The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

_ OtnoaitteCi council , treasu osf:.ST Pete F isi lß CULA se _ ler, with n 1411 on _ -, ke "ye , an i i t With is mpr J . ' "bra.' A , vr „ -.4.eu v 3 cteth-p a t, j ot ,R AR 11 191 1 CRA L t lv e t o , et tarle, bad a Lo . r 'day, f , q 1 .4 ;-.4 on hi s back r, t 1 ' lt hout causing 0 R thet.4l's,‘A!t HIP decem4clshi,Y understand lri 4 se nf re County Lo, Of 11, te(lge Park, E vr„, , v ah ,„: um-in ant by t red by t E• T vv. -41 AtTLT.--0 Talifax and B nought 1., of t —The R - alio rwar Itil' e "°f&ee, FL I , I ' t - Qns of at ti ever than t h ~av ti tuan _' e lloara 'l'°n iet !re read before iarlyeeNslNG SESSIu. 1,3,, ).00rn, attached to Th e the removal and , 'the troll, magi,trates pre 1, Itr. hDresided), Me. W. ee , e,,nu, Mr. J. St ewa ,4 I)..ralr. J. B. Yates. 'irot th ' A Tn or Ara. LI , of t , at we record the sud Iltida "firm of " Fielden, I 'ld Y n ight p ee , ead e „ • h e . went to bed 44,ed and 19rt time after by I .it ett3e hit loss will he grei t woN:b t i :! t he heart. —Mane .111 II oaAII ATTORNEYS %NI oi 4aaled James Davids ittiTte, waegarig who infest the L i stl eL ori ttt l' brought before 9 ,tr 0, 4 , er ~,nefrsuded a poor koeigeossieti 123. 61., on the P Gtote,phiell awag of counsel in a ,tt t ql 441 07" then sitting. , Le ito k keitt c Prisoners wcre c the ea IN : k it'r QUICK VOYAGE.-1 : t e NohpuPtain Du uid, a fine ship of LA ,4,lopilrg to iqessgrs. Rankin, Gilmour, 'ilei?.itfte°l,4 the ith February last, and t• 1 et.ilalti„sa Passage of 33 days. She left 1 11 , 6, rfordi g h l '. and arrived here on \Veda " i tli t lags-1Y Passag e of 25 days ; thus A 01l "tre months and five days —p tlii, qi. l7 ' , cord. ttoNN,s, ii h slo 4 y r :, A few days since, at one of t e ile coi e k "ng man made a wager that' ' ,, sh a lttil . ea' WeighiDE 2 1 lbs." bones ar ot tll tis 4 ), iti , t l : l he chick - en 2„s 'placed o b b ef o c Nibililiwhici; e the eater " making n it Ofl l , l detoOo r. I t r .,e washed down with a s i th. Eel ' , red un a subsequent day, the °I ~neitk.° Pound of bacon, and afterwar h rAln , 114,1 Ir4k.-(lof.,_' offered, for a trifling • _ rtittltizkerxtre;‘vriaks ! Blackburn Stand I N'ti g , "NI, `-',..OLTIIT, LONDON, 0 tk,,tl::;,"itekklie ban BURT, wf it et e ;' , l th Nip, lcrupt was a me' _'i ilttlOatelcht;4 at Liv 01. c' ll rs f l lee d 2 8th isr erpo s t i o r or tt -- .ovember i 1. efo 4. 9 0 (essrs - r I ti,l' h et ob r ''' , Theb I'l ance-sheet corn, lta.,t'tir&?.'lllieer'„'B4B, and a c; the 28th ,'''lti; - `otb e - time bchig ends by Cie A ,Atp: Wes itdecnUnts which are very volth titittli As'illiiN4;o°\lllrned to the 18th of June. 111-lelt;M fekr t , t °P a. GANG Or COTTON I. STE O A I LE e R r S s: , 4, 1 ,kt a °!' the pe r Thursday, two I e l ' ll ts zli tiftleitpti urniorPeincshlneeidior o a r c o e n inSto P c e itcl e ale- street, d enter t ; and, in a few 1 , 4 4, 4 c e 1 1. 1 , ttwe°,,l'do, they entered and captured _.J. t ee `Oi,;, t tlig et", Anthony Gallagher, his assistant, who 15ioeii yblll'en Parcels of cotton, and Loughlin, f m 1 e l, t ,2l_,dtty,';' Wa s ad brought them for sale. Okt it os yl , two R ° witted for two month h s l‘ . l ; Gallaher al of ) :Od t,,,,(3_lnen for . two months each three girls lb Y. toad ? were discharged. There ' were 601bs. 4 4 qk fl in the cellar, evidently brought in ke * hi Zink NV' , tell's 13 n (l tri, oh ea. nlai nAv.—Thursday being the day i,,llli'':h,siittroedlversary of her Majesty's birth ay l'A:_,°l4, l ,tli e ',lite royal standard was hoisted on the I, l it t qo t l i clui lte. \-Ustom - house, and some of the other c'P ;Lay vhittid Many of the captains of vessels . lying ti !t t ,4 eh ' heiollththe river also testified their loyalty l r e Octth:t4l sell'ea as and other nautical fla . t: ed. ° l . th e °lt holiday at the Custcra-house,an . d s tktil i Th e Inoces where government business og i i at Ne qqi:ll. i.htlYnr gave a dinner in the e i,lyth d k hi ith e guests included most of the gentle- klilNth °ther ia situations in the customs, ttit A . qttliA FATernraent departments. . 1. 'oh. tnn.. AMT ik t 'llA mP e .! which • cwt on 'AloadaY, Y.--The clipper.ch , p Seraphina, 'ti tl ttte,OheLrathe arrived at this p . i l'ti r 'Joy ~A T I the sth ultimo. Out of thirty ttiLtkttlt°ln th'i'llteh Captain Gething took out on his t t get Ned ° first p°rt, nearly one-third of the number, Ot k i tAi Oh Oft Land second mates and the carpenter, s 4 G:thtriZ/ the fever, which was fatal! l„li tt t hin i gg the month of March. At one period , y prevalent vt ilt,`J,ka 4o w t as the WY person of the Seraphina s ii,titiiientietslllre,,,„', Prostrated by sickness. Several of t o *I ,fq elq'Sin at P araiba, to be for by the I ;, l 4 ll t4 tty hoofter their reCovery. The fever still Ns t lnt% 4 an'—ong the shipping when the Sera kt`tlo A , ; ) t1 4 1 4 l i 10 '118 . p :;tltlk,W.—The Cynthia (schooner) has , liNct,NlllateiNa cre w. Laguna Laguna and Campeachy, in . N;r Pp,,,a!lhe vv...w_• Shortly after leaving, the c k i'iNtit ili ards " , sel were murdered by a portion of I N I ,tt tht o „", a couple of English sailors only i N e ; l l 1 1 1 '6 4 4 raft the i ntercession of a Portuguese. NitllNr.l)44ll,!9te :Ws c ompelled to put back to Cern eyhttiltli 10r0,,,,,,as Placed under quarantine, the mur thilirtg 111,0 h b i ,"'ed the custrn-house officers that 11144 i" th - t hetas " 11 ,,,M, . to which the captain and mate Ze, vettileelthe.two'nerellielh facts of the case did not -,laterpitittl Wa s b oar k de men_ t managed to escape, urderers were ptle ti t e Ilnclergoi ' a 9d h s 't °el 4 ° O3pl• ng a trial, th e e m ringleader yrs l itti tt °ti t ll s 1 „ Ices transported or imprisoned. ll li t tl •st r , a s-k..... 0 hi 0, ~tee , ert ne n .Tuesday morning last, about tO t' ;tie r ;:ol4 by th 4 emigrant was knocked down s't,l teett e :d lii e , re p Men, who, after assaultieg him Y4,0'04'444 tioin gun. Information was given at Vs oei t to t i. c In-door superintendent despatch efr4t,e,l,ii 1 ; two tocover the offenders. Shortly after I tt!i: theßie h ie d to Il f the three men were apprehended, 4,,kqtt. titniikt.te°vere of thern had pledged at a pawn tot-,thsentrtiOd• The had were brought tl Net t ) ° , aw e of s, and c ommitted for trial at the !s ois tr o _o e bil l crtmon an indictment was preferred !IhErre Kiel by the grand jury, and they „.. I,,,thender,,rorder, and found guilty. One of (I,ik„A ,N 0 ihe ()tilt was sentenced to seven years' trans 4ktktliclowektiole Proceedings F o mmitted to gao . l for five , it. 4, a,,, . ceedings terminated about half ley? 'ay ;4 t i t, Nt i 1 .44 t Ab y 014, i „ ( 114,,.. ." p__ CONV ICTED OF S ;IA t `; 1 1 hZ With p)eetable married :'" '7 l ). lt illtth et ' h bai l ('') 11,11 band at New I !4jpl.l4,Nedwithaie frorn tLialekeil2erdt.rial on ingistage tk,14'14,41Y tl r l l tt,lla recollecatiO our NZ Yr ob!°r(l e -cl.--a coon car s J ~.r _ .>, i'. s til e e' r s e 'e t .. ° __t,h l e New Brighton t ie Nte e ' (l b y '-e3i ment-roorns, w %IN, •fore uperintendent S ' ,D4ttre:tjetill.roetier73l7)°ll%i?k her into' N:1.14(1'011'1 attein her to l ie fte It lii4 e ed the bar , in the be 4 flself, Witnesses ; Ipti,ti of character TI e w. ntrien f"e Aecordersent 1 j lth hard labonernc ~,13 RoAD.--On ih' il:Pli; robbed Mrs 4e "'•,,,,r, j., pril last, were V. t tathbo t, Mr. B and Ja ltrances r. Afansi mmitted f SATU ,9 the 1 rchant, The peti 1851, an be bankers Mr. John )n, Mr. It N.—it is 11r. James He died ly morning es Richard ) our c d Mar icuring for at the sea- e was ful trial. e Ailsa, of tons regis nd Co., left arrived at Mobile on , sday, after obably the the inns in e would eat I all," at a -e him and es " of the de quantity ame young wo pounds er, to eat a Y.-IN RE xamination ying on an for adjudi- as issued at 3 are cre- lees on the f November, ssignees to minous, the EALING.-0n Mr. Pi male, named righton, sur- man d e charge of The Case, aders, was tied the bag, )oat ; by the o identified bier, of the 11 . 1 r. Tindal ; 1 1ATC vv MSKIRK Y POTATOES AND GOOSEBERRIES —On Thurs (}f) I day last a quantity of fine early kidney potatoes were lght into the market for sale, which were sold at ls. - quantity of gooseberries, ual mails .e were also a lar ade the jury ieh were sold at sd. per quart. MEETINGS.—On Wednesday - -- ,, ..ranee meeting was held in the Town rnmes CulsLaw, presided. Mr evening DTI called who ', however, Ler to seven --J ...„.. ...„....„..., ~...uvo, tne .. .—,'"'"'"Rmuer, well-known delineator of d omes ti c lif e. A meeting con- Vednesday), for nected with the temperance moveme n t was a l so h e l d in ' l "'---------- ' '' t Mogul'', on Thursday eveninz, ated, as at Ormskirk, by Mr. ivionte Video, aneiro. April 14 co, April 21 ); Teneriffe, M Pernam Vincent (Ca, Madeira, May 6 The n s, in Scot. amer Chtisa i t ll( 4l 4 til l it ' y " earn Naviza- and Port lian Gol gold, a portion of which Mining Company.—The born BOARD OF GUARDIANS.---The weekly meeting of this heard was held on Thursday last, at the Board-room, When the chair was occupied by William Welsby, Esc -' the fo" • phia on the 6th inst he vagran , f 1 to cllll uring the week.—The for the vauctuu w auucnit tile voting papers .etion of the township of Ormskirk to the guarC Stoner rose and said, you are a liar." a triflin long spared to . your famil " Mr. Thomas Gilt Nash, who w prosperity to him 3,127 4,915 986 'ulness t expressed, we present you with the an snuff-133x; with the earnest wi: ---- ,--e, r , ••°' h that you may be " RICHARDSON BR " J. LYNCH AND SON " J. F. ERSKTNE, Cha " JOSH. G AND Ca NASI3, Treasurer :n the vice-d the snuff-box, a very massive silver one, upon the lid of which was engraved the following Gilbertson, by a ness friends, as a mark of their esti and honourable conduct. 1852." Mr. GILBERTSON acknowledging the who was d on M e other The CHANCE ) Rev. Mr. I ,em for his integrity en years 11laynooth tern of educl He characte ty, immoral in its nt.... H of the prin c ipl es o f a ll eg I demned any grant for such le, and asse I carried on at the system a bad in princip. se who had from the first op t .._ out by the result. It would be no bre,. ke the grant, for, pfior to 1845, it had - I Pased. It was by Parliament as they 1845, it was to be considered us he also denied, for the Roman r .ice—had given up ”^" free gift of the T gislatur power of the Legislature to revoke hon. gentleman went on to or__ ..... taught at Maynooth were opposed to rel lity, and that it was a national sin to si for maintaininff 3n and and _viowinz other guardians were present :- ...... ..... . s ..G., Ull esraonstinient. Amongst other satin, v.. April 3 ; Calshaw. Esq , ev-officio, Messrs. R. Forshaw, Stoner, . _ , ----- -----, ~ .vwst,gn,cu :or ins man:- doctrines contained in the books was one that an oath blue ribbons. Bahia, ~ Edge, Mercer,. J. Holcroft, and Howard. The amount lily to reply- in a suitable manner. He was unable to find might be relaxed or abandoned for a just cause, or taken , feathers and d (!e of out-door relief administered during the past week had words to express his heartfelt gratification to the chair- with a mental reservation ;in fact, that there were four- 1 7 " - been as foflows :—Townships, £36 17s. ; union, £9 13s. ; man, his kind friends, and the gentlemen present, for the and-twenty ways of getting out of an oath "" non-settled poor, 19s. 6d.; total, £46 7s. sd. The books manner in which they had shown their approval of his was, that there should be an end put to s contained also a balance in favour of the union of £ll conduct. Tie hoped they would never find anything in that at least youths should not be brougF lls. 2-}d. The'snm of £4 lls. nd. had been expended his conduct to tarnish the lustre of that box, which he rendering allegiance to their Protestaro on account of the inmates of the workhouse. The num- should always preserve as a memento of their approval of lity.—The Marquis of BLANDFORD - ber of inmates was reported to be 68, and 34 vagrants had his conduct. He concluded by_returning th an k s f or t h e —Mr. ANsTry ~,,---, affected whilst 1 Soren fis obi serous present which they had made him that day. resolve itself into a committee for the pu l r. The CHAIRMAN prop ose d M r . Gilb ertson ' s health, and dering a bill for re p ea li ng t h e Mavn,o- and all other acts for char,;'. _ .ward-room on T ues d a y (thi s d a y), i n or d er t h at a The VICE-CHAIRMAN, a ft er a eu l ogy upon t h e conduct o f ecclesiastical or religious purpus— scrutiny may be ma d e .—Al r . C u l s h aw c h arge d M r. S toner of his friend Mr. Gilb er t son, an d expressing a hope that was seconded by Me. SCHOLEFIELD.—Mr. WALPO with smuggling the notice of last week, with respect to they should meet with other instances of the like honour- the part of Government, wished to state the cours , the examination of the conduct of Messrs. Wright and able conduct which he had shown, proposed prosperity to they proposed to purs”- Symonds, and then ge tti ng it en t ere d i n t o th e books.-- the corn trade. M r . P y k e and otherl gent'_ --- - Mr. Stoner called upon the chairman to insist upon Mr. thanks. Culshaw nrnvi,, ,, 1,.. _,_ ::...,,nairman refusing, Mr. A number of other toasts were drunk, and duly sir, although you are a magistrate, i responded to, amidst that flow of good b”---- e►nen returned g the public reve —The at mentA mit that Parliament * had no When Sir Robert Peel t sure, in 1845, he did so on two gr P .1 •. I not a grant, rought forward his mea ounds,—one, the poverty Justice of Justice Jer uchess of Cambric al Hig sed of w Lary wor re ribbo Her Royal Highness T dges of Common Law rand (Lord Campbell). 1 the Chanc d robes. 1 ion. t 3 attend t cane N 1 would Mersey in the courso of the week ;KET - LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD PARK .—The annual match between the above clubs was on Thursday last, on the Birkenhead-park ground. , ather was far from propitious, and permitted only ings each being played out. When the stumps were the score stood as follows : LIVERPOOL-IST INNINGS, ).' Hornby Esq. bd. Horner ... Esq bd.Horner. Esq., bd. Horner ct. Luard, bd. Horner. sq., ct. and bd. Earle ..... bd. Horner.. Haigh, Esq., et. Thompson, bd. Earle, Repton, Esq., bd. Earle Pilkington, Esq., not out. Langton, Esq., bd. Earle. ....... Laurence, Esq., run out. Byes, Rides, & BIRKENHEAD PAR K -IST INNINGS 3 pson, Esq., ct. Repton, bd. Laurence.. h. Ross. Esq., ct. C. Langton, bd. Do. R. B. Earle, Esq., ct. Grindrod, bd. Do. A. Luard, E , q., run out.. W. Horner, Esq., L. B. W bd. C. Langton J. B. Thompson, Esq., ct. Laurence, bd. Grindrod P. Wright, Esq., bd. Repton W. F. Lyon. Esq., not out T. Nicholls, Esq., bd. C. Langton H. Bulley, Esq.. bd. Do. J. H. Jackson, Esq., bd. Do. Byes, wides, .136 THE REV. Da. APNETLE AT EXETER HALL.—At the annual meeting of the Protestant Association, held at Exeter-hall, on Wednesday last, the Rev. Dr. M`Neile was one of the leading speakers ; and, in the course of his address, was afforded an opportunity of repeating, in its original and correct form, a declaration made two years ago in Liverpool, which Cardinal Wiseman, and others of his Jesuitical school, tortured at the time into an expres sion of intolerance. We quote the passage of his speech referring to this circumstance from the report of the Lon don Times. Having quoted from the class books of May nooth passages, shewing the persecuting tenets of the charch of Rome, the learned doctor remarked of Protes tants, that—" They would not exterminate, they would not injure a hair of a man's head for any opinions he might entertain. [A. Voice.—" How did that accord with the opinions you e x p resse d f rom t h e pulpit of Liverpool with regard to this ?"] The man who was cognizant of intended murder, andwho did not interpose his authority to prevent the commission of the crime, was as well de serving of capital punishment at the hands of the execu tioner as the assassin who actually committed the murder. (Tremendous cheering.) That was what he had said at Liverpool. Because Radical newspapers, watching for the halting of such a man as he was, took hold of this ex pression and misrepresented it, and because Dr. Wi:.,eman laid hold of it and repeated the misrepresentation after his explanation had appeared in The Times,—therefore it had lodged in the minds of some, who, after two years had elapsed, had brought it up, and asked him how it agreed with his expressions of toleration ? Now, it did agree with the fullest toleration. (Hear.) He said again, that he would not advocate the injury of any man for any opinion he might hold (hear); but there was a monstrous difference between the holding of an opinion and the becoming a part iceps criminis in a designed murder. He would no more think of injuring, or even of quarrelling with a man who held the doctrine of transubstantiation or believed there was such a place as purgatory, than he would think of quarrelling with him for dreaming, walking in his sleep, or for being guilty of any other tomfoolery. (" Hear," and a laugh.) RIOT ON BOARD THE AMERICAN PACKET-SHIP RAP pAHANNocx.—On Tuesday, a riot took place on board the American packet-ship Rappahannock, Captain 'Wm. Cushing, lying in the Mersey. The Rappahannock left the dock on the previous Saturday, with from 300 to 400 passengers on board, chiefly Irish, bound for New York. The vessel was anchored in the river, near to the Wood side Ferry, and she was to sail on Monday, on her voyage. The crew of the vessel was shipped at this port by Mr. Da Costa, shipping master. On Monday, it appears, while the surgeon was examining the passengers, some of their boxes were broken open, and whiskey and other things were taken out. On Tuesday, at two o'clock, the passen gers were mustered on deck by the captain ; and whilst they were so engaged the crew went below and again broke open the boxes of the passengers, and stole what ever money they could lay their hands on, with many ar ticles of wearing apparel. They also got a quantity of whiskey, the property of the passengers, of which they im bibed so large a portion that they became not cnly drunk, but infuriated. About this time the captain went ashore, and immediately the crew began fighting, first with one another, and then they assaulted the passengers. chasing them about the deck with their knives, and threatening to stab and murder them all. It would seem that the passengers went below, followed by some of the crew, headed by the boatswain, to commit further assaults. The pilot, seeing what was going on, called out to the passengers to " muzzle him," (that is, the boatswain,) and they, thereupon, immediately assailed and punished him severely. Intelligence was conveyed to Mr. Clough, at the police-office, and a detachment of police was sent off in the steamer Athens ; Inspector Burney, of the Bir kenhead force, also going on board the ship, and a new crew was taken on board. Sixteen of the crew were then singled out; and John Campbell and Thomas Wilson (Irishmen), Joseph Naughton (Norwegian), Robt. Dur ham, Daniel Jackson, and William Murray (Americans), Charles P. Miller (Norwegian), James Lyons (American), William Parkes and Charles Lomer (Englishmen), Peter Joseph (Italian), James Jones (Austrian), and William Maddison (American), were taken on shore at Woodside, the vessel being anchored in that portion of the river; and they were booked on a charge of refusing to work and proceed to sea in the ship.—On Thursday morning, the prisoners were brought up before Messrs. Case and Shaw for examination. Mr. Atkins, attorney, appeared for the defence. Fortunately for the rioters, no person appeared to prosecute, Captain Cushing, his mate, the wounded man M'Donald, and the other principal witness, having sailed in the Rappahannock at four o'clock that morning for New York, leaving the prisoners to their fate. After a few words from Mr. Case to the prisoners on the impropriety of their conduct, they were liberated PUBLIC MEETINGS DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weeily meeting, on '1 burs day, Mr. Shand, th 3 vice-chairman, presided. There were also present Messrs. Chalcner, Robinson, Gregson, Steele, Holme, Barber, Locket, Malcomson, Bigham, Tobin, Bold, Fleming, and Evans. The business trans acted partook of no public interesr. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Lingsdale presided ; there were also pre- sent Messrs. Chalrner, Beckwith, Lloyd, Nicholson Johnson, Bigham, Fleming, Godfrey, and Rogers.—The medical officer of health reported a considerable decrease in the mortality of the town during the week. The deaths registered were 197, of w hi c h 136 were w ithi n the parish, I and 61 in the extra-parochial wards. The mortality was " fewer than in the previo• -0, - and ' ~.)d kin, Yackisroe,77l/178PNIVITI;e'd) ..,us week, . lower, with c ..iitahrrgve _ exception, than in any of the previous 40 weeks. Two deaths had been caused by delirium tremens. Of the fwemithalz, Atherton, total deaths, 120 were below the age of 15 ; 62 between 15 receiving the and 60 ; and 15 above 60 years of age. The last number t'l , Drosecutrix, who is less than in any week since the month of July. A ..onversation took place respecting the Green-lane Water works, from which it appeared that there was an ample supply of water, there being sow- -''--- 1 4 „ 4 tl " 1 -1. "eed h ,4 ,abQ Yea was 1114.ea-00n, fore( 'ted, )tri the three I a passag, f 0; t Srl y7 in ier tol l ' e S,' ealiezCAtTio-ths; thertj Sti °t , to4l{ ' " for the'da!ld ...me difficulty in keeping the as six feet, without a second engine. ~insequence of complaints as to the watering of the streets, the subject was brought under the attention of the enmrnifta. _ er down ii e ' r "ntly — „ Q ce o f " o ' n Eody „ t p 4rt p o rp ciared b e y otf th. I our p aper io s. ere wer, viers that a attorney; CL mourn VI ales ... zri water carts employed in the The total receipts on the above lines being £212,127, and each cart would have six miles of read to avainst £198,985 in the corresponding week of last year; . to day, that was supposing the carts could be kept the decrease is shown to be £13,142. The number of miles .astar.tly filled from the hydrants. Many of the streets open on the above line wasp in 1852 4,1891, rand in 1851, required watering more than once. 4,00, showing an iucreaae of 121 miles., TT-TT LI ERPOOL STANDARD, IT ESDAY RDIANS a on W STATION rn AT u icibU e district surg iterday a ye s made by the ys moved tt i to come t and of IIEOLOGICAL Sc ral and held on r. J. A on of his having ham, an Droll_ 0 1 per lb ue moire antique, nd was trimmeil with peake ess of Kent, the D CHESHIRE AND WALES --- ----- EFFECTS OF GAMBLING.-000 of the losers at the Chester Races was found hanging to a tree, on the Wrex ham-road, on Saturday. BIRKENTI2AD COMMISSIONERS.-4n adjourned meet ing of this body was held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of passing the accounts of the commissioners for the past year; but, after some discussion, the meeting was adjourned to give longer time for the examination of the accounts. FIRES IN CHESHIRE.—On Monday a fire broke out in a shippon belonging, to Mr. Pover, wheelright and farmer, at Bidston, which soon extended to an outhouse. The shippon was entirely destroyed, and some furniture in ured. On the same evening, a fire broke out in the bake house of Mr. Webster, Watson-street, Birkenhead. There being a plentiful supply of water at hand, the fire was speedily extinguished. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY. — Traffic for the week ended 9th May, 1852:—Chester and Holyhead Main Line : Passengers, £1,402 4s. 10d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £B5 2s. 6d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £603 13s. 10d. ; mails, £575.—M01d : Passengers, £62 is. 4d. ; parcels, £2 Is. 4d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £l6B 12s. 10d.—Steam boats : Passengers, £2OO 6s. 11d.; parcels, £2B 33. 10d. —Total, £3,127 73. sd. QUEER CONDUCT OF A BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONER. —Some time ago two of the commissioners of Birken head were appointed collectors of government taxes for that township. Having determined to do the duty in person, they commenced the collection, but finding it in convenient to have their residences turned into tax offices, or for some other reason, they applied to the General Board of Commissioners for permission to use one of their offices. This was refused, whereupon an applica tion was made to the overseers, who generously granted the use of their office. A short time ago the overseers being desirous of winding up their accounts for the past year, were compelled to summon those ratepayers who were defaulters. Amongst the number vvt•s a person for a sum of somewhere about a dozen shillings. On the morning the summonses were to be heard before the Bir kenhead magistrates, the ratepayer in question sent his servant with the summons, and a sovereign to pay the rates and the costs. When the servant arrived at the overseers' office, she met one of the said commissioners, who inquired her business, and being informed that she wished to pay the rate, presented him with the sovereign and the summons. He took them, and, after searching over his tax books, found that the ratepayer owed her Majesty 16s. towards the revenue of the country. Pro bably thinking "a bird in the hand worth twa in the brae," he forthwith wrote out a receipt for the 16s. go. vernment taxes, and with 4s. and the summons, returned it to the servant. On the return home of the ratepayer in the evening, (his business being in Liverpool,) to his astonishment he found his poor -rates had not been paid, and that an order had been made upon hirnwithadditional costs. — Correspondent. BURGLARIES IN CHESHIRE.—On Wednesday night the house of Mr. Fleet, provision-dealer, Market-street, Bir kenhead, was entered by burglars, who, after ransacking various articles, broke open the till, and decamped with its contents.—At one o'clock on Thursday morning, Phi lip Armstrong, an engine diiver on the Chester Railway, was returing to his residence in Albert-place, Lower Tranmere, when he saw a person, with a bundle in his arms, escaping from his house. He pursued the thief, who was without his shoes, but failed in capturing him. On returning Armstrong found a bundle of wearing appa rel in the road, which bad been stolen from his house, and also a pair of shoes belonging to the burglar. Inti mation of the circumstance was conveyed to the police at Birkenheid, and also to the different ferries. At five o'clock, a youth, aged about 18 years, who gave the name of Daniel Donally, was stopped on suspicion, in conse quence of being without his shoes. Armstrong, upon seeing him, recognised him to be the person whom he saw making his escape from the house. The shoes were also found to fit him. He was taken to Birkenhead bridewell, and at eleven o'clock was brought up before the magistrates, who committed him for trial.—On Mon day night last, some thieves entered the house of Mr. J. Logan, New Brighton. After ransacking several drawers and regaling themselves with a bottle of porter, they de camped without taking away any property.--Between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning another burglary was perpetrated at the house of Mr. Evans, Egremont. The burglars entered the house through the dining-room window, and proceeded up stairs, where they made a search, in the drawers and other places, with the object of finding money. They even advanced as far as Mr. Evans's bedroom, without being disturbed, and took from his trousers pocket £45 in notes • they also obtained two gold w a t c h es an d a go ld guard Chain. None of the inmates of the house heard any noise, and the villians got clear off with their booty. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MUSIC AN D THE DRAM A. TYR HUNGARIAN MUSICAL COMPANY re-appear to morrow (Wednesday) evening, at the Philharmonic-hall. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-Mr. Davenport and Miss Vining have proved such an attraction, that their engage ment has been extended another week. Tragedies and dramas have constituted the performances during the past week, and among the latter the " Carpenter of Rouen" and " Black-Eyed Susan" have drawn good houses as second peices. Mr. Davenport, as William, has all the hearty feeling and off-hand manner of a " blue jacket," and Miss Vining plays Susan with her usual good taste and ability. Among the subordinate characters, we have much.pleasure in noticing Mr. Collier's personation of Jack Twig, it is a really creditable performance. AWFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. The Aberdare Valley, Glamorganshire, South Wales. which is thickly studded throughout its entire length and breadth with numerous and extensive coal-pits, was on Monday the scene of a most fearful accident at the Duf fryn Pit, Cwm Bach, by which no fewer than eighty lives were sacrificed. At the time of the accident there were upwards of 160 men at work in the pit in question. Every thing was proceeding in the usual manner, when a sud den and most terrific explosion spread consternation and dismay around. The fearful news spread throughout the neighbourhood with great rapidity. As soon as inquiries could be made, and the men in the pit communicated with, it was ascertained that a tremendous explosion of ifitrse influence;dain p hacl many of the men were tended to the whole of the mine, ascertained to be in safety, although for a lengthened increased fears that t h e whole which led to renewed b ta u k t en wh p i l c a h ce ; f d o e r s t t u r n o a y t i e n i g y, ev n e o ry t th h i a ni n w g it e hr . hadperished. le whole of the remaining 155 At length, however, more men were drawn up, and it was ascertained that the deaths did not exceed eighty—still a most fearful n p u er m ill r o . nl l y n fi t v w e o we p r i e les en l a a y b e n dae and trdol es 60 o extricated m erl a tl d from the who, in the fruitless attempt to escape the terrible after damp—more fatal than the firedamp —had tumbled down upon each other and miserably perished. A father and two sons were found among one of the heaps of the dead. The poor man, in his frantic eagerness and anxiety to save himself and his two sons, had clutched one under each arm, and thus had sought to escape; but, alas ! death seized them in its terrible embrace, and all three fell to gether, still clasped to each other among the ghastly dead. The explosion was caused by men using naked candles. On th e same day that the above explosion took place, a dreadful ca l am i ty occurred in the more remote district of the Gwend raet h V a l e, situate near the v ill age o f P em . brey, between Ll ane ll y an d C armar then, by which th e lives of all the men i n th e colliery at the time, with o ne exception, were sacrificed. In the evening, the colliers. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY are laying down narrow gauge rails, withing the broad guage on that part of the line between Gloucester and Bristol. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—The case of the London and North-Western and other companies against the powers sought to be obtained by the Shrews bury and Chester Company, as in alliance with the Great Western, for compulsory running powers over the Ches ter and Holyhead Railway ; also over the line from Chester to Crewe ; also over the line from Walton, near Warrington, to Manchester • and for comp u l sory use of the Londo n an d North-Western station at the latter place, was before the committee on the bill on Friday. Mr. Laing, the chairman of the Brighton Com pany, and Captain Lewes, of the Lancashire and York shire Company, were examined against the powers sought, and the committee unanimously decided not to accord them. A GOOD DEAL OF EXCITEMENThas been produced among parties interested in the oil trade, by the intelligence just re ceived from Newfoundland, of the loss of between 50 and 80 sealing vessels in the north-east gales, between sth and 12th of April. Some 90 men are reported to have pe rished, and upwards of a thousand shipwrecked sealers are stated to have sought shelter at various points about Pinchard's Island and Bonavista Bay. " FATHER. IGNATIUS," alias the Hon. and Rev. Geo. Spencer, brother to Earl Spencer, and formerly a clergy man of the Established Church, has, during the past week, paid a visit to Cheltenham. He was dressed in a black serge cloak, and a low crowned hat, with an im mense brim ; his feet were bare. Suspended from his breast were two silver orders of the Jesuits. It is said he is on a tour through England to collect funds for the con version of this nation to Romanism ! TRAFFIC RcTURNS.—The traffic returns for the week ending May 9th, on the undermentioned English lines of railway, are as follow : 1852. 1851. London and North Western £48,661 .. £45,524 Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,352 .. 15,410 London and South-Western 11,754 .. 10,355 London a n d B r i g ht on ,9,776 .. 9,410 Great Western........ - • • 17,174 South East ern .. • • 12,1C4 6,814 6,029 4,432 13,965 1,856 THE MURDER :IN LAMBETH.—At the Central Cri minal Court, on Wednesday, Thomas Cathie Wheeler, 29, was placed at the bar to plead to an indictment charg ing him with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Wheeler, his mother, by cutting her head off; but e v id ence s i m i lar to that adduced at the inquest having been given to show that the prisoner was insane, the jury, acting under the direction of Baron Platt, said they were perfectly satis fied, and returned a verdict that the p r i soner was .of un sound mind, and therefore incompetent to plead. Upon this finding by the jury, the prisoner was ordered to be detained in safe custody during her Majesty's pleasure. THE LATE "CURSING" A MAGISTRATE IN NORFOLK. —Mr. Gwyn, the Norfolk magistrate, in a lett er t o th e papers, has explained the circumstances which led to the Rev. Mr. Moore's cursing him. Mr. Moore, it seems, had by his quarrelsome propensities made so many ene mies at Borden, that his father wrote to Mr. Gwyn to request that gentleman to prevent personal violence being used towards his son. Mr. Gwyn wrote back, stating that he did not apprehend personal violence being used, but recommcndng him to remove his son from iiorden as soon as he could. This letter the father very foolishly sent to the Rex.. Mr. Moore, and hence the latttr's con duct. 17,886 13,134 7,667 6,740 THE MILITIA BILL York and North Midland Manchester, Shetf. and Lincoln Bristol and Exeter - York, Newcastle, and Berwick.. Shrewsbury and Chester Shrewsbury and Birmingham.... Eastern Counties and Norfolk Great Northern The House then went again into committee upon the Militia Bill. On the 10th clause, Sir 11. VERNET moved to omit the provision offering a bounty on enlistment, believing it to be wholly unnecessary, and that, a sufficient on was enlistment avoid ola ti compulsion, s o : 11 r.R I oii they m 0 1 1 ) . r e o d p o a s t : d an t l o en o d ff m e e r n a t number hea o m f might e v n o d l m un e t n e t er r s ras o p p b o e se r d ai se b d y t without A T a T O b it () bounty. GENERAL, who observed that the government did not believe, any more than the opposers of the bill, that the service would be popular or attractive, and therefore, negatived u t p o o nt the aol division. oo i t bounty. The o n o m o e t n y dm pa e i n d t in the regiments of the line.— Major B . EILEFO RD opposed the amendment.—Mr. gt—oi wishing r Ol e i n mn it t th o ettniot the n tib e n l i s t i n g BRIGHT inquired whether the bounty -money was to be paid to the militia in hard cash, or whether any deduction was to be made fo r kit. —Major BERES FORD replied that the bounty would be p a id i n money, and that articles of 4,255 14,303 2,010 , to the number of about 28, were at Rork, appeared to go on as usual, when, about t, night, the water suddenly broke in upon The irruption appears to have been so sudde poor fellows, with one exception , had no tim e The pit was almost instantaneously filled, and t , drowned, with the exception of one man, wh, himself of the machinery in operation atrorieefld'e,catnhaiss.oalote. At the Morley-hall colliery twelve lives were los t -thus the three accidents have occasioned the loss of 119lii*. One of the 22 colliers who perished in the explosion at Hepburn on Thursday week was named Brusbank, aged 26. He married a widow three months ag) with three children. She had been four times a three of her husbands;by explosions. very thing felock at 14,367 19.997 .14,222 Chester and Holyhead North Staffordshire... Leeds Northern colliers. tha§4lur to es 6,. Le South P 0 ivaited. , re in her hair white point lace larmetq_ the Lord Chief he Lord Chief an, appeared in rte' nuignca or the different orders . e the collars of their respective orders, s so nume- aze reception rooms e grand d by the ..••‘• •• AV •-•• ...s, ~,11 ,- , Illell prevented tne proper educatien ui —_ -eeness of Cambric _-- ersunguish the members of the corn the Catholic priesthood ; the other, to break up that for- Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, enters ne throne trade in their meetings with one another. Amongst them midable confederacy which existed against the British room, when the drav‘ing-room . WARRINGTON. not the least interestin g an d grate f u l were the tribute paid Government and the British connexion. He would ask duction of the foreign ministers.commenced t e Gilbertson himself to Mr. Peelrone, a foreign gen. if the grant had or had not answered either of these pug- In the evening ministerial banquets were giv.m by 1 THE CENSUS OF 1831.-Through the instrumentality ]Oman engaged in the trade, who had been, he said, his poses, before voting on the motion for a committee of Derby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Privy of Mr. Greenall. M.P , the following analysis of the cen • has been , firmest friend, and, by his kindness, h a d enabled hi m t o ieritfiry. He believed, instead of domesticating the priest- Seal, the Home Secretary, the Foreign Secretary, the sus returns of Warrington and Latchford - . arrive at the ability to pay his creditors much earlier than hood of Ireland, by means of this grant, they were now Colonial Secretary, the Duke of Northumberland, the twined from the Registrar-eeneral :-Warrineton: Natives ha would otherwise have done ; and the speech of Mr. G. less domesticated and more governed by foreign influences Postmaster-General, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord of England and Wales, 18,106 ; Ireland, 2,581 ; Scotland, Lynch, remarking upon the presence at that meeting of than ever. He should be glad to know how far the col. Steward, the Attorn , y-General. The Countess of Derby 91 ; foreign countries, 99 : total, 20,800.-Latchford : 11Ir. Gilbertson 's son, to show, be said, the fact of h av i ng lege could now be considered as in a state of poverty ? i had also a very fashionable assembly at the official resi- Natives of England and 'Wales. 2,241 : Ireland, 289 ; been so present must afford, in future days, a valuable And it was worthy of remark, that the priesthood had dence of the noble premier, in Downing -street. During Scotland, 11 ; foreign countries, 1 : total, 2,542 : total of lesson, as well as a feeling of pride in his pa ren t, Th e done all they could to repudiate the colleges established the evening the theatres, club-houses, and principal public both, 23,342. ......,...........---- , occasion appeared th r o ug h ou t t o a ff or d great satisfaction, by Government with the benevolent object of educating buildings, were brilliantly illuminated. as one to which they were unaccustomed, to those of the pupils of all religious persuasions together ; and had es trade who were present, which satisfaction was no doubt tablished, or attempted to establish, colleges of their HER MAJESTY Will give her second state ball this sea - heightened, or, at all events, its expression was materially own, with the express view of defeating the object of the son at Buckingham Palace, to-morrow, the attendance at aided by the excellent dejeuner and wines, furnished on Government, and educating the pupils separately upon which is expected to equal in number the first state ball the occasion by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel. Ultra-montane principles. Under these circumstances, of the sth May. Tim QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT honoured the per N1M.11ara11.....MWE11....... 1 •0111•141..1 he thought the inquiry moved for should be granted.- formance of the French plays on Friday evening with their Mr. B. OSBORNE looked upon the motion as a mere at. THE RECENT ATTACK UPON ALLERGY- tempt to raise a no-Popery cry, under cover of which In D P U . K I E ace AND in t DUCHESShem imiddle MAN IN BANASTRE STREET. presence. .4. certain parties in that house might go to the hustings THEIR DE NENI° u ta ROYAL arrived i l l ' . e l t G I H a N t B Es u s c E k S in T e ll ha E with safety, by means of pandering to a base fanaticism. On Saturday the concluding case et the sessions was Mr• A. II took the same view.-;fir. NFWDFC ATI' that of Hugh M`Loughlitt, Bernard earner, Philip Cos- rnsisted that the facts brought but to Mr. Spooner'' of the day on Saturday from Claremont to pay a visit to grove, and Mary Cooper, charged with riot on the 6th left no alternative to the house to adopt the motion. -Mr MovsEr.t said he would not oppose the motion, her Majesty. Their royal highnesses partook ofd dejeuner instant, in Banastre-street, caused by interrupting the with the Queen and Prince Albert, and afterwards pro- Rev. T. Wolstencroft, curate of St. Bartholomew's because he ' felt confident that the more searclling the i • the better it would be for the college.-Mr. ceeded to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess. Church, and his Scripture-reader, while delivering a re of Kent. ligious discourse. Mr. Blair and Mr. Oubrey prosecuted ; ;Po u r: ry-, Opposed, bu but although lkir he s believedonL Majesty held a Privy Council and Mr. Tindal Atkinson defended the prisoners. After the inOtonMr. G on Saturday afternoon. Lord Derby was unable to attend, the evidence proving the fact, Mr. Atkinson addressed the been made Out by dihQ x na e atun t rt e e l od ' the r ec i si . s n.u, that the colle g e being prevented by a severe attack of gout, which confined wno i e sübject Cmpcoo Presented Aunitseriett,ifonectisitoil:te, rdocaiffiteseiteedtconaeaw:.niayal des' i s o tif i l l Ail . selll Ireland, Marquisejhonieroasdolntdnsyh, e, it opo arrived frwkor the i ia f vsssEe including jury in defence, grounding his appeal on what ho deals. had been a failure. de would po however, that if this introduced npa: Lordal r iaa c i 1 evi e t sey Naas, ac h haap e eorai pi dsDion, Privy r u ctr 1 hat e_ e_ his lordship to his private residence in St. James's-. ua e. nated the indiscreet conduct of Mr. Wolstencroft in per- endowment should be withdrawn, y ' the Parliament with- The Ministers assembled at three o'clock in the afternoon, tinaciously persisting in delivering an open-air discourse drawing it must be prepared to bring under revision the in the palace, and were joined by the usual great officers in a district where his bearers would of necessity be four- r r i s o e p p h o a s d e PRIVY COUNCIL. He r fifths Roman Catholics, and who would, consequently, be would protest, however, against entrusting an inquiry so important to any other ' than a committee appointed by unwilling to listen to his attacks upon their faith. There • the Government, and involving in its operations Govern were proper places appointed by the rubric of the Church in which clergymen could perform their ministrations, and mtnoentitonr.espsoinrsipti.litteis..7 where the law protected them against even a whisper GRATTAN Oppose A 'G rr l . lS H. obected to the dtile raised in opposition to them ; but street-preaching was solely on the ground that s in so late ' a period of the motion, lors. The Council broke up at a quarter before 4 o'clock. forbidden by theelders of the Church and by the rubric ; • with te. ses- alon g and an early (absolution impending, nothing OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.-Lord Colonsay, (Mr. and, when the fruits it bore were handcuffs, bludgeons, could be done in the matter.-Air. Hume said that the Duncan M`Neil,) one of the Permanent Lords Ordinary and brickbats, it was sufficient evidence that it was not, motion was cal l ted to irritate Ireland.-Lord. PAL- of the Court of Session in Scotland, is appointed Lord and could not be, for good. Ile contended that M`Lough mepsToN said he would if a h n o d use ti s le ho o u r l i d gi d n i a v l id m e o , tvioonte o J f us t t i i l c e e- i G ti e g r h ie t ra H l oann.d D P a re v s id ide ß n o t y o le f , t r li e e si C gn o e u d rt . , i i\ n i t r h . e Adata lin had as much right to shout as the Rev. Mr. Wolsten- both against the amendment tlie room The latter, l if agreed .d to, would lead either to a nullity, or Anderson, Lord-Advocate, is appointed a Lord of Session croft had to preach in the open space in Banastre-street ;' w to h a at p ev o e i r cy ha d d e l c ) i e de decidedly mischievous. He thought no case of the Outer House, in the room of Lord Colonsay. Mr and that, before the interference of the police, no breach against the cot e rs r e fo o r f teach- , John Inglis, Solicitor-General for Scotland, is apinted Rev. Lrd Zechariah Advocate, in ß a therr is room is. pp o o f i n iN t l e r d . Adam o lon ial Anderson Chaplain fo The r of the law had been committed. The learned Recorder, ing at Maynooth en alTh a m e i h ar th ' e g in summing up, observed that there were places in which Warwickshire had indulged g in lon a g a. dia ra tr a il against the t t , it would be manifestly improper for the ministers of re tenets of the Catholic religion. This motion against the Rev. Zachiariai Barry is appointed Colonial Cllaplaifl for higion to attempt to deliver a sermon, as, for instance, in tenets of the Catholic religion. This motion origina el Western d Australia. T 1 e Rev. Owen Emeric Vidal is ligion to attempt to deliver a sermon, as, for instance, in that court, while the requirements of the law were being SIR JAMES GRAHAM has been prevented attending the in the aggressive measures taken by the rn Cou n t ppointe Colonial Chaplain at Sierra Leone. fulfilled; or in a concert-room, while a piece was being which had given rise to such a feeling on the r part of a performed. Although the Rev. Mr. Wolstencroft was de. people of England, that they urged retaliation. T pre serving of a certain measure of commendation for the zeal House of Commons by a fit of the gout. sent motion might therefore be regarded as one of yen- House influenced him in the discharge of his duties, he • • • • LORD \VENLOCK, expired at Escrick-park, Yorkshire. geance, and of vengeance alike unjust and impolitic.- should be ever mindful as to the place he selected for de_ Sunday afternoon. Mr. Serjeant MURPHY moved the adjournment of the livening an open-air sermon. He was of opinion that he had shown a want of discretion in going into Banastre- debate.-After After ashortdiscion, theadjournment until THE EMPEROR . or Moaocco has presented the Queers Tuesday was agreed to. with two splendid Arabian horses, which have just arrived street for that purpose ; the result might have been an ticipated ; and he should have been careful that his opera- 'WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. in London. .... tions did n o t t rans f orm t h e pu bli c streets into a battle- A number of petitions were presented ; and, in reply to THE RIGHT HON. DAVID BOYLE has resigned the field. Still, if the jury were of opinion that the charges a question from Mr. HOME, whether, after tile loss of the conjoint offices of Lord Justice General of Scotland and were proved, the prisoners had made themselves amenable Birkenhead, government intended to order a survey of the Lord President of the Court of Session. to the law, and must pay the penalty of their misconduct. East Coast of Africa, Mr. STAFFORD said, that the sub. THE Belfast News-Letter states, "on the best autho- After reviewing the evidence, the lea rne d R ecorder heft ject was under consideration ; but he did no t thi n k that rity," that Lord Glengall is to be appointed Governor the case in the hands of the jury, who retired to consider the loss of the Birkenhead could be attributed to the General of India, in place of the Marquis of Dalhousie. their verdict, and, after an absence of about two hours, want of such a survey. The Qualification for Members they returned with a verdict of guilty against all the Bill was withdrawn ; and the Parish Constables Bill passed THE CLOTH OF GOLD which formed the Queen's traits prisoners. The Recorder addressing thejury : I dare say, through Committee pro forma. at the Birthday Drawing-room, on Thursday, was from gentlemen, you agree with me in thinking that it would NEWSPAPER STAMPS.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. one of the fabrics distinguished by its beauty and excel have been more discreet if the Rev. Mr. Wolstencroft had The debate (adjourned on the 22d ult.) upon the reso- hence at the Great Exhibition of 1851. not attempted public worship at a place where Roman lutions moved by Mr. M. GIBSON, " That such fi nanc i a l SIR STRATFORD CANNING has gracefully chosen the Catholics abound ? The Foreman, without replying, in- arrangements ought to he made as will enable Parliament title of his new peerage Stratford de Redeliffe-from the dined his head, apparently in the affirmative. The Re. to dispense with the duty on paper; that the newspaper celebrated pile (the Church of St. Mary Redcliffe) of corder : If you have come to that conclusion, to which stamp ought to be abolished ; and that the tax on ad- which his ancestor, William Canynge, the great Bristol the evidence irresistibly l ea d s you. -Aj uryman, interrupt _ vert i sements ought to be repealed," was resumed by merchant, was the re s t orer , if not the founder. hie the Recorder, stated that it was not the unanimo us Mr. COWAN, who explained the nature of the restric- THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S BALL.-On Friday opinion of the jury that street-preaching should be sup- tions peculiarly applicable to the manufacture of paper, evening his Grace the Duke of 'Wellington gave a grand pressed; on the contrary, they must all a gree th a t th e the tendency of which, he said, was to obstruct improve. ball at his mansion, Apsley House. A very large and place in question was not an improper one for the exerci se ments. The Excise duty fell with great severity upon brilliant attendance of the beau monde honoured the aged of worship ; that the preacher had as much right there as certain branches of this manufacture - cards,boards,boxes, veteran with their presence. Almost the whole of the the men with the swingboats; and that he ought not to and packages for British articles exported-and the members of the corps diplotnatigue were also present, have been interfered with.-The Recorder did not wish to vexatious processes of supervision occasioned a further with the attache's to the various embassies. Dancing be understood as being desirous of suppressing all preach- outlay. But for the depressing and crushing effect of commenced shortly before eleven, and was continued with ing which was not delivered in churches ; that was a these duties and restrictions, the paper manufacture would much spirit until daylight. matter entirely of ecclesiastical discipline; but his obser- have attained a far greater extension than it now had.- A POLITICAL CONVERT.—The Earl of Mount Edge vations applied to the discretion which ought to be used Mr. GLADSTONE should be glad to see the time arrive combe, whose countess was one of the ladies in waiting by ministers in the selection of places for the avoidance when these duties could be removed ; and referred, in upon her Majesty under the Russell administration, which of those localities where the delivery of a discourse connection with them,- to the struggle which is going on the noble earl cordially supported until its later days of by a clergyman of the Church of England would be in the book trade, to which, lie said, combination and hopeless decrepitude, has addressed a letter to Conserva tives and agriculturists, urging them to support the Derby likely to create a tumult. The Foreman asked whether monopoly had been applied to such an extent as to limit the constitution of England was not such as would justify materially the supply of books. If the paper duty were Government. This step is one of greater value because, a policeman in removing a clergyman from a street if it taken off, we ought to be the cheapest producers and the as his lordship states, he has "scarcely an acquaintance were evident that his proceedings were likely to create a largest consumers of books in the world.-Sir ' WILLIAM riot ? The Recorder was disposed to think it might be so. CLAY, Mr. MOWATT, Mr. REYNOLDS, and Mr. J. L. among the members of the present Government," whilst After making a few m ore o b servat i ons, h e sentenced RICARDO supported the resolutions.-The ATTORNEY- many of those who held hi g h o ffi ces i n th e d e f unct cabin et enjoy in private life his most sincere respect and regard. M`Loughlin to four weeks' imprisonment ; Career to GENERAL gave an exposition of his official duty in re- But the earl recognises the important fact that the choice three weeks ; and the other two to a fortnight's imprison. lation to prosecutions for evasion of the stamp duties, of governments " does not now rest between Lord Derby molt each, with hard labour, and of the proceedings in the case of the Household Nar- and the Whigs, but between him and Lord John Russell, rative of Current Events.-Mr. M . GREGOR could not united with Mr.Cobden and the ultra.Radicals."-Exeter - consent to relinquish so large an amount of duty at present. Gazette. -Mr. Hume believed the stamp duty would, if removed, __._.. be replaced by postage.-Mr. K. SEYMER should on this occasion 'vote against the motion, because be thought it -had been understood that all questions of taxation were to be left to the consideration of a future Parliament. -Mr. WAKLET observed that this was no reason for op posing the motion. which did not propose to meddle with these duties now.-Mr. GIBSON was permitted to add to his first resolution the words "as nearly as may be with reference to the security of the public revenue."-The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER gave some explana tions of his prior statements, and warned the house again not to come to a precipitate pledge upon these important questions. The house divided upon the three resolutions, which were successively negatived-the first by 195 against 107; the second, by 199 against 100; and the third, by 181 against 116. The house then went into committee upon the County Courts' Further Extension Bill, the consideration of which occupied until six o'clock, when an adjournment took place until Friday. FRIDAY, Niali - 14. DESERTION OF SEAMEN IN AUSTRALIA. In answer to a question put by Mr. Masterman relative to the desertion of ships by their crews in Australia, Sir J. PAKINGTON said the government had directed one of her Majesty's ships in the Australian seas to be stationed at the port of Melbourne. Sir John added that consi derable funds had been received from the colonies for the promotion of immigration thither, and that he was in communication with the emigration commissioners as to the best mode of effecting the object. BUSINESS FOR THE PRESENT SESSION. In reply to inquiries from various members, it was stated that the following bills are proposed to be pro. ceeded with this session, viz., Metropolitan Interment and Water Supply Acts, and Charitable Trusts Bill. The Railways Act (lreland) Bill was postponed. ne intro- MAY 18, HOMAS (111 HEAD. investig 185 - 2. PARLIA OF LORDS ;u WILE/ f of M