The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-11 00:00:00

e portmen" and states coi,,: Lngton ga t r , 9-ned to 811c5 'r oad Atlanu id ntelnP t IV° 11 3j,' went of , h , -elated to t a c ountr) ainbas'aj"r to Cat-?; . a imed, t a 1h ; y , a nd. ti)e .• • me , s enge.' r , • univers?•l the loyal vase P °6 ; this no n ° m. t. rnand is ry : it was the ry and under v ii : : cmij oi ° ird," ur of a c o ordinate Teatest etr the Cabire:, ion, ha s b VI I H r. Ellic e ' , 31l o tti ; train, 11 submi t t° oc:• • NOW g reo a ditticu lt Y hence th h e i u'' .., ,alty in be D O 11.32 6,:1,,i' • ice Of t he most reSpe Lnd the 113.1° I o las, are nl"e :. mie nts, niStrY l roe M inis tn o doubt t h e Is'. is sc arce. r t e ntreat (311 e, lakes an a ence i i i ‘ l. o to t 7e beets O' qinisters' i Oxe • ns tezn told his son—" Nescis, mi fli, quam etrr mundus regatur." °p Cana Herat says that never was a Gover zpres:anada so popular as Sir John Colborne, and .. 1 411, 1110 8 iiid.ignation that he is to be succeeded by a th e se View s are known to be hostile to the trade .14g aprovinces, which, if carr i e d i nto effect, would th b l'ut a rebelli on among the hitherto loyal, f,ereb "Y hasten the separation of the North Ame pin!°!onies from the British Empire." Such, in tinof th e C o l onists themselves, are the risks Ise ; in ord er that, in the mild climate and agreeable j , gents of Ca na d a, the ex-President of the Board l ea Illa y recove r t h at health which has been :-N,.inti."4.l beneath the weight of the onerous duties g eon him as M em b er f or M anc h ester ! CO Y' . Lo rd M e lb ourne is either determined to set ki i Ptni on al at together at defiance, or h e mus t h ave roffiee is 'e ° PPortunities of ascertaining that fitness Ins Excellency which has hitherto re the nation. When people t4rd,,. What ca rs n Tommy O us l ow d o ? 1) answe, Re can drive a chaise and two. Can To mmy Tommy Onslow do no more ? ,„ I le can drive a chaise and four. arri nlY Onslow is sent out to drive the Ca -A rebellion BIRKENHEAD FA IR. --- ee,ree't Nrkenhead fair, for the sale of horses, horned e qr reti ll ' be eseehop s & • was held on Tuesdaylast ;and, , 4te it eabe . . , (... . 4t‘ hlG .i gul alng, the quantity ef stock brought up, as .e . tha e i eclluance and tile amount of business transacted, hit' , !' wr e ",,, tie d the most sanguine expectations of the :';te, that ••••.. it originated, and was, in fine, so decided , :,'"tteed e ' d, general satisfaction was diffused amongst all nd ed . .or the f and the opinion was universal, that the foun ril she et i ai r was already laid as one of the finest agri keraLlgs inthiS part of the kingdom. . eeillifeesti„"Y ,hour in the morning the scene became lively :."'ilet t rg• The whole of, the roads, lanes and streets, . 4414 -.iyaloiat'setlyiep-Wooiir;ral peninsula between the Rock ,:‘ , seati e Leas° and . westward as far as Wood we Castle exhibited unusual manifestations ,:,kleselepta, there being general turn out of live stock of e7g their ‘l,.'ainelsldiliee'honest men and bonny lasses," ' 414t0.ii roc to the fair.. Farmers, graziers, and deal leese oil ognition, shook hands with each other at ', lP tl t eil b y n a ie et i iTri, in . that good 'feeling and fellowship • • er et , e , , eipression that ehey-now `• met where they '.,".1401.-.5.,, Oefore," and under auspices twat gave high : tree i as 411alitage and . convenience to the pnbith as eoa -1,,,-ee of il l.se to themselves .as purchasers or venders. - 1 -se ' l tde, • " l e rk erlheael, including Woodside, was on the 41 ,1i le „: uaY being sunny and delightful, and the sight •i' 4l old -4 'g , joY was depicted -on the countenances of Nis : Plags were displayed at the several ferries, •,,,t4P.oints in the interior, 'and on the' Birkenhead were e t .g .! l lls, were fired as feux de joie, itinerant or e!te.toe.siinding with all their might ; and nothing was °l4,okl'o, plete the fair but . "-Punch and Judy,' or a • r h' to little theatres, ill-naturedly yclept ' ,lste, e , , ..4 41 1, b‘', -40ats from this side of the river were unusually '"Y t e r Parties e, , take ereduced . by curiosity and the fineness of ni alv i Peep at the new fair, as . well as by a con e 4.te,, ~s'" of dealers from Yorkshire and other parts .:1s 'R ward many of whom brought with them creditable ;Nlti pr:erses, cattle, &c , of what their part of the coun • - e teci s e , silic e • Need , teely state, that, amongst the population of 'k t , " oodside Holt Hill, and the neighbourhood, la ter -t Pti en _est is the success of the fair, were, with very 'o r s' eNA the whole of the aristocracy and landed pro tatl,nest those present we observed Richard Con •,4„arh,"ir,r,., John Dean Case, Esq., J.P., the Rev. M. • 'S.t or i;' , of Brornbro', John Formby, Esq.,. Vice eeL!.', t, 9 e of Agricultural Association, W. ttle,Jose•,,'Lltipton, Harvey Crackenthorpe, Esq., of ‘ `'ett i t - sq "" -Li e Bim, Esq., Hugh Williams, Esq., Joseph izEsq. s ; , C. A. 'Watson, Esq., Robert Russell, Esq., t t „ A rl e , and James Bail, jun., Esqrs., Robert El:s -faseak:lvalee'"nk, Esq., William reen, Esq., John and 4;4110 4) or 1 , :; . I sq : , Nathan Sewell, Esq.,. and many other tl• •ls y, f sides of the Mersey, included Mr. E. er Ric°, Mrkenhead Hotel. Mr.-Peter Lowe, of Upton, et - i ee 'ardson, of Hoylake,Mr. Vaughan, of Poulton, '`4 II a gents of Sir Thomas Stanley, and Mr. Shawe kit 41 'k'w A:c & N ek l 'le or " i a a ll'eld • ;" '. e t -e piece of vacant ground.on the b e t • ilk, t le Mar ket u a ll il'Sont i h 'side of the Albion Hotel, ' qi• VI ,4ALthi3 fi r st"newhat rugged andeineveri, was found'Suit- C:bleet occasion, but, as this land will probably ere ',..,Oitei k hens 'the coinfnittee ' have in view an equally eesi,a, • neighbourheod. -- ' ' ' I4tllptrneeeil to furn• h a account of, the stock, &c., I'a ! A l. the sales effe i tted n , under their respective heads. ‘. 1 , t.41, 7 f ,,' HORSES.' ' 'lb, Pielp,,' 4 , t'rSCS Was grea t od, though not, perhaps, on the : 4tiy -`4Onately 'so gas the horned cattle. There w e _ . f‘tti , ,,llT --maalt animals suitable for . the saddle .or the r..ol4,lisotieed several tine colts, from yearlings to Nelllbeee; ,Ntr-Thomas Knowles, of Claughton, near •,,' r otiee - „gut -a beautiful brawn filly three years' old, :,tret i :e . ' I. V I. ready saleat a good price... Mr. Pover, of -t, 011ik r ' wL) e xhibited a fine black filly, and there were .t ql 4, goo Yo horses. , ' Some excellent cart horses I.,\lirtrili.'",lll,e,w,hole " stud" on the ground, if we may Cct:•:•,-,c ete,o3--,;.;_Ouniber' about' a hundred and fifty; and , t ...i! it at ver,.cre-a.fine black filly, sent by SirJohn-Tobin, t 4. tg , i 1 r,neat active ponies Of hacks there was but e .. 4 "uti s f t T e 7. ' The business O'n the whole was consider s th i s s Ory. , NYdcPart ''''''" ""''' the fair 4 , vre,',eell,dawnient, including both fat and lean, :_ i k tri, li : , stiovv_‘• Particularly in milch cows. Probably 200 k t l i t l 4L i l: o r 4(tOff , anct on) during thedr, l a t r i i t d u pi c e ow gei v i a e- s littielit'e.if`)" Whie° h .s Xl v o as wa P s r o in aind uL Til cOmPaet and kk-mitl,oom,sreature had won a prize • at the Liverpool -aleetiree Mr. Sharp, of Liverpool, a noted, Ni7 N e r ti et .li s+ . e a , ; 1 :1 11, ttr'uly F eielltli' 6 cattle-deafer, sold two . k ost 'of ;e5O; and, we are happy .to - say, he. e k ellik favourable opinion of the establishment of ~ ale were were meny excellent stirks, and' no fewer elki,,. -s-"erswere brought up by Mr. Crackenthorpe. kit, `Nit l' , O t t"' fit SHEEP. ..,St" e ttl d sheep breeding country, the Show in this t.,,'4'lt'llite.:sas, annotit extensive.. There were, hoi , ve t i o •er m eve `'c:' tr, t;, 'Y '' nf th amongst them one belongir, s r. E. 'eel t el ( h ., ,e Birkenhead Hotel, -who, as well as his ' " I st eal'aess interest in the prosperity Ot the fair. A e • 4, r business was done in this article. , ill klt' ii ,.. 44 , ! t r t... __ . PIGS. . . ftikl 14 ca "'Ant up was but limited, but of approved • t es, 5 Jetal order. A considerable number corn *'it Were " a t good prices. k N, e. also, ou the ground a considerable flock of !i i k t 4 1411 CHEESE. ,ii,01,4•f4t tal?!.tatlee to cattle was the cheese, the staff le com -1,,, 1-11weece-f) sster" county, and we have to submit amost Ur i e p r ll o T i nf this branch of the market. About a dozen \ I, he t he t. c ed, amounting in all to about forty cart- Ote til -et 4 sY'.iole met 'il . b•lc a gale that by two , m e i, wi_ iso les e I . k t I NI '4, r C lry was left to supply the still-remain t f el , t i-,_ , b 4 , cosS ranged - from 60s. to 655. per cwt. ; and Ntatirtirtlik:ebt()e's'iledirethat this fair will, a_bne all be a good , < A: k et-p lace • The cheese was th—wn in'the middle 1 •Ot tl, ~ii N ''rty I ) , HOPS. .SlCi4,' 11, 5 ekets were shewn, fine samples, from Sur ek ‘se r .,,ill p r e : l, and Worcester. Considerable business 44 eC teleO l e qualities which fetched good prices. Place 1 f ed under Cover at the south side of the g f , 74 , 1 f„ 'le e l, THE .MARKET. ,N , !(, ) ,: r aale " , t ee t_e and hops in the , rnarket, there was . h . ere I lesies' erect ( s ''°w of capital butchers meat, vegetables, -MOTU)... eq-ware, &c. The covered gallery round \l y 4Y, elt:ist;oinniodious building was thronged through the 1 ' l e Whole presented a very lively appearance. 4.ksteeNe en THE TOWN-HALL. 4 , . 0 1',. 4 k th,:,% ) ra of the Town-hall, refreshments were 1:441-, t '''''cli t - u aY to parties who were either buyers or ,N,ef„' ne°,!vhon-i admissiontickets were given by the i,S t illesi: t il teetNlands consisted of ".the roast" and boiled %st'mo ee siee ° ' l ad," with' potatoes and breed, to whlch 4 .l . `elitie ?d Cheshi - he e • and the liquor, which , w,,e, , t% lei, re c es , , I,,N4qt Bede'Nec served was foaming '.' nut brown alo• ss4'',,, We f, each other in rapid succeision, and in otii ll der st 7 7 ,„ 43 :, soole hundreds partook of . therepast, I N, tl l , 'le ,Ni ""ss was provided by private . subscription,. ~,i t te , 'd } Mr Watson. Mr. Robert 'Hughes ably c9n- N a 4Ner a i 4 4 ent, and all was good humour and hilarity. ,% - te t rat es ( ustle of the feast had somewhat subsined, Z!'4 rat do s } and 'who expressed their aproval of t all the ar- N . ' 4 (1 1114 '1 of the gentlemenwho had visited the 1., :hautp-pali;other round of beef cooked for the occa -Vrtkit, 4 viii,, being required, in consequence of „ the %• 'et, ' considerably exceeded the expectations of , .r. he Albion Hotel was crowded throughout iN 4 ) 1 ,,, 1 , ,5§,44,3 eole t i, cIetxERAL REMARKS. , te , y se ' elieTtiiir was successful : many sales were ef e ' th e _., d , to be plentiful, and thegeneral opinion 1 4 S : It h at .".e-alers was, so 'auspiciously had the fair •s tetti 1,,,01 . 4 . : i h ~,4 'yoUld soon become one of first rate im sAle si: eke e l e e ll erally thought, too, that it would to a e ,•Niesee'erere toits grapy the Cattle-Market near the l'ke ,otel..al foal e-ality, and the convenience presented Ni'rie, e ltleyi o es in the immediate proximity for the s• e,,lie 4 ',U g ee :; . ' Ireland.- Many of these cattle, from ~\ ili ll t o: tid e distance to a seaport, are so tender- 04 e,y w th e oitflit Liverpool, that they can with difficulty ~Ne t t i et aNd b S wan Market : but if landed at Birlien te.ge, - alel ?saed this fatigue, and, as graziers would Pro elitl..tttle IL?,ed.' much sooner. Another advantage •17 44 1 1 , 4ttt f a t' Unsold, are already, as it were, on the l , tilt hefewhlch takes place two days afterwards. `4 4 `' th a n ti l t lii r uP the 'Birkenhead fair three times a year, ...,.. N!:te e ..,,, 2d o e the year) will be held on the 25th of ~ i ,- 7 'itiic. the y. Uly. '•Oerthi ere. t bells of the church tolled a merry peal, ti lt (l t t, th e a re d from the Birkenhead steam-boats, in ;e.,-, t,theae eeystlblishment of the fair, which was visited 4 s e!lele,eigreatestY tumorous parties from this side of tii, e . thate,,,••• the tow g o od order prevailed throughout,. and it Itilli•ese th nll 4 l resumed. its wonted tranquillity. '1 q .,.1,, t tisti t i i a : e,se remarks without in justice stating, , t , I let e ,'loe, an ' e l t,of the fair originated with Mr, Green :. e e e es s ze a l a - . 4, tnat its success is attributable to their ~,,.t ,:e....e., '.:(lieiwearied exertions. l's es t.c s .. ..tx;, --- :"...!..__...".•::••••...waeccarreinsiwnw k.P. S t‘ ik et et 1; al oe•" 0 T :' L -, 1, 4 le . • n T u esday evening a nume e•si 4 4, ard wa ing of the Conservative electors of .1 4kt At 1 9'e wi ts s held at the Clarendon-rooms, when ke . , i h kie e , ni ilhh.ll.naniznously chosen as an eligible per *e, lips.S.sehil,satitiell,ion for the representation of the • i f it; , '4 4 N ) , I ii4on • The meeting was attended by . k• e t h:rule e wa e iiri.duals. At the close of the proceed ,ltl:l, .lertthuodueed, and explained his sentiments r7 - s h t t j ett fais of : teSeveral other speakers followed, the .%. 1) 4 4e '6:Ne,.‘ the Meeting auguring favourably for N:' l 4 o f kh.pi.r. . - - . „;t,,,, ~,,,t,,„. littfisti_.s-yrrtY.E.T REFORMERS.—A_m 7 meeting e t eSr il ei . t 4i •c i : ren t %et Ward took placF_Ol`the beste s - NV4,q , ?q, '1 th at je tt n orns, to co . nside tt vti t , rte. % • hon,e,'leeernparable patriotand unassuen et, ire' •e ei e leti tja“. tioltori, to the town council. :r.Nic '\ii,ttitleo§ and ( 7 1 ' al walts takes place on the.gather relB,ren,taetrlesveted worthies, except a very l ' 4 •L . 'te t ;, s t l !i w sh. 444 sl tl e t y- b Y ',e'Ole poor man—a corz! porter to f;3Pi k;wl 7l l l4l l4, obt' f:- 11 ,,, 1a1' 0u to his conduct in the im !c ris„,ke'tie e "erp ool 1:8 intor the purpose. of coercing the heik ei4: ere t eta e, an acceptance of the terms of- At w s(.4 b y 1. Patriotic Coadjutors'. The meeting tN t'qii () ,... 4;,,ry,-ir- W ahusley's footman, decked forot A • he:ol444bn .I.;ti.rehased b his master expressly k,\ . 1 14,q Ms!'etiabfulogethel-, a more flat, 'unprofitable, 'it- It •' 4 4 't. - ti_ Yit has not been our lot to witness. If 14.1tt Oetiutl do but thelieduty, that gentleman's it ) 4 ,,Zr_1 4 43. ) 4 ,2 an O ierwheltifing Majority. At all 4 4 ~! 7, IYater with the radicals of Castle eti It Li j PRESENTATION OF PLATE AND DINNER TO MR. WILLIAM ROBERTS, On Wednesday evening the numerous friends and admirers of Mr. William Roberts, chiefly members of the congregation of St. Paul's church, presented that gentleman with a splendid testimonial of their esteem and regard for his unwearied as siduity in the discharge of the highly responsible office of churchwarden to the above church, and his able and consist ent advocacy of constitutional principles. Forty-five gentle men sat down to a most sumptuous dinner at Mr. Horne's, where the plate was presented to Mr. Roberts. The viands and wines were choice and delicious, as is always the case where Mr. Horne is the caterer. Mr. John Briscoe occu pied the chair, and Mr. Gerrard acted as vice-president. Among the gentlemen present we noticed the Rev. J. H. Stafford, one of the Ministers of St. Paul's Church, Mr. Barton, one of the Members for the Ward, Mr. John Wil kinson, &c. After the cloth was removed, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Queen—the Duchess of Lancaster." The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Three times three and one cheer more.) The marked difference with which the latter toast was drunk as compared with the former affords another proof of the unpopular position into which the Queen has been pushed by her unprincipled ministers. The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The British Constitution in Church and State," with which he would associate "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." (Three times three cheers.) The Rev. J. H. STAFFORD then rose and said—l thank you for the enthusiasm with which you have received the toast. As an humble priest of God's apostolic church, I feel grateful that in these days of trouble and rebuke and blas phemy, when the walls of our Zion are openly menaced and assailed, there are those who are ready to man her battle ments and to resist those enemies of all true religion, whose watchword and war-cry is the overthrow of the Church of England. (Cheers.) These are not the days for ease and indifference, when the Christian soldier may slumber in the delusive idea of the absence of all danger ; but they are the days when he should be up and be doing, when he should be panoplied for the defence of those institutions which should be dearest to his heart, against the many and mighty foes who desire their destruction. (Cheers.) Great, indeed, are the struggles which we may have to maintain—against popery on the one hand, and dissent and infidelity leagued together on the other ; but there is that power within the church and and that spirit in its members, as the occasion of our meet ing here to-day testifies, which are fully adequate to insure the victory. The most dangerous, because the most subtle, foe of the church is popery.: (Hear, bear.) Modern liberal ism would soften down the character of the Romish church, and would inculcate that there is now so little difference be tween our church and it, that a little mutual accommodation would settle all our differences. It would assert that those tenets and practices against which we so strongly exclaim, though once attributable to papists, have yielded to modern refinement, and belong to by-gone days, and that it is unfair to rake up the enormities of an iron and barbarous age and fix them on the men of this generation. But is popery changed? (No, no.) Truly she is not. Intrinsically and inherently the same, she has but taken advantage of the wil lingness of men to be deceived, and of that false charity which blinds them to facts, and that idolatry of what is called libe rality which believes good of all evil, and perhaps evil of all good. To suit various purposes she may assume different appearances, but this itself is part of popery. There is the variable appearance of the chameleon, and the invariable venom of the serpent. (Hear, hear.) Let those who tell you that popery is changed and purified, produce Den's Theology; the text book of the popish clergy of Ireland, and you will find enjoined therein as articles of belief the most monstrous doctrines of barbarian ages, and the foulest practices as ne cessary to be done. Whilst, then, popery is ever the same in intolerance, the same in haughtiness, the same in supersti tion, the same in enmity to the saints of God, the same foe to civil and religious liberty, it is surely incumbent on those who value the privileges which they have so long enjoyed, to be valiant for the truth, and ready boldly to oppose the en croachments of the deadliest enemy of that religion which has been and alone can be the mightiest safeguard of our land. (Cheers.) But it is not against popery alone, formidable as its advances are, that churchmen are called upon at the pre sent crisis to put forth their energies. Dissent, to which with a false charity we held forth the hand of friendship, throwing off the garb of hypocrisy which covered its hostility, has, by a monstrous coalition with infidels and Socinians, directed the fiercest attacks against the church, crying out " down with her, down with her, even to the ground." I desire not to speak with virulence on the conduct of dissenters. Their own actions Will speak best for themselves, and whilst they teach us to look upon them as a political, not a religious body, they produce a re-action in the hearts of our people, tending greatly to uphold the church. (Cheers.) Ido laelieve that the hearts of the bulk of our population are still unseduced from the paths in which their forefathers walked, and that it only wants the watchmen to sound the alarm to bring the church's countless defenders to their. post. They have been long tranquil, and her enemies have perhaps mistaken their tranquillity for deadness. But, to use that noblest passage in the eloquence of Canning, when, in his address to the Corpo ration of Plymouth, adverting to an objection of the navy during peace, alluded to the mighty power which lay up in reserve in those enormous floating masses—" Our present repose," he said, " is no more a proof of our inability to act, than the state of inertness and inactivity in which I have seen those mighty masses that float in the waters about your town, is a proof that they have no strength, and are inca pable of being fitted for service. Yon welt know," he con tinued, " how soon one of those stupendous masses, • now reposing on its shadow in perfect stillness, how soon upon. any call of patriotism or necessity, it would assumeithe like ness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion— how- soon it would ruflie, as it Were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength and awaken its'dor matit Such ii the -church ; she possesteS her the elements of strength; and she needs but Vertold that her enemies are upon her—and though Gebel, Ammon and. Arnalek.,the Philistines, and others of Tyre be confederate, she .will,buret,from her inaction into a display.ofther might, and sweep 'down her enemies before her. (The rev. gent. sat doWn amidst loud cheering.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Army and Navy, and whenever their services may be. requiredonay they have such commanders as Wellington and Nelson." (Three times three The plate (which consisted of an elegant . ahJ complete tea service) was then presented to Mr. Roberts. It' bore the following inscription—" Presented to Mr. 'William Roberts, by the congregation of St. Paul's Church, and , hther friends, as a memorial of esteem for his zealous, able, and ffi ecient defence of that aura. A. D. MDCCCXXXIX." The CHAIRMAN then said, I now proceed to the perform ance of the pleasing duty of carrying through the business, for which we are assembled this evening ; namely, the pre sentation to Mr. Roberts of a lasting memorial of our vs teem : and I regret much that ithas not fallen into - the hands of one more competent to convey to him your sentiments on this enlivening and interesting occasion. Although I feel myself as regards speech unequal to the task, I will not yield to any one, in regard of my admiration of his zeal, ability, energy, perseverance, and devotedness, to any object which attracts and deserves his attention. The late upsittings, and early uprisings, and his studious habits of business, enable him to accomplish matters, such as ordinary persons would not dare to grapple with. Gentlemen, the-feature in Mr. Roberts' public career, which has attracted our notice, and drawn down for him such marked approbation is, his manly and able defence, of the interests of St. Paul's church. And I assure you that language fails me, to convey to you my high estimation of his excellent qualities. His desire to hand down to posterity, unsulited, the advantages he has inherited from his forefathers ; and his indefatigable exertions to extend the usefulness of the church, have called forth high encomiums from both the bishop and the Chancel lor of the diocese. And of his desire to benefit his fellow men generally, there is none I. believe better acquainted than myself, having acted as his colleague during the last year of his churchwardenship. Gentlemen, never was there a tribute better deserved than the one we are about to pre- Eent ; and trivial as it is, possessing but little value in com parison of the esteem of his fellow-townsmen, and the ap probation of a good conscience, yet it will stimulate him to, go forward in the service of the public, and emulate others to follow his excellent example. However, gentlemen, fur ther comment from me is useless, he being so well known, I believe, to every one present. 1 will, therefore, conclude by proposing ,the long life, health, happiness, and prosperity of Mr. William Roberts, in the enjoyment of his family and a large circle of friends ; and should he live, as I hope he will, to see old age, domesticated as he is, he will have to sit down with them to use the service of plate with which I now in your behalf present hiin ; and it will serve to bring to his mind pleasing recollections of ,the past, and cheering hopes of the future. Gentlemen, 1 give you, -The long life, health, happiness, and prosperity of Mr. William Roberts, with three times three. , . Mr. RoBERTs then rose and said—You may believe the in sincerity when I assure you, that I appear before you to-day with ,feelings of grateful satisfaction, and 1 scarcely know how to do ample justice in thanking you for, the honour just conferred upon me; for doing nothing more than my public duty upon a late—and as far as regards St. Paul's and St. John's Churches—memorable occasion. It is well known by many persons present that there were appointed, under the authorities contained in the two Acts of Parliament, by virtue of which these churches were erected, two clergymen to St. Paul's Church, but only one to St. John's, in this town. The late Common Council of Liverpool having ex tensive church patronage at their disposal, thought proper, in the exercise of a very sound discretion, to take such mea sures as they considered were best adapted to secure the payment of the stipends of those clergymen they had appointed to the respective churches of which they were patrons, under a deed of endowment, vested in trustees, the validity of which endowment certain parties thought proper, to .dispute in the Court of Chancery. After considerable expenses had been incurred in contesting this suit, a compromise was at laSt entered into between the trustees.ofthis endowment-aid the Town-council ; one of the conditions of which was, that St. Paul's Church should be deprived for ever (after the death or resignation of either of the present clergymen) ,of one of its legally appointed pastors ; whilst only one minister was to be continued at St.'John's. The trustees of the endowment had also consented to this arrangement. Doubtess• there were palliat'ons for their so doing : they had beeu long parties to a tedious chancery suit, and it is only reasonable to sup pose that they were anxiyns to be relieved from a situation which had already been a source of .perpetual annoyance to them, and was evidently still fraught with considerable more mischief to both parties. Besides, it.could hardly be expected that the trustees of the endowment would feel disposed to risk their private fortunes in contesting any longer the va lidity of the endowment, then pending in the Court of Chan cery, after the decision of the Vice-Chancellor was made known ;• for bitter experience has taught many persons a lamentable leSson—how fickle it is to hazard too- much upon the "glorious uncertainty" of that law, which has already mined thousands, and - which, it is to be'greatly feared, will ruin thousands more. IV became, however, necessary for some person to appear before the public, to take an active part in promptly and effectually opposing the future depriva tion of one of the legally appointed ministers of St. Paul's Church, and to prevent this being ratified by an Act of Par lament, which was then in rapid progress. Existing circum stances were such, that it was impossible :that either of the clergymen of St. Paul's could appear before.the parishioners of Liverpool in public vestry, to advocate the interests of that church, and thereby endeavour to prevent the proposed sacri lege of one of its future ministers. Two clergymen had been originally secured to that church, and their services enjoyed for three-quarters of a century, under the solemn sanction of two ancient Acts of Parliament. The honour (for such I es teemed it) of defending the privileges of this church, in the hour of extreme danger, devolved therefore of necessity upon the churchwardens for the time being. Many are the cir cumstances that arose throughout a long series of years to bind the affections of my late father to St. Paul's Church ; and they are not a few that have gradually entwined my heart in close alliance with its best interests. Could I calmly sur vey the gathering storm, with already blackened horizon, threatening to bereave this church (near which I had resided almost forty years) for ever of one of its ancient pastors — being a humble member thereof upward s o f h a lf th a t period— soleiitnly plighted my troth in holy wedlock at its altar—the children which God had given me admitted into the Redeem er's flock by baptism at its font—hundreds of gone-by and happy Sabbaths attended divine service, and heard the sound of the everlasting gospel proclaimed within its hallowed walls —Could I, in such a case, remain at peace? Nay, God for bid ! Besides, if one circumstance more than another could possibly have disturbed the moulderiug dust of a depaitcd parent, my remaining neutral upon such an important occa sion most certainly would. I. bad read in the public news papers the particulars of the arrangement (before alluded to) that had been concluded upon between the high contracting parties, and which it appeared, only required the approbation of the parishioners of Liverpool in vestry assembled, previous to the same passing into a law. And it was something rather remarkable that neither the clergy nor the wardens of St. Paul's had been previously consulted in the matter. To be thus placed in battle array against so formidable a. body as the trustees of the endowment and the Town-council, I must candidly confess was a situation of no ordinary difficulty for so humble an individual as myself. Mk courage would indeed have failed me in this day of peril, had I not recollected, that the foolish things of this world have been often made to con found the wisdom of the wise, and that individuals out of weakness have been made strong ; therefore I might trust the cause I advocated unto the same Almighty power ; and though my " heart trembled" for fear of the future safety of this " Ark of the Lord," lest my little ability should be inadequate to the obligation which was laid upon me, yet I determined, with God's help, to go forth , to the battle, careless of any clamour or frown that might await me. The reflection that I should be in the least instrumental in promoting the welfare of unborn generations, by securing the continuation of the two origin ally-appointed ministers to St. Paul's, and one additional minister to St. John's Church, animated me to bear up against all difficulty and opposition. I will not, however, arrogate to myself the honour of having gained so important a victory, and upon the soundest principles,l'or the future prosperity of these two churches ; but to Him, who sustained his humble servant in so trying art hour, be alone ascribed the honour, the power, the glory, and the victory ! The situation of the assistant minister, or lecturer, of St. John's Church, was not, as I have already observed, originally se cured under any previous act of parliament ; in fact, it was merely created by tile late common council, and would there fore have ceased at the death or resignation of the Rev. Thomas Moss, the present lecturer. It occurred, therefore, to me, that whilst advocating the future interests of St. Paul's, I might also, at the same time, advocate equally the interests of St. John's, by endeavouring to secure in perpe tuity the appointment of a second minister to the latter church. I beg to make use of the present opportunity of expressing my individual thanks to our esteemed minister, Mr. Formby, for a very powerful sermon which lie preached to his congregation the Sunday previous to the first vestry meeting. Early instructed in the principles of our holy re ligion, I have nevertheless found those principles materially strengthened and confirmed, during the long period Mr. Formby has officiated as curate and minister of St. Paul's, by the sound doctrine which he has ever brought t,efore his congregation, and I am desirous of taking the present occa sion of declaring it. At a preliminary meeting, consisting of the representatives of the endowment trustees, the paro chial authorities, my colleague, and myself, which took place previous to the second vestry-meeting, it was strongly urged that there should be in future only one minister and a curate to St. Paul's, instead of the two ministers, as originally ex isting under the sanction of the acts of parliament. Instances were also adduced, where, at churches in this town, two clergymen, of opposite political views, were found to disagree upon several important matters, so as thereby to render the situation of both very uncomfortable. This point was further pressed, because, as it was intimated to my colleague and myself, the 'venerable and highly-esteemed Bishop of the diodese was well known to be friendly to a minister and curate, instead of first and second, or two equally-appointed ministers. But, as the privilege of two ministers was coeval with the church itself, much as my colleague and myself re spected the judgment of the worthy and indefatigable Dio cesan, we nevertheless determined NOT to surrender so im- portant a point in detail, but faithfully deliver up our trust, in all its integrity and faithfulness, to the succeeding church wardens, and unsullied as we had received it from our pre decessors. I have also been told by high authority, since the consummation of the endowment question, under the provisions of the recent act of parliament before alluded to, that I had committed a great error, in not giving way to the proposal of the minister and curate of St. Paul's. I entertain a cheering hope, that this danger, against which we were warned, is notlikely to happen, at least during the lifetime of the present clergymen, with whom, I apprehend there is no striving about precedency. The first minister, in consequence of the good natured dis position which he happily possesses, is, I think, generally disposed to consult and act, as far as possible, with the views of the second minister. At the preliminary meeting before referred to, I contended for £l5O as the annual stipend, to be secured in perpetuity for the proposed additional curate of St. John's Church; but, as I found myself .alone in this respect, and not wishing to endanger the completion of so much as had been con ce d e d f or St. J o h n ' s , I reluctantly consented to £lOO. Doubtlegs, the working clergy of the Church of England, have great claims to expect, and, in deed, to receive a fair exchange of our temporal, for their spiritual wealth. The tedious and expensive course of study they must necessarily undergo, to qualify them for their high and important calling ; the sacred message which they bear ; the Master whom they serve ; the respectable class of society to which they usually belong ; the benefits which result from the moral influence, which the Established Church is the means of producing throughout this country, are but seldom maturely considered by the implacable enemies of our Apos tolical church : although the Dissenters participate equally with Churchmen, in the share of those benefits. These, and many more valuable considerations, entitle them to re quire, that " they who minister at the atlar, should also live of the altar." Besides, there is unfortunately no pension provided for a working clergyman, who happens to survive longer than his wasted strength will allow him to officiate. His solemn obligations are also such, that having chosen the church for his inheritance, he cannot sell out his commission as in the army and navy : neither can he ever lawfully engage in any other trade or calling ; and unless patronized by some person of great rank in society, or that he has a sufficient income of himself, for the respectable maintenance of his family, and independent of his stipend, he is often found to eke out a bumble existence in the winter of age and infirmity : sometimes leaving a virtuous and amiable widow, with (but more especially in the event of a premature death) fatherless children totally unprovided for. Under these cir cumstances, it is 'to be hoped, that the parishioners of Li verpool, as a body, will feel ashamed to offer the small annual pittance of £l - 00 to the future curate of St. John's Chnrch : a sum even less than is annually realized by many of our working mechanics. Formerly, to defend the privileges of the Established Church, was almost exclusively the work of the clergy; but latterly, the laity have begun to find, that they have a rich reversion in the welfare of the Zion of our Land, which intimately concerns themselves, their children, and posterity in general. Little as the enemies of the Church of England may have intended it, th e y ha r e a t l as t taviguratett cre --- -eneigicn anti" tleVOluutico.., 4-- 1 . laity—those who have been baptized in her faith, a nd still continue steadfast in her Communion. That glori ous Protestant Spirit, which by the blessing of God anienatea the. Reformers of the sixteenth century, and . thereby purified the church from the errors of 'Rome, that had almost darkened and poisoned the land, seems to be one more powerfully reviving amongst us, for it was at the illm.ytrious epoch of the reformation that " learning arose as it were from the dead." New schools have been lately established in this town to supply the defi ciency of those, froth which the superintendence of the ma jority of the clergy have been, and is still. of necessity eiCluded. Shortly, we shall find Liverpool, richly studded with several newly erected temples, which it is to be sincerely hoped, will amply supply the deprivation, under the late 'arrangements, of our largest churches of one of their pre sent, and their once permanently and legally appointed pastors. The Christian public in general, but Protestants in particularlar, may indeed rejoice upon every new acces sion of pastoral care, and increase of spiritual provision, .within the pale of the Church of England. The number of churches that are now in various stages of erection through out this conntry, is a convincing proof, if proof were want ing, that the church is increasing in magnificence and splen dour—effectually spreading the glad tidings of salvation the length and breadth of the Lind, and still lives in the strongest affections of a great majority of the people. For, I verily believe, that whoever contributes his share to the extension cf our e:wellent parochial system, and to train up the rising generation in her principles, promotes in the most permanent maaner his country's weal ; besides, laying an adamantine foundation for the success of the everlasting gospel, in the immediate neighbourhood in which he happens to reside, ; both in his own generation, as well as for ages to come. And in proportion also, as we carry out this praiseworthy object, we shall exhibit the greatest manifestation of our unfeigned .loyalty tea our youthful Sovereign, " Her Crown and Dignity ;" who has solemnly sworn at her coronation to the utmost of her powsir " to maintain the laws of God, the true profes sion of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law," and maintain, and preserve inviolably, the settlement of the United Church of England and Ireland, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as bybylaw established, to which also the legislature is pledged, and ought there yore, of necessity, as a bounden duty, to uphold and defend. Whilst, therefore, mighty conquerors have had ambition to strive for, and gained important victories fortheir country, and accompanying laurels to adorn their brows, but at great sacrifice of human life—the tears of the fatherless and the widow, together with all the concomitant horrors of warfare, let us seek to secure the temporal and spiritual welfare of our 'fellow-creatures in time and eternity. And shOuld we be in the least instrumental with the blessing of God, in attaining so desirable an object, we shall acquire greater 'and more• lasting honours, than all the gorgeous marble that breathes in Westminster Abbey, the fame of valiant warriors and illustrious senators. Knowing that I differ in opinion with many of my neighbours and friends, whom I nevertheless highly esteem, yet, I hope they will allow me the same privilege of enjoying my opinions which they claim for themselves. I love to live in peace and good will amongst those around me, and often deeply regret the animo ales which too frequently exist, consequent on our municipal and general elections. Thus far, however, must be conceded, that the Church of England is moat tolerant compured with every other church. Under her benign aus pices, protection is freely afforded to all who conscientiously differ from her; and Englishmen can truly boast of the en joyment of more civil and religious liberty than any other nation. Mr. Roberts proceeded to say that it was time that Protestants should arouse from their slumbers, and shake off their fatal lethargy, ere the work of destruction be complete. They should not shrink in the hour of peril and calamity, but 'dace themselveS in the fore front of the battle, and en dear our by their noble example to stay the plague of danger ous innovation, which had so lamentably taken deep root among. the lower orders of society. They should join hand and heart in defence of their religion and their laws. Let them be spared the bitter and heart-rending reflection that, but for their negligence in the things which concerned their present peace and future welfare, the es/il might have been averted—that, had they only done their duty, the pestilence had never visited their land. To satisfy the insatiate appe tite of a church-destroying party, one novelty after another had been permitted. To diminish the number of the Bishops and working clergy of the church—to cripple her resources in every possible way—could never make her more efficient. To attempt to establish throughout the land a system of na tional education, without basing it on religious principles,and placing it under the superintendence of the clergy, would be, he feared, ultimately to proYide schools as nurseries for popery and infidelity. He then alluded in strong terms to the conduct of the - Romin Catheilies in the House of Commons, and com mented on their violation of a solemn oath. They found local legislators in this town following the reckless example of the radical innovating party in the House of Commons, and re fusing to appropriate any portion of the funds--oto which Protestants most materially contributed, and of which the members of the town council were only public trustees—to promote the education of the poor in the principles of the established church. It was strange that churchmen should' be found worshipping the idol Dagon, at the shrine of expe diency, by voting for candidates for the House of Commons and the town-council of this borough, who, if many of them were to be judged by their speeches, addresses, and votes, together with their dark, designing subtlety, had given the most substantial proof that the welfare of the Protestant religion was very far out of their thoughts, and still less near their hearts. One of the fundamental principles of Protes tantism was well known to be " the free use of the unmuti lated word of God" as the basis of all religious• education. When, therefore, a system of education was introduced by the majority of the town council into the corporation schools diametrically opposed to the vital principles of Pro testantism, the majority of the clergy, as . the constituted guardians of the religion of the land, very properly declined any longer;the superintendence of those schools. The reform party in the town council had been very careful to provide for the religious scruples of the Romanist and Socinian, by introducing al - node of educatio n i n t o th e corporation schools in which all but the children of conscientious Protestants might join. If, then, the majority of the council, by introducing this system, so obnoxious to the clergy and laity of the Establish ed Church; if they, notwithstanding, their solemn declarati on, will continue to deny their intention "to injure or weaken the Protestant Church as it is by law established ;" why did they not at once honestly rid themselves from that charge, so long and repeatedly brought against them by the Pro testants of Liverpool in general, and make an equivalent pro vision for the conscientious scruples of the clergy and laity of the .Church of , England,..resident within the municipal boundary, and contribute equally out of their immense re venue to the expense of maintaining and erecting schools in which the children of the Protestant poor might be taught without annoyance or compromising essential Protestant principles, and from which their clergy need not be excluded? Why, under these circumstances, should they virtually eject any of the conscientious clergy of the Church of England from schools built by a Protestant council, for the promul gation of Protestantism, which was originally intended to be taught in all its integrity and faithfulness to the children of the Protestant poor, particularly to children of freeme n o f Liverpool (whom he learned from high authority were to have a decided preference,) and under the superintendence of the Protestant clergy ? Why should - all this be done to " the Protestant church as by law established" in England to ac ccommodate the sectarian views of those who were opposed, more or less, to the - Protestant religion, and at the sacrifice of the very bulwarks of the common christianity of the coun try ? Must the national church--the fortress of christianity —the safeguard of their temporal and eternal interests—sur render her high vantage-ground of usefulness to God and man,—a position which she has so long and faithfully main tained,—and " bow her head like a bulrush" to every new fangled scheme which her enemies, unfortunately in autho rity in the great councils Qf the nation and in local councils, are legislating or continually proposing for adoption ? Never let the church surrender her just claims as the faithful keeper of Holy Writ—" the pillar and ground of the truth." What ever subterfuge might be urged to palliate such partial con duct, it must be obvious to any unprejudiced mind that, if obstinately continued, the effects must, at no distant period, operate very injuriously, if not destructively to the true pro fession of christianity and the vital interests of Protestantism. He said that the government had refused the annual grant to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge—a So ciety well known to be identified with the church of Eng land—but still continued the annual vote to the Romanist College at Maynooth, and the payment of the Roman Catho lic bishops in the colonies. The Protestants of England appeared to be unmindful of the great impropriety of extending the baneful influence of a religion abroad, which, as protesters against Popery, they professed and declared to reject at home. The religion which the piety of their Protestant ancestors had established was perpetually assailed on every side, and "heavy blows and great discouragement" were dealt outagainst her with noun sparing hand by those who ought to rank themselves among the brightest ornaments and noblest defenders of Protestantism. Mr. Roberts concluded by saying—l have already paid a just and merited tribute of respect to the Rev. Mr. Formby, and I cannot avoid acknowledging upon this occasion what I consider due to the Rev. Mr. Stafford. His good-natured disposition, and easy manner of approach, entitle him to the respect of his congregation, particularly the poor, who form the greatest proportion of his flock. (Mr. Roberts was fre quently interrupted by loud cheers, and sat down amidst tremendous applause.) Mr. ROBERTS then proposed " The health of Mr. Gregson —his old Schoolmaster,' which was drunk with much ap plause. Mr. GREGSON, in returning thanks, stated that there was such a thing as for a pupil to excel his tutor. Mr. Roberts had evidently studied much since he had left his care—at all events he had learnt to make a speech —a good one, and a long one. The CHAIRMAN said they had heard a greatdeal about the groat institutions of the country—he would propose the health of the supporters of our great institutions—" The Members for the Borough of Liverpool." (Three times three cheers.) Mr. C. S. ROWLAND then gave the song of " Old Eng land," in the chorus of which the company rapturously joined. - The VICE-PRESIDENT then rose to propose the " Health of the Conservative Councillors for St. Paul's Ward," which was received with rapturous and prolonged cheering. Mr. BARTON rose to respond to the toast. He said that he never had met with greater success in canvassing- the re spectable voters of the ward than during the last few days. He alluded in very humourous terms to the recent creations of Popish voters in the ward. He said that he had called upon some voters who had actually only a chair and a table as the farniture of their sitting rooms. He trusted, however, that the kindness of his friends would enable him to triumph over the reckless schemes of the radicals. (Cheers.) Mr. BARTON then called upon Mr. John Parry for a song. Mr. PARRY then sang " Old England, Europe's Glory." The Rev. J. H. STAFFORD then proposed " The health of k the worthy resident," who had contributed so much to the enjoyment the evening. The toast was drunk with great applause. The CHAIRMAN then said, I have in my lifetime received many compliments, but 1 must say, that the honour of pre siding, and the manner in which my name has been received this evening, far exceeds them all, and for which I feel greatly obliged. Feeling my inability to occupy the chair, I know that many omissions have occurred, and for which I crave your indulgence; it has given me great pleasure to lend my humble aid in bringing about the consummation of our wishes, and as it so happened that I was chairman of the committee for carrying it into effect, they, out of courtesy, proposed that I should occupy this elevated position, and if I may charge them with want of discernment at all, it must be for having fixed upon me, when many so much more competent might have been found. And, gentlemen, I should be wanting in gratitude, did I not acknowledge the able assistance that the present churchwardens, and the rest of the committee have rendered me, and beg to propose the irgood healths, and prosperity to them. The VICE-PRESIDENT, as one of the chuchwardens of St. Paul's, returned thanks in a neat and suitable speech. Mr. BATCRELDOR also returned thanks and said, that he owed his thanks to Providence for the position which he then occupied. He had entered Liverpool with his firelock on his shoulder, and his knapsack on his back. The first church that he had entered in the town was that of St. Paul's. He owed much to the kindness and support of his friends in the congregation of St. Paul's. The parishioners of Liverpool had thought fit to elect him a warden of the church. He had found the office an arduous one, but lie was determined to discharge his duties to the best of his ability. He parti cularly urged the gentlemen present to support the schools attached to the church. He dwelt upon the necessity of establishing an institution for the reception of children who had been committed to prison for the first offence—an insti tution which would obviate a vast amount of crime and misery. He had accepted the situation which he held with a view of subserving the interests of that church, to which he and his ancestors had been always attached. If he failed in discharging_theduties . of_his office. it would , not be from _ui,,,,± •.r ...IP-wi l p s ; :i on 1, - ,.: part. 4-1.. L....A.1.a by propos ing the health of the Rev. It. H. Formby. The CHAIRMAN stated that he had received a note from Mr. Formby, in: which he stated that he would have been present if unavoidable engagements had not prevented him. Mr. BARTON then proposed, " May Mr. Roberts and his offspring long live to enjoy the present given to him that evening." . • Mr. ROBERTS rose to return thanks, which he did briefly. and handsomely. He hoped his father-in-law would never have occasion to regret the relation iu which he stood to him. The CIIAIRMAN then proposed, " The Lancashire Witches," after whi c h " Th e C onserva ti ve P ress, " ( to which .r. Lloyd responded), " The success of the Conser vative candidates at the approaching municipal election," and several other toasts were proposed. The chairman vacated the chair about eleven o'clock, shortly after which the meeting broke up. The greatest harmony prevailed throughout the evening. THE FINE BARQUE CUMBERLAND. This vessel, belonging to the St. George's Steam Packet Company, and which is on the eve of sailing with passen gers, and a general cargo for the distant port of Sidney, New South Wales, has, for the last few weeks, attracted much attention amongst nautical men, and admirers of improve ment and novelty in naval architecture, from the beauty of her model, her apparent great sailing qualities, and the cir cumstance that she was originally a steam-ship. This is the second " steamer" which the same company have converted into a " sailer," though both of them were highly success ful in their original branch of navigation to Ireland. The trade, however, in which they were engaged—such are the rapid mutations of even our domestic traffic by sea—de manded vessels of a different construction and capacity, and their engines requiring, at the same time, considerable repair, it was deemed advisable, as they were well-built vessels, and entirely sea-worthy, to convert them by considerable alter ations and renovations, particularly in their upper works, into sailing vessels. The first experiment of this kind was made on the George the Fourth, a large vessel, which was rigged as a three-masted schooner, and has, in her voyages from Dub lin to the Western slands and eLsewhere, more than justified the expectations formed of her sailing powers. The second steam-vessel which they have similarly altered is the Cumberland ; and they have turned her out one of the crack sailing ships of the port. In both instances the result is high ly satisfactory, as it must tend to the encouragement of adventure in nautical enterprise; inasmuch as parties may thereby be encouraged to build steam-vessels for peculiar trades without the apprehension that should they, in a few years, become from their tonnage or other circumstances, unadapted for the trade in which they have been engagEd, they may be converted into profitable sailing craft. 'the Cumberland has been re-built of the best materials, and will stand A 1 for many years. In her upper works she has been entirely renovated, and her fastenings are such that she may be said to he " as strong as wood and iron can make her." The whole of the work was visited from time to time by the In spectors to Lloyds, and has been highly approved of by these gentleman and other judges of the " noble" art of ship building. She has a remarkable fine entrance and a clear run; and having, withal, extraordinary beam for her tonnage, cannot fail to turn out " a clipper." Her rigging and equipments are of the best and most approved descrip tion •, though, with regard to the former, we should have pre ferred less taunt masts, and squarer yards. This, how ever, is a mere matter of taste. She registers, (new measurement) 464 3-1-100 tons. Her length over all is 135 feet, and depth of hold 131 feet. She has, therefore, an uncommonly rine and capacious deck. The height. between decks is seven feet, affotding ample room and accommoda tion for passengers. She has a, top-gallant-forecastle; and a poop deck of spacious extent. Under the latter are the cabins and the sleeping rooms. The principal cabin is 36. feet in length. The entrance is from the main deck by two doors; the upper portions of which are glazed. This appartment is neatly empanelled, and other wise enrished. The pilasters and cornicing are finely painted in imitation of Scagliola marble, and the mouldings in grained oak. The styles of the state-room doors and of the inter mediate spaces are also in oak, and the panels of satin wood. The whole is cheerfully lighted from the roof. The furniture is of corresponding.taste, and includes a handsome sideboard and pier-glass at the entrance.. end, behind which is the steward's pantry. The sleeping-rooms are exceedingly neat and commodious; being in the style of those of our finest steam-vessels. Further aft , and each lighted by two l arge ca bi n or stern windows, are two private cabins for ladies or families. The general finishing of these is more elaborate than that of the large cabin ; and the painting, which is much admired, (and was, we learn, executed by our townsman, Mr. Cormick,) is in oak, bird-eye maple, and satin wood. There are three fine broad sofas in each room, calculated for beds. The floors in all the cabins are covered with tine wax -cloth. EaCh of the ladies' rooms has its adjoining water-closet, and every possi ble convenience for washing. The accommodations for'steerage passengers are on a com parative scale,—no expense being spared to secure the health and comfort of all on board. Besides a supply 'of water in casks, for primary use; there are tanks fixed below calcu lated for a cold, pure, and plentiful supply of water—a great desideratum during so long a voyage. The Cumberland carries six guns, six-pounders, and two swivels, besides small arms, cutlasses, as a protection frorri pirates or other depredatory parties that may fall within her tract. The cooking-house is fitted up on the most modern and approved principle. Her crew will consist of twenty-six men. She has a patent windlass ; and, we need but had, that her whole appearance and equipmets are highly creditable to the enter prising company to whom she belongs, and to those who have superintended and completed her fitting -up. She is com manded by Captain Edward Osborne ; the first officer is Mr. W. Timothy ; the second, Mr.. Wm. Garrett —all experienced seamen. She is provided with splendid chronometers and nautical instruments. We understand that she will be towed down the channel and clear of the land by a steam-vessel, to ensure her safer departure. She takes out a large number of emigrants ; and we can but add, that we wi.h her every success. ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY.—We re gret to state, thata man working on the North Union Rail road, near Wigan, was killed on Monday last. Whilst in the act of escaping from a train in one direction, he unfor-' tunately came in contact with one speeding its conrSe in ano ther. ,lle was thrown down, and dragged a considerable diS tance, much bruised, and had his head nearly severed from his body. INQUESTS. MALANcuoLv SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Tues day last, before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Eli Munn, surgeon, of Moon-street. Miss Jane Munn, a daughter of the deceased, said,—" About ten o'clock on Monday morning I went into deceased's bedroom, when I saw him lying on his back on the floor, with kis throat coat, and there was blood flowing from his neck. I instantly ran down stairs, and went into the parlour to my brothers, and we all went up stairs immediately, and found he was quite dead. A neighbour came in who fetched a surgeon. The razor now produced was in the right hand of the de ceased. The deceased was sixty-six years old, and has been labouring under a disease of body for some time, the pain of which caused him sometimes to be delirious. I saw him in his bedroom about eight o'clock yesterday morning, and he then appeared to be quite insensible and delirious. I asked him two or three questions, and he answered me quite oppo site." Eli Wadham Munn, son of the deceased, said,— " Yesterday morning, I was sitting below-stairs writing a letter, when the last witness came screaming down stairs, and told me my father had cut his throat. I went up stairs immediately, and found him in the way described by her. A doctor was called to deceased, but he could do nothing, as he was quite dead. Deceased has laboured under a very aggravated case of stricture for many years, the pain arising from which frequently drove him frantic. He often express ed a wish, whilst labouring under a paroxysm of pain, that God would ease him of his sufferings, or else he was quite ready to destroy himself." The jury found a verdict to the effect that the deceased had inflicted a wound on his neck; of which he died, he labouring at the time under temporary insanity. FATAL ACCIDENT.-An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Coroner's Court, before Philip Finch Curry, Esq., for the purpose of investigating the circumstances which led to the death of Robert Grey, ship-scraper, late of King's court, Bird-street, in this town. Matthew M`Cabe, a ship scraper, stated that he was intimately acquainted with the deceased, who was obout sixty years old. On Wednesday last he and the deceased were working together at the South Graving-dock, scraping a ship, called the Chieftain. All the way round the vessel stages had been erected for the carpen ters to work upon. The stages were about sixteen or seven teen feet high from the bottom of the dock. Witness was working on the stage at one side of the stern, and the de ceased on the other. Witness did not see the deceased fall, but he heard a noise, which caused him to look down into the dock, when he saw him lying on the broad of his back. He went down to him immediately. He said the plank on which he had stood had canted a little, and he slipped off. Assistance was procured and he was carried to the Infirmary. Thomas Morris, a labourer, stated that, on Wednesday last he was engaged working at the South Graving-dock, when the deceased fell. Ile was called upon by the last witness to assist him. The deceased was carried first to the Police office, and thence to the Infirmary. John Nottingham, house-surgeon at the Infirmary, stated that the deceased was brought there on Wednesday last. He had a compound fracture of the left leg, and a simple fracture of the right leg. Every attention was paid to him, but he died on Monday of the injuries which he had received. Verdict, " Accidental death." MPORTANT MEETING OF TIIE CLAIMANTS, Ac. OF THE IMPERIAL BANK, MANCHESTER. On Wednesday last, a meeting of the claimants, &c., con vened by advertisement, was held at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, to receive a statement of the assets and liabilities of the hank, to receive counsel's opinion as to the liability of the original shareholder, &c. There was a full attendance. Mr. NALLER, one of the principal shareholders, was called to the chair, and opened the proceedings by referring to the object of the meeting. He said that Messrs. Hobson and Co. who had been fixed upon to wind up the affairs of the bank, had, from a pressure of other business been reluctantly compelled to decline; and the directors had in consequence engaged Messrs. Brown and Phillips to do so, and Mr. Phil lips would lay before them a statement, which he believed to be pretty nearly correct. They had also obtained the opinion of counsel, which would be submitted to them, respecting the original shareholder. Considerable discussion here took place as to the propriety of reading the case submitted to Mr. Wightman, together with that gentleman's -opinion, during which, Mr. Verry (one of the solicitors to the Bank) entered the room, and 04 being asked to read the opinion, declined doing so, cth the ground that as there were many parties present who wished to get rid of their liabilities, it was inexpedient to make it public, and he would, therefore, give all the papers into the hands of the Chairman, and not be a party to such a trans action. ------- After some further remarks Mr. LAW was called upon to read the case and opinion. The documents were of extreme length, and occupied an hour in reading. The question sub mitted was, whether the original shareholders were liable.— The document then entered into a long detail of the original scrip being delivered, the list of subscribers being entered in a book kept for that purpose—the mode of application for shares. The first board, it stated, was held in Man chester on the sth of July, 1836, and subsequently the officers were appointed. On the 16th of August a gentle. man of the name of Heywood took fifty-five shares, but his name did not appear on the list of shareholders, and they (the Directors) wished to know whether or not he was liable. On the 26th of August a meeting was held, at which a Ma nager was appointed, and a call of £2 per share decided upon. He next reathin additional case, which went into the objections urged by the original shareholders against their liability. The original prospectus, which excited much laughter, was then read, after which Mr. Law proceeded with the following opinion of Mr. Wightman : " I have perused the case submitted to me by Mr. Theo bald, and it appears to me that all those who applied for shares originally, who took up their scrip, and whose names were duly sent in, are liable to the public as partners in the concern. If sent to the Stamp-office all such are liable ; the only thing is, whether the parties who sent in the names were authorised to do so. A person who received the scrip is bound to repudiate it if he has nothing to do with it : if he remains silent, the responsibility is attached to them. A person may be liable as a partner whose name is not inserted, as in the case of Heywood. lam disposed to think that the whole of the who have allowed tboir to 1.. sent in, are liable to the general creditors, &c.. &c. Mr. Law next read the opinion of Mr. Tneobald, who had assisted Mr. Wightinan in the case. Mr. T. said lie was clearly of opinion that by the allotment of the shares and acceptance of the scrip they were liable, even without paying the one shilling deposit, to be constituted partners, and the only doubt on his mind was, whether the prospectus was sufficiently made out to constitute the liability. It ap peared that the chief bank was intended to be at Liver pool, but by the prospectus it was not considered to be placed there as final. It would be absurd to bind the com mittee to any particular regulations. There had been a deviation from the proposed amount of five millions to one million, as limited by the deed of settlement. He thought that all who registered at the Stamp-office were liable, the acceptance of the scrip was an authority to register them, and they could not be exonerated by the change of the amount, and he thought that the creditors might hold them liable. It was, however, a mixed question of fact and law. In Heywood's case, he was of opinion that he was liable. On the whole, he was of opinion, that the parties were liable, &c. Alderman KAY then called upon Mr. Law for another case, but the latter gentleman declined giving it, it being private advice. THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. Alderman KAY next moved, seconded by Mr. JESSE Y, that the assets and liabilities be read. The following statement was then read : LIABILITIES. .E. s. d. £. F. d. Balance on current accounts owing at Manchester . . 20014 1 4 Ditto Knutsford .. 1912 1 1 Ditto Northwich . . 9297 8 7 Ditto Nantwich . . 17849 12 1 Ditto Macclesfield 3844 19 0 Ditto Congleton . . 7024 1 3 Ditto Burslem 41630 19 9 (In this latter sum was included the large debt owing to Mr. Wood.) Amount owing on deposit receipts at 101573 3 1 knutsfore.... 1554 9 5 Ditto Northwieh.... 761 10 0 Ditto Nantwich .... 17650 9 7 Ditto Macclesfield .. 2529 15 6 Ditto Congleton .... 3360 0 0 -- 25856 2 6 Circulation of notes.—(This was an item, Mr. Phillips observed, on which some little discredit might perhaps be thrown.) /3940 0 0 Amount owing on letters of credit, by one branch, a few days before the bank stopped Amounts of drafts on Prescott and Co. dishonoured, drawn at Manchester 1835 4 2 Knutsford 356 0 6 Northwich Macclesfield Congleton Burslem ---- 5175 5 9 Owing to Prescott and Co 2142 4 9 Ditto Wright and Co. Ditto Overend and Co 2443 15 6 Ditto Northern&Centralßank 2220 19 11 10370 10 5 Making a total of direct debts of 166936 10 5 Liabilities on bills of exchange in the hands of third parties, as far as could be ascertained 75519 11 3 Total debts of liabilities 242456 1 8 ASSETS. Estimated value of debts owing to the bank at Manchester 46731 3 0 Knutsford 281 12 0 Northwich Nantwich Macclesfied ..... Congleton Burslem Loan checks at Nantwich 1199 14 3 66049 17 8 Estimated value of hills ,of ex change in hand and not due, at Manchester At the branches • 6003 12 11 Cash in hand at Manchester.... 317 1 6 Ditto Macclesfied.... 12 2 5 Ditto Northwich 597 8 11 Ditto Nantwich 708 18 11 Ditto Burslem 9 1 1 Ditto Congleton 269 17 3 Ditto Knutsford 7 7 0 By Mr. Law (say) lOOO 0 0 Estimated value of past due bills 2921 17 1 hand at Manchester . At the branches.. 27022 9 4 3130 3 2 30152 12' 6 Estimated value of bills lodged with Prescott's Wright's, Overend's, and other persons, as collateral security Estimated value of premises held by the bank (security) Estimated value of branch premises Debt owing by R. Knapton 686 6 4 140183 14 0 Amount estimated to be realised by over-due bills in the hands of various persons Total assets . 185090 18 5 Leaving a deficiency of 242456 1 8 The CHAIRMAN then stated, that the account was more favourable than he expected it would have been . , but unless something was done to prevent litigation, they must all " go to rack," he also said, that they had been served with thirteen notices of execution, one of which, it appeared, was in the house of the manager., The following resolution was then agreed to. " That this meeting adjourn until Monday next, at eleven o'clock, in 'order that the chairman may, in the mean time, ascertain whether his coadjutors will adopt such means for the settle ment of the affairs of the bank, as the creditors may deter mine upon. The proceedings lasted until four o'clock. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF LIVERPOOL. Gentlemen,—l have looked in vain through all the ad dresses of candidates for your votes at the coming election, for some allusion to the question of questions ; of course, I shall be but too readily understood to refer to the horrible chemical nuisances, which have been allowed to spring up during the last twenty years, by the apathy of the old, and allowed to continue by the new corporation, after a pretended liability and prosecution of them. I disapprove of pledges of a political nature, but this can not be considered a party question, being a nuisance equally affecting a quarter of a million, (upwards of five times the population of the whole Isle of Man.) I think some good might be effected by your resolving to vote for any candidates, without reference to politics, who will publicly pledge them selves to importune the council from month to month to suppress them, not by an occasional penalty, but by in dictments at the assizes, and their bona fide suppression, (if they have not lo s t th e benefit of the former verdicts by their quiescence.) For my own part, I will not vote at all with out a public pledge of this nature. The corporation has suffered the pure sea-air of Liverpool to become utterly unlit for any living creature to exist in ; and in effect, if not in words, says— ".Blue vapours and white, Red vapours and grey, Mingle, mingle, mingle, You that mingle may." And I may literally say, without using a figure, the air, as the charmed cauldron of the three weird sisters, " like a hell broth, boils, and bubbles," with villanous smells of every kind.—Yours, respectfully, AN ELECTOR. EXHIBITION OP MODERN PAINTINGS, LIVERPOOL ACADEMY. This splendid exhibition—hitherto unequalled in this town—continues to attract numerous visitors, all of whom expresS,their highest admiration of the great display of talent and first rate merit evinced in the collection of paintings which has been forwarded to the Academy. The increased number of really good paintings which now decorate the walls of the Exhibition-Rooms, affords a ratifying proof of the beneficial effects arising from a more liberal system of patro nage on the part of the public. We sincerely trust that the artists who have bestowed such care and talent on the various productions now on view will meet with a reward commen surate with their zeal and perseverance. Among the local contributors to the present collection we find the following :—C. M. Aldis, L. Apsland, W. Ayrton, R. Ansdell, Mrs. Baruchson, J. Birtals, H. M. Bickerstaff, R. S. Bond, Miss Bright, J. Borthwick, J. Buchanan, T. Chalklen, W. Collingwood, W. H. Crowe, T. Crane, J. B. Cross, J. B. Cronchley, Miss K. Danson, H. Edwards, S. Eglington, J. T. Eglington, J. G. Gubbins. Miss H. Gub bins, F. Hargreaves, W. Hanwell, W. Huggins, A. Hunt, Miss Hunt, T. Hyland, T. H. Illidge, J. Jackson, Miss Jackson, Miss H. Jackson, C. Johnston, F. Lloyds, T. F. Marshall, J. .M`Gahey, Miss Whines, H. Melling, J. W. Oakes, J. Paley, J. Philips, G. M. Palmer, .J. Pennington, J. Pierachini, W. Porter, J. Pray, F. Robinson, W. A. Robinson, T. Rom er , W. S pence , B. C. Spence, E. Swift, 11. Travis, S. Walters, J. P. Weaver, _Miss F. Wilson, S. Williamson, and D. Williamson. Among the non-resident artists we find the names of Buss, A. Cooper, J. M. Carmichael, Chalon, Clater, Clint, Cor beaux, T. S. Cooper, Etty, Copely Fielding, Hart, Her bert, Hofland, Jones, Kidd, Lee, C. Landseer, Lance, Lin ton, Maclise, Martin, M`Manus, Mulready, A. Nasmyth, Nicholson, Pickersgill, Patten, Parris, Parker, Penley, Pront, Roberts, Richer, Stanfield, Scoular, Seyffarth, Sharp, Stanley, Stephanoff, Stark, Thomson, liwins, Witherington, Webster, Worrall, and a crowd of others of less note, or of less notoriety. In future numbers we shall give a series of brief notices of the more prominent paintings. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--TUESDAY. IMPUDENT ROBBERY. Ellen Griffith, a dissipated-looking woman, was charged with having robbed James Croft, a Prussian sailor, one of the crew of the brig Frederick, now lying in the Queen's Dock. The prosecutor stated, that about half-past twelve o'clock yesterday morning, he was standing on the dock quay, about twenty yards from his vessel. The prisoner, Ellen Griffith, came up to him, and took hold of his arm, which he pulled from her grasp. She then placed herself in front of him, and after addressing a few words to him, thrust her hand into his pocket, and immediately withdrew it. He had in his pocket a purse, containing, besides a number of pieces of foreign coins, three pounds in English money. The moment she had snatched her hand away from his pocket, she ran off. He called out, that he had lost his money, and ran after her. He saw Police-officer Jervis give chase, and on his arrival at where the officer had stopped, he found that he bad the prisoner in his custody. Jervis showed him the purse, and he claimed it. William Jervis, police-officer 492, stated, that about half past twelve o'clock that morning he was on duty at the Queen's Dock. He saw the complainant Croft standing near the brig Frederick, and he saw the prisoner go up to him, and seize his arm. He saw her subsequently place herself in front of him, and almost immediately afterwards run off. He heard Croft call out, and as he had previously entertained some suspicions of the woman's evil intentions, he pursued her, and overtook her in Watkinson-street, where she was very quietly occupied in counting her money under a lamp-post. He seized her and the purse, and asked her where she go t . that money. Aft er a s h or t h es i tat i on, she said, " I'm caught ; its no use telling lies ; 1 took it ought of a foreign er's pocket. Croft came up and claimed the purse and money. The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence. She w•as committed for trial at the borough sessions. THEFT FROM A DWELLING HOUSE IN OPEN DAY. Matthew Atkinson, a youth who is well known to the police, was charged with having stolen certain articles from the house of M. Chapuis, in Seymour-street. James Fegan, a slater and plasterer, stated, that he lived next door to Mr. Harrison's public-house, in St: Andrew street. About one o'clock, on Monday afternoon, he was at work in a room in Fillers-street, whence he had a view of the hack doors of the • houses in Sermour-gree_l - llo,qaw 'the prisoner and an o the r go 'to the - badli dOors - of !We' houses and try them. He saw the other boy at length open the back door of the house of M. Chapuis. Having dorie this, he called the prisoner and sent him forwards towards the house, while he himself stepped back three or foUrrardS. Witness saw that the back parlour window was alittle'open. The prisoner looked cautiously into the room, and after having surveyed the pr em i ses f or a f ew momen t s, he softly opened a door which leads into the back lobby of the house.. The prisoner had with hi m a b ag , i n t o w hi c h witness saw' him put something. Wit ness wa i te d t wo or th ree m i nutes ; , and at length saw him come to the door, and descend the steps with a bag on his back. He allowed him to come to the yard door and then stopped him, upon which the other boy fled. Witness h e ld hi m w i t h one hand, while he examined the bag with the other. He found within it a workbox and al Mackintosh coat. He detained him and sent fora constable, who took him into custody z...nd the stolen articles into his care. Sarah Roberts ' servant to M. Chapuis, stated, that a little before two o'clock yesterday afternoon, she saw Mr. Fega.n and the prisoner at the back door of her master's house. She went to see what had happened, and Mr. Fegan showed her a workbox and Mackintosh coat, which she claimed as her master's property, she having seen them in his house shortly before. The coat had been taken from the baCk lobby, and the workbox from the back parlour. Police-officer Carruthers, No. 177, stated that he was, on Monday afternoon, on duty in London-road. He was sent for to the house of M. Chapuis. He went and took the pri soner into custody and the articles produced in his care. The prisoner offered not a word in defence, and was com mitted to take his trial at the next borough sessions. YESTERDAY. STEALING AT THE DOCKS. John Draper, a man of about 30 years of age, was charged with stealing from the quay of George's Dock. Inspector Hary said, that about seven o'clock on the previous night, while he was on duty at the west side of the dock, he saw the prisoner come from under the shed with a firkin of butter, the mark of which he described. Witness allowed him to walk a short distance, and then apprehended him. There was another man, who had half a firkin of lard, and who, on seeing the prisoner apprehended, threw it down. The, ware houseman of Messrs. Rose and Co. identified the firkin, as one of 70 which had been sent down for shipment. Its value was about fifty shillings. The prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions. BRIDEWF.LI. ACCOMMODATIONS. A respectable-dressed individual named Bush was placed at the bar, charged with having been found drunk, and in evil company. He did not deny the fact ; but intimated that he had not been treated in bridewell with the attention due to his dignity. He said he was of no profession ; he had be longed to the army, and pursued no peculiar vocation; in fine he was " a gentleman." He further intimated that he was not accommodated with coffee in the bridewell as he de sired ; that the apartment in which he was placed was un suitable for the reception of such a guest as himself, and that his money had been taken from him. Mr. Parkinson said that the " gentleman" had even been accommodated with a room to himself, and that all due attention had been paid to him. Mr. Rushton said that it was very proper in the police to take the money in such cases from parties who were found unable to take care of it themselves. The whole of it would be restored. As for the rest, those who got into bridewell must not expect the comforts of an inn. The police had a great deal of trouble with such individuals, and he must, therefore, pay a line of five shillings. UNWARRANTABLE CHARGE. A female advanced in pregnancy. was placed at the bar, on a charge of annoying a person named Isaac Aaron Jonas. Mr. Isaac, a Jew, said he kept a shop in Manchester-street, and that he had very kindly received the prisoner as a servant into his house—she having represented that her husband was at sea, and that she was in want of employment. He had told her that he would employ her so long as she behaved herself ; but finally had to part with her, and paid her £lO for her services. She had since, he added, come frequently to his shop and annoyed him. The prisoner said .she. lvid been induced to hire with the complainant for upwards oftwo years, and that she still had a respect for him which led her to the shop door, but she had not been disorderly. IliWcl turned her away. This statement being confirmed;' . Mil. Rushton dismissed the p r i soner, an d repr i man d e d the ann.: plainant. He had kept the poor woman, and when tired of ber had turned her out destitute, and then had the assurance to come there that the law might interpose to punish her, BREAKING WINDOWS. Edward M'Culloch was charged with breaking two squares of glass in a window of the house of a person named Whittle, who keeps a beer house in Finch-street. Hp was seen by the police-officer to come out of the . house, and strike at the window. He attempted to prove provocation, but failed in his defence, and was orde re d t o pay f or t h e d amage with costs—in all 10s. SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF A CAR-DRIVER. A. car-driver, named George Prescott, appeared as a de fendant for an overcharge. Mr. H. C. Walton said that he had hired the car to take him from the Clarence-dock to the Railway -station. When he reached his destination, he in quired of the defendant (who had taken up another man upon the box) what was the amount of fare, and the reply was 4s. He said this was too much, and the defendant then said he would reduce the amount to 3s. 6d. This was still too much, and Mr. Walton then took out of his pocket all the change he had, amounting to 6s. 6d., and said the defen dant might take what he demanded out of it. The defendant snatched the whole of the money, and, aided by the other man, mounted the box, and they both drove off. He had asked the defendant for his fare-book, but he did not pro duce it. Mr. Walton also lodged an information against the defendant for taking the other man with him on the box.— The defendant made a lame excuse, and admitted that he had not his book with him.—Mr. Rushton said that Mr. Walton had been very merciful to the prisoner (who was now placed in the dock), inasmuch as he might have pre ferred a charge of felony against him, and not a mere over charge. As it was, he must pay, in fines, costs, and the overcharge of 4s. 10d., the sum, in all, of 238. 10d. In de fault of payment, the prisoner was sent to gaol for 21 days. On 'Wednesday last the Earls of Warwick and Aylesford (whose families are staying at New Brighton) visited this town, after seeing the markets and other public 'buildings and institutions, their lordships proceeded to Mr. Slcirving's Nursery at Walton, where they spent several hours in going over the different departments of that extensive and inter esting establishment. We are happy to . find that New Brighton and Waterloo are become fashionable resorts for the nobility and gentry of the inland counties. The facility and moderate expense of travelling by the railway, must, we think, soon render those salubrious watering places Amongst the first in the kingdom; l''.' , '!!i - ;7 -i lis:s f - ..-- :-..... j _ , . ~.,,5.,• /4›,...N st: ________.6-,_ 47 '— ' e TITHEATRE -- ROYA L. . .• • .%I . . _ • • , , .Art 10 Mr. and Mrs. Woo'd's engagement terminates this- avers.- ing. Their exertions have given general satisfaction. , On Monday Ellen Tree commences a short--etoo short-- a visit, as Rosalind. In the course of the week: she. will appear in those parts which delighted the most fashionable audiences ever assembled within the walls of the 'Theatre- Royal, Haymarket, London.' • " ' .- Milme . sOimiwi.o. ' ldi in 114'# t to ,l. , MADEMOISELLE RUDERSDORPPtiV; g r itA-Nb' &- SOIREE MUSICAL'I 111 ' 1 ''''' . - • el': fiersso, net/sail:o,-, , We have great pleasure .in stating,- that liC i dcl.6s l tlal' ; " evening last we were present at a " Grancl i Solk4Mil Iv:" given by Mademoiselle Rudersdortf,.onlheitettMellit Taris and London, assisted by „Mademoiselle Keerild; article nbtielle A. Rudersdorff, Signor Paltoni, and Several eminent iiiitr u - Ft mental performers. . i • ;.0 -:"--. , ..-- - - Mademoiselle Rudersdorff's highly - -culthated and liosv , ertu' I voice drew forth the welfAeserved applause bf'aft'int-dlefiCe,'• , not less numerous than -distingtssc, who -were-plehgeiWO'fii.e,` that whatever part she undertook i n th e evening's' : ' . •. ." 1 " antes, was given with much feeling and expression,}, , , - 4 her selection of arias-and 'duets displayedgreattatre l i t " * trz t i beautiful as well as the difficult' 'Wt wertktirso hinder''-dt - V ok fled to find her well supported by the talented Mademi ii . lW.'''' Koenig, whose very sweet and flexible' eeire erieitettp*tit applause, and Mademoiselle A. Ruderedorff, •-Who'sSt' r lield" , "! style and good voice justifies us •in saying that she bgirtrii, ' 3 to excel her sister. Signor Paltoni during the OVelliii4lici'" quitted himself in ? very superior and Inurrprbutt§r,l4 „, W"? . daily in the aria " Miei rampollifentinini."-e , e . •ffi , u /- • INA ; We are also justified in mentioning the 001tVlieriofthia 6 e '' M. Rudersdorif,-on the . violin, •and 'that 'bii-Mf 7.1.1i$ ti ' . 1 . 11 g . j the piano -forte, both - f which wore tetteuted in . r. ti-nhi t , r ' ‘ , ..... terly style, and loudly applauded bra' delighttOtilte;;l4 l ,7_ The performances of the evening toecluded with __: :4 , . 7 . '; hymn, '‘, God save the (lucen t " sang itfechtitits,st , j 4" ", I "' . .‘.;, , ; .iflini bt,lnitrianino.) ' - - • - - F . ' , tit/ 0 .1 6 0 0 10 SHE= • THE "Matt," temporary wittily dealer." - "Qusti the subject :—" ThL coat of mail, has coe production of his wit, he brought his in South Castle-k! he 'cast a pretty which he afterw; has been heard tr rod to his back, cannot be said to sheet: But : barril square him in a rotas show him the, notwi Mr. H. is excusabls eunuch as no*" . " libel by being addre: however, consider ' irony is only by iitty , ..oweyop,,hep . _ be steeled against o ur ' co nt empo r ary, we woulAadystie) - hiin to -, go some night to Birkenhead, and, in rev enge, leyy ',black mail" on the black-smith tt-ho forYei the'ironieat articles of . , the Mail. - :•:. ~. -' ! ST. ANNE'S WARD; — 77 Last evening , : a 'mown:ins...and. respectable meeting of the conservative eleetora, of Atine's ward was held at Mr. Holden's, flichatortd4ceal, - 0x 6n Mr." ' Robert Jones, Jim. was .unanimonsly.ehosenviisiltrtodgible ' person to be put in nomination for -the representietorriof the ward at the ensuing 'election. The meeting , was atteadect."' by many influential individtials,. At the eloteof tit - elardc':=4"' ceedings Mr. Jones was intredneed, mid explainod.hisitettibes ments at considerable length: Speveral -other 'speakers' furl - :' l: , lowed, and the meet ing . pledged to use ~their exertiotii4Wen,-,'"- sure that gentleman s:return. - • _, -,, - ,,,01if ; .sijOaltsaeto el THE ATLANTIC STEAM-sHIP.--Tliiiefihe'vesiiel inaYii.l4'• be seen,•in all her proportions, in the huilaing-yard of the Messrs. Wilson, north side of the Ctarence•Dock.' She is building for the Transatlantic Stearn-Company, and intended as a companion to the, - Liverpool in the New York trade.— Her tonnage exceeds that. of the -Liverpool by nearly 500 tons,_ and she will be ready for laun c hi ng i n •th e course of six weeks or two months.; e:--- F-' , 1 1 .' •- ' ' • - :. - • On Tuesday a new chitileliftitai'operfed'bt St. lielens. The Lord Bishop of Chester delivered an impressive sermon on the occasion. The musical part of the services was performed by the choir of St. George's,' in this town: The inhabitants of St. Helens are indebted for thiiiiiiirease to their faeilities for public worship to the itiunificeneefif Mr. Peter Grecnall, by whom the church has been built, at an exPenee of about .f.:lO,OiX). • . • THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.---A meeting .was held last night in St. Mark's Church School-room, forlhe pur pose of forming a branch of the Liverpool Protestant Asso ciation, in connection with that church, and circulating tracts, &c., among -the congregation. The , meeting - *at opened with an introductory address from the. Rev. R., - .A.. • Marshall, and was afterwards addressed by the Rev..4ir., • Connor, Rev. Mr. James, Rev. Mr. Fenton, and Mr.-TeiP.- Browne. The resolutions recommended by the patent Seel.. ety were adopted ; and, after the meeting, thirty-two of those present enrolled their names as subscribers. NEW BRIGHTON.—We are pleased to learn that this de lightful watering-place was never more resorted to than at this season. Amongst the arrival -last week are. Earl and Countess of Aylesford, Ladies Finch, Earl and Countess 'of Warwick, Lord Brooke, Mr. Dugdale, M.P., Mr. Collins, M.P., Lady Caroline Neild. , ~,• . REPRESENTATION or SOUTH CHESHIRE.:—UiI TIIC.Sday, a preliminary meeting of a number - of tlie influential free holders of the northern- division'orChishite was 'held at the Crown Inn, in Northwich, for thepurpeSetirdecidin4 whether some steps should not be taken to ° I V ';115. R'iib i rarykm front the representation,-at the text - Ofs ' tiihrtelli b resents itself. . - ';.;„1 et IJUV • stw Ulu vill ii, k ,., il ~,,,:,-•,- li .Li THE Btsnop or Ext l ri7t . ..os/ttit l t imy , a E HEAD . —The Bishop of Exeter ,:iii hiaAriennial charge,to the clergy • of his diocese, which vttes." delivered iit,lllniton, on Tuesday last, adminiateted , a yfry, , 4 tioKiei:lSe to the Rev. H. E. ki,ad, —ll4 , v ,... ..; if.k v iriy,{lA ,-,0,14 4.o.4.owbriihr-e.h.. L tuniationi treitirct ' :t e.}natrtictiotipolltia .spiritnat gape- . ri°l: ' 'af all 1 4' 4 1 etrer.ggift4ll4l4 - i:noa6 bwatisttisita , - the riglit'Ve;r. )ite 4. e, of was presented from doing ass , by i t i,-, 1 9 rdshi f f y i t i r %.) , ,I4Alliii r,.1,:. m .5v iiia .731,41‘a safir'"Tfi _ l R L _Lit i- . . p,dor, - ;ThiyAnk'ii?. The bishopliiiil A u,...... '5l ,opolit,te iiic iuetiminw it ~ • ~,,,,.. . . scare or hiti - neleen.. ... ~9 ,vltrgyrnesc".lllr.f;tieat . 4aid, r ..t l l e ) , milt. • your tinseriptural usurpatiozi(4' f ,'-) vo r kto tj J r. r,7 •(lauiberatni I sloe sitil Rol that nO I piAiiiaimEN',oi.CONsativicivroPtAislereiltt94.E-tii.ualnirl Aequenee of the election , of Mr.. ANT - v.l - .q Peatlo laloi t a 1,1.. of iate,colleete.r6 for the -parish i .iNlr4 anvEA litingsireW 0. M', '-:'-t appointed, hy,au unanimous Tote , of4he/44tizratie,l6 1 )i to the LiverpoolTradesmenlsratisoclititiffV 4 Tlle- as' ° ll in Church-street :wilt for:th4 filtsage iltsPalilkVeF .. . Iff Lane er shaw's management. nO . n 1 beams -ad itri;irru peaulbq - • ,:n -1411 ~ ,(17/ . - Icialsii3 15r1 of 1)9.11131 b I -i •- 1 erl --st-n-rf si2. 1 4t.t.: Hors- Guri..n.Our )34.ers..atc oFare.., that there is , in , / Bradford a benefit I Sodly i t iiigi Cr., 44914.„9 ,Galled the Holy- i- Guild 'of St. Joseph tili h ...si44.lrirgin: .On Saturday 0 one of the fraterniti-;e4lest, telist,er i ccilb., died, and he *ail' laid out 'On a kind, 'qf bier,. afihro4r9tlle., est house in TyrreFs.e .-f court, habited as a B e n e d ielipe,A9447tvilittottlabrek Tottare and cowl, white ratites on litsmr.itsta ) ,,alid i a,erombalis hands.. , l Two large candles were placed:e4,4o side,u lliyarinng few: J ' blems about in • the . roorn, similar to t h ose on the alt ar a t mass. We mar say lit e r a lly thafihousandahave been en' , .gee the dead man thus laid-out. He was. berkeiwonsWdsteidep:•l —Halifax Guardian. ~,,r-,:i is suil3lidxf.-uo:I .. 14 , a . oil it DEN BIG fisit ins; . AND PLINTsHIRP. •AGR./iltiiit...t....; .z......, 1 " CITY.--We Understand, that .under the to-Stet-int peltestirWei"' of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,: Bart., and the gentry of tife ls two counties, this society is going tirtYprosperously, and,* funds, we hear, are flowing in from alLquartervill'proftilliettl the premiums for farms and crops will'sherdy%e-a;dVeftiired-1* and the show is intended to take plitee•in the antiminztif7 • r l" year. It is scarcely necessary to make 'anyifttetlitt ' - on the good which must emanate from thissiocietyViih - IV' is considered that the- worthy Baronet'orWytinatatutii-V if__&'- : rt,rtin o knowledged best of landlords; is zealous,l3; tikitrk itThylNia hand.—Chester Courant. . ' -• ~ -,,, 7 .I:inf prnt ,gels: RA ILWAYS IN FrtANec.—The railu-ay commission re cently appointed by Government have fixed the order of their inquiries as follows:-1st, thuniode'ofeo,operation to ;.,.. be given by the state, in the establishment f railways, eitlig ro by executing certain lines iitlhe t . iiileiikf ' , - ,th'e - . ,easnEy i. s4F3 by giving assistance to cortiptinieW-' 4 2dy,l 04 9 ; . :off9riieci„, : i r i i tion and constitution of eoinfeinit4;:iindiXe"C'en.' # i .iolpi., l imposed as guarantees of their solvabili s teilAd r insfiiis of exa riv cution ; idly, the ,rriodifiations"' .' 1af+3 , ..6„. e4,aFy in thfi„ law of expropriation frit; Oftlitic"ti ". ` ? A lit ; "; •ton y,4lap reigu,,,,,, lation of the condition itPtie4 ii•e" ~..', r , env .- lips 09 whom leave to :form'railways• - - ' t '. ri" ' - " - ~,) 9ii ?Ai .. m., ili messenger. ~ ' '' ' . " ' ' '. ' ' ' -a d L. , ..„ii , : . .-,iilw Oa- -%srdo a 1 -Pa • ... AivrianiTir OF It 2m3i A g my , p.ruitlifrokr 'caw , used in NOrtlintriberlaffd k till ic-,74-n LiArdvl,Ceeper-NoitiiiP mentions them itt-1671 itihiA Journey 6 'tins 4iontity,-a Mi l or- 4 . Spedding, coal-agent to Lord Lonsaleit4tr-Whi-tehnveni-in 1765, had the gas from his lordship' s •cp al -pits conveyed br-!) pipes into his office for the pUrease (if Aighting it ;.:and.pro- . .; posed to the magistrates of Whitchayen:tp ; esinvey ' the.gas' , by pipes through the streets to light . the. a,, , ,tew which they' , 7 refu .11. ' • • ' A; ' f .. : A; 1. f•: .••• . ..I''' ~ A patcnt has been taken ou t i n _America. torlltiseriing ;- beer from becoming a c id i n h o t weather,. or betAveah'fireY.- peratures of 74 degrees and , 94 degrees: , IV 6try11.74'.. lons of of liquor the patentee,- Mr. Sttrewcitif!dittettgither use 'Of .: 11b. of raisins in( the. following tnatiner:4- 4 4rut the raiginl - : into a linen or cottois,bag, and, then-put:the bag emit:4ln . the raisins into the, liquor. before fermentation ; the liquor may then be let down at 65 degrees or •ashighlts' 4 lo degrees. The bag c,outaining..the raisins must , reaaitholrilthe vat until the process of .fermentation he:: sp. farfadsiuteed - tisktO produce a white ~lppearance oc scum all pventhenntatot of the liquor, wlii' .will-ithoptiE-4>ii.bgtf. 'The hag - Cop iilintthe',_* . sio unust :Ocilla JAR bilty=aild- the li f, 44 *iini.gfernitin.tation oesees. ;IthijaziegOt lef heat in the NiecOigw,-pi:orking Nat-, isasitnaSest; shlitiM ,not - ex - eedd C ilegreee Tir,e'lp.ls,thati:ataleireetitt fi ns, tlre AN NxtumAzllugnAilM,--A!'woll has been several times eonderrmedim wife,: but whoseipunishitent bad' the soli eitations, of liii , -witty lii.,, nights' ago, when he was , discherged' had been three months for take her life. --On'entering his - `h Rife, C'est ton.dernierjaur," by the throat,: and endeavouked: wonum almost stifled, was unabl but Auhin, in order to aceorimilisl knelt upon her, and her. beast of prey. The excessive'pain sibility, and her piercing cries, in human wretch was immediately nani's Messenger. 1)0N CARLOS AND HIS Ni.:erit.. . ~. - f ire .enabled , to, announce that Don Sebastian has 'iee.4,iid his passports for • . Naples. This prince has fallen Mit frrxiiihlsimele? on g 0,,; and applied to the Tuileries foi'a-FIWOrt, pipiiiilie i ... u , a , formally not to interfere any intite' iiiiSphifigq4ll4u!;,, .. : King, on receiving this assurance; ordered' o.lSepigts,,t:o ; r i, delivered to him. This intelligence rinindei;so4eic 'DOLL, 4gt,„ los and the rest of kis family. It " isnot kndithvyie.gihr n, i l i t Sebastian will pass through 'Paris Dr 'pr'ocee'd`.i-ge,i ":,,. the direct road. A' - It is not easy tri comprehdpiA ffo , s • L ' a of the Chateau, unless the demand of the pritted iym,l 44 ct ~: by foreign diplomacy. Don SebaStian violiref, : fi s3 W ~..t 1 honour with the greatest facility—it is no tieltii;i l i r ni. :(/ has already sworn allegiance - to Queen' Clirlithilak b ; . i . . 41 Infant - Don Francisco de Paula, and he .übsetinitittr' rtiir„Ad ~ to Naples, where he joined the 'party of his ii ' y„;• - • chic t 'i armies he twice commanded in ellief.'H ‘ A: . ,,itip ie i'd, i _ bEd • 3111 .: „ . A BROKER OWINDLED: L- Orle of leaUlflgjaigie bath eno stock exchange sustained a loss on Monday , 3 . . consols, in a very"extraerdinary manner... .13e.1-hsit,Aeild-:to,a another jobber, stock tothat a_nion*, - anda, tonstee, wasimitde ti i out in a name given in tPe,,mualli, ,liit ,- Juheit.applied topiq the purchaser deel'ared - h!4: fpOillty,to 3441% pity /neap: 0E14! referring to the bOok dt % tt *„ ; b r,"P t ''s ' t tif.*f , a4Durifllkat.thbiindi-! . e , victual to whom the stpitit,yo4.,tTanzfarreal la. 4 .: i n l i d e l r i 3Aiw i -: pearance there in the in tr4ill,'and entered his acceptartinli it—a . practice sometimes rsolgyikjAy ,p4vpiwrff kat ate} * re seenritV."' `ire seller, ; wa s therefqejipt qs4do f x o fn . b my, silaiihol on the stock, and 'cottist (A , take tlmtirapoizaßy•ramedir d ' alv % distrittgas, to p r even(ifktFegsfel,', k ;6 4l,phn gm nwaetni , e- with - - ' 't out either money . or 'stack: ! li,:e.urquisgr :394 wily de c l are s' '''' himself unable to - pak, inii'avers ';1 by the partY'intO wliosetsaitid - the auck Ls oorwtlTPcii undlit - -! - - i4,iiayttleri c t ii 5,41100 refused , ';.• the plea of a cent:ter eliiin of eiltiat or greiter amount upon him. The matter has been referred to the committee of the stock4xehange for investigatioiL—Timep. (•?V . -.1,' it i looldus 9di II:, ANI3 • M ti. V ItiC E,441,10(1 LaWiff ':.' ri3 • calls Air. l'incent'lllikiiih t .,4 l . ) ?)TYP . 6Vi .i." • has addressed nS the .#141,9*R9g 1,91 1 -Lo* f l fi tit the Editor of the :Vail, yattp}gm,,, irqt+ o7 l confounded the " iron pig.-Aef i lflr ~.‘ t rA 41q,, q s foundrk. 'Rasing sme4ted ,th . c 0re,.9 lic e , / frog Lis metal hiSsibg h o t f ro 4 qm b rompi, te. , -street; 'a'nd having th e Atigrj9kly,gioil • tolerable *.iri, . is the ' E4f itfotArthvY , airds flirett 0 a fiejf, yd vopma.A.l./11 :o say that our ; cnnt gpiff higfify:4lll '- yr • as a `liar' le hirffi 4g,,,x,rptirr,-- 1,,,(1 be fi at, alth'Ougli' it ltiipm. ! Po * T . " ing• the rod, Mr... 11. :;. Indio 5, tiff ound, and by giving lligri,Ff.good-bea*as,fitioolt Ltivithstanding his Jidretiifs,s, he is.p44 l / 4 4440,, c , Lble in Showing some want 4r„4l•7Vien • IR.iiv• Pro-dealer" . can Rus-tain hr, aatiock for :ip Lressed by his prol-Ler title. - Mr. 11. should, ~.: r that, in these days of iron railroads, the ray of railery. lis,'l*Tefer, he; 9pe,sirs to ,-L kl ;: weeleriiirtlLl l Antin, who ed - for the ill-trvattnent of his di biaiia nittiotea , bwin g to , Itigrfaieat!. 4pted two rted - fF6633r 4 where he I.l4tiitnl&lt' iictim, to tolliiior.lliq'p 'tpsd to his ~ i / ankiniritetqati ; T Feuseci hex, - 1 1 to stiiingiOli4, : , the poor )1e t 6 thifpcile i s l ni t kesistanpe, i hN intnitoli " "Ottainty, , r nose With la eet,Fh:lace -a . .. n ronsed . lol;NitOlieprioa,a hrough i ttitfaie.O., n i ,in- takeft kb#. 7 --Catig- ....3, .i.r _., . pii* 4 o o .4l , ve Are enabled to -