The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

COURT AND FASkiION

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THE EARL OF WRMYSS AND Ml... Reg died at b oip
Of Gosrord-house, in East Lothian,,on.Tuesdal

his eighty-first year. aw
A CABIN ET COUNCIL was held at the oreign-01,514,
Saturday, which was attended by all the Alinist.,,,,
e"
remained in deliberation for five hours, not boo"
rated till after six o'clock.
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THE PRINCE OF WALES.—We are glad todis Lio
the convalescence of the Prince. of Wales. olt'
Highness was to leave town vestertlay for Windtre old
his medical attendant having recommended Chang V?
THE KING AND QUEEN OF HANOVER left toi:0-9000,
earlier than was expected, owing to some ell.° 111 V
which require the King's presence in Hanover,ool
diately. The King and queen, with their ,101‘,40,
family, took their departure at half-past six o'c:,l3'rj.
terday morning, by railway, for Dover, where ,tPostrof
steam-packet, was in readiness to convey thew
etie
THE CHOBHAM ENCA.>III.IENT.—.tx ,be A
took place on Saturday, in the presence of oil'
mander-in-Chief, Viscount Hardinge, Lord ;spliejliof
Near the gallant commanders, and seated °I3 it:l9A
bay charger, was a distinguished individual, 5t s
rich French uniform, and attended by a brilliorice 144
French officers, in. full uniform. This was ri,.°l3isro
Bonaparte, who, attended by the officers o;ase''
followed the movement of the troops on hap"
seemed to take great interest in all he saw.

HER MAJESTY'S STATE 13)0,1)1;09,
The Queen gave, on Friday, a state balV,„"ovet,'itejl
ham Palace. The King and 'Queen of I.l76lovciAr
Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duchess cLige alit
the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Carebr`ilerTifili
Princess Mary, the Duke of -4
Cambridge, tee,.) ,„-,0 1,1"
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and the Diablec•l3; tr-
line of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Duke ae.'ejalko'cei
Saxe Coburg Gotha, Prince .I.3dward of Saxe 1," fee ill
Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg and r'te tyet
Adelaide, and Prince Louis Lucien BonsP„'„or- ooh
vited, and the total number amounted to 2,1","";,:i% fl
The Queen wore a dress of white silk Wit' -see '00?
of white tulle, alternately worked in stray/11003'00
leaves. Her 'Majesty's headdress was a wrce.t
or
of red poppies, wheat ears, and green currants
esejil
with diamonds. , k
the
.The Queen opened the hall at ten o'etee • WO'
with the Prince of Prussia, the vis-a-vis bete;rao
too
of Hanover and Prince Albert, the Duke of-ktovide•e%
At' A ,pcl
Gotha, the Hereditary Grand Duke le ."
Strelitz, and other members of the royal etre
the same quadrille

MOVING TABLES.—Professor Faraday u., 0.0.10,,
question of table-moving. lie has invented e cat Ow ft
" indicator," which is placed on the table. 70 tilevi
strument the operators are required to lonh, gnulioletrio,
sult is that, having something to do, the oarOt
muscular motion which moved the table is
lible-133°,
force. The professor intimates that the
of 1 ql.llo 10
question has revealed a gullible conditdn io
mind which he mid hardly have credite'

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IRON SHILLINGS, neatly silvered by the " electro"
Process, are circulating in Liverpool.
A SPECIAL for rrin
licenses was held onSESSIONS tran
Thursday, at the s es-
sgionpsu'b-lhicoaunses,
thethe Mayor presiding. There were fifty two applications,
great majority of which were sanctioned.
A Va.t.rantx HEN.—Mr. AlexanoderhaDtcahlezdiel lestyear,
Trafalgar Hotel, Egremont, has a he
Which the other d laid an egg
ces. which measures 7i inches
by 61 inches, and
w ay
weighs 31 oun
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intemperate habits,
FATAL RESULTS OF INTEMPERANCE.—On
last a woman, named Jane Price, ofn Wednesday
fell down in Fox-street,
dw in-street, where she
conv to her home
apparently in a fit. She was
eye d
died the same evening. in Prince Edwin-street,
ibiFLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL
andHortie
eeigehtyttobonkof the Liverpool Floral—ultAuraglraSnod-
place on Thursday, at the
tßoetasneaicsoGna.rdTenhse,
Fdge-lane, being the second skew
allow was not so large as in :flay of h
last, but many of the
Specimens were of an exceedingly finey and rare description.
h ood tIAD Does are numerous at Parr and its neighbour-
. Mr. Braybrook, owner of the game at Bold, has
Ordered all his valuable dogs to be shot, .
of
in consequence
of one of them, while in a rabid state, biting the nose
the gamekeeper's.
ekeeper's son. The youth has been
undert. merit-
eal treatment ever since Saturday, the lBth ultimo.
1, THE HEALTH OF LIVERPOOL—During the week ending
arday se'nnight, the deaths in Liverpo3l 'lumbered
four more than in the previous week, and twenty-
bine less than the average of the same week of the from
five years. Two males, aged 3G and 43, died
from
delirium treniens.
13"AD-SHAtipixt,-,—On Tuesday last, three men met
a stranger in Pitt-street, and induced him to go into a
enblic-house, when they swindled him out of £4 at cards,
oy a
.process known in police phraseology as " broad
stiarPing." A neat number of " magsmen" have been
taken into custody, but the man having failed to identify
any of themthey were set at liberty.
REV. De, M'NelLt's SON'. --• At the
examination of the students at the East India College,
half-yearly
liaileybury, amongst those in their first term, Mr.
M'Neile, son of the Rev. Dr. Hugh M•Neile, has been
hiehlystinuishd, and obtained the prize for the best
nglish essay, prize in c'assics, prize in mathematics,
Prize in law, prize in Sanscrit, and prize for general pro-
teiencT, at the Eastern examination.
BM/ I'oaGERIES AT MANCHESTER.
the Manchester borough court, Mr. D—em92:nal:
In the firna of J, and W. Demeza, paper manufacturers,
"Tuesday,
e apdaar Yt n' eas rt
'Castle Mills, Tamwortle, and carrying on b-esinessaas also at
Istalyarehouse, 37, Long Millgate, Manchester, w
muted to the assizes cm the charge of uttering four forged
bills of exchange, of various amounts, to Mr. Smith, paper
Inlanufacturer of Wttford, in Hertfordstire. Some o f the
bilk were, its ppears, drawn on parties at Liverpool. mower
DERBY at the weekly GUARDIANS. —Mr.
was read from
Fitzpatrick, one
eeting, on W, ed, s 3.
the Poor-law n—heoadra-,
d addressed to Mr.
'HarrisoniAeomm communication
tions
vetted that he had not duly complied with the of the medical officers. The board re-
returby furaishin he with certain weekly
thatregula-
nsguardians
in future he would not fail to submit them to the
tognwnTarecitiharnosT7iLth undeviating regularity.
oration cf FESTIVITIES.— total abstainers of 'this
ave been most unfartunate this year in the.....tele-
their anniv hilla took place on -Ines-
day. The rain fell en ersarY'
whiizing showers during
greater portion of
ttsaZTthe
unsympathizing bodies
of police refused th he
>n through the tenuthe privilege of
Sympathizing
e
walking in proms-
sand of them metin
rate manifesto was
issuettlt?n4
tb.zoln the evening about tvrotemthopue.-
1 Gardens. A denied them the privilege of wing
gicainthg
, . C EFL L 157:PNCE
DIGR k • T.' aitnthperoceseion. authorities had
Kean, shoprnan to an outfitter in Whitechapel, brought.
OF A DRUNKARII.—James
up at the county court, a day or two since, 'for a debt
a, orne 14s. sd. for ale and other liquors due to Raphael
-uuggiano,
not to publican, %,\Thitechafiel, pleaded that he ought
drunk" when he had
the aleP.ay,,as. he s'es ' tnconsctously
1,46116
!tits Ron remarked very strangly on the
p,ed conduct of the defendant, and found a ve_r-
dict for the plaintiff', deducting the sem charged for
4164.
only
SnAikt / ,
Se era... I ca s ess hcaltve 1-ccntm come before COMPANIESthe JluNd g Judge tavt E
thert PPLI; e. --r
-
uounty Court,
Pool
Pears that • daring last week, from which it ap_n-
fte;_. in the beginning of last year, certain parties i
liii.ea tcohwainrnastarnartewdaths e Atlas Marine Insurance Company-
-taid to be Edward Gordon Percy,
a„. geon, Lord 'Nelson-street. There were at first seven
tftgectors, but afterwards five ; the chairman was
thecidaiertitlY Obliged to pawn his watch,-and so had one of
named ectors, -William Poole, a law-stationer. A person
r
_l3rown.raiter said he was a-director of anothe
c°cletY called the Theet;ix.
No ,
INCIAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOCIATION.
t Ene annnal meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire
Was held of theProvineial Medical and-Surgical Association
.as held at ebeTown-hall, on Wednesday morning last.
Amongst the gentlemen present were—J. Nottingham,
si),-D, Liverpooll J. Dickinson, Nr.D., Liverpool ; H.
11,41n0e, Liverpool ; Ellis Jones, -Liverpool; H. Swift,
Liver p o o 1 ; E. L. Falloon Livrpool; E. Batty, Liver-
pool ; Thomas' kden, Liverpool ; J. G. °Von, Birken-
eed- Dr. Nottingham read a paper on cases of Cancer
of the Eye
LOYAL OUNCE INSTITUTION Or GREAT BRITAIN.—
The Anneal Grand Lodge Meeting of all England was
held on Fridse, -at the Queen's Hotel, Lime-street ; the
Worshipful Greed aster T. J.•Ousely, Es in theecnhtaair.
The assemblage of the brethren was large and inollii
graink
The business cf the past year,-with elecatsion IF
re-elected;
o,,Lficers, e:e.,carce duly off. The, G.X.t
Aw
Eyford, Esc}..
,W• Clark. Esq•, was elected D.G.M.
' cI.G.S. ; and the
Isz•T '; ; x, 13 -.,,..w, Esq.y; Ur. Sheppard,ra' Gran,
d
d pleasant evening
wcasearptieele.cateAt seven o'clock
the brethren sat down to dinner,
Was spent amid speech, song, and sentiment.

, 141ARIsE•STORE ' DEALERS HOAX THE
—A man named Conway, who kept a marine-
Store in Addison-street, was deprived of his licence some
short time ago. ,00ri afterwards-Anthony Kelly, an ()aid
s
refusedplie fer a licence r he same house, but w..
it. fie- was asked if fo
het knew Conway, and saki
he (lid not, oe which he was given a licence for Fontenoy-
street. On going there some time afterwards, officer
kehoe found'Conway in the store; and this week officer
Carlisle also saw him there. The latter found in Kelly's
POSSe.si
1 ~ on a quantity of files, for te consequently of which
deprived of his licence, but sent to-gaol for two months.
hgDock COMMITTEE.—Mr. Turner presided at the meet-
sot:on Thursday. The plan for phicing the table so that
rePorters might hear, was ordered to lie on the table
lij. a week.--It was reported that a screw pile beacon.,
2,:ei_lY ereeted on one of the banks, was run foul of and
1K hY a schooner in the afternoon of the 23d of June,
avtlel that a reward of 4'lo had been offered for the disco-
tleltY of the name &I the schooner.—The Chairman said
at after the accident a boat left the light-ship, and the
bieh went Oct 'board the schooner ; they asked the captain
Ithat the
Smarr,e of •his vessel was, and he replied that it
;;was the of-Limerick, but no such vessel was known.
ther-A. letter was read from the Reva George Dover, asking
the continuance of an annual grant of £5O towards
, expenses attending the religiousservices for the work-
;Veil at the north docks.--A letter was read from Messrs.
Znlen_aWeett, Preston, and-Co., representing that great incon-
ee was experienced from the want of craneage ac-
r,y:iodation •at the-south •end of the docks, and sug-
ting another site for the cranes, •namely, the south-east
the of the Queeri's'.Dock. The letter was referred to
,Ille harbour-maste's sub-committee.—Mr. Bigham and
,',17-r: Barber were re-appointed to assist the chairman to
,revise the list of desk-ratepayers, who were said to nutn-
'°er from 1,300 to 104).---A. letter .was read from Mr.
William Jolliffe, owner of the .Propeller, steamer to the
!fleet that the bell buoy having been-recently sun'lt, and
'left without any buoy or-:mark to point it ont, his steamer
'when proceeding down lisechannel, on the 29th of April',
attack the bell buoy, and sank:; but he, had succeeded in
he the veesel, and had got the damage repaired, and
ot. be to inclose a bill of the costs and expenses,
iil,..atit, log to .C 328 Bs. Being a poor man, whose sole
veve-niireas invested in the steamer, the earnings of which
the suPP of hirnseif and family, he respectfully
d thetscknesteort Deck Committee to consider the matter,
t,„,0
,to The r the expense to which he had been put to be
'''llt letter was referred.
tridecitZtli Cosi.sarrnE.—Mr. Alderman •Langsdalepre-
jacuir d e.'eeKlY meeting on Thursday.—Mr. Fleming
regular e , with reference to Mr.Clavton, who is not a very
1,;1/21:yartotendnnt, where he hadsprung from.—Mr. e10nd5,.....1°' thec, dockyard.—Mr. Fleming: Oat of the
.i (or to-day
.. i-`4l (Laughter. Beck-
ciati_ . ir. layton : Out of the Constitutional Asso-
got your
)Mr• Beckwith.: Then you _
doshua Lee' ell ceOntintieci laughter.)—The death of Mr.
to the eculnl-. in. clerk in the nuisance-office, was reported
conamittael, -The.,ltt.ee• Chairman remarked that the
mittee si,volut Ilist.
.very good servant.—The sub-com-
mr. Be
ckty i
thernst.steztak.nisritq Tice. I natoohtuhseo
ncl2.a.afrg e
wprieofgerruenddhuye
influence, as su
constructiom of 44rober of the committee. in procuring-the
and other streets iLrf!?l32 Pairclough-lane into Cobden
e_ported that no und7telco he was interested in property,'
g Moss hat no
there rferenee had been exercised.—
to a person sitting in that as a certain degree of indelicacy
, exercised.--
°w cause.—Mr.Johnsoarcrem? being the arbitrator in his
!Ifd any direct ennnection
Who had connectian with build wrilttield that he was a builder or
F,o7eturnittee, who was to remainers
builders. If gentlemen
were not to sit on that
g.,....,12 to Nlr. Moss. Was lie not cthere He would refer
r.?:11:: MOSS : You have an independent
with builders e?
~,,fj J 0 son : I hare a piece of unb i property there.—
~-"at_L'arwhat benefit that der. d f ult ground. And he
Iline this sewer had Perim fro sewers. He would
he' land without •t pot been made, for he could drain
;t.. shoald leave till • fie would ask the Council whether
eat me d;_,
_. e committee, but he would never leave
here siro„,,n:tion of any individual.—The conversation
etheatumetPlciaeotio and the report was received. Certain
rasePPleation nsf from a conarnittee appointed to consider
agreed t ° the officers of the health Committee
iink of
y_
.00: these recommendations advocated the
Za.eressioga'E'rialls
.a.laries.--Mr. Moss directed attention
~,,a'd reaterialltil.- .111 ton-street into Scotland-road, which
:I_llnents, an, Y, inure the property of several of his eon-
c•ceoesrno,,
.'s II .arch was supposed to have been made to
Pert 3, , (late a spirit-vaults in Se tl d road the pro-
Peo an - . •
..
/(311 °‘
Air' Thomas G df
Have
rf eaten the
plan
;.,......‘i o rey.—T_he Chairman ..t
is a
not geotpart'oltination..--
,:krr.. "Jeowssi
a:
nlos; )clutthel
workicould
Wait untillperly seen in its present stateTMr. Moss should
400 • It was finished,'andif ' .considered
ni, . then, it were
Drett rtit•on he wouldalter it at his A
9 ' mit
eeedin,, a tercation here arose, Mr. Newlands sue-
-Ifr ^at len th in • •
M liko. _,S silencing Mr. Moss.—A deputation
Ykr n slo-road relative to the crossing was introduced
=nen, . .)rhdle
the Yto the committee.—After a short discus-
was c coinmittee r d t •.. the lace and ewhat
gee o vim. p , .e e .
Of 131Plaired o3tiori . ' 0 .---Sfr. Moss gave the following notice
bus.!hat it is deli That That it is the opinion of this committee
Ppcs sirable that the future meetings of the General
es
Sab-C • bcr t. a
tness b °manatee e iscon inue , and that the
ngi
.... e transferred to the ordinary Thursday's meet- ,I
eg '''m that
Dept the reporters be admitted to all such anetins,
ft for
financial purposes."

THE QUEEN has been pleased to approve of Mr. Chas.
Stoess as consul, at Liverpool, for his Royal Highness
the Prince and Regent of Baden.

A COURTEZAN, at Preston, when apprehended the
other day, just after stealing a gold Geneva watch,
swallowed the watch in order to escape detection.
SANGUINARY STATISTICS.—The following is a return
of the number of animals slaughtered in Liverpool from
January to June in the present year .—Beasts, 18,596 ;
calves, 9413 ; sheep, 67,855 ; pigs, 13,958 ; total, 109,822.
MAN DROWNED.—On Tuesday morning last, Michael
Comerford, who had been drinking hard for some days,
left his home in Sherwood-street, and was found next
morning in the canal drowned.

ME. JAMES HALSALL, who had been for forty years
employed in the Liverpool police force, died in a fit of
apoplexy at his house, in Islington, on Thursday night.
He was latterly employed as crier in the Sessions-court
and in the detective department.

VISIT OF FREEMASONS TO DUBLIN.—Some of the in-
fluential masons of Liverpool are making preparations to
pay a visit of congratulation to their Irish brethren in
Dublin. The visit is intended to take place in August,
when the Irish brethren will have a grand Masonic Ball.
MR. ISAAC Dixos, who has been for some years mate
in the Isle of Man steamers, and latterly chief mate of
the splendid new steamer Mona's Queen, has been
appointed to the command of the new Liverpool and
Ramsey steam-boat, the Manx Fairy.

CONVERSIONS FROM ROMANISM.—On Friday last,
five adults, formerly members of the Church of Rome,
were received into the Church of England by the Rev.
W. F. Taylor, M.A., incumbent of St. John's Church.
Three children were also, at the uquest of their parents,
received at the same time.

Sift BENJAMIN HEYWOOD, accompanied by his daugh-
ter, came down specially from Manchester on Tuesday
last, to visit the steamer Great Britain. They were shown
over the vessel by Samuel Bright, Esq., of the firm of
Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and expressed themselves asto-
nished at her colossal proportions and admirable arrange-
ments for passengers.

THE FORTHCOMING DIVIDENDS.—It is said that the
London and North-western Railway Company will divide
51—that is, at the rate of 5:1 per cent. for the half-year.
The Great Western will probably not divide higher than
4. On nearly all other lines, especially the' Scottish,
there has been a considerable increase of receipts as com-
pared with the corresponding half-year.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The Atlantic, Capt.
West, sailed for New York, on Wednesday afternoon,
about two o'clock, with a fair complement of passengers,
and a full cargo. On Saturday afternoon the Arabia,
Captain Judkins, sailed for New York with about ninety
passengers, and a full cargo. The screw steamer City of
Manchester, Captain L2itch, sails for Philadelphia to-
morrow, Wednesday.

MANIA FOR Sit ALING NEWSPAPERS.—Henry Thomp-
son, a shabby genteel-looking man, was brought up on
Friday, at the Police-office, charged by Mr. Calderwood
with stealing a copy of the New York Tribune from the
Artizan's News-room, Lord Nelson-street. He was 'fined
55., or to be imprisoned for seven days. Thompson, it
appears, has been previously convicted of stealing news-
papers from the Liverpool Exchange.

THE GRgAT REGATTA ON THE :MERSEY.-.The lovers
of aquatic sports will be glad to learn that the Royal
Mersey Yacht Club have determined that we -shall have a
regatta worthy of the town on the 18th of this month.
They have obtained subscriptions from gentlemen of all
classes, many of them totally unconnected with yachting
or aquatics. We trust that the spirit and liberality of the
Royal Mersey Yacht Club will meet with a suitable response
from our townsmen.

THE PEW-RIGHT QUESTION AT WA,LTON CHURCH.—
The committee appointed recently to investigate any
claims for compensation made by the reputed owners of
pews in Walton Church reported to a special vestry meet-
ing on Monday. and handed in a list df names of persons
whom they deemed entitled to compensation in the event
of -the division of pews taking place. The amount was
upwards of £360, and it was agreed'to raise this sum by
a-voluntary rate of 2d. in the pound.
-9-cccEss OF THE LIVERPOOL B.O.TIIS.—At Paul-street
baths the business is more than per cent. this year
beyond what it was at the same time last year. At the
-Pierhead, and Cornwallis-street, the increase is likewise
great. The proportion of women bathers continues to in-
crease. The proceeds from all 'the establishments in
'Liverpool, amount, within £l9, to as much as Hull,
'Bristol, Preston, Birmingham, and Manchester produce
together.

A HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE took place on the South-
western Railway on Wednesday. Three men who were
working on the line, having just received a week's pay,
got intoxicated at a neighbouring beershop, and coming
back lay down to sleep on the line. A train came along,
which cut the head of one of them in two and hurled his
body off the line, another of the three lying dead drunk
at the time close to the rails, and the third staggering
ucrose the fields to procure more liquor. When the mu-
tilated body was discovered, one of the men was still
lying on the line close to the-rails, fast asleep, and the
other staggering back and swearing fearfully at what .he
called the folly of his dead companion in getting killed.
THE VEN. ARCHDEACON BROOKS.—Portraits of the
universally respected senior rector, the Ven. Archdeacon
Brooks, and of the Rev. Rector Campbell, painted by
our townsman, Mr. Philip Westcott, are at present on
view in the Lyceum. These portraits have been executed
at the instance of the Select Vestry, for the Board-room,
in Brownlow-hill. They are now on private view, for the
purpose of obtaining subscribers' names to engravings in
-the highest style of the art, by Mr. T.- A. Barlow, of
London. That of the Archdeacon is completed, and
*roofs are exhibited along with the original painting.
They are most striking likenesses, and do justice to Mr.
"Westcott, while they confer considerable credit upon Mr.
Barlow himself. The engravings of the Rev. Rector
Campbell are approaching completion.
NEW FLEET OF STEAMHRE FOR THE GLASGOW AND
LIVERPOOL TRADE.—OrI Wednesday afternoon the Elk
a beautiful paddle-steamer, the property of Messrs. G.
and J. Burns, of Glasgow, and intended, we believe, for
the Glasgow and Liverpool trade, was launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. William Denny and Brothers.
The Elk is the first of a new'fieet of steamers now build-
ing for the Liverpool trade. and, judging from her ap-
pearance, they promise to be as fine vess3ls as ever left
the Clyde.—A handsome screw-steamer, named the
Chanticleer, was launched on Thursday afternoon, from
the shipbuilding-yard of Mr. Alexander Denny. The
Chanticleer is owned by John Orrniston, Esq., of New-
castle, and is intended to ply -between that place and St.
Petersburg.—Glasgow Citizen.
" BOATH ALIKE."—AN INTELLIGENT JURY.—In the
card-stealing case tried at Lancaster quarter sessions on
Monday last, the sapiency, intelligence, and intellect of
some of our jurymen was developed in the following con-
versation, which took place after the consideration of the
case :—Clerk of the Peace : Gentlemen, have you agreed
-upon your verdict ?—Foreman :We find 'em boath alike.
—Chairman : You must answer the question. " Have you
agreed upon your verdict ?"—Foreman : We find 'em
boath alike, and we find at cards were worth nout.—
Chairman : You really must answer the question.—Clerk
of the Peace : Have you agreed upon your verdict ?
'Foreman : Yes ; we find 'ern boath alike.—Clerk of the
Peace: Is Owen Murphy guilty or not guilty ?—Foreman .
Hb's like 'tother, they're boath guilty.—After some
further trouble, the jury managed to return a verdict of
guilty in each case.—Lancaster Gczette.
TEE ANNUAL GENERAL SESSION of the Peace for the
county of Lancaster was held in the Court-house, Pres-
ton., on Thursday. In the absence of the Venerable
Archdeacon Brooks, whose recent iilness prevented him
leaving home, Mr. Wilson Ffrance occupied the chair.
The following assessments were granted :—General pur-
poses,-17.24d, producing £10,983 1.4 s 6d ; general police,
prenucing £1,572 Ss 21—Local Relice: North Lone-
dale, Id, producing £463 9s 3d ; South Lonsdale, gd,
producing £214 9s 5d ; Garstang, id, producing
£4Bl 13s 103 ; Kirkham, lid, producing £922 19s 3d ;
Higher-Blackburn, Id, producing £1;047 16s lid; Lower
Blackburn, I.ld, producing 1,014 14s lid ; Leyland, id,
producing £a324 lls 7d ; Bolton, id, producinz £6lB is 3d;
Bury, producing £1,551 9s 3d.; Middleton, Id,
Producing:a:9B4 4s 4d ; Oldham, id, producing £135 3s 3d ;
Ashton-under-Lyne, lid, producing £562 5s ; Manches-
ter, 1 1-16 d, producing £1,614 7s 6d:; -Kirkdale, nd,
Producing £2348 6s 9d ; Ormskirk, lid, producing
-CB6 55 6d ; Prescot, ad, producing £1,594 2s Id ;
Warrington, producing £1.326 Bs.—Houses of
Correction.: Preston and Kirkdale. 11-243, producing
£4,16.7 3s 9d; Salford, id, producing £BOl 15s 10d.
—Hundred Bridges : Lonsdale, North and South. 3-10 d,
Prod ucing£2o6 10s 6d ; Leyland,id. producing; 104 is 6d ;
West Derby, ,1:-,12d, producing £lO4 17a 4d.—Various
reports were-read, and either confirmed or their.sonside-
ration deferred. In the matter of the magistrates'
luncheons, and the late Ramsbay inquiry refreshments, it
was agreed by a majority to allow the treasurer the-sum of
money expended on the luncheons, &c.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. A most distressing
accident occurred on Tuesday morning, at Doe Park,
Woolton, the residence of Mr. J. B. Neilson, of High-
street, in this town, one of his servants having shot
another in mistake for a dog. We subjoin the following
particulars, as furnished by Mr. Neilson. He says.:--
My premises have been .robbed twice, and, in conse-
quence, I have a watchmen ,who goes round the premises
every night to protect thetools,.&c., belonging to the work-
men employed in my alterations. This watchman's name
is Frederick Guy, and the cowman's name, who also
attends to the poultry. is John•Cume. Last night, James
Come, the brother of John, came to Guy and said to him
that, as it was Woolton Wakes, there would be many
-rough people about, so he would •it up to watch with
him. This was at 9 o'clock, and while they were speak-
ing John Come came in and told •Guy that he had a
duck just hatching in the plantation, near the gate, but
he sheuld not like to lose it ' • so he •begeed Guy to look
after it in the night, which Gay promised to do. The
two men were great friends. At five o'clock in the morn-
ing John came early to his work, and found his brother
James asleep in the saddle-room, and Fred Guy on the
look out. He awoke James, and asked him if Guy had
looked after his duck in the night. James said he did
not know, for he had fallen asleep and had not been
with Guy for some hours. John then said that
he would go and look after it himself, and without seeing
Guy to tell him, he went to do so. He crept into the
plantation, and finding that the duck had hatched her
young, he took off his cap, which he put on the ground,
went down on his hands and knees, took the old duck off the
nest, and began to take the young ones out of it, to put
into his cap, and carry up to the farm. Of course, while
he did this the old duck made a great noise, which Guy,
as he was walking round, heard, and thinking it was
something worrying John's duck, he went to the planta-
tions hurriedly, and just as he got near it he could indis-
tinctly see through the thick foliage of the trees, very low
down, a rough brown hairy thing, which he took for
a dog worrying the duck. This was poor John's head,
at which Guy fired without speaking, and killed the poor
fellow on the spot. John immediately called out ' Oh,
dear me and Guy, half mad, ran shouting out to
John's brother James: who at once ran to his assistance,
but all was over." At the inquest, on Wednesday, the
above facts were proved in evidence ; and, after consulting
for some time, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
Death," but addd
Zhu Guy Lild not used sufEtient
Wltttion before firing.