Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

LAYING THE I THE WHIR 4L BY THE EAR] ?o - C&DATION STONE OF -wATER-STORKS TOWER; I. OF SIMEWSBURY AND ie foundation' stone of the on Oxton-hill, took place I •emony of laying new Wirral Water:.wo the presence of a_ nutnoioui and brilliant assemblage of ladi the district, and of The 'ceremony bury and Talbot s and gentlemen,. school children of .ers interested in the works about to as performed by the Earl of Shrews- Lock, at the The occasion was one of great rejoicing and festivi- in the I Nation, ood of Crxtoh; Triamere, Be .ven o'cloc 10311: the children belongin , ,:c to the Tranmere chools assembled in the school-room, Lime- from whence, haying formed in pro( and Preceded "by the'Brombro' band, they went In the direction of Bcbiogton. At the latter plabe they were joined by' the children belonging to the Bebington hoots. From this point they went •in procession to )t Hotel,.at the foot of Oxton-hill, where they irrival of the Earl of Shrewsbury and waited th Talbot. The noble lord arrived at the Monk's Ferry Station . ae o'clock, where he was met by J. T. Rayne's; chairman of the Wirral Water Works Com ,- pany J. W. Harden, Esq., judge •of the Cheshire County Court ; and the Rev. Mr. Tattersall, incumbent of St.-Saviour's Church, Orton. A carriage drawn by four grey horses, with postillions, was waiting at the station. His lordship and the three gentlemen above named having been seated in the carriage, the vehicle was driven rapidly to the Talbot Hotel, where the Sunday-school 'children, to the number of upwards of 1,000, and a large concourse of gentlemen, were waiting to form in the procession• A- - the water tower His lordship, on arriving at the Talbot with . a mast enthngixitie eliPprinfr. and demonstration of . esteem on this his first visit to the estates in the neighbourhood, which it is confidently expected will shortly come into his possession. Flags and banners were suspended across the road, from the Talbot Hotel to' the top of Oxton HM, and altogether the scene was one of much gaiety and animation. At this point the procession was formed, the following beint.the ORDER OF PROCESSION : School Children from Bebington Children from Tranmere. Children of Otton. Band. Rifle Corps. Shareholder; Directors, Engineer, and Solicitor, Magistrates, Vleigymer. The'Earl. of Shrewburv, ;II a carriage drawn by four horses, accompanied by J. T. R a Tnes, Esq., chairman of the company ;J. W. Harden, Esq., J u2.je the County Court ; and the Rev. W. Tattersall, Incurat . ent of St. Saviour's Church, Oxton. A large number of ladies and gentlemen had already arrived at the site, and were seated on a spacious plat form which had been specially erected for the occasion. On the procession reaching the ground, the children other bodies defiled in like Manner, and , the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot then walked up between the lines tlius 'formed, followed, in order,' by the directors, engineer, and solicitor of the company ; the clergymen, magistrates and gentry of the county, &c. &c. The company baying been formed around the spot on which the foundation stone was to be laid, The Rev. W. TATTERSALL, Incumbent of St. Saviour's, Oxton, offered up the following PRAYER., act introduced ;es—wti: " Almighty and Everlasting God, from whose influence the desire of doing good and philanthropic actions is derived, and by whose heavenly wisdom the understand ings' of men - are so, enlightened that they are thus enabled to know how to manifest, their good desires. We entreat Thee to come amongst us who are met together this day in Thy name. We most humbly beseech Thee to co-operate with us in this our work, so that while at the same time it sets forth Thy glory, it may accomplish amongst the inhabitants of this place those excellent and salutary put poses for which it has been designed. "May every individual here, present feel that it is only Thou who cans't so adapt the minds. of men for the receiving into them of scientific truth, and that they can thus not only discover the hidden things of nature useful to mankind ; but likewise, by the assistance of art, bring to perfection such means as are requisite for the laying hold of them, and applying them to our daily wants. " Oh, Holy Pather, grant that each one of us assisting in laying the foundation-stone of that structure which is presently ,to be erected in this place, may, through Thy blessin g , be permitted to see not only its comple tion, but to be likewise witnesses of the benefits accruing from it to every degree and rank amongst us. "May Thy heavenly protection be extended over those employed directly in the work itself, that no unto ward circumstance may happen to any one of them ; and gracious God, let these works of humanity so unite every one of ns in the common bond of Christian love and charity, that we may, individually and collectively, realize our existence in that universal Church, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner-stone. Oh, may' we be so joined together in unity of spirit, by his doc trine, that our bodies may indeed become consecrated temples, through the indwelling . of the spirit from -on high, and that thus we may neither think nor speak anything at variance with our 'holy profession, neither meet together for the performance of any public ad' which may not deserve Thy blessing, and set forward the interests of mankind. Oh grant, that the sight of these outward works of our united endeavours, may direct our glance inwardly into our hearts, and that thus we may, from time to time, become witnesses of a larger amount of Christian love and charity within them. May all our reciprocal actions be so tempered by justice, mercy, and humility, that thus when this our earthly tabernacle is dissolved, our souls may be prepared to enter upon that life of immortality; when shall be perceived in ourselves and those around the full develop ment of every Christian grace and virtue, the foundation of which was laid in us here below. Listen, 0 Lord, to this the voice of our earnest prayer, and grant' our petition through Jesus Christ our Lord. Mr. RAYNER, the chairman of the board of directors, then very briefly addressed his lordship, and presented him with a beautiful silver trowel, supplied by Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, and bearing the following in scription : " Presented by the Directors of the Wirral Water Works -Company to the Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, on the occasion of his lordship laying -the foun dation stone of, the Water Tower on Oxton-hill, 3rd October, BS," _ The plate was next deposited in the cavity in the basement of the stone, accompanied by a bottle contain ing the Liverpool Albion of yesterday. The plate contained the following inscription : " Ths foundation-stone of the Water Tower of the Wirral Water Works Company was laid by the Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, on Monday, the 3rd of October, 1839. " Directors of the Comp an y :-- " .Tames Trevelyan Haynes, Esq., chairman ; " Edward C. F ' 1 1 1 ,d, Esq., deputy-chairman ; "T. S. Ashburner n'' Cropper, Esq.,' . H. Beckett, Esq., John Esq., C. H. Stacie Cowie, Esq:, , W. Henderson, Henry ood, Esq., E. G. Willoughby, . . .8., engineer. "John Cunningham, Esq.,l7l".sub,riln Esq. "James Gill, Esq., solicitor ; La-a''rense Hardman, Esq., hon. secretary." The workmen havinF, put the mortar around the base ment stone, his lordship passed the trowel over it, after which the stone was lowered, and, on being. duly adjusted and placed in its position by the assistance of his lordship, Mr. CUNNINGHAM said—This stone is truly laid. Three deafening cheers were then given for the Earl of Shrewsbury, and three cheers for Lord Ingestrie, after which The EARL or SHREWSBURY came forward, and, after being again loudly cheered, he said he believed it was usual, in interesting ceremonies of this kind, that the person who had the honour of laying the first stone, and thereby expressing his good wishes towards the under taking, should say a few words on behalf of the under taking which he had had the honour of presiding over. He wished them toknow that it gave him the greatest possible satisfacti on t o h a ve had the ho nour of the present on the occasion o f th e inauguration of the most interesting --.the most useful--and, he hoped, most profitable under taking. Ile conceived it to be of the greatest possible importance that an undertaking of this kind, which carried with it the great advantages of conferring social comforts to all classes, should be suitably and publicly inaugurated. Ile rejoiced that they had been favoured by heaven with a beautiful day, - and that on his first visit to Oxton he came amongst them under such auspi cious circumstances. (Ch eers.) But whatever events Ling dosyn enabled to be a witness of its shedding social blessings to them all. (Cheers.) He would not detain them longer in the open air, but he wished to express hii cordial joy on being able to come here 'on the present "casion "—it the t^^' - ints on ti• The Rev. J. BLXICENEY sant w.. _ _ Shrewsbury estates at °atoll wished to address his lord ship on the present occasion, and • had deputed Mr. Denson to do so on tneir Mr. 11..D.A.N305, on coming forward, said the tenants on the Shrewsbury estates thought it would .have been quite out of place if, on the first occasion of his lordship visiting Oxton, he should not have hadanaddress from On the those Who were so nearly connected with him. p a rt of the tenants , he bid his - lordship welcome to Oiton. It was with unbounded delight. that they heard of his triumph on a late occasion, and that he had been exalted to one of the highest places in-the peerage of this kingdom, and they rejoiced that he came there for the - • first-time on such an occasion to inaugurate a work which must bring-comfort to them all. Mr. Dawson, in continuation, referred to the opposition which the Wirral Works Bill had met with from a certain portion of the inhabitants, and more particularly to the Tranmere .opposition. With reference to the, latter, he expressed his belief that the recent agitation in favour of the introduction of the local gove;nment act into Tranmere, was more in oppoSition to the Wirral Water-works Company, than from any desire to the local zoverment The Earl of SHREWSBURY, in acknowledging the compliment paid him on the part of the tenants on the Shrewsbury . estates, said he should be wanting in feeling were he not to express his sense of gratitude for the kin manlier in which he had been niet that day by the in , habitants of Oxton. It would scarcely be necessary for he wants of those abroai Ly among the people better always him to say that his interests, if he succeeded in getting aster perhaps a little more annoyance—his interests, as the proprietor of those estates, must be in har mony with the interests of the inhabitants. He must always feel that it would be his duty , to for ward all local and practical advantages beneficial to the general community. (Cheers.) The ,gentleman who had addressed him on behalf of himself and his fellow tenants had spoken of him as an hereditary legislator of this country. For himself, and he could say the same for his brother peers, he felt that he had a .great responsibility. He was sure nothing gave the peers greater pleasure than when they were promot ing the interests of the people of this country by the manner in which they discharged the duties of their high station. It was a mistake to suppose that the interests of the peers were antagonistic to the interests of the people ; for the peers sprung from the people. This was not the time for them to talk of the differences between neighbouring parishes. He had come there to lay on a cement which he hoped would end in peace and union ; and he trusted that the pro ceedings of this day might be the commencement of an i era of friendship ; and, f- so, it would give him addi tional satisfaction to the welcome he had now received. Re wished them all happiness'and long life. (Cheers.) The band then struck up the national -anthein, and the ceremony terminated id . water tower will forma very conspicuous object in the landscape, rising to a height of about seventy feet above the highest point of Oxton. On the top of the tower it is intended to form a belvidere, which will afford a most magnificent view of the surrounding scenery, full of objects of the highest interest. Towards the east, and running north and south, will be seen the town of Liver pool, with its immense docks and shipping. and the Mersey-in front; to the north the township of Birken head, together with the great float and docks rising into form and feature under the masterly hand of. the Wallasey, Hartley; whilst beyond extends the parish of Wallasey, gradually assuming. the features of a wealthy locality. Ca-sting the eye beyond these objects, the estuaries of the Mersey and tbe Dee come under survey, with the luxuriant meadows and cultivated lands ex tending thence on to the confines of the mountain ridges of North Wales. At last the landscape west and south is terminated on the horizon by the undulating and serrated lines of Penmaenmawr and other mountains in Wales. and to th The tower will be 40 feet square, and the tank, which will contain 60,000 gallons, will be placed on the top, at the height of 60 feet from the ground, roofed in, and over this there will be the belvidere already noticed, reached by a spiral staircase in the centre of the tower. The external character of the tower will be somewhat Lombardic, having a semi-circular arched recess on each side, filled in with triple-arched beaded windows, surmounted by a blocked and carved cornice, upon which the tank will' be placed. The interior of the tower, or the ground floor, will be appropriated to a dwelling-house for the waterman, and also a workshop. The reservoir will be about 220 feet long by 140 feet wide and 5 feet deep, and will'contain between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 gallons of water. The pumping station of the company will be situate on the east side of Prenton-lane, leading from the Woodchurch-road, more than a mile distant from the reservoir and water-tower. Two engines of 60-horse power each and two pumps are to be placed for lifting and forcing the water to these receptacles. Afterwards the water will be distributed by gravitation over the whole district, thus combining economy with power sufficient to throw a stream of water 50 feet and upwards over the highest houses in Tranmere, and 100 feet in the other parts, which in eases of fire will be invaluable. NORTIIEItN arise, 113 trusted that it would 1 people was because the peers had 'sprung from the the last time he should have the pleasure of I people; and so it was with the clergy. The rev. ; 'At theni, and he hope.d . that when he saw gentleman in strong terms denounced those mem bers of the clergy •who, priding themselves upon whilst they were careless and. indifferent to the requirements Of those at home. He had no-sympathy with • such a state of feeling as' that. He had dedicated himself to home improvement of that he was pursuinc , a course which was .truly and practically religious : 'for there was great truth in the simple scriptural proverb, that " Cleanliness was next to godliness." When a clergyman assumed to be very lofty, and talked loudly of heavenly things, whilst at the same time ho was indifferent about the healthy condition of the people, he did not think that such a man was pursuing a - iealy religious course. He said that it was the duty of the clergy to keep a clean and healthy flock in regard to their physical condition, as well as a religious flock in relation to their moral condition. He remembered when a' deputation waited upon Lord Palmerston in London, at the time when the —orel lordst" -gked ,aolera was severely raging, Ins _ yip as. them, when they had made their statement, what they proposed to do ? They replied that his lordship had appoint a day of humiliation ; on which he asked them, in reply, whether it would not be better for them to mend their sewers ? He did not exactly like the manner of his lordship at the time, but he believed the result of the remark had been that in many cases they had mended their sewers —they had imprOved the dellings of the people—they had given them good water—they had given them more light, and more ventilation, and had thus rendered their homes more cheerful and more happy. (Cheers.) He believed that to a great extent the clergy had had a hand in that matter, and he believed that he also had to some extent had had a hand in the matter, for his duties had Seen connected with movements of this kind. There was a great deal of cant in this country, and he did not think there was any greater cant than that which was involved in what a certain class of people were in the habit of saying of the clergy. These people were in the habit of saying that when a clergyman undertook what they called secular work, he was neglecting his high calling. Was he neglecting his high calling when he endeavoured to improve the con dition of a class of the people who had for length ened periods been neglecting all the decencies of common and doniestic life ? Was he neglecting his high calling when he was giving to those who had hitherto not possessed it, light and ventilation and a good supply of water, which would enable them to re move the filth which surrounded them ? When he was doing that, he was performing the office of real religion, as much as he was in preaching, or in praying, or in doing anything else connected with his ministry. The rev. gentleman, in continuation, alluded to his position as chairman of the local board of health : and next ad verted to the reasons which had induced him to connect himself with the Wirral Water Works Company. He saw that by ' the establishment of such a com pany cheerful homes could be created. He was not going to tell them that he had invested his £4OO in the undertaking, and did not expect to receive anything for it in return, because he did expect to receive some thing for it, but he told them now, as he told the com mittee of parliament on the bill, that the health of-Ahe locality was their principle object, and not their own dirty pockets. (Cheers.) He knew, they were aware that, before the company obtained their bill, they had a great struggle for it, but they at length obtained it. He claimed justice for Mr. Steele, who originated the undertaking, and also for Mr. Harden, who sat be side him, as well as for the chairman ; and he told them boldly, neither double nor treble the profits which might be derived from the undertaking, would be sufficient to have committed his friends to a dishonourable act. EHear, hear.) He concluded by congratulating the arl Of Shrewsbury, as the advocate of a great national principle, in having restored his rights and title ; _and, referring to the historical records of the family, he ob served that they recognised in his lordship a nobleman who fought our battles at Navaiino. (Cheers.) There was nothing, he was sure, which could have given his lord ship greater pleasure than to have inaugurated his visit amongst them by taking part in the commencement of an undertaking which was intended to give his tenants and others in the district an unrestricted supply of good, healthy water. (Cheers.) . The CHAIRMAN next proposed the army and navy. Captain SMITH, chief constable of the county, returned thanks on behalf of the army, and Captain DALRYMPLE responded on behalf of the navy, In reference to a good supply of water, he might remark that, not many days ago, he left North America. There was a large fire there, and in consequence of there not being a good supply of water, property to the amount of £250,000 was consumed. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Lord Lieutenant of the County, and the Magistrates of the County," coupled with the name of Mr. Harden. Mr. UARDEN, in returning thanks, regretted that the Marquis of Westminster could not be present to witness the remarkable event they had all seen that morning. He (Mr. Harden) felt called upon to enter into the more local aspect of , the question which had brought them together. He had been lampooned and abused in this matter, but God knew his motives had been disinterested. (Applause.) During the eighteen years, of his residency in this district, the want of water had been a matter of constant complaint. He therefore hailed with satisfaction the announcement that a plan was on foot for bestowing an abundant supply of water to a wide-spread district. At first there was not the slightest breath of opposition ; but no sooner was that scheme fairly set on foot, than it was found that one name had been omitted in the selection of a committee ; and the pique arising from that, and a little ill feeling from other quarters, was, a malicious opposi tion was organised against conferring a blessing upon 20,000 inhabitants. (Hear, hear.) He much regretted that it should have been in the power of any one single individual to obstruct such a scheme. Now, year after year, a sum of £20,000 was handed over in substitution of the county rate of Cheshire. Whence did it arise ? About 120 years ago, a few enterprising individuals met, and said among themselves, "Let us make the river Weaver navigable, from the salt mines to the Mersey ; we don't want to put money into our pockets, but to open this traffic ; repay us our outlay, and the working expenses, and whatever profit there may be we will hand over for the benefit of the rate payers." For many years that undertaking had handed over to the county rate a surplus of £20,000 per annum. The promoters of the present scheme wished to follow the example of the promoters of the River Weaver navi gation. (Applause.) He concluded by expressing a fervent hope that a good deal of the bad feeling would now be obviated, and that this great scheme would soon be diffusing its abundant blessings over this growing and important district. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN gave the health of "The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot." The toast was drunk amid the most enthusiastic acclamations. _ _ _ The Earl of SHREWSBURY said :—I am afraid I shall be guilty of some repetition of the sentiments I uttered to-day, at the interesting ceremony at which we Were all present. I may clothe them in other language, yet still the sentiments will be the same. I can only express my great satisfaction and great pleasure at having been allowed the privilege to appear in Oxton to-day upon so interesting an occasion. It would, indeed, be wrong and absurd were I to endeavour to dilate upon the great advantages of a good supply of water. Gentlemen, it is. a self-evident proposition, and, as has been well said by the rev. gentleman on my left, in his eloquent speech, it is a true maxim which declares that cleanliness is next to godliness. (Hear, hear.) I can only reiterate the same thing, and, I fear, with far less force. lam not, however, without hopes, from what has been said by the County Court Judge just now, in the liberal spuit which seems to pervade all. He said, that the little differences which have arisen— and which, little or great , I do n ot want to enter however, that ever, into—will gradually disappear. (Hear.) We all k now that no great work was eve r entered into and carried thr through without and c so h t e e rs de! r l ee a s in f, in pe h rh op ap es s : tty opposi tion.the good feeling which has evidently pervaded all, or nearly all parties to-day, will cause your opponents to hide their diminished heads ; that their opposition will gradually be absorbed ; that you will wash it away with the water you are going; to bring here--(cheers and laughter)—that you will dilute their opposition, and, at any rate, wash them clean. (Roars of laughter ) I hope that in a very little while so good a work as yours will be triumphant, and will surmount all opposi tion, and indeed utterly annihilate it. (Hear, and cheers.) It is not for me, in my position, to have any part in anything like opposition. I came here upon your invitation, gen tl e men, and I thank you mos t sincerely for it ; I thank you not in the com mon phraseology of speechifying language, but THE BANQUET IN TICE EVENING, At six o'clock in the evening a grand banquet was given to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, at the Royal Rock Ferry Hotel, by the chairman and directors of the company. Invitations had been sent out to about 100, and there were upwards of 70 gentlemen present. The chair was occupied-by J; T. RAYNES, Esq., chair man of the board of directors. He was supported on his right by the right hon. Earl .of Shrewsbury and Talbot, the chief guest of the evening; Captain Dal rymple Hay, R.N., Captain Briggs, R.N., and J. G. Cowie, Esq. ; and on his left by Lord Ingestrie, M.P. ; J. W. Harden, Esq., judge of the county court of Cheshire ; the Rev. J. Redhead, incumbent of Rock Ferry ; E. G. Willoughby, Esq. ; and Captain:Smith, chief constable of Chekire. E. C. FRIEND, Esq., occupied the vice-chair ' • and, amongst those present, we noticed Mr. Cunningham, C.E. ; Mr. Duncan, water engineer to the corporation of Liverpool ; and a large nurnber of the gentry and clergy of the district. The dinner was supplied in Mr. Huntris's well-known style- of profusion, and the wines were most excellent. The following is the bill of fare : Turtle Soup. Turbot and Lobster Sauce. Cod Fish and Oyster . Sauce. • Venison. Stewed Rump of Beef. Boiled Turkeys and Oyster Sauce. Hams. Tongues. Regue of Partridges. Chickens and Chicken Pies. Sweet Bread, with Peas. Mushrooms. Lobster Cutlets. Lamb Cutlets and Tomato Sauce. Pheasants. Grouse. Partridges. Jellies, Russian Pine Apple, and Apricot Creams. French Pastry. Plumb and Apple Tarts. Ice Puddings and Lemon Water. Raspberry Creams. The cloth having been removed, the CHAIRMAN pro posed, " The Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." The CHAIRMAN next proposed, "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," coupling with it the name of the Rev. Mr. Redhead, Incumbent of Rock Ferry. The Rev. Mr. REDHEAD acknowledged the toast in an eloquent and impressive speech. He observed that, whatever might be said by some people, he believed the real state of the case to be, that the clergy still lived in the hearts and affections of the people. From the manner in which they had received the toast, he believed they were not insensible of the wisdom, the kindness, and the benevolence of that good man who now presided over this diocese. He believed, also, that they were not dead to the devotion of many of the clergy who ministered throughout the different districts in the country. He knew many of them well. They were men of education and wealth, who had been reared in the lap of l uxury ; and yet they were content to go and do their work silently amidst the poor and desolate—content that their names should be written in village history, and looking only for their reward ar t d he in the day of the just. He repeated hearts ru of the people, and why was that they lived in n from the people. was it so ? They were V . on o , during the ceremony of Shrewsbury had told them , laying the foundation stone, that the reason why the interests of the peers were identical with those of the OCIOBER 4, 1859. TIMES. I really do . thank you for giving me. the op portunity of coming among my tenants at Oxton upon so auspicious and gratifying an occasion. (Loud cheers.) I thick it augurs well for me, . [Before Mr. :MANSFIELD.] T: is with great regret that we announce that "Big and for my future career as a landlord in this .Murionn IN PRESTON-STREET.—Susan Trotter was E. 1" tolled his last on Saturday afternoon. The bell, district, that I should have had an opportunity of cool- ' charged with having murdered her husband, Alexander h*:.e its predecessor; is cracked, and its heavy' doleful E ins here for the first time under such favourable ein e m. Trotter, a tailor. From the evidence adduced, it appeared n ::aral will never again be heard booming. over the stances. , (Loud cheers.) We are all delighted upen . t hat the prisoner and her husband resided at 21, Shaw all occasions to see any undertaking inaugurated which hill-street, off Preston-street; They were both in the n: tropolis. , For some time past the state of the great will ameliorate the condition of the dwellings and pro- habit of drinking,' and on Sunday night, both beine bell has caused co nsiderable anxiety . ; his voice has mote the gerieral comforts of the working classes. We ander, the influence oniquor, they began quarrelling ' been less sound and vigorous than formerly, an d only wish to know how to do it in our respective - posi- About twelve o' clock, or a few minutes before that hour, the tions, and I believe that it is the wish which per - the husband chesed his wife out of the house, followed - catastrophe has at length occurred which must doom the metal of the great bell once more t o wades society. (Hear, hear.) lam glad when I can do her into Preston-street, and attempted to strike her. • the furnace. There cannot be Much doubt as to anything to get rid of those social evils which attack She had a child in her arms, and also carried a large what will be the verdict of the country upon. the society in over-congregated dwellings and indecent i w an h d it c e a t l a ed ndl ott ed t, knife. She S on h e e whetted eytotuedr head, itbn s a o n m d e o i n to e n f e o s r , ,inquiry which must take place as to the cause of habitations. It cannot all, indeed, be done in a day. All those things have their cost, and they have their your neck," and made two blows at him with the knife this untimely death. It was bad enough when a coin- , difficulty,—difficulties which ;very often appear almost inflicting two wounds on the neck.—lnspector Tomlinson' mission reported that there, was no one in England mho without end. But we all know that where there is a said that on Sunday night, `about twelve o'clock, he could make a bell, and ordered distinguished street, he found the man,.Alexand.ei Trotter, ,lying on visit every country in Europe to learn something abou Preston- on going into , - . will there is a way. (Cheers.) Gentlemen. I consider .heard cries of "police," and • eell-making ; but it is far worse to have it,roved upon that this is a great social question about which we have 1 a car, and took the man to the hospital at met to-day. Its object is the improvement of this great the steps, of a. house, and bleeding very freely. He, work, occasions that we are wholly incompetent to the work. Will no Frenchman, German, Russian, or district by giving it a plentiful supply of that most procured .. . :7 -Edward Roche, a man residing in Shaw Hill-' Turk come to, our help and teach. us how to make necessary element, good water. _(Cheers.) . lam sure I once, where he died' about three o'clock in the mornine . . a bell that will not, crack its own sides at the mind cannot but congratulate you, who have gone throueh., all the turmoils and diffiCulties of getting through theiumise street, said that he knew youngthe prisoner and her husband. of its voice ? The clock must be taken to pieces of parliament, with the array of solicitors, and parlia- They werein. the, habit. of.dnnking very freely, and on quarrelling. The husband chas - ed the wife out of the to get the broken bell down ; and, ,of course, it mentary agents, and counsel aril erotchettY members, of Sunday they were both the worse - of liquor, and were house, and she ,wai very excited. She had a large knife cannot be put together again until a new bell has been both Houses. (Laughter.) I congratulate you noon having cast and hung in • its place. So there will be more in her hand, and, as her husband attempted to strike her, delay;. more expense, -in connection with these never got your act, and having permitted me to perform the duty she struck him about the head and neck. Witness said he which I most willingly accepted, to take the first step by ending Westminster clock and bells. The public is atones went to the assistance of the man, and found that heartily sick of the whole _question. We should re laying the foundation stone of what I' hope will be a he was wounded. He attempted to staunch the blood monument to future ages of your industry and your 1)-2,; from the wound, but could not stop it.—Mr. commend that - Mr. Denison . should be copipelled: to nevolence (loud cheers). - Gentlemen, I had the satisfm- reside in the cloak chamber, or belfry; of the tall tower, tion of hearing to-day an eloquent impromptu 'speech; I lowing and himself strike the hours upon some 'large gongs until a p ' roper bell is provided to do the work. — which evidently came from the heart, from a gentleman , Weaver, house-surgeon at the Northern Hospital, said Observer. . who did me the honour to address me in the 'open air. that the wounded- man 'was brought to the hospital I was very much obliged to him for what he said, and shortly after midnight. He was suffering from two I assure him, if he be here, or any of his friends, very severe wounds in the' neck. The hemmorage that I heard with very great satisfaction what he could not be restrained, and he died in about three said (hear, hear). I do not like to profeSs things hours. The immediate cause of death was a wound in which I cannot always perform, and I do not like the cheek, ' inflicted by a knife.—The woman was to say things in an unwary moment, of what I might remanded. possible hereafter repent ; and, therefore, I shall only PreiriNd Poeurrs.—Mary Wilson, a tall and rather generalise anything I have to say at ' this mornent. I good-looking young woman, was charged with picking shall merely say that I always wish and I always intend' pockets, in Clayton-square, on Saturday last. On that —and Ido not use them as merely common expressions; afternoon, Mrs. Petre, of Mersey-court:Old Churchyard, well knowing that smooth words butter - no parsnips was proceeding to, the morning performance of the (hear, hear, and laughter)—l always intend to do the' Christy Minstrels, when her daughter, a girl of about best I can ; and let any one point out to me any way eight ye ars of a g e, told her that she had seen the Woman in which I can really benefit my tenantry, and if 'Wilson pulling her , hand out of her (Mrs.' Petre'S) I can do so without any injury to myself or my pocket. She•examined her pocket, and found that the .successors, I shall always at least be ready to listen to purse was gone. The prisoner was accused of the offence, •it, and, as a matter of busiuess, if I can carry it Out, all but she denied it. The purse was found a few. yards she was summarily con- can say is that I will. (Cheers.) I heard something off. As there was .not the slightest doubt that the about sewerage and long leases, and I don't know what prisoner had picked the pocket, victed, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, else. (Laughter.) All that may be very well, but these • are matters to be discussed behind the counter, as it with hard labour. were. (Laughter.) I must know all the pros and How THE POLICE TREAT INsuurs.-,-Daniel Rice, cons. . (Laughter.) But I only wish to say that. who lives in Chisenhate-street, was charged by Police- Showofficer No. 400 'with having assaulted him. The officer the animus, the' spirit, the wish, arid sincere desire to do anything which can benefit the tenants stated that, on, the previous evening, there was a disturb of the Oxton estate as much as I 'possibly can ante in Chisenhale-street, and that Rice was the busiest in (Cheers.) I know that I may be a little premature in the fray. He insulted him (the officer), and kicked him saying I. will do all these things. lam somewhat in a about the legs. The prisoner ran into his own house, false position. I am, as you know by the decision of and the officer followed him. In cross-examination by the House of Peers, in the possession of the title of Mr. Cobb, who ' appeared for the prisoner ' the officer Lord Shrewsbury. (Loud cheers.) I was told before swore distinctly that it was the prisoner who struck him. I got that title that when I got it there would be He followed him into the house, and he was obliged to an end to all the dispute. Since that, however, I have, 'use the handcuffs. On the part of the prisoner, It was gone through several phases of law, and I believe I shall denied that he was the man who struck the officer; and have to go through a few more. (Laughter.) So fas as we Mr. Mansfield dismissed the case. have gone, I have had a very elaborate and deliberate - A FAMILY qUAß.REL—Richard Carter was charged judgment, which was. in my favour, and which 1 think by Police-officer 29 with the following disgraceful • at will be very difficult to upset. But still we all know conduct. On the previous evening the officer was g oin g what are the glorious uncertainties of the law, throu g h Kitchen-street, when he heard screams,and (Cheers and laughter.) I say this with great respect discovered the p risoner striking right and left. He cut for Mr. Harden, who must not think I am depreCiating • o p en his mother's head, blackened his sister's eyes, that very great institution of our country, the law—(hear, knocked down his father, and kicked the officer. about hear, and laughter)—but we all know that there is a the le g s. He tore the officer's coat, and • Spoiled the glorious uncertainty about law. I therefore de not num bers.—The prisoner was . fined, in 40s. and costs, or like to count my thickens before they are hatched. to be imprisoned for two months in default. BURGLARS SHOT B ' ;RENdli WOMAN AT CON (Laughter.) lam consequently, to a certain extent, in ANTINOPLE —On . Sa k tu - rclay night last, a courageous a false position. I am saying this and that, as if I . F r renchwoman, resident at Moumkhaneh, (Constaati were the actual and positive landlord of the place. 'The nople) taught the mauuis sujets of that ." uncann" Judgment may be reversed. Ido not think it will, and ia}mownts quarter ceoffu pe el gte . a t ohf l Aa e t s bb s tou o hu n r egt lam husband which,r midnight d nb rgo i h t k te i h s hoped, aopifn‘onh ee d st h w neti i og l hlhbotneuositaenbb absent le unrprobably without l:staiabonlnya, I am sure that if it does it will not be of lone, duration. (Loud cheers.) Still it is possible, and therefore I should speak within bounds. So far as in me lies, if I be continued as the landlord of this locality or not, all that I can say is, that I shall ever entertain the . most ' grateful sense of' the kindness with .which I have been laying hands on the lonely wife, were proceeding either to received. And I shall always feel an interest in the place, and always wish for it that prosperity tie her, with a yew to robbery, or to commit other and worse which I violence. The courageous Gauloise, however, had strength feel confident I shall see realised in the success of the as well as nerve, and managing therefore to shake them off, Wirral Water-works Company. (Loud Cheers.) Hi s she escaped into an adjacent room where there hung lordship then concluded by proposing " Prosperit) to upon the wall a couple of loaded pistols. Seizing these, the Wirral Water-works * Company." . - she turned upon the pursuing ruffians, and, levelling Mr:C. G. COWIE responded, and said the company felt exceedingly obliged to his lordship, 'who had come 'one . - 1 her weapons at the foremost of the two; shot him amongst them at such great personal inconvenience to dead. His accomplice thereupon turned, but before he himself, for laying the foundation stone of those works, ' could reach the door, a second well-directed shot brought him .also to the ground.- seriously, and which he trusted would be as profitable to his lord- - if not mortally ship's estate as they would be to the people of the neigh- wounded. The noise promptly brought the neighbours bourhood generally. He then went into the history Of ' and the police to the spot, where the robbers *ere found weltering in their blood, and their would-be victim the company's formation, and the progress of their move- standing over theta meats in parliament, in the course of which he highly' -L-cool and terrible as another Judith. applauded the conduct of the Birkenhead Commissioners —Levant Herald, September 1. FORTY SHIPS AND NEARLY 400 LIVES LOST.— _ in reference to the company's bill. It was their boUnden- During the past week no fewer than 40 total wrecks with th.... duty to say everything that was fair and honourable, and have been posted on the books at Lloyd's. _ Among the sideration' of ~,,_ due to the Birkenhead Commissioners, and especially to more calamitous were the destruction by fire of the ship such practices. Mr. M'Gill, the chairman of the water committee, Mr. John Laird, the chairman of the board, and other gen- Schah Jehan. - She 'was bound from Calcutta to the FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — On West Indies, and had on board 300 coolie emigrants. as Mr. Bruce, in company wit h tlemen of that body. (Cheers.). " The Members of the two For days every effort was made to save the ship and croft, was passing the 1- The CHAIRMAN gave .the unhappy creatures on board, and ultimately three of the Eastern ("- Houses of Parliament." rafts, crowded by 300 souls, were set adrift, and have tion, boo - The toast was received with loud cheers, never since been heard of. The master, officers, 'and , e -- ' Lord INGESTRIR said, he thought it would -be incon- crew about 60, were picked up in a very distressed siatent with the comfort of his guests, and he was sure condition, five days after, by the ship Vasco de inconsistent with his power of eloquence, to retain them Gama. The Admella, screw steam-ship, was completely late at that period of the evening. He had sat there, wrecked near: Cape Northumberland; on the coast of and he had heard with 'great interest topics of local ad- Western Australia, and 87 lives were lost.. Another heavy vantage - to them. He thanked them for the honour ' loss is the total wreck of the well-known American that they had done them in , replying to the toast clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas, which took place on of the House of Commons. It was somewhat agree- the pyramid shoal on the Straits of Malacca on the 6th able to find that' some works, such as they . had of August. She was 1,988 tons, and had made some of been taking part in that day, had met with the the most rapid passages on record from. China. The approbation of the good. He looked on this as a matter English ship Chinchurah Eastaway ' from London for of great approbation, that the clergy had taken such l ton the Gaspar Sands ; and the great interest in this undertaking. They would all Calcutta, was totally - os Bombay ship Thomas Brassey, from for Liverpool, was agree with him in the sentiment of the rev, gentlemen Cal on his left (the Rev. Mr, Redhead), who said that clergy men should mix themselves up with the secular wants of their people. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He must sa that he believed that in all classes of the community, by co-operation in carrying out such an undertaking as ' that that they had entered on that day, they would hest benefit themselves morally and socially. (Cheers.) When they saw on the ether side of the Merse the great town of Liverpool—when they saw the great docks at Birkenhead—one of which docks was capable of holding a greater extent of ship. ping than any other docks in the world—when they saw the great wealth that was accumulating, and th y e umbers of merchants that were coming over to the -healthy localities in Cheshire—it was only to be .fore :warned to be forearmed, and they were taking a proper step in proper time in providing a splendid and a good cults, from Calcutta for the Clyde, was wrecked in the abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope ;the City of river Hooghly ; the Hellespont steamer struck (ma rock on leaving Naples and went .down,.. but the passengers and crew were laved ; the Victoria, of Glasgow, foun dered off Anholt, in the Cattegat, but all on beard were preserved. There are, in addition, several missing ves sels, respecting which the most painful forebodings are entertained. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL 'SCIENCE.—BRADFORD, IsT OCTOBER.—Aa the week of meeting approaches, the occasion needs less to be said of it. It speaks for itself. The interest among our chief circles is now becoming the engrossina. one. Preparations on all hands urgently press, As' the time draws on, applications from the most distant quarters thicken, and the interest and gratified feel , supply of water. (Hear, hear.) He appealed to the rev. mg compressed, is quite remarkable. Bradford took a very high station in the Great Exhibition of 1851, gentlemen present, that if they taught the working It has since taken one of the highest positions in classes to be cleanly and comfortable in their ownthe musical world. And we feel convinced it is now houses, they avoided disgraceful scenes and other disre- going to vindicate no slight claim to a most devoted putable places, paving the way for those rev. gentlemen higher and proportionate achievement in a still to inculcate those principles which, as a nation, they all walk of public good. We believe the Associa cherished and - desired. (Loud cheers.) His lordsh i p tion that is to meet here on Monday is exactly fitted to the eager:aspiration and sound moral thought which concluded by proposing the health of the chairman. The toast was well received. its hardy climate and vigorous industry has con- The CHAIRMAN briefly responded , soicuously produced. The subjects and questions which . Mr. R. A. M'Pre proposed " The - Press," en l a r g in g tt on the great advantages which Liverpool possesse d In e Association deals with are precisely those which a ' community in our healthy growing state is exactly having an essentially local press. in a position to consider, upon which it ardently seeks Mr. DAVID Ross, whose name was - coupled with the . for light, and which, treated as they will be by our toast, returned thanks. best and most thoughtful men, and discussed by every The Earl of SHREWSBURY briefly proposed the health the variety of mind, will prove of most congenial and season of the officers of the company — Mr. Cunning ham, able effect. Gladly do we make every effort and sacri arehitect ; Mr. Gill, the solicitor ; and Mr. Hardman, . five to welcome such benefactors.- We cannot estimate the honorary secretary. ' - too highly the deep concern for the victims of ignorance The toast having been responded to, other compli- a an .crime which prompts so much devoted labour in mentary toasts followed; and the proceedings were ' their service, nor again the time and thought of some of brought to a conclusion at a late hour. the - first thinkers and reformers of the day in every branch of our national and social interests. The oppor tunity of seeing, - and hearing, and knowing so many of such a class as will. meet here, is indeed, a privi lege as rare as it is great. 'We are much mistaken if our hall, large and commodious as it is, does not prove insuffi cient for the members that will eagerly throng it on this occasion. The presence of Lord Brougham alone, in his age retaining all the ardour of his early devotion to intellectual pursuits and popular improvement, living to see . educational institutions, some of the earliest of which he founded, m ultiplied and thriving on every hand, is in itself a loadstone of power ; and we venture to say that there will be one evenin g two, on which he will s ee that he did in the week, nay not vainly-pledge himself half his life ago to the Mechanics' Institute and Library of Useful Knowledge, I LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY THE LAST TOLL OF " BIG, BEN. The Grand Duke Co . nstantine it is said, is to leave Cronstadt with a Russian squadron for the coast of .Italy immediately after the fetes in honour of the heir presumptive have terminated. The Germans are making great preparations for the celebration of the centenary birthday of Schiller, on the 10th of November next. Already the majority of the papers are filled with proclamations and proposals for the fete, which is to extend over at least three days; and poems are coming in at such a rate as entirely to eclipse our late Burns' centenary enthusiasm. To MOTHERS AND Nonszs.—To supersede the tardy use of the fine tooth comb in the nursery, and to cleanse the hair and skin, preventing animalculse, obtain Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion (perfumed), 3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-hill. savans to !LILY THE NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE COMPLETION OF THE ARCHES _Tess of the works of Since our last notice of the prop- thii new bridge, the whole of the remaining iron ribs of the arches have' bees fixed in their place, and with the exception of .a few feet traversed by a plank, it is possible to cross the river entirely upon the 'covered arches. There is every reason to believe that the half of the riew bridge, which, it may be remembered, will be opened in the first instance, will. be fully completed and ready_f9r . traffic by the . aose of the present year. On the Middlesex side considerable advanne has been made with the stone parapets ; and on the SUrrey side a large quantity of the wooden pallisading, which will form the protection to the side of the new bridge which adjoins the old structure, has been put up. The whole of - the granite for the base and upper part of the colossal octagonal columns which will , be placed on each pier has been- finished, with the exception of some portion of the capitals. These columns will have an excellent effect, and will form an agreeable contrast with the light and graceful forms of the iron arches. The roadway on the Middlesex and Surrey side up to the land buttresses is in course Of formation. In a few days the firing of the ornamental iron ribs . of the arches will be commenced, and many tons' weight of the castingshave already 'arrived from the founders. These ribs will be-ornamented near their ends by,quatrefoil- decoration, containing-in their . centre the arms of the city of Westminster ; and the same style of ornament , will be adopted -upon a smaller scale in the thinner portiens of the ironwork orthe arch. The masonry . required for the remaining half of the. bridge is as nearly - completed as it is possible to be while the old structure is standing. Four of the piers have been carried under the arches of the old 'bridge, an d portions of two only will have to be completed when the old bridge is pulled down, as the existing piers stand in the way of the . new ones. One of the piers, No. 4, has been driven through "the scaffolding which supports the centre and most defective of the arches of the old bridge ; and considerable care was required in re moving and re-adusting the timber supports of the struc ture in order to aunt of the new works being carried on safely. The difficulty has,been successfully overcome by Mr. Page, and the completed pier by its solidity gives additional stability to the old bridge. The builders of the venerable structure never entertained for a moment the idea that their work was ever to be pulled down ; for it is more difficult to cut away the portions of the piers, formed of brick or stone, which are required to be removed, than it would be to w ork the limestone from the original quarry from which to _obtain materials for the new one, and the facings of the,buttresses on each side of the river is formed almost entirely of old stone. —Observer. • _ A letter from Turin, of the 27th ult.; says :—"Yeg" terday the British Minister, Sir James Hudson, left here, having suddenly, been - Summoned_ by Lord John Russell. All the Italians are full of confidence in the English nation, am:l'in those who at present conduct its diplomacy." CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The monthly meeting of this council was held yesterday, W. J: Tomlinson, Es+ , vice-president, in the chair. The only portion of the business demanding notice at present was the adoption of a letter to Lord John Russell un the subject of cruel ties to seamen, offering the co-operation of the chamber with other bodies in preparing suggestions for the con' sideration of Government, with the view of checking such practices. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Saturday morttiff as Mr. Bruce, in company , with a gentleman named croft, was passing the level ciossing on the Union lin e of the Eastern Counties Railway, near the Ardleigh ate; tion, both gentlemen, unfortunately being deaf, they w" not hear the approach of the up-train, which came upon them before they cleared the line. Mr. Bruce ' 044 struck by the buffer of the ei4ine, and hurled a distanc e of forty yards, the engine in . gine again striking. his body, Or the wheels paising . over both legs, cutting them ou' His mangled remains were taken to the station for so inquest. Mr. Allcroft had a most miraculous escape' the engine brushing his clothes, and tearing a portion of his coat away. FATAL AITRIY IN BIRMINGHAM.—A shocking occur rence took place in Birmingham at three o'clock 011 Saturday morning., A man named Samuel Dutton 14 ' 35 i .stabbed n a street affray, and died immediately afte r ' wards. The deceased and a companion of his na nlea d Blick had been drinking all the previous evening, O were, in all probability, in a state of intoxication. Thel left some liquor-vaults in Dale-street at three o'cloc k the morning, and -appear to have taken part in a figh t between two women. Presently another man came u' Dutton was knocked down, kicked, and stabbed i n the groin, the effect of which caused death. One of the women is not likely to recover. There is no clue to the men who perpetrated, the horrid' deed. RAILWAY ACROSS THE Axrs.—Whilst we have be e° admiring the grandeur of the scheme proposed for thh passage of the Alps, by a' railway tunnelled thros,t Mount Cenis, it is very doubtful if either this generati;sm or the next is to see that work completed. - ` to great tunnel, eight or nine miles- long, is likely be the work of scores of years. The Woodhead twine; on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire tin although of but one-third the length, and 1 15 7', 4 several shafts by which a number of faces worked at once, required five - years for its come t t i If we mistake not, the longest railway tunnel yet t dd cuted without shafts, is one upon the Virginia Col!7" - ti t Railway, in America. Although but 4,240 feet , or so d four-fifths of a mile in length, its excavation occupt,'a seven years. . Without doubting the practicability. °tie tunnel 81 miles long beneath the Alps, it is probsu,, that, under a different system of engineering , the P_'" ia , sage could be surmounted, and in regular use for ".% years before such a tunnel could possibly be °pellet' Engineer. SHIPS CARRYTN6 LETTERS TO SAIL 'r l'A05111L: The Warrior (s.), from. Gravesend for Lisbon, Cau'et, Mogador, and Canary 'lslands, on the Ist ; C°l ll , z , from Sou thampton for Madeira, on the Ist ; from Liverpool for Melbourne, on the sth ; Result, fr.s.,, Plymouth for Melbourne, on the 7th ; Southampton, fru; Gravesendfor Melbourne, on the 29th; White Sta.,., fr ° „, Liverpool for - Melbourne, oa the 20th ; Dawn of -ul r i from ]Liverpool for Melbourne, on the 15th ; A tir ibe A us t ra lia, from Gravesend for Hobart Town, on on sth ; African, from Plymouth for Auckland , N**o." the 10th ; Phoenix, from Liverpool for Auckland, on the 10th ; Verulam; on the 10th ; Emperor from Gravesend for Na 'the the Bth ; Layard, from Liverpool for Natal, on 12th ; Robert Small, from Gravesend for Wellingt°ll' el- N.Z., on the sth ; Phoenix, from Gravesend for fora lington, N.Z., on the 10th ; Hammonia ( 9 .) , 1 ,0, Southampton for New YOrk, on the 3t ; Kangaroaoirk_ ria from Liveroool for' New York, on the 12th ; 13 1.8 t. ; (s.), fro,. Southampton for New York, en the 25th ; Omar Pasha, from Gravesend for Sydneit tthe 3rd from Gravesend for Adelaia Milan (s.) from Liverpool for Gibraltar, or; r Berg en, do.. do. for Corfu; Anna ) (8.(9\fr11111;11°for 000- m the 14th ; Scandinavian from Lo nde Director • tiania, on the 7th.—Post-ofa, Officiel Lo n