The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STAINTDAIM, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER -4, 1851.

LOCAL NEWS.

Pie Epo -
et tiellon has appointed tbhkityoi bf Man-
oll Sir J. Potter, a deputy lieutenant of the county.
fol Iltesday, Charles Pemberton, two months old, was
I.•d dead in bed besides his parents, who reside in
4001.1 the
,
MAP s Finn ANNIHILATOR.—The Watch Corn-
AClee have ordered a number of the fire annihilator
na Machines to be kept at the police-stations.
lat'rae medal for chain cables, exhibited at the Great
thluibition, was awarded to Messrs. Wood and Co., of
this
4:lt. Thomas Nash, of this town, was among those gen-
ii who passed their examination, at the Apothecaries'
an, last week.
pe?ft Wednesday and Thursday evenings the Rev. J.
an, of Ohio, delivered, at the Concert Hall, two lectures
Arnerica, her institutions, commerce, agriculture, &c.
ceaa the 9th of November this year will be Sunday, the
ta,tion of mayor will not take place till Monday next, the
vt.2l instant.
The L verpool and Isle of Man steamer Tynwald has
%;711 chartered for the Belfast station, during the laying
viof te Blenheim for repairs.
A-hTinne, Esq., has been appointed chairman of the
11,19-constitutedll,l board to carry out the sanatory mea-
7, ain regard to common lodging-houses at Kirkdale.
he Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria, Leitch, corns
eis'?pr, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday, for Halifax
,„,;
Boston, with the usual mails and about 80 passengers.
1.110. T. M. Gladstone, who is about removing to Belfast,
tendered his resignation as a member of the Poly-
ganic Society.
Stowell,
Bishop of Manchester has appointed the Rev. H.
Zwell, his domestic chaplain, to preach the visitation
'`Zon in the Cathedral, at Manchester, on the 14th inst.
at% William Maddocks, brother-in-law to the matron
dae West Derby Union Workhouse, was accidentally
„`
wned by falling into the dock at Ellesmere port, on
lesclay evening last.
rather Mathew and his secretaries have accepted Mr.
nllins's offer of a free passage home in one of his Liver-
rol steamers. They will return in the steamer Atlantic,
T.3ected to arrive to-day.
the officers and members of the Liverpool Fire-brigade
have presented Mr. Hewitt, the indefatigable superintend-
!at, with a splendid silver medal and gold chain, as a token
at the high estimation in which he is held amongst them.
incumn of St. Jue's, i
deliver a R
l e
lecture B
on Mormonism, ibe nt connexion d
with the 3~nrch of England Institution, on Thursday week, the
b instant.
meeting of the local clergy was held in the Savings'
oBank, on Monday, and a Scripture Readers' Society
oph.-, A
6-7 a under the sanction of the rectors, upon the motion
jßector Campbell, seconded by Dr. M'Neile.
'3„everal trials having proved that the large Burmese
aeu on the Landing-stage was almost useless, the Dock
"th:thittee have had it taken down, and we believe that
,2 intend having it recast.
ta'ne Rev. Dr. M'Neile will preside at a great Protes-
tant tea-party this (Tuesday) evening, at the Shipwrights'-
ft rast Bond-street, to corememorate the deliverance
tonal the " Gunpowder Plot," the proceeds to be applied
the erection of a Protestant Hall in Prince Edwin-street.
14;ttnes May, a lunatic, aged twenty-one years, residing
Windsor-street, jumped through a window three stories
on Tuesday evening. Singular to say, he escaped
Waout any serious injury. He was taken to the Southern
t 'lle commissioners have procured plans and estimates
or the new town-hall at Southport, and about £1,500
bProposed to be laid out in the spring. Mr. Scarisbrick
Presented to the commissioners the freehold of the
"0 Ind near the church for the building.
ito'he flat Betsey, Williams, from Conway, with lime
ne, in running into Prince's:basin, on Wednesday night,
b Puck the pier drove the fluke of her anchor through her
morning,
and sank' alongside the wall. She was raised next
ilning, after stopping the leak.
evalt. Grundy, of Church-street, has on view a well-exe-
b fed portrait of the late Edward Rushton, Esq., engraved
I.l',ldr. Maguire, from a painting by Gambardella, which
'l,ll the possession of Messrs. Winstanley, Church-street.
Vlttewonxs.—lt will be seen by advertisement that
t7:l'. John Atkins. late of the Zoological Gardens,is prepared
°apply fireworks of every description. From his long
,IPerience in the art we have no doubt that Mr. Atkins
11 give satisfaction to those who may patronize him.
0 e, ALFORD TOWN COUNCIL,—For Salford there has been
tb4Y one contest, and that in Bilnitfriarl Ward./ whet* Mr.
I,,ward Holmes, a new candidateNeieatea Mr. Jonathan
Oaapson, There have been several new members elec-
e.", however, without contests. It is probable Mr.
s'gaew will be re-elected Mayor,
e. entente'. OF A POLICR•OFFICER.—On Wednesday,
Ze remains of officer Roberts, 505, late of the fire brigade,
the
interred in the Necropolis. The body was borne to
lige grave on one of the engines, drawn by four grey
I)°Yses• Mr. Hewitt and upwards of sixty officers of the
nßatle followed it on foot.
0,130 Thursday, a carter, named Jobe Law
by his own vehicle in -Manchester-street.
1," and arm fractured, besides a scalp wound. It is sup-
d"ed that he was riding on the shaft, and fell off acci-
wrtallY. He was conveyed to the Northern Hospital,
,t,e he is progressing favourably.
"e are informed, upon the best authority, that a large
goober of the inhabitants of this borough, in order to
4tifY their desire to pay homage to our beloved Queen,
41414 her recent visit to Manchester, actually pledged
4eir feather beds to procure the means wherewithal to
that
the expense of the journey. We are sorry to add
iiat many of them are still fast.'—Blackburn Standard.
~ONGEEGATIONAL PSALMODY.—The first meen of
'le association for tho improvement of congregational
Psalmody will be held this evening, at half-past seven
o'clock, in Great George-street Chapel. The Rev. Dr.
Raffles has consented to give an introductory address,
lifter which a course of exercises will be engaged in,
!ituilar to those conducted by the Rev. J. J. Waite,
daring his visit to Liverpool.
1:33r a recent poor-law return from Lancashire, it appears
that Manchester has now to maintain every week 1,212
mare families than it had five years ago, at an increase of
'13910°. in the weekly expense. But while the English
Poor
in receipt of out-door relief have only increased from
163 to 2,624, or less than seven per cent., and in cost
.0' 47 10s. a week, the Irish poor have increased from
7 to 1,478 families, or more than 300 per cent., and in
£132 a week, or £6,864 per annum.
ie Manchester Parliamentary Reform Association
determined on Tuesday, in reference to the expected
Government Reform Bill, on the motion of Mr. Bright,
.„
to convene, in the first week of December, a met-
eOf the friends of reform, chiefly, though not exclu-
e!Y from Lancashire and Yorkshire, for the purpose of
oferring on the steps which may be necessary to give
expression to public opinion, and thus to secure such
measure
of reform as tray be satisfactory to the country.
so PRESENTATION or A HARP.—On Tuesday last a harp,
Oned at 160 guineas, was presented at the George Hotel
liss Mary Anne Brewer, the juvenile harpist of this
e„we, who is only fourteen years of age. It was ma-
oractured by Basset Jones, of Cardiff, and is a facsimile
110„t,}4e one in the Great Exhibition. The harp was pre-
-1,1"d, in presence of a number of friends, by Thomas
Ittledale, Esq., when several Welsh airs were played
prn the instrument by the juvenile harpist, aided by her
I,eePtor.
ea,,RE LATE ME. liil`Kgsmin.—This eminent railway
kogtractor, who has taken part in the constructing of
8t of the great railways and other public works which
a°eWbeen formed during the last thirty years, died, on
s_dnesday last, at his house, in Grove-street, in this
421, after a long and painful illness, borne with great
thness. Mr. M'Kenzie was a native of Marsden, on
toe borders of Yorkshire and Lancashire, where he was
4ern in the year 1794. His first public work in this
ighbourhood was the tunnel from Edge-hill to Lime-st.
tLoa
-S OF A LIVERPOOL EAST INDIAMAN.—Advices by
o`,..e,,steam-ship Asia record the loss of the ship Charlotte,
0; Belfast, bound from Bombay for this port, with a cargo
tLeotton and linseed, she having foundered at sea. The
nth Germ, from Malaga, at Boston, report ed-that, on the
;ith Sept., in lat. 33, long. 28.20, picked up a stern-boat,
elh William Baird, mate, John Daniels, James Agne,
eilbair Boyle, John Williams, James Elliot, John Green,
lat Richard Green, seamen, belonging to the ship Char-
io7, of Belfast, M'Vane, master, from Bombay to Liver-
with a cargo of cotton and linseed. The Charlotte
te,7l from Bombay on the 13th May, and was abandoned
vane
25th September, in lat. 32, long. 17.30. Captain
'ki ate and fifteen men left her in the long-boat, and
ited company soon after, intending to make for St.
111 'go o'7; is AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD" is
te,: saying, but we did not imagine that a continuance
to " weather, such as we have had lately, could do good
teit'lllY but umbrella-makers and hackney coachmen. It
I4stirs, however, that we were mistaken,—as Mr. Colles
he us that wet weather is his harvest ; for although
ath's not so many visitors, he does much more busi-
titi;' as those who cannot get out for their usual walks or
Nees, take their great coat or umbrella, or call a car, and
l'Ae "co themselves by a comfortable fire in his apart-
hit s' where, surrounded by the pleasing instruments of
klve r, they may lay in a stock of amusement for them-
tsi and friends which will enliven many a winter evening;
hopileY are less liable to interruption than in fine weather.
nr a is not a bad one; and it is worthy the atten-
llez.",,..tlaose who wish to pass away pleasantly what might
l'atii"l,lse be a heavy hour, or to dispel the ennui to which
er,s.?rnen are said to be subject in the month of Nevem-
e 4r. Colles's season for attending evening parties
'll4 nrimenced—lie having attended two last week. He
Ott-rt 'led many new things to his already largecollection.
jOk,:"S BoILEIL EXPLOSION AT THE NEW DOCK
il,‘ t 8 GAns-roe.--A serious boiler explosion took place
0 cap'," new dock works at Garston, on Tuesday evening.
allts.ile"ers that a small stationary engine is fixed on the
1)4 'all of the dock, on the river side, for tile purpose
tsle
ok se g the drainings from the dock. From some
sPlos; Yet unexplained, this boiler burst with a terrific
he rot. about five o'clock in the afternoon, plowing off
d ear and throwing down the walls of the engine-honse,
jo„llYing fragments of them into the air until they
s, to view. The boiler was shattered to pieces, the
fro bents representing nothing so much as a quantity of
thttiblePaPer scattered around. In the midst of all this
804 fo„,tburst, it is gratifying to relate that not more
ao4;ir individuals are expected to be serious sufferers,
Rork there must have been nearly one hundred men
hiothN.ithin a circle of fifty yards hour spot. Two
a'h i„!°ur men were in the enginese, and were
.14,,,01.00 the dock, much scalded ; the other two were
fti',raaso"...bi nue of those moving scaffolds used in setting
ttoßatfel these poor fellows were blown from their
ileight into the bottom of the workings of the
4 f 7,nd
Ithr, tug be sadly injured. They were all taken to
teete.'"l'Y in the evening, when their injuries were
•mended to.

lor, was run
. lie had a

THE QUARTERLY RETURN OF MARRIAGES, BIRTHS,
AND DEATHS.—The usual quarterly return of the Regis-
trar General has been published. Marriages :—These,
for the quarter ending June 30, 1851, were 38,498. being
less by 520 than the number in the corresponding quarter
of 1850. The proportionate returns of different parts of
the country vary considerably. It is remarked, that there
is generally an excess where cholera was most fatal in
1849. The marriages in Cheshire and Lancashire de-
creased. The decrease was considerable in Liverpool, and
greater still in Manchester. Births:—The number of
births registered for the quarter ending September 30 were
150,584. This is the greatest number ever registered in
this season. Deaths:—The number registered was 91,600,
which, deducted from the deaths, leaves an excess of
58,984 in the population. Emigration:-85,603 emigrants
left the ports of the United Kingdom, at which there are
emigration officers, in the quarter ending September 30.
This is at the rate of 930 a-day, 13,963 were from Irish
and 67,262 from English ports, the largest number (54,401)
being from Liverpool. The emigration this year has
hitherto being greater than in the year 1850.—Tn Man-
chester the decrease of deaths is considerable. Diarrhoea
prevailed in many districts. The registrars mention seven
cases of cholera in Liverpool, two in Toxteth-park, two in
Wigan, seven in Warrington, and three in Little Bolton.
In Hulme, Chorlton, forty children and eight adults died
without medical assistance. The registrar of Market-
street, Manchester, says,—" The improved health and, it
may be added, temper of the people of the district, may
assuredly be ascribed to the cheapness of provisions, which
are not only abundant but also of better quality, because
the temptation to adulterate food is not so great."
ST. JUDE'S SCHOOLS.—On Friday afternoon the foun-
dation stone of new schools, in connection with St. Jude's
Church, which are to be erected at Low-hill, on the site
of the old West Derby Workhouse, was laid by Dr.
M'Neile. Amongst those present were the Revs. W.
Pollock, J. B. Lowe, Jones, Butler, Duck, Wallace' So. ;
and Messrs. Charles Cotesworth, Joseph Hubback. G.
rider, Thomas Milner Byford, George Sanders, Richard
Sanders, and several other influential members of St.
Jude's congregation. The school children, accompanied
by their teachers, and with their banners waving, were
also present. After an appropriate prayer had been offered
up by the Rev. J. B. Lowe, incumbent of St. Jude's, a
hymn was sung. The rev. gentleman then entered into a
brief statement in connection with the schools attached to
St. Jude's Church, remarking that of late the population
of the district had very much increased, and now numbers
8,000. Their present schools were totally insufficient to
accommodate the scholars ; but they had at last, after
many discouragements, not only raised nearly £lO,OOO,
but they had procured a site on most advantageous terms.
The rev. gentleman alluded to the efforts of Dr. M'Neile
in the cause of scriptural education, expressing the plea-
sure with which he met him there on such an occasion.
He then, in place of a silver trowel, handed to the doctor
an elegantly hound copy of the Bible, in the Hebrew,
Greek, and English languages. Dr. M'Neile congratu-
lated the meeting on the cause which had drawn them
together that day, and, with his usual powerful elo-
quence, dwelt upon the advantages and necessity of a

scriptural education, which should make the kno-Wledge
of God paramount to all other knowledge. At the con-
clusion of his remarks, Dr. M'Neile laid the foundation
stone in the usual manner, and, after the hymn had been
sung, the crowd dispersed. The schools are to be crected.
by designs from Mr. C. Sherlock, architect, and will be
calculated to accommodate about 700 children.
DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday
evening an accident of a very serious nature happened to
Mr. Thomas Castle, the respected lessee of the George
Hotel, in Dale-street. About half-past five o'clock, Mr.
Castle, in company with Mr. Henderson. of the Feathers
Hotel, in Clayton-square, was riding along the Bootle-
road, near the Victoria Cottage, when they became aware
of a gig coming sit furious speed in the opposite direction.
Mr. Castle attempted to get out of the way of the gig,
but before he could do so the shaft of it struck him on the
leg, carrying away a portion of the calf and throwing him
from the horse. The gig drove off, the driver takin,, no
notice of the accident. Mr. Henderson immediately 'dis-
mounted, and finding that no one was within call, and that
Mr. Castle was bleeding profusely, he thought the best
thing he could do would be to eet a car to convey him to
Liverpool. He immediately did so, but the car, in the
dark, missed Mr. Castle, who was, however, found by a
countryman driving a cart, who conveyed him to town,
where medical advice Was immediately procured. The
efforts of the medical men, however, were unavailing, and
Mr. Castle breathed his last at an early hour on Thursday
morning, from the loss of blood which he suffered, It
RoPec:i-s that the gentleman who drove the gig which carne
into collision with Mr. Castles was Mr. M'Cormack, ship
chandler, of Bootle-road, who stated that the night the
accident happened was very stormy and wet, and that the
wind and rain were in his face all the time he was driving.
He was not aware that he had injured Mr. Castles till he
read of the accident in the newspaper, and the reason he
did not stop was that his man told him no ane was hurt,
and his daughter, who was wet through, urged him to
proceed. On Friday an inquest was held on the body of
Mr. Castles, when several witnesses were examined, who
detailed the particulars of the accident, after which the
jury returned a verdict of " accidental death," qUalifying
it with a remark that Mr. M'Cormack bad not manifested
as much care in driving as lie ought to have done. It is
only just to state that, after hearing the evidence in the
melancholy case alluded to, the coroner remarked that no
moral blame could be attached to Mr. M'Cormack, and
we are sure that those who know that gentleman's kindly
manner, would not for one instant doubt that it was one
of those unfortunate calamities which it seems no mortal
precaution can avert.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.—In Re Joseph 21r2ificrrav :
This bankrupt appeared on Thursday, before Mr.
missioner Stevenson, on an application for his certificate.
He was opposed by Mr. J. Yates, jun., and supported by
Mr. Bretherton. The chief points urged against the
bankrupt were—that he made a fraudulent preference in
New York—that he came over to England on the eve of
bankruptcy, and appropriated a large sum of money
which he bad not accounted for—that he made a fraudu-
lent preference in favour of his nephew, Joseph M'Murray
—that he received moneys and appropriated them after
filing his petition in bankruptcy, he having then no claim
on the estate—and that, since the last examination, he
had tried to obtain possession of a large sum of money
which was due to him. His honour further adjourned
the case to allow time for the production of some letters,
which, it was alleged, would afford information relative to
the bankrupt's affairs.—Re Sidney Sherlock : The bank-
rupt came up, on Friday, for choice of assignees. Mr.
Simon appeared for Messrs. Allsop, brewers, of Burton-
on-Trent and of Liverpool, who were large creditors in
the case ; and Mr. J. Yates, jun., and Mr. Dearden,
solicitor, of Manchester, appeared for Mr. William
Woolfall, bottle merchant, of Manchester, a creditor to
the amount of £l,lOO. It appeared that the bankrupt,
on the 14th October, 1850, had executed a deed of assign.
ment, by which he assigned over to Allsop and Sons all
his stock-in-trade, stores, and other property in his
warehouses in Liverpool and Birkenhead, and all his
farming stock, implements, &c., at Halewood—he being
at that time indebted to them in the amount of £3,048
for goods supplied and money lent. The deed of assign-
ment empowered these creditors to sell to the amount of
£5,000 if their debt was not paid by a certain day in the
year 1852. Mr. Dearden contended that the assignment
was a fraudulent one, as it, in fact, transferred the whole
of the bankrupt's effects over to one particular creditor.
Mr. Simon argued the case at length, to show that on the
face of the assignment it did not appear the whole of the
bankrupt's effects were transferred to Messrs. Allsop;
and that, in covenanting with the bankrupt, these cre-
ditors were actuated by the best motives, viz., to enable
him to carry on his business ; for the covenant was pros-
pective, and was merely a surety on past and future
advances. The Commissioner was of opinion that the
point for consideration was, whether the execution of the
deed amounted to an act of bankruptcy or not ; and that
would depend on the fact of the transfer applying to the
whole of the bankrupt's property or not ; for, though the
deed comprised all the property in Liverpool, Birkenhead,
and Halewood, there might be effects somewhere else.
With a view to arrive at this fact, Mr. Dearden put
several questions to the bankrnpt, whose answers were to
the following purport :—That in October, 1850, he carried
on business in King-street, Liverpool, having an interest
also in a business at Birkenhead. He resided at Halewood,
where he was engaged in farming pursuits. He had no
other place of business than those named in the deed ;
but he had goods abroad. In answer to Mr. Simon, the
bankrupt stated that he had also, exclusive of the pro-
perty enumerated in the assignment, furniture, plate, a
policy of insurance on his own life, anotheron the life of
his wife, as well as a reversionary interest in a will. In
answer to a question by the Commissioner, he stated that,
at the time the assignment was made, he had shown
Messrs. Allsop that he had property in bonded ware-
houses, exclusive of that in his own, to the amount of
£3,000 or £4,000, as well as the private effects above
named. He also assured them he was solvent (though he
had his doubts of such being the fact). Messrs. Allsop
had advanced as much as £4,000 subsequently to the
assignment being made. The substance of the bankrupt's
evidence went to show that it was in consequence of the
false statements which he had made that Messrs. Allsop
had advanced the large sums which they did. In answer
to further questions, Mr. Sherlock admitted that his fur-
niture, farming stock, &c., at Halewood, had been mort-
gaged for £750 to Messrs. Barton and Robinson,
previously to its being included in the assignment to
Messrs. Allsop. The stock in the bonded warehouses, he
admitted, had also been mortgaged to the extent of two-
thirds of its value. Mr. Simon again addressed the
court, with a vi,sw to show that the whole of the bank-
rupt's effects were not embraced in the deed ; and
defended his clients from the suspicion that their object
was any other than honourable. They had received the
bankrupt's assurance of his solvency, and also had proof
of his possession of property to a considerable amount,
exclusive of that embraced in the deed, before they con-
sented to assist the bankrupt further. The Commissioner
pointed to the fact that Messrs. Allsop possessing a power
under the deed by which, at a single day's notice, they
could have taken possession of certain effects of the
bankrupt, of course to the detriment of other creditors.
Mr. Dearden, with a view of showing that all the property
possessed by the bankrupt was included in the deed,
observed that the stock in bond, referred to as exclusive,
was in fact Sherlock's property, and therefore embraced
in the general description. The Commissioner, in sum-
ming up, addressed himself to the points of the case: he
said tne whole of the bankrupt's property did not appear
to have
been included in the deed, which, moreover,
pointing to future transactions, could not be considered
as being drawn up in contemplation of bankruptcy,
which ,would have constituted it a fraudulent act ; it was
not, therefore, an act of bankruptcy. By this decision
Messrs. Allsop and Sons will be able to prove for the
sums a ix (1 sullecquent to the signing of the deed.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

•
The municipal election took place on Saturday last, and
was attended with very little excitement. The weather
was most unpropitious, it having rained almost incessantly
throughout the day. There were opposing candidates in
eight of the wards; but in one, St. Paul's, the retiring
councillor, Mr. Briscoe, withdrew, and yielded the field to
his adversary, who was escorted to the Town-hall by a
band of music. The new members are Messrs. Bradley,
M'Guffie, Banner, Houghton, Royden, and Stewart ; the
rejected, Messrs. Hodson, Briscoe, Clarke, Freme. Fisher,
and Hindley. In all the wards where opposition occurred
the successful candidates took the lead early in the morn-
ing, and kept it throughout the day. In North Toxteth
the friends'of Mr. W. Fisher confidently assert that Mr.
Royden, the successful candidate, is disqualified by his
residence not being within the boundary of the borough.
Mr. Royden resides at Kirby. It is stated that a protest
to this effect has been sent in, signed by twelve burgesses.
The following is a return of the state of the poll at its
close : _ _

Robert Aked

Everton Ward.
171 John Johnson
Scotland Ward,

5 I No opposition.
Vauxhall Ward.
147 I Thomas Hodson
St. Paul's Ward.
. 10 INo opposition.
xchange Ward.
. 4 I No opposition.
Castle-street Ward.
2 I No opposition.
St. Peter's Ward.
▪ 285 I Thomas Clarke.,
Pitt-street Ward.
John Gladstone, jun. .. 4I No opposition.
Great George Ward.
▪ 4 I No opposition.
Rodney-street Ward.
▪ 4 I No opposition.
Abereromby Ward.
• 15 I No opposition.
Lime-street Ward.

James Thompson

Ed ward Bradley

John Rowland M'Guilie

Thomas Littledale

Hugh Hornby

Harmood Banner

Thomas Wagstaff

Thomas Fleming

Hugh Neill

James Johnson

5 I No oppotition
St. Anne-street Ward.

!07 I W. P. Freme

West Derby Ward.
• 223 I William Earle
South Tat teth W ,Id.
• 272 iE. C. Hindley
North Toxteth JVard.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

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EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—An aggregate meet-
ing of assistants engaged in retail trades is announced for
this (Tuesday) evening, to consider the best means of ob-
taining an abridgement of the hours of business during the
winter months.

CHRISTIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SO :;lETT.—The
third annual meeting of the Liverpool branch of this in-
stitution was held on Tuesday evening, in the Lecture-
room beneath G••eat George's Chapel. The Rev. Dr.
Raffles presided. It appeared from the report that the in-
stitutionis in a highlysatisfactory and improving condition.

ARCDITF.CTURAL AND ARCTLEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— At
the fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening, Mr. F.
Howard read a lengthened paper on " pre-Rlphaelitism,"
in which he forcibly condemned the works of that new
school. A discussion ensued, during which Mr. M'Bride
maintained that the " pre.Raphaelite" school, although
imbued with many defects, had in its principles much to
admire. After a few observations from Mr. Huggins and
the chairman (Mr. Picton) the further discussion on the
subject was adjourned.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was
held on Wednesday, at the Workhouse, Mr. Roskell in
the chair. There were present. Messrs. Joseph Harrison,
Alpass, Tattersall, Siddeley, Smith, Brown, Lunt, Shaw,
Bunting, Carter, E. Johnson, Mounlfield, W. B. Jones,
John Jones, Pilkington, and Jeffries. The balance in
the hands of the treasurer was reported to be £1,313 10s.
6d., and cheques for the following amounts were given to
the relieving officers :—Mr. Allen, £75 ; Mr. Stain. £3O;
Mr. Potts, £lOO ; Mr. Shearson, £2O ; and Mr. Hunt-
in•don, £7O 17s.

LIVERPOOL LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.—
The twenty-first annual meeting of this association was
held in the Institution in St. Anne-street, on Wednesday.
Mr. J. C. M`Kenzie presided, and there was n large at-
tendance of members. The secretary, Mr. G. Grist, read
a synopsis of the proceedings of the committee since the
last annual meeting. The fund at the end of the year,
after paying all claims on it, had an increased capital of
nearly £2OO. Three retiring committee men were re-
elected ; and W. Liversedge, Burlington-street, W. For-
syth, Wood-street, T. Allinson, St. James's-street, and
Mr. Vicars, Fontenoy-street, new members. A vote of
thanks was then passed to the committee, and Mr. T.
Clarke was re-elected treasurer, and Mr. George Grist,
secretary. Mr. Ellis Jones, the honorary surgeon, was
highly complimented, and votes of thanks were afterwards
passed to the treasurer, trustees, and auditors. At the
conclusion of the address, Mr. J. Atkinson proposed to
open a subscription for a library for the inmates, and im-
rnediately about twenty names were handed in for.ZI Is each.
SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held
on Tuesday, at the Parish-offices. The Rev. Rector
Campbell presided. The Vestry-clerk announced that
Mr. Johnson had resigned his seat at the board, and Mr.
Gardner gave notice that, at the next meeting, he should
move the appointment of a gentleman to fill up the
vacancy. The report of the Workhouse Committee
showed that there were 662 sick cases in the Workhouse,
99 being of fever, and 69 of itch. The admission to the
vagrant sheds during the past week had been 773; of these
463 being males, 198 females, and 72 children. The total
number of persons in the Worknnuse on the 22nd of Oct.
was stated to be 2.007, against 1.752 in the corresponding
week of last year.—lt appeared that some blankets fur-
nished by Mr. Johns, as contractor, were deficient in
weight. and he had offered to give a few pairs over; but
Mr. Willmer moved that the whole of the light ones
should he returned. The motion, however, was lost by a
majority of 12 to 6.—A long and somewhat personal dis-
cussion followed in reference to the appointment of Mr.
Heathcote as assistant-governor ; and Mr. Hughes moved
a vote of censure on Mr. Willmer for having, in his indi-
vidual capacity, written to the Poor-law Board, requesting
their interference in the matter. This was withdrawn,
however, and a communication from the vestry-clerk,
detailing all the circumstances of the case. ordered to he
sent up.—The board then adjourned.
Docx COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday, the
members present were Messrs. Littledele, Bold, Rankin,
Gregson, Evans, Tobin, Holden, Moiyeettr, C. Turner,
Robinson, Chaloner, James Holme, Steele, Shand, Big-
ham, Barber. and Brocklebank.—Mr. C. Turner in
the chair. The Sub-committee of 'Works, after recon-
sidering the subject of the gates to the King's and Queen's
basin, again recommended that two pairs of gates ahould he
placed at the river entrance, one 70 feet wide, and the
other 50 feet wide, at an estimated cost of £75,000. By
this plan 41 acres of additional dock space would be ob-
tained. The recommendation was confirmed.—The origi-
nal plan for the new dock at Wapping, with entrance
gates fifty feet wide, was confirmed.—The Sub-committee
of Works recommended that warehouses should be placed
on the east side of the dock at Wapping. A long discus-
sion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Evans proposed
that warehouses be built on the site of the Wapping dock,
but that the works be not proceeded with further than the

foundation until the warehouses were erected on the
Stanley Dock, of which, the Dock Surveyor be directed to
prepare plans. On this proposal the committee divided,
when only Messrs. Evans, Barbour, and Tobin voted for
Mr. Evans's amendment, which was consequently lost.
Mr. l3igham then proposed that the further consideration
of this subject should he postponed for three weeks ; the
surveyor, in the meantime, to furnish plans and estimates
of the warehouses on the Stanley and Wapping Docks.
This was agreed to, there being only five dissentients.—
Several other matters of minor importance afterwards
engaged the attention of the committee.

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
♦

MR. ALBERT SMITH.—This gentleman will give
entertainments at tho Philharmonic-hall, to-morrow,
Thursday, and Friday next.

THE LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY give
their fifty-second performance at the Music-hall, on this
(Tuesday) evening, when the oratorio of " Isaiah" will
be produced. _ _

LIVERPOOL MUSICAL UNION.—The second of Mr.
Haddock's delightful reunions will take place in Mr.
Elliston's rooms, Nelson-street, Great George-square, on
Monday evening next.

TURA' TRE It(3YAL.-M. Robin's performances at this
place of amusement were brought to a sudden standstill,
on Tuesday evening, by the indisposition of Madame
Robin, and in consequence of the small amount of buFi.
ness doing, attributable, no doubt, to the large audiences
attracted to the Amphitheatre to see Mrs. Fitzwilliam and
Mr. Buckstone, they have not since been resumed. We
hope, however, that before long they will pay us another
visit, when our friends must not lose the opportunity of
witnessing their wonderful and most extraordinary
accomplishments.

MISS CATHERINE HAYES.—This talented lady is pro-
gressing with little less popularity than Jenny Lind. She
has arrived in Boston. A New York paper of the 14th
says :—" Catherine Hayes has now been fairly tested in
every style of musical art ; and coming, as she does, after
ono of the most popular vocalists that ever lived, her
success is enhanced, and her genius is stamped as of the
very highest order. There can be no better proof of her
merits than the fact that the enthusiasm increased night
after night as the concerts proceeded, and the last was
marked with greater excitement than the first. The
receipts on Saturday evening exceeded 5000 dollars. It is
curious that whilst some have preferred her in English
ballads, others have been better pleased with her songs
from the Italian opera; while both maintain that she
stands A No. 1 in the department in which they best like
to hear her. There can be no higher tribute than this to
the versatility of her genius, and the finished cultivation of
the wonderful organ with which nature has gifted her.
For our own part, we find it impossible to determine where

from wha

e have witness,

She is powerful in all ; but
ed of her singing, as well as
who have heard her in opera,

from the judgment of thos

we incline to the opinion that, great as she is in the con-
cert-room, she is far greater on the stage, and that the full
extent of Miss Hayes's powers has not yet been realised."

audiences

ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE.--The crowded
which have nightly assembled at the Amphitheatre .
the last week or two, to witness the performances of IN.,
Filzwilliam and Mr. Buckstone, tend more to remind us
of what was wont to take place when the dram,
days," than of the meagre support wh,
.ars been accorded to theatrical entertains.
,own. This success, however, is an indisput.
proof that the Liverpool public will patronise theat
when there is really something worth going to se-
may serve as a hint to " the n..
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production of several noveltiP-

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quite new here, having been broug
g their stay. " Presented at Court (which
►ticed in our last publication) has been performed twi
during the week, while the new farce of " B
has continued each night to elicit Imre
On Friday evening Mrs. Figzwilliarn an
took their joint-benefit, when the perfor
ced with a new Haymarket comedy, by (
entitled, " The Husband of my Heart, or a Tal
Fishmarket," followed by the " Rough DiamonC

ter and applau

" Bloomerism," in all of which they played the 1.
parts, the entertainment concluding with a ballet.

corned

th story, in which Mi

iye, is a pleasing addition to the
pany,) as the Duchess de Fronsac, enters into
with Madame Coquiliarde—a dealer in pisca

(who,. by tj

estranged himself from her since the day they were mar-
ried—not from any personal dislike, for he has not seen
enough of his bride to be able even to recognise her

countenance, having averted his head during the per-
formance of the ceremony—but owing to his disinclination
to the match, it having, been forced upon him by the
King. Mrs. Fitzwilliam is Eugenie, the daughter of
Madame Coquillarde, the belie of the market-place
whose - "ity g,