The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

004. L INTELLIGENCE.

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le, dier ACCIDENT TO A LUNATIC.—Edward Burton, a lune-
feets of i°l.l Thursday at the Northern Hospital, from the ef-
the I:113411es received on the sth nit. He was an inmate
is eo unatic Asyhun tTu b ook est Derby, and during
tow"ument he met with aen- ir " 4 which resulted in death. last, frotkb STEwAair Wasore,njlnvho on the 3rd February
lisped a check for £539 12s. Bd. 'on the Cumberland and
1c1,1.€2.1th of
April
and was apprehended in the Isle of Man on t)sle, a„, Pnl, was convicted on Monday, at the assizes at
40 to 11.'4,4 sentenced to 20 Years' transportation. He had
AI, t 18 Credit in one of the Isle of Man banks.
rslit4lnPs ivlaTjoNslv ROBBERY of postage, receipt, and bill
ester s, omnutted on Wednesday morning, at the Man.
t..,kt tl'oat R‘alll7„,,ll•Offic...e,tlie value of which is hastily estimmmat.e.d.
17. of two
_9O ft is supposed that the robbery was co _ commit-
,l I,ltorain'lev. who were seen to leave the premises early 1
ly.rr,
,K• with carpet bag in their possession.
'°balae that ItteoßD TO BE ABOLISTLED.—it is more than
exis, mat the ~
,i,,,.‘enee this
aianchester Court of Record will not be
.in
~,,,," ha.,
_..7_ tiroe next
year. The County Courts Commis-
r`Zr tribo"nnallerened itot alone, but conjointly with
tottra„lll,endatioB:_f a similar nature and jurisdiction ; and the
assr, In a bill of the commissioners will doubtless be em
0a.......11p.; and brought before the legislature early next
(Ll:Atr I,"LeAester Guardian.
vz Thu 11"-Q CU' earl '4Y last LDREN OP THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—
by
4fY.Dart of tt 2 the children had a trip to Hale. Inßle
rail. t , Afte7 daY they walked to Garston, and thence went
'°euc-bNbt, ocit,,,daY's pleasure they returned to Garston at
rarei-oeda(le; dty then the evening. From the station. they
Zreall Proctle. and belonging to the institution, and
vaels ftith cakes I°ll to the Garston Hotel, where they were
IBS for
uPw ' ' 441 Mulled wine. After enjoying them-
, rP9ol `r€,s two Lours on the green, they returned to
errery
mato Al' 41t13
ts°,,ecsiePh PleeNLl4ll —On Tuesday morning, a gardener,
‘4 51 r suicide bood, .residing in Aigburtli-vale, Aigburth,
tail at Years of Y hanging -himself. The deceased, who
oddfellow's
Inc
trek
heedwas a member o
his ilt s., an anniversary dinner on Mond.ay. the
4t rabid 47,t1reed to his home, and gave no indication of
ttsll4 odoellltlg affected. On the
wasafolwin found
ni g
morning
suspended
trf!-,a bead
,_lll in an
d filt°cVn, Veerbweing extinct. He has left a
t-4e:ta,,_ etlifollrge thfaem-ily, and had previously attempted self-
`4r7 °S tWO occasions. An inquest was held on Wed-
F,i'z' 44(1 a verdict of " temporary insanity" returned.
it4l.lt„PrPers 'ore DEINK.—A Norwegian seaman, named
abi,,.: ea i•i,411, aged 32 years, was found dead in bed at m.id-
'''t the ,Zineg!lay. The deceased, who had been ormlung
mid-
ge the f aY 'With some of his comrades, was found lying
itZas eer3.ralli in Price-street, and appeared to b7l"nrOveur-
iP, and ar bY a police•officer to his lodgings, in
%r„.,e wait cr sitting in the kitchen about •an houra and a
f'afellowleol uP-atairs and went to bed. At twelve o'cl_ock
t4t- the., --aers entered the sate apartment, when they
fi„bh.,liie :tieLll 13.'in,' across a bed, and dead. It was stated
44°4, but ed fl'ad been drinking spirits to excess for a
alt. - °II the day of death had commenced to bi
,Sth,„L llrtg.,,
'a a /Vete. i-',l YACHT CLUB.—The'monthly dinner and
tlp:Sy,
and
... ,ield
\v,,,," by this club at 'the marine station, on
Niaittile chair,e numerously attendea, Commodore Little-
Iltob,zTed. si, it eight p.m. 'thetbasiness matters were
I,lllii'Neetit, in-ot!'lieeerafbera w'er'e a dmitted by ballot and others
;'„,e tilei,,,t for tw ° motion was adapted, after being before
;.,.7ead bijaeebh• Itontlis to the-effect " that the club do
xtre -- uctesc°' till the' 'first Monday in each month,.
4 Ilewel3n,4aientai, as h hereof ore.'' That day is found to be
exlll.. Belfl. +Oh tl, ereto ore.
',, hated b 'log I. 4.`le betterattendance of several members.
"tstr Y the ins'ai,yilv_ ,e instead of the usual plug, wes
• "°lteet. 'e4(or, Mr. .lames R. Birch, of Washing-
"to, To,
•.er st, •icy 0
:1I 1) 'Ve 0 '°l32. T--On-Tuesday, v before Mr. Comma-
11In'essedilhs44 J. P •rx.--11----Lartlesda"" ' and shipowner, of 'this
4d. • ~eyk his ad • --,a,,,, merchant .
c; `Mined last
tht, -a'orlied .last examination. —On n ThurddaY,
41 Pridn ex,!? tailor, in Richmond-street, passed 'his
t. 4 Iter7Y, Jos.,,lwonation, and now stands for a certificate.
as I.ke alt} • Pres tt formerly carrying on 4°4151
Q 4 ' ',lt} ,la Li eo , _ ties.
a last 4)11t 0 verPool,-possed his adjourned lastexamma:
.4 er,,eiaraiottosition._--4R Claus.—This hankrupt,passed
',ft.{\;Villotite,-,10., and theel9thof September was fixed for
011, a7aal, ~:'e es -Pichards.—This bankrur/t, -a--draper,
.tate
„;,14 the lied for- his certificate. There was .no OPP 9:
riZt:le);the eoramissioner granted him an immediate cert!.
I)4,ZBLe 14:stnelasa•-"On Saturday, Anthony 'eltinrnitt
tJII Apir4Ni.''°ttainsioner Stevenson, Iti,
I,eatiblyks ad,444,_ 41 t Lira-solicitor gave notice of°n his'itt.-
etenatimoniaato.
lf",..gof,„4ltroel al/nu' the adjudication, and -the
opt ,11!„,tre ~,,,,.tcrte,d,ie, Tuesday being a.pporn' for the
(L,.., oa ,I,k ()a ttepneatie„
;,4e, I, oliftlaal43, °,1113.4.v AMERICAN SHlP.—Amttiny broke
Ito-,'-' In "It'artl aboundrd the Ocean Express, .an-American
.g"`"e,,k', 'll,.ell' 141700 r -Superintendent. Beyd, :w. i.th about a
tha7l 4, teen 1* the vessel, which was i off the
tk,E'lly of ',Pori, sitting moodily in the forecastle,ylg and
11g,- the mate"-ta out in the ship, on account of the
l'sle Pilo thSll,'..V7ho, they complained, ,rnatlethem work
'Qll'eo„ll4lhei‘n%!'s'rtecessary, both on Sunday-and Monday.
the
f CI--e ken t: aPPealed to, said that the •ine;te had only
tl3;rer:_a then''') de duties that were absolutely necessary.
ttie-m top reftrred to the Americarreousui, and as the
5ai1,t11,41.14111111e tied to sea with the mate, they were all
441.,,rty. ,ea) sent ashore without their clothes and
ri4nr\ttl4ltl ara4;%,4tta"),eesan Express being an American vessel,
,tt,l Vlleaciakirr,q,ct Le could not interfere in the affair.
Nad‘kees 3', pre,, 14bLucs.—The weekly,,,,•etiiragwas held
ill idled pt. ii„,":—The Rev. Wm. ;Bakal,.
1, bkin., tt,N. si\as:,,,,,, chairman;
lAb
Rdwards, Medcalf, .alorals, Will y.'
144. "I
in
thB st; 'itzPatriek 13olsbaw, Batten, and irchl
As 4%4644' I\l.7lf_etaaarer's hands was -found to be £1,66
4-eti: ation of his
,keept ant 1.424,s 3Tnass tendered the
ik,N Attl• The er of the Little Cresbil•Aistrict, which
wit tor „1",,, ~,,i,, relug officers were . de:aired. tot_porkes_ent.
1.-t",Z,A ual Pee. h'"dtein tto the Yoaru• 411 auu tore-.
cAlt-4,-- o.atitok h;,,, 8 owing &name of each; auper visited,
and Vr' I)2lVltfr " each visit. The number of paupers
le ja.:,- Ogtmc:, tultit week was as follows :—ln-door, 666;
ltl/4 ' yee,,quolkwq, 3,955 showing aniumwee of 18. in-door
.0. 4 ,ea ' ~..., with the,,orresponding week
A a e eompar,-, iv'.
,ti,L4r, .y compared
expended in out-relief was £196
NOterftetz ,
lk,gats wie,,t''''ltZ HA RE, AND THE :HI_Vi.K.—A corres-
NN ago, ,''aster Gazette, walking on the moor. a few
~D,; ,4",nf w. "'",._ his attention drawn to the heagle-like ma-
rt:N..44 '''sel, evidently in pnrenit-oSsomething that he
mt,115.tn,..3'.4,11:14;:de,
earcsnitescta.menearer its wiry twistings became
Looking :ahead. for the. object of
"tkpil, ailakat,.ban was seen qurtiy. making. its way to a
'441 tf on the left, a whisk an :the air above told
,tl,,tk:444thirl party watching the progress of the weasel,
‘a'',„,k4llls,etitla---view of the hare, andwith a bound, struck
tj`t, siillia,,;llrictim on the neck. its ! trin.mph
liyast brief,
Wotio I,,,rted down with theon.vtlhoty f
loc of ghe liilainrf:
Gil,`,:!l:` e ‘tao'ritstruck the w
!as -sAal, and puss galloped stoutly from her dead
'llik itthe4.l7.4-rtoss.—A number .of informations were
'4 tirk,o-th,,-magistrates on Wednesday, ?ed., penalties ini-
Lb, I,trit ;vs.-le-of Mr. William Tyson, CVelahall-road, an
tOt,e as' made for a fortnight. Mr. ::: Thomas Baron,.th
I' -60,
t,6 SN, 14-4 Tannery,
I,,,kNllliaL3, °h-western Railway oak ,v for their
was fined ,L 5 .and costs ,
.e
. r°tlt-Igo Station £5 and tos'teral ......1 31 ,c s 0 3
lid
,_ costs ; raessrs.
J. Kershaw,.‘.
tkite;atti444,hie ' ‘4-scoig,ne-street, 20s. a
i,r'llq,„ ,7% ;VI Brothers, sugar-refiners
CNt 4i4 'Bws. Brancker, stables ill. n
Sheridan-street,
, .Vauxfiall-road,
aaN. ttalle ben made since remand,zs.-
atE offences :
d costs. The
'".lo l/4 44,4 .were imposed for steam:ho i
t,,ailkilled-,14'41,,,41:„ Waterloo, steamer 'to Wrist, £5. and
,L'Es . oat, evo-,•-,Etearner to Dundal CaPta_
N, 'erP‹lll, 1-.,,.6aYs ; Messrs. Willough b
a Birkenhead,
in .J. Williams,
441 ' `tat lieCh,erirY Nichol,
vtorl' ?.tt)._ 5,.
...7r,ington and Co 1-' ' new
Eastham k.,.ry £5 and
Book erry
k.4eit`t, TZ tteitZT costs ; Charles' river .and others,
Nllt 4°14 Voa4::',--r, RO.
11: IV Ne 'llleq-,it EAR BOLTON.—Between ,one and two
t, ta 1tt1,Z1114a,74.17 afternoon, the village .elf Bradshaw._
,
c,;t'thill4tl k.Z_S.it,• "2 Bolton on the Blackburn turnpike
jart'arll,'lN 'eq 'f;'''oe utmost consternation by the report
4mic. 44%ti. mhoni as Jolly, a clogger, hadmurdeFed els
beret' eti:t*'kllyards committed suicide b3r cutting his
liu,fotbai:' illlitaz found with his throat eubfrom ear to
"eo` 003,-",,4 an:1141a,,,' extinct ; and his two children, nameds
'Nee 4"AI kibitll4ta respectively three ailifiv;eydeaeard.
NvBtitebm'atrt4, 414T:oats also cut, and thee. gir
114119 4l) e!l'e en soon as possible after the:swl444ul
danucre-
41A-jak ;:?f tale
~,__-'e Ir'ol,,,"l'A'eon, of Bolton, was ratraiatten
d of the
'd.e4n h:l' a vrol'illot'sal,; but no hope. is entertained
.1,,,,,) Ile toeolii‘r or „,::_eolly was a widower, angled been
,15a,,,,;Q0 wao -, of t'''vo; but beyond that
.cir.cumstance no
''' Q • ollit. e cause of his committing th(-lwri. d
Yl4 , tLirt of age.— Manehester
' oirliv AT 11,_ y years
34fta P4t 84141 N. No. 187, CaPtain
,4 It Illy thlitla,,, Berm transpor ,
Irt ),alt, . e 2,5-tc, on Wednesday, from the Fast. , She
:',ti ~ed .t, 'll lat n 4 atisl Gibraltar August the let. n
''',',l4ll47sfe on ti,..u..!3, long. 4'55, signalled the steam.
1,N,',4t,',,1ed 6;nlsle,-,',*th lust., in lat. 40'37, long. 10,1.6,
t,(;.1,1` i'l it-," shil,,r ~."aieh • 1 the sth, in lat. 431, long.
N I'4'4 ' --(al i' YValt ' °Scott. She has brought home
43% valivor Am,. er
It N; ve 931; Ata• "crawl, Royal Artillery,. in military
CL OIN 1 • Ala kills, of the 7th Regiment ; Major
iik'll 444 "e°l'n iai,_4ur Gri tone of the Turkish Con-
kilptfeqft 11,14: setiii.,___glas,ins,of _the'79th; Captains Elliott
i'iellar; -',slellaigli.oon Guards ; Lieut. Harman, of
Sullivan of
Nisets ' k'C'e,itit'ge'it ;')lfe the Uzt ; Captain t -Assistnt,-
~4 , h Is,
...ral), till sers.Fosbery (Depu y
0 41:14,\:voiaoth, , St, Gardner, and Watts (hospital
(4)D.,,4kliltl:tl.ll'llid ese,len and .firemen, 169 invalided
1 4,`41,L h 6 ,DtA, children.
L,4,-'4th,„‘ air; 4lr SI--Nliss Kirkpatrick, aged 18, the
t,,,.'qY`t`,,, at'lli.o, -4.._* ** Rirkpatriek :(of the firm of Messrs.
el'4l-11,1PCN'eiAnlar.13gton-street.mu on a visit with
~,ttrlto 'etk ,no, last week. On Wednesday, about
tri.hk,4,4.1414
sloe went out to walk with a young
~It. N. f,kyZeat n;;I:olled over the ground near thetele-
AN. I'llev„._ L'l,3alread. As they preceeded,.admir.ing
i',:til Soon' ,'"; too close to the cliff. Miss Kirk-
"NITY atP lati,,N4 ~,'°°Bo stone, stumbled and fell over the
N\krto4lPseq°l.,(lod'T tiaZPindieulr, and 60 feet high. The
4,,,,,,,Ciet0
t. eefo,teckt 0
.instant alarm and assistance was
t'al'll tos 0 0414 all vi'mg to the nature of the place, an
~,11°,,t1441t4t'l‘ ql, • kadyi
seri could Shedown to where the
'il `lt'n % 'She V 7,1 lying. was alive ; stunned,
kO4 -ki , ho,'hot ,;vaz not a bone broken, not a mark
Vltoiaiee, spa.vea the appearance of a bruise. She
ft•tei The' iltitCe composedly to her mother., ,and iNkl4ple
iii,sgeo6::!l o clock,. w.ben_sheshrseaatileaeddfrrem
4.,,iti,qeti 414 -zi`',ll were of opinion that h
k45:1! ,ilCiliti was
coRN CANAL AND RAILWAY.-The
i,,..t,l'epti Q 4,11 Q held on
Wednesday, at the station,
NN//t8 iril ae Esq., M.P., the chairman pre-
ot tie 410' the atom'that the increase in the gross
11.:11 et (IN `1 is Ist
six months, compared with the
1/41 lti rlotio:rkin 2,28 e, against whichi must be placed
Vl,l't tiel3toltAti and prod renewal charges of £1,396, and of
44.,, olio eh °a haa treace dividend of £1,660. After
\kS,, jo the Nan al4en, adopted, a vote of thanks was
I.„o,otde,renatn„ ' sllrect Ors, and the secretary, who
',,t,,11i Vlkt.' to assi`l:ation due to them during the past
',
t,.1,1104, tip;--Ou it4' the dividends of the shareholders.
,frpool, er4roVaY a meeting of gentlemen
\tYl;Pt'ttS t'l Abe c°4l)ln and Southport Railway met
\\l, IL 4„ arieesentit, y, in Sweetie street for
)k6",eciatir4,,anagr, 10 Mr, Richard Stephens,
tostle eglient3o- of his a
atrtunonial, as a mark
11,1 '4Y./ Aid )p °f the able . services, now
line term-
e of the by
INN lente °tkahire P rella's
leera tk,'"ihil laaht, n„,.
,Company. J. H. Wrigley,
Y akiraepurse "e'''otilltid. the chair, and presented
ti1411(1 :8,1 beautifullynil',.fii'''' trPaiaied by
F„,,oro,te f___ ograp , and_ encase
rtlent is, raPa. Air. Stephens ac-
'4 a feeling repl.

JAMES STUART HAWTHORN and Thomas M`Nicoll, of this
town, have been admitted members of the Royal College of
Surgeons.
CAPTAIN BAILEY, a well-known local temperance orator,
died last week. He was fifty years in the service of the Old
Quay Company.
TIIE MANCHESTER GUARDIANS have passed a highly com-
plimentary resolution, on the retirement of Mr. Baines from
the Presidency of the Poor-law Board.

ON WEDNESDAY a man was kept in the stocks for several
hours at West Derby, as a punishment for being drunk and
disorderly.
THE Vasco DE GAMA arrived at this port on Thursday,
with advices from Lisbon to the 2nd instant, but she brought
no political news of interest.
- - - -

AT THE monthly meeting of the Garston Board of Health,
on Friday, it was resolved to lay a general district rate of
is. 2d. in the pound, estimated to produce £1,250.

MESSRS. BUSHELL and Co., of North John-street, in this
town, have contracted for 60,000 gallons of rum about to be
sent to the Crimea in the brig Garling, of this port.
THE royal mail packet-ship Blue Jacket, of the sth of March
last, one of the "Fox" line of packets, arrived at Melbourne on
the 13th May, in 68 days from port to port. The Blue Jacket
has made the second fastest passage on record.
ON FRIDAY the directors of the Liverpool Steam Tug Com-
pany and their friends took a trip along the Welsh coast, in
the new steam-tug Rattler, which was gaily decorated with
flags for the occasion. It was intended to land at Llandudno
or Beaumaris.

CHEAP TEM TO THE LIKES. —lllr. Marcus, to whom the
public are so deeply indebted as the pioneer of the cheap ex-
cursion system, has organised a series of Saturday afternoon
trips to the lakes. The price is 6s. there and back (in covered
carriages), and the time, from Saturday evening till two
o'clock on Monday afternoon,
131EA.TILS FROM DRUNITEXNESS.—On Friday morning,
Joseph Jackson, a fireman employed on board the steamer
Ellen Vannin, was found dead on board that vessel. Re
suffered from asthma, and was addicted to drinking.. Matthew
Fulton, who resides in Lower Watkinson-street, 'came home
drunk on Thursday night, and in spite of the entreaties of his
wife he would sleep on the sofa, where he was found dead on
Friday morning.

THE United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye,
sailed on Saturday, for New York, with the usual mails, 230
passengers, and a fall cargo. Amongst the passengers were
Frank Crossley, sq , M.P. for Halifax, Yorkshire, and A. T,
Steward and lady, of New York; also Mad'lle. Rachel and sis-
ters, Monsieur Raphael Felix, and a troupe of thirty artistes,
who are making a tour of the United States.
At the Police-court, on Saturday, Bohn Connor, of 5 Court,
Collingwooa-street, was charged with coining. On the pre-
vious evening, Inspectors Kehoe and Murphy, with detective-
officer Cousins, entered the prisoner's lodgings, and surprised
him in the act of preparing forged shillings, seventeen of
which, and the mould in which they had been cast, were found
in his possession. He was comn•3itted for trial.

Tht RETRIEVER.—The six flats and two lumps that had
been secured to the Retriever by chains broke away, and
drifted to Seacombe about half:past twelve on Saturday. The
Steam-tug Company had taken every means in their power to
raise the vessel, if possible ; and although their endea-
vours have not been attended with success, they will
renew them with increased vigour. The Admiralty '-have
%..ranteel the use of the largest chain cables at Deptford, and
they are to be brought down immediatly.

LAIINCH.—On Tuesday, a new steam-ship for the lfast
Steam-ship Company's Belfast and Liverpool trade, was
launched at the building yard of Messrs. Alexander Stephen
and Sons, Kelvinhangla, on the river Clyde. This-steamer is
200 feet in length, 570 tons measure, and is a very; handsome
vessel, with a fall poop cabin, having baths for -about 40
passengers. Her fineAnodel and extra power should snake this
vessel a very fast-sailer, and it is expected she will be ready
for work by the Ist-September.
Tusassronrs WissrEn.—Two important tenderipapers were
issued by the Government on Saturday. Onei4-for the hire of
fast-sailing vessels, to convey stores from the Thames to the
Crimea, with thenption of employing the vessels in the East, for
four months after they have performed their-service, the rate
not exceeding les. per ton per mouth. -Another tender is
invited for -carrying portable huts to the ,Crimea in sailing
ships of 600 te'Soo tons, to load at London,,Woolwich, Ports-
mouth, and Bristol. The ships must be :ft :Ids to load at the
end of this month, and the same oonditiott is made as to their
extended hire if required.
GATFILIZINC AT KNOWSLEL—The ;Members of the me-
chanics' institutions in Lancashire and-Cheshire, with their
friends, :by the kind permission of the Earl of Derby, will
assemble.at4nowsley on Saturday next. -Lord Derby hascon-
sented to -allow admission to the hall,and it is expected that
Lord Stanley will address the visitors. Bands of music will
accompany the party, and play on -the lawn, where a refresh-
ment tent43ll be erected. Special trains will be run at cheap
fares. The ease from Liverpool will leave Lime-street station
at 2.15 p.m., and return, leaving Huyten,at 9.30.
Muzunr, awn SUICIDE.—On Wednesay afternoon, at 'the
village of:Bradshaw, near Bolton, two ,children were found
with their throats cut, as is supposed; bytheir own father, who
had .afterwmds committed suicide by-cutting his own throat.
The anan's:name is Thomas Jollyrandhis youngest child, aged
threuyearz, and named Mary .Jolly was also quite dead. The
eldestchild, Thomas, aged five :years, was found alive, but,
though- surgical aid was obtained taeloce the wound as speedily
as possible, only faint hopesareentertained of saving life. The
father,wsz a widower, aged about 30:-years, and followed the
trade, of-aelogmaker, but no motiveis assigned for the horrible
crime he-has committed.

DUMPS AND TRANSPORze.—The Andes (s.s.) and the
Emu (5.5.,) have both been inspected by Quarter-masteriGe-
neral .Scett, Colonel Derinry; :and Captain and Adjutant
Edwards, who have reported 'very ,lighly of the manner in
which tiwy have been fitted 4ip ,for the reception n troops,
under the superintendence of Captain Bevis, R.N., the
Admiralty agent at this port. These two fine ships .we.to
embark the 56th and 34th Regiments : they will arrivelere
this morning—the former from Manchester, and the latter
from .Pailkliurst, Isle of Wight,-when they will immediately
embark at the Huskisson Dock. The Europa (s.) and the
Kansa -(e.0.) are undergoing repairs,iprior to embarkingtroops
for the Crimea.

T. ISLE OF MIN STELX-PACICET COMPANIES.—At the
meeting of the Liverpool and Ramsey Steam-packet Company
last week, it was stated that the .roceipts had decreased, and
that the directors intented toAlispcse of the Manx Fairy, ,and
to, purchase a less expensive steamer. The half-yearly meeting
of theliverpool and Douglas Company was also held last week.
From:the directors' report it appeared that there had been ‘a
Slight dsezease in the passenger .traffic compared with the
traffic ofthe corresponding period last year. The receipts on
the.goade traffic showed a large increase. The directors ,pxo-
posed that a shed, 150 feet in length, to be covered with glass,
shouldbe erected on the quay, .opposite the company's office,
in orderto facilitate and accommodate the goods traffic.
SiorGI.7l.A.ll EFFECT or LLcixericuTa-.—During the thunder-
storm,hree
etchiliTaiknr
noaelnirdTdcuoooe.sr,daltiaodui
t about twenty minutes or a
_quarter of an hour before
afternoon,within
leading
sut;f e
tot ht
h .wasee
ahallcounting-house,
un ndp
tioln.rngtge
on
-r
h ooutfhose,Messrs.
John
isvihmenulthwoewoasus srteaprotrlet,dlbikyeathflaas
.4huoickf -lightningahati agnodfbay stairse
rifle-alshinnsot.t.,
Very.shortly afterwards, he discovered in one of the long panes
of plate.glass, in the inner folding doors, a small perforation'
perfectly round, and perhaps 1-20th of an inch in diameter.
The foldingdoors are placed within a recess porch, and are
reached brtwo ascents of four -stepz4each, at a distance from
the street line of the building of some five yards. The small
size of the. orifice leaves little room to doubt that it was caused
by lightning- There is no crack or.starring of the pane to be
seen ; but azertain symmetrical.splitting off of thin lamb= of
glass, widening from the outer to the inner surface, so that
while the-only disturbance of the outer surface is a hole barely
large enough to pass a slender knitting-needle through, the in-
ner surfaee.ia .hollowed out like a bowl, in a somewhat circular
form, to ablaut the size of a florin, but-in form so geometrical
as to resemble a spider's web.—Mituthester Guardian.
ExcrnslQN or THE HISTORIC SOQIETY.—On Thursday
the members,cf the Historic Society of Lancashire and Che-
shire made an excursion to Shrewsbury, .where the Archmolo-
gical Institutes& Great Britain and Ireland is holding its an-
nual congress, -so that a greater number of attractions than
ordinary were offered. The party left ,Birkenhead at half-
past eight, and; having received some accessions at Chester,
reached Shrewsbury about half-past ten. They were met on
the platform ,by Lord Talbot de Malahide, president of the
institute ; Edward Hawkins, Esq., treaarxer ; and Albert
Way, Esq., sooretary. They then proceeded to the Shire
Hall, where, for their convenience, two sections were going
on with morning meetings. The members the Liverpool
and Chester societies were decorated with ttheir respective
badges, and these secured them a ready gntrance to the
museum and the meetings of the institute for the day.
At the close of the sectional meetings, -.the company
assembled in the NisiPxius Court, Lord Talbot de Malahide
in the chair, when Dr. Hume, in the name of.the Historic
Society, promised them a hearty welcome if they met any-
where within the two coinages; and the Rev. M. Massie, of
Chester, warmly urged the propriety of meeting at Chester
next year. The president expressed the great gee.tification
,which his visit to Liverpool had afforded him in s'entember
;last, especially his examination of Mr. Mayer's interesting
.collection. In the afternoonthe whole party proceeded on an
.examination of the principal ehurches, including St. 3,lary's
and the Abbey Church. A public dinner took place in the
Music-hall in the evening, at .a:hich the societies from Liver-
pool and Chester were again honourably mentioned ; and, at
a later hour, Dr. Kennedy, of the Grammar School, gave an
elegant soirie, at which the temporary museum of the insti-
tute was lighted up for the occasion. A special boat was :in
waiting at Monk's Ferry, to conve,y.the members of the His-
toric Society over, after the last train ; so that a day of rich
and varied interest was made as long f.s possible.
HEALTII.CoMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Tuesday, Alderman Langsdale in the chair. The other mem-
bers present were Messrs. Dover, Beckwith, Crosthwaite, Sheil,
Johnson, Hodson, Gladstone, and Halhead. Dr. Cameron,
acting for the medical officer of health, reported that the health
of the town is in a very satisfactory state, the total mortality
for the week ending Saturday, the 4th instant, being below
the average of the corresponding week of the last nine years
( including 1849, the year of the cholera). 222 deaths were
registered. Of these, 6.2 were of zymotic diseases, and included.
39 from diarrhoea (nine less than the average—principally chil-
dren two years of age and under). The temperature was
highest on Monday and Tuesday, the 30th and 31st, when the
thermometer reached to 72 deg., and lowest on Wednesday, the
Ist instant, when it came down to 56 deg.—the mean for the
week being 63 deg. The highest reading of the barometer
occurred on Sunday, the 29th ult., 29.98 inches ; the lowest
on Saturday, the 4th instant, 29 56 inches :—mean for the
week, 29.76. A communication was read from Mr. Mason,
secretary of the dock committee, acknowledging the receipt of
the resolution of the health committee on the subject of the
infringement of the roadway at the south-west corner of the
Custom-house. The letter stated that on examination of the
dock committee's books there did not appear to be any record
of the agreement referred to in the resolution.—A communi-
cation was read from Mr. Lea, superintendent of drainage
and sewerage, resigning his situation, consequent upon his
appointment as surveyor to the Wallasey local board of health. •
—A communication addressed to Mr. Newlands, the borough
engineer, by Dr. Sutherland, one of the sanitary commis-
sioners sent out to the Crimea, was read. It stated that
Messrs. Aynsley, Freeny, and Wilson, (three members of the
sanitary staff in the Crimea who accompanied Mr. Newlands
from this town to the seat of war), were now on their road to
London, from Constantinople. Dr. Sutherland expressed the
entire satisfaction be felt at the manner in which those officers
performed their cluties.—Mr. M`Gowen reported that there
had been convictions on all the smoke informations brought
before the magistrates on Wednesday,

MR. CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH MASSEY, of Liverpool, and
Mr. James Lambert, of Northwich, were admitted members of
the Royal College of Surgeons at a meeting of the court of
examiners on Friday last.
CRICKET MATCH AT BOOTLE.—On Wednesday a match
was played between the two rival clubs of Bootle, viz., the
Derby (a juvenile club), and the Bootle C. C. The score was
as follows :—Bootle, Ist innings, 67; second 45 : total, 112.
Derby, Ist innings, 115.
BEST.—We are glad to perceive that the town council
of Liverpool has been wise enough to appoint Mr. Best as
organist to St. George's Hall, at a sufficient salary. At the
meeting when this appointment was ratified, it was stated
that the organ had cost upwards of 10,000.—Athenecum.
MESSRS. PILRINGTON AND WILSON presented, on Friday
the captain and mate of their celebrated clipper Red Jacket,
with valuable chronometers, as a reward for the skilful and
seaman-like manner in which they navigated her during her
recent voyages to and from. Australia.
GARSTON BOARD or HEALTH.—The monthly meeting was
held on Friday, at the Aigburth Hotel, Mr. J. G. Morris in
the chair. Present—Messrs. Moss, J. Morris, W. Plitt,
Charles Chaloner, and W. Chidson. The proceedings of the
Works and Health Committee were read, embracing a recom-
mendation that Yorkshire curb-stones be used in the town-
ship ; that Victoria-street and Irwin-street be paved ; and that
the footways be flagged with Knowsley stone. The proceed-
ings were confirmed. The minutes of the Finance and Bye-
law Committee were next read, recommending a general dis-
trict rate of ls. 2d. in the pound, which was estimated to pro-
duce £1,250. The proceedings were confirmed without dis-
cussion.—A communication was read from Mr. Gotta, dated
the 30th of July, in reference to the delay in completing the
survey of the roads and lands in the district of Garston ; and
asking whether he should submit the result of his survey to
the General Board.—A letter was read from Mr. M'lntyre, in
answer to the Surveyor, expressing his willingness to lay
drain pipes along the Riversdale-road, if Mr. Chaloner and
Mr. Moon did their share of the work. The letter was re-
ferred to the Works Committee, and the board adjourned.
AN ILL-irATED PAIR.—On Thursday last, a case came
before the magistrates at the Police-court, strongly demon-
strative of the impropriety of ill-assorted marriages. In the
case referred to, Petrick Boyd, lately a master-porter, and now
the keeper of 'a shop for the sale of emigrants' stores, charged
his wife, a buirom woman, of about thirty years old, with an
assault upon him. Both parties are Irish e and the husband,
who is 'what is denominated a " character," is Upwards of 74,
and his general mode of stating his complaint, although emi-
nently.provocative of laughter, was frequently such as to give
rise to 'feelings the reverse of respectful, and equally at
variance with pity and with mirth. Pointing significantly at
his wife, he prefaced his complaint by 'saying,‘ My wife and
1 -can't agree, your worship ; I'm getting too ould for her,
and I dare not go home. I'm Afraid she'll stick me with a
;knife. I have not been home for the linet six days." The wife
appeared with a black eye, and, after some interrogatories
from the bench, the husband aekemiledged that he had in-
filkted the discreditable stain. It appeared that the ill-
:judging couple had been married for about eleven years,
during the whole of which they had lived a " cat and dog"
life ; and after hearing the case, 'which turned out to be a
very trumpery one, chiefly made rep of crimination and recri-
mination, the magistrate disniissed the charge. After this had
been done, the husband declaring that he could not live with
his wife, the magistrate advised him to make her an allowance.
On this the hoary sinner andeimpleton, who is undereteeirto
be in tolerable worldly circumstances, magnanimously offered
to allow his wife •a shilling a week ! Ultimately both',Use
complainant and hisarrifeavere ordered out of the court.
Dome COMMITTEE. —The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, MraCharles kTurner in the chain—From ;the mi-
nutes of the last committee meeting it appeared the solicitor
had been directed to: take the necessary steps for consolidating
the dock acts, under Abe directions of the special-sob-com-
mittee.—Pram the proceedings of the marine sub-committee,
it appeared that Mr. Chapman, the lessee of the refreshment-
rooms onlhe.landingestage, complained of the supply of water
to his rooms, and suggested that tanks should -be placed at
each end of the stage, to remedy the inconvenience of which
he complained. ,The report of the surveyor on'this subject
recommended that a tank capable of containing.l,ooo gallons
should lee placed en the pier-head, from whichtherefreshment
rooms eseild be supplied. The estimated cost of the tank was
£25. The suggestion of the surveyor was orderelto be carried
out: —The abarbour-master's sub-committee -.recommended
that the surveyors be directed to procure stages, planks,
&e., to be'used in the large lock of the' Husaisson Dock,
when usedeaso graving dock. The sub-committee also re-
commended that the salary of Mr. Thomas-Fronton, master of
the Canning. Dock, be raised from £l5O-tesial7o per annum,
the maximum sum allowed to maeters,of second-class docks.
*The increase was agreed to.—Mr. Broteelebank brought
'under the notice of the committee theeprapriety of having
*hears onseeme portion of the dock quays-for the masting of
,ships.-411r. Hartley promised to ,bringethe subject before
'the ahaebene-master's committee.—With reference to the
letter of 'Messrs. Cowie and Co., tomplaining that the south-
eaasircerner of the Prince's Dock had been appropriated to the
.vesselsovrated by Messrs. Magee and Levirgston, forming the
'",lsiverpool" line of Australian packets, the committee re-
-solved` that a return be made by the 'harbour-masters of the
-sailing df vessels by Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, and
James' Baines and Co., from the 'berths appropriated to them
in the •Coburg Dock, and that it be recommended that no
permanent berths be granted in -theiThence's Dock, and that
'the permission granted to Messrs. Magee and Levingston be
,diseontinued after the departure of their vessel now loading
in r the berth. The recommendation was confirmed.—
The -superintendent of the weighing materials re-
,perted the operations of his .department for the year
ending-June, 1855. The recelptsaveree,23o less than in the pre-
, vious 'year ; the expenditurebadbeen £540 less. The receipts
for the year ending June, 1854, were £1,396, and the expendi-
sture £1,427. The receipts for 1855 were £1165, the expenditure
ealaiSaA C.2s. id. The whole of the ,works of the year had been
done by the servants of the comniittee, excepting 20 strong
' triangular legs, supplied by Messrs: Chapman and Callis. The
aysholeof the weighing materials werein an efficient state of re-
-pair. There was an improvement-both in that respect and in
the expenditure. The necessary instructions were then given
to the stib-cominittee of works to enable the north wall to be
..connieted.—The Chairman said there was another subject he
:had to bring before the committee. He received a note from
thestown-clerk on Friday, requesting that a deputation from
the Dock Committee should meet the special sub-committeeof
the Town Council on the subject ofthe future management of
the Birkenhead Docks. Of -course there was no opportunity of
,-calling the committee together,.: and he had requested Mr.
Shand, the deputy-chairman, .and Mr. Rankin, to accompany
with Mr. North, as a deputation to see the sub-committee
of the Council. This was a note:of what passed : It was re-
solved that Mr. Weightman and :',Mr. Hartley be requested
to.go to Birkenhead at the earliest opportunity, to report
avehist portions of the undertaking were complete, and
adapted for the accommodation of shipping, to be man-
e aged by the dock estate. That a report be obtained
of the various officers and servants employed, with their
,duties and salaries. The'Dock Committee to examine
the whole undertaking, and to report with plans as to
--the mode of making it most available for the purposes of
'.thsacammerce of the port of Liverpool.—Mr. John Hartley had
been over with Mr. Weightmane and he believed he looked
over the works.—A report from Sloman, the secretary,
.-on the subject, was then read.—TheChairman said it seemed
the mat mode of managing this property was to allow the
similar departments to come under•the respective departments
,of the Dock Committee, and probably they would authorise
-the:repairs, &c., to go to the Committee of Works, under the
-surveyor, as was the case with works,cn this side the river;
then the dock-masters, the dock-getemen, berthing, lighting
.and cleaning the sheds, &c., to be referred to the Harbour
Masters' Committee. The receipts, payments, &c., the mode
,of-collecting the tonnage dues, and the mode of payment to
the treasurer, the payment of salaries, &c., to go to the Fi-
manoc-Sub-committee, of course opening separate accounts; and
the warehouses would go conveniently under their Ware-
Uwe sub-committee. If the Corporation wishes to see
another deputation from this committee, perhaps it would be
;left instiee hands of Messrs. Shand, Rankin, and himself to
see them, and to report to the committee anything that
passed. Agreed to.—The various sub-committees were they
re-appointed.—This closed the generalibaeiness.
Tee TE COLLECTOR OF Cusroaes.—On Friday after-
noon,.a meeting was held in the CountilChamber, for the pur-
pose of-presenting to Elias Arnaud, Esq., an address from the
various ,commercial associations of Liverpool, expressive of
their respect for him on his retirement from the office of col-
lector ef. customs at this port. About ,
.fifty gentlemen as-
sembled on the occasion, among whom were Joseph Brooks
Yates, Thomas Brocklebank, M. W: Collett, C. Holland,
Harold Littledale, J. B. Lloyd, J. H. Turner, T. Edwards
Moss, G. W. Moss, T. B. Barclay, John Torr, S. R. Graves,
R Shell, &e„ &e. The mayor and Mr. Arnaud, on entering
the room, were received with tokens of marked respect, and
his worship :haring taken the chair, Mr. Charles Holland, as
vice-chairman ,of the Chamber of Commerce, in the absence
of Mr. Heath, its chairman, requested the mayor to present
the address, which he handed to his worship. The mayor then
in feeling and appropriate terms expressed the great pleasure
he felt in having been made the instrument of communicating
to Mr. Arnaud those sentiments of respect and esteem which
were entertained by the commercial community of Liverpool
towards one who had for so long a period discharged the
arduous duties of a most responsible office ; discharged them
too, in such .a manner, AS, while it .secured the approbation
and confidence of the government, had also gained for him
the warm approvalandlrespect of those merchants and others
with whom he had been brought into contact, often under
circumstances of diffieulty, This he had accomplished by
maintaining a strict integrity of purpose and action in all his
dealings, so balancing the exercise of a power almost discre-
tionary as to give just cause .of offence to none. In such a
view of the, case, the present tribute of esteem and regard
could not but prove a welceme, as he was sure a deserved one.
His worship then read the address, which set forth in strong,
but well-chosen terms, the high appreciation entertained by
the mercantile community of Liverpool for the impartial and
upright conduct displayed by Mr. Arnaud, during the
long period of thirty-two years, which he had filled
the important post of Collector of Customs at the port
of Liverpool. It acknowledged his general courtesy in
the discharge of those duties which devolved on him, and
thaded him for the prompt and efficacious assistance which
he at all times rendered to even the humblest applicant under
circumstances of difficulty, and concluded by assuring him
that the town would ever entertain a lively remembrance of
the name of " Arnaud," as a memento of faithful service to
the revenue, with enlightened regard to the interests of the
fair trader, It likewise expressed a hope that he would be long
spared to enjoy that honourable retirement which his long and
faithful services had entitled him to. The address, which,
engrossed on vellum, was signed by Edward Heath, president,
and Charles Holland, vice-president, of the Chamber of Com-
merce ; J.Bmmley-Moore, chairman, and C.Saunders, deputy-
chairman, of the Brazilian Association ; Chas. Turner, chair-
man, and R. C. Crosbie, deputy-chairman, of the East India
and China Association ; Maxwell Hislop, president, and Thos.
Seller, vice-president, of the American Chamber of Com-
merce : Samuel James Arnold, chairman, and Edward Grey,
vice-chairman, of the General Brokers' Association ; Joseph
Hubbatk, chairman, and Halsall Seger, jun., deputy-chairman,
of the Association of the Liverpool Corn Trade ; Isaac B.
Cooke, president, and Thomas B. Blaekburne, vice-president,
of the Cotton Brokers' Association ; William Mann, chair-
man, and Samuel R. Graves, vice-chairman, of the Shipowners'
Association ; F. Shand, chairman, and T. Bough, deputy-chair-
man, of the Westjudia Association ; R. W. Preston, chair-
man, and W. Preston, vice chairman, of the Wine and Spirit
Association ; Thomas B. Horsfall, chairman, and Thomas Har-
rison, deputy-chairman, of the African Alsociation; Robert
Lamont, chairman, and William McElroy, deputy-chairman, of
the Steamship Association. At the conclusion of the address
Mr. Arnaud made a tasteful and feeling reply, in which he
reviewed the intercourse he had had for so long a period and
with such gratifying results. • He thanked them cordially for
so highly gratifying an acknowledgment of his services, This
terminated the proceedings, and the meeting separated,