The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

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APPREHENSIONS OF INVASION aT

ST. PETERSBURG.
134
Mr. Frederick Bucknall, a son of 'Mr. W. Buclm °JO
late eminent Bristol firm of Bucknall and Spark? °Pee
returned from St. Petersburg, where he had been
years occupying a responsible position in connexioila
one of the largest mercantile firms there, and frornt;jei.
counts which Mr. Bucknall brings with him it is e‘,
that, in high circles, the possibility of an attack '7O
combined forces on the capital of Russia itself is serine r#
entertained. Amongst the masses of the city a stiV,
tious confidence in the successful issue of the war gqftlof
prevails. This is founded on the widely spread beke.o.
the war is a religious one, undertaken for religious °ilo:
and it leads to a confidence that God being with th_e,fo
peror must prevail. The Imperial Muscovite him
„AsePtlii
not appear to be so well at ease. It is understtnt
the commandant of the important fortress of Cronsl',yi;"
informed him that, although of great strength, it is
pregnable. The Emperor is obviously very anxious °.it
matter, for he goes himself to Cronstadt twice or tr,
week, and every effort is being employed to strength)o
as far as possible. Meanwhile the imperial city is isl
crowded by troops which are continually pouring
large masses. The barracks being all crowded the,,il°o"
quartered on the inhabitants, to their very eviae' CS
great annoyance. Mr. Bucknall saw a body of 1,5°°.,01/
sacks marching towards the capital, which is oft
significant mark of the feeling of the goverrunTe
troops of that class are rarely if ever employed in ti:e
Many of the nobility and leading families are 4-
their town residences, and retiring into the interi°rjal,ll
r3ing with them their plate, jewels, and other Pu',
property of value, and the English, French, anu t
foreign residents were quitting in such numbers ti',setl
Bucknall had to wait for six weeks before he coui'ly
place by the conveyance, which runs twice a wo'fo`
St. Petersburg to Tukun. As a further evidence
'
apprehension felt touching an invasion of the caPit3Ne4
Bucknall noticed that some houses on the side of tb!t; ip
were being pulled down and defences erected opPosl
main part of St. Petersburg.

IRELAND.

EMIGRATION still continues with unabatel •
From Cork, Waterford, Dublin, and Galway, the k
are going in thousands.
DEATHS FROMthe + JOY.—Upon the occasion of ,
announcement of a free discharge to the convicts.i!cie.
gate prison, Dublin, under sentence of penal sercl,,,o
overjoyed were four of them at the sudden inteow
that they dropped dead.—Saunders's News Letter.ok
Mn. BALDWIN, the Commissioner of the Irish c;
vency Court, died on Wednesday from an attfaoll
apoplexy, from which he never rallied. He he',ll'
office of law adviser to the castle during the state tree
1848-9. There are a host of applicants for the vaeo„o.o
AN Isuan TEST.—At the HOwth and Baldoyle
Ireland, last Thursday, the conditions of one e Fts'44
matches were as follow :—" Gentlemen riders teretti.,
with cigars alight, and the rider of each beat mast
be to the enclosure with his cigar alight, or he Will
qualified."
aIFS
DUBLIN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—The fl Fec,•,
ing of this association was held on Tuesday, the aleTi
Potter presiding. The Rev. Dr. Gregg moved a re'
expressive of the meeting's indignation at the sa
crafty attempt to gain an establishment for Poperl,
county of Middlesex, and embodying the terms
tion which he proposed should he addressed to Pelhe
on the subject. The resolution was seconded by L"
bY
Mr. Norton, and adopted. Pe
A MISSENT LETTER.—III a law case before -
court, last week, in which the Marquis
James Dombrain were litigants, counsel
ing letter, written by Sir James to his
fers :—" June 30, 1854. Dear Jeffers,—
which I have this day received from tl
Did you ever see such a shallow-gated
squeeze him. Warn Sutton not to sell
of his royalties without our consent. W 4
seals as well as his lordship.—Yours;&c.,
This letter was sent by mistake to the
plied as follows :—" Dear Sir James,—l
a letter from you, but found it to be incoi
til I discovered that it was addressed ' Dear
should take care not to write so of me ; fir
things do happen on the stage, they are
reality. However, I dare say you will m
take much, though it may make you feel
when you next write to me. It is truly
plain to a man that you have a polite or
ing towards him in calling him a shall.
that you are possessed of the most open
you express a wish ! to squeeze him.'
that is a fact; and, as it was directed to
fault, not mine.—Yours, &c., SLIGO."

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TAE BALANCE-FiIIEET of Chas:Matt-it,
Theatre, London, shows his liabilities
2s. 6d., .and his assets only £6 14.4 d. !

NEWSPAPER PUFFS.—A great deal of . _ ,„
try is being used to puff the circulation of cerall
by pompous quotations from official stamp e! r
„tit.
offensivb comparisons of neighbour with neigli.lj;PLe
we can say in proof of the accuracy of the °Met to
is this,-that if we had been dishonest enougl, `Ol
paraded them, as published, we could have 511°"-estr
sumption in one year alone of 125,000 stamps In
what we used.—Gateshead Observer.
1 0 it"
BRISTOL AND ITS TANNERIES.—The
dues,says nodn :—One
tohfe r
pleo
retffceiciatsrgoesf
hthase
breeemni,ssion 0
that 13127.4.g0l s 7;
impo
norts dloirnecgetrlypallreeltuhdeedartbicylesthnse eedxpinentaheeata
0inr."033,04
ners,
are el)
their hides, &c., from Liverpool and other poi's'. Fli° it
establishing themselves in Bristol, which bids fiardes 0
to be as celebrated for its tan-yards for foreign
already is for those of home growth.
011,io
TILE HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION took place 01701104
lait 'week. 'At four o'clock the poll closed, and the ,
return was made : Smith (Conservative) 2,2'0 otiel
(Ministerial) 2,151; majority' for Smith, 54.
standing the severity of the contest everything 1-
very quietly, • bill?
REGISTRATION OF BILLS OP SALE BILL It 1000
been re-printed as amended in committee.
provided that the bill is not to apply to stock °; p ept
greelacel
upon any farm or land, which by virtue of any resleje,
or of the custom of the country ought not the of '0
from the farm at the time of giving the ofire6toi•
Neither is it to apply to mortgages of ships, er,,,e of
ships, or to sales of goods in the ordinary eon't.tgsr,,,,lr
ness, or to transfers of bills of lading, or to Ine any,
merchandise for advances made in the course of t
sale trade according to the known usage of t'3esttrijr
The bill is also not to apply to marriage settlelejae,'oo
it is still limited to bills of sale by persons ill tribsiTole
in the meaning of the bankrupt laws. 'llia., pro.to
seems to be generally considered unwise, and it t
that to a great extent it will be inoperative, 115 ir at lee
difficult to be sure that the owner of the goods isio ttlePt
interest in some undertaking or other a tra
sader NO
otthe law, and that the bill of sale may fe
unregistered.
THE Eittcssos, CALORIC SHIP.—The calorie. 58t, p,
son, having been raised and nearly exhaustedol;ftefooto
towed over to the Navy Yard early TesterdaYiirli optie
and was moored in the stream opposite the s'oo 000
the tide not being high enough to take her intoiteto:4io
dock, where she is going to have some furthertae'd
made in her machinery,. which were contemPla roboo :00
her recent disaster. This morning she will Pt of
41
taken in. She still draws not far from 20 fee, so' ;
as she has not et been thoroughly pumped e-solae or;s
muddy sediment that collected in her, while ~,or
removed. Viewed externally, she does not arte'i (I°,
than might be expected, if she had just retilfilnet,4
ocean voyage, and it is to be hoped that she listo fyoci,ce
tially damaged, aside from the injury reeeiVeuer itteteicil
furniture, decorations, &c. The reason for D ',"01 e
the government dock is that others cannot Ileftl,tllit
her. No vessel is received at the navy yard,,,,etf°o
is the case; and a written certificate to that euv—te&f erg
proprietors of the several private docks pres!„ sanre
should be brought into competition with the
',err
then, the charges are considerably algal of Cot'' t 9
manded elsewhere.—New York fournd" .stie
13th May.
.....)fac ef
REPORTED Loss OF THE AITSTRALIAI4• f to ate"
was created on Thursday by 'the receipt °f
communication reporting the total loss ee to Ptied,
near Table Bay, while on her return voYag... 60 orffif
with upwards of £300,000 of gold, and be o(10,,,
sengers on board. The Australian, it shoilato. teassiii`e,
sailed from Melbourne on the 9th of Febrebil
before the departure of the Marco Polo, ,c ciellarTecef
arrived at Liverpool. Nothing more icas niessa° ,reij
lc 00' D,
until Friday morning, when a telegraP.'„„ors. r
received by Captain Halstead from 14`,.,,e Ire,oir,o
Lloyds' agents at Portsmouth, stating that the f,d bet
1'
just arrived from Adelaide, and reported e efri,
Han screw steam ship, from Melbourne , that tilisar,
wrecked in the vicinity of Table Bay, and
_rely,
Passengers, mail, and gold had all been it afift
On making inquiry of the owners of the Toe
certained that that ship had come home frpef,
that a letter had been received that inolll'.es t;
mention "
Captain at Portsmouth, but that no e doll tbe,g
the loss of the steamer. This caused sosi
_,ee in 9, J,
entertained as to the truth of the report. 11.10, ra toc",,
arhotTveedverinstohmeeEpasastslenndgiearspboeykat,haeftherenntla, kln!
is,etresillP:gef Pet,
up Channel from Australia, confirmef.l,lll`ooorseen,
that the Australian was lost, and in IT of tke.l‘.4
afternoon Captain Coleman, the commair_erokeo tiojA,'ol
sent in his report, stating that they haaPabout itoiotor
Buchanan, from Hongkong for Liverpool, the el'rA051)11
ago, on this side of the Western Islands tbe Ts,,e
which informed him (Captain Coleman) that voin'ibst.Phe
Tian screw steamer had run ashore on tirlivonndded vio
Bay, in a thick fog and calm weather.
ilelena• ,b rot
3hfaedanrdeecre,ivwedhiethliiasrriinrefodrmonatThionnraatda3S,att.:4.
oAustrail old
thneaCahorpee
at
tf
but got off without assistance on the
.7,OFe
sail for London about the 17th of thatn , ne,
0;4
.I,'J
GGrweedn Hope, it
as well as the gold ',,..)j,°"pe130.°/;sostl'e.
and passengers,
The gold (E 174,000) was lodged a the
aabplpeeaßrasyt,ho;it,b;:;3lotbspi?
cofe,
had been boar t 11(
cargo was taken out. Little damage, on bo,, to e,l
by the vessel. The passengers rema.llle"
ransferrt"o !jot
Australia's mail, in all nine tons, a as, Australinfea
Meander. The Australia belonged to tile jos 0
She was
Mail Steam Navigation ComPanY• the enowall
between £40,000 and X45,00°, and
be losers to any extent.

of Sligo folio*,i
1 read thew j,
solicitor, letif
4 enclose 304,7,
11''llifeo°°nnel "r obPlellelll;l:es.°l3,,''llls' ,
Ve can
J. Doi 'OO •
marqais, tee'
this daYible,;s
Dinprehea, i
)ear Jeffer. ,ker
71. 1:ellaoir:.1 mill
gi.
trilt;:et: E"r4:: •
,fly fe,"/
or courted
n' inteoti°, lett!,?
read 3'.t r
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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1854

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

RR
-NG STONES OVrt
• IN IN THE STREETS.—On Tuesday,
ter"l boys, charged with throwing stones in the street,
ere
fined 55.• each by the police magistrate. The prac-
bt al„„,13 ao dangerous and reprehensible, that all parties
7.1,_ concur in the propriety of its repression.
's 1;8.
s• JAMES BAINEB AND Co., the owners of the
thased Ball" 'ins of Australian packets, have just pur-
yl ato•
_a very pretty little screw steamer, 45 feet in length
•ft.4;,,12-horse power, as a tender for the use of their
sh,:',oY4 in visiting their ships when lying in the river.
She been named "The Little Marco Polo."
44,4 E WRECK OF THE TAYLEDR.—Two tug steamers
„„:' a with divers, for some time at work at the
.I::ee.k of the ship Tayleur, have succeeded in recovering a
roor of her valuable cargo, consisting chiefly of bale
IQ • The goods thus recovered are announced for public
Dublin early next month.
83LE Op DRINK ON SUNDAYS.—Yesterday week Mr.
it Wan nv presented petitions to the House of Commons
1 rich the conr tion of St. John's and the district of St.
, ega
ael s Ligverpool against the sale of intoxicating drink
if° Pe'mtitisallondas s •they evening i%
Ir Liddell presented
ona e
objectsame
'Miens with
sj thiWesleyan congre-
ell t similart of Scotland road, and of Heath-
IV
41'00, of
Russell-street,
ree
oxteth-park.
4 .ses'uhsplur.—Mary Towers was last week, at Bury petty
' 'O4 °lls, committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes,
Ina charge of having married Thomas Nelson, her former
7....„„--"and, Edward Towers, whom she married about 13
.•.' ago, being still alive.
us.
, pra.,URIET ANN TURNER a young woman, one of the
' -"'on turn-outs, has been,committed at Manchester for
rtrial'
on a charge of stealing a child, six months old, the
It of Patrick Henry, of Garden-street, in that city.
e4,Peared that, after possessing herself of the child, she
it rne to Liverpool with it, and that, on the 16th of April,
died at the vagrant sheds, in this town.
wn °/°l.s.—On Wednesday a subscription match at bowls
si Played at the American Hotel, Great George-street.
irlteen gentlemen entered. The first cast was in favour
Messrs. Stubbs and Bales, the second Messrs. Bales
i,41,(1 Pearson, who also won the third cast ; Mr. Bales
RB-,„lequently won cleverly. The green was considered in
order ; and from the novelty of a game being played
f 'll,,the town a considerable number of persons were present.
zrcr-
icinE.—On Tuesday morning, a young woman,
ro,
nea--1;,,t Eliza Tippett, a factory worker, of Little Lever,
, uolton, died from the effects of a poisonous prepara-
on which she had bought under the pretence of want-
(-•,to destroy mice, and which she had swallowed wilfully.
th'aicilßT.—A match between the Liverpool Roscoe and
esept. Helen's Victoria cricket clubs took place on Wed-
tlY last, on the cricket ground, in Hall-lane, Low-
The, first innings decided the match, and St. Helens
Ar.,„ied the winner. The numbers were—St. Helen's
-,"cria Club, 91 ; Liverpool Roscoe Club, 77.
to,,'"sEcuATrow.—St. Saviour's Church, near Falkner-
til,:,are, built about 15 years ago, was consecrated on Wed-
• by the Lord Bishop of Chester. The church was
4,-buir_ ally private property ; but some short time since the
arasregation determined to make an effort to purchase.it,
th: 'hey soon succeeded in raising £4,000, out of which
Paid £3 000 for the church, leaving £l,OOO for the
11-"owlnent. For the last nine or ten weeks tbeshurch
been closed, and during the interval it has been
a c)r(ighly repaired and beautified, under the direction of
Itliczn,nlittee, who have incurred a dept of £2OO, which
It is expected, be paid off by the sum of £lOO received
con" ednesday and the results of two appeals made to the
eilliFr,egation on' Sunday. The bishop was received at the
thj,_cn, at a quarter to eleven o'clock, by the incumbent,
the yen. G. W. Warr ; his curate, the Rev. T. C. Bowman ;
and ;lea. Archdeacon Brooks ; Rev. J. Jones, rural dean ;
t:'`l! Revs. Dr. M`Neile, J. Stewart, C. F. Parry, W.
J4lloon, T. C. Cowan, H. Hampton, W. Brewster,
el,—Banner, J. B. Lowe, H. Carpenter, Henry Marlen,
G_'dsley, J. Butler, William Moynard, H. E. F. Valency,
k I°Bon, T. Evans and several other clergyman. The
a°r
aceo , robes of office, attended by his officials, and
,), InPanied by a majority of the members of the Town
co,„licii, was also present at the ceremony, which was
prollnenced by Mr. T. D. Anderson, one of the trustees,
see,,n,nting the petition for consecration to the bishop's
Th'``arY, the Rev. C. F. Parry, by whom it was read.
tie sentence of consecration having been read by the Yen.
tehdeacon Brobks the morning service was proceeded
prayers'were read by the incumbent, the Rev.
verg- • 'Tarr ; and during the reading of the offertory
tie; es, the sum of £lOO was collected from the congrega-
'-The Bishop afterwards preached a sermon from
-'4lB /ay. 8--" And let them make me a sanctuary that
InaY dwell among them."
NEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was
held
at the Workhouse, on Wednesday. The Rev. Wm. Bad-
ri Presided, Messrs. Lunt, Morris, Carter, Daly, Mount-
Horsfall, Whitby, Smith, Siddely, Appleby,
tafw,ards, dpass, Abrahams, M`Gee, G. Harrison, Jeffries,
I)Q,'`en, Ledger, and James Birch were present. The
• k3R'Tee in the hands of the treasurer was stated to be
ito,"? lls. 11 A letter from the Poor-law Board, accept-
rik7 the resignation of Mr. Roskell, as guardian for Kirk-
vie.s'evf as read. Mr. HenryEtrardßoswkasen,elected deputy
k,72stiairman the place of appointed as
th trar of Births, -c., in the room of Mr. Meyers, for
,1(>01. sub-district of Toxteth-park. Messrs. R. Bulman,
1 Wagstaff; and C. H. Taylor were selected as candi-
dates for the office of master of the hospital. The appoint-
next.
the
to be made on Wednesday Mr. Bramham,
' e Inquiring. officer, was ordered to examine every inmate
the Workhouse once a month, with a view to prevent
their}i4 beingcharged to the wrong fund. Mr. John Ladd
Iring nominated his sureties for the due performance of
Als contract for alterations at the Workhouse, a bond was
Zreeted to be prepared by Mr. Holden, solicitor, in the
innof £3,000. A call to raise £11,581 for the service of
Ce half-year, up to September next, from the various
tZaships, was agreed to, the first moiety to be paid to the
lq.•',,,,rer by the 6th June next, and the remaining half
",a7 the Ist of August next. The following resolution
kk
passed :—On the motion of Mr. Batten, seco.ndteedd
'6' "K* k "That a sub-committee should be appointed
om,„ IT US
Neakiiire and report to the' board whether any member
oonr
(Ith of the Visiting Committee, since the form.ati
Lefte Present board, has or have, after despatch of business,
tll'hethge Workhouse in a state of inebriety ; and, further,
I'laci"er anyguardian has during his term of office c.or!-
easi-ed for any union work; and, lastly, whether it is
vOt
Iltlat;:r.
ary for contractors to send to the guardians a given_
41e f!'Y of wines or spirits." The number of inmates of
aN, orkhouse and Hospital were reported to be 652,
'kit 718 for the corresponding week of last year.
.„
ALL
s, .GED ROBBERY ON THE HIGH SEAS.—On Tuesday
poirtuan named Henry Bolton was charged before the
inagistrate with having stolen two ear-rings and
on 1 n gold money, the property of Thomas Hart, while
tiv)oard the ship Kestrel, on the voyage from Callao to
DarrP°ol- Both the prosecutor and the prisoner were
Pk„ of the ship's crew ; and the former having missed his
eas6er ty, which had been kept in his chest in the fore-
the Le, under circumstances which induced him to suspect
kriPyisoner to have taken it, gave him into custody on
beinviag in port. On the box belonging to the prisoner
cittog searched, one of the ear-rings claimed by the prose-
,kelonfrr was found, together with a knife and a muffler
-b`ng to another of the crew. The money, however,
trah2lot discovered. In the course of the inquiry it
leCPired that the chests of the seamen were generally
Alie °Pen in the forecastle, and although the case against
be Prisoner was suspicious, the magistrate gave him the
; of the doubt, and he was discharged-
keitYnnlctwo ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon,.l an
ttroe,e_at of a shocking character took place in Ash 9,-
Toxteth.park. The body of a man named Gavin
:sit is said, had died of fever, was about to be interred
Nal,' number of relatives and friends had assembled. In
the equence of the narrowness of the stairs in the house'
,wittae°fan had to be lowered into the street through a
1,,,,,_()1Y, and for this purpose a man stood upon a ladder
klle'lve the dead, and to transfer it to some men below.
Qofahrnall upon the ladder, however, upon receiving the,
eipit was overpowered with the weight, and it was pre-
tto fa0(1 into the street amidst the cries and screams of
Nee 'Aends of the departed. The coffin was smashedto
9picklL and the corpse lay exposed upon the street. It was
NwilY removed into the house, but not before a large
" Of Persona had assembled.
tfthOl7AL MERSEY YACHT CLITB.—The opening cruise
thei,,e Yachts of this club, to join in fleet under the flag of
(,),ebse,,e.°lnmodore, took place on Wednesday. The birthday.
woro,-alajest who patronises the club, was considered a
1.80 f,',.(3ecasio3n, for the event, the state of the tide being
,taci ,'°nrable. The commodore Thomas Littledale, Esq.,
tl the of friends on bos;rd. Shortly after eleven
eeetk "Lie yachts started from the marine station.
;amen, 11-slated of the Ariel, (schooner,) 117 tons, the
lariP, (cutter,) 105 tons ; the Rosalind, 100 tons ; the
4V? (schooner ) 83 tons ; the Coralie, utter,) 37 tops ;
letor; s ; the Priestess, 12 tons; the Jessica,
r'NotlS-18
aaan'd7Grankoacnffee. 9 tons. The fleet presented a very
is they Proceeded down et 1g rivermo oar?.
711e1,,,(1t1i0 igg channel to seaward,olnedsbtyart:ing,
,S,,(,)llth' Was a fine sailing bre , from the
-rtti and west, but afterwardsez .ethe weather became un-
afte ed, and a thunder-like looking sky, with nilrage, and
4'aeiN'ards became a dead calm after a squall of wind. The
its were becalmed off the lightship for seyeraluedhours.
e commodore, on arriving at this point, swim for
tojachtmen to come on board, which they did, and paro
__
N°' of his usual hospitality. The Rosalind grounded
tpr
t,i,teni_cer's gut buoy, on the spit, and was detained until
time, The larger crafts proceeded on their c
the' st°'cvn, and the others parted company to return to
Port of Liverpool.
NA.
PROTESTANT WIFE AND HER POPISH HUSBAND...
15er ednesday, Robert Henbey, a labourer, living in UP
it.ti a lilk-street, was brought before the police mag.is• trale
.reh,arge of, assaulting and maltreating his wife, .El-
- Patten. The complainant stated that, about two
f,,er o,ago, the defendant Promised to marry and he took
her, _
44'tk4, Walt half past eight o'clock in the evening, to Holy
it4.--diaanCaltholic Chapel, where the priest, after saying
dater in
which she did not understand, threw some
Ze ticdul her face, and they left the defendant saying that
‘tatt not believe in the legality of the Protestant mar-
tol4,l3 but, in order to satisfy her, he promised that lie
0%,, afterwards marry her in a Protestant church.
tlar,.:_ever, this he had never done. Before the pretended.
4'ltea`tag4
ore, he told her that he was worth £2OO ; but, in-
tM Willis, she had been compelled toyll her furniture
e her clothes in order to supvrhhip during the
14tctostuaenYt had lived together. Shewished
d to let her
to attend a
to 80, Place of worship, but he had refuse
Ogh sYing "he would have no heretics
raniseahr
ehhianpel,l",
11," br:4efore she accompanied him to theto
what place of
tiershiAulsed her that he would let her go
alPhe liked. She had been twice previously mar-
.-.when she met with the prisoner she had an ood
turniture all of which he had mad e away th.
4ttee't,e ‘6,th instant' he came to her house, in Sparling-
OM and with a party of men and women of his own
takarld country" grossly ill-treated her, and threatened
414 Vlway her life. This was again rep eated on the
Oz
.ionday, the Bth instant, when he threatenedthe d he
burn. the house over her head." On. the part of
Oed t7.,llaant, the assault was denied, and
stated
were
oZetia4u„Pryve its untruth, one of whom . that the
eblAin had only said that " such a formcatreshseras the
tqie ,ruant would have her house burnt over
ehe.a_Ad
the Las in Ireland." Mr. Mansfield said, as resp eteu
L'th .C. 1,8 of the case, the evidence was very conflicting on
th'll,l4. , the defendant seemed merely to have told
_the,
41. rant what would have been her case if she Mu
1:11ile „.'ireland ; but it was fortunate that what would be
a,
eleand wouldd.not. bede justified by the law in Ent
ase was amiss .
•

SAMUEL HOLME, Esq., the late mayor, has been placed
on the list of borough magistrates.
BURGLARY. —At the Police-court, on Wednesday,
Robert Burns, a young man, respectably connected and
well-known in Birkenhead, was committed for trial, for
burglariously entering the office of Messrs. Rawson and
Co., Commercial-buildings, Waterloo-street, on Tuesday
morning. When arrested the prisoner was found with a
bag in his hand, containing Messrs. Rawson's cash-box
and a quantity of housebreaking implements.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA, —The
Emigration Commissioners have chartered the Dirigo,
1,216 tons, to convey emigrants to Adelaide, from Birken-
head, on the 23rd of June ; the Ellenborough, 1,031 tons,
to New South Wales, from Southampton, on the 22nd of
June; the Columbus, 445 tons, to Hobart Town, from
Plymouth, on the 27th June; the Joshua, to Geelong,
from Southampton, on the 16th June; and the Lady
Ann, to Sydney, from Plymouth, on the 11th of June.
ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, LACTHPORD, WARRINGTON.
Two sermons were preached on Sunday week, in St.
James's Church, Latchford, in aid of the funds of the
Infant-school ; in the morning by the Rev. Henry Bostock,
head-master of the Grammar-school; and in the evening
by the Rev. Thomas Greenall, rector of Grampenhall. The
amount collected was upwards of £3O.
MURDER.—Michael Cosgrove, 75 years of age, who
lived in Mount-street, St. Andrew-street, Manchester,
caused the death of a woman named Elizabeth Hambleton,
66 years of age, by beating her violently about the head
with a piece of wood, on Sunday last week. The deceased
lodged in the old man's house, and the cause of his attack-
ing her was her alleged interference between him and his
wife when they were quarrelling.
SINGULAR Does ACCIDENT.—About noon on Friday,
as the ship Hornby, for Barbadoes, was being towed out
of the Canning Basin, she struck against the wall, and
had one of her cat-heads carried away by the blow. The
cat-head fell into the entrance of the basin, and, when an
attempt was made to close the outer gates, it got jammed
under one of them, and prevented it from closing. A
great scene of excitement ensued, and the gates of all the
docks leading into the Canning Basin were closed as
speedily as possible. As the tide fell the water rapidly
left the basin, and three ships which were lying there took
the ground. The assistance of divers was procured, and
the obstruction removed. The outer gates were then
closed, and water being let into the basin from the Can-
ning, Albert, and Salthouse Docks, the ships were speedily
afloat again, without having sustained any injury.
AUSTRALIAN Slurs Sroicsie.—The Golden Era, Capt.
Peat, hence for Melbourne, crossed the line •in 27 days,
and was spoken on the 14th April in lat. 5 S., lon 29 W.
The Red Jacket, Captain Reed, and the Mermaid, Captain
Dewey, also both hence, were spoken on the 11th instant,
-in hit 38 N., lon 13 W., about opposite Cape St. Vincent,
the former seven days and the latter eight days out, thus
Showing that they had made excellent progress so far. All
these ships belong to Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's
" White Star Line."
DISCOVERY OF BURGLARIOUS IMPLEMENTS.— On
Thursday afternoon some boys were seeking birds' nests
in some fields immediately adjoining the boundary lane
dividing Liverpool from Fairfield and the Old Swan ; and
whilst in an old stone quarry in the neighbourhood, they
discovered a considerable number of files, saws, a dark
lantern, and other tools and implements, secreted in a
hole on one side of the quarry. The tools were taken to
the central police-office, and a second discovery of similar
instruments has been made in the same place.
LIVERPOOL Yee'''. Cum.—Eight new members have
been added to the club, and six others proposed for the
next ballot. The first club sailing match will take place
on the Bth of June, the day after the regatta of the Royal
Mersey Club, the coarse being from Birkenhead round
the Formby Light-ship and back, a distance of eighteen
miles. The yachts are fast coming on the station, and
will soon show a good fleet. Those at present at and
about the station are, Jessica, 8 tons ; Commodore ;
Priestess, 14, A. Dunn, Esq. •, S. Electric, T. Wilkinson,
Esq. ; Sirocco, Spurt, Warlock, Torment, &c.
LANCASHIRE MILITIA ARTILLERY.—This local artillery
corps has just completed a twenty-eight days' drill, at
their barracks, in Islington, and they are now ready for
active service. During the past week they have had two
" field-days," the men being tried at gunnery practice on
the shore near Waterloo. The guns were about six-
pounders and two nine pounders. The officers present
were, Lieut.-Col. Sir Duncan M`Dougall; Majors Atchison
and Burns and Brevet-Major Hall; Capts. Ferguson,
Burton, mid Campbell, (adjutant;) Lieuts. Middleton,
Railton, Furnival, and Campbell ; and Surgeons Fer-
guson and Behrend. The four guns being unlimbered,
Col. Sir Duncan M`Dougall ordered a royal salute of
twenty-one discharges, on the completion of which the
baud struck up " God save the Queen ;" and the 168 men,
who had been ranged in companies behind, gave the cheers.
A heavy shower of rain afterwards came on ; and the
delay thus caused was taken advantage of to give the men
a dinner of beef and bread, with a pint of ale each. Two
large targets were then set up on the shore, and thirty
rounds fired, but, although several balls went through the
targets, the " bulls eyes" were not " blinked" once. The
practice, however, was considered very successful, and the
guns were served with precision. On Friday the regiment
was inspected by Col. Turneux, R A., at the Islington
Barrack-grounds, and afforded proof that they were fully
"up to the mark" in point of discipline. On Saturday the
corps was again practised at the North Shore. All the
officers were present, and about 160 of the artillerymen.
The targets were placed at a range of 600 yards, but the
larger pieces were removed, first, to 700 yards distance, and
afterwards to about 830 yards. The firing was even more
efficient than on Wednesday, and both targets were com-
pletely riddled with balls. The inner circle was hit, but
the " bull's eye" still remained " unblinked." There were
fourteen rounds of ball fired from four nine-pounders, and
about twenty-eight from two six-pounders. Three prizes
were offered by Col. M`Dougall for the best firing. The
first prize was won by one of the six-pound guns, but both
the second prizes were secured by the nine-pounders.
The colonel and officers expressed themselves exceedingly
well pleased with the efficiency displayed by the Militia
artillerymen. Yesterday morning they assembled at the
barracks, and were temporarily disbanded.
HEAVE' COMMITTEE.—Mr. Dover presided at the
meeting on Wednesday, when the medical officer reported
that in the week ending on Saturday, the 20th instant, the
deaths amounted to 157 in the parish, and 83 in the town-
ship, in all 240, being four more than in the previous week,
and 34 more than the average of the same week of the
preceding six years. A discussion then
Ge toonerak plal
ceßoard relativofe
1 to a recent document issued by the
Health, in which Liverpool was unfavourably mentioned.
The medical officer replied that he had seen nothing of the
Board of Health's report except what had appeared in the
newspapers, and he thought it better to wait until he had
seen that report before he ventured an opinion on it. he
extract which he had. seen stated that in Liverpool t The
mortality had been reduced from 31 to 29 in a thousand,
1 and though that reduction might appear small, still, in a
population of 400,000, it amounted to 800 a year. Mr.
Fleming said that it was very desirable the matter should
be fully inquired into, because they had led the public to
believe that their sanitary measures had been such as to
materially diminish the mortality of the town. Mr.
M`Nicoll observed that the Board of Health had fallen into
a mistake some time ago, in reference to the mortality in
Liverpool, and suggested that the present statement might
be a repetition of that error. The matter then dropped,
it being resolved that the medical officer should draw up
a statement as soon as he received the report of the Gene-
ral Board of Health. A ,statement was read from the
treasurer, showing the amount of rates collected during
the past year, the mode of collection, and ohe therco pmmitt ee.articulars
connected with the financial operations of t
LOCAL RATES.—At the Health Committee, on Thurs-
day, the treasurer submitted to the rates-collection sub-
committee a statement of the collection of the lighting
and fire-police, and paving, sewer,&,c.,rates for the borough
for the year 1853, ended. 31st March, 1854, wherein it was
stated that there had been received during the year, of
rates and arrears, by the collectors, 31,487 payments,
amounting to £65,106, and in the office, 17,380 payments,
amounting to £22,708, making a total of 48,867 payments,.
amounting to £87,814, being an increase on the preceding
year of 6,026 payments, and £12,994 ; and, calculating
b the
mode of per centage for the present year on the same basis
as the preceding one, the total per centage over the whole
borough shows an increase of £3 14s. 9d. per cent., or
equal to £3,400. The report contained a comparative re-
turn of the per centages collected on the gross assessments
for the years 1849 to 1853, both inclusive, and this, wied
the exception of Kirkdale, showed a steady increas
amount on each year. The per centage collected in Liver-
pool, in 1849, was £6B 14s. 11d. ; in 1853, £77 9s. 3d.—
Kirkdale, £55 16s. 9d. ; £64 11s. 4d.—Ever £74 28on, ge4.7d.
Bs.
3d. ; £69 12s. id.—West Derby, £67 12s. sd.
—Toxteth-park, £53 Is. 6d. ; £64 ls. Id. The apparent
decrease in Kirkdale, it was stated, was in consequence
the Northshore Mills being. burnt down, in 1853, only six
weeks' rates being payable in respect of the property, as-
sessed at £1,250. Had the whole rates been paid, as in
previous years, the total comparative per centage would
have been £66 155. 3d. per cent., against £64 l.
There had been issued during the year 24,407 notices on
assessments under £2O to appear before the appeal com-
missioners, and 3,403 fourteen days' notices on assess-
ments of £2O and upwards. 6,724 magistrates' summonses
for nonpayment of rates had been obtained during the
year, and 1,864 warrants.
LIVERPOOL POLICE STATISTICS.—Captain Greig, the
head-constable, has issued his annual report for 1854,
which gives the following results : The authorised
strength of the police force of this town is 886, of which
314 belong to the docks. The disposable force for the
town is thus 572, from ,which 68 officers and men are
taken to fill various special departments, 20 being reserved
for detective duty, and others for duty in the bridewells,
fire department, &c. With this reduction, and a further
reduction on account of sickness, the number actually
doing duty in the streets is 473, which is one police-officer
to every 790 inhabitants. With a view alike to the effi-
ciency of the police and the advantage oif_the_public, ftro-
bationary class has been formed, in wh'ch all men joining
instructed in the nature of their duties. ring the year
instructed placed under an experienced inspector,.rou an. d carefully
t1h891531,
the2l ,753previouspersons
year,wererims a
tinhtoe
icnuciirteasodey,2om,72p7rimore
number of the less, important offences. The drunk and
disorderlies" numbered 2,947 males and 2,303 females ;
thoughtaken
the "drunk and inaapables" 2,778 males and 1,407
females. During the year, the value of the 'property stolen
was £12,256 7s. 44.; recovered £2,703 2s. 3d. The approfe-
hensions for felony were 3,334 males and 2,450 females ;
which 2,535 were committed for trial. The tables present
an increase of 207 in the apprehensions, but a decrease of
382 in the committals for trial, as compared with the pre-
ceding year. Of the 2,535 persons committed for trial on
charges of felony, 759, or 29.9 per cent.,'were born
tin
Liverpool ; other parts of England, 412, or 16.2 per
Ireland, 1,131, or 44.9 per cent. ; Scotland, 79, or 3.1 pe 4
cn r
Wales, 61, or 2.4 per cent. ; Isle of Man, 10, or 0.
foreign countries, 76, or 3.0 per cent. During
ilirst3etnhte.;re was an increase of 38 in number of fires, and
property to the value of £144,021 was destroyed, being an
excess of damage of £128,114 as compared with 1852. The
total number of firemen is 104. There are 1,441 public-
housespros Antes in the borough,
doing business, and 911 beerhonses.f. There are
se of 17 in the former, and 198 in the
being an increase
ed
ith 1852. Of thieves there are in the
691 brothels, and 1,896 'mown
latter, as compar
-18 profession , •
al 182 who work occasionally, and
borough o The report also embraces some
facts about emigration, and shows that within the last four
upwards of a m 09 souls have landed in this town
7y9earssusuppicui,aous erssi.li
from Ireland

THE MAYOR, on Wednesday, in honour of Her Ma-
jesty's birth-day, entertained a large party of gentlemen
at the Town-hall.
FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING MONEY.-011 Tuesday a
very diminutive man named Henry Roberts, who had been
a porter in the employment of Messrs. Holford and Col-
lard, trunk makers, Lord-street, was charged before the
police .magistrate with obtaining the sum. of £1 4s. from
the Rev. H. Hampton, incumbent of St. James's Church,
under false pretences. The prisoner had been discharged
from the employment of Messrs. Holford and Collard in
March. Subsequently he called two or three times upon
Mr. Hampton, with a bill for the above amount, saying
that he had been sent by Messrs. Holford and Collard.
On the 6th of April the prisoner again called, and the rev.
gentleman gave his servant 245. to give to the prisoner,
who, upon receiving the money, receipted the bill. Atter-
wards Messrs. Holford and Collard sent their bill, when
the fraud was discovered. The prisoner-urged poverty as
a reason for obtaining the money. Mr.. Hampton wished
the bench to deal leniently with the man, but as he had
been before the court about five years ago; the magistrate
said he had no alternative but send him to trial. The
prisoner was accordingly committed.
MONSTER WHEEL FOR THE MERSEY IRON WORKS.
—On Tuesday evening no small amount of interest was
excited by the circumstance of an immense piece of ma-
chinery which was seen issuing from the gates of Messrs.
Fawcett, Preston, and Co., and which, on enquiry, we
found to be the first portion of a gigantic fly-wheel,
intended for the new rolling-mills of the Mersey Steel and
Iron Works, of this town, and designed by Mr. William
Clay, manager of the works. Considerable difficulty was
experienced in conveying the casting from the foundry te.
the company's works, occasioned not alone by its vast
weight, but increased in a great degree by the great cir-
cumference of the circle of which it was a segment, and
the consequent awkwardness attendant on its transit. To
obviate the difficulties as much as possible, it was moved
in the evening, when the streets were comparatively clear,
and it was drawn: by about fourteen of the company's
finest horses. The portion referred to, although weighing
about twelve tons, is not quite a fourth of the whole wheel,
which, when complete, will, it is estimated, contain up-
wards of fifty tons of metal, the whole having a diameter
of thirty-five feet. It is intended to form part of the
machinery for working a boiler-plate rolling-mill, of the
largest size and most improved construction. When in
operation, this mill will be a vast acquisition to the iron-
ship-building and boiler-manufacturing iuterests of the
town, by enabling them to have plates of any dimensions
or thickness made on the spot.
THE SELECT VESTRY.—At the weekly meeting, on
Tuesday, before the business commenced, Mr. Denton, on
the part of the overseers, disclaimed any connexion with
the contest now going on between the churchwardens and
the ratepayers, in the matter of stopping the parish clocks,
&c. From the report of the Workhouse Committee it ap-
peared that the admissions to the vagrant sheds, during
the past week, had been 378 males, 213 females, and 43
children, making a total of 634. The number of inmates
in the house was 2,251, among whom there were 639 sick
cases, 77 of fever, and 33 of itch. From the proceedings
of the Industrial School Committee it appeared that Wm.
Lyon, one of the pupil teachers, had been dismissed for
irregular and immoral conduct A charge made against
Mr. Penson, one of the assistant-masters, of beating a
child with needless severity, had been found to be ground-
less. Six boys had absconded from the schools, and three
-enlisted into the 60th Rifles corps. A resolution had been
passed, limiting the time for the parents and friends of
the children to see them at the schools to once in three
months. It was recommended that Eliza Hewitt should
be appointed head laundress at the schools, at the salary
of £l5 a-year. The proceedings were confirmed. The
Medical Relief Committee had exonerated Mr. Norris, one
of the district medical officers, from a charge of neglecting
a patient, brought under notice by Captain Greig. A dis-
cussion ensued on a motion proposed by Mr. Wm. Jones,
that lay Protestant visitors should be admitted to the
house for the purpose of imparting religious instruction
to a portion of the inmates. Ultimately the proposition
was withdrawn. On the motion of Mr. Came, the resolu-
tion prohibiting the employment of any of the paupers on
out-door work was rescinded, Mr. Came stating that km a
month or two the new cemetery at Walton would be
opened, and, as there were about 3,000 paupers buried
every year, it would be a considerable expense if men had
to be engaged to dig single graves, especially when there
were sufficient men in the house to do the work. On the
motion of Mr. Came, the churchwardens • and overseers,
with Messrs. Luff, Bradley, and Rea, were appointed a
" committee, in compliance with the recommendation of the
'general vestry, for the purpose of superintending the
making and revising the assessments for the poor, and
also to inquire into and report on the system adopted pre-
viously by the surveyor. Mr. Came brought before the
notice of the board an article which recently appeared, in
which it was stated that there were twenty-two deaths
from. destitution within the parish in 1852, and reflecting
seriously on those having charge of the administration of
relief to the poor. This matter was soon disposed of by
tr. Hart, the vestry-clrk, who stated that, on reference
o the coroner's returns for 1852, there could not be found
a single verdict of " died by starvation."
THE ART OF PRINTING.—On Wednesday the Rev.
Sutton, incumbent of St. Peter's, Sackville-street, Everton,
delivered the last of a series of lectures for the benefit of
the working classes, in the school-room belonging to the
church, in Upper Beau-street. The subject was " The
art of printing : its origin, progress, and civilising ten-
dencies." After describing the different kinds of printing
—copperplate, block printing, and printing with moveable
types—the rev. gentleman traced its origin to the very
earliest times, giving several quotations from the Old Tes-
tament—which, he remarked, was the oldest book on
record—in order to show that impressions by seals, which
must have given the first idea of printing, were taken as
early as the times of the patriarch Job, and other cha-
racters of sacred writ. He referred to the use of the art
in China, in the rude form of block-printing, which, owing
to the peculiar construction of their characters, was the
only method adapted to the representation of the Chinese
language ; and after further tracing it to Europe, from its
introduction into Germany, the rev. gentleman dwelt at
considerable length upon the progress which the art had
since made, illustrating his remarks by several valuable
old works, principally copies of the Scripture, which con-
tained specimens of the different types then in use—old
English black letter, Roman letter, and Italic. He also
• exhibited diagrams which he had taken of the Stanhope
hand-press, and the modern
ma
steam printing machine, at
the former of which only 250 copies of paper could be
worked off in an hour ; whilst the latter produced as ny
as 6,000 copies in an hour. He then referred to the
civilising tendency which the art had exercised on man-
kind generally, noticing, in eloquent terms, the impulse
which it gave to the Reformation by the great means
it afforded for spreading knowledge, and placing the sacred
Scriptures in the hands of the people. Though it might,
and sometimes undoubtedly did, exercise a powerful
influence for evil, it was, without question, one of the
greatest boons conferred upon man. It was a great boon
both to the poor man and to the rich, for by it the former
was now enabled to obtain copies of the Scriptures and
other valuable works, which before could not be got except
at the enormous expense consequent upon the great
amount of time and labour required to copy them. The
rev. gentleman concluded his interesting address by further
referring to the great benefits which printing conferred
upon the masses by aiding in the dissemination of useful
knowledge, such as was to be derived from the newspapers,
and works like those of the Messrs. Chambers, Dickens's
" Household Words," " The Leisure Hour," &c., which
were essentially the works of the people, cheaply affording
a vast amount of interesting and valuable information. A
vote of thanks to the rev. gentleman for his lecture con-
cluded the proceedings. -
CHURCH OP ENGLAND EDUCATION SOCIETY.--The
first anniversary meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary to this
society was held on Tuesday in the Royal Amphitheatre.
The chair was occupied by the Rev. Dr. M`Nelle,—the
Rev. F. Close, of Cheltenham, and the Rev. E. Girdle-
stone attending as a deputation from the parent society.
• There was a numerous attendance, a considerable propor-
tion of the audience being composed of ladies. The rev.
chairman, after deploring the amount of ignorance still
prevalent in the country, and the impossibility of agreeing
upon a national system of education, said—" I am enabled
to say to you that the society which we advocate this day,
although it has no higher name than the Church of Eng-
land Education Society, yet does hold, and is determined
to carry out, the Protestant and Evangelical principles of
the Church. of England, without mistake and without
compromise. (Hear and cheers.) We value, truly and
sincerely value, many of the operations of the National
Society ; but with some of its operations we have good
reason to be dissatisfied. For this we have been called
factious, but the faction has been upon the other side.
(Hear, hear.) We endeavoured to give to the management
of that society a more comprehensive character, to make
it more clearly, more impartially, more fairly the repre-
sentative of all the component parties of the Church of
England. In this attempt we failed ; but we were treated
in a manner which betrayed too plainly the animus of the
managing committee. We were treated rather as an-
tagonists to be checked than as allies to be consulted.
(Hear, hear.) We were, therefore, forced into a separate
action. I wish this to be particularly observed, because
the most important objection brought against us by any
is, that the movement has been needless, as sufficient
instrumentality existed before. Now, had we made any
needless movement, and agitated the public mind need-
lessly, we certainly would be obnoxious to very serious
rebuke. But I feel persuaded that that charge is un-
founded. (Hear, hear.) I, for one, took part in the
movement so far as I had an opportunity at so great a
distance from the seat of central operations, the metropolis,
and at very great inconvenience, and repeated attendances
at the parent society endeavoured, in co-operation with
others, not to carry on a factious proceeding, but to get a
fair representation of all the parties in the church, which
would confer a universal confidence upon the operations
of the National Society. That was our bona fide object;
and instead of being received in a friendly spirit, or even
argued with as to the propriety of our conduct, we were
treated as invaders who had come to interfere with the
established order of things, and not as friends who wished
to make that order more enlarged and more efficient.
(Hear, hear.) Under these circums then, I say we
were forced into separate action aidese formed this
society to appeal to the public. on
operations of the
society, as hitherto carried on, are fully described in the
report. [The chairman then read an extract from the
report, and concluded :]—l need only add, that among
the grants so made, three have been made to schools in
Liverpool, in connection with the church—St. Barnabas,
St. John, and St. Stephen's. The Rev. W. H. Wright,
one of the secretaries, then read the report. This showed
that the society had made grants in several instances to
enable the managers of schools to meet the requirements
of the Committee of Privy Council on Education. From
the report of the parent society just issued, it would
appear that there are nearly 12,000 schools which are at
too low an ebb to be brought within the benefitssociety of an
rinTghethLeirvaesrpt a
oo
sum of £339 2s.
—The Rev. S. Minton moved the first resolution, after
gh°ardecrnonmtrieitt contributed during
u
which the Rev. Mr. Close, at great length, addressed the
yelbr ratlnie h
education, sustained partly by voluntary effort, and partly
meeting, arguing strongly in favour of a mixed system of
by government aid, extolling highly the present partly
by
by the Committee of Privy Council on Education.
—He was followed by the Rev. Mr. Girdlestone, and the
Rev. A. Knox of Birkenhead ; the resolutions, which
were all rinsed, unanimously, being severally seconded by
Mr, Adam Hodgson, air. David Hodgson, and Mr. Charles
Inman

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

A CARTER was thrashing a poor jaded horse at Sun-
derland the other day, when a. Newfoundland dog seized
him and threw him to the ground.
EXTRAORDINARY TAKE OF SALMON.—On one of the
days of last week no fewer than five hundred salmon were
taken between Sluy and the mouth of the Findhorn by
the drag nets. Oh Monday last about two hundred were
caught. These takes are quite unparalleled on the river
Findhorn.—ForreB Gazette:
Tax Psps TREES for the- Sydenham palace are from
the neighbourhood of Grand Cairo, and have been obtained
for the palace by Mr. Anderson, one of the directors of
the Peninsular and Oriental Company, who is now in
Egypt, and who has taken.great intrest in the success of
etentha span
the Sydenham palace.
:—"cNaof
pilots.expense
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l
WELL-Pain num.—A letter from the Baltic fleet
rxedloooin
hasobtabiseethilgptaihde
as says
assistance
a es
ta
in an instance or two, for the services of this class of men
during the whole season, till the navigation closes : and
the same sum has been given to a Norwegian linguist,
who speaks Russian and, Finnish, on board the Wel-
lington."
TnE CZAR AND HIS Wire.—A couple of years after
her marriage, the present Empress of Russia paid a visit
to her father at Berlin. Nicholas, two days after her de-
parture, took post, travelling incog., and arrived at the
palace at Berlin one hour before his consort, who was not
a little suprised to be welcomed by her husband. It
is the only time, it is said, that he indulged in a hearty
laugh.
TUE GROUSE is early and plentiful this season. There
is a large quantity of nests and some of them are already
hatched. The Duke of Rutland's gamekeeper has
gathered 300 grouse eggs in Lord Panmure's forest, and
taken them to England to be hatched with bantams.
How they may turn out time will only prove.—Montrose
Standard.
MONSTER STEAMERS.—There lately appeared in the
Southampton docks four mail steam-packets (three of
them Clyde-built), viz. the Simla, Colombo, Atrato, and
Himalaya ; three of them. screws, and one a paddle-wheel,
the aggregate burden of which is nearly 12,000 tons, the
united length one-fourth of a mile, and their value above
half a million sterling; such a sight was never before
seen in any port in the world. The four steamers occu-
pied nearly two-thirds of the sides of the docks.
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY ON OFFICIAL
RESIDENCES.—On Friday, a Parliamentary return was
published, from which it appears, that from 1831 to 1863,
there was £34,791 lls. expended on official residences in
the neighbourhood of Downing-street, On the First Lord
of the Treasury's official residence, £4103 3s. Od. and on
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's official residence,
£7236 7s. 10d.; an the Colonial Office, £4040 Os. Id. ; and
on the Foreign Office, £8982 10s. 4d.
LITERATURE AT SEA.—The passengers on board the
steam-packet Crossus, which left England a few mouths
since for Australia, published a newspaper on board called
the Southern Cross or Antarctic Gazette. Several
copies of this journal were printed and published at the
Cape of Good Hope, and have reached England. In one
of the numbers was a report of a very admirable lecture
on the resources and prospects of Australia, delivered on
board the Crmsus, while she was proceeding on her voyage,
by Sir Thomas Mitchell, the Australian explorer, and in-
ventor of the Boomerang screw propeller.
THE SCOTS GRETS.—It is one of the disadvantages of
our co-operation with the French troops in the East, that
a sense of delicacy compels the British to veil the regi-
mental devices which they earned in the great war in te
Peninsula and the Netherlands ; lest they should outrage
the feelings of their gallant collaborateurs. The Scots
Greys are greater sufferers by their Waterloo distinction
than any other corps, for it has caused them to be kept
back altogether. They are literally covered with sou-
venirs of Waterloo, and must have altered their uniform
entirely if they had been sent to the East. We cannot
help commending the good taste which would spare a sin-
gle mortification to our gallant French allies.—United
Service Gazette.
INVENTOR OF LUCIFER BIATCIII3B.—Don Quixotte's
friend, Sancho, blessed the man who invented sleep : but if
you knew the trouble attending flint and steel operations,
you would doubly bless the man who produced the lucifer
match. That man was Mr. John Walker, of Stockton-
upon-Tees, who still carries on business there as a chemist
and druggist. Chemical matches threatened the empire
of flint and steed thirty or forty years ago, and in 1827
Mr. Walker was preparing some lighting mixture. He
had dipped in a match, intending to make experiment in
the then common mode, when accidentally.he scrubbed it
on the hearth, and it ignited, A new light was thus
thrown upon matchmaking, of which Mr. Walker was not
slow to avail himself. In April 1827 he commenced the
sale of friction matches. For a box of 50 lucifers, with a
piece of sand-paper for friction, the charge was a shilling.
A whole gross of boxes, gorged with matches, may now be
had for about eighteenpence.—Gateshead Observer.
COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—For
agricultural statistics, to be collected in the three king-
doms, the sum of 213,000 is required in the miscellaneous
estimates for the present year. There is to be a " complete
system " in Scotland, carried out through the medium of
the Highland Society ; a " complete system " in Ireland,
wider the management of the Board of Public Works; and
in England there are to be " further experiments," under
the superintendence of the local officers of the Poor-law.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS —Mr. It. Phillimore's bill to
improve the mode of taking evidence.iii the ecclesiastical
courts of England and Ireland has been printed. It con-
sists of one clause, which provides that in any suit in an
ecclesiastical court, the Court (if it shall think fit) may
summon and examine witnesses by word of mouth, and
either before or after examination by deposition or
affidavit, and that notes of such evidence shall be taken
down in writing by the judge or registrar, or by such other
person a-s the judge shall direct.
A "18frarEutous STRANGER" entered the church of St.
Peter Mancroft, Norwich, a few days ago, and requested
permission to view the building. The sexton immediately
admitted him; and he proceeded to the altar, in front of
which he knelt down for some time, sobbing and groaning
violently the while. Then he got up, and giving the sexton
a shilling and his gold watch and pencil-ease, disappeared.
As no tidings have been since received respecting him,
fears are entertained that he has committed suicide.
SINGULAR CATASTROPHE.—A train from Birmingham
to Coventry, on Monday, brought into the latter station an
unfortunate gentleman named Barnett, a Birmingham
merchant, with both Ms legs cut off at the thighs, on the
point of breathing his last. The guard stated that, in
passing through the Beechwood tunnel he felt the break-
carriage suddenly lifted up, upon which he had stopped the
train and walked back. He found the unfortunate man
lying across the rails, the train had passed over him, and
his legs were severed from his body. The door of a first-
class carriage in which he had been was open, and the
cushioned inside board torn down. Further the accident
is inexplicable.
Tax CLYDE Scusw-STEAMER.—We were much grati-
fied this week by an inspection of the interior of this fine
new steamer, which is now on the eve of its departure.
The decorations are indeed of the most gorgeous descrip-
tion. In the main saloon, which is of the most spacious
proportions, the side panmiels are of plate glass, beautifully
ornamented with gold and colour, having in the centres a
series of exquisitely painted views of the chief cities in this
country amid the United States, including London, New
York, Edinburgh, Washington, Glasgow, &c., the colour-
ing of which forms an agreeable contrast to the rich crim-
son drapery. The cupola roof is formed of stained glass,
adorned with medallion portraits of the most celebrated
statesmen, warriors, and literati of Britain and America,
while the side compartments exhibit similarly executed
figures of War, Peace, Industry, &c. The ladies' cabin is
decorated at the same time with figurative representations
of Poetry, Music, and Painting. The general effect of the
ornaments and colour is light, mellow, and pleasing. The
passage cupola is also extremely attractive, being adorned
by a variety of landscapes executed in aquatint. These
elaborate specimens of ornamental decoration were pro-
duced, we understand, under the immediate superinten-
dence of Messrs. Hugh Bogle and Co., the well-known
decorators to the Queen in this city, and they certainly
reflect the greatest credit, upon the professional resources
and skill of the firm.—Glasgow Citizen.—[From what we
know of the high respectability of the firm, and the good
taste and sound judgment of Mr. Bennett, managing
partner in its operative department, we experience much
pleasure in giving additional currency to the preceding
commendation, feeling assured that if, is deserved.—
ED. L. S.]
THE FRENCH EMPEROR.—The Paris correspondent of
The Guardian gives the following graphic description of
Louis Napoleon and his lady :—" There are various reports
as to the movements of the Empress, but unfortunately
only one opinion as to her delicate state of health. Those
who knew the Empress Eugene some years ago describe
her as a person with a great deal of colour, and inclining
to embonpoint. The change to a deadly paleness and
daily increasing thinness is very alarming, and seems to
portend that the effect of her extraordinary elevation has
proved too much for her naturally feverish and excitable
temperament. The incessant restlessness of her manner
certainly denotes the feeling of one labouring under some
impulse too great for concealment. In this respect she
presents the most striking contrast to the cold unfathom-
able aspect of the figure who sits beside her, and in whose
visage not even those who have been his longest and
closest boon companions can pretend to read any certain
indication of what is passing within. Neither remem-
brances of the past, nor anxieties for the future, seem to
interfere with Louis Napoleon's enjoyment of the present,
who gets fatter as the Empress gets thinner, and follows
out his unswerving will, whether it be in matters of plea-
sure or business, with an impassibility and steadiness
characteristic of the man who for three years calmly pre-
pared the blow which made him what he. now is. The
completion of the maison imperiale on the most sump-
tuous footing, the indulgence of that love of military pomp
and finery which he owes to his French extraction, and of
the love of substantial comfort, and fine horses and car-
riages, and sport which he imbibed in England—the em-
bellishment of his capital, and, though last, not least, his
war with the Czar—are all pursued at once with the same
equanimity and composure, and unswerving perseverance.
The pages Of the Moniteur exhibit once more the true
Napoleonic pretension to universality, and present us one
day with a decree for the formation of companies of hun-
dreds of thousands of soldiers for the prosecution of St
mighty war, and the next with an imperial mandate for
the scraping and cleaning of half the houses in Paris. The
capital indeed is.a sort of inorme bijou, a gigantic toy, in
the hands of the Emperor, and one which, like a clever
child, as he undoubtedly is, lie is perpetually bent upon
pulling to pieces. Sundays and all days he -must be. in-
dulged with his plaything ; and neither the holidays of his
subjects nor the exhausted funds of Isis aldermen of the
Hotel de Ville are allowed to interefere with the imperial
amusement. A few days ago, the municipal council had
to take into consideration the completion of the new
Boulevard de Malesherbes, a pet plan of Napoleon I. and
comparatively of easy execution in his time; but w ,hich
now must be cut through a vast line of valuable property.
Made desperate, I presume, by the conviction of empty
coffers, the city council absolutely had the audacity to
vote the postponement of the measure by a majority of
one ! Vain effort to check a will which has always shown
itself more obstinate about such trifles as these even than
more weighty matters. Louis Napoleon was not the man
to hear his "constitutional" authority over public works
interfered with. The Moniteur of the very next day con-
tained a decree for the immediate expropriation of all the
necessary property, and the vigorous carrying on of the
work. Let the city authorities find their share of the
funds hew and when tbeT can,"