The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-03 00:00:00

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LOCAL INTELLIGELVCE.

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kT th -0-
, Itisi,rse levee
t1p,,,.,„ i on Thursday, the High Sheriff of Lancashire
a ---air to Her Majesty by the Earl of Sefton.
--ar,ta/1,,d--en City steamer has been got off the rocks at Port
T-4„ towed into Ramsey Harbour.
th,,,itlesnArr being the anniversary of Her Majesty'shco_rotTe-
c\ato4,r(lel standard was hoisted on the Town- all
~,.Savt.,, rise, and other public buildings. , _
kw4l,sts 111v!,:)..er Popular- Live;pool.vocalists and instrumen
'Ar•clitia44,3lTaloi.D,ened a new 11Iusic-hall at Whitby, called
,''',Danyt!'3. ender the great seal has been granted to a
,„e Saltor-4establishino• baths and laundries in Manchester
4.st extensive
)4"s11.1len• iron h*p-buildincr d lately occupied bit
I%
'41(1 b -"te, Joh s i-& Co Potteries, has been taken, it
, 311„,,,_8
_irison, •
a 4-Irts Ai7r ;Thomas Vernon & Son.
h 'leer ot 14; Esq., who has been spelidino the winter in
ealth elate retu i d last week to Liver'pool in renewed
f Th 4 e aa"mci:tre,,t4th. urn
e
L'be, I.7aitellthe Hon. Martin Van Buren, the ex-president
,I'hitorg,",'.3tates, was entered hy the American consul in
'ITE h - IiQA at th E hewn news-room, on Thursday.
it hest -rethreo' ,
i tfteprrLa,naoasiabi.rfe the Freemasons' Provincial Grand Lodge
0,,-; 1 held a meeting for the transaction of the
G Wards abbiedasiiessat the Adelphi Hotel, on Tuesday,
6..q//11,„,.. together.
Cr of the ,;",-* n Robertson, of the
C'l,,c4h ~ Oast, has been presented,Beazley, an
by
Mr. Jas. . and
-4,aes a°,wners' of that vessel, with a handsome service rvice o
kl'fit b testimony of their confidence and approval.
t),4; jiIt,C...ITT. OF LANCISTEE.—A )---raiill brought from the
yofte 20, enables the Chancellor ouncil of the
Nao, caster to sell and purchase. land on behalf of Her
~' St4„ancl her heirs in right of the said duchy.
ette'''' of the shipwrights of the Devonport dockyard areh
tt'lotnein,gt,to competef oihe. prize of £2O, offered by Josep
',best f ',go through the Liverpool Polytechnic Society, for
14011 N 4,,". model of a merchant ship of 600 or
t - ~.01,,---
1,,,a.5tre,,, 40kr:re, the keeper_ of a disreputablel" hottoisnes. in
Tote „,!(,,. was seized with a fit on Wednesday night, and
keaker, ci'rcal assistance arriyed.nh:vewryas hard erpse, The
1i,.,44 been previously drink). ..,
r.hied i-4 to WAREIIOUSAIEN.- n .
it) Thursday a carter,
`tta "his Morgan, residing in Back Prince Edwin-street,__was
k ''a, hid ' escape from being killed. He
ft, fin; • . a narrow
„,rft k , IA his cart in Harrington-street,. receiving some sugar
L'll 711‘bouse, when, owing to negligence in not. putting
'4 qt.% gger," hogshead of sugar fell from the slings into
and struck Morgan a severe blow on the knee, pro-
N' serious injury. He was promptly removed to the
lti'll,, Hospital.
4titiT Srunnts.—At the meeting of the Health
144 Be- G TnE
0 1 e, on Thursday, a der%tation from the inhabitants of
Slt'Aii'street attended to complain of. the inconvenience
_sufe-
t.:eonsequence of the street not being watered,
tTno_
"Ker, explained tat the town generally was shor t
ci,' eat the clerk sou'd communicate with the Canal
~etr;,3:, to learn whether they would allow them to take
''re o:4er; and, if their 'request were granted, the deputation
Se "'lrea is i
-thil,,. 4% a,, the nnisances would be remedied,
kit'reb• and ..."eltooLo, KIRKDA.LE.—On Wednesday, the
ot- oll'il,/ then ads, in-number about 340, sat down to tea,
the 41',°i his7,,,meumbent, the Rev. T. M. Lester, on the
\Val ":,en eoi'd.riage with Miss E. Maddoc. k.. pefore tea,
4.-lot'''''',l, Th a()Yed a walk through Mr. Skirvm.g s nursery
t'ecl;' re teera'rePany were afterwards entertained. by NA r'
\lt' 4, and '6l-eauist A few words were addressed tollie.
tich4athelleet's given for Mr. Lester andins lady, and to
rleco-,Pleasm em be sung, they separated at ninset,p.Lm.__,
aloraT,el with with the day's enjoyment. The
in ,
commews_
'fa% of th 'legs and evergreens, and =devices
Iciaig• ,Z 4,,,e event.
he ialees Is."' Ntrisawen.—The new inspector ofTu Sesamoakye,
'lir' 40 1 e/lrting himself most effedtively. 'On
end e;lee of -,';s than thirty-two informations. ;.alnvd.lfvroilliam
mthse,
that -qr. 1,/,7!. Bancroft, oil merchant,-M C
illosesteoke 'crtrtY, steam-boat owner, res. clearly proved
a,
to
1%110to!s/ be consumed, and withitanwa
Josephbsolute sawing
Heap and
t'oti kr, j" means of doing so. Wain's;
Isle Drely,
~13. Slater, Mr. Daniel Monies, theSatea.m-Thtuge
the 'f several other persons, were find
q liar. tea viction, on
in-packet Company escaped con,.
''t 11,-;t.tliat the act mentions the " United kingdom of
i1k,,4.i.,%l and Ireland," and not'the "Isle of Man."
n ~..r..
11:1.11-,;ZiG A. POLlCRALAN.—At'theoPolice•court,„::v)
..F 1
141,, .ltilfeelt, a collector in the. employ of Messrs. and
krt,,ldivi.7, at charged with aasaulting a police-officer. On-
~._4lOO. ?e defendant called on d)r. Johnston, of Mersey
4h6-1 o,7'` an account, and sosne dispute arising betweenim
iil; 4„:4ohnston requested a /policeman to remove h
she!. 80 h caught hold
''''( ''lan ht of the defendant .by the cllara,
k .'• ;tll said) he spat in his face, and -strueklim with.
lie!tieti,;,le defendant said that the policeman had no right
lf,N e, between him and Dr. Johnston and that the
him.
`be be caught hold,of 'him, y-choked him.
111 4114441 said that it was -evident an assault had been
LeLeker,L °n- the officer, who had a right to he protected
tin
I„m4eflTe of his duty, and the defendant must<consequealy
~,11, -5, orgo to prison for!0 days. The fine was paid.
ND " Qv - empty• on Tuesday, the
tigpiß }-,l`i's DOCK is •aow
Wa
te the dock being
tkt„.loft s hauled out preparatory hi' z;,e be accumulation of nnud,-,ec, c. A large number of
k tit VI eng'aged in building-a-brick stank" at the entrance
ttittl'' e 1-htlrm Dock, for the purpose of. keeping out the
kv,i!,eake.(l i_t is
Besides
to. he -completed ,by the middle of
ki`44llf. Besides cleaning, this dock is to be excavated
ik''',ol„ a-dozen feet, which• will give greaterdepth
re water,
4..‘,'1v vessels of large tonnage to be loaded therein.
hlt
01:.,,,'.ted that the work 7ill, occupy about six mont I.
te further, that the Unzon Dock an& the Coburg Dock
41(N thrown into one, by the removal of the wells and
),,,t,,i4 Which at present separate them, and that these,
I,rter, will be considerably deepened. The work of the
LIN °f her' will not be commenced 'until after the com-
tlt'Lvt,,,Te Queen's Dock.
IA t.Z.4,_0,n..--A iengtity investigation took plae at
n'Whoe'"`kZV‘it, on Friday, which resultedin a verdict ofe
'llth: ',l't lA.; Nainst a man named John Crosby.
Irish.
leis ,-, 'to inst:,tl,Dals and witnesses in the case were
with'tjj'ent into ip a travellirg tinker,. named Patricki Mt`Dat-
G eat Crosshal -s ree ,
iste
e Pris°
' °"'s
public house,
in
r 'the bar, the
41%1,14°1 the rix!P, and as they were standing-at .
kr "' aod L'".,e.lBed,' Ellen M`Donagb, -came in ynth' her
Ana e.'4elny ‘,"gru to him (M`Daniels,) "Is •it sitting with
41' 'tell 'Yt'e ar p,,
afte e e decease- rTh a eturned no answer,
!tith '"ente ''werds Crosby got up and left rthe house. In
itl a POkerB he ret with his son Timothy, andlarreed
kaP4l one whijeli some'of-the witnesses. called a so dermg
°klltl:ii!lB",'&,,agaiztner. They made a general attack on the
q't'° h "ead --""°u," and bathe row the deceased was struck
~,,-.ero n- and rendered insensible. He was taken to the
t 11.71 he em°BPital, where he lingered till Thursday afterneon,
keased-"' Crosby was taken into custody on the night
''\4llt%ta k: Was wounded, and-en Friday, when he was com-
ell' rltdale, Timoner issued a warrant for the ap-
tfei4t4gll:f his sonthy.
I. tii 444, , c'v TRE MEDICAL PitoFEssiox.-:-e nine-
,,,.`ll 1; 111,,v,a, !fleeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch
'qe, elloo,,,lnetal Medical and Surgical Association was held
at tOtirio:44Y, at the Medical Institution, Mount Pleasant.
trot `,- cot), President, Dr. Black, of Bolton, occupied the chaire
'k4::,,qoti Iteneement, and there was a large attendance. of
fewth
1,44 a •`l4 f',, th of this and neighbouring towns. After ,
~`kq ivaat'ltor. Black, that gentleman vacated the
kitlttte Year-44,Pie Clan Dr. Dickenson, of this town, president
ißs',,-t'ldr,,* lberman then delivered a long and elo-
pe Di,"` the 8' in Which he elaborately reviewed the
h°c,l4l°lho.elear 5n connexion with the profession,,:allapdoifnsgutro.
%..,14 h,' the Leasure of medical reform, the posh-on
(Ito '2k tile" t'tc%“)yel navy,' and other kindred subjects. The
no eta
the g iltePort, 17, Mr. John Halton, of Manchester, then
andget, lie p,‘, which detailed theproceeding
site.ql4 ``n Year, and also congratulated the
s of thelranch
members on
4Dik.eee,rest felt amongst the.profession in the utility
188-4, ~,''ed Cia:tf the association. In reference to finances i
't
leue. N. there was a balance duet() the Secretary of f 3
k;
ea ,rotela ociee /notions were then :passed, appointing he
A at tilrireended in the report. The annual duper
. ...Nx
Nns v„kx, e Adelphi
fc't th '"BiNT s Hotel, Dr. Dickinson in the chair.
b.. eNaa etoiiiit AT PRRSTON.—The annual
_general see;
rim Th Y °Dened at the Court-house, freSton, 0
°Will etilt,t, e Vol,
g ai,„, Nvol.e • Archdeacon Brooks presided. The
v'tr 'ead and ordered to be printed. The fol-
P'4"
t."- Rate. Amount of
qe
141nral =Purposec per e. Rate.
vatic Asyltial.."• •-• • £ s, d.
1 8,684 10 4
(,:.‘y Lunatic Asyinth- '' ''.......
''
• •••
• • ."
i 2,171 2 7
.titY Bridges Loan---'"ie" ' 8
te4eraj pm° - """" •• - • -'ecount ..... .• • t 2,171,10 uttee... ••••••• .
Ta• ...... • ••• . .....
16 2
... . .........
1. ..
-12 Ilford It ••• • . 1,141
An %dlrest undred

'. h " berby Ha 38 6 1
14 11111jeati Udre.a•••".......... ''''''''' ••• 258 15 1
ro,' ailf(?:k1, 01,11112: de by Col.
. f th
I,Na T 4,000 use of the Bth Royal Lancashire Militia, t
Wilbra ham to build a storehouse
\NCI Iti b•- Was granted. Mr. John Rosson then brought
ct tidin °-4 about dividing the county of Lancaster into
1147 k ngaa ; hut Rfter being opposed by the chairman, Mr.
11.
. 4 ..‘
SeV lother magistrates, T 4 or a ~,,_ era
h,e E Ll;utonder.
tii:eple)oaeirs,,,,,,4Poot, pi,0111,1 AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
t
il' ta 14,-7," grand exhibition of the season on Thurs:aeydea.
ieoeci, illlciardens. The weather was all that could
S444tici the attendance was even greater than could have
hich the
(litli4Y.),..l)eatrl,B for the 'very extennsiavre a a
lymdorucible its original
11,11,4<118v, washi fLen insufficienteiadth
toe accommodate the vast
tht.g 1110°F the leading families of the town and neighbour-
-42 yvh 0 thronged the gardens as soon as the doors were
car,l74 during the afternoon. Of the show itself. t
to
,Vtion 't't be said, for it was one of the most magnificent
yi4,4 8 eVer witnessed in this locality. The specimens of
NtNatjaTl, Pelargoniums were exeeedin. gly numerous and
SI a "le calceolarias in all their different varieties,
litl.,stih,°e,r3' attractive feature.'
Of course there was but a
"I. i. h`er....._‘ion of fruit, but it included some very fine speci-
lett.' `elopeC4guit, ificent grapes apes (both black and white), and the
t,ilt',Of atigr Pteaches and nee. tarines being the principal
tOlits44st ae ion and astonishment. The arrangements
,'vps 't ,)MPlete throughout, every attention being paid
1N,4414111L0rt and convenience of the visitors, while both
'4S„..of flowers were set off to the best advantage; for the
t:E'tqari2h, great praise is due to Mr. Leatherbarrow,
0 E po., ,o the society.
llbtt,t tll;te LIBRARIES.—On Wednesday a denionstrt-
''''StV, Nv—v,el)l'king.-classes in favour of the Free Public
kti'i NZ' iaeld at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street.
LY ,tlti tilliel_ ene a at seven.o'clock, about 350 persons being
,Ntit tile e voay of the hall; and, after tea,. when the ma-
-111'0) 1(1 t cstnPany adjourned to the galleries, the audienecA.
lat-Oc'htlo°aederarlY 500. The chair was taken by Mr.
IN.:11A, t 3 t„ "Bed the company at considerable lengtht. on-
-4,ll,Nthe „s' '-',e derived from free public libraries, par icu
''Pl,‘,, t,'ltish'°llting-classes. Mr. J. A. Picton, after a lengthy lelki4,ett,i,4 ~;_Oll the benefits and advantages of literature,
),.111,q4ra,.111:11ars of the history and progress of. the Free
/r„.;"LbE;"bra'.l:, gave some facts relative to the working of the
141.." hitt re,,,'les• Up to the 25th of April, this year, the
°tiek'l I ilsei7-..s was 3630
sames year they were 1570. The tAN,YEzt: ls.6li,ion at the time were 2467 ; ,ttp-",t of t,r oil, T..,e ilumber was 879; showing an increase in
at the sanr
N'AI "44—'41f. This rapid progress called for an enlarge-
lilY tO7lherassill'ewitlisep, and he w-as happy to inform them that
kittytt, 41), s b were in progress which would add mos.t
en in
Nt al,,enefits of th l'brarie The evidence given in
tl!ltert;lxt their Freee Publicl B.Library had excited the
,toll,;(lthei;', aild the chairmanand members of the com-
,,tilLldee,big , titruest to promote its Parliamentary success.
rait`qtl „5' ivi,,e,_olution was then moved by Mr. Kent and
t11j!to1' Pree'pwison :--" That thismeeting recognizes the 1117(Irki,se eriveitui,lie Libraries, and appreciates the advan-
% essiqg' claase'2,r,ol3l them by society, and especially by
c'thttßitr theyile Both the mover and seconder spoke to
, Dro',after addresses from 010 Rev, Pr. Hum
eetllns Were closed.

WE understand that Mr. Elias Arnaud, the collector of the
customs at Liverpool, will shortly retire upon a superannua-
tion allowance of £2,200 per annum. Mr. Price Edwards, of
Dublin, is spoken of as his successor.
THE Spey (barque), Gray, of Liverpool, sailed from Smyrna
for Constantinople, 2nd June, with a cargo of biscuit, but
got on the rocks off the N.E. part of Long Island, on the 9th,
and has become a total wreck ; crew and about one-third of
cargo saved ; the ship, rigging, spars, &c., will be sold.
THE BOROUGH ENGINEER, Mr. Newlands, has returned
home from the Crimea. His health is greatly improved by a
brief sojourn on the Bosphorus, and, although far from well,
the repose of home will soon release him from the low fever of
Balaklava.
THE LAST or THE HuLKs.—Government have sent orders
to Captain Bevis, the Admiralty agent at this port, to hand
over the old lazaretto hulk, Akbar (which has been lying use-
less in the Wellington Dock for nearly two years), to the Cor-
poration of Liverpool, for conversion into a floating juvenile
reformatory.
AN Inverness paper states that, by the last American mail,
a newspaper arrived at Liverpool, addressed to " Zar Alexan-
der, Esq., Emperor of Rooshie, Rooshie, Europe." The
sorting-clerk at Liverpool, probably mistaking the address for
.Rosshire, sent the paper in the Liverpool bag to Inverness,
whence it had to be sent southwards again.
THE LANCASHIRE HUSSA.RB.—The regiment of Lancashire
Hussars, at present about 300 strong, will meet at Lancaster
on the 24th of July for 14 days' duty. They will then be
amalgamated with the Duke of Lancaster's Cavalry, 350
strong. The united force expect to be sent to Ireland in the
autumn. _

THE CAMBRIA. transport, belonging to the Cunard line,
Capt. Brownless, arrived, on Wednesday, at Spithead, having
on board 60 soldiers, mostly belonging to the 13th, from
Gibraltar; also N women, 110 children, and some passengers,
The Cambria left Balaklava June 7, and Scutari on the 9th,
and arrived at Malta on the 13th.

SALE OF PROPERTY AT SEAFORTIL—On Friday afternoon,
Messrs. Winstanley offered for sale, at the Clarendon-rooms,
sixteen lots of valuable property, belonging to the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, and situated at Seaforth. The first let only
—viz., a residence known as " Claremont-place," with coach-
house, stables, and 2,408 square yards of land, with a rental
of £7O per annum, was sold. The upset-price was £1,170, and
it was sold at £1,300, the reserve-price. In most of the other
lots the biddings did not reach within £2OO of the reserve-
prices, and consequently no sales of them were effected.
THE LIVERrOOL DOCKS. —A comparative -statement of the
amount of dock dues received in the years ending 24th June,
1854, and 24th of June, 1855, has just been published. The
total amount in the former year was £344,006 19s. 6d., and
in the latter £304,746 ss. 5d., showing a decrease in the year
just expired of £39,260 14s. Id. The number of vessels in
the last year was 20,024, as against -22,030 ; the decrease
being 2006; and the tonnage 4,096,160, as against 4,316,583;
'decrease 220,423 tons.
PRESENTATION TO A. CLERGYMAN.—The members of the
confirmation class in connection with .St. Matthias's Church,
Great Howard-street, have presented the Rev. R. V. Sheldon
'with a gold guard, accompanied with an address expressive-of
'their deep gratitude for the pious instructions they had re-
ceived, and the great interest he had taken in their spiritual
welfare, and in preparing them :for the solemn ordinance of
=confirmation.
DINNER TO COL. WIISO'N •BUTTEN.-011 Friday, Edward
Tedder, Esq., of Preston, and -Mr. Cooper, entertained, atithe
Adelphi Hotel, Col. Wilson Patten, and the officers 'of the 3rd
Royal Lancashire Militia. These present numbered'forty-six,
amongst whom were Mr.-Car-roll, of Cork, the owner of the
transport ship Lord Ragla.n,in which the regiment has em-
barked; Mr. German, of Preston ; Major Parker, Captain
Pedder, Mr. Pedder, jun., let.
THE OLDHAM DYOFITM.—The ceremony of =laying the
corner stone of this building was gone through'en Monday,
the stone being laid by Mr. James Platt, president of the
institution, in the presence of Lord Stanley and a large-con-
course of spectators. Afterwards, a soirée was held in the
Town-hall, when -Lord -Stanley adverted to the various plans
for national education,-expressing his belief that the principal
reason why some scheme was not adopted (was, because the
masses had not taken up the question with the necessary
amount of popular enthusiasm. After several convivialities
the proceedings concluded.
MANCHESTER -.1...N1) LIVERPOOL AGRICULTERA.L SOCIETY.
—We have already stated that the committee of management
of the Manchester -and Liverpool Apia-Rural Society had
presented to the '<Emperor of France a fine Cheshire-cheese.
On Tuesday Mr.-T. B. Rider, the society's-secretary, received,
through the Frenoti consul, in Liverpool, a handsome. geld
medal for the committee, from the Emperor, which was -ac-
companied by a ceemplimentary letter from General Rohn,
addressed to Mr. White, mayor of Warrington, and to 31r.
Rider, as they parties who presented the-cheese.
_HONEST CAEMAN.—On Wednesdayaa gentleman arriving
by one of the- steam-packets, took a cab-of Peter Jenkins, No.
44, Driver Isaac Mounsey, from the Pier-head to one of the
hotels. On -Mounsey arriving at his stand, he found that his
last fare had -left in the vehicle two handsomely-mounted
walking sticks,-and six or eight umbrellas. He at once pro-
ceeded to the - detective police-court, -explained the --facts, and
deposited •the property. Shortly afterwards the gentleman to
whom the -articles belonged called to report the case ; he
found his property safe, and left his thanks and a crown piece
in proof of his admiration of the honesty of one whose-craft is
not over distinguishable for this quality.
TRANSTER OF LICENSES. —On Thursday, Alderman S.
Holme and Mr. Thomas Bolton sat in the old CrowinCourt to
hear applications for the removal and transfer- of.licences.
There were 64 applications.—An application was made for the
transfer of. a license in Roe-street, from Thomas • Jones to
Charles Jouglain.—lnspeetor Chew, in reply to questions by the
magistrates, stated that since the accusation against Joughin,
about fourlears since, he had conducted the houseaield by
him in Hotham-street, as a beerhoese, in a very respectable
manner.—air. Superintendent Clough confirmed this state-
ment.—The bench, under these eieeemstances, _granted the
application. The other proceedings were chiefly of the usual
routine character, and did not possess any feature'ef public
interest.
LANCASHLRE MILITIA.—The following commissions have
been signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine
of Lancaster -:-4th, or Duke of Laiamster's Own (Light In-
fantry) Royal Lancashire Militia : Lieutenant John Henry
Blake to be -captain, vice Orred, resigned; Lieutenant John
Henry Gordon to be captain, vice Sandbach, resigned; Ensign
John Robert Leigh to be lieutenant,• vice Blake, promoted ;
Ensign Sheffield Betham to be lieutenant, vice Gordon, pro-
moted; Ensign William Gibton to be lieutenant, vice Watt,
resigned ; Mark Quayle, gent. to be -ensign,, vice Gibton, pro-
moted.--sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia : Ensign
John Bomfold to be lieutenant, vice Parker, appointed to the
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia; Ensign
Thomas' Arthur Mills to be lieutenant, vice Searle, retired;
Ensign Frederick James Sumner Brockhurst to be lieutenant,
vice Thersby, appointed to the Coldstream Guards ; Ensign
Richard Tophaan to be lieutenant, vice Suckling, appointed to
the 95th Foot.; Richard Horley, gent..,-to be ensign, vice Mills,
promoted; Algernon Sidney Bicknell, gent., to' be ensign ;
Sumner Mitchell Sumner Brockhurst, gent., to be ensign.
THE ATKIF.LNTAGES OF EMPLOYING SWIFT AIISTRi..LIAN
SHIPS.—The -John Bell, which arrived in London about a
fortnight ago from Geelong, Victoria, has brought the largest
cargo of Australian produce on record. She is of 1,207 tons
register, but brought over a cargo consisting of 3,740 bales of
wool, which she has discharged in the London Docks. This
vessel belongs to Glasgow, and was loaded by Messrs. Hanes,
White and Co. of Geelong. She only arrived a few days after
the half-yearly !wool sales had been concluded. Had, the -wool
been shippe&y any of the fast-sailing Liverpool• clipper-ships
which left about- the same time as the John Bell, it would have
arrived here sufficiently early to have beentransmitted to Lon-
don to meet the lune sales, and before this time the remit-
tances in payment .-of it would have been ,on their way to
Australia. As it-is, in all probability, the wool will require to
be kept, at considerable cost and some risk,till the next sales
in December. Sim. months' use of the money will be lost to
the importer, and a .considerable outlay for warehouse rent
must also be incurred, both of which disadvantages might have
been avoided, had the wool been shipped to Liverpool, in one
of the well-known fastavessels belonging to our port.
THE DUKE OF LANCAOTER'S OWN RIFLES.—This regiment,
composed of Liverpool .volunteers, and officered by Liverpool
gentlemen, was inspected by General Lord Melville, on the
Green, at Glasgow, on the 18th of June. The standing and
proficiency of the men .called forth the highest .encomiums
from the inspecting officer. Their marching past, in slow
and quick time, and at the-double, could not be surpassed by
any old regiment ; nor were their field movements, skirmish-
ing, &c., any way inferior. Indeed, the General was beard to
say to a field-officer of another regiment of Militia, which he
had inspected shortly before, "When will you be able to do
like that ?" A sumptuous djeuner was given by the officers
to the ladies and gentlemen,who honoured the review with
their presence, and a dinner to the General and staff-officers
quartered in Glasgow. The only thing in which this fine
corps is deficient is in numbers, their only recruiting ground
having, as yet, been in Liverpool,—a town in which three
militia recruiting parties, and some twenty-five or thirty from
the line, are quartered. Since they left Liverpool, three
officers have received commissions _in the line, by the volun-
teering of seventy-five men each., rnamely, Lieutenants Hes-
keth, Morewood, and Pennefather. The quota is nearly com-
plete for a fourth officer. With the exception of these, not an
officer has quitted the regiment since their permanent em-
bodiment.

PRACTICAL JOKING.—A curious ease Vas heard at the
County Court Lon Wednesday. Maria ,Gill, a servant girl,
brought an action against her late mistress, Ann M`Loy, wife
of a blockmaker, residing in Windsor-street, Toxteth-park,
whom she sued for £2 18s. Bd. She said that one evening
lately she had been summarily sent away from her situation
without any cause being assigned, and only paid her wages up
to that date. On going for her clothes next morning she
fonnd most of the weeding apparel stuffed into a dog kennel
in the yard, many of her dresses slit up, and sewn all with
bright ribbons of many colours, one of her bonnets " painted"
a lively green, and another well "tarred and feathered," and
a third ornamented, or rather defaced, with a large black cross
" daubed" on the top of it. She, therefore, claimed £2 for the
damage inflicted on her clothes, and 115. Bd., a month's wades,
in lieu of a month's notice. The defendant paid lls. Bd.
into court. She admitted putting the clothes into a dog
kennel, " lest they should breed a fever in the house," but she
denied all knowledge of the artist who had " decorated" the
bonnets. His Honour said such a denial was simply absurd,
and however bad the conduct of the girl might have been, it
was no excuse for such very poor jokes being played upon her
by her mistress. He then gave the plaintiff a verdict of £1 in
addition to the money paid into court.
WEST DEBBY GITARDIA.NS.—At the weekly meeting, on
Wednesday, Mr. Joseph Harrison took the chair. A letter
from the Poor-law Board having been received, enclosing a
new dietary table for the workhouse, dated the 20th June
instant, it was resolved that such table be referred to the me-
dical officer and the master of the workhouse. The letter from
the Poor-law Board, dated the 25th instant, upon the subject
of Mr. Mullins's notice of motion having been read, it was
moved by Mr. Kirkus, seconded by Mr. Shaw, and resolved,—
" That the Poor-law Board be informed that the guardians
acted according to their standing orders adopted by this board
for the proper and decorous government of its affairs." It was
resolved, " That Mr. Pearson, surgeon, Woolton, be informed,
in reply to his application for exemption in making weekly
returns to this board, on account of his not having any cases
to return, that the board can make no special exemption in
his case." The letter from the Poor-law Board, with the en-
closure upon the subject of the complaint against Mr. Latham,
having been read, it was resolved, " That the explanation con-
tained in Mr. Latham's letter of the 25th instant is perfectly
satisfactory to this board, and that a copy thereof be forwarded
to the Poor-law Board, together with a copy of this resolu-
tion." The number of paupers relieved in the workhouse and
hospital in last week was 711, an increase of 90 on the corre-
sponding week of last year. The number of paupers receiving
out-door relief was 3,652, being an increase of 218 on the cor-
responding week of last year. Total number relieved, in and
out of the workhouse, 4,363. The amount expended in out-
door relief, last week, was £216 7s. Id.