The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-25 00:00:00

Imperial Vadiament. Sir ROBERT PEEL rose, but was assailed with cries of " Spoke," from the ministerial side.) He said, how ha v e I spoken more than the noble lord ? Ido not mean to move an adjournment, or take any other step, because the noble lord has assented to my proposition, and I merely wished to state, in one sentence, without pledging myself to any par ticular course on the next proceeding, that to legislation (for it is legislation) on such an important matter, in this way nothing would have induced me to consent, and that I should have felt myself justified—l never did it before—in moving an adjournment, or offering any other obstruction to taking a vote at half-past two o'clock in the morning, in order that I might put upon record my objection to the principle of proceeding in this way by legislation ; for, in fact, it is Vir tual legislation, by the single act of the House of Commons, not allowing us an opportunity of stating our opinions upon that vote itself, without commencing a discussion at half ? past-two. I, therefore, do not concur with the noble lord, that my opposition is unreasonable. Lord JOHN RUSSELL —Will the right hon. baronet ob ject to the Speaker leaving the chair now, without our tak ing any vote at present f Sir R. PEEL —I shall certainly not object to that course ; but what object does the noble lord propose in it? .r ord JOAN RUSSELL —What I meant by the proceeding virl " tit might be understood that any f resh d i scussion o e place in the comm i ttee.—(Cries of " Divide.") tfe., EL.—I did n o t mean to push my opposition to 4,1 4 k Went. ` I only wished an opportunity of ,6 • „ 14?lef t 40!;•"'411,` HOUSE OF LORDS.+—THURSDAY. The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that when the con sideration of the High Sheriff's Expense Bill was brought forward he should move that it be read a second time that clay six months. The Earl of WINCHILSEA gave notice that he should on Friday present a petition, with 3,000 signatu res , f or t h e re peal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act. On the motion of Lord Denman, the Rules of Proceedings Borough Courts Bill was read the third time and passed. On the motion that the Windsor Castle Stables Bill be read the second time, Lord DUNCANNON, in answer to Lord Ashburton's in quiry,) said that it proceeded, as regarded the Woods and Forests, on a principle that had been observed for the last 20 years. The Earl of RIPON inquired whether it would be requisite to sell any of the crown lands to carry into effect this bill. Lord DUNCANNON answered in the negative. The com missioners possessed sufficient means without resorting to such a mode. Bill read the second time. , The Jamaica Bill h av i ng b een b rought from the Commons, and read the first time. Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that he would, on Friday, present a petition from Mr. Burge; praying that he might be heard at the bar against the bill. After some conversation the second reading was fixed for Friday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. On the third reading of the Commercial (London and Blackwell) Railway Bill being moved by Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Sir R. INGLIS complained of the very little attention ex tended by that house or its committees to the interests of small proprietors where railway schemes were concerned. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to Lord Dungannon, said that the further consideration of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill was already fixed for Wednesday next, on Which occasion the amendments would be proposed and de bated. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, after some conversation with Lord J. Russell, deferred the committee on the Copyright Bill till Friday, on an understanding that if the discussion were not concluded by nine or ten o'clock it should be further postponed. Mr. HARVEY moved addresses, which were agreed to, for a return respecting the amount received by the colonial, or any other government department, under the name of Lady Michie's Charity, and of the application thereof. Also for a return of the names of the principal clerk and chief clerk, for whom salaries of £9OO and £6OO a-year were mentioned un der the head of estimates for the commissariat department. NATIONAL EDUCATION. The adjourned debate on national education was then re sumed, and occupied the whole night. It made some amends for the tediousness which, with two or three exceptions, had been the characteristic of the speeches on the earlier evenings. Mr. DISRAELI began, and with so much ability as to com mand the applause of both sides of the house. He combated Mr. Wyse's assertion that the interposition of the state was indispensable to any satisfactory system of education, main taining that Fngland was indebted to the state for but little of her social advancement, and owed it chiefly to private en terprise. The principle of our ancestors was to increase the power of society and diminish that of the government, so as to effect a union of liberty and order, enjoyed by no other country. He denounced the plan now propounded,.as a cen tralization injurious to national character, and maintained that in proportion as you reduce the duties devolving on your people as individuals, you endanger their rights as citizens. Mr. EWART delivered an essay on the other side, which contained nothing worthy of remark. Mr. PLUMPTRE vindicated the conservatives from the imputation of seeking to " judge their neighbours." Sir GEORGE STAUNTON differed, not without pain, from the government, whom he was accustomed to support ; but could not concur in a plan which went to place the church of England under a disadvantage, and subject religion to a board exclusively political. Mr. GAILY KNIGHT repelled the charge that the conser vatives were adverse to education, when in fact they have made the greatest efforts in its favour, and are adverse only to the ministerial scheme with its fluctuating board. Mr. GIBSON spoke on the ministerial behalf, in a vein of loud liberality and fluent common-place. Sir H. VERNEY followed on the same side with forbear ance and moderation. Sir ROBERT INGLIS then, with great ability, addressed himself to the defence of the church of England, and of the University of Oxford. The University, he said, was not to be held responsible for those new doctrines of certain of her graduates which had called forth the disapprobation of some of the speakers in these debates. Ministers professed to have made a change in their scheme, but no change c o u ld b e satisfactory while the board sho u ld be left a portion of the plan. He illustrated the moral superiority of the education afforded by the church from a return of the number of young persons who, during a period of six months, had been dis charged from Newgate at the expiration of their sentences. Those who had been instructed at schools with which the church had no connexion. He gave credit to ministers for a sincere belief in the established religion ; but as this belief must lead them to a conclusion that any dissent from the es tablished religion was an error, he apprehended that they departed from their duty when they gave encouragement to such dissent. He concluded by a reference to the overwhelm ing multitude of the petitions and petitioners against the plan of the government. Mr. O ' CONNELL endeavoured to weaken this last argu ment by contending, that though the petitions were many, the signatures to them were not very numerous. (The latest lists, we suspect, would convict the learned member of an " enormous" mistake.) The opposition, he said, to be consistent, should not give a mere preference to the people of the Church of England, but should absolutely exclude all other, sectaries. " But work out that," said he, "if you dare ! lam here now, in spite of you: turn me out if you can." Having indulged, in this expression of acrimony, he , suddenly assumed a tone and manner of the utmost gentle ness, unbroken through the remainder of his speech, except by some splenetic comments on the course of the Wesleyans in joining the church on this occasion. He bad never heard of their having done any good to civil liberty, and they seemed strangely inclined to a cry of "No Popery." So long as the public money . was given only to the National and o the British and foreign schools, there was no objection from anybody, because so far the Roman Catholics were not partakers ; but as soon as a scheme was proposed in which the Roman Catholics were to share, the " No Popery" cry was set ut He entered into statements fo r th e p urpose o f showing not very conclusively, as the well-informed reader will anticipate) that the numbers of the Church of England, -rrith elao of yt.‘ YV GL e only in the proportion of about Bor9 to 6. He deprecated party motives, and concluded by exclaiming, with an air of the most captivating and affectionate sincerity, " Let us quarrel about something else." Mr. GLADSTONE began an excellent speech by demolish ing Mr. O'Connell's statistics, and showing from the ac counts of the dissenters themselves, that their numbers, even including the Wesleyans, were only between 2 and 3,000,000 ; while the whole population of England and Wales is about 16. And, in vindication of the Wesleyans from the learned gentleman's sneer at their alleged indifference to liberty, Mr. Gladstone reminded the house of the part which they had taken in the abolition of slavery. It was a mistake, coatinued he, to assert that the inclusion of Roman Catho lics in this plan had brought upon it a disapprobation not di rected against that of the British and Foreign schools, which were alleged to have excluded Roman Catholics. The British and Foreign schools placed no peculiar bar upon Roman Catholics ; their scheme was meant to exclude all special faiths alike ; and their objection to the system of the church was owing not to any leaning in favour of the dis senters, but to a general determination against all peculi arities of Christian faith. Their plan was indeed a limited one; it gave no advantage to any religion; but at least it did not let in truth and error, to take their places side by side. If the principle of the government were to be followed out to its consequences—if it should be recognised as a duty of the state to endow dissenting schools by reason of some abstract right of all classes to religious education, it would be equally a state duty to endow dissenting chapels. In India, where you have millions of poor subjects, and whence you derive large revenues, you ought to endow Hindoo and Mahometan institutions. But the present ministers were men of mere shifts and expedients, who took up an argument only to serve the turn of the time, and regarded not its further con sequences nor its general value. They had learned nothing from the repeated defeats they had sustained in their attacks on the church. Still baffled and still disgraced, they still re turned to the attack, and strove to undermine what they were unable to storm. Mr. SPRING RICE contended, with a good deal of spirit and energy, that, according to the arguments of the opposi tion, you should educate the children of the establishment in the established faith, but leave all other children wholly uneducated. Tbat, however, had not been the policy of Sir Robert Peel's government with respect to the grant for May nooth, or to the endowments bestowed upon various sects in . our colonies, Roman Catholics themselves not excepted. He denied that the church was intitled to the superintendence of national education, and defended the constitution of the proposed board against Lord Stanley's opening objections. Sir JAMES GRAHAM vindicated the consistency of his friend Lord Stanley. The argument contended for by ministers would entinguish the principle which perfers and sanctions one faith as the religion of the state—would put an end at once to all established religion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was the last of the speakers on the ministeral side. Sir ROBERT PEEL closed the debate with a masterly ad dress—an address, unsurpassed, perhaps, in power and beauty, by any of those brilliant speeches, with which the right honourable baronet has enriched the parliamentary re cords of the present session. Sir Robert Peel's exposition of the ministeral scheme of national education ought, in fact, • to be " read, marked, and learned" by all who desire to save .the Established Church of England from subversion. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For the motion . 2BO • For the amendment. Majority. The result was hailed with the loudest cheers from the oppo sition side. Sir R. PEEL begged to ask, whether the noble lord intended to take the vote now ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied in the affirmative. Sir ROBERT PEEL—Then, sir, I decidedly object to that course. The noble lord proposes to Bring forward a scheme of education not by bill, and he proposes to allow only one night for the consideration of the whole subject, and to take the vote at half-past two o'clock, I decidely object to the principle of that proceeding. )Loud cheers.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said I must recall it to the attention of the house that the original motion was for going into a committee of supply, and that the motion of the noble lord has interposed a three nights' debate, that debate being be gun by a, statement containing every sort of false construc tion. (Cheers from the ministerial side, and deafening cries of " Oh, oh," from the opposition side). I am perfectly aware that I have a perfect right to make this proposition, and I protest against the opposition which has been made. I am perfectly aware, however, that in so numerous a h ous e it would be merely a oss of time to divide, and I shall, there fore certainly not press the house to do so, declaring at the same time, that I do not think the opposition a reasonable one. discussing the policy of the vote itself, and I shall be con tent, and advise my hon. friends to be content, if a full op portunity be secured to us of discussing that vote and divid ing upon it. Colonel SIBTHORP said he suspected the noble lord, and he objected to the opposition offered by the servants—he was going to say the slaves—of the government, to the course proposed by the right hon. baronet. The other evening the government had a bare majority of 10, but they were now in a descending scale with a majority of five only. He should almost say they were utterly annihilated. They had the hon. member for Salford to move the adjournment when it suited their convenience—where was he now ? Let him now move the adjournment, or if he did not, he (Col. S.) would do it. Finding, however, that the sense of the house was against an adjournment, the hon. gentleman did not press his motion. Lord STANLEY said, I am really glad the hon. and gallant member, on further reflection, has not thought it advisable to press the motion of adjournment, because I am sure it is not the wish of gentlemen at this side, any more than it is my wish to offer any kind of factious opposition, even where the question was to be decided by this house alone without reference to the other house, and without its passing through the ordinary stages of a bill in this house, they will allow me to remind them of the steps upon which a factious opposi tion might have been offered to the government. He did take an objection to the order in council constituting the committee of the privy council—we might have objected to the committee of supply—we might have voted against re ferring the subject to a committee of supply —we might have divided against the vote in a committee of supply—we may oppose the report of the committee of supply—if we had chosen to offer a factious or vexatious oppositionove, in the minority, being in number within five of the majority, had in all these stages a perfect parliamentary right to oppose the majority in every one of them. We desire no such thing, but we say, having taking the question upon rescind ing the order in council, and not upon the vote of money, to be in furtherance of your plan, it is not unreasonable for a minority, within five of your numbers, to require time to consider whether it be advisable or not to take another divi sion in the committee of supply on the grant ; further than that we have no desire to go. We wish for time to consider whether it be expedient again to raise the question and test it by a division, and I think that, on reflection, my noble friend, although upon the first blush he may have felt some disappointment at not carrying the vote to-night, will feel that such a plan, particularly on the plan of such a minority, is neither factious nor unreasonable.—(Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I shall not object to that course, pro vided it be understood that the next question will be taken upon the vote in the committee of supply. In reply to many members, who asked when the vote was to be taken — Lord J. RUSSELL said, I propose to take the vote on Mon day. The other orders of the day were then proceeded with. Mr. FINCH was understood to move the third reading of the electors' removal bill. Mr. BAGGE objected to having such a bill read a third time at so unexpected an hour, and after so heavy a discus sion as had just taken place. If such a course was adopted, he should move that it be read a third time on that day six months. Sir ROBERT PEEL requested his hon. frier/d not to press his amendment, as it was not the practice to lake advantage of an accidental superiority of numbers. Mr. LABOUCHERE was glad that the right hon. baronet was present, and witnessed the obstructions which were thus thrown in the way of public business. Sir ROBERT PEEL had never heard so ungracious a remark as that which the right hon. gentleman had just made, more especially after the suggessions which he (Sir R. Peel) had made, and which he was sure would be adopted—(cheers). After a short conversation it was agreed to postpone the measure until Thursday next. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter past three. HOUSE OF LORDS.----FRIDAY. Lord WYNFORD presented a petition from the clergy of the diocese of Canterbury, with 57 signatures, against the Church Discipline bill. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said he respected the petitioners too much to complain of this expression of their opinion ; indeed he had a similar petition to present, and his grace then presented one from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from Mr. Burge, for permission to be heard at the bar against the Jamaica Enactments bill, and Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from merchants, planters, &c., praying to be heard by counsel against the same bill. The Windsor-Stables bill, after some conversation, was read the second time. The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a petition " for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Repeal act ; ' and addressed their lordships at considerable length in support of its prayer. The Common Pleas Regulation bill was read the second time, and the remaining orders and business being disposed of, their lordships adjourned till Monday. THUNDER STORMS ROCHDALE.—On Tuesday evening, between six and seven o'clock, a dreadful storm of rain and thunder burst upon this town. It was so dark that people had to light candles. The electric fluid killed a very fine cow belonging to Mr. Abraham Brearley, of West Hill ; and another cow was killed at a place called Dunnis Booth, a short distance from the town. The lightning also struck a man at work upon. the railway, lifted him from his feet, and threw him several yards ; but he received no injury save the burning of his eye-brows. - Several other persons are also said to have had their hair or whiskers burned. Manchester Guardian. WIGAN.—On Monday and Tuesday evenings last this town and neighbourhood was visited with storms of thunder and lightning, of which expectation had been formed from the sultry and oppressive state of the atmosphere. The lightning was very vivid, but the thunder not unusually loud. We are happy to say that we have heard of no accident having hap pened in the immediate neighbourhood from the effects of the electric fluid. Very early this morning, between one and two o'clock, we had a recurrence of the storm, and the rain fell very heavily.— Wigan Gazette. NEWCASTLE.—On Tuesday last' this neighbourhood was visited with a heavy thunder storm ; the electric fluid fell in Mr. J. A. Hall's yard, entered a window of the counting house, which it broke to pieces, passed through, and went out at a window opposite. Fortunately Mr. Hall had just left, so that there was no injury but to the window. At Chesterton it fell on the house of Mr. Millington, butcher, but did very little damage. At Red-street it entered the chamber of a poor widow woman, and set fire to the bed furniture, but it was d put out before it had d one any serious damage.—Staf for shire Gazette. CHESTER.—On Monday and Tuesday afternoons in the present week, this city and neighbourhood were visited with severe but salutary thunder storms, which though terrific at the moment, have not only passed away without any disas trous casualties, but have entirely altered the face of nature, changing nearly general sterrility into the appearance, and, we trust, the reality of profusion. In the storm of Tuesday the lightning was peculiarly vivid and the peals of thunder were instantaneous on the flash ; the. rain showered in tor rents, intermixed with large hail stones. On each occasion the duration was not more than an hour.—Chester Chronicle. PwLLHELL—On Monday evening last, about 8 o'clock, this town and neighbourhood were visited by one of the most tremendous thunder storms ever remembered, and which lasted without intermission for about three hours.. The rain fell in torrents, but providentially no serious damage was done. At Henllys, Llanbedrog, about three miles from Pwlheli, a small farmer named John Thomas, lost two, out of three fine cows, by the lightning. There were no visible marks on the carcasses, but a deep cut in the ground near the place where the cows stood, sufficiently demonstrated the cause of their death. The loss will be severely felt by John Thomas, who has a wife and seven young children to provide for.— Carnarvon Herald. ABERDARON.—The storm above referred to appears to have had a most extensive range, and we regret to state that in one instance its effects have been fatal. At a farm house, called Ystohelig, in the parish of Aberdaron, in this county, a young lad, about 14 years of age, the son of a neighbour, and a tailor by itrade, happened to have a night's lodging with the farm servant, of about the same age, and a son of the farmer, much younger, the latter being placed in the mid dle, the former the outermost, and the servant at the back part of the bed. About eleven o'clock, the farmer's wife being kept awake by the vivid flashes of lightning, and the loud roar of the thunder, heard some of the furniture fall, accompanied by loud moans from the bed-room. She imme diately proceeded to the bed where the boys lay, and found that the moans proceeded from the servant. His thigh was dreadfully scorched by the lightning. Her own son was safe, and the bed-clothes were untouched : but the poor son of her less fortunate neighbour was quite dead, although his body bore no other visible mark of injury than a slight dis coloration of the lips. The servant, though severely injured, i s 'expected to recover. The furniture of the room was much shattered by the action of the lightning, and the looking glass was shivered to atoms.—lbid. The storm was very severe at Bishop Auckland, where the house of Wm. Trotter, Esq. and another in the Wear Chare were injured by the electric fluid. The water was 18 inches deep in Newgate-street, and all the cellars and most of the rooms on the ground floor in that part of the town were in undated.—Durham Advertiser: The thunder storm of Tuesday last, raged violently over this city for upwards of an hour, and during its continuance the rain fell more heavily than we recollect to have seen it on any former occasion. Owing to the stoppage of the sewers in old and New Elvet, the street in front of the Waterloo Inn had the appearance of a river, and the water poured into cellars of Messrs. Shafto and Mr. R. Brown, in great quan tities. Many cellars were likewise flooded in other parts of the town.—lbid. During the storm of Tuesday last, several persons sought refuge in the Tunnel at Etherley Dean, but they had not been there long till, from the sudden rising of the Beck, they were carried away by the torrent. The Beck falls into the Wear at a distance about 150 yards from the tunnel. Had they been carried thus far, they must inevitably have been every one drowned—as it was, many of them escaped a watery grave with very great difficulty.—lbid. An excavator named James Taylor, employed on the rail way now forming near to Byer's Green, was struck dead by the lightning on Tuesday last, while running with a com panion to obtain shelter from the storm in a neighbouring barn. He had only been employed on the railway for a short time, and is supposed to have come from the south of Eng land. He was about 27 years of age. His companion was struck down by the electric fluid, but received no serious in jury. Taylor was much burnt about the neck and chest. An inquest was held on view of his body on Wednesday, be fore William Trotter, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, when a verdict was returned of " killed by lightning." The window of Shildon Bank Colliery office was forced from its situation by the lightning on Tuesday last, and thrown, to gether with other materials, to a distance of a quarter of a mile. The clerk had providentially quitted the office a few minutes before it was struck by the electric fluid.—lbid. THUNDER STORM.—A thunder storm, accompanied by very vivid flashes of lightning, and most tremendous torrents of rain, passed over this city on Monday last ;—and another thunder storm, which, no doubt, visited some parts of the county severely, was beard on Tuesday. The temperature of the week has been very high.—Gloucester Chronicle. TREMENDOUS THUND ER STORMS.—The Worcester Jour nal contains a long account of the devastations occasioned by severe thunder storms in that city and neighbourhood.— The first commenced about half-past one o'clock on Thurs day, and laited two hours. At its height the rain fell in tor rents, accompanied with showers of hailstones of immense size, which laid large tracts of grass and did considerable damage to the H _ crops. At ,Sto ne , Cliaddesley, endiet,ll9l_ arvington. Shenstone, Elmley, and part of Hartlebary, the crops of wheat and barley are wholly des troyed, to the extent of several hundred acres. The whole loss amounts to many thousand pounds. At William Ro bins's Esq. at Hagley, more than 2,000 feet of glass was bro ken, and an immense number of windows destroyed in other districts. The hail was 18 inches deep at White Hall At Powick the church and some houses were struck by the light ning. The storm of Monday last did not do so much damage ; but a most terrible storm occurred on Tuesday, in the course of which Mr. Mitton, of Old House Farm, near Worcester, who was riding through a field near his dwelling, was struck dead. The crown of Mr. Mittons straw hat was rent, and his face had the appearance of being severely scorched, as was also one side of the pony's head. The latter was also found quite dead. Some cows were killed by the lightning. THUNDER STORM.—On Wednesday, we were visited by one of the severest thunder storms which we recollect for many years, and which lasted for about three hours. It commenced in the north, and passed gradually over the town to the south and west. At one time the thunder clouds were so near that the flash of lightning was followed almost instan taneously by the peal. The electric fluid struck the chimney of a house in the New Wynd—struck a kettle off the kitchen fire—and knocked down a man who was standing on the floor, but without seriously injuring him. A woman in an upper flat of the same house was also slightly struck. A fine ash tree at Marykirk was struck by the lightning—its branches were all torn off and strewed about—its bark was stripped off to the very root, and the trunk itself torn to shreds. A barn at Auchinblae was set on fire, but was happily extinguished before much injury was done. The storm was accompanied by a violent shower of hail—the hailstones were of an extra ordinary size. A considerable quantity of rain has now fal len since Tuesday evening, and vegetation is making rapid progress every where. —Montrose Standard. TREMENDOUS STORM.—The town and neighbourhood of Newcastle was on Tuesday last visited by a most tremendous storm of rain, accompanied by loud p ea l s o f thunder, and vivid flashes of lightning. It commen ce d a b ou t five o'clock, and continued without intermission till seven ; but though the rain fell little more than two hours, it completely inun dated most of the cellars and the lower apartments of the houses in the town. In many of the streets, even in elevated situations, the water flo we d t o th e d ept h of b etween three and four feet, and rushed forward where it found vent, with all the impetuosity of a cascade. The common sewers in Dean-street and the Side were burst open, and the pavement torn up and carried forward with awful fury. Many of the inhabitants had a very narrow escape for their lives, but we do not hear that any one was drowned in the flood, though several were carried away and rescued with difficulty. The lightning entered a house in the Close, passing through the roof, but did no further damage than breaking the ceiling. At Elswick three men were struck with the lightning, and are yet suffering from the effects of the shock. A boy in - Marlborough-street lost his sight from the same cause. The lightning struck the house of Captain Morgan, at the Bar racks, but fortunately the family had but a few minutes be fore the storm came on, gone out to walk on the moor, and obtained shelter in one of the tents. The accounts from the country are very serious, though the storm does not appear to have extended far. An excavator, named James Taylor, employed on the Railway, now forming near to Byer's Green, was struck dead by the lightning on Tuesday last, while running with a companion to obtain shelter from the storm in a neighbouring barn. He had only been employed on the railway for a short time, and is supposed to have come from the south of England. He is about 27 years of age. His companion was struck down by the electric fluid, but re ceived no serious injury. Taylor was much burnt about the neck and chest. The lightning set fire to an oat stack at Chadfin, belonging to Mr. Thomas Swan; but by the timely arrival of the fire engines from Morpeth, and plenty of assist ance, the fire was co n fi ne d t o one oat stac k . - At T anto by , theiightning -struck the house of John and Catherine Teas dale, and melancholy to relate, they were instantly killed. The appearance of the two bodies, when found, is described as having been most deplorable. It is impossible to parti cularise all the various kitchens, cellars, and shops which were flooded, and in which goods to a very considerable amount are either lost or seriously damaged. The loss sus tained by many poor families, especially in this town is truly deplorable. A subscription has been commenced in their behalf.—Newcastle Journal. DREADFUL THUNDER STORM.—We had a dreadful storm here on the morning of Wednesday last, about day break ; the rain fell in torrents—to - such a degree, that the Nantyglo Works were at a stand for some hours ; and the thunder rolled in one continuous and deafening peal for upwards of an hour. A chimney, in the middle of a row of houses, at Nantyglo, was struck by the electric fluid, and shattered to pieces ; but the stones, in their passage downwards through the roof and loft, fortunately did very little injury to the inmates. The wall, down which the lightning forced its passage, separated two bed-rooms, each of which was occupied by a woman and two children ; and in one of them the head of the bed was placed close to the said wall, but, providentially, no one re ceived any injury. The princip a l p ar t o f t h e charge was di verted from its downward course by an iron curtain rod, which it followed, and expended its fury on the opposite wall, where the iron rod terminated. In the other room, another portion of the electric fluid, after ploughing a variety of fantastical figures on the plastering, forced its way along a cross wall, and passed right through another, on the op posite side of which stood an iron bar, about five feet high, down which it found a ready passage to the earth, and fully accounted for the circuitous rout which it followed in this room. Another house, about a quarter of a mile distant, on the Garn Fach, was likewise struck about the same time, the chimney, and a considerable portion of the gable-end was thrown down, and the whole wall was rent to the very foun dation ; most fortunately the stones fell outwards, or three persons who occupied a bed not two feet distant from the wall, would have been dashed to pieces. The electric fluid took its passage down the wall, dashing nearly the whole of the plastering across the room, and shattering the leaden lights to atoms ; some portion of it then apparently passed out through the window, the board being burnt in two places as if by a red-hot poker, and the wall outside below the win dow was strongly marked by zig-zag lines ; it afterwards ploughed up the road right across, and effected its passage into the earth on the opposite side; there the same provi dential care seems to have been manifested as in the former case. No one who has viewed the shattered walls, could for a moment have supposed that auy thing jvjng could /macs- caped in this small room from the visitation of a power so awful. A poor girl still lies in a state of unconsciousness ; bnt it is the opinion of the medical man who attended her, that her indisposition is solely caused by fright. A large iron nail, which lay on the window board, was found to be power fully magnetic.—Merthyr Guardian. DREADFUL THUNDERSTORM AT RUNCORN.--011 Mon day evening last, this town was visited by one of the most tremendous storms of thunder and lightning ever remem bered in the neighbourhood. The inhabitants were thrown into a state of great alarm and consternation, but no material, injury was done to pr o p er ty, except at the agency house of the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, the residence of Mr. Edward Atherton Lingard, which was struck by the electric fluid, and received considerable damage. The electric fluid struck a stack of chimnies, threw them partly down and passed through the ro o f o f th e h ouse, and attracted by the bell-wire in one of the lodging-rooms, ran along it through every room in the upper part of the house, dissolving the wire in its progress, and burning the paper on the walls. Two beds were ignited, but through the prompt and kind assistance rendered to the family, the fire was soon extin guished, without any serious consequences. Through the gracious interposition of Providence, every member of the household was preserved from injury, though Mrs. Lingard was in imminent peril, the electric fluid having passed close by her feet, convulsing her whole frame. The preservation of the family and dwelling was most remarkable, for those who have surveyed the effects of the vivid and terrific stroke, are astonished how the house escaped from being a heap of fiery ruins, and the beds which ignited were two usually occupied by the children, who would have been unconsci ously sleeping on them at the moment of danger, if they had retired at their usual hour, but they were with their nurse below stairs • and we gratefully ascri b e it t o t h e over - ru li ng providence of God, that neither by them nor any individual under the roof was any personal injury sustained.--Manches ter Courier. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. On the motion for the second reading of. the Redcar Har bour bill, there arose an interesting and important conversa tion as to the necessity of " harbours of refuge," but strong opposition was manifested to the principle of " passing tolls ;" and the bill was eventually rejected by a majority of 86, the numbers being—ayes, 32 ; noes, 118. On the orders of the day being moved, Mr. MACKINNON inquired respecting the state of our relations with Persia, whether the members of the embassy who had quitted that country continued to receive their salaries. Lord PALMERSTON observed that, in such negotiations, temporary withdrawals became necessary sometimes ; but that did not always terminate the correspondence. In the present case, instead of being ordered home, they were de sired to remain in the neighbourhood of Persia; but Sir J. being absent, was subjected to the regulation of the deduction of half his salary. Mr. MACLEAN asked, as we were not at war with Persia, whether any representations had been made regarding the interruption of the diplomatic messengers—the conduct of Count Simonvitch and another Russion officer, at Caubul— and the attack on Sir F. Maitland, shots having been fired while he was landing. Lord PALMERSTON said, regarding the first and second questions, that answers would be found in the correspondence on the table of the house. As to the third inquiry, the firing was at the embarkation, not at the landing. Sir F. Maitland had successfully proceeded, and subsequently the fullest aria n, nck patiaar.tooy .‘ , lllnviat;o•A Lw.i h,-en made. sir STRATFORD CANNING asked whether confidential communications were proceeding with Persia. Lord PALMERSTON answered that a plan for the adjust ment of differences had been submitted. His lordship added that he should have no objection to produce an account of the expenses of the mission to Persia. Dr. LUSHINGTON asked whether anything bad been done with reference to the losses sustained by British merchants on the coast of Africa. Lord PALMERSTON said that the matter had been referred ,o the Queen's Advocate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with the suggestion of Mr. Hume, that it would be better to take one debate on Mr. Hume's and his motions regarding the bank ing system of Ireland. Mr. P. THOMSON, in answer to Lord Sandon, said, that, in consequence of negotiations, there would be an end put to the sulphur monopoly that had been allowed by Naples. Sir R. PEEL asked when the Electors' Jurisdiction Bill would be brought forward. Lord J. Russkm. proposed Friday next. Sir R. PEEL said, with reference to the grant for education so be proposed in committee of supply on Monday, that it was his intention to take the sense of the committee on the vote. The Prisons Bill, after discussion and division, was read a third time, and passed. The London Cify Police Bill was read the third time. The house went into committee for the purpose of propos ing advances out of the consolidated. fund to meet expenses for officers, &c.; but, after much desultory conversation, the vote was postponed. Mr. BARING, in committee of supply, moved a grant o £70,000 for civil contingencies, which was agreed to.—Ad. jou rned. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUN TIES RAILROAD. On Friday evening last, between five and six o'clock, a most disastrous accident, attended with the loss of two lives, occurred on the line of the Eastern Counties Railroad, be tween Stratford and London. This railroad was opened with much ceremony on Tuesday last, and on Thursday the trains commenced to ,run at stated hours, from the station at De. vonshire-street, Mile-end, to Romford and back. On Fri day thefive o'clock train started from Devonshire-street with about 20 or 30 passengers, and on their arrival at Bow had, according to the statement of one of the passengers, acquired a velocity of something like 30 miles an hour, when, as if by some great obstruction, the train of carriages was suddenly stopped, and the passengers thrown into a state of the most horrible alarm by the rocking of the vehicles from side to side ; the noise as of an explosion of steam, and the carriages being surrounded by a dense body of that vapour. The doors of the carriages being fastened at the outside, the inmates in vain attempted to release themselves, and the thick plate glass of the windows resisted all their efforts to break them. In a few minutes, however, several men had come to their as sistance, when they got out upon the line of road, and were witnesses to a most appaling scene, the driver of the engine, who is named Meadows, and his companion, the stoker, both lying on the road in a most horrible state of mutilation. The stoker, whose name the reporter could not learn, was liter ally cut in two, and Meadows was completely crushed, his head presenting the most shocking spectacle imaginable ; the engine had, it appeared, been impeded in its course by the rising of a rail, which turned it out of its track, and, sinking in the soft ground, its onward course was checked ; it had, however, fortunately disengaged itself from the train of car riages, and to this accidental occurrence the safety of the pas sengers is ascribed. 'The full power of the steam being on had, it appeared, burst the boiler, the whole machine being broken to pieces, and to this the deaths of the unfortunate men are to be attributed. Most of the passengers iininedi- ately found their way to the high road and took coaches for town, the bodies of the unfort una t e men b e i ng remove d to the Green Man at Stratford. There is not the least doubt but their deaths must have been instantaneous. Meadows was known to be an expert engineer, and there is little doubt but the accident is entirely attributable to the freshness of the embankments upon which the railroad runs, and the sinking of the ground in some parts more than in others. The greatest excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood, and the managers and directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company personally examined the spot where the accident occurred between nine and ten o'clock on the night of the accident. A coroner's inquest was expected would sit upon the bodies of the unfortunate men yesterday (Monday.) SHIP ROCHESTER.—We yesterday had an opportunity of examining . the new and beautiful ship Rochester, Captain Woodhouse, now nearly ready to sail for Liverpool. She is of the finest class of ships, burthen nearly eight hundred tons. She was built by Messrs. Brown and Bell, who, with the captain, are the principal owners. She is built of the best live and white oak, locust, and cedar, and for strength and beauty will compare with any vessei ever built in this city. Her knees between decks are fitted in a manner that would do credit to the nicest cabinet work. The cabin is after the modern fashion, on deck, with improvements even upon this recent plan. The cabin is fitted up in a style of elegance that can rarely be met with, and seldom surpassed. The state rooms are large, high, light, and such as afford great comfort for sitting or sleeping. The ladies' apartments are furnished with sofas, mirrors, &c. of the most ornamental description. The cabinet work is of the richest satin, rose wood, zebra, and mahogany, polished and finished so exqui sitely fine as to give it the appearance of the handsomest tortoiseshell. We had supposed that the skill of the ship builder had been exhausted, but this specimen convinces us that improvements never cease. The Rochester is built for a regular trader between this port and Liverpool. Her con.. signees, Messrs. Woodhull and Minturn, and owners, have spared no expense to deserve public patronage, as an evidence of which, the bills of this ship amount to the large sum of seventy thousand dollars. Captain Woodhouse is a native of the " Old Dominion," Virginia, a gentleman well skilled in his profession, and one that has risen by his good conduct, as the present respectable position that he holds bears wit ness.—New York Daily Express.—[The Rochester arrived at Liverpool on Saturday, after a fine passage of sixteen clays from wbarf to MAC THE WEATHER AND CROPS. The weather during the past week has been very favour able to the progress of vegetation. On Tuesday afternoon the Riding generally was visited by a thunder storm, followed by heavy showers, which will greatly forward the various crops, all of which have a most promising appearance.— Leeds Intelligeneer. WHARFDALE.—It is the opinion of many of the most ex perienced farmers in the neighbourhood of Otley, that the crops in that vicinity never looked better or promised to be mote abundant than they do at present. Seldom has the en tire of Wharfedale looked more beautiful than it does just now.—lbid. A vast and most gratifying improvement has taken place in vegetation recently. The grass fields in particular have assumed a much more satisfactory appearance. On all the rich and even middling soils, the crop will doubtless be a pretty fair one ; but on poor soils, where the droughi has of course been more felt ? the crop will be light.—lbid. NEWCASTLE, JUNE 19.—The copious showers of yester day and this morning, although too late for the early part of the dairy process, will have the most beneficial effects upon the crops in general, and must tend to allay the very gloomy apprehensions which have been for some time entertained by the occupiers of cheese farms in this neighbourhood, and the adjoining districts in Cheshire, where they depend upon the dairy and spring corn for the payment of their rents. These apprehensions were not, as we believe, without foundation, as we hear from all sides that the cheeses made within the last four or five weeks have been but little more than half the size usually made at this season of the year, and that oats, although generally of a healthy colour, were shewing symptoms particularly on dry lands of prematurely shooting out, and thus causing another year's deficiency of straw, if not of grain also. Indeed in some parts of Cheshire the pas tures had already assumed the russet appearance which we recollect to have witnessed at the same period of the year in the drought of 1826.—The wheat however looks generally very promising for a crop, although in high exposed lands it has somewhat suffered from the severity of the late frosts, and consequently in such situations is too thin upon the ground.—Stafordshire Gazette. STATE OF THE CHOPS.—From all parts of the island we hear the most gratifying reports of the healthy and luxurient appearance which the grain crops have assumed within the last few days. Wheat and oats, which had begun to look withered and sickly for the want of moisture, are now shoot ing afresh from the root, presenting to the eye a dark green hue in the blade, always indicative of life and vigour, and should the weather continue showery for a few weeks, a more than average crop of each may be anticipated. The potatoe crop, notwithstanding one or two partial failures, in the majority of the parishes in the island is also very promising. Hay-grass and pasture lands are still .in a backward state owing to the aridity of the past month, bi3t we suspect that the deficiency is not so genera l as represented. Manx Liberal.— We haVe had some soft and refreshing rain last night and this morning, a visitation that will prove most beneficial to the young crops which have been not only retarded in their growth, but, we fear, in many instances, severely injured by the continueoLdryness and long prevalence of north an d easterly windsr-:—Dublin Evening Mail. THE WEATHER.—On Tuesday evening a few peals of Thunder, which appeared to be at some distance, were heard distinctly in the city, the atmosphere being, at the time, ex tremely dense, with lowering clouds. Shortly after a shower of rain, which continued for nearly an hour, fell with great rapidity, the drops being unusually large : this was succeeded by warm sunshine and a heavy dew at night. On Wednes day a few light and refreshing showers descended, the sun, at intervals, beaming forth with intense heat. On Thursday occasional showers of rain fell, and on Friday morning a mild rain, calm and refreshing, commenced at an early hour, and continued, with little intermission, up to nearly three o'clock, so that the earth has now received an abundant supply of moisture for the nourishment of the growing crops, which, we are rejoiced to hear from all parts of the country, have assumed a healthy and vigorous appearance. A much larger portion of moisture must have fallen in the south of Ireland, as a severe thunder-storm, (which did considerable injury to life and property) accompanied by heavy rains, occurred there at the beginning of the month, but did not extend to this province.—Derry Sentinel. The prospects of the farmer have been greatly improved by the late showers. Old land grass is in a forward s t a t e , an d promises to be a great crop.—Seeds will be light in conse quence of the long continuance of draught. Wheat looks re markably well, and it is probable that prices will rapidly fall. Oats have much improved since the showers.—Durham Ad vertiser. AGRICULTURAL PROS PE CTS .—Great improvement has taken plaee in the appearance of the corn within the last few days—indeed it looks as well as we ever recollect it at this "Season of the year. The plants are tolerably thick upon the ground, and the quantity sown is very great. An abundant harvest is looked forward to with considerable confidence.— Bath Chronicle. The weather since our last has been hard and dry, and oc casionally oppressively hot. The rain which fell somewhat copiously on the forenoon of Wednesday se'ennight faired up in the afternoon, and Thursday set in hard, bright, and dry. The wind has since then been generally light and from the east, with the exception of Sunday, when it blew from the west with a most oppressive heat and sunshine. We have on one or two occasions had a very regular recurrence of land and sea breezes. Showers prevailed over Monday night and Tuesday morning, and again more abundantly on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.—Fsfeshire Journal. ISLE OF MAN. — The weather since yesterday se'nnight inclusive has been entirely dry, with the exception of Mon day, when about midnight a storm of thunder and lightning commenced, which continued with little intermission for several hours. This plentiful supply of rain, in addition to what feel in the preceding week, has imparted a delightful freshness to the earth, which every where exhibits a greatly improved and healthful verdure. All ground of alarm for the growing crops may now be considered at an end, as the wheat and other grain have completely recovered their impaired condition, so that a fruitful summer and bountiful autumn may be reasonably expected. Manx Liberal. THE Caops.—ln consequence of a cold but very dry spring, with a continuance of easterly winds for nearly two months which always retard the progress of vegetation, the crops of all kinds have until recently made but slow progress in growth ; consequently the wheat is not so forward as it usually is at this time of the year, but it has generally pre served a good stock on the ground. About a month back its colour was not very favourable for a productive crop, but perhaps the oldest person concerned in farming never remem bered a greater or more favourable change than has taken place in all crops of corn, owing to the fine genial rains and warm growing weather of the last three or four weeks. The crop of wheat perhaps was never known at this season of the year, to be in a more hiscuriant and flourishing state than at the present time, the early sown is beginning to break into ear, and should the weather be fine and dry for the blossom there is every prospect of an abundant crop, whilst the produce of the year will be very much increased by the unusually large breadth of land planted with wheat, therefore we look forward for an uncommonly abundant harvest. With regard to the crops of Lent grain, there has seldom or ever been a better, prospect, for an abundant crop, particu larly beans and peas, which never wore a better appearance at this season of the year. The late rains have greatly im proved the crops of grass, and mowing has partially com menced with a good average crop. There is every prospect of a good crop of potatoes, and a great extent of land is planted with this useful article of food.— Gloucester Chronicle FOREIGN MISCELLANY. Letters from Senegal have been received to the end of April. The health of the colony was very satisfactory. Gums were extremely scarce. • We have accounts from Milan to the 6th inst. The trans actions in silk had been more active on the part of the foreign merchants, who either were not able, or not willing to, wait for the new crop. Our mercantile advices from Genoa state that the intelli gence respecting the silk crop continued good, and if the fine weather then experienced continued, it was expected a very abundant crop would be realised. The business in silk was completely stagnant and the prices nominal. The domestic affairs of France continue to roll on in their usual train, though we may expect that some additional (-.- citement will be produced in the ensuing week by the trial of the insurrectionists of the 12th of May, who were to be . arraigned before the Court of Peers, yesterday. Every one is curious to know what turn the debates will take in the Hungarian diet. It was to be opened by the Em peror in a Latin speech, and the Empress was to follow in an address in the same language, to which the primate arch bishop was to reply. The government propositions are few and simple.--Journa/ de Francfort. Our accounts from Martinique are to the beginning of May. Freight remained stationary, and sugars- were at 20 to 22 francs. Coffee was one franc, and flour, which was extremely scarce, was 60 francs. Sugar was very abundant, but the dealers kept it warehoused in the hope of obtaining from the governor authority to export 12,000 to 15,000 barrels under foreign flags. Two petitions had been addressed to his excellency on this subject, the one for and the other against the proposition, and it was probable the former would be rejected. On Monday afternoon a man got over the balustrade of the Pont Neuf to the outer cornice, took of his shoes, said a short prayer, and was ready to plunge into the river, when he was seized by some passengers, and prevented from effect ing his purpose. He was greatly enraged at the interrup tion, complaining that it had caused him to lose a wager that within 24 hours his body should be found in the nets at Saint Cloud ; a bet which it was afterwards ascertained he had actually made when in a state of intoxication.—French paper. HANOVER, JUNE 17.—1 n the address presented •to the King (who declared that he would examine it himself, and not through others) the most unfortunate point in the declara tion of the estates, " that an agreement in the nature of a compact between the King and the country is necessary for the satisfaction of the people." By this it is thought that the interference of the diet may be avoided. But it may be doubted whether this will be considered as satisfactory, as several deputies have not proper power, and so many protests have been presented to the diet.--Hamburgh Paper, June 18. We have commercial letters from Smyrna to the end of May. Oil was quoted 173 to 175 piastres per quintal, at which 2000 quintals had been disposed of. There was some demand for Indigo. A firman had been received by the Pacha of Smyrna from Constantinople, proclaiming the abolition of the monopoly on opium. This welcome intelligence had been publicly proclaimed in the mosques of the city, and public criers had been sent round to the different villages to make known this welcome intelligence to the agricultural popula tion. This event had created a great sensation throughout the country. It was already made public that a number of speculators had advanced funds for the purchase of the next crop, and that the price with the cultivators had been fixed at 45 per cheque without interest upon the advances. The cotton market was firm, but the accounts from London were . pot of a nature to be favourable for this article. MISCELLANEOUS. The Thames tunnel is expected to be opened for foot pas sengers in about fifteen months. The Botanical and ZOological Gardens now erecting and preparing in Wakefield, are about to be furnished with public baths. The small pox is committing great ravages at Keighley, Yorkshire. Parents cannot be too careful in preventing the spread of this malignant disease by means of vaccination. The farmers and graziers in the neighbourhood of Stam ford interested in the sale of wool, are making an effort to establish a wool market in that town, toll free. BEES.-Mr. John Lightfoot, of Weddom-hill, near Wig ton had a very fine swarm of bees, on Satu r d a y, th e 15 t h ; and Mr. William Stoddard, of Skixiburness, had a most nu merous cast on the 17th instant.—Carlisle Patriot. The immense depth of Seguin's basso is thus whimsically attested by a Yankee admirer :—" He went so low in the first act, that it was feared he would never be able to get back in time to finish the opera." THE SCHOOL MASTER ABROAD. - The following is a verbatim et literatim copy of a placard exhibited in a shop window not fifty miles from Horsforth :—" NIC SweT ButTeß Satled Swet BuTer ownley won an ceven pens a pund." MODE OF EXPELLING CATS FROM GARDENS.—A fellow of the name of Jenkins, living at Grassington, actually caught a cat in his garden, poured spirits of turpentine upon it, and set it on fire. Puss was found next morning in a stable in a pitiable condition, and where there happened to be several kegs of gunpowder ! I—Leeds Intelligencer. The bishop and clergy of the diocese of Derry and Raphoe have signed a protest against the establishment of a new theological college in Ireland, and requested the members for the counties and places within the united diocesses to oppose any such measure. Much difficulty exists in procuring the requisite number of knights and esquires for the approaching tournament at Eglington Castle. Those already enlisted meet at St. John's Wood Barracks every Tuesday for practice. It is expected that this fete will cost Lord Eglington nearly £20,000. The new commissioner of the woods and forests, the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore, is brother to the present Earl of Arran, and nephew to Lady Cecilia Underwood. Mr. Gore has officiated as private secretary to Lord J. Russell during the last four years and is a constant guest at the royal dinner parties at Buckingham Palace. • SINGULAR CIRCU MSTANCE.—A rabbit's nest was recently found on Quarry Hills near Maryport, and the young ones being taken away are now suckled by a cat. The foster-mo ther., though the natural enemy of her adopted brood, seems fond of her charge, and exhibits the utmost parental affection. Carlisle Patriot. REPRESENTATION OP BRADFORD.—A requisition is now in course of signature in the Borough of Bradford, requesting John Hardy, Esq., to permit himself again to beiput in no mination for the representation of that Borough. We un derstand that it is going on satisfactorily, and that several persons have signed it who voted against Mr. Hardy at the last election.—Leeds Intelligencer. BODIES FOUND IN THE THAMES.—From enquiries made of the authorities of the various parishes situated along the river between Vauxhall bridge and Greenwich, it appears that during the present year not fewer than one hundred bodies of persons above the age of sixteen have been picked up in the Thames between the places above mentioned, being for the most part females. One-half or more were buried by the parishes, their names and residences being unknown.—Sun. DISTRESS AT ASHTON-IN-THE-WILLOWS.—In conse quence of the factories being stopped in this township, a large number of the inhabitants have been for some time unem ployed, and destitute of any means whereby to obtain the common necessaries of life. Some well-disposed persons, we are informed, who work at the mill belonging to Mr. William Woods, Wigan, entered into a subscription last week for the temporary relief of the poor sufferers, and collected upwards of £6, which, we understand, was immediately sent to them without further delay. PRIZE FIGHT.—One of those exhibitions called prize fights " came off" on Tuesday last at the Hucks, in the neigh bourhood of Kendall. . The combatants were M o ly n e aux a black, and a man named Renwick, of Newcastle. After beating each other for one hour and twelve minutes, during which 65 rounds were fought, the black was declared the victor. Both men were severely injured. The stake was £56 a side. This is the second time the men have fought, and the black has triumphed on each occasion.—Carlisle Patriot LANCASTER RAILWAY.—The Lancasterand Preston Rail way is now making rapid progress at both ends. At Scotforth, north and south of R a y' s -l ane, t h e double line of rails have been permanently laid down, to the extent altogether of about a quarter of a mile, and in other parts the embankments have been smoothed ' and finished off. Preparations are making near Lancaster for laying down the rails. The blocks are prepared, and the chains on the spot. Altogether, we un derstand, there is no do - übt of the railway opening next year at the appointed time.—Carlisle Patriot. AN ENTIRE FAMILY BURNT OR SUFFOCATED TO DEATH. —An occurrence of a most distressing nature happened in Bandon, on Sunday night. A man named Brien, who had recently come into the town from the country to reside, and was getting on rather prosperously, within a few doors of the Bank for Savings, retired, with his wife, his three children, and servant, to bed, about eleven o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Brien, and the children, it appears occupied one room, the servant sleeping in an apartment contiguous. By the culpa ble negligence of the latter, who clung a lighted candle to the wall, the bed-curtains took fire, the flames extended to the room where the ill-fated family were, and with such effect, that when they were extricated from their perilous condition, they were all found in agony. Mr. Brien expired yesterday at twelve o'clock. The three children have since died, the wretched wife gave birth to a child last night, and this morn ing, the physicians had no hope of her recovery. The fire did not extend beyond bed. A very deep sympathy pervades the town for the fate of the poor victims.—Cork Constitution. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The North Wingfield, Kilnhurst (near Rotherham) and Houghton, (near Barnsley) contracts are near completion—while several others are not far behind. Of the Milford tunnel, which extends about 800 yards, scarcely 150 remain to be excavated. At Lodge Hill, (near Alfraton) is a tunnel 250 -yards in length, the whole arching of which is finished. Of Clay Cross tunnel the parts at different shafts remaining to be finished, do not collectively exceed 70 yards. About two thirds of the Notton (near Wakefield) in the whole 600 yards, remain to be accomplished. The different bridges and viaducts are either erected or in course of erection. The viaduct near Rotherham, which carries the railway across the Dun Valley, consisting of 30 arches, and extending about half a mile, is finished to the ex tent of two thirds, and the remainder is in a forward state. The principal part of the works is in the locality of Wakefield and Leeds. Near Wakefield is an embankment 60 feet in height—the highest on the line ; and at this elevation, the railway crosses the Barnsley Canal on a large viaduct of five arches' nearly the whole of which are already turned, and the embankment is now raised to the level of the viaduct. The permanent rails are now being laid on most of the contracts. On the Chesterfield contract the workmen have commenced the ballast. Some of the permanent materials have lately arrived, and about one quarter of the permanent way is already laid—the whole of which is expected to be completed in the course of a few weeks. This will be the case also with a portion of line yet unfinished between Chesterfield and Clay Coss. Mr Waring is actively employed in removing the earth at the entrance of the tunnel at Clay Cross, preparatory to erecting the stone work; and the contractors are preparing ballast for the portion of line through the tunnel (which is in a very forward state, as we have remarked already) previous to laying down the permanent rails. In conclusion, we have to remark, that the portion of the line forming the North Midland Railway expected to be first completed is that be tween Chesterfield and Barnsley.—Manchester Guardian. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—III our paper of the Ist June we gave an account of an experimental trip on the Manchester and Leeds railway, to Littleborough. At that period, however, the permanent rails were not laid all the way, and the company had consequently, for about three quarters of a mile, to proceed on foot. Since that time, however, the laying of the rails having been completed, the directors determined on taking their first trip through to the summit tunnel, beyond Littleborough, on Monday last, on which occasion they politely invited a number of their friends to accompany them. The train started from the station, St. Georges Road, in several carriages of the first, second, and third class, at half-past four in the afternoon, drawn by Messrs. Shart, Roberts and Co.'s locomotive engine, the Junction. In consequence of the laying of the rails on some portion of the line having been completed only a day or two before, an arrangement was made for communicating signals to the persons having the conduct of the engine, that they might know when it was requisite to go cautiously and slowly ; indeed the engine proceeded all the way at a very moderate pace. After three stoppages at Mill Hill, Roch dale (where water was taken in,) and Littleborough, the train reached th e mou th o f t h e S umm i t Tunnel, 16-1- miles, in an hour and five minutes from Manchester. At this place the company alighted, and proceeded to view the works in progress at that part (which we particularly described on a former occasion); and shortly after six, having resumed their places in the train, it set out on its return to Manchester. After short passages at the same places as on the up-journey, it continued its return with somewhat more than the former rapidity, and reached the station at Manchester in 55 minutes after leaving the mouth of the tunnel ; the whole trip having passed over without the least accident of any kind. We be lieve it is intended to open the line, so far as yet complete, to the public, on the 4th July, at which time we understand it will be very little more than a year and three quarters since the first breaking of ground on the line ; the construc tion of which, therefore, affords, we presume, an unexampled instance of despatch in a work of such immense magnitude. —Manchester Guardian. CHUDLEIGH.—A curious discovery of a range of caverns was made last week in Chudleigh Rock„ in consequence of a terrier dog getting into a fi ssure in pursnit of a rabbit. The dog was heard at various times to bark for,more than a week, and as it was almost impossible to extricate him ' it was attempted to destroy him by'-b u rni ng brimstone. On the 15th day after the dog's entombment, his moans were dis tinctly heard by many persons, when a further endeavour was made to extricate him: A lad on the following day had the courage, with a rope affixed to him, and two lanterns, to enter the chasms, and after two hours, working a passage of 20 feet, he descended into a dry chamber about 80 feet square and 63 feet below the opening, where he found the dog dead, but still warm. From an aperture in this cavern gushed a stream of air leading into another cavern, which is supposed to be still deeper, as the boy had not rope enough to descend. This range of caverns is beneath those where Professor Buckland many years since discovered some very extraor dinary antediluvian remains. —Exeter Gazette. SURVEY OF Loon RYAN. Captain Robinson, R. N., who has been employed for some time past on a survey of the Solway Frith and the coasts of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown shire, in connexion with the trigonometrical survey carrying on by the engineer department, has received orders to make an immediate and accurate survey of this loch, and arrived in Stranraer on Monday last for that purpose. He proceeded the same day to Cairnyan, where he directed soundings to be taken ; and from this and other circumstances it is con jectured that a transfer of the packets from Portpatrick to the Cairn will take place as soon as the necessary arrange ments can be made. We trust, now that the loch is to un dergo a survey, that before next winter we may see a light house erected on the Cairn point; and when we consider the number of vessels which are annually compelled to take shelter in the loch, is by no means creditable to the commis sioners of northern lights that so necessary an object should have been so long neglected. Capt. Robinson is to have a steamer attached to him for the purpose of his survey ; hitherto it has been carried on by a small yacht of about 30 or 40 tons.—Galloway Register. EXTRAORDINARY SHOAL OF WHALES.—A large shoal of whales made their appearance in Ringabella Bay on Sun day afternoon. They were seen by Samuel Hodder, Esq., of Ringabella House, who was returning from Cove in his yacht. When the country people heard it, they came in great numbers armed with all sorts of weapons—pitchforks, adzes, griffons, &c. ; and as the whales got into the shallow, they used these with such effect that they captured not less than 55. They averaged from 10 to 20 feet in length, and would weigh about as much as a good cow. The sea all around was reddened with their blood.—Cork Constitution. REPRESENTATION OF GLASGOW.—A requisition, addressed to Mr. Oswald, has been placed for signature at the bars of the Royal Exchange and Tontine Coffee Rooms, but the sub scriptions come in very slowly. The conservative candidate has not yet been declared, but he will make his appearance in due time. The writ for this city arrived on the 18th. Monday, the 24th, has been fixed for the nomination Of can didaW,—Scottislo Guardian, The heat wag so great in Paris on Monday that several horses fell dead in the streets. THE COMET.—Viele's comet, after a period of six years and nine months, will cross the ecliptic on July 16, and re appear in our hemisphere, but will not be visible to the naked eye. It is the same as in 1832 was expected to come in con tact with our globe on October 29, and at least throw it out of its course if not altogether destroy it. In 1826, this comet passed us at a distance of 55,000 leagues, or a little more than half the distance between the earth and the moon, with out its passage having the slightest influence upon us. The atmosphere or nebulosity of this small comet is very limited, ' extending to only 40 minutes, or two-thirds of a degree. LADY FLORA HASTINGS.—The public will not have failed to notice the absence of the name of Lady Flora Has tings in the announcements of Court movements for the last ten days or a fortnight. We deeply regret the explana tion of this circumstance which it is our task to give, for it is a truly melancholy explanation. Her labouring under serious and alarming illness. After bearing up with astonishing for titude and resolution against the unparrallelled prosecution to which she has subjected herself, the powers of her consti tution have at length almost given way. This unfortunate lady is, we fear sinking rapidly to the grave, a victim, in the flower of her days, to female indiscretion, indelicacy, intrigue and malignity, exhibited, without rebuke, in a sphere where `they may be expected to produce future and still more appal ing consequences.—Post. SUDDEN DEATH. —There was a rumour very prevalent throughout the town, on Monday evening, that a woman had • been struck by the lightning, in the Scholes. On inquiry it turned out that a female named Wilson was returning home from the Boys' Well with a can of water on her head. When she had reached near her own door, she fell down on the causeway. This was perceived by her father-in-law, Isaac Wilson, a green-grocer, in Scholes, who immediately went to her assistance. She breathed once or twice after she was taken up, but died before she could be removed into the house. This happened between five and six o'clock—before the storm came on. She was married, and has left a hus band and two young children. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday evening, when the Coroner gave it as his opinion that her death had been caused by the rupture of a blood-vessel in the cavity of the belly. Verdict, Died by the visitation of God."— Wigan Gazelle. SHRINKING OF EARTH.—The shrinking of earth in the New Town, Whitehaven, to which we adverted last week, still continues, and excites considerable alarm. A joiner's shop, or moulding-room, belonging to the Earl of Lonsdale's foundry, is so much rent and cracked that it will have to be taken down, should it not tumble of its own accord. This building, however, is connected with a moving hill in the rear, and hence the extensive damage it has sustained. The tall chimney attached to the foundry, though standing in the same yard, but entirely unconnected with the hill, has not suffered the slightest injury. The dwelling-houses to the south of the foundry have also been much damaged, but these, like all the others similarly affected, are immediately connected with the immense bill behind, where the fissures or cracks are nearly a foot wide. The most alarming feature connected with this mysterious circumstance is, that the hill is slowly but gradually moving onwards, and as no one can fix a limit to its progress, nor yet tell where it will stop, its consequences cannot of course be foreseen.—Carlisle Patriot. We have read somewhere of a Lord Mayor of London, who, riding in " all the pomp of earthly pride," broke his leg by a fall from his horse in the Poultry—the horse stumbled in a deep rut, which was thus the final cause of the chief magistrate's downfall. A neighbonring shopkeeper, after having humanely assisted the dignitary, consoled him after the following fashion :—" My Lord Mayor, I have no ill will to your Lordship, I assure you, but I cannot help being pleased that your lordship has so seriously damaged your worshipful limb. That rut has been for seven years an eye sore and a cause of splashing and stumbling to us little peo ple ; but there it has been suffered to remain. Now, how ever, theft has broken a Lord Mayor's leg, there is good hope that it may be filled up." So it is with the libel law— for seven times seven years it has been a nuisance, and an offence to us little people ; but now the House of Commons has stumbled into the commission of a libel, there is good hope a remedy may be applied.—Standard. ATTACHMENT OF FISHES.—I once had occasion to observe the strength of friendship which can exist even between fish. I was accustomed to keep some gold fish in a large glass globe. Ido npt think that I should do so now, for whatever care I migbt take of them, still it was a st a t e o f i m p r i sonmen t to which I was dooming them. It so happened that from some cause, the nature of which I do not recollect, my stock was diminished to two, I gave away one of them. The other from that moment, re fused to eat, he lay motionless at the bottom of the water, and as I thought, was evidently pining away. It struck me that he was mourning the loss of his companion. I shall never forget the evident joy and strange antics to which he abandoned himself when his companion was restored to him.—Youatt on Humanity to Brutes. No EMINENT MUSICAL FEMALE COMPOSERS.—The fact is remarkable, that whereas there have been, and at this moment exist, women distinguished in astronomical dis covery, logarithmic calculations, in political e conomy , i n natural history—that whereas, in poetry, fiction, and the belles lettres, the sex have shown a feeling, a fancy, and an invention, peculiar to themselves—there cannot yet be ad duced one solitary instance of a woman achieving any uni versal reputation in the science of musical composition, which, beyond all others, might seem calculated to attract her in her leisure hours ; while, as executive artists, the very delicacy of organization which makes them so highly finish their performances in the chamber, precludes them in public from that absolute power over the keys which tempts its possessor to astonish and enthral his audience by inspirations of the moment, the effective utterance whereof must depend upon physical power yet more than coolness of nerve.—London- and Westminster Review. HOUSEHOLD AHORISMS.—There is in most struggling families—for in families either above or below the necessity for making a struggle of some kind or other, to acquire or retain respectabiiity, there is little to be learned that is worth remembering—but there is in most struggling families a kind of oral circuiating library of household aphorisms ; which, however familiarized by frequent repetition during the lifetime of their utterer, will suddenly appear, with him, to " shuffile off this mortal coil," and to put on immor tality." And so long as remnant of the family shall adhere together, will retain their authority. They will even revive, as pious reminiscenees, after every temporary separation, and continued to be quoted, with the appended authority, "As poor father used to say."—Floreston, or the new Lord of the Manor. THE MAN WHO NEVER HAD A GRANDFATHER.—It is a common saying with a friend of mine, an octogenarian divine, one of the most highly polished, and consequently one of the most agreeable, gentlemen to be met with in the hunting field or elsewhere, whenever he had occasion to ani madvert upon misconduct in any one holding the rank and station of a gentleman—" Rely upon it that fellow never had a grandfather." There is a fund of truth and meaning in these words ; for, although it has but two frequently happened that some scions of the aristoracy have proved degenerate (as if determined to maintain the existence of black sheep in every flock), it will be found in 99 cases out of a hundred, where the harmony of any society is disturbed by an obnoxious individual, that he is a cocktail—a low, underbred fellow, one, in short, who never could have had a grandfather.—The Noble Science, by Delme Radcliffe—an amusing book, ex hibitiong a somewhat whimsical enthusiasm for fox-hunting. Squire Western, if he could have read, would have been de lighted with it. THE LATE LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.—This noble lord' who died on Monday, in Paris, was next brother to the pre sent Duke of Portland, and in his 65th year, having been born in September, 1674; he married in 1803 Lady,Mary Acheson daughter of the first Earl of Gosford; by whom he has left no issue. He was a G.C.B. and G.C.H. colonel of the 11th light dragoons, and a privy councillor. It was only at the close of last week a new writ was moved for Glasgow, of which city he was till then the representative. He entered the army in 1791, as an ensign in the Coldstream guards, he subsequently served in the Scots grey s the 11th drago ons , the 28th foot, and the 20th dragoons.;.: In 1793 he was ap pointed A.D.C. to the King, with the rank of colonel. He was present at the battles in Italy from 1799 to 1801, and in the latter year went to Egypt. In 1803 he sailed for India, as Governor of Madras, and remained there till 1806. He served after his return in Spain, and had the command of a .brigade during Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna. His next appointment was in Sir Arthur Wellesley's army, with the local rank of lieutenant general ; and shortly after he was appointed minister at the Court of Sicily. Lord William was for some time employed on the eastern coast of Spain, toward the close of the Peninsular war. In June 1811, he received the rank of lientenant general, and in 1813 got the colonelcy of his old regiment, the 11th light dragoons ; and 1825 was raised to the rank of a general. Since then his lordship has been Governor General of India, and for a few sessions re presented the city of Glasgow in parliament. THE BITER BlT.—The village of Wentnor has recently been visited by a company of scouts, calling themselves Stage Players, a custom which, to the credit of Shropshire, is now nearly extinct, but on this occasion caused a consider able stir among the rural inhabitants of this populous parish, and as the waggish mirth so often displayed at those gather. ings is nearly unknown to those moving in different spheres of life, we give the subjoined as a specimen :—Mr. M*****, whose hospitabl e d om i c il e i s s it ua t e l ess th an a h undred ' miles of the Wool Mills, had occasion to pass through the village on his way to a neighbouring rookery, where by his repeated visits and excellent sport, he appeared to have sworn a lasting enmity or complete annihilation of its inha bitants. His knowledge of his neighbours' propensity to serve him, as it is called in that part of the country, "El rogue's trick," caused him to be on his guard ; he, there fore, surveyed his double-barrelled gun, in each of which he put TWO charges, and proceeded to the White Horse, in the parlour of which a considerable portion of the neighbouring farmers were " blowing their clouds," and regaling them selves on the best juice of Sir John Barleycorn. The gun was securely deposited in the corner of the room, but its proprietor, after putting a friend on the " look out," pre tended to have forgot something at home, and immedi a t e ly left. This oppo r t un ity was not to be lost, and accordingly a farmer, whose parsimoniousslabits have made him proverbial in that part of the county, proposed to draw the charges, and immediately suiting the action to the word, the gun was again deposited in the corner. The enemy of the rookery having returned, and received intimation from his friend that " all was right," prepared for his departure, but several hav ing persuaded him to stop, the disciple of Elwes laid him a wager that he could not hit his, the miser's, hat at the dis tance of 35 yards, giving him the chance of both barrels.— The ground being measured, and the hat one of " Christie's best," being placed at the distance, bets of 20 to 1 were of fered, but no takers till the sportsman gave a friend a know ing squint, so peculiar to himself, and instantly the odds were taken, when bang we n t th e b arre l — away fl e d t h e hat— ditto repeated, went the second, and down came master Christie a crownless, tattered shred, while the under lip of its owner was so distorted that it hung nearly on his breast. Consternation was visible in the countenance of every one who saw the charges drawn, and many of them left the ground with the strong supposition that Mr. M held intercourse with one whose name must not be mentioned before " ears polite."—Salopian Journal. A DEEP OLD FILE.—In every town, large or small, there is always some one great man, the Solon of the place, wise, knowing, cute, incapabl e o f b e i ng d one , and priding himself on the fact that he is able to make a better bargain, and. " do the trick" more thoroughly, on all occasions, than any of his neighbours. There is always a wiseacre of this sort in every town, village, and country hamlet, and therefore, of course, there must be some such a one at Amlwch. The following anecdote will, moreover, bear ample testimony that such is really the fact. The wise man of the town above named was smoking his pipe with an air of the deepest and m os t scien tific reflection ; his every puff, indicative of the intensity of his meditations, when one of his less knowing neighbours offered to sell him a horse for £7. This sum the wise man very properly regarded as much too large, and therefore he offered him £6, which was refused. A long silence ensued : during which the puffs of tobacco smoke sallied forth most voluminously around the head of our Solon, as if to mature, and veil from vulgar observation, the deep thoughts that were beaming on his sapient countenance. At length the light of genius burst forth—our Solon had hit u p on t h e p l an, the only plan, of " doing his neighbour brown" upon this im portant occasion. " 11l tell thee what, fr end," said the deep old file, " I'll buy him by weight, an d g i ve thee a groat a pound." " Done : " says his neighbour : and forthwith the horse was duly weighed at the Amlwch machine, and found to be of just such a gravity as to make the bargain a matter of grave reffection to the wise Solon of the town, he having only to pay £l4 4s. for that very horse which he had stoutly refused to pay £7 for! Al as th at genius should so far over shoot itself! We could almost weep for sympathy with the poor Solon, but can scarcely do so for that idle habit of laughing, which will beset both us and our Tenders op such 60104111 Ineaglollo,--CarnarVO4 ger4l4, ......,,,,,th, h 5! Mr. Charles Howard, brother to Viscount lituTreorie. been appointed one of Lord Melbourne's private s,e s ' fiion er ' in the room of Mr.. Cowper, appointed a coin Greenwich Hospital.—Herald. us "i f ' donW a e re un a d h e o r u s t ta t n o d wi th v e e American m sp e i ri en c d an id m di e n r n ch er an i t n s r t e h s e id e T i t . ill t o o . :• ) t i to Webster, the eminent American statesman, now on G this country.—Herald. lo i ' MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We bear vs LA .- Buchan will shortly lead to the hymeneal altatrh Maxwell, daughter of the late J. P. Maxwell, .." Harley -street.—Herald. '5 be t° We understand that a marriage is on the tapir 00' Col. Desvceux, son of Sir Charles Desvceux. all e nj' e f Coil; pushed Lady Sophia Gresley, daughter to the E I , l . _sere try, and relict of the late Sir Roger Gresley, Bari s _ trec tio!b a Papineau, the runaway hero of the Canadian • a .415 11 .1ibe.- i l l. seems to be a great pet just now with the u ltr . a, stery d 0 Prance. He is said to be preparing a complete n i weal cent events in Canada, and, in the meanwhile,pragres/ publish a series of articles in the Revu du Courier. O, itithser_Acnge., .oeoi The following is an extract from the official re, t a ti f i a s l9lh °I exportation of bullion, between the 13th an June, both inclusive : Gold bars . Coin Silver in coin ,-, , get ....A. A* LARGE EGGS.—Mrs. Mary Woodhead, o' Ll's - a fled street, in this town, has a hen that is laying esgine only traordinary size. We had the curiosity to eie ra nat i ifl hre the eggs and found it to measure 7i inc r° B lgbed u• length, and 6 inches round in the width, an" sr , 1; ounces and a half.—Bolton Chronicle. 0 up, AN INHUMAN ACT.—On Saturday last, aire)rdiol'p lately from Ireland, who was a labourer on h into aoai Summitt, near Rochdale, having got wet, wen'_',. o ice, house ; when another labourer opened the steaT esh actus, scalded the poor man to such a degree that t he fl a t bas dropped off his legs. The villain who did the . sconded.—Bolton Chronicle. svs l4 11 : 1111 FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES : -- _ ye pille 4 LOST.—During the major part of Thursday .: 11 bu rl'? night, the Thames was in a state of corarlT h w i n ds, ', O l witnessed, owing to the prevalence of high t posy, blew a perfect hurricane. The storm did n° o l B el 4 without loss of life, and that to a very, eonsiderven Pe e k as, in the • course of that night no less than e t i t er dr , were drowned in Chelsea Reach, a part of„ D , JO' times rough, but, when the wind is high, extrew' ' o! , ous for small craft. : esg r ' J id LAUGHABLE ANECDOTE.—Not long since, aBt le .4 o auctioneer of Brenchley, was selling the furn itnre t ori7of of a person about to leave, a lot was put up, e on r eroe ll 'ellf volumes of the Spectator. After the usual to theta a ir o j " going, going," the lot was knocked clown,' t be9: neighbouring farmer. On the following mantle aria came . (as did many others) for his lot with a l'rtle a 7,ttY the auctioneer was much surprised, and not a,l ca rt f eit ii when told by the farmer he was come with tiw too , ro m,e . articles bought, which, he said, he had ta i ke . n e j bushels of speck'd taters (potatoes)-211afeL" ° " o f o gle THE CONSENT OF ALCOBACA.—The convell ee ' 0/ is constructed upon a scale of feudal inag,e an d V affords a striking proof of the great wealtu, 0 10' 4 tat' consideration formerly attached to the monast", e , h fr e ig# kitchen is nearly 100 feet long, and 63 feet e is rtrae ll; floor to the entrance of the vault. The fire pie se e long by 11 broad, and sta n d s i n the centre of th be c ad i J o through which a stream of water flows, —it nills t fac torYll' a magnificent appanage to the kitchen. The re sn 0 , long by 68 broad. As we approached the all i e d, so t " the brotherhood poured in ; the organ sounae....er chant of thanks g i v i ng as we sat down to dinner' Ai and Gallicia, by Lord Carnarvon. I t vi ... L . N y last,' Y ° CONVICTS FOR MURDER.—On F..-- , ,,, i,,O c t os Central CI, CONVICTS Court, London, William R,,7 t hrs e ff l was arraigned for the wilful murder of Elistwot . :o The prisoner pleaded guilty, a plea in which he Per o f LIPftY Lord Chief Justice Tindal then passed senteneeijorl ~,, the prisoneiin the usual form. During the d o e cte d ie l IS address, the prisoner was obliged to be suPP tiny , 4 turnkeys. He was deadly pale, trembled violenio tears chased each other rapidly down his ehe t e ,, the,Or Willis, a soldier, aged 18, was then indicted l°. he re t , murder of William Shepherd, sergeant m ajor il,hi e f J ia ,let, tillery. He was found guilty, and the Lord Th e Pi ref q Tindal passed sentence of death on him also', ( 10.4 appeared totally unconcerned during the trial g a s , del! ft , the learned judge, and when the sentence t he ass' walked from the bar with a firm step, reject ing A of the turnkey. hed f the fe4 THE Rocx OF LlssoN.—As we approae 41sge fe int` . , Lisbon, half the population of a neighbouring col ed„d v a out to meet us, ancious to perform the fal;" re d e descending the steep. When we had neon , ' s a O t oll] point, the roar of the Atlantic, heard from 11,,%, ,v depth below, suddenly broke upon us. The, l-- ; „ leor,,fdrq landmark to ships at sea, is about 200 fee'' in "..w• PI slants to the waters edge in a great uniform s h e d, ny d •c,b A coloured stone, down which our heroes desee r n t whl 4 it„,” balancing themselves with their hands - a ' ea to rdr i and long continued habit can alone enable then' fourt successfully : a frightful sight, as the last st e „Pot b t fori enevitably proved fatal ; yet the descent e'l" t be l'rf • difficult, as numbers accomplished it, nor can %s e a, ''''otw; with much personal risk, as no accident had t c r al tb g el for some years. The feats having terminat e c htoi°2 fracture of any adventurous skull, there rose hick, of men and boys, c o n t en di ng f or -the spoil w, a ,/ tributed with laudable imparti a lity. —Portuga l a ( 1 by Lord Carnarvon. , e Srk THE COUNTRYMAN AWAKE.--TWO Y° lll3 te r e , a ~, fashion, or, more prope r ly, sense l ess fools, . 0 111 1• h i an evening, last week, at the t em ple of the .1 1 ,0 c jw, Wavertree, took it into their heads to o f soia e 104 turbing the rest and destroying the prop ertY n . Lbee ?• peaceable inhabitants of that villiage. They le j ,', Orli little before midnight, and commenced theirliathlPl; knocking most violently at the door of Me* hou s° o'er, , sidence ; they then paid similar visits to othe r , o l,,, t 0,1 as they proceeded on their way towards Li° er t • ;al', 4 d old ,s. sod to smashing wickets, pulling down walls,. an. p li gtl' t ' 50,,,i, thing that seemed likely to yield to their s t ye o'o6 am told, threw open the Railway gates on t" - 0 0e 4 4 / that might have been succeeded by very s erious ° t or p O l i they imagined, I dare say, that they were g e : 004 0 gloriously ; but there was a trap set for theln.;,,, I , going to his work at an early hour in the m oral; e ft these young gentlement at their amuserneil t, boce 1 master's shrubbery-gate. He saw he had nel 8 stlife; ing them into custody himself, and he adoPt e ,olia.J. He affected intoxication, and he fortunately lied taxi t 4, session a bottle of ale, which assisted him init a clg ° f o ro coming up to him, they asked him what he f a le t ; pointing to the bottle. " Oh, only a bottle ° cB leel'irj poor old mother," said the man. But he ~e t il lie°,r A ft. forget his mother, and wished them to drink 'T a na ! t lir,9 were directly " jolly good fellows, well met,' f the ot iee r , turn with them to Liverpool and partake ° t he g r i oi l t › Agreed; and they jogged along quite cheerlY, 5 0 1 0 0 : assisting their drunken companion on his feet n a ii r eol e e PL l ,,ii could, till they reached Edge-hill, when two „P - of ',tee, their appearance. The sight of the guardia ns tile'; -, ',/,' immediately sobered our friend, and he t?lost. e iv o r; his two companions into their charge. ~ xc isiol d t i ) were amazed. " Nonsense, watchmen, e'„desr4 re. " the fellow's only. joking." " No, no, e x it you e or the man, " I'am in earnest. You thong'''. • tso c iar , , e 5 34 v . country yokel to deal with, did you '' '''' o ° l • marc h ed o monstrance was useless. They were i. / bre w t e l l street Bridewell, and were next day taken u , e . r e P to I° l istrates. They were fined £3 each, and 11-- duct 1 ,11, £1 10s. each for damage done. Similar eon . ltd,) above-mentioned is not at all rare in Wave rtree ineine r 'o l creditable to gentlemen of fortune ; but, we r n e t dcl ,I )e a pte l the poor classes guilty of the lik e , they wo uld on u •,' blackguards, fit only fo r th e treadmill.—CorresP 0 Albion. Mon di 06 f. , MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE. —On bor ly,° t , P n ,4 , quest was held by W. S. Rutter, Esq., on the, br si! e ( iilf' te r: Hudson Butterworth, tin-plate worker ar,,,1u5'1,r , Millgate, who, on Saturday last, put an en i a ' - )larl O', v : l by swallowing a quantity of sulphuric hat he fol' , o 4 ' worth, mother of the deceased, stated that , bot i' ir ' , 2 four years of age, was in business for himself„ lof t he r,te askedet forahx e c m i te . wdheise F intka o t r theoa t , h dt aa e nak l dp :a p s sle t ooamo f r o kee r de t dc n a so i eff g x h iecfe t elae h usd e nihan h etg a i ol d cy.a b mw e je l l:0 i , ,; ° ON: alr histali el; , (6/ e : :o . t,ndy fi day morning. He answered—" No, rne 9rile o d -0 1- r; taking poison." On going upstairs, she fb a ,,, a oce l j e r o o o, his bed room, with a brownish coloured sub" B ite 7 pp ~,t, was very poorly all day, and wandered aboilt i t r ,„,,, fl P. pv Dr crying out—" I want nothing but death. jiii 4 morning, and said he would buy some poison , o no 0/5 4 ' he returned about five o'clock, with a new ra l a gia', A r which witness took from him. He went out afteeiro his shop to pay the men ; his father was so° ri t hei",o 4 Witness next learnt that he had been take? . only t• 51 ), i 4 l where he died on the Sunday morning. To e olis l i e,,, counting for the disturbed state of his ininu'A thot , 7, i , ' reu •sti.' 4,1 got a little in debt.—William onoOrmerd Sta - vlO aCr the employ of the deceased and &dada' 0,4 1 Z oole' a P a t . heard that he was in a tit, he went into the , ea se n,a ,P „ a bottle empty on the bench, he thought ne e r , hi1,, 1 0 4.i drinking what it contained. There had h ee gr. P 1 3W 6 of oil ,of vitriol in it; and the deceased told ' a 31_,e; ; 01, .; witness's presence, that he had drunk it, 4° oo i'.' c teLla e,` said.there were from four to six ounces of it. e d i,47 5 00 1 ,,0 1 . t preceding day) the deceased appeared qui t , sts l oo e re paced the shop several times, and ran dow ut hal o De n o again, and was quite absent in mind for ah° o 4;, b a reeiV,; Witness asked him a question about some ''', l apr e po. r v. no answer. On Saturday night the deceased olio B fle i 4 ill. •The bottle which contained the acid, w t Th ot tlsY d ' a s!AiD,‘ day night ; but when witness saw it on St o f it 'aLsKill, deceased had drunk its contents, the nee,' no rYt,htr o off.—Mr. Smith, house.surgeon to the Innr uo telvlu", 'the deceased was brought to the InfirmarY a ele reo o o o , on Saturday evening, and died at half pa st io e the pet,. Sunday morning. He had made a post- 701 : O JP e io li of the body, and found severe inflamm a tio e 00 1 )110 0 0. j; from the mouth to the stomach. The who two P t iol,,l l a G , the stomach was completely charred, one °l. i . iBo ll o B DiV t nearly corroded through, and there was in 4s 0 10 1), t ,, veral parts of the intestines. These symP. r°l. ant l o tec l o V i i duced by corrosive acid, like oil of vitrio!, a oil icenc( doubt they were produced by oil of vitriol l e n,,, ola, and were the cause of death. A quarter eV iiec i $ t !, be sufficient to cause death. The jury re tt . e .r. 1 1 4,, , ,e " Temporary insanity."—Manchester Co ul pest iB /1 , —.On iiros„l2 o .4 l A LITTLE MORE GENUINE POPER Y ' S 410" 0" 0;1 11th instant, a man of the name of 'White , ' d t° fo r , hurst-court, Ludgate Hill, St. George's - b rea t o ' .t t ihe P ,3 4 ceased child, five years old, for intermen'„o 0' d top burial-ground. The service was read by ,L' io cke oa r : i i and the cofin deposited in the vault, anu for tlie 0 041; 1 17 o f child's mother then went to the sextonLn to ta p o t• oi paying the dues, which she had been Si t e at 0 itt` e iy were six shillings for a child, but to her g ee he i t ii",o4,4 he demanded twelve shillings ! She inquir e d, thais s iP( the charge was so much ; to which he r t e o P:e w h i a t r: t e l o i i i i : it t o : child was more than five years of age th,, e o p I ,, fr e 4 1 1ii: i r and that they had discovered the child ft:re ~, kiii v months more than five years old, there ke les t , o lo y twelve shillings, and positively refused to t',l B pethe l o til. remonstrance vain, she then appealed formed her that he had nothing at all to n ... u e que t a c , cl°,;pei it was entirely left to the sexton. she eon t ' h ing l o /O' fi l ii i 4 to the sexton, who also told her he had n° he sho I . e ntito o p and if she did not pay the sum demanded!B,ol 10, r tp child back again! In this state the disti,e% y j il ic e.ii (f , almost distracted, knowing they could Li° t t, for tl t i, ii: e lo t v h ra a i d s e fo t u h re small other childrensL shillin le g ft s , at w t i h ii a o t h r t m eg e : th h a e n r d , 3, oo, o' olo ;e ili V e must be supported by his own l a bour t asa ffic ieal to o,;,(o) Their poverty, however, was wholly i a o j e i a p his - co il 0 .1 hard hearts of the Christian priest an , A 1 ar— no d i 1 JIV uncle of the deceased ;child stepped for v :,, 0'01! `,ed•,,0,,' leave his coat until the next day, when : iso ren i i i roPt i e'4 , pay the other six shillings • but this was„„ ctu al ;00,09 ther appeal to the priest also proved ineii:_ dit , o v g ri, the sexton, sans ceremonie, went to the .u 0,80,! 001 locked, and with the assistance of anotheerehapet ire iwe fin out of the grave, brought it into 11 , .„o,l le 1. 59 told the parents, if they did not take it a j ' r ' 14e" ol4 r , for a couple of policemen to remove it wally f , 01 ,.. e q no alternative, the poor people were a C int erre a l i pli,i take back their child, who had just been t t hev'; oo o eb l. i f gaze of a crowd who 'had assembled ah °a ca tell g o #.ir it ? the following day, buried it in the conse L e se fac t es t Established Church, Ducie-bridge. 'r ue t o dr a ie , themselves, and we will leave our reade r : er y ,'-'... conclusions from then), 0 0 1 " P(lt . Courier. " ,o cr y t L'o th Atio th,oe b e 8 hit great tt ri ar i d fur 4 lea a he Pet cased _ te aderß kno w \ I Lord acauie 3' ( l e , l ‘ v t bY th e his i rd `Tell gl ad 4 : i ar id I e the fhe We coil; ll' c ock ' 1 (1 haB. he • ti t o lß fyeas 4 ‘er l a but h 4 vatic 4e h a , W e set, e t qk • h inted h rtwl .18 po Aar het_s_e .1 ) Aii ',L . Of 4 , : it, lihigtet4 itekit it, wr, a AV e 7t e tM•0: a 44 tea