The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

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P urj ri oi number A and D a of isaie g : Penvi l lo and O le o , ounty CO g aintneoo ro n ien ang "be aner yo j a gellei j g hops V I 1 nit the id bans ,thdaY Sj no g li o of r Adjou r :o l it Wee been s ot rate t d r o Ji Ir. G of a Du Y Aor brdt with visit po t ,:n t ot. rosoo h e of 111 0 0 i s 0 0 0 110 whe r 0 1 ' +be ; • c , nieo" f O t i 0 : 0 ir j ife Si r j a CI OP gitg," it e j ;O P 101 5 00 6 the m' ° 6O c a in ...-TbwAt. at „I(' lupe it )1 01 00 • 0 1 J/1 2 (It l3 da ti r '9 ° e 0 Ja°° lo gig ll e co ot iclatirek A THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1853. LOCAL NEWS. MR. JAMES PENN HA RRIS. of Clarence-street,has been dinitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. THE INDIAN QUEEN (sister ship to the Marco Polo), b elonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., sailed on Tuesday, for Melb ourne , w i t h 361 passengers . M lssioNs.—On Tuesday morning, the Rev. Henry Carpenter delivered an excellent and impressive address On the subject of Missions, to the pupils of Dr. Fisher's educational establishment. Whit -Monday, the Parish Church, Blackburn, on Whit -Monday, 27 couples were united in the holy bands e m atrimony—a sm a ller number than might h ave b een Pected from the prosperous state of the times. DEAF AND DUMB.—The annual examination of • the pupils of the school will take place on Thursday next, the Royal I ns tit u ti on. Thi s i s at a ll t i mes a most in teresting exhibition. MR. CLARK, who for more than seventeen years has been master of the South Church of England Infant School, Cornwallis -street, has resi gne d hi s s i tuat i on, and till leave at midsummer. He is about to open a private School for the children of the higher classes. TRE WATED.WITCH, screw st eam - s hi p, seven days from Liverpool, bound to Genoa and Leghorn, reached Gibraltar on the 12th inst. She had been aground on the coast near Cadiz, and was very leaky, and had, in te'Thse to quence, rs commenced discharging he r cargo prepare "ll7 repai. AUSTRALIAN STEA MERS. — Thescrevr- steamer Osmanli, hence for Australia, arrived at St. Vincent, on the 29th April, in 12 days and 20 hours. Passengers and crew all Well. The screw -steamer Iron Prince, hence for Mel bourne, arrived at St. Vincent in 22 days. She remained 36 hours to coal, and then proceeded on her voyage. THE ORMsKIRK CATTLE FAIR was held on Monday and Tuesday last week. The cows exhibited on Monday were not very numerous. The demand being great, the sellers realised a treacle sale at very high prices. The surnberwne °f othf h orses was n o t so great as on former occasions, THE CU N er n being fin e an i mals fetched high arices. ARn CoMPAN •' - fle et ises trenty-seven first-class stea e , ~,,- 1 6 comp!" • steamers are tiro lir'itPia-I;',;lngdanosrctrhe American mail boats , and the French line to ' Havre. The screw boats are prin cipally eneaged in large s s s h• Plying up the Mediterranean, but the Chagres. ips - are on the line to Canada, New York, and . A BURCIAI,.. DEFEATED.— A f ew nights since, an at effice tempt was made to force the money c h est i n the manager ' s of the London and North-western Railway at the Lirae ' s treet station. Th e i ro n do or an d locks were, how ever, of the manu f acture o f M essrs. C hu b b and Son, and they Tesisted the great efforts which appeared to have rnuee, n been made to f orce open t h e one cr to p i c k t h e ot h ers. ae co mpany have o ff ere d £lOO reward for the apprehen sio of the offenders. se f.:4; Tcs• STR EET R AGGED SCMCO':... a —On Whit-Monday, eue children were regaled with a tea-party. In the after- Von the infants (140 i n number', were treated to tea and 0 7 3 ' or anges, &c. I n th e even i ng a b out 150 of the bow • girls attending the evening and Sunday schools were cl o i , . geu with a similar treat- and underwent various ea ses in singing, &c., in which, as well as in their gerreral Afteriour, the children manifested great improvement. ;n_s. the distribution of rewards, the proceedings veere . I ;Srersed by the exhibition .of a magic lantern, .lea-alr. ,a'ald Jackson. The schocls have been in operation two 'ears, under the able supervision of the Rev. S. Milton. en GOLD FINDERS. —The committee of the Sailors' Eome, ?:ell-street, Lyndon docks, have published a tabular h;eilesilntation of the produce of gold from the d:ggins, twelve t to the Sailors' Home by seamen, during 'the last h ave li ) months (in amounts above £100). Eleven sailors X. 3 00; rQught borne amounts ranging between ,f.. 1.00 and ab ove tf'n sums between £3OO and £400; four sums even A4OO and under ',"500. One Brown brints over an found i tl °i but £6OO, with or without its decimals, is not tine ic ° 3 , t tle list. Two obtained £750 each,two £940, T "" and the most prosperous £2284. the V L AN'ca ord - sitra.E. 'etf , :tarriA.—Commissions signed by . - -21 aeei'Lieutenant of the county palatine oftlaancaster . Tren c h 'al n eat of the Duke of Lancaster's ewn Militia, e tl e u n ic telerno cuEent, Esc,. to be captain.-3d regiment of the l La ncaster's 'Own Militia, Frederic-1e e, e aster , n. to he lietitenant.-4th, or the Duke of Lan sla a' Pcsti Light Infantry regiment of Royal Lance tatirte.s%.itia, John Henry Blake, gentlemamezo be lieute tesien'ed n. George -Preston to be lieutenant, vice Fort, assistant. ; James Taylor, gentleman, to be ensign and I' easurgeon.—The Artillery regiment•of the Royal 'itil Johire Militia, Thomas Lediard, Esq., late captain ,nttoobfeßecary,atal in ; Captain James Bottrne, from the 2d e rg e gi • in°et Lancashire Militia, to be major.— ii th e ° 7 . ina is substituted for the notice which appeared Royal of the6th instant : The Artillery regiment tulton,°EYsaqi Of the Lanese:hire Militia, James Gubbins Archer , late captain 6th Carabineers, - to be captain. mtXTRAOROINAII.7 ESCA PE OF AN EMIGQ-ANT SHIP.— ndeArnerican ship C onnecticut, Mr. Williams, corn r, _which left- Liverpool on the 21st of last month f ,or New York, with Just succeeded bt a ou, 600 emigrants on board, has narrow escape oi;i7hreeianchiong Falmouth, :after a most ga,es to -the gwestvwgra overcome by a -succession of frightful i five or six due s after she had left of veered round to west-north -e Cape; Clear. Some r the Mersey, the wind blew terrifically. tit continued fo B . and in ing severely, and there appearin r day s , th e ship - twelve hours labour against it, the master put back, no chance of beating place, and eventually the wind dr when_ t a `change few hous, howeater, as dusk set°C.l in P : d th o e c -c c to a r lrn m . broke high, forth more farioue than befoarwe,ath%sea raF. tremendously bigh, and the ship carried /mast, besidee, sustaining other y dama r ge n . :ial --;07. three days and nights there was no abatement in its fury, the vessel S hipping heavy sea: and rolling in a mannerto create the utmost dismay among all on board. Attempts were Made, but unsuccessfully, to bear up fort-Cork. In re tracing her course she narrowly escaped -destruction by collision. With her, got foul- of her, and occ a si one d con sid era bl e Mischief Some-pilots succeeded in boarcliae her off the Scilly Islands, and a steam-tug subsequently coming Wit w hin hail, sh e was emp l oye d to ta k e the Connecticut in t 4, and she was got into Falmouth. tIHEALwas M 777. , PE . —At the meing Thursda ette r r ead from the solicitors to the ` on London and -0,4'4;1b-western fitailv av Company, stating that a shop , - , tl auw had been broken by a cart belonging to the i % : 4ll PanY, in conseque'ce of the horse taking fright at a and atecart. The •cost of repairing the damage was £2O, Conversation they wished to know who was to pay. After some ,Qtversation the conant:ttee decided that they had nothing 171 0 with the matter.—Mr. Gladstone said that hest week weivook an opportunite of mentioning to the ocanmittee, Ott reference to Dale -street, that a fortnight ago the S outh side of that street was taken up. Last week the se li? side was taken up. He had the pleasure anti grati- I ta a s u t T i ‘ , of stating that this week the centre of the street possibleen up. In -road So that •they were getting on ac fast as Londo n - r 0 Hodson .stated that great portions of _th_i . s n . Dale -street, and Byrom-street were up at ;al°inet, and expressed an opinion that oni! one e Street should be taken up at a time.—The following \lle._ St reets natn ely, West Derby-road, West Derbyectreet, aau-vertree-road, Scotiand.road, Oldhall-street, and Tar :....' r‘klent-street, were ordered to be paved with square-sets. to 'll ti r l ' J ames Evans, of Cab!e-street, had written a letter av „ e chairman complaining that that street was not atered as it ought to be.—Mr. Newlands said Here Wer e 2 , -,- )),,,, . a/ streets watered every week, and he did not pro epe-,, to water Ceble- street at .all. It appeared that only .; s suu had been allowed in the last paving -rate for wattle (74.__ll,eostreets, and that it we.s impossible to carry the a t T,'. O to any greater length than at present without autaition to the rate. ..._ TH,,. T WA . . LICENSING SYSTEM .:N L IVERPOOL. M r. epid: r gh, one of the clerks to the magistrates, gave t o aance recently before the select committee, now sitting \l e I , l e y-a th:uquire i nto the licensing s tem generally. M r . r , er gh spoke to the system in Li verpool, and said that th " re se refore ent system was based on •no principle, an d was T various, uncertain, dissatisfactory and capricious. roa l ;"'es ,l a this he would take away the power from the til itst9tes, and give it to the exciae or some other li cen "tY who would have ho discretion, but to grant a Of r—ce to eve ry applicant, without reference to residence, a-q,l4Guer.ed respectability, paying annually, say £lOO, ki 'l givia g security for the payment cf penalties that ~..ght be inflicted on him, and the penalties should Mr. er e• 'Selo beer-house license to be granted, and tiien Ybergli thinks that the number of public-houses s ae t 'suid not be greater than the number of ; public houses 1101 beer-IiOUSEZ now, while the charge for Licences would f?nder them far more respectable generally. Mr. WY tcated that several brewers were on the watch zommittee, Tit none on the bench ; and lie furnished tables of a bergh ulnal nature eeepecting licensed houses There are in thi e e ::° o l 32 public-houses, and 57 beer-houses. in which bY Ne oe. re hirboured ; and th following is a statement 0 n a eaujetternineendent Clough, e of the company he found night last month, in the following houses : a 7z t... s Elizabeth GrA. ` F.; ...-: r..., C., m., --, 3 ... - -,, eilliam,,,n sn 0„ 0.. 4.. 0.. • • 1 J j a tirt m ee ' s ° ‘ l,:, rii ll , i hi l l rlia : n o l n - , ,, n 4lu s a r - e:.. 6. 3.. 0.. 12 .. 30 ~ .5, 4.. 0.. 3.. 0.. 33 .. 40 Janie: bil.sr_oughton, 1 : 1 :ygo - n g : fi i . ... 2.. 0.. 5.. 0.. 8.. . s 1 IVipi i .: ll ; no gton, C harles-street 0.. 0.. 14.. • • 1 5 g ..•• 59 .5 •11,404,, E',,'.1.1.1,?8(4"), N lurray-street 3.. o aggi ln i ‘'l° P r ie r Dawson-st. 0.. 0 1 .... 0.. 2.. 0.. 10 .. 10 7 114-TSaloon, Whitechapel . 0.. 0.. 9.• 0 • • . , beerhouse Blundell st . 0.. 0..20.. 0.. 100 .. 120 2s•a,i. Colosseum', P aratlise.st . ..lso.. 50..28..100 .. 180 .. 500 ItoP r , 8, Great Ch arlotte -street 10., 2G.. 0.. 1.. 130 .. 160 tanoottorns, Wate rloo -road.... 10.. 10.. 0.. 6.. 0..70 .. ET . GloP9's, Regent's -road ...... .. 30.. 0.. 5.. 0.. 130 .. 163 ~,er s, Regent -road .......... 7.- 0 •• o** 0..90.. 97 11,N o . - tb er . '‘'‘ LEDGE Is POWER.—The secrets of nature, whe ticarirnn ottheefiurnmy more extended or minute workings, never under observation than in our own time, ob s I t is now c haracteristic of men of science, not only to ao, i e rve, but to control. The value of this knowledge the 4 _Power is strikingly illustrated in the cultivation of Re,,.IInUAN HAIR, which it was reserved for modern LZlns to bring under the dominion of science. That long of the subject connected with its restoration, was 47,,..ut the object of the most persevering solicitude , thanks to the enterprise of C. and A. OLDRIDGE, dt„.PreParAtlOD (the Balm of Columbia) is not only pro. t es ' s e i d, but distributed through most of the British pos- Rt . 0 4 4 ", by whi It baldness disappears, and a luxuriant zet,_ clothes the brow that but lately bore a few thinly pieered locks. Many a gentleman whose head was 1.- 1.1a,Y losing its natural ornament, has, by the use of this k„l,`lle, recovered his locks, and found them curling in tro'fathan their wonted luxuriance ; and many an elegant floe var' tin ,, who was dismayed at the diminution of her most tive:',lne decoration, has, by applying this active .restora 4koi "nParted a salutary vigour to her tresses, which have o t n Waved and wantoned in exuberance and beauty. groL RI DGE's BALM causes Whiskers and Eye-brows to fr ees ' ' Prevents the hair from turning grey, and completely D : it from scurf. Sold wholesale and retail by the do'ePtietors, 13, ,Wellington-street North, Strand, Lon- Ch i n ' dby moot of the respectable perfumers and medi otke_ venders. ( Price 3s. 6d., 65., and Ils. per bottle. No t o '? Prices ale genuine. N.B.—The public are requested A li ," on their guar d aga i nst counterfeits ; ask for OLD. BALM, 13, Wellington-street North, Strand, bondon. Sold wholesale bv Mews, It4niEs and Co., qullover-Atreet, Liverpool. A LUNATIC. named Bibby, has escaped from the asylum, Brownlow-hill. He is forty years of age, and wears the workhouse apparel. THE HON. E. M. L. MOSTYN, M.P.—On Wednesday, at the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, this gentleman was adjudicated a bankrupt by Mr. Commissioner Perry. ROBBERY.—A gentleman, who had lately returned from Australia, had his pocket picked of a pocket-book, con taining £4OO in Bank of England notes, whilst crossing George's-bridge from the landing-stage, on Tuesday. RUNCORN.—The Board of Guardians of this union have recommended Mr. Henry Coleborne, relieving-officer, to the registrar-general for the appointment of registrar for the Runcorn district. WAX FLOWERS.—Some very beautiful wax flowers, at the floral show, on Thursday, were contributed by Mrs. Grecn, Myrtle-street, but were not intended for compe tition. They were much admired for their fidelity to nature. MR. ISAAC DAvtEs, mate of the City of Dublin Com pany's steamer Roscommon, has been presented with a handsome silver medal from the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, for his exer tions in saving several of the crew and passengers of the Victoria steamer in Dublin bay. ADULTERATION OF GUANO.-It appears that the adulteration of guano is largely carried on in this' town. The principal materials used are damaged Roman cement and gypsum, liquid manure from horse refuse being poured over the mixture to impart a smell similar to that of orthodox guano. It is stated that one bag of guano is by this process mysteriously multiplied into twelve or fourteen ! THE COUNTESS or ELLESNIETIE, the fleet and favourite Runcorn steamer, built by Mr. John Laird, ran a race, on Tuesday, with the Mona's Queen, built by Messrs. Thompson and Co., of Glasgow, for the Douglas station. The race was from the Pierhead to the Formby Light ship, and the Countess was the victor by two-and-a-half minutes. The Countess is 350 tons burden, and 80 horse power ; the Mona's Queen, 500 tons, and 220 horse. ORMSKSRS POLICE.—On Tuesday, George Smith, a labourer, of Formby, was charged with setting fire to a quantity of gorse on Formby-mess, on several occasions. He was committed to Kirkdale gaol for trial at the assizes. —An Iris'aman, named John Wilson, was on 'Wednesday charged with stealing a watch from the person of Thomas Birch, .cf Scarishrick, on Sunday ; and also charged with stealing 13s. and a handkerchief from the person of Henry Strong., corporal of marines, of Ormskirk, on Monday. He eras committed for trial. ZOOLOGICAL GrAar KNs.—On Monday 'fast, nearly 6,000 people visited the gardens, and the attendance has been proportionately good during the whole , of the week. The dissolving views of Professor Buck (who 'has been re engaged) have elicited vapturous applause. The novelties , for the present week are - Herr Nicolo Deulin and his infant tons; also his highly-truined troupe of dogs , and monkeys : —the fireworks, the 'maze, the gymnasium, Herr Vogel' s •shooting, &c. This tvening, we perceive, an extra dis play will be given in honour of her Majesty's birth-day. FATAL ACCIDEN".7.--On Thursday leet, Mr. Statham, deputy railway-coroner, held an inquest on the body of Wm. Falkner, ages : :2i years, in the employ of the Lon don and North Western Railway Company, at the Wap ping tunnel. The deceased was zoinz; up the tunnel, with one of his fellow-workmen, when •they heard a train coming down. The deceased went en the down side, and stood close to the wall, where there is very little room. A man, named •C.wen Roberts, was•standing on the break at the side of the waggons, pinnin7; it down, and at the same moment., not seeing the deceased, they came into collision, Roberts was knocked off the break, and the wheels of the-last waggon passed over his foot. The de ceased was knocked down, and 'The wheels of the waggon passed over his body. They were taken to the Southern Hospital, where the latter died, in a very soon afterwards. WHITSVN`TIDE EXCURSIOVS,—On Tuesday, 3,8ff , 0 per sons arrived at the Tithebarn-street station, Liverpool, by cheap special trains. There were similar arrivals of pleasure-seekers on Wednesday and Thursday, but the numbers were not so considerable as on the day preceding. The following are the number of excursionistswho have arrived at the Lime-street Nation, by the cheap trains on the London and North-`western Railway :—Monday, 4,804 ; Tuesday, 1,350 from Manchester ; Wednesday, 1,500 from the same city.; Thursday, 1,800 feom Man chester and Stockport, and about 500 from Bolton. In the course of the week many people from 'Vales have visited Liverpool, having come by the Birkenhead,rLan cashire and Cheshire Junction line. CHAISVGE RINGINO,':OiI Whit-Monday . , the united societies of St. Nicholas's and St. Luke's, in this town, ascended the tower of't. John's church, Preston, and rung on that musical peal of eight bells a true pealif grandaire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes, which 'Was performed in a masterly style in three hours and - fifteen minutes by the following persons :—John Brooks, treble; William Worthington, 2d ; James Heron, 3d - ; Peter Bracing, 4th ; Richard Williams, sth; William 'Heron, 6th ' • William Thistlewood, ith ; James Cave. tenor. The peal wes ably conducted by Mr. William Thistlewood. Weight of the tenor ; 25 cwt: The company afterwards opened a splendid new peal of hand.belis,•snanufacturecl by Mr. W. Thistlewnod for the rinzers•of Wallasey, Cheshire, the gift of , V. - . Chambres, Esc., churchwarden. HEALTH OF THE TOWN.—The medical. officer reports that the deaths registered in the borough during the week ending last Saturday, were the same in number as in the previocs week, namely, 189. The average mortality of the five preceding years was 128, nine more than that of last week. The total deaths from zymotic diseases were 31, it/eluding—from hooping cough 14, typhus 5, bowel complaints 5, croup' 3, and 1 each from measles, erysipe las, and chicken-pox. For the first time for nearly three years.no fatal case of scarlatina was recorded. The low temperature of last week had the effect of increasing the mortality from diseases of the lungs, which amounted to 71, a :greater number than in any of the four previous weeks. The deaths of two individuals-were registered from isieliriieni tremens and excessive drinking, namely, a victtsaller, aged 19, and an unmarried female in good cir cumstances,-aged,l7. PE7:7I! ON BoAnn THE TENERIFFE....CE Thursday Messrs. 'Burns and Maclver, proprietors of the fine new screw—steamer leneriffe, gave a grand entertainment on board to nearly all the Greek merchatrts ofcLiverpool and Manctester, preparatory to her starting on herfirst voyage to Alecandria, Egypt. Mr. Charles Matlver occupied the &air ; and, after the usual loyal toasts, proposed " KinrtOtho and` seen Amelie of Greece, and the Hel lenic Constitution;" which was responded to by Mr. D. N. Giannacortulo, the Greek Consul, who proposed " The health of 'Mr. , Charles Maclver, and success .and pros. perity to the oompany which he so ably directs, and to British eteam navigation generally." The party went on board at.eleven o'clock forenoon, and after .a shert cruise returned about half-past six in the evening. Roantrair,BY 'WGRICNIAN.—At the Police•ccurt, on Tuesday, John Wilkinson, a joiner, ttras charged with stealing a that, a muffler, a quantity of silk, several shoes, and other articles, from the premises of Messrs.;Frisby, Dyke, and Co., 'Lord-street. For some weeks past the prisoner hes been-employed under Messrs. William Jones and Co., t , e exeente -same repairs on the premises of the prosecutors, in the course of which time a hat anti muf fler belonging to ooe of the young men in Messrs.l , risby and Co.'s er.3plorhad been stolen from the dining.room. On Tuesday morning the prisoner was given in charge, on suspicion of breaking open a box belonging to Messrs. Frisby, Dyke, and Co., and in his possession was found a bottle of lavender .water, which was identified. ikis house was searched, and the hat and mutter and a large amount of other property was found, all of which.vtas identified. The prisoner was sent for trial. PROSPECTS OF PANMAIA.—We take the foll'owing•from the San Francisco Herall of the 23d March There is every probability of the Panama Railroad being com pleted, as promised, by , the end of the present year. number of steam lines, , in addition to those already in operation, will by that time converge on the Isthmus, and swell the tide of population already pouring over it. Aspinwall is already the terminus of two lines of first-class steamers from New York.; one from New Orleans ; the new Cunard line from Liverpool, vi& New York; the Royal Mail Steamship line direct from Southampton : ; the new British line from New York, via' Savannah, Bermuda, andiamaica. In addition to these, a French company, under the auspices of the Government, are building a number of steamers to run between Cherbourg and Aspin wall.; two English corn panics are about to put on lines from 'ranama to Australia—making no less than nine lines of first.o:ass steamers centring on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus. From Panama now radiate a line of steamers to Valparaiso, two lines to San Francisco, and two more are contemplated to Australia—making five in all. The Isthmus of Panama alone, then, will, by the time the rail road is completed, be the converging point for 14 lines of steamers." FREEMA6OI:RI7. — The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held at the Adelphi Hotel, on Wed nesday. A larger number of the brethren assembled on the occasion than has been known for many years. The craft lodge was opened in the three degrees by Brother Thompsoci, W.M. of St. Georges Lodge of Harmony, No. 35, assisted by the worshipful masters of the senior lodges in the province. The several lodges were then called upon for their dues to the grand lodge and the fund of benevolence. The grand lodge then entered in processional order ; meanwhile a solemn march was played on the organ by Brother John Molineur, jun., P.G.O. Prayers were then offered up by the P.G. chap lain, and the grand lodge was declared open by the deputy provincial grand master. After the transaction of the usual business of the province, a court was held for the admission of candidates for the West Lancashire Masonic Institution for the Education and Advancement in Life of Children of Distressed Freemasons, and the transaction of the business of the institution, The minutes and pro ceedings of the several committees were read by the hon. secretary, J. J. Banning, and confirmed. With the sub scriptions and donations received at the meeting, the funds now exceed £l,OOO. The grand lodge was closed, and the officers retired as on entering. The craft lodge was afterwards closed by the W.M. of lodge 35. At four o'clock the brethren assembled at the banquet, where a number of toasts were given, and glees and songs sung. SINGULAR RESTITUTION.—The enclosed letter has been received by the Mayor, who has placed the half sovereign in the poor-box : " The writer of this was some time ago in Liverpool, and was reduced to a very destitute condition whilst there. In passing through some of the graving docks he chanced to see some pieces of copper sheeting, nails, &c., beneath a vessel under going repairs, which he secreted, and afterwards sold at a marine-store. He did the same five or six times afterwards. The value, taken in this way, may have amounted to 4s.—at the utmost, 6s. _ " Anil, for want of having the means to pay for lodging, he was some nights necessitated to walk the streets, and, whilst doing, so in the evenings, he met with two or three crocks or water-pans outside the houses, which he sold in a court, in an adjoining street, by pretending that his mother was in distress, and was obliged to sell them, &c. The value, taken in this way, may have amounted to ls.—at the utmost to is. Cd. "And, if the writer of this knew either the owner of the pieces of copper or the pans, he would gladly make restitution ; but, as be does not, and cannot find them :out, he would be greatly obliged to the Nialor of Liverpool to have the enclosed half sovereign disposed of in such a manner as he would think most suitable, under the circumstances detailed above; and, in case he did not succeed, to distribute it to a few of the most deserv ing, honest poor he knows of, for which favour the writer will be very thankful." The signature " Metanoite Hamartolos " C" Repent, 0 smner,") 4 appended in Greek character, THE DERBY MusEum.—This interesting exhibition has been visited by a large number of the Whitsuntide excur sionists during the week, the attendance being 3,070 on Monday, and 2100 on Tuesday. On Wednesdays the ex hibition is closed except to artists. On Thursday the number of persons was 1440. SHIPS FOR ArSTRALIA. — The total number of vessels now preparing for the various ports of Australia is 41, and the total number of registered tonnage is 26,839. The sailings from this port from the 12th to the 18th instant, have been four vessels for Melbourne, of an aggregate tonnage of 2,329 tons. DEATH FROM DRINKING. — Sarah Hamlet, a prosti tute, residing in Jervis-street, was put to bed drunk by one of her neighbours, on Monday night last week, and as she did not make her appearance as usual on Tuesday morning, the house was opened, and she was found dead in bed. - In appearance she was a remarkably fine young woman, and is said to be respectably connected. She was only twenty-four years old. Dr. Kemp made an exami nation of the body, and found the cause of death to have been apoplexy, caused by excessive drinking. FORGERY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK. Matthew Mudd, who was remanded from last week, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the North and South Wales Bank of the sum of £3OO, and John Brown, who was examined before the Lord Mayor at the Man,ion house, London, on the charge of committing the forgery. were brought up on Friday for examination at the Police court. Mr, Hull, solicitor to the bank, recapitulated the statement made by Mr. Clough last week, and in the absence of any further evidence the prisoners were re manded for seven days. When before the Lord Mayor, in London, Brown stated that the .E3OO was his own. A MEETING OF CORN WEIGHERS was held on Friday at the Tradesman's Club-room, Circus-street, for the purpose of making final arrangements for a uniformity of their wages. There was a large attendance. Mr. James Walsh presided, and introduced the business. He read the following list of the employers who had consented to pay 45. per day :—Wm. Healing and Co. ; Pickering Brothers ; Cunliffe, Paton, and Co. ; A. and G. Martin ; Grad well and Pyke•, John Doherty ; James Wilson; John Lynch and Sons ; Hugh Eaton and Co. ; D. J. Fynney ; Richardson Broters; Ross T. Smyth ; Patterson Bro thers ; Charles Campbell ; H. R. Plaw ; John Bald ; S. R. Graves, George orthwick ; George and S. Pimm ; Nicholson and M`Gill ; Maxwell Brothers; William M`Kinstry ; W. and T. Tomlinson ; William Lowe and Sons •, John Tomlinson ; John and T. Scott ; G. Eggers and Tetley ' • J. and S. Scott ; T. Mather ; R. Christie ; Verdon and Cullen.—Many energetic speeches were deli vered, and ultimately the following resolves were passed : 1. Will you promise to refuse to work for less than four shillings per day as a corn weigher. 2. Will you promise not to allow yourself to be lint to a warehouseman while weighers are on the street seeking employment. 3. Will you promise not to take the place of any weigher who may refuse to be lent as above. 4. Will you promise not to take the place of any weigher or weighers who may turn out for four shillings per day, and will you refuse to work in - the firm until the men turning out be re employed. 5. Will you promise not to give weights from your hoo;: to any person who will require them if be does not have a weigher to take weights as the goods are weighed. If the demand made, nametT, four shillings per day, be not conceded, it was resolved that no weigher should resume work on Monday. Bt - KNING OF A COTTON Fa-croetv.—The cotton factory on the North Shore was burnt down on Tuesday night j last, This building stood alone, vith the exception-of a few low cottages, and a shed in its vicinity, and could, I therefore, be seen from every .poisat around as a solitary I object in the landscape. 'Being, at the same time esxten -sive and lofty, and pierced by a h un d re d windows, it I facilitated in every way the eetonsion and the intensity -of the flames. The fire broke out a few minutes after n;ne o'clock, in the waste mom in the upper story, and the flames ran rapidly along that floor 'from one - extremity to the other. T.he presence of cotton, oil, 'twist and other combustible-substances served 'to conduct the fire from floor to Toor e end in less than half-an-hour 'the flames raged from the basement story to - the roof. Every window and doorney seemed a furnae.e, and the whole sky was so brill:antly illuminated, that parties at George's-hill, Everton, -and New Brighton, 'Cheshire, -could see to read trsethe light. Nothing could be more I _grandly beautiful than' the appearance of Everton. Every house seemed paintedOn golden light, and'the face of the i 'crowds collected along the rising ground were-quite visible to those standing on 'the canal banks. Ellie sight was equally picturesque ire Cheshire ; and in the immediate vicinity of the fire there could not be less than 100,000 people collected on the elevations, in the open-spaces, and on the roads arotsnd. Their up turned faces had an extraordinary appearance, of regret, anxiety, and curiosity. The police, under' Chief-superintendent 'Ride, and his inspectors, kept admirable order. No-accident occurred.' On the first alarm : the engines of thefire police and•the West of England were on the spot : aredNsir. Duncan was, one of the first ineattendance. There waa only one small main at this distance from the town, and there was no water in the canal-; only a few engines, therefore, could be worked, and it eras quite unnecessary that there should be any more, for their limited service was confined to the preservation of the cotton shed to the , north of the mill and the adjoining cottages, neither-of which was ever -really in danger. The firemen, however, acted as if there was danger ; and lir. Hewitt placed bienself in a position to preserve this -property under the meat adverse circum stances. Theofire in the mill defied opposition ; and the walls by ten o'clock had partially &lieu, Ever and anon disturbed flamesehot up momentarily.; but the destruction by that hour was'camplete, and all further danger removed. The poor people in the cottages belonging to the mill, were told in vain that there was no , danger; but they refused to credit assurances of-safety, and hurried their little property out of their homes. iThe factory, which was called thek , Terth Shore-MILL-was originally built in 1836, by Messrs. Turner, Garstaugs erre Newton, and has r-been working for lf ee te an e c n h or o r s py s re i i x ne t t e os e rto r:_ ,.r y i e elsr e s re t. . dgjha l m. t c e o sl n nA si l s sBs t p e iln d a af ill wtwaos parts sold by or w tt i l 'ag's e ' Turner of Manchester, Mr. Garstang, of the same place, .and Mr. North, of Everton—tolleserseVohn and Alexan ,• der Brogden, members of the firm of railway contractors cf that name, vise have worked theceili with spirit ever -since. The fire . originated in the waste, room ; and was caused, it is believed, by spontaneous -cenabustion among -the refuse cotton, used, probably, in-cleansing the ma -chinery, and, therefore, saturated .with oil, The h an d s had been enjoyissg the Whitsuntide eholidays : the canal, from which the-steam-engine derived water, being let run airy, to enable-the Earl of Derby to cagy a sewer under it at Bootle. ,During the cessation of the machinery, some repairs and alterations were being done by Mr. Mackerell; but his men used no lights, and had left at the usual hour on Tuesday evening. tile cotton-shed contained about -40,000 worth of cotton,.and, although the dire-police 'braved the flames resolutely in protect ing -it,-there was no danger, for the rind, being easterly, turned away the ,eiames ; a circumstance which, in addition to the ;fineness of the night, er:ab:ed the people of Ere..e-ton to have an admirable view of the devastating element. The amount of loss has been ,grossly exagge rated. The insurances effected on the buildings, machinery, &c., were for 1:32,00ut ; and, no doubt, this seas the value estimated on the first cost ; but, as -such ,property has increased in value within these two years, the loss may be set down at £40,060. The property is insured in the following offices £8,000; At1a5,44, , ,600; North British, 5,000; Alliance, £3,000; Royal Exchange, £2,500; Royal, £1,500; Sun, £1,500 ; County, £1,500e London Union, 41,500 ; ,Imperial, £1,100; London Assurance, £l,OOO. The mill hands, however, are the great sefferers, for 1000 of them have to seek employment elsewhere. DOCK CaLfUITTEIE.---Mr. Shand presided at the weekly meeting on Thursday.-The committee of warehouse management recommended the appointment of to the office of ledger clerk. Confirmed.—An application for permission to use a small engine on hoard a steamer in in one of the docks, for dischareing and landing ergo, .was complied with. Mr. :Bold said the engine would save -the labour of fire men, beeides giving greater dispatch, and it was likely to come into general use.—lt was re commended that the salary of Mr. Joseph Garniss, super intendent of the timber quays, be increased from £9O to £lo per annum.—The secretary read a resolution of the .Health Committee, stating that a complaint had been ,made by the medical officer of a nuisance from bones lying on the quay of the Clarence Dock. The matter was referred to the Harbour Masters' Committee.—Mr. Bar ber called attention to the discussion at the last meeting. On that occasion the solicitor, in answer to a question, led thorn to suppose there was no power in the rate payers to inspect the books and accounts of the dock estate. The solicitor had since discovered that he was in error on that point, and that the ratepayers had such power. The solicitor wished to disabuse Mr. Barber's mind upon the subject. He did state that he had found, in an old act, a clause giving power to the ratepayers to inspect books, accounts, and other proceedings. It was passed in 1762. The clause had, however, no bearing upon the question which had been raised, and, if used at all, it had reference to an inspection made, through the chair man, at the time when the accounts gener,a,lTlyhoafttthheetrsauisdt were to be inspected there. The solicit or rea d t h e c l ause, which is the 33rd of the , 2nd George 111 ., trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept and entered in proper books, minutes of their proceedings, and fair, just, and true accounts of the reecipts and disbursements which shall be received or expended by them in consequence of this act, which books of account and other proceedings shall be epened at all convenient hours of business to the inspection of all persons chargeable with and liable to the payment of the said duties." In reply to a question, the solicitor said that only one instance had occurred of such inspection during twenty years. After a long discussion, Mr. Gladstone gave notice that he would, at the next meeting, bring forward the motion he had previously submitted, as to members being furnished with infor motion in connexion with the trust, merely leaving out the word " verbally."—Mr. Bigham said he had that day m en . tioned in the Finance Committee that he wished to bring forward an important matter, in hopes that it would reach the general committee, and through that committee the public, but he was unable to get any attention paid to it ; he alluded to the dock frauds. The committee must not, therefore, blame him if he mentioned the names of certain firms when the proceedings came before the Council. He had repeatedly mentioned it within the last week or two in the Finance Committee, hut the reply was " Pooh, pooh," and no action had been taken. There was a list now of persons W ho had been guilty of these frauds; one of them paid £5O to get out of the difficulty a short time ago, but since that time his name had been four times in the list. It seemed as though some parties were deter mined not to pay the legal rates. Mr. Robinson suggested the desirability of posting the names of the defaulters outside the Custom-house. Mr. Tobin thought that, if there were such gross cases as had been stated, some strong reason should be given why proceedings were not taken. Mr. Evans asked whether, supposing a member knew of those things, would he he allowed to ask for information, in order to institute an inquiry ? There were abuses ex isting, and it might be members were neglecting their duties, but no other member must go and make an in. quiry. Mr. Bigham was asked to name the party alluded to who had paid the £5O, when he replied that he was not quite certain about the exact amount ; it was, he believed, £2O or £5O, and the firm was Giannacopulo and Co. Greek merchants. Mr. Malcolmson thought they should act with caution, and was understood to refer to irregu larities by Custom-house clerks. Mr. Molyneux said there was a disinclination on the part of the Finance Committee to look into the matters referred to, but they had Dot yet had sufficient time, The mattes then dropped, GENERAL NEWS. A LAPLAND GIANTESS, measuring seven feet two inches, and weighing twenty-four stone fourteen pounds, is being exhibited at Aberdeen. C. ROBINSON, ESQ., of Plympton, exhibited at South Brent fair, a cow and calf; the former two feet eleven inches high, and the latter, which is ten months old, twenty-four inches. THE MAGNIFICENT CHURCH OF BOSTON was re opened on Thursday, after a reparation and repewing which had cost about £4,000, the whole of which was raised by voluntary contribution. THE MILITIA.—In consequence of the number of men who have volunteered from the militia into infantry regiments of the line about to proceed to foreign stations, it has been found necessary again to e nro l men f or th e first-mentioned service, in order to fill up the vacancies. FATAL FIRE AT BRADFORD.—An alarming fire broke out on Tuesday morning, at the worsted mill of Messrs. Walker and Co. The mill is left a complete wreck, and it is reported the loss will amount to £15.000 or more. Four men were killed, two remain in the ruins, and six were taken to the infirmary severely wounded. HATCHING.—A novel mode of hatching chickens has been put into operation in Lincoln, on the premises of a fellmonger. The eggs are placed in water, which is kept up to the requisite warmth by means of a solar lamp ; and many fine chickens thus hatched are running about the premises. KOSSUTH has made the avowal that he is, in several countries, but not in England (!), laying up materials for making war against Austria. Messrs. Cobden and Bright, the especial mouthpieces of the Peace Society, take the part and speak much in praise of this belligerent Hun garian. Can the force of inconsistency or " humbug" go beyond this ?—Church and State Gazette. Cr RE FOR ERYSIPELAS.—The editor of the Salem Observer gives a public cure for erysipelas, from which he has been a great sufferer, He says "a simple poultice of cranberries, pounded fine, and applied in a raw state, has proved in my case, and a number also in this vicinity, a certain remedy." In this case the poultice was applied on going to bed, and the next morning, to his surprise, he found the inflammation nearly gone; and in two days he was as well as ever. ANOTHER BOILER EXFLOSION.—A boiler burst on Saturday week, at the fire-iron and glass-cutting factory of Messrs. Davis, of Dudley, killing four persons, and it is feared fatally injuring a fifth, and some others seriously : —" The effects of the explosion on the factory are altogether ruinous, the building being wholly destroyed, together with all the machinery, which was blown into the air, and scattered over the houses adjoining; in many cases the large masses of iron, some weighing five hundred, six hundred, and even seven hundredweight, falling on the houses and breaking through the roofs. The engineer, named Joseph Millward, was blown to a great height in the air—probably nearly 100 feet—and, falling on the roof of a house about eighty feet from the factory wall, his weight carried him through the slating and nailing of the attic to the floor of the room. The unfortunate man was not dead when he was found in the room nearly half an hour after the explosion, but did not survive more than an hour. Besides the engineer, there were killed—Elias Sheldon, about twenty years of age ; Peter Ellis, who has left a widow and five children; and George Stokes, a married man, with no children. The remains of the poor fellows are shockingly mangled." FORM OF CHININEYS.—S3Me very elementary con siderations will show that a greater momentum is ob tained by a chimney increasing in size upwards, and thus allowing the air to expand. if a person blows in at the 'exporded end of an ordinary straight trumpet, be will find that there is a great expenditure of wind to no I or pose, the force being entirely lost, and no vibration pro duced in the metal. Bct if he turns it round, and blows in at the small end, be will find that a small quantity of air forced in will produce a powerful vibration through the whole length of the instrument. They same thing takes place in chimneys, which are . only a peculiar kind of wind instrument; a gradually increasing width pro ducing a greater "draft" than a straight or contracted 'flue. From this, it follows that the mouth of the flue next the fire must be as small as is practicable, and ex .pand upwards from this point. The best known exam .ple of the working of this principle is in the advan 'tage of the register- - sterve over the old-fashioned, wide mouthed " inverted funnel" -shaped flue, which was from time immemorial placed over every 'fireplace ; the register-stove has a small mouth and an expanding flue above. It is high time that we went to the root of the matter, or, in other words, to the place where smoke first enters a flue, and not where it escapes.—Vorrespon -dent of The litaUder. MURDER 11Y L Boy.—A vereEict of wilful murder has been returned against a boy, named Edwin Hucker, under ten years.of age, of Keynsham, near 'Bristol, who, it appears, pushed another 'bey. William Saunders, a companion, into the river Avon, when he was drowned, in the presenceof a third boy, named Evans, who told his relations that he was in the meadow, and-saw Hucker there lying down on the grass, and that 'the little boy Saunders came-up and jumped on to his neck, at which Hucker got into a passion, and -said he 'would hit his head off. tEvans•further stated, that about an hour after wards he saw• Saunders on the bank of the'river picking some sorrel, which grew on its edge, and that Hucker, who was behind him, pushed him into the river, and said, " he's in the river." Evcns likewise stated, that the copper mills were a little wey off, that there were people there, and-he was running to get some one to pull out Saunders, whom he -saw -struggling for five minutes, but that 'Huoker -would not let him do so, but, on the contrary, held him down by his,pinafore, and -said, that if he offered to go, 'he would pushibim in also, and jump in himself. After this, Hunker followed him nearly as far as-Stoates-hill, and told him not to say any thing about it, and he would .gire him-something on the 'Friday, which woe the reason why he did not tell where - Saunders was •when he was missed at first. The body :was found some ,days afterwards, but in such a state of , decomposition thatit would not have been reecgnised but ifor some peculiarity in his boots, and a'bagfocnd in his ;pocket. Innacy Priem.—A parliamentary paper, just pub i :Fished, contains a return of the amount on which legacy duty yPadid as follows :•—+Canit a l i n Great Britain d n. ; legacy hbleegeanuty was paid in i 1852, £46,552,355 3s. legacy paid thereon, £1,308,0 5 5 3 5..; total ° whi has c amount of capital on which said duty has been paid since r 97, x 1 ,6570,4,075 tile. 2d., and total amount of duty paid within that period on such ca pit a l, .£47, 401,273 9s. 11e. 5d., and in Ireland, in the y ear 1851, the amount of capital on which legacy duty wa s , paid was £ 2 , 432 , 25 8 the duty 458,444 Ss. 4d. t • in 1852, capital, £2,370 ; 237 w a ,id,, B ed the duty in 11851 on prob a t es and ,letters .of paid thereon £61;513 Os. Ild. Th e amount of duty paid in Ireland was £66,075, and in 1852 ,the paid Imes 67 877. The amounts of revenue received . administration amount as follows.:—England and Wales, stamp are kingdom in 152, for stamp duties on lega cies,lss ,64 In Scotland, stamp duties, on legacies, £9961995 • • £92,8d9 I9s. 3d. ; on probates, &c., X 70,429 10s. In d in ut t y he o u n nit, l e e d gacies, X 1,225,222 Is. 5d.; on probates. Ac s , Ireland, stamp daties on legacies, £62,273 lbs. 11d. ; on probates, *a.• £4 1 . 887 . The total amount of duty re ceivedwas : on legacies in England, £44,736,159 ,Scotland, X 2,870,902 15s. 7d. ; and in Ireland £1,275,720:9s Id. 'Grand total of legacy duty paid since s.6d. s . in in c e 1197 1797, £48;882,752 Us. 4d..; duty on probates, adminis trations, and testamentary inventories, in England, £35,660,888 18s. 2d. ; in Scotland, £2,041,386 Os. 2d. an 3 d s ,60,i6n Ireland, "B £1,093,595 Bs. 10{d. Grand total of duty on probates, ,ficc., since 1797, £39,39f; ,870 Is. 2d. COUNTY CorreTs.--When it is considered that since the establishment of the county courts, in 1847, to the 31st of December, 1851, the amount sued fcr therein is £6,777,372, the importance to the trading community of a means being afforded them of ascertaintag the names of the parties against whom judgment has been given in these courts is obvious, particularly as there are 499 county courts established throughout England and Wales, in any of which persons may consent to a judgment under the 9th section of the 13th and 14th Victoria, chap. 61, although not resident in the district of the court, so as to conceal the fact from their neighbours. For the protec tion, therefore, of trade, and in pursuance of the 15th and 16th Victoria, chap. 54, the commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have established an office in London (1, Parliament-street,) in which the names, addresses, and .occupations of all parties against whom judgments have Amen entered, for £lO and upwards, in the county courts since their establishment, and which are still un paid, as well as of those persons against whom judgments are entered at the present sittings of the courts, are re gistered in alphabetical order, so as to enable any person to discover whether a person applying for goods on credit has an unsatisfied judgment standing against him. The entries are so arranged that a search can be made with great facility and rapidity. [This will no doubt operate very beneficially as a check upon men who repudiate pay ing their debts without legal compulsion, and rely upon the ordinary secresy of such transactions to contract fresh debts, and leave their creditors to the expense and delay of legal proceedings to obtain their just claims.] ROMANTIC FiLEAK.—The ancient adage, " there's many a dip between the cup and the lip," was curiously verified the other day by a singular nuptial freak within the walls of our old parish church of Holy Trinity. We would not wish to increase the bitterness of the quasi bridegroom's disappointment, and, therefore, refrain from giving his name, contenting ourselves by introducing him, pro tern, as Mr. Peter Simple. The story is brief, and may be told in a few words. It happened one day that Peter fell in " with a canny Scotch lassie fra yont the Tweed." He met her glance, and the soft witchery of her smiles overpowered him—he listened to her voice —what exquisite melody. Peter felt that he loved her, his palpitating heart told him so. Somewhere Disraeli, in one of his novels,says, "there is no love, but love atfirst sight," and such glorious love was Peter's—burning, in tense, as the passion that glowed in Romeo's breast, and fired the soul of Faust. He whispered to her his love, and thrilled her ear with delicious vows. She yielded him her hand and heart, and they became all in one to each other ; so happy, indeed, were they in each other's society, one might almost say of them " They should have lived together deep in woods Unseen, as sings the nightingale." Weeks flew by, and the nuptial hour was fixed. It was a beautiful morning—and the sun shone as it ought to shine on wedding days—warmly and brightly. The marriage breakfast was concluded, and the bride was pre sented by her happy mother with a handsome dowry, amiUst the greetings of her friends. To church they went ; a larger group of spectators than ordinary were gathered—for there were several other weddings that morning, and the sun-light streamed down upon them through the gorgeous tinted windows with a mellow blaze. " Wilt thou have this man for thy wedded hus band ?" said the priest, distinctly and solemnly, and the echo of his voice vibrated through the " long drawn aisles." There was a hush amongst the spectators as they peered into the face of the blushing maiden, when, to their infinite surprise, she stepped back a pace or two, and, in a voice of desperate firmness, answered, " I will not ! " and quietly disappeared. Still the sunlight streamed in through the gorgeous coloured panes—but a shadow fell on Peter's brow, as he stood bewildered, gazing on the scene, lamenting " Love's Labour Lost ;" whilst the worthy priest was scarcely less astonished than the reverend monk of old, who felt the weight of Petru dio's Mites—Hull Packet. A COMPANY entitled the Peninsular Mining Company has been formed for the purpose of working lead and copper mines recently discovered in the north of Spain, and generally for the prosecution of mining purposes in the Peninsula. A WRITER in Home Thoughts for May, says :—" We have seen Louis Blanc in the streets of London frequently. His figure and stature are those of a boy of twelve, but his head is a remarkably fine one. It was Louis Philippe who declared that the History of Ten Years, by Louis Blanc, acted likes volleyon the bulwarks of the loyalty of France." THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—The 2d company of the Royal Sappers and Miners, under the command of Capt. J. W. Lovell, Royal Engineers, have proceeded to Chob ham, to be employed in sinking wells and forming such necessary accommodations of a temporary character as may be considered indispensable to a camp which will be occupied by from 8,000 to 10,000 men. GLASS PIAZZAS FOR THE STREETS.—The Builder sug gests the erection of glass piazzas over the flagways or footpaths on both sides of the streets. They might be formed by a series of ridge and furrow roofs, placed one beside the other in succession, after the fashion of the Crystal Palace, and supported on iron columns. These, if carried on continuously, in front of the houses and over the crossings, would be highly ornamental, while they would be also undeniably of public utility. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—The Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's steam-ship City of Manchester, Robert Leitch, commander, sailed on Thurs day afternoon, for Philadelphia, with 177 cabin passen gers and a moderate cargo. The United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce, commander, took her departure hence for New York at 4 12 p.m. on Wednesday, with 120 passengers and a fair cargo, besides the usual mails on board. Among the passengers were Mr. W. C. Rives, American Minister at Paris, and his family. SENTENCE OF DEATH.—A man named M'Gowan, has been sentenced to death by the High Court of Justiciary of Edinburgh, for having caused the death of an old man, named M'Guire, at Irvine, in Ayrshire, in October last, by stabbing him with a knife. As the evidence adduced tended to show that the murderer was incited to the deed by a suspicion that the deceased had a hand in blasting his happiness, by causing his son to run away with Mrs. M'Gowan, the jury recommended him to mercy. The Lord Justice General promised to forward the recommen dation to the proper quarter. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. —The jury empannelled to inquire into the deaths of I John Thompson and Joseph Sykes, engine -driver and stoker, by the recent accident on the York and North Midland Railway, when the engine ran off the line, have returned a verdict against the directors. The inquest had been adjourned from the 6th instant, to allow of the road being inspected by Captain Galton, of the Board of Trade, who gave his opinion that the line was in such a condition as not to be safe for engines at a high speed. " If he had been requested to report on the state of the road, not knowing of the accident, he should not have re ported that it was safe for the public to pass on with the present traffic going over it." The jury returned their verdict after twenty minutes' deliberation. A sufficient number agreed, but there were two dissentients. ROMANTIC SUICIDE.—On Wednesday morning the body of a young man was discovered in a small copse near the Crystal Palace, with his head blown to pieces, and a new rifle pistol lying by his side. The deceased's name was Lawrence Cooper Mason, aged 17, and for the last four rears he had been in the employ of Mr. Attwell, butcher, of Camberwell, and had carried on a corres pondence with his young mistress, only 14 years of age, which his master had endeavoured to put an end to, which induced him to leave his service. Two letters were found on his person, the first of which was addressed to his servicewi th master,ey upwardse a r :i . d en w caosuoarfas encouragement years,wn ts have ' a Sir, wI i l smh l ue i a sdt v f e soar b y been in have n vl ea tyourmetely. As I am to be separated from the sole object of my affec tions, there is no comfort for me in this world. My heart is ready to burst with grief ; in fact, my agonies at the present time are more than I can bear, and therefore I am determined to ease myself of them by taking my own life." THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY drew a full concourse of sympathisers at the annual meet ing at Exeter-hall, yesterday week, the great room being crowded in every part. The attendance was stimulated by the expected presence of Mrs. Stowe, who was received by the audience standing, excited to a " tremendous pitch," and it was minutes before the cheers, with which the hall rang again, had sufficiently relieved them. When she withdrew, the same honours were paid to her, every one standing up and cheering with heart and soul. Pro fessor 'Stowe, the Rev. C. Beecher, and the Rev. S. Warde, a black minister from Canada, were added to the committee of the society. The professor told the meet ing - that 'speechifying in Exeter-hall was of little use ; but if they really wanted to put down slavery in America, they must bring free labour into competition with slave labour ; and, if the English could not make as much profit by using free cotton as slave cotton, they must be content with practising a little of the denial they so properly preached to the slaveholder. THE MILITARY ENCAMPMENT at Bagshot will soon be effected. Lieut.-General Lord Seaton will command in chief. The following particulars have been published : " The troops consist of four regiments of cavalry, twenty four pieoes of artillery, and three brigades of infantry, each under the command of a Major-General. The first infan try brigade will be formed of three battalions of Guards, the.seconi and third each of three battalions of the line. The whole force will amount to about 8,900 men, with 2,000 horses ; and after the troops composing the first division gave had three or four weeks' practice in field evolution€, they will be replaced by a similar force for the , same period. The Sappers and Miners from Chatham will form part of the force encamped ; field-works and entrenchments will be thrown up, and bridges of pontoons, in which the merit of recent inventions may be tested, will be thrown over some narrow portions of Virginia Water—a lake which, as is not, perhaps, generally known, owes its existence to the labours of the army which fought under the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden." AN EXTRA ORDINARY SHOT.—" What is in the blood will never come out of the flesh," is an axiom fully illustrated in the case of a son of Mr. Charles Tester, of Balcombe, who a few years since, while shooting on his father's land, burst his gun, and so sadly injured his left hand that it was obliged to be amputated below the elbow. Still true to the sport he continued to use the trigger, and one day while out with his brother and Sir Percy Shelley, about two years ago, a rabbit started at his feet, and suddenly raising his right hand to point it out, he received the full charge from his brother's gun. He very coolly went home and ordered Dr. Smith, of Crawley, to be sent far, deliberately preparing for a second operation, which was skilfully performed ; but even now he does not giro up his favourite sport, and having two wooden hands, continues to raise his gun to his shoulder by laying it across the stump of his left arm, pulling the trigger with his other artificial hand, and with such skill that a rabbit seldom escapes his aim, and one evening during the winter, he actually fetched down a woodcock on the wing in good style.—Brighton Gazette. VAGRANT CHILDREN.—A parliamentary return gives the number of children below the apparent age of four teen found by the police " at large" as mendicants or thieves. Of such children, ninety-four were found in the various metropolitan districts, in whose cases it was im posjble to find or trace their connection with their parents. The parents of 231 children "at large " were found, and appeared to be in a condition of life to main tain and educate them ; while it was found that the parents of 580 of such children were capable of at least contributing to their maintenance and education. Of 411 children, it was notorious that their parents sent them to beg, and live in idleness and profligacy on their earn ings. The total number of children "at large" in Lon. don amounts to 1,316. Joined to this return is a similar statistical account of the children under fourteen found by the police in lodging-houses as mendicants and thieves. Of such children, forty were found without parents ; the parents of 105 were abl e t o ma i nta i n t h em, and the parents of 1,190 werc able to contribute towards their support; and 433 were purposely sent from their homes to beg. The total number of children in lodging-houses was 1,782, which number, added to the number of chil dren "at large," gives a grand total of 3,091 juvenile mendicants and thieves. WORK FOR GAOLS.—I think it right and necessary that there should be in gaols some degraded kind of hard and irksome work, belonging only to gaols. I don't think Mr. Hill's punishment of cleanliness and discipline, and no beer and no tobacco, half enough for the regular hands. I think it a question by no means to be left out of view— What kind of work does the determined thief, or the de termined swindler, or the determined vagrant most abhor? Find me that work, and to it in preference to any other, 1 set that man relentlessly. Now, I make bold to whisper in Mr. Hill's ear the inquiry whether the work best an swering to this discription is not almost invariably found to be useless work. And to such useless work, I plainly say, I desire to set that determined thief, swindler, or va grant, for his punishment. I have not the least hesitation in avowing to Mr. Hill that it is a satisfaction to me to see that determined thief, swindler, or vagrant sweating pro fusely at the treadmill or the crank, and extremely galled to know that he is doing nothing all the time but un dergoing punishment.-1 have a very strong idea that he is sent to prison rightfully, for that purpose ; and I have no idea whatever that he is yet entitled to the privilege of being taught a trade, or that his life out of that place has established its claim within that place to work as men work who are not despoilers of their kind. —Dickens's Household Words. A FRIGHTFUL SCENE NEAR LEEDS.—A few days since, the inhabitants of Bramley were much alarmed on finding a young man, who had been for many years out of health, almost reduced to a skeleton, and of late scarcely able to walk, standing upon the chimney of a house three storeys high. This young man, a mason, received an injury on the head by a fall from a high building several years ago, and as he advanced in years he continually grew worse, and at length was compelled to give up working. He is subject to fits daily, and after ono of them he was seen, in the absence of his parents, on the roof of a house adjacent. He then got upon another house of three storeys high adjoining, and when he could get no higher, immediately mounted the chimney, and there stood for about three quarters of an hour. He then commenced reading in a stentorian voice, which soon drew the people out of their houses to ascertain the matter. The terrified spectators shouted to him, but he heeded it not. All were afraid to attempt his rescue, as their own lives must thus become a sacrifice ; but at length some persons volun teered to make the attempt, and obtained a ladder and touch him, he took a brick from the chimney The people throw it at them. he stood, and swore he would people shed many tears, especially the females. At pwsl him,iteeendp ts t b h atr a oro that eu brought hishee it nwgho aid,i would dbk bound g rnuo o nfmdo d r o tt w hhhi n ees and fearing went up to him. but, as soon as they endeavoured up onwhie t h o length the young man's father came, the h ouse no hazard ascended the ladder, ran up the roof of house The father was about to resort to physical means, but the off his si t lo o en t r h se e apil c di l e i hd i met would a e o y tu , lhd a e n lew d aop o u r dld d o e wn r o c n d t a his Tn dh estobf father tt 13 t he er come swhoouultdedown,shouted i: eIN b but iom, immediately a on r epl ied a e s s te young man band and foot, and let him down coat,th e he e chimney, was, and he a d. just fo r e a m s o h s i t s , father co m commencing e li n a c d i n g thrown d e and caughts rtc o ao n tree oo cart ropes. He is pronounced to be in an chimney, and held him down across the roof, and then uabubnyn His o sftoo u wru t f to a nu t a dln h ong future safety,—Leeds Mercury, ff m spect atorslhnocil d, Till-. MASTER of Shepton Mallet Union applied to the guardians, last week, for leave to hire men to do the necessary work of the poor-house, the paupers having all departed. FROM A PARLIAMENTARY RETURN, recently issued, it appears that there have been 24 members unseated for bribery, distributed over 18 boroughs. Of these six have been caused by the demise of members, three by disputes about returns, and five by acceptances of office. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON has invited the mayors of the different towns in England and Ireland to dinner on the ith of June, to be followed on the following day by a conversazione relative to the promotion of science and art throughout t h e empire, in deference to her Ma jesty's wishes. DESTRUCTION OF A FACTORY.—On Friday week, an immense new weaving shed of one story in height, belong ing to Messrs. Radcliffe Brothers, cotton manufacturers, near Rochdale, covering 10,000 square yards of ground, only partially covered in, was blown down by a gust of wind ; and about £2.000 worth of property was destroyed. The builders were at work, but all of them escaped alive, though some few sustained rather severe bruises. THE MURDER. AT BACTON RECTORY.—The police have succeeded in apprehending a man who is supposed to have been the perpetrator of the horrible murder of Maria Steggles, the aged housekeeper of the Rev. E. B. Barker, at Bacton Rectory, on the morning of Sunday, the Bth instant. He is a labourer, named William Flatt, about 20 years of age, and lived in the village of Bacton. His character is a very indifferent one, and he appears to have been several times summarily convicted by the ma gistrates —once for stealing lead from the parish church. THE Dumbarton Chronicle records and moralises upon the ceremonies attending the arrival of Lord Cowan, judge of assize, at Inverary, in the following striking way : Having met his lordship at the extremity of the burgh, " the authorities," says that journal, " formed themselves into order of procession, entered the town, accompanied by a large crowd, preceded by halbert-bearers in their red coats, and two trumpeters, whose thrilling notes in the stillness of this peaceful retirement must have struck such terror into the inmost recesses of the hearts of the guilty prisoners, if heard by them, as must vividly recal to them the days of their former innocence, if any ray of the light of conscience were yet flickering within them 1" AN AFRICAN PRINCE.—Among the passengers by the Severn, which arrived on Tuesday at Southampton, was Prince Sidi, the son of a powerful African chieftain over the Trarzas people, who trade with the islands and por tions of the African continent which form the French colonial establishments between the Senegal and Gambia rivers. His object is to visit Europe, and in this he was prompted by his own curiosity, an d h ad: his father's con sent. He is a fine young man, about twenty years of age, with rather Arab features. Ills language is Arabic, and his religion Mahomedan. His dress bore the symbols of rank and power. Prince Sidi speaks a little French. While at Southampton he visited Netley Abbey and other places, but betrayed no emotion. He was fond of smoking. He left for Havre on Wednesday. SINGULAR ACCIDENT AFTERAMARRIAGE CEREMONY. —On Tuesday, Ns bile the carriage which conveyed the bridesmaids who officiated at the marriage of Miss Nal ders, Croydon, was returning through Bedington-park, the pole splintered, and on reaching Croydon it entirely broke. The consequence was that the horses got fright ened, and dashed down the street at a furious rate. They afterwards ran into a house projecting at the further end, carrying away the entire front, which was of lath and plaster. A little child that was inside was so seriously injured that its life is considered in a precarious state. The horses were extricated, and the bridesmaids received no frightened.EXTRAORDINARY injury, Tß A O though, aDTlNiAe Re lo a , a s m ASSAULT ms i g Aa h tn t . be LwT a ()s N.k slightly L expected, ,k they Dy braised. .Awe caser e much of a singular nature occurred a few days since on the Stour Valley railway. Miss Prince, a young lady of most re spectable family connexions in Dudley, got into a first class carriage at the New-street station to proceed by a train for Dudley. Shortly after the train started, and im mediately on its entering the tunnel, the door of the carriage in which Miss Prince was sitting alone was opened, and some one entered and took hold of her arm. She screamed out, and the person said he did not want to hurt her, and toll her not to be alarmed. The man seized hold of her, and, after a struggle, kissed ber. A. knocking was then heard in the other partition of the car riage, and the man got out, but not until Miss Prince had felt that he had on a belt, and that his coat buttons were very large. In a few moments after the train emerged from the tunnel, and on reaching Dudley Port, Miss Prince made a complaint of the treatment she had received. The company instituted an inquiry into the circumstance, in consequence of which the guard Ha) es was discharged from their service ; and the relatives of Miss Prince hav ing made a representation to the Northwestern Railway Company, it was determined to prosecute him for the offence. The case was ultimately brought before the ma gistrates, when Hayes, who had been aprehended at his residence in Wolverhampton, was brought up in custody. The prisoner having previously admitted that lie had com mitted the offence, the bench inflicted a penalty of £5, which was immediately paid.—Birminghain Journal. MURDER BY A WlFE.—Early on Tuesday the inha bitants of St. Leonard's-on-Sea were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that during the night a man named Stephen Smith had lost his life in an altercation with his wife. The deceased was a shoemaker, living with his wife in a room over some coach-houses in the Harold mews, St. Leonard's-on-Sea. On Monday evening de ceased and his wife were seen in a beer-shop ; they ap. peered to be on very friendly terms. They were seen returning to St. Leonard's shortly before twelve o'clock. This was the last time they were seen together. In twenty minutes after this the woman fetched a pint of beer, which she did not take home. Shortly after one o'clock she called a neighbour, named Mary Cope, stating that she had stabbed her husband. This person ran for a sur geon, who was on the spot in ten minutes. On his en tering the room Mrs. Smith exclaimed, " I have killed my husband. I knew it would come to this." She fur ther said that the deceased was always jealous of her ; they had been out together to Hastings, and in coming home she " gave him the slip," and did not get home until after him ; that he spoke to her, and she then threatened to " do for him," upon which he opened his waistcoat and said "Do it," She then took up a knife, having a very sharp point, from deceased's work-seat, and stabbed him in the chest, afterwards throwing the knife out of the window upon a dungheap. From this wound he died in about a quarter of an hour. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of " Wilful murder" returned. The accused woman has been of a loose character, of drinking habits, and possessed of an ungovernable temper. TABLE MOVING IN LONDON.—Mrs. Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin—Dockyard Corruption, and Hat and Table Moving ! Between these it is really enough to lose one's senses. I must, however, give the palm of 1 being the greatest " bore " to the last named Yankee notion. You can scarcely go into a room without seeing three or four people standing all round a table, motion less, like so many painter's dummies, with th e i r h an d s on the leaf of an old hat, which you are assured will begin to gyrate presently, if you have patience to wait; and then you are asked if you are " highly magnetic," if you are a medium, if you believe in " Rappers," by persons whom on other matters you would readily believe to be sensible, well-informed men ; and you hear all sorts of absurd theories broached about the magnetic fluid which per forms these wonders, but which, assuredly, in pheno mena, action, or force, has not the smallest affinity to any exhibition of the electric agency in its various forms, whetter as tense electricity, electro magnetism, or gal vanism. Hitherto I have been always too late or too early for the sight ; the hat has just been moved, or I hear that it has done so after my departure ; and hence I am led to believe that I am a highly " anti-magnetic " per son. I must, however, admit that I have met many per sons who have informed me that they have witnessed with their own eyes these most curious manifestations. Among others, Thackeray has just returned from America, full of hat and table moving and spirit rapping. He stoutly maintains that he believes in them all ! No less a person than the Bishop of Oxford had a seance ma g - netique the other evening, when his lordship, with the aid of Chevalier Bunsen and thee others, managed tc make his broad brim shovel move round with great rapidity. A great number of literary peopleare dabbling at it, and much valuable time will be lost to society, I fear; for the ex periment, even when most successful, rc quires at least half an hour to move a hat, and so on in proportion for a table. If the thing be true, we can do wonders, for if three can make a hat move, a thousand ought to move a house; in fact, there can be no bounds to this power if the force really exists in individuals, and is multipied by con tact. Men of science laugh, but the faittrgains ground nevertheless.—Daily Express. THE CANTERBURY COMMISSION. - Messrs. Slade, Anstey, and Burcham have opened the commission of inquiry at Canterbury. The first witness was Alderman Brent, who had always taken a part for the Liberal can didates at elections for the city. "He had had good ap pointments given to him for four of his sons, and he himself had been appointed deputy-lieutenant of the county. The first appointment was given to one of his sons about seventeen years ago ' . the second about four teen years ago ; the third about three years ago ; and the fourth just as the Whig government went out, and before Lord Derby's Government came in." He had obtained appointments for the sons of other voters, and handed in a book of the disbursements on behalf of the Liberal can didates in 1847. Jonathan John Rutter had the spending in that year of £l,BOO on behalf of Lord Albert Connig: ham and Mr. Smythe, the Liberal caaidates. He stated e without any circumvention that be gave money similar purpose. ' I never bribed a single vo ter w they were going but I gave other men money, and I kn e r i., , (Sensation.) to bribe with that money P knowledge by whom. The Hon. CO'onel Romilly, the Liberal ca man to bribe thirty voter_s,_a e n r d recn li t j k r e d w ,a i rt s e e in th l r B e s e l ot a h n e dm r t s o yl f Bs o es r l2f a - : All his expenses were was not inclined to be so i o pen. lose e n support po electionr to f h her son-in-law, iln will I a i l w l d , e S i t r h the unse t d a e members, Butler Johnstone an nt respecti! £1 3 l dged to having. s b ack Gip 00 and acknow e £5OO. The latter was p aid to Mr. ps, according • by Mr. Forbes Mackenzie , the manager of a to promise, fund for hi s party. Mr. Johnstone said he was afraid of the long " Bifrons purse" belonging to the Marchioness g w h i a ll m lo t paid, but he has no I d eg i‘ a f l r. (iipps, Somerville. Mr. Pitcher, steward to the Marchioness, waited on Sir William at the Fountain, who then said to , of bribery ; it was giving messengers' • tickets that lost Mr. Strutt his seat for Derby." (Laughter.) Maurice Saunders mentioned the name of four voters that be had bribed in 1847, with money received from Rutter. Mr. Pout had spent the £1,700 for Messrs. Johnstone and William Gipps in money bribery and colour-tickets. " Thought there was as much dirty work on one side as the other." Evidence was given by other witnesses of a lavish ex h o i f: , on ,, y l n penditure of money in bribery on both sides, that , put St. Alban's i n the shade. Hundreds, and, in some cases, even a thousand pounds appears to have been dis posed of without any check on the parties employed, who, though unable to recollect the parties bribed, de clare, with great gravity, none of the money stuck by the way. Lord Pelham Clinton was a candidate in 1847, with Mr. Vance. His expenses were paid by Ma o r Beresford. Mr. Alderman Brent, reca ll e d, sa id—" He paid the balance of the amount be received for the ex penses of the election of 1850 to Mr. Coppock, who was then acting, he had an impression, for Colonel Romilly, The balance paid to Mr. Coppock was £lOO, and not £2OB, and he (Mr. Brent) retained in his own hands the remainder for contingenciel." (Laughter.)