The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. from t Rev. Dr. of n e M'Neile re turned to Liverpool on Fridaty., rth Irlad. rnaler: Francis Ayrton, Liverpool, has been admitted mber of the Royal College of Surgeons. A The Liver 01 and New York U. S. mail steam-ship WePs7t, commander, will leave the Mersey to-mor "Vr.dnesday), on her return to New York. bay l6 (nnas Berry Horsfall and Mr. George Marsd en . Live added th e i r names to the list of life members 'of the iejPool Church of E ng l an d I ns tit u ti on . k i vou u t o e , Rev. W . M . Falloon, M.A., of St. John's, is ben,' succeed the R ev . D. D. S tewar t in the incam / Y f St. Bride's, in this town. t. a the case of the Earl of Derby v. the 'Overseers of BtiPilkington townships, an.l also guardians of the has t ,''nion, the Judge of the County Court, nt Bury, o i' , Ued to grant a warrant of possession. R. Barnes, tide-surveyor, and principal coast tide at Colchester, has been promoted to ' his port as th e - :"'Tvevor of the third class, and Mr. Christopher from App l of L'an e lly i s to succee d hi m at C o l c h ester . PNI hair, carved from the wood of the ill-fated Ocean r,? ne rh by Mr. John Eattersby, of Lancaster, has been t e l;Y c ed to th e comm i ttee of the b azaar a b out to be I , ll l n that town in'aid of the Dispensary. bas h e D uke of Northumberland's prize for a best life-boat toi,„een awarded to Mr. James Beech/rig, of Great Yar tiv;."• Arr. Thvu,as Costain and Mr. Josiah Jones, of , v ere amongst the best contributors. the:E AP ONINMUSSES.—The estabhshment of a l i n e of thm° arunibusses from the Exchange., or Custom-house, V il gh Byrom -street to Mile-end, ' is in contemplation. fOtitch a line P ar lia me n t, be great conveenience to the public. a et of which dispenses with s eamen . in e paving hospital money, came into operation last g the h ereafter no master or owner of a ship can deduct Lif e i t il ine a month f rom seamen as heretofore. rye •H. Jone s ' beautiful yacht Bacchante is entered ro `th R 1 Yacht Se adron's Cup of £lOO, at e ,! 'aye tills week, as are Mr. R. Stephenson's Titania, ta d „, e Clipper Yankee yacht'" America." , et tr.—We are informed that the return match will hayed on the Manchester ground, Old Trafford, on bet s and Friday next, the 21st and 22nd instant, Ihire ee ll Lancashire (with four players given) and York dier*t. OF DROWNING.—Yin inquest was held on .Tufs ill'hen the b o d y o f G eorge D u ff ey, a l ad, found floating tta;j',! river, on Sunday. The deceased, who had been RasP'ed in the ship-yard of Messrs. Jordan and Getty, 4"bl'owned, while bathing, on Saturday week. . R Austrev.—The judge of the County Court has kaa court for the22nd of next month ; hut, in when t her, ritlr no, a court is appointed for the 21st instan t,..w 'en c ar e upwards of 9fo cases for hearing, besides inso - i:,_and summonses upon judgments. . Li u e Rev. 5, Minton, incumbent of St. Silas's Church, ` r i l'eol, delivered a lecture of upwards of two hours' -uir ' rn at i n ''o, at the Philosophical Institution,.. Cannon-street, t r „ghani, on Thursday evening, in repy to the lectures k i : ) ,' L ey. Dr. Newman. The room was crowde .: d acna. „tlA ra ' l3 lcit AT MA:PCII ESTER.-4. man, named h as been committed for trial at Li verpool. by the b `teliPer, for the murder of a young man named in the t , ) 11r , 41 4 him on the head with a hammer , whic h, 6 1171? et t s ,a quarrel at a beer-house, he deliberately went h - a ng Procured, and then committed the act. AttI:,AILTURE' OF:THE ASIA.—The British and North kat l 'e 4 a Royal 'Mail steam-ship Asia, Judkins, corn er, left the Mersey on Saturday, at nor, forikiew k ey dir ec , h with t2O passengers, a r i ch freight of fine 41 iii e ,;:'ndis.e' from 'Havre, Manchester, &c., and the usual 14 Li v er Tall'.—.l, large number of country people were rP')ol during yesterday. They arriv!cl by lin ex itot. t rain at the * Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, fe w ' air "rd, Heywood, Blackburn, and Bolton. Some thi'Meeeded to : Southport. The fare, down and back, 3r(l acq,'from any of the stations, was only.3s. t11 11; 1 1 , t he 7th - instant, the foundation stone of a new thi,'" built at the sole expense of John Nayloi., Esq.. „ - ,. t c'tvri and Leighton Hall, Montgomeryshire, was 'eliVelliteec liton.Gee, of Castle-street, is t and Messrs. Walker, of Birkenhead, the 4 lj p s ' ;`'eteli:l'ailLinn—Messrs. Horton, Sims, and Ball, iron ',:nta, of Port -street, Manchester, have been robbed, ~Y large amount, by one of their clerks, Sehofi!ld. tied tor the United States, in the.steamer Alma, 1 1: 2 1,ad• This being discovered, he has been followed Baltic by Inspector Buckley, of the Manchester D het 'Ye- force, who has power to apprehend him. J os tl t PIA le steam-ship Atlantic's passage out,. Mr. "IY, a merchant, of Boston. shot himself -rn the A l• i' i , l l a pistol he purchased in Liverpool just 'before 'in 4 , -;" r ig, on the second day after the Atlantic .sailed. w hld n the body at sea, by order of 'Cap e,,,est,anadstheej o r decided 'that he came to death by llep t ',, b ands. whils u t y under an aberration of mind. a,t i s ;', 1, 13 , VIM OF HER MAJESTY TO . LIVERPOOL. rISIt the th e to be the intention of her Majesty to pay a 1 , 1 , th e ' n loe Earl of Ellesmere, at his seat, Worsley-hall, ' th of tbr on her return from Scotland. qf pr om t. P Sed visit has bee . n connected with the opening t he i.,! °r ge's Hall, in Liverpool, and it has . been stated th."',Eention of her Majesty to honour the inauguration it i t. it - N.' w u t 4 :s i ll i r ,r) g with her presence. E NORTH END.—We learn that , 1 4 t o k ; , i nt , - en Tr o A n n o a f ,k a T number TH of tradesmen at the north Z f , on e ~t r h e tow n to endeavour to induce the proprietors it u ` 4l 'eoe - s ' . t he ferries to run a . steamer . casually from the aleu„ or some neighbouring pier, to Cheshire. The ""oulation in Waterloo-road, Vauxhall-road, T i • t '4:, 4 , and vicinities, will, it is thought, be suffi fa to support one boat. sa..s -;• t,Ol. ikl een/es' INSTITUTION. 7 It II ;`,, t I t i the schools in connection with this p e tt a ell ( l ll ,Ztl have opened 'with the prospect of a larger than that which characterised the preceding Alr r ) k , e Dine superintends the high school, and .!Ilit . irell r y . een the lower, while the general affairs of the ' 4 5 `, ( llt ,ion ariunder the able management of the secre , ti :'•r• Nichol. ; 4 l i a -t erION6 FOR VOTEIRS.—The 25th instant will be t °te ns ( lay for making objections to county and borough j'ere;j'arned in the lists, and.for borough voters omitt e d tNB„,-Ito send in their claims. Su c h c l a i ms mus t b e V-;"tted t o th e overseer o f .the parish or township (or 4 14, - l e ase of f reemen, to the town-clerk), stating ( ta e Particulars of thei r qua lification, place of abode, t z a the form required by the' egistration Act. :; 41.1 11' '1; 1 ; " OF RAIL AY ACCOMMODATION. The t 'o e n a s s i v -r e and Yorkshire .Railway . . Company are making re ef e a lterations in their premises in Great Howard e h e us alterations as a depot for threed The large building is tiiinte?..o,,verted into a -story warehouse for the te ° !th.V goods, &c. The offices (!f . the . London and 7, 4 0 w estern )10Npvec'tnpleted and occupied. 014 4 % f k.,,G MANCHESTER.—The old and . respectable ti t 'ob e E , t 4 '..!eliard Gould and . Co., in the fustian trade, at ti ) .'redi t „7,. has stopped ment, and a private meeting esti," l-6 Is summoned for to-morrow. The liabilities 4 e os"'s ate q at £48,000, and the assets about £3_0,000. a 2 be will fall principally upon the bankers and upon b e ' oft . It,is expected that a respectable composition l'4l°°l - to the creditors. tGARDENS.—The talented-vandevillecom 4ppt pesok e epsvp the numerous attend ances a t th is inter wiliNled t t. "To-mo rrow even i ng t wo new 'pieces wil l be tit;.takc, A l a nd on Friday eveni ng ano th er j uveni l e gala t l O - 1 ‘ 4:1 the former one having given such satis yloi the all parties. As the season is now drawing to a (g te u olic will n o t h ave n i an y oppor t un i t i es of wit ti,,''llN.,,,eSe gratifying entertainments, to I., At ilii-aTREET BATHS.—These batns still con ,tVt) otsited by crowds of people. In the week a r _, ll g'ust the nth, the number of visitors . were 'tnß? the receipts £57 ss. 6d. The total, s ince the t)4Zi 11, 1 1, May is 51,333 persons, and the receipts . I la4 w eek* "d• The greatest number of visitors in any Ors during June 25th and Jul, 2d, when the ti E 1.., 1 2e 7 ,507, and the receipts £lOB Sd. : k b e ciDENT icean . .Onmsmax.--On Wednesday ' w e, out balf-past eight, as Mr. Geo. Evsns, wood cil,l,9g le ret urning from Ormskirk to his residence, the h'3o to li 4141 ," near Bath Wood, along the East Lan the kae po`c) Preston. The train was immediatelstoped. '1`01141" Stn was quite dead, and he was conveyed to Ntlay stat ion. He has left a large family. . - h °t 's.Th e heavy rains that have fallen since n lit•i"onC 4 ve in some degree suspended harvesting iNt i " n' A considerable qualitity of corn was cut, ti t .,att inding - Pt be said have received any damage, while is somewhat o benefited, old farmers hold ,4ttiTato: 'arvest qllowers fill the bushel." The crops excellent, p s ' and their quality is said to . be th e th e L° l ' many years past. The rain has also . Ps ct aPPearance of turnips, and given new vigour ‘,., 11 i1 11 1F"%P I lr e lands. L' 49 i.. 4 ll 4 iG ith ."--- On Wednesday last, Thomas Hesketh both of Liverpool, were found tres (-‘"t Fto,-,the Earl of Sefton's premises, in the act of 4 4 41s. th 'tn s - rri c . . They were taken tiefore the . magistrates t When Hesketh was committed for six cu r e t . the expiration of his imprisonment to therel' 4oti co o ed for in £lO for two years, or be further i, t ao e u . th '°' twelv e months • smith was eommitted for 4 -) 'Pri -.B ' and to find t sureties in £lO, or be fur -1),ot 9 0ne , no lin ß (l , e t six months. uei on '•AP.—For some time past, a number of l i th e r e ots .log to the class designated by Albert Smith 1 4 mOr e y 'erry'4' "are been in the habit of crossing thc river tit ) of a earners without landing. frequeatly takingthe Otl ' 4 ' l far an hour or two, and avoiding, of course, , _ less t i Le t ,'"ts e P - lato to °I th e Y , the Payment of the lq. ferryage. _ t yes c , O 10th," have, in some instances, declared th, 0,,, , ntraet ors. Measures are, however, being 'tto " a St ti v ve sal olc. to their freaks. A sound ducking c. 4 t I, lll arY in its effects. 4 1' a R tgenar —The royal assent has been Ab4,,,Olteleerala establishing the European and Ameri. ' uori '-oninan and the United Kingdom Tele kjtfit "ny T Y . tit „' he Magnetic Telegraph Company's Th e ' t eat) received the royal assent on the Ist i t e !)ffices of the company are to be in Liver. 1,,e t o ,leed la said that extensive works, under the ss o one Nv15,,,e,5e04,111-eeof Messrs. .Fox, Henderson, and Co., Is th e nee d immediately. The first line to be -L ancashir e and Yorkshire. 1 . ,,, 11 , 4it Aa s ho d " TOWN COUNCIL—The quarterly meet c.,te,ea tv(la Thursday. The minutes of the several t: Ei N l , 4 l)tai ti erp read and confirmed. A communication 4 4 1 :41; N ar , v ans, as to the conservancy of the river i tv a ,; s eLi• A letter was directed to be written to 11 4 1 , 4 4 1 . 1 tie v '4N - iressing the satisfaction of the Council 441 i 4 Y ° "ng his attention to the conservancy of 44 tt aDd Itstl 4 44 lug that, with a view of rendering 'ell t o t heir pourer, they had referred his wee " Morel purpose§ committee. EETRAORDINART LOVE OF MATRIMONY.—There is an old woman, 72 years of age, now resident in this town, who has been married thre e ti mes , an d w h o h as b ur i e d her third husband. By her first husband she had twenty two children. She was married to her second and third after she was sixty years of age, and she is now about to enter the " holy state" for the fourth time ; the present •object of her choice being an old pensioner —a veteran in the art of war, if not in the era amandi.—Blackburn Standard. An erroneous impression having been conveyed to seve ral of the friends of W. Peck and Sons, in consequence of an advertisement signed " W. Odell," W. P. and Sons beg respectfully to explain, that the premises referred to as having been taken by W. Odell are not the shops 12 and 14, Ranelagh-street, so long occupied by W. P. and Sons, but No. 23 on the opposite side, which they have taken for a short period during extensive improvements in their old premises, which will be re-opened on the Ist of September next. SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—We regret to an nounce the loss of the Joseph Yoward of this port. off the Falkland Islands She was homeward bound, when in a squall she carried away her spars, and was thrown on her beam-ends, 'Captain Jones and three of the crew were washed overboard and perished ; the remainder were Picked up and carried into the Clyde by a vessel that happened fortunately to be in close proximity. The ves sel was principally loaded with guano, but being from Callao she had on board a large amount of specie. CHANCERY COURT OF LAMASHIRE.—A sitting of this court was held on Thursday last, at Liverpool, before Sir W. I'. Wood, M.P., solicitor-general, and vice-chan cellor of the court. No new causes were upon The paper,The.only business being two interlocutory motions on causes previously before the court. These were con cluded, and the whole business was over in ten minutes. The - Tice-chancellor then explained to the gentlemen present the new orders of the court, and he expressed a hope that their promulgation would increase the business. 'Dorman IN THE Pose , OFFICE.—One evening during the past week a gentleman by mistake gave one of the post-office letter-carriers - a sovereign instead of n•shilling. It being dark, neither discovered the error at the time; but shortly afterwards the postman, in calculating hischange, found the savereien, and (as he did notpersonally know the gentleman from whom he had received it,) he took it immediately to the establishment atvhich it was paid, and left it. The next day it found the inquiring owner. The man's honesty deserves notice,'more particu larly as both parties were perfect strangers to each other. NEW BAROMETHIL—Mr. J. Abraham, of Bold-street, has sent to the Great Exhibition a barometer of his own invention, which is thus noticed by the Morning Chronicle:—" MT. J. Abraham exhibits -a self-adjusting syphon barometer ; the scale is attached 'by a thread to a float resting on the surface of the mercury, and is counterpoised by a weight at the end of another thread, which passes over a pulley. A small weight hangs by a thread in front-of the tube, to act as a plumb line in adjusting the instrument vertically. It is evidently con structed for cheapness, and with this desirable quality we have no doubt efficiency is combined." A THOUGUTFUL LADY.—During the present week, a middle-aged woman appeared at the Parish Church, and inquired when the names of candidates for the rite of confirmation were to be entered. Her anxiety to know the date of entry, and her strong expressions of hope that she was in time, induced the official to inquire why she who had so long neglected the matter was now so par ticular about it. She said she had'heard there was a new law, that people who had not been confirmed could not be married, and, as the bishop only came once every three years, she could not like to miss being confirmed this time, as she might have an offer before he came again.— Prestoterkrouicle. BONDING AT MANCUESTER.—A General Order has communicated to all the Outporta a Treasury Warrant, under the act which constituted'" Manchester a Ware housing Borough", that the Manchester Corporation have given the Notice stipulated therein that after the 20th of August instant, their liability for the costs of the Man chester Custom-house will cease and determine ; and, therefore, the Treasury order that, after the 20th instant, no goods shall be deposited, without payment of duty, in any bonded warehouse in Manchester. Another General `Order notifies that, on or before 20th August, 1852, all goods now in bond, in Manchester, must either be duty paid, or removed to some otherMonding place. THE COUNTY COURT AND'THE BAR.—At the " Grand it Court" of the Northern Circuit, holden at Lancaster on Monday evening last, a very important resolution affect ing the etiquette of the bar with reference to the county courts, was carried by a large majority. It was decided that it was not contrary to etiquette for a barrister to hold a brief in a county court without a spacial fee ; that any 'barrister might accept and hold a brief in any of these courts with a fee of one guinea only, if he thought fit to do so. It was also decided, at the same grand court, that it was quite in accordance witlpthe etiquette of the profes -sion for barristers to attend, and to sit in the county courts, ani to form a bar there: if they thought fit to do so. THE EMIGRANTS' HOME, 110ORFIELDS.—Mr. Hard grove, of this sown, has forwarded us the following corn ,munication from Mr. Peaker, who left Hull with a party , of 'l6 emigrants, all for New York, via Liverpool :—" On •the eve of our departure from England, we wish to bear 'testimony to the kind treatment and great assistance re ceived at the Emigrants' Home, Liverpool, where we were advised in the purchase of necessaries for the voyage, and protection from robbery and extortion, so frequently -practised upon emigrants, by runners and lodging-house , -keepers. 'We are now on board the splendid ship, J. C. Scranton, and are much gratified With our comfortable berths." Mr. Hardgrove, who :accompanied the above party, gives a similar account of the Emigrants' Home, and has great pleasure in stating, that all the promises made by Mr. R. J. Cortis. the agent at Hull, were amply fulfilled by the manage'', Mr. John'Guy.—Hull Packet. FIRE IN A DWELLING-HOUSE—A MAN BURNT TO DEATH. — EarIy on Wednesday morning, the inmates of a•coltage in Davis-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, occu pied by a man named Michael Moffatt, and let off in rooms to lodgers, were aroused by the cries of John Lee, a 'labourer, who occupied the front room on the ground floor. 'Upon going down stairs they perceived smoke issuing from a door leading from this into a back room. All •ineress into Lee's bedroom by this , door was prevented by his bed being placed against it (in its 'usual position) ; and they were, therefore, obliged to go a distance of about one hundred yards, and enter by the front door. They found that Lee's bed was on fire, and that he him self was standing by the window, with his clothes in flames, calling for help. He was at once taken out of the room through the window, and placed upon the flags, when he immediately expired. A messenger was sent to the police-yard, , Clarence-street, and in a very short time Mr. Rose, with an engine and a body of firemen, was upon the spot. On arriving there, however, he found that the fire had been already extinguished, but notuntil it had consumed the 'bed, bedding, and furniture in the room where it occurred. The damage is estimated at about £l5 or £2O, and is not covered by insurance. The man Lee had gone to bed drunk about eleven o'clock •on Tues day night, and, asbe was in the habit of smoking in bed, it is supposed that he had struck a lucifer match, with which to light his pipe, and had with it accidentally set fire to the bed. An inquest was held upon his body on Wed nesday, when a verdict of " Accidentally burned" was returned.—Manehesifer ,Guardian. THE CITY OF GLASGOW STEAM-SHIP.—The splendid steam-ship City of Glaseow, Captain Leitch, sailed for Philadelphia on Wednesday, with 224 cabin passengers, and a large cargo of fine goods. This is the largest num ber of cabin passengers ever carried by a transatlantic steamer; new state-rooms were erected, with every con venience, so as to accommodate the extra number. She will be followed by the City of Manchester on the 10th proximo. THUNDER-STORM IN LANCASHIRE.—A heavy thun der-storm, which passed over the southern part of this county from west to east, on Wednesday afternoon, is reported to have done much damage to the cattle in the fields, no less than six head of cattle being killed by light ning at Disley, and three et Failsworth, One of the pin nacles on the tower of Blackley Church was destroyed.. In the school-room belonging to St. George's Church., Hulme, situate in Chapel-street, in that township, a girl who was at school was thrown down by lightning, which passed through by the open windows, and the shock was so great that several of the scholars were thrown into a succession of fainting fits, lasting a considerable time. The electric fluid struck a tall chimney attached to a brewhouse belonging to Mr. Cox, of Chapel-street, and tore out the bricks from one of the angles all the way from the top to the depth of 14 yards, A wide fissure was left at this corner of the chimney, which will render it neces sary to rebuild the structure. Mr, Cox and a joiner at work in a stable close by were thrown down by the con cussion of the air and rendered insensible for some minutes. Itentered Mr. Cox's dwelling-house, fused the bell-wire, and striking a branch from a gas-pipe, found its way into a large globular glass over the burner, bursting it into the finest powder. In the house of a Mr. Bowman, surgeon. in Chester -street, Mime, it destroyed the bell-wire, breaking it into short, red-hot pieces, which burnt the carpets, towels, dresses, and everything on which they were scattered. A good deal of damage is reported to have been done by the storm at Staleybridge, where hail mingled with the rain, and broke a great number of fac tory windows. A second storm broke over the district on Thursday at the same hour, taking the same direction and much heavier than that of Wednesday. and it is feared will have done much mischief to the growing crops of corn. The rain fell in torrents, with only short intervals, for five or six hours. EXTENSION or THE COMMERCE OF FLEETWOOD: IM PORTS OF TIMBER.—The numerous arrivals of vessels from various ports in America at Fleetwood, during the past week, have imparted to the harbour a busy and ani mated appearance. Almost every tide has brought with it large timber-laden vessels to augment the activity of the port. The annually increasing amount of business transacted in the timber trade at Fleetwood fully attests how trench the general commerce of the port may be im proved by judicious encouragement on the part of those who ought to be mainly instrumental in the promotion of its welfare.—Preston Chronicle. INiQuEsrs.—Two cases of death from overlaying by parents came under the notice of the coroner on Satu r. day. The names of the deceased were Ellen Williams, aged thirteen months, the daughter of a cabman living in Vernon-view ; and George Richardson, son of a police constable.—On Saturday an inquest was held upon the body of a boy, named Thomas Kennedy, four-and-a-half years old, who died from injuries received by falling down the cellar-hole of a soapery in Bent-street. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but made a pre sentment expressing a strong opinion respecting cellars unprotected by railing. ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday night two frightful accidents happened on the East Lan cashire railway —one of which has resulted in loss of life. An employe, named Resketh, was exhibiting a lighton the line, and before he.could get out of the way, he 'was knocked down by the engine, which, with a heavy train, passed over him, killing him on the spot. A few hours afterwards, a goods train was precipitated over a bridge at Church-street, in Great Howard-street. The 'bridge, it appeared, was undergoing some necessary alterations, and due precautions were not taken to warn the engine. drivers that the rails were not in a fit state to 'pass over. The fireman. escaped by clambering over tome of the carriages, while the driver, who is seriously injured, only saved his life by falling on a barrel of treacle. It is not true that Mr. Charles Dickens and :his corps of literary and artistic amateurs will give a performance of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's comedy, 'Not an bad as we seem," atone of our theatres, in the course of a fort night,• for the benefit of the " Guild of Literature and Art." Mr. :Dickens and his coadjutors intend visiting Liverpool the beginning of next year. if a suitable room can be obtained in which to erect the stage. Their thea tre stood for , weeks in the most splendid room in Devon shire-house—the duke having placed it at their disposal. Manchester will give them the Free-trade Hall, free of charge, and (Birmingham the Town-hall. Their theatre (stage and all) is made, and can be ingeniously. and with out touching a wall or ceiling, erected in any large room in a few hours. PLUNDERING A SCHOOL.—On Tuesday. a youth named William Fletcher, who has been fee: 'four years a pupil teacher in the Harrington School, was charged at the Police-office with stealing a number of books from the school. It appeared that, for sometime past, books had been missed, and about six weeks ago four atlases, the property of other pupil teachers, were taken away. Ten days ago, Mr, Taffe, the master ascertained that th e prisoner had be e n i n the h a bit oegetting the keys and going into the school when be had no right to be there. This led him to suspect the prisoner, and he accordingly coi.sulted a police-officer, who went to the prisoner's house, where a portion of the property was found. The boy acknowledged the offence, and told the officer where lie had sold the books. About four or five pounds' worth of books had been taken in the whole. Committed to gaol for one month, with hard labour. BUR/GLARY IN LIME•STREBT. — On Tuesday, W m . Gelling, Thomas Jones, and Ellen Reynolds were com mitted for trial, charged with breaking into the house of Mr. John Pope, tailor and draper, in Lime-street, on Sunday morning. It appears that the premises were locked:up on Saturday night, at twelve o'clock, when all was safe, and the parties in the holm retired to rest; but on rising in the morning, about seven o'clock, the servant maid found that some persons had got over a brick wall, and had obtained access to the rpremises through a pane of glass which they had broken. The thieves removed a quantity of wearing apparel, and some silver plate. Information of the robbery was given to the police, and bills, announcing the robbery, were printed and circulated amongst the different pawnbrokers, which resulted in the female. prisoner being discovered offering a coat in pledge which had been stolen, and the male prisoners were sub sequently apprehended, with portions of the stolen pro perty in 'their possession, in Chisenhale-street. NEW DUBLIN AND LIVRIWOOL STEAMERS.— The Glasgow Advertiser states that two screw steam-ships, the Times and the Mail, are in course of construction in the Clyde,lor the trade between Dublin and this port, to ply in connection with the two paddle steamers, St. Columb and St. Kieran. Messrs. Smith and Roger are building the former, which is to be on the same model as the far-lamed Enropeac. Her dimensions are 160 feet long, 22 - feet breadth outside, feet deep over all, and 13 inside, from ceiling to ceiling. Her cabins are upon a new plan, constructed on deck, and contain 42 first-class berths, besides those for the >captain and officers. Her 'tween decks will contain from 150 to 200 head of cattle, and there is a contrivance for the latter to walk, instead of being ewung, into thehold. The Times is to be pro pelled by . twocnaines of thirty inch cylinder each, and 24- feet stroke. The Mail is being constructed by Messrs. Thomas Wingate and Co„ of 'Whiteinch. It is similar to the first in.dimensions and power, and is to have 60 feet of a spar deck forward, fitted -up for cattle, besides the hold. EAST La-szcASIIIRE RAILIVAX.—The half-yearly report of the affairs of this company has been issued to the shareholders, and will be submitted to the meeting to be held to- morrow , (Wednesday). Thedirectorshavebeen able to discharge all claims on capital for the past half-year, without making any further calls, or issuing additional preference stock ; and the improved position of the under taking, combined with an easier money market, has enabled them to reduce the average , rate of interest on the mortgage debt of the company. The general traffic of the railway shows, as compared with the gross traffic of the corresponding half-year of 1850, an increase of nearly 33 per cent., as follows .:-1-850, £71.167 10s. lid. ; 1851, £102,564 Cs. Id.; increase, £25,396 15s. 2d. The working expenses, on a comparison of the same periods, show also a favourable result, namely, 60 per cent. for June, 1850, against 44 per cent for June, 1851. The working expenses had increased 1 per cent., arising from the extension of the passenger traffic. The directors re commend a dividend, at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, on the ordinary share capital of the company, after the payment of which, and of all interest on loans and preference charges, there will remain a balance of £1557 ls. 10d. to the credit of the reserved fund. At the meeting, authority will be given to the , directors to exercise the borrowing powers conferred by the Act ; and the propriety of reducing the number of directors from sixteen to twelve will come under consideration. A reso lution will also bo submitted, confirming the forfeiture of shares representing a nominal capital of £5,700. ThE STEAM-SHIP ATLANTIC.—On the arrival out on the 3d inst., of this splendid steam-ship at New York, crowds of persons were on the pier to welcome her ap proach, and among the rest the accomplished Jenny Lind was one of the first to greet her old friend Captain West. Almost superhuman efforts were made in order to fit her out for sea, and in eighteen hours nearly 750 tons of freight were discharged, and an outfit of nearly 1,000 tons of coal were received. Mr. Daniel Webster in reply to an offer from Mr. Collins of a passage in one of the line of steamers to England, accepts it when he purposes taking such a voyage. lie adds that he considers those steamers highly worthy of the patronage of the American government, and that if he were in the legislative council " he should de m it his duty to contribute such support on the part of government as to give the enterprise a fair chance of suc cessful competition with that of any nation in Europe." On her arrival at New York the passengers passed resolu tions expressive of their approbation of the ship, and of the conduct of all the officers on board. The New York board of aldermen had also passed a series of resolutions eulogistic of the ship and line, and commending the enter prise to the support of all citizens. The meeting between Jenny Lind and Capt. West was quite unexpected, as the nightingale had only arrived from the north by the Isaac Newton an hour before. The Atlantic brought to Liver pool among her passengers, Jules Benedict and Giovanni Belletti, late of Barnum's musical troupe. The departure of the latter gentleman will probably hush all rumours respecting an intended marriage between him and Miss Lind. DISTURBANCES IN LACE- STREE.T.-011 Wednesday afternoon, a serious disturbance took place in Lace-street, amongst the Roman Catholic population of that neigh bourhood. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Cooke, of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Chapel, Standish-street, visited a brothel, in the rear of the chapel, kept by a man named Jordan, who is a Roman Catholic, but the scenes enacting in his house, and the conduct of the inmates, were a con stant source of annoyance, not only to the persons resid ing in the neighbourhood, but to the clergyman and others visiting Holy Cross Chapel. Mr. Cooke's object was to induce Jordan to make his lodgers quit the house, and to urge on him the propriety of adopting some other course of life. He also sooke to the several inmates, all of whom appeared willing to leave, with the exception of a man named William Salvage, who used some insulting language to Mr. Cooke. By some mistake it got bruited in the neighbourhood that Mr. Cooke had been struck, and the result was that immediately after that gentleman left the house, a number of persons assembled, and pro ceeded to drag Salvage out into the street, with a view of inflicting summary vengeance upon him. Mr. Cooke had gone to visit another house in the locality, but hav ing received information of what was going on, instantly returned, declaring that he had not been struck, and endeavoured to allay the excitement, which increased every moment. He succeeded, eventually, in extricating Salvage before he had received any serious injury, and escorted him, in company with a couple of police officers, to the Rose-hill oridewell, where he was detained a short time for safety. Later in the evening a very large and excited crowd congregated in the neighbourhood, entered the house of Jordan, and, after turning out the inmates, who were taken for protection to Vauxhall bridewell, proceeded to demolish the contents of the house. The doors and windows were smashed, and some of the furniture broken, and, with the beds, thrown into the street. The mob then determined to free the street of prostitutes; and this becoming known. all that unfortunate class took to flight, Through the exertions of the police, order was, however, ultmately restored. LAUNCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW. —The fine screw steam-ship Glasgow, which is destined permanently to take up the station between this city and New York, will be launched to-day, from the building-yard of Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor. The experience of the City of Glas gow steamer, now plying between Liverpool and Phila delphia, sufficiently proved that steam communication betwixt the Clyde and the States could be profitably main tained ; and while it is to be regretted that the intercourse was interrupted by the transference of the City to anoth er station, it is somewhat consolatory that it is now about to be permanently established. Simultaneously with th e construction of the iron hull, the machinery has been in course of preparation in the engine foundry of Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, the builders; and we have another proof of the extraordinary activity and exertion of these enterprising gsntlemen in the fact that the vessel, in one month from the date of the launch, is to set sail for New York. The ship, as she appears upon the stocks. is of beautiful mould, and is as strong as iron plates, bars, straps, and rivets can ma k e h er . O v er all she is about 2,000 tons burthen, her engines are 400 horse-power, and she is to be commanded by Mr. N. Stewart, late of the Cunard steamers, Her main deck is 255 feet in length and 36 in breadth ; she can accommodate 160 passengers, upwards of 60 of these cabin, and under a pressure can be fitted up for more. She carries from 500 to 600 tons of coal, and a cargo of about 1,500 tons. The Glasgow is a three decker, with four masts, and her screw is 14 feet in diameter. The internal fittings are to be of the most gor geous description, and the arrangements for ventilation seem to be of the most excellent description. The height between the main deck and spar is 7 feet 6 inches. The saloon and ladies' cabin are to be ornamented with panels of painted glass, a style of decoration exceedingly beautiful as well as durable, and which, we are g l a d to otverve, is becoming pretty general.—Giarpose Courier. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1851 PUBLIC MEETINGS. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANE. —The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held on Friday. The report stated that the directors had succeeded in selling some mining shares ; that the Birkenhead securities were rising in value ; and that the interest on the Birken head township debt would, doubtless, be ultimately paid. For the year ending June 20, 1851, t he clear profits of the bank were £9,103 Is. 3d., out of which a dividend of three per cent. for the half year was recommended. The report was unanimously adopted, the retiring directors re-elected. and £6OO awarded to them for their services. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.—The annual meeting of this company was held on Thursday. Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. From the report it appeared that the affairs of the company, during the past year, had been highly prosperous ; and on the motion of the chairman. the meeting approved of a dividend of 3s. p:.-r share out of the profits of the company up to December 31, 1850, payable after the 27th of August, free from income tax. The retiring directors were re-appointed, and a vote of thanks passed to the chairman, the directors, and the London and Liverpool managers. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet ing was held on Wednesday, at the workhouse, Mr. Ros. keit presiding ; present, Messrs. Bunting, E. Johnson, Tattersall, Alpass, Abraham, Carter, Jeffries, J. Jones, Shaw, and Elias. The balance in the hands of the trea surer was stated to be £1773 ss. 2d., and cheques were ordered to be given to the relievin g o fficers as follows : Latham, £4O ; Potts, £46 ; Tomkins, £4O ; Allen, £lOO ; and Shearson, £2O. On the motion of Mr. Alpass, it was resolved that notice be given to the guardian of eack township in the union, that, at the next weekly meeting, the proposed table of new averages would be considered, and, if approved, returned to the poor-law inspector for confirmation. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At a meeting, on Thursday, the only members present were—Messrs: Bernett (in the chair), Hornby, Chalmser, Beckwith, Lloyd, and Ferni hough. The report of the medical officer of health showed an increase in the mortality of the town by 236 aeainst 215 of the previous week. The increase had been caused, principally, from bowel complaint and scarlatina. The medical officer reported that he had visited some premises in Black Diamond-street, where, in the previous week, it was con, plained that a nuisance existed ; but no such nuisance existed as to warrant an interference by the committee. The engineer was empowered to proceed with the construction of the salt-water baths. The com mittee then separated. THE BRITISFiL MYCIVINERS' ASSOCIATION.—On Friday evening, a public meeting of the master mariners was hehl at Mr. Sixraith's, in Chapel-street, for the purpose of sympathising with Captain Campbell, of the Levenside merchant ship, whom, as we stated last week, is now in custody at St. Helena, for presenting a pistol at some artillery officers who were passengers on board his ship, and offering to'fire, on their disputing his authority to close the hatches. Mr. Rowett, ship-broker, was called to the chair, and showed that the case was one deserving sympathy. Memorials had been presented, in reference to the matter, to Sir George Grey, to the Board of Ord nance, and to the Duke of Wellington, praying that the trial of Captain Campbell might be removed to Lyndon, as he could not expect justice from the military tribunal which he must necessarily have at St. Helena. An answer had 'been received from the Duke of Wellington and the Office of Ordnance, but not from Sir Geo. Grey ; and to admit of his reply, and of a larger attendance, the meeting was adjourned till Friday next. THE LPVERPOOL CORN-MILLERS.—A public meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, in the Corn Sales room, to consider the propriety of forming a committee for the purpose of corresponding with the central com mittee formed in London, and to endeavour to get a hear ing in parliament of the difficulty the millers are contend ing with, by the interference in this trade by such immense arrivals of French and other foreign flours into Great Britain, and more particularly into Liverpool, by reason of nearly one-half of such importations coming into Liverpool, and thus depriving the miller of his usual employment. and which is mainly brought about by the charges on 'flour being less by ss. per quarter than on wheat, thus acting as a bounty to the French miller to export such large quantith s of the manufactured article in preference to wheat, and to the destruction of the English millers' trade. Owing to some inadvertence, a meeting of the Bakers and Flour-dealers' Association had been convened for the same hour and place, and a some what ludicrous scene occurred, although very few persons were present. Mr. Tipping, having explained the object of the meeting and read the circular, recommended the appointment of a chairman. An amusing dialogue then took plae&between Mr. Jones, one of the Bakers' Asso ciation, and Mr. Tipping, during which the latter charged the former with getting up their meeting to annoy them (the millers). At length Mr. Blanchard consented to act as chairman, and almost immediately postponed the meet ing till a future day, of which due notice should be given. MODEL rOF THE LIVERPOOL Daeics.—A meeting of subscribers to the fund for constructing the model of the Liverpool docks, now on view in the Crystal Palace, was held on Thursday, in Mr. Milner's large room, Lord. street, for thepurpose uf confirming, if thought desirable, the recent proceedings of the committee. There were not more than -a dozen persons present. Mr. Grantham read the proceedings of the joint meeting of the model and executive committees, which were to the effect, that the model of the docks and the collection of imports, now in Hyde-pails, Should be transferred to the Corporation of Liverpool. in consideration of their paying the sum of about £7OO, for which the committee are liable. Mr. Grantham stated that the Town Council had. on the recommendation of the Fiance Committee, sanctioned the purchase; but the Town-clerk was desirous that a proper document should be drawn up, showing that the proceedings of the model committee had been approved by the subscribe-s, and that a proper transfer had been made from the committee. The present meeting had, therefore, been summomd for the purpose of ascertaining whether the subscribers would confirm the minutes of the committee, so that the Corpbration might have a legal claim to the articles proposed to be transferred. A reso lution, confirming the proceedings of the committee, and authorising it to do all that was necessary for completing the transfer, on the terms reported to the meeting, was carried unanimously. Mr. Sim stated that the committee could readily have sold the model for the whole sum expended upon it, and have returned the money con tributed to the subscribers, or given it to the charities; hut then the model would have been lost to the town. The amount subscribed to the two funds, he added, about £1,000; the total cost was about £l,BOO, leaving a balance of about £BOO, for which the committee had be come personally responsible. TowN COUNCIL.—The adjourned meeting took place on Wednesday ; the Mayor in the chair. On the recom mendation of the Courts of Law Committee, it was re solved that a statue of the late Sir Robert Peel shall be placed upon one of the pedestals on the east side of St. George's-hall. MARKETS' COMMITTEE.—The proceed ings of the committee, including a resolution granting a week's leave of absence to the officials, were read and ap proved. Mr. S. Holme drew attention to the state of Great Charlotte-street. On a Saturday it was so filled with baskets that the thoroughfare was quite stopped, and it was impossible to get to the fish market in a carriage without liability to accident. Mr. Thomson said there was plenty of room in Scotland-place for one lot of them, and in Gill-street, too. Mr. Johnson said it was quite impossible to drive away the wholesale dealers from St. John's Market: Accommodation must be provided for them ; and, before long, indeed, some preparation mus t be made for a wholesale market. Mr. Woodruff scouted the doctrine that a large wholesale market was wanted, to provide which some £50,000 or £60,000 worth of property must be pulled down. His opinion was, that, with pro per police arrangements for the disposal of the carts in Great Charlotte-street and Queen-square, much more ac commodation might be afforded to the public. Mr. S. Holme said the complaints which had been made to him were that the baskets of retail dealers extended across the street. As an experiment, he tried to drive along the street last Saturday and could not. Mr. Briscoe remarked, that if the shops were removed out of St. John's Market, the evil complained of would be remedied entirely. After some further conversation, the matter dropped, And the proceedings were confirmed. HEALTH UommirrEE The Council adopted the plan, lately published, relative to salt-water baths. WATER COMMITTEE.—An exceedingly long and acrimonious discussion took place, arising out of a speech of Mr. Bennett, in reference to Mr. Hawskley not having vet furnished his estimates for the Rivington works. No motion was grounded on the subject, and the proceedings of the Water Committee were confirmed, for the engineering part of the works would not be exceeded, and all that was doubtfnl on the matter was with respect to the value of the land. ACCOSIMODATION FOR SEA GOING STEAMERS.—A memorial was read from a great number of gentlemen and firms connected with steam packets, calling attention to the want of accommodation for landing and embarking passengers by sea-going steam ers. The present landing•stage, the memorialists stated, was wholly insufficient for the purpose, and great.risk to life was occasioned thereby ; therefore the memorialists prayed that the Council would be pleased to adopt mea sures to provide them with the desideratum desired. Mr. S. Holme remarked that the subject was one deserving the most serious consideration, and lie therefore moved that the matter should be referred to the Finance Com mittee. Mr. Alderman Parker did not object to the mat ter being referred, but thought that the town might be called upon to do rather too much for the owners of steamers. There were docks specially for these steamers, and the difficulty existed merely at low-water time. Mr. Fisher regretted that the town had not taken care to pro vide, for a trade of such importance, ample accommoda tion, not only at low-water time, but at high-water time also. The Dock Committee had done much at their own expense, and it was nothing but right that the Corporr tion should contribute their share. Ile moved as an amendment that a special committee, consisting of the chairman and deputy chairman of the Finance Committee and the chairman of the Ferries Committee, should be appointed to take the subject of the memorial into consi deration. Mr. Godfrey seconded the motion. After considerable discussion, the original resolution, referring the subject to the Finance Committee, was carried. M R . WDONALD'S CASE.—A memorial from Mr. APDonald, praying to be restored to his situation, was ordered to lie on the table. THE LATE RIOTS.—A memorial was read from several inhabitants of London-road, pray ing the Council to grant some compensation for the da mage done to their shops by the collision between the Irish and the Orangemen on the 14th of July last. The total amount claimed was £2l 10s.—Referred to the Fi nance Committee.—After the disposal of one or two mat tors of no public interest, the Council broke up. I ELECTION OF DOCK COMMITTEEMEN. The election of twelve gentlemen to be members of the " Committee for the Affairs of the Estate of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks," in addition to the twelve mem bers of the Town Council, took place on Wednesday, at the office, Revenue-buildings. Thomas Littledale, Esq., the chairman, presided. The following are the names of the candidates, specify ing the interest which each represents : _ . Shipowners' Association.-- - Robt. Rankin, Thos. Bold Samuel Robert Graves, John Lockett. American Chamber of Commerce.—Eyre Evans, Wm. Barber, Joseph Malcomson. East India Association.—Ralph Brocklebank. West lndia Association.—Francis Shand, Wm. Nicol. Brazilian Association.—Charles Saunders. Corn Trade.—William Claxton. Timber Trade.—James Smith, Hcnry Steele, Charles Cha!oner. Steamboat Interest.—Charles Wye Williams. Mr. Edmund Molyneux, whose name appeared in a cir- cular as chairman of a meeting, with a list of names of gentlemen, purporting to be approved of by the Mercan tile Association, stated that such circular was issued without his sanction, that he never attended any meeting on the subject, and that he voted for the list approved by the Shipowners' Association and American Chamber of Commerce. The 'umber of voters amounts to 1561, of which very few remained unpolled, and the following is the result : Ralph Brocklebank .. 631 Henry Steele Robert. Rankin Francis Shand Thomas Bold 6lO Charles Chaloner .... 394 Joseph Malcomson I Eyre Evans 574 John Lockett The preceding twelve gentlemen, having polled the greatest number of votes, were declared duly elected. The first four gentlemen following contested the election, but the others were put forward without their knowledge, and without the slightest attempt to carry the election: — Charles Saunders .... 342 I William R. Sandb ac h .. 1 Charles Wye Williams 337 Henry C. Chapman.... 2 Samuel Robert Graves 303 I Robertson Gladstone .. 1 James Smith ...... .. 297 John Clint . . Ralph Dawson James J. Bibby 1 The election excited considerable interest, the committee being called upon to carry into effect an act of parliament which completely changes the constitution of the estate. The first meeting of the new committee took place on Thursday, at Revenue-buildings. Present :—Messrs. Littledale, C. Turner, Shand, Afolyneux, Robinson, Evans, Gregson, Steele, Holden, Dover, Afelcolmson, J. Ho!me . , Lockett, Claxton, Bigham, Langsdale, Chaloner, 11,1 d, Rankin, and Hall. Mr. Littkdale having been called to the chair, Mr. MOLYNEUX moved that Mr. Charles Turner be appointed chairman of the committee. The motion being seconded by Mr. LANGSDALE, was carried unanimously, and Mr. Turner took his seat accordingly. The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the honour conferred upon him. On the motion of Mr. BOLD, seconded by Mr. DOVER, Mr. Shand was appointed deputy-chairman. .. . .. ... . After some remarks by Mr. ROBINSON, repudiating the report that in the election of members there had been a contest between the north and the south end, the com mittee proceeded to the election of s u b- comm itt ees . .._ .._ Mr. ROBINSON proposed that the sub-committee o works should be increased from six to eight, as there hat been a difficulty in procuring the attendance of members It was, however, decided that six members only shook he appointed, to consist of Messrs. Shand, Holme, Steele Langsdale, Rankin, and Nicol. The following gentlemen were appointed on the marine sub-committee :—Messrs. Lockett, Robinson, Tobin Brocklebank, and Littledale. Mr. Dover declining to be re-elected on the warehouse management committee, Messrs. Robinson, Eyre Evans, Holden, Brocklebank, and Claxton, were elected. Mr. BOLD moved that the harbour masters' sub-corn. mittee, formerly consisting of five members, should be increased to six. He named the three remaining old members, himself and Messrs. Lockett and Gregson,— with Mr. Holden on the part of the coal trade ; Mr. Malcohnson, for the American trade; and Mr. Chaloner, for the timber trade. Mr. ROBINSON seconded t he motion , which was agreed to. The following gentlemen were elected on the finance sub-committee :—Messrs. Molyneux, Rankin, Hall, Big_ ham, Dover, and Chaloner. Master Porters' sub-committee :—Messrs. Robinson, teele. Hall, Dover, Barber, and Malcolrnson. Parliamentary sub committee :—Messrs. Bold, Rankin, ,angsdale, Shand, and Littledale. It was resolved that the chairman for the time being should be, ex officio, chairman of all the sub-committees. Mr. DOVER announced that the sub-committee ap pointed by the old board to inquire into the cost of the Albert Dock Warehouses had nearly completed their report, and he moved their re-appointment. Agreed to. The resignation of Mr. T. P. Inglis, warehouse keeper at the Albert Dock, was accepted, and the sub committee empowered to recommend a successor. A communication from the customs was referred to the sub-committee of works, and the business concluded. NEW AUSTRALIAN PACKET SHIP EAGLE Tt will be remembered by our readers that, some eighteen months since, the firm of Messrs. Gibbs, B. ight, and Co., with commendable enterprise, established a line of ships to run regularly from this port to Australia, and as a great hulk of the trade had previously passed through London, the vessels selected were of that class which, amidst the most severe competition, commanded for Liverpool a share of the traffic. As the general superiority of the accommodation of these ships becarr e known, they have found favour with passengers. And so largely increased has been the trade from Liverpool, that the line has been augmented by a number of first-class ships, all of which have been built expressly. The Petrel, the Albatross, the Condor, the Salacia, the Zetland, and others, hare all been built in rapid succession, and the last, the most magnificent, is now preparing to proceed on her first voyage. She is called the Eagle, and in beauty, as a specimen of naval architecture, she forms the climax. She is 175 feet long, has 35 feet breadth of beam, and registers, by English measurement, 1075 tons. She is computed, however, to carry about 1200 tons of goods in addition to her complement of passengers, in all about 400 Th. r •tee. ue maagte, we may safely say, is one of the strongest, best built, and prettiest ships that ever left a port. She has an easy entrance, a grace fully-rounded side, and a tail clean as a dolphin; with all this, however, she has ample beam, and there is a novel peculiarity in her model that is certainly worthy of notice. Though she has a long floor and a bilge hand somely rounded, her bearings continue to increase to above the " trim ' line, when aft she falls nicely inboard, and forward sends out an enormous " forerake." Her bottom is such as would be modelled for a yacht; but, by her plump side, every inch she is set-down increases her " stiffness," and enables her to carry steadily the immense amount of " muslin" for which she is sparred, without the enormous drag that ensues from the displacement taking place so far below the sur face of the water, as is the case in wall-sided craft. The timbering of the Eagle is very choice, her frame is all hard 'rood, well-grown, and well formed ; her plank ing is of pitch pine, and the deck beams, which are of pitch pine, arc remarkable for their enormous strength, and the substantial manner in which they are secured. In fact, neither timber nor iron have been spared to give strength to this floating castle; and the workmanship throughout is that of a master hand. There are no gap ing seams, or staring "butt ends; " every plank, knee, and timber is neatly fitted. The hanging knees are of wrought iron, and the lodging knees are overlapped all through. Her rig is that of a ship, and her masts are enormous " sticks." The foremast is 84 feet long, topmast 56 feet, top-gallantmast 39 feet ; and yards 70 feet, 60 feet, 38 feet ; main and mizen are in the same proportions. Her foremast is 47 feet 6 inches from the knight heads ; mainmast is 64 feet from the foremast, mizenmast 53 feet from mainmast, and 26 feet form the taffrail. Much judgment appears to have been used in stepping her masts, and the p r op or ti ons o f h er square rigged spars, which have an enormous hoist, give her a taut and clipper-like appearance. There can be little doubt that she will leave many " very sharp ships" in her wake, and at the same time prove dry and easy. The accommodations for passengers in the Eagle are complete, and in the design entirely new. On deck, running from the foremast chock aft, is a deck-house. It extends to a complete poop at the round of the quarter, but to that point it only occupies about one half the beam, thus leaving a gangway between it and the bulwarks, which, including the top-gallant board, will be 7 feet high, form ing a protection either in working ship, or to passengers. The poop and the house form a splendid promenade, which is protected by a neat railing. It is 170 feet long. The main saloon is beneath the poop, and has on each side a range of excellent well-lighted and ventilated state rooms, 8 feet by 6 feet 6 inches. The cabin also occupies about 30 feet of the house, in which are similar state rooms, the captain's room, steward's pantry, &c. There are three entrances to the cabin—one from the promenade deck, and two from the maindeck—so that the lee entrance may, in need, be kept closed. The cabins are fitted with panellings of mahogany and black walnut, and are without "gingerbread decorations,"—at once neat, excellent, and substantial. Adjoining the wizen hatch, and immediately forward of the cabin, are apartments or tte ships' officers. Then comes the second cabin, which is fitted solely in black walnut : the rooms are capacious, each is separately lighted, and, with the exception of what are termed family rooms, are only fitted for two persons each, thus giving on the average, for each passenger, about twenty-five superficial feet, being double that laid down by the Passengers' Act. The cow-house and cook-house are next the fore hatch, completing the range. A top gallant forecastle forms excellent quarters for the crew, where everything is fitted for their comfort. We must now go below:—Her 'tween'tlecks—running uninterrupt edly from stem to stern—are beautiful. The varnished pine ceiling, studded with well-rooved bolts, and heavy beams and carlings,at once notify the strength of the Eagle. Instead of the old system of dead lights and bulls' eyes throughout the sides of the ship, which admitted but little light and still less air, the ventilation and light is from above, both forward and aft, bring ar range d b y windows and ports, similar to what are used in the Hali fax steamers, so that in ordinary weather they will also be open, and in the roughest sea it will only be necessary to close the windows on the lee side. The height of the spar deck obviates the necessity of the hatches being ever battened down. It is needless to say that, in eqniptnent, the Eagle is , in every way complete, while the comforts provided fo r passengers descend even to the luxury of shower baths. The Eagle will be commanded by Capt. Francis Boyce, (late of the Pakenham,) a gentleman whose experience in the Australian trade, whose knowledge of the " mysteries of navigation," and whose courteous manner, eminently qualify him for the honoured position. The facilities for reaching Australia are now great in deed. Thi ship presents the comforts of " a home ;" and the cost of passage is trivial. Capitalists have already taken their stand, and labour is all that is required to complete one of the finest countries in the world, in soil, climate, and natural resources. The Eagle was built by Messrs. Gilbert, under spe cial superintendence. She should be inspected by all interested in emigration. She is fully expected to make. the voyage in eiehty lays. wammthanaumwromeeswism g m out. e THE CROPS IN SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—The hay -Crop is below the average. N early the whole of it has been se enuarierclli—nso po T r i t i i e on g s ra i s n s r l e a r n y ds fir a l fin e e o d r n a , still re- _ Lite of ~e rains, and p asture grounds look better than they enefit did a few weeks ago. Second crops of clover, particularly in good situations, promise fairly. Wheat, generally speak ing, is in fine condition, and in the early districts —as, for instance, West Derby—shearing has commenced. In the later districts a little red rust has shown itself; but, pro bably, with fine wv!the r : this will p rove of little conse quence. Oats are, in some .parts, fast approacliirr Pa , turity, and another week will not pas 4 "--- siderable quantity being cut in the in other localities, three or four for the ripening of this kind of grain present, a favourable appearance. have been sown come on well early dist 'about , eeks may be necessary " . The crop has, at The few beans that Though in same few the extent of that places potatoes bear the sign indication may be regarded as it. general crop is good and abundant full of bloom and look beautiful, and common, are in good sidering their extent, look better than in the northern division of the cook, Chronicle. Late potatoes Turnips, b - nth Swed order. Crops of all kinds, con: South Lancashire —Bolton On the 4th inst., at Upton, near Birkeuhc Edwd. Oliver, Esq., of a son. On the 7th inst., in Upper Stanhope-street, , the lady of Mrs. Brand, of Annan, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Morecombe•bay-Louse, in this county, Mrs. F. C. S!ilernan, of a sou. On the 9th inst., a.t Southport, the wife of the Rev. B. Swift, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Seacombe, Mrs. Wm. Newman, of a daughter. On the 13th instant, at his residence, Foy(-street, the wife of John H. A. Lou e. of a daughter. On the llth inst., at Rock Ferry, the wife of Mr. J. B. Hig nett, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Linden Cottage, Mrs. James Gaskill, of a son. On the 14th inst., the wife of J. B. Hyams. Esq., M.D., of Duke-street, of a son. On the 14th inst„ in Upper Parliament street, Mrs. George Glen, cf a daughter. On the 16t inst., at Larkbill, West Derby, MrP Elm-vale, Fairfield, P. Heywood Jones, of a son On the 16th inst., at Bewsey- terrace, Warrington, the wife of Thos. Geddes, Esq., solicitor, of a son. MARRIED Lately. at St. Michael's Church Upper Pit t- street,by license; by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, A.B. ' Mr. Lionel Campbell Ros e , mariner, to Miss Hadassah Walsh, Great Howard-street. On the 7th inst., by license-. at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Edmund-street, by the Rev. Mr. Sheridan, William Henderson, Esq., son of Captain Henderson. 5111 Fusiliers, Holly-brook, King's County, Ireland, to Miss Maria Doyle, second (laughter of Mr. P. Doyle, of Dublin-street. On the 7th inst., in Cushindun Church, county of Antrim, by the Rev. Hugh 3PNeile, 1).1) , uncle of the bride, and father 0; the bridegroom, Alexander M'Neiie, Lieut. 37th Madras ---, tiers, to Rosianne, third daughter of E. A. M'Neill, of Grenam.._, Cusbindun, Esq. On th Bth :mt., at St. Marv's Church, Ed F. Barker, Wm. H. Wakefield. 1, secold (laughter of th • late On the 9th inst., at St. Peter's Churct Lodge-lane, Win(lbor. "' ty, Esq. r; A. Ander- ho:ic CI h. Seel street, son, of Egerton-street, On the 10th inst., at St. Peter by the Rev. T. Donny, Mr. Jam both of Llanroost. On the lctli inst., at James-street, Dublin, Michael Carroll, of the firm of 111'Entagart and Carroll, of this town, to Anne, eldest daughter of Peter Sullivan. Esq. On the 10th inst., at St. Philip's Church, Mr. Joseph Evana to Mrs. Sarah Abbott. On the nth instant, at Trinity Church, by the Rev. Richard Kyrke, Owen Tudor Davies, eldest son of Capt Thos. Davies, of the Royal Mail steam-ship St. Colomb, to Elizabeth Wil liams, licensed victualler, Scotland-road. On the 12th instant, by the Rev. Walter. A. Bath, vicar of Ludlam, Norfolk, the Rev. Richard King, o. Melt, Lancashire, to Charlotte Dundas, youngest Baugh. the late Commodore Bathurst, R.N. On the 12th inst., at Cniidwall Church, by th e T en. Archdea con Brooks, Edward Goring Corhet, Esq., to Sarah Page, eldest daughter of the late Rev. John C. Prince, 11. A., of this town. On the 12th inst., at the Parish Church of Eccles, by the Rev. H. H. Birley. Herbert, fourth son of the late. Joseph Birley, Esq., of Fordbank, Didsbury, to Cicely M argaret , e ld est daughter of the late Hugh Horuby Birley, Esq., Broom house, Eccles, near Manchester. On the 12th inst., at the Baptist Chapel, Myrtle-street, by the Rev. W. Liddell, Mr. A. Eeattie to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. G. Cowper, of London-road. On the 13t1t inst., at Manchester, Mr. \Vm. Jones, lateof the White Lion, to Mrs. Margaret Taylor, both o , this town. On the 13th inst., at the Parish Church of West. Derby, Rev. B. Swift, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, eldest son of James Hardy %Vrigley, Esq. of ndown, South port, to Mary, fourth d aug ht er o f John Esq., Esq., of Fair field terrace, Edge-lane. On the 13th inst., at St. George's Chur b, Everton, by the Rev. T. M'Clellan, Ewing Whittle, Esq., M.D., of Toxterh-park, to Margaret Eliza. daughter of the late Andrew Bone, Esq., of Sou It Shields, and niece of Wm. Alexander Brown, Esq., of Everton. On the 13th inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth park, Mr. David Hughes, of Aherystwith, Cardiganshire, to Miss Jane Harrison, of Speke. On the 13th i. st., at All Saints' Church, Leamington, by the Rev. Mr. Bowen, Thomat Fleming, Esq., of this town, to Miss Phoenix, late of Everton. On the 14th inst., at St. Paul's Church, Prince's-park,l, Rev. D. T. Barry, John, youtr,est son of Benjamin Jot , ' of l `akfield, Manchester, to Isabella, youngest (laugh late George Smith, Esq., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. On the 14th inst., at Bebington, by the Rev. C. Jor brother of the bridegroom, Mr. Richard Jones, of tha Margaret Rose Whitley, of New Ferry. On the 14th inst., at the Parish Church of Knaresberon,.. by the Rev. R. S. Close, 8.A., Joseph Wagstaff, Esq., of West Derby, to Anne, widow of the late Wm. Horsfaii, Esq., and eldest daughter of the late John Troughton, Esq., of Leach-hall, in this county. rst, ter of the at place, to On the 14th inst., in Great King-street, Eclinborgh, by the Rev. George Gordon, of liirnie, J vo. Gordon, Esq.. of Charleton and Kinnebar. advocate, &on of the late Heni y Gordon, Esq., CT I n se of thief Mtn. 1:1;m. advocate, pinfesaor of the Law of 6' Edinburgh. . , tier or John S. More, Esq., ,tiand in the University of On the inst., at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Chapel, Seel street, Mr. B. Johnson, shipwright, to Miss Elizabeth Mulvey. On the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, by special licence, by the Rev. W. M. Falloon, NI A., Mr. Henry William Hender son, master mariner, to Miss Catherine Jones On the y W A . n M. ne M 7 . li , m m t . r , e s n t r . y J F o a h i t r i o C u h g u h r , c the R m e a v r . to On the 17th instant, at St. Si'a s ' s Ch urc h , b y the Rev. W. H. Duck. Mr. Peter Thomas, tinman and brazier, Lo n d on roa d , to Mrs. Ellen Wainwi ight. On the 17th instant, by li cense, at S t. Alban's Parish Church, Fa'loon, llevingtom by the Rev. F. A. Power, M.A., Mr. John Maddox, flour dealer, Neston, Cheshire, to Mrs. Mary Noden, flour dealer, of this town. Yesterday, at St. Mary's Church, B Knox, Mr. Isaac Welton, timber tm Miss Mary Bruce, of z'outb Shient, enhearl, by the Rev. A. pant, of this town, to DIED. On the 28th Ap r il , at sea, on hoard the ship Lancaster, of this port, Captain William liullin, aged 42 years, deeply re gretted. - Lately, at Dublin, the Rev. Samuel O'Sullivan, D. 1. thirty years chapl a i n to t h e Royal lilitary School, PhcE park. Tile reverend doct , r was a gentleman of hisrl , attainments, and the author of many brilliant Dublin University and Blackwood. literary .0 in the On the 28th ftine, his Excollency 1). R. Ross, Esq., Lieut.- Governor of Tobago, and late M.P. for Be:fast. The deceased had attended an entertainment on the occasion of tV - ' sary of her Majesty's corm •• • • a 77/11 his gig was throwii over a p rec i p i ce anti killed on the spot uc,u . On the 27th ult., at the re:if tenCe of her san-in.law, Captain W. H. Robinson, of Gr ange -t errace, Birkenticad, in her 67th year, Mrs. Rachel Ann M‘Faden. • On the Oth inst., at Brighton. Waterloo, flied 81, Frnnces, relict of the late John D a v enport, E sq., of God:ey, near Man chester. On the 7th inst., in this town, the infant son of John Brand, Esq., of Annan. (in the 7th instant, at his brother's residence, Rimrose Cot tage, !tootle, Aged 71. Mr. James Beley. On the Bth instant, Mr. George Greenwood,grocer, Veuxball road, Preston. On the Bth instant, Hi Esq., Lyinm-hal, near VV.. On the Ith instant, aged 79, at Lyne, near Chertsey, Mr. J Shudi itroadwood, the head of the great piano -forte house On the 9th instant, in London, agri 58.1Ienry r llowden, and M.P. for the East Ridir •y, the infant son of Tames Barratt, irrington. of Wetton•hou of Yorkshire. On the 10th instant, at t.r 3rth. ai 'I 24, Edward Henry only son of the late John S. l' 'ey, Esq On the 10th instant, after a • I 'erg illness, ',- Thomas Stockda't, of Bond street. On the 10th instant, aged 41, Mr, George Reilly, commercial traveller, of this town. On the 10th instant, aged 6 years, Wm. Hadfield, only son of Mr Wm. Hall, late of Warrington. On the 10th instant, at Harold Tower, Douglas, Isle of Man, aged 45, Jane Elizabeth, wife of James Q,drk, Esq., high bailiff, formerly of Ca:der Abbey, Cumberland. On the 11th instant, aged 31. Mr. Thomas Gregson, chemist and druggist, Tithebarn.streef. Oo the 11th instant, ;.t North Egreninn. - 76, Mr. Francis Carruthers, late hai hale, Cumberland. On the 11th instant, in the prime of Mr. John James, of the Bahama-bar' On the 11th inalLsit, in l'unspec , Oman, granddaughter of the lut w hours severe illness, aged 15, led 'ort Car. is town qumnea-moor On the llth instant, after a protracted illness chael King, pensioner, of 110 c 1, enhall-alley, 11:1' - On the 11th instant, at the Club of the 11( maitre, of_anoplexy, General Martini, De loch On the 12th instant, in Rodney-street, ag Hore, Esq. on the 12th instant, aged 6 years, Jane, youngest danglites of Mr. F. P. Fletcher, o f Everton. On the I:th instant, aged 70, Mr. John Lyon, Great Cross hall -sheet. On the 12th instant, aged 36, Mr. Edwd. Moffat, of concert street. be O tl n t Cno' e e . l 3th instant, in Sey mour - street, aged 57 , M rs . Eliza- aged 46, Mi street. 3u;evird Mont. 63;Edmonci On the 12th instant, much regrqted, in his 53rd year, Mr. William Rampling, wine and spirit Therchairt, Birkenhead. On the 13th instant, in %Vest Derby-street, Edge-hill, aged 41, Margaret Magill, wife of Win. Valiance, of this town. On the 13th instant. at Dublin, atter a protracted illness, Edward, son of Mr. E. B. Parry, surgeon, Holyhead. On the 14th instant, Anne, infant daughter of Mr. J. B. Big. nett, of Rock terry. On • he 15th instant, At Rockpoint, A. L. Molyneux, Esq., of London. On the 15th instant, aged 16 months, Ambrose Edward, son of Ambrose Wain. hew, or Rigket:head. Yett , rday, Charieslis Smith, pupil teacher at the Hiber nian School, eldest son of Mr. Charles smith, letterprois pi inter, Presivt-street,