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no suspicion till then, for he did not doubt but that it
was right, but he had then his suspicions. lie had often
lent money to his neighbours, whether voters of St.
Anne's Ward or not, without the slightest regard to
political creed.
The Commissioner drew Mr. Parker's attention to the
statement of Brownbill about going to the treasurer.
Mr. Parker said that no such words had been used, and
that he should have given him the money immediately out
of his pocket, but that he had not a stamp with him at
the time.
The Commissioner remarked that Brownbill had not,
when he was first before him, nor on that day, made
mention of the letter of distress. Brownbill, on this, ac-
knowledged that Mr. Parker's statement relative to the
letter was true.
The Commissioner said he should give judgment in the
case when he entered the court on Tuesday morning.
There would be no occasion for Mr. Parker to attend—
his clerk would do.
Mr. Bradley, the Chairman of the Radical Committee
for St. Anne's Ward, wished to make a statement to the
Commissioner respecting the political motives which were
perceptible in the case.
Mr. Parker hoped he should be permitted to reply.
The Commissioner said he could hear nothing of the
sort.

Mr. Parker.—Certainly not : the request is as contempt..
ible as the man.
The parties then left the court.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHIP-BUILDING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD
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to think and act for themselves, and not grant any theo-
retic change, (even if laid down through the most specious
arguments, or forcible appeals to prejudice or passion,)
without first practically proving the benefit likely to result
therefrom. It is from want of this research that has caused
so many speculative errors. It may be said by many that
they are not adequate to the task, not being sufficiently
conversant with figures ; this should not discourage the
aspirant, but let him know that there is not one useful
problem in mathematics that cannot practically be solved.
In my last was shown a correct method for finding the
centres of gravity and displacement; it is well known
there are few problems more difficult to encounter than
that of measuring mathematically the displacement of a
ship, yet a method now about to be shown is eqbally exact,
and-may with ease be put into practice. Having procured
the model of the vessel, from the load line to the keel, as
shown in my last letter, when the vessel built from the
drawing is launched and equipped, with all her stores on
board, mark on her stem and stern post her exact draught
of water; suppose it to be one foot above her second wa-
ter line, those heights carefully set up on the sheer plan
of the drawing, through which run a line as her light
draught of water, which line will show one quarter of an
inch above the second water line ; run off this line, as a
water line in the body arid half-breadth plans ; take a
loiece of the same fir of which your model was made, plane
it to a quarter of an inch thick, being the space of the new
water line, on which set down the stations and half-
breadths, as already shown ; being now filled and placed
on the upper edge of the second water line, add thereto
the-parts of the stem and stern post ; take from the lower
side of the third piece of the model as much as was added
to the second piece, that the model may be a perfect repre-
sentation of the vessel built, from her load line to the
keel : thus having completed the model, add thereto
the half thickness of the rother, as high as the load water
line. Take a part of the same board which composes the
model (great care must be observed in selecting the wood
for this purpose, that every part applied may be taken
from the same board), plane it up very exact to one inch
thick, and two inches in breadth, from which cut very
nicely nine pieces of six inches long each, six pieces of
three inches long each, six pieces of two inches long each,
four pieces of one inch long each, and four pieces of half-
an-inch long each ; one of those last cut into halves, quar-
ters, half-quarters, and eighths. Suppose the vessel's
register 260 tons old measurement, her drawing being on
a quarter scale; as such the half-model, with the blocks
as above, are the same ; therefore the first nine pieces, be-
ing inches long each, contain 6912 cube quarter of
six
inches ; the second, being six pieces of three inches long
each, contains 2301; the third, six pieces of two inches
long each, contains 1536 cube quarter of inches; the
fourth, four pieces of one inch long each, contain 512 cube
quarter inches ; and the last four pieces, of half an inch
long each, contain 188 cube quarter of inches; to prove
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the correctness of these blocks, weigh them n a pair of
scales one against the others; when complete, the whole
will amount to 11,452 cube quarter of inches. Take that
part of the model forming her light load down, place it
in one scale, against which place in the other blocks to
produce an even balance, say three of six inches long each,
one of three inches long, one of two inches long, one of
half an inch long, with two single quarter of inches; their
contents will show, that the half-model, to her light wa-
ter mark, will weigh 3010 cube quarter inches, which di-
vided by 35 (being the quantity of cube feet of water in a
ton), will produce 86, which mul'iply by two, as each side
gives ]72 tons, as the weight of the hull and furniture.
Next weigh the part that forms the third water line, whose
even balance say produces 1715 cube quarter inches ; this
divided by 35, makes 49 tons ; twice, far both sides, shows
that it will take 98 tons to bring the ship down to her third
water line. In like manner place the part which composes
the fourth water line into the scale, and balance it with
blocks ; say it takes 2590 cube quarter inches, being equal
to 74 tons, twice of which, for both sides, is 148; adding
thereto 98, shows that it will take 24G tons to bring the
ship down to her fourth water line. Again place the part
which forms the load line in one scale, with blocks in the
other, whose supposed balance say is 3015 cube quarter
inches; this divide by 35, the produce will be 87 tons,
twice of which, for both sides, gives 174 ; add to this 240,
thereby showing that it will take 420 tons of cargo to bring
the ship down to her load water line. No method can be
more correct, if the ship correspond with the drawing and
model, every part of whose materials and blocks are from
the same, piece of wood. The water, or level lines, may be
divided, and the model made to correspond, by keeping a
memorandum of the ship's displacement in tons, at the
height of each line; by marking those heights on the stem
and sternpost of the ship, the exact weight on board may
be known at any line of immersion. Again, should the
draughtsman require to know what the ship will really
carry, form the model and prepare the blocks, weigh the
model, and cast her register tonnage, as the old measure-
ment—(the nicest calculation that has been given for a
British-built ship's displacement, when ready for sea
with a swept hold, has been two-thirds of her register ton-
nage.) Example : your drawing being for a ship of 260
tons, two-thirds say is 172 tons; place the half-model,
formed from the water line, down, including the half-
sternpost, and rother, in one scale, with the balance of
blocks in the other, amounting to 10360 cube quarter
inches; dividing this by 35 shows that half of the ship's
displacement is equal to 296 tons; deduct 86 tons, being
half the weight of the ship and furniture, shows that it
will take 420 tons of cargo to bring her down to the load
line.—l am, sir, &c.,
Pembroke Dock, 18th Nov. 1814.

JOHN COCK.

LIVERPOOL AND RUNCORN RAIL\NAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Your paper having supplied a comprehensive
leading article on the subject of Liverpool railway im-
provements, I beg leave to inquire on what grounds the
project of a direct line between Runcorn and Liverpool
has been so suddenly abandoned.
A scheme of this nature was set forth in the official no-
tice advertised a fortnight ago, but it is no longer in-
cluded in the " Junction's" manifestos, and is not even
mentioned by your contributor.

Is it not highly probable, if not certain, that such a me-
dium of communication will hereafter, and at no distant
period. be deemed essential to the mutual interests of
Runcorn and Liverpool, to say nothing of its being part
of the compendious route of a straight line between the
latter town and Birmingham, by which, in the present era
of steam travelling, those two places ought surely to be
conjoined? When this improvement has been effected,
the Runcorn and Huyton line will be worse than useless,
existing only in the form of an incumbrance on the tract
of country subjected to it—one indeed which the promo-
ters ought to be deterred from inflicting. I know no rea-
son why anything short of the highest degree of perfection
should content the public at Liverpool more than else-
where.—l am, sir, &c. L. P.

THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The commission day for
these assizes has now been definitely fixed for Monday,
the 9th day of December. Mr. Baron Gurney will not
sit for the despatch of business till Tuesday, the 10th
at eleven o'clock.
PARISH CHURCH, WARR INGTON.—A subscription has
been set on foot for the purpose of placing a stained glass
window in the east end of the parish church, over the
communion table. The estimated cost is £250, and up-
wards of £lOO have already been subscribed.
On Friday week, the Duke of Cambridge, steamer, on
her pa•-sage from London to Belfast, came in contact with
the schooner James Brown, laden with grain, from Ire-
land for Liverpool. The schooner went down, but the
crew were saved.
Mr. Charles Dodd, who was killed by the steam boiler
explosion in the Thames, was the son of Mrs. Dodd, of
Moss-street, formerly of James-street. Ile stood high in
his profession as an engineer, and still higher in the esteem
of all who knew him. The body has been brought to Li-
verpool for interment.
SINGULAR FACT.—The police-constable 299, James
Tracy, who was struck by Mr. Ashton, of the Watch-
office, in self-defence, at the South Dock Station, has
since been elevated to the title of Earl of Tracy—an Irish
peerage.—Gore's Paper.—[This is a mistake. Tracy's
father is the claimant, but his claim has not yet been ad-
mitted. It may be mentioned, as another " singular
fact," that Tracy married the widow of Bailey, the
police-constable, who was killed in Hanover-street.]
INQUEST.—On Saturday week an inquest was held on
the body of Mr. William Tollemache, a respectable trades •
man, residing on the Cheshire side of the river. His body
was found on Saturday morning, on the shore near Wood-
side Ferry. He bad been seen in Liverpool on Friday
evening, and it is supposed that, after lauding on the op-
posite side, be must have mistaken his road and fallen into
the river. The jury returned a verdict of " Found
drowned."

DENSE Fou.—On Thursday evening, we had, in this
town, what may be termed a complete London fog,
causing much difficulty and danger in the streets and en-
virons. One of the consequences of the fog, and of the
imprudence of driving without lighted lamps, was the
complete overturn of an omnibus going to Waterloo;
falling down an embankment into a pool of water. The
passengers consisted of a lady and her infant, three gen-
tlemen, and another outside. The two first were severely
injured.

FATAL EXPLOSION.—On Monday afternoon, about
half-past one o'clock, a most extraordinary eruption of
water and foul air, followed by an explosion, occurred in
the coal-pit belonging to the trustees of Mr. Williams,
situated immediately behind the Hare and Hounds pub-
lic-house, Pemberton, about a mile and a half from Wi-
gan, on the road to Billinge. The result of the accident
is the death of two youths, about sixteen years of age ;
the serious injury of three boys and two men ; the slight
injury of two other boys, and also a few casual bruises to
another workman in the mine.
MURDEROUS ATTACK.—About six o'clock yesterday
evening week, as Thomas Crewdson, Esq., importer of
cigars, was going towards his residence, 20, Mason-street,
Edge-hill, to dinner, he was attacked by three men near
the Deaf and Dumb Institution, and on the lonesome
road lying between Crown-street and Grinfield-street.
One of the ruffians struck him on the forehead with a
stick, and knocked him down. The object of the parties
was plunder, but we believe they failed in getting any, as
Mr. Crewdson had no money on his person. He was
most savagely assaulted, and was conveyed home in a
languishing state. The three fellows made their escape.
AMERICAN CANDLES.—The late importation of Ame-
rican candles by the New York packet-ship England, at
Liverpool. said to be a novelty at the port, is not so at
the port of London. For a considerable time past the
London and New York line of packet-ships have been in
the habit of bringing large quantities of American compo-
sition candles, which, on being landed, are immediately
placed in bond for exportation. Several ships which
lately sailed from the docks for India, China, and other
ports, were supplied with this description of candles, and
the importers, after paying freight, &c., realised a profit
of about 2d. per lb.
COINING.—On Tuesday last, Robert Compston and his
wife, and Thos. King, were brought up at the Police-court,
the two former for being in possession of coining materials,
found in their lodgings at Windsor, and the latter for pas-
sing counterfeit money. About 20s. in silver were taken
from one of them, amongst which was a half-crown sup-
posed to be counterfeit. It was, at the request of the fe-
male forwarded to a silversmith (Mr. Jones, of Castle-
street,) who pronounced it to be good silver, but cast in a
mould,—not struck from a die. The rrisoners were re-
manded until the officers of the mint were communicated
with.

SHOP RODBERIES.—On Saturday week the well known
hieves, John Hennesey, James Powell, and Thos. Salis-
bury, were observed by police officer Toole to rob the shop
of Mr. Barker, outfitter, Oldhall-street, cf two coats.
Salisbury then escaped, but Toole knocked down Powell,
who, in the struggle that ensued stabbed the officer in the
neck, and escaped. On Tuesday evening, the three were
again seen together, and being apprehended, they were ou
Wednesday committed for trial. On the same day a boy
named Connor was also committed for stealing a dozen
pairs of French slippers from the shop of Mr. Thierry,
boot and shoemaker, Bold-street. Upon him were found
a knife and a wire used by such characters in loosening
panes of glass in windows, and extracting the goods.
COMMITMENTS, SINCE OUR LAST.--Win. Jones, for
stealing a cape, the property of Mr. Hugh Mackay, tailor
and draper, Barnett-street.—Thomas Donally, for stealing
a cap, the property of Mrs. Eliza Weekley, smallvvaie
dealer, Scotland-road.—Joseph Taylor, for stealing, on
Tuesday last,"a lady's pocket tablet, with a gold pencil,
worth 35., from the shop of Mr. Gibbons, fancy stationer,
80ld-street. The prisoner went into the shop under the
pretence of buying a sheet of paper; when he was gone the
tablet was missed, and it was found at a pawnbroker's the
next day, where he bad pledged it for 10s.—Henry Todd,
for stealing a pair of boots, worth 18s. from the shop door
of Mr. T. B. Elley, Old Ilaymarket.---George Blake, for
stealing a box from the lorry of Thomas Roberts.
BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT, Thursday.—One of the
four men charged, as we noticed last week, with being
found in pursuit of game at Ireby, on the 10th instant,
(Wm. Dawson) was identified as one of the parties, and
;vas fined 40s. and costs. He was not in court. Three
retail beer sellers were fined in 405., 10s. and 78. Gd. re-
spectively, with costs, for the usual infringement of the
act regulating their trade. A man named Cannon, and
another, were charged with having carted away some stone
for foundations in Birkenhead from the township quarries,
he having no right to do so. It appeared that he had for-
merly been employed at some work in the park, under
Messrs. Chapman, contractors, had carted stone for them
from the same place, and was in ignorance of the fact that
lie had no right to take it away for others. He was ac-
quitted on condition of paying for the summonses.
CONCEALMENT OF A LOVER IN A WINE CELLAR.—A
singular and amusing case (involving an asssault by one
lady on another) was heard at the police-court on Satur-
day last, and excited much merriment. It is related
at "romantic" length in the Albion, but we must con-
tent ourselves with an outline of the principal facts only.
Miss Ann Owen, a very young and very pretty young
lady, summoned Mrs. Collins, who keeps an extensive
and fashionable millinery and dressmaking establishment
in Bold-street (and with whom she lived as one of the
assistants), for an assault. It appeared from the evidence
that Mrs. Collins not only kept the establishment No. 85
in Bold-street, but also a house in Bedford-street, for the
accommodation of the young ladies, and that a little Ger-
man centleman, M. Collosque, had been a lodger with
her at the former place for some years. On Saturday
morning week, this little gentleman came out from his
bedroom upon the landing and called out " Vater, vater,
vhere de devil is de vater ?" in an angry tone, to which she
was not accustomed. Some explanation took place when it
appeared that the ire of the diminutive man had been
roused by the servant forgetting to put water in his water
jug wherewith to wash and shave himself. So enraged
did he become that, before he could be supplied with the
requisite element, he ran back to his room, locked him-
self up, and called out to Mrs. Collins, " You'll never,
never see me again. Mrs. Collins thought it best not
to disturb him while he was in such a temper. Saturday
passed over, and he did not appear. Sunday Mrs. Collins
passed in the country, and on returning at night became
rather alarmed about him, and went to his room. She
found the dour locked, but all search for him in the
apartment was in vain, though his trunks, &c., were
there. Mrs. Collins's apprehensions as to what had be-
come of him now increased, and it was not till Monday
about noon that a ray of hope was communicated to her
by Miss Cappa, one of her German assistants, who
declared she had seen the tails of his coat in Miss
Ann Owens's sitting-room in Bedford-street. Till-
teer Mrs. C. repaired. She asked Miss Owen if she had
seen him, which she gravely defied, expressing her utter
astonishment at such a question being put; and then sat
down coolly end partook of a hasty dinner. Meantime,
Mrs. Collins searched the house from top to bottom, and
finally the wine cellar, with one key of which Miss Owen
was, in confidence, entrusted, while she (Mrs. C'.) kept
another. In that " aeartment," to the discomfiture of
Miss Owen, she found:the little German concealed behind
a large stone, and crouching down between two pipes of
wine, one of Hock and the other of Madeira. Small as he
naturally was, he looked ten times more diminutive now ;
and, upon being brought before Miss Owen, it would
require the graphic pencil of a Cruikehank to pourtray
the countenances of the pair. Miss Owen attempted to
account for his concealment by stammering out that it was
the old servant, Ann, that thrust him into the wine cellar;
but Ann gave the best of all possible proofs that she could
not have been the concealer, because Miss Owen, and not
she, kept the key, and had it then in her pocket ! The
i case was clear. Mrs. Collins, n a moment of forgetfulness,
and no one regrets it more than herself since, gave Miss
Owen a box upon the ear for her misconduct, and a scratch
upon the hands, Mr. Collosque exclaiming at the moment
that " it was a divil of a shame to strike de young lady under
the pekoolar—the very pekoolar circumstances of de case."
Mr. Rushton brought about the denouement of the whole
affair by saying there appeared no doubt that Mr. Col_
losque had been found in the wine cellar, and that Miss
Owen had the key of that very useful apartment. The
facts, he said, were these :—Mrs. Collins, a lady of re-
spectability, employed a considerable number of young
ladies. One of these ladies, Miss Owen, was taken ill, and
received the best medical advice. An altercation took place
between Mrs. Collins and her lodger, Mr. Collosque, who
decamped. A search was made for him in the house in
Bedford-street, and there lie was denied. Subsequently
he was detected in the wine cellar, the key of which
lay in Miss Owen's pocket! The court was not, cer-
tainly, much surprised that Mrs. Collins should have
boxed Miss Owen's ears nude! the circumstances ; but,
as the assault was not to be justified, although given under
great provocation, Mrs. Collins should pay a fine of three
shillings. The fine having been forthwith paid, the ladies
on both sides left the court.