The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

DECEMBER, 4, 1855.1

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

410
gtevo,"lB DINNER —On Thursday, the Mayor, John
zee "Lie -me., gave his first banquet, at the Town Hall. In
of tfi'atee with custom, the guests comprised the members
lee e council
present and the dock committee, a large number of
eqe were .
le ar
~.an entertainment given last week by Mr. Charles Hind-
., eep
Tor Ashton-under-Lyne, to the Mayor and Corpo-
thet that borough, he mentioned as a curious coincidence
the present Mayor of Ashton was his nephew, the Mayor
Lei 4ehester his brother-in-law, and the Mayor of Wigan
Tee eeee, FIETTELEY'S patent iron for ships' knees was, on
I.loe Yi tested under the supervision of a commission from
eee,„" 8- Very severe trials, conducted with extreme care,
eiideal the decided superiority of the patent iron over the
tat
-1
fuars against which it was tested, establishing to the
ehei action of all present, the important fact, in addition to
dee,•t a, vantages, that it possesses in an eminent degree the
eq.aie quality of superior strength.
fee "Veeseinareore—On Thursday morning, at six o'clock, a
$° Was discovered in the shop of Mr. John Lawrence, Great
de,',:aeed-street. The family had a very narrow escape from
ete"tueetion. The premises were full of smoke, and on the
etseing broken into, the inmates were found to be asleep.
tee 7 brigades were in prompt attendance, and soon extin-
the flames. The shop was completely gutted, but the
dad not extend to any other part of the building.
telel4Pia FROM EXCESSIVE DRlNKlNG.—lnquests were
ti e 74 Thursday on two men whose deaths were caused by
°lve drinking. James Estlin, a dock labourer, 45 years
lette, residing in Thomas-street, was taken ill on Tuesday
ddb' and burst a blood-vessel, from the effects of which he
Wednesday morning. Edward Green, a cotton porter,
_ Years, residing in No. 19 Court, Frederick-street, died
NA37.1._ on Wednesday morning. The verdict in each case
ti,,r4it death had resulted from natural causes, accelerated
eei,
elt
te-tole RACE.—A fortnight ago, the Mona's Queen
Itteetlan Vannin, Isle of Man steamers, had a trial of speed
this port and Douglas. The Mona's Queen ran the
11,,,ee in nine minutes less time than the Ellen Vannin.
,tere'eartesday last the two boats had another race. They
"leel'roin the Landing-stage, the Mona's Queen two-thirds
ken ti-L'elleth ahead ; the Ellen Vannin soon began to lead,
t. 14,1? reached Douglas twelve minutes before her competitor.
gNte:lt Liverpool at ten minutes after nine o'clock, and the
. t reached Douglas at 235 p.m.
'cle,?e-A fire broke out on Wednesday night, about nine
L-11ilee el the office of Messrs. E. Busch and Co., Barned's-
'qtrgs, Sweeting-street. The office is upon the top storey.
tends °m-
room in which the fire originated was the sample and
"tla",°ro. Mr. Hewitt and his firemen were in prompt at-
411d th'eei together with the West of England fire-brigade,
i.htele'le place having been deluged with water, the fire was
tt;tleished with comparatively little damage, and that only
qte"...ll.°oeiee and fixtures. The premises are insured in the
IkeePer°ol and London offic, and 'belong to Mr. Barred, the
eAeee
neeeNnxerct MA.GISTRATHS AT THE POLICE-COrRO.—
tifhl.s4s complaints have been made of late relative totem
,etent attendance of the 'borough magistrates at the Vo-
liilerilirt, and.on Friday :a 4stase occurred which ereitedcon-
e,l'ee annoyance to several gentlemen. They were sum-
eepeereat the 'Out at 12 o'clock, to answer some
44
-0,1,-,?9113 relative tolhe smoke nuisance, preferred,against
Si
'the aanitatyaiithorities. As there was onlyetie ma-
•beneh,:they were obliged to wait mere than an
;‘'etitlhougleseveeal messengers were sent ,out,tto second
ra-te could be 'procured, and the informations were
,tube adjourned till Wednesday next, (to-morrow).
'DERRY Gt-AnniAns.—The guardians 'present at the
41e,p':nt' on Wednesday were—Rev. Win. Baihieill, chairman ;
llarrissen,LEdwards, Lunt, Mountfield,,Siddeley, Pitts,
Abrahams, Baishaw, Roberts, !Ledger, Whitby,
Shaw, and Birch. The balance in Bend was found to
Iteite22-19seekl.. It was resolved that 'Dr. Nevins be re-
-0 heed to transfer such of the sick poor Of the Workhonie
I."ltletne.3' deem advisable, not to exceed tfifty at any one time,
union'tfospital. The paupers relieved during
---
the last
!tow._ Wei.e, 'in-door, 771; out-door, :3,04: total, 4,016,
yt,llee terease'aitlncofrease of
as com 63 isceeen red ‘dw ith the a7B out-
corresponding
clla:•et Year.
',V 01'ilay, last week, a windier, ot,wemen connected with
Feee`43ttlig fund of St. raciPS, iPiktece's-park, presented
ibelleetleebound church vervices to Mrs. Grantham and Miss
; and to Mrs. Grantham,lr. addition, an elegant
her ,in acknowledgment Of ttheir'rleindness in attending
ae 3';week to receive tbelo -sat cgs. Each article had
thee Prepriate inscription- The ?Rte.:. Dr. M`Neile expressed
shed
reclLeerltiionged satoter toes 'teee-wds the ladies for their
(Graethem then said she had been
Akee Prsent Dntion
r. WNeile ,Nritth a gold pencil-case, ,aera
ei their esteem 'for 'him asAhe founder of this benefit.
l'keeteas of 200 &edifies receive tbenefit from this excellent
b,
OP LAWCASTER'SkOwN RIFLES.—The general
weemnla Duke
tiaig
lu bland( ( Lotid Melville) recently inspeete'd
te,a,s, niiie-ei'anceeteesOwn!Rifies, stationed at Gksgoee
p'cr, th '" Pleased with their 'martial appearance and effi-
at h
egeee„, e terSik, for arconmllerable time, the m
t After having manceuvred them, heed eclamideto
italet he %vcolonel, Sir Thomas` Hesketh, Bart., and the Officers,
4_141. Th" Prontite say theereghnent was unequaßedin Sect-
ee'vtneet teen 'were principally recruited from here. The
eeere.`s.neteeqiiite ;:hat still, as they are daily-expect-
ttkle Issionicevedunteerintothe line, and most ofthena awe
„titian Serve, ,asilarge .ntuhherstave previously dome; :Captain
htinwill more enrol meneetanding not less than 'fire feet
"
F e"-
elee&L AGOBDT:NT %AT TUE 'WALTON GlOL.—Akbuut nine
eee on the ,evenhig of the 22nd September, Elizabeth
!4enew tweekniine years of .age, one of the underewarders at
gael We'altonewate seat by the storekeeper Inv-some
ieicrothee. Tltibeing thd:firet day of the oceuention of the
lieesinge the youngewomanevas not acquainted withethe pre-
ped Inetead ofeuhloeking the proper cell •doer, she
actin lie adjoining oneewhieh leads into a large elnift, ex-
tlit'Poen the top to '.thet bottom of the building,eand it
tl (lark ?„, %fill to the bottom of the shaft, -.distance of
SeLfeet. Her screams: attracted attention, and She was
cas liereeft ancle was :fractured in two placesearid she
titil'eiled allover the 'body. Strange to say, she lingered
Tuesdaylast, when she expired. eedet the
"qh.t add the ,*u - returned aeverdict of " Accidental death,"
Ntaili4ed aplr..fl;sentment,etotthe effect that they regretted
deceaseof the shaft, and beeL made acquainted the
officersp o -
_ue evelleseqnaintedeivith the premises before-entering
aikeelieir ,duties, and that the door leading to the shaft
4ty" be padleaked, and 'the governor only permitted to have
e tat
ke:kcal ,GP ENGLAND INZTITITTION.—This institution,
etistence of some years in this town, has been clis-
m, and:an:address has been placed by the direetorein the
eliffklf ,members. It appears the expenditure was too
Nr°l' the of the institution, and au ine.reased
exie bectiptien having failed to redeem the Emanuel po-
et el the iinereitution, iteenffairs • were finally wound up,
,ttl4ttut ennellaitance in the treasurer's hands. Et Appears,
ie`r, from •this report, that :during the year efforts. have
C4deto amalgamate the Church of England Institution,
4'tte4dee-Sehozil Institution, and the Young Men'sCheietian
ionelente the lt was mot favourable. Eventually
leiem& Cl orEngeaindresu Institution entered into SIR :arrange-
tewathilieeYoneg Men's Oheidlan Association, by
by
eocieties. were united together, to be known by. the
ititliase:e°l the Young Men's Christi= Association, sad to !meet
tef "Ite 'prentisesiin Rensbaw-akeet, which are to !beim:llo7
°Pened.
OFFTESIANTS.—MISICCOUnty COUTon Monliay
aeMessrs. Flathead and Lord sued Mr. John Mejoieto
11,4'1 Ne' 4.6 elle -value of certain water taps and otiter
Orithict' had tbeen stolen 'from a house in Beekeley-
tllt'a theipropeity. of the plaint 'iffeebut lately in the defend-
,eisje occupation. Me defendant lad deserted the house,
ate the,window3,o.pen, through strhich persons got access
G4Vetele ;away the :taps ; the water !flooded, and did concider-
ph-,,,gannwe to-the property. Ora inspection, the house was
'4lli'„,`L greatly, out: of, •sTiler, and ate expenditure of CZ.S I,ras in-
-41,1C' in puttingit!An.good repair, but the present claim was
lttle simedy for the.value of the taps and other property
Items. eurged. on behalf of the, defendant that the
Pth 4e 'vegan consequence of the landlerlie not having attended
?tiees.lfhich had been sent in to them, and hence the
'e-tre , and at was. urtber urged that :an important witness
.t of town. Theeludge : " I shall:giee a verdict for tbe
L ntiffs for tesfee,emage Mr. Major has anything to offer
Ire Ply, he must do so under affidavit.'"
t• ARCHROLOGLCA.T.4OCIETY..-At &DAC
k,,tlting Of this Society on Wednesday, Mr. Hay, the Peed-
• °ectipied the chair. Mr. Frank Howard showed a
4Nkkluilg or the transparency in stained glass which he has
Ned for .Ht. George's :Bell, (the finding ,of the body of
".414, on the qiattle-field, of Hastings,) and, explained the
lee whidi the- thought „should be adepteel in applying
t 0 glass decoeations torele..
etssical buildings. He objected
tl'b: employment...f geometrical figures in Urge designs,
ieZe he considered tbeyeweedd divide the Taw to be filled
s
Small parteyemderenderethe general eeign inharmo-
NI With the stede .of the building. He argued that the
gate was best; adapted fee such purpose, fern the va-
tett 1,2 i, attitudes in ,which;iteceuld be portrae,ed, and this
tAI ie.,' nas illestratekin the des •i alluded to.. Mr.;Huggins
tei"eale extracts from, his upper. the last meeting, "The
ecture of the Future," and e*hibited drawings in which
tj Llee. T. embodied his lideae. The •p.epe.r of the evening was,
ektbeead by Mr. J. M. ittley, its eitleibeing The Future Re-
-ll'tigre, or whether me ,are eight, oe wrong in following a
h, of styles." Mr. w
3f.,llay,seid his paper was eitten
jle had read Mr. lieggins's papsr, and, in a few supple-
A 17J.: remarks, he ezpresped leisgerefal concurrence enetbat
katiTan'S Views. He auttoinly tignMilat it would be to4lie
eeette of art to drop theseipecelier features, especially the
illCestable ones, iii eider at a firmer:and more universal
tlii;iii.7",,architecture might mask the present age as an era in
%,4-„Lolsy of art. Mr. Hay caceived the!thanks of the meet-
'tee'e4lie the discussion whielefolloweclethe general opinion •
" to lee in favour of the views;he,hael promulgated.
ct 11,4.4 ,Oar THE PRESTON stn -KENDAL CANAL.—The
hel"e"' made by Mr. Rawcliffe ,(the spirited agent to the Earl
,irresiee. this town) to introduge SteaM,Qll canal. be-
restee and Kendal, has answered the :expecttions
tete '" it. A screw-boat le now At work; ithe engine,
toep3 7-horsepower, having two
.eight-inch .cylinders, and
telng butlittle space on board, is plazed,in One tboat, and
Velf,"ees are attached behind, forming what might ilee called
'e" te "rain. Theepantity of coal convey.edeach triple about
411,11,,5, loaded in the five boats, and a ,speed of two miles
1,c'44,"r is maintained. . This speed might lee increased, we
e(‘4tee`e did the depth. f water in the canal permit .it:; hut at
111 teefeif the greater speed is attempted, a men of water is
e ho 1n front of the boat, reducing the level of the,canalat
tiAe.", so much as to valise the boat to scrape the bottom.
41:4 °.'d system one horse dragged a boat of from 40 to 45
Q'ielr,den at a rate of one mile and a-quarter per llteoneoi
LAleeLhe last fortnight an extra new iron boat,
4tea"es7 tons, has been attached to those previoitTyabtowed
(Making the five now used), and with this very
thraitional weight it has only made a difference in speed
tie veltearters of an hour per day, and the addition of
leiSe,til:Fiet has consequently retarded
ltit),elA-kAwonrelicve iron boat has just been builto for the same
dby steam power. She is a twin paddle-
Oie Wo beats each 60 feet long, have one central paddle
betwien3 them, and this arrangeinent prevents the
l' which 402 ordinary river paddle-boats create.
41e41 tee-e";er already been tried on the canal, and is found
ttiC,ed -,.."ess power to 410, the same work than the screw boat
11.'tite above These eeperiments, combined with the
,4eeite A iron Ler woo- 1
P'.4 41611 f • • d 'n the construction of the boats,
eQe p 9; feature ill thg history of canal navigation,-
40.4

THE leading licensed victuallers of this town have it in
contemplation to present Mr. Henry Danson with a testimo-
nial.

SITALING Tnt.—Joseph Roberts was sent to prison on
Friday, for 14 days, for stealing half a hundredweight of tin
from the warehouses of Messrs. J. L. Cox and Co., in Bruns-
wick-street.

SAD OCCURRENCE.—On Friday, a porter, named Samuel
Lemeuoc, residing in Lower Tranmere, was so severely crushed
between a tea-van and the wall in Oldhall-street, that he
shortly afterwards died.
WE understand that the board of directois of the Me-
chanics' Institution, in Mount-street, have determined to re-
commend to its members, at the next annual meeting, that
its present name be changed to that of " The Liverpool Poly-
technic Institution."

ON Tuesday, a very successful soiree, in connexion with the
early closing movement, was held in the Corn Exchange
Assembly,room, Preston. Mr. Joseph Livesey presided. A
petition was produced at the meeting for the early closing of
those shops the proprietons of which have not yet joined the
movement.

A DEPUTATION from the committee for the restoration of
Poland waited upon the Mayor, with respect to the contem-
ptated meeting, and, though the Mayor declined to take the
chair, he fully acknowledged the importance of the proposition
emanating from men of every political grade, and promised to
support the application for the use of St. George's-hall. It is
stated that the meeting will shortly be held.

DR. WZLSBY, of Prescot, a gentleman in extensive practice,
and well known in the neighbourhood, died on Tuesday, from
the effects of a serious accident which he met with on Wed-
nesday week, near Rainhill station. He was about to return
from Rainhill to Huyton, when, in attempting to get upon
the train, he missed his footing and fell down. One of his legs
coming under a carriage wheel, it was shattered near the
ankle in a frightful manner. The sufferer received prompt
surgical assistance, but the injury was of so dangerous a
character, that it terminated fatally.
THE HIMALAYA. BEATEN.—The Cunard screw steam
transport Jura, Captain Wickham' which left Balaklava on
the 16th ult., arrived in Plymouth Sound on Thursday morn-
ing. Excluding 60 hours of coaling, the passage was made in
13 days and six hours. The Jura was only 23 hours and 20
minutes from the anchorage at Balaklava to the anchorage at
Constantinople—the fastest passage known. In going from
Constantinople to Balaklava some ten days previous, she is
said to have beaten the screw steamship Himalaya, which
sailed one hour and a half before, acid arrived half an hour
after the Jura.
Tit a MANCHESTER MEN-01IT.—The strike continues, but
has not extended, though some few additional workpeople
have been thrown out of employment through the strike.
The people on strike walked through the streets of the town
on Monday and Tuesday, to the number of 600 or 800, men
and women, and with men at their head carrying boxes and
books for contributions. These persons entered shops and
houses on either side the route of the processsion, and re-
quested subscriptions, and appeared to be rather successful in
their object, though the amounts given were generally small.
The committee appointed by the workpeople on strike have
issued an answer to the address of their employers. They
deny the statement that wages are lower in other towns than
in Manchester.

A MYSTERTOVI3 LASE.—An inquest was held ' Thurs-
day on the body 'of Thomas Byrne, a shoemaker, aged 40,
who resided in N 0.7 Court, Blackstock-street. On Saturday
night the deceased, after leaving his work., went to a whisky-
cellar in Greet lioward-street, kept by a barber 'named Kelly,
where he gdt 'drunk, and was subsequently fennd lying in
Chadwick-street, by police-officer Lowry,: he was insensible
from dr:hiking, and when discovered it ‘wasnbout two o'clock
on Sundayenorning. Lowry, having obtained the assistance .
of anether.Mficer, took the deceased to 'the north. dock bride-
well, where he was booked " Drunk, and for safety." The
same moteing he was removed to' he main bridewell, and ma
sionagy 'brought before the magittMles and discharged.
When!he got home he complained of illness, and said he Thad ,
beeuletbridewell ; that he was 'nearly killed, havitig been
" matieted" and his ears pulled. 'Being asked whether it was
thepolice who had abused him, ihe ^said he did not recollen.
Iletecet to bed, and. about noon 'tee Tuesday a • dispensary
-surgeon visited him. At that. time he was insensible.; read
though he afterwards slightly recotered, he died on Tuesday
nicest, his last words being, ." they have killed one." The
•k-eever of the north bridewell-Atiited that when brouelitllbere
'he observed no marks of Violence on the deceased,,neitber did
'?tccomplain of having been Illuased. The keekret the ntain
cbeiclewell gave similar testimOiny, and added that theiloceased
never made any complaint brill-usage at the bik&rell or
before the magistrates. The ijary returned a verdittthat the:
deceased died from infienunittion of the membranes of the
Thrain, but how produced `there was no eviderree 'to show.
Reny, the barber, was cantieted by the coraster brat he would
put the excise officer upon his track.
HEALTH Comxtrxren.--11r. Alderman Dover 'tpresided at
the weekly meeting erthellealth Committee, 44iiele Vas held .
on Thursday, when theerredical officer reverted that in the
y
bwoeroekugehndwieueregoom:sevtrrteeied..
bad::
ii
vr!.n,
the parish,
preceding
etp
more than
nthdig:eaanasevlregi'Ste,c,;,yointaretareslere.tededoi?atifv.ntrerztli
01 f 6
8t hsenslms
ships. The searlatina*demic has somenibigeabatectitt Tan-
teth-park, but has Tbectime more prevalent in other distSats-
of the town, the total deaths from this cause having been 'the
same iu number as :in-tie previous week,memely, 40. , grom
zymotic diseases 'there were 49 deaths, test which fremethe
hooping cough there "were 12, measles, 41, typhus, 7, Mall
pox 2. One adtilttaad six infants ,died from syphilis, a
greater number than ''have been molded in any previous
week; (35 deaths were caused by diseases of the lungs; more
than in any week of:tille preceding :five months. The-atten-
tion of the coneniittee,was called bytailetter to the ma'am of
certain tradesman-411e advertised
their name, &c., 'on 7the street flags. The committee depre-
cated the preetice,ni 'being against Ike local regulations, and
decided that it •shoilld not be allowed. A conversation took
place upon a eseetioe raised by Mr. Sheil as to the mecessity
of having the ptililic business transacted in eotnetuilding
more central than the establishment iii Cornwallis-street. He
contended that the'ithabitants were subjected to groat incon-
venience by liming' to travel so far out of .lEleeir way
to pay ratesAc.,,and that much thee was lost by 'the officials
in going backwards.and forwards between the Town-hall and
Cornwallis-etreet. lie saw no,ollject in keening Ike business
in that particular locality. It appeared to be/the feeling of
the committee thetnothing could be done at present, and the
matter dropped without any pracktal resaalt•beingubtained.
ST. PETEliet, :IlvEnTow.—On Tuesday evening,tthe teachers
connected with-the Church. Sunday Sc'nooiserftthe district of
St. Peter's, Everton; with their friends, had alewpsety in the
school-room, /Upper. Beau-street, for the,beseafrenfelhe Sunday
School Library. IThe company numberett2lso. .ekiter tea, an
adjournment todk place to the upper stihold-000m, which was
tastefully and profusely decorated with evergreene,tags, ban-.
ners, and deVicesOincluding the national. staaldardsof the allied
nations now engaged in warfare against. Hoeg& Ehemediately
above the chairman , there was neatly painted ‘en canvas,
within a frame;lhemorda" Alma," le meafh,Whicilt were the
words "Et tglene.: =and Trance reTnitedi," anti, eon each side of
this frame were tthe ',words `i Balaklaxa,": Auld -"Znkerman,"
supported by ihe +Map, of England and Prance. The:Rev.
S. B. Sutter, theincuMbent of the district, Niehopresided, de-
livered a most anteceding address, in whiehille4osk a survey
of the histeryof:Sanday•Schoitls, remarking that the first one
was establishediteen layman (Mr. Raikes4 Eighty years ago,
he observed, thereewas • mot taSunday Sehociltthrelghout the
country. Now !there .were, se fewer titan-20114 Sunday
Schools he EnglandatichWalesfembracing •=170312 scholars,
attached to which, giving their services vehantaefey, were no
fewer than Za43)110 • 4.eaiahers. This was ;whin. and
blessed repaid, acooroplbluld within tln apace of sixty
years--sometbing they!,hdd tee thank Gad for, and take
courage There mere two or three der tlibigs con-
nected with the 'Church 411 , England Sunday SchoOls
upon which he wesuldeeffer .2 remark or two. Sunday
Schools were Chitely )issenting. The Churls of NeePand had
four-fifths of dey.seheols, ancbtansidembly Lees than. one-half
of the Sunday Schodla. in the.church schools there was an
oacvheorars, ofse tweiteleiseel;titegißearitsistAndepiwenhdooeinst,
Aix scholars to one teacher ;Axed in the Weskyan echods only
scholars to entoe4)tteler teacher;;
i
'see-scholars tome 'teacher. inns, while hi the; Vbwch of
FEngland the aweagenamber trteholars to each :teacher was
twelve, among the ,tli...eliteraitgas below seven - mad le had
?,keened from the aenior leauher in their feeral; Wawa, that
-eadh class of girk ev.as,egs;tlaeiavorage, fifteen to oner*eiteher.
Mute it Was shown that, theyhadmot been dcaiwg their duty
as actively as they ought •to; have .done. The nee: geraleman
,aolligeded by showing alhatlbe.sehools with which they, mere
immediately connected‘were doing much good, eted.s.bad ,not
been established in vain.. The meeting was zobsequeecy
:addrt..d by Mr. Roniediee,libeariaz of Duke-street eliettict—
subject: "The Age we liere in;" Mr. Brentnall selluecte
Wbatrt6 do and how to do ;it;" ebding an exhortagee ,14.eet
the %NO* which 'Christ tame -upon earth to perform ;:Xr.
Kent Anal Mr. Allenby, two ,ether teachers--7subjeets, I. the
former : -"ale value au& importauce of Sunday &hog
lteaehiaag." The proceedings were interspersed with:*ces of
sacred. mask...and a most intereatiepaud instructive cuing
was passed.

Doug COMIKITTES.—The weekly traeeting was held en
Thursday, Mr. 'Charles Turner in the elair. The Sub-own-
mittee ,oflVorks recommended that !the tender of Messrs.
Briseall,for supplying oil be accepted. fl he Albert Dock Sub-
committee ,reported the appointment ,pf Robert Byrne ala
second-class,ledger.clerk, at a salary ,oftlit2o per annum, in
the place ,of Joseph Pickthall; of William W. Crook to be a
third-elms ledger ,alerk, at a salary of ago ; of Alexander
Gordon to be warehouse clerk; and of ;R. 0. Spencer, IL
Thomas, and .Williana Spencer to be landing clerks, at £BO
per annum each. The .Stanley. Dock Sub,conunittee reported
the appointment of Marshall and Atones Kane as land-
ing-clerks, at a salary of ,EBo.per annum. Robinson said
the committee had ihad !upwards of 170 apPlieations. The
Harbour Masters -Sub,committee reported, that the gates of
the passage between,theWspping Basin and the Puke's Dock.
were ready for svorking, and requested authority to appoint
two suitable persons as ,dodc gatemen to wad: tichose gates.
The committee betels° undereonsideration the appropriation
of permanent berths to particular lines of vessels. 'They had
called for a report dram theharbour masters for the six months
.ending the 31st of October, wlich they had carefully ex-
amined ; and, in their .opinion, it was an advantage o the
trade of the port as well,aa,to:theitterests of the doek,estate
that those'permanent berths should be appropriated Wanes
of gassels in the docks, under special ,eircumstances and ,con-
ditions, namely, that three-fourthsonlyof the time be alloikal
to vessels according to tonnage, giving advantage in case of
fractions according to the usual scale ; that a report be fur.-
nished of the working of the permanent linrths three months
front this time, and in all cases where the oonditions are not
fulfilled, that the permanent berths be discontinued. The
committee, in addition, recommended that the following per-
manent berths be discontinued :—Victoria Dock: Richardson
and Spence, Philadelphia trade. Georges Dock 1 Bibby and
Company, and Cotesworth and Company, Lisbon trade. Can-
ning Dock : Cram, Powell, and Company, and the Dumfries
berth, J. and D. Thompson ; and in. the Idrunswick Doek, for
the St. John's trade, that of Ferne Brothers and Company.
Mr- Lockett said, to show the advantage of having permanent
berths, he needed only to say that in 13 'llya large American
vessels were discharged and loaded. 42 vesst'lS had done that
in six months. The recommendations were Coutraled,..,,___ -
_. A
communication was read from the Mersey Steel and Aron Con'
puny asking for a permanent berth in the HarringtoP_l Dock.L'wn
Referred to the Harbour Masters Committee. On the arilm-•
cation of Mr, Joseph Kitchen, treasurer, a sum, of X3O w:*4ll
voted to the St. Anne's Dispensary. The committee of the
Birkenhead Warehouses recommended that the tenantry of
Messrs. J. S. Pe Wolfe and Co., of a portion of the warehouse
used as a government emigrant depot, be continued for a
period of six months, at a rental of £3OO per annum, the
tenants surrendering all claim for compensation in the event
of the docks being run dry, &c, The other business was of
minor importance.

JANE GRAY, aged six years, whose parents live in No. 21
Court, Charles-street, died, on Friday, from the effects of
scalds received on the 2nd November, by the overturning of a
kettle of boiling water.
Tiro:VAS SWINNTATON, engineer at the Everton Water-
works, was, on Thursday, fined 10s. and costs, for assaulting
police-officer 544, and he was ordered to be reported to the
Water Committee for being in a beerhouse in a state of intoxi-
cation when he ought to have been on duty.
ON her last voyage to New York, the passengers on board
the packet-ship William Tapscott presented to Captain Bell
a testimonial expressive of their obligations to him for the
kind, courteous, and gentlemanly bearing evinced towards
them during the voyage.
ON Saturday evening, Thomas Parry, a youth living in
Bostock-street, was driving a spring-cart through Leeds-
street, when the vehicle upset, and the lad sustained a frac-
ture of his right arm. He was taken to the Northern Hospital,
where the broken limb was set.
ON Wednesday, the pupils of the Royal Institution School
presented the Rev. Dawson W. Turner, M.A. head-master,
with a drawing-room timepiece, and a set of books, as a token
of their respect and gratitude for the uniform ability, zeal,
and kindness which had characterised his instructions among
them for more than nine years.

QUICK DESPATCH.—The ship Vision, from China, com-
menced discharging at the Albert Dock on Friday morning,
and in twelve hours she landed the whole of her entire cargo,
consisting of 9,865 packages of tea. This was accomplished
under the superintendence of Mr. Pickthall, the newly-
appointed warehousekeeper.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday, Samuel Lomax, tea porter,
employed on the premises of Messrs. Wardley and Co., was
leading a horse and tea-van into the yard, for the purpose of
unloading the tea, when he slipped, and became jammed
between the wall and the end of the shaft. The small of his
back was crushed, and he died immediately.
THE congregation of St. Silas's Church, and a few other
friends, have recently presented the Rev. R. W. Wolseley,
curate of that church, with a purse, containing fifty guineas,
as a mark of their appreciation of his devotedness to his
sacred duties, and particularly of his indefatigable attention
to the National, Sunday, and Ragged Schools, and young
people connected with the congregation.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday afternoon, Mary Barker,
aged forty.four, who kept an eating-house in Park-lane, and
who had suffered for several years from a violent pain in the
head, was talking in her shop to Mrs. Griffiths, a neighbour,
telling her that she intended to go out of town for the
benefit of her health, as soon as she could let the house,
when she suddenly exclaimed, " Oh, Mrs. Griffiths, I'm
blind." She immediately fell down dead,

THE-CIVIL SERVICE IN LaVERVOOV...—Mr. Joseph Breckles
has been appointed a weigher, and Mr. John Martin a
tidewaiter and patrol, in the Liverpool Custom-house. Mr.
John Kellett, and Mr. Robert Hardstaff, instructed by Mr.
John Mills, of Liverpool, eleventh division, are at preiiiit.
officiating as expeotants in that 'collection of the Excise branch
of the Inland Revenue Department.
THE £240 WEBERY.—Ann Burns and Henry Green, re-
manded from the previous Saturday, charged with stealing
£240. from George Fothergiil, were again brought up, along
with Ann Legerwood, on suspicion of being concerned in the
robbery. Pothergill 'was also again placed in the 'dock,
charged with stealing £320 from his employers, Messrs:oex
and Co. No further facts were elicited, the whole of the pri-
soners belag:again remanded.
Wia MoViarmrs IN LIVERPOOL.—The City of teablin
Militia Arrived at Liverpool on Friday morning, from Dublin,
by the Steam-thing-oft Niagara. There were twenty-five
officers, 'and '5l lion-commissioned officers and men. The
North Lancashire Militia sailed on heard the Niagara; for
lingstown, the stme evening. They arrived here 'from, Lich-
ffiela by rail abcnit half-past two o'clock in :the afternoon. Thii
'weak the Antrim Militia will arrive here from Ireland, and
their placOwill'he taken by the. Warwick lYlilit. Upwards
of thirtyliavta volunteers left Liverpool on Prilay night for
London.

AT the .Nlice-court, on Saturday, .john bans and Mary,
his wife, !remanded from a rrevions 'day, on the charge of
havingterlibed Mr. Johns, Oldhall-street,. cif goods to the value
of about V.,200,. were again rplaced in the dock. The male
prisonetAN-as in Mr. Johns' traploy, andwuantity of wearing-
apparelimving been missed, his lodgings were searched, and
a portion of the missing property, was found, while pawn-
-tickets- for other pertionswere disedvered in the house. Mr.
Clough stated there was •second charge against Evans, for
roblAng Mr. Thomas Bann, of ,Whitechapel, his former enr-
[Aver. The male prisoter,was ocommitted for trial, hat his
wiificwas discharged.

Ea-
`VENTRAL Pata-zrivin'CLootic.—the steps taken by Mt,.wa6nt, shoWing the mecesiity for a'entral clock at St. George's
Pier, have been tniesn tip by a number of other gentlemen,.and
r a memorial on the 'subject is about to be submitted to the
Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough. A'eopy is
'hying for signateiro at the l'EXchunge news-room. One ‘olause
states that by !Meeting a swath tower, with an illuminated
clock, on the eeorge's.Pier, lin a position about lihe•centre Of
the stage, wifidh couldhe-seeteby the people en the stage, and
by people conihai by either kif the dock br*es,initithof the
inconveavieruse•shOwn by thertnemorialists would 13eternoved,
and accaracyjia the start of the boats obtained.
Bnyuctroirer&r Cottlf.T.—ttiu Thursday, William laleyd,lately ,
carrying ontbarsiness.as.Mmttle-dealer at Newton,,catne upon
his acritournifila§t eiatiinattion ; but the matter was further
postpeeted !for a month; exe'balance sheet laniing 'been filell.—
J. A. Jacqt,es'caute ,up forlds certificate on Thursday.; he was
supyorted ,ay Mr. 'kraus, and opposed, on the part or the ,
assignees, 'by Mr. -Oty„ who subjected the •bankrnpt 'to
lengittened,extitnination of four hours. The Commissioner.
to* time -buconsider ilrrls judgment, aihich Will be delivered
this (`lSttesdajt).Vir, Swift cause for his last eeamina-
r v....
assignees. The: .bankraotrpassed his examination, and' the 28th
of I)eceMber .'was Zatia for the question of certificate.—
Zones gladder; latetrusrrying on butiiness as a .boatbuilder,
at Burscough, passel his last extardnation.-The !matter of
JehnSlieholson,-scrgeon, the keeper. .tif 'the Lunatic Asylum
at Mrtilten, who appearcd on his last ezataination, wasadjourned
I tiara:month, by the eoasent of all parties concerned.

/BIeNCEINTATTONIDO-31 BANK Mama;aun.—Mr. Kinkead; late
manager of the Reliant Bank, at Newry, being •about to leave
that tiown for liiverrool, is about to be presented • with an
address, • expressing: appreciation ref this qualifies as bank
manager,. and of die personal merits,: accompanied:by- a silver
*man& 'coffee service. The salver 'beers the following inscrip-
tion Presented to William Kinkead, Esq., late onanager of
the Mast Bank &ore. This memorial is •a gift,' from a num-
of his friends ,:and fellow-bownemen, on his voluntary
Yetirement from:an:office which he filled to the entire satisfac-
tion of all. With this tribute, honourably •earineki,-they wish
•thimithe fullest success in his newtpursuits in Liverpool.', The
following is the inscription on' the, tea and coffee -service :
".ffk.esented to. William Kinkead, i•EK., late manager of the
Belfast Bank heale, as a memorial offrienilship, from an classes
13fliis fellow-townsmen."
•÷SunGOLING Lw BLADDERS.--at the .Police-ccurt, •On
's•Saturday, before Alderman:4S. filolme, Thomas West,
man of emaciated:appearance, asidt-who stated that he was
*rernan on board the Blenheim; Ballast steamer, was, charged
aly ;Police-officer :IN with.. smuggling two gallons of Irish
arliisty. The .olifiee• stated that on; the previous evening. he
Ipeneeived the prisoner about •to :pass through the Clarence
Iliek gate, and • thinking that Allis, Indy was too bulky iin
proportion to his , *Lin face, he-ntopped..and searched him ;
andtunder his dress he found twaakilitlly-prepared .riders,.
',fends containing a gifilon of Itish.stlaialsy, sixteenabow proof.
Thee Dastom-house •02icers considered the case of :unusual
inapeutince, in asesscuence of the systematic smuggling of
liquors from Ireland, and because the bladders found
upon- flee prisoner load evidently, 93y their well-nsedafpear-
aneeLone great service in the same lineof business sarformer
,00maimis. The prisoner was •ordemadtdo pay an its.jbeing
double the value of the liquor, and costs, or to be imprisoned
for.a tuna tb.

,
i ' froTpi-scrtturso ox•TaksllfsusaY.--abesarietts.shiploulle-ing
1 ynrds,os the banks of the Mersey have:lately been somewhat
inactive,. owing to the depression •upou. commerce ,caused •by
the war. A few days ago .a small. steamer,of 150. tons,. coaled
the Coastal°, was lantiehad from the shipbteding _yaritof Mr-
W. C. RI. ter, Totteth Dock.: Sheiis for.a4panith • firtn,:satad'
is intended to navigate the rivers of Spam; :and anothetwas-
set was iaanched front thenterv-ehipbuildiugward of Mr. John
Laird, Seftan-street. She sue =rood the .11/4icandriarlOr Mcg-
' Bevis, :and is a sister-ship .io the Borestheiaa, lately launched.
front tise.oante yard. She istl,ooo tons buraken, 260 feet long
beanadiitlL
festkvabrnogadv,esa:laistioolutemled for. ,a wench company._
Nearly, reat4 for launching, *ln Messrs. Vermcn's yard, is ,a
t
a water bottom for water hallast, P 8
Shmeeaisseake3 fitted
aurseree.--tAeamer7iil
and
will hace.eaviues of 70 horse,po.wcr,,constructed, by Mr. Jack,
of the V toaia Foundry. Eta the.aime yard there is in course
of construct/jar. a powerful steaulibaat, ~1.30 feet ;Yong,, of
1
tons, and .supplied with englues ,of SO horse-pcwer. This
vessel is for the Liverpool Steam 'Mug 'Company. A screw
,team-ship, of t 0 tons, with engines of ilOO horsewower, for
IShe Channel- trade, is about to beketilt.
.Suierns ,IST .s. ,Boy.—A melancholy and almost unpre.
ecedented oecumenic took place at Haigh, near Wigan, on
-S,lt-arday. night. la.boy, twelve years ,of age, nammighomas
ILosze, son of Jobn..lowe, engine tenterut astnall engine used
Iby the joiners near ,the Hall at Haighoterminated hi. 3 own
(existeace, apparently,without any cause. At appenrs;that the
iboyani his brother bad been promised:Paw-pair of trovrsers
~/aael4aud arrangements had been made ferrthent:to accompany
their imother to Wigesi.that evening to purehase.them. The
,ether, brother, who is s..4inger at Haigh chtuzekliad beenede-
itained later than neueLe.t his class that evening, and onhis
,returniittwas , found tollae.too late to go to Wigan. At this
themas.seemed much disaiwointed, but was promised thatise
shotildsomalt his mother on Monday. About nine o!cloelE
he too/Lasandle and went tap stairs, as if to liked,; but at half-
Paet ten, his mother havingoccaston to go up atsirs, found.
hint -suspended by a strap .from the bedpost. itie was dead.
On Tuesday., an inquest was held at the house of Mr.. John
Summer., !Balcasr.es Arms, Haig. The jury, ou account of
the extreme youth of thedemeased, felt they could not return
a verdiet of fflo die se., Thertherefore agreed to word as
their vendict ' `Foliad hung."—Manchester Courier.
LurEntroot, Town Courterp.—The following subjects will
be brought under the consideration ,of the Council, at the
monthly aseetinkto-morrow :—The proceedings of the Finauee
Committee, comprising a recommendation to purchase from
. the New Hebrew Congregation, for the aunt of £2OO, property
in Hardman-street, and to complete the iwrovement of that
street ; a recommendation to purchase, from Mr. Henry Booth,
for the sum of £1.30, sufficient land to preserve an area of not
less than two yards wide, in front of property intended to be
, built in Hope-place, and as consideration for abandoning the
,right to erect any buildings except dwelling-houses ; a recom-
mendation to erect courts for magisterial business, police-
oii.Ces, hridewell, coroner's court, and other public buildings,
on property in Dale-street and Hatton-garden, purchased from
the Gas Company; and recommendation to sell for the sum of
£7OO, the reversion of property in St. James's-street, Hardy-
street, and Upper Frederick-street, on which it is intended to
erect a Roman Catholic place of worship.—The proceedings of
the Watch, Lighting, Fire Police, and Fire Prevention Com-
mittees, comprising a recommendation to rate to the
lighting and fire-police rates, those owners of property who
have refused to enter into composition for their rates.—
The' proceedings of the Town Hall Establishment Corn-
rnitttee, comprising a recommendation to appoint William
Evans as hall porter, at the same salary as that received by
his predecessor.—The proceedings of the Health Committee,
comprising a recommendation to rate to the several rates un-
der the sanatory acts those owners of property who have re-
i:steed to enter into compositions for the payment of these
ratesq.‘—'ll2..Weeedings of the Library and Museum Conimit-
tteakeln7;lol?..mindolnfiniangcommendation to pass a resolution under-
Mr. Ely and his co-obligees against any
claim under '
the hood given by them to the Customs' authori-
ties, in respect
to the model of " Ancient Rome," and to autho-
rise the Mayer to fiffiN tk emprii'nfil to such resointien,