The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

der rea_ d i l e rea- 'rev OW 0 hear effort ' the en being. 1 , - r to 11 ' to thei ,ye 0 ; reali s t - def. of its , d co wow% to - re i e° novo _Jo , l; a nd- s ch soul aP a P c ,:fii .stless rt„, ess g itteub p o f o id sat!s tines" king 1 10 to° been t tbe 0 "' fee 1 b l e r,. , ) arent eceP e, diem " Id te )e won ire h e alth , I ',is tche' to ) wa-,..ke, A hers s `" - ) felt, b e Y not bee gle 'ect st itig to; W ould O tt tbe ffect or' r be t uoye „ t o' I not y Clo ll a 0 ld ixioes lt leeg.,otb'bxa 'fires t of th • )arents cos: it,w, 1 35 ,0%b n gteu • cor DoUld he ll di e after 6 ,„pite' hied TOO ;sness 0 co y r the i'c c At iveg . , lsigee" eair life of re hti!l the b lig nf bi g tter nc. g o '„; no s of _ n o een " the 1 1 cifr stay 813 only 0 tcr bee° o 0 had 13°. one 1 the v3 ° _ itoPu ts rer, the rcLnrg Le DO erf Ot t a th e I cc ee 0 , A the autheee about oel . Seak (St. . 41 be " J O' in the ° he ell o _, fro r j [onatiewtof fr. n ut brick ebt, j ?. —The 1 C 43 ra •°fin, lil ted att ioel i de r bed je r Ot or v ie Id su sp poia h the s tir o 01 1 1 1e : 0 Y 5 nam e - g iff . ine :1 gosl,ce iA P•tiogol to esbi b o l o ritrspPe,c,,D,'ed ,berr ivw `1) 0 6,/ too ° . tio - r s ios erlPbel°9o t he t be,„„f: born 0 1 0 1 f Vifr nn 3 Y , /all cfP )th (IN Sets 9 1140. Moral petu 5. ;,, 1 :, in family he celebr a t e d Di st returned to this country "'Ain) Europa, which arrived on Sunday. wa`;lf Wedne ' day the body of a full-grown male child str e 4and in the privy attached to a house in Chatham- Ia adof the Ai g b ur th omn ib uses , th e o th er d ay , a three her pocket neatly picked of her pu r se, c ont a i n i ng sov e thV i cense h g a n sbeen granted to Mr. Robert Edgar, of f o , l4 vvit, to open the Liver Theatre for theatrical per 13ces he.barq. ue Alice Gill, of 255 tons bu r the n , 0.m., a nd iT ion ging to Messrs. Thistle and Co., of this town, was " I t c hed at Whitby on Thursday. t o th e Admiralty have directed an inquiry to be made as ta,,ue number of unemployed seamen in this port, and te;ivevehat proportion of them have been in her Majesty's R EA f eari LT H OF THE TOWN.—The steady decline of the afft e ti f l,malady with which this town has recently been 41 , 1 'eu was still more marked last week. The decrease average is about twenty per day. o -it ? Chancellor of the Ex c h equ e r h a s received £l3 f r om cok e t • E.," Liverpool, " on account of underpaid in ofzflin,:aantd'itaenvdenhuaes. paid it over to the Receiver-General We d g e l an• steamer Victory arrived at Londonderry on the tclaY morning, amidst the firing of artillery and .. th .esit e tt e rf.t e ec ev r a os of sl a e ssembl e d thousands. She sailed again in rnoon. Y, of South Castle-street, has, we learn, ir l i th e nted the pupils of the Ragged School, Soho-street, lik e ,,,,L,Ther of caps. We trust other trades will " do Tr iz • , jler s 13 0 aulsTawtax confidence we reier Liverpool to this excellent hotel. A continued ei"..Pv!etory for at least half-a-score years, with prior local toeFe:• ence, augurs well for the excellence of the establish in the cuisne, as other departments. loci„`"LEXY.—On Friday morning, Thomas Ralph, who ya r n Challinor-street, was found dead in the back th e b _°' the Premises.—On Saturday, Igdaliah Seddon, of fro 'Yal William Hotel, Pembroke-place, dropped dead p n the same cause . Ni tui the open gardens belonging to Miss Thompson, Itadi Hotel, Wavertree, may be seen a few stems of landshau Corn, from 11 feet to 12 feet in height, with fine of corn. The seeds were only planted in March The D • Thomas Nolan will become the minister of IsTo r - "is Chapel, Bedford-row, on the second Sunday in th e e inber. The reverend gentleman again preached in h;. church on Wednesday even i ng. We are persua d e d sMinistrations will be acceptable and efficient. ti o „no Mond a y, R . S . B ran d ret h, E sq ., sa t i n the Ses thish'-ileuse to revise the Parliamentary list of voters for to b orough. Many of the objections made b y the littl e were struck off, but the proceedings excited o e i nterest, and terminated during the day. t to n Sunday week two sermons were preached in St. .Zge'! Church, Little Bolton, by the Rev. D. James, eeil;' : - F- B •A., incumbent of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, and th o -s 'ons made amounting to £lOO is. 3d. in aid of the eve schools. e tt a P,tain Naylor (who will have to change his name to toa'a'n Leyland) succeeds to the property of his late aod and great uncle, the late Thomas Leyland, Esq., p ro Lue other brothers, the two Messrs. Naylor's, to the . k e vtY of the late Christopher Leyland, Esq. St ar l n n evican provisions, imported into Liverpool from the he..2: 8 9 for the year ending Sept. 30, 1849, are stated to h a 2 6,000 t i erces beef, 37,000 barrels pork, 224.000 cwts. th: e ci, 1 6,000 h ams , 50,000 b arre ls lard, 100,000 boxes steW e, 8 ,600 firkins butter, the value being one million Alng for Li verpoo l a l one . tip-miether of the large houses at Birchfield is to be fitted i t t l is a barracks. Offices are to he erected in connexion tip e ,.; it, and the whole of the business now under the I) ll l,"ntendence of Captain Greig, at the premises in vihi-street, (which are to be given up in June next,) be removed to the new establishment. 110;;, ,g r eat deal of interest is attached by the people of 11 Carolina to a proposal made by a wealthy company h Liv erpool,i for the establishment of a line of steam-ships ta te w h een that port and Charleston. The project met with the e ncouragement, particularly from that portion of Nrrumunity interested in the cotton trade. • ii I r i th e are glad to see that Mr. Josias Booker has returned v enovated health from his visit to the West Indies. his s Understand that he has arranged for the cultivation of 010: 8 , t ates there by means of European implements, the t o „gn, harrow, &c. Mr. Booker resumed his seat in the fpeil on Wednesda. tilirtl, 4lll BY A FALL. y —On Friday, Isaac Boyd, aged M t . a clerk, was com i ng d own th e s t e ps f r o m a terrace foot s of buildi ngs i n S o h o - s t ree t, w h e n he slipped his ft ta a nd fell over the rails to the ground, a depth of about setahe fee. He received a fracture of the skull, of which k.ed fletnENT ON SHIP-BOARD.—On Tuesday week, Wm. Igeh- o ° llet, aged eighteen years, one of the crew of the I re r .. /ler Susan, while the vessel was on her voyage from th e 'rd to this port, fell, while engaged in reefing,. from ti lt 1 1 _ 1 e topsail yard to the deck, and was so much injured he died almost immediately. korEATIIS FROM FALLING-IN OF EARTH.—On Friday alted lliii „g , Thomas Taylor, aged 51, and Edward Rowland, stre e t u Years, were employed in the new sewer, in Kew kit. ( Scotland-road), when, in consequence of the heavy atee,;_tlie earth or soil gave way, notwithstanding shoring, tyl, t he two men were crushed under it. Both were dead pi taken out. FEMALE SAILOR.—This extraordinary woman Poet cabin passenger in the Nimrod steamer for this Ned' f rom Cork, on Saturday week. She was accompa k e to the quay by a large concourse. She was detained ele r . °l•ll until arrangements were made by two Protestant Ist omen to have her taken care of on her arrival here. ver s s ei t:inds e y proceeds hence to Halifax, N. 8., by first Dlrai, INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—On Friday the Can -11, g S cholarship was awarded to Mr. A. Glynn by the o n ° 'Swainson M . A., Tutor and Fellow of Christ's zef e Cambridge, and the Rev. J. Barnard, M.A., alen College. Oxford. The names of Mr. Lister, Rees, and Mr. Byrth were mentioned as having distinguished themselves in classics, and those Il ia t a l tf- es :ll . ll t al e lY es, Mr. Glen, and Mr. Lister, &c., in mathe ; X A - " , INATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet tif the Board of Examiners, held at the Board-room, let s 8 . Exchange-alley North, Capt. 'Washington Pirrie, tenaster of the Letitia Heyn, of Belfast; Capt. Alex hoe, Hall, late master of the Belmond, of Greenock ; 'aPtain Charters Simonds, master of the Syria, of 4, POOL, were severally found qualified for first-class Vacates as masters. IN" OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.—On Friday a lecture " - -t e hlelivered on this subject at the Music-hall, by the to te rated Elihu Burritt. The lecturer went into theheroine of a genera l an d c h eap commun i ca ti on b e t ween all piq of the world, as set forth in a pamphlet which he kat j o s hed some time ago. This was understood to be the th,,,,e,cture of Mr, Burritt previous to his departure for ituaited States. 13 t HARRWITZ, THE CELEBRATED CRESS PLAYER.— Iti t Z'onday even i ng th e Li ver p oo l Chess Club had a ga m e' at w hi c h M r. H arw i tz p l aye d a t th e sam e time two te tt e i s e Without seeing the board, each game against two etif,tnen consulting together. No. 1 got early into (la and resigned at the twenty-fourth move. No. 2 ble u " somewhat better defence, but at the twenty-ninth ST Mr• Harrwitz announced mate in three moves. r,ETER's WARD.—At a meeting of the electors, iqeht.ennesday evenin, i was resolved to support the Mr. Fernihou g gh, t whose address appeared in our 'lv o , we hear that it is the intention of the Conserva ii4 el we to bring forward Mr. John Johnson as a can ilc4ete 14,,eue That gentleman is a strong opponent of the Velts - vne, and a warm advocate of the rating of the tq e C He wa s ' notwithstanding defeated on Saturday, in koaaae Ward, by Mr. G. H. Horsfall. „k'tin t B ,„ e ciz CLus.—The winter series of social meetings j . kt -a ces with the annual dinner on Thursday evening ' 9 th'; a nd the first conversazione will take place on the tie n ' f a starit. Wm. Brown, Esq., Professor Traill, M.D., ; 1 4. - D..the most valued friends of the late Mr. Roscoe, 44 4 41 0 4 ,hb0ne, and other esteemed members of the insti 'le ( 1' h ave intimated their intention of being present at NV:ll,er on Thursday evening, in the arrangements for h''"e Whole resources of the club will be brought to rendering them as complete as possible. It is m,he to ,..ng to learn that the usefulness of this institution 4 i'l b i ng more and more appreciated. ~ ,l el rt ,- " `POOL PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.—This as will be seen from the advertisement, offers an ,eoo4ation, which we hope our readers will peruse and t 0 r• Circulars have, we are informed, been addres 4tit,„:,eads of establishments, soliciting aid to give the fr'ntteb,""nn yeartmest basis. and we are pleased to find a 41 41 - P ci var in the ladies to assist : we are not un tlt at, b ut . g g it would certainly not do for Liverpool gen it77etiiie, shit: cause like this, to be outdone by the fair s . ex. is, we understand, about to form an institu tateepn the basis of this, and, if once started, it will be solatelY and well supported. by'at Sob Of al towFuL VOYAGE.—On Sunday morning, the no t i i Au gust, a party of thirteen emigrants, from this tela of ed from Liverpool to New York, with tbe in en party Were Mr. Thomas Dunderdale, a person well L,aty a nd much respected in the town, having been for t. 44 bZera a clerk to Alessrs. Arrowsmitb, bankers ; and lehics ther, Richard Dunderdale, who had been in the eir of the lessees of the North Union Railway ; and presPective wives and families. Of th 3 thirteen who fed Vr t ? i l in good health and spirits to settle in the o r , ° „ l 'Ld, only seven reached New York, six having )„ e 17, 1 ,"ue Passage. Mr. Thomas Dunderdale died on to r inge's' t o f August; his second son William, and his de s °n, Richard, baying both died or. the 14th, bUh t , ‘ Ya after leaving Liverpool; Nancy, his eldest 4. 1 14,2,', died on Sunday the 19th. Alice, wife of R. (itglit'eurale, died on the 28th of August; and Jane, the nt . Richard, died on the first September. Some ) I , ge ss. ei Vis were from cholera, and after a very short N ~. o n ;5 other passengers died during the voyage.— e th inns 7,,AMA OF THE MISSISSIPPI.—Of all the impor cep,,lie47l, amilsement with which cousin Jonathan has kinde r th e -British market during the last few years, we hi`t!tlotleinat none have more fully merited the support of ht Vohn than the panorama which has been exhi hnth. pope Liver Theatre, Church-street, during the last 141 1 is D ' o n e Painting, covering three miles of canvas, .on ueao f ilt,vayed 3,000 miles of some of the most varied testsftredoh ,n" Scenery in the world, is from the pencil of 141 Panvard, who, for several years, endured the 1 74 duce?rivations and difficulties, in order that he might thtlthifit'd'ePainting which should astonish the world by its itl,_World !Ind truthfulness. How far he has succeeded 1 4 1 4 • As bee W ill itself s h ow. S uf fi ce i t to say, that w h erever t4tetiter exh Pris e seibrichl ited he merits. has met with Those that success which tto li ny lo r , ly a j ilt : the windings of this mighty river will feel te sted in re-visiting the different points with Mr. Banvard, whose description of the scenery and veieiiS objects as they appear are highly amusing and instructive. We understand that the painting will be on view only for this week, and we again advise those of our readers who have not paid Mr. Banvard a visit to take an early oppor tunity of doing so. IMPORTANT CASE.—A case of considerable importance, involving the right of the people of Wallasey to cut and use for the cultivation of their potato crops the " starr grass," or bent, which grows on the sand hills, north of Wallasey, came on for hearing on Tuesday, before H. Winch, Esq., at the new Court-house, Egremont. Up wards of twenty of the villagers were summoned under an obsolete act, (the 15th Geo., 11, chap. 25.) which inflicts a penalty of 20s. and costs for the first offence upon any person who may cut or destroy any portion of starr grass, or rushes, which may grow on any waste land or common ; and further that, if " more than four" such rushes or blades of grass be found in the possession of any person within five miles of said common, the party so offending must be sent to gaol for twelve months, to be kept to hard labour and publicly whipped. The summons in this case set forth that the parties " did, without consent of the owner, unlawfully and maliciously cut certain grass," &c., Mr. Eastham appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Brether ton for the defendants. It was agreed to take the case of Wm. Preston as a rule for the rest. The fact of cutting the grass having been clearly proved and admitted, Mr. Bretherton submitted that the case had not been made out, inasmuch as no ownership to the sandhills had Wen proved, and, consequently, no trespass could be sustained. The court agreed in this view of the case, but suggested the propriety of the parties pledging themselves not to offend against the act any more, inasmuch as they might be proceeded against upon the more penal section for hav ing the grass in their possession ; and, as the act gave him no discretionary power, it would become his painful duty to send them to gaol for twelve months. This course being acceded to, the informations were quashed. COMPROMISE ON THE WATER QUESTION.—The Coun cil proceedings of Wednesday include a notice of a move ment towards an attempt to settle the Pike question in some amicable way ; and already, and indeed since an article on the subject in another page was in type, the Special Committee of the Council has requested an inter view with the committee appointed by the parishioners at the late great meeting. That interview took place yesterday, at the Town-hall, when a conversation was entered into, which lasted an hour and a half. It was chiefly preliminary, but the topics suggested in the course of it were agreed to be considered by the Committee of Council, and a communication in writing is to pass the Parish Committee this day. We are not at liberty to give any particulars of what was said at the interview ; but it is evident that the money part of the question has now brought matters into a negotiable shape, and that the Pike scheme is to be stopped unless the burgesses forget themselves at the coming election.—(Mercury.) On Friday the Special Water Committee laid a formal docu ment before the Parochial Committee for consideration, but it was considered unsatisfactory. The Water Com mittee insist, we learn, as a sine qua non, that all the con trscts, remote as well as recent, connected with the Pike scheme be literally carried out and paid for. They also require that an act be applied for during the ensuing ses sion to extend the compulsory clauses of the Rivington Act until 1852, and that an engineer of high standing be appointed to whom the water question shall be referred, both with a view to home as well as exterior supplies. The engineer so appointed to report from time to time to the Council. This is said to be the basis of the negotia tion, but, unless the demands of the special committee are modified, there is not much probability at present of an amicable arrangement. The committee appointed by the Vestry hhving declined the proposals made them by the special committee, handed over a statement of the conditions upon which they would favour a compromise, and there the matter rests at present. VISIT OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.—OUr town was honoured, on Thursday last, by a visit of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, who had for some time been a guest of the Earl of Wilton, at Heaton Park, near Manchester. The Mayor received intimation of the coming event by electric telegraph, and made every suit able arrangement for the reception of the royal visitor. The party arrived, shortly after twelve o'clock, and were welcomed at the Lime-street station by the Mayor and his friends. They were :—Augusta, Duchess of Cam bridge ; Augusta Caroline, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh, Princess of Great Britain ; Frederick, Hereditary Duke of Mecklenburgh ; Princess Mary Ade laide; the Earl and Countess of Wilton; Alexander Prince de Schonberg; the Hon. Algernon Tulk Egerton, son of the Earl of Ellesmere ' • Lady Elizabeth and Lady Catherine, daughters of the Earl of Wilton ; Edmund St. John Mildmay and Baron Knesebeck, equerries to the Duchess of Cambridge; and Mr. H. Lyster. On leaving the railway-station the distinguished party visited St. George's Hall, through which they were conducted by the Mayor and Mr. J. B. Lloyd. They then proceeded to the Blue Coat Hospital, where they were received by Mr. Alderman Swainson, and the various masters belong ing to the school. On the arrival of the party the Blue Coat band struck up the national anthem, with which her Royal Highness seemed much gratified. The visitors expressed their admiration at the excellent manner in which the institution was conducted. The party then visited the Town-hall, where they were received by the Mayoress, and partook of refreshments. They afterwards, accompanied by the Mayor, visited the steamship Niagara, at the Coburg Dock, and were highly gratified by seeing the ship, the officers exhibiting the utmost courtesy in explaining the various arrangements. They next visited the Albert Dock and warehouses, where they were re ceived by Mr. Henderson, chairman of the Dock Com mittee. Some of the party ventured to be carried to the higher rooms by the hydraulic machinery. The Philhar monic Hall was next visited, where they were received by Mr. J. B. Brancker, one of the committee. The inspec tion of the noble building impressed the party with asto nishment and admiration. On leaving this point of their progress, they were conducted by the Mayor to the rail way station in Lime-street, and left the town by express train for Manchester at half-past four o'clock. A SCENE IN THE VESTRY.—At the vestry meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Earle said he wished to know whether the collectors had anything to do with collecting the voluntary rate, because be intended to take the opinion of the Poor Law Commissioners on the subject. That very respect able paper, the Mercury, announced that a deputation had gone up to London, and he wanted to know whether any of the parish money was going also. They were told the reception was highly satisfactory. Now, he had reason to know there was not a single Lord of the Treasury there.—Mr. Harbord : This has nothing to do with our proceedings.—Mr. Earle : I wish the parishioners not to be humbugged with these things.—Mr. Denton The parishioners have been humbugged sufficiently already.— Mr. Earle : But they will be still further humbugged if they do not take care. There is Mr. Avison, the Lord Chancellor of the concern. He hoped if they were to have any more deputations or costs they would he on the principle no cure no pay, for every time that gentleman opened his mouth they would have to pay 3s. 6d. or 6s. Bd. according to the width of the opening, unless some arrangement was made.—Mr. Harbord : Mr. Avison is not employed by the Vestry.—Mr. Earle : The town must not be imposed on, and be told that a party of gentle men went up to London and were received in so satisfac tory a manner. The only satisfaction they ought to feel was, that they were not kicked out of the Treasury.—Mr. Harbord : I was one of that deputation, and all I can say is, we met with no frivolous characters, nor with any men who talked nonsense.—Mr. Earle was glad of that, but a great deal of nonsense was talked here (looking at a piece of paper).—Mr. Harbord : Every word of it is truth. — Mr. Earle : It is all humbug.—Mr. Harbord : (Very coolly.)—We had no mountebank at all. All was gentle manly. (Laughter.) I think you have got into the mud, Mr. Earle.—Mr. Earle : No, I have not ; but I think the gentlemen who went up to London might as well have got into the mud. I don't know what they went for, indeed, unless it was perhaps that they had a wish to pur chase a new pair of breeches, or boots, of the London cut. (Roars of laughter.)—Mr. Harbord : I had no such wish, I assure you.—Mr. Earle : (Warmly)—You know, Mr. Avison, this money will be granted,—Mr. Avison : I know it wont.—Mr. Earle : And yet you are humbug ging the parish with your deputations and stuff. I do not call Mr. Avison a humbug, hut the fact is a humbug, and I include you (Mr. Harbord) in the same bunch. I shall write to the Poor-law Commissioners on the subject. —Mr. Earle then walked towards the door, but having to pass Mr. Avison he entered into a dispute with him as to who was to pay his expenses. Mr. Avison said that, until he asked the parish to do so, Mr. Earle had no right to interfere. The wordy warfare was proceeding in this disorderly way when the reporters retired. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Thursday Edward Kurton, an omnibus driver on the Bootle-road, was fined 40s. and costs for endeavouring to run down an opposition omnibus. In default of pay ment he was committed to gaol for two months. ROBBERY OF A BANK NOTE.—On Friday, two boys, about nine or ten years of age, were charged before the magistrates with stealing a £5 note from Ellen Hum phries, in Park-lane. The prisoners stole the note and secreted it in the chimney. They were remanded. On Saturday, a man was charged with stealing a bank post bill from the Hon. Lady Trench at Belfast, during the recent visit of her Majesty. Mr. Rushton said the offence waa committed beyond his jurisdiction, and the prisoner must be sent to Belfast. The Borough Engineer (Mr. Charles Newlands), was charged on Friday with having allowed 150 water pipes to lie on the quay of the Coburg Dock Basin, longer than is allowed by low. It was stated that expenses amounting to £35 had arisen. Mr. Rushton asked Mr. Hughes (who appeared for the borough engineer) whether he was prepared to pay. (Laughter.) He was fined 40s. and and costs. THE LATE ROBBERY OF BOOKS.—On Thursday, a boy named John Mann was sent to gaol for two months, for having stolen a large quantity of b oo k s ( c hi e fly parlia mentary evidence and reports), the property of the late firm of Messrs. Barton, Irlam, and Higginson. A man named Bell. provision dealer in St. John's Market, ack nowledged that he had purchased 121. cwt. from the pri soner, when Mr. Rushton severely reprimanded him. DAMAGING MACHINERY—SERIOUS CHARGE.—On Wednesday, Robert Hughes, previously remanded, was brought up at the Police-court, charged with damaging the machinery and engine of Messrs. William and John Norris, anchorsmiths, of Norfolk-street. It appeared that the prisoner was engineer for Messrs. Norris, and on Saturday night last he was discharged for neglect and misconduct. He kept the key of the engine -house on that evening, and, it is alleged, some time on Sunday, went and took the packing from the engine, unscrewed the safety valve, took the piston rod out and unpacked it, and lowered the steam valve from its place more than half an inch, which, had it not been discovered, would have broken the engine side rods. He was again re manded. SMOKE NUISANCE.—The proprietor of the Egremont steamer, the Fairy, and Mr. Willoughby, proprietor of TINE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. the Tranmere ferry-boat, Britannia, were charged with allowing dense smoke to issue from the chimneys of their steamers, contrary to the act of parliament. Mr. M'Con nochie, engineer, stated that he had examined the fur naces of both the vessels, and that if the engineers would only use a little caution the nuisance would be materially abated, if not entirely removed. Mr. Willoughby stated that he had been an owner of steam vessels for 17 years, and that it was utterly impossible to prevent smoke from issuing from the funnel of the Britannia, in consequence of the peculiar construction of her boilers. William Murphy, engine driver of the Britannia, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Willoughby as to the Britannia's inabi lity to consume its own smoke. Mr. Rushton ordered that both cases should be postponed fora week.—Another information was heard against Mr. Willoughby, proprie tor of the William Fawcett, in consequence of allowing a quantity of dense smoke to issue from the chimney of that vessel. The case was fully proved by Mr. M'Connochie, and a fine of £5 and costs was inflicted by the magis trates. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—On Wednesday, a respect.. ' ably dressed man, who gave his name as Mr. Loy, ap peared to prefer a charge against William Burke, a clerk, holding a situation under a firm in Bold-street, for enter ing his house on Tuesday night, under very suspicious circumstances. The evidence showed that Burke was observed, between twelve and one o'clock at the back part of Mr. Loy's house, which is situate in Grafton street. He climbed over the wall, and crossed the yard, and then broke the parlour window, which he opened. He then entered the house and closed the window, and the police were informed of the occurrence. They soon effected an entrance, and searched the premises, when they found Burke concealed under Mrs. Loy's bed. He was taken into custody upon suspicion. Subsequent in vestigation showed that the prisoner had been long ac quainted with the prosecutor, and had often been to the house by appointment. Mr. Loy said he had sold his furniture by auction on Monday, and was sleeping that night upon a sofa. He had been robbed of eleven five pound notes and of other property, but he could not charge the prisoner with that. Mrs. Loy admitted that she knew the prisoner, and the bench considering the charge not made out, discharged him. From a communication in the Manchester Guardian, written by an officer of rank in the royal navy, it appears that the female clairvoyant at Bolton, who is said to have made revelations which led to the discovery of a valuable parcel of money misplaced in one of the banks of that town, has been consulted concerning Sir John Franklin, and she declares that he is alive and comparatively well. She asserts, Sir John Franklin has undergone great hard ships, but has overcome them, and is in good hope of get ting to England in nine months and a half, provided no unforeseen accident occurs. She also says, that Sir John Ross is well, but that the ship in which he went out is fast in the ice, and made some other statements touching the voyagers which are of a somewhat startling character. We, however, are not believers in clairvoyance, and only mention these things as matters of curiosity. REMARKABLE FEMININE ENDURANCE.—An accident of a very serious nature, happened on Saturday flightiest, to an old woman of the name of Nancy Westhead, who resides in Wigan-lane, Wigan. She is the wife of a su perannuated son of Mars, and on the night above named her gallant lord came home rather late, having been pay ing his devotions at the shrine of the "-Jolly God." She got him up stairs to bed, and had to proceed down stairs again for some purpose or other, when she fell and broke her leg, so completely that the bones protruded through the skin. Even though she had received this severe in jury, she disdained to give any alarm, but actually got up, and by some means or other succeeded in regaining the bedroom, and proceeded to bed as if nothing had hap pened, without disturbing her husband, so when he awoke in the morning was unconscious of the injury his help mate had sustained. However, she at last began to com plain of the pain it gave her, and upon ascertaining the serious nature of the accident, medical assistance was got, but during the whole of Sunday she stoutly refused to allow her leg to be set. On Monday, three medical gen tlemen attended on her, and in spite of her resistance they reduced the fracture, and the hardy old dame is not as well as can be expected.—Preston Pilot. LOCAL MEETINGS. SELECT VESTRY,—The business on Tuesday was very unimportant. Mr. Woodruff resigned his seat at the board, and Mr. Earle flung several sarcasms at the depu tation to the Lords of the Treasury, which those gentle men treated with becoming indifference. SCOTLAND WARD.—At a meeting of the electors on Tuesday it was determined to oppose the re-election of of Mr. James Holme. The chair was taken by Mr. Smethurst, and the following candidates were proposed : Mr. Raymond Houghton, Mr. W. Roxburgh, Mr. Ewd. Ford North, Mr. W. Nicholson, and Mr. John Dickinson. A resolution was passed to support a gentleman opposed to the Pike scheme, and favourable to the rating of the docks, and a committee was appointed to find one. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS•—At the monthly meeting on Tuesday it was ordered that all occupiers rated above £5O who had not paid their rates should be summoned.—The receipts by the night boats are £5 16s. per week, rather more than pays the expenses.—Mr. Fox asked permission to place a person for one night on the pier, at his own expense, to count the number of persons who came over. His idea was that there were not more than two in each boat after one o'clock. Permission to do so was granted, and a member offered to provide a cigar for the watcher to keep his nose warm. The re ceipts for the ferry were as follows :—Month ending 30th September, 1848, £1,308105. Od. ; 30th September, 1849, £1,487 Cs. 11d. ; from 23d April to 23d September, 1848, £8,014 2s. 3d. ; from 23d April to 23d September, 1849, £9,527 Gs. 2d. ; expenses from April to September, 1849, £9,248 Os. Od. DOCK COMMITTEE.—Mr. Pennington was appointed to the situation in the treasurer's office vacated by Mr. Lewin, at a salary of £l2O a-year.—A letter was read from Lieutenant Hodder, Government Emigration-office, recommending a centralization of emigration vessels in one of the new docks, with the view of having a better supervision of passenger ships. Referred to the Sub committee of Works, the chairman remarking that it was thought the Stanley Dock would be appropriate for the purpose, being very near the steam docks, where the passengers arrive.—A letter was read from J. Locke, Esq., M.P., against the removal of the timber trade to the north end of the town. Referred to the works sub committee. Mr. Fisher asked if it were decided to re move the trade to the north end. The chairman said the great float was being constructed for the accommodation of the trade at the north end, and, no doubt, when the trade saw the advantage, they would remove themselves. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Parker in the chair. Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of health, was confined by an attack of dysentery. A letter was read from the general board of health, acknowledging the receipt of the report of the medical officer on the state of the burial grounds in this town. The board state that they will direct Dr. Sutherland to take the earliest opportunity of making a concurrent report, on the receipt of which the board will be able to exercise its powers, under the act of parliament, for closing burial places. Another letter was read from the board of health, stating that the return of cholera deaths published in the Times were those returned by the registrars, but that the registrars would be communicated with, in order to account for the discrepancies which exist between the published returns and those given by the medical officer. The appointment of a visitor for Frederick-street baths, in the place of Mr. Imrie, was postpcned until after the election next month. A memo rial was read from the inhabitants of Maryland and South Hunter-streets, praying that a sewer might be made in those streets. Referred for a report from the engineer and the medical officer of health. Mr. Walthew gave notice of a motion to reduce the rate of interest on money lent on the sewer rates from £4 10s. to £4 ss. The in spector of nuisances reported the statistics of work done in his departments during the past week. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly meeting of the Commissioners for the Parish of Wal lasey, wss held on Thursday night last, at the Queen's Arms Hotel, Liscard. In the absence of the chairman and deputy-chaiiman, Mr. H. Meadows presided. There were also present Messrs. Callow, Dean, Hill, Jones, and Lester. The proceedings of the Improvement Committee, after detailing the progress made in the drainage and other useful works of the parish, recommended as a measure of economy that the wages of the labouring men, now employed upon the roads, be reduced to 12s. per week. Mr. Callow moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings, which being seconded by Mr. Jones,—Mr. Hill asked if the Board did not think 12s. per week too low a sum ? The Chairman replied in the negative, stating that as the crop was now out of the ground plenty of men could be got for that sum. Farmers were not at present paying more for casual labour, and why should they, when they gave constant employment. Mr. Hill doubted whether they could get as good men for that sum as they had at present. Mr. Callow—Yes, we will, and able bodied men, too, who will be glad to get employment at that sum. lam sorry that I have not employment for all the idle men whom I could get for that amount. I know that 12s. is as much as the inhabitants of Wallasey can afford to pay for the work which is done by these men ; and I know that too many of the parishioners, (and rate-payers too,) will be glad to work for that money.—Mr. Jones suggested that many of the existing nuisances might be removed by their present over-paid constables, who spent their time about the New Brighton Slip.—On the suggestion of Mr. Lester, it was agreed that the wages of the road men should be 13s. per week. Dislrittlt)s. The cholera is very fatal at Wigan. Last week the deaths were seventy one. On Wednesday morning early one of the out-offices attached to the rectory, Wigan, was broken open, and a quantity of bacon and other articles were stolen. On Wednesday the foundation stone of a new church was laid at Prestwich, near Manchester, by the Duchess of Cambridge. The Earl of Wilton has given £5OO towards erecting the sacred edifice. A child of five years, named Thomas Pears, died of hy drophobia at Latchford, on Tuesday, having five weeks before been bitten in the arm by a mad dog. Several mills in Lancashire have within the last ten days been closed, and many are preparing to work short time. It is chiefly of those engaged in spinning the coarser kinds of yarn that this is true. At a late inspection of the houses of the poor in the town of Chester, in eleven lodging-houses were found domi ciled two hundred and thirty-six souls —men, women, and children,—four beds only among this number. Mr. Brindley, the principal of Tarvin Hall School, has been invited to open the present session of the Lancaster Church of England Instruction Society, which is supported by the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the Vicar and clergy of Lancaster, J. Wilson Patten, Esq„ M.P., and other gentlemen. " LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND ON THAT."—It was quoted in worthy John Bright's Manchester paper, the other week, that a portrait of Mr. Iludson was sold by auction lately, at a very small price-10s. We saw one knocked down 'at Manchester the other day, in perfect order (not of Hudson, but of Bright), with gilt frame and glass, for one shilling and tenpenee ! A MULTITUDE OF RELATIONS.—At the present time there is a person residing in Whittle-le-woods, aged 31, of the name of William Monk, who has one father and one mother, two brothers and five sisters, three fathers-in-law and three mothers-in-law, eleven brothers in-law and seven sisters-in-law, thirty-four uncles and thirty-three aunts, besides cousins without number. His father and mother reside at Preston. Several deaths from cholera have taken place at Cros ton, near Chorley. On Monday last four persons died from it, after a few hours' illness. Their names arc John Wren, aged 52, who died seven hours after his attack ; his son, who died after ten hours' illness, aged 22 ; John Farrington, aged 32, after sixteen hours' illness ; and a child named Edward Stirzaker. On Tuesday, William Stirzaker, aged 75, died after nine or ten hours' illness. PRINCE ALBERT A JUDGE OF CATTLE.—The first prize in bulls was gained by an animal named Boatswain, at the recent meeting of the North Lancashire Agricultural So ciety at Lytham. He is the property of Mr. Stewart, of Clapham. When this animal was exhibited among the short-horns at the Royal Agricultural Society of England, held at York in 1848, Prince Albert was so struck with his beauties that he walked up, and patting him, said that however the prize might be allotted, that was his favourite. AN INCORRIGIBLE OFFENDER.—OR Tuesday, a young woman named Mary Clifford, was brought up at the Bo rough Court, Manchester, charged with being drunk on the previous night, in Great Jackson-street, Hulme, and assaulting a policeman. Superintendent Taylor stated that he had bad the prisoner confined in the lock-ups of his division more than 130 times, mostly on charges of drunkenness. She was committed for one month. MR. COBDEN SHEWN TO BE NOBODY. The editor of the Albion has taken Sir George Grey severely to task for some expressions delivered by him last week at a meeting of his constituents at Berwick. The hon. baronet appears to have remarked, that " since they did him the honour of sending him to parliament, events of great magnitude and importance had occurred; events never anticipated or foreseen, and as unexpected ; events which had shaken every throne in Europe, and convulsed the greater part of Europe." Our contempo rary asks, in a frenzy of surprise :—" Indeed ! where has he (Sir George) been of late years ? Has be been asleep in the mind, although bustling about in the body ? These events, neither foreseen nor anticipated, nor expected by him, were seen plainly approaching by every other man, woman, and child in the United Kingdom." We must beg to contradict our contemporary. We distinctly remember one gentleman who, within a very few weeks of this general embroilment, proclaimed most oracularly, that not only might the maintenance of the peace of the world be depended upon, but that war be tween nations was impossible. Free trade had exploded field-marshals, and superseded admirals. At this very time Mr. Cobden was not at all sleeping in his mind, and he had previously been " bustling about in his body." The man had but just returned from the tour of Europe. He had actually walked over the face of the smouldering volcano which was shortly to desolate kingdoms, and to overthrow dynasties, and seen and heard nothing but universal fraternity and whisperings of peace. Our con temporary, therefore, must except Mr. Cobden. He was not amongst the " men, women, and children" whom our contemporary puts down as so far-seeing. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The first business brought before the Council, at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, was a letter to the Mayor, from Archdeacon Brooks, stating that with the consent of the bishop the clergy of Liverpool and the neighbourhood had determined on setting apart Tuesday. the 9th instant, (this day,) as a day of fasting and humi liation, under the recent fearful visitation from Almighty God. The MAYOR then read a notice from himself to the inhabitants which, will be found in our advertising columns. The MAYOR then said he had to lay before the Council a letter from Mr. G. H. Horsfall, stating that, finding he had been absent from the town more than six months, and thus vacated his seat, he begged to resign, and desired that a new election should take place immediately. After some discussion on the question, a new election was ordered to take place. The proceedings of the Finance Committee having been read, and their confirmation moved, Mr. HARBOR)) called attention to the different fares in the new by-laws for hackney-coaches. They seemed to him to be quite inconsistent, for some of the fares near the town were one shilling more than those at a farther distance. He hoped they would not be confirmed, for they seemed to him to be quite preposterous. The MAYOR.—I was just pointing out to the Town-clerk that if I got out some distance on this side of my own gate, I have to pay 55., but if I go to my own house I have only to pay 4s. So I shall always take care to go the long distance. (A laugh.) Mr. LAWRENCE.—The short fares have been reduced, and the long ones remain as they were. Considerable discussion having taken place on the sub ject, The MAYOR said there was several gross blunders in the book of rates. _ _ _ _ _ It was then agreed that the by-laws be referred back to he committee for reconsideration. _ _ _ The rest of the proceedings were then confirmed. The proceedings of the Watch Committee having been read, Mr. TURNER moved their confirmation, and took that opportunity of bringing forward his motion for a super annuation fund for policemen. The proposition which the committee wished the Council to adopt would be to some extent self-supporting, because, according to an existing act of parliament, the committee were authorised to take a 36th part from the wages of each policeman for this object. In addition to this there was, at the present time, £2OOO in the hands of certain trustees, which, in addition to fines and receipts from other sources, produced an ihcome of about £4OO a-year. If to this they added what would be deducted from the policemen's wages, which would amount to about £5OO, they would have a very handsome sum. After some further remarks in sup port of his motion, Mr. Turner resumed his seat. Mr. PARKER seconded the motion. Mr. HORNBY opposed the proposition, on the ground that a man who had been in the force for many years might be discharged for no misconduct of his own, and after having contributed a heavy sum to the fund, might be disentitled to any benefits. In that case it would be a great hardship. Mr. HARBORD opposed the motion at considerable length, on the ground, that if the proposition was carried out, the present fund, which went to support the widows and orphans of policemen, would be, to a great extent, absorbed by Mr. Dowling and the other superior officers of the force. _ _ _ _ After some discussion on the subject, in the course of which several members expressed a similar opinion, Mr. PROCTER moved as an amendment, that the pro ceedings of the committee be confirmed, with the excep tion of that portion of them which referred to the act of parliament relating to a superannuation fund for police officers. Mr. lIARBORD seconded the amendment, and in doing so wished to bring a subject forward connected with the duties of the police, which involved an over-stretching of power on the part of the police. This led to an interference on the part of the Mayor, who said he would not allow anything to be discussed that was not on the face of the proceedings, and that on the amendment which Mr. Harbord had seconded being car ried, the proceedings would be confirmed, with the excep tion referred to. Several members of the Council considered that the ruling of the Mayor was erroneous, and eventually Mr. HARBORD was allowed to proceed. He wished to draw attention to the manner in which the by-laws relat ing to driving in the streets were carried out by the police. Mr. Harbord was going into the details of the act of par liament relating to the question ; when The MAYOR stopped him, stating that he would not allow him to proceed, because he Iwas finding fault with the law, which was out of place. He suggested to him he had better write to the chairman of the Watch Committee on the subject. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by several members, it being contended that it was perfectly in order to bring anything before the Council connected with the police-force, although not on the proceedings. Mr. PROCTER'S amendment was then carried, and the rest of the proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Water Committee were then read, from which it appeared that the resolution of the Council, ordering the committee to withdraw the notice which had been served on the bankers, had not been complied with; and the committee required to be furn ished with copies of the resolutions, proceedings, &c., of the Council, and Special Committee, with reference to the payment of money to the pipe contractors. Mr. HARBORD, in moving the adoption of the proceed ings, referred to the payment of £2,900 on account of pipes which had not been paid by the Water Committee, and which the Water Committee would not permit to be entered in its accounts. With reference to the resolution of the Council, that the Water Committee should with draw a certain notice, they would find that at the last meeting of the Water Committee the chairman and Mr. Langsdale were deputed to wait on the bankers, in con nexion with the instructions received by the committee from the Council. They had waited on the bankers, and taken the liberty of explaining to them the reason why this particular resolution had been come to. He then proceeded to detail the circumstances under which coun sel's opinion had been taken by the Water Committeee, and read that portion of the opinion referring to the banker's a?count. He (Mr. Harbord) had taken the opportunity of requesting to know, with reference to this payment, whether it had been made with the sanction of the Town-clerk, in obedience to the check, signed by Mr. T. B. Horsfall, and the Town-clerk's answer was that the Special Committee had given no orders to pay any money except to parties entitled thereto by existing contracts, and under circumstances precisely similar to those which, after the Council having had before them, directed pay ment to be made—those payments were made, with his (the Town-clerk's,) sanction. He (Mr. Harbord) wished to draw attention to this, because the opinion of Mr. Henderson and Mr. Holt, the barristers, was written on the Bth September, in due course it would be received on the 9th, instructing the Town-clerk and the Special Com mittee, that such a course was irregular and illegal, and on the 10th of September, in the face of this opinion, Mr. Horsfall had sent a check for payment to the bankers. The bankers were told that they (the Water Committee,) would again consider the matter, that at their next meet ing they should be in a position to determine, whether or not it was absolutely necessary they should give a formal notice of withdrawal of the previous notice. In the meantime, he kMr. Harbord) had had counsel's opinion on the subject, which he would take the liberty of reading. The opinion was from Mr. James, the Chancery barrister : " I am of opinion that the proposed charge on the Corpora tion Estates, and that any application of the borough funds for the purpose of the New Works would be illegal, and a breach of the trust on which the management of the Corpora tion property is vested in the Town Council. I think an infor mation should be filed, seeking for the injunction to restrain the proposed mortgage. I think the injunction should go further, and pray that the Corporation and the several parties might be restrained from paying the bankers and contractors the monies due to them, as I am clearly of opinion that the Corporation had no legal authority to bind the Corporate pro perty. by any such loan or contract, and that there are no monies properly or legally applicable for the discharge of such obligations, except such monies as may be raised on security of the water account. The suit should be registered as a List Ptenens. M. JAMES." M. G. H. LAWRENCE asked to have the case read on which the opinion was given. Mr. HARBORD had not the case. Mr. LA WRENCE.—Then the opinion was of no value. Mr. HARBORD asked the Council whether it still in sisted in obliging the Water Committee to withdraw the notice which had been given to the bankers, to induce them not to honour checks which parties had no right to draw for such a purpose. . . Mr. BENNET seconded the adoption of the proceedings. A long discussion followed, in the course of which several members of the Council expressed their suprise that the Water Committee had not, as they were bound to do, complied with the orders of the Council. It was also noticed that the resolution of the Council had not been entered on the proceedings of the water committee. Mr. HORNBY moved as an amendment, that the pro ceedings of the Water Committee be confirmed, except so much of them as referred to the bankers, and which required that the committee should be furnished with copies of the different proceedings taken by the Council and Special Committee. Mr. Ald. •HODGSON seconded this amendment. The debate was continued for some time; and this amendment was considered necessary to prevent the Water Committee interfering with the functions of the Special Committee, and to require the notice given.to the bankers to be withdrawn. On the Council dividing, the amendment was carried by a majority of 22 to 16. For the amendment—The Mayor, Aldermen, D. Hodg son, A. Swainson, W. Nicol, J. Cooper, J. W. Turner, T. Chilton. Town Councillors—J. Holme, J. Tyrer, Littledale, Aikin, Hornby, Bell, Tobin, Booker, Lloyd, Lawrence, Watson, Benn, Mann, and Fisher. Against the amendment—Aldermen Henderson, Proc ter and Bent—Town Councillors Langsdale, Woodruff, Hodson, Ferguson, Toulmin, Robinson, Harbord, Rogers, Wagstaff, Neill, Johnson, Bennett, and Beckwith. On the motion of Mr. HOLT, a memorial, signed by W. Brown, M.P., John Moss, Robertson Gladstone, E. Rushton, and many other gentlemen desirous of obtain ing a settlement of the dispute about the supply of water, praying for the appointment of a committee to meet the Vestry Committee, was referred to the special Water Committee to confer with the committee of the Vestry, and report to the Council. Mr. Alderman PROCTER then moved that it be a re commendation of the Council that no committee meet on Saturday. The motion was negatived by 19 to 10. THE NEW BARQUE " EMPEROR." We noticed at anchor in the river, a few days ago, a fine new barque, called the Emperor; and our reporter, having occasion to pass along the Prince's Dock on Thursday, had his attention again drawn to her ; was politely invited by her commander, Captain E. C. Friend, to inspect her, and was much gratified by the visit. She was built at Aberdeen, by Messrs. Alexander Hall and Sons, the builders of the Pilot Fish, and other crack ves sels that now hail from our port, and are engaged in the trade between it and Bahia in the Brazils, and owned by Benjamin Darbyshire, Esq., merchant, here. The fol lowing are her dimensions : Length of keel Do. over all Extreme beam .. Depth of hold Burthen, new measurement 368 tons—old 418 tons. The model of the Emperor is somewhat peculiar, yet withal very beautiful. She presents a fine rotundity of side, with ample top bearings • sharp extremities; and all her lines beautifully blended,—producing a symme trical whole pleasing to the eye of a sailor, no lumps being observable. She tumbles in a little on deck, throwing the bulwarks, or top weight, more amidships— a good old-fashioned principle. One peculiarity is a con siderable overflanche of bow, and projection of figure head, the object being not only for dryness in a sea-way, but saving in registered tonnage. She has nevertheless quite sufficient forebearings to encounter a storm, the grand secret being, in our opinion, the form of her floor ings and general build. We could venture an opinion on this point; but would not be justifi6d, had we the power, in disclosing the secrets of the building-yard. The stern is of elliptic form, which we prefer to the semicircular. Her masts rake very considerably, and, as a whole, when seen broadside to the spectator, she presents the appear ance of a huge yacht or privateer; and such is her fine finish in planking, that she has been taken by persons at a distance for an iron vessel. Her hull is painted, above the copper, of an olive-brown colour; and a band of white, with a narrow streak of bright yellow below it, runs all along the topgallant bulwarks, from figure-head to taffrail. The head and stern are both chastely orna mented. She appears to us to be precisely the kind of merchant vessel which may, under the new law affecting shipping, successfully esmpete with foreign vessels in the rapid transit of goods and passengers. The Government ought, however, to abrogate all duties on ship-building materials. The vessel's hull is constructed of the best hard wood ; a British-oak frame, and a rock-elm bottom up to the top of the floorings. The main-deck beams are all of strong balks of mahogany, varnished ; and the fastenings are of the most approved description, in hanging and diagonal knees, with double riders down to the floor heads. The lower-deck beams rest, at each side, on clamps running fore and aft, 14 inches deep and 10 in width at the top. There is a spacious raised quarterdeck, which permits space for two elegant and roomy cabins — one abaft, a private room for ladies (should any be pas sengers), and the other a saloon or dining-room. Both are empanelled in French-polished mahogany, and the seats, sofas, &c., upholstered in black hair-cloth. The larger cabin is lighted by an oblong raised deck-light, the roof and coombings of which are painted in delicate light tints with foliated scroll-work, within which are lively pictures of Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, and Bahia, the last in two views. The beams of the cabins are of hecmatae, cased in polished mahogany. The state rooms are more roomy than those of many much larger ships, and are fitted up in a handsome and most convenient manner, several ingenious novelties being here introduced as well as in other parts of the ship. The berths are eight in number, exclusive of the captain's and mate's rooms. The whole of the joinery was done by Messrs. Hall, and, like every part of the hull, is finished with great care and fidelity of workmanship. It is but justice to remark that in this vessel, as well as in many others that preceded her from the same yard, the builders have achieved the grand desideratum of combining great capa city for stowage and carrying with extraordinary speed in sailing. All of them will carry more than their regis tered tonnage, on a comparatively light draught of water ; and all of them are decidedly clippers. The vessel under review made a fine passage from Aberdeen round by the north of Scotland, and took the lead of several of our pilot boats in beating up, off the Skerrics, even after she had carried away her fore-yard—there being an unknown defect in the spar. Captain Friend formerly commanded the Pilot Fish, (still in the same employ,) and is a deserved favourite amongst all connected with the Brazilian trade, as well as amongst his passengers and crew. We should omit a main point did we not state that the forecastle is admirably fitted up for the comfort and accommodation of the men, as is also the room for the officers. Both are provided with sleeping berths, and ven tilated on an approved principle. In fine, no labour or expense has been spared to render the Emperor an honour to any port, and we heartily wish her every success. NEW POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS. The following form of petition may be adopted with advantage in every part of the empire : " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The Humble Petition of " Most respectfully showeth,—That your Majesty's petitioners have heard, with feelings of the deepest alarm and regret, that it is in contemplation by your Majesty's responsible advisers to open the General Post Office, in London, for the transmission of letters on the Lord's-day. "That your Majesty's petitioners most firmly believe that such a course, if persevered in, would tend to the dishonour of Almighty God, and consequently provoke his displeasure ; would banish from the service of your Majesty in the department of your Majesty's Post Office all God-fearing men ; would prejudicially affect the moral character of those remaining in that department, to whose care so large a portion of public property is intrusted ; would deprive a considerable portion of your Majesty's loyal subjects of the opportunity afforded them by the Sabbath, both of bodily relaxation and spiritual edification ; and, generally, would lead to much disregard of the Sab bath in the metropolis of your Majesty's dominions, and in the country at large. " That for these reasons, among others, we, your Majesty's petitioners, most earnestly pray that your Majesty will take such steps as shall prevent the opening of the General Post Office on the Lord's-day. " And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray." [lnstructions.—The petition must be in writing, and when signed, forwarded to the care of the Right lion. Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department.] The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Tuesday, from Heaton House, Lancashire, the seat of the Earl of Wilton. The Earl of Winchilsea will shortly lead to the hyme neal altar the accomplished Miss Rice, eldest daughter of the hon—member for Dover. With this view, Eastwell House is undergoing extensive repairs. ANOTHER WALTER RALEIGH. - Mr. Fisk, a young artist, a nephew of Mr. Fisk, a clergyman, of St. John's wood, London, was sketching in the neighbourhood of Balmoral, and went to the church on a very fine Sunday morning. At the end of the service the rain came down in torrents, and the Queen had to approach her carriage through pools of water. Mr. Fisk, with great propriety, took the plaid from his shoulders, and spread it on the ground ; the Queen walked thereon, and thus reached her carriage. THE Rgrintiturai atib Yortirtiltural COLUMN. The taste which has of late years arisen amongst tho gentry of this country for planting forest trees, especially the Coniferm, is one of the most pleasing horticultural features of the age; for it is not only an indication that the truly beautiful can be appreciated without being ne cessarily dressed in gaudy colours, but it also exhibits a disposition to rear up more lasting pleasures, which will add to the enjoyments and profit of succeeding genera tions. Thanks to the aristocracy of our country, this is no new fashion with them, and to its early encouragement in that class of society we owe the principal wooded glories of Old England. Planting ornamental forest trees has always been a favourite pleasure with the higher classes; and we may trace its origin in those feelings which led to the exultation of Squire Bracebridge, when pointing to his noble beech avenue, and to the glaring stuccoed and treeless habitation of his parvenu neighbour. But with the diffusion of wealth, intelligence has be come an essential characteristic of our merchant princes, and the liberal tastes of the aristocracy are cultivated in every direction, and with complete success, by the empo rocracy, whose vast and accumulating wealth constitutes a new and imposing feature in society. Not one of the least benefits, is the impetus given to the introduction of valuable timber trees, and others of highly ornamental character; the result of which will be, that in the course of a few years some of the grandest features of other countries will he transported to our own. The gracefully drooping and feathery Deodar will become the most beautiful denizen of our forests, whilst its tim ber will add new strength to the " wooden walls of Old. England"; the symmetrical Altingia and towering Arau caria, the elegant Taxodium and the silvery-leaved Pious Brunoniana, will give their rare charms to our woodlands, and their valuable timber to our shipyards ; and thus this now fashionable taste will lead to incalculable good. So general is it becoming, that all the energies of our intel ligent nurserymen are required to supply the incessant demand. PAPERS ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. NO. 11. In our last we stated that too little attention was paid to those substances which are useful as mediums for the conveyance of the essentially nutritious particles. It therefore becomes necessary that we give our readers some insight into the physiology of plants ; their powers of assimilation ; the substances most easily assimilated, and those substances which are not taken sip by the plant, but whose presence seems essential to the vigorous development of the vegetable organization. First, then, of the physiology of plants, we will endea vour to give the idea. The details of known facts have formed extensive volumes, and future discoveries will furnish matter for many more. From the most minute seed, even from that which " is less than all the seeds that be in the earth," whatever it may be, up to the giant king of the forest, all vegetable life is composed of small cells, in most instances micro scopically minute. Every one of these cells is in itself a perfect organism ; it is equal in every respect to every other cell in the plant ; it has the power of reproduction in itself, which it exercises with a rapidity proportioned to the amount of inorganic matter furnished to it for nutriment. But these cells, though all formed in the same way originally, are modified by the organs in which, or for which, they are formed. The power which determines the choice, if we may so call it, is one the mysteries of primal causes with which we have no intention to meddle. Suffice it to say the seed is a cell, or combination of cells, having the power of increasing their numbers. At the same time, the new cells perform different offices in the economy of the plant. Thus, though the cells of the root, stem, and leaves of a plant have all the same origin, they have not the same powers. Their action is modified by circumstances. Manure applied to the roots would be rapidly decom posed, and its particles taken up by the cells forming the spongioles, or root points, whence they would be distri buted as cambium, or food for the cells of every organ in the plant ; but the same manure applied to the leaves or branches, would not produce similar results. It is, then, plain that the cells are not alike in their action, but the cells of the foliage and bark have equally important duties to perform ; they absorb and elaborate the gaseous products of the atmosphere, and may be called the lungs of the plant, while the root may be re garded as the mouth and stomach. Upon the proper action of these important organs, tkte whole development of the plant depends ; and the b es t means of sustaining and nourishing these organs, constitutes the principal aim and object of agricultural chemistry. (To be continued.) CALCEOLARIAS. The lovers of this very pretty flower must have felt annoyed at the neglect with which it has been treated during the past year, only one plant (that by Messrs. Henderson and Brown, of Oxton, at the Corn Exchange) having been shewn which was worthy of the name of a specimen plant. The extreme facility of raising new and beautiful varieties has doubtless been the principal cause of its neglect ; but it should be remembered that, how ever easy it may be to raise choice varieties, it is by no means so easy to bring even the freest-growing plant to perfection. We hope to see this plant again a favourite. MISCELLANEA. It is stated that a fall of vegetable matter of an edible nature, and strongly resembling the manna of the Israel ites in its description, has lately taken place at Erzeroom, in prodigious quantities. Men of science believe that no actual fall took place, but that by some sudden meteoro logical change a large quantity of a peculiar lichen was developed in the night, the lichen being the Lecanora esculentus, which is much prized as food by the inhabi tants of many countries in which it is found. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. Stove, Conservatory, Sce.—Let the temperature of the stove range from 60 to 65 degrees by day, and 5 or 10 degrees less at night ; but on all favourable days give thorough ventilation. At this season, when solar light and heat are approaching the minimum, dryness is very essential ; therefore watering will require some care. Succulent plants, such as cactuses, should be removed to a cool place in the greenhouse. All they require through the winter is protection from damp and frost. Flower Garden.—Anv new arrangements in planting the flower borders should be commenced as soon as the weather is drier. Evergreens may be moved, but deci duous plants would be better left to the end of the month, or even later. _ Kitchen Garden.—lf the soil is light, it would be well to commence trenching the vacant quarters as soon as the weather becomes drier. Potatoes should by this time be all safely paused. Fruit should be gathered, and care fully handled, in dry weather. REVIEWS. Hooker's Journal of Botany, and Kew Garden Miscel lany. Edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens a t K ew . London : Reeve, Benham,ad Reeve. , The value of this publication to the practical botanist is very considerable. Being edited by one of the most talented botanists of the day, having within his reach the whole botanical wealth of the kingdom, it is to be ex pected that the character of the work will be commensu rate with these advantages ; and, as far as it has yet pro gressed, it has in no respect fallen short of the expecta tions raised by its publication ; on the contrary, each succeeding number has improved on its predecessor. In the present number, an interesting paper by Professor Henslow explains most satisfactorily the anomalous ap pearances in the pistil of Eschscholtzia Californica, which Dr. Lindley imagined was composed of four carpels, but which the learned Professor clearly demonstrates to be bicarpellary. Dr. Hooker's interesting journey is conti nued, and a variety of other interesting information given. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. London: Reeve, Benham, and Reeve. The number for Octobcr contains descriptions and il lustrations of a rare Nympbzea—N. ampla ; the large Cupania Cunninghami, of the Kew conservatory ; Aletro sideros florida, a beautiful New Zealand plant, which flowered for the first time in England in May of the pre sent year ; Gonolobus Martianus ; Escallonia macrantha, a beautiful novelty ' • and Brassavola Digbyana, a very fragrant orchid, and by far the finest of this genus. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " J. Smith, Mr. Whalley's Nursery."—The Mayoress having named your large seedling fuschia " Fancy Fair," you cannot do better, in naming the exquisite one with the perfect corolla of rich purple, marked No. 1, than call it " Mrs. Bramley-Moore." The other flowers were good. " J. S. A." leisure. '—We will visit your garden at our earliest The Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford have left town for Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley. REPLY TO THE CLERGY.—The Archbishop of Canter bury, in his reply to the clergy wishing the appointment of a general day of humiliation, says,—" It is matter of much gratification to perceive, both by this and by many other proofs, that there is so much of pious feeling throughout our land, so ready a reeognition of the hand of God, whether in adversity or prosperity. I am bound, • however, to say, in answer to the memorialists, that I have no power to comply with their petition. In my own diocese 1 have recommended the observance of a day of humiliation. In any other diocese I could not attempt to recommend, much less to authorise such an observance, without encroaching on the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop, and claiming a privilege which only belongs to her Majesty in Council." EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.—The meeting of the annual Conference of the Evangelical Alliance is approaching. By what we have heard of the interest awakened by these meetings in London, Liverpool, Bristol Edinburgh, and elsewhere, as well as from the important and hallowed object in view, we expect that the meetings in Glasgow will be very numerously attended. We understand that among those who have already intimated their intention to be present are included the names of Sir Culling Eard ley, Bart., the chairman of the British Organization ; the Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel, Rev. E. Bickersteth, Rev. Dr. Blackwood, Rev. R. H. Herschell, Rev. Dr. Leifchild, Rev. J. Jordan, Rev. Dr. Steane, Rev. Dr. Barnett, present moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, Ireland ; Hon. and Rev. Leland Noel, Rev. P. La Trobe, Rev. Adolphe Monod, from Paris ; Rev. J. Shore, Rev. J. J. Audebez, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, J. P. Plumptre, Esq., J. R. Wheatley, Esq.. Bristol; J. H. Graham, Esq., Edmund Castle; Thomas Farmer, Esq., London; Octavius Winslow, &c.—Edinburgh Witness.