The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. THE NEW PARISH SURGEON will be elected to-day As we have before stated, the salary is £4OO per annum. THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DERBY and family are spending the Christmas holidays at Knowsley Park, where they arrived from London on Tuesday. DR. DUNCAN' the medical o ffi cer of health, reports that th e grossmortality of the pas t year, in Liverpool, is rather below the average of the former one. THE SOUTHAMPTON: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE has ex pressed itself in favour of e stablishing tribunals of com merce, as projected by the Liverpool Chamber. - - CAPTAIN FORBES, of the Marco Polo, is about to be presented with a handsome testimonial by a number of gentlemen connected with the Australian trade. A BOY named Greenland was sent for trial, on Tuesday, charged with obtaining medical instruments from drug gists, under false pretences, and then pawning them. THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRUNSWICK CLUB was celebrated on Friday evening, on which occasion Mr. Whiteman, the proprietor, provided the usual supper. THE STEAMER EARL OF LONSOALE commenced plying betwixt this port and the Bav of Luce on Saturday. It is intended to call at Portwilliam, Stairhaven, and Drumore periodically during the season. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL. — The number of ves sels which took their departure hence for the Auslralian Ports, during the past month, was 28, and the number of Passengers 8,200., THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAM-PACKET BALTIC, CaPt.Comstock, sailed hence for New IT( rk on WedneEd iy, With the mails and a general cargo, and a full complement of passengers. R. W. NAYLOR, Esq., of this town, who has just pur chased the R.Y. S. yacht schooner Constance, from the Alarquis of Conyngham, is preparing for a cruise up the Mediterranean with his new craft. A NUGGET, 340 ounces weight, purchased by the go vernment of the colony of Victoria as a present for the Queen, has been brought to Liverpool by the Marco Polo recently arrived from M( elbourne THE LORDS OF THE TREASURY, it is said, have agreed to pay the whole of the expenses (within about £150) of the recent inquiry at Preston into the conduct of the late judge of the Liverpool County Court. OILING THE ENGINE, - A large railway engine requires from 90 to 100 gallons of oil yearly for lubrication. The annual consumption of oil by the North-Western Railway for this purpose alone is more than 40,000 gallons. A FACTORY WORIZER, who was under treatment in the Manchester Infirmary for a malignant tumour in the thigh, died the other day from asphyxia, produced by chloroform, which was used during the operation. A MAN KILLED AT THE RAILWAY STATION.—On Friday night, a luggage train ran over a porter at the goods station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Great Howard-street, and killed him on the spot. StippEa TO WORKMEN . — The men in the employ of Air. Sewill, watch and chronometer manuf ac t urer, S out h Castle.street, were entertained by him to a supper on Christmas-eve, at the house of Mr. Ford, Belvidere Hotel. INF ORMATI ONS A GAINST PUBLICANS. — On Friday last, at the Police-court, no less than 51 summonses were pre ferred against publicans and beersellers, for selling liquor on Christmas-day and Sunday during the hours of divine service. EMBARK ATIO N OF 11101I NIO NITES AT LIVE RPOOL. - - b ody of about 300 Mormons, including women and Children, are about to be conveyed from Hamburg to H u ll , and thence to this town, w h er e they will embark for New Orle ans. -•- to g o r grant n s t e n s certificate eem beiie u the 'l b ; QUEEN has been pleasedto by which he h 'ev• D. J. Poggi, principal British boys who was born in Italy, tr "" the rights and capacities of a natural-born Itish subject.SiNa this SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF E GGS. —A gentleman in county, on draining a p ond, lately found 163 duck eggs at the bottom of it. He had previously been troubled Lc ) a ccount for the sudden manner in which his ducks had ceased to lay. LIVERPOOL EXHIBITTOI.7 OF PAINTINGS. —Since the evening of the exhibition to the working classes yesterd , y w eek, the rooms have been crowded daily, thus proving that the academy acts wisely in reducing their prices at this festive season. CIVIC HOSPITALITY.—On Thursday evening his wor ship the Mayor entertained a party of gentlemen to dinner a the Town-hall. The guests numbered about 45, and included some of the leading merchants and others con nected with the town. ST. ANDREW'S ;CHURCH. — On New Year's Eve there Was divine service at St. Andrew's-church, Renshaw street, and on Saturday morning, being New Year's Day, there was an early sacrament at half-past eight o'clock, and afterwards an address on the new year. ARCIIITECTURAS AND ARCTUEDA-OGECALSOCIETY.— Th e fortnightly meeting or the Architectural and Arcrteu logical Society was held on_ W ednesday , when the p aper o f th e evening, eiltit:ed " Notes on French Architecture, chiefly ecclesiastical," was read by Mr. Picton. A s, wELssa WATCH NIGHT" SERVICE was held in Ben's -garden Chapel, on New Year's eve. A selection of sacred music, from some of the best oratorios, was per formed. Several of the members of the Philharmonic Society volunteered their services kit — the evening. LOCAL. CuAarrtEs.—Our advertising columns contain adist of the various sums received at the simultaneous collections made in the churches of 'Liverpool and neigh bourhood for the local charities ; and also a statement of the WAY in which the whole sum, amounti ng t o £757 ss. was divided. SERIOUS BANK ROBBERY.—A few days ago, a robbery similar to that recently perpetrated at the Branch Bank of England, in this town, took place in London. A clerk of the London Joint Stock Bank, while engaged in his collections a' some other banking-house, was robbed of the sum of £4530. ACCIDENT TO THE BISHOP OF SODOR AND MAN.—A letter received in Liverpool from Douglas, Isle of Man, dated Wednesday, states that a rumour was prevalent that, whilst taking equestrian exercise on that day, the Bishop (Baron Auckland) had one of his legs broken by the rearing of his horse. COMPLIMENTARY PRESENTATION.—On Wednesday evening, at the American Hotel, Mr. John Euclid Harston, who is leaving Liverpool for London. was pre sented by his friends in the timber trade with a parting token of their respect. The presentation consisted of a chased silver claret jug and pint tankard. GENEROUS OFFER.—The proprietor of Hylton's cele brated menagerie, now exhibiting in Lime-street, has generously offered, if a committee he formed, to give the total gross receipt of a day's exhibition on behalf of th e survivors of the unfortunate seamen killed by the explo sion of the brig Lily, off the Manx coast. A NOTORIOUS C HARACTER.—John Lyon, who had been twenty-seven times charged and twenty-three times committed, was brought u on suspicion of stealing up at at the Bramley-Moore at the Police-court on Friday,.. Dock, but the ev id ence not being quite sufficient to con vict him of the theft, he escaped this time. SINGULAR ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY. — A few days f ago, as some men were excavating, for the purpose o s, m at l il ti ng an artificial lake at Mr. Broad's pleasure gar a n n _ stone Macclesfield, they discovered an ancient court-yard d It is ne Pavement about five feet from the surface. supposed that the pavement is of Roman origin. DA R/ ' l ''' AND BRUTAL ROBBERY — On • 111 z, about li Ifsailor named Robertßobert whilst passing along Waterloo-road, in a state of Partial drunkenness, was Seized upon by some ruffians, severely down, robbed of £1 103. and a oat, and so T HE m, imporMANCHESTER CORTORATION.--At a meeting of tantest" Town Council, on Wednesday, a very „the a nuni P r nPosition was brought forward for reducing Wate n nvo — "Ynaents due from the Corporation to the old Thent, tks 4,562 PanY. The Corporation, by this a o rra n n t ge o -_ an annual payment to the am u f ..an .ZZLEXTENT BY EMBEZZLE CLERIC.—At the 51 0 chester 1 30ro 01 Court, on Wednesday, James Uns- A COMMERCIAL iv r rth d. ownstnan 11 ; i d ollecting clerk in Manchester for essrs. Thomas tlinardcastle and Son, of Firwood, near Bolton, bleachers, dyers and finishers, was charged with to the ba ying embezzled the Loneys of his employers extent of between £4OO and £5OO. SINGULAR RECOVERY or STOLEN PROPERTY. - -On ridaY alight, a young man, whilst passing along Spring place, noticed a light shining through the window of an empty house outh rushed out, and in an upper room a quantity of valuable articles, the produce of a burglary on Ciiristmas.night, in an adjoining house, occupied by Mr. Whitehead, was discovered. LADIES' CHARITY o BALL.—Upwards a f nine hundred Persons were p r e sen t a t t h e L a di es ' Charity Ball, which was held at the Town-hall, on Tuesday evening, under the presidency of Harmood Banner,Esq.,Mrs.T.Hornby being the lady patroness. The company began to assemble about nine o'clock. The charity will derive considerable benefit from the handsome sum realised by this ball. Laird THE S TEAM -SHIP CLARENCE, built last year by Mr. Rosef Birk en h ead, has been sold, at Sydney, to Mr. A. ,of Lau nceston, for £29,950, t o t ra d e b e t ween Melbourne and L aunceston. The directors of the com pany to whom she formerly belonged handsomely pre sented Captain in with a purse of 300 sovereigns for his services in bringing th e vessel out. ST. PETER'S CHURCH. EVERTON.—The congregation of St. Peter's Church, Everton, and their friends, will have a tea-party at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, to-morrow evening. Several clergymen will address the . meeting, and an efficient choir will perform a selection from the works of Handel and other sacred composers. It is anticipated that above a thousand persons will be Present. THE MANCHESTER POSTOFFICE.—There are in this o ffi ce a postmaster, above 40 clerks, five letter stampers, and nearly 100 letter-carriers. Mails arrive at the office and are despatched about 60 times daily. 2,000 merchants and tradesmen pay for private boxes ly at the Manchester Postoffice, by which they are enabled to obtain their correspondence direct from the office, instead of through the medium of a letter-carrier. SINGULAR ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.—A man named Michael Moran, against whom a charge was preferred at the police-court had been , Yesterday w ee k, o f passing b ase co i n, committed, and, as h e rece d ed from the doc k , an order had been w ith drunkenness. given to dis c h arge another, charged The result was a mistake, of which the f ormer availed himself, walking out of the dock, and leaving the other in "durance vile" till the error was dis covered. DARING ROBBERY.—A man named John Davies was committed for trial on Tuesday last, on a charge of knocking down WM. Baynon, shipwright, on Christmas night, at the corne r of Wolfe-street, and robbing him of Iris watch and three shillings in money. The attack upon Baynon was dastardly in the extreme. He was struck a violent blow from behind in the back part of the neck, Which caused him to fall into a cellar in state of insen sibility. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1853. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WOOL.—At the Police-court, on Thursday, three men, named Edward Hall, James Powell, and Robert Hall, were committed for trial, on a charge of stealing liowt. of Buenos Ayres wool, the pro perty of Mr. Henry Brownett, broker, of Rumford-street, The prisoners E. Hall and Powell had been employed as warehousemen by the prosecutor. ENGLISH STRONG RooMS FOR AUSTRALIAN BANKS. —Messrs. Chubb and Son, of this town, have received orders to supply some immense wrought-iron rooms, for the Australian banks, co nstructed on their fireproof prin ciple, and secured by their recently improved locks. These rooms, weighing from four to seven tons each, and containing about 450 cubic feet, are shipped in separate pieces, and will be put together in the colony. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO OBTAIN A POLICY OF LIFE INSURANCE.—On Wednesday John M`Nulty and Margaret Donelly were brought before the Wigan police court, charged with having conspired, on the 20th August last, to obtain a policy of insurance from Mr. Wm. Dixon, anent to " the British Industry Life Assurance and Family Friendly Society," stationed in Wigan. The prisoners were committed to take their trial at the next Liverpool assizes for the offence. ISLE or MAN.—The Rev. G. Bennett, 8.A., Andreas Curacy, has been appointed curate at Laxey ; Rev. Wm. Kelly, 8.A., curate of Andreas ; Rev. Lloyd Bruce, 8.A., curate of St. Paul's, Ramsey ; and the Rev. Langstaff, curate of St. Barnabas's, Douglas.—THE VIXEN, of Peel, which has been undergoing alte. rations for increased accommodation, is expected to be ready to sail this week from that port, for Australia, with thirty-five adventurers for the gold diggings. PRESENTATION TO THE REV. C. GIFFEN.—On New Year's day, a testimonial was presented to the above gen tleman, by the ladies of his much attached congregation, in the Scotch church, Oldham-street, consisting of a handsome pulpit gown and cassock, " Horne's Introduc tion," elegantly bound in morocco, in five volumes, and, in addition, a silver salver, accompanied by a letter ex pressing their gratitude for his faithful labours, their esteem for his personal character, and their best wishes for his prosperity in the present year and during many future years. ARRIVAL AT MELBOURNE OF A LIVERPOOL EMI GRANT SHIP.—A letter was received, a few days ago, from a gentleman who went a passenger on board the Australia, which sailed hence for Melbourne in May last ; and persons having friends and relatives on hoard that ship will be glad to learn that she arrived safely at her destination in August, after a pleasant and favourable voyage. Amongst the adults there had been none but the ordinary sickness during the voyage. Five young children had died on the passage, but this loss had been compensated for by the birth of five others. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOLS.—On Tues day evening a congregational tea party of the friends of these schools was held in the large room in Hackin's-hey. About 300 sat down. After tea, the Rev. Mr. Read, of St. Paul's, took the chair, and was supported on the platform by a considerable number of the local clergy. An interesting report was read by the Rev. Mr. Duck, as to the progress of the schools, after which addresses were delivered by the Rev. W. F. Taylor (St. John's), Rev. Mr. Brown, curate of St. Silas's ; Rev. J. B. Lowe (St. Jude's), Rev. Mr. Robinson (St. Bartho lomew's), &c. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-At the weekly meeting of this board, held on Wednesday, the Rev. Wm. Badnall in the chair, the board refused to send a deputa tion to a meeting, intended to be held at Manchester, to oppose the recent prohibitory order of the Poor Law Board. It was considered that, as the obnoxious order had been modified, the proposed meeting was unnecessary. A let ter was read relative to the County Rates Expenditure Bill,. stating that the bill was again to be introduced before ParhParliament under more favourable circumstances, and soliciting the co-operation of the board. The clerk was directed to send a copy of the letter to the overseers. for Robert Adam- D ETECTION OF A THIEF THROUGH THE AGENCY OF A PAWN BROKER.—Georgians Maxwell was committed trial on Th ursday, for stealing a watch from and Upper Ma nn - street. On the day before, between one tm son, a w are h ouse porter, residing in Brunswick - place, two o'clo c k , the prosecutor had taken the nistreet, t o t reat them. Whilst there he fell asleep, an prisoner d another w oman into Marsden's public-house, Dickenson street, when he awoke, the women were gone, and also his watch. At a qu arter before two o'clock that day, the police-officer on duty in St. James's-street (699), was called by Mr. llyon Healing, Pawnbroker , who pointed out the prisoner the street, and stated that she had just been offering to him in pledge a watA, of which she could give'no satisfac tory account, The officer followed her and took her into custody, and hence the committal to trial. FutEs.—Aboat six o' c l oc k on Saturday evening, a fire broke out in a stable, i n C herry-lane, which was nearly consumed. The horses were saved.—About two o'clock yesterday sty ) (Mon morning, it w a s reported that a fire had broken out South -hill, Toxteth-park; but before the engines arrived, it was e xtinguished, being confined to fire broke out in the pren3ises of Mr. Devlin, P en out-build—About ;en o'clock on Sunday evening, a a....i.a., Nom Bird -street. damage was done before it was extinguisnen.__Considerable • - irc. , ....‘...„ ( ...--1 mnrninc. at half-past one, it was discovered that the smithy be rovision longing to Mr. Linford, wheelwright, Park-lane, was on fire; but before the force of Mr. Hewitt or that of the West of England company were on the ground ; it was subdued by the neighbours. The damage is estimated at £2O, which is covered by an insurance in the West of England ()Mee. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH SUNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.-- It be in the recollection of the majority of our readers, that at this time last year, through the exertions of the incumbent of the district of St. Philip's, and a few of his friends, a spacious and modernly built chapel was pur chased and adapted for schools, capable of accommodating between three and four hundred children. These schools have now - been in full operation for nearly twelve months ; upwards of two hundred children are daily receiving a sound Tendons education ; and there is every reason to believe that these ably and well conducted schools have been, and will, under the divine blessing, continue to be a great advantage to the populous locality in which they are placed. We understand that a c onsiderable debt still remains upon the school-house, but which, we doubt not, from what has already been done, will soon be liquidated. From a noti ce w hi c h th e su bs cr ib ers and friends of these shcabvoeotl their e ir have annual received, tea welearn that th e children are to party this evening. It is always gratifying to see the joyous countenances and the happi ness of the children on these festive occasions ; and doubt less many friends of these schools will avail themselves of the present opportunity of witnessing so pleasing a scene. heard before A PRIMITIVE SYSTEM OF KEEPItIG ACCOUNTS.—•IIIL enlaTimhurfsodrayB,"tmheanfosllworraginegs'little incident i‘o t the e r i c ni‘ o gi t e i a r nn s 1 course ingenuity o tey f i d a s uo the deficiency of education, occurred :—The claimant was a aood-natured-looking Irish lad, who gave his name as Paddy Frier ; and the rmounting defendant, the master of the ship. was William Lawrie. After the right of claim had been disposed of, the captain urged that an amount of 17s. 10d. had been paid on account, and handed in particulars.—Mr. Garnet, the clerk, asked the claimant could he read and write ?—He said, No ; but that he had put down what had been paid to him," and handed to the court the following " bill of account" : _ _ _ 00000000.00 ....aOOOOOO.O Mr. Mansfield: " What do you mean, my man, by these ro und moons ?"—Claima n t : " Shure, y'r harmer, them's shillins, the half 0 's a sixpence, and, av course, the dots stand for pennies." (Loud laughter.) The account, as will be seen, was correct,--In answer to a question from one of the reporters, Prier said that he had no distinctive mark for a pound, and expressed thanks for the sign being suggested to him. exclaiming, with great pleasure, " Long life to ye's ! th a t same ' ll save me making twenty O's. DOCK COMMITTEE. —The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, C. Turner, Esq., M.P., in the chair. On the intimation of the chairman, that a letter had been received from Messrs. Baker and Son, competitors in the contract for the work required at the Wapping Dock, complaining that the contract had not been given to one of the com petitors, it was ordered that, to avoid discussion on a matter already decided by the board, the letter should not be read.—A recommendation from the sub-committee for warehouse arrangement, that £B,OOO be transferred from the bank account of the Albert Dock to the general account for the half year, having been agreed to ; Mr. Langsdale mentioned a case in connexion with the Albert Dock warehouses, where a man named Cain had been summarily suspended by his superior officer Ayres, and he asked if the officer had authority to do anything of the kind ? Mr. Robinson replied, that if undue authority had been exercised, redress could be obtained by going before the committee.—ln reference to the proposed plan for a harbour of refuge at the Ormehead, the Marine Com mittee reported that the matter did not come within the province of tile dock trust.—A report was read showing the valuable services rendered by the life-boats during the late gales.—lt was resolved that no alteration be made at the entrance of Salisbury Dock.—A letter from Lieut. Arnott, respecting an alleged encroachment on the dock estate, by the erection of the north battery, was read, and referred to the surveyor. SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided at the fortnightly meeting of this body on Tuesday, when a long letter was read from Mr. Rees, the district auditor, relative to the practice of the overseers' abating the rate of any occupier whose name is in the rate-book, upon th e ground of his quitting his holding in the course o f th e period for the expenditure of which the rate is laid. M r . . Rees considered such abatements and concludes his letter as follows :—" I have to point out to you, what I am sure will already have suggested itself to y ou , namely, that my duty is to urge within my border, com pliance with the law, and to see that the columns in the rate-book, which are set apart for ` excused' and ` other wise irrecoverable' rates, do not contain abatements of the kind referred to. I would alsu state that my main object in writing is, that I may be saved the mos t dis agreeable of the duties which the law has imposed upon me, the surcharging those who are responsible for the due collection of the rate. I need not inform you that the making and collecting of the rate rests with the churchwardens and overseers, and not with the Select Vestry." No discussion took place on the subject, as it was stated that the churchwardens and overseers were prepared to consider it.—There were reported to be 572 sick cases in the workhouse. The number of admissions to the vagrant sheds last week had been 985.—The go vernor reported that the total number of inmates in the workhouse on the 22d instant was 2,060.—0 n the motion of Mr. Wm. Earle, it was agreed that the large dining. hall should be lighted by " sun-burners." with Day's patent wind guar d, by which a powerful light and am pl e ventilation were secured.—On the motion of Mr. Fair hurst, it was unanimously agreed that the six medical dis tricts should be reduced to three, and that three medical officers should devote the whole of their time to the duties of those district s . After a lengthy discussion relative to the appointment of a me di ca l o ffi cer to N o . 1 an d N o . 3 district, it was re so l ved that a medical officer be now ap pointed at a salary of £2OO a year, subject to dismissal at three months notice ; it being understood that if he were efficient, and if the vaccination fees did not make the salary near £3OO, they might, in six months' time, reconsider the subject of salary.—The business concluded with a discussion relative to the parish surveyorship, Much led to no result. THE POLICE.—In consequence of the disclosures made in a recent police case, special instructions have been is sued to the body by the head constable, under the authority of the Watch Committee. Captain • Greig particularly urges the practice of forbearance by officers to persons whom they may have in charge ; and intimates that any improper use of the stick will be followed by in stant dismissal. The practice of sobriety, too, is strongly urged upon the men. The inspectors, who are reminded that very much depends upon them, are exhorted that they should, particularly in the case of inexperienced men, make themselves acquainted with their characters and dispositions, conversing with them, and instructing them in the nature of their duty. It is emphatically stated, too, that it is the duty of all police-constables who may witness any ill-treatment committed by any of their less discreet comrades upon any person, to at once remon strate, in order to prevent it, and report the same to their superior officer. DARING HOUSE ROBBERY.—CAUTION TO SERVANTS —On Thursday morning last, a little after nine o'clock, whilst the family were at breakfast, some thief or thieves entered the house in Percy-street occupied by Mr. Thacker, proprietor of the Standard, and carried away a plate basket which was on a table in the lobby, containing four table spoons, two dessert spoons, one salt spoon, one tea spoon, and four dinner forks. They afterwards had the audacity to enter the dining-room at the back part of the'house, from which they abstracted a new over- coat belonging to Mr. Thacker. It appears that, after having taken into the breakfast room the plate required for use at that time, the servant placed the basket on the table in the lobby, and then went on a short errand, i ncau ti ous ly leaving the front door open, and it was during her absence that the robbery was committed. The theft was fi rs t discovered on Mr. Thacker going into the dining room for his over-coat, when he was astonished to find it non est. DEATH OF MR. JoHN MACFIE.—We deeply regret to have to announce the death of this highly respectable and estimable gentleman. Although only con fi ne d t o t h e house for a few weeks, his health, we understand, had been on the decline for some time past. Mr. M ac fi e was long actively engaged in business ; and even then he was a warm friend of many of those philanthropic and chari table institutions, to the support and promotion of which the dictates of his warm-hearted benevolence led him to devote so much of the leisure of his later years. As an office-bearer in the Church of Scotland he always felt deeply interested in her prosperity; while he was a liberal, and often a munificent contributor to the funds of her missionary and other Christian schemes. Mr. Macfie's death will be sincerely regretted by a wide circle of friends, to whom his kindly disposition, his unbounded hospitality, and invariable urbanity bed justly endeared him.—Edin burph Advertiser.—Mr. Macfie was a near relative of the Messrs. Macfie, sugar refiners, of this town. CURIOUS CASE OF CHILD MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.— On Wednesday, at the Coroner's Court, a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, in the case of the death of a child, whose body was found under the following circumstances, was returned :—On Tuesday night police-officer M'Grane, whilst parading Washington street, (St. James's-road,) saw a basket lying upon the parapet, which, upon examination, was found to contain the dead body of a newly-born full-grown female child. On the previous night, as Eliza Hampton, servant to Mr. Bremner, Washington-street, was return ing home, after discharging an errand, a man whom she did not know pointed out to her a basket lying in the street, which, he said, had a suspicious look. Strange to say, she went home, and did not mention the circum stance; and, what is still more surprising, a woman named Whittaker, residing in Washington-street, saw the basket twice on the Monday night lying in the street, but neither removed it, nor mentioned the circumstance to any one until the following day, after the basket had been opened. Mr. George Kemp, surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of th e b o dy, gave i t as hi s opinion that the child had been born alive, and that death had been occasioned by exposure to the cold. THE LATE ACCIDENTS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amongst th e passengers i n j ure d by the accident to the five o'clock train from Birmingham to Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester, on Christmas eve, was Mrs. Girvin, of this town. She suffered a fracture of the scapula. About nineteen or twenty passengers in all were injured more or less, but fortunately none of them were killed. The Rev. Mr. Allen, of Hanmer, in Wales, was much hurt, and Mr. Conry, of Turner-street, Manchester, had the splinter bone of one leg broken, and his head badly bruised. The adjourned inquest on the body of the guard, John Bartholomew, who was killed by the accident which happened to the up express train, on Wednesday, the 22d, was concluded at Harrow, on Wed nesday last. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased, John Bartholomew, was accidentally killed by the breaking of the tire of the leading wheel of engine 289, on the London and North-western railway, iron in conse quence of such tire having an imperfect weld of in its manufacture." The jury added their opinion that greater I care and improvements ought to be adopted in the testing of weldings, and recommended the firm of Messrs. Sharp ' and Stuart 5o make provision for the widow and family of deceased. [We understand teeee.eehc,riation, on behalf of the widow and children, has been commenced among the employes of the London and North- Western Com pany in this town, by whom the deceased was much ieepeef-ea.--cd. L. S.] CHARGE OF FORGERY. — On Tuesday at the Police court Wm. Wilde, a German ,was charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of 1:20 on a bill of exchange. Slgismund Bookheiar, bookkeeper at the Emigrants' Home, Moor fields, said that the prisoner, whose acquaintance he had made at the Victoria Hotel, offered him a bill for £1,200 dollars. The prisoner said that he could get bills to the amount of 3,200 dollars, and expressed a wish that the witness would exchange one for him, prod uc i ng th e one for 1,200. Mr. Sabel (proprietor of the Home) told him to bring his passport, and on the following day he came with it. He also brought four bills for the amount of 5'3,200, and gave witness one for 800 to discount. Mr. Sabel, who examined the passport, said that he would give £5O on account of Mr. Samuel, and he would give another bill for the balance on a bank at New York. Mr. Sabel then gave Wilde £2O in cash, and an I 0 U for £3O. In consequence of what the witness soon after heard, he suspected the prisoner. The bill was endorsed, and one signature was William Wilde. The bill and passport produced had been stolen out of a trunk a t M r . Wernwick's, Marybone, and had belonged to Mr. Otto Berz. The prisoner, who had just completed a term of imprisonment for three months, on a charge of robbing a fellow emigrant, was, just as he was about to leave the gaol, arrested on the above charge, o n T ues d ay morning, and subsequently t he investigation took place. H e was remanded to this day for further evidence. INQUESTS. —On Wednesday, an inquest was held on of a young man named John D uggan . w h o was d who was supposed to have died f rom th e em . e pobyloowydeeidis,aasnpainter on board the A merican shin Susan, effects of inattention whilst on a voyage from Charleston to this port. On the arrival of the v esse l at Li verpool, the deceased was fo und by his friends in a very dangerous c ondition, with a wound in the lower part of his back, and another on the left thigh. He was at once conve y e d home, but died on the day following his removal ; and,s from the statement made by the surgeon w h o attended him, hi s relatives were led to believe that death had resulted from neglect. .After a lengthened i nvest i gat i on, how ever, it transpired that the deceased had met with an accident off the h t an ts k hu s ebsi o ela f finud Newfoundl an d during he had experi e vessel. A v er di ct of " f the captain and e a o noc h we e dr a s y ec y vo en g rn a y el le, attentionand that t ha Acciden tal death" was returned.—On Wednesday, an inquest was held on the dead body of a newly-born child, under the following circumstances :—A box, containing the dead body of a child, was found on Monday night, in a passage in Wilton-street. A post-mortem examination of the body was made by Mr. Kemp, surgeon, who deposed that the child had been born alive, and that its death had resulted from congestion of the lungs, probably from the effects of over feeding, as the stomach was foUnd to be crammed with food. A verdict of " died from con gestion of the lungs," was returned. —eon Wednes day, an inquest was held on a cowkeeper, named y John Greee, residing at Kensi ng t on , who 'had, on ocrkh John Christmas Elliot m s the Dayc Daonuntgoi the Graving the previous a fi wentt. fit.—On ng on evening,w fallen do wn on some waste ground ry:androasreste. Deceasedxpi usedred in b persons °n agedlas, waet Ir - Dock, when he fell from the seat backwards, and was suf focated. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but stated that they considered the state and condition of the place in question as unfit for human beings, and a disgrace to the town. A LIVERPOOL VESSEL BLOWN UP BY GUNPOWDER. 0f —L o ss Wednesdayo of THIRT Y-T W O last,R T gives the n p rE a r g t a h r e s oliff°tnhae'sstitl.aenrdailndg, Mersey an g Li y el i d reys s, sub s equent, Messrs. Batto n rf :it ninloB Thur s day consisted Owens, sasdstn.a:ydf e x plosion , Tocorhfoe week, toai kivessel eouosunbns south-westted y , l eofi rfigfnutLtyni questionii gunpo w d e r, o eocr w ops d mo eormi coast asognnfuododnfwt gunpowder, Africa. f e ef wftedr. a b i c r ebhpa i e T f twenty puncheons of rum, a quantity o f arms, and some bale good s , con t a i n i ng articles of barter on the coast. The vessel was beating about the channel till Monday morning last, when she was driven by the violence of the storm to the Sound of the Calf of Manse a was running mo un t a i ns hi gh at the time, and , teall the efforts of th e crew, a b out eleven o'clock th e Lily was stove on Kitterland island, which lies between the island I. of the Calf of Man and the mainland of the Isle of Man. With a desperate effort most of the crew (thirteen in number) reached the rocks by the aid of the boats. The waves beat furiously upon the wreck and the rocks. Cap tain Owens and three of the crew got on the ledge of a rock, from which two of the seamen sprang to the land ; but the captain, in attempting to do the same, was drowned. The cook and two lads also met with a watery grave. The carpenter was killed by the mast falling upon him. Thus five of the crew were lost. Early onTuesday morning, Mr. Enos Lace, grocer and shipbroker of Port St. Mary, being sub-agent for Lloyd's, repaired to the wreck with 31 men, to see what could be saved. At a quarter before eight a violent shock was felt throughout the southern district of the island ; and a sheet of fire and pillar of smoke 'were seen to be hurled into the air, hundreds of feet high, from the wreck. It seems that a large portion of the powder was placed so high in the vessel that it did not get wet by the waves breaking on it. The explosion dashed the vessel to atoms, and blew to broken fragments some 30 human beings ! But one indi dual near the fatal scene escaped to tell the story, James constable A Kelly, who is still alive , a lthou g h on e cheek and ear are o o n f g ca these who . town, and John Wright , constable o f the same place. taken off, and he is other wise much contused. Hopes, however, Io peris he a re d entertainedwere John c o r f e g h g i his recovery. ehief Many of the deceased were the active, energetic men of business of Port St. Mary, and were engaged in the fish ing and other nautic al p ursuits. Thirt y -two men (besides were lost the five of the crew that on Monday) were killed, leaving twenty-three widows and seventy-three fatherless children. The explosion was heard in Douglas, and was supposed by many persons to have been an earth quake. Fragments of the wrec k were thrown as far as the Red Gap, near Ca stletown, bein g a distance of six miles. Portions of the vessel and car go , consisting of chain-links, portions of g un barrels, sw ords , caps, frag ments of wreck, shirts, &c,, have also bee n p i c k e d up i n va rious parts of the paris h of Rushe n. Some pieces of b ur ning cotton were actua ll y foun d at Poolvash, near Balldoole, at least six miles off. No vestige of the vessel remains ; but fragments of wood, iron, copper, guns, and parts of human bodies are strewed around the country for miles. GRATIFYING TRIBUTE OF RESPECT BY WOERMEN.— On Thursday evening, Mr. H. V. Dobson, foreman of the " fitters" in the employment of the Liverpool United Gaslight Company, was presented by the men under his guidance with a testimonial of their esteem. The testi monial consisted of a very elegant and valuable silver lever watch, bearing on the inner case the following inscrip tion Presented by the fitters of the Liverpool Gas Company, as a token of their esteem, to their foreman, Mr. H. V. Dobson. Dec. 30, 1852." The presentation took place at the house of Mrs. Parkinson, the Welcome Inn, Fairclough-lane. An excellent supper, to which 28 sat down, was served up on the occasion. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting held on Thursday, Mr. Langsdale in the chair, the medical officer reported that the deaths in the borough and extra parochial wards during the past week were 166, being a decrease of seven on the mortality of the previous week. On the suggestion of Mr. C. E. Rawlins, it was ordered that an experiment should be made to test the merits of a new deodoriser for removing the nuisance occasioned by manure deposits. In reference to an article which ap peared in the Liverpool Journal of Saturday week, Mr. Moss contradicted the statement that the local taxation would be increased by the removal of the manure out of the borough ; and, Mr. Gladstone remarked, that the de sire of the committee was to exercise a judicious economy rather than rush into an un necessar y expen dit ure . Aft er some conversation, it was agreed that the request of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company for permis sion to cross certain streets near the southern docks, should be referred to the borough engineer to make the necessaries enquiri9s, and report to the next meeting. SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE AT MANCHESTER. —A horrible tragedy was on Thursday last perpetrated in Manchester. A man, named James Rowe, in the em ployment of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com pany, having murdered his son John, a boy only seven years of age, by cutting his throat with a razor, after wards committed suicide by walking deliberately to the railway and laying his head across the rails in front of an approaching express train which was proceeding down the incline into Manchester, from Leeds. From the evidence given at an inquest held upon the bodies on the same evening, it appeared that Rowe had for some time past exhibited symptoms of derangement, the consequence, it is supposed, of injuries received upon the head in his em ployment as a waggon-sheet maker ; and he had been frequently heard by his wife to say that when he died, the child (which was his favourite) should die the same day. On Wednesday night he was writing, and his wile, think ing his mind not fitted for study, destroyed his papers ; and on the same night he had said he thought of destroy ing himself and two of his children. He had manifested nothing unusual in his conduct before going out on Thurs day morning, and took leave of his wife by saying, " God bless you," as was his usual custom. At the moment when his wife was informed of the suicide one of her children came to her to say that its brother was bleeding, and this was the first intimation she had of the murder. He was never in the house after going out to his work in the morning, so that he must have killed the boy before he left the house. When he went to the railway for the purpose of committing suicide, he was not observed by the driver of the express engine until the train was within about twenty yards from him, when it was too late to stop in sufficient time to prevent his being run over. After the train had passed over him, the body was found lying across one of the rails, with the face downwards. The wheels had gone over his shoulder blades, severing the head and shoulders entirely from the body. In his pocket was found a razor stained with blood. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that John Rowe was murdered by James Rowe, and that the latter, while in a state of in sanity, committed suicide. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS : SAILING OF THE ARABIA.—On Saturday about noon, the new steam-ship, Arabia, belonging to the Cunard line of mail steamers be tween this port and America, left Liverpool, under the command of Commodore Judkins, on her first voyage to New York. She took out about fifty passengers, the usual mails, 1,200 tons of coal, and one of the largest and most valuable cargoes ever despatched from this port. She presented a noble appearance, and elicited much ad miration from the numerous persons assembled to witness her departure. Among the many visitors who went on board previously to her steaming out of the river was the Earl of Sefton, who expressed himself much pleased with her magnificent appearance. Amongst the passengers were Sir Allan Mscnab, of Canada, and the Swedish charge' d' affaires to Washington, and lady. Much interest is attached to the performance of the voyage by this splen did ship. It is confidently expected that if she is favoured with good winds she will cross the Atlantic in a shorter space of time than any of her predecessors, rapid as have been the performances of some of both the Cunard and the Collins line. We have reason to believe that several wagers are depending upon the passage. The wonderful trip of the Arabia from Greenock to Liverpool fully justifies the confidence which seems to be reposed in her great powers of speed. A second trial trip, on Tues day last, only tended to confirm that confidence. The crowded state of the river rendered a short trip necessary, but it was so satisfactory that the vessel's sailing over a thou...a mapa would not have given more gratification to the owners. The engines worked yarn tne greatn, ease and facility, and there was an absence of that dis agreeable motion usually felt on board nearly all paddle gentlemen were in the vessel during her trip, and dined on board. The chair was taken by Captain Judkins, and the vice chair by Charles M'lver, Esq., and during the progress of the dinner one or two toasts were drunk. It may be stated that amongst the toasts, James Holme, Esq., proposed " Prosperity to the Arabia, and success to her commander ;" and the health of the Mayor and Town Council was also proposed by Mr. Fowler, and cordially responded to by the gentlemen present. The company are now building a new Inept, the Persia, which is to be constructed of iron, and is tb be 50 feet longer than the Arabia, with proportionate power, and lines calculated to attain an accelerated speed. Tows' CouNcrr,.—A meeting of the Council will be held to-morrow (Wednesday), when the following sub jects will be taken into consideration:—The proceedings of the Finance Committee, comprising recommendation to appoint a clerk in the Migistrates'-elerk's-office in the room of Mr. Sigston, resigned, at the same salary of £75 per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to standing orders; recommendation to adopt the following resolution : " That all weights and measures which have been once stamped within the borough of Liverpool shall not at any future period be charged for adjusting, where adjusting is required, any price exceeding the fees charged for stamp ing, as set forth in the schedule appended to the act of Parliament, Bth and 6th William IV., cap. 63, provided that if materials exceeding half-a-pound in weight are required for the correct adjustment of any weight, the charges at present made shall continue as to any such weight ;" report of the probable income and expenditure of the Corporation for the year commencing the Ist Sep tember last, and ending the 31st August next; recom mendation to grant a sum to each of the.townships within the borough, equal to the amount of Watch-rate, payable by such townships respectively ; and a recommendation for payment of the usual gratuities to public charities. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Watch, Lighting, Fire-Police, and Fire Prevention Committees, comprising a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. James Cooper, surgeon to the police force, from £llO to £l3O per annum ; the proceedings of the Dock Committee ; the appointment of a member of the Council to be a member of the Committee for the Affairs of the Estate of the Trustees of Lhe Liverpool Docks, to supply the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Alderman Dover. The following motion, of which notice has been given by Mr. Alderman Parker :—" To rescind so much of a resolution of the Council of the 6th October last as confirms a resolution of the Watch Committee of the 2d October last, recommending the erection of four additional bridewells, with residences for inspectors ; namely, one in the north and one in the south divisions, one at Low hill, and one in Crown-street, at a cost not exceeding £6,500, exclusive of the cost of land, and in which sum is included the sum of £3,500, the expenditure whereof was approved by the Council on the 2d August, 1848; and to move that it be an instruction to the Watch Com mittee not to proceed with the erection of any new bride well except one in Olive-street." THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN COMPANY IN THE POLICE-COURT.—On Friday last, amongst the publicans summoned before the magistrates for infringement of their licences, a charge was preferred against Mr. H. Booth, the manager at the Lime-street station in this town. Police officer Huddlestone deposed that the defendant kept the refreshment-rooms at the Lime-street railway station. At a quarter before ten o'clock on Sunday morning he went down the steps leading to the room, and looked in at the tap. He saw two men standing, and on the counter two glasses of ale. " I went," said the officer, "as if going out, and six men went in. There were two railway porters, and in the hand of each was a glass of rum, and the barmaid was in the act of making cut another glass of rum. The barmaid, on seeing me, said,' I know you ; you are Carlisle.' The two men were in uniform, and are at Lime-street station."—Mr. Blenkinsop, solicitor to the railway company, said that at Christmas time it was cus tomary for the conductress of the room to give the porters a Christmas-box ; and he would prove that most of the other porters had had theirs, with the exception of these two rnen, and the barmaid would establish that she had told them if they would come she would give them each a glass of rum. It had been ordered, by the directors, that no one should be served with liquor without producing their tickets ; and, at great inconvenience, this practice had been kept up. These porters had gone down, and had got the rum, but there was no money paid, nor no intention of paying any.—M'Grane, who had accom panied Huddlestone, stated that the porter 099 called for two glasses of rum, and put down a shilling to pay for them ; the mistress served them, and took up the shil ling. Four other men had come in, and she asked what they wanted, and one said, a glass of rum. Two glasses of ale and two glasses of rum were served. Ann Page was sworn.—ln evidence she said, " I am a barmaid at Ker shaw's. This man (porter 699) came on the evening before Christmas-day, and asked for his Christmas-box. He and his companion were on duty from half-past three. They came down and said they would each have a glass of rum. I was in the act of serving them, when one of the men (the officers) came down. * * * * None of the men gave me money to pay for the drink. One of the two men sitting at the fire had had breakfast, and not a drop of liquor was touched.—Porter No. 699 (M'Creorge) stated, that he neither paid nor offered any money. He had neither a shilling nor any current coin with him.—Mr. Blenkinsop said, the company had opened the place purely for public accommodation, for as to gain they had bettter shut it up. But to people coming from the steam-boats, and to passengers waiting for trains, it was certainly a great accommodation.—Mr. Mansfield : " It appears to me to be as glaring a case of Sunday trading as possible. By the evidence of M'Grain, which I fully believe, a shilling was tendered, and I believe also, that beer was sold. You say it is for the convenience of the public. To a certain extent it is. I shall inflict the heaviest fine which the law allows. The defence is not creditable. The licensed victuallers in that neighbourhood complain greatly of the injury done to their business by this house ; and, whatever the inconvenience may be, I wish the rail way company to be fully aware that, for infringing the law, their license will be taken away just the same as that of the humblest publican in the town. There must be a fine of £5 and costs."—Mr. Blenkinsop said he would communicate with the company upon the desirability of closing the. place.—Mr. Mansfield said it would be well to do so. GENERAL NEWS THE SEA has carried away the sea wall of the N e st Cornwall Railway, a and destroyed the viaduct. &Tic' DE.—An old man named Platts, of dissipated habits, at Sheffield, frustrated in one att empt at suic id e , succeeded in a second by cutting his throat. quarter of a mile of Marazion, ROBERT 'WATSON, a man employed to brew fo hotel at Blackpool, fell into a copper of boitir he was pulled out immediately, but, after suffering gr a g ony, he died next day. REUBEN INGHAM, a boy six years of age, has died in Manchester from a venous congestion of the brain, pro duced by a shock in the system from seeing a mask belonging to another little boy. TRIUMPH. OF TEMPERANCE.—The lovers and advo cates of temperance need only look at the present size of the Quart and Pint Measures to be convinced of the gradual decrease of drinking in this country. SOLDIERS who may become entitled to their discharge while serving abroad, are, by a recent order, not to be finally discharged in the colonies, but are to be sent home to the United Kingdom, and then discharged. MR. THOMAS HALL PLUMMER, a barrister, was knocked down a few days ago as he was crossing Waterloo-place, London, by a runaway horse and cart that had been started by an omnibus brushing against it, and killed on the spot. THE FORERUNNER, African mail steamer, from Ply mouth for the Cape of Gocd Hope, and intermedios, put into Falmouth on Wednesday, bore up from stress of weather from off Sicily. She has only 16 passengers. She reports having seen a boat, at sea, with a dead man in her. A BURGLAR, named Crisp, attempting to enter the house of Mr. Bevan, a coachman residing at Edgbaston, near Birmingham, on Thursday last, was shot by the oc cupier in the legs and lower part of his body, and so seriously injured that he was obliged to be conveyed to the hospital, where he remains. THE BRITISH MusEum.—An interesting addition to the catalogues of the Museum library has just been made in the form of an exclusive catalogue of works on music possessed by the library of the nation. The new catalogue introduced to the reading-room is entirely in manuscript form, and is composed of 57 volumes folio. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—A young man, who had been recently stationed at a level crossing on the Glouces ter and Dean Forest line of railway, in Westbury-upon- Severn, has been dashed to pieces by a train. He stood between the two lines to signal a down train ; as he stepped back upon the up line, a fast train struck him. THE WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES have committed a low-looking fellow, calling himself Webster, for a very impudent imposture. He went dressed as a soldier to several military officers, pretended that he had served in India, but was d;scharged, and that he wished to go home to Scotland, but was deficient in part of the rail way fare. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Monday, on the Coventry and Leamington Railway, the first down train was thrown off near Kenilworth, and Daniel Mills, the driver, had both his legs broken. The steam was instantly turned off by the fireman, who escaped unhurt; and except a few bruises and the fright, no injury was incurred by any of the passengers. MURDER.—A labouring man, named Rand, was mur dered on Christmas-eve at Hythe, near Southampton, for the sake of ss. he had upon him. George Dumper, a no. torious poacher of the neighbourhood, being suspected, was hunted down by some country people on Sunday, and on being taken into custody blood was found upon his smock frock. DEFECTIVE DRAINAGE.—MatiIda Church, aged two months, the daughter of a shoemaker, with two other children, have perished during the last three weeks in one house from malignant fever, and a fourth is not ex pected to live many hours, arising through the defective drainage and filthy condition of the:wretched place where the family were residing. PROPER.—In consequence of some observations of Mr. Hardcastle, at the recent Bury election, Mr. Oakes, the father of the successful candidate, sent the form. - a chal lenge, which Mr. Hardcastle replied to by laying the let ter before the magistrates, and causing Mr. Oakes to be bound over, himself in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each, to keep the peace. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday last week, a fatal accident occurred at Tattershall station, near Lincoln, during the hurricane. Three men were at work in the engine shed, opposite the workshops, when, suddenly, the shed was blown to the ground and the three men buried in the ruins. Two of them escaped without injury ; the third was killed on the spot. THE LAUDER MURDER.—Williams, who is at present in Greenlaw Gaol, charged with the murder near Lauder, was discovered attempting suicide on Saturday. He had his towel, handkerchief, and neckerchief tied together, and the end fastened to the bars of his cell window, which is some height from the ground, when his opera discovered from without. A GANG OF HIGHWAYMEN infest the neighbourhood of Penrith, and have lately made several attacks. Mr. Bankes, an old soldier, got off by using "cut. six," and pressing his horse so hard, that he escaped minus a coat cape. The Rev. Mr. Rayson also escaped by putting spurs to his horse, the robbers being obliged to content themselves withshouting and calling "abominable names." ALARMING ACCIDENT. —On Friday the skeleton rafters for the new iron roof of the passenger station at the Junction Railway, Arbroath, extending about 100 feet, fell with a tremendous crash. The individuals at the station escaped, but Mr. Allan, the station master, was struck on the head by one of the rafters, and severely injured. One of the wooden sheds was completely smashed. THE WEATHER ASTRONOMERS.—M. Arago, the cele brated French astronomer, has just published a declaration which some English almanack makers would do well to take a note of. He protests that he never authorised one of the many predictions which have been imputed to him, and declares that never, be the progress of science what it may, will learned men that are honest and careful of their reputation hazard it by predicting the weather. OVERLOADING OMNIBUSES.—At the York Assize, Samuel Morrell, the driver of the omnibus from the Asthington station of the Leeds Northern Railway, to Ilkley, which was upset with 14 passengers inside and 33 out, was tried for the manslaughter of Mrs. Firth, who subsequently died from the injuries received. It was proved that the station-master superintended the loading of the omnibus, and Morrell was thereupon acquitted. SUICIDE.—On Saturday, the body of John .William Tate, gardener, Shore, near Littleborough, was found in a field near his residence. He had a gun between his legs, and the contents appeared to have gone through his neck. The sum of £5 6s. 6d., and a quantity of powder, shot, and caps, were found on him, together with the following note :—"I hope my friends will let the doctors open me, and then my friends will know what I have been labouring under." SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful instance of sudden death occurred on Monday in the booking-office of the South Wales Railway. Harry Fussell, a horse dealer, of Bristol, finding himself rather behind time, ran to the station, and having asked for his ticket, was in the act of paying for it, when he suddenly fell to the ground, and almost imme diately expired. He was afflicted with a disease of the heart, and from the excitement caused by his running to meet the train his death ensued. FRENCH INVASION OF ENGLAND.—A letter from Rome, dated December 2, says :—" The French garrison, now accustomed to move by sea, talk of the facility of landing three divisions of 30,000 each on the coasts of England, and paying a visit to the Bank. The whole conversation at the cafes by the officers is their fear that, while they are protecting the priests, others will have the glory and the spoil. This may make you laugh, but it is the animus of the French army, and I hope your preparations are not neglected at home." RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.—The thirty-third anuual meeting of the auxiliary branch of this society for the Leicester-square district, London, was held on Tuesday, and the chair was occupied by J. Payne, Esq., who intro duced the proceedings in his usual quaint style, saying that the Religious Tract Society had a character and effect in accordance with the initials of its title, "R. T. S." It rested on the truth of the scripture, refutgd the tales of superstition, rebuked the tongue of the scorner, relieved the troubles of the sorrowful, recommended temperance and sobriety, and reformed the tone of society. COLONEL SIBTHORP AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.—CoI. Sibthorp has addressed the following letter to his consti tuents :—" Gentlemen, whatever may be your individual opinions of the budget introduced for the consideration of the legislative body of the House of Commons—opinions I in every way respect ; whatever have been the feelings I entertained, and which I endeavoured briefly to express, with regard to that budget—l allude more particularly to the proposed house-tax, as well as to the proposed income tax, neither of which did I approve of, and in the course of discussion and power of alteration (sic) or entire rejec tion, I should have endeavoured to have acted throughout as I trust I ought to have done ; I did consider it my bounden duty to oppose the machinations of an heteroge neous phalanx, packed together to gratify party purposes, and by my humble, yet I hope independent and honest, vote to assist in rescuing a Ministry just formed, and as yet untried, from that conspiracy, clandestinely contrived, and, unfortunately for this great country, so far carried into effect." HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS, AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY FOR TUMOURS, SWELLINGS, AND CONTRACTED JOINTS.—Ann Carter, housemaid, residing with a family in Burton-crescent, London, had an immense tumour in her right knee, which increased to such a size that she could not bend the joint, and was in consequence obliged to leave her situation. • Her medical attendant informed her that there was no chance of cure, and it would be necessary to amputate the limb. This opinion not satisfying her, she commenced using Holloway's Oint ment and• Pills, and by God's blessing they have been the means of effecting a perfect cure, and she has resumed her former situation. THE NURSERY AND THE SCHOOL.—The care of the Hair in infants and young children is, by inexperienced mothers and nurses, too little regarded. No mistake can d einwfaiitiheeyntanit childhood},orelean; be more injurious than the supposition that neglectt his bald heads , of after particular can continue with impunity. The seeds of strength or weakness are laid in the nursery ; and th e w here personal advantages are held in s i a n n g d t n h o e BALM OF COLUMBIA, long celebrated for its genial and invigorating qualities in promoting and restoring th e estimation,ois most valuable, as it effects this essential years,majori majority are tthraecefianbelefl flowing n t g h this ringlets, 'reri d ULDRID GE'S growth of the Hair, is peculiarly fitted for application dur ing the tender y os e li a ;o r u s ld of b object on the first applicat . ion, and immediately removes y the scurf. For embellishing the Hair the Balm is pre anHnuavri s r e the e o ß r a s l e m b pre eminent. A smooth, rich, and beautiful appearance, with a gentle wa i v e, or glossy ringlets, full, luxuriant, and graceful, being the admirable results of its use. Sold by all respectable Chemists, Perfumers, and Stationers. Price 33. 6d., 65., and lie, perbottle; no other prices are genuine. Ask for " Oldridge's Balm," and never be per suaded to use any other article as a substitute.-13, Wel lingtou•street North, Strand, London. FATAL COALPIT ACCIDFNT.—A fatal accident at Wishaw, on Saturday week, at Mr. John Watson's coalpit, by which two men were killed on the spot. A boy on the pit-head was in the act of putting an empty hutch on the cage, as he th wrong side, the cage of that the pit, with three men upon it ready to c man heard the hutch corn 'curred moment with the hutch, but caught the and jumped off ; but the The boy fell ut half ought, but be put it on the side being at the bottom of cl in a rope when at saved. TRADES UNION'S.—A s 3f trades' unionists occurr .ong instance of the intolerance ri at Sheffield last week. There is a large building called the Tower-wheel, which is a sort of fortification, and is occupied by non-unionists. On I`,Tonday night some person gained admission,and deposited a 1-irge quantity of gunpowder in a trough attached to a grinder's glazing apparatus. Next day, when a grinder, named Henry Jackson, was using the glazer, some sparks fell into the trough and exploded the powder. Jackson was precipitated with grea t f orce across th e room , an d he is a good deal burnt and bruised. The miscreant has not been discovered. newspapers and serials, of a PERNICIOUS LITERATURE.—Thee extent x circulation ten to f perni cious2pBeo,B,l6o2ciisocoaclsl publications is immense. In 1845 it h. w er a s s o c r a i l n c t u e l r a e t s e t d , Yearly circulation of stampedf rom decidedly Lon ap d ne o rd n n i uc a in l o o su n t sa e me h there c tnewer7a to op hDuring made ee limitedlas t fi v ey- progress, ears, while eith c e h r e i a n p religiou sn u m the corrupt printing press has been unceasingly at work. The present circulation in London of immoral unstamped publications of a halfpenny to three-halfpence each, must be upwards of 400,000 weekly, which would give the enormous issue of 20,800,000. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—Ori Christmas morn a young lady, daughter of Mr. Francis Pring, a respe able farmer, of Awliscombe, near Honiton, Devonshire, was accidentally shot through the head. The young lady had celebrated Christmas eve at her father's house, with her relatives and friends, and Christmas Day she, with others of her friends, were engaged to s father's house, at a farm called V' pond at her grand )olston. She was standing in the porchway with two other women, when her cousin, a young man, accidentally discharged a gun in the kitchen, the contents of which were lodged in the poor young lady's head, and she instantly expired. LANDSLIP ON THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY tremendous fall of cliff took place on Wednesday on this line, between Dawlish and Teignmouth. On the forma tion of the line a portion of Langstone-cliff was cut off, and its base being undermined by the action of the water, great fears were entertained for its safety. Tile recent heavy rain and hurricanes increased the danger, and men were stationed at various points to give notice immedi ately anything occurred. The necessity for such a course was first experienced on Sunday, when a portion of the cliff fell down near Holcombe tunnel. The 8 2 a.m. down train had jest left Dawlish, but, by the promptness of the man on the look-out, it was stopped in time, or there would have been a fearful crash. A large body of men was soon obtained, and the line was cleared in time for the 12 7up train. On Wednesday, however, there was a terrific fall of cliff; at about half-past one o'clock several tons of Longstone-cliff fell with a tremendous crash, co vering the line for some distance, and rendering all traffic impossible. The passengers by all the trains were obliged to be conveyed from Demolish to Teignmouth, and vice versa", in cabs, omnibuses, and every other description of vehicle which the company could obtain. The telegraphic wires were broken, and all communication with the sta tions below was thus, for the time, prevented. It is sup posed that the storm on Sunday night hastened the de molition of the cliff, as it visited the neighbourhood with great severity, stones weighing half a cwt. each being carried up into Teignmouth by the force of the waves. —A most TAX ON STEAM ENGINES.—If any chancellor of ale exchequer wants to know how he may apply th principle of direct taxation, without undergoing .n the odium of the ten-pound householders, we gi.e him a hint — tax all steam-engines at a fixed r oc per horse-power. Not any tax can be more d e f.,,ittale in principle. The active work ing horse -power of the steam-engine represents actual work done—work done without the consumption of tax paying articles. The engine consumes no beer, wine, spirits, tea, tobacco, hay, corn, meat, clothing, &c. ; it is made of iron, untaxed ; it consumes coal, untaxed. Why should Peter Brown, the butcher, pay yearly for the horse, which he uses in his trade, £l. Ss. 9d., and Mr. John Bright, of Rochdale, pay _not one farthing on all the . . horse-power that moves his factories ? Lei all carriers, who pay taxes, ask—Why tax us, and not the horse-power of the steam-engine, that, on a railway, drags along hun dreds of tons of goods and merchandise ? Let all brewers, bakers, tavern-keepers, and the huudreds of other trades men, now paying horse duty, ask their very particular friends, the free-trade members of parliament,—Whv tax us for horse-power, necessary for the conducting of our business, and leave the working horse-power of every steam-engine untaxed ? We know the objection to tax the horse-power of the steam•engine would increase the cost of production. The same objection is applicable to all taxes paid ; and, if admitted as valid, would warrant the total abolition of all taxes. It is generally confessed that any scheme of direct taxation, based on exemptions, is " confiscation ;" those who think so will do well to re member that to tax Peter Brown, the butcher, for his one horse, £l. Ss. 9d., and to leave Mr, Bright's iron horses untaxed, is not only " confiscation ;" it is also oppression, and that, too, of the worst kind—the oppression of the comparatively poor man, for the benefit of the really rich man. The free-trade manufacturers of Manchester have, by their measures, forced a more general adoption of direct taxation. It is but fair, then, that they should pay their just proportion of taxation, and that they cannot do, so long as the horse of the butcher is taxed, and the horse power of the engine is untaxed.—Richard Oasller. CHESHIRE AND WALES CHESTER. AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY week ended December 26 :—Railway eels, &c., £2,137 15s. ld. ; Goods, .—Traffic for the Passengers, par .£l.ol6 14s. 2d.; Steam-boats : passengers, parcels, &c., £235 Os. Id.— Total, £3,389 9s. 4d.—Tncrease compared with the corre sponding week previous year, £847 ss. 2d. THE BAZAAR in aid of the day and Sunday schools be longing to the United Presbyterian Church, Grange-lane, Birkenhead. terminated on Thursday evening. The pro ceeds amounted to about £lOO, a very handsome sum, considering the short time (six weeks) the ladies were engaged in preparing for the sale. The articles that re mained unpurchased at eight o'clock were disposed of by auction. SEVERE STORMS IN NORTH WALES.—The violent gales which have been so prevalent in most parts of the king dom have been severely felt in many parts of North Wales. In the neighbourhoods of Ruthin and Denbigh the country is one mass of water, the high winds being accompanied by heavy and almost incessant rains. The beautiful vale of Clwyd is so inundated as to resemble a large lake ; and in the vicinity of Holywell the depth of water is such that, not only boats but large vessels might sail upon its surface. A most terrific gale has been ex perienced at Comarvon. The force of the tide was such that the massive wall which forms the quay was forced down in five places, huge stones being scattered in all directions, and the spray dashing furiously up to the walls of the ancient castle. Many houses were partially un roofed, and windows in some instances were blown in. The landing-stage of the pier was detached from its posi tion, and now floats like a raft on the Menai. A vessel of 900 tons' burthen, the Onward, from Liverpool for New Orleans, in ballast, has been driven ashore off the bar, her sails being blown to atoms. On Tuesday, the weather had somewhat moderated, but on Wednesday it was blow ing strongly, accompanied by heavy rain. BIRKENHEAD BUILDING SOCIETY.—We noticed some weeks since the establishment of a building society in Bir kenhead, and the sudden rivalry with which it had been met by the attempt to form two other societies of almost a similar character, one of them indeed being identical in plan, and the other upon the permanent system. The original society has, however, maintained its ground, and having received the support of many of the most influen tial inhabitants of the neighbourhood, bids fair to become a valuable means of aiding in the improvement of the place. Owing to the rivalry before mentioned, it has attained the distinctive appellation of the Birkenhead and Wallasey Benefit, Building Society, having received a con siderable amount of support from the latter place. It has already announced it first public meeting for the payment of subscriptions for to-morrow, (Wednesday,) at the Castle hotel, and it is confidently hoped that, now the first step has been taken to bring these valuable institu tions into active operation, the town will experience a re vival from that dulness into which, from a reaction from previous over-speculation, it has so long been plunged. There are, however, other signs of improvement in the gradual letting of houses, and the increase of inhabitants s shown in the additional receipts at the several ferries. A VISIT TO THE BATHS OF SIOUT.—We went to the baths to be sweated, and scraped, and rubbed, and lathered, and soused, in company with the respectabilities of Siout, brown-skinned, hairy, pot-bellied gentlemen, who sub mitted to the operation with a gravity and sedateness at once admirable and ludicrous. Our presence perhaps put them on stilts ; but it was evident that, as they lay like porpoises about on the slushed benches, enjoying a gentle titillation from the horny palm of the bath servant, or go submitting head, back, and breast to the cunning razor, to to cafes, nor a ll English men they felt what important people they were : citizens of a place which possessed a real bath, with bararah , faskiyeh, and, above all, a scalding Mekhtas, the summtm bontan of the Egyptian bather; for not ail the race of Pharoah bathe, t n a selnnobts.allFFtrnem Caironchme n Siout we had no t f oun d one of these lnxurious esta blishm ents; Manfalfoot, which now washes cold, not hot, having been deprived of its bath by the greedy liver. Girgeh and Keneh, and one ether place, I believe, are alone equally fortunate with Siout. The barber, whose assistance we requested, was a hugely sa gacious fellow, with seventeen hairs on his chin, which lie boasted never felt the razor. He had travelled na far as Manfalfoot, and had beard that, at Cairo, there were five hundred palaces, three hundred mosques, and two hundred baths. He had heard, likewise, that the English came down to the mighty sea in ships, that the Muscovites were as numerous as flies in Egypt : hyperboli cal barber ! this was said to astonish the natives, that the French had chosen Sultana Iloreeyeh, which, being inter preted, is Queen Liberty, to rule over them. A variety of other interesting facts were buzzing about tle uninhabited regions of this shaver's head, but we could not stay to hear all his stories. In the ante-chamber, whilst we were being kneaded, as if for dougb, by a coaxing lawin gee, an old gentleman, who had doubtless been soaking for hours, came and sat down, wrapped in a sheet, opposite to us, and looking with simple astonishment in our faces. At length he murmured, " Where is the country you come from ? where, where ? Where are the ships that brought you ? where, where ?" We thought he wanted to enter into conversation; but. on our - - speaking he went on with his murmured soliloquy: "Fain fain ; where, where ? " It was etidenat that he knew per— fectly well ; but he had been suddenly imirressed with the vast distance we must hare trrivelled.te::come to- that a p n la d ee fr , a an in d, h w is h a e h n ee w t e , left, he h tn e ur w m a n s ri t g il r llo4k i i io ng t, h i ir sa s p e h lf ic ts and inquiring mood, " Where, wheriP l .o7Village. Life in Egypt. ti 1;