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BLIC MEETINGS,

ST. HELEN'S.—PETTY SESSIONS.— These sessions were
held at the Town-hall on Tuesday last, before William -
Pilkington, Eli„ chairman, S. H. Thompson, and T.
Townley Parker, Esqs.—Bridget Hindley, of Sutton, was WEST DERBY WARD.
fined 10s. `Sti. for assaulting Mary Turton.—Wm. Cooke day evening a highly influential
was charged with trespassing upon certain lands belonging gentlemen of all shades of politics, assemb,
to Mrs- Hughes, of Sherdley-hall, in Sutton, and also Coffee-house, Edge-hill, when it was unanimously deter
with assaulting Thomas M'Farlane, Mrs. Hughes's farmer, mined to support the retiring member, Mr. Beckwith, as
who, it appeared, went for the purpose of ordering them candidate to represent the ward at the ensuing election.
off the grounds, when the defendant and his companions
BRITISH INTERFERENCE WITH BRAZILIAN VESSELS
turned upon him, and beat him severely. The defendant
—A meeting of the Brazilian Association of this'town was
was ordered to pay a fine of £5, including costs, which was held on Saturday, at which a memorial' to Lord Palmer-
paid. A warrant was ordered to issue for the apprehen- ston, relative the vexatious and injurious interference
sion of James Colquit, who was summoned for the same !,• •

offence, but did not appear.—James William Ingham, a
beer-retailer, in Windle, was fined £5 and costs for keep-
for keeping his house open at prohibited hours.—Joseph
Shenton, a beer retailer, in Sutton, was fined 40s. and
costs, for selling ale before half-past twelve o'clock on
Sunday, the 13th instant.—William Burrows was charged
with having committed an indecent assault upon Mary
Rigby, on Sunday last, at Parr. Fined £5, including
costs, or two months imprisonment.—Mary Miller was
sent to Kirkdale for seven days for being drunk and disor-
derly in the streets, within the limits of the new improve-
ment act.—Nineteen persons were summoned for non-
payment of water-rates, and orders were made for pay-
ment in seven or fourteen days.—Eight persons were sum-
moned for drunkenness, and ordered to pay the usual
amount, namely, 10s. 6d. each.
EXPERIMENTS WITH PHILLIP'S PATENT FIRE ANNT-
HILATOR.—On Tuesday afternoon, the directors of the
Fire Annihilator Company gave a demonstration of the
power of their machines for extinguishing tire,—first on a
wooden house, erected for the purpose on a piece of vacant
ground at the extremity of the new north docks ; secondly
on a reservoir of pitch adjoining, and then upon an old
vessel moored in the Sandon Basin. The object of the
fire annihilator is to diffuse through the atmosphere of an
apartment on fire, a quantity of carbonic gas and steam,
and thus render the continuance of flame impossible.
The portable fire-annihilator is less in size than an up-
right coal-scuttle, and consists of a machine composed of
four tin, or thin iron, cylindrical cases within one another,
the central one containing a chemical preparation, in the
form of a brick, composed of charcoal, nitre, and gypsum,
which, whenever occasion requires, will discharge with
the power of steam a vapour in which flame cannot exist
In the centre of this inner case is a small hole to receive
a phial of the chemical compound which fires the inside
substance and creates the vapour, on a pin t t the top
being sharply struck. A large quantity of planks and
shavings were piled in a temporary wooden house, put up
in the centre of the ground, and set fire to, having pre-
viously been well sprinkled with turpentine. The flames,
as may be supposed, were not long in acquiring great in-
tensity, and soon they burst with fury from the windows
of the house, threatening to envelop the whole erection in
their fiery embrace. The vapour from four of the portable
machines, however, which the firemen directed into the
house through the doors and windows, sufficed almost in-
stantaneously to extinguish the raging element ; and when
the thick black clouds which for a few moments obscured
the building rolled away, not a spark was visible. The
invention was next tested in the extinguishing of 250 gal-
lons of ignited pitch, which had been placed in a tank not
far from the house. Shavings were thrown here and there
upon the surface of the pitch previous to firing it, and tur-
pentine liberally sprinkled also ; but, notwithstanding the
furious nature of the fire, it was dashed out with only one
machine. The third experiment consisted in the equally
speedy extinction of a fire kindled in the hold of an old
steamer, which had been brought into the Sandon basin
for the purpose, and crammed with tea and sugar casks,
shavings, &c., sprinkled with turpentine. Similar experi-
ments were conducted in the evening, both demonstrations
being under the superintendence of Mr. F. Morton, of the
firm of Messrs. F. and H. J. Morton, (agents for the pa-
tent,) and Mr. Miller. one of the directors for the company.

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upon. The association also determined to request a per-
sonal interview with his lordship.
MARRIAGE-LAW REFORM.—A meeting for the purpose
of originating a branch of the Marriage-Law Reform Asso-
ciation was held on Tuesday evening, at the Adelphi Hotel.
Resolutions were proposed and seconded by various
speakers, and at the termination of the proceedings a sub-
scription was entered into to agitate for a repeal of Lord
Lyndhurst's act.

MEETING OF CLERGYMEN.—On Friday a meeting of
several of the clergy of the town was held at the Clarendon-
rooms, for the purpose, we believe, of organizing a public
protest against the Government grant of £7OO to the
Catholic schools of this neighbourhood. Reporters were
in attendance, but were informed that the proceedings
were purely private and preliminary. About 20 c!ergymen
were present, the Rev. Dr. M'Neile being of the number.

BAPTIST MISSIONS.—On Tuesday evening a meeting of
the friends to the missions was held in the Baptist Chapel,
Bootle, when addresses were delivered by several gentle-
men present. The annual meeting, took place on Wed-
nesday evening, in the Pembroke Chapel, and the building
was crowded to excess. The speakers were the Rev. Mr.
Makepeace and the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel. A

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14 AUNCH OF A BRAZILIAN STEAM-FRIGATE.-011
Thursday morning a large war-steamer, for the Brazilian
government, was launched from the building-yard of Mr.
Wilson, at Birkenhead. She is of the following dimen-
sions :—Length 192 feet, breadth 32 feet, and depth 19
feet 3 inches. She is about 1,200 tons burthen, or 950,
carpenters' measurement. She is a wooden vessel, and
the materials used throughout the ship are East India
teak and English oak. Her framing is remarkably strong,
the ship being strengthened with diagonal braces of tim-
ber and iron combined,and the materials are more strongly
bound together than is the custom of the royal navy.
The ship has a round stern, and she is in every way con-
structed with a view to strength. Her sides are pierced
for an armament of six sixty-eight pounders. She has
flat paddle-boxes, for carrying life-boats, and her arrange-
ments throughout are of the most approved kind. There
has been more attention paid to strength than speed in
the construction of this ship, but it is expected that she
will attain a speed of from ten to eleven knots per hour.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious weather, a very large
comr•any assembled to witness the launch ; and we should
think that there were not less than 500 persons present in
the yard, including a few ladies who had dared to brave
the weather. The vessel was decorated with flags, and
displayed at her stern the Brazilian standard. All the
preparations having been completed, the word " down
daggers" was given, and in a few moments the noble vessel
glided gracefully into the river, receiving her sponsorial
honours, in a cracked bottle of wine, from the hand of
Miss Grenfelll, one of the daughters of Admiral Grenfell.
She was named simply " The Brazilian Steam-frigate,"
as there were no instructions upon the point, and her
future name will not be given to her till her arrival in the
South American waters. The new vessel was immediately
taken in tow by a steamer, and carried into the Birkenhead
dock, where she will receive her engines, which are to be
furnished by Mr. Hick, of Bolton. We may mention
that Stubbs' band was present on the occasion, and helped
to keep the drenched spectators in good humour by play-
ing, from under the shelter of a saw-pit roof, some lively
and appropriate airs. The launch over, such of the com-
pany as had been invited repaired to a large marquee ad-
joining to partake of a dejeuner given by Mr. Wilson, the
builder, and furnished with his usual taste and elegance by
Mr. Gleave, of the Woodside Adelphi Hotel. The tables were
loaded to profusion with the delicacies of the season. After
the removal of the cloth several toasts were given. The first
was that of " His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, of
Brazils"—received with all the honours. This was res-
ponded to by Mr. Froes, who gave " The Queen"—drunk
with the most enthusiastic cheering, the band striking, up
the National Anthem. " Prince Albert, and the rest of
the royal family," was then given from the chair, and duly
honoured. The rain here began to saturate through the
canvass covering of the tent, and it was evident that there
could be little speaking.—Alderman Proctor, in a neat
address, proposed " Success to the building of Brazilian
steam-frigates in this yard" (loud cheering).—The health
of Admiral Grenfell, now absent in the Brazils, was drunk.
Mr. Froes acknowledged the honour on his behalf. He
was, he said, a very gallant officer and his sincere friend.
From the lastaccounts there was a probability that he would
be in Liverpool again next month.—" Success to the officers
of the new frigate" was drunk •, and Lieutenant Torreas
responded, proposing the health of Mr. Wilson,—a toast
which was received with three-times-three.—The health
of Mr. Froes was next drunk ; and, after " The ladies,"
not forgetting the sponsor of the vessel, and one or ,two
tumor coMplipacntary toasts, the company broke up,

WEST DERBY GUARDS ANS.—Mr. Roskell 1,
the usual meeting of the board on Wednesday. The
balance in hand was stated to be £2,022 is. Cheques to
the amount. of £2,033 19s. 3d. The committee appointed
to divide the township of Toxreth.park into two relief
districts recommended that the No. 3 district (Mr. La.
thorn's) comprise the north side of Warwick-street and
the portion of the township lying north thereof, including
the rural portion of the township and Windsor; and that
the No 4 district (Mr. Tomkins') comprise the remainder
of the township. The report was adopted. A resolution
was also carried granting £lOO per annum to the Southern
and Toxteth Hospital, to be charged (like all other gt ants
in future) to the common fund.
GENERAL SCREW ST EAM SITIPPING COMPANY
Satur ,v the 3- -^t: of

—,ua) halt-yearly meeting of this company was
held at the offices, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, Mr.
Currie, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the
committee appointed by government to consider the postal
service between England and Australia had reported in
favour of having screw-ships by the Cape of Good Hope
line, and tenders had been invited. The directors could
not recommend a el'

-ivideno, as there was no surplus last
year, in consequence of a number of debts outstanding
having been paid off. The receipts of the half-year
amounted to £38,390, and the disbursements to
£37,395 7s. 9d. The report, after considerable discussion,
was agreed to ; and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman,
the meeting separated.
MEETING OF FINANCIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY RE-
FORMERS AT MANCHESTER.—On Wednesday evening,
a public meeting was held at the Freetrade-hall, Man-
chester, to receive a deputation from the National Parlia-
mentary and Financial Reform Association. The ball in
which the meeting took place was originally calculated to
afford accommodation, it is said, to nearly 10,000 persons,
but since the objects of the Anti-Corn Law League were
accomplished, the building has been, in some measure,
curtailed of its fair proportions to adapt it to the purposes
of dioramic and other exhibitions. The spacious hall was,
however, filled to repletion, and, probably, at the lowest
computation, there could not be less than from 6,000 to
7,000 persons present, many of whom were evidently,
from their dress and appearance, mechanics and onera-

fives. The chair was taken at half-past seven o'cloc'k by
Mr. George Wilson, formerly president of the Anti-
Corn Law League, and the deputation included Sir
Joshua Walmsley, M.P., President of the National
Reform Association ; Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P. ; Mr.
G. Thompson, M.P., and Mr. J. Williams, M.P.
The meeting was addressed by Sir Joshua Walmsley, Mr.
Dyer, Mr. Heywood, of Bolton, Mr. Fox, M.P., Mr.
Williams, M.P., Mr. Thompson, M.P., and others; and
the proceedings terminated at a late hour.—The follow-
ing are the principles recommended by the association as
the basis of a representative system :—" 1. The extension
of the suffrage to every occupier of a tenement or portion
of a tenement ; 2. Vote by ballot.; 3. Triennial parlia-
ments ; 4. A more equal apportionment of members to
population; 5. Abolition of the property qualification.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting, on
Thursday, Mr. Alderman Parker, the chairman presided.
There were also present :—Messrs. Bennett, Fernihough,
Lloyd, Beckwith, Johnson, Hornby, Hindley, Langsdale
Thomson, Chaltner, and Godfrey. The medical officer of
reported a great decrease in the mortality of the week, the
deaths registered having been 204 against 275 in the pre-
vious week—an average of 222 in the corresponding week
of the preceding three years, excluding 196 deaths from
cholera in the same week of 1849. One-fourth of the
mortality had taken place in the extra-parochial wards,
and three-fourths within the parish of Liverpool. Zymotic
diseases had caused 72 deaths against 130 in the previous
week. The mortality from consumption and diseases of
the lungs rose to 5-1 from 45 in the previous week. Two
men aged 38 and 58 had died from excessive drinking anal
delirium tremens. Of the total deaths, 143 were children,
and 61 adults ; 89 were males, and 115 females. One case
of fever in a registered lodging-house was reported. The
mean temperature of the week was 57 3-10ths degrees, li.
degrees higher than the previous week, and two-thirds of
a degree above the average of the same week of the prece-
ding five years. Mr. Fresh, the inspector of nuisances,
submitted an analysis of the lodging.house returns ob-

tained in preparation for carrying out the provisions of the
General Lodging-house Act, passed during the late session.
The returns embraced 3.254 lodging-houses containing
13,510 rooms, in which were found residing 32,966 persons,
of whom 19,548 were lodgers; and the remainder consisted
of 13,418 persons who were the keepers' families. Of
these houses 173 were reported as monthly lodging-houses,
2,539 as weekly iodging-houses, 672 as nightly lodging-
houses, and 127 as places where lodgers are taken for less
than a week and more than a night; 239 of them were also
reported as emigrants' lodging-houses, 166 as medicants',
214 as sailors', 9 as soldiers', 19 as drovers', 2,170 as
labourers', 65 as tramps', 353 as brothels, and 53 as beer-
houses where lodgers are taken. Mr. Chalmer complained
that a road in Kirkdale was being repaved when it did not
in the least require it, as the traffic was very slight, and
the pavement in excellent condition. He had told the
men that if they proceeded beyond a certain line (which
he pointed out to them) he should bring the matter before
the committee. Mr. Davies, the deputy-surveyor, said
that, doubtless, Mr. Newlands could explain satisfactorily
to the sub-committee, which met on the following Tues-
day, the reasons for repaving the road, and the matter was
therefore left over,