The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1853.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WOOL.—At the Police-court,
on Thursday, three men, named Edward Hall, James
Powell, and Robert Hall, were committed for trial, on a
charge of stealing liowt. of Buenos Ayres wool, the pro-
perty of Mr. Henry Brownett, broker, of Rumford-street,
The prisoners E. Hall and Powell had been employed as
warehousemen by the prosecutor.
ENGLISH STRONG RooMS FOR AUSTRALIAN BANKS.
—Messrs. Chubb and Son, of this town, have received
orders to supply some immense wrought-iron rooms, for
the Australian banks, constructed on their fireproof prin-
ciple, and secured by their recently improved locks.
These rooms, weighing from four to seven tons each, and
containing about 450 cubic feet, are shipped in separate
pieces, and will be put together in the colony.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO OBTAIN A POLICY OF
LIFE INSURANCE.—On Wednesday John M`Nulty and
Margaret Donelly were brought before the Wigan police
court, charged with having conspired, on the 20th August
last, to obtain a policy of insurance from Mr. Wm. Dixon,
anent to " the British Industry Life Assurance and Family
Friendly Society," stationed in Wigan. The prisoners
were committed to take their trial at the next Liverpool
assizes for the offence.
ISLE or MAN.—The Rev. G. Bennett, 8.A., Andreas
Curacy, has been appointed curate at Laxey ; Rev. Wm.
Kelly, 8.A., curate of Andreas ; Rev. Lloyd Bruce,
8.A., curate of St. Paul's, Ramsey ; and the Rev.
Langstaff, curate of St. Barnabas's, Douglas.—THE
VIXEN, of Peel, which has been undergoing alte.
rations for increased accommodation, is expected to be
ready to sail this week from that port, for Australia, with
thirty-five adventurers for the gold diggings.
PRESENTATION TO THE REV. C. GIFFEN.—On New
Year's day, a testimonial was presented to the above gen-
tleman, by the ladies of his much attached congregation,
in the Scotch church, Oldham-street, consisting of a
handsome pulpit gown and cassock, " Horne's Introduc-
tion," elegantly bound in morocco, in five volumes, and, in
addition, a silver salver, accompanied by a letter ex-
pressing their gratitude for his faithful labours, their
esteem for his personal character, and their best wishes
for his prosperity in the present year and during many
future years.

ARRIVAL AT MELBOURNE OF A LIVERPOOL EMI-
GRANT SHIP.—A letter was received, a few days ago,
from a gentleman who went a passenger on board the
Australia, which sailed hence for Melbourne in May last ;
and persons having friends and relatives on hoard that
ship will be glad to learn that she arrived safely at her
destination in August, after a pleasant and favourable
voyage. Amongst the adults there had been none but
the ordinary sickness during the voyage. Five young
children had died on the passage, but this loss had been
compensated for by the birth of five others.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOLS.—On Tues-
day evening a congregational tea party of the friends of
these schools was held in the large room in Hackin's-hey.
About 300 sat down. After tea, the Rev. Mr. Read,
of St. Paul's, took the chair, and was supported on the
platform by a considerable number of the local clergy.
An interesting report was read by the Rev. Mr. Duck,
as to the progress of the schools, after which addresses
were delivered by the Rev. W. F. Taylor (St. John's),
Rev. Mr. Brown, curate of St. Silas's ; Rev. J. B.
Lowe (St. Jude's), Rev. Mr. Robinson (St. Bartho-
lomew's), &c.

WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-At the weekly
meeting of this board, held on Wednesday, the Rev. Wm.
Badnall in the chair, the board refused to send a deputa-
tion to a meeting, intended to be held at Manchester, to
oppose the recent prohibitory order of the Poor Law Board.
It was considered that, as the obnoxious order had been
modified, the proposed meeting was unnecessary. A let-
ter was read relative to the County Rates Expenditure
Bill,. stating that the bill was again to be introduced before
ParhParliament under more favourable circumstances, and
soliciting the co-operation of the board. The clerk was
directed to send a copy of the letter to the overseers.

for
Robert Adam-
DETECTION OF A THIEF THROUGH THE AGENCY OF A
PAWNBROKER.—Georgians Maxwell was committed
trial on Thursday, for stealing a watch from
and
Upper Mann-street. On the day before, between one
tm
son, a warehouse porter, residing in Brunswick-place,
two o'clock, the prosecutor had taken the
nistreet, to treat them. Whilst there he fell asleep, an
prisoner d
another woman into Marsden's public-house, Dickenson-
street,
when he awoke, the women were gone, and also his watch.
At a quarter before two o'clock that day, the police-officer on duty in St. James's-street (699), was called by Mr.
llyon Healing, Pawnbroker, who pointed out the prisoner
the street, and stated that she had just been offering to
him in pledge a watA, of which she could give'no satisfac-
tory account, The officer followed her and took her into
custody, and hence the committal to trial.
FutEs.—Aboat six o'clock on Saturday evening, a fire
broke out in a stable, in Cherry-lane, which was nearly
consumed. The horses were saved.—About two o'clock
yesterday sty)(Mon morning, it was reported that a fire
had broken out South-hill, Toxteth-park; but before
the engines arrived, it was extinguished, being confined to
fire broke out in the pren3ises of Mr. Devlin, P
en out-build—About ;en o'clock on Sunday evening, a
a....i.a., Nom Bird-street. damage was done
before it was extinguisnen.__Considerable • -irc.,....‘...„(...--1 mnrninc.
at half-past one, it was discovered that the smithy be-
rovision
longing to Mr. Linford, wheelwright, Park-lane, was on
fire; but before the force of Mr. Hewitt or that of the
West of England company were on the ground; it was
subdued by the neighbours. The damage is estimated at
£2O, which is covered by an insurance in the West of
England ()Mee.

ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH SUNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.--
It be in the recollection of the majority of our readers,
that at this time last year, through the exertions of the
incumbent of the district of St. Philip's, and a few of his
friends, a spacious and modernly built chapel was pur-
chased and adapted for schools, capable of accommodating
between three and four hundred children. These schools
have now-been in full operation for nearly twelve months ;
upwards of two hundred children are daily receiving a
sound Tendons education ; and there is every reason to
believe that these ably and well conducted schools have
been, and will, under the divine blessing, continue to be a
great advantage to the populous locality in which they
are placed. We understand that a considerable debt still
remains upon the school-house, but which, we doubt not,
from what has already been done, will soon be liquidated.
From a notice which the subscribers and friends of these
shcabvoeotl
their
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annualreceived,
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welearn that the children are to
party this evening. It is always
gratifying to see the joyous countenances and the happi-
ness of the children on these festive occasions ; and doubt-
less many friends of these schools will avail themselves of
the present opportunity of witnessing so pleasing a scene.

heard before
A PRIMITIVE SYSTEM OF KEEPItIG ACCOUNTS.—•IIIL
enlaTimhurfsodrayB,"tmheanfosllworraginegs'little incident
i‘ot the er i cni‘ogiteiarnns 1 course
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the deficiency of education,
occurred :—The claimant was a aood-natured-looking
Irish lad, who gave his name as Paddy Frier ; and the
rmounting
defendant, the master of the ship. was William Lawrie.
After the right of claim had been disposed of, the captain
urged that an amount of 17s. 10d. had been paid on
account, and handed in particulars.—Mr. Garnet, the
clerk, asked the claimant could he read and write ?—He
said, No ; but that he had put down what had been paid
to him," and handed to the court the following " bill of
account" : _ _ _

00000000.00

....aOOOOOO.O
Mr. Mansfield: " What do you mean, my man, by these
round moons ?"—Claimant : " Shure,
y'r harmer, them's
shillins, the half 0 's a sixpence, and, av course, the dots
stand for pennies." (Loud laughter.) The account, as
will be seen, was correct,--In answer to a question from
one of the reporters, Prier said that he had no distinctive
mark for a pound, and expressed thanks for the sign
being suggested to him. exclaiming, with great pleasure,
" Long life to ye's ! that same 'll save me
making twenty
O's.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, C. Turner, Esq., M.P., in the chair. On the
intimation of the chairman, that a letter had been received
from Messrs. Baker and Son, competitors in the contract
for the work required at the Wapping Dock, complaining
that the contract had not been given to one of the com-
petitors, it was ordered that, to avoid discussion on a
matter already decided by the board, the letter should not
be read.—A recommendation from the sub-committee for
warehouse arrangement, that £B,OOO be transferred from
the bank account of the Albert Dock to the general
account for the half year, having been agreed to ; Mr.
Langsdale mentioned a case in connexion with the Albert
Dock warehouses, where a man named Cain had been
summarily suspended by his superior officer Ayres, and
he asked if the officer had authority to do anything of the
kind ? Mr. Robinson replied, that if undue authority
had been exercised, redress could be obtained by going
before the committee.—ln reference to the proposed plan
for a harbour of refuge at the Ormehead, the Marine Com-
mittee reported that the matter did not come within the
province of tile dock trust.—A report was read showing
the valuable services rendered by the life-boats during the
late gales.—lt was resolved that no alteration be made at
the entrance of Salisbury Dock.—A letter from Lieut.
Arnott, respecting an alleged encroachment on the dock
estate, by the erection of the north battery, was read, and
referred to the surveyor.

SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided
at the fortnightly meeting of this body on Tuesday, when
a long letter was read from Mr. Rees, the district auditor,
relative to the practice of the overseers' abating the rate
of any occupier whose name is in the rate-book, upon the
ground of his quitting his holding in the course of the
period for the expenditure of which the rate is laid. Mr.
.
Rees considered such abatements and concludes
his letter as follows :—" I have to point out to you, what
I am sure will already have suggested itself to you,
namely, that my duty is to urge within my border, com-
pliance with the law, and to see that the columns in the
rate-book, which are set apart for ` excused' and ` other-
wise irrecoverable' rates, do not contain abatements of
the kind referred to. I would alsu state that my main
object in writing is, that I may be saved the most dis-
agreeable of the duties which the law has imposed upon
me, the surcharging those who are responsible for the
due collection of the rate. I need not inform you that
the making and collecting of the rate rests with the
churchwardens and overseers, and not with the Select
Vestry." No discussion took place on the subject, as it
was stated that the churchwardens and overseers were
prepared to consider it.—There were reported to be 572
sick cases in the workhouse. The number of admissions
to the vagrant sheds last week had been 985.—The go-
vernor reported that the total number of inmates in the
workhouse on the 22d instant was 2,060.—0 n the motion
of Mr. Wm. Earle, it was agreed that the large dining.
hall should be lighted by " sun-burners." with Day's
patent windguard, by which a powerful light and ample
ventilation were secured.—On the motion of Mr. Fair-
hurst, it was unanimously agreed that the six medical dis-
tricts should be reduced to three, and that three medical
officers should devote the whole of their time to the duties
of those districts. After a lengthy discussion relative to
the appointment of a medical officer to No. 1 and No. 3
district, it was resolved that a medical officer be now ap-
pointed at a salary of £2OO a year, subject to dismissal at
three months notice ; it being understood that if he
were efficient, and if the vaccination fees did not make
the salary near £3OO, they might, in six months' time,
reconsider the subject of salary.—The business concluded
with a discussion relative to the parish surveyorship,
Much led to no result.

THE POLICE.—In consequence of the disclosures made
in a recent police case, special instructions have been is-
sued to the body by the head constable, under the
authority of the Watch Committee. Captain • Greig
particularly urges the practice of forbearance by officers
to persons whom they may have in charge ; and intimates
that any improper use of the stick will be followed by in-
stant dismissal. The practice of sobriety, too, is strongly
urged upon the men. The inspectors, who are reminded
that very much depends upon them, are exhorted that
they should, particularly in the case of inexperienced men,
make themselves acquainted with their characters and
dispositions, conversing with them, and instructing them
in the nature of their duty. It is emphatically stated,
too, that it is the duty of all police-constables who may
witness any ill-treatment committed by any of their less
discreet comrades upon any person, to at once remon-
strate, in order to prevent it, and report the same to their
superior officer.

DARING HOUSE ROBBERY.—CAUTION TO SERVANTS
—On Thursday morning last, a little after nine o'clock,
whilst the family were at breakfast, some thief or thieves
entered the house in Percy-street occupied by Mr.
Thacker, proprietor of the Standard, and carried away a
plate basket which was on a table in the lobby, containing
four table spoons, two dessert spoons, one salt spoon, one
tea spoon, and four dinner forks. They afterwards had
the audacity to enter the dining-room at the back part of
the'house, from which they abstracted a new over- coat
belonging to Mr. Thacker. It appears that, after having
taken into the breakfast room the plate required for use
at that time, the servant placed the basket on the table
in the lobby, and then went on a short errand, incautiously
leaving the front door open, and it was during her absence
that the robbery was committed. The theft was first
discovered on Mr. Thacker going into the dining room for
his over-coat, when he was astonished to find it non est.
DEATH OF MR. JoHN MACFIE.—We deeply regret to
have to announce the death of this highly respectable
and estimable gentleman. Although only confined to the
house for a few weeks, his health, we understand, had
been on the decline for some time past. Mr. Macfie was
long actively engaged in business ; and even then he was
a warm friend of many of those philanthropic and chari-
table institutions, to the support and promotion of which
the dictates of his warm-hearted benevolence led him to
devote so much of the leisure of his later years. As an
office-bearer in the Church of Scotland he always felt
deeply interested in her prosperity; while he was a liberal,
and often a munificent contributor to the funds of her
missionary and other Christian schemes. Mr. Macfie's
death will be sincerely regretted by a wide circle of friends,
to whom his kindly disposition, his unbounded hospitality,
and invariable urbanity bed justly endeared him.—Edin-
burph Advertiser.—Mr. Macfie was a near relative of the
Messrs. Macfie, sugar refiners, of this town.
CURIOUS CASE OF CHILD MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.—
On Wednesday, at the Coroner's Court, a verdict of
wilful murder against some person or persons unknown,
in the case of the death of a child, whose body was found
under the following circumstances, was returned :—On
Tuesday night police-officer M'Grane, whilst parading
Washington street, (St. James's-road,) saw a basket
lying upon the parapet, which, upon examination, was
found to contain the dead body of a newly-born full-grown
female child. On the previous night, as Eliza Hampton,
servant to Mr. Bremner, Washington-street, was return-
ing home, after discharging an errand, a man whom she
did not know pointed out to her a basket lying in the
street, which, he said, had a suspicious look. Strange
to say, she went home, and did not mention the circum-
stance; and, what is still more surprising, a woman
named Whittaker, residing in Washington-street, saw
the basket twice on the Monday night lying in the street,
but neither removed it, nor mentioned the circumstance
to any one until the following day, after the basket had
been opened. Mr. George Kemp, surgeon, who made a
post mortem examination of the body, gave it as his
opinion that the child had been born alive, and that
death had been occasioned by exposure to the cold.
THE LATE ACCIDENTS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amongst the passengers injured
by the accident to the five o'clock train from Birmingham
to Liverpool, Manchester, and Chester, on Christmas eve,
was Mrs. Girvin, of this town. She suffered a fracture
of the scapula. About nineteen or twenty passengers in
all were injured more or less, but fortunately none of
them were killed. The Rev. Mr. Allen, of Hanmer, in
Wales, was much hurt, and Mr. Conry, of Turner-street,
Manchester, had the splinter bone of one leg broken, and
his head badly bruised. The adjourned inquest on the
body of the guard, John Bartholomew, who was killed by
the accident which happened to the up express train, on
Wednesday, the 22d, was concluded at Harrow, on Wed-
nesday last. The jury returned a verdict, " That the
deceased, John Bartholomew, was accidentally killed by
the breaking of the tire of the leading wheel of engine
289, on the London and North-western railway,
iron
in conse-
quence of such tire having an imperfect weld of in its
manufacture." The jury added their opinion that greater
I care and improvements ought to be adopted in the testing
of weldings, and recommended the firm of Messrs. Sharp
' and Stuart 5o make provision for the widow and family of
deceased. [We understand teeee.eehc,riation, on behalf
of the widow and children, has been commenced among
the employes of the London and North- Western Com-
pany in this town, by whom the deceased was much
ieepeef-ea.--cd. L. S.]
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—On Tuesday at the Police-
court Wm. Wilde, a German ,was charged with fraudulently
obtaining the sum of 1:20 on a bill of exchange. Slgismund
Bookheiar, bookkeeper at the Emigrants' Home, Moor-
fields, said that the prisoner, whose acquaintance he had
made at the Victoria Hotel, offered him a bill for £1,200
dollars. The prisoner said that he could get bills to the
amount of 3,200 dollars, and expressed a wish that the
witness would exchange one for him, producing the one
for 1,200. Mr. Sabel (proprietor of the Home) told him
to bring his passport, and on the following day he came
with it. He also brought four bills for the amount of
5'3,200, and gave witness one for 800 to discount. Mr.
Sabel, who examined the passport, said that he would
give £5O on account of Mr. Samuel, and he would give
another bill for the balance on a bank at New York. Mr.
Sabel then gave Wilde £2O in cash, and an I 0 U for
£3O. In consequence of what the witness soon after
heard, he suspected the prisoner. The bill was endorsed,
and one signature was William Wilde. The bill and
passport produced had been stolen out of a trunk at Mr.
Wernwick's, Marybone, and had belonged to Mr. Otto
Berz. The prisoner, who had just completed a term of
imprisonment for three months, on a charge of robbing a
fellow emigrant, was, just as he was about to leave the
gaol, arrested on the above charge, on Tuesday morning,
and
subsequently the investigation took place. He was
remanded to this day for further evidence.
INQUESTS.—On Wednesday, an inquest was held on
of a young man named John Duggan. who was
d who was supposed to have died from the
em. e pobyloowydeeidis,aasnpainter on board the American shin Susan,
effects of inattention whilst on a voyage from Charleston
to this port. On the arrival of the vessel at Liverpool,
the deceased was found by his friends in a very dangerous
condition, with a wound in the lower part of his back,
and another on the left thigh. He was at once conveyed
home, but died on the day following his removal ; and,s
from the statement made by the surgeon who attended him,
his relatives were led to believe that death had resulted
from neglect.
.After a lengthened investigation, how-
ever, it transpired that the deceased had met with
an accident off the htantskhusebsioelaffinudNewfoundland during
he had experi-
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Acciden-
tal death" was returned.—On Wednesday, an inquest was
held on the dead body of a newly-born child, under the
following circumstances :—A box, containing the dead
body of a child, was found on Monday night, in a passage
in Wilton-street. A post-mortem examination of the
body was made by Mr. Kemp, surgeon, who deposed that
the child had been born alive, and that its death had
resulted from congestion of the lungs, probably from the
effects of over feeding, as the stomach was foUnd to be
crammed with food. A verdict of " died from con-
gestion of the lungs," was returned.—eon Wednes-
day, an inquest was held on a cowkeeper, named
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John Greee, residing at Kensington, who 'had, on
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Dock, when he fell from the seat backwards, and was suf-
focated. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death,
but stated that they considered the state and condition of
the place in question as unfit for human beings, and a
disgrace to the town.

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twenty puncheons of rum, a quantity of arms, and some
bale goods, containing articles of barter on the coast.
The vessel was beating about the channel till Monday
morning last, when she was driven by the violence of the
storm to the Sound of the Calf of Mansea was
running mountains high at the time, and,
teall the
efforts of the crew, about eleven o'clock the Lily was
stove on Kitterland island, which lies between the island I.
of the Calf of Man and the mainland of the Isle of Man.
With a desperate effort most of the crew (thirteen in
number) reached the rocks by the aid of the boats. The
waves beat furiously upon the wreck and the rocks. Cap-
tain Owens and three of the crew got on the ledge of a
rock, from which two of the seamen sprang to the land ;
but the captain, in attempting to do the same, was
drowned. The cook and two lads also met with a watery
grave. The carpenter was killed by the mast falling upon
him. Thus five of the crew were lost. Early onTuesday
morning, Mr. Enos Lace, grocer and shipbroker of Port
St. Mary, being sub-agent for Lloyd's, repaired to the
wreck with 31 men, to see what could be saved. At a
quarter before eight a violent shock was felt throughout
the southern district of the island ; and a sheet of fire
and pillar of smoke 'were seen to be hurled into the air,
hundreds of feet high, from the wreck. It seems that a
large portion of the powder was placed so high in the
vessel that it did not get wet by the waves breaking on it.
The explosion dashed the vessel to atoms, and blew to
broken fragments some 30 human beings ! But one indi-
dual near the fatal scene escaped to tell the story, James
constable A
Kelly, who is still alive, although one cheek and ear are
oonfgca these
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town, and John Wright, constable of the same place.
taken off, and he is otherwise much contused. Hopes,
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Many of the deceased were the active, energetic men of
business of Port St. Mary, and were engaged in the fish-
ing and other nautical pursuits. Thirty-two men (besides were lost the five of the crew that on Monday) were
killed, leaving twenty-three widows and seventy-three
fatherless children. The explosion was heard in Douglas,
and was supposed by many persons to have been an earth-
quake. Fragments of the wreck were thrown as far as
the Red Gap, near Castletown, being a distance of six
miles. Portions of the vessel and cargo, consisting of
chain-links, portions of gun barrels, swords, caps, frag-
ments of wreck, shirts, &c,, have also been picked up in
various parts of the parish of Rushen. Some pieces of
burning cotton were actually found at Poolvash, near
Balldoole, at least six miles off. No vestige of the vessel
remains ; but fragments of wood, iron, copper, guns, and
parts of human bodies are strewed around the country for
miles.

GRATIFYING TRIBUTE OF RESPECT BY WOERMEN.—
On Thursday evening, Mr. H. V. Dobson, foreman of
the " fitters" in the employment of the Liverpool United
Gaslight Company, was presented by the men under his
guidance with a testimonial of their esteem. The testi-
monial consisted of a very elegant and valuable silver lever
watch, bearing on the inner case the following inscrip-
tion Presented by the fitters of the Liverpool Gas
Company, as a token of their esteem, to their foreman,
Mr. H. V. Dobson. Dec. 30, 1852." The presentation
took place at the house of Mrs. Parkinson, the Welcome
Inn, Fairclough-lane. An excellent supper, to which 28
sat down, was served up on the occasion.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting held on
Thursday, Mr. Langsdale in the chair, the medical
officer reported that the deaths in the borough and extra-
parochial wards during the past week were 166, being a
decrease of seven on the mortality of the previous week.
On the suggestion of Mr. C. E. Rawlins, it was ordered
that an experiment should be made to test the merits of
a new deodoriser for removing the nuisance occasioned by
manure deposits. In reference to an article which ap-
peared in the Liverpool Journal of Saturday week, Mr.
Moss contradicted the statement that the local taxation
would be increased by the removal of the manure out of
the borough ; and, Mr. Gladstone remarked, that the de-
sire of the committee was to exercise a judicious economy
rather than rush into an unnecessary expenditure. After
some conversation, it was agreed that the request of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company for permis-
sion to cross certain streets near the southern docks,
should be referred to the borough engineer to make the
necessaries enquiri9s, and report to the next meeting.
SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE AT MANCHESTER.
—A horrible tragedy was on Thursday last perpetrated in
Manchester. A man, named James Rowe, in the em-
ployment of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com-
pany, having murdered his son John, a boy only seven
years of age, by cutting his throat with a razor, after-
wards committed suicide by walking deliberately to the
railway and laying his head across the rails in front of an
approaching express train which was proceeding down the
incline into Manchester, from Leeds. From the evidence
given at an inquest held upon the bodies on the same
evening, it appeared that Rowe had for some time past
exhibited symptoms of derangement, the consequence, it
is supposed, of injuries received upon the head in his em-
ployment as a waggon-sheet maker ; and he had been
frequently heard by his wife to say that when he died, the
child (which was his favourite) should die the same day.
On Wednesday night he was writing, and his wile, think-
ing his mind not fitted for study, destroyed his papers ;
and on the same night he had said he thought of destroy-
ing himself and two of his children. He had manifested
nothing unusual in his conduct before going out on Thurs-
day morning, and took leave of his wife by saying, " God
bless you," as was his usual custom. At the moment
when his wife was informed of the suicide one of her
children came to her to say that its brother was bleeding,
and this was the first intimation she had of the murder.
He was never in the house after going out to his work in the
morning, so that he must have killed the boy before he
left the house. When he went to the railway for the
purpose of committing suicide, he was not observed by the
driver of the express engine until the train was within
about twenty yards from him, when it was too late to stop
in sufficient time to prevent his being run over. After
the train had passed over him, the body was found lying
across one of the rails, with the face downwards. The
wheels had gone over his shoulder blades, severing the
head and shoulders entirely from the body. In his pocket
was found a razor stained with blood. The jury returned
a verdict to the effect that John Rowe was murdered by
James Rowe, and that the latter, while in a state of in-
sanity, committed suicide.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS : SAILING OF THE
ARABIA.—On Saturday about noon, the new steam-ship,
Arabia, belonging to the Cunard line of mail steamers be-
tween this port and America, left Liverpool, under the
command of Commodore Judkins, on her first voyage to
New York. She took out about fifty passengers, the
usual mails, 1,200 tons of coal, and one of the largest and
most valuable cargoes ever despatched from this port.
She presented a noble appearance, and elicited much ad-
miration from the numerous persons assembled to witness
her departure. Among the many visitors who went on
board previously to her steaming out of the river was the
Earl of Sefton, who expressed himself much pleased with
her magnificent appearance. Amongst the passengers were
Sir Allan Mscnab, of Canada, and the Swedish charge'
d' affaires to Washington, and lady. Much interest is
attached to the performance of the voyage by this splen-
did ship. It is confidently expected that if she is favoured
with good winds she will cross the Atlantic in a shorter
space of time than any of her predecessors, rapid as
have been the performances of some of both the Cunard
and the Collins line. We have reason to believe that
several wagers are depending upon the passage. The
wonderful trip of the Arabia from Greenock to Liverpool
fully justifies the confidence which seems to be reposed in
her great powers of speed. A second trial trip, on Tues-
day last, only tended to confirm that confidence. The
crowded state of the river rendered a short trip necessary,
but it was so satisfactory that the vessel's sailing over a
thou...a mapa would not have given more gratification
to the owners. The engines worked yarn tne greatn,
ease and facility, and there was an absence of that dis-
agreeable motion usually felt on board nearly all paddle
gentlemen were in the vessel during
her trip, and dined on board. The chair was taken by
Captain Judkins, and the vice chair by Charles M'lver,
Esq., and during the progress of the dinner one or two
toasts were drunk. It may be stated that amongst the
toasts, James Holme, Esq., proposed " Prosperity to the
Arabia, and success to her commander ;" and the health
of the Mayor and Town Council was also proposed by
Mr. Fowler, and cordially responded to by the gentlemen
present. The company are now building a new Inept, the
Persia, which is to be constructed of iron, and is tb be 50
feet longer than the Arabia, with proportionate power,
and lines calculated to attain an accelerated speed.

Tows' CouNcrr,.—A meeting of the Council will be
held to-morrow (Wednesday), when the following sub-
jects will be taken into consideration:—The proceedings
of the Finance Committee, comprising recommendation
to appoint a clerk in the Migistrates'-elerk's-office in the
room of Mr. Sigston, resigned, at the same salary of £75
per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at
the last monthly Council, pursuant to standing orders;
recommendation to adopt the following resolution :
" That all weights and measures which have been once
stamped within the borough of Liverpool shall not at any
future period be charged for adjusting, where adjusting is
required, any price exceeding the fees charged for stamp-
ing, as set forth in the schedule appended to the act of
Parliament, Bth and 6th William IV., cap. 63, provided
that if materials exceeding half-a-pound in weight are
required for the correct adjustment of any weight, the
charges at present made shall continue as to any such
weight ;" report of the probable income and expenditure
of the Corporation for the year commencing the Ist Sep-
tember last, and ending the 31st August next; recom-
mendation to grant a sum to each of the.townships within
the borough, equal to the amount of Watch-rate, payable
by such townships respectively ; and a recommendation
for payment of the usual gratuities to public charities.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Watch,
Lighting, Fire-Police, and Fire Prevention Committees,
comprising a recommendation to increase the salary of
Mr. James Cooper, surgeon to the police force, from
£llO to £l3O per annum ; the proceedings of the Dock
Committee ; the appointment of a member of the Council
to be a member of the Committee for the Affairs of the

Estate of the Trustees of Lhe Liverpool Docks, to supply
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Alderman
Dover. The following motion, of which notice has been
given by Mr. Alderman Parker :—" To rescind so much
of a resolution of the Council of the 6th October last as
confirms a resolution of the Watch Committee of the 2d
October last, recommending the erection of four additional
bridewells, with residences for inspectors ; namely, one
in the north and one in the south divisions, one at Low-
hill, and one in Crown-street, at a cost not exceeding
£6,500, exclusive of the cost of land, and in which sum
is included the sum of £3,500, the expenditure whereof
was approved by the Council on the 2d August, 1848;
and to move that it be an instruction to the Watch Com-
mittee not to proceed with the erection of any new bride-
well except one in Olive-street."

THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN COMPANY IN THE
POLICE-COURT.—On Friday last, amongst the publicans
summoned before the magistrates for infringement of their
licences, a charge was preferred against Mr. H. Booth, the
manager at the Lime-street station in this town. Police-
officer Huddlestone deposed that the defendant kept the
refreshment-rooms at the Lime-street railway station.
At a quarter before ten o'clock on Sunday morning he
went down the steps leading to the room, and looked in
at the tap. He saw two men standing, and on the counter
two glasses of ale. " I went," said the officer, "as if
going out, and six men went in. There were two railway
porters, and in the hand of each was a glass of rum, and
the barmaid was in the act of making cut another glass of
rum. The barmaid, on seeing me, said,' I know you ; you
are Carlisle.' The two men were in uniform, and are at
Lime-street station."—Mr. Blenkinsop, solicitor to the
railway company, said that at Christmas time it was cus-
tomary for the conductress of the room to give the porters
a Christmas-box ; and he would prove that most of the
other porters had had theirs, with the exception of these
two rnen, and the barmaid would establish that she had
told them if they would come she would give them each a
glass of rum. It had been ordered, by the directors, that
no one should be served with liquor without producing
their tickets ; and, at great inconvenience, this practice
had been kept up. These porters had gone down, and
had got the rum, but there was no money paid, nor
no intention of paying any.—M'Grane, who had accom-
panied Huddlestone, stated that the porter 099 called for
two glasses of rum, and put down a shilling to pay for
them ; the mistress served them, and took up the shil-
ling. Four other men had come in, and she asked what
they wanted, and one said, a glass of rum. Two glasses of
ale and two glasses of rum were served. Ann Page was
sworn.—ln evidence she said, " I am a barmaid at Ker-
shaw's. This man (porter 699) came on the evening
before Christmas-day, and asked for his Christmas-box.
He and his companion were on duty from half-past three.
They came down and said they would each have a glass of
rum. I was in the act of serving them, when one of the
men (the officers) came down. * * * * None of the men
gave me money to pay for the drink. One of the two men
sitting at the fire had had breakfast, and not a drop of
liquor was touched.—Porter No. 699 (M'Creorge) stated,
that he neither paid nor offered any money. He had
neither a shilling nor any current coin with him.—Mr.
Blenkinsop said, the company had opened the place purely
for public accommodation, for as to gain they had bettter
shut it up. But to people coming from the steam-boats,
and to passengers waiting for trains, it was certainly a
great accommodation.—Mr. Mansfield : " It appears to
me to be as glaring a case of Sunday trading as possible.
By the evidence of M'Grain, which I fully believe, a
shilling was tendered, and I believe also, that beer was
sold. You say it is for the convenience of the public.
To a certain extent it is. I shall inflict the heaviest fine
which the law allows. The defence is not creditable.
The licensed victuallers in that neighbourhood complain
greatly of the injury done to their business by this house ;
and, whatever the inconvenience may be, I wish the rail-
way company to be fully aware that, for infringing the
law, their license will be taken away just the same as that
of the humblest publican in the town. There must be a
fine of £5 and costs."—Mr. Blenkinsop said he would
communicate with the company upon the desirability of
closing the. place.—Mr. Mansfield said it would be well to
do so.