The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-24 00:00:00

LOCAL. NEWS

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nconstable Monday l
of the townshipA.
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es t DolDering,by. was re-elected
BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—A correspond-
ent in a Shrewsbury paper says that the Chester and Birken-
head Railway Company intend to extend the line of railway
from Chester to Ruabon.
THE LIVER.—Mr. Buckstone takes a final benefit this
evening. when several very amusing dramas will be brought
forward, in which Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will
appear.

CHESTER CATHEDRAL.—The Rev. Thos. Eaton, Rector
of St. Mary's, Chester, has been collated by the Lord Bishop
of the Diocese to a Canonry in the Chester Cathedral, va-
cant by the death of Archdeacon Wrangbam.
ST. BRIDE'S SCHOOLS.—Two sermons in aid of these
schools are announced to be preached on Sunday next, at
St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell. The at-
tendance, we trust, will be numerous, and the collection
proportioned to the excellence of the object.
LIVERPOOL SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—We regret
to say that the Liverpool Shipmasters' Association, which
once promised to be, and ought by this time to have become,
one of the most flourishing of institutions, has been entirely
abandoned, the recent attempt to raise funds and extend the
list of subscribers having failed.
In reference to a paragraph in a recent number of the
Standard, stating that the seven o'clock mail train to Man-
chester, and vice versa, had been discontinued, there was an
ambiguity which it is desirable to remove. The fact is, it is
only the half-past seven mail bags which have been discon-
tinued : the trains continue to run as usual.
ST. DAVID'S DAY.—Our readers will see by advertisement
in another column that our Cambro British friends intend
celebrating the anniversary of their patron saint in their
usual style. The claims of the Cambrian Society on the
natives of the Principality, together with the highly respect-
able character of the society, are sufficient to ensure them a
large attendance on this as well as on all other like occasions.
Mr. David Gladstone, who was so justly distinguished by
his recitations at the Royal Institution, has addede fresh
laurels to the already illustrious family, by the excellent
manner in which he acquitted himself at Queen's College,
Oxford, on Tuesday last. The method in which he re-
sponded to the scientific and classical questions proposed
to him, elicited marked approbation ; so much so, that
no more examinations were proceeded with on that day.
ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—We again call attention to the
sermons to be preached at St. Barnabas' Church, on Sun-
day next, in aid of the funds for the erection of schools in
the district where the church is situate. We may state as
an instance of the liberality of the congregation, and as a
proof that they are doing all in their power towards the
completion of such a praiseworthy design, that the sum of
£l7O 3s. has already been received by the treasurer.
MRS. HONEY AND THEATRICALS.-A curious petition
was laid on the table of the House of Commons on Monday,
which is thus described in the vote :—" Theatrical entertain-
ments.—Petition of Laura Honey, complaining that an action
has been commenced against her, for performing in a theatre
at Liverpool which was not duly licensed, and praying for a
bill to exempt her from the penalties, and to cause the action
to be discontinued." The petition was ordered to lie on the
table.

SELECT VESTRY.---The Select Vestry, at their meeting on
Tuesday last, took into consideration a communication from
the Poor Law Commissioners, founded on the report of the
lion. Mr. Clements, the Assistant Commissioner, on the
state of the Liverpool Workhouse. After some discussion,
the communication was referred to the Workhouse Com-
mittee, who have since met several times to take it into con-
sideration. We believe they have not yet come to a decision,
but that probably they will he able to make a recommenda-
tion to the Select Vestry on Tuesday next.

ST. DAVID'S DAY.—We are glad to find, that the dinner
in celebration of this day has been postponed to Thursday,
the 2d March, in consequence of the day originally intended
falling on Ash Wednesday. We understand this arrange-
ment has received the sanction of the noble Lord Dungan-
non, and our own opinion having been already expressed upon
the subject, we cannot but rejoice that this very wise change,
in the arrangements connected with that day, has taken place.
This example, we find, is followed in every place where it is
the custom to celebrate the patron saint of Cambria.
THE LATE WRECK ON WEST HOYLE.—The committee
of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society having in-
vestigated the conduct of the crews of the steam-tug Victo-
ria and her life-boat, which proceeded with the view to
rescue the people that were telegraphed in the rigging of a
schooner, on West Hoyle Bank, on the morning of the 2nd
of February, have stated that every thing was done by the
steamer that could be reasonably expected, and have re-
solved that the approbation of the committee be conveyed to
Mr. Barber, and the officers and crews of the steam-tug and
life-boat, and that the sum of £l2 be awarded for distribu-
tion amongst them.
THE PAISLEY RELIEF COMMITTEE.—A meeting was
held on Tuesday evening in the Queen's Theatre, Christian-
street, for the purpose of considering the conduct of the
Paisley Relief Committee, in refusing assistance to the poor
Irish inhabitants of that town, who had been resident there
for a less period than ten years. The Rev. Peter Wilcock
thwas called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by
e Rev. Win. Parker, Mr. John Langan, Mr. Fitzgerald,
Rev. J. Collins, Dr. M`Carron, the Rev. Mr. Frith,
Mr • Al`Mahon, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Lenou. Resolutions
in accordance with the object were adopted, after which the
Meeting adjourned till Wednesday next.
MR. COBDEN.—We perceive from large placards on the
walls that a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association is
called for this evening, when a vote of thanks will be pro-
Posed to Mr. Richard Cobden, for his strenuous advocacy of
I,!:ee -trade principles, especially during the present session.
the present session was on Friday night, when he gave utter-
ance to his furious attack upon Sir Robert Peel ; and we
therefore thiuk the conduct of the concoctors of this meeting,
vho have had time for deliberation, most infamous and dia-
bolical and upon their heads will rest the moral responsi-
bility of any future attack on the life of Sir Robert Peel.
THEATRE ROYAL.—" Cousin Lambkin," a new farce
called " Forty and Fifty," and other novelties, have been
ouced during this week with success. To-night, Mr. and
rd
s• Ternan will make their appearance, as also their
as daughter. only seven years' old, who is said to he as talented
Clara Fisher, and whose precocity of talent is as remark-
• She will sustain five or six characters in "The Mow-
-I,r)rs• " The Barber of Seville" has been extremely well
,r.onght out, and has gone off with great applause. Mr.
hrivall as Alinaviva, Miss Gardner as Rosina, ands Mr. W.
J. Hammond as Figaro, singing to charming music with
spitit and effect. Mr. Addison's Doctor Bartola was hu-
Moutons and clever.
CORONERS' INQUESTS.—We are extremely glad to find
that a bill has been brought into parliament by the govern-
tlient, for the more convenient holding of coroners' inquests.
The object of the bill is to meet several cases which have
recently occurred in this and other town. The bill enacts
that it shall be lawful for any coroner, within his jurisdic-
;tion, to hold inquest on the body of any person opon whose
)10eadth an inquest ought to be holden, in any place where such
,ea y shall be lying dead, notwithstanding that the cause of
and did not arise within the jurisdiction of such coroner ;
_e in the case of any body found dead and floating in the
, or any creek, river, or navigable canal, the inquest shall
''l holden by the coroner having jurisdiction in the place
where it shall be first brought to land.
!PRESENTATION OF PLATE.—We beg to draw the atten_
be lon of our readers to a most beautiful work of art, now to
seen in the window of Mr. Richd. Doke, 11, Lord-street.
I:be tenantry of the worthy baronet, Sir Hugh Palliser Pal-
liser, of Castletown House, Wexford, having subscribed
.rands for the purpose of making him a handsome present,
,grf acknowledgment of their many obligations to
!nol, decided upon giving a splendid very massive silver solar
table.laolP, with an enchased pillar and top. The design
appears to us at once chaste and elegant. On one shield
!,PPears his crest and helmet, and on the other the following
inscriptionPl
:—" This piece of plate was presented to Sir
the Year 1842, by a faithful and truly attached tenantry."
on
~.„&r.LEGED ROBBERY OF ONE DROVER BY A'....WTH
ednesday, at the Police-court, a rough-looking lErißsi;ia.n,
named Owen s •
Smith, was placed at the bar, charged with
having robbed a brother drover, Peter Toole, of six sove_
reigns• s,
is appeared that both of them lodged while in Li-
verpool at the same house, and that Toole a few
rdaysas
theago
Missed the money stated, and accused the prisoner
Only person who • ld have taken it. He ad him
tbhreou mgoh.t
before Mr. Rush on on Tuesday on the chahrge,
ney riot being found, and the evidence being incomplete,
Was discharged. A female who resided in the house he
that on his returning home, immediately after his release,
she observed him go
to the back yard, and on goi
afterwards, she looked round and saw a piecegng herself
of rag in a
recess under the roof. She called a man who was in the
house, and on taking down the rag they found it to be a strip
of a pocket handkerchief, in which
were
andwi asked him if
wrapped the six
sovereigns. The man went to the prisoner
he had -a
handkerchief about him, which' he had not.
The witness, however searched him, and found a handker-
chief in his pocket, from which the strip. inw' liieh
otfh e
them ino-
one y
was found had evidently been torn.
Tpne owner
quay on his way to
mo-
tley had left the house, and gone to t
Ireland. The money, of which het stood in need, was taken
down and delivered to him : and it was stated hethaitsis
li would
again be in Liverpool on Monday or Tuesda
hence was required as a witness, the prisonery va s remanded
be should be
until Wednesday uext, and it was directed that ;
written to, to come over as soon as possible.

CONSECRATION OF ST. SILAS9S CHURCH.—The cere-
mony of consecrating the church of St. Silas, in Pembroke-
place, in which divine service has been celebrated for some
time, took place on Friday morning last, in the presence of a
most respectable and numerous congregation. The Lord
Bishop of the diocese, who was attended by the Rev. Chan-
cellor Raikes, his chaplain, secretary, and registrar, con-
ducted the consecration service in a most impressive ni lener ;
after which the prayers for morning service were read by the
Rev. J. Cordeaux, the incumbent, and the Scriptures by the
Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector. The sermon was
preached, at the special request of the Bishop, by the Rev.
Hugh M`Neile, who selected his text from John, xvii, 20,21.
The sermon was reported verbatim in our last number. At
the close of the service a handsome collection was made in
aid of the funds for the erection of the church.
THE FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds are
on the advance without any especial cause, the sole circum-
stances acting upon the market being the continued abun-
dance of money and the desire of the public to invest. Con-
sols for present transfer and the account closed 954 to 4 ;
Bank Stock, 175 to 177 ; Exchequer-bills, 645. to 665. pre-
mium ; India Stock, 267 to 269; Three per Cents. Reduced,
954 to 96 : Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 102:1 to
103 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014 to 102 ; Long
Annuities, 12 15-16 ; and India Bonds, 635. to 665. premium.
Speculation has raised the value of Spanish to 264 to -k for
the New Three per Cents., and 194 to 20 for the Actives.
The other foreign securities have supported good and high
prices, and the market for this particular description of stock
transactions shows increased activity. Portuguese Converted
left off 394 to 401 • Mexican, 311 ; Mexican Deferred, 84 to
9 ; Dutch Two-an-a-half per Cents., 55a to 4 ; Dutch Five
per Cents., 1024 to Danish, 86 to 87; Colombian, 214 to
; Brazilian, 764 to 774; and Belgian, 1044
UTTERING A BAD £5 NOTE.—On Wednesday and (the
prisoner being remanded) yesterday, an elderly woman
named Ann Mullineux, was charged before Mr. Rushton
with offering a five pound note very badly executed, at a
shop in payment of some articles purchased. So far the
case was proved, A decent looking old man who had for-
merly served in the army, and had also been in the service
of the Corporation, said he had known the prisoner for
many years and had always considered her honest. She had
showed him the note stating that she had found it, and he
told her be considered it a good £5 note ; but he admitted
that he was no judge. It appeared from further evidence
that the prisoner bad for some time been employed in at-
tending to a Mrs. Simpson of Williamson-square after her
accouchment ; that she had seen and purloined the note,
which had been used by a juggler who lodged in the house;
and that she bad after what the old man had ignorantly told
her offered in payment as stated thinking it was good. Mr.
Rushton said that she was morally guilty, though not legally
punishable for the uttering, and in discharging her warned
her to be cautious in future, otherwise she would certainly
be sent across the seas.

INDISCREET ZEAL.—A few days ago a notice was read in
the police stations, of which the following is a copy :—" Mr.
Pord, publican, of Oldhall-street, states that two base half-
crowns were offered to him by two boys, one about fourteen
years old, slender and good-looking—dress, a blue jacket
and cap ; the other about twelve years of age—dress, brown
jacket and blue cap." Police-officer 447, who heard the
above statement read, kept a look-out, as in duty bound,
for the lads in question. On Monday last, when on duty in
Castle-street, he saw three boys, and conceiving that two of
them answered the description above given, he took them
into custody, and led them to the office of Mr. Dowling,
the commissioner of police. Mr. Dowling questioned the
lads, and on hearing their statements that they were both
pursuing respectable occupations, he expressed his belief to
the officer that he had committed an error. The officer said
he had taken the boys into custody, first, because they an-
swered the description given in the notice, and, secondly,
because they were in company with a boy whom he knew to
be a bad character, and an associate of thieves.- Mr. Dow-
ling caused inquiries to be made, and ascertained that the
statement made by the boys was true, and that the other
boy was very respectable. These facts were stated on Tues-
day before Mr: Rushton, who rebuked the officer, and or-
dered him to be suspended.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON-ROAD.—On Wednesday
forenoon last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as Mr.
George Castle, a respectable traveller from Manchester, was
driving down London-road in his gig, the horse (probably
taking fright) ran off with him near the Monument, breaking
from a canter into a gallop, notwithstanding his utmost
efforts to hold him in, and finally running as fast as he could
go, until it came in contact with a phwton belonging to Mr.
Guy (late of Lord-street), near the end of Norton-street.
The gig was upset by the concussion, and the unfortunate
gentleman was thrown with great violence upon the pave-
ment. A police-officer ran up and succeeded, at considerable
personal danger, in securing the terrified animal, which had
dragged the vehicle to which it was attached some distance
from the spot. The same man, and others who came up im-
mediately, carried Mr. Castle into the shop of Mr. Holmes,
jeweller, a little below the Swan Inn, in London-road, where
he was promptly and assiduously attended by Mr. Stewart,
surgeon, of Norton-street, who happened to witness the ac-
cident. Medical skill was, however, unavailing, as the suf-
ferer had sustained a mortal injury (supposed to be of the
spine), of which he died at seven o'clock on the same even-
ing, without so far rallying as to become sensible. The
coroner's inquest will be held to-morrow. The deceased,
we learn, had been in the habit of driving for some years.
Mr. Guy, whose phaeton was a good deal damaged, did every
thing he could to prevent the accident.

ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY-" DANIEL O'CONNELL"
IN A SCRAPE.-At the Police-court, on Wednesday, three
boys, William Tomlinson, alias Alexander Woods, Edward
Parry, and " Daniel O'Connell," were placed at the bar, on
a charge of having stolen a quantity of jewellery from a shop.
A youth, of the Jewish persuasion, named Nathan, said that
his father kept a shop in Paradise-street, and that on the pre-
vious night he found that a pane of glass in the window, which
bad previously been cracked, had been forced out, and a
quantity of seals, keys, &c., were missing. Mr. John Jen-
kinson, saddler, Manchester-street, said that on the night
in question he observed, whilst in his shop, the prisoners
Tomlinson and O'Connell at the window outside, quarrelling
about dividing some articles which they had ; and one of
them remarked to the other, " Do you think they are gold ?"
Thinking something was wrong, he called a police-officer,
and had them taken into custody, together with the boy Parry,
who had been seen by the witness with the other two at the
window, but afterwards joined them. On Tomlinson were
found six seals and two gold keys, and on O'Connell two
seals and two keys. Others of the articles also dropped from
their trousers when they were taken into Mr. Jenkinson's
shop. They were identified by young Nathan as his father's
property, and were stated to be worth from £4 to £5. No-
thing was found on Parry, and he was discharged. The
prisoners Tomlinson and O'Connell had before been fre-
quently committed. They were both committed for trial at
the sessions.

CHARGE OF FELONY BY A HUSBAND AGAINST A WIFE.
—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a female named Brennan
and a young man were charged with having stolen a quantity
of wearing apparel and money. They had been brought from
Manchester, and a police-officer of that town, and another
of the Birmingham and Manchester Railway, appeared
against them. It appeared that the male prisoner had taken
a box, containing clothes, to the railway station at Man-
chester, on Wednesday night, and left it there, writing his
name on a piece of paper that was afterwards attached to it,
and stating that it would be called for in the morning by the
owner, who was going to Birmingham by the railway. In
the morning be and the female called, and information hav-
ing been received in the interim, they were given into cus-
tody. Mr. Brennan said that the clothes and some money found
in the box (a small amount in copper), were stolen from him.
The female prisoner, he added, had lived with him for thir-
teen or fourteen years, and had also carried off £9 of his
money, which was found upon her. The clothes consisted
of handsome dresses. The prisoner said that the complain-
ant was her lawful husband, which she was prepared to prove;
that he had maltreated her ; that she purposed to go and
visit her brother in London for a time ; and tnat the clothes
were her own dresses. She added that she also considered
the money her own, and thought it little enough to pay her
expenses to London, without being indebted to her friends.
The young man was employed merely as a porter by her.
No evidence was adduced to disprove these facts; and Mr.
Rushton said he could do nothing in the case, beyond dis-
charging the prisoners. An application was made by the
husband to have the clothes and money given up to him ;
but this Mr. Rushton refused, ordering the officers, who
had come on a bootless errand, to restore both to Mrs.
Brennan.

APPEAL AGAINST THE CHURCH-RATE.—On Monday last,
the magistrates sat at the Sessions' House for the purpose of
hearing the appeals of those who had been summoned for
the non-payment of their parish rates. Mr. Cowgill appealed
against a church-rate, with which he had been charged, and
stated his ground of refusal to be the misappropriation of one
sum of the church-rate. Mr. Birkett, in reply to Mr. Nor-
ris, solicitor, who appeared for Mr. Cowgill, said that a sum
of £350 Os 10d had been expended in obtaining an act of par-
liament, the expense of which was ordered by the act to be
paid out of the poor-rate, and it was consequently transferred
to that account from the church-rate account; and the lat-
ter would reap the benefit of the transfer. Mr. Cowgill then
said that he bad lived a good while in the town, and had never
before been served with a summons for rates. He had exa-
mined the books at the parish-office, and found that Mr.
Birkett, who sent out the summons, was himself in arrear.
Mr. Birkett then addresssed himself to the bench, and said,
" With regard to these summonses, they were sent out in
the usual way, and I never saw them ; indeed I was sick
when they were sent out. As to my own rates, I may say,
that according to the usual practice, a large proportion of
them have been paid by my partner. From the large amount
of taxes which we have to pay—£3,ooo a-year—it would be
unfair to make us pay in a lump. We regularly commence
paying three months after the rate is laid, and pay up to the
end of the year." Mr. Dover (Mr. Birkett's partner) said
that from the nature of their business they were constantly
taking up warehouses, and if all the rates were paid for the
twelve months by them, they would be paying taxes which
other people were liable for. They often let parts of ware-
houses, and then the tenants themselves paid the taxes. Al-
though there had been a balance due, it bore no proportion
to the whole amount; and he thought that the officers would
admit they had as little trouble in getting the rates from
them as from any other firm in Liverpool. Mr. Hart said
there was no selection in sending out the summonses ; and,
that Mr. Birkett bad taken no part in issuing them. The
magistrates then decided that Mr. Cowgill must pay the
rate.

UNFOUNDED COMPLAINT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.
—At the police-court on Wednesday, police-officer Edward
Jones (No. 228), appeared to answer a charge preferred
against him by Mr. M'Donald, glass dealer, St. James's-
street. The complainant said in effect, that on Friday week
lie had some articles standing in the channel opposite his
shop-door, when the officer came up, and demanded his name
in an insolent manner, he being so drunk at the time that he
stuttered as he spoke, and could scarcely walk without
staggering. A shopman of M`Donald's stated that he was
present, and that the officer was so drunk that " he smelt
enough i
to knock down a horse," and " staggered about like
a ship n a heavy sea." The next witness was a female
(Mary Dillon), rather showily dressed, who also said that
the defendant was drunk, and that on M'Donald accusing
him of being so, he said " If I am, it is not at your expense."
The defendant said that there was no truth whatever in the
allegation against him. He had seen that M'Donald bad
caused an obstruction in the street, after repeated warnings,
and had asked him civilly his Christian name, which he re-
fused
to give, and made use of offensive language. He had
immediately afterwards gone to the station-house, and re-
ported the fact—which appeared in the book as written' at
the time. He then called several witnesses, including the
keeper of the station-house and other officers there;
also
others with whom he had conversed on the subject on the
same evening—all of whom swore that the accused wasper-
fectly sober at the time, and had not even the appearance o
having had any drink whatever. The station book was also
produced, in which there were two entries—one by Tuck, the
keeper that night, stating the facts, and testifying to his
sobriety, with a note at the bottom written by Inspector
Clough to the same effect.—Mr. Superintendent Leveret,
and other principal officers of the force, gave the defendant
an excellent character for sobriety, stediness, and civility.
—Mr. Rushton said this was a most disgraceful attempt to
injure the character and destroy the prospects in life of a
worthy man, who had long been proved a most efficient
officer. With respect to his accuser, M'Donald,
lie had ap-
peared before him several times, and in no one case in a
creditable manner to himself. It was one of those cases
which unhappily sometimes came before that court, and in
ofbo thew h
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tunder similar circumstances, lest he should be indicted. With
weret akegucialtrye
respect to the officer, he came out of the inquiry without the
slightest stain on his character.

ASSAULT AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.--On Tuesday, at the
Police-court, a young man, dressed in rather a showy style,
was brought before Mr. Rushton, summoned in the name of
John Corbett, to answer a charge of assault, preferred against
him by Samuel Lennox. Mr. Lennox stated that, on Fri-
day night last, as he was leaving the Amphitheatre, when
near the door leading to the pit ho received a violent blow on
his face which brought him to the ground. On looking up,
be saw the defendant standing over him. He asked him
what that was for, when the defendant said, " I'll let you
know what it's for—it's for making use of nip came." He
(the complainant) rose and asked the cheque-taker if he had
seen what had occurred, but the latter had not seen the blow
given. The defendant left the door, but returned, and ad-
vancing to him (the complainant) said, " I'll do for you be-
fore the night is over." The complainant replied, " You
may do as you like; but wait till to-morrow, and I'll fix
you," alluding to his determination to bring the defendant
before the magistrate. The defendant, upon this, fell upon
hi: :and beat him again,%when, a police-officer entering, the
complainant gave him in charge. He was conveyed to Bride-
well, hut the keeper of the lock-up refused to book him, as
the officer had not seen the assault. He (the complainant)
therefore applied for a summons on the following day. The
defendant said that the complainant had tried to trip him,
and had struck him twice, while he denied that he had
struck the complainant at all. He called a witness, who
stated his name to be William Vaughan, and swore positively
that he never went by any other name; whilst a gentleman
who accidentally happened to be in court proved that he
went by the name of Moore, and kept a house of ill-fame,
which was corroborated by two policemen. This witness
swore to the circumstances as detailed by the defendant.
Mr. Rushton said he had no doubt that the statement made
in court regarding the character of the witness was correct,
and that he had wilfully committed perjury. With respect
to the defendant, it was evident that he had brought the wit-
ness to court for the purpose of swearing to a falsehood.
The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of X 3 and costs, or
in default of payment to be imprisonecCone month. Mr.
Rushton, in continuation : How does he (the defendant) get
his living? Mr. Dowling: He keeps a brothel, I believe;
at least I know his mother does. Inspector Rolston : He
keeps a bad house in Hill-street. Mr. Rushton : He must
find bail to keep the peace, or be imprisoned a month. Take
him into custody. The defendant was then taken into cus-
tody.

DOCK COMMTTEE.—At the weekly meeting of the Dock
Committee, yesterday, the following members were present:
—Messrs. Sands, (Chairman,) Horsfaß, Barclay, Holt,
Holmes, Smith, Molyneux, Bulley, Royden, Bold, Shand,
Martin, Middleton, Nicol, Evans, Ripley, Moon, and Tobin.
A report was read from the Marine Surveyor, stating, that
he had examined the bar of Victoria Channel on the 16th
and 17th instant, being the lowest spring tides in the year;
and, on comparing the soundings with those made last year,
be found there had been no diminution in the depth of water.
On the 17th instant the Medina passed over the bar at low
water with the Dublin mail. Mr. Holt added, that there
was reason to believe that the depth of water was greater now
than it had been before.—On the recommendation of the
Harbour Masters' Sub-committee, temporary huts were
ordered to be provided for the use of the gatemen at Salt-
house Dock. Mr. Ripley inquired when it was intended to
erect sheds on the east side of Salthouse Dock ? Mr. Hors-
fall replied, that Mr. Hartley had given a reason for the de-
lay last week, namely, that the ground was not yet suffi-
ciently settled to proceed with the foundations. The build-
ings would be exceedingly unsightly and irregular if they
were proceeded with before the ground was in a proper state.
The same Sub-committee reported, that it appeared to them
to be very desirable there should be some understanding be-
tween the Dock Committee and the Pilot Committee when-
ever occasions should arise which might make it necessary
for the latter body to examine any officer or servant of the
Dock estate ; that the permission of the Dock Committee,
or of the Chairman, should be first obtained; and that the
officers and servants of the trust be instructed not to obey
the summonses of the Pilot Committee, or any other body,
to give testimony as to the discharge of their duties without
having first obtained such permission. After a brief discus-
sion, in which it was stated that this recommendation had
been adopted in consequence of the Pierhead Master having
stated to the Pilot Committee that he had the ship Ashburton
under his charge at the time she met with her late accident,
the report and recommendation of the Sub-committee was
adopted.—A second application from the consignees of the
ship Armo, for the payment of £62 10s. 3id., the amount of
damage done to that vessel whilst being moored upon the
gridiron in Queen's Dock basin, was, after hearing the report
of the South Harbour Master, declined.—An application,
from Messrs. Wood and Ritson, for the return of £6 Is. for
the use of a crane on the east side of Queen's Dock, in lift-
ing some heavy machinery from river craft for shipment on
board a vessel in the dock, on the ground that the latter paid
dock dues, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Sub-Com-
mittee for a report thereon.—Two letters from Mr. Askew,
as water bailiff to the Corporation, detailing his proceedings
for recovering two flats sunk in the river, were ordered to be
acknowledged.—The committee then proceeded to the tran-
saction of financial business, and adjourned about two o'clock.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. —Yesterday
evening, the annual meeting of this scciety took place in the
school-room of Christ's Church, in Christian-street, and was
most numerously and respectably attended. It is a society
which has been of immense benefit to the Protestant cause
in Ireland—its operations having been extensively ramified
throughout the four provinces. It was established so far
back as 1809, and though it had much to contend with, before
its effects could be appreciated, it is gratifying to state that
it now numbers 3000 schools, 241,000 scholars, and 22,000
gratuitous teachers. The room, which is spac:,us, was
crowded by a highly-respectable assemblage. The Rev. F.
Ould presided, and after a hymn, and a fervent prayer, he
expressed his great satisfaction at seeing the room so well filled,
but regretted to announce that the funds had fallen off as com-
pared with those of earlier years, the amount received in this
town having been only about £BO. The whole annual re-
quirement for the society, as it now stood, was but £3000;
of this the donors in Ireland had contributed £5OOO, and
Scotland only £lO, in the last year. The schools, however,
cost their patrons in Ireland upwards of £7OOO, independently
of the sum stated. He alluded to several noble lords, and
others, wealthy proprietors there, who resided in England,
and contributed little or nothing to the funds of the society,
sheltering themselves under the expediency that their tenants
were chiefly Roman Catholics. He also lamented the evils
of absenteeism. He furnished some interesting data of the
progress of the schools, and their beneficial effect. In one
town alone, in the west, 750 persons had been converted to
the plan of the schools and to Protestantism, and three new
churches had there been been built. He stated the present
number of schools, scholars, and teachers, and added, that
25,000 copies of the Bible had been distributed within the
last year, many of them in parishes where such a blessed
book was not before known. He complimented some of the
ladies of Liverpool for the collections they had made for the
society, trusted they would continue their exertions, and
concluded by a strong appeal in behalf of the objects of the
society. The Rev. Mr. Cowan next spoke, and adduced many
interesting facts in behalf of the schools, pointing out various
obstacles with which they had to contend, He was ex-
tremely happy in some of his illustrations. Dr. Marks
(deputed by the society from Ireland) then spoke at consi-
derable length, and with great feeling and effect, adducing
a variety sf affecting anecdotes and instances within his long
experience, showing in a strong light the great advantages
of the society to youth and age in Ireland, and the neces-
sity for its support. He was listened to with great atten-
tion. He remarked on the great economy that distinguished
the operations of the society, which provided spiritual and
other instruction for a remarkable small sum for each
each child; and also noticed, that out of 22 regiments of
soldiers necessary to preserve the peace of Ireland, only
two were required for the northern province, where these
schools were principally established. The schools had also
the great advantage of bringing the rich and the poor into
kindly association.—The Rev. Mr. Nolan then addressed
the meeting in very eloquent terms—depicting the spiritual
destitution of Ireland, and the benefits that had invariably
accrued by the dissemination of Scriptural truth wherever
it had yet penetrated in that unfortunate land. He alluded
to the various obstacles with which the society had to
contend, and particularly to the baleful and withering influ-
ence of Popery, and urged upon those present the blessed
work of promoting the efforts and cheering the prospects of
the society. He paid a high and merited compliment to the
Rev. Hugh M`Neile, who, in the parish in which be was
then curate, had been a most zealous, active, and successful
promoter of Sunday schoois ; and concluded by a powerful
appeal to the audience.—The Rev. Chairman then addressed
the meeting in conclusion. He made an affectionate allusion
to the late Rev. Peter Roe, a firm supporter of the Sunday
schools in Ireland, and read a most affecting copy of verses
by one of that gentleman's daughters (a Sunday school
teacher), written a few days before her death, at the age of
seventeen, from the text of " Here am I," in Genesis, He
closed the proceedings by exhorting all present to give what
they could afford, the smallest sum being acceptable in so
good a cause.—The Doxology was then sung, and a collec-
tion was made; after which the meeting dispersed, deeply
impressed with the interesting proceedings of the evening.
THE NEW PACKET-SHIP " ASHBURTON."—On Wednes-
day, about one hundred gentlemen were entertained on board
the " Ashburton," the splendid new packet-ship, by Captain
Huttleston, the commander, with a sumptuous dijeuner.
♦mong the guests were his Worship the Mayor, Robertson
Gladstone, Esq. ; James Hagarty, Consul of the United
States ; Thomas Sands, Esq., Chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee; William Bowman, Esq., one of the consignees,
Messrs. S. S. Gair, Jas. Stitt, Radcliffe, Willis, Sanders, and
numerous other gentlemen of respectability connected with
the commerce of the United States. The viands were prin-
cipally the produce of the United States, and, when we men-
tion that the whole arrangements were entrusted to Mr.
Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, we say sufficient to convince
our readers that the materials suffered no deterioration of ex-
cellence from the want of culinary skill in their preparation,
and that the utmost good taste was exercised in setting forth
the dainty fare to the best advantage, and in carrying into
effect the hospitable intentions of the gallant entertainer.
Wines of the most perfect quality flowed in abundance, and
the greatest hilarity prevailed. The toast of " Success to
the Ashburton" was proposed by the Mayor, in a neat
speech; and Captain Huttleston, having made a suitable
acknowledgment, proposed " The health of the Mayor, and
success to the town and trade of Liverpool." The Mayor,
in reply, dwelt on the advantages which this town had de-
rived from its intercourse with the United States, and on the
improvements which that intercourse had been the means of
making in the art of navigation. " The health of the Ame-
rican Consul" was proposed by Mr. Sands, to which Mr.
Hagerty replied. The remaining toasts were, " The Presi-
dent of the United States," " Messrs. Chapman and Bow-.
man, Agents of the Ashburton," " The Press," " Lord
Ashburton and Daniel Webster, Esq.," and several others.
In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Thomas Carter, of the
Liverpool Mail-office, sung the following original song (com-
posed by him for the occasion), which was encored :