The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

the late borough that fearing tee; the publicans ot ody, and that 5 0 _ fiber. It likel th a sack full o ad been taken to guineas. In one f hat the Tulte ° ' rds the Plen, isi l, v mansion, IN?' uring the exam': itness, the coa t ' ' the la r, in which who were 1)r, S ag' r of the girl, Cs who at ° P t e fiad guesse d In with the be ll street ; t he -ty rooms en 1g L'r his daug he ht er sequence 0f i t t know where , raised ; beli ec r repo r ts to th e that the Gec e , ive eight ho t' es, that the 6 her wrote to te , Us report was 0 D fde fen dant ,ll , oug h : Was 61 i irried to 8( 1 9 11 0 j father pronv d; r was mortis is a real ge-atle , ,I:to take dace when 1 10 and knew 1 0 d him ; but , the defend •ently abou he plaintiffs r ej situations 71 1 1 (0 gentleman last.—Crs" ess where s of yours if') not • witnes is i o intended ho 0 the differ hey would cv have bel ls her wages t!e aid not say do 'dant, was!, 3r than. ter i he suitor, v t , the unkne ° ,l4 he freque-,1 but aithoo , s in the hot -Judgment"' LL. H, PABASII U . ; cratelfthell% sday last, as Irmskirk, O r / there the 0,, It cont en, of W lli6 ; ermon by ~, he cost of 1.- this OP in P 1 other soci":i on accoll war r, near Ir r d, (lurch, OP° ashire, tobes th with Wl' on, DevonS l ' i ; ppingale, ' Ashen, nelt and Assista e l , 11Ingtoni n , Not aviour's, 4orfolit• , I , b er alene C°'„'" to h, Bungt„" 0 01, =war of Aslact° . Ce b ire• Denbig_u s" la te (ford, an •cf' wr, to be l4 _ Ndale. o ° l the diocese hoohnaster °I ssex. jet emale COI Westovr, near Jael's Chi lol an 1-lonoilji 3uxhani, Bristont ner acy of Silda fe e ' liege, 02 4 0 ;0 etory otv'' Villand, oel4 an Honor° --- er' Taxall, 11 Catberiflel 7as hel. A ba f t s tion o• 3 for 31 01 1 onal eoloo le g finial bis l l were nogg the nuolv."o 5 bishoP i r i t o from 2 74 governmeila o Ashoprics Perth , d Vt re :ll 3a a the cot 11, 1 1 ), of £45, 1 N,„ tion, whiC r g hester,_,:e ke of e ded or 01 1 ; Pakingt4, adoP:_,,, of Caotf o l c, seconfj, terming :, subscribe` quaiallo°° wma. ►pel SDI Mile- y 4dArelloo.4 0 0 0 Ware L'‘ ) luttreßopa4 Iin:l E e chaP ° luarelto ;8 nail 1 lua relL ool oms 's Hail oms ,ad SC`. a pel 1 0 0° ia u rel o hapel ne,wePl' - Pape, 11 0115 uare ~ A ie' B.ill l1- ' e Ll 0 UAre l° 1136 'Lee n - f er• v ing Sod. t, an to do ,ertY 03 0 rs o h a v e l to r to de 01 for 10 I:C ' I sP: !lard ° 0 ask ° f• if ,slO sto t he -0 To fro on us ot a P a/ If LOCAL NEWS 14R• WILLIAM HEALINts member of the Dock Committee was on Friday elected :a E M AYOR AND MRS. HOLME gave a soiree at the 4own-hall, on Tuesday night, to about 300 ladies and gentlemen. • J OHN BRIGGS has been sent to jail for three months, or robbing his lodgings and practising impositions upon U r. Raffles, and other gentlemen. 1 , THE NEW ISLE OF MAN STEAMER, :krona's Queen, '49 permanently taken her station on the line between this port and Douglas. ROBERT DUDGEON, ESQ., late of this town, has pur chased the estate of Cargan, parish of Frogheen and S tewartry of Kirkcudbright, for £26,000. AN EEL FIGHT.—& boatman, at Southport, having ca ught two lar g e eels w h e n fishing, put them into a cask of salt water, when they commenced an attack upon each other, and fought until they died. TS:soionas certain prize essays of the A successful c ompe lit,s, t is proposed to summon another general meeting of thst body, and to again formally dissolve the association. THE MANCHESTER DETECTIVE POLICE have sent the first specimen of the illustrated Hue and Cry to London. ;be daguerreotype of the person wanted is said to be a 'striking likeness." H A PIECE OF P LATE i s now i n th e s h op w i n d ow o f M r . t• aus borg, Church -street, which is intended for presents -011, by the members of the Liverpool Hunt Club, to W. Duncan, Esq. A few SILVER CUP has been presented, by a friends and fellow-servants, to Mr. Thomas Rams dale, late station-m as t er at S t. H e l en ' s Junction. Mr. Brown, of L ord -street, was the manufacturer. THE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS of Mr. R. Thompson, !otationer, St. James's -street, who is about to emigrate Australia, have presented him with a magnificent gold enteh an d appendages, and a complimentary address, grossed upon parchment. ess THE EB& BRAHE.—Th e i n j ur i es sus t a i ne d by this el are more serio us th an a t fi rs t an ti c i pa t e d, an d s he Will have ve ato be tted with a new k ee l an d bott o m pl a nking starboafird side. Her passengers are being for warded in other vessels " TRE Can , r, lc, of the 15th current, remarks upon the fact that " Nathaniel Hawthorne is to be expected me...of these days as the new American Consul, and asks, .the Liverpool people have wit enough to give Aa haniel a dinner ?" bJOHN ICER.RVISH, missed from the smack Mary, of sey, a fortnight ago, was found drowned in a pit btwee n Scotld and Vauxhall-road on Tuesday. Deceased had a la and-roa m amount of money in his possession When last seen, and foul play is suspected. . • LONGEVITY.—The only deaths that taok place last Week at the village of Formby were those of Mary Bolton, ti T 3 C - g ; Ellen Wright, 84 ; and Margaret Cooper, 78. They' have been widows for some time. They were all Industrious hard-working women till within the last few Yea r! . t:NFt LITERARY A N D PHILOSOPRICAL SOCIETY of t lnerPool have b e e n ex p en di ng £2O m ore than the income d 'lng the last seven y ears . The re i s s till £l2O i n th e O c1( bonds to th e cre di t o f t h e soc i e t y . A meet i ng w ill be h eld to consider whether the subscriptions be raised bli the th, publication of the society ' s proceedings dispensed rCONSIDERATE EmrLoYEits.—On Wednesday, the work eri employed by Messrs. M. - Rae and Sons, sugar re eners, B atchelor -street, numbering two hundred, met to i n 4 . l3r ,!ss their goodwill and gratitude to their employers :te— Lae many boons conferred upon them, including an e nsive free library, an hospital, a recent advance of N a °f l" given with out so li c i tat i on, an d , i n a ddi t i on, a d e -' Sit a gement for them to be economical. the f t, the-Qtsth of January last, we learn fYoin ,wateh itch the commanding officer .of 'the itn a g r li r ; e h: i t P ite l 'Z ti th in e n ra m a n d i s i, of Batavia, sent a sloop after 'the to c hant vessel William Simpson, with orders Crew on to rey _ i _c . are .. enter., who was accused of inciting the beebrßoal'i"li9l7'n'" was shot and The' crew of the merchantman resisted ; eventi t another woundeU, and the tnglish sailors placed in irons. They will light to trial. SSa2a. u . ORD I - 10t.St ON THE MEE:say—Tin ithucitEss D R'S • &row-E. —The Critic remarks.--" Mrs. Stowe's elleach vvas heralded by magnificent rumoursof Stafford bclise,removing. to the honoured bank of the'llersey (as i'irntin-wooti 'removed to Dunsinane) to greet the ,ensEile-apostle of black emancipation.; but , possibly the .4eW 'revelations tlf the overworking of the 'Landon needle- Wom en (not 6f 'Carlyle's kind—that couldn' t sew),3i c) and the Ztalk °Utile - application of the Ten 'Hot tahlishment of the west-end milliners, '4 7 :ve modified er Grace the 'Duchess's enthusiasm, Sirs ' am-wood did litt remove tokPunsinane !" . B rx •Sie-Afmnat h av e been sent to jail . add ?lard labour for tw elve weeks, 'by the Liverpool magistrates , for insub ordination on board the ship Colonitt, on her voyage her from - -& - ew Orleans. Two of the ringleaders are Still at large. The conduct of these' fellows appears to bays been of a most disgraceful character. Several ex tracts from the log were read by the eaptain, from which 'lt appeared that the men had used oi:scene and violent 'language 'Whim ; that they had amtsel themselves with pistols,firing to the intimidation of the officers, an d th at on one occasion at least a knife had-been drawn upon the 'Captain. THE::ZCOLOGIE AL GrATZENS hale been greatly im proved by their new proprietor, 'Dlr. Durandu. The opening eftthis favourite summer meet will take placelie en early day. The unsightly Tiling surroundhs the -grounds has given place to a stone wall ; a colossal picture of the Temple of Janus art Rome will spread its beauties le havelhcrliike ; a beautiful transparent panorama, •infil trating the -chief victories of the Tetke of Wellington, will be exhibited nightly; seats and erections throughout the !rounds have been re-modelled.; a gymnasium and a n nize,'' , er Cretan labyrinth, are among the fresh attrae -41-,Ztitin'ihr- Voger is engaged to introduce his unique g.galle r y ; while Mre'dohn.ltkins, one of thefirst Pyrote c h nists in the world, inter& this season toecoeed himself in regard to brilliance and effect. i St-J -. l; otrles CHURCH PROTEP7A.NT lesrtrere.—The 41;lieural meeting of the above society was held 'in "Ylde-street l ec t ure - room , on M on d a y even i ng last, at b vh ich the Rev. W. F. Taylor, incumbent of Steffehn 7 s, e' esid ed• A state m e n t of its peinciples, objects, mode of o.opeFatiou, and rules were adopted. We recommend tills b et etY to the notice of the public, and in doing so would eti ,ro thet th oug h congregat i ona l i n i ts denomination, va il the -do or of meushership•is npen to persons from ell p rt .stf the t own . Th e necess i ty o f such an i ns tit u t e i s tni "ris to env one who reflects 'upon the various aspects which error appears in , the present day, and there frivset. needs to be exposed. The fact that a "Catholic w e i tt ,ut'e" bas been recentiropened in Liverpool-should i n „Ril mere than the mast lengthened advocacy, with the ~ of - truth to at once ,come forward and give their ' themselves enrolled as mecaberzeif-tliis 0%40...1iving A C AN . la thier DA. MAILS.—A. line of mail-packets, establieked l ay a - contract made by -the Covernrnent of Canada, koccßilivenced running between Liverpool and 'Q ue b ec . ,paces -are , made up for 'conveyance by th e s e , con t ract , pac es and such correspondence forwarded by them as Vh, / ,,' be specially addressed - "My Canadian an-ail-packet." a l e irstagerapon letters sent by these pac is-4c -for ,eeder ofteneeeding loe. in weight, 2s. fora letter•er te 44: 13- bee. and not exceeeine loz., and so CAL, according leetie scale - for charging inland letters, and each letters i. 17 pan advance, or forwarded unpaid, post theep ea.e,Pf the -vender. Upon books, the rate of pgeof tor a;-packet not exceedine jib. in weight, Is. fora Wil l be exceeding Vb. and not erceeding lib., and so on, e chargeable. Newspapers will be freest' postage. s ent ,s and, newspapers, as well-ns letters, intended urbe t a „' °Y thece vessels, must he-specially adclateased'"lße "lichen mail-packet." Itke e „ ..-^ALDN A VARTER SESSlON£.—These SeSSlelle•corn a t'need.on Tuesday last—W. Ilan , in d` L a di Sena-of the Ven. Archdeacox , Broo q ks. The presidi A ng rch- Cacao was chosen chairman, in the place of Lord Skel 14rectale , deceased. In the matter of the late iteamshay n quirl, and the refreshments for- the bench and the bar, a letter was read from Mr. Wilson, -the county treasurer. t) the effect that after the vote come to at the annual „eneratee ss ions, at Preston, disallowing the ts s. 6d. for expenses incurred for refreshmen h o edould feel called upon not to pay the bill for the usual refresh leents at 'the present sessions. It -was agreed, after a long sliseus s i os „ that the visiting justices be requested to pro vide refreehments, as usual, for the -magistrates and the ba r , at the ;present -sessions. Mr. - Thine complained that a large number of constables were taken from Kirkdale to Aintree races, and,after some discusiaon, it was agreed trate: committee he appointed to confer tendariV the Watcb•committee of-Li ve: p oo l to assist the; % eufficient body of p o li ce a t th e Ai ntree races Bridgemast e g:Z e ntY constabulary. 'lt appeare d f rom t h e pl tenders invited io e r Pc'tt't b h U ans havelaeen prepar e d an d and Down Holland. te at g Mairscough brid g e, Lydi a te 4 3aesday. The calend ar , thear irninal busines began on Wed names of 77 Prisoners. vi er than usual, contained the tßo me e le s Ceesteeics.—At a DR. Al' NEILE AXD ERRE Qoiree on Tuesday evenie g , in t. Aueastine's Na. tti e Re towards Netle said he had tional School-room, love Dr, teen charged with want of tow He Catholics. th loved ut those who said so misanaerstoodahtr, thou mistaken people, and because he loved Et:tinted out their errors. The language of theChuerrah &tome vas " Do and suffer ;" but the language o fie f * C c l t i a r rl ' o d f Was faith in himself. One wanted Christian cli ze ma te n r i l s t s t o s t PtOduoe forgiveness—the other pat forgiveness eharaeter afterwards. It was not antagonism to at individuals which prompted him in his opposition to th e Church o f R ome , but a desire to inform them o f the serious religious errors into which they fell. He saw the evil l , l and he spoke out plainly and honestly, and for thi s been abused. But his feelings had never changed. j," had felt the necessity, and had acted up to it. H e io 4 ' l /Ile t , t enemies ; but every man must expect to get them lii„ m s world. There were those who twisted and doubled t o - s erPents, and milk-and-water-men, as they were. got roan a corner out of the way ; but he liked, and it was Practice, to go straight forward. What should they That to a system which kept God's Word from the people ? ;:toctint was the plan of the Church of Rome. That Church i ot t cheapen the Bible—their own Bible—even with • es, , . la nd They resisted the circulation of the Bible in Ire oem France, and elsewhere. A circumstance had just Ce 24 ' cu rred which showed their determination to oppose the a t b i r n t . e,r,es. Most present had read " Uncle Tom's Bri ep , Many would be surprised and others would be neinnaelert,o hear . that the Roman Catholic priests in Bel tio4 thosedishonestly parts which referred to the Bible. It was 4 oth er denounce, such a robbery as this. There was pp publication in this country which was a still greater 1 ) ,.-a re fraud. e'en p r i n . The " Pilgrim's Progress" had actually Pa ga n tea in this country, where the name of Pope and W ho did changed to Mahomedan and Pagan. Those qes ° •,l l4 this were knaves, call them what they would. thi 'me l ove tlg. was not a soft, tender, unimpassioned Ale w __ it was h o l y an d j ea l ous ; and jealousy was severe. tI4 not a loving man who was destitute of angernainit r with th s to the at :, Hal l rern ifii)el THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1853. THE llona's Herald says, the painters in the Isle of Man are out "on strike," for advanced wages. The pre sent wage is 18s. ; they demand 3s. more. AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF COPPER, weighing 60 lbs., is now in the shop of Mr. Mayer, Lord-street ; it was found in the Minnesota Mine, North America. Mits. Cutsuoim addressed a group meeting at the Mechanics' Institute, on Friday evening, William Rath bone, jun., Dq., presiding. On the platform were a number of ladies. THE COTTON PORTERS of Liverpool have asked for an advance in their wages of 6d. a day ; at present they re ceive 3s. 6d. They have also formed themselves into a mutual protective society. A SOIREE, attended chiefly by the working classes of the vicinity, was held on Tuesday night, to celebrate the opening of the new schools in connexion with St. Augus tine's Church, in this town. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS at Kirkdale, Tyrrel and Williams, have been respited during her Majesty's plea sure. Mr. Riehard Jones, of Tranaiere, having heard that the convict Williams was without friends, petitioned her Majesty on his behalf. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE LOCKERS at Liverpool have pub lished, in pamphlet-form, a statement of their duties and remuneration. They ask to be set on an equal footing with the lockers in London, who are paid £BO. £9O, or £lOO, in health and sickness ; while those at Liverpool receive only £74, £79, and £B9, the salary ceasing when they are absent from sickness or on leave. MR. CARDWELL, M.P., at a meeting held in London on Wednesday, was one of the speakers to raise contri butions towards the endowment of additional colonial bishoprics. He contended that it was the duty of the members of the church to spread its organisation along with the people who left these shores for the British colonies. MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL.—In the week ending Saturday last, the registered deaths in LiverpDol amounted to 179, of which 36 only were in the extra parochial wards. The mortality was lower than in any of the previous 15 weeks, and 22 below the average of the corresponding week of the five preceding years. The mortality from zymotic diseases was lower than in any week of the previous four months. Two children and two adults died from small-pox. From diseases of the lungs there were 75 deaths. The beneficial effect of the milder weather has been experienced chiefly by persons in advanced life. During the quarter ending the 2nd inst., 3,118 deaths were registered in the borough, including 148 on which inquests were held. This number exceeds the mortality of the previous quarter by 601. ANOTHER Awirtrz. MURDER has been perpetrated in Lancashire. Yesterday week, Richard Pedder, a labour er residing in the township of Hambleton, situated be tween Garstang and Fleetwood, shot his wife in the garden behind his own house. He had been heard to declare his intention of killing her ; and it is supposed he filled himself with drink for the purpose. He went straight to a public-house after the commission of the crime, and told them he had shot his " Bet," though he could assign no reason for doing so. He then tried to shoot himself, but failed. He has been committed to take his trial for " Wilful murder" at the Lancaster assizes, Coming so soon after the Garstang murder, this horrible case has created a great sensation in the neigh bourhood,. LAIsrtiSHIRE MILITIA.—Second Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—Lieut. Joseph Withers to be captain; Lieut. James Thomas Bourne to be captain ; Lieut. Alexander Thomas Knight to be captain ; Ensign Timothy Bristowe Hughes to be lieutenant ; John Downes Rochfort, gent., to be lieutenant.; Theophilus Robert Preston, gent., to be ensign; Thomas Pilkington, gent., to be ensign ; Lorenzo Edward nesmond, gent., to be ensign (assist-sure.) sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Captain John Towneley to be major. The Artillery Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Sir Duncan Macdougall, late Lieut.-Colonel 79th High. landers, to be Lieut.-Colonel Commandant. 4th Regi ment of Lancashire Militia - --John O'Callaghan, Esq., ate Captain 62d Regiment, :to be Captain. WEST DERBY GAJARTirts.—The first meeting of the new board was held on Wednesday. Mr. Tattersall pre sided. The Rev, Mr. tadnall was nominated as chair man, as was also Mr. 'Harrison. The vote was in favour of Mr. Harrison, who immediately took the chair. ?dr. H. S. Alpass was eledted vice-chairman, by a majority over Mr. Kirin's. •'A letter was read stating that the Rainhili lunatic asylum was full of patients. The Clerk was instructed 'to have a division and boundary of the medical 'districts in Toxteth-park. Tattersall called , dttention to an alleged deficiency in'the weight of some 'bread obtained by a pauper from Vt. Archer, baker, one of the contractors under the'bourdtfor supplying bread. After some discussion the' matter WaS adjourned till 'nett meeting, Mr. Archer to be requested to attend. OR ME m •SOUTIT LANCASHIRE.—At the ilciekdale Quarter 'Sessions Captain Woodford presented the usual returns. The total number of persons taken into custody in the quarter ending the 31st March last was-2;12'2. Of these there were committed for trial. '233.; summarily convicted,l,s2l ; admitted to bail '76 , ; discharged 490. The number of persons summoned before the'vg,gistrates within the same period by the constabulary to answer , carnplaints was 1,766, of whom Zt i 's9o were 'summarily convicted. On complaints by parish authorities and uthersl,646 persons were summoned within 'the quarter. The total number of persons brought before the magis trates in the last quarter was , 6;532, againeB,l46 in the correstronding quarter of last year, showings diminution in the last quarter of 1,614 offenders. A ''LKERPOOL " FAIR 'ON'E" 'IN '7l-1-72. MIDLAND Comrriis.—The Noilimghanz ,lozirnb3 narrates the ex ploits-du drunken swindler, named'Elizsaawes, who was brought up before the magistrates there a few days ago, and who was understood to be from the banks of the Mersey. She stated she came to NNettingham, from Wilt - Afield, on Saturday. ift lippeared that the prisoner lad been carrying oar a practice of defravAing any person green enough to be done. 'She would gointo a provision -shoirar.d pretend to pordhase something'to eat, but after having disposed of it, through/he medium of a somewhat 'capacious throat, she gave 'She .deluded *owner to under -stand•that she had no money. 'She "was also in the habit of visßing public-houses, and .or there , obtaining ale in a -shriller manner, for which -Ate bad , hitherto received no punitbnient than that of ibeiar occasionally quietly kicked out. About seven o'clock en Tuesday night, she was !found by police-constable Newbeid, in Milton-street, very much intoxicated. and creating a,great disturbance, inconsequence of whichheconveyed her to the watch house. The magistrates, as the .worawn expressed a wish .tcrget to Liverpool, discharged heron , promising to leave 'the-town immediately. Commertics.—ifir.iiliancipresided at the meet ing on Thursday. The-managing , foreman's wages in the warehouse department -were irrereased from 3l s. to:3ss. per-week. William Bell, an old employe, was appointed master of the magazines" fife:boat—kit was stated that compensation would be -sought from the owners of the steamier Baltic, which man foul of the , bell beacon, on the 'l4th instant, and sank it.--LlTheassistent marine surveyor reported that steps had , beer taken. t.& remove the schooner, sunk-in the Victoria( hannel on 'the 16th instant.—The dock.v.temen and the deeding stage men's memorials foriimareased wages were referred.to , the committee.---an rePiy -to Mr. Biginim, WIT. 'Bald , 'in reference to the proposed union with the Sirkenhead•docks, said tfnat the deputation met Sir Joseph IBailey,i Baron Goldsmid., and his.sou, on Wednesday., , but at present it would not be desirable to say mere.—ltir.lGlodstone deprecated privacy and secrecy, as leading to the, inference that something was , -:wrong. There was , nothingt , libe the principle , of publicity. (Hear, irearo The , matter about which Mr. "Bighatu had asked a tuestion ~w as;.not in any position its be reported upon ; for in , paint of, fact, the parties, when the depr_tation were with 'them, were =not prepared to say whet,pece they would tithe. Therefore the matter stood over, till next week. Not the slightest-approach had been made to^the proprietors of -the Tirkednead docks by that committee. This concluded the business of interest. ETEALTH Commrrree.—lif r. Alderman Lanzsdale pre sided. at the weekly meeting , on Thursday. The deputa tion, appointed to visit those seaports: and large towns is England.-and Scotland in which railway crossings oc curred submitted the subjoined conolusions :—" Ist. That level crossings on s tr eets is downs, , however carefully worked and attended, inceswenience;.in no small degree the ordinary traffic in the streets. : 2nd. That notwith standing su c h inconvenience, 'considerations of the bene racial effect on the trade of die town which would be pro duced by increased facility of railway transport may .warrant the committee in sauctioningflevel crossings in , certain localities. 3rd. Thi4 all such local crossings -should, .however, be allowed on sufferance only ; and further, that they should only be allowed on condition of some arrangement being made by whiob.narties interested inlthe traffic of the town may avail themselves of the rail way to facilitate that traffic. 4th. That every level crossing shouldobe provided with gates to glut across the road or the railroad, as occasion may rec f rire, and that each4rossing be attended by tw , ogatemen by day and two by night, and that these men shorald•be entirely under the contras` of the Council, but paid by the railway company." long discussion followed, which was adjourned till next meeting. Mr. Mt rowan read a report from the Rates' Sub-Committee, recommending that there be borrowed the several sums for the districts following, to be applied in works ,of permanent benefit connected with.paving : Fordke,parish of tLiverpool 440,000 Fordhe township,of Kirkdale :5000 For the township, of' Everton For the township,of West Derby For the township, of Toxteth-park. ~ ... ,12,060 The committee further recommended the following rates IN THE O.L.STRICT OF trim PARISH OF LINEAPOOL Rate laid For 1858-4. for 1852-3„ s. d. s. d. Paving rate. 0 8 in the pound..., .... 0 .6 Sewer Water General 1 3 0 10 v . . IN THE DIETRICT OF JUAN/ALE. V T lng rate .... 1 4 , W ater i.fer ......... 0 4 General ...... ...... . 0 1 ............ 0 3 2 0 zN HE DISTRICT OF EVERTON Pal,:ng rate ... T..... 1 0 Sewer ............ 0 Water Genera 1.......... 0 1 . 0 4 IN THE 1 8 DISTRICT OF WEST DERBY -•• 0 10 ..- Paving, Sewer , Water , General IN THE DISTRICT OF TOXTETII-PARK 0 10 .................. ..., 0 4 ...... ...... ..... . 0 1 Paving. Sewer . Water . General O 6 O 3 O 1 O 4 1 0 O 4 O 1 O 5 O 6 O 4 O 1 O 6 1 5 The report was unanimously adopted. A report on the wages of the labourers and workmen employed under th e ,committee was next read. Mr. Newlands did not recom rckepud any advance in the rates of payment, and his report w adopted, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE have agreed to recommend that the salary of Mr. Shuttleworth, the Town-clerk, be increased from £2,000 to £2,500 a-year. THE BODY OF A MAN, name unknown, was found at Woodend, opposite Runcorn, on Friday night, about ten o'clock, having apparently been left on shore by a re ceding tide. THE REV. H. P. LINTON lectured on Tuesday even ing., at the Church of England Institution, on " Nineveh in its Historical and Prophetical Aspects." Tnis is the last lecture of the second series. THERE is now an afternoon mail from Liverpool to Preston by the East Lancashire express train, at four o'clock, the letters for which will be ready for delivery at Preston at about six o'clock in the evening. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—At the police-office, on Tues day, a man named Johnson was remanded till this morn ing on the charge of being concerned in the robbery of £250, from the premises of Mr. Rawsthorne, publican, Great Howard-street, on Saturday night week. THE WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.-011 Thursdayeven ine, a memorial was presented from the residents in New Brighton, in support of leasing the ferry. The subject was allowed to stand over for the consideration of the new board. SUPPOSED SILVER ROBBERY. — EIias Alexander and Miah Davies were brought before the magistrates on Tuesday, charged with having certain pieces of silver and gold in their possession of which they could not afford a satisfactory account. There are tea-spoons, sugar-tongs, and a quantity of silver such as is used by watch-makers. MR. PATRICK PHELAN, proprietor of the Grapes Hotel, Lime-street, was on Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, thrown from his horse at West Derby, and sustained a severe fracture on the skull, from the effects of which he died in about four hours afterwards. The deceased was 35 years of age, and unmarried. THE POISONOUS WATERS OF THE STANLEY DOCK have almost killed the boatswain of the Dutch ship King William the Second, a brave fellow, named T. KlasVink. On Wednesday lie plunged in after a companion who was drowning ; but the poor man stuck so fast in the mud at the bottom that he could not be raised. The boatswain having remained in the water for some time, is now lying ill on board the ship. A REMARKABLE FISH was captured on Wednesday in the George's dock. It is a ground fish, after the fashion of the turbot; measures four feet long by three wide; has a mouth of enormous capacity; attached to its belly are a couple of fins, exactly similar to human hands; and it is said to resemble the " devil fish," found on the coasts of Africa and India. THE COURT OF INLAND REVENUE was engaged OD Wednesday in hearing charges against grocers, for vio lating the Treasury order, forbidding the sale of coffee and chicory mixed together, unless under a label inform ing the purchaser of the fact of mixture. The court in flicted small penalties in about twenty cases. The full penalty is £lOO. IN the Court of Exchequer, on Monday, in the case of Thorn v. Bigland, a motion was made to set aside the nonsuit which was directed by Mr. Baron Martin at the Liverpool Assizes, and to enter a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff, it appears, is a soap manufacturer, and the case arose out of a transaction with the defendant, whom he employed to purchase some oil for him last year. The Court refused the rule. NEW BOAT FOR WOODSIDE FERRY.—Yesterday the new Woodside ferry-boat was launched from Messrs. Jordan and Getty's yard at the south end. The machi. nery is making by Messrs. Forrester and Co. The " Woodside" measures about 120 tons, and will have steeple disconnecting engines of 70-horse power. She will he doable-bowed, and is fitted with a house on deck, in addition to the ordinary cabins below. TnE " Ctr ALLENGER" LIFEBOAT.—MOSStS. Richardson the spirited and philanthropic projectors of the tubular lifeboat, are on the eve of departure, in their boat, for 'Calais, 'from whence they will proceed down the coast of Holland, and ascend the Zuyder Zee. This will be the first instance on record of the Channel's having been crossed in safety (as we trust will he the case with the Cl r nalenger) by a bottomless boat, — United Service Gazelle. —.Miley are accompanied on this, as on the previous occa sion, by Mr. Thomas Evans, late of the Magazine lifeboat, iverpool.] SHOOTING A WOMAN.-.-At the Police-office on Wed nesday, Vivian O'Keefe, a respectable-looking young man, about 20 years of uge, was charged with shooting at a young woman namedJa'ne Riley, with intent to mur der her, in a shooting gallery in `Williamson-square, about three weeks ago. The girl was able to be present, el_ though she was still pale and weak. The prisoner k 7 as committed for trial at the assizes- Bail was accepted. The prisoner's father, a literary gentleman in Deblin, was present. TRANsATLAWP7 - C STES - MMS.—The United St a t es mail steam-ship Baltic sailed on Wednesday 'for New York, with ninety4our passengers and a full can°. The Liverpool and rbiladelphia'Company's steamer City of Glasgow sailed on Wednesday for Philadelphia, with ninety-five cabin passengers and a small cargo. The first mails by the new line to 'Canada were despatched on Tuesday in the screw steamer Genova, Captain Paton. This vessel took out 1 passengers and a flail cargo, and carries the boomerang propeller, which will thus have a fair trial. The royal moil steamer Asia, Captain Lott, sailed for New 'York about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, with a veryliall cargo and 101 passengers. THE MvII3ER, TRACE OF LIVERPOOL.—It is said that the .quantity of deals and sawn timber, staves, &c., at Liverpool, is abbot one-half of the entire imports jute the United `Kingdcrn, which last •:- - ear reached nearly 2,000;n0 loads or tons. The stock on hand of timber and deals, and'woo]s of all kind, is generally very large, averaging six 'monns' supply, and nocupying an immense space of gronnd-at the south encl , ef the town, althoeigh cessed up to'a great height. 'On 'the Ist Feb., 113 M, it was computed that the stock of square timber, deals., &c., reduced to feet, 'was 8,270,2 E 'feet, and occupied a space of=2SZT/5 Square yards. NostrnenN ilosPirAt.--Phe election of beatoraty -surgeon took-place on Thursday, , fn the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. R.3.'Anderson in the alai:. There were bar can didates, namely, Mr. W. Manifold, Mr. GeargetGill, Mr.'G.NLDavis, and Mr. lerMeS Hakes. Mr. Walter MtGregor proposed, and Mr.-1". Irvine seconded, Mr. Manifold ; MT. W. Preston proposed, and Mr. Little •secorlded,'Mr: Gill ; Mr...ll;Leete propcsed, and Mr.k.T. Lawrence seconded, Mr. Doris ; and Mr. A. Hodson proposed, and Mr. E. Cropper seconded, Mr- 'Hakes. 'The poll opened at me o'clock, and closed at three. lEfapon'the votes being oranted, the numbers were declared as 'follows::—For Mr.' Davis, ZOI ; Mr. Gill, T 36 ;' , lirr.-. Ilikes,' , l=; and Mr.. Manifold, 99. Mr. Davis -was accordingly declared tol Ice 'elected. 'IIOOIFTON Towca.----Thepublic of Liverpool willtheve an opportunity of visiting,' iby the East Lancashirelitail_ way, this-interesting tocality an Whit Monday., \whentMr. !Erving proposes to •glve-actple accommodation-at ex trernely.low rates, and we trast he will be liberally-3=p ported. He is prep -eyed Eto take the children of the diffe- Tent--seheols at what rnighPeanost appear rainousTrices, and-committees wilt 41e , Well to enquire his 'terms. The ride , ofctbout thirty - sniles,itivough richly-csaltivated%fields and. blooming orifitards,' , bring; the visitor to'Hogkton `Station. A ramble of shout fifteen minutes through the lanes and woods Lev/4,10°11w Tower. The interior , ef the building will interest . thelis:tor ; and the many bests of -meal. beauty in the neighbourhood make tfais•one •of the most ;attractive " outs " , o.Tered for the Whitsurtide holidays. All AFRICAN PRIEIICFIII7 LIVERPOOL.- -In tite t ;Court of Mxcliequer on Saturday, Captain Swinton, of.Liver pdoi, ,produced, tender -a• writ of habeas car,puc,Voseph Can Ra Bah, the son of anV.,frican king, of vast inf. bence one the .coast of his country, whom he had re'eived two .years ago from his royal parent, since which time he has been -sent to school in othis ,- town, and has been. cardully attended to. It was moved by Mr. Hance, that the , prince should be delivered over to Lady Huntingdon's `Soclery, with a view to bis being educated as.eChristian missineary to act as an instrErnent in spreading.thgospel among his future subjects. Mr. Baron Platt did not rthinkqbere were sufficient grounds for retriovingbimlrom Captain Swinton ; andit was decided that the bov should 'be placed under the care of! Dr. M'lsTeile, who had taken -great interest in his welfare. IM MOVEMENT OF LZVERPOOL. -At the 'fifteenth meeting for the present session of the Arthritecturtil and Archmelogical Society, at thc , Royal Institution, , on Wed nesday evening, Mr. Charles Verelst in the nhair, an -interesting discussion took. place on the town +imprcrve : ments.—The Chairman gaid-vve should never againthave euch.a , chance of impromiug ;Liverpool as at the present time. 'We had, he said, in-.this town, no fine -public places .or squares, such as the poorest continental•oities possessed ' • nothing even similar to T ra f e i gar . eq uere,,,in London:; Moray-place, Edintir.rgh ; or Sackville-street, Dublin. Yet Liverpool was mcst favourably situated-for picturesqueness and architeotural beauty.—Mr. Joseph &lilt gave a brief summary of the proposed improuementa; Mr. Kilpin praised the report—and satirized the want cf public spiiit in Liverpool; lir.. , Sevons and Mr.. 'Henry Sumners •severally submitted -suggestions for improving the locality of St. Georges Hall; and Mr. Picton said.he generally approved of the scheme. He would advise 4shat the corpsrution should raise 41,00,000 to carry out, the improvements by debentures. They should be redeem_! able in five , years, but not all at once- This would cost about .:62.5000 a year, which might easily be raised, necessary, by a rate of 4d. in the pound. MR. 1-103i3FALL AND TELE !FLIfERESENTATIVER OF DERBY.-- Ur readers, says the Derby.iffercury, have not forgotten therßadical " demonstration" on Easter Monday —that 'nappy medium between the chakity-school proces sion, and thedaublic entry of Cook's equestrian troupe, or Wombwel!'s menagerie ! though ,wonderfully deficient in the " gorgeous pageantry" of either .ef the latter. " The dinner" .which followed, appears 'to have been chiefly remarkable for its dulness, and for the utterance of all sorts of silly things, varying between harmless swagger and petty scandal. As a matter of course, Mr. Horsfall was not there ; and the opportunity of saying 'behind hi s back everything which could damage him withrbhe parties then present, was too good to be lost by his gaitant op. Ponents. According to the published reports, free us e .was made of his name.; and observations, said to have been made by him in ordinary private conversation., were adduced in distorted shapes, for the sake of disparaging Lim to the utmost, in the eyes of the Radical gourmands. Assertions made at this dinner, have led to a .corres pondence between Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Bass, and also to an interchange of letters between Mr. Horsfall and I Messrs. Bass and Hevworth. The firm and gentlenumly tone of Mr. Horsfall, in his letters, contrasts most strongly ' with the evident want of candour which characterises those of his correspondents—Mr. Heyworth's especially and we feel more than ever ashamed of the pitiful substi tute we have got, for the man who really did do credit to the constituency. We do not envy Mr. Bass the position in which he stands after this correspondence ; and his ex pressions of personal esteem for Mr Horsfall, we have no doubt that gentleman will be able to appreciate at their proper value. That Mr Lawrence Hgvvorth should either say or do anything extremely foolish—and " w ith the greatest possible effrontery," too — is matter of sur prise to nobody. How he has riggled, and shuffled, and hesitated, in his correspondence with Mr. Horsfall ; de nying a portion of what the newspaper reports had attri buted to him, and endeavouring to face out the remainder as " bold as brass," or, at most, offering a sort of left handed expression of regret, when driven Into a corner, LAUNCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRAZILIERA. The port of Liverpool has long been especially iden tified with the trade between this country and the Brazils ; and one of the most important steps for the advancement of this trade has recently been taken, in the establishment of the South American and General Screw steam Navigation Company. The company has started under very favourable auspices ; an ample capital has been subscribed, and it is intended that steamers shall leave the company's depot, at Birkenhead, twice every month. Accordingly the company, with great judgment, selected Mr. Laird as builder, and the first of the line was launched on Saturday from Mr. Laird's yard, at Bir kenhead, amidst an immense concourse of spectators, including many ladies. Amongst the numerous company were Admiral Grenfell, Messrs. Thomas Littledale, and John Bramley-Moore, Captain Schomberg, the Mayor of Manchester (Robert Barnes, Esq.), the Bra zilian Vice-Consul (Mr. Braga), Monsieur Dupuy de Lolme, the French naval architect, the Portuguese Consul (Mr. De Costa), Messrs. Miles Barton, Thomas Bold, F. S. Hull, A. H. Wylie, A. llolme, Had field, W. Scott. Atherton, De Castro, Fleming, Gibbs, Gardiner, Hobbs, Jackson, Jennings. W. A. Mills, Mayson, J. D. Murray, Ogden, Parsons, Pinder, Peet, Schuster, Schwabe, Thomas R. Smith, Hamilton Laird, J. Stuart, Bingley, Woodcock, J. A. Turner, &c. The time fixed was twelve o'clock at noon, and the inte resting ceremony of naming was performed by Miss Grenfell, daughter of the Admiral, and whose mother was a Brazilian lady. Owing to the number of persons on board, and to the strength of the wind, she heeled a little over to the eastward on reaching the water, but she quickly recovered, vibrated for a minute or two, and then settled evenly on the water, so as, to use a graphic ex pression, which subsequently fell from Captain Schom berg, "to cover her own shadow." Leaving her quietly floating amongst the wreck of the staging, the assembled company, to the number of upwards of five hundred, be took themselves to one of the Dock warehouses, where Mr. Laird had hospitably provided a sumptuous dejezine, which was supplied by Mr. Hillier, of the Monk's Ferry Hotel. Mr. JOHN LAIRD presided, and at the conclusion of the repast, after the usual loyal toasts, proposed " The Emperor of the Brazils," regretting that a family be reavement had deprived them of the contemplated com pany of the Brazilian Minister. Admiral GREEFELL acknowledged the toast. Captain SCHOMBERG, in responding to the toast of the Army and Navy, observed that there was nothing he could say which could add to the celebrity of the constructor of the noble ship which they had seen so beautifully launched. She was destined to bring us close to a far country by extending the bands of commerce and friendship, for with commerce friendship must be allied. Mr. W. MOON gave " Success to the American and General Screw Steam Navigation Company," long in name, short in voyages. Mr. J. A. TURNER, chairman of the company, re turned thanks. He knew not what right he had to occupy so prominent a position in so important a community as Liverpool; but he spoke confidently, because he knew the men of Manchester whom he represented on this occasion took up heart and soul any question either of national importance or of local interest. He was satisfied that they would carry forward vigorously, economically, and determinedly, any scheme they took in hand. Though this scheme might not be patronised in Liverpool by a large number of shareholders, he was persuaded that the people of this port could not fail to take an interest in a company whose object was to unite the most important part of Great Britain with one of the most rising coun tries on the face of the globe. So long as he was chair man, nothing should take place which would not work to the benefit of the shareholders. The prospects of success were great. Amongst its advantages he might mention that the government of Brazil had conceded to this company the same rights and privileges which were extended to the West India Company's line of packets. Ile considered the new line would prove one of the peace continuers with Brazil as regarded this country. Having expressed an opinion that the Brazilians had taken an honest course in their endeavours to put, down the slave trade, and regretted the jealousy with which they looked upon our large force in that quarter as spies upon her actions, he stated that if Brazil had felt any hesitation in that matter, she could not en tertain the same feeling with respect to the steamers of this line, which would be messengers of peace and and goodwill between England and herself.—(Applause.) The toast of " The French and Brazilian navies" was responded to by Admiral Grenfell and Monsieur Dupuy de Lolme, the celebrated French naval architect, and constructor of the steam-ship Napoleon. The latter, who spoke in French, said 'he availed himself of this occasion to express his hig'h , ettimation of Mr. Laird's talents as a skilful shipbuilder. 1e had just added to his numerous list of remarkrible iron ships the splendid hull of the Brazileira, the launch of which they had recently witnessed. He was especially rejoiced at the opportunity he had tkus presented of expressing publicly to Mr. Laird his titlarks for the liberality with whihh, for many years, he had communicated to him the result of his studies 'and expe rience. Ifiefirst came to Liverpool in 1 1%-2, antlpresented himself to Mr. Laird, whom he then 'knew only *by name. On making himself known as art engineer Of the French navy, Mr. Laird, without reserve„-explained the principles of his - ships, and gave him all the .particulars e their con struction. He took back to France documents which were immediately taken lip by the French - Shpbuilders of the Mediterranean fleet, and which Were subsequently made available by many others. He, thertfore, on their part, as well as his own, presented his thanks to Mr. Laird, and also to the shipbuilders at d , t.ngineers of this country generally, for the perfect courtesy with which he hitid:keen received a second time by them. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Mayor of 141anchester, observing t hot 'it lead 'been the intention of the Mayor of Liverpool to ise•presesit, but an engagement 'had prevented him from coming. _ The MAYOR OF MarrotonnTE.Ri,(Robert Barnes, E5q...,) hit responding, expressed+the-sasisfriction he experierroed +in the prosperity of the kiraportont•pert of Liverpool: ler, when Liverpool flourished, the position of Alanchesoe'r always improved. Admiral Gaemmun.., in proposing the health of the chairman, said that Mr. ILaird , wes known as well for his urbanity and hospitality as , for the ability which anode him an ornament to-society. Mr. LAIRD responded. Ile-expressed his regnetat the absence of iris friend link C.%W. Williams, who gooe him the order for his ifint vessel, , in 1829, and also ter iris se cond. He could net tell -whet had become of the ;first vessel : bat the secend was ae good as when she aett this port in 1833. Andther gentleman to whom he •fett desi rous of alluding was M;: - Smith, the partneri:if his late respected friend,-Mr. Andrew Lowe, who gaee him+is third order for a-ship whioh , w-ent to the United States -in 1834, and she is now irras:geod order as nineteen , years ago. He felt _gra.tifiedrby the statements 4f Admiral Grenfell and Captain Bchoutserg, respecting the vessel he had just launched. All hossuld do was to obtain thebest models, buy ithetest. iron, and pay the best wages. Hi therto he had been sueceeoful with nearly one hundred vessels he had launched +within the past twentr‘five years, and trusted that he should be as successitlloritk the next hundred. (Near, hear.) To his sou, who had made the drawings of the'ressel, and to all whose labours had been directed to the 'completion of the various-ships launched +from his yard, , he felt grateful, and returned this best thanks. fin conelusien, he proposed " The Ladies.' Mr. Fansows responded. The health of Messrs. Fawcett and Co. the builders of the engines of therFaith, Forerunner, arid Countess of Ellesmere, and who"are.constructing those of ther-Brazi leira, was r eaponded. to 'by Mr. MANN, a member cf the firm. _ _ _ The Catsaaaesx (greet gave the health of , Captain Green, who., in returning thanks, expressed a hope that he should only boss suocessful with this auxiliary screw steamer as he had hitherto been with sailing ships. The directors would ,fit, the Brazileira in the most superior manner, and •would, endeavour to avoid the necessity of those camplaints • which had recently been made-against certain ships. The CHAffitaakN-gaVe "The Brazilian merchants of Liverpool," coupled-with the name of Mr. Bramley- Moore. Mr. BaLILDGDEY.Mooar,, as one of the oldest,Bearilian merchants in the room, said he had no hesitation , in de scribing his connexion wilt; Brazil as the most satisfactory which could exist. The Brazilian character. as one of kindness and .affection.;.a traveller might pass through the country without-.a dollar in his pocket, for.he would be received at •every,houce with hearty welcome. (Ap plause.) Tbecountry.had , been prosperous and increasing ; and he hailed .the ..ad.vent of this company with, jo.y, as Brazil would be more. closely than ever connected with this cousatry. qCheers.) -He wished the hue anight be successful to the .merchants, and highly remunerative to its spirited ,proprietors and shareholders. (Cheers.) He felt proud of Liseonnezion with Brazil, which stood alone as a spot on the wholeof the American continent. where there had been no .repuclatien, but which, through all its trials, and straggles, and, difficulties, had always scrupu lously discharged ,its obligations. (Applause.) . Inacon elusion, Mr. Branaley-Mocre returned his thanks for the compliment paid ,to the;Brazilian merchants. ,The re maining toasts were, ",The Brazilian Vice-Consul;" ac knowledged by Mr. Braga, and " The Press," which was responded to by Jr. Sherlock, proprietor .of the Mail, and by Mr. Blake, of the Liverpool Slazdand. The dimensions of.thed3riteileira are :—length, 230sfeet ',beam, 30 feet ; depth of 143.0 A feet ; height of spar,deak, Beet ; making a total .depth of 22 feet ; tormagg,- old measure, 1,014; new rule, about 1,300. She has engines aof .200 horse-power, with .very large boilers by Messrs. fowcett and Co., sonsething-similar in plan to the Faith, .one of the new line of African mail steam-ships which areajust now attracting so muchattention. The Brazileira hai.a, spar deck from stem to stern,, with excellent accom modation for passengers; rhavirm.berths for about ninety. first,class, and twenty second-class, with good arnsnge-' mente for the officers and crew,,and store-rooms for all sorts ,ef provisions, &c. The saloon, which is at the fore end, is,in the form of a T, andaissentilated, as are all the berths,acn the most approved plan, adopted in the Penin sular company's vessels. The modent ventilation is on Mr. Robinson's patent, which iteinvaluable when applied to vessels sailing alternately in hot and .variable climates. The panels of the berths are formed-something after the plan of Venetian blinds, with the difference that the strips of wood are upright fixtures. In the inner side is a simi lar eonstruction, fixed on a slide, witich,,moved backwards and forwards, opens or closes the vents at ,pleasure. There is a small saloon aft, with a double row of state-rooms, and with a well-ventilated passage between, leading to the stern of the ship, and fitted with sofas as a kind of loung ing -room. The passage extending the whole length of the deck, a thorough ventilation can be obtained by open ing the windows in the stern. She is more strongly built, both in iron and wood, than any vessel hitherto launched from Mr. Laird's yards. She is subdivided by seven bulkheads, all water-tight, and the engine-rooms, kelson, and engine bearers are of great strength. The engines and boilers will be placed amidships, with a pas sage on each side leading to the after sleeping-rooms. The Brazileira is of much greater power, in proportion, than the African vessels, and is expected to be much faster. She will be rigged as a barque, with larger lower masts than usual, the fore and aft sails laced to the booms on the American plan. Captain Green, well known in the South American trade, has been appointed to the command. The Brazileira is fitted with Brown's patent OF s tlllit riding-bits, and anchor-ptopper ; and with Honnible's patent anchor. The cables, which are of re markable strength, are made by Messrs. Henry Wood and Co. The Olinda, for the same company, was to be launched yesterday, at the yard of Messrs. John Reid and Co., of Port Glasgow. The Lusitania, the second vessel built by Mr. Laird for this company, is alongside the Brazileira, and will be ready for launching in about six weeks. She is of the same dimensions, but slightly improved in model. The Olinda is advertised to leave Birkenhead Docks on the 24th June, and the Brazileira on the 24th July, for Lisbon, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Monte Video. The Olinda is commanded by Captain G. H. , Haram. A LIVERPOOL GENTLEMAN SWINDLED IN PARIS An account was given in January last of an Englishman having been swindled out of a rather large sum of money by some professional sharpers whom he met 8 t a ball at the Casino Paganini. Yesterday the Tribunal of Correc tional Police proceeded to try the cheats; they are four in number, and are named Lasselin, alias de Lastella; de Beaufort ; Picot, alias Vicomte de Saint Oran, and Ba taille ; but only Bataille appeared, the others having taken to flight. The Englishman who was swindled, a Mr. Alfred Hulton, of Liverpool, did not appear, but the deposition he made before the commissary of police was read. It stated that on Sunday, the 2d of January last, he went to the ball at the Casino Paganini, and got into conversation with a girl who had accosted him. He offered her refreshments, and while they were partaking of them she was joined by the accused and two other women. One of the men spoke English, and the conversation soon became general. A considerable quantity of spirits was consumed, and he became so intoxicated as not to know what he was about. The neat morning, between seven and eight o'clock, he found himself, after having been asleep, in a room in the restaurant of the Maison Dore!, and was told that he had been playing at icarte'with the companions he had picked up overnight. The three women were present. On the previous evening he had about 250 f. in his pocket, and he now found that he had only sf. or Of. The men told him that lie owed them 14,0001. for losses at play. Not suspecting they were swindlers, he drew five checks on Messrs. Rothschild for B,ooof. as a payment on account. A few hours later two of the party, who stated their names to be de Lastella and de Beaufort, went to him at his hotel, while he was in bed, and stated that Messrs. Rothschild had refused payment of the checks because they bore his private instead of his commercial name. They then procured pens and ink from a waiter, and, locking the door of the room, compelled him with menaces to sign a check for 8,0001., and to give a promis sory note for the remaining 6,000 f. They immediately presented the check at Messrs. Rothschild's, where it was paid. De Lastella subsequently called several times on him to obtain payment of the promissory note, but he pretended that he had not received funds from England ; and having learned from several women who frequented the Casino that the men were swind lers, he laid a complaint against them. It was at first suspected that the women were accomplices of the swindlers, but on investigation this turned out not to be the case, and their evidence was taken. One of them named Marie Petit stated that at the ball on the 2nd of January, the accused Beanie Reeosted her, and took her to the Englishman who was drinking with Lasselin, Picot, and two women. One of these women was an ex-actress, named Nouvion, but nicknamed the Marquise, and the other was her niece. The party drank hot wine, brandy, and beer. Lasselin proposed to the Englishman to play at some game, and he consented. They began by playing for sf. a game, but soon got up to 2 louts; and Lasselin constantly won. When the play was over, the Englishman, finding all his money gone, wished to leave, but Lasselin said, " No, no, you must come and sup with us !" and he whispered to his com panions, "We must not let him go." The whole party went to the Mason Dor6e, and Lasselin, Picot, and Beau fort retired to a seperate room, as if to deliberate on something. While they were away, the witness observed that the Engli-hman was completely drunk 'i his face was flushed, and he talked incoherently. When Lasselin and the others rejoined them, the supper was served. The Englishman scarcely ate anything, but drank a good deal of champagne. Lasselin went out for 1 a pack of cards, and on his return Ire began to play at feared with the Englishman. He won large sums from him. After two hours lie:gave his place to Bataille, and the Englishman again lost. Beaufort likewise played with him and also won. While 'the play was going on, the men plied him with champagne, and Picot sat at the door to prevent the waiters from suddenly entering. Whenever the losses of the Englishman amounted to i.,000f. or 2,000 f., they made him sign checks on Messrs. Rotchschild. Lasselin 'refrained from drinking in order to remain calm, and it was he who took care of the cheques. In the morning the party broke up. The Englishman seemed ontious to play, and before he began, he, in reply to soma observation that was made, produced bills on Messrs. Rots leschild to prove that he was able to pay any losses. The next evening at the ball Lasselin gave witness 1001., said said he would give the same sum to each of the other two women. He then stated that he had receiced 'B,ooof, from Messrs. Rothschild, and that he had given I,OOCf. to Bataille, I,ooof. to Picot, 1,5001. to Beaufort, -and that, after deducting 300 t. for the girls, there would 'remain 4,200 f. for him. Bataille, in his defence, denied that he had taken any part in the swind ling, and said 'that the I,ooof. had been advanced to him as a loan, not as his share of the booty. The tribunal cowdemned 'him to two years' imprisonment, Picot to tk''ee years, , and Lasselin and Beaufort to five years' im risonmett. The two latter also to five years' interdic on df civil rights.— Galignitne s Messenger. McnteGoLD.—The Ballarat arrived at Plymouth, from Melbotrme, on Thursday, whence she sailed about the 6th Of(Tan,, with 78,114 ounces of gold, valued at £312,000. A BiACK CREW.—The crew of the screw-steamer Cal cutta, now lying in the Southampton Dock, and which brotzght home the last Mauritius and Cape Mail, are nearly all blacks. There are nearly eighty of them, con- Sitting of Lascars, Arabs, and Negroes. 'A Goon WlFE.—Thomas Neile, residing in Gifford -paik, Edinburgh, died, on Saturday week, from the effects a dose of laudanum, administered to him by his wife, 'ln - some whisky, in order to keep him quiet and enable her to get to the theatre. SHIP-BUILIDENV- ON THE CLYDE.—The Admiralty pro ,position to establish a branch on the Clyde for the build of steam-nips for the Royal Navy has met with de •cided opposition from the mercantile and shipping interests 'of Glasgow. They think it would interfere with the 'ordinary bus - mess of the port. Mrtiocestety Su - mum—As the Southwestern Com pany's steamer Wonder was proceeding from Havre to Southampton, a lady passenger jumped overboard in mid channel. She was kept floating, through the lightness of her dress, for nearly ten minutes, and when the boat reached her, her head was under water. Every means were used on board to restore animation, and without success. I%e lady's husband end another relative were on board. It is sup-posed she contemplated suicide, but the motive for the theadfal act was not kiaown. A.CCIDE2CT TO TIM CAIRN%ORM.—A serious accident happened to the ship Cairngorm, Captain John Robert son,. on her outward voyage to China. When about 150 mikes west of 13stant, she suddenly encountered a heavy se: b. which caused ter to roll and pitch violently, and her m sintnast head snapped Short off, carrying with it all ab eve, as also her mizentesmast. This compelled her commander to hear up for Lisbon for repairs, and, by the Is st advices, it wet stated that he would be able to re sv tme his voyage abent the 22d or 23d instant, and in that Cr Ise the Cairngorm would arrive in China in time to bring h 3me the first instalment of the new teas. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A FACTORY.—On Friday r corning, the large five story mill situate in Gaol-lane, Jalifax, was destroyed by fire. The mill was owned and ,artially -occupied 'by Messrs. Leyland and Highley, card ) nakers. Their works were in the lower portion ; other loors were variously used by different parties for weaving and spinning purposes, &c. Some portions were occupied by Mr. Joseph Wood, and by Mr. Illingworth. The fire originated at between two and three o'clock in the morning of Friday, and in about three hours the whole was a wreck. In intensity and the rapidity of its progress it has bad no precedent in this neighbourhood, and indeed it is • the surprise of every one to account for the speed with which story after story yielded to the rapidly absorbing and destructive element. Now that the blaze is ex 'Anguished the amazing power of the fire is seen, for of voof, flooring, machinery, and goods, not a vestige re ; nains in its original position ; all that are not consumed aze lying in one sad heap between the tottering walls of what but a few hours before was a fine, solid, substantial building. The effect upon the outer walls also is astonish ing. Blackened stones, empty windows, the whole shaky and dangerous. All that now stands will have to be pulled down, and the work of construction commenced de novo. The origin of the fire we have not heard stated. The mill runs east and west, and at the time above stated the fire commenced at the east end of the building, and in the bottom floor. The wind was in the east, so that little chance was given after they had once started for quelling the flames, so that speedily, as we have stated, the whole was a ruin. The chimney was detached, and still stands, as also does the boiler and engine -house. The owners, it is said, are insured to only one-half the value of their lost property. IMPRISONMENT OF Two ROMISH DIGNITARIES.—Dr. Ullathorne, Romanist Bishop of Birmingham, and Dr. Moore. president of Oscott College, situate within a few miles of that town, have been arrested, and are now con fined in Warwick gaol, under circumstances which have created a most painful sensation in that neighbourhood. It appears that some years ago, when Dr. Walsh was Romish bishop of the midland district, Mr. Brown Mos tyn, a Romanist gentleman, expre ssed a strong desire to endow a mission in Oxfordshire, and having selected Radford as the locality most in need of assistance, he 'transferred eighty shares in the Monmouthshire and Gla ,inerganshire Banking Company into the names of the Nicer apostolic of the midland district and the president .ofeoscett College for the time being, whoever he might be, as trustees of the charity. In this way the trust de volved upon Bishop Ullathorne and Dr. Moore, and they became ex officio trustees of the property, but without possessing one farthing beneficial interest in the transac tion. About two years ago the bank failed, with heavy liabilities, and Bishop Ullathorne and Dr. Moore entered into an arrangement to pay £l,OOO, which they borrowed for that purpose, under the expectation that no f urther claim would be made upon them. Notwithstancll. was their hopes, a call of £6O per share, minus the £ l, O OO, made upon them, amounting to £3,80 0 . Notice ofpay ment was served, and an answer was hreturneddemand ; that th it w as the utterly impossible for them to meet t they were wereiiptoit money already paid had been raised from f rien d s, dowoold at be to great inconvenience; and that all e p r e, it is possessed, surrender the iincluding cl actualldig their personal library, property a m o o f u w n h t e n ! t g t h o e o u l d b and e r ais t e h d e by £2OO. This proposal was refused, under the s pre s ident hbos p p r r e o s e u ee m d e i d n , gs tbat the against mone y instituted, and both gen tlemen have been arre s t e d and imprisoned, It is state d that they have no a l ternative th the b i shop w but to pass through the Insolvent Debtors' Court, as the only means of obtaining their discharge, unless, indeed, persons w h o sympathise with them in their misfortunes raise the amount necessary to PgreiMettpir I,sl4riday GENERAL NEWS. M. TRIERS is travelling in Italy, collecting materials for a general history of civilisation. SCHIsm has already begun to work among the Mormons. A party calling itself the " New Church " has sprung up, and separated from the Mormon Society. THE WINDOW GLASS MANUFACTURERS of the United Kingdom, at a meeting held in Newcastle last week, agreed to adhere to the present rates. A NEW REFORM BILL.—A rumour has been circu lated that Mr. Disraeli intended, or intends, to propose a new reform bill. Ma. DILKE has, for several years, ceased to actively superintend the "Athenaeum," which is now edited by Mr T. K. Hervey, and sub-edited by a Mr. Dixon. MR. JERDAN, the founder of the Literary Gazette, is a tall, rubicund man : he was first k nown b y hi s promp t and courageous seizure, in the lobb y o f t h e H ouse of Commons, of Bellingham, the assassin of Percival. MACHINERY AND MILL WORK.—It app ears t h at the declared value of steam-engines and in othermill work ex ported from the United Kingdom the;month ended the sth ult. was £99,932. PRINTERS' READERS. — There is no instance upon re cord, it is said, of one of them ever being convicted of crime, or ever facing a jury in the character of a criminal, although a malicious report circulates that a " reader " was once hanged. THE Athenceum, in the course of a long article on the Literary Fund, suggests that the having written a book shall cease to be the necessary condition of a claim upon the aid of the fund, and that contributors to the news paper and periodical press shall be deemed suitable. A ROYAL GIFT.—A beautiful hyena and a wild cat— a present from the Queen of Portugal to her Majesty Queen Victoria—have been brought by the Iberia steamer to Southampton. These should be called " Cahill" and " Veuillot." OXFORD.—A correspondent of a morning paper com plains that the President and Fellows of St. John's Col lege have enclosed Bagley wood, and have shut up the walks, in order that " they may enjoy a better day's shooting." There is probably some mistake in this. HIGH WAGES.—In several towns in Devonshire the labourers have struck for higher wages. At Torquay, Barnstaple, and Southmolton, meetings of the carpenters have been held, and on their quiet remonstrance the employers have generally made an advance in their wages. THE NEW POET, Alexander Smith, of Glasgow, whose first work has created a great sensation in England, is a native of Kilmarnock—a small manufacturing town in the west of Scotland. So we are informed by our respected contemporary, the Glasgow Citizen. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—On Saturday week a Par liamentary paper was printed of the public income and expenditure for the year ended the sth April instant. It appears that the excess of income over the expenditure was £2,460,741 165., on which day the balances in the Exchequer were £7,859,269 16s. 3d. AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.—The Royal Austra lian Mail Steam Packet Company have given notice to their shareholders of the Government having withdrawn the contract for the conveyance of the Australian mails. The performances of the Company's vessels have not in any one instance been satisfactory to the public service or private enterprise. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOOIETY.—The eighth purchase of land for allotment amongst the members has just been made within sight of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, close to the rarest Rill Station, and a short distance from Lewisham. This estate is situate in one of the most pic turesque localities in West Kent, commanding a most ex tensive view of the windings of the river Thames, and of the counties of Surrey, IC( nt, Essex, Middlesex, and Berks, Windsor Castle being seen on a clear day. THE REroRT of the metropolitan registrar for the first quarter states that, in Islington, at 10, Edward square, on 14th April, the daughter of a builder, aged 6 weeks; died of " atrophy from imperfect development." The mother was frightened six weeks previously to her confinement by a fox, which flew at her, being attracted by the smell of some butcher's meat which she was carry ing on her arm. PARDONED CONVICTS.—The Falcon, brig, with 28 pardoned convicts on board, arrived at Deptford, on the 12th inst., from Bermuda, which place she ltft on the 17th ult. They were landed at the yard on the following day, received the gratuities due to them from the store keeper of that establishment, and once more allowed to enjoy the sweets of liberty, which it is to be hoped they will now better appreciate. " CARDINAL" WISEMAN and a friend perhaps "Milor" Si:le—visited the British Museum on Thursday. The increasing coarse obesity of the former self-denying man was matter of general comment among the few per sons present. The cardinal's companion bore ample signs, too, of exceedingly good living ; but there was more refinement in his air, which was suggestive more of the nice epicurean than the merely huge feeder. GOLD.—Taking the cube yard gold at £2,000,000, which it is in round numbers, all the gold in the world at this estimate might, if melted into ingots, be contained in a cellar twenty-four feet square and sixteen feet high. All our boasted wealth already obtained from California and Australia would go into an iron safe nine feet square and nine feet high. So small is the cube of yellow metal that has set populations on the march, and roused the world to wonder. EXTRAORDINARY FREAK.—On Saturday afternoon, a man, apparently labouring under some intense excitement, commenced stripping himself of his clothes in front of the Royal Exchange, London. When stark naked, he danced on the pavement for some minutes, the bystanders ap parently petrified, and not interfering. There were no police. After some time he darted off at full speed up Cheapside, to the great consternation of the passengers of this crowded thoroughfare. He had, in all probability, made his escape from a lunatic asylum. ENCAMPMENT.—The great encampment at Windsor is in process of formation. On Monday morning a detach ment of the Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, under the command of Captain the Hon. J. Jocelyn, marched from Windsor to Sunningdale, near Ascot-heath. This detachment, with others from various regiments, will commence operations forthwith, under the instructions of Lieut.-Colonel Vicars, of the Royal Engineers. The encampment will be made on Chobhatn-common, which is situate between Bagshot and Ascot-heath. The regi ments are expected to arrive on the ground at the latter end of next month or the beginning of June. A SCOTTISH BEADLE.—One of the clergymen of a populous parish in Ayrshire, who is not less celebrated for his pulpit exertions than for his Nonhomie and obliging disposition, was lately to officiate for a brother who has the pastoral care of the flock of a neighbouring parish. The circumstance being known attracted a large attend ance, as many were eager to hear an orator so famed. As the popular preacher was ascending the pulpit, the beadle, solicitous that he should not disappoint the anticipations of the people, clapped him encouragingly on the back, and whispered, " Now, sir, do as weel as ye can, for the folks here have great expectations of you lu—Kilniarnock Journal. • MODERN SITTING-ROOMS.—It is every day becoming more common to see houses for the middle classes built upon a certain plan, the characteristic feature of which is this,—that the chief sitting-room is below ground. For some tlrite past, my attention has been daily arrested by observing the injurious influence which these under ground sitting-rooMS exert upon the health of their inha bitants, and the benefit fliicli such persons have expe rienced when t Lave indticed tl:;em to move into the higher apartments of their houses. Seeing this evil plan of house-building decidedly on the increase, T cannot longer refrain from calling attention to the subject; and I ask those gentlemen who are concerned in designing and building these dwellings, what advantages they can bring forward, as consequent upon the arrangement I have mentioned, which will at all bear comparison with the disadvantages.—Correspondent of The Builder. CORRESPONDENCE WITS! POSTMASTERS.—A corre spondent says, that hating occasion to correspond with provincial postmasters. he found that it cost him three pence every time for postage, even if the correspondence was about errors committed by the post-office—viz., one penny for the pre-payment of his letter to the postmaster, and twopence for the reply, because the latter was always an unpaid letter. On inquiry he found that provincial postmasters are allowed by the post-office department the postage on all unpaid letters sent to them on the business of the public, but not the postage to prepay for the official reply, consequently the latter is always sent unpaid. The most economical course, therefore, for the public to adopt is to send letters to provincial postmasters unpaid, and enclose a postage stamp for the official reply. By this means a person can correspond with a country Postmaster for a penny instead of threepence, the usual cost of such correspondence. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTII.—" For upwards of nine years, (writes Mr. Thomas Province, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex,) I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent Medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion ; but a friend having in duced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now in form you that a few doses gave me great relief; and dur ing that lung period of time, I have taken them in pre ference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that. I never had a better state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothin g t o equa l it." I n an y case where an gperient medicine is requi r ed, they need only be tried t o be universally adopted. Sold by all medicinevendors. Price Is. lid. p er b ox . See the name of "Thomas Prout, 29, Strand, London," on the government stamp. TESTIMONIALS OF MERIT.—It is not perhaps generally known that both England and Ireland are principally in debted for their supply of the best starch from Scotland. The Glenfield Patent Starch has been very largely pa tronised in the metropolises of the three kingdoms, besides most of the principal towns in each ; in fact, it is thPelaces.al LAasuntdhriys now almost universally used. It is pleasing to know h it as be b i e n e e n a u c s k e n d ow m l a e n dg y ed yez in rs high a t Richmond, Her Majesty's Laundress it her duty to the Public, and to there has deemed the Manufacturer, to issue her opinion of its merits, in the shape of a testi sotfarmcher monial. The granting of this b y Her Majesty's Laundress is pre-eminently one of those upon with unfeigned pleasur ' e ose an o d v a at d io" t !'.hich 'S , ; e b o a o ve k seen testimonials presented for articles a" which were principally got up by the parties themselves. On the other hand, we have seen articles of merit presented with testimonials, (such as the present) to which they were clearly entitled, and which they had justly earned. Of this latter class is the one upon which we are commenting. It is satisfactory to the public, that the testimonial here al luded,to is fro-v a source of whose high principle there can be no doubt, and whose sole aim and object of issuing it is for the public good alone. We might hav• •• t _a into a long article on this subject, and notic;, .: .'7 t.. others testimonials from the laundresses of the, 1. i . D nobility, but we think we have said enough,to cotktjgr any of our readers who are anxious to adop , isii. hip°, an auxiliary to add to the cle ar an d beaut. UThipPear4rice there- of shirts, &c., which is so b ecom i ng. W proUld-ere- - i fore cordially recomm en d our fair readerto , asks at: / least one trial of the Gl en fi e l d Patent Starch,lthe 'favourable ' ' results of which w e entertain the most singuine hopes. We observe it may be had of Any ohopkeePer,iu.trfP•