The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TITESDA_Y, MAY 10, 1853.

LOCAL NEWS.

ON Tuesday morning last the Pope's Cardinal in Eng-
land, Dr. 'Wiseman, left Salford for London, after his
Lancashire campaign.

GARROTTE ROBBERY.—A little after midnight on
Friday, a man was garrotted in Gibraltar-row, and robbed
of Xl7 in Irish notes.

A GENTLEMAN was robbed, in the neighbourhood of
Lord Nelson-street, on Wednesday night, of £l3O. He
turned aside with a woman, and two men seized upon him.

MR. JOHN H!GGINSON, late chief officer of the Liver-
pool and Isle of Man steamer Ben-my-Chree, has been
appointed commander of that vessel.

THE FIRST SHow for the season of the Liverpool
Floral and Horticultural Society is appointed to take
Place on the 19th instant, at the Botanic Gardens.

CALL TO THE BAR.—Among the gentlemen called
to the degree of Barrister-at-Lan, during the Easter
Term, we observe the name of Mr. Thomas Mickle-
thwaite, Poor Law Auditor of the West Yorkshire District.

OnLivtotsNEss.—The following is the address of a
letter now lying at the Central Police-office :—Mast John
Ceers liver pool Keer of head poblies inglangd." The
Post-mark of the letter is from Ireland.

MR. LEA AND THE LkNIP-POSTS.—The Town-Council
of Salford have agreed to accept an offer made by Mr.
Lea, to pay an annual sum in consideration of his being
allowed to suspend tradesmen's addresses from the lamp-
Posts.

RE% MAJESTY has most graciously presented to the
Royal Mersey Yacht Club a cup value £100; and it has
been arranged to be sailed for on Tuesday., the 19th of
jnly, the day following the Challenge Cup of £lOO, given
by the club, thus giving two days' gala.
Honntins DEATH ''2F A DRUNKARD.—One night last
Week, a man of property, named Steele, residing at
Belsover, fell to sleep, whilst drunk, at the Swan Inn, in
that town. He felt over the fire guard, and his intestines
were actually burnt out of his body.
SPIRITS IN TVE Ist.E OF MAN The government
proposal to increase the duty on -spirits and tobacco
icmopnomrtoettinnt;nnthtLlsle of Man has created considerable
island. .
held in Daugh.-s, at which k Pnl9lic meeting has been
delegates. were appointed to
proceed to London on the subject.
AT THE EOF.OUGH COURT, YIY_Is 'CHESTER, last week,
two men were charged on suspicion of stealing a tailor's
clothes. It 'turned out, however, that he had strolled
whilst drank down the Manchester-road, where he had
stripped himself. probably under the idea of going to bed,
and deposited his clothes in front of a house.
SHIE SgvEu.—Mr. William Rush, surgeon on board
the American packet-ship Empire State, has published
facts to ,prove that ship fever may be effectually arrested
by administering from ten tT...fifteen grains of di-sulphate
of quin:.ae, preceded by emetics or powerful apenents,
every three or four hours. This confirms the practice
suggeste 1 by our able townsman's work, Dr. Dundas.
NactrEartANE.ks MA:Ls FROM LIVERPOOL.—The
Greek Government has concluded a postal convention
with 711essrs. Burns and M'lver, of this port, which
engages to establish a communication three times, or at
least twice, a month between Liverpool. Gibraltar, Malta,
byra, Smyrna, and Constantinople. The con7eution is
ids for five years.

TIIE MAYOR OF 31.11-Nctiss-rEn has accepted the invi-
tation of the Dublin exhibition committee, tc be present
at the opening on the 12th instant ; and also that of the
Lord Mayor, to dine with him on the same day, " to
Iceet his excellency the Lord Lieutenant, on the open-
.l/11g of the Great -Industrial Exhibition.'—Manchester
Guardian.
LANCASHIRE M:LITIA.—The Lancashire militia regi-
-I?3ents are to be embodied for 28 days" training on the
-24th of May. The head quarters of the two mew regiments
are to be at Warrington and Burnley. The following are
the head quarters of the five regirnents-:—;The Ist at,Lan-
ca„„sler ; 2nd, Liverpool; 3rd, Preston; 4th, Warrington;
21' sth, Burnie". The 4th has been gazetted a light
antry regiment.
?u r,
Liverpool uENErtd_L AND OPERATIVE CORN-PORTERS Of
, at -a meeting on Thursday evening in the
..oneett-hall, Mr. John Fisher, presiding, resolved to
!c"ln themselves into a society for the protection of their
Ilyerests, the elevation of their condition, the relief of
their depressed brethren, and the adequate remuneration
of their industry. It appeared that many employers' had
not
acceded to their recent demand • for an advanced
Wage of 4s. per day.
A Afunnracus LOVER.—On Wednesday last, a sailor
on board one cf the coal boats at Douglas, Isle of Man,
named Charles Martin, attempted to murder Elizabeth
Moore, a young woman, by cutting: her throat with
razor, for refusing to marry hina on account of his dis-
sipated habits.. She lived with her mother in Bigwell-
street, who was likewise savagely set,upom, and wounded.
Martin esc ,d ; was prevented from,.67owning himself,
and ultimately apprehended. The young woman was
reluctant to criminate Martin, and -expressed much
Sympathy fen- him.
A MISER BURNT OUT.—On Monday week, at noon,
three cottages, the property of the Earl of Sefton, at
Aintree, were destroyed by fire. I.A the time the fire was
raging, and men were pulling off the thatch, an old man,
named. Heys, who receives money from the parish, begged
of the mew cot to throw the thatch off, but they continued
to throw it down. When they got toe certain place, the
old man feL on his knees, and -began' to examine every
piece that came down, for the !Rupee of finding some
money which he had deposited there. :Fis clothes took
fire, and he had to be dragged awa7. "Thirty people, it
appears, lived in the three cottages.
ARSON AT MANCHESTER.—On Thursday, at the Man-
chester Borough Court, Thomas Dale, the proprietor of a
candle manufactory, in Walker's-m•oft,i aunt's-bank, and
John Heely and James Clark, two men in his employ-
ment, were charged with wilfully setting on fire the pre-
mises ocoupied by Dale, and belonging tc the feoffees of
the Manchester Free Grammar school. There were
symptoms of the place having been wilfury ignited—two
drawers were open, and some decimal candles were burn-
ing there in an upright position stuck, in tails of cotton.
The balls of cotton in which the candles were placed were
Saturated with naptha. Dale had a policy of insurance
On the property in the Royal Exchange:insurance Office
for X2OO, and the stock had been valued at; IGO.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, held its third meeting in
the Royal Institution on Tuesday—Mr. Newlands in the
chair,—the following new members were proposed :
Alessrs.,J. T. Vale and T. Fry, Birkenhead ;ST. W. Cooke,
liolinfield ;. J_ Muncaseee Oxton ; F. Jones, Huyton ; J.
Morecroft,:Clayton-square ; Edwards, Prescot-street;
Shaw,-St. George's-terrace, Everton ;T. Ellison, Ren-
shaw-street; G. T. Millichap, Bold-street; Wood-
ward, James-street; J. Adams, Mount Vernon; J. T.
Poard, of the whotographic Institution, Church-street ; J.
Elliot, Claughton ; J. Porter, Collegiate Institution ; T.
Cop P ! Paradise-street ; J. Gradwell, St. Paul's-square ;
and W. Rawle, Lord-street. Several specimens of the
Photographic art were exhibited by Mr. Frank Howard,
I\lr. Bell, and Mr. Berry. The last-named gentleman
considered thatizetween 11 and 2 o'clock in the dc- is the
best period for taking portraits.— Mr. Keith produced
zonse excellent s..stures taken between six and seven in
the morning.—X. 4.. Burgess said he never worked be-
tween 11 and -2 when he wished to get good detail.--Mr.
arber considered before 11 o'clock, or between 4 and 5,
the best time.—Mr. Mackinlay exhibited and described a
folding camera for taking views in the open air.-7 Dr.
Edwards, Mr. Knott, and other gentlemen addressed the
vesting.—The Secretary announced that the council of
the society had decided on taking rooms over Mr. flawless
shop, in Lord-street.—The President said that each ope-
rator would have to proside his own camera. Already the
society numbers nearly eighty members.
LANCAATER INSOLYENT COURT, April 23.
chargedferthwith : Henry Barlow, Stockport, licensed
victualler.; William Huddleston, Lancaster, slate,r. and
Plasterer.; Edward Pierce, Liverpool, joiner and builder ;
Alexander Pettigrew, tluloce Manchester, bookkeeper.;
John. Young, Salford, beersener ; Robert Sutton, Liver-
Pool, porter.—Reinandedier Iwo months : Edw. Brown,
Chelsea, out of business ; James Woodfall, Blackburn,
Plumber, glazier, and gasfitter.; John Davies, St. Asaph,
farmer.—Adjottreedfiw a monti : John Vero, Liverpool,
licensed victualler ; Thomas Helme, Lancaster, licensed
victualler and carter; John Taylor, Wigan, chemist and
tea-dealer; John Spencer, Habergdiam Eaves, near Burn-
ley, printer, stationer, and bookseller ; William Burgess,
Pendleton, plumber, glazier, and gasfitter ; James Bul-
lock, Manchester, assistant to a cowkeeper ; Henry
Iligson, Rumworth, near Bolton-le-Moors, cabinet..
maker, upholsterer, and paper-hanger.—Adjourned to
next Court: Michael Cox, Liverpool, grocer, provision,
egg, and potato dealer ; Joshua Scholes, Ashton-under-
Lyne, retail dealer of ale, and provision shopkeeper; Jas.
Hutt, Preston, boot and shoemaker • Jacob Cattrell,
Blackburn, railway labourer ; David Clifford, Liverpool,
grate and iron bedstead manufacturer; William Kirkham,
Lancaster, West India agent; Henry Abram, Liverpool,
ilb".„,ljur ; Jos. Smith, Ashton-under-Evne, woollen cloth,
,-,;v"iole, general dealer, and beerseller ; Thomas Platt,
roestall-bridge, near Heaton Norris, grocer and pro-
vision dealer.—Petition dismissed : Edmund Allenby,
ctLaflksohiedaidia,mfarmer and wood-cutter ; Radcliffe Holsten-
, joiner and builder.
A RETIRED T
..AVERPOOL MERCHANT IN A Fix.—ln
them Smith, e
Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, the case of
s
Dowsley was tried. The plaintiff was a widow
lady, and she held theupper part:of a house in Bond-street,
4,ondon,herbrother-in-lawatthesame occupying the shop.
In January, 1852, the defendant, a retired Liverpool
Merchant, took furnished appartments in this house of
the plaintiff at 325. per week. The declaration charged
that the defendant became tenant to the plaintiff, upon
the terms that he should do nothing to destroy the re-
Epectability of her house; but that, on the contrary, he
introduced a common prostitute into the house. Mr.
Honyman stated the case to the jury, and it appeared
that on the Bth of March, 1852, the defendant came home
late, and went straight to his apartment. Late as it
was, however, the curiosity of the female servant was not
asleep, and she watched and ascertained the fact that the
defendant had a " lady" with him. This information she,
of course, communicated to her mistress, who at once
Proceeded to the defendant's apartment, where she
knocked and demanded admittance. The door was not at
Once opened, and in the interval she bethought herself
that it was hardly discreet for her to walk into the room
Under the circumstances; and she therefore sent for her
brother-in-law. He arrived, and the defendant was then
found to be undressed, and the " lady" was in a similar
condition. The unfortunate defendant was, of course, up-
braided by Mrs. Smith and her brother-in-law, whilst, on
the other hand, the woman he had with him assailed him
for bringing her into such an awkward dilemma. Amidst
the uproar a constable was sent for, and the woman was
turned into the street. The consequence of all this was,
that Mr. Roberts, who rented the apartments of the plain-
tiff, left the house • but, notwithstanding this, the plain-
tiff did not bring the action to recover heavy damages,
but_ only to teach the defendant his duty whilst occupying
furnished apartments in a respectable house. If the de-
fendant had apologized for his conduct the action would
hot have been brought; and even if at.this late hour he ex-
Pressed regret for his conduct, the proceedings would be
stayed. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he did not think it
Proper to resist the offer of his learned friend ; and he had
to express the defendant's regret that in a moment of
temptation he had behaved himself so improperly, A
j141.01' was then withdrawn, and the matter was settled.

A PAIR OF IRON GATES are to be made for the
entrance to St. George's-hall, which will cost 200 guineas.

JOHN GrN, a joiner employed at the Freemason's-hall,
Lime-street, while in a state of intoxication on Tuesday,
fell from the " hall" to the floor and was killed.
A HANDSOME SILVER INKSTAND has been presented
to Miss Stephenson, the very efficient and highly respected
matron of the county asylum, Rainhill.
A LIVERPOOL AUCTIONEER, the other day, received
the subjoined orthographic curiosity from a client :
" Tree pere of camp beds steds and matress alf dson cares
tw arm chare three rocking chares alf dson katchen chers
katchen table katchen table three roud tables cradol clock
tw close medens and fire irins one set of drors other other
howsel gods."
THE REV. DR. ikr'NEILE was one of the speakers at
the annual general meeting of the British and Foreign
Bible Society, held in Exeter-hall, on Wednesday—the
Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. The report stated that
the receipts for the year ending March 31, 1853, exclusive
of the jubilee fund, amounted to £109,160 10s. Bd., being
an increase of £7ll 9s. 10d. on those of last year.
RUNCORN IMPROVEMENT COMMISSTONES.S.—A meet-
ing was held at the Town-hall, on Monday week, Mr. John
L. Wright, chairman, On the motion of Mr. Cowley,
seconded by Mr. T. Johnson, the following resolution
was unanimously agreed to :—" The commissioners desire
to record their regret at the sudden and untimely end of
their secretary, Mr. John Buckley, who was accidentally
killed on the London and North-western Railway, when
performing his official duties; and they desire to express
their sympathy to his widow and family for the loss which
they have sustained." •
ISLE OF MAN.—in the House of Commons on Monday
evening, Mr. Evart asked whether the measures proposed
to be adopted in reference to the fiscal changes in the
Isle of Man were yet prepared, and if so, when they
would be laid before the house. Also whether any 'mea-
sures had been adopted to promote a more frequent com-
munication by mail with that island during winter. Mr.
Wilson was understood to say that the proposed changes
with regard to the import duties in the Isle of Man were
in a state of great forwardness. He was not yet prepared
to say what they were ; but the increase of duty would
be exceedingly small. The other matter, as to the mail
communication, was under the consideration of the post-
office authorities.

AT THE CetNTY Corm., the other day, before J. S. T.
'Greene, Esc.. Luke Finnighan, the plaintill", a beerhouse-
keeper, claimed from Daniel Lynch (a rough-looking
labourer) the sum of 13s. 10d., for beer. His honour,
suspecting 'that part of the drink had been supplied to the
defendant Whilst intoxicated, asked the witness how many
pints he (defendant) could drink 'before he became tipsy.
Witness': He can drink as many as •ten pints, and be as
sober as he is now. (Laughter.) 'She afterwards ad-
mitted that she had supplied the'defendant with seven
pints on one occasion.—The judge said he had a notion
that when a man had taken more than two or three pints
he must be drunk ; and thrrefore'the defendant could not
recover for supplying the defendant with beer whilst in
that-state. The idea of a man drinking seven pints ! He
would reduce the claim to one-half.

THE LIVERPOOL LUNATIC ASYLUNI.—The report cif
this institution for the year ending Ist of January, 18-SE,
has just been issued. There were in the institution on
the let of January, 1852, i C patients ; admitted during
the year, 39 ; making the total under care, 89; of these
the number discharged and died during the year wasl,
leaving 58 in the house on-the Ist of January, 1853.
'the majority of cases, insanity- is supposed to have re-
-silted from intemperance. Considerable changes have
'been made in the building and in the laying out cif the
ground. A commodious,apartment has been appropriated
exclusively for divine worship. As circumstances per-
mitted, some of the patients have been taking excursions
into the country, and treated to exhibitions of paintings,
and other suitable amusements, a course of treatment
-considered highly useful to those suffering under certain
,classes of mental disease. Fourteen had been discharged
,cured during the year, at ages ranging between 20 and 60.
THE QUEEN V. THEQc"STICES OF LANCASHIRT2.—Mr.
Bodkin applied, in the bail court on Tuesday, for a man-
damus directed to two of the justices of Lancashire, com-
manding them to issue a warrant of distress to enforce
the payment of a sum of 195., which was alleged to be due
under an order of affiliation which had been made on the
application of Elizabeth Grimes, a married woman, whose
husband had been transported for some years, and during
his absence she ham had a child by a person of the name
of M'Cue. She had applied in the usual manner for the
order, and it had been granted, and 111`Cue had paid the
money for more than a year and a half, at-,which time
the husband returned, and, finding the child atihis house,
he sent it to the father, where it remained fen six weeks,
at the end of which- term the husband again left his wife,
and Ni• Cue sent the child back to the woman, and refused
to pay any more: for its maintenance. She then applied
to the magistrates• to grant a warrant, bat AT'Cue ap-
peared and denied. his liability, on the ground that the
husband returning( had absolved him, upon which the
justices refused to grant the warrant. Application granted.

MR. BRADLEY 1/4AND THE POLICE.—At the Council
meeting last week, .Mr. Bradley said there was a very pre-
vailing feeling out of doors that the course taken with the
men was not a fair,tne, They said they were required to
bring a certain character, and that character must be
'from a minister of religion under whom they attended ;
and unless the character came from a clergymen of the
established church.---" No no," from Mr. Lrancker.]
'He had certain reascns for mentioning this. :He wished
a distinctive answer to come from the chairman of the
',Watch Committee on the point. It was alleged that a
preference was given to one who brought a character
from a clergyman of the Church of England. Mr. Tobin
replied that he coulclive a most decided answer. One
gentleman had told•him it was the prevailing opir_ion that
a man could not get into the force unless he was an
Orangeman ; and another had, a short time since, said
there was a prevailing opinion that a man conki not get
in. except he was a Roman Catholic. That showed that
the committee steered a clear course between tlw two.
(Hear, hear.) But the fact was, they never asked the
question, nor did they know the religion of any men.

\lt SUGAR HOUSE 13:6C.TROYED nY FIRE.—On Thurs.
dapnight, shortly after eight o'clock, afire was diecorered
in &building used for the office and works of Mr..,James
Leitch, sugar refiner,' V. ellington-street, Scotland-road.
The Tremises are several stories high, and extend from
Well;agton-street to Ellenborough.street. The fire CCM -
menced in the upper part cf the main building. As-.soon
as pe6sible three engines, under the direction of Mr.
Hewitt; were taken to the spot. An engine belonging to
the West of England Fire Insurance Comparly was also
early in attendance. The greatest difficulty which the
firemen_ ennerienced arose from the height of the building;
and, as the conflagration soon assumed an alarming
appearance; some of the-inhabitants of tile adjoining
houses began to prepare to remove their furniture. HOW..
ever, by the effective and well-directed efforts of the
firemen, the ;flames were ccnfined to the building in
which they broke out. The,foors of three of the upper
rooms were completely burnt, and also the roof to a
great extent, There was a large quantity of sugar on the
premises : a great portion of it was in vats, in process of
manufacture.; and most of the stock must have been
either totally destroyed or considerably damaged. By
half-past nine o'cicck the flames were effectually subdued,
and shortly after ten the engines ceased playing. The
property destroyed was insured -in several offices, to an
extent which will prcbably cover the damage.
LIVERPOOL TOWN •Conscte.—At the monthly meet-
ing on Wednesday—Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner, in the
absence of the Mayor, presiding,—Mr. Gladstone ex-
plained, in regard to :the recent appointments to the
magistracy, that the list of names submitted by the Cor-
poration to Mr. 'Walpole were sent by that gentleman
privately to one of the members of parliament for this
borough. That party never returned the list to the
Mom°. office, althoegh he had been written to for it. It
therefore happened that Lord Palmerston, the present
Rome Secretary, had never seen the list at all. The party
to ‘whom ha had alluded was Mr. Forbes Mackenzie.—The
'Health Committee recommended that money should be
borrowed for the purposes of paving, in the following
proportions, the amount to be liquidated in twenty-two
years::—Parish of Liverpool, £40,00; Kirkdale,, £5,000 ;
Everton, £3,000 ; West Derby, £12,000 ; and Toxteth-
park, 12,000. They also recommended that £lO,OOO
should be borrowed by Liverpool for the sewer-rate ;
Kirkdale, nil; Everton, £5,000; West Derby, £,000;
and Toxteth-park, £6,000. They then recommended
that the following rates be laid

PARISI?. 0,1, LIVERPOOL. 1 nutxpALE.
Rate recommended Rate laid Rate recommended Rate laid
for 1853-4. for 1852-3. for 1853-4. for 1852-5.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. U.
Paring..o S in the pound 0 6 Paving..l 4in the pound 1 U
Sewer.. 0 2
Water.. 0 1
General 0 4

EV ERTON

Paving..l 0

WEST DERBY
0 6 Paving..o 10
0 3Sewer 0 4
0 11Water.. 0 1
0 4 General 0 4

Sewer .. 0 3
Water.. 0 1
General C 4

, 1 0
. 0 4
. 0 1
. 0 5

1& 1 2 1 7
TOXTETH-PARK.
Paving..o 10

Sewer. . 0 4
Water.. 0 1
General 0 7

The report was approved, and the rate of Sd. adopted.—
It was decided that the rates should commence on the Ist
day of April, 1853, and be collected and paid by one yearly
payment. The collectors having been appointed, the
Council authorised the laying of the lighting rate and the
fire-police rate (the latter not less than td. in the pound),
by assessors, Messrs. John Whitby and James Denton.—
The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised a
recommendation to grant an increase to the salary of Mr.
Shuttleworth, town-clerk, of £5OO per annum. It also
contained a recommendation that, in consequence of the
resignation by Mr. M. D. Lowndes of the appointment of
clerk to the justices for the parochial business, the addi-
tional duties be performed by the present clerks to the
justices, and that they respectively be paid the additional
salary of £lOO per annum, and that one of the clerks
lately employed by Mr. Lowndes be engaged permanently
in the magistrates' clerk's office, at the salary of £lOO per
annum ; the whole arrangement effecting a saving of £lOO
per annum to the borough fund.—A report by Mr. Fell
was taken as read, the Council being informed that copies
would be sent to the members.—Mr. Bigham said that a
more impertinent, inflated, vanity-struck piece of com-
position he had never read than this report.—Mr. Hornby
moved the adoption of the various recommendations
seriatim. They were carried, with the exception of those
referring to the increase of salaries and additional appoint-
ments.—The Watch Committee recommended that the
wages of all the officers in the police force, under the rank
of inspectors, be increased 2s. per week each man, and
that the pay of inspectors be increased from 30s. to 335.
per week each man.—Mr. Tobin moved the adoption of
the proceedings. It appeared that the policemen were
leaving the force in scores, and that, so anxious were
many of them to get to better situations, that they com-
mitted faults to get dismissed at once, and so to avoid the
month's notice.— Mr. Bigham moved an amendment
against the increase, which was lost by a vote of 25 to 24.
—Mr. Bigham made a complaint as to the non-attendance
of the chairman and members of the Dock Committee,
which he pronounced discreditable,—The Council then
adjourned until tepr.nerrew (Wednesday.)

THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB have voted the
sum of £2OO to be given in prizes for the sailing matches,
&c., to take place during this season.
SINCE the opening of the Derby Museum, 60,000
visiters have passed through the rooms, or an average of
over 7,500 persons weekly.
THE NEW WAREHOUSES at the Stanley dock are now
commenced, and the work is proceeding, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Jesse Hartley. The warehouses will be
vaulted, dry and commodious vaults forming the base-
ment of the structure.

LIVERPOOL PATENTS.—Patents have been sealed for
an invention by Mr. W. Rowett, called the cylinder pad-
dlewheel, and for as invention by Mr. R. L. Bolton, of a
new mode of obtaining and using motive power by the
explosion of gases.
Two CAB-DRIVERS, named respectively James Judson
and Samuel Church, were fined, the first in £1 and costs,
the other in ss. and costs, at the Police-court on Thurs.
day, for being drunk and using abusive language to the
police.
OUR AUSTRALIAN FLEET.—The Condor, one of
Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s well-known " Eagle" line of
packets, arrived at Melbourne, after an excellent passage
of 98 days, all well. The passengers speak in the highest
terms of the provisions, arrangements, ship, and captain,
to whom they presented a piece of plate for his unre-
mitted attention during the voyage.
INGENIOUS MODE OF VENTILATING SHIPS.—The
ship Evangeline, recently launched by Messrs. Jordan
and Getty, has been fitted with iron masts, which are
hollow cylinders, and which have been fitted with trap
doors at either end, to open or shut at pleasure, for the
ventilation of the ship. A perfect ventilation can be ac-
complished by these masts, even when the ship is
stationary.

AT SALFORD, L'n Tuesday, a boy was riding upon a
cart containing a number of heavy barrels of ale, and one
of these, slipping, fell to the ground, taking with it the
unfortunate lad, and a second falling immediately after
caught his head, before he could rise, and crushed him to
death on the spot. The driver of the cart, who was in a
state of intoxication behind the vehicle, has been com-
mitted for trial on a charge of manslaughter, as, had he
been at the head of his horta, guiding it, the accident
would not 'have happened.

DEFEVISIVE VENTILATION'O': THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
—Mr. 'Gladstone brought this subject before the Council.
on Wednesday last, and said, that, in consequence of the
double windows and other causes, the air became as
vitiated as that of a charnel 'house before the council had
been more than two hours assembled. He recommended
to the Finance Committee, the propriety of enlarging the
chamber by the addition of the ante-room, forming an
ante-room of the apartment now used as the keeper's
sitting-room, placing that functionary in the surveyor's
dhce, and removing the surveying department to Corn-
wallis-street.
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING C:f the Archi-
tectural and Archmological Society, on Wednesday—Mr.
'Verelst presiding—Mr. Huggins read a paper on " The
application and treal:rnent of porticosin modern buildings,"
by Mr. W. H. Leeds, of London. The students' designs
were exhibited, and the first-class prize was awarded to
Mr. F. H. Price, and the second to Mr. A. Jevons.—The
president, at considerable length, then reviewed their
proceedings during the last session.—Votes of thanks
were accorded Mr. Boult and Mr. Verelest.—Mr. Forrest
read an able paper on photography, after which the pro-
ceedings of the session were closed, End the meetings of
the society were adjourned until October.

EDWARD 'DAVIS. bookkeeper and salesman to Mr.
.lames Crompton, paper manufacturer, Manchester, was
apprehended on Tuesday last at Liverpool, onboard a
ship bound for Sydney, which was to sail on the following
morning, charged with embezzling £99, the property of
his employer. He had paid £7O for the passage of •him-
self, his wife, and his daughter, who were found on board
with him; and amongst his luggage-the officer who appre-
hended hire found £25 in a tea caddy. The prisoner-said
he should be able to show that she had paid away the
money which he was charged with embezzling on his
master's account.

Doti' COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs-
day, Mr< Turner, M.P., presided. It appeared that the
average expense of the new street at Wapping, so far as
it had_gone, was eleven guineas ,yard.—Mr. Robinson
moved,-cnd Mr. Gladstone seconded, that Mr. Langsdale
be put.upon the warehouse sub-committee.--Mr. Broekle-
bank moved, as an amendment,,that gr. Barber he ap-
pointed. The amendment was seconded by Mr. Evans ;
and it-was agreed that the question-should stand over till
next'week.—The Marine Department'Sub-Committee re-
ported that the bell beacon, whith‘was run over and stork
by an .t..merican steamer, had been 'raised and brought
into port ; and that the offer of -Messrs. Cato, Miller, and
Co: to repair the same be accepted.—Mr. Gregson, re-
ferring to the speech of Mr. Bigham at the Council meet-
ing ou'Wednesday with regard to the non-attendance of
the chairman and members of that commiitee, stated that
Mr.'Bigham himself only attended the Dock Committee
-once, and in March and 'April he only attended three
times. (Hear, hear.) The members who were charged
with• ron-attendance had attended most regularly at that
board.—Mr. Bigham explained that he never had been
absent from the committee; except when he was out of
town.—The Chairman could not help thinking that Mr.
Bighara went much out of his way to-mention his (the
chairmen's) name in the Council the other day, knowing,
as Mr. Bigham well did, the reason of absence. It
was no:: an absence caused his own private business,
Which -was the case when Mr. Bigham himself was absent
during four months in last year, but it was an absence
owing-ta public duties, and co one could-say, and he did
not pretend to say, whether those duties were of a tempo-
rary.nr a permanent nature; because, as everybody was
aware, there was a petition hanging over his head, and
until he 'knew the result of that petition be did not think
it-right-to resign the post he ocaupied as chairman of that
committee. It was well known to Mr. Bit ham and to
other gentlemen in the town -that, upon that question
being decided, he should have no hesitation indetermining
what course lie should take with reference to his occupa-
tion of that chair. Therefore, Mr. Bigham was throwing
an imputation upon him which had no foundation in fact.
During the whole of the time he had occupied that chair
he had attended to his duty as constantly as any gentle-
man, andle did not think it necessary, until the question
of the petition was decided, that he should 'resign the
office. !the had thought it was the opinion of-the town
that he ought to resign, he would have done it long ago.
He should not have thought it worth while to allude to
the matter if Mr. Gregson had not mentioned it, because
his character was well known in the town.—Mr.,Eigham
said the chairman would recollect that he put a question
to him in the Council as to whether ;:e was likely to con-
tinue to act as chairman of the Dock .t,omrnittee when he
was holding a seat as member for Liverpool, and he stated
that until the Easter recess lie sliould continue his seat,
but immediately after the Easter recess he should be qiaite
prepared to say what course lie would take. Now the
Easter recess had gone by, and he wag surprised the a
representation was not made by the chairman.—The
:Chairman : Does not Mr. Bigham know that the petition
•was presented subsequent to those observations ?—Mr.
'Bigham said he should have been perfectly well satisfied
if the chairman had made that representation.—The
Chairman said there was no gentleman .at that board,
except Mr. Bigham, v-Fho was ignorant on the matter, and
he repeated that Mr. Bigham had thrown an imputation
upon him which he ,was not justified in doing.--Mr.
Gregson remarked that Mr. Bigham had cast reflections
upon other members of the committee who were absent
under•the same circumstances as Mr. Bigham himself had
been.—Mr. Bigham : They may have been. Then why
grumble at the facts being stated ?

THE DUBUN GREAT EX.RIBITION.—THE EXUETIVE
COMAITTEE AT LIVERPOOL.—In accordance with an in-
vitation from oar respected Mayor, Samuel Holme, Esq.,
the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Lord Gough, the Hon. Mr.
Vereker, Mr. J)argan, Mt. Roney, and the members of
the committee far the Exhibition, arrived here, on Tues-
day morning last, by one of the City of Dublin Company 'a
steamers, and, ,under the guidance of the Mayor, spent
the morning in making the tour of our local lions. Re-
turning to the Town-hall, Lord Gough, the Lord Mayor
of Dublin, Mr. Haliburton, and a number of other gentle-
men went on 'Change, and were heartily received. At
two o'clock a de-jeuner was provided by his worship, at
the: Town-hall. There were present Lord Gough, the
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hon. J. Vereker, George Roe,
Esq., William Dargan, Esq.. Mr. Lentaigne, Mr. Benson,
architect, Mr. King, (Sounder's Newslet,ier,) Mr. Grier-
son, (Dublin Express,) Mr. Stirling, Mr, Ball, Sir J.
Kingston James, Mr. Deane, Mr. Roney, Judge Hall-
burton, (Sam Slick,) Mr, E. Lamener, Captain Bour-
geois, (French Navy,) Mr. Potter, Mr. Livingston, Mr.
Chilton, Mr. Banner, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Preston Mr.
Mr
Brocklebank, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Kayo, Mr. W."Rath:
bone, Mr. Duckworth, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Kelso. Mr.
Avison, Mr. Bushby, Mr. Rounthwaite, Mr. Hull, Mr.
Winch, Mr. Gregson, Mr. Price, Mr. Serjeantson, Mr.
T. C. Archer, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Doering,
Mr. Anderson, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. A. Gladstone, Mr,
J. C. Fernihough, Mr. Baines, Mr. Anderson, Mr.
Grantham, Mr. Clowes, Mr. Whitty, Mr. Crosbie, Mr.
Thacker, Mr. T. M. Myers, Mr. J. A. Tobin, Sir Thomas
Deane, Mr. Shand, Mr. J. C. Deane, Mr. N. D. Bold,
Mr. Torr, Mr. Chapman, Air. R. H. Sherlock, Alderman
Parker, and Mr. B. Corrie. Previous to the lunch an
address was presented to Lord Gough, through Mr.
Arbuthnot, from the Liverpool East India and China
Association. Mr. Roe, in his speech at the dOeuner,
said that, judging from the encouragement which from
all quarters they had received, the Exhibition would be
crowned with brilliant success. In the evening a grand
banquet was given at the Town-hall by the Mayor to the
following guests :—Lord Gough, Lord Mayor of Dublin
Mayor
of
f Hon.AncAl
er. s t er,
Vereker,Alayo r
Sirof `Farrington,
Thomasar ring
Deane, Mr.
t o ' Mayor of
Bolton,
Haliburton, Sir J. K. James, Sir E. ArDonnell, Admiral
ia
Grenfell, Mr. Bazley, Mr. J. A. Turner, Mr. Roe, (chair-
man,) Major Fairfield, (deputy-chairman,) Mr. Ball, Air.
Dargan, Mr. Foote, Mr. Lentaigne, Mr. Murland, Mr.
Pennefather, Mr. Stirling, Mr. Deane, Mr. King, Mr.
Al'Donald, Mr. Gladstone, Captain Bourgeois, (French
Navy,) Rev. Thomas Brancker, Colonel Grant, lion.
Judge Haliburton, Mr. APAndrew, Mr. Lace, the Town_
clerk, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Bramlcy-Moore, Alderman Darcy,
Mr. Benson, Mr. W. Roney, Mr. Grierson and friend,
Mr. R. Horsfall, Mr. Bold, Mr. Jackson, Dr. Raffles,
Colonel Derinzy, Mr. Hall, Mr. Tyrer, Mr. Bushell,
Rev. A. Knox, Mr. Patten, Mr. M'Cormick, Mr.
Turner, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Fairborn, and Mr. Tinting.
The speeches were mostly of a eulogistic and after-dinner
character. The toast of the evening, " Success to the
Industrial Exhibition of Ireland," afforded our Mayor an
opportunity of dilating upon the vast industrial resources
of Ireland, as yet only very partially developed, and of
hoping that the approaching exhibition might tend largely
to promote native industry. Lord Gough, in one of his
speeches, expressed the gratification he felt that their
host had become an ir;sh proprietor. Mr. Dargan's
health was drunk with great enthusiasm, and his short
reply showed that he is as modest and brief spoken as he
is large souled and liberal. Mr. Judge Haliburton, in
responding to his health, stated that he was the descen-
dant of a Scotch family, but professed his especial attach-
ment to the scenery of old Ireland. In proposing pros-
perity to steam navigation, a toast which was coupled
with the name of Sir J. Kingston James, the Mayor pro-
phesied that, within a few years, iron steamers, 400 feet
long, would make the passage between Holyhead and
Dublin in three hours, or less. Among the other toasts
4ru4k flit thy health of the indergig4ble Mr, Roney,

PEDESTRIAN FOLLY AT BLACRBURN.—OR Wednesday
afternoon last, James Yates concluded his "extraordinary
feat" of walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 half-hours.
THE IRISH EXODUS via LIVERPOOL.—The Water-
ford Chronicle states that, during the past week, 1,148
emigrants left that port, and the port of New Ross, for
Liverpool, to take shipping to America.

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE transacted no business on
Thursday, the members in attendance not being sufficient
to form a I quorum. The four members present waited
ten minutes, and they had scarcely gone when a fifth,
Mr. Beckwith, entered the room.

THE STEAMER GREAT BRlTAlN.—Already supplies of
coal have gone out to anticipate this leviathan vessel ; and
depots will be established both at St. llelena, Ascension,
and the Cape, so that she will certainly meet with fuel
wherever she may require to take in a supply.
THE GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION RETURNS show that,
in the month ending Saturday week, between 27,000 and
28,000 emigrants sailed from the Mersey. By far the
greater proportion of these have been shipped for America,
the passenger-trade to the Australian ports having ex-
perienced a decided check within the last few weeks.

AN UNRULY LODGER, named Daniel Joliffe, broke the
arm of his landlad;, Mary Plunkett, Limekiln-lane, with
a poker on Wednesday evening, and also bruised her on
the head with the same dangerous weapon. He was
brought up at the police-office next morning, and re-
manded for seven days, as he was supposed to be insane.
The woman lies in a precarious state.
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the
meeting yesterday evening week, a proposal to raise the
subscription from 10s. 6d. to 15s. was negatived by a
majority of 17 to 14. The motion to discontinue the pro-
ceedings of the society had not a single supporter, though
one gentleman voted for it by mistake. The society is
narrowed to two courses, the curtailment of the ordinary
expenditure, or union with some stronger society.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The United States mail
steamer Atlantic, Captain West, sailed on Wednesday
morning, at half-past nine, for New York, with 100 pas-
sengers and a full cargo. The British and North Ame-
rican mail steam-ship Africa, Harrison, commander, took
her departure hence for New York, on Saturday after-
noon, with a large number of passengers, a full cargo,
and the usual mails on board. She also took despatches
from the Colonial-office to the governor of Canada.

THE MIVOCATES OP LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS met on
Thursday, at the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. William Earle
in the chair. There was a thin attendance. The Chair-
man expressed his conviction that there was only one way
of effecting improvements, and that was by an improve-
ment-rate.—Mr. Alderman Bennett moved, and Mr. H.
C. Beloe seconded, a resolution, calling upon the mayor
to convene a public meeting to consider the improvement
measures.—Mr. Verelst moved the appointment of a
committee to obtain signatures to the recuiSition, which,
like the preceding motion, was agreed 'to.
THOMAS ROWLANDS, apparently a captain, was
charged at the Police-court, on Wednesday, with com-
mitting a felonious assault on Elizabeth Perry, a servant,
about 17 years of age, in the employ of Mrs. Jones, a
publican, in Gerard-street. The evidence was of a most
disgusting character, and exceedingly contradictory. The
girl having been seized in court with a convulsive fit, the
case was adjourned till Thursday, when the prisoner was
ordered to pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned two months.

THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION COMMITTEE, while the
guests of the Mayor of Manchester on Wednesday,
attended a large and brilliant dinner party-: they were
also conveyed through the chief lions of the cotton
metropolis. The Mayor accommodated the party at his
own residence. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and the
other gentlemen officially connected with the Dublin
exhibition returned to Liverpool on Thursday, and took
their departure for Ireland that night, in the City of
Dublin Steam-packet 'Company's steamer Trafalgar,
which sailed from the Prince's pier at nine o'clock.
THE MEMBER'S OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT
CLUB met on Tuesday, at the Marine station, Birken-
head Hotel, and partook of an excellent dinner. Several
members were elected—Mr. Robert Walkinshaw, Man-
chester; Mr. J. H. Thomas, broker; and Mr. Behrend,
surgeon, of this town. There are to be two separate
matches, the first to take place on the 4th June. The
second will take place on the 18th July, for a magnificent
prize challenge cop of £lO vale, open to be sailed
for by all royal yacht clubs of then world. The opening
cruise was also fixed to take place on the 21st instant, the
yachts to start from off Birkenhead at'il a.m.
WEST DERBY (GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting
on Wednesday—Mr. Joseph Harrison presiding—a letter
was read from Mr.'W. E. Eaton, containing a resolution
of the commissioners of waste lands, offering to take land
on the West Derby-road from the guardians at 6s. per
yard. The offer was accepted.—A discussion arose on
the subject of the hospital clock ; Mr.- Geffreys and others
being of opinion-that they should get a " striking" clock,
or no clock at all. 'Ultimately it was resolved that Mr.
Penlington should supply a time-keeper which did not
strike, at the tender of £66 ss. Mr.*Roskell moved that
£5 a-year be given for a room in which to relieve the out-
door poor at Kirkdale. This was not agreed to ; but it
was decided that Mr. Steins and Mr. cLythgoe should in
future relieve the paupers in the rural districts at their
own houses.

COLLISION ANE DAMAGE SUIT.—At the Admiralty
Court, on Wednesday, there was heard a damage suit
instituted by the owners of the Daniel Webster, an
American ship, against the owners of the barque Alert.
There was a cross-action in the case. lit appeared that
the American vessel was on her voyage from Liverpool to
Boston, and the barque hound from Waterford to Cardiff.
About two o'clock cn the lith of January last, the two
vessels were approaching each other in the Irish channel,
the American being close hauled on the -starboard tack ;
under these circumstances she at first kept on her course,
in accordance with the general rule of navigation, but
.sanding the Alert did not give way, and that a collision
was inevitable,-she.perted her helm in order to lessen the
shock. The Alert, on the other hand, alleged that the
Daniel Webster starboarded instead of keeping on her
course, and that the accident was the unavoidable result.
The trinity masters were of opinion the barque alone was
to blame. The court pronounced for the damage.
&RANGE REVIILATIDNS OF CHILD MURDER.—The
police at Rivington, in this county, have been engaged in
the lavestigation of extraordinary case. A widow,
named Ellen -Sumner, recently lived near IRivington
church, whose husband died some years ago, leaving her
with a -family of six or seven children. On Sunday week
she ;rat missed by her neighbours, and one of her chil-
dren said -she was confined to bed by the dropsy. On
Monday she was sufficiently* recovered to leave her bed,
and was visited by some of her neighbours. On Tuesday
itshewas d
ie
wasaggti,.%r
ed that h
confinedta s toe had d
aver bed,i
died. Anexamination o
and during thatday
f
the bed-room -led -to the discovery of a newly-born infant,
under a bundle of clothes, which had evidently died from
loss of blood, .owing to neglect. Other investigations
led to no doubt that the unfortucate woman had sacrif:ted
her own life in an attempt to conceal the birth of the
child. Some of the neighbours told the police that
several years age the woman had complained of dropsy.,
and had similarly denied all access to the house for a d-ly
or two, and a further search of -tide premises was insti-
tuted, leading to the discovery, iu a tub of sawdust
standing in her bedroom, of the skeleton of another in-
,fant. The woman's conduct had keen apparently so
irreproachable that even the prying -eyes of neighbours
had detected nothing up to her death -leading to a suspi-
cion of her real condition.

TILE PROPOSED UNION OF TUE IzVERPOOL AND
BIRZENHEAD DOCKS.—At the meeting of the Dock
Committee, on Thursday, Mr. Turner, IV.P., chairman,
said he had to report, on the part of the committee who
were appointed at the instance of Sir Joseph Bailey to
meet that gentleman, Baron Goldsmid, and his son, in
London, with reference to the Birkenhead afair and its
proposed transfer to this trust, that they had had two
meetings with Sir Joseph Bailey, Baron Goldsmid, and
his son, at which the very important question was dis-
cussed at .considerable length. They understood from
those gentlemen that, though they were very largeindivi-
dual proprietors, and had partly been allied with the
management and the conduct of the affairs at Birken-
head, yet they had no authority from the other proprietors
in the matter, but were acting for themselves as large
individual proprietors; and there could be no doubt that,
from the station they held, and the influence they pos-
sessed, any proposition of theirs would meet with very
favourable consideration from the other parties inte-
rested. The committee stated to those gentlemen that
they had no authority from this committee to make an
offer in any shape or way whatever, and that it was
expected that some offer would come from them, and not
from this committee. The thing was conducted in a
friendly spirit, and it was suggested by those gentlemen
that the amount of money they had paid for those works,
including the interest due on the bonds, should be reck-
oned up. They calculated that, if so reckoned, without
binding themselves to a particular sum, the probability
was it would amount to £1,400,000 for the warehousing,
and about X 700,000 for the water space, making £2,100,000
altogether. Their opinion was, that they ought to have
20s. in the pound upon that property, or whatever it
amounted to, and they considered that that would be
about the amount ; and they were willing it should remain
in the hands of this trust for twenty-five years, upon the
bonds of this trust, at interest of 3 per cent. It was
suggested by Sir Joseph Bailey that he would be willing
himself that the interest should be 4 per cent. for the
first ten years, 3 per cent. for the second ten years, and
3i per cent. for the last five years. He (Mr. Turner)
understood that that suggestion met with the concurrence
of Baron Goldsmid, but he had since seen Sir Joseph
Bailey, who said that Baron Goldsmid did not agree
with the latter proposal. Therefore the suggestion was
20s. in the pound upon the amount which they had
expended upon the works and land, and the back interest
which was due upon the money they had borrowed, which
they estimated would amount to £1,400,000, and £700,000
for the water space; and that the money should remain
with this trust twenty-five years. The committee were
also asked, to satisfy the persons on the other side of the
water, whether, if the works at Birkenhead went into the
hands of this trust, it would be the interest of this trust
to shut them up. lie replied, "By no means ; but that,
on the contrary, if the works at Birkenhead went into the
hands of this trust that they would be made available in
the best way they could be for the trade of the Mersey—
that there was no intention to shut them up." In reply
to a question, the chairman said the committee made no
counter suggestion, not considering themselves autho-
rised to do so.—Mr. Gladstone remarked that there cer-
tainly was an early indisposition to give the committee
information, for at the first meeting he asked Baron
Goldsmid if he would be good enough to state whether
the present revenue and receipts covered the expenditure,
and his reply was, that there was no occasion to answer
that at all.—Mr. Barber : I think the duties of your com-
mittee, Mr. Chairman, will end in smoke.—Mr. Brockle-
bank said the question was whether they could lay out the
money to better advantage.—The chairman suggested that
the committee should meet on Saturday, to consider the
subject and express an opinion.—Mr. Molyneux proposed
that the authority given to the special committee be with-
drawn.—Mr. Bighara seconded the motion.—Mr. Glad-
stone said the deputation certainly did promise Baron
Goldsmid, his son, and Sir Joseph Bailey, that they
would forward to them a report. Now, under these cir-
cumstances, it was necessary to adjourn ; and, perhaps,
it would be better, and more satisfactory, to defer the
consideration of it to next week. It was then agreed to
that the matter should stand over to next Thursday.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF
THE 'COUNTY OF ANGLESEA.—Rd. Williams Prichard,
Esq., to be Deputy-Lieut.
THE LIVERPOOL SWELL MOB are at present unusually
busy. On Thursday afternoon a man and woman entered
the Commercial House, 5, Canning-place, and stole a
desk and four £5 notes.

THE SECOND ANNUAL SOIREE in connexion with the
Myrtle-street Chapel Mutual Improvement Society was
held in the school-room underneath the chapel on Thurs-
day evening. Mr. Edward Mounsey presided, and the
proceedings were wound up by the Rev. H. Stowell Brown.
REPORTED FINDING OF SKELETONS IN HULME.—
Some labourers, while excavating foundations in Malt-
street, Chester-road, Hultne, the other day found four
skulls and some portions of vertebrae. The bones had
been buried about a yard deep.
ST. HELENS.— COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
week, Joseph Wright, aged 19 years, was killed at the Black-
brooke Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bromilow and Co.,
by a portion of the roof of the mine falling on him, which
broke his back.

A FATHER AND HIS SON SUFFOCATED.-OYI Tuesday
morning last, at Swansea, a poor man named Thomas
Tucker, aged 47, and his son, John Tucker, aged 18, met
instant death, in consequence of the sudden fall of a wall
which they, with other men, were engaged:in pulling down.

THE BOOMERANG PROPELLER. A trial of the
boomerang propeller was about to be made on Wednesday,
on board of her Majesty's ship Conflict, at Portsmouth,
when, just as she was entering on the measured mile, one
of the blades of the propeller snapped, and prevented the
trial from being concluded. Another trial will take place.

LOVE AND ARSENIC.—On Tuesday last, Grace Butler
died suddenly at her residence near Padiham. The de-
ceased, who was a weaver at Mr. Wildings, Padiharn, had
been keeping company with Richard Low, a collier, but
had quarrelled with him. She took the affair much to
heart, bought an ounce of arsenic on Monday, and on
Tuesday was seized with violent vomiting, and shortly
afterwards died.

THE PLATELAYERS ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MAN-
CHESTER RAILWAY.—On Monday the whole of the
platelayers between Liverpool and Manchester on the
North Union, on the Bolton, and on the Clifton junction
lines, were paid off, in all about 200 men. The wages
paid to the platelayers is 14s. to the under men and 18s.
to the leading bands in the country districts, and 18s.
and 20s. in the towns and tunnels. The company offered
to raise the pay of the 14s. hands to 155., but refused to
make any further advance in the wages of the platelayers.

SANITARY IMPERFECTIONS are prevalent in Liver-
pool. The practice throughout the town is to consign all
the refuse of a household to the aslipit, and three or four
times a year this is removed, on application to the in-
spector of nuisances. In the west end of London a
number of persons earn a subsistence by calling every
morning with a small cart for the accumulated filth of the
.day. As the accumulated filth of the hest-regulated
house is sufficient in a few days to generate disease, it is
argued that the contractor for removing the contents of
the Liverpool ashpits should do so daily.
THE SCREW-STEAMER WATERWITCH, which has been
lengthened and rebuilt, and also supplied with powerful
engines by Messrs. James Taylor and Co., of Birkenhead,
sailed for Genoa and Leghorn on Wednesday afternoon.
The Waterwitch is fitted with the " mutilated" bomerang
propeller, which will be taken off on arrival at Leghorn,
and replaced there for the homeward voyage by the full
bomerang, which she carries with her. The properties of
both will then be fairly tested. The cabin:, which are
entirely new, from designs by the Messrs. Hay, architects,
11 are very tastefully and elegantly fitted up, by our towns-
' men, Mr. Blain, upholsterer, and Mr. Muir, joiner.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A distinguished party of
the aristocracy assembled at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square, London, on Saturday week, to witness the
solemnisation, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, of the nuptial rite between the Lady Edith Maud
Hastings, eldest daughter of the Marchioness of Hastings,
and Frederick C. Clifton, Esq., brother of Talbot Clifton,
Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lancashire. The bride wore a
dress of Honiton lace over pout! de sole. The head-dress
a wreath of orange flowers, a Honiton lace veil of great
beauty falling over the shoulders. Early in the afternoon
the happy pair left town for Lytham-hall, where they
would pass the first few days of the honeymoon.
THE PHILHARMONIC AND THE EXCISE.-At the
Police-office, on Friday, George Cook was summoned
before the magistrates, to answer the following charge :
John Frew and John Rowlands, excise officers, stated
that on the 11th of March they attended Mr. Joseph
Robinson's concert at the Philharmonic-hall ; between
the parts they went into the refreshment room, as they
called it, but which appears to be the kitchen, and
called for two glasses of brandy and two glasses of ale.
They were served from bottles in the room by Mrs.
Cook, and paid for the same. Ware quite certain the
refreshments were not sent out for. In his defence, Mr.
Cook stated that as housekeeper to the Philharmonic-
hall he had been requested to furnish refreshments to the
performers on the occasions of concerts. From the length
of time which had elapsed he had no recollection of the
evening in question, but any misconduct of which he had
been guilty had been inadvertent, and without any inten-
tion of defrauding the revenue. Under these circumstances
the magistrates inflicted the lowest penalty in their power,
viz., £5 for the ale, and £l2 10s. for the brandy, but
with a representation to the Board of Custom for a
mitigation of the penalty.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF
THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—TBORIRS Ro-
dick, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieut. John Rosson. Esq., to
be Deputy- Lieut.-4th, or the Duke of Lancaster's Own
Light Infantry Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia :
James Fort, gent., late of the sth Dragoon Guards, to be
Lieut. ; Samuel Renshaw Phibbs, gent., to be Lieut. ;
Thomas Knott, gent., late Lieut. 4th Foot, to be Lieut. ;
Robert Arthur Mather, gent., to be Ensign • Thos. Byron
Whitehead, gent., to be Ensign.—The Artillery Regiment
of the Royal Lancashire Militia : Henry Thomas Fyers,
Esq., late Capt. and Adjutant Royal Artillery, to be Capt.;
Charles Creagh, Esq., late Capt. 80th Foot, to be Capt. ;
Archer Barton, Esq., late Capt. 16th Lancers, to be Capt. ;
Henry Masterton, gent., late Lieut. 20th Foot, to be
Lieut. ; John Railton, jun., gent., to be 2nd Lieut.-2nd
Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : Robt.
Hamilton, jun. gent., to be Ensign.—The Doke of Lan-
c a
us Lan-
caster's es ra 'rss Ownv
Edward
d Regimentwar
do of Yeomanry Hughes,
gen t Cavalrytob e :
Li John
Jacson, gent., to be Lieut., Wigan troop ; Alex. Fowden
Haliburton, Esq., to he Capt., Wigan troop.—Lancashire
H
vice F. A. Farrell, resigned •
,Thomas Barnaby Legh, gent.,
to bo Cornet, vice Hughes, promoted.

THE SCREW
FOR THE GREAT BRITAIN.—WHICH IS
THE BEST PROPELLER ?—A model of the screw which is
now being applied to her, and also one of her former
screw, both made to the same scale, and represented as
fitted in the stern of the ship, now lie at the office of Mr.
Hamilton Laird. Every one, comparing the two screws,
will be at once struck with the great disproportion in their
sizes, and the different principles involved in their con-
struction. Mr. Griffiths, the inventor of the new screw,
describes the first effect of this invention, (independent
of its giving greater speed to the vessel, and diminishing
the disagreeable and destructive vibration vessels fitted
with the ordinary screw are subjected to,) that it offers
little, if any, resistance to the water when the vessel is
under canvass. The leading feature is, that instead of
continuing the blades down to the shaft, and keeping the
centre boss as small as possible, one-third of the entire
diameter of the screw is fitted with a ball or sphere ; and
the second important feature is the form of the blades,
which, instead of being larger at the extremities, are pre-
cisely the reverse. The propeller which is to be fitted in
the Great Britain has two blades, fixed, as before-men-
tioned, on a spherical centre of nearly one-third its
diameter. These blades, at their extreme points, when
they are nearly at right angles to the vessel, are only
twenty-two inches wide, getting gradually wider towards
the centre ball, where they measure five feet; but these
parts of the blades are fixed at such an angle that they
offer no more resistance to the water than they do at the
points, nor even in the slightest obstruct its passage to
the helm. With these improvements there is no doubt
that the Great Britain, being now fitted with masts, &c.,
equal to a full-rigged ship, and made as perfect a screw
steamer as possibly can be, will make an extraordinary
quick passage this time; and we shall not be at all sur-
prised to see her accomplish what has been talked of so
long, and reach Australia under sixty days. With any-
thing like favourable weather she is quite capable of
doing it.

TILE LOCAL CRICKET CLODS AND THE COMING
I.llArcriEs.—The past week having been so beautifully
fine, the various local clubs have all been " up in arms"
and eagerly preparing for coming contests. Liverpool is
rapidly gaining a better position among cricketers. The
local clubs are, generally speaking, in a very flourishing
condition. The Liverpool Club has latterly had a strong
competition for the claim of being the best playing club ;
and this season we are inclined to believe that the
Olympus Club (Prince's-park) may compete for the palm
on that " score." The Roscoe Club (Hall-lane), per-
haps ranks next to these two, and the Liver Club (Bark-
hill) is also very strong, several of the members having
had the advantage of Cambridge practice. The Bootle
Club is likewise very much strengthened this year by the
addition of several members of the Olympus. The Athe-
naeum, the Canning, the Sefton, and others, are rising
clubs. On the Cheshire side of the river the clubs are
also in full play. The three clubs that play in Claughton-
park have taken advantage of the mild winter, and all
have had their grounds relaid. The really pretty grounds
in which these clubs, the Birkenhead-park, the Birken-
head Victoria, and the Hamilton, are located, have been
further ornamented lately, by the erection of neat refresh-
ment rooms. The Birkenhead-park Club is not so strong
in numbers as usual. " The plucky little Victoria" is in
close practice. A juvenile club commenced its career on
Saturday in the fields adjoining Conway-street. The
Tranmere Club is again resuscitated. A " Seacombe
Club" has just been established in that locality, under
favourable auspices. The first of the matches about to
come off in this neighbourhood will be played at St.
Helen's, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next,
when the " All England Eleven" will play twenty of that
town and two bowlers given. On the Wednesday of the
following week (the 18th instant), the Liverpool Roscoe
and the Manchester Longsight Clubs will engage in a
friendly contest. But the most important match of the
season will certainly be that of the All England Eleven
against twenty of the town of Liverpool and two bowlers
given, on the 30th and 31st instant, and
Ist
of
j
On the fourth day (Thursday) the Olympus
and Preston
Clubs will play a match on the same
ground.—Journal. strengthened. une
the Liverpool side will be considerably

Club will this year
classe lu h so,
of men,
rt
npolna): et ros
----
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STAND.IRD.
Sin,—ln the Journal of Saturday last an article ap-
pears, headed " Local Cricket Clubs," which has been
doubtless inserted for the information of those who know
a;
saklltohw
writer of the aforesaid article—first, upon what groundse
littlem e ,
as
sr nothingo
ne
o f about
that
benighted
gghatmede,
be able to compete with the Liverpool, it being well
known that the former will this year be
be bases his belief that the Olympic
and, deprived of the
services of several of its best players
why he states that the ground of the B' secondly,
is the finest in the neighbourhood. Birkenhead Club
the ground of the Liverpool Club, tins he ever seen
allowed to be the finest in the kingdom ',
which is generally
for taking up the space of : and apologising
sir, your obedient oerTA t U ,
Your valuable paper, I remain,
RSCOE.

ST. HELENS WATERWORKS.—The Commissioners are
proceeding very rapidly with the new waterworks, on the
top of Liverpool-road.
COUNTY COURT.—In consequence of the continued
illness of Mr. Pollock, Mr. Segar and Mr. J. S. T. Greene
have presided at the County Court during the past week.

A GOLD COIN OF VESPASIAN has been found in the
neighbourhood of Kirkham, Lancashire. It is a middle
gold coin, heavier than a half-sovereign. This coin con-
tributes an incidental testimony to the belief that there
was not only a Roman road, but a station, near Kirkham-
mill.—Manchester Guardian.
THE COUNTY COURT.—We regret to say that the con-
tinued indisposition of the highly-respected judge of the
county court prevented him from presiding yesterday.
The consequence was that the court did not sit, and the
insolvency, inter-pleader, and fraud summons cases fixed
for yesterday, stand adjourned to this day week.

s
Wilson,
ROBBERY
a ScotchßYA
SE it
girl, SERVANT.—On
Southport Police-court, before J. Glover, Esq., Mary
Ann
chargedWewdniteisidraoyh,hiantg the
mistress, Mrs Smalley, Marine Cottaee, of a gold brooch,
a pair of stockings, and a pocket handkerchief. The girl
had only been in Mrs. Smalley's service about a month,
and during that time several sums of money had been
missed. On Tuesday morning she decamped with the
above articles. Information was given to the police, and
she was apprehended at Ainsdale station, where she had
walked, and from whence she had booked for Liverpool.
She was committed for trial.

THE EVERTON ESTATE.—On Satorday, Vice-Chan-
cellor Sir W. P. Wood delivered judgment in the case of
Haynes r. Forshaw, in which the question was, whether
Jonathan Higginson, an executor, with power to dispose
of real estate in payment of debts, and who was connected
with the firm of Irlam and Higginson, of Liverpool, had
effectually charged an estate at Everton, near Liverpool,
which belonged to the testator in the cause, with a debt of
£7,000, or whether the charge, instead of overriding the
whole estate, was merely a charge upon the interest which
Jonathan Higginson had as legatee or representing legatees
under the will. His Honour held, under the circum-
stances of the case, that the mortgage must be taken to
be made, not as executor dealing with the testator's
estate, but as dealing with his own interest only.
A DISGRACEFUL BRAWL broke out in Marybone on
Sunday night, about eight o'clock, which at one time
assumed a serious aspect. Several disorderly characters
were settling a public-house quarrel by a fight in the
street, when the preservers of the public peace interfered,
and succeeded in taking one of them into custody. The
friends of the opposing combatants at once made common
cause against the small body of police. The loose stones
that lay in convenient piles in the gutter, were used as
missiles, and hurled against the representatives of the
law. Several officers sustained severe bruises, and the
prisoner was finally rescued from their custody. It was
some time before tranquillity was restored. The prime
movers in the disturbance are known to the police, and
will, probably, have to suffer for their mad tricks.
AT THE COUNTY COURT, last week, the case of James
B. Windle, of the firm of Windle, Gardner, and Broom-
hall, wine and spirit merchants, Redcross-street, against
Captain Henry Richardson, created considerable interest.
Mr. Simon, instructed by Messrs. Fenwick and Aspinall,
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Almond conducted the
case for the defendant. The action was brought to re-
cover £42 45., being the amount of a quantity of sherry
and brandy which the plaintiffshipped in the barque Fairy
Queen, of which defendant was Master, in December,
1545. for Calcutta. After the case had been argued, his
honour remarked that he would consider the case, and
lay the several points that had been urged before the
learned judge of the court, and judgment would be given
at a future day. The court was not held yesterday, in
consequence of the continued illness of the judge, Mr.
Pollock.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETV.—A deputation

- -
from the Executive Committee paid a second visit to
Yorkshire last week, to explain the objects of the society.
It consisted of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, R. N. Fowler,
Esq. (of the firm of Dimsdale and Co., bankers), S. E.
Lewis, Esq.. L. S. Grierson, Esq., and G. Morgan, Esq.
Mr. R. B. Fowler, in the course of an able address, in
explanation of the principles and plan of the society, said
it was not their intention to disguise the fact that this
was a Conservative Society, and that their object was to
further Conservative principles. If stronger efforts on
the part of the Conservatives were not made ere long, all
the county constituencies would be in the hands of their
opponents. The society formed a remarkably safe invest-
ment for any man's savings, because any one had the
power of calling in his money at a few days' notice, and
no member could be held responsible for the debts or
engagements of the society. It was announced that the
committee were taking measures for an early purchase of
land at Halifax. Branches of the society, with influential
local committees, are in course of formation in the prin-
cipal towns of Yorkshire.

THE STRANGERS' CHARITY AT S3UTIIPORT.—The
foundation stone of the new building intended to accom-
modate in-patients on the Strangers' Charity, was laid on
Wednesday. The building committee and their friends
(including the Revs. C. Hesketh, B. S. Clarke, and G.
Greatbach,) formed a procession opposite the Town-hall,
and proceeded to the site of the intended building, in Sea'
Bank-road. Here they were met by Mr. Thos. Withnell,
the architect of the building, and Mr. Thomas Stanley,
the contractor for the erection. The Rev. C. Hesketh
opened the proceedings with prayer, and introduced the
Rev. G. Greatbach, who gave an account of the origin of
the institution in 1815, and its progress up to the present
time. Mr. Langton, senior medical officer of the charity,
then presented a silver trowel to James Darwell, Esq.,
who proceeded, with the assistance of the architect and
builder, to lay the stone, during which the " Doxology''
was sung. Dr. Wood then delivered an address of some
length, in the course of which he alluded to his former
connexion with the Manchester Infirmary and the bene-
ficial results to patients sent from that institution to the
Southport Strangers' Charity. The proceedings occupied
about an hour and a quarter, and were witnessed by s
considerable number of persons. In the evening Mr.
Stanley's workmen sat down to an excellent supper, at
the Victoria Hotel, to the number of about fifty.
MEETING OF TAILORS YESTERDAY.—Yesterday at
noon, a meeting of the operative tailors of the lower or
" outside " class, met in the Assembly Rooms, Ctrcus-
street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
formation of a union, to effect some improvement in their
present oppressed condition. Mr. Smith, secretary of
the Tailors' Institute, occupied the chair, and in his
opening remarks indicated the position of the moleskin
hands, by stating that he had known cases in which they
were obliged to work eight hours for Bd., 9d., or Is., the
prices given for making a pair of moleskin trousers, and
that many could only make two pairs in a day. Various
speakers addressed the meeting on the character of their
grievances ; and ultimately it was resolved that the follow-
ing commit tee should be appointed to organise an associa-
tion ; and that when the entire trade, both at the north
and the south ends of the town, had been organised, then
a united effort would be made to raise the prices to a
proper standard :—Messrs. P. Smith, W. Finnigan,
James Cocklin, M`Cabe' James Kelly, Martin Coleman
(secretary), and Michael Murray (president). The secre-
tary stated that two or three of the chief masters in Great
Crosshall-street had complied with their demands, but
that the remainder absolutely refused to do so. He also
mentioned that the association, first formed by himself
and a few others, now numbered 53 members, each pay-
ing 3d. a-week.

HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The seventh meeting for the ses-
sion was held on Thursday, in the theatre of the Royal
Institution, the Rev. Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the
chair. A very interesting collection of letters was
brought to the meeting by John Ireland Illacknurn, Esq.,
of Hale, all of them having reference to the Liverpool
election of 1670. The first paper read was one on the
History of Naval Terms, by the Rev. J. S. Howson, M.A.
It gave rise to an interesting discussion, in which Mr.
Tinne, Mr. Heath, Dr. Hume, and the chairman took
part.—The second paper was by Dr. Hume, and had
reference to the men of Lancashire and Cheshire of the
early part of the sixteenth century. It embraced a popular
rather than an antiquarian account of the battle of Flod-
den Field, fought in 1513, when the men of Lancashire
and Cheshire bore so conspicuous a part.—A third paper
was read by Mr. Stonehouse, descriptive of the early his-
tory of theatrical performances in Liverpool.—Thanks
were voted to the chairman, and the meeting adjourned
to inspect the Egyptian Museum in Colquitt-street, which
Mr. Mayer, the proprietor, had kindly thrown open for
the inspection of members and visitors. After the close
of the meeting, the beautiful Norris brasses arrived, which
are suspended in the vestry of Cliildwall church. They
had been lent for exhibition at this meeting by the vicar.

SUCCESS
e,Arl. E. RI T . —Where there is merit
(
there is success. In support of this proposition we
might instance many productions of British skill and
industry that have been attended with distinguished
success. On the present occasion, however, it is
our purpose to advert shortly to an article of a kind that
is in regular use in every family, and which has com-
manded more encouragement from the " voice of the
people," that any other at present known in the market.
We refer to the GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, the fame
of which has, in a comparatively short period, become
quite universal and completely established. Aiultitudes
of other starches have of late years been thrust upon our
notice, but the majority of them fail in gaining a standing
in the market, and after a despicable struggle for a short
time they vanish, and we hear no more of them. The
cause of this is manifest enough. They don't give satis-
faction to the public—but there are two reasons why they
fail in doing so. Either the individuals who engage in
the making of them are so unfortunate as not to under-
qtluieirepsroto-
stand the business they embark in, or they commence in
it with no intention of taking up their position as perma-
nent Go
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in doing. We are informed that his arrangements for
carrying on the business are truly admirable. The starch
is
thirteen years' practice •
with the adoption of every im-
provement that science and experience sanctions, has
brought everything in connection with his establishment
as near as.possible to perfection. The Glenfield Patent
Starch cannot be too highly recommended, and every lady
who wishes to have her laces, &c., beautifully and elegantly
finished, and every gentleman who appreciates a finely and
comfortably dressed shirt, would do well to see that their
laundresses make use of this excellent article. The
Queen, Prince Albert, and the other members of the
royal family, have the finest of their goods finished with
it, such is the declaration of the laundress to the royal
household. The laundresses to several of the highest
nobility in the realm hear similar testimony to its match-
less purity, strength, and every quality for which starch
can be recommended. From the number of bands em-
ployed and the quantity of sago he imports, we would
infer that M
Mr. Wotherspoon's establishment is the
largest of the kind in Britain. Success follows merit. The
Glenfield Patent Starch is Bold by nearly all shopkeeper:.