The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-01 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

hat the clan se passed by the council wherein it was pro-
vided that if any warehouse was al •ered according to
schedule B the expenses of such • Iteration should be
borne equally by the landlord and the lessee, had been
continued by the parliamentary committee as at first,
whereby the expense devolved upon the lessee only. A
long discussion took place on tl.e point whether the ground
landlord would derive such a benefit from the improve-
ment as to make it equitable that he should contribute ;
And eventually a motion was proposed by Sir Thomas
Brancker, and seconded by Mr. Shepherd, to the effect
that the provision for exempting ground landlords stand
part of the bill." A division took place, when it appeared
that the motion had been carried by a majority of 22
against 9. The former decision of the council in this re-
spect has, therefore, been reversed. The alternative of
not consenting to the improvement is, that either party
shall have the option of cancelling the lease. Several
members thought that the option should be confined to
the tenant; and a division took place on this question,
when the clause as it originally stood was carried by 27
against 3. Several other matters connected with the de-
tails of the measure were then discussed at considerable
length, but no material alteration was made, although
several were suggested. The bill *as then referred back
to the Fire Committee with a view to its being brought
before the House of Lords, and the council separated,
having been occupied about two hours.

PRESENTATION OF PLATE.

We noticed a few day since, that two handsome pieces
of plate were exhibiting at Mr. Dokes's shop, iu LOrd-
street, which were to be presented to the Rev. Robert
Davies, of this town, by members of this congregation.
To fulfil this intention a meeting of the congregation of
St. DaVid's Church was held at the Welsh Charity school,
Russell-street, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Alderman
Griffith took the chair shortly after seven o'clock, and
spoke in the highest terms of the reverend gentleman's
efficienc'y in the ministry, and of the high esteem in
which he is held by our diocesan, by his brethren the
clergy, as well as by the authorities of the town and all
classes of society.
DAVID EvwNs, Esq. then addressed Mr. Davies as
follows :—Rev. Sir,—There is something in the separation
of minister and people which awakens feelings of no ordi-
nary kind ; separation from one who, during a long series
of years of -faithful ministry, has furnished us with advice
and instruction in almost every relation of life ; taught us
how to shun vice and follow virtue, and pointed out to us
the paths of righteousness and peace ; who not only
taught but exhibited in his own life the virtues which be
inculcated ; who, to use the language of Goldsmith,
" In his duty prompt at every call,
Who watch'd, and wept, and pray'd, and felt for all ;"
thus creating, cementing, and perfecting one of those ties .1
which it is painful to'sever. However, sir, in your case.
circumstances occurred which made it appear to you to be
necessary (painful though doubtless it was to yourself) to
separate from a church where you had been most wantonly
annoyed, maligned, and harassed by vexatious and un-
ceasing attacks. Permit me, in conclusion, to express a
wish, though we deplore your retirement from St. David's,
that in your present sphere of usefulness, to which you
carry with you the kind sympathies and best wishes of
your late congregation, that you may enjoy, unalloyed by
.personal rancour, the reciprocal sentiments of esteem and
good will which ought to subsist between pastor and
people.
Mr. DAVIES, evidently overpowered by his feelings,
.replied in the following terms :—" My dear Christian
friends, I am overwhelmed with a feeling of the sincerest
gratitude for the kindness which confers this splendid
gift, and for the expressions of attachment and regard
to which you have given utterance this evening. The
impression produced upon my mind by your kindness
will remain ever indelibly engraved upon ray heart.
This (continued Mr. Davies) is the third instance in
which the congregation who attended my ministry at St.
David's Church have testified their favourable esteem.
Twice have I been presented with handsome suits of silk
robes by the ladies of the congregation ; the last instance
accompanied by a handsomely bound Polyglot Bible, and
also have I the pleasing duty of acknowledging my grati-
tude for the handsome and massive articles of silver,
which you have now done me the honour of presenting
me. Nor has your kindness been liMited to myself.
Never can I forget the expression of your kind regard for
my eldest son, when he resigned the curacy of St. David's
to enter on the important post he now occupies, by the
elegant and splendid tea and coffee service which you pre-
sented to him. Other members of my family have also
received proofs of your favourable esteem. Let me,
then, be permitted to offer to you my sincerest and warm-
est thanks for these varied tokens of your kind affection
towards myself and family. Pleasing as the duty is to
give utterance to feelings of gratitude for kindnesses re-
ceived, yet on the present
.occasion it is not entirely free
from alloy. We meet together this evening as Christian
friends, reciprocating feelings of Christian affection. But
numerous and highly respectable as this-assembly is, kind
and affectionate as our feelings are towards each other, yet,
alas ! we meet not now in the endearing relation of minis-
ter and people. That bond is severed—painfully, ruth-
lessly severed. There was a time when I cherished the
hope that my days would have been ended and my minis-
try closed among my affectionate and attached people, in
that part of my Lord's vineyard where I have laboured for
nearly sixteen years. But the inscrutable will of God has
ordered otherwise. We must trace every thing, dear
friends, to the sovereign counsels of our God, feeling as-
sured that all things shall work together for good to them
that love Him. During the period of our connexion as
minister and people I have endeavoured faithfully, accord-
ing to my ablity, to declare unto you the whole counsel
of God—the truth as it is in Jesus. s I have endeavoured
to impress upon your minds the necessity of firmly Main-
taining the form of religion established in these realms,
and the importance of abiding fully by the Articles, Ho-
milies, and Liturgy of our church, based as they are on
the only rule of faith and practices—the inspired volume
of divine truth, the Bible. The- kind and earnest atten-'
tion which you gave to my instructions were always a
source of real enjoyment to my mind; and that Attention
to what was spoken was always the theme of remark by'
my reverend brethren who occasionally officiated for me
at St. David's. This will ever be to me a subject of grate-
ful ucollection. Before I conclude I beg to offer to you,
Mr. Alderman Griffith, the expression of my deepest
gratitude for the very handsome manner in which you have
addressed me. to-day ; and to you, Mr: Evans, for the
flattering terms in which you have supported Mr. Griffith
when conveying to me the approval of my humble en-
deavours to discharge my duty during my ministry at St.
David's. To all who have honoured me by registering
their names as joining in this testimonial, I return my
warmest, my sincerest thanks. Christian Friends,—May
every kindness you have-shown me be returned sevenfold
into your own bosoms; may you enjoy every comfort
which this changing world can bestow, and in the world
to come life everlasting. Dear Christian friends, I bid
you sincerely and affectionately farewel !
Mr. Davies having concluded his address, the thanks
of the meeting were moved to the chairman, who briefly
acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated
highly gratified with the proceedings.

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—On
Wednesday last, the twenty-third half-yearly meeting of
the proprietors of this company was held in the Cotton
Sales-room, Exchange-buildings. Chas. Lawrence, Esq.,
in the chair. Ti e chairman called upon Mr. H. Booth
to read the report, in which the directors stated that, in
the coaching department, the gross receipts were less than
in the corresponding period of 1812, by £5OOO. The re-
port referred to the reduction of the number of passenger
trains, which was not found to answer, and stated that,
with some slight modifications, the trains ran now as in
the summer of last year. The disbursements generally
had been reduced to a greater extent than the falling off
in the gross receipts. After referring to the opposition
now existing between the Preston and Manchester lines,
the report proceeds to state that, during the last six
months, great progress bad been made in the construction
of the Leeds Junction line, and of the company's new
station at Hunt's Bank, and it was expected that the con-
tinuous line of railway from Liverpool to Leeds, York,
and Hull, would be opened to the public early in the
ensuing year. During the half-year ending the 30th June,
the total receipts of the company were £108,960 10s. Id.,
and the expenses £51,897 18s. 6d., leaving a nett profit
for the half-year of £57,062 Ils. 7d. ; to this sum was
added the surplus of £2,039 15s. 3d. from the last half-
year, and £1,347 13s. 2d. from the reserved fund, making
a disposable sum £60,450, being equal to £3 per share on
12,090 shares entitled to a dividend. The income tax for
the half-year is to be deducted from the dividends, in con-
formity
with the practice of other companies. The chair-
man then said, that in submitting that short, and, he
hoped, not unsatisfactory report, he had really very little
to say. The twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the Li-
verpool and Manchester Railway could afford nothing
new. He had great satisfaction in being able to recom-
mend a dividend of five per cent. ; that was an amount
which, at one time, he was afraid they would not reach,
and, he thought, they had great reason to be satisfied with
the exertions made by the officers and others. If no
person had any question to ask, he begged to move that
the report as now read be adopted. Mr. Benson seconded
the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. Arnaud,
seconded by Mr.• Langton, proposed that a dividend of
five per cent. should be declared, payment to be made
after the Bth of August. This motion being also carried,
thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting
separated.
R OWLAND'S MACASSAR OlL.—Therecannot be a more
just criterion of the excellence of any article than the at-
tempt to imitate it. The very idea of a counterfeit is a
proud testimony to the great utility and value of the
original. The universally high repute of ROWLAND'S
MACASSAR OIL has induced some unprincipled Shop-
keepers to try to impose upon the public* spurious imita-
tion for the genuine ; and who, to increase the deception,
have copied the Lab is and Bottles of, the Original Arti-
cle—for which frau the said Parties have- lately been
punished in a Court of Law. The principle on which
ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL (the Original and only
Genuine) is prepared, is confined solely to the knowledge
and practice of A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton Gar-
den, London, who are still at an immense expense in
completing its preparation. Any Sallinbanco may pretend
to give an analization of its ingredients ; but the fact is,
the amalgamation .of this purely vegetable compound
neutralizes all attempts to separate its component parts :
therefore such a declaration only brings disgrace and con-
tempt on any wretched pretender. ROWLAND'S MA-
CASSAR OIL is a compound of the most costly materials,
has stood the test for nearly fifty years, is Patronised by
the Royal Family of England, the whole " elite" of the
Aristocracy and " limit ton," as well as the several Courts
of Europe, while the thousands of testimonials in its
favour, and the general use of it in all countries, suffi-
ciently confirm its value as a nourisher, preserver, and
beautifier of the Homan Hair.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE INVOLVING
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF BANK NOTES.

On Thursday afternoon, the prisoner John Anderson
was again placed at the bar of the Police-court, for re-
examination. The court (in the Sessions-house) was
again much crowded, and several magistrates and other
gentlemen occupied the bench, along with Mr. Rushton.
Mr. Dodd, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Dowling, the commissioner of police, intimated
that, with reference to the case in which Jennings was
involved, he had now to bring forward some evidence
respecting the bank notes stolen at Preston during the
Guild.
Mr. John Marquis, an elderly gentleman, was then
called and examined by Mr. Dowling and Mr. Rushton:
He said :—! reside in Accrington, in Cheshire. On the
sth September, 1842, I was in Preston at the Guild, and
I there lost the sum of £1999 in Bank of England notes.
I received them from Messrs. Cunliffe and Brooks,
bankers, Blackburn. I had the notes in • the inside
pocket of my coat, on the left side. They were enclosed
in a pocket-book. Two of them were for £5OO each.
One of these was numbered 15,419. (Witness produced
a printed, and also a written, list of the amounts and
numbers of all the notes, and was proceeding to read from
the latter, but, as it appeared that he had not himself
compared the numbers on the notes with those on the
list, but only a few of them, his evidence on this point
'
w: ,s not available • and Mr. Rushton said the evidence of
the clerk who had paid them and made out the list would
be required.) Witness continued ;--I examined the
amounts and numbers of the two £5OO notes, and alsO
some of the others, but not all of them. I lost nine
£lOO notes. I counted them. They were all df the
Manchester Branch Bank of England. One per Son 'has
been convicted orthe robbery—a female. She was ap-
prehended, in the first instance, in London. There was
one £lOO note found' which I identified on the trial. It
was found at Birkenhead, near Liverpool, on the Gth of
September, 1842—the day after the robbery.'
Mr. Rushton repeated that they must have the banker's
clerk from Blackburn to identify the notes, and inquired
of Mr. Dowling if he was yet prepared with any further
evidence?

Mr. Dowling said he could not go further that day, and
suggested that the prisoner should be remanded.
Mr. Dodd said he hoped the court would not remand
him very long, as the assizes were drawing near, and there
would be but little time to prepare the defence.
Mr. Rushton said he would not .remand for a longer
time than the ends of justice required. He should now
remand him till Saturday, and, should it be necessary,
from time to time. should it even be till the opening of
the assizes.
The prisoner was then removed. Jennings was not
brought up.
The prisoner was again brought up on Saturday.
Mr. Wilson, clerk in Messrs. Cunliffe and Co.'s bank,
at Blackburn, deposed to paying money to Mr. Buck,
amounting to £5934 16s. 2d., and produced a memoran-
dum of the numbers and dates of the notes. _

Mr. George Stanfield, of the Burnley Bank, proved,
that he received, on the 19th of August, an account of Mr.
Charles Townley, from Mr. Eastwood, notes amounting
to £7OO. The £5OO note was M.A., 15,437, date Man-
chester, 16th July, 1841. The £lOO note was dated
March, 1842. The other £lOO note was marked Q.Y.,
01563, the same date as the last. The notes were remitted
the same day to Messrs. Barnett and Co., London.

Nicholas Mahs, a partner in the house of Schroeder and
Co.' merchants, of Liverpool, paid to Captain Brand £450
on the 26th of November, 1842, in bank notes. Kept no
account of the notes. Received the money so paid from
the Bank of Liverpool. The money was brought from the
bank by Mr. Alfred Pickering.
Mr. Crompton Ashley, clerk in the Bank of Liverpool,
referred to an entry on the 7th of November, and stated
that he paid £450 to Messrs. Schroeder and Co., in four
£lOO notes and a £5O. Our bank number is 439. (A
£lOO note was here handed to the witness, which bad
been cancelled. The witness identified the note as one
that he had paid.) _ _ _

- ,
William Fisher Sym, another clerk in the Bank of Li-
verpool, said, that one of the notes was numbered 439,
and that number corresponds with the number of the £lOO
now produced.

Francis Samuel Boucquet, a teller in the Branch Bank
of England, produced a book containing an entry of a
£lOO note, number 80,341, paid by Messrs. Steele and
Co. It would be the duty of Mr. Jennings to copy the
notes received from me. On receiving the money from
Steele and Co. I put it into the drawer. It was taken out
of my drawer by the Inspector.
The absence of a material witness, the Inspector of the
Branch Bank of England here stopped the case, and the
prisoner was ordered to be brought up again on Wednes-
day next.

PUBLICANS, &c.—On Saturday, three publicans were
fined, at the police-court, £2, £3, and £4 respectively,
for various offences against the tenor of their licenses.
Two beer-sellers were fined £1 and £2.
CHARITY SERMONS.—On Sunday week a sermon was
preached by the Rev. John Tobin, M.A., at Egremont
Church, and a collection made in behalf of the Wallasey
Dispensary, amounting to £l5. Same day, at Wallasey
Church, by the Rev. Dr. Byrth, when £3O were collected
for the same laudable purpose. •
THE LATE MR. T. W. HODGSON.—The following par-
ticulars respecting this gentleman, one of the sufferers on
board the Pegasus, are given in a private letter)—
" Another of the passengers drowned was Mr. Thomas
Walton Hodgson, brother of Mr. W. B. Hodgson, secre-
tary of your Mechanics' Institution. He (Mr. T.W.H.)
had just been elected secretary of the Leeds Mechanics'
Inoitution and Ltte,.,,y Society, and was on his way (row
Edinburgh to take the post to which he had been ap-
pointed. He was twenty-six years of age, and had re-
ceived thchighest prizes for proficiency in chemistry and
mathematics in Edinburgh University; he had also made
• very great attainments in natural philosophy and in clas-
sics; and he possessed uncommon energy of mind, indus-
try, independence, and integfity."
INQuEsTs—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr,
Currie, borough coroner,.on view of the body of Bridget
Turner, a girt of 12 years of age. Ou Thursday last,
about one o'clock, as three carts were going up Man-
chester-street, the deceased attempted to cross over be-
tween two of them, and just as she passed from behind
one of them, a car came up that was driving atlt moderate
pace down the street, and she ran against the shaft, which
threw her down lengthways, when both the off wheels
scarred her side, but did not pass over her body- • She
wasjaken up insensible and conveyed to the Infirmary,
where every attention was paid to her, but she died on the
same night. It was found, on an, examination of the
body, that she had sustained a fracture of the right tem-
ple bone, which had ruptured one of the arteries, pro-
ducing effusion of blood on the brain, which caused her
death. The car driver was not to blame, and, pulled up
immediately. • Verdict, " Accidental death."—Same day,
on view of the body of a boy unknown. A porter who
was passing the Goree Piazzas on Thursday night between
nine and ten o'clock, heard a scream as of some one in
distress. He ran to George's-dock opposite, and went
on board of a schooner lying there, where be saw some
men, who said a lad had fallen overboard. On looking
on the water he saw a cap floating, but nothing else. In
a quarter of an hour the body was got out with the
grappling irons, and was taken to the receiving house,
where attempts were made to restore animation, but with-
out effect. Deceased was one of the hands belonging to
the schooner Pilot, but his name was not known to any of
the people on board, and none of them saw him fall into
the dock. Verdict, " Found drowned, but how he got
into the water there was no evidence to show."
OPENING OF THE NEW ORGAN AT THE MECHANICS',
INSTITUTION: THURSDAY EVENING'S CONCERT.—The
instrument now erected in the theatre of this institution,
and not yet quite finished, is more than sufficient in power,
has some very sweet notes, and was played by Dr. Gaunt-
' lett with effect and feeling, well supporting the vocalists,
Miss C. Novello, Mr. Hobbs, and others. It strikes us
that a smaller organ would have answered the general
purposes of the institution : its size causes its tones to be
buried in, some argue, within the recess where it stands,'
and where it occupies too much, we think, of the space of
the platform, so valuable for lectures where illustration
is required. Another result follows from this, too, that
the orchestra is crowded too much between the organ and
the sides of the recess, where the seats rising up to the
ceiling, cause the voices to be stifled along with the, tones
of the instrument in this square-formed recess, the angles
of which, if rounded off, would lessen in some degree this
unpleasant "fix" of the music, by throwing out, from a
semi-circular or polygonal alcove, the reverberations 'of
the notes better into the body of the Hall. We could
not help remarking this defect painfully whenever the
chorusses struck up—the harshness being unpleasant to
the ear. We make this observa'ion, not from a desire to
find out a fault, but only with a view to seeing a 'defect
remedied as far as may be practicable. It is' useless to
speak of the execution of the vocal parts, so ably main-
tained by Miss Novello, Mr. Novello, and Mr. Hobbs,
as their style is of a high order;, but if may speak just
what we think, without wishing to offend, Miss Noyello's
voice is more powerful in compass than sweet in inodula-
tion—her style altogether is very mannered. Hei head-
dress of roses, red and White, did not set her off, but the,
contrary. Of course she differs with us, in this particu-
lar, and many may agree with her, but we shall stick to
our own opinion, and prefer the absence to, the presence
of the garish wreath of roses : one rose simply entangled
in her fine dark hair would have looked natural and rose-
like—a cart load' loOks a shade meretricious !, She sang
" Honnie Prince Charlie" in her, beat 'style,,and it . was
wainaly encored. A. passage of Haydn's Creatioa pleased
us exceedingly. Mr. Hobbs sang with great spirit and
feeling " The Heart's an untameable thing," accompany-
ing himself on the grand piano, which was rapturously
applauded and repeated.—FßlDAY EVENING'S CONCERT :
WC have but little to add; as regards this occasion, to
our opinions of the merits of the principal performers.
Mias C. Novello's solo of "Tears such as gentle fathers
shed," was well executed and well received. In the ce-
lebtated " Una voce," the same lady was most felicitous,
albeit she threw into, it so many grace-notes, and volun-
tary runs or adornments, that we were sometimes in ap-
prehension that she would come down from the heavens
as would the aerial machine if short of steam ; but she
managed it admirably, and was enthusiastically applauded.
She afterwards sang a Spanish and two Scottish ballads
with great pathos, and was encored in both the last. The
Hallelujah Chorus was, we think, the best of the evening ;
but our former remark applies to the position of the
singers, many
,of whom were cooped or cupboarded up in
the two little recesses on each side of the organ. The
second part was more interesting than the first. The
ballad " Sweet lady love," by Mr. Francis, was neatly
and chastely sung. The glee " When winds breathe
soft," by the principal vocalists, was very effective ; and
Mr. Hobbs's " God bless Queen Victoria," which he ac-
companied on the piano, was loudly applauded. His
" Meeting of the waters" was also fine and pathetic. The
concert was well attended, and went off with great eclat.

THE PRIZE ESSAY, of twenty guineas, of the Linen
Drapers' Society, upon the evils of the late hour system
of trade, has been awarded to Mr. J. W. Davis, a student
in Highbury College.

PERFORMANCES AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.—We un-
derstand that a considerable portion of the funds received
at the Amphitheatre, during the present performances
there, are devoted to the purposes of the temperance as-
sqpiation.
CAUTION.—At the Police-court, on Friday. James Do-
nathy, a boy of not more than fourteen years of age,
though an old offender, was committed to the sessions for
having stolen a bundle of wearing apparel from the house
of Mrs.. Woods, publican, of Cockspur-street, where he
had gained admittance under the pretence of begging a
drink of water.
MR. JAMES ORME.—A number of the friends of this
gentleman have determined, as may he seen from an ad-
vertisement, to entertain him at a public dinner, in order
to testify their conviction of his innocence of the charge
in which it was sought to implicate him at the Sessions'
last week. This step must be peculiarly gratifying to Mr.
Orme; and so convinced are we that not the slightest
stain rests on his character that we should not have the
slightest objection to make one of the party.
PROPOSED ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO FATHER
MATHEW.—Yesterday evening a meeting was held at the
school-room connected with St. Anthony's Chapel, Scot-
land-road, for the purpose of considering the propriety of
erecting a monument " to hand," as one of the speakers
stated, " to future generations a memorial of the wonders
be had worked 1" Amongst the rest, we presume, "the
miracle" recorded by our contemporary the Times.
Several resolutions were proposed—in particular one that
the assembly should put off their hats in reverence towards
the sacred person of the miracle worker—and the meet-
ing separated for the purpose of hooting homewards a poor
ofd woman who had incautiously let slip her opinion that
if the worthy father had effected any great good in Liver-
pool he had been tolerably well paid for it. The m eeting
barring the beautiful brogue of the various speakers, and
as flat as teetotal drink.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.—On Monday last Joseph New-
ton, fishmonger, of St. John's Fish Market, who had been
remanded by the magistrates under a charge of bigamy,
was drought np for final examination. Elizabeth Wal-
dron testified to the prisoner having married her sister,
Mary Rolgerf in Dublin, on the 31st July, 1820. Martha,
the prisoner's second wife, who said her maiden name was
Robinson, deposed to having been married to him on the
30t July, 1832, and other proofs were brought forward
that the marriage ceremony was performed at St. Nicho-
las's Church, by the Rev. Oliver Ormrod. The pri-
soner was committed to take his trial at the next assizes.
Mr. Dodd applied to Mr. Rushton to allow the prisoner
to be held to bail. Mr. Rushton agreed to take bail for
the prisoner, himself in £3OO, and two sureties in £l5O
each ; but bail not being ready, the prisoner still remained
in custody. On Wednesday satisfactory bail was offered
and accepted, and Newton is now out of custody.

THE SUMMER RESORTS ON THE CHESHIRE SHORE
OF THE MERSEY.—The bathing places in the peninsula
of Wirrall, opposite this town, have never before been
known to be so full of strangers as at present, and during
the last few weeks. Birkenhead, which has of late years
swelled into what may be called a considerable town, and
to which there are two direct ferries—we state this for the
information of strangers—has its numerous visitants.
The Royal Rock Ferry, higher up, has also become a fa-
shionable resort. Seacombe, lower down, has had a more
than usual accession of company, and the same may be
said of Egremont, and New Brighton. The strangers
comprise families and individuals, of the various stations
in society, from the elite of the land to those of the more
humble but respectable middle classes, all of whom appear
to enjoy themselves in the locality, which is second to
none in salubrity of climate, or in affording pleasing ex-
cursions on shore or afloat, as well as an ever changing
diversity of maritime objects and movements on our noble
river and its outward channels. Yesterday week, amongst
others who arrived at Seacombe Hotel, were no fewer
than about twenty-eight lioman Catholic priests, from
different parts of the country ; and who, so far as we could
learn, had met on a sort of convocation, as they had done
about three years ago. They remained until Wednesday
morning.

CHARGE OF SETTING FIRE TO THE DUKE'S WARE
HOHSES•—A young man named James Gay. who has the
appearance of a carter, was yesterday placed at the bar of
the police-court, to answer a charge of incendiarism,
brought against him by a man named John Drummond.
The complainant gave his evidence in the following man-
ner :—I had occasion to go out for a midwife, on the 15th
of July, at half-past twelve in the morning. I was sent to
M`Gee's-buildings, in Tithebarn-street. The midwife
was engaged, and could not come to me for some few
minutes, so I stood at the bottom of the entry. Four
men soon afterwards came up, and, being the last night of
the races, I was rather shocked, and retired up the entry.
Three of the men drew off into the middle of the street,
and he (the prisoner) came up the entry, with his head a
little down, and said, "Is that you, Kelly ?" " Yes,"
says I. The fire-bell then gave the alarm, and he cursed
my, soul, and asked me, " Whose lot is it to-night?" " I
don't know." says I. And then, says be, " Oh, God, no
one has raised such a blaze as 1 have." " Where was
that?" I says. "At the Duke's warehouses," says he;
but,,. damn their souls for villians, they gave nothing for
it," " What did you get ? I says. " Fifteen shillings."
The midwife came to me, and I was very glad to retire.
Mr..Rushton : When did you see him since ?" Complain-
ant :, " Not till vsterday evening." Mr. Rushton : " Did
you see him distinctly ?" Complainant : " Yes, I had a
view of his face, and am sure it is the roan." The pri-
sdner was asked what he had to say. He replied that he
did nnk lennw what ha mao charged with, and that ho had
net beard what the witness had said. Drummond then
repeated his evidence in nearly the same words. The pri-
soner: " I never saw you before, and if you send up to
my mother or sister, they will tell you what time I was in
bed." Mr Rushton: "What are you ?" Prisoner:
" A carter." Mr. Rushton (to complainant): " When
did' you first tell this story ?" Complainant : " yesterday
week, first, to Hall, the policeman." Mr. Rushton:
" Why did you not tell it before then ?" Complainant :
" I was at Hall's house before, and would have told him,
but I could not find him." Mr. Rushton : "There was
the Commissioner of police." Complainant : " I was not
acquainted with any policemen, and I did not like to
speak to any one. I knew Hall. Besides, my wife had
occasion for my attendance, and I could not go out as I
would have done." Prisoner : " Where was the entry ?"
Complainant : " M'Gee's-buildings, Tithebarn-street."
Prisoner : " I was never there. I don't know the build-
ings, though I know the street. And I never knew what
I was brought up for." Mr. Rushton : " How is that ?"
Mr. Parkinson : "'He was drunk." Mr. Rushton : "Is
there a light in the entry ?" Police-officer No. 318 :
" Yes, sir, there is. The entry is about as long as this
room" (the police-court, in High-street). Complainant:
" r saw him distinctly." Dlr. Rushton : " Let him be
remanded." ,
LIBERALITY OF EMPLOYERS.—A press of other matter'
prevented us from noticing last week a praiseworthy in-
stance of liberality in the proprietors of our only cotton
manufactory to their workpeople ; but we the less regret
the postponement, as they have since followed it up by
other acts of kindness and consideration towards them,
which have fallen within our knowledge, and which we
have great pleasure in recording, though, we may premise,
we have no personal acquaintance whatever with those
gentlemen.—On Wednesday se'nnight, the teachers and
pupils of the "North Shore Mill" assembled in the school-
room attached, and, according to previous arrangement,
walked in procession to George's Pier, where they em-
barked in two steamers provided for them, and proceeded
up the river to Eastham, one of the most picturesque
ferries on the Cheshire shore. The number in the pro-
cession exceeded, we believe, 600, and all of them—par-
ticularly the females—were well and neatly dressed. The
day was very fine. The procession was headed by two
national flags, behind which was carried a large Bible,
surmounted by a crown of decorative flowers, over which
floated a handsome silk banner bearing the inscription,
" North Shore Mills Day and Sunday Schools." A
number of ornamental garlands were also carried in the
procession, the effect of which was highly pleasing. After
embarking, a musical band,; composed of persons con-
nected with the mill, played many lively and popular airs.
On landing at Eastham the whole party walked to the
beautiful pleasure-grounds belonging to the hotel, which
had been previously engaged for their accommodation,
and, on the green, partook of an excellent and substan-
tial repast, consisting ofaandwiches, currant bread, coffee,
&c. The men and boys afterwards went to " the marsh,"
and entered into various old English manly sports ; and
the girls, and ,their leaders betook themselves to the fine
parks and woods behind the ferry, and diverted themselves
in gentler pastimes in these sylvan retreats. Mr. Turner,
of Manchester, Mr. North, Mr. Garstang, (the three
partners,) and several friends, were present,—as was Mr.
Wood, the conductor of the schools. The lady of Mr.
North, and Miss Nun, (niece of Mr. Garstang,) were also
on;the ground; and the whole entered with hearty good-
will into the joyous sports of the day. Dancing on the
• green; in which the youths and men took part, was one
of the recreations afterwards resorted to ; and Mr. and
Mrs. North were the first to lead off the happy throng.
Some fine anthems, including " Gratitude," '• Lord God
of Israel," &c., were sung at intervals in the alcove in the
centre, and with the band- accompaniments, had a fine
effect--echoing amongst the woodlands. About four
o'clock the assemblage again partook of refreshments, and
after singing several hymns, and also " Rule Britannia"
and " God save the Queen," they gave three cheers, and
one cheer more, for—" the Queen," " Prince Albert,"
"'The Royal Family," " Queen Adelaide," and, finally,
" The. Owners of the North Shore Mills." Amongst,
other things provided on the ground was a boiler of 170
gallons, brought front, the mill, to prepare 'the coffee,
200 lb. of coffee, 800 lb. of bread, 200 lb. of sugar, 900 lb.
of 'currants, Laud •20 gallons of milk. About six o'clock
the whole party re-embarked ; and on arriving at Liver-
pool again formed in procession and walked to the schools,
where they were kindly thanked by Mr. North for the
propriety of their conduct ; and after singing the " Even-
ing Hymn," they- -separated, highly delighted with the
treat which their liberal employers had afforded them.
The shrubberies were next day found to be quite unin-
jured.—On Wednesday last these gentlemen again evinced
their kind feeling to the scholars by treating them, to the
number of 200, to a sight of the exhibition at the Collegi-
ate Institution, with which they were much astonished
and delighted. On leaving with their teachers, a number
of the eldest amongst them, about forty, appearing to be
anxious to obtain a longer view of some of the rooms, Mr.
North, with the utmost alacrity, paid their way a second
time. When we mention that the mills have all the time
been and still are stopped, to make repairs, &c., in the
machinery, and that the proprietors, while the hands are
out, gratuitously supply them with soup and bread, to
keep the wolf from the door, we need attempt no comment
on their kindness and consideration. We would only say
to every millowner under such circumstances, " Go thou,
and do likewise!"

LIVERPOOL BOROUGH SESSIONS-SATURDAY.

TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF MR. ORME, FOR FELONY.
James Orme, proprietor of the Rimrose Hotel, at Bootle,
was given in charge, at a quarter to three o'clock, for
having, on the afternoon of Saturday, the lith ult., stolen
a'pocket-book, containing bank of England notes to the
amount of £l7O, the property of Mrs. Alice Holden, the
landlady of the Crooked Billet, situate in Hackie's-hey
and Exchange-street East.
Mr. Arnold and Mr. Paget conducted the prosecution ;
and Mr. James and Mr. Drinkwater defended the priso-
ner. The case excited very considerable interest on the
part of a densely-crowded court.
The RECORDER said that he had received a letter in re-
ference to the case, but that he must, upcin the present, as
well as upon all future occasions, respectfully decline to
pay any attention whatever to communications made to
him in so objectionable a form.
Mr. ARNOLD then proceeded to state the case, the par-
ticulars of which have already very recently appeared in
the local papers. He admitted that it was clearly an issue
of character between the prisoner and the principal wit-
ness, Mary Hornby, because either she, who had, upon her
solemn oath, stated, that she saw the prisoner take the
pocket-book, must be guilty of deliberate_ perjury, or the
prisoner must be guilty of the felony in question. If the
jury should be satisfied that there was any mistake on her
part as to the identification of the prisoner, or that she had
not told the truth, it would be their duty to acqu't the
prisoner, but it would be equally their duty to convict him,
if they thonght the female was the witness of truth, who
told them what she positively saw on the occasion in ques-
tion,
Mr. Fox, a surveyor, produced a plan of the premises,
and described the situation of the bar and passages leading
thereto..

-Mrs. Alice Holden deposed that she kept the Crooked
Billet, and that, about ten minutes to four o'clock on the
afternoon of the 17th ult., the prisoner, who had been in
the habit of frequenting her house, went into the snug
with a friend of his, a Mr. Fowler, where they each had a
glass of gin and porter. The prisoner then went away,
leaving his little boy in a chair in the bar, but returned
shortly after. In the meantime she took nut her pocket-
book, which contained two £5O notes, three £2O notes,
and a £lO note, for the purpose of giving the latter note
to her son Oliver, in exchange for silver to that amount ;
•,ut Oliver having unexpectedly left, she returned the note
to the pocket-hook, which she placed upon the sideboard
in the bar. She then returned to the kitchen for a few
minutes, and, upon corning out, at about a quarter after
four o'clock, met the prisoner going along the lobby with
his son by the hand, and saw Mary in the passage. The
money was not missed until ten o'clock the same night,
and from that day to the present no trace of either the
book or the notes was discovered. The numbers of the
notes were unknown. Upon missing the book she ex-
claimed, " Oh ! dear, it's gone !" upon which Mary said,
" Oh ! nothing of the kind : you 'll find it somewhere."
She then recollected that she had never seen it since she
took out the £lO note and placed it on the sideboard ;
and having told Mary so, the latter said she could safely
state that she had seen Mr. Orme take it and drop some
papers out of it upon the ground.
Mary Hornby deposed minutely and distinctly to the
manner in which the alleged robbery had been effected.
She said she saw the prisoner enter the bar and lay hold
of the pocket-book, drop two papers from it upon the
ground, pick them up and clasp the book as he was in the
act of retiring from the house. She stood close behind
him while he was in the bar, and he touched her as he
stooped for the papers and passed out.
This witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr.
JAMES. She stated, that she did not live with her hus-
band ; that she had been separated from him for the last
fourteen years ; and that her box had been searched by
the police-officers on the first, and again upon the second
day after the robbery.
Jane Parkinson, a waiter at the Crooked Billet, proved
that she saw the prisoner walking inside the bar at a little
after four o'clock on the day named in the indictment.
William Bond, the hostler of the Billet, proved that
the prisoner left in his shandry at a little after four o'clock,
and that he was very much fluttered at the time.
Inspector Morley deposed, that, upon being taken into
custody, the prisoner denied that he had ever been in the
bar of the Billet on the day in question.
The case for the prosecution having here closed,
Mr. JAMES addressed the jury at some length in behalf
of the prboner. The question involved in the case was,
as Mr. Arnold had stated in opening; one of character :
the character of Mary Hornby upon the one side, and
that of the prisoner upon the other. Mr. James then
proceeded to remark upon the fact of Mr. Fowler not
having been called into the witness-box ; and said that he
had not been examined because the prosecutors knew he
would not support their case. The learned counsel thought
it would have been difficult for Mary Hornby to have
eluded the suspicions which would be excited had she been
charged with the felony ' • had she been living with any one
but her aunt; and had the case been different from what
it is at present, a question of the character of Mrs. Hol-
den arid her family against the character of the prisoner
and his.family. He contended, that the charge depended
wholly on the evidence of Mary Hornby, a widowed wife,
who had separated herself, for some unexplained cause or
other, from her husband's house, whose story had not
been believed in the first instance, and whose ilexes were
searched on two occnsions, while the premises were never
searched.
The Rev. Miles Formby, a clergyman of the Church of
England, and a magistrate, said, he had known the pri-
soner for eighteen years, and that his character for probity
had ever stood very high.
Mr. John Formby, a magistrate at Bootle; Mr. Hard-
' man Earle, a magistrate for the borough of Liverpool ;
Mr. Robert E. Harvey, another magistrate; Mr. Michael
Ashcroft, an extensive farmer under the Earl of Derby ;
Mr. Thomas Irlam, broker at Bootle; Mr. John Mac-
' kerill, a joiner at Bootle; Mr. Shaw, a constable and
overseer of Everton ; and Mr. James Price, of the house
of Baring Brother,s and Co., all spoke in the highest pos-
sible terms of the prisoner's character during the last
twenty years.
At the close of this evidence, the Recorder was about
to charge the jury, when
The FOREMAN asked whether they could at that stage
of the proceedings return their verdict?
The RECORDER replied in the affirmative, provided
they were agreed.
The FOREMAN said, they were quite unanimous in pro-
nouncing the prisoner not guilty.
A verdict to this effect was accordingly returned amid
loud and continued cheering and clapping of hands from
the multitude assembled at the rear of the court. It was
with much difficulty; on the part of the Recorder and the
officials in attendance, that those ebullitions of feeling
were at length repressed. The prisoner was ordered to
be discharged forthwith, and directions were given to In-
spector Morley to return him a £2O note which he had
given to that officer at the time of his arrest. The trial
terminated at five minutes to eight o'clock.
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THE BENTINCK STEAMER.—This splendid steamer,
which left this port on Monday, the 17th ult., arrived at
Kingstown in the evening, and remained there till Thurs-
day, when she left for Southampton, where she arrived on
Saturday morning, having sailed a distance of 440 miles
in 35 hours 43 minutes. Her maximum speed on the
passage was twelve and a half knots, of forty-nine feet to
a fourteen-second glass, and that speed she made good by
the land two consecutive hours, without the aid of any
tide.
AN IMMENSE LOBSTER.—There is now on view at
Mr. Cole's fish-establishment, Basnett-street, a lobster
weighing 2.51 lb., which was brought over alive from the
state of Maine, by the steamer Hibernia. Twenty-three
other lobsters, some of even still more enormous dimen-
sions, were brought, packed up in ice, by the same vessel,
one being of the incredible weight of 381bs.,—but none
lived to reach this country except the one mentioned.
MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT BANK.—
The half-yearly meeting of the Manchester and Liverpool
District Bank was held in usual course on Thursday. A
dividend was declared of six shillings per share, which, on
the present paid-up capital of ten pounds per share, is
equal to six per cent. per annum. It was stated that after
paying the above dividend, and providing for the income
tax for this and the two preceding half-years, there re-
mained a surplus of profit, which would be transferred to
the guarantee fund.

There are at this-time constructing in this town sixteen
or seventeen vessels of iron, but not one new ship of wood
is building on the stocks.—Albion.---[Our contemporary
has not displayed his usual caution in permitting the in-
sertion into his columns of the preceding paragraph. It
savors too much of a puff on the face of it, and must have
created no little astonishment in the minds of his readers,
who are in the habit of receiving all his dicta as the truths
of gospel. If our contemporary will take the trouble of
inquiring, be will find that there is at this time a large
number of " ships of wood" already " on the stocks,"
and some of them advancing towards completion.]
THE SESSIONS—IMPORTANT PRESENTMENT OF THE
GRAND JURY.—The grand jury having, on Wednesday,
finished their labours, were discharged with thanks from
the Recorder. Prior to their discharge, Mr. Hobson,
their foreman, read and handed in the following pre-
sentment :—" The grand jury hope they will not be
stepping beyond their proper province, if they beg re-
spectfully to represent to the court and magistrates of the
borough, that they have been deeply impressed by the
novel and appalling statements made in a pamphlet re-
cently published by their respected and able townsman,
Dr. W. H. Duncan, by which it appears that Liverpool,
so far from being one of the healthiest, as they had
thought, is actually the most unhealthy town in England,
owing to the extreme density in which the lower classes
of its population are crowded together in confined courts
and cellars, constructed without due regard to ventilation
and drainage, and without adequate arrangements for the
removal of filth. The grand jury hope that statements
from a respectable quarter, of evils of such magnitude,
pressing with peculiar weight on the poor and helpless,
will not be allowed to pass unheeded by the authorities,
whose duty it is to attend to the well-being of the town,
and that, if well founded, no time will be lost in devising
and effecting the fullest remedies that they have the
power to apply, especially with regard to the streets and
courts now existing, to which the late act ' for the pro-
motion of the health of the inhabitants of Liverpool,'
however imperfect in some of its provisions, does not
extend. The grand jury, at the close of their duties,
cannot 'separate without offering their most sincere con-
gratulations to Gilbert Henderson, Esq., on his being
appointed by her most gracious Majesty to the honour-
able office of Recorder for this borough ; and they most
sincerely wish that he may long be spared to fill the
chair.—(Signed) S. T. HonsoN, Foreman."—The Re-
corder thanked the grand jury for their congratulations
and kind wishes, and said he should not fail to lay their
presentment before the borough magistrates with a view
to the adoption of such measures as, under the circum-
stances, might be deemed desirable.

PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS FROM GUN
POWDER.

The late terrible disaster on board the Camperdown
and its melancholy consequences forcibly remind us of an
invention which appears well calculated to prevent the
pcssibility of such occurrences, the value of which may
be estimated by the frequency of such accidents and by the
constant amount of danger wherever gunpowder is kept
in any quantity, whether on board vessels or ashore in
the port, in stores or in the hands of the dealers. We
really call earnestly upon our shipping and other friends
interested, upon our public functionaries and the govern-
ment itself, to investigate this matter, and to give the
Public the protection vr hich the invention affords against
these calamities. We allude to the tire-resisting princi-
ple of Messrs. Milner and Son, of this town, which con-
sists in inclosing all combustibles, gunpowder included,
in chambered vessels—the chamber being occupied by bad
conductors of heat, in which tubes are imbedded con-
taining fluid, which discharges itself in attaining the boil-
ing temperature, and steams the gunpowder, destroying
its explosive quality. Our attention was called to the
subject by Mr. Words's pamphlet " On the Preservation
of Documents from Fire ; " in which (after detailing an
extraordinary experimental trial of a gunpowder safe, at
present to be seen amongst the articles at the Collegiate
Institution, kept in red beat for upwards of twelve hours)
he observes :—" Although not strictly within the subject
of this inquiry, a comment may be here permitted on the
very great advantage which such a magazine or safe pre-
sents, as a receptacle for gunpowder. The operation of
the principle adopted destroys its explosive power, and is
sure and simple. The steam preceding the inroads of the
fire, saturates the powder so completely as to render it
into a moist mass, which, on the fire reaching it, (in the
event of the magazine itself being ultimately burnt away,
a thing of next to impossible occurrence,) will quietly fuse
away. And thus, if used either in gunpowder stores, in
ships, or by retailers, many of those awful catastrophes
would be avoided, in which the loss of life or property is
but too frequently recorded. The inventors inform me it
is their intention to bring this subject under the notice of
the Government, and to institute a course of experiments
to elucidate the merits of their invention, for such a pur-
pose, preparatory to taking that step." A number of
experiments are detailed as having been made by, or in the
presence of, and attested by scientific men, all of the most
satisfactory character, in proof of its capabilities, and we
copy from the Sheffield Iris the following, of recent oc-
currence :—`• A trial of the capabilities of these boxes to
resist the action of fire, was made on Thursday last, in the
entrance yard to the water works, in Divison-street, in the
presence of the master cutler, and: a number of other res-
pectable parties. About half-past twelve a large fire was
made in the yard, and one of the patent fire-proof boxes
placed in the middle of it. At the same time one of the
powder magazines, partly filled with books and papers,
with half-a-pound of the best gunpowder placed in the
middle of the contents, was also put into the fire. At four
o'clock the box was taken out of the fire, with the powder
magazine : when opened, the papers in it were found to
be as perfect as when deposited. The gunpowder in the
magazine had not exploded, but appeared to have been
steamed first and then hard baked. It certainly had not
exploded, but was exceedingly hot, and appeared to be
totally unfit for use, althoug:) it had been exposed to a fire
equal to any furnace for four hours. The result was highly
satisfactory, and completely tested the value and safety of
Mr. Milner's boxes. As a proof of his confidence we may
state, that in three minutes after the magazine was taken
from the furnace, Mr. Milner sat down on the inner cell
of the magazine without the slightest inconvenience, it
being only slightly warm. The gunpowder was taken out
by the master cutler, and if in his possession. We shall
return to the subject." The magazines arc so made as for
the outer cylinder to slide down like a telescope upon the
inner cell, so as to prevent any stray grains scattered out-
side from communicating fire to the interior while in a dry
state. We strongly commend this invention to the con-
sideration of the public guardians.

The Glasgow underwriters will suffer very severely by
the loss of the Columbia steamer, which was principally
insured in this city. We have heard the amount stated
at upwards of £40,000, underwritten by several of our
most influential brokers.—Glasgow Argus,

THE LATE EXPLOSION ON BOABD H.M.S. CAMPER-
DOWN.—On Saturday evening another of the unfortunate
sufferers on this melancholy occasion, Miss Barton, a
young lady twenty-two years of age, died in consequence
of the injuries she had received. The deceased had been
spoken of as the daughter of Miles Barton, Esq., of this
town. This seems to be a mistake. At the inquest yester-
day week she was described as the daughter of a clergyman
of the Isle of Sheppy. She was of a very amiable charac-
ter, and beloved by all the inhabitants. The verdict was
accidental death. Lieutenant Blackmore, of Camper-
down, who was most severely injured by the explosions
still lies in a very bad state, and, from the statement of
his medical attendants, it appears that he is not yet out
of danger.
ANCIENT CUSTOM IN THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
—On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, the Mayor and the
Town-clerk, in their robes of office, attended by the mace-
bearer, the sword-bearer, and other officers, appeared in
front of the Town-hall, for the purpose of proclaiming the
the annual fair, and specifying the privileges, &c., of
persons frequenting the borough during its continuance.
Though there is no fair, properly speaking, held in Liver-
pool at present, yet it is deemed necessary to keep up the
custom so as to maintain the privilege, especially as,
during the fair, the corporation is entitled to double toll.
It is supposed that if the formality were to be neglected
the privilege would be forfeited. The following proclama-
tion was read by the Town-clerk :—" Robertson Glad-
stone, Esquire, Mayor of the Queen's Majesty's borough
and port town of Liverpool, and her Majesty's Lieutenant
within the same town and liberties thereof, giveth open
monition and notice, that all and every person and per-
sons that have any thing to do at this fayr may have quiet
and free egress and regress in and from the same, during
the accustomed time, without arrest or other molestation
by reason of any process or warrant issuing out of the
said Majesty's court that time. And further, the said
Mayor strictly chargeth and comtnandeth, in the Queen's
Majesty's name, all manner of persons to be assembled,
that they and every of them do keep her Majesty's peace,
and quietly and honestly, as good subjects ought to do,
carry and demean themselves, as they and every of them
will answer the contrary, and avoid such pains and
punishment as, by the law, may justly be inflicted upon
them for such their demerits and ill carriage. And
furthermore, the said Mayor willeth and requireth all
manner of persons that shall find themselves aggrieved
by reason of any wrong or offence done unto them, that
they forthwith repair to the said Mayor, who will readily
hear their grievances, and administer such speeedy and.
due redress therein as shall be according to law and
practice.--God save the Queen, the worshipful Mr.
Mayor, and all the good people." It will be seen by the
above, that the good folks of our town have always, even
in periods remote, had an eye to the main chance ; to the
encouragement of trade ; and the attraction of strangers
to bring traffic, wealth, and double toll. Formerly, no
persons could be arrested during the fair ; and to this day
'i hand, signifying protection, is displayed during the fair
days at the Town-hall. Even now, we believe, there is
exemption from arrest under processes from the borough
court. It was curious to observe the astonishment of the
people at the display of Tuesday in front of the Town-
hall. The passers-by ran up in crowds, and endeavoured
in vain to catch, from the words of the Town-clerk, the
meaning of the proceeding. When, in a loud voice, at
the end of the proclamation, the crier exclaimed, " God
save the Queen, Mr. Mayor, and all the good people ! "
all the good people opened their eyes with the most
anxious curiosity to know what they could have done to
be so honoured. The Mayor, the Town-clerk, and others
who were present behind the scenes had some difficulty
in restraining their laughter at the astonishment indicated;
and when the anxious crowd was left to enjoy its wonder,
and to inquire in vain what was the meaning of the im-
posing ceremony, the functionaries gave tolerably free
vent to their merriment.

CASE OF STABBING .—On Thursday last, a black man
named Thomas Franklin, was brought in custody from
the Borough Gaol, in which he had been previously con-
fined, and placed at the bar of the Police-court on a charge
of having stabbed a ship-mate. Mr. Grocott appeared
for the prisoner. Henry Shells, a seaman, said in effect
that he had been on a voyage in the ship John Bibby,
from London to Calcutta, and thence to this port, where
the vessel arrived on Saturday last. The hands remained
on board, and some words, it appeared, took place on
Monday afternoon between the prisoner, who was cook of
the ship, and two or three of the crew. A kind of scuffle
ensued between one of them and the prisoner, and the
complainant went up and saw the prisoner throw tome
hot water at the other. Immediately afterwards, while he -
(complainant) was leaving the galley, the prisoner (he
said) rushed at him with a knife, while his back was
turned, and struck it into his left hip, severely wounding
him. On cross-examination, complainant said he had
not had any quarrel with the prisoner, and was not on
bad terms with him. He did not know whether the blow
might not possibly be intended for the man who was
quarrelling with the prisoner, but would not admit that he
thought it might have been an accident. He was taken to
the Northern Hospital, where he was still a patient. The
prisoner was brought in custody from the ship by police
constable Meredith. On being asked what he had to
say, he entered into some details, of the whole affair in
very good'English, to the effect that he had prepared some
salt beef for the men according to the mate's directions,
the fresh provisions not having then come on board ; that
some fresh meat was afterwards got, a small part of which
he cooked for the butcher of the ship and one of the wit-
nesses (Thompson,) but that Thompson did not get
any of it, another of the crew having taken it ; that
Thompson came and abused him for giving fresh meat
to others and not to. him ; that he informed him he
had acted by the mate's.orders, to whom he referred him ;
that words ensued, and another of the crew (Bowden) then
came and called him names, and struck him ; that he
(prisoner) threw a panikin of hot water upon him to get
him out of the galley ; that one of those with him, who
were abetting him, had an open knife in his hand, in
siezing which, to save himself, he (prisoner) had his hand
cut, and seeing the blood flow from it, be took np the
knife (produced) and threw it at his assailants, and it
stuck into Shelt's back. He added, that the second mate
and another man had also afterwards seen them standing
at the door of the galley (which he never crossed) to strike
him down dead if he came out. He wished these last to
be called as witnesses, but it appeared, on inquiry, that
the ship had left the port, and they had gone with her.—
The witnesses denied that the knife was flung, alleging.
that the prisoner ran with it, and stabbed the complain-
ant. The house surgeon of the hospital said that he
found the complainant wounded on the left hip. The
wound was one inch in length and two-and-a- half in
depth, and caused much pain. It might have been pro-
duced by the knife shown in court, and must have been
the result of considerable force. The rtisoner was com-
mitted to take his trial at the assizes.

wittraturr.

PO ETR Y.

[The following touching lines are from the pen of JOHN RAM-
SAY. of Kilmarnock, known, no doubt, to our readers as the
Ayrshire Bard.]
There comes an hour, Eliza, when we must
Bid all farewell, and sink into the dust ;
There comes a sun that shall behold us laid
Beneath the turf. forgotten and decayed ;
There comes a morning, at whose vernal voice
Earth shall revive, and nature shall rejoice,
But see us sleeping in the dewy sod,
And all unconscious as the kindred clod.
There comes a day, diffusing life and light,
With all that summer gives of warm and bright,
And as away its beams of sunshine pass,
They'll shade us deeper in the long green grass;
There comes a day when Autumn shall descend,
Dispensing blessings with an open hand ;
And o'er these fertile vales youths yet unborn
Shad wield the sickle in the waving corn,
Join in the jests and simple pranks that goad
The hours along, and lighten labour's load.
And when the dews of evening deck the blade,
And the lone redbreast tops the mellow shade,
In love's embrace they'll hall the twilight scene,
Even in retreats where you and I have bee❑ ;
While we, to love and all things else unknown,
Mix our cold dust with generations gone.
There comes a day whose dull and dreary close
Shall see the world a cheerle,-s waste of snows,
Whose farewell beam and setting crimson streak,
Purpling yon mountain's far ascending peak,
Shall view the mantle of grim Winter spread,
Even o'er the stones that mark our narrow bed :
But these will pass, and ages will roll on,
And we remain unconscious they have flown.
Then comes a day when dark shall grow the sky,
The sun in mid course close his dying eye,
The sea stand still, deep smitten with dismay,
And every isle and mountain flee away :
Then shall our mortal put the immortal on,
Anti meet Eternal Justice on His throne.

THE CAMP.
FROM THE FRENCH.

You know we French stormed Ratisbon :
A mile or so away,
On a 'ittle mound, Napoleon
Stood on our storming day ;
With neck out-thrust, you fancy how,
Legs wide, arms locked behind,
As if to balance the prone brow,
Oppressive with its mind.
Just as perhaps he mused, " My plans
That soar, to earth may fall,
Let once my leader, Lannes,
Waver at yonder wall."—
Out 'twist the battery-smokes there flew
A rider, bound on bound,
Full galloping ; nor bridle drew
Until he reached the mound.
Then off there flung in smiling joy,
And held himself erect
By just his horse's mane, a boy :
You hardly could suspect—
(So tight he kept his lips compressed
Sea ce any blood came through)—
You looked twice ere you saw his breast
Was all but shot in two.
" Well." cred he. " Emperor, by God's grace
We've got you Ratisbon !
The Marshal 's in the market-place,
And you'll be there anon,
To see your flag-bird flap his vans
Where I. to heart's desire,
Perched him !" The chief's eye flashed ; his plans
Soared up again like fire.
The chief's eye flashed ; but presently
Softened itself. as sheathes
A film the mother eagle's eye
When her bruised eaglet breathes.
" You're wounded !" " Nay." his soldier's pride
Touched to the quick, he said--
" I'm killed, site! " And. his chief beside,
Smiling, the boy fell dead.

HINTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, PRACTICAL

AND MEDICAL.

(From an unpublished Manuscript, by a Physician of

Liverpool.i

BY .)1 EDIC

(CONTINURD FROM OUR LAST.)
CHAP. 111.

ACCOUTREMENTS.

29. We shall begin this chapter on socks, shoes, and
much like, by making another quotation from " the Art,"
&c. " I shall close this chapter with a few hints to
those who may chose, during the summer season, to
amuse themselves with pedestrian excursions over Wales,
the Lakes at home, or the mountains and lakes of Swit-
zerland, and northern Italy. Let them be careful to
have stockings, or socks with woollen feet, with a refer-
ence to which their shoes should be made so as to fit
well, but not tightly, allowing for the natural swelling
of their own feet, consequent upon exercise. If they are
troubled with corns, this caution is the more necessary.
Swelled feet produce pressure. But the shoes must not
be wide, for there the increased friction will always pro-
duce blisters. These will, indeed, sometimes arise in
spite of precaution ; the best way of treating them is,
to open them with a needle, and dipping them in warm
water until the extravasated liquid is completely ex-
pressed by a gentle and judicious application of the
finger. With these precautions, added to what has
been already said, a person, even with tender feet may
walk over Europe !" The author adds, " To him who
is in high health, precaution may appear unnecessary ;
but, in the hour of suffering, his pain will not be lessened
by a vain regret at having neglected a course of practice
which habit would have speedily rendered easy and
agreeable." This speaks for itself, as to the value
affixed by that author to precautionary plans. Next to
the case of the feet comes their immediate clothing.
30. Stockings or socks, with reference to which we
cannot do better than employ Col. Shaw's own language
of caution and direction, " As to the choice of stockings
the greatest care must be taken in the choice, as such as
are generally sold in shops, are sure to cause blisters
both at heel and toe. If you examine the ordinary
qualities of stockings in shops, you will find that the
threads are drawn together to a point in the middle of
the heel, and about the ball of the big toe. Avoid such
stockings, as they are sure to cause misery. The stock-
ings made by old women on wires are the best, and the
finer the wool the better. Of these there should be four
pairs ; and if a stocking be put over each shoe, (the out-
side innermost,) they will not take much room, and will,
at the same time, prevent the shoes from soiling the
other things in the knapsack."
The Colonel speaks of stockings, and perhaps, alto-
gether they are preferable to socks for military marches,
and prolonged walking, even in the night sometimes, or
at least over boggy and swampy countries, without
having any option, it may be, as to stopping for wet or
night dews : however, as a general rule, the pedestrian
will not be equal to, or disposed to push, his half plea-
sure, half-duty exercise to so forced a pitch ; and there-
fore, from our own experience we are disposed to re-
commend the adoption rather, if in health, of
31. Socks, for several reasons : they are more portable
from their smaller bulk, and admit of being changed with
far more facility at all times, even in the midst of the
walk, in case any cause should exist. An incipient
blister may sometimes be put back, or at least rendered
more comfortable, if developing under theshoe pressure—
for a change of sock may vary in some degree that
friction-pressure. Again, they are free from the neces-
sity of being kept up by any thing of garter-fashion—
which is not a trifling aivantage— for garters are not
either so uniformly applicable, or so evenly tightened as
to ensure the sama pressure always. Further, if even
this were a condition attended to more than it is or ever
will be generally, yet still frequently the material of
which they are composed is too inelastic in its nature to
accommodate itself unprejudicially to the increasing
size of the leg : for by continued exercise the muscles
are more largely supplied with blood to keep up their
contractility, and hence, are not only more voluminous
during muscular effort than when at rest, but also if this
is habitually taking place, their size is permanently pro-
portionably increased, as every one must have observed
who has ever gone to practice unusual muscular mo-
tions, as horseback exercises, the gymnastic recreations,
&c. ; or after being invalided taking to walking again,
how rapidly the flesh increases—really the muscles—for
the skin over does not vary much, nor is the fat apt to in-
crease on exercise, but the contrary. Head-aches,
swelled feet and uncles, frequently are the effect of
gartering. People may wear garters and never be
troubled this way ; but it7is a fact, nevertheless,
that in many instances such is more or less the case,
all tight encircling of any part of the body benig injurious
by impeding the circulation there. Let those who are
sceptical only try it; those who have no perception
to Gee the tone of this statement touching not only this
present instance but all other tight cinctures round their
body, are welcome to retain their prestige for this order
of the garter,' and with it to reap the fruits above named
of what we cannot help considering rather a badge of the
slavery of dress, than of utility, at least, to the male sex.
32. All pedestrians bear testimony to the superiority
of wool as a material for stockings or socks ; and every
medical or other practical writer dwells upon this, both
on the scores of health and protection for the feet,
whereby, too, the greatest amount of comfort is obtained.
There is accordingly no further need to discuss this point
—cotton and silk being too inelastic—and having little
power for absorbing and retaining the moisture exuded
from the feet. Those who suffer from cold feet frequently
associated with indigestion, would do well to heed this
point at all times ; such"should never wear their cotton
or silk alone, but even when at home amidst the refine-
ments of the drawing-room and lightly dressed in general,
they should, as to the feet, if wearing silk stockings,
also use cotton or gauze socks underneath the silk, this
latter being too meagre a protection to the feet, and
being moreover unpleasant to the feel. By
,this the
dyspeptic' even will not be transgressing toe hygiennie
code. Dr. Mackintosh, a late eminent physician, has
even stated it as his opinion, gathered from experience
that cotton socks, with silk over them, ares warmer
than woollen.* Fie this as it may for ordinary sedenta-
rious habits, yet besides the difference cf expense, there
are setting relative warm'h aside, other reasons regard-
ing thc dryness or moisture of the skin of the foot, which

will give the preference always to the woollen, as any
one will soon find who tries the two methods : blisters
will soon warn him, after a prolonged walking exercise,
which will suit him best. The pedestrian cannot do
better than look out for a very soft lambs-wool sock, and
store himself with the number Col. Shaw mentions.
There is a kind now much in use by sportsmen of the
fowling-piece or rod—and they are good judges ;—they
are very soft and easy, and at first their appearance is
rather formidable to our modern Wellington—boot
dandy—being thick and clumsy-looking : in this lies
their very excellence. They are knit in Scotland by old
women, and from their style of pattern, are known by
the name of the " midge socks ;" they are more expen-
sive to buy at first than the machine-made ones, but this
is nothing in the scale of comfort, and not worth alluding
to here, only it is mentioned that parties inquiring may
have a guess as to whether they are getting the right
sort or not. The real ones always fetch their prices which
prove the extent of the demand. We have been in the habit
of wearing them constantly now for two winters, only
substituting them for angola or merino, in the very hot
weather ; and having been subject to habitually cold
feet, we can state honestly that they are the best socks
we ever had, and that they do keep the feet as warm as
can be, considering the varying nature of our climate
and other eircumstances, producing chills of the whole
body.

23. Shoes and boots deserve no little attention amongst
the list of preparations, accordingly we shall proceed to
make known all that we know which is worth knowing or
unlearninoe thereupon, first giving the reader the benefit
of what has been said by our former and any other au-
thorities. The Colonel open his remarks ons pedestrian
excursions by recommendations about the nature and
and selection of shoes. He says, "If any one in-
tends to make a long tour on foot, it is necessary to take
some precautions. I need not say that English shoes are
the best. Ido not mean new shoes, but those of which
the upper leathers are good and soft, and have been worn
to fit the shape of the foot. To such a pair of shoes iet
an additional sole be put, with small nails at the toes
and sides, care being taken that the heel be not either
too high or too heavy. Let them be laced a short way
up the instep, and of a size to allow the foot to sit easy
without being loose, when a woollen stocking is on. Of
these strong shoes have two pairs, and a third pair, not
of such strong material, to be worn when you come to
the end of your journey."
The author of the " Art of Preserving the Feet "
thus expresses himself, by opening his remarks with a
philippic, which will serve to show those readers whose
attention has been little given to the claims of utility
and comfort over fashionable tyranny, what reflection
elicits. He says :—" Fashion, it must be confessed,
reigns too often with sovereign sway, sacrificing to its
dictates, to its caprices, not only ease of motion, but
even firmness of position, whether walking, dancing, or
riding. The slaves of fashion may smile at these re-
bellious sentiments—let them smile and suffer

" In the first place, then, let all persons troubled with
corns, whether proceeding from constitutional bias or
from exterior or temporary causes, avoid sharp-pointed
shoes or boots, or which are too tight over the toes. Let
the shoe be, as nearly as possible, fitted to the shape of
the foot ; and the upper parts formed of soft, supple, and
well-tanned leather. This latter caution is of vital im-
portance at the present day, when rapid chymical pro-
cesses have been substituted for the ancient system of
bark tanning ; in consequence of which, the leather is
not only pervious to damp, but often also acquires hard-
ness and wrinkles, that are extremely pernicious to the
foot of the wearer. If shoes of well-tanned leather
cannot be procured, they ought to be well oiled at re-
peated intervals, not only to fill up the pores of the lea-
ther, but also to soften any asperities that may arise
from contraction through wet, &c. Even the best
tanned leather will become hard and unpliable, espe-
cially in the dirty weather of winter, if, when covered
with mud or dirt, they are thrown by for the night
without cleaning, or perhaps laid aside and forgotten by
careless servants.

" To sportsmen, whether in the fisting or shooting
seasons, these hints will be extremely useful. Many
persons have had reason to date their corns from fishing
parties o❑ the Wye, or shooting excursions on the moors,
when sport was the only object in view, and the non-
necessity for a spruce appearance operated so as to pre-
vent sometimes the usual attention to, neatness in all
parts of the dress. At the time, these consequences
were not thought of; but the sufferer has afterwards
recollected his shoes that were suffered to grow hard
whilst drying, and the pain and dificulty which he ex-
perienced in pulling them on hastily, whilst the pointers
were at the door, or his brother fishermen were calling
him to the river's side.

" An extraordinary harshness is often imparted, even
to the best leather, in the winter season, by an injudi-
cious use of the fire, for the purpose of warming the feet
—a thing that ought to be sedulously avoided, for othe
reasons also which shall be explained when we come to
speak of chilblains."

He then follows up his remarks by chewing that fric-
tion is more the cause of corns and callorities on the feet
than pressure ; and that pumice-stone or sand-paper will
often counteract the incipient stages of these. Wet
shoes should be wiped well and greased overnight.
34. If any individual, so advanced in years as to feel
a prejudice in favour of the old plan of wearing straight
shoes, should, on casting his eye over these pages, feel
inclined to inquire why they have so long since been
exploded by a supposed mere dictum of fashion in favour
of " rights and lefts" ; we may as well pause a moment
to assure any such reader, that if merely because of the
caprice of a fashion they are disused, the matter might
still be left a question, and every one might innocently
follow their own fashion ; but that there is a good and
sufficient reason, the words of another, and a concluding
quotation from our old friend, may be better evidence
than our own. "It is well known that the size of the
two feet is never precisely the same ; if, therefore, a
person shifts his shoes from foot to foot daily, it must
always happen that the largest foot, every other day,
will be exposed to a greater pressure than usual in some
specific art, and therefore will there acquire a greater
lendency to disease. Where the length of the shoes
differ, this disease (bunnion) is more likely to arise than
when they are merely too tight across the toes.."f

• Practice of Physic.—En.
t Art of Preserving the Feet, &c. 3rd Edit. Colburn, London
1818.

THE FAIREST AND THE FOULEST DEED.
(ORIGINAL.)

There is such a thing as drunkenness of power; and
this "kind" is less frequently exorcised than any other
tide of maniacal frenzy, springing from an extrinsic
source. A bud will not always reveal the character of
the future flower. The famed Roman emperor, Nero,
was not the monster execrated by a world, in the first
bud of his imperial life. At the age of eighteen the genius
of his mother placed him on the throne of the Caesars.
At first he was submissive to the advice and direction of
those preceptors of his youth, who then became the coun-
cillors of state affairs. He testified his sense of propriety
in still leaving the Empress Dowager, his mother Agrip-
pina, to hold the reins of a government, which her grasp
of intellect, her energy, and firmness of character, so well
qualified her to retain during his earlier years. Under
her really conservative and vigilant administration, Rome
had enjoyed liberty of the press, of citizenship, and of
life; and thus it seemed an early promise of wisdom in
Nero to perceive and to respect the administration of the
great stateswoman. His heart was not ungrateful to the
maternal sacrifice of personal ambition, of will and pride,
which were all devoted to the idolised object of her every
thought—her son; and both head and heart of the son then
honoured themselves in reflecting all honour on the parent
queen. Lady Morgaa's own words upon this subject are
happy in phraseology :—" His confidence in Agrippina
he expressed in well-turned phrases; and he acted bis
part as one fully conscious of the great audience before
which be was performing. When the officers of the
palace-guard first came to him, to ask the password of
the watch, be replied, The best of all mothers.' The
tender acknowledgment, as it was whispered from post to
post, in the midnight silence of the Aventine, must have
recalled to many a rude mind the fond reminiscences of
early life, mingling the best affections of nature and of
infancy with the stern thoughts and relentless duties of
military discipline."
It would be unnecessary to accuse Nero, on this occa-
sion, of hypocrisy ; for it would be natural to unsophisti-
cated youth so to reflect back a " mother': love." The
inconsistency of his after diabolical career was the tuition
of circumstances and bad example operating on a mind
shorn of virtue by voluptuousness and the possession of
irresponsible power.
Twice did this parricidal monster, in about five short
years, deliberately attempt the life of that devoted and
splendid mother. Once the plot failed. Did the heart
of the guilty son cease to beat ? Did it desist ?. No !
Did it again devise and order the sacrifice of so precious
a life ? Yes ! To the centurion sent to kill her, on hav-
ing received a blow on the head from him, and perceiving
" him drawing his sword, she rent aside her drapery, and
cried, ' Strike here ! This is the womb that gave birth
to Nero !' " She sank by the assassin's hand, commis-
sioned by the same voice which once gave vent to its filial
sensibilities and affection in uttering the password—so
touching, so manly, so lovely—" the best of all mothers"
In this racking contrast of the fairest and the foulest
features of the imperial life of Nero, we see the most
forcible illustration of the effect of power exercised irre-
sponsibly and in " frenzied calm" ;—the world has not
seen one greater or more striking ;—and, not only in such
an instance, but in all cases approaching ever so remotely,
we may term the inducing condition one of drunkenness
—irremediable by the expedient of total abstinence ; of
madness—of the heart, not of the head—untameable by
the silently-subjugating influence of time, solitude, or
conscience I A case, however, such as is presented in
the history of the Roman emperor—parricide in kings—
is, for the honour of human nature, unsuggested in the
statute book of nations as a subject for penal justice!

The Hereford Times of Saturday week, in allusion to
the death of the favourite horse Henley, says, " Atter he
had run the Stanage Stakes, and was taken to the stable,
he could neither stand nor lie down !"

The following notice is placed on the door of Huyton
church :—" Any persons w•ishiuig to rent pews in this
church, must apply to the clerk, who would be glad to hear
of any pews to let."

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