The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

uracf sk irk, l' he RO has requiri pulatio t )arisl le poP.: )m in. VI in C r is r 20,,F - 1;; David 3 to tv of Ile; whe y . , for DS don 011 u wool )110 044 i WI/C) ' - • Of egg° g oo° 1 O W e 4 0 1188 ' O l -e us e i l 6 ' f t o c n of Red ;ult. 11 ff o rtS ° i nettla rs deco aeon 4:3 ! devou: . i i s h baste• all' jai jO i be Veil sin% tlet CA6 cpr ;co to ps e ~ker•hilb ecbaPe t 1, Esse B, hip flu"' am al°4 -e, CO' Minster, TUE LIVERPOOL STANDA_RD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1853. LOCAL NEWS. MANCHESTER is making another effort to raise a statue to the late Dr. John Dalton. THE BOROUGH SESSIONS will commence in the new Assize Courts on Monday morning next, THE COUNTY COURT having been remodelled and en larged, has been reopened for public business. GRAND MASONIC BALL. --A large and fashionable attendance is expected this evening at the Town-hall. MR. ROBERT LAMONT, of Liverpool, had on Friday an interview with Mr. Cardwell at the Board of Trade. THE keel of the Manx Fairy, the new boat intended to ply between Liverpool and Ramsay, will be laid next week. THREE ROBBERIES were committed on Sunday evening in the immediate neighbourhood of Toxteth- park, all by means of skeleton keys. *WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE. —A fine specimen of the black maned Barbary lion has just been added to this col lection of foreign animals. TWENTY-FIVE OF THE SNAKELETS, arrived by the brig Arrow, with their parent, have since been captured alive. Two only were found dead. THE SOHO -STREET RAGGED ScnooLs.---Yesterday evening week Joseph Hubback, Rig. entertained upwards of 80 of the former inmates to tea. THE U.S. MAIL STEAM.SHIP ATLANTIC, Capt. West, sailed on Wednesday, for New York, with a full cargo, and a fair complement of passengers. CIVIC BANQUET.—On 'Wednesday evening his Worship the Mayor. Samuel Holine, Esq., entertained a party of about fifty gentlemen to dinner, at the Town-hall. THREE SEAMEN were fined in sums varying from ss. to 10s., at the Police -court, on Thursday last, for smug gling small quantities of foreign-manufactured tobacco. THE ANNUAL ItErour of the chaplain to the Liver pool Borough Gaol states that a larger proportion of juveniles has entered upon crime than in the year 1850-1. N EIV Tuc--An iron tug-steamer, of about 100 tons, the property of Liverpool owners. was launched on Satur day from the building-yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co. THE, UPROSTERERS OF LIVERPOOL met at Host Hamp son's, Fleet-street, on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the anniversary of St. Paul, the tentmaker, as one of their craft. THE LECTURE SEASON at the Collegiate. Institution will commence on Friday, when John Lord, E.lq., will deliver the first of two lectures on the " Heroes of the Refor- mation, A SMALL STEAMER IS being built on the Clyde, for Mr. Maciver, which he intends to use occasionally as a plea sure boat, and at other times as a tender to the Cunard steamers. ROB ERT RAWLINSON, Esq., superintendent-inspector of the General Board of Health, will hold an inquiry on the 16th instant, at Aigburth ; and on the following day, at Much Woolton. THE CONVICT FRANCE, sentenced at the last spring assizes to transportation for life, for the burglary at the house of Mr. Owens, West Derby, has received her Ma jesty's free pardon. THE METHOOIST CHAPEL in Scotland-road, having lately come into the permanent possession of the Re formers, a tea party was held on Monday evening, when 150 persons sat down. BLACKBURN ELECTION.—A large number of publicans and beersellers have been served with Speaker's warrants by the promoters of the petition against William Eccles, Esq., M.P. for Blackburn. EAIIGRA.riON.—The fine packet.ship The 'Queen, hence for Port Philip, was spoken on the 18th instant, by the lenorchy, which arrived at London last week, in lat. 47 28 N., lon. 10 W., eight days outer J. B. NTARTIN, charged with stlgng cotton from ware houses beloneing to M. Harbord, in 'Oil-street, Vulcan street, and Vaudries•street, several months ago, was on Wednesday last committed for trial. GREAT HOMER-STREET WESLEVAN SUNDAY SCHOOL. —On Monday evening week, the annual tea meeting in connexion with these schools were held in the school room. Upwards of 250 persons were present. • Ter THIRD LECTURE of the course on " Protestant Nonconformists," in connection with the Sunday School Institute, was delivered in th e 'C oncer t-h a ll , on T ues d ay evening fast. The subject was'Oliver Cromwell. A " SOCIAL SOIREE" of the " Reformers" will take place at the Town-hall, Manchester, on Thursday evening Nest, to meet the free trade representatives of theboroughs and of the two divisions of the county of Lancaster. A HOARY-HEADED MAN, named John Briscoe. belong ing to Neston, in Cheshire, •and who came to Liverpool on Monday last, was robbed of three sovereigns on the same evening in a house of ill fame in Albion-street. AT THE USUAL FORTNIGHTLY MEETING of the Archi tectural and Archaeological Society, held on Wednesda , evening, Mr. Verelst in the chair, Mr. E. H. Stri' a:paper on " Architecture as an Exponent of Civili )e read IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, on Tuesday, a rule was granted to show cause why a quo -warrant° should not be filed against Mr. J. Thwaite, calling upon him to show cause by what authority he held the office of town-councillor for Blackburn. THE FUNERAL of the late Mr. Charles Lawrence took place at St. James's Cemetery on Wednesday, at half-past ten o'clock, and was quite of a private character. The remains of the deceased gentleman were deposited within the Huskisson enclosure. RAILWAY DAmikez.—Herapath's Journcll states that the damage done by the continued rains to the London and North-Western Railway will cost near a million of money to repair ; and on the'Soutb-Western Railway at the rate of £l,OOO per mile. THE LIVERPOOL. BANKRUPTCY COURT was last week engaged. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurday, in inves tigating the validity of a fiat issued against the Hon. Edward Lloyd Mostyn, the member for Flintshire. Ulti mately the fiat was superseded. ON THURSDAY, .James Beaumont, mate of a vessel now in port, was robbed of £lB 39., at a public-house in London-road, whither he had very foolishly gone to carouse with two well-dressed men, whom he happened to meet casually in the street. SCOTCH CHURCH, RODNEY-STREET.—The mnposition for the erection of an organ in this church has been ne gatived. The votes were taken on Sunday morning last, by each pewholder dropping a piece of paper into the plate. There were 57 ayes and 15 noes. FIRE.—On Saturday morning, about four o'clock, a fire broke out at the Earl Howe public-house, in Trueman street ; and in an hour afterwards the premises were gutted, notwithstanding the exertions of the fire-brigade. The inmates narrowly escaped with their lives. ALFRED ADAMS AND THOMAS LAPWORTH, one about thirteen and the other about fifteen years of age, were committed for trialat the Liverpool Police-court on Tues day last. on a charge of stealing a number of top-coats from the lower school of the Collegiate Institution. THE ANNUAL BALL of the Chatham Society took place on Friday night, at the Town-hall. About 600 ladies and gentlemen were present. The lady patroness was Mrs. Peter Bourne Drinkwater. The refreshments were supplied by Mr. Oakes, of Great George ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Saturday week Elizabeth Wilson, Blundell-strect, attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat. •She was taken to the Southern Hos pital, where she is going on favourably , . She stated, as • the reason for her conduct, that she was in fear of poverty. LLOYDS' SURVEYOR.—The appointment of an ad ditional surveyor of shipping to Lloyd's establishment at `Liverpool having been found necessary, Mr. Senhouse Martindale has been removed from Southampton to the 4.averpool district. Mr. Martindale is a native of Work ington. -street SINGULAR A.CCIDENT.-09 Wednesday afternoon, Jas. Lawler, a young man, a wine porter, was killed by acci dentally falling over the banisters of the stairs leading from Mr. Holbroke's office in Chapel-street, on to the iron grating below. The deceased was partially intoxi cated. CHARLESOTTER, Esq., a barrister on the Northern Cir cuit, has been appointed one of the Examiners of the Court of Chancery, with a salary of from £1,200 to £1,500 a year. The place was rendered vacanff by the promotion of the Hon. C. P. Villiers to the office of Judge-Advocate-General. THREE fat cows of the Gelloway breed, one nine years old, the others four and five, were sent to Liverpool last week by Mr. Gillespie, Annanbank. The three realised the remarkable price of £63, being an average of twenty guineas -each. A lot of blackfaced ewes from the same farm made 28s. 6d. each.—Dumfries Courier. ROBBBE,Y IN THE 'POLICE-cou th n e T i Ann Higgins was brou g ht b e f ore magistrates,. --() t '7clesd n on the ay novel charge of attempting to pick Rockets w in ho th: p p p o e l a i r c e e d - co urt, on the previous day. The prisoner, been()ave a passion for such dangerous pastim f e o , r h a av l i i t e g ce Previously sent to prison for foura months offence, was committed for trial. WILLTA/vi Sayyi w charged at the Liverpool Police office. on ?rid" North- westerr'r il to defraud that bLy oanseofth-e officials of the London and y,.with attemp s rg . comoanY, by travaeZnag in their parliamentary train on Thursday night, without having received a ticket. The magistrate ordered him to be fined 205.., with ss. costs, or imprisonment for fourteen days. WEST DERBY BOARD. —The weekly meeting was held on Wednesday, th e R ev. W. Badnall in the chair. Thos. Atkins, the engineer in the house, was dismissed for alleged improprieties. Several able-bodied paupers, who had no justifiable reason for remaining in the house, were dismissed. Mr. James Olney was elected assistant master to the workhouse, in the room of Mr. James Woods. THE LIVERPOOL DISPEN6f,daY.—The annual meeting of the s u b scr ib ers and friends was held on Thursday after noon. Mr. Ch ar l es Booth, vice-president, was called to the chair. The operations during the past year have been on a much larger scale th an h as previously occurred since 1846, and the number of patients relieved exceeds that of the preceding year by 2,840 cages. regret to an nounce a falling off in The committee Thu subscris. 40,000 cases h ave been attended, at a n average expenseptionof ls. 4d. each. Sr. ANNE'S DISPENSARY.—On Monday the sub scribers and friends held their annual meeting. The chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Barton. The alteration reqng each patient to pay one penny each for their medicines, had answered extremely well. They com menced the year with a debt of £9O lls. 11d., and had now the satisfaction of announcing that there was a sum of £96 10s. sd. to the credit of the institution. At the close of the proceedings several patients were introduced by Dr. Nottingham. Sr. HELEN'S RAILWAY. —The line of this company. from Garston to Warrington, is now fast approaching completion. The government inspector and a party of directors have gone over the line, and it is in so satisfac tory a state that it is understood it will be opened to the public in the course of next week. This will give a new route to Liverpool, in addition to the London and North western line, which will also be e.xtemle,d to Alaxchester on the completion of the Warring•ton and Att r i ncha i n line, which is being rapidly proce4ed with.—AppicAezyter Guardian. NORTHERN Cttecteur.—The following days have been appointed for opening the commission in the various towns on the northern circuit :—Lancaster, Thursday, Feb. 17 ; Appleby, Monday, Feb. 21 ; Carlisle, Wednes day, Feb. 23 ; Newcastle, Saturday, Feb. 26 ; Durham, Wednesday, March 2 ; York, Tuesday, March 8 ; Liver pool, Tuesday, March 22. THE BANKING INTEREST.—A deputation, consisting of Mr. Henry Clay, of Burton-on-Trent, banker; Mr. Wm. Rathbone of Liverpool ; Mr. William Fenton, of Roch dale ; Mr. Alexander Macgregor, of Liverpool ; and Mr. Henry C. Beloe, of Liverpool; had an interview on Wed nesday with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley at the Board of Trade. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—The se venth ordinary meeting of the session was held on Mon day evening, Dr. Dickenson, president, in the chair. The paper was entitled " Who was Macbeth ?" and was by the Rev. Dr. Hume. The chairman announced that the paper for the next meeting was " On the history and application of the mariner's compass," by Mr. Towson. MR. ROBERT RANKIN, chairman of the Shipowners' Association in this town, in a letter to the Times, states that four ships, the Bourneuf, the Wanota, the Marco Polo, and the Ticonderoga, on board of which the mor tality was so great on the voyage to Australia, were not sent out by private individuals, but that all of them were taken up and sent out by the commissioners of emigration. MUNIFICENT REWARD.—A gentleman travelling from Lancaster to Preston, on Thursday evening last, lost his purse, containing £BO. Having telegraphed to Preston, a porter named John Gill, who had found the lost trea sure, went to Preston by the mail train, and handed over the money to the owner, who generously rewarded the honest man with a donation of three shillings andsixpence! ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES.—A lecture upon this subject T the too ktCo the e r o c c Church delivered a o si r f t Englandn ATidThe Tuesda y aenß,s e l c n .o s e jl t v i i .e t e u lc n e t i . i n . o .w g n i\ei b i n n r y t. t t pp h h ri eoe. proposed Rev. Professor News-room Banner o o v o f o e m t s e s 0 0 0 r f f thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by one of the committee, who took the opportunity to acknowledge the obligations of the committee and members to Mr. Banner for the uniform ki n d ness an d i nterest in the in stitution manifested by him. ALTERATIONS AT THE POST-OFFICE.—The letter-box delivery depart men t o f th e pes t- o ffi ce h as b een tempo rarily removed to the west side of the building, to enable the workmen to proceed i n carry i ng ou t t h e p l ans b y which the accommodations of this important branch will be considerably oxtctided Tt has here th.st the authorities should place a strone bar, similar to that adopted at railway-station ticket-offices, by which only one person can be admitted at a time, and thus do away with indecent scrambles. A CONTEMPORARY relates an " extraordinary elope ment," which is reported to have startled the neighbour hood of the Exchange from its propriety, on Thursday morning last. The fair dame was a barmaid at a place of entertainment, frequented much by the corn-dealers. Her "true love" was a gallant young pilot. The story is rather spoiled by the admission that the match was not objected to by the employers of the young lady or her friends, and the gallant was always received and treated as the young lady's affianced lover, and as one of the family. A MAN, NAMED BARKER, three years ago, pledged various articles of wearing apparel with Mr. Powell, pawnbroker, Scotland-road, in this town, and the Inte rest was regularly sent from Leeds (whither Barker had gone) to Powell, until September last, when the articles were redeemed by their owner. Upon examination, it was discovered that the clothing was damaged. The pawnbroker refused compensation, and was accordingly brought before the police magistrate, Mr. Mansfield, on Thursday last, when Powell was ordered to pay the com plainant the sum of 15s. as compensation for the damage. A CHALLENGE !—The Antelope, for the gold country, will be despatched from Liverpool on the 23rd of this month (February), and from Queenstown on the 26th, for Melbourne and Sydney, calling at Madeira, Cape de Verds, Cape of Good Hope, and Adelaide. It is confi dently expected that she will make the run out in 60 days. A heavy wager has been made with the owners of the Marco Polo, which also leaves Liverpool in February, that the Antelope's passage beats hers. The Antelope was originally constructed by Messrs. Hodgson, of this town, but has recently been lengthened amidships by Mr. Laird. THE NEW Cotter ExCHANGE.—The Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, was on Thursday re-opened to the pub lic for the transaction of business. Every precaution has been taken to avoid accident, the floors being supported by enormous piers of brickwork set in Roman cement. The vaults have had their strength tested by being loaded with weights four times the amount they can ever be re quired to carry. The portion now in occupation is less than one-half of the entire site, which will extend for ward to Brunswick-street. The elevation to Brunswick street will form one of the largest and loftiest façades in the town. THE LATE ROBBERY AT MR. EASTEE'S.—Mary Win gate was brought up at the Police Court, on Thursday, on a charge of being connected with the recent plunder ings at the shop of Mr. Eastee, St. George's-crescent. The prisoner is sister and mother-in-law to Henry Brooks, late foreman to Mr. Eastee, who has absconded and is still at large. 'Officer Povey apprehended the prisoner in Gloucester. Part of the property has been discovered (no or £'4o worth). The 'woman had sold and pledged the property in various shops in Gloucester. She was committed by the Gloucester magistrates, and was after wards transferred to Liverpool. Mr. Mansfield ordered , her to be remanded for seven days. A TRAVELLER'S " EXPENSES." —At the Liverpool County Court, on Friday, a case came on, in which Philip 'Magee was plaintiff, and William Gillard defendant. The action was brought for £lO 3s. Defendant was a fish-dealer, and plaintiff was engaged to travel in Scot ian to-purchase lobsters and other shell-fish for defen dant, at a salary of "£1 per week and expenses." Plaintiff had received certain sums of money from defen dant, of -which he had kept an account, as also of his expenses. The defence was, that the only " expenses" which the £1 a week did not include, were travelling ex penses, and did not refer to board and lodging. His Honour thought the agreement was intended to include every-expense. Verdict for the plaintiff. ITEAtrPsi COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Langsdale in the chair. Mr. Fresh, the inspector of nuisances, submitted the yearly statistics of sanatory operations. Mr. John Lea, formerly of Ash leigh, near this town, had an interview with the-committee relative- to a proposition to be enabled to place sign -boards on the street lamp-posts, - to indicate the address, occupa tion,•&c., of shopkeepers and others. The boards are to be of one-uniform size, so as not to disfigure the street. Mr. Lea wanted to negotiate with the committee for the payment-of a certain sum to be allowed to carry out his plan. The-committee were not in a position to reply to his application. The sub-committee recommended the construction of a sewer in'Cheapside, at a cost-of £220. ST. PAUL'S . WARD.—A complimentary dinner was given to Mr. Thomas Sava g e, (th e unsuccess f u l can did ate for municipal honours at the late election in this ward,) at Mr. Bulmer's hotel,'West Derby, on Thursday, the 20th ult. About sixty gentl emen assembled under the presidency of Mr. Troughton ; Mr. P. Robinson acting as vice. We bear that the friends of the successful candi date (Mr. Thos. Godf r ey) are t o ce l e b rate hi s return to the Council, early this month, at the Angel'Hotel, Dale street, under the chairmanship of Mr. Councillor Beck with, and the following influential gentlemen are expected to be present-:—Mr. Alderman Dover, Councillors Mellor, Holden, M'Guffie, 'Hodson, Woodruff, Bigham, Thomp son, W. Nicholson, H. Molyneux, J. Nicholson, Ferni hough, and the leading men of St. Paul's Ward. THE PEACE HUMBUG.—The annual meeting of the Liverpool Peace Society was held in Slater-street, on Wednesday, R. Rathbone, 'Esc., in the chair. A long report was read. giving a detailed statement of matters connected with the objects of the society. The financial statement showed a balance of £2O 10s. sd. due to the treasurer.—The meeting of the friends of international arbitration and peace commenced on Thursday, arMan chester. The first meeting was held at the Corn 'Ex change, when Mr. George Wilson was elected chairman, supported by Mr. Cobden, M.P,, - Mr. Bright, M. P.,Slr. e. B. Smith, M.P.., Mr. Joseph Brotherton, M.P., Mr. G. Hadfield, M.P.., Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. C. Hindley, M.P., and others. For the speeches, which were of the usual description, we-have no room; but we have given .a letter on the subject in another column. HOLYHEAD PILOTAGE.—We understand that the Sub commissioners of Pilotage for the district of Holyhead have given notice that a new scale of pilotage from their dis trict, Approved by the Trinity Board, and assimilating the pilotage for both the new and old harbours, has been issued to the pilots of Holyhead, and took effect from the Ist instant It is as follows: £ 8. d. 'Vessels not exceeding, per register - 50 tons 0 7 6 Exceeding 50 tons, not exceeding 100 „ 010 6 100 „ 200 „ 1 1 0 ~ 200 , 300 „ 1 11 6 ~ 300 „ If 400 „ 1 16 9 „ 400 „ 500 „ 2 2 0 ~ 500 „ ff 600 „ 2 7 3 ~ 600 „ 700 „ 212 6 ~ 700 ~ 800 „ 217 0 ~ 800 „ 900 „ 3 3 0 ff 9 00 11 1/ 1000 310 0 „ 1000 „ Seven shillings far each 100 tans. Chips not having British registers are to pay one-fourth more than ships having British registers, except when such first-mentioned &hips shall, by any order of her Majesty's most honourable privy council, be privileged to enter the ports of this kingdom, upon paying the same duties of tonnage as are .paid by British ships, in which case such ships and vessels not having British registers shall pay the like rates of pilotage only as are payable by ships having British registers.; the said surplus rate chargeable upon unprivileged foreign vessels is to be paid to the collector of this corporation's light-dues, attheCustom-honse, Holy, bead. Ali ships and vessels under any circumstances of distress are to pay the pilot a further sum of money, to be calculated according to the extent and circumstances of such distress and the services afforded. A pilot taken on board a vessel at the distance of three leagues or further to the southward and westward of Holyhead, shall be enti tled to the following additional pay, provided a clear understanding shall have been come to between him and the master of the vessel that his services are accepted, and that he is to receive such additional pay, and the same shall have been recorded in the log-book of the pilot vessel as well as in that of the ship, and he shall have received a certificate thereof from the master ; namely, on having a Liverpool pilot on board, off Point Lynas, and landing the Holyhead pilot there, £3 3s. On landing the pilot at the Great Ormshead, £4 4s. If a pilot is taken beyond the limits of his license to Chester water or to Liverpool, £5 ss. 'With the sum of 7s. 6d. pep day for every day such pilot may be detained on board in consequence of the ship or vessel performing quaran tine, or detained under any other restriction such ships may be liable to. Pilots boarding ships and vessels at a less distance than three leagues from the Head as above are to receive lOs. 6d. less for pilotage than the above rates. It is particularly requested that commanders of ships, on discharging their pilots off Point Lynas, or at the Ormshead, should be certain that such pilots will be taken on shore without bejng delayed on board such vessels or boats as may receive them ; as a pilot will be entitled to 7s. 6d. per day for every day he shall be kept out from landing after the day he is discharged from the ship or vessel he may have piloted, unless it can be proved that such delay had:unavoidably happened from the violence of the wind and wen ther,-- , Cornarvon Herald. THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Isle of Man steam-packet company was held on Tuesday, Mr. W. C. Quigein in the chair. The report of the directors stated the affairs of the company to be in a most prosperous con dition. A bonus of one-fifth shares was unanimously voted to the shareholders. The liberal sum of £lOO was unanimously voted towards the relief of the bereaved widows and children by the recent awful catastrophe at Kitterland. The present directors. Messrs. T. Bridson, William Gell, John Winram, 11. B. Noble, and S. Wilson, were re-elected. The auditors, Mr. T. Bridson and Mr. J. R. Bowman, were also re-elected.—Mona's Herald. Tile shares arc £25, upon which sum, for some years, 10 per cent. has been paid. Now, however, the dividend will be paid upon £39, one-fifth having been added to each share. THE NEW MUSIC-HALL, BOLD-STREET.---The building known as the Old Music-hall in Bold-street, which was purchased by a gentleman of this town some time ago, has been remodelled, er rather, it may be said, entirely re built. The room now presents an appearance of loftiness, which will better adapt it to the purposes of public meet ings and large assemblies where addresses are delivered by speakers from the platform. The roof is arched, and elegant columns rise from the platform end of the room, on which the arch is supported. The platform, which is semi-circular, has an appropriate elevation, The interior is to be fitted up and decorated in an elegant style. A new entrance has been made from Bold-street. The lower part of the building has been appropriated to handsome and spacious shops, which will be a decided improvement to this part of Bold-street. Mr. lime has become the tenant of the large hall, at a rent of £4OO a-year. DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.-A deputa tion from the committee of nev,otiation between the Lon don and North-western and Great Western Companies, appointed at an influential meeting of shareholders, held in Liverpool, had the honour of an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alder ley, at the Board of Trade, on Wednesday last. The deputation were assured that the Government considered the subject of railway legislation as of imperial magnitude, the importance of which could not be overstated. They were further given to understand that the labours of the select committee would he devoted to the earnest conside ration of this momentous question. The deputation con sisted of Mr. Henry Clay, of Burton-on-Trent, banker, Mr. Wm. Rathbone, of Liverpool ; Mr. Wm. Fenton, of Rochdale ; Mr. Alexander M'Gregor, of Liverpool ; and Mr. Henry C. Beloe, of Liverpool. ARRINGTO,N MSpyr.sAirs . BThr, annual hall in ` aid ot the tum s ot the dispensary took place in the assembly-room of the Lion Hotel, on Tuesday evening last. Nearly 200 persons were present, and although this number was not quite so large as on some former occa sions, the assembly was of a very brilliant character. Among those present were the Mayor and party, the Countess of Sefton, Sir Thomas and Lady Arabella Hesketh, the Hcn. A. Cathcart, the Hon. Gilbert Stapleton and lady, John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., Mr. Eustace Wilson Patten, George Cornwall Legh, Esq., M.P., and lady, Thomas Lyon, Esq., lady, and party, Mr. Thomas Henry Lyon, R.N., Lieut. John Blackburne, E. [ A., Captain Harper, Captain and Mrs. E. Legh, William Allcard, Esq., William Beamont, Esq., J. F. Marsh, Esq., Dr. Sharp, Dr. Kendrick, &c. Horabin's quadrille band was engaged, and dancing was kept up with great spirit. NORTH WESTERN AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS. —A deputation from the committee of negotiation be tween these companies, appointed at an influential meet ing, held in Liverpool, had an interview with the Board of Trade on Wednesday last. The deputation were assured that the Government considered the subject of railway legislation as of " imperial magnitude, the import ance of which could not be overstated." They were fur ther given to understand that the labours of the select committee of the Rouse of Commons, appointed by the late and strengthened by the present Government, would be devoted to an earnest consideration of this momentous question, a satisfactory solution of which would be most gratifying to the Government, and that, profiting by the experience of the past, it was thought a course might be devised which would for the future put an end to ruinous contests between rival companies, having a regard to the interests of the shareholders and the public, which were, in fact., identical. SE=LECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell pre sided at the meeting of this board on Tuesday. The clerk announced that Mr. Baxter had resigned his seat. Mr. W. H. Weightman had offered himself as a candidate for the office of architect and surveyor ; and the committee had resolved to issue another advertisement, inviting tenders for the surveyorship, the salary to be £3OO a-year, and the hours of attendance from ten to five o'clock daily. The proceedings of the Workhouse Committee stated that the storekeeper and bookkeeper of the house not having been granted board according to the terms of his appoint ment, had been allowed £2O per annum instead. The matron having no objection to a reduction of £25 in her salary, providing she were exempt from the duties of clothing storekeeper, a change to that effect had been made. Twelve applications had been received for the Office of district medical officer, and the number had been reduced to the following six gentlemen :—Messrs. Bar nabas Barrett, W. H. Pearse, John A. Sommers, E. B. Durkan, David P. Thomson, and John Newton. Dom CommerrEn.—Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., pre sided at the meeting of this committee on Thursday. A. plan for placing close weather boarding to the sheds west side of Queen's dock was recommended to be carried into effect.—Tenders were accepted from T. B. Chaffers for flagging the sheds south side of the Coburg dock, and from Joseph Gorst for a driving-strap for machinery used at the dock works.—A reduction was recommended in the charges for watching the lights on board ships, the charge to be in future 2s. for the first hour, and 6d. for each hour afterwards.—Tt was recommended that 40s. be eiven to'William Lewis, the dock-gateman at the Coburg dock, for rescuing a person from drowning, also a sum awarded to him as a gratuity on a former occasion, which he had not received. It was stated that Lewis had saved the lives of four or five persons.—A letter was read from the surveyor to the corporation. accompanied with a plan for a landing-stage at the Prince's-pier for sea-going steamers. The proposed stage will be of great length, and placed opposite the Seacombe basin. Mr. Bigham thought the council had nothing to do with it; it was a matter for the dock committee. Mr. Evans argued that the council, who received the town dues, ought to con struct the stage, which was for the use of the public. A LIVFIWPOOL MAN-CATCHER. — At the Police-office on Friday, a heartless fellow named Peter Duggan, who lives by plundering emigrants, under the•cover of being a lodging house keeper, was charged by a poor Irish lad about twelve years of age, named James Hunter, with de frauding him of £4 16s. The boy stated that his father resided in Upper Canada, he had.received the money to proceed out to him, and on the previous day he arrived in this town for the purpose. 'He met with a person who took him to the prisoner's house, and from 'questions put by the prisoner, the lad told him the object for which he had come•to Liverpool, to which Duggan said 4 ' 4 0 yes, come with me, I'll get you a passage." He then took the boy to Shaw's office, in Waterloo-road, and asked what the price of a passage was. was told £2 Its., which he said he could not pay, but he would consult a person at the door. iHe then run off and left the poor lad without a farthing. , Officer Kehoe, remarked that the-system of plundering emigrants was now practised to a great extent. The police had now a girl, about •1b years of age, who has been left completely destitute, having no later than the previous day, entrusted the whole of her money, about £lO, into the hands of a man who said he would purchase her all she wanted for the voyage. He took her to Bris coe's shop, which, under some pretence he soon left, taking with him the girl's money, and never returned. The girl was sent for, and on looking at the prisoner, she said she thought he was the man who robbed her, but he then had different clothes on. The prisoner was remanded for a week. RIBBONISM 'IN ENGLAND.—WitiIin the last few days, some very startling discoveries have been m a de, w hi c h show that ribbonism is in operation in almost every ,con sidefable town in England and Scotland. Some weeks since, two or three parties were apprehended in Ireland on suspicion of being delegates, about to attend a ribbon conference. ln -their possession a number of documents were found, which showed that an extensive correspon dence was carried on between ribbon societies in several large towns in England ; that national delegate meetings were held at stated periods, and that representatives from all parts of the country attended. The apprehension of these parties, (one of.whom as delegate from Liverpool, the other from Manchester,) was followed by the capture of others in Dublin, with whom, also, documents belonging to, and corresponding with, officers of ribbon lodges in 'Liverpool, Manchester.'Glasgow, Warrington and other places were found. 'Warrants were then issued by the 'lrish authorities, and placed in the hands of two detective officers of the Dublin police, who arrived here on Satur day week, and, on the same night, apprehended William Robinson, lodging-house keeper, No. 22, Westmoreland street, in whose possession several documents relating to ribbonism were found. 'Robinson is the reputed captain of a ribbon lodge. On Monday last, a man named Hugh Matheson was apprehended at 'Warrington. The ccrres pondence found at Warrington comprises letters from ribbon lodges in some of the principal towns in the king dom. 'The officers also had warrants against parties in Glasgow. Robinson and Matheson were sent to Dublin on Wednesday evening. DEFICSENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—On Wed nesday, his worship the mayor, 'Samuel Holme, Esq., sat in the Sessions-house, to hear informations against per sons charged with the use of improper weights, scales, &c. His worship alluded with regret to the numerous and systematic frauds practised in Liverpool. He said The frauds are those practised by shopkeepers who genet.- ally supply, in very small quantities, the poorer classes with such articles as tea, sugar, butter, and, in many instances, butchers' meat. There is also much and deli berate fraud practised by retail dealers in coals, an article of great necessity, particularly at this inclement season of the year. It has come to my knowledge that the most shameful adulterations are systematically practised by numbers in this town, and particularly upon the poorer classes. By accelerating beams , by fa l se weights and yerkitnyow which is acqui red ledge that from in l measures, by placing butter, lard , and other substances undoenrgonpreascctaiclee: it an h d a h s y co th m a e t t d o e m xt 5 to 30 per cent. is constantly abstracted, and the opera tive and the poor labourer, who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, are in a most inhuman manner fleeced out of their earnings by a system of dexterous chicanery which they cannot themselves detect. The system is general amongst shops of a very low description, and which profess to sell at prices that cannot be remu nerative to themselves." The informations were laid by Mr. Fell, chief-inspector, and proved in evidence by Messrs. Kissack and Edwards, out-door inspectors. Twenty-four persons were summoned, and in each case the party was fined; three were convicted for having a half-penny, fastened with grease, under the selling scale; eight for having pieces of lead, bacon, or butter under the selling-plate, some being more than an ounce too heavy. The re- The culprits were chiefly grocers an d p r ovision dealers. In the case of two coal-dealers , the selli ng scale was r m e a sp in e d c e ti r ve o ly f t6helbss.omamnodns2eslbws,oretooforhealivgyh,t weights : twenty-four weights were produced, deficient eighty-nine ounces, or an average of more than three -and-a-half ounces Of the penalties, three were fined in sums of £2, nine £l, nine 55., one 2s. 6d., and two Is., the costs varying from is. to 4s. 6d. GENERAL NEWS. DURING the past year the total number of fires in Lon don was 923. THE AMERICAN MINISTER visited many of the manu factories at Birmingham while there last week. Ma. ROEBUCK, M.P., is now undergoing the cold water cure at Dr. Gully's establishment at Malvern. JOHN WILLIAMS, the eighth victim to the Oxford rail way accident, died, on Monday, in the Radcliffe Infirmary. A VALUABLE BED OF IRONSTONE has been discovered in Kirkgate, the busiest streetin Leeds, by someexcavatora. MESSRS. CAIRD AND Co., engineers, Greenock, have advanced the wages of their labourers one shilling per week. _ MR. H. BROWN, Al P., has given notice of a motion, in the House of Commons, with respect to railway acci dents. _ _ OF THE NUMBER of 968 deaths of Roman Catholic children in Glasgow, last year, 253 were the result of small- po x. THE KING OF PRUSSIA has conferred the order of merit in the arts and sciences on the Right Hon. Babington Macauley. RICHARD COBDEN, ESQ., M.P., has promised to pre side at the annual soiree of the Mechanics' Institution at Holrnfirth. THE SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY has been blocked up near Perth, by a landslip, the snow from the mountains having melted. MISS PENNELL, Massachusetts, has been appointed professor of the Latin language and literature in Antioch College, Ohio. THE CULLODEN AND ROTHESAY CASTLE STEAMERS are being repaired at Dumbarton, and fitted for the Aus tralian coasting trade. ELI CROWTHER, a clerk in the Leeds postoffice, is in custody, charged with stealing a letter containing a £5 Bank of England note. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—At the half-yearly meeting, held on Friday, a dividend of £2 12s. per cent. for the half-year was declared. THE EARL or TYRCONNEL died very suddenly on Tues day last from apoplexy, at his seat, Kiplin Hall, near Cat terick, in his 63d year. THE blacksmiths, farriers, and cartwrights of Greenock, have agreed to shut their places of business on Saturday Miss GLYN gave readings lately, from " Anthony and Cleopatra," before the inmates of the Edinburgh Royal Asylum for the Insane. GENERAL RosAs, the ex-dictator of Buenos Ayres, has just taken Rockstone House, in the Polygon, Southamp ton, for a limited period. W. WARNER, jun., Esq., ex-mayor of Wolverhamp ton, gave a dinner, on Friday last, to the borough police force, to the number of 37. SUPPLIES FOR THE DIGGINGS.—An order has been received at Perth for 800 tons of oatmeal, and 500 pairs of miner's boots, for Melbourne. THE RECTOR OF WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, has offered three prizes for essays by working men, on the best way to improve the labouring classes. THE SCOTTISH BURNS'S CLUBS have been holding their anniversary meetings—the 25th of January being the birthday of the national bard. MR. PETO, M.P., having purchased the building of the Diorama, in Regent's-park, for a Baptist Chapel, the con tents were last week put up for sale. AT GLASGOW, on Saturday week, a boiler burst in the establishment of Messrs. Forrest and Co., killing a \Tech man, and shattering the building to pieces. A THIEF made his way to the dressing-room of Drury lane Theatre, one day last week, and stole some of the performers' clothes, while they were on the stage. MR. CHARLES BAILLIE, deputy-advocate, will proba bly be appointed sheriff of Stirling, vacant by the ap pointment of Mr. Handyside as solicitor-general. JOSEPH CALLACHAN, aged 20 years, a convict from Glasgow, under sentence of transportation for seven years, committed suicide on Sunday week in Millbank prison. PRICE OF Ice.—Amongst the various articles that have advanced in price through the weather, is ice, which has risen from 14s. a ton to 18s. per cwt., within four:months. DEFENCES OF DOVER--Two more companies of the Royal Artillery will be shortly added to the two now sta tioned in this garrison, and 240 guns will be shortly mounted. THE EARL OF ZETLAND, whose countess is a teetotaler, has engaged a teetotal lecturer to labour amongst the men employed in his iron and stone works, at Marsk, near Redcar. THE Inverness Courier says that the hills all around are covered with snow, and so heavy was the fall between Blair Atholl and Dalnacardoch, that the mail northwards stuck fast. THOMAS DAir,Eir, butcher, Low Verne!, Greenock, for cruelly and wickedly wounding a cat with a knife, was fined at the sheriff's court, last week, in the sum of 10s. 6d., besides costs. ARTHUR TAYLOR, shipcarpenter, aged 79 years of age, fell into the hold of a vessel at Port Glasgow on Monday, and sustained a fracture of the skull. He expired almost immediately. WHALES descend perpendicularly from 4,200 to 4,800 feet ; at the latter depth a large whale would have to sus tain the pressure of 211,200 tons distributed over its entire surface. The Times of Friday contains the following singular advertisement :—" Corruption's dead ; the victory is ours. Virtue no longer of Vice shall pardon beg. Incorrup tible.—E. J. W." AT GREENOCK, on Tuesday evening, a girl, eleven years old, was feeding a little infant six months old, when the child exhibited symptoms of choking, and expired in a few minutes. CAUTION. — The proprietor of a brewery at Newcastle has incurred a penalty of £2OO for using barley instead of malt to colour his beer, and another of £5OO for attempting to bribe an Excise-officer. A DISABLED SOLDIER NAMED BISSETT, belonging to Plymouth, who worked his way out to Australia, has sent home £lOO to his mother, and is about to return himself with 100 ounces of gold. THE EARL 6F SHREWSBURY.—The Pope has conferred the dignity of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX. upon the young Earl of Shrewsbury, who is now at Rome.—Dublin Telegraph. THE BODY OF A WOMAN, supposed to have been mur dered, has been found in the Avon, about seven miles from Bristol. She has been identified as the wife of a corporal of the 48th regiment. iHCONSEQUENCE . OF THEIR RECENT STRIIKE,the sailors belonging to Maryport and Harrington have obtained an advance of half a guinea per voyage to Dublin and back. 'Tbey now receive four guineas. AT THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING of the Ayrshire So ciety, held on Tuesday, in Glasgow, in 'honour of the 'birthday of Burns, Lord Eglinton presided, and Sir James Campbell filled the croupier's chair. 'ffonninLE BRUTA'LITY.—At Glasgow. on Saturday, some miscreants set fire to an unfortunate woman, who, in a state of intoxication, had taken refuge in a common staircase. Three persons are in custody. A 'FIREMAN on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway has been apprehended on a charge of stealing £6O from a luggage van. He was spending money profusely in a pub lic-house at the time of his apprehension. A POST-OFFICE DEFAULTER.—Some consternation has been caused at the General Post-office, owing t o an offi cial, in the receipt of between £5OO and .£OO a year, having been detected in committing frauds. THE BOILER of a locomotive burst with great violence at the Newcastle station of the York and Berwick Railway, on the afternoon of Sunday week. The only person seri ously injured was the driver of another engine. LORD J. RUSSELL has instructed Mr. Drummond Hay, consul-general at Tangiers, to use his best endeavours to induce the government to remove obstructions to the de velopment of our trade with the empire of Morocco. THE REV. EDWARD J. CRAPLIN, one of the Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford, was on Monday last week found dead in bed. By the evidence given at the coroner's inquest there was no doubt that he died of apoplexy. THE Lancet gives a startling account of the result of its analysis of livers pots of preserves. Copper was de tected in large .quantities in the case of green gages, the fruit entirely owed its colour to the presence of that metal. THE Brechin Advertiser announces the fact, that a greater number of salmon have 'been seen in that neigh bourhood of late than was ever done before in the memory of the " oldest inhabitant." A brilliant season is ex pected. 'Sum has been the mildness of the season, that in the kitohen gardens of the Marquis of Bath, at Longteat house, a second crop of apples and pears has been pro duced. Three weeks ago strawberries might be seen in the open air. THE LEEDS MECHANICS' INSTITUTIONAND LITERARY Souza - sr( has flourished to such an extent that it was pro posed, at the annual meeting on Monday week, to erect a proper aaite of rooms, at a cost of £lo,ootl. There are 2,166 members and subscribers. AT THE ELECTION OF A SEXTON for the parish of St. Peter, Derby, last week, the poll was kept open for three days ! Then only did the Mayor's candidate withdraw. seeing that it was useless to prolong the fight longer against the scar and his supporters. A LITTLE Boy, son of a farmer at Upper Newton, near Pontesbury, has perished in a singular way. He got into a bin with a dog to hunt mice ; while poking about with a stick. he caused a sack of corn to fall upon himself, and his head was forced down between his knees. A CHANGE.—AbOIIt twenty years ago a young man entered London almost penniless, having travelled from Providence, U.S. in search of his fortune. He obtained an engagement in a mercantile house. the principal of which has recently died and left him X 50,000. SOME SCOTCH GENTLEMEN have taken umbrage at the disposition of the Scottish portion of the royal arms, in thestandards displayed inEdinburgh, and have appealed to the Earl of Kinnoul—Lord Lyon King of Arms. The Times in a leading article laughs at their patriotic plaint. THE DUNFERMLINE CORRESPONDENT of the Fife Herald says—" There is a man in Grange Bank, who has regularly fallen down a stair every Hansel Monday since the Reform Bill times (1831). He has received his cus tomary tumble this year, too, but his neck is not broken yet." THE WAX-WORK EXHIBITION in Shoreditch, London, the property of Mr. Peter Bianchi, was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Monday morning. The loss must be at least £l,OOO. Mrs. Bianchi, an old woman of 72 years, threw herself out of her bedroom window, and was fear fully injured. THE COAST DEFENCES.—Magazines are ordered to be constructed on the Gosport lines, as also on the Hilsea lines, and a strong gateway is forming on the latter, on one of the old sites. Some earth-works will be speedily thrown up at Gomer-pond, Browndown, preparatory to the erection of a permanent fort. The martello towers on the Sussex coast are to receive an armament forthwith. Portsmouth Times. THE "FAST" YOUNG MEN.—It is rumoured in Lin coln that one of the ring-and-chain-ornamented clerks in the Great Northern Railway Station in this city, has sud denly decamped from his employment, leaving a very serious defalcation in his cash accounts.—Lincolnshire Chronicle. TILE GREAT CORN SWINDLE.—At the Mansion-house, on Tuesday, Robert Ferdinand Pries was committed on the first charge made against him, of having feloniously forged accountable receipts for goods, namely, 7313 quar ters of wheat, and uttered the same, knowing them to be forgeries ; other charges have yet to be completed. JANET KEDDIE, OR JOHNSTONE, a woman residing at Cupar-Fife, on Tuesday evening, brutally murdered her own child, a boy five or six years of age, in a drunken frenzy. She had been drinking for some days, and, irri tated at the poor boy's refusal to go for more whiskey, she strangled him. Her husband is a book distributor. A FEARFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT, which occurred at New Cottam Pit, Derbyshire, on Friday morning last, caused the loss of seven lives. As the men were being lowered, the ring linking the chain to the wire rope snapped asunder, and they were all dashed to the bottom of the shaft. Except in one case death was immediate. A DARK PICTURE OF NEWCASTLE. — The Newcastle Chronicle thus describes this " canny town :"—" Our alleys are swarming with thieves, our finest streets are infested by beggars, and barricaded by hawkers of small wares, the lamps are worse lighted, the streets worse kept, and the whole town more disorderly than most other towns of the same importance in other parts of the kiugdorn !" A SANGUINARY AFFRAY took place between several Irishmen, at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, on the morning of Sunday week. William Bowskill, a framework knitter, and a native of the village, was assaulted by the party without the smallest provocation, and brutally murdered. One of the party struck the unoffending man with a rail; he was also struck with a poker, and lastly he was felled with a coal hammer. —„ VI SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—At Dartford petty sessions, William Curtis Edmonds, a gentleman, was fined 10s. and costs for smoking in the South-Eastern Railway carriages. He was the holder of a first-class annual ticket, and had been in the constant habit of smoking. The company, however, have determined to put a stop to the practice, and, after giving him warning, made him the first example. WAR WITH THE CAFFRES.—At the Mansion-house, London, on Monday, a dispute was adjusted between two Caffres and Mr. Simpson, of the Crernorne Gardens. They had been engaged to perform at the rate of " a cow a month, and to be taken back atter a certain period to their own country. They imagined that it was to be a bullock." which is more valuable, but the contrary was ultimately made dear to them. as also the undertaking that they should be sent back to Africa. LAMENTABLE DEATH.—The only son of Mr. Wittom, of Ramsey, died at Eaton Socon, on Saturday week, from the effect of a wound caused by a schoolfellow, who in a joke intended throwing a piece of bread which he bad in his hand, together with a knife (being at lunch). By accident the knife slipped out of his hand, and penetrated the artery of the thigh, which bled much at first, but was stopped shortly after ' • but, subsequently breaking loose again, the boy bled to death. ALARMING MORTALITY.—A low fever has broken out at Croydon, according to the medical men, produced by the unhealthy state of the weather. In many cases it has proved fatal, and is spreading so fast as to raise a panic in the town. A very searching inquiry is going on by the General Board of Health. Dr. Southwood Smith and other eminent medical gentlemen have visited the town, and there can be no doubt that the mortality has been caused by the defective drainage, especially in the upper part of the town. • - - ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Saturday morning, one of the servants in Stratheden House, the mansion of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, at Knightsbridge, made a desperate attempt at self-destruc tion, by cutting her throat with a table-knife. She was removed to St. George's Hospital, where, from the very dangerous character of her wound, her recovery is doubtful. This horrible mode of self-destruction has of late become very prevalent among suicides, as there are four cases of the same nature at present in the above hos pital, viz., two men and two women. INFANTICIDE--TWO shocking cases of child murder are reported. At Agar town, London, an infant was found in a garden crushed to a mummy, it is supposed by placing it between two boards, and pressing it with heavy weights. The other case is that of Eliza Pallinger, a girl only 15, residing in the midst of a den of wretchedness, at No. 3, Claren-place, Camberwell, who has been committed for the murder of her new-born infant. On hearing of which, and having its paternity disputed by another man, the re puted father, James Brown, aged 40, committed suicide by cutting his throat. ELOPEMENT.—Much excitement has been caused in the neighbourhood of Stourbridge, by the elopement of a medical man in the neighbourhood with the daughter of a big hly respectable glass manufacturer of that district. The mate delinquent has long enjoyed an excellent practice, is married, and has a family of four young children. The lady, who is only eighteen, was visiting a relative in Bir mingham, and on Friday se'nnight, under pretence of visiting a friend, left the house, and was not heard of until her father received, on Wednesday morning, a letter from her, dated Lisgard, Ireland, expressing her determi nation to continue with her seducer, and that a search after them would be fruitless. A CHILD OF MYSTERY.—Some time since a lady called at a house in Halifax, closely veiled, and desired to be provided with lodgings for a short time. She was accom modated, and at midnight gave birth to a child ; but managed. even during the most trying period, to keep herself so closely veiled that even the doctor who attended her would not be able again to identify her. Soon after, she left for the south of England, first liberally paying for what expense she had incurred, and promising to send 4s. a week for the support of the child. The money has since bedo regularly forwarded, but no tidings has since been received of the lady, although every effort has been made to communicate with her, as the child is dying. THE BOTTLE QUESTION.—On Tuesday last, at the Sunbury Petty Sessions, John Wayte, of the Angel and Crown Hotel, Staines, was summoned before the magis trates, to answer an information by Mr. Gregg, inspector of weights and measures, for having sold a certain quan tity of beer, as and for one quart and one pint, and in the sale thereof did use certain vessels or measures other than those authorized by law, the quart being deficient 12 ounces 14 drachms, and the pint 6 ounces and 7 drachms deficient. The case was argued for nearly three hours, when the magistrates retired, and, after a short absence. returned into court, when Colonel Wood (the chairman) said the court was unanimously of opinion that the infor mation had been sustained, and convicted Mr. Wayte in the penalty of 40s. and costs. A FRAUDULENT ATTORNEY.—A case of impudent fraud was brought to light in the Nisi Prius Court, London, on Monday, last week. Mr. Smith was the executor of Mr. Torkington, a creditor on the estate in Chancery of a bankrupt, named Thrapp, for £35. Last year a final decree was made by the court to pay all the creditors in full. Mr. Chandler, an attorney, heard of the order through " the office of the official assignee," and offered to obtain the money for Smith, paying him £3O, and retaining the remainder as costs. This was assented to ; but some time after the plaintiff learnt that interest had been paid on the whole time the debt re • mained unpaid, amounting to upwards of £2O. On ap plying to Chandler he admitted as much, but asserted he had bought the debt for £3O. This Smith denied, and sued for the amount, which a jury immediately gave him, Baron Platt twice declaring it a most impudent fraud. INDIA MAILS.—The Government having concluded a new contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Na vigation Company, for the conveyance of mails, by packet, vid Southampton, to Malta, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, twice in every month, instead of once, as heretofore, mails for the above-mentioned places, as well as for Gibraltar and the lonian Islands, will in future be despatched from London, by the route of Southamp ton, on the morning of the 4th as well as on the morning of the 20th of each month. Mails for India, &c. (including China) will also be made up, for transmission rid Mar seilles, on the evening of the Bth and 24th of every month. When the 4th or 20th falls on Sunday, the mails, yid Southampton, will be made up in London on the previous evening ; and when the Bth or the 24th of the month falls on Sunday, the mails, rid Marseilles, will be made up in London on the evening of the following day. SHOCKING BRUTALITY.—At the district petty sessions at Devizes, John Webb, Market Lavington, was charged by Mr. Stratton, of Gore-farm, with cruelly illusing his four children, the eldest of whom is only eleven years of age. The poor children had recently lost their mother, and since her death they had been entirely at the mercy of a drunken father. An intelligent, pretty looking girl, about eight years of age, in a very timid manner, said that her lather, night after night, had come home drunk, taken her out of her bed, beaten her, and thrown her across the room. Their grandmother had seen the bed clothes on which they had lain saturated with blood. The magistrates considered that the defendant was unfit to have the care of his own children, and as he was not disposed to allow any portion of the income he received for their maintenance, they required him to find two sure ties of £lOO each, in addition to his own surety of £2OO, to keep the peace. A 3 the sureties were not forthcoming he was committed in default. While in prison his income will be applied to the maintenance of his children. CHINA FOWLS PRESENTED TO THE QUERN.—By the last steamer from the United States, a cage of very choice domestic fowls was brought to Queen Victoria, a present from George P. Burnham, Esq., of Boston, Mass. The consignment embraced nine beautiful birds, two males, and seven pullets, bred from stock imported by Mr. Burnham direct from China. The fowls are seven and eight months old, but are of mammoth proportions and exquisite plumage—light silvery grey bodies, approaching white, delicately traced and pencilled with black upon the neck hackles ani tips of the wings and tails. The parent stock weigh at maturity upwards of 23 lbs. the pair, while their form, notwithstanding this great weight, is unexcep tionable. They possess all the rotundity and beauty of the Dorking fowl ; and, at the same age, nearly double the weight of the latter. They are denominated Grey Shanghaes, (in contradistinction to the Red or Yellow Shanghaes,) and are considered in America the finest of all the great Chinese varieties. That they are a distinct r ace is evident from the accuracy with which they bree d, and ; the very close similarity that is shown am . ons I the whole of these birds being almost precise l y es . alike in They are form, plumage, and general characteris said to be the most prolific of all the Chinese fowls. At upwards 0 the time of their shipment these birds weighed about 20 lbs. the pair. For Proving, of Winchmoref of this FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTII..—'` nine years ' (writes Mr. Th"j e a r s ienced the efficacy Hill, Middlesex), I h ave exp previouslyh a d longbeen afflicted with headache and md . igestion; mo bu t t a,frtend hlanvionwg lof Frampton in duced me to make a on s Pills, in form you that a few doses gave me great relief ; and d ur i n g this long period of time I h ave ta k en them in pre f erenc e to any other medicine ; and I h ave th e happi ness of saying that I never bad a better state of health, which I attrib ute to Prampton's Pills. I b eg fu r ther to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothing to equal it." In anv case where an aperient medicine is required, they need only be tried to be universally adopted. Sold by all medicine vendors, Price ls. lid. per box. See the name of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Loudon," on the government stamp, HYDROPHOBIA.—The Banffshire Journal relates the particulars of the ravages committed in a sheep-fold is that neighbourhood by a dog in a rabid state. He bit several, killing four on the spot, and attacking the master, was himself killed. Afterwards seven others of the sheep which had been bitten exhibited the signs of hydrophobia, and were shortly afterwards obliged to be killed. OUTRAGE ON THE HULL RA' LViTAY.-11111. Duffill, of Beverley, who was robbed and thrown out of the carriage of a train last week, between that town and Hull, has died from the injuries received. At the magisterial investiga tion, on Saturday, when Holliday, a cowkeeper, was brought up on th e c h arge , a porter, who was standing a little way ahead of the train, stated that he saw Mrs. Duffill put her head out of the carriage and call " Thief, thief." The next moment a hand was - put to the handle of the door, which flew open, and Mrs. Duffill either jumped, fell, or was thrown out. She was insensible, and con tiuued so until her death on Monday morning about eight o'clock. When the train was slackening speed, on ap proaching Beverley, a man was seen to jump out of the carriage and run off, It was not known at the time who it was, but Holliday was subsequently apprehended. THE MADTAI PERSECUTION. —A great meeting of the Protestant Alliance, on behalf of the Madi a i s , was h e ld on Tuesday at Exeter-hall, presided over by the Lord Mayor. The chief speakers were the Earl of Cavan and Mr. Baptist Noel. His lordship, who was one of th e deputation to Florence, stated that the mind of Frail cesco Madiai was at times affected by his solitary impri sonment. He had asked to be allowed the ticking of a watch, or anything to relieve it, but was refused. Three resolutions were adopted—first, expressing theindigna tion and regret of the meeting at Christians being.ma mured in dungeons for reading and distributing the Bible ; secondly, conveying the thanks of the meeting to the Earls of Roden and Cavan, and Captain Trotter, for act ing as a deputation to Florence, and urging the govern ment to take the matter up by withdrawing its represen tative from Tuscany; thirdly, adopting petitions to the Queen for the repeal of the endowment of Maynooth, and a commission of inquiry into all nunneries and con vents. TROOP-SHIPS AND CONVICT-SHIPS. — The Lords of the Admiralty have issued the following important notice re specting the manning of ships freighted by Government yance of troops to our different foreign pos '-o for the conveyance of con- for the e That in consequence of freightships for the conveyance of troops and convicts being now taken up by the register ton new measure instead of the old measure, as formerly, the number of men in freighted ships con veying croups sh.n um, no less than at tne rate ot tour men for every 100 tons, and in proportion for the frac tional parts of 100 tons, and two boys to every ship ; that the number of men in convict-ships shall not be less than at the rate of nine men for every 200 tons, and in propor tion for the fractional parts of 200 tons, and two boys for each ship ; that the crews in all cases, exclusive of the boys, shall consist of not less than one-half of able sea men before the mast, and the remainder of officers and ordinary seamen who have been at sea ; that ships char- tered for the conveyance of stores shall be manned as in the mei chant service." THE AcHTELI CASE.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, judgment was given in the case of " Achilli r. Newman," on the motion for a new trial. Lord Campbell said, we are of opinion that the rule for a new trial must be discharged. The defendant had pleaded' two pleas, one of " Not Guilty," and the second of " justification ;" but the Court were of opinion that on both pleas the verdict must be for the Crown. On the plea of justification it was necessary that the defendant should have proved the whole of the charges, and having failed in doing so, under the Statute of the 6th and 7th Victoria, the defendant was not entitled to the benefit of the one charge that had been proved, and the jury were therefore right in their verdict, which could not be dis turbed : but the Court, in considering the measure of punishment, would look into the facts and see whether the evidence adduced by the defendant was an aggravation or mitigation of punishment. It had been urged that the object of the defendant was for the public good : but the jury had found that only one of the charges had been proved, and it was not proved that the libel was for the public good. He proceeded at some length to comment upon the arguments of counsel, and the evidence with re gard to the charges. Some of the charges had never been attempted to be proved, and, therefore, it must be taken to be admitted that, even if there was a new trial, there must be a verdict against the defendant; and the only effect would be, that the defendant would again have to be brought up for judgment. Even if they were of opinion that the evidence preponderated against Dr. Achilli, still they would be bound to pass sentence on Dr. Newman. They must, under all the circumstances, discharge the rule, and Dr. Newman would have to come for judgment, on Monday. " OUR LADYE OF GRACE."—AS a specimen of the pro fane character of the Mariolatry which the Romish Church has substituted for the faith and worship of Christ, we transcribe the following advertisement which appeared in the Tablet :—" Our Ladye of Grace of Acton.—Our Ladye of Grace of Acton has well nigh 100 poor children, but she has no funds for either school or teacher. Our Ladye of Grace at Acton has a priest with a cure of 1,500- souls, chiefly poor labouring men and women dispersed through the villages of Acton. Ealing, Turnham-green, Chiswick, Sutton, and part of Brentford ; but she has nei ther church for her people nor rectory for her priest. Our Ladye of Grace of Acton sits in her poor damp cellar weep ing. Such the sole shelter she has for herself, her children, her people, her priest—aye, even for the glorious presence of her son ! Oh !—' vos omnes qui transitis per viam'— can you do nothing for our Ladye of Grace of Acton, noble and rich ladies and gentlemen, with pleasant houses, and bright, fair, happy children—converts who owe your hap piness to this same sweet Ladye—good Christian people all, who profess yourselves servants of Maryc ? Money will console her—money will teach her poor neglected children—money will build a church for her people and a tabernacle for her son—and nothing but money will do these things. Ah ! send, then, some aid, even though the most trifling—even a postage stamp ! Never was need more dire than this. Treasurers, &c. The same charitable ladies will also be happy to receive any little presents for a raffle which is in hand, or to dispose of tickets in it at is. each. The raffle will be completed in 3,000 subscriptions for upwards of ten prizes, all useful and many valuable. Or, both donations and applications for tickets will be received by the Rev. J. 8., &c. A complete list of bene factors will appear in the Tablet." THE BILL-SVVINDLERS have had a check which they little expected in the Court of Queen's Bench. The facts of the case are as follow :—The parties were Casey n, Arden. The Rev. Francis Arden last spring was in want, of money, and was induced to answer an advertisement inserted by " Zeta" in a Cambridge paper. " Zeta" turned out to he " A. Graham, of Duke-street, Portland , . place," alias James Whalley Gardiner, who had been convicted some short time since at the Old Bailey. After a correspondence, in the latter end of April, A. Graham expressed himself satisfied with Mr. Arden's explana tions, and inclosed a stamp and the form of an acceptance for £l5O, which was duly copied out and returned to him by the defendant. Receipt was acknowledged, and a promise made that the money should be obtained from a " capitalist" with as short a delay as possible. This " capitalist" was ostensibly one Robert Thompson, but really a gentleman who seems to have been known as "Little Tommy Casey," an insolvent debtor, a defaulter as collector under the Income and Property Tax Act, and a part proprietor in the " National Sweep and Betting office" in the Haymarket. Four names appeared on the hack of the bill—those of Graham, Crutchley, Thompson, and Casey. Casey, as indorsee and holder of the bill, brought the action. Crutchley was proved to be !I noto rious gambler. The strangest part of the transaction was that Thompson indorsed over the bill to Casey, Thomp son and Casey being one and the same person ! A wit ness who had taken the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and not paid a farthing to his creditors, deposed that in his presence Thompson indorsed to Casey, and that at th e same time Casey took out money from Ins strong box and handed it to Thompson ! It was proved, by the evidence of William Phipps, secretary to the Lambeth Waterworks Company, that the letters produced and signed " Robert Thompson," were written by Casey, the plaintiff, who had been one of the collectors to the company. The case ended with a verdict for the defendant : and the presiding judge, Baron Platt, ordered the bill to be impounded, that it might serve as the foundation for an indictment for conspiracy against the gang of swindlers who have been too long allowed to infest the town. FRIGHTFUL COLLISION AT SEA.—A fearful and fatal collision between two vessels, took place in the English Channel on the boisterous night of Friday week, about nine o'clock, somewhere between the Lizard and the Eddystone Lighthouse. The Herald, which was bound to London, was about 400 tons register, and was com manded by Mr. Vertue, an experienced mariner, and manned by a crew of seventeen hands. The vessel with which the Herald came in collision was a schooner, which, at the time, was supposed to have received the greater amount of injury, being perfectly dismantled and other wise distressed. Bad weather, however, came on soon after the vessels got clear, and in a few hours afterwards, it was discovered that the Herald, which for some time appeared to have escaped essential damage, was in a sink ing state. Between five and half-past five all were thrown into consternation by water being observed above the lower deck ; chests and cases of the cargo were float ing about. The master ordered the pinnace to be low ered, but on attempting to get it over it stove between the round-house and main rigging. The long boat !vas then cut adrift, but from some reason or other it continued in the stocks • and before it could be got o ut t e the starboardslllp m ad e a plunge head foremost, settled down on_e, w b i o d a le t in t t h? he rs ho t p o e ok th t a o t and gradually disappeared. Most of the untortunate fel lows who perished got into the lo k ng , she would float clear of theviwnrge tchemselveso the gig with a view of preset Ne i ther were buoyant, having been stove as the ship rose after the first plunge, and with their unhappy occupants they perished with the ship. One of the crew, named Gardener, was washe d o ut of the long . boat, and he has little recollection of t h e painful scene which followed. From the position in wh i c h he found himself he m us t h ave struck out swim ming ; recovering himself, he contrived to get hold of a spar, and managed to keep hold of it till daylight, when he perceived another of the crew, Benjamin Ward, who was clinging to a part of the round-house, which had parted from the shi p w h en she went down. Gardener, perceiving that it was capable of supporting him also, swam towards it, and gained it, upon which they contrived to keep them selves out of the water. As the morning advanced they saw several vessels, but they were all standing away from them, and apparently did not notice their critical position. About nice o'clock they at length, to their great joy, ob served a ship bearing down towards them. For some time they were kept in a state of painful suspense as to whe ther she perceived them ; but their fears were dispelled, and by twelve o'clock she had come near alongside of them. At that time the two poor fellows were in a most exhausted state, Ward especially, who from his reduced state had some difficulty in keeping on the timber. On the ship nearing them, she threw a deep-sea line to them ; but Gardener, perceiving the rate the vessel was going through the water, and that Ward, from his exhausted condition, could not keep hold of it, urged him, not to seize it. The poor fellow, however, was too eager to save his life. Gardener said he would not take his advice; he T e he ar v d e e vessel then s wa took hold of the line, and, being unable to beer up against the rush through th e w a te r , he perished. lowered a boat, and, after seauveexertion , picked up, the part of the channel being about thirty miles off the Start. m. J.) ;ton, il