The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

IRELAND

THE FOUNDATION of a new pier was laid at Queen,-
town, on Thursday, by Admiral Sir William Carroll,
presence of Sir James Graham and the officers of the fleet
at present in the harbour, and a large concourse of peoPlef
•
'l'llE FLEET.—The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser, o
Saturday, states that sailing orders for the fleet at Queens:
town were hourly expected, and that the officers ana
sailors were forbidden to leave the ships. Their destina-
tion is said to be the Baltic.
THE WELLESLEY ESTATES.—The whole of the estates
of the Earl of Mornington, which are situate in si f the
Irish midland.counties, are advertised for sale in floea-
+belie es-

brances

tates are of an enormous character. L•
CANDLE FROM IRISH PEAT.--A specimen or ea
at the meeting of the Harbour Commissioners. It
tia
manufactured from Irish peat, was exhibited on Tuisesdla,
pure white colour, quite transparent, and apparently
to the finest wax. It was forwarded to the Board of Traecide,
and is named the Paraffine candle.—Banner of Oster.
Gkr.w.A.r.—A report gains ground that a vacancy in the
representation of Galway borough is on the eve of talin
place, by the appointment to a colonial situation of
Anthony O'Flaherty. The following persons are said .
be already candidates for the seat :—Sir Thomas Redig
ton, Mr. Henry Grattan, Mr. John Reynolds, and A_.
Richard A. Kirwan.
MAYNoorn.—The London Gazette of Tuesday officiaA
the
announces the apointment of the Earl of HarrowhY,
Right Hon. D. II Pigot, Chief Baron of the Court of !Al;
chequer in Ireland ; Montifort Longfield, (4'i,,
Travers Twiss, D.C.L. ; and James O'Ferrall, Esq."-tetbe
Her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring
management and government of the College of Mayrlu
SERIOUS ELECTION RIOT.—A riot of a serious naturela,
occurred in Lisburn on Thursday night, which was ,eeliai
menced by some persons in the interest of the ministers
candidate assaulting a workman in the employment of
a• The
Conservative candidate. The fight became gener •
committee-rooms of each candidate suffered considerai;,,
damage ; that of the Conservative much more than tß'
other. into
~
ood deal
A ROMISH PRIEST DENYING THE BIBLE.--A _ g art,
of surprise was excited on Tuesday, in the Revision CO be
by the conduct of a Romish priest who refused 04
sworn on the authorised version of the Scriptures.
as
impugnant came forward to sustain his right to vote.
e
an elector for the city of Dublin. On being handed the
Testament in use in the court, he produced a copY,,°f_,,azihe
Douay Bible on which he desired to be sworn, au°6;la
that the oath taken on the Protestant version would ll,sa
be binding on his conscience, inasmuch as it was a°' r
true and correct one. The case was allowed to stand oce
for the present—the assistant or revising barrister, Oft;
ever, expressing his opinion that no one had a gin
urge such an objection. A case occurred recently ia s
House of Commons, in which the Speaker insisted °llan
party who professed a creed of his own being sworn on
the authorised version of the Scriptures.
EXTRA ORDINAV CHARGE OF CONSPIRACr.--3115:.
Kelly, the inheritor of upwards of £500,000, under th!
will of her husband, was brought up to Capel-streel
Police-court, Dublin, on Tuesday, on a summons issr
at the suit of Mrs. Dense, the heir-at-law, for consPir;g
with Mr. C. W. Campion and Mr. J. R. Malone to eat
the destruction of certain documents which had been Pi.
in issue in the celebrated cause of Thewles, now DemmeAat
Kelly. Mrs. Kelly is charged with having sworn
certain letters written by herself were forgeries, but as '
birs,
man named Malone had possession of these letters,
Kelly, Campion, her attorney, and Malone, it is allege'
had them burnt, Malone receiving £5OO for committigi
them to the flames. Mr. Depard Taylor was the pried
witness ; he was present when the letters were
and handed the money to Malone. He was formerly .o.-Lt
Kelly's friend, but she has a suit now pending ag°37„o
him for borrowed money. The case was adjourned
yesterday (Monday), and these proceedings are a fit se(111'
to a most extraordinary story, unparalleled in leg?l Pr?:
ceedings Malone is not to be found, but Campion
forthcoming. On Friday, an application was made to the
Lord Chancellor to allow Mrs. Kelly's affidavit to be „Pra-
duced as evidence against her, but his Lordship refuseu:,
PATRIOTIC EXPLOIT.—On the Queen's recent visit
Ireland, Mr. Thomas Mahon, a celebrated professor of the
Irish union bag-pipes, came from a distant county to Pal
his homage to Her Majesty, and memorialised the (Pfteerm"
A
to permit him the honour to play in her presence.
some unavoidable delay, the memorial was received, all„r
with the wonted kind consideration ever shown by he
Majesty to the humblest subject claiming her attenti°;
Mahon's prayer was at once granted. On the eve of at,
Majesty's departure a command was given for him to
tend on board the Royal yacht at Kingstown ; but, nn:
fortunately, Mahon, despairing of success, and hearing thil
the Queen had actually gone, had returned, dispirited a°
disheartened, to his distant home, and did not receive tlle
command. A patriotic Irish gentleman, anxious for his
country's good, and a lover of its national music, on beieg,.
made aware of the circumstances, felt strongly, for hl
countryman's misfortune, sent again for Mahon, and,_,
dertook to bring him from Dublin to Balmoral—a dis'al.
of fully 500 miles—to claim her gracious
and
gent favour already granted. After a rapid and necessardci
expensive journey, the travellers reached Balmoral,
seeing her Majesty and suite driving on the opposite side
of the Dee, en route to the gathering of the clans at 131
mar, they proceeded onwards, reached the meeting gr°,1211_,,,.
but there all their efforts to effect the object of their Jul.:,
journey were unavailing. They saw her Majesty thin
amidst the deafening cheers of the clans, &c. I‘l°,t oar
daunted, and finding it impossible to get accoutre' the
of any sort at Braemar, or any mode of convejlo
atia
travellers returned on foot to Balmoral late at ingl4'
Be-
at length, on the following evening au in tborbet
sired object. Mahon was most ekindly received bY
Majesty, and had the honour to play for some time in her
presence, was commended for his performance, anddoa"'
honoured and requited by a permission to assume hence'.
forth the title of her Majesty's Irish Piper—an 1101
which he surely owes as much to the patient perseveran 0
of his friend, as to his own merits and the satisfactiO
which he must hope to have afforded her gracious Majest9
1.9
and the royal family by his performance on a singe lar
ingenious, curious, and harmonious musical instrumen,
intimately associated with the earliest annals of Irelana•
We wish Mr. Mahon every prosperity and success in we,
ing the laurels and honours he has so justly and so ere`'
ably acquired.—Aberdeen Journal.
0
EXTRAORDINARY SHICIDE AND ATTEMPTED st.D
IN A HOUSE OF ILL-FAME.--The following is taken fr„
the Dublin Freeman's Journal of the 19th instant :-- v`
Sunday evening a dreadful occurrence took place i°
house of ill-fame in French-street (Dublin). A gentlen
attempted the life of a girl living in No. 21 in the 00;
street, and immediately after committed suicide by Elb°°,, •
ing himself. Shortly before four o'clock some boys PT ;
ing near the house were startled by the sharp report a
pistol shot, immediately succeeded by the screams
female, and in a few minutes after by a second shot. The
di• the alarm to the constable on the beat, who 10%
cliately proceeded to the house, and was told that b°,'73
shots had been fired by a gentleman who was then
in
two-pair back bedroom, The constable went up std'
and on entering the room was horrified at seeing the body
of a man stretched at full length on the floor, and bleenin
slightly from a bullet-wound in the left breast. Althougi
five minutes had scarcely elapsed from the time the seetls
shot was heard, life was quite extinct. The decea.sed°
but partially dressed ; he had on dark trorisers, o
stockings, a coloured shirt, and dark satin waistcoat ; iid
portion of the shirt around the wound, and the left COnt
of the waistcoat, which was unbuttoned, were on fire,
would appear the muzzle of the pistol must have been 01.'4,
to the breast when the fatal shot was fired, The
Emma Fawcett, a native of England, whom the unlbr'',4
nate deceased had attempted to destroy before terminat';‘,
his own existence, was found lying on a sofa in the dtajl
ing-room, bleeding from several wounds inflicted by 0158
shot, scattered over the right side of her person, from vo
temple to the knee; the dress which she wore g
all stained witn blood. She left deceased Bitting
in the bedroom (the same in which the bog had
found) to go down to the drawing-room, and bita
been absent but a short time when she heard
calling her on the stairs. She was going up t°
and had ascended some three or four steps when, ill,
stepped forward with a pistol in his right hand sateen
dandy fired at her—the charge,which appears to have r
of small shot, striking her in a slanting direction donthe
wards. She immediately turned and rushed back into be-
drawing-room, exclaiming, Oh, lam shot !' and theneliti
came unconscious. The proprietress of the establishaliate
' Fanny Stuart,' said the deceased came to her house. Tho
on the night of the 30th of August, the day afte';nce•
al arriv of the Queen, and had remained there eves in
He appeared to have a considerable sum of money
gold, which he spent in the most lavish manner' for
chasing for the females in the house, and partici-11°70ot'
Emma Fawcett, various and costly articles of dres! pia?
withstanding his great extravagance, he has left, apedosew
a bag filled with sovereigns, which was found
of his bed-room by the police. He was frequen,,,"''i ;
tioned as to where he came from, and who heAorl
his replies were often evasive—always unsatisl7iie
contradictory. The night of his arrival he ssirfishal`—ip,
veterinary surgeon, attached to the Queen's
and subsequently he stated that he had been s°, ,';al, ;la
Australia. The name he gave was Webster, °l'''ijed, tinaYrei
his real name, was one he appears to have travel Psi°
for on the railway labels pasted on his luggagelsoett
nd
H. Webster, passenger to Dublin.'—Emnia;o.val,
leges that he was scarcely ever sober since
that during the last two days he was consv—,anduct an,
cated, and was becoming quite insane in bisZble severe'
manner. The police found on the dressing
4,,,rether witha
pistols, and beside them a bag of bullets, and of
quantity of powder. The pistols are grate ' 003'1
very superior description ; the maker's liar° quantity
son, Lord-street, LiVerpool.' A consideralt vas ying
wearing apparel, of the best style and (11191:1altly
about. The deceased is of the middle size,
uch worn, • an t
and of a sallow complexion. His face is n• He mlgh
would indicate a life of hardship or diss
be about 35 years of age, but looked soini
a wig, for it I;4_
having lost some of his teeth, and. we?'
snof dark brown, la„
worthy of remark that his hair,
which 'shaved, which finds
• g grown, having been recently
t.
that it hal;
00*
accounted for to Emma Fawcett by treat
tre,ated tor an.
~Aed
I been done in hospital, where he was .th d'ae— e
contact wi
of glanders, which he took from
closed in a handsonli
horse. A miniature of himself,
en
resented to the gill
Paeihat older, frog
morocco leather case, which he
thbe e tnt
clerk in the London Insuran;
the deceased had bee
abnsconded from that establishnieaVA
sFinaweecertetc,ers'iveadfait'htherfule
seems some
eArcecasporodninfogr
money belonging tothe company
_
JCnurypunandyerwdhinsgrhacndeful circumstances, having erabeia t.
to a considerainliblfevin°ainloaunt'

THE LEGION OF HONOUR.—The Annuaire de la li..Y b.
d'Honneur for the present year, which has just been 114,..
lished, gives the following as the number of persons_i.o
longing to the order on the Ist of January last : The
Emperor and Princes of the Imperial familY; 3 ; ,ggr,cfa;s
crosses, 57 ; grand officers, 214; commanders, 997; nw—
-4,033 ; and knights, 46,805—making a total of 52,709.0,
SUICIDE BY THREE SISTERS AT PARIS. —A deplorawl
event took place on Wednesday in the Rue d'Arnsteril,fi
Three females, the eldest only 20 years of age, corann,9l;
suicide with the fumes of charcoal, in a chamber vil4:-c
they occupied with their mother, the widow of a forelef
officer. The three girls took advantage of the absene t
their mother, now at St. Germain, and put an end to holsii
existence. This fatal act is attributed to the 4'004
of a considerable fortune b 7 the fay,

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LOCAL 1

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a-24 QUET AT TILE TONVN-HA.LL.—On Friday the mayor
entertained to dinner, the principal cotton brokers and
several other guests, and to-morrow week the Earl of
Derby and a distinguished party will dine with his worship.
THE SPLENDID SILVER CRADLE, designed and executed
by Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, and intended to be presented
to the lady of Thomas Littledale, Esq., ex-mayor, is now
°ll view_

VGA.RITABLE DONATION.-The treasurers of the Live.
Pool Asyltuns for Male and Female Orphan Children have
tee, eived a donation of £l4, contributed by the passengers
tthe steam-ship Arabia, on her late voyage to this port
rough the hands of Commodore Judkins.
-r• Lan, HORSE SALE at Lytham, at whit_
iancas, of the Repository, Great Charlotte-stree,
town, were the auctioneers, was a very successful one, the
Proceeds of the 123 animals disposed of amouuting to
about £5,000.
ha' 1E DONCASTER RACING CLUB this year, as usual,
nave been presented by the Earl of Derby with two
splend haunches of red deer venison from Knowsley Park.di They weighed upwards of 52 lbs. each, and were
of the finest quality.
MESSRS. GROUCOCK, COPESTIEE, MoORE, AND CO.,
have kindly contributed three guineas in aid of the funds
of the Bazaar for the extension of the Library of the
Church of England Young Men's Institution, which takes
Place early in October.
__VISIT OF THE CHANCELLOR OF TILE EXCHEQUER TO
MANCHESTER._-We learn that the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is to pay a
visit to Manchester on or about the 10th of next month.
"•1_1•e right hon. gentleman will be the guest of J. C
Harter, Esq., and at present it is understood that his visi,
is entirely of a prix-ate nature. Manchester Courier.
• FIRE.-On Saturday night a fire broke out in the top
lait,m of Mr. Thompson's house, Richmond-row, but the
flames were extinguished, chiefly the exertions of the
police-officer on duty before much damagehad been occa-
sioned. It on
suppo'sed that some one had been in the
room with a candle, and had let a spark fall on "
Mattress.
THE SA.ILIIAKERs.-On
sail-
makers of this town held Wednesday the master
another meeting at the Claren-
don-rooms, when it was resolved to organise themselves
no an association for the protection of their mutual
u-"erests. Mr. Gladstone was elected president, and Mr,
Brooke secretary ; and a committee was appointed for the
12411308 e of drawing up the necessary rales, to report to a
future general meeting.
Tan FIRST OF NOVEMBER.-On Friday a meeting of
'tie
r Conservatives of Pitt-street ward was held at the Vine
avern, Pitt-street, at which resolutions were unanimously
reed
-to, expressive of satisfaction with the conduct of
ur. Iv. P. Jeffreys, while he had represented the ward in
Ve Town-council, and pledging The meeting to re-elect
next November.
SHOP-LIFTING.- On Thursday evening, two girls,
I,,ilarned Catharine and Ann Murphy, entered the shop of
r. Owens, in London-road, and asked to see some dresses.
After looking at a great variety, they left the shop, carry-
-1,!1;g: with them no less than 15 dress pieces, which they
;T4 concealed under their clothes. The robbery was soon
w-scovered, and the prisoners were taken into custody in
Ascent public-house. They have been committed for
try at the sessions.
11.• Vine Go named Ann Darns, wife of a beerseller, was,
11311 Friday, fined 10e, with an alternative of 14 days'
ilcaPrisonment, by the police magistrate, for disorderly
se.huluct M court. Her 'husband had been summoned for
~i,aing• beer during the lours of divine service on the pre-
Sunday Sandar he had been fined 10s. and costs for the
nto• ee, and his wife being in court, broke out into a
tir• nt of invective against the police-officers, calling them
riared villains," and other opprobrious epithets. After
pee sentence of the 'court, she behaved in a very obstre-
bart'Dns manner, and•could not be removed from the dock
"%flout considerable difficulty.
atit4,PORTANT SAME'OF WINES.-The first sale by auctbm
• spacious new public rooms, No. 9, Hackin's-hey,.
sure '"'" Place on Thursday next, when Mr. Branch wall
ni,,ot for competition a collection of choice wines, being
Lo as' the stock of Mr. Gideon Lawley, of Oxford-street,
eklen, who is retiring from business. The selection in-
Clap: Ports, sherries, East India Madeira, bueellas, •heel,
sorfs''Ond. champagne. From their scarcity, wines of all
Inark,7. ye been greatly advanced in price in all the wine
to ze„-,'l, so that the sale affords a favourable opportninty
Per;;;'),"efuen whose stocks are becoming low, or to any
leetai7o 4 luring to keep a good bottle of wine for the de-
1..4 hits friends.
we 'P°Ol, AMATEUR GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNTON.
arch refer to the announcement in another column of the
ha; co., ncert of this society, whose previous performances
for .1,`'",13.,e so much to create and fitter a taste in Liverpool
stow-A° thoroughly English class of music which forms the
to ;;',"'°' these concerts. It will be seen that the society is
• win Pen the new Clayton Hall, Claytou-square. The public
voetathns have an opportunity Of enjoying an excellent
aeon z„a instrumental performance, and at the same time
pia-h-g 'tile new hall. Miss Eleanor George will give two
:-°forte solos while Mr. Lidel will play an Irish
1:4022
not the oloncello, beiides conducting the-vocal
itxt%':na nes.
InvinipooL AND GLASGOW STEAM-SHIP COMMO-
We the undersigned passengers of the steam-
-110,3• 'olnmedore, on her passage from Glasgow to ILiver-
t,„he 24th instant, beg to testify our gratitude to
theyvu"lß lioyhod, his officers, and crew, for the skilfulness
have shown in conducting the ship safe into port
~e7tig theqate fearful gale as also for the humane ;ante-
Pro 11-16 Y evinced tq the steerage passengers in seeing'them
hero accommodated:-Joseph Slater, Glasgow; Thomas
GlaZ''MAnchester ; John O'Neill, Belfast ; D. Waftn-cty,
ebeste,,--"-; aohn Smith, Glasgow ; J. Woodward, Man-
; lames Watson, Glasgow ; Thomas Morton,
Jaioa,';'W John S. Fisher, Glasgow ; Al!xanderaHaklan,
Amt.-fa; Peter Griffin, Glasgow ; Wm. Simons,
laslaser ;
Lite 'Patrick Miss Hughes, - John Rantin, G
geoteL-r (on board the 'Commodore), Monday, 28th
tar...„''''er, 1853.
ktkpot7lNG of ALL SAINTS' ScnooLs. - The 'new
Btreef,.p.ttaehed to All Saints' Church, Great Nelson-
,kllo,L-North, were formally opened on Tuesday.
iliTahe
zloos-'4„,., hitherto have beentarried on in a large dwe
4,"11 'Beau-Street, which was exceedingly inconvenient
h 'adopted to its uses. The new schools, which adjoin
4 the
in Great' Nelsonistreet North, are contained in
St° -a' two-storied building, constructed of brick with
. fae•
18 eXte ,Ings, and the structure, which is noarly. square,__
• „ eti in the front bylhouses on either side, intended
arctruences for the teacliers. Mr. Culshaw is the
trhwtect ,for the building, and the work has been done
PriaiZariY,_ by Mr.
andsHenhaw. The lower room is appro-
y° the boys, the upper floor, which is divisMle,
the used-for the girleund infants' schools. At noon
hew children formed in procession and proceeded to the
jon,,bailing, where they were addressed by the Rev. J. H.
h Wit
atand other ministers. The proceedings terminated tea-Party held at 'the new schools in the evening,
tav 'Lich several Of the 'local clergy and others who have
h en an active part in promoting the erection of the new
gs were present.
of lin CusEroms AND !TIME ,CORN TBADE.-A meeting.
clgentlenlen connected with the corn trade, wasnhselde
illoe Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, to take mrtoess7d
to Mr.
irnil the follewinglletter Winch h_tsbemen4add
6-Vatriek, C to. louse, Liverpool,
},e14.5,1853. Sir,-An apPlication havingbeen addr.ess.ed by
themembers of the Dublin Corn Exchange Association to
h, /tight Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, request-
ing that the duty on grain may be charged by weight,
kid the Commissioners of 'Customs having directed us to
Zannunicate with the importers of corn at this port on
tte subject of this request, we shall be obliged by your
P2rtiag to ns any observations you may have to offer
•
Tcoo za▪ ronso,ecCollector
fe;,
Gai.r,Gyurnroßo,bediAeteinntg scervamapnttras,lleEr..
Zsneednflet " the Liverpool Corn Exchange' In
~liscthe Corn Exchange Committee met,
favourable traattet r, and 'having come to a conclusion
to the collector - cuar_, ging by weight, sent an intimation
iesed that the sttabn'u temnPtr'iller
to
that effect, and pro_
9. trade, which *lee should belaid before a meeting of
,opal Men* eu /fleeting was accordingly held. The pm'
Fran„Le,,s of the trade were present on Wednesday.
4=o/Isid 41axwell who occupied the chair, spoke at
eherable length 'in favour of the Proposed change,
fileet;seenled to meet with the unanimous approvaloftorn
the
axel,g• The matter was ultimately-referred to the c
dul at.:Acge Committee, for further consideration, as to.
-Z"8, a future meeting to be held to receive their repoortN.
S.ii:l4 CONCERT AND LECTURE ROOM, CltlrocTeu.
pa4Rt.-The premises shavequax, recenitly
the Roscoe Club, for the last mont or twne,
()D- course of alteration, and in a few days are to be
the public, as a concert and lecture-room of the
The interior is much larger than would be
rutied f
rom an outward inspection. The accommoda-
the audience are, a body and two galleries, and for
ellsM..""Azer or performers, an orchestra fitted with
for seats and capable of seating about 150 per-
Besides this, there is a space left for a powerful
"e be.'"uich it is intended to erect, and as music desks
411114_211,g fitted throughout the orchestra, there will be
of eeL.4e-ati, ties for vocal and instrumental performances
},. Pablo magnitude The entrances for the audience
Ware gee 'parts of the house are quite distinct, and
P0i4'414 aildition, an underground passage of con-
eiZ'dth and well lighted, by means of which the
ew.alaY proceed at once to the retiring rooms ap-
hei—n ‘ed uh,,thena which are two in number, and are
enshier the wings of the orchestra. The seats are
toik` crita2hed throughout, and the galleries ornamented
iti-4blek,"ll, drapery. The other decorations are in ad-
eft raaroo-Plng, the fronts of the galleries being ornamented
eoected ha, White, and gold. The lighting in the day is
win laeans f three windows in the ceiling and two
lirand two (los °
ab , and at night by sunlights, one in the centre
acre 16"1,?e the orchestra, in addition to numerous
faswilsoaets_ under the galleries, &c. Our enterprising
bufi?, air. John White, estate agent, is the owner of
la ,11A0157,,,,,g, which is calculated to contain 1,600 persons.
vo.rw 'CaNT AMERICAN MERCLIA.NT-SHIP.-There
-":g; in the Wellington Dock the largest merchant-
t4ess• L, ra-...e°.9.t.at New York, which has been consigned
his fin ufamshaw and Co., of this town. The name
e vessel is the Calhoun, built by Messrs. J.
-(-at elt
tiQtie and Son ,s for a new line of packets the.
vne will
also this port and New York. The Patriotic
Th see in. also embrace the Henry Clay, the Orient, and a
lee Cal progress, at New York, th be called the Webster.
Z-R-th un is 1749 ns ; extreme le, et
ad dept deck., 217 feet ;to breadth of beam th
over 227 I2feet, •
ca,,.! of, 29 feet. A good idea may be obtained of
steelhaana ea
she fis Pacity from the following iteras of cargo,
is no Just brought across the Atlantic, and which
atrels ulseharging :-26,000 bushels of wheat, 4,000
tesi of flour
ba„,a, 200 ae, 1,400 tallow, of cotton, 2,000 barrels of
wood, ogsheads of lO,OOO staves, 110 tons of
igT„ Mann'
m: e• The Calhoun is built in the most substan-
ki4ets,a r, of white oak, her masts being enormous
coh is wring at the base nine feet in circumference.
the "cenilali;r7 lted
.throughout. Particular attention
hei tibilher to. ventilation, both for the preservation of
Wigs who'raung the ship
tc_as. In fact,and the hundreds of human
oliofter, cross the Atlantic within her
CPPerie°,_ , is in every respect as perfect as skill,
e, and lib olio c eral expenditure can make her. The
a,c,:h is hams,le of accommodating in the first cabin,
Dr11(1-classoinely fitted, eight passengers, There is
-vo accommodation for 150, and between 80Q and
Class PasSe
ngets can also be provided for,

h the Messrs
in this

•ge carp;

•eet, on Thursday
ED STATES MAII

THE ELEANOR Dixox, Captain Quay, one of
Millers and Thompson's line of packets, has arriv
Liverpool at Valparaiso, after the very brief passa,

STEPHEN MARSHALL

been brough

More the magistrates at Wolverhampton, on a charge
of being concerned in a robbery of £147 and a bank
_ at Birkenhead, in April. The prisoner, against
whom the evidence was inconclusive, was remanded.
Mans TO AusxnALlA..--=The ship Neleus, belonging to
Messrs. M`Calnaont Brothers, of this town, and which is
announced to sail hence on the 4th October, , has been
chartered to carry Her Majesty's mails. She is at present
loading in Salthouse Dock, by Messrs. Cowe, Scott, and
Roxburgh, for fine goods and passengers.
DREAMS.—A lad residing with his friends in Wood-
street. Lowhill. left home on Thursday week, and never

returned again: though diligent

arch was made for
whom the lad's pa

VR ounnay a ivira. ivivr6au, La va..,
rent the house, called upon them and communicated her
dream that their son had fallen into a cesspool adjoining
the house. Search was made in it, and the remains of the
lad, who, it appears, was subject to fits, were found there.
STEALING PALM OlL.—Charles Musgrove and James
Nowlan were committed for trial at the police-court, on
Wednesday, for attempting to steal a cask of palm oil, on
Saturday, from some warehouses in Cooper's-row. The

oil was the property of Messrs. Rayner and Co.' and the
prisoners, one of whom had been employed in their ser-
vice, engaged a cart and placed a cask of oil on it, when,
from some cause, both prisoners ran off, but were after-
wards apprehended by detective-officer Eaton.
CLASSICAL CHAMBER CONCERTS.-Mr. W.Thomas, who
t has associated with him Mr. R. R. Isaac, announces a

series of four classical chamber concerts, for the next
season, which are to take place in the Philharmonic-hall,
on Thursdays, commencing on the 10th November. He
has obtained the services of a corps of talented executants,
amongst whom are Mr. C. A. Seymour, Mr. C. B. Herr-
mann, and Mr. Lidel. The concerts will doubtless be
v highly attractive.

SHIP LAUNCH.—A hAliclsome paadle-wneei steamer,
named the Collaroy, was launched, on Monday, last week,
from Mr. Laird's yard. Sefton-street. She is about 400
tons burthen. Her engines will be fitted by Messrs.
Fawcett and Co.,.and in a few weeks she is to proceed to
Australia, The Collaroy is said to be an improved edition
of the steamer Clarence, also built by Mr. Laird, that was
sent to Australia about 18 months ago, and realised by
public auction the enormous sum of £30,000, and even at
that price, from her superior qualifications, is stated to
hay- I a profit-"" ;rivPstment for her purchaser.

Ave proves. able Inv ea _
TRAVELLING- BY RAIL WITH AN OLD TICKET.—
Ellen Dalton was brought up at the Wolverhampton
police court, the other day, charged with having travelled
from Liverpool to Wolverhampton without a proper ticket,

September and only issued to convey a passenger to St.
Helens. September,
woman made several statements as to the
mode in which she became possessed of the ticket ; one
was that she had given 2s. 7d. for it, another s., and the
last account was that it was given her by •a woman. As
she was penniless, and the company did not wish to press
the charge, she was dismissed with a reprhuand.
Tnu BARQUE ST. JOHN, Capt. W. 11. Leighton, from
Pernambuco, arrived in the Mersey, 'brings part of the
crew and passengers of the ship Condor, burnt at sea on
the 10th June last, in lat. 4° south, 10n.'24° west, while on
her homeward passage from Melbourne ; and the captain
and -part of the crew of the schooner Matilda, wrecked on
the coast of Brazil, near Pernambuco. One of the
passengers gives a most gratifying account of the gal-
lant conduct of the officers and crew of the Condor,
and of their untiring exertions in saving the lives and
property of the passengers, and -conveying them on board
the French barque Charles et Pauline, from which vessel
they were safely landed in Pernambuco. The passengers
also speak in the highest terms of the discipline preserved
on board the Condor while on fire'by her able commander,
Captain W. H. Leighton, and of'his affable conduct during
their previous passage from Melbourne. The St. John
also brings a few of the passengers of the barque Sir
Fowel Buxton, wrecked on the Brazilian coast.
Susrxcious Deemn.--Susan Rice, the wife of a seaman,
resided at No. '7, Court, Scotland-road, died on Tuesday
last under circumstances which have excited great sus-
picion. The deceased, it appears from the statement of
her husband at the inquest, had been confined to her bed
for the last four months with dropsy, during which she
was attended by Dr. Newton. She had also been troubled
with an asthmatic cough for a number of years. The
husband returned from Glasgow on Sunday afternoon, and
went home in a state or intoxication. He was also drunk
on the following day, and' had a violent quarrel with the
sister of the deceased (who was also intoxicated), arising,
it is said, out of his 'brutal treatment to his wife. 01;
Monday evening his wife persuaded him to lie down, and,
promised to call him Tally- in the morning. He lay down
and slept on a box by the bedside, and when he awoke in
the morning founa 'that his wife was dead. He then
called in his bratherdn-law, who found deceased on her
knees in bed, with ft small bottle of whisky in her hand.
Two surgeons wereTalled in, but she was quite dead. One
of the surgeons (Dr. Newton) expressed his surprise that
she had lived so 'long. He made an examination of •the
body, and gave it .as his opinion that deceased had died
from disease of the lungs and liver, which had most pro-
bably been brought on by excessive drinking. There were
no external marks 6f violence on the body which were the
cause of death. Notwithstanding this, however, it was
proved at the inquest 'that the husband had treated her in
the most brutal manner, but with such indecency that the
facts are unfit for pnblication, . .

WEST DERBY BO.A.E)D OF GUARDIANS.-At the weekly
meeting of this board, on Wednesday, the chair was occu-
pied by Mr. Harrison. Mr. Alpass moved that Mr. Bar-
nabas Barrett be •appointed a medical officer for district
No. 4, Toxteth-park, with a salary of £lOO per annum (no
extra fees being allowed), in the place of Mr. G. S. Deane,
who has been declared incompetent from the state of his
health. Mr. G. Harrison seconded the resolution, which
was supported by Mr.-Mountfield, and carried unanimously.
—Notice was given'by'Mr. Alpass that he should move, at
the next meeting, the election of Mr. Barrett as vaccinator
of the house, in the place of Mr. Deane.—Mr. Cleaver,
the clerk to the board, said he had examined the books of
Mr. Statham, an officerdately in the employ of the board,
and they showed throughout very culpable negligence on
the part 'of 'that officer--The following tenders for the
supply of articles to the house, from the 26th instant to
the 25th Mardi, 1854, were accepted : —For drugs, ste.,
Mr. Clay, St. Anne-street ; linen and woollen drapery,
Messrs. Adamson and Tapley, Old Haymarket ; small-
wares, Mr. Johnson, Duke-street ; milk and fresh butter,
Mr. Thomas 'Bird; coal, Mr. Harding, Whitley-street;
salt butter and bacon, Messrs. Rae and Graham, Old Hay-
market ; meat, Mr. Soften, Berry-street ; groceries and
soap, Henry Tate and Co., James-street; bread for the
hospital, Mr. Thos. Allen, Prescot-street, and Mr. Samuel
=Cottrell, Brunswick-road ; ditto, for Everton, Mr. Arden ;
,coffins, Mr. Cowley,,Heath-street.
LANCASTER.-The stoppage of the night express train
at Lancaster gave us an hour or so in that town, before
continuing the journey. They have just now completed
the tower and spire to the new church of St. Thomas
there. It is early English in style, with a dash of Nor-
man ;in the belfry,—Transition, in short. The tower is
octagon, and the spire a continuation of the sides of the
tower,up to a point. Although it may be a reproduction
,of an ancient example, it is more satisfactory, viewed from
a distance, than when seen at the foot. On the rising
ground near the canal bridge the Roman Catholics have
'built schools and a convent of some extent; early English
'in style ,and satisfactory in effect. Not far from these is
the Lancaster Royal Grammar-sclioa,built not long since
under the Airection of Messrs. Sharpe and Paley. It is a
collegiate structure, with low tower at one end, and a
:series of gal)lets, formed by dormers, along the front of
the main !building. A little figure -of the Queen in a
-niche over ;the entrance-door gives hfe to the front, but
might have been better executed. From this elevated
spot the view of the town, with the castle and St. Mary's
Church on a similar hill opposite, and the bay and moun-
tains in the distance, is very striking. If you walk back
to that churdi you will find inside a singularly interesting
set of carved wood stalls, now placed against the east end
of it. It is 'one of the most extraordinary works of its
kind in England. The tracery in the arch 'aver each seat
is different, as it is in each gablet above. 'The crockets
are studiously varied, some spreading out into large fiat
leaves .; and each finial, too, is different. The upper part
of the tower here is an amusing specimen of ithe Gothic
of "1769." The ehurchyard has the novelty in England
of a marble realising figure on a tomb, and there is a
gravestone which might afford a subject for a sanitary
lecturer. It is -simply headed,—" In memory of Crowd-
son's :" and then follow the name and age of twelve of
the family, coming :up to the year 1847, eleven .of whom
enjoyed between them 841 years ! The twelfth hied an
infant. The oldest lived to ninety-three ; one till aluety ;
and six till eighty-four. So much for the value of a ;good
stock.—The Builder..

DEATH or SINGLEWR COOPER, ESQ.—Another .a Live
and useful inhabitant of Southport,—one whose services,
as they were efficient and unremitting, and invariably n-
listed in some beneficent ,cause, were highly valued,—has
been taken from amongst as. It becomes our melancholy
and painful duty to announce the decease, on Thursday
the 15th instant, of Mr. Singleton Cooper. The lamented
gentleman some days previously to the decease of his late
wife, which occurred only a few weeks ago, had been ob-
served to be gradually failing, and since that event his
recovery was regarded as all but hopeless. Mr. Cooper's
early career would appear to hay.e been a chequered contest
with adverse fortune ; but by perseverance, activity, and
industry he acquired a sufficient competency to enable him
to retire to seek seclusion and peace in the evening of his
days. On quitting the active engagements of business in
Liverpool, he came to reside in this town, where he has
ever since devoted his time, and his money, and his in-
fluence, to the advancement of the moral and social wel-
fare of those by whom he was surrounded. Mr. Cooper
for twelve years filled the office of one of the church-
wardens of Trinity Church ; and few, if any, of the many
thousands of visitors to Southport, who have during that
time attended Divine worship at that church, but have
cherished some pleasing reminiscence of the courtesy and
attention they received at his hands. So unremittingly
attentive was he to the duties of his church, that his absence,
but for one portion of the day, gave rise to the appre-
hensions of his friends, as he was never known, when in
the enjoyment of good health, and in town, to absent him-
self from his place—now, alas! vacated by him for ever—in
that sacred edifice. The schools attached to the church
will also lose in him an ardent, active and devoted friend.
He personally visited and superintended many of the
arrangements ' • and we have reason to know that he was
regarded with filial affection by the young flock on whom
he bestowed so much affectionate care. Few who witnessed
the salutary scene will forget the air of pious satisfaction
with which the respected gentleman, on the occasion of
the recent tour of confirmation by his Lordship the Bishop
of Chester, marshalled—for the fourth time—the young
candidates, in whom he took an especial interest, to and
from the parish church. Mr. Cooper, as a member of the
Board of Improvement Commissioners, was most attentive
and useful. He was a member of several committees, and
his efforts were always directed towards effecting really
useful measures of improvement, and he was ever most
solicitous to maintain the high character for salubrity
which Southport has attained. His death has cast a deep
shade of gloom over the whole town ; for he was a man
revered and respected by all clastaeo,—SQuthport Visitor,

on Tuesday,
for using the

he 17th of August 1

ast, without

QUICK PAssAGE.IOn Friday morning, at nine o'clock,
the packet-ship Constellation, from New York for this
port, was telegraphed off Holyhead, and at three in the
afternoon she was safely anchored in the river. The wind
was in her favour, but notwithstanding this advantage, the
passage was an unusually rapid one for a sailing vessel.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening, between
eight and nine o'clock, Francis Power, a carter in the
employ of the Ince-hall Coal Company, met with a serious
accident. Whilst proceeding along Dublin-street he fell,
when one of the wheels passed over his head, and produced a
concussion of the brain. He was conveyed to the Northern
Hospital, where he remains in a very precarious state.
A MEETING OF ASSISTANT HAIRDRESSERS was held
on Friday, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the propriety of earlier hours for closing in that irade.
After some discussion the meeting was adjourned until

next Friday. A committee was formed to communicate
in the meantime with the master hairdressers on the

subject.
THE LOST CHEQUES Bob £6oo.—We last week narrated
the circumstances attending an alleged loss of cheques,
amounting to £609 Bs. 6d. ; and also their having been
presented at the Huddersfield Banking Company's Bank
by a young man, who spent upwards of twenty minutes in
counting the cash handed over to him in exchange for the

ged "loss" was communicated to the
managers. Since the appearance of the paragraph this
affair has assumed a singular aspect, and persons are in
custody to answer a- charge of "conspiracy to defraud."
The suspicion of the Huddersfield police being aroused by
the singularity of the transaction, and the strange be-

Les, ana NV;
3 the all(

haviour of the loser, Mr. George Booth, of the firm of G.
and J. Booth, cloth-manufacturers, of Mytholm Bridge,
near Hohnfirth, he and his family were closed watched and
the police have succeeded in discovering that the "lost"
cheques were cashed by Mr. Booth's son, and from the
confession of Booth himself, it has transpired that the
money alleged to having. been stolen has been found.
Booth and his son are now in prison on a charge of attempt-
ing to defraud their creditors.

bOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday—Mr. Turner in the chair. The sub-committee
'of works recommended an agreement with Hugh Roney
for the purchase of a house in Sparling-street, required in
connection with the works of the London and North-
Western Railway Company; it was also recommended
that a sum of £4OO be paid to Mather, Ledward, and Co.,
as compensation for injury by the alteration of the levels
in Carpenters'-row.—A statement was submitted of the
profit and loss on the Albert warehouses for the

_ ears 1851,
1852, and 1853, in compliance with a motion made by Mr.
James Holme. It was ordered that the statement lie on
the table for the inspection of the members.—A report was
read of the visit of the committee to make an inspection of
the telegraphs in Wales. The report contained. recom-

mendations that repairs and alterations be made at some
of the stations, ata that charts of the approaches to the
port were required at all of them. The marine committee
were instructed to carry out any work required at the
various stations. Mr. Bigham called attention to the
assistant at Holyhead station, who received 12s. a-week,
and some days he had to walk a distance oflB miles. After
some conversation the subject dropped, it being under-
stood that it would come before the marine committee in
the usual form.—The harbour-masters' committee recom-
mended that an additional quantity of land (2,300 square
yards) on The south-west side of the Harrington dock be
let to Todd, Naylor, and Co., making at-otal of 6,oooyards,
at a certain rate per square yard per z.unum ; sheds, walls,
&c., to be built, and the tenants to pay the interest on the
outlay. The land was required for vessels coming to this
port with silver and copper ores. After some further con-
versation the matter was referred.—lt was recommended
that at additional quantity of lanil on the north side of the
Harrington basin be let to the Harrington Carrying Com-
pany.; the total quantity now be 'be held by that company

won-la-be about 7,000 square yards, at a certain rental per
yard per annum.—The chairman intimated that there
would shortly be applications for land from the Lancashire
and Yorkshire and the London and North-Western coin-
panies.—A resolution of the Town Council relative to pro-
viding balls to communicate with the Observatory, in order
to -mark the time, was referred to the marine committee.
THE WELLINGTON TESITMONIA L.—A public meeting
was held on Tuesday, in the Sessions'-house, the Mayor,
Samuel Holme, Esq., presiding, in order to receive a re-
port from the committee appointed at the meeting held.
last October, at which it was resolved to procure subscrip-
tions for the erection of-weolumn, surmounted by a-statue,
us a memorial of the late duke. The Mayor said that the
sum already subscribed was quite inadequate to carry out
'the project. The fame of the Duke of Wellington as a
warrior, his complete identification with the nountry as
its most illustrious son, rendered it necessary -that any
tribute to his memory should be of a first-rate description,
worthy alike of the departed hero and of the town of
LiverpooL He was quite of opinion that, if a number of
gentlemen would take books and canvass personally, large
numbers, not only of the tradesmen and shopkeepers, but
also of the working classes, would cheerfully contribute
to such an excellent object. It was a matter of regret to
him that, though many individuals had subscribed libe-
rally, 212 of the 223 who signed the requisition for the
meeting last October had not sent in their names as sub-
scribers, though circulars had been forwarded to them.
He trusted, however, that the tradesmen and operative
classes of Liverpool would, by their contributions, shame
these gentlemen into coming forward.—The Town-clerk
then read the report, which showed that the amount
subscribed was £5,742 75., of which £5,422 had been paid
to the treasurer.—Mr. Brown, M.P., who moved the first
resolution, warmly eulogised the character and abilities of
the late duke, alluding to his refusal of the enormous
bribe of £lOO,OOO sterling at Hyderabad, to the fact that
he gained his Peninsula victories with ::a force never larger
than 25,000 men, while even at Waterloo he had only
35,000 BritiAh rank and file in the fi'dld.. Even at college
the Duke of Wellington was constantly thinking how he
could improve the condition of his country. It would be
unworthy of Liverpool, the largest .commercial town in
the world, to refrain from erecting a suitable monument,
particularly when they saw what•monuments other towns
could raise, the column of the Mary Vendome, at Paris,
and the Duke of York's column, and the Nelson column
in the metropolis, for instance.—Mr. W. R. Sandbach se-
conded the resolution, deeming 'it a great reproach to
Liverpool that only 470 personsilrad been found to con-
tribute towards the erection of a monument to the me-
mory of the greatest man of modern days. The reso-
lution was carried unanimously.—Mr. T. B. Horsfall,
M.P., moved the second resolution. He thought the in-
habitants should consider it a privilege to subscribe towards
the memorial ; if there existed one man who was not
sensible of the debt of gratitude which he owed to the
illustrious departed, let him withhold his name.—Mr.
John Campbell seconded the resolution, which was carried
Torr, who moved the third resolution,
attributed the-comparative smallness of the subscriptions
to the 'fact of their not, from motives of delicacy, com-
mencing• operations until six weeks after the death of the
duke. 'The people of Liverpool, however, had, when much
less numerous and opulent than they were now, raised
£12,000 for a monument to Nelson,-and surely they could
raise an-equal sum for a memorial to one who served his
country thrice as long as that great naval hero ; was
equally great in arms, and far wiser'in councils. Why,
in Manchester, they had raised £B,OOO or £9,000, and
surely 'Liverpool was not to be excelled by Manchester.—
Mr. T. E. Moss, treasurer, seconded the 'resolution, which
was carried ; and on the motion of Mr. Brown, M.P.,
seconded by Mr. Horsfall, M.P., a vote of thanks was
passed to 'the Mayor, and the proceedings. closed.
SEILIWS 'CHARGE AGAINST AN AFRICAN CAPTAIN.
—Mr. Aspinall, on behalf of Mr. Chilton, appeared on
Tuesday, at the Police-court, to prefer several charges of
cruelty and manslaughter against Capt. Geo. Alexander
Lewis, alleged to have been committed by ;him, on board
of the ship Abeona, at Old Calabar, on the coast of Africa.
At the request of Mr. Owen, who appeared for the ac-
cused, the tase was remanded till Wednesday, Captain
Lewis finding 'bail, himself in £5OO and two sureties of
£250 each. 'On Wednesday, several witnesses were ex-
amined, and it appeared that Capt. Lewis was the captain
of the ship Pytho (lately blown up with gunpowder), and
on the 14th of June, he was stationed about sixty miles
up a river on the coast of Africa, near Old Calabar, with
' the Abeona, commanded by aptain Davis. On the
evening of the day in question, both captains were on
board of the Pytho, When word was brought that a dis-
turbance had arisen -on board of the Abenoa. In con-
sequence of this they both went on board of that -vessel,
when Capt. Davis ordered a seaman named White, 'Whose
death formed the subjeet or the present charge, to go on
to the poop. Capt. Lewis went to put him there, but
Capt. Davis afterwards ordered him to come away. This
White refused to do, and Capt. Lewis then attempted to
force him off. A struggle took place, and White was
forced against the poop railings. At last he fell over-
board ; the witnesses said he was thrown overboard by
Captain Lewis, who, however, averred that he did not do
so, but that in his struggles White lost his balance and
fell into the river accidentally. By order of Capt. Davis,
the boats were lowered to save him, but he was never
found, though his cap was picked up. Mr. Mansfield said
that he did not consider the charge of manslaughter
proved, and dismissed the case. The second charge was
gone into on Thursday, when the following facts were
detailed by several seamen, who had formed a portion of
the crew of the Pytho. While lying in the Calabar river
three men, named M'Elere, John Jones, and John Hall,
went on shore without leave from Capt. Lewis, of the
Pytho. The captain found it out, and left the ship in a
very great passion, and saying some of them would never
come on board alive. As soon as the captain got on shore,
the men were there, and two of them instantly came
forward, and the third in a short time after, on being
called for by the captain. Some angry expressions were
used, the men were frightened, and the three of them
jumped into the water. Whilst two of the men were up
to their knees in the water, and the third was swimming,
the captain gave orders to a body of natives to fire on them.
They did so, and the man Jones was shot upon the spot.
So far from thinking this enough, after the captain knew
the man Jones was dead, he and a Captain Davis pro-
ceeded to beat the other two men about the head with
sticks in an exceedingly brutal manner. The transaction
took place about midnight, and the captain subsequently
sold the clothes of Jones, on the ground that he was a
deserter. M'Elere and Hall were tried by a court-martial,
when MTlere was discharged and Hall put in irons for
some time. On behalf of Captain Lewis, Mr. Simon sub-
mitted this was a case in which the bench could not com-
mit. In the first place, the alleged offence was not
committed within the jurisdiction of the court. It was
not on the high seas. Secondly, there was no attempt to
prove that the guns had been fired at the man, there was
no evidence to show that the guns were loaded, nor that
they were the means of causing death. No body had been
found, there was no proof by any one that the dead body
of a man had been seen, and yet the magistrate was asked
to commit the captain for the death of a man whose death
was not proved by a single witness. A witness named
Jackson, the first mate of the Pytho, at Old Calabar, said
that he never heard of the captain shooting Jones till
Wednesday night when the alleged murder took place,
he heard no guns fired and no cries of murder. The
magistrates consulted together, and came to the resolu-
tion of committing the prisoner for trial on the charge of
" wilful murder." The prisoner was admitted to bail,
entering into his own recognisanco for 41,000, and two
sureties for £6OO each.

GE..N

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THE STEAMER FROM THE WES'
about the Ist of October, and is expo

of silver from the Gulf Of Mexico.

INDIES will

ig £BOO,

MANY OF THE CHESTNUT, pear, fig, peach and orange
trees, in several districts of Portugal, are stated to be
affected by a disease similar to that which has attacked

the vines.

EXTRAORDINARY SWARMS or SMALL FLIES have filled
the air in several parts of Yorkshire do

At Harrogate, on Thursday evenit

formed a

black cloud 'which obscured the light for some

A PAILAGRA.PII which has been going the round of
some of the papers, to the effect that a decimal silver
coinage, to be issued at the eommencement of next year,
and bearing the date 1854, is in progress at the Mint, is
entirely without foundation.

REAPING Me.cniNE.—Messrs. Richmond, Chandler,
and Norton, agricultural implement makers of_Liverpa?l

Emu .i.vitutuurnuer, nave uecome zne
Improved Reaping Machine, with the works in progress,
plant and machinery of the establishment in Manchester
of Mr. Hussey, who is about to return to America._

published some particulars as
- - -

MIL HYDE CLARKE has
to the existence of quicksilver in England, Scot

Ireland. As yet it has on
researches will most likely% discover cinnabar ore. This is
of importance, in consequence of the greater attention paid
to the working of gold ores,
SINGULAR FACT IN POTATO GROWING
of Tipton Hall, Dudley, last year raised some potatoes on
his ground, but they proved so badly diseased he would
not go to the expense of getting them in. There has been
this year, however, a very fair crop of sound potatoes off the
same ground, although nothing at all has been done to it.
TILE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to grant a
pension of £5O a year to Mrs. Glen, widow of the Rev.
Wm. Glen, D.D., the translator of the Bible into the
Persian language. The pension, we believe, has been
granted in honour of the literary labours and attainments
of the Rev. Dr. Glen.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
ROMAN ANTIQUITIES IN HUNGARY.—At Petronell,

,--Wm. Comely

just been

Hungarian town on the Danube, there I
found, near the castle of the Counts of Abensberg

an uncommon

fine mosaic pavement

the spot where the pavement was found, a

litary order

of the Emperor Trajan was discovered. Petronell is the
ancient Cornuntum, and near it are the remains of a
triumphal arch, raised by the Emperor Augustus to Tibe-
rius, in memory of the conquest of Pannonia.

.
X SCOTCH BEE STEALEE..—A rather amusing ce-se of
theft was tried before Sheriff Arkley, on Saturday. A man
named Robert Robertson, was brought up, charged with
stealing a swarm of bees, from a place near West Calder,
Edinburghshire, and so dexterous had he become in this
peculiar species of depredation, that it appeared he had ac-
quired the soubriquet in the district of " Bee Robbie."
His plan, it seemed, was to secure the queen, and the rest
of the swarm instantly followed him—leaving hive, honey,
and all behind. As he had been only a fortnight liberated,
the sheriff sent Vim back for sixty days to prison.—Cale-

donian Mercury.
A PROFITABLE TRADE.—In addition to the advantages
to be derived from keeping fancy poultry, the profit pro-
duced by the common domestic fowl is very considerable.
It is stated in The Times newspaper for Feb. 1, 1853,
that 15,000;000 of eggs and 240000 worth of poultry were
imported from France in 1851. The same writer adds
that it will take five years to fatten an ox of the weight of
60 stone, which will produce a profit of £3O; while the
same sum may be realised in five months by feeding an
equal weight of poultry for the table.—Dickson and Mow-
bray 'on Poultry, by Mrs. Loudon.
Taia Penis EXHIBITION os 1855.—The Board of Trade
has received information from the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, that a Universal Exhibition of the Fine Arts is to
take place in Paris in May, 1855, at the same time as the
Exhibition of Industry. The French government ex-
presses a desire that this Exhibition may be as complete
as possible, and that its organisation may be arranged in
•is manner to give satisfaction to every 'nation_ invited to

assist in it. The artists' works will be forwarded gratui-
tously to Paris, and the arrangement of them will not
entail any expense on the artistsexhibiting. •

A MONSTER MEETlNG,—Probably the dinner
party that ever sat down under one roof at one time took
place at Saltaire, the model mill of Mr. T. Salt, alpaca
manufacturer, near Bradford, Yorkshire, on Tuesday last.
The dinner (which was the commencement of the day's
festivities) was given by Mr. Salt to 3,700 persons, com-
prising the notabilities of the West Riding, the leading
merchants and manufacturers of Yorkshire and Lancashire,
his personal friends and his own workpeople, to com-
memorate the opening 'of The stupendous works at
Saltaire, the majority of his eldest son, his own birthday,
and the completion of his fiftieth year.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSVAIPTION.—Property to the value
of £15,000 has just been left to the Hospital for Consump-
tion, at Brompton, under somewhat singular circumstances.
Just before the foundation-stone of the building was laid
by Prince Albert, in 1844, the handsome trowel manufac-
tured for the ceremony so attracted the attention of John
M'Cullom, Esq., that he bought it of the committee for
thirty guineas. Soon after, finding that it was usual to
present the trowel to the person who lays the foundation-
stone, the committee 'became desirous of re-purchasing the
trowel ; and Mr. M'Cullom, on becoming aware of the
wish, kindly gave it back, foregoing his thirty guineas for
the benefit of the institution. Nor did M'Cullom's libe-
rality stop here ; ton his death-bed he left all his effects to
his sister, with a request that she would leave it to the
institution ; and 'by her will, which is just proved, the
hospital becomes.eutitled to property of the net value of
£15,000.
GOLD MINE rN L PRIVATE YARD..--Mr. Martin Dunn,

of Gateshead, has received a nugget from Victoria, the
history of which.is .curious, for it was dug up in a back
yard. Last year, Mr. ,G. Middleton, of Hartlepool, went
to Australia, accompanied by his father and mother, re-
sident in Gateshead. This year he was followed from
Hartlepool by his wife and two children, by two of his
sisters, by Mr. Joseph C. Dunn, his successor in business
(who superintended the carpentry work of Herrington
Church when at was rebuilt) ; and by Mr. George Brown,
brother of Mr. M. Dunn. They settled at C,olliagwood,
near Melbourne, on a site which cost them £316, and on
which they established a general store. One day, being
visited by a young man, formerly a clerk of the railviay
goods stationdn this town, he remarked that the ground
in their back yard had a gold-producing aspect. Diggings
were at once opened, and up to the time when the letter
containing the nugget was despatched, had been productive.
GENTLEMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF A. SLANT.
—Some time between 1800 and 1805, Lord Seaforth
being governor of Barbadoes, a slaveholder having killed
one of his own slaves, was tried for the murder, and ac-
quitted, the law considering that such an act was not
murder. Thereupon Lord Seaforth came to England,
obtained an act of Parliament declaring, the killing of a
slave to be murder, and returned to Barbadoes to resume
his official duties. 800 n afterwards another slave was
killed by his owner, who was tried, convicted, and sen-
tenced to be hanged for murder under the new act of Par-
liament. At the time appointed the prisoner was brought
out for execution, but so strong was public feeling, that
the ordinary executioner was not forthcoming ; and on the
governor reqUiring the sheriff to perform his office, either
in person or by deputy, after some excuses, he absolutely
refused. The -governor then addressed the guard of
soldiers, desiring a volunteer for executioner, adding
" whoever would volunteer should be subsequently
pro-
tected, as well as rewarded then." One presented himself;
and it thenceforth became as dangerous to kill a slave as a
freeman in Barbadoes.

SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT COIN AT HULL.—For
three or four months past.a large amount of counterfeit
coin has been put in circulation in Hull. The police had
had some information that a notorious character, of the
name of Robert Gill, had had a small heavy parcel sent to
his house addressed fora " Mr. Brown." The parcel had
come by the Great Northern railway from London, and
the porter at the Hull station was requested to inform
the police immediately in the event of any similar occur-
rence taking place. On Saturday morning, on the ar-
rival of a small parcel, which was rather weighty, and
addressed to "Mr. Smith, to' e • called for," information
was given to the police, and a detective was sent to the
station, who remained there until between eight and nine
o'clock, when Gill came for the parcel. It was given to
him, and he walked away, but was followed and taken
into custody. The parcel when opened was found to
contain 600 bad shillings., wrapped up in 60 parcels of 10s.
each. The delinquent's house was then searched, and a
number of bad half-sovereigns was found. He refused
to give any account of how they came into his possession,
and has been remanded to afford time to communicate
with the mint.

STATISTICS OF PAITPRIIB.—The return prepared by the
Poor-law Board, as to the number of paupers in the receipt
of poor-law relief in the course of the last and the present
year, presents some remarkable features. The decrease,
as already stated, between the Ist of July, 1852, and the
Ist of July last, numbered 66,533 paupers. In England
the number was 66,032, and in Wales 1,724. An exami-
nation of the English counties shows, that in Lancaster
alone the decrease was 9,364. and in the West Riding of
Yorkshire 6,222. The next largest diminution in one
county was 2,626 in Suffolk ; and in Middlesex the decrease
was 2,507. In Middlesex, on the Ist of July, 1852, the
number of paupers in the receipt of poor-law relief was
38,078, and on the Ist of July last 35,447. With respect
to able-bodied paupers, the decrease was 17,002, and on the
Ist of July last there were, among others, 1,084 abult
males in the receipt of relief, on account of the went of
work or other causes, against 2,907 in the preceding year.
There were 16,781 wives, against 21,455 in the preceding
year. Of widows, the number was 45,471, against 47,562
of the previous year. On the Ist of July, 1862, the
number of single women without cnildren in the receipt
of relief was 5,375, and on the Ist of July last 4,847. There
were 3,186 mother of illegitimate children on the Ist of
July, 1862, and 2,644) on the Ist of July last. On the Ist
of July last there were 1,728 wives relieved on account of
their husbands being in gaol.
DARING BURGLARY IN NOTTINGILAISSIIIRE.—During
the morning of Tuesday last, a daring burglary was com-
mitted at Boughton, near 011erton, in the house of Mr.
William Flower farmer and hopgrower. This house is
situate a short distance from any other in the village, and
about ten o'clock on the previous evening the servant girl
(who appears to be the only inmate along with her master
and his sister), heard, whilst going to bed, some conversa-
tion on the outside, and on looking out, saw a man near
the blacksmith's shop. She, however, went to sleep, and
was awakened about two o'clock in the morning by some
men being in the house. She got out of her bed and was
soon pushed back again by a man, who told her. what they
wanted was money. Another of the burglars went into
Miss Flower's room, and having struck her over her face,
said money they wanted and money they would have.
Mr. Flower himself got out of bed, and commenced de-
fending himself and his property, but was struck with a
besom's handle, and was consequently incapacitated from
so doing. One of the men then broke open a desk with a
chisel, and took therefrom £llB in gold, contained in two
bags. The men then ransacked the house, taking away
with them five old-fashioned silver teaspoons, one dessert
silver spoon, a silver caddy spoon, and a pair of silver-
framed spectacles. These last were picked up on the road
by a boy during the afterpart of the morning. Before they
broke open the desk, Mr. Flower offered the thieves £5O
not to hurt him. One or more of the men had their faces
blackened, which, we are afraid, will prevent their identi-
fication ; and this fact, added to the circumstance of Mr.
and Miss Flower's mental condition, may tend ultimately
to thwart the ends of justice.—NOlinghapi iournah

FROM A PARLIAN
n 1852, the emigr

STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNI
ceived at this port
H.M.S. Leander,
of some £60,000.

An ord

ho has come into
Devonport Pape!.

been r

AT NEWARK, a few days
at a window before which was
a brilliant flash of lightning,
was found imprinted on her hod.,
A GOOD MARKSMAN.—OD Friday w
Anderson, of the 27th (Inniskilling) Infants
a bet made for a considerable sum, with soy
Armagh, shot a hen at the distance of 600 yard
of the new Millie rifles.
COTTON FROM INDIA.—Mr. Hugh Fleming, secretary
of the Manchester Commercial Association, has received
information from the secretary to the East India Com-
pany, that Mr. Rathbone, of Liverpool, has been instructed
to fnrward to him for dlicnnsal in Manchester. 500 bales of

standing

cotton from the' Dharn:ar Collectorate, re
Bombay per Dundonald.—Manchester Guar
STRIKE EXTRAORDINARY.—The followi
nounced the other evening, by the town
_ _ _

1a ,'and

those who go out and shear for a less
while returning home."—Edinburgh Witnes
AT GRONINGEN there is in flower an alo(
Americana), 100 years old, which since June 3, has thrown
out a stem 7 metres 90 centimetres in height from the
extremity of the leaves, with 63 lateral branches. The
plant bears 8,000 flowers, more than 150 on each branch
the colour is yellowish green.—Galign
JAMES MONS recently complai
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, that a

stoned

1 to the polk

been given him among

t coin had
I for a

pair of trousers he 'had pledged: The police, on going
with Monk to the pawnbroker's shop, discovered that the
trousers were the property of a tailor, of Westbromwich,
and Monk has since been committed for stealing them.
THE NEW MODE OF GRINDING WHEAT.—It is known
at the American consulate that the patent granted by the
United States for Westrupp's conical mills in that country
have been contracted for by a highly respectable citizen of
New York, who has also a counting-house in London.
Thp +lrina k cam to 11A altnnt Steil nnyable by nuarterly

instalment

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A matri-
monial alliance is arranged to take place between the Lady

Wilton, and diptaill the Hon. Dudley-De Ros, eldest son of
Lord De Ros, and equerry to her Majesty the Queen. The
marriage will be celebrated at Heaton-hall, the seat of the
Wilton family, near Manchester, on the 12th of October
Morning Post.
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