The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLICrE.ATCE.

A WOMAN, named Isabella Kirkpatrick, aged 56, residing in
a cookshop, No 62, Park-lane, was taken suddenly ill on Tues-
day afternoon, and expired before medical assistance arrived.
THE annual ball of the Chatham Society was held on Wed-
needay, at the Town-hall, the receipts being devoted to the
Orphan Boys' Asylum. The lady patroness was Mrs. Adam
Hodgson. The attendance was upwards of 700.
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHZEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The
hi-weekly meeting of this society was held on "Wednesday, at
the Royal Institution; Mr. John Hay in the chair. The paper
of the evening, illustrated by some ingenious and beautiful
models and drawings, was read by its author, Mr. C. Davies;
the subject being "Notes on Isometrical Perspective."
EMBEZZLEMENT.-011 Wednesday, at the Police-court,
David Roden was charged by his late employer, Mr. Rawle,
Lord-street, with embezzling half-a-crown. The latter, having
some suspicions, watched a customer come out of the shop,
who he ascertained had bought certain trifling articles. These
he found were partially entered in the shop-book, but the
money in the till did not agree with the book, and hence he
taxed the prisoner with taking the money, which the latter did
not deny, but simply left the premises. There being some
doubt in the case, the prisoner received the benefit of it, and
was discharged.
Cuaiors ACCIDENT TO A VEssEL.—A few days ago, a leak
was discovered on board the ship Pamella, lying in the King's
Dock, and then in course of being loaded. The leak was un-
accountable, as the vessel had lately been undergoing repairs.
In consequence of a survey made by direction of the under-
writers, the ship was ordered to be discharged. This was
completed when it was discovered that only eight packages
of the cargo on the ground tier were slightly damaged.
The cause of the leak was found to be a bolt, which had
been driven in awry while the repairs had been in course
of execution. Of course a new bolt was at once substituted,
and the ship made "as tight as a barrel."
TEMPERANCE IN THE SUBURBS.—On Tuesday, a lecture on
teetotalism was delivered by Mr. Henry Watts, at Green-lane,
Stanley, near the Old Swan, and was attended by cleanly and
well-behaved working people, of both sexes. The Rev. Mr.
Gardner, of St. Anne's, Stanley, has offered the use of his
school-room for meetings, to be held on Sunday evenings, after
church service, over which he has promised to preside; and
the same clergyman, in conjunction with several other gentle-
men, is promoting the establishment of a provident fund, to be
called the St. Anne's Savings'-bank. Deposits are to be re-
ceived as low as sixpence per week, on which bank interest
will be paid, facilities being afforded for the withdrawal of
money in cases of emergency.
THE SHIP BRITISH EXPIRE.—The steamer Demerara,
which grounded a few years since in the Bristol Channel, was
purchased by Messrs. J. and R. Wilson, of this town, from the
underwriters, for £7,000. As a sailing ship, and under the
name of the British Empire, she sailed for the west coast of
South America, and last week she arrived in the Channel with
4,500 tons of guano, at £5 a-ten freight. Her speed once
reached seventeen knots an hour, and she frequently averaged
fifteen. An action has been brougst against the editor of the
Shipping Gazette, for admitting last° his columns a letter
respecting her, containing statements said to be untrue, but
which induced the underwriters to increase the premium of
insurance from eight to twelve guineas per cent.
Ax ABANDONED MOTHER.—Margaret and David Living-
ston, mother and son, the latter a sharp-liaoking lad of four-
teen, who had been remanded from last week, were again
brought up at the Police-court on Wednesday, when quite a
crowd of females attended to claim their property. Forty-two
pawn-tickets were found in the Woman's possession. Their
plan of robbery wan this : the woman kept "nix" while her
son pulled the clothes-props away, and then, if neeone observed
them, they stripped the- line, and decamped with the property.
The woman, in her defence, denied that she instructed the
boy, asserting that he was very wild, and that she could not
keep him in order. The property pledged was her own, and
she had been compelled to adopt that means of living from
the fact that she -had not seen her husband for six. months,
and she was in great distress. The magistrate committed her
for two months. The boy was remanded for seven days.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANe.—The following guardimuf were
present at the meeting on Wednesday : —the Rev. William
Badnall, chairman • Messrs. lita.ison, Lunt, Morris, Siddeley,
Pickup, Mountfield, Edward Medcalf, Abrahams, Shaw,.Pitts,
Wensley, Roberts, Clayton, Birth, Patten, and Mullins. The
balance in the treasurer's handa- was found to be £705 851-4 d.
It was resolved that the Poor-law Board be requested to cause
new averages to be taken for the union. A further letter
having been received from the Poor-law Board, objecting to
the increase proposed by the guardians to be made in the
salaries of Messrs. Allen, Lathamland Barnett, it was resolved!
that the- Poor-law Board be requested to instruct the Poor-laws'
Inspector to make inquiry into the circumstances under which-
the guardians consider such increase- necessary. The number'
of paupers relieved last week were 85t in-door, and 3,654 out-
door, total 504, as compared with the- corresponding week in,
last year.

ATTE3IPT TO DROWN A YOUNG- WOMAN.—On Monday,
Henry Mahomed, a young man, apparently of foreign extrac-
tion, was charged, at the Manchester Police-court, with
attempting, to drown a young woman). named Ellen Grady.
She stated that the prisoner had kept: her company for a
short time. About ten o'clock on Sunday night, he came
I to the house of her aunt, in Ashley-lane,-- where she resided,
and asked her to have a walk. They walked for some distance,
- when, he made some indecent proposals to her, which she in-
dignantly rejected. He then threatened that, if she resisted,
lie would drown her.; upon which she rau away down a street
.leading to the river-Irk, into which the prisoner pushed her.
She went over headybut managed to scramble to the side, and
shouted for assistance, when a man came and helped her out.
The prisoner then. made off, but the police took him out of bed
in his mother's house. The case was remanded for the attend-
ance.of the man who.had taken complainant out of the water.
ROBBERY or' DRAPERY STOCR.—George and Agnes
Macgregor, a well-dressed couple, who reside in.apartments at
DI, Christian-street, were charged at the Police-court, on Wed-
nesday, the former with receiving goods from• Messrs. Cook
and Townshend, Byrom-street, and the latter-as an accom-
plice. Detective Scott-stated that he searched the prisoner's
lodgings, where he found a great variety of articles connected
with the drapery business, and a number of pawn-tickets. Mr.
Taylor, Cook and Townshend's manager, identified several of
the articles, and said. that they had lost a considerable amount
of property lately,.among which was upwards of £l2 worth
of furs. The male prisoner had been in theiremploy two
months. Mr. Fairhurst, pawnbroker, St. Anne-street, stated
that some coburg cloth.was pledged with him on-the 18th of
December, and that on. Tuesday, he received an envelope by
post, containing.a slipof paper and the ticket, on-which was
written, in reference tea, Lift this the moment you get it."
Shortly afterwards, Detective Scott entered the sh.epv when he
stated the case to him.. He could not recognise- the female
prisoner as having pledged the cloth, but his shopman swore
to her servant girl. The handivriting of the slip-transmitted
to Mr. Fairhurst was asserted to be that of the prisoner, by
Mr. Taylor, but he would not positively swear to it. Mr.
Woods, pawnbroker,, Whitechapel, produced a, victorine
pledged with him, but he could not swear to either prisoners.
The servant girl deposed that she pledged several of the
articles produced in court, and said that Mrs. Macgregor
had told her she hacb purchased some of them at Cook and
Townshend's. The magistrates remanded the male and dis-
charged the female • prisoner.—On Friday, Agnes M`Gregor
was again taken into:custody:. Edward Jenkins, an assistant
at the prosecutors',, stated That some time ago he had met the
male prisoner in the • passage adjoining the show...and saw a
box under his arm.. Witness said to the prisoner, " That's
the box I've beau looking for." The prisoner said, " Oh, I
have had it givemme by Mr,Taylor, the manager." Such,
however, was not the-fact. An assistant to Mr. Woodruff,
pawnbroker, said that the female prisoner pledged the victorine
produced on the- 15th December. Both prisoners were com-
mitted for trial at the sessions. [Upwards of 100 pawn-tickets
were found at tlas-prisoners! residence, referring to articles of
drapery pledged-in-Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and New-
castle-upon-Tyne.]
TEMPERANCR. AND THE LoEE's-DAY.--An association has
been recently formed under the designation of the" Christian
Alliance for the• Suppression of Intemperance,and for Pro-
curing the Better Observance of the Sabbath." John Cropper,
Esq., is the president, and several gentlemen have associated
themselves with the movement. The inauguration meeting
was held on Wednesday, at the Teutonic-hall; Reginald Rad-
cliffe, Esq., in, the. chair: There was a good attendance, and
the clahns °lithe association to public support were advocated
by the Rev...l..R.Rutherford, of Newcastle. He said that he
was a teetoWler of twenty years' standing, and , that, during
that period,.he•had.often, travelled three thousand miles in a
week, and spoken as often as six times a-day, but still he never
required the • `drop" to strengthen his body. Although suffer-
ing from a.eold, he .had no doubt that a dripping sheet, accom-
panied b:6-applications, of cold water, both outwards and in-
wards, would. soon, cause his system to flow with its accus-
tomed vigour. The working men of this. country ought, at
least, to, have Saturday afternoons at their, disposal, for im-
provingrtheir minds,,and worshipping the Almighty in his.
own works. Then they could better affordito devote the whole,
of Sunday, for religious purposes. It was said, he continued,,
that the-Maine-law would interfere with our rights as Britons.
What would be the-popular opinion if a. man were discovered;
manufacturing, gunpowder in one of our populous cities P.
Why, he-would-be-prosecuted, and when his conviction came.-
about, the people; would exclaitn, " Serve him right." How,.
then,oan we-caledy stand by and witness the degradation-and
ruih• of our countrymen by an insidious liquor, which is pen-
naitted by law to be retailed at every-street corner ? Nei said,
Lej when men infringe on the liberties of their fellows, the
popular voice declares that they ought-to be punished„and this,
ien law founded on Holy Writ itself.
THE Stra.na-r-Scnoor. INsTrrizrE.—On Tuesday.,-the-sixth
of, the winter couse of lectures, in connection with the Sunday-
School Institute, was delivered, at the Concert-ball, by. the
Rev. J., Cranbrook, of Liscard.. The chair was. occupied- by
J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.P. The -subject of the lecture was,. "Dr.
Arnold and Education." Mr,. Ewart, in the course of some
remarks on education, said was well aware-of the diffi-
culties surrounding it, but he hoped they would,be overcome
in a wanner satisfactory to,all parties, and, that Christians of
all denominations would cordially unite in the- blessed work of
devising some means of educating the poorer classes of the
people of England. The rising generation had certainly greater
advantages than the preceding one. Some years ago, the
counting-houses in this town seldom closed. before ten o'clock ;
now, they were seldom open after five,. and, Saturday was half
a holiday. The shops, too, were now closed much earlier, and
the young people of both sexes had, more leisure for rational

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amusement and improvement of their minds ; lectures, such
as this evening,. were almost weekly given on popular subjects.
In this hall, too, were weekly concerts, at prices within the
reach of almost every one, and they bad the opportunity of
hearing the finest organ in the world in St. George's-hall—all
which tended to improve the taste of the people for music.
They had, also, a free public, library, with a valuable collection
of books, both for amusement and instruction. He hoped his

young fkends would avail themselves of these advantages,
and bear in mind, that "if the spring put forth no blossoms,
in summer there would be no beauty, and in autumn no fruit:
so, if youth be wasted away without improvement, manhood
would be contemptible, and old age miserable." But while he
earnestly pressed upon them the advantages of education, let
them never neglect the religious part of it, nor forget what

are generally ailed the common maxims of life. Most of his
hearers would be well acquainted with the works of one of
the most powerful writers in the English language—he meant
Dr. Johnson—and they would probably recollect that beautiful
composition of his, the Life of Savage. Now, Savage was a
man endowed with the greatest abilities, which would have
fitted him for any situation ; but those abilities were obscured
by the most vicious and dissipated habits. In summing up
the life of Savage, Dr. Johnson says:—" Let those who, in
confidence of superior abilities or attainments, disregard the
common maxims of life, be reminded by this Life of Savage,
that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that
negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make know-
led a and genius contemptible."

[JANUARY 29, 1856

MR. NIGHTINGALE has been appointed judge of the Waterloo
coursing meeting, fixed for the 26th and 28th of February
THE 6th Royal Lancashire Militia, now in Ireland, 81",
during the last week 200 volunteers to the line, which entitm
no less than three officers to commissions in the line.
A DETACHMENT of the 3rd light dragoons and the 161c1
lancers, comprising 35 men and 75 horses, arrived at this Pe,v
on Thursday, in the steamer Prince, from Dublin, and cre'
forwarded to the camp at Aldershott.
ON Monday, Mr. Robert Mullen, barrister-at-law, one of the
municipal assessors, spent the evening with some friends !I
Phibsborough, and was in the enjoyment of his usual g'.
health ; but on leaving it about eleven o'clock, when in the act
of wishing a lady good night, he dropped dead from an 81)°.
plectic attack.
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BARTON, ISLAM, AND HIGGINSON'S ESTATE.-At a dividend
meeting held on Thursday, in the District Court of Bankruptc
before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, a further dividend of','
in the pound was declared on the estate of these bankrupts'
making a total dividend declared up to the present of ds.
in the pound.
MR. PILKINGTON, adverting at the last meeting of al
Preston guardians, to the manner in which the accounts ha':
been kept at the county workhouses, said that when he firs"
came to Ashton they actually had no books, and they kepttheir money in a jug.
JOHN MIDDLETON AND JOHN HOWARD, both grer
headed men, lately employed as letter-carriers in connecti?l;
with the Manchester post-office, haVe been committed for trial
at the sessions for misdemeanour, in having received letters for
delivery which they had neglected to deliver according to the
regulations.

VILLAGE LECTURES.—On Wednesday, Mr. J. A pieta
delivered his lecture on "Paris," in the Assembly-room of the
Coffee-house, Wavertree, being the second of a course of
lectures which are being delivered there for the benefit of the
working classes. The chair was occupied by Mr. Swindoni
and there was a respectable attendance. Mr, Picton illustrate'
his lecture by a number of excellent photographs.
THE HISTORY OF EUROPE.—On Wednesday, Professor
Retslag, formerly of the University of Rostock, and the author
of " Political Sketches," delivered, at the Mechanics' Instita•
tion, an introductory lecture to a series he is about to deliver,
on the " History of Europe since the Congress at Vienna'
He surveyed the condition of Europe during the feudal aystenif
and the different causes which, operating in different war
throughout European nations, gradually developed thomposP
tions of social progress and political freedom in which these
nations were found at the close of the last century.
Mn. JOHN F. Quicrg, of Parker-street, has on show a roar
nificent cake basket, of an oval form, elaborately chased with
vine leaves and grapes, which bears the following inscription's
—"Presented to the Misses Campbell by the scholars of Std
John the Baptist's School, A.D. 1956." Also, a sugar basket,
of a novel form, namely, an urn, of opal glass, with silver fit-
tings, and engraved, "Presented to Mrs. A. Minton, by the
scholars of St. John the Baptist's School, A.D. 1856.',
very handsome sugar sifter, of the Albert pattern, acconl-
ponies the latter article, and is engraved with the name of
Mrs. A. Minton.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—William Johnston, John Flood'
and William and James Hadfield (brothers), were brought LIP
st the Police-court on Friday, on rianund on a charge of steal-
ing a trunk from the Custom-house depot, containing property
to the• value of £6OO. The only evidence against Johnston
was that he had. tried to sell, at Mr:. Washington's *Shop,
Oldhall-street, a quantity of valuable jewels- When asked
where begot them, he said, "I found them• at low-water, near
the Primus Pierhead, amongst the sand."' Mr. Washington
stated the jewels had all the appearance of having been covered
up with sand and salt-water. Johnston, whowas areordinglY
discharged, had the assurance to ask for the ii3wels,which were
sworn to as being the prosecutor's property.. The other pri-
soners were committed for trial. The property recovered is
valued at £320;. and that missing at about £2130:
COMPLETION, Olr THE LIVERPOOL CORPORLAIIO,..P WATEB.
WORKS.—On Monday, at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, 3
certifitate, acknowledging the completion of the last contract
for this work, was' given to Messrs. Miller and newton,. the
contractors, by Mr:. Thomas Hawksley, the engineer. - The
contractors made their total account to be £51,2881,1o.141.„ of
which they received, £33,000. The remaining balance of
£18,288 11s. ld. contained some items which were disputed bl
Mr. Hughes, the Deputy Town-clerk of Liverpool, with -whom
there was also Mr. Statham, the resident engineer. It wag
expected that the items- would be investigated by ihonaarni'
nation of witnesses who could speak to the various measure,
meats, &c. ; but on its being known that Mr. Hawksley: had
an independent record of all that had been done, both partie,
agreed to refer the accounts• to bis decision. The certificate
of absolute completion i to be given when the reservoiris'
Ito% which is expected to bathe case in a week or two.
ST. ANNE'S DISPENS.I-BV.—The annual meeting of the'
oubseribers was held on Thursday, at the Institution, in Rose,
hill, for the purpose of receiving the treasurer's accounts for'
the past, and electing the committee for the present year..
'e meeting was presided over by the mayor, John Stewart,•
Esq., who, er stating that he had great pleasure in lending'
the aid which his position enabled him to do to an institution:
which seemed to him to be of so meritorous and useful a'
character, called upon the honorary secretary and treasurer,.
Mr.. Joseph Kitchen, to read the report, from which it 11P-'
'peared that the receipts and donations during the year'
amounted to £4BB 2s. 3d., the eepeuditnre to £44) 12s. 41,
andithe number of patients to 11,310: The number of deaths
which occurred was 329, and, what is very remarkable, the-
average age attained in these 329. eases was only 13 years
and 9:nionths. In the eye and earqlepartment, 2,085 patients
were treated during the past yeas-;..0f these, 71 were cases of
cataract, a disease well known to be- so, fatal to vision. The
importance of the institution in connection with this disease
is morwespecially noticed in the summer mouths, when many
patients4roni distant places in England,. Wales, and Ireland,
as well as those of the town and neighbourhood, seek relief at
this charity. The remainder of the- proceedings were of the
usual routine character.

COTTON'. FROM NAPLES.-Mr. Clegg,. of Manchester, is in
Naples, endeavouring to organise an-extensive growth of cot-
ton by free labour, partly with a commercial and partly an
anti-slavery view. A letter from Naples,. in the Daily News,
says :—"The Two Sicilies would in every respect be admirably
adapted forthe cultivation of cotton.- The average rental of
land is not high, and of sandy, swampy, ground, suited to the
object proposed, very low. Of such land. too, there is a vast
quantity lying almost waste on the shores of the Adriatic from
Lecce t> Brindisi, and between Torre•dell; Annunziata and
Castellamrxe, and other parts. Cotton, too, is actually'
grown both in Sicily and on the continent, so that the experi-
ment wouldnot be new, and it has entirely succeeded. In
Sicily, about 2,000,0001b5. are grown annually, half of which
is exported te'Naples, and the other half .is eonsumed in the
island • in the continental part of the- kingdom about
2,200,000 We- are grown and consumed,,whilit 800,0001bs. are
imported from New Orleans. The ananaLproduce of the king-
dom is therefore about 4,200,0001b5., while the annual con-
sumption is about 6,000,0001b5. In protkof the yet greater ca-
pabilities a the country, a letter from aSieilian merchant now
before me; says Notwithstanding the great consumption,
it would not be difficult to export a. quantity of cotton.
This report is eminently encouraging_:te the project of Mr.
Clegg ; and all that is wanting is a little capital and enter-
prise —justwhat the Neapolitans have not."'
MANCRERTER COMMERCIAL AssocrawroN.—At the annual
meeting ef this association, on Monday, last week, the thair-
man, Mr:-.L. Aspinall Turner, said he, felt assured that the
members of this association, while regretting the dire evils of
the war hi which we were engaged, had been fully sensible of
the justice and propriety of this country entering into the
contest. The people of Manchester had :borne cheerfully the
sufferings, entailed by the struggle, and he-was quite satisfied
that if there should exist any necessity.; for- vigorously prose-
cuting ite, still further, this community would continue to
exhibit the same feeling. The state:. of mercantile affairs
during the. past year had not been. so. disastrous as might
naturally. have been expected. Although, the exports from
this country during the past year had ,not been generally re-
munerative, this was in some degree-mitigated by the gene-
rally favourable results of returns;., and he believed the mer-
chants, .at all events, had not hada:very unprofitable year,
althcvigh in some quarters there might have been difficulties
and loss. To the manafacturers Ise 'thought the result might
have been different ; but to the eperative classes, he believed,
it had;been a comparatively prosperous. year, for, although
provisions had been high in employment had been
prettyteonstant. He expressed 2:hope that any peace which
might be concluded would not deprive us of the great advan-
tages..that had been gained by the opening of the Black Sea te
our commerce. In reference to India, he was glad to see•
signs-of progress there by thee construction of railways; but
he feared we had not yet in authority the right class of men
te,develop the resources of tha,country.,
Dom; A Dux. —Not the least among the notabilities of:
Liverpool is a collector of accounts, whose hard metallic form,.
mounted upon a wiry pony,And surmounted by a face redo—
lent of smiles, is as well known as the Nelson Monument._
His, imperturbable good-humour,. notwithstanding the dis—
agreeable nature of his avaeation, hassometimes laid him opera
topraetical jokes. At one time he rode about all day, withia
card fastened to him, onwhic.h,was printed in conspicuous-
letters, " Full to the bung at other times, the animal whill
he has left in some convenient gateway, and which is said.to
be a better Christian than himself, from being oftener en his.
knees, has been removed, by nwag to another resting-plane)
One day last week tha. pony was left at the corner of Drury-
lane, while the rider adjourned to a celebrated hostelry ad.-
ioining, where, finding the ale deserving of its reputationdils
stay was somewhat prolonged. This excited compassion for
the pony, which was exposed. to a heavy rain, and attempts
were made to find. him shelter in a cellar, but the intelligent
beast refused to descend until a sack being thrown, over his
head, he was lowered,into the place of concealment, On the
re-appearance of the. collector, he inquired in vain for the
Whereabouts of his steed, and on the advice of one of his
friends, proceeded in, a car to the Rose-hill station thence he

was sent to Mailer Oreig,where being alike unsuccessful, it
was suggested,that asthe animal had long been used to. dunning,
he might have gone on his own account to SOMP of the places
where a few pounds were still due. A search in this direction
proved also, vain the ear was dismissed, and the steedless
rider relished to his home. In the meantime the pony had
been released from durance vile, and conveyed to his own
stables, where the next morning he was found by his owner,
unable to give au account of his wanderings.
TAIE CASTL=OWN (ISLE OF MAN), STEAM NAVIGATION
CO.ALRANY
wnMonday, last week, at the Court-house in
Castleto, the shareholders of this company held their amnia
meeting. Two previous meetings of the shareholders had ea-
curred, at which the directors for the eighteen months last
past made their report. It appeared that from the Ellen
Vanniu's coming upon the station, at a late period of the season
of 1854, from a serious accident occurring to her machinery in
the best of the season of last year, her long delay for repair's,
the large expenses incidental thereto, and various other cir-
cumstances inseparable from a new undertaking, the company
was considerably in debt, The total claims upon the compartY,
for balance of account current, and for the original purchase of
the boat, are under £3,000. As an offset to these claims, the
assets, chores in action, and Holmes's notes in the hands of
the directors, amount to some £4OO or £500; and besides
these, there are some £l,OOO of unpaid shares sold, and about
the same amount of shares unsold ; so that the real defalcation
of the company is much less than the claims upon it. Under
these circumstances, it had beeil resolved, at a previous meet-
ing of the shareholders, to continue the boat on the station till
October next, further to experiment for her future succes.s.
On Monday considerable change was made in the directorship.
The following is the list of new directors, viz : —Mr. B. F.
Wilby, James Burman, Esq., Mr. Thomas Boyd, jun., Mr.
Walter Brown, awl Mr. James Mylehreest. Messrs. Robert
Quayle and John M'Meiken were elected auditors.—To-daY
the half-yearly meeting of the Douglas Steam-packet CompauY
will be held at the office in Douglas, when tt will be proposed
to sell two of the company's boats, and make arrangements.
the building of another fait test.C.leSSAassej,.

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it. 911 Friday morning, as Mrs. Baines, of Rodney-street, was
'iving along the Aigbnrth road, the horse fell : she was
awn out, and broke her arm.
T1.,1,m RECTOR FEES.—We understand that the question of
the
Zuector fees is by no means settled, and that the Rector in-
ends to commence proceedings in the spiritual court for their
every under the provisions of the 10th George 4. The fee
4:11 by the old table is one shilling, including the registra-
ni and the auditor has only allowed sixpence.

SECOND WRANGLER AT CAMBRIDGE.-A telegraphic
4.t/aes-os'n`e was received on Friday morning, announcing that
the second place in the highest in the mathematical honours
at, Cambridge had been awarded to Mr. Rigby, who was edu-
eirq in the Upper School of the Collegiate Institution, after
rtillg. promoted from the Middle School, and was elected as
'attatng Scholar to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1862.
,CHILD BURN T TO DEATH.—An inquest was held, on
41rdaY, on the body of Richard Henry, aged two years,
fin of William Thomas, pilot, living in Glenvale-street,
sreo, lc-road. Mrs. Thomas took the deceased to bed on
~.a"lrday, the sth instant, and left him alone for a few
ntites. On her return, she found the candle removed, and
(4e deceased in an adjoining room, in flames. He lingered
antil Friday. Verdict, " Accidental death."
&TRH Qu.rsinv CAMPBELL.—This case was heard on Satur-
in in the Court of Queen's Bench. Certain payments, made
by guardians of the poor of Liverpool to the rector, the
ert
v. Mr. Campbell, had been disallowed by the auditor. The
Doint rested upon the construction of the secs. of the 10th
urge IV., c. 11, as to a table of fees payable to the rector,
744 Which was to be fixed by certain commissioners for burials
tlla.oemeteries. A rule for a certiorari had been obtained for
''"art had
up the order of the auditor. Lord Campbell said the
'"art had no power to alter these fees. Rule discharged.

SAILING OF THS PERSIA.—The landing-stage and piers
Were crowded on Saturday, at noon, to witness the departure
of the largest vessel afloat, the new royal mail steamship
rsia, on her first voyage to New York. Precisely at her
advertised time of sailing, the noble ship fired a signal gun,
rei began to steam slowly, but majestically, down the river.
r appearance excited the greatest admiration, and many
Was wishes were expressedon her account. The morning
,was beautifully fine ; scarcely a cloud was to be seen upon the
tare of the blue sky ; while the sun shone warmly upon the
scene smiling with the full glow of his undimmed countenance
Von the progress of the great ship. Besides a fair cargo
and the usual mail, she had about 70 passengers on board.

LLociL Win ITEMS—The steamship Great Britain, having
.711. again taken up by Government, is being refitted and
7Palred for the purpose of being made available for the con-
c7ance of troops, in which branch of the service she proved
V'efficient last year. She will leave the graving-dock on the
311 of February, and will sail henee., for Malta, on the Bth,
With about 1,100 troops. The screw-steamer Sarah Sands is
'4BO being refitted for the conveyance of troops to the ast.
A- large batch of naval volunteers was forwarded to LonEdon
Friday night. The complement of engineers having been
obtained Captain Bevis, .R.N.,:has discontinued the examina-
ti,
.11 of candidates.

ASSAULTING L Poiate-Ogrznan.—At the Police-eourt,'m
Saturday, George Tinsley, butcher, was charged with an 'as-
!Suit upon Police-officer -SlB. The complainant was on ids
°%t, in Breck-road,early -that morning, when his attention
)1113:8 called towards -a .considerable disturbance in the neigh-
., Urhood. On going to the place, he found the prisoner and
:number of other men,ktipsy, and making a great noise. He
quested them to desist, when they set upon him, wrested his
"gel( away, and threw Lit ever a wall ; took off his ibelt, and
threshed him with it; knocked him down, and the-prisoner,
eeling on his.chest, fastened upon his nose with his teeth.
ge called out for help, and the other men took to their heels,
~ndthe peisenerwedld have followed, but the officersuomeded
41 holding him.until-some one came to his assistance, and he
tllis secured. Mr. Mansfield remanded the .prisoner,`to give
e police an opportunity of apprehending the others.
SUICIZE 'AN AMERICAN CAPTITN.—A determined
,use of suicide occurred on board the American barque St.
Lawrence, lying-in the Huskisson Dock, on Friday'maorning.
4-he .oßptain, -Charles Henry Webb, was heard snoring very
eetoly at an vaily hour, and at a later period fro-called the
,u,rst-mate, :who .had only just joined the vessel,Land told him
Pat he was going to die ; that' he tad 'beeie robbed on all
:4
_0411113 by -his mates ever since he left America ;'lend that he
,401,4 •now no 'wish to live. A doctor was sent for, but the
`kiteueased-said he did not want him. The -surgeon perceived
that he:had:been taking laudanum, and ordere&strong coffee
be .immediately administered, but the deceased would not
aheit, neither would he allow himself to betrought on shore.
se' died the mane morning. At the inquest,- on Saturday, it
Was. proved• that, on coming into poet, 'the St. Lawrence came
eollisiotrviith another vessel ; that he had-since lost a law-
suit, and: had become very much depressed.; that he had
'threatened: o -poison himself ; and that 'on Thursday night
!le:drank-an ounce of laudanum. A verdict of " temporary
Insanity",wes returned. The decessedhada son on board, a
sharp' lad, -about thirteen years old, .hesides,whom he has left
a Widow.nrid five sous and three daughters in America.
Tin CniaroNET.—This beautiful and mostieffeetive military:
musical instrument, after manyrears of tedious and wearisome:
:experiments, by professional musicians of various nations, te'y
aeeo, mplikiits structure and intonationi.has at length received'
Vse 'coup ‘de grace to its completion. Mc. Wynne, of the
Liverpool-Local Pensioners' band,.who has already made some
kodifieations on the above instrument, has added another
ditionaltley, which, from its position and construction,:pro-
duces "four perfect notes (semitones),ammely, the extreme P
sharp,cr-E flat in the chalumeau, and A sharp, or B flat eu
the centre of the stave - makingthe,cherd of E flat in the
ejlalumeau complete, and the scale of the clarionet fully perfect
in all: its chromatic tones, which comprise three and three-
quartersoctaves in the diatonic scale cf forty-six notes. The
_nkk sharper B flat (on the stave) have been imperfect since the
arst invention of the instrument, producing only hoarse, husky,
uncertain notes, not being in unison with the rich and sonorous
koheaLnataral to the clarienet. The.deficiencies in those four
hotes. •have been most sensibly felt-in the solo, the pause,
Slow movement. Now they have received the ne plus 'ultra
to theirperfection. This instrumencan be seen in the shop
Window. of Jordan's Military Musicallinstrument Manufactory.
~,:FiateintrAn v. BAINES AND (10.-411 the County Courtrou
▪ ridaY;an action was tried, in which a sailor sued the owners
of the; Black Ball line to recover payment of £l3 19s. on:alai-11
V' exchange. In 1854, plaintiff shipped at this port as-one of
the crew of the royal mail ship Lightning, at that timecom-
Illan.,_ ded by Capt. J. N. Forbes. After the vessel arrived at
Melbourne, the plaintiff was "compelled" or " pressed" to
I'elunteer on board H. M. ship Phantom. Capt. Forbes being
übliged'to let him go, gave him ahill of exchange upon the
defendants (who are owners of the vessel) to the amount
el.„Sitned, stating on the face of the-bill that it was " for wages
"e." The defence was that Capt._Forbes had no power to
give such a bill upon the defendants,. and a very long argument
place as to the acts of parliament bearing upon the case.
:kt., appeared that formerly an act provided that in such -cases
the
government should pay all wages due to the sailor on en-
t▪
ering the navy, and then sue the owners for the amount, but
now the custom was to sue the ownersof the merchant vessel
before paying the wages. Hie Honour said, upon the simple
teems of the bill of exchange, he was bound to give a verdict
for the.plaintiff; but added that if Mr. Forshaw could-make
tut. an Argument upon the new act of parliament, he would,
upon affidavit, grant a rehearing of the-case.

- ,
IS• ITIELMIC ON THE HIGH SEAS.---One of the most singular
• eidents teonnected with the annals ..of crime came to our
itoowledge on Friday, on the arrival, at this port, of theship
.04,•wen Williams, from the African coast. It appears that a
• days.before her arrival, one of the hands, John Simmonds,
4 Manilla.boy, had been guilty of some act of insubordination
or theft, and to escape punishment he took to the rigging,
tarrying with him a marlin spike. He was summoned to.
_eseendrandon refusal to do so, a seaman went after, him.
Afte, r•chasing him about the yards and•shrends for some time,
Lhe was on fae point of effecting his capture, when the lad
tna'ned.sharply round, and struck him aedolent blow on the
head. The man fell upon the deck a . corpse. The young
11San was cgain summoned to surrender.himself, but be per-
sisted in maintaining his elevated positionovhere he remained
the whole of the night. On the following morning, several
blank cartridges were fired at him, to intimidate him. into
descending, but t‘ese not having the desired effect, a loaded
,Pistol was next fired, and the ball taking effect, the lad came
tumbling down the rigging. The wound :caused by the shot
Was not of serious moment, but in the fall his ,collar-bone was
broken and he sustained several severe contusions. On the
vessel's arrival in the river he was conveyed•to the Northern
flospital, where he will remain until sufficiently recovered to.
handed over to the police authorities.
FATAL BOILER ,E.ILPLOSION.—On Friday morning a boiler
SPloded at the Tillage Colliery, Standish, near Wigan,
belonging to Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. The works had
lust been stopped for the men to breakfast. In the cabin'
adjoining the engine-house, and on one side ,of .the boiler,
Which was uncovered, were three persons—W. Yates, Martha
Siding (who had brought her son's breakfast), .and Ellen
Tarrison. These hadjust been left by George Kirkham, the
engineer, who had gone into the engine-house for the purpose
of setting the engine at work again. Before, however, he
oad touched the engine the boiler blew up with a tremendous
report. The boiler was torn to pieces, and several portions of
it were hurled a considerable distance into an adjoining field.
The engine-house, engine:bed, chimney, and cabin were de-
-111 olished, a
the bricks, which .composed them, being scattered
ol all directions to distance of 300 yards. Martha Riding,
ho was a widow, 70 years of age, and William Yates were
Gilled on the spot. The latter is one of the churchwardens of
,Shevington, a very respectable man, and had only been
'Parried about three months. The engineer, George Kirk-
ham, had his head frightfully mutilated with the bricks, and
Was also dreadfully scalded. He is not expected to live.
Ellen Harrison was severely injured, but is expected to re-
cover. The immediate cause of this lamentable occurrence is
cuPposesl to be the defective state of the boiler, which,l'it
Z,Ppears, could not withstand the extra pressure caused by
no generation of steam during the temporary stoppage of the
engine.
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MIBBVINN I NG, TILE IsTANT SAPPUO.—The second of a series
of miscellaneous concerts was given in the course of the week a
the Beaumont Institution, under the conductorship of Mr
prank, Mori. ' The vocalists were Madame Clara Novello, Miss
Sims
Vinning (her first appearance), Mdlle. Corelli, Mr.
*jam Reeves, Mr. Farquharson, and Mr. Cooper. Of the
singing of Madame Clara Novello and Mr. Sims Reeves it is
scarcely necessary to speak. They were both in excellent
voice, and were received with that cordiality and enthusiasm
Which they deserve. But the great event of the night was
the debut of Miss Louisa Vinning, a pupil of Mr Frank Mori.
ThoughP very young, she is an old friend, as well as an old
La.„Veurite, of the public—being, in fact, no other than the
infant Sappho," who created so much sensation in London
about
fifteen years ago. Miss Vinning was evidently born to
, a singer. It is said of her that she could sing long before
re could speak. Her parents, anxious to make a display of
The
talents, had her instructed and brought before the public.
4ne fashion of the metropolis flocked to hear the baby-singer ;
and the press published her praises throughout the land.
The task, however, of amusing an audience night after night
fno trifling matter even for an adult—was deemed too much
Thus
se young a child, and she was withdrawn from public life.
;,,17-Lna the musical world lost its " Infant Sappho," but not for
~..er• On Monday evening she reappeared under her actual
reelll„e, and by her prepossessing personal appearance created a
st.'ing in her favour, which her performances confirmed and
as well
The debutante possesses a fine soprano voice,
j:72vell as a great amount of musical expression. She was
it*applauded, and encored in all her songs ; and, at the
ination of " I love the Lillies," by Mr. Frank Mori, she
received a graceful tribute from the audience in a shower of
looNnets. W e augur for Miss Vinning a brilliant future
jr„'!_ndon paper.—[This promising vocalist is the daughter of
• Pinning, who is anxious to obtain the situation of organist
In this town. It is an interesting fact that he was taken from
his...father when a boy, by Joseph Garrow, Esq., nephew of
srounge Garrow, and educated by him for the musical profes-
two Re was appointed organist at *Torquay, when only
ve years of age.]