The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. A correspondent, who addresses us on the intended removal of the Postotlice, suggests that, for the accommodation of the public, the Theatre-Royal, in Williamson-square, one of the most central sites, and the most easily accessible in - the busy and populous parts of the town, should be purchased. The structure,. he says, is architecturally neat, and would require only interior alterations to render it suitable for the purpose. It has,"moreover, a tine open area in front, removed from all great thoroughfares, and is considerably nearer to Castle street than is Lime-street, while, at the same time, it is at no great distance from the Railway Station. The site would, however, beopen to the same objections as those stated in the memorial, alluded to elsewhere, of the merchants against the removal to Lime-street. The Letter of "A Protestant" was received too late, but if it were prudent, we could prove to him that the apstlct of which he complains, is not so wide-spread as he imagines. Several notices to correspondents were accidentally omitted from our peper last week. We may therefore unintentionally have giros cffnce to several parties. A note on the water question has been left at oar office for as T . R . ,, T.B.—The place of meeting is in Hunter-street; but we cannot say if there is any day for assembting together except F:unday. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. The circulation of the STANDARD is now greater than that of any Conservative journal in Liver pool, and we think we may add, of any provincial Protestant paper in England. The high respecta bility of its readers has always been acknowledged. - TVithin the last twelve months, our advertisements have increased nearly one hundred per cent. CM: kitaTpaat ;•:-•,tanbarb. Yearly Subscription : In Advance, His. On Credit, 15E. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1847. A serious question is just now occupying the attention of this community—no less than the question,—" Who are to be the representatives for Liverpool in the next parliament ?" The merely Conservative portion of the community appear to be at a dead lock. The accustomed organization is gone. The party is split up ; the watchwords, un der which they have rallied in former times, have become empty and meaningless sounds. The most prominent, heretofore, in electioneering matters, are sunk in lathargy ; and those, who are still dis posed to make a fight for the good old cause, are at a loss to know where to place their hands upon a man to put forward for its defence. Such is the sad havoc which backsliding expediency-mongering has created amongst us. We are happy to know, however, that we have yet a hope to lean upon ; that we are not in such very imminent danger of seeing the representation of our loyal and Conservative town thrown into the hands of Whig Radical or apostate men. The Protestant spirit of Liverpool is up—that spirit -which enabled us to win our past victories at the 'hustings, and to strike such heavy blows against the advancing tide of infidelity and political latitu dinarianism. By its energetic effect, we trust yet to disappoint the expectations of our jeering oppo nents, and to see our town, as of old, represented by men who honestly and entirely reflect the opi nions and feelings of the mass of the constituency. Already several influential meetings have been held, with a view to the selection of fitting candidates and the arranging of the necessary preparations for a struggle. At present, it would be premature to give any details. We can, however, promise our readers that two unexceptionable Conservatives will be brought forward, care being taken above all things that they are sound and staunch Protes tants ; and that there is every prospect of a suc cessful issue. Whilst upon this subject, we may notice a wrong impression which has got abroad, caused by the mis-reporting of a passage of the lecture of the Rev. Dr. M‘Neile, on Tuesday last. The rev. lecturer is made, by a Saturday's contemporary, to say— " If there be a large section of the town that wants a man to represent them, well, let us have fair play, and let us have peace and quietness. lam going to take upon me a great proposal,—that two respectable men, varying in politics, but one of them, at least, determined for Pro testantism, shall be sent to parliament without a con test. Let our Reformers and our. Conservatived, as they call themselves agree in this matter. Let them each have a respectable, high-conditioned, and competent man to represent their interests; and let the Conservatives have , a Protestant man. It would be well, indeed, if both were Protestants. And why should not it be ! Why should we suppose that the Reformers in this town, or in the country, are opposed to Protestantism ? Why should we suppose they are such great fools as to be duped with an appearance of liberty of conscience, which is only a pre lude to universal persecution ?" The inference to be drawn from this is, of course, that Dr. M`Neile asks only, on behalf of the Con servative party, for one Protestant, whereas we apprehend nothing could be further from his wish. In another column we give a report of the lecture, containing our reporter's correct version of the passage in question, which we here repeat : " If there be a large section of the town that wants a man to represent them, well, let us have fair play, and let us have peace and quietness. lam going to take upon me a great proposal—that two respectable men varying in politics, but at one and determined for Protestantism shall be sent to Parliament, without a contest. Let our Reformers and our Conservatives, as they call themselves, agree in this matter. Let them each have a respectable, high-conditioned, and competent man *to represent their secular interests, but as far as Protestantism is concerned, both Conservatives indeed. And why not both Protestants I Why should we suppose that the Reformers in this town or in this country, are opposed to Protest antism ? Why should we suppose they are such great fools as to be duped with an appearance of liberty of con science, which is only a prelude to universal persecution." The difference between the signification of the two versions will be seen at once; and the latter one certainly must be admitted to agree best with the context. THE Legislature will inevitably have shortly to take some steps to protect the lives of her Majesty's subjects who travel by railways. A fortnight ago, we had to record an accident, attended with a la mentable loss of life, caused by the falling of a bridge upon the river Dee, at Chester. To-day we have to record a still more disastrous occurrence at Wolverton, caused by a train of passenger carriages running into a train of lumber carriages placed in a siding. The one has occupied, for some time, the attention of a coroner's jury, and scientific men of all grades have given their testimony ; the other, doubtless, will do so forthwith, In the first case, the evidence offered has been directed to the object of exonerating the Company from any blame, arising from the mal-construction of the fallen bridge ; in the second, the conduct of the party, whose duty it was to see that the " point" was properly adjusted, after the luggage waggons had been driven into the siding, will doubtless be the chief matter to consider. It really does strike us, however, that the time has come when something snore satisfactory to the -public than these inquiries, after the mischief has been done, must be attempted. What is the worth of the present sham kind of inspection by Govern ment officers of railways about to be opened ? Positively nothing. General Pasley, or some other party, may come down from London ; be taken in a kind of triumphal procession along a line ; get out of his carriage and take a survey of a bridge or a viaduct, with an engineer and directors to tell him everything about the span of this arch, the solid contents of this pier, the number of piles that have been driven for a foundation, the weight of girders, and the cost at which the whole has been put together; but what does General Pasley, or any other government engineer, whose decision has to intimate to the public whether they may safely risk life and limb upon a railway, know about the matter after all ? The pier of a bridge may be a mere piece of hollow brick or stone work, filled up with rubble stones and sand ; the mortar with which it is put together may be more like sand and water than lime ; the foundation may be quicksand, and the work in all save its outside finish mere rubbish for all that General Pasley, or any other man, who merely inspects when finished, can detect. There are some matters connected with the Ches ter accident, which are suggestive of very serious bridge was considerations for the public. p a ssed by the Government Inspecto r The on the 22nd of October last as being safe. And that officer's evidence is, now, that -- " It has been stated that one of the girders on this has been replaced by a ne w one. This circumstances line was neve r reported to Governmen t, and I did not k now it till lately. And that circumstance, in connection with another failure now, induces me to believe, that the girders are only on the very verge of safety ; that the bridge is on the cast of a die between safety and danger." Of course we cannot say whether it is the case, or not, that one of the girders of the bridge in ques tion has been, as is here insinuated, surreptitiously replaced by a new one ; but it is a startling fact that, notwithstanding the inspection which was to have protected us, the public have for months p ast been travelling overa bridge the girders of which, as is stated, " are only on the verge of safety," whilst the bridge itself is, according to this evidence, " on the cast of a die between safety and danger," The fact, we believe, is not to be denied, that the security of the bridge has . been doubted for some time. Mr. Morelli, the agent to the con tractor, says in his evidence before the coroner, "I have heard reports repeatedly that it was insecure ;" and the deflection caused by the trains passing over it appears to have been noticed by several parties. The admission, too, of General Pasley, if the bridge was to be constructed as formerly, he would not pass over it" shows forcibly that somewhere there has been a sad error of judgment. Upon one point we must express our cordial agreement with the opinion of Mr. Locke, that much blame is attributable to the Admiralty, the Board of Trade, and the Commissioners of Rail ways, who insist upon the bridges of railways over rivers, suspected of being made navigable, being of such immense span, thereby increasing greatly their cost and decreasing their security. No man in his_ senses, except, perhaps, some benighted native of the ancient city, ever expects to see a vessel above the size of a flat sailing up the Roodee at Chester. Yet to gratify an absurd local vanity, thousands have already been expended uselessly upon this very bridge, and life has been sacrificed in an abortive attempt to construct it in such a plan as to be practically useful. The precise cause of the Wolverton accident, and the quarter in which the blame of it rests, we are as yet unacquainted with. At present, the points man is the party suffering the odium and responsi bility. Should it turn out that the imputation is correct, and that this unhappy person has failed in the due performance of his duties, the public have still a right to ask whether their lives are to be submitted to the hazard of an under official neg lecting that due attention to an important office, which they have a right to see paid. It is .very generally understood that such men are not the best remunerated men amongst the staff a railway company ; and the duties, though not severe, are rather too incessant. Economy in such matters, if not consistent with the safety of the public, cannot be too severely reprehended. Our. columns this day record the fate of further victims to the pestilence which the condition of Ireland is entailing upon us. Another and another estimable life is weekly sacrificed ; and where the evil is to stop none can tell. One thing, however, is tolerably clear to us, viz., the fact that the com munity have a duty to perform towards that devo ted body of men—the surgeons of Liverpool— who are thus daily risking life in the effort to save life, and to preserve the health of the community. We must take care that these gentlemen, as well as the officers, who are employed to dispense relief to the Irish poor in their own wretched homes, and amongst - whom also death has been busy, are adequately remunerated; and it is perhaps not going beyond justice if we add also that some provision should be made, atthe public expense, for thc se whom they leave by their death widowed and fatherless. The remuneration at present given both to the medical men and the relieving officers is inadequate ; is not in proportion either to the labour performed or the danger incurred. A hundred a year for a doctor, and a guinea or five and twenty shillings a week for a relieving officer or a policeman, to visit the filthy and fever-stricken dens in our back streets and courts, are scant pay for the risk of life and health and the possible risk also of the life and health of their families. In such a time as this we might be more liberal without being ex travagant. The most niggard censor of parish expenditure would not complain of generosity ex ercised in this direction. Something might also be done to lighten the labours of the parties em ployed in this dangerous service. Their number might be increased, in order to allow time for healthy relaxation and exercise,—time to permit them to exchange the fevered atmosphere which they are hourly breathing for pure air. The autho rities of Liverpool, we trust, will look to this. They have already done and sacrificed much, and that much cheerfully, to aid the wretched strangers so unfairly cast upon their bounty ; and they must not withhold their liberality from their own fellow townsmen, who are engaged in carrying out their benevolence. We understaud that one of the members of 24 lodge of the Protestant Association of loyal Orangemen will, this evening, deliver a lecture to the members, after the lodge has been closed. The subject of the lecture will be as important as seasonable. STEALING A WATCH.—A man, named John Jones, was yesterday charged, at the police court, with stealing, in Lace's-street, a watch, worth £5, from a person named Beetham. The prisoner was in company with Ellen Rigby, and a man named Stewart, who were committed on Saturday for the same offence. The prisoner was also sent for trial at the sessions. _ _ _ We are authorised to contradict a report which has been industriously circulated, that the Rev. G. Cuthbert, minister of St. Mathew's, is about removing to a distant sphere of labour. The reverend gentleman's ministry, since its commencement, has been accompanied with every success, and no such change as that alluded to is, or has been contemplated. THE CROPS.—CANTERBURY, SATURDAY. — The last few days we have had cold, dry, easterly winds, which keep out the homeward-bound ships ; and the price of wheat has advanced from 3s. to ss. per quarter this day. There is really no reason for the advance. The crops never looked better, though the pasture lands are begin ning to call out for rain. I send you an ear of wheat in full bloom, and also one of oats. I suppose you have none with you so forward. With the weather we had last week, we should be cutting in five weeks.—From a Cor respondent. THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The first sailing match of the season will take place to-morrow, for three elegant pieces of plate, given by the club. The contend ing yachts, first, second, and third class, will sail from the Rock Ferry, shortly after ten o'clock, taking " the Egerton course , " ' and will return to tae place of starting. Nine fine yachts have been entered. One of the City of Dublin Company's mail steam-ships will attend and fol low the match, for the accommodation of the officers, and the members, and their friends, leaving the Prince's Pier at ten o'clock. A good band of music will be on board, and the stewards will make ample provision for the com pany. The contest, it is expseted, will be highly interesting. We have much pleasure in stating that at the late exa mination for Gentlemen Cadets in the royal military aca demy, Woolwich, the first place was assigned to Mr. Charles Forbes Birch, of this town, son of the late Capt. Birch, of the 73rd regiment. There were eleven other successful candidates, the answering of all of whom was highly respectable, but Mr. Birch did not miss a single question during the whole of a rigid examination. In his special preparationhe was unfavourably circumstanced, as lie had only been ten days upon the spot instead of several months. His success is creditable on the one hand to his own character and attainments; and on the other to the Collegiate Institution, in which he was educated. HARVEST PROSPECTS. — In the Exchange Newsroom, on Saturday, a clump of wheat was exhibited from Mr. Neilson's farm, at Halewood. It was sown the first week in October, is now upwards of three feet high, and beauti fully shot into ear. Mr. Thompson, of Sutton, near Eastham, states, in a letter to the Mail, that he cut a field of grass last Monday, and was ct r:yincr it on Saturday. The crop was so heavy that the mowers 116boured to deli ver it from the scythe. An old practical farmer who was present stated that he had never seen a finer crop, and it was in first-rate condition. He intends to take a second crop from the same field. " Grain" he adds' " -looks excellently well, As concerns the potato blight, my crop is not enough advanced to give any opinion at present. I can detect no symptoms. The plant looks well." PRESENTATION TO WILLIAM SHAW, ESQ., OF EVER TON.—We have had the gratification to inspect, at the shop of Mr. Doke, Lord-street, silversmith, a handsome and costly service of plate, to be, in the language of the inscription, " presented to William Shaw, Esq., by the inhabitants of Everton and his friends, in testimony of his zeal and faithful discharge of his public duties for upwards of twenty-seven years, and in admiration of his character as an upright and honourable man. Everton, June 1847." The plate consists of tea and coffee services, of the en graved Chinese pattern, with twelve tea-spoons, of the king's pattern ; an engraved basket, a tea, coffee, and water pot ; a sugar basin and cream jug, sugar tongs, chased silver, a toast rack ; fish knife and fork, 12 table and 12 desert forks, and 6 table spoons—value in all £l5O. Included in the present there is also a fine lithographic likeness of the recipient, by Mr. M`Galley, with a silver plate, bearing an inscription similar to the above. Mr. Shaw has been one of the longest and most indefatigable friends of the township of Everton, and this testimonial to his worth is as honourable to the donors as it must be gratifying to his own feelings. THE POST OFFICE. — The proposition of the post office authorities to remove the present post-office from the custom-house to Lime-street, is being memorialized against by the merchants, brokers, shipowners, and principal commercial men of the town, on grounds which they set forth, and which are in some points reasonable, especially as regards themselves in their respective voca tions. They urge that some site nearer the exchange would be more preferable to Lime-street, which is sepa rated from the business district by crowded thoroughfares, and "an unbridged hollow" across Whitechapel • that Lime-street, though near to the North-Western Railway Station, is at a considerable distance from the other rail way stations about to be formed, that it is also far from tofrceeodrt merchants Scotch eanartnt,esdhahelnodrt by adapted h n iyn o lgte t htleteetr sand for for manyfore foreign inlando otletters r s letters,reee received I,l;ner_ebrti3exaens would d o r th eg e u r ir p e ac a k m et o s l : tit t o h d a e t o tin f h ep m yi a a ssouotgegroesfs suggest clerks he sesi n s at concentration sessions-house, o u great e e, i r risk near sckii theaapn Chapel-street, exchange;slto r s e s of etor os time, nndy situation between Rumford -street and Colonial-buildings, Dale-street. The memorial lies for signat ure a t the exchange news-room, II LIVEUPOOt gTANDARD. HERBERT'S PAINTING OF THE ACQUITTAL OF THE SEVEN BISHOPS: The opportunities which have been afforded us of view ing this picture more attentively, and in detail, confirm us in our already expressed opinion of its great merit as a work of art. Viewed generally as a mere painting, irre spective of its historical character, it is almost faultless in every respect. Its grouping is most skilfully managed and perfectly balanced, none of the figures introduced being obtruded upon us to the exclusion of others. The coloring is splendid. yet suitable to the character of the scene ; and the details and accessions are worked out most carefully. Every portion of the picture, indeed, will bear the closest examination *it'll a powerful lens ; and the figures, in particular, are finished with the care of miniature painting. As a historical picture, however, it is that its merits are most striking and wonderful. The time of action chosen by the artist is the moment when the foreman of the jury, Sir Roger Langley, Bart., is just pronouncing the verdict " not guilty" ; and the varied emotions pro duced in the auditory are most effectively given. A strik ing figure is a lady in the foreground,—one of the rela tives of the Bishops—who is represented in the attitude of listening. Another graphic feature is the youth who is giving the verdict through the windows to the crowd outside the hall. The leaning of the judges may readily he traced by their countenances, Sir Robert Wright, Lord Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Allybone, both in the interest of the Court, betraying unequivocal symptoms of vexation and disappointment. The Bishops themselves appear the calmest parties in the hall. One great merit of the picture, in which so many persons figure, who were at the time, or subsequently celebrated, is the fact that the whole are drawn from authentic portraits ; and that the costume and the general appearance of the hall are, as closely as can be arrived at, those of the period. This effort of Mr. Herbert's, for the first time seen in Liverpool, fully justifies the admiration which it excited when first exhibited in the Royal Academy, and stamps the artist as one of the first historical painters which England has produced. It is being engraved by S. W. Reynolds, a gentleman well qualified to do itjustice ,• and we find amongst the list of subscribers in the hands of Mr. Agnew, the spirited publisher, the names of some of the most illustrious churchmen and laymen of the day, Her Majesty, the Queen, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Lord Bishop of Ely, the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, and the Lord Bishop of London, heading the list. The delineation of such a scene, where passion in all I its variety has to be poutrayed, and where the calm dig nity of a court of justice must be observed, pervading the whole, must have called forth all the mind, power, and energies of the painter. This work must undoubtedly be placed in the front rank of the productions of the Historic and Heroic schools ; indeed, there is little that the most captious critic could object to,—the drawing of the figures is faultless, the attitudes varied and imposing, the grouping natural and free from restraint ; in colour and tone it is pleasing, and as a whole very harmonious. We feel proud that our country possesses an artist who, by the magic of his pencil, can realise the worthy deeds of our fathers in the olden time, and teach the world by his canvas to understand and appreciate the great events of history. As will be seen by the advertisement in another column, the picture will remain on view for some days at the large room, 82, Bold-street, and we recommend our readers to take the earliest opportunity of inspecting it. FEELING IN THE CORN MARKET, YESTERDAY. On Friday last, notwithAsulding the splendid weather with.which we have been favoured, we had, in Liverpool, a rise of from ls. 6d. to 23. per barrel upon Flour, and Is. per quarter upon Indian Corn ; the value of other articles remaining. steady. Yesterday the feeling of the trade was still in favour of an advance in prices ; and Western Canal Flour was sold as high as 465. Wheat was also higher, the stock in the port not being estimated at above 10,000 quarters, the smallest ever held for the last thirty years. The stock of American Flour is only estimated at 80,000 barrels, which, with the Wheat held, one good market day would clear off. There is no advance to note in other articles. The trade, however, were waiting for the prices at Mark-lane yesterday. One cause of the deficiency of our stocks, and the conse quent rise in prices, is the disproportion of our exports to the recent imports of bread stuffs. From the first to the third instant, our total imports of wheat were 734 quar ters, against which we exported to foreign countries, to Ireland, and coastwise, 1,599 quarters. Our imports of flour were 495 barrels, against 9,283 barrels e±ported. Our imports of Indian corn were 3,031 quarters, against 10,628 quarters exported ; and of Indian meal, 99 quarters imported against 2,310 barrels exported. Besides this, large supplies are going into the interior. Beyond the prospects of early foreign supplies, there appears nothing to prevent a further rise of prices. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY-FULL-DRESS CON CERT, LAST NIGHT., A full-dress concert of this society was_given last night, and most numerously and fashionably attended. The first overtige was Boildieu's " Jean de Paris," which was respecffibly played ; after which Signor Tagliafico gave an aria from Donizetti's " Lucretia Borgia," with excellent effect. This gentleman pessesses a fine bass and barytone voice, and has evidently studied in a good school. Signora Corbari next sang a rondo, " I Lom bardi," by G. Verdi, in a very chaste manner; and was followed by Madlle, Alboni, who gave a romanza. from " Lucretia Borgia," with that astonishing contralto voice for which she is so eminent. Herr Joachim was the next on the programme, and gave' a violin solo (Spohr's eighth concerto) with exquisite effect. A much finer player than this young man it is impossible to hear. Although he has not the power of_ De Beriot, Vieux temps, and some others, the quality of his tone is- most beautiful. His left hand is surprising ; and his manage ment of the bow is both graceful and commanding. The introductory movement, which is full of cadenzas and embellishments, was beautifully played, as was the move ment in two four time. His octaves, tenths, double shakes, and aspeggios were perfect and masterly. The duet rorn La Gazza Ladra, by Signora Corbari and Aidlle. Alboni was finely sung, 11Idlle. Alboni's extraor dinary contralto voice being again put in requisition. A greater compass of voice was certainly never heard by us, or, we believe, by any other party in Liverpool or else where. Rossini's aria from "11 Barbiere di Siviglia " was splendidly sung by Signor Tagliafico, and well de served the encore which it received. The chorus from " William Tell" closed the first part, and was well sung and supported by the band. The overture to Part Second was fairly played. The violins, however, were out of tune. The recitative and aria, by Madlle. Alboni, was a wonderful piece of vocali sation, her voice extending from G below the space to C in alt. In the duet from " Don Pasquale," by Signora Corbari and Signor Tagliafico, after hearing Gi isi and La blache, we expected to be disappointed, but the playfulness of the pretty Corbari, and the exquisite manner in which Tagliafico sang, satisfied not only ourselves, but the whole audience.. The solo of young Joachim, by Ernst, was a treat of the highest class. It would be impossible to describe his luscious tones.' We never beard such since the days pf Pacranini. In power be is short of other players we have heard. His execution is, howeyer, wonderful, his style of the highest order, and his intonation clear ds a bell. His legato passages are especially fine. Madlle. Alboni's Ca vatina from Doni zetti was another triumph, and was loudly encored. The remaining portion of the concert We were unfortunately unable to listen to, on account of the lateness of the hour and the necessity of being in time for post. On the whole, a more gratifying concert has never been given by the society. CORRESPONDENCE. THE POTATO DISEASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlF,—Having heard it reported that the potato disease had al peared on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, I hasten to con tradict the report so far as the parish of Wallasey is concerned, as on Saturday last I went over the parish, and the uniform answer to my question, as to the existence of the disease, was, "There was nothing of the kind, and the plants never looked better, nor did they ever recollect the promise of a more early and abundant produce." The appearance of the wheat, oats, hay-grass, &c. is equally good. If you can find room for the above in your paper to-morrow, you:will oblige me, and I enclose you my name and address, which you may show if you think proper. I remain, your obedient servant, P. Liseard, 7th June, 1847. [Our correspondent will find in another column a contradic tion of the report on the authority of our reporters.] • DISSENTING VITUPERATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—With your permission, I would follow - up the observa tions of your correspondent "Nigel," tending to expose the base and unwarrantable conduct of Dr. Campbell,-the editor of the Christian Witness. PreCisely the same course of unjust and disreputable pro ceeding, upon which "Nigel" very properly animadverts, has this man been pursuing in reference to the Wesleyan Methodists. In the January number of this Witness, his readerswere treated with an elaborate essay on what he conceives the unscriptural and despotic character of our church government. This is only what might be looked for in a . publication noted for its advo cacy of low and democratic principles. While we concede the right of Dr.. Campbell to hold opinions howsoever loose and destructive, we very much question his right, unprovokedly and wantonly, to attack another Christian community, whose chief sin, in his estimation, seems to be the conservative cha racter of its government ; but this by the way. What we specially complain of is the course he afterwards pursues in courting and giving insertion to some couple of dozen anony mous letters, containing the vilest aspersions on. zndaccusa tions against, the characters of our ministers ; while, with one solitary exception, and that an amazing act of grace on his part, he states, not one letter vindicatory must be admitted. What think you, sir, is the reason this sapient editor assigns for his partial and strange conduct? "J he elucidation of truth not by contioversy but by facts,"—which means, the-editor's, vagaries must be supported by such communications as , any anonymous scribbler, or mischievous and quarrelsome soul might think fit to furnish him with. To say this is the way to elucidate truth is a burlesque on common sense; rather is it the direct way to spread falsehood and to promote strife and contention. Now suppose,. Mr. Editor, you should feel disposed to take up the subject of "Independency," and show its•unscriptural , character and downward tendency, and how unfittetj to carry out the design of the Saviour, in the salvation of sinners, as exemplified by the experience of dissenting churches in our own town ; and then to support your position, seek for infor mation from those disaffected within its pale, as well as from parties who have left it in disgust, and not a few of such are to be found. What a hue and cry would be raised t Haw lavishly would the charges of bigotry and unfairness be rung in our ears, and by none more so than Dr. Campbell ; and yet this is , precisely his-method of dealing with Wesleyans. It is high time that the respectable members of the " gregational Union," whose organ the Christian Witness pro fesses to be„ should arise and rid themselves of such a deadly incubus, whith, as at present conducted, is a stfinding.disgrace to the Christian name. Many of those gentlemen profess to be zealous friends of the evangelical Alliance. We call upon them to act consistently, and either withdraw from the Alliance, or discountenance a work the direct tendency of which is to pro mote disunian and strife. In this month's number, the learned Dr. is-fairly rampant with rage. Nothing but the entire disruption of the present system of Methodism will do for him, which isevidently caused either by the fate his bantling has met with down at Dover, in being taken up as an unclean thing with the tongs and crammed into the fire ;. or, that the excellent Sir Culling E. Smith should have had the daring to preside at our late missionary anniver sary, held in London, and at which meeting both clergymen and dissenting ministers were seen delightfithr amalgamating. This was too much for our Witness man • hence he is very wroth. The speakers, he says, contented' themselves with lauding and" praising one another, without saying one word about the nature of Christ's kingdom. Now, a great deal was said at the above meeting, by the different speakers, concerning the dissipation of darkness and the diffusion of Gospel light, on the destruction of sin, and the spread of Christian holiness; but these blessings seem not to enter into our editor's-ideas of Christ's -kingdom. No, the Church must be separated from the state, and Methodism must be rendered democratic in-its con stitution ; and then we are to have the Saviour's kingdom in all its pristine glory set up on the earth. From such may we long be preserved, is the ardent wish of Yours truly, A WESLEYAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,—Allow me space for a few remarks, elicited; on tbe spur of the moment, by reading a paragraph in the Mereibry of this day, respecting Scotland Ward Election,—a paragragh of the most vicious and malignant tendenCy. I allude to theremarks about some officials of the Albert Dock, &c. I was not in any way present during the late contest for that ward; but I know the parties so sr..eered at to he highly re f pectable ; whilst I am so determined an Englishman (and Lancashire man, too,) as to maintain that liberty of thought and action in public affairs is one of our proudest national boasts—the very germ, bud, and fruit of our free Constitution, which will allow no man to be deprived of his right of citizen ship, let his situation be what it may, unless under the immediate pay of the crown. This ungentlemanly remark in, a paper professi n g (alas !) to be liberal, is fearfully ominous of what will be resorted to at the next general election ; although such modes of partisanship can only be viewed with disgust and contempt by every well-regu lated mind.—since the tenure of a man's livelihood ought not to , be a chain upon the mind! He ought to be able to thank the Omnipotent that he can not only "live and think," but ire and speak, and act, in all matters in which the weal of his country is connected. Cardinal Wolsey advises Cromwell to Be just and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy Country's, Thy God's, and Truth's • As in the case of the Oxford contest, the uncharitable remark about Mr. Round going to a dissenting chapel brought forth a private domestic pain to a respected and honourable family, once of this town, that ought to have been spared. The same veritable 211 k reur.v has, in the pruriency of its po litical hate, once called me "a wretch,." and "Jackass," but calling names is only the resort of certain characters, and harm not the truly liberal. I am, Sir, your constant reader, Mount-pleasant, June 4, 1847. NEW PERVERSIONS. — The Rev. R. Ornsby, M.A., late fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Oxford, and pub lic examiner for the responsions examination in that uni versity in 18111, has resigned the assistant-curacy of St. Paul's, Chichester, to which he was lately appointed, and conformed to the Roman Catholic faith. Mr. Ornsby was, according to a statement in the Standard of Wed nesday, originally a member of Lincoln College, ar►d took the degree of B.A. in the first class of Literce Humaniores in 1840. The Rev. F. Oakeley, late fellow and tutor of Balliol College, Oxford, received the order of deacon from the Popish Bishop Griffiths, at St. Edmund's Col lege) on the Saturday in Whitsun-week. It is not, perhaps, generally known, that this reverend gentleman, when a candidate for a fellowship at Oxford, which re quired that the party to be eligible should be in priest's orders, found himself moved to take on himself the office of a deacon in one week and the next that of a priest. These orders were obtained in that unusually short period of time through the indulgence of our present metropo litan; and Mr. Oakeley within a few days found himself in the enviable position of fellow of his college.—Church and State Gazette. Is EMPLOYMENT WANTED ?—A crowd is besieging the Legislature with cries to provide occupation for the people. " Make a thousand miles of railway in Ireland. " Compel the bank to lend us all money to take up our acceptances, and keep our factories going and our warehouses full." " Lend us money fer draining," " Send two millions of people across the Atlantic, and make a railroad from Ha lifax to Quebec." "At least half a million for one er two Irish railways, if you will not help them all." We will venture to say that never were demands more utterly unseasonable. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is worried for employment. Employment ! There is too muchalready. There is much more employment undertaken than there are wages to pay. Railway companies pledged to find employment, are obliged to break their promises to the people and the legislature. Factories are closing. Machinery is becoming useless. Our difficulty is im mensely increased by our having " too many irons in the fire." Yet the Chancellor of the Exchequer is asked to put a few more in. Providing employment under present circumstances is sending coals to Newcastle. The Trish companies are finding employment beyond their means ; so are the Lancashire manufacturers ; and so are many other classes. The employment is too much for the wens of remuneration.—London Time*. FRIGHTFUL COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Wolverton, Sunday. Last night one of the most alarming and fatal accidents that ever occurred on the line of the London and North western Railway took place within a short distance of the Wolverton station. The down mail train for Liverpool, consisting of 19 car riages of various descriptions, started at its appointed time, a quarter before nine o clock lass evening (Saturday) from the Euston-square terminus, and was due at Wolverton at 15 minutes before 11. The train was heard approaching the Wolverton station at its proper time, and was properly signalled by police-constable Fossey who was stationed at the bridge between 600 and 700 yards on the London side of the station. The signal indicating that all was right for the train to enter the station was hoisted at the latter place, but to the astonishment of the officers of the sta tion the train turned off into a siding instead of coming onward down the main line, and in an instant after a fear ful crash was heard. On the superintendent reaching the spot a shocking scene, presented itself. The mail train had entered the siding commencing near the bridge, • usually appropriated to coal and merchandize waggons, and had come into collision with, five or six waggons laden with coal. The fifth and sixth carriages of the mail train were literally smashed to pieces, and were strewed about the line together with the passen gers they had contained ; whilst, singular to relate, the engine and tender and all the other carriages in front of them, which consisted of the Liverpool and Manchester parcels' vans of the second-class carriages, were, with the exception that the engine had its buffers and plant some what broken, comparatively uninjured. The consternation amongst the passengers at this mo ment was frightful in the extreme, and some were observed rushing from the broken carriages with blood streaming from their faces ; and the groans uttered by those unfor tunate persons who were unable, from the severe injuries they had sustained, to extricate themselves from the frag ments by which they were surrounded, were truly appal ling. As soon as the consternation created by the first shock had somewhat subsided, all the energies of the com pany's officers and the more fortunate of the passengers were directed to the assistance of the sufferers, and body after body, apparently in a lifeless condition, was removed from the line to one of the anterooms of the Wolverton station, where they were at once attended to by Mr. Rogers surgeon, of Wolverton, in the employ of the company, and by the other medical gentleman • who happened to be in the train at the time of the collision. We regret to state, that no less a number than seven persons,who were in the sixth second-class carriage, were found either in a dead or dying condition, scarcely half an hour having elapsed from the time of the occurrence before they all ceased to exist. The most singular occurrence, however, connected with the deaths of these unfortunate persons is the appearance of their bodies, so unusual in railway collision. With the exception of a few slight scratches and bruises, none of the bodies (which are those of seven male persons of various ages) exhibit crushing of bones and other marks of violence. Scarcely any blood is to be seen about them, and they are all believed to have died from the same cause, namely, concussion, resulting from the suddenness and violence of the shock. Amongst the passengers injured is a gentleman named Turner, residing in Staffordshire, who received several severe cuts about the head and face, but who was yester day reported to be plying on favourably. Another gentle man had one or two'of his ribs fractured, and six or seven others are stated to be more or less injured, but were enabled to proceed to their destinations as soon as the train was got ready to forward them, after having received proper medical attention. As soon as possible after the sufferers had been attended to, and the broken carriages removed from the main line, an investigation was made into the circumstances which had led to so frightful and fatal a calamity. It was stated that at the Wolverton station the points are always kept straight with the mainline, and they require to be altered to allow a train to enter the siding. It appears that the constable, Fossey, after having given the signal for the arrival of the mail train, ran from the bridge, where he was stationed, to the points of the siding, about forty or fifty yards, and held them back, so that the mail , train passed on to the siding instead of passing onward down the main line. This was not discovered by the engine driver until he had passed the points a considerable dis tance, when seeing the danger he instantly applied; the breaks, turned off his steam, and reversed his engine, and then both he and the firemen jumped off on to the. em bankment, and thus in all probability saved their lives. The train was at this moment going, it is stated, at a-rate not exceeding ten miles an hour. On the constable, Fossey, being interrogated as to the causes which led him, after signalising the arrival of the mail train, to run down the line for the purpose of turning it on to the siding, the only explanation which he afforded was, that he after wards thought it was not , the mail train, but the luggage train, and he did so for the purpose of securing its safety. This statement, however- being very much doubted, the man having been employed by the company at his preeent duty six months, the superintendent of the Wolverton station felt it his duty immediately to give him into. custody. Immediately after the mail train, which was detained nearly two hours by the unfortunate occurrence, had been despetched on its journey e a special engine was started off to London with the melancholy news to the directors, and other high officials connected with the railway, and Cap tain Huish, the general manager of the line. M. Bruyeres, the superintendent, and Mr. Creed, the secretary, and some of the directors, arrived at Wolverton yesterclaytby the mail train, for the purpose of pursuing the investiga tion and ascertaining who , were the sufferers. This was found extremely difficult e but froth the cards and other i evidence discovered on the persons of the deceased parties their names are supposed to. be as follow : J. B. Ratteray, belonging to an iron foundry at Den- dee ; Miller, secretary of a London Ragged school; James Clifton, supposed to• be from Coventry ; T. Mac kinson, a collegian of Cambridge ; T. Shenott and Cooper, not known where belonging to. The seventh, is the body of a respectably attired young man, but who had nothing upon him to lead to identity. All the deceased persons are attired in the-most respectable manner. The bodies were removed to an outhouse at the Wol verton station, where they now lie awaiting the inquest of the coroner for Northamptonshire. The following official report is furnished to the reporter by Captain Finish, general manager of the line : " OPMIAL REPORT. "It appears that the R. 45 p. m. down mail train, on Saturday the sth of June, left London at its usual time, and passed safely till within sight of the Wolverton, sta tion. . At the bridge, which is distant from the entrance to the station about 600. yards, a siding commences,. into which coal and merchandise trains are passed. The train arrived precisely at its proper time, the steam was. shut off before reaching the bridge, and the • guards were- at their post. The policeman at the bridge gave the usual signal of the arrival- of the mail, and the signal was acnowledged and repeated from the station. At this time the points were right, and everything in, proper time for the entrance-of the train into the station.. " From some cause, yet to be explained, the signal man appears to have gone to the points, a distance of 40 or 50 paces, and to-have turned the train into the siding.. On finding himself off the main line, and going man erseirAtohias siding usually full of goods , th e engine reversed engine, and worked the wheels backwnels areds. way applied, break of the tender which. locks all the six and the guards used their breaks. The train, .which was p sed of 16 ca rriages of various kinds, after running composed considerable distance into the siding, struck a waggon of coals, which with four or five others was standing there. The engine-man and fireman were unhurt, and the buffer plank of the engine only damaged. The leadirrscarriage was the Liverpool panel van, and the second, the Manchester parcel van ; both are uninjured. The next-was a second class carriage, also uninjured, and the passengers unhurt. Following this was another second-class carriage, the fifth from the engine was a second-class also. This carriage appears to have been lightly loaded ; and from the mo mentum of,the train, and re-action of the buffers of the leading carriages, was lifted up on its end. The next car riage was a second-class also, being the sixth from the engine, and on this the lamentable effect of the concussion was felt in the' deaths of seven male persons. The car riage was forced under the one which, was lifted up, and the injuries appear to have resulted entirely from the iron work of the under framing. The carriage itself is broken to pieces, and, although the leading carriages show marks of the collision, with the exception of the parcel vans, the whole mischief appears to have fallen on the sth and 6th carriages. " It would be improper to anticipate the evidence be fore it is officially given, but from all we can learn the ac cident arises entirely and solely from the pointman turning the train off the main line. It is not an act of omission of duty, because the points are always right for the main line, and require holding back to enable a train to enter the siding. The man is in custody. " In a collision attended with so fearful a loss of life it might be expected that many passengers would be injured, but we are happy to say this is not the case. One gentle-. man had a rib injured, and two, others were much shaken, but with these exceptions we do not learn that any' pas sengers were seriously hurt " SUNDAY NIGIM_ In London, throughout the day, in consequence of a rumour extensively circulated, that 40 lives had been lost upon the line, the applications at the Euston-square ter minus as to the truth of the rumour were most incessant, and parties whose friends left last night by the mail train were solicitous as to their safety, awaiting the arrival of each train with great anxiety. Some of those who were unfortunately injured in the collision were brought up from Wolverton by the York mail train, and were re moved to their residences suffering much from contusions and bruises. The guards of the train had a most miraculous escape, the chief guard, Haines, was actually sitting on a carriage that was destroyed, and on seeing that a collision was in evitable threw himself, at all risks, off the top down the embankment and escaped unhurt. The second guard also followed his example and was uninjured. Although every endeavour was made on Sunday night to get a more authentic description of the parties dead, it was unattended with success. It is to be hoped, however, that by the publicity given to the supposed names in the foregoing account of the accident, the friends will be discovered. THE TRIPLEMURDERS ATMIRFIELD.—It is now proved that the soldering iron which was found at the bottom of Mr. Wraith's well, and which, from marks on the bodies of the victims, there is scarcely a doubt had teen used in the commission of the murder, belongs to the father of the prisoner Patrick Reid, and that the prisoner fetched it the day before the murders from the house of a neighbour to whom it had been lent. On Saturday morning last Reid, and the other prisoner, Michael M`Cabe, were brought before the magistrates at the Dewsbury Court house for farther examination, June 8, 1847. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. At this day's market the wheat trade opened with consider able excitement, and, having only a short supply of English, met a free sale at about Bs. per qr. over the currency of this day week. 'We had a good attendance of country buyers, and a consider able quantity of foreign changed hands at an improvement of ss. to 6s. per qr., sack flour 55., and barrel flour 38. dearer, owing to the rumours of the re-appearance of the potatoe disease in Ireland. Floating cargoes of Indian corn are held 2s. to 3s. per qr. higher. _ Although rain is wanted in many parts for the spring corn, no advance could be realised on barley, malt, beans, or peas'; but each met a more steady sale at our previous currency. A further large arrival of foreign oats has tended still more to depress this article 6d. to is. per qr., but at this reduction a fair quantity was disposed of to country buyers. SMITHFIELD. CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up to-day was small' and of middling quality. This falling off in the bullock supply, together with the large attendance of buyers, produced considerable excitement in the beef trade, a very considerable advance took place in the quotations. In some instances the primest Scots produced as much as six shil lings per 81b.; but the more general highest figure was ss. Bd. per 81b., at which figures, which are quite 6d. per Blly. above those obtained on this day se'nnight, previously to the close of the market, a total clearance of the beasts had been effected. This was decidedly one of the dearest markets on reeord. Compared with those at the corresponding period of 5846, the quotation of beef ranged from Is. Bd. to 2s. ; of mutton Is. 4d.; of lamb, Bd. to 10d. ; of yeal„6d. to Bd. ' • and of pork, 2d. tos4d_ per 81bs. higher than at that period. And these high rateewere in most instances obtained with very little difficulty. There was a full average number of Sheep on offer. Still, however, the mutton trade was steady, though we cannot call , it brisk, at last Monday's currencies, the best old Downs out of the wool realising ss. Bd. per 8 lb. The supply of Lambs was tolerably extensive. Prime breed* were in request at extreme figures, viz., 6s. 10d. to 7s. per 81b. but other qualities were a slow inquiry at last Friday's prices. With Calves we were scantily supplied, yet the veal trade was dull, at the late decline in value. We had a slow inquiry for pigs, yet in most instances late rates were supported. MONEY MARKET—YESTERDAY. The business in public securities has not been large, and the tone of the market is very heavy, the accounts from Mark-lane of the great advance in the price of Corn on last Monday's currency; having had some influence in causing a decline on the rates of Saturday. Consols for the Aecount have been at s.s 4, and for money the rate has been , 88„-. to 74. Reduced per Cents. marked 86Z to 7, Three and a Quarter' Per Cents. - 88ri, anti 'NeW‘ Five per Cents. at 11r — Iftertirnmids have been operated in at 5 1 pm. Exchequer-bills maintain the improved quotation of Saturday, with'a slight tendency to weakness, the latest rate being 6 4 pm., small 812 pm. There has been nei , transaction in th e scrip of the Loan or Bank Stock. The Jour: sal des Debats publishes a lung article to demonstrate the necessity that exists forperrnitting the free importation of provisions into France. INCOME-TAX OF GREAT BRITAIN.—MF. W. Ray Smee estimates the annual income of Great Britain at Z. 188,000,000 of which amount only £185,000,000, or rather more than one third, is charged with income-tax. The Pope left Rome in the morning of the27th ult. for Subiaco. The streets were filled with people,-and a hun dred young men on horseback joined spontaneously the detachment of the guard of nobles, and escorted his Ho liness to Subiaco:, Young astronomers may have an excellent opportunity at present of studying the planets Venus and Jupiter, which are splendicYobjects during the evenings ; the for mer planet is crossing the Milky Way, and moving towards a point south of the stars Castor and Pollux , Mars and Saturn are near together, and may be seen near the eastern horizon before sunset. The principal lodge of the Freemasons of Breslau has struck out of its laws the causes which prescribed that no person could be received a mason without belonging to the Christian religion, and which particularly interdicted the admission of Jews. The Prince of Prussia,. grand master of all the masonic lodges of the kingdom, has consented to this modification of the laws. On Saturday, the British Association for the Relief of the Distress in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland, made their nineteenth report of receipt and expenditure. Amongst other subscriptions, £717 17s. 7d. has been received from Malta and Gozo, and £570 from Consnti nople, the total amount paid to the credit of the associa tion being £495,164 13s. lid. The Pope's Nuncio, Monsignor Brunelli, made his entry into Madrid at five o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th ult., without any ceremony or parade. The nuncio tura had been splendidly fitted out for his reception ;...the bells of all the churches were set in motion, and• the churches of the Italians were illuminated at night, in honor of an event which was considered of the highest import ance for Spain. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LINE.--Mr. Buckley, the present Conservative member, in' consequence of private engage ments and an intention to travel, has announced that he shall not offer himself at the approaching general election. Mr. Samuel Christy, of Poynton-park, Cheshire, has come . forward as a new candidate. The present candidates are, therafore, Lord Howard, Mr. Jackson, of Birkenhead, and Mr. Christy. THE POTATOE DISEASE.—At a meeting of the Irish Royal Agricultural Improvement Society last week, the council recommended, on this subject that, in any instance where a crop appears decidedly affected with this disease, the immediate substitution of Swedish or Aber deen turnips, or of mangel or cabbage plants, where they can be obtained ; all of which may be dibbled into the drills between the potatoe-stalks, without any additional TAIIIIIIII . O. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS.—THE G R.l: AT BRITAIN.—June 1. The paper read was an account of the iron barque Josephine;. of Liverpool. The chief fea ture of the paper was that which treated of the local attraction of the compasses. It appeared that as long as the ship was on an even keel, and perfectly upright, the compasses acted correctly; but in proportion to the listing over, so was the derangement of the magnet ; for, the local attraction being changed by the side frames and deck beams falling into new positions, this caused great variation in the ship's course, and it led to a conjecture whether this may not have been the cause of the loss of the Great Britain, as, if her compasses were acted upon as much as those of the Josephine, a deviation of six miles and a half out of her cows might easily have occurred. THE RAILWAY BILL.—A letter on the subject of this bill, introduced by the chancellor of the exchequer,, has been extensively circulated. It is signed by the respective chairmen of the following railway companies : the Mid land, Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Caledonian, South Eastern, Great Western, London and South Western, Manchester and Leeds, and London and North Western. The letter. states that these gentlemen, " in connection with a large body of railway directors and proprietors, have well considered the provisions of this second bill. In our view they tend so seriously to endan ger the security and to depreciate the value of railway property, while, at the same time, they so interfere with that freedom of action which is indispensible to the effici ent management of railways, that we feel it to be our duty to invite you to assist us in opposing it effectually. They urge upon members of parliament the duty of attending the House of Commons last (Monday) night, " to protect the great interests at stake in the bill" SOUTH AMERICA.—Her Majesty's brig Frolick,Com mander Hamilton, arrived off Falmouth on Sunday morning, from tha Pacific, having sailed from • San Blas December 15, Valparaiso February 11, Port Famine (1z the straits of Magellan) March 22, and from Rio no o aa Janeiro April A in p ri a l dd l i S t i on S t h o e w h h a i s ch o , n al f s r o eig l i s it mo abo d u o t ux . f srse ; s uvv t ; k s ovt of the wreck of the brig Canning, which fire and sank in December last, in Port Famine, on voyage from Islay to London, laden with woole, saltpetre , and .30,000 dollars on freight. The fire is supposed to have arisen from spontaneous combustion, and three!): the crew were unfortunately drowned at the time. The Frolic left at Rio her Majesty's ships Curacoa, the Fire hoeekr brand steamer, the Griffon (from the River Plate), and the Crane packet, arrived from Falmouth , on the 17th April. The Swift packet sailed two or three days before the Frolic, for the Northern ports and Falmouth ; she spoke on the 2nd inst., in lat. 48 55 N. , and long. 10 12 W., the ship Tudor, with the 50th Regiment of Foot on board, from Calcutta for London. PRIFSTI.Y ESTIMATE OF MR. O'CONNELL.—A Most remarkable, if not extraordinary, letter appears in the Nation of Saturday. It is from the pen of the celebrated Father Kenyon, and is addressed to the editor as one of the accredited leaders of the Young Ireland party- The reverend gentleman opens his battery with a fierce denunciation of, and protest against, a resolution pro-., posed by Mr. Smith O'B r i en , a t a recent meeting of the council of the " Confederation," pledging the bodY to join in a national demonstration of honour to the remains of Mr. O'Connell—a course altogether repugnant to. tie feelings of the writer, for the reasons stated, withl; out reserve or qualification, or " mincing of the matter. His reverence concludes his letter as follows:—" I deal not the good points of O'Connell's character; and, if I clo' not enumerate them, it is only because all his points -- good, bad, and indifferent—have been extolled over-1 "' quently and overmuch. He was, all in all, t ui, granite homme manque, possessing great elements of greatness,' but alloyed below the standard. He failed in his mission* and he deserved to fail in it. .The real liberators of natio o have steered a straight course. Instead of stultifyil ourselves by anoth er na ti ona l d emons t ra ti on , we s hoo rather study the ways. of Providence for our instructio il. and learn from the signal failure of O'Connell a greate, " confidence in God's truth, an d less t ru st i n ma,' devices." MARRIED. On the 3d instant, at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, Rev. John limes, Vicar of Down Kent, Captain G. Royal Artillery, only son of the late Colonel Innes, of Birltete head, Cheshire, to FRANCES CAROLINE, widow of the 18 „, HAMILTON GYLL, Esq., and daughter of Sir John Murfs' of Stanhope, Part. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1847. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNIN G '„ By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, an d LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, .At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOI.• ,4 Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. 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Os.; if paid in adyancQ, los RE-APPEARANCE OF THE APHIS VASTATOR, Our readers may probably remember that, some time ago, in reviewing one of the quarterly publications, we noticed particularly a work by Mr. Alfred Smee, in which the origin of the potato disease was attributed to the ra vages of an insect called the aphis vast ator. Our opinion was given with tolerable distinctness, that there was, at least, a calorable ground for the conclusions arrived at by Mr. Smee. The potato fields, he showed, were affected with disease, and along with that disease the insect ap peared. The mode, too, in which the plant and root were destroyed was consistent with the devastation which such an insect would cause. It is therefore with great regret that we hear of its re-appearance in the country, as an nounced in the following letter addressed to the editor of the London Times ; "SIR S I regret to announce that the aphis rastafor re ap peared last week upon the potato plant in every district round London. At present it may be found sparingly upon the under surface of the leaf, and though within the last few clays it has multipliedtwentyfold, several plants must be examined before it can be detected. _ _ " The hot weather is highly favourable to the rapid multipli cation of this pest, which, coupled with its early attack, must lead us to have the worst apprehension for the crop this season. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " ALFRED SMEE. " 7, Finsbury-circus, June 4." Elsewhere in our columns will be found notices of the alleged re-appearance of the disease itself in various parts of the country, and contradictions of that fact, the latter of which we incline to believe. The evidence, indeed, is in favour of the belief that the crop ) as yet, is sound ; and Mr. Smee's announcement that the destroyer has just ap peared, does not militate against that evidence. But we must not be sanguine that disease may not yet be in course of growth. It would, perhaps, be worth the while of horticulturists to examine the leaves of their plants, and, should the insect be found upon them, to see whether any chemical appliances can be used for its destruction. ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, q young man named Nicholas Ellard, was fined 40s. and costs, for assaulting Mr. Inspector Chew. COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL AT THE SESSlONS.—Yester day were committed Margaret Burns, (alias Ryley), for stealing a portable writing desk, the property of a person named Thurstville; and Ann Cahill, for stealing on Thurs day night 12 sovereigns and £l2 in silver, from Thomas German, by breaking open a trunk. INQUEST ON A CHILD UNKNOWN.—Yesterday an in qnest was held on the body of a female child, unknown, which was found on board of the ship Yorkshire, at the Brunswick Dock on Saturday evening, by a police officer. Mr. Woods, surgeon, examined the body, and found that the cause of death was congestion of the lungs, the result of natural causes. THEFT FROM A SHor.—At the poliCe court yesterday a woman named Mary Gannow was charged with stealing three pieces of cotton and woollen plaid from the shop of Mr. Lewis, Great George-street. The quantity wa s 18 yards, and it was worth £2. The prisoner, who was taken into custody by a police-officer, on suspicion, had taken the goods from the shop-door, at which they were fixed by a chain. She was committed for trial at the sessions. _ _ __THEFT BY A MAN AND A FEMALE SERVANT.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a girl, named Margaret Dillon,, aged about 16, and a man, were charged by the girl's mistress, Mrs. Hodgson, who keeps a boot and shoe shop. in Paradise-street, with stealing £4O in money, £33 in gold and the remainder in silver. She had left the town after the commission of the offence, and was apprehended in Hollins Vale, near Bury. She had purchased a variety of articles of dashing wearing apparel, &c., which were produced in a new trunk. She had also taken a watch and other articles. They were committed for trial. FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held yesterday, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of John Ellison, aged forty-six, a labourer at Messrs. Fawcett and Preston's foundry, in York-street. On Saturday after noon deceased went to a lathe which is worked by steam power, for the purpose of wiping the " rest " of the ma chine. At the time there was a large piece of iron revolving on the lathe, and while deceased was in the act of wiping the rest, he placed his head too close to it, and was drawn in by the machinery, and got his head com pletely crushed. There was no blame attributable to any one. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he died in an hour-and-a-half after the accident, from frac ture of the skull and face. Verdict, " Accidental death." THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weather for the past week has, in this quarter, been rather propitious, with strong sunshine generally through the day, and dew in the mornings. The crops continue to look well and promising : but in light and dry soils a fall of rain would be highly advantageous, though the drought has scarcely yet retarded vegetation. The wind has been variable, and, during the last few days, rather strong, chiefly from the northward. Some rumours that the blight has seized breadths of the potatoes, in this vicinity, have received no confirmation. Indeed, we never saw the crops of this article generally look finer, and although it is possible that, where the best seed has not been employed, some future disease may appear, we deem it quite improper to anticipate such an evil. There is, generally, a fine show for fruit, and all kinds of garden stuffs. OBTAINING NEWSPAPERS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. At the police-court yesterday, a boy who gave his name as Henry Horan, alias Sheppard, was brought before Mr. Rushton, charged by Mr. William Fell, clerk at the Li verpool Chronicle office, with this offence. It appeared that on Saturday last prisoner went to the office, and ob tained four dozen of papers, by means of an order pur porting to be signed by Mr. Shephard, news-vender, Scot land-road. He returned in the course of the afternoon for another lot, and being suspected, was apprehended. Mr. Sheppard stated he was not acquainted with the pri soner, and that he had not signed the order, (produced.) or authorised the boy to receive papers in his name. The prisoner said that his father's name was Shephard, and sold newspapers. This assertion did not extenuate the offence, and the prisoner, (who we believe has obtained papers in a similar manner from other offices') was corn. mitted for trial at tile sessions. 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