The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

t'LY 31, 1855.]
°4TALITI7 AMONGST THE CHEAP
.NE wsrii P_ERS,

ST. HELENS IIifPROVE VENT
COMMISSIONERS.

i/01,,
brief
liesn are the triumphs of human expectation ! A
a 'as but
1,
---1100o,,h• be
elapsed since the benevolent wisdom and
kr, -e ie fro-ft.
by
few :7 pathy of the legislature passed a law-sought
"for ' `xclanned against by many, and beneficial to none
ellablin
41 btu g any one, possessed of sufficient spirit to disre-
Nreenees
,(41n0.. ,to bring out a half-penny or penny
sel,,,‘.
.01 events, for what WaS represented as "the million
Ie ' n3r ne e
Nary.- s WB* Seduced by the plausibilities of these
les • "J'uullters sn
:,,,w vital ~,,, , , , any an unlucky wight embarked his all
e spa„_"4 ols trifle of credit in the publication of a cheap
the f- l'''', fondi‘, .
tiiivi.... J fancying that, in doing so, he was laying
false 'eau% of .
I,_ his fortune, and treading in the path to
eer. ans ! how
`,broad soon have those visions faded from the
Posited i„ ead.3' have ten of the puling bantlings been de-
earl 4an infaiw
earl
„ . --ule grave. First in the race towards an
;n 'Wens .L.,- in the path of a doubtful fame, the Manchester
Iti the sees.e'rPre''''
birth and
blew out its puny wail, and sunk for ever
as s t° of for f\il
an - Peedily get /less. Its brief and useless career
pvii'lloble ,by the Penny Express, which found
aseeti!eitY. a, tw4n: an ignominious end in the same enter-
the o Liver„, -Penny abortion, which made its appear-
Theglost ett,,,T`, under the title of the Guardian, gave up
‘aneilj'iseied* QacilialsZicaliV drawing breath twice or thrice.
vvas b (41 of aii qure Daily Express expired at the
has al:llfc'orteenngdeling illness, yet its whole tenure of life
elks). ° ComPleted 4 aYS' duration. The Newcastle Courier
41°.„' to to revisit ,'s earthly journeyings, and is not again
The sPall of e • i.. the glimpses of the moon." A similarly
u'llal elate the
Only allotted the Devonport Post
Nte caution p was
4 them,of our 'Scotch brethren seems to have for-
re, the
in i, ,
te, bree(i. --gam to cheap newspapers, and they "went
''. ()id in? of that class of stock " with amazing eager-
an. Pap • •
ill, Illg pelit. era of decent pecuniary character, albeit of
`e' tie leal iniltience, split up their thrice-a-week sheets
tilt 3' tabs
bYste -of .daily news. New and very original half-
olas tils of •
% , and ~,_ `diurnal intelligence sprung up like mush-
fser4 'attY of the old hebdomadals shrunk instinctively
Cite, %IL°l,act with the pert aspirants. The spasmodic
17 the v-:lgn severe, was but Of brief duration. Already
;::Giag;4etty ,
41, 0 h progeny begun 'to show symtoms of decay.
and the Glasgow Free Church-
,it-,ikiiti.:tafitl jotit' I;;Yai...ellildedriurnp"'
their worthless breath, and expired
44 :avidity n Ireland the mania seems to have spread with
iaviiu.eriq 1);/:;,(1 to have met with a similar fate; the
"Oki 'trotted „`rae*, and the Clonmel Daily Chronicle,
,entiZeee with their brief hour upon the stage, have been
'lea ire r' and tht, the Years beyond the flood." The Derry
115td4:1,,1 of t},-„,,,S.ti4ing Observer, having each essayed a
l'etirea ."' °ace a ''''' readers' patience, by publishing twice
l'eastjeltnt° its ,Ittic, have drawn in their horns, and each
•e4ler fait NtlleSB shell The Irish organ, with charac-
"lv il, is t 'state3 it . • •
~,, e found he rot! 8 reason for abjuring the new news-
d.:4l.9 ?im that ihe°wing sensible admission of its error :- DOCK TRUSTEES.—Eive Dock Trustees will Have to be
elected to-morrow. Messrs. Rankin, Palmer, Evans, and
-Fend , "re A, mercantile class were opposed to ad- „ea , 40„ Barber, retire by rotation.
e 'llitl o-
the "`" a week ; and as success principally THE ANNUAL FETIE of the Licensed Victuallers' Association
i,e, es, , e i„,.
4 eir re ..crease of advertisements, it would is to take place. on Thursday,. at Eastham. Mr. I. A. Tobin,
ha l- Noe_ eelltin
the mayor, will preside at the soiree, which will be followed
, e ahead 4flee. ~ rue Publishing twice weekly under
b THE6°l's 43 eatotlY l'eeeic, Nurahers of others, it is well known YCHILDREN belonging to the Infant Ragged School,
'eudr • ""
such impossiblemage to their sickly constitu- in Thomas-street, were taken on Friday to the new park, ad-
the it
f 4„ 0a„,...........................__1at they can long survive. joining the Botanic Gardens, where they partook 'of buns and
, milk, &c., and enjoyed themselves very much.
'414 'az t
1,4 s tlofl4ixea ( ' THE BANS OF LIVERPOOL—The annual meeting was held
An -44.. Julv ell. ks-a.) was to sail from Constantinople
s,i oh a /‘, a
s- s , , i 63. o r ,on Wednesday. A dividend at the rate of S per cent. per
Portsmouth, with invalid soldiers.
annum was declared, with the addition of a 'bonus of 15s. per
c.t''', !la', ~arged 481.--Yesterday, a man named Patrick
16)1,tie:'8elen a ue,fore the Police-court, with having, on share.
MODEL or SEEISTOPOL.-This interesting model c.oilt-
4eaatOlitpet, h'z from the premises.of Mr. Curshaw, in tinues to attract numerous spectatpr.s, all •of whom exhibi
kive °O', tile ~ Prisoner was seen taking away the cask the most lively interest in the explicit lecture
.gi.vFn on the
IN..' tl,v,to, re rheonce-constable and as several others had
tile-'t
.Yjuelear 'teen
same premises, and as Knox could not subject by Mr. Hough, in the course of his exhibition of. the
moel. The interest is still further enhanced by the carriage
'attl ` toolt-celtrit of how be Obtained possession of the'
t4th:''horiZte, th",,,1ul into custody. On being-questioned by of Alma.
4611 ' (kn 'e die Prisoner said he purchased the cask from a
e Of, °/) e not
IttlOW 13 who lived in Mill-lane ;
p Tt ,t.„, ow,' _ , y name,
leet,,ilietobbeiniogs"ot tell where. He was ordered to pay of Prince Measchikoff, taken by the English after the battle
MR. BRANCH'S SALE of valuable property, in the cause of
Holmes v. Holmes, was numerously attended on Friday at
ttl a&it.-1 411 pg,.... the Clarenion-rooms, and after spirited competition the first
lot, a warehouse in the Goree, produced £3,800 ; the second
,04,e Nis ttoor some tieent7Rx Laszasurus AND YORKSHIRE
tec4.he tWlty b-nithe ' t the Prez/lisp:tor gel gallicastiti:l3reofar York- lot, another warehouse adjoining, reduced
tl' n san"sereseot; lsootld3'foar
warehouseot4 anda appurtenanceswehoos e Il
Tie% p l
ea-rrtisr
ego t ,
£4,303 ;
and the
chach,' 4404,
.A.Pau3r, but no trace of the thief or thieves relm, aining two lots, houses, &c., in Mount-pleasant, brought
Ned' 'elf, t't halfwateli was accordingly set, and yesterday
Ned' take aPo 'Past t•vrci o'clock, R 1 045 All the property was sold.
hey ing corer in the a man named Thomas
~ a, 1 e, hn company's employment, was
.ob- IMPROVEMENT IN THE SHIPPING TRA.DE.—Messrs. Curry
It ' assn•eo i -m-mocks out of the •He was im-
e station
41faet"0811. We before the Police-cotuhileaurse charge
14,, heg„,,4to custody, and in and Co. report an improved feeling amongst buyers of ships,
as. displayed at their sale on Thursday, andere subsequently by
forenoon
offered, five of
.the
of steal-
private treaty. f At shipsauction sixw
and ngs't the transactions of
'tt:!ealtliaceo4ell'ed"the theft, but waosnuanableto give any Ivhbeiedhayrty ;private, geleescs screw-steamer Antelope (recently en-
v4 i,heeni. ef iletr he Came by the fish; no one saw
eelt4Priooeefowacs ordered to pay a. fine of ten shillings, ed i'n the Australian trade, and entered on Friday for
v 4 fal no Yd 'oUrtee Balaklava,),changed hands, besides some other steamers and
11, tetti eogjA-L.--,,,mr ~,. n days,
tug-boats required principally for the east.
the 'la bet gement 132 Charles Mathews concluded a
O 4 grip are 7 the oper'lat,Saturday, and we believe will
rs %leis are_ tinsurpasseThde ef•the most. perfect excellence :
~,,-,, iry , w-e.., are chosen' tile thor
ns will be good, and
La the resources of Covent
the prices of admission RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORTATI.ON OF IRON.-A depu-
tation, consisting of Mr. Philip Williams, Chairman of the
Staffordshire Ironmasters, Mr. W. Routh, and Mr. T. Bagnall,
and accompanied by Mr. Horsfall, M.P. for Liverpool; Mr. J.
Ewart, M R.; Mr. Thornely, M.P. for Wolverhampton ; Mr.
Hadfield, *MY, for Sheffield ; Mr. W. Bird, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Beale, and Mr. Clay, had an interview on Thursday with Lord
cats lase 1-'enr,f.g little s);A„ Excepting " Delicate Grounds."
4Pe'le" X`4 laugr;l;ie' and
here dear Blacks,
a Palmerston, at the House of Comp:us,. on the subijeectuoafttohne
restrictions placed on the exportatio of iron The 1 p t
. gteq, 4tp,„ cm. , e farce, has been nothing
Iss c, x is'illtie.,-;ountess" is one of the
.a.fAILS Hi THE RED J.A..CKET.—A contemporary of Thurs-
ohe 1,"(ig1'441 h 4 11 bwaz introdueed by air. Horsfall.
c4ra , isO b!, 04,4 as een put prominently
most feeble and
a sks ofthe heavy mails brought by the Red Jacket, and
'ts ciee ),,, ',Ass, ever, an advantage insaysd that they contained " 8000 letters alone ;" but the fact is,
presentingto;s
ii•k!, . A ede h:,,c, Was R3rSOnio orfe.th!tisy,Fri: "
appeareli theu Red Jacket brought about 45,000 letters and newspapers
-upwards of 20,000 being letters. Of this prodigious num-
i.,` 41 l'iir end ,elghlY effect i . m
zNsi nest' t OE pleased us exceedingly.
, , ber, received at the Liverpool Post-office at 5 p.m. on Wed-
scr,4,iat ~..) aft „,,,-.CER FINED FOR INACTIVITY.—Robert nesday, scarcely one remained in Liverpool at noon the next
Itt4S at i''44 e'''raordinary-looking youth, with a head of day, all having been sent to their destinations. The Light-
Pa&resleast, jklently never been trimmed for twelve newspaperght, we believe, upwards of 100,000 letters and
b,:llis'' said :4 brought up at the Police-courtvesterday.
'fit Ile% horee
elat be had -been on duty all night, and
.was s.
A SAD SToae.-The following painful ease was investigated
Ye eritree._ out a quarter past six o'clock that-morning,
15! slier 4 s'"arled the prisoner in an entry,
.just as he was ~ row,
before the Borough Coroner on Thursday :-On Tuesday a
took place in Henry Edward-street, in the course of
'stettesB ~a Dett,p. He had in a bag a pair of boots, a
which a man named Samuel Armstrong was severely beaten
N. 44, iti.q. ~[,i,,,e of sugar, and a shawl, a child's dress, by some of his neighbours, He ran into tale top story of a
V%llstki,l,e pri".. .owners of the former things were in
house, No. 37, in which he lodged, and at one time, fearing
,:, -eel. , seller was sent to gaol for 14 days. The jaXteret,,",i court was 'complained of by Mr. Clough, that his foes were following him, he made an attempt to jump
4147 iile to f 7;, when it appeared that he had been to the
rWrlit the'tnl ',be propertythrough the window, but was prevented by his wife, who,
fearful that he would break some of the glass, which they
and teethes places to make
' 'la 'lf aLter • 'could not afford to pay for, took out the bottom part of the
61 411 or ioat, portion of the booty. He was .fined
4,1101k4 0,
nee wn hon. window, and placed it against the wall. [ln :this room there
rkt,NaPpetteT IN Tun ACT.-John Smith, a youth were no less than three beds; in one of them Armstrong, his
0 „ 4_ ..,, ,„ police with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes, wife, and a baby slept, a married couple occupied :mother, and
, he,;_r• lice-courCyesterday with breaking into the third belonged to the mistress of the house] Shortly
under the influence of terror, Armstrong made
iltreti'P°ttl'lrl,l 117'711.eMr• Phillips, baker South John-street. afterwards,
~4 4 tvvere the board cries of " police," and hastened to this • succeeded •
another rush at the window, and time he in
kqtNa b° Nsi,,_Y. was given,into his custody. On him his object. He jumped through the window, and fading with
rai at ig .411(1 egg's, immense force to the ground, he fractured his thigh, and
`'meet ati e NtS. A ggs, and a bag containing two or
I,ots Oct arty 40 sa woman living next door said she was otherwise severely injured himself. He was conveyed to the.
4: I,Nof , 1 ur that morning, and saw the prisoner Northern Hospital, where he now lies ip a dangerous condi-
-I,FihY4el4 143' revap„Sic'w of the wareh e to which he had • ;
tion His wife, after-seeing her husband located in the hos-
D tai remembered that she had left her child in the bedroom.
6 '4' 'la' 41l ''g a ladder • ems
'wall. She awoke - 1
e h eili 1, they ea er against the
?el, kl Lel 0:11,,d stai,,,_,ll4lt the•boy as he was coming over ,
. She r'ushed back, but nochild co.uld be seen. At length, after
1,'1), 'tell d'°l' his r-u' nim untitthe officer came up. On .a most painful search, thepoor infant was found dead in the
, .
irk 46., tte iriven 4 efence, the little fellow cried, and said bed, having been suffocated between the. clothes andththe val
of the room, against which the bed (which was on e floor
; 1 ~ h., oad ,0 eg,,,. .
4,4.1 In It the robbery by hunger and '''Y eetta,7 Rale tleithe-'l,
','tt.ilerici3lll3, an holather nor mother, and he had not
was placed.
A FANATIC ON THE KVMANGE. FLAGS.-
John S. Orr,
4, e, o ecp eeined nest livelihood. The boy's haggard has obtained
who in America, and more recently in Scotland,. . .
a,',lasgi, laier'eLieer wain '0 corroborate the first part of his s Unenviable notoriety by .his fanaticism,. and his impious
'1 a atra bv.. court
'tlllllll to te (!br a° Previous he believed tne latter part to assumption of the name of the An " gel Gabriel," has made an
[l,stek' to :°1144% lisie charge against the lad, and appearance in Liverpool, previous, it is said, to his departure
11'1 alil't''' Tee flee
Prit°ll)
took a merciful view of the for the West Indies. Hunted from Edinburgh, where he
TIT °"tk rl. - p4ner- He said to him-" Would appeared last week in the character of suitor for damages
. t is, an pollee r
grad ''''''ca trstetaeer keage.rly) :"Oh ! ye; sir, or do against the Fiscal Mr. M'Callann, for false imprisonment, he.
aY as- 04 oy Promised to endeavour to obtain
e' Press.l Marie 411 illent on h• on Sunday experimented on the Exchange flags. About half P eNh --..,... t,, eg.„,,,,, s ipboard. past three o'clock, a large concourse had assembled in the
'41,,,k(1 „„1,,41al nLe----W,:ltile,,(no,. weekly meeting was held on Exchange area, when Orr appeared, attended by two or three
sNrs.,' 14 Palmer'--", lalea-"t 'all the chair The-other mem- persons who have, it appears, undertaken to see him safely Oct
'‘
-all "Bto all*rockleban, of Britain. He is a dark-looking little man, of about forty
kt, kr. ,allnoune,,_, Aftert,e, p 5.,,.. , Robinson,Robison .
ice e. 110,,,, est tilat , pa,i;!-,lth, Rounthwai ,te Lockett, years of age, and by no means suggests, in his appearance,
l accounts, the the popular ideal of a spiritual being. He carried in his hand
I,qe thae, hated ;tuultion, real
liZtle the usual
.communication a long brass trumpet, and wore a black glazed hat, bearing
114,011 ttt, an elecatt.ed that itlgni4, irived
Is ema emember of the on a gilt baud
with, " Rule
.Britannia-Hail Co-
-I,,P`See, of ethlstisf I,clo for ti had dimetol the solicitor to give lumbia-Do
inscription
the
wtothaer
Suer:
representationo f A niinatOir the Am
tlerTelieedese tetr.ugnse, the office thus vacated would be nruntingth
___
`t,Sti for-'„ tiv.4lng•b, e day of election for members rican eagle. 'Die strangeness of his appearance soon attracted
th ,ne ' evert :rotation The marine committee beholders,composedprincipallyof dock
e a crowd of
~ 4 e 1344114%1y ertis
of ~ meats be published inviting and others to whom tlliveasdnisettincete declarationi rlopillion set
*1141°44.41 4 t BtoelE- 'AO gallons of olive oil for light- forth on his head-dress ,
':111I, i ~eona..,, being ed,,,,d ii, goo ...lions ' Freedoxin of IRughtuvv.hiche ccoornm:
' ' °I.
'4 Unic t. r -- - -:- -13.--*---askine pleettlecley redeemed its title. There was a total absence of any-
,. t,,.ride„,
_e 11,_
a_ a ion from Cap n e s,
alongsidetai they landingg- ihing like thought; and the address, whilst he continued, was
''SPAZO illeferkthzefiliara !
embarkation
oomoef troops for the Crimea a rambling and disjointed tirade against the established order
Its,l-4tl,e°- kr -arbour-master's Committee reported the of things. Perceiving that the feeling of the crowd
NI„, 41, the °Li 11;0'4(4's-fall, master of the George's-dock, in against him was advancing, from almost indistinct murmurs
:14 1 td-I4 :0 get present state of his health, and recom- of disapproval, to open and undisguised tokens of opposition,
S \th.. WilBWe 4 Superannuated allowance of £125 per be adopted the discretionary course which is described as
tk tiktlt t r• il is to a
iN h. °l' t el'sfall , member of the committee, it was " the better part of valour," and prevented a row by seeking
Isize tkl „!t N went,. oad been thirty-five years in the ser- refuge in a Hanson.
144(Tecal'Y le" elle years he had been dock-master, ELOPEMENT.-On Tuesday week, a glassman, named Chris-
-1,11,,iL1, alt, as £250 y bp . The per annum. The recommenda- topher Mustard, manager in Fenwick and. Co.'s bottle-works,
c 44tik4elt t,la a solicitor of the committee reported Bishop Wearmouth, left his wife and family, and eloped with
tih t„44 ",11„'e3' wo,ceived the royal assent, and that by a keelman's wife, known as "Dandy Hannah." The couple
i4se" the tillid
methscom into operation. The Chair- were traced to having left Newcastle by the Carlisle Railway,
Or /IX, ee hs_to the arge Birkenhead-docks would en route for Liverpool, whence they intended to emigrate to
~ h4l4tioZs_ino fl.n. Mr. Bold replied that in thirty America. On Friday last, Sergeant M'lntyre, an active and
ols (111 Ike tt, Noe the act they would become vested in intelligent officer of the Sunderland police, was despatched after
'el'l°'t.sltie rl'trask, Ilirinan : Then, no doubt, we shall them with a warrant for the apprehension of Mustard. On
bOo%, M. N ll in reference to the matter,
t 4ke .11/at tkg ' arriving at Liverpool, he found that there were six different
Tew York He therefore
textuas„ TAIL—The barque Annamooka, of emigrant vessels. about to sail. for la
_. , _ ,
/+4441cl rese,,,,lasAkee". in the Birkenhead Docks after a obtained the assistance of a Liverpool detective-officer. They
a , ',tit ~.,''ett De'll lit of more than ordinary attention on went on board each of the ships in prosecution of their search,
!lille tbe 'lO by sileraee hinson (her commander) and crew, but without success; the fugitives could not be found. Learn-
'l'l 'lO ' eide 'r from the ship Polar Star, which ing afterwards that an American vessel, the Emerald Isle,
kr .kcltktYal Ste' °ll tile 4th .
r,l,l,t‘ilv Nib r saa of October last in the South commanded by Capt, Corniss, had sailed that day with emi-
't 'ktit 41..0ti beery; from London with a detachment grants for New York, the officers then hired a steam-boat, and
1/4t tsp, Valk 'Joint beenarnanded by Lieut. Temple-the went out to sea in pursuit of her. About thirty miles from
,1;11,,,,°1)904, ktt, ag"d"lseW Zealand, She was commanded land they overtook and boarded the Emerald Isle; and, sure
Nke'fia''Ve l'e se- had some respectable passengers, enough, here was found poor Christopher Mustard and his (?)
(,;A32 met ,10.en,,t4, too lo,_ very
_.
tkltyotttkk ". 26 on boa Gies and children. There were
lady standing on the quarter deck, the warrant presented, and
tt at 4 h.h edwi,wsq. t,
.0n the Ist of October,
in the prisoner, pale and trembling, secured. The lady seemed
ka eOet,,'l°ll.l:gare., the ship was found to be on fire.afraidalso of b • leftalone board the vessel. She went
being on
"k 4 14.p-41g ' West '''t fury until the 4thandreaching below crying very much, brought up the family hammock, and
ke teem, ta% , the sh. , r. 4 ~ on
kfp,i'l ~,Nkt ;) (!' °F the AIP 8 last blue light was burned. threw it on board the steam-boat which had brought the
is chests un-
iVl e 1 i_4cliz ''''llanlooka, was on his voyage officers. The prisoner went down below to get h
with
4 Le IN °Dr ' and h
ut he shortly afterwards returned to the deck i
t, , L 40v. expi:. (sow_ -appened to see the light. loose" ;
i 411 i ett:' ati' he at t;'). 0 the ship, and in a few a brightened countenance, the captain following him, and
.ilep, t IP h„,,a‘ o e. I, un- Seeing there was not a ordering the officers to quit the ship. " Quit the ship ! aye,
)"
-'t -.4 in li-- had al - bon t with the prisoner. The captain surely would not en-
t), 4Veqf ti 1e,,, t, I the people on board re- u .
1 carersb • ate hro flan ten min tes /'N llO -' of
sloe
u afterwards t
he rage such immora y.
lit The man had abandoned his
4% i,of the Period . e Polar Star, and destroyedwife and f ily " The captain thought that was not
am .
' 1 teil 11 'e h '4 Bightof • his affair. Was Mustard willing to return to England
14 41.4 e en h aPless z,
all- Capt. Hutchinson
would* he go to America? Mustard :-" I will cer-
-4e4
Bayed 0 rescuecic jiatures who were in the ago- or ,
the vessel, if you (the captain) will
iillst "N'e, wstr for ~e.01,_ He at once resolved to taint y m,,leave e
ea
(in the voice of a Stentor, only
lle,,t_isiltei'or, a ,aii Qutielena, which island he protect me. --1. . . Pin Yankeeism of his dialect) : "Then ,
•La re liete'". brown ~,well, and landed them shriller, from the 910 -
will protect you. I sail under the
,thdc., e 1., warded unison .„-' .r'slie and the inhabitants, as I am an American, a
' Te. high seas, and I'm blest if
N` 411:14,A18 br _ Captai_ Butch
an. address. The admi. American flag, I am now on 1a..: - -:.- of your head while
14,,tae,, est,4,,esented „,.''„xliatchinson with £l5O. At there's a law in England can touch a ha.. Reasoning
if
,t;t)ce,,q (11,7 (of td with letters of thanks and ad- you sail under the stripes and stars of the States.
,yens
I,',akii, se T, ofiVtnas Jonestroyed shi ) Lieut, •
4ht ' ale" ge sill lof the I) ,Temple, against this was beyond question. Can any of one... ,
tk hi,e 4 reeei,,,, P, for is kind e troops, and the pas- tell us whether the captain is "blest ?" Suffice it, the officers
4h eitn *or, he committee
attention to all. A thought their warrant had no jurisdiction; if it had, it would
411 tqlts or Plc:Teeter committee of Lloyd's a apparently have mattered little; and, accordingly, they left
colt,. t. Uwe, watch, value 00
guineas,eas the vessel, and returned homewards, the fugitives proceeding,
suite 'A
ee. -• t,lbscribcll for, lon their voyage, under the protection of "the great Republic.'
I —Stockton Mercury.

Tut second meeting of the recently-elected Improvement
Commissioners was held on Thursday last, In the board-room.
The chair was occupied by Mr. John Marsh, besides whom
there were also present Messrs. Arratt, Thompson, Radley,

Balmain, Gamble, Shanks, Yates, Robinson, and Penketh.
The first business transacted was the appointment of the
paving, sewering, water, and finance committees. After the
appointment of these committees, Mr. McManus, the surveyor,
in accordance with the request of the meeting, signified
through the Chairman, produced his plans for the general
sewerage. As it was expected that an inspector from the Ge-
neral Board of Health, would be present, to make inquiry as
to the sanitary state of the town prior to bringing it under
the operation of the Public Health Act, Mr. 31`14fanus also
produced his report on the water-works, which he had been
previously instructed to prepare. The full consideration of the
subject was deferred, and remitted to the Water Committee.
The report showed that more water was actually consumed
than had been calculated on when the water-works were com-
menced, yet, on a comparison of the population with the
amount of water used, it was shown not to be greater than
was necessary for sanitary purposes. To meet the increasing
demand for water, consequent on the rapid growth of the
town, it would be necessary, the report said, at no distant
period, to erect another engine, and construct a larger reser-
voir, plans for effecting which accompanied the report. These
exhibited the late improvements made for preventing the waste
which had previously occurred. Suggestions were also con-
tained in the report for additional alterations and improve-
ments on the water supply, which, if carried into effect, would
cause a material saving in the working expenses. It also
showed that at various points in the gathering ground (near
Knowsley-park), more water might be made available for the
purposes of the water-works. The report also stated that
several of Mr. Taylor's meters had been tested, and found to
register correctly.
The surveyor recommended the construction of public
baths, chiefly for the accommodation of the workmen employed
at the numerous chemical works, foundry works, glass works,
and coal mines in and about the town. Several sites, both
eligible and central, were pointed out as suitable for the baths.
It was further intimated that, if the commissioners did not
feel themselves warranted to take the matter up, a company
might do so with advantage, as shares at £3 or £5 each would
be speedily taken up, to an extent fully ample for the erection
of the building, and the carrying out of the plan. This was gene-
rally looked on as a step in the right direction, and one which,
if carried into operation, will be hailed 'by thousands of work-
men as one of the greatest boons which could be conferred on
them

Eft is to be hoped the commissioners will turn to profitable
public account the zealous and judicious services of an officer
who gives such unmistakeable evidence of his ability and
judgment as Mr. M`Manus has already done in connection
with various improvements in the town. That, in short, the
suggestions contained in the present, as well as others which
have been thrown out in previous reports, on the general
sewerage of the town will be acted on by the commissioners ;
and that through these means the frightful visitation of
disease which last year afflicted the inhabitants, may be
oided.]