The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-15 00:00:00

the persons the more miserable their remuneration. The

present system, he (Da

exact a security from a c

" middlemen," to cover

out for manufacture, and t

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t he called

.-naterials they gave

e persons made a living

getting persons who were too poor and friendless themselves
to obtain security, to make up the articles at a still lower
rate. A few days before, a woman whom he (Davis) had

formerly known in comforta

stance called on him

and after apologising for troubling him, requested the loan
of a penny to buy thread with. She then told him she had

got a dozen of shirts to r

ke (from one of the middlemen

he had before represented), at jive farthings a piece, and to
find thread, and that she and her husband should go without
food until she had made them up and taken them home."

FIVE FARTHINGS FOR MAKING A SHIRT ! Worse
and worse. And it must be borne in mind, that the
bulk of the poor unfortunates reduced to the necessity
of working for this wretched pittance are females
brought up to comparative ease, educated, no doubt,
and perhaps at some former period of their life as high

in station as the ignorant beings to whom they are
daily compelled to crouch for employment, or for a
penny to buy thread with! They are now

competi

in the open labour market" with the " tender mercies

of capital ! They

periencing the blessings of

one of the leading " principles
philosophy !
Would that those ladies of Liverpool, who are just
now busy in aiding the exactions of the League, would
glance round amongst their wretched fellow-beings,
and see how many, even in this town, are thus toiling
to fill the griping hand of the slop-seller, and to whom
"a penny" given " to buy thread " would be infinitely
more acceptable in the sight of the giver of all good,
than pounds squandered upon the hired itinerants, the
lying pamphleteers, or the selfish philosophers of the
Anti-corn-law League !

) of the free trade

We give elsewhere the particulars of a dreadful
occurrence which has recently transpired—the loss of
two British vessels containing troops and convicts,
attended with the sacrifice of the lives of nearly two
hundred and fifty human beings,—and we cannot
refrain from remarking here upon the fatality which
has recently attended the vessels employed in the
transport and convict services of this country. Surely
there is some looseness in the system of selecting ships
for both these services, which ought to have the

prompt attention of the legislature
The City article of the London Times of yesterday
has the following remarks upon this occurrence :

"By her Majesty's ship Hyacinth, arrived from China,
and which touched at the Cape, we have papers from the
litter port to the 9th of September. These record the
Melancholy intelligence of the stranding in Table-bay of two
vessels, one the Abercrombie Robinson, for the eastern pro-
vince of that colony, with troops, the other the 'Waterloo,
with convicts, bound for Van Dieman's Land. The disaster
occurred on the 30th August, and the sacrifice of human life
is estimated at upwards of 200 souls, the greater number
being convicts. A doubt is expressed whether that speedy
assistance was afforded to the sufferers which under the cir-
cumstances should have been rendered. It is stated that the
Waterloo was stationary on the " riff," nearly three hours
before she struck, which, according to the Cape journals,
allowed sufficient time for more effectual preparations than
than those made for the deliverance of the unfortunates on
board. The supposition that the vessel, from her being sta-
tionary for some time, would ride out the gale, is alleged to
be no excuse whatever that no precautionary measures were
adopted. A small boat appears to have been in the first in-
stance the only craft sent out to afford a passage for the per-
sons who survived the wreck, but, she being found insufficient
for the task, was superseded by another craft of larger dimen-
sions. The absence of public authority on this truly distres-
sing occasion is adverted to in terms of just indignation.
Everything depended on the voluntary interference of private
Individuals, who, it is asserted, did not, when they communi-
cated information with the pure feeling of assisting the ship-
wrecked crews and passangers, meet with due courtesy. The
exertions of Messrs. Moltino and Still are spoken of with
Much satisfaction. A subscription list had been opened for
the survivors, and promised in a slight degree to relieve their
temporary wants. Dr. Helsall, of the emigrant ship, was
among the number saved. The weather on the coast had
been most severe for the shipping. At Algoa Bay, the
Sabina, a Spanish vessel, with a cargo valued at £120,000,
of which £90,000 was insured, was lost, and 21 of the crew
and passengers drowned. The ship, which was bound from
Manill to Cadiz, in trying to make for Algoa Bay, struck on
Cape Recief. The wreck had sold for .E 500."

LOCAL NEWS

THE BRITANNIA.-At the time we went to press no in-
telligence had been received respecting this steam-ship, which
would leave Boston on the Ist instant, and may consequently
be expected every tide.

The Rev. Mr. Cave, incumbent of Flixton, near Man-
chester, has been appointed to the incumbency of St. Philip's
Church, in this town, vacant by the promotion of the Rev.
T. S. Bowstead to the rectory of Tarvin, Cheshire.

THE WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.—This event is
fixed to take place on Tuesday,• the 28th of February, and
Thursday, March the 2d, 1843. The grand steeple chase
will come off on Wednesday, March the Ist.
The Lord Bishop of Chester has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. Rob. Davies, M.A., minister of St. David s Church,
to be one of the ministers of St. Paul's Church, in this town,
to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late
Rev. Roger Hesketh Formby, M.A.

PRICES OF BUTCHERS' MEAT.—In our markets, on Sa-
turday, the prices of butchers' meat were lower than on the
Preceding Saturday. Prime beef was 6d. to 61d. per lb. ;
mutton (Welsh) 4 d. ; and pork 6d. Corned beef, of the
best quality, was selling at sd. per lb. Prices of provisions
generally, which have been very high, are gradually falling.

THEATRE ROYAL.—Mr. Hammond is strengthening his
company by adding to it the fascinating Mrs. Seymour, Mr.
Leonard, the new Irishman, Mr. Wallack, and other stars.
A. capital bill is put forth for to night ; Mrs. Seymour's
Clari is equal to anything on the stage, for expression, taste,
ood feeling.

PUBLICANS FINED.—On Friday, eighteen publicans and
beerhouse-keepers appeared to summonses, at the Police-
court, chiefly for selling liquors out of doors, or entertaining
~orapany at hours on Sunday, when the were forbidden by
'aw- One was fined £3 and costs ; seven £3; seven 40s. ;
one acquitted ; one case postponed ; and the other to be
again summoned, the information being wrongly laid.

MISS WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—This accomplished song-
stress will give her farewell concert on Thursday next. She
is about settling in the metropolis. As one of those possessing
considerable talent, and having at all times endeavoured to
Nesse her hearers, Miss Whitnall has some little claim
Upon the kindness and patronage of the musical amateurs in
this town. We should be sorry to find that her farewell ap-
13eal is not handsomely answered.

SWINDLING.-At the Police-court, on Wednesday last,
toe accomplice of Thomas Rule, who was tried, convicted,
41)(1 sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, at the last
Quarter sessions, for swindling Mark Foggett, of Manches-
ker, out of the sum of sixty-one sovereigns, at cards, was
oven
up. His -name is William Humphreys, and he had
apprehended at Manchester by one of the officers there.
:1° Was clearly identified by the parties, and committed to
'aire his trial.

NEW
UNIFORM FOIL THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE.
inspectors
of our readers are probably aware, that besides the
inspectors of police in the borough, there are seven super-
aZepdents, who have the general management, under Mr.
:AttY, of the force. These individuals, like the head con-
bl/44.e, haveenerall made their appearance in plain clothes
I,u It is now the intent on of the Watch Committee to pro-
,
'ne them with a handsome uniform, so that they may be
ow
readily distinguished, especially on public occasions,
when their assistance may be of essential service.

THE INFANT SAPPHO.—The first concert of the Infant
Sappho took place last night at the Royal Assembly-rooms,
Great George-street. The attendance was numerous and
respectable. The Infant Sappho appeared to surprise those
present by her precocious talents.
AMPHITHEATRE.—It will be seen by the advertisement
that there has been a change in the entertainments. On
Friday next there will be no performance, in consequence of
Daniel O'Connell intending to take " a dish of tea" with
the old women of the Anti-Monopoly Ass-ociation. There
will be lots of slop no doubt.
Mr. Alfred Dowling, barrister-at-law, was on Saturday
admitted to the honour of " the coif," and was introduced
with the usual ceremonies to the Court of Common Pleas,
where he took his seat among his brother serjeants. The
motto on the rings presented by Mr. Serjeant Dowling to the
Judges on this occasion was, " Onus allexit."
NOMINATION of SHERIFFS.—The nomination of sheriffs
took place in the Privy Council on Saturday last. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were named for the county of Chester :
John Dixon, of Astle Park, Esq. ; George Wilbraham, of
Delatnere House, Esq.; and James Walthall Hammond, of
Wistastow. Esq. The appointment of sheriff for the county
palatine of Lancaster rests with the Chancellor for the
Duchy.

WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL VESSEL.—The Lisbon corres-
pondent of the Morning Herald, under date of the sth inst.
"The British schooner George, J. Way, master, `tom

says—

Tarragona to Liverpool, with wine, fruit,aint cork, struck

On a sunken rock off the south coast of this country on the
27th ult., and went down so quickly that the master and crew
had barely time to save themselves in the boat, in which, I
am happy to say, they reached the port of Lagos next day."

ST. ANNE'S CITURCH.—The lamented death of the Rev.
Wm. Blundell, the highly-respected pastor of St. Anne's,
is this day announced in our obituary. The rev. gentleman
has been assisted in his ministerial duties for several years
by his son; and we may remark, he has pursued his ministry
in the same place of worship for the long space of forty-one
years. During the whole of this period, and for a few
months previously, Mr. Thomas Holden, of Richmond-row,
has officiated in the same church as clerk, and is still a hale,
active man, and an efficient servant of the congregation.

BIRKENHEAD INFANT ScHooLs.—On Sunday morning
and evening last, two most excellent sermons were preached
in Birkenhead church, by the Rev. A. Knox, and collections
made in behalf of the above schools. The Rev. gentleman
in the morning, proved that the church as founded on the
Bible only, ought to have the control of the teaching of
youth, and that the principles inculcated by the Bible were
so simple, that even the youngest child was capable of
comprehending them. In the evening, the danger and
mischief of adding to, or diminishing from the Sacred
Oracles, was brought forward with consummate ability.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A well-
clad roan, named Thomas Jackson, was yesterday brought to
the bar of the Police-court, on this charge. It appeared
that he had gone, on Saturday night, to a butcher's shop in
Edge-hill, and obtained 21b. of beef-steak, for and in the
name of .Mr. Vidler, of the Tunnel Hotel. He was sus-
pected, as Mr. Vidler was not in the habit of buying such
small articles on credit; and on his being followed, it was
found that he took the article to a place in Windsor. He
had afterwards gone to a baker's and obtained a loaf, which
he requested should be booked to Mr. Vidler. The prisoner
had formerly been employed by Mr. V. as a driver, but was
d:scharged for malpractices. He was committed to gaol for
14 days.

ROBBERY BY A CHIMNEY-SWEEP.—Since the act regu-
lating the trade of chimney-sweeping came into operation,
the " knights of the brush " have to some extent been
thrown upon their wits for a livelihood; and, in consequence,
several of them have recently been brought before Mr. Rush-
ton for making " a brush " with property here and there, to
which they had no legitimate claim. Yesterday a sweeper,
named George Atherton, was placed at the bar, on a charge
of stealing from a draper's shop. A little boy, who identi-
fied the prisoner, said that On Saturday night, about nine
o'clock, he observed the prisoner, and two others of the
same fraternity, loitering about the shop. A tall boy who
was with them took two pairs of stockings from the door,
and handed them to the prisoner, who was immediately af-
terwards taken into custody. A silk handkerchief was found
on the prisoner—an article which he had evidently not been
accustomed to wipe his sooty visage withal, and which he
had in all probability purloined in his travels. He was com-
mitted to gaol for two months.
STEALING LEAD 'FROM AN UNINHABITED HOUSE.—
Two young men, Solomon Wren and Joseph Acton. were yes-
terday placed before Mr. Rushton, at the public office, on a
charge of stealing a quantity of lead. Mr. Eaton Mills, a
linen draper, in Vauxhall-road, said that he had recently
taken an unoccupied public-house in that street. He was
within the premises on Saturday night, and saw everything
secure ; some time afterwards, on the same night, a police-
officer found the prisoners in an entry in the neighbourhood,
with a quantity of lead piping in their possession, which had
been taken from the cellar of the house. In breaking it off
a pair of pincers, found on one of the prisoners, had, it ap-
peared, been used, and fitted the marks where the pipes had
been broken or cut. The lead, which had been doubled up
into a portable compass, was stated to weigh 40 lb., and to
be worth 9s. The prisoners were committed for trial at the
sessions.

THE FUNDS—SATURDAY EVENING.—At the Stock-Ex-
change business presents no new feature. The permanent
securities, although dealings are but limited, continue at high
quotations, exhibiting a firmness rather remarkable„ con-
sidering the inanimate state of the markets in general. The
Government broker is still a buyer, which has some little in-
fluence on the stability of prices. Consols for money and
the account left off 94 to I ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 93i
to _a ; Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 100 i ; New
Three-and-a-half per Cents. 101 k to -a ; Long Annuities,
12 7-16; and Exchequer-bills, 58s. to 60s. premium. Bank
Stock closed firm at 172 to 173, and India Stock at the higher
quotation of 260 to 262. In foreign stocks business was
transacted in Spanish Actives at 171 to 18 ; ditto Three per
Cents., 214 to 22 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 384- to 384 ;
ditto Three per Cents., 224 to 231 ; Mexican, 324 to 33 ; ditto,
Deferred, 94 to ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52*
to ; ditto Five per Cents., 1001 to ; Danish, 831 ; Colom-
bian, 21 to a ; Brazilian, 631 to 641 ; and Belgian, 1021.
OPERATIVE SHIPWRIGHTS.—On Friday last a numerous
meeting of the operative shipwrights of Liverpool was held,
in their large room, Bond-street, to take into consideration
(according to the statement in the placard calling the meet-
ing) " what means could be taken to avoid the starvation
which was staring them in the face, and which the master
shipwrights were straining every nerve to bring about; and
to reply to the calumnies which they had heaped upon the
men, in order to reduce them in public estimation." Six
resolutions were proposed and carried unanimously. The
first recommended the formation of an association, to be
called " The Shipwrights' Association," the objects of which
would be to protect the trade, and resist all encroachments
from interested parties. The second recommended the ap-
pointment of officers to draw out the rules of the new society,
which were to be approved or rejected by the body at large.
The third resolution recommended the raising of a subscrip-
tion to defray the expenses attending the trial of the ship-
wrights recently committed to prison. The fourth proposed
the appointment of a committee to reply to the calumnies
which the master shipwrights had uttered against the opera-
tives. The fifth recommended the members to use their best
exertions to carry out the objects of the society, by peaceful
means, and enjoined union among them to dissipate the evils
which at present threatened them. The sixth recommended
all heart-burnings about religion and politics to cease, topics
which had been introduced among them by interested indi-
viduals to serve their own vile purposes : it also recommended
a common bond of fellowship among the members, for the
purpose of securing the peace and comforts of their homes
and familes. One of the speakers stated that there were at
present between five and six hundred shipwrights in a state
of starvation in Liverpool.
DARING ROBBERY IN CHESHIRE.—OR the evening of
Friday last, a most daring robbery was committed at the
house of Mr. Peter Wood, at Capenhurst, in Cheshire, about
nine miles from Birkenhead, and an equal distance from
Chester. Mr. Wood is a farmer and shopkeeper. On Fri-
day night Mr. Wood was absent from home on business.
His wife, his daughter, a servant boy, and two male friends
were sitting in the kitchen at the fire, about half-past eight
o'clock, when the latch was raised and several men entered,
the door opening directly into the apartment. All the fel-
lows had their faces blacked. Three of them, who were
armed with pistols, advanced upon Mrs. Wood and those
who sat with her, and, presenting their weapons, commanded
them to sit still, declaring that, if any of them dared to re-
sist, to move, to speak, or even to look round, such party
should be immediately shot. A command so urged was, of
course, not violated ; and, while the three armed ruffians kept
guard over the party, their companions proceeded up stairs,
broke open all the drawers, and ransacked every part of the
rooms where they conceived it likely money would be kept.
They found various small sums, amounting altogether to £lB
or £2O. They then returned to their companions in the
kitchen, when Mrs. Wood, in great alarm, exclaimed, " If
you are hungry, take what you want, but spare our lives."
Miss Wood, at this juncture, ventured to look round, when
she was punished for her temerity by a severe blow from a
pistol on the head. This was the only act of personal vio-
lence committed. The villians, finding no further booty was
to be obtained, left the house, fastening the door outside.
On the arrival of Mr. Wood an alarm was given, and infor-
mation Am immediately conveyed to Mr. Palmer, the spe-
cial high constable, at Birkenhead, who forthwith proceeded
to Capenhurst with a party of police-officers, leaving direc-
tions with Mr. Boughey, superintendent of the night police,
at Birkenhead, to keep a strict look out for any suspicious
characters that might appear. The result of the precautions
taken and the vigilance exercised was the capture, in the
course of the night, of two men at Birkenhead and one at
Eastham. On Saturday morning two others were appre-
hended at Birkenhead. At eleven o'clock the five prisoners
were brought forward, at the Town-hall of Birkenhead, be-
fore John Deane Case, Esq„ and J. W. Harden, Esq., when
Mr. and Mrs. Wood, their two friends and the servant were
examined, and the circumstances above detailed were sworn
to. A sum of £7 10s. was found on one of the prisoners,
and other sums on two of the others. Amongst the money
was a crooked sixpence, which was sworn to as the property
of Mr. Wood. Other circumstances were brought forward
which tended to confirm the suspicions against the prisoners.
—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, the prisoners were
again brought up before the same magistrates, at the Town-
ball, Birkenhead ; but previous to the examination being
entered into, Mr. Case observed that he wished to set him-
self right respecting a misrepresentation which appeared in
the Albion of that day, but which he was quite sure was un-
intentional. He was there represented as stating that he
felt satisfied as to the guilt of three of the parties. Now he
was sure every one who was present on Saturday would bear
him out in asserting that he had not stated anything which
could bear the construction there put upon his observations.
All he had stated was, that in his judgment there was such a
clear case against three of the prisoners that the magistrates
would feel themselves justified in committing them. He was
well aware of the jurisdiction of magistrates in such cases
merely extended to a preliminary inquiry, and that all they
had to do was to inquire whether there was sufficient evi-
dence to warrant them in sending the case before a jury.
Mr. Harden also made some observations respecting the
case, testifying to the correctness of what his brother magis-
trate had just said, and adding, that on seeing the report of
the case he felt quite astonished at the misrepresentation.
The prisoners were then placed before the magistrates in the
following order :—John Brophey, Michael Mahar, John
Hopkins, John Mahar, and John Connor, and Mr. George
Palmer, special high constable of the hundred, being
sworn, stated that he had no doubt he should be able
to produce further evidence against all of them except
Connor. He, therefore, asked for a further remand. Mr.
Case, having consulted with Mr. Harden, said the prisoners
stood remanded to Wednesday next, except Connor, who
was discharged. The prisoner Brophey then attempted to
address the court, observing that he left Chester en Friday
afternoon, about six o'clock, and walked on to Sutton, where
he stopped at a beer-house about eleven, and that he saw
two men— Mr. Case here interfered, and said he had
better at present say nothing; if he had anything to say be
would have an opportuuity of doing so previous to his being
committed. He was also cautioned by Mr. Harden, and told
by him and by the magistrates' clerk, Mr. Townsend, that
if he wished to produce any witness, he had only to mention
the circumstance to the gaol keeper, who would use every
endeavour to have such witness in attendance. Brophey
replied that he did not know the name of the party at whose
house he stopped. The prisoners were then removed. At
the examination on Saturday, part of the money found on one
of the prisoners was clearly identified as belonging to Mr.
Woods. The burglars also carried away with them a fowling-
piece, but that was afterwards found in a field near the house
which was robbed. We understand the four prisoners are
well known to the police of this town, where they have re-
cently resided.

AWTFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.--An inquest was held yes-
terday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of a man
named Robert Smith, a coloured man. The deceased was
cook on board the line-ship " Scotland," which arrived re-
cently from New York. On Saturday evening he went with
a companion to Mr. Heywood'a public-house, in Ilighfield-
street, where they had taken lodgings. About six o'clock
they both went up stairs to the bed-room assigned them, to
get some money out of their chests before going out to take
a walk. Deceased was combing his hair in the room, when
he suddenly remarked to his comrade that there was surely
cayenne pepper in the comb. He had scarcely said so when
he turned round and fell down on his face, becoming instantly
insensible. Mr. M`Cartney, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Emmett,
surgeons, were immediately called in, and used every probable
means of restoring him, but without effect ; and he expired
about ten o'clock. On a post n2ortem examination, it was
found that death had arisen from apoplexy, causing suffusion
of blood on the brain ; and that there was also great enlarge-
ment of the heart.—Verdict accordingly.

THEFT BY A PlLol'.—At the police-court, yesterday, two
men, Isaac Sware and Thomas Lewes, the latter a pilot,
were placed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of carrying off
a quantity of clothing from a vessel. It appeared that the
prisoner Lewes had entered the port with a schooner in the
capacity of a pilot. After her arrival in one of the docks,
he had met the other man, and, being himself in a state of
intoxication, he requested him to go with him to endeavour
to find the vessel, which he did—not knowing but that lie
was merely assisting him to get his own property from on
hoard. Sware, in fact, enquired of the police-officers at the
dock for the schooner. They took away from on hoard an
oil cloth coat, a boot, and several other articles of apparel
belonging to the mate. Sware's innocence of any evil intent
in the transaction was fully established, and the guilt of the
other (who pleaded intoxication) being established, his con-
duct in robbing a 'vessel of which he had the care was se-
verely commented upon by the magistrate, and he was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.

PORTICO, NEIVINGTON.—The amusements at this build-
ing still continue to attract the attention of the admirers of
dioramic and allegorical views. To the excellence displayed
in those departments, under the superintendence of the ta-
lented proprietor, we cannot but heartily give our full weed
of praise, and assert that his endeavours to please and in-
sruct are well worthy of support. The mountainous and
frigid pass of Mont St. Bernard is faithfully represented ;
and the once great Napoleon and his hardy veterans, 30,000
strong, are seen crossing the snowy Alps, on their way to
ravage romantic Italy. The allegorical representation of
Britannia rising from the " deep blue sea," a typical illus-
tration of the national melody " Britannia rules the waves,"
is gorgeously produced ; and lastly, though not least, the
grand and terrifis: scene of a storm at sea, which forcibly de-
picts to the mind's eye of the beholder the dangers to which
time hardy mariner is exposed, when on the " tempest trou-
bled ocean," is pourtrayed with much nautical excellence.
We earnestly recommend those who have not visited this
place of amusement and historical instruction to do so. The
entertainments will be concluded this week.—See advertise-
meat.

ROBBERY OF DOLLARS FROM ON BOARD A VESSEL.--
A coloured man, .named William Harrod, was yesterday
brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of stealing a quantity
of dollars from a ship recently arrived from South America.
—Mr. James Frazer said, he was owner and master of the
barque Swallow, which arrived on Saturday afternoon in the
river, from Valparaiso. He had received on board, at the
latter port, some bars of silver and a quantity of dollars,
which he had locked up in the lazaretto. He had counted
the dollars himself on receiving them, and they were in bags,
which were enclosed and nailed up in boxes. Some bags of
coffee were placed over them in the lazaretto. The prisoner
(who was steward of the ship) and also the second-mate had
access occasionally to the room, for the purpose of getting at
ships' stores, but no one else. The vessel having been got
into the Waterloo-dock, the witness went into the lazaretto,
yesterday morning, for the bullion, with a view to its being
landed, when he found that one of the boxes of dollars, con-
taiaing originally 1000, had been broken open, and no fewer
than 619 of the coin were missing. The dollars were of
various descriptions, some Republican, and others of the old
Spanish kind. On missing them, he immediately called
police-officer Charles Turner on board. In about ten
minutes afterwards the prisoner came on board, and he
questioned him respecting them, stating that no one but
himself or the second-mate could be cognizant of the defal-
cation. The prisoner denied all knowledge of the matter,
and without reluctance gave up the key of his pantry. Mr.
Inspector Massey was then present. Prisoner then went
into one of the state-rooms with the inspector, and in that
apartment, on searching, a small bag was found containing
123 dollars. The prisoner said that was all the money he
had taken. In another room the witness soon afterwards
found a towel and two stockings, containing, in all, 432
dollars. The prisoner said that was all.—Mrs. Coppener,
wife of the landlord of the Commercial Inn, Great Cross
Hall-street, said that the prisoner came to lodge there on
Sunday night. He paid, in liquidation of a bill which he had
contracted, seventeen dollars, and gave her twelve dollars to
keep for him until next day, she having seen him with the
money and remarked that it was unsafe to keep it about him.
The witness delivered up the twenty-nine dollars she had
received to the care of the police; so that the whole of the
missing money, the defalcation being discovered in time, was
recovered, with the exception of five dollars.—The prisoner
was committed for trial at the sessions.

BLUE COAT HOSPITAL.—The annual sermon in aid of the
funds of the Blue Coat Hospital, at St. Peter's Parish
Church, was preached on Sunday by the Rev. Joseph Heath-
cote Brooks, M.A., Fellow of Brazenose College, Oxford,
and Incumbent of St. Philip, Stepney. In accordance with
annual custom, the new Mayor, Robertson Gladstone, Esq.
with most of the members and officers of the Town-council,
attended the church. The day was most unpropitious,
nevertheless the church was filled. The children of the
school were stationed in the principal aisle, in front of the
altar, and a considerable number in the organ gallery : their
neat appearance, and their orderly demeanour, deserve to
be mentioned with commendation. The following brief
epitome of the history and description of the present condi-
tion of this excellent charity was distributed in the church
along with the hymns appointed to be sung on the occa-
sion :—" The Blue Coat Hospital is the oldest charitable in-
stitution in the town—having been established in 1708. It
was the intention of the founders to provide a suitable
education with board and lodging, for children whose parents
through sickness or other misfortune had been reduced in
worldly circumstances. An existence of one hundred and
thirty Jour years must render it as unnecessary, as it
is impossible, to estimate the benefits and blessings
it has conferred on the community at large; and num-
bers who would doubtless have remained in total igno-
rance of the saving truths of the Gospel, have been here
taught to praise their Maker's name, and to look up to
Him, through His blessed son, for pardon of their trans-
gressions, and the guidance of the holy spirit to direct them
for the time to come. There are at present 330 children in
the establishment ; 136 of whom are orphans, 206 fatherless,
4 motherless, and 4 who have parents but in indigent circum-
stances. The average expenditure for their maintenance
during the last seven years has amounted to about £3700, to
meet which the real income has been under £7OO per annum,
leaving the charity dependent upon annual subscriptions,
church collections, &c., for upwards of £3,000. The aanual
subscriptions this year will fall considerably short of the
amount received last year, and from the pressure of the times
very few new ones have been obtained to make up the defici-
ency. The trustees, therefore, earnestly appeal to the libera-
lity of a benevolent public for continued support, to enable
them to maintain the institution in its present efficiency."
The preacher, who is a son of the Rev. Rector Brooks, se-
lected for his text the 3d verse of the 4th chapter of the se-
cond Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians—" But if our
gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost." From these
words the preacher showed the necessity for the education of
youth to be of a religious character, and also that the Church
of England, both in her principles and character, furnished
an education to her young which would prevent the gospel
being hid to them. lie enlarged also on the necessity for
church extension as one means of exhibiting gratitude to
God for his manifold mercies, both national and individual,
and he concluded with an urgent appeal to the congregation
on behalf of the funds of the school. The collection was
made after the sermon, and whilst it was being made the
sentences from the offertory were read by Mr. Rector
Brooks. The money was then placed upon the communion
table, immediately after which the prayer was offered up for
Christ's church militant upon earth. The service then con-
cluded in the ordinary way, the organ playing the Hallelujah
chorus. The collection amounted to £65. We ear-
nestly recommend the Blue Coat Charity to continued
public support. Solomon says, "There is that scattereth,
yet increaseth."
SUPPLY OF WATER FOR FIRES.—IMPORTANT SUG-
GESTION.—The recent calamity at the north end of the town
has elicited numerous suggestions—many of them highly in-
genious, not only for the better prevention of such casualties,
but for the more effectual suppression of fires that have gained
a considerable head,—and we were much gratified by wit-
nessing the practical application of a plan which, for one in
the town at least (the scene and neighbourhood of the great
fire alluded to) promises, if fully carried out, to be most ef-
fectual in that locality. The suggestion originated, we learn,
with Mr. Peter Hope, of the Highway Board, whose views
were seconded by Mr. Cunningham. It will be remembered
that,at the late conflagration between Great Howard-street and
Waterloo-road, the waste water from the canal, which passes
by a sewer under the streets in a considerable stream, was
found to be of great avail in working the engines, when the
supply from the mains of the water companies was exhausted
or inadequate, and that by means of it much of the property
that would otherwise have been destroyed, was saved. It was
impossible, however, to draw it from the bed of the stream
(by a suction pipe attached to the engine) in the sufficient
and equal quantity which was desirable, most of it necessarily
passing away in its downward course to the docks. The
access to it, moreover, by one or two openings at a great
distance apart, rendered it available, with the best effect, only
on buildings in the immediate vicinity of those openings. Mr.
Hope's plan goes to render the whole, or nearly the whole,
of this surplus water, or overflow, available, should it be re-
quired ; or at least to secure an ample supply at a number of
points in the several streets, under which the stream passes.
He proposes the damming up of the stream, underground,
when required, at various convenient distances, by means of
sluice gates, or " closes," with main-holes, or square per-
pendicular openings from the street,—each having a reser-
voir or space below sufficient with the constant flow into it to
supply two or more engines at a time,—a desideratum not
attainable by the mains of the water companies, no one of
which, we believe, can long supply sufficient water for two
large engines. In pursuance of these suggestions, three of
these flood-gates or closes have already been fixed, two of
them in Neptune-street and one in Great Howard-street.
On Friday an experiment was made with one of the fire-
engines of the efficiency of one of these dams—that, near the
bottom of Neptune-street, before a number of gentlemen in-
terested in the event, and the result was highly satisfactory
in every respect. The man-hole, or well, is covered with a
thick double-door of cast-iron flush with the street, and
sufficient to sustain the weight of the heaviest cart. The two
pieces of the door-hinges back in opposite directions, and the
well is left open for the ready introduction of a large leather
feeding-pipe or hose (of four inches, or any required diameter),
which is easily let down into the reservoir or dam below.
The sometimes tedious operation of screwing on a branch-
pipe, or hose, to the main is entirely avoided, and a few
hearty strokes of the engine brings up an immediate and
ample supply of water to the machine. On this occasion,
the water was projected, in a few seconds, considerably above
the roof of the tallest warehouse in the street, and was played
with admirable effect against the woodwork of the cathead
near the peak of the pediment—some six or seven ordinary
stories in height. This, of course, was effected by the power
of the engine and the good supply of water, as the damming
up of the stream has no effect in elevating or forcing the
water in the pipes. But the plan appears to us, so far as a
ready and abundant supply of water in parts of the town
below the level of the canal and adjacent to it is concerned,
to be at once simple, cheap, and effectual. This was the
opinion of all who witnessed the experiment; and Mr.
Whitty himself, who has had great experience in such matters,
expressed his conviction that the plan was quite adequate for
all future exigencies that might arise in that part of the town
—which, considering the great mass of property now (and to
be accumulated) there, is itself a great consideration. Mr.
Hope deserves much praise for his ingenuity in
nthuhsavcoensvoefratr-
ing a scarcely available small stream, until recently alto-
gether
Theß
ooverlooked,
Highways,into awi
tia
valuablelbecosmeciunrg spirit,
security to the district.
forwarded his views by constructing the closes.—Chronicle.
Mr. Hope has addressed a letter to a contemporary, stating
that the whole merit of these suggestions belong to Mr.
Cunningham.

AN EXCELLENT NEW RIDDLE.—Why is the man that is
killed by a fall like Adam in Paradise? Because he lived
before the fall.

FIRE IN GRAYSON-STREET.—About eleven o'clock last
night, a fire broke out at Mr. Hampton's cotton-kiln. The
engines were quickly on the spot, and, by the able direction
of Mr. Whitty, the flames were soon subdued.

CAUTION TO JUVENILE SPORTSM

as a young man of t

name of

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son of a respect

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farmer in the village of Bebbington, was amusing himself
with shooting at some small birds on his father's corn, the
barrel of the gun unfortunately burst, and shattered his left
hand in a frightful manner. He was at once conveyed to
Mr. Gorst's surgery, New Ferry, who, finding the limb in
such a mutilated condition, was compelled to resort to im-
mediate amputation. We hear he is going on favourably.

INQUEST ON THE BODY OF A PRISONER IN THE BOROUGH
—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr. Curry,
^roner, on view of the body of John Barber Love.

.1 have some recollection of the case of the deceased,
pired at the time in the police-court, and after-
sessions.--Mr T-IL•rhtnn

•••.a • • JU VI"( a... as ig,l.Ull, 16111, LIOI
of the gaol, said, the deceased was a prisoner there, and was
fifty-five years of age. He was committed to that prison on
the 9th of February last for further examination, and finally
committed on the liith of the same month, by the stipendiary
magistrate, on a charge of felony. He was tried at the ses-
sions held in the following April, and acquitted of the felony.
An indictment for forgery was prepared against him, upon
which he was found guilty, and sentenced to three years' im-
prisonment and hard labour. He appeared to be in a delicate
state of health at the time. He was seen by the surgeon
when committed. On his conviction he was placed in the
hospital, having been there before his trial. During the time
he was there he wrote some letters, contrary to the rules of
the prison, and, in consequence, he (witness) asked the sur-
geon if be was capable of bearing solitary confinement, and
on his replying that he was, he (witness) placed him there.
Deceased was placed in a cell with a boarded floor. The
surgeon visited him ; and his diet was bread and water. Part
of the sentence of the deceased was solitary confinement.
Witness saw him every day, and he never complained to him.
At the expiration of three days, he (deceased) was placed in
class No. 10 by direction of the surgeon, where he remained
till be was sent to the hospital, where witness also visited
him. He gradually grew worse, and died yesterday (Sunday).
He was visited by his wife and friends while in the hospital.—
Samuel Orme said he was a prisoner in the gaol. The de-
ceased was also a prisoner there. A fortnight to-morrow he
was brought into the hospital and placed under witness's
care. He complained of pain in his chest, was very much
purged, and had a very bad cough. He was regularly at-
tended by the surgeon, and everthing ordered was given to
him, Every attention was paid to him by the officers of the
gaol. He kept gradually getting worse, and died on Sunday
afternoon. His wife.and daughter came and saw him several
times. About fear or five months ago deceased was at the
hospital, but so far recovered that he was able to leave it.—
Mr. Francis Archer, surgeon of the gaol, said that he saw
deceased when he first came in, and he seemed a delicate
man. On the 24th February deceased complained of being,
very ill, and witness ordered him some medicine, together
with flannel. He did not then send him into the hospital,
but visited him several times from that period up to the 22d
of March following, when he was suffering from an abcess.
He then'ordered him into the hospital, where he remained up
to the 12th of July, when he became considerably better.
Witness was informed by the governor that deceased had
broken the rules of the prison, and was asked if there would be
any danger ;n placing him in solitary confinement. Witness
said he did not consider there would be any danger. De-
ceased was placed in a boarded cell for three days, and his
diet was bread and water. Witness visited him in the cell,
and also when he came out of it, and did not then consider
him anything worse. Deceased was then put into class No.
10, a part where boys are placed, and the most comfortable
class in the prison. The cell was next to one occupied by
an officer of the prison, and one of the most comfortable in
the gaol. From this time witness visited him frequently,
and in consequence of his delicate health gave him medicine
and regulated his diet accordingly. On the 31st October, as
he seemed much weaker, witness had him again placed in the
hospital, where be gradually declined up to yesterday, (Sun-
day,) when he died. Witness was of opinion that the deceased
died of bronchitis and general debility. As he appeared to be
in danger, an application was made to the mayor, and a commu-
nication was addressed to the Secretary of State for his pa rdorS.
The wife of the deceased, a respectably dressed female, who
appeared to be much distressed, was present at the inquest,
and remarked that the deceased had been very ill for twelve
weeks before he was put into solitary confinement. The
coroner referred her in reply to the evidence of the surgeon,
and proceeded to address the jury. He said that as an
individual he thought it was to be lamented that the man
had, under the circumstances been placed in the confine-
ment stated, as perhaps, his treatment in that respect might
be supposed to have accelerated his death. He himself, how-
ever, could not assume to judge so competently as the sur-
geon, whose evidence they bad heard, and they must there-
fore return such a verdict as they considered conscien-
tious. It appeared, too, that the governor had the
power to order the prisoner into solitary confinement,
for the breach of the prison rules of which he had been
guilty. The jury, after consulting together some time,
returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died
by the visitation of God, in a natural way; but that con-
sidering his illness he had not had proper treatment in the
gaol in being placed in solitary confinement. The coroner
stated that this conveyed an imputation which was, perhaps,
not meant to be conveyed—both the surgeon and governor
pea-laps acted in their official capacity to the best of their
judrierit, and in the strict exercise of their duty. The
swain said that he had no conception that the confinement
stated would affect the health of the prisoner, nor did he
notice that such was its effect. On the contrary, if he had
had a doubt, he would in humanity have given him the benefit
of it. Mr. Highton also explained that he only acted in the
strict line of his duty, and was, guided by the surgeon as to
the state of deceased's health. The jury reconsulted, and
withdrew the latter part cf their verdict—leaving it simply
" Died from natural causes."

RAILWAY WHEELS.—The Commission on Railways in
Paris is unanimously agreed to recommend to the Minister
of Public Works to prohibit the use of cast-iron Wheels, on
account of •their brittle natnre. All the Companies in fu-
ture will have to employ wrought-iron wheels. In England
and. Belgium cast-iron wheels have disapponred, unless,
indeed, they may be sometimes used in the transport of
coals and goods.

MINERAL PRODUCE OF MONMOUTUSIIIRE.--It was
stated on the late 'occasion of the opening cf the Newport
Docks, that the commerce and manufactures of Monmouth-
shire had vastly increased, and, as illustrative of such fact,
it was adduced as evidence, the increase in her mineral pro-
duce. In 1803, the whole produce of her minerals was
10,924 tons. In 1842 that produce was 185,000, instead of
10,000. In coal, such has been the progressive increase that,
whilst in 1803 it was only 34,000 tons, in 1842 the quantity
raised was 600,800 tons.

The office held by the late Solomon Herschel', D.D.,
(chief rabbi of the eastern synagogue) has become extinct by
that gentleman's death, the committee for regulating the
ecclesiastical affails of the Jewish body having passed a reso-
lution, about two years since, that the office should be abo-
lished at the death of its then occupant. The salary of the
late rabbi is stated to have been £lOOO per annum, and a
considerable addition to his income was derived yearly from
presents of various descriptions from the most wealthy mem-
bers of his nation.

COMPARATIVE COST OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN RAIL-
WAYS.-Mr. Robert Stephenson's elaborate and important
report, addressed to the directors of the South-Eastern Rail-
way, on. the system of railways as now projected by the
French Government, he gives an analysis of the cost of rail-
ways in England, selecting three lines—the Northern and
Eastern, the York and North Midland, and the Birmingham
and Derby—as cases similar in their results to those in France
now under consideration ; from this, and also an analysis of
the cost both of the Belgian and French lines, it appears the
average cost per mile of the English lines is £25,000,450,
the French lines £23,000. and the Belgian lines £16,206,—
thus showing a difference iu the cost in favour of the Belgian
lines over the English of no less a sum than £9244 per mile,
and over the French of £6794.

PRESENTATION TO THE REV. ROBERT MOIMAT.--011
Thursday, the 3d instant, a meeting was held in the Waterloo
Rooms, Edinburgh, on the occasion of presenting to the Rev.
Robert Moffat, missionary to South Africa, a copy of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, as a mark of esteem from friends
in Edinburgh. The room was crowded. The Rev. Mr.
Alexander, the chairman, presented an elegant bound copy
of the above work, with a suitable inscription, to Mr.
Moffat; who, in acknowledging the testimonial, adverted to
the benefit it would be to himself in instructing the Bet-
chunas, and other barbarous tribes of Africa. By the liber-
ality of the Marquis of Bristol, he had also been enabled to
provide himself with a telescope and a microscope. Mr. and
Mrs. Moffatt, and their fellow labourers, Mr. and Mrs.
Inglis, sail shortly for their missionary station, in South
Africa.

An inquest was held on Friday, on the body of James Ha-
milton, who was found dead in bed on Wednesday morning.
Mr. Elkington, surgeon, deposed that on a post mortem
examination of the body, he found eufficient to warrant him
in concluding that deceased died from taking a large dose of
laudanum. He found in deceased's coat pocket a piece of
paper, on which was written, in pencil, the following:—" I
bequeath my body to any surgeon who will send a sovereign
to my wife, Mary Anne Hamilton, No. 2, Howarth's Gate's,
Long Mill Gate, Manchester; and request he will particu.
larly examine my head, as I have had a dreadful pain in it.
P. Hamilton." The following note also appeared on the
paper Ido not die a Christian • no, but a Deist or So-
cialist.-The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased
died from taking laudanum when in a state of temporary in-
sanity. Birmingham Advertiser.

A GOOD Cow.—The following song, descriptive of the
points of a celebrated Durham cow, was chanted amidst great
applauEe at the Darlington Agricultural Society's meeting:—
She's long in her face she's fine in her horn,
She'll quickly get fat without oil-cake or corn.
Hurrah ! hurrah for this beautiful cow I
She's clear in her jaws and full in her chine,
She's heavy in flank and wide in her loin,
She's broad in her ribs and long in her rump,
Has a straight and flat back with never a hump.
Hurrah ! hurrah for this beautiful cow !

She's wide in her hips and calm in her eyes,
She's fine in her shoulders and thin in her thighs
Hurrah ! hurrah for this beautiful cow!
She's light in her neck and small in her tail,
She's wide in her breast and good at the pail,
She's fine in her bone and silky of skin,
She's a grazier's without and a butcher's within.
Hurrah! hurrah for this beautiful cow !

SAFETY EXPLOSIONS IN COAL MINES.—In a communi-
cation to the Gateshead Observer, Mr. J. Murray makes the
following proposition- " of a safe and efficacious method of
clearing coal mines of `fire-damp,' thus obviating all dan-
ger, and preserving a salubrious atmosphere for the miner,
which will go far to obviate entirely the use of safety-lamps
(at best an equivocal security,) and must recommend itself to
universal adoption, at once for its economy, as well as its
simplicity and efficiency. Let a copper conducting wire,
traversing the avenues and recesses of the mine, form the
circuit, connecting the poles of a Smee's voltaic battery.
This copper wire is interrupted at intervals by uniting wires
of platinum ; and these platinum wires—say about three-
eighths of an inch long and one-hundredth of an inch in
diameter—form the several nuclei, or centres, of wire-gauze
cages, each cage having a double fold of wire-gauze. On
each immersion of the voltaic arrangement into diluted sul-
phuric acid, the platinum wires would be simultaneously
ignited throughout the entire extent of the circnit, and the
gas safely exploded and consumed. A Smee's battery of
very small dimensions would suffice; and this might be re-
peated at specific intervals."
THE FEMALE SAILOR.—DREADFUL DEATH.—It will be
recollected, that a few weeks since a girl was apprehended at
Cardiff going on board one of the Bristol packets in sailor's
attire, on which occasion she stated that she was going to
America to see her brother. We lament to state that the
unfortunate girl, whose name was Anne Rees, and who was
about 21 years of age, was burnt to death at Merthyr, on
Wednesday last. It appears that the poor girl, who is of
weak intellects, had come to Merthyr in search of employ-
ment, and, not having money to pay for her lodgings, she
went to rest in one of the night lodging-houses, in which
there is generally a fire, and having fallen asleep her clothes
ignited and were entirely burnt from her person before her
cries brought any person to her assistance. On being dis-
covered the poor creature presented a shocking spectacle,
her face, bands, thighs, and abdomen being burnt in a
dreadful manner, the flesh on the thighs being burnt nearly
to the bones. Surgical aid was immediately called in, and
she was removed to the police-station, where every attention
was paid her, but after lingering in the greatest agony for 20
hours she expired.

OPENING OF THE LOCAL COURT OF BANK-

RUPTCY

~..anion on Saturc
Ilast, and at eleven o'clock on that day the Court fp-
Liverpool district was formr

Room of the Sessions-House, before the commissioner:
Mr. Skirrow, Q. C., and Mr. Charles Phillips, Q. C. Th
district assigned to the Liverpool Commissioners was define
by an Order in Council, published in the Gazette of Frida
week, and given by us on Tuesday. It comprehends a;
places included within the Southern Division of the count
of Chester, all places locally situated in the county of Lan
caster not included in the Manchester district, and all place
in the Welsh counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon, Denbigh
Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery.
The Commissioners, having taken their blapp.

Campbell, late Registrar of the Court of Bankruptc
to read_ the order in Council. This being ended. al

them. Mr. Campbell replied thei,
orders of the Lord Chancellor, respecting
proceedings not terminated under the fon.
received on Monday, when the Court would,
a condition to proceed. The Commissioners, thereupon
directed the Court to be adjourned till Monday.
We understand that both the learned Commissioners hay,
permanently taken up their abode amongst us ; and that th
Lord Chancellor has appointed—
Repistrars.—Mr. Campbell, Barrister, Mr. Abrahal
Barrister, (formerly Revising Barrister at Liverpool.)
Official Assignees.—Mr. Cazenove, Mr. Bird, Mr. Follet
and Mr. C

la, wcy

Turner

Official Messengers.—Mr. L. T. Gaskill, (late Agent f
The Timesd Mr. S. Day, late Chief Clerk to Mr. Evan
Commissioner of Bankrupts, London.

MONDAY

The Court resumed its sittings yestert
eleven o'clock -

y, (Monday,
the Commiss

mere were presen
ers, the two Registrars, and the Official Assignees
solicitors were in attendance, and from time to
questions were asked by them in reference to the practice
the court. The proceedings in several cases were continues,
and with reference to some insolvencies, the Court directed
the notices to.be advertized in the newspaper which had the
widest circulation, but if that should not be deemed sufficient,
then they should be advertized in more than one. The rules
and orders of .e Court as made by the Lord Chancellor,
were, by the' 4rection of the Commissioners, posted up in
the court for the information of the legal profession, and the

to a question fro►r

01.1KRUW, soma, tuat tue practise
Court of Bankruptcy in London would be follower
District Courts.

Mr. J. C. THOMPSON, solicitor, called the attention of the
Commissioners to the 14th rule of court, which stated that
no bankrupt should eallowed to pass his examination until
after his balance-sh tthad been filed ten days. He had a
case in which the bankrupt was now prepared to pass bis
final examination ; the balance-sheet was prepared, and was
now in the hands of the official assignee. He was not pre-
pared to follow the 14th rule to-day, indeed he was not
aware of it; and he wished to know whether, under the cir-
cumstances, the balance-sheet must be filed ten days before
the bankrupt could pass his final examination ?
Mr. Commissioner SKIRROW said the rule was imperative,
and the Commissioners had no discretion; the bankrupt
must file his balance-sheet ten days before passing his ex-
amination.

Mr. THomPsow then ca' the attention of the court to
the 6th rule, which also bo► upon the same point.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS, in reply, said that Mr.
Skirrow and himself had been most anxiuus, that in previous
cases the balance sheet should come in, and the proceedings
be taken up as they stood before the country commissioners.
They had determined, if they could, to allow such proceed-
ings to go on, and that, if possible, the notice of filing the
balance sheet should be reference merely to proceedings
under the new act ; but they found they were bound by the
words in the act " in no case," so that they had no discre-
tion. It was certainly a hardship, and the commissioners
were sorry for it.

Mr. NEALE said, he was in a case exactly simil

Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS repeated that the court had
no discretion.

Mr. THOMPSON said, that at the commencement of tit(
act, it was natural to expect difficulties and inconvenience
and of course he must submit.

Mr. Registrar CAMPBELL said, the meetings for the proo
of debts would take place as usual.

The conversation on this subject then dropped.
Mr. BARDSWELL, in reference to that clause in the act
which requires the proceedings in all cases to be forthwith
brought into court, requested the advice of the court on a
case where the proc6edings were necessary to be taken be-
fore the Court of Exchequer on a motion to be made under
the Interpleader Act. The question was, whether -the
property in question belonged to the assignee of the bankrupt
or to some other party. The proceedings being necessary on
that case, he wished to know whether they could re-
main with him till the motion bad been argued and de-
termined ?

The COURT intimated that the proceedings must be
brought into them forthwith ; adding, that there would he
time to take copies of them before the motion in the Ex-
chequer was made.

Some conversation on other• matters connected with prac-
tise took place, and the court adjourned about half-past one
till to-day (Tuesday).

The court which, as mentioned above, was held in tin
Grand Jury-room, will sit this day in the Nisi Prius Court

WIGAN-MONDAY NIGHT

Tut CORPORATION.—On Sunday morning last, the body
corporate, together with a large number of gentlemen, con-
sisting of the wealth, talent, and respectability of the town,
assembled to partake of a sumptuous breakfast with the
newly-appointed mayor of the borough, Thomas Eckersley,
Esq., at the Royal Hotel. After breakfast, his worship,
along with most of the councillors and a great number of the
gentry of the town, walked in procession to the Parish
Church, preceded by the insignia of the corporation. The
streets presented a very animated appearance, for hundreds
of persons were crowded in the Market-place to witness the
scene. The fine old church, which is such an ornament
to our town, was well attended; and, according to custom,
a most appropriate sermon was preached by the rector of the
parish, the Rev. H. J. Gunning, who pointed out, in an
eloquent manner, the duties of gentlemen appointed to fill
the office of magistrates, and the great responsibility attaching
to them whilst dispensing the laws, which are framed for the
suppression of vice, and idle better government of the
land.

NATIONAL AND BLUR-COAT SCHOOLS.—SeITCIODS were
preached in the Parish Church, yesterday morning, by the
Rev. H. J. Gunning, Rector, in behalf of the funds of these
schools, when collections were made amounting to £5O Isl 2d.
There is a debt owing by the trustees of these schools
amounting to £ll4, incurred by the extensive repairs which
were required to be made after the great storm in January,
1839. The building used for their schools suffered on that
occasion more than any other at Wigan • and the trustees
must be prevented from doing the extent Of good they other-
wise would be enabled to do if the benevolence of our towns-
men is not extended towards the removal of their standing
debt.

IMPORTANT TO COAL MASTERS.—An important case
came before J. Woodcock and Joseph Acton, Esqrs. county
magistrates, this afternoon, at.the town-hall. The case was
one relating to the incorrect statements given by Mr. Dar-
lington and Mr. Blundell, coal proprietors, of the weight of
coals sent, by waggons on the North Union Line. Mr.
Chapman, Secretary to the North Union Railway Company,
was in attendance, and also Mr. Edward Woodcock, Solici-
tor to the Company, to conduct the prosecution. Several
witnesses were brought by the North Union Railway Com-
pany to prove the weighing of coals on Friday last. when
there appeared in the:ticket from Mr. Darlington's
with waggons that came along with Mr. Blundell's er

colliery,

7 -s
considerably less weight than what actually was brought in
the waggons. Mr. Darlington explained that the difference
might be occasioned by the wet weather, and also stated that
from the length of his branch line he was only able to weigh
8 waggons of a train ; and his servant proved that the weigl.t
of 8 loaded waggons alluded to was guessed at. The com-
plaint against Mr. Blundell was similar; but the magistrates
considered the explanation given by Mr. B.'s servants to be
very unsatisfactory, as in one ticket 17 tons 15 cwt. 0 qrs.
were entered, and the actual weight was 24 tons 0 cwt. 1 qr.,
which appeared in the book, from which the machine man
who made the ticket should have copied it. In Mr. Dar-
lington's case the company were in some measure satisfied
with the explanation, and convicted only in the penalty of Is.
per cwt. and casks. But in Mr. Blundell's case the magis-
trates considered it to be an abominable proceeding on the
part of his servants, who must have had come object in view
for their conduct. They were quite satisfied that Mr. Blun-
dell had no desire to do anything to defraud the company,
and thought also there was great cause why he should exa-
mine into the conduct of his servants. They wouid convict
in this case in the full penalty of 40s. per ton.

DIOCESE OF ST. ASAPH.—The present state of the St.
Asaph Diocesan Society, foe promoting the building, endow-
ment, and enlargement of churches and chapels, not per-
mitting it to answer the numerous applications made to the
society, the excellent bishop of the diocese has made the
liberal donation of £5OO in aid of its laudable designs. His
lordship is an annual subscriber of £lOO to the society. By
means of this society )4 new churches have been conse-
crated, nine parish churches enlarged, two other new
churches are being built; and no less than £40,000 has been
expended upon the building, endowment, and enlargement
of churches in the diocese of St. Asaph, a great proportion
of which, it may be safely asserted, would never have been
raised without the promoting influence and ready aid afforded
by this society. Some of the parishes in this diocese are
very large, extending to 10 and 14 miles in length.
SINGULAR DEA-TH.—On Thursday evening, the 27th ult.,
as John Westwood, a cart driver, in the employ of Mr. J.
Farrar, of this town, was on his way home from Hudders-
field, having lighted his pipe in the public-house at Birchen-
cliffe, the night being dark, he stumbled against Ile wall and
broke the pipe in several pieces in his mouth, as be supposed,
without inflicting any serious internal injury. On his arrival
at the Mitre Tavern in Halifax, after having attended to his
horses, be retired to bed, where he remained until Saturday
evening, when he got up and went to his father's house in
Westgate. His mother, perceiving that he was greatly in-
disposed, inquired what was the matter; he said he had got
an attack of the quinsy, and that his throat was very much
swollen. He continued to grow worse until Tuesday even-
ing, when medical assistance was called in. About one
o'clock on Wednesday morning a violent discharge of blood
took place from the extreme right angle of the mouth, when
it was discovered that he had pulled out a piece of pipe two
inches long, which, according to medical opinion, had per-
forated the jugular vein at the period above mentioned, and
prevented any previous hemorrhage. He died at six o'clock
in the evening. The man never told any person of the acci-
dent until he had discharged the piece of pipe from his throat.
—Halifax Guardian.

HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A CHILD AT NEWPORT, MON-
MOUTHSHIRE.—The magistrates of Newport, Monmouth-
shire, have been engaged during the week in investigating a
most disgusting case of cruelty to a female child of between
seven and eight years old by her mother and grandmother,
both of whom were committed on Thursday afternoon to
take their trial. The unfortunate child was found on Thurs-
day week on the steps of the union workhouse, at Caerleon.
On being taken into the house it was found that she was in
a neglected and destitute state. She was unable to give any
intelligent account of herself, and she was suffering greatly
from ulcers, the consequences of neglect and privation. The
child having been sheltered in the union house, and dressed
by the medical officer, inquiries were set on foot by a con-
stable of the establishment. In the course of his inquiries,
the officer applied to the unnatural soother and grandmother,
by whom she was disowned. At length, however, she was
taken in, but the neighbours, suspecting that the cruelties to
which the infant had been subjected would be continued,
insisted on seeing her. The mother, Flarriet Owen, and the
grandmother, Anne Tippet, both resisted them, and asserted
with many oaths, that the child was not in the house. The
neighbours, however, persisted in their search, and at length
in searching the coalhole, found the miserable little girl
crouching in a corner, with nothing to lie upon, but the
damp ground, and having no covering on her body but a
ragged chemise, or short petticoat, When brought out by
the neighbours (all of whom to their credit, be it stated,
were women) the child was almost benumbed by cold. The
magistrates committed the inhuman offenders for trial, and
they were removed amid the yells of an indignant populace.

PROTESTANT LIGHT-POPISH DARKNESS

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In your yesterday's " Staudard" You sent me, I find
Facts, on which to enlarge I feel greatly iuclin'd.
" L'Esperance"—of the 12th of October's remark—
(Flow Popery 's ever a grope in the dark !)

Dr. Wiseman to " Sens'"lias(it;ays) taken flight
The bones of St. Edmund to bring to the light.

this grave

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And swear the (arch!)

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of tear us enough with his claws !
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!II our bOnes, and not.one shall be bro-

.onner than he shall the " beast " overwhelm
antichrist's name be unknown in the realm!

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ey showed all their relics—at least so they thought-
- pen'd, still one was forgot!
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