The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

Glasgow deceased irn with a receiv quay at xas sail ing marl and was ; of St' i a Jew; lug and Oxford , i eng tut F ast ag e )14 of the of 31 , y , ,ompieo m y thiJ of corn' )al [dents 15 etary of ; Envoi, i e Cour', Church; t the r to ous since youth °f bo otP .i ti° cottag e ' me, 9 1w , 1 , 1 ,, ay wit" mdaY , residiat empt of ,lion in tbe l ft " she 1 a Ico lft he marrie accoem e in , am own'.4 •su bje' the PO I Marl f Messr s ' co . reg or , t e NlOffStt' CO ' ITRlding he OW . v. .0 ur 0 31 , 0 j le 4 o r 60 1, 4 •ed ant tm 04e 0 4 rlt• La ur b s ce ti rbe b/ bil'' ' e C I, bit It be — a "; • st se - a e • s ' l be giceri o . oS r e eser cilj d ' o o e e' ter, fr i ll Inut t ba basi n ° of :lay d' re 9 ' oh e 0 0 o f Psl,l' THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TITESDA_Y, MAY 10, 1853. LOCAL NEWS. ON Tuesday morning last the Pope's Cardinal in Eng land, Dr. 'Wiseman, left Salford for London, after his Lancashire campaign. GARROTTE ROBBERY.—A little after midnight on Friday, a man was garrotted in Gibraltar-row, and robbed of Xl7 in Irish notes. A GENTLEMAN was robbed, in the neighbourhood of Lord Nelson -street, on Wednesday night, of £l3O. He turned aside with a woman, and two men seized upon him. MR. JOHN H!GGINSON, late chief officer of the Liver pool and Isle of Man steamer Ben-my-Chree, has been appointed commander of that vessel. THE FIRST SHow for the season of the Liverpool Floral and Horticultural Society is appointed to take Place on the 19th instant, at the Botanic Gardens. CALL TO THE BAR.—Among the gentlemen called to the degree of Barrister-at-Lan, during the Easter Term, we observe the name of Mr. Thomas Mickle thwaite, Poor Law Auditor of the West Yorkshire District. OnLivtotsNEss.—The following is the address of a letter now lying at the Central Police-office :—Mast John Ceers liver pool Keer of head poblies inglangd." The Post-mark of the letter is from Ireland. MR. LEA AND THE LkNIP-POSTS.—The Town-Council of Salford have agreed to accept an offer made by Mr. Lea, to pay an annual sum in consideration of his being allowed to suspend tradesmen's addresses from the lamp- Posts. RE% MAJESTY has most graciously presented to the Royal Mersey Yacht Club a cup value £100; and it has been arranged to be sailed for on Tuesday., the 19th of jnly, the day following the Challenge Cup of £lOO, given by the club, thus giving two days' gala. Honntins DEATH ''2F A DRUNKARD.—One night last Week, a man of property, named Steele, residing at Belsover, fell to sleep, whilst drunk, at the Swan Inn, in that town. He felt over the fire guard, and his intestines were actually burnt out of his body. SPIRITS IN TVE Ist.E OF MAN The government proposal to increase the duty on -spirits and tobacco i c m o p n o m rt o e t ti n nt;n n th t Ll s l e o f M an has created considerable island. . held in Daugh.-s, at which k Pnl9lic meeting has been delegates. were appointed to proceed to London on the subject. AT THE EOF.OUGH COURT, YIY_Is 'CHESTER, last week, two men were charged on suspicion of stealing a tailor's clothes. It 'turned out, however, that he had strolled whilst drank down the Manchester -road, where he had stripped himself. probably under the idea of going to bed, and deposited his clothes in front of a house. SHIE SgvEu.—Mr. William Rush, surgeon on board the American packet-ship Empire State, has published facts to ,prove that ship fever may be effectually arrested by administering from ten tT...fifteen grains of di-sulphate of quin:.ae, preceded by emetics or powerful apenents, every three or four hours. This confirms the practice suggeste 1 by our able townsman's work, Dr. Dundas. NactrEartANE.ks MA:Ls FROM LIVERPOOL.—The Greek Government has concluded a postal convention with 711essrs. Burns and M'lver, of this port, which engages to establish a communication three times, or at least twice, a month between Liverpool. Gibraltar, Malta, byra, Smyrna, and Constantinople. The con7eution is ids for five years. TIIE MAYOR OF 31.11-Nctiss-rEn has accepted the invi tation of the Dublin exhibition committee, tc be present at the opening on the 12th instant ; and also that of the Lord Mayor, to dine with him on the same day, " to Iceet his excellency the Lord Lieutenant, on the open .l/11g of the Great -Industrial Exhibition.'—Manchester Guardian. LANCASHIRE M:LITIA.—The Lancashire militia regi -I?3ents are to be e m bodied for 28 days" training on the - 24th of May. The head quarters of the two mew regiments are to be at Warrington and Burnley. The following are the head qu ar t ers o f the five regirnents-:—;The Ist at,Lan ca„„sler ; 2nd, Liverpool; 3rd, Preston; 4th, Warrington; 21' s th, Burnie". The 4th has been gazetted a light antry regiment. ?u r , Liverpool uENErtd_L AND OPERATIVE CORN-PORTERS Of , at -a meeting on Thursday evening in the ..oneett-hall, Mr. John Fisher, presiding, resolved to !c"ln themselves into a society for the protection of their Il yerests, the el eva ti o n of th e i r con dition, the r elief of their depressed brethren, and the adequate remuneration of thei r i n d ustry. It appeared that many employers' ha d not acceded to their recent demand • for an advanced Wage of 4s. per day. A Afunnracus LOVER.—On Wednesday last, a sailor on board one cf the coal boats at Douglas, Isle of Man, named Charles M ar ti n , a ttempted to murder Elizabeth Moore, a young woman, by cutting: her throat with razor, for refusing to marry hina on account of his dis sipated habits.. She lived with her mother in Bigwell street, who was likewise savagely set,upom, and wounded. Martin esc ,d ; was prevented from ,. 67owning himself, and ultimately apprehended. The young woman was reluctant to criminate Martin , an d -ex p ressed much Sympathy fen- him. A MISER BURNT OUT.—On Monday week, at noon, three cottages, the property of the Earl of Sefton, at Aintree, were destroyed by fire. I.A the time the fire was raging, and men were pulling off the thatch, an old man, named. Heys, who receives money from the parish, begged of the mew cot to throw the thatch off, but they continued to throw it down. When they got toe certain place, the old man feL on his knees, and - began' to examine every piece that came down, for the !Rupee of finding some money which he had deposited there. :Fis clothes took fire, and he had to be dragged awa7. "Thirty people, it appears, lived in the three cottages. ARSON AT MANCHESTER.—On Thursday, at the Man chester Borough Court, Thomas Dale, the proprietor of a candle manufactory, in Walker's-m•oft,i aunt's-bank, and John Heely and James Clark, two men in his employ ment, were charged with wilfully setting on fire the pre mises ocoupied by Dale, and belonging tc the feoffees of the Manchester Free Grammar school. There were symptoms of the place having been wilfury ignited—two drawers were open, and some decimal candles were burn ing there in an upright position stuck, in tails of cotton. The balls of cotton in which the candles were placed were Saturated with naptha. Dale had a policy of insurance On the property in the Royal Exchange:insurance Office for X2OO, and the stock had been valued at; IGO. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, held its third meeting in the Royal Institution on Tuesday—Mr. Newlands in the chair,—the following new members were proposed : Alessrs.,J. T. Vale and T. Fry, Birkenhead ;ST. W. Cooke, liolinfield ;. J_ Muncaseee Oxton ; F. Jones, Huyton ; J. Morecroft,:Clayton-square ; Edwards, Prescot-street; Shaw,-St. George's-terrace, Everton ;T. Ellison, Ren shaw -street; G. T. Millichap, Bold-street; Wood ward, James -street; J. Adams, Mount Vernon; J. T. Poard, of the whotographic Institution, Church-street ; J. Elliot, Claughton ; J. Porter, Collegiate Institution ; T. Cop P ! Paradise-street ; J. Gradwell, St. Paul's-square ; a nd W. Rawle, Lord-street. Several specimens of the Photographic art were exhibited by Mr. Frank Howard, I\lr. Bell, and Mr. Berry. The last-named gentleman considered thatizetween 11 and 2 o'clock in the dc - is the best period for taking portraits.— Mr. Keith produced zonse excellent s..stures taken between six and seven in the morning. —X. 4.. Burgess said he never worked be tween 11 and -2 when he wished to get good detail.--Mr. arber considered before 11 o'clock, or between 4 and 5, the best time.—Mr. Mackinlay exhibited and described a foldin g camera for taking views in the open air.- 7 Dr. Edwards, Mr. Knott, and other gentlemen addressed the vesting. —The Secretary announced that the council of the society had decided on taking rooms over Mr. flawless shop, in Lord-street.—The President said that each ope rator would have to proside his own camera. Already the society numbers nearly eighty members. LANCAATER INSOLYENT COURT, April 23. ch argedferthwith : Henry Barlow, Stockport, licensed victualler.; William Huddleston, Lancaster, slate,r. and Plasterer.; Edward Pierce, Liverpool, joiner and builder ; Alexander Pettigrew, tluloce Manchester, bookkeeper . ; John. Young, Salford, beersener ; Robert Sutton, Liver- Pool, porter.—Reinandedier Iwo months : Edw. Brown, Chelsea, out of business ; James Woodfall, Blackburn, Plumber, glazier, and gasfitter.; John Davies, St. Asaph, farmer.—Adjottreedfiw a monti : John Vero, Liverpool, licensed victualler ; Thomas Helme, Lancaster, licensed victualler and carter; John Taylor, Wigan, chemist and tea-dealer; John Spencer, Habergdiam Eaves, near Burn ley, printer, stationer, and bookseller ; William Burgess, Pendleton, plumber, glazier, and gasfitter ; James Bul lock, Manchester, assistant to a cowkeeper ; Henry Iligson, Rumworth, near Bolton-le-Moors, cabinet.. maker, upholsterer, and paper-hanger.—Adjourned to next Court: Michael Cox, Liverpool, grocer, provision, egg, and potato dealer ; Joshua Scholes, Ashton-under- Lyne, retail dealer of ale, and provision shopkeeper; Jas. Hutt, Preston, boot and shoemaker • Jacob Cattrell, Blackburn, railway labourer ; David Clifford, Liverpool, grate and iron bedstead manufacturer; William Kirkham, Lancaster, West India agent; Henry Abram, Liverpool, il b".„, lj ur ; Jos. Smith, Ashton-under-Evne, woollen cloth, , - ,; v "iole, general dealer, and beerseller ; Thomas Platt, roestall-bridge, near Heaton Norris, grocer and pro vision dealer. —Petition dismissed : Edmund Allenby, ctLaflksohiedaidia,mfarmer and wood-cutter ; Radcliffe Holsten , joiner and builder. A RETIRED T ..AVERPOOL MERCHANT IN A Fix.—ln them Smith, e Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, the case of s Dowsley was tried. The plaintiff was a widow lady, and she held theupper part:of a house in Bond-street, 4,on don,herbrother-in-lawatthesame occupying the shop. In January, 1852, the defendant, a retired Liverpool Merchant, took furnished appartments in this house of the plaintiff at 325. per week. The declaration charged that the defendant became tenant to the plaintiff, upon the terms that he should do nothing to destroy the re- Epectability of her house; but that, on the contrary, he introduced a common prostitute into the house. Mr. Honyman stated the case to the jury, and it appeared that on the Bth of March, 1852, the defendant came home late, and went straight to his apartment. Late as it was, however, the curiosity of the female servant was not asleep, and she watched and ascertained the fact that the defendant had a " lady" with him. This information she, of course, communicated to her mistress, who at once Proceeded to the defendant's apartment, where she knocked and demanded admittance. The door was not at Once opened, and in the interval she bethought herself that it was hardly discreet for her to walk into the room Under the circumstances; and she therefore sent for her b rother-in-law. He arrived, and the defendant was then found to be undressed, and the " lady" was in a similar condition. The unfortunate defendant was, of course, up braided by Mrs. Smith and her brother-in-law, whilst, on the other hand, the woman he had with him assailed him for bringing her into such an awkward dilemma. Amidst the uproar a constable was sent for, and the woman was turned into the street. The consequence of all this was, that Mr. Roberts, who rented the apartments of the plain tiff, left the house • but, notwithstanding this, the plain tiff did not bring the action to recover heavy damages, but_ only t o t eac h th e d e f en d an t hi s d uty wh il st occupy i ng f urnished apartments in a respectable house. If the de fendant had apologized for his conduct the action would hot have been brought; and even if at.this late hour he ex- Pressed regret for his conduct, the proceedings would be stayed. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he did not think it Prope r to resist the offer of his learned friend ; and he had to express the defendant's regret that in a moment of temptation he had behaved himself so improperly, A j 141. 01' was then withdrawn, and the matter was settled. A PAIR OF IRON GATES are to be made for the entrance to St. George's-hall, which will cost 200 guineas. JOHN GrN, a joiner employed at the Freemason's-hall, Lime -street, while in a state of intoxication on Tuesday, fell from the " hall" to the floor and was killed. A HANDSOME SILVER INKSTAND has been presented to Miss Stephenson, the very efficient and highly respected matron of the county asylum, Rainhill. A LIVERPOOL AUCTIONEER, the other day, received the subjoined orthographic curiosity from a client : " Tree pere of camp beds steds and matress alf dson cares tw arm chare three rocking chares alf dson katchen chers katchen table katchen table three roud tables cradol clock tw close medens and fire irins one set of drors other other howsel gods." THE REV. DR. ikr'NEILE was one of the speakers at the annual general meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society, held in Exeter-hall, on Wednesday—the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. The report stated that the receipts for the year ending March 31, 1853, exclusive of the jubilee fund, amounted to £109,160 10s. Bd., being an increase of £7ll 9s. 10d. on those of last year. RUNCORN IMPROVEMENT COMMISSTONES.S.—A meet ing was held at the Town-hall, on Monday week, Mr. John L. Wright, chairman, On the motion of Mr. Cowley, seconded by Mr. T. Johnson, the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :—" The commissioners desire to record their regret at the sudden and untimely end of their secretary, Mr. John Buckley, who was accidentally killed on the London and North-western Railway, when performing his official duties; and they desire to express their sympathy to his widow and family for the loss which they have sustained." • ISLE OF MAN.—in the House of Commons on Monday evening, Mr. Evart asked whether the measures proposed to be adopted in reference to the fiscal changes in the Isle of Man were yet prepared, and if so, when they would be laid before the house. Also whether any 'mea sures had been adopted to promote a more frequent com munication by mail with that island during winter. Mr. Wilson was understood to say that the proposed changes with regard to the import duties in the Isle of Man were in a state of great forwardness. He was not yet prepared to say what they were ; but the increase of duty would be exceedingly small. The other matter, as to the mail communication, was under the consideration of the post office authorities. AT THE CetNTY Corm., the other day, before J. S. T. 'Greene, Esc.. Luke Finnighan, the plaintill", a beerhouse keeper, claimed from Daniel Lynch (a rough-looking labourer) the sum of 13s. 10d., for beer. His honour, suspecting 'that part of the drink had been supplied to the defendant Whilst intoxicated, asked the witness how many pints he (defendant) could drink 'before he became tipsy. Witness': He can drink as many as •ten pints, and be as sober as he is now. (Laughter.) 'She afterwards ad mitted that she had supplied the'defendant with seven pints on one occasion.—The judge said he had a notion that when a man had taken more than two or three pints he must be drunk ; and thrrefore'the defendant could not recover for supplying the defendant with beer whilst in that-state. The idea of a man drinking seven pints ! He would reduce the claim to one-half. THE LIVERPOOL LUNATIC ASYLUNI.—The report cif this institution for the year ending Ist of January, 18 - SE, has just been issued. There were in the institution on the let of January, 1852, i C patients ; admitted during the year, 39 ; making the total under care, 89; of these the number discharged and died during the year wasl, leaving 58 in the house on - the Ist of January, 1853. 'the majority of cases, insanity- is supposed to have re -silted from intemperance. Considerable changes have 'been made in the building and in the laying out cif the ground. A commodious , apartment has been appropriated exclusively for divine worship. As circumstances per mitted, some of the patients have been taking excursions into the country, and treated to exhibitions of paintings, and other suitable amusements, a course of treatment -considered highly useful to those suffering under certain , classes of mental disease. Fourteen had been discharged , cured during the year, at ages ranging between 20 and 60. THE QUEEN V. THEQc"STICES OF LANCASHIRT2.—Mr. Bodkin applied, in the bail court on Tuesday, for a man damus directed to two of the justices of Lancashire, com manding them to issue a warrant of distress to enforce the payment of a sum of 195., which was alleged to be due under an order of affiliation which had been made on the application of Elizabeth Grimes, a married woman, whose husband had been transported for some years, and during his absence she ham had a child by a person of the name of M'Cue. She had applied in the usual manner for the order, and it had been granted, and 111`Cue had paid the money for more than a year and a half, at-,which time the husband returned, and, finding the child atihis house, he sent it to the father, where it remained fen six weeks, at the end of which - term the husband again left his wife, and Ni• Cue sent the child back to the woman, and refused to pay any more: for its maintenance. She then applied to the magistrates• to grant a warrant, bat AT'Cue ap peared and denied. his liability, on the ground that the husband returning( had absolved him, upon which the justices refused to grant the warrant. Application granted. MR. BRADLEY 1 / 4 AND THE POLICE.—At the Council meeting last week, .Mr. Bradley said there was a very pre vailing feeling out of doors that the course taken with the men was not a fair , tne, They said they were required to bring a certain character, and that character must be 'from a minister of religion under whom they attended ; and unless the character came from a clergymen of the established church.-- - " No no," from Mr. Lrancker.] 'He had certain reascns for mentioning this. :He wished a distinctive answer to come from the chairman of the ' , Watch Committee on the point. It was alleged that a preference was given to one who brought a character from a clergyman of the Church of England. Mr. Tobin replied that he coulclive a most decided answer. One gentleman had told•him it was the prevailing opir_ion that a man could not get into the force unless he was an Orangeman ; and another had, a short time since, said there was a prevailing opinion that a man conki not get in. except he was a Roman Catholic. That showed that the committee steered a clear course between tlw two. (Hear, hear.) But the fact was, they never asked the question, nor did they know the religion of any men. \lt SUGAR HOUSE 13:6C.TROYED nY FIRE.—On Thurs. dapnight, shortly after eight o'clock, afire was diecorered in &building used for the office and works of Mr..,James Leitch, sugar refiner,' V. ellington-street, Scotland-road. The Tremises are several stories high, and extend from Well;agton-street to Ellenborough.street. The fire CCM - menced in the upper part cf the main building. As-.soon as pe6sible three engines, under the direction of Mr. Hewitt ; were taken to the spot. An engine belonging to the West of England Fire Insurance Comparly was also early in attendance. The greatest difficulty which the firemen_ ennerienced arose from the height of the building; and, as the conflagration soon assumed an alarming appearance ; some of the-inhabitants of tile adjoining houses began to prepare to remove their furniture. HOW.. ever, by the effective and well-directed efforts of the firemen, the ; flames were ccnfined to the building in which they broke out. The , foors of three of the upper rooms were completely burnt, and also the roof to a great extent, There was a large quantity of sugar on the premises : a great portion of it was in vats, in process of manufacture.; and most of the stock must have been either totally destroyed or considerably damaged. By half-past nine o'cicck the flames were effectually subdued, and shortly after ten the engines ceased playing. The property destroyed was insured -in several offices, to an extent which will prcbably cover the damage. LIVERPOOL TOWN •Conscte.—At the monthly meet ing on Wednesday—Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner, in the absence of the Mayor, presiding,—Mr. Gladstone ex plained, in regard to :the recent appointments to the magistracy, that the list of names submitted by the Cor poration to Mr. 'Walpole were sent by that gentleman privately to one of the members of parliament for this borough. That party never returned the list to the Mom°. office, althoegh he had been written to for it. It therefore happened that Lord Palmerston, the present Rome Secretary, had never seen the list at all. The party to ‘whom ha had alluded was Mr. Forbes Mackenzie.—The 'Health Committee recommended that money should be borrowed for the purposes of paving, in the following proportions, the amount to be liquidated in twenty-two years : :—Parish of Liverpool, £40,00; Kirkdale,, £5,000 ; Everton, £3,000 ; West Derby, £12,000 ; and Toxteth park, 12,000. They also recommended that £lO,OOO should be borrowed by Liverpool for the sewer-rate ; Kirkdale, nil; Everton, £5,000; West Derby, £,000; and Toxteth-park, £6,000. They then recommended that the following rates be laid PARISI?. 0,1 , LIVERPOOL. 1 nutxpALE. Rate recommended Rate laid Rate recommended Rate laid for 1853-4. for 1852-3. for 1853-4. for 1852-5. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. U. Paring..o S in the pound 0 6 Paving..l 4in the pound 1 U Sewer.. 0 2 Water.. 0 1 General 0 4 EV ERTON Paving..l 0 WEST DERBY 0 6 Paving..o 10 0 3Sewer 0 4 0 11Water.. 0 1 0 4 General 0 4 Sewer .. 0 3 Water.. 0 1 General C 4 , 1 0 . 0 4 . 0 1 . 0 5 1& 1 2 1 7 TOXTETH-PARK. Paving..o 10 Sewer. . 0 4 Water.. 0 1 General 0 7 The report was approved, and the rate of Sd. adopted.— It was decided that the rates should commence on the Ist day of April, 1853, and be collected and paid by one yearly payment. The collectors having been appointed, the Council authorised the laying of the lighting rate and the fire-police rate (the latter not less than td. in the pound), by assessors, Messrs. John Whitby and James Denton. — The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised a recommendation to grant an increase to the salary of Mr. Shuttleworth, town-clerk, of £5OO per annum. It also contained a recommendation that, in consequence of the resignation by Mr. M. D. Lowndes of the appointment of clerk to the justices for the parochial business, the addi tional duties be performed by the present clerks to the justices, and that they respectively be paid the additional salary of £lOO per annum, and that one of the clerks lately employed by Mr. Lowndes be engaged permanently in the magistrates' clerk's office, at the salary of £lOO per annum ; the whole arrangement effecting a saving of £lOO per annum to the borough fund.—A report by Mr. Fell was taken as read, the Council being informed that copies would be sent to the members.—Mr. Bigham said that a more impertinent, inflated, vanity-struck piece of com position he had never read than this report.—Mr. Hornby moved the adoption of the various recommendations seriatim. They were carried, with the exception of those referring to the increase of salaries and additional appoint ments.—The Watch Committee recommended that the wages of all the officers in the police force, under the rank of inspectors, be increased 2s. per week each man, and that the pay of inspectors be increased from 30s. to 335. per week each man.—Mr. Tobin moved the adoption of the proceedings. It appeared that the policemen were leaving the force in scores, and that, so anxious were many of them to get to better situations, that they com mitted faults to get dismissed at once, and so to avoid the month's notice.— Mr. Bigham moved an amendment against the increase, which was lost by a vote of 25 to 24. —Mr. Bigham made a complaint as to the non-attendance of the chairman and members of the Dock Committee, which he pronounced discreditable,—The Coun c il th en adjourned until tepr.nerrew (Wednesday.) THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB have voted the sum of £2OO to be given in prizes for the sailing matches, &c., to take place during this season. SINCE the opening of the Derby Museum, 60,000 visiters have passed through the rooms, or an average of over 7,500 persons weekly. THE NEW WAREHOUSES at the Stanley dock are now commenced, and the work is proceeding, under the direc tion of Mr. Jesse Hartley. The warehouses will be vaulted, dry and commodious vaults forming the base ment of the structure. LIVERPOOL PATENTS.—Patents have been sealed for an invention by Mr. W. Rowett, called the cylinder pad dlewheel, and for as invention by Mr. R. L. Bolton, of a new mode of obtaining and using motive power by the explosion of gases. Two CAB-DRIVERS, named respectively James Judson and Samuel Church, were fined, the first in £1 and costs, the other in ss. and costs, at the Police-court on Thurs. day, for being drunk and using abusive language to the police. OUR AUSTRALIAN FLEET.—The Condor, one of Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s well-known " Eagle" line of packets, arrived at Melbourne, after an excellent passage of 98 days, all well. The passengers speak in the highest terms of the provisions, arrangements, ship, and captain, to whom they presented a piece of plate for his unre mitted attention during the voyage. INGENIOUS MODE OF VENTILATING SHIPS.—The ship Evangeline, recently launched by Messrs. Jordan and Getty, has been fitted with iron masts, which are hollow cylinders, and which have been fitted with trap doors at either end, to open or shut at pleasure, for the ventilation of the ship. A perfect ventilation can be ac complished by these masts, even when the ship is stationary. AT SALFORD, L'n Tuesday, a boy was riding upon a cart containing a number of heavy barrels of ale, and one of these, slipping, fell to the ground, taking with it the unfortunate lad, and a second falling immediately after caught his head, before he could rise, and crushed him to death on the spot. The driver of the cart, who was in a state of intoxication behind the vehicle, has been com mitted for trial on a charge of manslaughter, as, had he been at the head of his horta, guiding it, the accident would not 'have happened. DEFEVISIVE VENTILATION'O': THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. —Mr. 'Gladstone brought this subject before the Council. on Wednesday last, and said, that, in consequence of the double windows and other causes, the air became as vitiated as that of a charnel 'house before the council had been more than two hours assembled. He recommended to the Finance Committee, the propriety of enlarging the chamber by the addition of the ante-room, forming an ante-room of the apartment now used as the keeper's sitting-room, placing that functionary in the surveyor's dhce, and removing the surveying department to Corn wallis-street. AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING C:f the Archi tectural and Archmological Society, on Wednesday—Mr. 'Verelst presiding—Mr. Huggins read a paper on " The application and treal:rnent of porticosin modern buildings," by Mr. W. H. Leeds, of London. The students' designs were exhibited, and the first-class prize was awarded to Mr. F. H. Price, and the second to Mr. A. Jevons.—The president, at considerable length, then reviewed their proceedings during the last session.—Votes of thanks were accorded Mr. Boult and Mr. Verelest.—Mr. Forrest read an able paper on photography, after which the pro ceedings of the session were closed, End the meetings of the society were adjourned until October. EDWARD 'DAVIS. bookkeeper and salesman to Mr. .lames Crompton, paper manufacturer, Manchester, was apprehended on Tuesday last at Liverpool, onboard a ship bound for Sydney, which was to sail on the following morning, charged with embezzling £99, the property of his employer. He had paid £7O for the passage of •him self, his wife, and his daughter, who were found on board with him; and amongst his luggage - the officer who appre hended hire found £25 in a tea caddy. The prisoner-said he should be able to show that she had paid away the money which he was charged with embezzling on his master's account. Doti' COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs day, Mr< Turner, M.P., presided. It appeared that the average expense of the new street at Wapping, so far as it had_gone, was eleven guineas ,yard.—Mr. Robinson moved,-cnd Mr. Gladstone seconded, that Mr. Langsdale be put.upon the warehouse sub-committee.--Mr. Broekle bank moved, as an amendment, , that gr. Barber he ap pointed. The amendment was seconded by Mr. Evans ; and it-was agreed that the question-should stand over till next'week.—The Marine Department'Sub-Committee re ported that the bell beacon, whith‘was run over and stork by an . t..merican steamer, had been 'raised and brought into port ; and that the offer of -Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co: to repair the same be accepted.—Mr. Gregson, re ferring to the speech of Mr. Bigham at the Council meet ing ou'Wednesday with regard to the non-attendance of the chairman and members of that commiitee, stated that Mr.'Bigham himself only attended the Dock Committee -once, and in March and 'April he only attended three times. (Hear, hear.) The members who were charged with• ron-attendance had attended most regularly at that board.—Mr. Bigham explained that he never had been absent from the committee ; except when he was out of town.—The Chairman could not help thinking that Mr. Bighara went much out of his way to-mention his (the chairmen's) name in the Council the other day, knowing, as Mr. Bigham well did, the reason of absence. It was no:: an absence caused his own private business, Which -was the case when Mr. Bigham himself was absent during four months in last year, but it was an absence owing-ta public duties, and co one could-say, and he did not pretend to say, whether those duties were of a tempo rary.nr a permanent nature; because, as everybody was aware, there was a petition hanging over his head, and until he 'knew the result of that petition be did not think it-right-to resign the post he ocaupied as chairman of that committee. It was well known to Mr. Bit ham and to other gentlemen in the town -that, upon that question being decided, he should have no hesitation indetermining what course lie should take with reference to his occupa tion of that chair. Therefore, Mr. Bigham was throwing an imputation upon him which had no foundation in fact. During the whole of the time he had occupied that chair he had attended to his duty as constantly as any gentle man, andle did not think it necessary, until the question of the petition was decided, that he should 'resign the office. !the had thought it was the opinion of-the town that he ought to resign, he would have done it long ago. He should not have thought it worth while to allude to the matter if Mr. Gregson had not mentioned it, because his character was well known in the town.—Mr. , Eigham said the chairman would recollect that he put a question to him in the Council as to whether ;:e was likely to con tinue to act as chairman of the Dock .t,omrnittee when he was holding a seat as member for Liverpool, and he stated that until the Easter recess lie sliould continue his seat, but immediately after the Easter recess he should be qiaite prepared to say what course lie would take. Now the Easter recess had gone by, and he wag surprised the a representation was not made by the chairman.—The :Chairman : Does not Mr. Bigham know that the petition •was presented subsequent to those observations ?—Mr. 'Bigham said he should have been perfectly well satisfied if the chairman had made that representation.—The Chairman said there was no gentleman .at that board, except Mr. Bigham, v-Fho was ignorant on the matter, and he repeated that Mr. Bigham had thrown an imputation upon him which he ,was not justified in doing.--Mr. Gregson remarked that Mr. Bigham had cast reflections upon other members of the committee who were absent under•the same circumstances as Mr. Bigham himself had been.—Mr. Bigham : They may have been. Then why grumble at the facts being stated ? THE DUBUN GREAT EX.RIBITION.—THE EXUETIVE COMAITTEE AT LIVERPOOL.—In accordance with an in vitation from oar respected Mayor, Samuel Holme, Es q ., the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Lord Gough, the Hon. Mr. Vereker, Mr. J)argan, Mt. Roney, and the members of the committee far the Exhibition, arrived here, on Tues day morning last, by one of the City of Dublin Company 'a steamers, and, ,under the guidance of the Mayor, spent the morning in making the tour of our local lions. Re turning to the Town-hall, Lord Gough, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Haliburton, and a number of other gentle men went on 'Change, and were heartily received. At two o'clock a de - jeuner was provided by his worship, at the: Town-hall. There were present Lord Gough, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hon. J. Vereker, George Roe, Esq., William Dargan, Esq.. Mr. Lentaigne, Mr. Benson, architect, Mr. King, (Sounder's Newslet,ier,) Mr. Grier son, (Dublin Express,) Mr. Stirling, Mr, Ball, Sir J. Kingston James, Mr. Deane, Mr. Roney, Judge Hall burton, (Sam Slick,) Mr, E. Lamener, Captain Bour geois, (French Navy,) Mr. Potter, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Chilton, Mr. Banner, Mr. M a th eson , M r . Preston Mr . Mr Brocklebank, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Kayo, Mr. W. " Rath: bone, Mr. Duckworth, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Kelso. Mr. Avison, Mr. Bushby, Mr. Rounthwaite, Mr. Hull, Mr. Winch, Mr. Gregson, Mr. Price, Mr. Serjeantson, Mr. T. C. Archer, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Doering, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. A. Gladstone, Mr, J. C. Fernihough, Mr. Baines, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Grantham, Mr. Clowes, Mr. Whitty, Mr. Crosbie, Mr. Thacker, Mr. T. M. Myers, Mr. J. A. Tobin, Sir Thomas Deane, Mr. Shand, Mr. J. C. Deane, Mr. N. D. Bold, Mr. Torr, Mr. Chapman, Air. R. H. Sherlock, Alderman Parker, and Mr. B. Corrie. Previous to the lunch an address was presented to Lord Gough, through Mr. Arbuthnot, from the Liverpool East India and China Association. Mr. Roe, in his speech at the dOeuner, said that, judging from the encouragement which from all quarters they had received, the Exhibition would be crowned with brilliant success. In the evening a grand banquet was given at the Town-hall by the Mayor to the following guests :—Lord Gough, Lord Mayor of Dublin Mayor of f H o n.AncAl e r. s t er, Vereker, Alayo r Sirof `Farringto n , Thomasar ring Deane, M r . t o ' Mayor o f Bolton, Haliburton, Sir J. K. James, Sir E. ArDonnell, Ad m i ral ia Grenfell, Mr. Bazley, Mr. J. A. Turner, Mr. Roe, (chair man,) Major Fairfield, (deputy-chairman,) Mr. Ball, Air. Dargan, Mr. Foote, Mr. Lentaigne, Mr. Murland, Mr. Pennefather, Mr. Stirling, Mr. Deane, Mr. King, Mr. Al'Donald, Mr. Gladstone, Captain Bourgeois, (French Navy,) Rev. Thomas Brancker, Colonel Grant, li on. Judge Haliburton, Mr. APAndrew, Mr. Lace, the Town_ clerk, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Bramlcy-Moore, Alderman Darcy, Mr. Benson, Mr. W. Roney, Mr. Grierson and friend, Mr. R. Horsfall, Mr. Bold, Mr. Jackson, Dr. Raffles, Colonel Derinzy, Mr. Hall, Mr. Tyrer, Mr. Bushell, Rev. A. Knox, Mr. Patten, Mr. M'Cormick, Mr. Turner, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Fairborn, and Mr. Tinting. The speeches were mostly of a eulogistic and after-dinner character. The toast of the evening, " Success to the Industrial Exhibition of Ireland," afforded our Mayor an opportunity of dilating upon the vast industrial resources of Ireland, as yet only very partially developed, and of hoping that the approaching exhibition might tend largely to promote native industry. Lord Gough, in one of his speeches, expressed the gratification he felt that their host had become an ir;sh proprietor. Mr. Dargan's health was drunk with great enthusiasm, and his short reply showed that he is as modest and brief spoken as he is large souled and liberal. Mr. Judge Haliburton, in responding to his health, stated that he was the descen dant of a Scotch family, but professed his especial attach ment to the scenery of old Ireland. In p ro posing pros perity to steam navigation, a toast which was coupled with the name of Sir J. Kingston James, the Mayor pro phesied that, within a few years, iron steamers, 400 feet long, would make the passage between Holyhead and Dublin in three hours, or less. Among the other toasts 4ru4k flit thy health of the indergig4ble Mr, Roney, PEDESTRIAN FOLLY AT BLACRBURN.—OR Wednesday afternoon last, James Yates concluded his "extraordinary feat" of walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 half-hours. THE IRISH EXODUS via LIVERPOOL.—The Water ford Chronicle states that, during the past week, 1,148 emigrants left that port, and the port of New Ross, for Liverpool, to take shipping to America. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE transacted no business on Thursday, the members in attendance not being sufficient to form a I quorum. The four members present waited ten minutes, and they had scarcely gone when a fifth, Mr. Beckwith, entered the room. THE STEAMER GREAT BRlTAlN.—Already supplies of coal have gone out to anticipate this leviathan vessel ; and depots will be established both at St. llelena, Ascension, and the Cape, so that she will certainly meet with fuel wherever she may require to take in a supply. THE GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION RETURNS show that, in the month ending Saturday week, between 27,000 and 28,000 emigrants sailed from the Mersey. By far the greater proportion of these have been shipped for America, the passenger-trade to the Australian ports having ex perienced a decided check within the last few weeks. AN UNRULY LODGER, named Daniel Joliffe, broke the arm of his landlad;, Mary Plunkett, Limekiln-lane, with a poker on Wednesday evening, and also bruised her on the head with the same dangerous weapon. He was brought up at the police-office next morning, and re manded for seven days, as he was supposed to be insane. The woman lies in a precarious state. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting yesterday evening week, a proposal to raise the subscription from 10s. 6d. to 15s. was negatived by a majority of 17 to 14. The motion to discontinue the pro ceedings of the society had not a single supporter, though one gentleman voted for it by mistake. The society is narrowed to two courses, the curtailment of the ordinary expenditure, or union with some stronger society. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The United States mail steamer Atlantic, Captain West, sailed on Wednesday morning, at half-past nine, for New York, with 100 pas sengers and a full cargo. The British and North Ame rican mail steam -ship Africa, Harrison, commander, took her departure hence for New York, on Saturday after noon, with a large number of passengers, a full cargo, and the usual mails on board. She also took despatches from the Colonial-office to the governor of Canada. THE MIVOCATES OP LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS met on Thursday, at the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. William Earle in the chair. There was a thin attendance. The Chair man expressed his conviction that there was only one way of effecting improvements, and that was by an improve ment-rate.—Mr. Alderman Bennett moved, and Mr. H. C. Beloe seconded, a resolution, calling upon the mayor to convene a public meeting to consider the improvement measures.—Mr. Verelst moved the appointment of a committee to obtain signatures to the recuiSition, which, like the preceding motion, was agreed 'to. THOMAS ROWLANDS, apparently a captain, was charged at the Police-court, on Wednesday, with com mitting a felonious assault on Elizabeth Perry, a servant, about 17 years of age, in the employ of Mrs. Jones, a publican, in Gerard-street. The evidence was of a most disgusting character, and exceedingly contradictory. The girl having been seized in court with a convulsive fit, the case was adjourned till Thursday, when the prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned two months. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION COMMITTEE, while the guests of the Mayor of Manchester on Wednesday, attended a large and brilliant dinner party-: they were also conveyed through the chief lions of the cotton metropolis. The Mayor accommodated the party at his own residence. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and the other gentlemen officially connected with the Dublin exhibition returned to Liverpool on Thursday, and took their departure for Ireland that night, in the City of Dublin Steam-packet 'Company's steamer Trafalgar, which sailed from the Prince's pier at nine o'clock. THE MEMBER'S OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB met on Tuesday, at the Marine station, Birken head Hotel, and partook of an excellent dinner. Several members were elected—Mr. Robert Walkinshaw, Man chester; Mr. J. H. Thomas, broker; and Mr. Behrend, surgeon, of this town. There are to be two separate matches, the first to take place on the 4th June. The second will take place on the 18th July, for a magnificent prize challenge cop of £lO vale, open to be sailed for by all royal yacht clubs of the n world. The opening cruise was also fixed to take place on the 21st instant, the yachts to start from off Birkenhead at'il a.m. WEST DERBY (GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting on Wednesday—Mr. Joseph Harrison presiding—a letter was read from Mr.'W. E. Eaton, containing a resolution of the commissioners of waste lands, offering to take land on the West Derby-road from the guardians at 6s. per yard. The offer was accepted.—A discussion arose on the subject of the hospital clock ; Mr.- Geffreys and others being of opinion -that they should get a " striking" clock, or no clock at all. 'Ultimately it was resolved that Mr. Penlington should supply a time-keeper which did not strike, at the tender of £66 ss. Mr.*Roskell moved that £5 a-year be given for a room in which to relieve the out door poor at Kirkdale. This was not agreed to ; but it was decided that Mr. Steins and Mr. cLythgoe should in future relieve the paupers in the rural districts at their own houses. COLLISION ANE DAMAGE SUIT.—At the Admiralty Court, on Wednesday, there was heard a damage suit instituted by the owners of the Daniel Webster, an American ship, against the owners of the barque Alert. There was a cross-action in the case. lit appeared that the American vessel was on her voyage from Liverpool to Boston, and the barque hound from Waterford to Cardiff. About two o'clock cn the lith of January last, the two vessels were approaching each other in the Irish channel, the American being close hauled on the -starboard tack ; under these circumstances she at first kept on her course, in accordance with the general rule of navigation, but .sanding the Alert did not give way, and that a collision was inevitable,-she.perted her helm in order to lessen the shock. The Alert, on the other hand, alleged that the Daniel Webster starboarded instead of keeping on her course, and that the accident was the unavoidable result. The trinity masters were of opinion the barque alone was to blame. The court pronounced for the damage. &RANGE REVIILATIDNS OF CHILD MURDER.—The police at Rivington, in this county, have been engaged in the lavestigation of extraordinary case. A widow, named Ellen -Sumner, recently lived near IRivington church, whose husband died some years ago, leaving her with a -family of six or seven children. On Sunday week she ;rat missed by her neighbours, and one of her chil dren said -she was confined to bed by the dropsy. On Monday she was sufficiently* recovered to leave her bed, and was visited by some of her neighbours. On Tuesday itshewas d ie wasaggti,.%r ed that h confined ta s toe had d aver bed,i died. Anexamination o and during thatday f the bed-room -led -to the discovery of a newly-born infant, under a bundle of clothes, which had evidently died from loss of blood, .owing to neglect. Other investigations led to no doubt that the unfortucate woman had sacrif:ted her own life in an attempt to conceal the birth of the child. Some of the neighbours told the police that several years age the woman had complained of dropsy., and had similarly denied all access to the house for a d-ly or two, and a further search of -tide premises was insti tuted, leading to the discovery, iu a tub of sawdust standing in her bedroom, of the skeleton of another in ,fant. The woman's conduct had keen apparently so irreproachable that even the prying -eyes of neighbours had detected nothing up to her death -leading to a suspi cion of her real condition. TILE PROPOSED UNION OF TUE IzVERPOOL AND BIRZENHEAD DOCKS.—At the meeting of the Dock Committee, on Thursday, Mr. Turner, IV.P., chairman, said he had to report, on the part of the committee who were appointed at the instance of Sir Joseph Bailey to meet that gentleman, Baron Goldsmid, and his son, in London, with reference to the Birkenhead afair and its proposed transfer to this trust, that they had had two meetings with Sir Joseph Bailey, Baron Goldsmid, and his son, at which the very important question was dis cussed at .considerable length. They understood from those gentlemen that, though they were very largeindivi dual proprietors, and had partly been allied with the management and the conduct of the affairs at Birken head, yet they had no authority from the other proprietors in the matter, but were acting for themselves as large individual proprietors; and there could be no doubt that, from the station they held, and the influence they pos sessed, any proposition of theirs would meet with very favourable consideration from the other parties inte rested. The committee stated to those gentlemen that they had no authority from this committee to make an offer in any shape or way whatever, and that it was expected that some offer would come from them, and not from this committee. The thing was conducted in a friendly spirit, and it was suggested by those gentlemen that the amount of money they had paid for those works, including the interest due on the bonds, should be reck oned up. They calculated that, if so reckoned, without binding themselves to a particular sum, the probability was it would amount to £1,400,000 for the warehousing, and about X 700,000 for the water space, making £2,100,000 altogether. Their opinion was, that they ought to have 20s. in the pound upon that property, or whatever it amounted to, and they considered that that would be about the amount ; and they were willing it should remain in the hands of this trust for twenty-five years, upon the bonds of this trust, at interest of 3 per cent. It was suggested by Sir Joseph Bailey that he would be willing himself that the interest should be 4 per cent. for the first ten years, 3 per cent. for the second ten years, and 3i per cent. for the last five years. He (Mr. Turner) understood that that suggestion met with the concurrence of Baron Goldsmid, but he had since seen Sir Joseph Bailey, who said that Baron Goldsmid did not agree with the latter proposal. Therefore the suggestion was 20s. in the pound upon the amount which they had expended upon the works and land, and the back interest which was due upon the money they had borrowed, which they estimated would amount to £1,400,000, and £700,000 for the water space; and that the money should remain with this trust twenty-five years. The committee were also asked, to satisfy the persons on the other side of the water, whether, if the works at Birkenhead went into the hands of this trust, it would be the interest of this trust to shut them up. lie replied, "By no means ; but that, on the contrary, if the works at Birkenhead went into the hands of this trust that they would be made available in the best way they could be for the trade of the Mersey— that there was no intention to shut them up." In reply to a question, the chairman said the committee made no counter suggestion, not considering themselves autho rised to do so.—Mr. Gladstone remarked that there cer tainly was an early indisposition to give the committee information, for at the first meeting he asked Baron Goldsmid if he would be good enough to state whether the present revenue and receipts covered the expenditure, and his reply was, that there was no occasion to answer that at all.—Mr. Barber : I think the duties of your com mittee, Mr. Chairman, will end in smoke.—Mr. Brockle bank said the question was whether they could lay out the money to better advantage.—The chairman suggested that the committee should meet on Saturday, to consider the subject and express an opinion. —Mr. Molyneux proposed that the authority given to the special committee be with drawn.—Mr. Bighara seconded the motion.—Mr. Glad stone said the deputation certainly did promise Baron Goldsmid, his son, and Sir Joseph Bailey, that they would forward to them a report. Now, under these cir cumstances, it was necessary to adjourn ; and, perhaps, it would be better, and more satisfactory, to defer the consideration of it to next week. It was then agreed to that the matter should stand over to next Thursday. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE 'COUNTY OF ANGLESEA.—Rd. Williams Prichard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieut. THE LIVERPOOL SWELL MOB are at present unusually busy. On Thursday afternoon a man and woman entered the Commercial House, 5, Canning-place, and stole a desk and four £5 notes. THE SECOND ANNUAL SOIREE in connexion with the Myrtle-street Chapel Mutual Improvement Society was held in the school-room underneath the chapel on Thurs day evening. Mr. Edward Mounsey presided, and the proceedings were wound up by the Rev. H. Stowell Brown. REPORTED FINDING OF SKELETONS IN HULME.— Some labourers, while excavating foundations in Malt street, Chester-road, Hultne, the other day found four skulls and some portions of vertebrae. The bones had been buried about a yard deep. ST. HELENS.— COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday week, Joseph Wright, aged 19 years, was killed at the Black brooke Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bromilow and Co., by a portion of the roof of the mine falling on him, which broke his back. A FATHER AND HIS SON SUFFOCATED.-OYI Tuesday morning last, at Swansea, a poor man named Thomas Tucker, aged 47, and his son, John Tucker, aged 18, met instant death, in consequence of the sudden fall of a wall which they, with other men, were engaged:in pulling down. THE BOOMERANG PROPELLER. A trial of the boomerang propeller was about to be made on Wednesday, on board of her Majesty's ship Conflict, at Portsmouth, when, just as she was entering on the measured mile, one of the blades of the propeller snapped, and prevented the trial from being concluded. Another trial will take place. LOVE AND ARSENIC.—On Tuesday last, Grace Butler died suddenly at her residence near Padiham. The de ceased, who was a weaver at Mr. Wildings, Padiharn, had been keeping company with Richard Low, a collier, but had quarrelled with him. She took the affair much to heart, bought an ounce of arsenic on Monday, and on Tuesday was seized with violent vomiting, and shortly afterwards died. THE PLATELAYERS ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MAN CHESTER RAILWAY.—On Monday the whole of the platelayers between Liverpool and Manchester on the North Union, on the Bolton, and on the Clifton junction lines, were paid off, in all about 200 men. The wages paid to the platelayers is 14s. to the under men and 18s. to the leading bands in the country districts, and 18s. and 20s. in the towns and tunnels. The company offered to raise the pay of the 14s. hands to 155., but refused to make any further advance in the wages of the platelayers. SANITARY IMPERFECTIONS are prevalent in Liver pool. The practice throughout the town is to consign all the refuse of a household to the aslipit, and three or four times a year this is removed, on application to the in spector of nuisances. In the west end of London a number of persons earn a subsistence by calling every morning with a small cart for the accumulated filth of the .day. As the accumulated filth of the hest-regulated house is sufficient in a few days to generate disease, it is argued that the contractor for removing the contents of the Liverpool ashpits should do so daily. THE SCREW-STEAMER WATERWITCH, which has been lengthened and rebuilt, and also supplied with powerful engines by Messrs. James Taylor and Co., of Birkenhead, sailed for Genoa and Leghorn on Wednesday afternoon. The Waterwitch is fitted with the " mutilated" bomerang propeller, which will be taken off on arrival at Leghorn, and replaced there for the homeward voyage by the full bomerang, which she carries with her. The properties of both will then be fairly tested. The cabin:, which are entirely new, from designs by the Messrs. Hay, architects, 1 1 are very tastefully and elegantly fitted up, by our towns ' men, Mr. Blain, upholsterer, and Mr. Muir, joiner. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A distinguished party of the aristocracy assembled at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, London, on Saturday week, to witness the solemnisation, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canter bury, of the nuptial rite between the Lady Edith Maud Hastings, eldest daughter of the Marchioness of Hastings, and Frederick C. Clifton, Esq., brother of Talbot Clifton, Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lancashire. The bride wore a dress of Honiton lace over pout! de sole. The head-dress a wreath of orange flowers, a Honiton lace veil of great beauty falling over the shoulders. Early in the afternoon the happy pair left town for Lytham-hall, where they would pass the first few days of the honeymoon. THE PHILHARMONIC AND THE EXCISE. -At the Police-office, on Friday, George Cook was summoned before the magistrates, to answer the following charge : John Frew and John Rowlands, excise officers, stated that on the 11th of March they attended Mr. Joseph Robinson's concert at the Philharmonic-hall ; between the parts they went into the refreshment room, as they called it, but which appears to be the kitchen, and called for two glasses of brandy and two glasses of ale. They were served from bottles in the room by Mrs. Cook, and paid for the same. Ware quite certain the refreshments were not sent out for. In his defence, Mr. Cook stated that as housekeeper to the Philharmonic hall he had been requested to furnish refreshments to the performers on the occasions of concerts. From the length of time which had elapsed he had no recollection of the evening in question, but any misconduct of which he had been guilty had been inadvertent, and without any inten tion of defrauding the revenue. Under these circumstances the magistrates inflicted the lowest penalty in their power, viz., £5 for the ale, and £l2 10s. for the brandy, but with a representation to the Board of Custom for a mitigation of the penalty. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—TBORIRS Ro dick, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieut. John Rosson. Esq., to be Deputy- Lieut.-4th, or the Duke of Lancaster's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia : James Fort, gent., late of the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Lieut. ; Samuel Renshaw Phibbs, gent., to be Lieut. ; Thomas Knott, gent., late Lieut. 4th Foot, to be Lieut. ; Robert Arthur Mather, gent., to be Ensign • Thos. Byron Whitehead, gent., to be Ensign.—The Artillery Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia : Henry Thomas Fyers, Esq., late Capt. and Adjutant Royal Artillery, to be Capt.; Charles Creagh, Esq., late Capt. 80th Foot, to be Capt. ; Archer Barton, Esq., late Capt. 16th Lancers, to be Capt. ; Henry Masterton, gent., late Lieut. 20th Foot, to be Lieut. ; John Railton, jun., gent., to be 2nd Lieut.-2nd Regiment of th e D u k e o f Lancaster's Own Militia : Robt. Hamilton, jun. gent., to be Ensign.—The Doke of Lan- c a us Lan caster's e s r a ' r s s Ownv Edward d Regiment war d o of Yeomanry Hughes, gen t Cavalry tob e : Li John Jacson, gent., to b e Li eu t ., Wi gan troop ; Alex. Fowden Haliburton, E sq ., t o h e C apt., Wigan troop.—Lancashire H vice F. A. Farrell, resigned • ,Thomas Barnaby Legh, gent., to bo Cornet, vice Hughes, promoted. THE SCREW FOR THE GREAT BRITAIN.—WHICH IS THE BEST PROPELLER ?—A model of the screw which is now being applied to her, and also one of her former screw, both made to the same scale, and represented as fitted in the stern of the ship, now lie at the office of Mr. Hamilton Laird. Every one, comparing the two screws, will be at once struck with the great disproportion in their sizes, and the different principles involved in their con struction. Mr. Griffiths, the inventor of the new screw, describes the first effect of this invention, (independent of its giving greater speed to the vessel, and diminishing the disagreeable and destructive vibration vessels fitted with the ordinary screw are subjected to,) that it offers little, if any, resistance to the water when the vessel is under canvass. The leading feature is, that instead of continuing the blades down to the shaft, and keeping the centre boss as small as possible, one-third of the entire diameter of the screw is fitted with a ball or sphere ; and the second important feature is the form of the blades, which, instead of being larger at the extremities, are pre cisely the reverse. The propeller which is to be fitted in the Great Britain has two blades, fixed, as before-men tioned, on a spherical centre of nearly one-third its diameter. These blades, at their extreme points, when they are nearly at right angles to the vessel, are only twenty-two inches wide, getting gradually wider towards the centre ball, where they measure five feet; but these parts of the blades are fixed at such an angle that they offer no more resistance to the water than they do at the points, nor even in the slightest obstruct its passage to the helm. With these improvements there is no doubt that the Great Britain, being now fitted with masts, &c., equal to a full-rigged ship, and made as perfect a screw steamer as possibly can be, will make an extraordinary quick passage this time; and we shall not be at all sur prised to see her accomplish what has been talked of so long, and reach Australia under sixty days. With any thing like favourable weather she is quite capable of doing it. TILE LOCAL CRICKET CLODS AND THE COMING I.llArcriEs.—The past week having been so beautifully fine, the various local clubs have all been " up in arms" and eagerly preparing for coming contests. Liverpool is rapidly gaining a better position among cricketers. The local clubs are, generally speaking, in a very flourishing condition. The Liverpool Club has latterly had a strong competition for the claim of being the best playing club ; and this season we are inclined to believe that the Olympus Club (Prince's-park) may compete for the palm on that " score." The Roscoe Club (Hall-lane), per haps ranks next to these two, and the Liver Club (Bark hill) is also very strong, several of the members having had the advantage of Cambridge practice. The Bootle Club is likewise very much strengthened this year by the addition of several members of the Olympus. The Athe naeum, the Canning, the Sefton, and others, are rising clubs. On the Cheshire side of the river the clubs are also in full play. The three clubs that play in Claughton park have taken advantage of the mild winter, and all have had their grounds relaid. The really pretty grounds in which these clubs, the Birkenhead-park, the Birken head Victoria, and the Hamilton, are located, have been further ornamented lately, by the erection of neat refresh ment rooms. The Birkenhead-park Club is not so strong in numbers as usual. " The plucky little Victoria" is in close practice. A juvenile club commenced its career on Saturday in the fields adjoining Conway-street. The Tranmere Club is again resuscitated. A " Seacombe Club" has just been established in that locality, under favourable auspices. The first of the matches about to come off in this neighbourhood will be played at St. Helen's, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next, when the " All England Eleven" will play twenty of that town and two bowlers given. On the Wednesday of the following week (the 18th instant), the Liverpool Roscoe and the Manchester Longsight Clubs will engage in a friendly contest. But the most important match of the season will certainly be that of the All England Eleven against twenty of the town of Liverpool and tw o bowlers given, on the 30th and 31st instant, and Ist of j On the fourth day (Thursday) the Ol y m p us an d Preston Clubs will play a match on the same ground. — Journal. strengthened. une the Liverpool side will be considerably Club will this year classe lu h so, of men, r t n p o l n a): e t r o s ---- To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STAND.IRD. Sin,—ln the Journal of Saturday last an article ap pears, headed " Local Cricket Clubs," which has been doubtless inserted for the information of those who know a ; s a k ll t o h w writer of the aforesaid article—first, upon what groundse little m e , as s r nothing o ne o f about that benighted g g h a t m ed e, be able to compete with the Liverpool, it being well known that the former will this year be be bases his belief that the Olympic and, deprived of the services of several of its best players why he states that the ground of the B' secondly, is the finest in the neighbourhood. Birkenhead Club the ground of the Liverpool Club, tins he ever seen allowed to be the finest in the kingdom ', which is generally for taking up the space of : and apologising sir, your obedient oerTA t U , Your valuable paper, I remain, RSCOE. ST. HELENS WATERWORKS.—The Commissioners are proceeding very rapidly with the new waterworks, on the top of Liverpool-road. COUNTY COURT.—In consequence of the continued illness of Mr. Pollock, Mr. Segar and Mr. J. S. T. Greene have presided at the County Court during the past week. A GOLD COIN OF VESPASIAN has been found in the neighbourhood of Kirkham, Lancashire. It is a middle gold coin, heavier than a half-sovereign. This coin con tributes an incidental testimony to the belief that there was not only a Roman road, but a station, near Kirkham mill.—Manchester Guardian. THE COUNTY COURT.—We regret to say that the con tinued indisposition of the highly-respected judge of the county court prevented him from presiding yesterday. The consequence was that the court did not sit, and the insolvency, inter-pleade r , and fraud summons cases fixed for yesterday, stand adjourned to this day week. s Wilson, ROBBERY a ScotchßYA SE it girl, SERVANT. —On Southport Police -court, bef ore J. G lover, Esq., M ary Ann chargedWe w dn it e i s i d r a o y h , hi a n t g the mistress, Mrs Smalley, Marine Cottaee, of a gold brooch, a pair of stockings, and a pocket handkerchief. The girl had only been in Mrs. Smalley's service about a month, and during that time several sums of money had been missed. On Tuesday morning she decamped with the above articles. Information was given to the police, and she was apprehended at Ainsdale station, where she had walked, and from whence she had booked for Liverpool. She was committed for trial. THE EVERTON ESTATE.—On Satorday, Vice-Chan cellor Sir W. P. Wood delivered judgment in the case of Haynes r. Forshaw, in which the question was, whether Jonathan Higginson, an executor, with power to dispose of real estate in payment of debts, and who was connected with the firm of Irlam and Higginson, of Liverpool, had effectually charged an estate at Everton, near Liverpool, which belonged to the testator in the cause, with a debt of £7,000, or whether the charge, instead of overriding the whole estate, was merely a charge upon the interest which Jonathan Higginson had as legatee or representing legatees under the will. His Honour held, under the circum stances of the case, that the mortgage must be taken to be made, not as executor dealing with the testator's estate, but as dealing with his own interest only. A DISGRACEFUL BRAWL broke out in Marybone on Sunday night, about eight o'clock, which at one time assumed a serious aspect. Several disorderly characters were settling a public-house quarrel by a fight in the street, when the preservers of the public peace interfered, and succeeded in taking one of them into custody. The friends of the opposing combatants at once made common cause against the small body of police. The loose stones that lay in convenient piles in the gutter, were used as missiles, and hurled against the representatives of the law. Several officers sustained severe bruises, and the prisoner was finally rescued from their custody. It was some time before tranquillity was restored. The prime movers in the disturbance are known to the police, and will, probably, have to suffer for their mad tricks. AT THE COUNTY COURT, last week, the case of James B. Windle, of the firm of Windle, Gardner, and Broom hall, wine and spirit merchants, Redcross-street, against Captain Henry Richardson, created considerable interest. Mr. Simon, instructed by Messrs. Fenwick and Aspinall, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Almond conducted the case for the defendant. The action was brought to re cover £42 45., being the amount of a quantity of sherry and brandy which the plaintiffshipped in the barque Fairy Queen, of which defendant was Master, in December, 1545. for Calcutta. After the case had been argued, his honour remarked that he would consider the case, and lay the several points that had been urged before the learned judge of the court, and judgment would be given at a future day. The court was not held yesterday, in consequence of the continued illness of the judge, Mr. Pollock. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETV.—A deputation - - from the Executive Committee paid a second visit to Yorkshire last week, to explain the objects of the society. It consisted of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, R. N. Fowler, Esq. (of the firm of Dimsdale and Co., bankers), S. E. Lewis, Esq.. L. S. Grierson, Esq., and G. Morgan, Esq. Mr. R. B. Fowler, in the course of an able address, in explanation of the principles and plan of the society, said it was not their intention to disguise the fact that this was a Conservative Society, and that their object was to further Conservative principles. If stronger efforts on the part of the Conservatives were not made ere long, all the county constituencies would be in the hands of their opponents. The society formed a remarkably safe invest ment for any man's savings, because any one had the power of calling in his money at a few days' notice, and no member could be held responsible for the debts or engagements of the society. It was announced that the committee were taking measures for an early purchase of land at Halifax. Branches of the society, with influential local committees, are in course of formation in the prin cipal towns of Yorkshire. THE STRANGERS' CHARITY AT S3UTIIPORT.—The foundation stone of the new building intended to accom modate in-patients on the Strangers' Charity, was laid on Wednesday. The building committee and their friends (including the Revs. C. Hesketh, B. S. Clarke, and G. Greatbach,) formed a procession opposite the Town-hall, and proceeded to the site of the intended building, in Sea' Bank-road. Here they were met by Mr. Thos. Withnell, the architect of the building, and Mr. Thomas Stanley, the contractor for the erection. The Rev. C. Hesketh opened the proceedings with prayer, and introduced the Rev. G. Greatbach, who gave an account of the origin of the institution in 1815, and its progress up to the present time. Mr. Langton, senior medical officer of the charity, then presented a silver trowel to James Darwell, Esq., who proceeded, with the assistance of the architect and builder, to lay the stone, during which the " Doxology'' was sung. Dr. Wood then delivered an address of some length, in the course of which he alluded to his former connexion with the Manchester Infirmary and the bene ficial results to patients sent from that institution to the Southport Strangers' Charity. The proceedings occupied about an hour and a quarter, and were witnessed by s considerable number of persons. In the evening Mr. Stanley's workmen sat down to an excellent supper, at the Victoria Hotel, to the number of about fifty. MEETING OF TAILORS YESTERDAY. — Yesterday at noon, a meeting of the operative tailors of the lower or " outside " class, met in the Assembly Rooms, Ctrcus street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the formation of a union, to effect some improvement in their present oppressed condition. Mr. Smith, secretary of the Tailors' Institute, occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks indicated the position of the moleskin hands, by stating that he had known cases in which they were obliged to work eight hours for Bd., 9d., or Is., the prices given for making a pair of moleskin trousers, and that many could only make two pairs in a day. Various speakers addressed the meeting on the character of their grievances ; and ultimately it was resolved that the follow ing commit tee should be appointed to organise an associa tion ; and that when the entire trade, both at the north and the south ends of the town, had been organised, then a united effort would be made to raise the prices to a proper standard :—Messrs. P. Smith, W. Finnigan, James Cocklin, M`Cabe ' James Kelly, M ar ti n C o l eman (secretary), and Michael Murray (president). The secre tary stated that two or three of the chief masters in Great Crosshall-street had complied with their demands, but that the remainder absolutely refused to do so. He also mentioned that the association, first formed by himself and a few others, now numbered 53 members, each pay ing 3d. a-week. HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The seventh meeting for the ses sion was held on Thursday, in the theatre of the Royal Institution, the Rev. Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the chair. A very interesting collection of letters was brought to the meeting by John Ireland Illacknurn, Esq., of Hale, all of them having reference to the Liverpool election of 1670. The first paper read was one on the History of Naval Terms, by the Rev. J. S. Howson, M.A. It gave rise to an interesting discussion, in which Mr. Tinne, Mr. Heath, Dr. Hume, and the chairman took part.—The second paper was by Dr. Hume, and had reference to the men of Lancashire and Cheshire of the early part of the sixteenth century. It embraced a popular rather than an antiquarian account of the battle of Flod den Field, fought in 1513, when the men of Lancashire and Cheshire bore so conspicuous a part.—A third paper was read by Mr. Stonehouse, descriptive of the early his tory of theatrical performances in Liverpool.—Thanks were voted to the chairman, and th e meet i ng a dj ourned to inspect the Egyptian Museum in Colquitt-street, which Mr. Mayer, the proprietor, had kindly thrown open for the inspection of members and visitors. After the close of the meeting, the beautiful Norris brasses arrived, which are suspended in the vestry of Cliildwall church. They had been lent for exhibition at this meeting by the vicar. SUCCESS e, A r l . E . RI T . —Where there is merit ( there is success. In support of this proposition we might instance many productions of British skill and industry that have been attended with distinguished success. On the present occasion, however, it is our purpose to advert shortly to an article of a kind that is in regular use in every family, and which has com manded more encouragement from the " voice of the people," that any other at present known in the market. We refer to the GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, the fame of which has, in a comparatively short period, become quite universal and completely established. Aiultitudes of other starches have of late years been thrust upon our notice, but the majority of them fail in gaining a standing in the market, and after a despicable struggle for a short time they vanish, and we hear no more of them. The cause of this is manifest enough. They don't give satis faction to the public—but there are two reasons why they fail in doing so. Either the individuals who engage in the making of them are so unfortunate as not to under qtluieirepsroto- stand the business they embark in, or they commence in it with no intention of taking up their position as perma nent Go manufacturen a fid e s tarch frort. too,i from m brhaus a oartsi n :lvaif.ion ; enwres t d a tsewha c satit t it u ioana r inbl e eeaedr materials:s p, character rlt b stol, i t u cidois t ttwlot m cwt 1 1 elehneesserrt:teeaol nuking s y eltl tali atiskeokhi public.carry eenw (sgio hroiiidns s s i u n c e i s i s a a s s d i l s o e n aa g sned a d s ppa t ol they e a yt off fe n s ; procure fhaeri nmal sienr l ad o ii3 w al eti p ct r ro i a c r e snh d , o nlt t e h r e ial b s u , Glenfield Paten_t Starch has f l u e l n ly ap, ,mprsTds,ret,raiaaitnpoeitrokre4cuteceoetactietiirigld: starch oai connection tnosnal something greatcieio7asiopiel wheat, irneetv notghe,lprofits aiirblttei iy off to r s li n ' :c o e in doing. We are informed that his arrangements for carrying on the business are truly admirable. The starch is thirteen years' practice • with the adoption of every im provement that science and experience sanctions, has brought everything in connection with his establishment as near as.possible to perfection. The Glenfield Patent Starch cannot be too highly recommended, and every lady who wishes to have her laces, &c., beautifully and elegantly finished, and every gentleman who appreciates a finely and comfortably dressed shirt, would do well to see that their laundresses make use of this excellent article. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the other members of the royal family, have the finest of their goods finished with it, such is the declaration of the laundress to the royal house h o ld. The laundresses to several of the highest nobility in the realm hear similar testimony to its match less purity, strength, and every quality for which starch can be recommended. From the number of bands em ployed and the quantity of sago he imports, we would infer that M Mr. Woth ers p oon ' s establishment is the largest of the kind in Britain. Success follows merit. The Glenfield Patent Starch is Bold by nearly all shopkeeper:. f A P pi mooed 0 0 0 , • 0 0 0 0 10, i d,; f 11,1 11! to tlOhje O P pi 'Jr .0150413.011 B1) 0 0 4° 10 PI fO f f stePf ° r_oso°,