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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, Saturday, June 30, 1855. The Liverpool papers state that arrangements are in nro- lelp. Nevertheless it is notveryeasy to seehow oneman could be persuaded to Rive his limbs and life for about half the of another's labour in the same camp. Bat this is only one of the many difficulties of administration whioh those who promise to reform it have never taken into their account The propriety of establishing a free library in Hull baa been referred by the town council to the consideration of tho property committee. The Inverness Courier states that on the 17th instant, at high water, there came ashore at SconBer, in Skye, forty-two whales, which, were left by the tide on the beach, quite close to one another.

Tbe largest measured about 21 feet in length, and the others averaged about 16 feet. Owens College. Distributionof Prizes. Theannual distribution of prizes to students at Owens Colloge took placet in tho common hall of the college yesterday morning. Tha hall was crowded, a large number of ladies being amongst; the audience.

Amongst the gentlemen present were Messrs. George Faulkner, Saml. Fletcber(Parker-street), and Alderman Wutkina, trustees; the "Very Rev. the Bean of Manchester; the Revs. James Gwyther, John Wheeldon, unci B.

Broadbent; Dr. Lyon; Messrs. J. C. Harter, Win, Fairbairn, C.E.

F.R.S. Alderman Shuttleworth, and W. Wood. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. J.

F. Foster, Mrw Fletcher was called upon to preside. Principal Scott read his annual report, of wbich the following aro the chief portions The total number of students last session was 144 for this session; It has been, 12" ia the ordinary classes. 58; in the schoolmaster's cjass, 23; in the other evening classes, 4G. Iu the several classes: tJomparatlve grammar and English language, 8 logic, mental and moral philosophy, 5.

Languages and literature of Greece and ltome juiior class, 11; senior, 14; extra senior class, (j. Greek: Testament, 11. Mathematics ami physics junior class, 14 senior. The Preston papers mention that three defaced brass coins, so fragments of an ancient quern or band corn mill, and several pieces of Roman pottery, have been disclosed on removing a mound of earth on Walton fiats. Doel in Nottingham Park.

A few evenings ago a duel came off in Nottingham Park, which adjoins the town. The combatants were two youths in their teens, and a serous anair it proved, bbot after shot passed between them, and one of the belligerents lost a finger and tho other received bullets in his arm and through his hat. The youth who relinquished the contest was greatly abused by bis opponent's inenas. i xm.es. Rates on Foreign Shipping, at Liverpool.

Bv a parliamentary return just issued (No. 309) it appears that tne sums paid tor the diaerence ot rates and charges lor foreign vessels which, under treaties of reciprocity, are admitted into our ports at the same rates of charge as British vessels, were as follows in Liverpool, omitting shillings and pence: Pilots for pilotage in 1853, 7,782, in 1854, 8,589. The corporation, on account of anchorage, in 1853 24, and in 1854 25. Railway Accident at the Chester Central Station. The ten o'clock train from Shrewsbury arrived at Chester at the usual hour on Saturday morning, and was being nusliou up to the station at the moment a goods train from Holyhead happened to be crossing the line.

A serious collision was the consequence. Several carriages were badly damaged, and one female passenger had her ankle crushed, but pro videntially no lives were lost. Considering tbe nature of the accident, it is surprising that the amount of personal injury sustained was so small. Liverpool Mercury. Travelling by Railway without a Ticket.

Yester day, John Cartwright, of Wigan, was charged at the Salford Borough Court, with riding in a railway carriage, on a line belonging to the -Lancashire and Yoikehire Avail way Company, without a ticket. The prisoner alleged that he came into the station at Bolton just as the train was starting, and one of the porters told him to jump in. When the train arrived at Oldfield Rood, the prisoner was unable to satisfy the ticket collector, and was given in charge. The defendant was nned lUs. besides being ordered to pay tbe fare for tbe whole distance from Liverpool, and costs, amounting to 20s.

or to be committed for 14 days. Obstructing the Jcootpatfi in Market-street. At the City Police Court, on Thursday, William Ellis, a butcher, living in Ash ton Road, Ardwick, was charged with obstructing the footpath in Market-street, on Wednesday afternoon. He was standing near Barnes-streot, and refused to move on, although requested to do so by two police officers. In defence, he said that he was waiting to see a person coming from tho market, and tbat be Knew nothing about the races, and bad nothing to do with betting upon them.

Mr. Maude As a tradesman you will see how important it is that the trade of tho town Bhould not be Btopped by a set of loitering people who choose to keep up a kind of betting office. You are fined 10s. We cannot have the business of tho town interrupted. Tho fine was paid.

Stealing a Purse at Belle Vue Gardens. James Kelly, a boy about fourteen, was brought up at the New Bailey Court, Salford, on Thursday, charged with having stolen a purse from a young lady's pocket, at Belle Vue Gardens, on the afternoon of Wednesday. Emma Hughes stated that she was at the gardens about four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, in company with a friend, she felt a nand in her pocket, and upon looking round saw the prisoner running away. Rachel Livesey, the young lady who was with the complainant, stated that while thev were standing near the animals at the bottom of the cages, tho prisoner and a man who was with hiin were standing beside them, and shortly afterwards the prisoner pushed rudely against her, upon which she complained of him. A short time afterwards her friend discovered her purse had gone, when she saw the prisoner running.

away and at once followed him. The prisoner had not the purse when seized. but it, was afterwards found behind an flag near tbe place where they had all been standing. It appealed that the prisoner had only been discharged a few daya since from a long imprisonment in Salford gaol. He was committed for trial.

Robbery by the Bearer op a Begging Letier. About half-riaBt eight o'clock on Wednesday nitdit. a middle aged man, named James Beresford, called at the house of Mr. Ueorge JUollis, butter merchant, Sec. Water-street, Bridge-street, and Mr.

Hollis being out, ho presented to' Mr. Hollis's clerk a begging letter. After rending a line or two of it, the clerk went to a door to ask the housekeeper when Mr Hollis would be in, and on turning round again he saw Beresford draw in his hand and put it into his pocket as if he bad been reaching to some money which was on a desk. Missing 4, tbe clerk charged Beresford with takiuir it, and he immediately gave up two sovereigns and two half sovereigns. The clerk said he had taken more than that.

and Beresford then seized him by tho neck and thrust him into a corner. The clerk, however, got the better of Beresford, who then acknowledged tbat he had taken another sovereign, and said he would give it up if liberated, and directly atterwards took it from his trousers pocket. A policeman was sent for, aud Beresford given into custody and on Thursday be was charged with the theft, at the City Police Court. In answer to Mr. Maude, the prisoner aaid that he was a ship carpenter, and that ho had nothing to say to tne charge, tie was committed to the sessions.

Change Ringing with Handkerchiefs and Jewel lery by a Pretended smuggler. Several persons have been swindled in the streets, within the laet few days, by a man who, dressed somewhat like a sailor, offers for sale a silk handkerchief, which he pretends to have smuggled into tniB country, or a splendid looking breast-pin, or a ring, which he states he has found, or has bad given to him, and which, as it is of no use to him, he proffers as a bargain." The handkerchief, which he exhibits, is a genuine Indian silk one; and he asks a pretty good price at first 5s. or (3s. This he reduces gradually until persons are actually tempted to purchase by the manifest cheapness of tbe article. Whilst they take out their purses, he professes to wrap up the band-kerchief; and then he giveB them in return for their monoy a neat parcel, which they subsequently find to contain no thing but paper.

We have heard of five nersons bavinir been swindled in this way, in llulnio, during tho present week, i ne oreast-pins or 1 ings which tb man he represents to be gold, and from the workmanship bestowed upon them and their appearance, in velvet-lined, morocco cases, they are easily passed off as gold, which they are only made to resemble by chemical processes, a lew days ngo, in the man stopped a gentleman, and offered to sell him a pin. Tho gentleman took the pin, and said, Lit us find a policeman, and then we'll see what it ia made of," and walked on with the man by his side. As soon as thev met an officer, the man gave tho gentleman into custody for stealing the pin After bearing the gontlcman's statoment, and being assured by other persons that be wa9 a person of respectability, the officer released him, and apprehended the man, whom he conveyed to the police station. As, however, there was no charge against him, the man was dig charged. We are told that he appears to be about 40 years of age, 5ft.

9in. in height, and wears a blue pilot coat. Hia tricks are old; but, of lato, they havo not been cxtonsively practised in this neighbourhood. Charge against Railway Servants. Four mon, John Howard, William Edwards, Nathan Bigster, and Thomas JepliBon, were brought up at the City Police Court, on Wednesday; Bagsterand Jephson being charged as principals, and Howard and Edwards, at any rate, as accessories in haviug looked on while their employers were being despoiled, charged with opening and stealing from a cask, placed in a van, at-the end of a platform under one of the arches of the Victoria Station of the London and Northwestern Railway, which is used as a receptable for goods.

The cask was a 04-gallon one, and on being gauged, was found to have lost two and a half gallons. Suspicions had been for some time excited that pilfering had been going on under tho arches of the railway where goods wero placed. Several losses had been discovered, casks of wine und gin having been found to be deficient. This robbery occurred on Monday the 11th inst. In the evening of that day, Ralph Turner, a foreman in the employ of the company, was near the arch, when he heard a blow struck as if upon a cask, and at once ran in.

He saw all the four prisouets. Bagster was striking a peg into the cask inside the van: Howard was standing in front of tbe vau; and Jepheon uuu -cjuwuius were Biauuiug ueai. J. wo jugs witu gin in them, were lying in the van. Some pegs had been driven into the cask, but the tops were afterwards broken off.

All tbe men had a right to be on the stage, but no one besides Jephson had a right to be in the van. Two other men were supposed to be implicated, but they had not yet been apprehended. Mr. Burgess, also a foreman in the service of the railway company, went to the spot about a quarter past nine; be confirmed tho evidence of tbe previous witness; he saw the two jugs with gin in them lying upon the cask, which was packed in the corner of the van. He expressed his concern at the discovery, and a hope was expressed to him that tho matter might be made up, but he said that could not be done.

Mr. Guy, who appeared for the company, said that if the evidence now brought was not strong enough against tho prisoners, he would bring furthor evidence if the case was remanded. Mr. Maude said the only question was whether a felony had been committed. If it could bo shewn that tbe cask was deficient, thero could be little question as to tbe guilt of the prisoners.

He should have no difficulty in sending tho case for trial as it Btood, though if the prosecutors I. Jl ii i i I. i 'i nuuou, iuey uiigut unrig turmui eviuence. was arranged that a remand should be made till Saturday (this day), for that purpose. Bail was refused.

Passing Base 5 Notes and Sovereicns. a cnnri- looking, middle-sged man, named Joseph Hall, was on Friday, charged at the City Police attempting to paes a counterfeit 5 note. It appeared that on Thursday night, at the Packhorso public-house, Knott Mill, he met with some women with whom he went to a house in Peter-street, where he sent out for some drink, giving tho note to pay for it. The publican to whom it was offered detected that it was not genuine, and caused Hall's apprehension. In answer to Mr.

Maude, the prisoner stated that he received the note in Liverpool, from the captain of a vessel to whom he sold somo goods; but ho did not know the captain. He himself was a dealer, and was always travelling about; and he could -not refer to any person in either Manchester or Liverpool who knew him. Under these circumstances, Mr. Maude said he was compelled to remand the prisoner. Ho was again brought up on Monday, and it was stated that he would not give the police any further account of himself than that he came from Liverpool and from Ireland.

Mr. Maude put further questions to him, and elicited that he had brought pigs and boots from Ireland, and had caken earthenware and other goods back. He was only known amongst the dealers; but he "did not know people's names particular." He had stopped at the Red Lion public-house in Manchester; but he did not suppose that the people thera ever heard his name. Mr. Maude: Nobody knows your name; and you know nobody's name.

The prisoner was again remanded to Tuesday, when, there being no further evidence him, he was discharged. He was re-apprehended, howr.ver, on the same day; and, on Wednesday, a tlbe court, cases were proved against him. -a. nttlo after o'clock on the night of Monday, tbe'lSth inst, he w.nt to the Shakspere public-house, Windmill-street, and, after drinking several glasses of ale, he paid for then with a 5 note, an.i -ent out immediately; and it was not until "the note had passed through; "several persons' hands was found to be a Last Sunday week, tho prisoner purchased some egg at a small shop and paid for thciu with sovereign which was fount? to be a bad one soon after he had gone. The-shopkeeper went out and tried to find him, but could not; but finding woman who was in the shop at the same time as the pruKnerand who was luppos: to be connected with him, tie shopkeeper caned her to be apprehended.

The tuaicion respecting the woman vas removed "upon -inquiry; juad; she was thenJiberated. The prisoner was remanaeo ior wo completion oi tne evidence. On Thursday, after tb oYpositions had been read, he was acked if he had anything to 4y, and he replied "I shall leave it to a future period." He was then further eraanded until the depositions shall have been submitted the authorities of t'o Bank of England, Mr. Maude stating that, if they would prosecute, tbe prisoner would be committed to the arizes, and, if not, tbat he would be discharged. 9 A private reformatory for juvenile criminals, whose term I of punishment has expired, has been established in the New Forest, Hampshire.

We understand that Mr. Elias Arnaud, tha collector of the customs at Liverpool, will shortly retire upon a superannuation allowance of 2,200 per annum. Mr. Price Edwards, of Dublin, is spoken of as his successor. Imperial Present to the Manchester and Liverpool Agkicoltural Society.

"We have already stated that the committee of management of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society had presented to his imperial majesty the Emperor of French a fine Cheshire cheese. On Tuesday last, Mr. T. B. Rider, the society's secretary, received, through the French consul, in Liverpool, a handsome gold medal for the committee, from the Emperor, which was accompanied by a complimentary letter from General Rolin, addreseed to Mr.

White, mayor of "Warrington, and to Mr. Rider, ub the parties who presented tho cheese. Lancashire Militia. The following commissions have been signed by the Lord-lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster: 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Militia Lieutenant John Henry Blake to be captain, vice Orred, resigned; Lieutenant John Henry Gordon to be captain, vice Sandbach, resigned; Ensign John Robert Leigh to be lieutenant, vice Blake, promoted; Ensign Sheffield Beth am to be lieutenant, vice Gordon, promoted; Ensign "William Gibton to be lieutenant, vice Watt, resigned; Mark Quayle, gent, to be ensign, vice Gibton, promoted. Salford Patriotic Fond.

The donations and collections on behalf of the borough of Salford Patriotic Fund have now been paid in, and the accounts closed, having been audited and found correct by Messrs. Thomas Marsden and J. W. Weston. The final balance has been transmitted to the treasurers of the fund in London, by Mr.

David Chadwick, honorary secretary to the fund. The receipts are: Amount of donations, 3,576. 7s. lid; interest allowed by bankers, 6. 15s.

total, 3,583. 3s. 4d. Disbursements: payments for advertising and printing, 152. 6s.

clerks' assistance, 18. 7s. sundry expenses, lis. balance remitted to the treasurers of the general fund, 3,811. 17s.

lid; total, 3,583. 3s. 4d. Belle Vue Gardens. Glee Singing.

On Wednesday afternoon the second musical contest of the season took place at Belle "Vue Gardens, the competitors for the prizes, which amounted to 17, being four parties of glee singers, from the following localities Church Musical Institute, Idle, Yorkshire; Burnley Glee Club; Gibbs's Pottery Glee Party, Etruria, Staffordshire; and Airdale Musical Institute, near Bradford, Yorkshire. Each glee party consisted of either four or five voices. The judges we re Mr. Waddington, Mr. Walton, and Mr.

Edmondson. The singing took place in the large refreshment room, and 'as listened to by a great number of persons; though complaints were made by the singers of the noise caused by the crowd wbich was constantly passing in and out. Two glees were sung by each party, but in rotation, one at a time. The following was the programme "The butterfly." Baltic. lcue i "By CelU's arbour." Ilorsley.

Hail, bounteous nature." T.Cooke. isurniej ceji or mn deep." J. Parry. "Come, bounteous May." Spotlorth. Bpringa delights." Muller.

Push the red wine about." Bishop. otterlest "Banish, maiden." lorenz. The judges directed the Airdale and Pottery glee parties to sing each another glee, to enable them the better to decide which deserved the lirst prize. The Airdale party then sane Bv Celia's arbour," and the Pottery club. Wine gives the lover vigour," by Webbe, sen.

The decision of the iudeea was as follows: First nrize (10) the Potteries: second (5) Airdale; and the third (2) Idle. The awards coincided with the judgment of the audience, which encored each of the glees sung by winners ot tbe nrst prize, There were unwards of 10.00 in the gardens. St. Mart's Hospital. Mode op Electing Honorary Medical Officers.

A special general board of the trustees of St. Mary's Hospital was held on Wednesday morning, "for the purpose of considering the propriety of making an alteration in the present mode of electing hon orary medical officers. The JKev. JJ. is.

wrignt M.A. presided, and the following trustees were present: Dv Itadford and Messrs. Hunt, Agnew, Leppoc, Faulkner, and Juasien. ur. landlord, consulting pnysician to tbe institu tion, introduced the subject of the meeting, on behalf of the medical staff of the hospital.

He said the medical men connected with the charity felt thatthe system of canvassing was derogatory to thein, ana they were deBirous ot being the first to move in the proposed reform. They had been anxious, as far as possible, to avoid deviating from the principle of an elective fraucbiBe on tbe part of tbe trustees. in the proposed alterations. The new rules, and modifica tions of old ones, wero then discussed seriatim, and the following were agreed upon to be recommended lor adop tion, at the next quarterly general board That no surgeon shall be eligible, as a candidate for the office of surgeon to this hospital, who is surgeon to any parish pour-law union, or to any club, or sick society of any description. Tbat if any surgeon is elected surgeon to tins Hospital, lie snail, immediately after such eleciion, resign any appointment which he may at the time hold, either as surgeon to any other hospital or medical cliaiitv.

or as surireon or assistant aurtreun in the militia. That any candidate for any lionoiaiy medical office connected with this institution, shall be disqualified for such office if he canvasses by advertisement, circular, or personally for such situation. That every candidate for the office of consulting physician be a graduate ot a isritiaii university, or teuow or licentiate ot one ot cue iioyal (Jolleeea of Pluslcians of London. Edinburgh. Dublin, or Glaetrow.

aud that every candidate for the office of surgeon shall possess a diploma oi one oi me jioyai on egos oi Burgeons or ljomlon, Edinburgh, or Dublin, and shall also be a licentiate of the Wor- sliinful Society of Apothecaries. Loudon but that no surireon shall be eligible to bold the office of surgeon in ordinary to this hospital, unless he reside within a distauce of one mile in a direct line from the Manchester Royal Exchange; and any surgeon in ordinary removing beyond the said distauce, shall become disqualified for holding his office, aud the same shall become vacant accordingly. That a president, four vice-presidents, a treasurer, four or moro deputy tieasurers, a committee or board of management, consisting of twelve, be chosen at the general annual board, out of the body of trustees, or of the husbands of ladies who are trustees, and that all the medical officers be ex-othcio members of the committee aud that this committee or board of management alone have the power of electing and displacing That the medical committee consist of a board of approval to ex amine the testimonials of all candidates applying tor any vacant honorary or medical office, ana report on toe medical quaimcatlon oi sucn candidates to me uoaru oi management. Honorary Medical Appointments to Public Cha rities. On Thursday afternoon, a meeting of the medical i.

was held in tbe committee room, at the Town Hall, "for tbe purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed on the 2d June, to devise 'some better means of regulating the election of honorary medical officers to public and also to carry out the plan therein recommended." The gentlemen present were Drs. Itadford, may, ana iNODie; juessrs. A ioao, u. xsowman, is. x.

Hunt, J. JU. iv.eana, u. Isaac a. JL'ranKlin, s.

iar rison, ilasfen, Barton, James Crawford, and William Briggs, Br. itadford was called to the chair; and Mr. Todd, hono rary secretary of tbe committee, read tbe following report Your committee have met together on four different occasions, anil have carefully considered the many evils arising from the present mode of election to the honorary offices of physician and surgeon to the vaiious medical institutions of this city and neighbourhood, and now beg to offer for your approval and adoption the plana which seem to them most calculated to remove these evils, by upholding the honour and dignity of the medical profession, aud by attoiding a greater amount of satisfaction to the benevolent trustees of each chtrlty. Your committee have decided upon recommending you tj appoint three gentlemen, conjointly, to draw up a memorial to the governors of the various medical charities, and in it to recommend, for tbe iuteresta of their respective institutions, that the system of canvassing for honorary medical offices be by eveiy means in their power discountenanced, and, if possible, hat they should make it the rule that canvassing by any means shall render disqualified the caudidate who has himself canvassed, or ou whose behalf, with his own knowledge, any appeal to the has been made and, as a fui tber means of preventing this injurious practice being continued, your committee are of opinion that you should suggest in your memorial one of two plans which they beg to submit for youi selection. The lirst is That the election, instead of resting with tho entire body oi' trustees, as it now does, should be entrusted to the mem-burs of the board of management, annually elected by the votes of the tiustees, and that this board shall select the candidate in their judgment most suited for the vacant office, after they have received p.

report from the committee of their medical officers, upon not the eligibility of each of tho candidates, according to the rules of the institution, but also upon their relative professional and moral qualifications. The second plan is That the elective board consist of members of the board of management, elected annually, as in the former plan, and of tho medical officers of the charity in such proportionate, numbers as shall bu deemed most advisable and before they proceed to elect, they Bhall receive a report from tho medical committee as to tho qualifications of the candidates, according to 'the rules of tho institution. TII03. RADFORD, 31. D.

Chairman. une 21st, 1855. ARMSTRONG TODD, Hon. Secretary. Mr.

Barton thought it would be very exclusive to leave elections to the board of trustees; and tbat the plan would not succeed, because Manchester people did not like to have powers taken from them. He would suggest that the board should select a certain number of trustees; and that the joint body should elect by ballot. As it appeared that Mr. Barton had reference solely to the Royal Infirmary, Mr. Hunt remarked that the speaker was out of order, seeing that all that had been done or proposed had reference not to any particular institution, but to medical charities generally.

The Chairman suggested that the two plans should be read and discussed separately, in order tbat it might be decided which to recommend in the memorial. Mr. Franklin thoughtthatit would be unbecoming to urge upon trustees generally the adoption of either plan, without alternative. Where medical men gave their services gratuitously, they must be identilied witn ana interested in the institution as much as trustees could be; and they ought therefore to have a voice in the appointment of their colleagues. This would be effected by either plan; and each might have peculiarities to recommend itself to different boards.

He would, therefore, move, That a memoiialhe drawn up aid submitted to the trustees of the various medical charities, setting forth tbat either of the plans mentioned in tbe report would be the means of obviating the existing evils. Mr. Todd seconded the motion. Dr. Clay thought that it would be much better to Belect and receive the plan thought best by the meeting, than to go before trustees and the public with a double plan.

Mr. Hunt said he not only thought it better to select one of the plans; but he gave his decided approval to the second. The first plan involved duties of an objectionable character. Indeed, he did not think that there was a medical practitioner present who would undertake to give an opinion as to the fitness of a brother practitioner, when a candidate for an honorary appointment, where that opinion was asked quite beyond what appeared from the diplomas presonted by the candidate. If such a thing was attempted, great ill-will amongst the profession would result.

He would move as an amendment, tbat a memorial should be drawn up, recommending the second plan for adoption by the trustees of the medical charities in Manchester, and its neighbourhood. Dr. Clay seconded the amendment. Mr. Franklin said he had been assured by gentlemen who might have, and who had had, to perform such dutiesas those roferred to fey Mr.

Hunt, that they would not, when called upon, shrink from giving an opinion as to the relative merits of candidates considering standing, age, opportunities of practice, professional activity or zeal, Such opinions must have great weight with boards of trustees; and he thought that there would even be less danger of jealousy or ill-feeling than if medical men were members of elective boards. He was strongly of opinion tbat it would be better to set fortL in the memorial both the plans suggested by the committee. Mr. Todd contended that great advantage resulted to the rich and middle classes, from the hospital practice afforded by medical men's attendance upon the poor in charitable institutions; and that the advancement of medical science and the progress of pupils' studies should always be kept in view by managersof charities. After some further discussion, the amendment was put and declared to be negatived, by one; the numbers being three for and four against.

The original resolution was carried; and Dr. Browi.e, with Messrs. Franklin and Brownbill, were appointed a committee to draw up the memorial. Dr. Noble declined to serve on tbe committee; solely upon tne that he would be unable to give such practical assistance as the committee would be entitled to expect.

It was subse- auentlv resolved. uDon the motion of Mr. Hunt, that the memorial should, as soon as convenient, be advertised in all the Manchester papers; and the proceeding! ttrminatCd with ft veto of thanks to Dr. Radford. DAILY PUBLICATION OP THE GUARDIAN." The bill for the abolition of the compulsory stamp duty on newspapers has now passed both houses of parliament, and received the royal assent.

"We are therefore enabled to announce that the Daily Publication of the Guardian will commence on Monday next, the second of July. The price, when unstamped, will be, as we have already stated, Twopekce, instead of fivepence, as at present; in other words, we shall furnish our readers with six papers per week for a shilling, instead of two for tenpence. As they will form only one series, each day's publication will be forwarded to all our present subscribers to the semi-weekly publication who may not previously intimate their intention to discontinue their subscriptions. We are making arrangements with the principal News Agents of the respective districts in the neighbourhood of Manchester, to whom a supply of the vmstamped edition will be forwarded, and will be delivered to those of our subscribers (within a reasonable distance) who now receive their papers through the post. When delivered at the house or office of a subscriber, a small, extra charge will be made.

Where this plan is impracticable, stamped copies of the paper will be sent through the post as at present. TRANSMISSION OF THE "GUARDIAN" BY POST. We are desirous to direct attention to one of the requirements of the Newspaper Stamp Amendment Act, as to the transmission of stamped newspapers by post. The stamp or distinctive die on the corner of the sheet, hitherto used, and bearing the words Manchester Guardian Newspaper," will be retained on a part of our daily impression, and the newspaper so stamped can be supplied to those who prefer it to the unstamped newspaper, at a penny additional cost. All stamped newspapers, for transmission by post, must be so folded, as that the whole of this stamp shall be "exposed to view, and be distinctly visible on the outside." If this be neglected, any newspaper not showing the whole of the stamp, willbe liable to an additional penny postage.

Newspapers so stamped (if in envelopes, the ends must be open) must be posted within fifteen days from the date of publication. OCAIAITOJPBOT Manchester Patriotic Fund. The amount of the Manchester subscription to the patriotic fund, as announced at the final meeting of the committee, was 29,022. 17s. Cxi.

but since that time further sums have been received, making the total 29,283. Is. 3d. The list being finally closed, any further subscriptions received here are to be "remitted direct to the commissioners, and will be acknowledged by them in the London newspapers." Athejt.eum Excursions. The first excursion for the season of the members of the Athenaeum and their friends, takes place on "Wednesday next.

The places to bo visited are Haddon Hall and Chatsworth; the permission of the Dukes of Rutland and Devonshire having been obtained, and various arrangements completed for the inspection of all the principal points of interest in connection with each place. A trip to Eaton Hall is announced for some day in August; and a third excursion (the time for which has not been fixed) is to be made to Bolton Abbey and Skipton Castle. Enlargement op Chatham's Library Space. In the Guardian of September 16, 1843, we noticed the improvements and renovation commenced in the summer of tbat year in that fine old edifice, Chetham's Hospital, School, and Library and especially the discovery that the corridor flanking the library had a fine oak roof and (beneath the whitewash) dressed Btone walls of the fine Collyhurst stone; and that in the wall next the library were three Tudor arched doorways of Btone, which at a former period had communicated with the library. The renovation of roof, window frames, went on, and the greater part of the exterior was newly cased, or the dilapidated masonry dressed with a new face, so as greatly to improve the building both in appearance und in point of repair.

The corridor nt that time had the whitewash removed and tho smooth walls of masonry revealed, as well as the open timbor roof. JJut it is only recently tbat tiio work within this corridor has been further, und it is now advancing to completion. Tho library has outgrown its shelf space, and the propriety of adding the corridor to the library has received the favourable consideration of the trustees, who have authorised Mr. Hadtield, the governor, to havo the roof ceiled; and this is now being done, with a view to shelving the whole length of the corridor walls, and so adding it to the library. In that case tli ere- will probably be a screen at tho angle of the corridor, near the present entrance door to the library, and this will probably be of oak and plate glass, so as to allow the books to be seen from without, and to light the library entrance.

Then the communication with the library proper will be made through one of the arched doorways already mentioned at the upper end of tho corridor. The library (as well as tho Blue Coat School) closed for the usual Midsummer vaca tion of threo weeks on Saturday last; and the roofing of the corridor is being proceeded witn uuring the holidays, so that when the library is again opened the works will not obstruct the ingress of tho readers. The work is to be executed in the best style, and of good Dantzic oak. On tho workmen removing tho old roof timbers of oak, they were found to ba reduced, in one instance by worms, but in most cases by dry rot, to a state of disintegration; crumbling at tho touch; and the wonder is that timbers bo far decayed could have supported tho slates so long without falling in. The additional shelf-space to the library is much needed, and wo are glad to find that the feoffees have taken this mode of increasing it.

Robbing a City Missionary. Yesterday, at the City Police Court, a decent-looking young woman named Ellen Jackson, was charged with robbing Mr. Jeremiah Chadwick, a city missionary living in Travis-street, London Road. Last Sunday week tho prisoner went to Mr. Chadwick's, and, by promising the amendment of her conduct, induced him to allow her to live in the bouse as one of the family.

She professed to go to her work (band-loom weaving) on Monday and Tuesday; and on "Wednesday morning, when the family got up, she was found to have decamped with some articles of clothing not belonging to her. Some of these shehad pledged and when apprehended she was wearinga pair of boots which she had taken out of the house. Another case was proved against hor. Before going to Mr. Chadwick's, she took lodgings at the house of a person named Cox, in Jackson-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, and, after being there five nights, she took advantage of the absence of Mrs.

Cox to send out a boy whom she had left in charge, and then to pack up several articles with which she made off. Mr. Maude committed her to the sessions, remarking tbat he thought Mr. Chadwick bad scarcely acted with sufficient prudence in taking her into his house. Accidental Deaths.

Yesterday, inquests were held in the following cases, by Mr. Herford, the city coroner: A bricklayer, named George Padmore, living at Burnage, an in the employ of Messrs. Bowden, Edwards, and Forster builders, Brook-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, waB working at the house of Mr. C. Souchay, Withington, on Wednesday week, and whilst standing on a plank sustained at one end by a ladder, the ladder gave way, and he was precipitated to the ground.

Ho was taken up insensible, promptly attended by a medical man, and removed, firBt to his home, and then to tho Manchester Royal Infirmary, where ho died yesterday from concussion of the brain. He was 40 years of age. Atlioyton, Shaw, a carter, aged 36, in the employ of Mr. Daniel Harrop, manufacturer, was gathering the fly from the carding-engine, when a nail in the floor pricking his knee, he suddenly raised his left hand to the cylinder, which stripped it of akin and flesh on one side, and laid the bone bare. He was taken to a surgeon, and afterwards to tho Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he died IaBt Thursday.

A widow, named Martha Sharpies, aged 72, an inmate of the Chorlton workhouse, Stretford New Road, dislocated her hip a fortnight ago by falling, and she died in consequence last Tuesday. It is not known to the workhouse master that she has any relations. In each case a verdict of "Accidental death was returned. Escape or a Piusoner from the Presion House op Correction. On Monday night last, "William Gregg, who eighteen months' ago was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for stealing a cheese from a lurry, in Preston, effected hia escape from the gaol in that town.

About one o'clock on Tuesday morning, tho watchman, on going his rounds, saw a rope ladder attached to the carriage of a cannon which is placed in the yard adjoining the porter's lodge, and concluding that some prisoner had escaped, raised an alarm, when it was discovered that Gregg, who hitherto had behaved himself well, and was employed as a messenger in the gaol, was missing from the messenger's room, in which ho had been locked up at six o'clock on Monday evening. On examination of the interior of this room, it was found that ho had succeeded in drawing the screws tbat fastened the starve and bar. to which a padlock was affixed for the security of the window, through which he bad then passed into the yard. There can be no question that the fellow must have had accomplices outside; and it is supposed that they threw the ladder, to which a rope was attached, over the wall, and that having fastened the lower end to the cannon, whilst the upper was held firmly by the persons outside, by the means of the rope he ascended it to the top of the wall, and then descended into the area in front of the prison by sliding down the rope. Immediately on the discovery ef his escape, tho head-gaoler went direct to the house in which Gregg's wifo lives, in Preston, where he had indeed been, but had been gone about ten minutes.

Intheeveningof the same day, the gaoler received information that Gregg was at a house in another part of the town, and he proceeded thither immediately, accompanied by a porter of the gaol, whom he stationed at the back door, and then went round to the front, and demanded admittance. After some delay, the door was opened, and he then found in the house a man named Lawrenson, who bad on him the bat and jacket worn by Gregg when he escaped. Gregg, in Lawrenson's hat and coat, had that moment left the house by the back door, and had passed the porter, who, deceived by the change of dress, did not suppose he was the man they sought, and allowed him to make' fcjs second escape. The gaoler took Lawrenson into cmtndv. and he was brought before the magistrates on "Wednesday, when the above facts having been stated, he was remanded till Monday next.

Gregg was apprehende'd at one o'clock on Thursday nierniDg, on the Marsh, by Sum-mengill, tie bead-gaoler. gress for the 3d regiment of Lancashire Militia to sail from Liverpool in the Lord Raglan, on the 28 th instant, for one of the Mediterranean ports. The Journal de St. Fetersbourg of the lath, prints at full length Mr. Cobden'sand Sir JameB Graham's speeches in the sitting of the house of commons on the 6th.

The speech of the hon. member for the West Biding is plentifully garnished with Bravos," "Longs et Bruyants Bravos," Fatal Irish Affair in the 8th instant, a quarrel took place between some Irish in a public-house, in Great Crosshall-street, Liverpool, and a tinker named M'Daniels was struck on the head with a hammer, by a man named Crosby. JH. Daniels was taken to tbe Hospital, where he died on Thursday night, and yesterday, Crosby was committed to Kirkdale, by the borough coroner, on a charge oi manslaughter. A Fictitious Bill of Exchange.

Anolication waB made to Mr. Maude, at the Citv Police Court, on Thursdav. by a gentleman who had discounted a bill of exchange, for a warrant to apprehend the drawer on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences, there being no person of the name and addreBS endorsed on the bill as those of the acceptor. As the applicant could only base this statement upon the inquiries of other persons in a distant town, and as tbe drawer bad not made any representations whatever to the discounter respecting tho fictitious acceptor, Mr. Maude said he did not see on what ground be could grant a warrant.

The application was therefore refused. BOLONGARO AND SON'sVlEWS OF MANCHESTER BUILDINGS. The first series of of the principal buildings in tho citv of Manchester, drawn from nature by Mr. Hosmer Shepherd, ana lithographed by tbe beat. artiBts, is just published by Messrs.

D. Bolongaro and Sou, Market-street. These consist pf the Cathedral, the Town Hall, the Theatre Hoyal and 'the Museum oi the Natural History Society, the Free Library, the Royal Institution and the Athenaeum, and the Royal Manchester Exchange. They are in tinted lithography, ana iurtner coloured, and nave a ongnt and lively appearance, as seen on a sunny day like that on which we write. lliey appear, on tho whole, faithful delineations of the buddings they pourtray, and will form an acceptable present to distant friends.

Mb. T. B. Clough's Testimonial. Mr.

Clough came to Manchester about 23 years ago, and held the appointment of organist at St. Thomas's, Ardwick. till shortly before his recent removal from Manchester. He was also engaged as principal Becond violin at the gentlemen's concert till he was deprived of sight. By industry and care he has liberally educated a numerous family, from small means.

When his quitting Manchester in consequence of bis daughters opening two schools at Weston and Frodsham became Known, his friends, here and elsewhere, commenced a Bub scription for some substantial proof of regard, which amounted to 95. 15s. 6d. a Bmall portion of which was expended in tuepurcnaseoi a timepiece, bearing tueioiiowing inscription Presented to T. B.

Cloueh. with a nurse of einhtv-five cuineas. by his professional and personal friends in Manchester, Preston, and London, in testimony of their regard and esteem. Manchester, May, 1855." The presentation was recently made and suitably acknowledged. Presentation, to a Clergyman.

On Monday evening the congregation of St. James's Church, Birch-in-Rusholmo, assembled in the infant school room, to present to their late curate, the Rev. F. H. Cope, a substantial proof of their regard.

In the absence of the Rev. G. Anson, the rector (who is in Gormany for his health), the chair waB taken at eight o'clock by Robert Sharp, Esq. one of the churchwardens. He briefly stated the gratifying object of the meeting, when W.

J. Tate, Esq. an ex-cburchwarden of presented tho testimonial in a most hearty and complimentary speech. The testimonial consists of a handsome and elegantly chased tea and coffee service, furnished by MesBrs. Ollivant and Botsford, and cost, we are informed, 50 guineas.

The coffee pot bore the following inscription: "A mark of affectionate esteem for the Rev. F. Haden Cope. M.A. on leaving his first cure, from the congregation of St.

James's Church, Birch, A.D. 1855." In addition tov the plate there were on the table two volumes, handsomely bound in morocco, one a quarto edition in black letter of Abe sealed Uopy ot the Hook of Common Jfrayer," the gift to the reverend gentleman of the rector; the other a copy of Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy," the gift of the teachers and scholars of Birch Sunday school. The Rev. F. H.

Cope, in replying, cordially thanked the congregation for their kindness on that occasion, as well as for many other marks of their goodwill received during his three years' residence amongst them. Several members of the excellent choir connected with the church, under the leadership of Mr. Meadowcroft, organist and choir master, gave their services on the occasion and enlivened tbe evening with glees, 8ong3, A vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by Augustus Kelham, Esq. and tho proceedings terminated witn singing the Anthem. Young Men's Christian Association.

The annual meeting of the Young Men's -Christian Association was held on Tuesday evening, in tbe lecture hall of the society, John Dalton-street. There was a numerous attendance. Mr. Robert Gladstone presided, and congratulated the members upon the improved condition of the association since the last annual meeting. At that time a debt of 330 paralysed their proceedings; but, through the efforts of a few gentlemen, the debt had been reduced to 90; and the income of the association amounted to within 12 of the annual expenditure.

The number of members was 140. Tho library of the association contained about 2,200 volumes. and was a very eincient one; some ot the bookn, however, wero old. and the association would be thankful for dona tions of books. Apologies were made for tho absence of Mr.

Samuel Fletcher (Parkor-streotl. Mr. Robert Barbour, and the Rev. Berkeley Addison, Al A. curate of Collyhurst JNew Uhurch (St.

Oswald s), who, Chairman stated, had determined to preach at (Jollyhurst, every evening in the open air. The annual report (tho 9th). gave an encouraging account of the association, its spiritual work having been carried on with vigour. The IJible-cIass had been well attended, and was regarded by the committee as as a most promising feature of the association. A course of twelve lectures had been delivered during tbe post year, and had, on tne wnoie, been wen attended.

The library and reading room were also largely taken advantage of bv the members. Mr. John D. Lowe had been selected from a very largo number of candidates to fill the office of secre tary, and his appointment had given general satisfaction. A tribute was paid to the memory of Mr.

Henry Gill, one of the honoraiy secretaries, whoso useful career had been terminated during the past year; and the report concluded with an appeal for co-operation, especially from the mer- cnants ot Manchester, who could not secure tbeir interests more effectually than by recommending their young men to join this association, and by affording it their own powerful support. The report was adopted by the meeting. The Rev. Canon Stowelh M.A. moved, That this meeting views with deep and growing interest the labours of the Young Men's Christian Association has full confidence in its agency, as an important means for diffusing the knowledge of Divino truth among young men and earnestly recommends it to the prayersaud liberality of the merchants aud citizens of this community.

A peculiarly beautiful feature of this association was that it brought together tho sympathies and co-operation of young men of all religious denominations for mutual profit, who agreed as to tho essentials of religion, but sunk their differences on minor points. He ndviBed the members not to allow the association to become a mere literary institution, but to make Christianity their watchword; for it struck him that some of tbe lectures delivered to the Young Men's Christian Association in London were of too intellectual and secular a character. Mr. W. T.

Blacklock seconded the motion, and said that many merchants had promised not to withhold their support, if their young men showed an appreciation of the association. The motion passed unanimously. The Rev. Alexander Thompson, M.A. of Glasgow, moved the second resolution That the position of young men in a commercial community, congregated together in large mercantile establishments, and exposed to influences adverse to the growth of vital godliness, presents strong reasons for the maintenance of a Christian Institute for their spiritual benefit and that this association has peculiar claims on their active support and Christian co-operation.

The Re''. J. D. Brocklehurst seconded the motion, which passed ruanimously. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminate i the proceedings.

Manchester Guardians. The weekly meeting of the board was held on Thursday morning, at tho Poor-law Offices, New Bridge-street; Mr. James Hodgson, senior vice-chairman, presiding. The retut of inmates on Saturday was'as follows: Workhouse, Canal-street, 559; Swinton Schools, 859 total, being a decrease of 29 during the week. Fever patients: Workhouse, Canal-street, 8 total, 17; or a decrease of 3.

In the course of a conversation, it was stated that the overseers wanted a rate of 4s. 3d. in the pound; of which 2s. 6d. in the pound would be for poor rate, and Is.

9 J. for the borough rate. A rate of 4s. in the pound only would be raised, the remaining 3d. being supplied out of the reserved fund.

In reply to a queBtion, the Clerk said that 2s. 6d. was no doubt a larger rate for the poor than heretofore; seeing that the guardians had aakod for 80,000 this year, as against two years ago. A new rate paper, containing the assessment by the overseers of Worsley, was read; the net assessment being upon 1,000. The Clerk explained that the original assessment for this year was 1,100, which ivas 1UU less than last year, when tbe rate would have been appealed against, but for an oversight in the offices, by which tho timo for notice was allowed to pass.

The board had directed that the 1,100 Bhould be appealed against; but after an interview with the overseers who, as well as the guardians, desired to avoid litigation the amount was reduced to 1,000. The Chairman, who had had the management of the appeals, recommended that the new assessment should be agreed to. At first the overseers of Worsley assessed the schools at 1,850, which, upon appeal, the chairman of the Salford- quarter sessions reduced to 800. It was hoped that this would be a settlement of the question; but in the following (last) year, the overseers assessed at 1,200, which had to be paid, through an omission. It was now considered better to adopt the 1,000 assessment, upon the understanding that thdre should be no alteration.

Mr. Satterthwuite said that when he waited upon the overseers IaBt year, it was hoped to fix the assessment at 1,000, as a compromise. The recommendation of the chairman was confirmed. From some correspondence read, it appeared that the guardians had completed the purchase, from the trustees of Clarke's charity, of a field of 12 acres, situated on tho south aide of the Bongs estate, the land being required mainly for the purposes of a road to the intended new workhouse at Crumpsall; tho price was 453 per acre. The Clerk remarked that as Mr.

Denison's bill for the education of out-door pauper children had received the royal assent, it might be expected that the Poor-law Board would Boon issue (as they were empowered to do) some directions as to carrying out the provisions of the act. Tho chairman was requested to wait upon the board, on the subject, during a visit to London which he contemplated. The relief given during the week was reported to be as follows Settled cases, 1,483, at a cost 193. 13s. 71 Irish cases, 1,630, at a cost of 227.

2s. English non-settled cases, 1,020, at a cost of 136. 9s. 6d. total cases, 4,133 (including 8,796 persons) at a cost of 557.

53. lOd. Compared with the preceding week, there was a decrease of two settled cases, but an increase of 2. 13s. 8d.

cost; a decrease of 19 Irish cases, and 1. 3s. 9d. cost; and of five non-settled cases, and 19s. 3d.

cost net result, a decrease of 26 cases, but an increase of 10s. 8d. in the cost. Compared with the corresponding period of last year, there was an increase of 257 English cases, and 34. 13s.

9d. cost; and of 166 Irish cases, and 11. 4s. 2d. cost.

The Clerk said that last week there were 2,000 cases less upon the books than on the 3d of March, and only 800 more than the lowest point, reached last year, during October. It would be seen that there were about 400 more cases, or families, than inf the corresponding period of last year; but he was having prepared a return showing the present number of sick ancfaged, included in the total. From the officers, he learned tbat there was an increaee of permanent cases, which would prevent tho number going (for somg time ftt least) as low the lowest poiotl ut FROM A PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. Paris, Jure 27. The Montour has at length published the list of killed and wounded in the last sad affair of the Crimea, and the report I gave you in my letter of the 24th is found to be p-etty exact.

The French have lost in this engagement upwards of 3,300 men, and nothing has yet been officially revealed of their losses in the three former actions since the 22d May inclusively. This morning's Constitutionnel has a letter from an officer of the S6th Regiment, full of interesting details oa the affair of the Mamelon "Vert, touching which the same jourml Bays that the government is only now beginning to estimate the losseB sustained by the troops. The letter is as follows The taking of the Mamelon was nothing; it was the keeping it that was important. Then it was that our soldierj showed such collectedness and resolution. We remained three days and three nights under a hailstorm of shot and shell, whilst the engineers and artillery laboured at the batteries that wero to be established upon the points juB taken.

During the first night, the Russians tried three times to take the Mamelon back from us. Now, nothing is to be feared; we are certain of keeping these works, the possession of which is so important for us. The divisions Dulac and Brunet were the two that were entrusted with the capture of the Mamelon Vert. The division of General Mayran had the Carcnage in charge. Success was everywhere complete.

Now I come to the terrible part of the business to our losses. They are, as you may conceive, immense; for it is impossible to march in broad daylight with impunity against batteries defended by the Russians. Certainly, I do not exaggerate in saying we have lost 3,000 or 4,000 men. Wi- returned on the 10th to our camps on the Tchornaya, dead with fatigue; for, forfour consecutive night 8 we had not been to bed, and had been watching with eyes and ears, whilst our men took sorao short intervals of repose stretched out at our feet. On reaching the camp, I fell down on my sheepskins, and slept 14 hours without waking.

To-day, therefore, I am again ready to meet the grave events that lie in store for us. God has protected me this time. I had five men killed by my side, and six wounded, and was not touched myself." Now, if you add these three or four thousand men to the 3,300 avowed by the Moniteur in the last engagement, you arrive at between 6,000 and 7.000 men hors de combat, which will explain an anecdote I can relate to you, because I can vouch for its truth. Two days since (on Monday last) I met a friend of mine, a general of divisions and aide-de-camp to the Emperor, who was absent from Paris on leave, and passing two or three months on his estates in the provinces. He told me he was in PariB for only 43 hours on business, and he added, "I have not been to the Tuileries, because my service does not call me there, and really I should not anticipate anything agreeable in the visit; but I have this moment come from the ministry of war, where I have had a long talk withVaillant." Of course I asked what he had learned there, and here was his answer, as nearly word for word as I can remember, and bearing on the question of numbers as to loss Vuillant ii in despair, and he saya, altogether, our losses since the 22J or 23d May inclusively, cannot be under 10,000 or 12,000 men." If you take the total I named just now of 0,000 or 7,000 men in the two IaBt engagements, and add a proportionate loss for tho affair of the 22d, you come to 10,000 men, and this supposes the losses to be accurately stated by the Moniteur, which there is tolerable reason for disbelieving.

I will give you my motive (one personal to myself) for asserting this, which is the common opinion here. In the first of the rifle pits (two months ago) the Moniteur said, Colonel waB wounded (I cannot give the name of this officer, as the consequences might be serious to him), "and has lost 1 officer of his regiment." Some weeks later, a common friend of ours came to me with a letter in his hand, which he gave me to read. It was from this identical Colonel who wrote, my wound was nothing, as you may perceive by my writing to you; but I have lost 11 officers of my regiment." The only remark to be made (if the whole syatem of the Moniteur were not based on deception, as far as regards tho reports from the Ciimea) would be, that it was a misprint, and that a single 1 had been printed instead of the two 11 required to make eleven. I return to the conversation I had with the general of division I have mentioned; he continued: "At the war ministry they are alarmed, because they foresee, if all this lasts, an absolute necessity for levying troops in France, and vrc all know what a hard matter that will be." I then asked Lim if he did not think it possible Canrobert might come to be regretted? Come to be regretted 1" he exclaimed vehemently, "why, he has been regretted by every sensible man, ever since Pelissier was named. It was the history over again of King Log and King Stork but we cannot afford King Stork he is too dear he expends human beings like halfpence; and in the long run it will not do." I give you this opinion, not becauso it coincides either with my own, or with one generally held, but because it emanates from a man whose position gives importance to his opinion; and that I think I may affirm, at this moment, that it really is the intimate conviction of the minister at war, Marshal Vaillant.

My interlocutor further added: "I was so grieved at Canrobert's leaving his post, so convinced that whoever succeeded him would in reality do less well than he had done, that I at the time wrote him a letter of four pages expressive of these sentiments, and told him before six months wero over the chances were he would be universally regretted." This gentleman also assured me that tho Emperor himself is exceedingly uneasy at the probable consequences of Pelissier's "go-ahead" conduct and character. This I have also heard repeated several times by those who, if any one know, should know. Yet, what is to be done? The position is a very hard one for General Pelissier; and if tho fall of Sebastopol is an indispensable thing, that, without which peace is wholly impossible, why, it is scarcely reasonable to haggle over the price that has to bo paid for it, fearful as that price may be both in gold and blood. Poor General Mayran an excellent officer and most excellent man. His loss will be sincerely felt; so will also be that of General Brunet; both were men the army could ill spare.

In the midst of all this carnago, two parts of the different letters published in this morning's papers particularly strike me. One says, "The cannonade is perpetual, but produces less impression than if it wero in one of our Paris theatres. All goes on as though no one were in any danger yet not a day passes without counting its victims. Such an one dines with you to-day, of whose death you hear to-morrow when you go to pay him a visit." Tho other is dated Inkerman, June 11, In spite of tho noise made by the incessant cannonade, the theatre of the 2d Zouaves has not closed to-day to repose its actors after the few last days' fatigues; on the contrary, there is a grand representation, the orchestra is in high force, the trumpets sound a charge, a military piece is enacted. It is a pastime not without its charm, and each representation is attended by crowds of spectators." There is still a doubt as to the disarmament of Austria.

Some Austrian journals declare that no measure of the kind 18 contemplated; whilst the Xational Gazette of Berlin states that a reduction of 180,000 men is announced, not in any of the usually read papers, but in the -1 rmy Ordinances sheet, a kind of bulletin destined only for the" service of the army, and not intended for the public eye. Besides this, the Correspondence A utricMcnne, of the 22d, gives officially an order from the head-quarters of the "War Office to the commandant of the fourth army corpB of Galicia (dated the 16th), for the U3pen3ion of all purchases of horses for artillery, or for the waggon train. M. X. On Thursday week four men were killed in one of the pits of a colliery nt Tividale, near Dudley, in consequence of a large quantity of caal falling upon them from the roof.

The Elmes Testimonial. We learn that when the subscriptions in aid of the widow and son of tho deceased Mr. Elmes, the architect of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, are all paid up, tho amount realised will exceed 1,400, of which ia tho product of tho concerts in the hall, when Dr. "Wesley opened the organ.

This is a substantial provision for the widow and her son, who were loft nearly destitute. A Dcfivcn There is livinc in the town of Ke'tering the widow of a baronet, who earns a precarious livelihood at washing and charing. She iB sometimes facetiously called My Lady." Her late husband's grandfather, Sir John Norwich, lost a large estate through Rambling, and was afterwards pensioned by the Duke of Montague; and his son, the last Sir John, was so poor that he died in the parish workhouse, leaving nothing but the barren title to the late William Norwich, who followed tho humble occupation of a sawyer. His son, the present Sir "William, emigrated some year since to America, where it is said he is doing well. Leicester Mercury.

A Chinese Artist and Poet. There is at present in this country, in company with the American missionary, the liev. Dr. Hcffer, a Chinese gentleman named Cheuk-seen-lun, a native of Canton, but whose family originally lived in the province of Szecbuen. His age is about 35, and he with fluency three of the principal dialects of the empire, the Kwanhwa, or mandarin, the dialect of Pekin, and that of Canton.

His mind has received great cultivation in the literature and accomplishments of the Celestial Empire; for he is not only a very clever Chinese artist, but also a poet and musician, and well acquainted with tho history of these arts as developed in China. Although he has not graduated, he is devoted to literary pursuits, and is preparing a volume of poems, which be intends to publish on his return home. On Thursday he visited the British Miisium in company with Dr. Heifer, and examined the largo Chinese collection which forms part of the great library pf that institution. Dr.

Heifer, who has resided ten years China, and who hns brought him to Europe, speaks perfectly the dialect of Canton. Daily tfews. extra, o. aiatory, political economy, i. unemistry systematic, 14; lvyetition lectures ditto, latir.itory, 20.

KaturaX history, 7. French lnugnoge junior clss, senior, 5. Uermaa language, o. Lurse. ncnoomiRSters class classics, -1 mathematics, 17: nalurat history 1st courae, 30; 2ti, 13: history 14.

Nut one session has passed without sonic considerable extension of our means of usefulness, due to thnt liberality to which; Owens College must look for the possibility of its becoming what It. ought." Soveral occasions, especially the foundation of tha Dalton scholarship and prize, and of a distinct historical professorship, called for this remark in the report of last year. Thera is not less cause for its repetition now. By the nuiuincence of a gentleman, whom it might be unbecoming, aud it ia certainly needless for me to name, the building In which the business the college is carried on is now its own property. (Hear, hear, aud applause.) Iu addition to the professorship of history Insti tuted last year, wu nave now a cnair oi political economy, in which lectures have been delivered during the session just concluded; aud one of jurisprudence, the opeiatious of which ara announceu in me prospectus ior next year, between tnese various cratifviMir events there is a connection, which renders un- necesqaiy any explanation of the which have led the) togratify every friend of tho institution, by styling tho new piofessoisuip of political economy ami commercial science tha 1'alkoer professorship (Applause.) The time may come nhea tne uuties oi tnese several cuairs Biiau ue too onerous to oe discharged by one pet sou.

For the present we" have reason to con-giatulato ourselves that circumstances peunit our prufessos of history to undertake both the other subjects recently introduced. The hope expressed at our last meeting, that candidates would appear for the Victoria and tho Wellington; scholarships lias been accomplished "VVe havo every reason to look for an increasingly beneficial influence of those foundations on classical and biblical study In Manchester. It is, however, to be lidded, with no little regret, that not only was there no competition last October for the Dalton Scholarship in Chemistry, baft thai nune is to be looked for atnext openiug. There seems to ba no ipiestion of the cause of this; nor any reason to suppose that the conditions ought to be relaxed. There is no want of adequate talent In the class: but tho stand ml of intellectual labour ia low in Manchester, and we can hope to raise it but gradually at O.venB That our means for doing so in the case of non-resident students are necess.irilyjimlted, parenti andguaidiaus have often been named.

For improvement we must look much to them, anil to the schools. I am gratified at being able to s.iy," remarked the principal, "that improvements of the kind releired to aro taking place in the schools of Manchester and the neighbourhood." On the other hand, I rejoice to mention not only a continuance of the extra or third classfor Greek and Itouian literature, and ith increased numbers, but especially the commencement of. a third year's com so in mathematics also strangely as that subject seems to be neglected in the middle class education ot this great seat of mental activity. (Hear, hear.) 1 1 will be seen that, as compared with last year, our total number of students has! Buffered a diminution of about one-tenth, aud in the ordinary classes alone of a Bixth of the whole number. Considering that ia our first complete session we triumphed in a total of 60, and that the increase to 99, in lt53, was a subject of legitimate congratulation, there seems to he little cause to look beyoud the ordinary causes of fluctuation to explain the ditletence between the numbers between this yoar and last.

But there are evidently special causes this year affecting similar institutions everywhere. In tha schoolmasters' classes, it is very gratifying to state that there is no diminution of numbers or of zeal. Principal Scctt (in tbe course of some observations) mentioned that the fitst elections to scholarships had taken place; tho successful competitors being Victoria scholarship (classics), Mr. John Howe Gwytber; Wellington scholar11 ship (Greek Testament), Mr. K.

E. Long; Daiton scholarship (mathematics), Mr. Harrop. The Principal proceeded to remaik upon the studies and the general merits of the students in his class for comparative grammar and! English language and literature; remarking that he had only felt warranted in giving one first prize, but the gentleman to whom it was awarded hid deserved it on the combined test of excellence in English composition, and in tha examinations as to the history of tbe Anglo-Norman period, and English literature geuerally. Those of the successful students who were present advanced to the table on being called and received their prizes from tbe chairman, who accompanied each presentation with a few appropriate remarks.

A complete list of the prizes will bo found in onv advertising columns, lie (the principal) could not bo saticfied without awarding a first certificate to Mr. Matheson, wIiobs previous advantages had been such, that he beforehand declined anything liko competition for prizes. Iu the logic, and mental and moral philosophy clas3, there had been ona examination on that portion of Watts's Logic necessary for tho degree of bachelor at University College, London; and the other on so much of the science or theory of as the limits allowed would admit of his teaching iu the lectures. In both, tho merits of the papers of the gentleman to whom the first prize was given were unequivocally tbe greatest. In awarding the piizes to the class for the languages end literature of Gieeca and Homo, Professor Greenwood spoke of tho great difficulty he had experienced owing to the excellence ot the papers of two gentlemen, whose numbers vcre so njual and 1,525) that he wa3 compelled to bracket them.

A similar thing occurred in the junior ehg. lie hud been absolutely unable, from the difficulties be bad mentioned, to examine the papers of the Greek Testament class; and he must postpone, probably until Monday, tho award of prizes. Professor Sandeman next awarded the prizes in mathematics and physics; and ho was followed by Professor Christie, in the history, class. The professor lamented the death of one very promising student, Mr. Howe; and the loss of some others from other circumstances.

Professor Frankland, in awarding the prizes for chemistry, spoke of the short period (ono session) which was too generally considered to be sufficient for the study of this important science. The attendance and interest shown, bad even been more exemplary than since she opening of the college. The short period allowed for study prevented the students getting beyond mere elements, bejond what was merely preliminary to the higher studies Iiimii direct icfercnco to the taking of the Dalton scholarship, in fact, without a change, no Btudent could successfully compete for this scholarship. lVofesapr Williamson dwelt upon the importance of natural history; remarking tbat with tuc cption of College and University College, lyon.lon, ir.cns Cnlliye tvu- tho only one in tho kingdom wm.ro il.o Iv of acicno. had been allowed to aFSliiuo U.uj; ilkc ii I jjitimate pltico.

If he mistook not, tho tr-l. v.v ir.it t', Mr. John 1). Bird) was tho l.r.f vci ll.t-o lslai.ds, for tho study of natural lnst'n ic.frdcd t'io evening classes, he was sti'l tin li iiijthinu 'ike the relative merits of student, onm i''io rval of ages, which lantd fr 1 (t j. n.t by the Statutes, up to On or 1 jcirH I'liiuipnl Si aiui' imccd the ptizes in the French rnd iet i ian l.i-i.cfl (n tho absence of M.

Podcvin and Theodore); und ho afterwards called attention to tno points in the prospectus for next session, as to un extended cvaminr.tion lor the Victoria scholarship, and suggestions us to a combined system of study such as bad not been before attempted in tha college Ho was gratified nnd suipristd even to find that so inujh could bo done, with tbeir present meana and number of Tho Chairman remarked that it was the first wish of tho hearts of tho trustees to make Owens College of real bent tit to Manchester and its neighbouihood, and he thought thoy were exceedingly fortunate iu their selection of professors. (Hear, hear.) But there was a difficulty which neither the trustees nor the professors, but only the people of Manchester, could overcome; namely, a want of a proper appreciation of the value of a good education. It was a great mistake of commercial men to put their sous into the counting house at so early an age. (Hear, hear.) We were very pione to talk about tha mercantile influence having an increasing prevalence in the politics of England, and eo ho believed it had; but should they not qualify their commercial men to tako the position to which they were called in parliament? Would they not blush to see many of them placed there? How could they expect men to take l-ire views of policy and commerce who had not been properly instructed in the essentials of a good education? (Hear, hear.) Theprocccdingsthen terminated. NAVAL AND MILITARY NE WS.

Tho Impcruuse, screw, 5J, Cjptain It. Wat6on, bft Shcerness at nine on Thursday morning, taking in tow her majesty's mortar-vessels Porpoise, Pickle, and Drake, for thd Baltic; sho steamed out in gallant style against a flood tide and head wind. It appears a telegraphic despatch was received at Shoerness on Wednesday afternoon for this vesssl to get ready for sea. immediately, and proceed to the Morninrj Ifcrald. On Tuesday orders we: 6 issued from the Horse Guards for a return of the entiio number of effectivo men now attached to tho brigade cf Guards, for drafts of men to bo told off to proceed immediately to reinforce the battalions of Guards now at the seat of war.

The return is not to include those men who have over 18 yean' service. Tbe number of men to go out from tho Guards by this draft ie 300 rank and file; Scots Fusiliers, 250 rank and file; and Coldstream Guards, 250 rank and file; giving a total of 800. The draft is expected to embaik early in tLe ensuing monta of July nt Poitsmouth, proceeding direct to Balaclava. Daily Xtws. Embauication of Troops at Liverpool yesterday.

The Third Itegiment of Lancashire Militia, which has bjeni some time stationed at to whico place and the neighbouring towns the principal portion of tbe men belong-, embarked yesterday noon, on board the Lord lliglun transport, at Liverpool. The Regiment, which numbers about 800 men, is to proceed to Gibralter, to garrison that pTase, in lieu of the liegiment of the line ordered The ltegimeht is under tlio command of Colonel Wilson Patten, M1P. whose wife and family accompany him. the embarkation took place under tho superintendence of dpt. Bevi; the Admiralty agent, and Colonels De Kinzy and Swaihj a po.

tion of the landing stsgo bein reserved lor the -purpose. The Cunard steam tenders, Jackall and and the' barges Monkey and Badger, were engaged to uke the troop from tbe stage to tho Lord ltagb.n, w'-iicH lay anchored iu-the stream. The mayor (J. A. Tobin, Esq.) and Messrs.

35. Bold, J. A. Picton, Paiker, and other members fi the municipal body were present to witness the embarkation, which was conducted with the greatest order and orecision. and amidst loud and hearty elite rinse the bands of the Artillery, Militia, and the 3rd Lancashire playing "jCheer Boys Cheer," Auld LangSyno," Partant pour laSyiie," Tho Bishop of Sodor and Man, whose son is an officer in the Regiment, was also present.

The 3rd Lancashire are for the most part small men, but young and active; they are armed with tho old-fashioned musket" and bayonet. Sixty-two soldiers' wives, and eighty children accompany the liegiment. LaBt night, Colonel Patten, and the officers nf the 3rd Lancashire, were entertained to dinner at the Adelphi Hotel, by Edward Pedder, Esq. and John Cooper, Esq. of Pteston.

A large number of gentlemeD, well known in the county, were preseut. LIVERPOOL. Friday Evening. Tbe Port. Arrived to-day Eliza Mary, Quebec; Mary and Susan.

New York; Susannah, Hamburg. St.l.d 1: Johanna Hendrika, Batovia; Ncrio, Gibraltar; Lai Balaclavas William Miles, Calcutta; Imperial, St. Johai, NfB. Garnet (screw steamer), iiotterdam..