The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-12 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

ANOTHER FIRE.—On Friday night, about half past nine
o'clock, a fire broke out in a cotton drying kiln, a small two
story building, on the west side of Tempest-hey. In a few
minutes two engines and several water-carts from the fire
police station, were on the ground, and the fire was put out,
a small quantity of cotton only being damaged.

There has been a strike of the bricklayers on the Man-
chester and Birmingham railway, employed at the Manches-
ter terminus. There are about 300 in number. The cause
is, that the contractor thought fit to employ three or four
nobsticks, as they are called. These men, with their la-
bourers, could have earned near £lOOO in the week, if em-
ployed. What a loss for such a trifle.
POPULATION OF CHESTER.—IR the city of Chester, ac-
cording to the late census, the population has been gradually
increasing. Of inhabited houses there were 4,800, uninha-
bited 406, builditi 291, females being within the city 10,667,
males 12,708, total 23,375. The population in 1801 was
15,052; in 1811, 16,140; in 1821, 19,949;- in 1831, 21,363.
MUNIFICENT LEGACIES TO THE PUBLIC CHARITIES
OF LIVERPOOL.—Mr. William Shaw, who died at West
Derby on Tuesday last, has left the munificent sum of £2,000
to the following public charities :—namely, to the Blue Coat
Hospital, £500; to the infirmary, £300; to the Dispensa-
ries, £3OO ; to the School for the Blind, £300; to the School
for the Deaf and Dumb, £300; and to the District Provi-
dent Society, £3OO.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—An accident of a fatal nature occurred
on Wednesday afternoon last, about half-past one o'clock, at
Bur,len, near Bolton. It appears that three men were en-
gaged in sinking a coal mine for the Earl of Bradford, and
had got about seven yards in depth, and were in the act of
putting in the second ring, when a quantity of earth, from
the sandy loose state, ran in. John Longworth was com-
pletely embedded, from the position in which he stood, but
the other two men happened to be standing upright, and were
covered with the e-rth up to their necks. They were im-
mediately extricated ; and, although injured, were not se-
riously hurt. Longworth, however, was not got out for more
than an hour and a half, when he was found quite dead. He
has left a widow and three children.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—WIGAN.—On Saturday evening last,
a poor man, named Thomas Moorfield, lost his life at one of
Mr. Blundell's collieries, situate in the Mesnes, Wigan. Ac-
cording to the evidence given before the borough coroner, on
Monday, the deceased, who was a browman, having finished
his labour, was returning home, but was fortunately was

Called back again by his fellow-bi•owman, who had taken his
place, when he had got about 100 yards from the pit • and,
whilst passing the engine, and endeavouring to avoid collision
with some part of the machinery, the fly wheel on the other
side caught his clothes, and dragged him round, and crushed
him dreadfully.' Of course, the 'poor fellow died directly
after being extricated, leaving a wife and child, who live at
Pemberton, to lament their loss.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—Oa Friday, about twelve o'clock, a
fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. J. P. Kirby and
Co., refiners of tallow for machinery, &c, Bridgewater-
street. Information was speedily brought to the fire-engine
station, bottom of Temple-street, and seven engines and a
number of water-carts were instantly turned out, and arris ed
in a few minutes, though from the combustible nature of the
materials, and the crowded state of the adjoining buildings,
not before no fewer than nine houses in Watkinson-street,
(behind Bridgewater-street, and running parallel with it)
were on fire. The fire originated in a shed in the back yard
of the large dwelling-house in Bridgewater-street, occupied
by Messrs. Kirby, and in which their works are carried on,
and the wind being from the northward and westward, the
destruction was . principally in Watkiuson-street. A more
rapid or alarming fire has not occurred for many years, but
it was happily extinguished in a short time, without loss of
life, after however the entire destruction of the property in
the yard, and of much of the wood-work of, and furniture
in, the adjacent houses. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt, with
the whole of the fire-police, were present. Three engines
were stationed in Bridgewater-street, and the others in Wat-
kinson-street. A pipe was got to play from the upper back
window of Messrs. Kirby's dwelling-house, having command
of the flames, and by which those proceeding from the shed
were principally subdued in half-an-hour. At the height of
the con4iagration, the flames rose to a great height, and
formed a sea of fire which threatened to swallow up the
neighbouring buildings. The kitchen and back kitchen, and
the rooms on the second floor over them, of the dwelling-
house, and which immediately adjoined the shed, had the
windows burned out, and the timber of the floor much
charred. The outer wood-work of a house up a court in
Johnson's-buildings, in Watkinson-street, and facing the
shed, was also burnt out. The oil, tallow, and coal-tar not
burned in the shed, ran down the channel in the latter street,
and blazed up so high in its progress, that it set fire to seven
or eight houses, burning the window frames, and causing
the greatest alarm amongst the inhabitants, who in the con-
fusion threw out and broke much of their furniture. The
The wooden gable end of Dempsey's large bonded timber-
shed on the opposite side also became ignited, but was saved
by a dexterous and daring removal of the outer boards, and
psilings °I. the top, and the playing of the engines. Several
cotton warehouse just above it, and immediately contiguous,
were in great danger. Nine houses, three of them of three
stories, and the others of two, had their windows, doors, &c,
so much burned, that they are boarded, and rendered for the
most part uninhabitable. There had been no fire, we are
informed, in the works of Messrs. Kirby and Co., for a
fortnight past, and tbe origin of the fire is not accounted
• for. A man who was rolling over some casks first disco-
vered it, and gave the alarm. Insurance had been effected
on the premises iu which the fire broke out, but whether to
the amount of the loss we could not ascertain, It is but jus-
' tice to the fire police and their directors to say that they
were exceedingly active—many of them at the risk of their
l &e, they were very soon
as bsiackW aT
shatw the tar, smoke ith
sweeps. We have been unable to obtain any
ive
, probable estimate of the entire or individual loss.

Tut BIUMNI

gALtrax kzAmpa,,We bulgraat

pleasure in announcing that Mr. Hewitt, en exeellenisea.
man and a gentlemanly man, has been appointed to the
commend of this well known :steamer.
RovAr..—The opera of Norma has been excel-
lently got up. It is a wurk of great merit, and has delighted
all who have heard it. It will be repeated this evening. Mrs.
Wood is eminently successful as Norma. Madame caubilei
is a charming danseuse. Mr. I'. Lee may be looked upon as

poor Power'; successor

4We have known the Rev. J. W. Gowring personally for,
several years, and we can add that we have derived much
benefit from the intimacy, as we do not remember having ever
been acquainted with a clergyman of his years who was so
learned hi the Scriptures. Mr. Gowring, when minister of
St. Matthew's in this town, published two or three useful
little works. We beg to call attention to the" Appeal" which

appears in our advertising columns, and can assure the
Christian public that it is a case of an afflicting and peculiar
character; what private fortune he had was lost in a day, and
he is now .reduced from comparative affluence to absolute
want.

Part of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's suite and
household arrived at Mr. Feaviour's, the Clarendon Hotel,
Newington Bridge, on Thursday last, on their way to Dublin.

Knowles's new comedy, entitled " Old Maids," is adver-
tised for to-morrow, (Tuesday,) at Covent-garden Theatre.
Mr. George Vandenhoff has the principal part in it. Chas.
Mathews, Harley, Madame Vestris, and Mrs. Nisbett are
also in it ; so that it will, probably, run.

DEAFNESS.—Those who require Mrs. Gardner's aid will
still have an opportunity of doing so, as her departure from
Liverpool is postponed until November. Her skill in many
cases, we believe, has been manifested in a most extraordi-
nary manner.

LANDSEER'S PICTURE.—A very exquisite specimen of this
admirable artist is now exhibiting, gratis, at Mr. Linnqgar's,
Bold-street, previous to being sent to London. It Tepre-
seats Prince George of Cambridge's favoutite pony and dogs.
We cannot spare room to notice it at length,—but when we
declare it to be a first-class picture, we shall only be saying
the truth.

M ARCROFT'S OYSTER-ROOMS.—That most wholesome as
well as tasty shell-fish, the oyster, may be had in great per-
fection at the above rooms.

Several persons who had claimed to vote for the north
riding of Yorkshire, for shares in the Great North of England
Railway Company, have been struck off. It was held that,
being members of an incorporated company, and the shares
beiig declared by the act to be personal property, they were
not entitled to vote.

It is thought that the verdict against Sergeant Lefrov, at
the Liverpool assizes, as chairman of the Central Railway
Company, for £1,900, at the suit of Vignolles, will be set
aside. The sergeant was not a shareholder in it, merely a
committee man.

Miss Romer and Mr. Wilson, at the close of their Cork
engagement, went to visit the lakes of Killarney, and gave
the Killarney folks a concert on Tuesday night, which was
brilliantly and fashionably attended, Killarney being fuller
than it has been for many years. The vocalists return to
London immediately

THE PORTICO CONCERTS.—The first concert given in this
new and pretty room came off last night, and was very well
attended. The duet of "'Meet Again " by Miss Stott and
Mrs. Armstrong, Bishop's Chorus, and The Chough and
Crow, were encored. The singers seemed greatly to exert
themselves, and we have seldom seen a musical entertainment
pass off with more spirit. The room looks extremely well
when lighted up. We expect these concerts will, when
known, be well supported.

LIST OF PASSENGERS PER PACKET-SHIP STEPHEN
WHITNEY.—The fine ship Stephen Whitney, Captain W.
C. Thompson, which sailed from New York on the 14th ult.,
has brought with her the following passengers :—Mrs. Ogden
Haggerty, and servant; Mr. and Mrs. Hessenbergand ; Mr.
Hammond, New York ; His Excellency Colonel Todd. Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia ; M rs.
Fairfield and daughter, New York ; Mr. Williams, England ;
Mr. and Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. Torrence; and Dr. W. H.
Stokes, Baltimore.

IMPORTANT TO SHIPBROKERS, CUSTOMS AGENTS AND
OTlins.—We have heard that in consequence of the com-
mon practice ofshipbrokers, customs agents, and others,

to usurp a branch of the business of the legal profession, in
the preparation of bills of sale, or transfers of vessels, and
other documents, it is in contemplation to bring persons so
offending under the surveillance of the laws, and to subject
them to the penalty of .£5O, to which they are liable for each
offence, and which we are told is unmitigable.

LITER.A/tY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION DISCUSSION
CLASS.—The popular discussions at this institution continue
to be carried on with much spirit and animation. On Tues-

day evening last the question " Do the Arts and Sciences
contribute to the Improvement of the Moral Character?"
was concluded, and decided in the affirmative. We are in-
formed that to-night a very interesting and important ques-
tion will be discussed—" Are Theatrical Representations
injurious to Society ?" We believe_Mr. Charles Willn►er

will take the affirmative, and Mr. Thomas Stuart, son of

Mr. Stuart, of the Theatre Royal, the negative

The sub-

ject being one of so much interest, the discussion will, no
doubt, be well attended, as we believe tickets of admission

may be had gratis on application at the library of the instiA
tution.—Mr. Stuart, senior, gave an excellent lecture' on
" Hamlet" on Friday evening. He was greatly applauded

throughout,

THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCRESTER.—" La Sonnambnla 't
was performed at this theatre, to a house crowded to excess,
..... .

on Saturday last. 'Sir. and Mrs. Wood, as Elvino and Antina,
were greeted with a warmth of welcome on their entrance
which must have keen highly gratifying to them. During
the opera they were most rapturously applauded, and the
effect of the performance was greatly heightened by the
finished and exquisite singing of M. Giubielli and Miss Poole
in the characters of Rodolpho and Liza. Bellini's opera of

" Norma" was announced for representation, for the first

time in Manchester, on Saturday next, in which the principal
characters will be sustained by the popular vocalists who
appeared in " La Sonnamhula."
Fossil REmAnts.—We are happy to find that' a litho-

graphic drawir, of the Fucoids, lately discovered at Storeton
Quarry, by John Cunningham, Esq., of Liverpool, has been
executed, in a masterly style, by Messrs. Maclure and. Co.
This circumstance is a certain indication of the industry of
our local geologists ; and we have great hopes that the public
spirit of the inhabitants of Liverpool will induce them to
patronize the attempt to preserve a memorial of this noble
relique, and that the time is .not far distant when these
specimens of the works of nature will be duly appreciated.
This work was executed under the directions of Mr. F.
Marrat, geologist, Arcade, Newington, and by him dedicated
to Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart., the owner of the
quarry ; and we beg leave to recommend it to the notice of
our readers.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Yesterday two women of the
town, named Ellen Wynn and Ann Roberts, were charged,
at the Police7court, with having been concerned in robbing
an American, named Thomas Kelly, of £l7O, in sovereigns,
and of a small sum of foreign money, in dollars. Kelly,
who seemed to bear his loss with great good humour, stated
that he arrived from New York on Friday morning, by the
Roscoe, packet ship, and procured lodgings in Stewart-street.
On Saturday he went about the town, and in the evening,
when going as he thought to his lodgings, he missed his way.
By some means or other he found himself in a court, where
he was suddenly set upon by about twenty prostitutes, who
soon eased him of his wealth, which he had concealed in the
waistband of his pantaloons. He said he was perfectly sober
at the time. The police were alarmed, and the two prisoners
were apprehended, one of whom the prosecutor identified ;
and in the pocket of the other some of the foreign coin was
found. The case was ultimately remanded till to-day, to
give time for further inquiry.
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—At the police-court
yesterday, a young woman, named Bridget M`Gervey, was
charged with having robbed her master, Mr. Stephen
Fletcher, publican, of Simpson-street, of £2 10s. The com-
plainant stated that on Friday night last he deposited .f.›fl 10s.
in a drawer in his bed-room ; the next day he took £lB from
it, but did not count the balance to ascertain if it was correct.
In the course of the day the prisoner went out of the house
to buy some fish, and on her return, two hours afterwards,
she was in a state of intoxication. This circumstance excited
the complainant's fears for the safety of his money, and on
counting it he found only £6l, leaving a deficiency of £2 10s.
The drawer was unlocked, and there were no marks of vio-
lence upon it.—The prisoner in defence said she could not
have stolen the money, as Mrs. Fletcher was in bed the

hole morning, and nitist have seen her if she had entered

the room. Trie complainant said this statement was false.
Eventually the prisoner was remanded till this day, for the
production of Mrs. Fletcher.
NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING WON.—Last Thursday
an Irishman called at a gentleman's house in Fairfield, and
requested charity. He was at first told to go away, but as
he was most importunate, a few cold potatoes were offered to

him, in the vain hope of getting rid of him. However fond
Paddy might be of potatoes, it seems he did'nt like them
cold, for he made no bones of requesting the attendant to
put them in the oven to warm them. . Being unsuccessful in
this application, he asked for a bit of7bacon, but with the
same result, as the family are of the Jewish persuasion.
" Could'nt ye give me, then:' said he, " a bit of could mate

to mak th' praties go down dhe betthar ?" " No, I can't,"
was the appropriate reply. " I'd be oblegated to ye for a
bit o' butther an' a dhrop o' milk to *cm, bless yer hearts."
Paddy's request was granted after some grumbling, and
when he had made a meal sufficient for a ploughman, he said
if he might'nt be considered too bould, he would jist ax the
lady of the house for a gown for his wife, and a pair of shoes
and stockings for each of his five children who were walking
in the mud ! Human patience could endure no more, and
Paddy had the 'door slammed in his face, exclaiming, " If
ye've nothing else to give may ye never want."
ROBBERY BY A SLTOPMAN.—A remarkable good looking
and well-dressed young man, named Thomas Jones, was, on
Friday, placed at the bar of the Police-court, on a charge of
having stolen some articles from the stock of his employer,
Mr. John Rogers, draper, St. James's-street. It appeared
that on the Tuesday preViously, Mrs. Rogers had observed
that the prisoner was wearing white cambric pocket handker-
chiefs unhemmed, and suspicion being raised that all was not
right, a police-officer was sent for, and his two portmanteaus,
which were in the upper room over the shop, were searched,
he offering no objection. There were found in them a bor-
dered shawl, above-a yard of a black silk handkerchief piece,
a stock, a pair of gloves, two singlets, and three yards of
woollen plaid, Mr. Rogers's property, the whole of the value
of £.3 12s. 9d. Mr. Rogers stated that he had received a
very good character with the prisoner, who had been with
him since the month of June last. lie was committed for
trial at the sessions.

TESTIMOI.AL TO THE TIMES.—At a meeting of the
Committee of .the Liverpool Guardian Society, held at the
Clarendon-rooms on Thursday last, a resolution was passed
expressive of the thanks of the society to the proprietors of
The Times, for the valuable services renderqd by them to
the mercantile community and the public, in exposing and
frustrating the recent fraudulent conspiracy, as exhibited in
the trial of ' Bogle v. Lawson,' and for their disinterested
public spirit and integrity in refusing to compromise with
the plaintiff for a trifling sum the action which they have so
successfully defended with unparalleled perseverence rnd assi-
duity, at an unprecedented precuniary sacrifice. The sum of
ten guineas was sent as a contribution from the society, in
aid of the fund now being raised for a testimonial in favour
of The Times.

COMMITMENT.-At the Police.cout on Friday, three girls,
Margaret and Ellen Monks, and Catherine Quirk, and
Robert Welsh, a boy, were placed at the bar of the Police-
court, on suspiCion of having been concerned in stealing a
quantity of goods from the shop of Mr. Ralph Cooke, draper,
80ld-street.. The male prisoner had been in Mr. Cooke's
service for about two months, as shop-boy, but some articles
being missed hewas discharged on the previous Tuesday. On
the following day a rich bordered shawl was also missed, and
information was given to the police. Complainant and a
police-officer then called at the boy's mother's. They found
him at home, and he confessed that he had taken two silk
umbrellas, six shawls, and a dress-piece. He afterwards
went with them to a house in Hill-street, Brownlow-hill,
where they found the three girls. Some pawn-tickets were
found in the house, and one of the girls (Margaret) went out
and brought two of the missing shawls ; another went out
and returned with the two umbrellas, from a cellar in Rupert-
street. The greater part of the other goods were found by
means of the tickets at Mr. Brown's, Copperas-hill, and
Mrs. Griudrod's, Brownlow-hill, pawnbrokers. They had
been pledged by one orotber of the prisoners. Some articles
were also found in Margaret Monks' box in thg cellar in
Pellew-street, where her mother lived. The boy said he had
sold the articles to the other prisoners. They were all com-
mitted for trial at the sessions.

THE MANUFACTURING INTEREST AND SIR 110
BERT PEEL'S GOVERNMENT.

To all except the advocates of sweeping and ultra " liberal"
changes in our c•)mutercial system, the concluding paragraph
of her Majesty's speech will, we are satisfied, be read with
relings of entire satisfaction. To the manufacturing por-
tion of her subjects especially, who complain of the operation
of the present system of corn laws, it conveys the impression

that the subject of such a modification of that system as the
altered circumstances of the times and the community re-
uch an alteration as is likely to prove satisfactory to

ids of agriculture and commerce as well—will occupy

the prominent attention of her ministers during the pa

mentary i eeess ; and with such an assurance, we believe
firmly—notwithstanding all the vapourings of agitation—that
the sound and respectable portion of the manufacturing body
Will be disposed to rely with perfect confidence.
The Morning Chronicle indeed—the organ of that baffled
and despicable faction which has so recently been prostrated
beneath the feet of a nation's contempt—unappalled by any
fear of consequences, and unblushing amid the infamy which
is at this moment attached to the very name of whiggery in
every country and tribe, from the walls of Canton to the
backwoods of America—has boldly promulgated a course of
agitation for the approaching recess, by which this confidence
is to be overthrown, and her Majesty's earnest hope of se-
curing " the permanent happiness and contentment of her
subjects" is to be frustrated. A system of terrorism and out-
rage is deliberately pointed out to the manufacturing body.
The ferocious ruffianism of hired mobs is the instrument by
which this organ of a party, which so lately paraded its ex-
clusive loyalty to the throne and constitution, proposes to
dictate the settlement of those great questions, affecting the
permanent interests of millions, towards which the Sovereign
requires the calm and deliberate consideration of the national
council. But the manufacturing body, to whom this infa-
mous advice is offered, are not, we venture to predict, dis-
posed to embrace it with the same eagerness with which it
is suggested. The manufacturers of Great Britain, deeply
prejudiced as they may be upon the corn law question, arb
scarcely disposed to overlook altogether the claim of other

and important questions upon their consideration. The
wildest of them, in their secret soul, are scarcely prepared to
attribute all their sufferings to the operation of this one law;
and perhaps not one in ten of those who clamour loudest for
its repeal, would accept that repeal at the price of the resto-
ration of Lord Palmerston to the Foreign Office, Mr. F.
Baring to the Exchequer, the Mintos to the full enjoyment
of their nepotism, or the morning oracle of the Cobdens and
Bowrings to the lucrative and congenial occupation of chro-
nicliny their various and disastrous blunders.
The manufacturing interest, we trust, are by this time
convinced of the suicidal policy which for months past they
have been pursuing. It is imperative upon them now, we
think, to disenthral them from the tyranny of a contemptible
and factious clique amongst their own body, and to assert

their proper position amongst the great interests of the coun-
try. By such an opposition to the government of Sir Robert
Peel as is suggested by the frenzied oracle of whiggery, they
have nothing to gain. They may unsettle our commercial
fabric, and retard the return of commercial confidence ; but
they will most assuredly fail in getting up any national ebul-
lition upon the question of the corn laws, which can be turned

to their own permanent advantage—even upon the presump-
tion that an ultra measure of free trade in corn is really de-
sirable in their eyes. On the other hand, a candid and cor-
dial co-operation with government, on the part of the manu-
facturing interest, would, we are confident, be productive of
important and highly beneficiatresults, and tend materially
to the restoration of the manufactures of the country to a
state of sound and permanent prosperity.
There can be no doubt that a vast and beneficial impulse
can be afforded to industrial pursuits of the community by a
judicious and firm administration of the foreign affairs of the
country. Much is to be expected from negociation ; much
from the establishment of a sound system of banking; but
infinitely more, we are convinced, by.a return to cautious
and prudent measures on the part of the manufacturers them-
selves. The reckless increase of production which has of
late attended:every temporary gleam of prosperity, must be
checked, if necessary, by legislative enactment; the unprin-
cipled piracy of patterns and fabrics, which lowers the repu•
tation of British productions in every foreign market, must
be put a stop to ; and protection afforded to the exertion of
skill and ingenuity, by an extension of the term for which
the copyright of designs is secured to the manufacturer and
calico printer. The character, in short, of the British pro-
ducer of manufactured goods must be raised. We must oc-
cupy a higher status in foreign markets. We must aim at a
loftier reputation than that of being only the largest and
cheapest manufacturers in the world, and endeavour to esta-
blish that, infinitely more valuable name of being, at the same
time, the most skilful and the best.

That all this is capable of being achieved we are quite
satisfied ; but we are as confident that we cannot approxi-
mate even towards its achievement, by the adoption of any
such course of policy as that which is aimed

the agi-

tators of the anti-corn law league. It is not a mere stimu-
lation of manufactures which is required by the country,
but the securing of manufacturing industry. upon a perma-
nent basis : and that object no mere tampering with the
price of agricultural commodities—no extension even of
foreign demand—can realize. The aim, of a Conservative
government must, and we trust will, be to change the direc-
tion—the tendency—of manufacturing exertion ; to guide it
towards a course in which profit to the capitalist, and at the
same time, remunerating wages to the artizan may be relied
upon : and in the attainment of such an object the manu-
facturer must go hand in hand with the government; and

Enust be content even to submit to temporary inconveniences
—to lay aside unworthy prejudices, and, if necessary, to aid
Ln devising restraints of a legislative character to protect the
body to which be belongs, and more especially the working

classes, whose interests and very existence are bound up in
its prosperity, from the consequences of the recklessness and
inordinate cupidity of a portion of that body !
Towards the consideration of measures of this character

we would earnestly direct the attention of our manufacturers,
during the parliamentary recess. We know well, that even
in the midst of the agitation into which they have permitted
themselves to be dragged, the conviction in the minds of a

large class in the parliamentary districts has been daily
gaining strength, that the real source of their suffering exists
in the system itself; and we think the time is approaching at
which one measure at least, which they have hitherto most
strenuously resisted, would meet with a calm and impartial
consideration from the most prejudiced among them, if
brought forward in a practicable and moderate shape. We
allude to a measure for restricting the hours of labour in
factories. That such a measure would be of infinite value to
the manufacturers, as a body, we are fully convinced ; and,
without resorting to any unnecessarily exciting mode of ad-
vocating its adoption—which, we believe, has more than any
other circumstance retarded its progress in the public mind—
we shall endeavour on an early occasion to offer a few consi-
derations in its favour.

MUNICIPAL REVISION.-FRIDAY

CLOSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

The recalling of the voters objected to in the wards of
North and South Toxteth, and the delivery of a variety of
decisions on reserved cases, occupied a considerable portion
of to-day. Several were struck off for non-attendance,
as well as for not having paid their rates in full. When the
lists had been finally gone through, Mr. Wilkins begged to
return his thanks to the Mayor, Town-clerk, and Assessors,
for the ability and integrity with which they had discharged
their duty. Mr. Snowball also joined in this expression of
opinion, after which these gentlemen respectively returned
thanks.