The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-02 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. D EPARTURE OF lIER MAJESTY FROM WINDSOR CASTLE. (From Monday Night's London Standard.) , Her M a j es t y l e f t Wi n d sor C as tl e thi s morn i ng a b out fi ve a clock, and proceeded to the Slough Station, where the state carriage of the Great Western Railway was in readi ness to convey the Court by special train to Paddington. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albeit and suite, proceeded from Paddington over Vauxhall Bridge to Wool wich, attended by a military escort. Inconsequence of the early hour her Majesty passed along the line of road almost unobserved ; but when seen she was loudly and enthusiastically cheered. ARRIVAL AND EMBARKATION OF HER MAJESTY AT WOOLWICH. At a quarter before seven o'clock it was ascertained that the Royal cortege was approaching. In a few minutes after wards a discharge of cannon from the Dock-yard battery announced the arrival of her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite. The band of the Royal Marines immediately played the National Anthem, and the soldiers of that gallant corps presented arms. Her Majesty and Court arrived in three of the Royal travelling carriages and four preceded by outriders, and escorted by a detachment of Light Dragoons. The Queen and Prince Albert occupied the first carriage. In the other carriages were the Duchess of Norfolk, the Lady-in -Waiting; the Hon. Miss Matilda Paget, the Maid of Honour; Colonels Bouverie and Wylde, Equerries in Waiting ; Capt. Meynell, and the Hon. G. E. Anson, treasurer to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Earl of Morton, the Lord in Waiting, arrived sometime previous. On the arrival of the Royal Carriages, they drove at a slow pace down the Dockyard to the landing steps of the pier. Her Majesty was handed out of her carriage by the Earl of Delawar r , Lord Chamberlain, and the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward, and was immediately conducted to the Admi ralty barge. On her Majesty alighting his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge kissed her hand, and shortly afterwards gave a most affectionate kiss on the cheek, bidding her farewell, and wishin g her a safe and h a ppy vo y a ge. Her Majesty was at tended down the steps by Sir George Cockburn, and handed into the ba rge b y t h e E ar l o f Haddington. Prince Albert immediately followed. The Queen and his Royal Highness appeared in excellent health and spirits, and, as the barge proceeded to the Royal yacht, they were most enthusiastically cheered. Her Ma jesty smiled very graciously, and bowed repeatedly in answer to the cheers with which she was greeted. Her Majesty was attired in a blue silk dress, a white silk bonnet, and wore a splendid shawl of Paisley manufacture. His Royal Highness was dressed in plain clothes, over which he had a military cloak with red collar, and had on a travelling cap. . Sir Francis Collier had the honour of steering the Admi ralty barge, and on its arrival alongside the royal yacht, her Majesty was received by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and was assisted up the accommodation ladder, that had been rigged expressly for the occasion, and covered with flags, by Mr. Breaks, the secretary to the senior officer in command. As soon as her Majesty was afloat, the yards of the differ ent vessels that comprised the squadron and others in com mission in the river were manned, and formed a very impo sing and gratifying spectacle, and as her Majesty stepped on board the royal yacht, the sailors loudly cheered. It was caught up by the men of the other vessels and was continued on the shores on both sides. The Royal standard was then struck on board the barge, and immediately hoisted to the mainmast of the Royal George, and another discharge of cannon announced that the Sovereign had embarked. In a few minutes afterwards the Earl of Delewarr, Lord Chamberlain; the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward; the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse; the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting ; Colonel Bouverie ; Captain Meynell ; Hon. J. C. Anson ; the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady in Waiting, and some few other attendants on her Majesty and Prince Albert, were on board, and precisely as the clock struck seven, the Royal yacht was under weigh, and towed by the Monkey steamer, proceeded down the river amidst the continued cheers of those assembled. As the Royal yacht moved on, the different vessels saluted her by a discharge of guns. Sir James Clarke, M.P., her Majesty's Physician, ac companied the Queen on her voyage, and will remain in attendance until the court returns. On the Queen and Prince Albert entering the Admiralty barge, his Royal Highness presented the crew with a purse containing gold. The whole of the suuadron was under the command of Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Captain of the Royal George. It consisted of the following The Shearwater steam-vessel, Captain John Washington. The Salamander steam-vessel, Commander A.S.Hammond. The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander G. Snell. The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander S. B. Cooke. The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master Commander T. Lean. The Fearless, steam-vessel, Captain F. Bullock. The Lightning steam-vessel was ordered by his lordship to precede the Royal George, and consequently led the way down the river. The other steam-vessels followed in the wake of the Royal Yacht, according to the seniority of their commanders. The Salamander steam-vessel, being of larger draught of water, was ordered off sooner ; but in getting under weigh she fouled with the moorings of a hulk, and broke some part of her paddle-wheel. The damage was speedily repaired, and she proceeded to her destination about half an hour after the squadron had departed. Orders were given yesterday to have the " steam up" at five o'clock this morning. The steam-boats from London did not arrive in time to witness her Majesty's embarkation. One boat proceeded down the ;river ,afterwards, but in 'consequence of the un propitious state of ,the weather it only contained a few pas sengers. Ttie Pique, 36, Captain Stopford, The Daphne, 17, sloop, Captain James Onslow, And the, Wolverine, 18, sloop, will, with all the yachts be longing to the members of the Royal Yacht souadron, join her Majesty at the Nore, and attend her to Scotland. The Camperdown, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, has been removed from her moorings to the Nore, to salute the Royal squadron on passing. By eight o'clock the town of Woolwich had assumed its usual quietude, and most of the distinguished visitors had taken their departure. GRAVESEND. Shortly after nine o'clock the Royal squadron hove in sight. The Royal yacht at this time was towed by a second steam-vessel, the Monkey tug being found insufficient in power. On her Majesty arriving off Tilbury Fort she was received by a royal salute from the guns of the fortress, and the troops in the garrison were drawn out and presented arms. On the Gravesend shore, the inhabitants and visitors were assembled in considerable numbers, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, and a general impression that her Majesty would not arrive at so early an hour. The scene, however, at this moment, was very animated. The royal squadron was received with loud cheers as it passed, the Gravesend steamers hoisted their flags, and the different bands played " God save the Queen !" until the royal yacht was out of sight. THE NORE. The following was received by Watson's Telegraph this morning : The royal squadron, with her Majesty, his Royal High ness Prince Albert, and suite, was off the Nore Light at 11 o'clock this morning. Her Majesty's yacht, Royal George, ill tow by two steamers. " The Royal squadron was received at the Nore by a royal salute from her Majesty's ship Camperdown (Admiral Sir Edward Brace, C. 13.), the Pique frigate, the Daphne, and other vessels with their yards manned. A great number of yachts, samers, and boats of all i lescriptions, were assembled to sce her Majesty . pass. The scene is described as being most animated. Wind from the eastward, light breezes and fine. In passing down the river her Majesty's yacht commu nicated with Watson's Telegraph Station, and reported All's well." The royal squadron passed Herne Bay at half-past 12 o'clock. "At half-past 12 her Majesty's ships Pique and Daphne were still at anchor off the Nore light." (From the Edinburgh Standard of Wednesday.) LANDING OF THE ROYAL PARTY AT GRANTON. The Royal George yacht will, we believe, be towed along aide of this splendid pier, which will enable her Majesty to Observe the extent of this magnificent structure,—a lasting m onument of the enterprise and public spirit of the Duke of , uccleuch. As soon as her Majesty has set foot on the soil el Scotland, a royal salute will thunder from Leith Poot. echoed by the ships-of-war in the Frith, anti re-echoed by the Castle of Edinburgh. Her Majesty will be received by the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Lieutenant of the County, and attended by a guard of honour, consisting of two companies of the 53d Regiment, commanded by a Field Officer. The landing-place at Granton has been covered with scarlet cloth, and it is understood that the company on the pier to receive her Majesty will be of the most select description, to p r event confusion and jostling; but to gratify his numerous fr . iend s , a grand st a nd is erected by his grace's order, imme thately opposite to the pier, covered with scarlet cloth, whence the spectators will have a complete view of the Queen end her suite passing to the carriages. His grace, it is ex- Pected, will be accompanied by Sir Robert Peel, and other officers of state. CEREMONIES AT TIIE BARRIER. A barrier has been erected at Pitt-street Toll-bar, where it is the intention of the Lord Provost and magistrates to present the keys of the city to the Queen, on the arrival of the cortege at this spot. c , followin memorandum for to e t members of the Town — "neil has been printed in regard th e arrangements to be observed to-day. Her Majesty's arrival at the mouth of the Frith of Forth will be announced by a red flag from Nelson's monument, and the firing of two guns from the Castle. One hour afterwards the carriages will call at the houses of the several councillors, who shall hold themselves in readi ness to take their places, and proceed to the Council Cham ber. In this way it is expected that the whole Council will be assembled within two hours from the giving of the signal. Each gentleman will be dressed in the following manner ; White stock and white kid gloves. Single breasted black coat, with bag annexed. Lace ruffles at the breast and hands. No shirt-collar to be seen. Single-breasted black cloth waistcoat, itl la ets Black breeches, w ith white buckles.w pp Black silk stockings. Shoes and white buckles. A cocked hat. NOTE.—Gentlemen who may contemplate attending the when Levee will require to provide themselves - ith swords for that occasion. None are necessary the Council pre sent the keys and attend with the address. Having assembled in the Council Chamber and robed, the Council will proceed in their carriages to the Barrier at Hen derson Row in the prescribed order. The Di rectors of the t dinburgh Academy have handsomely provided th e use of a r oom in which the Council may wait till it i s un d erstood her M ajesty has arrived at Granton. The Lord Provost, Magis to rotes and Council w ill then walk to the barri er i n process ion Present the Keys. The ceremonial of the p re sentation of the Keys b e i ng o v er the carriages will then form a part of the Procession. OUGH THE CITY. to appear with PROCESSION I l‘f ed i ' aj t e o st s y uppose that the It being the anxious des T ir i e llt ofiir as little state as possible, we are Albert, cortege from Granton will consist only ofthtlele reoffyieaelrcsarorifagtehse, with her Majesty and Prince hous e h o scatj I t has been r umoured etahtantetsltlleyQhuoepeen, will take her in a close carriage ; confidently trust, if the weather be fay an opportunity her Majesty will afford her devoted subjects Scotlandibnut'ourable, as well as of beholding the pers on of their beloved Sovereign, and the people grati her al We have little doubt that proper repre sentations will be made on this subject, a tied according to their earnest wishes. regarding her We understand the deputation of the Town Council have written to Sir Robert Peel at Dalkeith Palace, Majesty's entry into the city. The purport of et was a request that her Majesty should proceed in an open carri s a w g e e r , and drive slowly through the line in procession . An an is expected early this morning The following is the order .of the civic procession which will join the royal carriages at the barrier : Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Thomson, Mait" laud, Dr. Macaulay, Hunter. Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Grierson, Dob son, Geo. Duncan, Russell. Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Tait, Urquhart, Logan, Dodds. Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Banks, Lothian, Melville, Gray. Carriage and pair will contain Councillors John Duncan, Black, Geikie, Doud. Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Richardson, M'Aulay, Convenor Scott, City Clerk Bell. Carriage and pair will contain the City's Assessors. The Lord Provost's private carriage will contain City Clerk Cunningham, City Chamberlain with the Keys of the City. Carriage and pair will contain the Mace and Sword Bearers. Carriage and four will contain Bailies Johnston and Wilkie, Dean of Guild Ramsay, Treasurer Sir William Drysdale. Carriage and six will contain the Lord Provost, Bailies Richardson and Thomson. The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council, will walk to the barrier in procession as follows : Council Officer. Four City Officers. Mace and Sword Bearers? City Chamberlain, with the Keys of the City. City Clerks. LORD PROVOST. Bailies Richardson and Thomson. Bailies Johnson and Wilkie. Dean of Guild Ramsay, and Treasurer Sir William Drysdale. Convener Scott, with Councillors Richardson and M'Aulay. Councillors Doud, Geikie, Black, John Duncan. Councillors Gray, Melville, Lothian, Banks. Councillors Dodds, Logan, Urquhart, Tait. Councillors Russell, GeC.. Duncan, Dobson, Grierson. Councillors Hunter, Dr. Macaulay, Maitland, Thomson. The City Assesors. The ceremonial of the presentation of the Keys being over, the carriages will drive forward in order, and each gentleman will resume his place in the carriage in which he left the Council Chamber. The carriages will then form part of the procession. . - The Council-Officer will attend to the arrangement of the carriages at the Council Chamber and at Henderson Row, and each gentleman is requested implicitly to attend to his directions. With regard to the procession from the barrier, the follow ing programme is given of the arrangement of the different public bodies who are to line the streets to-day : The High Constables of the City will attend as the official guard of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council, at the east end of Henderson Row. The Deputy-Lieutenants and Justices of the peace of the city will attend on the other side of the roadway. The Deputy-Lieutenants and Justices will assemble in the square of the Royal Exchange one hour after the firing of the signal guns from the Castle, and having chosen one of their num ber as Marshal-man, will proceed in a body to the place above assigned to them. The General and Resident Commissioners of Police will proceed in a body, and take up a position on the east side of the roadway immediately to the south of the Justices of the Peace. To the south of the Police Commissioners, and also on the east side of the road, the Merchant Company and Guildry will take up a position. The Incorporated Trades of the City will take up a position as they arrive, on the west side of the roadway immediately to the south of Henderson Row. All other bodies will assemble in such place of the City as they themselves shall determine : and having arranged in order, will have positions assigned to them, in single file, as they arrive on the line of her Majesty's route. The line of route by which her Majesty is to proceed by Granton to Dalkeith Palace, about which some doubt has hitherto prevailed, as no official communication had been made to any of the local authorities, has been now arranged. The royal cortege will proceed by Inverleith Row, Pitt, and Dundas-streets, Hanover-street, to Prince's-street ; but instead of halting at Holyrood, it will pass on by Norton Place and Jock's Lodge, nearly to the entrance to Porto bello, where it will turn to the south, taking the road to Dalkeith. This arrangement will allow full scope to the vast concourse of spectators to get a view of her Majesty and suite. No doubt it might have been more gratifying to us had her Majesty's first entrance into the capital of her an cient kingdom been surrounded with somewhat more of the ccairtly pomp and parade that attended the visit of Geo. IV., but we must keep in remembrance that it is the express wish of her Majesty and her illustrious consort, that her visit should be conducted with as little public ceremony as it is possible to observe consistent with the dignity of the royal personages. It is for this reason that her Majesty dispensed with the official services of the Lord Mayor of London ; and for the same cause the addresses of the different public bo dies of Scotland are not to be received in person. Under these circumstances, it would be unreasonable, however strong may be the feeling of Scotchmen on the subject, to complain that the present royal visit is not to be on the same scale of splendour that we witnessed twenty years ago. Meantime, there is every appearance that her Majesty is to rective a most cordial and enthusiastic welcome from all classes of her Scottish subjects, who are looking forward to her arrival with unmingled delight. On every hand, prepa rations are going on with surprising activity. Tailors, shoe makers, hatters, mantua-makers, milliners, and indeed all connected with fashionable apparel, are in full employment. A splendid bonfire is in course of preparation on the crest of Arthur's Seat, which, when set a-blazing, will be the signal fop a number of similar fires on the tops of many hills throughout the country. Not less extensive are the prepa rations making to gratify the wishes of the people to have a sight of their Sovereign. The windows along the line of road through which she is to pass are taking at sums vary ing from three to five guineas, the latter sum being a com mon price for one in a commanding situation. Then there are galleries erecting in almost a continuous line along the road from Granton Pier to the City barrier, in Pitt, Dun das, and Hanover-streets ; and again in Princes-street, along the Regent Road towards Holyrood. Amongst the most judicious of these arrangemonts, and one that must produce a beautiful and pleasant coup d'ceil, will be the assemblage of the youths attending the High School, who are to be ac commodated in front of that building, one of the finest of the many splendid edifices that adorn the city. The Auxili ary Committee for building the Scott Monument are also to erect a gallery in front of that site, the proceeds of which, we have no doubt, will more than compensate any loss which might accrue from the clearing away of their building sheds, &c., during the royal procession. Her Majesty and suite will proceed by way of Piershill Toll, Duddingstone House, Niddry, and thence by the high road to - DALKEITH PALACE. At this, the ancient and splendid seat of the Duke of Buc cleuch, extensive preparations having been going on for some time for the reception of the royal party. The suite of apart ments formerly occupied by George IV. have been repaired, and a variety of new furniture introduced; indeed, everything has been done which could be desired to render the Queen's visit worthy of the distinguished nobleman whom she is to honor by her presence on this occasion. A magnificent piece of plate, weighing near five thousand ounces of silver, has been sent down to adorn the royal table. It is a candlebra five feet in height, carrying twelve lights. The figures are taken from Scott's " Lay of the Last Minstrel"— " Since old Buccleuch his name did gain, When in the Cleugh the buck was slain." The Buccleuch is presenting the stag to the king, who has alighted from his horse to receive him, accompanied by his huntsman and hounds. The group was formed under the immediate superintendence of Sir W. Scott. It i s unques tionably one of the finest pieces of sculpture ever seen. After arriving at Dalkeith her Majesty will rest during Thursday from the fatigues of her journey, and on Friday will hold the Drawing-room, as formerly mentioned. On Friday the Queen will hold a drawing room at Holy rood House, the preparations for which are on a most magnificent scale of splendour. This evening (Wednesday) bonfires will be lighted on the prominent parts of the city, and extensive preparations are making for the illumination on Friday night. Sir James Graham has written to the Lord Provost, stating that her Majesty cannot visit Glasgow, as her stay in Scotland must necessarily be very limited. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE NORTH. On Saturday it is expected that her Majesty will visit Hopetoun House, and thence proceed to Dalmeny Park and lunch with the Earl of Rosebery. Preparations have been making for the reception of her Majesty and suite at both Hopetoun House and Dalrueny Park. What the royal movements in the city are to be on that day is not stated ; but in anticipation of a visit to the Castle, a quantity of bark has been laid down from the gate up to the Governor's house. On Monday, as we formerly stated, her Majesty will take her departure for the north, by way of Queensferry, Kinross, and Bridge of Earn, to Dupplin Castle. A quantity of camp equipage has been sent from the Castle here to the various places where the Queen is expected to visit. Detachments of dragoons will be stationed at Kinross, Perth, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, &c., to furnish the escort necessary for her Majesty on her route. At Dupplin Castle her stay will be short, as she proceeds to Scone Palace to rest for the night. From Taymouth her Majesty will return south by Amufree and Glenalmond, to Drummond Castle, and re-enter Edin burgh, it is understood, by Stirling and Linlithgow. At the Bridge of Earn the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carbineers) will succeed the Enniskillens, who are to escort her Majesty from Dalkeith, and supply the farther necessary escorts. A detachment of the 42d is to be despatched from Stirling to Perth, and will form the guards of honour at Dupplin Castle, Scone Palace, and Drummond Castle. A party of the 92d Highlanders will be despatched from Dundee to form the guard of honour at Taymouth Castle. The honour of at tending her Majesty thus chances to fall on two national regiments, and who may be both included among the flower of the British infantry. We understand that the Duke of Argyll, in contemplation of a visit from the Queen at his residence in Argyllshire, has caused extensive alterations and improvements to be made in and around Inverary Castle. The whole of the apartments in the principal inn at Inverary have likewise been engaged for a limited time, by his grace, to give accommodation to his visiters, should he be honoured with a visit from his Sovereign. THE PALACE OF SCONE. Few places present such claims to the notice of s t rangers as Scone—long the residence of royalty, the metropoli s o f the kingdom, and the theatre on which many important scenes were represented. The approaching visit of her most gracious Majesty naturally adds to the interest with which everything connected with its history is invested ; and a few memoranda of its antiquities, history, and present state may therefore not be out of place. The former chiefly consists of the well-known Fatal or Coronation Stone; the Mote Hill or ancient place of justice ; the remains of the Abbey ; an d within doors of various monuments of antiquity. With re gard to its history, as connected with the coronation of our Scottish kings, we may here shortly mention that Charles 11. was the last sovereign crowned within its walls. The Pre tender, James, in his short attempt in 1715, fixed his resi dence here, and held a council on the 16th of January, 1716, when he issued several proclamations, among which was one for his own coronation upon the 23d of the same month. The approach of the royal army, however, prevented that ceremony taking place ; and with the departure of that prince, Scone ceased to be the scene of any important event in the history of Scotland. Of the ancient abbey only the aisle now remains, which is used as a receptacle for the ashes of the noble family to whom it belongs. It contains one monument of tolerable sculpture, viz., that of Sir David Murray, ancestor of Earl Mansfield, the present proprietor of the place. Sir David's figure is placed in an attitude of devotion, with a long in. scription, recording his lineage, offices, and virtues. We shall only add, that the revenues of the abbey were very considerable at the time of the reformation. They amounted to £1,140 6 s. Gd. Scots money, b es i des s i xteen c h a ld rons and two firlot s o f w h eat ; seventy-three c h a ld rons , thi r t een b o ll s, two mea plota, and two necks of barley; sixty-two chaldrons of eighteen chaldrons and three bolls of oats ; and one l as t of salmon. Scone was erected into a temporal lordship by James VI. in 1604, i n f avour of Sir David Murray of Gospetrie, a cadet of house of T u ll' is a lineal descendan the t The house so It b o a r f d t i h n n e i f a T m h d e present Earl Mansfield Scone, was b egun b long y. • known by the title of the Palace of Sir David Mur ra tion of this palac e was taken y a y b t o he Earl of Gourie, and completed by t ke th n e do y w ea n r iln6o3lB.o3Atovegriyvegrepaltacpeotro tae present building. small part, on the south Pa g r i t de of ar t e he ke o p ld t s w te a n ll d s i , n t g h . ou T gh he bu p t re a . sent house has still a gallery o le n the old same9ne while spot, a at t d nearly the s a in o e f the same dimensions with the time any of the old furniture, or antique monuments, worth preserving, are retained. Among these the most interesting I relic is a piece of tapestry, said to have been executed by the unfortunate Queen Mary, during her confinement in Loch - leven Castle. The Great Gallery, which is about 155 feet long, contains some old paintings in water colours, chiefly bunting pieces, in which King James and his train figure alongside of Nimrod! The situation of Scone Palace is picturesque in the highest degree. The parks and lawns consist nearly of 1,000 acres, and the present earl has just completed a new approach on the southern side at great expense. The pleasure grounds are laid out in the finest taste ; and nothing which fortune or taste could command or direct has been spared to render this place as attractive in its natural beauties, as it is from its historical associations. It may not be out of place to notice that Scone gave birth to the great Lord Mansfield, a distinguished name in the English judicatory. THE QUEEN'S LETTER IN AID OF THE SOCIETY FOR BUILDING, REPAIRING, &c., CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. We have the agreeable duty of announcing that the Queen has been pleased most graciously to grant a special letter to authorise collections to be made in churches and chapels to supply funds for carrying into effect the important objects of this indefatigable association. This royal boon has arrived most opportunely; for the demands upon this society for means to increase church ac commodation in England and Wales has drained their trea sury, or rather overdrawn its immediate resources. For we find by a statement just issued by them that this society has, during three months preceding the 30th of June last, when they adjourned for the season, been actively employed in its great duty of increasing the accommodation for attending public:worship ; for in that space of time 52 applications were made to the directors for pecuniary assistance, and to 50 of these parishes or districts grants have been voted to the amount of £8,135. And when the various works fot which these votes were passed shall have been completed not less than about 15,400 additional sittings will be obtained, of which about 12,500 will be free and unappropriated ; and it should be noticed that no less than 23 of those grants are in aid of the erection of additional churches or chapels. It further appears that the population of these 50 parishes or districts is, by the census, 191,000 persons, with only 35,645 sittings, or one-fifth, and of these only about 11,400 are free. And even the destitution thus admitted does not convey any idea of the extent of it in parishes situated in the mining and manufacturing districts ; for on inquiry we find that one parish, with a population of 42,000 persons, has church-room for one-eighth only ; another, of 17,500, can accommodate only one-fourth : another, with 13,000, ac commodation for one-sixteenth ; another, with a population of 11,200, has only one church capable of holding 250 per sons, or one sitting for 45 people. Three parishes, with an aggregate population of about 14,000, have only church-room for 1,860 of that number, and one of the districts, in which are 4,000 persons, does not possess one church or chapel. ' We believe the best way of closing this article would be by giving a conpendium of what the society really has done in the 24 years of its existence. Our readers can judge then for themselves of the degree of encouragement to which its objects are entitled. The number of applications received were 3,04 G-of votes granted 2,043 ; of these, 473 were for erecting additional churches or chapels, 350 for rebuilding existing churches or chapels, and 1,220 for enlarging or otherwise increasing the accommodation in existing churches or chapels, The total amount of grants voted was, it appears, £383,980, and the church accommodation provided is £557,926 sittings. Of these no less than 405,316 are free, and unappropriated. This is a great increase certainly, but it does not keep pace with our growing population, as the following list will show. In the 143 places assisted last year are three parishes or dis tricts whose united population amounts to 101,571 persons, with church accommodation for 9,293 ; four parishes, 90,378 persons, accommodation for 7,085 ; nine parishes, 121,906 persons, sittings for 14,986; eight, with 59,421, sittings for 10,279 ; seven parishes, with 26,251 persons, and sittings for 5,094. Surely to truly Christian people nothing more need be added. Morning Herald. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, August 27.—J. Thompson, Esq., has presented the Rev. E. A. Dayman, Fellow of Exeter College, to the valuable living of Shellingstone, Dorset. The Earl of Lichfield has presented the Rev. J. E. Cox, of All Souls College, to the new church of Southtown, in the county of Suffolk. The Rev. C. C. Southey, of Queen's College, has been ap pointed assistant-curate and even i ng l ec t urer a t Cockermouth Church. Mrs. C. Pratt has presented the Rev. R. Shepherd, of St. Mary Hall, to the incumbency of St. Margaret's Stanstead, Herts, The Lord Bishop of Oxford has presented the Rev. J. Bea ver, of St. Edmund Hall, to the vicarage of Welford, Nor thamptonshire. The rectory of Smethcote, Shropshire ' has become vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. Birkett, late of Brase nose College. It is in the gift of the trustees of Hulme's charity. CAMBRIDGE, August 27.—The following appointments have taken place : The Rev. John Burt, M. A., of Queen's College, to the united perpetual curacies of Hoe and Letheringha m , Suffolk. The Rev. Charles Porter, 8.D., of Caius College, to the rectory of Aughnamullen, in the county of Monaghan, Ire land. The Rev. Archer Thompson, 8.A., of Trinity College, to the rectory of Ashby cum- Fenby, Lincolnshire. The Rev. John William Watson, M. A., of Trinity College, to the perpetual curacy of St. Mary, Preston, Lan cashire. The Rev. Whceden Butler, M. A., of Trinity College, to :he vicarage of Wickham Market, Suffolk. The Rev. John Snowdon, M.A., of St. John's College, to the vicarage of llkley. The Rev. Thomas Barker Ingham, 8.A., of Queen's College, to be incumbent of the church recently erected at Rainhill. The Rev. W. Turner, M.A., of Trinity College, to be in cumbent of the new church at Luton, near Chatham. The Lord Bisho p of Gloucester and Bristol h as a pp o i n t e d the Right Worshipful Joseph Phillimore, D.C.L., to be chan cellor (official principal and vicar-general) in and throughout the whole of the city and ancient diocese of Bristol, on the resignation of the Venerable Archdeacon Thorpe, of Trinity College. MEMOIRS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL. Two volumes under this title have recently been published by Newby, Mortimer -street, and Boone, of New Bond-street, of which too much must not be anticipated by the admirers, personal and political, of Sir Robert Peel, or they will find themselves sadly disappointed. In the Short notice of Sir Robert Peel the elder, with which these volumes open, something more of the " memoir " may be found, and from it we extract the following particulars regarding that remark. able man : " The father of the present baronet, the late Sir R. Peel, was born at Peel's Cross, a short distance from Lancaster, on the 25th of April, in the year 1750; of his ancestry nothing more is known beyond the simple fact of his being the son of Robert Peel, a manufacturer, of humble pretensions and small fortune, who died in 1736 ; leaving but a trifling pro vision for his widow, and little more to his son than his good name and an unsullied reputation. " The early years of the late baronet's life were passed on his father's property, and under the paternal roof. From his boyhood's days he was impressed with an idea that he should accumulate great riches, and become the founder of a family! so strongly was this opinion impressed on his mind that it was the frequent theme of his discourse with his brothers, two of whom were his seniors, and to whom his dreams of ambition and anticipations of future greatness proved sources of great amusement. He was, however, nothing daunted by their jeers, and in support of his anticipations of wealth and greatness, invariably urged his decided opinion that in this free country any situation was attainable by a good capacity aided by prudence and perseverance. " Mr. Peel was brought up to the cotton trade, in which branch of manufacture his father was engaged. In the pursuit of his occupation he soon became aware of the importance of machinery in facilitating his operations ; and, with an un common quickness of perception, which it is generally acknowledged he possessed, he speedily discovered that the apparatus then in use was susceptible of great improvement. He eagerly devoted himself to an investigation of the powers of mechanical combinations, more especially where they could be converted to the use and improvement of that particular branch of manufacture in which he was engaged. The success which attended and ultimately rewarded his labours, proved how accurate his judgment was, and probably tended to give, even at that early period of his life, that spirit to his enter prises, and inspired him with that perseverance in habits of industry, which adhere to him in every stage of his future life, and under the influence of which he seemed never to have felt fatigue." " Mr. Peel, having by his successful commercial and manfacturing pursuits realized a large landed property, and risen to high consideration in his native country, atthe general election of 1790 offered himself as a candidate for represent ing the borough of Tam worth, for which place he was returned trumphantly. He took his seat in due course, and continued to represent the borough for thirty years, having been successfully re-elected at the general elections of 1796, 1802, 1806, 1807, 1812, and 1818, and in 1820 he resigned his seat, and was succeeded in the representation of the borough by his second son, William Peel, who, under the brief Adminis tration of his brother, Sir Robert, held the appointment of Under Secretary of State for the Home Department." " Sir Robert, as has been already stated, was twice mar ried. His first lady was Miss Yates, the daughter of Wm. Yates, Esq., of Bury, his partner in the extensive manufac turing concerns in which, at an early period of life, he was engaged. By this lady he had a numerous progeny, con sisting of six sons and five daughters :—first, Mary, married to the Right Hon. George Robert Dawson; second, Eliza beth, united to the Rev. William Cockburn, Dean of York, brother of Sir James Cockburn, Bart., and Admiral Sir George Cockburn ; third, the Right Hon. Robert Peel, who has succeeded to the title; and fourth, Wm. Yates Peel, Esq., married to Lady Jane Moore, daughter to the Earl of Mountcashel ; fifth, Edmund Peel, Esq., married to Emily, daughter of John Swinfen, Esq., of Swinfen Hall, Stafford shire; sixth and seventh, Eleanora and Anne, who died in infancy; eighth, the Rev. John Peel, Prebendary of Canter bury, and Vicar of Stone, in Worcestershire, married to Augusta. another daughter of Mr. Swinfen ; ninth. Lieute nant-Colonel Jonathan Peel, married to Lady Alicia Jane Kennedy, daughter of the Marquis of Ailsa, K.T. ; tenth, Lawrence, married to Lady Jane Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond ; and eleventh, Harriet, married to the Right Hon. Lord Henley, a Master in Chancery, who died in the early part of the year 1811. By this enumeration it will be perceived that, previous to his decease, the venerable Baronet had the gratification of seeing his children marriad into some of the most noble families in the kingdom ; and so numerous were his descendants that, on the anniversary of his seventy-eighth birth-day, he saw himself surrounded by no less than fifty children and grand-children, to each of whom in commemoration of that meeting and its cause, be presented a splendid silver medal. "In October, 1805, Sir Robert, having some time previ ously lost his first wife, married a second time to Susann a h, sister of the Rev. Sir W. Clarke, Baronet, Rector of Bury, in Lancashire; by this lady he had no children. She died in September, 1824, at the age of seventy-two. " The will of the deceased Baronet was proved by his executors on the Bth of June, 1830; the proposals were sworn at what is technically called ' upper value,' namely, upwards £900,000, an instance which had never previously to that time occurred. The probate stamp was £15,000, and the legacy duty paid exceeded £lO,OOO. The will, after entailing on the title Drayton Park and some other large estates in Warwickshire and Staffordshire, proceeds to enumerate cer tain dispositions of property, amounting to upwards of £240,000, previously advanced by way of gifts, or settled on his children ; this was exclusive of £9,000 per annum secured to his eldest son. It then proceeds to apportion £600,000 more amongst his eight surviving younger children ; making the sum left to each of his five sons, excluding the present Baront, £106,000; and to each of his three daughters £53,000. The legacies to old servants and memorials to friends are numerous and liberal, and his bequests to public institutions such as show a mind open to charity and alive to the necessities of his fellow -creatures. The will bears date the 27th July, 1820. There is a codicil added to it under 3', 1825, by which the portions of his younger sous are increased to £135,000 each, and of the date the 11th of February, residue, calculated at £500,000, four-ninths were given to his eldest son, the present Right Honourable Baronet, and one-ninth to each of the younger ones." TO CORRESPONDENTS. A " Correspondent" wishes to call the attention of the autho rities to the great inconvenience experienced by the inha bitants of Horatio -street and its neighbourhood, for the want of due vigilance on the part of the police, to prevent the horrid practice of boys being allowed to profane the Sabbath in playing at pitch-and -toss. Ebr Etbrrpool gPtaitTiarb. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1842. We give in another column a letter addressed by Mr. Macgregor Laird to the Editor of the Colonial Gazette, upon the subject of emigration from our possessions in Africa to the West Indies. We need scarcely say that the views of Mr. Laird have our per fect approval. They are those in fact which have for months—we may almost say, years past—been ad vacated in this journal. Notwithstanding all the nauseous professions of the pseudo humanity mongers, we are satisfied, and have long been satisfied, that, whether we have in view the ultimate civilization of Africa, or the cheapening of tropical products raised by the labour of free men, the promotion by the go vernment of this country of emigration from Africa to the British West Indies, is the most safe and the most humane policy which can be adopted. We beg to call the attention of the Watch Com mittee (who we presume are the proper authorities) to the disgraceful state of the scavenging of some por tions of the town. During a season like the present, which is far from a healthy one, it is of the utmost importance that cleanliness should be insisted upon, and promoted as far as possible. And yet no one can pass through the streets of Liverpool without being struck with the gross neglect, on the part of indivi duals and the authorities, of this necessary precau tion. At every turn we are met with unwholesome effluvia; and in some parts of the town the nuisance is so abominable that we cannot wonder if fever be comes ten times more preValent than it is already. In particular we would point to the state of the unsightly and unwholesome passages which exist in the neighbourhood of Brownlow-hill and other similar localities. Such fertile sources of disease, under proper regulation, would never have been permitted to be constructed. Since they do exist, however, the least that ought to be insisted upon from their owners is that they should be kept clean. At present, many of them are disgusting even to pass by ; and as for passing through them—that is evidently, to any one less delicate than a nightman, quite out of the question. The Conservative constituency of Liverpool, we trust, are prepared to do their duty in the approaching struggle for our municipal representation. Of sixteen vacancies which must be filled up on the Ist of No vember, ten seats are at present occupied by Conserva tives and six by Radicals. To hold our ground only is, therefore, a matter which will require the best exertions which the Conservative party can put forth. There are, however, special circumstances which ought to weigh with us on this occasion. Amongst the Radicals who go out in November, are some who are amongst the most obnoxious of their party ; and to rid the Council of these men, we would earnestly exhort the Conservative Electors of Liverpool to strain every nerve. A salutory lesson, too, is to be taught to two gentlemen who at present occupy their seats by the profession of Conservative principles; and if the opportunity which now offers of enforcing that lesson is lost, the Conservative majority in the Council will, in effect, be told that they may safely laugh to scorn every pledge which they have given to the constituen cies whose representatives they are. Amongst the Radical members, Mr. Thomas Bolton goes out for Castle-street Ward. Are the Conservative Electors enamoured of Mr. Thomas Bolton ? Is this virulent socinian to be permitted for another three years to spit his venom against the established religion of our land from a seat in the Council of the Con servative borough of Liverpool? Most sincerely we pray that he may not ! The Conservative Electors of Castle-street Ward must show the world that this precious specimen of " Liberalism"—this promulgator off twopenny veal pies—this hod-carrier spoiled by broad cloth—is not the "English gentleman" by whom such a ward ought to be represented. By nature, Thomas Bolton was never intended to represent any thing more intellectual than a bale of cotton, or a bag of dollars. His muddy mind was never calculated for any other end than to besmear the objects of our respect and admiration. Dissent in its most nauseous shape is embodied in him. He is the thing itself "in corpore vilo." Do rid us, then, Electors of Castle street, of Mr. Thomas Bolton ! Saint Peter's Ward, too—Gibraltar—gives up to our tender mercies Richard Bright, the silliest of those mortals " Who wield the yard and, simpering, pay their court, And at each flourish snip an inch too short" — the silliest of drapers and councillors. Rid us, Electors —you can—of this bright specimen of human nature — this animated yard stick ! In Pitt-street Ward we have no less a personage than Mr. R. V. Yates to deal with—short trowsers, gaiters, and all ! Surely the Electors of Pitt4treet will not for another three years submit to be misrepre sented by this snivelling homunculus ! Do send him to ruminate— " to chew the cud of sweet and bitter fancy"— in the shades of the Dingle ! South Toxteth consigns to us Francis Jordan. We trust the Electors will give a better account of Francis than a certain geatleman, whose name a convenient memory enables us to forget, is reported to have given of himself in the last Irish Rebellion. Poor Francis ! The Markets Committee will miss you, but never mind! You can quote to your friends the proverb, "Every dog has his day." North Toxteth affords us the opportunity of can vassing the merits of Mr. D. Math6r. Positively we know nothing of this gentleman. He is a dumb dog —an item in a division merely. We should like to see a good Conservative in his place nevertheless. But step out, ye twain—Thomas Robinson and John Smith ! Let us look at your Conservative counte nances ! With what face can you, Thomas Robinson or John Smith, solicit the suffrages of the Conserva tive Electors of Great George's and West Derby Wards ? You are not Conservatives ! You are not, at least, the kind of Conservatives we require in these days. We would not give a button for a Council room full of such Conservatives ; and, therefore, we say to Thomas Robinson and John Smith, " Vex' our spirits no more !" The Conservative Electors of these wards are bound to put in nomination and to return, in despite of the pretensions of Thomas Robinson and John Smith, two very different men—two sound Conservatives ! We are glad to see, that at length, the notice of the Dock Committee has been drawn to the charge which a few weeks ago we brought against the dock surveyor, with respect to the dismissal of one of the servants of the estate. It is due to that gentleman that such a charge should be investigated. We ourselves believe that it is based upon truth. As much, in fact, was admitted by Mr. Alderman Evans, who distinctly stated that the fault for which a poor man was summa rily dismissed from his employment was " a double fault,"—the fault of the man who discharged him, as well as of him upon whom punishment has fallen. We shall, at all events, now, have an explanation of the whole matt e r ; and we trust th a t i t w ill b e one which will show that injustice has not been com mitted. We should not, perhaps, have alluded now to this matter, but for a few remarks in reference to it, which fell from Mr. Alderman Nicol. Mr. Nicol says, that this charge has been made upon " anonymous autho rity." It has not. It was made upon the authority of Mr. Chapman, a gentleman not very long ago a member of the Dock Committee. P —ut suppose, even, that it was made upon the authority which Mr. Nicol styles " anonymous "—that it was made upon the authority of this or any other newspaper. Does Mr. Nicol think that, in the present day, a specific charge made by the LIVERPOOL STANDARD can be said to rest upon " anonymous authority ,r, If he does, we must beg leave to assure him that he widely mistakes us, and, in the tone in which his entire remarks upon this matter were couched., he undervalues most egre giously our influence, and the influence of the press generally, with an enlightened public, LOCAL NEWS. We understand that the daughter of a high dignitary of this diocese is likely to be united shortly to a rev. gentleman, lately curate to a talented Doctor in this neighbourhood, but now promoted to a rectory not far from Chester. The Chancellor of the Diocese has been pleased to ap appoint the Rev. R. L. Townsend, M.A., Incumbent Chaplain of St. Philip's Church, Hardman -street, a surrogate for granting probates of wills, letters of administration and marriage licences, upon the preferment of his colleague, the Rev. T. S. Bowstead, M.A., to the vicarage of Tarvin. EXECUTION OF BRADLEY.—The warrant authorising the execution of Francis Bradley, for the murder of his wife at Manchester, has been received by the sheriff. The unfortu nate man will undergo the last sentence of the law at eight o'clock to-morrow morning. We understand that withi n the last few days a very gratifying improvement has taken place with reference to the prisoner's state of mind. He appears now to be awakened to a sense of his awful condi tion, and exhibits anything but the obduracy and impeni tence which previously characterised him. THE ORDNAN CE SURVEY.—Great progress has been made wick the trignometrical survey of the county of Lancaster. The neighbourhood of Liverpool is nearly finished, and that of Manchester is in a very forward state. When completed, the work will be one of the most valuable ever executed, and quite unrivalled for minuteness and accuracy. UN USUAL OCCURREY Ca.—There are at the present moment in the Coburg Dock, four of the largest steam-ships in this or any other country—the Great Western, 1,400 tons ; the Acadia and Columbia, 1,200 tons each ; and the new steamer Hindostan, recently launched at this port, and burden 2,017 tons ; making altogether a burden of 5,817 tons, and in value estimated at considerably upwards of £200,000. GEOLOGY.—John Tomkinson, Esq., of Liverpool has pre sented to the museum of King William's College, through E. Grindrod, Esq., of the Abbey, Ballasalla, two large slabs of sandstone, dug from his grounds at Stourton-hill, Cheshire. These slabs are of a peculiar interest to geologists, as they have in them very distinct impressions of the foot-steps of an extinct animal, known to geologists by the name of Chir otherizem.—illan.z. Sun. CHARTISTS AT KIRKDALE HOUSE OF CORRECTION-- There are now thirty-eight prisoners in the House of Cor rection at Kirkdale, from Preston and neighbourhood, who have been summarily convicted by the local magistrates, and adjudged to divers periods of imprisonment for offences con nected with the recent disturbances. FELONY.—A man named Win. Wilson was yesterday charged at the police court with being found in an office with intent to commit felony. The prisoner was ratherly neatly dressed as a person connected with shipping. It appeared that he had been found behind the door of the counting house of Messrs. Verdon and Cullens, in Harrington-street, with a chisel in his pocket. On his way to bridewell, he threw two skeleton keys and a picklock into a cart, and some other similar suspicious articles were found upon him. He was committed for trial at the sessions. LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual meet ing of this society will be held on Thursday, the 29th instant. Inconsequence of the site of the Old Infirmary ground being occupied,the exhibition will take place in a field at the top of Sackville-street, near Roscommon-street. The dinner will, as usual, take place at Lucas's Repository, and Lord Stanley will preside.—See the advertisement. INTERESTING TO LADlES.—Precaution is in no instance more requisite than with respect to the female complexion. There are no greater enemies of those distinguished traits of beauty than extreme heat and dust. It is, therefore, an im perative duty upon all ladies who value their complexion, in all their rural walks, summer promenades, visiting close assemblies, in the ride, in the drive, and especially when making aquatic excursions, never to be without ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, which is the only guardian of the complexion the deepest research in science ever produced.—See Advt. GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHlP.—This magnificent steam er was on public view on Monday and Tuesday last, for the benefit of the North and South Dispensaries. The admis sion on Monday was after the rate of ls. each person, and on Tuesday 6d. ; and the aggregate number who visited the ship was no less than 2,900, being 1,450 for each day. The receipts amounted, along with £lO received for exhibiting the Acadia on the second day, to above £lOO. The Great Western sails 'for New York in the course of to-morrow (Saturday). We understand that the shipmasters of Liverpool are now in the full enjoyment of the advantages promised by Sir Robert Peel, in his budget, regarding the charge for stamps required in the pursuit of their occupation. The stamps for charter parties are obtainable at five shillings each in lieu of thirty-five shillings, and for hills of lading at sixpence each instead of three shillings. This is a very important and valuable concession, which we have no doubt will be appre ciated, and placed to the credit of the conservative govern ment. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY : NEW SHARES OF £l2 10s.—We understand that the directors of this un dertaking have agreed to suspend, for the present, that part of the fourth resolution passed at the special general meeting held on the 17th May last, which attaches forfeiture to the non-payment of the second and subsequent calls on the quarter shares, provided the first call (X 3 per share) has been duly paid. Interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum will, of course, be charged from the date when the calls respectively fall due. BAD CHARACTERS.—Edward Alderson and William Charlesworth, two suspicious -looking men, were yesterday placed at the bar of the Police-court, on the following charge. Inspector Walker said, that on the previous night, at a late hour, he observed the prisoner Charlesworth loitering about Harford-street, near Langley's public-house, and knowing him to be a bad character, he watched him for some time. He afterwards asked him his business but re ceived no satisfactory reply. The other prisoner afterwards came out of the honse, and both joined each other, and afterwards ran away on observing the witness, who appre hended one of them in Copperas-hill, while the other was secured by a constable then at hand. On one of them was found a gilt coin representing a sovereign, and a pack of cards. They were each committed to gaol for two months. LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU TION, ST. ANNE-STREET.---We regret to hear that this excellent institution, which, since its establishment, has been conducted with spirit and propriety, is about to be dis continued, and above all that the committee of management have found it necessary to call the creditors together. A special general meeting of the members was held on Monday last, when the following resolution was adopted :—" That, this institution not being able any longer to support itself, it be from henceforth dissolved; and that the committee of management, with the creditors of the institution, form a committee for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the institution." A meeting of the committee and the creditors was held on Tuesday, whe n it was d eterm i ne d t h at a ll t h e property of the institution should be disposed of for the be nefit of the creditors. There is no doubt that the depression of the times has had considerable influence in producing this result, but there can also be no doubt that it was facilitated to a great extent by the town counc il b e i ng un d er t h e ne cessity of declining to render aid for the reduction of the debt by which it was encumbered. The institution has been continued for the last few years principally by the exertions of James Parker, Esq., the member for the ward, for its maintenance and welfare. BREAKING TREES IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCHYARD.—On Wednesday, at the Police-court, Michael Pie was charged with this fault. It appeared that, on Monday afternoon last, Mr. Shaw, Secretary of the District Provident So ciety, saw the prisoner climb one of the trees, and strip the branches off, one by one, till he had completely stripped it. He immediately ran over to him, and asked him how he dared to destroy the trees in that manner. He said he did it for a Mrs. Taylor, who kept a standing in St. John's market, and who sent him to gather the leaves. He was about to collect and carry away the branches, when Mr. Shaw sent an officer and gave him into custody. The clerk of St. John's stated that the prisoner had completely de stroyed the tree, and that they often had trees greatly in jured by similar means. The prisoner wept, and said he was not aware he was transgressing the law. He was nearly starving with hunger, and had not had a morsel to eat that day, when Mrs. Taylor asked him to get her some leaves, by which job he hoped to obtain the means of providing a little food. Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to pay is. for the damage done to the tree, and a penalty of 20s. ; or, in de fault, to be imprisoned seven days. MEETING OF OPERATIVE SHIPWRIGHTS.—A very nu merous meeting of the operative shipwrights of this port was held on Wednesday night at the Carpenters' Room, Bond street, to consider the rules and regulations of the trade as at present amended by the masters, and also to consider the just right of the men belonging to Liverpool to employment in preference to strangers—this mode being adopted in all the seaports of Great Britain and Ireland, Liverpool excepted. From the statements made by the various speakers it appears that the rules at present in operation were drawn up by the employers, who compelled the men to subscribe to them. The masters now wished to make sundry alterations on those rules, tending to encroach on the privileges at present en joyed by the journeymen. It was confidently affirmed by the speakers, that if the merchants of the town understood their own interests they would go hand in hand with the men against the system of apprenticeship carried on in Liverpool, as the merchants were charged the same rate of wages for a boy who had not been more than a week at the trade, that was charged for a man, and it could not be expected that the work of the boy could be compared to that of the man. It was unanimously agreed that a deputation of six journeymen should wait upon the employers for the purpose of coming to an amicable understanding on the points at issue. The meeting throughout was exceedingly temperate and orderly. CORPORATION BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—Thesebaths are now in a fair way of being duly appreciated by both the middle and humbler classes of the town. There are eight baths in the establishment, and during the past week 439 persons have attended them. Of this number, 197, at the moderate charge of a penny each, have enjoyed the cold bath, and 205, at a charge of only twopence, having indulged in the hot bath. Twenty-six persons, at the charge of Is each, have attended the hot private baths, and eleven, at the charge of sixpence each, the cold baths. Arrangements, we understand, are in progress which will be highly advantageous to those who are desirous of attending the private baths. It is in contemplation, we believe, to make a reduction in the charge to those who engage to attend them a dozen times consecutively. The entrance to the private baths is quite distinct from that of the general ones, and every attention is shown to the parties who visit them. The establishment is so valuable, that it would be a great boon if others were erected in convenient localities. Persons from the extremes of the town, in every direction, visit the present one for the purpose of bathing, and the wives and daughters of our artisans and mechanics, from the most distant neighbour. hoods, attend for the purpose of performing their laundry operations. ESCAPE OF A FAMILY FROM DROWNING.-011 Monday last, an accident occurred in the vicinity of Egremont, which had nearly been attended with fatal consequences to seven or eight members of a family. I t happened remarkably enough, that the father of the family alluded to was a witness to the occurrence, and assisted in the rescue of his children without being at all aware, for some time, how dearly he was intc rested in the result of the exertions which were making. The following are the particulars of the occurrence, so far as we have been able to gather them. On Monday last, about tide time, a gentleman named Duffie, who resides at Egre mont, was passing over the river. As he neared the shore, he saw that a bathing machine, containing several children who bad been recreating themselves in the water, had by some means or other obtained an impetus on the steep beach, and that it was rapidly descending into deep water. In a few moments, indeed, it was afloat, and at the mercy of the cur rent, driving towards the centre of the river. ' God bless me !" exclaimed Mr. Duffie, " there's a whole family of children afloat, and they will all be drowned." He imme diately sprung ashore and hastened to the spot, to render every assistance in his power. Meanwhile, Mr. Railton, proprietor of the machine, was making the most incessant exertions to rescue the family from their imminent peril. He pressed his horse into the water till it lost footing and was compelled to swim. The machine was afloat, but half sunk, and from its unsteady motion, strong fears were entertained that it would turn over. Mr. Railton called to the children to keep to the middle of the caravan, but it is questionable whether or not they heard him. At length he found it im possible to reach the machine with his horse, but, fortunately, some individuals had hastened after it with a boat. The poor little children were found on the seats of the caravan, up to their necks in water. They were taken into the boat, and the machine was towed to the shore. Mr. Duffie, who had been extremely anxious for the fate of the little ones, was standing on the beach waiting their arrival ; but who shall speak his astonishment when he saw that they were his own children! It appears that the little ones, with their attendant, eight in all, went into the caravan, and were, as usua l, drawn a short distance into the water. Having bathed, on e of the little boys , in order to enter the m ac hine, c li m b e d when the actio n on the spokes put the which, the b an k b e i ng very steep, was over c e vehiclel e the I e t i e n dw wheel, etthe o,motion, weight inside. Tart THERTSMOCAULODON. — This curious skeleton re mains in town to-day and to-morrow, after which it will be removed. Great many persons inspected yesterday. MRS. CLARKE'S BENEFIT.—The playgoers must not forget that Mrs. Clarke's benefit takes place to-night. The attraction is unusually great. No little curiosity is excited to see Mr. Macready's Claude Melnotte; after this fine actor has represented it, the Liverpool audiences will have seen all the best performers of the character on the stage, and they will then be able to judge which is the best. We prefer Charles Kean's, with all its faults. Mrs. Clarke has a be nefit at Manchester on Saturday, by invitation of her friends and many admirers there. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN RAILWAY.--We intended to have made a few remarks to-day, on the article which appeared in the Railway Times, of Saturday last, on the subject of this undertaking ; but the statements in that paper do not appear to contain one specific charge on which we need offer the slightest comment. Perhaps, the best reply to one portion of it, is afforded by the fact, that (as may be seen from an advertisement) the Lords of the Privy Council have given permission to the directors to open the railway after yesterday by horse power, on occasion of the Queen's visit. The publi c w ill th us be accommodated with trains every half-hour, which will be continued until further notice. STEALING FLOUR.—A man, named John Lynch, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with stealing a barrel of American flour. It appeared that about four o'clock yes terday, he was seen to roil away the barrel from the ware house of Messrs. Cearns and Brown, ship-store dealers, Chapel -street. He was apprehended in the act near Rum ford-street. At the time, he stated that a man had em ployed him to take it to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and had promised him 6d. The barrel weighed 19Glbs., and was stated to be worth 325. He was committed for trial at the sessions. CHARTISM.—A meeting of the Liverpool Chartists was held on Wednesday night at the Nelson Assembly Rooms, which was rather numerously attended. A Mr. Frazer pre sided. The only speakers on the occasion were Mr. Robin son and Mr. M`Cartney. The latter, in the course of a very lengthened speech, stated that two men had been, in the present week, dismissed from their employment in Liver pool, and cast houseless and homeless upon the world, together with their wives and families, because they had re fused to receive and pay for a registration card each, which card has been issued by the Anti-Corn-law League ! Such an instance of bigotry and hard-heartedness upon the part of their employers was received with loud hisses. ANOTHER COMMITMENT TO THE ASSlZES.—Yesterday, John Nicholson, a young man, and Betsey Mack, a girl, were charged before Mr. Rushton with seizing a ragged ill looking man, named Kelly., and robbing hiin in the street of 7s. Gd. The alleged offence was stated to have been com mitted some days ago, but the prisoners were not appre hended until yesterday afternoon, when they were seen together. They denied the robbery. They were both com mitted for trial at the assizes. The prosecution will, we understand, cost the corporation £l5 to £2O in each case; whereas the cost under the old law, which left a discretion with the magistrate, to send such cases to the sessions, the cost would have been only £3 10s. or £4. THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Consol Mar ket has declined to-day about one quarter per cent., some sales effected, it is supposed, on account of the Scotch banks, having brought forward more stock than was required to meet the demand of the jobbers. It must also be borne in mind, that the late advance, which is on all hands admitted to have been rapid, will probably have shown persons in the character of realizers who would otherwise have continued supporters of prices. Money has not increased beyond the rate of 11 to 2, although the half-monthly settlement in the foreign market took place. Consols for money closed 921; Ditto account, 93 ; Bank Stock, 1671 to 165 , 1 ; India Stock, 251 to 252; Exchequer-bills, 2d. issue, 495. to 50s. pm., ditto, 2+d. issue, 51s. to 535. pm. ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 931 to a; Three and a Half per Cents. Reduced, 911. to a ; New Three and a Half per Cents, 101 to I; and Long Annuities, 12 11-IGths to The settlement of the foreign account was made with very little difficulty, the speculative dealings of the last fortnight having been of the most insig nificant kind. Mexican supports the late small rise, and closed to-day 35+ to 1 ; Ditto Deferred, 91 to 1 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 331 to 4+ • ditto, Three per Cents., 20 to 3; Spanish Actives, 201 to 14; ditto, Three per Cents., 201; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 521 to 1 ; ditto, Five per Cents, 102}; Belgian, 1011 to 1021; and Brazilian, 64+ to 61. CO;IMITMENT TO THE ASSIZES.—At the Police Court, yesterday, a decent-looking female named Bridget Dignum, was charged before Mr. Rushton with a robbery, accompa nied by violence. In order to a proper elucidation of the case, it must be stated that on Monday last an elderly female named Shaw (now the complainant), was placed at the bar of the court on a charge, preferred against her by Michael Dig num, husband of the prisoner above named, on a charge of having robbed him of £25 ; but it appeared in the course of the evidence that the then complainant had been on terms of intimacy with the woman Shaw ; had frequently given her sums of money to keep for him, which she had returned ; and that there was a probability that he bad so deposited the money with her on that occasion. As the charge of felony could not therefore be supported, the prisoner was discharged, with an intimation, however, from the magistrate, that it appeared she was still responsible for the money so deposited with her, and that the complainant, Dignum, would have to commence an action at law against her if she did not refund it. So stood the case up to the time of the second charge of yesterday, in which the tables were turned, Mrs. Shaw being the complainant, and Mrs. Dignum (who had been ad mitted to bail), the defendant. Catherine Shaw (complain ant), a coarse-looking woman, who appeared with her head bandaged up, said she lived with her husband, Michael Shaw, at No. 29, Chesnut-street. About six o'clock on Tuesday evening last, she went to Crosbie-street, to get some money she expected ; but did not receive it. As she was returning, the prisoner came out of a court and said, " You —, it is you who has my money," and struck her on the face ; then seized her by the clothes, and pushed her against the wall; and then thrust her hand into her (complainant's) pocket, and took out a leather purse con taining ten sovereigns. When the prisoner's hand was in her (complainant's) pocket, she said, " Now I have part of my husband's money which you robbed me of." The pri soner then tore the bonnet from her head, and struck her several times with a stone she bad in her hand. A crowd was raised, and the prisoner said to them, " Lay on the —; she robbed my husband." Complainant, from the blows, lost her sight, and was taken home in a coach by her son-in-law. The doctor dressed three wounds on her head, and she was still (she concluded) sore about the head and sides.—Joseph Gibbons said, that on Friday night he was standing with the prisoner at his mother-in-law's door, when the prisoner said, " the last time that Ann Shaw was in Crosbie-street, she had to be taken away in a coach and guarded by two constables, and if she comes again we will make her so that she will not get out of the street." On Tuesday evening he saw the complainant, and told her not to go Crosbie-street, or she would get hurt. She, however, did go, end in about twenty minutes a large crowd collected round her. He afterwards saw her without cap or bonnet, and all bloody ; and he went for a coach and took her home. Same night he saw a police-officer. The officer stated that he went to defendant's house, where he found her in bed. He told her the charge of robbery and violence against her, to which she stated that she did not do it, but that the com plainant deserved all she had got, and more. Nothing was found upon her.—Mr. Rushton said he should commit the prisoner for trial. The charge was one of those which, by a recent act, the justices could not send for adjudication to the sessions, as a severe punishment would follow conviction ; and she must, therefore, be taken into custody and committed to the assizes. The defendant was accordingly taken into custody; but, after the information was read, she was, on application, admitted to bail in two sureties of £lOO each. Mr. Rushton strongly reprehended the conduct of the hus band, who was present, and to whom he attributed the in stigation of the offence, COLLISION ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY.—A col lision which might have been attended by fatal consequences took place on the North Union Railway, at the Wallgate, in Wigan, yesterday, between twelve and one o'clock. A bank engine is regularly stationed at Wigan, and this' was proceeding from the Wigan station towards Preston, when a powerful engine with about 14 of Messrs. Pearson's coal waggons laden, came up at a good speed from towards Chapel-lane. The men on the " Bank engine" had not sufficient time to move out of the way before the coal engine came up in consequence of the shunts leading on to the main line being wrong at the time. The engine was there fore stationary, and as the distance between the Wallgate station and Chapel-lane is very short, the engine attending the coal train engine was unable to stop the train entirely, though every means were used both by those employed on the engine and the " breaksmen" on the waggons to lessen the speed of the train. Both the men attending the " bank engine," and those with the coal train perceiving that a col lision could not be avoided, sprang on the ground, and by this prudent act escaped the consequences which the shock of the engines meeting would occasion. The bank engine was thrown off the line and a little injured, but the power ful coal engine sustained no damage. The rails were thrown out of place, and a quantity of the coal fell from the waggons when the concussion took place, but very fortunately no person was injured. The damage occasioned altogether is trifling; and it is right to add, that no blame whatever can be attached to any one, the accident arising solely from the short distance between the two stations, and the circum stance of the attendants of the bank engine being unaware of the near approach of the coal train at the time they were at tempting to move from the branch on to the main line. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CLERK.—At the Police court, yesterday, a well-dressed stout young man was placed at the bar, charged with having obtained under false pre tences a sum of money, the alleged property of his former employers. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner h a d been a clerk and agent in this town, (in Exchange-alley North,) to Messrs. Woolfall and Percival, glass bottle, &c. manufacturers, of Manchester. Then his salary with them was £l2O a year; that some deficiencies having appeared in his accounts he was discharged on the 4th May last, and that he had, after ceasing to be their servant, received a sum of money—£l4 17s. 9d.—due to them from the Custom house, and for which be had not accounted. The prisoner, it further appeared, had, at the time of his discharge, retained or drawn money belonging to his employers to the amount of £2ll. There was, however, a settlement come to at the time, through the interposition of his father, and an assignment or legal document (produced in court) was handed over to his employers, entitling them to the revi sionary interest of a property that would accrue to him on the death of his mother to the amount of £195 ss. 4d., which, with a balance of £l4 and odd due to him as salary at the time, would make the £2ll short; and this being ac cepted by his employers, there was an end of all criminal charge on that score. But after the settlement of the affair, it appeared that the prisoner had drawn the sum stated at the outset, (£ll 17s. 9d.,) and appropriated the same in the following manner :—The complainant, Mr. Woodfall, said that he and his partner were accustomed to send large shipments of bottles to foreign countries, on which they were entitled to debenture or draw-back at the Custom house. They had shipped by a vessel for Lisbon, on the 27th of May, twenty gross of champagne bottles, on which the debenture would be due at the expiry of six weeks from the day of shipment,—that was on or about the 9th July. The prisoner had gone on the Bth of July, (a day's notice being required,) and, it was alleged, signed the neces sary affidavit, that the bottles were his sole property, were shipped by him, and that he, was entitled to th e re t urn of duty, which was paid accordingly. But it appeared, in cross-examination for the prisoner by Mr. Owen, that the prisoner had been sole agent for the complainants in all their shipping transactions; that he had on former occasions so acted, so signed the debentures, and having received the money, had paid it over to his employers, from time to time, to the amount of several hundreds of pounds ; and that the debenture in question was payable only to himself or his authorised agent. It further appeared, that none of the custom-house clerks knew the signature, " John Ackerley," to be positively his, nor could they identify him as the party to whom the money was paid. The money was paid by the collector's clerk, (Mr. Holt,) but he could not swear to the prisoner's identity, or to his handwriting. Mr. Woolfall admitted, too, that he had never asked the prisoner for the money, nor had he seen him from the time he left the ser vice of himself and partner till that morning. He further admitted that he knew where to find his father; but (it ap peared) had not made any strict enquiry in the matter. to T i t case, as to the gravamen of the offence in law, see o d range somewhat puzzling, as it appeared not p recisely within either felony (by stealing the rooneY) i;feasance." false t pre tence, but rather what we believe is termed misfeasance. or to his The debenture was payable to the p d ris" ut of any money agent, and the crown was not wronge which was not due.—Mr. Rushton said that e more evidence would be required for the prisoner's commitment,. but there In CUB o y • was certainly enough to justify his detention , t d , and he accordingly remanded the priooner until one o clock • this day. !r ~r f r r CORRESPONDENCE. '4 DECORATIONS OF THE HINDOSTAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—We have been much gratified by the perusal of your description of the " Hindostan," in the STANDARD of Friday last, and feel indebted by your flattering notice of our deco ration : there is one circumstance, however, which we are desirous to mention, (deeming it probable you will continue the notice, in comment, in your forthcoming valuable paper, on this subj ec t,) v i z., t h at t h e pane l s we are supplying are principally papier toilcll6, NOT slate, pnly about one-tenth of them being of the latter-named material. Possibly you have your impression of their being all slate, from the fact that the order was given originally for entirely slate panels ; but subsequently altered, and nine-tenths added of papier rnfie.he, as being superior in e ver y res p ec t. The subjects upon fo ur o f t h e l arges t pane l s are th e follow ing, which, perhaps, also you would be pleased to mention in your next :-1, "The Embarkation of Cleopatra;"--2, "The Departure of a Greek Fl ee t ; "-3 , " F est i va l o f t h e S oc i ety of Epicureans in the Garden of Athens ;"-4. " The Rising of the Nile." Upon these four subject s ou r fi rs t arti s ts ha v e been engaged, and we have been careful that every part—the most minute—shall be in keeping, and classically correct. Therefore, upon the whole, we flatter ourselves that you, Sir, and other gentlemen whose opinions are most valuable, will be pleased with the productions as wqrks of art. We have only been able to complete and send these four to-day, though a great many of the less considerable panels have been forwarded some days. Repeating our sense of obligation for the favourable re marks expressed in last week's STANDARD, we have th honour to be, Sir, your's most obediently, JENNERS & BETTRIDGE. Papier Miich6 Works, Birmingham, August 31st, 1842. JUVENILE THIEVES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — Permit me to call your attention, as well as that of the public, to an evil which is very prevalent in this town, and which, if not checked, must of necessity tend, in n o small degree, t o th e d emora li za tion of the children of Um poorer classes. The evil I complain of is the permitting boys and girls to commit depredations from sugar-casks, in particular ; and this branch of theft is what I am desirous now of preventing. It is the custom of boys and girls to prepare pieces of wood, shaped like spoons, and to extract from the sugar-hogsheads large quantities of sugar. Now I do not complain so much of the amount of sugar stolen as the abominable practice. The parties to blame are the po lice and the proprietors of the goods. By suffering the evil to go on without notice, they are, in fact, abetting the boys and girls in committing these (as they are often called) petty thefts ; but, however small they are, they are large enough to ruin the children. Will they not, seeing the facility they have of stealing sugar, attempt to obtain articles of greater value? I may just name Messrs. Crosfield and Co.'s, Tem ple-court, as one of the places at which the thefts have been going on for some time; and I doubt whether any of the neighbouring poor have any occasion to buy sugar, seeing they get it so cheap, and can be supplied both morning and night. If these few remarks are likely to have the good effect aimed at, you will oblige an old subscriber by making use of them, and confer a lasting kindness on the children themselves.—Your obedient servant, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. Liverpool, Aug. 31st, 1842. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The Dock Committee held their weekly meeting yesterday, when the following members were present :—Messrs. Sands (chairman), Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Molyneux, Bold, Sandbach, Nicol, Tobin, and Evans. CLARENCE SOUTH GRAVING DOCK. The SURVEYOR stated that he was not quite ieady with his plan for the Clarence South Graving Dock. The CHAIRMAN added that the plan had, in fact, been submitted to the master carpenters for their consideration and approval. Mr. TOBIN inquired whether this was the plan for length ening the Southern Graving Dock ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. It was for the dock, the lengthening of which Mr. Tobin had advocated upon a former occasion. Mr. TOBIN contended that the committee must consent either to lengthen this graving dock or to make a new one. There were frequently fifty or sixty vessels upon the books, waiting for a berth in the graving docks ; and frequently after having waited they did not like to go in because they might thereby lose a voyage. Mr. Nicoz, said that these graving docks would very soon be ready to render real assistance. Mr. TOBIN said, that as the committee kept increasing their docks so, graving docks would be wanted. That was the reason why he had supported the lengthening of the one in question. The conversation on this subject then terminated. CROSBY LIGHT-HOUSE. The Sub-Committee for the department of the Marine Surveyor, recommended that Thomas Stirzaker, one of the keepers of the Rock Lighthouse. be appointed keeper of the Crosby Lighthouse, at a salary of £B4 per annum.—Con firmed. THE NEW SHEDS. The Sub-Committee for the department of the Ware houses, submitted an outline or schedule of the duties of the Superintendent of the Transit Sheds, which they recom mended for the adoption of the general committee. The SECRETARY read these duties, which were of a specific character, the mos importantt being that the Superintendent should give security to the amount of £2OO, hold his office at the pleasure of the committee, devote his whole time to the office, and not take any fee or emolument from any party whatsoever. The Sub-Committee next recommended that Mr. Edward Mumford Pilcher be appointed superintendent of the sheds, at a salary of £lOO per annum ; and that Edward Pilcher and George Herford be accepted as security for him to the amount of £2OO. These recommendations of the Sub-Committee were con firmed. SHED NEAR SEACOMBE SLIP. An application from Messrs. Eaton and Co., of Mostvn, near Holywell, praying to be allowed to erect a small but near Seacombe Slip, for the purpose of protecting paper parcels from the rain when sent down to their steamers, was referred to the Sub-Committee for the department of the Harbour -masters. ALLEGED IMPROPER DISCHARGE OF A MAN BY THE SURVEYOR. Mr. BOLD said, that a statement appeared in the news papers about a fortnight ago, that Mr. Hartley had dis charged one of his foremen for having made a mistake with respect to the width of the railway, when, in fact, the mis take was his own ; and, as yet, no explanation of the matter had gone forth to the public. His (Mr. Bold's) attention had only been called to the subject this morning, and when he heard it he thought it was due to the public, no less than to the surveyor, that some reply should be made to the state ment. The statement was, that a great mistake had been made in the width of the rails, that the pavement had to be taken up, and that the foreman who had the management of it was discharged, although he was not to blame. Mr. Hartley had informed him that he had given an explanation to the Board of Works, and he (Mr. Bold) wished to hear it. Mr. EVANS said the fact was there had been a double mistake, one in Mr. Hartley's office, and the other with the man in question, who had not taken the guage of the railway right. Mr. Nicol, begged to mention, as a somewhat singular circumstance, that the man, although he had made his com plaint to the papers, had not thought of making it to the Dock Codlimittee or to the sub-committee. It was not, therefore, to be expected that the Dock Committee would enquire into anonymous complaints when the man himself had not thought proper to make it. Let him apply to the sub-committee, in the first instance, and they would investi gate the matter. The CHAIRMAN said he had made the same remark to a gentleman who had named the subject to him, and subse.: quently to that the man himself had called upon him at the office. This was on Saturday last. He had shewn him (the chairman) where the mistake had occurred, and explained it in his own way. At all events Mr. Hartley ought to have an opportunity of giving his own explanation to the public. Mr. Nicol added that the matter had come under the notice of the sub-committee, but they considered it unne cessary to make any explanation when the man himself did not come forward. The CHAIRMAN stated that the man had called upon Mr. Ripley, who was so engaged that he had not time to attend to him. Mr. EVANS asked why he had not addressed a letter to the committee ? The CHAIRMAN.—That is what he ought to have done. Mr. Nicol, said if the Dock Committee took notice of every newspaper paragraph, or reports that came before them in an indirect shape, there would be no end of it. The sim plest answer was, that the man himself had made no complaint. The CHAIRMAN added that the man had made no com plaint whatever until Saturday ; but, yesterday lie sent in a written complaint, which would be investigated. Mr. TomN thought that equal justice should be done. If, one n i as Mr. Evans said, there had been a double mistake,the Surveyor's Office, and the other by the man himself, if one was to be disbanded for it, the other should be disbanded likewise. Mr. BOLD said it was hard upon the poor man to be sum marily dismissed. Mr. nem., on the part of the Committee of Works, beg_ ged to say, that they had not the slightest intention to mtbaitilke. any concealment at all. Mr. Bold himself would nev er of attending to anonymous complaints, when the party him self did not complain. Mr. Tons asked whether it was right for Mr Hartley to dismiss the man without bringing it bef ore the Committee of Works ? After the poor fellow had been sent a complaint hi s busi ness, it was too late for him to make ; he ought in the first instance to have been called upon for his reasons why he did not do so and so, and if he could not give a satis factory explanation, then let him be dismissed Mr. Nicol , supposed he Nvdaisa is s e s r s v m an is t se to d. Mr. Hartley, dismi ss who had a right , therefore, to him. Mr. EVANS said that Mr. Hartley must have contr o l over his subordinates. If the committee made all his subordi nates of equal and concurrent authority with himself, there was an end of all discipline. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that if the committee in tersfe erediency with Mr. Hartl ey ' s subordinates, they would destroy hiffic. Mr. BOLD said, if the man was in fault he ought to bea the dis missed missed if he wa s not, it was a hard case, and that wa view which the public took Mr. TOBI N dared say,t . hat all the public wanted was an explanation. Mr. BOLD added, that some explanation ought to be given for Mr. Hartley's own sake ; because, stated, it w as a j ont mistake as Mr. Evans had Mr. Hoi.T would ask the committee' whether Mr. Hartley was not to have the power of dismissing his servants? The CHAIRMAN.—Yes, he must have that power. Mr. BOLD.—But the committee are bound to protect their servants if they are discharged improperly. Mr. BARCLAY said, that because a paragraph appeared in this newspaper or that—he did not care which—the s in histh e fr ciehuadra Mr.cte r com mittee were not to suppose that Mr. Hartley was in the wrong. Mr. EVANS urged that 11 l a r n . d H h a e rt w le o y ul dyad a ask of the captain of a ship ; Tobin if he being a captain, would not expe c t t o h ave the control of the mates a nd the men. Mr. Touts said n o doubt of it, he were the capt a i n and his friend Mr. Evans the e mate,but if and he t oo k i t upon him to discharge the se cond mate, he should say lie wa s d runk. (Laughter.) Mr. BOLD would certainly enquire into the matter if he found anything wrong, and therefore he considered Mr. Hartley in the character of comm an d er of , care of the owners. a snip under the The CHAIRMAN said he had taken that view of the matter himself, and therefore lie had desired the secretary to write an xplanation. Mr. Hartley a note to Mr. Hartley for . had written a letter in reply, w hi ch he (the chairman) had laid before the Board of Work Mr. TOBlN.—However, theres will be an explanation given next week ? Mr. Nicol, replied in the affirmative. Mr. EVANS beli eve d that this was not the first instance of the man having been dismissed. Mr. BOLD.—\`—\`hen thesd• Sub -Committee of Work s h av e made inquiry i n t o i t The CHAI RMAN We shall h ear th e resu lt? The corivers atiel . l — el es tilis subject then dropped ; and the Committee proceeded t o rea d an o pi n i o n of co u n sel u pon some questions affecting the liability of the estate to pay the income tax, after which they separated. 1