The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-10 00:00:00

AND THE DRAMA

MUSIC

AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, during

Meg llierrilies, in t

Cushman has appeared twice as
favourite drama of " Guy Mannerini,
an efficient chorus, has been well performed, the mus.„
being rendered in such a manner as to reflect much credit
on the skill and assiduity of Mr. Allwood, the able leader
of the orchestra. Of the Meg Merrilies of Miss Cush-
man we have already spoken at length on different occa-
sions, and see no reason to change the opinions then
expressed. "In her hatids the character is a great and
startling melo-dramatic creation; much too dependant on
external aid, and too little the result of intellectual means.
No particular remark is called for, as to the manner in
which the other characters in the play was sustained.
OP THE GRAND OPERAS, in course of production at the
same theatre, the only performance since our last has been
Bellini's "I Puritani, which took place on Fridey even-
ing, to a house respectably filled, though not by any means
overcrowded. The part of Elvira was to have been sus-
tained by Mad'lle Agnes Bury ; but that lady having un-
expectedly become indisposed," the character was put
into-the hands of Madame Rudersdorff, who did both the
acting and the singing great justice. Never having wit-
nessed the powers of Miss Bury in opera, we are hardly in
a condition to appreciate the amount of loss we sustained
on the occasion through her "indisposition," but are very
willing to bear our humble testimony to the delight
afforded by the fair vocalist who kindly took her place.
Madame Rudersdorff is possessed of a voice of great com-
pass, much sweetness, and capable of deep expression,
which she managed with consummate skill. Her out-
bursts of emotion went thrilling to the heart ; and, in
securing the breathless and silent attention of a delighted
audience, she achieved the highest triumph attainable by
artistic skill. Her deportment was ladylike—her deli-
neation of affection tender and pure—if it lacked conven-
tionalism and novelty of effect, it was replete with the
higher attributes of truthfulness and delicacy. Her style
as a singer is easy and natural, and the reiterated plaudits
of an admiring auditory were the most conclusive evidence
of her deserved success. The Artuso of Herr Reichart
was in most respects admirable. He sang with much
grace and no small extent of appropriate animation. His
voice, natu

hich, aided by

ly a good one, and evidently well cultivated,
would not be less pleasing or less generally appreciated, if
he would keep more within its natural compass, and be
less liberal with his falsetto notes. As Georgio, Herr
Carl Formes was all that his great and noble voice could
make him. In the duets, quartets, and other concerted
pieces, his large full tones swelled the harmony, and gave
general grandeur to the music. His solos were scarcely
so attractive. To a certain harshness of tone and manner,
he not unfrequently added the disadvantage of being inex-
pressive, or at all events inappropriate in his expression.
The other characters were in general well sustained. In
addition to the leading parts being well filled, the chorus
and orchestra were likewise very efficient, and the per-'
formance as a whole afforded a high musical treat. Last
night, the same composer's admirable opera, "La Son-
nambula," was performed ; but, from the late hour at
which the piece terminated, it is impossible to offer any
remarks upon the style of its performance.
AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Mr. Barry Sullivan,
aided by the members of the resident company, has been
performing a round of his favourite characters to a host
of warm admirers. On Wedneiday evening, Miss
Baker took her benefit, on which occasion the friends of
this talented and rising actress rallied round her.
She was well received, and the style of her acting was
such as still farther to justify the partiality of the public,
and to enhance the reputation with which her unassuming
talent has invested her. At this theatre, Mr. Buckstone
commenced an engagement last night. It is to extend
over twelve nights ; and, as is usual with this favourite
actor, he was well received by a large and applauding
audience. The play was " The Knights of the Round
Table," which is to be performed every evening during
the week. The character of Torn Titter was sustained
with his usual ability, and was highly effective.

LIVERPOOL ACADEMY EXHIBITION.

THIRD NOTICE.

No. 1. " Traveller Attacked by Wolves," by Mr. R.
Ansdell, is a picture exhibiting many of the peculiar merits
of the artist's style. The drawing is minute and pains-
taking, the colouring truthful, and the expression of vul-
pine ferocity well marked and characteristic. The inci-
dent, however, is not of such general importance as to de-
mand so large an amount of canvass for its delineation,
much less to justify the occupation of so great an extent
of the Exhibition-room wall; more especially when we
find not a few pictures of considerable merit placed in situ-
ations which render an examination of their details im-
possible, and form an almost insuperable difficulty in
obtaining even a general idea of their characteristics.
Where there is "room enough for all," such an objection
as that stated could not, with any appearance of propriety,
be urged against Mr. Ansdell's picture, although from the
numerous variety of small and really beautiful works
emanating from the studio of that artist, and comparing
them with the one before us, every spectator must be

struck with the fact that in his case, at least, magnitude h
not synonymous with power, nor large dimensions an

equivalent for greatness.
No. 135. "The Monarch Oak," by Mr. Mark Antony,
is a subject ten times more open to the objections urged
against the picture last alluded to. It is much larger, and
possesses so few claims to consideration as a work of art, as
to lead to the serious questioning- of how or why it was
admitted at all. In harshness of outline, unrelieved flat-
ness of surface, and obtrusive ugliness of colour and detail,
it may challenge competition with the worst specimens of
tapestry, the manufacture of which beguiled the tedious
hours of our great-great-grandmothers. Industry mis-
directed, if not absolutely "run to seed," is manifest over
all the •" mighty canvass ;" but throughout its vast ex-
panse we look in vain for any trace of that intellect which
forms the line of demarcation between the labour of the
mechanic and the emanation of artistic genius.
No. 28. " Shoeinm' "by Sir E. Landseer, R.A., is an ex-
cellent specimen of "Shoeing,"
artist's earlier and more common
style. The picture is a well-known and favourite one, and
from an ably-executed engraving is familiar to all classes of
amateurs. Its principal subject is a bright bay cob of
great power ; as a foil to the graceful form and brilliant
colour of the horse, a donkey occupies a conspicuous por-
tion of the picture ; the linear and chromatic composition
are sustained by a half-recumbent dog and the burly figure
of the blacksmith. The thorough unconcern of every
thing but the business on hand, evinced in the head of the
stalwart son of Vulcan, is exceedingly characteristic and
clever; but the artist has evidently entered most fully
into the delineation of the animal, the shoeing of which
constitutes the subject of the picture. The "points" of
this fine equine specimen are given with great fidelity and
charming sweetness of colour and form; the sleek plump-
ness and elastic softness of the limbs and form are ad-
mirably rendered; and, in manipulation and colour the pic-
ture is entitled to be looked on as a gem of its class.
No. 57. " The Penny Wedding," by the late Sir David
Wilkie, R.A., is one of the happiest specimens of the
artist's early, and by many considered his best style. It is
from the private collection of Her Majesty at Bucking-
ham Palace, and is in all respects worthy of a Royal gallery.
The artist's forte was faithful delineation of character,
and a rich warmth of colour—striking truthfulness of
incident and a rare combination of humour, and all of these
peculiarities are beautifully displayed in this picture. In
addition to these characteristics, we have here also the care-
ful drawing and elaborate rather than correct composition,
and the powerful as well as just light and shadow for
which Wilkie's pictures have long been held remvrkable,
and so highly esteemed. The principal interest in this
picture is concentrated in the rustic dancing-party, the
individuality of expresssion and demeanour of whose
members are truthful and interesting ; but no small share
of the artistic skill which prevades the whole, is to be
found, as is usual in Wilkie's pictures of this period, in
the collateral incidents and by-play which animate the
secondary groups. The heads of the musicians are careful
studies, and full of nature, a similar degree of praise
being equally due to the " auld gude wife," sitting, with
prim demureness and self-satisfied sagacity, a loquacious
spectator of the revels. The whole subject, and every-
figure, incident, and accessory introduced into the scene,
are intensely Scottish, and the picture is justly entitled to
hold a first rank in the school to which it belongs, and of
which it is a distinguished ornament.

Rome," 1849 ; from a sketch
Mr. G. H. Thomas, is a picture
evincing much delineative skill, a correct eye, and great
mastery of pencil. The figures introduced, and they are
numerous, are drawn with boldness and power. The
respective groups are well studied, and the individual parts
are cleverly treated. To decision of handling the artist
has added correctness and variety of expression, and each
actor in the busy scene seems properly, as well as actively,
employed; still, as a whole, the picture is deficient in that
unity of design, and concentration of interest,-which are
essential to working out a great effect in art. It abounds
in beautiful portions and cleverly-treated groups, but it
lacks a leading sentiment. In short, it is a clever, rather
than a great work, yet it manifests the artist to be pos-
sessed of many of the best attributes of his profession,
and is calculated to induce lively, as well as favourable
anticipations of his future progress.

No. 216. " Garabaldi at
taken during the siege, by

N 0.214. "Colma Waiting for Salgar," by 'Mr. W. Crabb, is
a picture illustrative of one of the quiet incidents so beau-
tifully detailed in the poems of Ossian. In treating it
Mr. Crabb has exhibited, what he very generally does, a
fine appreciation of his author. The figure of Colma is
correctly drawn, and well disposed ; the flesh tints are

beautifully true and rich, and the general sentiment is in
fine harmony with the subject. As a piece of mellow
colouring, tasteful composition, and powerful chiaroscuro,
this picture reminds us forcibly of the Venetian school,
from which the style of its treatment has obviously been
studied; yet this fineproduction has been placed on the floor,
and in so disadvantageous a position as regards light that
its numerous merits are greatly obscured, and its general
effect in a great degree marred.

THE RUSSIAN AND FINNISH PRISONERS.—SO strong
is the hostility between the Finns and Russians, that
there is every fear that some fracas will take place unless
they are separated. They appear to have a mutual con-
tempt for each other ; and, when under the influence of
drink, abuse each other in very unparliamentary language.
We understand that arrangements are being made for
separating them.

FATAL LA few days ago about a quarter of
an acre of land fell in upon three men who were working
in a quarry near Kingsbridge, in the south of Devon. A
blacksmith's shop, which was erected near, also fell in,
and, although the utmost exertions have been made to
rescue the unfotunate men, all attempts have failed to dis-
cover them. Every day since the accident occurred large
numbers of people have visited the spot, and last Sunday
there were upwards of 1,000 persons present. Two of the
men were single, but the other has left a wife a several
children. It appears that on one side of the quarry there
were chambers cut, where the men used to retire when
they were blasting the rocks. It was thought likely that
the poor fellows had gone into one of these, but that hope
has now been dissipated, inasmuch as a shaft has been
dug, by which 'an entrance was made into one of these
places, but the men were not there.

DAY, OCT

FRIGH

„inng, about twenty
fire burst out in the worsted manufacto,.., „res 4
Wilson and Son, in Hillgate, Gateshead, which "'” the
with inconceivable rapidity, and, notwithstandiltary,
prompt attendance of the police, firemen, and ra,,
with the town and military engines, the large hlt,',°:the
less than an hour, was one mass of flames. Adialiliqrcred
manufactory was a bond warehouse, in which
wantons of
a quantity of sulphur, nitre, and, it is said, seven iar
gunpowder. So large a fire naturally attracted
o'clock,
mense number of spectators, and about three ° in
when the whole range of Mr. Wilson's building's sv_ai.e.
flames, the inflammable material in the adjoining irin s
houses exploded, shaking the whole district witu,o of
radius of twenty miles, and scattered the burning °-sal
material in every direction. On the first shock
people were buried amid the mass of rubbish which leth
°l;e4the neighbourhood of the fire; and a company of the
Cameronians, who had broken into a large Wilding with
as a Wesleyan meeting-house, in the Chureh-wte
the view of operating with their engine on the
chapel,
Death, were covered up by the ruins of the old rocir
which also fell immediately after the explosion. -4,Ps the
gious quantity of burning material was thrown ac.rri:were
Tyne, and scores of people upon Newcastle Quay sl •i;ie t 1
thrown down, and many of them rendered insensi fro
the shock. The mass of burning embers which fiew ing
Gateshead set fire to the ships in the river, and, Pllas
over the quay, pitched upon the dense range of
used as offices and warehouses by the Newcastle 0133:0
chants, which, in. an incredibly short period, hecalll de'
mass of flames. The scene that followed baffles
of the
scription ; the houses and buildings on both sides blow
river were one sheet of fire. The vapour from the
ing sulphur came in dense masses across the river, catvery
scores of people to fall down insensible; and in
direction the affrighted inhabitants of the lanes and ot-
bordering the Quayside, Newcastle, and in the loveras
of Gateshead, might be seen flying in every directi?
before an earthquake. Expresses were sent off to tSh ltle e
',,„
Sunderland, Hexham, and other towns, to bring • ricer
engines and fire-brigades from there. The powerful ...(1
engine was also brought up from Shields harh°llfigl*
by eight o'clock all fear of the fire extending heYcci„c re'
gate, in Gateshead, and the Quayside, Newcastle, `dva'-iag'
moved; but from time to time it broke out aga'' 04'
the day, without, however, materially extending its 1;1%14
The steam flour-mill of Mr. John Davison, in ed•
took fire shortly after noon, and was totally eons,heil
Mi Davison, who is severely injured, is scarcely eW"-
to recover.
In killed and wounded :the loss is fearful. -Luc nab'
mart' is full of wounded people, and a considerable 01
ber of injured soldiers have been removed to the, I:Pic-ere
at the baracks. In Gateshead especially the ellec"frip•-oe'
peculiarly awful. About fifty soldiers from the P-sioe
explo
ter,
were advancing with the fire engine when the
met them, killing two of the officers, viz., Ensign woe
and Corporal Stephenson, and womiding thirty ont of
remainder. • of
Mr. RobertPattinson, a member of the town c°ll6speates'

ER 10, 1854.

1---iSTIX'

ON Friday mi

lirt!S otf ligsi.;

Newcastle; Charles Bertram, Esq., a magistrate el j'ed bi
head, and ten other persons were killed or suffee had $
the flying materials, and the Mayor of Gateshe%*er.4 ,
narrow escape, besides which there were nure,,, jaoc
people injured who were taken to the Nesveas',.'e ,tidal
mary. This, however, gives but a faint idea of the
catastrophe. Many people were buried in the rel",,'assee
number of which no one can tell. Indeed the "ji
which fell smouldered and burnt like a pit heaP, 3111
doubtful whether many of those who were stnothercoota
ever be recovered. Nor is this all. Some of th,e+, stets
inhabited by the poor, in the immediate loeausjo'ale e`
blown up, with the people in them, and while 6„ Deaf
them descended in the ruins which lay burning in,' ricer.
it is believed that others were precipitated into tJeowler
The sulphurous fumes fatally interfered with at,. the!
yours to save human life. Destruetive to the (19''''go
also rendered it all but impracticable in others tev,,sidee
their assistance, so suffocating was the smoke.
.naote
those who were taken to the Infirmary, scores wly prr
or less wounded, many of whom were attended to escolov
vate practitioners. The Newastle side did nfit inju
without some loss of life —and serious personal nsr °d
The concussion threw scores of people on the, lei
their feet, rendered many for the time insenste'"JA
the falling brands seriously injured
It is estimated that upwards of 500 persons lift,tby
more or less injured in Newcastle and Gateshead
explosion. Such was the loss of life and persona, of thof
greater in amount than ever occurred in either field
towns, and rather rivalling in its horrors a bloodY,, eta'
battle or the sack of a bombarded town tha" e'of Pr°:
resulting from an ordinary fire. The destruction a great e 13ePe
perty was enormous and equally deplorable. Inehaese!'
head, Messrs. Wilson's premises, Mr. Sisson 's war gessZ"
a large building used as a vinegar manufactory, 1,-)11
of
Hugh Singers and Co., and the extensive ani•
Davison, were destroyed. Most of the surrounthA%.o4
perty was strewed in ruins by the explosion an resv
lt ,rt/
quent avalanche of fire. On Newcastle QuaY
was even more disastrous so far as destruction 411,irepriac4
was concerned. The explosion had scarcely ta'seo—rd
and the ignited materials, bricks, stones, timbers, arts
other explosive ingredients fallen on the various raalicl'i
the Quay, opposite the scene of the catastrePhe, obl)
the wail of women, the cry of children, and tifire, vo-.1
men for safety from the falling missiles, and ,00
brimstone, than it was found that from various D'otchet
the Quay, the block of warehouses behind, the Axes
Bank, and even so far off as the foot of Pilgrhtiose s°o
where the descending fire fell, flames speedilYl lei%)
sulphurous smoke filled the atmosphere, it'fie
whom the
almost ofjnstiefy.ptlotseiofnearhaddrawn the panic-stricken
from allanic-stricen thOClftli.
parts
tlleehe
town, that it was really doomed to destruction 1):f
plosive conflagration, while the stupifying effeclsfl ";
ikv
concussion, and the unexpected nature of the 11'el ttt
Lion, rendered all parties for a time unable o.„,fliplicenll'
decisive efforts which are invaluable at the cot
of such an occurrence to quench the flames. e% •
The loss on both sides of the water will probab 9_,ua
a million sterling. Most of the property and s"so9;
trade are said to be insured in the Neweastle'd
British, Sun, Norwich, Royal Exchange, Leeds g%rsa '-
shire, and other offices. The loss, apart from in' sack
however, will be severely felt ; never indeed ilia 0,11,f,
disaster occurred in either this town or part of ti-. 41 oty
try. The loss of life is even a darker feature,
I.P.faita,p
are yet missing who may lie buried in the sulphur of ',4/
ruins, where the explosion occurred. Of the ,c,„'nrobe"
fifty or sixty injured, a considerable number Nols 'de
not recover; and there will be hundreds 11l of
injured, making up a melancholy catalogue of latoeaol
and suffering by this calamitous event. In eons ties
of a communication from the mayor and cerr—ots, f
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on behnlf of the inhabit3iati.
questing the aid of a government officer in an t'hits
into the disaster, the Secretary of State has direct silt
Ducane, of the Ordnance, to be present, and to red;
the St. prosed investition. ,fie
Mary's Churchga, Gateshead, is completely e'-'4 10 4r
the windows are all smashed in ; the tombstellea ft'pe
churchyard are broken ; and many of the ht.em ofs of
tides are forced into the roofs and against the elroOdd'r
adjoining houses. Without an exception, the `',llatte'a is
the shops in the High-street, Gateshead, are us' 0) fr
some thousands of panes of glass are 1001°,1'04ff
passing along on the railway the roofs of the je
sent the appearance of a town that has been of I

a powerful army. 01; 10'3'
The Guildhall in Newcastle is much initir
whole pane of glass is left in it. The shops °el isi'or
hill and Dean•street are also closed throug 'ph Cbe
sustained ; and the offices of the Electric Telegiotila3
pany and the British Telegraph Company have tboe, on
removed to the central railway station. Solalebo 5 o-,
quarters of wheat have been burnt in thew 3,rieo (1°
the Quayside, and a large quantity of tar, on „ice,
also burnt. irrtleand
The shock of the explosion, like that of anwaa heard at Shields and Tynemouth, nine Inl„.“'"'05
at Sunderland, eleven miles distant. The briv3(l::tori
and material from one warehouse and man
carried a distance cf four miles into the conut'

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111mtErt's SAFES AT TEE GREAT FIRE r Oc;,; w te-
-Few conflagrations of magnitude now occ%re te'

usiilLuu..
he value of 11ilne;'s safes are not less or 111,,('Wther,,ie.if.,
nd the recent calamity at Newcastle affords of L'oP
dance, in addition to the many already recoruerty, agjoo
invaluable efficiency for the protection of Proe yil
be seen in the following extract of a letter frotal.,i,
Mather (Messm. Milner's agent at Neweastlei'Sgfe!'4°
very happy to say that two of your gold-1.411e rtttat
Messrs. Leidemann's office, were dug out of: foetiol‘
their office (in a red hot state), and, on behl,,i°l'„na „foe
contents (including a very large amount of efdsto tlie 'peel/
notes) were soaked with steam and all safe. 'd potl
office one of your single chambered tin boxes, 113shotteict/
so fortunate—contents destroyed ; but People &-et trite
the holdfast safes. More particulars when 4,
all is-confusion.—ln haste, yours sincerely,
Newcastle, Oct. 7th, 1854. Joirg

leAlens:TwSu pickedboi SOUTHAMPTON,
onit:hla
ivTuseuPybEreloaoQrss
blossomed
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nail:ex-ex
,Fthwßaegafßi
btree
to present arrangements, Her Allolyt17:3111:°°:8'111.5"" ivice ch .''it:A.;llP,l9)°e;el:lr:4;
ei
willrood leave
that
night,B a Balmoral r aa
nldon p
rToeheuer sdidnagiy
o neat,
remmn
morning. It is possible, however,llsrvi:dige°3l;:'llf.tletirts feir
Majeity's stay in the north will be Pr°l°lled
gil
days beyond the ate mentioned. bur
I-, s$
THE COUNTESSd
OF HOPBTOUN died a- ote f
Sunday last week, in her 52 n d year. The eseatltarl °
daughter of the late and sister of the 'late
Macdonald, and by her marriage with the orb
.t 11.1:
Hopetoun, in June, 1826, had issue the preseaY, ocachea
le
Thu EDITORSHIP of the London Gazette rea
the death of Mr. Francis Watts. It has ie3rriber'ol'
its twenty-one thousand and six hundredth nil d to 0,301;'
salary was £1,200 a-year, but it is to be reda.cres bth, o;
THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH 11" git Of e'er fob
from his private purse for the establishreene.sor„
gotil
omnibuses between the camps and 1301,1°0 to Pe
the use of the soldiers. The omnibuses are tioles
for the men, and are to leave each camp f°tl , ,ro- ttio
and to return four times. _Logo"er",
WRECK OF TUB MINERVA STEA3O34''' steit.ite.
ins consequent on the loss of the Minerva ill u_isce
property of the Cork Company—have bee , take
fulMnratnUDreEnOC
parties who had goods on board. A tria t palotv
November, before a special jury.
/ r
er
oniul .
F—rtd
an
Feakle. Two boys, named Laurence (5,,r,Va-d fib4ocltin,
Twaddle, each aged twelve years, quarre,., of .1 1.0.11 t
trifling affair, when Grogan wrested quarto,.,
be
hands the spade with 'which he had bee "isrbre;X, 1.0,0
dle immediately went to his father's Iwout. Yaddle
y°et occurrence
!_iglf4,l93ot j:(SeO
a gun, and shot Grogan at the distauce. Tiva
unfortunate lad died almost instantly
de`o. 0 Iv
arrested on the same evening.
__The sil,ieeti°4
REPRESENTATION OF LIMERICIC•
of Mr. Potter having rendered necessaerYtt
ea ofe
Limerick, several candidates for th
already been announced, and others :ries ts'ai,dortsciMiitijoiri,
Limerick paper says Mr. Briusley Nil,!:,)oorey Opurriardote•
the field on the Tory side. Mr. D‘e, can tsofl'
canvassed several of the electors. of as -0.0
.'
son of Sir Mathew Barrington, is 01)+31 Aieral,,tol
Alderman John Reynolds, Dublin, an serge'-
Mayor of Limerick, are also spoken uf•
however, is considered the favourite.

LOCAL INTELL

ift-I,CASIIIRE
to he ensign.
Own Militia : Michae.
iecensign.
torth th'sT—At the Viaduct Works of the _
roa. -western Railway, Newton, on Monday afte,
ri2Vas seriously injured by the fall of a crane. - 11;, arra w- -
43. nearly severed from his body, and little
RPes are entertained of his recovery.
temZkr, MERSEY YACHT CLUB. -
tion' the closing dinner of the season at the marine eta-
he °II Tuesday, provided by Mr. Jones, of the Birken-
ae e Rotel. The commodore presided, supported by
yaethrtal of the officers, and a good party of members. The
izeet;B are !lOW dismantling for the winter months, and
Thebes Will take place at the club house, Duke-street.
nsiness of the meeting took place after the dinner.
membereharles Woodward, James's-street, was elected a
WIGTOWIC—On the afternoon of Wed-
isalki3", the 27th ult., while Mrs. Palmer, of Liverpool, was
ling along the public road leading from Bridge of
atTi!leeh into the town and when opposite the plantation
pist'veloodside, she was alarmed by the report of a gun or
and • /thick had been discharged from behind the hedge,
lido immediately felt that the contents had struck her left
broth She With much difficulty reached the house of her
leas fel., Mr. McLean, and medical aid being obtained, it
had 4d1.1/1d that no fewer than thirty-three piles of lead
and `, tiled her dress, which was saturated with blood,
ext,,at five had entered her leg. The shot has been
l. rbtd, and the lady is recovering from the effects of
la-IttrY• The authorities are invesgaing maer
Order to
discover the culprit, and ti a
retwardthe tt
een of 25 has
offered.--Dumfries Courier.
GAnsrox COMMISSIONEES.—A meeting of this
hotteonstituted body was held on Tuesday, at the
3a.Aightirth, Mr. J. A. Tinne in the chair. The other
boCers,
.present were—Messrs. Moss, Chaloner, Light-
that at Idson, Pritt, Bevan, and Watts. It appeared
Betio ah'dson,
preliminary meeting, held immediately after the
hadli°ll of commissioners, the following appointments
Jeer made :—Mr. John A. Tinne, the chairman ;.
anci 7,,"'", Ph Cooper, chairman of the works committee ,
baitt;'-ix. John G. Morris, chairman of the finance com-
tla. ;,!* The secretary and law clerk, Mr. Neville, read
tot;f`Thprto of the committees, which were merely of a
rfo le character. The surveyor, Mr. J. Standing, re-
thate4,,several matters in his department, and suggested
the streets and roads throughout the township
t'''seof rd e named, and also their respective distance from
Liverpool Exchange. The suggestion was approved
tee report was submitted from the finance committee
gr:e'rn'eding that the following rates be declared:—A
(14-1"11 district rate of 4d. in the pound, estimated to pro-
ve R 650—this amount including the salaries, expenses
the "st election and inquiry, &c.; a highway rate of Bd. in
into nod. estimated to produce £BBO ; and a lighting
0114°,' 2d: in the pound, estimated to produce 8170, it
°l)s-r.:PPl3'hig to a portion of the district. The chairman
atde,_eci that these estimates had been carefully ,---
little`u4t the total air
was that of preceding years.
ernlikelY o continue, or sr ---sn
Bred that it includedn the first election and oi,-
ella'rZes• The report was adopted on the motion of the
eoaln• It was referred to the
*ler and report upon thepropriety of
offices for the use of the to pwnsplo-

brok.

aount of t:

The members a

The increase

as it larre

hoivevei

finance committee to

Lg then

) ARCEUEOLOGICAL S

11, -rirecTrnAL ANL
too meetin of this society for its seventh session
to; Pf,lace ~o•
on Wednesday evening, in the Royal Institu-
Ilacoleuitt-street. The attendance of members was
I)re;l(ks' and the chair was occupied by John Hay, Esq.,
,means of the society. After the nomination of new
the ,:ers, the secretary, Joseph Boult, Esq., announced
Itoi.t.'`'eelpt of various donations, including an illustrated
ttun--4.011 the Birkenhead Priory, by Mr. Mason and Mr.
On the motion of Mr. Picton, this donation was
.
fit' On
on the roundg that, though the illustrated portion
14. been contributed from the pr,
deal°ll' a Puil member of the society
ith leated tote Lancashire and Chesh
sesesiochairman then delivered the
.opT.
scit,n, in which, after briefly reviewmt
thL, tiers
had received on their annual excursion, which
11,47 Y.ryear had been to Whalley Abbey, and complimenting
121lieZarland, of Manchester, who had reported on that
`to t.“','; and also eulogising the Rev. Vicar, he proceeded
.
aris;''kew the effect, in an architectural sense, likely to
llar4-.4r°,111 the construction
. of the Crystal Palace at Syden-
la .111 reference to this, he quoted largely from Ruskin,
colice°Be Condemnatory strictures he expressed his entire
adv frAenee• Ire next,' in highly eulogistic terms,
libein'el, to St. George's Hall, which he designated as a
011-111, cmunient of the nation," and ,one which " has
keliet'f,rverpool to as eminent a position in its encourage-
tt4Pori' architecture as was ever attained by the ancient
.
tiLati,-„,,,'lras of commerce." He then in severe terms stig-
't if „the unworthy attempt of Mr. Bardwell to rob the
,rchit-„`,.• times of his well-earned reputation as the
:I.,‘nadecr,,, c't that noble structure. He also adverted
. to the
f'iolesi,7eY of remuneration derived by the family of Mr.
The to n 1 the noble edifice, and expressed a hope that
and means of supple-
blent• "4 Council " may yet find
a the small remuneratioswnarye_sceived by Mr. Elmes,
moral justice to hi widow and son." Other
he remarked, havf been completed or begun in
I,C•
;ellt parts of the town since the society's last meeting,
d.
Ive,;co indicate architectural progress in the right irec
e'„4, • iln regard to the. proposed town improvements, he
de laced his little reliance on any great
.benefit to be
tk,"•Jed from those proposals,
irc,`,„°f the council obstructs.
-waVe?ivealents, unless a permanent committee is. formed k
ithe Proper opportunities for carrying into effect
v 1•
IPritT-'4lll
"„.4 ended in the report." He suggested the
eoccurik permanent committee to watch cases as they
.
Ina nu bring them before the council for their
te-"en•
irepriei_"th.respect to student members, he suggested
d' ot more entering the lists, and recomd-
by ur.augmented diligence and industry. He conclude
tainiii.glllg the benefit of operative mechanics paying
'"Un to the theory of their respective pursuits,
--5'14), the dictation of idle delegates.—Mr. J.
itoottalt then exhibited and explained the use and construe-
-11.103„If a Patent crystal window, manufactured by Messrs.
of 'wind° and surnMerfield, of Birmingham. This crystal
consists of supports of hollow glass, filled by a rod
tuchePlated metal, being on the average scale of three
tra,es,,in diameter to eight or ten feet in length. A pro-
" discussion took place on the merits of the crystal
:‘r: The exhibition of som.e London-made bricks,
'eeedi discussion upon them, terminated the evening's pro-
Lings~nP,„;
ROYAL INFIRMARY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
!_041,„ 4nonday evening, the session of this school was
klet-aeoced by an introductory lecture from Mr. F. D.
Th'uetr, Demonstrator of Anatomy in the above schocd.
qeilt„,;°°,,jeet was the biography of John Hunter, the.inci-
2ot a„°' Whose interesting life were dwelt on and pointed
4410h-se. incentives to studious industry and habits of mire-
rvation. The learned lecturer concluded_ by stating
Ord:11, Initer doubtless possessed genius of a very high.
'll4 hr,' at' inamense power of perception, and great reason-
what-Z. ers• Well he knew 'how to observe, and he knew
worth observing, and his advantages from his
ott 1,-;.-'IOTI with his brother William were no doubt great;
kig,,,e'th. these talents and advantages he. posses.sed
Whiei,Zlg energy of purpose and intiotirtligt. Indus
Which ancceB,„!l[4l. talent and opportum use
4ue work the password along.ties
all the avenues to
,
• 'RTAINMENT ON BOARD THE "JAMES BAINES,"
theov,„' "1-4,llPron OP THE SEAS."—On Wednesday last,
hers of the " Black Ball" line of Australian clippers
n'ulaaPtuous entertainment to a select company of
`"na• eits,Tlu gentlemen on board their splendid new clippers
Baines,-°P., of the Seas, Captain Newlands, and James
"`,,,uotit I.‘-'aPtain M`Donnell. The company numbered
‘41,. ai,kt hundred, and included Thomas Bouch, Esq.,
aitinn-'",,,an of the Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool.;
,Hon.
lloarZ,‘-unard ; T. H. Littledale, Esq.; Captain M Kay,
--'l,; Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Scoresby ; Hawthorne,
k-Onsul for the United States ; Capt. Schomberg,
o,rovernment Emigration Agent, and Mrs. Schom-
°t; d • Aspinall Turner Esq., Chafrman of the Chamber
%Olt eree, Manchester% and many others of note and
St7,'ce connected with Liverpool and the manufacturing
,tne After inspecting the stately and noble vessels,
t'lltli-,,TanY sat down to a recherche collation, served
• (I,,°:N taste and elegance on board the James Baines,
‘,"l„,,es of chairman being most efficiently discharged
),'NI "-,•11. Mackay, one of the owners. After the usual
i:spoi,,,l constitutional toasts had been proposed and
to, the toast of " Success to the ' Black Ball'
i" "as given by Captain Schomberg, and drank by
iigato,-al any with loud applause. Mr. Baines returned
14ernn' a,nd concisely alluded to the benefits conferred on
bY the development of the Australian.trade, and
pOlt -1.2111ar pointed out the advantage? which would
A-ive,l'ioN,l the port and to the mercantile interests of
alid its neighbourhood, by having th 9 trade in
~"41e eilt„"' Australia direct. Other toasts arising out of
d'",,,,,4lstances of the entertainment were given and
oliii, to
andg these were the healths of Captain
-`ll3Oll-,j'eu Captain Newlands, to which the former
t;ed, 'with sailor-like point and brevity. " The town
Ithe
regg.tade of he ~Liverpool,." acknowledged by Mr. Bouch.
to " The wives of the owners," and " The
4ei This portion of the proceedings being brought
4(l.joi,i,C'se With the health of the chairman, the company
• nned to the decks of both vessels, which were covered
"eral and, to the exhilirating strains of two
Ailstrall, bands, (which will accompany the vessels to
4,115 k ,a„a,,) the numerous visitors passed their time till
Lea '' nancin The bins were also thrown open, and eqfee g'
etv., ces, and fruits, were served with rapidity and
'LY, the ladies' cabins, in which piano-fortes were
fed b •
=erfoi,L eulg also enlivened by the vocal and instrumental
41,ances
azl of amateur vocalists and pianistes.
4)411Z5: ittlth keeperN
of the C012..^
SeT TUB
mf©rheY 4PPeared at the Pol?cer-Pcot, on an
Tation charging that, on the previous Sunday the chim-
to t-114 that establishment 'was on fire. Mr. M,Gowen, clerk
thtilei. health committee, appeared on behalf of the corpo-
,ll.hie' ,r;olice-office 726 stated that on Sunday he saw the
chimney of the baths on fire and a volume of flame
persons from the top • the flame Was so great that some
„4rc, 1.. s in the neighbo'urhood imagined the baths we
4'e, and Nt.'Gowen denied that the chimney
try,
arossaid that the flame, which was merely Tomen-
• item the raking out of the furnace , there
Pert 0. ° soot in the chimney which could ignite. In sup-
the his statement he called a man named Jones, the
litilheicbiterpiaatintlie, baths,' who said that whr
Deitch he did „ie Was raking out the
4reee.omeer
tiweithi gnat care. The f
kehrre Y proceeded from thp
ArhtiOney in, chimney sweeper, said th
%tell the hiLl.°4 24th ult., the Surol^-
aa the
ehina!ation w--

drawings of Mr.
the work itself was
se Histo

Society

address of tf

;he pleas

'ter the exhibi-
, Shaw's-brow

N.—James

Ition baths at Ge(
rt, on Tnesd

was on

officer made

a the usual c

flame observed by ti

ABERCROM
Neill, Esq., retires f

ing an (

Birkenhead

September,l

ber of yew's

nil
4a ,
Still aa ....3, to take ...
ti,eS
- ,Were "y once in three a question, the keemonthper oi.
'obliged to sweep the chn.
tic,'°llsiness would be stopped for two 0.
b,melven informed the magistrate that
'410u1141111(ler dl. seussion in the council whe,
kethe,_ remain on their present site or 13,e,.1_ ,
trlovecl'• the lieved the baths would ullni2°' 6
',A -I.'" ,Iztruly were only patched up for tempt,.
t
tio,,li• 4ansfield said it was a bad example for thterup6
6.o.,cd:noceeelt by hay.ing their chimneys on ficf, bu
~_..
before lum he should dijimbis the I.llf9rlUMlvi'

from four to s
Lower Brick-st

kept q'

Cotter-p 1

krSTRALIA.

and must

WA-RD.— We understand that Hugh
.esentation of this ward
A. Tinnie, Esq., is to

on the lsi of November, and that J
be brought forward in his stead.
WIGIN ELECTION has terminated in the return of the
Radical candidate. At the close of the poll on Tuesday
the numbers were—for Acton, 339; for Powell, 334: ma-
ioritv for Acton, 5.

LARGE POTATOES.—There were on view in the Exchange
News-room on Wednesday, six potatoes, of the variety
called Belshaw's pink-eyes and white kemps, which for
size and healthiness of appearance were extraordinary.
They were placed there by Mr. Richardson, of Bootle.

MILITIA von IRELAND.—On Wednesday, about 300 of
the Cambridgeshire Militia arrived here from Ely, and em-
barked for Dublin, in the City of Dublin Company's steamer
Princess. On Thursday the second detachment of the regi-
ment, comprising the head-quarters, arrived here and
embarked in the steamer Trafalgar, for the same desti-
nation.

CUTTING THE TELEGRAPH.—The wires of the magnetic
telegraph communicating with Ireland, Liverpool, and
Glasgow, were maliciously cut on Tuesday last, about 20
miles from Carlisle, on the road to Penrith. The company
are using the utmost endeavours to trace the guilty par-
ties who have committed such an atrocious outrage, and
great hopes are entertained that they will meet with suc-
cess.—Glasgow Chronicle.

TIIE SEACOMBE FOUNDRY.—In the Bankruptcy Court,
on Friday, Edwin Maw came before Mr. Commissioner
Stevenson to pass his last examination. Mr. Bardswell
prayed for an adjournment of six weeks, on the ground
that he had not had time to file his balance sheet. The
examination was ultimately adjourned to the 17th of
November.

EXTENSIVE LOSSES.—A gentleman, whilst riding in an
omnibus between the Mansion-house, and Somerset-
house, London, was plundered of his pocket-book, con-
taining £421 3s. in notes and cash ; and another of a
registered letter, addressed " Kirk and Furniss, Liver-
pool," containing £2,400 in bills of exchange, whilst going
from Fenchurch-street to the Branch Office, in Lombard-
street, to post it.

RUDIOURED COMIERCIAL EMBARRISSMENTS.—are
were rumours last week of the failure of Mr. E rd
Oliver, the extensive shipowner of this port, and of the
firm of James McHenry and Co., who have been largely
engaged in the corn, cotton, and provision trades with
America. There was a very general opinion on 'Change,
that such rumours were premature; that the embarrass-
ments of these eminent houses were only temporary; and
that they would both be able to surmount them.
TICE NOETII DOCKS IN A. GALE.—On Tuesday a strong

wind was blowing, which, though not a full gale
at the time, fully proves the power of working the north
docks in a gale of wind or otherwise. The steam-ship
Eblana, which was ready with steam up for Dublin, was
ites exceedeirc"" lying in the Sandon Dock, and was to have sailed at nine
y very ov, -

k, but owing to the swell on the river the outer gates
could not be opened, and consequently the vessel could not
sail, thereby proving that the north docks cannot be
1- of wind from the north-west, and furnish-
aing argument in favour of docks at

y after nine o'clock on Wednesday night,
a fire broke out in the workshops attached to Mr. Dutton's,
cabinet-maker, Great George-street. The flames were dis-
covered in the machine-room over the engine-house. The
alarm was conveyed to the Seel-street Station, and several
engines were quickly on the spot. Hose from Temple-
court and the "West of England brigade were promptly in
attendance, and although the fire had an alarming ap-
pearance at first, it was prevented from spreading to the
adjoining shops. A boatbuilder's shop is immediately un-
der the place where the fire was, and two fine boats were
quickly dragged into the street.
TESTIMONIAL TO A. CLERGYMAN.—SeveraI valuable
articles have been presented to the Rev. W. Hughes, of
St. David's in this town, who is about moving to a living
in Montgomeryshire. On some of the articles the follow-
ing inscription appears :—" Presented (with other things)
to the Rev. William Hughes, 8.D., on his resigning the
of St. David's, Liverpool, by a few friends,
le mayor and members of the town council.
Mr. Hughes preached his farewell
sermon on Sunday evening.

TIER AUSTRALIAN TnelE.—The number of vessels laid
on at this port for Australia, to sail this month, is 37 ships,
aggregate burthen of 31,023 tons. The total uum-
iels which had left for Australian ports in the
half-year endinr-

oth June, was 104, of 96,286 aggregate
onnage, and conveying 23,203 passengers. The last quar-
ter shows a decline in the departures of four ships, and
2,100 passengers on the nrecedinc, quarter. The current
rates of freight are 50s. to 535. to Melbourne and Sydney,
605.t0 655. to Adelaide, 70s. to 755. to Geelong, and 70s.
to 80s. to Melbourne wharf.

SUDDEN DEATH.— On Thursday, Mr. J. Ellwood,
cashier at the Corporation Water Works Shipping Office,
Strand-street, walked down to the office, apparently in
his usual health, about nine o'clock in the morning ; but
on arriving at the office, and walking several times across
the floor, he sat down and immediately expired. He was
upwards of 40 years in the employ of the Liverpool and
Harrington Water Works, and at the purchase of the
company's works, in 1848, was transferred to the above-
named situation, which he has held with great credit to
himself and satisfaction to his employers.
COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.—At a meeting of
the shareholders of the County Down Railway Company,
on Tuesday, Mr. tier, M.P., in the chair, the propositions
for establishing a direct communication between Donagh-

adee and Porfpatrick, and opening up new lines in the
north of Ireland, were received with much interest. By
these projects, Glasgow might he reached in four-and-a-half
hours, the trading districts of England in sesocn, and Lon-
don in twelve or fourteen. The opposition of the Ulster
Company was characterised as most unreasonable.

WEST DERBY GIIA.RDIANS.—At the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, cheques to the amount of £176 were or-
dered for the out-door paupers. The number of paupers
in the house was 560, against 555 last week, and 621 in
the corresponding week of last year. A long discussion
afterwards ensued relating to the supply of beer to the
workhouse, on which the most disgraceful personalities and
disorder prevailed, as is too often the case amongst the
members of this board.—The overseer of Everton (Mr. Cox)
requested the board to allow Mr. Reeves to continue hie
services for two months longer, as the business of the
office still remains in an unsystematic condition.

THE SCREW STRA.MERI3KANDox, Captain Jenkins,
which was built on the Clyde a few months ago, and des-
patched thence to New York, sailed from the latter place
for this port on the 17th September. In a heavy gale, on
the 21st, she lost her propeller, and had to come the re-
mainder of the distance under canvass, arriving here on
Monday night, last week. She brought over 136 pas-
sengers, 40 of whom were chief cabin; the others steer-
age. She is the property of the London and Limerick
Steamship Company, and will shortly be despatched for
one trip between this port and Limerick, by Messrs. W.
and H. Laird, of Fenwick-street, the agents for the
company.

LIE COMING CLIPPER.—The Blue Jacket, of 1752 tons
register, is shortly expected here from Boston. She is
not the vessel of. the same name advertised as one of
Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's White Star Australian
Packets, though worthy, according to accounts, to rank
with the finest vessels belonging to this port. The Blue
Jacket has been built by Mr. R. E. Jackson, of East Bos-
ton, and is commanded by Captain Oliver Eldridge. She
is constructed of the best materials, and is of the follow-
ing dimensions :—Length on the keel 205 feet; over all
235 feet ; extreme beam 41 feet 2 inches ; depth of hold
24 feet, including 8 feet height between decks. She has a
poop deck 80 feet long and 7 feet high. The chief saloon
is 40 feet long by 14 wide, is beautifully wainscoated, and
ornamented with gilded flower-work and branches on the
panels, set off with papier macho cornices ; and its ground-
work is pure white, equalling enamel in its smoothness
and brilliancy. The hull, spars, and rigging, are finished
with that degree of taste for which the American clippers
are so famous ; and, from her fine model, high hopes are
entertained that her sailing qualities will fully equal her
other points of excellence.
A RICE BETWEEN Two LIFEBOATS.—Another ship-
wreck has taken place on the Horse Bank, near Southport.
At break of day, on Tuesday, a vessel was observed in very
dangerous proximity to this bank. The wind was very
strong, and the sea rough, and it soon became evident that
the crew could not manage her. After being driven about
for some time, she struck, shortly after seven o'clock, on
the Southport side of the Horse Bank, about three miles
from Birkdale-park. About eight she was evidently in
imminent danger, and it was thought every moment she
would go to pieces. The Southport lifeboat was accord-
ingly ordered out, and a crew obtained, after some little
difficulty, to man her. The state of wind and tide was
such that it was deemed necessary to convey her about
three miles up the shore, to "the pool," to launch her with
safety. Before this had been accomplished the state of
the vessel had been observed at Lytham, and the lifeboat
of that place was immediately put out. The Southport
boat had the advantage in point of distance from the
wreck, but this was more than compensated for by the
facilities possessed for launching at Lytham. A spirited
contest now took place between the two boats, and this
was maintained for about two hours. Each crew strained
every nerve to gain the wreck first, and at last, after a
hard struggle, fortune favoured the Lytham boat, and her
crew boarded the vessel, which proved to be the Alice, of
Ramsay, bound to Preston, with a crew of five, and a cargo
of brick dust, burthen about 100 tons. The crew were
safe, though in great danger, and were conveyed to Lytham.
The vessel, however, is damaged beyond repair.

lIBALTII COMMITTEE.—This committee met on Thurs-
day. The Medical Officer of Health reported that, during
the week ending the previous Saturday,thecholeraepidemic
declined as rapidly as it had advanced in the preceding
week. The deaths, which had risen from 173 to 270, fell
last week to 171. The deaths from diarrhcea, on the other
hand, rose from 53 to 71. In the total mortality there
was a reduction of 57—the deaths registered last week
having been 451, and in the preceding 508. During the
ten weeks since the commencement of the epidemic it has
destroyed 925 lives, viz., in the parish, 775 ; in the out-
townships, 130. During the same period 587 persons,
chiefly children, have died from diarrhoea. Of the 171
cholera deaths last week, 43 were below five years of age,
and ten were upwards of sixty. They were distributed
thus :—ln the parish, 144—i. e., in Scotland Ward, 58 ;
Vauxhall, 39 ; Great George, 16 ; Exchange, 5 ; St. Paul's,
5 ; Lime-street, 4 ; St. Anne's, 4 ; St. Peter's 3 ; Aber-
cromby, 3 ; Castle-street, 2 ; Pitt-street, 1; Rodney-street,
1; Workhouse, 3. In the out-townships, 27—i.e., Ever-
ton, 5 ; Kirkdale, 3 ; North Toxteth, 5 ; South Toxteth,
13 ; West Derby hospital, 1. The decrease of mortality
hout the borough, the only exception
e Ward, where there was an increase
en, in consequence of an outbreak in
and one or two of the adjoining
from zymotic diseases last week in-
-10 ; measles and scarlatina, each 6 ;
ical Officer of Health recommended
lv a nuisance. caused ho stama.,-,e•

back of the houses on the west side of St.
, a sewer be made in Back Cotter-street and
the (

igineer being
Rttharcl-place

it a cost
ordered that

MARY DOWNING, living in the lower part of the town,
was on Friday afternoon found dead in her chair, where
she had falltn to sleep while in a state of helpless in-
toxication.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday afternoon Edward
31*Nally, aged fifty, labourer, of 72, Blundell-street,
died at the Northern Hospital, from the effects of injuries
caused by being run over by the engine en an incline at
the works at the new north docks. His legs were severed
from his body.
THE BEN NEVIS, Captain Herron, which sailed hence
on Wednesday week, with 410 German emigrants for
Galveston, Texas, put into Queenstown on the 29th ult.,
with cholera on board. Seven persons died on the passage,
and seven, including the surgeon, after her arrival in
Queenstown. Since Saturday week no new cases had
occurred and no additional deaths had taken place.
BURNT TO DEATH.—An inquest was held on Satur-
day, on the body of Sarah M`Vee, aged twenty-five,
residing as " housekeeper" with Robert Jones, Whitemill-
street. While in a state of intoxication, on Friday after-
noon, she caught fire, and was so severely burnt all over
her body that she died the same day. Jones, her para-
mour, was in the house at the time, but too much in
liquor to render her assistance.
TIIE MUNICIPAL REVISION commenced on Thursday,
before the Mayor, John Buck Lloyd, Esq., and the two
assessors, Mr. Bremner and Mr. John Yates, jun., and
terminated on Friday. The losses against both parties
are about equal, and the revision will make but little dif-
ference in their position. In Vauxhall Ward the Radicals
lost 39 votes ; and, notwithstanding the numerous urgent
notes with which Mr. Bradley has troubled his friends
during the week, there is every prospect that he will have
no further chance of troubling the Town Council. In St.
Paul's Ward two Radicals, Mr. Savage and Mr. M`Guffie,
are at daggers drawn, and the Reform Association, who
made objection to hosts of the " Savages," struck 58 of
them off the list. In Exchange Ward the Tories made
98 objections, of which 28 were withdrawn and 50 sustained.

AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS BUILT IN LIVERPOOL—The
name of Mr. John Laird; our well-known iron shipbuilder,
is becoming famous in Sidney. He has built three steamers
for parties out there, the Clarence, Collaroy, and Grafton.
The Grafton will sail for Sidney to-day, going out under
canvas, commanded by Captain Wiseman, who has super-
intended the building of the three vessels. The Collaroy,
400 tons and 120-horse power, which left here in July
last, also under sail, has arrived out; and on two trial
trips under steam, in Sidney harbour, attained a speed of
nearly fourteen miles an hour. She was very highly
spoken of, and would commence plying on the Hunter
river immediately, having been purchased by that com-
pany for £O,OOO. The Clarence continued to give every
satisfaction.
MEDICAL INCOMPETENCY ON BOARD EMIGRANT Snips.
—At an inquest recently held in Liverpool, on the body of
a female passenger who died on board the ship Ben Nevis,
on the evidence of the medical certificate by the officers of
that vessel she was declared to have died of effusion on the
brain. Subsequent remark led to a post mortem examina-
tion, the result of which showed that the woman died from
inflammation of the lungs. The coroner, in severe terms,
remarked on the dangerous and fatal consequences which
must arise from such evident incompetency, and suggested
that there ought to be appointed a regular Government
officer to examine parties offering themselves as surgeons,
to see that they were properly qualified, and to judge of
the genuineness of diplomas. In the course of the proceed-
ings Dr. Lankester had called attention to the smallness
of the remuneration allowed to medical men holding
aptointments on board emigrant ships. First-rate men,
the Doctor stated, would not solicit the appointment.
This the coroner considered a state of matters which ought
to be remedied. The jury, through their foreman, ex-
pressed their concurrence in the remarks of the coroner,
and the court rose.

THE PASSAGE OP TDB RED JACKET.—By the arrival
of the letters per overland mail, we have authentic in-
formation of the performance of the Red Jacket on her
first passage to Melbourne, which is still more extraor-
dinary than as previously announced. Captain Reed, in
a letter to her owners, gives the actual time as 69 days
11 hours 13 minutes, and speaks in the highest terms of
the capabilities of the ship, which arrived without losing
a yard of rope, or breaking a stitch of canvas. We append
a copy of another letter addressed to the owners by their
agents in Melbourne, Messrs. Caldwell, Train, and Co.,
from which it may be gathered that we may shortly ex-
pect to have the opportunity of welcoming this noble ship
back again in the waters of the Mersey :

" To Messrs. Pilkinglon and Wilson, Liverpool.
" Melbourne, 14th July, 1854.
. _ _

" Gentlemen,—The Red Jacket anchored at citiarantine
yesterday, 13th, at half-past one p.m., 69 days from Liver-
pool. The above despatch from Williamstown reached
us this morning, We can add nothing but our congratu-
lations upon owning the largest and fastest ship in the
world. The greatest excitement prevails. We sent down
a steam tug at once. There must be no delay. She must
leave in fifteen days, if possible.
CALDWELL, MAIN, and Co."

BLACKBURN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—In reply to
the vote of thanks forwarded to the Right Hon. Benjamin
Disraeli, by the association, the hon. gentleman alludes to
the anomalous position of the Romish Church in this king-
dom :—" Far from wishing to make the settlement of this
all-important question a means of obtaining power, I
would observe that I mentioned at the same time, in my
place, the various and eminent qualifications which I
thought Lord John Russell possessed for the office, and
my hope that lie would feel it his duty to undertake it.
In that case I should extend to him the same support
which I did at the time of the Papal aggression, when he
attempted to grapple with the great evil ; though he was
defeated in his purpose by the intrigues of the Jesuit
party, whose policy on that occasion was upheld in parlia-
ment with eminent ability and unhappy success, by Lord
Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Gladstone. I still
retain the hope that Lord John Russell will seize the
opportunity, which he unfortunately lost in 1851, and
deal with the relations in all their bearings of our
Romanist fellow-subjects to our Protestant constitution.
But, however this may be, there can be no doubt that,
sooner or later, the work must be done, with gravity, I
trust, and with as little heat as possible in so great a con-
troversy, but with earnestness and without equivocation ;
for the continuance of the present state of affairs must
lead inevitably to civil discord, and, perhaps, to national
disaster."

DOCK COMMITTEE.--This committee held its weekly
meeting on Thursday, Mr. C. Turner in the chair. There
were present—Messrs. Rankin, Palmer, Robinson, Evans,
R.Gladstone, Gregson, Bigham, Langsdale, Smith, Lockett,
Brocklebank, Rounthwaite, Chaloner, Healing, Royden,
Littledale, and James Holnie. The resolution of the Town
Council, adopted at their meeting on Wednesday, with
regard to the proposed widening of Bath and Strand-
streets, being read, the Chairman said the committee
would perceive that the resolution fully recognised the
advantages of making these alterations; and he appre-
hended the only consideration remaining for the Council
would be the cost of effecting them. He should mention
that there was a slight difference of opinion between the
town-clerk and the dock-solicitor with reference to the
mode in which the application to parliament should be
made. The town-clerk was of opinion that it might be
desirable to include the application in the Dock Improve-
ment Bill. The dock-solicitor was of opinion, in which he
(the chairman) agreed, that, inasmuch as the alteration of
these streets was completely beyond the dock boundary,,,it
would be going beyond the scope of the power of the Dock
Committee to apply to parliament for such a purpose.
After a brief conversation the subject was suffered to drop.
The Secretary read a report from the Albert Dock Com-
mittee, recommending the dismissal of four men employed
in the warehouses of that dock on proved charges of
inebriety. The Chairman said these dismissals had refer-
ence to a very painful investigation which had just been
completed. A large number of foremen and general men
employed in the Albert Dock warehouses had been accused
of taking liquor. As regarded the great majority of them
there was no confirmatory evidence, the accusation of the
persons bringing the charge being unSopported. How-
ever, in the case of these four men, James Sherlock, James
Smith, Thomas Hickson, and Michael Cruise, the charges
were proved, and the committee recommended their dis-
missal. In answer to a question whether the depth of
water at the Birkenhead side of the river was not greater
by two feet than at the Liverpool side, Mr. Hartley said
the water was certainly deeper at the Birkenhead side, but
he could not exactly say.,by how much. The committee
then adjourned.

SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Wednesday last, a
singular case of swindling and credulity was brought to
light before the magistrates, at the Town-hall, Lancaster.
Two girls, named Mary Ann and Ellen Robinson, aged
respectively 12 years and 8 years and three months, were
charged with several acts of swindling. From the evi-
dence, it appears they are daughters of Mr. Robinson,
stonemason and builder, of Blackpool ; and what makes
the case more distressing, is the fact, as was stated by
their father, that this is not their first offence. He stated
that they had left home on Friday last, and he was in
entire ignorance respecting them until the previous day,
when he got a telegraphic message from Mr. Vince, of
Lancaster. It appears that on the previous Saturday
evening they went to the house of Mr. Vince, spirit-mer-
chant, with whom an aunt of theirs is living servant, and
stated that they had come over to their grandmother,
who resides at Skerton, and that she had refused to take
them in. Mr. Vince allowed them to stay all night, and
in the morning they went to their grandmother's, who
resides near the Red Cross, at Skerton. On Tuesday
morning they again went to the house of Mr. Vince, when
something transpired which led that gentleman to inves-
tigate their proceedings, and the discoveries he made of
the skill and tact with which tradesmen had been
victimised, (one to the extent of nearly £9,) were truly
astounding, as it does not appear that they had any
third party in their confidence. It would appear that
they commenced operations on Monday morning, by going
to the shop of Mr. J. Birkett, draper, Cheapside, and
requesting to look at some polka jackets, which they de-
sired him to let them take for their mamma, Mrs. Preston,
spirit merchant, to look at. No suspicion entered the head of
Mr. Birkett, though the girls were dressed rather beneath
their condition as Mrs. Preston's daughters ; but as they
stated they came from the boarding-school, he thought
they might be in their play dresses, and accordingly
packed up six, which they took away, and subsequently
returned with four of them, when they made inquiries
respecting some blue merino for dresses. They returned in
about ten minutes, with a request from their mamma that
he would send nine yards, or, if that was not enough for
two dresses, fli or 10 yards, with trimmings. This order
was promptly supplied, Mr. Birkett, no doubt, thinking he
had got a good customer. The same day they made seve-
ral other visits from mamma, and finding Mr. Birkett in the
same accommodating temper, obtained a quantity of black
cloth for capes, two parasols, two riding boas, flannel, and
a number of et ceteras, to the amount of £8 15s. bld.
The whole of those articles were taken to the house of
Miss Hatch, dressmaker, bottom of North-road, to whom
they represented themselves as nieces of Mrs. Preston.
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that they were daughters of Mr. Preston, had obtained
two pairs of galoshes. A pair of boots and two pairs of
shoes were found in their possession, which they confessed

to having obtained at a large shop in Preston. On Wed-
nesday afternoon the case was fully heard befbre the
Mayor, E. G. Hornby, and J. Hall, Esqrs., when the frau-
dulent obtaining the goods from Mr. Birkett was clearly
established, and they were committed for trial at the
ratter sessions, the bench regretting that they could not
deal with the ease under the Juvenile Offenders' Act,—
Lancaster Gazette,