The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-09 00:00:00

MOVEMENTS or TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS.—The
- - United States and Liverpool Mail steam-ship Pacific,
•*--
Nye, commander, which left New York at noon on the
* IS11"7 COUNTY MAGISTRATE.—E.. Ogden, Esq., of _2lst:ultimo, arrived in the Mersey at a quarter-past eight
&Ake Be
Of the Bank, Sawrey, has been placed on the commission on Wednesday evening, with 66 passengers, and 600,000
a.7ce for the county of Lancaster. dollars in specie on freight. Captain Nye was presented
about to Ausnms,—lt is stated that Mr. Ramshay is with a testimonial by his passengers on the last arrival of
,77st,_ _toTesume practice on the Northern Circuit, and at the Pacific at New York. The Pacific will sail for New
~Ht;), ierland and Westmoreland Sessions. York, with the mails, &c., to-morrow (Wednesday).—The
?lases
thereint'eesßEGEßED for the solemnisation of mar- British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Nia-
7si_ :—Bold-street Chapel, Liverpool ; Ogden- gara, Leitch, commander, sailed on Saturday at 11 25,
.! Chapel, Manchester. a.m., for Boston, with seventy passengers, a full cargo,
da,,,11.--A fire broke out, about half-past ten on Thurs. and the usual mails.
114_4rt.gr. Mackay's, draper and outfitter's shop, Great Hoeurrote V. HOGHTON.—This case came before the
is 7 d-street. Two of Phillips' patent fire-annihilator Master of the Rolls on Tuesday last, and has occupied the
•",`Lalses were applied with instant effect. attention of the court for several days. The parties liti-
ss°Z LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY, it iS said, gating are father and son. The latter, Mr. Henry Rogh.
have n cided to give a performance next month, under the ton, eldest son of Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, is the plaintiff,
-I,_°,,rage of the Mayor, for the benefit of the Free Public his father being the defendant. The plaintiff became en*
.ii Y and News-room. titled, in 1840, on the death of his mother, to the Bold
losuivsta.i,e,enTs AND MEASURES.—On Thursday, at a special estate, as tenant intail. He was not then of age; but,
were
.al.
_ld by the Mayor, upwards of fifty informations immediately on his attaining his majority, he executed
folio,' .1: a.ttainst parties whose weights and measures were certain deeds in conjunction with his father, by one of
titate,fiNeient.
which the Bold property was disentailed, and a large par-
*reek, t
A... TeareteD NEW CELLS AT PRESTON GAOL.—This tion of it was subsequently sold. It was contended that
tote lr- Secretary Walpole has returned, not certified, the sale of this property was arraneecl without consulting
ssrs• Gorsts and Birchall, the deputy, clerks of the the plaintiff. and that the deed was executed by him in In ja, the Plans and estimates sent up by those gentlemen ignorance of its true character and the effect it would
Allawary last.- Preston Chronicle.
f have on his interest in the estate.—Judgment deferred.d
tearn
evervea. OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.—The "row IMPUDENT F UPON A —A aced rad
ay City of Manchester arrived at this port on Tues- was committedßAUD on Wednesday IastCHILD., uponbare f a little girl,
the tr, citing„ at nine o'clock, having left Philadelphia on named Mery Kirkham, aged eight years, niece to Mr.
dono;s°r_ning of the 15th February. She brought 40,000 Carter, publican, Redcross-street. The child resides with
5,,,‘ in specie, and a very full cargo of grain and flour. Mr. Carter, and, on the evening named, had been to Miss
roan
wasp cos
Tuesday night, as a gentle- Reid's school, in Duke-street. A woman questioned
Aicat ,crosng -West Derby-road, andi
ronooste the Zoolo- several of the children as they came out, as to who were
lito.se"' dens, he was knocked down
Injuredand gig. The wheel passed over his right leg, and had an uncle, a veterinary surgeon at West Derby, she
it
pray, , o very severely, that it is feared the case may induced her to go there with her, rind say she had been
the ,7 ratal. The driver of the vehicle immediately made sent to borrow £5 for Mr. Caner. The woman went
sect
of his way out of sight, and consequently escaped. with her within a short distance of the village, and said
lion. V.POOL WATERWORKS.—By virtue of the provi- she was not to let Mr. Kirkham know that she was ac.
bench
.t
vtlie Liverpool Waterworks Act, the Preston companied by any one ; if she did, she (the woman) would
Vl4, en na e appointed James Fair, Esq., of Lytham, to waylay her and injure her. Mr. Kirkham was surprised
eit'4"neer of lands situate in Adlineton.Horwich, and to see the child alone ; and, having stitched up five stove-
tatioenll, which will be required by the 'Liverpool corpo reigns in the child's dress, paid her fare by one of the
tee
_" for the formation of a reservoir, buildings. &c., omnibuses, and warned the driver not to leave her any-
iiiloavrners of which lands not being competent to enter where on the road until She reached Lord-street. Tile
• Loan agreement for the sale of them. vehicle left Crosby-green at seven o'clock. On reaching
42,7_,MPLINIENT TO THE CAPTAIN AND CREW OF THE. the Necropolis, a woman presented herself and hailed the
con)".--The Liverpool and Mediterranean Screw-shin driver, and told him she 'had been sent be Mr. and Mrs.
flora"
have presented a silver snuff-box to Captain Carter to meet their niece, end insisted upon her leaving
eo„,__M, of the steamer Arno, a similar compliment. to the the omnibus. The £5 were handed over to her, and, on
tarter, and several sums of money' to the first and second reaching Brovvnlow-hill, -She left her victim to find her
Ita,,`e__ad the crew, as a token of respect for the efficient way home in the best way she could. The child, being
wor"kne(-fr in which the vessel has been commanded ens
way
of the locality, wandered over the town in a
fatigued state for two or three hours, and did not find her
Lluel=
canoe. -, OF LANCASTER'S MreerrA.—The following uncle's residence until eleven o'clock. her relati7es in the
the missions have been signed by the lord-lieutenant of meantime being in a state of the greatest excitement con.
bok,7,°_antY palatine of Lancaster :-Ist regiment of the cerning her.
Cia,,, uf Lancaster's own militia—Major Edward Every THE STEAM NAVIGATION ACT: SAFETY VALVES.—
cCyrilea to be lieutenant- coloneleeice Rawstorne, deceased ; Much perplexity has prevailed amongst steam- boat-
a._tlreland Blackburne, jun., Ese., to be major, vice owners and engineers as to the real intentions of that part eas,Y.,.,n, promoted ; Henry Townley Parker, Esq., to be of the new art which relates to safety valves, which, it is
'.i'il , vice Farington, deceased, stipulated, shall he " out of the control and interference
Ither' A. B. FARRAR, son of the late Rev. A. C. Farrar, of the engineer:" The surveyors deemed, that it was only
Ceile ' educated at the upper school of the Liverpool to apply to them'wken the steam was up. In Liverpool,
Is ha in !ate Institution, and whom we recently mentioned nearly all sea-going steamers were thus fitted ; and no
end the g been placed in the first class in classical honours, case of explosion, from over-pressure, had in Liverpool
second class in mathematical honours, at Oxford ; occurred occasioning loss of life. This portion of the act
ha, who, afterwards, obtained the Arnold History Prize, was, therefore, considered no great hardship. As, how-
fatio.,l;ust been elected to a Fellowship on the Michel ever, some doubts still existed as to the meaning ot the
k_stirei at Queen's College, Oxford. act, inquiries-were made at the Board of Trade, when a
teeizirmoterre BLoQUENOE. —One of the officiating general order was issued, stating that the safety-valves ,
lowio, rs of this sect is said to have indulged in the fol- were to be so constructed that they should be inaccessible
.iirida., eloquent strain at the Music-hall, Bold-street, on to the engineer, whether the steam was up or not and 'Lock
Pieee4v. week :—" lam totd that we are to be torn to that the surveyors were not to give the de ' ''s Bold, who r t hut the withering hand of God will fall on those required, on the 31st of the eresent month materials
oho their heel against the church. We do not dread orders were complied with. -ensurer taints "__ )n• We are happy in ourselves. Wherever the comply, the time was too short dismissed.
bell. tsere, there I wish to be. Whether in heaven or been detained , 1-ess ' should e
ce, "e' e let me be." jections existed to ‘‘) yards I,
thes'euna's Loces.—The old-established reputation of tendency to promote 1 yards, tt,
teeent,tvoeks has been fully sustained by their having ee
`lie main,
14t the ',l) 1(
c Mr. t. sever , uneee MilIK. Ine °ureters appear ro nave n.
shore,
list, 41 hours engaged in the• attempt to pick the lock
. were
'' tur2l°t succeeding, they endeavoured to cut away its
tits7lers," by boring through the iron door of the temen•
too e-rootri. The lock, however, resisted all attempts
teet:,7n it, and the hank property remained safely pro
do, i'll The lock can be inspected at Mr. Chubb's Lon-
Ty "'e--Bankers' Magazine.
iNSTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN GILL.—The Morning Post,
Gill "inesday.in noticing this testimonial, says :—" Capt.
erdywas
one discoverer of the Victoria Channel, now the
availableLiser at all times of the tide into the port of
Pesh,,"°l- It is a most remarkable circumstance, and,
Of 37.P5, without a parallel, that, during the long period
AN. Years, in which he has sailed from Douglas to Liver-
owner
Coo nbfe ,ee nver met with any seriousent, or lost a
bend" although he sailed without as
p ilot, and has had
tied,reds of seamen and many thousands of passengers .ee
elr his care. I.
, 1110,,PR ASSURANCE AND , GUARANTEE.—One of the neePh
inso,, novel and interesting features connected with
.19 I'
Pet ante, is the plan of guarantee, by which the
e.r'
for hi holding holding a situation -of trust becomes bondsman 1 tne sun, e, a.— ._ eye,
that "Pelf. This is founded ,on the pleasing principle, Poor-law Board would sanction it.
Ste,•,_°ad as human nature is, there are few who, with - - -
foe v!. Precautions, will exhibit dishonest practices, and
roens the society is prepared by a small annual pay-
egg,;'The Times Company is one which unites life
tatero”ce and guarantee, and which thus promises to be
4...., to the employer and the employed.—See advt.
same q' SCREW STEAMER —A neat little screw steamer,
Was t". the Weaver, built at Birkenhead by Mr. Laird,'
lily brled on the Hy' er on Tuesday. She' is intended to •
lee4fuveen Runcorn and Manchester, to tow the as- elected an auditor in the pit.
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
1110 a `sr hosts up the canal; and, in order that she pas-
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—
that i',"der the bridges, her funnel has been so constructed The usual weekly meeting of this society was held on The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, the
that *a(ra be lowered and raised on the same principle as Wednesday evening last. Mr. Picton read an interesting 'Mayor (Thomas Littledale, Esq.) presiding.
Weaver "Pied in some of the Thames steamers. The paper on the rise and progress of architecture and building FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Aewep is fitted with oscillating cylinders, the collective in Liverpool, or, as he expressed it, "its history in brick The proceedings of this committee comprised the fol. ehe i,„" her engines amounting to twenty-four horse. and stone." The present paper, he announced, was only lowing heads :—" 1. Recommendation to purchase a free-
Oellr a very light draught of water, and can be pro- a preliminary one, as two or three more would be required hold public-house and six cottages on the north side of
bet a very rapid rate. to give an architectural history of Liverpool. Shaw's-brow, for the sum of £BOO. 2. Recommends-
Iltierti, i"PERATE CHARACTER.—On Tuesday night an BONDING IN MANCHESTER.—At a meeting of the tion to accept the tender of the Earl of Crawford and
Pi ilec'"ed spinner, named John Atherton, who resides trades on Thursday at Manchester, it was announced that Balearres for the supply of coal, &c., for twelve months.
'atexi ten-street, Spittals' Moss, went home in a state of the Lords of the Treasury had issued an order for the con- 3. Recommendation to sell the reversion of a small
t•oek,T4tion, and after demolishing all the articles of tinuance of the bonding privilege to Manchester on the triangular piece of land on the west side of 01dhall-
tad Cht'S' in the house, turned his famil into the street, terms agreed to a late meeting of the t men council. By street, for the sum of £lO5.
.. 4. Recommendation
. to
;',es ":.t1 set fire to the building. 'information having' this arrangement the -Bonding Warehouse Company increase the salary of Mr. William Coleman, clerk in the
"14 tg'ven to the police, constable Counsel} arrived in guarantee the expenses of the Customs' establishment to Town-clerk's office, from 30s. to £2 2s. per week."
MR. FELL 'S CASE.
:_tlqod°„OreVent any damage, and took the madman into the corporation, those expenses being greatly reduced by
ne Me,' • On Wednesday morning his wife appeared the concentration of the business in the premises occupied Mr.. BIGHAm, in reference to the letter sent by Mr.
Rag 'f' °lra at the Town-hall, and having stated that she by the company in Salford. Fell, inspector of weights, said he understood there was
ititepraid to lire with him because of his violence when WAVERTREE BIBLE SOCIETY.—On Friday evening the a sentence in that letter to the effect; that it was perfectly
440(111(:ated, he was ordered to find bail for his future Wavertree Association of the British and Foreign Bible evident to Mr. Fell that the persons constituting the
e Apeirel2aviour.—Preston Pilot. Society held its anniversary in the National School-room, Paid Officers' Committee had, on some occasion, been
Mr. James A. Picton in the chair. The Revs. Messrs. fined for having short weights and measures, and for this
setts, CATION FOR AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE
maY,h(lit4f TION.—In the vice-chancellor's court, on 'rues- Sutton, Edwards, Butler, and T. J. Bourne, a deputation reason had an ill feeling towards Mr. Fell. The letter was
be thee ere Sir Richard Kindersley, the motion " Standish from the Parent Society, addressed the assembly. The then read, and it was found to contain a sentence con-
, th4.an itnn.eYor, aldermen, and burgesses' of Liverpool," meeting was well attended, and the report announced firming the statement of Mr. Bigham. On the motion
that the receipts .for Bibles and free contributions had of Mr. Bigham, seconded by Mr. Thomson, the letter
hesie „, Junction to restrain the defendants from allowing
iekd ageens to remain on the plaintiff's lands, was greatly increased during the east year. About 1800 Bibles was expunged from the books.
-ss •
to
and Testaments had been sold in the village and neigh- . THE EASE or MR. DOWLING.
A ht sue ground upon which that injunction was
bourhood, and upwards of £l7O free contributions paid The minutes of the Watch Committee contained the
elver /et°, be maintained was that the company, having
re and lake the land to erect waterworks, had given no- over to the Liverpool Auxiliary, since the establishment proposition brought forward at
.the last Council
. meeting,
It s er ti
of the association. to award to Mr. Dowling a retiring pension of £3OO per
Ai am ad ,ie act, and had forthwith entered on the land.
, tea I/lifted tLat the waggons had been improperly HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on year. This matter had been postponed, in order to afford
Mr., Dowling. the opportunity of sending in to the Watch
klietit, ~,c)int,_ the land, but that ft had been done so by a set- Thursday, Mr. Chalmer presided, and the other members
hAlns l'ent any authority from the company. Judg- present were- Messrs. Henderson, Beckwith, Godfrey, Committee his formal resignation of office.
st:served. Johnson, Nicholson, Fleming, and Lloyd. The medical Mr. Tonne, chairman of the Watch Committee, said
-`9Oll 'nit))
officer reported that tl:e increased severity of the weather, that for some time it had been painfully evident that Mr,
ita ey ASSAULT BY THE POLICE.—A man named ••ek •as
during the last week, has been attended with a conside- Dowling's health. was fast failing him ;. that he was un-
Isi . , f, od 33, died in the Workhouse, on Sunday
eta,..,leS 6T! erSsipelatory inflammation of the right knee, rable increase in the mortality of the borough, the deaths fitted for the discharge of the responsible duties of his
having risen from 178, in the previous week, to 217 in the office, the inevitable result of which had been most con.
tOrnent''Si external injury. According to his dying
reetisa; he was taken to bridewell a fortnight before last; the average
.of the same week_ of the four pre- dusiye to_ the want_o.ftdiscipliee in the police force.. M_ r.
14,, 1,,,1 for disorderly
,conduct ; and when there, an ceding
. years being 209. In the parish the deaths were Tobin thengave a his tor of the circumstances which led
tolte th"se name is believed to be Wilson, fastened 171, in the extra-parochial wards 46. No death was re- to the proposition of awarding. a pension. of £3OO a year
',l4e„4leli his all, and threw him across a bench, owing gistered from small-pox, a fact which has been only once to Mr. Dowling, and appointing Mr. Bigham as head con-
soesee of ~.ee became twisted under him. In conse. previously noticed during the last eighteen months. Dis- stable, the. latter matter appearing to have been the result
eases of the lungs caused 75 deaths, of which 35 were of something very like a ruse on the part of certain mem-
thsti 0/1 sgs.lele statement, an inquest was held on the
est deee "ednesday last, when a verdict to the effect, from consumption—a greater number than in any week of hers of the Watch Committee. Far be it from him to
to real inaisuerd. came by his death from having received the previous twelve months. excuse or palliate the late reprehensible act of Mr. Dow-
, 1„,4w, w lee ; but how received, the evidence failed LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The half- ling.; it would be highly improper on his part, and in-
Ns 'vests," returned. yearly meeting of the shareholders was held on Friday at vatting to the Council to do so. Recent events bad
of eillefOre',l BOROUGH GAOL.—From the annual report the London and North-western station, Lime-street, in clearly shown that Mr. Dowling was altogether unfit to
eotb e ter °e magistrates by Mr. Charles Duke, governor this town. The statement of accounts showed an increase be retained as head constable, by reason of being afflicted
,54194!ttrs,,°,gh Gaol, it appears that the total number of of traffic, but the expenses had increased in a still greater with serious illness—in fact, he had been worn out in the
'New thelie to that prison during the year has been ratio, owing to the low fares paid by the " Exhibition service. After detailing the circumstances in which the
%Iv stir in dal} to
average number in gaol 853 ; the highest passengers." The directors had decided to renew the leaf had been abstracted from the report-book, Mr. Tobin
*e/Pet,,o deeilastedY atone' time, 1,099 . the lowest, 633 . contract with the London and North-western Company said that so far from the conduct of Mr. Dowling being a
:he '''s of f.ls'Y average number receiyed 30. The total for the supply of locomotive power for a further period of result emanating from clear reasoning and unclouded
liaeise°,Bt ps,:esgaoldurin the yearhas been£12,76616s sd, five years, on terms which will effect a saving of from faculties, it showed to him that it was exactly the reverse;
£7OOO to £BOOO per annum. The electric telegraph is to the egregious folly of the act stamped it as that of a man
l'ls,et'•,glee -I:l4ed Per annum, during the last year, 'was
Leartielr head expenses) only '£l4 19s. 4d, The average be continued along the line from Preston to Carlisle. The whose physical infirmities had thoroughly
.im.paired his
"slow e Cost .1n the gaols in England is about X 22, sc, re,,,,,ta,aa arinprad naaalmnnely, and. a ,liat,?c,,,t at the .2 Eel faculties. II eoo
""
had arrivediat the ;;;;clZlstrot' l'ilta,hirt;glco-n—tlis
°lree the In the Liverpool gaol is about £7 per head rate of 61 per cent. per annum was again declared, leaving
ago, deration,they were justified in recommending Mr. Dowling a
Dreg witajerage. The number of punishments for a balance of £BlOl 6s. Old. to be carried to the credit of
retiring allowance, they were now more strongly justified
oa A4l, "In the gaol were 4,886. the next half-year.
J ree N.° ROBBERY WARRINGTON AND ALTRINCHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. in doing so. After commenting upon the. length and
s st,s roils, the .—About three o'clock on Wedges- faithfulness of Mr. Dowling's services, Mr. Tobin left it
—This is a new line in course of formation, and the first
r44100-rPh!eo' ~.. house of Mr. W. G. Headman, Lans-
with the Council to award such salary as the Council
ordinary meeting was held in this town yesterday week.
k N., .ilid,„ '''Yertor.,, was entered through the back Mr. Gilbert Greenall, the chairman of directors, presided. should think proper.—Mr. JOHNSON seconded the re-
ta'itticle'sras. an7arher trhieves, an. d a quantity
.of valuables,
commendation.
Shin line will form the one link wanting for the comple.
wise 0, stolen , Kiev
silver table service, and other tion Of a new, independent and more direct route from Mr. C. TURNER, as one of the magistrates engaged
f.iell at; et desk`, era
and valuable papers were Birkenhead and Gersten Docks on each side of the Mer- in investigating this very painful proceeding, felt corn-
,,,As•
.r4i,e,alis, and burnt for lights, the smoke from sey, not only to Manchester and its surrounding districts, pelled to dissent from the opinion of the chairman of the
Ile;tl,l,l4,ol2r,oused the. family, who, on descending, but also, by means of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- Watch Committee. After detailing the facts of the
° sat ',Ns r ' r, and kitchen in, the utmost confusion. colnshire Railway to the Humber, with the Grimsby Turnerease as they bad been elicited before the magistrates, Mr.
4(1)0(i ,!1,11-rietii_iled themselves with what they could find Docks at its month. It will likewise prove equally im- said that the very painful impression upon his
SereSeN•y,°•ll ti(','s o.s
_the p.rerhises, and took a quantity of portant to Shrewsbury, Hereford, and the Welsh mineral mind was, that Mr. Dowling was in perfect possession of
t.l by ti,:n,,e, but it is supposed they had been districts, by affording the same facilities for the transmis- his faculties on the Thursday when this occurrence
1,t.1,,"ned ot:',,' scent of the inmates, as several articles sion of their products to Lancashire and Yorkshire. The took place. The mode in which he went about it, from
,he,‘, ilt, intly ready for removal. directors hoped to complete the lino for £13,000 a mile, the first to last, showed no weakness of mind whatever.
los (eek °I Cor
Under these circumstances, he could
.not bring his mind
~, ..k (1 .-.1.11, JRT or 11
-ANKRUPTer•—Re S. idnPV contractors being Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormick. The
148 f, ay, cane on
ease, which was adjourned from the pre- works were being prosecuted with vigour, and the whole to vote for any pension for Mr. Dowling, and he should
4tietu'ti.e.,"`" °n again on Tuesday, when the bankrupt were expected to be completed early next year. The re-
ers ' examined. move that the Council do not aprove, under
Af the circum-
It was ultimately arranged by the port was adopted, and the directors were re-elected, with stances, of any allowance being made to r. Dowling.—
;11the tho . " both sides that the bankrupt, Mr. Badham, a vote t f.£600 for their services. Mr. HALL seconded the amendment.
)1.11 t'ilteli)Ei.T. the
(a fisliegi niee, should. go over the accounts tope- RELIGIOUS TRACT Soctrry,—The annual meeting of . Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORtE reminded
d t the Council th,..t,
Ot'ned to faille-, al assignee should report to the court, the Liverpool branch of this society was held at the Col. if
.the matter %ere post ponet , and the magistrates eis-
missed Mr. Dowling, fo! ins ance,.on the following day,
4 t:si,.r,r, ssupso
rsr hearing of the case should be ad- legiate Institution on Wednesday evening. Adam Hodg-
ea; itl,,iuti-(lay Aira.-,:ne)c, t, the 6tll instant, at ten o'clock. son, Esq., presided. The Rev. F. Parry opened the pro- the
_ attempt to vote him. a i pefnistion would be futile.
Je.4c• si' and At..d.,„,::_iligginson obtained a first-class
ofllowever he might regret it, he com compelled, as an act
ceedings with prayer. It appeared, from the 38th annual
justice,mmitree to vote against the chairman of the Watch
NI: ' 'ihe eight' r'ullslnarsris a. second-class certifi- report, that the parent society has printed. books and
.
Committee.
and e'l3 e 0 months' pension.—Le Prude and tracts in 110 languages • that its annual circulation is
'41(1 It hen Is came hero e Mr. Commissioner' ••- - -' increase • • Air. J. B. LLOYD, as a conscientious man, could not
t„ic al tle ri r. Perry on about 24 millions, an immense from its first
t) 4pi 's artan bankrupts passed their last examination year's (1600) circulation, 200,000 •; and that its total din- vote the public money in the way recommended, after
ea e err s eed that the certifi t • '- • • • • • what had taken place.
lo ',41 "a th . ca e meeting should tribution to 1851 bits been nearly 849 millions of copies
tektati aY M O sth of next month.—Re Edwa Mr. HORNBY said that, strictly speaking, they were
qk 1,, r. J. . rds : of publications. With regard to the Liverpool branch, - . .
st ate. dark, ~„,_ , Andrew Edwards, schoolmaster, of its sales during the last five years had doubled in amount bound to visit the fault of Mr. Dowling by refusing to
~t si,
„Ts, „7) tip betors Mr. Stevenson for his cer- the distribution durin 1851 being 372 292. By this (Hs-, give him any pension at all ; but, on the other hand, con-
ker a(1;1, ~ e.ral:; :,ilities were above £2OOO. Certificate tributio th societyg
was the feed , of many other sidering his length of services and general integrity,
fire sit'etnss last Chaffers and Jones :On Friday' agenciesn for good. It was closely corrected with the though it might be justice, it was certainly not a merciful
es • (Ser, S't examiner in
exercise of justice, to turn Mr. Dowling adrift, penniless.
Det ewer a ,-,,,,,,,,,an , , ion this case was heard be- town mission, supplying its devoted agents with tracts.
aiestaet.. no 1,141.'il cr Stevenson. The bankrupts were 45,480 of these' publications distributed the
Mr. PICTON recommended a medium course. He
es the lin entiTcans and the case has been greatly emigrants who sailed
fom wereamong
la
thought that the Council might agree upon £2OO a year
exams senn„i serience of he irregularitythis port ; they had been
o.„,0 a. „„4‘ _ e and intricacy gladly received, and many captains had become voluntary as a retiring allowance.
se e e.... i 1 commissioner declined to pass the colport
sets a niis• . eurs in the work. The meeting was afterwards Mr- •
HOLT et had previously been opposed to super-
sin • g register
annuation altogether, thought that the Council would
was produced, , addressed by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, Rev.Dr, Raffles, &c.

LOCAL NEWS.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—Mr. HOrriby presided at
the monthly meeting of the Council on Thursday. A
report was brought up on the subject of the Russian
Company, recommending -the Council to forward to the
borough members for presentation, the petition to the
House of Commons praying for an abolition of this com-
pany, agreed upon last session. Report adopted.—Mr.
Forwood submitted a resolution, in regard to the evasion
of dock-dues, instructing the committee of the Council to
watch the operation of the system introduced by the Dock
Committee, and requesting them to see whether due
facilities are afforded for re,ognizing "short-shipments,"
and for a sneedy and inexpensive return of dues overpaid
on goods short shipped. Mr. Casey seconded the motion,
which was 'agreed to.—Several letters were read upon the
subject of Customs Reform, giving instances of inconve-
nience and loss caused by the present Custom-house regu-
lations relative to the export of goods in transit. Referred
to the Customs Committee.—The Council voted thanks
to Mr. H. M. Ross for his communication in reference to
the proposed breakwater, and the plans, &e., were ordered
to lie on the table for the inspection of the members. The
Council were of opinion that the plan was bold and
original one; hut whether calculated ultimately to improve
the access to the port and the depth of water was a ques-
tion entirely for experienced enzineers.—A letter having
been read soliciting the influence of the Chamber ;n favour
of the second reading of the British Electric. Telegraph
Company's Bill, the meeting was instructed to procure
additional information upon it.—The Passengers' Act
Amendment Bill was referred to a special committee.

SELECT VESTRY —Pip fortnightly meeting was held
on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell chairman. Mr.
Hughes explained the charge brought against him at the
last meeting, of having, on his own authority; sent two
children to the workhouse, with a view to their being sent
to the Industrial Schools.—The total number of ininales
in the hone on the 2fith ult, was reported to be 2,315,
against 1:847 in the corresponding week of last year. Mr.
Carr, the new governor, had commenced his duties on the
Ist inst.—Mr. CAan. of Marybone, district medical
officer, having resigned, it. was agreed that his district
should be added to -another, and put under the-charge of
Dr. Donelly, his salary to he £l6O a-year, together with
the vaccination fees wherein the two districts-previously
have yielded about £l4O per annum.—There were re-
ported to he. 1,046 children in the Industrial Schools.—A
letter was read from Mr. Dringwater, resigning his seat at
the hoard, as he was about to leave Liverpool,-and take up
his residence tut Southport.—A letter was also read from
Mr. M. D..Lowndes, expressing his desire, 'owing to the
large increase of mercantile and other professional
business, at the close of the present, parochial year, ending
th-'2sth of March, to be relieved of the office of legal ad-
viser of the parish.—Mr. Willmer moved " That the
resolution of the 11th of November last, empowering each
member of the board to visit the workhouse whenever he
should think fit to do so, be rescinded and that it he an
instruction to the several parish officers to receive no
directions on any matter connected with`their office except
through the chairman of committees, or the vestry-
clerk:" Mr. Willmer charged Mr. Faii'hurst and a Roman
Catholic priest with havine informally taken two blind
'Roman Catholic ehildren from the house ; and said there
were evidently improper extraneous influences at work,
inasmuch as the number of Roman "Catholic children in
the house had increased in one year from 70 to 141.1itr,
Banner seconded the motion, ob,,erving that he did so, as
a matter of principle, without sharing with Mr. Willmer
in reflections upon the conduct of any vestryman. After
a long discussion the resolution was carried.

Docx COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the weekly
meeting of the committee. Mr. Charles Turner presided;
there were also present Messrs. Shand. Molyneux, Ro-
binson, Gregson, Chaloner, Steele, !-Tohne, Claxton;
Lockett, Maleolmson. Bigham, Evans, Holden,'Royden,
Bold; and Nicol. Various tenders for iron and other
materials were accepted. Mr. 'Duncan Mactaggart,
measurer of teas for freight at the Albert warehouses,
teas dismissed. The sub-committee recommended that a
by-law should be issued, ordering vessels not to moor
within 200 yards to the westward of the landing-stage,
instead of 40 yards, as by the present by-law. £5O were
voted towards the maintenence of the Southport life-boat.
At the request of Mr. Bold, who stated that the.Hus-
kisson Dock would shorly be finished, the harbour-
masters' sub-committee were empowered to appoint a
dock-master and dock-gatemen. Mr. 'Nicol, chairman
of the sub-committee on emigration, applied to he allowed
time for the purpose of inserting certain clauses in the
bill now before Parliament, for the protection of emi-
grants landing at this port, which, he said, were desirable
before any report was made out. 'One or two members
expressed a wish to know the nature of the clauses, when
Mr. Nicol said that the object of the committee was to
protect, as much as possible, the emigrants, who had
been plundered to an enormous extent; to prevent per-
sons from getting on board the steamers, and, when the
emigrants had landed, to allow none but persons of good
character to have access to them. The steam-boat
had expressed their intention of co-operating
with the committee. In answer to a.question, -Mr.-Nicol
said that the sub-committee had no intention of inter-
fering with the " free-trade" system, as it was called;
they would have nothing to do with an emigrants' home.

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A short conversation ensued, and Nr. Nicol's request
was allowed. A letter was rear'from 'Captain Patey,
declining the offer of the committee to build a medical
hut for emigrants in lieu of the building which had been
taken down, on the ground of its being too small. A
letter from the collector and comptroller of the Customs,
-soecting the erection of a shed at the Coburg-dock,

was referred. A memorial was read from the boatmen of
the King's-dock-basin, in connexion with some altera-
tions now going on there, by which they would 'be de-

years.—Referred to the committee of work;