The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

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TIIESDAN, DECEMBER 20, 1853. THE LIVERPOOL STANI
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811tIPPING AND MERCANTILE READING AT LIGHTHOUSES.—Among the items of BIRMINGHAM POULTRY SHOW.
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expenditure by the Trinity-house last year was one of .e.
MISCELLANY. £5l 16s. 3d., for reading books for the use of the keepers THE most characteristic excellence of the Birmingham
i • ~ 0 of the lighthouses and crews of the light-vessels."
GOLD.-It is understood that the London agency of the show is, unquestionably, the poultry, in which it has taken,
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• ~txreA.ORDINAJIY RUN OF A SAILING VESSEL.-The and will probably long maintain, the lead. Last year's
Bank of New South Wales have been advised of the
;17! Rol Rover Captain Warton, which arrived here on the
consignment to them of 15,000 ounces of gold by the exhibition contained 1,300 pens of this description of farm
''_'l,l*nst., has, at a most unseasonable period of the year,
Madagascar, 20,000 by the Chowringhee, 20,000 by the produce, a number which was then quite unapproached ;
Cie the voyage hence to St. Petersburgh and back, in
Roxburgh Castle, 7,000 by the Tartar, 10,000 by the Un- but now the entries are 2,275. If it be borne in mind that
kei silent space of 39 days, 7 of which were occupied in
daunted, and 15,000 by the Ambrosnemaking altoge- the present contributors, who come from all parts of the
Losslig in cargo at Cronstadt.-Hull Packet. ther 87 000 ounces, worth £348,000, in addition to 25,000 country, and even from Ireland,with the exception of some
Lady oe A LIVERPOOL VESSEL.-The British shipfifty or sixty, are all amateurs, and that the sales of birds
'sent them b the Victoria, just arrived. The
exhibited amounted in one day to 81,000, some idea may
MY )3111wer, captain Thomas Tobin, 1,100 tons burthen, rradnces
fah two hundred emigoants, foundered in sixty fathoms car and Chowringheey are known to have a total
of about 60,000 ounces each, and are expected daily. All be formed of the wide area over which the poultry mania
A',;rater, off Moose errs Island, on the 9th of November.is diffused, 'ratiof the intensity of its symptoms. The fifty
gel on the others looked ,for by the Ist of January, and the
• hoard were saved by the boats.' She belonged to or sixty expnal cases are those of dealers permitted to
iico-tilack Ball Liverpool Line of Packets, was insured for receipts generally during the next three months will, it is
fill space not occupied, from accident or some other cause, supposed, be large.
fOOO, and was bound for Quebec. by the original applicants. One of these dealers sold a
. LIGHT DUES.-We direct the attention of the shipping .ne STAR OF THE EAST.-Intelligence has been re- cock and hen (Bmmah P-ootras) for £l2O, the auctioneer,
ei.yed of the arrival at Melbourne, on the 23d of Septem- interest to the following return, from which it will be
with a boldness which reminds one of George Robins,
seen that the tax levied upon shipping for light dues
r of the Star of the East, one of the Golden Line of declaring that " they were thrown away at that price."
'tickets b I • e ongmg to Messrs. Millers and Thompson, and leaves a surplus amounting to nearly as much
It would therefore appear that, notwithstanding all the
as. the whole cost of maintaining the lights. Without
po-4'n by Mr. Beasley, of this town. She sailed from thisridicule poured upon it, the poultry mania still rages
into nice calculations, it is evident that our ships
, op on the Bth of July, and has consequently made the going
are taxed nearly 100 per cent. more than they ought to among us with epidemic fury. It has given an extraordi-
"Award run in 77 days, nary interest to this year's show at Birmingham, for such
be for the maintenance of the lights. We are aware that t;:..,• -oltueo.waoOT CROPS IN NATAL.-The. extraordinary much of what is collected goes to pay the interest a collection has never previously been brought together
we ctiveness of arrowroot in the soil of Natal is illus-and, however absurd may be the present mode of forcing
on the debt which the Trinity-house has incurred, but we
fed by the fact that from a plot of less .than half-an- . forward a branch of farmyard economy hitherto as absurdly
say that the board has no • ht to require the shipowners re, on the estate of Mr. Morcwood, at Compensation, a to neglected, there can be no doubt that in our usual wild
Laae._ tity of the root or tubers has been taken weighing pa this debt, or the interest on it, inasmuch
extravagant way we are perfecting the best breeds of
as they Trinity-house' had no right to incur it:-
11,4,7001 b, and this crop has been sold for cash at ld. per opoultry in the world. The display of these at Birmingham
Li hthouse Yfsterday a return to parliament was
Z,„,_' being upWards of 250 for less than half-an-acre ! The •
[•hrienfecTlnoiftthif.receiets as tolls from lighthouses,
&c., by is set off by a new and greatly improved arrangement of
[ZTered arrowroot from this lot has been sold in thispens, which enable the birds to be better seen than
-ekt at as. per lb.-Cape Town Mail. £l69 781 Trinity-house, ouseeidin year. The netrevnnewa;
formerly. Exhibited in such numbers and excellence,
s . ' The c arge of maintenance was . . .
,901'1,ER PLANTING AT NATAL. -A letter from a gentle- „...,-,,e.....facilities of inspection, so as to discriminate their nicely 'Yen who has large_ landed property in Natal, to a friend "°6 06J is el, leaving the surplus £81,098 16s 111-d. The
shaded merits, are essential ; and it may help to convey
Of his induties collected to the office of buoyage and beaconage 1„„ Cape Town, states that he has no less than some idea how closely these merits are contested, that a
were in net £18,619 18s 61d. There was a surplus of
gel',,ooo coffee-trees, many of them blossoming, and which fine pen of Cochin China fowls, which won the silver medal £70,000 on this account, which has been applied in part
bear freely this year. He is also going to plant outin its class at Cheltenham, and eleven first premiums else-
liquidation of the debt incurred in the purchase of the
,7),,a1 5,000 to 10,000 new plants this season. Sugar where, has not even been menioned. In Dorkings, espe-
private lights, and to charitable and other uses connected
rating, he states, is also rapidly increasing, so that, in a cially the dark gray, there iota wonderfnl display. The with the corporation."-ShippingandMercantile Gazette.
aort times ugar and coffee will be reckoned among the Spanish and game varieties are also exceedingly well repre-
sta„ Pie articles of export from this flourishing colony.- _ - aerated. Malays, which generally form weak parts of
''''zee ToWn Mail. CHESHIRE AND WALES. poultry exhibitions, are here exceedingly strong. As for
ci t6COURAGEnENT To AUSTRALIAN VOYAGING.—The • Cochin Chinas, they are larger, more awkward upon their
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_eolith Australian Government has, on the motion of the legs, and heavier than ever, and, therefore, will, no doubt,
BANGOR.—At a meeting held last-week, £lO4O were
ch'legislative Conn '''awarded the sum of £4OO to Captain be considered more beautiful by discriminating judges.
ampion ... ck, - . subscribed towards church extension in that parish,
It _ ,of the steamer Victoria, in consideration of his The black and white varieties are chiefly in vogue at pre-
'•AT THE BIRILINGUA3I CATTLE Snow, Mr. L. Brost-vm made the voyage out from England to Port Ade-
laide,gwithsent, but none are without their special admirers, who
hurst Hill, Bach-hall, Chester, gained the first prize of
awarded to a 'nail, in 60 clear days. The like slam will be £lO for the best fat pig exceeding 15 months old. point out how splendidly the birds in some pens are
out, whether tenY other vessels which shall make the voyage Mr. M`BniDE has been entrusted with the execution of feathered and " fuffed " out, while those in others have
.. e under sail or by steam, in 67 days, within . discolorations of the legs, or some blemish equally fatal to
th ext two r e„,„ -I,l_ years. To provide for this the snm of £6,000 monument to thelate Dr. Stevenson of Birkenhead. .
the
An alti relievi in Carrara marble, from the text, " Heal their reputation and standing as fowls. At this season of
, 87.,,,,UP toted. It is made a condition that such vessels the sick," w2l form the leading feature of the work. the year, when turkeys Hoe so much in estimation and in
"411 take out a contract mail. ' price, it may not be useless to point out that the wild
FATAL ACCIDENT.-An inquest was held on Friday, at
Titt AUSTRALIAN TRADE.- The 'eccounts received the Angel Hotel, Birkenhead, on the body of Michael Sullivan, American species, distinguishable by its bronzed wing,
Ir°lll Australia have increased the demand for tonnage, carries the palm away at all our recent shows for weight
who was engaged in loading a vessel with coals in the 8irk-
.341,0,-,4 t.'erg. hts are very plentiful of every kind, whilst theand excellence. Being close-feathered birds, they do not
him, itietring him very severely. The jury returned a
enhead dock, when a heavy piece of machinery fell upon
tai has
is far from being over abundant. The rates of look so large as they 'are in reality. An erroneous impres-
t2pct have in consequence furtheteadvanced 20s. to 40s. sion appears to prevail, that because wild in America they
verdict of " accidental death.".
rar.._541.• The General Screw Stearn Shipping Company Tin FUNERAL OF MRS. WK. LAIRD took place on are troublesome to domesticate, but this we are assured is
ve given notice that the to
of Treight by the the Taesday, in Birkenhead Church. Notwithstanding the not the case. A cock and two hens exhibited. weigh 55i1b.
Z'„'lrtiq from £7 to £9 and upwerds for fine goods after .go,or'ityAylesbury docks retain their old superiority, but there
of the weather, a considerable number of persons
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.instant. Sailing vessels 'are obtaining from 90s. to are some emeoities in geese, the " Emliden" heating the
were present, to offer a last testimonial of respect to the
i?'•per ton. There are also nuore passengers
.offering, memory of a lady who was much esteemed in the circle in " Toulolise." Although the agriculturist may hold
.ha
t the tide of emigration ee by no means active from which she moved. some disparagement the poultry department of the Bile radon,
mingle= Eichibition, the attractiveness of the whole dies
, SCpp
.A_. LE or GUINO.-1 '.deputation from the Royal CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAllWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended December 11, 18-S3 :-Rallway : Passengers, play with 'the general public depends largely upon that
srleultural Society was received by Lord Clarendon on parcels, &c., £1,842 13s. 10d. • goods, £1,492 17s. 10d ; feature. There is something in the very cock-crowing
ttal,ardaY weeir. In answerto the deputation, his lordship Steam-boats : £202 9s. led. ifetal, 5Z3,538 Os. Bd. In- which insures popularity, and the birds seem to have elis-
„„ft,t.ed that the Government were directing a large shah crease as compared with thetorresponding week last year, covered 'hat it is so-for many of them are already staffer-
":,,t.heir attention to the question of cheapening Peravian £417 Os. sd. lag from their efforts to outchallenge each other, and if
thtallo; and that they 'intended to institute inquiries into CHESTER CHURCITYARDS.-The chairman of the local ghosts, as Shakspere represents, are seared by soch sounds,
e statistics of the sum* in Pern, and also as to Obtain- none %%ill venture during the next few days within earshot
board of health (Mr. Trevor) 'has received information
tog. supplies of nitrate 'of soda from the Mexican terrl- from the Home-office that Lard Palmerston is sending to of MileteY-hall.
" . Iles, which was 'understood to possess properties that
Nide it - , Chester Dr. Sutherland, 'the government commissioner
fishy4red equivalent, as a manure, to guano iitself. under the Burials '(beyondihe metropolis) Act, to report Ax INQUEST was held in London on Saturday, on the
7lerendon 'alsosieferred to the many thousand tons upon the state of the churehyerds and other burial grounds ;body of a lady of property, named GOodman, who came by
annuallythrown away in Newfoundland that relight in that city. her'death from sucking worM lozenges, obtained from a
IIY be convened onto a rich and fertilising manure. STEALING luou.-At 'the Birkenhead Police-court, on 'Chemist, named Ball. A medical man, who attended the
(A..?l'lle Snip krastoD.-In the County Court ofttourke Thursday, form rough-looking young men, named John odeatas, ed, said the lozenges were composed of calomel, and
bjstralia), the case of Husband v. Sutherland was tried Lynch, Francis Campbell, Charles Ryan, and Michael that the deceased had died from merctrial-poison. If there
The R. W. ivilUman, Esq., judge, on Septenitter 22nd. Fahey, were charged with stealing a quantity of iron watts one thing more dangerous than another, it was taking
8-c action was to recover £5O, the value of a box a:if boots, from the shiphiiilding:yard of Mr. John Laird, on Wed- Talomel in the shape of a leeenge It ' been proved
dDPed at Liverpool, on board the Alfred, of 'which the nesday. Campbell and Ryan were sent to gaol for three , 'that Mr. Ball gave inetructions with hayingthe lozenges, the
I,,Lendant %mg./mister, The plaintiff', heliernig'that there months each ; Fahey for 21, and Lynch for 14 -days.- , (coroner and juryg
commented on his conauct, and abve'rdiet
e-:Sse nothindike leather, brought out with him a specula- James Wood, abater-maker in Mr. Laird's 'employ, was ;of " Accidental poisoning" was recorded.
! stock oo and shoes. But the laoets marched committed on a similar charge.
vthemselves of of sight, or, at any . rate, 'were never. MR. E. W. TOPITAS..—On Wednesday Thy. E. W. Top- li -------- ____ - - - Pgn ered froethe ship into the possession alfhe plaintiff. ham, the clerk of the course at Chester, entertained up- SPORTIIVG INTELLIGENCE'.
frVisual
_defence .was, that the defendant had *exercised the wards of-40 gentlemen to a sumptuous entertainmentat ada
_al- carer expected from captains of vessels. He had put the King's 'Arms:Kitchen, in this city. After the usuill TAT'TERSALL'S.--TIVORSDAY.
},sol,a. boa il-e, lighter, and thought notice hod been given loyal toasts, 'Mr. J. B. Musgrave proposed the health,ef
Derel;,". the consignee of its being placed upon the wharf. Mr. E. W. Topham, the newly elected town, clerk oPthe Scarcely. a dozen members met, and only the followieglbets
ict forplaintiff £5O and costs. were laid:- rticearooL stesanc CHASE.
SHIPP
ai„., heard, lIM AGENCY.—The case of Gray v. James was loyal and ancient incorporation of the -King's Arms :-Ket- 9tol on Ilheileld-offered.
chen. The toast laving been rapturously received, :Kr. 200 to to eget Mr.. darnett's Sir Peter Laurie-taken.
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a although the plaint was noneinerly for £22 65., Tophum 'responded to the compliment in appropekte THE DERBY. 7854.
-‘e motitt in dispute was only £1 2s. MI. ; and the ques- 900 to 100 *gilt 'Baron Rothschild's King Tom-taken,
40h Wastas th
_, . to a certain alleged custom said to prevail in terms. Several other toasts were afterwards given, :and
the proceedings 'were agreeably interspersed 'with -acme Mtn to - Mr. J. Adk.in'sßiray-taken.
,7 "ralVing agency business in Melbourne, of deducting 2000 to 63 - 'Lord Derby's limardo-taken.
excellent glees. 'The arrangements were admirably con- Per rcent u a,,,., • pon all transactions in which shipping ducted.-- Ckriter Courant.
BETTLI-Cl- AT IVfAXCIIIESTER.-FarDaer.
,',lT+B were concern
pro, , ed, the said per e eritage being for the Towresuireor 'OXTON.-The inspectors of lighting held
agenlB.axd. advantage of those happy beings the shipping their annual -meeting on Thursday, at'the Queen's Arras A few members mustered this morning, but business was
etaplo _The plaintiff had a lighter, arid the lighter was for -the p erof laying before the rettrayers a sbatemeni Fe7iiiniderahly below par, the only transactions being, the fol-,
wil,„,j_:lo.r!cly Captain James to bring up some goods, for of their 'accounts for the year ended the let :instant, to 325 to '3-5 agat Mtri.v.RlllTaeoLtils lilirsLaEoHwAbray--4-iiken .
pral; ic. the amount claimed wasAisrged. Uns:ihe theeinoney forthe purpose of lighting the township for 20 to 1 - Mr. BarnfWeSir Peter Laurie-l A-ken.
Per referrai,llß ~ bill to Captain Jasses, that polite p" -ensuing year, and to elect four inspectors -to fill up 500 to 20 - Mr. dignell's Peter Simple-taken.
Who c" themeeghterman to Messrs.,Beaver and Stevens, vacaneies. The sum of £l4O was voted for the purpose of 500 to 20 :- Mr. Vevers's,Vnialiope-taken.
tn.i_ Were quite willin to liquidate -the claim but only
c nsTga .1854
""aile'd to n• g . their meting, and-the following gentlemen were electedinspec- 40 to 'l. M Howard'sl our. •1c I Itotall
net r.trago-ta en tee 5,- large
adv nip off a trifling five perrent. for own
,viz., Mr. -Charles P. Nosworthy, Mr. Joseph' G. Nash, amount.
eaa e• To this mild proposition'the plaintiff demur
and Mr. 'Thomas Blissett, to serve for three years, and 'Virago in great force at 100 to 3, butne'layers.
Alaiblit accordingly brought this edict'. Verdict for the Mr. James Nickles to serve for two Beare. Thariks were 50 ta.,:i - Any other--offered.
1.441 for full amount claimed.
Bo -tlx .01,q voted to Mr. John Crowther, asehairmen of theinspectors. TS? W DEISBY, 1854.
A11.8..-.41,_ A -TRAILER WITT/ lEEE, MACHINERY ON 7to ,lailgst Mr. R. h. Cowes Autocrat.
DEATH=? a FoG.-A melancholy event has
.dast oc-
and Co. 1,-' Thursday at high water, Messrs. Lawrie •9 to 'I - Baron Rothschild's King Tom.
launched , altuTed in -the neighbourhood •of Taanllyfni, Carnarvon- 20 to ?), - Mr. J. Adkiri's Ruby-takentfo-oe6o
a trim little bed from their building-yard at Whiteinch lihire. 'About a week ago, John 'Williams, 119 years 700 to 10 Mr.' (ilarksoti's Neville-taken. •
Oo f,-rie sign paddle-wheel steamer,-of 200 tons burthen. 'of age, in the employ of the Carnarvonshire Slate Com- 40 to ri - Mr. Morriii'sVniglit of St. George-Ltalrec.
Inoiing off, Miss Paterson given, and :ladle the vessel was pang, left his work at the Tanrallt Quarry at the usual 40 to ,i. -- Lord Derbf2s Boiardo-taken.
sen,,r,-. atiioil, the danrhter of James Pater- 'tour and ass seen by his fellow-workmen to run towards 50 to it - 'alr.StGeorg*'sßro.toChatiticleer-tllOOOlOl5
Av,,. „,-;(4, performed the ceremony d naming the vessel. • '
v neserved .his home, about two miles off, in :excellent 'health and ••-
he ~..._ ,as a feature of novelty in this launch, that s irits• Redid not reach home that night, and •next day Contender has been added to the list of geldings.
;„ -ttsel had on board the whole 'ST the machinery, and .his .- Enoand,a 'Beauty and Butterfly left Middleharn lastweek.
li hat was ' found about a mile from "his' 'dwelling. A
i'ea(To -complete a state that she Will in a day or two be ?heavy fog having prevailed a strict search was instituted. rareiTraicng attleelixnellifTot:*x&lef;trhtaheAd at,nd:4trki of Feb.
~ '-," .to Proceed on her voyage to 'Anstralia.-Shipping The ,corpse was discovered on Monday by a man ; coom-ng and:nortlio-6th Races
of that month. n th f -September,
6,zee.---[This is not the first example of a steam-vessel over the mountain called Graig Las. It is supposed that A browncolt by The 'Ugly Buck, dam by FM° dalrruta, 4
f','N' launched with her machinery on board. The first
.he lost his way in the fog, and perished through cold and yrs., old, has arrivedatlFoberf's stables, Middleham.
13,,,1: steamer which was built was ,so treated. She was The broold mare Siberia, 11am of Troica Ivan, and other
-starvation. '
"'"-t lay
,_n Messrs. Tod and Macgregor, of Glasgow, com- THE &LACOMBE FERRY.-On Tuesday, at the adjourned winners.iuet.f with an acciileat,
l and died a ;hart time.-since.
-7?. i their building yard, and with machinery onseilaavneitis it of Victory (half bred) 4 yrs,
meeting of the contractors and others, it was resolved- and °t't4
by
)4, I'd, and STEAM UP, was put into the water at the a' Hamlet, yrs, harrived at R. Nelsoti's vitdblee, at
That the proprietor of
the Seacombe Ferry: is hereby Pontefract.
()cenielaw, whence she steamed 'away on her trial trip
-"6311 t 1 afterwards-ED, ds E L. ]
ae y a rwar .- D• • P 'called upon at once to supply good and efficient boats, to A two-year old colt, by Simoom, and a two-year Oldifilly, by
insure regularity, efficiency, and despatch, and if he is not' Launcelot, have arrived ,at IW. Weatherell's,;HOlywell, to be
k Do
~tatc" N AND 'LIVERPOOL BUILT IRON SHIPS.- 'tort' prepared to eledge himself to do tiiii, is hereby: ogled trained for their engagements.
e 4, Meat published by Mr. Swan, engineer of the South- r Jantes,Boswell has named his yearling colt.by Pyrrhus
upon at once to-withdraw his offerta the BoardoftHealth, Si
co,!'ervi and Continental Steam-packet Company, as to the and forthwith to .let the ferry to other parties."-Mr. tilledFizthi.oft of
t pvtleetheart, Fredtrid; anvl.his ,filly foal by
e,,u9nrative cost of repairs of their ee,ht steam-boats and Seawright moved this resolution, which was seconded by IVecnageance7Sa7egulaerd7 aned Little 'Pommy,rrmg. the property of
-"Rirtes
kid, 3 four of them built by. an eminent London builder, Mr. Holmes. Mr. Penny, the manager for Mr. Smith, the Mr. Vevers, were put up by auction, at Worcester, on Friday 1/4„er;Viles by a London engineer, med four built by Mr. owner of the ferry, entered into a defence of himself. Mr. week. f Little Tommy was -sold to Mr. Essex fori4Bguineae,
aeri!e„ Laird, Birkenhead, engines b; Messrs. Forrester lino, who supplies the boats for.the ferry, also explained but,,l guineasSa e u
and a nttileVoetNear
fnocremy,rurinbeoausght in, the ,former for
. ":.Yet, Liverpool : his position. The:meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. J. F. Clerk, of Newmasitegt, has judged, this wear, 490
,of four Liverpool boats and machinerY, 1, £9,954 Messrs. Brown, Gelding, Hill, Gibson, Jones, Brownrigg, races, for which 3,213 horses started, 6 resultingiin dead heats,
L; . fat February, 1850, to 31st Jiily, 1853 ant others. Eventually, on the motion og Mr. Hall, (a 64 being won by a head, and 48 by a neck. Mr. Richard
-,a-of four London boats for same period... 13,466 commissioner,)-the resolution was modified, by leaving oat Johnson, of -York has judged at 28 meetings, and awarded
the word after negotiationsdeatch" and substitnthig tse words,of which were heats
276 winners, some .. . . ,
'Saving
"IrB
di thfor le tt. th ferry " "So
I'Papen ng e mg e. ,
nesday and Thcrsday, the 14th and of June, and as the '
- modified, the resolution was adopted by a large majority- committee possess a capital fund (upwards of se1;000), the
10, aed alterations of four Liverpo4l boats
''' Medi' for extend')).period MELANCHOLY REFECTS or MALARIA.-In the secone amount of ,added money will be-considerably increased ; 100
incite. mery a more exten ' £19,500 weeklin Novemberlast, the festivities annually celebrated soya. will be,added to the Bishop Bourton Stakesofor two ,
at. ding the above, so as to give ale-tiger
erage, say Ist Aug., 1846, to 31st Ai1y,1853 in cennezion with the Cowbridge Hunt -took place as year olds.
usual. The race bane the Bear Hotel,iu the town of
e an expenditure, being additions 'to the I
taw 2,000 Cowlatidge, was attended by the elite of that portion of ' THE CHASE.
o and not repairs - • THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS mEirr
and gentlemen who had been:
ilePa 17 500 hancy oven than ordinary. In a few days, :however, the To-morrow, (Wettnesday,) 21st, at +Weenbury
' greatest consternation was occasioned by' the circum- Thursday, 22nd
'Cholmandely
m
~,,Iri!'s Alone •of four London vessels for above 1 -Saturday, 24th „ . Ravensmoor Windmill
od £26,500 stance that several ladiee
.
present were attackedlbya fever of a most olstinate and Each day at half-past ten o'clock.
dangerous. character ; anda is asserted that this distress- , SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS MEET
he Live Sating .. „ £9 000
, ing affliction has been occasioned by the aexideotalbreak- 'To-morrow (Wednesday), 21st, at . ... . riirddig
Ileas.rpool vessels are one quarter larger and one- f A 23 d .4- . • Chorlton Hall
ri ay, r
in into an old drain duringisome alterations carried on in , •
Saturday, 24th
lllltir,r More power, therefore the savingeis really greater theg immediate- vicinitof-the and hiela it •
y
said, had not ;been opened :for upwards of twenty years. THE NORTH SWAFFORDSHIRE ;SOUNDS MEET
.4%,.-t atELBOMLNE STEAMER.—COX. V. VIIBAVOTRALIAN
,„„ 4r., 12.
,ZLa au MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COLMAICY.—This .....
The Rev.Gecrge Traherne,and Miss Richards of Rotith, have To-morrow (Wednesday), 21st, at Seigliford
fallen victims to the terrible malady. Members of nearly Friday, 23rd Adderley
alli4l,B,,action, .tried at the Court of Queen's Bench gn all the influential families in ,the district, who attended Each day at half-past ten o'clock.
' :Ate-Y, brought by the captain of the screw steam-ship the ball, are suffering in the same way, many of them not • -
; igtholi,urne," there peated failures and disasters of which, „,„‘„,.4.„a 4.„ ,„.,.„„„„ . n,„„,... „.4,1,,,,,,, ..,_ ~„„,,,,..,„
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pending the negotiations for letting the ferry.
modified, the resolution was adopted by a large majority.
MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OP MALsnia.---In the secant
weeksin November last, the festivities annually celebrated
in esnnexion with the Cowbridge Hunt took place ,as
usual. The race ball at the Bear Hotel, in the town of
Cowbtidge, was attended by the elite of that portion of
Glaumnrganshire, and :tad passed off with greater bril-
liancy even than ordinary. In a few days, however, the
greatest consternation was occasioned by' the circum-
stance that several ladies and gentlemen who had been
resent were attacked fever of a most obstinate and
aangerons character ; arida is asserted that this distress-
ing affliction has been occasioned by the accidental break-
ing into an old drain duringlsome alterations carried on in
the immediate vicinity of -the ball-room, and which, it is
said, had met ;been opened 'for upwards of twenty years. ,
The Rev. George Traherne, and Miss Richards of Routh, have
fallen victims to the terrible malady. Members of nearly
all the influential families in the district, who attended
the ball, are suffering in the sauce way, many of them not
expected to recover; among moose are members (of the
families of Sr G. Tyler, Mr. Booker, M.P., Dr.
Carne, and others.
POSTOPPICS SOBBEIIIES (BIRKENHEAD.—At the
Birkenhead Police-court, on Thursday, Mr. Ramsey,,one
of the inspectors of the London Postoffice, appeared ~to
prefer a charge -against John Wvrrall, a clerk in the
Birkenhead post-offiee, for embezzling a letter. There have
been latterly numerous complaints of letters containing
money and other property, not having been delivered, in
consequence of which )tr. Ramsey came down from London
specially to make an investigation. 'On the 12th instant
he wrote a letter in Liverpool, in which he enclosed the
half of a £1 bank of 'reload note, an Irish tenpenny token,
a shilling of the reign c/f George 111, and five postage
stamps. It was addressed, " Mr. Monld, at Mrs. Mur-
ray's, 0, Lord-street, Birkenhead, near Chester," and was
given to Mr. Mould, assistant to Mr. Ramsey, who took it
to Chester for the purpose of having it ;checked in the
Birkenhead bag, and despatebed by night wail on Monday.
At Chester, the witness Motld, at half-past four o'clock,
gave the letter to the postmaster, Mr. Owen, who stamped
it, marked it with the date of Tuesday, and at :nine o'clock
it was placed along with some bundles of ;letters to be
despatched to Birkenhead at a quarter past three o'clock
in the morning. The letter, which should have been
delivered between nine and ten O'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing, •not having arrived, Mr. Ramsey obtained a auagis-
trat's warrant to search the prisoner's house. He then
proceeded to the Birkenhead postoffiee, where he saw the
prisoner, and told him of the fact of the letter not haring
reached its destination. The latter replied, that it was a
practice in the office, when letters were discovered to OM..
tain money, to put them in a book, in order that their
addresses might be entered by the letter carriers, and that
the letter which was; the subject of inquiry would be found
in the proper letter-earrier's box. The prisoner added that,
when sorting the letters in the morning, he had found the
one which was inquired for, and had put it into the book
for the purpose of being entered, The letter was accord-
ingly found by a witness in the book, with the seal broken,
in a box belonging to a letter-carrier named Williams.
The prisoner was then given into custody, and on his
house being searched by Inspector Birnie, there were
found two £5 notes, three receipts for registered letters,
and a pawn-ticket relating to some silver spoons, some
rings, and a gold pencil-case, all of which had been pledged.
with Mr. Barlow. After the examination of several wit-
nesses, the magistrate, considering the importance of the
charge, and its being one of great suspicion, said he should
commit him for trial, accepting bail of two sureties of £lOO,
and himself in £2OO.

SaVirg £9,000
latam,Tverpool vessels are one quarter and one
111 ti,"`" more power, therefore the saving;is, really greater
4.,fl,eir favour/han the figures give.
tto MELBOITENE STEAMEIL—COX ME AVOTRLLIA7
dL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION' COM-MlCY.—This
.chilb, action, tried at the Court of Queen's Bench on
brought by the captain of the screw steam-8
I‘4lll7"urne " the repeated failures and disasters of which,
'eft, "own's, and eff Plymouth, have so frequently been
th,--t the public ,to recover compensation in damages for
,set:ldden and 'unjust dismissal of the plaintiff from the
NA' "ve .of the comPany as captain of the vessel,tthereby
tiii,"l4tbis fame and,character. The defendants pleaded
meation of the :dismissal of the defendant on the
Utl Of mismanagement and improperly nFigating.and
ship.—The•sttorney-general having;procee6ed
,tlotl oPening speeeh for nearly two hours, a consiiita
leN—"4-111ace 'between 'tie solicitors and counsel on•botili
Ntt which endedin Mr. Sergeant Byles saying, on lye
46,1°_,f the‘tompany, he was ready to consent that a verdict
be entered generally on the record for the plaintiff
kg. ti, as lie felt there might be some difficulty in prov-
4hleril Plea as it stood, although he would have been en-
ktto-", m show that the company had a justification.—The
matte said he was sorry the offer had not been
ehae
tbefore, 5,,-;„ in addition to the vindication of his
t
tr°Z, the sutra of £4OO for the loss he had sustained
fihat the missal was all he asked.; but if it was not asserted
e wouldeuarateter of Captain Cox was entirely vindicated, rather ••0 ou with the cause. Mr. Sergeant
trZe said he consented to a general verdict on the record,
4.47,9-,41 about to make some further observations, when
14 ''amPbell said he thought nothing further should be
°TT either side ; it must be understood that Captain
44,,Wa59 a most intelligent, skilful, and stout-hearted man
.s"tiri,ander. The jury then returned a verdict for the
£4,00.
(j UXP CoLidazor—Titisi, nut.— On Saturday,
ti4l4 4aroY, a new iron paddle steam Teasel, made her
'ti4.113. She is a beautiful steam eraft, and was launched
irt time since from the building-yard of Mr. Laird,
i:!srs. Thacker and Co., of Sydney, New South Wales,
filaThacker
for the coasting trade of that colony. The
ntli.°Y is a smart-looking vessel, barque-rigged, and
ttal44 sailing and steaming qualities she combines
capacity, while she is built on a HAI

TIER CHARITIES.—(Week4 Reports)

INDUSTRIAL RAGGED SCHOOLS, SOMO.ST.—DmI4.,
On the books, boys 82, girls 52; average attendance, boys 74,
girls 44; sick list, boys 1, girls 1; obtained situations, boys°,
girls 0.

ROYAL JNFIRMARY. Dee. 17.—Anstrrrno;: in-patients,
33; out-patients, 6 ; casuals. iII.—DISCHA RGBD: In-patients
cured, 19 ; relieved, &c., 11 ; made out-patients, ; .irregular,
2; dead, I.—Remaining in the house, 175.
NORTHER NT HOSPITAL, 10.—Antdurrzo : Acci-
dents, 33; Medical and Surgical Cases, 16; Total, 49.
tscHARGEn : Cured, 13 ; relieved, &c., 5,• out-patients., 23;
irregular, 1 ; died, O.—Remaining in the Hospitaloltt.

- -
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIEt DEC. s.—New cases re-
ceived advice and medicine at the institution—North,, 204;
South, 283; total, 487. New cases visited at their houses, and
supplied with medicine—North, 160; South, 68; t0ta1,228.

~, w -, t(-4 eicable-her ix> navigate inneo7paratiyely shal
'''vit ater• Her dimensions are—Le Length
of water, 7 ft.
h 166 ft , 1
% i.; depth of hold, 12 ft.; draughtm
urement. hex
kltfli 400 tons burthen, builderes'ssrs.
Fawcett Frestf,:,
kl(lller'S has Ueen fitted by 3if
iltimte ~ on the following scale :—.13 -inch cylinder;
eno-
k.lleei ' leaking, on the average, 28i- revolutions ; 184 feet
Nitk 8, With feathering floats ;
n(4-, of •
of 60 horses • e„ The
a pair of
eoaeschill,a
1 L li.a
_. nominal power
Nut large capacity fore and aft the engin.
been
withtillg tw
e pattern, having
I,Ne f are precisely of the same
those of the Argent
uke SO4l. th a e drawings, as
'tosame edin ly satisfactory one. The Col-
a}__ yea exce
,her
hiker rapidly rapidly and smoothly
g through the
almost total
being --
laery working easily, and therespeed.
She pro-
tee(lace of vibration, even at the highest_p
hi and on her
i',„etrned as far as the Northwest le g ts ,
i hbetween that point
h‘,9, il,' against the tide, she was timed
Part:"e tell
she
a distance of three knots and three-
to a speed of
4 mits, which she ran in 18 minutes, equal.
rigged for her
1tY;,,,..fa an hour. The Collaroy is heavily
L'alv3,,'
,to Australia, which she willentirely under
make
unshipped
Zal stowed which purpose rpose her wheels will be
She will
'",_ ed away until she arrives at Sydney.
iderable
N° lra Storeys d s ars and will have a cons _
.n
titlt f cod ea an I) ' • man
h .t° en on ho. She is com ded by Captal
tion fore
klid r4l
-h• She has excellentcabin accommoda ,
tt, aft f
11,4 -kiare-4(1-elas g IN She was modelled by .
the tale
, ,?nict'aedesnoneof. the builder. Among those non
l:') totol- "loaoY was Captain Wiseman,rwho, w
Laird,tofoyr the
tht.lt Nopt_t_lje Clarence, built also by M •
d which has given
k,;` tatist. vyales coasting trade, an
has returned to
ttz,a,ti 'action, that Captain Wiseraan ha • g another
exPressly for the purpose of
I. 14 it Krailar khid tract d by the Same
MIS e builder,

COI7HT OB QUEEN'S BENOIT, SATURDAY.—MITHENSON
AND ANOTHER v. OLIVER.—This was an action brought
to recover the value of some goods which had been fur-
nished by the plaintiffs to a ship called the Progress, be-
longing to the defendant, and for the performance of work
on board whilst lying in the East India Docks. The de-
fendant denied his liability-. Witnesses were called in
support of the plaintiff's case. The case for the defendant
was, that the defendant had sold the vessel to a Mr. Gom-
pertz, and that these goods were supplied, and the work
done, whilst Mr. Gompertz was in possession.of the ship,
Captain Thompson having been appointed by him. It
was also urged that, even if Captain Thompson was the
servant of the defendant, what he ordered was without
the authority of the defendant, and therefore the defendant
would not be liable for it. Mr. Bramwell tendered a bill
of exceptions to this ruling. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiffs, for the amount claimed. Two other
cases of the same nature as the preceding, and against
the same defendant, were then heard and decided in a
eimilar manner.