The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

DELVtNG CATTLE ON THE SABBATH.—On Saturday
two men were fined ss. each and costs for having driven
some cattle op Oxford-street, in the immediate vicinity of
St. C:itherir.e Church, on the Sunday before, during
divine service. Mr. Rushton looked at the Alayor'6 pro-
clamation before he imposed the fine, and said, that al-
though St. Catherine Church was not exactly in Oxford-
street, yet, as that street was mentioned in the proclama-
tion, the parties were not warranted in driving cattle
through it after divine service had commenced.

STATE OF BROOK-STREET.---A young man was placed
at the bar of the police-court, on Thursday, charged with
an assaul upon another young man, on the day previous,
in Brook-street, Oldhall-street. Mr. Samuel Rayner,
who stated that he possessed valuable property in the
neighbourhood of Brook-street, appeared before the
bench, and said that his object in having the men taken
into custody was to represent the disgraceful state of
Brook-street to the magistrates. Parties possessing pro-
perty in the neighbourhood were obliged themselves to
keep a watch upon it, owing to the frequent thefts com-
mitted. It was a disgrace that such a street should be
allowed within a few hundred yards from the Exchange.
The police-officer on duty in the neighbourhood corro-
borated the statement of Mr. Rayner, and said the cause
of the complaint arose from the inducement for disorderly
characters to frequent the neighbourhood. as nearly all
the houses in the street were houses of ill-fame. Mr.
Rushton said after such representation, the whole of such
houses should be immediately indicted.
FATAL OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday evening week, as
a vessel was lying at anchor near the Rock Lighthouse,
the hat belonging to one of the hands, John Jones, of
Beaumaris, who was supposed to be intoxicated at the
time, was blown overboard, and the unfortunate man
leaped into the river, which was running somewhat ra-
pidly at the time, for the purpose of catching it. His
shipmates, seeing the imminent danger he was in, threw
a rope and plank to his assistance, either of which he
might have easily grasped ; but, heedless of the conse-
quences, he pursued the hat, and at length seized it and
placed it on his head. The crew immediately lowered
the boat, but, in the confusion of the moment, partly
stove in her side in the attempt. Some of them, how-
ever, got into her and put off ; but she speedily filled, and
though they endeavoured to bail her out with their hats,
they soon discovered that their only safety lay in running
her aground upon the beach. We need scarcely say that,
being unable to reach Jones, the infatuated man speedily
sank to rise no more.

DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDING.—On Tuesday, Thomas
Kelly, a member of the Liverpool Independent Tontine
Benefit Society, summoned the secretary and president,
whose names were Smith and Varley, for refusing to pay
him the sick allowance. It appeared that Kelly had been
five weeks sick, and had only declared on the box three
days. He was summoned to attend at the cluh-house to
declare off the box, and being detained there, he was out
later than he should have been, and therefore the officers
wished to fine him 12s. Kelly distinctly swore that be
would not have been out of the house on the evening al-
luded to, only in compliance with the summons to attend
and declare off the box. Mr. Rushton said this was
another instance of the scandalous conduct of men to-
wards each other when associated in clubs. They took
poor men's money while in health, under an obligation to
keep them when sick, and the moment they could they
turned round and attempted to rob them of their rights.
Addressing Kelly, he said, " Don't pay a farthing of the
fine, and it they do not pay you your sick allowance come
to me." The secretary stated that the allowance had
been paid.—Kelly : They say they will scratch me off the
books.—Mr. Rushton : Let them do so, if they dare ; I
will make them scratch you on again.

THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA.—The British and North
American royal mail steam-ship Acadia, Captain Judkins,
arrived here on Saturday morning. She left Boston on
the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, and accomplished
the run from the former port, including the usual deten-
tion at Halifax, in about eleven days and a half. She
brought seventy-nine passengers.
From Boston:—Mr. W. Wakefield, Mrs. Wakefield,
Miss Wakefield, Miss Whittingham, Mr. D. L. M`Pher-
son and lady, Mr. J. Battersbee and lady, Mr. S. Broome
and lady, Mr. H. Gourdin, W. Woodberry, R. R.
Springer and lady, Mr. Leon and lady, Mr. J. V. Smith,
J. H. Smith, Mr. James Masterson, F. Bunker, H. Vyse,
Mr. Peck, Mr. E. Mansir, Robert Coleman, W. H.
Haynes, Mr. R. J. Rickarby, L. H. Anshon, J. Medico,
Mr. Battallacci W. Pierie, Rev. F. Rolf, Mr. J. F.
Blakely, J. M. and M. Cannon, Mr. J. Battle, Mr. John
Littlejohn, R. A. Hutchinson, Mr. Hydes, Mr. Malcom-
son, Mr. Schroder, John Gibson, Count Napoleon Ber-
trand, Mr. H. Coldham, Mr. H. M`Farlane, Rev. G.
Lewis, S. Moore, Mr. Dirhany, A. C. Logan, T. W.
Hill, Mr. Farish, Mr. John Foster, R. C. Seabrook, Mr.
Rossell, Mr. John Ryan, D. M`Farlane, J. Brodhead,
Mr. John Hodge, W. Roy, Alex. Arthur, Mr. Colley, B.
Arnimgol, J. Mackay, Mr. H. Williams, P. M'lntyre,
U. Lafontant, and Mr. George.
From Halifax :—Mr. Joseph Robinson, Miss Robin-
son, Captain Smith, Mr. Lockhart and lady, Mr. E. L.
Jarvis, Mr. R. C. Dereber, Mr. Arthur, Mr. Armour,
Mr. W. S. Henderson, Mr. C. Dealey and lady, and Mr.
M'Lagan.
DREADFUL SUICIDE IN THE RIVER.—About nine
o'clock on Tuesday morning, a respectable man named
Felix Em, alias Felix Martin, who had just arrived from
Genoa, represented himself to be a native of France, and
had paid £l5 for his passage from Liverpool to Quebec,
in the barque China, shot himself through the head with
a loaded pistol, while in the state room of that vessel.
Very little is known of the deceased and that little has
been gleaned from the evidence of a person named Wag-
staffe, who had been interpreting for him since he arrived
in Liverpool, Wagstaffe states that there was an evident
anxiety upon his part to conceal himself from public ob-
servation, and that with this view he changed his lodgings
four times in the short space of ten days. He had a con-
siderable amount of property on his person ; for instanec,
a gold watch, a diamond ring, a silver snuff-box, a gold
pair of spectacles, and two small bags containing doub-
loons to the amount of £lOOO. The whole of this pro-
perty together with three large trunks of wearing apparel,
were found in his state room on board the China. A let-
ter written in French, found in one of his pockets, and
addressed to Monsieur Felix, of Genoa, was translated by
Wagstaffe ; but it turned out to be one of a private and
family nature, written to the deceased by his sister, Pau-
line Nasset, and enclosing him a lock of her a
proof of her sincere affection. An inquest lir, a
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plication to have him interred in their burial ground, as
there is every reason to believe that he was an Israelite,
from the fact of his having been circumcised ; but the
coroner refused the application, and said he was bound to
adhere strictly to the provisions of the act of parliament
in such cases.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—Present, Messrs, Nichol, (in the
chair,) Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Smith, Trotman, Bulley,
Evans, Kendall, Shand, Tobin, Chilton, Hoyden, Bold,
Middleton, Moore, and Aiken.—Letters were read from
the water companies as to the overflow of water from the
plugs on the dock quays. Mr. Holmes said it would
take £lOOO to put down gratings, which were spoken of
last week, to remedy the evil. The Chairman said Mr.
Hartley considered the expense of such gfating should be
borne by the companies, and not by the Estate. After
some little conversation, during which it was stated that
If damage were done to goods the companies would be
liable. it was determined to submit the matter to the
Harbour Masters' Sub-committee, to instruct their people
to observe in all cases where damage was done to packages,
with the view of having it reported in the proper quarter.
Certain alterations, on the application of Archer, Daly,
and Co., were ordered to be made in the shed, east side
of Clarence Dock. The bottom of No. 2, Queen's Grav-
ing Dock was ordered to be lowered 3 feet 6 inches, the
estimate cost of which was stated to be £1750, and the
time occupied in doing the work two months. The
The Chaidman said that he, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. Bold,
had had an interview with the Officers of Customs, and
they had given orders that would, he bolieved, remedy
the evil of people keeping their goods in the transit sheds
too long a time before passing the scale. They could com-
pel per sons to take away their goods within fourteen days
after the shipwas reported,and they coud take them to their
own warehouses. There seemed to be a desire on the
part of the Customs to assist them in this matter. The
South Harbour-master presented the following report as
to the number of days the flags had been hoisted at the
south docks during the last quarter ; Queen's 37, King's
36, Brunswick 22, Union 37, Coburg 36, Toxteth 17.
Mr. Hartley, the dock surveyor, said allusion had been
made to him last week in reference to the flags ; be beg.
ged to sly that he never interfered with the flags at all,
and that what he had done had always been done in an
open manner. Mr. Evans remarked that one of the
master-pilots stated in London that he had known those
flags up at all the docks, and yet forty vessels came in in
one tide. On the motion of Mr. Tobin, seconded by Mr.
Royden, the evidence given before the Lords and Com-
mons on the Liverpool Dock Bill was ordered to be
printed. The estimated cost was stated to be about £l5O.
THE HAIR.—At the toilet, no greater anxiety is more
generally felt than the consideration of perfecting that
beautiful ornament, the hair ! The delightful and fasci-
nating charms of a fine head of hag being the most
admirable decoration of either sex. 'w The features of
an individual may be irregular and ill-proportioned, or the
eyes inexpressive, but with the possession of this essential
attribute, no countenance can look absolutely plain. Like
many things of much importance, but lightly estimated,
the Hair (from a variety of causes) is frequently neglected,
and its decay is often the first symptom of declining
health ; when such is the case, the sufferer anxiously looks
round for some effectual remedy to arrest its progress.
Of the numerous compounds constantly announced for
promoting the growth, or reproduction of the Hair, few
survive, even in name, beyond a very limited period ;
Whilst ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, with a reputation
unparalleled, is still on the increase in public estimation.
The singular virtues of this successful invention for re-
storing, preserving, and beautifying the Human Hair,
are too well known anmd
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The very facts of the high. and distinguished patronage it
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merous testimonials constantly received together in its favour, are
authorities which stamp its superior excellence and title
over all attempts of a similar nature. Being universally
preferred, its consequent great demand excites the cupidity
of unprincipled shopkeepers, who vend the most spurious
trash as the " GENUINE" Macassar Oil: whereas the
genuine article is wholly the invention and property of A'
ROWLAND and Sox, and the amalgamation of its costly
exotic materials, (solely imported by them,) renders
abortive any attempt to discover its component parts—
thus proving the imposition of all other articles bearing
the title of " Macassar Oil." The genuine article has
the words " ROWLAND'S MACASSAR Oir," on the
wrapper. All others are FRAUDULENT COUNTERFEITS

ACCIDENTS.— On Monday last, Marc fell
down on the deck of a vessel at the George's Pock, by
which her back was severely injured. On To, sdaY.
Hugh Borne, a labourer, hid his leg broken by a of
co‘ton falling on it, at a warehouse in King-street. On
Wednesday, David Cooke fell into the hold of the ship
Miracle, lying in Trafal2ar Dock, by which his body
was much shattered, but no bones broken. On the same
day, Mary Jervis, a woman of colour fell into the hold of
the ship Manco, which had recently arrived from New
York, and received some severe contusions on various
parts of her body. All the above parties are taken to the
Northern Hospital, and are recovering under the care and
attention which they receive from the medical officers of
the institution. On Wednesday evening last, John Leigh,
a boy, about thirteen years of age, while riding on horse-
back with his brother, at Edge-hill, was thrown off, and
received a severe concussion of the brain, which rendered
him insensible. He was taken to the Infirmary, where he
now lies in a dangerous state, though hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery. On Monday last, an affray took
place between two sawyers in a yard at the south end of
the town, one of them struck the other violently with an
iron crow-bar, dislocated his knee, and broke one of the
bones. The injured man is named Michael M`Nolty.
On the same day, as a boy, named Edward Jerrett, was
trying to get into a lorry whilst in motion, he fell. and
broke his arm close to the shoulder. This is the third
time this boy has been injured by the dangerous practice
of climbing into carts and lorries. On Tuesday, Mathew
May, of the smack Peggy, was struck with the chain cable
over the left eye, and had his skull broken. On the same
day as Charles Maddox was walking along the street, he
was knocked down by a cart, which suddenly turned
a corner, one of the wheels passed over his shoulder, and
much bruised his face' These were conveyed to the
Southern and Toxteth Hospital, and are in a fair way of
recovery.
SPLENDID PICTURE, By LESLIE.—We have been much
gratified by a view of the original celebrated picture of
" The Christening of the Princess Royal," painted for the
royal collection at Windsor Castle. by C. R. Leslie, Esq.,
R.A., and now to be seen at Mr. R. H. Grundy's Repo-
sitory of Arts, Church-street. It is assuredly one of the
most splendid productions, if not, indeed, the chef
d'ceuvre, of that eminent artist. Tke subject is one of
deep and national interest—the dedication by royal and
youthful parents of the first-born pledge of their affections
to the service of the Most High, surrounded by their
illustrious relatives and the elite of the land ; and the
painter has chosen that point of the interesting ceremony
that afforded the greatest scope for carrying out his grand
conception, the moment after the venerable Archbishop
required the godfathers and godmothers to " name this
child," and the Queen Dowager advanced to the baptismal
font, and solemnly and impressively responded to the
call, the other royal sponsors standing near her. A more
favourable group could not have been conceived, and it
has the higher merit of vraisemblanee ; the impress of
truth and reality in each individual figure, attitude, and
face. These latter parties were the Duchess of Kent, the
King of the Belgians, the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of
Gloucester, and the Duke of Wellington, as representative
of the Duke of Coburg. On the opposite side of the font
are the Queen, and the Prince by her side, and, in re-
spectful proximity, the lords and ladies, nurses, &c. of
the courts, anxiously attentive to the ceremony, every
countenance expressive of the deepest interest. The
whole of the portraits in this assemblage of the distingue
are considered to be faithful and admirable likenesses.
Those of the Queen, the venerable Archbishop, (who with
a look of christian benignity regards the royal infant in
his arm,) Lady Mount Edgecumbe, the Duke of Sussex,
the Bishop of Norwich, the soldier Duke, and the lovely
Duchess of Sutherland, and others, are beautifully and
very highly worked out. The countenance of Queen
Adelaide does not strike us as quite so highly finished,
particularly about the eye, which appears rather dim and
indistinct; but this may have arisen from the peculiar
light in which we viewed it, and after all is but a matter
of taste. The drapery throughout is painted with great
taste and mastery, and the same may be said of the superb
architecture, furniture, and embellishments of the Royal
Chapel, forming a splendid interior, without, however,
distracting the attention of the beholder from the principal
figures, so prominently are they thrown out from the can-
vas. The ceremony took place in the evening, and the
artist was thus enabled to take advantage of the brilliant
artificial light from an immense central chandelier, and a
number of minor ones. The grouping is altogether well
conceived and skilfully executed, and Mr. Leslie may,
from this production alone, take his place in the foremost
rank of British historical painters. The picture is about
to be engraved in the first style of the art, under the di-
rection of the artist ; and we recommend those who desire
to add a work of the highest merit to their collections to
become subscribers, without delay, in order that they may
obtain early and superior impressions. There are several
other fine paintings, and also a number of beautiful en-
gravings to be seen at the rooms.

PAVING AND SEWRAGE COMMISSIONERS.—The board
met as usual, on Thursday. The following gentlemen
were present :—Messrs. J. Holmes, (in the chair,) Kil-
shaw, Whitby, Guyton, Birkett, Cooper, Procter, Wood,
Gladstone, Plumpton, and Kaye.—Mr. Pearce, of Great
George-street, attended the board for the purpose of corn-
plaing that warrants had been issued against the tenants
of thirty houses belonging to him in Temple-terrace,
Great George-street. He stated that they w, re not able
to pay the rents, and could not be expected to pay sewrage
rates. Mr. Capes Ashlin said that when these parties
were summoned to attend he commissioners, only two
did so. There seemed to be a sort of determination
among them not to pay the rates, and they stated that
they paid £l6 a year rent, with the understanding that
they were to pay uo taxes. After some conversation it
was stated by Mr. Ashlin that warrants were out against
the parties, and then it was decided that the board could
not interfere. The tenants must go to the magistrates
and settle the matter with them.—A memorial was pre-
sented from merchants and others in North John-street,
praying that street might be macadamized in the manner
that Oldhall-streel had been done. The Chairman said
that if they were to go on macadamizing the whole of the
streets, parties had better go to the next vestry and pro-
pose that they apply to parliament to increase their rates.
As respected Oldhall-street, Mr. Waterhouse paid a
moiety of the expense. After some further discussion,
it was resolved to send an answer to the parties to the
effect that the commissioners had not funds. The Chair-
man said that, whilst upon this subject, he might as web
remark that, in the Journal of last Saturday, it was stated
that the commissioners expended £50,000 a year, whereas
the fact was they never expended more than £30,000.
It was stated also that they were about to expend £lOO,OOO.
upon water, and it was well known that they were limited
in their bill to £50,000. Again, it was said that they
ought to have laid the expense on the Corporation. Why
they tried to get £5O from the Finance Committee ; but it
was with the gueatest diwculty that they got £3so.—Mr.
Birkett asked the treasurer when he made up his accounts,
and how they were going on as to the funds.—Mr. Ashlin
said he bad made up the accounts on the 30th September,
and they were going on very steadily.—The Chairman said
they had this week paid for the land in Green-lane, which
cost £4,300.—Mr. Gladstone reported that Mount-plea-
sant must be re-paved, and recommended that the crown
of the street, to the extent of one-third, be macadamized.
Agreed to.—Mr. Bateman, builder, was called in and re-
primanded for pulling up some flags, in Bold-street,
without leave of the commissioners, and told that the
commissioners were determined to inflict a fine in all such
cases in future.—The Law-clerk reported that, on looking
at the Act of Parliament again, he found Mr. Bateman
had not infringed the law by putting up his pilastea in
Bold-street.—Mr. Gladstone said he was happy to in-
form the Chairman that, notwithstanding the discourag-
ing statement made by him last week, the authorities of
West Derby had, that day, commenced paving Prescot-
street.

SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting on
Tuesday last, there were present the Rev. Rector Camp-
bell, chairman, and all the members with the exception
of five. The workhouse return showed that there were
1,598 paupers in the house, at a cost of 2s. 11d. per head.
The number at the same period last year was 1542. at Is.
Bd. a head. The outdoor cases relieved in the past fort-
night were 6,638, costing £759 6s. 4d. The state of the
house was reported to be favourable, and the number
sick on the decrease. The Building Committee suggest-
ed the purchase of the land fronting the Industrial School
at Kirkdale (offered for sale to the parish by the Earl of
Derby), for the purpose of building almshouses upon it,
in lieu of those opposite St. Mary's (the poor's) burying
ground. The committee was requested to ascertain the
practicability of such an arrangement. Mr. Lockwood,
the architect, appeared before the board, and a discussion
ensued on the alterations of the Workhouse, which, as
the present season was so far advanced, it was thought
better not to commence till next spring. The committee
who had considered what officers were necessary for the
Industrial School, Kirkdale, reported the following,
which was confirmed :—A superintendent, to have the
sole management, and be responsible for duly carrying
out the views of the vestry—salary £220 per annum, with
furnished apartments, coals, and candles; a matron, at
£BO, with apartments, &c. ; (these it was thought advi-
sable should be man and wife, but no positive resolution
to that effect was urged by the committee ;) a medical
officer, residing within a mile of the house, and he to
supply the medicines—salary £lOO per annum ; an assis-
tant schoolmaster, at £BO ; second assistant, £4O ; school-
mistress, £45 ; infants' schoolmistress, £lo—(these with
apartments) ; a head nurse, £l5, with apartments and
board ; ten women servants, at 8 guineas each ; two men
cooks, £5 each ; one engineer, 10s. a week ; one tailor,
10s. a week ; one shoemaker 10s. and one joiner 10s., all
with rooms and board. The Furnishing Committee re.
commended that all articles required above £lO value
should be advertised for, and that tenders should be li-
mited to tradesmen of the parish. Mr. Dowdall, late
governor of the Workhouse, had, at the request of the
committee, gone over the building, and furnished them
with a list of the articles required. The committee re-
commended that, in addition to the 118 iron bedsteads
now ready at the Workhouse, 100 more should be pro•
cured ; and a list of bedding, cloth of various kinds, &c.,
was given in as requisite, specifying the respective quan-
tities, widths, &c. They also recommended that Mr.
Kulshaw should furnish a plan and estimate for filling up
the schools with forms, desks, &c., suitable for the "
na-
tional system of education" ; also, that a steam-engine of
6-horse power, and cooking apparatus (to cook for 1200),
and a clock and bell, be provided. The report of this
committee was confirmed, and a vote of thanks was
passed to Mr. Dowdall for his valuable suggestions and
information: Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall having declined to
accept the situations of superintendent and matron of the
school, the motion of Mr. Henderson for their appoint-
ment was
withdrawn.
Mr. Churchwarden Wilkinson
reported that serious inconvenience was experienced in
the treasurer:a office from the great number of persons
daily occupying the counter, copying the rate-book, when
it was resolved that the treasurer be directed to prevent
such parties from impeding the ordinary business of
the parish. The board then adjourned to the 23d
instant.

REDUCTION OP MERCANTILE INSURANCE,--The di-
rectors of the Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Compa-
dy hive issued a circular, in which they state, that the
time has arrived when they think themselves justified in
redacing, in some imp')rtant respects, the rates of mer-
cantile insurance in Liverpool, and in restoring to the
community many of the facilities for business of which
they have lately been deprived. The new rates and regu-
lations accompany the circular.

AFFRAY AT BIRKENHEAD.--About eight o'clock, OnFriday evening last, as Mr. Hind, one of the commission-
ers of Birkenhead, was walking along Abbey-street, in
that township, he was stopped by a party of drunken
car-
penters, from Liverpool, who pulled him about and ap-
peared determined to commit an assault upon the gentle-
man, when a constable came up and endeavoured to ap-
pease the tumult. They, however, set upon the officer,
took from him his stick, and struck him severely in the
head and several parts of his body. A number of the po-
lice then made their appearance and succeeded in appre-
hending two of the most drunken and violent of the fel-
lows, who were brought up before the magistrates•n Sa-
turday, and fully committed to take their trial at the ap-
proaching Knutsford sessions for having assaulted the
officer in the execution of his duty.
THE TWELFTH OF JULY.—On Saturday, a young but
lusty female was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge
of having attempted to create a riot, in Gloucester-street,
the day before. inspector Campbell stated that she was
in the 'centre of a large mob, and that she was using all
her efforts to induce them to break into the Commercial-
hall at the time the Orangemen were assembling there for
the purpose of walking in procession to St. John's Church.
Her language, he said, was of the most exciting and
shocking character, and a very serious row was appre-
hended. The prisoner, in her defence, said she had been
at the market to buy a basket of cherries, and that when
she came out, she saw such an immense crowd in Glou-
cester-street that she was induced to go and see what was
the diatter. When she reached the street she heard a
woman, dressed in a jacket and trowsers, declare that she
was ready to lick any Orangeman; and, for having laughed
at the woman's dress and language, she was taken into
custody. The prisoner was remanded, and, we believe,
discharged at a late period of the day.
IMPORTANT TO PERSONS BECOMING SURETIES IN
LOAN SOCIETIES.—Mr. Forbes of the Tradesmen's Loan
Society, Great Crossball-street, appeared before the
magistrates, on Thursday, to apply for orders, in a great
number of cases, for payment from persons who had been
sureties for defaulting borrowers from the society. The
orders were granted in all cases where it was shown that
the parties had signed the bond of repayment. The re-
plies made by nearly the whole of the sureties went to
show that a general misunderstanding bad prevailed of
the responsibility they had taken upon themselves ; the
bonds for repayment having been signed with understand-
ing that the bail was only liable in cases where the bor-
rower failed, and, even in these cases, that they were
bound jointly, and not severally. Mr. Rushton said this
was altogether a mistaken opinion, as the terms of agree-
ment were " severally liable." In two cases the persons
summoned as bail stated positively that they had never
signed the agreements at all, and it being admitted by the
officers of the society that forgeries had been imposed
upon them, the orders for payment were of course not
granted. In some of the cases it was said that the bor-
rowers were in circumstances to repay. Mr. Rushton
said he certainly thought in such cases the borrower ought
first to be proceeded against. In answer, it was said the
sureties were taken, owing to doubt existing of the word-
ing of the act applying to the borrower. In answer to a
question from Mr. Rushton, it was stated that the average
weekly amount lent from each loan society, of which there
are fourteen or fifteen in town, is from £2OO to £250.
SAVAGE ASSAULT.—MichaeI Regan, an Irishman, was
charged before Mr. Rushton, on Thursday, with having
savagely assaulted Patrick Candon, another Irishman, on
Sunday, the 30th June. The inquiry had been postponed
in consequence of the complainant being unable to appear
to give evidence from the injuries he had received. In-
spector Abraham stated, that owing to the dread in which
the prisoner and his party were held in the neighbour-
hood, he had not been able to produce other evidence
than that of the complainant himself. The complainant
stated that, on the night of the assault, he was going down
Lace-street, when he vas assailed by a shower of bricks.
The prisoner was one of the persons who threw at him,
and, after doing so, he followed him and struck him
across the head with a heavy sharp cutting instrument.
He deposed that the assault was altogether unprovoked on
his part. A surgeon from the hospital described the
wounds inflicted upon the complainant to be of a very
serious nature. Mr. Davenport, for the prisoner, called
several witnesses, but their statements were so much at
variance with the consistency of truth that Mr. Rushton
said they were not worthy of credence. Inspector Abra-
ham said the prisoner and his party carried the whole
sway of Lace-street; the complainant certainly belonged
to a rival party, but not near so powerful a one; and,
owing to the jealousy existing between them, there was
continual warfare going on, which might terminate seri-
ously. Mr. Rushton said the conduct of the people
residing in Lace. street and the street adjoining was most
shocking ; they appeared to be actuated by a spirit un-
governable and reckless as that of the wildest savages.
The prisoner must pay a fine of £5, or, in default, be
imprisoned two months, and find sureties, himself in £4O
and two of £2O each.

IMPROVED BREAKWATERS.—An interesting discus-
sion took place, a few evenings since, at the British and
Foreign Institute, relative to a great improvement in the
principle of breakwaters. The projector, Mr. W. H.
Smith, civil engineer, stated, that any breakwater, how-
ever constructed, if of sufficient size, would disseminate
the waves of the sea as long as it withstood its shock ;
but no fixed moorings had hitherto been found to hold a
breakwater in a gale of wind, as, when the chains or
cables were drawn taught with the force of the current,
the waves struck the breakwater with a dead shock and
tore it from its hold. Thus engineers had long had their
attention drawn to spring or elastic cables ; for if the
effect on a ship, a piece of timber, or any other body
were observed without mooring in a stormy sea, it would
be driven a few feet with the wave and break it up
more or less, proportioned to its bulk, and so still
further with each additional wave, until it was at last
driven on shore. Mr. Smith, for the first time effected
this yielding-mooring with, at the same time, elas-
ticity to bring the section back to its former position
as soon as the wave had spent its force upon the
breakwater, so that the pressure would be nothing more
than would be deemed advisable by contracting such
elasticity. This was effected by the most simple contri
vance. A counterbalance was attached to the centre of
the moorings, allowing the breakwater twenty or thirty
feet of yielding motion, with a power of reaction for bring-
ing it back to its former position. The form he proposes
for his sections is simply a plain or flat surface, so moored
in the water thtt, like a kite in the air, the tendency of
the sea would be to lift it upwards rather than depress it
as it was struck by the wave. [lt is probable that these
elastic moorings might be found effectual in holding our
lightships in their positions during the severe gales which
soil etimes visit these coasts. The subject is worthy the
at ention of the Dock Committee.]
GALLANT CAPTURE OF FOUR THIEVES.—We seldom
remember to have heard of a more gallant capture of four
notorious thieves, or one that reflects greater credit on the
police-officers who had the management of it, than took
place in Springfield-street, in this town, on the morning
of Saturday last. It appeared that, between the hours of
ten and eleven o'clock, on Saturday week, Constable
Lloyd observed two fellows in the act of trying to open,
with a skeleton key, the hall-door of a large, handsome
house in the street in question, occupied by Mr. Morgan,
a coal-merchant, and situated immediately opposite Tri-
nity Church. Having failed in the attempt, they went
away; but Lloyd, instead of arresting them upon the in-
stant, repaired to the house in the course of the day, ascer-
tained that the whole of the family were from home at the
time the attempt was made upon the hall-door, acquainted
them with what he had witnessed, said he had every reason
to believe another attempt would be made at the same hour
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sallin a cupboard up stairs, and Sale in another cupboard
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named William Marrow, approach the hall door, and
twice endeavour, but ineffectually, to open it with a
skeleton-key. He then joined one of his companions,
who was close at hand, and who is another notorious thief,
named James Owen. The latter took the key from him,
and succeeded in opening the door. They both entered,
closed the door after them, went into the front parlour,
broke open a writing-desk, and abstracted some loose
articles it contained. They then proceeded to abed-room,
up stairs, where they found £2. 7s. 6d. in a dressing-case,
and put the money, which had been previously marked,
and can therefore be identified, into their pockets. They
next picked the locks of several drawers in the vari-
ous bed-rooms, and afterwards packed up the contents,
which consisted of silks, satins, jewellery, and other
articles of a very considerable amount in value ; but, just
as they were about to descend the staircase with the booty,
Halsall sprang from his biding place and knocked Owen
down with a blow of a pair of handcuffs. We regret to
say that Halsall accidentally fell at the same moment and
slightly injured himself. The two fellows then made for
the hall-door, but, by the time they had reached it, Kehoe
and Sale followed and arrested them. They made little
or no resistance, but begged for mercy, and said they
would go quietly to prison. In the meantime, Lloyd and
Cunningham arrested two of their accomplices, Henry
Bailey and Richard Soley, who had been in company with
them previously, and who were keeping watch outside the
house. The whole four were immediately taken to
Bridewell, and were brought up before Mr. Rushton yes-
terday, along with another, who gave his name, as we
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d the neighbourhood. He, however, brought up
been seen about the time in Springfield-street, St. Anne-
street, an
evidence (through Mr. Davenport) to show that he was
waiting for a Mr. Bullen, a proprietor of houses in the
neighbourhood ; that he had gone to two houses to inquire
for him ; and that he had no connection with the thieves.
A Mr. Kent, a respectable milk 'house keeper, with whom
Mr. Bullen lodged when he was in town, confirmed great
part of this testimony ; and Mr. Rushton accordingly
discharged him. Bailey has only just come out of prison,
after having been incarcerated twelve months; Owen is
about four months out, after having served two years ; and
Marrow has been repeatedly in gaol. The fourth prisoner,
Soley, is not quite so well known to the police as are the
others.

LAMENTABLE DESTITUTION.—On Friday, a woman,
na med Bridget Trayner, Orange-street, was brought be-
fore Mr. Rushton, charged with neglect of her children.
Three young children had been found the previous even-
ing, entirely naked, wandering about Tithebarn-street.
They had been taken to Mr. Grey, of the Parish-office,
and he had sent them to the Workhouse. It was stated
by the constable that the woman was a beggar and seller
of old clothes, and that when she left her house to follow
her occupation, the door was locked, and the children,
whom her poverty prevented clothing, were left alone in
the house. The consequence bad been, that two of them,
one being a child still at the breast, bad been burnt in a
most dreadful manner. The prisoner stated that she was
too poor to provide her offspring with either food or cloth-
ing ; but it was stated that her husband was in the receipt
of 16s. per week, and the case was referred to the Parish-
office, until further inquiries be made. '
THE POLYTECHNIC.—The "transactions of the Liver-
pool Polytechnic Society for 1843" are now published in
the form of a neat pamphlet, and a perusal of the work
cannot fail to gratify our scientific townsmen, and will,
we trust, induce such of them as have not yet enrolled
themselves as members, or contributed to the general
stock of information which it is the object to elicit and in-
crease, to do credit to themselves, and to the locality, by
coming forward at the termination of the present vacation
Septemberteorefforts
wnnesx,t.w This is the second annual publica-
tion issued by the society, and, without disparagetnent
andtion t he
otherhighwe feel
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evincing a rapid approach to the more general study of
anythose
country, useful andan d
in ingeniousthe
marcharts of science that ennoblesnce veanodrh
enrichte
civilized world, have become especially essential in- this.
We know of no town, moreover, that holds out greater
vinducementsmidstf
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are beginning to be intersected with railways. We are
invited to all sorts of improvements, discoveries, and in-
ventions, to enlarge " the dominion of the world of mind
over the world of matter ;" and when we add that the
meetings of the society are held in the elegant lecture-
theatre of the Royal Institution ; that the annual sub-
scription is comparatively small ; and that the lectures
and discussions are conducted in that friendly and cour-
teous manner which ever marks the conduct of genuine
gentlemen and men of science,—we need add nothing
more to induce an accession of members to the already
numerous and respectable ranks of the society. The pre-
sent number of the "Transactions" is prefaced by a
brief view of the objects, the report of the council, the
laws of the society, list of the members, &c. Copious
abstracts of the papers read during the year occupy, of
course, the greater part. Amongst these are many of a
most interesting character—on the Preservation of Docu-
ments from Fire—on Combustion of Gas—on the Town
Improvements of Liverpool—On the Christaline arrange-
ment of Metals—on Modern Architecture—Voltaic Ar-
rangements, and Improvements in Working Metals—the
Consumption of Fuel in Locomotives—Metallic Bearings
of the same—Steam Navigation and the Screw-propeller,
&c. The society was instituted in 1838, and besides its
town supporters has many corresponding members who
stand high in general science, discovery, and chemistry.
INQUESTS.—Three inquests were held before the
borough coroner on Saturday. The first was on the body
of Thomas Wilde, a ginger-beer manufacturer, residing
in Wolfe-street. It appeared, from the evidence of a
number of witnesses, that, between the hours of four and
five o'clock, on Friday afternoon, the deceased went into
a public-house in Gore-street, Toxteth-park, leaving his
shandry, containing ginger-beer, at the door, and his son,
a little boy, standing at the head of the ho, se. In a
minute or two after, a man walked out of the public-
house, and, jumping upon the box of the shandry, was
' going to drive off, when the little boy called out Father,
father, they're going to take the shandry away." The
deceased immediately came out of the house, and the
man on the box jumped off and ran away. At this mo-
ment there happened to be a man of the name of Wilde,
though no relative of deceased (since in custody), stand-
ing about twenty yards from the shandry, and the deceased
supposing him to be the person who had been on the box,
went towards him and gave him a slap on the face. The
prisoner appeared to hesitate for a few seconds as to how
he should resent the injury ; but, just as the deceased was
in the act of turning round to go away, the prisoner struck
him a blow somewhere about the back of the neck which
laid him motionless upon the ground. The prisoner then
walked slowly away, but was shortly atter arrested. The
deceased was removed to his residence, where he died about
five o'clock on that (Saturday) morning. As Mr. Alex-
ander Hay, surgeon, was unable to account for death,
without first instituting a post mortem examination, the
inquest was adjourned until yesterday morning. and the
prisoner was remanded to Bridewell.—Yesterday the in-
quest was resumed. Mr. Alexander Hay being called,
further said, he had made a post mortem examination of
the body, and found extravasation of blood on the surface
of the brain, also a wound on the back and right side
of the scalp, together with a wound in the lower lip, and
an external contusion of that wound. He considered the
wound might be the result of a fall. Extravasation of
blood-vessels might be the result of natural causes, as
well as of a fall. From the disordered state of the mem-
branes of the brain, he thought the deceased had been
subject to fits. A violent fit of passion might have pro-
duced extravasation. Judging from the appearances alone,
he was of opinion that extravasation was set up by the
fall. The prisoner, on his voluntary examination, (and
after due caution,) said, that on Friday evening week, he
was going along Bailey-street, when he saw a man get out
of a shandry—a boy having hold of the reins. The man
wanted to drive it on, but the boy prevented him, and
called " Father" several times. Deceased then came out
of a public-house, and the man got out of the shandry.
Deceased then came up to him (prisoner), and struck him
in the face, and knocked him down. He (prisoner) then
turned in his passion and struck him (deceased) once
only, and he fell. He (prisoner) then went away,
not thinking deceased was much hurt. He walked
slowly along, as far as St. Michael's Church, in
Pitt-street, when he heard some people running, and, on
turning his head, found them close upon him. He was
taken back again to the public-house deceased had come
out of, and found him bleeding to death. Seeing he was in-
jured about the head, he (prisoner) said several times he
was very sorry for it. Deceased, he said, was very much
in drink, which was the cause of his falling, and not
the blow. [The prisoner signed his deposition, but in
a very irregular and rather illegible hand. It did not ap-
pear that he was any relation of the deceased. The name
of the deceased was given with a final e; that of the pri-
soner was signed without it.] The Coroner having summed
up with great perspicuity, the jury returned a verdict of
" Manslaughter" against the prisoner, and he was com-
mitted to Kirkdale Gaol for trial at the Assizes. The se-
cond inquest was on the body of John Jones, which was
found, about five o'clock that morning, floating past the
flat Harriet, at present lying in the Clarence Dock. The
body was immediately taken to the Seacombe slip, and re-
moved to the dead-house. In the pockets were found a
letter, a pair of spectacles, a pocket handkerchief, and a
few cards. Thete were no marks of violence on the body.
It appeared that the deceased, who was about sixty-two
or sixty-three years of age, lived in Llewellyn-terrace,
Lambert-street ; that he left his house, in a perfectly so-
ber state, about half-past ten o'clock the night before for
the purpose of taking a short walk, and that nothing more
was heard of him until he was found floating in the man-
ner described.—The third inquest was on the body of
Esther Bibby, a child about five years and four months
old, who resided with her parents in Charters-street. On
Friday evening the deceased and another little girl were
sitting in a wheelbarrow, the legs of which were in the
channel and the wheel towards the middle of the street.
While in this position, one of the parish carts came down
thethe horses,
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driver at
barrowth e head
and
upset it. The deceased was thrown out, and the wheel
of
went over her head, crushing it in such a manner that she
died instantly. As the driver was not in a position to see
the barrow, he was exonerated from blame. Verdicts in
accordance with the evidence were returned in both the
latter cases.

THE GREAT WIZARD'S VISIT.—This "extraordinary
being" his announced to display his " laboratory of caba-
listic phenomena" at the Theatre Royal, Church-street,
every evening during this week. We have heard that,
during his late protracted absence from this town, ancient
books, dreadful caverns, and inaccessible crags have been
compelled to reveal and deliver up to his fated hand their
long-stored and mysterious secrets—nay, the elements
have proved obedient to the call, and succumbed to the
will of the dread magician. Nor have these marvellous
researches ended here. The new and abstruse sciences—
whichconver
tteedrrionrtios theem ignorantpty nothingness"
under
er
the supernatural eye of this leviathan of magic. With
the self-sufficiency of one unawed by vulgar wonders, and
charlatan discoveries, rendered ultra sapient by their
almost unpronounceable cognomens, the " Wizard" throws
off the mask, and announces that, by the aid of the
" palengic cauldron," he has discovered clairvoyance to
be a " humbug," and the cold water mania a " delusion."
We really rejoice that we exist during the era in which
this " extraordinary wizard" walks the earth. It is in-
deed a " consummation devoutly to be wished" and
envied. For the other wonderful feats.—See advertise-
ment.

NEW BRAZILIAN TARIFF.—A copy of the tariff pre-
pared by the Brazilian government has been received, and
a portion of its contents are communicated in the local
papers. The duties at present levied on articles of British
manufacture amount to about 21 per cent ad valorem, but
this principle of uniformity will not be followed in the
new tariff, as the duties are made to range from 22 to 60
per cent. The new tariff takes effect in November.
THE PROPERTY TAX.—NEW PROVISIONS.—On Wed-
nesday, the government bill to continue compositions for
assessed taxes, and to amend certain laws relating to
duties under he management of the Commissioners of
Stamps and Taxes, was printed. It contains three pro-
visions in regard to the property tax, which are embraced
in the general title of the measure. By the third section
it appears that there are existing difficulties respecting the
collection of assessed taxes, and the duties under the Pro-
perty Tax Act, in divers privileged other places, by rea-
son of doubts as to whether such places are extra-paro-
chial, or included in any place for which separate assess-
ments for duties have been usually made, and it is pro-
posed that the Commissioners of Stamps should be em-
powered to direct within what districts and parishes privi-
leged and other places shall be rated to the assessed and
property tax. Under the next section, any omission in
previous assessments in privileged places may be supplied.
And, in the following, any thing omitted by the Commis-
sioners, or that may be hereafter omitted, may be ordered
and shall be as binding as if made at the time when it
should have been made; and, further, that any persons
selected by the Commissioners to be an assessor—such
refusals having greatly impeded the execution of the act—
shall be liable to be fined £lO, which fine is to be re-
covered and applied in the same way as any other fine
under the said acts.

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