The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1853.

SEVENTY-TWO COTTAGES are at present in the course
of erection at Aigburth.
THE PANORAMA OF THE NILE, which will be exhibited
for this week only, will have the rare accompaniment of

appropriate songs in illustration by. Mr. Field.
UNDER the immediate sanction of the Duchess of
Sutherland, a Miss Forbes has been lecturing at Altring-
ham on the abolition of American slavery.
THE Manx Sun states that, for some time past, the
learned Attorney-General has been drawing up an im-
proved criminal code for this island, which will shortly be
taken into consideration by the Insular Legislature.
POLICE-OFFICER 731, (METCALFE) has been dismissed
from the service for endeavouring to damage an adverse
witness's testimony in a case, recently, by falsely charg-
ing her with keeping a`disgraceful house.
AT THE POLICE-COURT, last week, a ruffi
man, bearing the appropriate name of Peter Lawless, was
charged with robbing a young Irish emigrant of XS. Re-
manded for a week.

THE JANE ANDERSON, the property of a house at the
Brunswick Dock connected with the timber trade, was
despatched on Saturday with a full cargo of deals, &c.,
for Melbourne, the first of the kind shipped from this
port to Australia.

THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN MAIL STEAM-
SHIP CAMBRIA. Miller. commander, took her departure
hence on Saturday, at 4.30, p.m., with an average num-
ber of passengers and a fair cargo, besides the usual mails
on board.

THE CURLERS OF LIVERPOOL have, during the past
week, been enjoying their fine Scottish game on the noble
sheet of ice at Birkenhead Park. Although the snow is
not favourable to the amusement, we hear that the play
has been of the most gratifying and spirited description.

MR. MAYER has made an interesting addition to his
Egyptian Museum, by the purchase, from Lord Valentia's
collection, of two statues of the Goddess Bubastes, a
granite sarcophagus, and the only mummied infant in
Europe.

THE LECTURES ON EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES which
Dr. Hume purposed delivering at the Collegiate Institu-
tion, and for which the Rev. P. Percival's Lectures on
India have been substituted, were intended, we believe,
to form part of a more extensive arrangement, the whole
of which could not be carried out at present.
WILLIAM SAVAGE and SARAH JACKSON, two Young
and daring burglars, have been committed at Oldham,
charged with a series of burglaries committed in various
parts of the country. A great number of pawn-tickets,
found upon the female prisoner, showed the existence of
a system by which it would seem articles stolen at one
town were invariably pledged at another.
AT THE POLICE OFFICE. nn Friday, a hny fourfaan
years of age, named Edward Fairhurst, was charged with
breaking into the office of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway Company, at the Titheburn•street station, and
stealing £lO 13s. The boy, when asked by Mr. Earle
what he had to say to the charge, said that he was guilty.
He was committed to take his trial at the sessions.
THE DON AFFONSO.—We learn by the Severn that
the Brazilian steam frigate Don Affonso struck on a sand
bank whilst in pursuit of a slaver, and became a total
wreck. One officer and some sailors were drowned. This
vessel was built in England, at a cost of £BO,OOO, and will
be remembered as having saved the passengers of the
burning emigrant ship Ocean Monarch, of Liverpool.
She was the finest vessel of war in the Brazilian navy.
THE FIRST SALOON OF THE MARCO POLO, which
now lies in the Salthouse dock, undergoing extensive
internal alterations, is being fitted up with stained glass
pannelling,s alternating with mirrors. Transparent paint-
ings on glass represent picturesque portions of Australian
scenery, as well as the castles and old baronial halls of
England. The ladies' drawing-room, the second saloon,
and the third cabin are likewise being adorned and im-
proved at an immense outlay.
AT ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, on Sunday, as a tribute of
respect to the memory of the late Sir Thomas Brancker,
who for many years was a constant attendant there, the
funeral anthem, " Blest are the departed," (Sphor), was
performed, the Psalms and " Benedictus" chanted to
Gregorian tones, in the minor key ; and, after the ser-
mon, the " Dead March" (Handel), was played on the
organ.

WoouroN.—On Wednesday an inquir3; took place at
Much Wootton, before Robert Rawlinson, Esq., relative
to the application of the Health Act to that township.
The principal or enly opposition was from Lord Salisbury.
The average mortality of Wootton has been exceedingly
high, being nearly 31 per thousand. Mr. Rawlinson said
it might cost £3OOO to sewer and drain the township in a
proper manner. Such an outlay would involve a rate of
about 6d. in the pound. It was carried by a majority of
18 to 5 that the act be applied to Much Woolton, in-
cluding Thingwall.

ALLEGED FRAUD ON THE CUSTOMS.-011 Tuesday the
examination of Thomas Fletcher and Alfred Frith, fruit-
brokers, as also of their managing clerk, William Ker-
foot, was resumed before Mr. Mansfield, stipendiary.
Kerfoot was now represented by Mr. Bremner. The
cases of the ships Dauntless and Affeto were gone into at
great length. After the examination of the witnesses, Sir
George Stephen addressed the court in vindication of
the character of his clients. They were ultimately corn-
mitted for trial at the assizes ; but bail for their ap-
pearance was accepted, themselves in £5OO, and two
sureties of £250.

FORGERY.—At the Police-court, on Saturday, a gen-
tlemanly-looking young man, Frederick Cragg by name,
said to be the son of a solicitor, at Rugeley, was charged
with obtaining money under false pretences from Mr.
Thomas Martin, proprietor of the Neptune Hotel, Clay-
ton-square, and subsequently with forging the name of
one James Mottram to a cheque. with the view of defraud-
ing Mr. Martin. The magistrates were of opinion that
the case of obtaining money under false pretences fell to
the ground, the prosecutor having agreed to a compro-
mise ; hut as it was necessary to make inquiries respect-
ing the cheques, they remanded the prisoner until to-
morrow, Wednesday.

TOXTETII-PARK.-At a meeting of the commissioners
of Toxteth-park, held on Saturday, Mr. Matthew Greg-
son in the chair, a paving-rate of one shilling in the
pound for the ensuing year was ordered to he levied on
the inhabitants of that part of the township which is
beyond the boundary of the borough of Liverpool. Se-
veral of the commissioners referred to an erroneous para-
graph in the Mercury of Friday, to the effect that the
paving-rate for Toxteth-park, for the ensuing year, would
be two shillings and threepence in the pound. Mr. Barry
considered the publication of such statements injurious to
the interests of the township ; inasmuch as many persons
about taking houses were influenced by the amount of
rates and taxes in the locality.

MILK AND WATER.-At the meeting of the West
Derby Guardians on Wednesday, the chairman read the
following letter from Dr. Nevins :—" My attention has
been called by Mr. Gough to the character of the milk
supplied to the Workhouse, which I have examined, and
find a deposit of a dark-coloured sediment, and to have
such a flavour as to show that it is not naturally whole-
some milk."—lt was stated that the milk in question was
supplied by Mr. Ledsome, of Sefton. Some of the milk
was produced, and its appearance showed that water pre-
dominated. The quality of the milk was also tested by
some of the members tasting it. Mr. Shaw : I think it
would be as well to request Mr. Ledsome to send the milk
in one cask, and the water in another, and we can mix it
ourselves. (Laughter.) If SO gallons of that milk came
in, then 50 gallons ought to be taken off for water. It
was agreed that Mr. Gough should wait upon the governor
of the Liverpool Workhouse, with the view of correctly
ascertaining the plan adopted in that establishment.

AT THE BOROUGH COURT, MANCHESTER, on Friday
week, and on the following day, Mr. Thomas Hall, of
Liverpool, the author of " Raby Rattler " and some other
works, was charged with having stolen two letters. It
appeared that Mrs. Girvan, of Rodney-street, in this
town, dealer in French shoes, has a branch establishment
in Manchester, which is managed by a Miss Thorp. A
short time since the latter sent the errand-boy with two
letters to the post ; but as one of those, and another which
he was despatched with the following day, never reached
their destination, he was questioned, and confessed that
the accused had met and taken them from him. Subse-
quently he identified Mr. Hall. In the course of the in-
quiry, it appeared that a family quarrel had long existed
between the parties. Mr. Hall called witnesses to estab-
lish an alibi. Mr. Maude discharged the prisoner.

LIVERPOOL CHESS CLUB.—The annual dinner was
held at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday, Dr. Inman
occupying the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Sir
George Stephen. Mr. M'Connell occupied the vice-
chair. The chairman gave " Prosperity and perma-
nency to the Liverpool Chess Club."—Mr. Sparke said a
few words respecting the future prospects of the club.
He believed it was about to enter upon a new era. It
had been affected in various ways : the removal of some
members, the checkmating of others, and various other
causes had led to a considerable diminution in their num-
bers. In the beginning of April next there was to be a
large gathering of chess notabilities in the city of Man.

chester. Mr. Staunton,—(cheers)—Herr Lowenthal',
and other great chess-players, were to be present. Now,
he was strongly of opinion that if they were prepared to
support a general soiree to be held in April immediately
after the assemblage in Manchester, and were to invite
the celebrities who were to be at that gathering, it would
be the means of rendering essential service to the cause
of chess in this town. (Hear, hear !) At their next
meeting he should propose that such a step should be
adopted and carried out. (Cheers).
THE APOLLO GLEE CLUB held its fifty-sixth anniver-
sary dinner at the Adelphi Hotel, on Saturday evening.
There were some sixty or seventy gentlemen present.
Mr. Samuel Taylor, the president, presided, and amongst
the guests were his worship the Mayor, Mr. Charles
Turner, M.P., Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, Mr. J. B. Lloyd
(who was alluded to by Mr. Samuel Holme as his
successor in the civic chair), Mr. J. Lockett, Mr. Charles
Smith, the composer ; Lieutenant Lord, Mr. William
Taylor, Mr. Arthur Holme, Mr. James Wilson Holme
(son of the Mayor), Mr. Robert Clay, Mr. James Smith,
Mr. F. F. Chime, Mr. Heathcote, of Warrington, and
Mr. Pollexfen, of Sligo. Mr. James Holme and Mr.
Thomas Evans were the vice-presidents. The usual
toasts, including the health of the Mayor and the mem-
bers for the borough, were drunk between the glees. The
speeches of his Worship and of Mr. Charles Turner,
M.P., were particularly felicitous, the former taking
occasion, in allusion to the superior melody of the human
voice, to:say:that the remark was certainly true as regarded
the present meeting ; but, judging from meetings over
which he occasionally presided, he should say that there
was a high melody of voice, but an utter absence of that
harmony which characterised the Apollo Glee Club. Mr.
Lloyd, in the course of the evening, took occasion to vin-
dicate the Council, on the ground that theirs was the
Dutch school, in which every man sung his own time, not
more than six being allowed to sing at once ! Mr. Holme
had evidently received his musical education in the Italian
school. " The Lancashire Witches" called forth a re-
sponse from the Mayor's son, Mr. J. Wilson Holme,
who proved himself, in respect of oratorical proficiency, a
not unworthy son of such a sire. The vocalists on the
occasion were Mrs. George Holden, accompanied by Miss
Evans, Mr. George Holden, who presided at the piano-
forte, Mr. George Holden, jun., Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Sedgwick, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Mellor. Mr. William
Taylor contributed some of his inimitable performances
on the " Jews harp."

THE CHANCERY COURT fir the Duchy is to be held at
St. George's Hall, on Thursday, the 24th of March.
LADY CHARLOTTE PENICHYN, sister to the Earl of
Derby, expired on Tuesday.

THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY are
to be invited by the Mayor to a soiree, to take place at the
Town-hall early in Mach.
OUR DEEP-SEA cod fishing progresses only moderately,
and but slender hopes are entertained that this will be a
productive season.—ltiona'a Herald.

A PROJECT has been mooted for supplying, from the
Preston works, water to Kirkham, Lytham, Poulton,
Blackpool, and Fleetwood.
MR. CHARLES TURNER, M.P., presented a petition
from Liverpool, to tha House of Commons, on Tuesday,
praying for a repeal of the soap duty.
LAST YEAR 31,000 German emigrants sailed from
Liverpool in preference to sailing from Hamburgh, Bre-
men, Rotterdam, or Antwerp.
THE GLASGOW ART linos invites the public to inspect
the prizes for the year; tiey are being exhibited at the
Exhibition Rooms, Old Postoffice-place, free of charge.

LETTERS FOR PORT PHILIP.—The Post-office authori-
ties advertised on Wednesday, that ship letter-bags will
be made up on the 26th instant for Port Philip, to be
despatched by the screw-steamer Hellespont.
A SPECIAL SESSIONS vas held on Thursday, in the
Sessions'-house, Chapel-street, for the purpose of hearing
applications for the removal and transfer of licenses. One
removal and several transfers were granted.
LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH'.—On Wednesday a bill
was printed to establish local boards of health at the fol-
lowing places :—Wakefield, Elland, Wallasey, Dudley,
Barnsley, Dorchester, Brighton, and Welsbpool. The
ele tions are to take place on the 28th of April next.
DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting
was held at the Savings' Bank, on Tuesday. The chair
was taken by his worship the Mayor. The report was of
a favourable character, upon the whole. The Rev. Rec-
tor Campbell, in the course of his speech, requested the
Public to guard against giving to unknown beggars.
CIVIC BANQUET.—A. party of fifty gentlemen was en-
tertained at dinner by the Mayor on Tuesday evening.
Among those present were the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, several
other local clergymen, magistrates, and many of the gen.
tlemen who attended the Ragged School meeting in the
early part of the day.

GRATIFYING TESTIMOIIAL.—A splendid volume of
Brown's Family Bible is about to be presented by the
workmen at Messrs. Jackson, M'Connan, and Ronald's
to their manager, Mr. E. Hurst, as a token of respect.
The testimonial is now on view at Mr. Howell's, Church-
street.

FATHER CiAVAZII'S FAREWELL ORATION.—The fare-
well lecture of this popular orator, previous to his depar-
ture on a transatlantic visit, will be delivered in the Phil-
harmonic-hall this evening. The subject selected is
" The present state of Popery." He has announced
his intention of answering the assertions of Cardinal
Wiseman as to the good effects of the Papacy in the
Roman States.

ON FRIDPY, JesiahWilberforce Pitt, a clerk in the em-
ployment of Mr. Mavrogordato, of Liverpool, merchant,
was committed for trial, charged with forging and uttering
at the Royal Bank a check for .£5l 16s. 7d. He bad en-
dorsed his ern plorer's name to a check, presented it at the
bank, and received the amount. The forgery was not dis-
covered until Mr. Mavrogordato found the item debited
to his account.
MR. JOHN CLINT. in a letter to the worshipful the
mayor, which Mr. Holme intended to have read at the
Ragged School meeting on Tuesday, objected to the plan
of having hulks established in the river for reforming
juvenile criminals. Mr. Clint thinks the object would be
much better accomplished by " a national vessel," on the
principle recommended by him to Sir James Graham, for
manning the mvy.
INTELLIGErCE has been received at Pernambuco, from
Paraiba, of the total loss of the barque Sir Fowell Bux-
ton, near Assr, with 240 emigrants on board, for Austra-
lia. A Brazilian man-of-war and a vessel with provisions
had been deseatched by the government to her assistance.
The English brig Richard, of no tons, had been char-
tered to convey the passengers to Port Philip for the sum
of £3,200, free of fitting berths and finding provisions.
No lives were lost.
HEALTH or THE TOWN.—In flub week ending last
Saturday 21f deaths were registered in the borough, being
nineteen more than in the previous week, and ten more
than the average of the same week of the five years prece-
ding. The increase has been chiefly in diseases of the
lungs. One man died from delirium treirsens. Sixteen
deaths occurred b etween the ages of seventy and ninety.
The temperature was lower than in any week of the pre-
vious three years.

AN INTERESTING CASE came before the Police-court
on Friday, important to members of benefit societies.
Andrew Glynn, Benjamin Matthewman, and Joseph
Smith, three office-bearers of the Queen Lodge of Oddfel-
lows, Caledonian district, appeared to answer the claim of
Sarah Carlin, the widow of a late member of the society,
for £l2 funeral money due on account of her late hus.
baud. The case had been submitted to arbitration, and
the arbiters had awarded the amount to be paid.—Mr.
Glynn said, " We do not refuse to pay the money,
because we know it to be legally due to the widow ; but we
could not pay, because we had no money to pay with,
and, therefore, according to the hook of rules, it is the
district that supplies the funeral money."—Mr. Garnett :
" Why don't the district give you the money ?"—Glynn :
" They said we are out of benefit, because we did not pay
the district levy."—Mr. Garnett : " And that is so, I
suppose !"—Glynn : " They said we were out of benefit ;
an arbitration was held upon it, and, therefore, the arbi-
tration was thrown upon the club."—Mr. Mansfield :
" Was there a fresh arbitration ?"—Glynn: "Yes ; the
decision of the second was, that the lodge pay in one
month." The case was adjourned until to-morrow
(Wednesday).
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the
weekly meeting of this board, the Rev. Mr. Badnall pre-
sided. Some conversation took place as to the salary of a
taskmaster, whom it is proposed to appoint. It appears
that in the advertisement £BO a-year is the salary offered.
Mr. Harrison contended that this was too much, and
moved that £65 a-year be given. The chairman said
they must abide by the advertisement. Several members
spoke on the subject, and some confusion took place,
after which a member asked the law-clerk whether the
poor-law board would sanction an alteration now.—Mr.
Cleaver : I am sure they would not sanction anything so
preposterous.—The question having been submitted to
vote, the numbers were : For Mr. Harrison's motion of
£65 a-year, 13 ; for £BO a-year, according to the adver-
tisement, 11 ;—The chairman then rose and vacated the
chair, protesting against such a proceeding. After some
confusion, Mr. Owen moved that the chairman resume
his seat. Mr. Harrison moved that the offensive motion be
rescinded, which was carried unanimously.—The matter
then dropped, and the board proceeded to the election of
a taskmaster. Mr. Downes, who has been acting tempo-
rarily as taskmaster, was elected.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held
an Thursday. Mr. Alderman Langsdale presided. A
long discussion took place respecting a claim against Mr.
Freme :for £4O odd, for the paving of Oil-street, for
which a writ had been issued. It appeared that Mr.
Freme was now willing to pay the original claim, but
objected to the expenses. The committee, however, by a
great majority, decided that both debt and costs should
be insisted on.—A letter was read from Mr. Lea, the
proposer of the scheme for affixing advertising boards to
the street lamp. posts. It was ultimately resolved that
the report of the borough engineer should be sent to the
watch committee. In the engineer's opinion, the adver-
tising boards would be an obstruction to the streets, in
themselves they would be most unsightly, and they would
present a surface for the wind to act upon, thereby aid-
ing the overturning of the lamp-posts.—A report from
the town-clerk was read, directing the attention of the
committee to a clause in a bill introduced into parliament
by the London and North-Western Railway Company—
the clause relating to the Wavertree-road bridge and
approaches thereto. The subject was referred back to
the town-clerk and the engineer for a week.—lnstructions
were given to the town-clerk to obtain the insertion in
the Magnetic Telegraph Company's Bill before parlia-
ment of the necessary restrictive clauses as regards the
breaking up of the streets. Mr. Gladstone said it had
been stated by Mr. Johnson that some parties had it in
contemplation to build warehouses at the outskirts of the
town, where lamd was cheap, and to establish telegraphic
communications between their offices and those premises.
If that was done there would be no end to the pulling up
of the streets. Mr. Alderman Dover called the attention
of the committee to the fact that a piece of waste land at
Kirkdale was now about being enclosed. It was of great
importance to the health of the inhabitants that it should
be kept open to them if possible. He was quite sure that
if a proper representation were made to Lord Derby, his
lordship would prevent the enclosure. It was resolved
Chet the town-clerk and the borough engineer should
confer with Lord Derby's agent on the subject, and report.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday, Mr.
Shand presided. The sub-committee of works produced
a plan for shed accommodation on the west quay of the
Huskisson Dock, for the use of the British and North
American mail-steamers, and they recommended the
adoption of the plan, subject to the approval of the
Board of Ordnance. The Warehouse Management sub-
committee recommended that in future youths not under
15 years of age be taken as apprentices into the Albert
Dock warehouses for five years. The recommendation
was adopted.—The same sub-committee recommended
that the resignation of John H. Ruxton, a person em-
ployed in the Albert Dock warehouses, should be accepted.
A letter was read from the person resigning, in which he
alleged that he had been coerced by Mr. Cowan, the
superintendent; and that coercion had been carried out
by others in blasphemous and insulting language. It was
stated that Mr. Ruxton had (been four times brought
before committees, and on two occasions threatened to
be dismissed if he was brought up again.—A letter was
read from Lieut. Thornton, of the United States navy,
containing a resolution of thanks to Lieut. Lord, R.N.,
marine-surveyor of the port of Liverpool, for the valuable
information, drawings, &c., sent by him to the Light-
house Board of the United States.—Mr. Shand stated that
a letter had been received from Messrs. S. Baker and Co.
Mr. Evans : What, again (Laughter.) Mr. Molyneux
No ; it is a Liverpool Baker. Mr. Evans : No more hot
rolls for us. (Renewed laughter.)—Mr. Mason, the
secretary, then read the letter, which was an application
to be allowed stowage room for a limited quantity of iron
on one of the dock quays, such iron not being sent here
for sale, but solely for trans-shipment by foreign vessels.
The letter was referred to the Harbour-masters sub-
committee.—Mr. Robertston Gladstone, ip reference to
the question of the consolidation of the bonded debt of the
Dock Estate, observed that ho did not intend to let it
drop. But if the chairman of the Finance Committee
would give an assurance that he would go into the matter
and bring it before the committee, it would save him
(Mr. Gladstone) a great deal of trouble. The chairman
of the Finance Committee said, as he had the honour of
having Mr. Gladstone as a coadjutor on the Finance
Committee, any suggestions made by him to the Finance
Committee would be attended to, and he should be happy
to join with Mr. Gladstone in carrying out any measure
for the benefit of the estate. Mr. Gladstone said he
would bring the subject of the debt before the Finance
Committee, and he should wish to have access to all
books, documents, and papers. Here the !übjectdropped.

MESSRS. GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND Co., owners of the ship
Eagle, have presented to her commander, Captain Boyce,
a handsome silver salver, with tea and coffee pots, for
having made the fastest passage known from Melbourne
to London.

LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS.—
The eleventh half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in the
above company took place, on Tuesday, in the Clarendon-
rooms. William Earle, Esq., occupied the chair. The
business for the half-year, ended 31st December last,
exhibits an increase both in the number of passengers and
tons of goods conveyed. The increase in the receipts
over the corresponding period of 1851 amounts to £684
ss. sd. The net balance to the credit of revenue available
for dividend is £5,944 17s. 3d., from which the directors
recommend the payment of a dividend of 9s. per share,
being at the rate of 24- per cent. for the half-year, clear of
income-tax, leaving a balance to carry forward of £757
17s. 3d. The report was carried unanimously. A divi-
dend of 9s. per share, payable on and after the 18th
instant, was carried without dissent.
THE RIVINGTON PIKE SCHEME.—An abstract of the
receipts and expenditure of the Liverpool water account
for the year 1852, prepared by Mr. Capes Ashlin, the
treasurer, has just been printed, and furnished to the
members of the Council. The general result is comprised
in the following statement of the income and expenditure:

ORDINARY INCOME. RECEIVED. PAID.
To balance as per last £ s. d. s. d. s. d
account . 8,524 17 10
„ Waterrentreceired7o,ls2 19 11

78,746 17 9 61,176 9 3

EXTRAORDINARY INCOME.
„ :Money borrowed 10,000 0 0
„ Sundries 2,440 10 8

2,440 1

15,504 13 3

RIVINGTON ACCOUNT.
To balance as per last
account 72,634 19 10
„ Moneyborrow'd,&c.9,7sB 12 9
79,393 12 7 71,860 12 S
„ Income-tax
„ Balance in banker's hands on
extraordinary account ]3,241 19 6
„ Ditto on Rivington account 7,532 19 11
In treasurer's hands IS 13 1

173,557 19 0 173,557 19 0
From a supplemental statement of the income and ex-
penditure of the water account for the five years from
1848 to 1852 inclusive, it appears that the total income is
£304,824 18s. 3d., and the expenditure for the same
period, £269,488 15s. 9d.; deducting accounts owing for
interest, &c., the excess of income over expenditure Is
£10,597 183. 11d.

GENERAL NEWS.

THE EARLIEST LAMB in Derbyshire was dropped six
weeks ago on the farm of Willersley.
SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON i 8 confined to his house
by a painful injury to the arm.
JAMES KILLIGAN, a miner, was killed on Saturday
night week in an Irish row at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.
ON Friday, the 11th instant, the remains of the Right
Hon. David Boyle were committed to the dust in the
churchyard of Dundonald.
THE posts for carrying the telegraph along the Glasgow
and Southwestern Railway have been erected betwixt
Dumfries and Cumnock.
A LARGE FISH, of the whale species, 14 feet in length
and 10 feet in circumference, was captured a few day's ago
in the fishing nets off Brighton.
A CUSTOMS CLERK died the other day in Albany-street,
Regent's Park, London, who had been drunk every day
except Sunday for twenty years. On Sunday he went
regularly to church.
A Coro FISH, sold to a gentleman. in Northumberland.

street, Newcastle, a few days ago, on being opened was
found to contain a small gold ring, securely embedded in
the entrails of the fish.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.—There seems no longer any doubt
RS to the intention of the government to raise volunteer
corps, under certain restrictions ; and we believe that the
services of several will be accepted in a few days.

A SCOTCH PAPER says, that last week, the gamekeeper
to Lord Panmure, on returning home after watching for
poachers, was surprised to find two hares on the sneck of
his door, and the following intimation attached :—" If you
want more, you will get them upon the shortest notice."

ANOTHER OFFER FROM THE FR3NCH GOVERNMENT
TO A BRITISH SHIPBUILDER.—An offer has lately been
made to an eminent Clyde builder, Mr. John Wood, of
Port Glasgow, to build a French man-of-war, which was
promptly refused.
A GRAND MEDAL, presented for annual contest to the
curlers of Ayrshire by the Earl of Eglinton, was won on
Thursday by the parish of Kirkmichael. The match
appears to have been quite unexampled in the annals of
Scottish curling.
THE Derbyshire Courier states that the Duke of Rut-
land preserves nearly 11,000 a:Tes of moor ; these moors
are surrounded by cultivated land, and in the autumn the
grouse go down to:the stubbles in large flocks to feed,
when they are as easily approached from behind walls as
they are difficult to approach on the heather.
TROOPS IN THE COLONlES.—According to a return to
the House of Commons there were in the colonies. on the
Ist of April, 1851, employed 1,608 officers, 2,070 ser-
geants and drummers, and 34,558 rank and file. On the
Ist of April last there were 1,706 officers, 2,735 sergeants
and drummers, and 35,530 rank and file.

QUAKER BRIGHT.—The Standard accuses Mr. Bright
of being, though a professing Quaker, in reality a Papist
and Jesuit, and thinks no one can doubt the possibility of
such being the case, when the fact is stated that he is
brother-in-law to Mr. Lucas, of the Tablet, a present
Papist and Jesuit, though an ex-Quaker.
THE At Advertiser notices the circumstance that the
recent shipments of cattle from Kirkcudbright for Liver-
pool have include.' less fat stock than usual. " This may
he accounted for," says our northern contemporary, " by
the large mixture of Roman Catholics among the con-
sumers of Liverpool, Manchester, and the surrounding
districts, who are keeping Lent."
ST. VALENTINE'S-DAY. The amount of corre-
spondence passing through the London Post-office on
Monday was immense. At eight o'clock in the evening
it appeared that not less than 350,000 letters had been
sorted during the dcy, upon many of which not less than
ls. postage was charged, the major part of which were
taken in. During the duty the men were regaled accord-
ing to annual custom.
A CURE FOR INDIGESTION.—Rise early and walk a
mile or two before breakfast, then drink a cup full of
spring cold water, half-a-pint will not be too much:if the
stomach is strong enough, and walk another mile. Con-
tinue this treatment regularly for a month or six weeks.
It is worth a trial, and has been known to succeed when
medical aid would not.

THE FRENCH EMPRESS.-It is stated, from an authen-
tic source, that a gentleman well known:in the county of
Monmouth, and closely related to one of its leading
families, had for some time paid his addresses to the lovely
Countess of Theba, now Empress of France, and that an
alliance would have taken place but for the strong objec-
tion which the countess's family entertained to her resi-
ding in England.—Cambrian.
THE REV. JAMES ASPINALL, rector of Althorpe, Lin-
colnshire, three or four years ago became acquainted with
a " navvy" at the Grimsby docks, whom he kindly aided
in the task of self-educaeion. Subsequently the working
man emigrated to Australia, and his diary, kept for the
perusal of a sinter at home, having fallen into the hands of
Mr. Aspinall, has been published by the worthy rector,
under the title of " Australia, and the Voyage Out." It
is one of the modern curiosities of literature.

" DOING WELL AT THE DIGGINGS."—At the weekly
meeting of the Marylebono Board of Guardians on Friday,
Mr. Messer read a letter from Catherine Enright, one of
25 workhouse girls sent to Australia in 1849, by the
parish, which, after praising their happy change, and
thanking the guardians for it, thus concluded :—" I need
only add that all the girls who came out with me are
married (a laugh), and most of them got children. (Con-
tinued laughter.) I have got a little boy. (Increased
laughter.) We are all doing well."
A STRONG SWIMMER. A seaman named George
Goff, of the brig Voyager, Hoperoft, of Sunderland, has
just performed a notable swimming feat at this cold
season. On the voyage from Newcastle to Hull he fell
from the foreyard arm into the sea, about eight o'clock
on the evening of Monday last, and swam to Filey Beach,
a distance of two miles. Here Le was fed, lodged, clad,
and sustenance money given to him by the agent of the
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society, and a free
passage given him to Hull.—Neutcastle Journal.
FARM-POULTRY.—The Council of the Royal Agricul-
tural Society, on the motion of Mr. Jonas, seconded by
Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, voted the sum of £lOO, as the
amount of prizes to be offered at the Gloucester meeting,
for improving the breeds of poultry best adapted for the
purposes of the farmer ; and referred to the committee of
last year the report with which the council had been
favoured by the Society's Judges of Poultry at the Lewes
meeting, with a request for recommendations on the sub-
ject of the particular prizes to be offered in this department.
RECEIPT FOR JOINING GLASS.—MeIt a little isinglass
in spirits of wine, and add a small quantity of water.
'Warm the mixture gently over a moderate fire. When
mixed by thoroughly melting, it will form glue perfectly
transparent, and which will re-unite broken glass so
nicely and firmly that the joining will scarcely be per-
ceptible to the most critical eye. Lime mixed with the
white of an egg forms a very strong cement for glass,
porcelain, &c., but it must be done neatly, as, when
hard, the superfluous part cannot easily be smoothed or
taken off.

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.—O❑ Monday consider-
able surprise was occasioned at the inland department of
the General Post-office by the accidental discovery of
bank-notes and jewellery to a very large amount, sup-
posed to be the proceeds of a series of letter robberies
which occurred two years since. They were found in an
extra office only used under a pressure of business. Some
of the notes were entire, and others in halves, and all of
them were creased, as if they bad been enclosed in letters.
Information was forwarded to the secretary's office, and
the property was carefully deposited until steps can be
taken to trace the various owners.

FRIGHTFUL DEATH.— James Granger, a plumber,
aged 32, in the employ of Messrs. Saunders and Co.,
builders, London, was a few days since engaged in melt-
ine nine pounds of lead in a ladle, when, in lifting a
ladle of water off the furnace, a quantity of it fell into the
lead, which instantly spurted over his face and body.
His screams attracted the attention of his fellow work-
men, who conveyed him to the hospital, where the
house surgeon immediately attended the unfortunate man,
who he found was frightfully scalded about the face and
neck. The lead had actually run into his eyes, and Mr.
Lane extracted from them two moulds, describing the
exact shape of the eye. Erysipelas set in, which shortly
afterwards terminated fatally.
THE GOVERNMENT BALANCE-SHEET.--FrOca the
Government balance-sheet, issued on Thursday, it ap-
pears that in the year ended the sth April, 1852 (after
abating the expenditure thereout defrayed by the several
revenue departments), the income or revenue was
£52,468,318 17s. lld„ and the expenditure, including
unclaimed dividends, £50,291,322 14s. sd. The excess
of income over the expenditure was £2,176,996 3s; 2d.
On the sth April. 1852, the balances in the Exchequer
were £6,838,846 14s. 2d. In the year ended the sth
January last the revenue was £53,210,071, and the ex-
penditure £50,792,511 13s. 9d.. leaving the excess of in-
come over the expenditure £2,-117,559 6s. 3d. On the
sth January last the balances in the Exchequer were
£8,841,521 15s. ld. Similar accounts are given for the
year ended the sth July, 1852, and the 10th October,
1852.

A HUNT ON THE RAILWAY.—On Saturday, the pas-
sengers by the twelve o'clock train from Braintree were
somewhat startled by hearing the whistle and finding the
train pulling up about two miles from the Witham
station ; but on looking out of the window the only
"killing" sight to be seen was the East Essex fox-bounds
coming at a racing pace between the rails over which the
train was passing ; but luckily the driver had caught sight
of a red-coat and brought the train to a stand, or the de-
struction would have been serious, the hounds being so
well settled on the scent that the guard had to dismount
to prevent them getting under the engine ; end thwarted
there, they attempted the sides, till a note frr .1 a staunch
old hound behind the train set matters all right, and the
whole pack were " at him again," completely within the
rails over which the train had just passed ; and, after a
splendid run, the death of sly reynard prevented his again
coming the " artful dodge" in such dangerous fashion.

CURIOUS MARRIAGE LEASE.—An assault case came
;fore the Birmingham magistrates last week, which, like
Le majority of matrimonial squabbles, would have been

simply interesting in the eyes of those immediately con-
cerned, but for a legal curiosity which was brought to
light in the course of the hearing. 'William Charles
Capes was charged with assaulting his wife. In giving
her evidence, Mrs. Capas mentioned that her husband
was not living with her, but was "leased " to a young
woman named Hickson. This being a species of contract
unknown to the magistrates, further inquiry into the
matter was made, when it was elicited that a regular legal
document had been drawn up by which Capes and
Hickson bound, or, as they termed it, " leased' them-
selves to each other for the term of their natural lives.
The " lease" was produced in court and read. The girl
Hickson was present at the time "of the alleged assault.
On being asked about the „ lease, she admitted that she
signed it, and stated that it was drawn up by Mr. Camp-
bell, the lawyer, who told her at the time she signed it
that if Caw; wife gave her any annoyance he would put
in that paper as evidence. She moreover said that the
paper was signed at his Mice, and that she believed Mr.
Campbell charged £1 14s. for drawing it up. The magis-
trates fined Capes 2s. 6d. for the assault, and commented
in very strong terms on the document which bad been
brought before them.

IN A GREAT NATIONAL CURLING MATCH, held in
Scotland last week, the North of Scotland players proved
victorious over their opponents from the South. The last
match, in 184950, was won by the South.
ALARMIST SLIDING SCALE.—Chinese gongs are adver-
tised in the London papers. " One for 40s. will effec-
tually frighten a thief, one for 60a. will appal a burglar,
one for 80s. will alarm the country for miles round."
THE REV. DAVID INGLIS, of the United Presbyterian
Church of Port Glasgow, the oldest minister of any de-
nomination in Renfrewshire, has just died at the patri-
archal age of 86. His death was caused by a fall.
AN OLD MAN, upwards of 100 years old, who served
under Captain Cook, died the other day at Winchester,
from exposure to cold, having been turned out of a public-
house at midnight by the police, against whom a verdict
of manslaughter has been returned.

SIR HENRY LYTTON BITLIVER had a narrow escape
with his life, a few days since, while descending the
Rhone, from Avignon to Lyons. The boiler of the
steamer burst, and the vessel sank in the river. Sir
Henry, with other passengers, swam ashore.
THE Times of Thursday contains the following adver-
tisement :—" She is returned. But where is the fulfil-
ment of those brilliant pri
omis”? Forgive past omissions,
all shall be explained. Faith
is es
the ascendant. Write
or indicate—t. if possible, before the 22d, its I ma be
out a week.—Valentine. S." y

SUPERFINE BREAD should not be eaten by one who
prefers health and clearness of intellect to indigestion,
constipation, and stupidity. Fine bread will kill a healthy
dog in seven weeks, whereas, if he is kept on coarse bread
(having, of course, access to water in either case,) he
thrives perfectly well for any desirable length of time.
Food may be too rich as well as insufficient in nutrition.

HENRY DOBSON, a cabinet-maker, of dissolute habits,
residing at 'Wakefield, went at a late hour on Friday
night to a disreputable house, in New-street, in that
town, and brutally murdered a young woman with whom
he had cohabited. The prisoner has been committed for
trial, charged with wilful murder.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Hull Advertiser (speaking of
the convict Pries) says, "I learn from a private source, that
his unhappy wife, who was not cognisant of her husband's
nefarious doings, until the hue and cry had been raised
against the criminal, has become deranged, in conse-
quence of the deep and unmerited trouble which has over-
whelmed her." -

A DETERMINED PRISONER.—Abraham Sella was on
Tuesday brought brought into King's College Hospital,
London, having for the fourth time attempted self-
destruction by poison. He was instantly attended to by
the house-surgeon, who used the stomach-pump with
such success that the poison was expelled. It was then
discovered that he had attempted to destroy life by swal-
lowing an admixture of phosphorus.

FEARGUS O'CONNOR.—On Friday, Miss O'Connor
applied to the magistrate at Hammersmith Police-court
for aid in obtaining the removal of her brother, who was
at Dr. Tuke's asylum at Chiswick Manor, to another
establishment. Hitherto she has been unable to obtain
access to her brother, as the uniform answer was that Dr.
Tuke was not at home. When the patient was placed in
this asylum £1,700 was deposited in the joint names of
Dr. Tuke and Mr. Jacob Bell; the doctor, therefore,
could allege no unsatisfied claim. The magistrate said he
could do nothing in the case, and referred the applicant
to the Commissioners in Lunacy.

W. H. ORCHARD, an attorney of Staple Inn, and G.
Cox, his clerk, were, a few days since, called up for judg-
ment in the Court of Queen's Bench, and not appearing
were sentenced in their absence. It appears that the
master and servant made affidavits that certain costs had
been paid by them on behalf of a client of Orchard's. On
investigation, through a quarrel with Orchard's brother,
the contrary was proved, and the two indicted for conspi-
racy to defraud. They were found guilty, and sentenced
by Lord Campbell, the attorney for six months', and the
clerk for three months', imprisonment. They have, how-
ever, escaped to Australia.
RAILWAY DIVIDENDS.—The Great Western dividend
is 4 per cent., with a balance of £63,777 15s. 3d. The
Midland dividend was officially announced last week as
at the rate of 34- per cent., with a balance of £13,000.
The York and North Midland pays at the rate of 3 per
cent. per annum, an elevation which it has not reached
since 1846, when it paid 6 and 8. The Midland will de-
clare a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum, and leave a considerable balance. The
York, Newcastle, and Berwick has declared a dividend at
the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. The Hull and Selby
recommend a dividend of £2 Os. on each of the whole £5O
shares, and of £1 4s. 6d. upon each of the half, or £25
shares.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.—A Mr. Dean sent for a
Mr. Pike, a packing-case manufacturer, to measure a pic-
ture for a case. In going into his warehouse, Mr. Dean
leaped over a counter to get near the picture. Mr. Pike
followed the example, but unfortunately alighted on a
floor of glass, and immediately fell through into the
shop below. The plaintiff was taken to the hospi-
tal, where he remained three weeks, but having lost
the use of his right hand, he brought an action in the
Queen's Bench to recover damages for the defendant's
negligence in inducing the plaintiff to follow him, and not
giving him proper warning as to the nature of the floor-
ing. The jury gave a verdict, damages £3O.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, AN EFFICENT CURE FOR DIS-
EASES OF THE CHEST, AND INFLAMMATION OF THE
LUNGS.—Mr. John Schoonenberg, of Paramaribo, Suri-
nam, had suffered for a considerable time from a severe
cough, pains in the chest and side, and ultimately an in-
flammation of the lungs, and great fears were entertained
that he was in a deep decline. After the best endeavours
of some of the most eminent doctors had failed to cure
him, he tried Holloway's celebrated Pills, which have re-
stored him to a perfect state of health ; and so satisfied is
he of the result that he strongly and confidently recom-
mends their use to all who suffer from similar complaints.
WILL OF THE LATE NAPOLEON.—In the Prerogative
Court, on Thursday, the Queen's Advocate made an ap-
plication for the delivery out of the Registry of the willfand
codicils of the late Napoleon Bonaparte, who died at the
island of St. Helena, on the sth May, 1821. He left pro-
perty within the Jurisdiction of the Court, not exceeding
£6OO. The will ( with seven codicils) was duly proved in
August, 1824, by Count Montholon, one of the executors.
'The will and codicils bad remained in the Registry up to
the present time, and it was now prayed that the Court
should decree that the papers be delivered up to Her
Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, for the
purpose of their being delivered over to the French Go-
vernment. The learned Judge said that what he should
direct was, that the documents be delivered over to the
Secretary of State for the purpose of being delivered by
him to the legal authorities of France.

FISH BY RAILWAY.—In the Court of Queen's Bench
an action was brought by Mr. Walker, a fishmonger,
against the York and Midland Railway Company, to
recover the value of three consignments of fish, addressed
respectively to parties residing in York, Liverpool, and
London, and which were entrusted to the defendants for
delivery. Owing to the negligence of the company's
servant's, the fish, not having been delivered in due time,
had been spoiled, and were consequently unsaleable. The
defence was that notice of the arrival of the fish:bad been
served on the parties to whom it was consigned, and that,
not having been taken away, the company were not
liable for the damage sustained. The rules observed by
all the railways, with respect to the consignment :of fish
or other perishable commodities, had been strictly adhered
to. The plaintiff's witness, however, denied that any
such notice had been served on them until long after the
arrival of the fish, which was then unfit for market.—

The jury found for the plaintiff for the
_full amounts
claimed.

A CHARACTERISTIC FUNERAL.—A person who had
carried on the business of a carrier was buried at Sher-
borne last week, and the funeral procession was so
strange as to excite universal observation, The proces-
sion was led by a common gig, in which were seated two
gentlemen, wearing hatbands and an outer coat of a kind
of drab colour, so characteristic of the old school of
yeoman of our neighbourhood ; next followed a large road
waggon, such as carriers use, drawn by two heavy horses,
with the usual covering of tarpaulin, containing the body
of the deceased ; the vehicle was succeeded by a travelling
or carrier's van, %Nith a cquare "tilt," or covering of
material similar to the former, which conveyed a party of
mourners. The other arrangements of the funeral were
in character, the four pall-bearers wearing smock frocks.
The deceased, by his will, had ordered that after his
horses had carried what remained of himself to his long
resting-place, they should be shot.

DEATHS FROM COLD.—SO great was the intense cold
on Saturday night, at Dartmoor, that three soldiers lost
their lives, viz., corporal John Panton, and privates Geo.
Driver and John Carlin. belonging to No. 7 (Captain
Brown's) Company, 7th Regiment Royal Fusileers, sta-
tioned at the Dartmoor prison, Prince-town. The two
privates, who only left the Royal Military Hospital list
week, marched from the head-quarters, St. George's-
square, early on Saturday morning, under charge of Cor-
poral Ramsden, who conducted them seven miles, to the
village of Jump, where they were received by Panton,
who took them four miles further, to the Doursland-barn
Inn. Snow having fallen all day, the landlord advised
them not to proceed, but the corporal said they must
obey orders, and the three marched on. It is surmised,
from the position in which their hats and knapsacks were
scattered, that they passed through the first snow-drift on
the margin of the moor, smile and a half from the inn,
and reached the Devil's-bridge, a mile and a half further.
There they could not proceed, and retraced their steps to
the first drift, which;by that time had become impassable,
and here they unhappily perished. John Smith, of No. 3
Company, who returned to Devonport on Saturday, states
that he and Panton were four hours in the morning
coming from Doursland-barn (five miles), being at times
up to their arms in snow, which was in some parts eight
feet deep. He endeavoured to dissuade Panton from re-
turning the same evening. The bodies of Driver and
Carlin were found.

THE GARDEN.—Perrect Wisdom placed the perfect
man in a garden to dress and keep it. The place and the
duty must have been divinely congenial with the exercises
of an unclouded reason and an undepraved heart. The
love of man's Pr, . seems yet to linger fondly
in the bosom of tne exiled race. The first pleasure of
children is to gather fresh flowers from the daisied mead,
or their little hands in the allotted patch of garden-
gr toy
garden-
around. " Heaven lies about us in our infancy."—Some
faint visionary gleam from Eden seems yet to rest on
the infant soul, and, with the dawn of reason, the first
voice of childhood seems to say that Paradise should have
been its home, and horticulture its proper vocation. it is
sadly true, no doubt, that adverse lessons in gardening
have come to us from Paradise—promptings of an apostate
kind from beyond the Euphrates. Boyhood, and the
succeeding period of immature manhood, with their tu-
multuous passions and noisy pleasures, spew themselves
alien to the tranquil delights of the garden. But " years
that bring the philosophic mind," and that chasten hu-
manity with their mildening influence, conduct the belated
pilgrim back to the garden, end teach him there to find
pleasures serene and unalloyed. The Gentile imagination
placed the future home of renovated man in the Elysian
fields—gardens of the picturesque type. It might almost
seem that the poor worshipper of nature had gathered,
from some faint tradition or deep instinct of the soul,
tidings of the Paradise whence man had sprung, and
whither it was meant he should be translated.—Black-
wood's Magazine.

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