The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

3,228 4,858 7,812 9,730 11.221 11,561 16,770 20,078 25,000 28.736 35,727 17,190 21,511 26,681 29,858 29,485 29,897 40,147 48,167 50,367 61,231 70,000 1,048.479 1,569,108 2,237,154 2,542,660 2,518,521 2.870,029 3,705.852 4,178,861 4,469,870 5,610,710 8,859,130 PRESENTS TO THE QUEEN FROM THE 6 - Ur 1 N —Four beautiful Spanish entire-horses arrived at Windsor on Wednesday morning as presents from Isabella 11. of Spain to her Majesty. These horses reached this country shortly after her Majesty bad left for Scotland. They were taken by the Spanish grooms to the new riding-house, where they were seen by her Majesty and Prince Albert. The horses were afterwards ridden by the royal eauerries, and subse -quently by Mr. Myers, Prince Albert's riding-master, by whom they were put through their various paces. trier Ma jesty having made a selection of two for her own use, present ed the others to her illustrious consort. 013 C of those re tained by the Queen is a beautifully-marked skewball, stand ing 14 hands high, and 6 years old. The other is a well formed cream -coloured herse, of the same height, •and.rising 7 years old. The tails of these two animals reach to within an inch of the grouud, an d are perfect curiosities from their extraordinary size and extreme fullness. The horses pre sented by the Queen to his Roya These Highness (one a bay and the other a brown) are buth aged, and of the same height— about 1 5 hands. se have e normously large tails (com bo great majority of horses a the English breed), pared with but they are not nearly of the size of the other two. The manes of the four are very full a itg, flowing to the length of upwards l e a i * l. large side of their necks. Their and those bred in the Low heads and necks of 14 inehe p s ar o tic e u r resembling the hor a s r e e s - of Flanders, Countries. . EUROPEAN TRADE WITH PERS lA.—The . i 1 I ' Monday publishes an ac co un t . of the commercial operations of City has of the whole trade of Persia with of Tabriz in 1840, from which it appears that thin - e • now become the emporium imported in that year t iat year Europe. The European merchandise The imports from Russia through was valued at 36,000.000f the Volga, the Caspian Sea, and the lines of the Araxes con sisting principally of cotton goods, li n ens, silks, light cloths, 000,000 f . From Engl an d, gold and silver fringes, looking lasses, crystals , china ware, iron, copper, &c., amounted to g 9 , Germany, France, and Belgium, sumed , Fr enc that h t h e imports, chiefly of the same articles, exceeded 25,000,000 f • in this trade only figures for 600,000 f: Turkey imp o year for 1,200,000 f. of cloths of Brussa and damask silks , rt in &c. The articles in particular demand were the Perses, a, cotton cloth, which was formerly inanufactured at Saints _ in England and Ispahan, and has been admirably imitated and Germany. French cotton goods were unable to cools pete with those of British and German maututacturifir from the er m the low price of the l a tte r . Th e s ilk s were g sup plied by the L e ip s i c an d H am b urg f a i rs ; f e w wereerraie ofFrench origin, accoidi ng t o th e same d ocument . The c ommercial relation, between Tabriz and Trebisond, have of late years assumed a great extension. Caravans are constantly plying between those two cities ; and the products of Persia, and Asia Minor, proceeding frost Tabriz, and embarked at Tre hisond, amounted iu 1841 to 25,000,000 piasters, exclusive of a large quantity of specie in Dutch ducats and silver rubles, •of which no estimation could be given. The value of Euro pean goods landed for the Tabriz market at Trebisond, in 1841, was estimated at. from. 85.000,000 to 90,000,000 piasters. During the first six months of that year, there entered this harbour 18 Russian vessels,B Englisb,3 Sardinian, Il Greek, and 61 Turkish ; but most of the latter hail arrived in ballast. and sailed with cargoes. The Trieste steamers executed, in the same interval, 10 or 12 journeys thither, bringing 'minu s factured goods, colonial articles, Steel, Six., to an amount of 7,120,000 francs; and returning with. silks, wax, skins, camels-hair, saffron, shawls, &c., for 2 , 0 73,000 francs. • ALGERIA Vt The Governor. G e n era leisf Algeria has just published a pamphlet on the means of preserving and rendering useful the cor.4l , :i'st Of Algeria. General Brigeaud's pamphlet is divided under several heads. The first is, " On the necessity of dominion over the country for the purpose of colonization." On this point, he says,— " France has resolved that her flag shall be the only one in Algeria, and that a grand colony shall be formed there. The first question to be resolved for the success of this vast en terprise was the subjection of the Arabs. With such a po pulation there is no such thing as insinuating oneself into power. They must be conquered in order to obtain posses sion of, and. coloniie, a portion of their territory. France then has acted wisely, having once resolved on establishing herself in Algeria, in being also resolved to conquer it en tirely. This work is certainly one of difficulty ; but it would he still more difficult to preserve upon the defensive system any portion of the coast, for in that case the enemy would be left in full enjoyment of the country, viz., the resources of taxation and recruitment, and would be able to keep us in a continual state of blockade, and to attack us whenever he should become strong, or we should have embarrassments to . contend with in Europe. Not only is the system of conquest less difficult than this shameful system of defence ; it pre sents immense advantages for colonization. It has been frequently and truly observed, that no colonization is possible without cheap labour, or, what is the same thing, cheap provisions. There are a number of objects, such as cattle, horses, mules, asses, forage, vegetables, poultry, wood, charcoal, &c., with which colonists could only supplied by sea at enormous prices. Cheap labour, supposes, therefore, the freedom of internal communication, which can only exist by means of a peace always precarious with the Arabs, or by the military possession of the whole, or nearly the whole, of the country. In the rude war which we have made upon the tribes, they have lost in the razias two-thirds of their cattle, a nd, nevertheless, butcher's meat, which was a few months ago 2f. 50c. the kilogramme (lib. French) at Algiers, is now sold at only 50c. The reason of this is the supply of our markets from the interior. Here is one of the first benefits of conquest. Many others will manifest themselves with time and when we shall have set seriously about colonization." General Bugeaud then proceeds to consider the means of effecting and securing the conquest which he recortimends. He says, " I do not hesitate to assert that the same, or nearly the same, amount of force as will have effected the conquest will be indispensable for its maintenance. The Arabs are proud and warlike. The war of tribe against tribe is their normal state; from their infancy all the males, without ex ception, are trained to the use of arms and the management of horses, and they are incessantly engaged in hazardous en terprises. We cannot think of diminishing our force in pre sence of such a population. We should soon suffer from such an act of imprudence. The history of the Arabs shows how prompt they are to revolt, and their antipathy for us and for our religion will last for ages. Let us then remain strong in the midst of them, if we do not wish to lose in few days the fruit of all our exertions. This course is im posed upon us the more by the consideration, that it is the only way to prevent our occupation from becoming an onerous one to ourselves. With an army of sufficient strength, we can govern the country, collect the taxes, and promote commercial speculation. The contributions of the interior, the revenues of the customs and the octroi, and the resources which the troops will be able to create in their stations by the cultivation of a portion of the rich soil, will in a few years defray the expense of occupation. Such is the conviction that I have acquired by the experience of the results already obtained, and the observations that I have made in visiting all parts of the country. A weak army would only be able, when it had not to contend with revolt, to collect a slight amount of taxes from the tribes nearest to us and most accessible to coercion. In a word, a powerful army would have dominion over Algeria, would exist in it and be paid by it ; whereas a weak army would be almost constantly a burden to the French treasury." After pro ceeding at some length with the same line of argument, the author gives his opinion of the amount of permanent force necessary in Algeria, and the mode of distributing it. "We ought," says he, " to have two lines of occupation •, one in the interior and parallel with the sea, the other on the coast. The stations for the first appear to me to be clearly pointed out; they are Tlemcen, Mascara, Milianah, Medeah, Setif, Constantine, and Guelma ; on the coast, Oran, Moataganem, Tenes, Cherchell, Algiers, Philippeville, and Bona. I have not spoken of Arzew, Bugia, Gigelly, or Calle, for these localities are generally of slight importance, and I think we should evacuate Bugia and Gigelly if we are not decided upon bringing under subjection the Kabyle mountains which sur round them. It would be sufficient for the commands of the port to have a post of 150 men. But it is probable that they will not be evacuated ; I shall therefore reckon their gar risons in my calculation. We will begin with the Wert. The division of Tlemcen should, in my opinion, be composed of 3,000 infantry, and 1,000 of other arms, of whom 500 should be cavalry d'elite, making 4,000 ; the division of Mascara should also consist, of 4,000 ; Milianah, 2,600 ; Medeah, 3.600; Setif, 3,600; Constantine, 6,000; Oran, 7,000; Mostaganem, 4,000; Telles, 3,200; Cherchell, 2,150; Al giers, 10,000; Bugia, 1,000; Gigelly, 850; Philippeville, 4,000 ; Bona, 4,000; Guelma, 2,600 •, making altogether a force of 63,000, to which we should add, at least, 12,000, to allow for sickness and other casualties, giving thus a grand total of 75,200, and if we would do these things securely and speedily we must really have 80,000." The remainder of this chapter is devoted to arguments to show that, considering the extent of territory to be held, the number is not overrated. The following chapter is on'colo nization. The General is a strong partisan for military colo nization. On this point he observes—" Military colonies would he powerful auxiliaries to the army, and would gra dually enable us to reduce the amount of it, for they would furnish soldiers for a campaign, and occupy certain points w! re we are now compelled to have garrison. In my opi nibn we ought to have carried on the establishment of mili- tary colonii, - -3 at the same time with the war, for then we could have fixed them in favourable localities without having, had to pay anything to the Arabs, whereas, now that we are at peace with the tribes who have made their submission, we cannot take possession of their territory without offering an indemnity." The system of government recommended by General Bu geand is military. His argument is as follows If there were in Africa a European population of 400,000 or 500,000 persons, then I could understand, to a certain extent the idea of a civil government ; but in the present state of things, I confess I cannot conceive how the idea can exist in the minds of certain statesmen and public writers." the General com bats this idea with a variety of arguments, and adds, " There is another reason which militates powerfully in favour of mi litary government—namely;'the necessity of governing the Arabs. We have subdued them by force of arms, and by force of arms we must keep them in subjection." Under the head of " Resources of the Country," General Bugeaud says :—" In the short visits that 1 paid to Algeria in 1836 and 1837, 1 conceived but a poor idea of the fertility of the soil, so much vaunted by the ancients. Having passed over only the worst portion of the province of Oran,l thought the Roman historians had dealt in hyperbole when they called Africa the granary of Rome. But since I have penetrated into the country in almost every direction, my convictions have changed, and I have ascertained that Algeria produces already a great deal of corn, and an immense quantity of cattle, and that it is capable of producing much more, and also of adding several other sources of wealth, such as silk and oil." In another part of this chapter, the General says : —" There are vast surfaces cultivated by the Arabs, without having received any kind of manure, and yet they produce an average per hectare (2i acres English) of from 50 to 30 hectolitres (from 70 to 85 bushels English) in wheat, and from 40 to 50 in barley." On the sources of taxation, we read—" The ordinary and religious tax is the tenth of the grain and the twentieth of the cattle. If this were regularly collected, as it would be with a good government, backed by a strong force, it would, I have no doubt, produce sufficient to feed the army, and provide in a great measure for its general support. I come to this conclusion on considering the enormous expenses that Abd-el-Kader has gone to carry on the war. He not only formed and kept np an army of 12,000 to 15,000 men, but also purchased an immense number of horses, and constructed five small fortresses, a cannon-foundry, two powder manu factories, and several manufactories for arms, besides pur chasing from foreign countries large quantities of muskets and ammunition, and yet he is said by. the Arabs to have been still in possession of a large amount of treasure at the time when his power was overthrown. Add to this the manner in which he levied the taxes, and which is so different from our own. All the public functionaries paid themselves with their own hands, and it rarely happened for the Emir to re ceive more than one-half of the amount really collected. The functionaries were not satisfied with retaining the larger half; they prvssed upor, the population in a thousand ways — a strong proof of the resources of the country." We conclude our extracts with the following table of the revenue of Algeira, from 1831 to 1841 inclusive. Civil Population. Army. Amount received DUBLIN UNIVERSITY ELECTION It will be seen from the subjoined correspondence, which we ccpy from the Evening P ac k e t , t h at the zealous pastor. of St. Jncle's, whether at home or abroad, is indefatigable in his efforts for the advancement, of- truth. The high consis tency of the course which he has always pursued, itself ti conserinence, bears witness also to the purity of the motives by which he is actuated, to Wit; the forwarding of truth, and not (as he is elandeSticely reported) ; the following of party. To the. Editor of the Evening Pack. t. Sfu,—On the Bth instant, I took the liberty of addressing the enclosed letter to Mr.' Smith. I have received-no rep 4, and conelitde that Mr. SMith does not - intend to write one. I do not feel that this is, in- thf3slightest degree, discourteous on his part. It I had addressed- • a orivate letter to him, lie would, as a matter of course • have written to ack-towlet4!e it; but-when I told him that I intended to publish my letter and his anSiver,lienwthspinrthe strictest, sense, at liberty to withhold any an4lyer,A l lic felt that publication would be in convenient or, prernatnre. lie may moreover feel, that as he was noti - b•Y'antiYibri t ilEt ► di' Vs l Ai, - a candidate for our suffrages, no electorlacral4httcraddress him publicly upon the subject.' .„, If I have beenguilt of an unseasonable intrusion upon the hon. and learned gentiernan, I car , only plead, in my ex cuse, the conviction that, irrdesS 'some publication from Mr. Smith shall appear, arodsPeedily,. the election for the College will be virtually closed. What. is.. tantamount to a poll is rapidly going forward: I wrote to some friends by the same post which conveyed my letter . to Mr. Smith, and I have their answers entirely .coinciding in my. views of this subject. 1 would not be doing justice to them or to myself if I did not say distinctly, that the course we adopt is not prompted by any want of the kindest arid most cordial feelings towards Mr. Hamilton;. but simply by the high principle of obedi ence in all things lawful, to our lawful rulers, as stated my letter. By giving a place i n y o ur ColUnins to this, and the enclosed, you will obligei'sir, your obedietit servant, ' • BallyCastle, 11/th 5ept,,,1842. • • HUGH M'NEILE. TO T IS •' C.SMITH, ESQ. 1 1 11Ve'JEW now rteiiii.Al a 'cite-War, forwarded to me from Liverponl v . containing th.e:narnes of several members of our LTniversity c 4 i,griedAy the Iteveread. Wm.. Lee. It invites me to Join i a refluisi t tion to you. to allow your s: it ndiclate . for Our to be put in nomination'A ) WOt i repres;:ntatio . :! in parliament.- I haste - dtrelliited coMpliance; ;tot beti,tll§6 Of' any objection to yogf ir l v enit=truin mOne, lioribeeaueuof -anv• promise of supppft tct.FwAtiFr t - ) IARIT gififrbpoue- r -4t be cause I am altogethek unacquainte I :with yo,ur cpinioh§ and convictions upon certaiblAiflijectiMileTilVeWi"*'‘,. naralanrit • importance. Many ofsll-09felleow , gliietora troid , the sunw condition; and I feel ,aystiFQ ,that, : 11 54 1 .0.4rP•ssiU.N4m. pub ; licly, without or'tin4p,, I §,ball 'Ae f sop i ff,kbtoi,c(Avird,s that clear and unetpiibbVarunderstancring %;vliielf: ought 't - o exist amongst us all ori stitch occasWs: tfi'y intention: therefore, to publish this letter, and also your reply, if you do me the honor to write one. It is currently reported that you are put forNr.ird cm this occasion, and will be supported by her Majesty . s government in Ireland. If this be so, you possess a' prima facie claim upon the support,of all who think and feel as -I do. Because the Christian duty of Submission_ to " the powrs.that a matter of conscience • with us. We do no. think tout per sonal preferences in questions affecting Merely"tempOralmat.• ters should ever array us in hostility . agains t the government. On questions of a very different character, involving, as we believe, the highest interests of the revealed truth of Go . d, and, by cOnsettubrite'thd'e'Veiiihting leippinVsS of men ;- we were driven intoiiiiiinful illlt4fievitkible collisidii•With the late governMent. 'We hoped . ' airitioafE.§t anxicins'te hope, that with the present government, friendly representations and remonstrances, patience, and a more accurate' neqUaintance with the real Wants'ariaWishes of the RoMan Catholic peo ple of Ireland,-ebrisidered as distinct from their ecclesiastical leaders and a few turbulent 'agitators, may render all such opposition - unnecessary, and therefore, upon oar principles. unjustifiable. • Our' duty Of - submission, not - only to the ex press authority, but even to the known wishes of the Queen':= government, we deem second only to the higher duty we owe to the great SOURCE of all rule, by whom Kings reign, aic. There are questions which involve this ultimate duty, and questions closely connected wtth the parliamentary represen tation of our University at this time. One is, the treatment which the Holy Scriptures are to receive in the matter of national education ; and- another is, whether the college of Maynooth is to be supported by the state without any inquiry into the principles, religious, moral or political, which are inculcated upon the students therein ? Against the system at present adopted by what is called the National Board of Education in Ireland ; and against the 'continued national support of Maynooth College, as a matter of course, without inquiry, we feel it to be a duty, painful but imperative, to opposs any government, and to teach others to do likewise. Because we feel the integrity of our allegiance to THE KING OF ALL KINGS involved; and because, if we forfeit that integrity, our advocacy of any human•cause must becoine eventually as worthless to others, as it w 001..., in tm mean time, be irksome, nay offensive to ourselves. We believe the Bible to be indeed what it professes to be, and, therefore, we believe it to be the duty of professedly- Christian statesmen to mould their moral and religious mea sures for the community, not by the doubtful preferences. and fluctuating majorities of men, "but by the unerring and unchanging principles laid down with clearness in the Word of God. While, on the other side, we detest the intolerance which would aim at the propagation of truth by the sword ; we cannot, on the other side, he reconciled to the indifference which consents to the propagation of falsehood by the trea sury. We believe, for example, that no government support cr command, can make it lawful for any man to bow down to images, or to teach others to do so ' • seeing that the Almighty has distinctly said to e v ery man , "Thou salt not bow down to them." We believe that no government support or com mand can make it lawful for any man to put, or to teach others to put, prepared lists of indelicate questions to either man or woman; seeing that the Almighty has distinctly for bidden all corrupt, or corrupting communication out of our mouth. We believe that no government support or command can make it lawful for a subject of any state to take, or teach others to take, an oath of allegiance to a foreign power, (under any pretence or plea that it refers to spiritual things only,) such as in critical circumstances, and at a critical mo ment, may involve, inevitably, the tremendous alternative of perjury or treason. We are prepared to prove—we have proved by documentary evidence not to be gainsayed, how ever it may be neglected, that tliee arc among th'e . thinv taught in Maynooth Calege-. •- • • 1-- •:“ In like manner, we believe•tbat no government support or command can Make it lawful to withhold, by authority, from any child of the human family, the Holy Scriptures; or to consign by authority anv child itei teachers who avow their determinatiou.to withhold the Holy Scriptures from the in struction of that child ; seeing that the Almighty has expressly commanded' tlidreading of Holy Script ure by a ll, an d highly contnendfldlititeOrl'in'the case of a child, as able to make wise unto salvation. It is our deliberate conviction, after calm and patient in vestigation, that the National Board of Education in Ireland, judged by its own printed rules, is fairly liable to the heavy charge of doing this—notwithstanding the pertnission to gttw separate religious instruction granted to persons over whom the board have no control ; and, notwithstanding the use in some schools of the three small volumes of extracts, from the Scriptures, in a new translation. We arc aware, of the multiform deviations from rule introduced and connived at, in the present cameleon practice of the national schools, but our business at bead-quarters is with the rule itself. We are aware of the apparent approbation and practical support obtained by the board from the Presbyterian body; by con ceding to that body an exclusively Presbyterian education in their existing schools where no building grants were required; but this does not alter the original constitution of the board, or diminish the objections entertained against it, by those who cannot conscientiously secure truth to their own children at the expense of consigning the children of others to hope less error. Now, sir, while we altogether disapprove of the system of sending, or attempting to send, pledged delegates to parlia ment, instead of free, unshackled, and competent representa tives ; we are naturally desirous to do our part, however inconsiderable it may be, towards having the members for our University really representatives of the opinions of the constituency on these great subjects. We ask for no pro spective pledges or promises as to how you will vote if returned for the College; but we do ask, with unfeigned respect and frank freedom, for a present honest and bold avowal of the deep convictions of your soul on these soul stirring questions. If you approve of consulting human convenience first, in matters of legislation, involving religion and morals, and so setting aske - Divine revelation altogether, (for if it be not first beyond comparison, it is nothing, worse than nothing, because false in its paramount claim,) you can, 1 presume, have no difficulty in candidly saying so. If, on the contrary, you think that risks of displeasing men, of any name and in any numbers, should be run, (re luctantly and cautiously indeed, but still firmly and consis tently,) rather than sanction and support what GOD con demns; you can, I know, have no difficulty in avowing it. If you have no strong convictions on either side, and de cline to commit yourself by any declaration beyond the mere common-place generalities, which mean nothing; we must, of course, form our own judgements upon the evidence thus borne to the nature and strength of your principles, and the light thus thrown upon our duty in the contest. I write in all good faith and good feeling towards you. I know nothing, even by report, of your religious principles ; but am anxious to find them such as will justify mein render ing you any support and assistance in my power ; if, as we have been informed, it be indeed the wish of the government that you should be returned.—l have the honour to be, sir, your faithful servant. HUGH INI`NELLE. Ballycastle, Bth Sept., 1842. HER MAJFSTY'S EARLY RlSlN9.—Everybody was sur prised and pleased, while the Queen was in Scotland, at the punctuality with which her Majesty kept every appointment, and with the early hours at which the sovereign.got up in the morning. While at Drummond Castle, the Queen rose at half-past six o'clock and breakfasted at eight, chocolate being the favourite beverage. In the forenoon the Queen unched, and drank cherry-water. THE AROOSTOOK MOUNTAINS.—This important tract of country, which has just been ceded to Great Britain, has ' been examined by some of our eminent geologists. Dr. Jackson, the geologist of Maine, gives an interesting account of his examination of the mountain region of the disputed territory near the'Penobscot Forks, which gives a graphic feature of that part of the country, and makes it one of the most sublime and imposing formations. Mountain Katah din is a lofty, precipitous cone of pure granite, whose tree. less summit, having no vegetable growth but a few bushes of the mountain cranberry and spicy blueberries, was at tained with great labour by clambering almost perpendicular crags. It was ascertained to be 5,300 feet 'elevation, the highest in Maine. What is remarkable is, that in this gra nite formation was found diluvial limestone, with shell irn , pressions, showing the sea had been there ; and in the same region limestone with scoriaceons trap melted and imbricated into its seams iii an elegant manner, showing also that vol canic action had been at work. From one high mountain, the Sugar Loaf Cone, he saw round him no less than fifty lofty peaks, and seventeen mountain lakes, cascades of 200 feet fall, &c. Why, this Aroostook country must hereafter be called the Alpine Regions of Maine !—Nevt York Herald. NaTioivat. EDUCATION.—His Grace the Lord Primate of Irel an d , in t lie held courseat Armaghof h i sc charge to weekto , the h u c s l e r r e g fe y r i r i e t d t the annual visitatio n the questi on of the probability of a c h ang e by the govern ment in the present system of the so-called " national" education i---." On the l ay change . of the administration he felt it to be hi s d uty to his mind on the subject o f educ a tion in this country before the Lord Li eu t enan t o f I re l an d, an d state all his o bj ect i ons . s e e t , h tl e la r t e . a to the present system of national education; and having excel lency an answer, to the en A" t e l t ; ei received government i e h n i t s w e •xecuelid give the subject their serioustheymuch eonsideration, but that they which the financial affairs of the pressed by the state in ' that during the session of parliament were placed ; and much business to go through that he nt'lti there would be so taken up. lie (the Lord Primate) was anxious it could not be subject brought forward, but owing to oantVous to have the which, lasted to the close of the session, on tleiell?eg debates, other affairs of the country, he could not brin g idi t in f cial arid and when, near the close of the session, h -e mentioned the ; the matter to, the head of the government, he told e him that there wlmid not be time to give the subject due consider a t on And that it would be better not to tak e it. up then. Ili ; •Grace then Stated some reasons, which led him to think that the, government would make some change in reference to eduotion in this country, and said, as he had occupied thf.in so long on the subject of education, he would not on th a t occasitM detain then by taking up any other subject." ' TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1342 • Who are the Anti-Corn-law Leaguers ? What is the extent to which the principles of this seditious and anti-national conspiracy have spread themselves throughout our manufacturing districts and lal-ge towns, within the last few years ? The public, we believe, are not sufficiently informed upon this subject; and are a little disposed to under-estimate the strength of the League faction. We shall endeavour, there fore, to convey a more correct notion of it, which we are enabled to do by a close observation of the growth of the piinciples themselves for years past—before, in fact, the League, as a distinct body, existed,—and of the circumstances which have tended to promote those principles. The Anti-Corn-law League—under which term we class the whole of the supporters of an abolition of what is called " the food monopoly"—is not confined exclusively to the radical or "liberal" party. We are admitting something, perhaps, to our opponents here; but we are anxious to bring the facts before our readers and the conservative public generally. • It includes within its ranks many moderate men, averse to, and indeed disposed to denounce, the violent pro ceedings of its leaders. It includes many men who, upon other subjects than our commercial policy, entertain conservative opinions. It comprises many men of considerable property and influence, and, we may add, character—perhaps a majority of the middle classes of our manufacturing towns ; and we fear is adding daily—by the activity with which its principles are disseminated, the taking nature of those principles, when offered to the approval of superficial thinkers, combined with other strong inducing circumstances — to the number and the influence of its members. With these elements of strength, however—and that they are great must be adniitted—the League, and the movement which it is banded to advance, contains 'many elements of. weakness; but we would earnestly urge upon our conservative fellow-countrymen, that these are not sufficiently stable to be depended upon as able to arrest its career of destruction. Its leaders are men whose motives are subject to the taint of being . influenced by strong personal interest, and whose very existence, in the position in society to which they have climbed, appears to be dependent upon the carrying out of some great change, of t a nature calcu lated to inflict a dangerous shock upon the institutions and the property of the country. Here the league party are seriously weakened; and. they are weakened, too, by the almost total want of sympathy towards them and their objects of the great bulk of the working classes. The gentry, the clergy, and the agricultural portion of our population view their objects and their persons with strong repugnance. Their alliance with dissent, and the ultra notion of their leaders upon pce litieal subjects, have alienated many, who, otherwise, might have been disposed to concur with them in seeking what they denominate " commercial reform ;". and, lastly, they are weakened by the almost total want of character, truthfulness, and morality, of the instru ments which they employ. With all these drawbacks, however, we fear it is un deniable that the - principles of the Antis Corn-Law League are growing principles. They are entertained, in secret, by many who shrink from their avowal; and circumstances tend, at present, and have for ten years past been tending, to increase the numbers and em bolden the conduct of such. The strength of the Anti-Corn-Law cry consists in the progressive decline of every species of property, but, more especially, of property in our large towns, from the inflated value conferred upon them in years of bubble prosperity. The manufacturer, the merchant, the shopkeeper, the small trader, the owner of houses or cottages in our manufacturing towns and villages, the mortgagee of Such property—all these, or, at least, a large majority of them, look to the commercial activity promised, as the result of ultra free trade measures, for the restore- . tion of their fallen fortunes, or, if not that, for the re storation of their position in society, as compared with those whose property must be deteriorated by the re sult of such a policy. They have invested their capital, their accumulations, the savings of years of industry or of fortunate speculation in mills, houses, or land ex orbitantly raised in value by the existence of the very mania which produced their profits, and which has proved itself to be the fickle thing they find it ; and they would now move heaven and earth, embrace any unknown risk, dare, like a desperate gamester, any_ throw, to win back the stake which was never their's except in imagination, or was thrown away in wanton and foolhardy imprudence. The manufacturing districts and the large towns of Great Britain are filled With men of all shades of po litics, thus situated and feeling thus. These men con stitute the Anti-Corn-Law party—the leaguers. They may be added to by the gradual immersion in loss and difficulty.of thoseaat present entertaining better princi ples, because, perhaps, as yet suffering less. How many such men, though doubting the efficacy of the Anti-Corn-Law remedy, and especially its permanence, as a remedy, are already whispering to their own souls a wish to make, at least ; a trial of its operation ! • To the human heart, however sound may be its beating, self-interest is a powerful pleader. We shrink with an instinctive horror, after years of successful industry and thd enjoyment of respectable station, from being thrown back into comparative poverty and insignifi cance ; and w i t h a power f u l an d d ar i ng f act i on point ing the way to a reme d y, h owever precarious and dan gerous naturewecannot h e, wonder in en a i r f e , constituted found to ru s a il eagerly e as we adoption of that remedy, though involv ing fh oL lr s . an c d o s b a d r e o n un in d t o h n e e m. ing u t l l e ie r r e u m in ar o k f of his latest dia tribes in parliament, that the repeal of the Corn-Laws would he the signal for a vast increase of manufacturing activity, furnishes a sufficient clue to the mode in which such a course is expected to benefit those whose pro perty is embarked in the manufacturing districts. By such revived activity the value of such property would be inflated for a time ; and the designing would be enabled to realise their accumulations, whilst their dupes would be left to sink or swim with the recoil of the tide, which a few years of inordinate production and reckless joint-stock banking would most assuredly bring on. We give the ultra free-traders all the benefit of any admissions we have made as to their strength and the growth of their principles in the course of these re marks. The extent of a delusion is no warrant for its basis being truth. The league has achieved great things, and may achieve greater, as revolutionary prin ciples have done in time past, and may do again; but that circumstance is no reason why we should tamely lay bare the hulwarks of the established order and in stitutions of the land to its destructive course. The power of that body must be grappled with firmly and at once. Conservatism must be watchful and ener getic, and, above ail things, must lay to its heart the important truth that it is not by inch by inch conces sion to its menaces that .a devouring flood can be stayed. On a future occasion we may endeavour to point out the curative policy towards which the efforts of Con servatism must be directed. At present we haveyans gressed sufficiently upon . the space which we can devote to the subject. Upon the subject of the recent calamitous fire in this town the Albion, of yesterday, has the following re marks:— • That destructive fires should occur amongst the ware houses of Liverpool is the inevitable result of the want of plan in their formation and judgment in their location, with the consequent absence of system and responsibility in their management. Erected by individuals without regard to ge neral interests, the warehouses scattered throughout the town are frequently in proximity or immediate contact with active sources of ignition, such as smithies, cooperages, mills, steam-engines, &c. ;- and to these dangers, to which they are exposed from external causes, are added those from dram-shops, ship-chandlery stores, and other hazatdus trades which not unfrequently occupy part of warehouses otherwise filled witk merchandise of immense value and in connexion with other richly laden stores. Each warehouse, being separate private property, is liable to have as many tenants as rooms, or parcels of gooe.s therein stored, and to be served by as many different sets of porters. Open, al most ad libitum, to the thief and to the incendiary ; free from general superintendence ; and exposed to the danger of fire within and from without, such calamities as that which we now witness are, according to the doctrine of c h ances , of certain advent, the precise times being the only question or uncertainty. I _ To the truth of a portion of this paragraph we freely give our admission. No one can object-more strongly than we do to the practice of permitting warehouses, containing valuable property, to be approximated by ship chandlery stores, boarding-houses, cooper's yards, and other similar places almost inviting com bustion. We-would, if possible, in regulating the fu ture construction of warehouses in Liverpool, guard against the recurrence of such evils ; and if ware, housing property of our own, we would avoid ware 7 houses situated in such dangerous localities. We would avoid also warehouses constructed of such flimsey materials, as must have been many of the erections upon the ground now occupied by burning ruins; and seek instead to deposit it in premises such as those in Formby-street, which, although placed in the heart of a fire which has had no parallel in Liver pool within the memory of man, have withstood, so far, and are likely to withstand, every attack of the de vouring element. There are parties, however, who entertain different sentiments with respect to the locali ties best suited for depositing their valuable merchan dize. Some people prefer cheapness to security, and would rather risk the chances of a miserably-built erection, provided it were one for which low charges were made, than pay a reasonable rent for the use of premises offering almost certain protection Ibm fire, and all other hazards. To a certain extent, therefore, the sufferers by the late fire have themselves to blame. Warehouses in abundance exist throughout the town, well-regulated and well-built, and free from the dan gerous contiguity of the description of premises men tioned ; and when men have security offered to them, and decline for a paltry saving, taking advantage of it, they have no earthly right to complain when the chap ter of accidents turns against them. But we cannot permit the Albion to raise out of the late unfortunate calamity an argument in favour of his pet scheme and that of his friend Alderman Evans. In our own humble opinion there is a step between the continued existence of trumpery erections, surrounded by every description of hazardous. buildings, and the swamping of the whole of the well-constructed ware houses of the town by the Dock Committee. The Albion talks in high-flown terms of the management of that committee—of the "general superintendance" which would exist to protect property in its ware houses. We have seen as yet nothing to render us enamoured of the management in question, and we can see nothing in the "general superintendence" of our dockS themselves to convince us that the property of the merchants of the town would, if in the hands of thecommittee, be better superintended than it is capa ble of being in private hands. Putting out of view however the question of ma nagement and "superintendence," let us presume that such a fire as has just taken place had occurred in a range of warehouses placed Upon the west of Prince's Dock. The Albion will perhaps say that such an event is impossible, or at least improbable; and he may throw in our teeth the example of the dock warehouses in LondOn. The cases, we say, are not parallel. In Liverpool our chief storage is of cotton ; in London it is not: and we ask what would have been the result of such a fire on'the west quay of a dock, crowded, as is the Prince's, with a valuable shipping, at low water? The wind during the late fire was north west, got round to north, and on. Saturday evening was almost Cast=all'the time blowing fresh. What, had such a efire -broken out, could have saved the bulk of the ship ping in that dock from being burnt down to the water's edge? LOCAL NEWS. THE REV. HUGH WNEILE.—Mr. MoSeile, who has been in Ireland for some weeks, is expected to resume his ministerial labours at St. Jude's on Sunday next. So plentiful is money at the present moment, bills are now discounted in Liverpool at 3 per cent., while in London good paper may, w•e believe, be discounted for 2 per cent. THE Acittrcuvrtynnt, SHOW.—It is expected that this show will be one of more than ordinary exceilence, not only in point of number of stock, but also in quality. SPECIAL COMMISSION.—A Supplement to Friday's Ga zette eontains an order for the Special Commission, for the Comity palatine of Lancaster, to be holden at Liverpool. KIRKOALE AND EVERTON SCHOOLS.—The collection in aid of these schools after the sermons on Sunday last, by the Rev. A. M'Conkcy, and the Rev, it. T. Wheeler, amounted to I£3o IBs. -- - ST. PETER'S WARD.—Mr. Samuel Mime has consented to come forward as a candidate for the representation of St. Peter's Ward in the Town-council. No doubt he will be eturned. THE HINDOSTAN STEAM-SHIP.—The HirldoStall, steam ship, Captain Moresby, belonging to the Oriental and Penin sula Steam Navigation Company, left Southampton on Sa turday morning, with 70 passengers. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS.—An excellent sermon was preached in St. Jude's church, on Sunday morning, by the Rev. W.‘ Falloon, on behalf of the Church of England Schools. The collection (made without any previous an nouncement) amounted to £25. ZOOLOGIGALGARDENS.—To-morrow evening the gardens close what may be termed their season. The " Fete of St. Angelo" will be exhibited for the last time. Those who have not been yet should not fail to he present. They will be pleased with all they see. • EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO THE UNITED STATES.—The packet-ship Independence, Capt. Nye, which sailed on Sunday for New York, carried out more goods than any of the packet-ships for some time; yet her freight did not exceed £170! With passage money, however, Captain Nye would have nearly £l,OOO, a large sum, as times go. GLUTTONY EXTRAORDINARY.—An exhibition'took place in Parkgate, for a trifling wager, which exceeds anything of the kind we ever heard of before. A man, named Clarke, ac tually eat six pounds of pork, with etceteras ; and another individual, named Norman, masticated two pounds of raw beefsteaks. Considering the extraordinary digestive powers of these gluttons, it is a happy thing for their neighbo u r s that Sir Robert Peel' s t ar iff will reduce the beef. price of pork and SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—The first of a series of lectures was delivered last night at the Shipmasters' Associ ation Room, in Oldhall-street, by Lieut. Tracey, lt.N., upon the theory and practice of navigation. We had prepared a condensed notice of this lecture, which was introductory, and was listened to throughout with much approbation by the shipmasters present; but the pressure of our advertise ments. and other matter, compels us to postpone it until our Friday's publication. ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH—SCRIPTURE. READER.—The. sermons announced in our last were preached on Sunday morning, in this church, by the Rev. F. Ould, the respected minister of Christ's Church, 'from the text, Luke 16-5, " How much owest thou unto my Lord"—and in the even ing, by the Rev. W. Falloon, of St. Jude's, from James, 1-21. The congregations on each occasion were numerous and most attentive. The collections amounted to the hand some sum of £39 15s. 10d. A gratifying and encouraging evidence it must be to the minister of St. Barnabas' of the success of his ministry and the confidence placed in himself, when he finds his flock so ready to contribute (even beyond their power) to carry out his plaus for the good of the dis trict belonging to his church. THE TARTAN.—Her Majesty's visit to Scotland has had the effect of bringing Tartan, plaids into fashion to a most unprecedented extent. Every thing connected with ladies' outward garments will now be " Tartan Plaid." Verily the Scotch must feel pleased.to see so Many clan colours about our streets. Poor Jeannie Deans, after her tedious journey to London, on her first interview with the Duke of Argyle, said she thought " his heart would warm at the sight of the tartan." Verily Scotch hearts must warm indeed, now that it is so commonly seen. We perceive that Mr. Pringle has a great stcick of these beautifulandelegant fabrics. We can hardly conceive a more beautiful combination of colours than we noticed , yesterday exhibited in his window in 13 old-street. As a " D raw S cotchman " himself, Mr. Pringle sill, no doubt, be su bj ect to the visits of all hi s f a ir countrywo men who claim kin from John o'Groat's House to Tweedside. LtVtn THEATRE.--Mr. Wilson lia4 . 'taken the Liver Theatre for thb purpose of giving his agreeable lectures ot Scottish music. Mr. Wilson's success has been very grea wherever he has appeared. Ile sings the sweet songs of In. country in a chaste, expressive, and tasteful style. 11: seems to have been extremely diligent in hunting up histo rical anecdotes connected with the various songs he intro duces. Scotland is rich in her Minstrelsy. and Mr. Wilson avails himself of every opportunity of giviirg the best pro ductions extant. On Saturday evening, the Royal Assernbl Room was fashionably attended. The programmes for tilt week are rich indeed. Mr. Wilson is very ably and cleverl3 accompanied by Mr. Land on the piano-forte. THEATRE ROYAL.—On Friday the amusing farce of thr " .Agreeable Surprise" was produced, in which Mr. J. Rus sell sustained the part of Lingo. and Miss Bennett Cowslip. which, considering it was her first appearance in it, she played with much naivete and archness. Mr. Russell's bingo is One of the most sterling bits of comedy we have seen for a long time. lie gave the misquotations and blunders of the pedantic Butler with a gravity and earnestness, and with shew of learning that was truly laughable.' The song of " Amo, Amos," was sung in inimitable style, and drew forth an unanimous encore. Mr. Russell makes every line in the song tell. We never saw Lingo played with such humour and so effectively. It is a pity the " Agreeable Surprise" is not to be repeated. It will be seen that Mr. Russell takes his benefit tomorrow evening, his bill of fare is an excellent one. Mr. Russell introduces for the first time, a new song of Mr. Lovers, entitled the " Widow Machree," from Handy Andy ; singing also Mr Levers' " Wid ow Malone" the music of which - is - Mr. Russell's own composition. In this song whetiver he has sung it, he has been enthusiasti cally encored. In the part of Steady, in "The Quaker," he will have an opportunity of displaying his excellent voice, and great taste. This operetta contains some exquisite com positions in the ballad style. The admirers of good singing should hear Mr. Russell on this occasion, they cannot fail to be pleased. The entertainments consist of " Redgauntlet," " The Quaker," and " His Last Legs." BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A STRANGER.—At the Police office, on Friday, a respectably dressed man, named Decker, appeared before Mr. Rushton, to p:efer a charge of assault against Joseph Brown, a cab-driver. The complainant stated, that being a stranger in Liverpool, and wishing to find his way to Stalhope-street, Toxteth-park, he asked his way from such persons as he met in the most civil and re spectful manner. In the neighbourhood of Blair-street he met the prisoner, from whom lle inquired, and the answer he received was a severe blow on the head, which knocked him down, followed by the most scandalous and unprovoked ill treatment. The complainant stated that he received some time since an injury on the head, which affected his brain, and the present assault has greatly aggravated his former malady. The prisoner, in his defence, endeavoured to turn the tables on the complainant, by representing him .as the aggressor,.and himself as merely acting on the defensive. But the officer stated that he apprehended the prisoner in the act of running away from ibe complainant, after abusing him in the manner described. The complainant was sober, but the prisoner was the worse for liquor. Mr. Rushton de nounced in strong terms this brutal assault on a stranger asking his vTay. He ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of 40s. and costs, or to be committed a Month to prison. SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHAM-STREET.—WC understand the settlement of the minister to this charge goes on har moniously. The edict inviting the congregation to sign " the call," and at the same time inviting dissents, should there be any, was read from the pulpit on Sabbath the 18th, and Wednesday following named as the time appointed to receive the same. After sermon on that occasion, full thredburths of the congregation present cheerfully adhibited their names in presence of the Presbytery ' and no dissents being offered, the " call" was sustained, and Mr. Welsh ap pointed the discourses usual on such occasions, to be de livered before the Presbytery at Manchester, on Wednesday the 19th of October, which trials being satisfactorily passed, the Ordination is likely to take place on Thursday the 3rd of November. We are authorised to state, that the " call" to Mr. Welsh 'has received the sanction of a majority of the Trustees, of the Kirk Session, of the Heads of families, of the Communicants, and of the Congregation generally, and is daily added to, being still open for signature as appointed by the Presbytery ; in short, it is very rare that so satisfactory a " call" is ever effected in Scotland ; and, after the late unhappy circumstances of the congregation of Oldham street, is not a little remarkable. and is certainly matter of earnest and warm congratulation to all concerned. THE AWFUL FIRE.—Mr. Whitty, our invaluable Head constable, has frequently, in the course of conversation, in formed us, that a terrible fire would, at some time or other, take place in the region just swept by the devouring element; and that, from the nature of the locality and the crowded state of the buldings which covered it, his apprehension was, hat the Fire-police would be unable to check its ravages un til they had caused most extensive havoc. We have repeat edly heard him make the same statement to gentlemen con nected with fire-offices. The dreadful conflagration of Friday last has proved, that Mr. Whitty's apprehensions were too well founded. The state of the wind at the time the fire broke out in the bonegrinder's mill : the contiguity of the building to the warehouses in Formby-street, where they. are, or rather, were crowded together so as scarcely to permit carts to move freely about between them : the sheds, cooperages, &e., filled with combustible material : above all, the notorious disaster, making it imperative to draw the sup plies for the engines from the Waterloo Dock : all these cir- eumstances, while they conspired to swell the danger, ren dered the fire brigade the less able to encounter and to check the conflagration. An alteration must be made in the laying out of streets for warehouses, as well as in the construction of warehouses themselves, or the town will be subject to the constant recurrence of calamities from fire like the terrible one it has just sustained. Mr. Samuel Holme has, we hear, made a plan for constructing warehouses which, if carried out in practice, would expose them less to the effects of fire than warehouses as at present constructed.—Albion. . CONJUGAL FELICITY.—At the Police-office, on Friday, a respectable-looking woman, named Smith, appeared before Mr. Rushton, to prefer a charge of assault against her husband. She entered into a somewhat clamorous and lengthy statement of her wrongs, in the course of which she stated, that during the two years they had been married lie had given her ten black eyes—that she could no longer endure his brutality, and wished for a separation and a maintenance. Mr. Smith, in reply to these charges, directed the especial attention of the bench to his arm, which was bandaged, and which he said his wife had broken. On the night of the alleged assault, he retired to bed about half-past eleven o'clock, at which time his wife had not returned from his mother's. The first intimation he had of the presence of his " better half" in his bed-room, was finding the bed clothes torn violently from him, his lever watch dashed upon the floor, and a furious assault commenced upon him by that lady, the why or the wherefore of which he could not divine. " I then," exclaind Mr. Smith, " set to, and gave her a good thrashing, when she broke my arm (pointing to his disabled member) with a piece of crockery." Mrs. Smith made two or three desperate attempts to break the narrative of her worthy spouse, by exclaiming " It's false, gentlemen ! it's a lie! I wish to leave him—his friends are well off; he can support me ;" all which exclamations were duly sea soned with tears that flowed copiously when her husband made any assertion that interfered with her own version of her wrongs. Mr. Rushton : Oh, she did not break your arm. Smith : She did, sir, I assure you (offering to expose the wound to the bench). Mr. Rushton : No, never mind ; I saw you moving your fingers just now as glibily as possible ; you had better allow her a maintenance—you must support your wife. Smith ; Oh, but can she prove that she is legally my wife. She has no name ; she never was christened ! Mr. Rushton : Don't go away with that quibble ; it makes me suspect you in other respects. Owing to the absence of the officer on the beat, the case was adjourned, and the par ties left the court, speaking daggers, though they used none. CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST A LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN. —On Friday last, at the Central Criminal Court, Philip Par tridge, aged 30, seaman, formerly master of the Jarrow, trading from this port to Africa, was indicted for the wilful murder of Jose Maria Balager, a Spaniard, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. The indictment alleged that the prisoner, being the master of a certain vessel, called the Jarrow, on the 20th October and other days assaulted the accused with a certain rope, also with a piece of wood, and with his hands and feet, whereby he inflicted divers wounds about the head and body of the said deceased ; and that he neglected to give him sufficient food, and compelled him improperly to work in and about the navigation of the said vessel; that in consequence of such said injuries and want of sufficient food the said deceased languished from the 20th of October to the 30th of Novem ber, when he died. Mr. Adolphus having produced the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Justice Cresswell having said the case was one of manslaughter only, Mr. Ballantine told the Jury that he could not, after the evidence, struggle against a verdict of manslaughter. The prisoner, in a mo ment of irritation, inflicted the wound upon deceased which, unfortunately, caused his death. No one regretted more than the prisoner himself the unfortunate occurrence, and would never cease to do so as long as he lived. Mr. Justice Cresswell having summed up, the Jury instantly found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter, accompanied by a strong recommendation to mercy, on account of the provocation he had received. Mr. Justice Cresswell told the prisoner he had been found guilty of manslaughter, but the Jury, be lieving that the deceased in the first instance struck him a blow for which he had given no provocation, had recom mended him to mercy, and in that recommendation the Court entirely concurred. It was, however, necessary that persons on board ships should be taught to maintain discipline, and not, when excited, make use of such deadly weapons which must of. necessity be lying about. The prisoner was then sentenced to six months' hard labour in the House of Cor rection. LOVE'S SACRIFICE ; OR, THE RIVAL MERCHANTS.— MR. AND MISS VANDENHOFF.—This is the title of the new play produced, the week before last, at Covent Garden rheatre, and in which Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff sustained the leading characier;. -- TCe play was most successful, and is now acted,twice or thrice every week. The critics, with one consenting voice, praised the acting of both father and daughter throughout the piece. On Miss Vandenhoff they were even lavish in their praise. We give an extract from the Court Journal as a specimen of the criticism on the play and its performance :—" The acting was such as the critic feels it a sort of• reflected glory to witness it : even, yet animated, and full of purpose. This praise especially applies to Mr. Vandonhoff; but of the rest we cannot help saying, in this place, that Miss Vandenhoff threw into the shade those with whom she co-operated, and achieved one of the most signal histrionic triumphs of which we have ever been witness. Originality, power, and delicacy of expression were observable throughout her performance, and, occasion ally, there were graces beyond the reach of art, which drew down the most enthusiastic acknowledgment of the audience. Cooper was an impressive Lafont ; Diddear gave much-sus tained effect to Friar Dominic; Charles Pitt (his London debilt) was an elegant representative of the young De Lorme ; and Mr. Meadows made the most of Jean Ruse, the knavish servant of a scoundrelly master. There are many very striking situations, but that which o'ertops all, and is, with great skill, reserved for the last and crowning scene, is the discovery that the priest is De Lorene. Few things in the whole range of the drama can be compared for thrilling in tensity with this magnificently grouped climax. In the lan guage there is much boldness of phrase, combined with rythmical smoothness, • and the sentiment is never ex aggerated. Among other fine passages, that which describes woman's devotion and readiness to sacrifice ' a world' for those whom she cherishes, breathes the purest actuality of love ; and the scene wherein passion is made to struggle with duty is sublimely pourtrayed. The scenery, orchestra, dresses, and other adjuncts are worthy of the success which through out attended the performance. We have omitted to state, that Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lacy had light comely parts, which they enacted very cleverly ; and that Mrs. Orger and Mrs. Humby were a couple of laughter-provoking domestics. At the conclusion, Mr. Charles Pitt made his bow before the curtain ; and Mr. Vandenhoff, in obedience to a vociferous call of the house, led on his talented daughter. The young lady was received with deafening applause and the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, for some minutes, and appeared deeply moved, elated, and grateful for testimonies so cordial. We can unhesitatingly.pronounce that. the play will enjoy a long lease of popularity." A SET-QM—A French paper has been amusing its read ers, by a diatribe against this country, in which, amongst other remarks, it observes, " ninety-nine times out of a hun dred we thresh the English in battle." We have been at some pains to find out those redoubtable 99 battles, yet we have not thus far been successful; but whether the odd one, to make up the hundreds, refers to Cressy, Poictiers, Agin court ; or to Ramillies, Blenheim, Malplaquet, ,Ondenarde, or to the Nile,,St. Vincent, Trafalgar ; or to Virniera, Ro leira, Talavera ; or to Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajos, Vittoria ; or to Salamanca, Toulouse, Orthes; or to the Pyrenees, or to Waterloo, or "to plenty more of these little trifles, we do not pretend to determine ; but certain it is, that a more di verting set of monkeys than these Gallic Bobadils are not to be found under the sun.—The Ape. DREADFUL FIRE. MMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND OF MANY LIVES. The following account of the outbreak of the dreadful fir, near the Wateiloo Dock, on Friday morning, and of it, awfully destructive progress up to the evening of that day, is derived from the second up to the seventh edition of our last publication, with corrections of such slight mistakes as were inevitable during the confusion and fatality, together with such additions as we are now enabled to add, after fre quent visits to the spot. Subjoined we supply all the sub sequent information that could be obtained from day to day of the progress of the fire, and its lamentable results, from personal inspection and inquiry, as well as from other au thentic sources—the whole, we trust, forming a correct nar rative of a disaster, than which none has been so destructive, whether as regards life or property, since the burning of the Goree warehouses in 1801. Standard-office, Half-past Ten o'clock, Friday, September 23, a. m. We lament to say that a very 'destructive tire, attended with most extensive loss of life, probably from 30 to 40 in dividuals being killed, besides as rnany more wounded, broke out this morning from half-past three to four o'clock. The flames were first observed in the back part of an extensive stack of warehouses, erected within the last two years, ad joining to which there are several cooperages and timber yards. How the fir :originated, it is utterly impossible to ascertain in the confusion existing at the period we are writing. Suffice it to say, that it spread with tremendous rapidity, the power of the flames being.. heightened by a strong wind which prevailed from the sea. An alarm was given to the police station, and one after another all the engines were .sent to the, spot under the com mand of Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt. At that moment the flames presented a dense mass of fire, which it seemed almost hopeless to contend against, nevertheless the best disposition was made of the engines for preventing the fire spreading to the surrounding buildings. The prevailing wind, we regret to say, prevented this desirable consummation; for a cooper age immediately adjoining caught fire. Shortly before six o'clock the walls one of the buildings where the fire had only presented itself fell, and a most lamentable catastrophe then occurred.. Several were instantly buried beneath the ruins. Another. portion of the walls fell at a subsequent period, and another body of men, spectators as well as fire men, were buried beneath the burning materials. We have heard that at this moment-30 people have lost their lives. Mr. Whitty had a near escape of being killed, but , the exact circumstances we coul:,not learn. He is much scorched about the head and face. The other casualties are ' numerous, and parties are constantly being carried into the Northern Hospital. • The Town-clerk, the chairman of the Watch Committee, and other persons in authority are at the Borough Gaol, near the spot. Liverpool for the last 23 years. ThiS is the most extensive fire that has occurred in The fire being so contiguOus to the Borough Gaol, the heat in the interior. as well as the exterior of the building, was tremendous. The lead in front was in a state of fusion, awl the wind, being west-north-west, carried the burning parti cles directly over it. At nine o'clock, Mr. Highton, the overnor, has stationed men . upon the roofs, who are constantly engaged in throwing water upon the parts where ignition seems most to be apprehended. At the present moment (10 o'clock), no fears are entertained for the safety of the Prison. On calling at the Northern Hospital at ten o'clock, we were informed that the following was the stste of the par ties who had been removed there:—John Martin and Luke Smith, dead; one man dying ; Robert Black, skull exten sively fractured, not expected to recover ; Superintendent Ridings, of the police, compound fracture of the leg ; and 18 to 20 more or less dangerously hurt. Many other cases of a minor nature have bee❑ sent to the hospital, and dis charged, after having their hurts examined and dressed. Standard-office, Eleven o'clock. (FROM ANOTHER OF OUR OWN REPORTERS.) We have the painful duty to record a calamity which, whe ther as regards the loss of life or of property, is calculated to excite the most painful feelings at the present moment, and will form a sorrowful page hereafter in the annals of the town. As the fire is still raging over many acres of ground, .it is impossible to give, as yet, a correct account of the de struction en masse, much less in detail; but we shall supply throughout the day, in succeeding editions, such particulars as we may he enabled to gather. The fire originated in Crompton-street, formerly Wood street, at the north end of the town near the docks. The three principal streets affected—namely, Crompton-street, Formby-street, and Neptune-street, all nearly opposite and east of Waterloo Dock, run east and west, between Great Howard-street (in which the prison stands,) and Waterloo road,closeto the docks. The three streets and boundaries, east and west,' occupy an areaof from_ six to seven acres, and the whole of that space is even now in, the centre north and south, a mass of fire. It appears that at three o'clock precisely, a watchman named :Barnard Coyle, who ;,was employed to guard the premises of Mr. Peniston, bone grinder and drysalter during the night. He found that fire had broken out in the engine -house, precisely at three o'clock—the fire having been kept in all night to keep up the steam. He im mediately gave the alarm to police-officer No. 24, who ex erted himself to the utmost, but before the engines could be yards were on fire in Crompton-street. The combustible brought up several warehouses in Formby-street, and three nature of the premises was such, together with a strong breeze from the west north-west, that Mrs. Isaac's oil and colour store soon took fire, as well as many small crowded work • shops of wheel-wrights, smiths, &c., in that immediate locality. The fire next got to " Poole's" bonded cotton sheds, in Great Howard-street, and finally swept to Formby street. The whole of the warehouses at the top part and centre of that street were successively ignited, and are burnt to the ground, with a vast destrnuction of property, and, we lament to say, several lives. Fire Fire police-officer, Samuel Hodgson, of No. 1 Engine, was .killed and crushed in the ruins of one of the walls, which fell .upon him while he Was holding the pipe.• r Two of the engines were also smashed, anti we fear a considerable number of the • firemen and others Were killed. Several .men were carried to the hospital badly burnt or litirt—Soine'of them mortally. From eight to half-past nine o'clock the fire in. Formby street, and in the adjoining cotton sheds (Poole's) in Great Howard-street, raged with an intensity that heated the at mosphere to a great distance round. Great exertions were made to save the top houses in Formby-street, but those on the north side, dwelling-houses, caught fire chiefly by the intensity of the fire, just below, of the burning warehouses, the ruins, and burning,materials of which, were piled to the height of SO to 90 fect—thrOwing up immense volumes of flame and smoke. From time to time the high walls of the warehouses fell with a thundering crash, and shortly after nine o'clock one man was killed outright by the falling materials at the back of one of them. The wall of a large warehouse in Formby-street, which had been on fire some time, and had reached, with the cotton within, almost a white heat, at length fell upon some of the sheds on the south in Neptune-street ; and the consequence in a short time was, that the whole range of sheds at the top part of that street, used for bonding cotton and as cooperages, were ignited. A. great quantity of staves, poles, hoops, &c., were carried out, before and after the ignition, to the neighbour ing vacant ground in Great Howard-street. Several men who were engaged in taking the few remaining bales of cotton out of a shed in Neptune-street, were burned beneath the ruins of the far end or gable, which was crushed in by the falling of a warehouse close behind, fiilled with the same material. The flames during the whole of the fire were throughout most intense, and at intervals terrific. They rose, on some occasions, apparently to the height of 150 feet, or even higher. The heat and sparks were such that the eyes of the parties near were so much affected that they were obliged frequently to turn away and procure water to wash before they could distinctly see. The whole of the police, including Mr. Whitty, head constable, and Mr. Hewitt, of the - rm . :- police, were so covered with dust, mud, water, flour, :led other materials, and their faces so begrimmed that they could scarcely be recognised by their most intimate acquaintances. At ten o'clock the sheds and cooperages in Neptune-street, some of them new buildings and full of goods, were in a state of rapid combustion,', and little of the property would be saved from them. There was a report that about 30 indi viduals connected with the engines ,had perished; but this will, we hope, be found to be greatly exaggerated. At pre sent no correct account of the loss of life can be obtained ; and even in the end,. the probability is, that some of the bodiei, if found at!all, will be so burnt and calcined that they may not be recognised. One of the fire-police, John Rogers, (No. 215,) was close to poor Hodgson, of Engine No. 1, when he was struck down by the ruins and killed on the spot. The hose was cut off, as if by a hatchet, by the materials ;'and the piece near the pipe (which Hodgson held, and which is buried with him), was scorched to the hardness of horn. _ Amongst the warehouses, sheds, &c., burned down, were Poole's two sheds (before noticed) in reat Howard -street, both filled with cotton, the masses of which, in a burning state, and closely compacted; resembled immense broken rocks in a state of red heat at every interstice. In Formby street there were five warehouses belonging to Mr. Maw, two to Mr. J. IL Rayner,. and others belonging to Mr. 1-1. Horseley and Messrs. Waterhouse and Son. In one of the warehouses there was said to be a quantity of saltpetre, and a kind of explosion on the falling of one of the walls favoured the supposition. Amidst the destruction in Neptune-street, besides the cotton sheds, were the cooperages and timber-yards of Messrs. Chapman and Dean, and Mr. Lythgoe. The vacant ground between the prison and the canal bridge, on the east side of the street, was covered with staves, wooden hoops, &c., saved from the yards and sheds ; but the grnter, part of the property, as well as the buildings, were nearly destroyed. It is stated, but we know not as yet with what accuracy, that the cotton destroyed amounted to about 35,000 bales. Cotton, we may state, formed the great bulk of the property destroyed. Standard-office, Twelve o'clock. The following is, as near as we can ascertain, a statement of the buildings destroyed, and the goods supposed to be de stroyed : Rayner's A 309, B 315 ; ditto, C 309, D 315 ; Maw's .1 warehouses, no numbers ; Grey's E 228 ; Grey's C 229 ; Taylor's 233 ; Rodgers's 256, two ; Rayner's shed, 232 ; Gregson's 319, two; Horsley's two sheds; 114`Knight's 1 do. ; Poole's two sheds; Taylor's cooperages and other timber yards. The whole is assessed at an annual value of £3,500. The value of the buildings, exclusive of the land, probably from £35,000 to £40,000. The property which they con tain may be estimated at the value of £300,000 to £400,000. The principal contents are cotton, turpentine, Hour, &c. The brokers can add up to 20,000 bales; but there must be more. The following is an estimate : £250,000 in cotton. 150,000 in other goods. 35,000 in buildings. £435,000 The following is a correct statement of the buildings burnt, (chiefly in Formby-street,) for which we are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Samuel Holme, who was for a long period on the spot :- 4 warehouses (Gray's) North. Burnt 1 ditto (Taylor's) do. do. 2 ditto (Rayner's) do. d o. 2 ditto (Poole's) do. do. 4 ditto (Maw's) South do. 1 ditto (Roper's) "fireproof," in great danger. 2 ditto (Rayner s) Burnt 1 shed (Rayner's) do. 2 sheds (Horsley's) Neptune-street, now al most burnt. 1 shed (M'Knight's) west of the above, on fire. Taylor's cooperage, Crompton-street, Molyn eux ' s ti m b er -yard, Great Howard- s t reet, } Burnt. Cart-houses, stables, a row of about 16 houses, and a large mass of property of various descriptions. • Seventeen men have been carried to the hospital, one of whom is dead, and three more supposed to be dying, and, probably, 18 to 20 more *re buried under the burning piles, together with one of the engines. Mr. Holrne states it as his opinion that the value of ilif buildings alone which are burnt will exceed £30,000; and we have been informed by several brokers on 'Change that the quantity of cotton alone which has been destroyed ex ceeds 40,000 bales, together with an immense quantity of other foreign and colonial produce. . Tll EAT RE-ROYA L, LIVERPOOL. rIPIIIS present TUESDAY EVENING,the 27th instant, thc Musical Play of - R 0 Bi ItOY. Bailie Nicol Mackay. , • After which, A FAVOURITE SONG, by Mr. J. RUSSELL. To conclude with MARY QUEEN OF 8007'S. andle Mr. Mackay. LIVER TI-IgATRE MR. IFILSON'S SCOTT'ISIiiiFiRTAINMENTS. rvIIIS EVENING (Tuesday), by desire, THE ADVEN IL TURES OF PRINCE CHARLES, with the illus trative Jacobite Songs. TO-MORROW EVENING (Wednesday), Mr. WiLsoN will give his Entertain:l:et - it. on HIGHLAND MELODY and SONG, ih which he will sing several Songs of the Highlands. Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Programme's, Tickets, and Private Boxes, may be had at the Theatre. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. POSITIVELY THE LAST EXHIBITION OF THE SEASON. GRAND EVENING FETE. 90 -MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 28th instant, to com mence with the GRAND ROMAN FESTA. At Dusk, THE GRAND ILLUMINATION OF ST. PETER'S. This inconceivably magnificent Spectacle is succeeded by the Pyrotechnic Wonders of the GIRANDOLA OF ST. ANGELO, with all its splendid incidents, terminating with the Gor geous Cascade of Brilliant Fire, and Tremendous Flights of Rockets. The great Elephant RAJAH will promenade the Gardens, drawing a splendidly dec ora t e d C ar , with the attendants in the full Eastern Costume, during the Afternoon. THE GRAND MUSICAL PROMENADE will commence at Five o'clock, and the FIREWORKS pre- cisely at Half-past Seven. • . . Every possible effect of .Pyrotechnic grandeur will 'be pro duced to render the Closing Fête of the most splendid de scription. Mr. STUBBS'S ROYAL HARMONIC BAND will Perform a favourite Selection of Music. The Gardens are Illuminated with beautiful tripod Gas Lamps. _ ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. Staddard-oilice, Half-Past Two o'clock. We have again visited the scene at the conflagration, and are happy to state that the - flames are so tar subdued by the falling materials, and the exertions of the firemen in the outskirts, that the destruction will in all probability be con fined to the buildings already noticed ; the goods in m hich (a comparatively trifling quantity being got out) are doomed to entire destruction. We have just taken a tour of the whole area. In Formby street the row of dwelling-houses at the top on the north side, which had before ignited, were io a blaze all through, reaching the floors and roof of the top one, a lodging-house at the corner of that street and Great Howard-street. The house ( Mrs. Bark's) just opposite (also at the corner) will probably be saved. The furniture had been removed. . The yard and trick-field opposite to Poole's cotton sheds, ou the other side of the street were strewed with bags and heaps of loose cotton, bags of flour, furniture, &c. The lodg ing -house became in flanoes at about u quarter-past 12 o'clock. The interior of Poole's sheds was, when me left, a mass of burning cotton, like red-hot rocks ; and the outer wall was in so precarious a state from the floor, &c. being burnt, that the police were active in keeping parties off, lest some further fatal accident might take place. The scene in passing down Crompton-street, (the northern boundary of the fire,) was painfully interesting. The site of the yards, smithies, and other workshops, where the fire had originated, still enclosed by a wall on the north and east, presented a large area of burning materials, not, howevei, rising to any great height in that quarter. The remain s o f th e b one grinding steam engine with its small chimney ; the chimney of another small engine to the eastward of it ; heaps of paint that had been in barrels burnt out, and leaving only a few of the iro hoops, and other materials, formed the foreground of the pic ture from this point. More behind were two " burning moun tains" of cotton, one on the site of Dennistoun's (called Rayner's) large warehouse, and the. other in " Taylor's." That on the went side was about 60 to 70 feet in height, burning and flaming all over, and resembling a perfect volcano previous to or after the subsiding of an eruption. The mill where the fire originated was Mr. Peniston's. The adjoining paintworks which were ignited, belonged to Mrs. Isaac. From the door ,of a shed a little lower down, and the • whole of which had interiorly fallen, a most imposing view of the general conflagration was obtained. Even here, though to windward, the, heat was very great. Indeed the whiffs or gusts of hot air that passed along all the neighbouring streets were at times almost stifling, being . as hat as the breath of a furnace, and surcharged withal with motes, dust, and sparks, exceedingly injurious to the eyes. Some high portions of the ruins rose in majestic isolation be hind, and had a .truly romantic appearance. Sudlow's free cotton-shed, in the same line a little below, was saved, as were the buildings (boat-builders' yard, &c.) facing Waterloo road on the west. We passed up Neptune-street—the southern boundary of the fire : the sheds at the top, on the north side—with the exception of the corner one just oppo site the Borough Gaol—were all burnt out. Some staves, hoops, &c., were saved from the cooperages and yards above, but a great deal of cotton in other sheds was consumed, many of the bags retaining their shape though red hot ; and reduced to tinder. The back or north wall of a warehouse lower down had fallen down from the effects of the fire, so that it could be seen through to " the burning mountains" of cot ton on the north. Out of this warehouse a great quantity of rice, in bags, was lowered and taken away in carts, and • great part of this property will doubtless be saved. The interior, or further gable end of the next shed but one higher up, had fallen, crushing (as before stated) several men beneath the ruins. A fireproof warehouse near the bottom of Formby-street, (marked "Sudlow's") stood the flames surprisingly. ltclosely adjoined one of those warehouses to the east, the contents of which formed the larger " Vesuvius." Men were em ployed in hoisting buckets of water into it to cool the walls, which, however, were by no means so hot as m i g ht b e ex - • pected. ;The wall, of the adjoining warehouse burned down, against the gable end of this fireproof building, still stands,and forms a sort of protection from ignition by the immense pile of red z hot cotton still blazing against it. Much damage is done to the premises of Messrs. Grayson and Bannister, shipwrights and smiths, and to those of other smiths, &c., a little lower down. Men are employed carrying the timber and other combustibles out of Messrs. G. and B.'s. One shed, between two other sheds which have ignited, has not . • taken fire, and is, we learn, filled with " guano" manure. In taking the rice out of " Sudlow's" shed a bag fell upon ' • the head of a man in one of the carts, and considerably stunned and injured him. He, however, walked away to obtain rest at a neighbouring house. It was at first thought that he was killed, but he happily escaped without any bones being broken. Several other and more serious accidents took place in various parts within the site of the fire, besides the casualties before referred to. It is, therefore, quite im possible to give the precise number of unfortunate teen killed or injured. This cannot, indeed, be ascertained for some days ; for, though the missing police may be reckoned, there were many others, who were strangers, hurt or killed, of whom no account can yet la.-3 supplied. The rumours abroad on this point are, we feel assured, as before stated, rather exaggerated. We have not yet been enabled to ascertain the relative amounts of insurance effected, but we fear the loss to indi viduals will be very great and disastrous. The fire, we should think, when at its height, which was from five to six o'clock in the morning, must have been discernible for miles round. From the Cheshire shores of the Mersey the appearance was terrific. Seen through the rigging of the shipping in Prince's and Waterloo Docks, it appeared, upon a first view, that these docks were them selves on fire ; and on looking closer, the inhabitants of Seacombe, Egrernont, and New Brighton —many of them our leading merchants—imagined, from the extent of ground covered, that the destruction extended over a great portion of the north part of the town, the extensive ware houses of which contain a mass of property whose value is incalculable. The early boats, it will readily be believed, were crowded with parties anxious for the safety of merchandize and build ings belonging to themselves and their connexions ; and the vague rumours brought at a very early hour of the destruc tion of life width had unfortunately occurred rendered many, we have no doubt, anxious for the personal safety of parties far removed from danger. The scene in the neighbourhood of the fire, and particu larly in that of the hospital to which many of the unfortunate • sufferers were carried, was distressing in the extreme. The police and firemen on duty were distracted by the applies- • • tions of parties anxious for intelligence of fathers, brothers,' or sons, missing and supposed to be buried in ithe'burning::- ' ruins. Of course, as yet no satisfactory answer can in-Many.. , • cases be returned. Many parties missing are no , dnubt- fie , • r Lively engaged at the fire, and well. Many no•dtintiVvictili. , : never again be heard of, unless the calcined bones which j• , will be found on clearing away the ruins may be ima gined to belong to them. At the Northern Hospital, crowds of distracted persons were gathered round the gate • anxiously enquiring after the condition of friends known to have been admitted, or seeking intelligence of persons for whose safety they were under apprehension. The scene, as a whole, may be imagined, but cannot possibly be described. Of the men admitted here, as described in former editions, we find, up to this hour, two o'clock, that two, John Mar tin and Luke Smith, are dead, besides one man, name un known. Robert Black is dangerously ill (skull fractured). The remainder, more or less severely injured, are doing well. Two more have been admitted within the last two hours, and discharged, after having their wounds dressed. We have just heard, as the latest estimate on 'Change, that the quantity of cotton consumed is 37,000 bags. This will make the total loss half a million sterling. Standard Qffice, Half-past Six o'clock, p.m. We again visited the scene of the fire at five o'clock, and found, as we had anticipated, the fire would be confined to the site before described. The police force connected with the engines were during the whole morning, and throughout the day, most active in their exertions. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt were every where; and the superintendents and inspectors, and we may . add the whole of their men, used every endeavour, and braved every hazard. The commissioner of police, Mr. Dowling, was also present at an early hour, and through his directions . the houses at the top of Formby -street were eventually saved, though with great and unavoidable damage interiorly. Mrs. Bark's house was also saved. If these buildings had caught the Borough Gaol would have been in great danger, as a - fe some light buildings attached to it at the north we...t corner, which would probably have become ignited. Through the exertions of the police, 20 hhds. of tallow were • got out of the shed adjoining Mrs. Bark's premises before the fire reached it. Had these remained, the blaze would have been awful, and the houses at the top of Formby-street would have been involved in the destruction. Lieut. Butler, R.N., commanding H.M.S. Etna, sent a corps of marines from that vessel to the assistance of the magistrates and police force, in the event of the Gaol taking fire, in which case they would have been employed to escort the prisoners to Kirkdale. Happily their services were not wanted within, the danger to the Gaol having been over come. The mai ines reached the ground at about seven in the morning. They were in charge of Mr. Wright, mate of the ship. Their services were found most efficient in keep ing off the crowd during part of the day ; and they remained stationed at the Gaol during the night. The supply of water was very scanty, there being no main in Great Howard-street. A sewer was, however, opened in that street, through which runs the overflow of the canal. From this source, and the fire-police water carts, as well as from hose leading from the Waterloo Dock across Waterloo-road, and into Formby-street and Neptune street, a plentiful supply was at length obtained. There were fourteen engines employed, as well as the engine of the West of England Fire-office, under the direction of Mr. White house. So far as is yet known, only ONE police-officer (Hodgson) has lost his life. Several others were injured. Mr. Super intendent Biding had his ankle-bone broken. Another officer bad his wrist dislocated, We have to record an honourable instance of the activity and foresight of Mr. Parker, member for St. Anne's Ward , : in the Common Council. That gentleman, during the height of the fire, observed the' gable, or front wall, of a warehouse, in Crompton-street, in a tottering and dangerous condition—while between 30 and 40 people were close under it. He gave notice to the policed and strongly cautioned the parties. Luckily his advice was taken, and the crowd was induced to withdraw. In a moment afterwards the wall fell down with a tremendous crash, and the whole street where the parties had stood was filled with ruins ! APPEARANCE OF THE FIRE ON SATURDAY. (Abridged from the second edition of the Chronicle, of Saturday evening. We have, this morning, gone round and over all the acces sible parts of the large area within which the fire did its work of destruction, accompanied by Mr. Highton, Gover nor of the Borough Gaol, and are enabled to furnish some additional interesting particulars of the conflagration when at its height, as well as an account of the appearance and state of the ground up to the present time. From Great Howard -street, a little to the south of the entrance to the Borough Gaol, the ruins, still emitting from their emine nces vo l umes o f smoke, andflame some feet in height, are fir s t seen by th e v i s it or f rom t h e town, an d con vey a lamentable idea of the extent of the work of destruc tion. Nearly in the middle of the area, and not approach able from any point, were any one fool-hardy enough to at tempt, .• stood, at seven o'clock, the lofty west-side wall of a very large warehouse, in Formby -street (Dennistoun's, or " Rayner's," we believe), and also the N.W. corner of the same building, nearly to its full height of many stories; the latter forming a right angle, resembling one-half of a dilapi dated square tower, of which the other half had fallen or been cut off diagonally from top to bottom. About half past eight o'clock, the side wall, though it appeared to have maintained its perpendicular o position, fell with a tremendous crash, the mortar having probably been calcined by the force of the fire which had for a long time yesterday been at a red and frequently a white heat, the warehouse being filled with cotton from bottom to top, the whole of which is consumed or yet (below) in a state of combustion, .the whole, with the ruins, forming a hill, in which the bricks now are solely. to be seen, either separated in their fall, ores shattered portions of the walls. The half-tower still remains—a prominent monument of the destruction, and, strangely enough, mark ing the fatalities of the day. passing along Great into a small yard. H o '" W r,e a r m d - a s d t e r e t e l t l e. c i o r cnu ientering r a u i g n a s t , e fi w r a s y t opposite the prison wall, and a little south of the top of Formby-street, we found ourselves at the foot of a large heap. of ruins rising westward from the warehouses noticed and another more proximate. The flames still issued from the bricks here and there—the effect of the progressing combus tion below, but little or no timber was to be seen, the *hole being nearly consumed. In this yard, about five o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, Whitty, Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Hewitt's brother, police-officer Hughes 464, and several of his m en, had a first narrow escape from destruction by the . Ebe Riberpoot RPtanbarb.