The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

LOCAL LATELLIGEXCE.

Nsi:RE BALTIC (United mailteam-ship), Captain
'--4.1,1-ast4ethekMBailailsed for New York on Wednesday morning,
and cargo, and upwards of 120 passengers. IsLE OP MAN Steam-packet Company have char-
to run their fine ship Tynwald to a Londonderry company,
,r,ntril between that place and Liverpool.
oft ROLARY AT BOOTLE.-Early on Tuesday the house ti,;,_r. Allen, at Ford, near Bootle village, was entered by
ions articles
and several silver spoons, a tea-caddy, and nume-
-7,0 tides of wearing apparel carried away.
iisifilaiTAL MERSEY l'AcnT ans.-The club held their
The b.,TwithlY meeting at the club-house, on Tuesday.
A h, under the patronage of the club, is fixed to take
°TI Thursday, the 24th instant.
,tE.eO
to be • AT HOSPITAL.-An amateur performance is
by thglren at the Theatre Royal on Friday, the 25th inst.,
floe Matichester Shakesperian Society, in aid of the
of the Blue-oat Hospital.
aalo E WRECK OF TUE ANNIE JANE.-On Wednesday
karinecialbr, inclnirY took place, at the office of the local
the -"ard, Sailors' Home, before Captain Beechy, into
.4.44CerTeanistances connected with the loss of the ship
fitl"aue- The inquiry was conducted privately.
tierca EET RoBBERY.-On Wednesday evening, as a gen-
who 11 wag Passing along Abercromby-square, a fellow, gras aPPeared to be in company with two others, made a
Retail' at Ids watch-guard, but the guard broke, and the
off beforelan having dealt his assailant a heavy blow, made
31r. re
the others came up.
euscaa' TEAueidl, AND Mn. EDWARD JAMES, of the northern
Art 6,,L'ur- Montagu Smith, of the Western Circuit ; and.
Peared-",_e, of the North Wales and Chester Circuit, ap-
a4d in the Court of Queen's Bench on esda,
II- "re railed within the bar, and took their` seats as her
Leslxty;s council.
Police OUTRAGE.-On Thursday afternoon a
th te-Prficer went into a beer-house, in Greetham-street,
a a disturbance, when one of the disorderly persons
bireearks yrtrikoei,ii_anid into his eyes. It is supposed to have
In or some other powerful acid, as the officer
IthetL-„Twately de rived of sight, and it is doubtful
Rho ue will recover the use of his eyes. The party
,i,CA.C't,tuitted the cowardly outrage escaped,
„Inichael eTZ To MARINE STORE DEALERS.-On Tuesday,
'as sim),„uun, marine-store dealer, of Sprainge.r-street,
~oce sum
for dealing in marine stores without a
neeasa%. tin his defence Dunn said that he had left his
'of hari,a' the Tovvn-hall in February last for the purpose
tight renewed, and that Mr. Tyson told him he
kr. qvcontinue to sell until the new license was granted.
WorX.", however, contradicted this statement, and his
and -,0-'ePtssentenced the defendant to pay a penalty of £lO
11'Es,
sided GUARDIANS.-Mr. Joseph Harrison pre-
at the weekly meeting of this board on Wednesday,
e workhou e. The other members present were the
w• tiadgll, and Messrs. Heyes, Alpass, Lunt,
riBo,Vn, Alountfield, Roskell, Tattersall, Kirkus, G. Har-
(Zarter Craig Housley, Jeffries, Roberts, and M`Gee.
e ,
42 balance in the hands of the treasurer was stated to be
the h„a.°B' 3d. The sureties Of Mrs. Hobbs, the matron of
keate"Vital, were accepted, and a series of monthly state-
-Bivtia„ read, from various collectors. A committee, con-
rrnie7l,°f the members of the hospital committee,, wasi
rLipatio 10 consider and report upon the erection of %ace-
the:ll stations "iu the union; and an application to the
Po
dol Health Committee was agreed upon, requesting
roe the niore Health
Pen the after portion of the sewer in Mill-lane,
jING
pi effectual drainage of the hospital.
liaro POCKETS AT AN AUCTION.-Three youths,
James Sniith, John Roberts, and Frank Fretorc.oft,
ere
'1 ednesday, charged, at the Police-eourt, with
IVii;Peki4`,;", Pockets at a house in Breck-roa.d, where Messrs.
the,i4anleY were carrying on a public auction. Mrs. Ca-
the ?:„e„l‘littY, of 47, Prescot-street, said she went into
got • 'tse to ask the rent of the premises, and, just as she
she ant the ltibby the prisoners rushed against her, a:nd
take elt her purse,'containing about 10s. in silVer, being
tion° on dr her pocket. She immediately gave infor_ma-
haeltd file prisoners were apprehended. Another lady
aad
torOftr Pocket picked in the same place. Roberts
seat tn•e, who had been previously committed, were
thra,,,— gaol for three months ; Smith, about whom no-
he„, known, was remanded for inquiries.
a7ut EFFECTS or INTEMPERANCE.--All inquest was
Rt°,l_ Thursday, before the deputy coroner,. Mr. H.
Year., 'n. In. on the body of Sylvester M`Conaclue, aged
taa cite Bridgewater-street. The deceased was
bear
aribt;"-eroPerate character, being very seldom so.
the last twelve months. On Tuesday morning
-`11t,,...he
``t his house, suffering at the time from the
hltpre brought on by drink, and returned. at noon
illeclieated,- Having slumbered for some time with
ng upon a table, he went to bed at three vt,ho-‘, and at five was joined by his -unfortunate vvifF,
been deprived of her usual rest and sleep from his
foeu haLits. At half-past six o'clock the woman awoke,_ 2111 d her husband dead by her side. A verdict of
'Loa.ktritrom excessive drinking" was-returned. •
ease iirL"---°ll Thursday week, after the hearing of
seone of our local courts, a aierson who represen-
o-u-ne himself to be a reporter for the Mercury went up to
'were band Parties interested, and dated that unless a fee
a_p nded over to him, a full report of the case should
pace Pear ine the paper of the &Borgne, day. In this in-
_ the gentleman addressed ?had' no occasion to be
..°1 the Proceedings in court, and he resisted the
Irt,7urrttettempt to extract money from him. IY_
against ins with a view ,of cautioning the public
attemPted. No ("f this kind, vilich are now frequently
lieve that no °rerpoePortrrffor thc Mercury, and we be-
would
••••• guiltY of such co's°rn any
be-
we and the proprietors of t other Liverpool paper,
earn d a cpeerrt: wouldw
be
glad
!persons would give iuf tion Pwhen application is
ire to them for money under such circumstances. The
trouble who thus attempt to fleece persons who get into
ffti,-oti le are hangers about The public courts-men not
calar how they raise a frsv shillings ; and theya use
ii. 171 name of any paper whist: snits their
the
fellow who
wthe
ho
b,,e We have had a good description of
DoAilif.ee.lllfearttempt, and have reported the case to the
herllisTouic C;nOrtETY OF LAWCASIIIItIi AND CIIE.SHnINItvasE.
e first Ordinary meeting for the present
.sessio
Was 04 Thursday, at the Collegiate Institution. Theasre
a very fall attendance ,ef members. The chaire
rew
r.
iaaPied by John Robson, Eaq., of Warrington.
iges.tes of eleven gentlemeni.candidates for membe. rship,
fteee read for the first time. The list of presentations to
Z;',ue society was of great length, and comprised a large
iittaiber of volumes from various societies at home and
-taiTead • Afterwards the exhibitions were placed on the
mark's and amongst them were some of those elaborate
in silver executed in Ireland probably about the.
Philip ttorY• Also some most important MSS. of Sir
"re (4,•lerton, especially ",The Travels of Sir William
tleb,tl,---ii. Dr. Hume read. a paper " On an Election of
whie"h-p of Parliament for Liverpool in the year 1670,'
nowillustrated with numerous letters and documents
tor,- in Puke of Monmouth and others. The papers are
of IA the Possession of John Ireland Blackburne, Esq.,
!:,0-Se, who placed them in the hands of Dr. Hume on
f the Historic Society; and they are highly interest-
feno, notwed only locally, but nationally. Some conversation
De
%, and thanks were voted to D
after which the meeting broke upr. Hume for hisFREH .
LIBRA.RY.-Frvaa the report of the com-
Cletdest published, it appears that, since the 18th of
°her, 1852, when the libm.ry was opened, 111,723
theti!alf, have been issued to readers ; in addition to which.
kaki uave been 16,960 readers of periodical publicatnsni
Alaasneg a total of works penises' of 128,683.
'froa, ulent form about one-half of all the books react. Far
,regretting this result, the -committee feel 'their
trokst.'4) render this portion of the library still more at-
N•alvhe,' being of opinion that the:love of reading in any
4eNcjilist tend to counteract the propensity to low and
tor
ita„„,g, Pursuits, and that, in order to. inspire a thirst
"yadi -"edge, the first step is to ,cultivate a thirst for
in some direction. History, general literature,
A11e..-es and travels, and poetry have:been next in demand.
Nlt,l'ulih_ber of theological and philosophical works con-
-14 8011-,lig about 80 per week, or 4,071 during the year,
kellet,l-wnat remarkable, and indicates a higher class of
,-!1 • -`l,ft reading than might at first sight be expected.
ideals frequenting the library•do not belong to
tit':rative
cusses icular. A large portion belongs to the
oh,and of these again many area pprentices.
one at the
~,,st•th`uzig libraries have been prepared, tion School,
(71, '}inch wt the other at the South Corporation
ne open two evnin in the week for het ue
Rich of these ra-
tp,l2_l,Bdaer proper regulations.l A portion of these
allaZALii4el44tcs tfrPormesegeleentral Library- The remainderoco
a d' I,atT -,.,-Pnrchased at an expenditure of-about
n£2
e.rons
otic loft ME BRIISH ASOCIA.TION.-A
YliZetatial meeting,convened by the Mayor, was held,.
'"g y, th-e-Council Chamber,
_nfacz,nthfotpubertoristeisohi
sid'ociatrrangements for the reception 'Rd
i, and 'so their visit to this town. The Mayor pre-
lorirmlnaongst those present were Messrs. Thomas
J. A °AI,I M.P.:Thos. Thornely, :Earle, J.
Till • 13- `Yates, Hugh Hornby, Thomas Bouch,
tette r Joseph Pollock, and T.LlheFtyof
Att••ts,„.of ajteli, Rev. Dr. Rqffies,_&c read
Ite. 41. Driogy from Lord Stanlfy, the Earl of kefron,
re Raid reth, Dr. Muspratt, and Mr. J. P. G. Smith.
to;l'e'lee liritish ssociatior. contemplated no inter-
ai`eace -"1.1 other societies, their object being to cultivate
mugs bke°re strongly, and that more general attention
stiej •• directed to its study. . They were running:a
i Nee othernationsin • tion ad, in fact, every
""
and
navigawith ship they
they must keep the lead every
Lh'Ycira."-°erY locomotive they fabricate, and every blade
c`Nle-funfcture Not the least gratifying fact to the
"may"' Live • 1
ted the Earl of 'llNvaasrrotwhbey.,asawhom they all knew and
,„4.01 •--The Rev. Campbell moved the first
4cduto the effect Rentnrthat the British Association. having
thttaui the,l.s. invitation of the Mayor to hold its next
f,ot 4.be Liverpool, in the autumn of 1854, a committee
ts
x'e --'''""ited to make the necessary arrangements
1341,4 suitable reception of its members, and that Dr.
eLtelt /le requested to act as hon. secretary.-Mr. J.
hried qd briefly-seconded the resolution, which was
I,4'°•.°lti-g :I°o_ niliaously.-Mr. e h Brooks Yates, in
eteN, 4,1;7 second resolution,jnssaiPd, he trusted that Mr.
them theu'is the committee of. St. George's Hall, would
s8l•- elves to complete that edifice, in order that all
e 1,ta1d;...-gs of the different bodies might be held in the
XT
eta 'colli, wlueh the Association had never been able
vush except in Oxford and Cambridge.l Heme
ett, -`-t the Ida f the eful act of cal th
Ott se
or
tiUttaia.•.f the close of his municipal year, when. ma:to_ rs
tr: roust of necessity occupy a large portion
enf
lerke b cPueluded by moving that the gene . to(4:11.1, for divided into five sub-committees, as follows .-_-
~finance ; 2, for section rooms and soirees ;
4ng
urr,i'i reception • 4, printing and postal ; and 6,
(11°11, Tho'rnely, Esq., M.P. seconded the
eh
novas carried unanimously.-T• B. Horsfall,
kaYor Moved the next resolution, requesting the
N'i,c'°ll.4N'tt.(fet the time being) to act as president of the
'and Samuel Holme Jorephß. Yates, and
t 13 •
ke- l'ea,sar ' as vice-'presidents, and that the
er and secretary of the general committee be
'acorki of the sub-committees.-Mr. Francis Haywood
call aithe the •
ayc, Inotion.-The Rev. Dr. Raffles moved that
lueeti for the time being be respectfully requested to
tol;e,
oni, at some convenient period, in the Sessions-
•l at Lir r'er to secure the active co-operation of the
12sek „ A
stroltoet. Tinne, Esq., seconded the motion.-
4•1;; Which"' J-8(1. Proposed a vote of thanks to the
tiotis uaTila'g been seconded, was carried by

THE KIEKDALE SESSIONS were opened on Tuesday, by
the chairman, the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, and W. Hall,
T. B. Horsfall, Gilbert Henderson, Thomas E. Moss, Thos.
Rodick, James Lawrence, J. W. Harden, J. A. Tinne, R.
Theakstone, David Bromilow, J. Campbell, S. H. Thomp-
son, Robert Benn, J. S. T. Greene, J.W. Unsworth, Adam
Hodgson, and Joseph B. Yates, Esqrs., magistrates. The
various reports were, as usual, voluminous, but contained
little matter of special interest.
CHILDWALL CHURCH BELLS.—On Friday these bells,
which have been in such a dangerous condition, owing to
the dilapidated state of the frame and hangings (having
been up 131 years), were again made to sound several
merry peals by the society of Childwall ringers, and by a
select company from Liverpool. The old frame and hang-
ings have been taken down and new ones put up by Mr.
William Tlaistlewood. In the evening the ringers were
entertained to a sumptuous dinner at that noted hotel,
Childwall Abbey ; and after several peals had been rung
on the hand bells, and the usual loyal toasts, together with
those of the " Vicar," the " Curate," and the " Church-
wardens" had been drunk, the company departed, delighted
with the day's entertainment.
THE MANSLAUGHTER IN WOOD-STREET.—On Tuesday
last, an inquest was held by the borough coroner on the
body of Joseph Royles, who met his death on the previous
Saturday night, in Wood-street, in an assault committed
on him lay a man named Evan Hughes, the chief particu-
lars of which we gave last week. Several witnesses were
examined, and among others the surgeon, who gave it as
his opinion that the death of the unfortunate man'had
been caused by the injuries which he had received in the
fall, and the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter
against Evan Hughes, who was then committed to take
his trial at the next assizes.
FEMALE ORPHAN SOCIETY.—The annual examination
was held on Wednesday, under the patronage of the
Mayor, S. Holme, Esq. The children recited several pas-
sages of Scripture, being afterwards examined on them by
the Rev. W. Hesketh and Mr. Banner. Their answers
were quickly given, and were invariably appropriate. The
remaining exercises comprised the reciting of " Teach a
little child to pray," "God is in Heaven," and other
hymns, and the reading of the 15th chapter of St. John's
Gospel. The children were examined by Mr. Banner In
the chronology of the first ages. The Mayor subsequently
examined them in the multiplication tables, and in mental
calculation, in English history, and in British geography,
the result being extremely satisfactory and gratifying.
NEW Prime HALL IN MANCHESTEE.—The committee
appointed to secure the erection of a new public hall, in
Manchester, on the site of the present Free-trade Hall,
have purchased the land from Mr. Cobden, and the scene
of so many free-trade and other vast7gatherings will shortly
be razed to the ground. The capital for tire erection of
the new building has been fixed at £25,000, and has been
raised by 2,5000 shares of £lO each ; most of the sub-
scribers taking 50 shares, and so becoming proprietors to
the extent of £5OO. Each proprietor of £lO or more paid-
up shares will be entitled to free admission to every con-
cert, meeting, &c., which takes place in the hall. The
conditions guarantee that the hall shall be available for
public purposes to all parties.
ACTION OP THE SEA UPON TEE BlTTERT.—Captain
Westmacott, of the Royal •Engineers, has communicated
With the Dock Committee upon this subject. He states
that, in the corner of the dock extension, north of the
site reserved for the new fort, the sea-wall has been con-
structed so as to project abruptly in a northwesterly
direction, considerably in advance of the previously ex-
isting wall prepared for the battery. Hence, when the
wind blew from the north •and northwestward, the sea,
instead of coming to the face of the battery, was directed
into the angle of the north walls, and thrown upwards
and scattered around by the wind. This could not fail
to have an effect upon the work when completed, in caus-
ing serious inconvenience to the inmates, tending also to
the accumulation of mud-and silt in the angle. In answer
to Mr. Holme, Mr. Hartley said that the Ordnance were
consulted about the wall in every respect at the time df
putting in the foundation ; and the very thing they 'now
pointed out, he had shown them at the time would have
those objections. It was agreed to invite Captain West-
macott to meet the sub-committee of works, in the pre-
sence of the engineer, upon the subject.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Francis Shand, deputy-chairman, pre-
siding. Messrs. Stitt and Son's tender for supplying 100
tons of pig iron, at' 82s. 6d. por ton, was accepted.—Mr.
James Todd's tender for the supply of brushes was ac-
cepted.—The nib-committee recommended an allowance
of £2O to several of the harbour-masters of the different
docks, in consequence of their being obliged -to remove
their houses.—The Warehouse Management Committee
reported the' death of Mr. A. Gordon, landing clerk, and
requested authority to fill up the vacancy.—A communi-
cation was read from six master porters, who having
learned that it was the intention of the committee to put
in force a certain advance in the rates, existing prior to
the Ist November last, for the landing of goods passing
throughtthe Albert Dock and Warehouses,legged to ask
whether it was intended to advance the rates of goods
landed in the open docks and passing through the hands
of the master porters. Mr. Robinson thought it would
be better to refer the matter to the sub-committee. After
some conversation the subject dropped, and the memorial
was understood to be referred to the sub-committee. Mr.
Bigham again called attention to the case of two men
who lull been hurt while on duty. Mr. Robinson said the
men would not be precluded from making an application
after*„ssis for the amount of their full wages to be
allowed them. me- 'High= said that would answer his
purpose, and he had no objects.. ts withdraw the motion,
on the understanding that on their making tlis ammen-
tion it would be granted. The subject then dropped.—
Mr:Robertson Gladstone called the attention of the com-
mittee to the state of the quay at the west side of
George's Dock. The pavement was in a most dangerous
state The clerk said it belonged to the corporation.
Mr.-Gladstone wished some plan could bedevised whereby
the whole of the paving about the docks 'might be placed
lankier the superintendence of the borough surveyor.
TEs LIVBRPOOL SIICIPWRIGIITS.—A special meeting
of the Shipbuilders' Association was held on Tuesday, with
the object of considering the propriety of advertising for
"strangers." Mr. John Wilson Green took the chair.
Mr. Grayson recommended them to delay taking so im-
portant a step as that mentioned in the circular, of ad-
vertising for strangers, until other and more conciliatory
means had been fairly tried. He proposed that the
journeymen should be called upon to increase the present
number of shipwrights from 1,700 to at all events 2,000;
anil,hrt consideration of that, the masters should permit
all apprentices in their sixth year at once to be made
journeymen ; such apprentices, and also such strangers
as.might be admitted, making some payment to the funds
Of the Shipwrights' Association. To carry out this he
should suggest that, on a given day, their own secretary,
the secretary of the Shipwrights' Association, and a third
independent person, selected by both, should go round
and ask the masters how many men each was in want of.
This would put an end to all quibbling, and prove that
the scarcity of men was undeniable. Thislseing done, he
would suggest the formation of a joing committee of the
masters rnd the men, being presided over as arbitrator by
some independent shipowner, to discuss .taid settle the
whole vestion. He urged the adoption of this course,
Which would redound to the interest of all, wad which was
ealledlor alike by reason, justice, and religion. Mr. W.
B. Jones -seconded the proposal. Mr. Clayton cordially
agreed with the bulk of Mr. Grayson's remarks, but re-
commended the adoption of the piecework system, which
was carried out advantageously in other places, particu-
latly in London. Mr. W. B. Jones quite approved of the
Piecework .system, and had advocated a bowl: of prices at
the last meeting, Mr. Grayson thought this was a matter
of-detail which should be left to the committee.—lt was
then decided that a circular should be sent to the masters
asking them to supply, on Saturday, a list of the average
number of men they had been employing that week, and
Of thenumber. they could have employed,—the-committee
who collected these accounts to attend again at-that room
on Monday, to render the information, and when future
steps.could 'bet taken. An application for an advance of
ls. per day, on the part of the ship joiners, was discussed,
and it was resolved to raise their wages to 6s. 68. :Amon-
versation then tookplace with regard to an allegation tlmt
some masters were paying Bs. a day at the Sanden
Graving-dock, but without result. Mr. Pope wished to
know what allowances were paid to apprentices -by other
masters, for his, who were not bound, had struck. 'Mr.
Grayson•said thatins. ;firm allowed 9d. to old, and 6d. to
young apprentices, and they paid them Is. an hour over-
time.
This appeared-to meet general approval.
MURDER OF A Poracnuals.—On Tuesday last, a me_
lancholy and tragic event occurred in Scotland Ward, in'
which a police,constableinamed Richard Sunderland, was'
barbarously murdered. lbe unfortunate event arose out.
of the municipal election -for that ward, although it .had -
no necessary .connexion with the contest or its result.
The facts briefly stated are as follow :----In the course of
the day a crowd assembled round a public-house at the'
corner of Scotland-road anti Edgar-street, kept by Mrs.
Shaw, in which several voters connected with the ward
had assembled. This crowd, composed chiefly of riotous
and disorderly characters, became more and more un-
ruly, demanding drink, •and threatening violence to the
inmates of the house ; ,until at a little before two o'clock
it was deemed necessary to call in the aid of the police.
Several police-constables, including the deceased, went
to restore order, and disperse the crowd, which consisted
principally of ten or twelve " roughs," among whom was
Thomas Copeland, a youth, seemingly about 19 years of
age, who was notoriously the most active and violent of
the rioters. On being ordered to disperse, they generally
obeyed, but Copeland refused, and behaved in a very
riotous manner, threatening and striking at the police. He
was seized by Constable Walsh, to whose Assistance Sun-
derland, the deceased, came. The prisoner, who resisted
very much, was held by Walsh by the 'left .collar and left
mist, while deceased held him by the right collar only,
leaving his right hand at liberty. At the mouth of the
court, leading from the public-house, as they were bring-
ing out the prisoner, Sunderland suddenly relinquished
his hold of the prisoner, and exclaimed, "I am destroyed,"
or words to that effect, and it was perceived he was
wounded near the groin, on the inner side of the left
thigh ; the blood rushing out in great profusion. Sun-
derland was immediately conveyed to the dispensary at
Rosehill, but expired within two or three minutes after
his arrival there, and not more than seven minutes
after it was perceived he had been wounded. The prisoner
was conveyed to hridewell, and on being searched, no knife
or other weapon was found in his possession ; but, from
the position in which he was relatively to the deceased, no
room exists for doui)t that the wound was inflicted by
Copeland ; indeed it is said a girl saw him take a knife
out of his pocket and stab Sunderland with it. On Wed-
anteswdahyiChannuinmqeuresouts%Zstnleiselsesd bweefroereextahme
examined,
borough
e
examining several of them. After a protracted
himself in prisonerc
inquiry, coroner,
at
an impudent and callous manner cross-
the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against
Copeland, who did not appear moved by the result, but
maintained the same sullen and impudent demeanor he
had exhibited throughout the day. He was under the
coroner's warrant committed to Kir.kdale gaol for trial at
the assizes. At the conclusion of the proceedings, Mr.
Superintendent Ride stated that the prisoner's relations
had been threatening to take away the life of the mother
of one of the witnesses, Ann Turner, living in Bent-
street, if she permitted her daughter to give evidence.
The coroner, after requesting the police to take the neces-
sary precautions in such a case, observed that if any
persons attempted to carry out this threat, they would
place themselves in precisely the same position as the
prisoner, inasmuch as they would become what was termed
in law accessories after the fact. Deceased s a married
man, and has left a widow and three children.

THE TIME BALL over the Electric Telegraph-offices, in
Castle-street, now falls daily at one o'clock, Greenwich time.
PRICE OF GAS.—Mr. Beloe has been appointed auditor
of the gas accounts, by 'the Recorder, with the consent of
the Gas Company and Guardian Society, with a view to
seeing whether there should be any, and what, reductions
in the price of gas.
ANN WEBSTER, who had been twice previously re-
manded on a charge of throwing vitriol in the face of her
"liege lord," was again brought up on Thursday, and
further remanded for seven days, her husband being still
unable to appear.
THE EMPIRE, Captain Stirch, 729 tons, which sailed.
from Liverpool on the Ist of March last, with 291 emi-
grants for Sydney, Australia, arrived there on the 27th
July last, after a protracted voyage of 141 days. Much
sickness prevailed on board, and fifteen died on the pas-
sage, including Dr. Hyams, Mrs. Hyams and child, and
twenty-six remained sick on arrival. Scurvy was the
prevailing disease.
GROSS OUTRAGE.—During the performance of " Vir-
ginius," on Wednesday, at the Amphitheatre, and whilst
Mr. G. V. Brooke was delivering one of the most pathetic
parts of of it, an extra sensation was created by some person
in the crowded gallery throwing into the pit a porter bottle.
No serious result followed, though the formidable missile
struck a gentleman a violent blow on the back of his hand,
slightly abrading the skin. He immediately picked up the
bottle, and having found a police-officer, went in search of
the perpetrator, in order to give him into custody, but was
unsuccessful in discovering him.
WARRINGTON.—The annual election of councillors for
the borough took place on Tuesday, and passed off with
less excitement than usual. The south-east ward was the
only one in which the contest was at all spirited, the
three candidates being nearly even the whole day. The
following was the state of the poll at the close, in the
several wards. South-east—Mr. John Evans, 198 ; Mr.
Josiah Whittle, 177; *Mr. C. J. Hulme, 174. South-
west Ward—Mr. C. Heathcote, 172 ' Mr. Jas. Lee, 136;
*Mr. Leftwich, 65. North-east Ward.—Mr. Jno. Bur-
gess, 429; Mr. Thos. Worrall, 411; *Mr. John Litton,
255. North-west Ward.—Mr. W. Jones, 302 ; Mr.
'Richard Peers, 288 ; *Jr. James Bentley, 196. Latch-
ford Ward.—Mr. William Lamb, unopposed. Those
marked thus * are thrown out, and the election, as a
whole, gives seven new members to the council.

I'nSTRIICES.—We have no improvement to notice in
the position of the question now agitating between the
employers in the manufacturing districts and their work-
people. At Preston, Wigan, Bacup, Burnley, Padiham,
and Accrington, all the mills are at a stand. In Man-
chester, at the present time, we believe all the mills are
at work, but a resolution come to by the members of the
Manufacturers' Association, at a meeting held on Monday
last, is likely to lead to a turn-out here also. The wages
that have been paid in Manchester for some time are, it
appears, larger than those agreed to be paid at Stockport,
on the conclusion of the late turn-out, and also larger
than the amounts in other districts. It was therefore
agreed, on Monday, that all the advances made to the
hands during the present year should be withdrawn after
the 3d of next December, and notice to this effect will be
given in each mill as soon as the requisite signatures to
the resolution have been attached by the employers.—
Manchester Courier.
DIST CIIBA.NCE AT BLACKBURN.-A disturbance of
rather tt serious character took place on Tuesday, at Black-
burn, during the municipal elections there. The principal
contest took place in St. Peter's ward, where a collision
took place between the Conservatives and the Liberals,
during which several persons were severely injured, two
of whom are not expected to recover. Some windows
were broken, which caused the tradesmen to shut up their
shops, and there was a good deal of excitement in the
town. Whilst these proceedings were goir, on, the houses
of several inhabitants in the neighbourhood of King-street
were subjected to the violence of the mob. About half-
past one o'clock the " Fieldenite" party marched down
King-street in a body, and drove the " Hornbyites" from
the front of the hotel, inflicting very severe injuries on
several of the conspicuous leaders on that side, and taking
complete possession of the polling booth. Several isolated
contests took place in the course of the afternoon, in which
sundry houses, including the St. Ledger Inn, were singled
out for vengeance. The town of Blackburn was, during
twenty-four hours, entirely at the mercy of a mob just as
much as Wigan has been. The shops and banks were
closed, and business was completely suspended. The result
of the election has been to place the radical party in a
large majority in the town council. During Tuesday
night a portion of the mob proceeded to Linsefield and
attacked the house of Mr. R. R. Jackson, and entirely
demolished the windows in front of the house. Several
shots were fired.

JONES v. ATTWOOD.—Mr. Atherton moved, at the
Court of Exchequer, on Wednesday, by leave of Mr. Jus-
tice Erle, by whom this cause was tried at the last Liver-
pool assizes, to increase the damages from 40s. to £0,400.
This was an action for the breach of a contract entered
into by the defendant with the plaintiffs, for the supply of
6,000 tons of iron rails during the two shipping seasons of
1853, and 1854, at £8 per ton, and the contract as declared
on contained a stipulation that the defendants should fur-
nish the plaintiffs with a pattern section in March, 1853,
and that, failing that, after request made, lie should pay
the price of 400 tons of rails monthly, from May in each
year, until he should have paid the sum of 210,000, bemg
one-half of each year's supply. The only plea was that no
request had been made, but it appeared that the 'plaintiffs
had made one-in proper time, and the only question at the
trial was, what the measure of damage ought to be which
the plaintiffs had sustained by the breach 'of the defend-
ant's contracts, it being a fact that they had delivered no
iron to Lho accordant, and that if they had been nailed
upon to complete their contract they would have been
losers by its completion, as the price of iron had risen
greatly. The jary, under these facts, found merely no-
minal damages, and it was now contended for the de-
fendant that .he was entitled to the sum mentioned
in the cont ac ad the liquidated damage in the event
which had in fact arisen. Besides this, it was stated that
there was a demurrer pending between the same parties,
which would raise the same point. The Chief Baron,after
intimating doubts as to the success of the rule, stated that
as the motion was made by leave of the learned judge, and
the demurrer would enable the parties to take the case to
a court of 'appeal, the rule to go as prayed. Rule nisi ac-
cordingly. _ _ _

I)HAINAOE OP SOUTHPORT.—Mr. Newlands, the Liver-
pool borough engineer, has submitted his report to the
authorities at Southport, on the subject of draining that
town. He says that Southport may be drained into the
sea directly ; 'but as the foreshore, by affording facilities
for bathing,ls the main support of the town, there should
be no deterioration of it, by permitting offensive matter
to flow over it. The sewage, however, may he conveyed
in covered conduits to a point below low water mark, and
this at first -view may • appear to be the most -direct and
feasible plan of getting rid of it ; but experience teaches
that such conduits, even when they have a rapid fall and
a constant supply of water to flush them, are in a short
time so silted up as to become useless ; and as at South-
port such conduit ',must, from the relative levels of the
streets and foreshore, have very little fall, their silting up
at every tide wcaild'be inevitable. But, besides 'this prac-
tical difficulty, the flow of the sewage into the sea oppo-
site the town, even at low water, would .ereate a
nuisance detrimental to the interests of Southport as a
watering place. Under these circumstances "he con-
ceives that any means of getting rid of the sewage by
allowing it to be discharged into the sea oppoSite the
town either at 'high or low water would be attended by
injurious results, and should not, therefore, be attempted.
He also considers the proposition to convey the sewage
inland directly, and by gravitation to Fine Jane's ißrook
objectionable, as a sufficient fall could not be obtained.
The plan by Whith he proposes to effect the object most
effectually is to convey the sewage by drains to a well or
sumph, whence lit might be 'raised by steam power to such
a height as wouldcauseit to flow by gravitation to the
distance required. 'He says that the sewage may be .col-
lected in three different ways-Ist, by making an inter-
cepting sewer along the sea Shore, into which the sewage
from all the streets would be conducted, and from whichat
might be raised agony convenient point by steam power ;
2nd, by making awintereepting .sewer along the bed of
the Nile, with a pumping stationin some convenient part
of it, and conveyinginto this sewer the sewage from the
streets running at right angles to ; 3rd, by making a
Pumping station in the neighbourhood of Hill-street,
thereby obtaining better gradients with the same depth of
sewer. Of the three plans the borough engineer recom-
mends the third, which involvesAhe•erection of a central
limping station, and which'he,concdives would be fully
.adequate to all the wants of the town. The cost of the
main sewer, outlet pipe, &c., would 'be £8,040, and that
sum borrowed at four per cent. would involve a payment
for interest of £321 12s. perunnum; ore-thirtieth of the
principal, as a sinking fund,,would amount to £268, making
the -annual charge on the permanent 'outlay, when the
works are completed, £589 525. ; annual cost of pumping
station, £400; making the total annual ,eharge £989125.
BOILER EXPLOSION AT BLICXBURN.—SEVEN PERSONS
IClmp.a.--An accident of the most appalling description
occurred on Wednesday morning, at Blackburn, on pre-
mises occupied by Mr. W. Hesketh, cotton-manufacturer,
by which seven persons were killed, and several others
were injured. The premises are situated Starkie-street,
and comprise a cotton factory, four stories in height, ad-
joining which was a weaving shop, two stories high at the
back, and one story in the portion fronting to-the street.
The boiler=honse fills up the space between-this
and two cottages at the corner of Peuny-street. Behind
the boiler-house was the engine-room Mr. Ilesketh em-
ploys about 100 hands, of whom rather more than half
work at the looms. The boiler which exploded was is the
boiler-house just•allnded to. On Wednesday morning the
engine was started at six o'clock, and worked till eight,
when it was stopped for the breakfast hour. At half-past
eight o'clock it was started again, and almost im,mediateiy
afterwards the boiler exploded with a tremendous report, I
the back plate flying through the engine-house into :a
yard behind the houses in a street called Salford ; whilst
te boiler shot in the opposite direction a distance of
about 20 yards, right Across Starkie-street, imbed-
ding itself in one of the lower rooms of the Fleece Inn,
at the corner of Penny-street. It penetrated three
passage—first, the outer wall of the boiler-
walls in its
house, (nine inches thick,) thena 14-inch boundary wall in
front of the public-house, and, lastly, through the wall of
the house itself, also about nine inches in thickness. The
affects of the explosion were of the most widely-spread and
disastrous character, the whole of the boiler-house being
levelled with the ground, as also the one-story portion of
the weaving shed ; and the upper story of the remainder,
the lower story of the back part of this huilding, and also
the engine-house were completely gutted. The nearest of
the two cottages before spoken of was shaken entirely
down, scarcely a fragment of a wall being left standing
Fortunately, only fourteen or fifteen of the hands had
returned from breakfast when the explosiotook)
lace.
The engineer, Edward Sharpies, and the fireman, ames
Walmsley, were in the boiler-house at the time of the
Sharpies, the son of the fire-
explosion, and also Thomas
man, all of whom were afterwards brought out. Mr.
Hesketh was in the weaving shop when the accident took '
place, and escaped unhurt. Great numbers of people were
speedily assembled round the place, and as soon as possible
about 100 men from the crowd were set to work by
Mr. Withers, the town surveyor, to disengage those who
were buried under the ruins. On Saturday an inquestwas
held on the bodies, and, after several witnesses had been
examined, theinquiry w
Fadjourned till Saturday next.
as
In the meantime Mr. turbani 1, or Mr. Naysmith, engi-
neers, Manchester, is to be consulted as to the condition of
the boiler. In the course of_a the inquiry
it
repeatedly
dtiotnhaedt
h
Sharpies, the engine-tenter, . been
as to having the steam too high.