The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

LOCAL LYTELLIG-ENCE.

TZLEGRLPII TO TILE ISLE Or MAN.—It is understood that
the Magnetic Telegraph Company have under consideration
the 'propriety of extending their wires to the Isle of Man, by
Way of Barrow-head, Wigtownshire.

BLtrE-COAT HOSPITAL.--At a meeting of the governors of
this institution, on Tuesday, Mr. A. B. Steele was elected
junior honorary surgeon, in the room of Mr. Charles Coates,
Whose change of residence rendered his resignation necessary.
FIRE IN UNION-STHEET.—On Thursday night, about nine
o'clock, a fire broke out in a bedroom in the house of D.
Richards, beerseller, Union-street. The fire brigade were
soon in attendance, but the fire had been extinguished before
their arrival. The damage sustained was only trifling.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—At a meeting
of directors, held on Wednesday, it was decided to recom-
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mend to the proprietors, at their next meeting, to declare a
dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 4t per cent. per
annum.

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AT a meeting of the Bolton burial-board, on Monday, a
Plan was presented for laying out the intended new cemetery,
by Mr. Henderson, of Birkenhead, landscape-gardener and
nurseryman, and it being approved of, he was appointed to

carry it into effect.
BUST ov THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—Mr. J. Branson,
Sculptor, of Norton-street, has just completed an admirable
bust in marble of the present Emperor of France, Napoleon
111- It is considered a very faithful likeness, and most artisti-
cally and carefully finished in all its details. Viewed even as
a work of art. it claims attention. The bust may be seen at
Mr. Mayer's, silversmith, Lord-street
DOUGLAS HARBOUR, ISLE ov MAN.—The Harbour Com-
missioners have resolved to improve the harbour of Douglas,
so that passengers may be landed at all stages of the tide with,-
out the use of small boats. This will be done by means of a
jetty from the little head, or two-gun battery, extending hi a
north-easterly direction about 200 yards, with 23 feet at low-

water neaps.
STEA.NEB. ON THE ROCKS AT MAUGHOLD lINAI).—The
steamer Enniskillen, of Londonderry, got on the reeks at
taughold-head, on Monday night week, about ten o'clock,
during a dense fog, on her passage from Liverpool. The great-
est consternation prevailed amongst the passengers. On the
sowing of the tide she was backed off, with the pumps going,
and succeeded in making Ramsey-harbour. She now lies
alongside the pierbead, with her fore hold fullef water, a large
hole in her bow, and stern broken in pieces; and is expected
to get into harbour next tide. The Derry steamers have re-
cently been unfortunate at Maughold-head, as this steamer
struck near the place where the Maiden City was wrecked so
very lately. It is time the authorities should place a light on
this promontory, as it is right on the track of the Liverpool
and Northern traders.—Mona's Herald.

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STABBING AT ST. lIBLBN'B.—On Wednesday, Christopher
Bradley, of Eecleston, tailor, was brought before Richard Pil-
kington, Esq., charged with stabbing William Makin, of
Parr. The prisoner, on Saturday night, was in Oldfield's
public-house, Barrow-street, and 'being expelled by the land-
lord for drunkenness, he created a disturbance in the street.
Makin, who was in the public-house, came out shortly after
the prisoner had been expelled, when the latter ran at him
and stabbed him three times with a pocket knife. The
wounds were of a serious nature. The parties were strangers
to each other, and it is supposed that the prisoner must have
mistaken his victim. The prisoner was committed for trial
at -the assizes.—ln the ease•of Joseph Kearns, charged with
embezzlement, the magistrate again refused an application for
bail. •
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CAPTAIN WILLIAMS'S SOILEW PROPELLER.—A new descrip-
tion of screw-propeller, the invention of Captain William
'Williams, commander of the City of Dublin Company's steamer
'Windsor, will in a few days be practically tested. One• of
these propellers has been made at Scott's foundry, Tranmere,
-and is to be attached toTne steamer Semaphore, belonging' te
'the Belfast Company. The power of the propeller is not Oh-
tained as in the ordinary screw, but by direct action, and while
-reducing the revolutions of the engines on an average from
78 to 63, the speed of the vessel is increased. The strew,
which is now on view at the foundry, has been inspected by
several nautical gentlemen, who speak of the invention in the
most favourable toms. • The experiment to be 'made must,
however, decide its practical application to the purposes of
steam navigation.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN LONDON-ROAD.--011 Wednesday
forenoon a rather alarming accident took place in London-road,
by the collision of a• carriage drawn by two horses with one of
the Wavertree omnibuses. The vehicle of Mr. W. T. -Callan,
surgeon, of Islington-terrace, was left for •a moment by the
coachman in front of the stables, when the horses toll: fright
and galloped down Islington, along Camden-street; into Lon-
don-road, where'they came into collision with -the leading
horses in Mr. Mattison's Wavertree omnibus, 'vwhich was
coming into town. The result was that the leaders in the
omnibus were thrown down, and one of the animals, having
been violently struck in the side by the carriage, died almost
immediately afterwards. The other horse also sustained some
injury. After the-collision the animals in dashed
off towards Pudsey-street, and when at the corner ene of them
fell down, and was-dragged about a dozen yards. The vehicle
was then stopped, and the horses taken to the •Stcbles of Mr.
Wilson, in Lime-street. The carriage was considerably da-
maged, and one of Mr. Callan's horses was so much injured
that it was thought it would have to be destroyed. There
were a number of passengers in the omnibus, 'but none of
them sustained any injury.

Kirkdale sessions.

run on Saturday.

HISTORIC SOCEETY.—A meeting of the statistical section
of this society was held on Thursday, in St. George's-hall, J. T.
Danson, Esq., in the chair. Amongst the donations announced
by Dr. Hume, the secretary, was a copy of Thomas Shadwell's
comedy, " The Humourist," dated 1671, dedicated to her
Grace the Duchess of Newcastle, and containing the auto-
graph of the die. Dr. Thom mentioned that he had re-
ceived a letter from Mr. James Thompson, of the Chronicle-
office, Leicester, -respecting the celebration- of the Preston
Guild every 20 years. His ancestors were natives of Preston
some centuries ago, and bore a prourinentepart in some of
their celebrations. Dr. Hume drew the attention of the
society to some beautiful maps which are in-coarse of publi-
cation. They are accurate in detail, and around them are
grouped pictorialeend ethnological illustrations. The secre-
tary announced that the Bth volume of the Te.ansactions of
the Society was in-the press, and would-soon be ready for the
members. Dr. Them having taken the schair, Mr. Danson
then proceeded to-read a portion of the paper for the evening,
entitled " The Manchester District." The paper was a con-
tinuation of a former one on " Liverpool and the surrounding
townships—their growth of population during the last fifty
years." It contained a great amount of statistical informa-
tion respecting the,progressive increase in the population of
Manchester and the surrounding district Since 5801, and ex-
planations of the cases which have operated in varying the
rate of increase in -the different localities. Mr. Danson ob-
served that the paper would be published inextenvo. Thanks
were voted to Mr- Lanson, and after a short .conversation the
meeting separated.
DOCK COMMITTRE.—The weekly meeting oft is committee
was held on Thursday, Mr. F. Shand in the-chair. The other
members present were Messrs. Rankin, Gregsen, Mondel,
Barber, J. Hohne, Gladstone, Palmer, Hubbaels, Andersen,
Robinson, Brocklebartk, Rounthwaite, Rathbone, Lockett, and
Evans. The sub-eomesittee of works and theunbscommittee
for warehouse management had nothing to report. The
marine sub-committee submitted a report from the marine
surveyor, to the effeettliat the Bell-beacon was.rien foul of and
carried away by the screw-steamer Semaphore, on Sunday ;
and a sum of £3 10s. had been paid to the boatmen who re-
, covered the beacon. The sub-committee were directed to have
the necessary repairs executed, and to apply to theowners of
the Semaphore to make good the damage done. The sub-
-committee submitted a diagram of the diurnal falhaad rise of
the tide,according to theself-regulating tide-guageset Hilbre-
'island and George's-pier. It appeared that in 155 there
were 224 tides plus, 95 ditto minus, and 15 which agreed with
Holden's tables. The greatest rise of tide was on the 25th
• October ; the height was 2.9 feet, wind west, and the, horizon-
tal motion 620. The least-rise of tide was ou the 26th April ;
the height was 11 feet 4 inches; and the horizontalenotion,
194; wind variable. A letter was read from Messrs... James
Baines.and Co., requesting the dock committee to grant their
Australian mail ships a priority in entering the graving docks.
The vessels were obliged tole examined by the government
surveyor before each sailing ; :and as very few of the graving
docks were wide enough to ndesit their ships, they would be
put to great delay and expense if obliged to wait.—Mr. Lockett
said those ships were always accommodated when possible.—
The Chairman : You will give -them every facility which you
can ? Mr. Lockett : Yes.—Mr. Brocklebank thought those
-ships ought to have no undue -advantage. The Chairman :
No ; but lie fancied every accommodation would be given as
far as it posaibly could. Referred to the harbour-masters'
sub-committee.—A letter from Messrs. R. W. Preston and
Co., complaining of the excessive charges on rum in the tran-
sit sheds, was referred to the warehouse sub-committee. A
letter was also.read from Messrs. Wilson, Son, and Church, as
to the charges en mineral waters lying in the Albert-dock.
The consideration of this subject was before the warehouse
committee, and the letter was referred tothat body. A balance
of £607 Bs. Bd., due to the watch committee on account of the
dock police, was ordered to be paid. The :business of the com-
mittee then concluded.
SINIIIILA.R CASE OF FRAUD.—A young woman, named
Mary Williams, has just been apprehended in Liverpool, on
the charge of having obtained the sum of OM by false pre-
tences, from Mr. Slane, formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury. It
appears that Mrs. Williams, the wife of a warehouseman living
in Everten, before her marriage, was one of the favourite ser-
vants of the late Mrs. Mucklestone, of Walford-hall, near
Shrewsbury, who bequeathed to her an annuity of £lO per
annum. Soon after the death of her mistress, Mrs. Williams
came to Liverpool, and was subsequently married,. She re-
ceived the annuity for some time, but being in tolerably com-
fortable circumstances, she requested that it might be for-
warded to her every two years. When she received the last
£2O, she resided in Hotham-street, but she subsequently re-
moved to Everton, where she now resides. Shortly afterwards,
Mr. Slane addressed a letter to her at her former residence,
and the letter was received by the prisoner Mary Williams.
She opened it, and ascertained from its contents that the per-
son for whom the letter was intended was entitled to the an-
nuity above referred to. She kept the letter, and opened a
correspondence with Mr. Slane, in the course of which she
ascertained the nature of the annuity and the mode of pay-
ment. She ultimately informed Mr. Slane that he must in
future address his communications to her at No. 3, Finch-place,
whither she had removed. Letters were addressed to her
there accordingly ; and the first result was, that in February,
1855, having written to Mr. Slane to the effect that she was
desirous of altering the arrangement of receiving her annuity
at the expiration of two years, she received a cheque for £lO.
This cheque was cashed at the bank of Messrs. Heywood and
Sons. In August of the same year, Mary Williams again
wrote to Mr. Slane, saying that she was placed in unforeseen
pecuniary difficulties, and asking that
Th gentleman to remit her
£5 out of the next yearly annuity. is request was com-
plied with, and the money drawn on the 25th of that month.
In December last, the girl once more communicated with Mr.
Slane, stating that she was near her confinement, and soliciting,
the favour of his remitting her the balance of the year's an-
nuity. He replied that it was not due before February, 1856,
but that, nevertheless, if she were really pressed for the money,
she should be accommodated. The application was accordingly
renewed in the most pathetic terms, and the result was the
remittance and receipt of the £5. A few days ago, the time
having arrived for Mrs. Williams to receiveher annuity for the
Past two years, she addressed a letter to Mr. Slane requesting
that he would kindly forward the full amount. The fraud
was immediately discovered, and inquiries were instituted,
which resulted in the apprehension of the prisoner, on Monday
last, in a house at the back of Blake-street. Being near her
confinement, she was removed to the Workhouse, where she
will remain until she is able to appear before the magistrates
to answer the charge made against her.

EDWARD SWORDS, charged with entering the house of John
Hopking, of Ormakirk, breaking open a chest, and stealing
£7 10s. in gold therefrom, has been committed for trial at the
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THE SPIRIT OP THE DEEP, of Liverpool, Hewitt, from
Canton, has arrived in the Downs, having made the voyage
hence to Calcutta, China, and London, in seven months and
twenty days, exclusive of detention in port.
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THE swift boats from Runcorn to Manchester, via Lymm,
in consequence of the Bridgewater canal having been taken on
lease by the North Staffordshire railway company, ceased to

Mr. SEPTIMUS TEBAY, twenty-seventh wrangler in the
last Cambridge list of honours, was originally a labourer in a
mechanics' shop at Preston, and had received scarcely more
than the ordinary education of that class.
THE Liverpool and Philadelphia line of steamships which
were chartered for the French transport service on outbreak
of hostilities with Russia, will presently resume their old
station, and one of them, the city of Baltimore, Captain Leitch,
is expected to leave Liverpool for Philadelphia in the course of
another month.

RAPID PASSAGES.—The uew iron ship Ellen Bates, of this
port, arrived here on Friday morning , with a cargo of cotton
from New Orleans, after a remarkably rapid passage of 25
days 10 hours, having left the bar at New Orleans at 5 p.m.
on the 20th ult.—The screw-steamer Edinburgh arrived at
Greenock on Friday morning, in 11 days 22 hours, from
New York.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH CANADA.—The first of six
new screw steamers to run between Canada and Liverpool
will commence operations on the 23rd of April, when the
North America will leave Montreal for Liverpool, returning
from this port on the 24th of May. When all the steamers of
the line are built, the communication by them will be semi-

monthly.
ST. GEORGE'S HALL AND TILE PRESS.—A memorial is being
distributed amongst the newspaper proprietors of Liverpool,
by the Press Association, soliciting their co-operation in a
representation to the town conncil relative to the seats for the
reporters in the law courts of St. George's-hall. Appended to
the memorial are a number of letters, setting forth the incon-
veniences and annoyances to which reporters have been sub-

jected.
RAILWAT MANAGEIIENT.—The London and North-western
Company conveyed in and out of the Lime-street station, in
this town, in the month of December, the large number of
2800 troops, 300 officers, and above 500 followers, without
accident or interruption to their ordinary public service, and
many hundreds being conveyed at one time and without prior
notice, under the management of Mr. Palmer, the superin-
tendent, and of Mr. Brooks, of Euston-station.
OPENING- OF vus ASSIEES.—The Deputy Prothonotary has
issued the usual circular, which states :—ln pursuance of the
rule of court of March assizes, 1842, the 'causes intended to be
tried at Liverpool will be entered in the following order :-
Ist list, Salford hundred. 2nd list, West Derby hundred, or
elsewhere. The entry of causes at Lancaster will close at
nine o'clock on Tuesday morning the 19th instant, and at
LiverpoOl at twelve o'clock at noon, on Monday, the 24th of
March. The causes in the 2nd list will not be called on for
trial before Wednesday, the 26th of March. The business of
the public offices will be transacted at Preston during the
assizes, as usual.
:LtrEnroot, GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The thirty-third anni-
versary of this society was celebrated on Thursday, by a
dinner at the Angel Hotel, Bale-street ; J. Wrenn, Esq., the
president, in the chair. Amongst the other gentlemen present
'were the vice-president, Mr. Upton, Messrs. Steel, Crossley,
Pemberton, D. Evans, Kitchen, Jos. Thompson, Lillyraan,
Dooley, S. Moss, James Evans, H. E. Brown, G. Jones, E.
-Jones, J. Reay, J. B. Reay, J. Smith, Johnson, (Leeds,) and
, Cottam, (Manchester.) The dinner, which embraced every
delicacy of the season, liVaS served up in the most admirable
manner, and, as well as the wines, gave the greatest satis-
faction.
KIERDA.DE READING-Rooll.—The fifth lecture an connec-
tion With this institution was delivered on Tuesday, by Pro-
fessor G. Calvert., of Manchester. The subject was " The
Ocean," which he treated in a most interesting and practical
manner, illustrating dais various points by experiments. He
treated of iodine, the formation of coral, the various salts con-
tained in sea-water,--&c. The lecture was listened to through-
out with the greatest attention, the assembly every now and
then manifesting -their pleasure by applause. 'Mr. Alderman
Dover was in the-'cbair. .

LIVERPOOL REPORM ASSOCIATION.—The pinual meeting

of this body was held on Wednesday, at the rooms of the
association ; Mr. Thomas Brocklebank in the chair. The
proceedings comprehended little more than -the reading and
adoption of theannual report, and the election of officers for
the ensuing year. The report bore testimony to the valuable
services rendered by Mr. Ewart, M.P., who, 'it appeared from
the treasurer's .statement, had given a donation of £l5O to
the association funds. Mr. Thomas Brecklebank was re-
elected president, and after a variety of -complimentary votes,
the proceedings closed.
CRUELTY ,7ro SEAMEN.—Captain Isbester, and the mate,
Louis Buchanan., of the ship Kedjeree, were summoned before
Mr. Mansfield, by George Morris, a seaman of the same ship,
who charged :them with putting him in irons, lashing his
hands, and .gagging him without provocation. The captain
and mate called several witnesses who proved that the crew
had beeneseryinsubordinate during tkoveyage, and that the
complainant was one of the chief movers in it. Mr. Mans-
field fined each £2 and costs, as the-captain had received great
provocation ; but still they were not justified in using such
great violence.
THE MANCHESTER STRIKE.—The strike of spinners at Man-
chester, which has now lasted nearlyibieteen weeks, has not
yet been brought to a close. There was a meeting of about
300 may on Wednesday night, at which it was complained
that While on the one hand the spinners in work did not sup-
port thoseson strike so liberally as they ought, unauthorised
persons, on the other hand, were waiting-on shopkeepers and
getting -money in the name of the turnouts. Great dissatis-
faction was expressed by the meeting with the committee
managing the strike, and a motion was made for its dissolution..
Much confusion and recrimination between parties present at
the meeting followed, and the meeting was ultimately dis-
solved bythe platform lights being extinguished before a vote
could 'be taken.
Susriercxs CASE.—At the Police,court, on Friday, Ber-
nard Carney, marine store dealer, in' Chisenhall-street, and
Wilfiam Hayes, dock porter, were-charged by detectives Astic
and Thompson, under the following -circumstances : —The two
detectives 'having received information -of a number of rob-
beries-of copper nails and bolts, went in-search of the property.
In a cellar In Titchfield-street, -occupied by Carney, a large
quantity of,copper and brass bolts .werefound. Carney could
not account for the possession of -that property in his books,
which aenarine store dealer is bound todseep. He was taken
into custody, and lodged in the beidewell. The two detectives
went back to watch his house, 'to sea if .any person brought
any goods there ; while watchingsabont•ten o'clock on Friday
morning, they saw the prisoner 'Hayes going towards the
house:; -they stopped him, and upon being searched, 29Ibs.
of copper nails were found in a handkerchief in one of his
pockets. 'He could not account for having the nails in his
possession. Hayes was sent to gaol for two months, and
Carney was-remanded.
LAIvIBS',GHA.RITY.—On Thursday, the .annual meeting of
the friends of the above charity was held at the Blue Coat
Hospital. 'Mr. G. W. Moss took the chair. The secretary,
Mr. C. J..Sreith, read the report. It referred with plersure to
the present-condition of the institution. .It was true that the
amount of iannual subscriptions was -smaller than it had been
since 1832, syet, upon the whole, the -yearbad been a favour-
able one, as the funds received from 'casual sources, including
the ball, 'had' increased, and there was a handsome balance in
favour of theclarity. The number of patients relieved during
the year wasl369, being an increase of KU over the preceding
year. The treasurer's report enumerated the yearly subscrip-
tions as £431 2s. 6d., receipts from ball. £237, and the total
amount, including a balance from last year, at £1,248 ls.
10d. The expenditure left a balance of £384:95. 10d. in the
hands of theitsbanker. Resolutions of thanks to the various
officers and.committees having been adopted, and the commit.
tees and officers for the ensuing year appointed, the meeting
next agreed to Appoint Mr. Batty eonsultingesurgeon of the
institution, in consideration of his valuable services as visit-
ing-surgeon for a period of 30 years. It was also agreed to
fund £3OO of the money in hand, for the benefit of the charity.
THE HIBERNIAN ScnooLs.—Ou Thursday, the annual
meeting of the friends and supporters of these -schools was
held in the school-room, Pleasant-street, William Rathbone,
Esq., in the chair. The Committee of the Hibernian Schools,
having superintended their operations for another year, pre-
sented a report to the subscribers, from which it appeared that
the number of scholars on the books at the .end of 1855 was
449—viz , in the upper school 97 boys and 41 girls,-total, 138 ;
middle school 90 bays and 72 girls, total, 162 ; infant school
83 boys and 66 girls, total, 149. Grand total, 440. This is
about the same number that the school has contained for seve-
ral years past. Mr. _Davis, late of Staleybridge, entered ,on his
duties as master of the .high school at midsummer, and since
then he has taken the degree of 8.A., of the London Uni-
Nersitv. The committee express great confidence in Mr.
Davis's labours. During the year Improvements had been
effected in the school, at a -cost of £l3O, which would have to
be raised by special donations. The treasurer's aeeount showed
a deficiency in the income, as compared with the regularee-
penditure, during the past year, of £166 16s. 9d.
A NEW MATERIAL.—Mr. F. J. Eaton, of Exchange-
chambers, has received a sample of a vegetable product which
is calculated to become an important article of commerce, inas-
much as while its price is trifling and the supply abundant, it
is adapted to the manufacture of articles, the material for
which has hitherto been comparatively dear and scarce. The
product in question grows wild in Mexico, and is called by the
natives of that country " Pita." It is extracted from the
Maguey plant by the beating process, similar to that adopted
with flax, and it resembles much the best quality of horse-hair.
It is beautifully white, clear, and tenacious, and is adapted to the
manufacture of brushes, as well as to all the purposes for which
horse-hair is used, while the price is infinitely less, and the
quantity in which it can be procured infinitely larger than
those of the materials of which brushes and hair fabrics are
usually made. We understand that the "Pita" first found
its way to the United States, but its value there not being
appreciated, it was exported to this country, where there is
now an eager demand for it. When manufactured, into
brushes particularly, the material is found to he exceedingly
durable.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this com-
mittee was held ou Thursday, at the Town-hall. Mr. Alder-
man Langsdale presided. The sub-committee recommended
that proceedings be taken against Mr. Mellor, as to houses in
Brancker-street. It appeared that Mr. Mellor had built on
one side of the street, and had encroached upon the street so
as to leave it only 20 feet 5 inches wide, whereas the law
requires that no street shall be of less width thee 30 feet.
The Town-clerk was instructed to carry out the recommenda-
tion of the sub-committee. Mr. Gladstone moved—" That
the following members form a subcommittee to take into
consideration the unhealthiness of the present Town Council-
room, and to suggest a remedy, to be submitted to the Town
Council for their approval :—Messrs. James Holme, Sheil,
Halhead, Tinne, Crosthwaite, and M`Guffie;" Mr. Halhead
seconded the motion, and Mr. Tinne supported it. Mr.
Gladstone's name having been added to the proposed sub-
committee, the resolution was unanimously agreed to, and
the meeting shortly afterwards broke up. The medical officer
reported that, in the week ending the 9th instant, there was
an increase in the mortality of the borough in consequence of
the cold weather which prevailed from the 29th January to
the sth instant inclusive. The deaths from all causes were
240, being 36 more than in the preceding week, but six less
than the corrected average of the same week of the preceding
eight years. The increased mortality arose almost entirely
from diseases of the lungs, which caused 98 deaths, against 75
in the previous week. The deaths from fever during the
week were lower than were ever previously recorded. The
temperature during the early portion of the week was 6 deg.
below the average. The horizontal motion of the air averaged
426 miles. daily.

Mr. WILSON GREEN, who has resigned the appointment as
shipwright surveyor for this port, has received the folloting
gratifying letter from the. Board of Trade :—" Sir,— I am directed
by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trait to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter resigning your appoint-
ment as shipwright surveyor for the port of Liverpool. Tleir
lordships desire me to express to you their approbation of the
manner in *hich you have at all times discharged the duties
of the office which you now resign. My lords, however, htpe
that you will continue your services until the appointment of
your successor.—l am, sir, yours, &c., JAMES
CIIEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—The fortnightly meeting of tlis
society was held on Thursday, at the Royal Institution, the
president, Mr. Abraham, in the chair.—The secretary ec-
hibited a comb and brush, each containing a small galvaric
battery, for applying a galvanic current of air to the skin of
the head.—Mr. H. S. Evans, F.C.S., read an interesting arid
important paper on the " Natural History of the Cinchoia
Barks," which was illustrated by a series of barks authent.
cated by J. E. Howard, Esq., and presented to the mul,eup
by J. Evans, Esq., of London.—Mr. Rowland exhibited atd
explained his micro-photographic and enlarging apparatus,
(adjourned from last meeting), and practically showed its
mode of working. The thanks of the meeting were passed t
Messrs. Evans and Rowlands, for their communications, and
also to the donors to the museum.

SEAMEN REPUSING TO WORK.—At the Police-court, oa
Friday, thirty-two seamen, of the Donald WlCay, were chargel
by Captain Warner, of that ship, with refusing to do duty.
Detective Wilson said, having received information that k
number of seamen belonging to the Donald M`Kay were
refusing to work, he, in company with twenty police-officer;
proceeded to the ship and apprehended them. Captait
Warner stated that nine of his crew refused to-do work of
Thursday morning before breakfast, and the rest of the at.
cused joined them after breakfast. He added that he Ballet
on the 13th instant, for Mobile, and put back on the 14t1,
owing to the bad weather ; and as he was putting back tit
crew refused to work. As he intended to sail again on Sun-
day, it would be a great hindrance to him if he had to full
another crew. He thought it was a trick of the seamen to
obtain the advance money, which some had obtained for one
and others for two months. When the seamen were askel
the reason of their " turn-out," they all replied that the shP
was too lightly manned. This the captain denied, observirc,
that she had a larger crew than ever she had before. l‘f.
Mansfield asked them if they were willing to go back to thEir
ship. They all refused. Mr. Mansfield committed them f)r
twelve weeks.

LIVERPOOL INDUSTRIAL RAGGED SCHOOLS.—The seventh
annual meeting of these schools was held on Wednesday, in
the schoolroom, Soho-street. From the report it appears
that since the schools were opened, in March, 1849, 13;8
children have been admitted, of whom 341 have been sent to
situations. The treasurer's account shows that the net earn.
jogs of the children were £127 3s. 3d. • and independent of
this, the girls had made 188 shirts, 158 chemises, 63 petticoats,
19 pairs of sheets, 50 frocks, 147 aprons 33 pinafores, 48 bank.
kerchiefs, 30 bed-ticks, 104 blouses, and 48 towels, which,if
paid for at a very low price, would amount to £ll 13s. d.
The total number of children admitted during the year 18i5
was 362, of whom 242 were boys and 120 girls. The averke
number who have slept in the house was 26, of whom 11 wee
girls and 15 boys. The number of boys employed in various
occupations on the premises is 112, and girls 58. Amongst
the children admitted 52 have gone to situations, 8 sent to
their own parish, 5 gone to other schools (their condition hol-
ing been improved), left Liverpool, 114 left school of their
own accord, 1 died, 6 left sick ; making a total of 152, of whom
62 were girls and 133 boys. The total amount of subscription
and donations received during the last year has been £714 Its.:
received from children's parents, £7 6s. The whole amount
received by the treasurer has been £1,299 115..5d.; the balance
due to the treasurer is £174 19s. 10d. Among the donors are
Thomas D. Anderson, Esq., £100; Mr. George Arkle, LW;
Mrs. D. Bourne, £5; and Zr. John Drinkwater, £5.

WsEcKs CASUALTIES.-A return has just been
printed of the wrecks and casualties on or -tear the coasts of
the United Ilingclom, in 1855. The result is deplorable. The
total number of wrecks and casualties were 1,141, of 176,544
tons. Of the vessels, 963 were British, 11 colonial, and'll6
foreign ; of which number were totally wrecked 272, strazded
and recovered 246, stranded (but whether totally or partial
loss not reported) 167, totally lost in 'collision 55, seriohsly
damaged in collision 178, slightly damaged in collision 11,‘
leaky and foundered 49, leaky and put 'back to discharge and
repair 47, destroyed by fire 14, found " derelict" 19, 'dis-
masted and otherwise damaged 49, abandoned 20, capsized
and stmlC-9, seriously damaged by sporitaneous combustion of
cargo 2. 'Of these 576 occurred on the east coast, 251 on the
west coast, and 117 on the south coast, of Great Britain ; 1:27
on the ;Irish coast ; 10 off the &illy Islands ; 6 off the
Channelislands : 34 off the Northern Islands, viz., Orkneys,
Shetland, and Hebrides ; 13 off the Isle of Man ; and 7 off
the Lundy Island. In 1855, the total number of lives lost was
469 • 'in 1854, 1,549 ;in 1853, .1369 ;in 1852, 920. The
number of collisions reported is greatly on the increase, 'being
247 against 94 regiStered in 1854,173 in 1853, and 57 in 7852.
This increase is, perhaps, attributable, in part at any rate, to
the same cause as that of the number of wrecks .above-
mentioned. Total amount paid.tO:life-boats during the year
£58215. Bd. ; total amount as rewards for saving life,, 55 3s'

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—Mr. Harrison presided at the
weekly meeting of the guardians on Wednesday, When the
balance in the hands of the treasurer was found to be
£491 18s. 4d. The guardians having considered the letter
from the Poor-law Board, dated the 12th instant, on the sub,
Sect of the dietary table proposed by the guardians for the idle
and refractory inmates of the workhouse, make thefollowing
reply:-Ist. That the Poor-law Board is not asked to sanction
a difference in the diet for a particular class of paupers in the
workhouse, when such difference is made to depend upon the
:moral character of the paupers, or their conduct, previous to
their becoming inmates of the workhouse ; but, en the con-
trary, intend such proposed dietary for that class only who are
idle.and refractory in the workhouse. 2nd. That the guardians
are of opinion that workhouses should be so conducted as to
.provide a suitable asylum for the aged and deserving, but un-
fortunate poor, who are destitute of home and friend, and whose
only crime is their poverty; while, at the same time, it sup-
plies a test for the able-bodied, idle, and profligate ; and the
guardians of this union will never sanction, or assist in carry-
ing out, a system which treats,upon an equality two classes so
widely different in character.
COLONEL WILSON PATTEN.—The following General Order
Chas been issued, dated Horse Guards, Feb: 9: —The Field-
lfarshal Commanding-in-Chief has great pleasure in com-
municating to the army the following garrison-order, issued
by 1-lieutenant-General Sir -James Fergusson, *Governor of
Gibraltar :—Gibraltar, Jan. :16. The Lieutenant-General
Commanding cannot allow the departure of Colonel Wilson
Patten without expressing his regret at losing his services and
.assistance. Colonel Wilson Patten has devoted his time and
energies so unceasingly to the training of his officers and men,
and-has shown so good an example in coming out with his regi-
ment, when, from other dutiesgt could not have-been expected
from him, that the Lieutenant-General Commanding feels it
incuulbent on him to express his high sense of the service be
has rendered to his Queen andrcountry, and heWill not fail to
-notify to the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the favour-
able-opinion he has formed of Colonel Wilson Patten and the
3rd Royal Lancashire Regiment. —J. FußosessoN,
tieneral.—The valuable services of Colonel Wilson Patten,
and the zeal and exertion he has-evinced in bringing his regi-
mentto its present high state of-discipline and efficiency have
been, ...on other occasions, most favourably- brought to the
notice of the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, and his
lordship feels that he can in no way better markhis approval
than by thus promulgating Lieutenant-General Sir James
Ferguseon's order, so creditable -to Colonel Patten and the
militia service. By command, &c.

LIVRRTOOL INSTITUTION FOR SIZE TRAINING AND EM-
PLOYMBNT OF NURSES.—The first annual me3ting of the sup-
porters of this institution was held.at the Slater-street Insti•
tution-house, on Friday ; Mr. Edward Cropper in the chair.
The report stated that a large number of applicants for admis-
sion to the institution had been found quite unfit for the duties
of nurses, and that the period of two months' probation was
found most necessary and useful, many nurses who came with
high testimonials having during that period been found quite
unqualified. Six nurses now in the house had passed their pro-
bation, and•two others had been engaged to enter• it. A con-
siderable number of patients had been assisted gratuitously,
and the number attended for small fees was as large as could
be expected, :the nurses being scarcely,at home two days to-
gether. The-deraand, in fact, had been greater than the in-
stitution could supply. But the current expenses of.elothes,
salaries, Snc., were so heavy, that unless the subscriptions came
in more freely the establishment could not,be maintained. An
urgent appeal was made by the committee for increased-sup-
port, and the document closed with a number of testimonials
to the efficiency of various nurses supplied by the establish-
ment. The treasurer, Mr. J. Cropper, read the statement of
accounts, which showed that the expenses during the year had
been upwards of £2OO. The furnishing of the house had cost
£141; housekeeping, £B5 18s. 6d.; salaries, £5O its. -Bd.;
rent and taxes, £26 13s. 9d. ; printing, £l6 4s. 9d. The
donations had been £226 ; the subscriptions, £4B ; nurses'
earnings during eight months, £4B 6s. The treasurer re-
marked that, if they .could maintain nine good nurses, the
institution would be self-supporting. The Rev. 5. S. Howson
moved the adoption of the report, which it was agreed should
be as extensively circulated as passible. The motion was
seconded and adopted. The Rev. Dr. M`Neile moved a reso-
lution declaratory of the value and importance of the institu-
tion, and urging its claims •to support. He particularly dwelt
upon the advantages of having nurses of Christian character,
and upon the usefulness of their ministrations to the very poor.
Mr. Bickersteth seconded the resolution, which was cordially
adopted, as were also a few others of a routine character.

INEURANCE Lossas BY THE RECENT GALL—The insurance
clubs in the north-east ports are likely to be severe sufferers by
the gales of Wednesday and Thursday week. The oldest sea-
men never experienced a more violent hurricane of wind,
during the time it blew, and scarcely.a day elapses but intelli-
gence is received of one disaster or other occasioned by the
gale. Several ships went bodily down about forty miles off
the laud, their crews fortunately escaping on board of other
vessels others had their masts blown over their sides, or their
sails stripped from the yards, and became thus disabled and
unmanageable. The following are amongst some of the disas-
ters that have been reported daring the week the. midst
of the gale, the brig George Glen, when about fifty miles off
the Durham coast, became so leaky, that her crew could not
keep her afloat,' and they escaped on board the st. Martin, of
Caen. They had not been long on board that vessel when a
Sunderland brig, the William Henry, ran into her, and
the crews of the two vessels had just time to escape on
board the William Henry, when the. St. Martin sunk.
A brig, the Maria, has been brought into Scarborough,
abandoned by her crew ; she is laden with oak timber. The
master, his, wife, and the crew of the Odenburg, of Amster-
dam, have been brought into Scarborough, having abandoned
that vessel off Tynemouth point, in a sinking state. The.
Henry King, of Hastings, has also been brought into Hartle-
pool, with her mainmast gone, having been abandoned by her
crew, who got on board a Stockton vessel. The Sea Bird, of
Shields, also sank in the gale. Her crew, when they appeared
to be in the last extremity, were fortunately rescued by the
crew of the Alice, of Exeter. The Kitty Wake, of Scar-
borough, was also abandoned by her crew off' the Scotch coast,
and the Stockton and London trader Darlington was run
down by the Margaret, of Sunderland, and sunk, with a
valuable cargo. A brig, the Sultan, belonging to Shields,
which was proceeding from the Tyne on a voyage to Lisbon,
was overtaken by the dale. During the course of Friday she
was fallen in with by a Sandwich schooner, and from some
unexplained reason, the master and crew of the brig went on
board of the schooner, and part of the schooner's crew pro-
ceeded on board the brig. They have managed to get her
into the Tyne, and will be entitled to handsome salvage. Such
are some of the disasters that have occurred. With the mis-
chief done to vessels in the Tyne—in itself falling not far
short of 220,000—the loss of shipping property on the north•
east coast, occasioned by the late gale, will approach 550,000.

THE LIVEIt,POOL STANDARD.