The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

TUESDAN, MARCH 14, 1854.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tee p
to wed I'll,Eaat of the late Sir John Gerard took place
Tex lesuaY, at Middlesham Abbey, near St. Helens.
t,ctie OD-ISIIING off the Isle of Man continues pro-
Liaerpe;eilarge quantities are exported by every packet to
tit R
Nem ON. H. T. LIDDELL, M.P., and his family, have
land.pllPon Possession of their residence, No. 65, Port-
the sea.son see, London, which the hon. member has taken for
•
l'esol„•LieeElPT STAMPS.—The Board of Inland Revenue have
to accept no excuse for the infringement of the
taeri",,Pecting receipt stamps, and will levy the penalty in
Tet-'sec'f evasion which comes under their notice.
taro, beautiful American ship Red Jacket has been
she ha„arisd for £32,500, by Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson.
'ilea-ri;eincnArdaced..,, on the berth for Australia, and will
Ottaott °•••`TGanosTiolt of St. John the Evangelist Church,
aait..bY Ash, have presented an elegant silver tray and
krectioasket to the Rev. C. F. Greene, as a testimonial of
,t 4
l Eta regard, after twelve years of faithful ministry.
,Baotaat and fancy fair in aid of the Licensed
teiej,Zers, new Asylum and Schools will be held in the
t'bisetrmg in June next, and towards the benevolent
solicited °nations and contributions in articles for sale are
J 4241,
!eats 13terean, a pensioner, has beenand
fined
£2ff the
„,I'4) h! itavillg on Wednesday afternoon, bitten o
‘adla—",„ nuis Murphy, a joiner, residing in Spital-street,
%art
~.:".'read, Manchester. The lip was brought to the
a„Piece of paper by the maimed man.
The, as
-u°c'c LA.EOt EEns' ASSOCIATIONheId their
•-ee aa 3' meeting on Wednesday, at the Concert-hall.
sad th"ation has been in existence eighteen months,
I,ea,es,e amount of fends in hand, after defrayine, all ex-
a'a was announced to be £405.
IN' a STSIIIP PACIFIC, Captain Nye, sailed on
41IdtPuaY afternoon for New York, with a full cargo
tf Paasenrs. As she left the Sloyne an interchange
14‘1•64tes Cooke place with the (*nerd steamers Af ic
ilcerica.
VAIIXTIALL-ROLD.—On Thursday afternoon,
sable '"`„'"Past two o'clock, a fire broke out in a shed or
are I 11 vaaaball-road, belonging to Mr. Roberts. The
salitde were promptly in attendance, and succeeded
retiaea"leg the flames before any serious damage had
The fire was caused by the boiling over of'a tar
Tae $i was being used 'fbr tarring the roof of the shed.
"'et' -1120/4* 'OF BEEF.—Probably the finest baron of
tame ever dressed in thislocality was on Thursday on the
1,444 4,..t l‘ir• Morrish's dining-rooms. It weighed 490 lbs.,
"lessWe; roasted whole. It was cut from a fine ox fed by
(Ita •-• Littledale and Torr, and was pronounced most
'l°llB
flavour tender, and delicate. Nearly 1,000
rsells your,
bed off the 'royal joint.
aid •went O'P EVIGUANT Slurs. —The Bed jacket,
despatched to Australia by Messrs. Pilkington
174 N'17,",,, bullion safes, and be fully armed,
adweyatuerstand that other emigrant vessels are
.about
Zable°r.e." three saint precautions. The celiac of this is pro-
I."Ne•l'4 ruy
Inlayingrising been seen clin the neighbour-
Tztal madeira.
:tee %°c'mareiteit OF LIVERPOOL.-41rom a statement
tTrealitl;e("Piled for official purposes, 'it appears that the
ige cl.tae port of Liverpool has doubled itself during
(11000 elsnatsy. eactiatlaie tonnage nosramounting to nearly
remarkable feature; in the history
4latir• Nnt that the commerce has 'never retrograded in
3'ear.
o'In•
ele-,,Rdt' Poo. m oultice.—ehip letter bags will be
c'eata -froPr Arelbounrne3, to he sent by the Great Britain
ta •41), which is advertised to leave Liverpool on thee
"eot • and for Hobart Town and Port Philip, to b
leave'•,4l:e steamer City of Hobart, which is advertised
11011"ue East India Docks on the 27th inst.
op°ll4 1'1,1,111 311" RAILWAY SERVANTS.—On. Wednesday
and Leigh Wood, breaksmen, in the employ
a.' ere el,,;"endon and North-western Railway Company,
-'4a,tioei,-'l'ged with breaking 'open a box at the Waterloo
~s4aN• On the previous :Saturday, the prisoners
several
~,dresses and jewellery, addressed to evmer
thi•
ck
'C'Vn• The box was broken open while undern the.t'
-et°, the prisoners, and the contents stolen. h
'6 Were remanded.
botil.cll E 0 OUSTOMS.—A rumour has been in
during the few days to the effect that Mr.
1,7•
11t t'4„ alla, the collector of customs at this port, was
l'ent mien his office. We understand the announce-
‘4o - the collector's resignation is premature, and that,
ant• ic the matter will shortly be brought under then
ore en' of the General 'Board of Customs, no decision ca
• to for several months. Mr. rnaud has been
i'',,ariap~4;',of fifty-three years in the government service,
(14"•••rtY of whiclehe has most satisfactorily discharged
sties of collector at this port. Previously he held a
°face at Portsmouth.
'ase
Onel‘LrY AT SEA..—On Friday morning, at t
etee rt°clE, the splendid American ship Charles Humber
'l)Poeidrnm~f.l.l-..9° tons, Benjamin Lovett, master, went ashore_n.
'''Yrella coast-guard station, in the Bay of
~ded
uear where the Great Britainw
illiteafrgra Liverpool on the Ist instant, as s
hournad to Boston,
St'ate's, to which port she belongs, with adsg.ertiTherale
erea, and 62 pass have
and a crew of 7 nan
saved The casualty
• sand Passengers have been
~,valeh- to have been owing to tallhe thick hazy weather
D'revailed a fresh breeze blowing at the time, with
l'easern4 fro me s-E There is ever. 3
hope that aathe
draws in
• • •
saws only le feet, and the tide where she- now
heatt-ornetim to more than 20 feet, she may be got
t high es rises a -spring tide.
poe wateraan
Ed rd Burton, Henry IrPhilips,
413:"eeti°;ZhilSiecirprsiral—, werewa on Wednesday. observed by
street Anzio& takkg a professional walk down_ Bold-
'boa 'flareh street, Whiteehapel, in the course of which
kti'444li4, tieecietrial,
ett.empts to pick pockets. In White-
flick ama ‘e. ppsoiiersgot before a lady, another
oa ti,e7 eke third at her gside. the last attempting to
di en per,'°. All three were arrested. 'They had &o 0
▪ (100,
; and on Burton was found a memoran-
fo ""fares containing a list of the most crowded tho-
joeTe...e /ezi;o4.ln.b.?__e buildings, sale-rooms, Sac. The prisoners
thre7, a lad `le,(l for three months.—On the same day Wm.
e Monti about 14 years of age, was sent to prison for
CoL, 48., for picking pockets in Bold-street.
car There was an explosion of
co, tlier,-,',..lYdreelg:nE"., on Wednesday morning, at the
which' ul sir. John Itstcher, Little Lever, near Bolton,
bileat ekilled the underlooker of the mine, and severely
tiroe.A'our of tlie workmen A platform had been erected
her; Yards from .the bOttom of the downcast shaft,
eta ecr7)aire had to be effected, under which the danger-
r,,,,ecloieussire gas had collected, and the workmen, not
``'•nsea bg upon the partial obstruction of ventilation
do it, the platforms used naked candles, as they always
e,ftb.,„„"e Passages and shafts. The gas was fired by one
`lB.4l,;_candles., and the explosion was instantly fatal to
Ite's alert, the underlooker, as above stated.
Wag MERsEY YACHT CLUB.—The monthly meeting
was •
on Tuesday, at the club-house, Duke-street, and
ejeetwell attended. Mr.•Poyales, of New Brighton, was
eqe:l a. member. The officers for the year were re-
aaaelrviz. Mr. T. Littledale, commodore ; Mr. 8.. Hey-
tal•••lr u'nes, vice-commodore; Mr. Jonathan Gnndrod,
• .commodore;, Mr. T. •fflirAkinson Tetley, treasurer;
j rletcher, cup-bearer ; auditors, Mr. B. Platt and
as Fern'iho h ; and secretary, Mr. Melling. It
hake
that the members should commence the season.
'''tatioZe.„ll' opening dinner on the 4th April, at the marine
oat, s'„'Atiirkenhead. Several of the yachts are now fitted
I,lhib,4_,'"' will be afloat early in the season. There was
sL• lliat the club-house a marine painting, by Mr.
sgetZ, representing an extensive view of the late grand
iti the Merse on the occasion of Her Majesty's
"At 4r4Y last. Y'
the lato„
ra„..,0n0e.1 o SOCIETY —A special-meeting was held at
-7riti;.
rlnstitution, on Thursday, for the purpose of
1;70)44,11_ report of the delegatest who had been appointed
li41,01101! 0017:_teshe ad nit faonion between the four
ti of vt.he town.Y The Yen. Archdeacon
aatli°lstee` 'eslded. After a brief discussion the report was
the
tea,' and the same delegates were appointed to prepare
--b:asf union and other details, toheambmitted to
1ei,71• in• eta—'4crs generally for confirmation. Thanks were
caati„„- e delegates and alsothe
for his
"ceiet'" 'of a tho d copies of the report to the four
lleet ktli,e revs The f 11117 i entlemen were 'unanimously
°ffiarngAfthar Bright, Sandheys, West.
a_kad "„r• William Ithell Mason, Hope-place, Liverpool ,
Kret John Reddiffe Eaton-cottage, knotty Ash. The_
iwb • "sett announced the following donations :---11y
all a eopy of an essay especting two ballads an
,11e13"--4' of the Battle of ther Boyne, in 1690, written by
bet as ,41skillen dragoon, who was an Irisliman by birth,
hirtan by parentage. The essay was originldly
L‘ne p-i;• ,_,ll the Archaeological Journal of Ulster.—By
e,'"°k oe'll'igraPhic Society, a copy of its journal.—A:little
In -,4lterY greatenriosit which appeared to be Oriental
tllacl • -Pt" There was writtenY: in it, " This book was
sseesion of the blacks when theyrebelled in •
l'otalebbtir,ee,had been presented by Mho Abraham
Af Samuel Garth. T e secretary
read.
ta..,-ed a boo through rarso. nas and plans relative to Birken
OT,ra'Y, thke °fotl fiMr Mason. He also announced_
a4t• •"'itionof lefek4Mayer. to exhibit the collection of
4eXll4e,ities he tad r.
tl purchased, probably at the
th -1)11tIlly meetineegenAYpaper, entitled "A description
thelevi,ttecient fort at Kirkby, in the parish of Walton-on-
%la was afterwards -read by J. W. Roberts, Esq.,
tee% 'm
e of thanks having been passed to him, the pro-
terminated.
,LANCASIIIRE Sraiiect ASSIZES.—The commis-
'rhes• .)," opened on Saturday next, by the Hon. Justice
accompanied by the Hon. Baron Platt, and the
LA 4,1_ Will be entered upon on Monday. The calendar,
fr°e'ursdaY, contained the names of 87 prisoners,--
areasa
area Itirkdale and 27 from Manchester New Bailey.
4ar. blthsber is 'about an average ; there were 106 last
;clap:a 4810wregaards the nature of crime, the cases are
or heinousness. The
Aleildaß annanaavl;si:oef weightthecalendarl—Prom Kirkdale
tiocivsipriser'enlLiaterant to murder 1 • manslaughter, 5 cases,
e4:4ery rit.-0'71;
pepers,on2 ases,e's6, 'prisoners ; stabbing, 9 ;
8 prisoners ; burglary, 6
:assault, Prisoners ; housebreaking 1 ; concealing birth, 22
Z)bezzlinig.camseo,nbey,ut
19 risoners Manchestereur 1 Stabling,forgery,
2:
P From
taseserilafr.rn Person, 7 cases 12 prisoners ; burglary, reeistr'''
of ; forgery, 1'; bigamy, 1; fals'inYfasges of
ttaebi Yof deaths 1. It m'ay be noticed that,
aer°lointge' table
has 9, whilst ManchestFr only 2
'3411.n.„,kge by the fact of stabbing being in generalAnly
?este.; bs crime. In cases of robbery and burglary
0.
Man-
s?ester
as a striking majority. Some of the cases are
.f
4gaillatt'es•eettliar importance. The charge of murder is
44the —Le Maltese sail Charles Flower, who stabbed
flora t sailor
I'V4 we '
oflanalli Michaeln'f M`Dermott, in a qrree
embezzlement is against
station Caitcte'en, 1:t case
cashier at the Lime-street
cilia- the Londe 6yd
North-western Railway,
itrged with ha •
▪ at. ving defrauded London
and
the company to a large
ass ThopaTmigst the forgers is a young man named
who
off a for "11, Most respectabl connected, who tried to
°eat, ed check for £l6OO at the Borough bank, on
ic`oeitt 13Y3'' 4' The young'man stated that he had been
khortea,fteaurcia egGiyl:l, Mills, and Co., of
.Lond.on the
e hen inn., who was on business in
...
Drisoliera,43o to cash caused heck for the amount nameq,
eaars,ex_,eitement him to be apprehendel
..e 6110,4,1"uvi his gladness that he had not succeeded,,
erty 144 A have been ever after miserable, WI that
UriTol him to such rashness.

THE LANDING-STAGE MEN are to receive one shilling
per week additional wages during the continuance of the
present high price of provisions.
PHOTOGRAPHY.—The first meeting of the second
session of the Photographic Society was held on Tuesday.
Several beautiful specimens of the art were exhibited. An
interesting paper was read by Dr. Edwards, on the " Che-
mistry of silver?' An animated discussion followed, on
the plate-glass and paper processes, in the course of which
several gentlemen alluded to the advantages of waxed
paper, especially where practitioners travelled any distance
to take views.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Friday week, whilst
Mr. Edward Dickenson, well known in this town, was
shooting on the Rough Mountain, near Marford, Denbigh-
shire, and in the act of ascending the activity, which is
covered with briars and underwood, his gun went off, and
lodged its contents in his breast. Death ensued almost
instantaneously. The deceased had been out shooting for
several days, and was, at the time, expecting a friend,
upon whom he had called some minutes before, to join him.
LECTURE ON THE NEWSPAPER PRESS. The Rev.
D. B. Joseph delivered a lecture, on Tuesday, in the
National School-rooms, Bootle, on " The History of the
Newspaper Press." He traced its progress, from the puny
Weekly News of the year 1622, to the broad sheet of the
Times in 1854, giving, as he proceeded, little biographies
of the principal metropolitan papers, and describing the
circumstances to which each owes its peculiar character.
He reviewed the various taxes and other restrictions
which have from time to time been imposed on the press ;
described their effect, and the effect also of the recent
abolitions; and expressed a hope that every vestage of tax-
ation would be swept away from the sources of knowledge.
Rotas, INSTITUTION.—The drawing classes of this
institution, formerly presided over by the late C. Barber,
Esq., President of the Liverpool Academy, are, we under-
stand, placed, by the appointment of the committee, under
the direction of Wm. L. Kerry, Esq.
SOIREE AT THE MARINER'S' CHURCH SCHOOLS.—The
annual tea-party, in aid of these schools, was held on
Tuesday, in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. Amongst
the gentlemen present were the Rev. W. Maynard, in-
cumbent, Rev. Joseph lhGdsley, Rev. H. Carpenter, Rev.
J. R. Butler, &c. The 'choir of the Blind Asylum en-
hanced, by their excellent performances, the general
interest of the proceedings.
AN INTERESTING EVENT IN BRIDEWELL.—Vr. Par-
kinson attended at the Police-court on Friday morning,
and stated that onthe previous day a woman named Mary
Ralph was brought to bridewell, charged by Margaret
Flynn, a servant at one of the recruiting-honses in Shaw's-
brow, with stealing a shawl. Half-an-hour after she was
locked up, she was delivered of a full-grown child, and
the doctor would not permit her to be brought before the
magistrates. As the shawl had not been recovered, and
as no pawnticket had been found in her possession, the
woman was ordered to be discharged as soon as she was in
a fit state to be removed.
Livsarotis. Meenestres' Ittsrirtsrrott.—The annual
meeting was held on Wednesday, 'in the theatre of the
building, lir. R. W. Ronald in the chair. From the
report it appears that the number of boys attending all
the schools is at present 1,450. The treasurer's account
showed 'that there was a balance against the institution,
on the yearly account, of £llO Ins. 3d., and that the total
debt reached nearly £3,000. The report stated that a
school for the study of science and art was intended to be
opened in the institution in August next, under 'the
auspiees of the government !board. Mr. M'llveen, the
head master, said the schools"were never in a greaterstate
of efficiency than at the present time. The report was
unanimously adopted, and the usual routine business
transacted.
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL Seesrusrv.—
The twelfth ordinary meeting was held at the Royal
Institution, Colquitt-street, on Wednesday, Mr. C. Verelst
in the chair. Several specimen bricks, made by an Ame-
rican machine, and used in Liverpool, were exhibited. Mr.
Boult stated that the tricks were made from clay as it was
dug from the earth. Before being forced into the mould,
the clay passed through rollers, and was thus -pulverized.
The machine would make twenty thousand bricks a day,
at an expense of thirty-six shillings per thousand. The
paper for the meeting was by Mr. Picton, being the-third
' 'section of the "Architectural History of Liverpool." It
did not, therefore, contain an epitome of the entire archi-
tectural history of Liverpool, but commenced with the
year 1769, the date of Perry's large map. The paper was
illustrated by numerous maps and engravings, forming a
valuable collection, and the descriptions of-which excited
considerable interest. Mr. Picton, being 'unable to read
the whole of the paper, reserved the concluding portion
for another meeting.
WIGAN COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The .inquest on the
bodies of 89 persons killed by the recent explosion at the
Arley Mine terminated on Thursday, when the jury, after
an absence of upwards of two hours, returned a verdict as
follows :—" We find that the death of the-89 persons un-
der consideration was occasioned by the explosion of fire-
damp, from a sudden and accidental outburst of gas. •We
give it as our opinion that the general management and
ventilation of the mine in question, from the time of the
former lamentable explosion to the present time, have
been satisfactory, and the system of working, under the
peculiar circumstances of the pit, uncensurable. Under
the circumstances of these awful explosions, we. would
strongly recommend to the management that, as far as
possible, the use of gunpowder in the 'workings within
this mine should be wholly discontinued." •
HEALTH OF THE To wst.—The medicid officer of health
reports that no returns of death had 'been received from
the sub-district of Dale-street, the officer of registrar for
that district being vacant ; and assuming the •mortality to
have been the same as in the previous week, the aggre-
gate mortality of the borough would Show a decrease of
twelve as compared with the week preceding, and of two
as compared with the same week as-the previous five
years. Of the total deaths, 59 were in-the Out-townships.
There was a considerable decrease in the mortality from
diseases of the lungs, which fell from 90, in the previous
week, to 72 in the last, a smaller number than in any
week since the month of November. From zymotic dis-
['eases, the estimated mortality was 45. Measles caused
13 deaths ; hooping cough, 10; typhus, 7 ; croup, 6;
;diarrhoea, &c., 5 ; syphiliss, 1. No fatabcase of small pox
/tor of scarlatina was registered. A man aged 32, employed
in a brewery, died from delirium trenzews.
LIVERPOOL INDUSTRIAL RIGGED SCHOOLS.—The
annual meeting was held on Wednesday, at the Institu-
tion, Soho-street. Mr. James Tyrer in the chain The
-.report embraced a series of tables and details of the opera-
lions of the school during the past year,' and included the
-minutest particulars of the domestic economy of the in-
.utitution. From these we observe that '331 children at-
tended the schools in 1853, namely, 137 boys and 68 girls.
Of these, however, only 146 are at present,on the roll, and
dflise remaining 115, 74 have gone to situations ; 7ot 9 have
quitted and refused to return; 2 have gone to her
sehools ; 11 have left Liverpool ; 27 have been sent to their
native parishes; 1 has died, and 1 quitted the school sick.
'Since the schools were opened, it seems that;lsB boys and
80 girls have obtained situations. The committee report
that, during the past year, there was an increase in the
amount of donations and subscriptions as comp
ared with
18a2. There is still, however, a considerable arrear of
debt due to the treasurer. After the transaction of some
routine business the proceedings terminated with the
children, who looked healthy and clean, parading in one
of the play grounds to the music of their own hand, which
played The British Grenadiers" with considerable taste
.andspisst
A thesrons OFFICER IN TROUBLE.—John ,M`Mann,
an officer, in the Customs, was charged on Friday with
having •stolen some, chimney ornaments. Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, 23, Hanover-street, stated that the prisoner came
into her house drunk about five weeks ago, andsas she was
at dinner, -seized a sole from off a dish, and devoured it
"most ravenashously." (Laughter.) He thenstooktup a
salt-cellar and a chimney ornament, which he put in his
pocket. -She• took them from him, and he abused her,snd
left the 'house. About a week afterwards he repeated‘his
former misconduct ; but that time he actually walke'st
cdf
with the ornament, after having knocked her down in her
night-dress on ,the kitchen floor. She informed ,the
police; but -the prisoner was not taken into custody,
although she gaveafull description of him, and statedsvhat
his calling was. On Thursday night she saw him at the
Amphitheatre, and gave him into custody. The prisoner
had in his po,ssession p, large bottle of pepper, some sugar,
and a quantity of tobacco, which he said were Customs
samples.—lnspector Bates explained that he did net appre-
hend the prisoner when the prosecutrix told him that Ise
had robbed her, :because thought it very probable the
whole affair was a lark. —The magistrate said it was very
probable the whole affair :had been " a lark," and dis-
missed the charge. He, however, ordered the policeman
to take him down to the Cuatsms and deliver up to the
authorities there the pepper, toloacco, and sugar found ia
his possession.
Docis COMMITTEE,—The usual weekl meeting was
held on Thursday, Mr. Turner in the chair'. The sub-
committee of works recoramendedithat the tender for iron-
work required in the construction of the warehouMesessrss on
the south quay of the Stauley-doelt, be given to .
George Forrester and Co., the whole, of the work to be ex-
ecuted in every respect conformable with the contract, for
the sum of £32,485 2s. 7d. Confirmed. The tender of
Messrs. Johnson, for supplying coals for steam engines in
cormexion with the dock estate, was accepted. The Chair-
man intimated that a letter had been received from Mr.
William Cubitt, engineer,to the effect that at a recent meet-
ing of the Finance Committee he (Mr. Cnbitt) made ap-
plication to be allowed to appoint Mr. J. B. Bartley as his
representative in Liverpool during the erection of the pro-
posed landing stage for channel steamers. The Finance
Committee referred him to the chairman of the Dock
Committee, and be wished to know whether there was any
objection to his making an arrangement with Mr. Hartley
to act for him as local engineer in carrying out the con-
tract. After some conversation, the request contained in
Mr. Cubitt's letter was agreed to. A ten-ton crane was
ordered to be placed at the north end of the Canning-
dock, the tender for which was recommended to be given
to rArthur, Hogarth, and Co. Confirmed. A report
was read from the harbour master, stating that a fire
the
oc-
curred on board the ship Robert Preston, lying in
Prince's-dock, on Sunday last It was not known how
.
harbour us,
the mate hadr masterthe stated)p tee
been
h er
hadfire no
doernittuaittedwa;sbfruetm(a s
careless
taken from the vessel drunk, d the
ha
an
taken from the cabin in a state of stupidity from the
effects of liquor. The vessel was laden with brandy, and
ponoretowf
atshreeadcaskfrso'mheatdshe whasighneaerelnysbtaurlet, tthhraotugithl.vasAsurpe:
posed the parties had a light on board. The mate, James
Forbes, had been taken out of the ship drunk, and been
conveyed to the hospital, his legs being much burnt.
There was a third report, from an inspector of police, stat-
ing that the vessel belonged to Messrs. J. and .torssrs.
ison,
and that she. was laden with brandy belonging
M
Lockett, Messrs. Preston and Co., and others, and that
the damage sustained by the fire amounted to £87.105.
The Chairman said that if the cask of brandy found in a
burning state had been burnt through it might have
blown up, and what the consequences would have
t been to
the vessel and cargo no one could say. In reply o a
question, it was stated that lights and fires were not al-
lowed in the Prince's-dock. The Chairman said it was
supposed that the men on board had a candle in the cabin ;
and they were smoking and drinking, and hearing some
one coming they extinguished the light by putting it into
the brandy jug. The solicitor, on being referred to, said
that the offending parties had incurred a heavy penalty by
the use of lights in the Prince's-dock. Be was instructed
to take the necessary steps against these who were re-
sponsible. After the transaction of some other routine
business the committee proceeded to the consideration of
financial platter's,

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUCH WAS THE COLD at Jassy last month, that FAX
sentinels guarding the guns were frozen to death in one
night.
His GRACE the Duke of Bucdeugh has intimated his
intention of appropriating one of the fields in the imme-
diate vicinity of Dalkeith as a place of public recreation
for the inhabitants.
SEVERAL DESERTERS from the 33rd regiment rejoined
head-quarters previous to its embarkation for Constanti-
nople, in the hope of being pardoned and allowed to pro-
ceed with the corps to Turkey..
IT is said that, with a view to provide for coming ex-
penses, the government of France intend proposing to the
Legislative Chamber the re-establishment of the salt tax,
and the imposition of a tax on. railroad revenue.
THE TOWN Council, of Birmingham has just appointed
a new local official, viz., a public analyzer, charged with
the examination and suppression of adulteration in all
articles of consumption.
THE TRUSTEES of the Madiai fund are about to com-
plete the purchase of a government annuity, on the joint
lives of Francesco and Rosa Medial, and on that of the
survivor.
A NEW PATTERN for military summer trousers has
been sanctioned. They are of a deep blue colour, with red
beading down the outside seam. This will be certainly an
improvement on the nondescript light-blue gray at present
in use.
DISCOVERY OF Cosi, IN GLOUCESTER.—In making the
excavations for the sewerage of this city, in Worcester-
street, on Thursday last, the workmen came upon the end
of a stratum of coal, about six inches thick, at a depth of
about 11 feet from the surface.—Gloucester Chronicle.

PUBLICANS.—It appears by a return made to the House
of Commons, that the number of licensed victuallers in
England and Wales in 1853 was 61,040, and of persons
licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, 40,913.
The number of licensed victuallers in Scotland was 14,812;
and in Ireland, 15,280.
DEATH ON A TREADMILL.—An elderly man, who was
a prisoner iu the New Bailey Prison, Salford, whilst
working on the treadwheel en Wednesday morning, at 9
o'clock, suddenly dropped down and expired. The eats°
of death was believed to be apoplexy.
A SINGIII.A.S. PETIITION is now before congress. In
1846, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith, of Missouri, under the
assumed name of Ben Newman, enlisted as a soldier, and
served during the Mexican war. She discharged her
duties faithfully as a soldier for ten months, when hersei
was discovered, and she was discharged from service.
She has since married, and now applies for her pay and
bounty land.
Excievanows were made in the course of last week at
the supposed site of Macbeth's Castle at Dunsinane, in
Perthshire. After removing rubbish for some three feet,
a wall was discovered, composed of large stories 'neatly
joined together, and resting on the rock; but, 'beyond
some tharcotil and a few bones, no relics 'were discovered.
The investigations will be proceeded with in the,course of
the summer.
THE Lon PROVOST OF EDINEtTRGH has ban recently
in London, where he has had interviews with 'the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Chancellor of the ExcheqUer, and the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade, on the subject of a grant for
a Scottish national museum. His lordship pressed the
claim of Scotland to such a grant very strongly upon those
members of the government. The Highland society are
also about to send a deputation to Lehilon on the same
-subject.
FAST INDIA-HOUSE.-otl Wednesday . the Court of
Directors decided upon the 16 members of their body that
are to remain in office under 'the newlaw requiring their
'number of 30 to be reduced 'to Ifi. The choice fell upon
Messrs. Ellice, Oliphant, Bayley, Mangles,
-PrinSep, Eastwiek, Sykes, Sir H. Willock, Sir J. W.
Hogg, Shepherd, Melvale, Astell, mid Macnaghten. The
'directors not re-elected were J. L. Lushington Sir
R Campbell, Messrs. Wigram, Mast,erman, Musi;ratt,
':Shank, Cotton, Plowden, Petit, Moore, Marjoribanks,
,and Whiteman. Three seats bud previously been vacated
by the death of Sir R. Jenkins, and the retirement ,of
Messrs. Loch and Alexander.
AN ARTIFICIAL MAS.—The Memorial Bordetaisstates
'that, not far from St. Sever"there is living an old military
man who has a false leg 'and a false arm, both moveable
by means of springs, a glees eye, a complete set of false
teeth, a nose of silver, covered with a substance resembling
flesh, and a silver plate-replacing part of the skull. He
bears on his breast the Cross of the Legion of Honour, won
in the eompaigns of Egypt, Italy and Russia ; at Pried-
land, Jena, Austerlitz, Wagram, and Waterloo.
Tax CLERGY AND 'THE WAR.—The Archbishop • tif
Canterbury has received a petition signed by the clergy
of the diocese of Lichfield, in which they state thatrfeel-
ing deeply sensible of -the grievous evils inevitably atten-
dant upon war, they humbly beg his grace to adopt oath
measures as he may see fit to impress upon the legislature
the importance of -setting apart an early day for fasting
and prayer, that the threatened strife and bloodshed: may
be averted from Europe, and that to this nation. in, parti-
cular the blessings of peace may be continued. His graiv
has expressed his intention of acting upon the suggestion,
in which he heartily concurs.
DEFoE.—AII readers of Robinson Crusoe (and whatlboy
has not read that most attractive story ?) will grieve to
hear that the great grandson of the man whose creations
have long become familiar household words, wherever the
English language is spoken, is living in extreme destitu-
tion, at the age of seventy-seven, with a wife aged sixty-
nine, and five children, left out of fifteen, one of 'wham
helps the mother in: her washing, the others barely able to
support themselves. In 1846, James Defoe, a box-maker,
failed in business, in Bedford-street, London, since Which
he has had to struggle severely against poverty, maintain-
ing an excellent character amid all his trials. 'What is to
be done ? Quite 'recently a descendant of the great Co-
rneille was discovered in France, and the Emperor imme-
,diately pensioned her. Will our government do as math?
GOTTENBURG.—Gastavus Adolphus, the great founder
sof the city, prophesied that it would presently be the
centre of Scandinavian commerce; now that prophecy is
fulfilled. Whether Gottenburg may rank with certain
commercial ports or not is a question open to disenoiits";
but that it is the Liverpool of the Scandinavian peninsula
even uow, and that its streets are thronged daily.with
active merchants ; that its port is filled with vessels ;:and
that its commercial men are rising dairy in the estimation
of the merchants of Europe, are points admitted in every
market-place. The rapidity with which its commerce is
increasing may be shown by the returns of its exporta-
tions to England. For example, in 1850,.12,000 to&s:of
wool left this port for England ; in the following year
21,000 tons .were consigned to the same destination. .In
18'50, England imported from Sweden no less than 29,500
tons of iron, and nearly sill the oats raised in the peain-
sale. In truth, the activity apparent in every part of the
city, when, on the morning after my arrival, I strolled
down its handsome streets, -
.under cloudless heavens, arid
with the invigorating influence of a sharp, dry frost, was
startlitig. Five ships lay alongside the quays ; English
sailors were strolling about; the Swedish guarda,
handsomely-equipped troops, were marching to and frp.;
serious men were tripping from office to office; and in the
centre of the broadest street were two omnibuses, the 41)-
pearsneoef which carried one mentally to Paddington.
A Bragvheaker with the Swedes.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.—On Monday evening, between
and 7 o'cloek, an explosion took place at the Sreworli:
manufactory of Mr. Coton, in the Westminster-road, by
which the premises were set on fuze and destroyed, and the
lives of Mr. Coton and a boy, named Charles Berkshire,
sacrificed. Mrs. Coton, her sixter-in-law, and two children
were extrieated from the building without suffering muck
injury, having been at the moment of the explosion in
the basement floor. The great quantity of fireworks of
all sorts in the premises did not all explode at the same
moment, bait continueloxplosions lasted for some time, to
the terror of tire neighbourhood, the rockets, Roman lights,
&c., being discharged iii all directions, and driving back on
all sides the mob assembled to witness the scene.
FORGERY BY AN [RX-11.P.—Fretlerielr, de Molyns, for-
merly M.P. for a county ;in Ireland, and. Lucia, his wife,
were brought before the Lord Mayor, for final examina-
tion, charged with having littered a forged, ower of attor-
ney to transfer a share and interest of Richard Annesley
Simpson, in stock and annuities, for £1,520 ne. 5d., three
per cent. reduced annuities, with intent to dlefraud the
Mank of England. 'The pr}' ners were committed for
trial. The Lord Mayor discharged the lady from custody
41am bail to the amount of -£lo4l, and said theta 31r. de
Molyns could produce security.to the amount of ,el,OOO in
two sureties, and his own in ,g 2,000, he should bc.also set
Ataiberty till the day of trial.
REOISTRA.TION OF BIWA .QF SALE.—The :rorl of
Harrswby has laid on the table ,of the House of Lords a
bill, which has just been printed, to prevent frauds on
creditors by secret bills of sale on personal chattels. It
declares that frauds are frequently.committed upon.credi-
tors by secret bills of sale, whereby persons are enabled
to keep up the appearance of being .in good circumstances
and possessed of property, and the grantees or holders of
such bills of sale have the power of taking possession of
the property of such persons to the exclusien of the rest
of their creditors. It is proposed to :matt that bills
of sale shall be void, unless the same, or a copy, be
filed within a Jays in like manner as warrants of attor-
ney; the defeasance or condition is to be written on the
same paper. The officer of the court is to keep a book
containing particulars of each bill of sale; a fee ,of is. is '
to be paid on filing a bill of sale. Further, the pro-
vides that office copies or extracts of such documents shall
be given, on paying the usual rates for copies of judg-
ments. Satisfaction may be entered upon a bill of sale
when the debt for which it was given shall be satisfied.
There is an interpretation clause and a schedule in the bill,
setting forth all particulars connected with a bill of sale.
SCANDALOUS TREATMENT OF A. RUGBY SCHOOL/lOL
A correspondent says :—On Friday last, as a farmer's son,
named John Cranfield, was in one of his meadows his
attention was directed towards a deep and wide part of a
stream called the Sowbrook, On proceeding thither he
saw two fellows of about 16 or 17 shamefully ill-treating
a poor little fellow apparently between 10 and 11 years of
age. It appeared the cowardly assailants ordered the
little boy to jump the brook, but as it was impossible for
him to clear it, he begged hard to be let off. This reason-
able request was not only refused but they compelled him
to go through the stream. This was not sufficient to
satisfy his companions, for after he had landed on the
other side they jumped over a narrow part, said then un-
mercifully belaboured the boy for disobeying their orders.
One of them beat and kicked him in a shameful manner,
while the other dragged him about by the hair. One of
the assailants then pulled the boy's coat off, and, after
throwing it in the water, jumped upon his hat, and kicked
the crown in. At this juncture young Cranfield came up,
and upon asking one of them what they were beating the
boy for, answered, " Because he did not jump the brook
when ordered to do so." The young farmer, with a feeling
of indignation highly creditable to him, immediately took
hold of one of them, named Perry, and began to inflict
summary punishment upon him. The dastard now begged
for that mercy he had but a few minutes before denied to
one many years his junior. The hat and coat of this
Master Perry coming off in the melle, young Cranfield
consigned them to the water, and, after giving him a good
drubbing, allowed him to depart. Our correspondent says
he was told the circumstance and showed the spot by
John Cranfield, who described the cri es of
f the little boy
as most heartrending. Our correspondentfurther assures
us that the above is only one of numerous instances that
by th se who have it in
usage receives little or no notice o
to d occur every spring among the Rugby schoolboys, yet the
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