The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

COMPASSES OF IRON SHIPS.

Tay following letters, bearing testimony to the great value
of the apparatus invented by Mr. Jolm Gray, of this town,
appeared in the Examiner of Saturday last :
The Priory, Battersea; July 30, 1855.

Sra,—lt being a well-known fact that matters interesting to
navigation are better handled, and, as a sequitur, better
understood by the `Examiner' than by the press generally, I
feel no kind of hesitation in asking space for a letter on the
adjustment of the compasses of iron ships, nothing doubting
you will feel it to be a subject worthy of serious consideration,
and worthy of a place in your columns.
Mr. John Gray, Nautical Instrument-maker, of Liverpool,
has patented au apparatus for the adjustment of iron ships'
compasses, at sea, or in harbour ; and the principle of its
construction is so simple and effective that it has obtained a
very high compliment from the Astronomer-Royal, a copy of
whose letter I enclose. To bring before the world the means
of navigating our iron ships with accuracy, more particularly
after the calamitous occurrences so often associated with the
deviation of the compasses, is a praiseworthy effort on the
part of Mr. Gray, and one that cannot be too highly applauded.
The apparatus consists of a cradle containing the necessary
complement of magnets moving vertically in a horizontal plane
in the binnacle, or horizontally in a frame on the deck ceiling
house, &c., and connected with which is a rack and pinion
holding a vertical magnet to correct any disturbance arising
from the inclination of the ship.
The code of instructions, which I have examined, is of so
simple a character that it is a matter of surprise that it should
not have been suggested before.
All that appears to be required from the captain, after the
binnacle is placed in its position and the compass adjusted by
the party appointed, is taplace the ship'shead in two positions,
and the compasses are made perfect, whatever may be the
amount of disturbance.
I have so often witnessed the pains taken by Mr. Gray in
adjusting the Great Britain's and other iron ships' compasses,
that I am full of belief in the correctness of his last discovery,
—at any rate, as its correctness may be ascertained before
ships proceed to sea, I trust you will agree with me that there
need be no hesitation in recommending it to notice.
Yours, &c., CHRIST. CLACTON..

Royal Observatory, Greenwich, June 19, 18-56.
SIII, —nave examined yourbinnacle, which contains arrange-
ments for adjusting the magnets, and which contains also
proper provision for' the mounting of:,the unmagnetised iron,
usually required for complete correction of the' compass; and
I hare to state to you, that it is entirely satisfactory to me;
The principles of its construction are perfectly correct, and
the application of the adjusting power is- easy. With very
moderate care on the part of the captain, the compass may be
made accurate in ahy part of the world.
You are at liberty to state this publicly, if you think fit to
do so. I am, &c. G. B. AIRY.
Mr. John Gray.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COI4:I3.ANY.-

ANNUAL MEETING.

Os' Friday, the shareholders in this company held their
annual general meeting, in the board-room of theireaffices, in
North John-street. Ten years froth the establishment of the
company had, at its origin, been fixed by the actuary as the
earliest period at which an investigation ought to be made
into the business of the life assurance department, with a
view to declaring a dividend ; and that period of probation
having expired; the meeting on Friday last was looked on by
all concerned as-one of unusual importance. The result of the
decennial experiment has been most satisfactory,the investiga-
tion proving, as• was clearly demonstrated in the report sub-
mitted by the manager and actuary, Mr.-Percy M. Dove, that
the society's business in that departmenthas been most sue-
cessful, placing both the shareholders and the policyholders in
a highly advantageous position. From- this branch of the
business alone the-proprietors will have an addition to their
dividend of aper cent., making,with the ordinary dividend from
general profit and loss account, in all 13e1- per cent. upon the
original paid up capital ; and the assured will receive a bonus
of £2 per cent. in respect of each participating policy issued,
prior to the Ist of January, 1853, for every complete year that
such policy has been.• in force. This, as was pointed out at
the meeting, constitutes an addition of 18 per cent. on the
amount of every existing policy since 1845 i the first year of
the company's existence. A result like this, naupled with the
fact that the investigation and recommendation were both
conducted with a most scrupulous eye to accuracy and to the
future security of the company and the assured, gives ground
for congratulating all parties on the success of the under-
taking. The directors seem specially entitled to the thanks of
the proprietors and the- policyholders, and in a particular
manner are those thanks- due to Mr. P. M. Deere, the active
and intelligent manager and actuary of the company, to whose
prudence and forethought must, in no small degree, be attri-
buted- the marked success of the company.
The meeting- was numerously attended by gentlemen of
commercial rank and influence ; Charles Turner Esq., chair-
man of the company, presiding. Among the other gentlemen
present were—Samuel Holtne, R. E. Harvey, Ralph. Brockle-
bank, T. D. Hornby, G. H; Horsfall, John Torr, Thos. Bouch,
Richard. Houghton, Danid Lamb, Joseph Cooper, W. G.
Leete, Robert Wynne, Robert Rockliffe, J. 13‘ Brancker, G.
E. Taunton, P. R. M`Quie, Thos. Addison, Wm. Newton,
David Cannon, Wm. Smith, E. Johnston, H. J. Webster,
Jas. Hanle, Michael Belcher, R. L. Jones, Wm. Titherington,
Esqrs.
Mr. PEncy M. DovE read. the annual report, from which it
arnrrnC-a-iliaiittgfiamDims_rec!lyel. for the firs year's
i
to a sum not far short of £30,000, to which amountdrinee&-
pectedethey will nearly reach this year. The life revenue has
now, therefore, to make, progress for the future from the
starting point of this latter amount, in place of the trifling
sum which marked the commencement of the-period under
notice. The sum which the directors are enabled to carry off
from this branch for the use of the proprietors is shown to be
£7,819 15s. 6d. And with respect to the policies entitled to
participation, the result more than equals the highest ex-
pectation formed of it; believed that the announcement
of a bonus so large as &I:per cent. on the sum assured,for -
every,entire year a polio), with profits has been in existence;
which the directors recommend to be declared:in . accordance
with the counsel of the actuary's report, to which :they would
refer, for details, will lead ,to a very extensive-increase in life.
assurance business for the future. The expectation .expressed
in the very first report of the directors, in August, 1846, will
now. then, .it is believed, be immediately and fully verified,
viz:, "That the confidence of the public will be secured .by the
conviction that every life accepted by the directors will be
admitted among a class-of lives so carefullynelected, that the
largest amount of beaus to the assured_ may. fairly be-an-
ticipated."—ln the Fire Department, it was-observed that the
remarkable expansionswhich has been observed and commented
on at the annual meetings of the company, has hitherto had
no check. The increase in the amount of premiums-far the
year 1854 is upwards, of £16,000, whilst the balance to the
credit of profit and loss for that period; is £28,810 .lele, ex-
ceeding the amount: reported for any Sinatr period for the
last few years. The directors, it was said, have likewise the,
satisfaction of anneuncing that the American: business pre-
sents a very favourable aspect for the last six, months, the
balance at present standing to the credit of the • amount for
that period exceeding the debit balance of the preceding
twelve months. The losses in Great. Britain for. the same
time have, however, been very heavy, and,have pressed with
some severity cn many of the insurance establishments of the
country. Nothwithstanding the occurrence of these adverse
contingenciesethe balance to the credit of profit and loss for
the expired six months of the- present: year: may be esti-
mated, after deducting expenses, at £1.6,320 3s. 11d.
After naming the following directors, who,. en accordance
with the deed of settlement, retire by rotation, but who, by
the same deed, are eligible for re-election, van—Michael
Belcher, Esq. ; Thomas Borsch, Esq. ; George Henry Hors-
fall, Esq. ;:Richard Houghton, Eaq, ; Roger. Lyon Jones, Esq. ;
Robert McAndrew, Esq. ; J. Bramley-Mnore, Esq., M.P. ;-
William Smith, Esq. ' • Charles. Turner, Esq. ; all of whom were,
re-elected. The report went on to recommend that a dividend;
of 3s. and a bonus of 2s. 6d, pershare, both free of income-tax,
•
be declared. The report alto alludedte. the opportunities each,
of the shareholders may have in,preanneting the interests and;
extending the operations of the company, and by so doing
adding security to andenhancing, the value of their own. pro-
petty, remarking :—" The attainment of such a revenue• as
Oat of the Royal Insurance Company in its fire department,.
in the short period of ten years, is, it is believed, without
example in the history,of insurance companies. Those es-
tablishments which have in any way approached to it informer,
or in the present times, have• done so, in a great measure, by
amalgamation with other companies. The Royal, Insurance
Company, on the-contrary,. has acquired this revenueby its own
legitimate intluencealone, without any such adventitious aid."
The report of the actuary showed also a view of the Com-
pany's affairs, in a similar degree and manner, satisfactory. It
went minutely into the details of the Comparey,'s.business, and
showed that "The life department will be the future source of
fitsfaita,r profit
,hichittnio.tahyeresha.reh
naitdersboidwst
oh!ilttoththee pragobsaabreilidtaylovf
ebge2nwel-
to those of airy oiiaer insurance sociav, whether proprie-
tary or-mutual, in the kingdom. This able report concluded
with the annexed observations :—" It may fairly be assumed,
then, that no life company will have ever presented its first
statement to the public with fairer grounds for anticipating
that the prudence of its management and the soundness of its
principles will give an impetus to its future progress. And
the result will, I anticipate, be shown in a permanent amount
of business corresponding to that just obtained by the many
admirable establishments of the same kind, which, by the ju-
dicious conduct of many years, have fixed themselves in the
confidence of society.
The CIIAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted and
printed, and circulated amongst the shareholders, embraced
the opportunity of congratulating the meeting, and the share-
holders generally, of the prosperous position which the com-
pany had attained, as manifested in the able and satisfactory
report which had been prepared and just read by the actuary.
He begged particularly to call attention to the fact that, in
estimating the value of this branch of the business, no portion
of the preliminary expenses had been carried over to future
years, to be charged to future savings. ( Hear, hear.) This
was, unfortunately, not common with companies commencing
a life business, yet, perhaps, in some instances it may be fairly
adopted ; but the actuary of this company thought it much the
safer and more proper course that the whole of those prelimi-
nary expenses should be borne by the year in which they were
incurred. ( Hear, hear.) He would ask them also to bear in
mind what is stated by the actuary, that, under his advice, the
directors have determined not to carry anything to the credit
of profit and loss in the annuity branch of the life department.
( Hear, hear.) The actuary has advised them—and they agree
with him in opinion--that the term of years which that branch
has been in existence has not been sufficient to make it desir-
able that they should do so, although the condition of that por-
tion of the business was highly satisfactory.—Gentlemen, con-
tinued he, it is a most satisfactory state of things ; and the
more gratifying that it has been brought about, not by throw-
ing over any portion of the preliminary expenses, to be pro-
vided for in future years, but by estimating, in the safe and
cautious manner which has been described, full value of
the business. (Hear, hear.) The safe business of the Royal
Insurance Company presents itself in a most favourable view
department,life.
thehe
pr orr
eoe vsfiet senrty h
which
d one wh,
the career of new life offices ; while, at the same time, in the
.sethhairisse not often witnessed in
sucho
fi
rn e
m a?
cautious mode in which the calculations are made, the assured
havea who
e wishes
a cru edi
been
have a guarantee for the prudence with which the business is
conducted, and for the perfect safety with which they can in-
sure their lives. (Hear, hear.) This, therefore, is a state of
things which will have its weight with all prudent men—and
only prudent men, generally speaking, do insure their lives—

[AUGUST 7, 1855.

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and induce them to give their policies to this comPanY. 'opst
hear.) At the same time, he was bound to remind the pF,,of
policy holders that, inasmuch as two-thirds of the prom'', it
this branch of the business would be divisible among prof
was their interest to exert themselves as much as they P 9 .!,;,a,
can to bring policies to the company, and to induce their irltmei,
to insure with it. The premiums on fire business hare 5,
reduced so low as to leave not a very large margin for 1n.70
The losses during the last six months have been hear!, !lg.
as Great Britain is concerned, but in America the Lilo
pany's business presents more favourable features
_rtbe
hitherto. (Hear, hear.) On-the whole, the business o.very
company, the directors can state with confidence, is
satisfactory state, and presents every prospect of a safe
ees
profitable future. At the same time, it would be well to
tion them against indulging extravagant ideas,, beeline: the
of that kind can only be realised by incurring That
directors consider unjustifiable risks. (Hear, hear.)
risks no proprietor would wish the directors to undertWo,
THOMAS BOUCII, Esq. seconded the motion, and in,juon of
pecorir
so said it was a pleasant duty to press upon the atte%biei
the meeting the im ortance of the valuable doeuraen
had been presented and read by the able actuary of e,_ the
pany, and enforced with such clearness of argument
chairman.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously'. rote
The CHAIRMAN next moved " That this meeting 11; the
of the computations in the life department, rock°et too
actuary, and of the bonus recommended in his rep
proprietors and assured."
SAMUEL HOLM], Esq., seconded the motion•
this, he highly complimented Mr. Dove for the clear e
he
computations and assurances of success which 111;eelLt
convincing a manner laid before the company and Wee, cep
In conclusion, he said he should not do justice t°
feelings, if he did not bear public testimony' to the
tAhlre.
ate-to-red,
jannatdeaotffitcheree same
tehteimesetatbolibaheamreun•till,
and to tile, fel
assiduity, the prudence and good management of the to
which is observed throughout it ; and in the systein
arranged and so well regulated, together with the ,:ftV
song rity
management of the directors a:al the general co „we
'business, he could see at indication of continued P' ,
and success. eitb
Mr. Alderman COOPER expressed his satisfaction' •
favourable change in the American business.
The resolution having been carried, re
The CHAIRMATT moved that the dividend of alereeicl-e'e
and a bonus of 2s. Gd. per share far the last year, 1,, 00,7 e
Mr. TORE seconded the motion, and in dole; 6e",; ef
other interesting remarks, said the• first con Vera) '" _ re he
directors . and the management stould be to sec„il Ito
terests of the insured, so that the Balder of a ‘l',;,lifr,o7
has-paid a premium to secure a property to his.l-104'
be made doubly secure. He considered—and d d
t ere —an to
there was no proprietor in the room who would we,°';o3le
it thought otherwise—that the interests.of the asglr;
ete
paramount claim on the directors—a craim superb - to"
that of the shareholders themselves; Thenaotion o°'
unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then moved the re=election f ere
othroes
directors, which was seconded by Mr. G. V. TAVIO 116'.
carried ;- Mr. W. Titherington and-Mr. JohnsPieki°-11
re,elect ed audit ors. ettt
the a
Thanks to the Chairman, and to Mr; Dove,
were-then moved and adopted.-
,eet tel,
Mr: Dovn, in the course of his remarks, said tlo'
portantT matter with respect to-the assured was thisal p
taking_ tie lives from twenty tofifty years of twee; the, oct
of reversionary bonus given by the Royal 50eie0,,,3
equalled: eighty per cent. on the amount of preeill-coso'
they had.paid. If this were known throughout tile
in;
it would doubtless lead to a large-amount of .busino'
testiteoto
ot
The Cza.inseax.—l have still another duty to re-iiceoJ
wards Mr. Gray, the sub-manager, and the other °.es. eto
the institution. They have performed their atiemse
zealously and-- efficiently, and have rendered great s„„ of
the company. He begged to move- that the than°
proprietors be given to them for those services. • to'
SAMUEL HOWIE, Esq., seconded the proposition,'
carried by acclamation, and the meeting broke uP•

CHESHIRE AND WALES 0!
witlo'l3,sf
THE Cheshire:-Militia are about to bepresemeci
stand of colours„the presentation to be made by the D'
of Westminster..
WILLIA3I EDGE,.. a groom, in the employ of I,,,m'tlie
Barton, residing at Caldy, was, whilst bathing to;
on Tuesday, carried out of his depth and drowned' of 50.,115t,
THE ceremony of laying the foundation stelleeeooo'
church, to be called-the Church of St. Matthew the4l)l
at Edgeley, Stockport, was performed on Wedries'-
Tatou Egerton, Esq., M.P. Pre°
THE parishionersof Christ Church, Cheater, I'3'
Ve
the Rev. John G. Briscoe, with a purse of £73 4istsbes °,lloi
nanied with an address, expressing the good ‘`,,,1 ches"
people among whom he- has ministered, on leaving
a curacy of Maryiebene parish church, London. ,
liredneu3hare
THE Holyhead regatta took place on, toot: s 6,4'1
several Liverpool yachts, including the
the sports of the day. The winners of tae a the gob' #
races, the Holyhead-Cup, the Stanley OW, rt,,priSe, audi
c
New Harbour Cups were the Glance, thea.theship Iler
Gipsey. The prizes weredelivered oilboar
of Liverpool. oeiNsTVP'
as-1-"e 14,4
FATAL ACCIDE2i7 - AT THE IVITS.-
"-Eu..d.Y afternoon, just as the men
dinner, John IL;oi_. rdtools, and fell from tAle.3 nel,o‘ _ ..t .o%e _s;',A4
atinnt,fort.s" .ustained. VeV,y •
on the head and arms, as well as internally, and I_,ltgr- Is.
:.conveyedto the Infirmary, wherehedied a fewhotoss 1; 5. :le
„„acoe
had returned to Ir°
• i inOUllted a ladder;lo,,,,
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday Joseph ;Wry-
bourer employed at the- new graving dock, Ilirkallibreo, 011
;arresting the progress of a wagon by inserting iiitiv,T
tamed a very serious-injury. The break snaßnev lie fel:re o'
ihe ran for another,- with which, when returning the cell"
lay across the line,- when the vehicle passedo,'"the
his body, and diverged from the line.. .
The tre _fac fat et,
r,,,
CHESTER ASD .HOLYTIEAD
week ended July 29th, 1855, was as follows
parcels, &c., 3,473:185. 7d.; steam-boats, £.14-i
£1,825 Bs. Od. ; total, including Carnarvoll tilers,
2s. 6d. Corresponding week last year :-Pasell'ict;
&e., £3,792 Os.. 10d. ; steam-boats, £540 751,0 C,
£1,653 2s. 4d.; , total, including Carnarvon cf
103. sd. Deerease„22,43 7s. 11d. e rased ,flY'
WALLA.SEY, BOARD.—The monthly !Igo tfilo.t‘
held on Thuzsday. A vote of thanks was.-PQ"'
Ewart, M.P.. for Liverpool, for his efficient
parish of Wallasey. The Works and Health fire 00,
ported they hacliairly divided the parish. into Tcial4e
coloured onktko plan, for the purpose-of a slop,
rate, namely Egremont, Seacombe, New Brigll'aers "4,5
and Walhaey, and that they had accepted teaotto,
removal of night soil and the sewerage-of the di'oP
other miscallaueous businesss of minor interest's
acted. .1111;
NaW :13RVI-TITON SEA-SIDE INSTIaUTION, whitl)ll4so
object the,affording of the advantages, of seo.-1)1
iti,061.0.,ti,
temporary residence by the sea-side,. ta
health, has _been established for six. years. Sif!,( f t'vrr
patrona.andextook to raise a bazaar for the staled
cies, the.proceeds of which were to, be devote oir-01;'
support: Their efforts have met with A. warni,,,,?o bonA,
sponse,
,andthe bazaar opened on. Tuesday.. la "Oe
Lancashire -Militia Artillery was. in ,attendance`
was-continued on Wednesday and.ThursdaY• sdf?''
EXTE,APHDINARY OCCURRIC -- NCE.At `tun
bun, at 5.5 p.m. on Monday, several dark InA-hoete
serveddrifting with a gentle sautherly wind
height ,as the clouds with which the sky waii-,01",,,
obscured. at the time. During,the ensuing folic 7,r 04"
mei smaller patches were heu at a:somewhat
`and many of them fell on Mr. Hope's farm, at '",i10011*
proved, to be hay, the character. of the herhage,„', ao:otAi
be the produce of wet meadows. It was Quite ".;;a1,1),7P
adhering together, as if lifted from.the groaud,i;cat,i°
a stack. As the quantity floating at a great
have been large, we notice this. curlew.. „eireu-,,lseeP,' it
hope that some information may be.obtaineu c"" cturi:el
THE CROPS IN NonauT, WADES.- The grail"' cer,,e ,V;
northern division of Wales present generally !oil
ci3O
and promising aspect;, and, though the harve%beyti4;
one, there is every hope that it will prove °het ifrY
The barley is in many districts thin. and light, eat4,o
, the ,fl t
oats are described as. being souud. and heavy, ittai,Ary
larly being full-eared. Potatoes are also soantve,"4, 0,013'
disease, except iii some districts of CarnarvonslaSe lope'
blight has appeared, and the yield is good. ." secl,4otelt
of hay has been, secured in excellent condition', tab &es;
is heavy and thick. This harvest will prove 3,,,,u05i1b,44,r,:d
In the hill districts it is yet too early to 0'24
Turnips in some districts have not turned, f,"11.14 fir"
having been. much infested with the fly, iviric;". risVea
siderable damage. Altogether the country'
never presented a better or more cheering
sv
O:METRICS{ RIOT NEAR RRIT A „„oio es
5, ,
about 500 colliers assembled at the house org ',Ziariarg,.
manager of the colliery department of the
pauy's works at the Cefn, near Rhuabon,a'hoeoe,,s
broke. the windows and also forced in. the,
.`"fe )If„iio,dlo
gynde was absent at the time. The furnit,`,,eo'„et,"-j;
jured„ and many valuable articles were dest`ihe bre'beli3h
ley, a magistrate of the county, hastened.to. tetea tos
time the rioters were engaged in endeavoorLlactitheoo
the house, and persuaded them to retire.
~`"orie toallei
meet him at his house next morning, but c efr
There has been a turnout of the colliers aw-reeeo- fito
tish Iron Company's works on account of a
to tl,
aP('l,
of their wages ; and this circumstance led
PP CO!?
Mr. Hynde's house. r
CHILD MURDER AT GREAT NEST°'" lie.:l
investigation took place at the Rising Sn,nfailtielk
bridge Workhouse, respecting a case of thPf
occurred in that neighbourhood. It aPPeanotieel weir,;!.;
ried woman, named Catherine Looney, keolie3Xeat;,,p
Man, but who has lived some time at Bo
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on Tuesday week, and on Friday
induced a suspicion that she had given 1"r wastethe
the service of Mr. Wilson, of Thosronratoentb.h.ltifil,
dead body was discovered in a priYY
medical gentleman was sent for, and
left no doubt that the suspicion was well child ,11
surgeon, of Tranmere, proved that the
sr.!'
.ort `c'
alive, and that it had died from suir°e"aaill„,;.
turned' a verdict of `• Wilful murder. a noun ontve
Looney, the mother, and she was corn 05;0;o,f-
-ner's warrant for trial at the Chester assizes. tr.;
nate- vile-4i ,t
CONVICTION FOR MunnEn.---At the `401',(0,0,4
Tuesday, Margaret Davies was charge `1":. ft..%t
of her illegitimate child, by drownuq. le'haa 01:otal,
gollen, on the 10th of March last.
ivorkhotiseijog if?
previously been confined in Corwen
se
_.ce,
she left under the plea of going into ~17.! half
should leave her infant at the house of Der areeel % ,sto
wife had promised to take charge of it• ,re ore
to v(J'e Se $° e
brother's house, she was questioned as
r_4l,oe
when she stated that it had died in the o'
antherit:ri 0r..141:
previously, and had been buried by ther sesli:l 5v,;
also gave a detailed account of its funeoa,lfro• o,
deposed to seeing the prisoner on her beilipleq
with the child alive mfd well, to the I?,r,re child 'diet °T,
ing near the canal, and to the body or
ed ve,fortlOherli
the
tely taken therefrom. The jury return 111 lirecuit
of opi_
with a strong recommendation to mertueY; fort/,• "
sentence of death upon her in the usre'ltr,rhed it
tv
alone, a good-looking young woman,
indifference.

Al GUST 7,1855 j

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1.,,,_, YOP Tll, named Matthew Trellan, fell into the Brunswick
47, 911 Wednesday at noon, whilst going on board the ship
quarters His body was not rewired until about three
ra of an hour afterwards.
lox
ad., RPooe Senoon OF NIVIGATION.---4S a school for
kir seamen, the Liverpool School elf successful Navigation i.s
ho'self-sliPmrting, the numbers attending it during theyear
lug been
While the 734,. or an average daily attendance of twelve,
Of the ~ sum derived from fees has amounted to £23s.—Report
, -uePartment of Science and Art.
ilim-r4-ii:::::o-ch lkaalina:, named Cushman, from Manchestesr, was
tl`s,u,w,/led whilst bathing, at Burnham, about fifty . miles down
on Monday last. He had visimtedi eßristol
:ii.:-.4el:flirliose of being married, and his melancholy
_m_id_ was
4,i'essed by his intended bride who had accompanied him
~.,earh-boat excursion to the Watering-place of Burnham.
tit) Monio 4...1:19Y nigt, a little girl named Amelia Thornton fell
40.,,"
elii.pit belonging to her father in Toxteth-park, and was
a (1.
,
pm. '''' cAIISED BY D.A.SCING.—On Monday night a
waslll,o'ho resided in Brownlow-hill, aged about 37, and who
aliheaart.iei%eo_
e.eritini: einnder disease of the heart, having
todges;rl a the amusement of dancing at an Odd-fellows'engaged
in a low minutes expired.
suddenly dropped down,
z• pt.,.
~.
liegL3'..44*l" RErunNs.—The quarterly return of the
eadin'ai`General shows that that the marriages in the quarter.e
r g last .I,_
e. ows
aaviieag'.e. Th'e3/4T,11 were 29,131, being
_. considerably below the
biaye the deathsiZths in the quarteciereimngg Jsulingehtwlyereabol6vse,2tohoe,
enealagldeedl)wrospeard ietehurezer. I,Tho6,esbBu4e,etblut,
466
;sebouft
athaeedpoueptuliurlatimonwnt!of
who lefte '‘')11! aeco'lnt oef°reemigration. The number of emigrants
hnt th_ we ir„;,_ „
e Precise—eci Kingdom in three months was
0.),h
the
Whole
at the rats estiMated that the population of Englandincreases
sEtzo of about 200,000 a-year.
at the 'l' tiny.--The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks presided
in, itteeteetiag of the Select Vestry, on Tuesday, when a com-
e.
eaap„,, it appointed to consider the propriety of certain
en74('' ler furniture far the governor's house, which had
est tit-ed extravagant. Mr. Harbord. appeared before the
the ,r 3,
.to request that they would exercise more discretion in
syste....-;turwai of otitadoor relief,
the recent "weeding "
hardst_liaving been accompanied by several cases of great
discussion it was resolved, on the
41"i°11P.
After
a lone
' d were at all times
Willing of Mr. Jones, " That the boar .
befer to investigate every case which night be bbroyumghrt.
1144,,,he01, Provided each case was sentin writing,
a Cr -
any ens else."
The election by the
trt.t44e'riolf oP 'ironic COMMITTEE:N.IPN.
Dike Yei's of four members of the Dock—C_o- mmittee, in the
1 at the Dock-
fnce of four retiring periodically, tool!.
i.,,the e'b°,,,,,a Wedriesday. '1 here were two listsP place at
oenrieely
mi„, atoirwhers' Association, and the other by h
40, 4,4-r of Commerce The former list consisted of Messrs.
Laire Raliin, John . Palmer Palmer, Eyre Evans,o_ John
t ' and 'Jose h M del The. American Chamber _ f_'olo___
t e ais,., P on I. arbt,
at:; Proposed Mr. Eyre. Evans, as well as Mr. W.
little excitement
Iva% :-L lqr. Robert Hutchison.
tille felrr,ested and at four o'clock file poll terminated with
"41$1 iv teas
results;—Messrs. Eyre Evans, 277 votes,. i_t_o_bmt-
Ilatut4'l;;Al votes'
Jelin Palmer Palmer, 218 votes, and W
late
ei!' vote:, re-elected; and Mr. J. Mondel,el3l:
118,V„4 lkst-na-ned gentleman was elected in plac of
been;L,., -44%u. -
,484/
Carlgiled it,st MILITIA.—The following commissions
ofiss Yeomanry
smhanavrye
teY: fed;
of Lancaster
tot' to be Br! Right lion. F. 'Esglwrtnonß,egEimrrof Ellesmere,
pro ~ to b„--I.ltenant-colonel 'command t;a Sfr. R. T. Gerard,
io tioted , `, lienterant-colonel, vice thane Earl of_oErallrdesm,
perore.,
pr(Lte4; i '4,Langshaw Esq., to be major, vice Gerard, kie7toted i •
4r. fetcher,L. E' q 'to be captain, ' .•ice Langshaw,__r..
ei?Geromndorte4. 1,5. tart.
kids BCl', to be°ll, ESq_! to" be.
ecaFp
kot oa, inrii lieutenant, taleitiCh;eri,
4(p ed.....? or, gentleman, to be cornet, 'vice Starkie, 1)
141 Lan Ih, or Duke of Lancaster'se
_O__rni. (light infantry)
tatt, ,icashire Militia: Ensign J. J. W Smith to be hen-
gentleman, to be ensign,
ke,l•Staithe -re°, retired.; C. B. '
kaitia• : i.Dromoted.—rifth Rergeilnv'ent .of Royal Lancashire
t-Ils-41.(1 G. Plunkett, ntlean,
S.
be ensign
'be eh.:eidleinan, tole ensign; W. S. Tucker, gentleman,
t/vt.'igll•
Zetill,P°°l, sop -H BA.ICII.— The nineteentho annual
I;Ase °f the shareholders Shareholders was held en Tuesday, at the Cia-
. 'W. Rathbone,enFr
Esq., chairman of the company,
l'itarg• From the report, it appeared that the jiaid___-up, 414 of the
tat that „ bank tip to the date of the meeting was ER).0,000
kDait‘Be reserve.amounted to £105,420 Bs. sd. ; while the
doubt''se of 8 °f the Past years transactions (after deducting ex-
aslf-tii Tnaj'agenient,and snaking a full allowancesay for bad or
tktoaot tovzt;s, which the directors regret. to are vee7 heavy)
h. Pak , -6,209 13s. 10d., deducting from2which__ the income
i.llleq, 4,37 the tank—£2,B6s 9s. od.—£ 3 344 4s. 10d. re-
11n ‘4 514, "1 the 30th of last month the reserve fund was
,';'e,eilt.l3oB_,. 3d,;!_ after. paying the amount_e of dividends at seven
alai, u paid-up capital. i Ti report, which was
tlle CaslY apee•oved of stated that the new banking-house
e:iretai'lfocrambliPsliretee, and that it is-Fxpected the
44 ors were.- - retiring
s some time an Septemberp.renuTheesrelrli
to th re-elected. Thanim were voted to the directors
Tel e manager, and the meeting separated.
v,..ralVointed
heti L"'tn'Po
4)31,
the collectorship,
Price Edwards, who has
ea l lElias Aaliatttdhe c,ollectonib9,. vacant by the retirement
'I vacant by the retirement
- Cs_ I'iay, Is_ Was formalls- installed in his new office
alleeLa,ten.neoadraiy.' f'olll,ttyll V ef°rniaa-; Y 1 . Mr. Arnaud, who has
tegas..`..o n the oe_. yeca°rseintur'the"4"cinivil service, was sta much
,v censor , failiteral It that, in offering_ his hand to his sue-
-I:zut in the arm' u,.'l would have fall en
ffihadiailis ewnhoot
wbeeerne
a„v'see t. le w si (1,‘„,, some of the leading o
fr
xiwin ..y
an re-
k.kiltkl• It is salas-daiirmllAati a -sofa, where 11
- ..i., s of Liverpool intend
tivl6;.h.„4-"Eniudirkr Or. Arnaud, and that the stmt., of
i 114,41,31% raised for this purpose. Mr. Edwrctsa: ItVerlaLoaS_
Th: tile Ztorship of Dublin, is also to receive
0„ iv% h --1 and goodwill c f the merchants o. f that city.
A ' ab.ualtjay. r,
..413046-.leSa„ . uIIARDIANS.—The
Iwyeienk.lylneet' g_ a "qrS It-'4f
:—The Badnall,n Chairman,
was held
vrit t • kid , Present
.einesd,
calf,
Led' ''tilit, ix.,',,liirkus, Edwards, Fitzpatrick, Siddele
1,„ ?Or, Ail llithv, Birch, ShawirsPiciki..7o,wl3eisull, Ylloßberurtn;
eettii)'lol. 1,;-harn-s, Batten, Ca_a_, and
e u"e balance in
l'iag., l'Poh" °rdered to be made upon the several townships
of
hand was found to be•Z7ll 16s. 7d.
11011,, '' f_or 801 18s. 4d. for county rates, such call to be
en'atteli`t°: hefo2r3' the 14th inst. Notice was given b Mre.
.I,llBid that he would, on hat day fortnight, bring under the
d tiaer'°4 of the board the expenditure and government.. of
itailie,Tllop.tal, The number of persons receiving
total,
:3,02Ee last-1
week were, in-door 662, out-door 3,336 ;
"441' showinganincrease of 32 in-door, and 171 out-door,
e 0,,,
4 -Pared with the corresponding week last year.
tli t,t op
half
r.
tteitt h.,,,, AN aTEAM:PACK.ET COMPANY.—Ore Tuesday,,
I,.ee in 'A4E-Yearly meeting of this
.compa.ny was held in the
tj,`4l'aro ii3Oitglas. Mr. Richard Nicklin in the chair. Mr.
1,1 eoto,`,"."ere, secretary, read a statement of operations of
la.'."ess',l.'3",for the last half-year. In c masae nee -of the
weather in'Whit
ti:Zil4t, there season, and the very bad.
Roo4f Le had been a slight • decrease in the senger
for The half
of% trafac t.,.. -year, as compared
,e 4., eere
she''''' -114's glieen laid it for alteration in
had been a large increase.. In. consequence
winter,quence
,I,llrre's°llll:lo,cronicharters beinghad decreed ; but there died been
-to 7r to
aeamg decrease in the expenditure of the company. In
4'ect ai,,,e°°llnedate the goods traffic, it had been resolved
of the company on
'ltaly ~,`" ge shed opposite the property ° it would be .a
tIZt eal;,,-'4l as it would be covered with, glass
pai4diree'te'llence both to the passenger andgoods traffic.—
Of th. °ra exPeeted that a dividend of 4 per
...
traffic.—
he Idl.nient.h. ri,
G
directors report was adopted,
- cent. would be
toirt.o,,t, ' agreed to. and the suggeations
%tPtl,r,Ceri; Tam REVIEW.—A _grand review of the
1111,t,.''a-,4,,,,.6. q,,aB
.r°ol,sithtseul;rikbe. of
HussarsLancaste torsokOpwianoYeemommanury auld,
t°tbat srad3°ln'llg
8 Ire
as-works, in Wavertree-lane.
ill°,44let4‘°allti(l.llo7 i.,w_,re 'thefivneewsquadrons and they were under
aittal.ft,lt, rt., ~.,-,Olonel the Earl of Ellesmere and Lieut.-
cok‘l4tk.letzela, pi,gFare. Colonel Key, o: the 15th Hussars,
The ins4'` kld la `,tig"them throughall the n
us
obeyed
all otnbse,
armk.Zita,igilliar order in which the
to
omen of the line.
,11.1rhieel,t, tho4ofaoerp done no discredit
ooth ',ley , tiNh.,.,hen dismounted a number oufuthfuue men
u
gallantof col, egliiti.-gn a variety of movements
meats e°loneillelielte7l,llt,heres.elves to the
afterwards the
Th. 4. " the entire satisfaction
and rma-
,4ollo/0,, w'ole, a'''Er the horses, appointments,
, spoot„.11-their own officers.t
d corps :
4erartlnel the 4 the llam-- "- - ' officers of the nill e R. T.
a
:ra7,-la ; Itj"-ge 41.7ril I . r,ltli-inal'ofbtAheexoffinr;
essed his 1341! approval.
or
.14 of
.alle • Lieut.-Colonel Si
, 14.,„,_''
Crow;Gerra„i-syfl c
414, -`4l; L' -'''`, i: a • rton Anderton, .Fletcher,
Sad
LerieL
aj
'ln-'smptaiere'ns Lord Viscount
41 Riclgyezelats• Roy({) ' Har
Ztho 'Fitzgerald. d Suf-
Brickley,
Lor
lith.egn°°. itglieYrte'
118,tarly,k. ie,s'mil., Jacson, Farrall, the, ki_s_ ,
%I ',esti); alter Ravrtscoo(ilint GA.? , de Wilton, Lord Cat endi_ 12.
r , T. R Bridson, D. Mowbert, and J.
;.,,,t4tl re,' r!nrgeoll, Thomas Howitt. AftertlL review,caeful
'as'°l'e ''''Y -111-°lllPlimented the lieut..-colongelupon
ndition of the horses.
'4 e ,11.e1Its „aTiner in which the rs had g their
'tlel.`"or' acid also upon the excellentoo
j• A- Tobin .I) oto i h
evening' dined v. ith the officers at the
EAT 4 4t e
The Earl of Sefton
11a 4t 4;4 TrtE EARL OP SETTON.----
1'1,,1ck13.1R, ate4.B.,delice, in Belgrave-sq.nare, London, on Thursday
›l' lweath, 15't,,,,0. clock. He was in his 59th year at the time
b., ''',: Th:ita,is succeeded by his. son, Lord Molyneux, born
~tor the' 'ate earl was lord-heiatenont and cnstos rotu-
"tli,ms eourity of Lancaster. The flag.aver t Town-
a',`":' 111,41)°svered half mast since the receipt of the
~,,'4lll.to`gted' 'Tiithe hour of his death the deceased was calm
-cttl e i',-,.. e only feeling he expressed beings
.strong.
:„t^,l'4ai_tilk'''t t-tef Chived to Croxteth, and die there. It was in co.n
i.r,,-,es, • l'ao. 8 strong desire, on the part of- his lordship,
ONails4,4ao,'.'s, the family surgeon, was sent for.; but the
11."144-t? 1,-,4g' snell a dangerous form, rendered his rehemovenal
hel.„lll(ll:4laCt.order to show his lordship's warm attachment_
'ear? tqtSji,e°llntry seat, he repeatedly observed that, 1.1
,1114? all Wtlte five minutes at Croxteth, _he should feel
lerto 4.41 111;!aea,,,,,t once more. He died in the resence of
,44'1)- th liip iqtrelatives including the Countess of Sefton;
L•eeei' 178 ./C°l'd Molyneux, his eldest son (now .
',8.%.,t 41,.8 11,t• Caryl Craven Molyneux, his second wll ,
i.,!llllta's°ls•l4;,'„'la Charlotte Molyneux, his daughter ; Lady.
't" ' .'Ol k''' his sister ; and the Rev. Frank Hopwood,
',) tlilg ej:L'ion -.l.„n°wsley, his brother-iralaw. His youngest
Ihel:eqe e(ll"4'el,etfiti'laeentrY. Hervey
inl4lolynenx was not present,
gtetkihqs-a, IN iv service the navy oi.i. the flag-ship 'tt4 his ,e er. Sir Edniund Lyons. It is generally be-
l',tecl .' 14 the Illains will be brought down to Croxteth for
:bola'la 4'll liiitbtlew family vault, which has latelyudbe,en-coi-
to erhl Y Church, and in which the deceas s sister,
1, N . tired e /viol
°,11.81,•_ The ineux, who died about six*
_months ago,
litqi, a? soragas bee, aFoilY burial place for more than one bun-
' °4ls m at ',Utile 1' SePhton Church, but the vault there
I', to, 4 oe,t4akty ,7en full, and the father of the late earl was
le.,l.'llleete"Ednaisajoen4! near London. The present Earl of Sefton
kitt% 4 belt - in the guards, the regiment with whih he
ter sow
-R oovv under orders to sail for the Crimea;
Ltakti perB,32° big 2011,
ir'i -14 t 0. •/, -- Year, having been born on the 14t1
1,111401,4,e tie second Re deceased Charles William Molyneux.
;,a, tit h. p, earl by the second daughter of the sixth
,%:at7 (~,,,;• 4ew4asii,,,heru in 1796,. and last month completed
111 Q, ,am Ebge 4 3. he married the only daughter of
N'l4 --e
3 °PW°°d' of Hopwood Hall, in this
N 4'38- neeteded to theq"
Vac Waa , Oa the
~ earldom on the la,' heiNfiarVointeal eeath of the late Earl of Derby, _
the
al Ith 3, eonte ord-lientenant of Lancashire. In 1832,
'1,,e11,,e
tile;
Atied the southern division of Lancashire,
irne '41114'3 gefeatZ,lll the dissolution of parliament in 1835,
.011,
„to p.Y is qhy Lord rton. The Moly-
"ais gkland '7ended fr
aed onpWaltil th. , oni Williamde Moulines,. who
- data the
°laqueror, The family consists o

CAPTAIN QUAYLE, of the Mona's Queen, has been presented
with a testimonial in the shape of two gold rings.
THE British and North American mail steamer America
took her departure hence for Boston, on Saturday, with a large
cargo, the usual mail, and 186 passengers.
JAMES CRANE, aged 62, ship-carpenter, of Upper Glouces-
ter-street, who had been in the habit of finishing each day
with a drunken debauch, was on Friday morning found dead
in bed. He had also been subject to asthma.
Mr. J. B. GOUGH delivered farewell addresses at the Royal
Amphitheatre, on Thursday and Friday, previous to his de-
parture for Boston, United States, in the steamer America, on
Saturday. The theatre was crowded on each occasion.
Os MONDAY week, agreeably to previous announcement,
the Bishop and several of the clergy assembled in the ruins of
Peel Castle, for the purpose of reviving a religious service for
the fishermen, which appears to have been established in the
days of Bishop Wilson, and to have been continued some years
before his decease—Manx Sun.
A FATAL FALL.—An inquest was held on Saturday, on the
body of Thomas Winstanley, labourer, employed by the Hay-
dock Coal Company. His widow deposed that on Friday even-
ing she went to the stable in Crown-street, and called to the
deceased, who answered from the hay-loft, that he was coming.
There was a trap-door in the loft ; and, immediately after-
wards, the deceased in passing fell into the yard, and when a
light was brought he was found to be dead.
" 13iGn 'CHANGE."—On Friday, a petition was exten-
sively signed in the Exchange Newsroom, praying the cam.
mittee to alter the hour at which the bell is rune. for " High
'Change" from 4 p.m. to 3 30, so that the Liverpool
practice may be assimilated to that of London. This would
allow merchants an extra half-hour for correspondence. The
petitioners also request that the room may be finally closed at
seven o'clock.
PRESENTATION TO CLERGYMEN.—Mr. Jacob, of Church-
street, has just finished a handsome cake-basket, which is to
be presented to they Rev. W. Pollock ' • and also a gold pencil-
case, to be presented to the Rev. C. Britton, curate of St.
Mark's. The basket has the followina. inscription :—" Pre-
sented to the Rev. William Pollock, 31.. A., incumbent of St.
Mark's, Liverpool, in testimony of the high esteem in which
he is hold by the candidates for confirmation. August, 1855.',
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, a -carter, named Daniel
Griffin, 39 years of age, was driving a cart, when the horses
took "fright and ran off. He maintained his hold of one of the
horses for some time, but he was ultimately knocked down,
and one of the wheels of the cart passed over his back, causing
death almost instantaneously.
THE LAMMAS Assizn for South Lancashire will be held in
St. George's-hall, on Monday next, before Mr. Baron Platt
and Mr. Justice Crowder. The following is a summary of
the cases :—Murder 8, intent i, manslaughter 7, stabbing„
'tutting, and wounding 9, rape 2, robbery from, person 11,
bigamy 6, burglary 23, housebreaking 2, larceny 4, forgery 5,
perjury 2, mint cases 2, obtaining by false pretences 1, wilful
damage 1,-cattle stealing 4, conspiring to defraud 5 : making
a total 0f"93 prisoners.
SHOCKING DEATH.---,On Tuesday night, Edward Williams,
who lived at 36, Blenheim-street, died suddenly in consequence
of some bread sticking inbis throat. • He was 52 years Of age,
and had been troubled with a sore throat for some time
having great difficulty in swallowing his food Whilst at his
tea, two pieces of bread-stuck faSt in his throat, and -when he
was endeavouring teremove them he fell from his chair and
cuthis forehead. After this he died almost instantly.
A GENTLEMAN 'AT SOUTHPORT,VhO has an abhorrence of
the " gipsy hat," so fashionable ainengst ladies just at present,
having in vain tried to persuade 'his fair acquaintances to
abandon them, has adopted a stratagem, by which he pro-
poses to carry out his views. Helas bought tip all the hats
-of the description alluded to, Which Southport can supply,
sand distributed-them to the humble damsels of "the place, and
servants, dorilsey-drivers, fishwomen, and milkmaids rival
" the ladies" in the fashion of their head dress.
Tax YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—The Mayor, J. A. Tobin, Esq.,
on Wednesday, entertained the officers of the Duke of Lancas-
ter's Own Yeomanry, and Sir R. T. Gerard's Lancashire Hus-
sars, to dinner, at the Town-hall. The Earl of Ellesmere, Sir
R. T. Gerard, Col. Key, of the 15th Hussars (in Liverpool for
the purpose of inspecting and reviewing the troops,) Major
Atchisonaof the Lancashire Artillery, and all the yeomanry
officers in-town, were present. On the previous evening the
officers of the Lancashire Hussars gave a dinner at the Lamb
Inn, Wavertree, to the non-commissioned officers of the Duke
of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Cavalry,in honour of the amal-
gamation.
THE POLTIMORE MINING COMPANY.—A copper mine in
Devon, known as the Toltimore mine, was lately sold to Mr.
Brocklebank, of this town, for £2,600, and the shareholders
having reason to believe that the sale was grossly mismanaged,
and that the mine was fully worth £5OOO, met at the Stork
Hotel, on Thursday, when a deputation was appointed to
confer with Mr. Brocklebank on the matter. Mr. Brockle-
bank, however, refused to have anything to do,with them.
The-shareholders then passed a series of resolutions, one being
to the effect---" That, under the circumstances, the share-
holders do not recommend that the alleged public -sale should
be confirmed by the committee, and they now authorise the
committee to adopt such steps as they may be advised are
necessary to carry out the resolution."
SUICIDE ,EY 4 WOMAN.—On Wednesday, an inquest was
held on the body of Elizabeth Fagan, who had committed
suicide by drowning herself in the canal. The deceased was
52 years of ag,e,ltnd lived apart from her husband, in Wright-
street, Toxtethspark. She had been much addicted to in-
temperate habits during the -last eighteen months, and in
consequence had not been on good terms with her family,
though she had been mainly supported by her son. On Tues-
day morning she went out of the house, apparently in good
health and spirits ; but a few hours afterwards a man, named
James Scott, saw her struggling in the canal near Bootle.

,Scott immediately rescued lier, but she died iu a few minutes
1.-. after. On searching the b‘, 6s. 61d. and.44pawn-tickets
.were found in Tier pocket, together with a note addressed to
To
nr„.
-children, Mrs. Cornet. This note is from your mouser. 1.
forgive you all. Look for my body in the canal: I will leave
mark. No more from your forsaken mother." On a loose
piece of paper, which was also found in her pocket, she had
written—" Please to take :my body to Mrs. Cornet, 11,
Hornby-street. A Forsaken Mother.', The :jury returned a
verdict of "Felo de. se," and she was consequently buried
without the -usual Christian rites.
LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY:FOR CHILDREN, GREAT GEORGE
STREET.—Patrons : The Right Honourable the Earl of Derby ;
T. B. Horsfall,Esq., M.P. ; J. C. Ewart, Esq., M:P. • president
of the committee, M. Gregson, Esq. Statement Of diseases,
Ac., treated during the half year ending June. .30:—Digestive
organs, 96; respiratory organs,.Bo; nervous system, 10; con-
stitutional,.2s ; skin,,ll ;- surgical cases, 39 ; fevers, eruptive,
Ac., 22; applications refused, 15: total, 298. Cured, 230;
relieved, 32; irregular, 4 ; refused, 15 ; dead, IT : total 298.
Monthly statement, July, 1855 :—Patients : Admitted, 67;
-cured, 25; relieved, 2 ; irregular, 0 : under treatment, 59 ;
refused, 1;. dead, 0. .The committee earnestly appeal to the
Talk for the means of meeting the daily increasing demands
=of the children of the poor upon the resources of this institu-
tion. Contributions will be -thankfully received by the
president, Ni. Gregson, Esq., Harrington; the treasurer (pro
,tem.), Alfred Stephens, Esq., 4,:Upper Parliament-street; or
-the honorary secretary, the Rev. C. Brittan, 7, Great George-
?street.

A DISSENTSJSG Pja.EACREn .IN THOUELE.—Before the
smagistrates, on Frida Police-officer 216 said that, on Thursday
-night, he was called by a woman who keeps a notorioushouse, 5,
lcorbury-street, to look after two men in her house, one of
•witom had, she said, taken money from the pocket of the
other; and, for fear that she might be blamed if anything-Avas
wrong, she wished-the officer to investigate the matter. On
entering the house, one of the prisoners violently assaulted
him, and witligreatd.ifficulty, he was, in consequence, con-
veyed to bridewelL On being searched, cards, with the
name " Rev. Patrick Macmanamey," were found on him,, as
well as a portion of an Edinburgh paper, from which it ap-
peared that he was an agent of the Edinburgh Irish Church
-mission, in connexion with which his services were highly
eulogised by one of the speakers (the Rev. Dr.sßegf;), ate
public meeting held at Bdinburgh, and reported in the
•newspaper. Passenger ,contract tickets for America, for
which 531 had been paid, were also found on the prisoner.
In his defence, he said he was a medical man.; but the magis-
trate, Mr. Robertson -Gladstone, who said he had reason to
believe he was a doctor of another profession, fined him 20s.
and costs for the assault on the police-officer.
BRUTAL ASSAULT AND Roams RY.---At the Police-court,
on Friday, Thomas Leigh and Susan Oxton were charged
with stealing money from William Hutchison, and with
violently assaulting police-officer 440. Mr. Hutchinson said
that he Was sheltering in the doorway of a house in Charteris-
street on Thursday, when the female prisoner asked him to
come inside of the house. He did so, when the two prisoners
held him down,-vvhile another man rifled his pockets. The
male prisoner bit him on the face with his teeth. in the
evening, after the robbery, he met police-officer 440 in
Vauxhall-road, to,whom he related what had happened, and
pointed out the prisoners, who were then passing along. The
officer attempted to take the male prisoner into custody, when
a mob of 300 persons gathered around him, and, in a scuffie
which ensued, he was knocked down, the female prisoner
jumping on his body. The male was sent to gaol for three
months, and the girl for fourteen days.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale in the chair. The other
members present were Messrs. Beckwith, Shiel, Johnson, R. ,
-UlaAstone,M`Guffie, Hodson, Cresthwaite, and Halhead. The
medical officer reported that the mortality of the boroughton-
tinned unusually low.—The borough engineer, building sur-
veyor, and inspector of nuisances, reported various particulars
of the operations in their several departments during the week.
—An application was made to the committee to macadamise
the road at the south end of the Sailors' Home, in front of the
Seamen's Chapel.—Mr. Gladstone objected, on the ground that
the parties for whom the chapel was originally intended did
not attend,2-nd that it was frequented altogether by other
parties. If the street required to be altered, let those who sat
pew-free pay for it themselves.—Mr. Beckwith moved, and Mr.
Gladstone seconded, that the matter be not entertained, which
was carried by a majority of 5 to 3.—An application was put
in for several new streets to be laid out in the neighbourhood
of the Zoological Gardens.—Mr. Gladstone asked if it would
not be possible, in those new streets, to make some arrange-
ments for the better placing of water-pipes and gas-pipes.—
The borough engineer explained that there were two rows of
pipes now laid, and they were laid under the curb-stone; but
the system could never be perfect until they adopted the idea
of making a tunnel in the middle of narrow streets, and a
tunnel on each side of the broad streets. It would cost £1 4-s.
per yard more than it does for laying down pipes on the pre-
sent system ; but it would, ultimately, be a great saving.—The
subject then dropped; and, 'as this concluded the general
business, the board adjourned.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. A letter was
read from the Chairman of the Audit Commission, enclosing
the report of the special auditors for the year ending 21st
June last, which stated that, after a close and careful exami-

nation, it was found that all money due to the Trustees dining
that period had been collected by the treasurer, and properly
accounted for. The report was referred to the Finance Com-
mittee. A letter was read from the agent of the Dundalk
Steam-packet Company, stating that the eaves of the shed oc-
cupied by that company in the Clarence-basin projected so
much as frequently to come in contact with the steamers. The
letter was referred to the Harbourmasters' Committee. The
Solicitor produced a report of the changes effected in the Dock
regulations by the recent Dock Act which had come into ope-
ration, which was ordered to be printed for the information of
the public. A correspondence was read between the Harbour-
masters' Committee and Messrs. Charles G. Cowie and Co., in
which the latter complained of the appropriation of the south-
east corner of the Prince's-doek as a special berth to the
vessels of the Liverpool line of Australian packets, belonging
to Messrs. M`Gee, Levingston and Co. After some conversa-
tion, the subject was referred to the Fighourmosters' Com-
mittee.

A Darr E; SAILOR.—At the Police-court. on Friday, a
seaman, named York, was brought up under the following
circumstances :—Early that morning Mr. and Mrs. Davenport,
who reside in Denison•street, were enjoying their connubial
repose, when the lady was aroused by an arm, evidently not
that of her husband, being placed round her neck. She
screamed, and awoke Mr. Davenport, who lighted a candle,
but he had scarcely done so ere the light was extinguished,
and when another light was procured it was found that the
room had been entered by a strange sailor, evidently in a state
of intoxication. It was afterwards discovered that the prisoner,
who lodged next door, had entered the house, and was about
to get into the bed, mistaking it for his own. The key of
the house where he lodged fitted Mrs. Devonport's door also.
He was discharged with a caution.
EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.—A further detachment of the
Ring's Own Dragoon Guards, consisting of about 86 men,
rank and file, 116 horses, and a number of officers, embarked
on Saturday, at this port, on board the screw-steamer Resolute,
for the Crimea. The officers were Lieut.-Colonel Haythorne,
Ist Foot ; Lieut-Colonel Gloster, 38th Foot ; Captain Daire,
Grenadier Guards ; Lieut. Gascoigne, ditto ; Lieut. Viscount
Stonnors, ditto; Brevet-Major the Hon. P. Fielding, Coldstream
Guards ; Major Street, 57th Foot ; Captain Piers, with a
detachment of the 97th, to be embarked at Dublin, where the
Resolute will take on board 14 officers of the sth Dragoons,
Ist Foot, 13th Foot, 14th Foot, and 90th Foot, with 400 men
and 77 horses. The screw-steamer Emu is ordered to be in
readiness to embark at this port, on the 14th instant, 23
officers and about 600 men of the 51st Regiment for Malta;
and the Andes (s.s), on the same day, S officers and 300 men
of the 51st Foot; 9 officers and 100 men of the 3rd; 4 officers
and 100 men of the 31st ; and 10 officers and 200 men of
the 48th.

TM? RIVAL RAILWAY COSIVANTES.—On Friday, the rail-
way fares between Liverpool and Southport were greatly
reduced, and parties may now obtain return tickets for one
shilling, thus enabling them to travel between Liverpool and
Southport and back, a distance of about 49 miles, at little more
than a farthing a mile. The public are thus reaping the
advantage of the fierce competition which has been caused
between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company and the
East Lancashire Company, consequent upon the opening of
the latter company's branch from Southport, which runs into
their main line near Ormskirk. On Friday there was unusual
excitement at the Exchange Station, from which both compa-
ny's trains start,. said we underdtand that there was :an
immense increase in the number of passenger& The town,
and the neighbourhood of the Station, was extensively pla-
carded by both companies, each asserting that their lines
respectively were the shortest. The Lancashire and York-
shire Company announce that "the shortest and only direct
route to Southport is via Waterloo and Crosby"; 'whilst the
East Lancashire Company 'state that theis is "the only
direct line tc, Southport—nine trains per day."

ORANGE AGAINST TRECAPTAIN OP TKE JAME'S ILVINES.—
At the Liverpool Police•rourt, on Saturday, Mr. Sowler
applied for a warrant against Captain M`Donnell and other
officers of the Royal mail ship James Baines, 'for an alleged
assault committed on a Dr. Carr during the late 'homeward
voyage 'from Melbourne. Mr. Sowler stated the.
the 25th
of March last his clizrat, who had made himself 'obnoxious to
the captain for a prominent part he had taken in the main-
tenance of the rights of the passengers, was taking a walk on
thepoop, when Captain M`Donnell went behind him, kicked
him, and afterwards made him the object of great annoyances,
fining him 20s. 'for an alleged assault on a person named
Ikmbridge, and-confining him in a place 'below unfit for a
lraman being to live in. The magistrates, considering the
long interval Which had elapsed since the had been in
port, which had afforded Dr. Carr ample opportunity to bring
'his case earlier hefore the court, and considering that it would
be unjust to rue owners of the ship to cause her detention at
the very time she was advertised, :under a penalty to the
Government, to sail with-the Post-office mails, refused -to ac-
cede to' the application. The ;presiding magistrates were Mr.
S. Holme and Mr. Anderson.
LIVERPOOL LICENSED VICTIIALLERS' ASSOCIATION.—This
body celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary on Thursday last,
at Eastham. The fete included thecustomary annual ball in
aid of the funds of the benevolent institution connected with
the association, which was preceded by an elegant :and sub-
stantial-cold collation, served in the banquetting ream. The
festivities were honoured by the .presence Of the mayor (Mr.
J. B. Tobin), Mr. Charles Turner, several of the members of
the corporation, &e. Mr. 'Jonathan Williamson, of the firm of
Messrs. Geo. Pim and Co., distillers, occupied the chair, sup-
' ported by the mayor and Mr. 'Law Sykes, president of the
association. After justice had 'been done to the good things
provided, a number 'of toasts were given, that of" Prosperity
to the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association, and the
'Health of the Chairman and 'Committee," being proposed by
the mayor, who, speaking of the progress of Liverpool, said,
"There are many around this table who can call to mind Li-
verpool when it was far less important than it'is now. During
the past forty years it has increased more than teu-fold. Those
around this table—many of them—can recollect the time when
'Liverpool did not boast of more than 400,000-tons of shipping,
but now there are upwards of 4,500,000. (Cheers.) It is
steadily increasing in im,portance—rising more rapidly than any
port in the kingdom—and already far exceeds in its foreign
commerce that of the metr4olis itself : and I believe that the
acquisition recently made of the Birkenheadproperty will tend
to give increased security and importance.to Liverpool, and
will enable us to afford such accommodation to the commerce
of the country as the whole world beside canuotoffer." (Cheers.)
'After other toasts had been given, and responded to, the- large
mom was cleared, and the ball commenced.

'CHARGE OF MA.NSLAUGHTEIL—An inquest was held before
the deputy-coroner on Saturday, on the body of Ann, wife of
1 j -William Kelly.—Mary,'wife of Christopher Shaw, Jackson's-
court, Sparling-street, -said she knew thedeceased, who lived
next door to her. Never heard any quarrel in the louse
'between the deceased •and her husband. Deceased want to
the Workhouse last Thursday week ; her "husband went with
her. Before she went witness was in henhouse, and heard her
hathand advise her to stay at home, and the . would be better
.4.444--1-4 4- 1--.4 --- 1-445
•4•• et +-hat she
'should be better taken eare of. Witness never saw her again.
Similar testimoney was given by Mary Fender, and other
neighbours.—Jame Oliver, nurse of the Workhouse, remem-
bered the deceased being brought in there on the 26th‘of last
month. She became rapidly worse until Friday afternoon,
.when she died.—George Carr, governor of the Workhouse,
• said-his attention was particularly called to • the deceased on
Friday, about twelve o'clock, when she appeared to be dying.
The surgeon was present, and told her that the was dying,
and She said she knew-She was. She then stated that about
three-months ago her-husband, William Kelly, had returned
home on a Sunday morning, and found fault with her because
she had not his breakfast ready ; that he kicked her on the
left side with the point of his shoe, making her black and
blue, pulling the hair out of her head in handfuls ; that she
told the neighbours he had done so; and -that she had not
been well since. At her desire the prisoner was -sentlor, and
came in -the afternoon. Witness was present when he saw
the deceased. They shook hands, and she immediately re-
peated to him three 'times the words, " You murdered- me."
Witness stooped over her and said, '"My good woman,.do you
know you are dying now.r and she said "Yes." He -then
asked if what she had said was true, and her reply was, -"Yes,
he murdered me ;" and these were the last words she-uttered.
When the deceased said to her husband, " You murdered .me,"
witness called his attention to the words. He seemed -sur-
prised, and said he could prove the contrary. He -also said he
never wished her to come -to the Workhouse at all.—Mr.
Francis Ayrton, surgeon, at the Workhouse, was 'present
when the deceased made the statement detailed by Mr.Learr.
Before then he had told her that she was dying, and she.said
she felt that she was sinking. 'Witness confirmed the state-
ment of the governor. He made an examination of the body.
On the left side, above the groin, he found a black spot, about
the size of a crown-piece, in the :centre of a tumour. Had
seen the swelling during her life, but there was only then
slight discolouration, and mortification had set in in that
place. On opening the body, found that the intestine, exactly
:under the spot, was blackened and diseased, and that there
,was matter there. Witness was of opinion that deceased had
died from mortification at this spot, and that the injury must
.hare been produced from external violence. Deceased had
pointed out this place as the exact spot where her husband
.had kicked her. A kick from a shoe might have produced
such an injury. The jury returned a verdict of "Man-
slaughter" against the husband, and he was committed for
.trial.under the coroner's warrant.

CALEDONIAN CREAM.—Two ounces of raspberry jam or
jelly, two ounces of red currant jelly, two ounces of sifted loaf
sugar, the whites of two eggs—put it into a bowl, and beat it
with a spoon for three-quarters of an hour. This makes a
very pretty dish, and is good and economical.

THE END or BUSINESS.—It is well to remember that the
end of business is happiness, and all that we gain on the road
•is so nauch,clur gain. Much of life is necessarily passed in
business pursuits, and all have an interest in making- its
transactions. as pleasant and agreeable as possible. Politeness
is the life, •animation, beauty, poetry of business, that gives it
all its flavour. It is a virtue, too, that needs and will bear
extension. No station, rank, or talents can ever excuse a man
for neglecting the eivilities due from man to man. Integrity,
too, is never to be lost sight of. It is the corner.stone.of the
character of the true man of business, in the absence of whysli
the whole edifice topples to its ruin.
EVERYTHING ICAB A. BEGINNING.—Newton was once a
child, and often got whipped ; Alexander ran in leading-
strings ; and Cnsar was thrashed for stealing a top.—New
Motithly Magazine.
MLIMIAGE IN EARNEST.—When the late Lord Erskine,
then going the circuit, was asked by his landlord how he
had slept, he replied, " Union is strength—a fact of which
your inmates seem to be unaware : for, had the fleas been
unanimous last night, they might have pushed me out of
the bed." " Fleas !" exclaimed Bonifice, affecting great asto-
nishment, " I was not aware that I had a single one in the
house." I don't believe you have," retorted his lordship ;
" they are married, and have uncommonly large families I'
A NOTED TIPPLER once succeeded in passing a public-
house by the road-side without stopping to cheer the inner
man. When he had proceeded about half a mile he expressed
his admiration in the following terms : " Well done, Jem, I
didn't think you could do it :11l go back and treat you to a
glass for your resolution."

Tim hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas, as
those of a fool are by his passions. The time of the one is
long, because he does not know what to do with it ; so is that
of the other, because he distinguishes every moment of it with
useful or amusing thoughts—or, in other words, because the
one is always wishing it away, and the other always enjoying it.
WOMAN,—The last and best of all the series. If we have
her for a toast, we won't ask for any but-her.

THE EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASE.—Mr. J. S.Wooler,
a gentleman of fortune, residing at Burdon, near Darlington'
whose wife died lately under suspicious circumstances, was
arrested, on Satui•day week, on a charge of poisoning her. He
was examined on Monday, when two doctors were appointed to
attend to the exhumation and analysis of the deceased lady's
viscera. The examination was adjourned until yesterday,

A Duna is reported to have taken place between Generals
Changarnier and Morny, in which the latter was run through
the body.
Mn. THICICERAY has secured a berth on board one of the
British and North American mail steamers, which will sail
hence for Boston, United States, in Oct. nest.
Tun MIME, with advices from Constantinople to the 26th
and the Crimea to the 23rd July, arrived at Marseilles on Sat-
urday. The Golden Fleece had also arrived.

A•LAWYER in Ferrara died, a few weeks since, making Ms
own soul heir to his whole estate, 6,000,000 of francs, which
were to be expended in masses for its repose.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEON& —4IMODIVItthOR
having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma,
were admitted members of the college at the meeting of tie
Court of Examiners on the Brd instant; was Mr. Christopher
Joseph Massey, Liverpool.