The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

FETE AT KNOWSLEY

ON Saturday the members of the Mechanics'- Institutsoris!
connected with the Institutional Association cf Lancashire and-
Cheshire, by the kind permission of the Earl of Derby, met at
Knowsley, under circumstances of the most agreeable descrip.,
Lion: • Not only were the beautiful grounds and other attrac-.
tiens„ including !the boat-house, with its chastely:. wainscoted ;
walls and floor, compered of varieties of wood rely polished;
thrown open, but the fine ohl. mansion itself, with •its choice
picture-gallery, and its elegantly-arranged suite-of-rooms, were
placed. at their temporary service. Soon after:three. o'clock
streams of well-dressedpeople entered the grounds. from va-
riouspoints, the great bulk-being from Manchester; which
contributed upwards of 1,000, while Bolton sent 300; War-
rington 300, Bury 150, Liverpool 500, the total number of
about-6;000 persons being completed by draughts from other
towns-in Lancashire and Cheshire.
Soon-after five o'clock the- appearance of Lord Stanley on
the colonnade, in the soutiv.front of the hall,. was the.signal
for a vehement burst otapplausefrozn the excursionists on the
lawn below.

Dr..llrrnsoar, as the representative of the Association of the .
Mechanics' Institutions el Lancashire and Cheshire, requested
their particular attention to- Mr. Malcolm Poss who, after
some appropriate remarks,- proposed " that the most respect-
ful and-grateful thanks of .this meeting, represented by 70,
Mechanics' and other adult Educational Institutions of Lan-
cashire and Cheshire, be presented to the Right. Hon. Earl of
Derby, .for • his noble and generous conduct in admitting so
large an, assemblage to. his• mansion and grounds; and thb-
meeting.desires to assure fiord Stanley, M.P., that the friends
of educational reform entertain the most lively gratitude
towards his lordship for, his. enlightened advocacy of every
measure conducive to the. moral and intelleetuat welfare of
the peopl'..
The resolution having been. carried by acdamation,
Lord. STANLEY saide,--Ladies and gentlemen,--Good.
neighbours all,—Don't imagine that I am about. to ask you to
waste any considerable part of the remainirg,. portion of this.-
day, unfortunately too short, in listening to.. a speech from .
me. Public speaking. is, only valuable, or even endurable,-
when it leads to some (practical result in the form of action,.
Business is a good thing, as in Lancashire we all knew.;
amusement and recreation are good also, as both in our own,
case and that of our neighbours we are, in thiscountry, some--
times-too apt to forget; but when you try to mix pleasure and.
business together, you -run a great risk of spoiling both. We
have not come here to. discuss, to deliberate,, to consult, upon:
any subject of public. interest; we are merely here for the
purpose of holiday reeking and.social enjcyment. There are not'
many things better than a fine summer's-day in the country,
andas we have got one (-rather a chance in this climate) we won't
spoil it, after this cordial greeting paid ca both sides, by. cere-
mony, or constraint, or formality of any kind. Ido assure.you
there is no one on that lawn, man, woman, or child, be theywho
they may, .that enjoys this scene better than I do. I never
look round this old place I never walin.out, in that parle,.with
which I hope you:will shortly make, acquaintance,, without
thinking that they want only mil. thing to make them
perfect in my eyes,: and that is a few more happy faces to
enliven and enjoy the scene. That wish is fully gratified
now, and I hope -this may be only the first of many similar
excursions, for: which, I undertake to say, alt, facilities.'
shall be given. As for this association of which you .are mem-
bers, and concerning which I have- been requested to speak a
word, I will only say, I wish it well. It has net lasted.long,'
parties
and in its present form, but ito
is i.n. good hands; It has made a
aftiall ou
agonoddeisatassrtes rag
; a d it carriesthos
the people. As to the principle of adult education, a man
must be twenty years behind the age who consents to argue
e withvh are the
friends Lest
of wis
e dheve"that. The thing has got beyond the reach of controversy ; it
is past that stage at which it can need the aid of platform
speaking, or newspaper writing, or agitation.of any kind ; it
non
now only wants doing—talking about it is-waste of words only
—carrying out, once for all, in the speediest as-A silentest
practicable manner. Every year brings, more clearly into
light: a. few leading trutha,which had, until of late, been too
macioverlooked. Every year, we see more plainly, that in
education, as in other matters, self-help is.the hest help—that
a. little which men do for themselves isletter than a great deal
that they get the State to do for them, We see, too, this—and
not long ago it was a matter which philanthropists and the pub-
lic were too much in the habit of overlooking—we see that we
cannot by any interference on the part of Government or
the public, deprive the parent of the privilege or absolve him,
from that duty and responsibility which lies primarily on him.
—that of duly instructing his children. And from these-
admitted truths it follows, that, in order to do any real good,
it is the parent who must be interested in the work of educa
tion. That you can only accomplish by giving him also an
interest in literature and literary pursuits, on his own account ;
and that is what, in associations of this kind, you undertake
and endeavour to effect, and the work upon which we one and.
all are engaged. Nov, the principle of adult education being
thus indisputable, how do you here carry it out ? In this
association, I suppose you don't want telling, there are seventy
institutions, and more than 16,000 members, while your libra-
ries and reading-rooms contain in the aggregate about a
quarter of a million volumes. Of this association, as I under-
stand it, the two leading features are these. One is, mutual
assistance among a large number of unconnected institutions ;
the securing of a bond of union between them, of a common
centre to which all their members may look; so that local dif-
ficulties may be more easily got over, local quarrels or diffe-
rences as to management decided in an amicable way, and the
special experience of each institution made available for the
common benefit of all. That is one object, of which the ad-
vantage is readily recognised, and to a considerable extent has
been attained. The other leading feature is the establishment
of itinerating libraries, or collections of books, circulating gra-
tuitously from village to village, in rural districts which are not
populous enough to maintain libraries for themselves. That is
still almos t a novelty in England; it is now for the first time being
tried in other counties ; but here the system has been (though
but on a limited scale) in operation for three years. It has met
with signal and remarkable success ; and I am bound to affirm
and glad to have an opportunity of doing so, that, as a means
of diffusing knowledge, it deserves more general notice than it
has yet received. But if I get on to these subjects I
shall be led too far ; and I conclude at once by offer-
ing you, in my father's name —he is in Scotland, but
he has charged me to express his regret that he could
not be present to witness this sight,—l beg in Lord
Derby's name and in my own to thank you for the compliment
of this visit, to thank you also, though no more than expected,
for the courtesy and good humour shown both to one another,
and to those placed to keep order amongst so great a multitude,
and to offer to each and all of you a very hearty welcome. The
house has been thrown open. There are persons stationed
about the park and gardens who will show what is best worth
seeing. You have yet .got several hours of daylight, and I
wish you a pleasant afternoon.
His Lordship retired amidst vehement applause, three
cheers being given for Lord Derby, three for the Countess of
Derby, and three for Lord Stanley.
The excursionists afterwards visited the famous boat-house
and the other attractions of Knowsley, and returned at the
appointed hour to their respective localities, highly delighted
with the day's enjoyment, and with the courtesy they had ex-
perienced at the hands of the noble house of Stanley.

[AUGUST 21, 1855,

AMERICA•

Br the United States mail steam-ship Agent e,
__. 0
"ntellielae
which arrived on Sunday at noon, we have i
_.„,"
New York to the Bth inst. The Atlantic brought llur
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC'espi. 0
df
gers, and $500,000 in specie.
Hook, at one, a.m., on the Bth inst.
f tery ,*
The Pennsylvania papers contain accounts o
...e
storms; floods, dams carried away, barns struck W.116:1010
The U.S. mail steam-ship Baltic, hence, arrived
_...,,t,14:
horses and cattle-killed, &c. The cupola of the eO:6,A
Taylor county, Va., had been struck by
court was in session, and a large number of person oa
building. One man 'was killed, and several others
injured. reit fi
A lady from Toronto had attempted to cow ~„ails,
precipitating herself into the rapids at Niagara:tba
rescued through the exertions of a gentleman ateet,
The New York, Newfoundland, and London leLt;
pany's officers had sailed from the former Pea.rt',,, $
the submarine telegraph cable between St. Joun
land, and the main laud. __. bet
A collision had occurred on the Delawa'dro
vessels, and a number of persons were killed or
as icid,
Danish brig Janette- had drifted into the d3alethe cl,e,
crew dead, supposed to have been murdered
..nYiooei lea
strange vessel. In the United States Conlwilatistee`
person named Carsenstein, charged with en fogey
British service,had been acquitted,the evidence a 1 d Nell e, 0
against him not being reliable. Six persons ehilo fe'
at Cincinnati by the fall of a cornice. The / e'
spreading in Virginia. . ••le
11
ea:c raie -
A sanguinary election riot occurred at Jeep, aa
6th. In the First Ward, as two gentlemen Re;.
lightnio, 70.1,i
carriage, they were fired upon from a bouse,,olva ''
mans or Irish. One gentleman was woundeotooesoiait
was repeated, when Edward Williams, lats,!ooel
Second Ward, Joseph Selvage, and John e—ere sleice
went to the seen of the trouble, and they o.:ed 'P'-"ee d,
Latta had his leg shattered by a musket balle,'"refr r
Williams were also wounded. Exaggeratea totYetY
rated fore
spread to the lower parts of the city he releheodixe4
causing a large crowd to assemble. They gateade,f
house from whence- the firing had corere,e'ar 0!
Germans-from it, and beat them so badly taso4 . ooage
is considered very doebtful. The house was; aefeavoi
sacked. The crowd then proceeded to tladeVieee:oel
corner of Shelby and Madison-streets, from ' aPa'e.ee
had been seen: firing, riddled two groceries, 54 I,,'t3J'''.,f
two housea-, all owned and occupied by Gerale.o`46:
severely seeeral• of their- inmates. They thel.3 i Ipt,t
son-street, where a party of gentlemen conarclaPaelo
had been fired upon from a- large brewer)", 53„eitOel
around it, burned the brewery, and beat a 'lreaarie
mans, whom they captured, and also shot 311, ire
the street below an American was slightly °Jetty
when the Irishman who fired itewas captured,l)i,..6o;
Shots had been fired from all the houses vihiceltell',l;er
The crowd now talked of sacking. the Rona"'bet 7. 0
it was rumoured firearms had been secreted; .0 elooti
ben and others pleaded with theme not to do' ,;ices
./
upon them to leap it alone. The disturb to°eil
supposed to be over, as the crowd had nearelleed 'lea
house in the Fifth Ward with their cannon, :,11101,i114,ij
ning:to disperse; burafter a while-it was 'ea,et o'are
the troubles had been going on in the uePer E pgt cell
several persons had been fired on in the lower dterseic
street, and that at about five o'clock in trilie boofettatJ
Ameritans had been shot at from ananddr':t;_''e,irpsl(l:y,
corner of Main and Chapel Streets,
slightesteprovocation having been given on e'' 0016
as could be learned; and this started the dint ben, 6
The Irishman who shot Rhodes was tbee tlecooel c
diately hung, hut was cut down before life bbeeph
Thirty or more shots were fired from the 1,,ril ito 0041
corner of Main and Chapel -streets, and he 05,1
ascertain the-number that were wounded. 'eaa' pia,
row of Irish'ilouses, owned by a man naine",,7ool,jai /I
party who were passing by, when they '"erelajf,
assailants, burned their houseee and killed sev a'"4.l
the trod'
were Irishmen, Some of the Irishmen in ..ooPi /
burned to death. A woman and Quinn aredo'teof'fi'lei:
were killed. Eight to ten houses were to te bee ereal
number burnedato death and killed is sa'"„aler,:ansM
to twenty. The-next day the extitement ive-coe are..i
warlike movements were observable, but the ae easoe,4'
persed, and it is-thought there will be no eliee'Ltur
The-latest account from Louisville state theft iv' A'el;
armed volunteers-had marched to the sceoe' llt .ev•l
It was feared that more riots would occur•e. fit,,
keatitel:
CLLIFORNIA. —The Northern -Eight ore lgyi for,
..4?
York with advices -from California, to tw", t,ste'el,c..f,
$940,035 in specie. Colonel Walker, the itiele' ea"
Feareeenrciohreo=nau4
...at. p
was at Realjo, where he retreated from Salt 90`16° 00,
was thought he vvetild join the
headele e', Qtr."
recruiting at Leon,.- which place h '1„, Al'cel.ef'
and shot one of hie-followers, named ..peiv',,e. Cii
whom he sentence& to death managed to ones; 0:0`e. (if
had arrived at Srai -Juan with twenfl-ibto attf.Pofie
Guandirlo had left Managua with 800 Toe° „leen- eri
the-rear. Costa Rice. had offered the Govaeern jotter,
Her Majesty's steantereßuzeard was- at .San
of D' oft
Francisco, Messrs. e: Ae•Cohen, late reiverebel a ofet4l
Adam and Co., and J. C: Woods agave each, f
been. held to bail in the sum of tli'ded . thousand dOl
friDraailErn7ttohoeffthe amount' of four hu page; Bacon, 14 il
- iiidutedigiVecorne. involved laodlefi
with. the agent of sonee-Feeoe"
understanding would levee
the
to a hostile
_is'ed r 1
difference of opinion iron to the weapons-to be'' yr,,,,,,,,,j
sion: A number of duels- had taken place- Ter?, fa
and-Mr. Tevia had a lateatialtV at DOWniaValtde, IcV
through the heart—pons, shot guns ; di''; 50 4,0
The' steamer Sierra Nevada, which arrived4l;oo4oa
on-the 15th ult., had thirty-one fatal cases cl'aelf• 'icor,
Afire broke out in San,Francisco on the 4tbdoaersol:e.
it:could be checked nearly- eight thousand ii eree;iol,
property was destroyed:. From the mines '3t ei 'eof
in.prononseing the present one ofthe- roes obere#o,4,
roperty...oevenlneecilo;l4:,"
since- the discovery et : the gold. The `,field ad,
Men. was steadily increasing, and the ee 004 et
bably exceed that of any• ther twelv' eterPaib''
history of California... The State W4ls_!g.:il il) ii,
The Supreme Court had. rendered a deeiteeery:
_Adams. and Co., and their: creditors, that aeetla: 4
into-insolvency. Captain. Doran, of the 13ArliadiY04
rine, had been arreatod for shooting "area to' P' 6
three boarding-house-runners, who atteoll)- beiFied,r;
vessel to entice the crew to desert. Ile- svaserei:s‘ealave
$6,000: In Lower Califorrie, General.ge'ane-el Jerei'e
Walker's filibusters out of the countrn) -,;tiereo,ll7l4
and shot by the new commandant of the fr°' 1,11,
trhieohsertistecaaloncentrating their forcise eer art,,.
• ielei
Pilule who immediately issued the follow/lp, ler
" All foreigners who cross the line dividing . rje,„t.
California (unless they arefurnishedwith Jjoipf, ter tit
the Mexican Consul .at San Francisco) 11,1 ,i1P6411,1
foreigners now in the territory, by the Liereee ,0
drez, will leave immediately, and failing terooe, 0
The introduction ofarms and ammunition odes ,t vi t
punishable with
wdeathili
bee death.. npsorneigh2ol inveafsoOrelA:.aeoliii;
alley roadstead, with: passengers, will . sail. ei 0" 01,1
ease of non-compliance will be regarded de r-1
pirates." The insurrectionary or• demoOod i--eeP/1
Nicaragua was in a state of. disruption alit/
chiefs had creased the frontier info cilair,'.,a
thea
e
fa
sNe arkica3eilni
tanned
ncEr atgooxsgrttithruhcao departments,,.em
ta.
party
letters
ee
lc b 0
rr
ssy protectiona l
territorys o
ocrossedfo tf herefugees- theG .
ve frontierrwhorneil. . .
IF: ar
os riv
ei it
i:,
Dictator of Nicaragua had issued a eire':e" OA' (I
."
o
vernment for the, protection_
formation
0 state
ttinthhhaeaetrenstuoin:o4acisftniardtyh.L:ilr:::ll,7,ileblirie
joie4,oo:o":,:oii4
Leon.
revolutionists
cord,eohvndeos
Ipuirtrpte civrotocil toluia:es,n4,9l is
nendwaeNt hf,a of ‘l,lO/
circular addressed teethes '5_,.. la, 0
General Wolf had fallen: Provinces. The '..°o3oitil
and the-capture of the city was.considerede‘ed, re`6o fr;
CtTß„,—A.dvices from. Havana to the ,--,iciaperiti,y,t,
na :As
backag ea of e°ofupcwooen:tkiaialite:roliletopreffielfil:/1,44
healtlrof the city continaed good, and eo ill CO% Air.
amoneathe shipping. Business was aet,lcce,,tber4laarli
the remnants of the sugar stocks; in a" 'port', prt4l 4eel
Exchange, New York ~2 discount; other rilY leo,
on"

24 t -24 discount ; Loudon, 10 preminso•
the. planters were good ; the growing, had
throughout the Wand. A Spanish vessel '—
to carry rum to liverpool at £2 per ton.

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COMAIERCIAL INTE 'o r -A
NEW 1 0) ltd gl,
MONEY continued as abundant as ey'rper,'riseel,o°,4%
was hardly sufficient to absorb all the or It"•' I,i's xg
paper was readily taken at 6to 7 per celn're,ad, rart,
lities were). however, greater than at an3at °- P',.,, )91
the present quotations in the stock mariVeafrielli• it, i
increasing abundance of capital. In Of6Asreoe.' fl
had not been brisk. London 91 to 19 61; - ye',
&c., f. 5.13.4- to f. 5.121 60 days, and f.s.°`o-5. •N'tql' ,i''l
werp, f. 5.15 to f. 5.131; Hamburg, 30' ' v ' teor 0,
to 791, ) t6At el
Chace otcotirA
COTTON.—The favourable accounts ,Cioice,:oile", IY, Vi
.Shipping List, August 8) from abrooa,,, o',ol,"bo;t4t
sfieevbfoatouolrertashbdeiae apprehension,imla
dyvrakineeedts:ffroortmdht,
ehatiehiweia,
easde;lol
oierls,
1,5 i
fe,ir.vt-ire ti
5i0.:1;i1.407i
(i fj,
cent. has been realised on most descriPti oer7e e!opy" 0,
ness. The sales for the three days havetitei 5 01'19 riC
12,000 to 15,000 bales. In our last isswas 41, ree(lo"eY:,
ttatarieem2camhol:aouirdening tendency of the marketth wit 1,3f.e,40.4,
-trotting crop. The latest accounts, °, DOI °Otflii:ib
and the growing plant is representeda;,ip :o,orts lorii
STATEMENT 05 RECEIPTS, axecwrs,„:;tal :6,i;orts. di:
Exports to J.-0 for;73 i ,11,
Receipts. Gt. Britain. ` 9,.10.,3'566 1,
1834 2,851,433 1,533,538 110, ,f 'I
1835. 2,750,014 1,479,713 ,;.107 „pi tof
Increase .. 4,,, • ~ ;et t
Decrease 101,439
5.6:625
tile l° eta
boo
.4
r—jandedmecalrikneetdfofr°3;oparloeildesteloot:ll:4o,,!leiOr:
elusiveandra otß philes
lower.D
ia Western Snits: 0
Ffiervoseun at the expense tiara be 'tber 0 .41 ,
Of 3 r fore aPP i
beingecideequal
noedvxnito seninioitn as lu.
bushel, freights to Liverpool havinr ( Pit'
nt°lllt°oc4V
limited,—.Tthhelernndtkriaaininidsaseco;triquounotsta,ad.:deaedifivonarierto
0,00
molsß„otNh.
trifle. Lard was ill good recitleLr exteat• , .31cor;
better. Butter was selling. to 3 l'" I
mmoardkereattfeo.r beef
Bacon rwTheittavvhelanselinidgasheritkat its feeb:ueoialYP'itilaciiii:
dr' i cluihsde itil3;);e" gets'
was ste;lP
e—laStctoetrchraptieg
become rather inactive.receipts' oa A
With small Ape or
SALT.—Liverpool,
~. O,lO . „j, bbe,, t
advance recently noted; N°
, has of 131,
supply of foreign generally . _„tiye, liar .0111,. le
mand, however, was not vex, ai-,
rates. d svo'7ll, ";i1
previous rates. •olit to ''' f 0 69j,
FnEIGHTs.—The rates of freip_ , _Ol 0 ~i.to. to!'
of the withor.,Theat, 730' Or
proved in consequence . to
ground had been taken at qin'Sotsed
for the deal trade. To Liverpoo c0tt0,,0,,
COAL.—Liverpool Orrel wa sc.a,l,,:bel:toipswi:o66tlor:if
41d. to ad. ; flour, ls. 4d. to XS.r_.... ',ellielit' 1,
dead weight, 12s. 6d. to 165.; 1110°`"
b''e'aisngfirfrno; swinitall-115101:.'“'ilic
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41. TILE PoTATO DISEASE, in a mitigated form, has made its
at:R Pearance in the south of the Isle of Man.
t6ocas iieitet:*r v. in iltlnEs, of this town, was admitted, on Tuesday,_
the court of chancery' of the county palatine of
Centstated that Her Majesty has written a letter to the
e-ss of Sefton expressive of sympathy and condolence on
the death of the Earl of Sefton.
ailltrii Goons
of by left unsold at Ramsey bazaar have since been
,7
ka64 public auction, and £B7 lls. 6
hg
"a total contribution of £s6orealised towards the patriotic
4 0,0
tom, "x'ANY Op RECRUITS, belonging to the 18thERerigghl,-
teaAho have been for the last three weeks at New
it et; 'le,,rg,oing exercise on the Minie rifle, crossedd
wtheererifvoerr.
wizelecif.„ the Woodside steamers, on Thursday, an
b 3, railway to Preston, to join the depot.
, .a/z„
et aI..L.AieSTIR POR THE HUNDRED of WEST DERDy.—
dale EL,;"."ll$ of the county magistrates on Thursday, at Kirk-
11I'veyor4°;11,3-hotise, Mr. William Henry Gee,
the• above ap-
kittraell,Qs, he e,
Liverpool, received architect and
I,'
of tt.' ,esiliuu AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.-At citeilerrectors cf this company, held on Wednesday,'meet-
a me.tetwinaag
itgAeo dt° recommend to the proprietors, at their next
f.()1_11t Derte,el4Plit- a dividend, for the pact half-year, at tfohrewroartde
Of
meet-
-41
kl:6(),-,' Der annum, and to carry a surplus
, Tat -1„'-u•
'11'0(.4, Al's ft ttlialtl G -la ors E, erected a
will seat about
P‘ei,,tjersoos, il(!'l in Pleasant-street, 7.9lcmn.williams, to the
few .3-fmr! ago by the Wes-
short] 1,.. Layleee4loen sold, by Mr. Willi?
°ft,,Y ve 0r,,, ~of St. Aidan's College, Bir.kenheleaenhdurweillh
~,, Ne: --eki for Divine service according to
.11 R 82,,,.
41111ecte:T°14X, or R si,ec On Thursday, the children
the
e ' with Bt. Andrew'sE---I%S—eh 1, Slater-street, had their
'e scllo,-lellrs-ion - h ater School,
Previous to their lea;ziene• 14tthy -11°41 theeY°Psr e presented the Rev. T. C. Cowan,inhcerer
pas or, with a reaenutiful gold pencil-ease,
a eAre.•aoce of the in• terest ,k en
) 'rat
Lay ~ •.441))1, en in their educations
iel,i' `"e lten ' "rxima TO THE JU-DGES.—OntbWe
Town-
theedes-4rd'',lie •;,,Y.l°2l.gave the usual assize dinner a
I'igh sh lee Crowder John Pemberton Heywood, iPr. Julrt"s included the two Judges, Mr. Bwaoroodn,
Esq.,Platt
~,,41,0f..ta-e leeriff, theowder, under-sheriffs, the grand jury, and se ve-
-'l4-e. Pity Members of the bar attending the-present r Aieec,, numbered about fifty.
Roller, a
ierirset,,oa......,„. Ve ep...01,_,!i1t Aleticke. Tl.
te,r of the ristrrYnient.of Mr. .
',Nes
e,s
vwililistasm.-TlVoimllipasmon,day
the ro-
freak: T3clea,.rie,, thewin, he.vi.ng asbpsecoeimndeensd
Vlkr f.rota the ~.;'. ofse interesting 4: lat,ps, oedford Hotel, Covent-garden,'
formation has
RI!, '4 End Ids charge were staying, oendfolUT,awtuhrere
aad . 144, Po ce, and . Lon
high, -dark moustache
A Whiskes._,)3;ears old, 6 feet 10 inches
11141)° et
the li the offender fully
at the back.
teward i'l• the tw- „ 5 years old, j described, as
ree,mle les be ins a. e
1,419 of the
tell. offered for the apprehension of Miller and
,salt
etit
ti4l._ _ wins.
Dstliel.tatorfkl:atiiiitliti4sll'PliortWo*ln Eztheß; 4th of
.in
January last,
Lewis, which
Her bows were
ttov'elq. of 1440 of a crew, ran against a sunkleansticlerbiteirlgloBno
the
'4'4"
. teh'
in
lat.
48.
lan.
106
E.
land keeping
Partaa.toPs gol! Was only by baling out the yesse "damage was
Pass,7_3'epaii,l,g that she was kept afloat till the . The'
sf.4l.teri3 Werc°, and enabled to reach her detltininawtiionth.
,11.11 tekee, e Brousdes of presenting the captain tLe -4tires of tirgratit but he dechnletditso rec
couched in
a sub-
s .45
fl W4'
h ended to him.
- Eli li , atteri owever, pre.
owe
eive it.
1,,s Bto th lig terms, and states that the
athptexpinassLeenwgicars.
ii 1181 i ,
.„, d'::eision and courage
N CIRCITIT.—
e soli '° zici,
va NORTHER
tte , owl, 21IsTERs poR T
E,,, 3 ear 4 g are the appointments of. revising
tvheerpaooortl.-12
ItWiEq:ctil‘leiliiilt., rilliatleow
rab.ey.dß.aron. PtlbaettorsoewninorcoJundgt,eaton-Li
le and Mauls. North
e 4„. iii: ~,_ si min
Temp....,
N rthallerton,
-4,(1 17:--130,0
hears. Blanchard, Thirsk, o
IZire'lehtee,,,,lt e 8 Of Searhcrcugh' n--Hull
e,„,..-,11 secr'`' : Mr. Milne. East Ri b.
West Mine. oo-
Addison.
Vi/Zaa: It etaresborough : Mr. Lefroy.
hx, Mr. 9
.80;ttlaioriials. Grey. Durham and borua:Mr.
Brett
t'erso'sia,. iicll. and Cumberland and boroughs Be.verl.e.Y,
k.ie,,e,te,74lre: Mr Rushton.
~k . N ,
land • Mr. Hogg.
a
a l'c'l . ''.%3lv and West. MSanouchthesLater..-n-cal‘sibri.rße ra: 3indelstivh:
idael,' eNts.4ll:l. R. Denman.an.Nlorothumdayber
night *last week,
4et4iler4tBotetlst 114:113nEadRre; Pfundlerntheshopofi.beadamebroeenn,
ilik-"%the„•4th Castle-street. After the premises
a zh,se If ilttlivate watchman, named James Seymour? ion le,tting,
1144;' a priVate passage at the side of the shlZtly
c,f,,s Wahl stingtosp that an entrance had been effected
Otolei Ne thi-m.erer, y hastened -forward in pursuit
tsa..el, whom he heard retreating by the back do.oF:,_,T2ie,
14k
,sn:nahis hurry, stumbled over a carpet-bage W.nlc-. w"
was
RilDet`i
t,:nzksesaffi:, ancipi:e:ll,lltehtis detained, the thief
g f &to con-
, k,,s,rOerty valued at about X2OO, and consisted of rings,
lertZ
.os, and other jewellery.
a, nn a dark lantern,ll.l6steleeto. Pasn
rge e
1,1 -qiiiid h•
ys, an
4 "tS for housebreaking,
ae. e t bed
other iai 1 sine:
tkottia,,,kn COMMITTE.E.-112e connuatee held its weekly
ftkiner(7„°ll Thursday, Alderman Dover in the cha,"
reported that
`4e rile -,a,cting for themedical officer of health, repel"- the
Ittell'are,s4l4l3' of the town.coutinued below' the ofaverage
excluding the
a_ dingl.„hriod of the last seven years,
eudiagsatur-
t3LjYalrieaulathe I,lotiliv-La.ellinnoninnbteredcflokle2aoth! for the w
1:,e4 91e e,,,lich 24, were from r
diarhce
for the week had
,'lthe'sj•l4',,,aß"tt) The mean temperature r had been 29-828
?Ymetnetiacee(bdieinseasg ease v..l'e nulseeds s
-luaber 0-eue saebolean of the-harom
in the town, the
c'el',lnh• 11 of whi,l, hada about- 200- streets .
lile - 114 houses •Nzanaittee recommended that a great
tiO,oes-t/,`„_eit the
neglected to com. ply withtbethboeronnogtihceeitio.
After 4ra tile Zes, should be drained by
..
property.
sou eehdoUg dl met recovered from the owners of tiaq,._,„..
kite 'elloie,isiort, in which the chairman and Mr- n°us
shoo"s con.`.`,the recommendation, it was resolved
.committee
I.Y aft, "lueration for a fortnight, and the commi
P 1174 tWards adjourned.
a, kii,,,i‘ -bEnt.r a to post-
_ weekly meeting of the
„"1e P*,,l_af this -flunron jANeZeld oen wednesday. ..Present :
ilves f'• W. )3 ach, ti- chairmanwas Messrs. Harrison, Fitzpatrick
ltit;i;'ZitlVelhiey,fioatu-11:1ali:lins .Roberts, liirkus Vedcali,
ld,-Mullim's, Edwards, Ledge:, Shaw,
Illth:ltircb, Horsfall, Pickup, and Mountfield: Mae-balance
°r4e,4ands of the treasurer was £2,621 13s. Bd. It was
''llow-Vhat a return be prepared and printed, containing the
Solk particulars with reference to the Workhouse and
ittlltittti:lll IlaluelY :-The number of paupers in eachof such
`verateone for each of the ive ykars ended March last ; the
14t pelsietklY cost of such paupers ; the amount paid during
. stile
-for the following articles :-namely, clothing,
1/44t-, drlL' 4chling, flour, lread, meat, potatoes,- groceries,
411Z'wh "',-'slairits wine, and ironmongery ; to whom Paid,
att... 4 7.thelier'v under' contract or otherwise. The number. of
44 ilveth) _ ed in the Workhouse and Hospital, during the
*nacre, 'vac 668; out-door, .3,364; ,total, 4,922;
'`ll MI ''`e ti. iP •
r when compared
lik4e e eorr ,-, in-door, and 167 ont-doo , -showing.
aunt of
N Y ktql 031onding week in last year. The agin
hi4•4l-el Ar--"exPended as out-relief -was £202 10- 2d.
e.
‘I4Y.; \t' the n$ -The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks pre. i*earilleti 4' -v..htlC eof the Select Vestry em rilic.
54k41411
'l%
INr'°'
Y ineeia'moved a receded= gratillimg
lia4 . k ,pa the od.ruffe ,
1:1, qael.,, I.lkiatbility and courtesy.
ac-
nut l'eabiNtA the late President o_ .
responsible aflic.
-'es - lull tilt • duties of his
iwtibeth
pwoehirctatwheiLA,
/,41, Ofs the ll difficult to_ From the iii.,ie-
k °el' W%t unanimously agreed.
eared that au.
-4les Sadaa* °le, Committee It . apP • d were 183
!)e, ; 220 eltteci b,..-uuse
+hp vagrant sne s
Irel„,°s.iek 'eltlatea-'t week into -- • au 474_ The num-
o4 ',hole , and 62 children-in ,
h instant, were 517,
4 he
-8
f 8 ILI
t4e.
hospital
en
the
4t..in the house
,ripti Bth inqe,,ver, and 68 itch The numbers,
la'r!tll°4s t/f slant,
we 2069.. It was
'''' 441'-'w
ahOZ be given to the Southern Hospital,so.
iht 15f tat le Ilt.door ..
.d. be appointed, at a
that
reEolyed that a sub
a,... teet sth inspector should
•14ey.,! ilts,i,an 160„ a-year. Mr. Bradley proposebdatan
t;t7Ach7-4,„,, ..,';:t4 should be closed for three `months,.
tyket 01, ae.ifi",ag, reed to, to the effect that
eenctlabide
he Ifn,!!a;4ard'i, next iky, and that a retutrtiabeSatblij
tt. l:L"151tal 4' of the number of persons.s_ admitted
h, and the names of
tettlie f,,_ not belonging to that parish, into the
4314 etit "411,. vt'hich they came. Mr. Shaw moved
ituhneaatpic-
the his, wia' the usual deputation to visit
were
,L, adopted.
Mr. Bradley,
4.o3ilitelli.e,ell'elealli, Was
The deputation appointed
lit .tr ard,,,,-;11, the two senior overseers, . r.
14 4he °etc co
leet Nlay e. mAtiTTEE -The weekly meeting .was held
NIVB 814114 '-'harles Turner, BPI
11 nsell Hubhaalr,
N., IP, 8 • , ttobinson G son bison, -
° ' The sub-
., in the chair. Present,..
IsZVe,,,, kitte_Mith, 14,..ett, Greg son, ,and Gladstone. . . the
ay,. °f WoricrEulmllvtalled 'a, m for covering in
zip, estiai °2l the east side ---i- Wapping Dock warehouses.ere
iqs.,roved `led east
was.:
dt the
be 2600
. The plans 7
kl .4 roof fMe silb-eoixt • etee Clof works'
ilpresentedebtbe
0 Itretl , or the Wappi,tlt,
hatijobbeeenasaliail,te.d
to
trerewhaonn sseszf
11,F.Z4nee.ted witlllll4ite'wotl4l% I which
wool
trade.
elite-
Peloamasmriottreae
Gartskie, and other q
hey had arrived at
111%Nitilpslon that the top °roovn_eOf.anthde Napping warehouses
o c in-d i
aa t in' o nw for
4:
al Joe:
4.
ohell completed, be the
1)1"1--Z0:11441ebseoace'f EaTtni
,b,,,,,,k,triseie. a hale carte-
which th bad
titeert to pay T„
sub e and porterage w
:6a,":3:7ltbbrregys of Australian,
read
4•of ti • ue p were .approved.-The clerk .
would save im-
(l4,oasta- te warehouse
-committee, stating that on the
tr,,n, et the- had
visited
Otai,Ti•e., at tY, and inspected the warehouses,
'th m The
the t
e`,,,l'ee. re423ll3lenhead, and the cargoes •111. '
hoe Ntilltba,leenleiided the rates of charges hitheert
thi:Res Da
‘,74.1r. Robinson said it might be desirable,
e.
tlia.t4icler j; next year, to bring the Birkenhead
w on
hitherto levied
ttthe't the z sanie plan of management as was pursued
th, NI Char , water. The committee, however, had resolved
bt, It:1101)41es !should be paid on the delivery of tgoonTai
,licellati!tlll,4lls a ledger aecount, as had been the eus •
14k. oPtklitroill4 warehouses. The report was
the Iffer. tahreit forward a subject which has more than
kh 4110 Aatlai en discussed, namely, the propriety of c
l* Wail Li- harg-
of
agreed to.
-
the
14ei, to h:eaL dues upon steamers. In consequence _ y
ku,l of J„, ee,Tade to steamers for the space occupied b
i'timq th`4lekr..B.3 &e, and in consequence of the differenti.a
ckoN al ete'loll adopted in regard to their tonnage,. t l
some cal-
4teo'tkl.ostlilali gs . , ,111• /' 8 yield a considerably less amount in dues
1111:14111 l'hehlVilt ships.-Mr. Smith, who made
that,
wNB R t 'Llia •
sum per acre_
h'i ed f oth question was discussed before, said
,_ll44tie Niirio,,ei he ~,,bst of his recollection, the
'lll 'lt•"g ve "a ter space devoted to 'steam
0 the other
!L th ~ is ai,_e,sels produced £1,260 per acre, i
Iciclear out
ers was £730,
'oore
rg 9. that steamers load, discharge, an ly
artic ar
It.ist,i's"'htelaelsal:l:llY than ships, some of which, P - _, _.....„
1.,,"( e'"ere a, 'e four or five months in dock after eILSCP!
fi, Nth aS a
INtalvie,riiisl,'ally a good deal of conversation upon the subject,
00e",ed mthreasolution of Mr. Mann's that the committee
41p.taerB 4 (hies table of the tonnage of steamers_
litp,,y re4i.ster are
~, paid, and the gross tonnage of I
litti4ab,„_,4 answ,,e'`, as they would be if propelled y
b sails
•cl the
11' tre -"ktr I-0 Arr.
notedstone, the Chairman sai .
uponsu ei
-44,4 eai i them
1 l. 8t
b had yet been transferred o the Liver-
l'q bee,. real the %well1(1 in the course of a few daysy.A .
letter
Pittrea-Cstranted.lfiaYor, asking that the Akbar hulk, which_
kit?' ttl a, tuitilital:e Government to the Corporation aesa,,
4 4....,Tricellhea, permitted to be placed in the, Great
tai, dr, he w,,,,.u. Referred to the Harbour-masters Com-
itl,lsll the '!ington Half-tide Dock was ordered to be
It, ()Itif• e tie night of
or toll 0 411Eed._..., e. 6
th 2 th instant, in order that it
,le i.:s fet ~n the b
,4-he Chairnaan said there was no formal
(lie';.!bai. 'tie ha °ex,' all to the Surveyor preparing plans for
thtleoe,l•l2e it useli!r?rement of the Birkenhead Dock estate, so
1110.000_151 Nell: to trade and shipping in connection with
I} a ‘o^
es--The
_.otloll
1t,4 144,18-uninuttL• The Town Council had requested that
Ilasseii--4 resj vfould allow their Surveyor to draw up
, as suggested by the Chairman, was
,orataittee shortly afterwards adjourned.

A SPECIAL SESSIONS for the transfer of public-house licen-
ses was held on Thursday, in the Sessions House, Chapel-street,
before S. Holme, Esq., and Hardman Earle, Esq., magistrates.
A considerable number of transfers were allowed.
CRICKET.—A match was played, on Friday, between the
Wavertree Alliance Club and the 2nd Eleven of the Athe-
mum, which terminated in favour of the latter. Score : Al-
liance, first innings, 451 second, 53. Athenmum, first innings,
39 ; second, 62 ; witlitwo wickets to go down.
SOME young gentlemen residing at Aigburth have been
amusing themselves by wrenching off bell-pulls and breaking
windows, &c. They were ultimately dispersed by a double
charge of powder fired amongst them by a sportsman whose
house they had attacked. The youths have since apologised
to the various parties against whom they played their tricks,
and repaid all damages.
COLLISION IN THE FOG.—The neighbourhood was enshroud-
ed by a dense fog until nearly half-past nine o'clock on Fri-
day. A little after half-past five o'clock the Woodside steamers
Wirral and Prince met near the middle of the river, and a
collision ensued. The Prince had part of her gangway doors
carried away, but resumed her station during the day. Some
of the passengers were thrown off their seats by the shock,
but none were injured.
ST. HELEN'S.—On Wednesday, an inquiry took place at St.
Helen's, before an inspector of the Board of Health, who had
been memorialised by some of the inhabitants to place the
town under the Health of Towns Act. After hearing evidence
both for and against the objects of the memorialists, the in-
quiry was adjourned in order that the inspector might survey
some portion of the property proposed to be dealt with under
the provisions of the act.
A MAYOR ELECTED TOWN-CLERIC.—At a recent special
meeting of the Bury Town Council, Mr, Salmon, solicitor, re-
signed the office of mayor and alderman, in order to become a
candidate for the vacant office of town-clerk, to which he was
elected without opposition. The penalties to which Mr, Sal-
mon was liable for resigning the offices named (£6O) were re-
mitted by a special resolution, and his salary fixed at the same
amount as that paid to his predecessor—viz., £BO. Within the
last few years a former mayor of Bury was appointed, either
during or immediately after his year of office, governor of the
gaol.
THE FARMERS OP WIRRA.L.—Last year the farmers of
Wirral were visited by a party of agriculturists from South
Lancashire, to examine their system of farming ; and this
year, having received an invitation from them for a 'similar
purpose, the farmers of Wirral started from Liverpool by the
St. Helen's Railway on Thursday, alighting at Fidler's Ferry
Station, where they were met by Mr. M. Longton, 'of Rain-
hill, Mr. Pemberton, and other gentlemen, who pildted them
-through the day. They visited Mr. Kerfoot's farm at War-
rington, Mr. John (erfoot's at Orford, Woolton nail Farm,
Wilgrave Farm, and Sudwirth Hall Farm, and returned in
the evening.

WIGAN CIitTCH of ENGLANI 'YOUNG MEN'S SOCIETY.
—On Monday, a meeting was held in the 'Commercial Hall,
Wigan, for the purpose of inaugurating a Church of England
Young Men's Association. The rector presided, and there
was a large attendance of young men and others. Resolu-
tiOns expresiive of the need of such an institution, pledging
the meeting to support it, appointing a committee of manage-
ment, and'adopting a set of rules, were mussed unanimously.
Addresses were delivered by the chairman, Lord Lindsay, the
Hon. Colin Lindsay, and -others. The society have taken
rooms in King-street, in which they propose to establish a
library, a select reading-room, and various classes. Liberal
contributions have been received from the Lord Bishop of
Chester, the Earl of Creuford and Da'cures, Lord Lindsay,
and ethers. •

ti4E ISLE OF MIS REGATTA took place on Tuesday and
Wednesday last in Douglas Bay, and was well attended. 'Sir
J. Lauder, Bart, Major Stewart, and a committee 'of gentle-
men exerted themselves to make the necessary arrangements.
The Royal Western-of Ireland, th?, Royal Mersey, the Royal
-Northern, and the ,Royal Irish; sent several of their vessels to
support the regatta. ' On Tuesday a yacht race fora '450 cup
was sailed for, which was won by the Cymba, a cutter of 50
tons. A sailing match for small pleasure boats of-the Island
-was won by the Vision, Captain Barker, beating the Victoria!
Fairy, &c. On Wednesday anther yacht race was sailed, for
a prize of £2O, 'between the Glance, Foam, and which
was won by the first-named yacht. Several rowing races con-
cluded each day's spirt. The whole proceedings, which were
well conducted by several Offcers of the Royal Western of ,
Ireland and the Royal Mersey Yacht Clubs, gave much satis- •
faction, and -produced qaiteta sensation in theasland.
LIVER.POGL WAR MOVEXENTS.—An embarkation ottroops •
for the Crimea took place on Tuesday in the, Canard screw- ,
steamers Ezneu and-Andes. The 51st Regiment went on board
the formerat the Huskisson Dock in the forenoon. The fol-
lowing arethe names of officers :--Liettt-Colonel A. C.
Errington, Captains. Irby, Drought, Madden, and Mitford ;
Lieuts. Farrington, Acton, Woolley, and Anderson ; Ensigns
Lambert,'Oldham, Read, Lewin, Gloag, Chaplin ; Adjutant .
Clemente,. Quartermaster Lawrence, and Surgeon Webb. • De-
tachments of the 3rd,4lst, and 48th Regiments embarked-on
board the Andes in the.afternoon witlithefcdlewing officers -:
CaptaixrSheeman, 3rd Buffs ; Captain Wilkinson, 48th ; .and
Lieut. Pearson, 31st. ;The following officers of the 31st also
proceed in the -Andes : —Major Erskine, <Captain Dickson,
Lieut. Iteed, Ensign Burneley, and Assistant-Surgeon Bourke.
The troops were loudly cheered while Tearing the landing-.
stage in the steam-tender Jackal' far conveyance to the And.
at anchor in the Mersey. -s,
ROYAL INFIRMARY ScnooL OP MEDIOINE.—At the annual
examination of the.students on Monday, the following obtained
prizes for proficiency in the several branches of medical study :
—Mr. Robert Fryeragold medal and Royallnfirmary scholar-
ship;Ser superiority in the sne&al examination in all ,the
branches collectively-of medical science.taught in the school.
Surgery : Mr. R. Fryer, silver medal ; Mr. George Davy'- ler-
manitertificate of .honour. Practice of Medicine : Mr. G. D.
Kerman, silver medal; Mr. John Bride,-certificate of honour;
Mr: •R. Fryer, ditto. Midwifery : Mr. G. D. Kerman- silver
medal. Chemistry 31r. Daniel Mackirday, silver medal; Mr.
.7. 'Bride, certificate ,of honour. Materia _Medica : Mr. Alex-
ander Thompson, silver medal ; Mr. D. Mackinlay, certificate
of honour. Medical -Jurisprudence and Toxicology ; Mr. R.
Fryer, first prize book ; Mr. J. Bride, certificate of honour.
Botany : Mr. Arthur Sanderson, first -prize book ; Mr. Chas.
. Keok Oldham, certificate of honour. Ophthalmic Surgery :
Mr. R. Fryer,. first prize book ; Mr. John -Bride, • certificate of
ban= ; Mr. J. Robinson, ditto. Anatomy and Physiology :
Bride, certificate of honour.. Junior Anatomy : Mr.
:Flynn, first prize book.
A ;:DANGEROI7I3 • LUNATIC.—On Thursday, Alfred :Yates
Carr, M.D., of Manchester, was brought betbre Mr. Trafford,
..maOstrate, at the-New Bailey, as a dangerous lunatic, having
been-found wandering about in the night with a couple ,of
eioutdygoalsnoe,
andup
.rtelaied Ma apneroebeia.s-
. terloadevadephiasptogles
in
mation, denouncing a near relative of bis .guiltyllof er,
ehisectrindsg.prell
treason. Mr. Carr, is the same who, &few. days ago, applie and the coroner. of the county as having-been gu tymof higdh
to the magistrates .of :Liverpool for a. warrant against the
Captain of the James Baines, emigrant ship for putting him
in chains on his homeward voyage from Aust-ana.
fora .00mmitted him to Prestwich Asylum :as a ranee
lunatic. These facts war.ccount for agood.dee.l of the strange
and wayward conduct.w.hith Dr. Carr manifested both before
and subsequent to the „investigation
be before thremembe e Liverpool
magistrates, which resulted, as may red, in the
complete exoneration of the owners of the James Baines from
the charges brought against them mainly through Dr. Carr's
agency. On the previous :Tuesday an investigation was held
by the Manchester .borough coroner into the_ death of the
mother of :Dr. Carr, who expired suddenly at. Heaton Norris,
where she -resided. It appeared that the superintendent of
police had -received a letter -from Dr. Carr, stating that his
mother -had :been poisoned,,and demanding an, investigation.
This the eoroner assented to, although, from. his previous
knowledge of Dr. Carr, he hadzeason to suppose- that his sus-
picions were
.groundless. The _case, therefore, wont before a
jury ; and, after the examination of a number of .witnesses, it
was distinetiyiproved that Mrs. Carr had died from natural
causes. It was stated that Dr. Carr had behaved very-violently
before his mother previous to her death ; and the coroner re-
Inarked that, though the death had not been an unnatural one,
it had doubtless:been acceleratedly the conduct of Dr. Carr
himself. The juryincorporated this.opinion with their verdict.

BANKRUPTCY -COURT.—Re Antiony O'Donnell,: This
bankrupt, who carried on the business of a chairmaker in
Dawson-street, appeared before Mr. Commissioner Stephenson
on Tuesday, for the „purpose of having the adjudication an-
nulled and the petitation dismissed, on the ground of non-
compliance
oncieenwisittehr, a the
chairmakeractofparl byeiarmesindting at High petitioning creditor,
cyreeodmitbere:
Bucks. It appeared that the petitioning creditor could not
write, but only made his marks to the affidavits on which an
adjudication of bankruptcy was issued, and it was agreed,
that in consequence of the Attesting witness not being sworn
to the.signature, the petition must be takenoff the file.—His
honour considered that an important point had been raised,
and adjourned his decision..—,George Bateman, late of the
Cattle Market Inn, Stanley, appeared on the same day before
Mr. Commissioner Perry, on his last examination. The case
was further adjourned.—Re Beheridge and ;Wilson : On
Wednesday these bankrupts came up for their certificate, and
no opposition being offered, one of the first-class was granted
to .each.—Re Louis Ahlborn : On the application of the
official assignee, and it appearing to the court that it would
be for the benefit of the estate, his honour directed that the
bankrupt's establishment in Whitechapel should be kept open
for the sale of goods, the assignee being empowered to employ
the bankrupt in each sale.—Re H. H. Rose : The last ,ex-
amination of this bankrupt was again adjourned to have the
balance sheet amended.—Re Richard Williams: This bank-
rupt, who carried on business in this town as a builder and
stonemason, Appeared on Thursday before Mr. Commissioner
Stevenson on au application for his certificate. Mr. Evans,
in representing the assignees, offered no opposition, and a
certificate of the first-class was granted.

NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The annual meeting.
took place at the Clarendon Rooms, on Friday ; Richard Grif-
fith, Esq., in the chair, The general manager, Mr. Rae, read
the following report:—
The Reserve Fund, as per last Report,
amounted to
The net profits for the year ending 30th June
last, after making provision for the losses of
the year, were

£L9,918 1 9

Deduct two half-yearly Dividends on the Capi-
tal (E 161,587 10s.) at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, each £9,694 5 0
Income tax paid by Bank 565 10 10
—70114-- £10,260 15 10

Leaving at Credit of Reserve Fund ....... £9,657 511
It is well knoiri that the past year has been a very unfortu-
nate one in Liverpool, and this bank has not escaped from
the losses arising out of the failures of October last, and the
subsequent months. It be seen, however, from the above
statement, that the losses in question have been provided for,
and the usual rate of dividend paid to the proprietors, without
trenching much on the Reserve Fund. In other respects, the
position and prospects of the bank are satisfactory. The sale
of the Birkenhead Docks will enhance the value of all property
in that locality, in which, as the proprietors are aware, the
bank is still largely interested, and the directors will lose no
opportunity that may offer itself of realising on favourable
terms. The report, on the motion of the chairman, was una-
nimously received and adopted. On the motion of Mr. Wil-
liams, of Chester, Mr. John Prys Eyton, of Llanerchymar,
near Holywell, and Mr. Joseph Betteley, of Oakfield, near
Nantwich, were chosen directors in lieu of those going out by
rotation. A vote of thanks to the chairman, and to Mr. Rae,
the general manager, was proposed by Mr. R. W. Pritchard,
and carried unanimously, as were votes to Mr. Beck, and the
branch managers and other officers of the bank. Several
shareholders expressed their satisfaction with the report ; and
the chairman and general manager having returned thanks,
the meeting separated.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE Journal des 'Debats announces the death of M. Ma-
riani, one of the triumvirs of the late Roman republic, with
Garibaldi and Mazzini.

THE WYE steam-ship is now fitting at Portsmouth, under
the superintendence of Mr. Grant, the controller of the victu-
alling department, for the purpose of supplying the army in
the Crimea with distilled water. At a late trial, 1,400 gallons
of pure water were produced in ninety minutes.
A PARTY, consisting of a young Englishman named Ramsay
and six guides, has just effected the ascent of Mont Blanc from
Cormayem, on the Italian side. For more than fifty years
attempts have been made to ascend from the southern side of
the mountain, but, till now, without success.
THE MELBOURNE PAPERS notice the production of a vine-
yard, the property of Mr. Belperrond, which this season pro-
duced twelve tons of grapes and five thousand gallons of colo-
nial or white wine, which is extremely pleasant, and, without
containing the heat of sherry, is something of the lemon
flavour, and of a light character.
ADVICES from Madeira tell a lamentable tale. The disease
in the vine threatens to utterly exterminate the plants. No
wine has been made for three years, and there will be none
this. Attempts are in progress to introduce the sugar-cane;
but it is feared that they will meet at best with only a partial
success.

Two POLICEMEN went to the Great Western Railway
works at New Swindon last week, to serve a summons on an
operative named Smith, whom they found attending to a
steam-engine. No sooner was Smith aware of their intention
than, raising the safety valve, the place was instantly en-
veloped in impenetrable mist ; when the vapour had cleared
away Smith had vanished also.
THE WIFE or A. BRICKLAYER, of Grimstone, Norfolk, was
proceeding to church with her little boy, three years and a
half old, on Sunday se'nnight, along a road lined with trees,
when a storm came on, and she took him up in her arms and
went along with an umbrella over her head. Suddenly, when
near a tree, the lightning struck her at the feet, and she felt
her strength instantaneously gone, and became unconscious.
The electric fluid passed down the tree, which it tore as it
passed along the ground to the woman's feet, tearing open
her boots, then up her body as far as her breast, into the
child which was held there, and killed it.

GEORGE HzNur S3dITH, formerly postmaster of Jersey,
who shot his wife at Rochester a year ago, and was sent to a
madhouse, has been brought up for trial at the Maidstone
assizes. Evidence showed that he had always, up to the time
of destroying her, treated his wife with extravagant kindness ;
that he had been considered insane for a long time, and only
released from an asylum because his friends had not money to
maintain him. The jury acquitted him, and the usual order
was made for his confinement during her Majesty's pleasure.
Mnssns. STRATIAN, PAUL, AND Balls appeared at Bow-
street on Wednesday, and further evidence was taken respect.
ing the Dutch bonds, which had only been partially traced at
the last examination, when the prisoners were remanded. -It
was understood that no further evidence would be brought
forward before September. Mr. Bates was liberated on bail,
the names being Mr. Anderten, Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
and Mr. W. Bates, father of the prisoner, fa Liverpool mer-
chant, residing in London.) •
THE case irif Maurice Aaronson, a Jew insolvent, was to
come on on the 13th Sept., in the Insolvent Court; but on
Monday an application was made to delay the hearing on the
ground that " the 13th and 14th of that month were the com-
mencementof the new year, and the season of prayers would
not be concluded before the -22nd of the month, when the
White Fast would take place." The -Chief Commissioner, re-
marking that he never heard of an insolvent Jew objecting to
be discharged during the period; appointed the 11th as the day
for hearing.
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of
Mon-
dry last, a consultation took place, and it was presently
announced that an arrangement had been made, and the action
abandoned. The Daily News tells us—" It transpired after-
`weietls that the terms were, that the defendant isto pay £lOO
towards the costs of the abortive .trial at Guildford, and the
whole of the taxed-costs of the trial at Kingston, and the pre-
sent action; and it 'was arranged between the counsel, that an
apology, or retractation, should be demanded or given. The
costs to be paid, it was said, would amount to nearly £1,200."
SERIOUS Acme:mine—There was a fete at. Cremorne Gar
=dens on Monday last, intended to represent the " At-
etack on the Mamelon Vert, and Capture of the Rifle-pits ;"
the proceeds to be given in ,aid of the Wellington College.
:Five hundred real soldiers were allowed to be present to take
'their part in the representation. Just as the Mamelon was
supposed to be captured, the stage erected for the advance
gave way beneath the weight of the soldiery, many of whom
were precipitated to the ground, a distance of twelve or fifteen
feet, and in the fall a sergeant of the Grenadiers sustained-a
compomed fracture of the leg; another man was taken up 'in-
sensible from internal injury; a third had a bayonet run
through hisoheek ; and about twenty-five had to be conveyed
to the military hospital in Rochester-row, Westminster. No
case is, however, likely to end fatally.
THE Zurnes, Zee.—Within the lest few months Holland_
has become. possessed of ::another province, rescued from the
waters; the. last allotment. of the ground .over which the Sea
of Haarlem,recently washed was sold.a few days ago. The
ground thus 'saved to the- country will form excellent arable
and pasture land. English engines and--English engineers
were employed to drain this territory, which contains nearly
20,000 acres of land, and, in its present uncultivated state, has
fetched nearly 8,000,000 florins. Serious thoughts are now
being entertained as to the drainage of the. Znyder. Zee. But
there are.difficulties attending this undertaking which were
unknown in Araining the. Bea of Haarlem. The ZuyderZee
is fed by.flve communications with the North Sea. It would
not be altogether beyond the reach of engineering skill to
meet these difficulties, but they would be .tended with:im-
mense expense. The money, nevertheless, cotild be found, but
it is doubted whether the „ground, when drained, would be
anything but sand.
THE NATIONAL DEFENOES.—Works for the defence of the
south-west coast of the Isle of Wight have been commenced
at Freshwater. A trench, thirty feet 'wide and deep, now
cuts off a portion of Freshwater Cliff from -the main land;
the south.antl east sides of the separated cliff face the sea.
A barrack perforated with-loopholes for riflemen will defend
the trench kola the land side. On the cliff will be mounted
eight heavy gmis, three of which will command Freshwater
Bay, three others will be pointed seaward, .and two swivels
will command the east and .evest end portions of the works.
The neighbouring hills will be sloped to enable the guns to
command Wateomb Bay. The parade ground, which leads
to the guns and to the trench barrack, the western end of the
cliff, and botheskles of the trench, will be protected by earthern
embankments, after the Russian plan at Sebastopol. The
caves at the bottom of Freshwater Cliff, which have been
visited by thousands of tourits, will all be filled up. In order
to effectually guard the entrance to the Solent.Sea an attempt
has been made to fortify the outer Needles rock, at the south-
western point. of the Isle of Wight, but it has been found
impracticable.

TIIE EAST
.14A.NCASITIRE ItArr-wAY.—On Wednesday, the
half-yearly meeting of the East Lancashire Railway Company
was held at Bury, under the presidency of Mr. Dugdale, the
chairman. After -reading the report, the chasrman said the
capital account for; the half-year amounted to £.27,298, and he
thought that the steady maintenance of the passenger traffic
and the increase in the goods traffic.afforded rmion for addi-
tional confidence in the future value,of the line. Of the2,ooo
-44--per cent. preference shares, representing a capital of
4100,000, which at their last meeting were authorised to be
raised, 14,836 shares, representing 474,180, had been issued,
and the remainder were in the hands .cf the company. The
loans had been increased .by 820,348 9s. od. He expressed his
regret at the competition with the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Company as to the Southport traffic, and-said that the direct-
ors were unanimously of. pinion that the company should not
become joint owners of the Liverpool dock branch, the cost of
which; would not be much Jess than X 400,000. The share-
holders:would be glad to learn that the traffic of the half-year
had beep carried on without u ssingle accident to any passenger.
The report was unanimously adopted, as was also a motion
declaring, a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum on
the six per cent. capital ; ofsix per cent. on the amount -called
up on the preference fifths shares,; of four-and-i-half per cent.
on the amount called up on the four-and-a-halfper cent. pre-
ference shares, and of three-and•e-half per cent. on the ordi-
nary stock of, the company.—The proceedings tern inated with
the usual compliment to the chairman-
DWELLINGS :POE THE POOR.—Last meek, the chairman and
,eommittee of the Society for Improving the. Condition of the
abouring Classes invited theirfriends ani supporters -to inspect
Wild-court, Drury-lane, London. This property was pun
.cbased by the society in November last, and was then in a
condition of filth baffling description. Since December last,
however, sixteen cesspools have been cleared out from Wild-
court, and from 140 to 150 loads of night-soil carted away ;
and 330 to 350 loads of accumulated filth, animal and vegetable
matter, carried out of the basements. The vermin and filth
between and under the floors and in the cellars were so over-
powering that the men ,engaged in removing it on one occa-
sion struck. All the houses are now supplied with a water-
closet, water, and a dust-bin or box (which communicates with
a shaft that carries everything to the basement receptacle) on
every floor. The rooms were found, on inspection, in admir-
able order, and in a state of perfect cleanliness; and the Earl
of Shaftesbury states that be visits these people occadonally
without giving them any notice, and that he finds the same
cleanliness and order prevailing. There are at present eighty-
three families oecupying ninety-two rooms. The arrears of
rent up to the 6th instant were only 13s. sd. The society are
now about to " attack" a horrible place in Gray's-inn-lane,
called Tyndale's-buildings, where one house has sent twenty
cases to the fever hospital. After slightly reducing the rents,
the society calculate on an interest of 12 per cent. on the out-
lay tu Wild-court.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLwAr.—ine half-
yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, in the
Euston-square station, the Marquis of Chandos in the chair.
From the report, which was read by Mr. Booth, the secretary,
it appeared that the receipts from passengers, parcels, and mails
for the half year amounted to £680,678, against £710,072 in
the corresponding half year of 1854, showing a decrease on this
source of revenue of £20,394. The receipts from merchandise
were £670,255—(being an increase of £36,413 over the receipts
of the corresponding half year of 1854), making a total of
£1,350,933. The working expenses were £563,473. The
falling off in the passenger traffic might be attributed in part
to the effect of the increased taxation in consequence of the war,
but principally to the opening throughout of the Great West-
ern Company's extensions to the north. The "report stated that
the company had a disposable balancein hand of £542,815 2s. Bd.
out of which the directors recommended a dividend of £2 7s. 6d.
per cent. for thelastsix months, leaving a balance of £6,95015. 6d.
to be carried to the next half year's accounts.—The chairman,
in moving the adoption of the report, regretted the falling off
of the passenger traffic which had taken place, even at the
stations near Loudon, where they had no competition. They
must, however, look to the opening of some new lines compet-
ing with them. The amalgamations entered into last year
had been, as the directors said they would be, injurious to this
company's interests, as the traffic was thereby diluted, and,
singular enough, the traffic taken from one line was not always
realised on the other lines. After an allusion to the increase
of traffic, and the necessity of the reduction of the working ex-
penses, he expressed his regret at the loss of the North Stafford-
shire amalgamation bill.—After considerable discussion on the
subject of the debenture debt, the running of excursion trains
to the injury of the regular ones, &c., a motion, proposed by
Mr. Hadfield, M.P., was agreed to, appointing a committee of
shareholders taconsult withthe directors.—Several shareholders
contended that the fares ought to be increased, and one gentle-
man suggested that the fare of 30s. to Liverpool should be in-
creased to 408.—0 n the motion of Mr. Edson, seconded by
Mr. Tite, M.P., the Marquis of Chandos was appointed perma-
nent chairman of the company, at a salary of £2,000 per
annum. The business of the meeting then terminated,