The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-11 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, SANITARY 11, 1853.

LOCAL

NEWS

A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY was opened at Bolton on
New Year's Day.

MR. W. BROWN, M.P., has presented £2O in aid of
the Sunday-school Institute.

THE WESLEYAN CHAPEL, PRESCOT, has been licensed
for the solemnization of marriages therein.

AUGHTON.—St. Anne's Church, at Aughton, Lanca-
shire, has been duly registered for the solemnisation of
marriages therein.

THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE has been
staying with his relative, Sir Stephen Glyn, at Hawardea
Castle, Flintshire.

THE NEW WOODSIDE STEAMER, DOW in course of
construction by Messrs. Jordan, Getty, and Co., will be
ready for launching next month.

MASONIC BALL.—A grand masonic bans to be held
in the Town-hall on the Ist of February next. The ar-
rangements are on a very extensive scale.

THE VENERABLE CHARLES J. SMITH, M.A., of Christ
Church, Liverpool, late Archdeacon of Jamaica, has been
instituted to the living of Erith, Kent.
THE Paters or COAL in this district are at present
very high. The colliers insist upon being paid ss. per
day, which the masters are obligpd to submit to.
THE NEW MARKET AT BOLTON.—Mr. Wm. Tom-
kinson of this town is the contractor for e. new market
now erecting at Bolton, at a cost of upwards of £20,000.
CHRISTMAS TREAT.—On Tuesday evening, Messrs.
Haylock and Co., biscuit manufacturers, of Lydia Anne-
street, entertained their workmen (100 in number) at a
tea-party.

CHRISTMAS TREAT TO WORKMEN.—On Thursday
evening last, Mr. li`Corquodale, of Castle-street, enter-
tained his workpeople, to the number of 60, at Whiteman's
Brunswick Hotel.

THE SCREW STEAMER ALPS, the second vessel of the
new screw fleet of the Cunard Company for the North
American trade, has arrived here from the Clyde, and is
lying in the Cobourg Dock.

Tut LYCEUM NEWs-Rood windows have been re-
fitted with large plate glass, which has greatly increased
the comfort of the readers, besides adding to the hand-
some appearance of the building.

DEATH IN A BRIDEIVELL.—On Monday nißht, a man,
vs hose name was unknown, but who was said to be a
native of this town, and has two brothers residing here,
died in the bridewell at Blackburn.
LIVERPOOLPAWNBROICERS'BALL.—The second annual
ball of the Liverpool pawnbrokers took place on Tuesday
evening, in the Assembly-rooms, Great George-street.
The c3mpany amounted to about 200.
THE BARQUE LEONORA, beloneing to Messrs. Sand-
bach, Tinne, and Co., of this port, has made the passage
from Livernool to Demerara and back (staying at Deme-
rara 20 day's) in 82 days, the shortest on record.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.— The Royal Mail
Steam-ship Europa, Shannon. commander, sailed from
the Mersey about noon on Saturday for Halifax and
Boston, with the usual mails and 40 passengers.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE MR. BRINES.—The sum
of 1:800 has been already subscribed towards the erection
of a statue in honour of the late Mr. Edward Baines, of
Leeds, father of Mr. Thomas Baines of this town.
MR. JOHN ScOnmu. for many years connected with the
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, is retiring from
active labours, and nearly £1,200 has already been sub-
scribed, in order to present bim with a testimonial.

A CuarsrmA-s WONDER.—A young duck; nineteen
weeks old, belonging to John Scott, of Cherry Hall,
Grindleton, laid an egg on the morning of Christmas
day ; an occurrence without a parallel in that locality.
COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—On Thursday morning, a
'Birkenhead -Ferry steamer was run into by the steam tug
Hercules, just as she was coming to the landing-stage,
and disabled her by injuring the starboard paddle-wheel.
THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY EXHIBITION will Close
very shortly. Those who have not yet seen the noble
collection should do so at once, as, in a few days, these
beautiful works of art will be scattered over the kingdom.

A 'F.J'YIARP TRICK.—On Thursday, a woman, named
Abine'O'Brien, stole a bundle of clothes from Mr. Mar-
tin's pawn-shop, in Great Howard-street, and in a few
moments afterwards pledged them at the next pawn-shop.
TIE FREE LIBRARY.—The statistics up to 'Wednesday
last, show that since the opening of The library (62 days
ago) 32,995 books have been issued and returned, which
gives an average of 532 volumes per day, exclusive of the
readers of periodicals.

REMOVAL AND TRANSFER OF L/CENSES.—On Thurs-
-day, John Holme, Esq., and J. H. Turner, Esq., held
a sessions to hear applications for the transfer and removal
of licenses. There were a great number of applications,
27 of which were granted.

INFORMATIONS AGAINST PUBLICANS.—There were
very few cases brought before the magistrates on Friday
last, of Sunday-trading. There was only one publican
fined, and that was a nominal fine—one shilling. A few
beersellers were fined in various amounts.

ENIIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL IN 1852.—During the
past. year 621 ships, conveying 217,459 passengers, left
this port for America and Australia. In the year 1851,
the number was 607 ships and 196,890 passengers, being
an increase of 14 ships and 20,569 passengers.

ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH ScnooLs.—The schools in
connection with the church of St. Stephen the Martyr,
were opened by a tea-party on Tuesday evening, in the
school-room, Mason-street, Edge-hill. The Rev. D.
Anderson presided, and there were 250 present.
A New IMPLEMENT OF DESTRUCTION.—Mr. Nas-
myth, the well-known engineer of Patricroft, near Man-
chester, announces a short range—far more destructive
than Warner's " long range," for at one blow it is to
.‘ destroy the largest ship of an invading enemy."
GREAT FALLING OFF IN OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION.—
The imports of olive oil last year into Liverpool were
only 6,443 casks, against 10,280 in 1851, and 21,121 casks
in 1850; and the supply not being equal to the consump-
tion, the price now stands at £57 to £6O per ton.
AN UNFORTUNATE CASE.--On Friday, at the police-
court, Emily Bell, a wretched-looking young woman, was
charged by her sister, 'Martha Bell, of Mill-street, Tot-
teth-park, with illegally pledging a dress, and some other
articles of female attire. The case was fully proved.
REPRESENTATION OF BLACKBURN.—It is not impro-
bable that Mr. Eccles, one of the Radical members for
Blackburn, will be unseated for bribery and intimidation.
In anticipation of this the Conservatives are getting up a
requisition to W. H. Ilornby, Esq., the late mayor.
A PARISH CHURCH WITHOUT CHURCHWARDENS.—
After May next, there will be no churchwardens to the
parish church of Blackburn, for twelve months, the present
wardens having declined to serve another year, and the
vicar havino, neglected to nominate other gentlemen in
their stead.'

REPEAL OF THE PAPER AND ISTEWSPAPER'ETAMP
DUTIES.—On Wednesday afternoon, a meeting of parties
favourable to the repeal of these duties was held
rooms of the Financial Reform Association.
A. at the
sub-
Scription was commenced in aid of the funds of the Lon-
don association.

MARINE SOCIET7.--At the annual meeting of the
Liverpool Marine Society, on Tuesday, Mr. W. Totter in
the chair, the sutn of £12,973 12s. Id. was sated to be
the balance to the credit of the fund.
Mr. T. Littledale,
the ex-mayor, was appointed trustee, vice Mr. ,J. B.
Yates, resigned.
FIRE IN ISLINGTON%—On Saturday night, soon after
eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr.'Lloyd,
painter, Islington. -It was discovered by two young men
who were passing, and, assistance having been procured,
the flames were speedily extinguished, but not until con.
siderable damage had been done to the stock.
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—it is rther a singular fact,
and one perhaps not generally known, that at the time, or
as nearly as it is possible to be ascertained, when Messrs.
Shand 's ship Denison was lost in Lancaster Bay, last
week
house bwas blown thei
down. r private signal poll at Bidston Light-

gati --
PRESENogTATION on Chu .--OR Monday, last week, the congre-
on of Hht rch presented to their lateen cum-
bent, the Rev. T. R. Baldwin, M.A., who has ben pro-
moted to the vicarage of Leyland, a very handsome claret
jug, value £lB, as a token of the high respect in which
his services were regarded by his late flock.
SUBTERRANEAN TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LONDON AND
LIVERPOOL.--Under the auspices of the English and
Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, contractors have
just commenced operations for laying down the under-
to this wn, and Manchester and Birmingham.

„, THE EGYPTIAN AlusEum.—The proprietor of the
z2YPtian museum has made arrangements for the delivery
.of a series of lectures on ancient history, illustrated by
specimens from the museum. The profit accruing from
e
the admission fee will b
liberally
applied to the purchase
rdibbraoryok.s on Oriental history, for the Free Public
new regulateaionlidm
_ APPOINTMENTS TO TH E
E ' XClSE.—Aecording to the
ade, relative to appointents in the
more than twent
"ciae the
ate must not be less than nineteen, nor
infirmity, unmas,t_fitins years of age : without any bodily
debt,; and he ".`e
cannot anwithout family, and free from
of ride•officer. m before he attains the station
THE REY. HUGH
in ~,,,,,
al,
ezeleectorate of Oliver Cromwell,
itljo,Wlast night week. In-
delivered a lecture on the lc ELL 13R°Ars', of this town,
in the Theatre Roy
gave it as his opinion
cidental-to the lecture, Mr
. tof place.” The
that the militia of Landnt day y:1
servers, .-tapsters, serving men".,u:mposed of " time-
“oftirundritt,
remark was received with hisses.
UNWHOLESOME MEAT.—On Tuesday, ,101,n
sale To Dad-
London-road, for exposing for sale 0 lbs.
some pork, was fined 20s. and 4s. 6d. costs, '°f Trowbridge-street, for exposing for
unwholesome mutton, 10s. and 4s. costs.---ssiar" Hewitt, St. john's Market, for exposing for sale 170 lb
of unwholesome beef, Is. and is. costs.

THE COUNTY COURT.—The business of the JauarK
court commenced yesterday, before his Honour, Jnosep
Pollock, Esq. The principal business was the hearing of
fraud summonses, insolvent petitions, and interpleaders ;
but the cases were mostly of a trifling nature.. We un-
derstand that the Court will sit on Thursday next in the
Court in Lime-street, the alterations being completed for
that purpose.
MESSRS. GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO., the owners of the
Eagle, are about to present Captain Boyce, the com-
mander, with a handsome silver salver, appropriately
inscribed in commemoration of his bringing the vessel
fro
has m Melbourne to London in the shortest time the voy-
age yet been accomplished, namely-76 days. The
plate may now be seen in the shop window of Mr. Jones,
silversmith, Castle-street.
LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION.
We have much pleasure in drawing the attention of our
readers to the first annual meeting of the Liverpool
Working Men's Church Association, which will be held
in the Collegiate Institution this evening. The Rev. Dr.
M‘Neile, and the Rev. Dr. Bsvlee, of Birkenhead, will
address the meeting, amongst others, when, doubtless,
atements will be made.

ale very interestin

SURRENDER OF A MURDERER.-At Staleybridge, near
Manchester, a man named Robert Thorneley, a muffin
and crumpet dealer, has delivered himself up to the police
as having been implicated in the alleged murder, in 1847,
of James Brooks, of Godley, near Hyde, by putting arse-
nic in his food.

MRS. HARRIET BEECHER STONE.—The Boston (U.S.)
Traveller learns, from good authority, that Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, is about to
visit Great Britain, with her husband. She has lately re-
ceived a letter from Dr. Wardlaw, tendering her, in behalf
of a number of ladies and gentlemen of Glasgow, an invi-
tation to visit England at their expense. This invitation
she has accepted, and she will soon leave for Liverpool.

THE STEAM-TUG INDEPENDENCE rendered herself con-
spicuous during the recent gales, both as to the alertness
with which she put to sea, and the good services she ren-
dered to vessels in distress. She was mainly instrumental
in saving no less than seven vessels ; amongst them the
Margaret and Elizabeth, which, but for the assistance of
the steamer, would have gone to pieces, with the loss of a
cargo worth £40,000.

GAROTTE ROBBERY IN SPITALIFIELDS.—On Saturday
a man named Andrew Hill, and a vvornan named Jane Russell,
were committed for three months fora garrotterobbery on a
seaman named Clarke. On quitting a public house in the
neighbourhood Clarke was attacked by the prisoners. Hill
held Clarke tightly by the neck, and the woman rifled
his pockets. Upwards of £2 altogether was taken from
him, and when the thieves were subsequently apprehended,
12s. 2-id. was found upon the man, and Bs. 2d. upon the
woman.

SUNDAY TRADING BY CONFECTIONERS.—On Friday
last, a person named John Murray, who keeps a confec-
tioner's shop in St. James's-street, was summoned to
answer a complaint of Sunday-trading. After the hear-
ing of the case, in the course of which the defendant said
that, although it was the rule of the trade for confectioners
to open their shops on Sundays, he disliked the practice,
and had applied to the late Mr. Rushton to do away with
it. Mr. Mansfield dismissed the charge, remarking :
" I am not aware that the law would justify confectioners
more than any other tradesmen keeping open their shops
on Sunday. However, I shall not begin the practice of
fining in such cases."

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS AND 'MAGISTRATES.—
The following gentlemen were sworn in to serve as deputy
lieutenants of the county of Lancaster, at the Lancaster
sessions on Monday last :—R. Bryant Smith, Esq.,
Lydiate, Maghull ; John Butler Bowden, Esq., Pleasing-
ton-hall, Blackburn ; J. T. W. Aspinall, Esq., Standen-
hall, Clitheroe ; and T. Hordern Whittaker, Esq. The
following gentlemen also took the oaths as magistrates :
Joseph Fenton. Esq.. Bamford-hill, Rochdale ; J. Ains-
worth Cooke, Esq., Townhead-house, Rochdale ; Albert
Hudson Royds, Esq., Brown-hall, Rochdale ; and John
Job Rawliason, Esq., Duddon-hall, Broughton-in-Fur-
ness.

PERJURY AT THE COUNTY COURT.—OR Thursday
last, when giving the verdict in a case tried in the County
Court, in which James Morris, flag merchant, was the
plaintiff, and David Parry, stone mason, the defendant,
his Honour expressed himself in severe terms upon the
evidence of the defendant, remarking—" I believe you to
have committed the grossest perjury ever committed in
this court. I greatly regret not being able to prove it by
two witnesses. If I could do so, I would have sent you
for trial at the assizes. Unfortunately, you escape in the
present instance. Leave the court. If I gave way to my
feeling of the infamy of the proceeding, I would order
you to be committed for contempt of court ; but I will
not seek a punishment for perjury in a committal for
another offence."

UNSEEMLY DISTURBANCES ABOUT A CIIAPEL.—The
trustees and congregation of an Independent Chapel at
Tockholes, near Blackburn, are divided in opinion as to
who shall be their future minister, their late minister
having recently died. A minister from Yorkshire having
been installed into the chapel by one part of the congre-
gation against the wishes of another portion, the " oppo-
sition" got the keys of the chapel by stratagem, and, after
locking the door and gates, impounded the keys. This
enraged the other party ; and last Sunday morning they
proceeded to the chapel in a body, armed with hammers
and chisels, and broke open the gates and doors. After
having effected an entrance, they fetched the minister, and
a late service was gone through. A large crowd had
gathered around the building, and some policemen were
present.
SxocioNG DEATH.—A woman named Mary Bocock,
aged 47 years, met with a shocking death at Salford, Man-
chester, on Saturday night week. About eleven o'clock
she was discovered by a fellow-lodger in the house where
she and her husband lived, in Back Cook-street, burnt
almost to a cinder in her bed. Her husband was in bed
by her side, and when awoke escaped without injury. He
states•that he went to bed during the day in a state of in-
toxication, and his wife awoke him about ten o'clock at
night to eat his supper, which having dene, he fell asleep,
At that time his wife was sitting by the fireside smoking
a pipe, and he supposes that she had fallen asleep with
the pipe in her hand and had set fire to her clothes, and
that, awaking when her clothes were on fire, she had
thrown herself on the bed, and thus 'communicated the
flames to the bedclothes.

ANNUAL COUNTY SESSIONS.—These sessions were held
by adjournment at Preston on Wednesday,—T. B. Addi-
son, Esq., in the chair.—All the assessments were granted,
except one of £2,350 for the Rainhill Lunatic Asylum.
In the case of a dispute between the guardians and the
county authorities, as to who should pay for the inter-
ment of a body found on the shore at North Meols, the
county treasurer was ordered to defend.—Six additional
constables were appointed for Warrington.—A motion
that the county treasurer be directed to apply to the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for the payment of
the sum of £53 is. 6d., part of the expenses incurred
during the sitting of the court of the duchy on the Rain-
shay inquiry, was carried by 24 to 23. It had been paid
under an order of two justices, but disallowed at the last
sessions.—Additional p,,lice accommodation was ordered
to be erected at Kirkdale.

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS 'WITH MOROCCO.--A me-
morial has been transmitted by the Manchester Commer-
cial Association to Lord John Russell, as foreign secretary,
praying his lordship to take steps to restore the trade
between Great Britain and Morocco to a footing more
consistent with the interests of both countries. The
memorialists complain that " the trade between Great
Britain and Morocco, although formerly considerable, and
still capable of being largely extended, has of late been
subjected to repeated discouragements by the injudicious
and (as the memorialists are led to believe) unwarrant-
able course pursued by His Majesty the Emperor of that
country. That the sudden, frequent, and arbitrary
changes made by his Majesty in the nature and amounts
of import duties, and the continued extension of a system
of monopoly, affecting almost every article of large con-
sumption, threaten the annihilation of our commerce with
Morocco at no distant period."
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO tIFSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.
—On Thursday last, one of those diabolical acts, which,
to the honour of human nature, we have only seldom to
record, took place on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire Railway. It appears that about noon on that
day, four wooden sleepers were placed upon the down
line, upon a curve a little on the Manchester side of the
Woodhead Tunnel. Most providentially a luggage train
was the first to come from the direction of Sheffield, and
not being proceeding very rapidly when it came in contact
with the sleepers no serious injury was sustained by the
driver or stoker, and hut little damage done to the engine
or waggons. Had the miscreant placed the sleepers
across the line after the passage of the goods train, a
terrific smash, and probably a great loss of life would have
resulted, for the next train was the express from Sheffield
to Manchester, due at Woodhead at five minutes after
one, and as the line for some miles about that point has a
considerable fall, the train would no doubt have been pro-
ceeding at a rapid rate. Tt is said that a man was seen--to
come from the railway by the flat girder bridge near the
spot where the sleepers were placed, a few minutes before
the arrival of the goods train. The company has offered
a reward of X5O upon conviction.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs-
day, C.-Turner, Esq., M.P., in the chair, it was agreed,
after some discussion, to hold a special meeting of the
committee, in consequence of the resolution of the coun-
cil of 'Wednesday vetoing a decision of the committee, by
which the works at the Wapping dock are to he executed
by the dock surveyors The tender of Messrs. Jones and
Jump, to supply sidings to the sheds at the Nelson dock,
wasaccepted.—Mr. Evans complained of the chairman ofthe
sub-committee preventing members from properly inform-
ing themselves upon subjects that were brought forward.—
A letter from the British Refining Company, withdrawing
a tender (in consequence of a rise in the pr ice of oil) to
supply 3000 gallons of olive oil for the light-houses, was
referred to the marine committee for consideration, the
general committee not being fully satisfied that it could
be legally withdrawn.—A gratuity of 10s. each was order-
ed to be paid to the crew, and 15s. to the master of the
Point of Ayr life-boat, for the assistance rendered to the
ship Alexander Johnson, during the late gases.—A letter
from Messrs. M`lver, applying for berths in one of the
north graving docks for their vessels, was referred to the
harbour masters' committee.—The committee declined to
comply with an application made by Thomac Chapman,
lessee of the landing-stage refreshment rooms, to be
allowed to supply brandy.—s letter from Brown, Shipley
and Co., calling attention to the inconvenience they suffer
from the want of proper shed accommodation for their
vessels at the Huskisson dock, was referred to the com-
mittee of works. Mr. R. Gladstone was appointed on
the sub-committees to which Mr. Dover, the retiring
member, belonged.

HEM.TH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held
on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Lanesdale in the chair. in
addition to his usual reports, Mr. fresh, the inspector of
nuisances, reported the particulars of a sanatory exami-
nation of-947 court-houses, 187 lodging houses, and 2;936
cellars, formerly cleared of inmates, in the lower part of
the town. The medical officer reported that, in conse-
quence probably of the frequent and rapid changes of
tempe,rature during the last week, there had been a con-
siderable increase in the mortality of the borough, which
was greater than in any week of the three months pre-
ceding. The deaths were 202 ; being 36 more than in the
Previous week, but 33 less than in the corresponding
Week,. on an average, of the five preceding years. Tile
previous
moused
increase bad been in disease of the lungs, which
used S 7 deaths, against 67 in the previous week. The
number was greater than in any week since March. The
mortality from zymotie diseases continued lower than the
average, the number lof deaths being the same as in the
by the engi
an improv d
week,36,
with the camme•ri—Mr.
—Eight-cearretds
tfoerbteheprseevaisdoenci
upon
owing by him
ne e W. P. Freeme had an interview
;1 tee relating to certain rates alleged to he
he
.considered that he had been harshly
Thebechairmanje assured Mr. Freeme that the
treated.
way Company to erosastßetelig
autiV into.—A report of the engineer,
matter should
on the application
Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
t-road, Boundary-strect, and
other thoroughfares
public, and
proposed
awoul.d be dangerous, in-
it e north end, by means of a low
level, was submitted.
waythueie was to the effect that crossing
convenient
vs
et reei
business. He was decidedly
epposseendotuos impediment to
the crossing of
the streets on low levels. Some di •
scusston followed, after
eetntinto
which a deputation from the railway co n a
.ao
formed that the committee had not yet come to a
decsionn-
on the engineer's report, and were not prepare(' to answer
the application of the company.

THE NEW STEAM FLEET FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE
BRAZILS, now building by the Liverpool South American
and General Steam Navigation Company, will, for the
present, consist of three screw vessels, together with a
smaller but very fast paddle steamer, for the intermediate
traffic between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. The first
vessel will take her departure in May next.
WEST DERBY BOARD.—The usual weekly meeting of
the guardians was held on Wednesday, the Rev. W.
Badnall in the chair. A committee of five members was
appointed to investigate a complaint against Mr. Slain,
the relieving officer of Kirby, for refusing to supply the
medical officer. The salary of the assistant matron was
increased to £25 a-year. Mr. Woods was appointed de-
puty-master of the Workhouse, at 255. a week,
NONCONFORMITY.—The first of the winter course of
lectures in connexion with the Sunday-School Institute
was delivered on Tuesday evening, in the Concert-ball,
Lord Nelson-street, by the Rev. Geo. Smith, of London.
Subject : " Rise of Nonconformity." During the lecture,
Mr. Smith hazarded the assertion that " the proximity
of the Church of England to that of Rome was the reason
of the separation of a number of good men from the
Church " ! !
THE SUFFERERS BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE LILY.—
We are glad to find that an energetic effort is being made
in Liverpool to render some assistance to the sufferers by
this awful calamity. A committee has been formed, and
contributions amounting to nearly £3OO have already been
made. On New Year's Day the Rev. Dr. Carpenter,
late of St. Barnabas Church, Douglas, and of St. Jude's,
in this town, made an appeal to his congregation, at Man-
chester, in behalf of the sufferers, and received £6l ss.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The first meeting of
the new year was held on Tuesday evening last, at the
Club-house, Duke-street. In the absence of the commo.
dore, Thomas Littledale, Esq., the chair was taken by the
treasurer. H. F.lVgge,Esq.,ofNewby-bridge,'Milnthorpe,
was elected a member, on the proposition of F. D. P.
Astley, Esq., of the same place. After business matters had
terminated, a discussion on the merits and defects of the
various anchors which were tested lately by the Admiralty
at Sheerness.
ELECTION OF COUNTY CORONER.—The election for a
coroner to act in the Preston district, in the room of the
late coroner, deceased, took place last week. The candi-
dates were Mr. James Hayes, deputy to the late coroner,
and Mr. Miles Myers, solicitor, of Preston. The nomi-
nation took place on Tuesday, at the Court-house. The
polling commenced at noon that day, and continued until
two o'clock on Thursday, when Mr. Hayes retired.—
State of the poll at the close :—Myers, 2,030; Hayes,
1,439 ' • majority for Mr. Myers, 591. Great excitement
prevailed in Preston during the three days.
DANGEROUS AND FOOLISH FROLIC WITH AN ELE-
PHANT.—On Wednesday a female visitor to Wombwell's
menagerie, now exhibiting in the Old Haymarket, whilst
off..•ring one of the elephants some cakes she held in one
hand, struck him sharply with the other. The animal
became infuriated, and plunges forward against the bar-
rier between him and his tormentor, but the massive
solidity of the den saved the woman from the revenge no
doubt contemplated. His efforts to release himself trom
confinement were prodigious, though unavailing. The
woman was immediately expelled ; but, although the ob-
ject of his wrath was gone, it was many hours before his
keepers (who acted with great firmness) could subdue the
anger into which he had lashed himself.
BRUTAL ATTACK BY IRISHMEN AT STOCKPORT.—On
Saturday night, as a smith named William Sleigh, residing
in Stockport, was on his way home, three Irishmen rushed
upon him, on passing an opening leading to the Dog
Tavern, and, without the least provocation, or the
exchange of any expression whatever, they seized his
bundle, knocked him down, and commenced kicking him
on the head, while he attempted to recover his hat.
Leaving him insensible, and probably believing him to
be dead, they ran away, a female having come up and
cried out that one of the men had killed him, calling that
individual by his name. The man, bleeding and injured,
was picked up by two Englishmen, and in three quarters
of an hour his consciousness returned, and he was con-
veyed home. Information of the cowardly attack upon
an unoffending working man was speedily communicated
to the police-office, and there is good reason for believing
that the police will be enabled to bring the outrage home
to the guilty parties.

Sr. THOMAS'S SCHOOLS.—The annual meeting of the
subscribers and friends of these schools was held on Thurs-
day evening, in the school room, Park-lane. The chair
was occupied by the Rev. T. L. Pain. The report, which
gave a favourable account of the progress of the schools
since their :establishment four years ago. Thanks
were voted :to the officers for their services during
the past year, and a resolution was adopted, re-
commending that a subscription be entered into for erect-
ing permanent schools in connection with St. Thomas's
Church and district. The secretary, Mr. J. R. Thomp-
son, made a powerful appeal in support of the erection of
new schools, and read a statement showing that in 1850
the population of St. Thomas's district, was 5,325, and
there were 874 children who attended schools, but 933
who received no education at all. He recommended that
subscriptions be obtained by means of collecting cards, and
in any other way that might be deemed advisable. The
secretary announced the receipt of the following sub-
scriptions for the erection of permanent schools:—Mr.
Alderman Robinson, £100; Mr. Thomas Toulmin, £5O;
Mr. Thomas Wilson, £2O ; Rev. T. L. Pain, £2O ; Mr.
C. Groves, £2O ; Jr. Joseph Gardner, £lO ; Mrs.
Gardner, £5. The amount already received is about £250.
It is estimated that the new schools will cost about £1,500.

DEFRAUDING EMIGRANTS.—A HARD CASE.—A young
man of gentlemanly appearance, named Lionel George
Thompson, who had for some time acted as agent in
London, to Messrs. Baines and Co., of this town, agents
of the Black Ball Line of Australian packets, was tried at
the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday last, on a charge of
obtaining large sums of money from emigrants in London,
as passage money, and applying them to his own purposes.
It appeared that he had had considerable dealings with
Messrs. Baines and Co., but in August last several
instances occurred of persons presenting themselves to the
agents at Liverpool, having engaged berths from the pri-
soner, and being in possession of his certificates of pay-
ment, but on whose account no remittance had been made
by the prisoner. Under these circumstances, the passages
were refused, and the unfortunate emigrants found them-
selves deceived in their expectations. The prisoner
ultimately absconded, but was at length apprehended, and
committed for trial. The charge was fully established
against the prisoner at the trial on Tuesday, but in the
course of the proceedings, it appeared that there had been
extensive communications between him and Baines and
Co., on the subject of shipping passengers ; that he had
paid them some thousands of pounds ; and that, though
repudiated as an agent, he might conceive he was acting
with some authority from them. He was therefore ac-
quitted.

THE AU-STRALIAN Snip AFRICA.—This splendid ship
was compelled to put into Lisbon, in consequence of a
gale which she encountered on the 16th and 17th ultimo.
At eight p.m., a sea broke over the main deck, which
washed away her coops, and drowned thirty pigs and
fifteen sheep. It appears from a letter from one of the
passengers, which has been received by a highly-respect-
able lady in this town, that a dreadful gale, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, overtook the vessel in the Bay
of Biscay. The letter says :—" Two waves met on the
poop, broke over the state cabin, smashed nearly the
whole of the painted glass, put out the lamps, and left the
few who were in the cabin in darkness. All the ladies
were in their berths. The moon was obscured by black
clouds, such as T never saw before. The flashes of light-
ning never ceased one minute. it was only at intervals
that we could hear the thunder. At half-past four, the
wind seemed to lull for a moment, but it was only to return
with redoubled fury. The gale, with incessant lightning
and occasional thunder, continued till three o'clock in the
afternoon of the 17th. Both our captains en board said
they had never been out in such a storm before, or one
that lasted so long. We must have gone down to a cer-
tainty, had not the vessel been built strong as she is.
We are still on board ; but the British Consul at Lisbon
has provided houses for all the passengers, and we go on
shore to-morrow. We are all well, and have great plenty
to eat. We in the second cabin are to have a monastery,
furniture, &c..; the monks to attend upon us."
RE-SEIZURE BY THE ADMIRALTY OF THE ELIZA
CORNISH, ALLKS THE SEGREDO.—A good deal of inte-
rest has been created in commercial rooms and among
mercantile circles in Bristol, in consequence of the seizure
there, under warrant from the Admiralty, of a Portuguese
vessel called the Segredo, which had brought a cargo of
fruit, and was about to sail for Lisbon with bricks, &c.,
and connected with whose history is an extraordinary
degree of romance, she having been seized some time ago
as a pirate ship. •It will be remembered that after the
,seizure of the Eliza Cornish in the Pacific, by the steam-
sloop Virago, Commander Stewart, she was sent home to
this country in the charge of a British officer, but, instead
of being brought home, she was taken into Fayal, where,
it, is alleged, she was improperly condemned, as not being
seaworthy, and was soil to a Portuguese for £2OO. After
this she was chartered to Bristol with a cargo of fruit,
consigned to a Bristol firm, which she had delivered, and
was preparing to return to Lisbon, when the seizure was
made, and she was carried up the Bristol -Floating Har-
bour. It is stated that, anon inquiries being made by the
representatives of her former owner at Liverpool, it was
found that when she was condemned as unseaworthy
there was but little the matter with her, and that nothing
was required beyond the insertion of a couple of planks to
fit her for the voyage from Portugal to this port. She
will remain in the hands of the sheriff, under the Adrai-
rally warrant, till the pending suit has been determined
in the Court of Admiralty.

THE LATE GALE.—MESSES. BEECHING AND SONS'
NEW LIFE-BOAT.—It will be recollected that, latterly,
many statements have appeared in the public papers pre-
judicial to these newly-invented life-boats, and the catas-
trophe which happened at Lytham, in October last, has
been cited as a proof of their not being safe. The follow-
ing is a copy of a letter received by Messrs. Beeching and
Sons, of Great Yarmouth, from the honorary secretary of
the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Bene-
volent Society at Lytham :—"Lytham, Lancashire, Dec.
28, 1852. Gentlemen,—l beg to inform you that, oa
Saturday morning last, during a very heavy gale, and in a
terrific sea of broken water, this life-boat's qualities were
tested in a very remarkable manner, under the following
circumstances, viz., on the morning aforesaid, a large ship
was seen in the height of the storm in the offing of the
Horse-bank, with a signal of distress flying, a distance
from here of not less -than ten miles. The life-boat was
at length, and with great difficulty, manned (owing to the
accident in October), and proceeded at a rapid rate against
a gale right a-head. A considerable portion of the course
to the ship lay through breakers of a most formidable
character—the crew say, to use their own words, " that
she was quite buried in three instances, but that she im-
mediately emptied herself." The ship, a large one, was
pitching jibboom under, though in the best trim, being
outward-bound ; they were able to board her notwith-
standing, and supplied them with a man, which enabled
the ship finally to leave this dangerous coast. lam quite
sure that the life-boat at Southport could not have gone
under the circumstances. This successful experiment has.
I hope, so far removed any prejudice (unfounded as I
always considered it to be) against the qualities of this,
your boat, as a sea-going one in any and all weathers,
and I do not hesitate to say that, in consequence, we shall
at all times find men willing, nay, anxious to board her.—
With kind regards, I remain, gentlemen ,yours obediently,
EnmoNosoN, To Messrs. Beaching and Sons."

BELFAST AND WEST OF IRELAND BAILWAY.—A.
company has been established under very influential pa-
tronage, for the extension of railway communication to
the west of Ireland, by making a line from the city of
Armagh to the town of Clones, county Monaghan. By
this means Belfast will be bronght into communication
with most of the towns in the west of Ireland. Particulars
will be found in our advertising columns.
TESTIMONIAL TO DR. GUSTAVUS M. BURTON.—The
annual congregational tea party was held in the All Saints'
School-room, Manchester, on Monday evening, when
upwards of 300 persons were assembled. Among the
clergymen present were the Revs. Dr. Burton, Dr. Car-
penter, Doyle, Pocklington, Baldwin, Ripley, C. H.
Burton, of Liverpool, and 14Iarchington, of Bury. There
were also present Messrs. Crampton, Armistead, Sparks,
Gatenby, and Helsham, the latter being the medical gen-
tleman who succeeds Dr. G. M. Burton in his practice
here. The Rev. Dr. Burton having opened the meeting,
Mr. James Atkinson, the senior conductor, rose to ex-
press the regret which the friends of Dr. G. M. Burton
experienced in losing one with whom they bad been so
long intimately associated. After expressing the most
kind sentiments and best wishes for his success in the
ministry of Christ's church, he concluded by reading the
address, which expressed their bestwisbes for Dr. Burton's
happiness, on his exchanging the medical for the clerical
profession, and Mr. Atkinson then presented 12 volumes
of valuable works, in the name of the subscribers. Dr.
G. M. Burton responded in a most earnest and affectionate
manner to the address of his friends ; and after appro-
priate addresses from the Rev. Dr. Carpenter, Rev. C. H.
Burton, Mr. Kirk, and the Rev. W. Doyle, the meeting
terminated, amid the general satisfaction and congratula-
tions of the assemblage.—Manchester Guardian.—[Dr.
Burton is brother of the Rev. C. H. Burton, of St. Phi-
lip's, i❑ this town, and eon of the Rev. Dr. Burton, of
Manchester.]
VISIT OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO LIVERPOOL.—
During last week the new American minister to this coun-
try, the Hon. J. R. Ingersoll, was on a visit to Liverpool,
and during his stay he was the guest of W. Brown, Esq.,
M.P.. at Richmond-hill. In company with the Mayor
and Mr. Brown, his excellency inspected several of our
public buildings and other places, including the Sailors'
Home. Custom House, Albert Dock Warehouses, St.
James's Cemetery, and the statue of Huskisson, the Free
Public Library and Museum, St. George's-hall, the Ex-
change News-room, the Underwriters'-room, Nelson's
Monument, the Town-hall, the Northern Hospital, and
docks, &c., &c. On Tuesday evening he dined with the
members of the American Chamber of Commerce, at the
Adelphi-hotel (a report of which appears in another
column). On Wednesday evening, Mr. Brown, M.P.,
gave a large party at Richmond-hill, at which his excel-
lency, the mayor, and other gentlemen were present. On
Thursday evening, he was entertained by the. Mayor at a
grand banquet. at the Town-ball. The following gentle-
men accepted invitations to meet the ambassador from the
United States :—Lord Sefton, the Hon. Sir Edward Cust,
Sir William De Bathe, Mr. Cheetham, M.P., Mr. W.
Brown, M.P., Mr. Heywood, M.P., Mr. C. Turner, M.P.,
Mr. Thornely, M.P., Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr.
Barnes, Mayor of Manchester; Mr. Bazley, and Mr.
Aspinall Turner, chairmen of the two chambers of com-
merce at Manchester ; Mr.Moss,Otterspool ; Col.Derinzy,
Mr. Arnaud, the collector of customs ; Mr. Banning, the
postmaster; Mr. Joseph C. Ewart, Mr. Baring, Mr. Crit-
tenden, the United States consul ; Mr. Wm. Earle, Mr.
Grant, Mr. Wellwood Maxwell, Mr. Thomas Littledale,
the late mayor ; and nearly 30 members of the leading
mercantile firms connected with the American trade. The
party numbered about 50. His excellency was accom-
panied by his niece, Miss Wilcox, and by Miss Laurie,
niece of Sir Peter Laurie. On Friday, Mr. Ingersoll
proceeded to Manchester, where, in the evening, be
dined with the mayor of that town, at the Town-hall,
Amongst others present on the occasion were the mayors
of Liverpool and several other towns in Lancashire; W.
Brown, Esq.. M.P., J. Cheetham, Esq., M.P., Joseph
Brotherton, Esq., M.P., the Right Rev. the Lord Rishop
of Manchester, &c. During his stay in Manchester he
was the guest of the mayor. His excellency returned to
London yesterday.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, Two o'clock, p.m.

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON