The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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R1M,.0„,,, .J AND TRANS OF on-housE
e, before Messrs.
.Alderman Holme, J. H. Turner, and Francis Haywood, for
the removal and transfer of licenses.
six Ael inquest was held on Thursday, on Joseph Samuel Davis,
_weeks old, whose parents reside at No 15, Cheapside, who
Was found dead in bed on Wednesday morning. Verdict,
; Accidentally overlain."
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,ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Sunday
e,„_ening, last week, some persons placed a huge iron rail
Cs'rue.,ss the up line of the Lancashire arid Yorkshire Railway
`,`‘,,4lanchester, in the deep cutting between Rochdale-road
Lee°, Osborne-street. The express train from Yorkshire, due
'at 50 minutes after 12 o'clock, had a narrow escape of
helm; overthrown by it. The piece of iron used was an old
eet.eee ran.
lIMENSE SHELLS FOR TILE WAR.—Considerable ship-
theents are daily being -made of the new 13-inch shells, which
~.ye been found to be of such great service in the Crimea.
0-)tessrs. Forrester and Co., of this town, have an extensive
J(ler for their manufacture, and daily ship them to the arsenal
,IVOolveich. They are a little over two inches thick, and
ei'gh- upwards of 194 lbs. Cartloads of these destructive
„ issiles may be seen going through the town from the foun-
grt Vauxhalb-road, to the Canning Dock, for shipment.
AIRIKDALE WORKING llinet's SCHOOL.—On Tuesday, a
'c'olght school for females of the working classes was opened in
eitilllection with the above institution, in St. Mary's School,
th ell sixteen members were admitted.. The night school for
Men continues to increase. On Monday, 102 adults re-
hoe'N instruction in reading, writing, and in arithmetic; and,
1-(7„ d, could more room be had, double the numbr might be
i",TI(1 willing to enjoy its privileges. The number of readers
e reading room average about fifty every evening,
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beetiOcesurnE MILITIA.—The following commissions have
teern; Signed by the lordelientenant of this comity :—First
ye"s,ent of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : J. W.
' n",,i,t,rigliusband, gentleman, to be ensign.--Sixth Regiment of
I 1 Lancashire Slifitia : J. Lomax,- gentleman, late heute-
ti Seventh Regittient of Royal Lancashire Militia, to be lieu-
re t —Seventh Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia : C. B.
m bgeeux, t sq., late captain 4th (or Qaeen's Own) Light
Lie,',°°lll, to be `captain.—Royal Lancashire Artillery : First
`Tilant J. Railton, to be captain, vice 3. G. A. Burton, de-
ed , ' Second Lieutenant H. C. Moore to be first lieutenant,
llteqailton,'premoted e W. Walker, gentleman, to he second
''aint ; T. Ford, gentleman, to be second lieutenant,
, re
aeeft NEW DEPOT of the First Royal Lancashire Militia,
b " 7tiarters Lancaster, was inspected on Monday, last week,
tortI:401161 Brook Taylor,' assistant inspector-general of the
I,;;4srti and midland district. The inspecting-officer after-
the "s Proceeded to the drill:lad, where he was received by ,
seei„ e'llrianding-officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Clayton. The -
keerbeTotain (Williamson) pitt the men through the manual
to Platoon exercise, and They performed a number of fiel&
aierentents under the command of the colonel, formed square,
eee,were addressed by tlaeinspecting-officer in highly.:centpli-
4,4t,srY terms on their -elate of efficiency and dis'eaphne.
cIeTIIY 200 men have volunteered from the depot (450-itneng)
4 'lterranean. rn the last fortnight, to join the service companies-in the
e,I
teelt°lUl. 111EnsET Y\e'ciur CLUB Baste—The anitaal hall in
10-flexion with this ;club took place on Wednesday, at the
4)4n-hall. The rooms were thronged wittir a 'brilliant assein-
' . •kale 3 comprising: >upwards of 400 ladies and egentleinen.
'clei ngst those present were the Commodore and Mrs. Little-
eet eee, the offieers elle club, Mr. T. Pletcher, euiibearer, Mr.
4-,,te IY• Tetley; treasurer, and Mr. Henry Melling, secretary ;
eellayor and - Miss Stuart, the 'ex-Meyor. and Mrs. Tobin,
'several of the officers of the Lancashire Militia Artillery. The
jl;4ln-tess of Elleemere; one of the ladypatrenesses, was not
ielseltt, being absent from The ,country :with the Earl of
h, esinere ; Mr. andJnes'were also prevented
er°,'?l attending in consequence of and meOtit affliction. Mr.
of I,?bin's balid was engaged for the ballerooti, and the band
p,.=?p pensioners, by permission df"Colonef'Sevann, occupied a
selelon at *he foot of the staircase.. Therificers of the cluti
4,::.t the military officers appeared in ' tivir uniform, which
thn, a brilliant appearance to theassenibly. The proceeds of
't ball are to be devoted to tbe!betrefit 6rfbe Royal Infirmary.
bee ei
ee Teelc ~03111ITTER.—A-t a meeting of she dock committee
nurstiay, Mr. chaTles Turner- prciit,ed, and there were
n.s° Prestat Messrs. Strand, Rrocktehalik.., Robinson, Gregson,
.tialonet, Lan,,sdale, Mendell; 'Anderson, Lockett,.Hubback,
°llnthivaite 'SmitlP, Rolmc, Rankin, and Palmer. The
neal* lausiness mil,: occupied a fere minutes. The sub-
'. a°lramittee of works reported that eel:. arrangement had 'been
on ade to pay Mr 2kKnightthe,sum of 2105 hadepnby
yon for expense asst. inconvenienceto which he teen put
'irrt.helownering of streetllevels in the Vicinity 'of his property,
IC fight to pay
Was cenfirm ed 're-
'his own siiiinitore The arrangement
re o , • e Stanley Dock warehouse sub-evenriittee
,easel) i ted that JAn Flirst had been. appointed a fereman, at
.-.; of 245. pecweeke -3Ohn ' Came, a gatekeeper ; and two
't,e,'. ,persons as measetiieers. 'These appointments, Which
le ext%ebinson mid were•Ja'de fen: persons who were already
The raa,l4lo3"zeent .of the -dr;ek trustees, were cetfirme,ti.
On e...ar,ine
eonnoittee°lle of
'-' e 'enertment reported*ke appointment of a-seamen
the light-ships. The master poqers, eta,,t-
ljefis d e— rePerted tint :Mr. 'James Ford had aprihed tone
Christopher "s erepmter, and -earned as his eurefies 'Mr.
Was Lkaherty and Mr. Jilin Ellis. The applica. tiox
granted.
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OuN Tee
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a eneet!lS frairelG OF THE IVERSEY--.-The.Adrii-.
very! ' e Mixer every exertion:to-procure the conStruction•ola
ben large fletalla Of -steam gm:ll:oats, of the 'class which have
arfl found ?o useful in thn?Etithic Mid. Black Sea. Vot•only
I_, the royal
-navy•theliyards in'full operationwitk theserraft,
at the services °Mee most ethinent privateldilders have,been
balder
into reqUisiVeon. Mr. ..i.Ohn Laird, the evell4enown
of this port;'is constructing ten wooden Amin screw
ln-boats, of 240 tons eaele-and about 60-tonse power, the
Machinery being made by Messrs. Penn and Son, of 'Lorideen
V.IeY will le similar in sizenxid _armament to the Leenx,Arrow,
falper, Snake, Beagle, and ether gun-boats wleiCh kave become
oietrtis in the history of the newel *rations of this war. air.
f is buildingtfree of then :hats at his yard on' he margin
tii he great float at Birkenhead, and five -on this side. Al-
liehe orderfer. themwas only received from theAdnei,
Y six weeks ago, about a tthousand feet of building sheds
elte been already -erected "it these yards, and fittedwith. gas,
keehat the men ecan work.. at•the vessels both night and day.
Fe 130 sawyers -are also busy at work preparing tinibm
autof the boats are' well, ativanced in frame, arid the .whole
t,tsee?ebe ready for-sea by March next. -' Mr. Laird is alsocon-
Isqclog someiren mortar vessels, one of Which .waslatinched
Week, midis •nowat Portsmouth. • -
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, , Enreol, enele MANOrDSTER AGRDCETLTIMAZ, SOCIHTE.
tes, e adjourned meeting of this society was held on Wed-
-110`14,, 3', at the Nags Head inn, Warrington, Dr. Wilson, ,of
4"011, preeidi 'irk. -After:a:4ll°ft discussion itevasagreed that
he q• Halsall-shoilld receive the prize of £5 for planting•the
ostajest length, of whitethorn hedge in proportion to the size
ta, he farm, the eakortestlengnia. being, 880 yards.—The were-.
el read an •Eibetract of thotreasurer s accounts, !from which
'appeared that -the receiptefor the year had been &904 lseet.d.
14 balance in the bands of the bankers was T011.11,75;3d.„--
Oa t Year it was efifil: odd. (The number of persons mho-visited
show at St. Heleil7selest year, was :3;757. Thewhole
its of the society were ..MlB ss. 10d.—On the motion Of
eel.; Ellis, seconded by M.r.'iLedger, it was resolved that :the
e'Pients of any:prize for the best cultivated farm-dbauldebe
ee,'lgible for a second cduring competition sevenyeare. ,'lt. was
4.,°lved to give .a second premium foraheepea premium of
e 10s. for lambseand to announce that for the future a prise
Ottld be given sfor bantant fowls.—lt was suggested-by Mr.
i1,,t11, berton that they' should (have a ploughing-match next
h`mg, it being -non, seven,years since the societyled one.
Clt it was objected to 'by Mr.,Green, on the groundithat the
tkense, £4O, would be ton mush ; and after a short divenssion
%(.lea was abandoned. - -- - -
nearLway CoomeaixEs' ResneNSIBILITI"..-111 -the Liver-
, 'ob County Court, en Tuesday, judgment was givenlin the
Co of " wienall le Abe London and North-western ;Railwayik,b3Pany "• in which a commerdial traveller elaimed Ze as
.e' Pensation for the .less of a sleek stolen from a carriage in
t
' te Lime-street statieeewhere. it had been placed by one of
. he company's porters 'whilst ph3antiff was in the :office. 'nave
ands of defence mere taken: that plaintiff not having
thjuodted when the desk was taken,. no contract had been, entesed
...r„„`•°, and, thereforeethecompany were not responsible forithe
es"? • that the desk was not ". luggage" within the .ordheary
8-4ean' ine of the act of Perliament ; And that the order books
ot' Private papers in.the,desk.were " writings" Within the
•ti;''''lling of the " Carriers' Act." iris Honour decided that
e first objection could not ' be. sustained, as the company?
servant had taken charge of pleintilre luggage, and pleteed;rt
in the carriage ;and as
that nothing the d and third objection%
,to sego
veniee desk ex
muld be nose essentiary luggage than a trae
the - excel*, perhaps, articls. of apparel' required for
journey, and that order!books Isereabsolutely necessary to
t,Trkmercial travellers to carry on their buziness. He then gave
-"intiff a verdict for £3 10s„ the declared value of the desk,
e,los. for the inconvenience arising frcin the loss of the
-.0-11 hooks; and one penny-us the nominaixahie of the private
~s. He also allowed plaintiff his costs.
41,444, B " NEW GAS COMPANY."—MLLY4iar IL FLINTOFF.—
Pellony Lillyman, sign painter, Duke-street, sued George
Vat- who was to have filled the situation of secretary to
tses'llewegas company. The plaintiff stated -that the claim
pi! for 41 Bs., for painting a sign and a windrow blind for the
4137 e's of:the embryo company, in Basnett-street. The defend-
Is, admitted the amount of the chi*, but contended that he
et'' not liable, and the proper persons to he sued were the
o,,ecefieional rdirectors of the company, When he gave the
coder for the work he told the plaintiff that it,w,as for the
(li May., at the same time giving him the names of the
ichrectoes, with whom the plaintiff was well acquainted, as
~sze was a member of the Guardian Society, with whom the
e, GasCompeny originated?' The plaintiff eleniedlthat the
t;!endant had over told him he gave the order for the.direc-
ICS of the proposed company, or that the Guardian Society
4,1
.Da„... anything whatever to do with the formation of the corn-
ish'S'•--His Honour said he was left quite in doubt as to
thuether the defendant did or did not represent that he gave
le order for other people, and not for himself.; but it was
iaea,rly proved that he gave the order, and therefore, prima
aPe, he was liable. He should give a verdict for the plaintiff,
1;(1the defendant might recover from the directors if they
ere liable.
'Ar •
ell tiT DERBY' GrARKANS.—The weekly meeting was held
Wednesday,lie.,, at the Union Workhouse. Present:—Rev.
A "1. :Badnall (in the chair,) Messrs. Ledger, Lunt; Mount-
e,4shaw, Bolshaw, J. Birch, J. Harrison, Pitts, Siddeley,
Aeuert§, Zdwards, Pickup, Wensley, Roscoe, Batten, Medealf.
eo—raharns, Whitby, Knowles Davies, and Mullins. The
Cernorof the • workhouse submitted his returns, showing
WeVittrnber of paupers in the workhouse. Last week there
litiLe,43Bs; admitted, 41; born, 1; discharged, 39 ; dead, 3;
See'uner this week, 695; corresponding week of last year,
pe,"*--.A. communication was read from the overseers of the
tliVtof Everton, expressing their anxiety to have that district
Pia sea, so far as regarded the collections„ 'and submitting, a
the'jor the purpose, upon which they desired the opinion of
tio„-uoard. The proposition was agreed to.—At the sugges-
th," of the clerk it was agreed to make a call of £11,516, in
Wk, e° instalments, which would extend:to March next.—lt
On tinned to appoint an assistant dispenser to the hospital.—
ate„'nee motion of Mr. Shaw, the salary of Mr. Roberton,
lieexeeper at the workhouse, was increased from £4O to £6O
Ati. aennture—Mr. Ledger submitted' a return (moved for by
ho,,fullins ).of-the number 'of paupers in the workhouse and
keital, their maintenance, &c., for the five years ending
ferrtch, 1855, and suggested that a portion of it be printed,
to D,
sill", information of the public. A discussion took place as
after bushing the document in the .newspapers or- otherwise,
tell., which the clerk was instructed to draw up a condensed
next t, and submit it to 'the Board for consideration, at the
e°ololeeling--In accordance with the recommendation of a
p,_ts.iseelteiee, it was agreed to appoint a sewinp,. mistress for the
'eine I'lool, at a salary of £l5 per annum, and rations,—Thie
9C whole pf the hasiunss, the meeting broke up,

ON Monday, the coroner of Manchester held an inquest
respecting the death of a young man named Robert Maine,
wio expired on Saturday, in consequence of having been
pierced in the left eye with a pitchfork, by Mary. Roper, an
elderly married woman, some days previously. The circum-
stances were such as induced the jury to return a verdict of
manslaughter against the woman, who was committed for
trial at the assizes.

ME ARGYLE Rooms.—At the police-Court on Friday,
James Allan and Richard Spike, the alleged lessees of the
Argyle Supper-rooms, in Lime-street, were charged with having
sold wine and brandy at their premises, on the night of the Bth
of September last, they not being duly licensed to sell either
wines or spirits. The officers said that on the Bth of Septem-
ber they had supper on the defendants' premises, when they
were served with wine and brandy, procured from the counter,
and for which they paid. For the defence, it was said that
the principal owner of the rooms was Mr. Mattison, a free
vintner of the city of London, who had no occasion to take out
a license. After the case had been argued at great length,
the court dismissed the wine count, but on the brandy count
the defendants were fined £l2 10s. and costs.
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SIIIP.—The "Liverpool" line of
packet ship Salem, Captain Flynn, belonging to Messrs. Magee,
'Livingston, and Walthew, is now on the berth for Melbourne,
and loading for the third voyage to that port. This celebrated
ship performed the round trip to Melbourne, thence to Bombay,
and home, in the unprecedentedly short 'period of 8 months
and 25 days. Of this time she lay in Melbourne 18 days, and
was 21 days in Bombay, passing, of course, the remainder
under canvas, which she bore without loss of sail or. spar.
There is no doubt that, but for the baffling winds which have
retarded so greatly our Australian ships, she would have done
even better Much of this success has certainly resulted from
the skill and energy of Captain Flynn, who has brought home
his ship a pattern of neatness, tidiness, and order.

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LIVERPOOL CiIRMIStS' ASSOCIATION.—The fortnightly
.meetingbf this society was held on Thursday, at the Royal'
Institution, Mr. Abraham, the president, in the chair. The
secretary, Mr. Mercer, announced a donation to the museum
of a specimen of aluminum, from Mr. Mason, of London, who
was present; and also twenty models of crystals, and three'
specimens of Persian naptha, from himself. 'He also laid
before the meeting a specimen of ether and collodion, pre-
pared from niethylic spirit. Mr. Barber brought before the
society an improved method of prq,aring syrup of saffron, by
preserving the colouring matter with sugar in the form of a
powder. A lecture was then delivered on frictional electricity,
brilliantly illustrated with apparatus belonging to the Royal
Institution.
REPRESENTATION OF BOVT.—A mere rumour that Mr.
F. Peel had accepted the office of colonial secretary, Us
catised some stir respecting the candidates for the next elec-
tion. The friends of Mr. Peel held a meeting to take stops to
secure his re-election, and the Radicals held a meeting Ter the
purpose of selecting an 'opposition candidate, who was found
in Thos. Wrigley, Esq., paper manufacturer, of Timberhurst,
a requisition to whom was numerously signed. At the last
election,,Mr. Peel wts returned, against Lora Duncan, by a
majority of sixty votes. Unless the Raalcal register of votes
has considerably iraproved. since, their candidate will stand
little chance. Sin-lough it was positively knoWlvon Monday
that Mr. Labonehere was colonial secretary, There was a de-
sire to continue the agitation. On Monday evening, another
meeting was hdid, at which it was resolved toilet the matter
rest for the present.—Mancheater
RnsrsTlN,B-1411E RISE OF Sutras.— Mr. 'ames Brookes.
bellman, amused the inhabitantsof Haslingdcn, late on Thurs-
day, by announcing the following This is to give notice,
that a number of the inhabitants 'of -Irwekl. Vale and its vi-
cinity have agreed together to abstain fors season from the
use of sugar, owing to its rapid rind, as•they think, unnatural
advance:;and in doing so desire to tall upon their fellow-
workmet in general to assist them, in this enterpriie, belieVing-
thatthis is the most effectual way to qibeek its further rise,
and reduce it again to itS.originaltßce. • We desire to 'call
upon `the inhabitants of Ifuslingden to assist us by denying
them .ves of this luxury; and we have no doubt if the pet-
ple gexerally will do so we-shall seen have this article of -sttch
great ronsumption at a reasonable price, so that the workitlg
mat, with his wife and family, rnarenjoy his comfo,rtableccup
of ta."—Blackorrn

'TAB LLW OF ENOV€.II.IG- GO'.:II7.ItNESSES.—At 'the A.§.an-
,choster County .Court, en Monday, a case was trie4l=-Little-V.-
Totth—for the recovery of ',41'0 as compensation iry a governess
for being improperly Aiseharged from her sibnation.. Miss
,Oi.rlotte Little, the plaintiff;avas engaged by the wife of Mr.
H. Booth, Longaight,:in 'January last, as govcrness,`to take
`charge of three. 3ioveg'•ehiklpen. - On beint Ilistnissecl, in
kagnst, a month's 'notice, ter-a,:,4ges, only was ,effered, ;and the
aintiff demanded three -Months' notice. Et woonelmitted
`,that the plaintiff 'was eugagcd• at a yearly 'salary. (E2O and
\washing), but Mr.,Ovens,..tbrthe defendant,,oulled witnesses to
;prove that it was the •ealtem in this neiglalbanihetd to give
,only a month's notice tojgtvernesses as *dins termits.—Mr.
Cohbett on the part ,Orthe plaintiff, urgedthitt,she would
be at least entitled totwe months' salary, the :n'Otice to leave
having been given:two Gars after the .exikkation,Cf the month
when payment vas' made.—His Honour .held theta governess
was not liable to the,,strine notice as a .domestic servant,
though,
iin ,in4anee, she might paid monthly. It
was much 'to The regletted that in .many cosec governesses
were treated as menials mad their TV E.ges,often.feffs than cooks.
The jury gave ,a,veediat for the plaintiff, :darsao•es
exclusive of Zit , ;id. paid ante court.—lliat;chesle;
Courier. •

ST. SILI-i' IVOXKINC4- MEN'S A-Ssocnitmerm"—The incum-
bent of St. Sires' has addressed as letter to a eortemporars,-, is
which he -a4l:s.-: —Will my one confer a favour upon 200 work-
ing then (" with powsr to add to their number.") by present-
ing them with:a :good piano-forte? I%ventere to say, that
the donor would 'feel -himself richly 'repaid: by a visit to oar
rooms any evening of the week, except Sundry, between the
hours of seVenond-tenio'Clock; especial), to. the " music and.
tea-party " Christmas week, to which he shall have a free
ticket of ailmission, 'and the hest sent in the room. We have
already a reading-ToOm, chess mid draughtsliicom, and !extrae.
room, wheretheroareetures, readings aloof'., a monthly dis-
cussion, a provident -Club, classes fer 'reading, writing, and
arithmetic, Tinging-and 'drawing, !insides -opportunities for
religious instruction to those who wish to: receive it. - A little
music would .make :us quite complete—as far as ambition
stretches at-present.- The issodiation is-no ionger an experi-
ment. There,have beenl6o bonafide worliing men in the _rooms
on a single evening; 30 have .attended one drawing -claw.;
80 have been present at one lecture; neatly 50 have bought
copy-beaks tollearn,writing ; 91 plates Of -soap have been seld
in an hour; and tho-rx;en have themselves asked to have -a box
put up in the -TOOl4lB, that they ine..y,stoitintarily contribute
towards theex-penses.
Hniura Con'aurzzre.—The weekly :meeting was held -on
Thursday, Mr. Langsdele in the. chair. 4From a report -of the
Rates Committee, it appeared that a sum -el/ K 6,875 had bests
collected-above the amount of year„,in-cansequence of ,the.
rating of .ornalbproperty, which was paictfor by the landlords.
It was recommended that tenders ibe obtained for widening the'
canal laridgesin, Olditsli-street, Sx., to the full width -of the
street. The-clerk called attention to a memorial from the -in-
specturof peliceappoisited to visit lod.ging-thouses, asking for
some extra retnimenation for the -services they performed.
After a -sheet ,conversation, the motion...was referred to Air.
Fresh and Mr. iDuccoar, to make inquiry and report to the
committee. 'T he other business was of .the usual routine ,de-
scription. The medicdl officer reportedAbgt the mortality.of
the bommigholiffered little from the:average of the sanseperiod
of former years. IWere fit not for theoontitated prevalence of
epidemic scatlletinafeansing 40 deaths,-weoltly, the mortality
would be,eonk(' lerablybedow the average. sharing the last four
weeks, the ,deaths. from:all causes have been respectively -.229,
05, 210, and -.ns„gtvEng a weekly average of 220, against .21.t.7..
-iln the same period of- former years, corrected for increase of'
}population. 'lbie.deatitorfrom diseases -of tiae.zyntotic class in the
:four weeks wvere:36o,..of,which there were from scarletina, 1604
• iiiarrhcea, -d8:; measles,-42 ; hooping-,cougli, :38; typhus, .35:; •
<croup, 13 ; *mall--pos,,.4;,Ohicken-pox, 1:; mumps, 1 ; glanders,
1. The deaths from hooping-cough last -week were more than '
in any week,einee the,beginning of January. Diseases of the
,lungs caused :22Q,deatlis, of which 105 were-from consumption.

CI:3RIOITS (.rEfIEION, o LIABILITY.—The case of Taylor
others v. AP.Cahnontand others, was ,decided in the Court
•Of:Exchequer, at Londopren Wednesdaßlast,aving penes
r.ferrcd from the last spring assizes at th we Both
are ,merchants there. OrAhe 9th of Angu4t, ESS3, plaintiffs
Purekased the .shilp tßoomerang front- the 4.efendants for
4:14.4a30. The weasel .entened the Birkenhead Dock on the.
:9th ,of August, 118sA, to diedharge a car& of timber for Messrs.
c.i.aliwy:reygprlecaelidnazithagtrith,eng,,owittilitnerugyselt,,sees!lelsofto.
ton,lll.7speiePat a trlaiete'reate
The,e4erstanding.ou the purchase was, that ithe ship was to
`'be-free; from all charges_
go into/the Liverpocil Graving-docks, paid, on the 20th Aug.,
.44,5-110413 d,, which was at rthe sate of 13d. per ter. dock dues,
'the SulnttO be charged wording to the BirkenheaC. Dock Act,
sipon:!a vvessel for Lirerpool, loading at Birkenhead. This
:amount,waz credited by the defendants to the plain dl's in an
ratconnt.nitich 'was rendered .1)p-them on the 10t,la of Sept., at
.which timetthe bill of sale towwing the ship to theiplaintiffs
was banded to them. On the 30th of October ship
returned :into the Birkenhead trocks, and havingizken in
passengersApil alull cargo, tihe,,aoa the 4th of November, was
ready to sail, hut was retained iiity the dock trustee, who
claimed -£64,11e. 4d. as dock dues ~,st 10d. per ton, acceding
to their, understanding with Mesers4Sharples, who had agreed
that 41(mb:1-the ship leave the dock 'leaded she was to beliable
for that rate of :dock dues. The plaintiffs, in order to Avoid
the ,detention. of the ship, paid the amount, and instituted Vte
present ,proceedings for the recovery ,of the same from 4he
defeudaute. For-the defendants it was,urged that the bill Af
sale, although dated .the 9th of August, ,did not come into ope-
ration until the 19th of September, the:day on which it was
delivered to the plaintiffs, at which time the vessel was not isi'
the Birkenhead Docks, but in the Liverpool Graving-dock.,
and, consequently, was, free from the eontroland charge of the
Birkenhead .dock trustees, so much so that she might have
sailed wheresoever she :pleased. On this point the court
decided in favour of the:defendants.
LIBERALITY 40r THE F4Ri., OF DERBY AND LORD
STANLEY.—A meeting, in .furtherance' of the proposal to
establish at Preston a Free PoidieLiberary and Museum, was
held in that town on Monday, mast week, and passed off very
satisfactorily. It was announced that a sum of £LSOO had
already been promised, of which 6.345 had been promised to
the Working Men's Committee ; and it was stated that this
(committee had undertaken to raise V_,ooo in subscriptions of
Ll. each. At the close of the meeting, an unanimous vote of
thanks was given to the chairman (Mr. F.- Bradley,) who,- in
acknowledging the compliment, alluded to the excursion to
Knowsley, and to the committee's vote of thanks; which hal
been eommunicated• to the Earl of Derby, to Lord Stanley,
and to Capt. Hornby, (comptroller of the household,) through
the Rev. J. Clay, accompanied with " a request,that another
visit might be allowed. The rev. gentleman, .in acknowledg-
ment of those votes, had received replies, of which the follow-
ing are copies :
" Eglinton Castle, Irvine, Sept. 25,1855.
" Sir,—l haste to acknowledge the receipt, on my arrival
here this day, of your note of the 20th inst., enclosing the
thanks of the Working Men's Committee for the permission
given to their excursion party to visit Knowsley. It gaVe me
great pleasure to hear that they enjoyed their visit, and that
the conduct of the whole party had been such as fully to entitle
them to the trifling favour granted them, and to encourage.me
in allowing similar visits in future. My son 'is - just now in
Ireland, but on his return I will not fail to communicate to
him the resolution of the committee.—l am, sir, your obedient
servant, DERBY.
" Rev. J. Clay."
" London, October 2, 1855.

"My dear Sir,—l am pleased to hear that the excursion
went off so well. I did not doubt that it would. I shall hear
more details at Knowsley. lam sure there will be no diffi-
culty about its repetition at any time when we have no guests
in the house. But the library—does that stiii.atiek fast ? .If
they- are waiting till the war is over, they wilt wait long
enough. What sum F actually raised ?-LTdver yours fat4fully,
" Rev. J. Clay." " STANLEY.`
Captain liornky's *ter wag couefrecl in AT OF 47.9!!:

ON Tuesday, a deserter, on being pursued by a military
escort through the streets of Salford, was fired at by one of
the soldiers, when the fugitive fell down as if he was shot.
On being picked up it was discovered that he was more
frightened than hurt.

DEPUTY LIEUTENANT c LAWASHIRE.—A Commission,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county, palatine of Lan-
caster, and dated 26th October, 1855, appears in Tuesday's
Gazette, appointing Bertie Mathew Roberts, Esq., a deputy-
lieutenant of this county palatine.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—It was rumoured
on Friday that the cash-keeper of Messrs. Ewart, Myers, and
Co., who has been in their employment upwards of thirty
years, had absconded suddenly with a large sum of money,
amounting, it is said, to upwards of £9,000.

Tan following gentlemen have been appointed Inspectors
of the Coal Mines in Great Britain :—John J. Atkinson, Esq.;
William Alexander, Esq.; John Hedley, Esq,; Lionel Brough,
Esq. ; Thomas Evans, Esq. ; Peter Higson, Esq.
• - - - -

.
Mn. RA.WCLIFFE, agent to the Earl of Balcarres, at Pres-
ton, has introduced a screw-steamer of two hundred tons, for
the carriage of coal on the canal betwixt Preston and. Kendal.
The quantity of coal conveyed each trip is about two hundred
tons, four other boats being attached to the steamer.

CLAIM AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DEMURRAGE.
—On Wednesday, an action brought by Mr. Swift, lime dealer,
against the Lancashire arid Yorkshire Railway Company, was
tried in the Wigan county court, before W. A. Hulton, Esq.
The amount claimed was £2 145., being 3s.per day for eighteen
days' detention of a waggon. On the 13th August last, Mr.
Swift sent a waggon laden with lime to Liverpool, by the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Railway. The waggon was not his own,
but was hired from Mr. Kay, coal proprietor, Ince, and be-
longed to Mr. Quillan, of Liverpool, whose name was affixed to
the waggon, on an iron plate. In sending the waggon off, Mr.
Swift neglected to fix thereto a card stating the place to which
the empty waggon was to be returned. The waggon arrived
in -Liverpool on the 14th August, and was immediately dis-
charged, and sent back on the 15th August. By some circum-
stance, which could not be explained, the waggon was missed,
,and the-company's servants endeavoured to trace it, without
success, On the 4th September, it was found, and on the sth
returned to Mr. Kay, from whom Mr. Swift had hired it. On
behalf of the defendants, it was urged that, as thewaggon had
no card upon - it, stating to whom it was 'to be returned, the
company were not responsible for its• detention. They conjec-
tured, but there were no rr►eans of knowing with certainty,
That the waggon had arrived at the junction in Wigan, that it
had there been shunted off their line and upon the London
and North-western line, and by that line returned to Mr.
Quillan's siding at Liverpool. The waggon was traced, on its
return, as far as Sandhills, but nothing more was known of it
till it arrived at Wigan on the 4th of September. The judge
decided that as, on the one hand, Mr. Swift had not taken the
proper precaution of putting his name and address on the
waggon, and as, on the other band, the company had not
proved that they had returned the waggon to any one, he could
only make an 'order which would secure Mr. Swift from the
actual loss of the money he paid for the hire of the waggon
during its detention, not allowing him any -damages for any
other loss he might have sustained by such detention.—Mr.
Swift stated that he paid ls. per day, as 'the hire of the wag-
gon, and tin order for 18s. was accordingly made.

TEE 110A.RD OF. TRADE ON THE LASE OF TILE LEAD.—
The following letter from the Board of Trade to the Under-
writers' Association of Liverpool, on the neglect to use the
lead, is exhibited in the underwriters' looms :
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Marine Department,t,›Oth Nov.; 1855.
•Stu,—l am directed by the Loris of the Committee:of
Piivy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your
dotter of the 9th instant, relative to the neglect of ship-
masters to use the lead, -and stating that the Liverpool
'Underwriters' Association are Of •-apinion that an important
advantage wouldhe gained weft this board to issue a notice
to masters of vessels that Such'neglect would be considered as
misconduct.
In reply, I art to'reqtestytyt to inform the Underwriters'
Association that ray lords have directed their serious attet-
tkin to the many cases of shipwreck which have reteritly been
investigated under the pr64istons of the Merchant Shipphlg
'Act, 1854, inmost.of which; as they 'conceive, the 'casualty
might have been avoided had the simple and obvious precau-•
-Eon of taking soundings been observed.
My lords are impressed with- a belief that from a desire to
avoid trouble and delay, or for other reasons, the prrlver use
of the lead, even •in till& or foggy weather,- or wimn upon
a dangerok_-s 'coast, has become so habitually neglected in
many branches of- the merchant service, that masters appear
no longer to look upon it as a necessary part of their duty.
' Mylords gladly-take this opportunityvaf,txpressing- their
decided opinion that sank conduct cannot be.: justified by any
'eastom ,or- practice, lied-ever' prevalent ; and the fact that
this -neglect has become common affords, in 1-their lordships'
opinion, the-strongeStreason' for taking every. possible means
to 'cheek it ; and they believe that there ',would be great
pablieteneat and,little individual hardship ,in visiting with
the severest penalties persons who are found-gtilty of a fault
so fataliin•ite-censequences.
My lords have no doubt, from the terms of your letter,
that-the Underwriters' Association will 'concur with them
an the views they take, and they are glad to have the op-
portunity of expressing those views, and-oriatimating, in RS
publics, manner -as -possible, their intett'm to use all the
.1 means with which" the law has entrastel' them to enforce the
proper-use of the lead on board merchant skips.—l am, sin,
ziour•obedient servant, 'T. H. PARKED.
The Secretary to the 'UnderwriterS' Association,
• ! _ LiverpooL

'Two •OF A MIME, &c.L-The Its.uthiif si is adage was once
more attested on Thursday last, in the Police-court, where
:arid when Mr. Richard Allan, a laceman and hosier, in By-
rom-street, appeared in answer to ra summons obtained
against him by Mr. Robert Esdaile,teave.,-;,:ing on business in
'the-same line, in the shop adjoining. The feud between these
rival candidates for public favour appears, from an observa-
tionef Mr. Garnett, flee magistratesclerk, to be of old standing,
:and -one with ,whiCli the court had';been previously familiar.
Mr. Esdaile stated that about half-past :mine o'clock on Alen -
day :morning he went to his shop door to -see that the windows
-andplates were clean, when the deferiikut pnt his fist in his
face, and. said, "eerie out here, you red-whiskered scoundrel,
and I will knock your nose off your face." He continued to
enge-eimilat language for eight or ton minutes.—ln answer to
a-question put by Mr. S. Holme, thetplaintiff said that he had
previously had a -quarrel with the 'defendant, who had been
fined 10s. and costs for insulting him in the street, -and also
,20s.sind"costs for iii-using a young; lady who was an appren-
tienin his (the plaintiff's) shop.—Mary Yearsley; one of the
-plaintiff's customers, was -then called. She said she was in
MrAYsdaile's shop .on the morning in question, and she heard
the defendant call Mr. Esdaile a reet;whiskered rascal, and
threaten either to knock or screw-his nose off. She also saw
the defendant shake his fist: at the.pleintiff.- Mr. Esdiole
• merely told him to go away, as he wanted. to have nothingto
dawith. him. Mr.. ;Amity), an assistant in Mr. Esdaile's es-
tablishment, Miss Fay, . the forewornan;:aad Susannah Aikke,
• an. apprentice, were (called to prove the above facts.--Mhe
defendant then gametibie's version of %dad:took place. He de-
nied that he had used the languas„se imputed' to him. Ke
asked the assistant what he meant hysweeping the dirt from.
Mr. Esdaile's shop in a heap befoft,iiis door, but heeonly
replied,--`,` Go about Baur business.", .. . Mr. Esdaile, hearing
them talking, came to the door and Neatened to strike him,
and he then certainlyielV /call him a dirty fellow and .a dirty
dog, and told him it was an unmanlyactto cast his dirblie-
fore his, neighbour's deor.7—Mr. Samuel tinizie said he thought:
. it was vert- much .to be 'regretted that in the natural rivalry .6
trade such bad feelinge sho.ald, exist. Though there might be
rivalry and competition ha trade, tradesmen-should always he
friendly, and have respect. one towards-.another. But when
:a man three to assaultanother, or .strs.'.ned little incon-
veniences into insults,losieg his temper,, and using bad lan-
rsguage calculated to cause 'cab/reach of the peace, then the law
must interfere and pi& .a Aran) to what svaseuot only illegal,.
ttrat was alsoai public nuisance. It was, ,quite time that such.
,tßsgraceful proceedings shotid .be put •an ,eirl to. The de-
Jendant was,most deafly .wrong, and mutest therefore pays/.
;penalty of. Waco. and costa.; .and if the surnine's would have
'enabled him to do so, weed 'here bound Mr.• Allan over in.&
aieary,penalty to .keep the peace. . .
AT4LAGED IT:tZTREATMENTaI MESSES. RlCTfea OMNIBUS
Homens.—On Wednesday last, Mr. Aspinall, theerrister, ap-
pearedhefore Aikin and ltdr..Dixon, the „sitting. magu-
trates,- on behalf of Messrs. W..,:and B. Busby,-tike omnibus
proprietors, in awwer to an information charguarthem under
the-act 12th andli3th•Vieteria., With cruelty; in -overworking
:Ruda-treating thehorses ettiplayee,by them indra,gging the
omnibus which plies between the P.ierhead and the Necropolis.
Mr. 'Heywood, agent for the Society for the Preantion of
Crueljiy. to Animals, was about to toPas: the case for the prose-
?but he was, prevented from -iderfering, on the objec-
tion taken by Mr; 4.spitiall, that lievulas not a professional
lawyer,snor a _witness. in the case. The,..char ge was then
pro
ceeded lyEth without Mr. Ileywood:s ,aesietaneewhen
WillanAbe-gentlemasl at whose histassee the information had
been laid, gave evidence •to the a 'ect-thest, on the,l2thanst ,
he had teinvelled from, til=e Pierhead to the Necropolis ley one
of the omnibuses • belowing to the defendants. On the ...area.
sion . referred -to; the driver,: the witness .said, flogged !.,the
horses till he confessed lie was tired, and that then the guard
got off the ,omnibus ande,vhipped time horseex to relieve the
driver. They .did not ,tease beating the ihikrses for tame
minutes during, the wlu:de.)!ourney, and for the most part e
the distance •the animals only walked. And etthis was not a
single instance, for he. couli bring a similar tobarge against
the defendants for every day in the year. He 'had frequently
seen persons getroff the ottufibus and refuse to pay the fare,
either on accouutof its being !painful to their :feelings, or .on
account of the lass.of time. Where being no other witness
;in fatiour of the information, Mr. Willau was ,cross-ex-
,amined by Mr. Aspinall, at, the conclusion of ;which he
,submitted that there was -no case against his .clients,
RE it would be monstrous to convict on the evidence of
a -.single passenger an an omnibus, who, under the pro-
visiens of the act, was entitled to half the penalties reco-
vered. Mr. Aikin (the inagistrate) sad, the witness averred
that ethe horses. were unable to do the work to which they
were put, and that in conseoence of this inability they were
whipped by the servants of the defendants. Any man might
readily jneige as to the eapability.of as horse for perform-
ing the work to which it was put, and also as to whether
a horse was abused. Mr. Aspinall animadverted ire
severe terms on the interference of gentlemen like Mr.
Willan, who, le said, were stimulated by the lope of receiving
half of the penalty as allowed by the act -of Parliament, but
who had been unable to get his story corroborated by a single
witness.—ln answer to this, Mr. Aikin said, "'Perhaps if you
would allow evidenee to be given as to the general condition
of the horses and their general treatment, some persons might
have attended, but this was an information for .ernelty on a
particular day ; and I say that any individual who is at the
pains, and trouble, and expense of bringing Oise cases before
the public, instead of deserving censure, deserves praise."—
After some further discussion on different points of the case,
between Mr. Aspinall and the bench, the 'former gentleman
called evidence to show that Messrs. Busby were systematic in
the arrangement of their stables ; that their horses were care-
fully and properly attended and fed.—Mr. BaileY, a clerk in a
shipbroker's office, was called. He said he travelled daily
,by Messrs. Busby's omnibus from the Exchange to the top of
Brunswick-road. The horses always performed the journey
very Comfortably, and he had never seen them cruelly or im-
properly treated.—Mr. Palmer, another. passenger' by the
same omnibus, leaving given evidence to the same effect, the
case for the deferidant closed.— Mr. Aikin said there was some
doubt about the case, and he should therefore give the defend-
ants the benefit of the doubt; but he was at the same time in
hopes that good would arise out of the proceedings. It ap-
peared that the horses employed on this route had- a very
heavy load to draw up a very steep ascent, and it would be-
come a question for Messrs. Busby's serious consideration
whether they should increase the number of- horses employed
on each journey from three to four. He gave the defendants
the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the information.—
Another information, laid by a Mr. Thomas Elford, was with- 1
drawn by him on hearing the decision in the above case.