The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

TIE uvERPOOL STANDARD, TUISDAY, OCTOBER 19, 18;'12.

LAMENTAkE ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday night last, Mr.
Sumner, of Lymm, rear Warrington, was returning home
in his gig, accompanied by Mr. Hart, veterinary surgeon.
Whilst descending the hill coming into Lymm from the
direction of Knutsford, one of the wheels of the gig struck
against the curbstone on the road; and the horse, plunging
violently, both gentlemen were thrown out. The horse
was seen rushing through Lymm without any person in
the gig, and a search was set on foot, when both gentle-
men were found lying insensible on the road. They were
conveyed to their respective homes, and Mr. Sumner
lingered until early on Thursday morning, when he
expired. Mr. Hart is dangerously hurt, but hopes are
entertained of his recovery. The horse was found next
morning in Warburton, with only the shafts of the gig
re maini n g.—.lllatzehester Guardian.

A MADMAN AT MASS.—On Sunday morning, while the
priest at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Chapel, in Gros-
venor-street, Rose-place, was celebrating mass, a clarion-
voice suddenly resounded through the edifice, exclaiming
" Down with the Pope !" " The chapel's on fire ! " The
church is in danger !" The congregation rose from their
prayers in great consternation, which was increased to a
fearful climax by several women declaring that there was
a body of Orangemen in the chapel, with drawn knives in
their hands, ready to assassinate them all. A rush was
made to the door, and a scene of indescribable confusion
ensued. The commotion seemed to infuse fresh vigour
into the owner of the voice which had caused the commo-
tion, for he continued to cry out for the Pope's downfall
until he was placed in the hands of the police, and con-
veyed to the Rose-hill police-station. It was there ascer-
tained that he was an unfortunate lunatic, named John
Welsh, residing in Harrison-street ; and he was, conse-
quently, conveyed to the Workhouse, in order that proper
care might be taken of him. The most singular part of
the affair is that the man is himself a member of the
Roman Catholic Church.

MUNICIPAL REVISION.—The revision of the municipal
list of voters took place in the Sessions House, Chapel-
street, on Thursday, before his worship the Mayor, and
Messrs. J. Yates, jun., and Bremner, revising•assessors.
As regarded Everton, the Conservatives made three
claims, one of which was allowed ; Kirkdale, one allowed ;
Scotland ward, seven disallowed, and twenty objections.
which were withdrawn ; Vauxhall, 117 objections, 26
struck out, the rest allowed, the service having in many
instances being bad ; St. Paul's, two claims, neither
allowed ; Exchange Ward, four claims, three allowed,
and 194 objections, 87 of which were struck out ; St.
Peter's, two claims, both allowed ; Pitt-street, two
claims, both allowed ; Great George's Ward, one, net
allowed ; Rodney-street, six claims, disallowed, and wwe
than 200 objections. emanating from both parties, which
were withdrawn ; Abercromby Ward, two claims, allowed,
and twelve objections. withdrawn ; Lime-street, one
claim, disallowed ; St. Anne's, one claim, disallowed ;
and West Derby, three claims, disallowed. Mr. Buck-
master, the indefatigable secretary of the Constitutional
Association, appeared on behalf of the Conservatives,
except es regarded Exchange Ward, for which Mr.
Forshaw appeared. Many more Conservative claims
would doubtless have been allowed had the parties
appeared.
GRAND MASONIC BANQUET.—The Mayor, Thomas
Littledale, Esq., has issued invitations to a number of his
masonic brethren to a grand banquet, to be given this
day, Tuesday, in the splendid suite of rooms in the Town-
hall. The Mayor holds the office of Junior Grand War-
den of West Lancashire, and the members of the order
who have been invited have been requested to appear in
their full-dress masonic clothing, with their jewels of
office. Amongst the noblemen and gentlemen to whom
an invitation has been sent are the Earl of Zetland,Grand
Master of England ; the Earl of Yarborough, Deputy
Grand Master; the Earl of Ellesmere, Provincial Grand
Master of East Lancashire, with his deputy and other
officers ; the Right Hon. Lord Combermere, Provincial
Grand Master of Cheshire, with his deputy and other offi-
cers ; Sir Watkin Wm. Wynne, Bart., Provincial Grand
Master of North Wales and Shropshire, with his deputy
and other officers ; Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie, Pro-
vincial Grand Master of West Lancashire, and the Rev.
Gilmour Robinson, Deputy Provincial Grand Master, and
their officers. Invitations have also been given to several
members of lodges, and to some of the distinguished
brethren in the neighbouring counties. The banquet is
expected to be one of the most splendid that has taken
place in the provinces in connexion with Freemasonry.

WEST AFRICAN Corrox.—Mr. Thoinas Clegg, of Man-
chester, received advice on Saturday of the arrival of five
more bales of cotton from the western coast of Africa,
weighing rather more than 1,0001 b., and making Mr.
Clegg's total receipts of this cotton during the present.
season to amount to upwards of 10,0r!Olb. We stated
some weeks ago the circumstances under which these
arrivals have occurred. Some three or four years ago,
learning that there was plenty of cotton crowing wild near
the colony of Sierra Leone and the Church Missionary
station of Abeokuta, and that as it bloomed and ripened it
dropped to the ground and rotted, he communicated with
the officials of the Church Missionary Society in London,
and through them sent £lOO to the place named, with in-
-structions that it was to be expended by the missionaries
in setting the natives to gather and clean the indigenous
produce, and to forward it as quickly as possible to
England. At the same time they were directed to lay
before the chiefs the advantageous opening which pre-
sented itself for the employment of their people, and how
much better it would he to do that than pursue their hor-
rid traffic in slaves. The inducements held nut proved
sufficient to attract attention, and in the year before last.
a few hundred pounds were collected. Since then Mr. Clegg
has received above 10,0001 b., and at present everything
points to great results at no distant period. Mr. Clegg
has spun a quantity of the cotton himself, and has given
some to four firms, with the request that they will ex-
periment upon it and favour him with a report. In
staple it is equal to Egyptian or good New Orleans, used
in spinning fine yarns for the Nottingham and Leicester
trade. The price of cotton suited for such fine numbers
has more than doubled within a comparatively brief period,
and what was selling at 91d. a pound is now fetching 20d.,
and has been for some time, so that this supply will come
in most seasonably to meet the scarcity of suitable sorts,
which the price indicates.—Manchester Examiner.
IMPORTANT CASE.—SEAMEN'S SHIPPING NOTES.--
On Friday, at the Liverpool County Court, an action was
brought by a person named Parch, the holder of a sea-
man's shipping note, against Mr. 'Frost, jun., of New
Quay, for a sum of £3 109., alleged to be due upon a ship-
ping note, payable to the order of Mr. Wright, and which
bad been endorsed to the plaintiff.—Mr. Taylor, who
appeared for the plaintiff, said that there might be some
objection to the endorsement; but he should be able to
prove. from other sources, that the money was due to the
plaintiff. He called the plaintiff, Darch, who said that
William Wright, the seaman, was his lodger, and owed
him £ll odd at the time he gave him the note for £310x.,
and which he deducted from 'Wright's account with him.
Wright signed his name to the blank note, and it was not
filled up. He filled up the note for £2 75., instead of
making it out for the full amount, which he afterwards
altered. He took the note to Mr. Frost's office, and Mr.
Frost would not pay it. He told Mr. Frost that the man
owed him the money; still he would not pay. The captain
agreed to give the amount stated in front of the bill. On

cross-examination, the plaintiff said he had been informed
by Mr. Frost that he had not filled up the note right, and
he would not pay it, and he was then sent to the Sailors'
Home for instructions ; hut instead of goinz there, h
went to an attorney's office.—Mr. I

ost said that he
that it

ence of seei

jection to the not

DOCK CommirrEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Turner in the chair.—A plan and estimate
was submitted of a screw pile beacon to be erected on
Little Burbo bank. Approved.—An officer named Clarke
was appointed to have control as regarded the repair and
adjustment of the weights and scales at t! e warehouses.—
In the course of conversation on this subject, Mr. North
stated that on the occasion of the transfer to the Dock
Trust by the Customs of the weighing materials hereto-
fore belonging to and still used by the latter body, they
furnished him with an minion of the law officers of the

wn to the effec

t that such weighing materials, thong'

,roperty of the Dock Trustees, would con-
tinue exempt from the ordinary liability to he stamped
under the Weights and Measures Act.—The other busi-

becoming the

ness was unimportant

PROCEEDINGS OF

AND ARCHIEOLO

LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL
MCAL SOCIETY.—It would not be doing
le best scientific bodies in the town, if
üblication of the first volume of its pro-
without notice. It contains the transac-
. :, largely illustrated by beautifuldrawings
pon stone. The typography and illustrations of the book
reflect the highest credit upon the publishers, Messrs.
Deighton and Laughton. The careful arrangement of the
material is the work of the active secretary, Mr. Joseph
Boult ; besides the proceedings of the society, it contains
papers on various subjects by Messrs. Charles Verelst,
Frank Howard, A. H. Holrre, J. A. Picton, T. D. Barry,
Charles Barber, J. A. Forrest, J. Boult. J. A. P. Mac-
bride, H. P. Horner, Samuel Huggins, Thomas Duncan,
E. H. Strype, and T. C. Archer.
ADMISSION OF Two CONVERTS FROM ROMANISM
INTO THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH.—On Sunday even-
ing the interesting ceremony of admitting two converts
from the Roman Catholic into the Established Church
took place at Christ Church, Salford. Owing to the cir-
cumstance of the ceremony taking place during the ordi-
nary evening service, considerable interest was excited,
and the church was crowded to overflowing. The cere-

one of t

ceedings to pass

mony took place after the reading of the second lesson.
The Rev. Hugh Stowell, incumbent of the church, offi-
ciated, and put the requisite questions to the converts
individually. At the conclusion of the ceremony the
service was proceeded with, and the rev. gentleman took
the text for his sermon from Revelations 18th chap. and
4th verse :—" And T heerp another voice: from heaven
saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not par-
takers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
The sermon was listened to with much attention, and
occupied about an hour and twenty minutes in the deli-
ver v.—Manchester Courier.

TAIYitoVEMEN, or- TIM Dticrt Earn-rm.—Thu rounoa-
tion is being made for the new warehouse on the north
side of the Stanley Dock. It will stand on 6,260 square
yards, is to be five stories high, and will have vaults
underneath. The new railway from the North Docks to
Wapping has been partially constructed, and will be
le available for the convenience of trade as soon as
A transit shed for the accommodation of

e,n steamers is in the course of construction on the
south side of the Coburg Dock. The large quay space
adjoining to the Huskisson Dock has hewn made ready
for the reception of timber, and a considerablP quantity
has already been piled. There is also a float of extensive
dimensions at the north end of the dock, in which timber
can Iv At the new graving docks in that quaarter
an arr iP"

e kept

amount of work is being accomplished. It is
said that more work can be got out of hand in these docks
in a given space of time than in all the other graving
docks put together, owing to the superior facilities they
afford for ships entering and departing at any time, irre-
spective of the tide.

IMPUDENT AND DARING ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-
HOUSE.—George Oliver, aged 29 yews, who described
himself as a carver and gilder, of St. Mary-street, Liver-
pool, was placed in the dock, before Mr. Paynter, at
Hammersmith, on Friday, charged with having committed
the following impudent robbery :—lt. appeared that on
Thursday night the prisoner entered the White Bear pub-
lic-house, in King-street, Hammersmith, kept by Mr.
Richard Millward, with a carpet bag, as if he had been
travelling, and engaged a bed for the night. He was
shown to a room, where he slept, and in the morning,
shortly before nine o'clock, he came down stairs with his
carpet hag, paid his reckoning, and left the house without.
any suspicion being attached to him. Shortly afterwards
the landlady discovered a box in another bedroom, belong-
ing to a lodger, who went out about eight o'clock to his
work, open, and the contents gone. Suspicion fell upon
the prisoner, and he was apprehended in the Grove lead-
ing to Shepherd's Bush. On being searched, he was
found wearing three pairs of trousers, two pairs of which
belonged to the lodger, and a waistcoat also belonging to
the same person. In his pockets were found a cap and a
clear-case, also the property of the prosecutor. Upon the
carpet bag being searched, the prosecutor identified several
articles, consisting of two coats, another waistcoat, gloves,
two silk handkerchiefs, &c., which were packed in it. The
prisoner said it was a bad job, and wished he had never
seen the house. Inspector Cooke, of the T division,
stated that a numbei of similar robberies had been com-
mitted in the district, and prayed for a remand to allow
inquiries to be made. Mr. Paynter remanded the prisoner
for a week.

THE STEAM-SHIP PERSIA.-The splendid steamer
Persia. built for the Cunard line, has been lying for some
time at Lancefield Dock (Mr. Napier's), getting on board
her machinery ; and is expected to be finished by the end
of November or early in December. The Persia is to be
fitted up in all respects the same as the Plata, with which;
indeed, she was intended to run on the North American
passage before the latter, then named the Arabia, was
sold to the West India Company, to take the place of the
ill-fated Amazon. So soon as she reaches Liverpool the
name of the Persia will he altered to Arahia ; and her
place at Lancefield will be taken by another Cunard iron
steamer, to be called the Persia, at present building by
Messrs. Denny. at Dumbarton. The noble vessel, the
Arabia to be, is 300 feet long over all. Her nett tonnage
is 2.400 register. Her engines are '9OO horse-power, and
will, alone, cost £45,000. 'She has accommodation for
about 200 first-class passengers, besides being fitted up to
carry a limited number of second-class passengers. The
grand saloon is about eight feet. between-decks, from
twenty to twenty-five feet wide, and about sixty feet
long. The cabins are to be fitted up with every attention
to comfort, convenience, and even luxury. The pro-
menade on deck will extend, when she is completed, the
whole length of the vessel. The Persia, the consort of
the Arabia, is to be of still erester dimensions, and, with
the exception of the Great Britain, will be the largest in
the world. Her length is to be 350 feet, her tonnage
3.000, and her engines 1,000, being 500 tons less, and
500 horse-power more, than the Great Britain. The
engines of the Persia are all'finished, and lying at Lance-
field, ready to be put on board.—Glasgow Constitutional.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the meeting on Wed-
nesday Mr. Harrison presided.—Mr. Tomkins. the re-
lieving-cfficer, who had been suspended, the Poor-law
Board recommended should be allowed to resume his
duties for a time, in order to ascertain whether he was
able to attend to them. Mr. Tomkins was ordered to at-
tend the board on the following Wednesday.—The late
order of the Poor-law Board was read.—lt was resolved
that the Rev. W. Badnall, and Mr. Cleaver, the clerk,
should form a deputation to attend a public meeting to be
held at Manchester on the 25th instant, with the view to
a more correct understanding of the general views and
rat boards of guardians in the county
West Riding of Yorkshire, and in
Cheshire to which the order was addressed,
n opportunity for a full expression of opinion

sentiments of the s

those pries
end to sffor

thereon ; also on the subject of the county expenditure
reform movement.—The law-clerk read a copy of a letter
which had been forwarded by Dr. Whittle, one of the
medical officers of Toxteth-park. to the Poor-law Board,
and which that gentleman had sent to the guardians. The
letter had reference to a resolution come to by a committee
of the board, which stated that a large number of cases
returned by Dr. Whittle and Mr. Gilmour over those of
Mr. Stephens arose from the former gentlemen entering
in their weekly reports cases of the most trivial character.
Mr. Whittle denied the statements made, and Mr. Gilmour
sent in a letter to the same effect. The chairman said
that a very few years ago their medical staff only cost
them £lOO a-year ; now £1,2C0 a-year would not pay it.
Mr. Jeffries thought some new schemeought to be adopted.
The situations ought to be put up to public competition.
The chairman remarked that he thought it a better step
to pay the medical officers so much, and let them find
their own medicines. The question then dropped, without
any proposition being made on the subject.
THE ADJOURNED COUNCIL AIEFTING.—The ad-
journed meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday,
the mayor presiding.—The proceedings of the Town-hall
and health committees were read and confirmed.—There
was n recommendation to appoint Richard Blades to the
situati

of district surveyor (vice James Standing, re-
signed),
at the salary of £l2O ; and George Powell, sur-
veyor of the West Derby district (vice Richard Blades),
at the salary of NlllO ; and James Lea to the situation or
drainage superintendent (vice George Powell), at the
salary of £BO per annum. The two first recommendations
were approved ; the last, according to standing orders,
was postponed until next month.—The minutes of the
water committee were moved by Mr. Holt, who called
attention to the plans and specifications which lay on the
table for the construction of a new reservoir at Kensing-
ton, to contain 91 millions of gallons, to cost £25,390,
and to he constructed by Mr. Thompson, who formed the
first reservoir there. Both reservoirs would thus contain
18 millions of gallons. The estimate included, also, the
covering of both reservoirs, which would protect the
water from vegetation, and reduce the coat of cleansing
from £250 to £lOO a-year.—The proceedings of the com-
mittee were confirmed.—The recommendation of the ma-
gistrates to increase the salary of Mr. Thomas M. Ander-
ton, sub-clerk to the magistrates, was approved. The
increase is from £75 to £llO.—A memorial was read
from a large number of shopkeepers, complaining of the
nuisance caused by street-vendors in general, and par-
ticularly orange and oyster sellers. After some discus-
sion the memorial was referred to the watch committee.
—A memorial was read from Mr. Christopher Tennent,
as chairman of the committee of the Operative Society of
Tradesmen, protesting against the Corporation measures
—The Town-clerk observed that tradesn
their weights to be adjusted where they

but it was

thought that a system of centralisation would have heel
preferred on account of the trouble which it would save
—After considerable discussion, the prayer of the me

recently taken b'efore the finance committee on this sub-
ject accessible to the Council and the press.—The Council
then dissolved
SOUTH L

CASH IRE REGISTRATION:—The revising

barristers, Percival A. Pickering, Esq•, and William
Forsyth, Esq., held a court in tho sessions-house, Chapel-
street, on Monday last week, for the
_purpose of revising

the list of voters for the southern division of the county.
A great number of persons, being chtimants and persons
who had been objected to, were in attendance. The list

that as his house had no name by which it was known,
and no number, and not coming within the terms of the
act applicable in such cases, it was necessary the name of
the occupying tenant should be inserted. Mr. Bremner
urged that this being a lane within the meaning of the
schedule, and also within the meaning of the word " lane"
as used by Chief Justice Tindal, in his decision on a similar
ease, the description of "John Chisnall, Dey's-lane,
West Derby, copyhold land, Dey's•lane," was sufficient.
Mr. Forsyth at first inclined to allow the objection, but
on Mr. Bremner mentioning that it was likely the -

ment would affect many similar cases in this locality, and
also expressing a wish that in a point of some importance
the other learned barrister might be consulted, Alt.. For-
syth at once assented. On his return, the learned gentle-
man ascertained from Mr. Chisnall that there were several
other houses, 50 or 60 in the same lane, he at once held
the description to be sufficient, and allowed the vote, con-
sidering the lane came within the meaning of the words in
the statute, and also of the principle laid down by Chief
Justice Tindal. Mr. Chisnall applied for his costs, and
was allowed 15s.—The proceedings terminated on Tuesday
afternoon, the various legal advocates expressing their
thanks to the revising barristers for the kindness and
courtesy they had shown in the discharge of their judicial

THE NATIONAL DEBT.—By the official returns it ap-
pears that the sum to be applied to the reduction of the
national debt durine the three months ending the sth of
January next, is £436,360. On the last occasion the total
then available was appropriated to pay off a portion of the
deficiency bills held by the Bank of England. Judging
from the revenue relurns, however, it is assumed that
there will be no deficiency bills this quarter, and that the
whole amount will therefore be invested in the redemp-
tion of three per cent stock.

MR. HUME'S OPINION OF LORD JOHN RUSSELLL.—
We have before us a copy of a letter addressed by Mr.
Hume to Mr. C. D. Collett, in answer to one from the
latter gentleman. In the course of his letter, Mr. Hume
protests against the Association for the Repeal of the Taxes
on Knowledge " demeaning themselves to ask Lord John's
assistance, now that he is out of power, and cannot do
anything to aid us in the struggle. He will now make
professions, I dare say, but I should consider them
hollow and valueless. I consider Lord John as not sin-
- -. . sle

cere as a Reformer, both eiril and religious. * * * *
I wish I could look at his speech at Perth as honest and
sincere—which I do not. * * * * All the Whigs
deprecate in nords the fettering of the press; and yet,

with power in their hands, they have pertinaciously re.
/used to knock off any one link of the enslaving chain
that prevents the spread of knowledge and the education
of the nation."

EXEMPTIONS FROM TURNPIKE TOLLS.—A novel at-
tempt was made in the Quarter Sessions Court, Hereford,
on Thursday, on the part of a recent convert to the
Ro...ish faith, to obtain an exemption from toll when
proceeding to chapel, on any day on which religious wor-
ship is performed. The question was tried in the form of
an appeal from the decision of the magistrates, who had
fined the respondent in the case—a toll collector named
Cresse-41s. for having demanded and received toll from
the appellant, who is a landed proprietor and a magistrate
for the county, for his carriage, in which be was proceed-
ing to Hereford on Easter Tuesday (April 13), Whit
Tuesday (June 1), end the Feast of Corpus Christi (Juno
10), in the present year, for the purpose of attending
divine worship. The exemption was claimed under the
3rd George IV., cap. 126, sec. 32, which, after specifying
a great number of exemptions from toll, enacts that toll
shall not be demanded or taken " of or from any person
or persons coming to or returning from his, her, or their
proper parochial church or chapel, or of or from any person
or persons coming to or returning from his, her, or their
usual place of religious worship, tolerated by law, on Sun-
days or on any other day on which divine service is by
authority ordered to be celebrated." The question turned
tho et.e.t.0,1 nna was argued at. great length.
The Recorder, in giving judgment, said he thought it
would be adopting a vast latitude of construction to say
that the framers of the act, when using the words " by
authority," meant the authority of the see of Rome, or of
any religious congregation. The meaning of the enact-
ment seemed to him to be this—that all members of the
Church of England, going to or returning from the cele-
bration of Divine service in their parish church on Sunday,
Christmas Day, Good Friday, or on days of solemn fast
or thanksgiving, set apart for the purpose by the sole and
supreme authority of the legislature, are exempt from toll.
It was very extraordinary that, although the act of par-
liament under which Mr. Phillipps claimed exemption had
been in existence for thirty years, no one seemed to have
attempted any such use of it. In his opinion the convic-
tion of the magistrates was a wrong one, and must be
quashed.—The costs were ordered to be paid by the re-
spondent, and an application to grant a case for the court
above refused, the certiorari being removed in such cases.

SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Monday, a
shocking murder and suicide was perpetrated by a female
servant, named Jane Coffin, aged 17 years, in the service
of Mr. Thomas Elliott, Cannon-street-road, London. The
family consisted of the father and mother, two children—a
girl, aged four years, and a boy eighteen months old—and
the girl Collin. The children, with the girl, had gone to rest
on the Sunday night without the occurrence of anything
to suggest the faintest presentiment of that which was
to happen. On Monday morning the girl failed to come
down as usual to her domestic duty ; her mistress, how-
ever, concluded that she had overslept her accustomed
hour. The eldest child came down stairs, and said that
Jane (the servant) had been heating little Billy, her bro-
ther. Directly afterwards Mrs. Elliott went up stairs to
the children's bed-room. The servant-girl was not there,
and, on turning down the bed-clothes, the mother was
horror-struck on discovering her child to be quite dead,
and apparently from violence, fer there were several
bruises on its body. She raised an alarm, and her hus-
band proceeded to the bedroom, and on his way met the
servant-girl close to the parlour-door, or on the stairs,
and asked her what was the matter, to which she made no
answer. Mr. Elliott, on discovering the lifeless body of
his child. went for Mr. Taynton, a surgeon, who examined
the child, and pronounced that it had been dead for some
time, There were two bruises on the back, and the body
was much swollen, leading to the suspicion that poison
had been administered. After the father had in some
measure recovered from his alarm, he proceeded in search
of the summoning-officer of Mile-end Old Town. Upon
his return, he made inquiries after the servant-girl, who
had disappeared directly after the child was found.
Search was made in all directions, and after every room
and closet had been looked into, Sarah Eltham, a lodger,
ascended into the loft over the top rooms, where she
found the girl weltering in her blood, which issued from
two wounds in her throat. The girl had twisted her
apron-strings tightly round her neck, and also cut her
throat with a razor, and was quite dead. The girl was
the illegitimate daughter of a poor woman, who is married
to a labouring man, and went with the children on Sun-
day afternoon to her mother, and left about six o'clock in
the evening. She appeared very attentive to the children,
was very cheerful, and did not exhibit any symptoms of
eccentricity or mental derangement.

TIIE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—Everything about the
works of the new Crystal Palace, at Svdenham, indicates
the most sustained activity, although as yet, to the un-
initiated, there are not many obvious signs of progress.
The beautiful road from the Anerley station has become
quite populous, as every train from London disgorges a
troop of business-looking men armed with charts and
plans, and all wending vigorously towards the great
centre of operations. The vitality about to be conferred
upon this hitherto tranquil and secluded region is
evidenced by the number of handsome villas springing
up in every direction, and the embryo hostelries which
are already becoming visible along the line of road. All
the building ground in the neighbourhood has risen to
double its former value, so that there need not be any
doubt as to the beneficial effects of the erection of the
Crystal Palace upon the surrounding neighbourhood.
On the grounds themselves all is bustle and activity.
Everywhere may be seen the slender pillars and massive
girders of the building in Hyde Park, soon to be restored
to more than their original elegance of arrangement in
the new palace. Already several of them raise their
heads in the air, " like some tall ammiral," indicating,
by their position. the bays of the future edifice. In the
park the activity of the workmen is as perceptible as in
the building. Broad walks and esplanades have already
been laid out, and circular embankments are being
thrown up for the great fountains, which are to form so
important a feature in the decorations. In various
situations may be seen ,mysterious-looking mounds, like
fairy raths, which we imagined in our simplicity formed
part of the plan, but were informed they were were ac-
cumulations of soil undergoing some scientific process of
decomposition, preparatory to their being spread out on
future flower beds. The boring in the wood is being
vigorously proceeded with. Water has been found
at a depth of 250 feet, but a considerable further
depth will be necessary to ensure an abundant supply.
Simultaneously with all this activity in building and
gardening, the various scientific caterers for the interior
attractions are busy in their respective departments. The
natural history specimens are in a very forward state,

under the active superintendence of Mr. William Thom-
son, jun., and will he stuffed in a building to be erected
on the grounds. Dr. Latham and his assistants are busy
in the ethnological department. and negotiations are in
progress with Mr. Catlin and other collectors. Out of
doors, the new railway is far advanced, and in addition a
line is projected from Battersea Perk to cross Clapham
Common, and so on to Norwood. Looking at all these
simultaneous symptoms of progress, there is little doubt
but that the Palace will be dull, inaugurated according to
promise, on the Ist of May, 1853.

THE TESTING AND FINAL SERIES Of
THE .ANCHOR TRIALS.

WOOLWICII, OCT. 16

Certainly the mostinteresting and practical experiments,
in order to ascertain therelative strength of theseveral com-
peting " anchors of all nations," took place yesterday and
this day at Woolwich, under the superintendence of Capt.
the Hon. Montague Stopford, Chairman of the Anchor
Committee representing the shipowners of Great Britain.
Lieut. Rodger's was the first anchor placed in the
hydraulic machine purposely constructed for testing and
proving all anchors required for the royal navy before they
are issued for service. At 45 tons' strain the first symp.
toms of weakness made themselves known by a loud
crack, and these continued at intervals up to 73 tons,
the breaking point, showing in all 18 fractures in the
shank alone.

Next on the list was Mr. G. W. Lenox's. TEe first
fracture occurred at 41 tons ; finally breaking at 47. tons,
with three cracks.
The American anchor was next submitted to the ordeal,
the first fracture commencing at 61 tons, and breaking at
63 tons.
Mr. Trotman's anchor was next in succession. The
first fracture occurred at 52 tons, and finally gate way at
531, owing to an error in the workmanship that caused it
to et. --t- therefore it tr -t

,ftoke in the throat, was determined to tes
another on the same principle, a little lees in weight, the
one known as " Porter's," the other as " Trotman's im-
proved." On the strain beinz applied to this second
anchor it reached 54 tons without a fracture, and eventu-
ally sustained, with only 6 cracks, the enormousstrain,of

largest anchor use

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CHESHIRE AND WALE

MR. EVAN EVANS, of Llanidloes, while ground-fishing
in the Twyrayn river, hooked and landed two large
snakes, one of which measured four feet in length.

CONMISSION signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the
County Palatine of Chester :—The Hon. Wellington
leton Cotton, to be Deputy-Lieutenant.

Henry S

THE VICTORIA CRICKET CLUB terminated their cease'
on Wednesday evening, by dining at the Angel Hote,
Birkenhead, under the presidency of Mr. B. Harem.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
week ending 10'h October, 1852 :
parcels, &c., £2.631 Bs. 21 ; goods,
Steam-boats, £340 12s. 3d.—Total, £3
Decrease compared with the core
pear, £474 16s. Od

ay : Passengers,
£728 9s. Id.—

ponding week of las

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