The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

The dividend of Bs. per share recommended in the re-
port of the Eastern Counties railway was carried at the
half-yearly meeting.
RAILWAY SPEED.—The express train of the Great
Western on Tuesday last ran the 22 miles from Didcot
to Swindon in eighteen minutes.

The dividend to be declared at the approaching meet-
ing of the North British Railway Company will be tire
per cent. _ _

It is expected that the dividends of the York, New-
castle, and Berwick, and the York and North Midland
Railways, will be eight per cent. at the approaching
meetings.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending August 5, £lBO7 4s. ld., and for the week
ending August 12, £223.5 55., (Postoffice for conveyance
of mails, and toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
Company, not included.)
The report and accounts of the Great Northern were
adopted by the shareholders at the half-yearly meeting ;
after various pressing remarks to the directors on the
necessity of a more stringent economy in the conduct of
their affairs. Before October the line will probably be
opened to six miles beyond Lincoln

CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. - Baron Goldsmid
and Mr. Garnett have joined the Board of Directors, and
it is intended to resume forthwith the works for complet-
ing the line between Chester and Warrington. Arrange-
ments are also in progress for resuming the works at the
Birkenhead Docks.

At the South-Eastern railway meeting, the dividend
was continued at 21s. per share on the original shares,
and 15s. 9d. was declared on the No. 1, and Ils. Bd. on
the No. 2 shares, the available balance of profit and loss
being £108,836. The capital account, it was stated, will
be closed with all possible dispatch, and the entire report
was favourably received.

In the report to the meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company, " The directors recommended that the
same dividend as before, 31 per cent. for the half-year,
to be payable from the disposable balance, which will
leave the sum of £7,821 Bs. 7d. to be carried to the credit
of the current half-year, which is always found to be pro-
ductive of the largest revenue." The report was agreed
to.

CALEDONIAN OPENING TO ARBROATH AND MON-
TROSE.—On Monday the Castlecary branch of this rail-
way was opened for public traffic, thus completing the
direct line between London, Perth, Dundee, Arbroath,
and Montrose. The express trains from Dundee arrived
at the Euston-square terminus in 15 hours, and from Ar-
broath in 15t. The line is continued from Arbroath to
Montrose, coaches conveying passengers on to Aberdeen.

From official returns, it appears that the amount of
traffic for the last week, on 4,045 miles of railway, was
£237,194, thus accounted for :—£131,565 for the convey-
ance of passengers only, £47,692 for the carriage of
goods, and a remainder of £57,937 for passengers and
goods together, not respectively apportioned; being an
increase of £20,851 over the corresponding week of last
year, when the mileage was 3,230. The average earnings
per mile were £52, whilst in 1847 they were £67.
A very serious accident happened on the Eastern
Counties Railway, near the Lea-bridge station, on Tues-
day, by which Mr. William Bungrey, a solicitor, residing
at Stockbridge, in Hants, lost his life. The deceased
gentleman got on to the main line at the moment a train
was approaching. The engine-driver sounded the steam
whistle, but from deafness, it is supposed, he was not
conscious of his danger until the buffer of the engine
caught him, and threw him apparently on to the perma-
nent way between the rails, the firebox of the engine
crushing him as it went along.

Mr. Glyn, at the London and North-western meeting
last week, took the opportunity of congratulating the
shareholders upon the connection with the docks in the
Thames, which will very shortly be realized. It is curious
to observe how every railway is trying to have its water
terminus. Mr. Hudson connects his Eastern Counties at
Yarmouth; his Hull and Selby at Hull; his northern
lines at Hartlepool and Sunderland. The Great Western
has Bristol, and is looking to Plymouth and Falmouth.
The shrewd men of Sheffield were laughed at for seizing
hold of dull Great Grimsby ; but every day's experience
is proving the wise policy of that step. The Lancashire
and Yorkshire have secured Goole; the South-western,
Southampton, &e. ; and we have no doubt that, in a few
years, docks will be a feature of every important line.
The possession of a good water terminus is like extend-
ing the line, in one sense, to all the world.
RAILWAY COLLISIONS.—On Thursday morning a colli-
sion took place on the London and North-Western Rail-
way, between the early mail train from York and the
branch mail train from Peterborough. The spot where
the collision took place is called Ashton Bank, situate
about 5} miles on the northern side of Wolverton, and 2
miles from the Roade station. The Peterborough mail
train left Peterborough, drawn by No. 93 engine, and all
went well until the arrival of the train at Ashton Bank,
when the engine came to a dead stop, in consequence of
the connecting-rods of the engine having given way. The
York mail was at this time due, and the engine driver,
being unable to do anything with his engine, immediately
dispatched his fireman down the line towards the Roade
station with the fog signal, it being exceedingly foggy at
the time, in order to stop the up-coming trains. The
York mail was at the moment approaching, and it appears
that there was net sufficient time after the engine-driver
of that train had sight of the fog signals, to stop to prevent
his running into the Peterborough train. Several of the
carriages were much damaged, and some of the passengers
were cut and bruised ; but no serious injuries appear to
have been sustained by any one, except a man named Col-
lins, the under-guard, whose head came in contact with
the break-iron, and who is thought to have sustained a
concussion of the brain. He has been removed to Lon-
don, and is now lying in the University College Hospital.
As soon as the line was cleared, the passengers were
brought to Wolverton by the Liverpool mail, and thence
to London, where they arrived at nine o'clock, upwards of
five hours after the proper time. Amongst the passengers
in the York train were the Rev. Dr. Townsend, Preben-
dary of Durham, his lady, and lady's maid (Mrs. Chorl-
ton). Happily the Dr. and his lady escaped with a few
trifling contusions, but Mrs. Choriton was a good deal cut
about the head.—Another accident occurred on this line
of railway on Friday morning, by which the life of one of
the engine-drivers has been placed in imminent peril.
The following are the circumstances, as far as we have
been able to ascertain them :—Thomas Sands left Bir-
mingham at a quarter to nine o'clock on Thursday eve-
ning, in charge of a luggage train, which he brought
safely as far as the Tring-cutting. While passing be-
tween this cutting his engine became out of order, and
the unfortunate man having become alarmed, threw him-
self off the engine-plate into the embankment, and sus-
tained a severe fracture of the thigh.—Another collision
took place at Birmingham on Friday. On the arrival of
the nine a.m. express train from London at th 3 Birming-
ham terminus, a train of first and second class carriages
was being shifted on the main line. The driver of the
engine drawing the express train did not shut off his steam
in time. He ran into the train of empty carriages, smash-
ing three or four of the first-class, and damaging more or
less every carriage in the train. No life was lost.

tiltrat

The Wesleyan Methodist conference will be het next
year at Manchester.

Mr. Palmer, solicitor, of Preston, paid last week his
one hundred and nineteenth visit to Lancaster Assizes.
On Wednesday, a sturgeon, upwards of six feet in
length, and weighing 1221b5., was caught by Robert
Leadbetter, of North Meols, at that place.
A NOVEL DEFENCE.—A man was brought up, on
Monday, at Preston, charged with having been drunk and
creating a disturbance in the previous week. He hoped
the bench would pardon him as he had only been attend-
ing a temperance tea party, and had had a little drop too
much.

DEATHS FROM DROWNING.—On Sunday, a little boy.
named John Dean. a year-and-a-half old, was drowned
in a pit at Winstanley. The child had walked out of the
house, and fallen into the water..-On the following day,
a little girl, named Mary Ann Heaton, was drowned in a
pit at Pemberton. She was playing with some other
children, and fell in.

CONVICTION'S FOIL BURGI,ArtY.-At the Lancaster
assizes last week, three men, named Pilkington, Culshaw,
and Cheetham, were sentenced to fourteen years' trans-
portation, for a burglary at the house of Mary Crawshaw,
near Croston. John Doming was sentenced to a similar
term of banishment, for a burglary in the house of James
Rainford, at Preston.

FATAL RESULT OF A BOYISH QUARREL.--On Tues-
day, two little boys, named Charles and George 'William-
son, the sons of an operative of that name living in Red
Bank, Manchester, aged respectively nine and four years,
were proceeding homewards, on their way from school,
when they commenced quarrelling, and Charles, the
eldest, struck his brother a blow. A person who was
passing at the time,-and knew them, interfered, and told
them it ryas very wrong to quarrel, on which the youngest
raised his hand and repaid his brother the blow, causing
him to fall backwards off the footpath. Just at the mo-
ment a laden cart happened to pass, the driver of which
did not witness the quarrel, when, before the fallen boy
could regain his feet, the wheel passed over his head, and
killed him on the spot
CHES

I'ER ASSIZES.—The assizes for the county of
Chester commenced on Monday. Joseph Sherlock, 19,
William Sherlock, 25, William Mitchell, 24, and Samuel
Pownall, 22, were indicted for the mansLiug,hter of Thos.
Evans, at Greasby, near Birkenhead, on the 16th of June.
The first-named prisoner was charged as principal, and
the others as accessories. The mattr had its origin in a
fight, but the jury, after hearing the evidence, acquitted
the prisoners. John Dean, 20, pleaded guilty to two in-
dictments, charging him with stealing letters containing
money, the property of the Postmaster-Ceneral, at
Wilmslow, and was sentenced to seven years' transporta-
tion. Thomas Jones, 24, was similarly sentenced for
stealing a letter containing ten postage-sta'inps ar
half sovereign, the property of the Inspector and llt
ceiver-Generals, on the 11 th of July last. The prisoner
was a letter-.carrier at Billenhead postoffiee.

Aigist 22, 184 g.

EMIGRATION.---According to a ncfce fizect
places of worship in Lancaster, a meeting of the
payers took place on Thursday last, in the vestry
Parish Church there, to consider whether money not
ceeding half the average yearly poor-rate for the last
years should be borrowed as a fund to defray the exP;)
of the emigration of poor persons having settletaeo4)
the parish, and expended under the regulations I,
existing poor law. The Rev. Joseph Turner, then
tie
presided. It appeared that, in consequence of °soy
published that assistance would be given to sueb,P,,,
who were desirous to emigrate, the guardians ha?.;
cation from twelve adults with ten children—ar..
feared none of them came under the denominat7
agricultural labourers, so as to entitle them to
.04
passage to Australia, to which some of them wished
Two or three were sawyers, and the remainder 11,e,,
men. The expense of the adults would be £9 eac,i,d'
of the children half the sum. A resolution was Pa' ,t
the effect that £3OO should be raised for the 411,0
stated,. the same to be chargeable on the rates. 1„,01.
pense in the Workhouse is £5 17s. per head per a"e?
Some of the applicants had received relief for four Y
and some had been in the Workhouse four years.
A PROVIDENT S GGESTION.—Last week, the feteo
Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, M.P., gave a splendidly
his Lancashire tenantry at Hindley-hall, near atV
In the course of his address to them he said, '4O
would like to see them endeavouring to save soa'.l f
I°7o for a rainy day. He was quite sure that in ,
stances it only required a beginning. In order 0,0
complish this, and make a commencement, he shetklt
Monday, place to the credit of every one of his lido
in the Wigan Saving's Bank £2, and when he ba
they would have a perfect control over that sulaVo
ther he should not interfere, as every man had
right to do what he pleased with his own. lnie'noflL
draw it out and spend it if they liked ; he wished
ther control over it. At the same time he would .-elt
advise them to save. He was aware how d„1.7 gc
matter that was for a labouring man with a lam. "'pile,
there were often small sums—a threepence, a s'll?-f he ll'
a shilling, which a labouring man might put by 1 0.0
a fund to which to add it, but which otherwise lite or,
spend at the public-house. Any such sum., a° ban.
small, Mr. Ellison would receive, and pay into tileiditi;,
for them. And, by way of encouragement, every aan
so made, up to 205., he would double. If any j°
added ss. in the course of twelve months, he (Jr.x Of
would add 10s. If any man had added 10s. be Id
add 20s. If any man had added £l, he would Po
Those, therefore, who had saved 20 have IP
s., would
von
their credit at the bank. (Loud cheers.) ne,
glad to find that they had done so. He would Oe
further enquiries, but at the proper time theY,ZP
bring their books to his most excellent af,'"ht"s.
Ellison, who, he was sure, would carry out his 015""

SERIOUS & FATAL CHARTIST DISTURB-
AS

On Monday an ou'break of armed Chartists tool‘etos
at Ashton, which was not put down before a P°liettiV
named Bright, was killed. So far as can be aseer4bl6
it appears that a number of the Confederates aiiarle;
in the evening at their usual meeting-house, the 'oo'
town Chapel, and for once having evaded the surveao
of the police, were enabled to arm themselves with
ptiatJ
pikes, swords, and other weapons, and march °lc
the streets, thus armed, at a little before twelve °Faso!,
without encountering any immediate opposition. ar fo
nligr(!
who saw them state that there were some thirtY
pikes carried by them, which gleamed in the reci-rs Pie";
and that several carried drawn swords, and olbeg
and pistols. Soon after leaving the meeting-h°,lltbero,'l%,o
encountered two policemen, one of whom was shothetulij
the heart with a pistol; and they pursued the °t. glo
an adjoining street, but he baffled them by ln lirjla
a cottage, the door of which he locked inside, '"„f
to extinguish the light as soon as possible. ,",,tion
object of their march was, beyond the assassin! i $10,,,a 0
the police, does not very clearly appear; hot,iesvo
seem that for a short time they entertained for el
project of holding the town against the militatPo '
ter
messengers being sent to the barracks, they enc°itide`i
this armed force, and were turned back—some'
being fired at. Several of the rioters have bee ;oil of
ted for trial on the charge of murdering the 1,0“e-nenee.3
On Tuesday evening, at Manchester, in conseqo,3
what had occurred at Ashton, several of the ten,ts,:rl
leaders in that town were arrested. Between:, miiihr
eleven o'clock a large force of armed police a,e,,"'det°
visited the clubs, and arrested fourteen of the
risooao
fore any alarm could be given. Amongst the P
are Leach, the printer, Whitaker, and polo° yt
appeared much chopfallen at their capture. bro,l-'OO,
On Wednesday morning, the prisoners were jastl,i,
up before a full bench of magistrates for eltn.nredo4
James Leach, Daniel Donovan, I. J. Finnigen,,„7,che ~'l,'-;
Rankin, had been arrested gn warrants from rants
The police had received imirrmation that -.ar
The
out against several others from other towns,• nevliQ'
of the rest were T. Whittaker, H. Ellis, r• G. voi
Carrigin, G. Rogers, J. Leaman, H. William
ber, G. White, an J. Dolan. Mr. Pollock aid be,io
all the prisoners should be remanded, as it We i°
jurious to the ends of justice to enter into an ext"...ione:g
at the present time. Mr. Roberts defended the rat
and, in a speech of some length, demanded t'-`0
prisoners against whom no warrants bad beeroot.o,
should be at once discharged, and that the exe 10'4
of the rest should be proceeded with. After consu
the bench decided to bind all the prisoners over t 055?
that day week. The court was crowded to exe`
large numbers were gathered outside.
plot bO'
meeting of the Oldham Chartists took
Wednesday night, but they dispersed quietly ab°
ie6
past ten. c
,e
From all that has taken place in and around
ter, there is every reason to believe that some,eZroVip
arrangements had been made for a general fou
neous movement amongst- the Chartists and Rep the u";
this neighbourhood. Their hope was to alarm
_„o 0
vernment, so as to compel them to withdraw o',"' L"
lasses t 111(
troops from Ireland. Attempts have been ins° .00
Manchester Chartists to reuse the working e a __, god
surrounding towns to seditious movements, nn
o..c_ fore
have,cases with success. efsrsu.s frustrated e
I
At. Birmingham, two men, named White
Chartist
were committed for seditious language at
nainaygigsternaeterasiarnisdintgh:e
ani

ings. te °fa;
On Wednesday night, in consequence of priva bodl,A
mation received by the Government. a strolg,
the police, nearly 300 in number, proceeded to tfuessa,o
Tavern, in Webber-street, London, kept by 3'2 ribefaehe
where they seized fourteen men, and conveyedd to
Tower-street. On being searched, pistols lotteeolst 'go
muzzle, pikes, three-corner daggers, spear n,ers `11;,eo
swords were found upon their persons, and others
found secreted under the seats on which the onesitting. Some of them wore iron breast
others had gunpowder, shot, and tow-balls. ore the
man no fewer than 75 rounds of ball-cartridge a t of etd
4.0
covered. The prisoners were all placed in ..- wes
lobby, and having been duly charged, their °brio
addresses were taken, and scarcely a man "•a beiti
forward who was not well known to the police 3
et
prominent Chartist. ° ‘1
lege od
At one o'clock on Thursday morning, et,„nrli° jilt!
armed Chartists were arrested in the neigh oa
Red Lion-square. The whole of the police e° srantte
in the streets were at the several stations undeirloie 01,ceP
case their services should be required. The sc 'Poe
military quartered at Buckingham Palace, tags,
Mint, Bank of England, and the various barrctiee,
under arms, and a continuous line of comree°llce, i'9ololl
kept up between the metropolitan and city -fore 00'
as with the military and other official bodies. riortisetj
has already transpired it is supposed that the `-'„ 011
Confederate clubs intended to march out vrehilioliegtore
they did some weeks back, and attack such "ale e'?Pclt;'
might be pointed out to them. Shortly afterttenrr,se
was made in Webber-street, a meeting was,a;n the dio~'
be held at the South London Chartist-hal",:e
buiitbeg
street, when one of the leaders rushed into t. 05 too
and advised them, for God's sake, to disPerser'll9llsoe
lives were in danger. In an instant a genera fon,
place for the street, and one man, in leaping 40/1
°Wet ifj
window,
On Thursday m severelyo r injning,ured hat animselearly hour, as t
f. saP , to
'
was on duty at Clerkenwell, he espied a -Brge I 003 00'
the churchyard. On getting over the rails heAt for tioir
contain 700 ball cartridges, and implements file 5t3
gerous purposes. The articles were taken to b.be
house. °ll"sodetii
On Friday evening, a meeting of Confederatessel;
at the South Chartist-hall, 131ackfriars-road been l
but a formidable array of armed police bevithird
to the spot, the room was not above one,: ichie,oll,
'tgfor he eat
ht. objectley fallen
rw,
offas r too,f revivetlate. a
Alt the Mitchel
nametche
tlhdCe!scftuarti'oven:g all
elfip tb
ot jt
people, requested the speakers to conceal ri g
0, 00 a,
and not to use seditious language. A Ynindirlisifet„
violently against the press, accusing it of oole•
government to crush the liberties of the ll`to;davtoay
vised Irishmen to organise, and hold the %di°
meetings at their own houses. A person I:tbe rebut
the hall began an address, stating that, A.s.ned----faie„?;
was put down, what object could be gal tie nohvi
was yelled down, and so threatened that, 09.1 Y-A
make his escape. A cry was raised that "-a raPl' aij`
officer in disguise, and a scene of uproar
which reellaterw
9-10ths of the meeting took place, in ,-.171,-;j1.030 -reeFl
and women were knocked down. The rho, totel‘i
a warm eulogy on the patriotism of allife giteau'd
tion affirming the necessity of reviving t"vrera ss„clie
was carried.—On the same day warrants sof
ler
the apprehension of the most violent sPe C tilde,l
at the recent meetings in the metropolis• race t
Although the precautions taken by the
_Losct;'ij
sioners have been of the most extensive Ffon 0.11110 le
have been ful:y warranted by the informaliat it
„to F,
commissioners have obtained—namely, 1" nnon
intention of the Chartists and Repealers,to &woo
&sea, tror otie
opportunity after they were fully oq,Tri„be
their disturbances in several parts 01 lg outtiag
to
one time, by pulling up the gas-piles and I
in total darkness. t of s°.oo,
Chartist
On Saturday, William Cnffey, con°•ofn
riety in connexion with the John-street ~...ofice-te
brought before Mr. Henry, at Bow-street
answer the charge of having attenCed t!o, cperef
ssr
ings referred to in the evidence of PovvelL,huepriArdo_ll,.
taken part in a treasonable conspiracy'.
st'reet, ‘brett
he was a tailor, living at 11, Heller:, rememidica'°,o
street, Soho. His appearance, viewed
erectly erect.Yrii 1)e
the tone and style of his speeches, Wasp in wloo_soravf
He was scarcely higher than the dock_dent to
placed,
eal
mltelaonuoguhrthbeerfeorweatshielon.ll
African sort of countenance, and is P2c'd. Ole Fo,by
After several witnesses bad been examw core,'
1
was
terms, she had to be put out by ?Vile rgood
croeumrat,ndheudt
btaov
ge
e3xlpsrteistsrsetdathe tr
on leaving the court exclaimed,
men," with well affected firmness.

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consequence of 11°.„
be given to such _r_; total Aims. . . Bony OF A MAN FOUND.—On Saturday last, the body THE STATE OF BRADFORD, IN CONSEQUENCE
had 'Fr of a man unknown was found on a sand bank in the river, OF THE PRESENT FREE-TRADE SYSTEM.
the guardians ._., itte._ ---..---_-
; ten children—°n ; liar, 11Er.---Mre Understand that the return match be- close to the Coburg Dock. He had on blue trowers, vest, (I
ore Tl, the Everton and St. Helen's Clubs will be played and jacket, and a grey cravat, with tie shoes. He was An able article appears in the Leeds Intelligencer of
er the denominano fl,,
about five feet six inches in height, of dark complexion, Saturday, which clearly proves the evils of the present
entitle them t 0.0,..., uursda
F AR in Y next, on the ground of the Roscoe Club.
Wei , quest will be held to-day on the body of John system of freet trade particularly as affecting the woollen m
ne of them wisbedwo, and apparently about 32 or 33 years of age. .
the remainder laboo 00 ss:ti,.a.,Prisoner who died in the hospital of the Prison manufactures (if Bradford. The writer reminds his read- M
DEATH BY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening Thos.
era of his account of an interview between a deputation te
; would be £9 red, THE Y
:5 E Muevening, Sparks, 8 years old, residing with his parents in Napier-
from that town and Sir George Grey, in June, and another re
resolution was 1,3-o,t well said aDER CASES.—On Saturday, Mr. Justice Cress- street, Toxteth-park, was playing amongst some logs of
raised for the P 0
The llnTtiiiteeetedthrieatshaeyw(toou-lold
onrrotowta.k)e any of the murder cases timber, upon a piece of waste ground in Northumberland- between the same gentlemen and Mr. Miller, at the Poor- er
law Board, and Mr Labouchere, of the Board of Trade. ar
on the rates. ~e/ street, when a spar on the top of it on which the deceased
7s. per head per all'ea Ita?e, but bridges have been at last fixed to the landing- The deputation set' forth the existingt distress not only
was sitting astride, canted over,
_fell. upon his leg, and
amongst the operatives, but amongst all classes in the
red relief for foal') tent;ersof course they are not yet available for pas- afterwards rolled on to his neck. Assistance was procured
town—the chief seat of the worsted manufactures of this
ruse four years; frio Cate but he was quite dead.
country—and showed that the distress had been much in-
-Last week, the fed
othfeth\ealiti:itter;-anLdast Saturday a match was played between SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS.—There has been no
creased if not occasioned by the adoption of free trade by
gave a splenia.o Whitefield Cricket Clubs, on the ground journal that a talked loud or that hes done more mis-
this country, while France, Belgium, and Germany gave
Tstth three wickets to go down.
dley-hall, near !,,t t Cloh,
__, r, which terminated in favour of the Whitefield chief than the one I hold inemr'y. hand., which is the Liver-
a bounty of 10 per cent. to their manufacturers, on all
them he said.
..,"e'da: pool Mercury. In all the discussions that have taken
Place in this journal there has been gross inconsistency, goods made and exported by them.
,ring to save soati_e ci
y ;-", -4841.111G'ED MURDER OF HIS WIFE BY A SEAMAN. It was contended by the deputation, that so long as
sure that in inatol.: `4-arlei oruaY the grand jury found "No bill" against wilfulp blindness, producing intolerable ignorance, and very
country opened its ports for the admission duty free,
ning. In order
IrV wife Ler°l-lagher, 20, charged with the murder of his great malignity throughout. (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Earle's
ancement, he sli00,0; kr
hen Gallagher. at Liverpool. Speech in Council. phial nominal duties. of the manufactures of the conti-
nental states, and these states in addition to a heavy im-
Tery one of his badp: bscen aDn'periinu,e'ham, a nephew of Lord Brougham's, has THE WEATHER.—We have again had a week of pre-port duty on British manufactures, gave an export bounty
and when he fa• ,ergeatit i. Led by the Lord Chancellor registrar to Mr. canons weather, with showers of considerable duration--
on their own, our manufacturing districts would never
1 Overthatalirp.l'll -oCllpso'ldlow' s court, vacant by the death of Charles sunny forenoons on. some days and rainy afternoons—
fer`.
'very man had al op A bai,i Esq.
th l ulna causing some uneasiness as regards the harvest in these Prosper to any great degree.
The deputation was received with the usual" courtesy,"
1 his own. The' (ifs' ()se of ~ for the purpose of exhibitions similar to districts. Luckily the rains have not been very heavy,
ked ;he wished Iron: this town London Colosseum, is about to be erected in and the. wheat and oats have been but very slightly in- but this appears to have been nearly all. From a parlia-
time he would ''' It iaat io e" The erection here will be the same size as jured hitherto. Yesterday .
morning we had again a down- mentary return just published, in compliance with a mo-
tion. of Lord G. Bentinck, it appears that the represen- d
Lona
aware how di'lle,Sr 4. We an. unt but superior in design. fall, wind, S.S.E. Much rain also fell during the day.
tations of these experienced merchants and manufacturers, d
can with a famaY. ~,,, for aipanerstand that Christ Church will be re-opened The wind was very high, blowing a hurricane almost—
the middle of who have had long experience in the home and foreign ti
-Lee sa, •
reepence, a sixple far ~,,, gibe - vice next Sunday, after having been closed more like the depth of winter than
trade were not attended with much success. The paper,
might put by .11 an elPa!nted. Leks for the purpose of being repaired and August. Dry sunny weather is now desirable, H
or return consists of " Copies of Correspondence between „,
iich otherwis: o,Coice „atts have Pews pews have been lined, and other improve- these crops being now nearly ripe. Some of both has
the Woolen Manufacturers of Bradford, on the subject of ,•,,,
ly such sums, tlicbnil. ;:haley will been made in the interior. The Rev. T. been
takealrepady cut and secured. It is gratifying to learn
their present discress, and remonstrating ogainst the Free w
and pay into !Adite Olen after Preach on Sunday, and there will be a col- that, the kingdom at laree, the rain has not been so
Importalion qf French and other Foreign Merinos into p
agement, every vohl the sermon for the choir boys. prevalent during the present* month, as in this locality, a
, hi ?.41. tow this country, and the Board of Trade."
ruble. If act': a, ye Alue.st prizn,sann, Mr. Massey, has again obtained the and in the south the harvest is nearly completed. The
The first letter is from Win. Rand, addressed to Mr. "
months, lw (A 0,o,; alaalt, 4:-. LutY-five guineas, given by the Lords of the bakers have taken advantage of the weather to raise their tl
added 10s., he Year. T'• for th ..t ed chronometer of thea
"The facts of the case are these :—The French Government a
bread considerably in price, but this it is hoped will not Labouchere. The following are extracts :
, : add,, to This is , mos approved
£l, hewoui,‘kl eeessfon„ threesixth consecutive year Mr. Massey has last long. The green crops generally look well. There
imposes a duty of 22 per cent. on the importation of English ti
~ 20s would have Fjt' Cale ' C°4lPeted for this enviable distinction. is still much talk about the potato blight •; but we have in wool. and grants a bounty of 10 per cent. on the value of c
cheers.) He °l,llRe the °fart.: '--- ,The match between the Roscoe Club and this town an abundant supply of the root, of excellent merinos, &c., exported." it
o. He would 11100 1,1311. Pridal% amilu, Players of the 46th Regiment took place quality, selling on Saturday at 64d. to 7d. a score, of 211bs. "From the ver best means of inormation in our power, we a
X
•oper time thqt P Lout, Della The former scored 126, and the latter 107. Miss EMILY GRANT.—This young lady appears by are quite satisfie that the value off these goods imported an- ii
nually is from .e 200.000 to .i'250,000."
excellent ag 'l,ess. teoted 4 ,' (one of the " Gentlemen of all England"), our advertising columns to have resumed her professional n
He goes on to state that the Board of Trade had inti- t
:arry out his 0•15~ swaps, • , when his wickets were at last lowered by Mr. duties after her late sojourn in the Irish metropolis, al-
mated that that which was called a bounty was " a draw- ii
„ IN•C Thirty ways abounding with the best musical critics, who on this
back,". and he contends that this is a mistake, for the a
T DISTURP,'"
1,0 have -seven marines have arrived in Liverpool, and oocasion appear to have vied in their acknowledgment of
goods in question are made of French wool and not En- !",
•
the ~,been placed on board the Urgent steam-ship, under glish as assumed, so that it cannot be defended as a draw- i'
her transcendent talents and qualifications as a distin-
,ed Chartists toc.1031), tilis'l2llll. and of Captain Bevis, the Admiralty agent at guished artist, and exponent of every class of music, for
back. He also says •.•—•
ce , po,t Port. The Urgent is to be the guard-ship of the v
wn before a P 100
. as
can be ascots tv the 41'1%d she mounts four nine-pounders, and, besides which there is now so much growing taste and aptitude
" The British manufacturer asks for no protection ; he is v
among the better classes, as will require more competent Mine to meet the French manufacturer on a fair and equal
c;e0), , j , annes, has a crew of about forty men. professors than access can be had to out of London and w - is • • French v]
footing; but he not willing to meet the government; i
-2onfederates a-hare', ai,, az T - • • for the other more distant places, the abode of such masters as and I cannot but express the opinion that it is the duty of the t
all
to OM RiNsoN.—. In this case the sitting
ng-house the -103n,Miss Grant had the opportunity of studying with, an ad- English government to take care theta e does not."
, rye La ha eof the certificate to the bankrupt was ad- I
evaded the so „ia , the vantage so rarely to be met with in the general profession, To this the Board of Trade rel:— T
liemselves wn'tire its: . credit, the 24th of November next. The assignees of .
which accounts for the unanimous approbation bestowed "That my Lords of the Privy Council are of opinion. that t
,tkat him or s estate and effects are in the meantime to
i, and march °-,ejoe,upon_ .her Mail:—". The following we extract from the Dublin you are under some misapprehension as to the operation of N
before twelve ; ado ittal hi_ a weekly allowance for the support of himselfthat bounty, which professes, and which really appears to be, c
te opposition. '~eforfl _ 1,43,1,1atni1y. Evening
c 4 0 Lott riliro-a gifted countrywoman, Miss Grant, has taken an elevated France upon the quantity of wool used in the production of the t
re some thirty
otiiig ., a e new steamer, under the command of Capt.
etio_, goer! 000e'karri,..v,.eedr in' the Mersey on Sunday morning, at one 'position ; her clear gushing notes and sparkling soprano goods. Under which impression, it would not bee consistent 1
mad in thevoice,
ords, and otbel; th 1 nrecor3lt, the shortest trip from Boston and Halifax cultured into graceful cadenza, by Maestri, whose with propriety to advise the forwarding of any reprsentations t
• meeting-h°" lig eteo . , having been only ten days nine hours from the, celebrity is European, Crivelli, Boi:dogni, and Garcia, on the subject. to the French government in compliance with It
the wish implied in your letter."
le
meeting.
tie
to iod 01 leaving her
whom was sh°,,teDet into moorings at Boston to being safely having. won her a reputation which increases with time.
Another long letter appears from Mr. Rand, distinctly i
kelt
tiln, the. CohurgDock, being two hours under that
haseneotJTHP Like Miss Hays, the prima donna of La Scala—Miss
pursued the uag P.:, showing by figures and facts that the ground taken by the l
Grant possessing an organ of extensive register, singularly
them by runaklfilerhe Tat o, by the Niagara in the two previous passages. -•
ked inside, t2-rbot ' fORT RAILWAY.—On Sunday week, 1123 brilliant in the upper notes, has wafted to far-off shores Bradford, manufacturers is correct. He says, towards the 1
ti; 0 Pert gars were the ancient lyrical glory and minstrel fame of Ireland, and conclusion— e
, . ,
'I we are to import freely under all circumstances, regard- i
,s possible. . ,tion 0 c, Itanw _ . conveyed along the Liverpool and South-the triumphs which have crowned her efforts as well as less of the effects upon home producers, and making no stipu- i
id the assassil! 00 its; 7,-„, 4Y, viz., Ist Class, 65 ; 2nd Class, 359 ; 3rd
the warm praises of so fastidious a critic as M. Jules kanin Wiens on their behalf for the export of their productions on
appear; but
the
111501: and 04 1,1-71,,...„ On Monday 571 passengers were carried,
fully attest, if such were necessary, the genius of this far- terms equally advantageous, we hellss not be doing them com-
entertained n' at 'el '1,4 three days,
the numbers were 1182, making a total
st the militaile'esterAce,„ eee,ripts"aYs, of 2876 passengers. £lB6 17s. lid. money cinating artiste. In our eyes, her being a native of Ire- mon jostice ;if in this
toywa, and y limited currency also,
there is a determination bring down prices to the very low-
icks,
land does not detract from her shining merits, and we
they el'e id e DHE Assi feel assured that our worthy fellow-citizens with wonted eat possible point, we shall see how the fixed engagements of
back—Soo3e,co/0/ jueed,,,i, but
give the trials so far as they have this country will be discharged, the public taxes alone being
kindness will extend their patronage to an artiste of rare 60 millions."
ars have bee,7 eroil'of cases 1n mit they are of little importance up to this
genius, adorned with every social and domestic virtue— Another letter from Mr. W. Walker, one of the depu-
Ting the peneueere,4 '4a:es oill_tne.civil court there are, we believe, but two
who has already achieved in a young career many an ova- tation, to Mr. Labouchere, states that
ster in conseqcfact'f•j of net the interest : one is important, being anew trial
ver;l of the taut cl,loaer I,le Royal Bank, which was tried last assizes ; the ,tion. • and, amid strangers, whether warbling some olden "French and other merinos, woollens, woollen yarns, &c.,
d. Between iliv' a Topa, Bela Royal
action against the Liverpool Banking
lyric of Ireland, or, mayhap, an aria from Mozart or Au . have for some time past been extensively imported to this
d 0 be: °Aug: ,fol: alleged negligence ; both of which will, her, has won her many a wreath
in the temple of song." country free of duty ; and, aided by a larger
.bounty from the
ied police ail dad ep French and other governments, the destruction of a highly
.een of the 1e8,4000e „Fea.e;' o Interesting to the respective shareholders. SIGNS OF THE TIMES.—EXORBITANT TAXATION.— valuable trade having been the result, and the consequence an
A.mongst the Prig e 'gas et.h;`,"c PUNNING.—On Friday Mr. Sergeant Wil- Nothing is more indicative of the still depressed state of unparalleled degree of destitution and pauperism, along with
', and Donc" ; l'elatinguieo cross-examining an Irish witness, in a cause the times in this town, and the want of means amongst the throwing out of use much machinery, and the
.steam power
;apture. e vo.'o. Leertaio an alleged breach of contract for the supply of families once affluent, and amongst others who erewhile and buildings provided ame, I take t e liberty to in-
quire whether it is the of her Majesty's government
isonerS vier WV, !ai :a..., quantity of paper, put the following interroga- enjoyed a moderate competency—than the vast. .number of. to take any steps for causing such bounties to cease, or to
.re-
'ates for exaTild'ln tee of tiAt that time had there been a rise or fall in the houses, shops, and places of business, devoid of inhabi- impose the whole or part of the duty of 15 per cent., which
F. Finnigeo,L3,:, 11et,,,i ~tatia,:re l'aPer, or had it remained what it professes to tants, and billed on the windows—" To be -Lel.' : There existed two years ago on all such articles of foreign manufac-
ints from gemets ii'el eel i Le_lary ?" Paddy though the witness was, he is scarcely a street in any part of the town in which these tare ?
a
...arra 0
,n that -- Tac 0 k Ittove,ll,,,s!ered the question without noticing the pun. written. or
.pr.inted announcements do not meet the eye on In reply to this, Mr. Labouchere merely refers to his
'l' tOVITOS' -nevlia:,eir 'lt W .13-I°N*--On Friday, in the House of Commons, both sides ,in some parts at every second house, in others reply to Mr. Rand. The Intelligencer, in some con-
. Ellis, r• e= G. Ai, A Parma_
srown said that "from his experience of the cor- in a still greater ratio; while in others whole ranges of eluding remarks, says :
" Leaving our readers to draw their own inferences from the
F. wolianis, loa c the 41%911001s of Liverpool, he was strongly in favour of dwellings are similarly ticketted. In some of the once
1 correspondence, we call attention to the significant fact, that
r. Poppet asid be! $ sruCticn, Ined sYstem of education, in which secular in- fashionable streets, such as St. Anne-street, large and , Mr. Rand, who seconded the nomination of Mr. Cobden, the
ad, as it won. ;00e, 4 Particeras given to all during a portion of the day, and elegant houses, a few years ago the splendidly furnished " great leader of free trade," for the representation of the West
n• into an elantieoe'd lion of
air according
was set apart for the religious instruc- abodes of the opulent, frequently ringing with the noise Riding, acknowledges that he is not an advocate of that un-f
efended the P,, the Such asy t to the Principles of their parents• of festivity and glee, are now dismally silent and solitary, conditional free trade which seems to meet with the support o
_ . ~ 4.e5.. .„,, and
demanded '`" 1,•,p aspe; fll tended greatly to allay the differences and with dirty and broken windows, and dilapidated walls. the present Whi gv rn ent. Many of those who hoped to
had been .a, Ines of sent -• • achieve the victogrynofethemAnti-Corn-Law League are now ready
aits os .0, '3lllPlVanamsm. The process of desertion of this and other fine streets.
to avow, in the language of Mr. Rand, ' 1 can not consider
that the exaoielot east of St. Bees °l'l' ST• BEES HEAD.—About 15 miles has been goin on for several years ; and the boards "To
i. After cons a Glasgow t ITthat free trade which unrestrictedly admits imports irrespective
~_ , Head the Amethyst, McLean, bound from be let or sold" appear to multiply. Several new proprie- of our own productions being exported in like manner. I
•isoners over tesa 01' the fora ° Liverpool, was dismasted about 11 o'clock in tors have struck out shops, not of the most elegant de- believe such a policy (at all events as applicable. to articles on
owded to ex taken
nf Th ere scription and in one instance, wherea " mercant prince" which much labour has been expended, and which we make in
0 ,en an board ursday. At one o'clock the crew w ,
.such abundance at home consequent tbe in the habit of exporting),
e. _ .43ce t, the wi...; the Tom, Coulthard, bound for Whitehavn. was wont to entertains his guests resides ate pawnbroker is pregnant with seriouses, depressing the home
a•tists tool, at' at V lije te.aau was blowing strong at N.N.W., under the don- who has abutted his shop as fare into the street as the producer most severely and unfarly."
red quietly au° ~ lle„ tis! when the captain intended to remain with the rails conferring the freehold will allow,--thus destroying
(„erlie: aith",,,_wpich sunk about two o'clock. We understand that the contour and respectability of the street, against which
and around N''',6,sl', is i_u_Sh the crew are fortunately saved, everything else practice some law ought to be obtained ; for if the same POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
re that some eitoelt!. alert; some of the poor fellows not having even secured principle be followed by all the other proprietors, the BURGLARY.—On Tuesday Benjamin Cotterall and John
a general arid s'aier4l' "' Shoes .
Ban, 1 • - - - - street would-become virtually narrowed-by 12 or- 14_ feet,- _Bailey.were charged and committed for trial for attempt-
vas and RePethe CI; ha - -"AuNen•—°n Thursday, a finelY-roodelled vessel in defiance of all our boasted sanitory regulations as re- ing to enter a house in Barber-street, at night-time, with
vas to alert,' aof tv ?,in launched from the building ward of Messrs. Cato, gards outward space and circulation of air. Many fami- intent to commit a robbery.
withdraw illani bY t 'arer' and runswick Dock. The vessel, called the lies have withdrawn from large and wholesome houses, SMUGGLING. —On Wednesday, William Thomas, a
made tli de • Co.,'
ve been In .0 e 40 neraigr" was christened by Miss Robinson, and is and huddled themselves into smaller tenements as seaman belonging to the Roscommon steamer, was fined
vorking (gesses I
,Oil4,in and 600 tons burthen. Her lines fore and aft are tine, tenants, or even lodgers ; and amongst the middle in the mitigated penalty of £25 for smuggling a gallon of
rernents, and .."--e for tele tbough she possesses a long flooring, her run is and humbler classes a corresponding retrograde move- whiskey. In default of payment he was committed to
;s and the pone.
4, lor't.°l3tll.,and without a lump. The Ardencraig is intended meat has very generally taken place. The question gaol for three months.
al rising. t 00.., ma e Indian trade, and though strongly built, is every way arises, to what is this falling off to be attributed ? SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.—On
ied White lista aea
gutted for making quick passages and carrying large car- It must be allowed that the facilities for migration to the Tuesday, a complaint was heard at the Police-court against
age at Char I,
r• Ales' Another vessel in the same yard, intended for neighbouring country by rail, steam-boat, omnibus, &c., officer 266 (Beck). The complainant was Joseph Gegen,
; ate isf°o7 iti -ts• Harrison andf this town, will be launched withdraw many of our " aristocracy," or gentry, from the the well-known comic singer, at Ward's Star Hotel, in
aboe C0.,.1
tence of Pr.° bodl el s t ten days. noisy precincts of the town, (after the counting-house Williamson-square, who appeared with his face shockingly
nt, a strolg, as,g,,, 44111%14,AR DEATH.—On Saturday week a boy about business of the day,) to the quieter and more healthy injured. All the officers on duty in the district in which
etceeded to Sal seo la e Years of
,a at,d, age, named Joseph M'Ardle, son of Bernard retreats, large and small, of the vicinity,—Wavertree, the assault took place were summoned. The complainant
kept by ala tlie°tl)e •the d `e, of Charter-street, died from taking poison. Woolton, Bootle, West Derby, &c., on this side the said that he was going past St. John's Market, about half-
nd conveYe_ ,to j vacant went that morning with his brother to some
t water, and Wallasey, Birkenhead, Tranmere, and more past one or two o clock on Saturday morning, in company
pistols log
ads, O. !oele ground in Newsham-street, where they picked up distant places, on the line of the Chester Railway, on the with a friend. They were walking arm in arm, and saw
s
rs, spear libe; er° 4. illing like a piece of cheese. Deceased ate a Piece of Cheshire side. But the change of venue will by no means three policemen standing. The complainant and his
dot ab. j
°DS, an ha tak e soon afterwards became very ill, and died the account for half the defalcation of local residence, es- friend passed off the flags to avoid the policemen. His
which theY tee ewe thee afternoon. A chemical analysis of the contents of pecially in the winter months. The depression of the friend's trousers were split. He said to the officers they
in breast-ltdeqia tea stmach was made, and the presence of arsenic detec- times, which affects both high and low, has more to do with might have allowed them some part of the footwalk, when
ow-balls. ere 'la S' t'll'arra be aliPposition, is, that the piece of cheese eaten the desertion of good houses for inferior ones ; and per- the officers made some remarks on the torn trousers. He
de no ft
ill-carte br
root 0 toil tri - ueeea, -1
Ord -eu may have had arsenic introduced into it, haps quite as much, the monstrous and growing pressure replied that it cost the public rates to maintain the force
laced in On eles 'at thrown er to destroy rats, and that it was subsequently of taxation, of which the assessed taxes, and the window for protection, but they were the first to insult them.
gad, their II: bona,'
ghee
4,ea",eaY• The jury
incaution verdict. to the. effect duties especially, form a heavy and unpopular item. The The police then asked them something about watches.
a man ,C 3 , D 'llaeae U. ceased died from ly eating a piece of local taxes, too, are swelling out to such an exorbitant They further asked them if they had anything to lose.
the police 3 41(4 , Ntt Which contained a portion of arsenic, amount, partly from the number of poor, to the support His friend turned back and said something to the. officers,
a°` ,) has 00a op Muspratt of whom, in natives, and others congregating from distant which he did not hear. The officers knocked his friend
: etece od I Neva PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY.—Dr.
iorning,,,,arlie jot ' .7orda, "idshed in this town a school for the purpose of parts in search of work, and many of them becoming down. He
.immediately went back when he saw
thim
he neigou- oP 111 °L'ldent-g,' at a moderate expense, practical instruction to destitute ; and partly from extravagant and sometimes use- down, aud stud he.must have him home. All officer hen
' • eo- 5, e
ic police _ 301-, 0 eta, s
ell ''s .n the higher branches o chemistry, and to create less works persisted in by our local authonties,—so that struck him with his left hand. He struck him right for-
tions utidea ie oieer, st...eulitie
~_vi are'eaPable of investigating all subjects relating to he is a bold man, or must be possessed of good store of ward in the face, then across the leg ; and followed him
The theo recash, who will encounter one of the fine houses in ques- round the street striking him. The other officers were
d. The
~rics, 10 rillitra arts, and manufactures. In every part of the
having we meet with piroofs of the need that exists of tion, with the outlay required to furnish and maintain present, and he appealed to them to take the. officer away.
arious barrres- 60°0,0 tiiysi'i.skilful scientific ' chemists capable of aiding the such an establishment, half of which (with the rent) He did not hear them say anything; they did not inter-
if conininnt,,e, a 9,19, diner a°+ the a • ulturist the manufaeturer, and the
gric , . would provide a palatial mansion some ten or fifteen miles fere at all, either to protect or injure him. As soon as the
nil city lin'fl-010:00° 41 ea-,,• and there can be no question that Dr. Muspratt is from the town, with a considerable farm and a good officer struck him he made the best of his way from him,
d bodies. ~,rtisl; o 5 °,l tIV waY eminently qualified to discharge the duties garden and pleasure grounds. when he struck him again with his stick, which caused
that the P'foceec", t5l v(lsse 4nnortantoffice hick has devolved on him. He
0 sse . which THE CHINESE COLLECTION.—We do not remember him. to cry that his eye was knocked out. He lost his
ch out we&l„atlisgeoto „4 Ihr, 8 high testimonials from distinguished professors any place of public resort which has attracted more sight immediately after the blow.—Mr. Rushton directed
ack such the ctiPA to `4s sa'te°,alltinent and in this country. Dr. Muspratt is general attention, and, we may add, afforded greater 266 to be taken into custody. The prisoner was then re-
ally after "" et'..o
ettenic ssw „ te,, auto
of several talented chemical works. gratification to visitors than this extensive and truly mended till the following morning, when he was commit-
'nig we claim the. V(), '‘III /AT, splendid collection—extraordinary in itself, and correctly ted for trial.
rtist-hal" e bin ate all pet court =TO PAY COMMISSION AGENTS.—At the illustrative of an extraordinary people, in their physical SURRENDER OF A CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF A
bed into the
to 0 j ,
.D,,.._ on Tuesday, a case of much importance to appearance, their government,theircustoms, their religion, LIVERPOOL CLUB.—On Friday, Edward Murphy was
''s it fh'es ened in the commission trade, inasmuch •
to disPereelil teo
ral rue s 'tli_l?n;)r_olve.d the point whether a.party engaged to Though theplaced at the bar of the Police-court, charged with tree-
sell their arts, sciences, and general pursuits.
...
a gene_ tore Chinese widely differ, in nearly all the departments of sonable conspiracy. He is is a young, slight-built man,
in leaning ' so ~,;;Ire ers.nmiashan, and
subsequenthavinobtamed a
lcustomer, could tribes off
from the European and other branches or and formerly. was secretary to several bunal.sociaties..
.0n
policeji° .rt;`_tonign, emission upon all
thsa es made to sucht tribes of the human family, and for ages hay.e been little. the benh with Mr. Rushton sat James Atkin and William
7 hour, °S 3'1)05'0 i° tietitelit; although not negotiated rough_ the ms ru. more than heard of as an exclusive and distinct race, Earle, Esqrs. Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared as pro-
ied a largefotoid ilea, Thomas'
Dobbie
acid Li3wnwdetshe ulielent,Latsifliiewarads beforelllr Commis-recent events have opened out a field for more intimate secutor. He said that some time ago the police searched
to rails he for 'oir te%idthe defendant Pobservation of their character and attainments than was be- the prisoner's house, and found different papers relating to
fit stl
dements the 6' j clef eat al this
Mr. George. Lindley, brewer, both fore afforded by the casual and generally unwelcome sojourn confederate clubs ; and that on Thursday night last the
taken to ' !al, 4,, eme,,, before this town. The plaintiff had summoned the of foreigners amongst them; and thanks to the industry, re- prisoner went to Rose-hill Station, and inquired whether
lLstoo' ri`ll anlo;',1:, the court for payment of £4 19s. 6d.,
ratesvr Si ~.,`_`Lie t•en said to be due for commission upon sales search, and liberal expenditure of the collector and curator there was any charge against him. He was there detained,
Confede i, 0 of the curiosities and specimens here brought together, we and it was intended to prosecute him, but he (Mr. L. was
friars-roug bee 0-ed:i ft, a ' the defendant. The plaintiff conducted his own
41(1 std Mr r • now almost at a glance become initiated in all the myste- not prepared to go into the entire facts of the case, and
lice havalthird hOA aat. ~ • Yates,ates jun., so Icltor, appeared for the de- ries and peculiarities of Chinese life, and that too far more therefore requested a remand till Monday. Part of the
e„e•. ,ice ,e. like ills honour gave judgment for the defendant. accurately than a world of reading could supply. The vi- evidence was, however, taken. We may premise that
tore t• e Ice ea, e tklf OINGT
awed eras f tl) iaa non °N Hoicricinannah Exiinirrioar.—The last sitor will be greatly assisted by referring to a copious O'Brien, who was lately committed with Cuddy, lodged in
0
-slays isL4 eae ea a.of plants, flowers, &c., for the season. took. pam.phlet, which is sold for a comparatively small slim. at the house kept by Murphy, and that it was on O'Brien's
to the tike
teee wag oetill-hursday. In consequence of the unpropitious the door, and which not only comprises a full description account that the house was searehed.—lnspector Burrell
:onceal t,. aan ro,
111:44.. far fro le weather in the early part of the day, the show of all the figures, works of art, &c., that are exhibited, said that about ten &Flock on Thursday night, the pri-
gP', 0 4 Who
410„,11 an average one. As the day advanced the but furnishes historical and statistical accounts of the soner came to the station named, and applied for a gun
A YijOundirielle ; 11, ole ‘se brilliantly, and the attendance was, on the country, drawn from personal observation of some and a book, which had been taken from his house. He
it of i pole. &cot ; as ' good
' the Pd- too-
~ ,t„ some • The only feature worthy of especial remark years duration, and from other authentic sources. From gave his name and his address (16. Rover-street). To a
hold ?ti ~,,e la, ,Doobjects that attract attention, andquestion afterwards putby Superintendent Abraham, the
sill hopes choice specimens of orchidaceous plants, a the multiplicity of
in l'" rebe' le
arson . the but of V ape a nsignis Harrisonii, by Henry Winch, Esq., almost bewilder the beholder, we can enumerate only prisoner admitted that he was secretary to a club, and he
hat, afned/oia,, ea q'' data, or dove plant, by Thomas Johnson, a few. The Buddhist Temple and Collossal Idols (page was sent to the main bridewell. On the way
.he denied
be Pile al' olici itti e elas "corn. These plants, as well as others of the 18) are sad monuments of the false worship of the people, that he was secretary to all the clubs, and said if the gun
i that was aPo i Ilte(1, ,srbelonging to these gentlemen, were much ad- who in many other respects have advanced far in the arts was not restored he would have to pay for it. In court,
that he rapid rapid e 061 the NW, he fruit and vegetables exhibited were good. of civilised life, and, in some mechanical and decorative when he heard this evidence, he denied that he had ever
n fil eflif
,roar a • rea whillt otpc'ut the clay the band belonging to the 81st Regi- departments, excel nations much more civilised. The in- said he was secretary to a club. It appeared that in his
in winch an 'la-, 141114 considered
which is now stationed in this town, and troduction of Christianity amongst them, (of which some house, besides the gun and book, the broken blade of a
c hair° A Obi'
EV , 1 lee, pia one of the finest in her Majesty's hopes are now entertained through intercourse and tom- pike was found in an upper room.. . Thebook was
_ln?
Mitcae,,t• itcheled # Stu Yed some pleasing and popular airs. merce), would be a grand means of advancing them in the duced. It was a roll-book, containing the names. of the
1,,„iq,,,,„,
jig the .'""re, issa liti# km- tieo,,,-- e THIRD MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM. scale of humanity, for which the mere morality of Con- members of the club. Mr. Rushton said he considered it
. nts We of Set'
a ters -o' te"'el Of --: who had the pleasure of examining Brunetti's fucius and others is inadequate. Case 20 (page 83) is well a fortunate thing for the inhabitants of Liverpool that it
t 5P° , 0,, tePatifgetent Jerusalem about two years ago, it must worthy of inspection. Case 2 (page 25) presents an inte- was found.—The prisoner was then remanded until
lolls. ..., lice uo tlt l'oz,eli inoi,,,g learn that he has completed another and resting group ;—a priest of Fuh, &c., and, in the centre,. , Monday.
the r° ' (ger, tr
y ...
_hog- . ~II ,
,novEatvion
.ovt 7; Clii4lialitee- elaborate model which is now being exhibited a figure of a gentleman in full mourning. Grouped with I
tiolefly.loP4 Period at No. 28, Bold-street. He has been other figures in another case stands a literary gentleman, 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE.
;form ,_
it hen
"1:4 14
eller
"aced to undergo this labour, now for the third for literature is liberallye encouraged. In (pagercoatees4. 34) is a '
4, thav 00 t Some of the the Lords T geury at £lOOO a-year, exclusive of travel-
az,_ up meat; tteN 41ade by him,
to embody many interesting. .discover.ies group of Chinese ladies, attired
joyous costly The salaryof cgoa_jud of a County Court has been fixed by
ealer'
,A to cewollSio the net beforeY nlm, as to the true sites of buildings, which facesare pretty, and the aspect We cannot admire. ling expenses. The salaries of the judges are to be uniform
nice-, t t.'
!,8 '' metro 00 \Vc, rest „ with certainty ascertained, and among their cramped and deformed feet. The hands are peculiarly throughout the country.
of thetirg
bo,,"hast 'flue various palaces and buildings of Solomon. small, with the fingers so attenuated that they have a All notices of claim must
jections is Friday next, the 25th.
The last day allowed for making parliamentary claims or ob-
s and put ott ).)1,‘,.1:8 ia ?llgratulate Mr. Brunetti on his successful la.. corpse-like appearance. Some of the compartments con-
contain the name and surname in full length, the place of
s fie •
•t of S°lloerl:'4l 14 ps wip I, Id of literature • and we doubt not but his lain fine specimens of silk and other manufactures, richly abode, and an accurate description of the nature of the sup.
'barbs no ce,
t cWie offi cei feel" diviL„e fully appreciated' by all who take an interest wrought : others represent shops with the vendors and posed qualification,. and be signed in the handwriting of the
ree lice' ai its It cur' `1 recOrds of man's salvation, as well as who purchasers. Case 5 (page 37) represents a gorgeously- applicant, or it will not be entertained by the Revising Bar-
Street P° ,egete of ot. con% ?slay as to the particulars of that celebrated city, dressed tragedian, surrounded by a number of juvenile nster.
red the deinicioir,
9#
ii 00 reonerjed are3ll,terdllas," with which most other antiquities are but actors, apparently receiving lessons in the histrionic. art.
owe 11,
..1).. ~ . keit of ' , and in regard to whose interest all others The temple at the west end of the room, containing a num- COURT AND FASHION.
Tiler airs a'
:v• t 0C , iaa.'he staTtiall consideration. The reader of the Bible ber of figures, is illustrative of ceremony in high life. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Osborne House on :rues-
les-stree ' 011001 eat;lect tai'd",ent of Josephus, having diligently studied the Case No. 9is interesting, as is 12, filled with beautiful Por- day for town, where they remained for a day, returning in the
din reille ridie 04
e ctlY he : lileteerieace
tiueecome involved in its difficulties, must here celain. There are numerous oil paintings and water-colour course of Wednesday to the Isle of Wight.
as pere,
,hich
_,,.0.
„Ire te„solati,, eP Pleasure in perceiving the easy and com- drawings, by native artists. Amongst the former " The
wk in 's t 0.551'0' i"° -"Ti which M
out
inlander, 9ii
-I .°l•lnjr anti •r. Brunetti lays before them, and The House of Lords has decided that the Earl of Balcarres had
Lindsay Peerages.
If -ae hag t, 'his l'' mod c,lPate that the at numbers who visited his But we have not space further to particularise. The saloon
ales. e- ao,alf eir tater eL will feel an i gre
dcuriosity to • e
bahl Fri' tis brilliantly lighted in the evenings by gas from a variety the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and the Hon.
s pro d the 05, 11 greats,lt,o. eetntetera,ture there is not a point
ele f
,rd very
superior
rnwcroerre
oci. examine The nuptials of Lady Caroline Grosvenor, fourth daughter of
of beautiful and elaborately-fashioned and decorated Wm. Leigh, eldest son of Lord Leigh, of Stoneleigh Abbey,
(amine • ffeY Jib eewhichinhathseexecniteirdewhich was to have taken place this week, has been deferred for
Ca an li Chinese lanterns, round the bases of which figures of all
airs. en too jolt lioiPitlioa 'La in the learned world or a greater variety kinds move in procession, the motive power being,. we a short period. . .
vieWS '''The Pr at) • 8 tb
.: Se ~inia,,City, tear ean that of the • t topography of the believe, on the principle of the smoke-jack. The junks,
ancient tutor during the early period of the Prince of Wales's educa-
rfficer" d cle:t Bic red the eery two of the have large and small, are examined with much interest. There It is rumoured in well-informed quarters that the choice of a
tion has fallen upon one of the assistant masters of Eton Col-
ren, 00 ~ nett;. e question . numerous.wnters who
"eighe".? app'ea'..'_"? agreeing as to their theories. Mr. is an excellent Sax-horn and cornopean band, led by Mr. lege. from whose success in engaging the attachment of his
Itlest Li thea, '3 to have examined them all and well Blight, playing choice airs and pieces ever and anon : we pupils, as well as. the. confidence. of their parents, the best re-
link] neari ' comparativeand his scheme have never, indeed, heard one more perfect in harmony,
Of ersta Y akin to that merits,
tlie 114 that of the learned Robinson, and we or more expert in execution. We need but add that the `,Thesulsniltais be aensteTptaetrdanisnferthimm.ore prominent sphere to
anntli3arr rural fete in honour of the birthday of the
Nai„ Rlos, he has been in communication with some scene is daily crowded by fashionable parties, who enjoy
In et j__ L celebrated travellers written the promenade, or rest on the numerous seats around, three o'clock the Queen, Prince Albert, the royal children, and
e enisale who have upon Duchess of Kent was given by her Majesty at Osborne. At
front, and the
• 114 h exhibit. In. We sincerely wish him that success inspecting the numerous figures and articles that enrich the princely visiters appeared at the principal
I'o at a, ion wai his merit
.
rth ,ott the
V e ch his merit deserves, and we doubt the great hall. There is at present a good- young
the , exhibition will be numerously attended Chinaman in the costume of his country. He converses tent where the repast was to be eaten. The arty re-
looking y dinner was canned in procession paittheroyal family to the
Fool, Period du •
ring which he will remain in Li- mained on the ground. for several hours the old
I fluently in English, and appears to possess no incousider-
I able amount of intelligence. English games, in the whole of which the sailors took a con-
spicuous part.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Osborne House on Tues-
day for town, where they remained for a day, returning in the
course of Wednesday to the Isle of Wight.
The House of Lords has decided that the Earl of Balcarres had
made out his claim to the Earldom of Crawford and Barony of
Lindsay Peerages.
The nuptials of Lady Caroline Grosvenor, fourth daughter of
the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and the Hon.
Win. Leigh, eldest son of Lord Leigh, of Stoneleigh Abbey,
which was to have taken place this week, has been deferred for
a short period.
It is rumoured in well-informed quarters that the choice of a
tutor during the early period of the Prince of Wales's educa-
tion has fallen upon one of the assistant masters of Eton Col-
lege. from whose success in engaging the attachment of his
pupils, as well as the confidence of their parents, the best re-
sults may be anticipated in the more prominent sphere to
which it is proposed to transfer him.
The annual rural fete in honour of the birthday of the
Duchess of Kent was given by her Majesty at Osborne. At
three o'clock the Queen, Prince Albert, the royal children, and
the princely visiters appeared at the principal front, and the
dinner was carried in procession past the royal family to the
tent where the repast was to be eaten. The royal party re-
mained on the ground. for several hours witnessing the old
English games, in the whole of which the sailors took a con.
apicuous part.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SOUTHERN DIVISION-LIVERPOOL

Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and Mr. Justice ERLH
Sheriff—Sir Thos. George HESICETH, Bart-.)-

The commission for these assizes was opened on Wect-
nesday evening, by Mr Justice Cresswell. On Thursday,
Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Justice Erle proceeded; at
ten o'clock, to St. George's Church, where prayers were
read by the Rev. P. B. Hesketh. Mr. Justice CresswelL
entered the Crown Court at a quarter-past eleven o'clock,
and the following gentlemen were sworn on the

GRAND JURY.
James Heywood, Esq., M.P. Weaste House, foreman
Weld Blundell, Esq., Blundell Hall.
Thomas Ridgway Bridson, Esq., Bolton.
Colin Campbell, Esq., Liverpool.
Adam Gladstone, Esq., Liverpool.
Lawrence Heyworth, sq., Liverpool.
Adam Hodgson. Esq., Liverpool.
Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., Liverpool.
William Ford Hulton, Esq., Hutton-park.
Christopher Morris, Esq., rrell Mount.
Edmund Molyneux, Esq., Liverpool.
Robert Neilson, Esq., Halewood.
William Nichol, Esq., Liverpool.
Thomas Shaw, Esq., Liverpool.
Spencer James Steers, Esq., Halewood.
John Steward, Esq., Liverpool.
William Gerard Walmsley, Esq., Platt Bridge.
John Woodcock, Esq., The Elms.

a spring cart along Oldham-road at a pace so rapid that
he had lost nearly all control over the horse. Deceased
and a deaf brother came out of the Vulcan Tavern, and
were crossing the road, arm in arm, when they were both
knocked down by the cart, the wheel going over the head
of Thomas Shelmerdine, and so injuring him that he died
on the following day. The other brother was thrown into
a state of insensibility. There were in the cart three or
four persons, who were coming from Oldham to Man-
chester, and they had urged the prisoner to drive rapidly.
—A verdict of not guilty was returned.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—FRIDAY.
(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
COPE v. TIIE THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY
COMPANY.—Evidence was called in favour of the case for
the defendants.—The evidence in this case, which pos-
sessed no public interest, was of a very contradictory cha-
racter.—His Lordship having summed up the evidence, the
jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £lOO.
In two cases verdicts were taken by consent, after
which several undefended actions were disposed of.

CROWN COURT.-SATURDAY

William White, 32, James Winterbottom, 27, and
Stephen Naylor, 23, apparently agricultural labourers,
pleaded guilty to having, at Pemberton, set fire to a barn
and sutbuildings, belonging to James Rothwell. Mr.
Justice Cresswell, after lecturing them on the enormity of
their offence, sentenced them to transportation for fifteen
years. _ _

Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, in addressing the Grand Jury
directed them as to several cases which would be brought un
der their notice, and concluded with the following remarks on
the present disturbed state of the country. He said
in law, was a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three
persons or more assembling together of their own authority
with an intent mutually to assist one another against any one
who shall oppose then, in the execution of some enterprise of a
private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in
a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people,
whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful. If
they should find there was an assemblage of people in military
array, with arms and banners, it could hardly be said that a
meeting of that sort vies not calculated to excite terror, and if
they proceeded to any act, that made it a riot. It was not ne-
cessary that any personal violence should be inflicted to make
it a riot. - Any meeting assembled under such circumstances,
as, acc(irding to the opinion of rational and firm men, were
likely to produce danger to the tranquillity and peace of the
neighbourhood, was an unlawful assembly; and, in viewing
this question, the jury should take into consideration the way
in which the meeting was held, the hour at which they met,
and the langiuv.e used by the persons assembled, and by those
who addressed' them. l'he difference between a riot and an
unlawful assembly was this :—lf the parties assembled in a
tumultuous manner, and actually executed their purpose with
violence, that was a riot; but if they merely met for a purpose
which, if executed, would make them rioters, and, having
done nothing, they separated without carrying this purpose
into effect, then it was an unlawful assembly. It was possible
that the Grand Jury might have charges of drilling brought
before them. By the 6th of Geo. 111., and Ist Geo. IV., all
meetings or assemblages of persons for the purpose of drilling
themselves or for the purpose of practising military exercise,
without lawful authority, were misdemeanours. Besides these
cases they might possibly have some of seditious speeches.
Persons claimed the privilege of discussing grievances and
talking over public proceedings. This they had no doubt a
right to do, but they must do it under certain limitations. If
they found a large assembly of persons brought together, not
for the purpose of discussion, but for the purpose of resistance
to the law, and of exciting dissatisfaction and discontent,
speeches of that sort were seditious, and tended to disturb the
peace of the town. There was one case, not in the calendar, in
which a party was committed for a conspiracy. It was called
a treasonable conspiracy, by which he supposed was meant a
conspiracy for the purpose of inciting others to engage in a
transaction which a short time since would have been called
treason. He directed their attention to a recent Act of Parlia- own servants
went, in which the law of treason was somewhat modified. John Hammond, 24. was sentenced to twelve months'
The law now was, " That if any person whatsoever, after the imprisonment, with hard labour, for a burglary at a beer-
passing of this act, shall, within the United Kingdom, or with- house in Canal-street, Manchester, kept by Mr. Stanton,
out, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend to deprive or
depose our most gracious Lady the Queen, her heirs or suc- and stolen four boxes of cigars, a violin, and six shillings
cessors, from the style, honour, and regal name of the Imperial in copper. Henry Peace was indicted along with the pri-
Crown of the United Kingdom, or of any other of her Majesty's soner, but was acquitted.
dominions and countries, or to levy war against her Majesty, John Taylor, 23, pleaded guilty of a burglary at Pen-
her heirs or successors, within any part of the United Kingdom, dleton, and also to having stolen some wearing apparel
in order, by force or constraint, to compel her or them to from James Heathcote, at Lancaster. Sentence deferred.
change her or their measures or counsels, or in order to put
any force or constraint upon, or in order to intimidate or over- Nathan Lindley, 38, was sentenced to seven years
awe both Houses or either House of Parliament, or to move or transportation for a burglary at the house of Robert
stir any foreigners or strank,,ers with force to invade the United Tootle, at Kersley, on the 10th June last. The prisoner
Kingdom or any of her Majesty's dominions or countries un- had been convicted previously of felony.
der the obeisance of her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and John Taylor, 26, was sentenced to seven years trans-
such compassings, imaginations, devices, or inventions, or any
of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any portation for a burglary at the house of Edmund Pickup,
writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act at Tottington High End, on the 19th June.
or deed, every person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and The Grand Jury found "no bill" against Mary Ann
being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Scott for stabbing Ellen Scott, with intent, &c., on the
Court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of his or ground of the prisoner being insane.
her natural life, or for any term not less than seven years, or Patrick Crawley, 32, was sentenced to three months
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two
years with or
without hard labour, as the Court shall direct." If the jury imprisonment for having feloniously stabbed. John Grogan
should find many persons meetins together from time to time, with intent, &c. The offence was committed during a
addressing each other on the subject of arming, and speaking drunken quarrel.
with praise of the transactions in Ireland, which were notorious Henry Ward, 20, was sentenced to six months impri-
to every one, and urging the people to provide themselves with sonment for a similar offence, at Salford, committed under
arms, and actually providing arms from time to time, there like influence
would be little doubt that such a conspiracy would be for an
illegal purpose, because these arms were to be used in opposi-
tion to the military f..rce of the Queen, and in such a case that
would be felony.

MINT CASES

—A riot,

Abraham Rigg pleaded guilty to a burglary at the house
of James Mather, at Bury.—Sentence deferred.
Thomas Cain, 19, railway labourer, was found guilty of
the manslaughter of Peter Meadows, at Wigan, on the
20th of June. The parties quarrelled, when the prisoner
threw deceased down, and kicked him about the head.
The jury looked on the case as the result of a drunken
row, and recommended the prisoner to mercy. Sentence
deferred.

Stephen Marsden, 28, was sentenced to seven years'
transportation for having stolen £5O in bank notes, eleven
sovereigns, a gold and silver watch, &c., from the house of
Mrs. Greenhalgh, the Pineapple Inn, at Darcy Lever,
near Bolton. The prisoner was implicated in the robbery
with four other persons, three of whom were transported
for the offence at the last assizes. The chief witness in
the case was an accomplice of the name of Fog.
John Smith, 40, and William Dixon, 19, were sen-
tenced to eighteen months imprisonment, with hard la-
bour for an assault on Robert Breeze, at Manchester.
The prosecutor was inspector of nuisances in that town,
and the prisoners were nightmen, who, on the 17th June
(not being employed by the corporation), were removing
night soil with a donkey cart, and thereby rendered them-
selves liable to a penalty of 403. The prosecutor dis-
covered the prisoners at the work, and tried to turn the
donkey towards the Police-office, when Smith struck him
several severe blows with his spade, which confined him
under medical care for nearly five weeks. The prisoner
Smith said he wished he had killed him. In his defence
Smith made an incoherent speech, alleging that he only
wanted to gain an honest livelihood, and that since the
corporation had monopolised the exclusive right, number-
less ashpits were not half-cleansed. His Lordship lec-
tured the prisoners for uttering sentiments which implied
their belief that the authorities were bound to provide
them with work. If servants could choose their own
master, the latter were equally entitled to choose their

Mary Mitchell, 37, was found guilty of uttering a base
shilling at the shop of Mr. Haslam, confectioner, Bolton,
on the 18th March last.—Sentence deferred.
. .

Alice .Rourke was found guilty of having. in her pos-
session, at Scholes, a mould, for the purpose of casting
base coin. Sentence deferred.

Charles Boyle, 34. and Patrick Manneriny, 28, were
tried for having in their possession, at Great Bolton, a
mould,, for the purpose of making base shillings. The
evidence was not clear, and the prisoners were acquitted.

John Holden, 47, was found guilty of havingin
possession base' coin ; and John Holden, 9, and Jane
Holden, 14, pleaded guilty to passing base coin at Ash-
ton-under-line. Sentence deferred.

Mary Collett, 28, was found guilty of having, at Sal-
ford, on the 7th instant, unlawfully uttered to Ann Wat-
kins, a licensed victualler, in payment for three glasses of
rum, a counterfeit half-crown, knowing the same to be
bad. Sentence deferred.
Joseph Robinson, 46, and Thomas Campbell, 34, were
found guilty of having unlawfully in their possession ten
counterfeit shillings. Sentence deferred.

LOCAL MEETINGS,

THE ANDERTON CARRYING COMPANY.—At a meeting
on Saturday this company was finally dissolved, and the
sale of the property to the Earl of Ellesmere confirmed.
Five hundred pounds were voted to the directors and
secretary of the company.
LIVERPOOL UNITED GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.--On
Tuesday the half-yearly ordinary meeting was held. The
chair was taken by Wm. Fosberry, Esq. The directors
recommended that a dividend after the rate of £5 per
£lOO share, for the half-year ending 30th June last, be
declared upon the several shares in the Liverpool United
Gas-light Company, excepting such of the shares as re-
present the £25 shares in the late Liverpool New Gas and
Coke Company, upon which the whole amount was not
called up on the Ist January last, and that upon these a
dividend of £1 is. Bd. be declared. The chairman moved
that the report be received and adopted, which was unani-
mously agreed to ; and a dividend of £5 per £lOO share,
and so on in proportion for the lesser shares, was declared ;
the dividends to be paid, less the income tax, on the 25th
instant.

LIVERPOOL AND BOOTLE WATER-WORICS.—OR Tues-
day a meeting was held for the purpose of closing the
affairs of the company. Mr. William Holt read a state-
ment of the accounts, from which it appeared that the
balance to be divided was about £3OBB. It was agreed
that £lOO should be placed in the hands of Mr. Johnson,
to be appropriated in the purchase of an annuity, or in
some other wav laid out for the benefit of Robert Ger-
man, known by name of " Old Robert," a very old
servant of the company, who had been at the works at
Bootle from the time the bill was obtained. £5OO was
voted to Mr. Rogers, the secretary. Mr. John Holmes,
in the course of some conversation, stated that the origi-
nal shares in this company cost the proprietors £BOO.
Mr. Gill said it never paid anything like 5 per cent. It
was then resolved that, after paying the outstanding ac-
counts, the balance of the funds should be divided
amongst the shareholders in the proportion of their

shares.
NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The annual
meeting of the proprietors was held on Friday, at the
Clarendon Rooms, Richard Griffiths, Esq., in the chair.
The report was read by Mr. Rae, the manager. It stated
that the hopes entertained of an early resumption of busi-
ess by the bank had been realized ; but the difficulties
of the times had prevented shareholders from subscribing
in the new issue of preferential shares, and the bank had
consequently been thrown upon its existing advances, for
funds to resume business with safety. The advances on
the 23rd October, were £750,000, and by the 22nd Janu-
ary they were reduced to £465,000. The circulation this
half-year had necessarily fallen off—averaging only
£15,000. The profit and loss account still left a balance
of profit of £1,069,190, making the aggregate profit of the
year £12,850, which had been transferred to the credit of
the bad debt amount. Since December, the liabilities of
the bank to the public, had been diminished nearly
£200,000, while the assets had been improved. The

SPECIAL

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.

whole liabilities were now £180,000: at the time of the
suspension they exceeded £600,000. The circulation
had risen in a few months from £7OOO to £20,000. The
directors looked cheerfully to the future. The report
was adopted. In answer to: a question, the chairman
said that the directors felt sure of recovering all the capi-
tal lent to the Birkenhead Dock Company and Commis-
sioners, in a short time. The retiring directors were re-
appointed; the sum £BOO was allowed to them, and the
meeting adjourned.
DOCK COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.—The chairman,
Mr. Bramley-Moore, at the meeting on Thursday, read
a letter from the Duke of Wellington, as follows :
" Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his
compliments to Mr. Moore. He received his note on.
the Bth instant, with plans of the Liverpool docks enclo-
sed therewith. He is much flattered by the honour con-
ferred on him by calling one of the docks and basins by
the name borne by him. He begs Mr. Moore to assure
the Dock Executive that he feels a most lively interest in
the prosperity of the town of Liverpool, and that he will
ever be willing to make every exertion to promote its
interest whenever it may be in his power." The letter
was enclosed in a handsome gilt morocco case. The
Chairman, in reply to a question, explained that he had
not sent a letter to Lord Stanley in consequence of not
having a plan of the docks to send with it. He had only
written to the Earl of Harrowby and the Dnke of Wel-
lington, but the plans would be ready in a few days. A
report was read exculpating the keepers of the telegraph
from blame in the transmission of certain signals on the
27th ult., a complaint respecting which had been made
by Mr. Aikin, but the committee had directed that, in
future, greater vigilance should be used in attending to
signals from the eastward. Mr. Aikin said he was satis-
fied the telegraph might be made of much greater utility.
Communications might be made to ships in the offing,
whereas now the only communication given was that such
a ship was off Holyhead., The Chairman thought the
telegraph should not be used except for information of a
public character. It was fixed that the annual inspection
of the telegraph, which generally occupies five days,
should commence on Monday. Mr. Tobin asked whether
proper certificates had yet been given as to the ages of
the new north dock masters, and protested against per-
sons being appointed subject to certificates. The com-
mittee should have been satisfied with the certificates,
and then appointed the candidates. The Chairman pro-
raised that the matter should be strictly investigated.

On Wednesday a special meeting was held.
Upon the motion of Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, seconded by
Mr. PLUMPTON, Mr. John Bent was elected alderman;
Mr. Naylor having failed to qualify.
THE RIVINGTON PIKE SCHEME.

The TOWN:CIERK read the report of the Water Com-
mittee, which was to the effect that the Rivington Pike
scheme could be carried out and executed for the sum
mentioned in the parliamentary estimates (X 480,000),
that there ought to be no further delay in proceeding with
the works, and that the Committee ought to be authorized
to take immediate steps for the purpose of proceeding

with them.
The TOWN-CLERK read a memorial from the National
Confederation, in which they protested in the name of
the ratepayers against the prosecution of the Pike scheme.
Mr. LACE, in proposing the adoption of the report,
said it was satisfactory to the Water Committee that they
were able to make the report which had just been read,
for they were perfectly satisfied that the works could be
carried out within the parliamentary estimate of £480,000,
if they were now proceeded with. In order to keep the
cost of the works within the estimate, it was necessary
that they should be proceeded with without delay. The
Council would easily conceive that it would not be proper
to give details of the estimates, but he (Mr. Lace) might
observe that with respect to the principal item of expense
—that was the pipes—it had been ascertained that it
would be considerably under the estimate. With respect
to the other works, Mr. Stewart, one of the Water Com-
mittee, thought it advisable to ascertain the quantity of
work from actual survey. Mr. Weightman was sent for
that purpose ; and it was satisfactory to state that his
estimate came to within 5,000 yards of Mr. Hawksley's
computation, Mr. Hawksley's being the larger one. He
might also add that Mr. Holme mid Mr. James Holum—
both practical men—had been over to the Rivington dis-
trict, and they were both perfectly satisfied, from their
own knowledge of building, that the works would be
carried out within Mr. Hawksley's estimates, if they
were begun within a month. Liverpool was at present
entirely dependent for water on two engines, and if the
one at Green-lane and the other at Windsor were to
break down they would be thrown for weeks without any
sufficient supply. Would, therefore, he wished to know,
any gentleman take upon himself the responsibility of not
taking the means to obtain a sufficient supply ? They
had no tanks to put water into, and if they had tanks they
had no water to put into them, for the supply was be-
coming less and less every day. As to the assertion that
there was a sufficiency of water under the red sandstone,
the Council would no doubt think that that matter had
been discussed ad nauseam, and satisfactorily disposed of.
They had not had one scientific opinion in favour of there
being a sufficient supply under the sandstone, and not
the opinion of one practical man against the Pike scheme.
No practical man had pretended that they ought to go on
boring and sinking wells. They could not without an act
of parliament go out of the borough for water, and he
felt certain that they would be opposed by the whole sur-
rounding district of country in which Prescot and nume-
rous smaller places were situated, and that the quantity
procured would become less and less every day, though
they would be robbing the wells in the district. Gentle-
men spoke of the expense of going on with the Rivington
scheme, but the fact was that it would be a saving of
expense. They would save the expense of new wells.
They would save the expense of engines. They would
save the expense of working eleven engines, which would
cost £15,000 a-year. Supposing there were to be no
increase in the population of Liverpool, the deficiency to
be provided for would not cost the inhabitants 4d. in the
pound upon their assessments ; whereas if the population
doubled—and they confidently looked for an increase in
the number of inhabitants—the charge would be nothing.
But they could not do that with water from the red sand-
stone • for the cost of that was five per cent., whilst the
cost Of the Rivington water would be nothing. He con-
cluded with moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. Alderman Nicol. seconded the motion.
Mr. BENNETT regretted that he could not support the
report. He believed the quantity and quality of the
water at Soho-street station were as good as ever they
were. He also believed that the quantity and quality of
the water et Green-lane were excellent ; in fact, the
quantity there was inexhaustible. The engine was insuf-
ficient to raise the quantity without being overstrained,
and during the time M'Gregor and Kennedy were making
their experiments at Green-lane, about three-quarters of
a million of gallons were daily running to waste down the
ditches. It would take two or three years to obtain water
from the Pike; and, therefore, if Dr. Duncan was correct
in saying that the cholera would probably be upon us in
three or four months, the Pike scheme could not be ren-
dered available in cleansing the town when the cholera
made its appearance. _He discredited all statements about

NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY. the decline of the local supply. He was given to under-
NASMYTH AND OTHERS V. WOOLLEY.—This was an stand that our present supply was fed by rivers from a
action to recover £77 6s. ld. for the manufacture and distance, and that it was not circumscribed by the coal
fitting up of a pan used in the process of distilling rosin. fields surrounding the town. The fissures in rocks ex-
The plaintiffs are engineersatPatricroft, and the defendant tended for enormous distances. Fissures in Scotland were
is a rosin distiller at Manchester, and the question was formed by eruptions in Italy. (A laugh.) This was an
whether the pan was constructed of proper materials and historical and undenialale fact. Now, the yield at the
in a workmanlike manner. The jury found for the plain- Pike at the time he visited it in May—certainly a dry
tiffs for the amount claimed. season—was under three millions ; and if this were so, it
The other action tried to-day was a case of alleged tres- would take 124 millions of gallons in dry months in order
pass, brought by Mr. Andrew, a coalowner at Middleton, to compensate the mill-owners and proprietors of the
against the high sheriff, for the seizure of certain house- Douglas canal. This enormous abstraction from the
hold goods, his property, conveyed to him as security for reservoirs would reduce the quantity for local supply very
--c-g tzersuaw. A very tong.oonciderably; in fact. it would lay bare the bottoms of
argument took place on a point of law raised by the counsel —a u ao. wt.. Leen woutu ue L.
for the defendant, but ultimately it was arranged to with- He would not blame either the water committee or the
draw ajuror, which was accordingly done, and so the case Town-Clerk ; but would these gentlemen take upon
terminated. themselves the responsibility in case of failure ?
Mr. EARLE, Mr. LACE, and other members of the
committee, cried simultaneously—Yes, yes, yes.
Mr. BENNETT wished that snore information on the
subject had been given.
Mr. LACE.—You have had every report before you.
Mr. BENNETT meant to say that the reports submitted
to the Council had not satisfied him of the propriety of
the Pike scheme. (A laugh.) He thought the chances
of failure at the Pike considerably overbalanced all chances
of success, and therefore he opposed the report, and
moved as an amendment that the whole subject be re-,
ferred to a committee, to ascertain whether the necessary
local supply can be obtained from this district, and whether
Mr. M'Donald's estimates are borne out by facts.
Mr. EARLE and Mr. RATUBONE alluded to what they
called the ignorant and malicious attacks made upon the
Water Committee by the Mercury and Journal, and said
that the conduct of that committee was far above any
aspersion or insinuation.
After a very long debate, during which most of the old
arguments were re-produced, th Council divided, when
there appeared—For the amendment, 15 ; against it, 24.
The amendment was consequently lost.

COMMITTAL OF JOSEPH CUDDY FOR TREA-
SONABLE CONSPIRACY.

On Tuesday Joseph Cuddy, who acted as salesman to
the notorious Dr. Reynolds, and who was stopped is
Byrom-street with a bag containing 31 pike heads, was
brought up at the police-court, for final examination.
Jz.mes O'Brien, in whose house in Hurst-street a variety
of pikes and other weapons were discovered, was brought
up at the same time ; and the evidence in the case, which
ran to very considerable length, was read over.

The Mayor, Wm. Earle, Esq.., and other magistrates,
occupied seats on the bench with Mr. Rushton.
Mr. Robinson, of the firm of Messrs. Lowndes, Robin-
son, and Bateson, solicitors, appeared on behalf of the go-
vernment. Mr. Yates, sen., defended the prisoners.
Walter Willick (officer 370) was the first witness called.
He deposed to the various meetings he had attended at
Circus-street and Great Howard-street, and to the lan-
guage made use of by the various speakers.
Richard Janet was next examined. He accompanied
the first witness to the meetings in Circus-street and Great
Howard-street, and he heard Dr. Reynoldssay at the lat-
ter, "if you cannot buy muskets buy pitch forks." " any
man who does not join the clubs," said the chairman,
" shall be hanged to a lamp-post." The prisoner Cuddy
was present at the meeting in the Baptist chapel. He
was also present at several of the other meetings. He was
at a meeting held the 14th June, in Circus-street, when
the people were counselled to get pikes. Cuddy at that
meeting exhibited a pike-head, and said he could make
similar heads for 2s. 6d. a piece. Mr. M`Manus, the
merchant, was at the meeting in Circus-street, and he
called upon the people to form themselves into clubs. He
said he would receive no boon from England, and before
that day:three months Ireland should have . her rights or
he would have blood. Witness went over with Mr.
M`Manus in the same steamer to Ireland, and saw him
go into the Irish Felon office. Witness then went to the
Castle, and gave information, and by directions from the
CaStle he seized M`Manus's luggage at Kingstown. It
contained, amongst other things, a complete set of mili-
tary uniform, green and gold, and a pair of pistols. A
Mr. Somers made use of the following language at the
Music-hall : " I tell the merchants, that as I think I see
Warsaw in flames, to take care lest a spark of ignition may
not reach this town ; and I tell them that before the news
is four hours in Liverpool of an intended massacre in my
country—l care not, mind you, gentlemen, it there were
200,000 British bayonets there and 100,000 special consta-
bles—T care not for them all (a voice : We'll maul them')
despite all these efforts, and despite as much more, the
martyrs dying on the scaffold and on the plain would have
the consolation in giving their last throe of looking up to
heaven and seeing the skies reddened with the blaze of the
Babylons of England."
The other depositions consisted of the evidence of about
20 witnesses. It was of a most voluminous character,
and occupied a considerable time in reading. The evi-
dence went to prove in a variety of ways the connexion of
Cuddy with the Irish clubs and the leaders of the rebel
party. It exposed an organized system of correspon-
dence baeween the Confederate clubs in Dublin and those
in Liverpool, connecting the prisoner Cuddy and the
notorious Dr. Reynolds (for whom Cuddy sold pikes)
with them in their several movements. The fact of
Cuddy being discovered with a bag full of pikes was fol-
lowed up by evidence proving him to have regularly at-
tended the Confederate and club meetings in this town,
and the public meetings generally where Dr. Reynolds
was in the habit of speaking sedition. Other evidence of
a corroboratory nature was added, which represented the
accused to be prominently mixed up in the entire pro-
ceedings connected with the intended outbreak.
Cuddy was fully committed for trial at the assizes ; and
the other prisoner was remanded until Saturday.

THE FATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—At the Devizes assizes, on Wednesday,
George Pargeter was indicted for the manslaughter of
Arthur Augustus Lea, at Swindon, on the 10th of May
last. Mr. Lea was a gentlemen of Wadham College,
Oxford, and was killed on the Great Western Railway,
in consequence of the accidont which happened to the
express train driven by the prisoner. He was found guilty,
and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The
sto4er and another man were acquitted.