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which this eminent utilitarian has view ;

would therefore inipress upon th

Conservative bo

to the present motion

not lie st

occasion for Conservatives to argue that no danger can
ensue, because they cannot see the wires which the

alderman has within his fingers

The proposition,

itself, is one which no body of men, with the slightest

portion of sell respect, Cittt etILLII 1.4,111 allll we 1,1
that no absurd and disgraceful concession, on the N

of Conservatives, will permit its jesuitical author to
chuckle over the success by which it will thus have

On 'lll

head was held in St

nominating overseers of tie •:o
suinz year. Mr. Robert Hug'

were appointed overseers, and .1)
Mr. James Maddock, assessors

of ;he l'a'te-payers of Birken-
Church, for the purpose of
ar, and assessors for the en-
,es, and Mr. James Trotter
dr. Hugh- Williams, jun. and

We refer our readers to Mr. Thompson's announcement.
which appeared in our last publication. in which he holds
out great advantages to thos• ,s of acquiring proficiency
en several who have

tile art of penmanshir

desirou
I,Ve have

een under tiffs tuition, who gratefully acknowiec

fits of his systc

organ's'

11 be seen e

TEMPLETON'S CONCERT

ewhere, that Mr. Russell,

\Vilhem's system

We be-

knowledge of the art,

-Our musical friends will
ke hizh treat which awaits

portunity of hearing the corn-

HUAI, NVCC.I%. ILI saui ••••
biped talents of the celebrated Miss Delcy, and our old fa-
vourite, Mr. Templeton. We have no doubt the lovers of
Scotch ballad will hail this event with delight, as, in addition
to the great celebrity he has acquired in the grand scena, he
stands unrivalled in his Scottish molodies.

A letter, with the following address, passed through our

post-office on Friday last :
Mr. Postman. unto your care

This letter I to Glasgow send,
And hope, on its arrival there,
You'll safe deliver it to my friend
WILLIAM CLARK—as gude a chiel
As any wi' him you'll compare.
lie's ken'd by all the ladies weel;
He works in " North-court, Exchange-square,

~—The following are amongst the patents
sled last month :—Charles William Pirellild, of Woley Park,
-thfield, Worcestershire, farmer, for an improved pro-
- for marine and other purposes.—Moses
Norfolk-street, Strand, printer, for im-
provements in machinery used for printing with type, and in
the construction of typo for printing,—being a communica-
tion.—Henry Smith, of Liverpool, engineer, for improve-
Ments in the construction of wheels and breaks for carriages.
—John Houghton, of Liverpool, clerk, for improvements in
the method of affixing certain labels.—James Clements, 'of
Liverpool, manufacturer of toys; for improvements in com-
position for ornamenting glass and picture frames, and articles
for interior and other decorations ; also for the manufacture
of toys and other fancy articles.

RW PAT

pparatus

Sperry Beach, of

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SCHLESINGER'S NEWLY INVENTED CLIP.—We have had
an.opportunity of seeing a new letter clip cr file invented by
Messrs. Schlesinger and Co. There are many objections' o
other letter clips, which have been carefully avoided in this.
The generality of clips have large screws or grips projecting
in the front, which must- of necessity prevent the possibility
of hanging them up without exposing the letters. The screws
or grips of other clips are-so fixed at the top, that the second
page of a letter or invoice cannot be read without being taken
from the clip, and by the pressure merely resting on one part.
the letters are liable to be much disarranged, and often lost
altogether. This mast important point is very ingeniously
in this clip, as the grip for securing the letters, &c., is so fixed
on the board that they are perfectly secure at the back, and
kept in such order as to admit of instant access for perusal,
as readily as though in abound volume.

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STEALING ORANGES.—Three boys, Hogan, - Dogharty,
and I'd`Gruire, were yesterday charged with having stolen a
quantity of oranges and apples. They were seen in company
on Saturday night, by a police officer, in John's Lane, car-
rying a bag which was foand to contain a large quantity of
oranges and apples. Two witnesses, dealers in .such fruit,
stated, that on receiving information they went to their vaults,
under the Pedlar's market, and missed—the one 11 hundred
oranges, and about 100 apples ; and the other, two hundred
oranges, and half a cwt. of apples, which bad been left safe
that night. The:prisoners were committed for trial.

ROBBERY IN A DWELI.ING-HOUSE.—At the police court
yesterday, a man named Thomas Flannagan, was charged with
robbing another named John Dwire, of a sum of money.
The complainant said, that on Sunday morning about eight
o'clock he met the prisoner and another man in a public
house in Shaw's Alley, and they sat drinking together till 11
o'clock, when they all went to the prisoner's house in Spar-
ling-street, to have something to eat. They then remained
till three in the afternoon, shortly before which time, the com-
plainant, who was not perfectly sober, perceived the prisoner
thurst his hand into his pocket, and take out some money,
part of which fell on the floor. The prisoner's wife wished
him to restore it, but he refused, and threatened to strike her
for suggesting it. Complainant got out of the house, and
gave information which eventually led to the prisoner's appre-
hension. His identity was made out, and he was committed
for trial.

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—The English stocks,
which appeared rather fiat in the morning, were strengthened
in a material degree towards the close of business by pur-
chases made by influential brokers on private account. Con-
sols for money left off 90 to .A-; for the account, 90k to *;
New 3A per Cents., 991 to -?; ; Exchequer-bills rose to 335.
to 355. premium ; and India Bonds, to 10s. to 12s. premium.
In the foreign market the New Three per Cent. Spanish
Stock. failed to support, the fictitious value it acquired yester-
day and the two previous days ; there were several bargains
which were all done at lower prices ; the closing one
231 to 4. The other foreign stocks were scarcely so
~00d as yesterday. Mexican left off 401 toll: ex div. ; Danish,
SOI to 81-4 ex div. ; Brazilian, 66 to 68 ex div. ; Portuguese
5 per Cents., 35 to 64-; Ditto, 3 per Cents., 20& to 1i ; Co-
lombian, 27 to i; Belgian, 103 to 104 ; and Spanish Actives,
to

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr
Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the, body of Mary
Roberts. The deceased, who was forty-five years of age,
was the wife of a carter, and resided in King-street, Toxteth-
park. She had a sister-in4aw who died about two months
ago, and had from that time been in low spirits, and subject
to fits of abstraction. On Saturday morning, about half-
past eight o'clock, her husband left the house to go to his
work, and returned about twelve o'clock to his dinner, when
he found the door of the room in which they lodged to be
fast. He knocked and kicked, but receiving no reply, he
called some of the lodgers in the same house, who broke
into the apa►`tment. They found the deceased lying on her
back in the bed, with her throat cut, and a table-knife lay
on the floor near her. She was still alive, but much ex-
hausted from loss of blood. Surgical assistance was imme-
diately called, and the wound, which had not reached the
jugular or the windpipe, was sewed up. The great effusion
of blood, however, from the minor veins of the tieCk-lbat
were dissevered, was such that she died at eight o'clock the
same evening, of " venous hemorrhage." The jury returned
a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide,
while labouring under temporary insanity.

PICKING POCKETS BY AUTIIORITY.—Yesterday, at the
police-court, two stout elderly females, Alice Jones and Mary
Perry,—the latter with her face much bruised,—were placed
at the bar, they having been taken into custody on Saturday
night ; but no charge was preferred against them. It ap-
peared that Alice Jones had been seen taking the money from
the pockets of Mary Perry, while the latter was so much in-
toxicated that she lay on the ground, unable to help herself.
Jones was apprehended for the supposed theft, and Perry
was conveyed in a hard-barrow to bridewell for safety. Mr.
Davenport explained the circumstances. Jones was a poul-
terer in St: John's Market, and Perry a friend of her's who
hawked poultry for her about the town; and who being ad-
dicted to taking occasionally a' drop too much, had given her
a general authority to empty her pockets of all the coin they
contained," "Whenever she found her " over the line," lest
some one else might get hold of it. Mrs. Jones had, on
several occasions, acted upon' this "right of search," and
always with perfect satisfaction to Mrs. Perry. Both parties,
on being questioned, stated that this was the fact, Perry
adding that the money was always honestly accounted for by
her friend. They were accordingly both discharged, and left
the court in amicable companionship.

GROSS ASSAULT BY A MAN ON HIS WIFE.—At the
Police Court, on Friday a .man was brought before Mr.
Rushton on a charge 'of grossly assaulting his wife. Tle
complainant, a rather interesting and well dressed female,
with her face blacked with blows, who had a child with her,
said she had been married to the prisoner for about seven
d that he was a seafaring man. He was father of
He did not support her, and was in the habit of

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abusing and striking her. He had violently beaten her on
the day mentioned in the summons; and- had inflicted the
injuries on her face. She was also much bruised all over.
'he did mot want him to maintain her, but to keep away from
-he could make a moderate living in quiet, by keep-
ers.—The prisoner said the complainant had a bad
tongue, but did not adduce any particular instance of her
using it in a provoking manner.—Mr. Rushton said he had
violently assaulted her, and that he must pay a fine of £5,
or be imprisoned two months ; and, moreover, find bail to
keep the:peace, himself in £4O, and two sureties in £2O each
or be further imprisoned for three months.

FIRST APPEARANCE OF MR. HOLL AT THE HAYMAR-
KET.—On Wednesday Mr. Hell made his bow to the flay-
market audience in the character of Orlando, in Shakspere's
comedy of As You Like It: This gentleman is not new to
the London stage, having performed, when a mere child,
Prince Arthur, at Drury-lane ; from that period he has ap-
peared occasionally at some of the metropolitan theatres, but
his practice has been chiefly in the provinces, particularly at
Bath and Liverpool, where he has played all the leading light
comedy business with considerable success. The impression
made by him on Wednesday night was decidedly favourable ;
he possesses a good figure, free and graceful action, and a
prepossessing countenance. His voice is sufficiently clear
and pleasing in tone, and he treads the stage with the ease
and confidence of a veteran. The character of Orlando is
not one we would select by which to test. the abilities of a
light comedian. It is of that half-sentimental order, in
which, if the actor be but gifted by nature with a good voice
and figure, and a tolerable knowledge of his business, be can
scarcely fail of being successful, as the character may be said
to play itself. Judging, however, from what we saw of Mr.
Hell's acting, we consider him to be an artist of more than
average merit, endowed with many natural advantages. His
faults arc occasional inequalities, and a want of finish in his'
acting. He draws the rough outline 'of his characters with a
bold and free hand, but we inmgine that he does not possess
sufficient mind to bestow the delicate lights and shades that
give truth and beauty to dramatic pereonations. There can,
however, be no doubt that he will prove a valuable acquisi-
tion to the Haymarket compawy.—Sunday Times.

COUNTY CONSTABULARY. .ast we gave a short
report of the annual county sessions held at Preston on the
previous day. Our reporter fell into a slight error on the
occasion, which we are now wishful to set right. We stated
that 81 magistrates voted against Mr. Towneley's motion for
disbanding the constabulary force, and 55 for it, whereas the
contrary was the case ; 55 voted against it, and 81 for it.
But as the act requires the majority for the abolition of the
force to be three-fourths of the magistrates present it fol-
lowed that the motion was lost by a majority of 21 votes.
The effect of the decision will be as we stated, that the force
will not be disbanded, but the correction is important as exhi-
bitin the fact, that a considerable majority of the magistrates
are in favour of abolishing it. The following gentlemen
voted for the motion brought forward by P. B. Towneley,
Esq.:—Sir T. Potter, Sir T. Trafford, Messrs. Michaelson,
Ireland Blackburne, Mackreth, William Marshall, P. E.
Towneley, John Armstrong, C. Towneley, Edward Grundy,
John Grundy, Le G. N. Starkie, Reginald Hargreaves, John
Holt, G. Thornber, John Formby, James Pedder, Richard
Newsham, jun., Wm. Turner, Wm. Gray, Win. Earnshaw,
James Blanchard, James Wanklyn, Elias Chadwick, T.
Eastwood, Wm. Birley, Critchley, Joseph Brotherton, H.
C. Lacy, Hutchinson, David Harrison, John Hopwood,
James Simpson, Robert Andrews, Henry Ashworth, Open-
shaw, John Heys, R. E. Alison, James Kay, Gray Rigge,
Holme Maude, J. Aspinail, jun., W. W. Atkinson, Wm.
Hall, James Whittaker, R. J. J. Norreys, W. G. Walmesley,
Henry Tempest, B. Heape, R. Moore,. Parr, Hibbert, T.
Newton, Lyon, Peter Ainsworth, E. Sdvestet, George Ash-
worth, Brocklehurst, P
v.ia t Abbot,h b A:
e. NJV.rcigrhots,siAey.,Bßn.ctvleayl.,
J.
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E. Clayton,
,H Whittaker, Joseph
Ridgway, G. ,Baldwin, Wm. Chadwick, Ilenry Hardman,
C. Bourne, J. Heald, J. J. Darbishire, John Taylor, Welsh,
Armitage, C. Orrell, J. R. Barnes. , The -following voted
against it :—Messrs. John Saurey, Horton, James Alison,
Robert Lomax, C. E. Kendal, J. Bushell, John Austen,
John Bentley, John Cunliffe, L. ilawstorne, John Fletcher,
Henry Petre, Wm. Gale, John Woodcock, Jonathan Brooks,
T. W. Rathbone, Reece Bevan, James Heywood, J. S. Bir-
ley, John Master, T. Cooke, S. Taylor, R. T. Parker, A.
W. G. Bell, J. N. Farington, Harvey, J. C.
Hodgson.Eart, . F. Holton, J. Heywood, T. Rodick, P. M.
James, Ilorsfall, Haliburton, T. Lowndes, J. F. Foster, T.
Thornely, F. Jordan, Wm. Carlow, M. Feilden, Standish,
B. Barclay, J. F. Hindle, Robinson, G. Jacson, R. Alison,
'llairstow, T. H. Hesketh, W., H. Hornby, Joseph Field,
A: Wood, Robert Hornby, W. Ed*ards, R. Ashton, and
J. Fletcher.