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airs by ?auction. DRAPER AND OUTFITTEIVS STOCK, 4-c. T O - MORROW, (Wedneßy M - r. BRANH, sclay) the Ist Ju C ne. at Eleven o'clock, at the tianoven rooms, THE valuable STOCK of a DRAPER and OUT FITTER, which comprises a variety of Woollen Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins, Vestings; Linen Drills, Silesias. Lining Aluslins Table Linen, Swiss" Muslin!, Ready-made Clothing, and other Goods connected with the trade. To be viewed Tuzs DAY, (Tuesday,) the 31st instant, when Catalogues may be had from Mr. BRANCH. FURNITURE, &c., BRUNSWICK-ROAD. By Mr. BRANCH, TO•NIORROw, (Wednesday,) the Ist of June, at Eleven o'clock, THEon the Premises, No 54. Brunswick-road, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Piano-forte, by Dreaper Framed and Glazed Prints, Timepiece, in lfahogany Case and other Effects of a Gentleman declining housekeepi ng . The FURNITURE consists of Mahogany Circular, Lon, and other Tables, Sofas, Sets of Chairs, in Black Hair-cloth, Rock- MR Chair, Mahogany Bookcase,•Mahogany Card Table, Maho gany Chest of Drawers, Mah6gany Press Bedstead, Four-post pad Camp Bedsteads, seasoned Feather Beds and Bedding, mted Toilet Requisites, Kidderminster and oth er C arpets , Fl oor -cloth, the-Kitchen Utensils, &c. , To he vi ewe d en t h e M orn i ng of Sale, when Catalogues may oe had on the Premises, or at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices. CART HORSES, CARTS, 4-e. Bv Messrs. LUCAS and CO.. TO- MORROW, (Wednesday.) the let June, at Twelve o'clock, at ther Rpository. Gre , .t Charlotte-steet, FIFTEENi toTwenty CARTHORSES, just off town work, Harness Horses s igc'. ; Twenty Carts, Floats, Spring carts, &c.; Gears, Haruesi, &c. N•B.—On Private SALE. Twenty very useful Ride and Drive HORSES, from the Irish Fair of Ballyciare. WITHOUT RESERVE. SALE THIS AFTERNOoN. AT PARKER-STREET ROO.lfS. T HIS DAY, (TRPsclay By Mr. JENKIN, .) the 31st i ns t an t, a t T w o o'clock, at his AlORooms, 13, Parker-street, near Church-street, DERN and useful FURNITURE, fine-toned Piano-forte, hy S Cottage Pianc-forte, Broadtcaod and Sons, Cabinet outhtee//: handsome Chimney Glass, valuable Plated Articles, comprising Tra and Coffee Service, elegant Tea Kettle, Liqueur Frame, day Timepiece, by Joini:e'; , Rosewood 'Case, elegant Sets Forks, &c , excellent Eight- Tea Trays, Portfolios.irarometer and Thermometer, Pictures, and other Effects, part of which r ess has been fro a La dies' Education a l Establishme nt, for unre removed sery the Sale, the Pro removing to London. On view pre v i ous to S a l e . _N.B.—PI AN O-FORTES constantly on SALE, by PRIVATE REATY, at the above Rooms. SALE ussfrL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EIGHT -DAY TIMEPIECE, ALE AND PORTER 17-117 LT FIXTURS.:S, GLASS, -e.,6 EL3f-STREET, LEADING OUT OF WEST DERBY-STREET. To. By Mr. JESKIN, moRROW, (Wednrsdav ) the Ist June, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, on the ?remises,- comer of Elm-street and fHont Vernon -street, • E useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Eight tffects. on dAY Ti m th epi rem ce VSeSault Fixtures, Glass, Pictures, and other e P th — e r v‘ • prior to the Sale. For farther particulars apply at streett CTIONEER'S Rooms, 13, Parker-street, near Church- By M. BROWN, ° l l FRit.jo ir next, the 3d of June, at Emu o'clock, at his Rooms, 101, Park-lane, tjANTITY of FORFEITED PLEDGES., the Property Pledged in the respective months pfiorto d, June, 1652, with the following Pownbrokers, Trier c o h a ... , South Castle-street Edward Byford, Dale roLet; Robert Haves, Kent-street ; Alfred Tunstall, London- Jafi Hatehinsen, Copperas-hill; Robert Marrs, St. p-street ; John Downey, Warren-street ; Henry J. S- Alessr `' , Eugene Gregson, Copperas-hill, John J. Spen t',Par] I n nond-rowi James Fairhurst, Saint Anne-street ; `ith and Hammond, S,lio-street ; Escott Richards, John Intent-street ; Thomas Robertson, Great Howard-street ; yadßolton, Bridgewater-street; John Woodruff, Scotland and P embroke-place; Lewis Heyman, Whitechapel; street• Heald, Scotland-road- John Lowrance, Bridgewater yei.esoet Richard Washington,''Old Hall-street ltree r) : Tit hebarn-street; Messrs. Bridson and Annor, tegent- HYroon Lewicky. Regent-street ; Escott Richard s, hie r eet Robert Roberts, Highfied-street ; and Jo hn ,Pll, Redford-street. antrb, A PR OTESTANT LADY who has two or three to ri hou LESS ONS he day at ler disposal, wishes to devote them Virg in FRENCH and GERMAN, with which a residence of many yearron the Continent has familiarized her. Ad many VERPOOL DOCKS. 'MD/TING THE LI ACCOUNTS OF THE DOCK ESTATE. THE Commissioners for Auditing the Accounts of , Liverpool Dock Estate do hereby give Notice. that they are desirous of Engaging the Services of a Gentleman to All the Situation of-SPECIAL AUDITOR. The Salary will be 4300 Per annum ;the - successful Candidate will be required :0 devote the whole of his time to the tlaties to be performed by him; further particulars with regard to which may be ob tained from The TztgAst - zeti or SECRETARY Of the Docx ESTATE. Applicationtywith Testimonials sealed, endorsed" - Special Auditor," most-be !n ex t t the Of fi ce of the Dock Secretary not hlter than 4th June The Commissioners will fix an early day for taking the same into consideration, but Candidates need not attend until re quested to do so. (Si gned,) JOHN GORDON, Ch airman of the Commissioners. Liverpool 4th May, 1853. LIVRRPOOL DOCKS. LOAWS OP HONEY. THE COMMITTEE o f t h e LIVERPOOL DOCKS do hereby gi ve N ot i ce, that-they are willing to receive LOANS OF MONEY, on the . Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Livernooi—Doelc s . at the rate of -.E's 10s. per centu m per annum inter es t, for periods of either Three, Fire. Or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to G c l.: acat e t o T4. ce er : TON, E N , Treasurer of the Liverpool EL MASON, Secretary. ,„erp00)....-Bk order, k-offee, LirerpooL-February 10. 1853. THE • Committee of the Proprietors of the. Cattle Market. near the Old-Swan, West Derby, are prepared to receive TENDERS for CONSTRUCTING a NEW - SEWER, !bout 180. yards long, through their Estate. Parties, wishing to tender may obtain information and see the specification of t he work and materials .at Mr. WYLIE'S Offices, 12, Cases- Nreet, Clanton-square. where tenders, endorsed " Tender for r ainage, Cattle Market,"-are to be sent not later than Four Welock, ittur - clay, the-11h June, 1553. The Committee di , not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender, or any, if - hot satisfactory. PARISH , OF LIVERPOOL. HE - SELECT VESTRY of this PARISH are :1 1 prepared to receive applications for the appeit . ttm_ent to the Office -of CHIEF-CLERK to the VESTRY CLERK, at a !edam of ..€l5O per annum, and, also, to the Office of BOOK ,EEPER to the VESTRY-CLERK, a t a S a l ar y of 4-:80 per an The Chief-Clerk must possess a practical knowledge T , e the Poo r Laws, and the Magisterial Business connected Alan rewith mus, and the Bookkeeper, besides being Eat expert Pen aef... tbe an efficient Accountant. r t t o ters of Application, with Testimonials, to be sent addres next ; the is e 8 " I3nd ersigned, on or before FRil3l•l*, the 3rd June as to h of the Candidate, together with any particulars qualification, ro be stated. CHAR LES /Bv order of the Select Vestry, parish HART, Vestry Clerk of the said Parish. vcces, /3row nlow-hill, Liverpool, 27th 31a, is- 3 _______...............__ ' ' 3 * K - bucation CRESCENT ACADEMY. B-1 -ILETV HOUSE, DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN. ES TArLISHED A.D. ISM Air, B y ALEXANDER STEELE, Principal. R. STEELE, having given up his lucrative Day ko_ *fiord,' in compliance with th e w i s h es o f many of his to',1EI!! will henceforth d evo t e hi s sole and undivided attention Die"a? B oarders. His H ouse, wh i ch Is situated in the most as °a nt Part of th e B ay of Douglas, has been expressly built are Educa tional Establishment: - Th e R ecrea ti on G roun d s tztitir Ple ; the Sea-bathing is'excel-lent. and the climate most _Tits. The-system...et Education is strictly intellectual. aotary is most 0.176rai, and the ;Domestic Arrangements d'ettletuler Mrs.-Steele's constant and assiduous superinten eau 1 e „,,7 1 t, efereuces of the most unquestionable respectability ace giverf: The the age of the Terms P upils. are moderate, and are graduated to 7 _ ___. INFANT AND JUVENILE ACADEMY, 22 ~.Poti THE CHILDREN OF THE HMI CLASSES . inF RTLE.STREET, LIVERPOOL__ . FROM CHATHAM-STREETI E UNDER THE INIMEDIATE FATRO .Lk D Th e Venerable the ARCHDEACON o(L G ivr: O itrooL. ie CAMRDELL, Rector. ' , le Rev. Canon M`NEILE. ' ... Master under the Liverpool_ MIL WILLIAM -CLARK, rho has been for the MIL sixteen years Trainin, t; h request of sever,l intlueutial thei ten ,?f Eng'and Schol S t o_c e ie -, and was .formerly of the friend, "ani Schools, has, o at of instruct,on th e t„, resolved to OPEN SCHOOL for the CHILDREN . of sviii"lCHM CLASSES, `in en ni hi astitini e - ne all the modern . in a which the routine Theta., ne, and every anal:Aim:l feat b ure .i s ve o n f o to ur m b e e n s t t al T d r e a v i e n lo in p g . MONDAY, the 4th of Ataattieuls'alent with health. He th e e ' refore announces that his t e. .1.; a nd n.'ll commence as .above on . • --"NAste.ll-,..,341.e-h I meantime , , Mr. CL.kß o g , m clo a c y k be at co t ' u n e su A l c t a ela mi s t y o . b e . w ...tr00, ~ 0, Y from Noon .o . Two . . ,„, ~„4..lestimonials from -distinguished ' individuals may M__•••...,,,,,......i5t of Referees. °NE.VI..------------ - description 0f?,‘11,',._, L Efty i' 4 , , f ig Ton PLATE, WATCHES, jE'WEL VELVETS, WOOLLENS, and every brokers' Rate off,,-,"ater and Leeds Goods,at Half the P.awn- Apply at 66,Seei:,ettest- Private House ___Tet,two doorskom Back Colquitt-street LONDON AND Nrl A N EXTRA TAR.IritiroATIT-WESTERN RAILWAY.. RACES I R AGES will start ;.c4._. f , rom the RAIEWAy 4 iS h T e R 2d EE an T a 3 a d t CAR_ _ _ ; I I 50, Forenoon, on THURs D A ,ATI A ON,LI IE ~; June, 1853, and will co 1 an'' FRIDA Y, aIong the Branch Aailvy a y. up to the RACE n . veY Passengers OURSE. The same Train will Return Days. Half-an -Hour after the last Race on each of the above N.B ..., F the Course, p r , ven - . . or the better accommodation of the Public, and to i. inc onvenience and delay hi returningfr roemoeive Tickets Per fOr S trt m aY SECURE PLACES BACH; a n " purse, There at the Liverpool Offices, when they book for the taceAlec_ - There will also be an Office open contiguous to the V_. Rilte, where Tickets for the Return may be taken during elc uaY and all persons are recommended to take Return , ets as early as c onvenient, to prevent disappointment. ,114...11._d Notice is. Ftirther Given that the Trains will not be allowed to take up or set down ' Passemers on the way to the it,„"r.se, or to take up Passengers at - Collins-green on the "'lll% Trip, FARES: T here and Ba c k ... First Class. Second Class. Si ngle Ticket . ..... 4a. 6d. ........ .. ... 2s. 9d. Ge l 2 eral By order. Manager's Office, Liverpool, May, 1853. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY, NORTHERN DIVISION. I NOTCE FOR JUNE. NOTICE.—The Public is requested to take Notice T r .„:_ that the Company do not undertake to guarantee that the terXis shall start cc arrive at the time specified in the Bills; 01,;,n?r will they be accountab.e for any.-Loss, Inconvenience, „ollury which may arise from delays-or detention. b .-assengers wilT ra el bn from BookedLIVERPOOL. for PkESTON and the NORTH y the 6 45 A.M. i tiiThe 7 50 A.M. Train from LIVERPOOL e NORTH w ill b e di seon ti t yded. to PRESTON and A hed Train w ill b e despatc from LIVERPOOL to PRESTON " 1 41 the NORTH, fro LIVERPOOL to th e N ORTH will be at 9rp.A•m• Tliell 50 A.m. des patched at 11 20 A'.M. 1 .4 Train will leaVe MANCHESTER for Stations on the North -n ieti Line, af6 A Train will leave PRESTON for LIVERPOOL at 2 30 A.m. Y General atinta,qcr'e 0,,f,N . e, Lircrycel, May 27,1E583. order. " 41k4, . TO CORRESPONDENTS. We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest ; and if our friends will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa tures, for our own satisfaction, w•e shall feel obliged. We have received a letter from Mr. John Macdonald, corn_ plaining of the report of his exhibition of himself at the Romanist meeting being an exazgerated one. We are not surprised at this, considering his peculiar malady ; but we cannot admit any more letters on this subject unless as advertisements. /. THE TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL LYIN‘;-IN HOSPITAL. LADIES AND GENL EM EN, IBEG to offer myself as a CANDIDATE for the vacant Office of HONORARY ACCOUCHEUR to your valuable Institution, and respectfully solicit your Votes and Interest in my fovour at the ensuing ELECTION, which will take place on SloxDAy, the ' , nth June, at the Institution. Having been attached to the Liverpool Northern Hospital as Pupil and House Surgeon for Eight Years, and Surgeon to the West Derby Union for Six Years, leads me to hope for your favourable consideration. 1 remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, GEORGE STANSFIELD DEANE. Liverpool, May 27, 1853. itiberpoot tailbatb+ TUESDAY MORNING, MAl' 31, 1853. THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION PETITION. THE Select Committee of the House of Commons upon the petition against the return of Messrs. CHARLES TURNER and W. FORBES MACKENZIE, as representatives for Liverpool, have commenced their investigation, and the Radicals have already jumped at the conclusion that the decision will be adverse, and that Liverpool will have to prepare for a fresh election. Whatever may be the nature of the evidence, however weak the case or strong the defence, the result is believed, and perhaps with truth, to depend upon the political bias of the mem bers of the Committee. It was from this convic tion that the names of the Committee were so eagerly looked for, and Radicalism assumed so confident a tone, when out of the five members who had to try the case three were pronounced to have the same party taint as the petitioners. 'What mattered it, then, how treacherous witnesses bore false testimony, or honest trifles were tortured by the ingenuity of hired advocates into grievous offences—party zeal would make up for all deficien cies, and a fore-resolved verdict would be the well understood consequence. Indeed so much was presumed to depend upon the party constitution of the Committee, that the continuance of the proceed ings is owing chiefly, if not solely, to its apparent 'favourable appearance; as, had the majority been Conservative, there is much reason to believe that the petition would have been abandonded. Nor have we much reason to feel surprised at this view of the case, when we look at some of the decisions of previous - Committees. In the case of Bridgenorth, Sir ROBERT PIGOT, a Conserva tive, was unseated, although it was proved that the election was freer from corruption and treachery than any ever remembered by the oldest elector:; and in the case of Cork, Messrs. FAGAN and MURPHY, both Radicals, were declared duly elected, although the Committee in their report declare "that riotous and tumultuous proceedings took place, and that serious outrages and assaults were committed on the persons and property of electors:; that intimidation was exercised upon, and threats used towards several voters for the purpose of influencing their votes; that in consequence of a riotous disturbance at one of the polling booths, the poll was adjourned until the next day ; and that meat, drink, and entertainment were provided tosome extent for the refreshment of voters." if, with such admissions, proving incontestably that the members owe their return to violence, intimida 'then, and treating, they are declared to be duly elected, and in other cases with the absence of all guilty knowledge members are unseated, who shall -say that the decisions of a Committee are , not owing to the bias of the members instead of the 'merits of the case.; and our opponents may, there -fore, be pardoned for counting upon a victory in a contest where defeat will be no shame. It matters little how clear our representatives -stand, nor with -what purity of purpose the thousands of electors recorded their votes in favour of the good old cause of the Constitution in Church and State, an adverse Committee will over-ride the freedom of Election, and Liverpool may have to fight the battle over again. It is not quite clear, however, but that Radical calculations may be at fault even in their estimation of the political character of the Corn -mittee. It is true there are two of 'the members after their own heart.; but there are also two Con -servatives, one of whom is a safe and experienced lawyer, who will hardly allow fustian to pass current; and the Chairman, upon whose vote the majority will depend, has not sank so deep in the mire of Liberalism as to render the cause of truth and justice hopeless in -hie hands. He presents a creditable contrast to the members for Carlow and Lambeth, with whom he is presumed to side, and it may be that Radical confidence in his party zeal may be proved to have been misplaced. In reliance upon a decision in their favour, our Radical contemporaries have begun to speculate freely upon the candidates who are to supply the desired vacancy in the representation, and names have been freely canvassed, as though the Con servatives had lost their vantage ground, and were about to surrender their large majority to their political opponents. We may also speculate upon an adverse decision, knowing the causes which may operate to produce it, but with full reliance that the electors of Liverpool will not stultify themselves, and descend from the proud position which was so nobly achieved at the last election. It has been said, and, perhaps truly, that Liverpool possessed such a splendid array of merchant princes, that she was puzzled which to choose; and, averse from exciting local jealousies, looked to a distance for her repre sentatives, preferring a distinguished stranger to one of her own sons. This was almost invariably the practice, but the rule was broken in upon at the last election, and Mr. CHARLES TURNER, whose position at the head of the poll showed the estima tion in which he was held by his fellow-townsmen, has, during his subsequent career in Parliament more than justified the high opinion which was entertained of him. He has been active and ener getic in the performance of his legislative duties, studiously attentive to the interests of the port, and all questions affecting its welfare, and ever acces sible to all his constituents, without reference to party ; nor has any act of his tended to keep alive that hostility of party feeling, which, after the ex citement of a contested election, should be allowed to subside. Both seats are, however, placed at the mercy of a Parliamentary Committee ; and it may be that the electors of Liverpool will have again to choose their representatives. With such an instance before them, of having successfully taken a member from among themselves, they may, with the more confidence follow so judicious a precedent; and though the Radicals may be at a loss for an eligible local candidate, the Conservatives have no such difficulty, if the necessity should arise. 'We might hesitate even to suggest a selection thus apparently premature, but it is prudent to be prepared for the worst; and when names are freely canvassed, there are two which cannot fail to strike every elector who has the interests of Liverpool at heart as being in every respect the most fitting choice that could be made. We allude to Mr. HORSFALL, upon whose high and honourable character the Committee on the Derby Election pronounced so well-deserved a eulogium, and Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE, whose fitness for the honourable office no one will be inclined to question. Both gentlemen stand deservedly high in the estimation of their STANDARD, fellow-townsmen ; both of them are, from their position as British merchants, the most appropriate representatives of the greatest Commercial em porium the world ever knew; both are eminently qualified for legislation at a time when it is more than ever necessary that the interests of commerce should be duly represented in the Imperial Parlia ment ; and both of them possess that high charac ter for personal honour which ought to be indis pensable in a representative. Indeed, it may be said that their return for Liverpool would be as much a credit to the Borough as an honour to themselves, and we entertain no doubt that should political feeling influence the Committee now sitting to unseat our present representatives, the return of Messrs. HORSFALL and BRAMLEY NIOORE would be secured by as triumphant a ma jority as was exhibited at the last election. The electors of Liverpool must be true to themselves, if they would maintain the advantages which they enjoy, and this end can only be accomplished by pre serving those Constitutional principles, which, under the blessing of Providence, have raised this country to the pinnacle of national greatness. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. SOME alarm has been felt, or pretended, at the pre- Isent threatening aspect of the relations existing between Russia and Turkey, and the numerous telegraphic despatches from Constantinople show the importance attached to the negotiations which have been proceeding there. It appears that the Prince MENSCHIKOFF, as Envoy from Russia, demanded the consent of the Porte to a convention by which all the members of the Greek Church in the Turkish Empire should be placed under the special protection of the EMPEROR of RUSSIA. This led to anxious deliberations in the Turkish Divan, and eventually to a change of Ministry, the principal change being the accession to office of RESCHID PASHA, a minister generally opposed to the policy of Russia. Upon assuming office the latter proposed to Prince MENSCHIKOFF a delay of six days in order to consider his decision, but the Russian Envoy refused, and declared all nego tiations at an end, but expressed his determination to remain three days in order to prepare for his departure. In the meantime the Divan met and decided to reject the proposed convention, but so far from this prompt refusal operating as a declara tion of hostilities, the Russian has still further delayed his threatened immediate departure, and opened new communications with the Turkish Minister. This latter circumstance has tended to allay the apprehensions of an immediate breach between Russia and Turkey, but too much stress is laid upon the importance to England of preserving the independence of the latter empire. It seems to be a foregone conclusion with most of our modern politicians, that the maintenance of our Mahomme dan ally is indispensable to the security of our Indian possessions; and even a war with Russia would he a popular movement, should the alleged designs of that state upon Turkey render our inter ference necessary. It would be difficult, however, - to justify such an interference upon any other than mere worldly motives. If we believe in the final - triumph of Christianity, we cannot believe that the preservation of a Mahommedan state in Europe is conducive to our national advantage; and we should belie all our professions, and be in reality fighting against Providence, if our arms were em ployed in defending Turkish infidels, or seeking to prolong that extinction to which all circumstances are evidently tending, and which, sooner or later, must be their inevitable fate. CHURCH-RATES. THE vexed question of Church-rates was brought before the House of 'Commons on Thursday, and the Ministers were content to postpone the discus sion on the Budget, in order that a decision upon it might be pronounced. The motion was for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the law respecting Church-rates, the chief provision being that persons giving notice of their being Dissenters should be exempted from payment. To this an amendment was moved for a Committee to con-Eider whether Church-rates-should not be abolished ; and, after an animated discussion, the original motion was rejected by 208 to IS7, and the amendment met a similar fate by 222 to 174. There is some thing refreshing in the return to a better feeling in the House of Commons, as shown by these votes, after the numerous approaches to latitudinarianism -which the Lower House of Legislature has too fre quently exhibited. It is mere cant for Dissenters -to assume that any point of conscience is involved in the payment of Church-rates. It is simply a charge upon house property, with which the tenant has in reality no more concern than in the destina tion of other taxes, or even of his rent, and the application is for the maintenance of the fabric of the Church and the administration of parochial affairs. The motion, however, did nct only attempt to reduce the Church to the level of a religious sect, which was the aim of many of its supporters, but it would have perpetrated a tenfold greater mischief. By making the profession of dissent a ground of exemption from payment, a premium would have been offered for defection from the Church, and the burden of maintaining those sacred edifices, which are the glory and the safeguard of our nation, would have been thrown upon the pious few whose con. sciences would have been above the temptation. We can hardly conceive a greater evil than making religious belief a test for taxation, yet this must have been the alternative, or the Church would be reduced from a national institution to a mere voluntary association. At a time like the present, when there is too great a tendency to allow worldly interests to monopolise all other considerations, .when amongst the vast masses of our teeming population there is an immense amount of indifference to all religion, except under the excitement of theological controversy, the carrying out of such a scheme would have been a heavy blow and great discouragement to the Church, the only real bulwark against the errors and encroach ments of Rome. The temptation of saving the payment of rates would have been too strong to be resisted, and numbers would have availed them selves of the privilege, not because they contributed to other forms of worship, but in order to secure them selves from any payment whatever. The defence of Church-rates is not based upon any wish to bind the consciences of others, but England, as a State, recog nises Christianity as developed in her own Church, and secures the proper means of Divine worship in maintaining the structures which the piety of our ancestors has raised. It is not fitting that this should be thrown upon mere voluntary aid, as i n too many instances it may amount to nothing, an d it would be far worse policy to make hostility to the Church a ground of exemption, lest the oppor r tunity should be too readily seized, and lukewarm Churchmen converted into avowed Dissenters, b u t practically men of no religion whatever. THE DOCK-YARD INQUIRY,. WHIG-RADICAL PURITY. THE Select Committee of Inquiry into the alleged abuse of patronage in the Dock-yards, by the late Board of Admiralty, have presented their report to the House of Commons; but so far from arriving at any decision or pronouncing any opinion, th ey have been contented with describing the principal facts detailed in evidence, and left the Parliament to form their own opinion and pronounce their own verdict, if such a result be necessary. This open verdict, if we may so call it, has been eagerly seized pp)n by the organs of Liberalism, and much virtuous LTVERPOOL MAY 31, TUESDAY, indignation is expended in denunciations of the principal offender, Mr. STAFFORD, and his too easy chief, the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. There is somethingalmost amusing in the thorough absurdity, and disgusting in the contemptible cant, of Whig- Radicals pretending to political purity. There is not a dirty act for political purposes which they have not committed, nor have they ever hesitated, in order to accomplish their ends, whether for party or personal advantage, to resort to the most unscru pulous means, the most unblushing falsehood, and the most deceitful trickery, and yet with barefaced hypocrisy they profess profound horror at a Conservative Minister preferring a political friend to an opponent in the bestowal of patronage belonging to his office. The case, however, has broken down, as shown by the voluminous report, without an opinion ; for, had the evidence only decentlysupported the charge against Mr.STAFFORD, Lord SEYMOUR, the Chairman of the Committee, was not a man to stick at trifles to prevent him from carrying out the views of the party at whose instigation the Committee was appointed. And now that every disappointed official, and all who had anything to do with the case, from the late Prime Minister downwards, have been examined and cross-examined with all the ingenuity which Whig-Radical malevolence could suggest or legal skill effect, what does the charge amount to ? That Mr. STAFFORD, as Secretary to the Admiralty Board, and an avowed member of a Conservative Administration, bestowed the patronage belonging to his office upon men holding Conservative opinions in preference to those of opposite politics, and in so doing assisted in the return of Conserva tive representatives for Boroughs connected with the Government Dock-yards. "The head and front of his offending hath this extent, no more." " Oh," say the champions of Whig-Radical purity, " but the public service is injured, for appointments and promotions should only go by merit, and the Whig-made rule should be adhered to, of all recom mendations coming from the respective superinten dents of the several Dock-yards through the Sur veyor of the Navy, and these men are all so impartial and unbiassed that no political feeling could possibly have any influence." All this sounds very fair, but let us look how it operates. For a long series of years, ever since they had the opportunity, the Whigs have been pursuing silently and insidiously, but not the less surely, the very course for which they now pretend such hypocritical horror. They have filled all the working departments of the Government offices with their creatures and depen dents, from the Surveyor of the Navy down to the humblest Dock-yard labourer, from the Secretary of the Post-office down to the worst paid letter carrier, and yet, when a Conservative Administra tion was called upon to perform the duties which, through their acknowledged inability, they deserted, they had the folly to expect their successors to adopt all their arrangements, and the ill-grace to feel angry because official patronage did not continue to flow in Whig-Radical channels. If the Earl of DERBY is to be blamed, it is for not giving more solidity to his Government by making it, in all its essential elements, one of Conservative principles. He did not do so, but, with more chivalrous honour than political wisdom, allowed all the working departments to be retained by those who had been appointed by his opponents ; and yet, because Mr. STAFFORD, in his official capacity, exercised his right of patronage in favour of his own principles, these double-dyed hypocrites, whom no experience can teach and no sense of honour can bind, have opened up a cry of political corruption, at which we could feel indignant were it not too absurd to excite any other feeling than contempt. The whole affair has presented i curious compound, at which, however, we ought not to feel surprised, for when Lord SEYMOUR pretends to political honour, and the Times to consistency, Whig-Radicals may pre tend to anything. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS : THE APPROACHING CONTEST. To judge from the activity with which the prepara t for the sproac'aing election for Commissioners of the township of Birkenhead are be ng carried on, and the number of exciting appeals which are issued almos daily, under the auspices of the respective Blue and Rel parties, it would appear that the con test bore more of a personal character than the iesi,ther however,s i de would i n b g e r i a n t h c l e i r n e m d o t r o e d energies of the acting committees than hto r acknowledge. ee any 3 syp o eeiatr spirited personal feeling, as there can be no doubt that the future prosperity of Birkenhead is, in a great measure, if not wholly dependent on the manner in which the electors on this occasion exer cise their franchise. Indeed, so paramount is this view of the case, that the names of the respective candidates form a very unimportant element in the affair, their chief value depending on their adhe rence to that particular set of opinions on Birken head affairs which are recognised under the respective titles of Blue and Red. It, therefore, becomes a matter of serious consequence that each ratepayer should give his vote for the whole num ber of candidates in the list which he approves, without reference to personal considerations, and then there can be no doubt as to a successful termination to the contest. We published last week the substance of the statements put forth by the champions of each party; and we would, now, especially direct the most careful attention to them by those upon whose votes the issue will depend. It must be unnecessary to recur to the extraordinary movement which was made some years since to raise Birkenhead into the position of an important commercial town, for which, by natural advantages, and her proximity to Liverpool, she was so well adapted, It will be fresher in the memory of all who take an interest in her welfare, that, during I the last four or five years, Birkenhead has suffered the stagnation of a reaction which held out little or no prospect of improvement. Her fine river front age was a desolate heap, her streets were deserted, her houses were uninhabited, and despair had taken the place of hope in the breasts of almost all her inhabitants. The Commissioners, in whom was vested the local government, did but little to effect improvement; the Dock Trustees, who were chiefly composed of the Commissioners, did, if possible, less, and melancholy seemed to have marked the town of Birkenhead for her own. It may be asked had party feeling nothing to do with this, or had hope, long deferred, paralysed all energies until, with little money and less credit, nothing was done because there was nobody to do it, and nothing to do it with. It may be sufficient to state that the Red party was all this time in power, and it was only after the election in 1552 that a favourable change became perceptible, and the long night of depression seemed drawing to a close. It was then that the inhabitants exerted themselves to effect an alteration ; and securing a Blue majority in the Board of Commissioners, changed the constitution of the Dock Trustees to a similar hue. The result was speedily apparent, and affords, perhaps, the most intelligible argument in favour of the Blue party being the one most conducive to the welfare of the township. They succeeded in conclud ing an engagement with Messrs. BRASSEY and M'Corem rex, the eminent contractors, for the com pletion of the outer-wall, which is now being rapidly proceeded with, and should the termination of the approaching contest retain the Blue party in their majority in the governing Board, considerable fur ther progress will be made. It is only within the last few days that the above-named contractors, in conjunction with Mr, jAcKsoN, M.P., and Mr. 3 183. PETO, 1.P., as will be seen in a letter in our advertising columns, entered into a conditional agreement, that should the Blue party be successful in the forthcoming election, they are prepared to make a contract for the completion of the whole of the Docks within three years, and by that means realise the long-deferred expectation of Birkenhead becoming an important commercial port. This, it might be supposed, would be sufficient of itself to enlist the support of all who are interested in the prosperity of the township. The mere construction of the necessary works will, of itself, give an impetus to trade, for more than two thousand men will be employed, and when completed, they will, from the great facilities of railway communication, prove a source of commercial activity which will give value to house property, and business to the shopkeepers, and by multiplying the inhabitants, materially re duce the local rates. There cannot be a second opinion as to the vital consequence to the owners and occupiers of houses in Birkenhead, of arriving at a correct decision on this question, and though statements and counter-statements are put be fore them in almost bewildering multiplicity, they may still fall back on the simple fact that Birken head's prosperity depends on the completion of the Docks—that the Red party, though in office, did nothing to accomplish this end, while the Blue, in the short time they have had the ascendancy, have made a most important beginning, and have the means, should they be retained in office, to complete the good work. But, it may be asked, have the Red party no answer to this case ? The answer may be supplied from their own bills, which pro claim, as though it were a host in itself, that the Dock Trustees have served the Dock and Warehouse Company, who own the land, and constructed the walls on the sides of the Docks, with a notice that the conservancy rests by law with the Trustees, and can not be interfered with without their consent. But this is no novel exercise of power, for when the Red party was in the ascendant the same authority was exercised, and the present Trustees have declared their willingness to entertain favourably every ap plication to deal with the property in order to facili tate the carrying on of trades and manufactures. It would appear, indeed, to be a mere party manmuvre, favoured by the circumstance of the Dock and Warehouse Company being on the side of the Reds, and so long as they persist in asserting a right which by law belongs to the Trustees, and which it has not been proved the latter have exer cised to the prejudice of the Company, the onus is thrown upon the Company of showing that the Blue party, after all their exertions, both present and prospective, for the welfare of Birkenhead, are really inimical to its interests. The facts are all the other way, and we cannot believe that the electors, who on Tuesday next will be called upon to pro nounce their decision, will be so oblivious of their own interests as to reject the Blue list, and by so doing, throw the township back into that slough of despond from which she has now such a fair chance of being rescued. STEAM TRAFFIC ON CANALS. Ws reported, last week, an experiment which was made on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, for the substitution of steam-power in the haulage of coal-flats or barge, for the horses which are now in use. The great difficulty to overcome was the damage to the banks of the canal, from the swell caused by the steam-vessel ; but it was then shown that in the haulage of above 150 tons of coals, at the rate of two miles and a half an hour, by a screw-steamer constructed by Mr. Inshaw, of Birmingham, no percep tible swell was created, and the experiment was so far successful. On Wednesday last, another experiment was tried in the presence of several of the directors and the manager of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The steamer started from Appley lock, drawing five flats, with two hundred tons of coal, belonging to the Ince-hall Company. After proceeding four miles, two of the flats were cast off, and the steamer drew the remain ing three for the next three miles with no very great increase of speed. Two more flats were then cast off, and at the end of another three miles the remaining flat was loosened, and the steamer completed the distance to Liverpool alone in order to try the effect of her accelerated speed upon the banks. It was then shown that at the rate of three miles an hour there was no perceptible difference on the surface of the water, whereas when the speed was increased to between fourand five miles an hour there wasa rolling swell following the stern of the boat, which washed the banks to the extent of about a foot in height. So far, therefore, as the application of steam-power to canal traffic is concerned, it was clearly demonstrated that a speed of three miles an hour might be attained with per fect safety ; and though this rate was not accomplished when drawing a heavy load, the deficiency was solely owing to the want of power in the steamer, which was a small narrow boat, built for canals of less width than the one or. which it is proposed to apply this valuable agent. The advantages which are anticipated from the use of steam in the haulage of coals can hardly be over estimated. In the first place it has been shown that it will diminish the cost more than one-halt, reducing the present expense of haulin; coals from the extensive col lieries at Wigan, which is 10d. per ton, to little more than 4d. or sd. In the next place it would tend, by increased speed, to add considerably to the traffic, as the journeys which are now performed about three times in a fortnight, the rate seldom averaging more than one mile an hour, would by steam be augmented to at least three jour neys a week. By this means a considerable impetus would be given to the export of coals from Liverpool ; there would be a greater certainty of supply to consumers, and the vast resources of the Wigan collieries would be virtually brought within half their present distance from this port. But what, perhaps, is of more import ance than all in a moral point of view, would be its re formatory effect on a portion of the population, which are now a blot upon civilisation, and a national disgrace. It is difficult to find, in a Christian country, a race of human beings so near to a state of barbarism as those employed in canal navigation. With a total oblivious ness of moral obligations, the Lord's Day forms with them no exception from the rest of the week ; no acces sible property near the canal is safe from their depreda tions ; and the violence and intimidation which were exhibited on AVedesday last, when a number of them turned out for an increase of pay, tend to prove with what reckless and lawless characters those en gaged in the coal-trade have to deal. Should, how ever, the power of steam, as in every other indus trial pursuit, be made to perform the duty of draw ing Vie coal-flats from the collieries to the port, the practicability of which has been so clearly demonstrated, we may hope to see this barbarian class brought under that wholesome discipline which will be of as great advan tage to themselves as to the community who now suffer from them. We must not omit to state that the whole credit of this movement is due to the spirited enterprise of Mr. William Laird, the manager of the Ince Hall Coal and Canal Company, who has, by his energy, persevered until, by actual experiment, he has proved that such an important and desirable improvement is eminently practicable. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP. This leviathan steamer, after her successful return from Australia, has undergone a complete overhaul in the graving-dock, she has been fitted with Griffith's patent propeller, so successfully tried in Her 3fajeste's yacht, and as a still more important improvement, has been rendered independent of her engines, by being re-masted and rigged as a sailing ship, for which her beautiful model is so well adapted. She is announced to sail once more for the Gold Regions, and the excellent arrangements which hare beer► made by her owners, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., not only demand the attention of intending emigrants, but also the owners of other passenger ships. A scale of prices has been fixed for four classes of passea uers ; and the rules laid down for their guidance, whi c h have been published in the form of a circular, are such as not only to secure the comfort of all on hoard, but to promote that order and regularity which is indispensable to the proper conduct of a large passenger-ship, It w i ll be remembered that the delays in her former voyage were c hi e fly occasioned by the deficient arrangements for a supply of coal ; but these have been amply provided for, and her owners state that nothing has been omitted to ensure a most rapid voyage, She is announced to leave the Mersey towards the close of July, VIOLENT ATTACK ON AN INSPECTOR B ONE OF THE POLICE FORCE. Yesterday a member of the police-force named John DJwlang, was brought before the magistrates charged by Inspector Comnelin with having been guilty of an outrageous attack upon him in Tithebarn-street, yes terday morning, about two o'clock. The complainant ap peared in court with his nose plastered, which presented unmistakeable evidence of having been in close proximity with a policeman's staff. Mr. Chilton, solicitor, defended the prisoner. The complainant stated that yesterday morning, a little before two o'clock, he was in Tithebarn-street, and met the prisoner, who was on duty at the time, speaking to two females in the street. The prisoner said they were quarrelling, and wanted his protection. He (complainant) told him to take no notice of them, but pass on and mind his duty. A few words then passed between complainant anti the prisoner, after which the latter lifted his stick and struck him. Complainant then went across the street, when the prisoner followed him, and again struck him vio lent across the face and nose, from the effects of which he bled profusely. Cross-examined by Mr. Chilton—l was not on my beat when I met the prisoner. I did not accuse him of talking to prostitutes. Did not say that they were the same pro Prisoner stitutesthat London road.ltohldadmseeetnhahtimontealokfintghewiwthominenhewastalking to was a confectioner's wife, who had come to him for protection. T told him to send her home. I did not think it was his duty to see her home. I did not call pri soner a liar. I did not strike him until he had struck me. I did strike him after receiving a blow myself. Mr. CHILTON—There we shall be at issue. The prisoner says you struck him first, and then he used his stick. Police-constable 192, who was on duty in the neigh bourhood at the time, corroborated the complainant's statement, but admitted that he was not present when the quarrel commenced. He was about twenty yards distant when he saw the prisoner strike the complainant. Mr. CHILTON addressed the magistrates on behalf of the defendant. He said that, according as he was in structed, the circumstances of the case were these. Mr. and Mrs. Hussey, confectioners, residing in Tithebarn street, were quarrelling between one and two o'clock, and, for her own personal safety, Mrs. Hussey was com pelled to fly from the house, with a baby in her arms. She ran across the street, and, seeing the defendant on duty, she claimed his protection. In a few moments the servant followed her mistress, being afraid to remain in the house with Mr. Hussey, who was so violent in his conduct ; and it was while the two women were talking to the defendant, and demanding his protection, that the inspector came up, and accused the women of being pros titutes, and the defendant of being in conversation with them as such. On this the defendant, being excited, called the inspector a liar, who then struck the defendant. and on this the defendant returned the blow, as unfortu nately it appeared from the state of the inspector's nose. Mrs. Hussey was then called by Mr. Chilton, and stated that yesterday morning, about one o'clock, her husband came home drunk, and began to be abusive. In a short time afterwards she was obliged to run away from the house, the servant soon followed her; and, whilst they were talking to the defendant, and demanding his protec tion, the inspector came up and said to him, " You are talking to two prostitutes again, the same women T saw you talking to the other night in London-road." The defendant then said to him, " You are a liar, on which the inspector raised his stick and struck the defendant either on the head or shoulders, but she was not sure which. By the Magistrate—Did the inspector strike the first blow ? Witness—He did. _ \iar~aree Coleman, Mrs. Hussey's servant, corrobo rated her mistress's statement, adding, that she distinctly saw the inspector strike the first blow, and hit the defen dant on the shoulder. The complainant strongly denied having struck the first blow. _ _ Mr. BOOTH, the presiding magistrate, said he was in clined to believe, from the evidence of the two last wit nesses, that the defendant received the first blow, but not a savage one. Afterwards, it was quite clear that he used great violence towards the complainant. He must pay a fine of £5, and in default be imprisoned for a month. WENHAM LAKE ICE.—One of the greatest luxuries during a sultry summer is ice of intense coldness, such as that for which Wenham Lake stands unrivalled. Ic will be seen by an announcement in our advertising columns that a cargo has just been received by Messrs. Ropes and Co., of this town. WRECK OF THE FLAT SPECULATION. — YeSterdRY an inquest was held before tae borough coroner, on the body of Thomas Williams, master of the flat Speculation, which was wrecked near the Bell Buoy on the 23rd of April. The body wss picked up on Friday evening last by the Welsh steamer Archibald, floating between the Rock and Hoylake. Verdict—" Accidentally drowned."' GRAND CONCERT.—The fourth subscription concert of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, which has been anncunced for this day fortnight, is expected to be more than usually attractive. Indeed it cannot fail to be so when the list of principal vocalists who have been engaged includes the names of the celebrated Herr Pischek, of Madlle. Agnes Bury, who is an especial favourite at her• Majesty's concerts, and Herr Reichardt. THE RIVAL BARBERS.—At the Police-court, yester day. Joseph Tearan, a barber, residing in Vauxhall-road, . summoned Jane Carter, residing in the same street, near the complainant, and following the same avocations. for breaking his windows on Saturday evening last. It ap peared from the complainant's statement that, during the time a number of people were in complainant's shop getting shaved, the defendant entered the premises, and began to be very abusive. She then rushed out of the shop, and commenced breaking his windows. Whets taken into custody, the defendant said that she had broken the complainant's windows because be was working under price ! as he only charged a halfpenny a shave, whereas the standard price was a penny ! ! The Amazonian shaver, having nothing to say in her defence, was fined 2s. Gd., which was immediately paid by her husband, and the parties left the court. WAVERTHCE.—The children belonging to St. Mary's Church Sunday School, which commenced only on the Bth instant, and now numbers 50 scholars, assembled on Friday last at the church, at which place they were met by the Rev. Samuel Fenton, the committee, superintend ents. and teachers ; and, after forming into procession, headed by one of the scholars carrying a beautiful silk flag, —on which was lettered, " Saint Mary's Sunday School, commenced the Bth May, 1853,"—and brought up by another scholar carrying a small Union-Jack, walke down Sandown-lane to the upper part of the village, and, having euteted Mr. Mattlnson's large omnibus and coach (who kindly made no charge), proceeded to the Botanic gardens; and, after perambulating the grounds, returned and were entertained, on the grounds belonging to Mr. Chaffers, with buns, milk, &c. A variety of amusements followed ; and, after singing " God Save the Queen," and giving three cheers for Mr. Fenton, Mr. Chaffers, &c., they broke up highly delighted with their day's excursion. PASSENGERS FROM PHILADELPIHA.—The following is a list of the cabin passengers by the steam-ship. City of Glasgow, Captain Wylie, which arrived here on Sunday, from Philadelphia :—Mr. Appleton, Mrs. Albert, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baines, Mr. Charles Bliss, Mr. Wm. Brown. Mr. E. Booth, Mr. Buchan, Mr. C. Brouester, Mr. and Mrs. Cattell, the Rev. Mr. Cattell, Miss E. Coppinger, Mrs. Danniels, Mr. John Doll, Mrs. and James Divine, Mrs. Ann Drogan, Mr. Donnelan, Mr. Jas. Cechom, Mr. E. Frankfort and family, Mr. Frilich, Mr. A. D. and Miss Fordyer, Mr. G. Gion, Mrs. G. 11.1eath, Miss E. Hill, Mr. Horner, Mr. Alfred Hill, Mr. G. Horner, Mr. Hooley, Mr. Jeffery. Mrs. Joy ces, Mr. Arthur Kingston, Mr. Longton, Mr. Thos. Lore's, Mr. and Miss Lee, Mr. John Landenbeyer, Mr. G. Loxley and family, Mrs. and Miss Ann Loke, Mr. A. 3lerkle, Mr. Margulet, Mr. J. E. Miller, Mr. M`.Mahon, Mr. Jas. M'Cahon, Mrs. M`Bryde and servant, Miss and Mr. Arthur Orr, the Rer. and Mrs. Pensure and family, Mr. John Power. Mr. H. Pollock, Mr. J. G. Pric-, Mr. Power, Mr. and Mrs. Quin, Mr. A. Rampartin, Mr. Jas. Russell, Mr. G. Romack and son, Mr. and Mrs. Spriker, Mr. Amos Shaw, Mr. F. Stallrnon, Miss Soxenker, John Lamond, Mrs. Seymouz, Mr. S. F. Smith, Mr. J. C. Smith, Mr. Sellsteda, Mrs. Taylor and servant, Mr. Thom pson, Mr. Thurman, Mr. J. Thomaston, Mr. and Mrs. J. Underdown and family, Mr. Jas. Walton and family, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Walderfuil and family. THE SCREW STEAMSHIP CITY OF GLASGOW arrived _ on Saturday, after a fine passage from Philadelphia. with 109 cabin and 230 steerage pasiengers. Towards the expiration of the voyage the followin g resolutions were presented to Captain Wylie :—" Resolved.—As a sense of this meeting, that no exertions having been spared by Captain Wylie to render the present voyage pleasant and agreeable, it is proper and just, no lees to him than to ourselves, that we should express at parting our appre ciation of his ability as an officer and his excellence as a man. That from the time of leaving the port of Phila delphia to the present moment, when we are on the eve of parting, no one of us has had occasion to observe the , slightest intermission on the part of Captain Wylie, to contribute, by all possible efforts, to the safety and enjoy ment of his passengers • and it is the unani mous op i n i on of this meeting that all parties interested in the main tenance and success of this line could have no representa tive more popular, no guardian more faithful, than be , with whom it has been our pleasure to be associated for the past fortnight. That Captain Wylie's past success has established for him a reputation as a sailor and a man of which he has just reason to be proud, and we add with pleasure our humble testimony to his many excell en t qualities as a gentleman and navigator. That we desire not merely to express our opinion, but to illustrate our sincerity by something more substantial than mere reso lutions ; therefore, that a committee of three be appointed by the chairman for the purpose of purchasing a suitable testimonial, to be presented by them in our names to Captain Wylie." Si gn ed by the passengers. n Ho man nam ed Wi lli am SUDDEN DEATH AT Last, C a Oß y N ou w n A g uAs- i sTßE i E )p i er ßA r . Frank Fridayr g evening, 22 years of age, residing Hope-street, died very suddenly whilst in P Cornwallis-street. It appeared adduced at the inquest Yesterday, from one th o e f in company with pla the evening the h ; t ee t t c eh l s o ; on Friday a &i.tl that about deceased, (who was subject to fits,) T is n b ey rot g h n e t r, ti J ic o i l r in ti ll ek e e n t r e y , Brough, went to have and were accommodated with a. bath -room adjoining each other. After deceased had taken off his coat and waist coat, he went into the • room his brother was in, and, after asking some questions, returned to his own bath-room. His brother, after dressing himself, knocked at the de ceased's door, and called him by name, but, getting no answer, one o f t h e attendants in the lobby opened the door, and found that the deceased was dead laid on the door of the bath room. In the course of the inquest yes terdaY, Mr. Clarke, the bathkeeper, stated that the, e were bells attached to the first-class baths, but not to the se cond class. The Coroner strongly recommended hell should be placed in every bath, whether the' first, second, or third class. A person might be' speechless in the baths, and unable to call for assist In that case a bell would be of material assistance. jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of accompanying the verdict with a recommendation Baths Committee to place bells in all the baths, to t with a printed notice on the doors, for the purpose forming the public what the bells were for. The Ci said he quite concurred in the recommendation, and take care to forward it to Mr. Wagstaff, the chain the Baths Committee of the Council. --- -- that - a 2y were e taken stance. The God,", to th ' vether of Xl- !oroner /- 1 Would man of s ire eon, Cre ttis, das, and ingt s) in iild• gr. ) 0- Lo ors the the , ki" '.thin is of ors. bar , d bl MS.- To- ETC!) ber ted Agr ,en