The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-25 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE new market-hall at Bolton was formally opened on
Wednesday by the mayor and corporation. There was a pro-
cession and collation on the occasion.
Civic BANOVET.—On Thursday, the Mayor, John Stewart,
Esq., entertained a party to dinner at the Town-hall. The
guests comprised gentlemen resident in the town and neigh-
bourhood,
Two Government contracts for biscuits have just been dna.
pleted in this town—one by Messrs. J. G. Brown and Co., of
South John-street, for 250 tons, another for 100 tons, by Mr.
James Gardiner, of Canning-place.
THE CHARGE OF SWINDLING AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.
—On Wednesday, the Rev. Michael Crotty was again brought
before the magistrates at the Preston Town-hall, for obtaining
money under false pretences. He was remanded for a fort-
night on his own recognisances of £2OO. •
PRIZES AT THE REV. W. C, GBEENE'B ScßooL, HOPE-
STREET.-Ist class, H. S. Samuel ; 2nd, A. Logan, J. Eller-
shaw ; 3rd, W. Kilpatrick; 4th, J. J. Forshaw, A. A. Poole;
6th, W. E. Mozley, H. Mitchell ; 6th, C. W. Stubbs. French
prizes : H. S. Samuel, J. W. May, A. M. Black, J. L. Daven-
port. Writing prizes : A. Okell, F. P. Richardson.
THE GROCERS AND SHORT WEIGHT.—The grocers of this
town, who have formed themselves into an association, held
a meeting, on Tuesday, at which a code of rules was agreed to.
One clause of these rules is to the effect that all grocers
shall give 16 oz. to the pound, including paper, and that all
" short weight" offenders shall be prosecuted by Mr. Walter,
the prosecuting solicitor to the Corporation.
Loss OF THE 3/ERMA/D.—The screw-steamer Karnak,
Captain Dubbing, which arrived here from Alexandria on
Tuesday, brought Captain Langlois and the crew of the sloop
Mermaid, which foundered on the way from Seville to
London, with a cargo of fruit. At eight o'clock on the
morning of the 14th instant, in hat. 41 N., long. 10 W., the
Mermaid sprang a leak, and sank in two hours afterwards.
Before she went down the Kardnak succeeded in rescuing
her crew.
STORM AT GIBRALTAR.—The screw-stearaor Orontes, Capt.
Haram, which arrived here from Constantinople' and Smyrna
on Tuesday, brought intelligence of a very siorent storm,
which swept through the straits of Gibraltar, on the 10th
instant. On that night the ship Georgina, Captain Parfitt,
of this port, which had been discharging a cargo of onto at
Valencia, and was returning here in ballast, was wretketi on
the eastern beach near Tunara. Four or five other vessels
were lying in the same position, and the storm has done much
damage to the shipping at Gibraltar. ' •
THE CORPORATION SCHOOLS.—The prizes to the adults in
the South Corporation School were distributed on Thursday
last by Mr. Wagstaff, who expressed the gratification he felt
at seeing so many young men present, and recommended each
to bring a companion with him the next half-year. There was
plenty of room for double the number; and a full adult school
would, he felt assured, afford the town council the highest
satisfaction. Mr. Wagstaff afterwards presented to Miss
Graham, the assistant teacher in the female adult school, a
handsome writing desk, which the pupils bad purchased, as
an acknowledgment of their gratitude and esteem for the in-
struction she had given them.
LANCASHIRE ID/SOARS YEOMANRY CAVALIM—OR Tues-
day the inauguration dinner of the Liverpool troop of the
Lancashire Hussars was held at the New Brunswick Hotel,
Clayton-square, Sergeant-Major Hall in the chair. Amongst
The toasts were the health of " Lieut.-Colonel Sir Robert
Gerard and the officers of the regiment," and of " Captain
George Loch." A most agreeable evening was spent, diversi-
fied` by speeches and songs, and the company separated' in the
best spirits, quite satisfied that the Liverpool troop would
form a, creditable addition to the Lancashire Hussars.

NEW-SPAPERS VIA PA/COIA.—In consequence of the great
expense which has occurred in conveying newspapers in the.
mails across the Isthmus of Panama, it is found necessary, in,
order to cover the payment made for this service, to levy, in
addition to any postage now chargeable, a transit rate of 2d..
upon every newspaper forwarded, in the British mails by that
route. The following is a table- of the rates which will in
future be chargeable on the newspapersiaqttestion, and it must
be observed that such rates are-in, all cases required to be paid
in advance :—Tb any British colony, rill Panama, Bolivia,
Chili, Ecuador, 3d. ; Peru, Od,. Sandwich Islands, viii
California, 4d. ; California and Oregon, when not specially
addressed rid the-United States, 4d..—RowLAND HILL, secre-
tary.

MR. EDWARD 01.1VER'S Ammarnin—We understand that
the statement whicH, has been going. the.roirnd of the papers,
to the effect that Mr, Oliver's estate•willi only pay 2s. 6d. in
the pound is perfectly= erroneous. Thenreditora have already
received 2s. 6d. in the pound; and;. in. addition, we may
remark that all vessela belonging to' the estate already
sold, and purchased with his (Mr. °Hives) bills at los.
in the pound, were orchased with a.. banker's. guarantee
to return 2s. 6d. in tLe pound if the estate wogs Is. 6d.,
aud ss. if it pays 5,3 e in the poessd There is also
to be taken into consideration the, fact that thir freights
earning by the vessels in the Government employia the Black
Sea have yet to be handed over to the trristees. in addition
tb•this, there are also several ships belonging4b,the. estate yet
7insold.—Manchester Guar lima.

WEST DERBY Guannwel.—The guardianc,present at the
weekly meeting on Wednesday were, the Rev.-W: Bactnall (in
tie-chair), and Messrs. Edwarii, Lunt, Morris Birol4. Roberts,
SBaw, Abrahams, Taylor, Baishaw, • and Fittpatriek.. The
balance against the treasurer was £2,434 55..5d. Upon the
motion of Mr. Edwards, it was resolved that the inmates of
the Workhouse and Hospital be supplied with roast beef and
plumvudding on Christmas-day, as,heretofore. Itwas moved
by Mr.. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Taylor, and resolved, anent-
mously,•that the salary of Mr. PeterLythgoei relieving-officer,
be inerea.sed from £BO to £lOO per'annum. The number of
paupers- relieved, during the last week, were 786 irkdoor,. and
3,492 out-door, total 4,278, being an increase of 38iin-door,
and 326: out-door, total 372, when:compared withi the cor-
responding week of last year.

ST. AVGIISTINE'S Se trooLs.— The, Christmas -examination
of the ohildren of St. Augustine's National Schools-toolt plate
on Thursday, in the presence of a number of the -friends and
supporters of the school, in their sehool-room,-Salisbury-
street. There were upwards of 500 children present, onlook-
ing remarkably clean and healthy. After being addressedand
examined in scripture history by the Revi J.. IL Jones. M.A.,
incumbent of the church, and by the: Revl Mr. Tittenton,
curate, several prizes were awarded to these who had distin-
guished themselves most throughout thee year, in scripture
history and writing. Mr. Whitley, Mrl Edward • Whitley,
and Mr.-Whalley, were also present, and took an active- part
in the distribution of clothing to those children who had, sub-
scribed to the clothing fund. Several hymns and songawere
sung at intervals throughout the proceedings, concluding: with
the national anthem, accompanied on , the, organ •by Mr.
Littler, after which the children were provided with .buns,
GRana, Exarmnorr.—On Thursday. evening last,- Dr.
Fisher gave to his pupils a grand display of celestial scenery,
which was -succeeded by a rich variety of splendid dissolving
views, saered„classical, and modern. Many instructimand
interesting experiments were introduced. There was alas-an
immense,. Christmas tree," adorned with+ s numerous orna-
ments and•.prizes, which afforded considerable amusement.
Duringthe music, suitable refreshments- were served up in
abundance. On. Friday morning, numerous costly prize,swere
awarded to the successful competitors forthe highest attain-
ments-in classics,mathematics, science, and general literature.
It is stilireported that Dr. Fisher is about to retire from-his.
academical labours. This, we are assuredoisincomet, for that
spirited:gentleman, has just purchased the house which hernow
occupies, as well as the extensive premises and observatory
connected. therewith, so . that he may more fully effect every
possible improvement. If spared, he is fully determined. to.
carry on.the establishment with renewed vigour, in all its•va-
rious departments,.
TILE lITE R YATES, ESQ.—The remains of the- late
Joseph Brooks. Mates, Esq., F.S.A., werson Tuesday interred
in the • burial ground attached to Park,Chapel, which. is the
oldest ecclesias.lealt foundation in Liverpool next to the- parish
church of St-Nicholas. The small, neat chapel was filled, by
a congregation, of friends and mourners. The service- was
performed by the Rev. John Robberds, BA., the minister of
the place. The cemetery was, within the recollection of,ml.my
of the inhabitants of Liverpool, remarkable for its beautiful
and retired situation. The tombstones and monumptuta-bear
the names of a. considerable number-of the older families, Of
the town. Mr. rates is buried wiWiiS father animother,
and close beside• is the grave of his gxeat grandfatheri.Alder-
man John Brooks, who was mayor of Liverpool shout the
middle of the lest century, and wha is interred here- with
many of lie,' numerals descendants.
MECEMNICia'• INSTITUTION DAT, SCHOOLS.— OM. Wednes-
day the pupils attending these schools had their- usual re-
hearsal of vocal musk, preparatory to the Christmaa-vacation.
The performances were under the direction of Mr.. W. B.
Rogers, the•musical master, who presided at the or an.. The
boys of the-High School assembled, in the Lecture-ball, in the
afternoom.where, in the presence of their parents and friends,
they sang_ a selection of melodies,adapted to the oceasion. In
the evening the pupils of the Lower School ga-ne, a. similar
performance, in the Lecture-hallo before a large audience, con-
sisting ohiefty of their parents, and friends. Mr.. Wllveen,
the Principal of the Institution, delivered' au, appropriate
address,. in which he directed, attention to the- extension of
education, more especially amongst the workbg classes, and
the necessity of parents co-ollerating with the teacher in the
training of the youthful mind. The conceet terminated
with.the, national anthem.
MaIETING AT WevEnTnpar.—The adjourneckmeeting of the
township of Wavertree woe held on Thursday at the Lamb
Inn. The Rev. Mr. Badnall, in the chair, stated, the object of
themeeting. After som%time had passed,_ Mr. E. Swindon
moved that that meeting appoint a representative to the
general committee of the twelve townships, which was
seconded by Mr. Fingir.nd ; and having been put, Mr. Bards-
well thought they knew too little of theobjects of the com-
mittee to enter into the present resolutiom—Mr. Sleigh, said
the object of the committee was to effect unanimous action,
which 'would enable. them to oppose the objects of Liverpool
with greater effect.—The Chairman said that, until the pro-
posed bill should be accessible, there could be no object in the
assembling of the general committee and it was understood.
that could not be-had until about the 10th of January.—Tha
resolution was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr.
Anderton, seconded by Mr. Gore,. Mr. Chaffer was named.
representative of the towaship to the general committee, and,
the meeting separated.
SELECT TuSTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided at
the weekly meeting of the Select Vestry, on Tuesday, when
it was agreed that the inmates of the Workhouse should be
regaled with roast beet and plain-pudding on Christmas-day..
The proceedings of the Medical Relief Committee contained a
letter from the Poor-law Board, which had been received by
Mr. Robert Hutchison, the late churchwarden, who had been
surcharged by the district auditor in a sum of £469, paid by
him in accordance with a resolution of the Vestry, to the
medical and other officers of the parish for their extra services
during the cholera visitation of the autumn of 1854. The
letter stated that the decision of the auditor was correct; but,
under the circumstances of the case, they were prepared to re-
mit the surcharge, in exercise of the equitable jurisdiction
conferred upon them by the act of Parliament. The proceed-
ings were confirmed. The business was succeeded by two
scenes relative to the " Bradley" dispute. The first ended by
his name being added to the Special Committee appointed to
inquire into the appointment of an out-door inspector ; and
the second in the appointment of a committee to investigate
the charges preferred against Mr. Bradley by the editor of the
Chronicle, in his letter to the local papers, in which it had
been stated that some of his Vauxhall Ward constituents im-
properly received parochial relief. On the motion of Mr.
Owen, seconded by Mr. Woodruff, it was agreed to print 100
copies of a return, presented to the board, of the salaries of
the officers in the pay of the parish. Mr. Denton gave notice
that at the next meeting he would move for a return of the
assessment revised durrng the last six months. This con,
eluded the general business, and the board adjourned,

[DECEMBER 25, 1855•

ON Friday, the steam transport Niagara arrived here frO
etiei
Kingstown, with the Roscommon militia, who pro'
during the day, by rail, to the camp at Aldershott. gt
A MARBLE BUST OF ROSCOE, by Davies, is now on to
Mr. Winstanley's Picture Gallery,in Church-street. Mtimpaco
is one of the competitors for the execution of the Arch
Brooks testimonial.
ON Thursday, a meeting of several members] os 4i Ch'
sostom's Church was held at the Mill-road schooW:blect
forma Working-man's Christian Association. The °-

was cordially received and responded to. toft,
ON Tuesday, several engineers were sent off from thisobil
having passed examination before the admiralty agent to be
officers. A number of shipwrights and caulkers are AO
sent up hence to be employed in the government deal'-
: Pembroke.
a„.
SCALDED TO DEATH.—On the 11th instant, suniel.
daughter of Patrick Donnelly, a labourer, residing,Ted
bone, aged eighteen months, was so dreadfully segw.6loa
pot of boiling coffee falling upon her, that she 0131',
Monday night.
A PRIYATE in the Royal Marines, named John o,pr'irgir
b&
who had returned from the Crimea on furlough, for
pose of visiting his friends at Guildford, county Down, 1'
r-edst
was found dead in d railway carriage, in which he sr' ilse of
Manchester from London, On Friday morning. The esio
death was congestion of the internal organs, produced,o,entr
cessive drinking of ardent spirits. The deceased was
six years of age.
100
Tun NORTH AMERICAN MAILs.—A notice has been sail
from the General Post-office, stating that the wee',;ottact
service to and from North America, by the BritlBll_7 cosy
packets, will be resumed on the Ist January 10,...nool" It°
mencing with the packet to be despatched from Liv*"..,o.slter
Boston on Saturday, the sth January, and proceeep" °ia
nately to New York and Boston, and calling, on the steel
rstsel
to the latter place, at the port of Halifax. The ljnite"ftos
mail packets will sail every Wednesday alternatelY, to
Liverpool and Southampton, proceeding on each 000"
New York.
REARING Fiettmr.—The contractors and werk'''ealliliPell;
gaged in the erection of the new pile of offices new1?11,5.14
for Mr. Higgins, cotton merchant, at the top of 11a0",1"„gor
and Tempest-hey, were', on Ttesday, supplied with s t
tuous supper on the occasion of the rearing. The rers.olos'
served up by Mr. John Sykes,- of the Durham Ox, 13_r°,,
hill, and the party numbered 85; including Mr. lEO'4OlO
Rome, the contractor, occupied the chair, and Mr. C'ropta;
the vice-chair. The " Health of Mr. Higgins" 0,110,u;
rously received, and the company did not separalejttw
acknowledging the excellent manner in which the
had discharged his responsible, yet agreeable duties' bird
TAR new-plan iron mortar boat, built by Mr. .101'13,d, bss
witieh lately was towed to Portsmouth from. Birkenbe-ctnY9
undergone a series of effective trials within the Past j , ~,,
e-
at Spitheadi which have developed its warlike popertie;',
rounds were fired with 201 b. charges, and many of th,e,iogbe
in rapid saneession, less than three minutes inter"Lta
tween each discharge. The vessel is quite fres"'frOS
injury beyond the bulwarks and some of the lig-nteti, to.
wood work on deck. The mortar-bed was consider obeiss
rather ton elastic; and some of the elastic material iS
removed, and another trial will then take place.
THE cold, last week,- was most intense. On ThursWeial
e.
water in bed-rooms, and even milk in larders, were fr°,7l. tb
solid blocks of ice. According to the thermonle`e(ll3loo'
lowest range in still airwas 20 degrees Fahrenheit, Wilco el:,
8 or 10 degrees belowthat, where the thermometer, Digil
posed to the wind. The lowest range on Thuraciikl,ol_,°
and during Friday, was 10, degrees Fahrenheit. ,
the public clocks, including that of St. Nicholas' Clnlo, o°stopped. The wind moderated considerably on Fri vi,et
the frost was still very kee,,. The Carling Club have
67aughton-park several times,
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RESTORATION or PoLAND%—k pubes meeting '
of the restoration of Poland was held In the Coaesierg vrge,
Lord Nelson-street, on Thursday:- The attendance tidied !o
about 2,500 persons being present:- Dr. Games was
• the chair. Mr. Charles Milward moved the first Ir°oe j
which was seconded by Mr. Thesphilus Jones. Nl' aor
Smith, secretary of the Working Tailors' Aseveitti°n'OON
the, neat resolution ; which was seconded by IF jotrhePe
Dawson, of Birmingham ; and supported by
Robinson, Richmond-row, and Professor Karl litaThipsecills7o'
other speakera were Mr. Thomas BotteMr. Josel."4
and Mr. Eyre Evans. A vote of thankir wits the' P°
the chairman, and the meeting broke up:. iog
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Finn--A little before one o'clock on.ll Jag p
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police officer 43 discovered that the premises ocsuPt, were, i
rattier threatening in appearanc
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of the warehouse, which consisted of flour, oattnealbe' rice;
is either so burnt or damaged b as-to .of
Owing to thkeintensity of the Y the water,
as it
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from the btrilkling into the t Wiest' lenrned.u"_.„.
converted into.iee, renderingreet, was a chowerow"
the passage very
LA.MENTAME• Az CIDEnT.—A verdict of aeeWselli bed
was returned at an inqneat held on Tuesday upon' the fat
Alice Yates, aged 16. years, the daughter of J___anrs,,e.,
carter, who livevattNn..4oCourt, Hornby-street.
had become thoroughly wearied with attending upon two °lora
of the children, who-were prostrated by measles, and. a
who, at the time,..was- lying a corpse in the house,. and, 100 it.
fallen asleep, her dross-was ignited by a candle fallingalPeod
Being awakened I" the pain, she screamed for assistance,.o
was at once conveyed, to the Northern Hospital, but ellijia
in five and a-half hours after the accident, notwithstan oss'
the efforts made -to. retain animation. A subscription. the
entered into by thejury for the relief of the parentn-of
girl. and, the
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PRESENTATION •AO Tom': COILEOLITE IrTimrYdrdi":l---"sche/
Thursday, a deputation of the masters f_
n°d classical master ill
presented Mr. A. Parkin n address exereseiq
that department of the institution, with a
their long. anat
of the pleasure with, which they recalled
ing their best
agreeable intercourse• with him, and covoey._......The‘an
wishes for his success in his new sphere fwe
course of his
classical master of the-middle school, ill the
fs . manner°
remarks, complimentediMr..Parkin on the e
.Women', ascii
which he had discharged- the duties of his
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on the satisfactory improvement of his 'Anus ; and
1 masters, $ll
by wishing him, in thername of the middle-school 'late English a
health, happiness, andlirosperity.
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GA.RIE3TON.—On Monday, lecture was given a .400.
Reading-room, by thellea. S. Minton, to the working .0, the
The subject was The -great blessings and importance tbeca
Sabbath." After a brief introduction to the nneeting_cl76l
Rev. J. Gibson, the chairman., the rev. gentlereanyFf of the,
to his subject ; and afttersetting forth the divine origiu,, of
Sabbath, which he proved to be coeval with the creoau:ros..
man, proceeded to lay before them, with much force hle'
went, the immense advantages.• resulting to society ate_oter
but more immediately to the working classes, whose dance'
it more expressly might lie termed, from its due obsloalich
and expressed, in forcible-terms, the lamentable restore tlsll
would occur to all chases- of society, bat to none isteal.
to the working classes of these kingdoms, by any inti-01°
with the divine origin ale the• Sabbath, by the withaylicb rite
that protection and steppert for its due observance °V
at present enjoy. The- meeting was most nuraere.e
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HISTORIC SOCIETY UR' LA3N,CASHIRE AND ~
The monthly meeting of. the scientific section of this , plo;
was held at St. George?i-hallon, Thursday. Mr. ilenrilicti
son presided. Dr. Thom. said: that be had much sail' raj
• l
in informing the meeting that the room for their lihow
museum was in tolerablenrder; the gas was in, and lie!,
shortly to get the room. open for the visits of Inerohe,.lo
was certainly rather amazed to, find the quantity ol
they had. Although there were- 144 superficial feet 0_.400..f
cases, yet still there was-not, nearly sufficient room for efat,‘;
ing what they had. Hemight also add that Dr. GPs, °)
Paris, had promised to prepadroisebaussioiriapnapebrlr.o,tfhlo,erhretsh„biwislhlsi.;:„.i.if:relltoig,i,::.
Babylon and the discoveries,: made there; and Mr. ~ wo
ziPaoPdeornobnt , ctrheea°terigcion'astleMine•
this session was pretty. well. aompleted. All theyi_foa"'
were a couple of scientific-papers to, complete the Pru6—nai
(Hear.) Mr. Sansom. then mad an interesting paper -1
New Fungoid Disease affecting the Pear-tree, whicej,
illustrated. An interesting but short discussion ensu 051/P
the universal belief: was, that the potato disease Was TA
from being solvelas-when it first broke out. The Rev. 00'
Mo6re then read a:paper, entitled, "A Walk on the Shot Ai
the Mersey," by Richard A.. Tudor, which was interestiag_ots,
well received.' 'Dunks were•then voted to the several dn.
the authors of the papers,&;,. and the meeting terrninaw"
r, o°l
MERCHANT TAYLORS!. Gl:wax jok Scgoo,/,, GREAT —ll_o4
—The prizes awarded to the pupils, at the Christmas-?'the
nation, were distributed, on Friday.: 'The following Is, Al'
prize list :—Montefiore Prize Shearson:Divinitije, Set;
mond; 2, Para; .Birch, highly ownmended; 11$r; t ;
Meant, Shearson, , commended.—Greek : 1, Serbr-- evandi
Shearson, commendel—Latia: ,
Patterson,; -4', higw'
Greeuham ; Birch, King, Or ell, Serge"—i' shelf:
cornmended4.-.Parr, C. Smith, commended.—Hist9rY : Afr'
son ; 2, Kings :Har.luddge, highly commended; el
Patterson,. ennainendel7—Geography : 1, Shearson:.
ended
mond ; Lees,..Sergeant„ highly commended ; Parr, comp,
—Arithmetic :. 1, Shearson; 2, Sergeant ; 3,. pattel'-ojeo.
Orrell, highly, commended ; Smith, C. Smith, coraluet;
—Euclid; and. Algebra : 1, Shearson 2, Sergga°
Golding;; Orrell„ Greenham, commended.—DrawinLe•
King; Birch, Hanbridge, Parr, highly commended 'P
ham, Ices,. Moss, commended.—Writing : 1, Almond' oer.
Sergeant,. highly commended.—Conduct : 1,. Ter
harn,,,Sergeant,highly commended.—Lower School.---vi. Cot
1, Woods ;, Rigby, commended.—Latin : 1, Webster ; 3folert:
rard.;, Ainsworth, highly commended ; Beetbain,
Hamilton.;. Neal; Woods, commended.—Arithmetic ; rah)
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ten.;. Hulmes; Rigby, Thomas, commended.—Ge2g. cart/
L,, Hamilton.; Gerrard, highly commended ;-
mended.—Writing: 1, Webster; Hamilton: Woods'
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commended,

Docz COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of the pf
Committee was held on Thursday, Mr. R. Shand in tlitoe et
The Sub-committee of Works recommended the accerti-00
the tender of Messrs. Jones and Jump for the erec..„l,. coo
dock-gateman's hut on the island at the Salisbury -isltrelf
Warehouse Sub-committee recommended.that a sure Oftf
e 1
be transferred from the bank account of the Albetsrtiae
warehouses, and £3,000 from the bank account of tinto;
Dock warehouses, to the credit of the general acco ree
dock trustees. The Harbour-masters' Sub-committee
mended the purchase of 16 life-bu,oys, for use about 01:
pj
in case of need. Ordered to be purchased. A letter.
from the secretary of the Shropshire Union Raw 441
! Canal Company, stating that some years ago the 45-040
had purchased a piece of land., containing 12,000 5ci0.3,4 rot
to the 'forth-east of the Egerton Dock. The obJe'doc,ge'
company in making the purchase was to construct nt #,Tor
their own trade ; and the directors were of opinion thlot)°,;et,
thing should now be done, either by the re-sale of tbe,betPef#
the construction of a dock; and they wished to knoll:to fu)
in the event of selling the land, the Dock Con 00
prepared to afford them the necessary accommodal..pvt
they required. The Chairman said it was a subno
would have to be considered at a future day, in order
to ko rat
the south land most available. Referred the *)r ,
~zre.1;111
mittee. A note was read from Mr. Henry Steele, 'Zee
that his residence in the south had not been ottea- ted'
that beneficial result to his health which he exills 574%.
it therefore became incumbent upon him to resign
pie's 01
the committee. The committee accepted Mr. Stepsigo;i:
nation, with an expression of regret that bis. •s- thiY'
should be caused by continued indisposition.
of January, was fixed as a day to. elect a successo4,7oll
Fridgol, to/
Steele. The chairman plaeed upon the table two PI be AO
of the revised table of dock rates. There a-001'007
placed in the hand of each member before WO
when the matter would be considered,

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pier "White Star" mail ship Earl of Sefton, Captain Noble,
tyls 141 Saturday from this port for Melbourne, with the
1:for Australia, 200 passengers, and a valuable cargo.
13.4:rns, residing in Rosé-place, was admitted into
pia Yid Infirmary on Friday, suffering from the effects of
?and died shortly after admission.
1' CANADA, Captain Lang, sailed hence for Boston, on
P-173', with the mails and 86 passengers, among whom
hi`Zr George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson Bay
1711 y. The Canada had also a valuable cargo.
ItjllPoolt, CnsTom-Trouss.—Mr. Joseph Breckles has
promoted from the office of weigher at Port Glasgow,
of weigher of the third class in Liverpool.
LANCASHIRE MAGISTRACY.—P. R. Arrowsmith, Esq.,
„(.4Zr2r of Bolton), Captain Gray, and Mr. Abraham Brier-
tln West hill, cotton-manufacturer, have been added to the
)ulission of the peace for Lancashire.
iTalcx Invirris and George M`Donnell, who had been
.11 times remanded, on a charge of robbing Thomas Alder-
lamplighter, in St. Andrew-street, on Friday week,
deuce, were on Saturday committed for trial.
`,urday, Ann Campbell, a servant who resides in
feet, fell down stairs and fractured her right arm.
removed to the Southern Hospital.
'MENT has renewed the contract with Messrs.
`43., and also with Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson,
'ince of the Post-office mails from this port to

M.-Mr. Hickey, of Liverpeol ; Mr. Derham, of
rlatteley, of Rochdale ; Mr. Rickwood, of Lan.
of Ormskirk ; and Mr. Webb, of Chester,
ire now under examination at Warrington for

iY DESECRATION,—On Sunday morning, Wm.
poster, while engaged in posting bills in Dale-
im and received several severe coutu-
As parts of his body. He was conveyed to the
;pital.
wt steamer Niagara arrived in the Mersey, on
Kingstown;Wlth the Clare militia, vhich will
immediately 'to the camp at Aldershot. The
•eturn in s day or two to Kingstown, with the
Anti&
rederick Wyer Parker, of the '79th regiment, was
at Preston, fined £2 and costs, :and ordered to
ge, amounting to £2 3s, Od.„ 'for breaking the
by pitching empty soda water'bottles at them.
, admitted the offence.
tree-court, on Saturday, Mary:and Ann Gorman,
daughter, were committed for trial charged with
g 'base coin at their lodgings in Bent-street,
'where moulds and otherlmplements, as well as
slavions coins, had been found.
itrua WINDBOUND WlET.—Despatches were
'Friday night, by direction of the lords of the
, the captain superintendent of Plymouth dock-
_'a steamer out immediately, with provisions and
the relief of the windbonnd fleet in the chops of the
',,lre crews of which are reported to be suffering great
I. Her Majesty's steamer Hecla left Plymouth on
`Morning with thatojett.
iturday, at the Policeccourt, John Collins, and fo:ffr
rters, engaged by Messrs. Brassey and M`Cormiek,
'narged with ill-using flre horses at work on the incline
--ice's Dock. They pluaded they had been obligedlbo
;'sally severe to the •animals owing to the slippery- tate
44 ground in consequence of the bad weather. Mr. Mans-
,,srnissed the case in 'Allis instance, observing, 'however,
',l[:_brought up sgain,lhe should be compelled tOildßiet a

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'RPOOL BANKILIVIATCY COtßT.—Before Mr. .o(rnimis-
der Stevenson.—ln reelJuhn Bronson.—Friday WaS bhe day
,for the examination ,of the bankrupt, who wasza draper
t'lng on business in, the Old Haymarket, and Whose debts
OPwards of C2;0430. The bankrupt has withdrawn from
itiis supposed he is now in Attotica. At
oclock in Th afternoon, he was called on byldr. Ayres,
appearing, e 'he was outlawed.

ita`is'eo.les, Lie;eieean.—The Lords Comaiisiien&es of Her 1
'rest3''s Treasury he we been pleased to approve Ithe following
et'ell classiecationeef the clerks for general business at the
of Liverpool, te. take effect from the :oth inigt. : 1 Con- '
tex' r of Accourres, salary 2400 to 2500; a AFet!tant Con-
. eof Accounts salary £320 to 2400; -8 principal clerks,
'0 to ge00; *West-class clerks, salary e 230 to £260; 6
nd-elass clerks' -salary £l9O to 22t0; 9 third-class clerks,
37 ' £l6O to 111-93; 11 fourth-class clerks,,stiary £l3O to
20 ;13 fifth-class clerks, salary 21205 to TOO ;15 sixth-
s clerks,..adkiny i 75 to
£lOO---aviil ServieoGazette.
KTTEYTTED SUICIDE.—At the •Betry petty sessions, on
ttlay, IVilliamiKershaw, a collier, was chargedwith attempt-
' to commit-suicideby hanging hiroselfmtth a handker-
v On •Witinesday night, about eleveivelelock, a police-
.,"e heard a ettrange noise up the entry new the Boar's-
end, on going up, he found the prisonertraspended from
~
` 1 Irani end on the point of death. He was imme-
k,,ol
&eout limn, and life was restored. ilt was stated that
eV:4oller •Aims sober at the time ; thatihetlead been in the
Oriel of 'Messrs. Roscoe and Lord ; and ,was known to the
,ketßreliilid ,or two having been afilliatedenpon him in that
't Vhenniked why he bad attempted to destroy him-
Ntir saidiieltad been having a tittle drink. He had done
'4' . no 'had ,under the influence of 'jealousy. Mr. Crook,
'illltinati otihe bench, commenteionthe awful position in i
tdeLllie Tiretener had placed hinteelf,,and dismissed him,
"Qg himte pay expenses.
Vinyl-0m PROFESSION.—OR Thnrstley a deputation.
l:11 `lle Provincial Medical and Surgiral Association, con-
(! Of. Sir 'Charles Hastings, Drs. 'Webster, Wynter,
ller,'an'd ilenry, Messrs. Brady, MX. ; Readlam, M.P. ;
Plies, Lord-Nunneley, &c.waiitell on Sir George Grey, at
'onle.lbrace, for the purpose of ascertaining the intentions
i't?,',ernraent on the question ,ef -medical reform. Mr.
kin introf.suced the deputation; :after...Which Sir Charles
:Igs, ;MM., laid before Sir George 4Grey 'their views and
4'on-the-aubject of medical reform,whirik the Provincial
4. Altion ereevell known to entertain. 'Mkt Home Secre-
-11 the course of the interview, repeatedly gave the de-
'n to, understand that the gevernmentlead no intention
toeld not easily be induced to bring in. a bill on the sub-
'ettt rrecommended Mr. Headlam to reintroduce his bill,
tOtteh improvements as might The required, promising it
"l'itease :his individual support, but net :hedging that of
t.'lverzireent. Mr. Headlam said he -saw no chance of
!le' it, as he should be certainly met with the objection
' the. ealeject was one to be -dealt with o.:e, government.
Y,:kettibers of the deputation were-compelled to retire from
C4terview without the encouragement' they-sought.
ilkna4tcklee NreseNces.—Mestra. MuaprattandtCo. were sum-
before the magistrates, on Wednesday; for causing a
e, by.ellowing dense volumes .of smoke tto issue from
S
tenineys. o their chemical weeks in \Vauxhall-road, on
it 'di instant. f Mr. Macdonald •stated that he fiaad examined
''lVeeinises of :Messrs. Muspratt. There tweve altogether
'''twenty-farnaces, the smoke from which was carried off
ilto:'%, chimneys, which were only -exactly ,sufficient. The
Attnightt ,be greatly alleviated gay-careful stoking. For
e ricethe• foreman for Messrs. Illetspratte stated that he
olie all he cediel to consume the erndke as. itipassed through
SOisasneys, and if any offensive smoke did- escape, it was
11.7:ter the.regligence of the stokers .and firemen. Fined
kialitr. Abrahaml Manx was eummoneil .for causing a
_, on theeitl instant, by smoke issuingefrom his oil-
ee
ilit,,,kPenihertonegardens. Fined 40e.---Mr.Joseph Martin,
k4eeps a rice,mill in Boundary-street, Wauthnlleroad, was
ir toned for refueiag admittance to inepectoreWignall and
V, tactionald,,tcr leak over his preneisee,and :for, causing a
\',4k. nuisance on .the 6th instant. It was ,proved that
e Jig. of,,dense,blaek smoke issued from the chimney for a
Verable time. ;.Fined 25 for the etnisnuce. The inagis-
P *informed' MrAlartin that be was treading• an very
tkerons-grounkirk refusing admittance tee .theeeflicers of
Viiiiterdtheeommittee„ but the summons far this offence was
"ed wlth a warning-
It.l4alD'Y'ellf"..3Rr'il./-", SETTING- HER laktri6E•ol4-NIEE.
k the Police-court,
gears of :age, stated. le
.'n.---;;Erida , Mrs. Helen Horswell, about
be Friday,
widow of a merchant, was
7ged with-settin%fire -1-,..
her house (which was insueed),42,
ttollth-street,extet -Park.h t
A policeman stated' that emen
',Nthe patlour of Mrs: idoeswell's house, and found-theedoor
I,4Lee room nearly burnt out, the carpet in flanaete.and -.some
i's of the 'floor nearlyeansumed. Mrs. Horeweil ~toldttite
,seer that shehad gene out,rend left itchier with eeme.artieles
Vtv,eareeg apparel upon .it, aud she accounted for Mee disaster
14411 e falling outiof- the grate of a piece of wood which - she
t (lAA on thetre before she,went out. The Offieer maid that
11 the %alit 661*x:ear the. fire, but it was not even ecorched
ele flames. The'lindlord.of the house estimated theelamage
4 i °l' ts The.agent of the.C.o' unty Fire Office stated that
icy ;lltaiture. belong to Ms.: Horswell had an insurance po-
.ee'Pori it for 2150,4 n that oirtee,ibut Mrs. Horswell had not
tinednY claim as etra'or the damage her furniture had sus-
en by by Y•• edat £1 16s.
the late fire,which was estimated
te„,.,
h ''' Was, that Mrs. Horswell cook' not have had any infer'.
Ntit° defraud the insurance compaty, as she had made 'no
tAl2„Pon the compaohand it was a question whether she
41),`4113' set fire to her-house at all. The presiding magistrate
k'''e bad no alternative but to remand the prisoner for a
tf,-,though he would take bail, if she could find two sureties
t, andac, and herselfin 020. The prisener, however, could
'it two sureties of 2.lo,each, but one :surety of £2O was
, e. which was aecepted.
Nt'll,,kir FIRE AT BLAC,FAUON.—On Friday morning, be-
,,,,,ik., two and three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the
eNe.Warehouse of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
r IY, situate near Darweuestreet, Nova £cotia. The
,lelthes Were quickly on the spot, and commenced playing on
tteti, erning cotton, &e.; but the flames were so-rapidly car-
t, 4.,.P0g the building by a sharp wind, that they rendered
i,-"llttZriteve almost nugatory the many jets of water4that were
luit, 137 thrown upon them. Tbece was a considerable
ki Aiks of cotton in the warehouse, and that burned: fiercely
Otoihe efforts to prevent it. Every means at band were
tt?4,,"0 get away the moveable goods, ; a considerable
h 7Ave were told were saved. Mesers. Harrison AUX"
k.IIA 40.xescuing some of their machinery, and several wag- I
0:I oe goods were run out of the warehouse beyond the
1,4 0,, . theelarnes. In about two hours the whole building '
ioll,3"ne inass.of fire, and it only began to reduce its vast pro-
re ,s,,aB the roof by piecemeal fell in. Before the flames
lee f,'Llognished, the whole warehouse, with the exception
V,k4 4; Yards at one end, was roofless. There is nothing
il.se;le exception before stated) but bare stone walls now to
04,1 The ,portion of the roof that remains standing
,4 to be so much burned as to render it useless. It is
11`,,;),4*-:17, several ,tradesmen in the town (speculators in cot-
o ,;: be heavy losers, as their cotton was left in the ware-
tll en,* for their convenience, and was uninsured. The
,dete,s_° doubt he several thousand pounds, in addition to
..k.t, --Qge (lane to the building.
k'i. 4.4Z°N.—ln the Court of Chancery, on Thursday, the
q 534,1
.!torsfield v. Ashton'' came before the Lord Chancel-
tlit:4:tiellule lords justices. The question is the true con-
-o,l', Of te,.'f the will of Joseph Horsfield, a cotton manufac-
kqere„ '"Yde, near Stockport, who died in the possession of
k I 04,4 worth more than 2200,000. The will, it is said,
ttlNre•°roPosition of the village schoolmaster' who received
tl)lll4,9P)for his work, and extending, as it does, to many
Lehtik, Puzzled many counsel and several judges, and
t„e_ leo:LelY be sent for elucidation, or rather settlement,
iterho "se of Lords. The point at issue now is, whether
Ake, pto. ef,lldsLitgY2 of the estimated value of £10,000,. goes to the
ithil'ee 1,11'3:_ utter or to the heir-at-law. The Vice-Chancel-
pp,, cerichiost was of opinion that it goes to the daughter.
lop of the argument on Thursday, their lord-
tl4 14441 the
k't ,ear„ will was one of very difficult construction, and
ill `hey'e In some parts so irreconcilable with other parts
e.., a,..
.eust take
it'oe rstiee ,-.• . time to examine its provisions. The
ett,t.,ol. th_ naught Bruce felt at a loss to understand the
4!401/1ed j Parties not going to the House of Lords, till he
te,,z ee,,,_ete amount of the property. That amount suffi-
'llledta't.ui!ledeforproceed lawyers availing themselves of the
"mg of ing. judgment reserved.

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