The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

GLOUGESTER-S'ElttET DYE4IOUSE EORGE SCOTT eniLraces this opportunity of expressing hit; grateful acknowledgements .for the .favours he has re ceived since his'cumthericement in the above business, and fur ther begs to Inform. those wins may honour him with their. com inands; that he has enlarged his Establishment, opou a very ex tensive scaie, with suitable Hut Air and .Bleach:ng Stoves and that all Goods will be Dyed and Finished hra style of superi ority. AU kinds of Silks, 'Satins, Velvets, and Bri . sh and Foreign Crapes, Dyed and Finished. Ladies' Dresse elissea, Cltiaks, Shaw Is, Veils, and Llandkerchiefs, of ever cript ions, Cleaned or Dyed ; Moreens, Damasks, and Stuff f all kindS Cleaned sir Dyed and Watered; Furniture Prints, Sofa and Chairtovers, Carriage Linings, itc. Cleaned and Glazed; Calico Linings Dyed and Glazed ; Carpets and Druggets Cleaned. Gentlemen's Clothes Renovated its a supes tor style. • • Country Ordeis executed with the greatest punctuality and despatch. An APPRENTICE Wanted. 43, Gioitcester-street, Lirerpool. • R. A. BALDWIN, UMBRELLA AND PARASOL MANUFACTURER, 31, BOLD-STREE'L p e (UNDER DR. THOM'S 0 APRL.) 12 A. BALDWIN res p ec tf u lly a unces to the Ladies of IX* Liverpool, and it s i n h a bit an t s ii general, his Return from London, where he has selected an elegant assortment of SILK and other MATERIALS connected with the PARA SOL Department, comprising two essentials, that of being really fashionable, and of _novel invention, in almost every shade and figure. The greatest novelty in the Carriage Parasol will lie found on inspection such as to award some Credit to the luventor,_being so contrived as to occupy the compass of a common Pocket Telescope. Parasols re-covered and altered to the prevailing fashion. Repair's neatly executed. R. A. B.'s Stock of fashionable Gig, Poney, Ladies, and Gentleinen's Riding WHIPS, will be found, both in price and quality, unequalled in or out of London. N.B.—A large ancfmost varied assortment of richly mounted OPERA CANES and WALKING STICKS. Charges strictly moderate. ii-mpertal Vartianunt. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDA Y. • The house re-assembled to-day after the Easter recess. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. Cut. Thomas took the oaths and his seat for Kinsale, and Sir 'l'. Hepburn, fur the county of Haddington, in the room of Lord Ramsay. On the motion of Sir T. FREEMANTLE, a new writ was or - dered for the borough of Stamford, in the room of Colonel Chaplin, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundred; and a new writ was also ordered for the western division of 'the county of Suffolk, in the room of Mr. H. Logan, 4leceased. Sir G. STRICKLAND, Chairman of the Hull Election Com mittee, reported to the house, that in consequence of the ab sence of Mr. Dundas, the committee adjourned on the 16th instant until to-day, and he was instructed to ask leave to sit during the absence of the hon. member. Mr. DUNDAS explained the reason of his not attending the committee, which was in consequence of the dangerous illness of his mother. He should be able to attend to-morrow. It was then arranged that the committee should resume their inquiry at the usual hour to-morrow morning_ The Brandling junction railway bill was read a third time, and passed. The Newlyle and Coupar Angus railway bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed. The Garnkirk and Glasgow railway bill was also read a se cond time, and or d ered to be committed. _ _ Petitions against Mr. Sergeant Talfonrd's copyright bill were presented by Mr. Kelly, Mr. Wakley, Sir W. Follett, the Attorney-General, Mr. Hume, and other members. A number of petitions on carious subjects were presented, GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION. Mr. C. W. WYNN said he had a petition of great importance to the freedom of election to present. The petition to which he alluded •A•as from Mr. Baker, the parliamentary agent for the petitioners, complaining of an undue return for th borough of Great Yarmouth; and it stated that the officer who had the custody of the poll•books kept out of the way to avoid being served with the Speaker's warrant to attend and give evidence before the committee; be therefore prayed that the ballot for a committee, which stood for to-morrow, be postponed until the returning officer could be served with the Speaker's warrant. The hon. member moved that Mr. Baker be called to the bar to verify the statements in the petition. The ATTORNEY-GENEIIAL opposed the motion for calling Mr. Baker ta the liar, and also the postponement of, the ballot. The committee ought to be appointed, and then, if the return ing officer was not present, they might adjourn from day to day. If the house once admitted such a principle, it would lead to the most inconvenient consequences. He should therefore op pose the motion. Mr. C. W. WYNN was decidedly of opinion that the house, in justice to its own character, ought to bear evidence as to whether Mr. Burt, the returning officer, wilfully kept out of the way or not. There was an allegation of that kind, and evi dence ought to be received. • Ballots for petitions had frequently been postponed for far less important reasons: A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Itumbold, the Solicitor- General, and other hon. members, took part. After which, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the house divided, when the" appeared— _ _ _ For the motion fur calling in Mr. Baker 78 Against it Majority against the motion comical' BILL. Mr. Sergeant TAI.FoOnn inoiediheseconil reading of the copyright bill. The hon. and learned member was addressing the house when we left. TREATMENT OF FACTORY CHILDREN. ( From the London Record.) We plead guilty to the charge implied in the following letter of ',old Ashley, of not giving due attentiou to the question re lating to the employment of children in the manufactories of the country. We feel that, among the many subjects of int lieita4ce which claim our attention, this one has been nearly , but we hope that it . may, hereafter, obtain .7a_t i tlihsicieratioir trim us in some degree 'commensurate with its 14 hglittilidititiCe,-and.co rr etponding• to the malignant and de plorable •evils connected with it, which seem loudly to call for Lardastiley says:-- . - - -TrotramirotToit dR TuE RECtitto. , • • y/..-Your paper of yesterday renews your invitation to per sutiviebn-fersant with the Tnanufacturing system, to furnish you with hints on theibest , raUder.of improving the people engaged in that labour, ~1,1010 , ni -Attila ugh very unwilling to address you by letter, I am more eurviilling.that your readers should be Left ignorant of the truth; bandrae. li.cannat believe that. you wilfully conceal the many sources:of:information on this vital topic, I must conclude that you have never yet beard of the evidence which was taken in 1817 before a committee of the Commons; in 1818 and 1819 be fore committees of the Lords; in 1832 again before another committee of the Commons, and in 1833 before the parlia -'mentary commission issued, pursuant to address, by his late ! - M ajesty. . . _ This evidence exhibited the evil of the system, and in part proposed the remedy. Had you ever read any portion of it, your decision would have been easy; a paper like your's, pit fessedly religious. must have held its peace, or boldly demanded e mitigation of tlie sufferings those documents recorded. The late reports of the factory inspectors contain illustrations of the system that may throw light on your inquiries. These gentlemen are hostile to the favourite measure of the mill-work ers, commonly known by the name of the ten hours' bill; their testimony therefore is impartial in this respect. Mr. Horner tells us that children, after they have completed their thirteenth year, "by wor king twelve hours a-day, have no time fir their mental or moral improvement" (January, 1837 :) the law now prcfesses to forbid the employment of young children for so many hours ; but the law is, for the most part, a cruel and 'a wicked delusion. Now if the toil press so heavily on children of thirteen years, what must it do on those of nine? Mr. Howell states, in his report of November, 18.37, that he had laid in formations against the proprietors of two cotton-mills, " First, for having worked young persons under eighteen years of age fiont seven o'clock on Saturday evening, Sept. 2d, to five on Sunday morning, Sept. al, without any interval for rest or ref reshment; second, fur having worked young persons under eighteen years of age froth seven o'clock in the evening of Sept. 6th, to six o'clock in the morning of Sept. 7th, without an y in terra fi,r re,t or rej'reshnient ; third, for a repetition of the same offence on Sept. Bth; fourth, for having corked young persons under eighteen years of age from half-past five o'clock in the morning of Sept. 'lib, until eleven o'clock at night, with intervals fir meals, amounting to one hcur and forty minutes. or fifteen hours and fifty minutes clear labour per day; fifth, for a repeti tion the same offence on Sept. Bth !" As the inspector has nut distinguished the precise ages, we may believe that they ranged, as is usuat, over,the whole petiod from nine to eigh teen This sad and shameful systeM has beet long denounced by medical men of the highest science, by teachers of daily and Sunday-sehools, and by credible and experienced operatives— the ministers of every by of religious belief have alone been backward, That great and good man, Mr. Sadler, whose zeal . was inexhaustible for the honour of God and the welfare of man kind, repeatedly assured me, that, with ves y few, but most non outable exceptions, he had never received support from the pro fessors of• religion within these kingdom's. My own experience, both of the neglect and of the exceptions, concurs lamentably 'with his; five years of anxiety and fruitless labour attest the solitude of my efforts. I know the advantage I yield to my op ponents by such an admission, but I am not, on that account, inclined to further silence—my hope is placed on much higher support; and I feel confident that, by the blessing of God, per severance and patience in well-doing, will enable me at last to trinmvh, against hostility, and in spite of indifference.-I atb, Sir, your very obedient humble servant. April 20, 1838. ASHLEY: -KINNEAR IN Pants—Palm, APRIL Is.—The convicton of Xihnear, the swindler, has excited some interest here, as he is Well known to some of the first houses. Several years ago, a Dutchman, who called himsolf Emeney, but whose real name was M —s, and who turned out to have been formerly con nected in Swindling transactions in England with Kinnear, and a perton named W —e, against whom he subsequently gave evidence which caused their being fined and imprisoned in England—played a deep game in Paris, at which Kinnear was supposed to be the prompter. M—s had quitted England with considerable spoil, and determined to lead a new life and become an honest man, had retired to Champagne, where he put:Chased property and conducted himself with great propriety. Here, however, he was discovered by his old partners, and was induced, either by the fear of exposure, or the chance of fresh gains, against which his newly-born virtue was not proof, to come to Paris and commence business as a merchant and general dealer. His modest, but at the same time gentlemanly, st yle of living, and the precautions taken by his Mentor, suc ceeded in imposing on the Parisians, and, in a short time, he hid obtained very extensive credit, to which there would have teen scarcely any limit if an accident had not led to a suspicion and compelled him to abscond. Among bis papers, which were seized by his creditors, was one curious document, which there is every reason to believe had been drawn out by Kinnear. It was the plan of a campaign of this accomplished gang, and it was a calculation of the means which they were to adopt to raise a very large sum' out of the credulity of their creditors. They were to purchase largely, and apparently with great pru. tience, for ready money. Their next operations, when once afloat, were to be in short bills, which were to be honoured; the succeeding were to be on a very large scale indeed, so as to give them several millions' worth of goods; and those bills were, of course, GOt to be honoured. Out of there gains they were to cover the losses they had sustained in their lirsttransac tions—if loss there was in the conversion of their goods into money. The paper was a perfect curiosity. Rothschild, in all his teal transactions, never made mole detailed calculations 'than these industrials bad done in their false dealings. They were each to realise a colossal fortune; as I have already 4 4 . ' 5 41 : ;4, but for an accident, they would have succeeded. As it ir".,o • ; : 41, rub several merchauts and dealers of .•,". . ithout,, perhaps, realising much fur themselves. "„ lie d . Oit dtob4 o ►mo 74.7 .4 .• . •• - $4. , t 5;( ` ,21 *4' ft FOREIGN LVTELLIGENCE, SPAIN. According to advices from Jaca of the 17th, another Carlist column, consisting - of eight battalions and 200 cavalry, had reached, ou the 15th; the village of Nebasquez,_oii the confines of Navarre, from which it might proceed either to Upper Arra gun or to Huesca and - Barbastro. 9,000 men of the Queen's troops were, however, watching its movements. Letters from Ba)onue of the 2Uth instant state, that the ob ject of Count Negri's retrograde march is to post himself in the Sierra de Cameros, and thence descend to the right bank of the Ebro, in order to protect tne passage of an expedition of 20 battalions, which Don Carlos contemplates sending to the inte rior, if he can prevail on the Navarrese and the Basques to follow him beyond that river. All the Carlist troops which - bad approached the French frontiers had been ordered to the plain on Vittoria, where it was thought that Don Carlos intended to place himself at their bead, and force a passage aci.ass the In. cartaciones. t Ad vices from Estella of the 15th mention that the Carlis_ expedition into Upper Arragon had been recalled for the pur pose of reinforcing the army which Don Carlos intended to lead in person against Madrid. Accounts front Catalonia,. received via Bayonne, announce that Baron de Meer and Brigadier Ayerba had been beaten by the Carlist commander-iu-cbief, Serago, in the vicinity of Suria. Brigadier Carbo, after four days' fighting- with Burio and Zorilla, had been obliged to retreat before their 'superior force, and to retire into Puicerda, bringing with him three hundred wounded, whom he lodged in the church. Nothing could exceed the fury displayed by both parties in those various encounters. The Carlist chief Burjo had been !wounded in the leg, and Carbo's son was killed by , his father's side. A dispatch, published by the Madrid Gazette of the 15th, states that Brigadier Abecia bad defeated Cabanero near Tierzo. THg UNITED STATES. NEw YORK, APRIL 2.—MONEY AND EXCHANGES.—There is no change in the condition of money. It is scarce, yet there is on difficulty in realisin e , ,, it on undoubted business paper, but of this there is but little. Money stocks droop in price, and specie rather goes up. Bills for the packets of April 1 were very heavy. Sterling bills opened at 51 to 6, but declined to 5 pin. for the best ; on France the closing sales of prime bills were at sf. 471 c. per dollar. Domestic exchanges are no worse than they were a week ago. On the east there is very little variation from par. The following were the rates on southern places : Philadelphia, 31 to 4 dis. ; Baltimore, 31 to 4; Charles ton, 31; Milledgeville, 84; Augusta, 74; Mobile, 18 discount for certificates of deposit, and 20 for bank notes; New Orleans, ; Natchei certificates of deposit sold at 30 dis ; Cincinnati, 6 to 7; Kentucky bank bills, 84; Certificates, 71; Tennessee, 20 to 25 wanted. MONEY MARKET, &c. April 2.—The stock market continues to recede, and the business transacted is every day becoming snore limited. Sales on Saturday of United States Bank at 114 to 1141; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, 614; Phceuix Bank, 94; and Boston and Providence Railroad Compauy,9s. Utica Railroad Company hrs receded to 110. Specie has ad vanced a little, and is held at 2 1 to 24 per cent.ugeinium. Treasury notes at to 4 per cent. premium. 71f - We learn that in addition to the bills of the WindSor Bank, those of the Newbury Bank, Wells River, Vermont, will nut be dicounted on any terms by the brokers in this ciy. We are unable to find in the files of London papers which have as jet reached us by the Europe, quotations of a later date for American Stocks than the 24th of February, when Louisiana Five per Cents. were quoted at 96; New York Five per Cents. (1845), 91; Pensylvania Five per Cents. (1858), 93. In Mis sissippi, and New York, and Ohio Six per Cents. nothing has been dune. Our commercial advices from New Orleans for the week ending the 24th ult. have been received, which we are happy to observe report some improvement in business, though sales were still limited. The arrangement entered into by the banks had tended to ease the money market, and the greatest difficulty in the way of a liberal distribution of bank funds is said to be the scarcity of good commercial paper. A large business has been done in cotton, including for the week 20 bales at a small improvement in prices, and the United States Bank is said to have purchased 4000 bales at an advance of fully half a cent. Within a few days some revival of a demand for specie had occurred; and for American gold and silver 6 to 81 per cent. premium was paid. About 85,000 dollars had been received on the 24th from Metamoras, and the advance will probably not be long sustained. Large sales of Treasury notes were also making at 5 to 6 per cent. premium, and of United States Bank notes at 3to 31. The rates of discount on Mobile, Mississippi, &c., had all advanced, say to 11 to 12 on Mobile, 21 to 22 on Missis sippi, and II to 12 on Tennessee. Exchange on London had improved to 81, and on New York was at 3-1 to 4 per cent. pre mium. A great want of shipping continued, and fully 70,000 bales were waiting vessels. The city continued healthy, and weather fine. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Tattersall's, Monday. THE DERBY.—A good many horses were backed, but it will be seen by the prices that the alterations were few and unitu portant. Phoenix and Young Rowtou stand precisely as they did on Friday at Newmarket; while Grey Motnus, who has been progressing for the last four or five days, is drawing very closely on them. Bamboo and Nonplus are a l so a t th e la s t Newmarket. odds, the former in much, the other in moderate request. lon, The Early Bird, Cobham, Bullion, and D'Eg vilie are at the old prices. Conservator's party is as small and as sanguine as ever; 30 to 1 was taken in hundreds, and they would have gone on had the laVers of the odds been willing. Closing prices to 1 against - Lord Jersey's Phoenix (take-15 to 2;) 8 to 1 against Mr. Payne's Young Rowton (taken, and afterwards offered ;) 10 to 1 against Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus (taken;) 11 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Bamboo (taken ;) 12 to 1 against Mr. Armitage's Nonplus colt (taken ;) 15 to 1 against Lord Exeter's Alemdar (offered ;) 16 to 1 against Col. Peel's lon ( taken ;) 17 to 1 against Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird (take 20 ;) 20 to 1 against Mr. Cooinbes's Cobham (taken, and afterwards offered;) 20 to 1 against Lord G. Bentinrk's D'Egville (offered;) 22 to 1 against Captain Berkeley's Bul lion' (taken ;) 30 to 1 against Mr. Forth'sConservator (taken ;) 30 to I against Mr. Worrall's Dormouse (taken, and afterwards offered;) 35 to 1 against Sir G. Heathcote's.Atnato (taken ;) 40 to 1 against Mr. Richardson's Monc Adam (taken ; ) 40 to I against Sir J Mills's Volunteer. (taken;) 1000 to 15 against Mr. Tarleton's Blaise (taken;) 2000 to 20 against Mr. J. Day's Brother to Aleppo (taken;) 300 to 200 ,on Cobham against Conservator (taken ;) 200 to 100 on . Young Rowton against Early Bird (taken ;15 to 2 on Bamboo against Daedalus(taken ;) "300 to 100 on - Bamboo against Dormouse" (taken.) Tug OA as.--7 to 1 'against Mr. Batson's Acacia filly (taken;) 10 to 1 against Mr. E. Peel's Ninny (taken;) 11 to 1 against Lord Suffield's Caliste (taken ;) 13 to 1 against Mr. Mostyn's Brown Duehess (taken ;) 2000 to 100 against. Mr. Forth's Sol dier's Consort (tk.) Nothing said about the second favourite, Glenara. SWEEPSTAKES, on Monday next.-6 to 4 offered on the Duke of Graftou's Chymist. . CROSBY RACES. These very popular races, which always attract a good com company, came off 911 Tuesday and Wednesday last. The weather was exceedingly fine, and the racing excellent. The judicious arrangements made by Mr. Towers elicited general approbation. We are glad to find that this meeting obtains so respectable a share of public patronage. The following was the running for each day : TUESDAY. A Sweepstakes for ponies nut to exceed 13 hands 3 inches high, feather weight and catch weight; one mile heats; with a purse added. The second pony to receive £2, and the third pony £l, out of the Stakes. Mr. Willey's br m Bella, aged 1 1 Mr. A. L.Svers's br in Melton, aged 2 2 Mr. Collin's ch in Miss Pussev, 4 years 3 3 Mr. Peter's d d mare, Polly Hopkins, aged dist. A Sweepstake fur any horses, mares, or geldings, not thorough bled, with a purse added; heats, one mile; 3 years old to carry 6st. 81b; 5 ditto, Bst. 91b.; 6 ditto and aged, 9st. The s• cowl horse to receive £l, and the third horse to receive £2, out of the stakes. Mr. Austin's ch in Patty, late Lmtitia, uged 1 1 Mr. Gardner's I. m Elizabeth, 3 years 2 2 Mr. Evans's br h Euphrates, aged 3 3 Captain Brough's ch h Derry, aged 4 4 Mr. Garrymore's hr m My Lady, 6 yis dist. Mr. T. Irvin's ch h Tommy, aged dr. WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes for ponies not to exceed 11 bands, with a purse added. The second pony to receive £2, and the thitd pony £l, out of the stakes. The winner of the first pony race to carry 51bs, extra ; heats one mile; 13 hands to carry 6st.; 13 hands 1 inch to carry fist. 71bs.; 131- hands to carry 7st.; 13 hands 3 inches to carry 7st. 71bs.; 14 bands to carry Bst. Mr. Willey's loan m Pussey. 1 1 Mr. Dunn's b h Benbuw, 6 yrs.. 2 3 Mr. Evans br h Euphrates, aged..... ......... 3 2 A Tradesmen's and Coact—proprietors Purse fur horses running on the first and second days. The second horse to receive £2, the third £l. Heats one mile. Mr. Garrymore's My Lady 1 Mr. Evan's Euphrates 3 2 Mr. Gardner's Elizabeth. 2 3 Captain Brough's Derry A Purse for beaten ponies. Mr. Dunn's Benbow . 1 Mr. Evan's Euphrates 2 Mr. Collin's Miss Pussey Won by a half-a-neck. A subscription is now in course of being raised at North Shields, for the purpose of purchasing a piece of plate to be presented to Thomas Richard Batesun, Esq., of that town, as a testimonial of the high sense entertained by the inhabitants of town of Mr. Bateson's kindness, liberality and humanity, in fitting out his two whaling ships, the Grenville Bay and 6arn bier, with such extra stores, both in respect to quantity and quality, as in the event of their being unhappily detained in the Ice, there is no probability of their crews suffering the horrors Of want. Mr. Bateson's conduct is highly honourable to him, And must be a source of infinite comfort and satisfaction to the families of the (fallout fellows who have ventured upon the perils of the whale fishery in the Arctic Seas.—Berwick Warder, DISCOVERY OF THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER'S JEWELS.— The jewels of the Duchess of Leinster have been recovered in it manner quite as singular as the way in which they were stolen. On the day of the robbery, the caskets had been placed in the ►_•ack drawing-room of her grace's residence in Dublin, and in a very different situation to which they were accustomed to be kept. tier grace returned to town in the evening for the pur pose of Ottending a ball, when about to dress the casket was sent for, and then the discovery was made that it had been mysteriotisly stolen. The Dublin police was instantly apprised of the tact, but on an inquiry not the least clue could be obtained of the thief. It was thought advisable to send messengers to the metropolitan police, because greater facilities for disposing of such valuable booty were known to exist in London. From every division constables were appointed to make inquiry; and as the same vigilance was exercised in Dublin the abstractors of the propel ty, it was presumed, soon became aware that it was quite impossible to dispose of the property without detection. A few days ago, a band-box, booked at the coach-office in Sack ville-street, Dublin, arrived at her grace's residence in London. It was opened, and the contents were the missing casket. A female wa'i sent for who formerly lived with her grace. and who was preSumed to know the jewels of her grace and the casket was opened. It was found to be iu the same state as alien taken from the drawing-room in Dublin. The jewels, valued at £15:000, were all there; and it was the general belief that the casket had hot been opened since it was stolen. The recovery of the jewel's 'Soon became known to the police, but with that mystery which usually attends their movements, through a full possession of all the particulars connected with this very remarkable transaction, nothing to be depended upon can be collected from that quaiter. We had, however, obtain• ed a few particulars from another source, The thief does not turn out to below, to that class which was first suspected. The party who took them moves in a high rank, as reported; he came to London and proceeded immeaiately to the continent, where he is expected to remain, in order to avoid the couso queace of his misconduct. STEAM NAVIGATION TO ,NEW YORK ; OR INJECTION .E N (.44 N E S COMPARED WITH SAMUEL lIALPS PATENT ENGE. , ; ES. (From the Shipping Gazette.) r 3 The patentee has deferred unikinir, the comparison between the above kinds of engines, as on ticiaid the "'Great Western" and " SiriuS" steam-ships for New York, until their departure, lest it should otherwise have been considered invidious, and as affecting the pecuniary interests of the respective proprietors. The '• Great Western" has common injection engines, and the " Sirius has Samuel Hall's patent engines, which have been in most successful operation on board that vessel for seven months between . Londou and Cork. The patentee belieVes that the comparative working of the engines du board these two ves sels iu the voyages now commenced to and from the United States (taking all things into the account), will confirm, be yond all question, the great superiority of his patent engines over injection engines, which has indeed been proved, by up wards of four years of practical experience on board numerous sea-going vessels, with engines varying from 70 horses to 320 horses power each pair. The " British Queen" steamship of 1800 tons, which is fur the same destination as the above two vessels, will also have the patent engines of 500 horse power oti board. The following comparison between the two kinds of engines, will, it is presumed, induce all steam navigation companies and proprietors of steam-vessels to institute a strict inquiry into the accuracy of each of the present statements, for their govern ment inavailing themselves of the advantages arising from the adoption of the patent engines. COMPARISON BETWEEN INJECTION STEAM-ENGINES, AND SAMUEL HALL'S PATENT STEAM-ENGINES. 1. Injection engines , when applied to steam navigation, corn prise, of necessity, the barbarous practice of supplying dirty and salt water to the boilers. The patent engines effects supply of the purest distilled water to the boilers, by which they are always kept in a perfectly clean state. 2. In injection engines the eater in the boilers may become saturated with salt; in which case it will not boil under 225 deg. of temperature. The patent engines having pure distilled water in the boilers, it boils at 212 deg. or at 13 deg. less temperatute than salt water, and of course requites less fuel to convert it into steam: 3. In injection engines, in order to prevent the water from becoming saturated with salt, a large quantity of boiling watt, must be pumped out of the boilers, or blown off, and replaced with cold water every two or three hours, which cold water hav ing to be brought up to the boiling point, causes a considerable waste of fuel to take place. The patent engine boiler never requires any blowit g out, no matter how long the engines are iu uninterrupted operation. 4. In injection engines, the boilers will, after every precau tion is taken, become coated - with hard scale of considerable thickness . ; this, being a bad conductor of heat, prevents the free transmission thereof from the fires to the Waiter, and causes the boilers-to burn and wear- out very rapidly, and increases the consumption of fuel. The patent engine bullets will .be perfectly clean, not only for many voyages, but for many years, and their durability will be very much greater than that of boilers supplied with salt water, and a comparatively small consumption of fuel will also be the result. 5. In order to prevent the boilers of injection engines from burning and wearing out with a rapidity that could not be sub mitted to, it is necessary in long voyages to suspend the work ing of the boilers, in order to empty and cool them, for the pur pose of clearing and chipping off the scale - that firmly adheres to them, which operation considerably injures the boilers. In the patent engines all delays and inconveniences arising from the emptying and cleaning of boilers are entirely super seded, for by their permanent cleanness the. water they contain entirely defends them front the action of the fire, and as no de posit takes place they are not subjected to the injury caused by chipping off the scale, as in injection engines. - - - - 6. In injection engines the oil which is put into the cylinders, stuffing boxes, slides, &c., is speedily carried away by the in jection water into the sea, the time therefore of its being in the engines is so short that n►ne-tenths of it is wasted and does but little good, if any good, and it does not, as in the patent engines, enter the boilers and protect them from the corrosive action of hot salt water. In the patent engines, not a particle of the oil which is given to the internal parts of the engine, &c., is washed away into the the sea, or lost, but it is all carried into the boilers, whereby they are protected from corrosiun,and an ample lub r i ca ti on o f the engines is effected, a t scarce l y any cost, as hereafter men tioned; 7. In injection engines a portion of the salt contained in the water is carried over mechanically along with the steam, into the working Cylinders, slowly corroding and w ear i ng t h e s lid es, valves, and othei internal parts of the engines, whereby they are rendered untrue, and a considerable quantity of steam escapes past them and is wasted. In the patent engines, a portion of oil being always, as before stated, introduced in commixture with the pure water into the boilers, it passes over mechanically along with the steam, in minute particles, into the cylinder; thus this ample lubrication actually improves the slides, valves, and other internal parts of the engines, instead of injuring them, whereby a gieat saving iu their wear and tear is effected. 8. In injection engines salt water, dirt, sand, and other im purities pass throgh the air pumps, and thereby render them and their piston rods, &c., very rough and full of farrows, in consequence whereof, great friction iu working them, and waste of power is occasioned. I n the patent engines nothing but distilled water and oil pass through the air pumps, which, instead of becoming rough, and thereby rendered more smooth and polished; and, of course, brass buckets, piston rods, stud linings to the air pumps, are not necessary, as in the case in injection engines. 9. In injection engines a considerable power is required to pump out the injection water, in engines of 450 horse power (like those on board the Great Western), 2,700 gallons of water per minute have to be pumped out of a vacuum (reckoning six gallons per horse power per minute), and this requires as much power as the pumping of that quantity of water out of a well 30 or 32 feet deep. In the patent engines the air pump has only to pump out of the vacuum the water resulting (rain the condensation of the steam, which in a pair of engines of LISO horse power, is only about 50 gallons per minute; the saving of the power therefore required to pump out the 2,700 gallons per minute of injection water, is so much additional effective power gained, and ap plicable to the paddle-wheels. 10: In injection engines in stormy weather and hea vy seas the condensing water enters the condensers as rapidly when the engines are going' at a slow, as when they are going at a fast speed,_ and as it is impossible to regulate the quantity of injection water according to the irregularity of the speed of the engines, great danger arises on the one hand, of choking the condenser and the air pump, and even breaking down the engines, by the admission of too much water when they are going slow, or on the other hand, of deducting greatly from the power of the en gines, by enjecting too little water into them when their speed is great, thereby deteriorating the vacuum, and reducing the power of the engines, and that at the time when the greatest power is required. The patent engine in the roughest weather, and when the greatest power is required preserve as perfect a vacuum, and consequently as great a power as in fine weather, and all the care required in injection engines to supply the proper quantity of condensing water is superseded, and the engineer is relieved from that onerous duty. I. In injection engines the proper supply of water to the boilers is dependent upon, and entnely at the mercy of the engineers, from whose negligence such serious accidents arise as those of the explosion of the two Hull steam-vessels, the " Union" and " Victoria," and many others, by which a most serious loss of life has taken place, and great injury has been done to the reputation of steam navigation. In the patent engines, the boilers are never liable to be burnt down, or injured by the water becoming in them, by accident, or by carelessness of the engineers, too low, for, as every cubic foot of water which is converted into steam, is by conden sation reconverted into precisley the same quantity, and re turned to the boilers, the water is always kept in them at exactly the same height, without any attention ou the part of the engineer. 12. In injection engines the vacuum is injured by the air which is in mechanical combination with the injection water, being conveyed by it into the condenser. In the patent engines, a superior vacuum is obtained. owing to no air being intiuduced into the condensers, and to the con densation being more perfect than can be effected by injection. ADVANTAGES CONSEQUENTIAL UPON THE PATENT IMPROVE- THE LIVERPOOL OPANDARD r- MEN TS. First,—From the various causes above-mentioned, a saving of at least one-third part of the fuel is effected in the patent engines, or, in other words, injection engines consume half as much more fuel as the patent engines. Second,—For every ton of coal that is saved, a ton of profit able freight may be substituted. Third,—As vessels with engines to which the patent improve ments are applied snake their passage nearly as quick in stormy as in fine weather, and they do not require, during or at the end of their passages, however numerous, any blowing out or clean ing of the boilers, to occasion delay, every vessel is capable of snaking more passages, and of becoming in that ratio more profitable. Fourth,—As boilers supplied with pure distilled water wil endure a much greater length of time than those in which sal water is used, not only is the annual expense of the boilers greatly diminished, but the loss of the time of the profitable use of the vessel, during the taking out of old boilers, and the re placing of them with new ones, is also avoided—to say nothing of the breaking up of the decks, and other expenses attending the business. Fifth,—As the internal parts of the engines are kept so much longer in repair, owing to the causes above mentioned, the per petual expense and time required in repairing such parts is greatly duninished; indeed there is no doubt but the slides, valves, pistons, and all the internal parts of the engines, are in much finer condition after having been in operation for years than they are the first day they are set to work. The circum stance of salt being carried over with the steam into the cylin ders (when salt water is used in the boilers) is unquestionable, as well as that it is the cause of the valves and other internal parts of the engine becoming so soon in bad condition, whereby a great waste of steam takes place, even long before they be come so very Much worn as to render it indispensably necessary to give them a thorough repair. Some general remarks may now be made on the foregoing subject, which may not be useless. In the first place, the increased simplicity in working the pa tent engines may be more fully noticed. The regulation of in jection water and of the water to supply the boilers now forms no part of the duty of the engineer, as they are quite superseded by no injection taking place, and the boilers being self-supplied with undeviating accuracy. It need scarcely be pointed out how important it is to the safety of vessels to have engin eers fresh and unfired i❑ stormy weather, instead of being so jaded aud fatigued as not to be able to perform their duty. In the second place, it may be observed, that the comparative advantages of the patent engines are not so great on the first starting of new engines, or even during the first month or two, — for then the boilers and machinery of injection engines are as clean and in as good order as those of the patent engines; but after that time, and when the boilers of the former become thickly coated with scale, and the internal parts of the engines ate worn and galled, while those of the latter are actually im pr.ved, the comparison should be made. Thirdly,—lt is quite certain that a vessel with the patent en gines of 300 horse power will effect an increase of economy and advantages of £2,500 or £3,000 per annum over a vessel having injection engines of that power; and, consequently, the former will realize so much greater a profit. Basford, near Nottingham; and No. 18, King's-arms -yard, London. PORT of C HESTER. —lt is with great pleasure we notice the increasing manifestations of a revival of trade in this port. On Monday last no less than sixteen large vessels, from London, Wales, Ireland, &c., besides numerous small craft, were lying at our wharfs. This looks well, and argues touch in favour of the improvements in +he depth of the Dee, made by the exer tions of the River Dee Company; and we hope that the time is not far distant when Chester will present the appearance it once did, and the flags of all nations. will be unfurled in our Dort.—Chester Gazette. kti EOUS Valuable strata of coal and iron have been discovered in the valley of Coiirlaine, above, Killestnn; in the Queen's County, the property of Mr. Fitzinaurire. - We regret to state the health of r. lt alph Lanibton continues to be a source of great uneasiness and anxiety to . his friends and relations.—S underland Herald. - Sir George Smart has been appointed one of the composers of the chapels royal, in the room of the late Mr"ttwood. Lord Brougham, accompanied by the honourable Colonel Caradock, left Paris on Wednesday evening, to pay a visit to the chateau his lordship is building at Cannes, on the Mediter ranean. It is proposed to extend the Ulster Canal to the Shannon, and by such extension to form a continued line of inland navi gation from Lough Neagh to Limerick. The ship canal at Carrick-on-Suir is rapidly approaching its completion, and vessels will be enabled to take in their cargoes at Carrick, and sail thence direct for England, with ease and expedition, within a short period. On Thursday morning, green peas were for the first this sea son displayed for sale in Covent Garden market. Two small baskets, each containing about the eighth of a peck, were to be seen in the shop window of Mr. John Solomon, ,fruiterer : the sum of one guinea per basket was asked for them. Considerable improvement has been effected in the lighting of the house of cointhons, chiefly through the instrumentality of Sir T. French, M.P. fur Scarborough. On Saturday morning new potatoes fetched half-a-crown per pound in Covent Garden market. Lord Dillon has announced his determination to contest Ox fordshire whenever there is a vacancy in the liberal interest. The navigation of the river. St. Lawrence to Quebec, was free from ice ou the 16th March last, which is considered very early iu the season. SILK WEAVING.—If every person who can afford it would instantly determine to buy three yards of shoe-rikand, the de mand would tar exceed the supply, laud to remedy which, hundreds, if not thousands, of hands would be immediately employed, which are at ptesent out of work. SUNDERLAND SHIPPING.—Between Sunderland Pier and Cox Green, there are now upwards of a hundred ships building, varying in burthen from 150 to 500 tons each. Within the last two months above twenty new ships have been launched.— Sunderland Herald. A grand ball, we understand, by command of her Majesty, will be given at St. James's Palace on the 24tb of next month, being is celebration of her Majesty's birth-day. Her drawing room, however, to commemorate this august event takes place on the preceding 17th of the month. It is said to be intended to open the Great Western Railway as far as Maidenhead, a distance of 26 miles, ou the Ist of June. Nuw MAGI STRA TR.—We understand that Paul Moon James, Esq. of this town, who is already a magistrate for the county of Worcester, has recently been placed in the commission of the peace for the county palatine of La.ucaster.—March. Guardian. Pigs to the number of 25,042 have been imported into Bris tol from Ireland during January, February, and March, iu the present year. there is no authority for the rumour of her majesty's visit to Ireland - this year.—.lforn. Chron. We were pleased to see the noble Earl of Sefton with his amiable family at the ope:. on Thursday, after his lordship's long illness. The noble lord occupied his new double box on the lower circle.— Court Gazette. Mr Hawes, it is said, means to recommend the retirement upon pensions of all the present police magistrates, except two (Messrs. Trail and Hardwick), who have professed themselves ready " to go the whole hog" in carrying the projects into effect—Morning Herald, The Earl of Essex and his newly-married countess (late Miss Stephens) left Belgrave-square on Thursday, to pass the honey moon at Cashiobury-park, the, delightful seat of the earl, near Waterford, Herts. His Is lordship is in his 82d year, having been born on the 13th of November, 1757. Her ladyship is 37 years his junior. It is stated in the Irish papers that the successor of Col. Shaw Kennedy, in the office of chief of the constabulary, is to have a reduced salary of £lOOO, instead of £l5OO. as before. An exaggerated statement, which appeared in our Wednes day's contemporary of last week, regarding the state of health of Lord Stormont, M.R. caused considerable sensation. The accounts from Leamingtou, we are happy to say, are favoura ble, and hold out the prospect of the noble lord being able to resume his parliamentary duties after the Easter recess.—Perth papei. The Duke of Northumberland has subscribed the munificent sum of £5OO. to the fund for defraying the expellees of the ap proaching meeting of the British Association in Newcastle. Some time since a person in the neighbourhood of Keswick, having several hives of bees to dispose of, and being desirous to attract purchasers, caused a placard to be printed announcing the sale, with the following extraordinary head lines:—" Ex tensive sale of live stock, comprising not less than one hundred and forty thousand head, with an unlimited right of pasturage!" The trick succeeded to admiration. The last advices, from Constantinople announce, as a po sitive fact, that the Porte had at length granted a firman fur an English steam-vessel to ply regularly upend down the Bosphorus as a passage vessel, but fur the present this permission is restrict ed to the conveyance of the Frank residents only, although it is expected that ere long the Turks and Rayahs will also be allowed to avail themselves of this desirable and rapid mode of passing from one place to another on the Bosphorus, where the current eternally runs down into the Sea of Marmora at a rapid rate.— United Service Gazette. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, APRIL 23.—There has been little change in the flannel market to-day. The buy ers are rather more willing to purchase, but the prices offered are extremely low. Though there is.no decided_alteration for the better, yet the manufacturers seem in better spirits, and are anticipating au increased demand. There is no change in the wool market, and prices remain unaltered.—Manchester Guardian. NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT GLASGOW:—The friends and admirers of the Rev. Robert Montgomery will be happy to learn that an eligible situation immediately to the west of Blythswood square having been procured, the erection of the new episcopal church will commence forthwith. The necessity of a place of worship in that neighbourhood has been long felt, and from what we have hea rd, the proposed buildine willadd considerably to the architectural beauty of our city.—Glasyow Courier. THE " PREPARED-CHARCOAL" STOVE.—The question as to the healthfulness of the prepared fuel burned in the new stove, whose exhibition at the Jerusalem Coffee-house and the princi pal scientific societies of the metropolis has excited so much at tention, will soon be set at rest. The patentees announce that they are now ready to supply the demands of the public; so that the new wonder will be soon brought to the test of experience, which has proved fatal to so many wonders of the kind. The inventor, Mr. Joy ce, has just taken out a second patent, for further improvements in the apparatus.—Mechanics' Magazine. BALLOON ASCENT.—On Friday afternoon, Mr. Graham, made an ascent from the yard at the Old Gas Company, in Reading. The inflation commenced at eleven o'clock, and gas was supplied till five in the afternoon, the estimated required quantity being 25,000 feet. The bills had announced that Captain Currie would accompany Mr. Graham, and that after the ascent a parachute with a monkey suspended in a basket would descend. At a quarter after five, on ascertaining the power of the balloon, it was found inadequate to the projected freight. The balloon rose with great steadiness and slowness taking a south-west direction, passing over the hill above the Kennet. Mr. Graham's account then states that " the balloon travelled at rather a rapid rate, thought not a great altitude, for about five miles, when the wind having dropped to a calm, the grappling irons caught hold of some trees, in a field belong ing to Captain Gore, of Grazely, and a safe descent was effect ed."—Reading Mercury. AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION.—An old gentleman of the name of Agar, living at. Wai field, found himself very unplea santly situated, a few nights since, on his return home from Windsor. Mr. Agar has an old favourite nag, named Black Jack, under whose care be generally places himself on his re turn home from market ; so he had done on the evening in question, when to his surprise he was awoke from a nap which had been accompanied with a delightful dream, by the sudden splashing of water, and to his alarm found himself in the centre of a large pond, near Winkfield church, into which Black Jack had very unceremoniously taken him. Mr. Agar very naturally, as most others would have done, cried out for help ; and he was eventually, after considerable difficulty, got out by the united exertions of some 10 or 15 labourers who were on the ground, but little the worse for the occurrence. This, we should hope, will be a caution to the old gentleman, to endeavour to keep his eyes open in future. 7 Readlny Mercury. • • - - - EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—At the petty sessions in Castle bar, on Saturday, a woman came forward, and made a charge of the following extraordinary nature against a man named Martin Murphy :—She stated that on last Lady-day (25th March) twelvemonth, Murphy was at Stockport, in England, and on coming out of a beer-shop he met an Englishman, whom be asked to drink ; he replied that he would not drink with any Irish —, and they then had some argument, after which they walked on together until they came to a precipice, which was ascended from the town by 70 steps, over which Murphy flung his companion; he started that night for Liver pool, and some time after returned to Mayo. The woman said she knew nothing of the fate of the Englishman, but acknow ledged that she cohabited with Murphy, by whom she has had a child subsequently to this transaction. Murphy has been re manded by the magistrates here; and the authorities in Stock port have been written to, in order to ascertain whether such an occurrence took place there at the time specified.—Mayo Tele graph. We sincerely congratulate the public on the certain prospect of an extensive cotton mill being immediately established in the neighbourhood of Greenock. Two falls on the Shaws Water of 32 feet each, and possessing the power of 120 horses, have been leased to a company of wealthy and enterprising gentlemen; and we understand that building operations will be commenced without delay. It is determined to erect one wheel to embrace both falls, and which will be of the amazing diameter of 66 feet, and surpassing that of any other wheel in the world. It is scarcely necessary to add, that a work requiring such a power must be of great extent, and that when in active operation it will give profitable employment to avast number of people in its vicinity, particularly females, who, from the present want of such establishments, experience difficulty in finding the means of earning for themselves an honest livelihood. There is also good ground for believing, that the present undertaking is only the forerunner of similar enterprises, fur the successful prose cution of which Greenock possesses advantages superior to al most every locality.—Greenock Advertiser. MORALITY OF RAILWAYS.—Railways are evidently destined to be great moral teachers, and not the least important of the lessons they will enforce is punctuality. The inexorable door of the station is closed precisely at the appointed time, and the traveller who is but a second behind has no remedy but patience. There is no running after the departing vehicle, with hat in one hand and portmanteau iri the other, shouting to the coachman to " pull up;"—no retrieving your loss even by post horses, and a douceur to the boy, on to the next station. While you are going ten miles, the object of your pursuit will assuredly achieve twenty or thirty. THE BANYANS.—A race of people who are, among Mussul mans, what the Jews are among Christians, a thieving, money making class. They are dispised by the Arabs, and are obliged to submit to insult and indignity, without being able to retort or avenge themselves, even it' their religion permitted, which inhibits them from shedding blood, though there are instances of their being slain by the Arabs. The features of the Banyan are regular, and the expression of the countenance is placid and benevolent; and their figures are straight and well-propor tioned ; and their diet consists of milk, ghee, or butter, or vege tables. They are the principal storekeepers at Zangihar, are celebrated for their frankness and the shortness of time re-' quired by them to transact the most important business. The Banyan women have the same simple customs. All their glory was to please their husbands ; they are taught from their earliest years to admire conjugal respect and lose. Their reserve and austerity towards strangers, with whom they never enter into conversation, are iu accordance with their principles, and they heaid in astonishment of the familiarity that existed between the sexes in Eutope.—Nurratice (!i a Vogage round the World. By a7:ivtinantl despatch, accounts have been received fro; Botoha3, to the 21 of March, and from Calcutta to the IStli of Petri nary. Commercial affairs were said to be rather on the im proving order. Sir Charles Metcalfe had embarked for Eng tand, and previous to his departure a grand dinner had been given to hint in Calcutta, iu honour of his exertions in favour of the liberty of the press. PERNANIBUCO.—Letters from Pernambuco of the sth of ' March state, that it was rum o u re d th a t a sc h ooner o f t h e re b e l squadron at Bahia had deserted to the imperialists. In other respects the aspect of affairs had undergone no change since the receipt of the last accounts. The overland letter received at Pernambuco states, that the rate of Exchange at Rio Janeiro, en the 3d of February, was at 3d. per milrea. SPECIE PAYMENTS.—It is now well understood that the New York banks are to resume specie payments on or before the 10th day of May, and that the Philadelphia banks will not resume at that time. The governor is to issue his proclamation for the banks of this state to resume immediately after the resum tion of New York and Philadelphia. If only New York re sumes, it will remain optional with the banks of New Jersey to resume or not.—Neui Jersey pap e r. FIRE AT SEA.—The Bombay papers contain an account from the Sandwich Islands Gazette of the melancholy loss of the James Colvin, which took lire at sea through the negligence of the cook, who capsized his lamp among some shavings and fat, and neglected to give au alarm. The unfortunate man cut his throat un the discovery of the fire. Captain Maughain and the crew were saved in the Catawha, of Nantucket, Capt. Coleman, which fortunately hove in sight at the time. He rendered all possible assistance, and safely landed them at the Sandwich Islands. A private letter dated New York, March 24, says—" 1 have nothing of moment to communicate, however, except a very extraordinary report, which I had yesterday from good autho rity; to wit, that Mr. Papineau has actually attempted a nego elation with Sir J. Colborne tot leave to return to Canada un der promise of indemnity. He does nut ask for pardon, I under stand, maintaining that he has committed no offence, no overt act of treason to be pardoned, but only certain errors of judge ment, for which he has been abundantly punished. There is something approaching to a confirmation of this strange report in a letter from Di. Nelson, in which the writer declares that Papineau has abandoned the cause of the 'patriots.'" Now, MODE OF SWINDLING.—An ingenious plan has lately been hit on by an accomplished gang of swindlers in the city, which will give a wide sphere for the most extensive fraud, and lead some of the Indian brokers into an unpleasant secret. The plan alluded to is this:—One of the gang takes a counting house with cellars, and commences in the ale trade. A second, who has a counting-house also, encloses him au order through post, which he pretends he has received from an officer in India, (the Gazette will at once supply the names of the officers of regiments stationed there, and quarter-masters are generally selected,) for a certain quantity of pale ale, cider, and wine, of course of the best quality, to be shipped by the first vessel going out, and to be paid for by a bill. The order is executed with a very inferior article, while enormous prices are charged. A bill is drawn on the party who is alledg,ed to have sent it from India, and made payable thirty days after sight; and the transaction is rendered apparently perfectly regular by the party who had pretended to have received the order acknowlegin,, it to be all right. The goods are shipped on board, and the alder of the bill finds very little difficulty in gettting it discounted by au Indian broker, particularly as he places in his hands, as an ad ditional security, the bill of lading for the goods. Several trans actions of this description are said to have latterly taken place, and it is said that such is the quality of the goods sent, that they will not sell for one-fourth of what has been charged for them in India. THE TOWER OF LONDON.—The arrangements for the ex tended admission of the public to view this ancient and inter esting national establishment are in a state of great forwardness. A number of workmen are actively employed, and a building is in the course of erection adjoining the premises occupied by the proprietor of the menager►e, to be devoted to the purpose of an office for the issue of tickets, which, from the increased -number of persons who will avail themselves di the reduced charge of admission, has been deemed necessary: The tickets obtained from this office will entitle the bearers to pass the guard at the inner gate, who will conduct them to a spacious anti-chamber or waiting-room, which is now being fitted up for the purpose. As soon as ten or a dozen prersons are collected, the warden will introduce the visitors to the interior, and go round with them to describe the various relics and curiosities therein contained. The whole of the arrangements have been personally superintended by the Duke of Wellington, who ex pressed his desire that no pains might be spared to render them in every way conducive to the accommodation of the numerous visitors who will probably inspect these national curiosities fur the first time. HEART OF NAPOLEON.—The following rather curious cir cumstance was stated to us lately on very good authority : When the body of Napoleon was opened at St. Helena, his heart was taken out, and, preparatory to final destination, put in a basin of spirits and water, and left fur the night on a table in the bedroom of the medical man who had charge of the mat ter—Dr. Arnold, if we remember rightly. In the course of the night, the Docter was awakned from a slight slumber by a heavy splash from the basin, and, starting up alarmed; he rested on his elbow, and by the light of the taper, looked eagerly round the apartment before he should spring out of bed. Not the shadow of an intruder was to be seen. What had moved the basin ? Had that mighty heart, scorning to be quelled even in death, regained some of its terrible energies ?—was it still leaping with life? Ha! catching the appearance of something moving in the corner of the room, he saw the heart of Bonaparte in the act of being tugged into a hole in the wall; and jumping from his bed, was just in time to rescue the noble relic from the teeth of a rat !—Damfries Herald. GEOLOGICAL CuitiostriEs.—A discovery of no common inter est to the observer of geological phenomena has been made in excavating a space of ground for the site of two gas pits at the gas works, Rochdale. These works are situated on a low, fiat piece of ground, at the foot of the Castle Hill and the Camp Hill, and on the left of thenew road from Middleton. According to tradition, the former hill is the site of ah ancient fortress of the Saxon lord of the district; and the latter hill, at present dimi nished much in its height and extent, and covered with gardens, was thrown up by the Danes, who, in one of their devastating in roads, beleagured the castle, and were slaughtered on the flat grounds bordering the river. The site of the gas works is known to t his day as " The Kill-Danes." Long before this event, how ever, it would seem that a far more terrific 'destruction had swept ovet the place of this valley. In making the excavation before mentioned, at a depth of seventeen feet from the surface, were discovered a number of large and stately trees, ascertained to be oak; they exhibited no marks of any tool; the overwhelming power had broken up their roots, and crushed and splinted their branches, with a force apparently as resistless as our common storms are to the dried fern. The trees had grown upon a strata of light-coloured gravel and sand; above it is a thick layer of loam, or mud, of a dull grey colour; and, lastly, on the surface is a cake of black earth and turf. The trees are four in number, all lying from the eastwards towards the west, plainly indicating that the destructive force, whatever it was, proceeded in that direction. One of the stems is twenty-four inches in diameter; they are all of nearly as large proportions, and in most parts perfectly sound, dark-coloured like logwood, and nearly as hard ; their weight, in proportion to bulk is very great. POSTPONEMENT OF THE CORONATION.—II has just been communicated to us, on authority upon which we can place im plicit reliance, that the coronation is to be put off—first for ten days, and this with a view to its further postponement. All the London journals of Saturday evening, ministerial and op position, are silent upon the subject; but from the quarter from whence the information has reached us, we are disposed to place confidence in the fact as stated. The ostensible cause to be assigned by ministers to the public, is the indecency of holding such a ceremony on the anniversary of the death of George IV, a circumstance said to be overlooked when the day was origi nally named. But if our information be correct, the more urgent cause as operating on the minds of ministers is to be found in the universal feeling of indignation that has been evinced by persons in every class, and of every party, at the mockery—not the reality of a coronation proposed by the cabi net—the early period of the year at which it was announced to be held—thus prematurely closing the London season to the ruin of the tradesmen, and the short time allowed for prepara tion. Should our intelligence prove correct, and that any post ponement at all occurs, we should not be in the least surprised that the ceremony did not take place during the present year. Oh, fur the expectant peers! Even in a matter of ceremony, or by accident, these ministers can't go right.—Evening Mail. THE QUEEN'S CORONATION DRESS!—We state npon autho rity which we fully rely upon as correct, that the Queen has been advised to provide, and has actually ordered the materials of her coronation dress from FRANCE! What will the indus trious, and the supporters of British industry say to this ? Would Queen Adelaide have done this? Certainly not. But t his is all of a piece with the other arrangements of the approach ing coronation. It appears that nothing is to be done upon that national and hitherto glorious, ae well as interesting occa sion, except to place the crown upon the royal head, in West minster Abbey. Thereis to be no splendour —nothing in short, that can give employment, directly or indirectly, to the trader and artizan. For what purpose then, it will be said, is there to be a coronation, seeing that the queen is already as much queen as a coronation could make her ? Our answer is, that the coro nation is resorted to, in order to enable the ministers to convert their dependents into peers, and thus to degrade and swamp the House of Lords. Thus whiggisin is to be crowned, and not the queen. It will be ultimately to the damage not to the glorifica tion of the monarchy.—Evening A FAITHFUL SHIPMASTER.—The Algonquin Packet at Phi ladelphia had forty days of heavy westerly gales, which obliged her to run too far south. She brought from Liverpool a cargo valued at 300,000 dollars, not a package of which was injured. She sprung a leak, and the leak was two or three feet under water. Captain Turley's sagacity and efficiency in saving the ' vessel and lives of the passengers, were conspicuous on this oc casion. He prepared wood in battens and pieces of canya:„ s, and nailed them over the breach, to do which he had to swil ag a man over the bow with a line roun d hi s waist, and as t!„ ship rose on the sea, he was enabled to give two or three b', ows w i t h the hammer. No one could remain over more than Ive minutes at a time, for with every pl unge s h e ma d e he w`atild be buried in the sea. Captain Turley, his mate and carp turn in being dropped over.--New York Ever. iiw st ar . FOREIGN LEA D.—Up on a memor i a l to the lords of the tree r.lnter, took their trea sury by Messrs. M'D onne ll an d Co., p ‘ eying that they may be permitted to withdraw foreign lead te',nporarily from the bonding warehouse, for the purpose of extre A ting the silver from it with out the necessity of paying the irr,port duty on the lead, and also without requiring a previous delivery into bonded warehouse of the equal weight of lead fe ir exportation, as is now the case, upon good and su ffi c i ent b and being that a ght of lead, not slag, within a limited period; th e i r l or d s hi rs are of opinion it. is not necessary to re quirequantity out of warehouse of lead equal to that which is to be taken .ti i ould be placed in warehouse in the first in stance, since the, return of the proper quantity can be sufficiently secured by bmad; at the same time their lordships think th at the whol e (1 11 .antity - , without allowance for waste, should he re quired, a r ,d t h at t h e rewarehouse d l ea d should always be held to be foreign lead, and on exportation should by the customs be treated, as such, as fully as if it were lead which had remained in the, *warehouse from the time of landing of the same out of the itivorting vessel until the time of its shipment for exportation. ---IWe have been favoured by a correspondent with the above intarmation an the subject of foreign lead, which, it appears, may now be withdrawn from the banded warehouse for the pur pose of extracting the silver contained, upon more convenient terms than forinerly.l—Mininy Journal. THE LEICESTERSHIRE TWlNS.—There• were born on San ' day morning week, at Woodhouse Eaves, near Loughbro, two children, completely united at the greater part of the chest in front, and along two thirds of the abdomen downwards. Had they lived they would absolutely have eclipsed the Siamese twins; they lay like the babes in the woods, enclosed in the attitude of love. The arms were pressed a little upwards during the birth, but they soon resumed the pasture in which they had perhaps been gradually moulded. One bad his arms round the neck of his brother; the other had one arm round his brother's neck, and the other round the left loin They were both well formed. seven months males, and both born dead. Front the state of the lungs they had never breathed; they appear to have died in the birth. They bad but one heart, one spleen, one liver, one stomach, and one set of bowels. 'They were in other respects remarkably perfect in their general structure and fotip. mutiier is doin g wen, T '.,, t, \ ~ likt t '') 4, 8 . ,1 Ilk W., . %,- . 1 *,... " 5.4 ',- \\*\''' \ II "' -',' '‘' N. . ..... i , , „..5...„ • ..„ .. . 'N 4 11 b, _ t APRIL 27, 1838. The Nationztr contains a paragraph which asserts that the telegraph transmitted from the Srrasburgh on Thursday a report that the King of Prussia was at the point of death.. CHINA —Aecordin , to accounts from Canton to the 2d_ofJa nuaty, another edict had been issued by the governor respect ing the opium smugglers, who are menaced to be made exam ples of. Business was said to be proceeding.very STATE OF THAI/E.—There was a decided appearance of im provement in our market yesterday. The demand for yarns, and for most descriptions of printing cloths, was better than for some weeks past; and a trifling advance on previous rates was, iu some cases, realised. The general opinion appeared to be, that prices have at length seen their lowest, and there was con sequently a much more healthy feeling than has prevailed for sou►e considerable time.—Manchester Guardian. THE. IRON TRADE. -At the late quarterly meeting of the ironmasters, it was determined that there should not be any ad vance in the price of iron for the ensuing quarter. Although the demand st►ll continues good, it was thought more advisable to continue at the present prices than to attempt an advance. A banquet will be given by the Goldsmith's Company on. Saturday next at their splendid hall to the Duke of Wellington, Sir R. Peel, Bart., Lord Lyndhurst, and a numerous circle of conservative noblemen. Alderman Copeland will preside on the occasion. QUICK TRAVELLING.—We understand that the carriage of Sir Edward Mostyn, of Talacre, left London, per railroad tc. Hartford, at half-past six o'clock on the morning of Tuesday: last; and at halt past four the same aft ernoon, it was standing before the Royal Hotel, in this city.—Chester Gazette. CHESTER CHEESE FAIR.—The attendance in both the balls yesterday of factors, from every part of the United Kingdom, was numerous ; and the quantity of cheese pitched exceedet that of any other fair we have witnessed. The greatest portion was sold at prices loner than last fair, the first quality averaging 625. per cwt.; middling, 545. per cwt.: and skim, 40s. 4y cwt. — Chester Gazette. CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—It is with feelings of great satisfaction that we learn that the " Chief of Men" are bestirring themselves in forming an Agricultural Society in this county. A committee has been formed, and several influential persons have already given in their names as subscribers. Im whatever light we view this undertaking, it appears to us, above all other things, best calculated to promote th e i n t erests o f t h e landowner and farmer, and therefore it shall meet with our hearty endeavours to promote its formation and establishment. Chester Gazette. PREVENTION OF SMOKE.—Although an Act of Parliament has been for some years in force, making it imperative on the proprietors of steam-engines to construct their furnaces so as to consume the smoke they occasion, yet, up to the present time, but little progress has been made in effecting this object; it is true that the evil has been mitigated in several instances, by the application of partial improvements; but as very much remaims to be done to remove effectually a so great a nuisance, we learn with pleasure that Mr. Ivesou, manager of the silk mills lately erected in the vicinity of this city, has at l eng 'h di scovere d a method so efficient, that even when additional fuel is put into the fire no smoke whatever can be perceived to issue from the chimney top. 11 also combines the advantage of a considerable saving in the consumption of coal, an important object to all large manufactories and the proprietors of steam-boats. We trust that the public as well as the patentee will soon reap the benefit of his invention.—Edinburgh Paper. EFFECT OF MIRAGE NEAR MARSEILLES.—I have already remarked a very singular effect of mirage since my arrival here. These rocks, which are at a considerable distance from us, seem occasionally, on a bright evening, to approach sufficiently near to enable a strong man to hurl &stone against them. There is something strikingly majestic and solemn in their aspect at these moments. You almost expect that they will move on ward until they overwhelm you; and this delusion is encourag ed by the fact, that you can then trace every chasm and fissured with the utmost distinctness, although at other times you see only a huge and frowning mass too distant to allow you to dis tinguish any of its details.—Miss Pardee's The River and the Desert. The marriage of Miss Stephens with the Earl of Essex may be looked upon as a sort of theatrical event. It has been an nounced as having taken place on Thursday, but a rumour of s private union was current at least three weeks or a month ago, and it was then stated, as now, that the noble Earl had settled a very handsome income upon bis new countess—some say £3,000 and others £5,000 a year. We do not know how the public is concerned in these private arrangements, and we have made no inquiry as to the truth of one statement ur the other. The late Lady Essex was in very bad health for many years, and it has been long known that, if she died before the Earl, his lordship would raise Miss Stephens to a rank fur which she is well qualified by the possession of all the virtues which make private life respectable. She has considerable property of her own, and, if we are not misinformed, she has already provided.. for her nearest relatives.—Observer. At a Bible Society Meeting of the Exeter Ladies' Associa tion, held at the Friends' Meeting-house, a most interesting specimen of what may be attained by perseverance was exhi bited, namely, of a pour blind girl who had been taught to read by her fingers ; and, to the astonishment of all present, after only six weeks' instruction, she read two verses from the third chapter of St. John, not taken in rotation, but promiscuously. It appears that a Christian lady of Heavitree, out of sympathy to the blind, taught herself the method of instruction invented by a Bristol gentleman, (Mr. Lucas,) and has undertaken to follow up her benevolent intentions at least for three months, by a daily attendance of some hours in Paragon-ylace, South street, Exeter, to give lessons to persons labouring under the privation of the blessing of sight. By an application to the pa rent Bible Society. a grant has b een ma d e o f severa l cop i es o f the Gospel of St. John, printed with a raised or embossed type, for the use of the blind. It appears to be a ,very costly publica tion, and occupying considerably more space than the ordinary type and Roman character, the single Gospel of St. John being of the size of a large pica Testament.—Plymouth Journal. REMARKABLE CH ANGES.—The Swedish city of Gottenburg is built principally of stone from Aberdeen, and it is a well-known fact that the dust-heap which was wont to grace the to of Gray's Inn Lane is now a component part of the city o f Moscow, to which it was exported as a material for brick-making, after the conflagration of that city. Greater changes than these are daily brought about b • our extended commer c e. Th e fi rst m il e ou t of London and ingsland Road is actually m aca d am i ze d w ith i Chinese stdne ; fart which appears incredible until it is ex plained that the material was-brought over in the shape of bal last in the ships of the East India Company, and disposed of to the road-contractor at a cheap rate. In return for this, it is said that the Chinese are indebted for a part of the materials for their porcelain to the English ships, which take out in a similar way the fine chalk of Northtleet and its neighbourhood, which is found to be particularly well suited for the purposes of the manu factures of the Celestial Empire.—Mechanics' Magazine. ARRIVAL OF THOMAS WILLIAMS, ES9.—On Wednesday evening week, Thomas Williams, Esq., arrived at the Penrhyu Arms, Bangor, (on his way to Brynbras Castle,) where he was joined by Mrs. Williams next morning, and throu g h ou t th e d ay they received the congratulations oft their friends. On his de parture, he was escorted out of town by a considerable con course of the populace, by whom his progress was loudly cheer ed. Flags were exhibited from some of the windows. In Car narvon his reception was of a more 'enthusiastic description. having been met near the hotel by the populace, woo took the horses out from ihe carriage and drew it to the Sportsman Hotel, amidst loud hums, waving of handkerchiefs, firing of guns, &c. Here Mr. Williams addressed the crowd, thanking them for their reception. Ch eers were then given for MU.. Williams and her servants, which were courteously acknow ledged by the lady and her maid, Ellen Evans, after which the procession set out for Brynbras Castle.—Chester Gazette. GASEOUS STATE OF THE EARTH.—Though the mind, unac customed to philosophical inquiries, may find it difficult to com prehend the idea that this planet once existed in a gaseous state this difficulty will vanish upon considering the nature of the changes that all the materials of which it is composed must con stantly undergo. Water offers a familiar example of a substance existing on the surface of the • globe, in the separate states of rock, fluid, and vapour, for water consolidated into ice is as much a rock as granite or the adamant; and, as we shall here after have occasion to remark, has the power of preserving for ages the animals and vegetables that may be therein imbedded. Yet, upon an increase of temperature, the glaciers of the Alps, and the icy pinnacles of the arctic circles, disappear; and, by a degree of heat still higher, might be resolved into vapour; and by other agencies might be separated into two invisible gases— oxygen and hydrogen. Metals may in like manner be converted into gases; and in the labor a t o ry of the chemist all kinds of matter easily pass through every grade of transmutation, from the most dense and compact to an aeriforna state. We canuo' t therefore refuse our assent to the conclusion, that the entire of our globe might be resolved into a permanently gaseous form, merely by the dissolution of the existing combinations of matter. —Maniell's Wonders of Geology. WHITEWASHING EXTRAORDINARY.—The Rev. Mr. Wil liams, whose return to the South Seas was noticed a few days ago, gives, in one of his narratives, a laughable account of the effect produced on the natives of one of the islands by a success ful attempt which he made to coovert the coral of their shores into lime. After having langhed at the process of burning, which they believed to be to, cook the coral for food, what was their astonishment when in the morning they found the mis sionary's cottage glittering in the rising sun white as snow ! They danced, they sang, they shouted, they screamed for joy. The whole island was soon in commotion, given up to wonder and curiosity. The 7 .ion ion immediately voted the whitewash a. - cosmetic and a Kr,:iydor, and superlatively happy did many a swarthy coquett: a consider herself could she but enhance her charms by a (I. a b o f th e white blush. And n o w party spirit ran high, as it % / ill d o i n mote c i v ili ze d coun t r i es , as t o w h o was or who was not entitled to preference. One party urged their su perior rank and riches; a second had got the brush, and were netrAmined at all events to keep it; and a third tried to over ti.an the whole, that they might obtain some of the sweepings: They even did not scruple to rob each other of the little share that some had been so happy as to procure. But, soon new. lime was prepared, and in a week not a hut, a domestic utensil, a war-club, or a garment, but was white at SIIOW Ito% bitant but what had his skin painted with the tr.ost grotesque, figures ; not a pig but what was similarly whit A , ed;, 444 even, mothers might be seen in every direction as faun -3,,y themselve s Their c-4r,oriag witti,extra y -. vagant gestures, and yellin g wi th delight . At thea4vpdor beauty, of their whitewashed inf an t s . THE ENGLISH IW YEoAN. — T t onte is no clas&ofonen, if times., are but tolerably goo d , th at e,, ers ; they are little kings; an much' ' a corner, as th ose of the,w t o Qou4erns.are nut huddled into, tradestnen are. In town manya man who turns th ou, , auds of poundspar week is h emme d in ; close by buildi ns:s ,. and cuts no figure at all. A n arrow s h o p., a contracted w.„, re h ouse, in, on any baud, without without au inch of room besides to turn a, yard,.an out-house, 'or stable, of any descriptiurf, perhaps heisted aloft up three or four pair of dirty ; stairs, is all theroont the wealthy tradesman often eau bless him-' self with; and there, day after day, mouth after month, year alter year, he is found, like a rat in a hole in a wall, or a toad, in the heart of a stone or a oak tree. Spring and summer and ; autumn go round, sunshine and flowers spread over the w0r.14„ the sweetest breezes blow, the sweetest waters murraor a,1,6 4 g . the vale s; b u t th ey ale a ll l ost upon him t. he is a prisemer of Mammon and so he lives and dies. The farmer would. not take the wealth of the world on such terms his concerns, however smalk set ead. themselves out in pleasant amplitude, both to his eye and heart; his house stands in his own pleasant solitude ; his office and out-houses stand around extensively, without any stubbern and limiting contraction; his acres stretch over every hill and vale; there his flocks and herds are feeding, there his ' labourers are toiling; be is kind and sole commander there ; be lives amongst the purest air, and most deliciou s qu i e t. Often when I see those healthy, hardy, full-g rown sons o f t h e soil going out of town, I envy , them the freshness and the repose of the sports which they are going to. Ample. old-fashioned. kitchens with their chitaney corners of true projecting-beamed and seated construction still remaining; blazing tires in win ter, shining on suspended hams and flitches. Guns supported on hooks above; dogs basking on the hearth below. Cool shady parlours in summer, with open windows, and odours from garden and shrubbery blowing in. Gardens wet with the purest dews, and humming at noontide with bees; and the green fields, and verdaons trees, or deep woodlauds, lying all around, where: an hundred rejoicing voices of birds or other creatures are heard, and windS blowing to and fro full of health, and life, and enjoY went. liow envi a bl e d o such places seem to be to the fretted • spirits of towns, who are compelled not only to ,bear the burtheu of cares, but to eater daily into public strife against selfish, evil, and over spreading corruption. --liewOrr Book of the kleasois.