The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, while Thomas Gar-
side, assistant drayman to Mr. Redish, of Comus-street, was
employed with another man in assisting to put some ale in
the cellar at Mr. 'Mactie's sugar-house, in Bachelor-street, a
barrel fell upon him, and so severely injured him that he died
soon after. The day was rainy, and owing to the wet the
barrel slipped. The deceased was taken home, but survived
the injuries he received only a few minutes.
At the Police-court, on Friday, George Skyrme, a la-
bourer, was brought up on a charge of stealing a quantity of
nails, and Patrick M'Donough on a charge of receiving them.
Police-officer Pearson said that on Thursday morning, about
eight o'clock, he saw the prisoner Skyrme going into the
marine store of Patrick M'Donough. He soon afterwards
went into the store, where he found 161 b. weight of new
sprigs in the scale. The prisoners were there. M`Donough,
on being questioned, said the nails were his, and that he was
going to sell them to the other man. Knowing Skyrme to
be a labourer, witness asked him if he was going to buy them.
He said " No," and M'Donough said " Yes, you are." He
took Skyrme into custody. On his way to the Bridewell he
said he had found the nails outside some buildings in Cazneau-
street, where he had been working. Enquiry was made, and
it was found that the nails had been taken from the new
buildings there belonging to Mr. Wm. Perry, by whom the
prisoner had been employed. The prisoner was at work on
Thursday morning, went to his breakfast at eight o'clock,
and did not return. The nails were identified by a plasterer
employed by Mr. Perry. Both prisoners were committed
for trial at the sessions. M'Donough wished to be liberated
on bail, but this Mr. Rushton refused.

CONVICTION OF THE REV. J. B. WCREA, FOR AN
ASSAULT ON HIS SERVANT-NIAID.—On Friday last, the
Rev. J. B. M'Crea, an Independent minister, at Waterloo,
was brought up before the magistrates, charged with violently
assaulting his servant, Esther Thomas, on the morning of the
previous day. The complainant stated that some words had
passed between her mistress and herself on the day before,
which ended in the former telling her to leave the house.
She accordingly proceeded to her bedroom for the purpose of
packing up her things, when her master, the defendant, en-
tered the room and shoved I,er, threw her down, struck her
over the arms with the strop of a razor, and told her that
she was robbing the house. Mr. M'Crea's statement of the
case was as follows :—I was half prepared yesterday for some
outbreak ;
and, hearing a noise, I went from my dressing-
room into her room and said, " You will not take your box
out until it has been examined, because, for aught I know,
You may be robbing me of my plate." She then threw the
box at myself, and as it fell on my left foot and 1 under the
box, she was throwing herself on it, when I took her by the
left arm for the purpose of removing her, and she began to
Writhe like a serpent, and I may, for aught I know, have
been the means of hurting her. I was dressed at the time,
with the exception of my coat and waistcoat. Coming into
town to-day with the officer, I turned into a cottage foi• the
Purpose of feeling my leg to see whether it was hurt; and
there was a mark of a bruise on it, which was given me at the
time she threw the box in the violence of her temper. After
the box had been thrown, I sent John, one of my little boys,
for Maddens, the police-officer, to come to the house, but
Maddens was from home, annd none of the officers could be
found, I then put on myh and went to Mr. Horsfall, the
magistrate who called upon me as he was going into town.
I then
told'him the case, and lie said that if I swore an infor-
mation against her he would issue a warrant. 1 said it was
not
my desire to be vindictive, but that if a summons were
issued it might answer the same purpose. Then a warrant
was brought to me to-day for beating her.
b •knocked me
With respect to
eating her I can only say I did, when she
• by the arm, she
down against her bed with the box, take het
being in a rage at the time. I then left the room,
telling her
that she should not go out till I had examined her box, but
she went to bring the police. After I had been to Mr.
Horsfall, she returned to the house and asked for her clothes
and wages. I said she had left the house contrary to my
instructions, and that I would give her nothing until the
magistratesordered me to do so. The defendant was ulti-
mately bound in his recognizances of £2O to keep the peace,
and directed to give his servant her clothes.

DEATH FROM A PALL..-4 few days ago a cooper, named
Thomas Marshall, who was employed at Mr. Hindley's
brewery, in Stanhope-street, fell down a flight of steps in
the premises and was severely injured. He was taken to the
Southern Hospital ; every possible attention was paid to him,
but in vain, as he died yesterday morning.

TESTIMONIALS OF RESPECT.—The Rev. R. Aitken,
A.M., of St. John the Evangelist's Church, Hope-street, on
leaving his late congregation, has been presented with a
handsome sacramental service, gown and cassock, as a small
token of affection and esteem, for his faithful and zealous
ministry amongst them.—The congregation of West Derby
Chapel have, in the most handsome manner, presented to
their late officiating minister, the Rev. J. S. Dodd, a purse,
containing about £6O, upon his relinquishing the curacy of
West Derby, and leaving England for the West Indies. We
believe that Mr. Dodd was formerly curate of St. Augustines.
DEATH FROM DROWNING.-otl Sunday last, a respect-
able youth, named Henry Jepson, while amusing himself in
a small boat which he had shoved off from the quay in the
Clarence Dock, lost his balance and fell into the water.
The spot being near the gates no assistance was immediately
at hand, and the deceased, after struggling a short time, sank
to rise no more. A little boy, who had been with him, be-
came so much alarmed that in place of giving information to
the nearest parties, ran home to the house of the deceased's
parents in Rose-place. Police officer Lawson got the body
out in about twenty minutes after the accident.

FIRE IN CHISENHALE-STREET.—About one o'clock on
Sunday morning, a fire broke out in a baker's shop in Chisen-
hale-street, which speedily assumed such a threatening ap-
pearance as to excite considerable alarm, for the fate of that
and the adjoining buildings. An alarm was immediately
given, and Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt were soon afterwards
on the spot with one engine and a body of the fire police. By
great efforts the flames were effectually subdued in about two
hours, but not until the whole of the bakehouse and the stock
in the shop above had been destroyed. The origin of the fire
has not been discovered.

POSSESSION OF BASE ColN.—On Saturday night the po-
lice were called in to quell a disturbance which had arisen
in Vauxhall-road between a man named Peter M'Avoy and
his wife, which ended in the former being taken into custody.
On his way to the lock-up he was observed by constable No.
509 to drop a bag, which, on examination, was found to con-
tain eighteen base shillings. The prisoner was searched at
the lock-up, and four more base shillings were found upon
him, and ]s. 6d. of good coin in his mouth. He was brought
up ,t the Police-court yesterday, when the evidence of the
vvit I,,,ses was reduced to writing, and will be forwarded to
London, in order to ascertain whether the law officers of
the crown will prosecute; and the prisoner was remanded
till their decision be known.

INQUESTS.—Two inquests were held before the borough
coroner on Friday. The first was on view of the body of a
labourer named Patrick Gore, aged about 27 years. It
appeared from the evidence, that the deceased had been
employed on Thursday in wheeling out soil at the gangway
dock No. 2, when part of the machine at present in use there
fell down upon him and broke his neck. He shortly after
died of the injury. A verdict of " accidental death" was
returned.—The second inquest was held on view of the body
of a man unknown, which had been found floating on Thurs-
day in the river, opposite the Waterloo Dock. It appeared
to have been about ten days in the water. The face was
much disfigured. A pawn-ticket, dated the 9th of June, for
four trowels, was found in one of the pockets. He had on
a drab frock-coat, striped trowsers of dark colour, moleskin
vest, black silk neckerchief, and new check shirt. His hair
was light brown, and he was five feet four inches in height.
A verdict of " found drowned " was returned.
SUPPOSED MAD DOGS.—A short time ago one or two dogs
of a suspicious appearance having been noticed in the neigh-
bourhood of Birkenhead, the magistrates issued a notice,
through the special high constable, requesting all those who
possessed dogs either to keep them up or to muzzle them,
else they would be destroyed. On Saturday morning last, a
gentleman, residing at Tranrnere, finding his dog, which he
had possessed about eight years, exhibiting symptoms of
rabies, undertook to secure him with a rope to his collar.
In the attempt to do so he was severly bitten in the thigh,
the animal tearing away the trousers and drawers which
covered the part. The dog was killed, and two hours elapsed
before medical aid was had recourse to, when Mr. Vale,
surgeon, was called in, who immediately extirpated the
lacerated wounds on the limb as the only means of averting a
malady which sometimes follows under such circumstances.
Our object in noticing this matter, however, is to condemn a
very general practice of immediately killing a dog who may
have exercised his pugnacious propensities on an individual,
and thus destroying all evidence as to whether the animal be
affected with hydrophobia or no, whereas if it were kept up a
few weeks it would put an end to surmise and set the matter
at rest.

ELECTION OF A PHYSICIAN TO THE INFIRMARY.—
The election of a physician to the Infirmary, in the place of
the late Dr. Baird, took place yesterday, in the board-room
of the institution, Brownlow-street. William Brown, Esq.,
chairman of the committee, presided. There were three
candidates for the office—namely, Dr. Gouthwaite, Dr. Vose,
and Dr. Dickenson, between whom a sharp contest was ex-
pected. At ten o'clock exactly the chair was taken, when
Dr. Gouthwaite was proposed by Mr. James Heyworth, and
seconded by Mr. William Irlam ; Dr. Vose was proposed by
the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, and seconded by Mr. Hardman
Earle; and Dr. Didkenson was proposed by Mr. C. Hors-
fall, and seconded by Mr. James Mulleneux. The ballot
immediately commenced, and was continued with great ani-
mation till three o'clock, when the boxes were closed. The
voting-papers were forthwith examined, when the chairman
declared the numbers for each candidate to be as follow :
For Dr. Vose
For Dr. Dickenson
For Dr. Gouthwaite
The election was consequently declared to have fallen on Dr.
Vose ; and the proceedings terminated about half-past
three o'clock.

DEFRAUDING AN ENIPLOYER.—At the Police-court, yes-
terday, a labouring man, named Michael M`Loughlin, was
charged with having defrauded his employers, Messrs.
Samuel and James Holme, builders, of Seel-street, of the
sum of 4s. 6d., under the following circumstances. He had
been employed, along with other labourers, at a house in
Walton Breck, for Messrs. Holme ; and on the week ending
the 18th instant he represented to Mr. Siddal, the time
keeper, that he had worked six days, for which he received
17s. from Mr. Moore, the cashier. A labourer, named
William Hughes, was called, who stated that he was along
with the prisoner and another man employed by Messrs.
Holme, in Walton Breck. The prisoner absented himself
the whole day on the 10th instant, and half a day on the 11th.
The defence of the prisoner was, that he was absent through
illness, and having during his absence taken a little too
much drink, he had forgotten how long he had worked. Mr.
Samuel llolme, who was in court, stated that he was very
anxious to put an end to this species of fraud, which was
frequently practised by labourers who did not work on their
own premises, because when the workmen charged time
dishonestly, it caused the employers to send in incorrect ac-
counts. Mr. Rushton said it was highly necessary to put an
end to this system of dishonesty ; the prisoner must be com-
mitted to the sessions.
THEATRE ROYAL.—Mrs. Warner concluded her engage-
ment on Friday last, appearing for her benefit as Mrs.
Beverley, in the play of the " Gamester." Mrs. Warner is
now the first actress on the stage. She has a good deal of
the old school about her style, with sufficient of the new to
make it harmonise with the present taste. The public do
not appear to appreciate Mrs: Warner to the extent she de-
serves ; and when we say this, we need only instance the
very bare attendance on Friday—and ask who is there that
can approach her in many of her characters ?—her Lads,
Macbeth, Constance, Mrs. Beverley? Those who really
know what acting is, feel that when they look at her imperso-
nations, they see the spirit of the dramatist truly set
before them. On this occasion, a capital farce, entitled
" The Happy Man," was produced for the purpose of intro-
ducing Mr. James Russell to the audience after an absence
of some years. Mr. Russell's Paddy Murphy is a laughable
affair, replete with bustle, life, wit, and humour. The au-
dience were kept in the broad grin from the first to the last.
Mr. Russell sang two good songs, one of which (the " Birth
of St. Patrick") was unanimously encored. The droll way
in which he brought out the many points of humour in the
farce elicited general merriment. This farce will, no doubt,
be repeated. On Saturday, a clever drama, entitled "Jacques
Strop," was produced. A sort of continuation of Robert
Macaire. Hammond's Jacques Strop was inimitably acted
throughout. Mr. Selby's Robert Macaire exhibited the
impudent, reckless vagabond with spirit and vivacity. Mrs.
Clarke played Madame Canade with consummate ability
and drollery, This evening an amateur will make his first
appearance on any stage as Claude Melnotte, in the " Lady
of Lyons."

VIE EXHIBITION AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—
We have again visited this interesting exhibition, and have
been much delighted. Besides the rooms we enumerated in
our last publication, there is one set apart of glass-blowing,
a profilist's stand, and Messrs. Maclure and Macdonald's
lithographing process. Some beautiful specimens of their art
are laid out for the inspection of the visitor—this firm greatly
excels all others in the finish and brilliancy of their work. In
another room is a potter's wheel, at which a skilful artisan
is seated, who manufactures all sorts of pottery, such as vases,
mugs, chimney ornaments, &c. In different parts of this
room are specimens of porcelain, both ancient and modern;
terracotta views, enamel paintings. The virtuoso and ad-
mirer of china will see here many objects worthy of at-
tention. In another room is a canal, on which experiments
will be tried. Here is a very large and ingenious model of
the Royal George—every rope, block, spar, &c., complete.
We noticed in the room Bennett's stoves and ovens, patent
grates, &c. A stream engine, of one horse power, lent by
Messrs. Fawcett and Preston, turns the different machinery.
In the cast room are heads of all sorts of people—poets,
statesmen, warriors, murderers, robbers, &c. Those who
intend being present at Mr. Brindley's discussion next week
should pay this room a visit. In passing through the upper
rooms we noticed that Gibson's exquisite figure of Cupid has
been placed by itself in the Liverpool artist's chamber, where
it is an object of much attraction and attention, and truly
such it merits. Cupid stands, leaning slightly forward the
right leg in advance. The right hand is gracefully placed on
a quiver of arrows, and appears to be in the act of drawing
out one of the winged weapons. A stump of a tree gives
strength to the figure : on it is suspended the quiver. On
the breast a butterfly rests ; the left hand appears catching it
by the wing. The face is charmingly expressive of youth,
grace, and spirituality. The hair falls in curls round the
elegantly-shaped head, while the wings appear lightly spring-
ing from the shoulders. The figure is of pure marble, and
stands on a pedestal of the same material. Gibson has im-
mortalized himself by this work, if no other had proceeded
from his chisel to hang his fame upon. The possessor of
this statue has conferred honour on himself by ordering it,
and has shown himself to be a man of taste and encourager
of art.

MR. BRAID AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—We in-
sert in another column a brief report of the proceedings of
the British Association, now sitting in Manchester. A paper
communicated by Mr. Braid to the medical section of this
body has been returned to that gentleman as unsuitable. The
circumstances attending this act of apparent discourtesy are
given in a letter from Mr. Braid, published in a second edi-
tion of the Manchester Times, of Saturday last, and from
which we make the following extract :—" On Wednesday
morning last I sent in my paper, entitled " Practical Essay
on the Curative Agency of Neurohypnotism, by James
Braid." This was accompanied with a letter requesting an
early intimation of the day on which it was to be read, as it
was my wish " to bring up as many of the patients referred
to as possible, that all present might have an opportunity of
being satisfied as to the facts not being exaggerated from the
too sauguine expectations or bias of the operator." I also
intimated that, if they deemed it too long, it could easily be
curtailed if they signified their wish for me to do so. On
Thursday evening I was informed by Mr. Cottatn that it had
been duly delivered to the Medical Section. I also inquired
of a member of committee respecting it, but all I could learn
was that I should have an official announcement about it
next day. However none came. I therefore enquired of two
other members of committee on Saturday, but both said they
could not tell, but I must apply for information from the
secretary. I thereupon addressed a note to the secretaries
requesting to know when my paper was to be read. The only
answer to this was, that, in about two hours after, my essay, and
the letter which accompanied it, were sent to me by a porter, in
an open envelope, not even accompanied by a note, but
having an announcement on the outside of the cover, IN
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3, St. Peter's, Manchester JAMES BRAID
, 25th June, 1842.

The King Orrey, a new steamer now plying between this
port and the Isle of Man, made the passage from Liverpool
to Douglas yesterday week in six hours and ten minutes,
the quickest now ever made by the insular packets.
INCOME TAX.—The Board of Stamps and Taxes have
fixed meetings for the purpcse. of appointing commissioners
to carry into execution the Property (Income) Tax Act, in
the county of Lancaster. The days appointed for the various
districts will be found in our advertising columns. The
act takes effect from the sth April last, and it is understood
that the first payment will be levied in the course of a few
weeks.

The following were amongst the collections, in Liverpool,
on Sunday last, for the distressed manufacturers, under the
authority of the " Queen's letter"
St. Jude's
Trinity Church, Woodside
St. Mark's..
Everton
St. Andrew's
St. James' ..
St. Michael's
St. Simon's

£l6O
54
33

£428 11

FATAL ACCIDENT BY SLIPPING ON AN ORANGE PEEL.
—On Tuesday, the 7th instant, as a poor female of 76 years
of age, named ellen Foster, was walking down Shaw's-
brow, her foot slipt upon an orange peel, and she fell vio-
lently to the ground. She was immediately picked up by a wo-
man who was passing by. Mrs. Finney, of St. John's Market,
also went to her assistance, and it was found her leg was
broken. She was removed to the Infirmary, where she was
properly attended to ; but she died from the effects of the
injury on Saturday morning last. Parties are much to be
reprehended who carelessly throw orange peel on the foot-
paths.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS : TRADE OF THE PORT.—The usual
yearly comparative statement of the rates and duties received
in the year ending on the 24th of June, 1841 and 1842, has
been published. The total income of the trust was, in 1842,
£198,782 ; in 1841, £195,261: increase in 1842, £3,520.
The duties on tonnage were, i❑ 1842, £93,291 ; in 1811,
£91,755; increase in 1842, £1,536. The duties on goods
were, in 1842, £83,871 ; in 1841, £83,750 : increase in 1842,
£l2O. The number of vessels which entered the docks, in
1842, was 16,458; in 1841, 16,108: increase 350. The ton-
nage amounted, in 1842, to 2,425,319 ; in 1841, 2,425,461 .
decrease 142. The result is, that, during a year of very great
depression in trade and commerce, the port of Liverpool has
not only maintained its trade, but slightly increased it, as
shown by the Dock revenue returns.
PROGRESS OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN MAN-
CHESTER.—The progress which the established church is
making in Manchester is truly gratifying to every friend of
sound religion. -Yesterday (Monday) the Lord Bishop of
the Diocese consecrated two of the churches which have
been built by the Ten Churches Association within the last
year; and this day (Tuesday) the venerable prelate will con-
secrate two others, which have been erected by the Man-
chester and Eccles Church Building Society. Each of these
churches is situated in a locality where the population were
previously destitute of spiritual instruction. It will be gra-
tifying to our readers to learn that there are three other
churches now building, and will be finished during the pre-
sent year ; and the foundation stone of a fourth will be laid
in a few weeks in Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, and of a fifth
at Barton, near Eccles.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—We perceive from a Lon-
don contemporary, that many distinguished characters in the
metropolis have lately sat for their likenesses by this ingeni-
ous but simple process. Baron Parke and Sir William
Follett have both been " taken," and have expressed them-
selves highly pleased with the fidelity of the resemblance.
At the building in this town most of our leading gentlemen
have availed themselves of this ready method of obtaining
an accurate representation of their facial developments.
Specimens may he seen at the Standard-office, of likenesses
of several gentlemen connected with this establishment,
some of which were taken in very dull and stormy weather,
and one, which is by far the most striking, was effected at
the moment when a very heavy shower of rain was passing
over. We mention this to prove that the brilliant shining of
the sun is not indispensable to the effectual working of the
process.

BURGLARY IN SHAW'S BROW.—Yesterday, two men,
named Edward Mercer and James Tinker, were placed at
the bar of the Police-court, charged with having committed
a burglary in the house of Mr. Chisenhall, veterinary sur-
geon, Shaw's-brow. Mercer had been employed in making
some alterations in the prosecutor's house during last week.
At half-past three on Sunday morning, police-officer No.
230 stopped him with a bundle of clothes in his possession
at the top of Shaw's-brow, which he said he was going to
take to the Railway ; and not being satisfied with his expla-
nation took him into custody. At seven o'clock, the servant
to Mr. Chisenhall, on coming down stairs, found that the
premises had been robbed; and Mrs. Chisenhall proved that
the clothes found on the prisoner Mercer belonged to her
husband, and had been taken from a chest of drawers in the
parlour, entrance into which had been effected through the
window. Tinker was apprehended on Sunday at noon,
drunk in bed, and a chisel was found upon him which cor-
responded with some marks upon the window frames, made
by the burglars. Mr. Rushton said the evidence was insuffi-
cient against Tinker, and ordered him to be discharged.
Mercer, who made no defence, was committed for trial at
the sessions.

THE LONG-LOST PRESIDENT, STEAM-SHIP.----A man of
the name of James Meadows, a factory-operative, and a
native of Wigan, last week went to Liverpool in search of
employment, but not succeeding in his endeavours he took a
stroll to the North Shore, where, between the bathing-
place and the Bootle Land Mark, •he found embedded
in the sand, with a half-inch board about a foot square
attached to it by a cord, a bottle containing a piece
of paper, on 'which was written in a good business-like
hand the following note :—" Dropped from on board the
President, steam-ship, lat. 68 deg., long. 39 deg. 27, 21 days
oat from New York for Liverpool. Passed several ice-
bergs, and at last are reduced to a wreck. Fourteen hands
dead. Whenever this is picked up let it be published
for the satisfaction of our friends. John Kirkman,
passenger. Suffering much from cold and hunger—have
eaten two of our companions." The above is an exact
copy of the note, with the exception of Kir, which is in
italic, that part of the paper being damaged in taking it out
of the bottle. The Mayor has, we understand, taken the
deposition of the man who found it; and whether it is really
what it professes to be, we suppose an examination of the
hand-writing, by some one acquainted with the party whose
signature is attached, will alone determine.—[We copy this
paragraph from the Manchester Times of Saturday last.
We have heard nothing whatever of the finding of a bottle in
Bootle Bay, or of the subsequent circumstances. The only
opinion we have in the matter is, that our contemporary has
been most egregiously hoaxed.]

Anotber great meeting of anti-corn law delegates is to be
held in London, before the prorogation of parliament, to re-
agitate the repeal of the corn laws.

The proclamation, announcing the issuing of a new copper
coinage of half a farthing, will be highly beneficial to the
poorer classes, as the shopkeepers now get the benefit in the
change of small articles. The old silver coinage is gradually
being called in by government, previous to the striking of a
new one ; but there is no intention to make the public be the
losers of the wear and tear of 25 years, which is so much
greater than in gold. The intrinsic value of many shillings
is not more than Bd. or Dd. and that of sixpences 3d. 6r 4d.
On Tuesday week, as Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Guest,
with her two children, were bathing at Sandy-quay, Dart-
mouth, Mrs. Chapman saw a large fish coming, with open
mouth, to one of the children. She happened to haie a
bathing-staff' in her hand, and most courageously transfixed
the fish with it, and called to a man passing in a boat for as-
sistance. The fish was soon captured, and proved to be what
is called a monk. It was taken to the Commercial Inn, and
found to measure five feet long ; the mouth was two feet
across, armed with several rows of large teeth, and quite
large enough to swallow one of the children.—WeBtern
Times.

THETFOH.D, JUNE 20.—0 n Thursday evening a fishing
party. consisting of Mr. Craske, jun., Mr. Goodbody, Mr.
Meadows, and Mr. Handcock, went out at about four o'clock
to a large piece of water, called Foulmere Pit, situated about
four miles from this town, and on their return they observed
a wooden bottle floating on the surface. Goodbody, Craske,
and Handcock took the boat (which was very leaky) and
tried to get the bottle. When they got near to it, Goodbody
(a stout heavy man) put his knee on one side of the boat,
which filled, and immediately went down. Goodbody never
rose. Handcock and Craske, both swimmers, made for the
shore, which the former succeeded in reaching in quite an
exhausted state ; but Craske, mistaking his way, swam over.
the shallow into deep water and sank. Meadows fortunately
continued on shore. The bodies of Goodbody and Craske
were not found till midnight.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS.—On Tuesday last, a boy, at
Middleton, in Teesdale, Durham, was thrown from a horse,
which took fright at aflash of lightning, and was so injured
as to cause his death. Whilst the poor youth was being
buried, at the neighbouring village of Romaldkirk, a gen-
tleman was just departing on horseback, when a man, in
lifting a rail from the hedge, caused the animal to plunge so
violently as to fall backward on its rider and kill him almost
instantaneously. Joseph Helmer, Esq. surgeon, was imme-
diately called to the unfortunate gentleman, but his utmost
exertions proved of no avail.
THE COAL DUTY.—It is considered probable that the
duty on the export of Coals to foreign parts will come into
operation on the sth of July, although every effort is being
made to postpone the measure until October. The govern-
ment has conceded to the British shipowner the protection to
which he is justly entitled, the duty to be levied on coals,
exported in ships belonging to states not acting with us under
reciprocity treaties, being fixed at four shillings per ton in-
stead of two shillings on large coals, and in the same propor-
tion as regards small coals. There will thus be a discrimi-
nating duty of a hundred, per cent. in favour of the ships of
this country—an amount of protection which, upon the
whole, is considered satisfactory by those most interested in
the matter.

FAILURES ON TIIE CONTINENT.—The suspension of
payment by three highly respectable firms on the continent
has been spoken of on 'Change to-day in terms of general
regret. The first of these is the very old-established firm
of Nevin, Kerr, Black, and Co. of Constantinople, whose
London house received advices to-day that payment was
suspended, but their letters were entirely without parti-
culars, nor was there any statement of the amount of
liabilities. The second failure is that of Wilson, Harvey,
and Co., a mercantile house of high standing at St. Peters-
burg ; and the third that of Oppenheim and Co., of Ham-
burg, a failure which, it is supposed, will be felt in this coun-
try, as the firm were considerable purchasers of Man-
hester goods.—Times, city article, Friday.
The M. Angelo and Raffaelle Drawings are, after all,
secured to the country, and to be deposited in the University
of Oxford. It is no less singular than true, that the noble
donation of £4,000 by the Earl of Eldon, and the generous
offer of Mr. Woodburn to reduce the price of the drawings
by £3,000, were simultaneously made, neither party being in
the least cognizant of what the other proposed. Of Lord
Eldon we will only say that his munificence and attachment
to the place of his education do him infinite honour, and we
trust that such an instance of taste for the fine arts and of
genuine love for Oxford will find other examples amongst
the many noble and wealthy who owe, at least, somewhat of
their present celebrity to their ancient connection with the
University of Oxford.

ANOTHER " BUBBLE " BURST.—An " unfortunate " ap-
plied to Mr. Jardine, at Bow-street Police-office, the other
day, for advice under the following circumstances :—He
stated that on the 4th of this month he left a bill for £4O
with the Westminster Investment Joint-Stock Loan Com-
pany and Bill Discounting Society, at No. 7, Adam-street,
Adelphi, and it was to have been discounted for him, and
the cash handed over by the 9th. The house, however, was
now closed, the society had failed, and the applicant could
not get his bill. Applicant called on the previous day at the
office, and saw a mail who was the only person on the pre-
mises, and was informed that if he called this morning he
should have the bill. He called, but did not get it, and was
told instead, that no doubt the directors would write to him
about it. In addition to this dilemma, the applicant said,
too, that unfortunately he was a shareholder in the concern.
—Mr. Jardine said he was afraid he could give him no as-
sistance, as the value was beyond that in which he was au-
thorised to interfere ; he was not aware of any remedy ex-
cept by action at law.—Applicant : I suppose, then, sir,if I
can't get my bill, I shall have to
Pay it when it becomes due.
—Mr. Jardine : I suppose so.—The applicant then left the
court.—Why do not people exercise a little discretion, ere
they trust their bills to, or become shareholders in, such a
concern as this ?

DISTRESS IN THE MANUFACTURING
DISTRICTS.

SERMON I

HE REV. HUGH APNEILE.

On Sunday last, the Rev. HUGH M'NEILE preached in
St. Jude's Church, for the relief of the working classes,
under, the Queen's letter. The rev. gentleman selected for
his text the 10th verse of the 2nd chapter of St. Paul's
Epistle to the Galations.—" Only they would that we should
remember the poor: the same which I also was forward
to do."

He commenced his sermon thus :—My dear brethren, we
are this day called to special practical remembrance of the
poor, in obedience to the command, and in imitation of the
example of our gracious Sovereign, whom God preserve !
This of itself ought to be sufficient to ensure a cordial
willingness in every loyal heart, and a ready compliance from
every loyal hand. How much more, then, when we find the
commandment and the example of the great SOVEREIGN
of sovereigns, enjoining a similar remembrance of the poor !
Christianity and loyalty, the things of God and the things of
Ctesar, go hand in hand, while in the exercise of the duty
urged upon us this day, we fear God, honour the Queen, and
remember the poor.

In the course of an animated and deeply interesting de-
scription of the Christian duty of almsgiving, the rev. gentle-
man said, that, "the Christian church is the Lord's steward,
the Lord's almoner in the earth ; not presuming to inde-
pendence in the management of a property considered as
her own; but aiming at fidelity in the appropriation. accord-
ing to her divine Master's will, of the portion of His goods
entrusted to her care."

He concluded nearly as follows :
" Whilst this duty in the principle of it, remains un-
changed throughout all ages, it may from peculiar circum-
stances of a temporary and intermittent character, receive a
stimulating impulse as to the urgency and amount which
ought to attend its exercise on some special occasion. Our
country is at this time under such peculiar circumstances.
Various causes have conspired to place her so. It seems
imperative that some allusion be made to these, and I make
it according of course to my best judgment, but with diffi-
dence. - The facilities given for artificial credit greatly in-
creased the number of our manufacturing producers : and
over production has brought about its inevitable recoil. If
the market of the whole world were open to England without
a competitor, all the consumers of manufactured goods
throughout the world, could not consume as rapidly as York-
shire and Lancashire alone, with the aid of joint stock banks,
would assuredly produce. Such a demand would of course
lead in the first instance to a mutiplication of the number of
producers ; and thereby the demand however great, would
speedily be overtaken and overpast. Unless some wholesome
restraint were put upon the contrivances of artificial credit,
there would occur what has occurred more than once, and
what has occurred now again ; bringing in its train many of
the depressing consequences umler,which the country is suf-
fering. Goods have been produced for which there has re-
mained no demand in any safe market from whence returns
were sure. The next step was to hazard them in unsafe
markets. This has been done, and in many instances very
inadequate returns, and in some instances no returns at all
have been made. The next step was the failure of those
master producers whose credit was artificial and who had no
bond fide property to meet the exigency of the present loss.
Their failures were of course attended by the disbanding of
the multitudes of young and old whom they bad congregated
into their factories : and thus thousands of our fellow-coun-
trymen have been suddenly deprived of employment, and re-
duced first to the pawnbroker's ruinous dealings, then to the ,
parish, and many, alas how many in strugglingto avoid the '
parish workhouse, have been reduced to destitution the most
abject, to hunger and thirst, and nakedness.

The printed statement accompanying the Queen's Letter,
informs us, that "many failures among the millowners have
occurred," and that " a large number of the manufacturing
workmen accustomed to constant industry, have been re-
duced by the stoppage of mills, to want of employment, and
to a dependance on legal or voluntary alms."
" Mr. Waddington, the secretary of the relief fund in
Stockport, states in the official report upon the distress in
that town, that the great majority of the distressed families
have no visible means of support; that for some weeks they
had subsisted by credit; that when that failed their next re-
source was to sell their furniture, their wearing apparel, their
bed and bedding, and in many instances women have been
compelled even to part with their marriage ring ; and that
their drvellings were found literally stripped of every article
of comfort. He subsequently proceeds to state, in refer-
ence to the district of which he acted as visitor, The greater
proportion of the inhabitants of that district were in as la-
mentable a state of destitution as it is possible to imagine ; I
am convinced that the relief fund has been the cause of
saving hundreds in the borough from a premature grave.' "
Meantime, causes of a different character have deprived
many of our richer fellow-countrymen of a considerable por-
tion of those means whereby they were formerly enabled
largely to contribute towards the relief of such distress.
In this, I allude to other classes of our commercial men,
especially to the owners and joint-owners of West Indian
estates. I offer no comment at present upon either the
principle or the policy of that gigantic experiment of bene-
volence—negro emancipation—l simply state a fact, which
cannot, I think, in fairness, be overlooked among the ele-
ments of our present commercial and social depression.
Directly or indirectly, from these and similar causes, you
all feel yourselves to be sufferers. And if you ask why I
allude to your own wants, at the moment that I am about to
ask you to contribute towards the wants of others, my excuse
is, because I wish to shew you that in the particular case now
before us, your own distress, instead of being an excuse, or
affording you any just plea of exemption, does, in fact, supply
the most urgent and undeniable argument in favour of your
most liberal contributions. This may seem a paradox; yet
it is strictly true. Our social system is linked together,
wheel within wheel, class dependant upon class, as the mem-
bers of one great body. If one member seriously suffer, it
is impossible that the other members can escape suffering
with it. If the classes of the community whom I now ad-
dress be sufferers, you cannot be the only sufferers. The
classes above you must feel italso, though not so severely
as you do. The classes below you must feel it, and feel it
more severely than you do. The cause is plain. A time of
general distress reduces every class from what may be called
its habitual position in ordinary times. Contemplate the
class, whose habitual positiOn is one of aboundi!tg superfluity
and luxury; they may be reduced, and very seriously so, yet
still possess all that constitutes gentility and even elegance
with economy. There was large space for reduction about
them ; they might be let down far, and yet still be compara-
tively high. Contemplate the class, whose habitual position
is one of genteel economy ; they may be reduced, yet still
retain all that can be called absolutely necessary. Contem-
plate the class, whose habitual position is one of bare neces-
sity ; if they be reduced, they must reach some points of actual
want. And finally, contemplate the class whose habitual
position is one of want, who are poor at the best, standing at
the lowest point of precarious subsistence : if they be re-
duced, to what condition must it be? Behold, then, my
dear brethren, in your own reduced circumstances and pre-
sent distress, the proof, the pressing, painful undeniable
proof of the utter prostration of the poor. Have you be-
come objects of sympathy because of your reduced incomes ?
They have become objects of compassion having no incomes
at all. Are you deprived of comforts ?—they are deprived of
necessaries. Have you no wine ?—they have no bread.
Are you restrained from the early purchase of a new coat or
new gown ?—they have neither coat nor gown left, which was
available as a pledge whereby to procure another loaf.

This appeals to you all. Members of our congregation,
adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour. Strangers, our fel-
low-worshippers this morning, rejoice in the opportunity af-
forded you to take part in this blessed work. My poorer
friends, who are still in employment, you have but little,
then "do thy diligence gladly to give of that little." Ser-
vants, fed to the full at your master's cost, let the cry of the
hungry startle you at your meals, and come and consecrate
your wages to the service of the Lord Jesus.

I spoke of hunger, and thirst, and nakedness ; and these
were not figures of speech, but plain words describing most
deplorable realities. But words are feeble instruments in a
case like this. They cannot convey adequate impressions to
your minds and hearts. Your eyes should be addressed as
well as your ears. You should see a family of the destitute
poor : the grown and growing children pale and emaciated
from long privation ; again they have felt the pangs of
hunger, and eagerly snatched the insufficient morsels from
their mother, who has found it easier to resist her own
cravings for necessary food than their pitiful cries. They
have eaten all, still they cry, till exhausted nature sinks into
the temporary repose of a feverish sleep. You should see
the mother then fixing her wild eyes upon the poor pining
babe at her bosom, for whom she has no supply, and trem-
bling in terror at every sound, lest another and another of
her dear little ones be wakened up to a fresh consciousness
of want and endurance of suffering. You should see the
father, willing to work, if work could be had, standing in
speechless agony at the sight, suppressing the rising groan,
and turning aside to wipe away unseen the tears that roll
over his manly cheek. If I could lead you through the
dwellings of the poor, and make you spectators of such
scenes as these, I need not speak : your eyes would affect
your hearts, and your hearts would not coldly calculate, nor
reluctantly dole out your accustomed shilling for the col-
lecting box—no, but warmed by the risings of tender sym-
pathy, and assured that your contributions would be well
and faithfully applied, your hearts and hands would over-
flow with sacred profusion for the godlike office of feeding,
clothing, comforting, healing, the hungry, the naked, the
afflicted, the diseased.
And then ! 0! stand once more in that wretched hovel.
See the children all awake, the mother looks mournfully
upon them as they renew their cries for food ; the father,
unable to bear the complicated misery, rushes to the door,
that he may escape from sounds which harrow up his soul—
when lo ! the secretary of the Relief Fund, or one of his
accredited messengers, arrives. lie carries bread with him.
"Thank God!" bursts involuntarily from the father's heart.
"Bread !" exclaims a little one, darting to the door; and all
in wild delight reiterate the sound, " Bread, bread!" The
sudden rush of joy is too much for the enfeebled mother.
who faints away, but is presently revived, and revived to
such a sight ! Her children have bread and to spare, and
she may at last have some herself! 0 ! seek through the
round world for happiness,—in what clime—under what
smiling sky—in what career of ambition—in what acquisition
of wealth—in what haunt of dissipation—in what scenes of
merriment—where, under the first great curse—can such real
happiness be found as that which is enjoyed in tracing the
footsteps of Jesus, who went about doing good to the poor ?
The collection amounted to one hundred and sixty pounds,

It is better, in conversation with positive men, to turn off
the subject in dispute with some merry conceit, than to keep
up the contention to the disturbance of the company.
INDECENT PROCEEDINGS IN TILE CATIIEDRAL.—A fracas
of a most unseemly character occurred in the Cathedral
during divine service on Sunday last. A dispute has existed
for some time about the ownership of a pew, between two
gentlemen who are members of the congregation. While the
first lesson was being read last Sunday, the coachman and
two other persons in the employ of one of the parties entered
the church in a noisy mariner, and advanced to the pew in
question, which is at the extremity of the right hand gallery,
most remote from the entrance. It was occupied at the time
by the other claimant and some members of his family, who
refused admittance to the new-comers, and a most indecent
and disgraceful scuffle ensued in consequence. For a few
minutes a struggle was carried on, which disturbed the whole
congregation, causing several of them to leave their seats and
hurry to the scene of conflict. Captain Nesbitt and some of
the constabulary, who happened to be in the church, at length
succeeded in separating the combatants.—Londonderry
Sentinel. _ . _

THUNDER STORM.—A violent thunder storm, attended
with loss of life, visited Newcastle-on-Tyne and neighbour-
hood on the forenoon of Tuesday, and it appears also to have
extended generally throughout the country, causing many
severe and painful casualties. At the barracks the lightning
struck the hospital, and a soldier of the 61st regiment, named
James Hynes, who has been some time an invalid, was killed
while sitting on a stool. A serjeant in the same regiment,
whose room adjoined the hospital, while in the act of
closing the window shutter, was also struck and rendered
insensible, but he soon after recovered. The hospital sus-
tained considerable damage by the breaking of the windows
and damage to the rafters and roofing. Mr. Newton, of
Nursery Cottage, whilst walking in his nursery was knocked
down, but he happily suffered no further injury than a tem-
porary fright. At the Spital Tongues Colliery, a little girl,
named Jane Davy, was slightly injured ; and at Arthur's
Hill an old woman was deprived of sight, but both, it is said,
are recovering. A cow, grazing on the Town Moor, belong-
to John Huntley, of Percy-street, was killed. At the Abbey
Farm, near Barnard Castle, five sheep belonging to Mrs.
Miller were killed ; at Arklaw Banks, the farm house occu-
pied by Mr. Middleton, was injured ; and at Hunderthwaite,
a three-year-old colt, belonging to William Kipling, Esq.,
was killed.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE-
MENT OF SCIENCE.

'CHESTER, SATURD

learned sections of s

attended numerously. The Marquis of Northampton' Lord
Francis Egerton, Professor Besse', and a number of other
parties known to science, attended, but the section broke u'
at an early hour, and nothing of importance occurred.
American minister (Mr. Everett), whose appearance
not solely attributed to his attachment to scientific pursuits,
had an address presented to him to-day at the Borough-
reeve's room, purportinc, to emanate from the merchants,manufacturers, and traders, of Lancashire, expressing their
wish for the establishment of perfectly free relations with the
United States. I have every reason to believe that the ad-
dress was concocted by the leaders of the Anti-corn Law
League, and, whether consonant or not with the feelings and
Opinions of the traders and manufacturers of Lancashir-
they have not been generally consulted. The followinv

copy of the address, the publication of which may be a
novelty to those manufacturers and traders of Lancashire
whose sentiments it is said to express :

" To his Excellency the Hon. E. Everett, &c.—We, the
undersigned merchants, manufacturers, traders, and others,
inhabitants of Manchester and its vicinity, feel gratified and
honoured by your temporary visit to our town, and gladly
avail ourselves of the opportunity of expressing the friendly
sentiments we entertain towards the great country whose
people and government you represent. We are sensible
of the strong ties by which the United States of America
and our own countay are already connected. We feel that
we are the same people, aad of the same branch of the great
human family, with those who have converted the pathless
wastes of your vast continent into a land where civilization
has reared ber standard, and where man is pursuing with
unfaltering steps all that is great and noble, and worthy of
his highest ambition. We feel that much of what is cheer-
ing in the future progress of the world may depend upon
the career of two nations so intimately allied, and. that
a heavy responsibility is imposed upon each country in
working out its part of the all-wise designs of Divine
Providence in the advancement of the highest common
interests of our race. We believe that he is the best
friend of both countries who endeavours to promote an
equitable and enduring alliance between them ; and that
nothing can serve more powerfully to insure this than
the extension of reciprocal commercial intercourse, and
the creation of a closer mutual dependence, operating to the
great mutual advantage of all parties. We deeply regret that
there should exist the slightest barrier to the most perfect
commercial freedom between the enterprising population of
these islands and our brethren of the American continent.
We trust that the delusive idea of protecting one branch of
industry by inflicting injury upon other branches is fast pass-
ing away ; and that, ere long, the abundant products of your
country and the various manufactures of ours will be freely
interchanged; that commercial transactions will become as
uncontrolled by fiscal restrictions as are the waves, which,
whilst they separate, yet serve to unite the parent with the
daughter country. We feel convinced that the doom of mo-
nopoly is sealed in our land, that even the blindness of party
is becoming enlightened, and that all the wise and good will
soon be brought to regret that a single hour should have
been allowed to pass without the adoption of the sound prin-
ciples of free trade. We would hope—nay, we cannot doubt
—that in your native land, of whose free institutions you are
justly proud, commerce will not long be permitted to languish
in fetters; and that all who would give her perfect freedom
in your country and in ours, will not only hold out to each
other the hand of friendship, and co-operate to advance the
great principles we espouse, but have to greet each other on
the speedy realization of the objects they so ardently desire.
We are most anxious that perpetual peace should exist be-
tween the two countries—peace founded on mutual respect
and mutual benefits, and that wherever the flag of our re-
spective countries may be unfurled, it may be hailed as the
herald of amity, of civilization, and of religion. To your
Excellency, individually, we desire to convey our most earnest
wish that your sojourn amongst us may be gratifying to
yourself, and tend in an eminent degree to promote the most
kindly feelings between the great people whose interests you
have the distinguished honour to represent, and the inhabi-
tants of these realms--a vast majority of whom, we feel
assured, most cordially unite with us in the

,entiments' we

now express, from a full persuasion that the consummation
of their views will secure solid and lasting benefit and bles-
sings to ourselves, to you, and to the world.".