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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

no suspicion till then, for he did not doubt but that it
was right, but he had then his suspicions. He had often
lent money to his neighbours, whether voters of St.
Anne's Ward or not, without the slightest regard to
political creed.
The Commissioner drew Mr. Parker's attention to the
statement of Brownbill about going to the treasurer.
Mr. Packer said that no such words had been used, and
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at he should have given him the money immediately out
of his pocket, but that he had not a stamp with him at
the time.

The Commissioner remarked that Brownbill had not,
whe❑ he was first before him, nor on that day, made
mention of the letter of distress. Brownbill, on this, ac-
knowledged that Mr. Parker's statement relative to the
letter was true.

The Commissioner said he shobld give judgment in the
case when he entered the court on Tuesday morning.
There would be no occasion for Mr. Parker to attend—
his clerk would do.

Mr. Bradley, the Chairman of the Radical Committee
for St. Anne's Ward, wished to make a statement to the
Commissioner respecting the political motives which were
perceptible in the case.
Mr. Parker hoped he should be permitted to reply.
The Commissioner said he could hear nothing of the
sort.

Mr. Parker.—Certainly not : the request is as contempt-
ible as the man.

The parties then left the court.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHIP-BUILDING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,—My only motive in writing the few remarks on I
experimental shipbuilding is with the view of stimulating
those who are more immediately connected with the branch
to think and act for themselves, and not grant any theo-
retic change, (even if laid down through the most specious
arguments, or forcible appeals to prejudice or passion,)
without first practically proving the benefit likely to result
therefrom. It is from want of this research that has caused
so many speculative errors. It may be said by many that
they are not adequate to the task, not being sufficiently
conversant with figures ; this should not discourage the
aspirant, but let him know that there is not one useful
problem in mathematics that cannot practically be solved.
In my last was shown a correct method for finding the
centres of gravity and displacement ; it is well known
there are few problems more difficult to encounter than
that of measuring mathematically the displacement of a
ship, yet a method now about to be shown is equally exact,
and may with ease be put into practice. Having procured
the model of the vessel, from the load line to the keel, as
shown in my last letter, when the vessel lAuilt from the
drawing is launched and equipped, with all her stores on
board, mark on her stem and stern post her exact draught
of water ; suppose it to be one foot above her second wa-
ter line, those heights carefully set up on the sheer plan
of the drawing, through which run a line as her light
draught of water, which line will show one quarter of an
inch above the second water line ; run off this line, as a
water line in the body arid half-breadth plans ; take a
piece of the same fir of which your model was made, plane
it to a quarter of an inch thick, being the space of the new
water line, on which set down the stations and half-
breadths, as already shown ; being now filled and placed
on the upper edge of the second water line, add thereto
the parts of the stem and stern post; take from the lower
side of the third piece of the model as much as was added
to the second piece, that the model may be a perfect repre-
sentation of the vessel built, from her load line to the
keel : thus having completed the model, add thereto
the half thickness of the rother, as high as the load water
line. Take a part of the same board which composes the
model (great care must be observed in selecting the wood
for this purpose, that every part applied may be taken
from the same board), plane it up very exact to one inch
thick, and two inches in breadth, from which cut very
nicely nine pieces of six inches long each, six pieces of
three inches long each, six pieces of two inches long each,
four pieces of one inch long each, and four pieces of half-
an-inch long each ; one of those last cut into halves, quar-
ters, half-quarters, and eighths. Suppose the vessel's
register 260 tons old measurement, her drawing being on
a quarter scale ; as such the half-model, with the blocks
as above, are the same ; therefore the first nine pieces, be-
ing six inches long each, contain 6912 cube quarter of
inches ; the second, being six pieces of three inches long
each, contains 2304 ; the third, six pieces of two inches
long each, contains 1536 cube quarter of inches ; the
fourth, four pieces of one inch long each, contain 512 cube
quarter inches ; and the last four pieces, of half an inch
long each, contain 188 cube quarter of inches ; to prove
the correctness of these blocks, weigh them in a pair of
scales one against the others ; when complete, the whole
will amount to 11,452 cube quarter of inches. Take that
part of the model forming ber light load down, place it
in one scale, against which place in the other blocks to
produce an even balance, say three of six inches long each,
one of three inches long, one of two inches long, one of
half an inch long, with two single quarter of inches; their
contents will show, that the half-model, to her light wa-
ter mark, will weigh 3010 cube quarter inches, which di-
vided by 35 (being the quantity of cube feet of water in a
ton), will produce 86, which multiply by two, as each, side
gives 172 tons, as the weight of the hull and furniture.
Next 'weigh the part that forms the third water line, whose
even balance say produces 1715 cube quarter inches ; this
divided by 35, makes 49 tons ; twice, for both sides, shows
that it will take 98 tons to bring the ship down to her third
water line. In like manner place the part which composes
the fourth water line into the scale, and balance it with
blocks ; say it takes 2590 cube quarter inches, being equal
to 74 tons, twice of which, for both sides, is 148; adding
thereto 98, shows that it will take 246 tons to bring the
ship down to her fourth water line. Again place the part
which forms the load line in one scale, with blocks in the
other, whose supposed balance say is 3045 cube quarter
inches; this divide by 35, the produce will be 87 tons,
twice of which, for both sides, gives 174 ; add to this 246,
thereby showing that it will take 420 tons of cargo to bring
the ship down to her load water line. No method can be
more correct, if the ship correspond with the drawing and
model, every part of whose materials and blocks are from
the same piece of wood. The water, or level lines, may be
divided, and the model made to correspond, by keeping a
memorandum of the ship's displacement in tons, at the
height of each line; by marking those heights on the stem
and sternpost of the ship, the exact weight on board may
be known at any line of immersion. Again, should the
draughtsman require to know what the ship will really
carry, form the model and prepare the blocks, weigh the
model, and cast her register tonnage, as the old measure-
ment—(the nicest calculation that has been given for a
British-built ship's displacement, when ready for sea
with a swept hold, has been two-thirds of her register ton-
nage.) Example : your drawing being for a ship of 260
tons, two-thirds say is 172 tons ; place the half-model,
formed from the water line, down, including the half-
sternpost, and rother, in one scale, with the balance of
blocks in the other, amounting to 10360 cube quarter
inches; dividing this by 35 shows that half of the ship's
displacement is equal to 296 tons ; deduct 86 tons, being
half the weight of the ship and furniture, shows that it
will take 420 tons of cargo to bring her down to the load
line.—l am, sir, &c.,
Pembroke Dock, 18th Nov. 1814.

JOHN COCK.

LIVERPOOL AND RUNCORN RAM\ AY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Your paper having supplied a comprehensive
leading article on the subject of Liverpool railway im-
provements, I beg leave to inquire on what grounds the
project of a direct line between Runcorn and Liverpool
has been so suddenly abandoned.
A scheme of this nature was set forth in the official no-
tice advertised a fortnight ago, but it is no longer in-
cluded in the " Junction's" manifestos, and is not even
mentioned by your contributor.
Is it not highly probable, if not certain, that such a me-
dium of communication will hereafter, and at no distant
period. be deemed essential to the mutual interests of
Runcorn and Liverpool, to say nothing of its being part
of the compendious route of a straight line between the
latter town and Birmingham, by which, in the present era
of steam travelling, those two places ought surely to be
conjoined? When this improvement has been effected,
the Runcorn and Huyton line will be worse than useless,
existing only in the form of an incumbrance on the tract
of country subjected to it—one indeed which the promo-
ters ought to be deterred from inflicting. I know no rea-
-1 son why anything short of the highest degree of perfection
should content the public at Liverpool more than else-
where.—l am, sir, &c. L. P.

THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The commission day for
these assizes has now been definitely fixed for Monday,
the 9th day of December. Mr. Baron Gurney will not
sit for the despatch of business till Tuesday, the 10th
at eleven o'clock.

PARISH CHURCH, WARR INGToN.—A subscription has
been set on foot for the purpose of placing a stained glass
window in the east end of the parish church, over the
communion table. The estimated cost is £250, and up-
wards of £lOO have already been subscribed.
On Friday week, the Duke of Cambridge, steamer, on
her pa•sage from London to Belfast, came in contact with
the schooner James Brown, laden with grain, from Ire-
land for Liverpool. The schooner went down, but the
crew were saved.

Mr. Charles Dodd, who was killed by the steam boiler
explosion in the Thames, was the son of Mrs. Dodd, of
Moss-street, formerly of James-street. He stood high in
his profession as an engineer, and still higher in the esteem
of all who knew him. The body has been brought to Li-
verpool for interment.
SINGULAR FACT.—The police-constable 299, James
Tracy, who was struck by Mr. Ashton, of the Watch-
office, in self-defence, at the South Dock Station, has
since been elevated to the title of Earl of Tracy—an Irish
peerage.—Gore's Paper.—[This is a mistake. Tracy's
father is the claimant, but his claim has not yet been ad-
mitted. It may be mentioned, as another " singular
fact," that Tracy married the widow of Bailey, the
police-constable, who was killed in Hanover-street.]

INQUEST.—On Saturday week an inquest was held on
the body of Mr. William Tollemache, a respectable trades •
man, residing on the Cheshire side of the river. His body
was found on Saturday morning, on the shore near Wood-
side Ferry. He had been seen in Liverpool on Friday
evening, and it is supposed that, after landing on the op-
posite side, be must have mistaken his road and fallen into
the river. The jury returned a verdict of " Found
drowned."

DENSE FOG.—On Thursday evening, we had, in this
town, what may be termed a complete London fog,
causing much difficulty and danger in the streets and en-
virons. One of the consequences of the fog, and of the
imprudence of driving without lighted lamps, was the
complete oferturn of an omnibus going to Waterloo ;
falling down an embankment into a pool of water. The
passengers consisted of a lady and her infant, three gen-
tlemen, and'another outside. The two first were severely
injured.
FATAL EXPLOSION.—On Monday afternoon, about
half-past one o'clock, a most extraordinary eruption of
water and foul air, followed by an explosion, occurred in
the coal-pit belonging to the trustees of Mr. Williams,
j situated immediately behind the Hare and Hounds pub-
lic-house, Pemberton, about a mile and a half from 'Wi-
gan, on the road to Billinge. The result of the accident
is the death of two youths, about sixteen years of age;
the serious injury of three boys and two men ; the slight
injury of two other boys, and-also a few casual bruises to
another workman in the mine.

MURDEROUS ATTACK.—About six o'clock yesterday
evening week, as Thomas Crewdson, Esq., importer of
cigars, was going towards his residence, 20, Mason-street,
Edge-hill, to dinner, he was attacked by three men near
the Deaf and Dumb Institution, and on the lonesome
road lying between Crown-street and Grinfield-street.
One of the ruffians struck him on the forehead with a
stick, and knocked him down. The object of the parties
was plunder, but we believe they failed in getting any, as
Mr. Crewdson had no money on his person. He was
most savagely assaulted, and was conveyed home in a
languishing state. The three fellows made their escape.
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AMERICAN CANDLES.—The late importation of Ame-
rican candles by the New York packet-ship England, at
Liverpool, said to be a novelty at the port, is not so at
the port of London. For a considerable time past the
London and New York line of packet-ships have been in
the habit of bringing large quantities of American compo-
sition candles, which, on being landed, are immediately
placed in bond for exportation. Several ships which
lately sailed from the docks for India, China, and other
ports, were supplied with this description of candles, and
the importers, after paying freight, &c., realised a profit
of about 2d. per lb. _ _ _ -- •

COINING.—On Tuesday last, Robert Compston and his
wife, and Thos. King, were brought up at the Police-court,
the two former for being in possession of coining materials,
found in their lodgings at Windsor, and the latter for pas-
sing counterfeit money. About 20s. in silver were taken
from one of them, amongst which was a half-crown sup-
posed to be counterfeit. It was, at the request of the fe-
male forwarded to a silversmith (Mr. Jones, of Castle-
street,) who pronounced it to be good silver, but cast in a
mould,—not struck from a die. The prisoners were re-
manded until the officers of the mint were communicated
with.

SHOP ROBBERIES.—On Saturday week the well known
thieves, John Hennesey, James Powell, and Thos. Salis-
bury, were observed by police officer Toole to rob the shop
of Mr. Barker, outfitter, Oldhall-street, of two coats.
Salisbury then escaped, but Toole knocked down Powell,
who, in the struggle that ensued stabbed the officer in the
neck, and escaped. On Tuesday evening, the three were
again seen together, and being apprehended, they were on
Wednesday committed for trial. On the same day a boy
named Connor was also committed for stealing a dozen
pairs of French slippers from the shop of Mr. Thierry,
boot and shoemaker, Bold-street. Upon him were found
a knife and a wire used by such characters in loosening
panes of glass in windows, and extracting the goods.
COMMITMENTS, SINCE OUR LAST.—Win. Jones, for
stealing a cape, the property of Mr. Hugh Mackay, tailor
and draper, Basnett-street.—Thomas Donally, for stealing
a cap, the property of Mrs. Eliza Weekley, smallware
dealer, Scotland-road.—Joseph Taylor, for stealing, on
Tuesday last, a lady's pocket tablet, with a gold pencil,
worth 35 from the shop of Mr. Gibbons, fancy stationer,
Bold-street. The prisoner went into the shop under the
pretence of buying a sheet of paper ' • when he was gone the
tablet was missed, and it was found at a pawnbroker's the
next day, where he had pledged it for 10s.—Henry Todd,
for stealing a pair of boots, worth 18s. from the shop door
of Mr. T. B. Elley, Old Haymarket.—George Blake, for
stealing a box from the lorry of Thomas Roberts.
BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT, Thursday.—One of the
four men charged, as we noticed last week, with being
found in pursuit of game at Ireby, on the 10th instant,
(Wm. Dawson) was identified as one of the parties, and
was fined 40s. and costs. He was not in court. Three
retail beer sellers were fined in 405., 10s. and 7s. 6d. re-
spectively, with costs, for the usual infringement of the
act regulating their trade. A man named Cannon, and
another, were charged with having carted away some stone
for foundations in Birkenhead from the township quarries,
he having no right to do so. It appeared that he had for-
merly been employed at some work in the park, under
Messrs. Chapman, contractors, had carted stone for them
from the same place, and was in ignorance of the fact that
he had no right to take it away for others. He was ac-
quitted
on condition of paying for the summonses.
CONCEALMENT OF A LOVER IN A WINE CELLAR.—A
singular and amusing case (involving an asssault by one
lady on another) was heard at the police-court on Satur-
day last, and excited much merriment. It is related
at "romantic" length in the Albion, but we must con-
tent ourselves with an outline of the principal facts only.
Miss Ann Owen, a very young and very pretty young
lady, summoned Mrs. Collins, who keeps an extensive
and fashionable millinery and dressmaking establishment
in Bold-street (and with whom she lived as one of the
assistants), for an assault. It appeared from the evidence
that Mrs. Collins not only kept the establishment No. 85
in Bold-street, but also a house in Bedford-street, for the
accommodation of the young ladies, and that a little Ger-
man gentleman, M. Collosque, had been a lodger with
her at the former place for some years. On Saturday
morning week, this little gentleman came out from his
bedroom upon the landing and called out " Vater, eater,
vhere de devil is de eater ?" in an angry tone, to which she
was not accustomed. Some explanation took place when it
appeared that the ire of the diminutive man had been
roused by the servant forgetting to put water in his water
jug wherewith to wash and shave himself. So enraged
did he become that, before he could be supplied with the
requisite element, he ran back to his room, locked him-
self up, and called out to Mrs. Collins, " You'll never,
never see me again." Mrs. Collins thought it best not
to disturb him while he was in such a temper. Saturday
passed over, and be did not appear. Sunday Mrs. Collins
passed in the country, and on returning at night became
rather alarmed about him, and went to his room. She
found the door locked, but all search for him in the
apartment was in vain, though his trunks, &c., were
there. Mrs. Collins's apprehensions as to what had be-
come of him now increased, and it was not till Monday
about noon that a ray of hope was communicated to her
by Miss Cappa, one of her German assistants, who
declared she had seen the tails of his coat in Miss
Ann Owens's sitting-room in Bodford-street. Thi-
teer Mrs. C. repaired. She asked Miss Owen if she had
seen him, which she gravely denied, expressing her utter
astonishMent at such a question being put;, and then sat
down coolly and partook of a hasty dinner. Meantime,
Mrs. Collins searched the house from top to bottom, and
finally the wine cellar, with one key of which Miss Owen
was, in confidence, entrusted, while she (Mrs. C.) kept
another. In that " apartment," to the discomfiture of
Miss Owen, she found the little German concealed behind
a large stone, and crouching down between two pipes of
wine, one of Hock and the other of Madeira. Small as he
naturally was, he looked ten times more diminutive now ;
and, upon being brought before Miss Owen, it would
require the graphic pencil of a Cruikshank to pourtray
the countenances of the pair. Miss Owen attempted to
account for his concealment by stammering out that it was
the old servant, Ann, that thrust kim into the wine cellar ;
but Ann gave the best of all possible proofs that she could
not have been the concealer, because Miss Owen, and not
she, kept the key, and had it then in her pocket The
case was clear. Mrs. Collins, in a moment of forgetfulness,
and no one regrets it more than herself since, gave Miss
Owen a box upon the ear for her misconduct, and a scratch
upon the hands, Mr. Collosque exclaiming at the moment
that " it was a divil of a shame to strike de young lady under
the pekoolar—the very pekoolar circumstances of de case."
Mr. Rushton brought about the denouement of the whole
affair by saying there appeared no doubt that Mr. Col-
losque had been found in the wine cellar, and that Miss
Owen had the key of that very useful apartment. The
facts, be said, were these :—Mrs. Collins, a lady of re-
spectability, employed a considerable number of young
ladies. One of these ladies, Miss Owen, was taken ill, and
received the best medical advice. An altercation took place
between Mrs. Collins and her lodger, Mr. Collosque, who
decamped. A search was made for him in the house in
Bedford-street, and there he was denied. Subsequently
he was detected in the wine cellar, the key of which
lay in Miss Owen's pocket ! The court was not, cer-
tainly, much surprised that Mrs. Collins should have
boxed Miss Owen's ears under the circumstances ; but,
as the assault was not to be justified, although given under
great provocation, Mrs. Collins should pay a fine of three
shillings. The fine having been forthwith paid, the ladies
on both sides left the court.

LARGE ACQUISITIVENESS.—On WeChleSdlV. a poor
wretched haggard looking creature, named Ann Riley, was
brought up charged with stealing a few potatoes from the
quay of the King's Dock. Her half starved appearance
gained her the commiseration of the court and the spec-
tators ; but this was entirely removed when the bridewell
keeper intimated that the prisoner had £6 9s. 4d. in her
possession, and that she had before been convicted of
stealing on the dock quays. 11r. Rushton ordered her to
be committed for seven days, and to pay for her own main-
tenance while in gaol.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. LANCASTER.—This
court opened on Monday morning last, before William
John Law, Esq., commissioner. The barristers present
were Messrs. Bateman, James Monk, and Joseph Poilock,
of Manchester ; and Stondford of London. There were
61 applicants for relief : fi ty in gaol, and 14 out of cus-
tody. Durng Monday, there were discharged, by the
plaintiffs attorney, 6; by the plaintiff in person, 2 • by
the Court of Bankruptcy, 1 ; by judge's order, 4 ; and by
the rule of court, 1 ; in all, 14. We understand, that at
Liverpool the commissioner has only eight cases, and only
one at Chester.

IMPORTANT ALTERATION IN THE WIGAN POST-
OFFICE.—An advantageous chan&lias just been made in
the transmission of letters to Ashton-in-I‘lackerfield and
Newton, by which an extra bag is despatched, and arrives
to and front Manchester and Liverpool. The foot post to
the former places, instead of leaving at seven in the
morning, is to be despatched at twelve at noon : and is to
carry, in additiou to the Ashton and Newton bags, all
letters which may be posted up to half-past eleven, for
Manchester and Liverpool : he will thus meet the trains
passing Newton between two and three o'clock, and the
letters will be forwarded to their destination. He will
also bring return bags for Wigan. By this airangement,
the inhabitants of Wigan and the neighbourhood will be
secured two deliveries per day in Manchester and Liver-
pool ; at present, although so near the two great towns,
there is only one delivery, and that early in the morning.
PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the
meeting on Thursday, Mr. John Holmes presided. A
letter was read from the trustees of the Liverpool and
Preston turnpike road, stating that a sub-committee had
been appointed to arrange as to the terms upon which
permission would be given to the Commisioners to lay
down 923 yards of pipes in the township of West Derby,
for the purpose of bringing the water from the reservoir
into the town. The subject was referred to the Watch
Committee, who are to arrange on the best terms they
can. A letter was read from the Dock Committee, re-
questing permission to block up Regent-road, for the pur-
pose of erecting a bridge across the navigable cut com-
municating with the canal. A temporary road, twelve
feet wide, for the convenience of the public, will be made.
Granted.—A communication (referred to the Board by
the Council) from the Association for the Promotion of
Improved Paving, Cleansing, and Draining, was read,
and ordered to lie on the table for the information of the
commissioners.—Coats were ordered to be provided for
the night watchmen, and the board adjourned.
THE BRIDGENVATER TM:ST.—The trustees of this
great canal property, c7eated by the last Duke of Bridge-
water, and now possessed by Lord Francis Egerton, are
about to seek for powers to combine certain short lines of
railway with the Bridgewater Canal, which will greatly
facilitate its working. With this view, they are rendering
all the assistance in their power to the plan for construct-
ing a railway from Manchester to Altringliam, in Cheshire,
close to which place the canal passes ; and are also about
to apply for powers to construct a railway from Preston-
brook to Runcorn, with the view of facilitating their
communication with Birmingham and the central counties.
They also expect to be able to connect the large collieries
on the Worsley estate with the Liverpool and Manchester
Railway, by means of a branch line from the village of
Worsley to join the line which the Liverpool and Man-
chester Company propose to form from Patricroft to the
Bolton and Bury line, which passes within a couple of
miles of Wortley, and traverses the Bridgewater estates
for a considerable distance.

INCITTEST ON A Girsv.—A lengthened investigation
took place on Monday last, at Lower Walton, neir War-
rington, before William Caldwell, Esq., the coroner,
touching the death of Lucretia Smith, a gipsy, about 70
years of age, which occurred on Thursday, in a shippon.
The deceased, it appeared, had been apprehended in
Mongomeryshire, by a police-officer, named Ady, charged
with being one of a party of gipsies who had deluded a
Cheshire farmer out of £OO, under the pretence that they
would " rule his planets" for him, and recover possession
of some stolen articles. She was taken to Shrewsbury,
and there dismissed, on account of the non-appearance of
the prosecutor. She was again apprehended at Warring-
ton, brought before the magistrates on the 12th instant,
and discharged, the simple farmer not being able to
identify her as one of the party. The old woman and her
daughter were on their way to join their friends, and had
reached Wr.lton, where she fell ill, and died on Thursday
morning. The result of the inquiry was a verdict that
the deceased had died from natural causes, and that Ady
was free from all blame.
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.—On Sunday last, the Rev. T.
Nolan, Incumbent of St. Barnabas' Church, Liverpool,
delivered two sermons in St Peter's Church, when collec-
tions were made for the purpose of providing books and
other requisites for opening this echo'!, which is now
nearly completed. Owing to its having been the first
Sundaw after the interment of the late highly respected
R. R. Lingard, Esq. many gentlemen were necessarily
present at the parish church, in the morning, who would
otherw'se have been at St. Peter's, but we have seldom
seen that church so crowded as it was in the evening, par-
ticularly the galleries and free sittings. We have never
heard the reverend gentleman to more advantage than on
that occasion, and we believe we only express the general
opinion of the auditors, when we say that few discourses,
more earnest,Thriginal, and impressive, have ever been
delivered in St. Peter's. The collections amounted
together to the sum of £3B, the congregation having
already contributed most liberally towards the erection of
the school in a private subscription. When the service
was concluded, many of his old hearers crowded around
their old pastor, in the vestry, who, we are sure could
not fail to be highly gratified at this natural and touching
expression of their feelings towards him.—Stockport Ad-
vertiser.

COOL IMPUDENCE.—Rather more than seven years ago
a light-fingered Irishman, named Sweeney, was convicted
of stealing a box of tin plates from a ship in one of the
Liverpool docks. On his conviction be was sentenced to
seven years' transportation, which punishment was duly
inflicted. A few days ago he again made his appearance
in this town, and one of the first places that he visited was
the office of the firm to whom the tin plates bad belonged.

Neither of the principals were within; but he at once pro-
ceeded, in the coolest manner, to introduce himself as
Mr. Sweeney, the gentleman who had suffered for appro-
priating the tin plates. He said that his visit to Australia
had not been either disagreeable nor unprofitable ; that he
had soon obtained a good conduct ticket, and a good place
as a gardener, in which he had saved money. Having
now fulfilled all his obligations to the law, he had returned
home, and determined to claim his tights, among which
was the box of tin plates for which he had been sent to
Botany Bay I This he considered clearly his own, and
begged that it might be given up to him. We need
scarcely say that Mr. Sweeney's story and his request
threw the whole office into a roar. The clerks, not feeling
themselves competent to decide on so curious a claim in
the absence of their employers, begged that the gentleman
would call again, which he promised to do, though he has
not yet fulfilled his promise.
MEETING OF PARISHIONERS.—On Thursday, at twelve
o'clock, a meeting of the inhabitants, assessed and con-
tributing to the relief of the poor, was held in the Crown
Court, for the purpose of choosing commissioners under
the Paving and Sewerage Acts, to fill up the annual va-
cancies. John Holmes, Esq. was called to the chair. Mr.
Deane, the law-clerk, read a summary of the accounts,
from which it appeared that the balance in hand last year
was £3792 2s. 9d. ; the receipts for the year ending 30th
September, 1844, on account of flagging and paving, have
been £28,679 Bs. 2d. ; on account of sewerage, £6326
15s. id. ; and on account of the water works, including
the corporation moiety of £250, and a sum of £9545 18s.
Bd. from the bank, £12,234 19s. 5d.; making the grand
total of receipts £51,233 ss. sd. The amount paid during
the same period has been, for paving, flagging, &c.,
£21,588 Ms. 4d. ; for watering the streets, £lB2B 13s 4d ;
salaries, £1398 16s. ; sewerage, (including incidental ex-
penses,) £12,898 19s. Bd. ; water works .C 10,343 168. Bd.,
leaving a balance in the bank, on the paving and sewerage
account, of £3194 lie. 4d., and in the bands of the trea-
surer £7 12s. 1(1. The law charges for the year, in-
cluding parliamentary expenses, amount to the sum of
£2142 15s. 6d. The meeting then proceeded to fill up
the vacancies amongst the commissioners, and the names
of the gentlemen appointed will be found in the adver-
tisement of the proceedings.
A GHOST IN A QUANDARY.—A little incident occurred
at the Theatre on Friday, during Miss Barnes's clever
performance of " Hamlet," which, though a matter of
considerable annoyance to the party immediately con-
cerned, was highly amusing to that small portion of the
audience who witnessed and understood it. The circum-
stance to which we refer took place in the scene between
Hamlet and the Queen, where the Ghost (Mr. B. Hen-
derson) having entered at one door, passed slowly across
the stage to exit at the other, Hamlet exclaiming,
" Why look you there ! look how it steals away !"

The Ghost, which bad been very well represented by Mr.
Henderson, bad passed the foot-lights with solemn tread.
and most cadaverous visage, to within a yard or two o!
the door by which he was silently to have disappeared
when,

" Angels and ministers of grace defend us !"
there was no one prepared ready to open the same ; and
the thought suddenly flashed through his mind that it was
fastened! Here was a quandary for a lice ghost to be in.
To vanish through the key-hole was not to be accom-
plished by so substantial a reality. To sink through the
stage, though much to be desired in such a strait, was
equally impossible. To halt, and taking a turn to the
left, exit a little further back, as any other piece of hu-
manity might have decided, would have been truly un-
ghostly and ridiculous. " Alas! poor ghost !" what's to
be done ?

O'er his pale face there came a roseate bite,"
and his ghostship exhibited unmistakeable signs of being in
a mortal rage. He approached nearer and nearer to the
fatal door, and still no signs of its moving. He was
within a couple of feet, and in very bitterness of spirit
groaned forth, " Open that cursed door." The door was
as fast as ever,—the scene was an exciting one, and of
course every body was looking,—so, gathering up his
strength and his right leg at the same time, the ghost
threw his " canonized bones," body and all, against the
wooden partition that was supposed to separate him from
the shades below. Away flew bolts and bars, and with a
horrid crash, exit this truly " troubled spirit ; if not in
a "flash of fire," as the song says, certainly with a rapi-
dity and effect that made " the people to very much ad-
mire." Seriously, if the fastenings of the door had been
a little stronger, Mr. Henderson might have received a
severe injury.—Blackburn Standard.

THE LIVERPOOL LETTER-CARRIERS.—A meeting of
the letter-carriers of Liverpool was held, on Saturday
evening, with the view of adopting a memorial, praying
for an increase of salary. They arc, we understand, very
much overworked at present, and not sueiently remu-
nerated. We perceive that the Lords of the Treasury
have sanctioned an increase of salary to the lA-ter:carriers
of London, and we know not why a similar increase
should not tAke place in Liverpool.—Aibion.
GUANO.—lmports of the week. 1,500 tons: sales,
about 2W tons, chiefly at £5 10s. For arrival to the end
of the year, in cargoes, sellers at about the same price :
for first three months delivery a little business has been
done at L 5 ]ss. By the latest accounts from Ichaboe the
man-of-war stationed there had been of great service in
preserving order and regularity. All the available room
for stages is now occupied, and, by the judicious regula-
tions of the commodore, the ships are afforded greater fa-
cilities for despatch.

WHITBY NATIONAL SCHOOLS.--On Tuesday last
these schools were opened under very auspicious circum-
stances. The weather was very fine for the season ; the
❑umber of children applying for admission more numer-
ous than was expected, and a feeling in favour of the in-
stitution apparently very genial. Nearly -100 children
went in procession from the school-rooms, with a band of
music and banners, bearing suitable devices and inscrip-
tions, (many of the banners being of the handy-work of
some of the fair ladies of Whitby,) to attend morning
prayers at the Parish Church. Previous to the service,
the 100th Psalm was sung by the children, the effect of
which was very impressive. In the afternoon the children
paraded the town in procession as before, and at four
o'clock returned to the school-rooms, where they had tea
and buns, and sang two hymns, composed expressly for
the occasion. In the evening there was a general meeting
of subscribers and friends, and of the parents of thechild-
ren, most numerously and respectably attended, and en-
tirely filling the school-rooms. Many of the children also
were present, and after singing the introductory occa-
sional hymn, the Rev. T. W. Trevanion (perpetual curate
of St. Mary's) offered up an appropriate prayer ; and, on
the motion of J. Fishburn, Esq., was appointed chain' an
of the meeting, in the absence of the archdeacon, who,
though desirous of being present, was unfortunately pre-
vented by indisposition. Having opened the business of
the meeting in a very appropriate and interesting address.
he called upon H. Belcher, Esq., the honorary secretary to
this and many other societies of the town, having for their
object the promotion of the temporal and spiritual wel-
fare of its inhabitants, to read the report. The report was
highly satisfactory, inasmuch as it showed, though more
had been done than was originally contemplated and esti-
mated for, the excess of expenditure over the means of
payment did not much exceed the sum of £25. The
adoption and approval of the report were moved by the
Rev. G. J. Muirhead, rector of Eccrington, who strongly
recommended and enforced the education of the rising
generation on the national system, the peculiar advantages
of which had been so ably commented upon by the chair-
man. Thos. Fishburn, Esq., in eloquent and very appo-
site terms, seconded the resolution. The meeting was
then addressed at some length by John Blanchard, Esq.,
who, amongst other important points, which were very
ably and energetically set forth, dwelt strongly on the ne-
cessity of a reverential demeanour in the house of God
being impressed upon the minds of the children. He was
followed by the Rev. Mr. Graham, who spoke shortly,
and much to the purpose, and then seconded the resolu-
tion. Other resolutions were moved and seconded by
Charles Saunders, Esq., of Sneaton Castle, Jas. Walker.
Esq., H. Belcher, Esq., and Mr. Wm. Cavalier. The
closing occasional hymn was then sung, and the meeting
having received the benediction from the chairman, broke
up.—On the following Sunday, a most excellent and im-
pressive sermon in behalf of the institution was preached
by the Rev. Mr. Trevanion, followed by a collection of
£ll 15s. The collection at the evening meeting amounted
to £4 19s. 7d. We have been compelled to give but a
very cursory and slight sketch of this interesting event,
but cannot refrain from offering our hearty congrAtula-
tions on the successful termination of the anxious and
zealous endeavours that have been made by the friends
and patrons of education on the scriptural principles of
our national church. And now, having fairly launched
their good work under such favourable circumstances, we
may be permitted to indulge the hope that the same zeal
and energy will continue to be devoted in guiding and
sustaining the infant back amidst the troubled waters of
worldly contention and envy, with which this institution,
it must bs expected, (as others of larger growth have ex-
perienced,) is to be assailed. The lukewarmness and in-
difference of friends, however, is more to be dreaded than
the open and declared hostility of the opponents of schools
founded and conducted on the national principles of our

established church. " Seri Magna est reritas, et preva-
lebit." The necessity of educating the poorer classes of
our community and of diffusing religious instruction in
the minds of the rising generation, is now admitted by all
parties to be an object of political importance as well as
one of religious duty ; and those who labour to aid and
accomplish this great and good work will do more to pre-
serve the civil and religious institutions of our country
from violent innovations and national discord, than all the
lucubrations of political economists (however well inten-
tioned) could ever hope to achieve. With this parting
admonition we again congratulate our friends on the
movement they have made in the right direction, and
heartily recommend to those who have not hitherto had
the privilege of doing so, they should not hesitate longer
in contributing their aid and support to an institution
which has such powerful claims, local as well as national,
for their sympathy and support.

SPO a TING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.
DERBY.

With the exception of the few bets laid in the room to-
day, the odds in most other respects correspond with those
given on Tuesday last. There was, no betting either yes-
terday or Wednesday requiring notice ; to-day, 200 to 7,
and 500 to 17 was taken about Pam; 200 to 7, and after-
wards 500 to 20 agst Idas ; 400 to 14, twice, agst News-
monger; 33 to 1 agst Young Eclipse; 33 to 1 agst Pan-
tasa ; 1000 to 2l agst Winchester ; and 500 to 10 agst
Cabin Boy. A poney at evens was laid between Pantasa
and Black Prinee.