The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

coral anb probinrial 13,0115.

A terrific thunder storm visited Preston, Leyland, &c.,
on Thursday, and was succeeded by a fearful and sweep-
ing hail-storm. Not much damage was done.
The Rev. Rector Brooks responded to the toast of " the
Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," at the South Cheshire
Agricultural Society s dinner on Friday week.
A man named Brennan has been committed on a charge
of Manslaughter, for killing Daniel Rooney
Maoch,srer. in a fight at

Mr. Robert Le goer French, and Mr. T. B. M'Manus,
of this town, have each sent in their resignation to the
Repeal Association.

A boy has been committed, at Wigan, for manslaugh-
ter, he having killed another boy by throwing a stone at
him.

The foundation stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel, to
be erected in Bath-street, Lytham, was laid by Thos.
Crook, Esq., of Liverpool, on Thursday.
The ship Cornelia, which sailed for New York on
Thursday, carried out nearly four hundred persons, in-
cluding the crew.
The Woodside steamer on Friday night, came in con-
tact with a flat. One of the men on board the flat was
thrown into the river, but was rescued.
A man named Thomas Jones, was found dead in bed,
on Thursday morning. He lived in Grafton-street, was
addicted to drinking, and died of apoplexy.
On Thursday list, a child aged ten months, the son of
a person named Jordan, in Poplar-street, Stanley-street,
died from injuries received a fortnight previously, by hav-
ing turned over on himself a dish of hot coffee.

On Tuesday, Captain Stepney, of the ship Ranger,
from Calcutta, was fined £5 by Mr. Rushton, for non,
supply of lime juice to one of the seamen from the 10th
of July to the 25th of September.
On Friday, a young carter, named James Astle, was
committed for trial for having stabbed his stepfather in
the head with a pike. Had the prongs been sharp, the
complainant thought that death would have ensued.
A company has been formed in London for the purpose
of establishing lines of omnibuses which will convey pas-
sengers to penny fares. The same company, it is said,
intend to run two hundred omnibuses in Liverpool.
A vessel arrived at this port from Launceston, Van
Dieman's Land, named the Benjamin Heape, had on
board 2,848 bags of wheat, and in addition to a quantity
of baik and gum, twenty logs of mahogany, the produc-
tion of the colony. . .

Great iejoicingi will take place at Chester to-day, on
the occasion of Earl Grosvenor coming of age. The
Marquis of Westminster will give a dinner to all persons
on the register of voters, and the Mayor will preside at a
dinner at the Royal Hotel.
Having noticed the very low price of the new American
beet advertised in our paper this day, as compared with
our own produce. we think our readers would do well to
give Mr. C. A. Tate a trial, so that the beaf he praises so
much may be fiirly tested.
During the formation of a new sewer, in Manchester,
on Saturday week, a bricklayer named Watson, was killed
by the falling in of the earth. The wooden framing is
supposed to have been too weak for the great pressure of
the loose soil. The sufferer has left a widow and three
children.
AN EXTENSIVE CONCERN.—When the alterations now
in progress at the extensive works of Messrs. Kendall,
Milne, and Co. the celebrated haberda-hei s, Deansgate,
Manchester, are completed, the area of the ground floor,
will exceed three-fourths of a statute acre. There will be
a room over of the same dimensions.

The congregation of Paradise-street Unitarian Chapel,
have purchased a piece of land in Hope-street, lying be-
tween Hope-place and the siteof the Live-pool Philharmo-
nic-hall, from which it is separated by Caledonia-street,
on which to erect a new chapel. Schools are also to be
att,ehed to the new chapel.
THE LATE STORMS.—We understand that seven boats
which put nut from Poulton, on Sunday, for the purpose
of muscle fishing have not since been able to return, on
account of the violence of the late storms. The Fleet-
wood packet has for the same reason been unable to cross
from Ulverstone.—Preston Chronicle.

On Wednesday, the gentlemen of the Edge-hill Cricket
Club dined together at Mr. Whiteman's Brunswick
Hotel. The chair Was taken by Dr. Manifold, and the
vice by Mr. Crofts. The dinner consisted of every deli-
cacy of the season, and the company separated highly
delighted at the evening's entertainment.
ILLEGALLY PAW N IN G .—On Wednesday, Sarah Lough-
tern was brought up before Mr. Rushton, charged with
stealing wearing apparel to the amount of £4. The pri-
soner was lett in charge of a house in Truernan-street,
and while the family was away, she stole the'artieles and
pledged them. She was ordered to pay 95., for which
sum the goods were pawned, and 60s. for illegally pawn-
ing, or in default to be imprisoned one month.
Mr. Eccleston, the house surgeon to the Eastern Dis-
pensary, after three years' servitude, being about to leave
for Edinburgh, in order to study for his degree of M.D.,
the Honorary Medical Officers of the institution .met on
*Wednesday, and presented him with a very valuable and
complete case of surgical ins! ruments. with a compli-
mentary address, expressive of their high sense of his ur-
banity and efficiency.

ROBBERY BY A DOCK GATEMAN.—At the Police-
court, on Thursday, Benjamin Rubinson, one of the
Prince's Dock gatemen, was committed for trial for
stealing 701bs of valuable rope, belonging to the Dock
Trustee,. The prisoner employed a man to take the
rope from a hut within the walls of the dock. After it
was taken from the hut, the prisoner sold it to Mr.
Woods, marine store dealer, for 4s. Bd.
One of the patent nautilus life-belts having been sent
to Mr. Melling, secretary of the Royal Mersey Yacht
Club, was exhibited by him at the meeting of the club on
Tuesday. his a clever invention, and remarkable for its
lightness and portability, and well adapted for the use of
gentlemen voyagers, as it can be easily stowed away in a
portmanteau. It will be seen-by an advertisement, in
another part of our paper, that Mr. Jones has been ap-
pointed avnt for this town.
ACCIDENT AT NIPPLE'S SUGAR WAltEitousE.—On
Thursday fon•noon, two men, named Willi..m Murray
and Thomas 11,,sliton, were injured by the tall of some
bricks, at the nuns of the late fire in Batchekr-street.
Rushton received several contusions, but was able to walk
home, and was not considered in any danger. The other
man, Murray, had several severe wounds on the head,
and was otherwise bruised. He is not considered beyond
the reach of recovery.
BOAT RACING ON THE DEE.—This far-famed river
Presented a very animated appearance on Thursday last.
Several matches came off—one between the crew of the
Chester boat and two Liverpool crews, in two-oared
boats. The Liverpool boats were beaten in the first
ties. and the deciding race was between two of the Ches-
ter crew against the other two, which was ended in some-
tn'ng like a dead heat; thus showing that the Chester
menf were equally matched. The winners pulled in the
our-oared boat at the last Chester regatta, beating the
Lancaster boat.
The annual meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' So-
•e_lety took place on Wednesday. The election of officers
Lr the ensuing year was made, and Mr. Edward Sumner,
Vauxhall-road, president; Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Soho-
Street, vice-president; and Mr. Atkinson, Lower Harring-
ton-street, Mr. Armstrong, Fox-street, Mr. Brewer,
London-road, Mr. Hasten), Finch-street, Mr. Huey,
Date-street, Mr. Johnson, London-road, Mr. Liversedge,
Vauxhall.road, Mr. Luff, Murray-street, Mr. Marshall,
Edge-hill, Mr. Prichard, Sun-street, Mr. Parkinson, Roe-
Street, Mr. Whiteman, Hanover-street, were appointed to
form the committee.
MARRIAGE AT ST. LUKE'S.—On Tuesday, Miss
Parry, the only daughter of Edward Parry. Esq., of
Rodney-street, was married, at St. Luke's Church, to
the grandson of the late celebrated Woo. Roscoe, Esq.
The scene was one of a very brilliant description. Rod-
ney-street was all in motion to catch a glimpse, of course.
of t'!e lovely bride arid bridegroom, and of the numerous
relatives and friends by whom they were accompanied in
Carriages to the altar, where " two souls were joined in
one ." The officiating clergyman was the venerable
neJrchdeacon Vickers, of Chetton. Alter the ceremony,
happy couple posted into Shropshire, to spend the
,„,neY n°moon.
POTATOE DISEASE.—On Tuesday at the meeting
of the Select Vestry. the Rev. Rector Campbell, speaking
of the above subject, said it was a remarkable fact, that
at Gateacre, the other day, he was shown a field of pota-
toes, about 1,400 measures, in which the disease did not
exist, and another field of potatoes, about a stone's throw
distant, in which the disease existed to a considerable ex-
tent. The owner told him that he could not account for
the existence of it in the one case, and the non-existence
of it in the other ; and therefore he (the chairman) pre-
sumed that both fields had been planted with the same
seed. The external appearance of both was similarly
healthy. -
MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM.—We have much
pleasure in stating that Mr. Brunetti intends admitting
the pupils of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, on Friday
next, the 16th instant, when a lecture will be delivered by
the gentleman in care of the model, and conveyed by
their tutor to them ; and as there will be a great degree
of interest attached to the exhibition, no doubt there will
be a crowded assembly to witness this interesting sight.
Half-past two o'clock is the hour appointed for the esta-
blishment to attend. About a thousand children from the
charity-schoals in the town have been allowed to witness
this interesting exhibition ; and we have no doubt that
°TI many of their minds a salutary impression will have
been made, which will never be effaced.
A HARD CASE.—CAUTION TO COUNTRY COAL SEL-
ttns---On Tuesday Hugh Cully was brought up charged
With obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared,
by the evidence that the prosecutor, William Gidley, ob-
tains a livelihood by bringing coals to this town from the
coal
load Pits, and that on Monday, not having a ready sale for
which he had bronght to town, and told him if he
Would
get him a customer he would give him a shiling.
ntter finding a purchaser, and the load being delivered,
the prisoner received the whole of the money—twelve
Shillings. and sixpence, and refused to give it up. On
hearing the poor man's tale, Mr. Rushton said. " Well,
:'Yon employ those persons you must expect to be used
11i this manner. The only way you can get your money
AY Putting the prisoner in the Court of Requests.
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YOUNG
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ISTILLER.—On Saturday, a little boy,
,a n by the name of " Billy," whose chin scarcely
21/410inched the upper part of the dock, was brought before
'. _;i "/,t.,11. charged Kith hasirig been found in attend-
ance upon an illicit still, at work in Mar) bone Mr.
Walker, an cfficer of the Customs, said that " Billy " was
fan
a:aequaintance of his of pretty considerable standing.
that he had met the young gentleman in almost every
house he entered, where illicit distillation was being car-
ried
on. He had always taken the principals into custody,
and allowed
on account of his extreme youth
and apparent innocence, to go at large, but that day he
had found him the sole tenant of the house in which the
still was. He had, moreover, seen him attending
sedulously to the illicit occupation' of keeping th-t still at
'full work. Mr. Rushton ordered the lad to be remanded,
observing, that he was manifestly an instrument in the
bands of the other parties.

SERIOUS CtiARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT--At the Po-
lice-court on Thursday, Joseph Clay was charged with
embezzling' large sums of money from his employers,
Messrs. Leo Schuster, sharebrokers, &c., Manchester, to
whom be had acted as cashier. It appears he absconded
on Saturday last, and took a passage by the packet-shin
Liverpool, for New York. Already a deficiency of £BOO
his been proved api.,st him ; £590 was found noon him.
Fie was given into th. chirge of Inspector M•Millen, of
the Manchester force.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Wednesday, Mr.
Henry M'Cay was brought up before Mr. Rushton,
charged with embezzling sums of money to the extent of
£379 10s. 9d., the property of Mr. Montgomery Arnold,
wholesale provision dealer, Belfast. It appeared that he
acted in this town in the capacity of agent to the prose-
cutor. Amongst other duties, he had to make out a
weekly statement of the accounts and transmit it to Mr.
Arnold. This he failed to do for some time, and, upon
an examination. it turned out that he had received sums
of money to the above amount, but had not accounted for
them. On hearing the case, Mr. Rushton ordered the
prisoner to be discharged, observing that M'Cay was not
a servant, but agent, and the money recovered as a debt.
THE SALT MONOPOLY IN INDIA. —On Friday,
meetings of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, and
of the East India and China Association, were held, for
the purpose of receiving from Mr. Storqueler, the secre-
tary to the salt trade of Chester and Worcestershire, a
statement of the views of the trade, in respect to the evil
working of the East India Company's monopoly of the
manufacture of salt in Bengal. The statement elicited a
lively discussion, which terminated in the two associa-
tions resolving, in the first instance, to memorialise the
court of directors and the hoard of control for a reduc-
tion of the duty on British salt, and an alteration in the
regulations for bonding the article at Calcutta. It is
placed upon the same footing with that of other articles
of British commerce, the fair competition, thus induced,
will virtually destroy the monopoly of manufacture.

DEPLORABLE SUPERSTITION.-The wife of an indi-
vidual, residing at the village of Skerton, had im-
bibed the preposterous notion that a " charm" to
insure the accomplishment of her wishes, regarding the
termination of any forthcoming-event, might be wrought
by putting the cat in, the oven, Being desirous, on the
last regatta-day, that Lancaster should win the cup, she
resorted to this revolting mummery, and kept poor puss
actually fastened in the heated oven unt,l the race was
over, when the ill-fated animal was taken out lifeless.
having been literally roasted to death. We understand
that this foolish old woman's crotchet is notorious in
Skelton, and that she played the same inhuman prank
at last year's regatta, and on another occasion, when a
dog belonging to a gentleman in the neig! born hood was to
run at Hornby coursing meeting.—Lancaster Guard!an.
HOUSEBREAKING.—On Thursday, at the Police-court.
Jacob Goulston, a diminutive Jew, was brought up,
charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of John
Burke, rnilkseller, Peter-street. The prosecutor stated
that while he and his wife were looking after a cargo of
milk at the hallway Station, a neighbour came to tell
them that every room in their house was lighted up. He
returned home, and on entering the house he met the
prisoner rushing into the lobby. He was secured, and
upon an examination bring made it was found that all
the boxes, Winks, drawers, and other places for the
safe keeping of property, were broken open and ran-
sacked. The doors at the back, which were left by Mr.
Burke all secured, had been forced open. Upon the
prisoner was found four pennies, nineteen half-pennies,
and one shilling and sixpence in silver, which had been
taken from a desk belonging to the prosecutor. One of
the coins, which was much disfigured, had that day been
taken by Mr. Burke. The prisoner was committed for
trial.

PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.—On Saturday, an el-
derly man, named James Blain, was brought before Mr.
Rushton cn a charge of having passed two base shillings
and a halfcrown upon shopkeepers at the north end of the
town. Mr. Christopher Tindall, publican, of Regent-
street, stated, that. on Monday evening, the prisoner en-
tered toe shop, and asked for a glass of rum. Upon being
served, he handed a shilling and was given the change.
He immediately decamped, and, upon looking into the
till shortly afterwards,the shilling was discovered to bebad.
On Friday evening. between light and dark, he called again
asked fo: a glass of ale, and handed another bad shilling.
He was then taken into custody, and both shillings were
handed to the police. It appeared, upon inquiry in the
neighbourhood, that he had passed a counterfeit halfcrown
upon Mar) Booth, a poor woman who keeps an eating-
cellar at the Clarence Dock. He had gone into the cel-
lar, eaten plentifully of the beet and poi k offered for sale,
and then paid her with the counterfeit. The evidence
against him was reduced to writing, and he was ordered
to be remanded until communicutlon could be had with
the officers of the Mint.

LIVERPOOL TOWN MrsstoN.—The report presented to
the monthly meeting last week states that. during the
month of September, 18 missionaries made 6014 visits to
the dwellings of the poor, of which an unusually large
number, viz., 1822 were visits to the sick and dying.
They also lent 10,258 tracts, 13 copies of the New Testa-
ment, and 393 books from their loan libraries, and in-
duced 18 children to attend school. They held 246
meetings for divine worship, in rooms' and dwelling-
, ousel, at which the attendance was about 5100, or an
average of 20 at each meeting ; and 36 meetings in the
open air, which were attended by about 7500 persons, or
an average of 200 at each meeting. In the visits of the
past month, the agents have encountered an unusual
amount of sickness. In some parts of the town scarcely
a family is exempt. The prevailing complaints are typhus
fever and dysentery, but chiefly the latter. The agents
were requested to state the number of sick persons they
had visited through the month, and ten of them reported
514; the other eight said the cases were so many that
they could n,,t enumciate them. One agent said that he
had 'visited every family in a street in Vauxhall-road, and
out of the 75 families who live in the street, there were
only 3 exempt from sickness. Another agent says : " I
have scarcely been at a house through the last month,
where the families have not been suffering more or less
from dysentery ; several children have died of it, and
many are ill." Another agent says be has visited 16 per-
sous who were ill with dysentery, of whom 4 died; and 8
who had typi,us fever, of whom 4 died. Of course sick-
ness among the pcitr does not come alone; it is in most
cases aggravated by want, and that severely, at the pre-
sent period. The report makes a solemn reference to tt.e
spiritual aspect of the labours of the mission, and their
results. An adult school has been opened in a room in
Lim, kiln-lane. John Cropper, Esq., is an active mem-
ber of the committee.

NEW GAS AND COKE COMPANY.—SALE OF SHARES.
—A sale of 250 shares of £25 each in the new Gas and
Coke Company took place in the Clarendon-rooms on
Thursday, and was exceedingly well attended. Toe shares
were offered in pursuance of the act of Parliament, and
were divided into 62 lots of 4 shares each, and one of two
shares, thus each lot made £lOO stock in the concern.
They were offered at a premium per lot, and the condi-
tions were that the purchasers should pay on the 31st of
October a call of £2s—in shot, that they should be paid
up that day. Before the sale commenced, Mr. Carrington
inquired whether the dividend of £lO per cent. per an-
nual was likely to be kept up, as he collected from the
last half-yearly report that the profits had decreased
about one-third. Shares, too, were also to be appropri-
ated at a future period amongst the pr. prietors, so that
when they were created, the dividend would have to be
extended to them. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, law clerk to the
company, stated that the deficiency in the receipts last
half. year arose from a decrease in the price of gas from
6s. to 4s. 6d. Mr. Carrington then inquired whether the
directors had sufficient data to enable them to say whether
the dividend of 10 per cent. could be kept up. Mr. J. B.
Lloyd, in reply, said the customers of the company had
increased since the reduction to 4s. 6J,, and there was a
reserved fund of £5OOO untouched, applicable to the pay-
ment of dividends. Mr. Fosbery intimated that it would
not be expedient in the directors to give a direct an-
swer to the question, and Mr. Ramsdell then said he had
attended a meeting the other day when this subject
was discussed. He had at that meeting asked sevetal di-
rectors individually whether they thought the ten per
cent. dividend would be maintained, and they all told him
they had no doubt whatever of it. Toe conversation
closed by Mr. Muncaster remarking that it would be a
long time before the 2,540 shares could be appropriated
among the proprietors. The sale then commenced. The
first two lots were sold at a premium of £77. Fourteen
tots produced this premium ; all the others £76. The bid-
ding was rather animated.

SELECT VESTRY,:—At the meeting on Tuesday, Mr.
E. T. Watkins, of Toucester, Northamptonthire, was
appointed assistant house surgeon, at £5O per annum, in
consequence of the crowded state of the Fever Hospital.
There are 86 patients in the hospital and 397 in the wards.
Mr. M'Dougal resigned his situation of house surgeon.
1 be Industrial School committee reported that an appli-
cation had been made by Mess►s. Stocks and Co., the
proprietors ot• a colliery in the vicinity of St. Helen's, for
some of the boys belonging to the school to be bound
apprentices to them, and to be employed in drawing coals
and doing such other work in the pit as females did here-
tofore. They promised that the boys should be lodged
by themselves, under the charge of an elderly matron,
at.d that they should be allowed to attend their respective
places cf worship on the Sabbath. The committee recom-
mended that ten of the school boys, of the age of abcut
14 or 15, be sent On trial to the colliery for a month.
Mr. Chesney protested strongly against sending any of
the children at the Industrial School to work in coal
mines, upon the ground that it was by no means fit for
reputable people to work in such places. The Chairman
apprehended that Mr. Chesney exaggerated the horrors
of coal pits, for he had lately been looking through the
reports of the commissioners who had heel' making in-
quit ies on the subject, and he found that colliers were in
many places much better di than labourers. Mr. Mellor
said that he had some connection with a colliery, in which
the miners could earn the sum of 9s. each in six hours—
fi om six in the morning until twelve at neon. Mr.
Scholfield thought the board ought to hesitate before
they sent the lads to the colliery, the more particularly as
this was the first instance in which any application had
been made, and, of course, the first in which the com-
mittee had recommended its adoption. He contended
that the objectstor which the Industrial School had been
established was to eiticate pauper children well, and not
to send them out, as they were now about to send them
out, alter they had only received a smattering of educa•
tion. The proceedings of the Industrial School com-
mittee were confirmed, including the recommendation to
send ten of t• e boys to the colliery on trial for a month.
The Vestry Clerk was requested to write to the Poor-law
Commissioners, requesting permission to defer the sale of
the house in Lime.street, erected for Mr. Eekersiey, to a
more favourable opportunity, and also requesting their
sanction for the immediale erection of the new parish
building at the top of Brownlow-hill. Letters were read
from the Poor-law Commissioners, confirming the ap-
rointment of Mr. Giimsdale as house surgeon, refusing
assent to the building of a new night asylum at the expense
of the board, and pointing out some of the principal Imo-
visions in the new act for the removal of paupers.

THREATENING.—On Tuesday, William Bunnell ap-
peared, in answer to a summons charging him with vio-
lently abusing his aged father, Mark Bunnell, whilst he
Wa4 bedridden. The complainant stated, that on the 12. h
of September, whilst he was unwell in bed, his son came
to his house, in High-street, Everton, and, on entering
his room, seized hold of him, and threatened to knock
his brains out with a large bludgeon he held in his hand
if he did not give up the keys belonging to his (com-
plainant's) drawers, &c. Several timers since he had
called and used violent language. Oa Thursday last lie
went again and threatened, in a menacing manner, that be
would ill-use his aged parent if he did not give up the
pods in the house to bim. The son, in his defence, said
his father owed him a large sum of money, and he merely
went for it. He was ordered to find bail, himself in
.Z2OO, and two sureties of XIOU each.

STOLEN PROPERTY CLAIMED BY A THIEF,—On
Friday, an elderly roan, named John Monaghan, was
charged before Mr. Rushton, with having stolen a hogs-
head, the property of Messrs. Tyrer and Glover. carriers,
of Great Howard-street. It appeared that Peter Tide,
clerk to Mr. Taylor, a coal merchant, observed the pri-
soner in the act of rolling the hogshead past Mr. Taylor's
office door. Having seen the same hogshead in Tyrer
and Glover's yard, he had the prisoner apprehended. It
was the fourth time the prisoner had made an attempt to
steal the same hogshead. Prisoner.—" No ? its not the
fourth time,—its only the third, and I think, when I suf-
fered a month for it before, I ought to have sortie claim to
it now." (Laughter.) Mr. Rushton.—" You ought to
know, that stealing it before, gives you no claim to it
now." Prisoner (scratching his head, and looking inno-
cently).—" I thought it did, Sir!" (Laughter.) He was
committed for trial.

WEST DERBY UNION.—The usual meeting was held
on Tuesday. A letter was received from the Poor-law
Commissioners, to the effect that they sanctioned, provi-
sionally, the steps taken by the Board in engaging a house,
and fitting it up as a temporary fever hospital, but they re-
quested to be informed of its precise situation, of the
names, and other particulars of the nurses. It appeared
that out of twelve patients received into the fever house,
since its opening, five had been recovered, and one had
died ; the six remaining were doing well. A report of a
sub-committee, and a letter from J. Finch and Son, as to
the temporary fever ward, were read, and the clerk was
instructed to make the necessary arrangements for the re-
moval of the patients. It was represented to the Board,
that a case of considerable hardship had occurred on the
previous Tuesday. in consequence of a standing order not
to admit to the Board poor applicants who did not pre-
sent themselves at the Union House, before eleven o'clock.
M r. Lloyd spoke strongly in condemnation of the order,
and entered a notice to move for its being rescinded, to
come on next meeting.

HIGHWAY BOARD.—The usual weekly meeting was
held on Thursday. The Law-clerk was ordered to write
to the parties erecting the building at the end of North
John-street, directing them to remove the obstruction to
the thoroughfares in Princes'-street. The dangerous
state of Oldhall-street gave rise to some discussion.
Some members advocated the erection of an iron bridge
over the canal which crosses Great Howard•street. Mr.
Iliegins begged to call the attention of the Board to the
subject of exonerating parties from payment of the sew-
erage rates, respecting which he had been contradicted at
the last meeting, by Mr. Procter and others. Since
then he had examined three of the books, and found that
in the first there were fourteen, in the second twenty.
nine, and in the third thirty-f,ur names of parties who
hid been so exonerated; and although contradicted by
Mr. Procter, he bad found that many of the signatures
were in that gentleman's handwriting. Mr. Procter pro-
tested that he had not contradicted Mr. Higgins, and ex-
plained that he had never exonerated any persons but
widows with large families. Mr. Walthew and Mr.
Kaye also gave the same explanation. Mr. Cooper:
Perhaps you are alluding to me. I never forgive any.
K.l r. Higgins : So I have heard. (Laughter.) After con-
siderable discussion, t' e subject dropped. The sum of
one hundred guineas was voted as a present to Mr. Wm.
Wainwright, in consideration of the valuable service he
had rendered the Board during the 1 Est four years. A
discussion took place as to the appropriation of the £5OOO
received from the Corporation, and, after two divisions.
Mr. Procter's motion was carried ; which was, that the
money be divided between the Sewerage and Paving
Rates. A highway rate was ordered to be laid of 4d. in
the pound. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Leyland being the only
members opposing it. A sewerage rate of Id. in the
pound was also laid.
DOCK. COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.--A plan was sub-
mined of a cooperage sired for the Albert Dock. Some
discussion took place as to whether the shed should be
merely for the repair of casks, or to be used also as a
store for new ones, and ultimately the plans were ordered
to lie on the table for a fortnight. A letter was received.
from the secretary to the Commissioners for improving
tine harbour of Cork, desiring the views of the Dock
Committee as to a bill introduced into Parliament last
session for the better management of the rivers and har-
bours of the United Kingdom. and whether they intended
to take any measures in reference to it. The Chairman
stated that he knew something of the bill, and its provi-
sions were very stringent. The letter was referred to the
Marine Committee. A letter was read from the Commis-
sioners of Customs approving of the shed on the north-
west quay of the Coburg Dock being worked as a transit
shed. The Warehouse Management Committee recom-
mended that in future all goods left in the transit sheds
beyond the time allowed by law be housed in the Albert
Dock Warehouses. Confirmed. A letter was read from
Mr. P. Sergeantson, Chairman of the Cotton Broker's
Association, stating that the scale of rates for the Albert
Dock, agreed en by the Committee, had been approved of
at a 'meting of brokers. The Chairman stated that much
difficulty had arisen with respect to finding warehouses
for the storage of saltpetre, and called the attention of
the Committee to the sulj:-ct. Mr. Nicol said that
sheds were provided by the Corporation, but parties would
not use them, and they were /et for other purposes.
After a long conversation; it was agreed that the use of
one of the floors in the west stack of warehouses at the
Albert Dock should be allowed for the storage of saltpetre
for a period of three months. no other merchandise to be
stored there during that time. A letter from Mr. Thomas
Moss, requesting that he might lay upinis yacht in the
Albert Dock, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Com-
mittee. The chairman inquired from the surveycr how
the landing stage was progressing, as there were many
inquiries respecting it. The surveyor said the work was
progressing, but considerable delay had been occasioned,
owing to Mr. Cubitt not having come over to superintend
the work, arid he was net in a position to say anything
positive as to its completion. The chairman said he con-
sidered the credit of the committee very deeply mortgaged
as regarded the completion of the stage, and he would
write to Mr. Cubitt on the subject.
BIRKENHEADCOMMISSIONERS —At theusualmonthly
meeting, on Tuesday, the Health Committee received per-
mission to make inquiries as to the expense of construct-
ing baths and wash-houses for the poor. In consequence
of a memorial on the subject to the Market Committee
it was agreed that the cheese fair in ftcure slidl be held
in front of the new market. It was stated that the rate
of expenditure for roads was, this year, 300 per cent. less
than in 1841 and 1815. On the recommendation of the
Ferry Committee, it was agreed that a bell should be put
up in the lighthouse at the end of the Woodside pier, to
he kept ringing in foggy weather; that Messrs. Wdinuthby.
should be allowed to land and embark the mail at Monks'
Ferry. subject to a payment of ten guineas, as an ac-
knoaledgement to the commissioners of ferry rate ;
that 500 tons of coal should be ordered for the supply
of the ferryboats, to be kept in reserve at the yard
in caseof a turn-out of the colliers should take place,
and that Mr. William Rudd should be appointed assistant
manager, at a salary of £lOO per annum. The receipts
of the terry for the past month were £1965 Os. 3d., and
from the 25th April to the 30th of September £18.878
4s. 4d. A report of a special committee appointed to
take treasures for bringing about an alteration in the
post-office arrangement in Birkenhead, stated, that
the committee had had an interview with Mr. Church-
ill, at the Liverpool Post-office, and that they had
found that gentleman desirous of affording every
facility for remedying ex'sting grievances, and would
at all times endeavour, as far as possible, to carry out any
suggestions that might be recommended for the conve-
nience of the inhabitants. There was no doubt the present
establishment would be removed to a more central situa-
tion, and to a building better adapted for the wants of tile
township. A receiving house in Watson•street would be
established for the inhabitants at the north end, and a bag
was to be made up in Manchester for Birkenhead exclu-
sively, so that the bulk of the letters would be in the first
delivery at eight o'clock in the morning. An effort would
be made to deliver the north of England and Irish letters
by an early delivery. and in the meantime they could be
had at any hour after nine o'clock in the morning. The
report was adopted.
SPLENDID LAUNCII.—On Wednesday a magnificent
new iron stesmer was launched from the building yard of
of Messrs. Vernon. A great number of persons were
present to witness the launch, the launchways along
which she glided being the unusual length of 400 feet.

She was named the Minerva, end is to be placed on the
Cork and Glasgow line. A large platform at the bow of
the vessel had been considerately erected for the accom-
modation of the ladies, and aas well filled by the youth
and beauty of the town, whilst all the adjacent eminences
were equally well occupied by parties of anxious and inte-
rested friends. The deck of the vessel was also crowded
with amateur and veteran mariners desirous of making
the first trip which she would undertake after her com-
pletion. Precisely at half-past eleven the immense fabric
was set in motion, the ceremony of christening being per.
formed by Mrs. Pike, daughter of the late Lieut. Watson,
of the St. George Steam-packet Company. The vessel
was nearly six minutes in traversing tie launchways, and
her progress was viewed with such breathless interest,
that it was quite impossible to get up a cheer. Some ap.
prehension was for a tew moments excited for her safety
by the smoke caused by the friction of the cradle on the
launchways ; but there was no real danger, and all fear
was allayed on her entering the Mersey. which she did in
the most graceful mariner imaginable. The pent-up en-
thusiasm of all present then knew no bounds, and the
cheering was loud and protracted. In a short time she
was taken in tow by one of the river steamers and safely
introduced into dock. Parker's lioyal Cheltenham
Qaadi ille Band greeted her departure with " Rule Bri_
tannia" and " Hearts of Oak," and the scene was most
exhilarating. Ia
,the water the Minerva looked a mag-
nificent vessel. tier length between perpendiculars is
190 feet: over all, 227 feet; breadth inside the paddle-
boxes, 26 feet ; depth of hold, 16 feet. She registers 627
tons ; and her engines, by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy,
will be 420 horses' power. The invited guests shortly
afterwards assembled in the model-room, where a spier)_
did dejeuner had been prepared. Upwards of one hun-
dred and fifty ladies and gentlemen Fat down, under the
presidency of Mr. Vernon, whilst Mr. Curtis and Mr.
Vernon, jun.. assiduously administered to the pleasures of
the party. The band of music was here again in requi-
sition, and performed a number of popular airs during
the repast, and between, the toasts which were given.