The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-01 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

On Sunday, the 15th instant, in compliance with the
Queen's letter, a most appropriate sermon was preached in
Tranmere Church, by the Rev. J. Thompson, M.A., of St.
John's College, Cambridge. The collection in church
amounted to £ll 2s. 10d., which was afterwEids increased
to £2O 2s. 6d.

CORNS.—Persons who are troubled wiVorns, can have
them Effectually Eradicated by applying t

Mr. J. GUTTMAN, Greetham-street,
Corner of Pitt-street

ORANGE PROCESSION ON THE TWELTH OF JULY
meeting of a considerable body of Orangemen was held in
Toxteth Hall last night, when it was resolved that the 12th
of July should be celebrated by.a public procession. The
fact that some societies will be permitted to walk on the pre-
ceding clay had some influence in this determination.
THEFT FROM A SHOP.—A young man named John
Springthorpe, was yesterday charged at the Police-court,
with having carried off a bundle of clothes from an old
clothes shop. He was pursued by the female attending in
the shop, who got hold of him, and a crowd was raised, to
whom lie said she was " his mother." lie broke away, but
was followed up and secured by the police. A girl who ap-
peared as a witness, saw him take the bundle out of the
open shop window. He had been previously committed and
was sent for trial.

CRICKET.—A match at this delightful game came off on
Tuesday week betwee❑ the Kensington and Leander clubs,
on the ground of the former, when the game stood as fol-
lows :—First innings—
Kensington B2
Leander

Majority in favour of the Kensington.... 36
Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, it was mu-
tually agreed, that the second innings should be played on
the Friday following, when the Leander went in, and oniy
succeeded in scoring thirty-three notches, leaving the Ken-
sington victors by three notches and one innings.
FALL OF THE LARGEST BELL IN WlGAN.—During the
ringing of the bells of the parish church, on Sunday after-
noon last, previous to divine service, the eighth, or largest in
the peal, fell with a tremendous crash on the floor of the loft
in the steeple on which they are hung. Amazement and con-
sternation seized on the whole of the ringers, who were in the
lower part of the steeple, many of them imagining the whole
structure was falling on their heads. The peal ceased, and
an examination was immediately made, when it was ascer-
tained that the spindle of the largest bell had broken, which
caused it to fall to the floor. The tackle around the bell was
literally smashed by its weight, which is nearly two tons.
The bell, however, which is au exceedingly deep and full.
toned one, has sustained no injury, and workmen are engaged
in raising it to its former position.

ROBBERY FROM A CLOTHES'-SHOP.—Edward Morris,
a young man, was yesterday placed before the sitting magis-
trates, at the police-court, charged with having stolen a pair
of trousers from a shop. He was observed, at 7 o'clock on
Wednesday night, to linger at the shop, in Paradise-street,
corner of Thomas-street, and finally to carry off the article.
A police-officer saw him running, with something bulky
under his arm. He was pursued through several streets,
and eventually caught in Argyle-court. On his way he
dropped the trousers in the latter street, where they were
picked up. When in the court, before being taken, he was
observed to stoop, and drop something in a midden-stead.
On searching the spot, six skeleton keys were found. The
trousers were picked up by Mr. Kent, bookseller. The pri-
soner, who had been committed for felony, was sent for trial
at the sessions.

ROBBERY OF A LADY IN THE STREET.—A stout,
swarthy, and rather well dressed man, named Joseph
Hall, was yesterday placed before the magistates at the
police court, charged with a street robbery. It appeared
that a Mr. Travis, schoolmaster at Heaton-Norris, near
Manchester, had, with his lady, just landed from one of
the steam-packets, and were proceeding up Waterloo-road,
when a boy came up and picked her pocket of a silk bag
containing six half-crowns. The robbery was immediately
discovered, and the husband pursued and would have
overtaken the thief, but was immediately set upon vio-
lently and prevented by three men, one of whom was the
prisoner, who was pursued through several streets by him-
self and some other persons, and captured. Another of
the men was seen to follow the boy, and it was supposed
got possession of the property. The prisoner, who de-
clined to say anything, was committed for trial.
STRIPPING CHILDREN.—A woman named Martha Jones,
was yesterday placed at the bar of the police conrt, before
Hugh Ilornby and George Grant, Esqs., charged with
having stripped a little child of its apparel. It appeared
that about two o'clock on the previous day the prisoner
was observed with a child in her arms in Great Nelson-
street North, and was afterwards seen to go with it into
an entry, where she denuded it of its boots, socks, and
pinafore. The delinquency being quite apparent, she was
detained and given into custody. The child was the son
of a Mrs. Sannett, who lives in Limekiln-lane. The arti-
cles were found in the prisoner's possession, and were
identified by the mother. Another pair of children's boots
were also found upon her, so that it would appear she
had been in the habit of decoying children and committing
this nefarious species of robbery. She was committed for
trial at the sessions.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY TO A LARGE AMOUNT.—Yester-
day two young women, Elizabeth Hughes and Sarah Down-
ing were brought before the police magistrates, charged with
having robbed a man of his watch and a large sum of money.

The complainant, a stupid-looking bald man, poorly clad,
had it appeared, got into a beastly state of intoxication, and
had fallen asleep on some steps in the street. One of the
girls (Hughes) was spoken to by a young sailor, who went
tbr the police to take him home, as having been close to him
and fumbling with his clothes. There was another girl pre-
sent, but she could not be identified as the other prisoner.
The complainant was so far gone in liquor that when taken
to the Bridewell he at first said he had lost his watch and
£l5 in money ; but afterwards said the money, contained in
two purses, amounted to £2OO in gold ! From the descrip-
tion given of the prisoners, they were traced to a lodging-
house—a place of ill fame—and the watch was found con-
cealed in one of the chimneys. No money was found, and
it appeared remarkable that the man should be in possession
of so large a sum. The prisoners were remanded for further
evidence.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.—In these days of steam and
steaming enterprise we hear of distances being overcome with
such amazing rapidity as frequently seriously taxes our
power of belief ; and we have now to record an instance of
expressing which will appear beyond credibility. On the oc-
casion of the Columbia steamer reaching Liverpool, on
Tuesday last, our London contemporary the Standard had
the intelligence conveyed to London in six hours, by means
of a special engine, and in six hours and a half from the time
of leavinc, Liverpool—and in less than ten days from the de-
parture from Amcrica—the Londoners were in possession of
full details of the American news supplied by the Columbia.
The wonderful rapidity of the voyage across the Atlantic,
together with this amazing railway accomplishment, must
excite universal astonishment ; and we have great pleasure in
knowing that the fact is united with the credit of our London
namesake. We understand that the distance between Bir-
mingham and London was done in less time than the first
part. We certainly much regret that the speed on the Grand
Junction line should not have been fully equal to that of the
Birmingham.
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- THE -FUNDS : WEDNESDAY EVENING.—English funds
remained flat throughout the day, with a decline in price in
the earlier hours of business, which, however, to a certain
extent, was counteracted by one or two small purchases pre-
vious to the close of the market. Consols for the account
were quoted at the close of the day 911; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 911 to is ; Bank Stock, 166 to 167 ; Exchequer-
bills, 2d. issue, 41s. to 435. premium ; and Ditto, 24d. issue,
455. to 475. premium. In the foreign stock market the
jobbers were busily engaged preparing the half-monthly ac-
count, which is finally arranged to-morrow. The late de-
preciation in Colombian was what mostly caused a disagree-
able task in the progress of the business, and the heavy
pressure of that stock in the market continues to have a bad
effect upon the general tendency of dealing. It is stated that
the party out of doors who has failed employed as many as
five brokers to conduct his operations, and this will readily
explain the apprehension with which the dealers were seized
when they saw all these as sellers, and that too with the view
to close open accounts. Money commands a value pro-
portionate to the respectability of the borrower, for while in
some cases 6 per cent. has been accepted, in others 10 and 12
per cent. has been refused. After the settlement is over a
more healthy tone is expected in the market. Spanish Ac-
tives left off 204 to 4; Ditto, New, 22k to 4 ; Portuguese 5
per Cents., 35 to 4; Ditto, 3 per Cents. 204 to 21; Dutch 24
per Cents., 524 to 4; Danish, 81 to 82; Colombian, 214 to
24 ; Brazilian, 641 to 654; Belgian, 102 to 103; and
Mexican, 361 to ;
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THE NEW POOR Law,—During the debate on this
question on Monday night, our townsman, Mr. Cardwell,
delivered the following address, which was received with
marked attention by the house. The motion which intro-
duced the debate was on the first clause of the bill for the
continuance of the new poor law, when Mr. Cardwell said—
If he had not listened to the debates which had taken place on
on this subject, he should scarcely have supposed that any
man would dream that the present system of poor laws was
to die a natural death, no provision being made for the poor
in its absence. The very feelings which made him adverse to
the poor law bill also impelled him to support the continuance
of the existing measure till some better one be substituted.
Some hon. gentlemen had objected the new poor law Lill
because it was a great and excessive change in the law,
and yet they were prepared at this time of day to plunge the
whole countryinto confusion by suspending the present system
without proposing an adequate provision for the poor. He
confessed himself ready to wave some of his opposition to
the unconstitutional nature of the system when he found that

the right hon. baionet proposed to continue it for five years
only instead of ten ; because he believed the right hon.
gentleman was dealing fairly with the country in so doing,
and giving a pledge that he did not mean to make it a per-
manent system, but that he would work it out to its end as
speedily as possible. (Hear, hear.) He had not armed
himself with tales of sorrow, or with statistical facts in rela-
tion to the operation of the Poor Law—not that he was unac-
quainted with cases of hardship and oppression, or with evi-
dence of a statistical character. He thought that a measure
of this kind should be viewed in connexion with certain
principles, and with reference to its bearing on society gene
rally. We approach the governm.ent ca min and expound
our views, and we say, " It you will satisfy us that the re-
medy which you are about to propose shall be co-extensive
with the disease, we will promise to take no step which shall
have the effect of embarrassing the Government." The posi-
tion which the right lion. baronet held had not been properly
considered. His (Sir R. Peel's) was not so much the tri-
umph of party as the well marked expression d
of public opi-
nion. (Cheers and " Oh I") Reference ha been made
to the majority who supported the right hon. baronet. He
(Mr. Cardwell) thought that the circumstan of the right
hon. baronet being supported by so powerful a. body in that
house was a subject of congratulation. The right honour-
able baronet could afford to listen to the reasons of the mi-
nority without compromising his character.. He considered
that what had fallen from the Government ,justified them in
expecting some mitigation of the provisions of the bill. As
the right hon. baronet had stated that certain amendments
might be introduced into the bill when in committee, it was
not inconsistent for the house to ask the
.Government for a
little delay. Why should those who wishod for the post-
ponement of the clause be compelled to vote against a clause
which, as the hon. member for the West Riding of York-
shire said, it All they
they might afterwards be induced
to support ? All they. asked for was for time to consider. I f
that „as not granted it was their duty to support the motion
before the house. He should be pleased if the Government
could be induced to yield on this point. If they did not he
should vote cgamt this clause.

An admirable portrait of Lord Stanley, which has been
painted by Mr. Illidge, of Berners-street, Oxford-street, for
a scientific institution in Liverpool, has just been finished.
It does the artist infinite credit. The likeness of the noble
lord is perfect, and the painting is a first-rate work of art.—
London Courier, 25th Tune.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.—
The London correspondent of the Dublin Evening Mail of
Wednesday last, writes as follows :—" The committee op--
pointed to inquire into the Post-office communication be-
tween England and Ireland met to-day, and agreed to their
report. It strongly recommends the necessity of construct-
ing a line of railway between Chester and North Wales, and
condemns Liverpool as a packet station.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—The attendance has been very good
here during the week. There was a full house to witness the
amateur attempt on Tuesday : it was a very creditable per-
formance. Next week many novelties will be brought for-
ward. " Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The White
Cat" drew a capital house on Wednesday. Last night Mr.
James Russell repeated Paddy Murphy, in the " Happy
Man," with much applause.
SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—On Wednesday
evening, about twelve o'clock, as Groves, one of the Bir-
kenhead police, was on duty at Tranmere, he observed two
persons leave a beer-house with a jug in their possession.
Being determined to ascertain what were the contents of it
he accosted them, when the men refused to allow him to
examine the jug, on which a struggle ensued, and it was
broken. The men then made a furious attack on Groves,
swearing they would have his life ; and one of them struck
him a blow on the back of the head with some hard sub-
stance which Groves believes either to have been a stick or
a stone, which felled him to the ground, where he lay some
time in a state of insensibility. On his recovery he found a
large pool of blood under his head, and was in so weak a
state that he was obliged to be led home by two men, when
it was discovered that a very serious and dangerous wound
had been inflicted on the lower part of the back of the head,
and the constable is now under medical superintendence.

The parties who committed this outrageous assault on an
active officer are known characters, one of them, through
the means of Groves, having been, some time ago, convicted
of felony; and a warrant was yesterday granted by J. D.

Case, Esq., for their apprehension.
THE VACANCY FOR AN ALDERMAN.—By the decision of
the court in the case of " the Queen v. Harvey," a vacancy
will occur in the list of aldermen of our borough. The
routine pursued, we understand, will be this. Mr. Harvey
will have to signify his consent to a judgment of ouster, and
a few other preliminaries will have to be gone through, after
which the council will at once proceed to a new election ;
and, we understand, it is most probable that this can take
place at the next monthly meeting of the council. We trust
that, in the selection of Mr. Harvey's successor, the conser-
vative body in the council will make no mistake. We must
have no mere lover of expediency—no half-and-half con-
servative—elected now. The conservatives in the council
must on this occasion be guided by principle alone, and not
suffer themselves, in order to conciliate any party, to be led
into an unworthy nomination. We are not aware that any

determination has been come to in favour of any particular
party. The name of Sir Thomas Brancker has, however,
been mentioned ; and the public, we are confident, would re-
gard with unqualified satisfaction the selection of a gentle-
man who has deserved so well of all classes of his fellow-
townsmen, and who has ever been so ardent a supporter of
the conservative cause.

ELECTION AT THE SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHAM-STREET.
—On Tuesday last, at twelve o'clock, the shareholders or
proprietors in the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, proceeded
to the election of a minister in the place of the Rev. Dr.
Ralph. There were two candidates put into nomination, the
Rev. James French, of Glasgow, and the Rev. Maxwell
Nicholson, son of the minister of Whithorne, Wigtownshire.
The friends of each of these gentlemen mustered strongly,
and the polling, during the time it lasted, was carried on
with great animation. We understand that the total num-
ber of votes amounted to about ninety ; but it will be seen
that only 66 polled. At one o'clock the boxes were closed,
and the voting papers being counted, there aspeared—For
the Rev. Mr. French, 33. For the Rev. Mr. Nicholson, 33.
The numbers being thus equal, a scrutiny took place. As it
proceeded, protests were entered against several votes on
each side, the consequence of which is, that until the validity
of them is decided, it cannot be known which of the candi-
dates has been successful. Our reporter was informed that
it is not unlikeiy that the question will come before- a court
of law.

NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION AND ADVERTISEMENTS.—
We have been favoured with a return just ordered by the
House of Commons, of the number of newspapers to which
stamps were issued, and of the number of stamps issued to
newspapers in the years ended the 15th of September, 1836
and 1837, and in the half years ended the 15th of March,
1838, with the returns for each year since that date. Also
the amount of advertisement duty paid in the same periods.
We extract the following data which may be of interest to
our readers and the public :—ln the year ending 15th Sep-
tember, 1836, when the duty was 4d. upon each newspaper
stamp, the number of London newspapers was 71, and of
English provincial papers 194. In the year ending 31st
March, 1842, the number of London papers was 125, and of
English provincial 221. During the last two years the num-
bers of each had declined from 153 and 250 respectively.
The number of stamps issued in 1836, when the duty was
4d., was 19,241, 640 to London papers, and 8,535396 to
English provincial papers; and in. 1842 to 31st March,
32,166,474 to London papers, and 17,508,381 to English
provincial papers. Here, too, the number of stamps used
by provincial papers, has slightly declined since 1840. The
number of advertisements in London papers in the year
ended 10th October, 1836, was 549,808 ; and in the same
period, 1841, 653,615, being an increase from year to year.
The number in English provincial papers was, to 10th Oc-
tober, 1836, 513,436; and in the year ended 10th October,
1841, 733,010, showing also a regular increase from year to
year. The increase of the circulation of the London press
since the reduction of the stamp duty is thus about 66 per
cent., whilst that of the provincial press is about 112. The
increase of the advertisements of the London press is about
16 per cent., whilst that of. the English provincial press is
28 per cent.
LIGHT SOVEREIGNS.—Our readers are already aware of
the inconvenience and loss almost every individual suffers in
consequence of the late proclamation respecting light sove-
reigns. The following facts, which came out hefore J. D.
Case, and J. R. Shaw, Esqrs., yesterday, at hie Birkenhead
Petty Sessions, are by no means singular, and we have no
doubt will not be without a good effect on the minds of the
public. A few days ago, Captain Smethet, of the Medina,
Dublin mail-packet, gave a sovereign to his wife, the latter
of whom sent the servant, an intelligent boy, to the shop of
Mr. Eastwood, butcher, Birkenhead Market, in order to pay
it to him for some meat. Eastwood weighed the sovereign
in the presence of the boy, and then told him it was a light
ong. The boy remarked that it was weight, for he had seen
it in the scales. However, Mr. Eastwood put the sovereign
in his pocket, and refused to allow more than 19s. 6d. for it.
Captain Smethet, knowing the sovereign to be the proper
weight, sent the boy again to the shop to demand it back, on
which Eastwood took out several sovereigns. weighed them,
and gave him an old one, which was cracked, and short of
weight. This Captain Smethet said was not his, and pro-
duced the boy, and a gentleman from whom he had received
the piece originally sent, who distinctly recollected that the
one he had paid Captain S. was not cracked, and was full
weight. The chairman (Mr. Case) said there was no doubt
but any one refusing to take a sovereign of the proper weight
for its full value was guilty of a misdemeanour in the eye of
the law, but they had no power to act summarily in the mat-
ter, and as Captain Smethet had no wish to prosecute East-
wood, the bench would allow him to settle the matter if he
thought proper. Captain Smethet said he did not wish to
press the matter further ; he was much obliged to the magis-
trates for the trouble they had taken in the affair, and he
should only add, that his main object in bringing the case
forward at all was to protect the public, and especially the
lower orders, from the impositions which were daily pratised
upon them. He would only remark, that the sovereign which
had been returned by Eastwood was one which no tradesman
would take for a good one, for besides being cracked, it was
evidently an old one and much worn. Eastwood then agreed
to pay the full value of the sovereign to Captain Smethet,
and also 2s. 6d. costs, on which the complaint was dismissed.
We hope this will go far towards opening the eyes of the pub-
lic to the practice but too generally adopted by some trades-
men, in deducting 6d., and sometimes as much as is., for
light sovereiuns, no doubt in many cases when they are of
full value, thus by extortion making double profit.
WALLASEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—On Wednesday last a
special vestry was held at Wallasey Church for the purpose
of receiving the report of a committee which had been ap-
pointed at a vestry held on the 13th of last April, to inquire
into the affairs of the Grammar School of the parish, and of
determining upon the reception or rejection of the said
report. Upwards of fifty of the parishioners were present
on the occasion. Shortly after ten o'clock, the proceedings
were commenced by Sir Edward Cust moving the Rev. Dr.

Byrth, the rector of the parish, in the chair: Some objec-
tion was raised to this, on the ground that the rector would
be greatly involved in the discussion of the day, but he ulti-
mately took the chair, and proceeded to state the object for
which the meeting had been convened. Sir Edward Cust,
after some observations had been made as to the legality of
the notice, summoning the vestry, which was subsequently
satisfactorily explained, proceeded to read the report, from
which the following are extracts :—The, earliest record of
any'school property is the will of Henry Meols, the elder,
of which a translation has been found at Doctors' Commons,
in London, by which a bequest of £125 is made to the church-
wardens, for the benefit of the schoolmaster. This infers
that a school must have existed prior to the year 1654,
when this testator died. A memorandum of this legacy on
parch Tent of the same year, apparently belonging to some
book, is in possession of the parish which recites this bequest,
to have been placed in the hands of the minister and church-
wardens. A few years afterwards, in 1656, Mr. Henry
Young bequeathed a field to the school, which he directs
shall be " put to the minister and churchwardens as over-
seers of it for ever." In the same year Henry Meols, son
of the above, built a school-house at his proper cost and
charges. In the year 1714, there is a memorandum in the
parish-book of the then schoolmaster, Henry Robinson,
who records, under his own handwriting and signature, " all
that was known on the subject" at th time. By this, it
appears that Mr. Henry Meols' 4onation of money was ex-
ended, with other parish or " school stock," which had
been in the hands of three parishioners called " Feoffees,"
in the pnrchate of landed property, late the property of
Hough ; and this land, with the field bequeathed by
Mr. Young, and the legacy of the late Rector Briggs,
constituted the entire school property, prior to some
exchanges of land, made in the years 1823 and 1826,
under the provisions of the Ist and 2nd Geo. IV., cap. 92.
In the year 1753, it was agreed at a vestry meeting to appoint
one parishioner from each township, together with the
churchwarden, to take care of the lands and endowments be-
longing to the parish school; but Mr. Newton, the late
schoolmaster, appears to have had the management of the
entire property for his sole benefit, the repairs of the School-
house being borne, in a great measure, by the parish funds.
In the year 1834 two parishioners from each township were
appointed to act with the rector and churchwardens in the
management of the school qtaavte, but the rector and church-
to
.n e acted. These proceedings
wardens do not appear
the report stated to have bFen irregular, as it was doubted
persons in questioti could (not being trustees in
whether the
any legal sense) do any P, act whatever in connec-
tion regardt to the appointment of
tion with the school.
the master, it was stated he report that, in several in-
stances, he was put into the office " by the rector,
"church-
wardens, and parishioners in vestry assembled. The pre-
sent master is thus appointed, and for many reasons the ap-
pointment is alleged to be incomplete. The report then
notices the inefficient mode of conducting the school, and
goes on as follows :—" After a. careful investigation of all the
facts, and a mature consideration of all their bearings, the
Qommittee find that a parish property with a revenue of
£94 Is. a-year, land and money, and a schoolmaster's house
letting for £26 a-year (say X_l 20 a-year), is at the present
moment wholly without any legal guardianship—that the
right to the maliagement of thts property, and to the nomina-
tion of the master cannot be clearly deduced from the total
absence of uniformity in the practice of by-gone (lays, and
undern
that it is essentially necessary that the school should be placed
upon a proper footing and
vision." Some recommendations
more vigilant super-
ions some
are then offered as to the
future proceedings, which it may be necessary to adopt. Sir
Edward Cust moved the reception of the report, and that it
be entered on the parish bookse
, which having been seconded,
an amendment was put to he effect, that the report be re-
jected, and that the churchwardens call a special vestry to
fill up the present vacancy of trustees. The amendment was
carried by a majority of 30 to 24, and Sir Edward Cust then
gave notice, in consequence of the adoption of the amend-
ment, that if the trustees did not apply to the Court of
Chancery, to give themselves a legal trust, it was his inten-
tioir to file a bill in Chancery against them.

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill has been read
a third time in the House of Commons and passe(' ' -
Lords amendments to the Liverpool Poor Bill
agreed to by the eomn

we been

ATTEMPT AT MURDER. AND SUICIDE.—On Tuesday
morning the neighbourhood of Archdeacon-lane, Leicester,
was thrown into a state of considerable excitement in conse-
quence of a report that a person named William Vann, late
of Wigston, had attempted to murder his wife, and after-
wards put an end to his own existence. Upon making
inquiry, we ascertained that Vann and his wise had for some
time lived upon bad terms with each other, in consequence
of the husband feeling jealous of his wife's conduct. On
Tuesday morning, as the woman was in the act of rising from
the bed, her husband sprang upon her, seized a razor, and

. .
drew it across her throat. Thinking he had effected his ob-
ject, be immediately after attempted to deprive himself of
life, by cutting his own throat. The neighbours alarmed by

moans proceeding from the house, entered, and found both
parties in the last state of exhaustion. The assistance of
Mr. Macaulay, surgeon, was immediately obtained, . and
every measure taken to restore the sufferers to animation.
After some time they recovered sufficiently for the wife of
Vann to make her depositions, and Vann himself to be com-
mitted to the custody of Mr. Charters, the superintendent
of police, were he will remain till he has so far recovered as
to undergo an examination before the borough magistrates.
Leicester paper.

ABOLITION OF " CLIMBING BOTS."—This act (the 3d
and 4th Vic., c. 85), which prohibits any young child climb-
ing chimnies, comes into operation this day. The second
section provides " that from and after the Ist day of July, in
the year 1842, any person who shall compel or knowingly
allow any child or young person under the age of 21 years to
ascend or descend a chimney, or enter a flue, for the purpose
of sweeping, cleaning, or coring the same, or for extinguish-
ing fire therein, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than
£lO or less than £5." And by the third clause, no child
under the age of 16 years is to be apprenticed to a chimney-
sweeper ; and the following section enacts, " that upon the
application of any child apprenticed to any person using the
trade or business of a chimney-sweeper at any time after the
Ist day of July, 1841, and previously to the Ist day of July,
1842, to any justice of the peace having jurisdiction where
the master or mistress of such child shall reside, it shall be
lawful for such justice to summon such master or mistress to

appear at a reasonable time, to be named in the summons,
not being sooner than seven days from the time of granting
the summons, before any two justices having jurisdiction as
aforesaid ; and upon proof being made, upon oath, to the
satisfaction of the justices by whom the case shall be heard,
that such apprentice is desirous of being discharged from his
or her apprenticeship, it shall be lawful for such justices
forthwith to discharge such apprentice, by warrant under their
hands and seals, for which no fee shall be paid." The in-
dentures of chimney-sweepers are, by the fifth section, to
cease this day. The construction of chimneys and flues is
provided for, and the penalty for deviation to be paid by
every master-builder or other roaster-workman who build
the same is fixed at not less than £lO or more than £5O.
The 11th clause gives the right to any person to appeal to
the sessions, upon entering into sureties respecting the same.
PHRENOLOGY.—On Monday next, a discussion on Phre-
nology will be commenced between Mr. Brindley and Mr.
Rumball—the former gentleman being opposed to it, and the
latter in favour. The discussion will occupy five nights, and
will come off at the Portico. Some very amusing scenes are
likely to take place. This matter having been discussed some
years ago between these gentlemen in another town, they
will, no doubt, feel their " souls in arms and eager for the
fray."

The Senate of Hamburg has just published a third list of
subscriptions towards the relief of the sufferers from the late
fire. The total amount received up to the 15th instant was
three millions of mares bane(); about 4,800,000 f.
JAMAICA.—On Wednesday, a meeting of the planters,
merchants, bankers, and others interested in Jamaica, was
held at the Thatched House Tavern, for the purpose " of
offering the Right Hon. Sir C. T. Metcalfe the assurance of
their cordial participation with their fellow-colonists in Ja-
maica, in the deep gratitude with which tbey acknowledge
the blessing of his administration of the government of that
colony, and their extreme regret at his resignaiion of it."
The meeting was very numerously attended, Earl St. Vin-
cent presiding on the occasion. Amongst those present we
noticed Sir W. Dalling, Sir 1. L. Goldsmid, Sir A. Grant,
Mr. Bernal, Mr. Philpotts, Col. Rose, Mr. Burge, Mr. T
F. Hill, Mr. Jones, Mr. Heslop, Mr. Geddes, and man.
others. Mr. Burge, in a speech of much force and power,
proposed that an address be presented to Sir C. Medcalfe,
expressive of the participation of the meeting in the senti-
ments of admiration, esteem, affection, and gratitude, which
had been manifested by their fellow colonists in Jamaica, at
the vast benefits which had resulted to that colony by the
excellent manner in which he had conducted its government
during the period of his official residence in that country,
and their deep regret at the fact of his resignation. The
address was unanimously agreed to, and a series of resolu-
tions were carried, to the effect that a deputation be appointed
to present the said address on the arrival of Sir C. Medcalfe
in this country, and that the address be signed by the noble
chairman on behalf of the meeting. The deputation having
been named, and thanks having been voted to Lord St.
Vincent for his able conduct in the chair, the meeting sepa-
rated. •

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION

OF ANYTHING

(Reported expressly for the Liverpool Standard.)

This association is now holding its sixteenth annual meet-
ing at Manchester. Amongst the many subjects brought
forward, the following have excited much attention:—

MECHANICAL SECTION A

Profeslsor Smashbones in the chair. Mr. Raylaway, Baron
Spitsensneezencoff, Sir Whele Flange, Count Blowminosoff,
and other distinguished skyentific persons, were present..
An interesting discussion took place upon things " ending
in smoke." A tube was exhibited by which smokers could
consume their own smoke. Conversations ensued respect-
ing the re-fusing of metals and the phenomena of sweating
_
sovereigns. A new mode of bli
second-class trains, so that t

up mixed first and
little

;sengers m

inconvenienced as' possible, excited -much consideration.
Mr. Trout produced a lock of a peculiar construction, for
the purpose of affixing to railway carriages. The impossibi-
lity of escaping in the event of an accident was clearly s'

and much approved. Mr. Hookey Walker brought forward
a pair of mechanical gaiters, by wearing which a pedestrian
might walk till he was tired, and ascertain the distance tra-
versed by merely looking at the mile-stones.
SECTION OF ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY—B.
A member exhibited on a pin a curious little brown insect,
which he had discovered in his nightcap during the prece-
ding night. The member read a highly diverting and in-
structive paper on the subject. He termed the insect the
Cimex slianctinium, and shewed the effects of bites upon his
left eye and arm. These presented a remarkable appearance,
being swollen, and of a bright red colour. A mode of catch•.
ing the insect was suggested. It was said to emit a peculiar
smell. The member, on being asked to describe his sensa-
tions when bitten, said that he felt a strong inclination to
scratch the parts affected. A vote of thanks for a paper on
ich-the-igh-ology was passed.--Mr. Slopperton read a
paper upon tea-cups. He asserted that when a decoction
of Souchong and flowery Pekoe was put into them, with
the addition of milk and sugar, a pleasant beverage was pro-
duced. A member inquired if the Temanites mentioned in
the Old Testament ever drank it? Mr. Slopperton could
not answer the question, but he believed the Tee-totallers
did to a great extent.—ln Botany, Mr. Taylor read a paper
upon Cabbage; Mr. Murphy, on Potatoes; and Mr. Money-
penny, on Mint. A. conversation took place respecting the
probability of extracting sunbeams from gooseberries. Pro-
fessor Poopooh thought the experiment was worth trying,
but, unless an applicability could be demonstrated, it would
be more pleasing than useful. Sir Simon Surreman could
not avoid mentioning that he had made some trials latterly
of raking the moonbeams off hls ponds, in consequence of
the fish feeding on them to a too great extent. Professor
Poohpooh said, as he had paid some attention to the subject,
he begged to inquire if Sir Simon Surreman had been able
to consolidate in one conglomerative substance the moon-
beams he had raked off? Sir Simon said he had bottled a
great quantity, and had no doubt of being able to satisfy the
Professor on that point. He would send for a dozen, and
hoped it might arrive previous to the meeting dispersing.

ASTRONOMICAL AND PHYSICAL SECTION C.
A discussion took place respecting the fixed and moveable
stars. It was strongly urged that the starring system had
received a heavy blow and great discouragement in Liverpool
and Manchester in consequence of Messrs. Hammond and
Anderson refusing to pay the stars more money than they
were worth. It was a question whether the stars had not
been put out altogether, as far as regarded Liverpool and
Manchester. The stars were of a very captious nature. It
was remarked, that their attraction was greatly depreciated
of late years. The satellites of Jupiter Drurylaneumsidus,
it seems, had disappeared, and the planet itself had lately
lost much of its lustre.

SECTION E.—GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Dr. Stoneybatter read a very clever paper upon quarts,
touching on various pints with much ability. He instanced
a remarkable case of his friend Professor Knocks breaking
off some trap rock, and finding a mouse embedded therein.
On the subject of Mud several cases were brought forward of
persons "sticking in it." Mr. Braykofen remarked that
" sticking in the mud " was by no means an uncommon oc-
currence. He had, in fact, experienced it himself.—On the
subject of physical geography, Dr. Bolus read some very in-
iteresting accounts of Epsom and its salts—Cheltenham and
its waters.
SECTION F.—STATISTICS.

Mr. Fussy read the result of his enquiries as to the quan-
tity of Everton toffy consumed in Liverpool, as well as lolly-
pops and other materials coming under the head " CagmPg., '
Mr. Twiddle gave the number of persons married at the Col-
legiate Church, Manchester. He thought that only one-fifth
of the gross amount might be considered sane. :liens sane
in corpore sano.

SECTION G.-NATURAL HISTOI

A. curious discussion took place in this section, in which
Herr Boolywauger gave a variety of information on the habits
of the red herring. He detailed the various attempts that
had been made in Holland to give the fish a smoky taste
naturally. He stated that every experiment had failed. Pro-
fessor M`Greenock drew attention to the propagation of the
principle which maintains that haggles are essentially a Scotch
dish.