The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

The Ebbw Vale and Sirhowy Works, which were adver-
tised to be sold on the 18th of April next, have been dis-
posed of by private contract, to the Coalbrook Dale Iron
Company, for £216,000.
'The CARTOONS OF RAPHAEL.—There is at present an
artist busily occupied, by order of the King of Prussia, at
Hampton Court, copying, in the most elaborate manner,
these wonders of art.

Richard Dadd, the unfortunate artist, who murdered
his father, some time ago, is not likely to be brought to
trial. He will, probably, not long survive, as, according
to the Kentish Observer, " his brain is wanting."
It is said that the postmaster-general, now Earl of
Lonsdale, intends to relinquish his office as soon as ar-
rangements can be made for the appointment of his suc-
cessor.—Morning Post.

By the death of the venerable and estimable Earl of
Lonsdale, a Blue Ribbon and Lord-Lieutenancies of the
counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland have become
at the disposal of the premier.
THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER.—We regretto learn
that this nobleman continues seriously indisposed. Lord
Robert Grosvenor arrived at Eaton Hall on Wednesday
last.—Chester Chronicle.

AM.
THE FANCY FAIR IN THE THAMES TUNNEL.—A
"Fancy Fair" in the Thames Tunnel commenced on
Monday, and has been continued during the week, vast
numbers of persons having passed through the tunnel to
mix in the gay scene.
CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION : DEFEAT OF THE LEAGUE.
—At four, on Thursday, the numbers were—Hon. Capt.
Harris (conservative), 180 ; Tice (leaguer), 84. The con-
stituency,s,9nsists of 330 voters. At two a hand-bill was
issued, 'Wile League are gone on a water excursion."
THE SEASON.—Covent-garden market, last week, was
supplied with green peas, French beans, cucumbers, straw-
berries, hot-house grapes, asparagus, rhubarb, sea-kale,
good cauliflower and brocoli, (abundant and cheap,) roses,
geraniums, camellias, lilacs, heaths, epacrises, and other
flowers, in rich and luxuriant bloom.
At Huntingdon assizes, on Wednesday week, Gifford
White, aged 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of sending a
letter to one Isaac Ilett, threatening to burn him and
other farmers in their beds, and also to destroy their pro-
perty. Lord Abinger sentenced him to be transported
for life.

COUNTY OF BUCKS.—It is stated that Mr. Murray,
who bas embraced the Roman Catholic doctrines, will
bold his seat for Buckinghamshire until September, when
the Marquis of Chandos will attain his majority and offer
himself a candidate for the representation of Buchingham-
shire in the room of Mr. Murray.

MURDER OF LORD GRANTLEY'S GAMEKEEPER.—
At the Kingston assizes, on Wednesday, James Elsley was
indicted for the wilful murder of James Edwards, a game-
keeper of Lord Grantley. The jury found the prisoner
guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to trans-
portation for life.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 23.—1 t is generally reported
here, and I believe with accuracy, that the Oriental and
Peninsular Company have just purchased the Great
Western steam-ship, to ply between this port and Alex-
andria, thus showing that the company are not only not
unmindful of their own interest, but anxious to afford the
numerous passengers home and out to India the very best
possible accommodation.
THE FACTORY BlLL.—Memorials praying her Majesty
to dismiss Sir James Graham from her councils, have
been sent up from eighteen towns in Lancashire during
the last few days ; three from Manchester and one from
the following :—Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Bury, Bol-
ton, Chorley, Chowbent, Bedford, Hindley, 'Wigan,
Warrington, Stockport, Hyde, Ashton, Oldham, Lees,
and Waterhead Mill.
PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURE.—The subscription to
the Yorkshire Protection Society now amounts to £8055 ;
the subscriptions to the Doncaster Local Society amount
to £525 2s. 6d. ; the subscriptions to the League Fund
from Doncaster and the neighbourhood is £5B Bs. ; a
sufficient evidOnce of the feeling of the town and neigh-
bourhood on the question of the corn laws.—Doncaster
Chronicle.

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TRAGIC XL OCCURRENCE.-011 Tuesday, Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the New Globe Tavern, Mile-end-road,
London, on the body of George Furley, aged 18 months,
who was drowned by his mother, Mary Furley, in the
attempt to commit a double suicide by drowning herself
and child on Sunday night, in the Regent's canal, near
the Mile-end-bridge. The jury returned a verdict of
wilful murder" against Mary Furley, who was com-
mitted to Newgate.

THE MANCHESTER GAS WORKS.—The Manchester
Gas Works are, no doubt, at the present time, the most
extensive in the kingdom ; but large as they are, a very
considerable addition is about being made to them by the
construction of another gasometer, which will contain
200,000 cubic feet. Whe i this is completed, which no
doubt it will be during the coming autumn, the Manches-
ter Gas 'Works will contain gasholders for 1,300,000 cubic
feet of gas !

The Times states that Lord Brougham is seeking the
Lieutenancy of the County of Westmorland, and Sir
James Graham, Bart., that of the County of Cumberland,
both vacant by the decease of the late Earl of Lonsdale.
The Journalist recommends that both offices should be
conferred upon the present Earl of Lonsdale, as both the
Noble ex-Chancellors and the Home Secretary have been
rejected by the parliamentary constituencies of the respec-
tive counties.

" A GREAT FACT."—A Preston correspondent of the
Morning Herald, alluding to the subscribers in that town
to the League Fund, states that the relative respectability
and influence of the firms may in some degree be esti-
mated by the horse-power used in the manufactories.
The power used by the Leaguers (exclusive of Messrs.
Horrocks, Miller, and Co. the firm of which are divided
in opinion) is 160 horses; the power of the Anti-Leaguers
(also exclusive of Messrs. Horrocks, Miler, and C 0.,) is
1306 horses. The above facts speak for themselves.

A CUTTING BUT DESERVED REBUKE.—At the Lewes
Assizes last week, on the special jury cause of Putland v.
Troup being called on, one of the jurors, on his taking the
book, to be sworn, said be wished to know, being, as a
Roman Catholic, deprived of his civil rights in other
respects, whether he was eligible to serve the office of a
juror. Mr. Baron Alderson looked up to the gentleman
and said, " How can you be so foolish? I cannot think
how a man can make such a goose of himself. Don't be
such a goose."
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—About four o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, a young woman, dressed as a servant, was
observed to mount the parapit at the middle recess of the
Blackfriars Bridge, and would no doubt have precipitated
herself into the river but for a gentleman who was pas-
sing seizing her by a portion of her gown. Being thus
foiled in her rash attempt, she broke away from those who
held her and ran with the fleetness of a deer down the
steps of the bridge, closely followed however, by police
constable 368, who succeeded in arresting her further
progress within a few steps of the bottom. A desperate
struggle however now took place between her and the
constable, during which her clothes were much torn before
she was properly secured.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT MANCHESTER.—A calamitous
accident occurred on Wednesday last at Manchester.
The New Bailey bridge is now re-building, to effect which
a temporary railway had to be thrown across the river,
whose only supports were two beams on which the rails
were laid, and on which also a moveable crane was made
to traverse. Whilst five or six men were in the act of
raising one of the wood centres for the principal ash, esti-
mated to weigh nine tons, one of the beams suddenly
snapped asunder, by which the men, centre, crane, and
beams, were precipitated into the river. One of the men
was killed, three others very severely maimed, (legs and
arms broken,) the rest of the men slightly wounded. It
is marvellous that none of the mcn were drowned.
The HOUSE OF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN.--In Fri-
day-street, Cheapside, a short time ago stood the house
which was in the occupation of Sir Christopher Wren,
the eminent architect, during the erection of St. Paul's
Cathedral, and which adjoined the church of St. Mat-
thew, Friday-street. In the course of pulling down the
building, which was sold a few weeks ago, and which is
now nearly level with the ground, several silver and cop-
per coins were found in the joists of the flooring by some
of the workmen. The silver coins were of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, some being in good preservation. The
copper coins were of an earlier period. The foundation
walls were of extraordinary thickness, a portion of which
formed part of the Saracen's Head, which is also taken
down.

SERIOUS PRACTICAL JOKE.—On Wednesday five men,
without invitation, took possession of the cabin of the
Robert and Elizabeth, a small craft lying at the Marsh
End, Preston, and with the utmost sang froid, seated
themselves around the fire, to await the abatement of a
snow storm, then passing over. The sailors, not relish-
ing the company of the new corners, advised them to de-
part, but this request being unheeded, the Jacks coolly
fastened down the scuttle, and threw a quantity of sul-
phur down the chimney pipe, blocking up the orifice with
a wet sack. After a short time bad elapsed, and Jack had
enjoyed his joke sufficiently, the cabin was re-opened, and
it was then found that the inmates (a lot of carters) were
in a state of insensibility. One suffered a great loss of
blood from the nose and ears ; and it was not till after
great exertions that all were properly restored.
A SERMON TWICE PREACHED.—On Sunday even-
ing a somewhat novel scene took place in Islington
Church. It having been announced that the Rev. Stephen
Bridge, M.A., who for the last four years has been the
evening lecturer, and whose talents have deservedly gained
for him great popularity, would preach a " farewell ser-
mon," long before the time appointed for opening the
doors of the sacred edifice, immense crowds had assem-
bled round the church in their anxiety to gain admission.
The church having been, during the performance of divine
service and the delivery of a most eloquent and affection-
ate discourse, crowded to excess, it was announced to the
preacher that the multitudes without the walls exceeded
that within, when the rev. gentleman, in compliance with
the often-repeated wish, although much exhausted, kindly
consented to return to the pulpit, and there, to a fresh
congregation, delivered his sermon a second time. It was
past ten o'clock before the service concluded.

FATAL FIGHT.—On Wednesday last an inquest was
held at the Town-hall, Derby, over the body of William
Baker, aged 24. On the previous day, deceased and ano-
ther individual named Lee, who is only 19 years of age,
quarrelled about their respective right to a shilling which
bad been given to one of them, and they went into a field
on the Uttoxeter road to fight, by way of settling the
difference. When they got into the field they stripped,
and a young man named George Hollis acted as second
for Baker, and another, named Gervase Fletcher, acted as
Lee's friend. They fought four rounds, and then the
deceased fell, having previously received several severe
blows about the heart from John Lee. When he was
down he exclaimed "Oh ! dear." These were the only
words he uttered. The jury returned a verdict of " man-
-slaughter " awittibt. Jul... Le-e,
George Hollis; and Lee and Fletcher were committed for
trial, under the coroner's warrant, at the present assizes.
Hollis has absconded.—Derby Reporter.
MAD DOGS.—DESTRUCTION OF CATTLE.--The neigh-
bourhood of Kirkwhelpington and Birtley, Northumber-
land, has at various times, within the last three months,
been subjected to much alarm by the visits of dogs in a
rabid state. No fewer than seven of these animals have
been killed—all strangers, and principally of the mixed
breed between the terrier and bull or mastiff. The injury
they have done is excessive. On their first appearance
the inhabitants, with praiseworthy care, raised the hue
and cry, and pursued them to the death. All dogs bitten
were at once destroyed ; which, in itself, although impe-
ratively necessary, is a severe injury in a district where
the services of that valuable animal cannot be di pensed
with. Amongst the farm stock bitten, and which have
died of hydrophobia, may be enumerated thirteen sheep
and four head of cattle at Westharle ; a number of sheep
at Sweethope, Birtley. and Cornsacre; a horse at Gun-
nerton, and likewise a sow in that neighbourhood.—
Gateshead Observer.

THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM.—Never was there a more
extraordinary spectacle than the House of Commons pre-
sents at this momeat as regards the factory bill. The
genius of inextricable confusion pervades it. No Whig
knows where to look for a brother Whig—no Tory for a
brother Tory. The opponents of the government sit on
the treasury benches, and not a few of their -u; porters on
that bleak, inhospitable side of the house where "loaves
and fishes" are phenomena often heard of, but seldom met
with. The effect produced on the spectator by this strange
confounding of parties is the most startling and grotesque
it is possible to conceive. He sees a memb r jest rise be-
hind Sir James Graham, and within a couple of inches of
the Premier's coat skirts, for the express purpose of de-
nouncing the conduct of 'these two unhappy baronets;
and 10, before he has time to recover his astonishment at
his open act of mutiny, he sees another member rise from
the opposition side and defend the government with spite
and earnestness beautifully inconsistent with his locality.
—Sun.
A GLOUCESTER JURYMAN.—At the Gloucestershire
adjourned sessions last week, a girl named Adams was
tried for stealing a pint of brandy, a bottle, and other arti-
cles, the property of her master, M:. Thomas, and was
acquitted. After the verdict was given, the prosecutor
began collecting his property toge.her, and missed the
bottle of brandy ; search was made for it round the table,
when some one present said he saw one of the jurymen
with it in his hand drinking the brandy. Mr. Carter,
counsel for the prosecution, then stated that fact publicly
to the ceairrnan, and applied to have it restored to the
prosecution. The chairman said to the jury "Is that true,
gentlemen ? I hope you are not guilty of such conduct as
that; " notwithstanding which, another of the jury in-
stantly put the bottle to his mouth, and swallowed the
remainder of the brandy, nearly a quarter of a pint. The
Chairman and Mr. Carter remonstrated, and said such
conduct was extremely disgraceful, particularly sitting as
he did in a public court of justice, and exercising the office
of an English juryman.— Gloucester Chronicle.

INVESTITURE OF MR. O'CONNELL WITH THE ORDER
OF ST. JOSEPH AND MARY.—On Sunday evening Mr.
O'Connell was "solemnly admitted into the guild of the
holy order of St. Joseph and Mary. " The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Messrs. Moore arid Foley, at
' London. Virginia Chapel, Ratcliffe-highway About
half-past three in the afternoon, M r.o' Connell made his
appearance, and was greeted with rapturous applause by
-
some thousands of the lower orders of his fellow country-
men. Having dined with the priests and some other per-
sons connected with the chapel, at seven o'clock the usual
service began. Vespers being ended, Father Moore ad-
dressed the members of the guild, and alluded to Mr.
O'Connell as the most illustrious layman of the Roman
Catholic Church. These, he said, were the words of the
Pope. Mr. O'Connell was then habited in a green silk
cloak, lined with white silk and trimmed with ermine,
having on its front a cross of solid gold. A cap of Guano
velvet was placed on his head. Some other religious ex_
ercises were performed, and the congregation dispersed.
NOVEL SYSTEM OF FRAUD.—Several tradesmen, prin-
cipally woollen drapers residing at the west-end, have, in
a very novel and artful manner, been " to a
considerable extent. It appears that some months ago a
parcel, containing the halves of Bank of England and
provincial notes to a large amount, was forwarded from
Leicestershire to London, and that the said parcel was by
some means or other stolen. Within the last two or three
weeks no fewer than six drapers have received letters pur-
porting to come from Brighton and Dover, and in which
they were requested to send immediately ten yards of
superfine black cloth, at LI per yard, in payment for which
two halves of stolen " fives were inclosed, with an inti-
mation that the other halves would, upon the receipt of
the goods, transmitted by the earliest post. The cloth
was sent, as per order, to the new ready-moneY
and, as the first halves were not perfected by the other
customer,
promised remittance, inquiries were, of course, instituted,
when it was discovered that tie bird had flu" from
Brighton and Dover, at which places he had occupied
apartments for a few days, and then decamped.

REBECCA RIOTERS.—A number of cases of Itebeccaism
were tried at the Carmarthen Assizes the week before last.
The following were the results :—John Harris, David
Thomas, David Williams, Job Evans, Isaac Charles, and
John Lewis, who had been found guilty of the riot at the
Carmarthen workhouse, were sentenced—John Harris to
one year's imprisonment, with hard labour, and the rest
to eight months' imprisonment. Thomas Hughes, John
Jones, and Benjamin Jones, for demolishing the Pontar-
llechan toll-gate, were sentenced to one year's hard labour.
David Lewis, Jonathan Jones, Howell Lewis, Jonathan
Lewis, and David Davies, convicted of a riot at Talog,
were sentenced to eight months' hard labour each. David
Thomas, John Jones, Evan Davis, John Thomas, Thomas
Thomas, John Thomas, and David Evans, for the bur-
glary at Pantyfen, were sentenced—David Thomas to
transportation for 20 years, and the whole of the others
to transportation for 10 years. After the passing of this
sentence a most heart-rending scene took place in court.
The families of the unhappy transports threw themselves
into a perfect frenzy of grief. Sobs and cries were heard
on all sides, and there was scarcely a dry eye in the court.

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EXPORT OF VALUABLE HORSES.—The season for the
exportation of horses has set in in good earnest, the steam-
ship Queen of Scotland, having, on Saturday last, taken
out for Hamburg a fine collection of twenty-three excel-
lent horses and mares, including one thorough-bred entire
horse, one thorough-bred mare, ten mares, and geldings
of superior quality. On Tuesday she was followed by the
Leeds, which steamer took out a smaller number, but
very valuable stud. They included twelve steeple-chasers
and race horses. Mr. Bonsell has also in his stables the
celebrated Brocklesby steeple-chaser, Newcastle Tommy,
a fine grey mare, lately rode by Mr. Owston, of Brigg.;
Rocket. and several other superior Lincolnshire .hunters,
purchased by Mr. Nevins, and destined for Vienna. Mr.
Bamberger and Mr. Fanstenburg, both of Berlin, have
been for some days in the neighbourhood, and the latter
gentleman, we learn, ships this day from the Paragon Inn
stables an entire horse by Little John, and a prime string
of twenty-one superior mares and geldings; whilst Mr.
Bamberger, we understand, is preparing for shipment, in
the course of the week, about forty other horses, the
greater part of which have already arrived in the town.—
Hull Herald of Thursday.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE 'TURN-OUT COL-
LIERS.—On Monday, two of Messrs. Field, Cooper, and
Co.'s men, John Oldfield and John Bateman, were com-
mitted by the sitting magistrates, Barnsley, to Wakefield
House of Correction, for trial at Pontefract Sessions, for
a most violent assault upon one of Messrs. Field and Co.'s
men, on the night of Friday last. He was returning from
his work, and was seizeu by the two men named, and with
the assistance of a number of women, who are a disgrace
to their sex, he was stripped naked, pelted with stones,
dirt, and anything that was near at hand, and was com-
pelled to walk home in a state of nudity, for a distance of
half a mile, surrounded by a mob of upwards of 100 per-
sons; and when he got home they surrounded his house,
and sung the Union Hymn, and threatened him in the most
violent manner, adding they would make him as, he could
not work. There are hundreds of colliers in this neigh-
bourhood who are willing to work, but dare not for the
unionists, and are thereby actually starving. This is said
to be a Chartist movement, and it will be well for the au-
thorities to be on the look out. From what we can hear
of the eight hours system which the colliers are about to
turn-out for, many men will not be able to earn a liveli-
hood.—Doncaster Gazette.

ACCIDENT FROM AN AVALANCHE.—On Monday last,
the 18th instant, as a party of shepherds were out on
Longdale Fells—situate betwixt Orton and the Yorkshire
mountains—they had to encounter most formidable drifts
of snow, in order to rescue the sheep from their ley pri-
sons. Edward Wilson, yeoman, of Long Gills, was un-
der the necessity of walking on a very steep acclivity,
when the snow suddenly began to move in an immense
volume from under his feet, with such velocity that the
young man was unable to keep his body in an upright po-
sition ; the rapid progress of the avalanche—for such it
really was—making him excessively giddy. He managed,
however, to sit as long as he could, till, having descended
to a rocky precipice, where, about 50 years ago, a person
of the name of James Atkinson was unfortunately killed
under similar circumstances, he, the shepherd in question,
was dreadfully injured by the concussion occasioned by
the stoppage. He nevertheless had presence of mind
enough to tie his handkerchief or neckcloth round his
head; to which probably he owed his preservation, as
although he bled considerably, he did not lose conscious-
ness, and, on the whole, was much lese injured than might
have been anticipated under the circumstances, and in a
place so dangerous. On reaching home, Mr. Noble, sur-
geon, of Orton, was promptly in attendance ; and we have
much pleasure in stating that he is now in a fair way to
recover.—Kendal Mercury.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY.—On
Friday an inquest was held, at the Globe, Moorgate, on
Miss Martha Sale, aged 27, living with her parents at No.
47, Finsbury-circus, her father being clerk to Mr. Ross,
leather dresser, in Bermondsey. On Wednesday evening
she was in an unusual flow of spirits, and passed the even-
ing at her sister's in Calthorp-place, Gray's inn-road,
where her manner was volatile and excited. On arriving
at home in the evening, she amused her parents with a
spirited detail of what had taken place at the small tea-
party at ber sister's, and retired to rest still in high spirits.
At seven o'clock the ensuing morning she was found dead,
suspended by the neck from her bedrail by a handker-
chief; and this note to her sister left on the dressing table :
—" My dear sister, I hardly know what I am doing, but
I have finished the lace cap I have been at work at, and
trimmed the handkerchief, which I enclose. God bless
you, my beloved sister. All I have is for you. M. Sale,
March 20." For the past six weeks it appeared she had
been alternately depressed and exhilirated in her manner.
Her depression was thought to proceed from the fact that
her mother was in bad health, and that she herself was
becoming thin and weak. Half-a-dozen phials that had
contained laudanum were found in ,her room, leaving no
doubt that her excitement was caused on recent occasions
by her partaking or it. The surgeon considered that hang-
inct was the irnmOiate cause of death, and the taking
opium prior to it was the remote cause ; the reasunhig
faculties would be ultimately depressed by partaking of
the drug, so as to border on insanity. Verdict,7-" Tem-
porary Insanity.
ANONYMOUS LETTER WRITING.—A well-conducted
female servant, who had been dismissed from her servi-
tude in a highly respectable family in Hereford, for tell-
ing a falsehood by denying she had a " follower,"
drowned herself in the Wye about nine days since, her
body being picked up on Friday sen'night, about a mile
from the house of a relation with whom she had found
an asylum. There is too much reason to believe that this
unhappy and ill-fated girl was the victim of the heartless
calumnies of one of her own sex An anonymous letter
in a feminine hand, was addressed to the mistress of the
deceased, cautioning the lady of the equivocal character
and something worse of the maid-servant, and broadly
hinting at acts of profligacy upon the part of the girl,
which, if true, would have seriously affected her reputa-
tion. The contents of the letter were communicated to
the accused arid the rest of the household, and its pur-
port, as a consequence. was also soon known to some of
the other servants residing in the neighbourhood. The
deceased, in the innocence of her nature, detailed the
slanderous imputations to her lover, to whom she was
going to be married, and for whose reception, upon the
prospect of a happy union taking place, a house had been
furnished. The infamous insinuation preyed so much on
her sensitive and outraged feelings, that notwithstandinc,
her betrothed scouted the charge with scorn, yet life be-
came intolerable to the poor girl, and the destruction of
her own existence became (in a moment when reason was
overpowered by despair) the only apparent means of es-
cape from the fangs of her secret persecutors.—Glouces-
ter Journal.

A GHOST STORY.—On Tuesday morning, a rumour
prevail d in the town of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, that a
man and his wife of the name of Ingerson, had been visited
the previous night by a ghost, in the shape of a woman
dressed in white. Ingeison stands upwards of six feet,
and is proportionately Mitt, and lives in part of a house
which communicates internately with the other'part. He
went to bed early the preceding night with his wife ; and
about twelve o'clock they heard theirliedroom door open
and shut, and, on looking up, were horrified at beholding
the object alluded to. Ingerson, with great awe and fear,
muttered, " in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost, what dost thou here ? " To
which he received no reply. but was seized by it, and near-
ly dragged out of bed ; thus showing that if not an able-
bodied, it was a powerful ghost, to move the body of In-
gerson against his will. The ghost then slammed the door
to, as if in anger. probably at not being able to make away
to of her regions the inanimate Ingerson. At four o'clock,
it repeated the vi-it, and paid the same attention to Inger-
scn, leavim in the like unceremonious manner. On the
ft llowing-night, to test this relation, a primitive preacher,
named Poole, slept with Ingerson, when they were again
visited ; but what further occurred neither Mr. Poole nor
Ingerson deign to tell, and further resolve never to relate
to mortal. This last interview has been so far satisfactory,
that the shost is never to appear again, either to Ingerson
or his wife, or any other person ; Poole having completely
subdued " the wandering spirit, " and "hurried it to its
confines." Such is the true version of this marvellous
tale, a great portion of the inhabitants entirely believing
it, shuddering with dread at the awful visitings experienc-
ed by Ingerson, and the courage, piety, and power of
Poole.--Cambridge paper.
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William-street, Lis'on-grove. In this case a melancholy
picture presented itself. The insolvent was a decrepid
old man, and his hair, white with age, hung in clusters
about his venerable face. He had been thrown into pri-
son by his son-in-law for a small debt incurred for the ne-
cessaries of life, and there he remained a long time
neglected and forgotten by all the world except his daugh-
ter (the wife of the creditor,) who clung to her helpless
parent with filial tenderness, and found the means to
enable him to apply to the laws of his country for that
mercy which was denied him by his relative. His daugh
ter's career was remarkable. She began life in the capa-
city of a servant in a family of respectability named East-
hope, and her virtues gained her the heart of her master's
son, who married her ; hut three days after the wedding
her husband was cut off by an accident. The family with
which she had thus become connected generously settled
upon her art annuity of £lOO per annum, upon which she
immediately made a moiety of her allowance to her pa-
rents. Subsequently she married again ; but, after nine
weeks, a separation took place. Her husband (Williams)
then sued her father for a debt of about £5 or £G for
ma d, by which means the old man's debt was augmented
to
£lO, and this was the total amount of the liabilitities in
his schedule. The appearance of the old man and his
faithful daughter, who was effectionately tending him, ex-
cited a gene al feeling of sympathy. The learned Com-
missioner Harris, on learning the facts, inquired whether
the oPnvosing creditor was present, and on being answered
in the affirmative, he indignantly asked the man whether
he had any shame in him ? The court directed the insol-
vent to be discharged forthwith.

ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING.—On Thursday last, pur-
suant to announcement, a meeting of landowners, tenant
farmers, and others, was held at Garstang, for the pur-
pose of establishing an Agricultural Protective Associa-
tion for North Lancashire. The place, of meeting was
advertised to be at the Royal Oak Hotel ; but it was af-
terwards determined that it should be held in the large
room of the Town-hall. Shortly before one o'clock, the
party proceeded to this room, which is capable of accom-
modating from 300 to 400 persons, and which was,crowded.
At the west end of the room was a raised platform. for the
chairman and the printinal landowners and members of
the committee. Amongstt the company present were R.
Townley Parker, Esq., Cuerden Hall; T. Bright Crosse,
Esq., of Shaw Hill; J. Talbot Clifton, Esq., of Lytham
Hall; Hugh Hornby, Esq., of Ribby Hall; D. Hornby,
Esq., Raikes Hall; A. R. Ford. Esq., Ella Hall; W.
A. Cross, Esq., Red Scar; J. Nowell Farington, Esq.,
Worden Hall; T. F. Brockholes, Esq., Claughton Hall;
W. Garnett, Esq., Cluernmore Park; J. Taylor, Esq.,
Moreton Hall; J. Cunliffe, Esq., Myerscough House ;
T. Y. P. Michaelson, Esq.. Barrow Isle; W. A. F. San-
ders; Esa., of Winnington Hall; George Jacson, Esq.,
Barton Lodge; Thos. Walmsley, Esq.. Preston ; Pudsey
Dawson, Esq.-, Hornby Castle ; Kingston Salisbury, Esq.,
Liverpool ; Edw. Pedder, Esq., Clifton Hall ; and other
gentlemen. The body of the room was filled principally
with tenant farmers. Upwards of £BOO was subscribed
on the spot.
WITCHCRAFT IN THE 19TH CENTURY.—A curious
circumstance, showing that even at this time of• day the
superstitious belief in witchcraft among individuals in the
-country is not yet altogether extinct, happened last week
'in the Town Muir. A small farmer there had a cow from
which the milch fell away, and 'l3elieving it was caused
by an " evil eye," sent for a person professing to have the
power of discovering the agent of the mischief. When
he was called, and Crummy's condition explained to him,
he got a hen's egg, blew it, and filled the shell with milk,
gave it to the owner of the cow, and told him to go round
to all the neighbours with it, and that when on holding
the end of it up he found the milk did not drop in the
house where he did so, there was the destroyer of his
cow. The simple man did as he was desired. From
walking, the milk naturally became churned, and at a
certain house would not drop: The result was, that the
occupier, a woman, was pronounced to be the witch. A
very serious conference was held by the owner of the cow
and his friends, as to what then should be done. The
projector of the witch's discovery was called. He told
them the only thing now for them was to get a nail ard
scratch the brow of the sorceress, when the milk would
again come to the cow. This was actually managed, but
the cow was, of course, no better from the experiment.—
Perth Courier.

RACE WITH A STEAM ENOINE.—On Friday, the Bth
instant, the Meerza Ibraheenr. of the East India College,
Haileybury, met with one of the most frightful accidents,
and providential escapes, that it has ever been our fate to
record. The Meerza was coming from Ware to Hertford,
and on arriving opposite the Union Workhouse he deter-
mined to enter the town through the back street, and for
that purpose he went down Mead-lane, and passed over
the railway. The Meerza bad proceeded about half the
distance between the Mead-lane gate and the back en-
trance to the railway terminus, when the three o'clock
train left the station. The Meerza's horse, a fine spirited
animal, immediately became affrighted, wheeled round,
and dashed back at a furious pace, literally racing with
the train ; and on arriving at the gate he had just passed
through, the affrighted animal cleared it at a bound, and
alighted with its fore feet on the very edge of the line of
railway, at the very instant that the train arrived at the
gate. Fortunately, the horse did not obtain a secure foot-
ing ; the soil of the edge and bank of the railway was
loose,, and the horse's feet slipping back, he rolled down
the bank, and the train rolled by, within a few feet of the
Meerza's head, as he lay under the frightened and strug-
gling horse, whose legs had become entangled in the
fencing,—unable to disengage his feet from the stirrups.
After the train had passed, the Meerza succeeded with
difficulty in extricating himself from his unpleasant posi-
tion, as the horse continued to roll about with great vio-
lence ; but we are happy to state, that he sustained no
greater injury than a few bruises, from the effect of which
he has nearly recovered.--Hertford Reformer.

IMPORTANT TO INNKEEPERS.—On Tuesday, the 12th
instant, a man of respectable appearance and address, who
gave his name as James Roberts (supposed to be fictitious)
was brought before R. K. Rotherham, Esq., charged
with obtaining from Mr. George Thomas Edwards, of the
Castle Inn, the sum of £27 155., under the following
circumstances :—lt appears the prisoner, who had been
staying at the above inn for two or three days, passing
himself as a commercial gentleman, on Saturday evening
walked into the bar, and, with a familiar air, said to the
landlord, " Edwards, can you cash me a cheque, the post
goes at ten o'clock, does it not ?" Mr. Edwards said he
did not think he had so much change in the house, but he
would see ; and asked him who G. N. Davies (the drawer
of the cheque) was. He replied, in an off-hand manner,
turning the cheque over, oh, this makes you safe (show-
ing the endorsement, B. Green) ; I have just received it
from Mr. Green, of Warwick. Mr. Edwards then cashed
the cheque for him, giving him five £5 notes, the rest in
gold and silver. The prisoner then went, as Mr. Edwards
considered, from the bar to the commercial room, to write
his letters and remit the money ; but some suspicion hav-
ing occurred to Mr. Edwards, he sent his waiter to the
commercial room to see if the prisoner was there, and
found he was not ; he sent immediately for the chief con-
stable, who succeeded in apprehending him in about half
an hour after, going off by the coach to London. He
gave up the amount, £27 155., and asked to be let go.
On presenting a cheque at the banking-house of Messrs.
Strachan and Co. of the Strand, they denied all know-
ledge of the drawer or endorsee. The prisoner was fully
committed to gaol to take his trial at the assizes, on the
28th instant. The prisoner, who has several aliases, viz ;
Cuthbert, Rodgers, Roberts, &c. is about five feet four
inches high, very stout, and broad shoulders, about 45
years of age, dark bushy whiskers, red face, and broad
flat features. and is very fond of smoking cigars. It is
~,aort rnstny tether cases will he brought against him.
as a person of his description has lately victimised several
commercial inns in different parts of the country, in a
similar manner attempted in this instance.—Nottingham
Mercury.
A MANUFACTURER'S OPINION ON THE ABOLITION
OF THE CORN LAWS.—On Friday week, a meeting of the
landowners, farmers, and other inhabitants of the county
of Aberdeen was held at the Court-house, Aberdeen, to
take steps for counteracting the mischevious doings of the
Anti-corn-law League. Sir. Hadden, who is a great
manufacturer, made a speech of peculiar importance :
" From what I have read of the doctrines of the Anti-corn-
law League, I believe that if any one is to derive advanta-
ges from a free trade in corn, it will be the manufacturer,
and, consequently, that I am to be that happy person.
(A laugh.) I looked at the matter in every way—and I
do not shut my eyes to my own interest; but I cannot dis-
cover how I am to be benefitted by a free trade in corn.
If we admit foreign corn free of duty, every one can see
that the farming interest, and every one connected with it
must suffer by competition. If you look at the poor soil,
ungenial climate, and the amount of taxes borne by the
farmer in this country, how can he think of competing
with that man who has none of these disadvantages to con-
tend with? We all know that the great bulk of foreign
will come from Germany, and that a few days will bring it
here, burdened with only a few trifling charges, when it
will come in competition with the home grower. We
manufacturers have the monopoly of clothing all the far-
mers and their dependents. Now, what I ask is this—if
we lose our own home trade, by depriving our best cus-
tomers of the power of purchasing our manufactures
through admitting foreign grain, are we to supply clothes
to foreign farmers ? If a certain country supplies us with
corn, 1, as a manufacturer, have nothing to say against it,
if I am to have the advantage of sending goods there.
Germany is the principal country where corn comes from
Now what chance is there of their reducing their tariff ?
What chance of Prussia reducing theirs to suit u's ? Ihave
visited Germany, and I know that manufactures and com-
merce are in a very flourishing state there. Instead of
reducing their tariff to suit ours, they are yearly increasing
it, and some goods are burdened with so heavy a duty that
it may be said to amount to a total prohibition. I cannot,
therefore, see how we are to be benefitted by free trade
which is all on one side. If a certain customer is taken
away from us, and no other provided in his place, how
can we be benefited ? I say nothing upon the subject of
real free trade. Ido not understand a free trade to be
that we should open our ports to all the world, and that
their ports should be shut against us."

MYSTERIOUS PRIZE.—On Wednesday last, as a young
man was enjoying the agreeable pastime of popping at
small birds in some fields near Sedgley, an intended vic-
tim of his deadly sport perched itself on something, the
exact nature of which was not very discernible, in one of
the pits of water with which the fields in that neighbour-
hood abound. Our sportsman took his aim—but the
feathered one, too cunning to remain in such dangerous
company, wisely took wing and fled away. Disappointed
for the moment, the wanderer resolved upon a scrutiniz-
ing examination of the extraordinary-looking affair from
which the bird had just departed. It looked like the
head of a barrel, dimly seen through a kind of mist of
long attached slime and weed. But what business had a
barrel there? Determined to solve the mysterious ap-
pearance, and a hedge being near, the hero of our adven-
ture judiciously armed himself with a tolerably lengthy
hedge rail, and took many a cautious poke at the tanta-
lizing object before him. The weeds and aqueous incrus-
tations at length gave way, and a portion of a tolerably
portly sort of kdderkin stood revealedto view. It was heavy,
' and literally stuck in the mud. To get it out unaided
was impossible, and assistance was speedily gathered. A
stout rope and a hearty tug or two soon brought the cu-
riosity to the shore. It was evidently well charged with
something, but what could it be? It was broached, and
forthwith from it poured a rich stream of ruddy mellow
old port—port such as might have warmed the heart of
even old Bacchus himself. The cheerful news of this
wonderful vintage soon spread around ; even from the
most unseemly vessels was the precious liquor eagerly
quaffed, and those " drank port who ne'er drank port
before." Nor did the luck of the party end here, for one
of them sagaciously enough conjectured, that as the sur-
face of the pit presented such good things, its inner depths
might not be less satisfactorily stored, and forthwith an
actve exploration of all its muddy recesses commenced,
and the skill and enterprise of the party beheld their
reward in the safe landing, amidst cheers and eager ex-
pectation, of another rotund prize, of similar size and
aspect to the one already secured. This, on tapping,
turned out to be a cask of peppermint. As the news of
finding these good things derelict became more extensively
known, it was resolved that means should be taken to
discover, if possible, unto whom these remarkable waifs
legitimately belonged. The wine-cask was found to be
marked " Prince and Co., Tamworth," and three " W's"
were impressed on that containing the peppermint. A
communication was forwarded to Tamworth ; but, strange
enough, the firm knew nothing of the commodities, nor
is any trace of them to be found in the books, though
referred to for years back.—Wolverhampton Chronicle.

CORRESPONDENCE.

BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,-The world is full of touchy, 111-natured people ;
and there is only one animal in nature that never sleeps,
and that is old Time. Confound the fellow, he gallops
onward as if he was running a steeple-chase, and nobody
who has a bill running, a bit of 'land bought on contract,
or a time bargain to fulfil, can scotch the wheels of his
chariot. I rather suspect, by the very waspish style of
Mr. Zephaniah Smith's last letter, that he has been bitten
by the mad dogs on our side of the river, and that he is
fearful and paroxismatic at the very sight of water. Mr.
Smith, in every line he has written, makes it as clear as
the nose on his face that he has bad a finger in the Bir-
kenhead pie, and that he is mos' desperately anxious that
every thing should be kept snug and quiet, till he and other
" sharp" fellows have wriggled out of their time bargains.
What a happy fellow he will be when, as you said some
time ago, he has converted his dirty acres into Commis-
sioners Bonds. Why, sir, Birkenhead Bonds will, ere
long, figure away in the " Share List"—
At {Paid. f Last quotation.
£lOO. 1 £574 15s. 93d.
Bankers from Siberia,
Calmucs from Asia,
Hottentot Bohers,
Parisian Lafittes,
Pennsylvanian Merchants,
_

(honest gentlemen as they are,) and all those small-eyed,
sharp-nosed, curly-beaded, and dark-complexioned gen-
tlemen known on the Stock Exchange as Bulls and Bears,
will, ere long, rush in as purchasers, and London and
Birminghams, Grand Junctions, and Great Westerns will
be forgotten in the rush after Birkenhead Dock Shares—
or, if you will, Birkenhead Bonds. Let Mr. Smith keep
his temper. He and all the Cheshire people who hold
land are on the high road to prosperity, and dame Fortune
has taken her seat on a buoy in the middle of Wallasey
Pool.
Sir, a new area is about to dawn upon us, and although
I think some of my neighbours are running rather fast,
and are likely enough to get out of breath, yet I can as-
sure Mr. Smith that I can rejoice in the rich tints which
glow in the horizon of Birkenhead ; and I see in the spirit
of her Commissioners a proof that we are destined to be-
come a mighty nation, through the enterprise of those
daring minds who—stick at nothing. England was once
subdued by William the Conqueror; but he was a Norman
noodle compared with that greater William (we write it
short here) who conquered your Liverpool Harold, and
vanquished him in fair fight. I know that his (William's)
troops can still, like their progenitors, draw a long bow ;
and depend upon it, that Birkenhead will become another
Hastings, and the dynasty of the Mersey will soon be
changed. To be sure, being an old man, you may say
that .I am somewhat garrulous, and perhaps tell more
than the Com Missioners like, but they do act so honour-
ably that there is no occasion to be very nice. Talk of
your public improvements in Liverpool forsooth ! Wby,
sir, we have a gentleman at Birkenhead can write about
public improvements in a most extraordinary manner, and
who practises *hat he preaches; and although he does
wear drab, and sells most excellent gridirons, when Will
or Joe shouts out " Go it,iye cripples", he can turn out
essays on Birkenhead prosperity, compiled from newspa-
pers, that would astonish an ostrich.
I will tell you a secret, Mr. Editor, but do not for the
world let it be made public. Our Commissioners intend
to get Wallasey Pool for nothing, or next to nothing ; and
if the Commissioners of Woods and Forest would have
kept on their nightcaps, and gone to sleep, as they ought
to have done ; and if Jesse Hartley had been snugly de-
posited under one of his own dock walls, 1 verily believe
that we should have succeeded. Bat somehow or other
the thing got blown, and the little lady at Windsor has
been most mischieviously advised not to part with the
Pool, unless a few hundred thousand pounds is paid for
it ; and until Attwood establishes a branch bank at Bir-
kenhead, it will be rapt her inconvenient to raise so much
money. To be sure there are some beautiful plans exhi-
bited, and when the ladies retire after dinner, (for I dine
out a good deal,) " Prosperity to Birkenhead," is always
drunk ; and many sly nods and winks, and jokes and leers,
are passing, which seem to say, that many people know
more than they choose to reveal. You have heard, no
question, that we are to have amongst our public edifices,
a large and magnificent Lunatic Asylum, the first stone of
which is to be laid on the day when the Port Jackson
Dock Bill receives the royal assent : and it is whispered
that a valuable plot of land, recently purchased from the
Corporation, is to be appropriated for that necessary
erection. There are several candidates in the field already
for the governorship, and one of them lays claim to the
situation from his well-known ability in administering
drastic purgatives, and the skill with which he has so co-
piously phlebotomised a number of patients. His testi-
monials are of the most unexceptionable description, and
his treatment is said to be quite Sangradoish, viz., plenty
of blood letting and swallowing an abundance of (cold)
water. But we have had a wet blanket thro,vn over us in
a most mystifying manner by the postponement of our
dock bill. If it had gone on as it ouht to have done, it
would "have made two lovers happy," and fleets of New
Yorkers would have soon discharged their cargoes into the
centre of Hamilton-square. But list ! we are going to do
as Hannibal did. We shall leave Carthage to be sacked,
and march onwards to attack Rome. We shall carry the
war into the very centre of your Dock Committee-room,
and we shall spit our spite by arresting the progress of
your bill ! Think of that, Master Brooke; and we shall
succeed too, unless our opposition should be like Paddy's
gun, which burst when it was discharged, because, al-
though it was thick enough in the back, it was over thin
in the belly ! But, Lord bless me ! how I lose sight of
my subject, I intended to tell you all about our im-
provements; and, if Mr. Smith and I could meet in a
friendly way, I don't think we should disagree so much ;
for I am an old man, and rather wary, and dread very fast
high:trotting horses, for if they do cut themselves, they
generally come down " all of a heap ;" but he says, •` Go
on, you can't he in too great a hurry. so long as you can
put money in your purse." Well, sir, we are to have, in
addition to our Asylum, a new Infirmary for all our lame
ducks, a charming Refuge for the Destitute, with a pretty
look on Wallasey Pool, which view it is thought will be
very cheering and consolatory to the inmates, as many of
them will probably have their all in it. The Port Jack-
son Great Dock is to be a Naurnachia for six-oared gigs ;
and several American sea serpents are to be kept
in it for the use of the " Young 'uns," who are to
be taught to be as dexterous in the use of the harpoon as
their fathers have been. Ample provision is to be made
for instruction. The lads are particula ly to be taught
how to conjugate such verbs as to buy," and to decline
"to sell," &c. Such fables as the hare and the tortoise
are to be excluded from our public schools, and our grate
literary man talks of publishing a new dictionary, possess-
ing all the modern phrases now in common use,—such
as " go a-head," " Jetty building," and other elegant
words omitted by Dr. Johnson ; and such obsolete words
as " moderation," " preservation," " punctuality," and
several other 'ations and 'alities, are to be excluded, be-
cause they are perfectly useless, and will only bother the
young ideas who are to be taught how to shoot. Our
slaughter-houses will soon be in a forward state; they
are not wanted just at present, because we have, as yet,
only done a little in the maiming and winging line; but
as the slaughtering will follow in due course, it is as well
to be prepared. The calves have been bled to a small
extent, but not sufficient, as yet, to make the veal white
enough for our New Market; but I suppose, by the time
the budding is finished, a good many of them will be ready
for sale. The Monks' Ferry Bill is, lam told, going on
swimmingly, like everything does at this place. Old
Wiggins, my neighbour, was in London bn Friday, and
heard" Will" give his evidence upon it; and he declares that
"Will" did the thing slick and slap up. What a sharp, cle.
ver fellow he is ! Wiggins thinks he has been taking les-
sons from Sir Robert Peel, because, when he said a good
thing and made a hit, which he often did in the most mo-
dest, unassuming manner, he looked ound at his friends
in the committee-room, as if he expected a cheer; and he
would have got one too, only Wiggins says that cheering
is confined to the house at present. Monks' Ferry must
be had, and everybody knows that Birkenhead must fol-
low. Willoughby will be much better off when lie is te-
nant to the commissioners, than being under your corpo-
ration ' • and I advise him to throw no impediments in the
way. There is one thing which I don't like about the
ferries, and that is boats running all night. It is teaching
our young sprigs to keep bad hours, and will have an evil
effect on the morality of this very moral subuib, where
nothing flourishes without that strict honour and good
moral conduct which has hitherto characterised all our
dealings. At present, we never get above three sheets in
the wind; and 1 do hope that our commissioners will let
the poor boatmen swing in their hammocks at 12 o'clock,
or Brotherton will kick up a shindy if lie hears that there
is a new motion atter midnight. A bright idea has just
struck me, Mr. Editor, and it is this. A great hobbery
has been kicked up about our dock bill, and terrible in-
deed has been the splashing and plunging since the
" thunder-bolt," as the Mercury called it, fell in Liver-
pool. Now my opinion is this. The land is not to make
the dock valuable, but the dock is to lay a hundredfold
on the value of the land—indeed it bas done that already.
It has therefore struck me, that if our commissioners
would still continue the splashing, and talk big, and look
daggers, and blow their trumpets louder that. ever, and
hurl defiance at the corporation and Liverpool duck peo-
ple, and then—just let the Birki nhead bill drop, as the
monkey did the hot potatoe, that it would be a capital
hit. Don't you take? They could then keep up the ex-
citement, talk about " grievances," " justice to Birken-
head," "foul playou behalf of the corporation," and a thou-
sand ingenious devices might follow, so that everybody
will see that they are a very ill-used set of men, and every-
body will join in saying, " We shall get a b otter bill next
year" ! Then land might be screwed up another pound
or so a yard, and it is so cheap at present that it will
really bear it. Why, sir, fortunes might be made in ano-
ther year; and as to the interest accumulating—pshaw I
who thinks anything about interest here? Besides—but
it is of no use speculating (except in laud). if I was a
commissioner I would suggest such a thing, but 1 am
now
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say, but my housekeeper has just brought me my bed-
candle and a bason of gruel, and says that I have written
long enough to-day. " Put down the gruel, Betty, and
bring me the TimEs, with the last article oil joint-stock
companies. Ther
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EBENEZER JONES.
Birkenhead, Lady-day.

CAUTION.—The Liverpool pace have received infor-
mation that ten experienced London thieves arrived in
this town on Thursday last, for the purpose of practising
the.r art in the omnibuses cont•ecled with Liverpool
Ladies „ho travel in omnibuses cqnnot be too careful of
the contents of their pockets or reticules whenever they
find strangers in tbe.same vehicle with them, although
their appearance may be ever so genteel.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

- - - - -
On Tuesday, a special meeting of the Council n
at the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into cons. eis
tion the Fire-Prevention Amendment Bill, now .b
es.
Parliament. The Mayor presided.
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with the third clause, which define
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clearly the dangerous trades. The object of the fowl
and fifth clauses was to enable parties to give eer.ll_„,l
notices, either landlords or tenants, and according to tele'r
clauses it would be for the landlord to determine.,wheeti
he would conform to the act of last session, and, b
he would be entitled to 73 per cent. rent on the cooto!
his alterations. Clause 6 did away with the restricti tit
as to building new warehouses and provided that Olt
warehouses should be built in streets, squares, or CO'i
of prescribed, but diminished, limits. Clause 7 Pr°l_,J
that nothing in, the lastly recited enactment shoulder, 1.
to warehouses hereafter to be built on sites of any bad
ings whatsoever (though not warehouses) existing , :ke
time of the passing of the said recited act. In Wl7;
tion of the clause, the Town-Clerk said that in case of.
_se
erection of warehouses on the sites of old buildings hose
warehouses must be subject to extraordinary protectiotn._
Mr. IsAAc HoLmEs moved as an amendment tha.t!
all cases where warehouses were erected in streets less
than thirty feet wide such warehouses should be receus.s.eZ
so as to leave thirty-six feet from the opposite b
Tugs.
The amendment was lost.
at I
Mr. STEWART moved, as another amendment, thlest
a street be less than 36 feet wide, then, for every fon',.s
in width than 36 feet, the height of 65 feet, allowed for
warehouse by the schedule, shall be reduced 3 feet'
This amendment was agreed to. of
Clause 8 provided that the lowest floor and part
ot
other floors of a fire proof warehouse might be P„nw
with wood. Clause 9 and 10 were framed to 8,5,
hazardous goods to be warehoused in cellars, stidi
though not arched as is a fire-proof warehouse, s"
have a ceiling lined with sheet-iron. Clause 11
dangerous trades, such as the bottling of wine and sPirir
to be carried on in certain buildings. Clause 12 ea,f-.
countable
exocg:l,eaNtwuhsheero.
powered the committee, for a period of twelve wtonwit
to allow the licensing of saltpetre and nitrate of sods
warehouses to be approved by them. Clause 14 wss
the effect that no warehouses should ho rated to thee/6
m be
house fire-police rate, unless such war.larnases should
watched.
Mr. PARKER characterised this as a perfectly ull"
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go and charge an extra rate for doing that which it w,r,
the bounden duty of -the Watch Committee to u:';
(Hear, hear.) The clause would lead to many disput%
and, after all, if they got the twopence, it would c'.ll,„'
amount to some £l5OO. He again hoped, that if, WW.t;
out affecting the bill, they could get rid of the extra 1.8

altogether, they would see the pr-opriety of doing so. el
The TOWN-CLERK said they were going as far as
it'l
could venture to go to obtain every object mentioned to
Mr. Aikin. The advantage of the clause would be 0
give a summary mode of collecting the rate, if thjoh
should be a general application for extra watching "',be
would, in their judgment, require such rate. Oe
other band, if the committee were only called upon tbq
one or two individual warehouse•keepers, they baiis
power completely in their own judgment to refuse to ot•-•,
any such rate, and to refer the parties to certain 131111
sions in the act.
Mr. TURNER asked whether it would jeopardise the
bill to strike out the clause altogether.
The TOWN CLERK said he had gone as far as he 09
possibly go with propriety. As the clause now et°o e,
the Watch Committee could not lay a warehouse Dr,,
police rate but upon the application of parties to thet;
and they could only lay the rate upon those who znadev
application ; and if the parties applying should be so it
as to induce the committee not to lay a rate upon theri
request, or if, upon any other grounds, they might Witli
it unnecessary, they might refuse. He fully agreed wre,
Mr. Aikin, that the town was bound to protect slice"
house property, to the fullest extent, and that the P?" 0•
were also bound to guard, especially against in:endiarob,
He suggested that any further consideration of the su
ject should be left to the committee.
Upon this understanding the clause was adopted. big,
The several clauses having been gone through, the
as now altered, was adopted on the motion of
Nicol. eat
Mr. LACE called attention to section 21 of the Pre;er,
act, and asked whether trustees, for minors, had a P°ust
according to its provisions, to lay out their owe "Dif
money ; and secondly, whether they had the power t°

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out any money at all ?
1'
It was understood that this important question 0,0 0
o
receive consideration, and the Council adjourn
twenty minutes to one o'clock.

Mr. J. Birbeck Nevins has just been appointed 171•
fessor of chemistry and natural philosophy, in the eat,
legiate Institution. In consequence of this appoinegio 0
he has resigned the office of examining tutor of "
Hospital, London, which he has lately held.
q. e e,.;
LANCASHIRE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.---b eo-
tensive house and ground called Eton House, situitience
the Wootton road, have been purchased for the resl di,.,
of Dr. Brown, the Roman Catholic Bishop of this tie
trict. The house was at one period the residence
numb
of
late Dr. Crompton, where he resided for a nun'
years previously to his decease. n col
At the Birkenhead police-court, on SaturdaYtngarged
stylishly dressed man, named John Jones, was ',wad,
with stealing a coat, the property of a gentleman -6th of
wGia,rebnutt,te,
ofbrosemr,,Fdretnhceh:s,riWsonaeterrlwooearHinogtelti,,e,,oter: tile::::;
January last. Mr. Garbutt stated that he sa%us jar
through the streets of Birkenhead on the Peroe,T thBtAhe
(Mr. G.) had lost. The prisoner.a...4, a ..--J i,; (Tut•
fence, and was committed to Knutsford to take u-,_, gs
When searched, it was found that he had no stocat',Tf.,
on.—On Monday, two joiners were charged with stole"ra,
some timber, the property of their employer, J. I) • dto
E•q. The case was proved, and they were cornmitte
Knutsford for trial.
SUICIDE.—On Wednesday last,
acted in the capacity of boots at the Imperial Hotetallic
John's-lane, put an end to his existence by taking Street,
acid. The deceased went to a house in Lime- .o.
when they asked him to take a cup of tea, which he
1'i...,
cepted, after which he went out to the yard, and theteij
to the privy. One of the parties present, having tlivi
some of the tea which he had left in the cup, and 0 41
that it was sour, suspected that something had beet:taro
into it, and followed the deceased. Some warm whet
las'
was given to him, but he refused to take ;t, and sP 1-18
William Miller,. St
acted
it about, and in the course of a few minutes he died. hop
had bought the poison a short time previously at a s or
in Lime-street. No motive could be assigned for the e 0
mission of the act. Verdict accordingly. ,asf
A Goon TRICE.—About eleven o'clock on The"' 01l
night, four men called the attention of the policeniter.,
duty to an unoccupied house in Strickland-street, , sod
ton, tailing him that the window was unfastened' ea.
that in all probability thieves bad been effecting 8400
trance into the premises. The policeman desired t",,bile
be good enough to keep " watch and ward" out=idfie ac"
he went in to ascertain the fact. They did so. _0 the
cordingly proceeded in, found all correct, sec.ili`
.aoafr
window, and was about to make his exit by the slu,eadiffs,
the(wahheinch
turned
fourrned fellows
out t
orushed
strictlyi n ,
a,
dmenrdett tilb mttibie,:f
wanted to take possession of the house. The
.3 Piled the!,
we suspect, was a soft one, or he would have are
s.O bf
offemst.aamraz
term-servant,
ieasin,Beteitrterviwrtdaeoanedsat..teah America,
accosted
E.c
opl asoTttl
eeih Police
-office,
tobjectthtchweatothaainn
isf_ idt teet nrs tthtaeakt
intelligence,
piagadrh
such a stratagem was plain : they wished that if
,thee'B,l
were absolutely on the premises, the policeman s "tier
would be smashed in the rencontre, certain to ell
rather than their own sconces.
Peapn°tst lishdbyesfba,.7ls6Pec:e'lose 5.,:
1 'ili.:
who,assen theadvitnogt ahsesier r tparionpeodsal hist
opttiarpkoesea,
wthalldk
RATHER DOUDTFU L.-011 Wednesday last, An -rip
going to the same place, and they would engage blotrilf
e reboot
three o'clock in the afternoon, when they had readie le° 1
unfrequented part of the town, at the rear of some v/$'
houses, they all three made a sudden halt, and entered
to an animated conversation, which speedily becao3l
ther personal. " Give us some proof," said one 0:
"farmers" that you have paid your passage, and tbacli
are ready and willing to enter on the lucrative post vibion.
are willing to place at your disposal at the other :col
"Oh 1" said the Irishman, in reply, "I have no di'nrel
on that head, for here (taking out £l3 in gold) is 3 'go j'.
good proof that I am not without money. "Theaotri
was no sooner exhibited than one of the fellows Pre:vet!
a pistol at his breast, and robbed him of every shilli;nr
had in his possession. The circumstance was 001,4
cited to the commissioner of police, who, we stypeer on,
not at all disposed to believe the statement,—simil9tvbj,l'
to which are frequently made by persons in the beirsr.
condition of life for the purpose of exciting a Pr° I
sort of commiseration. 0(If
..e

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—At the police-1;d?
on Friday, a highly-respectable looking person, 4.1"00,°/:
John Swainson Royle, was placed before Mr. Rusb't-o vor
a charge of embezzling various sums of money ;ti
amount of between £l2OO and £l4OO, the proPe,' $11h";
Messrs. Jackson, Woolfall, and Percival, bottle, For w,,,
facturers, of Manchester. Mr. Patch,- tt appeared l'10"
prosecution, and Mr. James defended the accused• ad fell,
cases were adduced against Royle, wherein hehoolq,
ceived monies belonging to Messrs. Jackson, "
and Percival, from parties who owed them accon° rot
which he had hot given them credit in the hnolc,s,;iier
ad
first was a sum of £262 16s. Id., paid to .the Ptle"oet4lol
1839, by Messrs. Os ens, Johnson, and Co.; the ticl,"l,
was £ll ss. 6d., from a Mr. Kearns in 1836; 5810;0
third a sum of £59, paid by a Mr. Hickson. gr'clit et,
fall produced the books and proved that no ere,ooooo
given to the parties fur the sums received by the ci'aie
who absconded to America in 1839. At that , he hot
various sums received by the prisoner, for whingerlte
not acconnted, were entered to his debt in the le 010'0
he positively swore that no compromise had beetlf 10.5;10,
the prisoner, that he should not be prosecuted ,1400,04,
the pound were paid on the amount of his d 7010.4,110
Two respectable witneves were called by Mr. J.OOl
they swore that an offer to forego any prosee,
of a 4
been made by the prosecutors, on the payrneir'b be pe
of £6OO, or 10s. in the pound on the sums whic6roi'tioe'
not accounted for. Mr. Jackson, one of thecestissoir
being pre sent, the case, aiter a lengthened in 000;
was adjourned.—On Saturday Mr. Quieks‘!,
tt
to be 00
mined ; after which the prisoner was ordered oinehir
nutted for trial at the Session., but was at the boils "
informed, that he might be liberated on finding
self in £5OO an two sureties in £250 each.