The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1852.

ENROLMENT OF THE MlLmA.—The number of men
required for the militia, from this county, is 5,628. Mr.
Wm. Statham, the clerk for the subdivision of Kirk&les
was engaged throughout the whole of Friday in recording
the names of volunteers, previous to enrolment on Satur-
day next by the Deputy-Lieutenant. Two or three hun-
dred candidates for the £6 bounty registered their names
in the County Court, Lime-street. Volunteers must be
between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five; a great
number of the above were of the minimum age. The
County Court will be open daily for this purpose through-
out the week. The police-stations in the out-townships
will also be used for this purpose.

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WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the
weekly meeting of this board, after some minor matters
had been disposed of, the case of Mr. Shearson, relieving-
officer for Bootle, was gone into. It appeared, from the
report of Mr. Bramham, removing-officer, and Mr. Bar-
nett, both of whom had fully investigated the matter, that
Shearson had '"st of a-- ',-regularities. Some

the offer of Messrs

~een guilty of severs,
of the paupers had, at different times
and others had been paid o'

been pa

[t of order. One

who had been allowed" 2s. a.week by the board, had been
kept out of her money for ten weeks. To each of the
cases Shearson gave an explanation. The whole of the
's to whom he was in arrears were paid cn Thursday

long to the Dock Committee.—A letter
3 Messrs. M`lver, against the use of
d lights an board vessels in the Coburg Dock, which
s almost exclusively used by them.

erection di

was also read f

but there was a balance due to the union of £2 lls.
Mr. Roskell, on the ground that Shearson never
rated fraud, moved the withdrawal of his susnen-

FATAL ACCIDF.NTS.—On Friday, an inquest was held
on the body of George Hughes, aged 47, who for the last
seventeen years looked after the engine at Messrs. Bar-
tons' tannery, Bevington-bush. On Thursday afternoon,
Henry Davies, another workman, went into the engine.
house, and found Hughes lying on his belly, with his head
in the fly-wheel hole, and the arm of the wheel on his
neck. His lower jaw was broken, the upper one much
bruised, and he had three holes in the back of his head.
He went to stop the engines shortly before twelve o'clock,
but there was no evidence to show how he get caught in
the wheel. A verdict was given accordingly.—Elizabeth
Walton, an aged woman, died in the Infirmary, this week,
from injuries caused by being knocked down by a cart in
Lime-street.—On Wednesday, a boy, named John Lupton,
was run over by a cart, in Victoria-road. He died shortly
afterwards.-0i Saturday week, William Deakin, between
three and four years of age, son of Joseph Deakin, master
of a flat navigating the river Mersey, in company with his
father and mother, was playing upon the deck of the
vessel, at Runcorn, when his foot slipped, and he fell
overboard. The unfortunate parents witnessed the acci-
dent, but the father being unable to swim, no assistance
could be rendered.—On Tuesday, an inquest was held on
the body of Edward John Huddlestone, 35 years of age.
The deceased, who was a joiner and cabinet-maker in
, fell, while intoxicated, into the shop fire,
ously burned that he died of his ininries in
iospital.

contem

sion. This was seconded by Mr. Lunt, and oppose'd by
Mr. Alpass, but carried.

LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
The annual show of this society took place on Wednes-
day at Preston. It was numerously attended. There
were five reaping machines on the ground, including
M'Cormick's with the latest improvements • Hussev's,
improved by Crosskill. There were altogether twenty-
five exhibitions of implements, and 305 articles exhibited.
Of these three were portable steam-engines, eight thrash-
three brick-machines, two tile-machines,
e machines, ploughs, grubbers, clodcrushers,
corn-crushers, &c. There were forty

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ig machines,

hay-ma
drills, c

cutters,

entries for the prizes for green crops, twelve for farm ma-
nagement, nine for roots and seeds, ninety-six horned
cattle, 101 horses, 142 sheep, sixty-two pigs, (exclusive of
four litters,) and not less than twenty-two head of poul-
try. The dinner took place on Thursday, but the pre-
mier did not preside, as was at first announced. His place

by Mr. Wilson Patten

PARTING GlFTS.—Parting friends

generall

y bestow

some little gift, as a token of esteem: On separating
mind by ties of relationship

those to whom we ar

or friendship, we naturally wish to leave behind some
talisman to guard our memory, and for this purpose
portraits are generally preferred, as, from their strik-
ing resemblance, they are most likely to call to mind the
original. Those who adopt this mode should visit Mr.
Firth's photogr phic gallery, in Newington, where, in a
few seconds, they may obtain
.fae similes of themselves,
on terms which the most economical could not demur at
paying. We can vouch for the accuracy of Mr. Firth's
portraits, and the care and beauty with which he finishes
his miniature pictures. Mr. Firth has just added to his
list of portraits of clergymen a likeness of the Rev. W.
Falloon, of St. Bride's, in full canonicals, which he will
be happy to show to any of the rev. gentleman's friends
who may feel inclined to inspect the gallery.
DARING ATTEMPT AT BtiRGLARY.-A little before
four o'clock on Wednesday morning a policeman observed
a man with a dark lantern boring holes in one of the win-
dow-shutters of the house of Mr. Edward Cropper, Dingle-
bank. He seized him immediately, when a severe scuffle
took place, but, after receiving considerable punishment,
the burglar managed to escape. By this time Mr. Crop-
per and his servants were aroused. They searched the
grounds, without perceiving anybody, and then went
through the house. On entering the dining-room a man
was seen getting through the window. and although one
of his legs was seized, he also got off, leaving behind him a
large quantity of blood, the result of his eager attempt to
make his exit through the window. On searching the
room a cap, a hat, a dark lantern, and some skeleton keys
were found on the floor ' • these will, it is hoped, lead to
the detection of the robbers, for whom the town and
county police are now on the look out.

the Northern

THE SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday, at the usual
fortnightly meeting of this body, the Rev. Rector Camp-
bell presided. From the report of the governor it ap-
peared that, on the 18th instant, there were 2,olBinmates
in the Workhouse. Amongst these there were 555 sick
cases.—Miss Kelly was appointed schoolmistress to the
Industrial Schools.—The Medical Relief Committee,
having had before it the recommendation of the Poor-law
Board relative to the fraudulent vaccination cases, had
agreed to a resolution—that having given the matter their
fullest consideration, they recommended the board to de-
termine the appointments of Messrs. Gill, Steel,Emmett,
and Donlevy, both as vaccinators and medical officers of
the parish, and to provide for the appointment of medical
officers to fill the vacancies, at the same remuneration,
who should devote their whole time to the parish, and
discharge their duties satisfactorily. Mr. Gill,itappeared
from another minute, had already resigned his situation,
and Dr. Sinclair bad been appointed to it, at the same
salary, subject to the approval of the hoard—the appoint-
ment to determine at any time with a week's notice. it
appeared that, of the fraudulent vaccination cases proved,
Mr. Gill wag implicated in 240, Mr. Steel in 101, Mr.
Emmett in 79, and Dr. Donlevy in 129 ; and it had been
resolved that the amounts charged for these cases should
be deducted from their bills. Eventually, the matter was
deferred till the next meeting, to give the medical officers
an opportunity of resigning, with the understanding, how-
ever, that, if they did not choose to do so, the resolution
of the committee would be enforced.—Mr. Parry was
elected storekeeper to the Workhouse. Mr. Savage was
re-elected rate bookkeeper.—Mr. Bradley renewed his
notice of a motion for the appointment of a permanent
paid surveyor, which will be taken into consideration at
the next meeting.

PROPOSED CRYSTAL PALACE IN MANCHESTER.—In
the Courier of Saturday we published a suggestion by a
correspondent, that a Crystal Palace should be erected in
Manchester, and this week we have a preliminary an-
nouncement of a proposition to establish a company by
shares, for erecting a Crystal Palace in an eligible situa-
tion in the neighbourhood of Manchester, for the purpose
of affording to the large and intelligent population of the
surrounding districts all the advantages derivable from
such an institution, with its various means of recreation
and instruction. Tt is proposed to make the institution
worthy of this important manufleturing community, and
the views with which the great Crystal Palace was origi-
nally designed. This is all the information yet afforded,
none of the details having been settled ; but by an adver-
tisement we are led to understand that some ten acres of
land will be required at a distance not exceeding. ten miles
from Manchester, and we suppose, contiguous to some
line of railway.—]Manchester Courier.
SCREW STEAM-SHIPS ON THE ATLANTIC THIS WIN-
TER.—The Cunard Company's screws the Andes, Alps,
Jura, and Etna, with others not yet named, are to com-
mence early in December next ; but it is not generally
known that these vessels are to go from Liverpool, via'
New Yo►k, to Chagres, and to return to Liverpool. It
is intended to start them on the Wednesday of the weeks
on which the mail steamers sail for Boston. This will
rive the opportunity of unloading their cargo in the
United States so as to be ready to start for Chagres on
the arrival of the New York steamer, leaving Liverpool
ten days after. This will give immense advantages to the
travelling community and to shippers of goods. The
Andes, Capt. Wickman, is appointed to sail in December,
and the Alps, Capt. Hutchings, id January. The choice
of such experienced men for commanders indicates a de-
termination to succeed, for they are not men easily
daunted, or likely to be turned aside by ordinary dif-
ficulties.

QUICK. VOYAGE. The screw-steamer Tamaulipas,
which left this port on the 23rd of June last for the
West Indies and Mexico, returned to the Mersey
on Thursday evening, after accomplishing an unpre-
cedeetedly short voyage. As this is the only direct steam
line from Liverpool to those parts, a few particulars of her
voyage between the different ports will be acceptable
to shippers and others connected with the progress of
screw-steam navigation. The Tamaulipas made the run
hence to St. Thomas in 20- days; from St. Thomas to
Jamaica, a distance of 735 nautical miles, she occupied
only 72 hours; and from Jamaica to Tampico six days,
making the outward passage from this port, including
stoppages at St. Thomas and Jamaica, in 31 days. On
the homeward passage she was still more successful. After
leaving Tampico she reached Havana in 4 days, stayed
there 4 days to take in cargo and coal; and from there
to Liverpool direct, she occupied only 19 days, her run
home being made in 28 drys, including the detention at
Havanna. To give a better idea of the rapidity of the
passage, we may state that the entire distance is upwards
of 10,500 miles, which was accomplished in 64 days,
including the stoppages at St. Thomas, Jamaica, Tampico,
and Havanna. The Tamaulipas reached the Mersey on
Thursday evening, but in consequence of the thick fog,
her commander brought her to anchor at the mouth of
the river, and she was reported in the following day's ship
news. She has brought home a cargo of sugar, tobacco,
and cigars, along with 550,000 in specie on freight. Capt.
Ewing speaks in the highest terms of the sea-going quali-
ties of his vessel, and her log exhibits a very high daily
average rate of speed. The Tamaulipas will be despatched
on her second voyage on Saturday, the 11th of September
next, and we understand that she has already a full cargo
engaged, and several applications for passages.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. THOMAS RIPLEY.—We
have to record the death of Thomas Ripley, Esq., a
native of this town, but the greater part of whose career
has been passed in Liverpool. Mr. Ripley was one of
those merchant princes of Our land, who, commencing
with their own energies and active commercial habits, have
realized very large fortunes. He served an apprentice.
ship with the father of Mr. George Burrow, in this town,
but afterwards proceeded to Liverpool, and engaged in
the foreign trade, in which he has amassed the bulk of
the very large fortune he has bequeathed. The greater
portion of this has been left for appropriation among the
charities of this town. Mr. Ripley died at his residence
in Abercromby.square, Liverpool, but his remains were
removed to Lancaster, on Thursday last, by a special
train. It was determined in the town to pay some mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased, and, as it was
undertood that the funeral cortege would arrive at the old
station, at the top of Penny-street. and pass up Market-
street to the Parish Church, the shops on the route were
closed. The special train arrived soon after one, and
about half-past that hour, the procession was marshalled.
The cavalcade proceeded slowly down Penny•street. up
Market-street, and, at the Town-hall, the mayor and the
principal members of the corporation evinced their respect
for the character of Mr. Ripley by taking their place at
the head of the procession. The rev. vicar, accompanied
by the two curates of the parish church, met the hearse
at the church gates, and the melancholy procession passed
into the church. The impressive sepulchral ceremonial
of the English Church was read by the vicar over the re-
mains of Mr. T. Ripley, which were deposited in a new
vault which has been built near the monument of the late
Mr. Hargreaves. The churchyard was crowded with
spectators.—Lancaster Guardian.

BURGLARIES NEAR ST. HELENS.—On Monday, Wil-
liam Lloyd, James Lloyd, and Bridget Lloyd, were
charged before Z. Sillar, Esq., M.D., with having, on the
night of the 16th instant, burglariously broken and entered
the dwelling-house of Henry Aspinall, farmer, residing at
Rainford. and stealing a large quantity of wearing appa-
rel. They were also charged with burglariously breaking
and entering the dwelling-house of John Dickenson, of
Upholland, on the 18th instant, and stealing a quantity of
wearing apparel. When the prisoners were conveyed to
the police station they were searched, and they were wear-
ing part of the property stolen from Henry Aspinall's and
John Dickenson's ; and near to a barn where the female
prisoner was apprehended were found two bundles of
clothing, being the whole of the property stolen from the
house of Thos. Smith, from Billinge, from which place
the prisoner must have been coming when they were ap-
prehended. They were committed to take their trial at
the next assizes. There were also two other charges of
burglary against the same prisoners, but they were not
gone into.

GENERAL NEWS.

MR. G. P. R. JAMES, the novelist. has been appointed
consul at Norfolk, United States.—Sun.
MR. ROBERT OwEN. the Socialist, has announced him.
self a camlidate for Oldham.

TRANSATLANTIC STRAIT-SHIPS.—The steam-ship Arc-
tic wiled on Wednesday for New York, with the usual
maim, a large cargo of fine goods. and the unprecedented
number of 175 passengers, amongst whom were the Coun-
tess Rossi (Madame Sontag). Mr. J. H. Wilton, the well-
known agent of Barnum, Miss L. Keene, &c.—The
British and North American steam-ship Europa, Ryrie,
commander, took her departure hence for New York, on
Saturday. at eleven, a.m., with 120 passengers, ar:d a fair
cargo, besides the usual mails. Amongst the passengers
were the Prince of Nassau; his Excellency the Comman-
der Carvalho Morcira, Brazilian minister to the United
States, lady, and suite; and Mr. Thomas Baring. His
excellency, accompanied by his secretary, Chevalier d'An-
dracle. and Mr. J. M. Braga, acting Brazilian consul-
general at this port, visited the Britannia Tubular Bridge
on Friday, and appeared highly gratified with the inspec-
tion.—The United States Mail steam-ship Pacific. Nye,
commander, with advises from New York to the 21st
instant, may be expected to arrive in the Mersey to-day
or to-morrow.

THE Aberdeen Herald anticipates another contest for
Edinburgh, in consequence of the increasing ill-health of
Mr. Macaulay.

A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.—There is a cab-driver
in London who once held a commission in the army, and
had property to the amount of X 1,500,000.

SRRIEVALTV OF LONDON.-Mr. Chandler, who was
elected one of the sheriffs of London at the last common-
hall, has paid £6OO penalty to avoid service.
THE Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette
states its conviction, that there are at present not less
than 1500 reaping machines at work in England.
CHEAP SUGAR.—A Northumberland paper states that
the books of a grocer who failed the other day, prove
that he lost no less than £3O per week by selling " cheap
sugar."

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YORK-
SHIRE RAILWAY.—On Monday night an accident occurred
at Bullfield. on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, by
which severe injuries were inflicted upon several of the
passengers ; and in one case they have terminated
fatally. The man who has for some time attended
the points, and to this signal, was Lee Bancroft, a man
about forty years of age, who has borne the character of
being a steady and careful servant. The train to which
the accident occurred was the last train between Liver-
pool and Manchester, consisting of about sixteen car-
riages. Bancroft having left his post, and there being no
indication announced by the signal light, the passenger
train ran into a goods train, the effect of which was to
smash three third-class carriages, which were next the en-
gine, and to inflict a series of injuries upon upwards of a
score of persons. Bancroft had clearly acted in disobe-
dience to his orders, and of this, when his attention had
been called to it, he would appetr to have been conscious,
for about twelve o'clock his wife and another woman
found that he had committed suicide in his cabin, by sus-
pending himself with a neckerchief from one of the nails.
On the following night, as the Government train, which
passes Bolton at eight o'clock, was proceeding to Liver-
pool, about a mile distant beyond the Wigan Station, one
of the valves of the engine burst, which disabled the ma-
chinery from working. The sudden stoppage caused con-
siderable alarm and dismay among the passengers. No
personal injuries were sustained. The accident on Mon-
day night resulted on Thursday morning in the death of
one of the passengers, a boy named Richard Greenhalgh.
An inquest was held on the bodies of Greenhalgh and
Lee Bancroft, the pointsman, on Thursday afternoon,
when the circumstances of the accident having been de-
tailed in evidence, and it appearing that Greenhalgh had
died from a blow received in the collision, which had rup-
tured the uretha, the jury returned in his case a verdict of
" manslaughter" against Bancroft, and in Bancroft's case
of " temporary insanity."

CHARLES COLLINS. the pawner of aristocratic por-
traits, escaped at the Old Bailey last week on three indict-
ments, in consequence of some technical difficulty in
tracing the property.

THE MUSIC-HALL.—The public building under this
name, which has stood for about a century in Bold-street,
was recently razed to the ground ; and some curiosity has
been expressed as to the character and object of the struc-
ture now in progress, on the site. The hall is to be re-
stored, and the basement of the building will consist of
two handsome shops, facing to Bold-street, and one of
them showing, laterally to Concert-street, six large arched
plate-glass windows. The new Music-hall will be a widely
different place to the one just pulled down. The entrance
will be in Bold-street, between the two shops, and the
room will be very considerably heightened (the height
from floor to ceiling, if our memory serves us, will he 27
feet). There will be a small gallery in the room of very
beautiful proportions, and it is intended to have a stage
and proscenium ; the latter being quite a novelty in con-
cert rooms. It is also intended to construct a long room
in the roof, to be used for refreshment and retiring pur-
poses. We understand that Mr. WE. Hime has become
the lessee of the hall, and that it will be let for concerts
and all other first-class entertaiments. The structure,
which is said to be of immense strength, will be com-
pleted, it is expected by the latter end of October.

EMIGRATION.—During the last few days, no less than
ten ships of very considerable tonnage, with nearly 3,000
emigrants, have been in the port of Plymouth, all bound
for Australia or Van Dieman's Land.

THE MILITIA.—The attempt to raise a voluntary mi-
litia seems quite a failure in some places. For the East
Riding of Yorkshire there were only twenty-seven appli-
cants for the 800 volunteers required.
HER MAJESTY'S MAILS TO AUSTRALTA.—The screw
steamer Cleopatra is appointed to take out her Majesty's
mails to the Cape of Good Hope, Port Philip, Adelaide,
and Sydney. She is to leave London Slit. 4, and Ply-
mouth (with the mail bags) Sept. 7.
THE QUEEN has permitted the finest specimens of old
Sevres porcelain to be removed from Buckingham Palace
to the Museum at Marlborough-house, for the use of the
students in the department of practical alt. The collec-
tion is reported to be the finest in Europe.
MR. FERGUS O'CONNOR'S health is rapidly improving
under the care of Dr. Tuke, of whose maison de sante he
is an inmate. Moderate diet and restriction from intoxi-
cating liqnors, together with abundant exercise, and the
absence of excitement (political, pecuniary. and personal),
have brought round this favourite result. As yet Mr.
O'Connor has not been allowed to see his friends.
NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.—We understand that the
authorities have it in contemplation to purchase the exten-
sive property of the Earl of Harrington, situated at Old
Brompton, for the purpose of erecting a new National
Gallery. The Government are favourably disposed as to
the site as a most eligible place for the building.—Morn-
ing Herald.
MR. GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS has announced
himself as a Liberal candidate for Peterhorough, and per-
sists in his canvas, notwithstanding a meeting at the Corn
Exchange have declared " that they (lid not consider him
entitled to the support of the Liberal electors." In ad-
dressing the constituencyit appears he half objected to
the ballot, palliated Maynooth, and apologised for church
rates.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The many and varied amuse-
ments which the lessee of these charming grounds pre-
sents to the public have induced a large attendance to
witness the Lauri family in their extraordinary calis-
thenic exercises, as also their very clever performances in
the ballet department. Last week the ballet of " Punch,
or, the Fisherman of Naples" was produced, and
throughout elicited great applause. It abounds in pan-
tomimic tricks, and was exceedingly well gut up ; the con-
cluding scene closes amidst a terrific shower of fire,
which, from the resources available in that department
at the Gardens, was made very effective. Mons. Tor-
pini, on the slack rope, exhibits some of the most daring
feats. The Messrs. Distin and Sons are engaged and will
give their grand concerts during the week, which, together
with extra displays of fireworks, present to the public a
combination of talent and attraction not often witnessed
at one establishment. On Thursday last the children of
the Deaf and Dumb School were permitted to visit the
Gardens, at the solicitation of Mr. Harmmood Banner,
and were highly delighted. This evening the National
and Independent Orler of 011 fellows hold their grand
gala and fete, the proceeds of which go to the Widow
and Orphans' Fund.
THE NEXT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.—A monthly
and special meeting of the Council has been convened for
to-morrow, (Wednesday,) to receive and consider the re-
ports of the several standing committees, and for the
transaction of much important business. The special
committee appointed on the 14th instant to take into con-
sideration and report on the letter of the Secretary of
State, with reference to the appointment of six additional
magistrates for the borough, will also present their report
to the Corporation.. Amongst the mayor's communica-
tions is a memorial from owners and occupiers of property
in Bostock-street, requesting the Council to open that
street into Great Homer-street, to be decided upon.—Mr.
J. B. Lloyd has given notice of a motion to rescind or
alter the resolution of the Council, •` giving instruction to
the Liw-courts Committee to provide accommodation for
the Recorder, so that he may hold all future sessions in
one of the new courts;" and Mr. S. Halme has also put
a notice of motion on the books, to the effect " that it be
referred to the Improvement-committee to consider a
comprehensive plan for the improvement of the borough,
and that the committee be empowered to frame a bill to
be submitted to the Council, preparatory to an application
to. Parliament, in the next session, for powers to effect the
necessary improvement."

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—In consequenceof the members
having been invited to accompany the dock committee on
their annual marine excursion on Thursday, the usual
weekly meeting of the health committee was held on
Friday. The chairman, Mr. Alderman Langsdale, pre-
sided ; and there were also present, Messrs. Lloyd, Beck-
with, Johnson, Henderson, Godfrey, and Dover. —The
report of the medical officer of health set forth that the
state of mortality was still above the average, by reason,
principally, of bowel complaints. the deaths from which,
last week, were only two fewer than in the week preced-
ing. The deaths from all causes were—in the parish,
200; in the extra-parochial wards, 81; the aggregate
being 14 more than in the previous week, and 76 more
than the average of the corresponding week of the three
previous years. 73 children had died from dysentery.
No deaths had occurred from this cause to persons
between six and fifty years of age. One death was regis-
tered from English cholera, being less than the average of
the same week of former years, excluding 1849.—The fol-
lowing letter was then read :—" As it is possible that
exaggerated statements may be circulated with regard to
an outbreak of cholera on board the New York packet-
ship Garrick, which arrived here on Tuesday last, the
medical officer of health begs to report that, when the
ship was nine days out. cholera appeared amongst the
passengers and crew, 10 deaths in all having occurred.
No new case had appeared for nine days before the ship
reached Liverpool ; and there is no probability of the
disease being introduced into this port by the ship's
arrival. (Signed) W. D. Duncan, Medical Officer of
Health.”—Notices were ordered to be served on the
trustees of the Collegiate Institution, and the owners of
property on the east side of Shaw-street, to connect their
drains With the main sewers. At the suggestion of Mr.
Joseph Boult, the name of Eaton-street East, Windsor,
was ordered to be changed to its original one of Highton-
street,

GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—The public will learn with
satisfaction that the present Postmaster-General has
determined not to appoint any one to a situation in the
Post-office until he has produced ample testimonials to his
moral character, from his youth upwards, and also that he
is fully qualified to perform the duties attached to the
office to which he aspires.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR BATH.—On Thurs-
day evening while a man named Rees, a tailor• in Bath,
was crossing the line at the SaHord station of the Great
Western Railway, about three miles from Bath, the train
for which he had been waiting to return to that cty ap-
proached, and before the poor fellow could get com-
pletely clear of the line, the buffer plate of the down
engine struck him on one side, and by the force of the
collision threw him a distance of some yards into a hedge.
He was found to be so severely injured that he died almost
instantly.

THE REV. JAMES NESBITT, accused of forgery at
"Worcester, is now stated to be an unlicensed and uncer-
tificated bankrupt, and to have been charged ten years ago
With forgery in London. In 1838 he is stated to have
been curate of Clenchwarton, Lynn, Norfolk, when he
unfortunately prevailed upon the Bishop of Norwich to
present him at Court, and he was actually presented to
the Queen at one of her Majesty's levees. The appear-
ance of his name in the list of presentations, however, led
to the disclosure of his real character, and the bishop dis-
missed him from his diocese.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—In consequence of the absence of i ROBBERY OF CHILDREN.—At the Police-court, On DESERTION OF SEAMEN.—By an order in council Her
the Dock Committee, on their annual surveying exalt.- Wednesday, an old woman, named Ann Pinnington, was Majesty, in pursuance of the powers given by the Foreign
sion, on Thursday, the usual weekly meeting was not held charged with plundering Catherine Wignall, a girl nine Deserters Act of 1852, has been pleased to declare that
till Friday. Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., presided, and years of age, of two night dresses. The girl was sent by seamen, not being slaves, who shall desert from the mer-
there were also present—Messrs. F. Shand, Bold, Tobin, her mother on Tuesday morning to take home the pros chant ships of subjects of the Emperor of Russia, the
Gregson, Holden, Langsdale, Lockett, Molyneux, Ran- petty to a person in Clayton-street, when she was met in King of Sweden, and the Republic of Peru when within
kin, and Robinson. The contract of Christopher Do- the street by the prisoner, who induced her to go into a Her Majesty's dominions or:the territories of the East
herty, for the whole of the excavators' work at the north shop to buy a halfpenny worth of sweets. The prisoner India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and
quay of Stanley Dock, was accepted. An application of took charge of the dresses, and, on the child coming out carried on board their respective ships.
the Mersey Steel and Iron Company, for a railroad from of the shop she had absconded. Remanded for inquiry.-- A FATAL BOILER Ex
their premises to the various articles, including oil and I Oa the following day, Catherine Smith was charged with flour mills near Worceste.
sccepted. Alexander Gordon, jun., and Jona- robbing a child, aged eleven years, named Sarah Jones, of of the explosion, the engineer was stand
on, were appointed junior clerks, to fill vacan- a box, containing six caps and a book. The girl, it ap-
' lbert Dock Warehouses, at salaries of £5O peered, had been sent by her sister-in-law, with the box, inhe frontw e
blown,
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TV ilh.ll overlapped
There were twenty-six applicants. Messrs. which she was to leave at a shop in Great Charlotte- the lower part of the window and some of the brickwork,
_:t proposed a plan for cleansing Prince's- street. The prisoner met her in Lime-street, and asked right across the canal, and through a row of strong palings
e cost of which would be £2,000. At present, her how her mother was. The woman then requested on the other side of the water, a distance of upwards
of
snsed for £25 per annum, and, therefore, her to go up an entry leading to some stairs, which she 140 feet. The unfortunate man was found to be alive
_. Cole and Holt was not accepted. Mr. was to ascend, and leave a basket which she gave her at when picked up, but died in half an hour.
.....a lame, sailmaker, &c., applied for liberty to erect the window, which she would find open. The child, not
a tent for exhibition at the south end of George's Dock ; entertaining the slightest suspicion of the intentions of Air. Barker, the last descendant of an ancient family re-
HIGH CHARGE FOR BURlAL.—During the last week
the ground, however, on which he wished to make the the prisoner, gave her the box and caps to hold, and went siding at Murton Hill, died, and the family vault being in
and left the old basket where she was requested. On re- the church of Houghton-le-Spring, application was made
turning, she found that the woman had absconded. A to the rector, the Hon. and Rev. T. Grey, to inter his re-
young man, who had seen the prisoner in the company of mains there. The rector, however, requiring the sum of
the child previous to the robbery, observed her in Lime- £2O for allowing the vault to be opened, and the sum be-
street about two hours afterwards, attempting to victimise ing considered far too much, Mr. Barker was b,
another child. The prisoner was committed for trial. the churchyard of West Rainton.—Durham Chronicle.
ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.— GUN ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morning week, Cherie
On Thursday the Dock Committee made their annual Attewell, a labourer, in the employment of Mr. W. Shaw,
visit of inspection to the telegraphic stations and light- farmer, of Newbury, Berks, was walking through the
houses in connexion with this port. The Windsor steam- fields with a loaded gun, when he incautiously used it in
packet. belonging to the City of Dublin Company, was endeavouring to obtain some nuts from one of the hedges.
engaged for the occasion. The steamer left the Prince's The trigger having become entangled in the branches, the
Pierhead at half-past nine. Invitations had been extended gun exploded, and the charge was lodged in the poor fel-
to the members of the Council. and a large number low's arm. He immediately received medical assistance,
availed themselves of the trip. There were on board Mr. but expired within an hour. The deceased was 23 years
Chas. Turner, M.P., chairman of the Dock Committee, of age, and has left a wife and two children.
Mr. Mansfield. stipendiary magistrate, Lieut. Lord. ma-
THE RE-CUTTING OF THE KOH-I-NOOK. The gen-
rine surveyor. Mr. Daniel Mason, secretary to the Dock tleman from Holland, to whose skill the re-cutting of the
Committee, Mr. Shuttleworth, town clerk, and the fol- Koh-i-noor is entrusted, informed us that with three or
lowing members of the Council and Dock Committee : four weeks more he will have finished, and he hopes sue-
Holden. Langsdale, Mellor, Bennett, Woodruff, Thomson, cessfully. his labour of art. He is confident that, when
Holden. M‘Guffie, J. Tyrer, H. Hornby, Parker, Robin- finished, it will surpass every other diamond in existence
son. Jeffreys, Gladstone, Conner, Rogers, Clayton, Wag- in brilliancy of light and beauty of shape, and that it
staff, J. N. Wood, Tobin, Jones, Hall, Neill, Moore, really will be " a mountain of light." The re-cutting
J)hnson, Molyneux, W. K. Tyrer, Henderson, Beckwith, will very little affect its size. The two smaller diamonds
Rankin, Lockett, Bold, and Bradley. When the steamer
have already gone forth in brilliant perfection from the
reached Puffin Island she came up with the yacht Ariel,
belonging to the Mayor, Mr. Littledale. and which had hands of this skilful artist.—Jewish Chronicle.
left Beaumaris that morning. His worship was on board FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.
the yacht, and on the Windsor arriving a loud cheer was —At half-past nine o'clock this morning, the boiler of a
given for the mayor, who answered the salute from the steam-engine, on the condensing principle, at work on
steamer by firing a gun. His worship then left his yacht the premises of Messrs. Whitehouse, iron-masters, of
and went on board the Windsor. After a short delay the Church-lane, West Bromwich, exploded with fearful
whole of the company landed, inspected the telegraph violence, causing the death of three persons, and seri-
station at Puffin Island, and communicated with the other ously injuring six or seven others employed in the estab-
telegraphio stations along the line. The inspection con- lishment. The end of the boiler was blown completely
eluded, the gentlemen returned to the steamer, where they out and carried across the canal. The disaster has caused
sat down to a splendid dinner, served up, at three o'clock, great consternation in the neighbourhood, but at the
by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel. Mr. Chas. Turner time of writing the precise cause of the explosion was
occupied tha chair, and Mr. Thomas Bold the vice-chair. not known or unexplained.
After the cloth had been drawn, the usual loyal toasts STRANGE AFFAIR.—On Wednesday afternoon, a man,
were disposed of, " The health of the Mayor" was pro- apparently an engineer, brought a boy of about 14 years
posed and drunk amidst treat cheering. His worship old, in a state of insensibility, to King's College Hospital,
responded. The toast of " The Chairman of the Dick where, after placing him on a table, and telling the porter
Committee" was acknowledged by the chairman, and that that he had fallen down stairs, he instantly decamped.
of " The Pilots' Committee" by Mr. J. N. Wood. Mr. The latter hurried into one of the wards for Mr. Bridge-
Bramley-Moore proposed "The health of Mr. Edmund water, the house surgeon. On that gentleman examining
Molyneux," and nominated that gentleman for the office the boy, who appeared in a dying state, there was no per-
of mayor next year. The proposition was seconded by son present to say who he was, where he came from, or
Mr. J. Tyrer, Mr. Beckwith announced that he had how his hurt was occasioned. The medical gentleman
been canvassing during the day for Mr. Woodruff, and being guided by appearances, treated him for a concussion
had received as many as seventeen promises ; but as he of the brain, but was unable to say if he laboured under any
found gentlemen were very unreasonable in stipulating other injuries at the same time.
for a large number of corporation dinners. he had given THE EFFECT OF SUDDEN GOOD FORTUNE.—On Mari-
ni) the canvass; and should vote for Mr. Molyneux. The day an inquest was held on the body of Maria Gingall,
proposition of Mr. Bramley-Moore met with general ap- aged 47, who resided at No. 2, Queen's-street, Tower-
proval. The mayor's yacht was taken in tow by the hill, London. Deceased, who was the wife of a cabman,
steamer. and the company reached Liverpool about half- a few weeks ago had bequeathed to her, by an aunt, a
past eight o'clock in the evening. considerable sum of money, and other property. Since
THE JAMAICA ASSOCIATION OF LIVERPOOL. A the possession of her good fortune she took to drinking
meeting of the members of this association was held at ardent spirits, and on Friday she drank a pint of gin.
the rooms of the Society, Brunswick-street, on Tuesday, Her children tried to prevent her taking such a quantity.
for the purpose of receiving delegates from the Island of Last Saturday night, while in her bed, she was suddenly
Jamaica, who had visited this country with the view of seized with a fit. Her husband sent for a surgeon, who
explaining the present position of the colony. Mr. J. B. promptly attended, but life was extinct. In his opinion
Yates, president of the association, who occupied the death was accelerated by drinking ardent spirits to excess.
chair, stated, in the course of his introductory observe- EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—A singular and shock-
tions, that although the production of near in Jamaica ing accident happened in Southampton a day or two ago.
once amounted to 150,000 hogsheads annually, it would A servant girl belonging to a tradesman living in St.
riot this year exceed 35,000 hogsheads. This decrease Mary-street, in the above town, went near a place where
was naturally attended with serious consequences to the there was a loose stone of immense size, with an infant in
colonists, who, he stated, had only received some her arms. By some accident this stone rolled on the girl's
£17,000,000 or £18,000,000 of the £20,000,000 awarded foot, crushing it to a pulp and fixing her to the ground.
by parliament to compensate the planters for the emanci- Her shrieks of agony soon brought assistance, and it re-
pation of their slaves, the remainder having been absorbed quired the united force of three men to roll away the stone
in the expenses of collection and management. Mr. from the foot. A surgeon was sent for, who recommended
Yates then referred to the depreciation of the value of that the poor girl should be taken to the infirmary. The
estates in Jamaica, and observed that, out of 653 sugar infant was unharmed through the great presence of mind
plantations in the island, he believed the cultivation of displayed by its nurse when the accident happened.
nearly one halt had been abandoned. Mr. Girod, of
a SlNGULARamentyoCtfriaaicnulemfstTtAhNe Ccgh.-1 On Frdiday,. just after the
Jamaica, was then introduced, and moved the following
the
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resolution :—" That this meeting, deeply sympathising P
dthraewanttetontaioarnrespecta
with the inhabitants of Jamaica in the distress to which
they have been subjected by the great political changes of
which the y have been made the victims, desires unequivo- meanour it soon became visible that the unfortunate lady
was labouring under a fit of temporary insanity. Ere the
train had proceeded a mile on its journey she took her
is involved in the future destiny of that noble colony ; and
tally to declare its conviction that the honour of the nation
that its inhabitants are entitled to such immediate and gold watch and guard from her neck, and threw them out
of the window on the line ; and subsequently she as sum-
substantial ref of at the hands of the government and marily ejected her purse, containing, it is said, between
people of this country as may rescue so valuable an appen-
£2o and £5O. By the time the unfortunate lady arrived
dage of the crown from total and irretrievable ruin." at Ipswich she had become partially convalescent, and the
Mr. Girod explained, at considerable length, the present articles, which have been since picked up, have been
condition of the colony, confirming the remarks of the restored to the owner.
chairman, and illustrating his statements by numerous
statistical details. He considered that the distressed A COSTLY PIPE OF TOBACCO.—Mr. Charles Pearson,
state of the colony was attributable, partly to the emanci- of Worcester, was summoned before the magistrates at
pation of the slaves, and partly to the free trade measures Swindon, Wilts, a few days since, for indulging a short
of 1846. Mr. John Dorning seconded the resolution, pipe in one of the first-class carriages of the Great
which was adopted. Mr. Thompson; of Jamaica, followed, Western Railway, to the annoyance of a lady passenger
and moved a resolution, declaring that among the prin- in the same carriage, and who, having complained to Mr.
cipal causes which have tended to the ruin of Jamaica, is Christopher Hill, the superintendent of the station, he
the great scarcity of available plantation labour—a scarcity determined to spare no pains to bring the case before the
painfully aggravated by the cholera and smallpox ; and magistrates, and having obtained a summons, it came
that an obligation rests. morally and politically, on the before a full bench on Friday, the 20th, when the de-
government to aid the efforts which have been long made fendant not thinking proper to attend, the evidence of
by the colony to increase its supply of useful labourers by the lady, who came up expressly from Cheltenham, was
means of immigration, under proper regulations, from the taken, and the full penalty of 403, with the addition of
continents of Africa and Asia. This proposition having 44s costs, was inflicted, making £4 4s. for one pipe of
been agreed to, Mr. Smith moved a resolution recom- tobacco.
mending a decrease of the duties on British colonial pro- THE STAMP-OFFICE AND THE SCOTTISH PRESS.—It
duce, which was also carried, and a deputation was has been very confidently stated to us that our cotempo_
appointed to wait upon Sir J. Pakington, with a memorial rary, the Scottish Press, has got into a very awkward
founded on the resolutions. controversy with the authorities of the Inland Revenue,
on the subject of his publication of the poll-books at the
last city election. The Stamp-office, it is said, hold that
every name in the list of voters so published by our neigh-
bour is an advertisement, and, therefore, chargeable with
duty, and, accordingly, a demand has been made on the
proprietors of the newspaper for the full amount of the
duties, and, as the list was twice published, the claim pre-
ferred by the Stamp-office is for double duty on each
name. What the total charge is we nave not heard, but
it will be something betwixt £4OO and £6oo.—Scotch

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY AN AUSTRIAN STUDENT.—
Francisco Shapier, an Austrian subject, was charged on
Tuesday, before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house,
with an attempt to drown himself. It appeared that the
prisoner had at one time been secretary to M. Mole. He
was a person of great study, and all the money he could
earn as a professor of languages he spent in books, of
which he had about 6000 packed up, lying at Calais. He
was described as a dreamer and philosepher, and was at
times greatly excited. Having lost his pupils, lie was in
great poverty, and on Monday night, getting a waterman
to row him in to the river, he suddenly jumped out of the
boat, and, but for the exertions of the Waterman, would
have been drowned. He vowed his determination to de-
prive himself of life, saying he was of no use in the world,
as all his study and avocations were taken from him.
A GIGANTIC TELESCOPE is being erected at Wands..
worth Common, on the achromatic principle, which is to
equal in power the celebrated reflector of Lord Rosse's.
It is held up by a tower of brick sixty-four feet high by
fifteen in diameter, and weighing 220 tons. By the side
of this sustaining tower hangs the telescope. The length
of the main tube, which is shaped somewhat like a cigar,
is seventy-six feet, but with an eyepiece at t:.e narrow
end, and a dewcap at the other, the total length in use
will be eighty-five feet. Its exterior is of bright metal,
the interior is painted black. The focal distance will vary
from seventy-six to eighty.five feet. The tube at its
greatest circumference measures thirteen feet, and this
part is about twenty-four feet from the object-glass. This
latter is twenty-four inches in diameter, perfectly clear
and homogeneous in structure.
HER MAJESTY'S SHIP VESTAL ON SHORE.—On
Friday morning before sunrise intelligence reached Ports-
mouth, that the Vestal, 26, Captain Hamilton, which
sailed from Spithead at six o'clock the previous evening,
had run on shore on Harnstead Ledge, on her passage
towards the Needles, en route to the West Indies, about
11 o'clock. Her guns were hove overboard, and the
usual other means resorted to to lighten and float a ship
ashore, signal lights were burned and rockets fired to
announce her distress. Her Majesty's steam-tug Echo,
and Fire Queen, steam-yacht, were despatched to the
spot, but before they arrived the Vestal had been got off
and was afloat again. She was to return to harbour again
so that the damage done might be ascertained. It is
expected that a court of inquiry will be held to investi-
gate the circumstances of the disaster, which at present
appears unaccountable, as there was a light breeze, and
the moon was shining brightly.
ANOTHER DREADFUL BALCONY ACCIDENT.—On
Friday afternoon, a dreadful accident occurred at the
residence of Mr. Kennedy, 40, Claremont-square,
Clerkenwell, London, to a young woman named Harriet
Boxell, a servant in the family, by the falling of R balcony
on which she was standing at the time cleaning the win-
dows, when she received such injuries as to lead to the
belief that they will terminate fatally. In her descent she
fell on the iron railings in front of the house-door, and
the point of one of them entered her back, under the
right should( r, where she was suspended. Several
persons, seeing her dreadful position and hearing her
screams, ran to her assistance. They with some difficulty,
as the rail was barbed, lifted her up and got her off, when
the blood poured profusely from the wound. A surgeon
immediately attended her, and found that the point of the
rail had entered the posterior part of the chest, broken
some ribs, and part penetrated the lung.

VIOLATION OF THE SEPULCHRE.—At Dumfries, in
Scotland, James Gunning, medical student, William
Wright, clerk, a,:d Adam Carlyle, grave-digger, have been
convicted before Sheriff Napier of violating the grave in
which three childien of one .'Kendrick, a carter, had
been buried. Sheriff Napier, in passing sentence, said

that no crime con
feelings. That alt:

be more

harrowing to t

rounity, it pressed peculiarly on the poor ; for while the
rich man could aff,)rd to protect the graves of his relatives,
thcre is no shield over the sepulchres of the poor, save the

trust in the common ,iure. He said
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the prisoners' guilt. The coffins of Nl'Kendrick's chil-
dren had been found exposed, and it was no extenuation
of the prisoners' guilt that the bodies of the children had
not been carried away, as the prisoners bad been driven
like ghouls from the graves which they had invaded. He
should, however, take the youth of the two prisoners, and
the age of the third into consideration ; but to uphold the
sanctity of the grave, he sentenced each of the prisoners
to tix months' imprisonment in the Tolbooth.

GENEROUS EXAMPLE.—The following instance of
Christian generosity cannot be too widely known or too
extensively followed. Mr. Thomson, Independent mi-
nister of New York, is at present in Edinburgh. Being
in bad health, his people called a meeting, and resolved
to provide him with the means of complete relaxation
from all ministerial work for twelve months. They engaged
to supply the pulpit for him at their own expense, and to
maintain his family for that time ; beside which they gave
him £4OO in his pocket to pay his expenses in travelling.
MAJOR BERESFORD AND THE DERBY BRIBERY CASE.
—The following letter, addressed by Major Beresford,
M.P to a friend, is published in the Maidstone Journal:
—I am obliged to you for your enclosure of two

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HOPE FOR CHANCERY SUITORS.—The CE
ford v. Jasper, begun above a hundred year
in a fair way of being wound up. The or
was Thomas Beck ford, executor of one
merchant in Madeira ; and Edward J

of Bec
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was the origitial deft

nd Pope die

ginal plaintiff
James Pope, a
_spar, also a mer. Jasper owed Pope
; and in 1748 Bedford
it-Ist Jasper, who died befr

s executor,

sor
he could put in an answer. The suit was revived against Jasper's executors. and in 1753 the cause was heard be-
fore Lord Chancellor Hardwick, and referred.to the mas-
tEr to take accounts. In 1764 and in 1772 further pro-
ceedings were taken, and £630 in Bank Stock and £555
were lodged to the credit of the cause, which then slept
until 1851, when M. J. D. Wadham obtained adminis-
tration to Pope, the original testator, and revived the bill
against Jasper's representatives. The funds to the credit
of the cause had, by accumulation of dividends, bonuses,
&c., amounted to £70,000. Wadham had to take out
administration to five intermediate estates, and to pay
£778 for the stamp duties. The case is now wound up
by an order to pay the cost of all parties out of the funds
in court, and to share the remainder according to the-
respective rights of the claimants.

SIIUGGLIS

N THE

n.OYAL SQUADRON.—Two cases
..om vessels which formed part of the
squadron that accompanied her Majesty to Antwerp,
were brought before the Portsmouth borough magistrates
on Wednesday. The first was that of Samuel White,
who was charged with having in his possession 20 lbs. 2oz.
of tobacco that had not paid duty. It appeared that the
prisoner, who was a rigger in the dock-yard, landed from
one of the ships in the harbour on the previous Thursday-
night, and suspicion of his proceedings having been ex-
cited, the tobacco was found in his possession, but he
declined to say how he had become possessed of it, The
prisoner now pleaded guilty. It was urged in mitigation
that he was 62 years of age, and had spent 42 in the yard.
The bench found the prisoner guilty, sentencing him to
pay a fine of XIGO, or six months' imprisonment, but
recommending him to the favourable consideration of the
commissioners.—The second case was that of Henry
Long, who was charged with having in his possession
511bs. 14 oz. of tobacco which had not paid duty. He
pleaded guilty. In this case the prisoner, a Waterman,
was seen by the custom-house officer to leave the Samp-
oeam frigate, one of the ships of the royal squadron,
on the night of the 20th instant. They gave
chase, when he threw a bag overboard, which was found
to contain 48 lbs. of tobacco, and 3 lbs. 14 oz. were found
in his boat. The prisoner received a similar sentence, but
without any recommendation to favourable consideration.
DEATH IN THE POT.—From the last report of the
Analytical Sanitary Commission, published in the Lancet,
as records of the result of microscopical and chemical ana-
lyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the
public, it appears, with regard to vinegar and its adultera-
tions, that out of 28 samples, purchased at the houses of
various retailers. in different parts of the town, and the
productions of almost every maker of any note by whom
the entire metropolis and its suburbs are supplied, only
four out of the above number were free from sulphuric acid
or oil of vitriol; that 24 were adulterated with that power-
ful and corrosive mineral acid; that two contained it in a
small quantity only ; that in three it was present in con-
siderable amount ; that 12 contained it in very considerable
amount ; and that in seven it was present in immense
quantity. The report then publishes, as usual, the names
of the parties selling and the makers of the adulterated
articles, together with the names of the makers (unfortu-
nately only four) and vendors of the pure article. The fact
of the vinegars of these four makers being found to be en-
tirely free from sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol is regarded
as most important, inasmuch as it proves most convinc-
ingly that the use of that highly objectionable acid, even in
small quantities, is not necessary to insure the preserva-
tion of vinegar, and shows that its addition is made rather
for the purpose of increasing its apparent strength.
The report concludes by publishing a letter from
Mr. Fletcher, surgeon, of Bromsgrove, showing how
families might manufacture for themselves, by a very
simple process, sufficient vinegar for the table, or
for the purpose of pickling, by using sugar, treacle, and
water, and a fungus known as tLe vinegar plant, and
thus make themselves independent of dishonest manufac-
turers.

EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON.—" A Lover of Na-
tural History," who was in Romney Marsh on Tuesday,
the 17th instant, about five p.m., gives the following :
" I saw what appeared to be a column of smoke approach-
ing me, about a quarter of a mile off. On the column
reaching me I found it was composed of the red ant flies;
I think the column was a good quarter of a mile in length.
and about from 50 to 100 yards in circumference ; it quite
darkened the sky. After it passed me it went over the
river Rother, into which millions and millions of the flies
fell, and when 1 crossed it the water was quire black. I
watched the column for a mile and a half, and notwith-
standing the numbers left in the river, and on the trees,
hedges, &c., over which it passed, the column appeared
undiminished, and like a wreaths of dark smoke. The
extraordinary thing is, that the ant flies throughout
the whole marsh, thirty miles in length (as I hear it
was so all through the marsh) should all have taken
wing at the same time, and collected together in such
vast numbers. A man who was collecting ants' eggs
for me, informs me that he found himself covered
with them, running up to the top of the strands of grass.
and then taking wing. After the flight he hardly found
one ant fly in the nests. Other persons who saw the
flight, and who I do not believe intended to exaggerate,
considered the length of the column to be a mile. The
wind was in the east, the temperature very sultry, and
there was every appearance of a thunder-storm. Had not
my man observed the ant flies rise from the ground, I
should have thought they came from the Continent. The
column travelled at the rate of five or six miles an hour.
Those persons fond of natural history will find an inte-
resting account of these flights, and the reason, in the
second volume of " Kirby and Spence," pp. 50, 51, 52.—
Sussex. Express.

TUE GOLD DIGGIXGS.—We (Bristol Mirror) have
been favoured with the following extract from a letter re-
ceived on Tuesday, from a journeyman brightsmith, who
went out to Australia from this city, about four years
ago :—" Melbourne, April 19th, 1852. Dear Brother,—l
received your melancholy but kind letter about an hour
since. I had been expecting a letter from you before.
I was at the Sydney diggings some mouths since, but
did not do much. I then started overland to the Port
Philip diggings, (six hundred and ten miles,) and ar-
rived there in twenty-one days. We carried our bed-
ding and three or four days' provisions, as we couid
get none on some parts of the road. We arrived
at the Alexander diggings in November, where I
got 5 lbs. 1 oz. of gold ; and, as prices were low for it (X 2
14s. per oz.), I got an advance of £2 ss. per oz., and sent
it home ; I shall get the returns. I made a second trip
to the Alexander diggings, and got 7 lbs. 4 oz., when the
water got scarce. I have been in town seven weeks. I
spent my Christmas in Melbourne. lam going off to the
diggings at day-break. I wish you had all been out ; I
might have put great things in your way. Don't believe
the ill news you hear about the country. I consider it the
flower of the world for a poor man. 1 have bought 52
acres of good land, and if you should come out
there is a home for you." The following is an
extract from a private letter received by a gentle-
man in this city from Melbourne, dated 15th April:—
" You remember Louisa Ferris, who was transported for
cutting a policeman's throat at Bristol. She behaved
herself while in gaol at Van Diemen's Lind in a most
exemplary manner, so much so, that she obtained what is
called, in colonial slang, a ' giggler,' the pure English of
which is a ticket of leave. The first thing, however, she
(lid, subsequent to her having obtained it, was to cut an-
other man's throat, and she did this three or four days
after she had arrived in Melbourne from Van Diemen's
Land. Ticket-of-leave holders have now the right to re-
side in any of the colonies, provided they report them-
selves every three months. The unfortunate man was
literally murdered in this instance, and Louisa Ferris is to
be executed here in a few days."—Bristol Mirror.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—A boy, about fourteen
years of age, named Charles Boadle Singleton, was
brought up before the magistrates at Whitehaven yester-
clay week, charged with haying robbed the Whitehaven
Junction Railway Company under the following extraor-
dinary circumstances :—lt appeared that the company
koffieeepe,thve,hiomhoinseiyo
chargetaken for
of tic
at clerk,
in a
k,whodir,aows drawer in
two
ket yh se
to this drawer. Some time ago one of the keys was
missing, and latterly the drawer has been frequently
£BO and £lOO. The late clerk
repeatedly found his cash
deficient, and, consequently, it is said, began to falsify
pl plundered
wholered o.f
wa e considerableeede rsta
ed,
te the portion
amount o f .
o f contents—
in
between
his accounts in order to keep matters straight, rather th
mention the circumstance to the seer, Lary. This clerk s
discharged, and another person appointed to tal

of the ticket money. On his successor taking c.„
ficiencies still continued in a most unaccountable manner,
notwithstanding that the drawer was always locked. This
circumstance left no doubt on the mind of the secretary
that some one about the premises bad a false key to the
money-drawer : consequently, at the instance of the se-
cretary, a quantity of silver was marked and put in the
drawer, and a person appointed to watch. Accordingly,
the officer took his station in the attic above the office and
concealed himself. There was a hole in the ceiling, through
which he had a full view of the drawer. He com-
menced
w
his aich n'yout eight o'clock in the e morning,during the
and about five o'clock in the afternoon, ,ur
temporary a!,z,,,-.,.. ,sr ,L... L,..,,,.:- 1e sawg
theg clerk, I
d as an errand-hoy

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ce the de-

by the company for the last twelve months, come into
the cffice and open the money drawer with a Key. Be-
fore this, however, the prisoner came in and opened an-
other drawc, whnn s,nme one came into the office, and

, and the left
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the prisoner quickly moved further back behind the
ihnatnod theint
into
bwolwielre wheretl'ecot LP esilve wasr wkaesptkept. He took
counter to conceal himself. NN hen the prisoner opened
r
the monev-drawer, the after saw him put his right hand
a handful of half-crowns, then some shillings, and nut
the money in his pocket. The prisoner then locked the
drawer, put the key into his pocket, and left the office.
The officer followed him and took him into custody. He
was taken into the secretary's office and there searched,
bowel
and the key and the marked money found upon him. He
was fully committed for trial.

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LIVERPOOL " BLACK BALL" LINE OF
08 AUSTRALIAN PACKETS,
For GEELONG, ADELAIDE, PORTLAND BAI
MELBOURNE, PORT PHILIP, and SYDNEY.

1800JiLOPPENBL

Captains

Ships. Destination
LUCIPARAS, for SYDNEY .
SOUTH SEA, for PORT PHILIP 1 180 a.". BRETT ..25th Sc
and SYDNEY
NORTHU MB ERL AN D. for:
1 1500.. T. Satin-1.20th Se
BOURNE, PORT PHILIP
ARGO, for MELBO NE,
PORT PHILIP } 2000.. C. MILLS ... Ist Oct
BEEJA PORE, for 11 ' OU RNE, } 2500.. W. SPLAy.l5th Oct
PORT PHILIP

To bf6llowed by equally good A 1 Ships

These magnificent A 1 frigate-built Ships have very lofty
well-ventilated between decks, splendid cabin accommodation,
are commanded by captains of great experience, who will care-
fully attend to the comfort and health of the passengers, carry
qualified surgeons, and will be despatched under the inspec-
tion of her Majesty's Emigration Agent.

For further particulars apply to
JAMES BAINES and CO., 6, Cook-street.

For SYDNEY, direct,
The beautiful" first-class Ship
,P:VA\ . AN A PAULONA ;
p:g0,72,0.5 650 tons regist ; coppered; and a most desirable
... -az...conveyance r goods and passengers.—Apply to
JOHN S. DE WOLF Co., or .
JAMES S. WALTIIEW.
9, Tower-chambers, Liverpool.

THE "LIVERPOOL LINE" OF PACKETS TO AUSTRALIA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1848.
To sail on the sth September.
I For PORT PHILIP,
*
The beautiful Clipper Barque MERCURIUS,
0.11,-4
J. FISHER, Commander;
xr.looo tons burthen ; coppered ; and is expected to
make one of the shortest passages on record. Takes a limited
number of passengers only, and has a few berths disengaged.