The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-22 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

FIRE IN VAUXHALL ROAD.—On Sunday last, about
noon, a fire was discovered to have broken in the stove in
the timber-yard of Mr. Henry Williams, Vauxhall-road.
The engines were very speedily on tie ground, and in a short
time the flames, which had gained but little head, were effec-
tually subdued. The loss is stated to be from £lO to £l2.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—It will be
seen by an advertisement in another part of our paper, that
George Loch, Esq. has succeeded the late William Wallace
Currie, Esq., in the agency for the Royal Exchange Assu-
rance Company, in this town. The very moderate terms of
insurance, and the promptness of settlements, in cases of
loss, at this office, are well known, and we doubt not will
continue to be appreciated by the public.

BOOK COLLECTORS.-Our friends who are in the habit of
collecting standard works for their libraries, shuuld apply to
Mr. Reece, who has just published his new catalogue.—See
advertisement.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.—The ballot for seats at the next
concert will take place on Saturday next. The programme
is a very strong one. We shall draw attention to it fully in
our next.

CAUTION TO SEAMEN.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a
seaman belonging to the Ballinasloe steamer, was fined £5,
or in default of payment to be committed to prison for three
months, for smuggling a quantity of whisky—under one
gallon.
THEFT FROM AN INN.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a
woman named Mary Garvie. was charged with stealing a
cloak, value :.£4, the property of her master, Mr. Charles
Masker, innkeeper, Scotland-road. The prisoner took the
article to a pawnbroker, to whom she offered it in pledge for
thirty shillings. The article, however, was missed by
another female who lived in the house, and who suspecting
something, followed her to the shop, gave notice that
it was stolen, and she was apprehended. She stated that she
was drunk at the time, and knew nothing about it. She was
committed for trial at the sessions.
WARRINGTON.—On Friday, inquests were held at War-
rington, before John Heyes, Esq., on the body of F. Knipe,
a child of the age of five years, and on another child about
the same age, at Parr, both of them having come to their
death by their clothes having accidentally taken fire.—
Verdicts, Accidental deaths.

THE CARACCI PICTDRES.—AIthough Mr. Haydon lately
(in one of his lectures at the Mechanics' Institution) availed
himself of an opportunity to " cut up" the three pictures by
" the Caracci." and styled the heads of our Saviour as being
" Greenacre heads," upwards of 2000 persons have visited
the rooms since,
and we have no doubt that very few have
become proselytes to the lecturer's opinion. Mr. Haydon's
abuse has been the cause of many inspecting these pictures
who would not otherwise have done so. . To add to their at-
traction a fresh picture has been placed the rooms. It is
a Madonna, by E. Serani. This ispainting. of extraordinary
merit. Although it has been sold as a Guido it is actually by
the artist we have named. It might easily be mistaken for
a Guido, having all the characteristics of his masterly touch.
The Bolognese school is clearly traced in the fall of the dra-
peries, the brightness of the colours, and the fine finish of
the whole performance. It is a picture which may be looked .
upon for hours with delight and pleasure ; is both beautiful
and spirituelle. The face is one of the loveliest ever painted.
The brow is clear and lofty, the eyes melting and sunny—
they are radiant with light and tenderness—the cheeks have
all the downy softness of health and warmth, while the mouth
and lips breathe with life ; the chin is round and plump, and
the neck is exquisitely turned. The skin is beautifully
transparent and approaches to perfection. The hair is brown ;
a veil of a light hue envelopes the head, around which a halo
floats. The hands are exquisitely drawn ; they are round and
soft, while the tapering fingers display nails of rosy hue.
The hands are crossed over the bosom. The under garment is
of a rich carmine. The shawl enveloping the form in massy
folds is of a bright blue, and is finely thrown. The attitude
of the figure is one of deep resignation and piety. We, pity
the spectator who does not view this picture with delight,
and who will not recognise it as a gem of art. So perfect
are the shadows, and so truly are they drawn, that, pass the
hand between the picture and the light, it will be found that
the lights instantly take the perfect colour of the shadows.
A project is, we understand, in contemplation, which, if car-
ried out, may perhaps be the means of this picture finding a
resting place in Liverpool.

The Earl of Sefton has quite recovered from the effects of
his fall, while hunting. His lordship's face was severely
bruised, from coming in contact with the knee of his horse.
FIRE.—On Sunday forenoon, at eleven o'clock, smoke
was seen issuing from the stove forming part of the timber-
yard and joiner's shop of Mr. H. Williams, at the bottom of
Vauxhall-road. The policeman on duty immediately gave
the alarm, and an engine was quickly on the spot. The fire
in the stove was soon extinguished, and the men removed
the smoking timber into the stieet.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Parents, and friends should give
children, during the holidays, .an opportunity of visiting
these Gardens, not only as a means of amusement, but as
affording them instruction in .natural history. Several very
remarkable objects are now to be seen in the Gardens,
which, although not clad in verdant beauty, are worth seeing,
even at this period of the year.

COMPLETION OF TUE STOCKPORT VlADUCT.—Yester-
day, at half-past twelve o'clock, the final stone was set of
the viaduct on the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, at
Stockport. After the ceremony, Messrx, Samuel and James
Holine, and Mr. Tomkinson, of Liverpool, the contractors
for the work, treated the parties interested in the railway and
their friends with a handsome entertainmentf•

THEATRE ROYAL, MANCHESTER.--We perceive that Mr.
Clarke has taken the Theatre Royal at Manchester. Under
his management the play-goers there may anticipate a con-
tinuance of that spirit which has been always manifested in
that establishment. Success will doubtless crown Mr.
Clarke's efforts. He certainly promises to commence the
campaign with eclat, having announced Ellen Tree and
Charles Kean to open in the " Lady of Lyons." It is worth
a journey to Manchester to see them play in it.
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STONE DRUIDICAL HARMONICON.—This musical novel-
ty, now that it comes to be known, is drawing numbers of
persons to see it. The greatest surprise is expressed at the
simplicity of the instrument, and its rude materials. It is
hardly to be believed that so line a tone could be extracted
from stone. We advise our friends who are fond of " linked
sweetness long drawn out," to go and hear Mr. Richardson's
family perform upon it.

SUGAR ESTATES IN JAMAICA ON SALE.—We perceive
that several fine sugar estates in Jamaica are announced for
sale in our advertising columns. The estates, we have rea-
sons for asserting, are in the finest possible condition, and
present an admirable opportunity for investment to the en-
terprising capitalist. The prospect of obtaining an exten-
sive supply of immigrants will, no doubt, prove highly en-
couraging to the planters of that flourishing colony, notwith-
standing its recent depression.
THE LIVER THEATRE.—Last evening a very effective
drama was produced here, called " The Delusion," in which
Mr. Elton sustained an extraordinary character, that .of a
man jealous of his wife. Mr. Elton's acting is true to na-
ture : he never overacts ; he seems to have studied Hamlet's
advice to the players most carefully. The last scene in the
drama was admirably done, and seemed to be highly appre-
ciated by the audience. As Mr. Elton will finish his engage-
ment this week, we recommend those who have not seen
him to do so : they will be pleased with his style. Mr.
Raymond, as Marken Delaney, in " London Larks," kept
the house literally in a roar of laughter.

FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR PazscoT.—Another accident oc-
curred, in the vicinity of Prescot, on Friday evening. The
subject of th s accident was a man of the name of John
Saunders, a joiner by trade, and of the age of 29 years, who
had been dea .i to Liverpool with his nephew, the driver of
a cart, and on their return home the deceased drove. His
nephew got into the cart, and was dozing, when he fancied
the horse made a start and had run away ; he got up, and
then saw the deceased run from the parapet towards the
horse, and make a rush to get hold of his head, when he
missed and fell to the ground; the near wheel of the cart
passed over his body, and after stopping the horse the de-
ceased was put into the cart, but he died directly afterwards.
He was severely bruised on his body, and one of his thighs
was broken.—An inquest was held on Saturday, before John
Heyes, Esq., at which the jury returned a verdict of Acci-
dental death.

CAUTION TO LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS.—A woman
named Elizabeth Brown, who on Saturday was brought be-
f re Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, on a charge of theft
from a lodging-house to which she had found access, sub-
stantiated against her, was again brought up yesterday, on
two charges of a similar nature. •Mrs. King, keeper of a
lodging-house in Cunliffe-street, said the prisoner came to
her house on Friday night with a child in her arms, and in-
quired for iodgings, stated that she had been recommended
to Mrs. K. (whose name she had learned) from the Clarence
Dock. Mrs. King demurred to receive her on account of
her having a child ; but was finally persuaded to provide her
with a bed. On the following morning the prisoner went
out, and two blankets were immediately missed from one
bed in the room where she slept, and two from another. She
was searched for but not found. Mrs. Gould, another lodg-
ing-house keeper, in Mill-place, stated that te prisoner had
come to her in a similar manner, and while she had gone to
prepare tea for her at her own request, she went off, taking
with her three shirts, two pair of trousers, a scarf, anda
handkerchief, the property of one of her lodgers. Informa-
tion was lodged with the police, and she was apprehended
from the description given. Both witnesses stated their per-
fact assurance that the prisoner was the same person. She
was committed to take her trial at the sessions.
THE ASHTON MURDER.—FURTHER PARTICULARS.—
On Wednesday, the whole of the five prisoners were brought
before the magistrates at Ashton. Mr. Lord said that, as
there appeared to he very great suspicion against them in the
public mind, it was quite necessary that they should be de-
tained in custody until the result of the inquest was known.
They would therefore stand remanded until Saturday. Mr.
Taylor, attorney, of this town, appeared on behalf of the
prisoners, and applied to have them admitted to bail ; but
the magistrates did not think it proper, under the circum-
stances, to accept of bail. Mr. Taylor then made applica-
tion, on behalf of the Sawyers' Union, that they should be
allowed access to the books, which were in the hands of the
Ashton police, stating as the ground that there were several
women and families, who were entitled to relief, but to
whom it could not be given without reference to the books.
Mr. Newton, the deputy constable, said he did not see that
there could be any objection;. and the • pplication was ac-
ceded to. On Thursday, the jury on the inquest assembled
at the Swan Inn, at eleven o'clock. In answer to an in-
quiry from Mr. lutter, the coroner, Mr. Newton stated that
he was unprepared with any further evidence to lay before
the jury. The inquest was accordingly adjourned to Thurs-
day next, at the same hour.—Manchester Courier.

AMPHITHEATRE.—Last evening Mr. W. J. Hammond's:
benefit came off, and we are glad to say that the house wa-
very well attended. Master Humphrey's Clock was extremely
well got up for the occasion. The tableaux illustrating the
work are very prettily and effectively arrauted. Tue enter-
tainments will be repeated this evening. We are glad io no-
tice that Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Day are engaged
for the season. A new niece is in preparat on, which will
" take the town by storm." The subject is the life and death
of Buonaparte, with his exhumation, and burial in the 111.--
pital des Invalides. Great exertions are making to br„ g
this piece out well before the public. Cooke's norses wiil be
employed to give effect to the drama. Mr. Gomersal, who
made so decided a hit some years ago as Buonaparte, at
Astley's, has been engaged for this piece. So often has Mr.
Gomersal imitated Buonaparte in his manner and gestare,
that he has now altogether got rid of the acquired style. His
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performance consisted of a large selection from the Messiah,
with Mozart's accompaniments, and we need scarcely ob-
serve that nothing could have been more appropriate to the
season. Previously to the commencement of the oratorio, an
anthem, composed for a similar society in London in honour
of the birth of a Princess Royal. was sang. It is a produc-
tion of considerable spirit, particularly the chorus, which
elicited general and well deserved applause. Mr. St-tt, in
the recitative " Comfort ye," and the following air " Every
valley," was ineffective; neither did Mr. Lunt produce a
very favourable impressi ,n. Mr. Davies and Mr. George
Lunt were in good voice, and sang admirably ; the former
gave " The people that walked in darkness" with excellent.
precision. Miss Stott, who had a considerable portion of
the solos allotted to her, gave them with much expression.
She has evidently the materiel for a first-rate vocalist ; by
careful cultivation' she cannot fail to acquire fame, and we
hope profit, as a concert singer. We scarcely know how
sufficiently to describe the excellence of the choruses. They
were everything that could be wished for. The band also
was excellent. Altogether, the performances gave general
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SEAMEN'S WAGES.—At the police-court, on Friday, Wm.
Perry, a seaman, claimed a considerable amount of wages,
as due to him from the owners of the Sapphire, in which he
had served on a voyage to Lisbon, and afterwards to Monte
Video and back, the time being from the 7th November,
1839, to the 7th September of the present year. He admitted
that he had received some money on account. His claim
was resisted, on the ground that he had absented himself
from the ship at Monte Video for 14 days ; that he had
damaged a boat lent to him, and had lost her sails ; and that
the cost of repair, together with the expenses incurred in get-
ting him back from a Monte Videan vessel, on board of
which he had gone, would cover the whole amount of the de-
mand. To this the claimant replied that he had not willingly
absented himself from the ship ; but that the captain had lent
him a boat ; that he had gone on shore, and was kidnapped
and put on board the foreign vessel alluded to when in a state
of intoxication; and that he was taken from her by an officer
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RUNCORN.—MERSEY AND IRWELL DOCKS.—EMBARGO
UPON THE SLOOP WILLIAM; BOUND FOR THE PORT OF
MANCHESTER.—On Saturday last, the sloop William,
freighted with coals from Rhyddland, in North Wales, arrived
in these docks on her passage to the port of Manchester.
Immediately upon her coming into dock, Mr. Winstanley,'
the custom's• house officer, interdicted her proceeding any
further until a special order had been obtained from the
comptroller and general superintendent of the Liverpool
Customs. lie stated to the Mersey and Irwell agent at
Runcorn, that he had received express instructions from the
superintendent-general of Liverpool to forbid every vessel
coming coastwise, proceeding beyond the limits of Runcorn.
On Wednesday evening last, five days after her arrival, the
William was still lying under her cargo in the dock, the cap-
tain not venturing to resist the extraordinary exercise of
authority by which he had been visited so summarily on
reaching Runcorn ; and the loss of time becoming a serious
consideration to him, as well as to Mr. Lolly, the consignee
of the potatoes, they were to be transhipped at Runcorn the
following morning, and forwarded to the port of Manchester
by Mr. Lolly's own flat. This interference, ostensibly on
the part of the Customs, but we are pretty sure, secretly, by
an influential public body, more deeply interested in the sub-
ject, and tremblingly apprehensive of Manchester's future
distinction as a port, we consider a very bold experiment
indeed, and a shameful restriction upon the liberty of British
merchants, as well as an offence offered to the port of Man-
chester, which will not be tolerated for a moment. It is an
act which will signally defeat its own purposes, for instead of
impeding the scheme of deepening and improving the Mersey
and Irwell navigation for the transit of sea-going vessels of
300 tons burden, it will accelerate this noble and spirited
enterprise exceedingly—for this petty jealousy of a rival port
is a striking evicence that the contemplated undertaking is
not so impracticable as at first sight it might appear to be ;
and we know from the report of a talented engineer, R. H.
Palmer, Esq., of London, that it is not only practicable, but
comparatively easy of accomplishment. We doubt not that
the obstruction offered to the William will be an event in the
future history of the port of Manchester of no small impor-
tance.—Manchester Courier.

Lord and Lady Delamere will give their usual fetes at Vale
Royal, after Christmas. The festivities at that splendid seat
were marred, last year, by the lamentable demise of Sir Wat-
kin Williams Wynn, Bart.
TESTIMONY OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev.
Thomas Marsden, on his resigning the incumbency of Brym-
bo, was presented by the congregation with a very beautiful
silver cup as a testimony of respect and regard for his untir-
ing labours and exemplary conduct.

A CHRISTMAS RARITY.-Mr. William Bolland, of Fon-
tenoy-street, Liverpool, has a fig tree growing in a pot which
is nearly in full leaf at the present period, and with a second
crop of fruit upon it, two of the figs being the size of nutmegs,
This is considered a great curiosity by all who have seen it.

Snipes are more numerous now on Bidston Marsh and
neighbourhood. than they have been at this period of the year
for many seasons. At Hoylake they are'also very plentiful.
The former place is preserved, the latter is free; and should
the shooter be disappointed in his expectation of finding
snipes, he may have good rabbit shooting on the warren at
Hoylake at a trifling expense.
THE EPIDEMIC AMONGST CATTLE.—This disease, after
having visited several townships in the neighbourhood of
Great Eccleston-in-the-Fylde, has now appeared in that place
also, and is becoming, as in other places, general. The exer-
tions f Mr. Richard Hutchinson, the resident veterinary
surgeon, have been very successful in allaying the disease,
and by an experiment of inoculation, he feels certain that
animals will have the disease much more mildly than by tak-
ing it naturally.—Preston Chronicle.

AN INGENIOUS SWINDLER.—On Wednesday last, a man
who called himself John Walters, was brought up at Oldham,
before Elijah Hibbert, Esq., charged with having obtained
money under false pretences. tie was proved to have been
obtaining subscriptions for the pretended purpose of assisting
a Capt. Parker and his crew, whose vessel was said to have
been wrecked. A number of begging Letters and a forged
memorial, professing to be signed by several authorities of
Liverpool were found upon him. The memorial was exceed-
ingly well drawn up, and much calculated to deceive. Wal-
ters told a confused tale of having had the papers given to
him. He was committed for three months' imprisonment as
a vagrant.

COAL MINING EXTRAORDINARY.—In March, 1836, seven
men commenced sinking two coal pits at Wood Park, be-
tween Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldharn,belonging to Messrs.
Lees and Co.; and on Thursday week they completed their
work. The depth of one shaft is 378 yards 6 inches, and of
the other, 365 yards 2 feet 6 inches. Six out of the seven
men have worked the whole time in sinking. They have cut
through ten beds of coal, and one of cannel ; and, when at
the depth of 180 yards, they stepped upwards of 3000 gallons
of water per hour, without lessening the diameters of the pits,
which are ten feet each for the whole depth. The men have
had the good fortune to finish their work without a single
accident. On Monday last, the proprietursiof the colliery
gave the sinkers a very handsome present. '
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last,, a large cart
laden with pieces of calico belonging to Mr. Alfred Orrell; of
Stockport, and drawn by two horses, was proceeding up
Crow Alley, and when opposite to the extensive excavations
between Ducie Place and New Market, which extend to the
verse of Crow Alley, the weight and shaking of the laden
cart causing a slip of a portion of the soil,—the cart and
horses were suddenly precipitated to the bottom of the exca-
vation, a depth of 17 or 18 feet. The horses were promptly
disengaged ; and, to the great surprise of.those who wit-
nessed this accident, they were led out of the pit to Ducie
Place, without appearing to be in the slightest degree injured
by the fall. The calicoes were thrown off the cart, and the
cart was,a little damaged, but much less than might reason-
ably have beed expected from the nature of the place and of
the accident.—Manchester Guardian.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Friday, an inquest was held on
the body of a child, the daughter of a person named Davies,
living in Carruthers-street. The child, which was three
years old, fell into the fire whilst the mother was frying bacon,
and so dangeously injured, that it died in a day or two. Ver-
dict—" Accidentally death."—On Friday, an inquest was
held on the body of Samuel Parry, a corporal of Marines,
belonging to H. M. steamer Wilberforce. The steamer
Hercules, in the Trafalgar Dock, was lying alongside the
Wilberforce, and the deceased, before getting on board his
own vessel, had to cross the Hercules, belonging to the St.
George Steam-packet Company. The hatchway of the
latter was open, and the deceased fell into the hold, about
five o'clock on the evening of Thursday. He was conveyed
to the Northern Hospital, and died almost immediately.
It appeared from the evidence that a watchman, who was
on deck at the time of the accident, called out to the deceased,
but too late to prevent it.—Verdict, " Accidental death."
THE MAILS IN CHESTER.—We understand that, on
Monday, Lord Robert Grosvenor and the Hon. E. M.
Lloyd Mostyn waited on the authorities at the General Post
Office, in order to obtain for Chester and the northern part
of the principality the advantage of the opening of the
Chester and Crew branch of the Grand Junction Railway,
in the conveyance of the mail. They received an assurance,
that notwithstanding obstacles had been thrown in the way
of such arrangement, yet that in the ensuing month the
Chester and Welsh mails would be transmitted by railway to
this city. This will enable a post delivery of London letters
and papers to take place in this city by six o'clock every
evening, and by eight o'clock every morning ; and the Lon-
don letters and paper: of,the evening of one day to be deli-
vered in every part of the Flintshire and part of Denbigh-
shire, by breastfast time next morning ; and be facilitated
at least two hours in every other part of the principality,
which is communicated with through Chester.—Chester
Chronicle.

DISTINGUISHED COMPLIMENT TO LIEUTENANT FAy-
RER, R.N.—The members of the United States Navy Club,
at New York, have elected Lieutenant Fayrer, R.N., an
honorary member ; a distinction that has not before been
conferred on any foreigner, and but rarely to even gentlemen
of the highest standing in the United States. The diploma
admitting Lieutenant Fayrer as a member of the club, was
accompanied by a most kind and flattering letter from Com-
modore Renshaw. the president of the club, and at present
commanding the United States ship-of-the.line North
Carolina, of 104 guns. The first article of the constitution
states :—" That it shall consist of four classes of members,
to wit, resident, absent, corresponding, and honorary. Resi-
dent members shall be such as dwell in the city of New York
and its immediate neighbourhood; corresponding members,
those not belonging to the navy or marine corns,: and hono-
rary members, such as may be entitled, by -I;.dinguished
merit, to be admitted into the society. The Imin Ler of honb-
rary members shall nor exceed forty, nor shall corresponding
members be taxed."

le CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—It behoves the public, and
more particularly the tradespeople, to be on their guard
against a person who has been traversing this and other
counties, under the guise of soliciting the acceptance of
agencies for vending " Mackintosh's India rubber patent
liquid for waterproofing and polishing furniture, cloth,
leather, &c." which, according to the label on the bottle,
purports to be manufactured at Cheapside, London, and at
Manchester. When the impostor—for such he evidently
is—has prevailed on his dupe to consent to become the " sole
agent" of the place, he modestly tells him, that the supply,
with which he will there and then furnish him, is to be paid
for in advance, adding, that this is indispensably necessary for
the purpose of paving advertising expenses. Immense pro-
fits are offered, and rapid sale is guaranteed, of course, to the
went, who is solemnly assured that in three days afterwards
a further supply will be sent per railway, together with 500
circular advertisements and specimens to shew the efficacy
of the fluid. Thus he has succeeded in getting many inexpe-
rienced tradesmen to take his thrash, and, what is most pro-
voking to part with their hard cash. Of course the pretended
traveller is never more beard of,—Araneneese Guardian.
FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE PRESTON
AND LANCASTER RAILWAY.—On Wednesday afternopn
last, between four and five o'clock, a most fearful collision
took place on the Lancaster and Preston railway, between
Dock-street and the Maudland (Preston and Wyre) station,
about 100 yards front the crossing to the latter place. It
appears that during the afternoon an old man, about 62 years
of age, named Henry Taylor, a labourer on the railway, had
been carting some ballast from near the Maudland station
towards Preston, and having finished his days' work about
half-past four o'clock, was returning towards the Maudland
with his empty waggons. After he had emptied his last load,
he was requested by several of the officers to go off the line,
as the Fleetwood train was momentarily expected. He,
however, refused to comply with his advice, and said he
should be able to get off before the train came up. He was
warned by several persons as to the danger of returning
on the rails, but he seemed to pay no attention, and said
" he had no doubt he could get off the line before the train
came up." The unfortunate man was, however, in a few
minutes destined to pay dear for his temerity. The train
left the Maudland station a few minutes before five, and had
come about 100 yards on the Lancaster line when the engine
suddenly came in contact with the waggons driven by Tay-
lor. Fortunately the train was proceeding very slowly at the
time, not above six miles an hour, otherwise the consequence
must have been direful in the extreme. As soon as the col-
lision took place, the engineer stopped the engine instantly,
when it was ascertained that so far as the engine, carriages,
and passengers were concerned, no damage of consequence,
Ind no personal injury whatever, was sustained. On walk-
ing round the carriages, the guard found the deceased Henry
Taylor lying on the railway. He never spoke, and was per-
fectly dead. His body was completely cut in two, his head
being laid in one direction and his feet in another. An in-
quest was held on the body in the Town-hall, on Thursday,
before Mr. Palmer, coroner, when evidence was given which
in substance was precisely similar to the above account. The
jury returned a verdict of " accidental death," and expressed
an opinion that not the slightest blame could be imputed to
the servants of the company. Several of the principal offi-
cers connected with the railway were in attendance during
the investigation.—Preston Chronicle.
CAUTION TO RAILWAY COMPANY'S SERVANTS.—
ACM ENTS.—The directors of the Manchester and Leeds
Railway Company have issued their second monthly number,
that for November, of a serial publication on railway acci-
dents, addressed to their own servants in all the departments
of duty on their line. It is a goodly octavo phamphlet of 42
pages, commencing with some account, derived from the
evidence on the inquest, of the accident on the York and
North Midland Line, attended with the loss of two lives •,
and the other cases printed in the pamphlet are the committal
of an engine-driver on the Liverpool and Manchester Line,
for a month, under Lord Seymour's act, for disobeying the
regulations of the company in reference to the locomotive
engine entrusted to his care ; the conviction and infliction
of a penalty upon a labourer on the Manchester and Leeds
Line, for not removing a wheelbarrow far enough from the
rails, so that the steps of a carriage upset it ; the committal
of a " plate-layer," on the same line, for two months, to the
Wakefield House of Correction, under Lord Seymour's act,
for neglect of duty in not making a signal to stop an approach-
ing train, when an obstruction had been caused by raising
some rails ; a caution issued by the company to their servants
referring to this case, to the effect, that, " in all instances
where negligence or disobedience is shewn to any of the rules
or regulations of the company, or any omission in the dis-
charge of their several duties, such servants will be proceeded
against with the utmost rigour ; it being the full determination
of the company to use the utmost caution in order to prevent
accidents, and, as far as possible, to protect the lives and pro-
perty of the public travelling upon the said railway." The
next case noticed is the late fatal accident on the London and
Birmingham Line, where a verdict of murder was returned
against the deceased engine driver; a letter, in reference to
it, reprobating the practice of employing as engineers persons
who have not been properly trained to that business ; and
the last case noticed was the conviction of an auctioneer for
having got upon an engine on the Eastern Counties Line,
and turned on the steam, by which means he caused the en-
gine to run over and dash to pieces a horse carriage and coal
truck, and by this collision was himself thrown out, and
narrowly escaped being killed on the spot. He was sentenced
to be imprisoned for six months, and fined in the penalty of
X 3. We understand that the directors issue these pamphlets
to their superintendents and principal servants along the line,
by whom they are distributed to every individual employed
under the company, each man receiving a copy to take home
for his own reading ; and the material parts, either pointing
out the causes of accidents, or any negligence on the part of
railway company's servants, or containing useful suggestions
in the, way of caution or improvement, are rendered conspi-
cuous by being printed in Italics. Thus these little publica-
tions must be doing great good in bringing to the knowledge
of all concerned in the working of the line, the danger of their
negligence in reference to the lives of passengers, and the
serious responsibility which devolves upon themselves, with
the almost certainty of punishment for any act of gross negli-
gence, even though it should not be attended with any serious
consequences. Thus they are trained already, while the line
is but partially opened, in thosc habits of caution and atten-
tion so desirable in, and indeed imperative upon all persons
concerned in the working of railway transit.-2Manehester
Guardian.

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THE DISPENSARIES.—The funds of these excellent chari-
ties are, we are sorry to find, quite insufficieat to meet the
ordinary expenditure. The institutions, in tact, are many
hundred pounds in debt. This circumstastce will, we trust,
induce the benevolent to come to the aid of the dispensaries,
and by subscriptions and donatumb, enable the treasurer to
liquidate outstanding debts, and meet the current expenditure.
Meanwhile, we have great pleasure in announcing the receipt
of the handsome benefactions of £lOO to each of the dispen-
saries from the Misses Colquitt, at the request of their late
sister, Miss Mary Colquitt. The treasurer has also received
£4O from Miss Hilton, at the request of her late father ; and
£lOO from Wellwood Maxwell, Esq., as executor to the late.
John M'Adam, Esq., formerly of this town.
CURE or SQUINTING.—It is an extremely pleasing and
satisfactory result of modern science, that that obliquity of
the eyeball called squinting, can be cured in the most perfect
manner by a short, delicate, and not'very painful operation.
Our townsman, Mr. Robert Atkinson, has operated in a great
number of cases, and with invariable and complete success.
We perceive from an advertisement that he is about to visit
Liverpool, the inhabitants of which town may safely apply to
him to cure the disfigurement referred to.—Leeds Mercury.
THE " PORT OF WARRINGTON."—Captain Ellistin, the
owner of the fiats that have so successfully and so recently
succeeded in bringing cargoes direct from Ireland to Man-
chester and Warrington, is now about to make Warrington
an export town also. The Conservative is now at Bank
Quay,.taking in a cargo of railway waggons consigned to
Scotland, and will sail in the course of a few days.—Man-
cheater Courier.
GRAND PROTESTANT CONFEDERATION OF LOYAL
ORANGEMEN.—A new lodge in connexion with the above
association was opened on Saturday evening last, at the house
of Brother Henry Pennington, Wheat Sheaf Inn, Bedford,
West Leigh, for which occasion the room was tastefully de-
corated with evergreens, artificials, flowers, fruit, elegant
banners, &c. About 100 of the brethren partook of a most
sumptuous repast, which was served in a manner highly satis-
factory to all present. At the conclusion of the dinner non
nobis domine was sang by the glee singers present, and on
the removal of the cloth, the chair was taken by J. M. Sil-
vester, Esq., G. M., of Great Britain and Wales, supported
by Henry Rigby, Esq., Gregory, Esq., and others. The
vice-president selected for the occasion was William Hurst,
Esq., of Leigh.—Manchester Courier.
BRIDGEWATER CANAL FLATMEN—It will be gratifying
to all who feel interested in the moral welfare of watermen,
to know that Lord Francis Egerton has accepted the kind
offer of the Rev. F. Master, vicar of Runcorn, to undertake
the special pastoral superintendence and instruction of his
lordship's numerous body of flatmen and others employed on
the Bridgewater Canal at Runcorn : and for the purpose of
carrying the benevolent offer of the vicar into effect, a com-
modious room is ordered to be appropriated and suitably
prepared upon the premises of the Bridgewater establishment,
wherein the men can assemble at convenient opportunities
for instruction ; besides which special religious services will
be afforded them at the parish church. This increased duty,
soiwillingly undertaken by the vicar, we fear will be more
than his strength will long sustain, and we hope to hear of
him sharing the labour with a good and active curate.—
Manches►'er Courier.

THE BANK OF MANCHESTER.-SWINDLING
EXTRAORDINARY.

(From our own Correlpondent.)

On Saturday morning, a person called at the Postoffice,
Manchester, just at the time of opening, and called out for
the number of the box assigned for the letters of the Bank of
Manchester. This call was responded to by the clerk in at-
tendance, by whom the letters were delivered to the indi-
vidual in question, though such individual was a stranger.
It fortunately happened that the London parcel from the
bank's agents, Messrs. Dennison and Co., was so large that
the box assigned for the letters would not admit it; and, in
consequence, it was laid aside, and therefore not delivered
with the letter. There is some, though not a sufficient excuse
on behalf of the delivering clerk, for so careless and strange
and negligent a proceeding, as the crowd in attendance is so
great, that, unless a point was made of distinctly recognizing
each person to wh ,m the letters were delivered, that such
an occurrence may be supposed as not unlikely to occur.
The amount contained in the letters cannot of course be
very soon ascertained, as the bank must be ignorant from
whence remittances might come on the morning in question.
Notice, however, was promptly given to all the banks in
town and neighbourhood, with a caution not to take any
notes or bills from strangers. This caution was effective in
one case, viz., in that of a check presented to Jones, Loyd,
and Co., for near £5OO. There being some hesitation on the
part of the paying clerk, the person presenting it left the
bank, saying he would call again, but this be neglected to do.
If any further particulars trrnspire by, five or seven o'clock
you may expect a further communication.