The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-13 00:00:00

TO ADVERTISERS. We beg respectfully to call the attention of Merchants, Brokers, Auctioneers, and others, to the important fact that the LIVERPOOL STANDARD IS NOW THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, which can be read on that day by the thousands of Manufacturers and others attending THE TUESDAY'S MARKET IN MANCHESTER. The STANDARD is taken at all the Newsrooms and respectable Inns in that town and the surrounding manufacturing district. A SECOND .EDIT lON is published at Half-past Two, in time for the North Mails, containing the- MARKETS, and any news of importance that may arrive in the course of the morning. Ettnrpeol ittatirarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1848. WE are congratulated from every quarter that, in the midst of revolutionary change which is dis tracting the rest of Europe, this great empire alone has maintained its position and been able to repress Internal strife. Disturbers we have amongst us, no doubt ; reckless and frantic men, who would gladly burry us into outbreak and violent change. But as yet they have made no progress against the general good sense of the nation. We are not as sured, however, that those who flatter us that we are so secure exactly understand the real nature of our position. On the contrary, we are confident that, calm and satisfactory as everything appears outwardly to be, we are, at this very moment, and have been for years past undergoing a revolution as effectual and as full of disaster as any which has ever convulsed the nations around us. There is this peculiarity in our case,—that we proceed step by step to the same destination at which other countries arrive by a sudden plunge. Our revolutions are effected, not by the pike or the musket, but by legislation. The pen of the jour nalist, the sophistries of the demagogue or philo sopher are effecting for us all the disaster which our worst enemies could desire us to be visited with. The Emancipation Bill of 1829 was as cer tainly a revolution as that of the three days which seated for a time the Orleans family upon the throne of France. The Reform Bill was a revolu tion ; and the changes which it has effected in the policy of the country, and in the relations towards each other of its various interests and classes, are as signal as any which the force of arms could effect. We have alienated our colonies by act of parlia ment; dissolved ties which the efforts of the world could not have sundered ; prostrated a loyal and honest yeomanry ; scattered misery and suffering amongst our manufacturing and labouring popula tion, and are steadily proceeding, by act of parlia ment, to undermine every institution in the land, • and the monarchy itself. Can the most sanguine amongst us guarantee the immunity of any single interest or class from the hand of innovation ? It is impossible to do so. We are as surely plunged at this very hour into revolution as France herself. And, what is most lamentable of all, we can dis cern no hope of a check in our career towards de struction. Day by day we are progressing further towards the final break up of the empire. The sole end and aim of all our policy appears to be directed to burry it on, despite of all warnings and in the face of experience pointing distinctly to its tendency. Have we a deficiency in our exchequer, we proceed to strip some branch of the industry of the country of its just protection against the com petition of the foreigner. Is the manufacturer without work, our looms idle, our mills half filled, our shopkeepers withont trade, our legislators forthwith set about bringing down some other branch of industry to the same condition. We are groaning under a load of taxation too heavy to be endured ; and a Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes an increased income tax, or some addi tional expenditure. We are buying in the cheapest market, and supporting the industry of the foreigner, whilst we tax ourselves double to keep our own labourer in the workhouse. All confidence between men is overthrown. The merchant sees bankruptcy before him. The trader is living upon his capital ; the working man upon the sacri fice of his tools or his furniture ; and still, madly and Ilindly, an incapable ministry is hurrying on to the carrying out of the policy which has produced all this havoc and misery; and the only prospect that we have, in the case of any change of men, is that their successors will deal more sweepingly with the little that is left us of prosperity or property. They will have more comprehensive measures for us; something that will give us more rapidly the quietus which is in store for us. This must be the conclusion of every sane man who has watched the recent proceedings of our public men. Where are the Conservatives—our Peel politicians ? Drifting in the wake of Whig gery and Chartism ; blindfold and helpless in the leading of the political economists. Our boasted Reform Bill has foisted upon us as legislators a host of quacks of every description—Currency quacks and Free Trade Quacks—Bowrings and Cobdens, Thompsons and Foxes, and left the country with out a really English party in parliament. There is nothing around which we can make a stand for a single hour. A few good men and true we have in parliament; but not the materials for a govern ment capable of saving the country. ?oral 4.3.035. The charge for admission to the splendid exhibition in Old Post-office-place has been reduced to sixpence. The little girl who was killed on Sunday week, by being thrown from a gig, was a daughter of Mrs. Taylor, of London-rcad, and was only three years and a half old. Two BOYS DROWNED.—On Sunday week, two boys, whilst bathing at the South Shore, were drowned. The elder one got into a hole, and the young one tried to save him, but both perished. Mr. John Masheder, late head master of the Church of England South School. Cornwallis-street, in this town, has been declared first mathematical and first classical prizeman this year at Magdalen College, Cambridge. On Monday evening, Margaret Shuttleworth, of Barter street, was reaching a jar of grease from the shelf, when she fell down and received a blow on the head, which pro duced concussion of the brain. She died the same even ing. A CHEAP TRIP.—We perceive that the North West of Ireland Steam Navigation Company are carrying passen gers between this port and Londonderry—a distance of 280 miles—at one shilling each, or at the rate of nearly twenty-four miles for a penny. DEATH FROM A SCALD.—Six weeks ago, John Green, aged 14 months, whose parents reside in Tamworth street, whilst seated on his mother's knee caught hold of a cup in her hand and upset it, and some hot water in the cup went over his shoulders and breast. He died on Friday last. On Monday night, the' body of a young man named William White, who resided in Parliament-street, was picked up in the river. It appeared that, on Sunday evening, the deceased and a man named Paton went to the South Shore to bathe, when they accidentally got out of their depth and were drowned. The body of Paton has rot yet been found. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—A sailing match for three elegant pieces of plate, given by the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, will, we perceive, take place this day. The Yachts will sail from the Rock Ferry, round " the Eger ton Course," and return to the Rock Ferry. The City of Dublin Company's splendid steam-ship will attend and follow the match, for the officers, members, and their friends only. THE AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.—The members pre sent at the Amphitheatre, on Monday, were £1,909; and the money received amounted to the sum of £451 ss. 6d., of which, it is hoped, that at least £350 will be clear profit for the object in view, as some gifts will be added to the receipts. The same literary characters performed, for the same object, at the Theatre-Royal, Manchester, on Tuesday night. The receipts amounted to £260. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The annual election of commissioners took place on Tuesday. There were ten vacancies,—seven in the usual rotation, and three occasioned by resignation or disqualification. Three lists of candidates were put into circulation, under the auspices of different parties ; but there was little or no excitement as to the result. The following were elected for three years—Mr. J. S. Jackson, Mr. John Ravenscroft, Mr. Robert Hughes, Mr. John Laird, Mr. J. Walker, Mr. H. Watson, ,and Mr. T. B. Golborne. For one year—Mr. Stefensbn (surgeon), Mr. Jonathan Williamson, and Mr. D. Appleton. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—We believe the renewed ncgo elation for amalgamating these docks with the Liverpool dock estate progresses favourably, and that the most eon ciliatory feeling marks the negociation on both sides. The announced dismissal of the Birkenhead engineering staff tends to clear the way for the " annexation," and an expenditure of only £lOO,OOO would soon render Wallasey Pool ready for a grand timber pond and for other dock purposes. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY .—Late on Saturday night a gen tleman, who lives near Rock Ferry, was robbed between Birkenhead Ferry and the former place, of:notes to the amount of £1,06 . 5. Fortunately the gentleman had the numbers of all the notes, and immediately gave informa tion to the police, and yesterday a woman was appre hended whilst attempting to pass one of the notes (X5O). We are happy to add that through this circumstance £650 of the money has been found, and we hope that ultimately nearly the whole will be recovered. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NORTH DOCKS.—On Satur day an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of James Stubbs, a stonemason, aged 38. On Friday morning deceased was sitting on a plank over the communication between the canal and the new docks. He was adjusting some masonry-work, when the plank broke and he fell into the cutting. He was picked up in sensible, and taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died the same evening from fracture of the skull. The plank was not sufficient to bear his weight, but he had se lected it and placed it over the cutting himself. A COMPLIMENT TO " OunsEcvEs."—At the grand banquet to celebrate the ten hours' bill in Manchester, last week, Mr. Jeffrey Mather, an operative, moved the sixth resolution, as follows, which was agreed to :—" That the factory operatives of these dominions owe a debt of gratitude to a large portion of the newspaper press, for their long and continued advocacy of their cause, when it was unpopular and unprofitable to do so, and particularly to the editors of the Times, Morning Herald, Morning Post, Morning Advertiser, Standard, Manchester Advertiser, Manchester Courier, Leeds Intelligencer, Northern Star, Preston Chronicle, and the Liverpool Standard." CHARTIST MEETING ON THE NORTH SHORE.—On Sunday, an open air meeting took place on the sea beach near Bootle. The day was fine, and many stragglers were present. Numbers of itinerant vendors of nuts, oranges, and Liverpool manufactured " Ormskirk gingerbread " graced the outskirts of the I:meting with their vehicles, and certainly derived more profit than any of the idle spectators gathered there. A spring -cart served the pur poses of a rostrum, and a little after two o'clock, the par ties who were to conduct the proceedings made their ap pearance, and took up their positions in the cart. Dr. Reynolds arrived unexpectedly from Manchester, and was received with a cheer. Mr. Thomas Jones moved the first resolution, and made an intemperate speech against the government, whom he called a horde of brigand ruffians and assassins. Dr. Reynolds delivered one of his cus tomary addresses, and announced the massacre of the British troops, which was actually received with cheers. THE WEITHER.—Since our last weekly notice, we have had a continuance of the finest growing weather that could be desired—feeding showers and intermediate brightness -with a generally cool and genial atmosphere, tending to the rapid vegetation of all growing crops, with out prematurely hurrying them to seed. On Friday night the rain fell in this neighbourhood so heavily, and for several hours, that it approached to a flood, and appre hensions were entertained that some injury would accrue; but the morning showed that the ground, except in par tial hollows, or basins, was not over-saturated, and all nature seemed refreshed and invigorated. There is a visible improvement in all the field and garden crops since our last, and if the commercial, manufacturing, and poli tical prospects of the country were equal to the agricul tural,we ought to be, indeed, a happy and confiding na tion—ourselves secure within, and regardless of revolu tionary broils without. Yesterday was a fine summer day. No rain fell. THE LATE MP.. THOMAS ATKINS. We have with regret to record the decease of the above respected gen tleman, who has for mdny years past been known to the public as the proprietor of the Zoological Gardens. The melancholy event took place on Tuesday last, at the ad vanced age of 84 years, during the last eighteen months of which he had been labouring under severe illness, which he bore with exemplary patience. From early life Mr. Atkins was attached to the pursuits of natural his tory, of which he has left behind him the fruits in a large and interesting collection ; and has perhaps contributed more than any other individual to the rational amusement and information upon such subjects of his fellow-towns men. In his character, in all the relations of life, he was most exemplary, a devout christian, a kind husband, father and friend, and most liberal to all connected with the large establishment of which he was the head. During the last four years, the management of the gar dens has been principally conducted by his enterp r i s i ng sons, Messrs. Edwin and John Atkins, in whose hands they will doubtless be continued to be kept up with the same liberality as in past years. THE FERRIES ON THE MERSEY. On Sunday, the weather being delightful, and it being Whit Sunday, the several ferry-boats carried many more than their accus tomed number of passengers, especially those belonging to Tranmere and Birkenhead, at both of which the reduc tion from two pence ahead to one penny had commenced on the previous day. The Corporation of Liverpool who have taken the ferry and hotel (of which they are pro prietors) into their hands, were the first to lower the ferryage. As there was a degree of unpopularity attached to them, through their ejecting Mr. Willoughby, by de manding a larger increase of rental, they found that the ferry was nearly deserted ; and in hopes of inducing the advent of more passengers, they made the reduction stated, against which they appeared .not to anticipate any competition from their neigh bour, who had become lessee of Tranmere Ferry. Mr. Willoughby, however, upon this new and ungracious act of overbearance, if not of hostility, took the field as soon as they, and at once gained, and will probably keep, a priority of patronage over them. On Sunday the Bir kenhead boats were certainly crowded throughout the day ; but the Tranmere boats were filled to repletion, the decks and even the paddle-boxes being crowded. At several times of the day each boat (irrespective of time) carried from four to five hundred passengers ! Upon the whole day's run, the Tranmere boats carried. we should think, one-third more than the Birkenhead. -The Woodside boats were almost deserted. The reduc tion will, no doubt, induce a much greater number, especially of the poorer classes, to take a trip across ; but it appears to us to be a question yet to be solved, whether, taking the year round, when the novelty dies away, the boats can run profitably at so low a price of ferriage. The ferries bordering on the town of Birkenhead will, of course, have the best chance in the experiment, and, for the benefit of the public, we wish them success. The ferries lower down the river, where the population is comparatively scanty, and the navigation (to and from them at least,) is longer, can scarcely, we think, afford so great a reduction. Woodside will, no doubt, be obliged to reduce to the price of Birkenhead and Tranmere; but this cannot be done until agreed upon by a meeting of the Commissioners. . STREET SWEEPING MACHINE, AND ITS ADVANTA GES.—We have received a work recently published on the advantages and economy of maintaining a high degree of cleanliness in streets, with a description of the machine invented by Mr. Joseph Whitworth, C. E., which has been partially used in this town, and in Birmingham, Manchester, and other towns for some time past. The subject is one of great importance, whether as regards the personal comfort of the inhabitants of populous towns, or the preservation of their health. The principle has been highly approved by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and an abstract upon the discussion on the subject, which took place last year—Sir John Rennie in the chair, is sup plied. The annoyance of the common system of street sweeping is admitted on all hands, and here is demon strated the importance of water in street cleansing ; the economy of the machine, the impolicy of employing pau pers as scavengers ; the diminished tear and wear, and draught of carriages by frequent cleansing, &c. In a summary of the advantages of the machine over hand sweeping, the author remarks, and we think justly. "The cleanliness of a town cannot be greatly increased, by hand sweepers, without great increase of cost ; the economy of machine-sweeping increases, in proportion to the clean liness produced : band-sweepers cannot easily and cheaply be increased, according to the exigencies of cleansing ; an extra number of machines can be kept ready for emergen cies, with little trouble, or cost : hand-cleansing has but little tendency to improve and consolidate the road ; ma chine-sweeping tends powerfully to remove ridges and improve the surface : the continuance of hand-sweeping, tends to perpetuate a 'degraded and ill-paid class of la bourers, whom the introduction of the machine will ele vate, or supersede by better-paid and better-conducted men, who must be employed to manage the machines. All these advantages are obtained, together with greatly increased cleanliness, without increase of cost." The pamphlet contains a variety of valuable information and suggestions on street-paving, with the expressed favourable opinions of many scientific and practical men on the superiority of the machine,—which has been but partially introduced as yet in this town, so that they cannot be said to have had a fair chance. If multi plied in number and employed more constantly, par ticularly when the streets are wet from rain, or from artificial watering, their utility will be rendered manifest. If large accumulations of mud are permitted either in layers or heaps, it cannot be expected that any brushing machine can remove it effectually ; but once establish a regular system, and all such gatherings may be avoided, and a high degree of cleanliness may be kept up. We hope therefore that Mr. Whitworth's machine will, through sanitary movements of the day, be more generally intro duced, and commend a perusal of his work to all town councillors and others whose duty it is to consider the health and comfort of their respective communities. THE NEW IRON STEAM-SHIP " WIIITEHAVEN."— This vessel, built for the Whitebaven Steam Navigation Company, to run in conj unc ti on w i t h t h e " Q ueen, " an d launched in Deeember last, made a short trial trip on Wednesday last down our northern channel and back, having on board several gentlemen interested in her suc cess. The out was most agreeable, and the speed at tained, under some adverse circumstances, was such that there can be no doubt but that she will take her place amongst the fastest of our mercantile steam fleet, as she in reality does amongst the most beautiful in appearance. She was modelled by Mr. John Grantham, C.E., and built by Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co. The engines, on the oscillating principle, are by the Butterley Company, Derbyshire, and the whole, whether in hull, machinery, fittings, or decorations, reflects the highest credit upon the respective artists. She is neatly rigged as a three-masted schooner. The length " over all" is 200 feet ; she is 520 tons, old measurement, and has engines of 280-horse power. The cabins are richly and elaborately adorned, and finished in the Flemish style of architecture. The saloon is rich in decoration. The ground-work of the walls is veneered in mahogany and rosewood. The upper panelling is enriched by beautiful enamelled paintings on papier mache, enclosed within boldly projecting gilded frame-work. The " Whitehaven" left this port, on her first trip to Cumberland, on Thursday morning, at six o'clock, and reached the harbour of Whitehaven about half-past twelve at noon. At an early hour in the morn ing a number of well-dressed persons from various parts of Cumberland were observed in the vicinity of the har bour, having, it is said, been impressed with the notion that the vessel would arrive b at ten o'clock. The day was remarkably fine, though by no means sultry; for though the sun threw forth his rosy beams with considerable force, a gentle breeze sprung up, so as to render the day both propitious and refreshing. Towards twelve o'clock both the piers were crowded with spectators of almost every age and condition in life, from the wealthy owner of broad extended acres down to the grimey sweep, anxious to obtain a glimpse of one of the completest and most ex quisite models of naval architecture we ever witnessed. About ten minutes past twelve o'clock the ship hove in sight off St. Bees' Head, and fired a salute, which was re sponded to by the " Queen" steamer, lying in her berth at the Sugar Tongue. In a moment all eyes were riveted on the point of attraction, when the idol of the day was observed floating on the bosom of the Solway in splendid majesty. As she hove down upon the harbour her guns, which were heard booming at half-minute intervals, re verberated loudly among the hills, while her signals and flags floated in the breeze from stern to stern. In about twenty minutes she was abreast of the harbour, where she fired a salute, and was responded to, as before, by the " Queen." The inhabitants will be glad to learn that Captain Thompson, whose skill as a navigator, and whose attentions and politeness to passengers are well known and appreciated, is appointed the commander, and is suc ceeded in the command of the " Queen," his late vessel, by Captain Kennedy, who is respected by all that know him, and that most deservedly. LOCAL MEETINGS. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. The Mayor presided. The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised a recommendation to appoint Mr. J. H. Bally to the situation of auditor; a recommendation to purchase, for the sum of £4650, about eight acres of land, formerly part of the Newsham-house estate; and a recommenda tion to reduce the charge for ferryage to and from the Birkenhead Ferry to one penny for each person, with a like reduction in respect to cattle, carriages, &c. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, in moving the reduction of the ferryage to Birkenhead to ld., regretted that the ferry had been thrown on the hands of the Corporation. The present arrangement was not satisfactory, and they were compelled to try the experiment of reducing the rates. In London there were many steamers running long dis tances for a penny.—Mr. PARKER moved that the subject be referred back. He had figures to show that the Cor poration were losing £6OOO a-year by the ferry, and he remonstrated against the way in which they had treated Mr. Willougbhy.—Mr. Evass contended that it was the duty of the Council to lower the rates of the ferry with out regard to individual interests.—On a division the amendment was rejected by a majority of 22 to 16,—and the ferryage was consequently reduced to ld. In answer to a question by Mr. HARBORD, Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said the Finance Committee were willing to carry out their plans at Park-lane at the proper time. The proceedings of the Health Committee were con firmed with the exception of a very long report from the Borough Engineer, in which he recommended that an outlay of £650,000 be made in draining and sewering the town. This report is to be taken into consideration next month. Mr. Walthew's motion, as well as Mr. Parker's, (both of which we gr.ve in our last,) were postponed until Wed nesday, (to-morrow.) Mr. EARLE'S motion for laying out the great extent of vacant land in the municipal borough on some regular plan, with reference to existing and future streets, was seconded by Mr. S. HOLME, and carried ; after which the Council adjourned. FAILURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. A special meeting of the Dock Committee was held on Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, Mr. J. Bramley-Moore in the chair, for the purpose of having placed before the committee that gentleman's account of the course of the negociations for the purchase of the Birkenhead dock estate. He stated that the first communication upon the subject was made by letter from Mr. Barnett to himself, in reply to which he informed that gentleman that he was ready to receive any overtures, and submit them to the Dock Committee. The next was to Mr. Lace and himself from Mr. Gold smidth and other bondholders, expressing their wish to negociate. They had several meetings, subsequently, at which the full amount of the Bonded Debt was demanded, but it was not until the Monday—the day preceding the meeting of the Committee—that they had a definite offer which they could entertain. That offer was to take £341,930 for the Estate, or 15s. in the pound upon £455,000, made up as follows — Subscribed by bond . £422,950 Other sources £455,950 The estate had due to it—from the Birkenhead Warehouse Company £50,000 Birkenhead Commissioners 55,000 They had expended in law expenses £30,000, and £63,000 was due for interest. In all this made a sum of £198,000 which the chairman thought he was justified in striking out, leaving it to the parties to realise the money so ap plied. There was then £257.000 left. No credit, how evei-, was taken for the money spent upon Woodside Pier ; and the cost of the plant was now to be deducted. Tak ing Mr. Rendel's figures, which gave the extreme case, £225,588 had been expended in works ; and, including the plant, £286,385 was the utmost for which they could ne gociate. Upon this sum the chairman had offered 6s. Bd. in the pound, which, presuming the amount lent should be recovered, would make about 9s. 10d. in the pound for the bondholders. The payment was to be 'n Liver pool Dock Bonds bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. The offer was made by letter ; and the bondholders, met in the City to receive it, returned far answer a refusal. Here, therefore, the negociation ended. Mr. Bramley-Moore's statement was listened to with great attention ; and his conduct throughout the negocia tion was highly approved by the Committee, who left with him fall powers to entertain any further proposal that might be made on the subject. At the commencement of the proceedings the Chair man announced that the Liverpool Dock Bill had passed the House of Lords. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. On Wednesday the first meeting of the new board of commissioners, after the election, took place. There were present, of the old board, Messrs. Prichard, Ben tham, Nicholls, Hicklin, Fox, Adamson, Pike, Bry_ ans, Cole, and Greene. Of those elected on Tues day, Messrs. John Laird, Golborne, Jonathan, 'Wil liamson, Ravenscroft, J. Walker, D. Appleton, H. Watson, Robert Hughes, and Stevenson. The ap. pointment of chairman was then proceeded with, and Mr. Laird, and Mr. Greene were nominated, but the former was carried by a majority of ten to six.—Messrs. Prichard, Ravenscroft, Golborne, Appleton, and Fox, were appointed a Commercial Committee, and Messrs. J. Laird, Bryans, Cole, Watson, Prichard, Ravenscroft, and Adamson, a Works Committee; an amendment pro. posed by Mr. Nicholls being lost.—Mr. Cole. as one of the deputation to London, entered into an explanation as to the state of the bills now before parliament; but most of the facts are already known to the public. He did not consider the negotiation entirely at an end.—After some discussion, Mr. Bryans proposed that Messrs. J. Laird, Cole, and Pike form a committee to examine and report on the amended bill for the alteration of the trust, that they be empowered to meet the bondholders, and ar range respecting the transfer of the trust and the docks to Liverpool, and to attend to and carry the bill through parliament. Mr. Ravenscroft seconded the motion. The motion was eventually carried.—Messrs. Greene, Hicklin, and Bentham were re-appointed a committee to arrange with the Dock Warehouse Company for the payment of the debt due to the Dock Commissioners. The meeting then adjourned to Friday. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ADJOURNED MEETING. The adjourned meeting was held, as appointed, on Fri day. Mr. Laird, the newly-appointed chairman, pre sided ; and there were present Messrs. Pritchard, Nicholls, Hicklin, Bentham, Pike, Adamson, Cole, Bryans, Gol borne, Williamson, Ravenscroft, Appleton, Hughes, and Stevenson. The Law-clerk read the clauses of the amended act, re quiring that the trust should consist of 13 persons, viz., 7 bondholders, 4 Commissioners of Birkenhead, and 2 of Wallasey. The new act would confirm the powers of the old one. The effect of the bill will be that several of the trustees will remain in office till 1851. The various alter ations in the clauses were discussed, and one clause was so amended as to require the monthly meeting to be held at Birkenhead, but leaving a discretionary power to hold meetings elsewhere, if necessary. It was decided that either three or four should make a quorum. One clause allowed sums of money to be borrowed for banking up Wallasey Pool, and all plans, &c., are to be submitted to the Admiralty. One clause gave clear indemnity in re spect of all loans hitherto received. Another provided for the protection of the Woodside Ferry, and others pre vented the trustees reducing the level of water below cer tain points. If the Liverpool dock trustees purchased the dock, the bill would be unnecessary, but it was considered advisable to proceed with it. The election of four commissioners was discussed, but it was agreed upon that the meeting should be adjourned till Monday. Mr. LAIRD produced the report of the committee up to the 7th of June. He stated, that owing to the immense expenditure occasioned by the retention of highly paid functionaries, through a long period in which really no work had been done, the question had arisen whether re trenchments could not be made ; and it had been pro posed to dispense with the services of Mr. Rendall, the engineer, as well as those of Mr. Brown, and his two clerks. It had been proposed to ma k e these alterations immediately. He explained that independently of the large salary paid to Mr. Rendel, and the heavy sums paid for his travelling expenses, that gentleman made extra charges which he was entitled to, but which they would save were he to resign his duties at once. Mr. Brown had gone to London, and charged his expenses, though he declined to state the object for which he went. After some discussion, a motion by Mr. Laird, in accordance with what he had stated, in opposition to an amendment by Mr. Bentham, to the effect that the officials referred to should have timely notice, was carried. The meeting then adjourned. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—OR WedDeS day, the usual weekly meeting of the above board was held ; Mr. Roskell in the chair. Mrs. Ross, late of the Fever Hospital, Liverpool, was appointed matron. On the mo tion of Mr. Appleby, it was ordered that the salary of Dr. Whittle should be 30s. a week, and also that that gentle man should be put Qu the same footing as tht uther stir, geons. Mr. Mayers, registrar of deaths in the district of Toxteth-park, appeared before the board to complain of the conduct of Dr. Whittle. Mr. Mayers stated the charge at some length, which was of a trilling character, and a very great deal of discussion ensued, at the conclu sion of which it was moved by Mr. Sidney—" That, in the opinion of this board, the complaints made by Mr. Mayers, registrar, against Dr. Whittle, are not only groundless, but frivolous and vexatious, and that this board do, therefore, acquit him of all the charges." Mr, Edwards seconded the motion, which was carried. THE CORPORATION RATES IN KIRKDALE.-011 Tues day evening a public meeting of the ratepayers of the township of Kirkdale was held at the large room at the Factory, Boundary-street, to consider the heavy amount of the paving and general rates levied on them by the Council of Liverpool. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. F. North. He said that heretofore the taxation of Kirk dale was 9d. ; then it rose to Is. 9d. ; and now it sprung to fever heat in the shape of 3s. in the pound. He thought that such an amount of additional taxation was intolera ble, unconstitutional, and unjust. (Applause.) Mr. Roskell showed that the roads that heretofore paid £BO a mile, now pay £294.—Mr. Dover strongly denounced the conduct of the Corporation. The meeting now stared with astonishment at 3s. in the pound ; but what would they say when he informed them that the Council was about to pay £2,000,000 for water, and £2,000,000 for drainage ? He contended, with reference to the working of the Liverpool docks, that the shipowner was making the burgesses pay the rates. He also contended that whatever port charges were made, trade would come to Liverpool. A number of resolutions were moved and carried, and a voluntary rate was laid to defend the interests of the ratepayers. THE COUNTY AND THE POOR RATES.—On Friday, a meeting of the guardians of the West Derby Union was held, to take into consideration the mode in which the poor rate is at present raised and applied. It appeared from statements made that in several parishes and town ships in the county, the county rate was paid by the over seers of the poor out of money collected by them as poor rates. In 1843, the guardians procured a statement, to be made from the accounts of the union, showing the sums raised during the previous three years, with a view to expose the amount really paid for the relief of the poor, With this view the townships of Everton, Kirkdale, Tox teth Park, and West Derby were omitted, as the expen diture in these townships is, in some instances, mixed up with the borough rates. But the union comprises twenty three townships, and it was found that the sum paid for the relief of the poor in the whole of these nineteen town ships was (including salaries of officers and expense of establishment) only £5552; while the amount paid in the same townships towards the county rate alone was £9936. A resolution was passed to memorialise the county magis trates on the subject. One clause of this memorial affirms that the poor rates have, from the causes above stated, become so burthensome, that, in some instances, the overseers have been proceeded against for their recovery. LIVERPOOL STEAM-TUG COMPANY. — The half-yearly meeting of the Steam-tuo. Company was held on Wed nesday last, at the Claredon-rooms, Charles Cotesworth, Esq., in the chair. The report having been read, the chairman, in alluding to that part of it where mention is made of some of the shareholders, as well as many ship owners, employing other boats in preference to theirs, because they charged rather less, pointed out the folly of doing so,—as, though they might be towed out all safe, if their ships should happen unfortunately to get ashore out side, or on the ceast of Ireland, they would find that no boats but those belonging to this company would be sent to Emir assistance, and that though the company might charge more for towing ships in and out than some others might do, still the superior class of boats belonging to them, as well as the great advantage of having such an establishment to resort to in case of accident to their ships, fully deserved the extra pay. In proof of this he mentioned the case of a shipowner that lie knew, whose vessel was towed out by one of the cheap boats, which happened to get ashore at the Wicklow banks, when the company had to send one of their boats to get her off, and bring her back to Liverpool to be repaired; which was done, whereas if there had not been such an esta blishment, most probably the vessel would have been a total wreck. He also mentioned that he was glad to say that the feeling against sending ships to sea on Sunday was gaining ground very fast, and that the directors hoped soon to be able to decrease the number of their boats now employed on that day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday a boy only about ten years of age was committed by Mr. Rushton for trial, for picking a young lady's pocket of Bs. 6d. as she looking at a shop window in Bold-street. On Saturday James Burns, a railway labourer, was committed from the Birkenhead Police-court for trial, at the next Chester assizes, for having so cruelly beaten his wife that her life is despaired of. STREET ROBBERY BY WOMEN.—On Saturday night week, as William Robinson was going home, he was attacked, in Bent-street, by two women, named Ann Burns and Ann Eccles, who knocked him down, and rifled his pockets of two five-shilling pieces. The women were brought before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday, and sent to gaol for three months. ROBBERY OF A LOAN SOCIETY.—On Tuesday, a man, named Timothy Marshall, was charged by Robert Whittle with stealing a book. On the previous afternoon, the prisoner went into the office of the Great Howard-street Loan Association, in which he was a shareholder, and applied for money for his shares, which being refused, he took up one of the books, and ran away with it. The book was ordered to be returned, and the prisoner was liberated. INTIMIDATION.—Mr. Sylvester Samuel, watch-manu facturer, appeared before Mr. Rushton, on Wednesday, to prefer the above-named charge against a man of re spectable appearance, who stood in the dock, his face disfigured by a black eye. Mr. Samuel said the man had formerly been in his employ, but he had been discharged. On the preceding day he came to his manufactory and assaulted one of his workmen. He also made use of threats towards all who worked under price. Mr. Rush ton expressed his determination to put down such lawless conduct whenever it came under his cognizance. He decided that the prisoner should find bail, himself in £4O, and two sureties of £2O each: in default, to be committed to prison for three months. INSUFFICIENT BOARD.—Three young men were brought up on Tuesday, charged by the agent of the Urgent and James Ray, Rio packets, with deserting their ships. It appeared they had been allowed Bs. a week board wages, and had requested 10s., which they had in London. The agent refused to comply, and the young men left their ships. Mr. Rushton thought Bs. a-week a small sum, and the bridewell-keeper said that no boarding-house would take them on the terms. One of the vessels being on the point of sailing, the boys, in answer to a question from Mr. Rushton, said they were willing to go in the ship. Mr. Rushton told them it was not right to take the law into their own hands, but, if aggrieved, to appeal to him. The boys, who had conducted themselves with proprietywanyndtoMgari.nßthunshton intimated to in the agent e t r h e at dis th m e is b s e e s d t ; ser vices of the boys was by kindness. INFORMATIONS UNDER THE SANATORY ACT.—The pro prietors of the James Atherton, New Brighton boat, were summoned before Mr. Rushton, on Wednesday, at the instance of Inspector Fresh, for neglecting to consume the smoke generated on board the same boat. Mr. Grantham, the Corporation engineer, proved the possibility of consuming the smoke by the apparatus on board the vessel. In defence, Mr, Coalbourn, one of the proprie tors, stated that he had done everything in his power to prevent the nuisance occurring ; and at the very time the isformation was laid, an experienced engine -driver was on board carrying out experiments previously planned for the effectual consumption of smoke. It was contended, too, that the long trip was a disadvantage, but Mr. Gran tham denied this to be a disadvantage. Mr. Rushton said, under the circumstances, he would only impose the mitigated penalty of twenty shillings and costs, which would be increased if the o ff ence was repeated.On the same day fifteen informations were heard against parties occupying cellars of insufficient dimensions. Fines were imposed in the majority of cases. B (51 rirt The Earl of Derby has given a large plot of ground at Bury for erecting an Athenaeum. Five of the rioters at Manchester have been committed for trial. A new Roman Catholic Chapel, in Junction-street, Every-street, Ancoats, Manchester, was " dedicated" lase weex. _ _ John Downey, who has attracted notice at Manchester as a Chartist pike-seller, has been arrested and committed for trial. FREE TRADE IN WlGAN.—Several of the mills in this town stopped on Wednesday, some for a few days, others for a longer period. The spinning trade is still languid, and it is said that there are no less than six cotton mills on sale in Wigan. So much for free-trade. HAY.—Opposite the residence of Mr. Lane, architect, at Sale, there is a small field of Italian rye grass, which has been cut this week, and the hay is now in cocks ; and between the rows of hay-cocks, the land has already been ploughed ready for seed, aad in all probability a good crop of turnips will be got off the same land during the present season.—Manchester Guardian. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday, Mr. Joseph Scott, a commercial traveller, belonging to Stock ton, was about to proceed to Manchester, and was sitting in the yard at the railway station, Lime-street, awaiting the train by which he was to proceed, when suddenly he fell down and expired. The cause of death was ascertained to be disease of the heart. The Manchester Guardian says, that the Irishmen in the employment of Messrs. Thomas Hoyle and Sons, of the Mayfield Print-works, on hearing that the physical force Chartists were likely to interfere with their work, by attempting to turn out the hands, formed themselves into an Irish brigade, for the protection of the premises. They have adopted their ancient national weapon, the shillelagh. EARLY STRAWBERRIES. — As a proof of the uncommon fineness of the season, we may mention that on Monday week, Mr. Lawrenson, Blackpool, gathered some fine strawberries, which were grown in the open air in his garden, near Raikes Hall. As another confirmation we may add that Wheat in this neighbourhood has begun to shoot—which usually does not take place till about three weeks or so later than now.—Fleetwood Chronicle. Joseph Howard, a cotton spinner, of Glossop, bankrupt, has been committed to prison, from the Manchester Bank ruptcy Court, for the fraudulent concealment of a consi derable sum of money. Howard admitted, in reply to questions put to him by the solicitor under the fiat, that he had told the messenger of the court that he had no money in the house, whereas he bad a sum probably not much short of £3ooin the cupboard ; and he failed to give any satisfactory account as to what had become of it, his answers on this point being most evasive and cootradie‘ tory. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Thursday while the Yeo manry Cavalry were mustering at Lancaster for depar ture, a trooper was leading his horse (a fine animal) through Common Garden-street, when the creature reared, fell beck, fractured its skull, and was killed on the spot. EXTRAORDINARY FERTILITY.—The well-cultivated meadow land of Joshua Hoyle, Esq., Newchurch-road, Bacup, has this season been mown twice. The first crop was housed on the first of April, and it became expedient to cut a second on the 30th of May. The second crop is already harvested.—Preston Chronicle. CHARTISM AT RUNCORN.—AN AGITATOR DISLODGED. —On Tuesday evening the excitement which prevailed in Runcorn, in consequence of the election proceedings, was considerably increased by the arrival, in the town, of the redoubtable " Dr." Reynolds, the Chartist ironmonger, of Liverpool, who. having come that day from Warring ton, where he had delivered a public lecture, proceeded at once to address a large concourse of men, women, and children, opposite the Town Hall. Hardly, however, had the sanguinary minded doctor commenced his harangue, when he was hailed with a complete shower of oranges ; finally, other missiles of a more formidable description were freely dislodged, when the speaker wisely brought the discourse to a close, and the meeting dispersed. EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—The official report, showing the state of employment of the whole of the operative classes within the borough of Manchester for the present week, presents some satisfactory results. The number of hands working full time has been very conside rably increased, and the number of those working short time, has been proportionately decreased. This improve ment has been effected by two cotton mills haring gone from full to short time. There are still, however, wholly out of employment from 7,000 to 8,000 hands, and nearly 7,000 working short time. The report furnishes the fol lowing statement —Number of hands working full time last week, 29,390 ; in the present week, 30,627. Number working short time last week, 7,229 ; in the present week, 1 6,776. Number of hands wholly out of work in the past' week, 8,144 ; in the present week, 7,360. The next week being the Whitsuntide holydays most if not all the facto ries in Manchester and the neighbourhood will be stopped. IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE NEW FACTORY ACT.—LEGALITY OF RELAYS.—Messrs. Jones, Brothers, and Co., of Mosley-street, Manchester, and also of Bed ford, in the parish of Leigh, were summoned to appear at the Atherton petty sessions, by David Jones, sub-inspec tor of factories of the Bolton district, upon two informa tions of working a female, and also a young person, for more than ten hours in one day. Mr. Gaskell, of Bolton, 1 opened the case, contending that the system of working relays of hands was contrary to law, and that the time every person worked in a mill must be computed from the time the engine first started in the morning until stopping time at night, with the exception of one uniform period of meals. Mr. Ovens, barrister, contended that Messrs. Jones had not violated the law, inasmuch as the legisla ture never contemplated so stringent a construction being put upon the act as to prevent a system of relays. The bench declared they were unanimously of opinion they could not convict the Messrs. Jones. The case was there fore dismissed. S UD DEN DEATH OF J. N. FFARINGTON. ESQ.—III our obituary will be observed the name of J. N. Ffarington, Esq., of Worden, who died suddenly at his residence on Tuesday morning last. The lamented deceased had been for some little time past on a tour through various parts of the country, and on Monday night last returned from the West Riding of Yorkshire, complaining of indisposition. He had been for many years past subject to an affection of the heart, of which he was himself aware, and it is feared that his late travelling has hastened an event which has caused general and unmixed sorrow to a large and admiring circle of friends, and to the community at large, by whom he was so highly respected. About three o'clock on Tuesday morning he was taken seriously unwell, and Mr. Brown, of Preston, was called in, but notwithstand ing all that science and kindness could dictate, he expired a few minutes after eight o'clock. Mr. Ffarington was to have taken the chair at a missionary meeting on Tuesday, and had prepared his address, which, we are informed, is printing for private circulation.—Preston Guardian. PREVENTION OF SMOKE.—A correspOndent of the Hull Advertiser, signing " A Practical Engineer," with reference to what occurred at a meeting in that town on the 3d ult.. cites the statements of the Manchester Guar dian relative to the abatement of the smoke nuisance. It appears that an opinion prevailed in Manchester that little or no reduction of smoke could be effected, and several parties were brought before the magistrates and fined. One party declared that he had gone to great expense, and believed little or no improvement upon the then plan could be effected. Afterwards when a new arrangement was adopted, the chimney complained of which had been tested both before and after the altera tions, was found to be improved in the following propor tions—Dense smoke, 15 minutes before—now 05; mode rate, 215 minutes before—now 13 ; none perceptible, 23 3 now 46 8-9ths. A number of other cases are quoted, some of them showing in a higher degree the great im provement practicable beyond the expectations of those who had previously expended much time, labour, and money, in endeavouring to abate the nuisance. The paper we have quoted thus concludes some remarks : ' We understand that at Halifax, in one manufactory, the question of the probability of effectually preventing the nuisance of smoke is practically solved in the affirma tive ; and that in addition to the immediate benefit, the expedient is found to be economical in its working. The tall chimney stalk is also dispensed with." GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR OF THE TEN Hours' BILL.—The Royal assent having been given to this measure on the 7th of June last year, its friends and supporters determined to celebrate its first anniversary on Wednesday last. Manchester being the centre of the great factory district, and the Free Trade Hall affording the greatest facility, that was fixed on as the fittest place for demonstration. Arrangements were made for the operatives to return after the meeting to all the neigh bouring towns. The operatives from Yorkshire also sent their delegates, and there was a general gathering from all parts of the two great manufacturing counties. Dressed in their best, and with cheerful faces, the throng began to assemble soon after five o'clock, and considerably more than 3000 partook together of a cheering tea. An effi cient band of music was engaged, and every arrangement made that could secure a pleasant and happy evening ; and if the countenances were an index, that object was most certainly attained. The Rev. C. D. Wray, vice dean of Manchester, presided, according to appointment, and, amongst others, was surrounded by the following noblemen, clergy, and gentlemen :—Lord Ashley, M.P., Mr. John Fielden, Lord J. Manners, Marquis of Bland- i ford, M.P., Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Charles Hindley, M.P., Mr. W. B. Ferrand, Rev. W. Hunting ton, St. John's, Rev. J. Irvine, vicar of Leigh, and a number of other clergymen and gentlemen. Lord Ashley and Lord John Manners specially drew the attention of the meeting to the exemplary conduct of the working classes of those districts during the recent efforts to stir up insubordination. One passage in Lord Ashley's speech will give unspeakable satisfaction to all right minded and true-hearted subjects of the British Crown, and especially to the operatives of Lancashire and York shire. Our readers are probably aware that a medal was struck to commemorate the giving of the Royal assent to the Ten Hours' Bill, an impression of the medal, in gold, having been presented, from the operatives, by Lord Ashley. His lordship gives this most interesting account of what passed on the memorable occasion :.—" I had the honour of speaking to her Majesty of the character of her subjects, particularly in these vast counties ; I had the honour of telling her what I said to-night, that I did not believe there was a finer material to rule over, I did not believe there was a body of men capable of more generous sentiments than the operative classes of the great kingdom that God, in his providence, had called her to govern. And I tell you it would have done your hearts good to hear the ardent and fervent manner in which her Majesty replied—' I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT WELL, I FULLY BE LIEVE WHAT YOU SAY ; I AM SURE THEY ARE AS GOOD A PEOPLE AS ANY SOVEREIGN WAS EVER CALLED UPON TO RULE.' " We are told that " tremendous cheering" followed this announcement; and the words which we have printed in capital letters certainly comprise an honour done them by their Sovereign, of which the operatives have abundant reason to be proud. And yet it would appear that the free trade party are determined not only to disparage the boon conferred upon the working classes, but to th wart, as far as they are able, its practical effect. Lord John Manners quoted from the Economist news paper, of the 20th ultimo, the following passage:—`` If the manufactures of this great commercial country, if the welfare of the operatives, if the comforts of millions of individuals, be a proper subject for the consideration of ministers, now that the last rivet of the Ten Hours' Bill is closed up, let them look at the work of their own hands, `-and m ucztluivtlrcon,clvra- It air (mat., ca-ucutzal Indict, vs the Communists of France, ever imagined anything more destructive than the present law for the regulation of labour in factories." This is a direct invitation to govern ment to abrogate and revel the Ten Hours' Bill. EMIGRATION TO SOUTII AUSTRALIA. The want of labour, and the superabundance of the most nourishing food in South Australia, as compared with the absolute starvation and excessive population ex isting in numerous districts, both in England, and more particularly Ireland, is a subject on which ourselves, and the whole press of the empire, have constantly enlarged. It is a subject of such vital importance at the present mo ment, when a termigant spirit is abroad, anxious for some change from which the discontented and unemployed hope to better their position, that it cannot be too closely pressed home on the attention of government. The pos session by Britain, at such a time as the present, of a territory at our antipodes as large as Europe, producing everything necessary for the necessities, the comforts, and the luxuries of civilised life, where millions might be located, appearing only as a " drop in a bucket," and where their presence would be felt only for good, appears a divine coincidence to enable us to secure an asylum for our starving thousands, and, at the slime time, extend our commerce, enliven our trade and manufactures, and place us in such a position, that no man willing to labour with fair remuneration need be idle. The only question which naturally arises is, " How is free emigration, on a large scale, to be carried out ? "—and this is answered in a pamphlet from the pen of Mr. Waghorn, the celebrated overland traveller, and just published by G. Mann, Corn hill, and Ridgway, Piccadilly. In this he recommends— " Emigration upon the widest and broadest scale, for the future prosperity of that happy land to which we belong, and thereby help to realise the dispensations of an Al mighty Providence, through whom has been discovered a fifth portion of the globe, where every plant under the sun may be grown in its nurture to fruitfulness ; for every one is indigenous to Australia. if this be done at all, to compass its ends, it must be done on the scale of liberality; yes, and genuine liberality; and to begin it I should have parliament to vote immediately £20,000,000, to be appropriated and accounted for by a board of emi gration to be established for the purpose. This was the, exact sum that my Lord John Russell succee'ed in getting June 13, 1848! from the then government, for the emancipation of slavery throughout the British West India colonies, &c. ; and , therefore, I have fixed that amount towards the ameliora tion of Ireland, for sending the Irish to the colony of Australia, and then sheep's carcases will not be thrown upon the dunghills of that country, as often described in the public press." Lieutenant Waghorn then recommends the following plan for free emigration, on a liberal scale :—" At Ply mouth, at Portsmouth, at Chatham, and at Sheerness, are ships of war lying idle, most of them have all the' masts, sails, and cordage ready in the stores at these., ports. I would commission every one of th em th a t collie._ be spared from the naval service, and with d ra fts of ix' helmsmen, being gunners from her Majesty's ship Fa' cellent, at Portsmouth, invite stout Irishmen to we ll , them (each ship's crew, say six m en t o ever y 100 too)+ and I would send them to the Cove of Cork to real! e emigrants from that spot, for the purpose of being locateaf at the government expense, in Australia." Assuming that £2O would be sufficient for each adult , half a million of Irish might be located, and with half.thi: proposed grant, or £10,000,000. The Australian wee' trade has increased from a single bale of 250 ibs., a fe.w years since, to 21,000,000 lbs. in 1847 ; and, if l a bour e° adequately supplied, will, in ten years, amount to 100,000,000 lbs. . . Ireland has 300 persons, England 260, to each squar e mile; Australia has 12 square miles to each individual . Australia has nearly the area of Europe, with the popula tion of Northumberland. In this cou n t r y th e peoP'e press on the sources of subsistence ' • in Australia the food presses upon the people. Ireland has 3,000,000 dependen t on charity for subsistence ; New South Wales has sub sistence for 3,000,000, with only 180,000 persons to con sume it. TLere they are languishing to obtain what we are anxious to get rid of. Each groans under the burden , while disputing the right to bear it ; each prefers suffering from the disease to paying the fee for the cure. Her e there are districts where the land, rent free, would not afford 1 lb. of meat a-week to each starving inhabitant. In the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, in the month of June last, it was stated, that this year, " no less than 64,000,000 lbs. of meat would be wasted, sufficient to feed 1,100,000 of those poor people who were starving le England and Ireland." In New South Wales, the people are 180,000, the cattle 2,000,000, the sheep 8,000,000, being about 13 head of oxen and 50 sheep for each person. The superabundance of food is wasted for want of mouths, the corn is shed for lack of reapers, the wool is injured for want of shearers, and, consequently, all descriptions of produce either perish or are greatly depreciated, both in quality and value. Herds of cattle and flocks of sheep are boiled down" for tallow there, while thousands are fa mishing for want of food here ; there meat is wasting, here men are wasting. Human skeletons pine here for what dogs reject there. The balance between food and population is unequal at home; it is unequal in New South Wales. but it is the other way. In like manner, the scales of labour and employment are uneven here ; they are as un even at the antipodts, but in the opposite direction : here labour is too plentiful, there it is as much too scarce. W e have tried, and failed to bring the food to the starving man—therefore, convey the starving man to his food, the labourer to his hire, and you may restore the lost balance. In Ireland, a scanty meal, at 2d. or 21d. per day was doled out to sustain life; in New South Wales, the unskilled labourer, full fed with ample rations, supplied with dwelling and garden, found in tea, sugar, milk, and to:, bacco, disdains to work under 2s. 6d. a-day besides. destitution causes crime here, affluence leads to the sane result there. Want here and abundance there, scarcity and superfluity of labour—opposite extremes—end alike in vice, indolence, insubordination, and social disorder. Such is the spirit of Mr. Waghorn's plan and remarkg# and by such a system, carried out with spirit and liberality and certain regulations for repayment, it is highly probabl/ that, in from ten to twenty years, the whole amount would be refunded. Lord Ranelagh suggests, in a letter to the Time:, that , by way of reprisal for the expulsion of Sir H. L. B u iwer from Spain, the British government should seize an d sequestrate the Havannah and Manilla in liquidation,o f loans now of so much moment to the distressed capitalist s of France and England. The total number of petitions presented to parliamen t, up to the 30th May, in favour of a repeal of the Naviga tion Laws, was nine, and the total number of signature was 2,268. The total number of petitions presente d against the repeal of those laws, and praying the house t ° refuse its sanction to any alteration subversive of th e nrinciples on which they are founded wa3 91, and the signatures appended amounted to 32,908. A THIEF DETECTED BY A PARROT.—A thief Wa s detected in a singular manner, in this city, on Tuesdal last. Mrs. Fisher, flour dealer, of Northgate-stree t, whilst in the parlour adjoining her shop, was startled by 9 parrot which she keeps in her shop, loudly calling" Shoe, Fisher, shop," and hastened into her shop to see wh a t was the matter. Not perceiving any person there, hour' ever, she was about again to return to the parlour, whf e the parrot again commenced screaming and repeating lts,, firmer words. Mrs. Fisher, thereupon conceiving th at there must he some cause for the extraordinary cries. of the bird, walked round th e shop, an d on the inside .of the counter, close to the till, she discovered a little urchin, about eight years old, crouching down to escape notice. He had opened the till, and had 41d. in coppers, in his hands, which he had stolen from it. A policeman was sent for who recognised the boy as a common thief. Gloucester Journal. During January 147 horses were killed for food in perlin; and though horse-flesh as human diet was onlY introduced into that capital towards the end of last year , 522 horses, which furnished 244,6281b5. of meat, hav ° alreadybeen eaten by the Prussian hippophagi. OUR MANUFACTURES IN SINGAPORE.—It appears verY problematical whether British trade is likely to suffer veil materially by foreign competition. A gentleman interested in the continental trade observed, at the close of the year 1846 :—" Of Swiss and German cotton piece goods seve ral foreign arrivals took place, and among them wer e invoices of a very inferior description. It is a singular and deperfectionrapid deplorable in progressf t a hc their that ir in articlestheth e Swiss aasr t of they ddwyyeeerrisne dyeing an d n p yde r ispnry shave also the weavers, are, without exception, in the saret i e n ts • hotehGalsasegvoewr arrived liuses whereas the English and Scottish manufacture r ? The so fromn ow Turkssend as andbeautiful th is cloth Turkeyis r at 4 dole. 65c. per piece. It is doubtful if a Swiss h °ll 3 could sell at th a t rate w i thout a loss. Again, T ur key p noted shawls, 33 inches square, Glasgow manufacture, a .11 at 24- dollars per dozen and as most of th e Swiss sports aro n o t b etter iu quality the holders m 3 s` . of necessity come d own to that price in order to rea lise. This leaves an a c t ua l l oss to shippers. The Turkey red Glasgow dyed twist is, if not quite, a l m ost as good as t he German dye, and may b e ag,ld, w ith a good profit, at about 5 per cent. lower pri ces ." The same indivi dual, who draws a very glowing picture of the foreign trad e ,; adds :—" The amount of common German glass an hardware, cotton goods, and coloured twist is enorrnoin; and even the auction rooms refuse at last their service s. —Simmonds's Colonial Magazine. DELIGHTS OF A CANADIAN HOTEL.—After a fortniO lt' e , patient experience of the comforts and acconornodataT; of Madame St. hotel,' I have, at least, come to t conclusion that, whatever its other qualifications rnal be, ,_ it is a very uncouth, noisy place. Passing over the l" ) 0 of more ordinary and less scientific disturbances nue likely to encounter in such an establishment, all our ett boarders are musical, and usually contrive to be talc d, with the fit at the same mome n t. • Th e w i ng of the be ll d ing in which I have at p resen t th e f or t une to be locate ; is wonderfully blessed in this respect. No. 15 scraPe e r , fiddle; No. 16 gasps into a flute; No. 17 pulls an ac c t 0 dion ; No. 18 saws a violoncello ; No. 19 s c ratches guitar ; No. 20 blows a cornopean ; No. 21 grinds a bT s, rel-organ ; No. 22—1 must enquire what No. 22 01 ' 3 ' 1 for it's something so novel and miserable that I, ° l t l o make him out—No. 23 sucks a hautboy; No. 24 Vl br o a i is a Jew's harp ; No. 25 whistles ; No. 26 sings ; Nu. dis an actor, who occupies a room just over my head, an., , continually practising falls upon the floor, and quial soliloquies a la Messrs. Kean and Macready• as all these melodious sounds are simultaneous, and ble,_e into one grand and general diapason, the effect upon t r P ( ' ). whole is of course sublime, and a listener becomes P e be portionately enchanted with it. There is a knock at ' or. door—" Come in !" A rather rakish looking 9° l o gentleman, in nothing but a pair of ill-suspended are n a clothes, and glazed pumps, has entered—taken a long an refreshing pull at the water-jug—and seated himself a i l l b guidly on the bed, having previously disencumbered sir, mouth of a little superfluous saliva, and stationed ls at a convenient distance, for the support of Iti s crp e reitY —wen, anellow yrra git along to daythe tolerably," I reply, " how do you ?" " Well, much dee, same—l've given notice—l shall leave." „ 'Ny what's the matter ? are not you comfortable ? ye-es, it isn't that—it's those confounded cats ; did iost ever in all your life hear such a row as they kicked uP fe i night ?" " They are somewhat troublesome I c rtha t but their music is infinitely preferable to mac- he re I " Troublesome! I wish you hung out yv, o f I do ; there are three of 'em, and they make a porn,Ethe holding all their concerts under my window. One ° l mo devils cries like a child, a second does nothing bd' sts ge and spit, and the third groans like a man in the last ov er of cholera. I have upset innumerable jugs of wateT t beir 'em, I've lost five pair of boots in flinging them at heads, and this morning, early, I let the wash-han 0 011 suddenly down on the tiles by a string; but thl vron 't molrowed. and spit, and groaned the louder, and It Ic e Ice a do you know—What do you drink ? I generally a t o cobbler." The bell is rung, the waiter anPes.' re t ' o hie cobblers are brought, No. 21 takes the straw 1 _2. 0 06 ventr A mouth, imbibes the pint of sparkling liquid at straws _mush an nods his head, looks pensively at the empty tumhqshall goes out, but puts his face in again, and says"' little come and see you now and then, and if there's all. by thing I can do for you, just speak." "Thank Ys; b a rrel the-by are not you the proprietor of that dismal a de organ, which I hear occasionally ?" " Yes —it u knov i, lightful instrument, isn't it ?" "Why, so that 3 7 ° diietiya tastes are apt to differ ; I wish, if it would be ero it qu it 4 of no serious deprivation, that you wouldn't P 1 8 4 3 .7 me lon: so often." "Ah ! you would prohibit me "astruinerl, choly gratification, would you ? No, sir, thatl.n e f r iendi was presented to me by a very dear and depart ea a thin - ° t who, dying, requested me to grind it often, an but him. " very feeling and kind of you, certin of hos, while you are so industriously engaged in . thinkin o & org tot! I wish, next time, you'd not forget to think of. b egun to_ —good day !" No. 21 has disappeared and e c b v igour than ever ; the fiddle has caught the infection., ti!oolet.! grind away at the barrel-organ again with man with the red eyes has followed suit on the flag in end No. 18, with the violoncello, has become. similarlyautboy, lated ; and the flute, accordion, guitar, to : o i n theed Jew's harp, have now dashed off once more c h that stand cree with a hum and a buzz, and a roar, and a I t e lfe" if anything earthly were at all calculated to , zus a tolerable chance of frightening the very dew la tnittlings from the West._ gr.eater_