The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

Zoo.elL INTEL

a. eneee use sue- Favnn prevails to an alarming extee
easeful candidate for Great George Ward, was addressing a Willows.
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'Woo- "r• J• R. C - li A ' - been crowd of people assembled opposite to the
." White Lion," THE WATERLOO, Messrs. Langtry's fine new
pm Ate fo., the 0?0R, .. .., la., appointed a
in St. James's-street, on Thursday, a labouring man, named is-now on the station between this port and Belfast
en•
0, . ue granting of marriage licenses and the
Te, I Palls. Peter Melia, fell down is a fit, and had a narrow escape in conjunction with the Blenheim, under *
a,.
h:;:rITM MEETING of. the• Liverpool and Manchester from being run over by an omnibus which was passing. Capt. Philip Quayle.
He was removed to the Southern Dispensary, where, by Nay MAGISTRATES.—At the Kirkdale sessions, (1
ei, a, Society will, it is stated, be held at or near
Tee ' the administration of the usual restoratives, he was soon Tuesday last, the Right
JHon.b Lord Stanley, M. P., and oi
har a, 'lEwnoinen Wir..nows FARMERS.' CLUB has this brought round, and the dirt having been washed from his Wednesday, Mr. John a nson, of Bank House,. Run-
tiz,ftmsciltelid:_not to hold its annual meeting. An appeal face and clothes, he was led home by some friends. corn, and Mr. Peter Rylands, of Warrington, qualified as
OYAGE TO AUSTRALIA IN A MACKEREL BOA.T.—A county magistrates.
Oeagate,y,easr without a show will pay off some old mackrel boat, of about twenty tons, is at present under- SALE OF A RUSSIAN PRIZE.—The Russian brigantine
'ellipisin.‘_`eet • A
.ploughing match, however, is in going the necessary repairs and alterations at Newlyn, in Christine, about 100 tons register, built at Wind= in
t,i, Al next spring.
. Cornwall, for the purpose of conveying a crew of five men 1851, one of theprizescondemned for sale in the Admi-
cll:.4 aea wrilliara--T.ltsiss expected that Benjamin Nichols, to Australia. The crew have coppered the lower part of ratty Court on the 18th ult., will be sold by Messrs. Tong..,.
no 3s, Esq., the present Mayors of Mau-
her hull, in addition to which, she is comfortably decked, : Curry, and Co., on Thursday next. The. vessel is at pre-
aitetro.atid Salford, will be re-elected on Thursday.
cabins also being placed for the accommodation of the I sent lying on the west side Queen's Dock.
Nlei h'ekti PR alio on, South American screw-steamer, which
tars who intend to navigate her. The boat will be bal- FlRES.—OnSaturday evening a fire broke out in Kendal's
4 hence on her first voyage to the Brazils at eleven,
4 jP°' the 2at lasted with fresh water. Cotton-kiln, Tempest-hey, but the fire brigade, under Mr.
, a., h ult., was spoken steaming up the Tagus PRESENTATION.—On Wednesday, the congregation of Hewitt, was quickly on the spot, and it was subdued before
ke,''e on the 29th ult.
St. Matthew's Church, Hill-street, Toxteth-park, presented much damage had been occasioned.—On Friday night
,itc,astes-betiaTf--The Royal Standard Tavern, Thomas-street, the curate, the Rev. R. W. Wolseley, on his removal to some person set fire to a large. pile of timber, about forty
ale' t, th on Tuesday night of money to the amount of St Silas' Pembroke-place, with a purse of money; and the cart loads, which was in the neighbourhood of Grassendale.
as 1.1,.„ e thieves at the same time refreshing them-
4En,ni'aur,,,.a variety of pies, wine, brandy, and the like. • teachers 'of the Sunday-school attached to the church with The conflagration, which caused great alarm in the neigh-
six volumes of "Dr. Cumming's Works," and " Bink's bourhood, will entail considerable loss to the owner.
t' Yl br ' 4 AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.—On Fri- Unfulfilled Prophecy," as a token of their esteem and ap- THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, in the rooms of
en, pithrett will deliver a lecture at the Royal Institu-
nts the view of ff rd• •the sub- preciation of his untiring zeal during the short time he the Photographic Society, at the Royal Institution, remain
Or c,,_,a, aomg • information onds •
has laboured amongst them. on view for a few days longer, when the collection will be
nnesioe,aum ntion and explosion. He intends it is
CHOLERA. LIFE ASSURANCE.—At no former period was dispersed. It is, however, the intention of the Liverpool
'othe n:, to illustrate his address by frequent reference the value of Life Assurance more appreciated than during Photographic Institution to get up a permanent exhibition,
lT„ 31 catastrophe at Newcastle.
the last visit of that dreadful scourge cholera to this subject to such charges as will correspond to the ade -mice-
'ltais.. , O?IALTY OF WIGAN.—It is said that on
country. An instance of the uncertainty of life has come ment of the art, and suit the convenience of the various
r, j J, a, the meeting of the Town Council of Wigan, kr, °lnthan L to our knowledge of a person in this town, who insured his contributors.
,„the ez..,.. arab, alderman, will be appointed Mayor,
own life and that of his wife's, in " The Merchant's and UNSTAmPED NEWSPAPERS.—At a general meeting of
"i'ai ts 'u•ulg year, without oppositiou. Mr. Lamb is
Tradesman's Mutual Life Assurance Society," on the 7th newspaper proprietors, held at Manchester, last. week, a
o:e, stltniave expressed a strong disinclination to fill the
of September last.—She died on the 16th of the same month, deputation was formed for the purpose of waiting upon
trent,. "°Pea are entertained that his objections will be
and her husband received the money on the 7th of October the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to impress upon the
Ilr'"La at, n last. It would be well if the public were as alive to the right hon. gentleman, that if proceedings are not promptly
4.111.e,,,2:—....E.,,PEN1NG OF THE PARISH CHURCH.— uncertainty of life as they are of the danger of fire—all are taken aganist the publishers of unstamped newspapers,
eens'', 'lan of this church took place on Wednesday agreed about the latter, why leave the other undone ? the proprietors of the accredited newspapers, who suffer
Ann two sermons were preached by the Rev. Dr.
severely by the practice, will issue their publications on
tttenen,' be!: L_ ivsrpool. The church was atteyded. in the SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND THE ARCTIC REGIONS.—
tmstam ed sheets The Rev. Dr. Scoresby will deliver a lecture, upon this in- l?
The el'enin', "lughly respectable congregation , and in
LIVERPOOL PII.OTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.—At the monthly
one the sacred edifice was crowded to excess. teresting and important subject, to-morrow evening, at
meeting, this evening, Mr. Berry will describe M r. Max-
t's toll rig
amounted in the aggregate to the very the Hope-hall, Hope-street. The lecture will be the first
well Lyte's instantaneous process on collodion,. which it is
41qt' 1 sum of £156. The whole cost of the restora- of aseries. upon various subjects, to be delivered. in con-
anticipated will lead to an interesting discussion. Other
4 Je about flexion with the Church of England Institution. The
gentlemen
einmtptroelannteweximitinnenntns
will explain
throw
an
nf
N)e4revicisly to3ire°, of which £2,500 had been sub-
high reputation of the lecturer, and his intimate personal
!till: OH FlRE.—Theitzwniinn: .
is the estimated loss acquaintance with the subject, and with the localities to on
leepropgtnieswof that indispewnsable preparation, andg uponp
17°Iietat fire in Lancelot'-hey, and the respective be treated of, (which he will illustrate by diagrams, &c.,)
the nature of the effects produced by its use.
eerbZ, Claimed from the under-mentioned offices : will give unusual interest to the occasion. When holding
- FIRE IN WEST DERBY WoRKHOUSE.—On Friday
q442,7q,4,4,1.L0nd0n, £1.9,740 • Royal, £15,035 • Lance- a commission in the royal navy, Dr. Scoresby commanded
night, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the laundry of
tall'cllan `,? , North British, k6,o6o;expeditions to the Arctic seas which have
Hewitt, with the
County,£273o • one of those
the West Derby Workhouse, and Mr.
1,.'F00. d 4'0,260; Phcenix, £4,100 ; Globe,. £3,950 ,°Atl.aa,' now been brought to such a melancholy close by the sacri-
borough fire brigade, was quickly in attendance.: It had
`i°los,'4l4, £2,870; West of England, L 2,210 ; Scottish flee of Sir JohlFranklin and his heroic companions. As
to assume an alarming
lappearance but the exer-
er, elinlso ; Alliance, £2,100; London, £1,820 ; An- the surplus is to be appropriated to the local Church of begun.
tions of the fire brigade speedi removed a' 11 danger, and
ekan ea°o; Yorkshire £1,200 ; Royal Exchange, £610; England Institution, which needs. sunnort it is to be
in two hours it was totally extinguished. Major Greig,
Orensil'ner, £600; Imperial, £5OO ; Norwich Union, £200; hoped a large and respectable audience 'will lee assembled.
(the chief constable,) Captain Weir, Mr. Duncan, the
'''',(l, ne-Nuitable, £2OO ;District, £125 ; North of Eng- LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. —On Tuesday, water-engineer, Mr. Clay, the architect, Mr. Stone, insu-
'ne '"8; Leeds and Yorkshire, £9O; total, £87,333. Martha Jane Ward, the alleged housekeeper of Isidore ranee agent, and Messrs. G. Shaw, Lunt, and Kirkus,
enkt ;estimated to realise from 10 to 15 per cent. Bernestein, was again examined, with a view of eliciting were in attendance.
wader InUs ACCIDENT occurred on Wednesday even- what had become of the money stated to have been carried FATAL ACCIDENT.-011 Thursday night, about nine
ielie circumstances so extraordinary as to render it off by the bankrupt, beyond
•the £6OO he has ven up, o'clock, John Williams, mate, and William Ellis, Robert
tkin''s that no lives were lost. One of the Aigburth but nothing satisfactory was elicited. Wednesday.—ln, re Griffiths, and John Owens, seamen, of the schooner Mar-
L'St, ears, crowded with passengers, was proceeding along H. B. Fox.—The bankrupt carried on the business of a garet Ann, then lying in the Prince's Basin, were engaged
. tttkeet, about six o'clock, when opposite the entrance wine and general merchant. in this town. This was the in a small boat, putting on the hawser to one of the buoys,
tli'eatt e 3 church it came into collision with a heavily- certificate meeting. A third-class certificate was granted. when the Ann Duranty, which was going into the Prince's
n'neetin The shock was so violent that the axletree of In re Thomas Kimplon.—This bankrupt, formerly in Dock, coming in contact with the buoy, drew the hawser
‘l4lh 'as snapped in two, and one of the wheels was business as a parcel carrier, came up on his last adjourned
lia nl. re,
under the boat, and capsized her. The four men were
tOkeg.ers enu e vehicle fell, and precipitated some of the examination. The bankrupt was examined principally precipitated into the water, and two of them, Williams
h, re,,_ Pon the road but we understand none of with reference. to certain accounts, as to the payment of and Ellis, were drowned, The other two were rescued,
"'"n aneved any injuries of consequence, and the horses witnesses, &c., in several recent trials between the bankrupt but Griffiths, who is the son of the master of the schooner,
itZt•iczn'ahurt. and the railway and steam-packet companies. The was much exhausted when taken out of the water, and
,• ""3T PASSAGE TO THE BRAZILS. The screw- bankrupt said he was not aware of such claims having still very ill.
continues •
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tharg • Lusit •which il
,t eof ania, sa ed hence on the 24th Aug., in been paid to the • witnesses. After some conversation vp
AbEEITILARITY AND EXPEDITION.--We have often
(rli,,,a!leir, : Captain G. F. Sharpe, made the passage to Rio between the commissioner and the attorneys, the case was spoken of the admirable manner in which the Post-office
ni 'landing detention, in 21 days seven hours, the further adjourned.—ln re Robert Getty.—The bankrupt, service between Greenock and Belfast has been conducted
hSapt°,l,l record. She came home under the command a local shipbuilder, came up for final examination, but the by Messrs. G. and J. Burns, and we have had much
Sept
',. R. Harem • and, although under the disad- case was postponed to the 21st inst., to enable him to file pleasure in learning that the average passages of the
ell,e:t very bad coals, made an excellent passage. The au amended balance-sheet. The bankrupt, Isidore Berne- steamers Stag and Elk, to and from Be
for the last
th 6-'2, cant'ae homeward run, have forwarded to the stein, has been liberated from duress under which he was five months, have been 8 hours 14 minutes only—a regu-
iN, eeriean Company a highly complimentary ad- kept from the moment of his arrest. A meeting for larity which, when the exceedingly boisterous weather
i,e ettereas, lye of their high opinion of the assiduous choice of assignees will take place to-day. these steamers often encounter is considered, is perfectly
011ei,4•41411 of Captain Harem and his officers, and of WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the usual board meet- wonderful. We understand that, in addition to the two
!,•ettsen'Ue of the ship. The luxury of a " well-covered, inn on Wednesday, the Rev. W. Badnall presided, and named, the fast steamer Lynx will shortly commence run-
t'laily aged and punctually-served table," il also par- I the'ere were also present, Messrs. Ledger, Morris, McGee, ning to Belfast, completing the fastest steam fleet plying
pli soli
,ouded to. The Lusitania and Brazileira have Abrahams, Alpass, Lunt, Wensley, G. Harrison, Shaw, on one station in the• kingdom. It is not unlikely that
,'Flag ia ' a French company, and will shortly be em- James Birch, Kirkus, Heyes, Mountfield, and Daly. On the contemplated improvements and alterations on the
roe, ear, the mails between Marseilles and the
ell* A the motion of Mr. Ledger, seconded by Mr. McGee, the east end of the Steamboat Quay will secure ample and
clerk was directed to apply to the Poor Law Board, and regular berthing for this line of packets. The proper
OKV:C:IM's AFFAIRS.—The trustees are proceeding request their immediate decision with reference to the accommodation of those sea-going steamers is a constant
nS, .111 the discharge of their important duties. removal from office of Mr. Morley, the late collector of subject of solicitude to the local authorities.—Greenock
Vars. e; Instructed Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co., and poor-rates, and as to the appointment of a collector instead Advertiser,
148 tb,"'toil Cunard, Munn, and Co., to, offer for sale, at the of a clerk paid by the present assistant-overseer. The pro- THE CANADIAN SCREW STEAMERS.—These beautiful
Sales-room, on Thursday, the 23rd instant, 35
' With an , ceedings were more than usually devoid of interest, and and fast-sailing vessels are rendering important aid in
• in e . aggregate tonnage of 20,500 tons, at present the small attendance at the board was the result of the the transportation of troops. On Friday the Charity
tk, dent."inerpool, and in other ports of the United municipal election. The number in the house was 565, brought over a detachment of the 54th Regiment, and a
V 174%
ne The other ships belonging to Mr. Oliver, be- against 678 same time last year, indicating a more pros- company of Royal Artillery from Quebec, who were for-
fasenn.aci 70 in number, which are at present at sea, perous state of affairs in the union. The out-door relief warded by the Princess Royal to Glasgow, on Saturday.
417 4 tt1.,11 ports, will be offered for sale from time to had decreased in about the same proportion. The Ottawa and Cleopatra will convey 1,000 soldiers to
nbitialotnn arrive in this country, either at auction, or
1k,,,e. lot trr way as the trustees may think most desi- LADIES AND THEIR " BARGAINS."—A curious case was the Crimea between them. The Ottawa sailed on Satur-
-440 are ".? benefit of the estate; and, as shipping pros- heard at the Police-court on Wednesday, in which Mrs. day for Portsmouth, where she will take on board nine
,74t444t present decidedly improving, there is every Tyrrell, the wife of one of the inspectors of the Fish-mar- officers, nine surgeons, and 450 rank and file, composed
ket, narrowly escaped being victimised by an enterprising of detachments from the 7th, 23d, 77th, and 97th R
Vitsn4, 51)e that they will realise good prices.
" duffer," through an inordinate love of a " bargain." It inents, and the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, (50
tri,f6l(l4„°,t_itSßED VISITORS AT Sr. GEORGE'S HALL.— appeared that, on Monday, a well-dressed man called at men). The Cleopatra on the same day, at Birkenhead,
I,tonillah'_,-tiChrd and Lady Wilton and daughter, Lo.rd and her shop, in Great Homer-street, and offered to sell her embarked two officers, one serjeant, and 60 rank and file
4tr,..kp4 T4eville, Lady Suffield, and several other visitors, some tea and tobacco very cheap, leading her to believe of the 42d, and two officers, one serjeant, and forty rank
,q'ola Zed by the Mayon. Mr. Alderman Bold, and Mr. that the goods were smuggled. He produced some excel. mid file of the 93d Regiment. She sailed on Sunday for
Na3of ittleage, paid a visit to• St. George's Hall. The lent "samples," and at last she consented to purchase a Queenstown, where she will embark detachments of the
ss, ne nilton played everal pieces on the organ, ex- e •
prime lot," which he was to fetch next day. She men. 21st, 30th, 33d, 47th, 50th, 55th, and 68th Regiments, all
tj'ite.luanself highly pleaseds with the instrument. The tioned the matter to her husband, who told her to give for the Crimea.
Da'cshed party then paid a visit to the " Black Ball the " smuggler" into custody in case he called again. On FLASH NOTES.—At the Police-court, on Saturday,
°LICNtI B .
it et s, ames am es and Lightning, which.they inspected Tuesday he came with two large parcels, which he repre- Edward Hillier and Charles Ross were brought up under
latel',•,! care of Captain orbes. The ladies returned to slanted to be tea and tobacco, and demanded instant pay- the following circumstances. On the previous day, detec-
t (11:_all 1?3; the four o'clock train, and
.Lord Mande,
r 0 ha wit Mr. Harold Littledale at Liscard. Capt. ment for them. Mr. Tyrrell, however, was in ambush, tive-officer Scott saw the prisoners loitering about George's
and immediately seized him, when he piteously offered £2 Dock, in the neighbourhood of some emigrant ships, and,
i tlltt,'4„,a,so amongst the company present..
to be set at liberty. Finding this unavailable, he drew a suspecting that they were connected wih a robbery from
1")0, 1 e.t4:'!„, FOR. TOXyETI!-PARK.—An active survey knife, and atterapted to run away, bat was disarmed and two emigrants, a few days previously, of about £3O, he
iclse ,eivans,,continuation line of the Garston and Liver- given into custody. The parcels were neatly made up, took them into custody. On Hillier was found a large
,lle jee!arie;•P`now taking place. After continuing in and had an outer crust of tea and tobacco, while the inte- number of flash notes of a new style, representing, accord-
'lleiC,s'q iti r•Y to the river, the road will come through nor consisted of very fine sawdust. The prisoner, whose ing to the figures, upwards of £3OO, and what purported
kl ess %oat of Mr. James Lawrence's house. It will name is John Murphy, was remanded for seven days. to be a blank cheque upon the Australian Bank. The
kt, ell„.. rough an excavation made at the potteries,
notes were entirely new, the only difference in the form
THE. PATRIOTIC FUND.—On Thursday, a meetinc, was
itet4e 411.1'. through the lower portion of the terrace houses
held ni theTown-hall,t the' mayor •in the from " Bank of England" notes being the substitution of
VS„ eY tit ei lacalitY. A portion of the old forge of the
the word "Engraved" for " England," which, however,
tetls'ticlenene, and iron company's works will have tO be chair in in aid of the Manchester,pa•rio tic fund. The following sub-din the peculiar style of letter, it greatly resembled. They
st sid and the line of road will take Sefton-street on scriptions were handed. in :—Sir Benjamin Heywoodj and in
signed "J. W. Peel, 9, New Cut, Lambeth." Hil-
V air, and terminate at Stanhope-stoet. Every- Co., £250; Loyd, Entwistle, and Co., £250; J. C. Harter
Her, having been previously convicted of a similar offence,
Wili,e, fora ,pe
in
so that application may be and Co., £200; A. C. Henry and Co., £2OO ,T. and R
R. was committed for twelve months' hard labour; but Ross,
kitir'l the udi In the next session of parliament, after Barnes_, £200; E. Buckley, £200;
_J.
E.
N. Phillips,.
not being known to the police, was discharged.
rat a c,austruction of the road will be proceeded with £2OO ;W. Grant. and Brothers, £250 Armitage, £1 ,
te,„ en„
' A ''' Potter and Norris, £100; Thomas Hoyle and Sons,. £100; SWINDLING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—At the last
Stafford quarter sessions, three men named Potter, Ward,
Yof 4von, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., entertained a large R. Gardner, £100; the Mayor, £100; W. Fairbairn and
and Whard, were charged with swindling a young gentle-
•t . nn'entleinen to dinner on Tie rsday at the Town- Sons, £100; J. P. and E. Westhead, B 100; Strines
man of Liverpool, named Donald Cuthbert, of a gold watch
4111,,IStipe guests, ivhichnumbereduabout'fifty, included Printing Company, £100; S. Fletcher and Co., £100; W.
)44 q'h;Ye; Esq,, 'M.P., J. B. Moore, Esq., M.P., Lawrence R. Wood, £5O; Robert Gladstone and Co., • £5O ;W. B. and guard and a diamond ring, in a railway carriage on
the line between Birmingham and Liverpool. The pro-
letteieted sent, M.P•, besides other influential gentlemen Watkins and Co., £5O; Sir Humphrey de Trafford, £5O; ry With the t'own • also, Mr. Macgregor, Colonel Colonel Clowes, £100; Findlater and Mackie, £5O; W. B. secutor stated what occurred in the carriage, which was
Wanklyn, £100; Mr. Robley, £25 ; Joseph Bull, £25; B. very similar to what has become so common on railways,
kieq.,)ie Swan, Lie t' C 1 Jones' (of the 6th ragoon
li4;t,,sea'oetaaraflnSmith, £2O ; Barrett, Trueman, and Co., £3O. Then cameand the in which he lost his ro ert - The
. manner . p P
.r.)• _ _
Fa ulknuer', Lieut. Edwards, Captain•Bevisy
prisoners were found guilty, and committed, 11 hard for
t, ,-I,_ Ives', k;ampbell (of the Royal Lancashire Artillery), the subscriptions of working men :—The fine spinners,e„,, eighteen months, and the other two for twelve months.
a, 4lr. b Llnaeott, Rev. R. M. Fielding, of Bebmgton •; £26; workmen of Mr. Peter Read £3 6s • ditto of Sh
' ' ' ""i' The prisoners are well known to be connected with a gang
wklltgenrairant,s! of Aigburth ; Mr. E. Berry, of Sheffield, and Co., 10s. 6d.; ditto of the Strines Printing Company,
£23; and there were slims of £3, £2 175., £2 3s. Bd., of swindlers who rave infested Liverpool, Birmingham,
inns tf. „ Sir Harry Smith, the newly-appointed corn-
iela the northern district, who had been invited, £5 17s. 6d., £8 Os. 11d., £5 Wad., £2 13s. 6d., £7lss. ltd. Manchester, and other large towns. During the trial
I 1 4 e to be £45 9s. 50., and other amounts from other bodies of there were no fewer than seven gentlemen in the court
Nit t present, in consequence of a prior en-
who had been fleeced by them,
working men. By the close of the meeting the funds had
atlll arALlcen3lattnann.—The weekly meeting was held reached £3,500. A hope was expressed by Mr. Westhead LIVERPOOL BOROUGH GAOL.--Mr. Jameson, the g9ver-
Notiple,s-'2_, when the following members were pre- .and several gentlemen that the widows of officers would be nor, in his annual report, presented at the gaol sessions,
cbank:bn, Turner (chairman), Shand, Gregson, included with those of the common soldiers and sailors last week, says :—The total number of commitments
ih,,,,, 4 ,Pobinson, Chaloner, Healing, Gladstone, A_
theappointed carry objects meeting. in gaol, 712 f ; the greatest number in custody at one time,
838; the least, 601 ; and the daily average numbers re-
Nt. tlise following tenders were accepted :—From ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCH/EOI.,OGICAL. SOCIETY.—
Ate sOr • A for canvas and twine ; Weber and Co., The third meeting of the seventh session of this society was ceived and discharged have been 301 s There has been an
lo y 11,04
increase of 1,128 in the total number of persons committed
,'train. Deek for the internal communication at the held at the Royal Institution, on Wednesday ; Mr. Frank
O,,ick „le 4,, , , warehouses • Armstrong and Co., for Howard presiding. Mr. Thos. Avison, F.S.A., Fullwood- during the past as compared with the previous year. This
tiochhe e'o"setLattinry for the' south quay of the
_Stanley park, and Mr. T. F Spence, Brownlow-hill, were elected has chiefly arisen in two classes of offenders, namely,
announced the dons-
, the
...,oe.ing upward of £BOOO. In reply to a members. Mr. W. H. Weightman vagrants, in which the increase amounts to 344, and of
persons committed under the local acts to 633. The total
10 tV,CI foi, , caairman said the price was the same as teen, from Mr. Robert Rawlinson, of a report on the plan
numbera committed to this prison for felonies and misde-
Nainee 'l'e machinery required at the north stack. and survey of the borough of Swansea, and a report on the
me nours during thepast year has been 409, which is a
to.\l'l alu'lllzation from the warehouse committee that proposed source of water supply to the borough of Bir-a . .
decrease as regards the felonies of 142, and of the made-
a ''Stn"tte, a landing clerk, be dismissed, was con- mingham. He announced that the intended lecture by the
li!rn4,l,snabißohinson stated that the transit sheds were Rev. Dr. Scoresby would be open to the members of the meanants of 5, as compared with the previous year's com-
A 1,113, ;he for the produce from the late fire at Lan- society, and read a letter from the Literary and Philo- mittals for those offences. No less than 1,657 persons or
Sae kin 'e presumed there was no objection to the sophical Society, inviting the attendance of the officers of 17.4 per cent. upon the total number committed during,
N eaenr ''° aParopr• t d The - •
chairman replied that the Architectural and Archaeological Society to the meet- the past year, have been committed for three days each
k4N tot b 'a e •ings. . , for being drunk. The statement of expenditure in emi-
tdo ers p e any.---A letter was read from the con- A letter was also read from ailessrs. mason and
flexion with the gaol during the past year shows that the
5114 (4 ellsto • ed Hunt, disclaimingany intention to pass a slight on the
k.•41404rait., . nis approving of the propos appro-
ole enchs a'negulationsae-At the sugg•estion of the chair- another society. On the motion of Mr. Picton, the letter per head per week has been 6s. 3d,, which is an increase of
veil oti,r,ed that, in consequence of the meeting of was considered an ample amendment for the unintentional sd• ti•erhead tier week on the average cost during the pre-
-11 Netaant Thursday next, the usual meeting of the discourtesy of the writers. Mr. Boult announced that the ceding year, After deducting the amount of the prisoners'
. het be dispensed earnings 'charged to the treasury for
and other sums
ta,tollether 1 • with. Mr. Gladstone in- members would be admitted to the next meeting of the
eltst'e.ete, ! ooki!eg, at ,con recent fire in Lancelot s- Polytechnic Society, when Mr. Towson will read a paper maintenance of convicted prisoners at the sessions, &c., the
ilt,4 wqraittee, in the truction of any contem- on the elevation of the compasses of iron ships. Mr. Picton before-mentioned sum is reduced to £9,067 ls. eing
,r 4 44 etni°4sea intended to have reservoirs on the informed the meeting that St. George's Hall was now ,sri
4s. 101dper headweek the cost to the Corporation.
2 • per as
in.
ate tia er '
ere has been an increase of £879 ss. 6d. the expend'.
ha t• i case
esmeans for introducing water to the build- open without the usual Town Councillor's order, between t e,,4 na "E fire. Had there been such a supply of twelve and one o'clock each day, and that when the organ ture last year as compared with the former year, which is
`rbil"'ca neelot' hthe serious results would finished itwould be dwithout
.p tas . s- ey most
ii old,
been paid for ' •andother articles.
provisions
aekit k's te d• The chairman explained that in new Mr.Boult then read an interesting paper on "Architectural
h4(itoritere would be tanks on the roof and hydrants Conventionality," which elicited remarks from Mr. Picton THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—A meeting of
•the Liverpool
t,tlllei reee• The matter was: one of great importance, and others, and was warmly applauded. local committee, for establishing a Patriotic Fund, was
tli, 441, 'ved the attention of the committee. Mr.' held at the Town-hall,on Thursday, over which the Mayor
KIRKDALE SESSIONS.—Mr. J. W. Harden, judge of
nrqs, psi'
suggested whether a division between the the Birkenhead county court, presided at the Kirkdale presided, and at which Mr. Bramley-Moore, M.P., Mr. W.
10ee'e,, si;u6° as to isolate. -them in case of fire, would Brown, M.P,, the Rev. Dr. McNeile Messrs. Arthur Hen-
Sessions, which commenced on Wednesday, in place of the .
s'' cli!ttiade'e,•-41r. Shand said that an improvement
'TDand
derson, J. A. Tobin, George Grant, T. D.
Ven. Archdeacon Brooks. There were 71 felony cases and Anderson,.
thtkila !tia4n. "3- the adoption of double doors and bolts.—
d
other gentlemen were present. Mr. Mann was appointed
r Misdemeanours but Of these 30 persons were included
attli,o'lot be Sig it vas a question whether the vaultshonorary secretary, Mr. B. Heywood Jones treasurer, and
in"one case—a prize-fight at Tarbock. None of the trials
s . tis rsoa.ltered as regarded the communication with Messrs. Heywood bankers. Sub-committees were appointed
possessed any features of interest. At the meeting of the
rilast,isio"neel whether they might not be made smaller.— magistrates, on Tuesday, Mr Superintendent Sheppard, to arrange the mode of collection for. the several wards,
ka',\43 arnothought the arrangements as regarded on the part of Captain Woodford, presented the head-con- consisting of the alderman and councillors of each ward,
klert 41 aaid titles did not appear to be complete.—The stable's report, from which it appars that the strength of with the resident members of the general
committee; and
kckss oele, n,,_"leY were so far as they regarded the it was resolved that a subscription-list be forthwith opened,
'll •'•*--- -`•ue Committee had is 601 During the past three
constabulary force men.
the
and that books be deposited at the several banks, and at
it des,
kr. nartieyexin the lartetnercautnndtebre con- gang months there had been 675 persons apprehenadiTdbfeornfelonneni,
the various Newsrooms, for that purpose. On the motion
ten hi la beethiaat there would be hydrantsr on each floor •; mofalivillomcon2voi3ct
heldabnesn sentftri:al, h
discharged; If7oor misdemeanours,esu of the Rev. Dr. Flereile, seconded by Mr. Bramley-Moore,
N.,14t0 t
Ik\in ug,gested whether pipes might not be in-
Nnciiin- e vaults, to be used in case of necessity, 1954 pyersons had been apprehended, of whom 52 had been
sent for trial, 1599 had been summarily convicted, and 303 M.P., the following resolution was passed :—" That as the
language of the commission
•leavps it open
.to local corn-
, n.into the v -
I
ov. this „,_mike at all. The matter then discharged • for vagrancy, 281 persons had been ee .
, mittees to suggest special directions of their funds, this
, (i!ltin!ne of was the whole of the general business.committee take the liberty of recommending to the con-
, b
Nf; - 4:4 000 ;k0hi:4,,,,,„.... ~ BY A DETECTIVE.—SOMe time • sideration of her Majesty's commissioners the propriety of
J, sizs given at the Liverpool Detective-office, placing on their list for relief the widows and orphans of
kkst. I,,telt ou and Co., that a man named Kerr, a neer- officers, with due reference to the destitute circumstances
a% iv The Ille, had absconded with £4,000 of thei. of the bereaved families." In. pursuance of these resolu-
eKsk 4 f case was •
e ore , intrusted to Inspector Bates, of tht tions, the aldermen met on Friday, in the Council cham-
e sere'e wile was
ber, to make arrangements for holding meetings in the
1,1,e 0 toet, in
the instructed that the missing no-
'Sst4Sellei'll, ainatnrie• The GoldenG Era, which was several wards.
kk 4ti '‘o thisllc° hut olden Era, however, I
tkit4ekia, Dort b several of the passer
yeane 4 nio: Y a small steam-boat n"
4:4 7,k,.,,0 4 , . - i vi gda i Bates according'
who se
ne e enn an ne , Bright,.
ißsrosiefi " itts"ftgoing on board
n:rthi e4a absTnet T.'ame ?f r
44 toinoillarge (If a f roinii t
-;N4. t 0 a_ the dent?,l4-113

at Newto:

he comm

'ended, of whom 167 had been Summarily convicted; and
114 discharged. Total, 2910 apprehended, 255 sent for
trial, 1945 summarily punished, and 710 discharged. In
the course of the same period 5570 persons had been sum-
moned for various offences, of whom one had been sent for
trial, 5082 had been summarily convicted, and 487 had
been discharged ; making a total of 8480 persons appre-
hended and summoned, of whom 256 had been sent for
trial, 7027 had been summarily convicted, and 1197 had
During the corresponding quarter last

AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION PROM LIVERPOOL.—During
the past month seventeen vessels left the Mersey for Aus-
tralian ports, of an aggregate tonnage of 12,703 tons, or

x the numbers were

apprehended 8194, sent for trial
1, summarily convicted 7426, and discharged 1061. In
umerating the several offences comprised in the above
totals, it appeared that no less than 869 persons had been
apprehended for drunkenness, while 503 persons had been
summoned for the same offence. The report of the finance
•"

an average of 747 tons to each vessel. Of these 6 were for
Melbourne, 4 for Sydney, 2 for Geelong, 1 for Adelaide, 1
for Portland Bay, 1 for Hobart Town, 1 for Moreton Bay,
and 1 for Launceston. Three of these carried Government
emigrants, and ten private passengers. The total number

O'6K,
IVek
eti tr •es a
tkl to alit t "(I
PQal,3, the I,lat
\lt ttla' Witi
1C
"41111 ea
a Pei
GI to n,f.tea Pei
Otoi At
an
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,kt4t

he payment of £575 to 11:

-ton, onagemaster, and of £2lO to the coron—
ector of weights and measures had visited 415 snops,
there had been 61 convictions obtained against parties '
liegal weights and measures.—Mr. Hall calle,
--4- " a suitable court-room for th
.

month"was 2,641, being a decrease of 243, when compared
with the return for September. The number of vessels
now on the berths at this port for Australia is 32, of an

usm,,
n the cow
my magistrates, 'it,.

aggregate tonnage of 28,226 tons, or upwards of 900 tons
each vessel ; while the number loading at London is 82,
of an aggregate tonnage of 49,278 tons, or about 600 tons
each vessel. The Goldfinder, belonging to Messrs. Millers

e onfsid

.esent sit in a small and un:
re.—The chairman said this

per plan ti
,Ir. Hall th

.en suggested that ar

and Thompson's " Golden" line, will sail to-day, with
1,500 tons of cargo on board, 250 'tween deck, and a full
complement of chief cabin passengers. The Guiding Star,

council to provide

'ollock wool(

4ka4cYou and
it is ~lr'' Kerr
r4O are,°.t
,
5, tNitt '4l they wen
1441 ea be f:glat,
kki Nfhtli..°llev • ti intent

r Satur-
stices to

_
which succeeds her, will sail about the end of the month.
Her fittings and ventilation, we believe, will be inferior to
none of the ships on the berth, and her saloons on deck
are most elegantly and luxuriously furnished. She will be
under the command of Captain M'Clelland, who is a most
experienced navigator ; in his last ship, the Amiral Gren-
fell, belonging to the same owners, he performed the
nprear. lented , eig' day- I

or provid

result of I

the
Otitrq 414, if pri
444 the raclWat•
r4l3acti(

passage 01 aty days from Londwa to New
Zealand, being equal to seventy days to Melbourae. There
T ill be an interesting race bet Tea this shi.o, the Red

Jacket, Lightning
le, sailing, about th

will

e same tit