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Feb. 4. 18i6. Riantrb. THE ROUND CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE TUE LIV ERPOOL STANDARD. W- ANTED, a YOUTH t o l oo k after a Horse and Phieton, and to maly.-}rtinielf generally u se f u l. One fr om the country3ould be preferred. Apply at the STANDARD-OFFICE. -=- -- "nr On Friday, Sir H. J. Fust, delivered his judgment in and the Arches' Court, in this important case, which related 'ul. to the erection of a stone altar and credence table in the above church. Tee learned Judge commenced by referring to the pleadings in the cause, which he read at considerable length. He then proceeded to quote the opinions of various Roman Catholic writers, for the purpose of showing what in their view constituted an altar. It was essential that it should be of stone and immovable ; and that was given as the description of the altar in question. Now, it was advisabie to see what changes were made in this respect at the period of the reformation, and to trace what had been the impression in reference to it from that tame down to the present. There was in the early part of that rei g n an express i n j unction, or rather exhortation, (From the Ali n i ng Journal.) It gives us sincere satisfaction to lay before our readers issued to the churchwardens, by royal authority, to set up a flattering account of the iron trade. Never do we re ,ur table, and no longer the altar formerly used, and the member a period when its prospects were brighter, or its purpose of this exhortation was to remove ancient super- improvement more decided. Our information fro n all stons from the minds of the people. Bishop Ridley, quarters is gratifying, that from the north more particu in his visitation, issued injunctions to the same effect. lady so. In Durham its value has been particularly en- These injunctions were at first confined to the diocese of !lanced, and the trade in Newcastle has received such an London, and were not to be considered as having effect impulse, as to warrant us in holding out most sanguine in any other. But it appeared that an order of council hopes, both to owners of property, consumers, and the was issued on the same subject ; and on the 19th of mining op era ti ve population. And here let us observe, November, 1550, l e t ters were sent to every bishop en- that we are not easily captivated by a temporary fluctua joining him to pluck down the altars in his diocese. The tion, nor deluded by an unsteady nervous improvement, order in council was very strong and specific, especially which might speedily relapse into dulness, if not depres charging that, for the avoiding of strife and contention sion ; but it is aft sr a calm and anxious reviewal of the throughout the diocese, all altars in churches and chapels trade that we deliberately express our conviction that the should be taken down, and, instead of them, a table should present improve men t i s b ased on solid grounds, and be set up in so me conven i ent part of the chancel, which in every such c h urc h or chapel should serve for the ad- likely to b e s t ea d y an d progressive, ministration of th e bl esse d communion. There were also This we co ns id er ma i n l y attributable to the extended sent to every bi s h op t h e cons i derations on which that adoption of railw a y s; an d t h e i mpetus which this system order had bee n f oun d e d . I n the year 1550, a general has given to th e d epartment i n question is not confined to order was given f or th e remova l of all the altars, and the the home, but has had it s e ff ect on the export trade also. Thus, while the consumption o f i ron, t o f urnish new rails, setting up of a tabl e as more grouse; fr om w hi c h ti me tables were u se d th roug h out the kingdom in the ad- carriages, engines, &c., for thi s country, has created a ministration o f th e sacrament. Now such were the large dem an d i n the market—and, to all appearances, alterations whi c h t oo k p l ace i n t h e short re that demand mu s t i ncrease considerably for some years. rein of Edward at least—the d eve l opment o f the locomotive system abroad the Sixth, and th e y were i mportant, as being the founds- tion of all su b sequent proceedings. At this period a has so raised the va l ue o f our trade with Germany, France, moveable table of wood was su b st i tute d for the altar pre- and Ameri ca , th a t notw i thstanding the prohibitory dutiesur export trad e i n thi s me in those cts, , trs an viously use d. I n t h e re i gn of Mary things were restored increase for the last over th e prece di ng year of al bea more than to the state i n w hi c h t h ey h a d b een in the latter years of the reign of Ed war d th e Si xt h . Altars were again erected, 80.000 tons, or i n money upwards of half a million ster ling. and continued t o b e use d i n the administration of th e sacrament. As soo n as Eli za b et h succeeded to the throne, But, irmfet emn d en t o f t h e favourable influence produced by railways:he. - e is anothe r , an d equally important, cir one of the mos t i mportant acts of her reign was the curnstance which con s id era bl y a ff ects the trade: We al he repeal o t th ose acts o f P h i lip and Mary which had re hide to the consumpti on o f i ron for the purposes of ship pealed the f ormer acts of Edward t Sixth • and the building. The vast a d van t ages arising from vessels being mode of admi n i s t er i ng t h e sacraments of the church was restored to what it h a d b een i n the time of Edward the thus constructed, as regar d s speed, safety, and economy, have been so indisputably established, that a general, if Sixth. 'The ground of the alteration was stated to be the not exclusive, adoption of the principle, not only for removal of the old superstitions connected with the steamers, but also for sailing vessels, may be fairly antici popigh mass; and the mode of effecting that object was Rated. Here, then, will be a constant enormous demand to be the abolition of all the altars, and the substitution for iron, which, if our mines are able to supply, will afford for them of tables. A mere change of name could not a high and profitable market. have been all that was intended, for that alone could not , have tended t o remove superstitious notions. Whether With these prospe c t s b e f ore us, we are not over san the desired alt erat i on i n religious opinion might have o vine in expecti ng a steady improvement in every br an ch ' been effected without the substitution of tabl es f or a l tars of this industrial d e p ar t ment. it was not f or th e court to conjecture ; it was sufficient In reference to the a b ove su bj ect, we may here acknew .that that was th en cons i dered the most afectnal mode. ledge the receipt of a T rea ti se, ill ustrating and explaining the improved forms of Iron as applicable to Ship-Building, It was evidently a substantial, and riot merely a nominal by the patentees (Messrs. Kennedy and Vernon, of Liver change which was contemplated. In the year 1559 fur tker orders were issued by -Queen Elizabeth, which, after I pool). The improv emen t th ey propose is simple, and reciting that, i n many parts, the altars had been removed likely before long to be un i versa ll y a d opted; its nature in ss ven an d tables pl ace d for the will be best unde rs t oo d b y g i v i ng the words of the admini s t rat i on of the sacrament, tors:—" Iron ship-b u ildi ng h as made much progre in and that in oth er p ar t s t h e altars continued to be used, directed that no a lt ar s h ou l d b e taken down but by the this country, b u t it i s still capable of great i m p rovement ; oversight of the cura t e or churchwardens, or one of and to eff ec t thi s , i n two most essential paints, we have directed our attention, by the aesisiance of prac them. He did not understand that in the act of Philip tical observation and experience. Although we do and Mary there was any special order for re-erecting altars ; the obj ec t appeared to be to prevent the des- Elizabeth co ns id ere d not pretend to say th a t t h e vesse l s hitherto constructed truction of a lt ars a l rea d y erected. are in any da nger , f rom t h e adoption of iron of the form for deck-beams and side-frames, we con it a matter of indifference whether the stone altars were common that the forms we have invented, and for which removed or not; but her intention as appeared from tha. order, was, that the altars should be . removed we havetaken cider l out a patent, effect the object of uniting the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight in and tables substituted for them, directing, hew highest degree. There ismer part of a ship to which ever, that no altar should be taken down except thet ength is of more consequence than in deck-beams and by the oversight of the curate or churchwardens. The side-frames; sr they are the bonds which keep it together, object was to prevent riotous proceedinies, persons having occasionally b ro k en i nto the piac and, if they re ma i n fi rm , th ere i s no danger to any part of place a, de s t roye d the altars, con and committ e d ot h er desecrations. The intention to sub at vessel, bUilt o f p ro p er me t er i a l s, and scientifically strutted. We h ave a l rea d y use d t hi s patent iron in seve stitime tables f or a tt ars was clear, it being directed that a s ttle holy tabl e , d ecent l y made, should be .ply ced where th e ral steam-vessels we have lately built, and are satisfied of other bad formerly stood ; that it should so stand, snving its super ority use.—Heretofore, eretofore,uon eonfoirraolnivlbietheenrtin when the communion of the church was to be distributed, over ever} %ies o s i e h l e s r have shape con at which time the same should be so placed between the 5".' ' also by uniting one or two pieces of this an ucted of angle iron, usually employed g for the ribs of vessels. and chalice!, as that the minister might lee conveniently heard by the communicants. These injunction s were followed gle iron with a plain bar of iron, and . sometimes etimes with rol up,t irrterpretations, and further considerations of them, led iron. Both these . systems, it is well known, are no were drawn up by the arc bishops and bishops, which were so strong as a bar of iron, having ribs or flanges on both the top and bottom edge: . precisely in the same spirit. In 1564 the advertisementa, as they were called, were issued, diseetin ,, that every tee - reatest parish should provide a decent 'able stantliru upon a frame, The importance of this application to s . bi building must be manifest at one view, by placing thus, and if any doubt existed before this the direction would be conclusive. In 1569 Archbishop 'Parker issued in-weight, affords tenlohl -stability and nuantity of iron in the weakest parts, which g . with a trifling addition of quiries in his diocese; and amongst than was one as t o strength. whether the altars had been taken down according to the injunctions previously issued by the Queen? Some doubt might exist as to whether these injunctions and orders were legal or binding authority; but it was suffi- Dr. M'Hale has just addressed a long and exceedingly cient for the purpose of the court that certain thing s were violent letter to nir Robert Peel, denouncing the Bequests done, that altars-were abolished, and that moveable tables I Act, and charging the government with covering, under were substituted for tlint ; and that there was a total the pretext of conciliation to :Ireland, a desire to destroy change both in form arid tpater:ol s . He had omitted to the liberties of the Burnish church there. Dr. M'Hale mention that in the year 1559 the church of St. Paul was says :—" If you meant, as in policy as well as justice you visited by commissa:ies of the Queen. Aftethe, pr ayers should have done, to legislate on a principle of coma oa and sermon, the commissaries adjourned to the hapter- fairness towards the Catholics, why not recognise in law house, and the clergy were enjoi ne d th at th e cathedral those canonical debts and apostolical jurisdiction on should be purged of alta r s, an t i th a t a that table should which this penal law incontestably encroaches? Yet, be provided for the celebration of the Lord's supper, with the attempt to injure and degrade, you, and a few On the 16th of April the altars in Westminster Abbey hollow encomiasts, take credit to yourselves for acknow and in Henry the Seventh's chap l e were abolished, ledging, for thess, first time, the rights and titles of the and the images were torn of the tomb of Queen Ppiscopacy in Ireland! Yes, you acknowledge to insult Mary. Thus a direct intention was shown to annihi- them, and even the honour you show has in it all the late anything in the nature of superstition so far bitterness of scornful derision. How do you honour even as it could arise from the use of alters which were those venerable prelates whom you have made members connected with the celebration of the mass. There of your Ministerial Board ? By giving them the:titles of were, indeed, circumsta nces in connexion with Queen bishops, without sees, and emblazoning over their heads Elizabeth which showed that she herself seas not very the sole and exclusively legitimate titles of others to the readily pursuaded to aband on the use of images ; arid same sees which their sainted and heroic predecessors great anxiety was excited in the minds of- some of the would never have consented to acknowledge. reforniers by the fact that a crucifix was kept some on "There cannot be two lawful bishops of the same see. the table, Whether her object in retaining this was to The respective epithets of ' Catholic and ' Protestant' conciliate any clas s o f h er snhjects, it was not neeessary might, if compromise could be at alludmitted, mark the for the court to inquire. The acts which were done in distinct sources of their apostolical or Parliamentary ju her reign in referen ce to the altar were acts of authority risdietion. But, instead of this, the Protestant prelates in this country ; an d it appeared distinctly that tables are blazoned forth as the Archbishops of Armagh and were substituted' f or altars, and that the latter were anni- Dublin, without any qualification, while, in insulting and hilated. In th e y ear: ls7l a s et of canons and institutions 1 subordinate contrast, the Catholic bishops are announced ecclesiastic a l w as pou s h e d ; and one of thooe canons ' as archbishops of—nowhere. But you give them a pre made an express provision on this subject. It was here cedence, a rank in society! Yes, you strip them of their expressly provided thaethe table should be made of wood, rights, as far as in you lies. You amuse them with the though nothing was said as to the precise kind of wood shadow of ceremony, which is unmeaning but as far as of which it should be constructed. The churchwardens it is significant of substantial rights and duties. And you were to take care to have such a table for the administra- humble them with the condescension of your insulting tion of the sacrament. It was, in fact, placed beyond all patronage, such as you would exhibit to some exiled and doubt that in the time of Queen Elizabeth the table was fallen dynasty, fixing on them more strongly the gaze of to be made of wood and ,not of stone. The present pity, by the mockery of a homage of which you disown canons were, it was well known, issued in the re of the legitimate foundation. What would her Prime James the First. The title of the 82d canon war t " A Minister think of the respect of any individual for Royalty Decent Communion Table in every Church." it is said, who would allow Her Majesty the name of Queen, with " Whereas, we have no doubt that in all the churches holding her rightful titles of 'Great Britain and Ireland,' within the realm of England convenie n t and dece n t tables on which it is founded ? Surely the recognition of her are put for the celebration of the Holy Communion, we name could not disguise the want of fidelity necessarily appoint that the same tables shall be from time to time included in any such omission of her rightful title. Of kept in repair in a sufficient and .seemly manner." The what inconsistency and confusion is not bigotry produc altar was to stand in a particular place, except when the tive ! You would fain confer' 911 some of our bish o p s a i which sacrament was administered, at which time it was to be 1 Parliamentary jurisdictioi you are incompetent to placed, so as to be convenient for hearing and commune- give, and deprive others of their apoolical jurisdiction, eating, precisely carrying out what.had been done by the which you are as incompetent to take away; and, by way farmer canons. The word " table being used in the of indemnifying the one for the indignity of master slaves, time of Janes, could there be any possible reason for to which you labour to degrade them, you give them a supposing that it was not to be of the same description 1 ministerial license of making a similar invasion on th e as in the time of Edward and Elizabeth, namely, eon- apostolical rights of their brethren. You expect that strutted of wood, and moveable? Indeed, that it should they will do this to prolong the existence of that anti be moveable was implied, in its position being altered national and odious Establishment, some of whose pre for the more convenient administration of the sacra- hates . , their fellow_ben c h ers , poured forth but the other menu.; from this it was evident that it could not be day their usual contributions of orthodox hatred on the a fixed structure. It was well known that both in the idolatry and tyranny of the Church of Rome. But no ; ime of Elizabeth and of James alterations took place in more valuable by far than the degrading honours of the the Prayer-book ; but there were none referring to this oppsors of the f are the confidence, theattachment, particular. questi on . H e now came to the reign of Charles and res affection of the ait devoted Catholics of Ireland, who, in the First, in which opinions on the subject of the Corn- stead of denying the titles, the jurisdiction of their be. lamentable proceeded to great lengths, and issued in very loved bishops, will revere them as the only legitimate oc lamentable consequences. The contest between the high cupants of the thrones which some of the most eminent and the low church party then raged to an almost un- of the successors of the apostles have adorned," limited extent. The learned Judge then referred at c0n .,.....-_,.._ siderable length to Lord Clarendon's history, in order to show the position of the question at this period. It was stated that many persons had suffered a degree of negli gence in churches which they would not have tolerated in their own houses. Archbishop Laud determined to alter this state of things; and in doing so, he excited a feeling against the church of which its enemies took advantage, Archbishop Laud rep resen t e d t h e high party, and Arch bishop Abbott the low. The latter acknowledged the necessity of keeping the churches in proper repair ; but the former had much higher notions of the solemnity of church services, and of the importance of her ceremo nies ; his designs were no doubt meritorious. In order to illustrate the state of the dispute at this period, the learned Judge referred at length to a pamphlet bearing the name of a bishop of that day, the Bishop of Lincoln, and in which the bishop advocated the table in preference to the altar. In the year 1637 precisely the same state of things existed as in the reigns of' Edward and Elizabeth. The altars were of wood. Not a single instance bad been mentioned in which stone tables had been used by autho. rity for the Communion service, though ther e were churches i n w hi ch stone tables were used. The whole of the evirdeentchei,ngaswar:gatordehde e a n u t t i h r o o r ly ity o , ha w og e e n d t , t b o ot s h ho i w n that ti form and in substance. An altar, properly so called, could not exist, nor could any sacrifice be offered upon it. The next question to be considered was, whether any alterations had since been made. Did the rubric of 1662 introduce any variation ? The learned judge then referred to the rubrics. There, he said, it was directed that a table, having a fair white cloth, should stand in the church, in the chancel where morning and evening prayer was appointed to be said. It might be contended, indeed, that an altar was a table; but the question was, whether it was so i n th e common acceptation of the word ; and, unless some reason cou ld be given w h y a different inter pretation should be put upon the word from that which it ordinarily received, he should hold that a stone table was not rube was intended by the rubrics. Upon the words of thecs, founded on the orders issued in the reigns of Edward and Elizabeth, he had no doubt whatever that by a table was meant what was commonly called a table, and not a structure like that in dispute, and on this part of the case, therefore, he had no hesitation in expressing his opinion in favourof the appellant, reversing the sentence proncunced by the Chancellor of the diocese of Ely. The learned judge then proceeded to speak of the credence table. It was his conscientious conviction that when al tars were abolished it was never intended to continue the use of an article like the credence table. He could not see in what respect it differed from an altar at which a Roman Catholic might worship, except in the not having been consecrated ; but for that circumstance it might be WANTED Immediately, in a small respectable Fa- SER mily. whe re a ll t h e W ashing is sent out, a thorough Cook SERVANT of ALL WORK. _She must be a go o d pl a i n , and understand baking*l3rewl. To such a Servant very liberal Wages will be given. One from the country would be preferred. Address L M, STANDARD-OFFICE. WANTED------ to PURCHASE, an ANNUITY, Rent . harge, (well secured.,'Yof about £250 per Annum, for abou forty years.--- - Address, stating price and nature of security, Box I 49, Postoffice„ p I iver col . THE IRON TRADE-RAILWAYS AND SHIP BUILDING. WANTED, a NURSERY GOVERNESS, in a Gentleman's Family, who will be willing to give attention to Young Children. and to make up their Clothes. She trust be a_ member of the Established Church, and about twenty-six years of age. 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Un edly I thi n k worse of Roman Catholicism in itselfdoubt- than I did some years ego. But my feelings towards a Roman Catholic are quite different from my feelings towards a Newmanite; because I think the one a fair enemy, the other a treacherous one. The one is the Frenchman in his own uniform, and within his own Presidia; the other is the Frenchman disguised in a red coat, and holding a post within our Presidia, for the purpose of betraying it. I Should honour the first, and hang the second.—A,-- Hold's Letters. AN IMAGINARY PHANTOM.--A young lady, known to the present writer, was terrified, one night, by seeing at the foot of her bed a tall shadow making perpetual obeisances. Though it is quite natural that beauty .should be in the receipt of homage, the damsel, accustomed to adulation at other times, was alarmed by such intrusion at " the dead waist and middle of the night." Hiding her head under the bed-clothes, she summoned her scat tered ing salaa ms ac spirits, took co n: se l within herself, and having reco vered her presence of mind, look e d w i th a scrutini,ingeye at the phantom. Th ere i t was g , still mak cordin to the E as t ern mode of adoration. " A figure of the ether world !" thought she. "Dreadful !" Ho far she might have blamed her attraction for bringing soda unwelcome visitants, no one can tell •; but her self posses sion had acquired strength ; and self-possession is fatal to ghosts, whether their advent be b worship or to terrify. She arose, went to the window, and eh tected the " cause of the effect." Her house was on the border of a suburban by-lane, and a gas-lamp standing there ha 1 projected into the room a shadow of an intermediate tree, whose branches swayed in the night-breeze. She took care afterwards to close the shutters.-21instoorties Magazine. THE LATE LORD ABINGER AND THE Worss.--We could name men, who never were known for Whigs at all Until the party was in possession of Power, and who nobly sacrificed to their principles by'receiving high and lucra tive offices for adhering to the vehig opinions, and further sacrificed by being promoted to still more lucrative office a short time after their first adoption ; and yet some of •these men have the effrontery to cry out against Lord Abinger for having left their party ! When did tney and those they act with ever remain one hour out of their just rights and rank because of the Whigs But Lord Abinger was kept by his Whig principles from being Chief Justice in 1818, and from having the rank of King's Counsel and the ample revenues of leader on the northern circuit in 1802, fourteen years earlier than Lord Eldon by mere compulsion removed the black mark of Whig from Mr. Scarlett's name. But this is not all, nor anything like all that is suggested by the history of Lord Abinger. We have noted the injurious effects of his principles upon his professional fortunes. Then of course the party, who are now so loud in their complaints of his desertion, did all that in them lay to indemnify this their zealous adherent for the sacrifice s he was making to his connexion with them. Kept from his jast place in the profession, because he was privately an advocate of Whig opinions, of course they seized . the earliest occasion of placing him in parliament, where he might openly support them by the advocacy of the same principles. The policy of such a course, too, was as manifest as its justice ; for no greater gain in force and in weight can accrue to any Porgy, but especially to a party i 0 opposition, than the alliance with able and successful lawyers. Therefore, of course, he was brought into parliament early in life for som e of the Whig seats—close seatt,, afterwards the vie. tinas of schedule A ?—no such thing; notbing of triad, Mr. Scarlett, while seriously injured by his principles, saw others daily brought into the House of Commons who had never lost a brief by their adherence to the whigs ; saw Mr. Horner, in 1 806, seated in parliament before he was called tot he bar ; saw Mr. Brougham seated in 1810, after he had gone a single Circuit ; saw Mr. Denman, in 1817, seated laefore he could have lost a brief by his p ciples. All this Mr. Scarlett saw, and he continued a vehig, and continued to suffer the professional pains Li d penalties of a Whig lawyer under the Eldons and the Liverpools. We do not believe he ever condescended to atter any complaint on this neglect; but we are sure that neither Lord Denman nor Lord Brougham, nor lave Hor ne, had he been fortunately still living, could h rnus .ered tip courage to condemn very seriously their truly ionourable and learned friend for afterwards quitting a ' a rtY to which he owed obligations like these. That, rowever, is not our defence for Lord Abinger : and it is I defence which tie never dreamt of making for his con. luc t in 183 1- We only state it for the purpose of rem ng the Whig party how little ground they have of personal ?atnrnpolaint against him. They have been as loud in their I ur as if, instead of being slighted by them while all ut ruining himself for their sake be had been treated by hem with extraordinary kindness' and preference during II his profesxsional and political career. It was not until ..laetye_a.r 1818 that the death of Mr. W. Elliott putting a at the disposal of Lord Fitzwilliam, that venerable "sou hdd the honour of introducing Mr. Scarlett into ie House of Commons as member for Peterborough.-- aro Review. A SAFE ERT.---MiSB Elizabeth Peabody offered to lay a ager, on the Presidential electin, with an eligible young 611,---viz., that if Polk was elected, she was the winner, id should have her opponent for a husband ; and if Polk !re defeated, the her opponent Was the winner, and nrld he entitled to have her for a wife! THE DIOCESE OF EXETER. There are few towns in the diocese of Exeter, great and general as has been religious dissension within it, in which there has been more dissatisfaction expressed at recent changes in divine service in the church than at Falmouth. For the last two years this town has been the scene of perpetual bickerings and discord on this ac count, to the manifest injury of the church. A little more than two years ago the Rev. W. J. Coope, the rector of the parish, sanctioned and intro duced various changes in the accustom ed form of wor ship, savouring. as the people thought, of senseless super stitions. The vestry, for the accommodation of the clergyman, was removed to an inconvenient nook at the extreme west of the church, in order that he might ad vance with greater parade up the middle aisle to the east, or communion table. A small tap was introduced into the font, to run off the baptismal water on the ground. without its being touched or laded out, the clergyman con sidering it consecrated and holy, and improper to be car ried away for any purpose. Marriages were partly per formed in the centre of the church, where the aisles cross each other. The reading-desk was taken away, and a " faldstool" and " lecter n " su b st i tuted. Part of the prayers were read by the clergyman with his face to the communion table, and his back to the people. Large crosses were embroidered in gold on the velvet coverings of the lectern arid pulpit. The surplice was used in the pulpit. A couple of gilt candlesticks were displayed on the comet union rails. Half the service was chanted. The weekly offertory was adopted, and upon a cushion in the centre of the communion-table was placed a folio Bible, magnificently bound in brass and velvet, with large gilt cross embroidered upon it ; and on the other a side an inscription—" This cover, worked by herself, for the adornment of this copy of the holy Scriptures, for merly used in this church, was presented as an offering of her devotion on the altar of her Redeemer by Amelia, wife of William John Coope, A.M., rector and patron of the church of Charles the Martyr, at Falmouth, A.D. 1813." These various changes were not unobserved or quietly acquiesced in. The parishioners met, and a me morial, some two years ago, was signed by about 270 of the most respectable heads of families and presented to the diocesan, praying him to order a return of the mode of worship they had been accustomed to. The reply to this was evas i ve an d unsatisfactory,and the pari s h h as gone on day dissatisfied and squabbling with it s c l ergy to the esent . Having established these changes the rev. rector ap pointed the Rev. John Symonds as his curate, ( , irecting him to carry gut and persist in all the changes thus in- used by a Roman Catholic in celebrating the services of hi. religion. On this point, therefore, as well as the other, he must reverse the decision of the Chancellor of Ely. The court would direct the faculty to be issued in the precise form in which it had been drawn up, only ex cluding the words referring to the altar and the credence table. On the subject of costs, as the Chancellor must be supposed to know the law, and as the appellant had been forced to come there for the purpose of having the deci. sion reversed, and had succeeded in his appeal, the res pondents must bear the costs incurred by that appeal. CORRESPONDENCE, A SERIES OF CRIMES We this day record in cur obituary the death of Mr. Thomas Winstanley, the eminent auctioneer of this town, a gentleman long known here and elsewhere as possessed of refined taste and high artistic acquirements, and highly esteemed in all the relations of life. He was born in Chor ley, on the 21st December, 1767, and was consequently in his 77th year. It is truly remarked by a contemporary, that " he did more to disseminate a love for painting than all the local connoisseurs put together." It was mainly through his instrumentality,:aided by Mr. John Naylor Wright and the late Mr. Thos. Colley Porter, that the old corporation were induced to grant £lOO a-year for the jaize picture at the Liverpool Academy. Of this sum £5O was given amongst the resident artists, and the other £5O for the best picture of any British artist. After the pa ss i ng of the new Municipal Act, the whigs, who then attai ne d a majority in the council, withdrew the grant on the score of economy, but a £5O prize still remains—contributed by the academy. The establishment of a " Permanent Gal lery of Art," in the town, was for many years a favourite object with Mr. Winstanley, and he e.entually succeeded in bringing into operation the institution of that name now in Colquit-street. He was the liberal patron of rising genius in the arts, and, amongst other instances, lent a generous hand in bringing the merits of Copley Fielding, the now celebrated water-colour landscape painter, before the public. His career, as an auctioneer, commenced in 1803, and it may be truly said that his punctuality, judg ment, and probity, did much to elevate the character and standing of the profession. His taste, knowledge, and research, rendered his judgment in works of art highly prized, and his business was cons equen tl y o f the most re spectable order. He was especially partial to the great Italian masters; was intimately acquainted with their works, and, we understand, was vossessed of one of the finest collections in this part of the country, of prints of the Italian, Flemish, Venetian, and other schools. About twenty years ago, he published a series of papers in the Liverpool Xaleidescope on the art and progress of engraving, which exhibited to a high degree his admirable taste and intimate knowledge of the art from its earlier stages, and his disinterested and honourable desire for its further advancement. In his professional capacity some of the rarest collections in the country passed through his hands,—including the pictures of the late W. Roscoe, Esq., those of the late Hardman, Esq., of Manchester, and those of the late William Earle, Esc;., of Everton. Some of the last named collection .vere bought by Mrs. 11 ugh Jones, and presented by her to our "Permanent Gallery." Some years ago, while he was selling in Edin burgh the pictures of a nobleman, (we believe Lord Jus tice Elgin,) the floor of the room gave way, and with the exception of one corner, at which sat some ladies, was precipitated to the floor below. Several lives were lost, and Mr. Winstanley was saved by scrambling out of a window, and thence attaining the roof of an adjoining building. His acquirements and quiet humour obtained him the acquaintance and friendship of the highest literary and professional society. He was the intimate friend of the:late facetious Charles - Mathews, the comedian, who, when he visited this town, made his (Mr. W.'s) house his frequent resort. Before the authorship of the Waverly novels was avowed by Sir Walter Scott, Mr. Winstanley was in pos. PROCRASTINATION.—Si r W a l ter S cott, wr i ting to a session of the secret, a n d hi s f am il y h ave now i n their Possession the small brass-bound, r ose woo d , wr i t i ng d esk friend nt advice :—You mu s t b e aware of d who had obtained a situation, gave tumblin him this ex- over a on which that illustrious m an compose d his `'Martnion." celle sg Some years ago he published an historical work on pain t propensity which easily besets you, from not having your ing, replete with useful and interesting information. He time fully employed. I mean what the women call dawdling. You r mo tt o must b e, Hoc age. Do instantly frequently read paper s o f grea t mer i t at the soirees held at the Royal In s tit u ti on , S ome o f hi s speeches at the whatever is to be d one , an d t a k e t h e hours of recreation after busi~:ess, opening dinners of th e Li verpoo l Annual Exhibition aess, never before it. Wh en a reg i ment is were also exceedingly racy , an d proved how warmly under march, the rear i s o f ten t h rown into confusion, because the front do not move steadily and w:thout in- he had at heart the advancement of pictorial art. In a terruption. It is the s ame thi ng w i th b us i ness. If that word he was deservedly es t eeme d b oth in his private and which is public capacity, and his lo ss w ill b e l ong and deeply re first in hand is not i nstant l y , stead i ly, and le- gretted. gularly despatched, other thi ngs accumu l ate b eh i nd, till affairs begin to press all at once, and no human brain can — stand the confusion. Pray mind this : this is a liabl nt mind which is very apt to beset men of intellect and talent, especially when their time is not regularly filled up, arid is left at their own arrangement. But it is like the ivy round the oak, and ends by limiting, if it does not destroy, the power of manly and necessary exertion. I must love a man so well, to whom I offer such a word of advice, that I will not apologise for it, but expect to hear you are become as regular as a Dutch clock—hours, quarters, minutes, all marked and appropriated. This is a great cast in life, and must be played with all skill and caution. —Lockhart's Lile of Scott Suspicion of cpurse fell upon Jones's son, Benjamin, who absconded, and remained concealed for nearly a twelvemonth. A reward of £lOO was offered for his ap prehension, and every exertion was used t, discover his retreat. All was, however, in vain, until about a month back, when he was apprehended aid conveyed to prison. He was then charged with the sheep-stealing, for which offence he was fully committed. Evidence being forthcoming, he was next charged with having set Mr. Thomas' house on fire, and for this offence he was also committed for trial. It then came out, that while prowling about Mr. Thomas's premises one night, a servant saw him and im mediately asked him "what he wanted there?" He gave an evasive answer, and then asked for a yuung man who was employed as farm servant. The girl said, " I sup pose you want to serve him as you did my master, Mr. Thomas?" Jones replied, "I do not regret anything that I ever did to your master, and I am only sorry I did not kill him sooner." Upon this a quarrel ensued be tween him and the girl, and he eventually drew a knife and attempted to cut her throat. He made a dash at her throat, which drew Hood, but Mrs. Thomas, of Parity cerrig, coming up at the time, gave the alarm, and the gitl was saved from the villain's clutches. - So true it is, that when a bad man - begins to lose his station, every ote lends a hand to keep him down, that those witnesses who before were fearful of giving evidence are now eager to attend and be examined. Jones was charged with cutting and maiming the ser vant girl, and, after a lengthened investigation, Cully committed on this third charge. Mr. J. L. Price ; the magistrate, has been extremely active in getting the cases up against the prisoner, and there seems to be now no doubt that a charge will be pre ferred against him for the murder of Mr. Thomas. He now lies in gaol awaiting his trial for three offences, and probably before the assizes other ca-es may be made out against him. LOCAL NEWS Mr. Robert Stone, formerly superintendent of the Liverpool Corporation Schools, has been appointed roaster of Garstang Grammar School. We would recommend those who want to purchase or rent country residences, to read Mr. Williams's a(lver tibement. Mr. Wesley Farrar, of New Inn Hall, Oxford, bas been admitted to the degree of B.A. in that university. He was a classman in Trinity Term. Mr. F. is the son of the Rev. A. E. Farrar, of Liverpool, Wesleyan mi nister, and brother to A. S. Farrar, who received several prizes at our Collegiate Institution. INCONIES OF LAWYERS.—Sir John Scott's annual emoluments at the bar during the six years he was attor ney-general, varied from £lO,OOO to £12,000. In the most productive year (1796), they amounted to £12,140. The circuit gains are small, and he was never esteemed a first-rate nisi pri•is advocate. The year before be became solicitor- general, his fees exceeded £B,OOO ; so that he must have made a considerable sacrifice of private prac tice, with the view of giving his full attention to the bu siness of the crown, Much larger professional incomes have been made of late years. The late Lord Abinger has been heard to say, that be received in one year, after he became attorney-general, more than £18,000; and the present attorney-general is supposed to have exceeded that sum before he attained his present rank. The office of attorney-general is now understood to be worth £12,000 a-year, independent of private practice. The fees payable on patents will go far towards accounting for the recent increase. The change during the eighteenth century was much less than might have been anticipated. Roger North tells us, that in Charles ll.'s reign, " the attorney's place was (with his p rac ti ce ) near £7,C09 per annum, and the cushion of the Common Pleas not above £4,000." Mr. Barrington says (1795), " there is a com mon tradition in Westminster Hall, that Sir Edward Coke's gains at the latter end of the seventeenth century equalled those of a modern attorney-general, and it ap pears from Bacon's works, that he made £6,000 a-year as attorney-general. Brownldw, a prothonotary of the Common Pleas during the reign of Elizabeth, received £6,000 per annum. " I received this account from one who had examined Brownlow's books, and who also in formed me, that Brownlow used to close the profits of the year with lams Deo, and when they happened to be extra ordinary, maxima lam Deo.—Edinburgh Review. The annual Catholic ball took place at St. Helens on Wednesday evening last, and was most numerously at tended. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept up until six in the morning. Mr. Phillips' splendid quadrille band, from Liverpool, consisting of nine per formers, was engaged expreszly for the occasion, and gave universal satisfaction. SALE OF VENEZUELA SUGIII.—On Wednesday last, 1550 barrels of Venezuela sugar, the first ever offered for sale in this country, imported per the Wannan, was brought to the hammer in this town. One half was strong low yellow, the other half, strong, rich straw colour. The - first realised from 60s. to 645., the other from 695. to 70s. The whole was taken in bond for the consump tion of the Isle of Man, where it will be admitted at is per cwt. PARISIAN ANATOMICAL VENUS. —This splendid model of the human frame, which has been so universally ad mired, has been re-opened for this week only, and we advise all who have not yet seen it to lose no time. Every particular motion of the body is powerfully de veloped, and the model consisting of upwards of 200 pieces, all of which are so beautifully moulded that they give at a glance a more accurate idea of cur own con struction than can probably be gained by any other means. ACCIDENT ON TIIE RIVER. —On Thursday the even ing closed in with a very dense fog, and great danger was experienced on the river. Only one accident of any mo ment occurred, and that happened to a Woodside steamer, which ran with great violence against the pier -head and very much injured her bow. A poor woman was thrown from her seat by the concussion, and falling with her face against the iron leg of a bench she was very seriously hurt. Sh e was ta to.ken to the North ern H osp i ta l , and carefully • att THE LA ST DAY OF DR. ARNOLD.—Our readers must pass a day with Arnold. They will see of how homely and plain a thread, to all appearance, it was composed. Only, to make it more impressive, the day we will choose shall be his last. It differs in itself in no respect from other days, except a s it i s more o f a h ol i day, since it happened The Protestant A ssoc i a ti on o f London have adopted a mto be also the con c l u di ng d ay o f t h e h alf-year. On the memorial to her M a j es ty on th e di scords which now die_ tract the Established Church, through the innovations of morrow he was to shake his wings for Westmoreland. 1 . tle tractarian party. The memorial implores her Majesty The morning is taken up with an examination in Ranke's " to take these matters into her royal consideration, and History of the Popes." Then comes the distribution of prizes, the taki ng l eave o f th e b oys who are going, and all to devise such measures, as may tend, by the blessing of the mechanical det a il s o f fi n i s hi ng f or the holidays; his God, to re s t ore h armony and peace amongst us, and to secure the preaching of the glorious doctrines of the gos usual walk and bathe follow ; dinner next; where he con pel of Jesus Christ, as carried out at the reformation, in versed with great pleasure to several guests of his early all their fullness and simplicity, throughout her Majesty's geological studies under Buckland, and of a recent visit to dominions." Naseby with Thomos Carlyle. An interval in the even ing leaves room for an earnest conversation with an old PAPIER MA CITE PICTURE FRAMES, ORNAMENTS, Aee. pupil, on some differences in thei r v i ews o f the tractarian —The subscrib ers t o th e Li verpool Art Union are about t theology ; after which the day rounds off with an annual have presented to each of them a splendid engraving of supper to some of the sixth-form b o y s . A rnold retired to Wilkie's celebrated pi c t ure o f " B l i nd Man ' s Buff ;" and bed, apparently in perfect health. But before laying we are glad to announce that our townsmen, Mr. Keys, down his head upon his pillow, f rom w hi c h he was never (Music-hall, Bold-street,) h as pro d uced, in papier maehe, more to raise it, he put his seal upon this busy and cheer- splendid frames suitable for the works of art, expressly ful day by an entry in his diary, which (reading it as we and beautifully designed for them, and to be obtained at now read it) seems of prophetic import. Yet, in truth, a price much below the most inferior gilt work, veneered these transitions had become so familiar to him, that, in rosewood, or other usual material, besides being richer passing from what was most se cu l ar to w h at was most i n appearance, and more durable. We strongly recom spiritual, he was hardly conscious of the change. He mend a visit to this establishment, where numerous other kept the communication between this world and the next articles of ornament and vertue, in the same material, may so freely open,—angels ascending and descending, —that be inspected. he blended the influences of both —of things temporal and INQUESTS YESTERDAY, BEFORE P. F. CURRY, ESQ. things eternal, into one consistent whole :—" Saturday —On view ,;f the body of Margaret Moody, aged 33. Evening, June 11.. The day after to-morrow is my birth- On Saturday night deceased was taken to No. 22, Blun day, if lam permitted to live to see it—my forty-seventh dell-street, with a view to procure her lodgings until her bnirtha-rdtiy is since already my birth. flow larg e a port i on o f my l i fe husband returned from sea. She did not then appear to o passed ! And th en, w h at i s to tollow be well, and complained of a pain in her head and chest. earth l ly this life? How visibly my outward work seems contras- After having her feet bathed and getting something warm, tin; and softening away into the gentler employments of she went to bed. Between seven arid eight in the morn old age. I n one sense, how nearly can I now say, Vixi ; ing she was called, but making no reply, the landlady and I thank God, that, as far as ambition is concerned, it lifted her up and found she was dead. The deceased, on is, I trust, fully mortified. I ha ve no d es i re other than to leaving her former lodgings, in Brick-street, on Saturday, step back from my present place in the world, and nut to was unable to walk without assistance, and complained of rise to a higher. Still there are wor k s w hi c h , w i th God ' s her chest and h ea d. Sh e h ad not complained before yes ermission, I would do befor e th e n i g h t comet!) • especi- terday week. The surgeon (Mr. Percy) who made an ally that great work, if I might. be permitted to take part examination of the body stated the cause of death to be in it. But, above all, let me mind my own personal Congestion of the lungs, the res u lt o f na t u ral causes.— work, to keep myself pure, and zea l ous, an d b e l ieving— Verdict accordin gly.- 6 0n view of the body of Eli za b et h labouring to do God's will, yet not anxious that it should Hughes, a child nine months old, living with her parents be done by me rather than by others, if God disapproves in Crooked-lane, and who died, after a short illness, on of my doing it." What a midnight epitaph ! H ow onri- Sunday etternoon. For the last few days she appeared nous a r i d unconscious l How tender and sublime I Re to be inwardly convulsed. Mr. Woods, surgeon, mad e awoke next morning, between five and six, i n p a i n : it , a post modem examination of the body, an d f ound the was nb angina Reviewifl pectors. At eight o'clock he was dead.— . cause of death t o be inflammation of the lun gs , t h e result Ediurgh Of natural causes.—Verdict accordingiy. troduced, and then betook himself to Florence, where for l the last two years he has r es id e d :way f rom h i s parish and _ lectu res , su i ta bl e to the season, ST. JOHN THE E VANGELIST ' S CHURCH.—A course of will be deliv ere d i n th e the strife he has raised. He th us l e ft hi s curate b ound to TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL S TANDARD, a b ove church, during lent, bydifferent clergymen in the Hume, who has lately been appointed to the church, will pursue a course which it is said the latter gentleman does SlR, — Seeing in several of the papers a paragraph eulo- !rpm to commence to-morrow evening. The Rev. Dr. also deliver a series of lectures each Sabbath morning not approve, and that his parishioners detest, but which he cannot alter without his absent rector's permission; gising the landing stages recently invented by Mr. Isaacs, this lie cannot get, and the bishop refuses to inter- and understanding that the Dock Committee are about to come to some decision respecting them, lam led to think during the above period. fere. Last year the parish refused a rate for the salary that though Mr. Isaac's models may be—and no doubt THE THREE GERMANDWARFS.—These extraordinary of organist, in order to stop the chanting. Some half- they are —exceedingly ingenious, the public would be beings, the smallest ever witnessed in one family, who dozen devoted admirers of the new system, however, benefited by that decision for a time being withheld, and have lately bad the honour to appear before her jesty subscribed the amount among themselves, and chanting— plans advertised for. Many plans would, no doubt, be and Prince Albert, at Windsor Castle, have become so not such as we hear in our cathedral, but an unintelligible proposed; and though none may eclipse Mr. Isaac's, prosperous since they reseived the smiles of royalty, that jargon set to discord—the parishioners had to submit to there would be greater satisfaction, and the most complete they have ordered a splendid miniature equipare, with for another 12 months. Meanwhile the congregation di- would, no doubt, be triumphant.—Yours, dwarf ponies to match, the cost of which will be 200 minished, ind many respectable families left the church. On Thursday last the annua l vestry meeting was held, VICTOR. guineas. _______o_____ THE CHORAL. SOCIETY.—A paragraph has been go when the whole question was again angrily discussed, and ing the round of some of the local papers to the effect it was resolved. ‘• that the organist and organ-blower TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. that this society has entered into arrangements with Mr. be discharged," if possible to stop the chanting. A Sitt,—Will you confer a favour on the unfortunate in- Pinch, the now proprietor of the Nelson -street Assembly long correspondence was read at this meeting, the habitants of Price-street, by calling attention to the dis- Rooms, for the use of that bui:ding for their meeting.. result of which was, that Mr. Symonds declined to graceful state of that street ? One-half is not yet built We understand that no such decision has been arrived at. make the concessions asked for by the par'shioners, as upon. One side, sa y the footwalk, i s fi n i s h e d ! but is in The room is certainly suitable for cone public purposes; the bishop having been appealed to, said p " he could not Y could be available, (especially in the accommodations for such a soft and am i a bl e mood, that every s t ep you take I but it would require very considerable alterations before it a large body of musical performers,) by the society authorize Mr. Symonds to break the engagement with the rector." "If the rector were there," the bishop says, " I should leave it to his own judgment to decide whether i a secureslute. The other n o b f y ee a m s a tt y c , k sucking i ta is sd occupiedm udtl as follows : first, on your si g ht g o i ng down, is a large alluded to. We think it probable, hose:that the to continue or discontinue that practice. In truth, I quantity of loose ea r th, i n appearance b etween a genteel Choral Society will await the building of the intende , have no right to order him, or any other clergyman, to dunghill and a cucumber-b e d ; n ea t, a gener a l depot for new Music Hall, (some account of which will be found i preach in a gown." stones, of all sizes, to avoid disappoi n t men t to the curious another column)—a building which will undoubtedle b r s d l a ry. Rushton, u young ton in those matters ; and, lastly, a stone-mason's yard, now I much more appropriate, whether as regards its size, its spreading half over the road; and as , is wet weather, the I m elegance, nAnLnLatmG eF o dD r its jE emd e hn x u t k e rz n szt s ,L i v Ew e ma a sE c re) brought u l_o g i lo o l t d n a b t i esf o oa n rt s et: clay or mud is found to be five inches deep in the path, and only four in the road, you have the advantage of (From the Welehman.) saving the inch, and taking the chance of a sprightly charged with having embezzled various sums of mou es There is now in Carmarthen Rounty gaol a man named chip of stone paying a morning visit to your cheek, or to the amount of about £4OO from Mr. D. Marples,f Benjamin Jones, who is committed for trial on three dis- leaving its compliments in your eye. Lord-street, ptinter, his employer. The prisoner was the tinct charges, and it is not unlikely that a fourth, and still Teis is sent late, sir •; bur, for our health's sake, do not managing man at Mr. Marples' establishment, and two or more serious one, will be brought against him. refuse us. My family, and hundreds more, went home It will be remembered that during the celebrated Re- wet-footed yesterday, and, unless ready to suffer the threepersons proved having oaid the prisoner small -ums of money, which Mr. Alarp . les stated be had never ee ' as r i e l: becca disturbances a series of events connected with a same again, are now mud-bound at home. Pray release ceived, but' the amounts though not entered in th family of the name of Evans took place, which were of so them, and oblige, sir, your most obedient servant, book bad been entered in a ledger, and Mr. Marplcs saidl fearful a nature as to excite horror in the mind of every Woodside, Feb. 3, 1845. CIGAR. there were about forty other accounts in the same way. one. Mr. Dowling said the prisoner had made a statement to Mr. Thomas, of Pantycerrig, in the parish of Llanfian- Mr. Marries, but Mr. Rushton said the court was not gel-Rhosyorn, an elderly man, possessed of a large farm, ' ready to hear it, and remanded the prisoner.—Yesterday, and otherwise well off in the world, missed a number of the prisoner was again brought up, when an additional his sheep, which he suspected to have been stolen by some THE LATE THOMAS WINSTANLEY, ESQ, neighbours of hi s . Th e part i es on whom suspicion fell case was prov e d aga i nst hi m. It appeared that on the were taken to b r i ng th em t o j ust i ce. 15th November l as t h e h a d received on account of his Mr. Thomas ma d e hi mse lf too active in prosecuting were two sons of a blacksmith, named J ones , an d s t eps employer £1 15 5 ., o f w hi c h h e had made no entry in thetill-book, the cash-b oo k, or any other hook ; nor had he paid over the m oney . M r. M arples, on being cross_ them and drew up on hi mse lf t h e vengeance of the Reber- till-bock, by th e p r i soner ' s atttrneythe , said that h e h a d caites, with who m , it i s supposed, Jones ' s sons must have imposed unlimit e d con fid ence in offender, an d h a d, been connected, and in w h ose l aw l ess proceedings they were, doubtless, i m pli ca t e d. The sons kept o u t o f t h e way of the officers of justice through his d e li nquenc i es, become a loser to a very great in the p r i soner ' s behalf, an d h e was committed to take for some ti me . M eanw hi le, a mob of armed men called extent. Nothi ng was sa id at this stage of the proceedings his trial at the p en di ng b orough sessions. on Mr. Thom as i n th e n i g h t, compelled him to get up and accompany them to a ne i g hb our i ng f arm h ouse, and when MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. —At the monthly meet evrffiil office e c comprise pri headse the constable, a appointment a there they took some money from him. ing to-morrow, the proceedings of the Vt etch Committee i‘elfr.A.:D6soowl perting n t o n u t m he , Shortly after, a message was sent to Mr. Thomas, de siring him to call at Jones's house for the purpose of set saloarfy tin,g about the sheep-stealing affair. The old man went, and the appointment of three superintendents, a £2OO and was never seen alive afterwards. His body was per annum each. The proceedings of the Markets' Corn found in a brook on his road home, the head and shoal- per will comprise recommendations for the increase of ders completely out of the water, and in such a situation Mr.Loya s salary, as Superintendent of St. James's Mar that scarcely any doubt could be entertained that he had ket, from £l7O to £2OO per annum ; the increase of the met his death by accident. salary of Superintendent of St. Martin's Market from Thomas's house and farm buildings were burnt to the £l6O to £2OO per annum ; and the appointment of Mr. Isaac Hutchinson as superintendent of St. Martin's Mar ground in the night, and sad havoc was made of his pro s £l6O The proceedings of the Education Committee will perry. comprise a grant to the churchwardens of St. Bartholo mew's Church of £2O for the accommodation afforded to the children of the North School. Mr. Councillor As pinall has given notice of a motion calling attention to the defective ventilation of the Town Hall, especially of the Ball Room and Conned Chamber. Mr, Aspinall will also, at the request of the Health Committee, move the extension to every department under the corporation of 1 the resolution of the council of the 2d January, 1843, which restricts the officers in the Town Clerk's depart merit from carrying on any private business, and the re scinding of the permission given in 1836 to Mr. Abbott, Clerk to the Clerk of Committees, to carry on business as a law stationer whilst holding such anpointtnent. The following motion will also be submitted by Mr. Alderman Horsfall : " That a special committee be appointed to in quire into and report upon the unnecessary restrictions imposed upon the trade of this port by the Board of Cus toms, and the insufficiency of the Customs' establishment for the growing wants of the port." THE PADDLE-WHEEL AND THE SCREW PROPELLER. The commander of the Sabrina steam-ship, Captain Parker, recently launched at this port, from the yard of Messrs. Vernon and Co., and now plying between Cork and Bristol, has published, under date of the 30th ultimo, a letter relative to the recent passage of the Great Britain from Bristol to London. The writer states that the re port was calculated to leave an impression that the Great Britain, when going down the Bristol Channel, accom plished what a ship propelled by paddle-wheels could not do ; though it happened that a ship propelled by paddles was going down that channel at the sarne time, and that an exposition of the comparative merits of the two prin ciples must, therefore, be interesting, as tried under simi lar circumstances. He then proceeds thus : The Great Britain sailed from Kingroad between 8 and 9 o'clock on Thursday e ven i ng , J anuary 23d. ; at from 6 to 7 o'clock on Friday morning was off Ilfracombe, being abreast of Lundy abuut 10 a.m.; at 45 minutes past 8 o'clock p.m. on the same evening she passed the Longsbips, and began to round the Land's-end in about 24 hours. The Sabrina steam-ship, wth paddle-wheels, running between Bristol and Cork, left Bristol on Friday morning, the 24th, at a quarter past 7 o'clock ; in King road, at 8 a.m. ; made Milford at 6 p.m. on the same evening • was abreast of the Smalls, 7 ho urs 50 m i nutes p.m., and arrived at the Quay of Cork at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning. A comparative view of the above statements will show that the Great Britain accomplished the distance froaa Kingroad to the Land's-end in 24 hours ; that the Sa brina accomplished her distance, from Kingroad to the Smalls, in 12 hours. On Friday, the 24th of January, the Great Britain ran from Ilfracombe to the Land's-f-nd in about 13 hours. On the same day, in the same Chan nel, and with the same strong head-wind to contend against, the Sabrina ran from Kingroad to the Smalls in 12 hours. The Great Britain ran from Kingroad to the Land's_ end, being 170 miles, in 24 hours ; the Sabrina having run from Kingroad to Cork, being 216 miles, in 23 hours. The investments in the savings banks of Paris, on the 26th and 27th ult., amounted to 938,450 f., and the reim bursements to 936,000 f. TEE REVENUES OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND.-It is rather a curious fact, that the national incomes of France and England were last year very nearly the same in amount. The revenue-receipts of the two countries were as follow :—France, 1 , 2 76,900,000 f. at 25. £50,074,209; England, £50,071,643 ; difference between the two coun tries, only £2,666. This, to say the least of it, is a sin gular coincidence. IMMENSE STEAM ELECTRICAL MACIIINE.—The most powerful electrical apparatus ever constructed has just been completed, at a cost of £lOOO. To give an idea of its marvellous effects —nearly four thousand square feet Hof surface can be charged in one minute's time ; the spark from the prime conductor, which was only antici pated to be 36 inches, has proved to be 56. This stupen dous machine will arrive in the United States, at New York, in a few weeks, where it will be shown, for the first time, to the public. America will pos.ess by four times the most powerful electrical apparatus in the world. The next in power is in the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, whose effects have as t on i s h e d more than three hundred thousand visitors within the last year. MISSIONARIES FROM TAIIITI.--The Chartley Castle 'arrived in Cork on Tuesday, direct from Valparaiso, having on board as passengers Mr. and Mrs. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Jesson, their three children, and Mrs. M'Kean, the widow of the late Rev. J. S. Al'Kean, oho was shot while standing in his own verandah, at Point Venus, during the battle fought between the French and the na tives immediately before their departures. They left the islands in a state of entire disorganization ; al most the entire population were in the mountains in a position of self-defence. The Queen Portiere, with her family and attendants, was in the fastnesses of Raiatea, resolved either to be restored to full possession or to die. Those missionaries whose stations are not wholly broken up by the war remain. HORRIBLE CASE OF SELF -PRIVATION.—On Friday, an inquest was held before one of the London coroners, on the body of Elizabeth Chapman, aged 60, an extensive dairy keeper. The d eceased, w h o was a single woman, supported two brothers near her own age, although they are possessed of much property in the funds and houses, ,- and the three lived in a miserable dwelling in the most wretched state of filthiness imaginable, the brothers en tertaining a deadly hatred towards each other. On Wed peeday morning, a shoe maker, who resides next door to the Awry, waa called in to see the deceased who was dying, Helvent and found her seated in a chair, with scarcely any covering on—being coated with a complete body of dirt. He sent for a surgeon, but by the time he had ar rived, she had ceased to exist. In the apartment, which it was a matter of surprise that any human being could ,have lived, was seated one of the brothers, near the fire place, in a similar beastly condition, and who was writhing severely from extensive ulcers in his legs. On a table in chi room he noticed a quantity of earthenware, and sun ary bits of fat pork, bacon, bread, &c., but from their un wholesome state, owing to the mass of filth that covered them, he was induced to scrape all the pieces into a waste butt, fearing that they would engender some disease. Just as he was about to leave he heard groans, and dis covered. on entering a small back apartment, something like a cupboard, the other brother seated on a piece of beam, ,moaning piteously. On his legs were also extensive sores, a kind of horse-cloth being his only covering. There was a lighted rushlight in the room ; fire-grate there was none. The window was entirely blocked up with boards, and in one corner was a litter of straw ; in feet, he had never witnessed so wretched and horrible a scene. The coroner wished to know wly th-r the deceased de prived herself of the necessary nourishment required to sustain life. Mr. Webb, the constable of the parish, re pliederse f thatand b he ro, i) understooders with fond, fully dirty in th e i r h a bit s , t h at un l e ss it was immedi ate l y eaten, it became u n fit f or consu mption by the _filth. She she but theybountifully w ere s o supplied diea hdread fully was excessively kind to her brothers, and to the one rum in the workhouse. She allowed a sovereign a week for wine. She was not only of dirty but eccentric habiiri, and for the lan seven years had never slept in a bA, but in an arra chair. A juror remarked, that he knew the deceased very well, and she was constantly ir. the habit of taking wine and eggs for her breakfast. It was stated that the two brothers were worth £2,000 each.