The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

AT the County Court, on Tuesday, the judge gave a verdict
in favour of the defendant, without costs, in the collision case
between the Manx Fairy and the William Fawcett, both ves-
sels, according to his Honour, having been improperly handled
at the time of the collision.
THE annual sale of a Christmas tree and work, in aid of the
Scripture-readers' tract, clothing, and other funds, was held
in the Assembly-rooms, Great George-street, on Tuesday.
There was a numerous attendance, and the sales effected during
the day realised upwards of £6O.
WAR MOVEMENTS.—The transport,steam-ship Sarah Sands
arrived in the Mersey on Thursday morning, having on board
a few horses and men from the seat of war.—The examination
here of engineers for the royal navy still continues, and a large
number were forwarded to Woolwich on Wednesday, and
again on Friday.
A Cum) SCALDED TO DEATIL—On Monday afternoon
last, a little boy, named Howell Howell, whose parents reside
at 23, Clive-street, was so severely scalded that he died on
Thursday morning. The little fellow was sitting on a chair
near the fire, and the chair falling over with him he grasped
at the handle of a pan of boiling water which was on the fire.
The water fell over him, and he was severely scalded in
various part of the body.
SUDDEN DEATH or A DRUNK ARD.—A boatman, named
Edward Smith, living in No. 0 Court, Grayson-street, died
suddenly on Wednesday. He had been much addicted to
habits of intemperance, and had been very drunk about a
fortnight ago, since which he had been very ill. On Wed-
nesday he went into the yard, when he was suddenly seized
with a fit. He called to his wife, " Ann, put me to bed." She
accordingly got him up-stairs, and he had no sooner lain down
on the bed than he expired.
Cnulosurrs.—A gold torque, or necklace, recently found
in Ireland, and which is valued at £1,400 sterling, may now
be seen in Mr. Mayer's shop-window, Lord-street.' The arti-
cle is of great antiquity, and the gold of a very pure quality.
In the same window a Saxon brooch, fonnd in a grave hi Kent,
may be seen. This, also, is of gold, and it displays sometaste
in workmanship, when we consider the early period at which
it was made. Several of the stones still remain in their set-
tings, and the brooch is in a good state of preservation.
LICENSED VICTUALLER? ANN UAL BALL.—The annual
charity ball of the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers was held on
Wednesday, at the Town-hall, and attended by upwards of
soa persons, including the Mayor, Major Greig, &c. The
stewards were Messrs. Thomas Clark, James Sykes, Henry
Danson, Henry Morris, James Thompson, John Allinson,
John Atkinson, and the committee. The refreshments were
provided by Mrs. May, of the Lamb lan,. Viravertree, the mu-
sical arrangements being under the direction of Mr. Squire
Greenwood,
CHANGE RINGING.—On Wednesday, the united societies
of St. Peter's-and St. Luke's ascended the tower of St. Peter's,
and rang on those bells a true peal of Stedman Caters, con-
sisting of 5,073 changes, in three hours- and twenty-one
minutes. The- ringers were James Heron, treble.; William
Evans, jun., 2nd ; John Heron, 3rd ; George Crute, 4th ;
Richard Williams; sth ; John Grindrod, 6th ;: Jbhn Heron,
jun., 7th ' • Georgelielsby, Bth; John Birkinshaw, 9th ;;Chas.
Lewis, of Oldham, tenor. The peal was composed by Mr. John
Heron, and conducted by Mr. John Heron, jun, Weight of
tenor,- 25 cwt.

WEST DERBY Us/teen—The guardians present at the .meet-
ing on Wednesday were—The Rev. Win. Badnall; chairman ;
Messrs. Harrison; Siddeley, Lunt, Morris, Abrahams Pitts,.
Shaw, Roberts, Wensleysßirclis and Kircus. The balance in
the treasurer's hands was-£565% 18s. Bd. It was resolved: that a
special meeting of the Visiting Committee be held to consider
and report to this board, at the next weekly meeting, on' the'
best mode of proViding in the Workhouse the means for ses-
parating the disorderly inmates-from those of better character.
The number of paupers relieved: during the last week were
817 in-door, and 3,617 out-door; total, 4,434: showing an itse
crease' of 36 in-door, and 4,39' out-door; total, 505, when,
tampered with the corresponding-week last year.
A WEST DERBY GIIABDIAN:—Mr. James Mullins, tea.,
dealer, Mill-street, one of the West. Derby Board of Guardians,.
appeared at the Police-office, on' Wednesday, on bail, to
answer a charge of being drunk, and, fighting with a friend,
named* John Ellis, early that muting, in Dale-street. It
appeared from the statement of Mr. Mullins, who had both
his eyes-" bunged up," proving hie ignorance of the noble
art of self-defence, that he and his-friend hart been drinking
wine together, and the quarrel between them arose in conse-
quence of Mr. Oils " bolting away without paying his shot."
Mr. Mallins-hurried after him, and requested him to "stump
up bat Mr.-Ellis, considering, prashiss that " hose is the
slave that pays," and perhaps also thinking: that baser still is
he who-asks for pay, took the polite recueat of Mr. Mullins as
an insult, andlstruck him in the face. Bir:Elliawas fined £1
and costs.- Mr; Mullins was discharged.
Tug Santee VEST-RT.—The Rev. R'ector Cmapbell pre-
sided at-the fortnightly meeting on Tuesday; when a letter was
read from Mr: Wm. Earle, in which he states that he should
refuse to pass pauper-littratics to asylums en tertificates.signed
by the medical men, of the parish. A litter was, also read
from the Poorilatv Board, requesting the-Vestry le, consider
their proposal tednerease the salaries of 51-2lissrs..Ayrton: and
Games, assistant medical officers of the Warkhouseaffrom £l5
to £lOO peeannuin. and from 175 to £B5 per' annum re.spee-
tively, in consideration, of their increased dirtias " the cer-
tifying of linatics ler the purpose of their• being passed, to
asylums, and theme ef' the medical stores;'.` A- correspond-
ence was road; which had' taken place between Mr. William
Jordan, a ratepayer; anattlie Poor-law Borad;- in which the
former stated that out-door relief had been frequently illegally
administered by indiviikal. members of the *gestry, hr reply
to Mr. Jordan's charges, Mr. Hart wrote to-the board to•the
effect, that "although -the- relief board has not always- been
attended by the legal member of vestrymen, its-husiness„never-
theless, has been efficiently conducted. Owing _to, -serious,
causes, the original plan of; the relief board-roem;•whieh, was
approved by, yourselves„liad, only shortly priorto,thereceipt
of your letter, been carried into effect; andtthere is• every
promise that the.facilities.now afforded to the Beareldnle.ering
and deciding- upon the, applications for relief—n laborioasi.
well as an important duty—will induce a fuller-attendance-of
its members.'?' On the motion of Mr. Denton, it was agreed.
that the report of the proceedings of the speciaLconarnittee
the relief department, as. presented at the last meeting of the
board, be approved and adopted ; including the, appointment
Of •Mr. John Evans superintending relieving oalter,.w,lhi a
Salary of £3OO per annum, and, the duties assigned to him by
the committee; the appointment of Messrs. Penn „andßerniett,
his assistant clerks, at a salary of 255. a weeka :and the ap-
pointment of an out-door inspector, at £l5O pan-annum,vith
the duties specified in the-same report. The-Chairman an-
nounced that there were thirty able-bodied boys, fit for sea
service, at present in the Industrial Schools. Thicieconcluded-
the businesayand the board adjourned.
Two CHILDREN STARVED, TO DEATH.—On: Wed nesd ay„ an.
inquest was held at the Manchester Royal Infirmary,, on the
bodies of William and John Archer, twins, aged sin, months,
children of William. Archer, a porter, living in :a-court in.
Blossom-street. According to a statement made- -by the TOO.
*then she found the children dead in bed on Sunday morning;:
and as there,was reason to believe that she had grossly-neglected
them, the coroner had ordered an examinatiornto •be made of
the body of the deceased William Archer. The-principal evi-
dence adduced at the inquest was that of Mr. Thomas W.
Dyson, suweon. He found the two children lying in bed
together. The body of William Archer was greatly emaciated,
the surface being pale and bloodless, and the-internal organs
generally, congested with blood. A considerable portion of the
left lune- was in a state of inflammation ; tho-etomach was
quite en;ty, except that •it contained three• or, four drops of
brownish 'fluid. There -was no appearance of either breast-
suck or food having been administered for twelve-hours-pre-
vious to death. The large intestines contained, an extremely
small quantity of matter. There was niesentericdiseastn. but
not sufficient to cause death. The surface of thelungs was
here and there spottedwith blood, as is usual in cases of suffo-
cation,. Had it not been for this appearances,- he should have
believed that want of food and exposure to :the cold had been
the sae cause of death; and he was of opinion.that the child
musts have been greatly debilitated by those causes, and
thereby more easily suffocated. It was not reasonable to sup-
pose that, but for this debility, two children, of, that age could
have been suffocated by lying one upon the other in bed. The
mother stated that she had had the two children out with her
begging, from three o'clock in the afternoon till 20minutes to
12:-on Saturday night.. The cold was very. great that day—
below freezing point. The mother admitted that she had had
drink. There were some marks of brai,ses on both children,
but these had no connection with the cause of death. The
appearances of suffocation were the same,ip. both. He was of
opinion that the exposure to cold whiok they had suffered and
the want of food were sufficient to produce, and were calculated
to lead to, fatal, results. As the mother was responsible for
this treatment and neglect, the jury returned a verdict of man-
slaughter against her.—Manchester, Guardian.
MANCHEOXER, SHEFFIELD, AND, LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL-
WAY.—Tho report of the directors of the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire Railway Company for the half-year
ending December 31, 1855, has been issued. The accounts of
the past half-year show a total revenue of £278,238 10s. 4d.,
including the sum of £7,679 19.5. 5d., balance received under
award from the Post-office, earned, in. connection with the
railways and canals, a total expenditure of £139,765 75., and
a balance on the half-year's working of £138,473 3s. 4.; or,
with a,balance of £688165. brought forward from the previous
half-year, a total sum of £136,101,134. 4d. available for inte-
rest apd dividend. The debenture and other interest charges
against the half-year amount to £58,231 3s. 11d., the canal
annuities to £13,734 4s, 3d., the dividend on the £6 prefer-
ence shares to £23,262 13e. Bd, and the dividend on tho
£lO preference shares to £26,160; making a total charge
of £121,788 ls. 10d., as against the above net balance of
£139,161 19s. 4d., and, leaving £17,373 17s. 6d. available.
The directors recommend.to,the proprietors to pay a dividend
of ss. per £lOO on the ordinary stock of the company, or at
the rate of half per cent. per annum, and to carry forward a.
balance of £7,638 6s. sd. The directors state that the ar-
rears of dividend on the No. 1 quarter shares, amounting to
£81,497 14s. have been already, capitalised in accordance. with
the act of last session, and the coupons of 3/ per cent. stock
have been issued to the proprietors of those shares. The
arrears upon the £lO shares, amounting, on the Ist January,
1856, to £3 10s. per share, will be capitalised immediately
after the half-yearly meeting, making au increase of £305,200,
or a total. capital bearing dividend at n per cent. of
£366,697 14s.

SHIP ComrIINICA.TOR AND LIFE Bum—A very inge-
nious plan has been invented by Mr. Sibbald, surgeon, of this
town, for saving life and property imperilled by reason of
storms and accidents at sea. The invention is called "The
Ship Communicator and Life Buoy." It is designed with a
view to effect a speedy communication between a ship in dis-
tress and a lee shore, and is equally applicable as a means of
communicating between one ship at sea and another. Its
construction is novel, and has the merit of simplicity. The
contrivance consists of strong canvas, or some kind of cloth,
rendered impervious to water, and sewn together, and mounted
so as to assume, when inflated with air, a cylindrical shape,
or rather it presents the appearance of three cylinders, one
resting on another, and altogether about a yard in length, the
centre one being of smaller diameter, so as to admit of half a
mile or more of Manilla floating rope being coiled roand it.
Supposing a ship to be provided with one of these buoys, and
the crew during a storm to be desirious of communicating
with the shore to leeward, all that is necessary to inflate the
contrivance, which may be done in a few seconds, is to close a
valve, and to cast the buoy into the sea, It then floats on
the water like a cask, with one end upwards, until it reaches
the shore. There is a small water-tight bag or pocket
attached to the buoy, so that any dispatch, written requests,
or direction may be sent from the shore to the ship, If at
night, a small lamp is attached to the upper end of the buoy,
and a weight is added to the other end as a counterpoise. It
would require a burden equal to eight cwt. to sink the buoy,.
The contrivance may be used as an ordinary life-buoy for
saving persons from drowning. We understand that its entire
cost is not more than £3,

LJANuAity 22, 1856.

C
Ess
on OF
this I'IEsNuN subject,' is lec
to
tnre,
GEORGE HALLIDAY, aged thirty-two, boatman, lodging in Eon i
oP
a court in Hornby-street, fell down in a fit ou Friday night, gratis,nE gtrorucctB lit ON
introductory to a series GR
and died before medical aid could be procured.
the
SABBATH DEFENCE Assocrezion.--Sermons in aid of this delivered to-morrow evening, in the lecture-room of
association were preached on Sunday, in most of the local Mechanics' Institution, in Mount-street, by Dr. Carl Rag'
places of worship. The subject is a highly interesting one, and, at the pre
be
THE QUEEN has been pleased to approve of Mr. William moment, it is peculiarly deserving of attention.;
Cunard as a consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the Emperor INFANT RAGGED S
SCHOOL.-On Friday, the children s
t-
of Austria.
tending the Infant Ragged School, in Thomas-street, were
THE British Empire (formerly the Demerara steamer, which regaled with tea and bun-loaf. The looked remarkably clean
was run ashore in the Avon) has arrived at Cork from the and happy, and much enjoyed themselves.3' The visitors ea•
Chinches Islands, with 4,500 tons of guano. pressed themselves much pleased with the manner in which
ON Tuesday, the Rev. J. C. Miller, of Birmingham, delivered the infants went through their exercises, several of where
a lecture on the " Home Harvest," before the Young Men's repeated a portion of Scripturewithgreat
exactness.
Christian Association, at the Hope-hall, Hope-street.
DUKE OF LANCASTER'S RIFLES.-Captain Littledale bes
A PROMISING YOUTH, fourteen years of age, son of Mr.
Charles Thomas Aiderton, of Sketty, was killed by a toy relieved
dePOt Captain R. A. Aspinall in the command of the
the
of the Duke of Lancaster's
cannon exploding in his mouth while he was clearing the Rifles. During the past year -
touch-hole. latter officer has enrolled and sent to head-quarters nearly
an
es M. LAIRD, the ship-builder, is in negotiation for the large 700 men, many of whom have volunteered to the line, a.,
ship-building yard lately occupied by Messrs. Rennie, Johnson, gone out to the Crimea. Captain Littledale is meeting n'l.te".
and Co., Sefton-street, for the construction of mortar-boats for similar success, the enrolling going on briskly. It is "
pected that an officer from the line will visit the regimentp
government.
this week for the purpose of accepting volunteers • and n.'"
NOTICE has been issued from the General Post-office, that are told that upwards of 200 men have signified their intern
the departure of the Australian man-of-war screw steamer tion of joining the regular army. An opportunity will thus be
Victoria, with ship letter bags for Melbourne, is deferred ' offered to others to join the ranks of the Duke of LancasterS
until the Ist of February. . Rifles. The results of the past year, as thus shown, reflect
ROBBERY FROM THE POLICE OFFICE 1-On Thursday . the greatest credit upon the energy and perseverance 01
afternoon, while the prisoners were being tried in the two Captain Aspinall, who has done much to advance the repute'
police-courts, some thief entered a room adjoining the courts, tion of his regiment for soldier-like proficiency, and we Ilan,"
and stole a singlet, with which he got clear off. There were no doubt that the same qualities of efficient command will L''
some 30 or 40 policemen about the premises at the time. ' developed by Captain Littledale.
A YOUNG WOMAN, named Ann Evans, whohad lived eleven I FIRE.-Abbut half-past one o'clock yesterday morniagell
years as servant with Mr. Reyner, Deansgate, Manchester, fire was discovered upon the premises of Mr. Wyld, chair
committed suicide by hanging herself in the cellar of the manufacturer, Cuerden-street, a narrow street running frcan
house, on Tuesday. She was very excitable at times, and very Byrom-street. Owing to the contents of the yard and work'
much afraid of losing her money. shops being of a very inflammable nature, the fire replay'
A SILVER TEA AND COFFEE-SERVICE, valued at 50' guineas, spread, and, by the time Mr. Hewitt and his staff of fire-police
was, last week, presented to Mr. William Bothwell, by the had reached the ground, considerable damage had been done'
tenantry and family of the late Rev. James Hornby, M.A., But a prompt supply of water being available, the flame?,
rector of Winwick, near Warrington, as a token of the esteem were, in a short time, got ender, and, about three
o'clock, an
in which he is held by them for impartiality, justice, and apprehensions of a further extension of the conflagration were
integrity, during the 22 years he was engaged as steward to. allayed. Considerable consternation was caused among the
the late rector. inmates of the houses at the back of the fire, in Clayton'
street, which closely adjoined, as it was found that the flames
PRESENTATION TO A CLERGYMAN.--Ou Thursday, the had communicated to one fofthem,whichl' emptied
or wee
Annual Christmas Tea-party given to the children attending of their cements, at great loss to the owners, the furnitrae
the Sunday-schools attached to' St. Paul's Church took la
, la lace being hurriedly tumbled into the- street, and the rain falling
hr the school-room, Moorfielde„ The children presented their at the time. The firemen, after great exertions, succeeded in
pastor, the Rev. George Read, A. 8., with an address, em- preventing' the flames extending beyond the lower apartments,
. .
blagoned on parchment, and also. a set of books, elegantly . near-the yard,and in •
removing all fears of serious damage'
bound.
1 We believe the fire originated in the stare for drying the wood
BOOV;SELLEES' ASSOCIATION.-The- annual dinner of this . used in chaironaking•
association took place on Thursday,• at the house of Mr. , Fergana- AN EMIGRANT.-On Sathrday, at the Police-
Cooper, Queen Anne-street. Mr. Gregory occupied the chair, court, Patrick Carberryand Michael Cunningham were brought
and Mr, Robinson the vice-chair. It appeared', from the state- up under the following circumstances 1-Tobias Burke, aged
ments of the honorary secretary and others; that the affairs of , 21, of Bruff; Limerick, stated that, on Friallyniorning, he was
the association and the trade, which it was-formed to protect, about to take-hie breakfast on board the ship Martin J. Ward,
are in a highly satisfactory condition. lin the Huskieton Dock, in which he was booked for a passage
SABBA.TV DEFENCE ASSOCIATION.-Ameating in further- I to New Orleans; when Cunningham accostethim, telling him
ance of the objects of this association is to. be. held in St. 1 that he was a fellowspaesenger. He subsequently introduced
George's-hall to-day,- at noon, when T. B. Horsfall, Esq., I him to the other prisoner on deck, whom lie represented as,
M.P., is to take the chair, and will be surrounded by a I "the man who had charge of all the provisions on board:
number of infehential gentlemen. Several ckrgymen_ are ex= I This important personage, having ascertained that the prose'
pected to take part in the proceedings: The admission will be . cutor could " readewrite, and keep accounts," engaged Lim to
by ticket, to be obtained at the usual places. I assist in keeping as of the daily issue-of' provisions-
MECHANICS' Instentraeon.-This valuable school. is now , Being now on good:terms, the three adjourned oreshore,iihen
open, and considerable inducements are held out to pupils I Cunningham inquired.whether the prosecutor hadany English
who may exert themselves in • the various classes. An exhibi- I money about him.-- " Yes," he replied, ' I have fthirty-two
'list sufaciett ).1 , to pay my journey from New Orleans
tion to London tniversity, of the value of £2OO, is-open to }
competition in the' High School at midsummer,- and the I :: .
Chillingotuis." " Yeuthed.better give it to me," said Cunning-
and I will het e it changed for you into American
School of Art forms' a- useful branch of the education- im- ,ham,
parted. Girls' and Infant Schools are also attached' to-the i money." The too-tractinglriehman gave up his littlesall, and
institution, as well aeth-e evening classes. ,was, of course, soon afterwards given the slip by his treacherous
friends. He gave information to- the police, which led to - the
KIR/CDALE SESSICR:TS.-The business of these sessions-com- i
, apprehension of the prisoners the- same day. They were cam' , menced at the Court-houseeon Wednesday. Joseph -Pollock, I g
Esq,, Judge of the Comety. Court, presided. The calendar matted to aol for two months.
MAGDALEN INSTIV
M i -The tliV. first annual meeting of the
contained the names of 4eaprisoners, of whom 17 could read,
-
12read and write imperfectly, 1-2 could neither read nor write, Liverpool Church of England Magdalen Institution wavbelel
at ti-se Bible Repository,-Slater-strict, on Wednesday.
two could do both well, rodone-had received a superior edits ,
Adam Hodgson occupied the. chair, and there was a large
Mr-
cation.
There were only two appeal eases, neither of which'
, attendance of local clergyennd some ladies. The report stated,
were of any public interest: -
I that though the institutasn lied' been in operation only since'
DISCOI:EgY OF A NEW- ItBAN-D.,--011 the outer voyage-fa-I February last, there had been applieutione for admission by'
Australia of the Ben Neviee-Capt. Heron, in latitude 414,15 i ineseem..ilos ; of whom, howeetrethey had been able to acccol-
south, and in same longitude as the Grouts, came unexpeet- ! modate only a small
propertian, the acceininodation of the-
rday-upon laud. Supposing Assess- the Crozets, he steered 123-';house heir), ..
limited to abontl44Sinmates. 38 applicants bad•
miles south, and was astonished to find himself at the Crozetse-1 been• admitted, five of whom. had left of their own desire, four'
1-1-e 'describes the new islandas the highest he had ever seen; ' had.absconded, and one had been diemiessed for insubordina- - for 'the. mountain ridge on its seemed to be as high as the sl non.. "It is, however, (continues the report,} satisfactory to
Asselist The Crozets are onm, line with Prince Edward- I
.'i be able-te state that two of tile five who went out of the house -
Island, Marian, and Kerquelindi island. ! dill!not,. is it has been positivelyeesoertained, return to a life of '
Lev-net-nom CI:MIMS' Assootamoles-A meeting of this infamy,. but are now at home- v,4th their friends. Of the re- -
society was held on Thursday, at•the.Royal Institution. After' ! ?minder the committee may venture-to speak, if not with con-'
the despatchof spine miscellaneene businese33lr.N. Samuelson,. I faience,. yet, undoubtedly, withanir grounds of encouragement
F.C.S.; -delivered a lecture on, lead, Mrs. G. R. Berry then ! and hope. As a body, they hiswebecome remarkably amenable
read aepaper on the application of photography to pharmacy,. ! toediscipline, and are strikingly decorous in their demeanour.
which wesilluetrated with a number' of speeineens taken with They pursue their various industriaLoccuspations in the laun-
the microscope and camera combined,-and practically showed ' den, the sewing-room, and in the general. service of the house-
the members present the means- he employed of taking a . hold, with admirable cheerfulness.; steadinesse, and goodwill.
magnified-:representation of any, &eject, each as crystals, . It is stilt more satisfactory to-add-that these girls, a little
fishes, Skies by means of oxy-hydrogentlights. while-ago, utterly eat off irons all. ordinances of religion, now
A Y0'34.64 REPROBATE.-A boy; -about 1.3: years of age, [ attendewith evident readiness of mind and apparent interest,.
named Matthew Oxley, was breve:tit-before the police aegis- the-daily ministrations of the 'chaplain,. joining in prayer and
trates, ors 'Friday, on a charge of stealing a• qmottity of cotton, I praise; and Estening with meekness-and Littera ion to the word
and sellingeit. The mother of the,prisoner said, that the boy of:exbortation, or to the simple exposition of Christian truth."
was au ineerrigable thief, and than:rat-the efforts of herself and The report further stated that the Rev. Drummond Anderson,
her hushaedowere ineffectual in keeping, bine from stealing, incumbent of St. Stephen's Church, had. gratuitously under-
and they were now sprite willing tomay for his maintenance in taken the duties of chaplain and. secretary.. Mr. S. Martin,
some reformatory or asylum. The,magiStratee ordered the treenuren_ rend the statement of. accounts,. width showed a
boy to be kept in custody while measures were taken by Mr. balance in hand of £BO. He estimated that the yearly expels-
Mansfield fon-his-admission into &juvenile reformatory. dituee could not be less than £6OO, while the resources of the
Ineonvaeopeneoas.-The allowing casee conuected witl i instituthl,from washing receipts and subscriptions, amounted
tteonly 1;400: thus increased diligence would he necessary
this town wore heard before John Addison, Eke, at the sitting in order to obtain additional ' supeort On the. proposition of
of the court,-at Lancaster :-Disehizrgedfortiarvith : Wm. Mr:-Eidwarst Biggin, seconded by.-‘the Rev. Mr. Anderson, the
Brown, of Liverpool, shipbrokern James W. Morris, of I report was adopted, and other resolutions, urging upon the
Gateacre, farmer e Wm. Berry, offlirerpook schoolmaster. I -
public to aidextend its usefulness,- •* -
to
Remanded
~fir . two months : John Lloyd;. of Liverpool, I
draper and outfitter ; Thomas Tippine of Liverpool, agent ! HZALTII COMMITTEE.-Mr. Alderman Langsdale presided
for and dealer-in- flour and sacks_ Aelf‘rnstr far- a month :' at the weekly meeting on Thursday. The building surveyor
Peter Forshaw; of Liverpool, assistant to a licensed victualler. - (Mn ellishton) presented his annemiereporti. from which we
Adjourned feetieht court : Thomas Fay,.of Liverpool, car- ! extract the following :-Dwelling-houses and warehouses
proprietor.
' erected, or-in course of erection, withie the Municipal Borough
of Liverpool, during the year 1854 i Ender £l2
THE KIP:MD:IILE: CIIAIRMANSHIPi'-ORi Saturday, Mr. per annum,One frem.E.l2 to 25, £1,144; from, £25 -to £35, 99 : from
Pollock made as:communication to: Mr..L. A.. Tinne and Mr.
reinnupwarde, 49; total, 1,356 : warehouses ' • , 9.. Comparative
W. Earle, as thegentlemen who, had proposed and seconded statement of the number of dwelling-housesserected in each year
his nomination - for- the above office, .stating:tliat though he since-Ma:1838, 1,052; 1839, 9n7 s; 1840, 1,457 G; 1841, 1;761;
had felt bounclaat the request of a• large.number. of gentle- .
1842e52;0274 •18,13, 1,390 ; 1844, 2,450 ; 18453 3,728; 1846,
men, (including the deputation who waited Orr
Sir Thomas 3,4,60 i .1847, 1,220 ; 1848, 656 ; 1849 e 446 ; . 1850 ; 420 ; 1851
Birch), and frems a sense of publie• duty, to attend at the ses-
sn; .1862, 1,136; 1853, 924 ; 1854 .829.; . 1855; 1,355 ; total,
sions, which ladthen just endeds.hewas compelled to request 26;264, Buildings (not dwelling-liouses, erected, alterations
that his namemight be withdrawn,froin the future considera- ! made, and dangerous buildings taken-down orsecd, during
, tam of the magistrates. Mr. Pollockeuldedashat he could not I the year. 1.85,3 e. Buildings-such as stables;smithies, &c.,77 •
. es ,
now, even if it' were-offered to bine .neeepttlie office.
I such.sas manufactories, offices, &e, 73. Alterations and addl-
. &nom. F.OR.,TILE: DEAF AND> Doeen.h-The annual meet- - tons:: Of extensive character, M.;:.of inferior character, 303.
tug of the friends of this excellent institution was held on Dangerous • buildings taken dewne or.- secured, 97. The
, Thursday, in the board-room of the -spaclous.building, in Ox- divelling-house erections last yearehave been inexcess of those
ford-street Kase, . Mrs R. Rathhone -was called to the chair. in, 1851 In 1854 there were, only 82.9 dwelling-houses
Mr. Edward Banner . the honorary. secretaraeread the report ' erected,.whereas, last year, as will 'be -seen, there have been
of the workiegef the institution, during: the past year, from I,assserected. Of this number- 53 -will. be let at about £lO
which it appeared that its usefulness-has- attained its highest or £l2 per annum each • 1003: will be let at about £l5 or
point in the year-keg' closed-theSethneanathe institution's £16;: the• remainder will 'be at much- higher rents. A dis-
existence. Mr. Banner also readtheireasuzeras statement of eussion took place upon a difference which had occurred
accounts, from which it appeared:thatthere-was a balance due between- the sub-committee and-- Alderman Toulmin. Mr.
to the treasurersof about £7O-6e.. Toulmin complained of having been grossly insulted by
A NOVEL STILE OF RorimEnnah-At the Police-court, on being served with a summons fornoinpayraent of rates ; and
Friday, a decla•labourer, named jeffin. Hanna, was charged. the sub-committee replied that Mrs Toulmin had received the
with stealingeo.bont 801bs. of beans, the • property -of Messrs. usual letter before being summoned,. and that on being re-
Segar and Tunnieliffe. William.Ltiptorn warehouseman to mihded of this by the Deputy, Town-clerk, be had declared
the above fi &mi. said that the prisoner had; frequently beers that "-it was a lie." After a good deal. had been said upon
employed by- them, and on Wednesday ho- entered one of the, the subject, Mr. R. Gladstone said he believed they had a
warehouses at the Duke's Dockoandby boring a hole in ones much. higher opinion of their- Town-clerk, than Mr. Toulmin
of the floors-of, a warehouse, where-a quantity of beans were seemed to possess, and they believed him incapable of stating
stored, he collected about 8011eseweight in. a bag, when he was., anything- untrue. The matter then. dropped.-The Medical
observed and taken into custody.. _ Theprieoner,against whore, Officer reported that in the week:sending on the 12th instant,
a previous conviction was recordedewa&sent to gaol for throe.. 228 deaths from all causes -were registered in the borough,_
months. being 10 more than in the previous week, but 22' less than
the average of the corresponding week of thepreceding eight-
Loss OF-TITH SHIP Omvanse-The American ship Olivie, _ .
Years. In the parish the deaths mere- 168. in the of New York,,Captain G. S...Spallewhich sailed from Cardiffee ye ..0. es, 72
out-town-
with a cargo of iron, for Savannah, in! the latter part of Be-... ships,. 4 '.4f d' (
deaths rem.. diseases o the hermetic class,.
28: were from 2O from pooping •cou h 9 from
cember, met with very severe weather' In a heavy gale on,scarlatina, ,-, g '
the Bth instant, she sprungsaeleak, and despite all alerts, measles, only 3 from typhus, and n from small-pox. The
founderedsduring the night., The crew took to the life beat deaths from typhustis were fiewcw•etrheanesin. any week of the y
diseases of the
pre-
which waseen board, and %MRS piekettur, at nine o'clock next vious six inoni. 66 deaths
the total
consumption. Of
morning, ih. lat. 49 N., long. 12 Wse by the barque Emperor- !sulmser and
et 1 five years of and 22. above sixty-The borough
from Paraiba, bound to this- port The Emperor arrireston.• "e 'a%
submitted re age,,estimate for the
engineer
..1. sewerage of Lodge-
Cape Clear-on Sunday morning; and:seat her news ou shore,.
lane, in connection with ,Grove-park. The amount leviable-
whence it was forwardedto thismort.
, , on Grove-park would bs.if-1.140, and on the borough, £2OO. The •
AN TaINRRANT MUELQIAN.RO•RZED OF HIS FIDDILIk-At estimate was approved_ The-engineer submitted specimens of ' the Palice,eourt, on Saturday,. before Mr. Hornby, James numbers for numbering the houses in the borough, which Connor, a vagrant, was charged with stealing a fiddle from are were examined by the committee. This being the whole of"
itinerant musician, a boy.- named George Roberts, frosn,Man- the business, the meeting separated..
chester.- The prisoner fell in with the prosecutor at Warring-
ton, acrd tramped withhirato•Liverpool, living uponthe little . THE Nionersonna
.Tanzietneinae.-An influential meet-
' • he
fellow-hi wayside and. street elonings. On arriving; here,. mg at Manchester was held on Thursday, to determine upon.
w
sent the lad for something into a shop, saying he would held what steps should be taken by that city to promote the objects-
hisof the Niglitingaledniud. Mr. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Lord.
fiddle, but, on the boy returning, he found thetthe rascal
Stanley, M.P., Ms', Monckton Milnes, M.P., and the leading
haddecamped. He•gese• information to the policeewhich. se-
gentlemen of the- town and neighbourhood, were present; suited in the apprehension of Connor, and the diseevery of the
fiddle ata.pawn shop.. The ease was remanded. Mr. Sidney Herharteinaddressing the meeting, explained the-
aim and intention of the Central Committee of the Fund,
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF BOOTS AND Sams.-At the which was to establish and create a "Profession of Nurses,"-
Belice-court; on Friday, James Nagle, Mary, Nagle, and to found a central. institution in London, to which nurses-
Joseph Murphy, were.brought up by detective officers. Seaife might be sent• from. the country, there .to be . taught and,
and: Thompson, on the following charges. On the 10th of trained to hospital duties. This, Mr. Sidney Herbert ex-
December,, the- shop 'of Mr. Desore, shoemaken.of Boundary- plained, was. the object of the Central Committee, and he
street, London.road, was broken open, and 22:pairs of boots trusted that the nature and amount of the subscription,would
and shoes.stolen. The next day some of theses- stolen articles be such as tonnable them to extend the anticipated advert--
were pledged: at the shop of Mr. Barlow and Mr. Gracie, tages of the-plan over the whole country. With respect to
pawnbrokers, in. Birkenhead. This coming to the knowledge the management and arrangement of the institution, he
of the police, led, to the arrest of the prisoners, who resided at believed that if we wanted the thing well done, we could, not
No. 2, Prudhoe-street. They also broke into the shop of Mr. do better than entrust the details entirely to 2diss Nightin-
Williams,. in. Soho-street, and Mr. Browning, of London-road, gale i-Don't shackle and fetter her (said the lion. member)
stealing 12; pairs of boots and shoes from the 'former, and 23 by yourselves snaking minute regulations, which her cape-
from the latter, some of which Were pledged with Mr. Fryer, rienee, may show to be impolitic, or perhaps impracticable.
of Hill-street, The conduct of the pawnbrokers was severely You- must trust her with all the details and arrangement, and
censured by Mr. Bolton, one of the presiding magistrates, for-this reason, that she is more competent than anybody else.
who said that such behaviour was little less than a direct You have got, to use the slang term of the day, the right
incentive to crime. All the prisoners were committed for woman in the right place," and, having got her, trust her.
trial at the sessions. And trust her-why ? Trust her for your own interest, be-
HISTORIC SOCIETY.-A meeting of the scientific section of cause she is the one who will carry out tehisreform the best.
this society was held on Thursday evening, in St. George's, Trust her for another reason-ibecauseth
__ whole grace of your
hall, the Bev. Dr. -Thom in the chair. The minutes of the• compliment to her consists the confidence the people of
last meeting having been read, Dr. Hume, the secretary, her, having seen what
England have to pleec-edeivunt ~ her talent,
ion can accomplesb -Lord Stanley,
announced the following donations to the society :-From the her integrity, her slf
Geological Society of London-the quarterly volume of the pro- M.P., brief but brilliant speech, disclaimed•
in a
to l\ • all desire oil
ceedings of the society, vol, XI., 1855 • from the Geological the part of the committee share Ins Nightingale's poit-
Pointing out that Nightingale,
:hiss "working for a
Society of Dublin-the Journal of the Society,' vol. 1., parts 2, laritY•
worthy object in
3, and 4 c 1834-8) ; vol. 111., 1814-8) ; vol. IV. (1849-51); vol. V. large and
(1851-3); vol. VI., parts 1 and 2 (1854-5) • from the Royal So-God,andcompassion•for " .
.
universal brotherhood in action as well as speculation, and by
ciety-Proceedings of the Society, vol. VII., No. 10; and from
Dr. Heath, a catalogue of the fine-art department of the French
breaking through custom and convention had opened out for
exhibition, and a copy of an essay, by himself, on the credibi- her sex a new sphere of usefulness, the noble lord earnestly
lity of the existence of the " kraken, sea-serpent, and other sea appealed against the popular belief that a woman's sole
monsters." Dr. Hume next exhibited a curious sheep bell, in I)
s here of duty lay at home. On the detail and working
the form of the hawk's bell of the middle ages ; also one of and plan of the institution proposed to be formed, Lord Stanley
the medallions which Francis Henry Egerton, the last Earl observed :-I have heard it said that, before applying for
of Bridgewater, who left £B,OOO for the authors of the Bridge. money in a city like Manchester, we ought to have been pre-
water Treatises, had struck off for the purpose of throwing pared with a plan more definite and detailed than that laid
them- into rivers, and otherwise distributing them over this before you. My answer is, much Must he left undecided, if
country and France, in the hope that they would be found at free play is to be given to the judgment arid experience of
some distant period, and bring him into remembrance as the Miss Nightingale. It is not rules, riot forms, not paper
"Literary Earl of Bridgewater;" also, a halfpenny bearing on checks or guarantees, that make an enterprise prosper • it is
one side the arms of the Duke of Bridgewater and the inscrip. the living, unfettered human energy. You ought to prosper; it
tion " Success to Naeigation," and on the reverse the figure that in Manchester, if others don't ; and I believe you do •
of a man carrying a burden on his back, and the inscription know it. Without a rare original talent this work could not
"Manchester halfpenny," with the data " 1793;" also, a piece be done at all, and with such a talent, the best thing you can
of elastic stone from Delhi • and another very curious piece of do is to let it work out its own ends and its' own way. We
stone, a sort of soap-stone, found in the neighbourhood of Beau- promise to leave Miss Nightingale free and unhampered;
marls and Holyhead, of.which the common women of North and we believe that is the best guarantee for efficiency we can
Wales are in the habit of eating small quantities, as some per- give. His lordship then briefly sketched the origin of the
sons are in the habit of eating collie beans, carraway seeds, &c. institution of hospital nurses on the Continent, and concluded
-The Rev. Mr. Moore then proceeded to read, the second part his speech amidst loud applause. Mr. Monckton Mines, and
of a paper by John Hodgson Hind, Esq., on " The History of other gentlemen, then addressed the meeting ; and resolutions
the Western Portion of the Kingdom of Northumberland were passed appointing a committee to further the aims of
down to the Time of the Norman Conquest." the central committee iu Manchester.

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