The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

We beg to call the notice of our readers to an advertise-
ment in our paper of to-day, well worth the notice of sports-
men. Capt. nanny's beautiful mansion at Castleroe, on the
banks of the Bann. at the Salmon Leap, is to be let fur-
nished or unfurnished, with the exclusive right of shooting
over 2500 acres, both of grouse and partridge lands. The
best salmon and trout-fishing in all Ireland, is at the very
door, and the mansion and offices are in perfect repair.
STARRING.--A sailor belonging to the Amelia, a Sicilian
vessel, was placed before M?. Rushton on Wednesday, on a
charge of having stabbed a brother sailor with a knife on the
side of the head. It appeared from the evidence, which was
interpreted by Mr. Commissioner Dowling, that the parties
had been engaged in the hold of the vessel, when they had a
quarrel about their respective families—that from words it
came to blows—and that the prisoner, after having received
considerable provocation, seized a knife which was lying on
the floor at the time, and stabbed the complainant with it
in the head. The prisoner was ordered to pay a penalty of
£3, or to be imprisoned for a month.
IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURISTS.—Guano, the new ma-
nure lately introduced from South America, will prevent the
fly from taking the turnip plant if dusted upon it at the rate
of about one hundred-weight to the statute acre. It was
applied in this manner, during the late dry weather in this
neighbourhood, with the most beautiful effect. This newly-
discovered property of the guano, in addition to its acknow-
ledged extraordinary fertilizing qualities, will render it the
most valuable article to the British farmer which modern
science and enterprise have yet introduced; and we have
great pleasure in communicating the fact to our agricultural
readers. We shall hereafter report progress with regard to
several breadths of turnips, &c., where it has been used, as
compared with the produce of the same soils in which the
ordinary manures only have been employed.
BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER.—On the evening of Sun-
day last, as two mariners named Glennon and Cusack, were
on the river in a boat, they observed the body of a man
floating on the water opposite to the Magazines. On taking
it up they found it much disfigured about the head, and con-
veyed it to the dead-house, where it was recognised as the
body of James Thompson, a warehouseman' in the service of
Messrs. Hornby and Roughsedge, who had been missing for
a period of three weeks. On his person were found a sove-
reign, one half-crown, 31d. in copper, and an office pen-
knife. A few days before he was missed he wrote a letter to
one of his employers, in which he stated that as he was suf-
fering from extreme low spirits, the cause of which he did not
mention, he could not attend to his business, and hoping that
his accounts would be found correct. His accounts, we un-
derstand, balanced within a sovereign.—An inquest was held
upon the remains on Tuesday, before Mr. Curry, the borough
coroner, at which the above facts-having been given in evi-
dence, the jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned."
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT IN HARRINGTON DOCK.—A
distressing accident occurred about noon on Monday last in
Harrington Dock, whereby Richard Birkenhead, a fine little
fellow of eight years of age, lost his life. He was the eldest
son of John Birkenhead, master of the flat Mary Jane,
lying in the dock. It appears that he had been left on shore
by his mother, who had gone on board to prepare her hus-
band's dinner; and in a very few minutes afterwards she was
alarmed by a cry that a child had fallen into the water. Her
feelings may be imagined but not described, when she found
that it was her son, whom only a few minutes before she had
left playing on the quay. A boatman dived three times to
rescue the poor boy, but without success, but after the drags
had been used for three quarters of an hour it was brought
up. As may be expected life was totally extinct. An in-
quest was held on the body on Monday, before Mr. Curry,
when the mother and father of the deceased described the
above circumstances, but no evidence was produced to show
how the deceased fell into the water. The verdict of the
jury, therefore was, " Found Drowned."

LIFE BUOYS AND BELTS.—There are now exhibiting in
the Underwriters' Rooms in this town a life buoy and life
belt, the invention of Lieutenant Carte, of a very simple
construction, but very efficient for the purposes for which
they are intended. The buoy consists of a hoop formed of
layers of cork, covered with painted canvass ; the exterior
diameter 33 inches, the interior 20 inches, the thickness or
circumference about 15 inches. It is divided into four equal
parts, from which depend small ropes to hold on by. It will
support four persons, and can be put on and off at pleasure.
The person in the water has only to press on the part of the
buoy nearest to him to make it assume an upright position.
in this situation the head and arms may easily be intro-
duced. The arms once over the buoy, the person is in per-
fect safety, and may assist another without danger to him-
self. Two of the buoys, lashed one upon another, will sup-
port as many persons as can conveniently cling to them.
They are in general use on the coast of Yorkshire, and have
also been adopted by the Humane Society in Scotland, the
Shipping Company of Bristol, and about two hundred steam
and sailing vessels in different parts of the kingdom. The
swimming belts or life preservers weigh only thirty ounces,
and are particularly adapted to the use of the crews of life
and other boats, to passengers and seamen, and to gentlemen
accustomed to the amusement of rowing. They are tied on
loosely round the waist, resting on the hips. In this position
they will not interfere with the arms in rowing; and if a
person falls into the water, or should the boat be upset, the
belt will be forced up under his arms and remain there, and
form a protection to the body, if dashed against rocks or any
hard substance. These belts are used by most of the crews
of the life boats on the coast of Yorkshire, by the masters of
several steam and sailing vessels, and by many other indivi-
duals.

MANSLAUGHTER.—On Tuesday, and, by adjournment,
on Wednesday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, the
borouzli coroner, on view of the body of Peter Carlin, a
carter, 19 years of age, who died on Monday at the Northern
Hospital. From the examination of several witnesses it
appeared that the deceased was on Friday, the Gth instant,
carrying some boxes from a vessel, at the Victoria Dock
on shore, when a quarrel ensued between himself and another
carter, named William Cringle. The latter told his son to
get a stone and to dash out the brains of the deceased, and
then both deceased and the elder Cringle commenced to
fight. While they were in the act of fighting, Cringle's son
continued to throw large paving stones at the deceased, who,
at length, stopped fighting and pursued the son. Being
unable to come up with him, he returned again and re—com-
menced the fight with the elder Cringle, who, during his
absence, had taken up a piece of copper dross and kept it in
his right hand until the deceased returned to him. Several
blows were then struck by each of the parties at the other,
but, at length, Cringle hit the deceased on the back of the
head with the copper dross, which caused a large gash, from
which blood flowed profusely. The deceased was subse-
quently taken to the Northern Hospital, when it was found
that he had received a wound on the back part of the head,
about an inch in length, and a slight fracture of the scull.
Erysipelas afterwards set in, which in the opinion of Mr.
Harris, the house surgeon, had been caused by the injuries,
and produced his death. Upon a post mortem examination,
considerable congestion of the brain was discovered. The
jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against William
Cringle, the elder, and William Cringle, the younger, who
were both committed to Kirkdale to abide their trials at the

assizes

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The second gala of the
season took place on Monday evening, and, notwithstanding
the cloudy and somewhat threatening state of the weather,
the attendance was numerous and highly respectable. The
gardens, after the refreshing rains, presented a truly beauti-
ful appearance, affording delightful promenades through the
winding and diversified walks. The trees and shrubs have
considerably increased in growth since the spring of last
year, and may now be said to be arrayed in the delicate and
luxuriant garb of the early summer. We do not remember
to have seen so comparatively small a piece of ground so
tastefully laid out, and presenting so great and pleasing a va-
riety of hill and dale, wood and water. The numerous rare
quadrupeds, land and aquatic birds, &c., were also highly
attractive, particularly to the juvenile portion of the assembly.
The pictorial model of 'tome was, however, the grand " lion"
of the evening, and was gazed upon long and intently, with
wonder and admiration. As seen after sunset, the illusion is
complete. The eternal city, with its numerous streets, the
bridge and castle of St. Angelo, and the Tiber (real water),
in the foreground, St. Peter's Church and other prominent
structures more behind, and the hills in the back ground,
apparently many miles distant. As darkness sets in, the
whole of the streets and public buildings become brilliantly
illuminated by thousands of lamps, as if by the work of en-
chantment. The scene presents the rejoicings in celebration
of 11 Giorno di San Pietro, in completion of which a variety
of beautiful fireworks are introduced. The rockets, discharg-
ing balls of brilliantly coloured fire, the serpents, &c., rising
as it were from the water, and the apparent conflagration of
the whole city, were triumphs of pyrotechnic art. Mr.
Stubbs's excellent harmonic band was on the ground, and
played a variety of pleasing national airs. This band is ha-
bited in the full uniform of the Ist Dragoon Guards, and
seem, by the military regularity with which they march to
and from the ground, and their attention to their leader, to
have imbibed much of the discipline of that celebrated corps.
The exhibition will be repeated this evening, and from the
eclat with which it has hitherto passed off, a very numerous
and fashionable attendance is anticipated.

ROBBERIES AND ASSAULT.—In our last we gave a report
of a case in which six persons were placed before Mr. Rush-
ton, on the previous day, on the respective charges of having
robbed and assaulted a man, and breaking into and robbing
a shop in Dale-street. The case stood over in consequence
of the man who was assaulted, and whose name is James
Rimmer, being too ill to be removed to give his evidence.
The shop did not belong to Mr. Wolf, as we stated on Tues-
day, but to Mr. Joel Hart. The case was resumed on Tues-
day, and the prisoners were all committed for trial. Mr.
Rimmer, it is stated, still lies in a dangerous state, at the
Northern Hospital. From his statement, taken at the hos-
pital, it appeared that, at twelve o'clock on Sunday night, he
was passing along Dale-street, when he! was accosted by two
girls, with whom he fell into conversation. They entreated
him to accompany them home, which he strenuously refused
to do. He had turned into Fountenoy-street, when he was
knocked down by some men from behind, and they with the
girls rifled his pockets. Amongst the articles taken from
him were some keys, a knife, a pair of spectacles, &e. The
last-named articles taken from the prisoners were produced
and identified, but he could not swear to any of the indivi-
duals. It appeared from the further evidence adduced, that
police-officer Lynch, hearing a cry of murder, went to see
w erle
what the matter was, when be found Rimmer lying insensible
in the street., He gave the alarm, and the prisoners, Halla
and Doyle, were taken near the spot. The others
seen, but they made their escape. Lynch, having deposited
Mr. Rimmer in a place of safety, went to the house where he
e
knew the prisoners resided in Ford-street, and there, on
searching, the above-mentioned articles were found,_ w, ith
sundry other property which subsequently proved that the
prisoners bad been concerned in aburgtlwareylve
whicha was
nd half-past
com-
mitted on Saturday morning, between
one o'clock. The circumstances attending the robbery of
Mr. Hart's premises were fully detailed in our publication of
Tuesday.

SWEEOING CHIMNEYS.—A correspondent of the Morning'
Herald calls the attention of the public to the necessity of
making alterations (as sweeping by boys must shortly cease)
in their chimneys where required, either by the insertion of
trap-doors, or such other alterations as may be deemed ad-
visable. An early attention to this matter, he says, will save
considerable inconvenience and possible risk of accidents by
fire through insufficient sweeping of chimneys by the new
machines.

THE PROPOSED NEW Poon. LAW.—We understand that
a deputation from this town have had an interview with Sir
James Graham during the present week, for the purpose of
showing how extremely inapplicable several of the provisions
in his amended poor-law bill are to the circumstances of the
town, and how grievously they will press upon the inhabitants
in the increase of poor rates, and in inflicting severe priva-
tions on the poor in inbancing unnecessarily their already
numerous and bitter sufferings.
ELECTION OF SURGEON TO THE LADIES' CHARITY.—A
meeting of the subscribers to this valuable charity was held
on Tuesday, at one o'clock, for the purpose of electing an ac-
ccouheur for the institution, in the room of Mr. W. H. Bain-
brigge, who was lately appointed one of the surgeons to the
Northern Hospital. There were only two candidates, Mr.
H. Cauty and Mr. H. S. Taylor; and on casting up the
votes the former gentleman was declared the successful can-
didate by a majorty of 55 votes, Mr. Cauty having 189, and
Mr. Taylor 134 votes.

OPERATION FOR CLUB FOOT.—The operation, one of the
triumphs of modern surgery, of dividing the various tendons
about the ankle joint for the relief and deformity of " Club
Foot," was performed with success by Mr. Vale, of Birken-
head, about a fortnight since, on a boy eight years old who
was born with this infirmity on both feet, and who from his
infancy walked in great pain with the whole weight of his
body resting on the outside of the feet. He is now able to
put the heels and soles of his feet flat on the ground, and
when seen by our correspondent the other day, appeared in
high delight at being capable of walking in the ordinary way.

The past week has witnessed here a very great influx of
strangers from Manchester and the surrounding districts.
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company consider-
ately provided a third-class train for the labouring holyday
people, great numbers of whom have availed themselves of
the advantage afforded by the reduction in the fare (half-a-
crown each way.) On Wednesday the Runcorn steamers
brought no less than 3000 persons from Manchester. The
fare by this conveyance is, we believe, two shillings.

EV. HUGH M'NEILE.—The following is an extract from
a private letter received in this town, dated Paris, May 2:—
" The Rev. Hugh M'Neile preached at Marbroeuf Chapel
yesterday, both morning and evening, most clear, eloquent,
and admirable sermons. The evening lecture was peculiarly
beautiful on that passage in St. Luke, 9th chap., 27th ver.
" There be some standing here which shall not taste of death,"
&c. I hope we shall hear him again. The church was filled
to overflowing, chairs placed in the aisles, and ladies sitting
within the chancel."—Betfast Chronicle.
ALBION BANK.—This' bank was dissolved only about
three months ago, and the last instalment of its paid-up
capital is now being paid to the proprietors, who will soon
receive in addition a division of the surplus fund, which we
understand is no inconsiderable amount. This result reflects
the highest credit on the talent, probity, and judgment of
the management and direction of the company.
CII ARGE OF FELONY.—A young man named Owen was
yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton on the following
charge :—Mr. Cotton said, he had lodged at a public-house
kept by a Mr. Hunt, but had some weeks ago gone to Staf-
fordshire, leaving his chest, which was locked, in the care
of the landlord; On his return he found the chest still
locked ; but on opening it, missed a pair of trousers, a satin
vest, a neckerchief, and other articles. The prisoner lodged
at the same house at the time witness left, but had, it ap-
peared, since gone to lodge in London-road. Mr. Hunt
said, he had nitssed other articles from the house belonging
to lodgers and guests, and as he suspected the prisoner, he
took steps to find him, and in his trunk found the handker-
chieY produced, which was identified by Mr. Cotton as his
property. The prisoner was remanded, in order that further
enquiry might be made relative to the other property.

ASSAULT ON A GENTLEMAN AND HIS DAUGHTERS.—A.
man, named William Baker, who stated himself to be a book-
keeper, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with an
unprovoked attack on Mr. William Hardy, of Mason-street,
Edge-hill. Mr. H. said that on the previous evening, about
a quarter past ten (his daughters having gone to a missionary
meeting at Everton), he heard a loud ringing at the door bell,
which was repeated before it could be opened, and he also
heard one of his daughters cry " Oh, papa !" as if in alarm.
On opening the door, he found his two daughters had been
pursued by the prisoner. They ran in, and the prisoner fol-
lowed them into the lobby, where he several times struck the
complainant, who was obliged at last to retort in his own de-
fence. The prisoner denied that he struck the first blow ;
but the case was distinctly sworn to, and he was fined 40s.
and costs, or to be imprisoned 21 days.
STEALING MONEY FROM A SHOP.—A boy, named M'Cabe,
who was well known to the police, was yesterday brought be-
fore Mr. Rushton on a charge of stealing from a shop.
Margaret Roberts said she was attending in the shop of Mr.
Keran, Sidney-place, Edge-hill, that morning at half-past
-nine, when she observed the prisoner stooping under the
counter, and asked him with some alarm what he was doing
there. He replied, " Nothing," and made towards the door.
She called Mr. Keran who, with another person, pursued
him for a considerable distance, and succeeded in securing
him. A police-officer came up and he was given into custody.
In his possession were found four five shilling papers of
copper, which he had taken from a box placed in the shop
grate. He was committed for trial.

CAUTION TO SEAMEN.—SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—At the
Police-court yesterday. William Scott, second mate of the
ship Bradshaw, was placed at the bar on a charge of smug-
gling tobacco. One of the revenue officers stated, that on
searching the vessel he found 36 lbs. of foreign manufactured
tobacco (produced) concealed under the prisoner's sleeping
place. He stated at the time that be had got it to sell to the
passengers on the outward voyage, as he did not intend to
leave the ship. He also admitted that he was a native of
Scotland. He repeated the same statement in court, and
was remanded until Monday, when the reply of the commis-
sioners should be received as to proceeding against him.—
Another, a seaman in the same ship, named John M`Gowan,
was also brought up for a like offence-4 lbs. of tobacco being
found onboard, which he acknowledged to be his. He stated
that it was for his own use, but it appeared that he had also
a sufficient stock in his chest for his own consumption. As
the quantity was under 6 lbs., the magistrate could adjudi-
cate summarily, and fined him 20s. and costs, or, in default
of payment, to be imprisoned seven days.

THE BODY OF MR. ALFRED LITTLEDALE FOUND.—We
have the melancholy satisfaction to state that the body of
Mr. A. Littledale, (who, together with two other young
gentlemen, Mr. Royds and Mr. Ramsay, was accidentally
drowned in the Mersey on the 27th ult.,) was found in the
Formby Channel, near the Light-ship, on Tuesday last. The
captain of the flat " Union," bound to Preston, observed
the body floating on the water, and picked it up. It was
taken up the Ribble, and deposited at the Ship Inn, at the
bottom of Preston Marsh, which borders the river near that
town. An inquest was held on Wednesday, on view of the
body, before Richard Palmer, Esq., coroner of that district.
The remains of the unfortunate young gentleman were, as
might be expected, much decomposed. Mr. Taunton, one of
the survivors from the melancholy accident, was the principal
witness ; and his evidence was exactly similar to that of Mr.
Crewe, on the inquest held here on the bodies of Mr. Ram-
say and Mr. Royd, and which was given at length, in the
STANDARD a fortnight ago. The Superintendent of the
Preston police stated, that he found on the body three sove-
reigns, two half-crowns, and one sixpence. The jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect, that the deceased had been
" Accidentally Drowned."
ANTI-CORN-LAW AGITATION.—The inhabitants of Bir-
kenhead have been visited by one of the paid agents of the
Anti-corn-law League, with a 'view of stirring up their dor-
mant energies against what the tool of that contemptible
body chooses to denominate the bread tax. On Tuesday
evening the lecturer called together, by placard, as many of
the inhabitants as could be induced to listen to the stale
jokes, the vulgar witticisms, and the thrice refuted assertions
of the wily demagogues ; but the attempt was altogether a
failure. True it is that some hundred persons, chiefly of the
working classes, assembled in the Albion-room ,• but for
ladies, who were " particularly requested to attend "—ad-
mission gratis—we looked in vain. Mr. C. Bentham, a Qua-
ker, consented to occupy the post of chairman ; and he briefly
opened the business, requesting those who were to address
the meeting not to call their opponents hard names; yet, in
defiance of this injunction, the aristocracy were denominated
every thing vile, and called names which a Billingsgate fish
wife would hardly have defiled her tongue with using, whilst
the people were designated great fools because they did not
exactly conform their opinions to those professed by the
League. The blasphemous mode in which the League use
Scripture as a pretended authority for some of their dogmas,
justly entitle them to the title of the " unholy alliance," and
to the well-merited contempt of all the wise and good, of
whatever creed or party.
A FRIEND AT COURT.—At the Police-court, yesterday,
a female, named Elizabeth Richardson, charged a man, of
the name of William Morris, with having stolen from her a
bed, some chairs, and a quantity of other furniture. It ap-
peared that for some time previously to the month of April,
the prisoner lived with the prosecutrix, who kept a brothel
in Smithdown-lane ; and a quarrel taking place between them,
they parted. Shortly after the separation, the prosecutrix
was committed for trial at the last sessions, on a charge of
felony, when the prisoner availed himself of the opportunity
to strip the house of all the furniture, which he carried to a
baker's, named Charles Smith, by whom lie was employed.
At the sessions the prosecutrix was acquitted, and finding ber
furniture gone, she sought out the prisoner, whom she caused
to be taken into custody. The defence of the prisoner was
that the prosecutrix had given him the furniture ; but this
statement was met by a flat contradiction. He called the
man Smith, who said he could prove the fact. in corrobora-
tion; but on his testimony being sifted, it was found so con-
tradictory, that no reliance could be placed upon it ; and,
further, that the stolen goods had been conveyed direct from
the house of the prosecutrix to his own house. Under these
circumstances, Mr. Rushton ordered Smith to be placed in
the dock as a receiver ; and the depositions having been re-
duced to writing, both prisoners were committed for trial at
the next sessions.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAN D AtoNwiVomb REILuAi.::e--;
of ascertainin the best mode
mthiet t ei
me of fo ther tanlti
souubs
eco
tf Commons,
of facilitating the communication between the two countries,
Theconfi committee
md
have concluded their inquiries, so far as the South of Ireland
is concerned, and are now proceeding to examine witnesses
respecting the necessity of establishing a railway from Ches-
ter to North Wales. Mr. Cubitt and Captain Denham have
already been examined, and the London correspondent of
the Dublin Evening Mail,
has means of obtaining correct cbhto informationhas frequently showns
utbh
jaete
thse,
says :—" There is little doubt that the committee will re-
commend in the strongest manner the necessity of making a
railway communication between Chester and North Wales;
and in the event of the proposition receiving the sanction of
the government, the committee will most probably recom-
mend that the whole of the Irish correspondence shall be
transmitted via Dublin. This will set at rest the rival claims
of Cork and Waterford."
tOYAL VICTORIA GALLERY.—PREVENTION OF SMOKE.
—lt will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, that a pub-
lic meeting is to be held in the lecture-room of the Victoria
Gallery, on Thursday next, in the forenoon, for the purpose
of directing public attention to plans for the prevention of
smoke, with the ultimate view of bringing the subject before
the British Association, at the next meeting of its members;
and that it is expected that the Rev. Dr. Molesworth, of
Rochdale, who has taken an active part in this inquiry, et
Leeds and elsewhere, will take the chair on the occasion.
The subject is one of some importance ; and there will,
doubtless, be various suggestions offered, some of them
worthy of attention.—Manchester Guardian. [We are
somewhat surprised to find a rev. gentleman, of the peculiar
the Rev. Dr. Molesworth,
opinions entertained by " ex-
pected to take an active part in this " or any other inquiry
of the nature ; for we'have always been given to understand,
by the organs of the Tractarian party, that the professors of
Tractarian doctrines confined their attention, and at all
events their personal countenance, to spiritual concerns
alone. Had any rev. divine of the Protestant party in our
church proposed to take the chair, or to " take an active
part," in the proceedings of a meeting for any public or
private object, however meritorious, we should have been
told that such was a secular object, with which a clergy-
man had no right to interfere ; but a follower of Dr. Pusey,
it would appear, can do that without offence, which to an
ordinary person is forbidden. Perhaps, however, there is
something peculiarly hallowed in a meeting " for the pre-
vention of smoke " ; or is it that this peculiar spiritual-
mindedness of Puseyism is itself all smoke P]

The Liverpool Improvement Bill was read a third time in
the House of Commons on Tuesday, and passed.
The steamer " Fire Ring," so well known for her extra-
Idinary speed, is again on the station betwixt this port and
Glasgow.—See Advertisement.
PENN'S BATHS.—Those who wish to enjoy the luxury
of bathing are recommended by us to try Mrs. Penn's
establishment on the George's Pier. Every comfort may be
obtained in it the bather can require.
LAND AND HOUSES AT BOOTLE.—We perceive that Mr.
Williams, the indefatigable house agent, has opened an office
at Bootle for the accommodation of those possessing pro-
perty in that neighbourhood. We beg to call the attention
of our readers to the circumstance.
TrIEATRE-ROYAL.—This evening there will be a juvenile
night. A most attractive bill of fare is offered. Those who
are fond of spectacle, as well as those who are wishful to
enjoy plenty of laughter, cannot more easily attain their
wishes than in witnessing the " 'Wood Demon" and the
" White Cat." Every night the houses have been improving,
especially at the half price.

ANTI-PHRENOLOGY .—We perceive from an advertiserneni
in the Morning Herald of Wednesday, that immediately
after the execution of Good the murderer, his phrenological
developments were taken by Mr. Brindley, in the presence of
phrenologists and anti-phrenologists, and that Mr. B. intends
to deliver a lecture on the, subject this evening in London, at
which he will show that `! those developments are utterly
inconsistent with the doctrines of phrenology."
THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The business at
the Stock Exchange to-day was of a very limited character,
and prices were unaltered,
.the great day at Epsom attracting
all the parties who give lite to speculation in the markets.
Consols for money and the account closed 92J to 1 3 per
Cents. Reduced, 911 to s ; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 99i to
1001; Long Annuities, 121 9-16 ; Exchequer Bills, 375. to
395. premium ; Bank Stock, 167 to 168 ; India Stock, 249 to
251. In the foreign market Spanish Actives closed 22'i to
23; ditto new, 22 to 23; Danish. 801 to 813; Brazilian,
671 to 681 ; Belgian, 102 to 103 ; Colombian, 261 to 27 ;
Mexican, 36-1 to 74 ; Ditto deferred, 101 to 1; Portuguese
5 per Cents., 371 to 38 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 221 to 1 ; and
Dutch 2-1 per Cents., 251 to
The Church Missionary Society have discontinued their
operations at Malta, Jamaica, and Trinidad.—[This is ano-
ther instance of the submission of this valuable society to
ecclesiastical order. These places are now to be under the
jurisdiction of their respective bishops, and, in consequence,
the society removes her missionaries, in order to give the
spiritual superiors the most unlimited controul in their va-
rious dioceses, and to avoid anything which might afford even
the appearance of collision

—En. I

PRESENTATION OF PLATE.
...esday last there
was a great gathering of the " brethren of the whip" on the
occasion of their presenting the Hon. Thomas Kenyon—the
true and tried friend.of their "order"—with a magnificent
and costly piece of plate, as a token of their gratitude and
respect. The necessary sum for the purchase of this valuable
gift was raised by subscription, chiefly from the coachmen
and guards connected with the Lion Office, Shrewsbury.
It was a gift alike reflecting credit on their liberality and
kindly feelings, and paying tribute to the public and private
Virtues of him whom, without any hyperpole, we may fairly,
designate the most deservedly popular man in the county of
Salup.—Salopian Journal.

--On Wed

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—It is highly gratifying
to observe the great success which has attended the present
anniversary of this truly church society, notwithstanding the
unusually depressed state of trade at the present time. In
our last we gave an account of some of the church collections,
and by mistake stated the amount from St. Andrew's Church
to be £49 10s. ld., instead of which we find it was £6O.
The collection at St. Michael's Church on Wednesday even-
ing amounted to £6B ; at St. Mark's en Thursday morning
to £22 10s. Od. ; and at St. Luke's on Thursday evening to
£lB 9s. Od. The collection at the Amphitheatre on Tuesday
evening amounted to £73 14s. 5d., besides the munificent
donation of £25, which was contributed by a member of the
committee, for the twelveth year. The total amount col-
lected from Sunday up to the present time amounts to above
£900; and we trust before the week is out it will exceed
£1000; still it is to be regretted, in so wealthy a town as Li-
verpool, that there are not more than 34 annual subscribers
amounts above £1 Is. We trust this will not have
to be recorded another year, but that the liberal spirit which
has pervaded the friends of Christianity at this commence-
ment of our missionary year will not be allowed again to
slumber, but that the list of permanent contributions may
increase both in amount and in the aggregate. The adjourned
meeting of the members and friends of the society was held
on Tuesday evening, in the Amphitheatre, the Rev. and
Worshipful
Chancellor Raikes in the chair. The spacious
edifice was crowded in every part. The meeting was ad-
dressed by the Chairman, Rev. W. Ewbank, Mr. T. B.
Horsfall, -Rev. J. Cordeaux, Rev. Mr. Dallas, Rev. Mr.
9wen, Rev. Mr. Noel, and the Rev. Dr. Tattershall. A
liberal collection was made. Several district meetings have
been held during the week.
DARING ROBBERY.—On Wednesday last, at the Police-
court, a man named John Bason, an in-door servant in the
faintly of Major-General Sir Wm. Gomm, was charged with
attempting; to force open a writing-desk, belonging to Capt.
Yates, aide-de-camp to the Major-General, and with break-
ing open a cash-box, and stealing a gold seal and chain, and
several gold South American coins, the property of the same
gallant officer. He was also further charged with breaking
?Pen a box belonging to the housekeeper, and stealing there-
from £2 3s. in money. It appeared from the evidence, that
for a few days previous to the robbery, the Major-General
and his lady had been in London, their house in St. John-
street being left in the care of several servants, amongst
whom was the prisoner, who had only been in Sir William's
household since his appointment as general of this district.
On the return of the family, Capt. Yates had occasion to go
to his writing-desk, which he was unable to open, as the lock
was spoiled ; and on examining it, he also perceived that an
attempt had been made to force it open with a stiletto. Capt.
Yates's suspicions then became excited, and on proceeding
to ascertain if his cash-box were safe, he discovered that it
had been forced open, and a gold seal and chain taken from it,
with several South American gold coins. Mr. Hill was then
sent for, and after making the strictest inquiries, he in-
formed the Captain that the prisoner was the only man who
could have committed the robbery. Mr. Hill's judgment
proved to be correct, as he soon ascertained that he had
sold one of the coins to Mr. Lowe, arid another to Mr. Wal-
thew, goldsmiths. The prisoner, when first charged with
this, stoutly denied it; brit on being confronted with Mr.
Lowe, he partially acknowledged its truth. The gold seal
and chain were subsequently found by Mr. Hill, buried in
the Major-General's garden ; the stone of the seal (on which
was engraved Captain Yates's crest,) having been broken
out, and the chain much damaged by hammering. The pri-
soner was of course apprehended, but as Captain Yates
would be on his way to India with Sir William Gomm, (who
has been appointed Governor of the Mauritius,) ere the next
sessions commence, it was considered that a prosecution
Could not be sustained, and he was released from custody,
and dismissed from his situation. The next morning, how-
ever, it was discovered that the housekeeper's box had been
robbed as above-mentioned, and the prisoner was re-captured.
It turned out that this money had also been buried in the
garden; and Bason, after his dismissal in the first instance,
had the audacity to go stealthily into the Major-General's
garden, and extract the money from its hiding-place. The
father of the prisoner, who went to see Captain Yates re-
specting his son's misconduct, admitted in the course of con-
versrtion that he had received three sovereigns from him,
which he had buried in his own garden ; and which looked
so very like a guilty knowledge as to induce Mr. Hill to take
him also into custody.—Chester Courant.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—An accident of a very dis-
tressing kind, and fatal in its resus, occurred on Sunda
last, at Partick. A child of betweenit three and four years of
age, it appears, had been entrusted to the care and manage-
ment of a servant, while its parents were absent at church,
and being allowed to get out of sight, it was found a few
Minutes afterwards dead, with its face only immersed in a
small quantity of water which was standing in a tub near the
door. The child seemed to have been smothered, not
drowned, and every effort to recall the vital spark was
fruitless.—Glasgow Mail.
TEE LATE ELECTION PETITION.—The committee have
determined that Messrs. O'Connell and Roche were duly
elected ! All we shall remark is, that if so, it is hard to say
Who was not. If brute-force be a due means of obtaining a
return, let parliament so determine, and to brute-force the
returns will be resigned : but let us not be mocked by the
invitation to elect representatives when the attempt is to be
made at the hazard of our lives. In this victory Mr. O'Con-
nell has reason to rejoice. He has won it, as so many ano-
ther, by blood—the blood not alone of Protestants, but of
What he hates even more—of conservative Romanists. Well,
we do not envy him. It is a high price for popularity. It
was not in the power of the petitioners to " command suc-
cess:. but impartial persons will admit that they deserved
It, and the obligation under which they have laid the friends
of order and of freedom will not be forgotten. Their cause
was the cause of every man of peace and of property in the
country ; and if they failed, it was from no lack of industry
or of energy, of exertion or of perseverance.