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

0 O,IL /2VTE T. L IGENCE.

`1", a teetotaler, living at Manchester, died
brought on by excessive drinking.
ought
delivered an open-air lecture at
teeth NEIL
on Friday evening, at seven o'clock,
!.ected against the sin of drunkenness. About stened most attentively to the discourse.
N Geyer; DUFFY proprietor of the Nation
IL P. for New Ross,' is on a visit to his friends
the last time Previous to his departure for

Was on Wednesday elected, without 0P1203
in -
surgeon to the Liverpool Dispensaries, the
I/7 Lowndes, resigned.
AlorricEux, the sister of the Earl of Sefton,
week. Her ladyship was the second surviving
late Earl and Countess of Sefton. TAVERTREE.
—On Monday night, last week,
at Eaton Lodge, Wavertree, was broken into,
servants' livery and other clothing, and £4 lOs

`'lc, a Manchester butcher, aged 28, having
Rate GO•ealled " friends " to several pints of
• off in bravado a pint at a time, and died soon
convulsions.
`',, Of the Dock Committee and their friends
' insPection of the Great Bank at Leasowe, on
Left the Prince's Pier in the Trafalgar, at half-
returned about seven in the evening, after
„;teirY pleasant day. '" Th,..A
Preston'''''aY, the return match between the
-I,arl)Qlu,bs took place upon the ground of the
eame off victo-
enoetn,,st when that club again
17. ''ialority, the score being—Olympus,
Purchase'Ricc
on Wednesday concluded a
°All' lt. ore mining set, plant,
material.
of - for tlei Plmlinof £2,600, for the emi-
lab "' e• E':"et"•
111 Vex or
Berocklebauk and Co., of Liver-
11,4erme:,3,11,ada
ciaquita.:titior, 3f.p., Mr. A. C. Chapman, and Mr.
n from the American Chamber of Corn-
Li'tleBdav -4,4lLerviesv lith Lord Stanley of Alderley, on
Corn-
Op ~, a., the
Board' of Trade, relative to the Bills of
Op Dill.
4kif°tll.
e ,inen at the Manchester Police Court, guilty of
ilewer,l,l, ilbelleleh-
„4,nd disorderly conduct, the first pleaded that
, Lq'g been at a funral, the second that he had ld a
1. ,414411,-,,,,‘"e stet that they had been at a stepchrng.
Iq.sis.:-.'s Sterienn BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
.OF
ktan'4S.tBal.l-.1.7th Regiment of RoyalalLcancashire Militia :
N,'''ain pi' lg., late lieutenant Roy Canadian Rifls, to
14."„ ' 00 rousenby, deceased; L. Fort, gent., to bee lieu-
"141ell %Iv
40411c1' the inspector of the northern district, in
7 la it to so is included, states that the question was
T)41)4149 eose juveniles in' a union school, " Wllat sorrt,
t,,,oaet fanners keep ?" The answer was" Cuckoos ,
atr, qttee hs,Nvtar roil ST. GuoNGN's HALL.—The Law Courts
a wren. T. p,estetoae,e,,ed to recommend the. Cotmcil to appoint
~,k ic4,7,1'5-er ta,,,,ee post of organist in St. George's Hall,
sreet "nate .....i" Per annum.
,talees rid ~,„'n the window of Mr. Jones's shop, in Castle-
'ret', bt.,valrieettd tat" Black Ball" nugget, weighing 484
e'Art.a.Ltuessrs. ~_k•2:000. It was ship, pedpertheliefodr
thqcetni.ies tan Jackie, Rakes, and 'Co., Melbourne,
4„,,i'°,_Nvn f 1:11,q 11R, alld CO., of this town.
--",...mil 111%,0`"',,,,_412 ca-L3ll. CA. ed• PBEIJI.—. Rector Campbell was_
ti,',',°usle iqtet wit in in Hale village, on Monday, by
'''ip- the
on-r,ftlisee -7,„a brewer's cart, and severely, but not
r cage,
0h... 4ae horse made its way to Childwall,
;cueg tem Azzki-i.,eeed.
a3', Whits,' plate.,AeCIDENT.— On Friday afternoon,,_a.
,°,lcli by theat work Yen, engaged' on the amalgamated rail_
eea,gie.‘,le
~ bt4er ll,far the Waterloo-station, was kno&ed
igunott-A.Pa-t °, the engine, and the wheels of the
eli'l,toieti nlstanZi aver his body cat him in two, and death
0eita,.....1- ca eOus,
lisBle4-,,m, ecj'L :Friday, 750 men of the Lancad-
tiF fro the Nen'anded by Caonel Sir Robert Gerrard, an
,overst fro St. 114..._ee of LimeaSter's Yeomanry Cavalry, arrived
they araentA) /"Ige.l7%'s• The latter consisted of troops f
Worsley. Both
IT Will i stay 1: 'Dolton, Rochdale, and
ere , oe revile
W ertree
six days for drill, and next
_Thursday
atillat,l:Fi°B4o:t4niadrAibnillthe neighbourhood of •av ,
the t'''tilicilif ~,,t, t Illiivse.iet&estendS Axe ACT.—We:lear.n•froin
te:'4l4,4orltlll4.llhe-rl,lseAtoo_c-r-eaft-, thaTetnGovernmentlhasstanimp
Acocnt:
ilee,:pt%etf IQ
Ifla:113e present
rtery Newspaper
unsatisfactory.. The
415t,,r411(1:', le!:°s,,t,;illiee, as been
nrived from the transmission of
stan,,,” l'iotc„...'well eff greatly since the act came into
13 it'oPterg' certain is yet known as to what plan will
~,`ae sn_4ot ~,,p thc subject ; but it is thought a halfpenny
iChliae-,711`41,'„413, to be tried.—Manchester Guardwan.
44"Z'N'th "lII' ItiaLwAr —The transfer of the South- l lee lie Lan • •
tit ,sr hire and Yorkshire Cempauy has, been
bk:2411, ens promising changes in the management
i's'siti'ateri;teifelvhich Nvill have the effect -of increasing the
*iv,' affeNer,i' 4,-ne, inducing persons to -reside in much
tap,' itte72 tie ti aioug the line. One of these changes• is the
te'eaell'ased e's at very moderate rates. This,. tog•eeher
4e'z' thel'e aNSctuality, and the known desire of the
t.llti , veli Vorkshire and
to encourage-building
4,14:1 evenT,„stations of their lines, will be materially
krtly• arked .lIIIY to the proprietors, while the -public will
elire,ix.ta.d'zantage also.
14s L'e oil „'-_,lll`Tlv'Enss.—This 'beautiful iron sea-boat
Rif k't‘ "n'taY morning week, at.3,o'clock, from North
btkiß,
,"g Made the hL, • t 40punes passage (sou, th) in 90 hours, after
414 ire by ,Ner, ,i averging 11 knots throughout. She
'.°111) 10-lieree °ward, of Xevrcastle; and the engines,
c''B4.Nlde, eI;T.Wr, were made by Mr. J. P. Alinond,
keeled bY thr7Eiri(le"Rtil is
135 'feet, and beam,24 feet.
iii,1111;
,Lilewt,tahneotfier tug
PAlt"'nlal=ager* aneen(len
is the nthbeiongtm-g Company, Al!.
vessel belonging-to it.
to the same corepanY,
1.7.1.1e;411-fer,„ "T,_ e Place, will be ready in six-peeks,
etllaxecz4._ -a, Line unsurpaesed- in England for power
or ti,_l'etN,4*:‘'',bi‘i, ',,,,,1. LOCAL STEAY'ERS.—'II....tti
ta, "'-'et(:),, '.. • sse--,.. Pier: ?<ell', monster. landing-stage to be -11200
tiel..' the h'sfullt, a the use of the ocean
VstoZrke sereres'At •-' uelllonstrated more than
weeks
ago
4104 tweitea beat landing -stage. mail
oeeesterimi steamers,
tkl -41Pide or .Iner Oneida embarked
I\k'te R-"'Nect It ; on Saturday week, at
he numberpaddle-steamer
N'si(l,44le, r' and oi! Monday
t•',,,;,,N,,e 'rid
stqeaall withoutsingleheensirddensttes. mTeheyrjk7aeabm'se'
away aagain without, any difficulty.
4611Yeff heil", ,Ournerd is most striking ; a screw-steamer,
t,;:, t4-icseeit ,sya,rge sizel,sisth most difficult kind of:craft
kilt,' that .',ea a manceuvre.e And it.must be borne in
4, h.:7 boa": nn the case named, the of the various
11,',, hr 4 '8 was little interferedmit.h.
.1. ,INki , 0,, .„GIjARD I A N S . —At -the weekly meeting. of
T,,"'.,,,0 a„,' wednesday present, -Mr. Joseph Harrison,
ble' e',"Pm 'Messrs. Ab'rahams, iet, Medcalf, Brundrit,
-
`'lJieki)litzZ' Pitts, Edwards, Birch, Mountfield, WeFel.ey,
illi, ho;:7.1 w 4 , Ilek, Roberts, and :,. Canis, Mr. William
44, kiCty,;„all,Pinted to value that portion of theente-
kii,tie7ett3'„„" tne township of Kirledale which consists of
‘,„, le 1,, R'amen ther erections, and property adjoining
+trtl '4,ei,„_" pense of not exceeding £lO. A ..cern-
QN,Veal,e,setlnted to examine the Workhouse, and see if
-4f,,k, 4 i
temaYeratons are necessary. Mr. Thomas
kaii,t.. 4 me
ted porary assistant-overseer, iuthe
lt,tii it,,,, 8, ~,„ -rt Taylor d d . for four
k eh.
SLII_AQ,_e PP2feek• It ' was ee
resolvede that an additionbe
weeks, at a
2rt"er 0r 8 lodge, at a cost not-exceeding £3O. The
nth 041 1 , 411( Pers relieved in .thc Workhouse duriLlg
' *As n'au
T,,t--.4, and the out-door paupers numbered
(,)ithge kt e,ipearl4o,f 15 indoor, out-door
id 1.83 -outdoor, compare
041,(.40,440 v nig week in last year.
le it I''
tad ‘t_lBA`l'eE--"--On. T day, Mr. Pollock, Judge
lealli'' haftirr ' gave judgment in the case of " Climbed
„kkNo MU. -41 si4'''t, night ago in which the landlord of the
,411,shaillit, s 2 by„tne defendant for damages, for injury done
ii.e 111!1.44 ;itrltielf:'!,(lefeildant keeping.aeasino in the I.Pree-
te".lllll,,?, ',IVt4(I eishiht Queelfs
'Holtcannot beeillengss
,e,i (if 'in'' -itia" 0 reeo' 8 °nour 6aYlt.' • a hotel-
%l witAl ea% itt be i ver, when his.eusmess as
In te ' 1N,,, °Net,' ront the very nature of the aatioY-
§eelo , lie;,,t,tlae%,,V,t'eeti ‘,;'ere long continual,) seriously inter-
V.Y cies t,e_
_-"` Alt-e'ktio,anlage to the plaintiff's business, to
' Jilstic, '.7(l,•4:tetr eentained in the.cummons is can-
‘4,,ercliet fA:illt e..,,,t41 ,al ineonvenienee and annoyance tor-
V,lt". Pttlio;
,rstae piZ,,,fin't7,,bave accrued from this nuisance.
,lhein; ut the zift L`lerefore, I think, be met hygivosi g
e,7enteettleut itaNste,,ten kuineas, to Include all e,_t_sl
~,,Itit-coora4..i into ,the7pt E:.holutibpcenaed:'" Eewas aanrx4ores.
4141. e teq in Into
eas• ,opri„. hot be misunderstoodpermitting
'l, ,11 hg' mo .t,, .7 or impropriety of '
Dtettilli" erZith 'his ds,,zei. 84 and dancing rooms, I't
'a -1a 4748
f-nu I a --.Y ti°cras' a• • t'on to inquire.
ce .1. case ~-( es+.o.tpoti the
his inchna 1
ti/ti Illth the ' 4t reRl,) "le peculiar eirenuil
was in ac-
\.4,t'ela /'oe I, gayPl,ecede-0/1 the principles, and
adverted.
,io,'', an i„"eroT.,_.„ Lo which he had abav ton
tances of a
't. 'ilth ''llie*t °.-S,'s.--At the Coroner,e-cour
infant,
' Th swas, Lew
r.,,,„.., e feet, 4`lloB, upon the body of ,en
,Oli"1/4, ohs i Parents reside at 37;
About
k, 4k4AC Toes theca: The mother stated—"
and put
Henisv,Edward-
N4' 11, e. am t,,y afternoon, I fed my babY,.,n, . My
kkikt a 1 (411,0-en I went out and got some
ken K
r414,31t11i11,1%11% • drunk
a d fighting in the street, and some
the leevoeillo,audl got him up-stairs, and he jumped
A tl,._ tiks2tpetal'" andwas badly hurt, and taken to. the
'' 'k 8 *AV ed, I found the deceased
"41
1144
cl
AI
hen
I returned,
d C lan told me
‘,'ltt ! iiin Rot ,argaret Cagan, dea ; ar
t, ter • it (the inf t) between my bed and
ke.att aii.'l,l4lthillowthe faCe."—anThe • verdict returned -was,
44`,,,,4 Nl' lt;ihia, I)0 evidence to show."—Another inquestv
klfre nest,llleLls'-s-riee, aged 34, formerly residing in isio.
I' '4' '44Oh".' t The widow-eaid, " He had been very
ii,,,t,1:4tat,4 tom il.nking, but latterly had become more
tiO. lee k'''aelce'L,n'ght ago he came home with his eyes
14,1`' 4,Lief,,,4.k ,'-',„'L• He was in drink then. He has never
'44l' aiiiihehaece then • he could tat scarcely anything
1 ~,, Iti, :s little drink every day, because he could
tkp' In.qS Cqle, ,',,' Chi Tuesday mothlug he remained in
NNft;.lie(flht'Z'lt-ri,b,,,,.e'?illg I observed a change for the worse,
r, So -:slt iisnskr;:i,,edt• Re prescribed for him, and I
.gave
t•cl. 'eclr'eoe t''''kel • He continued ill all that night,
cat,e,„utoo ? tile ~_eack: on Tuesday morning,e—Mr. Henry
el ktl;(tF haleLthe 02enlp,'IfellOWS' Soclety, stated that he had
ks,l'l(l.ly4ol?Aftiote:•le '''lsed, who died from the result of
girt tl4l taa,l in't,._l'4° WITH CANADA.—Quebec, July 8.
L'lce.r icit;4e ere that the efforts which have re-
,V" sii vetvl:' for tl4ee teercantile communities of Montreal
.1,1 opicNBpri th establishment of a new line of ocean
Ikp,l,J'apoPloo, 19- The Ports and Liverpool, have at length
0 ::ith rlt4l,t 1(i ti t;weergeVernment, strongly pressed by
`l:Er 4;11% leideratu Canada, has consented to atlyPlY.,
0,41 e 4v, pit;ah and a contract has been entele
Ottlti„'444ak f Vessels''c'n a '
f M tre I the terms of which
1:„N,::!1 1 4e °urteen ,_. Of 1,750 tons, and 350 horseo
1... t7,:iihtliit ,411,10ntblyrnightly trips from Liverpool t_, `.l f t-14) k 24, o„„ iPs to Portland in each year,at
?toipliPti tztv pan ,'-'"U sterlin Tenders were made by
te °I) ith
seen represented gb'y MiLamont, of Liver-
INa'4,,, tONI \,,ie.attiers of • ta. -, , , iieh . a, larger and more powerful
rNhtlkt.4leriC eithet: indeed, it is said, were to be fully
rive eb Wes ii the Collins or t' unard line ; hut
''thettlet(tlir-elettnettilited as to the amount of actual bonus
11'4,4.114 ae
owed of
as for the services proposed Mr.
li,11? 14,_atue,eePted, rp,°f 30,000, the tender of his firm
~,LeN,o4,:thii-t.14111110g the'llefacotrgr of the government in
'a gIN he r• .e.n.,... 0 the contract having been
~2,`,N 4tl, skilliacts hzial, laYs-7` The fact that the coin-
,.,,,,aehtae ,t is
for
a., direct interest in Canadian trade
),.,04,,,Wi11i28 ; at
any
efficient performance of the con-
1114t10t'll tret,D,s'ise theY rate we are assured that the
,4 Vt.fili. ' tO its:l rietest conditions upon the con-
-44, la btest f, the right of annulling the con-
-9 ,Ni;..las beeaue_vition take place during the five
rnered into,' —Correspondent of

A~ t
. o~

LORD SEFTON continues in a very precarious state. No
improvement has taken place during the last week.
THE Royal Mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, took
her departure hence for New York on Saturday, with about
200 passengers, a full cargo, and the usual mails on beard.
THE body of James Murphy, aged twenty-two, of Rich-
mond-terrace, Vauxhall-road, who had been missing since
Tuesday, was found floating in the river on Friday.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday afternoon Catherine, aged
forty, wife of James Lemon, dock labourer, India-buildings,
Tithebarn-street, was accidentally killed by being run over by
a lorry, in Tithebarn-street.
THE large and splendid iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel,
Prince Patrick, built for the North Lancashire Steam Navi-
gation Company, will be launched from the building yard of
Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Son, Brunswick Dock, to-morrow,
(Wednesday.)
THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST for the benefit of the widow and
family of the late Mr. Houldsworth, who was drowned recently
while bathing at New Brighton, already represents the sum
of £300; and it is anticipated that another £lOO will be
raised, which, with what has already been obtained, and an
insurance policy of £250, will at least remove the recipients
from the fear of actual want.
MORTAR-CASTING AT MANCHESTER.—In addition to the
rifles and other arms making for the army at Manchester,
Messrs. Ellis and Co., of Salford, have engaged to make ten
13-inch mortars, each of which will weigh, when complete,
about 5 tons. The clean casting for the first mortar was on
Friday removed from the foundry of Messrs. Ellis and Co. to
their fitting-up shop, to be bored for completion.
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.—On Wednesday, the following
penalties were inflicted under informations preferred before
the borough magistrates by the Smoke Inspector :—Mr. P,
W. Brancker, Sheridan-street, £5; Mr. John Jones, North.
street, 40s. ; Messrs. Irvine, Son, and Jones, rice-mill, Black.
stock-street, £5 ; Messrs. Smyth Brothers, tanners, Blackstock,
street, £5 ; Messrs. Broadhurst, Hill, and Smith, Edmund.
street, £5; Mr. W. Downham, owner of the steamer Ayrshire
Lassie, 505.
THUNDERSTORM.—On Friday afternoon, one of the series of
violent storms which appear to have traversed the land visited
the suburbs, at the south end of Liverpool, causing consider-
able damage to the standing crops, washing down walls,
stables, and partially-built houses, and creating much alarm
in the district. The storm was not of long duration, or,
doubtless, the damage would have been terribly augmented.
A WHALE IN THE MERSEY.—A few days ago a large
whale paid a visit to the Mersey, in whose waters he' dis-
ported himself for some time, spouting the water through
his respirators in copious columns. After floating about for
several hours, having the appearance of a boat, bottom
upwards, he left these "gay and festive scenes," taking his
departure in wake of one of the coasting steamers, for the
purpose, as was suggested, of being pioneered clear of the
shoals and sandbanks which are so numerous in the channel.
THE colonial papers take a favourable notice of the little
treatise on coffee, or " An Appeal to Common Sense," by Mr.
Smith, of the London and North-western Tea Company, Liver-
pool. The Colombo 'Observer, Ceylon,has inserted itin extenso.
Mr. Smith says.:—" It would be a great improvement in the
consumption oftoffee if the public would imitate the conti-
nental custom-of grinding their own—the fragrance and spirit
of coffee are extremely volatile, and most abundant when warm
from the mill. It is chemically impossible to retain the qua-
lities or arrest the deterioration of coffee when ground. The
heat engendered by the process of roasting, and especially of
grinding creates an action in its elementary parts, which gra-
dually destroys its fitness for drink, and whether encased from
the air-or not, it is found that, when ground, the oil it con-
tains rapidly precipitates, and its properties, which, to be ser-
viceable, should be combined, are soon and effectually sepa-
rated. The company's coffees, when transferred directly from
the mill to the breakfast table, will afford a treat to connois-
seurs, or those who are fond of a-cup of real coffee."
'ONE WOMAN STABBING ANOTEEER.—At the Police-court,
on :Saturday, Catherine Jones, a married woman, living in
Hornby-street, was charged with stabbing Elizabeth Price, a
respectably-dressed woman, -who appeared with a bandage
-round her head. On Friday-evening, the two women, who
are neighbours, got to high words, and subsequently to blows;
and while struggling together, the complainant received
-serious wound over the left cye, from which the blood flowed
-so copiously that she was speedily reduced to a fainting-con-
dition. For the prosecution it was alleged that the wound
had been inflicted by 'a pair of scissors, several witnesses
swearing positively to :having seen the prisoner take some-
thing out of her pocket, and strike the complainant, one of
them deposing to haring distincly seen the point of the
scissors as the blow was being struck ; while for the-prisoner
it was urged that the:injury had been accidentallyproduced by
the woman falling upon the debris of a mug, which had been
broken in the scuffle. The magistrates ordered the prisoner
to pay £lO, or be committed for two months.
BANKRUPTCY 00V,RT.—On Wednesday, John-W 'trash, lately
carrying on business as a corn broker, appeared 'before Mr.
Commissioner Perry on an application for his certificate. Mr.
Hull, on behalf .of the bankrupt, applied fors an adjourn-
ment of the case for a month, stating that by that time he
would be able to show that the young man did not deserve to
be visited so harshly as might at first appear. An adjourn-
ment was granted.—Richard Williams, late a draper in North
Wales, after some opposition by the assignees, passed his last
examination, andthe certificate meeting was fixed for the 2nd
of August.—George Elmes appeared before Mr. Commissioner
Stevenson on application for his certificate. The case was
adjourned.—The examination of J. G. Claus was further
adjourned to -have the balance-sheet amended.—Thomas
Hewitt, who carried on business at Ormskirk as a provision
dealer, applied -on Thursday for his tortificate. He was
opposed, on the-ground of not keeping proper books, and a
preference given to a creditor. The Commissioner, after ask-
ing a few questions relative to the assignmentsconsidered that
the justice of the case would be met by suspending the certifi-
cate for six months ; the certificate to be of the second class.—
In the case of John Williams, a joiner and builder, at St.
Asaph, Mrs Beans offered no objection on the part of the
assignees to.his certificate ; but as the bankrupt had not kept
a cash account, the commissioner granted is qAcond-class cer-
tificate only.
CliAltaN ' ,CYr EMBEZZLEMENT.--110bert White was, 011
sae..-any, at the Borough Police-court, charged with em-
bezzling £43 .add, belonging to his employers, Messrs. Taylor
and Son, coahmerchants, Great Howard-street. The prisoner
was engaged by them, a few weeks ago, to solicit orders and
collect accounts, which duties he discharged for about a
month, when: he discontinued his rounds on the plea of ill
health. Mr. , Taylor thought there was-something suspicious
in his conduct, and he caused inquiries to'-be made, which re-
sulted in thadi•scovery that the prisoner had collected upwards
of £6, for which he had not accounted. He caused him to be
apprehended ;sand his wife had since returned £2, as part of
the money which he had not given up. The prisoner protested
his innocence-of crime, and asserted that his sudden indisposi-
tion was the 'only cause which had prevented him from ful-
filling his dutyto his employers ; when recovered, he intended
to have refunded the money. The benCh gave him the benefit
of the doubt, and permitted his discharge.
NaTUELIPHZNOMENON.—TWO Africanchtldren,twins, five
years old, who are united together by a bony connexion in the
lower part of their backs, were brought to this town, on Wed-
nesday, from America, in the ship Arab. They were originally
born in Africassold as slaves to a Cuban planter, and by him
resold to a Dr. Mingley, of the United States. At his death,
they were placed by the government under the tare of their
present guardians, Professor Millar .and Mr. Thompson, who
have brought them to this country. The 'African twins are
an interesting .:stony for the physiologist,, and !ler exceed
in interest many of those prodigies which have from time to
time been brought before the public for exhibition. They are
inseparably united by injunction of the spines at.the lower part
of the back, in such a manner that the death of out would
necessarily involve the destruction of the other. In walking,
they move in a lateralor sidelong directionsthoughwitheut any
apparent clifficulty. Their countenances are pleasing. and
expressive, and their.general appearance such is •to create a
favourable impression upon the mind of the vieitor. The
usual playfulness of .children characterises all: their move-
ments, and they eisjey -excellent health. Each appears to pos-
sess a distinct mind and freedom of action, strikieg instances
of which are occasionally exhibited, though, generally speak-
._ ing, little variation is observable in their tastes and habits,
In the presence of strangers the twins are,exceeclifiglo-
sand exhibit the usual Aptitude for chattering peculiar to
children of their years,-and also indicate the precocity of intel-
lett peculiar to the negro. There is everything in their appear-
aeee to interest, and ,nothing repulsive to the most fastidious.
.titer being a short time in England the twins _will visit
France, and afterwards ireturn to the United States. The
profits derivable from their exhibition are to be appropriated
to ,the liberation of their- parents and brothers and . sisters
from slavery. They have been visited by many of the,leading
members of the medical profession in this town. The follow-
ing certificate has been signed by the principal medical gen-
tlemen in Liverpool :—"July,2s, 1855. We have examined
carefully to-day the African twins. They are completely
united,,below the body, posteriorly, by a bony union, and the
band of communication is in, all about sixteen inches ,in
circumference. With the exception of these parts the bodies
of both are perfect. They are interesting, lively, and intelli-
gent little people, and have notls.lng of monstrosity in their
appearance.' It is impossible to see them without being
pleased with their manners and lively chattering.—John
O'Donnell, M.D., Thomas Inman, M.D. Thos. Lewis, M.D.,
Thomas Blackburn, P. Maciutyre, M,D., ill*. Wright Manifold,
M.D. and Surgeon, B. Bickersteth

LIVERPOOL :rowN COUNCIL—The following subjects will
be discussed at-the quarterly Council meeting to-morrow:—
I The proceedings of the Finance Committee, comprising,
recommendation-to increase the salary of Mr. Linton Hughes,
from £4OO to £4;50 per annum.—The.dection of four members
of the Council to.be members of the Dock Committee, for the
affairs of the estateof the trustees of the ?Liverpool Docks, in
the place of Edward langsdale, Oliver Holden, William Mann,
and James Holme, Zsquires, who retire from and go out of
the said committee, in accordance with the provisions of
" The Liverpool Deck Act, 1851."—Resignation of Mr. James
T. Pownall and Mr. William H. Daunt, two nf the commis-
sioners appointed by the Council to inspect, audit, and adjust
the accounts of the trustees of the Liverpool Docks, under the
Dock Acts, and appointment of two commissioners to fill up
and make good the vacancies caused by such resignations.—
The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's-hall
Committee, comprising, recommendation to appoint Mr. W.
H. M`Kenzie, as superintendent of the building, including
the Ventilation, at the salary of £2OO per annum ; Richard
Williams, as engineer, at the wages of 255. per week; John
White and Martin Scully, stokers, at the wages of 21s. each
per week; Thomas Noble and William Handsome, as labourers,
at 21s. each per week; and John Archer, joiner in attendance,
at 30s. per week : recommendation to appoint Charles
Green, now hall porter at the Town-hall, head porter at St.
George's-hall, at the salary of 30s. per week ; and Mrs. Green,
housekeeper, at the salary of £5O per annum : recommenda-
tion to appoint Itlr. Best organist of St. George's-hall, at the
salary of £3OO per annum.—The proceedings of the Health
Committee, comprising recommendation to promote Mr. Ro-
bert J. Brew, Mr. Joseph Jones, and Mr. John J. Langley,
rate-collectors, from third class to second class collectors, the
consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly
Council, pursuant to the standing orders.—The proceedings of
the Water Committee, comprising recommendation that Mr.
John Hall, collector of water rates, be advanced from the
situation of third class collector, to that of second class col-
lector, and that his salary and poundage be calculated at £lBO
per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the
last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders.—
Report of the Special Committee appointed on the 10th day
of May last, on the subject of the purchase of the docks and
properties of the Birkenhead Dock Trustees, and of the Bir-
kenhead Dock Company.—The Coroner's account, amounting
to £29 ss.—The mayor's communications, comprising resolu-
tion•and report of the Visiting Justices as to arrangements
preliminary to the opening of the new gaol at Walton ; and
letter from the chairman of the Reformatory Committee,
stating that Government had allowed the lazaretto Akbar to
be used as a reformatory for juveniles, and requesting per-
Mission to moor the same in the Oreat Float, Birkenhead,