The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

THEATRICAL FUND DINNER.—We perceive in the report
of the Theatri-ml Fund dinner, which took place in London
last week, that Mr. Harrison, the popular vocalist, sang a
ballad composed by our yout:. townsman, Mr. Edward L.
Hime, entitled " Come forth with me." The London pa-
pers speak highly of it as a beautiful composition.

THE NORTH AMERICAN STMAMERS.—The non-arrival of
the steamer Caledonia, which, according to the usual arrange-
ment, was due at Boston about the 22d ult., had caused much

anxiety in the United States. It was generally conjectured,
that some accident had befallen her on the passage. The
following letter from New York will show what steps had
been taken to keep up the communication between Boston

and Liverpool N.ew York, February 28: A notice is put
up, this morning, that the Unicorn will leave Boston, to-
morrow, with the bags intended for the Caledonia, and, it the
latter has not arrived at Halifax when she gets there, she will
immediately proceed with the same to your port."
E A STERN Di SPENSARY.—The annual meeting of the above
excellent institution was held on Wednesday last, in the

Board-room of the Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, to receive
the third annual report of the committee, and transact other

business connected with the institution. The chair was occu-

pied by Mr. John Formby. The report of the committee
was highly satisfactory. Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Cross-
field, moved the adoption of the report, which was carried
unanimously. Thanks were voted to the committee and the

medical officers for their efficient services during the past
year. Mr. James Aspinall was elected president, and Mr.
J. Crossfield, treasurer, for the ensuing year. The commit-,
tee and other officers were then appointed, and, after a vote
of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.
RESULT OF INTEMPERANCE.—On Saturday an inquisition
was taken before the borough coroner, touching the death of
Thomas Meikle, aged 37. It appeared that the deceased
went to bed on Thursday night last, between ten and eleven
o'clock. He was sober, but he was suffering severely from
the effects of drink, as he had been drinking during the pre-
ceding ten days, His wife did not sleep with him, as he was
severely afflicted with the " horrors " after drinking. About
five o'clock his brother went into his chamber, and found
him lying dead, with his face on the floor. A post mortem
examination had been made, and the surgeon was of opinion
that death had been caused by apoplexy, the result of in-
temperance. Verdict accordingly.
THE INCOME TAX.—In our last, we inserted the copy of
a petition against the income tax which, having lain in the
Exchange News-room for a considerable time, only obtained
the signature of one person. It was presented to the House
of Commons on Friday
night. The Sun's report says :
" Sir Howard Douglas presented a petition from Mr. John
Taylor, cotton-broker, of Liverpool, against the income tax,
as dangerous in the highest degree to the safety of the state,
and subversive of the liberties of the people, and other things.
(Roars of laughter from the opposition benches.) This pe-
tition was extensively circulated throughout Liverpool, but
no signature but that of the petitioner was attached to the
petition."
• THE THEATRE-ROYAL AND THE ROYAL LIVER.—We
understand that informations have been issued ag.iinst Ma-
demoiselle Celeste, Mr. Webster, Mr. Strickland, and Mr.
Raymond, at the instance of Messrs. Anderson and Ham-
mond, lessees of the Theatre-Royal, for performing the re--
gular drama in an unlicensed theatre (the Liver). The case
will be heard at the petty sessions at Kirkdale, on the Bth of
. April, before the county magistrates who act in that division.
The borough magistrates, we are informed, have no jurisdic-
tion in the case.

THE SYRIAN CHRISTIANS.—A deputation from this in-
teresting class of men, consisting of the Archbishop of Tri-
poli and interpreter, is at present in Liverpool ; and we
would bespeak the kind favour of our friends in their behalf.
The Christians of Syria amount to about half a million, or
a fifth part of the population, and are divided between the
Eastern and Western Churches. The Maronites are Roman
Catholics, and draw considerable supplies from France and
Austria. The other portion, represented by the strangers
now among us, are members of the Greek Church, and are
consequently nearer Protestantism. In the late convulsions
in Syria, their villages were destroyed, their olive plantations
razed, and any little property they possessed in cattle or
goods carried off. It is to enable him to collect his flock
once more together, and to reconstruct the primitive society
of which he is the head, that the Archbishop now appeals to
our benevolence. We know that many pressing demands
hang over us at this season, vet we beg to assure those who,
out of their abundance, have aught to spare, that the Syrian
Christians will be found, in every respect, objects worthy of
their bounty. The lodgings of the Archbishop ale at present
at 67, Mount-pleasant.
THE FUNDS,-;ke.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds
have fluctuated about 1 per cent., without any direct tendency
either way, and the business has produced nothing of moment.
The market was solely affected by the preponderance of the
transactions brought to bear upon it, and these during the
day gave rise to the varied aspect presented. In the early
part of the morning prices showed a disposition to advance,
which they did in a trifling degree, but subsequently the re-
verse was the case, and the finally left off rather under those
of yesterday. Consols, for money, were last quoted 891 to
ft, and for the account, 89 ; Exchequer-bills, 295. to 31s.
premium ; and New 31 per Cents., 994. The foreign se-
curities, though not essentially lower in price, have looked
rather dull, owing to the unsteady state of tile national stocks.
Mexican left off .114- to ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 524 to ;
Danish, 811 to 821 ; Chilian, 75 to 80 ; Brazilian, 70 to 72 ;
Portuguese Five per Cents., 341 to ; Ditto Three per Cents.,
201 to ; Belgian, 103 to 104 ; Spanish, 24+ buyers ; Colom-
bian, 2.6-;i to K. Bolanos Mining scrip was done at 61 to 61;
Real del Monte, unregistered, 31; Cheltenham and Great
Western Railway, 18 ; Eastern Counties, 10 to .1- ; Great
North of England, 88 ; Great Western, 91 to 1 ; Ditto, new,
631 ; Brighton, 361 to ; Blackwall, 1 l ; Birmingham, 177;
South Western, 59.4; Croydon Trunk, 131 ? Manchester and
Leeds, quarter shares, ‘.-4 ; Midland Counties, 81 ; North
Midland, thirds, 22 ; York and North Midland, 91.1 to 95:
Ditto, new, 32 to 1 ; National Provincial Bank of England,
35 to 1 ; Union of Australia, new shares, 31 to
SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION.—On Friday last, an examina.

tion took place of the children in the schools attached to St.
Jude's Church. Many of the friends and subscribers were
present. and appeared to take a great interest in the proceed-
incr. The answers elicited gave very general satisfaction, and
thee children evinced a very creditable acquaintance with the
various branches of secular learning, as well as scriptural
history and doctrines. The annual sermons, on behalf of the
schools, Were preached on Sunday by the Rev. H. M`Neile,
when the sum of £lO2 was collected.
DEATH FROM A DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN A SAW-MILL.

—An inquisition was held yesterday, before Mr. Curry, the
borough coroner, on view of the body of Thomas Taylor.—
Charles Davies said that he worked at Mr. Duncan Gibb's
saw-mill in Stanhope-street, and deceased also worked there.
On Friday he was assisting deceased to remove a piece of
timber, which had been cut by a circular saw worked by
steam. While they were removing it, deceased slipped and
fell backwards on his side on the saw, which was then going
round. Witness gave the alarm immediately, and the saw
was stopped as quickly as possible. The deceased was se-
verely cut in his right side and arm. He was directly taken
to the Infirmary.—James HaNall, who keeps a public-house,
was at the mill when deceased was hurt as described. De-
ceased got upon a table to remove the piece of wood, instead
of pulling it off, which lie ought to have done.—Mr. Thomas
Brandreth, house-surgeon of the Infirmary, said the de-
ceased's right arm was nearly severed from his body. He
had also a transverse wound extending across the back from
one side of the chest to the other, which had penetrated into
the abdomen on the right side of the chest. Everything was
done for him, but he died o'n Saturday night in consequence
of the injuries.—Verdict, " Accidental death."
THE LIVERPOOL DisPENsAnitcs.—The annual report of
the committee of the Liverpool Dispensaries has been pub-
lished ; and subsequent to its appearance an earliest appeal
has been made to the public, founded on facts which are
really alarming. " The committee," says the appeal, . feel
it their duty to announce, that in consequence of the very
distressed state of this old established and extensively useful
charity, a contribution of £1,600 in donations, and £1,200 in
additional annual subscriptions must be made without delay,
otherwise the doors of the institution must be closed against
upwards of 20,000 of the sick poor in the present and each
succeeding year. The means of providing for the immediate
exigencies of this charity have been suddenly arrested by the
objection of the bankers to make any further advance. They
have kindly granted their assistance for some time past, pre-
suming that the energetic appeals of the late committees
would procure the needful support; but as they find, that
instead thereof, a further debt of £l,lOO accumulated in the
year 1841, they decline to do more than contribute liberally
with the rest of the community in relieving the institution
from its present difficulties. The question, therefore, is now
plainly before the public, whether or not the operations of
the charity are to be suspended, either wholly for a time, or
permanently in its relief of 20,000 distressed objects annu-
ally? The answer does not admit of delay—it must be at
once prompt and decisive. Should such a measure be suf-
fered to take place, sonic idea may be formed of the imme-
diate consequences to the poor, from the subsequent details ;
but it is impossible to estimate the dreadful mass of misery
which will follow, if contagion be suffered to rage uncon-
trolled in their dwellings. The number of cases attended to
last year was upwards of 52,000; nearly one-third of the
patients were visited at their own dwellings." A statistical
table follows, from which it appears, that since the year 1826
there has been an increase of 20,000 in the number of cases,
and of £l,lOO in the annual expenditure, whilst the private
subscriptions have increased only X-100., The number of
private subscribers is about 1,200,. out of a population of
300,000. All these are facts which speak for themselves, and
we hope that when they become known our townsmen will
hasten to the aid of au institution which, for a period of
sixty years, has been engaged in doing good,

The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops of London,
Salisbury, and Ripon, accompanied by Lord Sandon, had an
interview with the Committee of Council on Education, on
Thursday last.

BIRKENHEAD GAS WORKS.—We understand that this
company are vastly extending their boundary. Pipes are now
being laid from the works to Rock Ferry, in Higher Beb-
bington, and Tranmere. From those places the company
have already received orders for nearly two hundred lights,
all of which will " flare up" in the course of a month ; and
part of Tranmere will be lighted this week.
MR. NOLAN'S LECTURE AT THE MUSIC HALL.—The
Lancaster Gazette, after highly eulogising the originators of
the series of lectures now in course of delivery at the Music
Hall, says of that by Mr. Nolan :—" We cannot attempt
even a brief analysis of this masterly address, but only wish
that Lancaster had been the spot in which it was delivered,
that we might, among other things, have rejoiced to hear, in
this our day of peril, a new defender, whose shield is bright,
and sword strong, and whose nerve is equal to that great and
holy combat. May God bless the work."
RIBBONMEN IN LIVERPOOL.—At the recent Armagh as-
sizes, five men were indicted for ribbonism, and during the
trial three of the police were examined, and several documents
read, to complete the case of the traverser ; one a letter found
behind the dresser, dated 19th December, 18-11,Liverpool.

addressed to the prisoner, and signed " Patrick Cavanagh,"
speaking of Jack Kelly, of Middleton, Brady, and O'Hare ;

and another, 2d Febru-ary, 1842, from P. Cavanagh, speaking
of goods, signs, and pass-words.

LECTURES DURING PASSION WEEK.—Last night, the
Rev. Hugh M'Neile delivered the first of a series of dis-
courses during the present week, on the subject of the suffer-.
Tugs of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as they stand con-
nected with the character and conduct of Judas Iscariot. This
morning the lecture will be, on the sufferings of Christ as
they stand connected with the character and conduct of
Mary, the sister of Lazarus ; to-morrow morning, on the
sufferings of Christ as they stand connected with the charac-
ter and conduct of Simon Peter ; on Thursday evening, on
the sufferings of Christ in their revealed connection with the
character and coirduct of the Devil ; on Friday morning, on
the sufferings of Christ in their revealed connection with the
character, government, and glory of God the Father; and
on Friday evening, on the sufferings of Christ in their re-
vealed connection with the gracious salvation or aggravated
misery of every one who hears of them.

ALARMING FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF WATER-STREET.---
On Friday evening, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the
warehouse occupied by Messrs. Harrison and Latham, al-
most opposite the George's Dock Gates, and facing the river.
It was at first supposed to be merely a chimney on fire, but
was very soon found to be of a more serious character, from
the quantity of smoke, and eventually of flame that issued
from the premises. The warehouse in which the fire was per-
ceived was one of a range, well known, between " Six-
smith's" Tavern, next to the Old Churchyard of St. Nicho-
las, and Water-street. It is the second warehouse south-
ward from the inn, and tie frontage to the river of the whole
range, including the inn may be from forty to fifty yards.
From their peculiar position, forming in themselves a dense
quadrangle filled with combustible materials, and being in the
immediate proximity of the dense mercantile buildings in
Water-street, great apprehensions were entertained of the
result, particularly as there was a strong gale from the north-
west at the time, which, had not efficient means been em-
ployed, might have extended the ravages of the fire to an in-
controllable and fearful extent, the premises being, perhaps,
upwards of eighty feet in depth, extending into Stringer's-
alley on the east. Happily, however, we have an excellent
fire-police ; and the alarm reaching them at half-past six, no
fewer than nine powerful engines were in a very short time
got into play. The warehouse in which the fire took place-is
of five stories in height, and the fire first appeared in the top
story, which,
with the two floors below, were stuffed with
cotton in bags. It was fortunate that the warehouse adjoin.
ing on the north was two stories higher than that on fire, as
it served in a great degree, from its being " to windward," to
prevent, to a considerable extent, the flames or heat being
driven towards the south-east. The flames, by extraordinary

exertions, were confined to the two rooms in the top of the
building, the goods in which were consumed or otherwise
nearly destroyed, together with the roof. At one time the
conflagration was magnificent as seen from the river side.
The concourse of spectators was immense throughout the
evening on the quay, in Water-street, in St. Nicholas's
Church-yard, in Stringers-alley, and the several approaches
to the site of the tire. The efficiency of the fire-police was
never more fully exemplified than on this occasion,. They

were headed by Mr. Wilitty, head constable, and Mr. Hewitt,
both of whom exposed themselves to great danger, amidst
both " fire and smoke." They appeared, as- far as wetting
could go, " like drowned rats," but were nevertheless on the
alert, and remained until all was safe—the fire being effectu-
ally extinguished by about nine o'clock. Luckily the Dock
was close at hand for the supply of water, and the engines
worked incessantly. A considerable quantity of property, of
various descriptions, was taken from the adjoining ware-
houses, and, we understand, some meal and other articles in
. .

the warehouse on the south were damaged by the ingress of
the water, which, in its descent, flooded even the streets, so
powerful were the engines. Mr. Maxwell, of the fire offices,
was present, and other gentlemen interested, and gave valu-
able assistance. Had the range of warehouses been burnt
down, the loss, we learn, would have exceeded, in the build-
ings alone, of £50,000. The premises were insured in the
Royal Exchange and West of England Fire offices. The
origin of the fire is not yet known, nor is the amount of loss.
We regret to add that one of the firemen was seriously hurt
by being thrown from a ladder. Beyond this we have heard
of no accident ; and we have but to add, that a more alarm-
ing fire has not occurred in the town for many years, and
though its vestiges may appear comparatively • small, those
acquainted with the nature of the locality, will readily admit
that that peculiarity alone, under the circumstances, is a suffi-
cient proof of the high efficiency of our fire police, under the
active and individual superintendence of Mr. Whitty and his
assistants.

RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.—At the Police Court, on
Tuesday, Thomas Deacon, and Mary, his wife, keeper of a
public-house in Argyle-street, were put forward on a charge
of having received an extensive quantity of stolen property.
Daniel Simmons deposed that he had a warehouse in Upper
Frederick-street, and that in the early part of 1839 he pur-
chased a bale of German damask merino for curtains, and
placed it in a closet in the said warehouse. He had a piece
of Irish linen, some quilts, shawls, black velvet mantles,
cigars, and a, variety of other goods, also in the closet. The
damask was part of a wreck. In about six months after he
purchased the damask, part of it was sent to be dyed scarlet.
He afterwards saw it in the closet, and on the 23d of Decern:

her last he purchased some spirits at the Custom-house, and
placed the same in his warehouse. He then discovered that
some of the damask was missing, and that the papers in which
it was wrapped had been thrown about the room. He also
missed 5 lbs. of cigars, two mousselin-de-laine dress-pieces.
two velvet mantles, three light-coloured shawls, and the piece
of Irish linen. He gave information of the robbery to In-
spector Savage. On Saturday last he obtained some infor-
mation which caused him to go to the public-house kept by
the prisoners in Argyle-street, where he saw some scarlet
curtains hanging at the parlour window. lie asked the fe-
male where she got the damask for the curtains. She replied
that she bought 37 yards of it from a hawker about three or
four months before. Ile asked her if she had bought any
shawls or tippets, and she replied in the negative. Corn-
plainant had missed about 140 yards of damask. Inspector
Savage subsequently searched the house, and in a chest found
a scarlet sofa cover, which was similar in quality to the win-
dow curtains. Complainant was afterwards shown a quantity
of scarlet damask, shawls, and mantles, similar to those he
had missed. V.-hen the mantles were made, they were lined
with yellow, but the yellow had been, since the robbery, lined
over with black. The prisoners' house was about 100 yards
from the warehouse. After some further evidence, identify-
ing the prisoners more immediately with the theft, they were
both committed for trial.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—Mr. Cowden Clarke, author
of " Prose Tales from Chaucer," and " The Riches of
Chaucer," is delivering a course of lectures at the Mecha-
nics' Institution, upon the poets of the Guelphic era. The
two concluding lectures of the series will be given on Wed-
nesday and Saturday evenings, and their subjects will I.)e
" Keats, Shelley, and Byron ;" " Scott, Coleridge, and
Lamb." The talented lecturer, on making his bow for the
first time on Wednesday before a Liverpool audience, was
most enthusiastically greeted ; his self-introduction was
marked by that easy, fearless bearing which characterizes
men who, perfect masters of the subjects on which they treat,
are regardless alike of the cynic's sneer or the parasite's
smile. The development of the subject he essayed was
marked by profundity of thought and an intimate and per-
fect knowledge of all its bearings, and received from his own
admirable and vivid colouring a verisimilitude to nature,
which convinced while it delighted ; in fact, the sympathies
of his hearers were simultaneously enlisted under the conse-
crated banners of the mighty dead, whose fame he guards
with all the chivalric ardour of a true votary to science ; as
he progressed, the warmth of this ardour diffused itself, and
elicited the applause of approving delight from all around.
One of the striking peculiarities of Mr. Clarke's mode of
lecturing is the vigour and originality with which he invests
subjects which are ever before us, anew as it were, clothing
them in nature's richest garb, and fearlessly advocating the
cause of those whom malice has assailed, and over whose
works the baneful terms of censure and criticism have thrown
their blighting shadows. His admirable efforts (evincing
much erudite and deep research) on behalf of the boy-poet
Chatterton, will not soon be forgotten, overthrowing at once,
by proofs as striking as they were original, the concentrated
host of maligners who, in their remarks on the Rowley
Poems, have so sacrilegiously and ungenerously sought to
snatch the bays from the brows they should legitimately
grace. We were highly delighted with the marked originality
of conception displayed in this lecture, which, with the illus-
trations introduced, the interesting biographic matter in
connection therewith, and the facile mode of conveying these
illustrations to the sense by a series of happy readings (a
great difficulty, by the bye, under certain vagaried concep-
tions of the poet), leaves us full of delightful anticipation
with respect to his continuation of a subject over which he
possesses a general and, we should say, unparalleled control.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—The weekly returns of the Repeal
Association give token, too evident to be mistaken, that the

deluded adherents of Popery in Ireland are at length begin-
ning to mistrust their reverences, and suspect the peccability
of their wily advocate, the archwendicant impostor of the
age, the average returns for the last few weeks (were it not
for contributions from American sympathisers) being insuffi-
cient, we should suppose, to liquidate the expenses. Their
only hope, then, at present rests upon the ingenuity they dis-
play in humbugging the unfortunate Irish on the other side
of the Atlantic; and in this the Jesuits display their wonted
ability and accust3med want of principle. The plan pursued
is, in all the newspapers over which they have any influence,
to insert garbled statements of occurrences, misrepresenta-
tions of facts, and strong appeals to the passions of the igno-
rant ; and it is almost astonishing the amount of evil they
have, through these means, effected against the promotion of
the cause of Christian truth and national loyalty. We have
been led into these remarks by the following paragraph in the
Journal of last Saturday :—" Thursday, being St. Patrick's
day, the various Hibernian Teetotal, and several other socie-
ties,formed for the purpose of erecting Catholic churches in
the town, did honour to the memory of Ireland's illustrious
saint with their USUAL SPLENDOUR. Pray mark!—" Seve-
ral other societies, for the purpose of erecting Catholic
churches." Pass we on then to state, that on the same page
with this rich morceau for the gullability of its unfortunate
dupes of readers, there is a letter, half snappish, half cajolery,
of about two-thirds lies, and all hypocrisy, on the subject of
an Orange funeral that took place about a fortnight back,
which, by rights, should have been inserted the week before ;
but that would not have answered the views of the Jesuits,
who knew it would tell better, on the inflammable materials
they are anxious to work on for their own nefarious purposes,
by placing it in juxta position with the procession of St. Pa-
trick's day. Now, let us cast our eyes forward to the day
when the said paper shall reach some of the back settlements
of America, and is read with the benefit of the Jesuit coad-
jutor's comments, and say could any thing be better calcu-
lated to raise the " repale rint." On the one hand, their
national vanity is appealed to, to induce them to vie with the
splendour of their countrymen, who are erecting Catholic
churches; on the other, the worst passions of our nature are
appealed to; and for what ? Solely for the purpose of in-
creasing the " repale rint," and fostering hatred against our
Protestant institutions, of whatever denomination. Does the
Journal think by his statements to gull the public of Liver-
pool ? Not he. They know too well that the two banners
of Daniel O'Connell, with the repeal of the union, had no-
thing to do with building churches ; they know that General
Saarsfield had nothing to do with building churches; and they
know that these, together with their " sons of freedom" and
harps carried without crowns, were significant of Popery and
procession of the Journal's did not
rebellion ; and they can console themselves with knowing
amount
including the children and Father Wil-
tt
oh a
moret t h s
tsplendid
cock.

Advices from New Orleans to the 10th ult., received at this
town on Friday, via Mobile, state that the letters from Li-
verpool of the 4th of January, at which date the price of
cotto►► was advancing, had caused quite a stir in the market,
and that in three days sales to the amount of 12,0(1(1 bales of
cotton had been made, on English account, at a slight ad-
vsnce in price, especially for the finer qualities.
The Athol, arrived at this town on Friday, spoke, on the
sth instant, in lat. 34 long. 33, her Majesty's ship Warspite,
with his Excellency Lord Ashburton on board. The War-
spite was nineteen days from Portsmouth, and had made
" fine weather," as the sailors term it, by running so far to
the south. It would be far on in the present month before
she reached her destination.

WEST INDIAN MAILS.—We are authorised to state that,
owing to the authorities at Havana having unexpectedly
placed one of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ships
in quarantine, and thereby occasioned a temporary derange-
ment of the combination, the Medina (which is the next
steam-ship expected in England), will necessarily be detained
a fortnight beyond the appointed time.
TRIBUTE OF APPROBATION TO A CLERGYMAN.—The
Rev. Joseph Baylee, of Holy Trinity Church, Birkenhead,
was presented with an address from the principal members
of his congregation, approving of his principles and conduct
at the late meeting for the relief of the poor in that town.

The address was accompanied by the sum of £35 2s.Gd.: to
be distributed by him in the relief of the poor in his district.

The Rev. Charles i:laginniss was at the same time presented
with a similar address, for the support given by him to Mr.
Baylec at the same meeting. It is very creditable to the
liberality of so recently formed a congregation as Mr. Bay_
lee's that there have been two charity sermons within three
months, in his church, for the relief of the poor, and that
they also contributed liberally to the general relief fund in
Birkenhead.

ENGAGEMENTS IRON! THE LIVER THEATRE TO THE
HAYMARKET.-It has already been stated, by one of our
contemporaries, that Mr. Webster, the manager of the Hay-
market Theatre, has engaged Mrs. and Mr. Raymond, of
the Liver Theatre, to appear at the Haymarket, in the course
of the ensuing season. Mr. Webster has also, we under-
stand, engaged Mr. Tilbury and Mr. H. Widdicomb. The
failure of Mr. Tilbury's recent benefit has, we are informed,
been very much regretted ; and it is rumoured, that several
of that actor's friends have prevailed upon him to make a
second appeal, which, we hope, will be more successful. On
Monday Mrs. Raymond takes her benefit. Her friends will
muster strongly, no doubt, around her, and testify their ad-
miration of her varied talent.

THE Rev. J. W. GOWRING.—The friends of this gen-
tleman, who was some time the minister of St. Matthew's
Church, in this town, and who has latterly become nearly
blind, will he glad to hear that the result of the appeal to a
Christian public on his behalf has been highly satisfactory.
X7OO in the 3:i per cent. annuities have been already pun.
chased for him. The sum already raised amounts to £Bl9
7s. 6d. Some friends suggested a life annuity, or the long
annuities, as most suitabl, but Mr. Gowring being only 31
years of age, the premium would have been small (under five

per cent.), and, ii the event of his decease, the whole would
be sunk, and his wife and child derive no benefit from the
fund raised for them mutually. With some annual gifts, it
is hoped ultimately to bring the income of Mr. Gowring to
near £lOO a year.

CLITEEROE ELECTION.-Our readers will be glad to
learn that the committee appointed to inquire into the merits
of the petition presented by Edward Cardwell, Esq., of this
town and London, against the return of Matthew Wilson,
Esq., as member for Clitheroe, have decided that Mr. Card-
well ought to have been returned at the last election for that
borough. Independent of the numerical gain which this de-
cision gives to Sir Robert Peel, the right honourable hart.

will receive a considerable accession of talent in the person of
Mr. Cardwell, as he is in every respect admirably well quali-
fied for the discharge of his parliamentary duties ; and we
shall not be surprised to see him some day officially connected
with some department of the state.
MR. WILLIAM EARLE AND HIS PROTEGEE.—There was
another row at the poor-law guardian meeting yesterday.
The subject of the election of poor-law guardians was brought
forward, and Mr. Earle was requested to compromise the
matter, and withdraw his proleye-e. A proposal was made
to the little belligerent to toss up whether Mr. Mould should
be withdrawn or put on the list. Mr. Earle declined this,
stating that he had no confidence in either the churchwar-
dens or overseers, for if they did toss up they would be sure
to do so with a lead on one side ! Mr. Earle is determined
to put the parish to the trouble and expense of an election :
the cost will be at least 4:)00, to swell out the next poor-
rate ; the present is already too large to be pleasant under
the pressure of the times, and the augmentation of candi-
dates for relief in consequence of the Precursor Society.
The parishioners must look to this. We believe all the li•

berals who have been put on the list are opposed to the
whole procedure of Mr. William Earle.

SHIP BUILDING; IN LIVERPOOL.—There are now several
fine vessels in the building-yards of this town ready for
launching, and a still greater number in progress of construc-
tion. A mongst the former is a fine large ship in Mr. P.

Cato's yard,Thear the south west corner of the Brunswick
Dock. She is built of the best materials, with fastenings on
the most approved principle ; is of a superior model, and has
a handsome figure head and carved stern. She appears to be
of from 500 to 600 tons burthen, and will probably be
launched on Saturday next, when there will be a2l feet
tide. She is the property, we learn, of Messrs. Chapman
and Willis. In the yard of Mr. Thomas Boyden, Baffin-
street, a very large ship is in progress of completion, also a
fine specimen of substantial naval architecture. In that ad-
joining Messrs. Chimer, Son, and Co.'s, there is another
tine ship ready for launching. She is of about 490 tons
measurement, finished in the best manner, and also calcu-
lated in every paint to maintain the high reputation of our
Liverpool ships. She is, we understand, on sale. A little
further to the north, a very large and first-class vessel, of
probably 700 tons, is rapidly approaching to completion, in
the yard of Mr. Thomas Boyden; and in that of Messrs.
Pearson and Troughton, a fine brigantine—ready for her des-
tined element. At the north end of the town, in Messrs. Wil-
son's yard are two vessels of the largest dimensions ever con-
structed at the port—the steam-ships Indostan and Bentinck
—each of about 1800 tons burthen. Those Leviethans are re-
garded with nolittle wonder and curiosity by allwho visit them.
One of them is already planked, and will probably be launched
about the end of next month. Her frame is of the best Eng
lish oak, and her planking of teak wood, (probably the most
durable of all timbers for ship-building,) African oak, &c.
A considerable quantity of mahogeny—recently introduced
for ceiling, &c.—is also employed. She is finely modelled ;
and fastened throughout in a manner similar to the celebrated
" Oriental," which reflected so much credit on the same
, builders. Her timbers, to the bilges, are closely put together,
and dowelled and calked, so as to form a solid mass to the
height of the bilges ; and she is diagonally fastened with
strong straps of iron, countersunk, and massy Ciders of Eng-
lish oak. She will have a spar deck, and engine power will
be provided proportionately much greater than that of the
Oriental, so that she may be expected to be " a regular
clipper." The other steam-ship is not vet, entirely in frame,
but the work is proceeding rapidly. 'The dimensions and
quantity of timber and metal required for these vessels is
truly surprising. Both are being built for the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, who spare no ex-
pense in rendering the whole of their " fleet" as efficient and
commodious as skill, experience, and taste can render them.
Besides these vessels, there are several others of smaller di-
mensions, both of wood and iron, now building in the several
yards ; and in Mr. Wilson's yard preparations are being
made for laying down the keel-plate of a large iron steam-
ship for the City of Dublin Company.
DEATH FROM A BLOW : VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
—An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
on view of the body of William Ireland. The case excited
considerable interest, Mr. Philip Sampson, innkeeper, being
in custody, as the party suspected of having inflicted the blow.
—Mary Ann Wright, a servant girl, said, that about ten
o'clock on Friday night, while returning home from Roe-
street, she saw a naafi between the seed shop in Roe-street
and Mr. Sampson's house, which is opposite the north gate
of St. John's Market. He was standing on the parapet with
his back towards Mr. Sampson's house, and two or three
yards from it. She saw Mr. Sampson run out of his own
house, and come in front of the man, and strike him with his
list upon the upper part of his chest, and the man fell back-
wards, and struck his head against the pavement. The latter
appeared to be insensible, and did not stir. Several persons
Caine up, and Sampson asked them to help him into the
house, as he was only shamming. The man was lifted and
carried into the tap-room. Two police-officers came up and
went into the house. Wi ness yesterday saw the body of the
deceased at the Infirmary. She saw only one blow struck.
The deceased might have come out of Sampson's house with-
out her seeing him.—Lawrencc Lupton, a book-keeper, saw
Sampson either push or strike the deceased, who fell back-
wards on the footwalk. He could not say whether his head
struck it or the pavement. He appeared to lie motionless.
He was carried into the house, and afterwards sat in a chair
unsupported. lie was bleeding from the back of the head.
He was taken to a druggist, and afterwards to the Bridewell,
where he said his name was Ireland. Witness did not
think the wound on the head was made by Sampson.—John
Ellis, a police-officer, said he was on duty that night near the
Amphitheatre. He heard that a man was severely hurt at
Mr. Sampson's, in Roe-street. He went there and saw de-
ceased sitting on a form in the lobby very ill, and cut at the
back of the head, from which blood was flowing. lie took the
man to Mr. Schofield's, where he had his head dressed. He
(deceased) said his name was William Ireland. He appeared
to be stupified, and Mr. Sampson told witness he had conic
in tipsy, and had fallen and cut his head, but that he was
not much hurt, as he had drunk a glass of gin after. Wit-
ness afterwards took deceased to .Hotham-street Bridecell.
About two o'clock on Saturday morning he saw deceased there
in bed. He had sonic wet clothes round his head, and was
bleeding from the ears. He did not afterwards see him alive.
—Thomas Thursby, the keeper of the Bridewell, said the de-
ceased was brought in by Ellis, on Friday night, and appeared
to be intoxicated and quite stupid. There was a wound in
the back of his head. He was placed in the male prisoners'

cell. In about half an hour after, witness found film lying
on the floor, and blood issuing from the right ear. He was
roused and placed in a cell where there are mattrasses and
pillows for cases of that sort. On his coming up from the
lower cell, he said, " it was my death blow." A surgeon was
twice sent for. On the following morning, at six o'clock,
witness was called away, and could speak to nothing further.
—Mr. Thomas Brandreth, house surgeon at the Infirmary,
said the deceased was brought there on Saturday. He was
insensible. Ile had a contused wound of the scalp, at the
back part of the head. He never came to himself, and died
about twenty-four hours after. Witness made a post mortem
examination. There was a slight blackness round the wound.
On removing the skull cap, there was great extravasation of
blood and extensive laceration of the anterior lobe on the left
side. On removing the dura mater he observed a fissure in
the skull, commencing just below the superior transverse oc-
cupital fossa, across a portion of the temporal bone, where the
lateral sirrrus lies, and slightly lacerated. After describing
some of the appearances, he said that, at the petrus portion
of the temporal bone the fissure became a fracture, and there
was a slight depression of the bone of the skull, &c. These
injuries were the cause of death, and were decideely pro-
duced by violence. A fall would produce such injuries pro.
vided the head came in contact with a hard substance.—Mr.
Sampson, was asked, with the usual caution, if he wished to
say anything, and called the following witnesses :—Richard
Shaw, a hook-keeper, stated that on the night in question he
was at Mr. Sampson's house. He was in the bar with se-
veral other persons. Three men came in, asking alms. One
of them, on Mrs. Sampson asking them to go out, made use
of very improper language to her. [Witness gave the dis-
gusting and offensive expression.) They all three then ran
out. Mr. Sampson followed them, and called out in the
street several times for the police. Witness followed Mr. S.
out, and saw he had hold of one of the men. They all three
appeared intoxicated. While Sampson had hold of him he
called for the police, and the man appeared as if trying to get
away, when Sampson shoved him, and he fell down back-
wards off the parapet on to the pavement. Mr. Sampson
lifted him up and placed him on the side, and witness and
others assisted him in taking deceased into the house. The
back part of the head was hurt, and a good deal of blood
flowed from it. Mr. Sampson washed his bead with h9twa-
ter, and gave him a glass of gin and water.—This evidence
e
was corroborated by two other respectable witnesses.—The
coroner summed up the evidence, and commented onr the law
as as it affected the several points of the case.—The
inju
for about ten minutes, and returned a verdict (in
h Sampson,"
out of 16 agreed) of " manslaughter against jury
l 4
who was accordingly committed to take Mal trial at the ape
-
proaching assizes. An application will, t we e, be
this day to two magistrates, with a view of having the pri-
soner admitted to bail.
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