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TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 13, AIDAN,s 3Ebutatton BIRKENHEAD. PATRO^. : GraCe the LORD ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY VISITOR : Theß igh l t Rev. the LORD BISHOP of CHESTER. The Re' PR INCIPA L : JOSEPH BAYLEE, D.R ` 4 41,114.V u - TERM Opens on the 14th day of JANUARY nex /111 1e0 U RES commence on the MONDAY following, upo. 4 0 ‘, 14 ! all Students are required to he in residence. akal for admission to be made to the PRINCIPAL. n's, December, 1853. C°LLEGIATE INSTITUTION, ,Th e A _ ABBOT'S GRANGE, CHESTER. Nko,"•,'NUAL DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZES and DELIVERY Of letyi' g ßB will take place on TuESDAY next, the 20th instant, Mn the hours of Two and Five o'clock. e I?.vening there will be the usual pert. velolerlcstrurnental Music by the Pupils, commt gke . . n-ft I NDLIty Rill feel honoured by ene presence of all who 'll,:n, Int erest in the prosperity of the School. v'acation will terminate on WEDNESDAY, the 25th of Drmance of Vocal PREPARATORY SCHOOL, in connection with tile COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, ABBOT'S GRANGE, A 7 7 % 4 ni;—.PARATORY BRANCH, the want of which has long ~, . 0141 4 , Will be Opened. after the Christmas Vacation, st the D ti„. HALL, TARVIN, which was built and fitted up by Or thehiil,'.DLirir expressly for that purpose. z .,s ti tablisbment will be under the sole care and direction Nr s e , Rev. E. H. and Mrs. PRICE, who have had several ifp ) ;;' s lccessful experience in the teaching and Management I.44Nectuses will be forwarded on application to Mr. PRICE, XS T RUCTION in all the Fashionable - DANCESAis,„_,, by Mr. and Mrs. MOLYNEUX, Royal 16:;:wy-rooms, Great George-street ; or No. 4, Hardy %;:::__Sehools attended. Private Lessons at any Hour. Wriu usit. - sp -.- 4, 0 lovely Peace, with plenty erowied." NOVE LLO , B - uIIEAP MUSIC is sold by t eve own and ry N lTSpectithle Music Seller and Bookseller in this eighbourhood. Catalogues post-free on sending . to 69, Dean-street, Soho, London. ''A:rtto lOublirations. &In the Press, and speedily will be Pnblished. L I INDEX to FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS; ?Alt Selected from British Prose and Poetical Writers: with PASSAGES from ANCIENT and MODERN Rork, . 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Insurance Notices UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION CHIEF OFFICES: 40, PALL-MALL, LONDON. NOTICE is hereby given, that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders in this Association, held at the Chief Offices, on MONDAY, the 28th November last, the fol lowing Resolutions, which were unanimously agreed to at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at Willis's-rooms, King-street. St. James', on the Bth November last, were unanimously confirmed :- Ist. That the capital of the Unity Fire Insurance Association be increased to the amount of £2,000,000, by calling in the existing or original 500,000 Shares in the capital of the Company of ea each, and creating and issuing 2,000,000 New Shares of €1 each. 2d. That One Million of such New Shares of .€1 each be issued to the existing Shareholders of the Company, at or on the price or deposit of 2s. 6d. per Share, and be apportioned among them, so that each existing Share holder shall be allotted and receive two of such New Shares of el each, in lieu of, and in exchange for, every existing and original Share of ea each held by him or her. 3d. That the moneys paid to the Company by the several holders of the existing or original 500,000 Shares of €2 each in respect of the deposit of ss. per Share, paid or payable upon such Shares, shall be taken into account and allowed to them respectively in full pay mentand discharge of the price or deposit of 2s. Gd. per Share, to be paid in respect of the One Million New Shares of .e 1 each, to be created and issued to them as aforesa d. 4th. That the remaining One Million New Shares of i each be issued at the price of ss. per Share, to be paid by the Allottees of, or Subscribers for, the same respec tively, on their respectively executing the Company's Deed of Settlement. The Directors beg respectfully to notify to the Shareholders, Local Managers, and Agents, that the Forms of Application or the New Shares are ready for delivery. By order of the Board, JOHN SMITH, Local Manager for Liverpool. Commerce-court, 11, Lord-street, Dec. 3, 1853. CHURCH OF ENGLAND LIFE FIRE ASSURANCF, INSTITUTION. AND HEAD OFFICE-5, LOTHBURY, LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 4 5 Vic., cap. 92. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, A List of t he Propr ors periodically Enrolled in the High Dun of Chancery. LIFE DEPARTMENT. This Tnstitution adopts both the Proprietary and Mutual systems of Life Assurance, and the Policy-holders m both branches are fully protected by the large Subscribed Capital of the Company. In the Proprietary Branch, Assurances are granted at the lowest Rates of Premium consistent with the security of the Establishment. Such assurances may be effected in a great variety of ways, to suit the circumstances and convenience of the Assured. Among others, where the Policy is made payable "On the Assured attaining Sixty years of age, or at Death, if that event should happen previously," is particularly deserving of attention. In the Mutual Branch of this Institution, the Policy-holders are entitled to t Prospective Allowan those Yolicy-holders W ticipate in the profits the Assured all the advant 1840 Aril, 1841 IlaiCh, 1843.. October, 1845 to rates and ranch, which are .r. These profits .t each division, set apart from it immediately entitled to par 'm will have paid five yearly ng division; thus affording to nonal Division of Profits to sums Assured, 1144 I £6144 nounting to 'ire are charged at the n of £lO per cent. on ;men, and the Build- .0 RETARN 00L: Lnd . every requisite or to any of tli rPOINTED A SON & CO., 3, Cook-street 10, Chapel-street. BIRKENHEAD : Mr. F, H. HALFEN, 10, Farkfield-terrace, Exmouth-street, THE LIVERPOOL STAN Ensttrance Notices. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FARMING STOCK. This Corporation having determined on a reduction of " One Shiiling per Ce n t." in the rate of Premium for the Insurance of Farming Stock and Utensils in England anti Wales, the Company's Agents have been fully instructed upon the subject, and a! e authorised to accept Insurances on that Ciaiti3 of Property accordingly. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. London, Ist December, 1853. INSURERS in AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS are reminded that the ATEIENiEIT NI FIRE OFFICE REDUCED the Rate of Insurance upon FARMING STOCX at Midsummer last to 3s. per cent.,without the Average Clause; the propriety of which step is apparent from the fact of the combined Offices having now followed the example. The Athenaeum offers similar advantages to Manufacturers, Warehousemen, and Merchants, upon many descriptions of risks, both at home and abroad ; the lowest rate being charged consistent with the actual risk incurred in each case. CHIEF OFFICES. 30, SACKVILLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON BRANCH OFFICES. Athenaeum-buildings, Princess-street, Manchester ; Tithe barn-street, Liverpool ; 110, Grafton-street, Dublin ; and 69, Muhren, Hamburg. CAPITAL, £2,000,000. HENRY SALTER, Manager. Agents for Birkenhead—Messrs. H. W. CARR & CO. Application for Agencies, accompanied by references, to be made to the Manager. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE (MUTUAL) LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Act of Parliament. Head Office-26, ST. ANDREW -SQUARE, EDINBURGH. The Profits are divided Triennially. Policies effected during the present year will ►eceive SIX YEARS' ADDITIONS in the Allocation at Ist Marcb, 1859. No Charge for Policy Stamp. Amount of Existing Assurances, £4,058,140. Annual Revenue, £144,085. Amount of Accumulated Fund, £763,871. A Report on the recent Division of Profits may be had on application at the Head Office or Agencies. ROBT. CHRISTIE, Manager. WM. FINLAY, Secretary. AGENTS. LivEarooL....ARCHIBALD TOD, 3, Liver-cbamberq, 23, Tithebarn-street. Manchester... { r% Edward dra: Thorburn, urve Merchants, Southport.... F. W. Robinson, Free Press-office. r s Corbett,a'l Contracts. PARISH OF LIVERPOOL.--The SELECT VESTRY of this PARISH are prepared to receive TENDERS for the formation of a large PLUNGE or SWIMMING BATH at the Industrial Schools, Kirkdale. The Plans and Specifications may be seen on application to Mr. NVlridlt, at the Parish-offices. Sealed Tenders (those for the Boiler and the Iron Work connected therewith to he made separately) to be delivered at the Office of the undersigned, on or before THIS DAY, (Tuesday), the 13th day of December instant. The Select Vestry do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender. By order of the Selec► Vestry, CHARLES HART. Vestry-Clerk. Parish-olikes, Brownlow-bill, 7th December, ;853. ATILITIA STORE-HOUSE, PRESTON.- TENDERS are required for the ERECTION and COMPLETION of e BUILDING at PRESTON. to receive the Arms, Accoutrements, Clothing, and other Stores, toge ther with Quarters for Non•comunssioned Officers, for the Third Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia. Plans and Specifications may be seen at the Office of Messrs. 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' I Etberpoot ;*4taribarb+ TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 13, 1853 IT will be remembered that, a short time since when the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce made an urgent remonstrance to the Government on the subject of the supply of Guano from certain islands in the Pacific Ocean, it was then believed that the supply was almost inexhaustible. The remon strance was ineffectual, because it was shown that the sovereignty of the islands rested indubitably with Peru, and that, consequently, the trade must depend on such arrangements as could be made by British merchants with those who had the legal property in this important article of commerce. A new difficulty has, however, arisen of far more consequence than rights of ownership, and one which will demand far more active measures to provide against. The belief that the supply was inexhaustible has been proved to be utterly falla cious, and that, so far from expecting increased supplies, a very few years will serve to deprive the Chinca Islands of the whole of their present store. A very careful survey has been made by the most competent authorities, and they have arrived at the conclusion that, without exceeding the present rate of exp rt, which is about one million tons annually, the whole will be removed in little more than eight years. The improvements which have taken place in modern agriculture have rendered this article almost a necessary; and though chemical skill has done much to test the value of manures for fertilising purposes, the great difficulty is the obtaining adequate quantities at such lowness of price as to render them really advantageous. We ad the g new enterprise, or e ,ources of supply through maritim by scientific skill devising me mode of provic boasted science of the present day should find oblem, or soaring too high R of providing cheap am ed to scientific ambition amble a pursuit as that is and phosphates for increasing the productiveness o: its part in offering a lax Emulate 3 premium, in order to experiments, and it is to be hoped that long before the Chinca Islands shall have given up their last ship-load will h TALTON, curate Church, died on Friday lak forty-seven duties of hi ftffeetcon of the members of the congrel - spiritual wauti he lakiAred go faithfully. 'e been _rendered independent of them 'mers of England wered had fulfilled the arduous ation foi. whose ARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. THE year which is now fast drawing to a close has been one of almost unexampled prosperity in commercial business, extending nearly to every description of industrial activity. Shipowners, merchants, brokers, manufacturers, wholesale deal ers, and tradesmen have been well and profitably employed, capital has returned profits in some cases almost fabulous, and labour has been amply rewarded. No wonder, then, that towards the close an extensive strike of operatives occasioned but little inclination to concede their demands, for most of their employers could close their books with a balance to the credit of profit and loss much greater than they had shown for many years pre ceding. This gratifying state of mercantile ledgers may possibly account for the seeming apathy which now prevails, and the difficulty experienced in creating anything like a feeling of excitement on any subject. The East of Europe is in a state of active warfare, the diplomatists of Europe are actively engaged in negotiations upon which may depend the fate of empires, the Sulina mouth of the Danube is almost closed by natural impedi ments against the navigation required for further supplies of foreign corn ; each day brings reports of changes which, whether true or false, might be supposed to be of some importance ; and yet all these seem to fall upon the ear as tedious as a thrice-told tale. There are, however, subjects which must ultimately prove of interest, and which ought to receive attention before the time draws near when the business of legislation will be ac tively proceeded with. It will be remembered that, some time since, a movement was made for the establishment of commercial tribunals, and though nothing was done, owing to the opposition of ancient lawyers, who will never reform them selves, or run the risk of losing rich clients, until they are compelled by the pressure from without, the subject is of too much importance to be allowed to let slip. Both in London and Liverpool there are numerous cases constantly arising which re quire the interference of competent parties, in order to settle disputed points. The only alterna tive under the present system is to resort to the tedious and expensive process of a law-suit, or submit to apparent injustice, which is more often the rule than the exception ; but 'even when a court of law is appealed to, the result is far from satisfactory, few lawyers understanding commercial customs, and decisions being often far removed from justice. The interests of British commerce are far too important to be left in such a state, and the evil is the more grievous when the remedy is easy and practicable. The establishment of a tribunal, easy of access and inexpen sive in process, in which all questions relating to trade and commerce might be promptly adjudi cated, is a concession which the mercantile world has a right to expect, and which, it is hoped, will be pressed upon the attention of the legislature until the object be attained. It will not do, however, to leave it to the dilatory proceedings and evident unwillingness of Crown lawyers. The demand for justice must be made in a tone which will not brook refusal,—our representatives must force the subject upon Parliament, backed by the petitions of the many who are interested in it. and the commercial reasonableness of the request will appear so obvious as to insure its success. There is no want of pre cedents, as the Admiralty Court is devoted to questions concerning shipping, such as salvage, collisions, &c., and the Stannaries Courts in Corn wall and Devon to the disputes about mining, so a special tribunal might be exclusively devoted to the many questions which daily arise in commer cial affairs, depending, in a great measure, upon customs and usages, and which could be settled infinitely better by such means than when incum bered with the dry technicalities of common law. Indeed, the advantage of such a course is so obvious, that the only wonder is, that it has not been done long before. THE inquiry instituted by the Town Council of Liverpool, into the conduct of one of its own mem- bers, has resulted in a verdict of condemnation by the unanimous voice of the committee who con ducted the investigation. The only defence which appears to have been offered by the apologists for the accused, is a vague assertion upon his not being alone in the exercise of undue influence for election purposes. It is said that other members of the Council are not free from the charge of having resorted to practices by no means in accordance with modern notions of purity of election. Such a specious justification of admitted wrong arises from an evident misconception of the nature of the charge, which is in no way answered by any refe rence to general accusations about bribery and treating. Had Mr. BRADLEY been accused of buying, or attempting to buy, every voter in Vauxhall Ward, or opening every public-house to unlimited treating, the retort might have had some weight ; but the charge against him is for making use of information and influence, which he could only possess as a member of the Council, in order to exercise it to obtain votes. This the committee have decided to be proved, and for such alone has he been condemned b 3 the Council. It will be observed that they have refused to proceed further, leaving it to his own sense of propriety to retire from, a position which he is evidently unworthy to occupy, and it is to be hoped that reflection will serve to convince him of the necessity of preservin g his own character from the obloquy which must attach to him, should he persist in refusing to adopt the only course which is now left open to him. THE exposure which has recently taken place of the treatment of passengers on board emigrant ships, as in the case of the Melbourne from Au stralia, which became the subject of an action at lwa, and the mortality which has occurred in several ves sels owing to want of sufficient and wholesome food, ventilation, and other means of preserving life, has shown the existence of a grievance which impera tively demands a more efficient remedy than has yet been applied. Without expressing any opinion as to the policy of encouraging a kind of whole sale emigration, it is evident that some protection should be afforded to the hapless passengers by competent authority against the cupidity of ship owners and the callous indifference of ship-masters to the comfort of those entrusted to them. It is true that the government have appointed officers whose duty it is to see that a vessel is properly found in stores and other accommodations for the number of passengers she is to carry, but such du ties are unfortunately too often performed as a matter of course; and, if they were strictly carried out, the poor emigrants have no security for their not prevent bulkheads, erected to separate opposite g afterwards knocked away, water-closets sexes, beir )rovisions. removed, and deficient supplif and we might suggest that a competent surgeon should be despatched with each emigrant ship, whose certificate at the end of the voyage, corroborated by a certain pro portion of the passengers, should be necessary in order to enable the owners to receive a portion of the passage-money, which should be lodged with the authorities at the port of embarkation. It might also be advisable to call upon the owners to give Something me e is wanted security for the due performance of the contract entered into with the passengers, and authorise a competent officer at the port of landing to inc into the justice of any complaints made by the emigrants, which, if well founded, should entitle thezn to eQuvensation., Li either case the agents for the vessel••would have a direct interest in esta blishing for themselves a reputation which would secure to the preference in passenger traffic, but at present they are exposed to undue compe tition with unscrupulous men who beat down the fair rate of passage-money, and compensate them selves by fraud and something worse. More strin gent regulations would prove a protection to re spectable shipowners, and we are sure that the majority of Liverpool firms, who stand second to none in the world, would cordially join in support ing any scheme which would have the effect of securing to emigrants the advantages to which they have an undoubted claim. THE annual Christmas cattle show has again produced ample evidence of the great improvement which is going on in the production of animal food. Some huge specimens were exhibited of the short horn breed of cattle, one of which bore off the gold medal as the best of the show, and PRINCE ALBERT, who has proved himself a devoted friend to old English pursuits, has won the same honour for the not less useful animal, the pig. In commenting upon these annual exhibitions of fatted stock, it has been the custom of some of our contempo raries, echoed by most of their unreflecting readers, to condemn the over-feeding of these specimens of bovine beauty, as though each animal had been fed with no other view than to decorate the sham bles, and furnish a dish for the Christmas festi vities. This is but a short-sighted view of the affair, considerably diminishing its importance. The real object is the promotion of a breed of animals which will produce the greatest amount of food at the lowest cost,. and this can only be tested by feeding them beyond the point required for ordinary use, when their several qualities become evident to the observer. In the same way as a chain is strained until it is broken, in order to prove the extent of its strength, so is one beast to excess, in order that out of many hundreds fe a correct opinion ma` be arrived at, from its ap- pearance in this state, of the facilities which those of the same particular kind possess for acquiring flesh easily; but if ever the view be adopted of con fining such exhibitions to animals of mere ordinary obesity, their value for the improvement of agri culture will be comparatively lost. England has id strides within the last few years in this useful art, and as she has already surpassed all the rest of the world in quality, she will, ere long, be able to do so in cheapness, THE statements relative to the war between Russia and Turkey still continue to be of the most conflicting character We mentioned last week that the numerous reports of conflicts between the Russian and Turkish troops were only the skirmishes of outposts, and nothing has as yet appeared to show any serious intention on the part of the respective Governments to make any sen- sible impr sion on the other. If TURKEY had really designed to force the Russians out of the Danubian provinces, she ought to have made more effectual provision than the handfuls of troops which have been engaged, while the immense re- efficient army, had the CZAR any other design than to keep what he has got until the SULTAN has conceded the desired note of guarantee hometan enthusiasm was not to be satisfied with out a show of fighting, and the SULTAN, in order to preserve their allegiance to himself, has been indulging them, by allowing them to play at the dreadful game of war. It remains to be seen whether sufficient slaughter has taken place to cool their ardour'; but a movement towards a peace- ful settlement of the affair has again been com menced. The representatives of the four powers, England, France, Austria, and Prussia, have as- sembled. at Vienna, and agreed col, in the nature of a declaration formally pledging them to resist and prevent any territorial change, or any disturbance of the existing balance of power the PORTE to state the basis on which i would be prepared to enter into negotiations for a treaty of peace. This document has been forwarded to Con stantinople ; and should Turkey respond to the invitation, and propose such terms as the allies may deem reasonable and equitable, Russia will be invited to enter into negotiations on the basis so laid down ; and in the event of the CZAR'S acqui esence, a congress will probably be convened, in order to frame a definitive treaty of peke. This is but the natural result of all that has taken place. The EMPEROR of RUSSIA has, from the first, avowed his desire for peace, but expressed his de termination to have a note of guarantee for the security of the Christian subjects of the POR The terms of this note have formed the chi of the dispute, and, though a delay has taken place in arriving at a settlement, it has evidently arisen from the difficulty which the SULTAN has had in dealing with his own subjects, and the success of the new attempt at settlement may, therefore, depend upon the same cause, though the - difficult, may be considerably diminished by the fightini which has already taken place. The apprehension which at one time existed of the peace of Europe being disturbed, has been in a great measure set at rest, owing to the prudent firmness with which the European powers have refrained from active interference ; and as the impression of Russia having is or aggression must now be considerably weakened, it may help to allay that mania for sympathy with Turkey which prevailed a short time since. As CHRISTMAS-DAY this year will fall on a Sunday, and it has been usual to devote the latter part of the day, at least, to more than ordinary festivity, an agitation has been made, on the part of those immediately interested, to have the follow ing day kept as a holiday. There is nothing un reasonable in the request, for by many the day is looked forward to as one of the few holidays which the ardent pursuit of business allows to those employed in it; and the case is still further strengthened by the necessity of preserving the sanctity of the Lord's Day as far as possible from the desecration of those who will be tempted to remember only the day of festivity, and to forget that it is also Sunday. There is, however, the difficulty with bankers and others of bills falling due on the Monday, which must be met, and with the former the obligation to pay cheques upon them, from which they could only be relieved by 'inch objections, how wholesale an act of the legislature ever, will not apply to manufacturers dealers, tradeSmen, and others, and there seem little doubt, from the favour with which the pro. posal has been received, that it will be generally adopted by those who flip m 00... power Ldesmen of this town have already exhibited notices of keep their shops closed on the Monday, and in some other towns the authorities have issued a recommendation to the inhabitants to the same effect. Much of th e anx i e t y an d i n convenience on this subject might be obviated, if certain nays in the year were specially set apart by the legislature for general recreation, as it would tend consider ably to abate the excuse which is too often urged for the desecration of the Lord's Day. WE uncle Is on the Sunday, Monday the 26th instant shot holiday,—thc ed that all the public offices under t recommending holiday. he inh THE LIVERPOOL PETITION. ELECTION Tint Albion states that the petitition against the re turn of Messrs. Hoasr.i.LL and LIDDELL has been withdrawn. If.the report be true, it is a prudent resolve on the part of the petitioners, who never had a chance, except to pay costs. We can, therefore, readily excuse the ingenuity with which an attempt is made to salve their mortification by attributing their failure to the skill and ill prudence of tha - ..Conservative agents. It reminds us o. the story of the: party of inebriates, after a jollification some of whom attributed their condition to the cucumber they had eaten, and others to the pickled salmon THE RECENT ASSIZE. -.-......-_____._ TITA.T necessity winch calls for a winter assize, exclu sively devoted to ,e trial of criminal cases, seems, w the first gl.nce, to indicate an alarming degeneracy in the general morality of our population. Such an inference, how plausible soever .it may at first sight appear, is not arly a correct, one. If a district or community advance rapidly in population and necessarily a correc t, or even. ne commerce, the ordinary relations of its institutions to its requirements are disturbed. The aggravated dispropor tion between wealth and poverty, engendered as an indis- pensable, though unhar py condition of such advancement leads to the developr nt of evil passions, and affords means for gratifying them unknown to localities less for tunately circumstanced in other respects. The state of society here glanced at is precisely that prevailing in the district of. which Liverpool forms at once the life and centre ; it is rapidly increasing in numbers and in com mercial importance ; and, while the development of evil tendencies here is not greater than in other districts placed in similar circumstances, the mere holding of an additional criminal assize must not be looked on as indi- eating degeneracy in the moral he .Ith, but must be treated s, more obviously, a concomitant of the num or even relatively, advancing crime tion, the fact itself is at once divested of its most alarm- By this considera- we• become, however reluctantly, reconciled to it as one of the features, repulsive though it be, pertaining to a hied The c' racter of crone prevai ci in tt eificial state of society g in the district, as course of the inquiry, forms a guide to the state of public s, than can be found in the mere necessity for ft Viev lin this light, the calendar which has just been cleared presents a painful aspect than three foul die has stained its p; Not fewer )esides a numerous catalogue of injuries by stabbin swell the list of its atrocities. Pre-eminent among these in the repulsiveness of its features, was the case in which a man was accused of having deliberately, and on the promptings of sordid avarice, murdered two bts, his step-sons, the immediately inciting motive being to secure the burial fees due by two societies, in which the lives of the children were insured for sums which, in the aggregate, amounted to somewhere about £2O. The crime in this case was not proved, although the evidence displayed re. bearing heavily have contributed to circumstances of a very suspicious n on the Llleged criminality of the prisoner mount of evidence falling short of entire conviction, the man was, of course, and properly, acquitted. That the crime of murder, prompted by the foul stimulus alleged in the instance referred to, is one which pollutes our criminal annals to an alarming extent, is too true to admit of cavil or denial ; and, staining as its guilt unquestionably does it was fitting that the venerable Judge presiding at the assizes should direct special atten tion to its dangerous prevalence, with a view, if possible, if that object can be achieved by legisla- that of preventing burial clubs - from doing more than simply defraying the bona fide costs of the funeral, and forbidding them from supplying, on any consideration, money to the relations or representatives of the deceased, is of so simple and practical a character as to strongly recommend it for adoption. It at once annihilates pros pective profit as an incentive to such murders. If befit- tiny the character and position of the presiding Judge to advise the adoption of such a change in the principle of burial clubs, it was not less seemly and becoming on the part of the Grand Jury to echo in their presentment the recommendation of the bench, and by all the authority attached to its character to impress upon the Legislature the urgency and importance of some such provision. This they did in a style of terse and expressive simplicity—with .gunorwardness, and with an earnestness of purpose which reflects high credit on their philanthropy and judgment. manly st The other two charges of murder, neither of which led to convictions commensurate with the gravity of the ac- cusation, were marked by features each in some degree peculiar to itself. In both instances the homicides were effected by stabbing with a knife ; and in each case the death of the victim folic A in a brief period after the fiction of the wound. In neither case was there the slightest room for dubiety as to the perpetrator of the crime. Here, however, the parallel ceases, and the circum stances to some extent differ. In one case the deadly weapon was carried by the criminal as an ordinary appen dage of personal furniture ; in the other, the instrument was sought for and selected. In the case in which Cope land stabbed and almost instantaneously killed Sunder land, the police constable, the prisoner was at the time in the act of perpetrating an offence against the law, while the victim, in the execution of his duty, was endeavouring to make a prisoner of the offender. Copeland, resisting for the moment, made his escape, E. I pursued by the officer, and during this temporary freedom inflict fatal injury upon his pursuers—being seized, he carried his threat into full execution, by stabbing Sunder. land in the thigh with such unerring fatality of aim as caused his death within a few minutes. Such is a brief but truthful narrative of the transaction ; and such a transaction, so terminating, amounts, in our simple judg- ment, to murder, or it is no crime. The jury viewed the case in a light widely different from that in which it pre- sents i self to us, and they determined that, while it was a grave crime, it was not murder. It is true that much stress was laid, and for aught that we know to the con- Crary properly lam, upon tne tact that violence, to an un necessary and even cruel extent, was used by the police against the prisoner ; and something was also said as to the capture of Copeland, under the circumstances, being an illegal act. If this be true, and if it was proved that the arrest was in itself illegal and was effected, as well as accompanied, by unnecessary and cruel violence, the jury might have found, and in all probability the judge would have directd an acquittal of the prisoner ; but, in refer- ence to such a homicide, acquitting of murder and con victing of manslaughter appears to us an extraordinary confusion of terms, and a confounding of two very distinct crimes. The allegations of ill-treatment, if well founded, as we suspect there is too much reason for believing, would indeed have made good and telling pleas, if advanced in mitigation of the penalty incurred by Copeland through his too ready recourse to the knife, though we cannot look on them as substantial reasons for viewing his crime in any other light than that of murder. In making these remarks, we have purposely abstained from any allusion to the punishment which must have been awarded to the culprit, had he been convicted of the more serious crime, as we do not think it is legitimately within the province of a jury to speculate upon the amount of punishment their verdicts may infer, their duty being simply to declare whether the evidence laid before them is or is not suffi cient to establish the guilt of the accused. Having dwelt at such length upon the case of Copeland, little remains to be said on that of Montero, the Spaniard, who stabbed first one man and then another, in an affray on the street, the chief feature in his case being that he was hardly impli cated in the quarrel which he so suddenly took part in, and terminated by killing one man and severely and dangerously wounding another. A verdict of manslaughter, in his case as well as in that of Copeland, was considered by the jury a sufficient vindication of the law, and a proper estimate of those crimes by which, in such circumstances, two individuals were suddenly and wantonly deprived of ght under notice hey atrord of the it beyond the with which the lower ci Ler the exciting .n instrument ing out of the me presenting themselves at I --- were those aris- and minis, ime slit 'dings which unhappily prevail remedy vu, tney recom. rr, as IN urinated, the relations between the employing and thi employed classes will become better understood ; and the more that understanding of relationship is appreciate 4 the more readily will the interests of th e t wo c l asses b e. _ _ _ seen to be identical MUSIC AND THE DRAMA CLASSICAL CH ,ER CONCB rmm t , at the series of concerts was g] Philharmonic-hall. b ;nce, we regr to add, was r so numerous as the fascinations of the music and the excellence of the performances entitled and led us to expect. The pro gramme, as usual, consisted of concerted instrumental compositions by the first masters, and included, in its at tractions, a quartet by Beethoven, another by Weber, duets by Beethoven and Corelli, besides other pieces by com posers of acknowledged excellence and taste. The uer- j kormances were generally excellent,—Beethoven's brillialt "Sonata," 69, by Messrs. Isaac and Lidel, on the piano s forte and violoncello, attracting much and deserved ap- I plause. In Beethoven's " Quartet" No. 1, in F, Messrx iSeymour, Thomas, C. Hermann, and Lidel, di s ti ngu i s h e d . themselves by their correct and spirited instrumentation. THE CONCERT tO-131 , , esday) at the Concert ; hall, Lord Nelson-strew.. 3. Wray, the organist I of the Bli n d Institution, a orrow (Wedi t. by Mr. W. likely to me a very attractive - = - aflair. The performance comprisess some favourite pieces, and the vocal corps includes Madame D'Auterny, Miss Jessie Hammond, Mr. Ryalls, and a gentlsman amateur, with Mr. W. P. Phillips on the cornet a piston. THE THEATRE -ROYAL for the past week has been. graced by the performances o f an ac t ress new t o th e play goers of Liverpool. The lady is a celebrity among theatri cals, her peculiar walk being that of lively high comedy_ Miss Fitzpatrick, that is the lady's name, is possessed of a. fine and expressive, rather than a bewitching face ; her figure is tall, elegant, and lady-like. In style of acting she combines much spirit and liveliness with a certahr polish and ease, which impart in their union an exceed ingly pleasing character to her performances. She has since our last appeared as Beatrice, in " Much ado about nothing ;" as Neighbour Constance, in " The Love Chase ;" as Juliana, in " The Honeymoon ;" and as Donna Violante, in " The Wonder." In all of these characters she displayed much nciate and archness ; no slight delicacy of sentiment, and a winningness of elocution ancr aetion.which secured for her hearty and well-merited applause. The performances of Miss Fitzpatrick extend , 011 Lerstaud .—The third of this m on Thursday even- Mr. E. W. Thomas. over the present week, interrupted, we tiud Miss Cushman, who on that occasion will perform tha character of Bianca, in Millman's tragedy of Fazio." AT TILE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE the drama, for a time at least, has yielded to the powerful attractions of 1 3 abior Fanque's celebrated equestrian troop of performers, aidei by the learned dogs and other animal assistants. The celebrity this company has already earned in various parts "-- secured for it a hearty welcome in Liver .diences nightly greet ce of the eques se well with the good humour pool, and large, as well as gratified their wonderful displays. The e trim and other appointments ha merits of the performances, and mirt sustain and elevate the spirits of the au CONTEO' SIAL LECTURE.—The next of the course of it St. Paul's will be delivered on Thursday even t, by the Rev. Mr. Linton. Subjec 1 of the Church " Christ the- RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--A fourth accident within a fortnight, and the third within a mile of the same spot - , occurred on Friday evening, on the Manchester and Liver— pool Railway. Shortly before half-past five o'clock, a goods train from Manchester to Liverpool stopped at the Barton Moss Station, two miles and three quarters beyond Patricroft, to shunt some wagons. As a warning to the driver of the 4 45 first and second-class stopping train for Chester, which was known to be about due, fog sigmas were put down ; but they were either not laid far enough from the station, or the slippery state of the rails deprived the dfiver of the ordinary control over his train; for while the goods train was lying across both lines, the passenger train came up at a considerable speed, and dashed into it: shock was very severe ; but with the exception of the guard and a few passengers who were bruised as well as violently shaken, no person was injured. The engine of the passenger train was so much shattered as to be quite disabled ; the tender was destroyed, and the break-can.- was smashed up. The last two wagons in the goods train were also demolished ; and their contents, together with the other wreck, blocked up both lines of rails.. Assistance was soon obtained from Patricroft ; and the men, aided by the passengers by the Cheshire Junction. train, set to work to clear away the obstruction. Shortly after the accident, the 4 30 express train from Liverpool_ came up ; but it was stopped, and many of the passengers from it joined the ranks of the workers. The chief difficulty was to get rid of the remains of the break-van ; and as they were broken up and removed, the wood was thrown upon a fire that had been kindled on the moss, as well to afford lightto theworkersand warmth to the female passengers, as to serve as a warning to the other trains that were expected. The line to Manchester was cleared so as to allow the expresss from Liverpool to reach the - Victoria Station at five minutes after seven, instead of 20 minutes before six o'clock ; and at the time it left Barton Moss, little remained to be done in order to clear the road for the Chester train, for which another engine had arrived from Manchester. A train from Preston Junction, bring ing passengers and mails from the north, reached Man chester soon after the express, having been detained about an hour; the 5 15 first-class train from Manchester for Liverpool, was also detained about the same time; but beyond this there was no interruption to the passenger traffic.—Manchester Guardian. Lola MoNTEs,—Our daily contemporary, under the head of " Latest and Exclusive," says :—" From Charles— ton, we learn that the steam-ship Falcon had arrived there from Havannah short of coal, having experienced very bal. weather. She furnishes no political news of interest. The favourite Spanish actress of Tacon theatre had been mur— dered by her husband, who afterwards destroyed himself: The event had caused a great excitement, and the alleged cause was infidelity. Our correspondent manifestly alludes. to the notorious lady,Lolallontes,who, some time since,was joined in wedlock to the editor of an Havannah paper_ We, however, do not venture to supply the name or to verify the fact." ' , Tine WIGAN STRIKE.—The adjourned meeting of the Millowners' Association, held at the Victoria Hotel, Wallgate, on Friday, was looked forward to with great anxiety by the inhabitants generally ; and the result has caused much disappointment. It appears that a sufficient number of the hands (notwithstanding the starvation amongst them) are not yet w illi ng t o return to work at the prices offered them. The masters, therefore, decided not to open their mills yesterday (Monday) morning, as was expected. They, however, agreed to receive at the mills, during the whole of this week, the names of any other operatives who may desire to resume their employment.. Hitherto the masters have acted on the principle that 'us one of them should re-open his mill untill they all did; but they agreed that, if any of them should have enough Ming- A) SO, - D warran irrespective of the others; and that this experiment should be tried for a week. The amount distri— buted to the factory turn-outs last week averaged 2d. per head, a larger sum than for several weeks past. The strike has continued for eleven weeks, and it need hardly be said that the suffering and sickness in the town is exceedingly great. Beggars abound ors still a resolute spirit is manifested by the operatives. It is even thought that they will not give in to their em— ployers for weeks to come, because a comparatively large. proportion of their body will leave the town, seeing no— thing but extreme poverty before them, and either obtain work elsewhere, or wander through the country seeking charitable aid. Many of them are the daughters mut wives of colliers who are now at work, and they will; therefore, be able to hold out for some time to come. It is believed by some parties qualified to form an opinion, that the masters will be in no better position to start their mills a week hence than now. Meantime the trade of the town is stagnant, and the military cont ...nue to oc— cupy the Public-hall. 'On Friday morning, sixty-three colliers and their drawers returned to work at Waltheur House Colliery, (Messrs. W. H. Branker and Co's,) leav— ing only fifty still on strike; and this was looked upon as the termination to the long-pending strike of colliers. tin oaturuay, nowever, all the sixty-three absented them selves from the colliery. The police force of the borough has been increased from eleven to twenty-three, an inspec tor, a sergeant. and ten constables having been appointed. TO GENTLEMEN DINING IN LIVERPOOL. JOSEPH FEENY Begs to announce that his NEW DINING ROOMS, SLATER-COURT, CASTLE-STK EET, ARE NOW OPENED for Business. During the few mo n th s ' which have elapsed since the commencement o f hi s under— takine, he has endeavoured to make th e new Establishment, in all its features,worthy to rank a mongst the many Architec— tural and Social Improvements for which Liverpool is now so distinguished. He is happy in having secured the services of a chef de cuisine, who, in addition to his experience in the Establish— ments of some of the first noblemen in England, has ha& charge, for several years, of the culinary dep ar t men t s o f t h e Senior United Service Club, and (as successor to Soyer) of the- Reform Club. The lovers of pure and delicious Coffee, made in the Continental Style, will be gratified to know that Mrs.. FRENCH, who has been for eight years engaged in the Reform Club, will superi n t en d t h e general arrangements, and mini.. ;arty the pieparation of Coffee, for whiCh she has long beers celebrated in the metropolis. The following is an outline of the principal arrangements at the MERCHANTS' NEW DINING ROOMS : BREAKFAST will be served from Eight a.m. to Ten n.m. LUNCHEON from Eleven a.m. to One p.m. DINNER from One a.m. to Seven p.m. Table d' Hole from One p.m. to Five p.m. TEA from Five p.m. to Eight p.m. The Lower Saloon will then be re-opened for COFFEE and CIGARS until Ten o'clock. The Smoking-room, an airy, wp,- ventilated, c h ee rful apartment, amply provided with an Accommodation for Writing, &c., will be• and Foreign Newspapers, Periodicals, Chess and D raug ht Boards, Day and open du during . the whole Evening ,Mr. FEENy hopes to be favoured with the support of his numerous friends, and begs to assure them that they mar calculate upon the strictest attention being paid to their com— forts and wishes, in ever WINES, SPIRITS, ALES, &c. The WINES and SPIRITS have been selected with great care from the stores of eminent dealers, and will be found of the choicest and most excellent quality. Particular attention is , d to the fact, that the system of imperial measures bserved in the draw;-. requeste of the Wing, thus affording it considerable advantage to the Gentlemen visiting the Establishment. BURTON PALE ALES. LONDON AND DUBLIN PORTER. P.S.—r..,Bills of Fare, with Scale of Charges, will be found ott .-1. MERCHANTS' NEW DINING ROOMS, Slater -court, Castle-street, December 12, 1853. [THIS DAY tICAN WILD TURKEY, ~ PRAIRIE HENS. At the ~ CANVASS-BACKED MANSION-HOUSE, DUCKS, It, DRURY-LANE. The Bill of Fare variety and excellence The charges are me ROBT, WALKER.