The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1853

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS POE. LANCASHIRE.—Ed-
ward Tootal, Esq., and Thomas Hudson Bateman, Esq.
0_
• JosrPn Acrox, EsQ., is, it is said, to be mayor f
Wigan for the ensuing year.—Southport Free Press.
The Allem, 'Tufted States mail steamer, ;Capt. Luce,
sailed on Wednesday for New York, with a full cargo and
Z 8 passe
THE LASTMEETING OP TIIE COUNCIL, it iS undtebre-
at°od, vrill be held on Saturday next, to wind up
Municipal year.
Warnu CRESSES.—A very large import of water-tresses
now takes place into Liverpool from Ireland ; principally
from tomg,heda.
11ENRY Nicnonsox, Esq,, late of Furnival's Inn, has.
thislleathed RlOO to the incumbent of St. Nicholas's, in
town, for distribution among the poor. The deceased
was a native of Liverpool.
bakers OP BREAD —A meeting of flour-dealers and
-"l'ers was held on irielay, in Liverpool, at which a reso-
lution was passed that bread should be sold at 2fd. per
lb. for the better, and 2d. for the secondary quality.
JOBBERY AT BOOTLE.—Between five and six o'clock on
Tee7l fternoon, the house of Mr. Bacon, Brunswick
•trace North-shore, was broken into, and jewellery and
clothes, valued at £lO, stolen. The thieves effected an
entrance through the parlour window.
t4411,A, ISTUGGET.—Mr. Sewill, of South Castle-street, has
:oughlP of gold, picked up at Ballarat, and which was
t over by the Great Britain. It is in the form al-
of of an epaulette, weighs Bflbs, and is of the value
of nearly Z4OO.
i, Its-Invv.kv A.CCIDENT.—On Sunday week, early in the
(„9,reiloon, an accident occurred on the Bolton and Bury
..411way, near the Daniside Aqueduct. A goods-train
Iroin Normanton to Liverpool, consisting of about 25
carriages, had reached within about 50 yards of what is
called Top-o' th'-lane Bridge, in Darcy Lever, when an
axle of one of the trucks broke, and threw fifteen of the
others off the line Th_..e en
train could not be stopped at once, and several pf the
trucks were smashed. gine was reversed, lint the
coal wag,gons belongin Thtoe3Meame n
near the aqueduct
broken, but the d contactl with. some
, angd f9ar esafsrstb.
the coal
waggons
ognonassiwdienrge
destroyed bei am. age will not be considerable, the goods
, ;NEW E ng Principal) bran, and a little malt.
:s.rEllyiztv.NownitiviiiNG ---- OLIVER CaomwELL's LAST
eirligravn.lg frorn LuesII,IsSRPneAVOURITE DAUGHTER. The
picture of the above-named
.... bjel is such as to do credit to the burin of Mr. Charles
td-comkins, a name not familiar
ging from thentisfidelieto
fbnstortnodr u r, but one which,
lig unknown.
rendered Ned style of mezzotint tvhegstippeeeirreieanehegledwoidiluiecntoiaot ns remain
l ben being
only svi%eient to indicate variety of texture.
aAutneonnlietadefof Cromwell is very cleverly. treated, the full
oefxression being retained. In the ghastly
ea
estness
daughter's eloquence the highestnedffotrot
ex, Lae Painter, Mr. C. Lucy, was concentrated., a.
th!clite faithful transcript of that portion of the picturee
?Ze„Z.agraver has devoted his attention with zeal and s
.. As an effective parlour or library print, this willube
ttr-,:,T at once ornamental and interesting.
teIESeN rr
AT
_RAPALGAR.—A powerfully-execu. ted t., ,F C. Ley, representing Nelson in the cabin ofhison
tit::81.1), the Victm•y, concerting his signal of battle a
the rvc °f his g'reat last triumph, is now on vievyt
of i of Mr. Isaac.in Castle-street. The conception
Their Picture is good, and its execution appr9
.1.1.-
cativ ead of Nelson, which is a striking likeness, is India,
frisk: of thoughtful abstraction. The accessories
and
thed, and, from the general arrangement of thar.eelivghnt.
grav; adew, it is well adapted to produce a telling e
so i_dig'• To enlarge on the general interest attaching to
hi "Portat a maritime transaction as the battle of yra-
frl anlcmg a seafaring community like that of Liver-
efelsnnot be necessary; but to intimate te ficawtoioro
of aii t:ahetatrived from insectir an interesting k
Profitable i . as pleasing asp the inspection will be found
,boaAt ntellectuallY•
efor, W' S, COUNTY COURT was held on Tuesday,
133' th- '' • 8. Hulton Esq• The first case was an action
hall
e Earl 4' A on Derbi against John Rosson, Esq., of Moor-
l'ul 4-11ghton, for the recovery of chief-rents. A basket
•to
..._
vrecei,t
k' books, dated from 1741, were put in evidence
kc;ror.xe.that a certain quit-rent had always been paid fora
'Of het Far) the Stanley family, and Mr. Molt, the age
sh
,i of Derb quitrent,amined at some length to
theeref 'tat the last was paid in 1833, and that
haled Ore tliere was twenty years' rent due. On the ()thee
Stabil:: here
contended that there was no proof that ttt
that b- s were owners of Moor-hall, and it did not follow_
bb *eatise retaince rents hat! been paid to some Earls of
1ce01,34, that hpresent earl had a right to those rents.e
ease waser that the necessary proofs should be produced, th
FAIL 841°11rned by consent.
alltitll:cll°Lll7:l3rnasT 14-"rettEsxtu.—An old-established spin-
, Aressrs. John Poole and Sons, of Hullne,
Wt,‘,„-'-‘l, on Tuesday a suspension of payments. Oa
balan -.4'45!, a • meeting 'of creditors was held, when a
t.ll, °ooe sheet was producee, showing the liabilities tofirilz
wil, h ' of which eO,BOO was due to a banking
tblac_ilideerwoefvetrt held security for the
.full value. The re:
that the (le creditors representing £ll,OOO, found.,n
at a ruachinery whh is in good order, taite
WeLa;,,,s,, reduction from' which
sinee 1,,,,,_,_
~ the valuation of
other een t 4,006,431 tune 'new machinery, to the value of
would, with
E"e and 25,000, has been added, lt was
Proposed i, Produce about 20s. in the rn'. ad-
°arned ° acce
Possible, toa
if
meeting
was
e Parties to see their friends, in order,
a
r°P°sed to he nallge the payment of the composition
tnee4ttl!ellirl'Ect nit'Atetl•—.lllanchester Courier.ortnighey
Col- ing vras held t
I titution,
getIETY. The usual f
,„_•,itiitt.at °/1 Wednesday' at the Royal ns
the
-7retarx, 'reet, Mr 11 in 'h'chair. Mr. Boult,
..
view', •,, annonne ay .e
the d s'.:f new b , ed the receipt of s.everal lithogralahic
tb- elsi°'• lindings, from the architects, and re.porteod.
-"e studeail of the council with respect to the drawings of
ti 414 i °lel:abets. The council considered tpe_dra .
con , n under thenames of " Nemo "and ' m _
with
thuo he
ecr._,,s. c
'ia'l reditable, and were so well
_pleas, et!
tieterrailleepneral execution of the designs, thaatiatehej r•aaone
i/lea to ' to give the usual prize of the value
Columnar
hi each
then ',vett, c°mPeritor. The paper on
Nell re...,-re of Antiquity, and the Stones of Venice," was
al -40, by me.
-volt c, ,goln the Rol:jgeegir'tiolt;swrialioseddefbeynded the Corinthia.n
11an's delight Stones of Venice " and condelimrneßde:thhaisat.giae.utli.lhielea-
Mtroa uelight in portico
jyrr Huggins Stlftge tea 1
II noon --.' * htecture of modern
streets of the into the arc
ill the j,,.,„,, advocated the formation of covered. footways
he tw_ayse
'is •-'4ing thoroughfares. Some discussion tookwt.h ZsellZt,,,lll„R the merits el Mr. Ruskin's work, after
lir meet. separated.
Westtv.° tIRRIIY CrUARDBANS.—At
.the
_mreetHarrison
oeea ierhy
guardians on Wednesa.ay, m , J. H
Ititl3l,e(l the chair. The other guardians present were the
Igar),... V. Radnalrl, and Messrs. Heyes, Allpass, Lout,lar!..
risoa-laßa, Mountfield, Brown, Tattersall, Kirkus,__e G.
Shaw,
Arter, Wensley, Jeffries, Roberts, al tie ,
Port,„,7°. i'he balance iwthe hands of the troeas_urcer.
_weans.
utim -, to be £514 15s. 711. The resignationoc of Mr. Gee..
akee,,-; e, assistant to the master of thlnv.wßadklinau
that
at
tip L'eu, and notice
movethe Rev.o
IZ-p,O. elt /fleeting hegisvheonnlltlY
-..,.2 , medical officer of the khaotusthee, eblairiyicerefaspetlr)
tetb-- '''loo to £l5O per ann-um.w It was
fortdheere
expensesd t 1 i a t a
laet-;`,5 should be made to
.•the board o
the removal of nuisances,
aliel'ed by the Pia
Itthe amount re
to the
-paid-reference to it. After a
forowkoned discussion on the subject, a resolution.,
f Bootle-
effect was moved by Mr. Allpas,. That in the
',,cll6l)llll°lo,litugofthis• board the sanitary condition o
Lse h qiiaere and the rural portion of West Derby cannot
f
,keglloanently improved unless th.e. General Board o
tthjAet is adopted in. these leeahties, and that a
resopoyf
ti
expression of opinion be sent to the oversee
I the, 0 .
't,°l' , f the respective townships." 'A clock was ordered
L' beet "sPital, at the cost of XIII, and the tender of Mr.
itli in, to execute several fresh works in connexion
thePn ° "osPital were accepted.
bßan
' Tuesday the trustees of
Nunnl44's' "AI. 141/813".—°11 • • the Town-hall,
it arMr.
nt'settuf held a meeting in
atifYin.l.'„',_the curator, presented to them at bbrieerf
V(117,e11. Illet.."'""ri 11. From the 19th to the 17th October, TZt eholt;'`,PY 109,028 persons, including twelve
"ette ---nWge ,ue is in which numbered 1,550.
the rldea tabula pup' will, however, give a
---,v st of th ar statement
that during
for fk,-knier /0„ e,attendanee. It will be seen
on
gees
ni-nr day
Apras'll(lls When the museum was thro
Assti actti's week fo the benefit of visitors from the
tletly (listrietsr, the liberality cf the committee
eiateci
41.plit Months
J
alinel9 to 3- Total Dail. yl,ao2ve7rage.
,Y . u
....
...........
... 7,192 ••• '' 1 386
•- ••• ••• .. • ........... • .. 24,948 .- '960
Jniy ••• ••... .......... . ... ..*
16 325 •,‘•
....... ,
910
k. list ' ........ • • •• •• • ..... 15,475 •-*" 1,256
, t7l)tetniay.• • . .................... 22,613 ...,.,
93,
'' 'et0bc........ 15,9" "-- 650
r . to 17 ..........
•••• ••••
............. 6,503 -
kikber
109,028
111<°1* to April 19 48 833
••• ,
Tot,'
--.. n,,,,....„ r
onet.`ue of visitors from
in. -. -..-
()f 4.,_ 8, i., A. ~I Museum, March
Ivell!oese -". Yet. 17, 1853 ......... 157,861
l• IN vlsito .
toad of
,-ae,,,,_•.own tors only one or two were artists,
On
tasnLny Lord scientifie visitors there were only three. til tinistintley and two others of the trustees
davki,ie&With aiisjiltns, and expressed themselves higidy
,(!e-in'hthe e,,,,41. P.A.nisseY saw.
county Court, on Wednea-
l'tlW'k4, Y 1,-.' •il Me. Loudot e and North-Western Railway
~.'qvve„,`ll 14; laostock, il
heard. The company charge
"' ecle.'Q th..cerPs._ 001 anda'Seataffrd 12s. 6d. first class, and
111 West eiT__:)ol and Shrewsbury, vid Stafford, only
eiv,;)tatto,7•3o. The defendant, whose business takes
Rot,--ikh 'Airy. Irequently, was in the habit of bu 19 g
~.1
~1 010%4 1111,4 getting out at Stafford, thus saving os:
414,;: wite*L_ubt the 9th of September last the defendant
,o'4
tat gt‘a7stkeel to Shrewsbury, and paid 15s• ; they
‘e of "-c*(l, but the booking-clerk there required
1/INate:n4a t eelPsh.•,,ithe difference of fare to Stafford. The
llt)-Z,'. balleti We"' to Pay, but gave his address, and the
4 ' l-
was brought nominally, to recover the
kleheti to t° fact to °lig '
ett mac a Place try whether, as th_e defendant had
rietN, ite, he
tiad. e beyond Stafford, andpaidwtithiewfuatreantoy
},lice b'gleot „.,a tight to stop at Stafford ny had a
1450 .1, at t;
.i.O was
proved that the comPa
1PeNitpa(1111101ttli: kingtb°QieCetsa.reffiiliend,LsitniateinsgtretehtA upearassetengTthnrse.
t•hthea, te stat:?rd would not be allowed to go out tt
the tagarge -1°43, vvithout paying the difference of h fare,
411,1)4ctekt°,..Shtere,„,snisch 111' termeilia• te station was m.
eorweast
on
1ia,13- Drol,"' the -t.8.117 ; and that a similar notic
rh-a•( a tin.eell that trEets issued to the defendant. It was
thetkcegt ei e coniPany, by their act of Parliament,h
a NIN hlore vlarge 12s. ed. to Stafford, and mig ,
oroe ea wshn uan 12s. 6d. to Shrewsbury ; but, to get IP 1 t t4itt ki ttYli tcra, Me, they were obliged t charge the
041, niche onrewsbury and Chester Company, whose.
ll,'N t said ti,..shorter. After a long argument, his
,it / a. .tut h
4 oeolit„. verdict e thought the railway company
senn,-
btdpe ~,:-I,sict was '• A• special contract was proved, a
Nee NW way aeltl4 inconsistent with the common law
ll'e Brute ,: 41er th...8----,in fact, it was a concession to the
d e e TAU ea--',..._ 'uniting their rights. The company
theot ItloLitled h: ..
YOU
ik, h to Shrewsbury at half the charge
h.,Le kch-var4l):fti„....l°akteer;mendlluteposntatthioenco.nThditieonputhbalite you
mkt ',ere . 'Lie low
kn. Pa ' Litt •i• rate to Shrewsbury, if they wished
It-'4l"-'sintill° far'e44._theY Wis. lied to go to Stafford, they
Caare. veryfford, which the company were
c for the plaintiffs accordingly.

THE MAYORALTY.—A correspondent of the Mercury
says that Mr. R. C. Gardner has been named as a gentle-
man likely at no distant day to occupy the civic chair of
this his native town.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On Saturday Mr. Robt. Willan,
li
of this town, ironfounder, met with an accident which
nearly proved fatal. Some workmen in the employ of
the firm were lowering some looms from the second story
of their foundry into a cart ; the chain had been broken,
but the parts were linked together and bolted, and
thought secure. Mr. Robert Willan came out into the
yard; the chain broke, and one part of the loom felon the
cart and the other hit him on the head, inflicting a fright-
ful wound, which laid his skull open. The wound began
at the back of the head, passed to the front, and from
thence to under his ear, completely cutting his ear open,
and inflicting a wound of seventeen or nineteen inches
long. He was picked up senseless and conveyed to the
residence of his partner. Medical men were quickly in
attendance, and he is progressing as favourably as can be
expected.—Blackburn Standard.
ORNAMENTAL NOVELTY.—We have been gratified by
the inspection of an exceedingly handsome pair of fruit
dishes, in themselves combining much graceful ingenuity
and an interesting memento of personal adventure. A
townsman, who occupies a prominent position in society,
recently shot a splendid specimen of the Golden E. gle, in
Ireland. The legs and talons of the noble bird he entrusted
to Mr. Flower, of Bold-street, jeweller and silversmith,
and that gentleman has had them converted into the pillars
or stands of a very handsome pair of fruit dishes. The
leg from the point of the spur talon is twelve inches high,
and with its fine gray plumage it forms a substantial look-
ing as well as elegant pillar, on which is fixed a small but
tasteful silver cup, holding a crystal basin of moderate
dimensions ; the whole resting on a pedestal of frosted
silver rock-work,—the effect altogether being as unique as
it is elegant, and reflecting much credit on the artistic
skill of Mr. Flower.
ORMSKIRK WATERWORKS.—The new waterworks are
now in full operation. The spring from which the supply
of water is derived is situate at a short distance from the
town, on land belonging to the Earl of Derby, who has
leased a sufficient portion of it to the local board of
health at a nominal rent. The water is pumped from the
well by a powerful engine into an artificial tank, erected
on a water tower 75 feet in height, and standing on an
eminence considerably above the level of the town. The
tower consists of nine pillars of solid masonry, united by
arches into one common centre, and supporting the tank,
which is formed of cast-iron plates, firmly riveted toge-
ther, and is calculated to hold 100,000 gallons. The lofty
elevation of the tank ensures a constant supply of water
in the mains at high pressure, and also provides a safe-
guard in case of fire ; for, by opening one of the hydrants,
which are fixed in the streets at suitable intervals, and in-
serting therein a pipe and hose, a continuous jet of water
issues therefrom with a force sufficient to carry it over
the highest houses. The cost of the undertaking, includ-
ing the sewerage, will amount to £8,500, of which £B,OOO
has already been borrowed on security of the rates, to be
repaid by annual instalments.
NEW MUSIC-HALL, BOLD-STREET.—The new music-
hall, in Bold-street, of which Mr. H. E. Hime is lessee,
was opened last night by a concert, in which Misses Birch
and E. Birch, Messrs. Francis, E. Land, and Frank Bodda,
together with Master Arthur Napoleon, performed. The
programme was good and promising, and the attendance
highly respectable. The hall itself presents many features
of interest, and as a place for the accommodation of
musical meetings, and such entertainments, it is exceed-
ingly well adapted. It is seated for the comfortable ac-
commodation of nearly a thousand auditors in the body of
the hall, while a small but commodious gallery at the end
opposite the 'orchestra affords vace for comfortably ac-
commodating about a hundred more. The general ap-
pearance of the hall is light, pleasing, and elegant. The
walls are lofty, and the limited ornamentation of the ceil-
ing tasteful and appropriate—rich and pleasing, yet void
of glare—'combining in its decorative hues a sufficient ad-
mixture of warm and cold tints to render it agreeable
either by artificial or daylight. The illumination is effected
by a range of four sunfights, running along either side of
the 'ceiling, one in the orchestra, and one above the
gallery. The windows along one side of the hall are ,01-
scared, and are ornamented in the centre by pink coloured
panels, each containing an emblematic figure, cleverly
drawn. At either side of the orchestra is a Corinthian
column with a gilded capital, and beyond each pillar is a
handsomely-fitted up private box. The ventilation and
temperature have been provided for on approved prin-
ciples, and everything has been done to secure the comfort
and convenience of the audience. In connexion 'with this
'hall we are glad to learn that Mr. Hime intends 'to intro-
duce the practice of giving morning concerts, n species of
entertainment deserting of encouragement, as lit enables
many to enjoy a musical treat whose health, distant resi-
dence, or other 'circumstances render attendance on an
evening concert a matter of serious inconvenience.
OPPICIAL INQUIRY INTO SHIPPING CrA.EGES.—On
Wednesday, a commission was opened at St. George's-hall,
before the Hon. J. H. T. Manners Sutton, Capt. C. R. D.
Bethune, R.N., and Colin Blackburn, Esq„ Tor inquiring
into the local charges upon shipping, and goods carried by
shipping into the port of Liverpool. The corporation was
represented by the Town-clerk, the dock ccommittee by
Charles Turner, Esq., chairman, Thomas Bold, Esq., John
North, Esq., solicitor, Mr. Minton, treasurer, and Mr.
Mason, the secretary; and the Birkenhead dock trustees
by W. A. Ponies, Esq., chairman, Mr. liramah, solicitor,
Mr. Sloman, secretary, Captain Hookey, 'harbour-master ;
Mr. J. K. Rounthwaite, chairman, and Mr. B. J. Thomson,
secretary, attended on behalf of the Liverpool Steam-ship
Association.—The Town-clerk was examined at considera-
ble length, and returned full and satisfactory replies to the
questions put to him. In the course of the inquiry it ap-
peared that, although nearly £300,000 a-year is collected
'under the vaiions Dock Acts, and upwcrds of £lOO,OOO a-
year as town-dues, yet that there is so general a sense of
the legality of those charges, and of the fairness with
which the two estates are managed, thst scarcely any com-
plaints were made, and none which implied the slightest
mismanagement or illegality. As relates to the dock
estate, the complaints were these was said to be au
'injustice to compel vessels, which 'had discharged their
cargoes in the Birkenhead docks, to pay the same amount
of dues to which they would have been subject, if they had
come directly into the Liverpool decks from their last
foreign port, without visiting Birkenhead at all. It was
also complained of as a hardship that vessels partly dis-
charging their cargoes in the river Mersey, and then com-
pleting the discharge of their cargoes and taking in fresh
ones in the 'docks of Birkenhead, .without entering the
Liverpool docks at all, were still liable to pay Liverpool
dock dues, precisely as if they had 'discharged and taken
;in the whole of their cargoes there. As relates to the
town-dues,• it was stated that the importers of timber at
Birkenhead were subject to the paymaat of the town-dues
the same as 'importers of the same article at Liverpool.
After some further explanations on 'these subjects, the
chairman pronounced the returnsreceived by the commis-
sioners to be satisfactory.
THE CouroinkrroN ACCOUNTS.--"The statement of
accounts annually issued by Mr. John Wybergh, the cor-
poration treasurer, has just been printed. From this we
'learn that for the-year ending the 30th August, 1853, the
ordinary income of the corporation amounted to £164,154
13s. 3W., and the ordinary expenditure £120,570 ss. ,
leaving as surplusincome the sum df:A6,584 7s. 9d. The
extraordinary receipts amounted to £220,271 12s. ld., and
-the extraordinary payments to £167,489 12s. 6d., leaving
a balance in the 'hands of the ,bank and treasurer of
1£52,781 19s. 7d. The bond 'debt Alf the corporation
amounts to £1,071,387 16s. 2d. The 'dock trustees owe
'to the corporation the sum of £339;769 for the purchase
df land at the north shore, Nova Storm, Mann Island,
and the slate yards. On-reference to the items of ordi-
nary expenditure, we find •that in the 'weights and mea-
sures department them was a charge to the corporation
`last year of £674, being an increase 01 £3OO over the
previous year, although *the absolute cost of the establish-
ment was less. This is accounted forby a decrease in the
amount received for the adjustment of • weights and mea-
sures, and for fines for casing deficient weights. The
markets, after meeting all the current expenses, produce
an income of £6,596. For the five corporation churches
the tots disbursements for the past year were £3,892 7s. Bd.
and the receipts for seat rents, &c., £471, 'leaving a deficit
of £3*2l 7s. Bd. The expenses of 'the Free Public
Library rand Museum amount to 'L'2,301 18s. 7d., of
which £1,513 18s. Bd. has been received from-the musum
rate, 'leasing the charge to the borough -fund at £447
19s. ild. 'The baths and waki-houses are -now a source
of revenue 'to the corporation. 'The •income at Cornwallis-
street -exceeds the expenditure by £332, and -at George's
Pier there•isa surplus of £298. At Paul-street the ex-
penditure exceeds the income by. 3216 188. -50. Under
the head extraordinary receipts we find an item of
£50,000 from 'the dock trustees, en aecount'of the pur-
chase of land. This sum will be again invested in land.
The items of extraordinary payments include a sum of
£21,184 on account of St. George'skall; £35,576 on ac-
count of the 'borough gaol ; and 024,401 on account of
general improvements. There is also a new item in an
expenditure of £896 Os. 10d. for the mayor's carriage,
which it has been-usual hitherto to hire. _ _ _

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of this committee on Thurs-
day, when the medical officer of health reported favour-
ably on the health of the town, which has seldom been in
a more satisfactory state than at the present time. The
mortality of the borough during the week was 186, In-
cluding 21 deaths of emigrants. The average of the
same week of the preceding five years was 190. Twenty-
five deaths from cholera (of which 21 were reported to
the committee at their last meeting) were registered during
the week, the number in the previous week having been
41. The mortality from diarrhoea continues below the
average, the deaths having been 13, against 15 in the
'week previous, the average being 16 in the same week
of former years. During the present week there have
been eight new cases of cholera, and two deaths. Two
of the new cases were those of Irish emigrants ; the re-
maining six were foreigners, one the keeper of a German
lodging-house. No case of cholera among the residents
of the town has been reported to the officer of health since
the last meeting of the committee. At the suggestion of
the borough engineer, a resolution was agreed to, that in
all cases where the owners of property refuse to put down
the drains which have been ordered by the authority of
the committee, notice be given that they will be done at
once by contract, under the direction of the borough en-
gineer, and the cost charged to the owners. The sub-
committee reported that application for increase of salary
had been received from Mr. Wilson, Mr. Neilson, and
Mr. Crosby, in the treasurer's department ; and, after
consideration, they recommended Mr. Crosby's salary be
increased from £lOO to £l5O a year.—A recommendation
to appoint three apprentices, formerly in the office of the
borough engineer, as draftsmen, at salaries of £BO a year,
was received and adopted.—Mr. Bigham moved the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That this committee, being deeply
impressed with the value of the services of their chair-
man, Mr. Alderman Langsdale, cannot permit the muni-
cipal year to terminate without placing on their records
an expression, though feeble, of the sense they entertain
of his devotion to the interests and business of this com-
mittee ; and they desire further, in an especial manner,
to bear testimony to the temperate, judicious, and con-
siderate manner in which, on all occasions, he has con-
ducted himself in the discharge of his duty towards every
member of this committee."—Mr. Moss seconded the mo-
tion, which was agreed to.—Mr. Hodson moved the thanks
of the committee to their deputy-chairman, Mr. Alderman
Dover ; for, though not indebted to him in the same ratio
as to their chairman, yet the committee fully appreciated
his exertions in their and the public service. Mr. Hal-
head seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.
The meeting broke up.

DEATM FROM EXCESSIVE JOY.—A person, named
Smith, husband of the former stewardess of the Marco
Polo, who remained at Melbourne, was so overjoyed on
the owners offering him a free passage to join her there,
that he died on Friday night from its effects on his ner-
vous system.
SECOND LINE OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—The
Eng-
lish and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company's line between
London and Liverpool and Manchester is now completed,
and will shortly be open to the public. There are ten
wires in one rope. The company have taken a commodious
suite of offices under the new Stock Exchange, in Ex-
change-buildings, as their principal establishment here.
A HORSE FRIGIIT.—A horse harnessed to a cab, on
St. George's stand, Castle-street, took fright on Friday
night, about six o'clock, and rushed with fearful impe-
tuosity down Lord-street ; when at the bottoth, near
Church-street, it came in collision with the West Derby
omnibus, whereby the cab was smashed, and a fore large
wheel of the omnibus was nearly rived off.
MYSTERIOUS FINDING OF A BODY.—On Thursday
night, as a cowman in the employ of B. H. Jones, Esq., of
Lark-hill, West Derby, was going through a field near
his master's residence, he observed the body of a young
female floating in a pit. It was in an advanced state of
decomposition ; but from portions of a letter, dated the
6th of October, which was found in her pocket, it is
supposed that she was a servant in the employ of a family
at Everton.

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, about one
o'clock, a respectably-dressed young man, in a state of
insanity, threw himself into the basin from George's pier-
head, and was nearly drowned before being rescued. Two
men put off in a boat, and succeeded in catching him, but
he made great resistance, and every effort to destroy
himself. He was, however, prevented, and taken to the
station at the Prince's dock gate, and thence removed to
the workhouse, where he now remains.
CANADIAN BANQUET TO MESSRS. JACKSON AND BETTS.
—Previous to their departure from Canada, Mr. William
Jackson, M.P., and Mr. E. L. Betts, were entertained at a
magnificent banquet at Quebec on the 27th ult. Amongst
the guests, 300 in number, there were J. Bramley-Moore,
Esq., of Liverpool, the Mayor of Quebec, the Hon. Francis
Hineks, Col. the Hon. Robert Bruce, brother to the
Governor-General, Lord Elgin, the Attorney-General,
Major Sir James Alexander, aide-de-camp to his Excel-
lency the Administrator of the Government, and Mr.
Roney, chief superintendent of the Grand Trunk Railway.
PUBLIC HEALTH AT MUCH-WOOLTON.—Two deaths
from cholera having taken place at Oglet, a village near
Speke, and the bodies of the deceased being taken to
Childwall churchyard for interment, a meeting was held
at the Much-Woolton Coffee-house, on Monday last
week, when the Rev. Rector Campbell stated that the
churchyard at Childwall was full, and contained no more
room for the burial of the dead. After a discussion
between Rector Campbell, the overseers of the parish, and
other gentlemen present, it was resolved to purchase some
additional ground at an expense of about £3OO, and enlarge
the present burial ground at Wootton.
IMMORALITY.—At the Police-court, on Friday, two
prostitutes were placed before the Mayor, (who presided,
in the absence of Mr. Mansfield, in the first court,) on a
charge of being found fighting in Crooked-lane, near to
the Custom-house. From the statement of one of the
women, it appeared that the quarrel originated in Hodg-
son's singing-room, in that locality. The Mayor : "These
dancing and singing rooms are the curse of the community.
There is more crime takes root and grows out of these
singing-rooms, dancing-saloons, penny theatres, and such
like places than anything else." The prisoners were fined
ss. each, or to be imprisoned three days.
LIVERPOOL 'MECHANICS' INstrrerttoiv.—On Wednes-
day, the Musical Association in connexion with this insti-
tution gave their third public coneert. The attendance
was numerous, including a large assemblage of ladies.
The programme included two of Bishop's choruses,
and several compositions of W. R. Rogers, the conductor.
In addition to the amateurs, Miss Jessie Hammond, the
Misses Beer, Mr. W. B. Wray, Mr. D. C. Browne, and
Mr. Pearce, assisted. Mr. Baetens executed two or three
fine solos upon the violin; and a young lady amateur
some fine selections from Italian operas.
GALLANTRY REWARDED.—Some months since, during
a heavy gale, as the barque Thames, of Bridgewater,
was off Drogheda in a situation of imminent peril, she as
as her crew and cargo were rescued and carried in
safety into Drogheda harbour, by the exertions of Captain
Heaney, of the St. Patrick, Liverpool and Drogheda
steamer. We are glad to know that this act of intrepid
humanity has met with some acknowledgment from the
owners of the rescued vessel ; those gentlemen having
presented Captain limey with a handsome gold watch,
bearing the following inscription " Presented to Captain
Philip Heaney, by Messrs. T. and J. W. Sully, owners of
the barque Thames,for services rendered, by which much
valuable property and -life was saved."
SHERIFF'S COCRP. —On Friday, 3lr. Hutton, acting for
the sheriff, held a • court at the Clarendon-rooms, for the
purpose of assessing the value of a piece of land, in Love-
lane, on the banks of the canal, near to Chisenhale-bridge,
which is required by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
way Company for the extension of their goods station in
Great Howard-street. The piece of land required, which
is 577 square yards in extent, is held by the trustees of
the late Mr. Pickup, miller ; and the jury were empowered
to inquire net'only into the value of the land taken, but
also the extent of deterioration suffered by a remaining
portion by the proposed severance. After the examination
of a number of witnesses, principally architects, who valued
the land variously, from £3. 10s. to £4. 10s. per yard, vith
a like difference as to the injury that would be suffered
by the severance, the court adjourned. 'The case wms
resumed on-Saturday, and after another long inquiry, the
jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £2,812.
HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The fifth annual meeting Of this
society was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Tuesday,
when tilt report was read by the Rev. Dr. Hume. This
document :stated that during the year 40 members have
been enrolled, the total number being 331 ordinary and
16 honorary. The report was .formally adopted, and
thanks wore voted to the retiring,council and,oftieers, and
to those ;gentlemen who had presented illustrations for
the annual volume. The followingwentlemen were•elected
new members of the council :—.Matthew Dawes, Esq.,
F.G.S., Bolton ; E. W. "Ormerod, M.A.,
Manchester ; Henry Dawson, Thomas Fleming, Edward
Heath,sud H. Neill, Esqs., Liverpool. The.officers were
re-appointed. In conformity .with :a suggestion in the
report,-the following gentlemmwere appointed to(confer
with tin societies, viz. :—The acting vice-president, the
treasurer, the curator, and the two -secretaries.

LIQUOR-SHOP DELINQUENOMIL—On Friday the fol-
lowing npersons were fined, with the •sums attached to
their respective names, with 4s. 6d. costs in each case,
(save %where the fine recorded was under 55., •when the
costs \ were 15.,) upon the informations of .inspectors
Skermer :and Chew, and officers 165 (Wilson), 717
(Thompson), 68 (M`Grain), and 195 (Southwell), Tor in-
fringements of the Local Licensed Victuallers' Acts, viz.,
Ptchliranr :—Thomas Millard, „Harrington-street, 10s. ;
Jane H. Pardy, Copperas-hill, as. The summonses
against illary Bennett, Brunswick. road,. and Sarah Davies,
Copperasehill, were dismissed. Meersellerk:---Matthew
Lowe, Gerard-street, 405.; John -Cusack, Sawney :Pope-
street, Olt.; Harriet Yates, Williams'-street, lOs •; Ann
Pritchard, Price-street, Soho, ls. • 'William Owens, Hare-
phiee, is.-; Richard Burges, Addison-street, 10s.; Bridget
Curres, -Lower Harrington-street, 10s. ; Matthew Board-
man, High-street, Edge-hill, 65.; Thomas Mills,•Rupert-
street, 6s. The cases against John 7.homas, Edgar-street,
and JOhn...Jones, Harding-st., Windsor, were discharged.DOOK COMMITTEE.—The weekly !meeting was' held on
Thursday .Mr. Turner in the chair. The application -of
Richardson &others, for space on lthe quay of the Wel-
lington halfttide Dock as a deposit 'far coals, was agreed
to, the rent do be ld. per square 'yard per week.—lle
tender of Thomas Abrahams, to pave the street at .the
south end .of George's Dock, was aeeepted.—Permissiaa
was giventoilie surveyor to let Georg-Cs Dock run dry on
the 30th instant, the principal objets:, _being to repair a
sewer which was in bad condition.--A recommendation
was received from the committee of vearehouse manage-
ment for an increase of £lOO in the salary of Mr. Cowan,
superintendentof the Albert Dock warehouses; also, that
he be nllowecleocis. It appeared that Mr. Cowan's salary
is £5OO a-year, \which it is proposed to traise to £6OO.
After a long and Animated discussion, •theluestion as to
the confirmationuf the recommendation was put, and con-
firmed bya majority of 9 to 6.—A recommendation was
made from the marine department that .the new Liver
tender be constructed of wood, and that thesurveyor draw
up the proper specifications.—lt was reoonunended by the
harbour-master's ;committee that a raised platform be
erected at-the Huskiseon Dock, for the better 'docking of
the vessels. The matter has been referred 'to the com-
mittee of svorks.—Alletter from the City of Dublin Steam-
packet Company, requesting that, as the Landing-stage at
the Prince's Pier was to be removed, they mighthesllowed
to use the large one, was referred.
WAGES or SIIIBWRIGIITS.—The Shipbuilders' Asso-
ciation of Liverpool met on Wednesday, to consider :some
important matters connected with the trade, .and war-
ticularly the questions of the employment of strangers in
the yards and the docksond the rate of wages to be paid
to the shipwrights themselves. The chair was occupied
by Mr. John Wilson Green. After a good deal of conver-
sation had taken place, Mr. Cato moved that the asso-
ciation sanction and protect ;builders in the employmentiof '
strangers at their yards. Mr. Boyden moved an amend.-
ment, the effect of which was, that strangers be employed,
not only in the building-yards, lint in the town generally.
Some further discussion took place, after which the
amendment was put, and carried Ihy a very large majority,
only three or four hands being held up for the motion.
The wages question then came on for discussion. Mr.
Boyden was of opinion that in short days six shillings was
ample pay. His motion to that effect was not seconded.
Mr. Jones proposed that seven shillings be the rate (sub-
ject to the propositions referred to before) during the win-
ter season, to commence yesterday (Monday). Mr. Pope
seconded this proposition. The resolution for seven shil-
lings was then adopted unanimously. 'The following was
the final resolution :—" That to strengthen the resolu-
tions passed this day, and for the better maintenance of
one uniform and fixed rate of shipwrights' wages, namely,
seven shillings per day, and one shilling per hour for
over-time, in extreme cases only, and when worked, the
undersigned masters pledge themselves to carry out the
above resolutions. But should any master, either by
himself, through his firm, or his foreman, by bounty or
otherwise, infringe these resolutions, his or their names
shall be exposed in the public papers, and a fine of a be
paid for every such offence, to the treasurer of the asso-
ciation. The signatures of the members present were
appended to this statement, and this closed the pro-
ceedings.
TREASURES OF NATURE.—It has been well remarked, that
there is not an imperfection that flesh is heir to, for which a
remedy is not at hand, to discover which we have only to
search the vast laboratory of Nature. A more apt illustra-
tion can scarcely be offered, than in the application of a
natural production, of American growth, namely the BALM
OF COLUMBIA, in cases where the human head has been
deprived of its becoming and natural ornament. As a pro-
moter of growth, strengthener and restorer of the Hair,
C. and A. OLDRIDOR'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, is unrivalled,
and in cases of baldness its virtues are inestimable. The
further advantages of the Balm may be summed up in its
freeing the hair from scurf, producing a beautiful curl, pre-
serving it from premature greyness, and its excellent adapta-
tion to the nursery, which sliould never be without it, no
climate destroys its efficacy, and it has proved a most
valuable article of trading speculation. Sold wholesale and
retail by the Proprietors, 13, Wellington-street North, Strand,
London, and by most of the respectable Perfumers and
Medicine Venders, Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lls. per bottle; no
other prices are genuine.—N.B. The public are requested to
be on their guard against counterfeits ; ask for Oldridge's
Balm, 18, Wellington.street North, Strand, London.—Sold
wholesale by Messrs. Raimes and Co,, 40, Hanover-street,
Liverpool.

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