the warrant officer, from the magistrates of that court, he proceeded about ten days since to ,the defendant's premises, which consisted of only three wretchedly-furnished rooms, for the general accom modation of himself and his wife, a female lodger, and the five apprentices. Tho defendant and bis wife were both intoxicated at the time of his arrival; but having ascertained that he would find the apprentices'at the top of the house, he made his way to a small attic, which they used in common as their workshop and sleeping and sitting apartment. There were two beds in the room, the cover ings of which were begtimmed with dirt, but scarcely any other furniture, and the whole place presented an appear ance of squalid destitution. On questioning the poor girls with regard to their miserable personal appearance, they informed him that they had nothing else to wear but the scanty garments they had on, as they had been compelled to part with the rest of their clothing to procure food, which their master had refused to provide them. Having elicited from them, after some conversation, that they had been shamefully neglected and ill-treated in other particu lars, he felt it his duty to undertake their temporary charge, and sent them to the workhouse. The ill-usage stated above was fully proved by the apprentices, and the magistrate ordered the defendant to restore £2 of the £5 which he had received with each of the girls from the union, and ordered the indentures to be cancelled. THE POISONING CASE AT BOLTON BY ANTIMONY. On Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, the neighbour hood of Moor Lane. Bolton, was surprised by the arrival of a cab containing Betsey M'Mullen, in custody of the deputy-governor of Kirkdale gaol. The prisoner, it will be remembered; was committed for trial from Bolton on the 4th instant, on a coroner's warrant, for the wilful murder of her husband, Daniel M'Mullen, by adminis tering to him repeated doses of tartarised antimony, sold under the name of " quietness." On the inquest Mary Ann Helton, the servant girl, stated that she had on one occasion taken one of the powders out of the prisoner's pocket when she was intoxicated, which she gave to a woman named Elizabeth Hilton, and subsequently to Mr. Dorrian, surzeon, and which on examinatian was found to contain antimony. Mrs. Hilton is a widow woman residing 'near the Britannia public-house, and was not examined on the inquest, but it being necessary for the prosecution to have the evidence of this woman at the trial, and an affidavit having been made by Mr. Dorrian, surgeon, who is attending Mrs. Hilton, that her state of health is such as to make it cloubtfHl whether she will live many days, but under any circumstances to render her unfit to be removed to Liverpool to give evidence, a writ of habeas corpus had, therefore, been obtained, ordering the prisoner's removal to Bolton, to be present whilst the deposition of Mrs. Hilton was taken ; and, accordingly, as befoie stated, she left Liverpool by the three o'clock train on Monday a'ternoon, and on arriving at Chequerbent station, about two miles and a half from Bolton, she was placed in a cab'and conveyed to the house of Mrs. Hilton. R. Walsh, Esq., J.P., Mr. Winder magistrates' clerk, Mr. Briggs, solicitor, and Mr. Gaskell's clerk were present while the woman gave her evidence, which did not occupy more than a quarter of an hour, when the prisoner was again conveyed in a cab to Lostock Junc tion, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line of railway. She was there met by several of her near relatives, and took tea at the house of Mr. Wiggins, and was conveyed by the half oast six o'clock train from there back to Liverpool. Mr. Briggs is entrusted with the defence, and he has retained Mr. Monk and Mr. Wheeler to defend her at the assizes. THE MILITIA MUTINY-CAPITAL •• CONVICTION. The man, Stephe❑ Byrnes, of the North Tipperary Light Tnfantry Militia, was put on his trial on Monday, at the Neuagh assizes, charged with the murder of Denis Curley, a private of the 41st Regiment, on the 8:h of July instant. The prisoner, who is a very young man, and of mild appearance, wa.; dressed in the militia uniform. The Attorney General, 'with Messrs. George, Q C., Lynch, Q.C., Rollestone, Q.C., O'Hara, and Waller,. prosecuted ; and Messrs. Johnston and Henrhill were assigned as counsel to , • the prisoner. General Sir W. Chatterton, commanding the Limerick district, oecupied a seat on the bench where Judge Moore presided. The court was crowded, and' the deepest interest was excited' by the proceedings throughout the town. The Attorney General having stated the facts of the' case, witnesses were examined who proved that while, the soldiers ,were drawn up in the Sunimer Hill Barracks, Byrnes, who ,sion3l outside, tha gate with other militiamen, called out— (' have a crack at the medal man" (Curley), and fired at deceiased through die wicket-gate, which was partly open at the time. Gulley stool near the gate, having been told off as a sentry. Mr. Johnston addressed the jury on behalf of, the prisoner, and dwelt in strong terms upen the conduct of the government towards the militia. After all their services, they had been cast off like an old shoe when no longer wanted. Having exonerated the officers of the regiment from: all blame, he submitted that there was not sufficient proof of Byrnes having fired the shot, and, finally, he urged that even if the jury were to convict, the excitement that day, and the circumstances, would reduce the offence to manslaughter: The jury having retired for an hour returned with a verdict of guilty. The foreman, Mr. &Allier, then read a letter, in which the jury begged leave to recommend the prisoner to mercy, on the ground that the militia were, at the tithe, in a state of great excitement, being.of opinion, whether well or ill grounded, that the regiment were not receiving their just rights. John Bannon, another of the Tipperary Militiaovas then put on his t r i a l , charged in the. first and second counts with firing at Lieutenant,COlonel Hart and Lieutenant Young, with intent to murder them, and in the third and finial' counts with' firing at 200 of the'Queer's troops, with the intent to murder some of them. The prisoner was acquitted on the two former counts, and found guilty on tho two latter. Sentence Was not pronounced on either of the prisoners. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Lieut.-Colonel S. D. Mackenzie, 92 n d Hi g hl an d ers , Assistant Mast er , Master General, to the Ist Division of the Army about to be assembled in Ireland. He will be stationed at Dublin. ku officer sta some emigrants from the ship pleaded that he mas merely assi that he never received a farthing Zor it. H 50s and costs. ,ting some friendi, and was fined (BEFORE MR.. DERN.) HEARTLESS ROREIERY.—An old man, of drunken habits, named Pierce Fitzgerald, was sent to prison for two months, for robbery. A poor hard-working woman named Bridget Gorman, who has the misfortune to live in the same house with the old fellow, had .4'5 153 6d in a box, which she had drawn from a friendly society. The box was broken open in her absence and the money abstracted. Simultaneously the old man, who had not be. able to raise 2d for the price of a pint of ale, was found to have plenty of money, and had not since beets sober. In the old fellow's house, or cellar, when searched, a purse was found, and identified by Bridget tlerman as hers, and in it were Ss lid only. The prisoner admitted the money and purse *ere hers, and hence the case was dealt with summarily. THE ROBBERY or GAS FerTlNds.—John Ashley, Sir Thomas's-buildings, gas fitter and chandelier 'maker, Thomas V. Acton, Richmond-row, plumber, and Themat Cannon, were put for Ward, the latter with being a prin cipal in the robbery from the premises of Mr. Cunning. ham, 11, Duke-street, Roscoe-street, of a quantity of brass taps. solder, and other fittings, and the two former for having purchased the same, knowing it to have been stolen. A man, named Robert Parry, was committed on Tuesday, charged with being a principal in the rob bery. Detectives Smite and Thompson had charge of the case; and, froth the statement of the former, it appeared that, on Tuesday, he proceeded to the house of Ashley, the prisoner, in Cable-street, and asked him whether he had recently purchased any brass taps ; he said he had not, and none had been offered. The officer asked was he sure, as he had reason to suppose the con trary, and that he had bought some from the prisoner Cannon. He said he knew Cannon, but had not bought any, and he might search. The officer searched the house, but found nothing, and then ho took Ashley with him to the house in Sir Thomas's-buildings, and there they found nineteen taps, all of which Mr. Cunningham identified. Ashley stated he had got those eighteen months ago, through Mr. Neville, from Mr. Duck Worth, the builder, in Everton. When taken to the police office he stated that he had bought them from Cannon, who brought them to his house on Saturday night, when his wife had given him him 5s on account of them, and he had himself given him 7s on Monday on the same account. The officer then went to Acton's, in Richmond-street, and asked whether he had bought any,solder. He said he had purchased 631bs at 2d a pound, arid he pointed it out, stating that he had melted it down since it came to his hands. He stated that Parry and Cannon brought it to his place after 10 o'clock on Sunday night. The officer s'ated that Cannon and Parry live together. Mr. T. Cunningham, of Duke•street, was examined, and stated that the taps now produced were his, and he discovered they had been stolen on Sunday evening last, when he was sent for to his place of business, which he then found open and the 'property gone. lie produced Mr. Neville's invoice for tl turer. One of them lie identified at or three dozen • Acton, and Mr a CI ars. Mr. Chilton, who appeared for Bluck, who appeared for Ashley, addressed the court in mitigation, dvielling principally on the fact that both their clients were young in trade and without experience, and asking consideration for them. Cannon admitted he went with Parry to sell the solder, but said he did not know where it had been got from. Mr. Benn decided on sending the case for trial, but would take bail for Ashley and Acton, themselves in £4O, and two sureties in £2O each. SErtious CasE—Georges Downes, who bore himself on crutches, and with his leg carried on a sling, was brought up under the following circumstances: —Police Olcer 296 was examined and said, on the 11th June last he saw in the briekfield, back of the Zoological Gardens, a woman having a heavy bar of iron in her possession ;_she stated that she got it f rom the prisoner, and the officer saw him go away from her as he came up. He followed him and insisted on his going to Bridewell. In connection with the bar of iron, which the officer said he had reason to suppose had been stolen from the adjacent premises of Messrs. Holmes, which had been then recently plundered, Downes refused to go to Bridewell, and resisted the officer, whom he kicked several times. In the setae the prisoner fell, and, while on ',the' ground, he was making a kick at the officer, when the latter struck him with his staff; and broke his leg just below the knee. Downes - was taken to the West Derby Hospital, where he has since been'confined ; and hence his appearance on crutches in court. Downes was not called upon to say anything in a'swer to the charge; but the officer, when asked where was the woman who stated she had got the iron from the prisoner, replied she was " putting in her time'' in Kirk dale, for theft.—Downes al as discharged. KNows TO THE PoracE.—Michael Cunningham, a loafer about the docks, was brought up on a charge of having been found the previous day on board the Merlin, with the intention of committing a robbery. James M'Joughlin, a passenger, stated that he and five others were passengers on board the Merlin, one of the ships of Magee, Livingston, and Waithew. As they were aware of the activity of persons like the prisoner, they took to watch in turn. He was on the watch yesterday, and saw the prisoner trying the berths, and saw him reach his hand over the skirting into a berth occupied by a Frenchman on board, from which he took a coat, and threw it into an empty berth. When he looked about, and saw the witness watching him, he flung the coat back, took up a broom, and pretended to be engaged in sweeping about the cabin. He called the mate, and the prisoner was taken on shore, and given into custody. Mr. Bluck, who appeared for the prisoner, contended that there was no case against him. His client was engaged taking luggage on board, and wanted to get paid. He wasn't very handsome, or very well dressed, but that was not sufficient to constitute a crime. Mr, Benn: is be known here? Bridewell . Keeper : He has been here twelve times. Mr. Bonn : He must go to jail for two months'. MEETING OF OPERATIVE PAINTERS. Last evening, a meeting of the operative painters was held at the Hope hall, Hope-street, for the purpose of forwarding the interests of the trade in Liverpool. Mr. Fag An, the president of the association, occup'.ed the chair. Ther o was a good attendance of the operative ship and house painters' - present In the placard announcing the meeting, it way stated, amongst other things, that " the committee wished it to be distinctly understood that they have no desire whatever to disturb the good feeling at present existing between the employer and the employed; on the contrary, it is, and ever shall be, their most earnest wish and study to cultivate 'and maintain that good feeling." The committee, however, invite the co-operation . of their fellow tradesmen, urging, as the advantages to b•t derived from legally organised societies, " the extension of . 4 che right hand of friendship in the hour of sickness, and distress, the decent interment of a brother, and, lastly, the means which such societies afford of raising the operative in the sooial scale, and enabling him to occupy that position in society which ought to he the desire of every mechanic." The Chairman, in opening the business of the meeting, denied that the meeting was - called for the purpose of advocating any particular association—it was called for the benefit of the trade in general, and be hoped that the. resolutions which would be proposed would be adopted, as they would have a tendency to better the condition of all, Mr; MacDonald moved the first resolution, in doing' which he pointed out the advantages of union amongst; the trade. The resolution wag to 'the following effect " That for the protection of the, interests of the journeymen house and .ship painters' of Liverpool, it is advisable that they frequently meet together for the purpoie of dkcussing any grievances which may occur in the trade, and of suggesting remedies for such grievances." This resolution was seconded and unanimously adopted Mr, John Robertson then moved the " That as the want of union at present existing among the operative house and, ship painters' of Liverpool is prejudicial to the best interests of the trade, we _most earnestly call on an becomin g non-societ of y men to termiiiat this vil at once b y Members our r espectiVe Soc e ieties.e" This was also seconded and unanimously adopted. The following resolutions w ere. also unanimously adopted :-- "That the practice adopted by, many master house and ship painters, in Liverpool, of employing boys instead of men in the performance of their work, is detrimental to the best interest of the employers and employed, and has a tendency to depreciate their interests, in addition to the evil of having the work badly performed, whereby the credit of the trade is injured." " That the numerous advantages to be gained by becoming a member of either of our friendly societies, warrant the com mittee of th e h ouse and ship painters' association in thus in viting th ose w h o are not already members -to become sue i I in their respective societies." " That this meetiug pledges itself to use its best endeavours to carry out the spirit of the foregoing resolutions, and to further the welfare of the trade and its members. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business. DINNER COSTUME, Low dress of lavender silk; the skirt has four flounces, gradating in width, and having a broad band couleur de rose, woven at the edge. The body is quite plain ; the sleeve short and full, is ornamented with loops of rose-coloured ribbon. Fichte of the finest muslin ; it is composei of alternate rows of insertion and billings of muslin, through which aro drawn pink ribbons ; the capes are formed by a frill embroidered at each edge, and set on with a narrow heading. Csinture of pink ribbon, with long floating ends. The full muslin sleeves form one largo puff, with deep embroidered frill. WEST DERBY UNION The usual meeting of the Board of Guardians was held yes terday at the board-room. The )Rev. W. Badnall presided. The other members of the beard Present were Messrs. Edwards, Siddeley, Heyes, Craig Medcalf, Pitts, Wilkinson, Whitt'', Wilson, Morris, .elias, Lunt, Sagar, Evans, Abrahams, Shawe, Callis and Batten. Cheques to the amount of upwards of £220 were voted for the relief of the out-door poor. The Master of the Hospital reported that the numbers in his establishment last week were 85, since which 11 had been admitted, 1 born, 4 discharged, 1 death ; this week 91, and for the corresponding week of last year, 54. The Master of the Workhouse reported that the number of paupers in the house last week was 593; since when 21 had been discharged, 19 had been admitted, 2 died, leaving this week 595. For the corresponding week of last year the number was 608. The Law Clerk reported that he hail inspected all the books kept by the several officers connected with the union, and found them all made up correctly, except those of the Master of the Workhouse, owing to the absence of his assistant, who was on leave of absence. A long discussion ensiled upon the question of the last moiety being granted to the master of a lad apprenticed trom the union. The Master of the Union asserted that he had frequently seen the lad about the streets in a filthy state, so much so that he thought ho could not be attending to his occupation ; indeed ho appeared to be more devoted to do• estic affairs than to that of learning his trade, that of a barber. The master denied that that was the case, as the boy had the l i a n d g \ a v t as th c e al s ie h d o p in o , n a S nd at u h r is da o y n n l i y gh c t o a m nd pla S inutntaays sole management of the business, he (the mast er ) on l y attend mthoartaihneg.hadThteo o'clock on every ll S guardians until objected three to the boy being thus Someypld upon of Sabbath ; but, upon its being understood that it was oe the g unavoidable i n t h e district, the bounty was granted to the master, Mr. Shaw declining"l44' to move an m ent on the subject of working on the Sabbath. After that point had been settled, a long conversation ensued, relative to four children being admitted into the workhouse from the hospital. Mr. Lister, the senior medical officer of the hospital, in his explanation of t h e case, attempted to insinuate, that the master of the workhouse had over -stepped his duty by sending certain patients, under the head of fever patients, into- the hospital, w h en they were not in fever; but the master of the house showed he had a medical certifieite under which he acted, and was therefore exonerated from all blame in the matter. TN, master of the house insisted upon the charge being fully investigated, as he considered that an imputation was cast upon his character. Mr. Lister stated that he had no charge to make against the master of the house, and the subject dropped, although there was a disposition on the part of the board to have the whole matter investigated. After some routine business the board adjourned. ,_, i The Archie°logical Institution of Great Britain and Ire. land, having chosen Edinburgh as its place of meeting this summer, the inaugural meeting of the season Wag held in the Queen-street Hall,. there on Tuesday, under the presi dency of Lord Talbot de Malahide, and was attended by a large number of gentlemen whose attention has been devoted to arebmological and antiquarian study on both sides of the Tweed.