The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-25 00:00:00

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Pop . th en th ls reaPectfully informed that STRAUSS' BAND, for tagage celebrated Leader HERR SCHALLEHN, are F Our Ni hts, and will ..ttNice, at this Theatre this Evening make their first ap . gut et Mr. BU CKSTONE, the popular Author and Th is Actor, of the Theatre-Roval, Haymarket. rneet),:eBF,t FRIDAY, October 25,1839, the entertain commence with a petite Comedy, written by l , •.tene, called • t iath $$ T unics t It MARY ANNE. • (is original character).. Mr. Buckstone. cn After the Comedy, the first part of yN CERT OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, To. tY STRAUSS' BAND. which will YOUR the new Farce of he '4 P ll l3 te „ M ARIE WILLS. r e n' • • • (his original character).... Mr. Buckstone. ' l llK,,°wed by the Second Part of the CONCERT of ''.c,NTAL MUSIC, by STRAUSS' BAND. To conclude with the Farce'of,.= 'M NODDY'S SECRET. ft Inkpen ........ Mr. Bu tone, kylo,l4N°.hriginally performed by hi in London.) ttir . lka ' o 4 "; A .„ l(, the Entertainments . with i t „Pa rt . IHE MILLER'S MAID -After. which, t e tu110w,,,f4,1k CONCERT, by STRAUSS' BAND.—To ft:00 °Y the Farce of A LOTTERY TICKET. uate s ;`,' , Mr. B uckstone .— The Second Part of a Concert, itilkan„,d•—To conclude with the Petite Drama of I t oth Jemmy Wheedle, Mr. Buckstone. '' 44l. s —g u t s of sTRAu SS' BAND, will be TUESDAY the 29th and 30th instant. fl y .„AL AMPHITHEATRE. STR ATT LT,A ONE NIGHT ONLY. '' u ty ° S'S CELEBRATED .BAND, ERR TH E ~_l,_r_DER THE PATRONAGE ~ 0 seilic‘ S: ba KE ln OF CAMBRIDGE & PRINCE ESTERHAZY. iill. ll 4lA ‘,,rIALLE FIN, (late Leader of Mr. Strauss's ra, L'.,-onductor of the Orchestra at Her Majest) s Palace,) having ink arrived from the 1 4 3,e' te BANDAthas the honour to an -1(.4• 14,, Gentr and Public of Liverpool and inat h • 4 : tat th „ e will give a y 'GRAND EVENING CON- O) ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, THIS EVENING " (ne 25th instant. 6 0 4 t z .• • • • • • • . ..O GRAMME.—PART I. Kalliwoda. ............ elCiaosri.e o n n d e e t Bien. n c c r_otii ri • • • • ........ Somnambula Strauss. ticll. •• • . ...... Fra Di av olo Auber. " • • • • ...... New Branderburgen Schallehn. Z i t t!re PART 11. V •• • • `ytt • • ..... . Eekersberg. •• • • ...... ••... • • • • • ....... Petersburgen . Lanner. ••••••... ••• ~ • • ...... Racketen Waltzer Strauss. k h er - , 3oxes 4 s. • Pit, 2s. • Gallery, ls. ,• t4i;lc Particula'rs t'o be had' at Mr. W. G. IN Etss s 4 0.1 4t so re b il e °11 se, 3, Church-street. _°l , el . l at Seven. Performance to commence at sely. °Illo'l•IPL - % OF MAGIC, LIVER THEATRE. awedl te proof of th e sur p ass i ng ly s trange, inys ttiar;;; most attractive character: of the unique e'44 — , e s of the Wizard, can be afforded, than by the I§-,4 tT tw ithstandi ng the numerous , self-styled profes 'lL°.btl.4lll of which he is an acknowledged Master, who . t ed t hemselves upon the Pthlic, (many of them )11;1 creti° ex t hemselves of an unfair an disreputable c arac k,tileei,vie benefit from his establi§led reputation, al t• 424 hay s eff as equally potent Magicians)—all suc kitZ h itle h :ia Utterly failed to deceive ; and the Wizard In the enjoyment of the liberal patronage of the e r lo as nd s , as much as in the superiority which h WI; a Nee , Et\ romancer. 1 E iti•r,CROWDED ! NIGHTLY CROWDED ! tOXES, PIT, AND GALLERY, IN qi r t i,TEMPLE OF MAGIC OF THE kie"Vo d'" i WIZARD OF THE NORTH ! Valid are paralysing, incredible, and y incomprehe a n : V' th e al will continue EVERY EVENING, to demo _ `,, bi stlo th all ,acY of the proverb — so long regarded as part of our sage ancestors—that " Seeing is believing 4 1411 e ,;'i; that lie has it in his power to exhibit such won 111101Vna, as, even when seen, cannot be compre kt. the If only heard of, would never be believed. was yt . e part of the Wizard's last visit, h N t •ki,th ee } vast multitudes of admiring . spectators extra ofbut try he II the result of the curiosity excited by the _ ars,Y character which the Wizard has acquired, ✓i'leady been visited by nearly 20,000 persons, ' l ey for themselves—who beheld such won te d ever hope to see surpassed—but endeavoured • at to'"enver his mysterious secrets. This . would be 2, l) t te that a good story will bear telling again. Izat t i ;;',f EVENING, OCTOBER 25, s't ", - I perform a variety of EXPERIMENTS of th orilliant Novelty—in Two Parts. 1, 1 / 4 "Tti tr a First and Second Parts a MISCELLANEOUS -t t ' A INME • , h• h Miss L. BnuccE,.(who eti ved NT, in v% ic. NeN lAuring the past week with enthusiastic ap t sing tw o popular Ballads. Iss A Infant M . ' iumn, and Miss BOLOGNA, (an b „, ant only five years of age,) will Dance t iC l.B op en T HE HIGHLAND FLING. L) t; the —n at Seven, the Performance commencing at 14,2swhole concluding at half-past Ten or Eleven. 11 1 , '; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. `;4 1 tcl,,, 124td, flattered by the universal patronage he has into ari e his stay in Liverpool, has, at a great expense, ng with "`lebr m . 'Ita•gCHARLES SLOMAN, iVho (and only) English IMPROVISATORE, will appear on MONDAY ItEXT. ttiIfRPOOL ANNUAL EXHIBITION. _ _ rlPt°,,ftliekA',lElTlON of the LIVERP OL ACADEMY kKS Of MOD ERN ISTS IS NOW e GALLERY Cuu RC STREET, from Nine ktge. Morning ell Se sk. Adm ssion, One Shilling. -', One Shillinn! Season Tickets, Five Shillings. SAML. EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy. following__F ± venings l from Seven has Ad. , in -- I , I 3 tt R an I c L e LJA s. NTLY ILLUMINATED ea. T O CORRESPONDENTS. Vtt 4S hy ea ,w , - we inquired in our last whether the lines on h o ne si we totuatu re re original, was, that they reached us with- V.. I. 4 .l. l4 for iN Vve `• A S u b scr ib er t o St. B arna b as ' Ch urc h" kt, t t lekt . "eu which h e i s d es i rous o f o b ta i n i ng , on Tues -44-11.4Nas on , tue words " Shew us the Father," shall ap h e9ti o „ neXt. I :l4 l 4 tl i elti, " a4 Constant Reader" has been . referred . to s .0 is competent to furnish the information wh o , e 4ed. We have the same reply to make to a IltDelintiersr initials are to us a perfect hieroglyphic. He ° Pose s f !" us when we state that the question which Is a theatrical one. ar- K- be Zit) • etpoot (;_jz,,tanbarb. ph' - 4t4 ) ,, , 1, - ` z 411ORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1539. 'll e - 11 :, L ilitZ l e ter Y Which has been raised against the recent 4a • n t B of Messrs. Sheil, Wyse, and O'Ferral to ~, 14 t h . • • . q't „ e Ministry, does not, as the Whig-Radicals ,: t ll t 3 of vl.l3 i ce ed from either bigotry or faction. The ) 1 4:14 . ew i i v n es •wh t i o ch the writers on the Liberal side %tin (4 ) , g to represent the opposition on the part of '''' " Be rrat' kiti o ,, it i, ; these names is as usual a false ,4 sho a l "roportant that the grounds of this oppo- We 1 be * ar e „ lightly understood. t 1.8 th ' old t hat the religious creed of these gentle qt tt, e Bole t 'ger ground of their disqualification, and . kll efo re t ti l y ai lin he hostility directed against them vir v - to ll (lilt s to this, that no Roman Catholic is ever rqt sidered ili we th il as eligible for office; and it is said ell NI . 8 Seek to nullify the Act of Emancipation Sfi6 e bav „ute i t , .e neither strength nor spirit enough to -‘o tei)eal. k. *til e 6 I- 41 1 ria proposition in this argument is only t ' ,l, l : t * ) ii a tt o u rl e ' e a ll (l the conclusion drawn from it wholly r. Rta vaill sense it is perfectly correct to say, that i t . tlt kill or ell of the charge against these Popish Pricy , 1 1 t lot 18 their religious faith ; but how and why . 4 It ort4 ul "PlY becaus e they are known to be the slaves 'N ' 1 "ll er • • 1 ,, o h a , P stition that we would refuse to place c 'V allt o f with their countrymen as trustworthy `r , ° of L 11 40 ) thitiki tel sovereign. We are very far indeed 1. th Or th n g that the poisonous doctrines of May .4t,. . e a r ro ve demoralising precepts of Peter Dens have 'ltli iti all feelings of honour, probity, and good "q,s, th e br e t ilt 41,1 , acts of our Roman Catholic fellow.-sub pe 8 kid t;ofitted the m in any case for offices of tau th:r4 tiin e ust * The conduct of some of the Catholic t i x e th e th at hey 1 ,„ Passing of the Relief Bill has proved mt they 81irint. and respect the sanctity of an oath, and I,_ lltr e ~.., -- from the base iniquity of attempting ~,,,,ity sworn-'"4 destroy that with which they have so ilkilt h ow not to intermeddle. . 1/18 4 ) talids the case with this triumvirate of * lth o • Th e (.4, 4 vt which Y entered Parliament under a condition te ll , e(1 . Th a t t hey must have remained hopelessly ex lit , .4at Con , . h 1 to i n;‘ ,_ uition was, that they should not at 04'Y IN. e Z r , e or interfere with the Protestant Church 1,, w hich 4°lished in these realms. The sole ground lI R th e .., . . 11 1 arid 1 admission of Roman Catholics was so 8 P o )sti n iti a : B tahli 4l ,ately resisted was fear for the safety of it " tha t e u Church, and therefore it was on this 8 04 se Parii ame . th e , , til ed t IR spewed peculiar jealousy when h t 4 14 f ear ° Pass the Act of Emancipation. Whe toler7t 7: csrit•suielll or ill-grounded—whether the of g ' it4 ti oh ell g t h of P rotestantism, as embodied in the of koeBsity tri o ritual of our scriptural Church, must tc,,, , ale-.... ph over the lying fables and chicanery t e eveo t • matters not. We chose to employ means 'lllt , If p os • I , t erm' 41-1 (1 one oc st ule, the catastrophe of an opposite 4144 t 0 ever , those means was the oath adminis \ • Y Roman Catholic member of Parlia t),pc'w we , ti ve : t rall h ay 'qIC whether Messrs. Sheil, Wyse, and 411 ' act ed , e . llot, since their election as representa it ' 44 tr Plecisely as if the oath had no existence at 4 111 , r ented i . ,_ `v6 ad, ' w all as , tev 5., 10n or , much indifference as if a so- N ' ti , & toe Deity imposed no obligation p r Y 0- e P °ll ttieir consciences ? Have they not, on 4t a , ,‘: 4, . 0 ,, i `' ll 'he c i " which the rights and interests of the t r 4 : lll lical Ch h . bi t al to th ave been discussed, taken the part I t est f• e nt both tc)tve, foes h _ , and spoken and voted as her rtl e ,„ ver s o ,. "e done ?—for it is undeniable that 4 h, .le t s _ ' t ay h "w we ll - intentioned but weak-minded hate ... Voted for the Appropriation Clause, un der the idea that they thereby were serving the interests of the Church, this measure was supported and vehe mently demanded by her enemies in the conviction that it was a deathblow to her existence. But a plea, worthy of Douay or Louvain, has been urged in favour of the conduct of the Catholics in the House of Commons ; and it is this :—lt is said that these individuals cannot suppose that the members of the Established Church are acting the part of parri cides, and introducing measures ruinous to her wel fare; and that, therefore, they themselves do not vio late their oath in supporting these measures, which must be presumed to be beneficial to the Establish ment. Miserable subterfuge ! base pretext ! Jesuitical hypocrisy ! Let one single Roman Catholic stand up, and assert upon the hustings, or in Parliament, that his efforts have been directed to strengthen the hands and increase the influence of an heretical Church ; and if he is believed, he will be repudiated by his bre thren, and denounced as a traitor and an apostate by Rome. No ! in describing the conduct of these tools of the Vatican, we must invert the well-known fine, and say of them, that Nought they did in honour ; all in hate. It is, therefore, on this account that the Protestants of the Empire feel themselves insulted by Lord Mel bourne in the choice he has made of counsellors and coadjutors. They see elevated to posts of influence and honour men who have abused whatever power they have hitherto possessed, and the Iniquity of whose acts has been tenfold increased by the base concomi tants of perjury and fraud; and they object to them, .not because they are Roman Catholics, but because in that capacity they have exhibited themselves as men on whose assurances and pledges no reliance can be placed. And more than this—Mr. Sheil has been eminently conspicuous in the display of hatred against the Irish Church, and has been one of the foremost in the fierce crusade againsi her property and rights. He has been guilty of an act of almost brutal insult towards the Royal Family of Britain, in the person of the late Duke of York; and, therefore,, he must not be surprised if disagreeable truths are spoken of the man whom. Lord Melbourne delighteth to ho nour. Again, Mr. Wyse is particularly obnoxious to the Conservatives as being in an especial manner iden tified with the mongrel Education scheme of Ministers, and it would appear a strange act, in any Government but that of Lord Melbourne, to select for the favour of the Crown a man whose schemes and sentiments have met with such signal and emphatic resistance on the part of the nation. We trust that we have shewn that it is not religious prejudice and bigotry which has caused the Conserva tives to protest against the late appointments by the Crown, but a reasonable regard for the welfare of their Established Church, and a detestation of hypocrisy and falsehood. In conclusion, we beg leave to quote the words of Bolingbroke in his letter to Sir "William Windham, in the spirit of which we cordially concur : —" The good of society may require that no person should be deprived of the protection of the Govern ment on account of his opinions in religious matters ; but it does not follow from hence that men ought to be trusted in any degree with the preservation of the establishment, who must, to be consistent with their principles, endeavour the subversion of what - is esta blished." To shew how completely the East Indian Govern ment, and through it our own, is identified with the Chinese opium -trade, we quote the following extract from a pamphlet, the title of which is, " On the Pre paration of Opium for the Chinese Market, written in 1835, by Dr. Batter, late Opium Examiner to the Benares Agency," and which is given in an able arti cle on the Opium Question, in the recently-published number of the Foreign Quarterly Review : " The great object of the Bengal opium agencies is to furnish ,an article suitable to the peculiar tastes of the population of China, who value any sample of opium in proportion to the quantity of hot-drawn watery extract obtainable from it, and to the purity and strength of the flavour of that extract when dried and smoked through a pipe. The aim, therefore, of the agencies should be, to prepare their opium so that it may retain as much as possible its native sensible qualities and its solubility in hot water. Upon these points depends the virtually higher price that Benares opium brings in the China market, and the lower prices of Behar, Malwa, and Turkey opium.. It becomes, therefore, a question how the whole process of the production of opium, from the sowing of the seed to the packing of the chests for sale, should be conducted, so as to preserve with the least injury its native flavour and its solubility." It seems, therefore, that the East Indian Company has been assiduously employed in raising that kind of poison which would suit best the tastes of the misera ble Chinese; and that not only has it been aware of the ultimate destination of the opium which has been sold to the merchants of Calcutta and Bombay, but has itself taken care to grow that particular species of the drug which it knew would fetch the highest price in the Chinese market. What say you to this, gentle men of Leadenhall-street and the Board of Control ? Never was the well-known adage, "De mortals nil nisi bonlon," more completely fulfilled by anticipation than on Monday and Tuesday last, when the metro politan journals were filled with accounts of Lord Brougham's death, accompanied by elaborate and elo- quent eulogiums upon his character. It appears that a Mr. Montgomery, a friend of Lord Brougham and Lord Wellesley, had, on Monday last, received a letter from a Mr. Shafto, dated Brougham Hall, Saturday, detailing the particulars of an accident which had proved fatal to Lord Brougham. Mr. Montgomery showed this letter to Count d'Orsay, and probably to several others ; and by this means the news was ra pidly spread through the metropolis, and, of course, duly found its way into the columns of the evening paiiers of Monday, from which it was transferred, with sundry amplifications, into those of the morning papers of Tuesday. The sensation created by this report, throughout the kingdom, was very great. In our own town it formed the topic of interesting discussion in every circle; while anxious groups might be seen con gregated around the different news-agents' premises, waiting the arrival of each successive mail from Lon don. So strong was the general conviction in the credibility of the rumour (notwithstanding the contra diction of the Times of Tuesday), that the current of conversation was turned to the subject of Lord Brougham's career as a public man. Inquiries were made into his pedigree—his early education—his first appearance in public life—his gradual rise as a bar rister and a statesman—and his final retirement from. office. Warm discussions arose in every quarter as to the qualities of his mind—the tone of his politics—and the benefits he had conferred, or the injuries which he had inflicted, upon his country. While these animated dialogues were going on—and it is but right to add that they were mingled with a universal expression of regret that the nation' had sustained the loss of one of its brightest intellectual ornaments—the unexpected news arrived that the Noble Lord was well and hearty, having escaped unscathed from the accident by which his life was perilled. The statement in the letter which had been received by Mr. Montgomery, which misled Count d'Orsay, and which spread such consternation throughout the kingdom, proved to be a fabrication ! We certainly do not envy the feelings of the man who could perpetrate so cruel and heartless a joke. The effect which this senseless and mischievous hoax might have produced on the minds of Lord Brougham's wife and daughter, separated as they were from his Lord ship by a distance of four hundred miles, might have been fatal. Had it proved so, the wretched perpe trator of the joke could scarcely have acquitted himself of the crime of murder. The circumstances of the accident which did occur to Lord Brougham and his party may be thus briefly detailed :—While travelling, the axle of the Noble and Learned Lord's carriage having been broken, the horses kicked out and ran away; but his Lordship and his companir—one of whom was his niece, Miss Eden—were happily extricated from their perilous condition, and walked back several miles (thirteen, it is said) to Brougham Hall. This accident, from which Lord Brougham had so providential an escape, has probably been the means of furnishing him with a lesson from which he may derive considerable profit, and which, we trust, he will he spared to exemplify in his future career. He has had an opportunity of judging of what complexion would be a post mortem estimate of his character and actions. If he will collect and collate the various eu logiums and sentences of condemnation in which the public press has indulged during the past week, he will learn to correct his eccentricities—to scrutinise his motives of action—to review the errors of his past career—to recognise the real foundation of whatever degree of fame he possesses—and to steer his course in future with greater wisdom and discretion than have hitherto been the characteristics of his life. It must be truly consolatory to every sincere Pro testant to witness the increasing attachment of the people of England to our venerable and apostolical Church. In all directions we hear of the formation of Protestant Associations, the specific object of which is to resist the alarming encroachments of Popery in the British dominions. These societies have already effected much good, and they are calculated to become engines of great potency in stemming and overcoming the tide of Papal usurpation. Wherever they have been established they have rallied round them immense numbers of the true and staunch friends of the Established Church. We trust the day is not far distant when we shall have to congratulate every town in the United Kingdom on the existence of a Protestant Association. When that day arrives we may indeed venture to bid defiance to the machinations of those who are now industriously and insidiously plotting for the downfal of our national religion and the destruction of our liberties. In the Protestant Asssociations we have a strong, and, we hope, an effectual safeguard against the ascendancy of Popery. But the Church of England has other enemies to contend against — enemies not less implacable in their hatred of the Establishment—not less determined upon its overthrow —not less zealous or unscrupulous in their operations— not less dangerous to encounter, than are the Papists themselves. These enemies may be generally classed under the head of the advocates of the Voluntary principle. This class of the opponents of the Church of England is composed of the most heterogeneous materials. It includes the openly avowed Atheist— the filthy Socialist—the reckless libertine, who has thrown off all the restraints of religion—and the political Dissenter, who makes a parade of his pro fession of Christianity, while he actively co-operates with those Who are labouring for its extinction. Against this formidable but anomalous combination of foes we have hitherto had no defensive Associations. :t is, however, a source of unfeigned satisfaction to us to find that Liverpool is going to set a noble example in this matter—Liverpool, that has already so signalised itself by its decided opposition to the encroachments of Popery. Most of our readers are, no doubt, aware of the existence in this town of a " Young Men's Society," which is composed of those who are favourable to the Voluntary principle, The grand object of that Asso ciation is the overthrow of the Established Church. In promotion of this design, they have held public meetings, and procured the delivery of lectures in fa vour of the " Voluntary prjnciple" by Mr. Kelly, Dr. Wardlaw, and " glorious John of the Potter-row." So far they have had it all their own way; but this they will not have to boast of much longer. As we announced in our last, this day an Association is to be formed, under the designation of "The Young Men's Church of England Society," the object of which will be the defence of our truly Protestant and tolerant Church. As Mr. Cresswell, the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile, Dr. Byrtb, and a host of other distinguished cham pions of the Church, will be in attendance on the occasion, we have no doubt that an overflowing audi ence will testify their approbation of the design of the Society. But the zeal which will be elicited by the proceedings of this day must not be suffered to evapo rate. The young Churchmen of Liverpool must come forwards, by hundreds and by thousands, to enrol themselves as members of the Society, as soon as it is formed and its rules are promulgated. When we con sider the immense number of young men who habitu ally frequent our crowded churches, we cannot but persuade ourselves that the " Liverpool Young Men's Church of England Society" will become, in a short time, one of the most powerful bodies that has ever been organised in defence of the Church, and of those civil and religious liberties of which that Church is an impregnable bulwark. We perceive that a Bazaar is to be held in the begin ning of January next, in aid of the funds for the erec- tion of St. Saviour's Church, in this town. Bazaar will be under very distinguished patronage, as may be seen on reference to the advertisement, which appears in another column ; and we sincerely trust that the proceeds will prove worthy of that patronage. The church, the building of which is now considerably ad vanced, has strong and peculiar claims upon, the sup port of the Churchmen of Liverpcol. It will be seen that, while accommodation will be provided for the numerous respectable families now resident in the neighbourhood of Falkner-square, four hundred free sittings will-be appropriated to the poor, and schools will be assoc . a':ed with the Chur.i., in which gratuitous instruction in the scriptural principles of the Established Church will be available to upwards of one thousand children. With these claims on public support, we have no doubt that the appeal which the committee are now making will be responded to with that generosity by which Liverpool 18 pre-eminently characterised. We have received a copy of the St. John's (N. B.; Weekly Chronicle of the 20th of September. It con tains very little news that has not been anticipated by the arrival of the British Queen. The Provincial Le gislature had nearly terminated its labours for the Session. Several bills had been passed, one of which was for making a loan of £90,000 to such citizens, owners of property, as shall require aid in erecting brick or stone buildings, in certain parts of the burnt district of St. John's. It was expected that this grant would operate very beneficially in inducing builders to avoid the too great use of timber in the erection of dwelling-houses, stores, &c.,—a practice which has given rise to immense losses by fire. Another act of the Legislature authorised the Executive to appoint certain Commissioners for the improvement of the city. There is no news from the frontier in the paper be `ore us. All appeared to he quiet throughout the province. Yesterday, the Dock Committee proceeded to the election of a person to fill the office of additional Har bour Master. The number of candidates was twenty eight, which was afterwards reduced to four, viz., Messrs. Hodgson, M'Bride, Jones, and Rendsll. Mr. Hodgson was proposed by Mr. F. Shand, se conded by Mr. Robertson Gladstone ; Mr. M'Bride, by Mr. Dixon, seconded by Mr. Martin ; Mr. Jones, by Mr. Tobin, seconded by Mr. Hornby ; and Lieut. Rendall, by Mr. Vincent Higgins, seconded by Mr. Segar. Mr. Hodgson was elected by a majority of two votes. We observed in our last that the Liberals in the Town Council have falsified every one of the profes sions on the faith of which they were permitted by the electors of Liverpool to obtain the ascendancy in the administration of our local affairs. We see no reason to retract or to qualify the assertion. It is notorious that they promised to be economical in the management of the public funds. Have they been so ? Let the beg garly account of the balance in their Treasurer's hands furnish an answer. The only instance of economy which we know of, as having been practised by them, was the sale, the other day, of a portion of the Corpo ration wines ! They promised to lessen the burden of local taxation. How has this promise been performed? Let those electors who have been called upon to pay the recently imposed police rate answer the question. They promised to exercise the strictest impartiality in dispensing their patronage. Have they done so ? From the very first they have displayed the grossest and most unjustifiable partiality, both in the appoint ments of the different corporate officers, and in their management of the public contracts. While the " old" Corporation, which was so long decried by these Li berals as grossly partial and corrupt, bestowed offices upon numerous individuals irrespectively of their poli tical opinions, the " reformed 4 Corporation, by way of contrast, have undeviatingly selected none but their own creatures. Nay, more, they have not only turned out the old and tried servants of the Corporation, in order to introduce the subservient tools of the Re form Association; but they. have actually created a great number of new offices, in order to increase their patronage. Such has been the impartiality of these Radical demagogues ! Again, they professed to be most sensitively averse to the principle of exclusiveness, which they alleged was a besetting sin of the old Corporation. How have they proved the sin cerity of this profession ? Has it been by electing as Aldermen none but Radicals ? Has it been by recom mending a batch of Radicals as Borough Magistrates 2 Has it been by endeavouring to pack the Dock Com mittee with their own clique ? Again, they professed to be the decided enemies of every species of monopoly. How has this profession been realised ? Is it by attempting that gigantic and almost unparalleled job, the erection of the Dock Warehouses ? We shall, at present, only advert to another of their professions, which they have most flagrantly violated. They pro fessed to pay the greatest deference to the opinions of the electors. Was their selection of the rejected Can didates to the office of Aldermen an exemplification of this deference to public opinion ? Electors of Liverpool ! these promise -breakers, these double-dealing politicians, who have so contemptuously trampled upon you, who have treated your petitions with such supercilious disregard, are again, cap in hand, soliciting your suffrages. Are you willing that the faction should any longer have the rule over you ? Do you wish to be subject to their future insolent and domineering conduct ? If you do not, refuse to give them your votes on the first of November. Send every man of them to Coventry, and vote for the consistent and unperjured friends of the people—the Conserva tive Candidates. CORRESPONDENCE. JEREMIAH HORROCKS, THE ASTRONOMER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Perhaps the scientific portion of your readers may not be generally aware, that the neighbourhood of your town boasts the proud destruction of having given birth to one of the most promising ornaments of this or any other country— the youthful astronomer, Jeremiah Horrocks. Mr. Horrocks was born at Toxteth-park, in the year 1619, but of his youthful days comparatively little is known. At an early age he exhibitedstrong indication of that stupendous genius which afterwards so eminently distinguished him ; and, before attaining his sixteenth year, had made wonderful ad vances in practical astronomy. In the year following this (1636), he formed the acquaintance of Mr. William Crabtree, of Broughton, near Manchester—a kindred spirit, with whom he applied himself to his favourite studies with redou bled ardour ; but alas ! for the cause of science, and his country, his aspiring soul was called to a sphere of more perfect contemplation, in the 22nd year of his age. It is much to ,Ire regretted, that the biography of this extraordinary young man is exceedingly imperfect, and that so very few of his brilliant attainments have survived to pos terity. Two, however, have escaped the vicissitudes of as many centuries—which will perpetuate his memory to the latest age of astronomical science, viz. his prediction and discovery of the transit of the planet Venus upon the sun's disc (never before suggested), and his new theory of the lunar motions, upon which Sir Isaac Newton subsequently founds d his grand discoveries in that luminary. Sir Isaac Newton bore grateful testimony to the importance of those systems, and always declared Mr. Horrocks to have been a genius of the first rank. When Mr. Holden, Lecturer of Astronomy, visited Liver pool in 1826, he was justly surprised to find, that there was not even a tombstone to mark the final deposit of this eminent man's remains ; which culpable neglect incited him to devote the profits of one lecture to the erection of a small monu ment commemorative of the first mentioned of these disco veries; and, accordingly, a handsome marble scroll, exhibit ing Venus in the Sun, was shortly afterwards raised in the Park, as the spot of Mr. Horrock's nativity—his place of interment being wholly unknown ! Thus have we in the premature death, and long-neglected memory, of this highly gifted individual, a striking exemplification of the acknow ledged waywardness of " the fate of genius." Liverpool, 23rd Oct. AMOR SCIENTI/E. [Our correspondent is wrong in supposing that the " sci entific portion of our readers," are likely to be ignorant of Jeremiah Horrock's birthplace. To them, we should presume, the facts detailed above must be familiar ; but the general reader will probably find them new.] E. L. S. TO THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS OF LIVERPOOL. FELLOW COLNTRYMEN, — You have an important and serious duty to perform at the ensuing election, on the Ist November. _ Many of your body have hitherto supported the candidate generally denominated liberal, and they will, no doubt, be again urged to hoist the radical or whig demagogue into the council chair. Now, I ask such, in sober earnestness, if it be possible for a consistent Methodist any longer to support these politicians? Is it not a fact that these men and the allies of that prince of beggermen and bullies, Daniel O'Connell, who has not only denounced Methodism, but volunteered a gross attack against its venerable founder. The bigoted adherents of Rome, quailed under the lash of your leader during his lifetime ; but their friendship and malice never moved him from exposing their anti-christian tene s. She never considered the bigot or the latitudinarian fit sub jects for a Protestant to support, and his statements, by their withering effect upon error, have earned for him the undying hatred of his enemies. The animosity of opponents has survived his death, and attempts at this very moment to blacken his memory. Will you assist to erase the fair shrine erected by the gratitude, and preserved in the hearts of a great and influential class of christians, such as your brother Methodists have now become ? Can it be possible that the follower of Wesley, the denouncer of idolatry and worldly conceit, will go arm in arm with Papists and Socinians to vote for their nominees ? Think you that their friends wish well to your cause ; and can you imagine that after you have been duped to place the enemy in power, you are not laughed at for your foolish simplicity ? You must be aware that your Manchester brethren have taken the good cause in hand, and that they will, in common with Methodist electors throughout the land, raise their voices in future to support their religion and the constitution. Come forward, then, with your fellow-Protestants in Liverpool, as one man •, and as it has hitherto been your noble boast, that you are loyal as a people, so henceforth let it be your glory that you have no exceptions. You are aware from the published accounts of the radical meetings, that the Irish precursors are now considered mem bers of the Reform Society, cum privilegio ; and you also know that Rathbone, Walmsley, and the other reformers, have gone round, and mixed political orations with personal accomplishments, at all the Popish Chapels at which Protector Societes were formed. You cannot but think it strange that reformers have now paid up rates for 300 Irish Papists, in order that they may vote, and swamp the voice of English Protestants ; and you perhaps are aware that they contemplate carrying out this principle in a tenfold degree next year, and boast of having, in a few years, a majority of Papists in the council. Will you allow this, fellow-Protestants ? I boldly state, from my knowledge and connection with your fellow-worshippers, that you will not ; and I look to the next election as a test of my opinion being correctly formed. Your votes are a sacred trust, and cannot be tendered in favour of those who are the instruments used by the enemies of Pro testant freedom and genuine liberty. Believe me, fellow- Protestants, your sincere friend, R. G. J. Liverpool, Oct. 21, 1839. [Our respected correspondent need not feel much alarm or uneasiness on the appeals made by the radicals to the Wesleyan Methodists. The respectable body will not desert their principles at the approaching municipal election. They will be found, we are convinced, united as one man in their efforts to eject from our local council the enemies of Pro testant ascendancy.]—E.L.S. TO THE CONSERVATIVES OF WEST DERBY WARD. GENTLEMEN AND BROTHER ELECTORS,- - It is not unfre quently observed by our political opponents, (and for which they give us no small credit,) that our zeal and diligence far exceed their own, when anything important is to be accom plished ; but this candid admission on their part need not surprise us, since they cannot be ignorant of the fact, how ever unwilling to acknowledge the same, that the cause we espouse is one truly righteous, and therefore deserves well the attention of every honest and sober thinking mind. To be a political loiterer, and to be found reclining at our ease while the enemy is already at the gates of our constitutional citadel, is greatly to endanger our best interests ; and we ought never to forget, that notwithstanding the apparent su pineness of our opponents, yet the while, they are engaged in projecting and maturing their p!ans, ready at any moment to engage in the conflict which must sooner or later inevitably take place. None of you can be ignorant of the great politi cal movement which is now going on in this country ; neither will it be difficult for you to perceive that all such movements must eventually bring about a total change in our civil polity. The good cause of sound conservatism is, every succeeding day, on the giant march, and the return of almost every new member to parliament sufficiently verifies the oft-repeated predictions—that as whig mal-administrations cannot long continue to hold the reigns of civil rule, being impotent to act, so true conservatism must and shall exult in glorious triumph over every imbecile foe. To trace the origin of all the mischiefs which now prevail to mar and disturb our ; ev!e at home, and to shake that confidence once reposed in us by our foreign relations abroad, we are referred back to the say ings and doings of the last few sessions, wherein nothing truly beneficial to our interests, as a once happy people, has bet n effected. Still are we left to thirst after the yet unknown something looked for as the result of a boasted liberal admi nistration ; and all our disappointed anticipations of the same from such a quarter, do but prove the more the shadowy and unsubstantial nature of promises made, yet never to be ful filled. One of the many objects, and that not the least, which will best promote and secure the end desired by us, is the character and principles of the individual selected as our re presentative in the Common Council. With that body there does, undoubtedly, remain (and which must always be the case) a great source of moral power, and the tone and tem per of the public mind, in our various constituencies, are seen, through them, as the legitimate organs of such power and influence. Our present civic bodies, compared with those which have gone before, are neither so independent in their principles, or influential in their characters. With a great deal of boast about economy and retrenchment, were they first admitted within the precincts of the council-room ; but no sooner were they there (for human nature is still de fective), than all their legislation wore an aspect the reverse of what had been anticipated, and instead of introducing a system to be admired by all, and one which would be likely (if it were wanting) to prove of greater stability to the throne of these realms, they but shattered our constitutional bul warks, and violated principles which were founded on jus tice, truth, and integrity. _ The period for another contested election of members to our civic body is now fast approaching, and our own ward is not last in its anticipations of what must then be done. If report speaks true, it tells of extraordinary efforts having been made by the pseudo reformers of West Derby, and that they boast a ground of security already attained, in the cer tain return of a new member to the Town Council. To com miserate the condition of the poor of our immediate neigh bourhood is, indeed, praise-worthy, and deserves the com mendation of all ; but when relief is given, —be it by the payment of rates or otherwise,—only to serve a political pur pose, or to gratify some other equally unworthy motive, then it loses all the merit of true disinterestedness, and proves as degrading to the subjects of it, as it is unjust and hateful in principle. With this report sounding in our ears, no other stimulus can be required, to urge us forward to increased diligence, so that we may again secure the return of our tried and respected representative in Council, Mr. John Smith. Let the address now put forth by that gentleman animate every brother conservative to redouble his exertions, and to be fully prepared for the day of conflict. Rest assured that the struggle on the side of our opponents will not be a slight one, since it is characteristic of the despairing always to fear adverse results. Already have we had proof of Mr. Smith's sound conservative principles ; and his conduct, both in and out of the Council-room, has uniformly proved his determi nation to oppose every measure, be it local or otherwise, which threatens to disturb our rights and privileges as fellow citizens ; also, that his whole influence and energies have been pledged and engaged on the side of justice to all, and no surrender to any. I am, Gentlemen, yours, Low-hill. A BROTHER ELECTOR, L. L. ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER. We regret to state, that an accident occurred yesterday morning, on the river, which gave rise to very di s t ress i ng , but, we are glad to find, exaggerated rumours. It was stated in the early part of the day, that the Queen Victoria, one of the steamers employed in carrying the Dublin Mail, had run down a boat, and that 16 lives had been lost. The circum stances of the accident, however, are as follows :—The Queen Victoria has been lying at her moorings near Monk's Ferry since Sunday last, and yesterday a party of 14 or 15 persons, consisting of the engineers, firemen, &c., together with three of her seamen, were returning in a small boat from the above ferry to the vessel. The tide was running tremendously strong at the time, and the boat, on approaching the steamer, run her bows against the outer rim of the paddle wheels. The force of the concussion caused the boat to upset, and all the men were precipitated into the water. Several of them saved themselves by clinging to the paddles ; and others were picked up by the Monk's Ferry steamer, the crew of which dis played great promtitude, humanity, and presence of mind on the occasion. The mate and carpenter of the Queen Victoria also rendered all the assistance in their power by immediately launching the spare boat on board the steamer. Two of the men were picked up by one of the Birkenhead ferry steamers in a very exhausted condition, indeed, apparently dead. They were promptly conveyed to the Birkenhead hotel, and Mr. Willoughby, the worthy landlord, very humanely caused them to be put in bed in warm blankets. The assistance of Mr. Dickson, the surgeon ' was then procured, a n d the usual means were resorted to to restore suspended animation. These means were perfectly successful, and both the men recovered. One man, we regret to add, was still missing up to last night. His name is James Powell, one of the coal trimmers. Captain Beazley, • the commander of the Queen Victoria, as soon as he heard of the accident, hastened on board his vessel, and after visiting the men who were con veyed to Birkenhead hotel, brought all those who were on board the Queen Victoria over to Liverpool. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the crews of the Monk's Ferry and Birkenhead steamers for their prompt and humane assistance. The conduct of Mr. Willoughby was also highly praiseworthy. It is almost unnecessary to add that no pas sengerswere in the boat, as was absurdly reported yesterday. We omitted to mention above that the crew of the revenue cutter, which was at anchor in the Sloyne at the time of the accident, instantly hastened to render their assistance, and displayed great courage and perseverance on the occasion. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY. The amount of business transacted yesterday afternoon about reached the average at this season ; it touched equally upon the Cambridgeshire Stakes and Derby, and compre hended several horses, but in neither race led to any material change. For the first-mentioned event the two favourites were at the same pricei quoted last against them from New market. The only noticeable feature in the betting on it was the introduction, at liberal prices, of Opera, Lanercost, Cara, Samarcand, and Science. Speculation on the Derby was sufficiently definite to enable us to quote prices against War dan and Launcelot (the latter backed freely), but it left us quite in the dark as to the actual position of Muley Ishmael —it is something between 16 and 20, and nearer than this we cannot venture to go. 25 to 1 was taken four or five times about Glenorchy, and the taker would have gone on ; Maroon was also in request at 33 and 35 to 1, and only 30 to I offered at the close. Latest prices : CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES (MONDAY NEXT.) 10 to 6 against Mr. Bowes's Mickleton Maid—t sto 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Hetman Platoff 12 to 1 „ Mr. Ford's Quo Minus 12 to 1 Mr. Ramsay's Lanercost to 1 „ Lord Eglinion's Opera to 1 „ Mr. J. Day's Science to 1 „ Mr. Dixon's Camelino to 1 „ Each of the following three in one bet : Cara, Samarcand, and Science—t 15 to 1 „ Each of the following three in one bet : Cara, Quo Minus, and Lanercost—t twice over 30 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Milton—t 33 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's brother to Melbourne 40 to 1 ~ Lord Chesterfield's Gambia THE DERBY. 9to 1 ~ Lord Jersey's lot 16 to 1 ~ Lord Westminster's Launcelot 17 to 1 ~ Mr. Wreford's Wardan--t 15 20 20 15 20 to 1 „. Lord Orford';Angeric; colt 24 to 1 „ Mr. Robinson's St. Andrew—t 25 to 1 ~ Lord Jersey's Glenorchy—t 26 to 1 ~ Duke of Cleveland's Brother to Euclid 30 to 1 ~ Lord Westminster's Maroon 1000 to 15 against Lord G. Bentinck winning Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger (taken); 25 to 1 against Crucifix winning Oaks, and St. Leger (taken). STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER.—The absence of demand, and the gloom which have marked the operations of this market during the last two or three weeks, continue unabated : and the prices, both of yarn and goods, continue gradually to decline. In yarn, generally, there was a fall, yesterday, of 4cl. to id. per lb., and printing cloths were from 4d. to 3d. per piece lower than on that day week. Under these circumstances, it may be readily supposed that the working of short time is gradu ally extending ; and, unless there should be a change for the better, within a few weeks (which, from the present aspect of the money market, does not seem very probable), it will, no doubt, become general throughout the district.—Man chester Guardian. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, OCT. 21. To-day has been the worst market we have had for a consi derable time ; very little business of any kind has been transacted, and the demand for flannels has been very limited. The wool market has also been very dull, but the prices the same as last week.—lbid. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, OCT. 22.—This was certainly one of the worst market days for many months past. It would be strange if no goods were sold, but it seldom happens that so few exchanged hands as to-day. To speak of prices is difficult, for few offers were made. In fact, a general in activity prevails ; and both buyers and sellers are at fault, and equally perplexed. Nevertheless it is satisfactory to know, that the workpeople are in tolerable spirits, and few cases of serious sacrifices have been made, except on goods unfit for the season or old styles. Wools, of course, are bought more easily. The business during the week in the warehouses corresponds much with what is done in the hall. —lbid. BLACKBURN.—Trade is still in a bad condition ; it was scarcely ever more unsatisfactar.F, with only this one excep tion—the value of the material, whether raw or manufactured, is not at a very hazardous point.—Blackburn Standard. The Ludlow Parliamentary revision has terminated signally In favour of the Conservatives. A new Roman Catholic Chapel was opened at Annan, on Sabbath last.—Dun fries Herald. TOASTED CHEESE IN HASTE.—Crumble it into small pieces, add a little new milk, put it on the fire in a pan, and pour in your supper dish.—Magazine of Domestic Economy. DEATH OF LORD TRlMLESTOWN.—lntelligence was re ceived in town on Monday of the death of the above noble lord, at Naples on the 7th inst. His lordship, who was a Roman catholic, was in the 66th year of his age. The Duke of Grafton has let much of his land on corn rents, and consequently had a right to a considerable increase of rent, from the high price of corn during the last year. , On the farmers offering, in the payment of their rents at Mi chaelmas, to give the higher rate, his Grace generously re fused to take any advance over last year's averages.—Bury Post. Sir E. Codrington has accepted the command at Ports mouth. As this appointment, under the existing system, compels him to vacate his seat in parliament, the admiral has issued a farewell address to his constituents. The Duke of Devonshire is expected to leave Chatsworth next month, to visit his estates in Ireland. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, are still visiting the noble duke. Mr. Tighe Hamilton, of Dublin Society notoriety, who re cently defended Lord Normanby's attack on that establish ment, has been appointed chief clerk to the secretary of state, Dublin, vice Alexander Macdonald, Esq., promoted to the Education Board. Lady Seymour has been attracting great attention in Edin burgh, on account of her reign at the Eglinton tournament as the Queen of Beauty. On leaving Old Gray Friars church on Sabbath, she was followed by crowds of people.—Glas gow Courier. DEATH OF THE HON. WILLIAM DRAKE IRBY.—The death of the above gentleman took place at the close of the past week, at Hedson-lodge, near Maidenhead, the seat of Lord and Lady Boston. The deceased, who was the second son of Lord Boston, and brother of the Countess of Orkney, was horn in 1803. A SAPIENT JURY.—In a case in the crown-court, on Thursday, at the present quarter sessions for the county of Gloucester, the jury found two prisoners " guilty of stealing without a felonious intention." The laughter excited in court was excessive, and the jury corrected the verdict by re turning a general verdict of guilty.—Gloucester paper. It is said that the approaching completion of that part of the Great Western Railway near Reading has been the means of letting every villa residence in the neighbourhood of that town; and inquiries for good houses, at a convenient distance from the Reading station, continuo to bo made by roopoota ble families.—Worcester Journal ANOTHI R FLOOD IN THE SIMPLON.—An account of ano- then inundation is given by the Nonvelliste Vaudois, which appears to have been even more destructive than that of last month. On the sth and 6th inst., the Rhone rose to a pro digious height, carrying away the banks which had been spar ed by the former flood, and covering the whole of the level country. Considerable portions of the road were wash ed away, and travellers could no longer pass. The mail from Italy, which was to have been at Sion on the sth, did not arrive till the 7th, in the evening, being obliged to go along the sides of the mountains. The eastern arch and approaches of the bridge of Sierre were carried away, and a great part of the road above the village destroyed. The same damage was done to that between Tourtemagne and Viege, so that car riages going post were shut up between two waters. The Simplon road has also suffered severely, just as the injury done by the late inundation was on the point of being com pletely repaired. This new flood is attributed to the rains of last week, and to an earthquake in the Dixain de Conches, where several buildings were injured by it , and , as is suppos ed, the glaciers shaken. No damage is as yet known to have been done in the lower Valais. Another account, of one day's later date, says,—" The town of Brigue has been within an ace of total ruin. The Saltine, swoln by a hundred torrents, has nearly buried it under mountains of sand and gravel. (!) The inhabitants have been kept in alarm for three successive days and nights. The men have been engaged in forming dams against the rushing waters, the women in re moving their furniture through the windows, and the old people in praying to God to avert the evil. The town was saved by the accidental circumstance of the river being di verted from its course by some houses, and finding a new channel through the adjoining meadows, which it soon con verted into a vast lake. The bridge has been partly carried away ; the orchards and gardens, with the whole of the crops of potatoes, the great resources of the country, have been washed away. A postilion, belonging to Tourtemagne, was drowned in the road. Domo d'Ossola has also suffered. The plain has been formed into a lake ; the bridge of La Bigue, between Domo and Crevola, is gone ; and a woman and two officers of the custom, who fell with it, have been drowned. The damage done to the road over the Simplon, as far as Gondo, is frightful, and must cost in repairs at least 400,000 f. The bridge of three arches at Verzo was, however, strong enough to resist the torrent, and forced it to take a direction towards the village of Vervo. The Custom-house at Iselle was in imminent danger. In the whole of this part of the mountain not a vestige of the road is left, and three weeks must pass before even a temporary road can be formed. From Gondo to the Hospice, the devastation is not so great. The damage done by the flood of September 16th was nearly repaired, but all must now be done over again." SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. NEW BUILDINGS. It is a common-place remark of the ascetic that the pur suits of commerce tend to deaden those feelings of humanity and charity that actuate the mind in the more recluse an d " pastoral " vocations of life, in which the love of gain is but slightly known, or of comparatively less powerful and imme diate influence. This we deny. There is no town in the kingdom, perhaps, that has more faults to answer for than Liverpool; but:with all her faults we will venture to say, that there is none that has shown, in the relief of misfortune, distress, or destitution, a greater amount of redeeming virtue. We have naturally differences in politics, and differences in religion; but in the all sacred cause of charity the Church man and the Dissenter are united, and hence our noble insti tutions. Our Infirmary, our Dispensaries, our Lunatic Asy lum, four School for the Blind, are all noble monuments of the liberality and Christian feeling of our general population, and though noticed last, not least in our estimation, is the School for the unfortunates of both sexes, " the Deaf and Dumb." There is something peculiarly interesting in the contemplation, that, beings gifted with the power of reasoning and of sight, who may behold all the outward beauties of creation, without being able to appreciate the source from which they spring, or to hold communion with their fellow men—who have no ears to hear, no tongues to articulate, may be taught at such institutions to read, to write, to rea son, to pursue various occupations—in fine, to become intel ligent and useful members of society. The School for the Deaf and Dumb was originated about thirteen years ago, and such, under judicious management, has been its success, and the demands made for the admis sion of additional pupils, that the committee found it neces sary to make a further (and, as the result will prove, a suc cessful) struggle for the erection of premises on a larger scale. Au application was accordingly made to the Corporation for a grant of land, which was liberally granted by that body, to the extent of about 2000 yards, in a suitable and airy situa tion ; and the appeal made to the public was also successful, about £2OOO having been subscribed towards the intended erection. The committee, thus supported, determined to proceed to a commencement with the erection of the build ing, trusting to the liberality of the public for the supply of the amount yet required for its completion, ab out .£lOOO, — since reduced, however, by further contributions. Yesterday was the day appointed for the laying of the foun dation stone, and previous to the ceremony, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, with his accustomed kind and benevolent disposition, in whatever is good and charitable, consented, at the request of the committee, to deliver a ser mon at St. Peter's Church. The service commenced at ele ven o'clock, and the attendance was, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, very numerous and highly respectable. Amongst those present we noticed the Rev. Rector Campbell ; theßev. T. Byrth,B.D. of Wallasey ; the Rev. J. Jones, of St. Andrew's Church; the Rev. J. H. Stewart, of St. Bride's ; the Rev. F. Barker, Edge-hill ; the Rev. J. E. Bates, St. Bride's ; the Rev. Jas. North, St. Catharine's ; the Rev. R. L. Townsend, Toxteth-park ; and the Rev. M. Bibby. There were also present on this inter esting occasion, Sir J. Salisbury, and Wm. Henry Sandbach,. Wm. Houghton, W. P. Hutchinson, Wm. Comer, Richard Rathbone, William Rathbone, John Crossfield, Samuel, Ar thur, and James Holme, Esqrs., and many others. Amongst the ladies present were, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Hornby, Mrs. Bold, Mrs. I. 0. Bold, Mrs. Clay, Miss Marriott, &c. The text chosen by the Right Rev. Prelate was from Acts, 3d chap. 6th v erse Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none ; but such as I have 1 give unto thee."—The sermon was most impressive, and was listened to throughout with the profoundest attention. At the conclusion a collection was made in aid of the institution, and the amount collected amounted to the handsome sum of £64 17s. 21d. Immediately after the service, the Mayor and a number of gentlemen proceeded to the ground,—the site of the lodge or entrance of the old Botanic Gardens, Oxford-street, near Edge-hill. The day was exceedingly unfavourable, thick rain having fallen from an early hour in the morning. The attendance was nevertheless numerous, including many of the gentlemen before-named, as well as others, and from two to three hundred spectators. A platform or gallery, roofed with boards, and with seats rising as they receded, so as to afford a view of the ceremony, was erected on the north aide, and immediately adjacent to the foundation. The company were admitted to this by ticket, and in the higher benches were most of the pupils of the School, con sisting of about forty-eight boys and about half that number of girls. Their neat appearance, and above all, the cheer fulness and intelligence displayed in their looks, the effects of the education they had received from their highly talented and indefatigable master, Mr. Rhind, became the theme of general surprise and admiration. The rapidity and facility with which, as school-fellows, they communicated their thoughts to each other, was such that, amongst themselves at least, the privation of speech did not appear to present a barrier to the faculty of communication on the passing subjects of the moment. A considerable number of carriages were on the ground, and had the day been fine the attendance, we feel assured, would have been muck more numerous, including, as did the assemblage of yesterday, all denominations of Christians. A considerable portion of the ground was railed off and boarded over for the convenience of those who were to take an active part in the ceremonial, and the whole of the ar rangements were jndicious. The wetness of the day was the only subject of regret, from its reducing the attendance, and rendering it necessary for the speakers to abridge their several addresses. As is usual, a stone was previously imbedded in the exca vation made, with a receptacle for such articles, indicative of the times in which we live, as the committee might think fit to deposit. Soon after one o'clock, the Mayor and his friends, including many of the clergy of the town, and par ticularly those of the establi s h men t, arr i ve d on th e ground, and the ceremony proceeded, under the direction of Messrs. Holme. In the square cutting made in the lower stone were deposited, in a glass phial, hermetically sealed, one of each of the present coins of the realm in gold and silver. In another phial were the last-published copies of the Liverpool Courier, Mercury, Albion, Standard, and some other papers. The orifice containing them being filled with molten pitch, a plate of zinc was placed over them by way of lid or cover, with the following inscription : " Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, established July, 1826. " The Foundation Stone of this Building was laid by the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool, Hugh Hornby, Esq., on the 24th day of October, 1839, in the 3d year of the reign of her most gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria. Cunningham and Holme, Architects. Samuel and James Holme, Builders." The " stone," which at the time was suspended by a tackle, was then lowered to Its dcstimitlota, covering the deposit. The Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, who held the trowel, then addressed the Mayor, in a brief but appropriate address. He said :—" Mr. Mayor, as chairman of the managing com mittee for the erection of this buiding, I am deputed by them to present you with this trowel, with which to lay the founda tion stone. Such is the inclemency of the weather, that I shall endeavour to sum up my opinions of the Institution in as few words as possible. It is, indeed, a good work, a work devoted to charity, and sanctified by faith. I may here state, that the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb was com menced by Mr. William Corner, who, by great exertions, and at very considerable pecuniary sacrifices, has, by the as sistance of those whom he has rallied around him in so good a cause, brought it to its present state of efficiency,—showing (such are the number of the unfortunate persons who are the objects of its care), that nothing is wanting but the purposed extent of the premises, to render it one of the most humane and efficient institutions of the country. The Institution was opened in the year 1826, and though then labouring under a debt of £2,836, such was the favourable opinion which was formed of it and its success, that the whole of that debt was cleared off in 1832. The committee have found that it has flourished so much since that period, and that its advantages have been so rapidly developed, that they deter mined, if possible, to extend the buildings, and accordingly appealed to the public and to the authorities of the town in that behalf. The corporation have liberally made a grant of the land for the premises ; and I have the further gratifica tion to announce, that a benevolent public have already sub scribed a sum of about £2,000 towards the object in view. The cost of the whole establishment will, however, be about £5,500 ; so that, taking into account the sale of the present premises, about £l,OOO is yet required for their completion. I trust that the public sympathy will be such in behalf of the unfortunate class who are to be instructed, and made useful members of society, within the walls here to be reared, that this sum will be cheerfully contributed, and thus seal the solemnity of this day. The object of the institution is, so far as human power can effect it, to alleviate the deficiencies arising from that mysterious inequality of gifts which the Almighty, in His wisdom, has thought fit to order. To Him, by such an institution, we do glory, by unstopping the ears of the deaf, and causing the tongue of the dumb to speak plainly in His praise." The rev. gentleman then presented the trowel. The MAYOR, on receiving the silver trowel from Mr. Campbell, proceeded to adjust the stone which was lowered to its permanent position, and applied the mallet and plum met in a manner which showed that he was versed in the sci ence of masonry. From the position in which our reporter stood, we cannot give such a report of his address as we should wish ; but the following are as nearly the words as could be collected :—" Ladies and Gentlemen ;—Such is the incle mency of the weather, that it would be unpardonable in me to delay this assemblage by a lengthened address. I may state, indeed, that after the eloquent and execellent sermon, in behalf of the institution, which you I am this day heard, it is unnecessary for me further to seek to rouse your warmest sympathies in aid of the object we have in view. Any thing I could say would but tend to weaken the effect of that ad mirable discourse. I must, however, express my gratitude to the gentlemen composing the committee, for the honour they have conferred upon me, by inviting me to take a part in the ceremony of this day,—for this is an institution in which I take a warm and peculiar interest. It was, com paratively, only a few years ago since any step had been taken to instruct the deaf and dumb, and to render them not only useful, but happy under their privations. The idea of their improvement was, indeed, deemed preposterous. It is only within the last century that these unfortunate creatures have been taken notice of. They were, until recently, left in a lamentable state of mental darkness, that closed them out from. communion with their sslinw-heings, and from all ac cess to the treasures of knowledge, human or divine. I can not, therefore, believe it possible that a community which has hitherto nobly supported every charitable institution, will be backward in giving their pecuniary aid to this, so as to enable it to carry out the benevolentobjects of the committee." He concluded by an affecting reference to the Saviour, who, while his abode was ors earth, showed a bright example by instructing the ignorant, visiting and relieving the distressed, and, in fine, by doing good to all. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL closed the ceremony by an im pressive prayer, in which he implored a blessing on the work so auspiciously begun. Three cheers having been given for the Mayor, and three for the Institution, the assembly left the ground. The deaf and dumb children were regaled with buns and milk before leaving the tent, and appeared to be quite delighted with the proceedings of the day. The building is of a plain Grecian character, the entrance front being relieved by a solid projection in the centre, sur mounted by a moulded cornice and pediment. A parapet or attic is carried round the principal fronts, and effectually hides the roof of the building. A portico of beautiful pro portions, comprising two lonic columns, in Antes, forms the entrance to the principal floor, on each side of which are windows, with moulded architecture. The whole of the principal fronts are intended to be of white stone. The principal floor has a vestibule and spacious entrance hall, 18 by 18 feet ; two private parlours for pupils, each 24 by 16 feet ; private rooms for the master and matron, each 18 by 16 feet ; an assistant's room, communicating with the school-room, 18 by 12 feet. The school-room, which is 40 by 33 feet; and a dining-room, 30 by 16 feet. tis intended to have sliding doors between the dining and school-rooms, so that at public examinations the two can be thrown together. There is a principal staircase, for visiters and private pupils, off the entrance hall, which is so arranged, that parties visit ing the schools can easily pass to all the different apartments, without ascending the boys' or the girls' staircase. The height of the school and dining-rooms is 14 feet, the master's room, &c. 12 feet. The upper floor is occupied by bed-rooms for the master; private pupils and matron, over the rooms fronting Oxford street ; the room over the school being the dormitory for boys, and that over the dining-room, the sleeping apartment for girls. Attached to each of the apartments first named are small rooms for the assistants. The boys and girls have each their private staircase, and over the front building are hospitals totally distinct from each other, and servants' bed rooms. The basement (the floor of which is only 1 ft. 6 in. below the level of the streets) is occupied by spacious kitchens, store-rooms, laundry and bakehouse, larder, scullery, pantries, washing-rooms for the boys and girls, and large play grounds under the dining and school rooms. The greatest skill and judgment have, we think, been re quired in the disposition of the different apartments, which are everywhere well lighted ; and from the information we obtained, that important but too frequently neglected point, the ventilation of the building, has been carefully attended to. In-short, we congratulate the committee in having se cured the services of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme as architects, who seem perfectly aware of the wants of such an institution, and to have arranged a building which, for infer nal convenienc, will scarcely be equalled by any establishment in the country. In conclusion, while we regret that the funds at the disposal of the trustees would not admit of more ar chitectural embellishment on the exterior, we admire the taste and discrimination which prefers a plain, but well-propor tioned, stone building, to those miserable erections of brick and cement which are everywhere springing up around us, but which, (thanks to the materials and workmanship,) will never transmit to posterity one vestige, as a memorial of the skill and judgment of many of our architects of the nineteenth century. We visited the school in Slater-street, after the ceremony yesterday, and were highly gratified by witnessing the happi ness of the pupils who were amusing themselves—it being a holiday—with gymnastic and other exercises within doors — the weather being still rainy. We were particularly struck with their proficiency as writers and arithmeticians, as well as by the general and ingenious arrangements of the school, under the able management of Mr. Rhind. We must, how ever, defer our further notice of this establishment until a future opportunity, when we shall adduce some highly in teresting particulars of its progress and utility. We must add, that the Mayor, with his accustomed kind ness and liberality, made a donation of £5O to the establish ment. Amongst the gentlemen present were W. Rathbone, Esq. Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., Thomas Bolt on , E sq ., R. V. Yates, Esq., the Rev. Thomas Bold, and others not before noticed. Mr. Whitty and several of his men were on the' ground, and the greatest good order was preserved throughout. DOCK WAREHOUSES.—We beg to remind those who are interested in opposing the erection of warehouses on the dock quays, that a public meeting of the warehouse-keepers, master coopers, &c., is to be held this day, at the large room of the York Hotel, for the pUrpose of taking the most effec tual measure for resisting the scheme. On Friday last, Captain Nicholson Goss, of the Ashburton, of this town, fell overboard into the river at Waterford, and was drowned. TESTIMONY OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Charles Forshaw, incumbent of Altcar, has been most re spectfully presented with a silk gown and cassock, by a few of his parishioners, as a token of their respect. ST. BRIDE'S NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—It will be seen by the advertisement that two sermons in aid of the funds of these schools will be delivered on Sunday next, at St. Bride's Church, by the Worshipful and Rev. Chancellor Raikes, when we hope liberal collections will be made. We understand that the travelling on the North Union Railway is already so considerable as to yield a revenue of £20,000 a year to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, for the use of their line in conveying Preston and Wigan passengers to the Parkside station. The following came cabin passengers by the Columbus, Captain Cropper, from New York, on Monday; sailed on the Ist instant :—Rev. B. Chedlow, Ohio • Mrs. Che.dlow, ditto ; Mr. H ug h es , ditt o; J ames D. Roche, Esq., New York ; Mr. John Young, Pittsburgh. MR. ROSE, THE BARD OF COLOUR.—Mr. Rose is an nounced shortly to deliver a course of lectures on poetry, at the Parthenon, a newly-flourishing institution in Manchester. It is expected that these, which are his first lectures, will draw a very respectable audience, in aid of the institution's funds. LIVER THEATRE.—The performances of the " Wizard of the North," at this favourite little theatre, are of so inte resting a character, that we can scarcely imagine a more delightful treat, in which both young and old participate, than is afforded by a visit to his " Temple of Magic." We observe with much pleasure that his enchantments are duly appreciated, thousands having visited the theatre. His stay in Liverpool will, we believe, be of short duration, owing to his arrangements for visiting London. TIIE NEW YORK PACKET SHIP ROSCOE.—This packet will not, as expected, sail to-day. The Letter-bags will be closed at the office of the Consignee to-morrow, (Saturday,) at 12 o'clock. LAUNCHES.—Three fine vessels were yesterday launched at this port, the " Mary Ellen," built for and to be com manded by Captain Joy ; of 210 tons burthen, new measure ment, and intended for the Mediterranean trade. The " Tom Banks," a schooner of about 120 tons burthen, built by Mr. Grey son, who is, we understand, part owner ; and the " Guernsey," a superior vessel of about 300 tons. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD.—In consequence of the resigna tion of Mr. John Cropper, the conservative burgesses of the above ward assembled at the house of Mr. Powell, in Jackson-street, to nominate another candidate, in conjunc tion with Mr. Thomas Murray Gladstone. A requisition was presented to Mr. Sheppard, who promptly responded to it by allowing himself to be nominated. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Sheppard, &c. Mr. Shep pard's address will be found in another column. EXCHANGE WARD.—We rejoice to find that Mr. Ambrose Lace has consented to come forward as a candidate for the representation of this ward on the conservative interest. With proper exertions, his success may be considered as cer tain. RODNEY-STREET WARD.—We understand that a body of the reformers of Rodney -street Ward, about seventy i I num ber, are so much amazed that they were not consulted as to the propriety of bringing Mr. Loch forward as a candidata in the radical interest, that they have made overtures - to. the conservative committee to give them their support, if they will nominate Henry Lawrence, Esq., instead of John Nel son Wood, Esq. The proposition was, however, repelled with contempt—the committee being pledged to Mr. Wood, and being certain that they shall carry the election. Yesterday, the Mayor entertained a select party at the Town-hall, including the Lord Bishop of Chester, and many of the gentlemen who were present at the laying of the foun dation stone of the new School for the Deaf and Dumb. On Wednesday, the Bishop of Norwich, we learn, paid a visit to this town and visited the Corporation schools. We have not learned what opinion hisloraship has expressed of these establishments. Cri tun.n.cr.h. 8.,, , ,na0KE,.--lir-whaterer - fight we view the character of Lord Bolingbroke, we shall find him rather an object of wonder than an example for imitation ; more to be feared than esteemed, and gaining our admira tion without our love. The world now begins to think justly both of him and of Pope ; that Pope was the greatest poet, but not the most disinterested man in the world ; and that Bolingbroke had not all those virtues, nor all those talents which the other so proclaimed : that he did not even deserve the friendship which lent him so much merit; and for the mere loan of which he dissembled attachment to Pope, to whom in his heart he was as perfidious and as false as he was to the rest of the world.—Countess of Huntingdon'q Life and Times, 2 Vols. THE QUEEN'S KILMAILNOCK LOVER.—The personage who figured so ludicrously at Windsor, and by writing letters to her Majesty, is a native of our good town (Kilmarnock.) For some time previous to his emigration he filled the honour able office of scavenger in one of the lower wards—as speech makers say at congratulatory dinners—" with credit to him self and advantage to the community." Afterwards he kept a horse and jobbed about with a cart. Jamie was of an as piring turn ; and the purchase of a horse with'a bit of blood in it, which he made from a respectable firm of ironmongers here, was an era in his life from which he used to date any thing that subsequently occurred to him. With this nag Jamie used to be seen on the Ayr race-course cutting a toler able figure, and delighted in attracting the attention and ad miration of his humble pedestrian acquaintance. But it will be seen that he now Hies his hawk at higher game—regardless of the caution of Raleigh, which dictated the lines— " Fain would I climb, but that I fear to fall ;" and even unencouraged by the reply of the object of his am bition— " If your heart fail you, climb not at all." -Kilmarnock Journal. PRONUNCIATION. — The difficulty of applying rules to the pronunciation of our language may be illustrated in two lines, where the combination of the letters ough is pronounced in no less than seven different ways, namely, as —o, nf, of, up, ow, 00, and ooh. " Though tough cough and hiccough plough me through, O'er life's dark lough my course I still pursue." SPOTS ON THE SUN.—There is at the present time on the sun's face and not far from its centre, a splendid group of spots, visible through the London fog to the naked eye, or which, when the planet shines strongly, the eye protected by a smoked or dark glass, will instantly detect.—Evening Paper. [The spots on the sun's face must, indeed, be " splendid," to be visible through a London fog. As the sun's health appears at present to be a subject of anxiety to the lieges, let us hope he has not caught cold during the late wet summer.] THE OLD TRICK.—Age does not always bring wisdom with it, for an old man named Riley, from Baxenden, has seen the dupe of a sharper, against whose wiles ordinary care aul ~,lowledge would have protected him. It is a repetition of the o:d trick of folding up sovereigns, and thus it hap pened. Ril,v was at our fair last Thursday, and in the course of the day a stranger scraped an acquaintance with him, and offered to treat him with a glass of ale : the pair adjourned to the White Bear, in Northgate-street, where the polite stranger paid for what wag drank. The tricks of pickpockets and swindlers formed a subject of conversation, and as Riley had 13 sovereigns in his possession, he thought it best to secure them as well as he could ; his companion recom mended him to fold them up in a piece of brown paper, and put them in his watch-fob, The folding up was safely accom plished by Riley, and his friend helped him to stow them safely away. We need hardly say the gold disappeared, and copper took its place. The sharper got clear 'off with his booty, but the old man was exceeding loath to believe he took his money, because he " war soo varra kind. "—Black burn Standard. We are requested to contradict a reportcurrent at the west end, " That Lord Melbourne was rendered unable to occupy his usual place at the royal table, yesterday, by sud den indisposition, caused by the rumoured death of the noble and learned ex-chancellor having been contradicted." His lordship DID occupy his usual place, and purposes so to do as long as there's a place for him.-11f,rning Herald. - - - - -- - LARGE TURNIP.—Mr. George Braithwaite, of Henthorne Mill, near Clitheroe, has in his possession a turnip which weighs 111bs., and measures 29 inches in circumference. — From a Correspondent. [lt will be remembered that at the last show of the Blackburn Floral and Horticultural Society, a turnip of the purple globe kind was exhibited by Joseph Fielding, of Mellor, a cotager, which measured 24 inches in circumference.]—Blackburn Standard. HOLYWELL.—The ball for the benefit of the Dispensary was most numerously attended on Thursday evening last. Lord Dinorben, the Prince and Princess of Capua, Lord and Lady Gardner, and Sir E. Mostyn, were among the fashion ables.—Chester Gazette. THE QUEEN DOWAGER ' S VISIT TO RUGBY SCHOOL.— RUGBY, OCT. 21.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, having been prevented, owing to the inclemency of the weather on Friday last, from paying her expected visit to Rugby school, was enabled on the following day, which happily proved fine, to fulfil her gracious promise. The royal carriages were to arrive at three, p.m. Precisely at the appointed hour the royal car riages drove up the crowded street to the house of the head master, where her Majesty alighted, and was received by the masters and trustees of the school. Her Majesty then, accom panied by her suite and the head master, immediately pro ceeded to view the school buildings, and was graciously pleased to express her approbation of the preparations which had been made for her reception. On entering the quadrangle her Ma jesty was received with deafening cheers from the assembled school, who maintained one continued shout, until he r Malesty had entered the splendid museum. Here the assistant masters were presented. Her Majesty then proceeded to the great school, and from thence to the chapel, of which we under stood her Majesty evinced great admiration. On leaving the chapel her Majesty expressed a wish to witness a match at football, at which game Rugby has long been known to stand unrivalled. Having stayed to view this exhilirating scene for about 20 minutes, her Majesty proceeded to look over the rest of the school. Having visited the school-house hall, her Majesty and suite returned to their carriages, followed by the enthusiastic cheers of the Rughians, and immediately af terwards returned to Newnham Paddox, the seat of Lord Denbigh, after requesting Dr. Arnold, the head master, to add a week to the usual Christmas holydays.