The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

FRIDAY, FEB. 3

DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCES.—CoIoneI SIETMORP gave
notice that it was his intention, on an early day, to submit
a motion with the vie* of taking the sense of the house
on the subject of a reduction of the duty on fire insurances.
MILITIA BARRACHS.9-111 answer to a question Lord
PALMERSTON said 4f, at. present, the only buildings
erected for militia p oses were the storehouses for the
reception of arms, clothing, and accoutrements, and of a
certain portion of the permanent staff, which, under the
law, the counties were obliged to provide for them. By
the act of last session, the means of spreading the expenses
of erecting those buildings over a considerable period of
time-40 years, indeed—was given to the counties, and, if
at any time fresh barrack accommodation should be re-
quired for the militia, of c eit would be provided by the,
barrack department, a expenses would fall as a
charge on the general reve of the county, to be paid out
of the fund set apart for that purpose.
TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.— In answer to a question
Lord J. RUSSELL said, it was not the intention of Her
Majesty's Government at present to introduce any mea-
sure with respect to Trinity College, Dublin; but it was
matter for consideration at a future period.
IRISH LAND BILLS.—In answer to a question Sir J.
YOUNG said it was 'not his intention to submit the Tenants
Imprpvements Compensation Bill to that house before it

went to the House of Lords. The bill was to_,l;ectill:o
duced into the other house and referred to a sel
mittee.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—III answer to a quesigtd
ther it was the intention of Her Majesty's GoverM
bring in any bill during the present session, or ver%
other steps, for the better prevention of accidents's:oi
way ravelling, Mr. CARDWELL said that it Ive 4!. ,be
tiotrof Government to bring in. a bill on the stilVeP
course of the present session.
BURIAL SOCIETIES.—In reply to Lord Siou---0
PALMERSTON said he was quite aware that tb
great abuses connected with these societies, and he ja2A''.
shortly to introduce a bill for the purpose of °DP
and remedying the recurrence of those abuses. 'call
CARDWELL OF PA.RTNERSIIIP.—In answer to a ques.'eall
CARDWELL said that no report had yet been receive
the commission appointed to inquire into the lavPtAr
nership, but he had reason to believe they might or

very soon.
PETERBOROUGIi ELECTION.—A motion
question of the petition against Mr. Thomson 3'd--
return was negatived without a division.
MERCHANT SHIPPING. ,
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The House then went into ~Committee on 31,1
Shipping and Pilotage, when Mr. CARDWELL RIOT
lutions for leave to introduce two bills—one t°
foreign ships to the coasting trade; another to COns°''
and amend the laws relating to merchant shiPPing'biti
gave a brief exposition of the alterations conteslPo
by the latter bill, under the heads of regietrY4ed
pline, safety, lights, and pilotage, the maul °" 10
the bill being, he said, to consolidate the existingAe
The working of the late changes. in our navigation Fo'hip
Mr. Cardwell showed, so far from realising the aP,P,,,eaO
sions of their opponents, had proved highly adoo7r iot
and he indicated some of the measures meditated ocefit
proving nautical science and education. He then °Ula e
to the other measure, which would strike off the °ll',,tt
maining fetter upon free navigation, insisting troll
want of ships in all parts of the kingdom, particular,‘,"
coal trade, the rise of freights, the augmentation 01
and other reasons which showed the impolicy of nif
up an artificial obstacle, the removal of which DeTer
thought, create no alarm either for the shipping 1,31,6 P
or the revenue of this country.—Mr. Honsrsa
af ;so!,
did not, rise to take exception to what had been t V
by Mr.' Cardwell, but merely to express a hope Id,
vernment would take care that the provisions of ' "t)
were properly carried out, and more rigorously so tk'a
present laws were. An example of .an infraction et l'io
laws, in fact, had only last week come to his knot,
A Russian vessel had been transferred to a publics'
nine-month bill, and the receipt of a penny stall*
vessel had sailed out for the Brazils with a Russian
eb 0
and Russian crew, and under the British flag. ._8,11,40
not the intention of our navigation laws. He wib'bert)
to correct an error which had been made by a nier° tdo
other night, relative to the ship Tayleur, under '0.,0,
report had been circulated to the effect that the off'?
that ship were incompetent, and that the crew °,..°10
in a great measure of Nubians, Chinese, and JAroi
whereas the facts were, that the master of the ship c,4
first-class extra certificate, the first mate a masters, gt
ficate, and the second mate a first mate's certificate's
as to the foreign sailors, there were only 14, or /TS
the number allowed under the old law. As far soll,t 0
sent measures went, and in effectually carrying °"c4
cool °`
real improvement in the shipping interest, he
~_ ~e,
the Government of the hearty co-operation of vie/0
chants of Liverpool in every way within their power.s,
some observations by Mr. Hume, Mr. H. T. Liulo'cie
gave some explanation respecting certain remarks ot4s
him upon the 'manning of the Tayleur. With refi!
the admission of foreign vessels to the coasting trar.t,
said Mr. Cardwell had introduced two bills, and 11,e1 IP
H. T. Liddell) could not altogether approve 0f,„,. t:re
which repealed " the last rag of ' protection.? The N
hon. gentleman, lucid as his speeches usually
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not cleared up the uncertainty which still existeuritf
what really did, and what did not, constitute a 1p
vessel, but he trusted he would take an early opPo;
of doing so. It appeared that a vessel might be °ea I
built, might have a foreign captain, and be 11131'11' ef ,
foreigners, but if it only • belonged to a British 01
would possess all the advantages of a British ces 'cro
must be remembered that this country was now in 3 0
which would require all its energies, and he hopouod
this last step would not involve consequences perhal3s,o
serious than many supposed. He hoped that in all ll?
that might be made due caution would be taken to lOor
both in the merchants and in Her Majesty's servimai
per nursery for seamen in the shape of apprentices. viio
Hear.) If that system were not gncouraged, fife"
might come when we should look in vain for that P
nence which had enabled England to be the raisti-0'
the seas. After some further discussion the motion
agreed to, and leave was given to bring in the billgv
THE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS.—LOTd DEr311).41
the Controller of the Household, appeared at the 11310
Her Majesty's gracious answer to the address of thej fil
of Commons, and read it as follows :—" I have receiN i
much satisfaction your loyal and dutiful address. sm I
always be my earnest desire to co-operate with you Lot
measures calculated to promote the industry of la r
and to strengthen the institutions of the state." , ye.
SCOTLAND.—The LORD ADVOCATE Obtained ,4,51
bring in a bill for the valuation of lands and heri 03
t3.-t $:
Scotland, and, after a brief explanation of its °lead
machinery, the House adjourned at twenty
minutes
nine. ""-

INCREASE OF THE ARMY.—It is stated that
ments of the line are to be increased each to 1,4-1u",01
and file, all companies to be raised to the full coroW
of 100 men. The seven battalions of the Guards aret
to be increased by 20 men to each company, making 31
increase in the standing army of 10,866 'nen-
further contemplated to raise two additional battalion
artillery of 1,000 men each.
SINGULAR DE-UM—During the late snow/
horse, left standing at the door of a public-hoej
Alnwick, started off to his stable, but got lost. .„
was made for it everywhere, but with no success, t",;(
days after, when it was found in the plantations of
ledge-park, so inextricably entangled in the low-g:.°,
wood, that it could neither move backwards nor for:t;
The poor animal was still alive, and walked to his:l
(which was only about 100 yards off,) but died aft
of inflammation, caused by the introduction of fov-
an exhausted stomach. _

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EXTRAORDINARY CHILD.—We were shown, O,IIA 1
day last, a most remarkable child, eight months el"; s),'
has, all over his body, large patches of dark-colours,'lA
from which brown hair has grown, not only very TP;,
but to a very considerable length. The right arm'f
spotted, but covered from the shoulder to the tip tr,
fingers with this dark hairy skin, giving the
thanL".,°' of,
appearance of that of a quadruped rather t
human being ; yet the arm is well formed, and
muscles fully developed.—Leeds Times.
A TRAITOR IN OFFICE.—Her Majesty's sPe...secn. b,;
delivered to parliament yesterday at noon, harni&f
communicated some hours eralier to the readers °.,4'
daily papers. One of the favoured journals aPPVti
possess extraordinary influence, either by fear or bY
in certain official quarters ; but foreign courts pit
perplexed when they find that the chief advocate et 14
sian interests in the English press is selected as the v`,,,T10
through which ministerial secrets are given to the goad'
The same confidence was, however, on the preseto V,
sion, extended to another journal, which has r S'
made itself conspicuous by devoting its columns;"!
most unmeasured attacks upon Prince Albert.-1110
Chronicle, Wednesday. 6
SEBASTOPOL.—The following particulars will c°„4/11
some idea of the importance of the dockyard at Se v;10,41
pol :—ln 1845 there were sent out from Engla°l
pairs of lock-gates, for raising and lowering the 101,,,
vessel of war (120 guns), from the level of the sea, 06+,
level of the dock basins, which are situated eonsi",e?,
above the harbour. The dock basins or high levo'i3if
dered necessary from there being no tide in the
ojis'
Sea, and consequently no variable level, so as to P,,r
the requisite outlet,) are abundantly supplied witoo;
water from the elevated country around, some 1-'ll4,
distant. The superior elevations and abundant sul,ote
also valuable, owing to the peculiar nature of the
of the Black Sea, which contain a description of Or' f;
structive of all kinds of wood. From the harlice
vessels are raised by means of three locks into the Pr doh
basin, and are thence passed into the adjacent drllsloo
,
for repairs ; the water is then let out by sluice
the sea. These three entrance gates are adapted tej
for the admission of 120-gun ships ; they are 64 feeerti
and 34 feet high, each gate consisting of two 101. t Oa
cu ir
weighing together for each gate 210 tons. In ad 04
these entrance gates, there are three pairs of gates '
adjacent dry docks, &c., to admit ships of 120-0115,Dp
are 64 feet wide and 24 feet high, and weigh e°"/
tons. There are also for similar purposes one pairtV.
gates, to admit vessels of 84 guns, of the width ra
and 23 feet 6 inches high ; weighing 105 tons- be rd
there are two pairs of frigate dock gates, 45 feet 01.0
21 feet high ; each pair weighing 90 tons. The',,, All
are all constructed of strong cast-iron ribs, corer'.
wrought-iron plates.
AN ARGUMENT FOR A TRIP TO PARlS.—Joseph ore iirt,
parte, in one of his letters, observes, "that a womb
to have six months in Paris in order to learn the
with which she should be treated."
MRS. PARTINGTON'S NIECE, upon being told by' 11,rifd
lawyer that, in the country where he resided, theVai
court four times a year, exclaimed; "La me !
ain't half up to the business—the young fellows Ile"
a courting three times a week."
CRoss PURPOSES.—The Royal family (1761) °II,
about the world, and people do not know bow I,LAt
them, nor they how to be treated. I have just 11:;0041,
bad story of the Duke of York. When he was °l'
ampton in the summer, there was a clergyman
neighbourhood with two very handsome daughter'
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had soon wind of them, and dropped in for some refrO '
Other, came again and again, and grew familia!, to f
to cut a bone of their mutton. At last he said ae'
father, ' Miss— leads a mighty confined life here,
at home; why can't you let one of them go and 01%e
now and then with me in my chaise?' `Ah! Sir, so-sclov)
son, 'do but look at them—a couple of hale, fresh, col
wenches. They need no airing ; they are wel",,e )
But there is their mother, poor woman, who has '; t
declining way many years ; if your Royal Higinielfig
give her an airing now and then, it would be de`""
great kindness indeed !' —Letters of GraY."pi fib
,
CANADIAN PROPRIETIES.—When Judge .J.ed-oce:frd
Speaker of the Assembly in Upper Canada, he h°cir rei
to give evidence before a committee, of which, f.oot?
McNab was chairman. It being a long busf.reaV
committee and witnesses adjourned to the lunch- Ja.
comfort themselves with the good things
.there.
Judge Me Lean had finished, and turned to go .3 pecli
Allan adroitly slipped a turkey-leg into 111°,s,
Immediately after the committee resumed busins,`"s
Judge was giving evidence (which Sir Allan ;et-h'i
down) when he had occasion to feel for his P°coid
kerchief. He thrust his hand into his Peeke,,v,t ;Of
forth the leg. For a single moment he was pa,V
nishment, whilst every one was convulsed:"6_,t rise It
except Sir Allan. His face betrayed more swi,_ tliort
the Speaker's. For one moment the Speaker nt.7o A
the next he threw it with all his force at the LI De or,
Allan, who managed to dodge it. Immediateb:ettew.!:
called attention to the flagrant breach of etieecortyc
I' of vi
dictated to the clerk the following minute obe 5
—" At this stage of the business the proeeedinifs) e iftP4
he
committee were stayed,by the Speaker of the ,yt
Ifrom his pocket the leg of a turkey, and
head of the chairman.' Star.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

be atr
is Now FIXED that the American crystal palace is to
1),,n, ent institution.
tieb;;Pc OF LawcasTrE.—The Queen has appointed
t 0,,,, Fort, Esq of Read-hall, to be Sheriff for the
ralatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing.
147 err-v. OF MANCHESTER, screw-steamer, Captain
lay„,.; sailed for Philadelphia on Wednesday, with a
'lumber of cabin passengers, and a full cargo.
teia ‘,IIIMES FOR ST. PETER'S CHURCH.—The gentle-
-4thll
° have undertaken the conduct of the subscription
rePair of the chimes of St. Peter's Church, have
thaCeeeived the estimates of the cost, and it is found
Tilan additional sum of £5O is required.
ent': M-trou, on Thursday, entertained a party of
b men to dinner at the Town-hall. The guests
ra ere(' ,
Retitle about fifty, and comprised for the most part
men belonging to the town and neighbourhood.
qutiBI,,ISIONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—The congregation
te,.e.pailors' Home have presented to their pastor, the
1)% u• J. Butler, A.M., chaplain to the institution, a
tileyeb:3l sovereigs as a testimon of the esteem n which
°ld his ministry and laboury s amongst them.i
during +Be It
toirstth, LUNCHEON.—The cost of the luncheon
arti4
—ed (Inr • the Ramshay inquiry at Preston is still
illlutvter of litigation. It will be recollected that at a late
Pao sessions the magistrates granted an order for the
kies ent of the amount, £53 7s. 6d., out of the county
4 CeitiPa Tuesda7, the Court of Queen's Bench granted
'ea,,isi'L,P,ari to bring up to that court the orders oft e
1, rotes on this subject.
kti4„,,-"TAGE OF COASTING STEAMERS.—By an order in
1,1e44, dated January 30, 1854, Her Majesty has been
kissio t° approve certain regulations made the Cop-
4ers of Pilots of the port of Liverpool,exemptexempting
board flog steamers outward bound having no pilot on
~,„',Orn• payment of pilotage, and reducing the pilotage
loete,l?"zg steamers inward bound from 4s. to ls. per
6''"en the services of a branch pilot are not required.
COMPA.SSES.—Mr. Gray, of this town, has been
k,;-,!d the highest and only prize for compasses at the
ork Exhibition. It must be a source of gratifica-
hinl, after the late remarks upon the compasses of
bhe ajleur, that the quality of his instruments have
den disputed when submitted to scientific tribunals.
Itot,-)4, TRUSTEES of the late Duke of Bridgewater are
to '0 construct a canal from the top locks in Runcorn
eston Point, in order to form a junction between the
li etiltwer or Nantwich Canal and the Duke's Canal, nin-
th, t° Manchester. Instructions, we believe, have been
ea to
t commence operations immediately.
t Riot AT AIGBURTIL—On Thursday morning, about
°'elock, the inhabitants of Aigburth were thrown
,badgreat state of alarm upon hearing that a large bear
bellPed from Holmfield. A number of men employed
eghbourhood pursued the grisly animal across the
,_l444',and after many bold and daring attempts being
jio capture the beast without success, he was shot by
Cooke.
xiTEDWilliam STATES Tuoors rescued from the steamer
leg Francisco, and brought to this port, were on Tuesday
Nl„,,'"fied to their own country, in the Cunard steamer
'tile—, ea, which bad been chartered for their co y
and nnveance.
XpeZraerica took out a cargo and 1,000 letters ews-
'ellq The Queen's Speech had not arrived when she
Tai, ±.4
LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The annual
til'ng of this society was held on Wednesday evening,
the °Mee, Commerce-court, Lord-street, Mr. D. Baugh,
keeesident in the chair. The report and statement of
nts were submitted to the meeting and adopted.
t• ,'4llvL IL Gibson was elected president, and Mr. A.
°ltift42l vice-president, for the ensuing year. Mr. J.
ktoZ was appointed treasurer. The annual dinner, as
held on Tuesday, the 14th inst., at the new Masonic-
litae-street.
/Ake, '''(C°RN FERRY.—On Wednesday, the ferry or pas-
• ecnnmonly called the Runcorn Ferry, over the river
liiir-ecY, from Runcorn in Cheshire to Widness in Lanca-
Plitt,: together with all tolls, rights, privileges, and ap-
rtiltances belonging thereto, was put up for sale, for a
p°, years, by Messrs. Chin-ton, at the Royal Hotel,
4ele• ''','„ corn, and was purchased by the directors of the St.
Railway and Canal Company, for £920 per annum.
dell STRERN CIRCUIT.—On Thursday Mr. Justice Cress-
tortb:,aa 31r. Baron Platt fixed the days for opening the
ofrpsion, namely, North Lancashire : Friday, the 17th
4t, AZ,' at Lancaster. Westmoreland : Tuesday, the 21st,
AttrebV. Cumberland : Thursday, the 23d, at Carlisle.
'araberland : Monday, the 27th, at Newcastle-upon-
Ilk:. Town of Newcastle : Same day and place. Dur-
Ille oghttrsday the 2d of March. Yorkshire : Thursday,
4.14eku4 at the' Castle, at York. City of York : On the
NtojaY, at the Guildhall, York. South Lancashire :
rga• , Y, the 18th, at Liverpool.
nosi" STEA.m-SHIP AMERICA sailed on Tuesday for
'S,t4ll, having been chartered to convey the United
he t 5 troops rescued from the steamer San Francisco.
~rr'eta„ ."00Ps were not allowed to come ashore daring their
this port, but were transhipped direct from the
440,'„ctic to the steamer, in the tenders Satellite and
th'!". We believe they were not enabled to save much
'le, accoutrements accoutrements from the San Francisco, and being
lletv7l Mostly in clothes furnished them by their pre-
The they had little of the appearance of regular troops.
the `lrnerica had a full cargo. She also took letters at
thltsaal ship rates, forwarded through thc postoffice_.
ese and newspapers she had nearly 1000 on board.
lop" as detained as long as the tide would permit for a
yOf the Queen's speech, but it had not arrived in town
t 0 her departure.
lito"tu NEW You ir CRYSTAL PALACE.—The papers
tight by the Baltic contain the official awards of the
V 3 With respect to the articles exhibited at the New
it•e'', Crystal palace. Amongst the successful exhibitors
Pr.,°,1113* find one entry from Liverpool—that of Messrs.
41.01'a,t,4,,15-een, Strand-street, for ship compasses : a
hrks-ji-a-'`" has been awarded. The St. Helen's glass
of
large T,e also had a prize for enamelled glass windows
itters fro',,,e on rough plate. We find amongst the exhi-
Vrs Manchester the following successful competi-
,..zooti, antes Whitworth, for shaping engine, lathe, &c. ;
tiouldsancl Pike, for imperial plush for hats, bonnets, &c.;
ail c,'_vorth and Co., for figured silk fabrics ; Melson
eta,. t, ?It, for fancy damask silk robes ; Ames, Broad-
401ni.11°' CO., fo'r mohair, alpaca, and other braids ; and
drew''4l Brothers and Exhibitor for specimens of chil-
Ni3itlicotton hose and gloves. s from London,
Belfast, Harwich, Leeds, Whitney, Tiverton,
8,t0i„., Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham Darlington,
WorrnPon-Trent, Denby, Dundee, Paisley, Beverley,
eester' Leith, and Leicester have also obtained medals.
n.
lett BRAZILEIRA.—The following is an extract from a
hod' dated St. Vincent, sth January, 1854, received
krtiv a Passenger on board the Brazileira steamer :—" We
tjoilred here yesterday, at eleven a.m., in five days 21
Itteitts,j_t_'olll Lisbon, or ten days 21 hours from Liverpool,
iveating 27 hours' stay in Lisbon. We have had good
it tier and fair winds (though occasionally light) all the
kooiti and in the first 24 hours after leaving Lisbon the
kt,io:hiP ran 296 miles, and during one part thereof was
earl a over 15 knots. We expect to be in Pernambuco
on the 11th, and I can only say, that if the good
the of the passengers prevail, Captain Cox will make
,ettel,,."°rtest run between the ports on record. We are all
11 'ley comfortable on board, notwithstanding the
eavp, rather trying just now, whilst we are coaling, and
take; '2 keep skylights, &c., closed. We seem to have
witit- them rather by surprise here (as well as at Lisbon)
toal,°llr rapid passage, but even so, we expect to be
r„, and on the way to Pernambuco by one p.m. to-day."
1114„,_'" Ihrioiv BA Nic.—The shareholders held their
too,7enth meeting on Wednesday, at the Clarendon-
tzt,-'s• Mr. J. Turner, chairman of the board of direc-
-I,l4,,yresided. From the report, which was read by Mr.
the manager, it appeared that the paid-up capital
4144! bank amounts to £300,000, and the number of
etity,enolders to 222. On the 31st of December the reserve
111'.."8 fund of the bank amounted to £70,899 ss. 3d. ;
it,elltofits for the year 1853, after deducting all ascer-
d bad debts, are X 53,286 lls. Bd. ; from this have to
ter :114eted the dividend of six per cent., a bonus of 6s.
ea • are, and income-tax, making in all £27,800 is. 5d.,
r)tlvilagl,..a.present reserve fund of £96,385 16s. A resolu-
'tkit;'l4vnig been passed at the last annual meeting,
ttleC111? the dividend to six per cent., the directors recom-
thel that a resolution should be passed, empowering
41)1.4. the event of the profits ,of the present year
44144-I.mating to those of the last, to transfer £2 10s. per
he
.70m the reserve fund to capital stock, continuing
aPr rate of dividend (six per cent.) on the increased
and having a sufficient reserve to meet any con-
tenee
which might arise, they would virtually increase
Iva% ~``tvidend to seven-and-a-half per cent.. The report
nimously adopted. The retiring directors were
-`4e(l, and a sum of £l,OOO voted to the directory.
'thusualcomplimentary resolutions had been passed
he e
directors, managers, &e., the proceedings terminated.
rIE EXCHANGE STATION REFRESHMENT ROOMS.--
andsome suite of refreshment rooms at the Lan-
' and Yorkshire Railway Station, Tithebarn-street,
~„st.oPeneel last week, under the management of Mr.
'lle's'', proprietor of the Merchants' Dining Rooms.
'The
rooms are intended to supply a want which has
felt for some time past by those travelling on this
,41 (1t railway. There are several apartments fitted up
," anner to afford all the comfort and convenience of
Crelass hotel. The principal room is appropriated as
1, ,
i4cllll,llg-room, where dinners, snacks, tea, coffee, and every
,`41.,:4 refreshments will be supplied on the same scale of
, as at the Merchants' Dining Rooms, and with
facilities as regards the other requirements of
"intil-ers• There is a second-class room which offers
Itatoo4l' accommodation, though necessarily not on the
gales
of elegance. A third room is appropriated to
she', and is most elegantly fitted up for the purpose.
the whole of these apartments are on the eastern side of
er:tation. To render the establishment complete in
isesPect, Mr. Morrish has fitted up a room for ladies
Nir,,vestern side. The apartment also combines every
r ~ttl4 41.,e for the accommodation of those leaving or return-
'hio' this side of the station. The undertaking is one
r 5141 cannot fail to be appreciated, in connexion with
'ititita; travelling, and the experience and energy of the
Proprietor is a sufficient guarantee that nothing
kelit' avanting to secure its proper and efficient manage-
r 't •
Fa " IkLIVERPOOL ADELPHI LOAN ASSOCIATION V.
th-etttasT AND WlFE.—This was a writ of error heard
pass Court
of Exchequer, on Tuesday, from the Court of
in Liverpool, raising the question whether an
fraii-tiwould lie again' st a husband and wife in respect of
th
nd false representation practised by the latter on
Plaiteasion of her entering into a contract with the
tkocoted'iLs-a It appeared that the female defendant had
h,_!)l4 Pyc!miessory note as a surety for one Brassey, to
tilkdettue plaintiffs were about to advance money, in her
eteb name ; and the declaration alleged that she had
),‘ 014,11tirifalsely and fraudulently represented herself to the
0 'lkea ts, as an unmarried person, and had thereby in-
, • tlati "ein to lend the money in question. The jury
il!ke of°frthtlle Plaintiff under the direction of the learned
tmt e court below, and therefore a writ of error was
tot, lit.
p , the Time having been taken to consider the ques-
fr ~: beta Baron now stated that the action would not
Oot female covert could not bind herself by con-
-1: ,ter a mitted law, and no action would lie against
1: Zer,4l*er husband jointly for its breach. A wife, how-
,' to so
So no doubt liable for her own torts, but if they
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1854.

LANCA.SHIRE AND YORKSHIRE, AND EAST LANCA-
SHIRERAILWA.TS.—We understand that these com-
panies have agreed to amalgamate on equal terms ; and
that until parliamentary sanction, they shall pay equal
dividends.—Rai/way Record.
THE SALE, this week, of the furniture and effects of
the late Mr. John Holmes, by Mr. Branch, is one of con-
siderable interest. Among the paintings is a valuable
one by Mr. Webster, R.A., which, was shown in the
Liverpool Academy exhibition of 1837.

TAX ON FIRE INsratiNcE.—The heavy duty of 3s. per
annum on every £lOO insured against fire has long been
felt as an obstacle to the fulness of insurances, and also to,
that more general adoption of insurance which prudence
would certainly dictate. Such a tax, being a large addition
to the cost of guarding against a calamity—a tax, in fact,
not upon increase, but upon an actual decrease of property
—has at length excited a concentrated attention ; and in
our present paper will be found the copy of a petition to
the House of Commons praying for its repeal. It has al-
ready been signed by a considerable body of merchants,
brokers, insurance agents of different offices, and other
inhabitants of Liverpool.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO Two MASTER PILOTS.—
The crews of Nos. 6 and 7 pilot-boats have been raising
subscriptions amongst themselves for the purpose of
presenting the first master of No. 6, Mr. Thomas Parry,
and the second master, Mr. Thomas Davies, with some
mark of their esteem. Tuesday was appointed for the
presentation ; and, on that occasion, an excellent supper
was provided at the house of Mr. Cutts, Chapel-street.
Twenty-five pilots, including Messrs. Parry and Davies,
sat down to supper. The presentation consisted of hand-
somely wrought tea and coffee services.
INQUESTS. —Eight inquests were held on Tuesday,
before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner.—On Patrick Lavell, 27
years of age, who had been keeping tide watch on board
the ship Falcon, and was drowned on Sunday night in
George's Dock.—On two children, who were proved to
have died from convulsions.—On William Wood, a ship-
wright, 36 years of age. He was attempting to descend
into the Clarence graving-dock, when his foot slipped,
and he fell to the bottom, receiving fatal injuries.—On
John Freeney, two years of age, who lived in No. 13
Court, Standish-street. Deceased pulled a pot containing
boiling water upon himself from the fire, and was so
seriously scalded as to result in death.—On John Caton, a
car-driver in the employ of Mr. Davies, and residing at
No. 9, Old Crosshall-street. Six weeks ago deceased had
a fare to St. James's Cemetery. He accidentally fell off
the box, and was carried to the Infirmary, where he died
on Tuesday.—On Sarah Linacre, an aged female, living
at No. 2, Gerard-street, whose clothes ignited as she was
lifting a kettle off the fire on the 12th ult. She died on
Tuesday morning.—On Ann Wood, mother of Mr. Wood,
druggist, of Mill-street, who, according to the surgeon's
testimony, had died of apoplexy, but the inquest was
adjourned that an examination might be made.
THE CONVEYANCE of THE MAILS.—A letter to Mr.
Rowland Hill, of the General Post-office, from Captain
Huish has just been published, in which Captain
Huisq states that the directors do not deny the late
arrivals of the trains on the London and Northwestern
line ; but he alleges that, to some extent, the stoppages
have been produced, and in many cases largely increased,
by irregularities on the part of the Postoffice. With re-
spect to the complaints of the late arrivals at Euston, of
the up mails, Capt. Huish says that, in no single instance
in November were the up mails delivered to the Railway
Company in proper time at Preston ; and with respect to
the delay of thirty down trains, twenty instances of delay
were reported by the guards as having occurred for Post-
office purposes. As to the conveyance of horse-boxes and
fish, the latter commodity had been carried twice only dur-
ing the month ; and the horse-boxes were those which had
come with branch mail trains, and were taken through to
their destination by this company.

THE WRECK OF THE Te.mEira.—The inquest was
brought to a close on Monday, when the jury returned
the following verdict :—" That the parties were drowned
by the sinking of the said ship off Lambay Island, and
that this deplorable accident occurred in consequence of
the highly culpable neglect of the owners, in permitting
the vessel to leave port without compasses properly adjus-
ted, or a sufficient trial having taken place to learn
whether she was under the control of her helm or not ;
and we find that Captain Noble did not take sufficient
precautions to insure the safety of the vessel by rounding
to after he saw the compasses were in error ; but we con-
sider, from the time the vessel came in sight of land, that
he acted with coolness and courage, and used every exer-
tion in his power to save the lives of the passengers, not
having left the ship until she was completely under
water. We are of opinion that the authorities should in-
sist on the same precautions being adopted, and the same
number of men being required in emigrant ships as are re-
quired in vessels/chartered by government, for the purpose
of emigration or the conveyance of government stores."
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
sided at the weekly meeting on Thursday, when the
medical officer reported that the mortality of the borough
had progressively decreased since the first week in January,
when the temperature attained its maximum. The deaths
in the last four weeks had been respectively 280, 269,
248, and last week 243—this number being 13 more than
the average of the same week of former years. The de-
crease had been chiefly in diseases of the lungs, from
which the deaths were 118 and 107, and in the preeeding
two weeks, 145 and 133. There was only one fatal case
of diarrhoea, being less than at any time since the cor-
responding week of last year. From a statement read
by the town-clerk, it appeared that he had visited Man-
chester, and ascertained that the smoke nuisance had, to
a certain extent, been abated in Manchester by the regu-
lations there adopted. Sffbsequently the committee met
to consider those clauses :of the sanitary bill which had
been objected to in the council. A deputation attended
on behalf of the cartowners, relative to the clause in the
act for restricting the width of carts, which they urged
would inflict a serions injury upon them, by throwing a
number of carts out of use. The committee, after hear-
ing all the objections, agreed to postpone the operation
of the clause, restricting the width of carts, for the period
of five years. It was decided that clause 28, which has
reference to the consumption of smoke, be retained, but
with the proviso that no information for a penalty under
the act be laid, except by some officer duly appointed by
the Health Committee. The tender of Mr. James Gleave,
for painting the water-carts, was accepted ; and it was
agreed that in future the scavengers should receive 2s.
per day. A lengthy discussion took place relative to the
heavy fees paid to parliamentary agents, and a letter was
read from a gentleman in London, in which he stated
that he would be glad of an interview with the committee,
with the view to make arrangements such as that which
had been referred to at the previous meeting, if they de-
sired to pursue the subject further. The writer enclosed
a reference as to his character and qualifications.—The
offer of Mr. Edward Barrow, to pave and improve Bootle-
lane for £l,OOO, was agreed to.
THE NEW CrAppE a-Suir GOLDEN ERA.—This beau-
tiful new ship, built at St. John's, New Brunswick, for
Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, owners of the " White
Star" line of Australian packets, of which she is to form
one, from her appearance and trim, gives indications of
being a first-class sea-going craft. The model of the
Golden Era is very fine, being sharp below with good
bearings above, and gradually falling off from about mid-
ships to her quarter—a form which has been found by
experience to combine to the greatest extent the qualities
of rapid sailing, ease of handling, and comfort for those
on board. Her entrance is sharp, and her stern is almost
yacht-like. The following are her dimensions :—lnside,
her length, 208 feet ; breadth, 36 feet ; height between
decks, 81 feet. Burthen, 3,000 tons. She has on deck a
very capacious poop cabin, which is being fitted up in a
most superior manner, for the conveyance of a select
number of cabin passengers. She has also a roomy house
on deck, which will afford very liberal accommodation for
respectable families and single persons, as second-cabin
passengers. It is not intended to carry her full com-
plement between decks ' • and hence the berthing is
being provided on a more than usually liberal scale, both
for intermediate and steerage passengers. She is being
thoroughly ventilated, and provided with every requisite
accommodation. A very valuable feature in the arrange-
ments for the comfort of passengers during the voyage
has been resolved upon by the owners of the Golden Era.
She will carry an adequate number of paid stewards and
stewardesses, who, being thus immediately under the
control of the captain, may be depended upon for the per-
formance of their duty more efficiently than it is done
under the ordinary system of allowing such parties to
work out the whole or a portion of their passage-money.
The Golden Era will be commanded by Captain James T.
Peat, a gentleman well acquainted with the trade, and of
known high character and abilities.
MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF BUTTER IN A COTTAGE.
—The labouring population of Lostock, near Stretford,
are in a state of some excitement, in consequence of a mys-
terious and very novel mode in which butter has been
supplied to the inhabitants of a cottage in Moss-lane; lead-
ing to Urmston, from the turnpike road bet Ween Stretford
and Barton Bridge. The inmates of the cottage are a
couple named Warburton, near sixty years of age ; a
brother of Mr. Warburton, who is, we should guess, be-
tween forty and fifty ; and a girl about twelve, a relative
of Mrs. Warburton's. Warburton has some little pro-
perty, and he also follows the occupation of hand-loom
weaver ; the brother is a schoolmaster, but has been out
of employment since Christmas, and the girl takes a share
in the housework. Last Sunday week, when Mr. and
Mrs. Warburton got up they observed lumps of butter,
varying in size, from the bulk of a bean to that of a small
nut, and they thought that Mr. William Warburton, who
was gone out, had been getting something to eat, and had
been careless in his use of the butter, which, it should be
stated, he purchases for himself, with other provisions.
The week passed over without any more making its ap-
pearance, but on the following Saturday morning a quan-
tity was observed on the floor. They again blamed Wil-
liam, who was gone out ; but they were puzzled when, in
the course of the forenoon,they found it sticking upon the
furniture, where they had not observed it before. On
Sunday morning, they found it upon the steps leading
into the bedroom, upon the bedroom floor, in patches,
as if it had been trodden into the room, upon the beds,
and upon various articles of clothing. In some places it
appeared as if it had been puffed on, in others as if it had
been rubbed on by a finger. The old man and woman
are members of the Primitive Methodist Society, and the
brother is a teacher in a Sunday school connected with
the chapel of that body near to the house, and on putting
on his clothes to go to school, he found the butter adher-
ing to his clothes. It was with some difficulty that he
was put in proper trim to go to school, and when he came
home at noon he found a lump sticking to his leg ! While
he had been out the old couple and the girl had had so
much to do in picking it off their clothes that they had
not got the dinner ready, and they were both wearied and
puzzled. It got into the most impossible places, between
Mrs. Warburton's gown and petticoat, inside the collar of
a waistcoat, and on Monday three lumps were actually
found inside a Bible. There was another visitation on
that day, and, for the last time that we have heard of, it
appeared on Tuesday. The old man having read that
holly boughs are a check to witches, thought he would
try if they would do any good, though he had no faith in
them,got three, but they had not been up many
minu
andesbefore a lump adorned each. Many persons have
visited, the house, and declare, from having tasted it, that
the substance is butter, rather old and somewhat
" turnipy," but without any flavour of sulphur. It burns
in the fire as butter would, and without any blue accom-
paniment. If any more should make its appearance, we
will examine into the matter, and report more at length.—
Manchester Courier.

THE GLASGOW STEAMER, Captain Craig arrived at
Glasgow, on Thursday, from New York, which place she
left on the 18th of January, thus making the passage in
13 day 11 hours. On the 24th of January the Glasgow
experienced heavy gales, in a heavy N.E. sea, which car-
ried away the fore and maintopmast and topgallantmast.
On the following day she had light breezes and. snow,
and passed three icebergs : and, on the 26th, she experienced.
a terrific gale, which blew the foresail and maintop-
sail to pieces.
THE SANITARY BILL.—A meeting was held on Friday
in the Clarendon-rooms to take into consideration the best
means of opposing the Sanitary Bill, as intended to be•
brought before Parliament by the Town Council ; Dr. Brad-
ley presided.—Mr Duckworth proposed the first resoba-
tion : " That this meeting consider it necessary and advi•
-
sable that the proposed Amended Sanitary Bill be opposed:
in Parliament," which being seconded by Mr. Williams,
was carried unanimously.—Mr. Jones proposed the second`
resolution : " That this meeting pledges itself to, contri-
bute to the expenses of opposing the bill in Parliament,
and in the ratio of one shilling per house upon the, pro.-
perty of each owner, so as to meet the heavy expenses
which will be incurred in opposing the bill, and that each
gentleman present pledges himself to use every exertion
amongst the owners of property in the town to procure,
the same." Mr. Hunter seconded the resolution, which
was put and carried.—A committee was then appointed to
receive and collect subscriptions for the object in view, and
after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting sepa-
rated.
PRESTON.—The following letter gives a painful de-
scription of the state of things in Preston :—My Dear
Sir,—To get money here now is no easy matter. Six
months ago it was one of the most prosperous towns in
the kingdom, but at this time it is in perfect misery
indeed, few living here can form a proper conception or
the destitution and misery that exists. But some idea
may be formed of it from the consideration that it chiefly
depends on the cotton manufactures. One firm, within a
hundred yards of us, formerly paid £2,000. a week in
wages, and they have heen stopped sixteen weeks. The
weekly wages of all the factories locked up amounted
to about £15,000. Instead of this they draw about
£3,000, including what is extorted from tradesmen here,
by threats of ruining their business if they do not sub-
scribe to the turn-outs. This is, however, a source that
will soon dry up, as the shopkeepers are mostly deter-
mined to give no longer, as nothing but stopping the
supplies will bring the operatives to anything like reason;
they are so led by a set of interested demagogues, leading
their dupes to ruin. It would be difficult for you to
form any idea of the ignorance of the factory operatives.
Talk of the march of intellect! If it be marching here at
all, lam afraid it is crab-like--going backwards. The
most of the factory operatives are young boys and girls ;
they are but short-lived, from their confinement in over-
heated rooms. They marry very young, and are often
fathers and mothers before they are twenty. This has
a tendency to deteriorate the race, and they are stunted
in the growth of both body and mind, and are hence
easily led by any seeming advantage for their present
enjoyment. If the strike does not end soon it will ruin
every person in business in the town. Four months ago
we were doing a tolerable business, but we are now not
doing above a fourth of what we did. I shall remit you
by post-office order as soon as I get the money.—Yours,&c.
Preston, Ist February,lBs4. J. C.
SHOCKING MIIRDER.—One of those brawls, resulting
in a fatal use of the knife, which have of late disgraced
the town and alarmed the community of Liverpool, took
place in Denison-street, on Tuesday afternoon. It ori-
ginated in a quarrel between two sailors, and ended in
one of the disputants mortally wounding the other. The
victim was a young man, named Michael McDermott, who
had sailed in the ship Columbia under the assumed name
of William Jones. He was the son of a plasterer residing
in Rose-gardens, Rose-place, Scotland-road, and was •only
about nineteen years of age. The assassin is a Maltese,
named Charles Flower. Between three and four o'clock
of the afternoon in question, some sailors were drinking
in a public-house in Robert-street, when an altercation
took place between them, and they adjourned into Deni-
son-street to settle their disputes by physical force.
Shortly afterwards, the deceased was observed coming up
the street, and on passing the prisoner, who was standing
alongside of some rails, a few angry words passed between
them, both placing themselves in a fighting attitude, but
no blows were then exchanged. Another seaman, named
George Hall,, then advised the prisoner to retire to his
boarding-house, to save himself from being maltreated,
and getting into trouble ; but, in reply, the infatuated
man exclaimed, " No, by ; I have a knife in the
house, I will go and fetch it out, and cut the out of
the first son of a— I come across." He then went into
his lodging-house ; upon which, deceased followed down
the street, and upon getting opposite the door of the pri-
soner's lodging-house the latter rushed out into the street,
and struck him with his clenched fist. The two men
struggled violently for about two minutes, when the pri-
soner drew out a dagger, or "bowie" knife, and plunged
it into the left groin of the deceased, who instantly fell to
the ground, having received a mortal stab. The unfortu-
nate man was speedily conveyed to the Northern Hospital,
where he expired in less than an hour after having 'been
admitted. After stabbing his victim, the prisoner bran-
dished his knife amongst the crowd, but was prevented
from doing any further mischief by the efforts of John
Allen and Edward Wallace, two seamen, who endeavoured
to take the deadly instrument from him. Hall then came
up, and threw the murderer on the ground, when Wallace
succeeded in taking the knife from his grasp. Whilst
upon the ground the prisoner attempted to stab Hall. In
consequence of the crowd that was attracted to the spot,
and the confusion that prevailed, the prisoner made his
escape into the court, and evaded the police for nearly half
an hour. He was, however, apprehended, and on Thurs-
day a coroner's inquest was held on the body, at which
Flower was present in custody, and the facts above-stated
were elicited in course of the inquiry. The coroner having
briefly recapitulated the evidence, the jury returned a
verdict of wilful murder againt the prisoner, and he was
committed to the assizes for trial under a coroner's warrant.
Docu COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting of this
committee, on Thursday, Mr. Turner presided. The Chair-
man mentioned that a communication was made on Wed-
nesday to the Council, from Mr. Bushell, as chairman of
a committee appointed to consider the question of a high
level railway. A similar memorial was presented to the
Dock Committee, and the answer which the Council directed
to be returned to the memorial was, that the subject to
which it referred was under the consideration of the Dock
Committee. A communication was made to the committee
by Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, with respect to the London
and Northwestern Railway Company. It was to the effect
that the Wapping works could not be prosecuted as they
ought to be, in consequence of want of possession of the
ground and street yet occupied by the Railway company ;
and he did not see any likelihood of speedily getting pos-
session. After some conversation, it was decided that the
deputy chairman, with Mr. North andl Mr. Stewart,
should see the board of directors on the subject, and that
the result of the interview should be reported to the com-
mittee next week. The recommendation of the ware-
house management sub-committee, that a superannuation
allowance of £3O per annum be granted to Mr. Shakes-
peare, warehouse keeper at the Albert warehouses, was
adopted. The Harbour-masters' sub-committee made a re-
commendation to the effect that the shed on the south east
quay of the Prince's Dock be extended, as shown on a plan
produced ; that the customs depot be altered so as to give
more cart room ; and that the east side of the shed on the
east quay of Prince's Dock be filled up by brick walls, the
estimated cost being £l,lBO. The intention, the chairman
said, was to protect the export goods. After some conver-
sation the recommendation was adopted. A report from
Mr. North, the dock solicitor, was read, as to the bills af-
fecting the interests of the dock estate proposed to be
brought before Parliament in the present session. The
report stated that there were no bills in the course of
prosecution in Parliament which seem to affect prejudi-
cially the dock estate, unless it should appear, for reasons
which did not arise on the face of the bill, that the powers
sought by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company
assumed that character. The report was referred to the
Parliamentary Sub-committee. A letter was read from
Messrs. Duff, M'lnroy and Co., complaining of the want
of accommodation for loading vessels in the Prince's-dock,
and suggesting that, to some extent, -the evil might be
remedied by charging dues at so much per day for every
ship occupying a working berth. It was decided to refer
the communication to the Harbour-masters' Sub-committee.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly
meeting of this board was held on Wednesday, Mr. J.
HarrisOn in the chair. The other members present were
the Rev. W. Badnall, Messrs. Alpass, Heyes, Roskell, Lunt,
Wensley, Carter, Mountfield, Craig, McGee, Tattersall,
Kirkus, Richmond, and Abrahams. The number of
paupers in the workhouse was reported to be 726, against
710 last week, and being eleven more than were in the
house in the corresponding week of last year • discharged,
40; deaths, 7; admitted, 27; born, 1. The clerk an-
nounced that he had received from the poor-law inspector
the proposed new averages, and the matter was referred
for the consideration of the board next meeting. On the
motion of Mr. Alpass, seconded by Mr. Tattersall, it was
agreed that the persons employed at the out-door labour
test'under 18 years of age should in future be allowed
is. 6d. a week. Mr. Kirkus moved for a return of the
able-bodied women in the workhouse. His reason for
doing this was that he should be glad if the guardians
would take into consideration some steps to remove the
able-bodied women from the house. With regard to the
aged and infirmed paupers and children, they were com-
pelled to keep them ; but in the case of able-bodied
women they ought to do their best to have as few of them
as possible. The visiting committee were proposing an
expenditure for the accommodation of this very class, who,
he contended, ought not to exist in the house except
casually. The proposition was seconded by Mr. Heyes,
and after some remarks from Mr. Roskell, the clerk stated
he had received a letter from the overseers of the town-
ship of Lunt, who refused to pay their call. Mr. Roskell :
On what ground ? The Clerk : I cannot tell. Mr Al-
pass : The chairman ought to deal with it. The Chair-
man : That is not the only township in arrear. Mr.
Carter : I believe we are not in want of money at present.
Mr. Cleaver : But they have not paid the former call.
Mr. Roskell : Let them alone another week. The subject
then dropped, and this being the whole of the business,
the board separated.
ISLE OF MAN (DOUGLAS) STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
—The half-yearly general meeting was held at Douglas,
on Tuesday, Mr. Paul Bridson in the chair. From the
statement of accounts it appeared that, although the pas-
senger traffic for the last six months had not been quite
so large as in the corresponding six months of last year,
the goods department had showed a considerable increase;
and so satisfactory was the position of the company, that,
notwithstanding upwards of £9,000 was for the time
unavailable, from the stoppage of Holmes' bank, the
directors were enabled to declare a dividend of 4 per cent.
on the half-year. Four of the retiring directors—Mr. W.
Gell, Mr. Noble, Mr. S. Wilson, ands r. H. sill—were
re-elected, and Mr. Philip Killey appointed in the
place of Mr. Thomas Bridson. The auditors, Mr. J. R.
Bowman and Mr. Cleator, were re-elected. The proposi-
tion to erect a tribute of respect to the memory of the
late Mr. John Winram (which was irregularly introduced
at a special meeting of the company) was formally brought
forward and carried without a dissenting voice. Several
designs for a monument to be placed over the grave of
the deceased were submitted to the meeting, and a com-
mittee was appointed to carry out the wishes of the share-
holders. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Bridson for
his services as director, and, after a similar cowliment
bad been paid to the chairman of the day, the rdroceediwk
terminated.