The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-28 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. MORRIS BARNETT, - - - OF THE ST. JAMES'S THE A TRE, -9 And the Last Night of his Engagement. The Last Night of Mr. COOPER, of the Theatre-Royal Drury-lane. T HlSpresent FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 1838, will b e p er . farmed Morton's Comedy, called SECRETS WORTH KNOWING. Rostrum (the Auctioneer). .Mr. Cooper. Plethora Mr. Morris Barnett. Egerton....(on this occasion) Mr. Stuart. Greeille....Mr. Gray. Nicholas Rue.... Mr. Baker. Mrs. Greville....Miss Cleaver. Rose Sydney, Mrs. Tellet. I Sally Downright, Mrs. Clarke. Mier which, for the second time here, the last New Drama, written expressly for Mr. Morris Barnett, called THE FRENCH REFUGEE, Which was received at this Theatre on Tuesday last with the most enthusiastic applause. Mons. St. Pierre (his original character) Mr. Morris Barnett. Jacob Mr. Slaiter. Lady Alice.. Miss Cleaver. Madge.... Mrs. Tellet. Louise (daughter of M. St. Pierre)..Miss Faucit. To conclude with the New Farce of THE STATION HOUSE, Which was received on Wednesday Evening with distin guished approbation. Millefleurs (a Frenchman) Mr. Morris Barnett. Valentine Quill Mr. W. Howard. canny Faddle..Mrs. Teller. I Miss Buckram.. Mrs. Baker. On SATURDAY, the Musical Drama of 'TWAS I. Delorme, Mr. G. Horncastle; Marcel, Mr. B a k er; Geor ptte, Miss G ra nt ; M a d ame Hag, Mrs. Granby ; Juliette, Mrs. Baker.—Aft er w hi c h, th e P e ti te C ome d y of - A PLEA SANT NEIGHBOUR. Christopher Strap, Mr. Baker; Nancy Strap, M rs . Cl ar k e .—T o which will be added, the Farce of THE TWO GREGORYS. Mr. Gregory, Mr. G. Horncastle; Gregory, Mr. Baker; Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Baker; Fanchette, Mrs. Tellet.—To conclude with the Bal let Pantomime of DON JUAN. Don Juan, Mr. J. Ridg way; Ferdinand, Mr. G. Horncastle; Guzman, Mr. Jonas; Searasnouch, Mr. I'. Ridgway; Donna Anna, Mrs. Baker. MR. CHARLES KEAN Is engaged for a limited numbh of Nights, and will make his first appearance here this Season, on MONDAY NEXT, October let, in the Character of HAMLET, as performed by him Twenty-one Nights to crowded Houses, last Season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The "Ode to the Royal William" has already appeared in another journal, and is, moreover, rather out of date. Oar Reporter having taken short-hand notes of the Rev. Dr. Wolff's sermon on the MILLENIUM, delivered last evening at St. Jude's Church, a verbatim report will appear in the Standard of Tuesday next. Zig Eibtrpool eStanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, SEP7'. 28, 1838. Q' o" The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. NEW SOUTH WALES.—Sydney papers to the 22d of May have been received. The legislative council was to have met on the 29th of May, when it was expec ted that the jury act, which was on the point of ex piring, would be renewed for two years longer. Some other measures were also in contemplation ; hut there seems to have been a strong conflict of opinion as to the best mode of reforming the convict system, the opposite parties agreeing in nothing but the necessity of some reform. A violent outrage was committed by a large body of the natives on the 11th of the preced ing month; they attacked the servants of a Mr. Faith ful while on their way to Port Phillip in charge of some sheep, and, after a hard contest, killed seven of then.. In other respects the colony seemed to be do ing well. The commerce of both New South Wales and VanDieman's Land is described as considerably on the increase. We quote the latest market lists :- 3YDNai, MAY 18.—Vegetables are plentiful just now at Moderate prices. Potatoes, 6s. to 10s. per 100 lbs.; cab bages Is. to 3.. 6d. per dozen ; pickling ditto Gs. per ditto; carrots and turnips 2d. to 31 per bunch ; peas 2s. to 3s. per peck ; French beans 25. tier ditto; pumpkins 6d. to Is. 6d. each; vegetable marrows 6d. per ditto; cucumbers 3d. ditto. Oranges are becoming plentiful and other fruit proportion ately scarce and dear; oranges 9d. to is. 6d. per dozen; apples is. to 3s. ditto; pears 3s. to 7s. ditto. Dairy produce remains at the usual price ; fresh butter 2s. per lb.; salt ditto is. 6d. ditto; cheese 8.1. to 10d. ditto; eggs 2s. per dozen; Laces and ham is. to 3d. per lb.; fowls 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per pair; ducks 6s to 7s. ditto; geese 9s. to 12s. ditto; turkeys 12s. ditto. Wheat and flour remain as last quoted; colonial wheat ss. to 6s. per bushel; Van Dieman's Land ditto 6s. to 7s. ditto; fists flour 175., seconds 135., ration ditto I Is. p er 100 lbs. • There appears to be a very considerable demand for labour in New South Wales, and the rate of wages was •ery high, especially among those trades in which superior skill is required. We quote the following from the Sydney Herald of May 7th : TO THE PRINTERS OF GREAT BRITAIN. For the - information of letter press printers who may be desirous of emigrating to New South Wales, we hereby snake it known, that there are seven printing establishments, and fourteen newspapers published in Sydney alone, weekly; there are several printing offices at Hobart Town, Launces ton, Pert Philip. South Australia, Swan River, Sce., the proprietors of which are desirous of engaging steady sonEit PttassmEN, there being but few expert pressmen in the above named places. We should be ready to engage two pressmen, far a period, at Fifty Shillings per week, and if six more were to arrive - in Sydney, they would be sure of constant employ naesit itt •the carious offices. Parties proceeding hither may *Main a free passage for themselves and families, by apply ing to Mr. Marshall, Emigration Agent, London. Herald-office, Sydney, Neu; South Wales. cs,b We beg, as a favour, that all our contemporaries here, and 4ngland, who feel interested in our welfare, will make this as publicly known as possible. A- „1,„,-t tb• sug g estion of our contemporary we insert the b -- ;l l ,', l an .' hope it will have the desired effect. We shall "J avail ourselves of the assistance of several more A - ; • '", e .n. as our circulation is increasing so rapally."— Nl•rogian Arittripapen we at present feel much inconvenienced from the want / 4 0 Daly of pressmen, but of compositors also. Several men of this description would obtain aood and perma *aat employment in Sydney just now."—Sydney Gazette. Though the wages mentioned in the preceding ex trait appear to be extremely liberal, yet, in reality, they are not more so than in most parts of this king done, especially in our large towns. The price of pro visions being so very high, the journeyman printer cannot command a greater amount of the comforts or Necessaries of life in Sydney than he can in Liverpool. The same remark applies to other• trades, and affords a corroborative proof of the correctness of our oft-re peated assertion, that the reward of labour ►►ill always be- regulated by the price of provisions, and, vice ?ova, that when labourers are scarce, and a large 1 4nount of wages is consequently offered for their ser• v ices, the price of provisions will necessarily advance in proportion. Respecting the scarcity of labourers in New South Waleiive find the following remarks from the same journal:— LABOUR. W* feel it a positive duty. again and again to press upon tae serious attention of the Colonists, the alarming state of the country, for want of an adequate supply of labour to to meet the wants of the settlers. Every suggestion on this ! 1 1 - important subject is of value, and ought not to pass un heeded. A gentleman of great colonial exprience has sug gested to as, that the colouists would do well to obtain la bourers from the South Sea, and other Islands; whence they tolltld be procured at little expense. It is well known that natives of those islands are employed as shepherds, anitare remarkable for their sobriety, and for the care which they take of their sheep. Now, if a number of these men W ire imported immediately, the settlers would at once obtain valuable addition to their stock of labour; and be enabled, It all events, to go on, until other sources had been rendered available. As we have repeatedly urged, however, labour 44. settlers mast have, let it come from where it will; or the e "lllititteices of its dearth will be felt over the whole length 44 breadth of the colony. :The certainty of meeting with constant employment ftt•sta to be the strongest motive for emigrating to Ihilat prosperous colonies. • The resolution of government to discontinue the l Ystets of transportation to Van Dieman's Land and I Cerf South Woks will, we have no doubt, tend very greatly to increase the number of emigrants. TH E UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—lntelligence 4 48 been received from New York to the Ist instant. T he news is comparatively unimportant. We sub ioiti the following particulars, which are communi eitted by the correspondent of the Morning; Herald : 4 The Sh or t-hill' s re b e l s were to b e h ung at Niagara yester ey. Augu s t 31. C ons id era bl e m i rt h has b een el i c i ted at 'N'Durhatn's expense, in consequence of his indiscrirni- I t 44 te attention to Americans arriving at Quebec and Mon treal, One of our militia generals was invited to a review of nt• troops; under the apprehension that he was an officer in 112,11 regular army. Another person, in placing his name on 4a hotel register, tacked unwittingly U.S.A. to his name, Zuending to convey the idea that he was from the United Vides of America. He was invited to a review, but con 'meted himself so sillily that his real character was soon dis- AZ"ered. A brother Jonathan col o n e l (by a p pe ll at i on ) was 'tiled to a dinner given on a certain occasion. He grew 4 4 rwi with wine, and swore that 120 of his militia could whip whole regiment of Britishers. Next morning he was at bled 'wean explanation and apology. Americans are W beginning to be looked on with an indifferent eye by our Ito i ithhours. How they could have made such a mistake as dhi ", _lanar my countrymen indisvriwinately, is strange in ; for a Yankee is ever ready to abu se th e confidence aced in him. 'There are very few exceptions to this rule. k eee N. P. Willis, to show you that our first an d e d ucate d *lt are not exempt from this hated failing. Theller has 11.!!!1 transported for life; and Sutherland banished to the n 4 t L ed.States! inquiry as to who wrote the attacks on our navy . , o9b. K i vu the Gloi.e continues with unabated curiosity. secretor ' . 'of war, has the credit of it. Others, TZ.esimewd, swear 3 that Cooper. the novelist, wrote them. t e „. , say that the style is his without a doubt. Paulding, il c i' e tary of the navy, is, however, still ofdacce of th i e bar si ll :,! 4 "twithstanding the disclaimer for him the a( lim it t : 1 "4 journal, ycleped the Richmond Inquirer. One thing ik,,"thin—the administration is resolved to break up the 44 Y, as it has done the army. The motive for these acts ti ro " 1 13 , be fou n d i n t h e character of men who wanton l y de -...d,Yed our currency, commerce, and credit. That motive is fa !'r to uproot our institutions, and t o b u ild u p a nother .;;f Ifoyernment. 1.:21 in g telligence from the cod fisheries, and those in St. 7,rence, is glo o m y . Prices will.be up this season. t•Freisch frigat e Dkdon-, drawing 22)4 feet water, was carried through the new Gednev channel, leading from this port to the sea. Through this passage, vessels drawing 30 feet, can be brought with ease. The Austrian Ambassador, the chargt!. , d'affaires from Bel gium and the Prussian Consul, Uave all arrived at this port, from Il acre. The rise of water in lakes Superior, Huron, &c. continues. Lake Erie is now four feet higher than in 1825, and Lake Ontario six feet and a half higher. Niagara falls increase in sublimity and magnificence. The late steam-boat law passed by the congress is producing an excellent effect in the western waters. Upwards of 40 steamers are undergoing repair at Cincinnatti. Most of them are getting new boilers. Inspectors of boats have been ap pointed in every town where they are owned. It is feared that the Cherokees, urged on by the Mexitans, have it in contemplation to commence a war upon our western border. They intend to raise volunteer companies in the western states, to be ready in case of a call. General Gaines writes that he shall want 10,000 men to attend the Cherokee grand council in December next. A report is current here that the Governor of Porto Rico has been assassinated by the Carlists. There have been sent from Havannah to this island 600 troops. At the last dates from the Mexican coast it was stated that 15 ships of war were expected .from Brest to coerce the Mex cans into submission. We have dates this morning from Jamaica to the 13th of August. The papers from Kingston are full of reports rela tive to the free blacks. They are generally unfavourable, but allowances must be made for the prejudice of proprietors. The baptist missionaries were causing the most trouble, by insisting on conditions like these :—TII2 discharge of the overseers, attorneys, drivers, &c., before the negroes should commence work again. Troubles were apprehended by some, but the hope of the philanthropist was that the negroes would gradually fall into their old habits of work, now stimu lated by the prospect of wages. Dates from Panama to the 23d of July report her Majes ty's ships Imogen and Harrier at Callao. The President, Commodore Ross, had arrived at Valparaiso. The blockade by Chili had not been carried into effect against Peru. The following extract reflects very little credit upon he character of Lord Melbourne for honour and vera- Our readers will remember with what vehe- mence the premier denied the participation of the mi nistry in the appointment of Mr. Turton. His disa vowal of all connexion with this strange affair turns out to be an unqualified untruth), not to use a harsher We leave the extract to speak for itself:— • (Extract of a private letter, dated Montreal, Aug. 28.) What the Standard, has advanced in regard to Mr. Turton's appointment to office in this country being the work of the English ministry is strictly true. It might be very well for Lord Melbourne, on finding himself placed between the horns of a dilemma, to pretend ignorance, surprise, and even dismay, at an appointment originating in, and suggested by, ministers themselves; but his lordship ought to have antici pated the arrival, sooner or later, of a day of explanation, and might not feel it absolutely imperative on him to saddle all the acts of that ministry, particularly those they had open ly repudiated, upon his own shoulders Lord Melbourne's conduct, however. may not inaptly be likened to that of a needy man, who draws a bill at a distant date, trusting to chance for effects to meet it when due, and throwing himself upon the good feeling of the party on whom it is drawn to save him from exposure in the event of a failure of his means. In his eagerness to surmount a momentary difficulty, he drew a bill upon Lord Durham which he must have been perfectly aware was not good, and which nothing short of the good feeling of the latter and disinclination to expose his (Lord Melbourne's) share in the transaction could prevent being publicly protested. Again, I would ask, have ministers, s►nce the discussion of this subject in parliament, ever intimated to Lord Durham that it would relieve them from much embarrassment were his lordship to take the re sponsibility of Mr. Turton's appointment wholly upon him self ? Ido not positively state this to be the case; I simply ask the question, and let ministers reply to it if they Certain I am that if they have done so it will soon be known. In the meantime, notwithstanding all the outcry that has been raised against the appointment of Mr Turton, it is not the intention of Lord Durham to deprive himself of that gentleman's services. True it is, that the moment Mr. Turton found his appointment had been made matter of charge against Lord Durham, he at once tendered his resig nation. This, however, was refused. The session of the Court of King's Bench, holdingcriminal jurisdiction in the district of Montreal was opened this day by the charge from Chief Justice Reid to the grand jury, Which, beyond a few slight allusions to the recent troubles, contained nothing worthy of remark. The parties charged with the murder of Mr. Weir are three in number—Francois Talbert, Jean Baptiste PH ussier, and Francois Mignault. Beamer, who was engaged in the Short Hills affair, was tried at Niagara on the 16th, and condemned to be executed on the 31st. Chandler, Waite, and M'Leod have been res pited until then, when they will also suffer the extreme penalty of the law. Buck and M'Faddon are to be imprison ed in the penitentiary for three years. The remainder are to be transported to a penal settlement for life. Interest is being made in the way of petition to Sir George Arthur, by the family and friends of the young American, Miller, re cently condemned, to have the sentence of death recorded against him annulled. Sir Colin Campbell and Sir Charles Fitzroy left Quebec, in the Medea steam-packet, on their return to their respec tive governments. It is strongly rumoured here, that the Earl of Munster will relieve Sir Colin Campbell, who, in his turn is reported resume his. command of the troops in Canada, on the departure of Sir John Colborne, which will take place shortly after the return of the Inconstant frigate from Bermuda, whither she sailed with Sir Charles Paget's flag on board, on Friday last. NEWFOUNDLAND.—The state of this colony demands e instantaneous interference of the government at home. The strange and anomalous proceedings of the Popish House of Assembly have assumed so serious an aspect, that we do not hesitate to affirm, that there is, as much cause for assembling Parliament at an early period this year, for the purpose of taking the state of the colony into consideration, as there was last year for the purpose of crushing the rebellion in Canada. Already have the merchants of this town drawn the attention of the Secretary of State to the deplorable consequences which have resulted from the political dissensions which have been suffered, for so long a period, to distract the island. There can be no doubt whatever that the origin of the evils, so justly com plained of in their memorial to the somnolent per sonage who neglects the business of the colonial de partment, is to be found in the nature of the elective franchise in Newfoundland, which is, in fact, nothing short of universal suffrage. This colony, therefore, affords us an instructive specimen of the sort of benefit which may be anticipated from the adoption of this radical principle. The same results would, undoubt edly, follow from the extension of the franchise to all classes in this country ; and we would direct the atten tion of those infatuated men, who have been deluded into the belief that universal suffrage would be pro• ductive of good to the community, to the lamentable condition of Newfoundland. There we find justice openly insulted and set at defiance—religion converted into an engine of persecution and oppression —pro perty rendered insecure—commerce paralysed—and the personal liberty of the subject infringed with im punity. How, indeed, could it be otherwise, when those who are most interested in the welfare and pros perity of the colony are deprived of all share in the management of its internal affairs, and when the raf fish and ignorant Popish mob reign triumphant and uncontrolled? God forbid that we should ever see the day when such scenes as have been recently enacted in Newfoundland shall be witnessed in happy England ! But as certainly as cause follows effect, so surely will the same flagrant violations of " law and justice, religion and humanity," spring from the suc cessful agitation of the principle of universal suffrage in Great Britain. On the subject of the present disturbances in New 'oundland, we have the following judicious remarks in the Public Ledger of August 31st, to which we refer our readers for some information respecting the part which the Popish priests of that colony have taken : (From the Neufoundland Public Ledger of August 31.) Some of our readers may recollect, that early in the winter we adverted to the state of Newfoundland. in illustration of the folly of pampering Popish ambition, and the folly, almost as gross, of thrusting popular institutions upon particular states of society, for which they are unsuitable, and which do not want any change. The state of Newfoundland is pecu liar: the mass of the population are not in any sense colo nists: they neither owe their birth to the country, till the soil, nor calculate upon making the island their permanent residence : they are adventurers woo proceed from the United Kingdom, chiefly from the south of Ireland (in many in tances fugitives for crimes committed in That fertile garden of lawless outrage, the O'Connell province) : hey take their passage to Newfoundland in order to find a year or two's employment in the fishery, and its concomitant labours of salting, drying, coopering, &c.; and as soon as they have in this way earned a few pounds, they push forward to the United States. The country of Newfoundland is wild, and almost wholly uncultivated, and, as such, suits well enough with the half, or more than half savage habits which the emi grants in question carry. So long as the settlement enjoyed the advantages of a rational and strong government, com posed of a governor and a council selected from the respect able permanent inhabitants—men whose station gave a hos tage of respect for the laws, zeal for the goo n o f th e co l ony , and attachment to England—its affairs proceeded well. The emigrants found employment. earned money, disappeared— were replaced by other emigrants, and allowed the settle ment to accumulate capital and to extend commerce. But five or six years ago, " some demons whispered" to the Whigs, " Give Newfoundland a parliament," and a parlia rnent was given—a parliament to be elected by the transition semi-savages of whom we have spoken—men who had pro spectively renounced the British dominion, while earning the means of withdrawing from it, and already considered them selves in the light of American citizens, Instantly the priests assumed the sovereignty of the colony; the permanent set tlers were marked for persecution, not only as rivals of the priestly power, but as general Protestants, or as Roman Ca tholics humanized awl rendered liberal by a long intercourse with Protestants; murders, assaults, and mutilations became frequent; in short, the depraving process of concession, and its correlative, arrogant pretension, which has occupied Ire land for , 15 years, was, in Newfoundland, completed in less than the same number of months, and Newfoundland is al ready a transatlantic Tipperary. Such are the consequences of prodigal liberalism and promiscuous reform. Already the more wealthy and respectable permanent settlers are with thawing from the place, and nothing can save it from be coming a desert but a recurrence to some more reasonable and less liberal system. We believe that Newfoundland is included in Lord Durham's commission, one of the points as to which Lord Aberdeen asked information; and this seems to be the opinion of Lord Glenelg. If Newfoundland is really included in Lord Dur ham's commission, so much the worse for its future prospects, as his recurrence to "a less liberal system" is as hopeless as his recurrence to a sense of decency in his official appointments : nor would a man of such cosmopolitan views in religion be at all likely to in terfere with the proceedings of the " surpliced ruffians" who are now bellowing forth their anathemas against the unoffending Protestants of the island. The following letter from the correspondent of the London Standard brings down the Newfoundland news seven days later than former accounts. The state of the colony is becoming hourly more alarm ing : BRISTOL, SEPT. 25.—The Albion has arrived at this port from Newfoundland in the short space of 15 days, and brings impels to the 7th instant, being seven days later than the En terprise into Liverpool. The Public Ledger of the 7th oh serves —" the leadership in the House of Assembly, since the arrival of Mr. Morris from his grievance mission in England, appears to have changed hands, how much for the en dit or for the discredit of the house is not for us to say; suffice it to record of so sage and deliberative an assemblage, that the dictatorship has passed from the Hon. Mr. Kent to his very worthy relative, the Hon. Mr. Morris, in whose keeping the dignified office will in all probability remain until the arrival of the hon. and learned Mr. Nugent. This same gentleman has given notice of motion for an address to his Excellency the Governor, praying that his Excellency would direct a criminal prosecution to be entered against the printer of the Times for a foul libel, charging the members of the house with disloyalty to their Sovereign!' a motion which sooner or later will end in smoke, as most of the vapourings of the hon. gentleman commonly do. We do not mean to deny the right of the house to prosecute for libel, because we are per fectly satisfied that it possesses that right, as every other cor porate body does, nor are we surprised at any motion of the sort. If we are surprised at all about the matter, it is that the house has at length discovered something like the right method of going to work in order to vindicate its privileges; but, in adopting this latter process, the house does virtually acknowledge its error in all the violence and outrage it has committed in order to obtain a similar result." The loyal and peaceably disposed portion of the people of Newfoundland seem to have entertained hopes of Lord Glenelg's retiring from office; the report on which they found the idea origina ted with the Caledonian Mercury, which hinted this with other changes as likely to take place. A letter I have seen says, "God grant this to be the case, as it will be impossible for the management of colonial affairs to fall into worse hands. We are left in a state of the greatest doubt and uncertainty. The administration of justice has been suspended, and a constant terror from evil doers is - before our eves. I cannot describe our present state as being much better: than one of open rebel lion, which, if not actually the case, is not far short of the real state to which we are reduced. The House of Assemby, in stead of being a benefit, is the greatest curse (as at present constituted) that has ever befallen the island. his disgrace ful to the laud, and the scenes which occur during what is called its deliberations surpass description." The Public Ledger of the 4th instant, in mentioning this report of Lord Glenelg's expected retirement says—" We are happy to find that his lordship is not likely to preside over the admistration of the affairs of this colony much longer. We have had enough of his drowsy lordship, and we earnestly hope and trust that he will speedily be succeeded by some one possess ing sufficient ability and willingness to redeem the orderly and well affected portion of the inhabitants from the condi tion in which they are unhappily placed." According to the same paper, Mr. Morris's motion fur bringing the proprietor of the Neujimudlander to the bar of the House of Assembly for a violation of its privileges in having published the judg ment of Judge Lilly upon the last writ of habeas corpus, has been rescinded upon an admission drawn from the editor of that paper, that b e h a d no i ntent i on of v i olat i ng the privile ges of the house. There appears to be no prospect of the Southern Circuit Court being held, no funds having been voted to defray the necessary expenses attendant thereon. With reference to the withholding the supply for this pur pose, private advices seem to hint at the probability of all the other Courts being closed from the like cause. In alluding to the fact of Dr. Fleming, Mr. Fenwick, and Captain Hunn having had interviews with Lord Glenelg at the Colonial-office, the Public Ledger of September 4 ob serves—" We are not aware that we have the slightest in terest in any of the movements of either Mr. Fenwick or Captain Hunn ; b u t w ith th ose o f D r. F lem i ng ( who re j o ices in the high-sounding title of Bishop of Carpasia and Vicar Apostolic of Newfoundland) we are not altogether so indif ferent. Is it true that this political * * *- now that the case of the late Chief Justice Boulton has been decided, is had up to answer for his • * * and * * * representations at the Colonial-office last year? If so, it is an act of tardy justice towards the colony for which we were scarcely pre pared to give my Lord Glenelg full credit. By a course of temporising policy on the part of Lord Glenelg in the first instance, by a negative encouragement to brawling grievance mongers, the friends and sympathisers with the Canadian rebels—one of the best judges which this country ever be held has been removed, although the judicial committee of the Privy Council before whom he was compelled to appear, highly approved the wisdom and justice of all his decisions. Only let the same measure of justice be dealt out to Fleming as that of injustice to Mr. Boultop, and we shall have some little return of confidence in the litoceedings of the colonial department—but not until then. As a politician, being in vested, as his adherents believe, with the keys of hell and of death,' for the admission of all his political opponents. Dr. Fleming has been a * * * * * * to this commu nity, the respectable portion of which, both protestant and catholic, sincerely deprecate his return." The various private letters, &c., which I have had an op portunity of seeing, all represent the present state of New foundland to be that of confusion and anarchy, and fully justify the opinion that unless something he done to weaken the influence of the catholic priesthood the country will ere lung be plunged into open rebellion In the prayer of the Public Ledger for the dismis sal of the present blundering and incorilpetent Colo nial Secretary we most cordially concur; but we ex tend our wishes a little further : we wish the whole of his associates, " neck and crop," to be turned out. We•believe the country is disposed to join with us in this desire. There never has existed a set of men in office who have done more mischief than Lord Mel bourne's ministry. They have earned the hearty con tempt of every true lover of his country. Out with the vermin ! THE REGISTRATIONS. —From the various metropo litan and provincial journals which have reached us, we are gratified to learn that the registrations are pro ceeding most favourably for the conservative cause. The triumph achieved in the rejection of Hume from the representation of Middlesex, at the last election, will be consummated in the return of two conservative candidates at the next, and that with an overwhelming majority. From the advantages already obtained, this glorious event may be confidently predicted, even without allowing anything for the silent progress of conservative reaction. In the other counties round the metropolis, the radicals have been defeated in like manner before the revising barristers. We do not even despair of carrying the process of expurgation into the very den of radicalism—the metropolis itself. In the west of England the triumphs of the conserva tives are equally conspicuous, and afford a striking il lustration of the wisdom and foresight evinced by the first statesman of the age, when he said that " the battle of the constitution was to be fought in the re gistration courts." In Ireland also, the registrations, since the last election, have proceeded most favour ably, and we may now indulge, on reasonable and satisfactory grounds, in the hope that Dublin will here after return two staunch friends of the constitution as its representatives. O'Connell will no longer obtain a majority in the metropolis of the sister island. He will be under the necessity of seeking refuge once more in Kilkenny. Independently of the advantages obtained by the conservatives on the registry, the " trades" are against him, and his popularity, even with the very rabble, is evidently on the wane. In Scotland too—" cannie Scotland"—the conservatives have nobly and successfully struggled for the ascend ancy. Thanks to the spirited exertions of the con servatives of Midlothian, and the searching exposures of the Edinburgh Evening Post, and its contempora• ries, that county has been purged of its rotten faggot voters, and the radicals of the " modern Athens" walk about chop-fallen and disconsolate. Glasgow has also done its duty nobly. The star of radicalism has set in that great commercial emporium. Ecce signum ! RESULT OF THE REGISTRATATION AT GLASGOW. Conservatives Admitted, .... 652 Radicals do. .... 553 - Majority.... 99 Radicals struck off,.. B9O Conservatives d 0,.. 564 Maj ori t y . 326 Total Conservative Majority. 425 Here again, without any allowance for the reaction in favour of constitutional principles, the conserva tives have gained a complete ascendancy. In short, every day brings with it fresh intelligence respecting the success of the conservatives before the revising barristers. • But our sanguine hopes for the future are not based exclusively upon these numerical results. There is a deep, though silent current of conserva tive reaction gradually setting in, like an irresistible tide, in all directions. Our imbecile, truckling, time serving, monopolising, selfish, and Popery-patronising ministry are regarded with feelings of all but univer sal disgust. Their days are numbered. They have but a brief period allotted to them to bask in the sun shine of royal favour. CORONER'S INQUESTS.--Many complaints have reached us respecting the irregular manner in which le business of the coroner's court is conducted in this borough. Formerly there used to be a certain hour fixed—three o'clock, we believe—when the jury were summoned to attend at the proper office in the Ses• sion's-house, whence they adjourned to view the bodies, and whither they returned to attest the depositions. At present, thanks to the wisdom of our reformed town-councillors, and to the innovations which they have effected in the management of our local affairs, there is no particular time fixed for opening the coro ner's court, and the functionary upon whom this duty devolves consults his own convenience by summoning the jury to meet at one of his own offices in Lord street, to which they are also dragged, frequently to their own great inconvenience, to hear the depositions read after viewing the bodies. Thus public business is forced to give way to considerations of personal convenience, and those individuals who are called upon to discharge the necessary and onerous duties of jurors, are compelled to neglect their own affairs, and often to trench upon important engagements, in order to gratify the caprice of a Whig-appointed sti pendiary. We say nothing about the difficulty of supplying reports of inquests under the present sys tem. However, those parties who complain against these whimsical proceedings have the remedy in their own hands. Let them turn all the whigs out of the Council, and—we shall soon see a reform. THE "GREAT RADICAL DEMONSTRATION." —W e have this day devoted a very considerable space to the report of the proceedings at the Radical meetings on Tuesday last. We feel that some apology is owing to our readers for giving so much prominence to the silly and contemptible vapourings of the consummate noodles who sought to disturb the peace of the town, and succeeded to admiration in rendering themselves ridiculous in the eyes of the public. The speeches de livered to the few hundreds of idlers who were attracted by curiosity to see the lions in the Infirmary yard are absolutely beneath criticism. Their very absurdity ren ders them innocuous. • INFIDEL PUBLICATIONS.—A correspondent has drawn our attention to the infamous and blasphemous publications circulated among the Sunday frequenters of the large room at the York Hotel. We believe that these wretched individuals sty le themselves Owen ites or Socialists. Their principal objects seem to be the entire remodelling of society—th e abolition of all acts of worship, which they term " superstition"—th e abrogation of the marriage compact, and the introduc tion of a community of wives—and to establish an equality of rights, privileges, and property. It is really a matter of surprise that these Utopian views meet with any degree of encouragement in this "en lightened" country; and it reflects little credit on this " march of intellect" age that these extraordinary doc trines are chiefly entertained—not in the agricultural districts—but in the midst of the polished and refined society of our large towns. CORRESPONDENCE. THE IMPRISONMENT FUR DEBT BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STAND4RD. von allow me, through your medium, to call the attention of my fellow townsmen to the imprisonment for debt bill, which comes into operation on Monday next. I have carefully perused the bill, and find some strange clauses in it, and therefore recommend all persons in business imme diately to read it for themselves. The Bth section, as to an act of bankruptcy, is mast oppressive ; because if a debt or i s c ompelled by A. to commit a n ac t o f bankruptcy, and after the 21 days, prevents A. from issuing a fiat; by compromising with him, or giving him security, yet the debtor is liable to be made a bankrupt against his knowledge, by any other creditor whose debt is large enough, within the next two months. tw r A wilnot to g il iuntta.robiepnielr,iti supposed uous prison, and do, a a ntt4hh c deta r it e ihee d ori sen i itdcoisilartsis,o,:aerinry"rdhee. Monday yss t t arrested hutf i orr s talthd r u l at e d.oet b uri d t tl o reii i ,neb • rtts a oofr(or t i hlni discharge, l wall out of prison, and the creditor has no hold either of his pro or his person. True, the creditor can get hold of both property and person when he obtains judgment and execu tion against him; but when and how can this be done ? Why, I am told it can be accomplished next March, after the assizes, at an expence of between £2O and £3O, if the debtor (as, no doubt, he will) only incur the expence of £2 or £3 in paying an attorney to plead to the action—(and I understand this expence and delay will apply to all cases which may hereafter occur, except where the debt is small, and the preceedings are in our Borough Court);—and when March comes, both the debtor and his property will have vanished, if it suit his convenience. I arrested a debtor lately for £27, due two years, and ob tained both debt and costs at once, and have no doubt the trouble, as well as disgrace, of seeking bail, compelled him to pay me. The recovery of it was doubtful, and I should not have liked to have risked more than £3 or £4 after it : but under this new and very merciful law, I would not have about this bill, a s th e i r c h arges w ill attempted the mreecionvetth•ye', face. Surely th s e ur c e o ly ns t e h q e u l e a t l i v t y d er e s la l y nu a s n t d ha e v x- e gn vie b r ri b n e g f i o n r g e a debt can be r ecovere d . B ut t h ey be ea e d n n a much hand c staring h heavier ai shall have very little of my money. I have purchased the act of parliament, with notes by a barrister, wherein I find such sentences as these : —" It can scarcely be doubted that the interest of the general body of creditors, in an equal divi sion of their debtor's effects, when he is insolvent, is impaired by this act of parliament."—" The debtor having no longer the same motives to offer a timely composition, it may confi dently be anticipated that the present act will greatly dimi nish the number of compositions."—And in reasoning upon the 6th section. (which is applicable to the defendant's dis charge) the same writer says:—" I shall not, however, at tempt to anticipate the thousand questions which ar e s ure t o arise under this c lause of the act."—As soon as I read this latter clause, I came to the conclusion that such questions il find s h o uld not be debated a t m y cos t; for if I do make up my ess particularly very mind to proceed a g ainst an y of my debtors, it shall not be yet awhile. muchwhen y shake confidencenew officers to be a pp ointed, (with fees of course ) na m el y , "examiners," in ev er y count y . Your's, &c. A TRADESMAN. Li v erpool, Sept. 25, 18.38. in Such a reformed enactm ministry, n ias these SURGEON TO THE BOROUGH GAOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.IND. , IRD. Stu —lt is generally understood, that to-morrow is fixed b y t h e magistrates for the filling up this appointment. The electors should be really alive to the true interests of the office; residence in the immediate neighbourhood ought to be a prime condition to be complied with by the candidate they may select. It is well known that upwards of half the salary attached to the situation was spent last yeariu fees to medical me n called in in cases of emergency, the then surgeon to the prison living at too great a distance to be procured in time, besides the delay consequent on such proceeding. should the council elect other than a gentleman resident near the scene of his duties, they will ill discharge the duty they owe to the public, and prove how little they value the welfare of those "who are sick and in prison.''—Yours, &c., A CONSERVATIVE. September 27th, 1838. LOCAL NEWS. Considerable alarm was experienced at Egremont and Sea combe on Saturday last, by the appearance of a dog apparently in a highly rabid state ; several dogs were bitten by the ani mal, which have been since destroyed. The dog was after wards, it is said drowned from one of the steam-boats. At the sale of pictures on Wednesday, by Mr. Hodgson, the Rt s t fe e te l h 'e e r d bu Th r s g, g d-l ui ; ne t the Min eland, 30; the Ostade, 30; s ; the Storck, 38; the Wy nat Ben; h uccarelli, 25 ; and th e ot h er p i ctures i n proport i on. The 'oue Z n 3b m was crowded by a hi g hl y respecta bl e company. 1 ts room BOTANY.—At the annual examinations in botany, held at the Liverpool School of Medicine, Royal Institution, the sil ver medals for superior attainments in that science, and the best collection of native plants made in the vicinity during the season 18,38, were awarded to Mr. Robert Slack, (pupil of Mr. Neill) of this town, and Mr. John Edward Norton. A FACT FOR PHRENOLOGISTS.—A short time ago a labour jog man was brought into the South Dispensary, having re ceived a severe blow on the forehead from the handle of a w i n ch. The seat of the injury was the part where phrenology has located the organ of tune; and it is singular, that after the accident, though perfectly sensible, he forgot his usual mode of utterance, and everything that he had to say he sung. He was removed to the Infirmary, and since then we have not heard of him; but we may mention, for the satisfaction of the sceptical, that the statement we here give rests upon unimpeachable authority. Phrenologists, of course, will re gard it as a perfectly natural, though rare, occurrence. RODNEY-STREET W AIID ._A public meeting of the elec tors and other inhabitants of this ward took place on Tuesday evening last, at Mr. Ilampson's, in Copperas-hill. The meeting, which was very numerously and respectably at tended, was convened for the purpose of receiving the answer of Mr. H. Lawrence to a deputation appointed to request that gentleman's consent to be again nominated as the candidate in the conservative interest at the ensuing municipar election. Mr. Lawrence having signified his assent to the wishes of his d e putation, a resoluti on was unanimously passed express i ve of p t u h t e a i t r i( t ) l n e , termination to give their zealous support to their pr esent respected representative in the town-council. A c oin _ i nittee was then appointed to conduct the general business of the ward at the forthcoming election. ST. PETER'S WARD.-At a meeting of the Conservatives of t hi s ward on Tuesday, it was unanimously resolved to put Wil fred Troutbeck, Esq., in nomination at the ensuing municipal election; and a deputation having waited upon that gentle man, he consented, on public grounds, to accede to the wishes of the electors. As a bold and uncompromising friend of our national institutions, the steady advocate of our local cbarities, and a tradesman of high standing and character, we do not think the Conservatives could have made a better choice; and we are sure that, from the open and straight forward character of Mr. Troutbeck, he will be a fitting and independent representative for the numerous and intelligent tradesmen who compose the majority of the electors of that ward. Of one thing we are certain, that on any important division he will not be found retiring out of the council chamber without having the manliness to record his vote. We trust a th s a it t u n at o in e n xe f r o t r ion w s h lv c i n ll ibne sepvaerreydrteosppleacctehlNelirs. so em_ Trout beck roctyflaasosTwhich, not quite magician, might)' magician with LtvEit THEATRE. —This pretty little temple of amusement centuries ago, gained for their exhibitors the comfortable two cen o e t i n t ;c mystic°nconverted astonishestehei phenomena, i n t n o u e r t r i i i i:e:r n umerous s l t a h p e a e a t their souls to of hav ing sold the gentleman in reputation ack; and we must acknowledge that Ave doubt whether any of them made a better bargain than Mr. Anderson. This gentleman's exploits are the inure wonderful owing to the , impossibility of confederacy being resorted to in evident scarcely any instance. On the occasions when we have been present, the spectators who have stepped on to the stage to a 'i: Pl aot s o np r ir t ge s hs aid him in the feats, have invariably been parties who could not by any stretch of the imagination be regarded as con jurors. In the midst of a bewildering host of unaccountably odd and perplexing tricks, in which success would appear an absolute impossibility, and which yet rarely or never fail to be accomplished thoroughly, it is difficult to select any for more particular wonderment. The one, however, in which, plac • •ing a pair of Brotidignag dice on two hats borrowed for the purpose, the magician coolly proceeds to cut the crown of each, (amid the glee of the gallery, and half-suppressed fears of the owners lest the new broad brims should be re turned in a shocking bad state,) may be quoted as highly attractive; the whole endin ,, b in the di ce b eing found under the hats, without the least damage to their waterproof pro perties. Query—could Mr. A. manag e to insert a little additional brains at the same time, for the benefit of those who happen to own the hats ? If he would promise us to perform that part, we have a few friend s whom we will per, suade to pay him another visit for the express purpose, and then he may indeed say, that he has made them wiser. At all events, .judging from the universal good humour which prevails during the performance, we have no doubt that those who visit him return home ail the merrier, which is a great part towards true wisdom. THE JOHN BULL , Lumun a - sTriEET.—The anniversary dinner of M r . Rowland's, John Bull, Lumber-street, was held at his house last evening ; upwards of 50 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous and excellent repast, which dal credit to the worthy host and hostess. Among the individuals who honoured the feast with their presence were John Barton, Esq., member of St. Paul's Ward; Joseph Cooper, Esq., member of Great George's Ward ; George Wright, Esq., candidate for St. Paul's Waid; Mr. Wilkinson, &c. Geo. Gurden, Esq. very ably filled the chair, supported in a very efficient manner by Mr. R. L. Roberts. The health of the " Queen," "Queen Dowager." "The Duke," "Sir Robert Peel," and the " Members for the Borough," with several other loyal and patriotic toasts, were given in true old En glish style, and the meeting passed off with the greatest hi larity and glee. THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS, POS. No. 46. "The Ynung Goatherd TOFFICE-PLACE ."—The drawing of this painting is tolerabl e , b ut i t i s very coarsely executed, and requires being viewed at a considerable distance to soften its .roughness. No. 47. " The Reproof."—This is a very fine painting, and well describes the scene it is intended to represent. The scene depicted is, the scribes and Pharisees bringing a woman who was an adultress to Jesus, whilst teaching the people in the temple ; an d , a f ter stating the accusation against her, demanding his decision with an air of malignant triumph. " Moses, in the law, commanded us, that such should be stoned. What sayest thou? But Jesus stooped down as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." The figures are represented as large as life, and are expres sively and naturally drawn, and the colouring is chaste and fine. The figure of the adultress is beautifully drawn and painted, and the expression of shame and shrinking from the observation of the holy Jesus, as she is brought before hint, and the covering is torn from her head, is finely pour trayed. This figure alone stamps a value upon the painting. No. 48. " Return from Deer Stalking in the Highlands," is one of Edwin Lantlseer's happiest efforts. It represents two Scotsmen leading two shaggy Shetland ponies, heavily laden with deer and blackcock, over the highlands and ac companied by their dogs. The drawing and expression of the whole of the figures in this small painting are exquisite, and the colouring perfectly natural. There is a character about every figure in the painting which is well preserved; nothing destroys the harmony of the scene. The heather under foot is as perfect as the countenance of the high lander, and the dead deer is drawn with as much character as the beautifully drawn dogs and horses. No. 49. " Poachers Watching," represents two poachers, with .their dogs, on the watch. The time chosen is night, and the scene the skirts of a wood. At the feet of one of them lies a quantity of game. The principal beauty of this painting is in the perfectly natural and beautifully drawn figure of the poacher in the foreground. It is faultless—full of character and of nature. In one respect is the painting faulty. The background represents the dingy hue of night, while a strong light is thrown over the foreground, the game, &c., which does not harmonise well with the scene. No. 52. " Woodcocks and Cat," is an amusing little paint ing. It represents two dead woodcocks lying at one side of a shattered wooden partition, and a cat at the other side of it, peeping through one hole and putting her paw through another, attempting to reach th em . I t i s we ll executed. No. 54. " The Grace," _represents a small family just sat down to dinner, and the head of it saying grace. It is a pretty bit of domesticity, with no pretensions either in idea or in painting. No. 55. "Fountain near Arica, Rome," is one of Havell's profusely luxuriant and richly coloured landscape scenes. No. 56. " Lodore, Cumberland," is a very beautifully painted landscape by Miss C. Nasmyth. Good landscape paintings this year abound in the exhibition; you see them on every side. No. 57. " Somnolency," is an unmeaning sort of painting. It appears to us that the painter must have been at a sad loss how to name his picture. The background is a wood, and the half-length figure of a naked female is represented seated, in a contemplative position, with a garb loosely drawn round her. Somnolency" is certainly a misnomer, and to us it appears to mean nothing more than a creation of the painter's fancy, without any object or meaning. It is well drawn, but very coarsely painted, and requires being viewed at a considerable distance to take off the effect of the roughness. This is a great fault. The acme of perfection in painting is to repre sent Nature as she is. Nature's handiwork appears the more perfect, and the more beautifully finished. the more closely we examine it, and is alike beautiful whether viewed at a distance or with a microscope. No. 58. " Breakfast," by 'l'. Webster.- , This is one of the gems of the exhibition.. It represents a family at breakfast, in a farmer's cottage. The orderly and clean kitchen and bright fire, and neatly spread white cloth over the breakfast table, first strike the eve. The tidy wife is making break fast; the old grandfather is sat in the corner of the fire place, with the youngest boy on his knee, evidently the pet, who is begging for some sugar on his bread, while the de lighted grandmother is holding up her finger at him, and the grandfather is heaping his slice of bread with sugar; but the climax of excellence is the figure of the father—a hale, stout farmer, who, whilst standing cutting a slice off his loaf in the midst of his family, and surveying his boy with all a father's pride and fondness, seems to say to him, "Ah! you young rogue, what are you after?" Round the table are three or four other children, drinking their bread and-milk porridge, the drawings of whom are full of charac ter. One is feeding a little dog; slinking in the background is the eldest lad, getting off his task for school, who appears to be fot bidden his breakfast till he has got it off. He is lounging against the wall, the very picture of idl eness an d sulkiness ; th e b u tt on at the end of - a string hanging out of his pocket—his peg-top string is highly characteristic. In addition to the character which everywhere abounds, the picture is finished in the most minute and perfect manner. Were this painting not ticketed as the property of Lord Northwick, we feel confident it would long since have found a purchaser, 'No. 59. Portrait of Mr. J. S. Radcliffe, secretary to the Mechanics' Institution," is a well-painted portrait bv Bishop. No. 60. " Perth," is a bold, free drawing, finely painted, of a lovely and extensive landscape scene. When the Rolf mans are said first to have beheld this valley, with the silver Tay winding through it, it drew forth from them the well known exclamation, " Ecce Tiber." IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CHESHIRE SHORE (From the Liverpool Courier.) Amongst the collateral consequences of the remarkable prosperity of Liverpool has been the rise of the dependent villages and rural populations in the vicinity. We have fre quently had occasion to notice the great improvements tak ing place on the Cheshire side of the river, and the rapid increase in the number of buildings and inhabitants; but, without deprecating the advantages of other localities, it must be admitted that Birkenhead has progressed at a ratio which leaves all its competitors immeasurably behind. In 1818, that township contained, with the exception of the ferry-house, the priory, and a few straggling cottages, only three houses, and the population did not exceed 50. In 1821 the population was only 200; in 1831 it had risen to 2569, and it is now upwards of 6200. During the last fifteen years nearly 800 houses have been erected, including a great num ber of villes, besides numerous places of worship and other buildings, at an expense altogether of not less than £21:1U,000. One of the most important improvements has been the erection of a Town-hall for magisterial and parochial pur poses, comprehending likewise a prison a public market; on which nearly £4OOO has been expended. Extraordnary, however, as this appears, as Liverpool is still extending her boundaries on every side, and still making daily advances in commerce and wealth, we have reason to expect that a cor responding impulse will be felt, and that public prosperity and improvement will go forward with a rapidity and to an extent of which we have hitherto had no experience. The prospect of the roal-road being shortly brought into opera tion, opening up a communication from the heart of an im portant district to the metropolis of the empire—the judici ous parochial arrangements now making— the number of public and private buildings recently completed, or now in course of construction, (including the north side of the square,) and of the extensive preparatory ptocesses going on, such as quarrying and brick-maki ng — w i t h other indications of a fast-thriving community, all tend to suggest and con firm the idea, that this side of the water must shortly be covered wit a new town, of which the present erections, ex tending from Wallasey-pool as far as Traniner-pool and Birkenhead to the south, a distance of not less than three quarters of a mile, do but form the nucleus. Consequent upon the increased transit arising out of the growth and relative position of Liverpool and the opposite shore, and one of its most beneficial results, is the improve ment in the mode of embarking and landing passengers. The former mode was both dangerous and inconvenient. It was disgraceful to the town, and would scarcely have been otherwise than disgraceful had it been practised on the Volga or the Ni g er, instead of on the Mers e y. A n exce ll ent land ing-slip, on a peculiar principle, is now in use, having been found, after a trial of twelve months, and exposure to every description of weather, admirably efficient for its purpose. Twice only has it been swamped during heavy storms, but was raised in each instance the next tide; and having under gone some alteration, it is considered secured against any similar accident for the future. The plan of the landing slip is that of a flat-bottomed vessel, with a projecting gang way, which, when not in use, lifts up in the manner of a draw-bridge. In practice, passage-boats are laid along the vessel, and traversing the deck, reach the gangway which conducts them to the shore. A landing is thus ordinarily effected with ease and safety. It would, perhaps, have been more eligible for the pur pose for which it was intended, had the gangwaytbeen raised about two feet higher, when, in the event of a storm, the wa ter would have been less liable to sweep over the deck. The plan is, however, a proud t r i ump h over all previous projects which have either been thought of or hied, to effect a safe anti easy tootle of passing to and f ront t h e passage- b oat at low water. The time is, however, fast approaching when another landing.bridge will be found absolutely necessary; the one now in use is not sufficient for the quantity of busi ness arising from the number of boats which are occasionally moored to it, for the double purpose of landing and embarka tion. It is not uncommon to see seven, ten, and sometimes a dozen steamers dependent upon it for connexion with the shore, when collisions between individuals, and hampers, baskets, &c., are not only frightful but dangerous. In applying a portion of their funds to this purpose, the present corporate authorities have acted very judiciousl. Fa cilities for crossing the river are as intimately connected with the best interests of the town—as legitimate an object of con sideration to the managers and conservators of the municipal property —as wide streets and commodious public structures. In traversing the water, we traverse, in fact, according to legal defiinition, the king's highway. To provide conveni ences for embarkation and landing, therefore, belongs essen tially to the department of good road-making. Nor is the accommodation applicable simply to residents on the Liver pool and Cheshire side; these, prabablv, do not form more than a tithe of the number who cross the river for purposes of business or pleasure. Thousands of strangers, especially during, the summer, make a temporary sojourn in the town; and there are few of these but must have occasion to avail themselves, wore or less, of the means of communication between the two"sides of the river: and as in various ways they confer a benefit on the town, by residing here, and fur. aishing employment, and distributing their wealth, they are in fairness entitled to have their comfort and convenience studied. It is no less due to them than it is to the character of the town, that the facilities for crossing the river should bear some resemblance to the growing importance of the com munity and the advanced stage Of modern invention and re finement. Therefore, the appropriation for this purpose of a sum of money comparatively large is not to be complained of on the ground of its limited applicaticn; the necessity of the measure has grown out of the accumulated business and population of the town ; it is in accordance with the general plan of public improvement; and its beneficial influence will extend over the whole mass of society. In this branch of their administration the corporate body have entitled them selves to the highest credit. The improved river accommodations are not confined to Birkenhead and the higher ferries. The same advantage is extended to Seacombe and the other ferries to the Rock point. Yet great as are the facilities thus afforded, the in teicourse with the Wirral peninsula will no doubt in a short time he increased ten-fold. The Cheshire shore presents an eligible residence for persons pursuing their avocations in Liverpool, as it affords the readiest access to pure vital air. The inhabitants of the town are now pressing upon each other in a ratio not hitherto calculated upon. Consequently, those who seek health and quietness will, notwithstanding the objections, in some respects, to the water conveyance, generally look to the opposite shore, (the average passage to this part being not more than from seven to ten minutes,) in preference to encountering a long walk or ride through the streets before they can reach a free. and uncontaminated at mosphere in any other direction. Attachment to their native land or birth-place, is a charac teristic which never fails to fix itself in the minds of the more tasteful and enterprising of the human race. Henry IV. of France was so fond of the scenes of his boyhood, that on one occasion he could not deny himself the gratification of quit ting the head of his arms; to visit them, though the conse quence was nearly losing - him a battle, and with it, probably, a crown, with almost a certainty of death or perpetual cap. tivity. It is, then, with sincere congratulation we record the fact, that within these few days Mr. Merrick, a London mer chant, who is a native of,Knighton, upon revisiting the scenes of his childhood, presented his fellow-townsmen with the hand some donation of £BOO for its improvement. Such things are the honour to human nature, and though done in secret, for the sake of " poor humanity," and as examples to others, ought to be proclaimed from the " 'louse tops."—Hereford Courtly Press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. C A UT rox.—KEEN SPORTSMEN.--Two respectably dressed young men were on Wednesday charged before Mr. Hall with having fired their fowling pieces in Edge-lane. The officer who had caused them to be summoned, stated that the inhabitants of Edge-lane complained bitterly of the annoy ance resulting from the practice of boys and men firing off guns in that vicinity. Mr. Dowling said these complaints were not confined to the neighbourhood of Edge-lane, but the inhabitants of the environs generally stated that they are exceedingly annoyed by these town sportsmen. A gentle man had called upon him a short time back, who stated that hearing the report of fire-arms in the vicinity of his house he went out to ascertain the cause. He had not proceeded far when a charge of shot came full against him and destroyed the lapelle of his coat. If the piece in that instance had been a title more elevated, the shot might have injured his face or destroyed his eyesight. Mr. Hall said it was not long since a gentleman had complained to him of similar circum stances, a charge of shot having lodged in his hat and perfo rated it with small holes. The defendants stated that they were going out to the country to shoot, and they were merely scaling their pieces, into which they had not put either shot or wadding. They were fined 10s - . and costs. One indivi dual, who represented himself as a butcher, was charged with a similar offence. He stated that he was shooting to kill sparrows, which had committed great devastation on a crop of oats belonging to him. All the sparrows in the town assembled in this field, and if he did not kill them he thought he thought he should not have a grain of corn left. Mr. Hall said he suppo se d th e. sparrows had entered into a combina tion against the defendunt. He advised him to stick to killing cattle, and to leave sparrows, goldfinches, and such small deer to their amusement. The defendant was fined ss. and costs. STABBING.—John Francis, aged 15, was placed before the magistrates on Wednesday, charged with having stabbed Richard Bryan. It appeared that Bryan was on Tuesday performing some work in School-lane, which attracted the curiosity of the lad, who stopped to watch him. Bryan told him to begone, and gave him a push. Francis laid down a bag which he was carrying and took out his knife. He made a rush a: Bryan, and stabbed him thrice in the abdomen. A surgeon's certificate was produced, which stated that the un fortunate man was lying in a dangerous state, apd altogether unable to attend the court to give evidence. It was stated that the prisoner, on seeing the blood pouring from Bryan, and being made aware of the extent of the injury which he had inflicted, was so alarmed that he fainted. The prisoner was remanded till the result of his rash act shall be mani fested either in the recovery or otherwise of Bryan. ROBBERY BY A SER VA NT.—Ctitherine Dogain, was on Wednesday placed before Mr. Hall. charged with having robbed Mr. James Morton, of No. 11, Marybone. Mrs. Morton stated that the prisoner lived in her service about a month when she was di sc h arge d, b u t was a ll owe d to remain another week in order that she might look out for a place. About eleven o'clock on Monday night the prisoner went to bed. Next morning, at six o' c l oc k, th e p r i soner was missing, and it was discovered that many articles of apparel had been taken away. The front door of the house was fastened, and the key was missing. Information was given to the police, and on Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock, the prisoner was apprehended by police-officer Joseph Burrell, on the Cla rence Dock Quay. She had a bundle with her, and was about to proceed to Dublin. It turned out that she had stolen a large quantity of valuable wearing apparel, and a purse containing 14s. 6d., belonging to Mr. Morton. The prisoner was committed for trial. A DAINTY Moiiset..—Yesterday at th e p o li ce -office, an Irishman named John Corkan, who had his nose all plaistered over with sticking plaister, appeared before the magistrates to prefer a charge against Samuel Whitehouse, for having bit the end of his nase off. The complainant stated that on Tuesday night he went into a public-house in New Bird street, for a glass of ale; there was card-playing going on in the house, and the prisoner pressed him to play a game of cards with him for a glass of ale. He did so, and beat the prisoner at cards, when, said the complainant, he "bin aman that could fight, Ifin an Englishman, an' I only an Irishman, he squared at me, an' knocked me down; I tou'd 'im to be quiet, but he bit a piece right out ov my nose ind. I skriked out murther, would dhey sae a man murthered in dhat way, so dhey turned'im out, an' he got ill used an' dhat black eye which you see. And' dhat's the note ov the surgeon for the damage." (Considerable laughter.) Mr. Hall—(who ap pears to have a pretty good idea of Irish character,) to com plainant—You struck him first did you not? Complainant —No, I did not shtrike 'im till he ahtruck me. The land lord said he saw theni fighting, and tried to part them but could not, and sent for a policeman. Mr. Hall—Did you see his face after the bite? Landlord—No sir; a very small bit was taken off his nose, and the doctor said he thought it would grow up again after a time. Mr. Hall—(reading the doctor's certificate)—The doctor says it will be some slight disfigurement. The landlord said that the two men were shop-mates. Mr. Hall—(to complainant)—You have been at some little expense; the doctor says you have paid him 10s. Complainant—lt's not honly dhat sir, but I'm working at colour i grinding, an d as we use a d a l e of arsenic, the doc tor says t 'll eat my nose off if I go to work before it's well. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Hall—(to prisoner)—Well, what do you say? Prisoner—W e ll , I d on ' t d eny biting his nose, that is right enough. He was strangling me ; he had got me round the neck on the floor, and his hands in my hand kerchief, and had bit my ear right through, so I was like to do something. I bi't the roan in self-defence. The officer here examined the prisoner's ear, and said it had been bitten completely through, he had also got a tremendous black eye. Mr. Hall—Then this was in retaliation? Well, I will give you an opportunity of talking to the complainant; he has been put to some expense. The prisoner expressed his thanks to the magistrate, and the parties retired. In a short time they again appeared, and the complainant said the pri soner would not pay him. Mr. Hall said he had given the complainant an opportunity of taking the Ms., and he was a great fool for not taking it. Complainant—Considhur the time I shall be out ov work; will, thin, I'll tek a Pound and costs. Mr. Dowling said the prisoner had offered to pay that and the complainant refused to take it. Complainant—l'll tek it thin. Mr Hall—You just want to make a job of it; you just want to wring money out of his pocket. You are making a great deal more about it than the case deserves, besides it was not done without provocation ; if you choose still to settle, I will give you an opportunity; I am willing the money should go into your own pocket, rather than he should be fined and you get nothing. The Irishman then agreed to take the £1 ss, which the prisoner immediately paid, and was discharged. MATRIMONIAL FELlClTY.— Yesterday at the police-office, a Welsh woman, named Morgan, with a considerable indi cation of the virago in her face, appeared before the magis trates to prefer a complaint against her husband, also a Welshman, for beating her. The complainant commenced her complaint by stating of the defendant that he was "a ferry pad htispant, he swore at me, an' trinks an' tills me py inces, an' on Tuestay night he peat me ferry much, an' hurt my side, an' 1 can't lif with 'iin no lonkarr." On being asked what he had to say to this, the defendant said—On Tuestay night she would not untress the child; so I untress it myself; it is a child py another.wife; she would to notin, an' when I was asleep, I felt somepody clampering on the top ov me, outside te clothes, an' it was hur, my wife tere, right on top ov me, (loud laughter) an' I thought she was coin' to mutter me, so I pushed her off te ped ; pud she held fast py te clothes, an' so we pot h tumpled clothes an' all on to te floor, (roars of laughter) an' tat's te way she cot hurt on her side. I nefer had occasion to come pefore a magistrate pefore; she is my third wife, only married since March last, but she looks what she iss; only look at her, her looks tell you what she iss. (Continued laughter.) Mr. Hall—How old are you Defendant-50. Mr. Hall—You had better have kept single and taken care of your children; however, as you live so un. happily together,you had better separate : what will you allow her? The defendant agreed to allow his wife 3s. a week, to be paid through Mr. Evans at the parish office. Mr. Hall —Well pay her 2e. for this week—pay her now. Defendant —Oh, I will gif her 2s. now, as well keep her from te toor. Complainant—(in a tone savouring of salts of lemon—vinegar was nothing to it)—l am not sorries. Mr. Hall—Well, give her her clothes ? Defendant—She nefer had no clothes when she came to my house. Mr. Hall—Well, don't molest each other again. Go away, and fancy you are single. The "happy couple" then left the court. INFORMATION UNDER THE SMALL TENEMENTS ACT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TENANCY.—Yesterday, at the Police•ofice, Mr. Kenyon, solicitor, appeared in support of an information under the above•mentioned act, taken out by Mr. Joseph Shakeshalt against Mrs. Gooding. an old woman occupying a cellar in Paradise -street. We give a full re port of the case, as it is the first which has succeeded under the new act. Mrs. Precilla Grant deposed that she knew Mrs. Gooding, and that she occupied a cellar, formerly occupied by herself in Paradise•street, the property of Mr. Shakeshaft, for which she had paid 3s. 6d. a week, and which she afterwards let to Mrs. Gooding at 3s. 6d. a week, and told her how it was to he paid. She believed she began to hold the cellar on a Monday; this was two years and a half ago. John Blakeley deposed that he was in the employ of Mr. Shakeshaft. and that in March 1837 the defendant lived in a cellar under Mr. Shakesbaft's shop in Paradise-street, and she was to pay 3s. 6d. a week rent, and to pay it every week. Mr. Kenyson.—That is the proof I tender for the holding. I now hand in the notice to quit. On the 25th of August I served that notice on Mrs. Gooding, and told her it vras a notice to quit, and left a duplicate with her. Mr. Hall.—Did she say anything to you at the time?— She said she would not have it; she threw it back again.— Has any rent been received from her since?—No, nor for nine months previously; we have not accepted the tenantcy nor distrained her. Mr, Hall.—First of all give us some evidence that you went to demand and receive possession, and that she refused to give it. Mr. Kenyon.—Do you not think the retaining possession is sufficient without the demand? Mr. Hall.—l don't know that: she may be ready to give it up to-day, or any time previous. Mr. Kenvon.—l will prove that I called on Tuesday, and she refused either to give up possession or to attend here. Mr. Hall.—That is subsequent to the notice ? Mr. Kenyon.—Yes. Mr. Hornby was here examined. He deposed that a notice produced was his hand-writing, and that he served it on the daughter of Mrs. Gooding on the 19th of September. Mr. Hall.—First of all prove the owners wand-writing to that ; you are going too fast. Did you serve the notice of the intention to apply? Witness.—Yes, sir. Was it signed ?—Yes, sir. By whom? By Mr _Shakeshaft ?—Yes. In your presence?—Yes. Did you read it to her ?—Yes. And explain it to her?—Yes, I did. Now prove that your notice annexed to your complaint is a duplicate of the original. Mr. Kenyon (to witness)—Did you examine that notice with the original ?—I did. Whose hand writing is that at the bottom?—Mr. Shake shaft's. Mr. Hall.—Now prove that he has been to take possession. Mr. Kenyon.—l prove that on Tuesday I went there. Mr. Hall.—When was the notice served?—On the 19th. Then she would have seven clear days. When did you call again? Kenyon.—Today, or yesterday, is the expiration of the seven clear days. Mr. Hall.—When did you call to get possession ? Mr. Kenyon.—On Tuesday, after the notice to quit was expired. Mr, Hall.—Well, then, you gave her notice according to the intention, that unless possession was given up in seven clear days, which must be exclusive of the day of service, you should apply. Then prove to me, that at the expiration of seven clear days from the notice to apply, that she refused to give up possession. Mr. Kent'_on.—Very well. I prove that she is now resi ding there. Mr. Hall:—Exactly so; but she might have been ready to give it up. • Mr. Kenyon.—l submit that there is neglect and refusal to Rive it up. . _ - - Mr. Hall.—That is what I say. Show me neglect or refu sal ? You are confounding the two notices, the notice to quit and the notice to apply. Mr. Kenyon.-1 respeCdully submit that a party retaining and continuing in possession after that notice , is a sufficient refusal to comply with the terms of the act. I will prove to you that she is now there and still retains possession. Mr. Hall.—How can a person be said to deliver up posses sion to a landlord when nobody is there to deliver up posses sion to. _ Am I to throw away the key? Mr. Kenyon.—Take a notice to quit for example. If you remain there after the expiration of the notice to quit, you are a trespasser. Mr. Hall.—You don't understand the thing at all. This is an act of Parliament by which we are bound. Thi s is giving a jurisdiction to the magistrates , by which ,;;;I:e -bound.. The act of Parliament s a y s this, that after you have done certain things, all of which you have proved this morning, you shall cause the person that neglects or refuses to deliver up possession —that is, in pursuance of the notice to quit—that you shall cause that person to be served with written notice, which means a notice of intention to apply, in the form set forward in the schedule of the act." Now we look at the form. "That you are to quit on or before the expiration of seven clear days after the expiration of this notice." Then the act proceeds—" That if such person shall neglect or refuse to deliver up possession; and if the tenant or occupier shall not leave at the time and the place mentioned, and shall still neglect to deliver up, or refuse to deliver up possession, then the magistrates may act." Mr. Kenvon.—Then I submit that the very words there used meet the case. "Neglect or refuse." Refusal we sup pose a demand. I therefore say she has "neglected" to give up possession, for she is still in possession. I submit that is within the meaning of the act. Mr. Hall.—very well ; is _she poc-sescion Mr. Hornby.—Yes, she is; I saw her daughter there this morning. Mr. perhaps that will do. Mr. Kenyon.—You perceive in the act you have power of giving possession at the expiration of 20 or 30 days. Mr. Hall.—Bless my soul, you are proceeding at railway speed, quite. Tell me when your case is finished? Mr. Kenyon.—lt is finished now. Mr. Hali.—Then let the woman have an opportunity of saying something; now Mrs. Gooding, have you anything at all to say. The defendant said she had a good deal to say, and pro ceeded at considerable length to give an old woman's detail of her troubles. She said her landlord had behaved very cruelly and tyrannically towards her; be bad sent bailiffs into her house last winter, when she was ill of the influenza, and seized everything; and since then she and her daughter had been lying on door mats which the kindness of a neigh bour had given to her. He had also stopped up her chimney, and she could have no fire; they were suffocated with smoke and could cook nothing. Mr. Hall.—He may have behaved, for any thing I know, very cruelly to you i • but we ha ve no thi ng t o d o w ith th a t. Mr. Kenyon.—B e kind enough to ask her what rent is due ? That will explain something. Mr. Hall.—You were going to say something? Mr. Kenyon.—You have a discretionary power to grant a warrant in thirty days. Mr. Hall.—Oh no; no such thing. It cannot be taken from her till 31 days; It is not discretionary. The officer cannot execute the warrant till after3l days. Mr. Kenyon.—Cannot he do it, in your discretion, in a shorter time? Mr. Hall.—No. He must do it between the 21st and 30th day. The case is proved; we shall sign a warrant on the proofs alleged here, and it will be executed according to the time provided by act of parliament. Two other cases were afterwards brought forward, both of which failed in proof, and were dismissed. Mr. Hall said ha should hold all complaints under the act to the strictest scru tiny, otherwise there would be , teat false swearing. It was as foolish an act of parliament as ever was. THE Zoot.ocicm. GARDENS.—Last evening, the last grand gala of the season was held auhese gardens. Being a beau. tiful evening, the attendance was very crowded. A most splendid exhibition of fire-works, by Monsieur D'Ernst, was shown, and the gardens were illuminated. The fire-works excited universal admiration and delight. IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS.—We perceive that a vessel of large burthen is announced to sail shortly from this port, for Sydney. This will be the first opportunity that has pre sented itself in Liverpool, for mechanics and farm servants . . to avail themselves of the government bounty, for the encou ragement of emigration to New South Wales. We have no donbt that many will be glad to embrace this very advan tageous offer. PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN.—The portrait of the Queen, by Cousins, from the picture brChalon, is now on view at Mr. Goads4's, and a very splendid work of art it is. It is finished off in the most exquisite manner, and we may safely pronounce it a chef d'muvre. The figure of her Majesty ap. pears to "come out" from the paper, while the drapery is elegantly and tastefully thrown. We understand that her Majesty has subscribed for no fewer than 40 copies, which have been sent as p resen t s t o th e various crowned heads of Europe. THE THEATRE Roy AL.—During the week several stock tragedies have been performed, with the attraction of Mr. Morris Barnett in the afterpieces, some of them written by himself; as " Monsieur Jacques," in which he plays as Mon sieur Jacques. We have not forgotten the thrilling working up of the feelings which his acting produced in this pleasing drama, since last he-played in Liverpool, on his former visit. We have not been able this" week to pay attention to the Theatre, so numerous have been other calls on our time, and cannot, therefore, notice the performances more in detail. We perceive that to-night is fixed for Mr. Morris Barnett'a benefit, when, no doubt, he will have a-full house. GRAND JUNCTION AND LONDON RAILWAYS.—We men tioned last week the opening of the entire of the London and Birmingham Railway. Since then the trains, which leav London at eight o'clock in the morning, have arrived with great regularity in Liverpool about seven o'clock in the even ing, sometimes earlier; thus accomplishing the journey in less than eleven hours. The London morning papers are received by this train. On Monday next the mail, which will leave London at half-past eight in the evening, will reach Liverpool about half-past seven o'clock the next morning, and the de livery of letters and newspapers will take place soon after eight. On the same day the arrangement between the di-' rectors of the two companies will be carried into effect, for passengers by the first class trains being conveyed throughout the entire line in the same carriages, and for each company booking passengers entirely throughout. When these ar rangements are completed, they will give great satisfaction to persons travelling on the line. We know that it is the anxious desire of the directors of the Grand Junction and London and Birmingham Companies to make the accommodations on the railway as perfect as possible, but this cannot be accomplished so speedily as some persons think. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT FOR GOOD CONDUCT.—OR Thurs day last, a very handsome silver cup was presented to Mr. Millar, of Knutsford. It had upon it, beautifully engraved, the following inscription :—" From Charles Cholmondely, Esq., to Matthew Millar, in remembrance of his faithful ser vices for upwards of forty years.—Maccleyield Courier. --- - DRAYTON MANOR.—Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., has quite recovered from his recent slight attack of gout. The Honourable Sydney Herbert, M.P., left on Monday last, and Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P„ left on the following day, for his seat, Netherby, is Cumberland. Sir Henry and Ladv Emily Hardinge have taken their departure, as also the Hon. Captain A'Court. WINDSOR, SEPT. 25.—Her Majesty and the Puchess of Kent rode out at a quarter before four o'clock this afternoon, attended by Lady Portman, Viscountess Forbes, MiSs Quen tin, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and Sir George Quentin, and accompanied by Viscount Melbourne and the Earl of Surrey. Viscount Palmerston rode after the royal party into the Grand Park. The Baroness Lehzen and Lady Mary Stopford followed in a carritge. The Hon. and Rev. Henry • Maxwell who has been for some time resident at Caen, in Normandy, by the demise of his brother, Lord Farnham, at Paris, succeeds to the titles and estates, worth 30.0001. per annum. The present peer married Lady Ann Butler, eldest daughter of the second Earl of Carrick, by whom he is a father of Mr. Henry Max well, M.P. for Cavan.—Morning Herald. THE IRON TRADE.—In consequence of the great quantity of orders received from the United States by the leading houses in the trade, iron has advanced 10s. per ton; and from the prospect which is held out, that the present heavy demand for iron rails will be immediately succeeded by others of a similar magnitude, it is now confidently calculated upon that an additional 10s. will be maintained at the next quar terly meeting of the iron masters in the Staffordshire and Shropshire districts.—Birmingham Adreriiser. THE REGISTRATION IN YORKSHIRE.—We point to the revision of the West Riding voters for the polling district of Sheffield with peculiar pleasure, as showing the alteration of the conservative position, with. reference to our opponents, in a clear gain to us of 159. The clear gain to our party upon the whole polling districts of Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley, now revised, is 218, a number which speaks in plain terms that the reform bill mania has given place to the more sober and substantial principle of conservatism.— Sheffield Mercury. NAVAL HOSPITAL ITY.—A splendid dejeune was given on Monday, on board H.M.S. Hercules, by the officers of that vessel, to the gentry of Cove and its neighbourhood. At an early hour dancing was commenced on the quarter-deck, and was kept up with great spirit until late in the evening. The quarter-deck was covered with an awning of canvass, fes tooned with the flags of the vessel. The band of the Hercules played during the day some fine waltzes, which gave great gratification to the numerous fair visitors, who were highly delighted with the elegant hospitality and attention of the gallant officers of this noble vessel.—Curk Constitution. VETERINARY OPERATION.-011 the 15th of August last, a cow, the property of Mr. Davies, of Skibeden, was tapped for the dropsy, and 30 gallons of watery fluid taken front her; and on the 29th the operation was repeated, and 45 gallons more taken away, making altogether the enormous quantity of 75 gallons, and reducing her weight 5851b5. The beast is hearty and doing well, and does not increase in size. —Leeds Intelligences. Yates, the manager of the Adelphi Theatre, in London, (says the Gazette Musicale,) has purchased from M. Tardivel, the services of the Bayactores, for fourteen months, for the sum of £5OOO sterling; and has undertaken to fulfil that part of M. Tardivel's contract which obliges him to re-convey the Hindoo dancers to their native country, and replace them in their pagoda, which bears the harmonious name of Tirouvenni Loucham. The Prince George of Cambridge passed through this city (Exeter) on Saturday evening, stopping about an hour for refreshment at the new London Inn. His Royal Highness, who was attended by Colonel Cornewall, then proceeded on his road to Falmouth, where be will embark on board the Braganza steam-packet for Gibraltar.— Western Luminary. It is said that government has taken up the large steamer Sirius, which lately made a trip to New York, for the pur pose of conveying the Marquis of Clauricarde to St. Peters burgh, the Firebrand and Lightning steam yachts not being large enough. The Actaeon, 28, Capt. Russell, is ordered to accompany the Sirius.—Hampshire Paper. Commis CASE.—On Monday, Mary Gretham, who had been in confinement as a maniac, was brought before the Pe terborough magistrates for causing an obstruction in that city. The unfortunate creature had been discharged from "the asylum, and, finding that it was impossible to gain em ployment as a female, she assumed the male dress in which she then appeared, and had worked as a reaper of corn, earn ing twelve shillings an acre ; a ft er w hi c h s h e h a d two-and siepence a day as rick-maker and thatcher until a few weeks since, when, falling off a rick, s h e rece i ve d a severe i n j ury i n her hip, when her master and mistress, to their surprise and horror, discovered her sex, which becoming public, s h e at tracted the notice of th e idle boys and people of the city, who followed her in crowds on her going to seek some relief. She slated that some money was owing to her for work done for her late master, and she was sent to the workhouse until in quiry could be made into the facts stated.—Stamford Herald, The Shell steam-barge has effected another passage from London to Oxford, where she arrived on Monday last. The fact of hat having surmounted the difficulties which she must have experienced at this season, owing to the extreme low ness of the water, is the best proof of her competence to make regular voyages.—Reading Mercury. THE WRECK OF THE FORFARSHIRE.—On Tuesday morn ing last the Superb steamer, Captain Davison, of South Shields, when about eight miles out at sea, picked up the body of a lady floating. She was dressed in a se con d mourn ing gown, had a gold watch with two seals by her side, two rings on a finger of her left hand, one sovereign and a half with 7s 6d in silver. and some keys in her pocket : her linen was marked " L.M.P.;" and inside one of her boots waa written "Mrs. Patrick." This unfortunate lady is supposed to be the wife of Captain Patrick, of Hull, and was a pas senger on board the Forfarshire steamer, when the late me lancholy wreck o f th a t ves s e l occurred. An inquest was held on the body at South Shields, on Thursday, and a ver dict returned of "Found Drowned."—Durham Chronicle. THE PRIEST AT THE SALT WATER.—We have received a very long communication regarding the conduct of a cer tain priest, who officiates as curate in an eastern district of this county, at a watering place not ten miles from Cole raine, but the details are too indelicate to place before the public, although we have full reliance on the veracity of our correspondent. Suffice it, therefore, to say, that his rever ence has proved himself a worthy disciple of Peter Dens, and of that " corporation of bachelors" whose immoral practices we described in our last. We understand that the particu lars have been transmitted to the titular bishop; we 'shall therefore wait to see how his " lordship" will deal with the culprit. We would recommend the two females who were exposed to the beastly insults of the priest to institute legal proceedings against the delinquent.—Derry. Sentinel.