The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

LOCAL INT_ELLIGEXCE.

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NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS POR LINCISIIIRE.—Ed-
ward Tootal, Esq., and Thomas Hudson Bateman, Esq.
Joseen ACTON Eso, , is it is said, to be mayor of
Wigan for the ehs'uing 3.-ear'.—Southport Free Press.
sail
Tue ucTie, United States mail steamer, :Capt. Luce,
218 ed on Wednesday for New York, with a full cargo and
passengers.
TIE LAST MEETING OP THE COUNCIL, it is under-
stood, will be held on Saturday next, to wind up the
Municipal year.
WATER
nowCRESSES.—A very large import of water-tresses
takes place into Liverpool from Ireland from Drogheda. ,Principally
liEllnY Nechoesoet, Esq., late of Furnival's Inn, has
til
, aeleathed 2100 to the incumbent of St. Nicholas's, in
ls town, for distribution among the poor. The deceased
Was a native of Liverpool.
bakers OF BREAD. 001.
meeting of flour-dealers and
raers was held on Friday, in Liverpool, at which a reso-
lttticel wae Passed that bread should be sold at 2d. per
. for the better, and 2d. for the secondary quality.
, ROBBERY AT BOOTLE.—Between five and six o'clock on
Terrace,
afternoon, the house of Mr. Bacon, Brunswick
-Lerrace, 'North-sore, was broken into, and jewellery and
clothes, valued at £lO, stolen. The thieves effected an
entrance through the parlour window.
A Cc ugh
Sewill, of South Castle-street, has
a lump of gold, picked up at Ballarat, and which was
rought over by the Great Britain. It is in the form al-
Most of an epitulette, weighs Bilbs, and is of the value
of nearly I:400.
121TlRAILWAY AccIIMXT.—On Sunday week, the
o:n, an accident occurred on the Bolton andlyin Thiry
ealley' Y, near the Damside Aqueduct. A goods-train
foul Normanton to Liverpool, consisting of about 25
._;•Pag.es, had reached within about 50 yards of what is
mid Top-o'
thaneth' Bridge, in Darcy Lever, when an
maleoe of one of teucks broke and threw fifteen of the
train thrs off the line. The engine was reversed, but the
could not he stopped at once, and several. cif the
trucks were smashed.
coal war--en
msbeletee,eitig.
near th6e They came in contact with some
to Messrs. Knowles, on a siding
broken, but th0u,,,.. and four of the coal waggons were
destroyed behee'd
prrie ;ill not be considerable, t.he good
_. INEw tNGA.VINGC.Pa Yobran, and a little malt.
LAST
I,xceßview WITT; HIS p LIVER CROMILTER._
The
esntraviller from Lucy's fiße4Vp°'ultiTEoriluie above-named
Te ;act is such as to do credit- tie° the burin of Mr. Charles
nTllans• a name not familiar to our ear, but one which,
long4iging from the fidelity of his rendering, will not remain
itie'ctnknown.' '
in a slightly
, ----eee engraving is esecated
tendered oi Mezzotint ; the stipper introduction being
the head
only sufficient to indicate variety of texture.
full
---e2u head ex romwell is very cleverly treated, the_.
:1401114 of reseio being retained. In the ghastly
earnestness e the. " 11
of the •• o daughter's eloquence
and to
Painter M C Lucy, was concentrated,
execute . , r. • •
thefaithful transcript of that portion of the picture
ees engraVer b
e has devoted his attention. with zeal and. suc-
foesnd 'Des an effective parlon r or library print, this will be
~_t at once ornamental and interesting.
pic-
tnitye LSON AT TRA.PA.LGAIL—A powerfully-executed .
flag ' by
e• lacy, representing Nelson in the cabin of his
the -ship, the Victory, conterting, his signal of battle on
the eve of his great and last triumph, is now on view. at
of te.etcnils of Air. Isaae, in Castle-street. The conception
%ler picture is good, and its execution approPr.,
eati ead of Nelson, which is a striking likeness, is in 1-1
ais ve of thotightful abstraction. The accessories are wel
amP'3B_,ed2 and, from the general arrangement of the light
gra 'eaadow, a is Well adapted to produce a telling ten-
ee viug. To enlarge on the general interest attaching to
es-lualiortant a intuitime transaction as the battle of Tra-
Poogiar atileTg a 'seafaring community like that of Liv.er-
liket, cannot be necessary; but to intimate the gratification
of ie ,to be derived from inspecting an interesting work
P ron. able task as pleasing as the inspection will be found
Matintele t •11
reste • ee IL- Y•
Tuesday,
urine( Coueexy COURT was held on.
4 the "' 8. Bolton, Esq. The first case was -sin action
ball Eael ef Derby against John Rosson, Esq, of Moor-
te :,,Aliglitem, for the recovery of chief-rents. A bpsket-
to •es• reeeiPt books, dated from 1741, were putin evidence
It re
that a certain quit-rent had always been paid for
,f7l1-hall 'to the Stanley family, and Mr. Molt, the agent
elenwe„P•arl of Derby was examined at souse length to
literve-cLatit the last q'uit-rent was paid in 1833, and that
Here re there was twenty years' rent due. On the other
'Stenee”' vas contended that there was ne proof that the
th, ;en were owners of Moor-hall, and 4 did not follow
b"..'„uecattse. certain rents had been paid to some Earls of
l_ery?", that the Present earl had a right to those rents.e
•411.s.?_der that the necessary proofs should lee produced, the
ping adjourned by consent.
tin, L-LURE AT MANCIIESTER.—An old-established spin-
"aein;:%cern, Messrs. John PoOley ark Sons, of Hulme,
'Vedneelleedde 3 on Tuesday, a enspension of payments. . On
lance a meeting 'of creditors was held, when a
t17,8-,,e sheet WRS Produced, show-in'-the liabilities to be
•Irhe s"'• of ivhich £6,800 was due to a banking firm,
, how ,
The re-
teahld hove` er, held security for thafull value. _ _
that er of the vent representing £ll,OOO, found
cent ,el ors
. ound
'at machine
order, taken
a red . rY, wlsirh is m .very good
:cent . urtlon from the 'valuation ef 1845, of 50. Per,.
betve.4„4l!Fe which time :new machinery, to the valuwe.!%t
P°the,.
a"8-4,000 and ,E 5 000, has been :added, wouldi,t
`vas
rue` Setsprod bout -20 s. e the pound- 1
i POSed to' Produce out s. n
was ad-
.l,°%*nee to accept 13e, 4d,, and the meeting .
or,
_ore
Possible enable the perties to see their friends, in
_iion
PrcPsecl tie be arrah e the payment of the composition
m -elle '''. ac g oh tter Courier. .
~,, tirrgo,„ eePtea.—Mart 4
cok-'''''lll`.. W 'ItAL 'SOCIETY. —Tire usual fortnightly
uia 4.as held 0,4
Institutions, Wednesday,' at the Royal
secrete Street °n
Mr 11.* the -chair. Mr.
Boult, the
ye ry, aerie . ay in
the es of new yeanced'ithe receipt of- several lithograhic
reported
1.1," ge ' i meeldiugs from the architects, and
._
the stets-cal of
meth,
'.l-• •ei-• et to the drawings of
en eclent e toelacte meet resjese
the draw-
.gs se t . %embers. The -council considered_ .
__on .
taco , a ni.
~_. 11 ' 1.,, , under the names of -"Nemo " and evl .
with the De equally-creditable'are' were so wen pleased ,
, •
det "e 1
designs,. that they had:
bereii,ele., eral -eatecution of the:
of the value of one
rillea te, e t,° give the usual lira?
on , e
Th Columnar
Are ,aen compttltor. Theips/xr
they tectnre of A.utiquity, and the-Stones of Veniic!,'
_letititi
eoleelle,reead by .fir. lieiggins, who defended the cei, alltkil
hi s
:s
froni the dbjections raised by Mr. Ruskin, in
.1:.:
Nab, ' The Stones of Venice," addeendemned thate: ti
gented the
iete- 8 delight in =colour.
Mum-. Mr.
Kuggin s tsurgegof modern
!3tree, -.lon of tim;portieo into therarehtee u
_OO .
f' tways
41,,, .4, and advocated the formation of covered
phi
res•eiel.eading tleoemgheares. Some discussion tookwilikii
the Deetmg the merits of Mr. Ruskin's work, after ineeting separated.
IV '.'3l' earl- :GuARDIANS.—k.-.., .. eAA 41 meeting of tht
est -re
ee,„, e•erber uarilians on Wednesday, Mr. J. Harrison. -ele;ePied the clair. The other guardians present weree th:e,
Ab • Mr• Bathed' -and Messrs. Reyes, Allpass,.., I,2earat.
Paha•A ;
sall, Kirkus, te..ti
rise al, lountfied, Brown,. Tat•t
v.,_ e
Sham-;
oin, Carter Wensley, Jeffries, Roberts, .I`lit ,
rwas
all
- A ' 'in the hands of the treasure .
repot n• The,beance
/I„,eied to be £5ll 15s. 7d.
Theresigna • tion of Mr. Gee.
4t
e, assistant to the master of the workhouse, was s'uoloi
-
v NV. Badnall that at
hepted, and notice given by the , .
th t the, salary of Dr.
le Ileat Meeting! die should move a
fernse'e• officer of the wetkl,ouse,
, medical
~be increased ,
tl tee It was ordered ia .
1..41_11 £lOO to RlOO per annum' berrd of the epenses
Th• ''',l7l should lermade to the
th'e re' moval of nuisances;
e;ea, rred by the -guardians inreferecm
to
it.
After ...a
1::,1 the amount :re-paid in
the subject, a resolution to the
I.„„gthened discussion oved
by
Mr..Arpass,
" That in the
"'sewing effect was m
pinion of this boa rd moved by Mr. Apass, "That in the
o!)inion of this boerd the sanitary -.condition of Bootle-
the rural portion of West Derby eannol
l'e -Linacre
andunless the General Board al
4 Permanently improved . .
in these localities, and that a copy
ereallb. Act is adopted.
..
be seat to the overseers of
th this expressku if _opinion
' " A clock was ordered -
fee
e Poor of the respective townships. ‘
the tender of Mr.,
the hospital, at the cost of £l2, mite .
11,01)
nnexicai.
withert Marti/ to-execute several fresh works in co
th I,
To e llosPital, eeere accepted.
trustees ef
the lceer)haux Ilivssum.—On Tuesday the
Town-hall,
~,, whee-;'-3' Museum held a meeting it, the To 1ia.11.,
b =et . M
to them a brief
• 'it grater . °are, the curator,, presented
it hes h ,
/lode ?3111-ieteeport From the 19th to. the 17th October,
Lar --;-iiisevi,----,eo. by. eoo 008 personse iecluding twelve
Le-e %lie -,eo.
lee ---'. - • -which•umbered 1,550.
4-'-', Lier ee-wing t,e, ,oe pupils in
;however, give a
Lee tea of' "gQnlar statement will, , ~ - sthie - the , It will be seen that during
• for f ler to ktendance.
In out, da oaths, when the museum was thrown open,
f tl
atillract Y 8 a week le, th benefit of vieitors rom le
Was e e r e . ,
duly a g distrecte, the liberality of -the committee
I)l3l.eciated :--L-
A ..,, _ Months Total. Valle' average.
' -19 to 30
1 027 .
Y . 7,192 .--,- • .
1 386 •
aim •-••• ••• - . 24,948 1,386
gay .. ... . ............ _ „,-
.. 960
AJuly ••• ••• .......... , .... ... l6,u-0 ••• • 910
Aftu .•' '• • .....
..,
....... ,
13 .. .41,206
•eepte, . •• . ........ .., ....... ...... 22,6
Oeteb-ilber • . •
15 972 ...... 939
--eel , •• • ...... . ........... , _
...
~„ . 0
. L° 17
.... „ . ...... 6,503 .„ no
... „

I\romis 091
—vex' Prior to April 19 ...148,02883'
"Total n.amber of visitors from
213ening of museim, March
15t 11 '' te.Oct. 17, 1853 ... „....157,861
Itelse visitors only one or two were a!:"11;',e. On
4e-sti,°lrn scientific visitors.a.ere were nly 14eea, 4rd Stanley and two others only three. On
Stanley and two others of thetrhastersietay
krati""4 the Museum, and expressed themselves
it, cl with all they saw. nilaY, A'utz FAREs.—At the County Court, on We.644".w _
`Katil,'`'e ease of The London and North-Western
chargel'al
li'et‘4:ll,r,. tostock, was heard. The company
sa
.)e3.t%vee,l4 44,..v.erp00l andi Staffordl2s-
hitoet at:tairpool and Shrewsbury, vedia. firtsatEcola.rds,
81irevt,?,karfocils;;equentl , was in'only
booking to
the habit of
ss.
The defendant, •whose business takes
n„e4e,lljB"l43r, and gettingyout at Stafford thus s v g
t,hi;7,,,Y• On the 9th of Septeraher
they
',(l/4 ogt ae -booked to Shrewsbury, and paid
list t.heid_aesfel.nndant
',143,1444 Stafford, but the booking-clerk there°rpq.' required
the
h',.reh(la;,4.°t. 10% , the difference of fare to Stafford. in `-'4e -'" terus.cd t but
the
los. at action. 0
.138.3,, gave his address, andr
reernt had
hod 111 ivas orought nominally, to
14101 to 'a' met to try whether,
and paid the fa
ettg Ala „„ , Piste beyond Stafford,
as the d.efen
re
to
,ra ..,-u, he had a right to stop at Stafford without any
t ,vear to the
littleevg3l'lent. It was proved that the company had a
Pike D at the beial ' - in Lime-stree ,
t sengers
t,tilakealv.ltioersetafrheotick;tnisare- issued, stating tha past
...
~,t ifth ate tarord woi!ld not
of fare
paying the difference _ ,
tilt rha4 t ' ns, Without.
be allowed to go ou
in-
t};t i4l'e to sh a such Intermediate
notice was
413ocaek
or
tcrtiibtiry ; and thatto asimilarstation was more than
d the defendt. Parliament,
lf 1)1?Vald that tlfe ecotsinpisasnuye, by their act of
d might have
ti:,fted ,t„Y) etrge 12s. 6d. to Stafford,
gielletze;i'orees
t:tsl2s..
eBdy• shrewuaryn ;
th :erre obliged but, to get
to chayrgwe th
hose
litelioirks
Luce Shrewsbury and CheslteeurgCoam
panment, his
tatleetro said thastiltreertliougerthae railway company
aeun
or th utract • spec .
at
" vetcliet A specialcontract
the common
e • wa' not inconsistent with
Diiik ra)lwav
to the
kid e rather "its
was proved, law d
in fact, it
.wa a concessione
company
0 no.
ii wed to
We ;„Ive shall than
Poutingli their rights. Th
d —e ear carry to Shrewsbury at half the chargeu
toe1)41, at Make • but upon the condition that. you of 4.1111 Y inter but
station. The public
_got
tt there g--Le 10w rate to SlirewsburY, if thestlieleyd
NitlD4' the to if they wished to go to Stafford, any were
eci tc, pare to Stafford, whieh the comp , ,
- -.. "Vvrtliet for the riaintiffe acordwgg•

THE MATORALTY.—A correspondent of the Mercury
says that Mr. R. C. Gardner has been named as a gentle-
man likely at no distant clay to occupy the civic chair of
this his native town.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On Saturday Mr. Robt. Within,
of this town, ironfounder, met with an accident which
nearly proved fatal. Some workmen in the employ of
the firm were lowering some looms from the second story
of their foundry into a cart ; the chain had been broken,
but the parts were linked together and bolted, and
thought secure. Mr. Robert Willan came out into the
yard; the chain broke, and one part of the loom fellon the
cart and the other hit him on the head, inflicting a fright-
ful wound, which laid his skull open. The wound began
at the back of the head, passed to the front, and from
thence to under his ear, completely cutting his ear open,
and inflicting a wound of seventeen or nineteen inches
long. He was picked up senseless and conveyed to the
residence of his partner. Medical men were quickly in
attendance, and he is progressing as favourably as can be
expected.—Blackburn Standard.
ORNAMENTAL NOVELTY.—We have been gratified by
the inspection of an exceedingly handsome pair of fruit
dishes, in themselves combining much graceful ingenuity
and an interesting memento of personal adventure. A
townsman, who occupies a prominent position in society,
recently shot a splendid specimen of the Golden Eagle, in
Ireland. The legs and talons of the noble bird he entrusted
to Mr. Flower, of Bold-street, jeweller and silversmith,
and that gentleman has had them converted into the pillars
or stands of a very handsome pair of fruit dishes. The
leg from the point of the spur talon is twelve inches high,
and with its fine gray plumage it forms a substantial look-
ing as well as elegant pillar, on which is fixed a small but
tasteful silver cup, holding a crystal basin of moderate
dimensions; the whole resting on a pedestal of frosted
silver rock-work,—the effect altogether being as unique as
it is elegant, and reflecting much credit on the artistic
skill of Mr. Flower.
ORMSKIRIC WATERWORKS.—The new waterworks are
now in full operation. The spring from which the supply
of water is derived is situate at a short distance from the
town, on land • belonging to the Earl of Derby, who has
leased a sufficient portion of it to the local board of
health at a nominal rent. The water is pumped from the
well by a powerful engine into an artificial tank, erected
on a water tower 75 feet in height, and standing on an
eminence considerably above the level of the town. The
tower consists of nine pillars of solid masonry, united by
arches into one common centre, and supporting the tank,
which is formed of cast-iron plates, firmly riveted toge-
ther, and is calculated to hold 100,000 gallons. The lofty
elevation of the tank ensures a constant supply of water
in the mains at high pressure, and also proviaes a safe-
guard in case of fire ; for, by opening one of the hydrants,
which are fixed in the streets at suitable intervals, and in-
serting therein a pipe and hose, a continuous jet of water
issues therefrom with a force sufficient to carry it over
the highest houses. The cost of the undertaking., includ-
ing the sewerage, will amount to £8,500, of which £B,OOO
has already been borrowed on security of the rates, to be
repaid by annual instalments.
N'EW MUSIC-HALL. BOLD-STIZtET.—The new music-
hall, in Bold-street, of which Mr. 11. E. Hime is lessee,
was opened last night by a concert, in which Misses Birch
and E. Birch, Messrs. Francis, E. Land, and Frank Bodda,
together with Master Arthur Xapoleon, performed. The
programme was good and proneesing, and the attendance
highly respectable. The hall itself presents many features
of interest, and as a plate for the accommodation of
musical meetings, and such entertainments, it is exceed-
ingly well adapted. It is seated for the comfortable ac-
commodation of nearly a thousand auditors in the body of
the hall, while a small but commodious gallery at the end
opposite the orchestra dbrds space for comfortably ne-
commodating about a hundred more. The general ap-
pearance of the hall is light, pleasing, and elegant. The
walls are lofty, and the limited ornamentation of the ceil-
ing tasteful and appropriate—rich and pleasing, yet void
of glare—combiningin its decorative hues a sufficient ad-
mixture of warm :And cold tints to render it agreeable
either by artificial dr daylight. The illumination is effected
by a range of four sunlights, running along either side of
the ceiling, one in the orchestra, and one above The
gallery. The windows along one side of the hall arebb-
scured, and -are 'ornamented in the centre by 'pink .colOtircd
panels, each etutaining an emblematic figure, cleverly
drawn. At 'tither side of the orchestra Is a Corinthian
column with a gilded capital, and beyond each pillar is a
handsomely--fitted up private box. The ventilation and
temperature have been provided for on approved prin-
ciples, and everything has been done to secure thVeomfort
and convenience of the audience. In connexion with this
hall we are glad to learn that lime intends 'to intro-
duce the practice of giving morning concerts, s species of
entertainment deserving of encouragement, as it enables
many treenjoy a musical treat whose hetilth„distant resi-
dence, -or other circumstances render atteuttance on an
evening...concert a matter of serious inconvenience.
OKSICIAL INQUIRY INTO SIIIPPINH. OrIARGES.—On
Wednesday, a commission was opened at-St. George's-hall,
before'the Hon. J. H. T. Manners Suttoti,•Capt. C. R D.
Beilitine, RN., and Colin Blackburn, Rsq., for inquiring
into'the local charges upon shipping,,anilgeods carried by
ship Ping into the port of Liverpool. The corporation was
represented by the Town-clerk, the 'du& committee by
Clreiles Turner, Esq., chairman, Thomas Sold, Esq., John
Notth, Esq., solicitor, Mr. Tarlton, treasurer, and Mr.
Mason; the secretary • and. the Birkenhead dock trustees
'by'W. A. Powles, Esq., chairman, Mr. Bramah, solicitor,
Mr. Sloman, secretary, Captain flueltey, harbour-master ;
Mr. J. K. Rounthwaite, chairmanetaidMr. B. J. Thomson,
weretary, attended on behalf of the Liverpool Steam-ship
Association.—The Towndelerk Ivawexturained at considera-
"'We length, and returned fall -and-saiisfactory replies to the
',questions put to him. In theecourse;of the inquiry it ap-
-peared that, although nearly £300,000 a-year is collected
vunder the various Dock Acts, andkipwards of £lOO,OOO a-
year as town-dues, yet' hat there: is •se4 general a sense of
`the legality of those tharges,ent'll .of the fairness with
-which the two estates are manag6d,ettlat scarcely any com-
plaints were made, mat none ,which implied the slightest
-mismanagement or As relates to the, dock
ostate, the complaints were these :—lt was said to be an
injustice to compel vessels, whiiti lad discharged their
cargoes in the Birkenhead Clocks; to pay the same amount
of dues to which they would have been subject, if they had
come directly into eke Tiiverpoel docks from their last
foreign port, without n;iiiting. Birkenhead at all. It was
also complained of as a hardship qbat vessels partly dis-
charging their cargoes in the 'river Mersey, and then com-
pleting the discharge .of their ecargoes and taking in fresh
ones in the docks •of Birkenhead, without entering the
Liverpool docks at were -EMI liable to pay Liverpool
dock dues, precisely AS if they'd:ad discharged and taken
in the whole of their cargoes there. As relates to the
town-dues, it was Stated that the importers of timber at
Birkenhead were subject-to thelezyment of the town-dues
the same as importers of the same article at Liverpool.
After some further exPlanations on these subjects, the
chairman pronounced-the returnee/received by the carninis-
sioners to be satisfactory. . .

Tun ConronA.riox' Acootwrs.—The statement of
accounts annually icsueil 'by IVfr.-3ohn Wybergh, the cor-
poration treasurer, 'hasjust been -printed. From this we
learn that for the year entling the 30th August, 1853, the
ordinary income of the,eorporation amounted to £161,151
13s. 314., and the ordinary expenditure £120,570 ss. 6t-d.,
leaving as surplus income the 111131. of £46,584 78. Od. The
extraordinary receipts amciunteskto £220,271 12s. Id., and
the extraordinary paymerits to'.-1/07,489 12s. 6d., leaving
a balance in the lands 'the bank and treasurer of
£52,781 19s. 7d. The 'bond Alebt of the corporation
amounts to Z1,071;837 ,F2d. The dock trustees owe
to the corporation 'the sum 0f>T359,769 for the purchase
of land at the north -shore, Nova Scotia, Mann Island,
and the slate yards. On reference to the items of ordi-
nary expenditure, we 'find. thatin the weights and mea-
sures department there 'was a-eirarge to the corporation
last year of £174, 'being -an -increase of £3OO over the
previous year, although the absOlute cost of the establish-
ment was less. This is accounted for by a decrease in the
amount received for the adjustment of weights and men-
,' sures, and for fines for using •-deficient weights. The
markets, after nteeting-all • the current expenses, produce
Iran income of £6,596. For thefrve corporation churches
rile total disbursements for the past year were £3,802 7s.Bd.
lcud the receipts for seat rents, &c., £471, leaving a deficit
£3,421 7s. Bd.. The -expenses of the Free Pubic
,I4ibrary and Museum amount to £2,361 18s. Id., of
,which £1,913 18s. Bd. itasbeen received from the museum
mate, leaving the charge to -the: horough fund at £447
:1.25. 11d. The baths and wash-houses are now a source
of revenue to the corporation. The-income at Cornwallis-
street exceeds the expenditure- by £332, and at George's
'Pier there is a surplus of £298. 'At Paul-street the ex-
penditure exceeds the income 'by-4;416 18s. Sid. Under
the head extraordinary receipts -aye find an item of
ESO,OOO from the dock trustees, on :account of the par-
- chase of land. This sum will-be-again invested in land.
T& items of extraordinary payments include a sum of
£21,184 on account of St. George's4vll; £35,576 on ac-
,cownt of the borough gaol; and £24,401 on
inaccount of
general improvements. There is .also ..o, new item an
expenditure of £BO6 es. 10d. -for the mayor's, carriage,
• which it has been usual hitherto to hire. _

HEA.LTIL COMMITTER.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
-sided at the weekly meeting of this committee on Thurs-
day, when the medical officer ©f health reported favour-
ably on the health of the town, which has seldom been in
a more satisfactory state than at the present time. The
mortality of the borough during the week was 186, in-
cluding 21 deaths of emigrants. The average of the
same week of the preceding five years was ISO. Twenty-
five deaths from cholera (of which 21 were reported to
the comiriittee at their last meeting) were registered during
the week, the number in the previous week•6lving been
41. The iwrtality from diarrhea continues below the
average, the deaths having been IS, against 15 in the
week previous, the average being 16 in the same week
*X former -yews. During the present week there have
been eight :new cases of cholera, and two deaths. Two
of the new .cases were those of Irish emigrants ; the re-
maining six were foreigners, one the keeper of a German
lodging house. No case of cholera among the residents
of the town has been reported to the officer of health since
the last meeting of the committee. At the suggestion of
the borough engineer, a resolution was agreed to, that in
all cases where the owners of property refuse to put down
the drains which base been ordered by the authority of
the committee, notice be given that they will be done at
once by contract, under the direction of the borough en-
gineer, and the cost charged to the owners. The sub-
committee reported that application for increase. of salary
had been received from Mr. Wilson, Mr. Neilson, and
Mr. Crosby, in the treasurer's department ; and, after
consideration, they recommended Mr. Crosby's salary be
increased from £lOO to £l5O a year.—A recommendation
to appoint three apprentices. formerly in the office of the
borough engineer, as draftsmen, at salaries of £BO a year,
was received and adopted.—Mr. Bight= moved the fol-
lowing resolution :—" frhat this committee, being deeply
impressed with the value of the services of their chair-
man, Mr. Alderman Langsdale, cannot permit the muni-
eipal year to terminate without placing on their records
an expression, though feeble, of the sense they entertain
of his devotion to the interests and business of this com-
mittee ; and they desire further, in an especial manner,
to bear testimony
i to the temperate, judicious, and con-
siderate manner n which, on all occasions, he has con-
ducted himself in the discharge of his duty towards every
member of this committee."—Mr. Moss seconded the mo-
tion, which was agreed to.—Mr. Hodson moved the thanks
of the committee to their deputy-chairman, Mr. Alderman
Dover ; for, though not indebted to him in the same ratio
as to their chairman, yet the committee fully
appreciated
his exertions in their and the public service. Mr. Hal-
head seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.
The meeting broke up.

DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE JOY.—A person, named
Smith, husband of the former stewardess of the Marco
Polo, who remained at Melbourne, was so overjoyed on
the owners offering him a free passage to join her there,
that he died on Friday night from its effects on his ner-
vous system.
SECOND LINE OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAM—The Eng-
lish and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company's line between
London and Liverpool and Manchester is now completed,
and will shortly be open to the public. There are ten
wires in one rope. The company have taken a commodious
suite of offices under the new Stock Exchange, in Ex-
change-buildings, as their principal establishment here.
A HORSE FRIGHT.—A horse harnessed to a cab, on
St. George's stand, Castle-street, took fright on Friday
night, about six o'clock, and rushed with fearful impe-
tuosity down Lord-street ; when at the bottom, near
Church-street, it came in collision with the West Derby
omnibus, whereby the cab was smashed, and a fore large
wheel of the omnibus was nearly rived off.
MYSTERIOUS FINDING OF A BODY.—OE Thursday
night, as a cowman in the employ of B. H. Jones, Esq., of
Lark-hill, West Derby, was going through a field near
his master's residence, he observed the body of a young
female floating in a pit. It was in an advanced state of
decomposition ; but from portions of a letter, dated the
sth of October, which was found in her pocket, it is
supposed that she was a servant in the employ of a family
at Everton.

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, about one
o'clock, a respectably-dressed young man, in a state of
insanity, threw himself into the basin from George's pier-
head, and was nearly drowned before being rescued. Two
men put off in a boat, and succeeded in catching him, but
he made great resistance, and every effort to destroy
himself. He was, however, prevented, and taken to the
station at the Prince's dock gate, and thence removed to
the workhouse, where he now remains.
CANADIAN BANQUET TO MESSRS. JACKSON AND BETTS.
—Previous to their departure from Canada, Mr. William
Jackson, M.P., and Mr. E. L. Betts, were entertained at a
magnificent banquet at Quebec on the 27th ult. Amongst
the guests, 300 iu number, there were J. Bramley-Moore,
Esq., of Liverpool, the Mayor of Quebec, the Hon. Francis
Hincks, Col. the Hon. Robert Bruce, brother to the
Governor-General, Lord Elgin, the Attorney-General,
Major Sir James Alexander, aide-de-camp to his Excel-
lency the Administrator of the Government, and Mr.
Roney, chief superintendent of the_ Grand Trunk Railway.
PUBLIC HEALTH AT MUCH-OOLTON.—TWO deaths
from cholera having taken place at. Oglet, a village near
Speke, and the bodies of the deceased being taken to
Childwall churchyard for interment, a meeting was held
at the Much-Woolton Coffee-house, on Monday Lest
week, when the Rev. Rector Campbell stated that the
churchyard at Childwall was full, and contained no more
room for the burial of the dead. After a discussion
between Rector Campbell, the overseers of the parish, and
other gentlemen present,. it was resolved to purchase some
additional ground at an expense of about £3OO, and enlarge
the present burial ground at Woolton.
lateionauree—At the Police-court, on Friday, two
prostitutes were placed before the Mayor, (who presided,
in the absence of Mr. Mansfield, in the first court,) on a
charge of being found fighting in Crooked-lane, near to
the Custom-house. From the statement of one of the
women, it appeared that the quarrel originated in Hodg-
son's singineeroom, in that locality. The Mayor: "These
dancing and singing rooms are the curse of the community.
There is more crime takes root and grows out of these
singineetvoms, dancing-saloons, penny theatres, and such
like paces than anything else." The prisoners were fined
ss..each, or to be imprisoned three days.
DIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTIPUTPON.—On Wednes-
day, the Musical Association in connexion with this insti-
tution gave their third public concert. The attendance
was numerous, including a large assemblage of ladies.
The programme included two of Bishop's choruses,
and several compositions of W. B. Rogers, the conductor.
In addition to the amateurs, Miss Jessie Hammond, the
Misses Beer, Mr. W. B. Wray:, Mr. D. C. Browne, and
Mr. Pearce, assisted. Mr. Baet'ens executed two or three
fine solos upon the violin'; [end a young lady amateur
some fine selections from Italian operas.
GALLANTRY RENVARDED.—Some months since, during
a heavy gale, as the barque Thames, of Bridgewater,
was off Drogheda in a situation of imminent peril, she as
well as her crew and ,cargo were rescued and carried in
safety into Drogheda -hatibeear, by the exertions of Captain
Heaney, of the St. Patrick, Liverpool and Drogheda
steamer. We are glad to know that this act of intrepid
humanity has met with some acknowledgment from the
owners of the rescuer vessel ; those gentlemen having
presented Captain Heaney with a handsome gold watch,
bearing the following iiuscription : " Presented to Captain
Philip Heaney, by Messrs. T. and J. W. Sully, owners of
the barque Thatnesjor services rendered, by which much
valuable property and life was saved.".
SHERIFF'S 'COURI2.—On Friday, Mr. Helton, acting for
the sheriff, held totourt at the Clarendon-rooms, for 'the
purpose of assessing the value of a piece of land, in Love-
lane, on the banks of the canal, near to Chisenhale-bridge,
which is required by the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Rail-
way Companf.far the extension of their goods ststfon in
Great Howardestreet. The piece of land required, which
is 577 square yards in extent, is held by the trustees of
the late Mr. 'lNeleap, miller ; and the jury weree.mpowered
to inquire amt clay into the value of the laud taken, but
also the extent of deterioration suffered by a remaining
portion by tin proposed severance. After the.examination
of a number Uf witnesses, principally architects, who valued
the land vailously, from £3. 10s. to £4. 10s.pereyard, with
a like difibrence as to the injury that would be suffered
by the -severance, the court adjourned. The case was
resumed an "Saturday, and after another .long inquiry, the
jury gave a -verdict for the plaintiff for £2,812.
HISTOTIC SOCIETY.—The fifth annual meeting of this
society vas held at the Clarenclon-roomse on Tuesday,
when the report was read by the Rev. Dr. Hume. This
document -stated that during the year 40 members have
been • eteralled, the total number being 331 ordinary and
16 honor:my. The report was formally adopted, and

tharikeNverO voted to the retiring :council iuid,ofiicera, and
to those ;gentlemen who had !resented -illustrations for
the annual volume. The followisiggentlemoravere elected
ineiv weathers of the council Matthew :Dawes, Esq.,
P.S.A., F.G.S., Bolton ; E. W. Ormerod,ll.A., F.S.A.,
31anblyerter ; Henry Dawson, Thomas Fleniing, Edward
Ifeath,-oud H. Neil, Esqs., Liverponl. The-officers were
ire-amointed. In conformity seith suggestion in the
report,-the following gentlemen were-appointed to confer
with' the societies, viz. :—The :acting Nice-president, the
ftreannver, the curator, and the two-secretaries.
larmon-Snor DELINQUEIVOIES.—On Friday the fol-
ilowing persons were fined, with the sums attached to
their,Tespective names, with its. 'Od. costs:in each case,
-(sarewhere the fine recorded was under-Zs., when the
-costs ,vcre 15.,) upon the informations •of inspectors
Simmer and Chew, and talkers 165 . (Wilson), 717
(Thorcpson), 68 (111`Grain), and •706 (Southwell), for in-
cfringeuwents of the Local I:kensed Victualleri' Acts, viz.,
.P•abiirans :—Thomas Millard, Harrington-street, 10s.;
-Jane sH. Pardy, Copperas-bill, is. The ,summonses
:againq Mary Bennett, Brunsuiek-road,.and Sarah Davies,
`.Copp -hill, were dismissed. 'Beersellers:—Matthew
Lowe, 40erard-street, 405.; &In Cusack, Sawney
;BridgetHar e -
,strent. 10s. • Harriet Yates, Williams'-street, lost ; Ann
i,riniccie:rdtreßet,r,esosh:aA,
8; oInV-isitiLrleemt, (.11".0ne.ns
eurree; L'ower Harrington-street, 10s.; Matthew Board-
,rean.*iligh.-street, Edge-bUI, Thomas Mills, Rupert-
streit, ss. The cases against J.51;11 Thomas, Edgar-street,
and. Min Jones, Harding-st., tWindsor, were :discharged.
Boaz. cOMMITTEE.—The ,weekly meeting.snao held on
'.Thursday—Mr. Turner in tbeetkair. The applization of
Richarkson Brothers, for space on the quay of:the Wel-
i.lington half-tide Dock as a deposit for coals, was agreed
:to, the went to be id. per square yard per week.—The
tender 'of Thomas Abrthams, to pave the street at the
:south-raid of George's Deck, -was accepted.—Permission
was given to the surveyor to let. George's Dock rian dry on
:the -.430fa. instant, the principal object being to repair a
sewer,rilich was in bad conditiGn.—A recommendation
-was.received from the committee tof warehouse manage-
incnt kr an increase of £lOO in'the salary of Mr. Cowan,
superinkndent of the Albert Dock warehouses; altx), that
he be allowed coals. It appeared.rimt Mr. Cowan's. -salary
, £soo 2,-year, which it is proposed to raise to i£6oo.
Aft,enaliong and animated iliscussien, the questiougas to
the confirmation of the recommendwtion was put., arks.-con-
.firmedby a majority of 9 to 8.-;Airecommendstiou was
made :from the marine department that the new Liver
tender be 4onstrneted of wood, an& that the surveyorKkaw
up the proper specifications.—it avasd•ecornmended try: `he
harbour-master's committee that .4., raised platform ;be
erected at the Huskisson Dock, forstke better docking.of
thexessels. The matter has been-referred to the com-
mittee of marks.—A letter from the City of Dublin Steam-
packet Company, requesting that, as tiZe Landing-stage at
the Prinoe's Pier was to he removektlAT might be allowet
to use the:large one, was referred.
Wkans ,OF SIIIPWRIONTS.—The Shipbuilders' Asso-
eiation of-Liverpool met on Wednesday,4o consider some
important :matters connected with the -trade, and ixtr-
tieularly thequestions of the employment of strangers in
the yards-and the docks, and the rate of -wages to be paid
to the sbipwrights themselves. The .eh air was occupied
by Mr. John Wilson Green. After a goodi!cal of conver-
sation .had taken place, Mr. Cato moved that the asso-
ciation sanction and protect builders in.the employment of
strangersnt.their. yards. Mr. Royden moved an amend-
ment, the effect of which was, that strangers Ike employed,
not only in theluilding-yards, but in the town generally.
Some further discussion took place, after which the
amendment was put, and carried by a verrlarge majority,
only three or 'four hands being held up-for:tile motion.
The wages .question then came on for discussion. Mr.
Royden was of that in short days six siajogs was
ample pay. His anation to that effect was not .seconded.
Mr. Jones proposed hat seven shillings be the rate (sub-
ject to the propositions referred to before) during the win-
ter season, to commence yesterday (Monday). Mr. Pope
seconded this proposition. The resolution for seven 4thil.
lings was then adopted unanimously. The following was
the final resolution :—" That to strengthen the rescau-
tions passed this day, and for the better maintenance of
one uniform and fixed rate of shipwrights' wages, nangdy,
seven shillings per day, and one shilling per hour for
over-time, in extreme cases only, and when worked, the
undersigned masters pledge themselves to carry out the
above resolutions. But should any master, either by
himself, through his firm, or his foreman, by bounty or
otherwise, infringe these resolutions, his or their names
shall be exposed in the public papers, and a fine of £5 be
paid for every such offence, to the treasurer of the asso-
ciation." The signatures of the members present were
appended to this statement, and this closed the pro-
ceedings.
TREASURES OF NATURE.—It has been well remarked, that
there is not an imperfection that flesh is heir to. for which a
remedy is not at hand, to discover which we have only to
search the vast laboratory of Nature. A more apt illustra-
tion can scarcely be offered, than in the application of a
natural production, of American growth, namely the BALM
OF COLUMBIA, in cases where the human head has been
deprived of its becoming and natural ornament. As a pro-
moter of growth, strengthener and restorer of the Hair,
C. and A. OLDRIBOR'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, is unrivalled,
and in cases of baldness its virtues are inestimable. The
further advantages of the Balm may be summed up in its
freeing the hair from scurf, producing a beautiful curl, pre-
serving it from premature greyness, and its excellent adapta-
tion to the nursery, which should never be without it, no
climate destroys its efficacy, and it has proved a most
valuable article of trading speculation. Sold wholesale and
retail by the Proprietors, 13, Wellington-street North, Strand,
London, and by most of the respectable Perfumers and
Medicine Venders, Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 118. per bottle; no
other prices are genuine.—N.B. The public are requested to
be on their guard against counterfeits; ask for Oldridge's
Balm, 13, Wellington•street North, Strand, London.—Sold
wholesale by Messrs. Raimes and Co., 40, Hanover-street,
Liverpool,