The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1853.

GREAT QUANTITIES OF FAT CATTLE and pigs are
weekly being shipped from the Isle of Man for this port.
The export is so great that the Douglas market is very
badly supplied with pork.

THOMAS HAZLEUURST was killed on the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway, on Thursday morning, by a train
accidentally running over him near Southport. The
deceased was trespassing on the line. His body was
horribly mangled.

DumrEtEs MurroN.—There was despatched from
Dumfries station to Liverpool last week 665 fat sheep ;
and the preceding week 831 were sent off to the same
destination. Yesterday 160 fat sheep were forwarded to
Newcastle.—Dumfries Courier.
A Room' FELLOW, named John Thompson Buckley,
guilty in the first instance of a most brutal assault upon
his wife, was committed for trial, on Thursday, on a
charge of assaulting police-constable Cookson, when that
officer went to serve a warrant, and take him into custody.
THE Stirling Journal remarks, "owe have just seen an
engraving of the New Academy, after the plan by Messrs.
J. M. and J. Hay, of Liverpool. It is, as our readers are
aware, to be situated in Cowane's Yard, and it possesses,
we think, very great pretensions to architectural beauty.
It is,Un the:whole, a very handsome and beautiful edifice."
MARGARET CAVANAGH, a bootbinder, threw herself
from one of the Birkenhead ferry boats, about two
hnndred yards from the Liverpool side, on Tuesday morn-
ing last. She was providentially rescued by the exertions
of two boatmen. Her father, according to her statement,
is a small shopkeeper in Ballymore Eustace, county
Dublin, and she had been four years in Liverpool.
LATE AUSTRALIAN NEWS includes tidings of the ar-
rival of the Ticonderoga, with 714 emigrants on board,
of whom 300 were returned as laid up with fever, princi-
pally scarlatina. There had been 100 deaths on the
voyage. The ship, crew, and passengers, had all been
placed in quarantine.

CHRIST CHURCH RAGGED SCHOOLS. —On Sunday
week the Rev. H. M. Mosse, formerly curate of Christ
Church, Hunter-street, preached a sermon in that place
of worship, in aid of the above ragged schools. The col-
lection amotnted to £2O. These schools were founded
about three 'years ago by Mr. Mosse, and the average
number of boys in attendance is nearly 70.
THE COMMITTEE OF THE SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE
SOCIETY of Liverpool have marked their approbation of
the skilful treatment and persevering exertions of Mr-
Cripps, surgeon, Bootle,—in the restoration of a lad who
was immersed under the ice a quarter of an hour—by
sending him a note, requesting him to accept five pounds
from the funds of the society.

A PARISH MINISTER," writing in the Edinl.urgh
Advertiser, indignantly denies Dr. Guthrie's statement,
contained in his Ragged School speech at Liverpool, that
Scotland is behind several' of the continental countries in
respect of education. Dr. Guthrie said that in Scotland
not more than one in eleven of the population are educated;
the Parish Minister, taking his own parish and two in its
vicinity as examples, maintains that one in fire attend
school.

THE EAST INDIA SHIP LANCASHIRE was launched
from Chaioner and Sons' yard, Baffin-street, on Monday
last, for James Browne and Co., and Brown and Ihrri-
sons, merchants, of this town, by whom the vessel is in-
tended to be employed in the Calcutta trade. The length
of the vessel over all is 150 feet, breadth of 'oeaar 32 feet
3 inches, depth of hold 211 feet, and registered tannage
555 tons. She will class A 1 at Lloyd's for:thirteen years.
The Lancashire is a very doe ship.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY. - The

annual meeting tif shareholders was held on Monday last.
Mr. John Stuart in the chair. The expenditure during
the past half-year had amounted to £3117 3s. .9d. With
regard to the line between Wigan and 'Southport, sub-
stantial progrecs had been made in arranging with land-
owners. The contractors had undertaken to complete
the line between Burscough and 'Southport by the Ist
September, 1853, and the remaining portion by the Ist
April, 1554. A bill had been submitted to. arliament to
authorise a deviation of the original main line between
Pendleton-and Wigan and the construction of certain
branches, and the abandonment of other portions. A
dividend was declared at the same rate as the dividend to
be declared by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company, viz., three per cent.

A Ngv7 DODGE.—Yesterday week, two respectably-
dressed men, with a midland county accent, walked into the
office of Messrs. M'Entagart and Carroll, at the Liverpool
cattle-market, and asked the cashkesper to give them
sovereigns for a five-pound. note, saying they came on the
recommendation of Mr. Carroll. On -the requisite sove-
reigns being handed them, the fellow'who picked them up
said half-sovereigns would ft better, •and threw the five
sovereigns into the drawer among about 200 kindred
coins. -.Half-sovereigns were then handed them, and they
turned upon their heel. Five minutes afterwards the cash-
keeper observed the rogues leave the market, and he im-
mediately suspected that all was wrong. Mr. Carroll was
applied to, and knew nothing of them. The gold was
wanted, and found to be a -sovereign-short. A chase was
instantly instituted, and the •couple-ef "artful dodgers"
were overtaken. Without hesitation, for it would have
been useless, they gave back the, gold, and received in
return - their note, which was -very :probably a forgery.
They were strangers, and entirely' unknown. It is to 'be
regretted that a policeman was not in the vicinity to de-
posit them in limbo for a season. -:They both appeared-to
be upwards of 30 years of age.

THE Docx CommiTrar.—The weekly meeting was
held on Thursday—Mr. Shand in-the chair. The com-
tnitiee cf warehouse management reported that they had
taken sereral apprentices. A discussion took place on the
subject of a superannuation fund; Mr. John Tobin urging
that the subject was worthy of the most mature consider-
ation ' the men would then be entitled to a certain amount,
and the allowance would not.be capricious. The com-

mittee agreed to direct their-attention to it as early-as
po%ible.—The harbour-masters' committee reported that
they cauld not recommend any, increase from 18s. -.per
week •in the wages of the late-keepers at the graving
dogs. It was agreed, upon an- application of Messrs.
Barker and Co., for storage ground,-to grant the required
accommodation in certain places at the Queen's, Brarnley-
Moore, and Wellington docks, at .a charge of one penny
per square yard per week.—A. letter from Ann Bullet],
Secretary to the British Ladies! Female Emigration So-
ciety, asking permission to use- the rooms (temporarily
occupied by the society at the. Prince's dock) for dining-
some of the more destitute o-f the emigrants, was referred.
—An application was read from Mr: G. Bailey to the effect
that government had requested him to send out to one of
the colonies twelve copies of -the improved semaphore in-
structions, published by Richardson, and drawn up by
the marine surveyor. It was agreed that the surveyor
should comely with the application.

LIVERPOOL TOWN Cou.Nete,The usual monthly
meeting was held on Wednesday at.the Town-ball, Saml.
Holme, Esq., the Mayor, presiding. The Town-clerk
read a note from the Rev. Thos. Brancker, ackowledging,
on the part of the family, the vote of condolence passed
by the Council on the death of his father.—Mr. Thomson
obtained permission to clear himself from a charge which
had appeared., in the Liverpool =Chronicle, to the effect
that the Doolc :Committee had last week sat with closed
doors to investigate frauds on the dock and town dues, and
that amongst the latest defaulters was a member of the
Town Connell. Four hundred harrels.of flour purchased
by him had been shipped, and, as it ,appeared, without
payment of the town dues. But he had bought the flour
to be "delivered: free on shipboard," -and hence, in his
ignorance of mercantile transactions, supposed that the
party from whom he purchased it would have paid all
these charges. He bad never before shipped a package in
‘-lis life, and had nea-er passed an entry. (Mr. Thomson
landed up documents to show that he had been led into
&mistake, as stated.) Mr. Bennett was sure the Council
nuld acquit Mr. Thomson of any fraudulent intention.

•S,me coriespon.denco with Mr. James, the assessor of the
13)rough Court, was next read. His application to fix the
nary at its old .moot had been declined, bat it appeared
thst he would offer no opposition to the bill for improving
the jurisdiction of the court.—The proceedings of the
Firance Committee comprised s recammendGtion to ac-
cep', the tender of Mr. C. T. Kearsley, for the supply of
coah for one year, from the Ist instant. Recommends-
tion to the Council to fix the salary of the successor of the
late-Sir Thomas Brancker, receiver of town dues, &c.

, .
Recommendation to authorise the expenditure of.a further
sum mt exceeding £6,000 in the construction of graving-
docks,sea-walls, and other works, on land leased to Mr.
Wilson, at Birkenhead, Mr. Wilson paying interest at five
per cent. per annum thereon. Recommendation to ap-
point Mr. M. M. G. Dowling•to the situation of superin-
tendent of the•cliain cable testing-machine, vacant by the
death of Kr. William Knowles,,at £lO5 per annum. Re-
comtnemdition to increase the salary of Mr. Quick, clerk
to the Town-clerk, from £l5O t0.£200 per annum. Re-
solution resuesting the decision of the Council as to the
funds required for the purposes of the Liverpool Library
and Museum Act, 1852. Mr. Hornby moved seriatim
the confirmation of the proceedings. A lone discussion
took place in reference to the salary proposed to be given
to the receiver of town dues. Mr. Hornby moved that it
be £5OO, and Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Mr. J.
Bramley-Mooremoved,:as an amendment, that tte salary
be £7OO, and was seconded by Mr. J. H. Turner. On a
division the amendment was lost by a majority of 29 to 15.
Alderman Dover then moved, as a second amendment,
that the salary be £6OO, which was seconded by Mr. Tobin,
and was carried by a majority of one, the numbers being
respectively 23 and 22. Power was hen delegated to the
Finance Committee to select three out of the candidates
for the 'ultimate selection of the Council. The names of
two new candidates were announced, Mr. Thomas
Brancker and Mr. Warner Shand. Mr. Hornby moved
that the Finance Committee be authorised to expend not
less than £6,42100 in addition to the £lO,OOO already voted
for the construction of a sea-wall and two graving-docks
at Mr. Wilson's ship-building yard. They would re-
ceive 5 per cent. on the outlay from Mr. Wilson,
and could themselves readily borrow it for 3i. The money
was ultimately voted. The appointment of Mr, Dow-
ling as superintendent of the chain cable testing-
machine was postponed, pursuant to standing orders.--
Mr. liornby said, at the last Council, a payment of
£3,407 had been authorised for the purposes of the Li-
brary and Museum Act, but they had not directed as to
from what fund this should be taken. if taken from the
surplus income of the Corporation, it would be the means
of stopping desired public improvements, whereas the
the money might be raised by a museum rate of seven-
eighths of a penny, and he moved that this be done. Mr.
for museum
proctor having seconded' the motion, it was agreed to
mince the rate a penny, so as to give greater facility in the
be persisted collection. A letter was read from the parish authorities,
agreeing to pay the late demand of £1,475 upon them
surplus fund
..rate, but hoping that the claim would not
by Mr. Br dl
of
as an amendment,
in for the future. Mr. Dover moved,
that the £3,407 be taken from the
a thaeaYni
the Corporation, and was seconded
followed. Ultimatelynumber the motion, which received Mr.
Picton's support. carried by a majority of 32 to 15.—
to being steeple.chase
to go away ; but, 0 o indignant
I ig enraernentmwas
imnneoodnwsttaor
ag
ne
constitute
roa fl s
oomv
aee
members,
quorum. The minutes
courts of law committees the dock, the watch, and
half read, and with great
rapidity—were then movedvere
At lastw&ehout remark, seconded,
and carried nem. dis.
were not 22 members
quorum, andre
the Council was con-
sequently declared at an end.
present to constitute a
The Mayor' announced
that he would summon a Council for the
despatch
of the
other bminen on summon
(to-morrow),

AT THE BOROUGH COURT, MANCHESTER, a man
named Thomas Dowling was committed on a charge of
embezzling various sums of money, the property of his
employers, Messrs. Barratt and Wilson, calico printers,
to the amount of £206.
THE LIVERPOOL VEGETARIAN SOCIETY, on Monday
evening, to the number of 170, held another of their novel
entertainments, in the newsroom of the Concert-hall,
Lord Nelson-street. The chair was occupied by James
Simpson, Esq., of Accrington, a vegetarian of forty
years' standing.
- -

MR. WILLIAM GALE, of London, completed his task
of walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours at eight o'clock on
Monday morning, at Mr. Walter Kay's, Pedestrian's Rest,
on the Walton-road, Kirkdale. He was presented with
an elegant silver belt, made by Mr. J. Rutland, jeweller,
Basnett-street.

The Carlisle Journal says :—" The steam paddle-boat
Bonnie Dundee arrived at Maryport on the 22nd instant.
She has lately been purchased by a company of merchants
in that town, and is intended to ply between Liverpool,
Belfast,and Maryport,commanded by Captain D. Glaister,
late of the Dan Glaister, of Maryport."

THE CELEBRATED ARCTIC TRAVELLER, DR. REA,
has arrived in town to make preparations for his overland
expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, and to finish
the survey on the northern coast of America. Dr. Rea
will leave early this month, for the northern regions, via
New York.

MR. PLIIMPTON, a mercantile gentleman of Liverpool,
residing at Holt, brought an action at the County Court
the other day, for damage done by a neighbour named
Jones to his gate and croft. The case caused not a little
amusement in court from the peculiarities of the plaintiff,
who is commonly called among his neighbours, " the
best mayor of Holt."—The case was dismissed.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The United States mail
steamer Atlantic, Captain West, arrived here on Wed-
nesday morning, about six o'clock, after a very fine run,
having left New York on the 19th nit. The screw
steamer Andes, Captain Hutchins, sailed hence about
two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, on her second voy-
age to New York, with a very large and valuable cargo.
JC/SEPH NICHOLAS, a tin-plate worker at the gas-com-
pany's workshop, has been committed for trial on a
charge Of stealing a quantity of sheet-copper from his
employers. A marine store-dealer received it by instal-
ments.

SOME CURIOUS REvELATto'ss have been made by Mr.
Newdegate, in the Commons' debate of Thusday, rela-
tive to the tricks of the Manchester dyers of silk. The
liquor is mixed, it seems, with shumac and other adulte-
rations, to bring up the weight.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly meeting of proprietors was held on Friday, at the
Lime-street station, Mr. E. W. Hassell in the chair.
The statement of the trtiPic account showed a net balance
of £87,396 9s. lid., Out of which the directors recom-
mended a dividend to be paid at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, leaving a balance to be transferred to the cur-
rent half-year of £7,711 Os. 51d. The directors reported
that all differences with the Scottish Central Railway
Company were at an end. The report and accounts were
adopted, and the dividend sanctioned.
THE ANNUAL MaETING of tho Liverpool Auxiliary' to
the London Religious Tract" Society was held on Friday
night, at the Concert-hail. Councillor T. D. Anderson
presided. The past year, it was stated, hat been the
most flourishing in the annals of this auxiliary. 'A•
portearr had been employed in Liverpool for the last
eleven months, and the increase alone in the number of
tracts distributed was 110,000. There had been given to
packet-ships 9,135 pacquets of tracts. Various inter-
esting addresses were delivered, including one by the Rev.
P. S. Saffery, the deputation from the Parent Society.
THE AVAiLASEV COMMISSIONERS held their monthly
meeting on Thursday evening ; Mr. Holland in the chair.
It was resolved not to interfere with the footwalk in
Green-lane. The much complained of nuisance at Sea-
combe ferry was ordered to be removed, at a cost of £4O.
10s. V.7ith regard to the proposed alteration of Tobin-

street, the estimated expense of which is £337, the matter
was referred to the Improvement Committee, with full
powers to act. Mr. Halliday presented a memorial from
nearly 500 inhabitants of the parish, urging upon the
Commissioners the necessity and profriety of taking and
working Seacombe ferry, which is now to let. Messrs.
Holland, Littledale, Hill, Harrison, Cunningham, Coul-
btrn, and Halliday were appointed a committee to take
the matter into consideration. Mr. Co:album stated
that there were ti ings about Seacombe ferry which ren-
'dared it absurd to entertain such a- subject. That
ferry had only been able to keep up its-stock. The taking
of the ferry would entail a loss of not less than £l,OOO
a year to the parish. He condemned the proposition
altogether as a suicidal act.
TxE ROYAL MaEsEY YACHT GEL'S:`At a numerous
meeting of this club, held on Tuesday evening, Thomas
:Littledale, Esq., in the chair, the Secretary read a letter
from the Secretary of the Admiralty, containing informa-
tion that " vessels belonging to the members of the vari-
ous yacht clubs in England would be permitted to enter'
the ports of Spain on the same footing as vessels of the
state, provided they are unconnected with trade." This
letter was received with much satisfaction. The Com-
modore moved,. -seconded by the Cup-bearer, " That the
officers of any Of her Majesty's ships at this port shall
have free admittance into the rooms of the club as hono-
rary members:" It was also resolved, •' That members•
dine together at the marine station, ,BirLenhead Hotel, at
the next meeting, on the sth of April." A-proposition was
made for consideration at the next meeting, " Thst the
public ball be held in the course of the present year, in
the Town-hall rooms, by permission of the Mayor, the
proceeds to be devoted to the -Sailors' Home." The
Commodore and other officers having vacated their seats,
Mr. J. C. Fernilough, common councilman, was elected
to the chair. ' He passed a high eulogium upon the man-
ner in which the affairs of the club 'were conducted ;-a
vote of thank-s was passed to the officers for their services,
which was •carried unanimously, and they were all re-
elected :—Commodore, Mr. Thomas •Littledale; vice-
commodore, Mr. B. Heywood Jones; rear-commodore,
Mr. Jonathan' 'Grindrod ; treasurer, Mr. Richard ,ICay ;
secretary, Mr. Melling ; cup-bearer,.Mr. Edwd. Fletcher;
and the auditors, Mr. T. Wilkinson Tetley and Mr. B.
Platt.

JOHN ASHWORTH ACTON', a person most respectably
connected, and formerly in the bank of Sir Benjamin
_Heywood and :Co., at Manchester. has been charged
-with having fraudulently obtained. possession of some
bank of England notes, and is remanded till to-morrow,
The Alanchetier Guardian gives an outline of the circum-
-stances :—The prisoner was for six years a clerk in the
bank of Sir Benjamin Heywood and- Co., whose service
-he quitted at Christmas last, and since-that time he haft
carried on business as an aceountantand insurance agent,
under the, firm of John Ashworth -Acton and Co-; '5,
Princess-street. -On the 21st of June last, Sir Benjamin
Heywood and Co. received a letter purporting to come
-from Mr. Howarth, of the Waterloo Hotel, near Liver-
pool (who banks-with the firm), requesting them to send
him
_£3oo in bank notes, to be left for, him at the Stork
Hotel, Liverpool, where he would call for them. In
_accordance with this instruction, that sum-was remitted,
in six bank of England notes of JZO each. When 11fr.
Hcwarth in due course sent his passbook to be made up,
it was found that he had written no such letter, and that
somebody, by means of the forged order, had fraudu-
lently- obtained possession of the £3OO. Of course Si.
Benjamin Heywood and Co. instituted careful inquiries.
They discovered that three of the six notes had found
their way into the bank again, and that three others of
similar amount had been taken out. Ultimately, two of
these notes were craced to the British Mutual Assurance
Society, and it was found that they had been remitted to
that society, in London, by the prisoner, who ,was their
agent in Manchester.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
sided at the weekly meeting on Thursday, when the
medical officer of health reported a continual increase in
the mortality of the borough, the deaths registered last
week havi.ig been 263, showing an increase of 13 over the
preceding week. It was resolved to print 500 copies of
the annual report of the medical officer. Instructions
were given,to the borough engineer to repair and sewer
that portion of the Wavertree-road between Edge-bill
church and t'.:e railway bridge, and to communicate with
some parties in Grey-street and Windsor-street, in the
Park, who complained of damage done to their property
by the process of blasting in making the sewers. An ap-
plication from ,David Roberts, to be allowed an opportu-
nity to test his machine for cleansing-sewers, was granted.
A deputation was appointed to wait upon the directors of
the railway companies, in order to endeavour to induce
them to co-operate with the committee, and assist them
in removing the night soil at a lower charge. The com-
mittee next proceeded to consider a recommendation to
advertise for tenders for emptying ashpits and privies on
the following alternative conditions To remove the
whole outside the borough to a distance not less 400
-yards from the boundary—a separate tender being re-
quired for the parish of Liverpool, and each of the out-
townships. 2. The whole -to be removed to the depots,
either within or without the borough, at the option of
the contractor ; the site of such depots as are within the
borough to be specified. 3. Tenders for the same work
as above to be embraced in one contract. 4. Similar ten-
ders to the above, except as to the operation of sweeping,
which the contractor is not to provide for. Mr. Newlands
said there was a street tender to be obtained afterwards
for the sweeping part. It was merely removing the
sweepings, which still remained asit was. It was resolved
that tenders be advertised for.

PROTECTION.—WhiIst there is great diversity of opinion
regarding the policy of protective duties on foreign im-
ports, there can only be one opinion respecting protecting
ourselves against fraud. We are induced to make these
remarks from observing, that when an article of general
consumption obtains as near as possible to perfection ' •
when then the manufacturer begins to get a return for
the capital and time expended in experiments for im-
proving the article by the increasing patronage of a dis-
cerning public, no sooner is this obvious than there arises
unprincipled parties ready tostepin and foist upon the public
their inferior article for the improved one. Such an attempt
is now being made on the. " GLENFIELD PATENT
t manufacturert
of
STARCH." Having, from itsintrinsic superiority, got
into almost universal use, some inferior starchy,mhoanwuefvaecr-,
turers (unable otherwise to sell their articles) are putting
it up in packages closely imitating the Glenfield, to the
fgreator t
the
e annoyancepubl
public,
i‘f or! theß. w consumers.othersp o 0
nFounliel
, ther
the Glenfield Patent Starch, has obtained in the Court of
Chancery injunctions against two of these fraudulent
dealers ; and also a general understanding that similar
injunctions would be granted against all suchrnalpractlms'
if their labels bore even a colourableimitation of the
original Glenfield Patent Starch. The reports of these
injunctions appeared in the London papers at the time.
The manufacturer of the Glenfield Patent Starch has had
testimonials from the laundress of the Royal Laundry ;
retlrceuslar ; when
to ask for
most of the nobility; the Lady Mayoress of London;
they
&C., &c.; which all set forth its excellent qualities in a'
very flattering manner. The consumers of starch need
not now apply to Lord Derby or any other statesman for'
mpraokteecptiuornch—astehseoyf can protect
robtyecbteitnhgempas
the Glenfield Patent Starch, and to see that the name,
R. Wotherspoon, is on each package, as without which
none is genuine. We therefore close with expressing the
hope that our fair readers will adopt this popular article,
when they want their laces, linens, &c., &c., done up in
a superior manner, We see the Glenfield Stara is sold
in almost every shop.

A FACT Yon TEETOTALLERS.—Last week the deaths
of four males and one female were registered in Liverpool,
from the effects of "excessive drinking."
THOMAS AINSWORTH CROOK, Esq., Richard Ashton,
Esq., and Edmund Grundy, Esq., have been appointed
deputy-lieutenants for the county of Lancaster.

THE TELEGRAPH, a steamer of 850 tons, 247 feet in
length, 27 in breadth, and 15 feet deep, has been launched
on the Clyde. She is to run between Liverpool and
Belfast.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning,
William Jerrard, aged 46, a porter at Edge-hill station,
was so severely crushed between the buffers of two railway
carriages that he died at the infirmary in the evening.
LIVERPOOL ELECTION PETITION.—Upwards of 100
persons have been summoned to give evidence before the
parliamentary committee about to inquire into the charges
of bribery and corruption at the Liverpool election.

THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAM MAIL STEAM-
SHIP CANADA, Stone, commander, took her departure for
Boston, on Saturday, with about 100 passengers and a full
cargo, besides the usual mails on board.

RtPRESENTATION OF CLITHEROE.--Richard Fort,
Esq., of Read-hall, late a director of the East Lancashire
Railway, is spoken of as the new candidate in the Liberal
interest for the vacant seat for this borough.
FIRE.---On Saturday morning, at an early hour, a fire
broke out in the timber-yard of Mr. Wells, Bridgewater-
street. The fire-brigade were quickly on the spot, and
succeeded in subduing the flames before much injury had
been done.

SIMEON LORD, a young an, was brought before the
magistrates on Thursday, charged with obtaining large
sums of money by false pretences and forged cheques on
banks. He has been removed to Bolton, the scene of his
dishonest practices.

Mu. Goss, of Bristol, the railway director, killed at the
recent accident on the Great Western, is said to have had
a presentiment for some time previously that he would
meet with some mishap, in consequence of which he
insured his life nor £lOOO.

ON ST. DAVID'S DAY the children of the Welsh
Schools in Russell-street were examined in warions
branches of education, in the presence of a large number
of subscribers and friends of the schools. The chair was
occupied by Mr. W. Chambers,

REME-SENTATION OF BLACKBURN.—Mr. Decks hay-
ing been unseated, Mr. W. Hornby is spoken of confi-
dently in the Conservative interest, and Lord Duncan
and Mr. Fielden (son of the late Sir W. Fielden) are
mentioned as likely to offer in the Liberal interest.

THE PASSAGE FROM DUBLIN TO LIVERPOOL.—
CFFILD STARVED TO DEATH.—A little girl, aged 4 years,
named Hannah Leighton, who arrived in Liverpool by
one of the steamers from Dublin, was on Saturday
brought to the Northern Hospital, almost dead from
exposure to cold. She died shortly after her admission.
A DEPUTATION from the-City of Dublin Steam-Packet
Company waited on the President of the Board of Trade,
on Tuesday, with reference to a bill before the house,
seeking limited liability to their own newly-raised capital.
Mr. Cardwell said that the whole subject of the law of
partnership was under the consideration of the govern-
ment.

THE ANNCHESITYRE, a"fine thirteen years' ship o(750
tons, was launched from the building yard of Messrs.
Brundred and Whiteway yesterday week. She is in-
tended to sail on her first voyage to San Francisco, -under
the command of Captain W. Whiteway, late of the 'Un-
daunted.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE NLw CLIPPER-SHIP STAR OF
THE EAST, from St. John's, 'N.B., on Saturday, created
quite a sensation among the nautical men of •Liverpool.
She accomplished the passage across the Atlantic in
twenty days, in-spite of heavy north-east winds. This is
deemed the most rapid passage yet made by a sailing ship.

TEE DEFENCE OF LIWMPOOL.—The war-steamer
Encounter, of 14 guns, which arrived in theltiersey on
Monday, returned to Portsmouth on Saturday, to give
place to a steam-ship carrying more guns, whiz.% is daily
expected to arrive from Portsmouth for the purpose of
being - stationed in the river es a marine station guard for
the port.

A DEPLORABLE 'WRECK took place on Satin-day week,
near• Ulverstore. A vessel called the Vigo, • Mr. Gillead,
master, belonging to Cardigan, was overtaken by the
gale and hurled on the coast near the north end of Walney
'lsland. The fearful sea that broke over the ill-fated
vessel entirely destroyed all chance of the Enfortunate
crew reaching the shore.

DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The screw-steamer
Antelope took her departure for the Antipodes this morn-
ing, a slight accident having .prevented her steaming out on
Saturday. Great interest is felt in the issue of the race
between this vessel and the lying Marco Polo, which has
-made the quickest passage on record to Australia and
back, and which is advertised to sail to-morrow (Wednes-
-day.)
'We beg to-call attention to the novel exhibition of Dr.
Fisher in our.advertising columns. On Tuesday evening,
March 15., he•will repeat his exhibition of the Dissolving
Views at Cornwallis-street Schools, which gave such uni-
versal gratification lately at the:Collegiate Institution. We
can promise all who go a rich treat ; and the object being
a charitable one, will, we hope, swell the-attendance on
the occasion.

INTERESTING CEREMENT AT SILAS' CELRCII.—On
Friday afternoon, the Rev. S. Minton baptized his infant
son in the presence of a large number of his friends and
several members of the congregation. The sponsors
were the 'Hon. Mrs. Edward Cropper, the Rev. Dr.
M`Neile, and the Rev. A. Cave, formerly incumbent of
St. Philip's'Cburch, in this town. The child ras named
Hugh W.Neile.

THE APEMAN MAIL STEAII-SHIP CoIIRAICY have
made arrangements to establish a semi-monthly mail to
the west coast of Africa, to sail from Liverpool on the
10th of each month, the existing -service from London on
the 24th of each month being .continued. The vessels
composing the anew line are to be called the Northern
Light, the 'Southern Cross, and the. Pleiades, and the first
will sail in October next. They will be of iron, of 1,100
tons burthenoad.3oo horse-power, with screw propellers.

A Romax.rce J.AlvEapoor..—;The Times of last week
contained the following advertisement :—".To .I-L..John-
stone, of Li9rpool.—Contrary to promise, no letters
have been received by F. R. from H.J. since the friends
met in the north .crn the 16th and 19th of October. 1852,
when the treachery vas explained, and the friends were
J
reconciled. H.. tsrequested to write immediately and
fully. F. remeins at home to receive the letter.
H. J. should be very cautious and careful. Look to the
future with ISLargaret. the sea lads, and the sailor boy.
F. R. will assist:"

THE GALE or -SATURDAY week was severely felt at
Chester, where the tide rose higher thamit has ever been
remembered to do before ; at Cullereoats, in Northum-
berland, where two:fishermen were drowned ; on the
Tvne ; and on the Cornish and Devonshire coasts, which
.were the scene of many casualties. The-Eshing smacks
sustained much e_arnage ; and in some places the tide rose
so high as to create much mischief on shore. At Porti-
vallaen the gale was terrific; and two vessels, the Linnet,
Jones, master, and the New Gift, both of Liverpool,
foundered.

ARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—THREE LIVES LOST.
-bout six o'clock on Friday night the express train
from the north, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway,
ran-off the line at Dixon Fold, near the Clifton Junction.
The-engine-driver, Craston, the " coker," Simmons, who
were on the engine and tender, and a child named Barber,
aged three years, were killed. The deceased child, its
father and mother, the father being a member of the firm
of Barber Brothers, Manchester, a little boy aged six,
their son, and two servant girls, were in the carriage.oext
to the tender. They were all mare or less injured; as
were the passengers in the other carriages.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LIVERPOOL LADY.—The War-
wick Advertiser says, an inquest was held at the Town,
hall, Leamington, on Thursday last, upon view of the
body of Mrs. Martha Hemingway, who was found dead
the preceding morning, at her residence, R?gent-grove.
The deceased was forty-seven years of age, and was the
wife of a Liverpool merchant ; and, from the evidence of
ler daughter and servant, it appeared that she had been
.sufrering from a diseased heart, which was also the
opinion of Mr. Watson, as far as he could judge without
a post mortem examination. The jury returned a verdict
that the deceased had met with her death from natural
causes.

WEST DERBY 'GUARDIANS.—At the meeting on
Wednesday, the Rev. Mr. Badnall presiding, the com-
plaint of the bead constable against Dr. Gillmour, foe• not
attending to a case in which he was summoned, was re-
ferred to the guardians of Toxteth-park.----The Rev. Mr.
Moore. chaplain, and 3,14 r. Gough, the governor, in re-
porting on the state of the schools, stated that the boys
required more employment, and that the girls' school was
far from satisfactory.—Mr. irkus declined to pursue his
motion for an increase of salary to Mr. Whitehead, assist-
ant-overseer, on the ground that the majority of the
Board, he knew, were against him.—The poor-law in-
spector intended instituting an inquiry on Wednesday,
the 16th instant, into the alleged misconduct of Mr. J. B.
M'Govern, bread contractor.

LIVERPOOL GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNION.—This
society—of whose first essay before the public, in October
last, we pronounced a very favourable report—gave its
-second performance in the Lecture-room of the Mechanics'
institution on Wednesday evening last. We were glad to
see so numerous and respectable an auditory, as it gave
reason to believe that the public taste for the class of
music of which glees and madrigals form the principal
part, is reviving, and warranting the expectation that ere
long, by the well sustained effurts of such societies as
this, the tompositions of our fine old English composers
may become as popular as they used to be. Certainly,
no programme of a performance of music can be more
pleasing at once to the unlearned and the learned in that
science, than when it is plentifully interspersed with the
compositions of our English writers, as was the case on
Wednesday evening. Purcell, Gibbons, Douland, Morley,
Webbei —were represented ; nor were Sir Henry Bishop,
Mendelssohn, Converso, &c., forgotten. The pieces by
these composers were well sung by the members of the
society, and many of them encored. Those which gave
the greatest satisfaction were " Blow, gentle gales," by
Bishop ; "Sing we and chaunt it," by Morley ; " When
all alone," by Conyers° ; and a Tyrolese melody, har-
monised—" Come, brothers, tune the lay." The last of
these gave great delight. A four-part song by the con-
ductor, Mr. C. J. Jones, " Up, quit thy bower," was
very well received, though not sung altogether with the
spirit which distinguished the performance of most of the
other pieces. The performance was diversified by songs
by Miss Santley and Mr. Charles Santley, both of which
were encored ; a quartett, by the Misses Beer (four
sisters), beautifully sung, and encored ; a violoncello
solo, by Mr. Lidel ; a piano-forte solo, by Mr. C. J.
Jones; and a duet by both these gentlemen. These were
all performed admirably, both of the performers being
evidently masters of their respective instruments. Alto-
gether, the concert was highly successful ; and we under-
stand that another performance of this society is intended
to be given in the course of a few weeks, and if it should
be as successful os its two first efforts, it will have no
Cause to volpillia of want of appreciation on tho part of
the public.

GENERAL NEWS.

A PENSION of £2OO a-year has been voted to the
widow of Dr. Rice by the governors of Christ's Hospital.

THE CLERGY RESERVES IN CANADA.—A. Parliamen-
tary document has been isauvd. showing that the number
of acres originally appropriated was 3,346,252. The
number of acres unsold, 1,574,600. The probable value
of the clergy reserves remaining unsold was £430,482 10s.
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EARTHQUAKE.--A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt at Inverness and in various parts of the Highlands
last week. At Ness)3ank it was distinctly felt at about
half-past 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and was ac-
companied by a low murmuring noise, as if a carriage was
passing along the road. At Culloden it was felt very per-
ceptibly at 3 o'clock p.m., articles of furniture having been
shaken rather violently in several of the towers of Cullo-
den-house for a few seconds.

AT NORTHAMPTON ASSIZES, Owen Wilson, aged 70,
keeper of a beer-house at Pytchley, was found guilty of
arson, in setting fire to the dwelling-house of 'Airs.
March, who kept the only licensed public-house in the
village. The prorecutrix, her son, and maidservant, were
in bed at the time, but escaped, though the house was
burnt down. A rivalry in trade appears to hate been the
motive that led to the crime, which was clearly proved,
and sentence of death recorded against the aged prisoner.
THE ROYAS NURSE.—A Glasgow paper asserts that a
Highland woman has been selected to act as nurse to the
expected Royal infant, and not a Welsh woman, as was
reported. It says :—" A physician in Inverness has been
entrusted with the important task of selecting a Highland
nurse for the expected Royal stranger. This delicate
commission he has been enabled to execute, having
already despatched to head-quarters a healthy young
married woman from the immediate neighbourhood of
the northern capital.
HOLYHEAD BREAKWATER.—A distressing accident has
happened at these works. Two men were employed staging
on the north breakwater, when one of them, who went to
fetch a saw. had not proceeded far when he heard cries of
distress, and saw his fellow-workman struggling in the
water. The sea was running high, and the wind blowing
strongly from the north-west, so that, though every ex-
ertion was made., he was drowned ere the boatmen could
reach the spot. The deceased, Howell Morris, was a
fine young man of 21, a native of Anglesey.
ARRIVAL O•F AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—In the course of
two days last week, four ships arrived in the River
Thames from Australia, with the large amount of
£1,342,712 of gold on board, or 354,648 oz. This is the
largest amount that has arrived almost at one time. The
vessels were the Roxburgh Castle,
_with_l7o,ooo_oz.,_ of

the value of £604,000 ; Ch-ousingee, 63,713 oz., £255,000 ;
Three Bells, 77,803 oz., £311,212 ; and Alert, 43,132 oz.,
£172,500. A strong force of the police attended the re-
moval from the ships in the docks to the cellars of the
Bark of England. Vessels with as valuable a freight are
expected daily to be reported in the Channel.

NEW WAY OF LAUNCHING VESSELS.—Au iron ship.
builder, at Havre, Mr. Nillus, has hit upon a mode of
launching his vessels, which, from its novelty, has excited
a good deal of attention. The parts of the vessel are con-
structed in the workshops, and then put together on a
floating "dumby," consisting of an old twin steamer,
which has great stability, from its peculiar form. When
finished, the water is admitted into the " dumby" by
sluices, and now the vessel rises like a phcenix from its
ashes, and is floated off without any risk usually attending
launches in the ordinary way. The " dumby" can either
be raised by being pumped dry, or it can be put on the
ways, where the tide will leave it at low water.
TRANSPLANTING WHEAT may be resorted to in March
(not later) with certain success of obtaining even a larger
produce than by the ordinary process of sowing. If the
weather should prove dry, no fears need be entertained,
as nothing grows freer from transplanting than wheat.
The more the land is trodden before and after the process
the better—in short it should be persisted in. Experience
justifies the propriety of thinning what are commonly
called full crops of wheat, for the purpose of being trans-
planted on well prepared land. The expense of dibbling
will be fully made up by the saving of seed, and the extra
produce of the crops which are thus thinned and trans-
planted.

A NEW PADDLE-WHEEL, in use on some of the
American rivers, is thus described in an American paper :
" But there is one circumstance in regard to this boat
which is of more consequence than its superlative finery,
and which is recommended to notice by its practical
utility; and that is the novel construction of the wheel,
and the peculiar arrangement of the buckets, or paddles.
The wheel is of a vertical construction, and the paddles
are attached to one another by rods moved by an eccentric,
so that they strike the water edgewise, or perpendicularly.
They make, therefore, smooth water after them, and
there is said to be no loss of power occasioned by striking
or lifting the water after the wheel, as it is immediately
thrown off from the centres of the paddles. These pad-
dles are concave in shape, have forty inches in dip, and
five of them are immersed in the water at a time. But
whether the revolving motion communicated to them does
not really impair some of the inflexible force which be-
longs to paddles constructed upon the old plan, remains
to be tested by experience."
FATAL EXPLOSION.—On Saturday week an awful ex-
plosion of gas occurred in a provision-shop, in Bucking-
ham-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, occupied by Mr. Wil-
liam Walker, an engine-wright. There having for come
days been an escape of gas, Mr. Walker determined to
examine the meter. He took a lighted candle and opened
a trapdoor which communicated with the place. The gas,
which had been some time accumulating, immediately
ignited, and caused a tremendous explosion, shaking the
building to its foundation, and scattering bags of flour
and other goods in all directions. The counter was torn
to pieces, the shop windows blown out, and the building
I greatly damaged. Mrs. Walker was carried nearly out of
the shop, and was taken up in a dreadfully mutilated
state. Her husband, too, was rendered insensible, and
both were conveyed to the infirmary, where both Mrs.
Walker's legs were amputated, and she lingered till
Tuesday morning, and then died. Her husband is re-
covering. A girl who was passing the shop was dreadfully
cut in the face by some broken glass, but she is recover-
ing, though greatly disfigured.
LIABILITY OF SHIP-OWNERS.—In the Sheriffs' Court,
on Friday, a gentleman, named Hill, obtained a verdict
against Mr. Roskell, the owner of the Asia, for breach of
contract. It appeared that in June last, the defendant,
whose vessel was then lying at Adelaide, contracted to
convey the plaintiff, his wife, and family, to London, as
cuddy passengers, supplying thorn with provisions. &c., of
the first quality, medical comforts, qcc., in consideration
of a payment of £130; he, however, failed, inasmuch as
there was a deficiency of water and medical comforts,
there was no milk, an insufficient supply of bread and pre.
served served tin meats, and other comforts and luxuries to which
first-class passengers were entitled, the result being that
plaintiff and his family suffered severely, and one of the
children, from want of medical comforts, contracted scurvy,
and was not yet recovered. Captain Roskell and the
caddy servant gave testimony that the passengers were
amply supplied, except interrupted by stormy weather;
the passage had been very tempestuous, and the sheep,
pigs, and other stores provided for the passengers' use,
were washed overboard, and could not be replenished
_until the vessel reached Bahia. The judge considered de-
fendant had not fulfilled his contract. Vriedict for the
plaintiff. Damages, £3O.

THE CHISHOLM EMIGRATION.—Having received a
letter a short time ago from a friend in Melbourne, I am
advised to forward you some extracts from it, and I have
no doubt they will be interesting to a large portion of your
readers. The writer is a young man who sailed from
London 12th June, 1852, in the ship Scindian, chartered
by the " Family Colonization Society," otherwise Mrs.
Chisholm. He is well qualified to judge about much he
speaks of, having been engaged here as clerk in a firm
connected with the building trade. His letter is dated
November 15th, 1852. He says :—" We arrived here
Oct. 14th, after a tedious and disagreeable voyage, but
my two previous letters by homeward bounds will have
prepared you for this, and after a good experience now, I
have no hesitation in saying the Society under whose aus-
pices we came out is a dead --. Our captain, a good,
kind-hearted man, and one who has been long engaged in
the trade, says he has brought out to this colony soldiers,
,convicts, and free emigrants, all of whom were much
better treated than we were.' Talk of grouping' and
`attention to morality during the voyage,'—there was no
such thing. The emigrants elected me chaplain, and I
read prayers regularly ; being also referee, &c. in all sorts
of disputes, having many disagreeable duties to perform.
We lost four fellow-passengers during the voyage, and I
am very thankful to God that no epidemic broke out ; else,
in our crowded state, it is fearful to contemplate the con-
sequences, We paid 4s. to be conveyed to Cole's Wharf,
about eight miles from where the ship lay, besides paying
ror our luggage. The crowd here was immense, and I
had not been ashore half-an-hour when my carpet-bag
was stolen, in which was my diary and many other things
I intended sending you • the thief was caught, and is to
be tried in two days, when my property will be restored,
no doubt. You know the Society says,—` Tents are pro-
vided for the emigrants upon landing, in which they can
stay until they obtain employment.' The tents provided
for us were of a wretched description, and only sufficient
to hold the females and children by hard squeezing, the
men keeping watch and ward outside on the ground or on
their luggage."— Correspondent of The Builder.
BURNING OF DONCASTER CHURCH.-011 Monday
morning last week, about one o'clock, it was discovered
that the fine old parish church of Doncaster was in flames.
About two o'clock the roof of the nave fell in with a
tremendous crash. With the roof of the nave fell also
the greater part of the west end of the building, carrying
along with it the fine perpendicular window, considered
by Rickman one of the finest in England, and only
within the last six months filled with stained glass, at a
cost of X7OO, in perpetuation of the memory of late
Sir William Cooke, of Wheatley Hall, near Doncaster.
Over the beautiful south porch was the church library,
containing many rare and valuable ecclesiastical works,
including a folio Polyglot Bible in fine preservation. The
flames reached this part of the building soon after the
fire broke out, and in consequence of the inflammable
character of the materials, it continued to burn from first
to last with great brilliancy. About a quarter past two
the south side of the roof of the chancel dropped through.
The lower part of this structure now became ignited, and
the flames were seen through the lower tier of windows
shooting up towards the belfry floor. For a few minutes
the fire was impeded by the belfry floor, which was com-
posed of very strong oak beams ; a little time and th
belfry was in a blaze. About half-past two the roofe of
lse_
the tower fell en masse. The beautiful peal of eight
weighing altogether about six tons, continued suspendedrters,but
b
for some time longer on their substantial.supp
ultimately they dropped down one re
afte into theurninganother
b or, at
least, such portions as were not melted,
mass beneath. At about a quarter; h registers, and the
. was
in
the iecovuersstery of
effort was made to save the Pans- .
thoughich
much burnt, and the
greater part of the books,
to three a courageous
Near the
communion plate, Harris, allowed to be
the celebrated organ, by . one of the
finest in the country, -
this invaluable • wasre
weprendrweshc
erection. Every article of lnstrument
was consumed. In the short space of three hours this
extensive, antique, and handsomecediifice, edifice, regarded as a
parish churches of the perpendicular type of
centuries the pride and the boast of Doncaster—was re-
duced to a heap of ashes. The total loss of property by
this calamity is estimated fit QOO 000 godpart of the
;to
sacred edifice was insured,

A WRITER in the Singapore Free Press recommends
he use of the leaves of the coffee plant as a substitute for
he berry.

AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—In the course of Wednesday and
Monday, four ships arrived in the Themes from Australia,
with the large amount of £1,342,712 of gold on board, or
354,648 oz.
A WOMAN'S STRIKE.—The women in a tobacco manu-
actory at Marseilles, 1,200 in number, have left their
work because they are required to use a knife instead of a
pair of scissors in cutting the ends of the clots.

THE SAILORS' STRIKE AT SOUTHAMPTON.—SeveraI of
the seamen on strike at Southampton have given in.
They have applied to the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany for employment at their former wages, and have ob-
tained it.

QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.—The annual accounts of
Queen Anne's Bounty for the year 1851 have just been
issued. The receipts were £204,129 10s. 10d., and the
disbursements £204,332 6s. sd. The first fruits in arrear
were £49 4s. Bd., and the yearly tenths due £62 10s. id.

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THE CAPE.—The General Screw Company's steamer.
Hellespont sailed from London on Tuesday, with £40,000
in specie, 200 tons of cargo, at £l2 per ton, and about
seven passengers.
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THE 2ND ROYALS.—The 2nd detachment arrived at
Corfu on the 17th ultimo, by the Poictiers, in fifteen days,.
from Cork. The oilvar transport, with the remainder of
the Royals, was daily expected, but had not on the 19th
made her appearance.
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SPURIOUS NUGGETS.—A quantity of spurious gold-dust
and nuggets, manufactured in England, has been circulated
in South Australia, and are so well prepared by the electro-
gilding process that great difficulty is experienced in de-
tecting the fraud.
THE RAILWAY KING.—The sum on the third suit
expected to be recovered by the York and North Midland
Railway Company, of Mr. Hudson, is about £16,000,
making upwards of £75,000 altogether, exclusive of
expenses. Mr. Hudson has given notice of appeal against
the former decision.

MILITARY ENCAMPMENTS.—Ascot Heath is being
surveyed for the purpose of selecting the most eligible po-
sition for an encampment of 7,000 of the household bri-
gade and regiments of the line, in May and June nest;
surveys have also been made in the Great Park, Hounslow,
and at Bagshot Heath, where it is intended to encamp as
many regiments as can be spared from all the military
stations in the country.

INDIA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—TiIe mails which
were dispatched on Friday, raid Southampton, per steam-
ship Indus for Egypt, India, China, and Australia, were
the largest that have as yet been forwarded, comprising no
fewer than 163 boxes, besides several bags, with a portion
of the mtdls that were on board the steam-ship Australia,
and which have been forwarded by the Overland India
Mail, rid Singapore.

THE AUSTRALIAN SCREW STEAMSHIP made a third
trial trip on Saturday, at Plymouth. Captain Lowe took
her several miles beyond the Eddystone, submitting her
engines, in which the defects would appear to be, to a fair
and proper test ; the result of which is so far unsatisfac-
tory, that the vessel is further detained, and will have
again to go into dock to attempt a remedy of defects.

A WIFE STAKED AT CARDS.—A recent French paper
reports a case in which a lady brought a suit for a divorce
against her husband. It was proved that on this occasion
the wife had been staked at cards, and the key of her room
banded over to the winners. In the first case, she
escaped by jumping out of the window, and in the other
the winner was too much intoxicated to be dangerous.
THE Stirling Advertiser furnishes a rare orthographical
curiosity, received by the owner of a small property in a
neighbouring village from an indignant tenant :—" Jeny-
wury 9th, 1853.—Sir,—this cums to see why that ar not
onester about the huse for ma father giv up the huse on
hansolmundy to your muther no mor at prsent bet your
servent." The epistle was sealed with soap.
THE NEW JEW BILL was issued on Thursday. There
are six clauses, to the effect that in the abjuration oath,
when administered to the Jews, the words " upon the
true faith of a Christian" are to be omitted. Persons
professing the Jewish religion are to make a declaration.
Such persons are not to hold certain offices in the State,
or in the Church, nor are they to present to benefices in
right of office. Further, it is proposed to enact that Jews
are not{ to advise in the appointment to offices in the
Established Church.

SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-011 Wednesday. the
four o'clock passenger train from Tynemouth, on the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Railway got partially off the line,
after clearing the Willington viaduct, on its way to New-
castle. The engine, tender, and van were thrown over
the embankment, killing the engine-man, and seriously
injuring the stoker, who has been taken to the infirmary.
The guard is hurt. The coupling-chain broke, or the
entire train would have been thrown over, and many pas-
sengers killed ; several are bruised.

EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—The London and
North-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, East Lanca-
shire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail-
way Companies have given notice "that their agents will
in future cease to collect goods, except shipping goods for
Liverpool, at 8 o'clock, a.rn.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—At Briston, in Norfolk, last
week, a female servant, 26 years of age, in the employ of
the Rev. J. Bird, was missing in the morning. On pro-
ceeding, however, to the footman's room, which is
reached by steps and entered by a trap door, she was dis-
covered with the footman, both presenting the most
dreadful appearance, being black in their faces, and foam-
ing at the mouth, in consequence of the lad having
lighted a charcoal fire in a moveable stove and shut down
the trap door, leaving the room without any ventilation.
The female expired in a few minutes, but the lad was so
far recovered as to be able to give his evidence at the
inquest.
GREAT SNOW SQUALL.—The whole range of the Lin-
colnshire and Yorkshire coast, from far above Flam-
borough Head to below the Wash, was, on Wednesday
night and Thursday morning, visited by the most destruc-
tive snow storm that has been experienced off that part of
the kingdom for some years. The consequences to the
shipping engaged in the collier and coasting trade was
most disastrous. as many as a hundred vessels having been
driven ashore. The Hull Packet says that intelligence
was received of thirty vessels being on shore to the north
of Spurn, but the most likely supposition is that during
the snow showers the captain had mistaken the Swatch-
way—a cutting in shore at Spurn—for the entrance to the
Humber.

DREADFUL AFFAIR IN CANTERBURY.—George Wois-
ley, a millwright by trade, has made an attempt upon the
life of his wife, and then committed suicide by cutting his
throat nearly from ear to ear. He has evinced a slight
aberration of mind for some time time past, but retired to
rest with his wife on Sunday, apparently much better than
be had been. Shortly after 5 o'clock on Monday morning,
the wife of the unfortunate man was awoke by his attempt-
ing to cut her throat with a razor; she immediately cried
out, " Oh, dear George, what are you doing ?" and rush-
ing out of the room, ran to the house of a neighbour, the
blood at the time streaming profusely from the extensive
gash made in her neck. Assistance was soon procured ;
when, upon proceeding to the bedroom, a dreadful scene
presented itself, the man was lying a corpse, surrounded
by his own blood, having nearly severed his head from
his body.
EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT.—Salisbury has been
the scene of considerable excitement, in consequence of a
discovery that Mrs. White, of the Wheat Sheaf Commer-
cial Inn, had decamped with no less than £5OO belonging
to her husband. Mr. White having lately resolved upon
quitting business, a purchaser came forward in the person
of Mr. Perman, for £5OO. On Saturday the money was
paid, and Mr. and Mrs. White proceeded up-stairs to
place it in some safe depository. She unlocked the secret
escritoire, into which she dropped the cash. Mrs. White
then apparently locked the bureau, and gave her husband
the key, desiring him to go and make merry down stairs
with some of his old customers for the last time as land-
lord. He unsuspectingly complied, and shortly after-
wards the wife left the house in her walking dress to visit
a friend or two in the city, promising to return again
shortly. As she did not return, the husband's suspicions
were aroused, and it was ascertained that she had taken
her departure for London. The bureau was found un-
locked and the escritoire empty, the wife having abstract-
ed the money, besides some pounds of her own, and some
articles of wearing apparel. Some months ago, a dashing
corporal in the recruiting service was quartered at the
Wheat Sheaf, and his affable conduct to the landlady was
the subject of general remark. He recently purchased
his discharge, and about a fortnight ago left Salisbury for
London. He was in the city that day, whence he took
the train for London.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—A most fearful accident hap.
pened on Thursday evening on the York and Berwick
line. The four o'clock train from Tynemouth to New-
castle had crossed the Wellington viaduct, which passes
over a valley near Wallsend at a considerable height,
when the passengers were thrown together, the engine,
tender, and guard's van having broken the coupling
chain and gone over an embankment a distance of some
15 feet. It was found that the engine had fallen upon
William Stephenson, the engineman, and killed him on
the spot, crushing him in a most frightful manner. The
stoker and guard were injured, but not seriously. Several
of the passengers received bruises, but none were seriously
hurt.—Two accidents, one of them terminating fatally,
have occurred on the South Wales line. On Wednesday, at
Pencoed, near Bridgend, Iran old man, named Daniel
Jones, crossed the line, when he was struck by the engine,
and the train passed over his head, which was crushed in
a most frightful manner. The other accident happened
re
n. and
Several stoker
from a collision between a passenger and a goods train
near Swansea. The luggage engine, being the heaviest,
overpowered the passenger train, which was thrown back
werewith considerable
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of the passengers also received severe bruises.—On
Friday morning a serious collision took place near the
eernegbinroeek
Merstham station, on, the South Eastern line, by the
running of a goods train
eight of the men were Injured, and both
sides of line
blocked up by the debris.
into a ballast train ; by which