The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

i 1 Sept. 19, 1848. ?Loral slabs. The Rev. ll,ugh M'Neile is announced to preach at the opening of All Saints' Church, Preston, next week. The number of passengers on the Southport railway is still increasing. The ship Wakona, from this port to Baltimore was dis covered in a sinking condition on July 10th. The crew and passengers were taken on board the ship Andalusia. On Friday night a child, about two months old, was left in an entry in Chapel-street East, Birkenhead, and would have perished had it not been discovered in time. Through the kind liberality of the proprietor, the child ren of the School for the Deaf and Dumb visited the Chi nese Exhibition on Saturday. The Blue Coat School will k indly be allowed the same great privilege next Saturday. On Tuesday a child two years of age, the son of Peter and Maria Downey, of Oliver-street, Windsor, fell into a pan of hot water which was on the floor, and was so se verely scalded in his beck and abdomen that he shortly afterwards died. CarroA young woman living in Hornby-street, named Julia 1 made a most determined attempt on Saturday week to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of oil of I vitriol. It appears that she had been seduced under a Promise of marriage, and that about two months since she "was confined of a boy. Mr. Grundy, the most enterprising connoisseur, of this town, purchased on Thursday, at the Duke of Bucking un's sale at Stowe, Stanfield's celebrated picture of the Wreckers off Calais," for 410 guineas. The magnificent Work excited an active competition amongst a great num ber of noblemen and gentlemen. On Saturday, as the joiners were removing the scaffold, at Kirkdale Gaol , after the execution of the unfortunate man Adams, one of the workmen, who had his foot upon an iron rod and his arm round the beam, accidentally I liPPed his hold and fell to the ground, a height of up- Wards of fourteen feet. His head was seriously injured. CHEAP TRIP TO CONWAY AND THE MENAI-BRIDGE.— It will be seen, by an advertisement in another part of our Paper, that Mr, French has made an arrangement to give the inhabitants of Liverpool and the surrounding neigh bourhood a trip from Birkenhead to Chester, Rhyl, Con- W jy, and Menai-bridge, affording them an opportunity of -e t w ing the finest sceneries in the world. - zvaapooL AND BURY RAILWAY.—The works on the line are now progressing rapidly to completion, and, with t he exception of the terminus, in the Borough Gaol Field, Great Howard -street, will, in all probability, be in a working state by the middle of October next. The plat form for a tempo rary station at Love-lane, near St.Mat thias' Church is just completed. SUICIDE BY HANGING.—On Sunday night week, a shipwright named Murdoch, aged 36, and living in Shar pies -street, Everton, hung himself by fastening a rope to the hook of the grid of the coal-vault. For the previous fortnight he had been very low in spirits, and during that time had acted more like a child than a sane man. The cause of his depression was poverty. THE CHINESE EXHIBITION.—This instructive exhibi tion remains one of the most attractive resorts of the enquiring amongst our townsmen. At every visit some thing strikes the attention which has previously escaped. In short it never wearies, if visited with a wish to im prove the mind and understanding. The fine brass band is daily in attendance. A newly-invented machine has been announced in the American papers for folding newspapers and other printed Matter. It is to be connected with a cylinder press, so that the sheets come forth from the press folded in the re quired form. The inventors warrant it to fold 3600 sheets Per hour, of any size, with the greatest accuracy. The Liverpool Mercury asks, " What next ?" Why, probably 'a machine to edit a newspaper, which our contemporary Would find advantageous.—Journal. ..,_THE OCEAN MONARCH.—About noon on Friday, the steam -tu g Skerryvore and a smack were despatched from the Mersey to the scene of this disaster (which has been *thlly buoyed), to endeavour, if possible, to recover some Part of the property sunk with the ill-fated vessel. The learn-tug had on board a skilful diver, with the necessary dress or apparatus to make respiration endurable beneath the wave, and from his exertions great hopes are enter tained o f the recovery of much that is valuable. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, in Oldhall-street, close to the Exchange, two carts, heavily laden with bricks, were proceeding, when the carter of the foremost, the was the owner of both, and whose name is Joseph ugh, slipped and fell, and the wheel went over his left ungh, and caused a compound fracture. The carter of the Second fortunately pulled up in time to prevent another Wheel from going over him. The unfortunate man is 47 Years of age, and lives near the first Bootle toll-gate. He was very much intoxicated at the time of the accident, and has a wife and five or six children. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A young man wined Theophilus Janes met his death last week under c ircumstances of rather a singular character. He was at Work in his trade of bricklayer, at a new house in Parlia ment-street, and, requiring to get some bricks which were lying in the yard, he jumped from the window of the room Itl which he was working into the yard ; the height of the window is not four feet. In his descent he fell across a 'stone, and immediately afterwards complained of a pain in the stomach. Notwithstanding prompt surgical aid was in attendance he died on the day following. SHIP LAUNCH.—On Saturday a fine-built ship, in tendedis for the East India trade, was launched from the buildin g - yar d of Messrs. Clarke and Sons, on the south aide of th e Q ueen ' s D oc k. Sh e i s , we b e lieve, one of the largest merchant vessels which has yet been built in pverpool, being 132 feet keel, 141 feet above decks, 33 feet 1 , 3 ,ear0, 21 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and 760 tons bur , then, new measurement. The builders are her owners, and the gentleman unaor /Am/so a ommona .I , son -Captain Bartlett, late of the Mary Hartley, of this port, a Man highly valued for his nautical skill and knowledge. The Mayor and his lady were among the company—At high Water, on e o'clock, the splendid ship s l id into t h e 'Water ami d st the loudest cheers. Mrs. Francis Shand Performed the ceremony of christening. IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS.—Mr. Bryden, licensed victualler, of Upper Pitt-street, asked a very important question of Mr. Rushton, a few days ago. It seems that a general act was passed last session enabling publicans to open their houses at half-past twelve o'clock on Sundays, and as they are compelled to keep them closed, according to the provisions of the metropolitan act in London, and the local act in Liverpool, until one o'clock on the Sab bath, the question was, whether the general act would overrule the t wo acts in question, and enable them every where to open a t h a lf -past twe l ve . Th e answer was , t h at it would not a n d did no t. I n f ac t, th e genera l ac t ( a copy of which Mr. Bryden had not seen when he asked the -question) states this in distinct terms, London and Liver 'Pool, on account of their local acts being expressly excepted from its provisions. DEATH OF Mr. Was. J. HAMMOND.—The American Papers, by the Cambria, steam-ship, we regret to say, brought us the melancholy intelligence of the almost audden demise of this popular comedian. We take the following from one of our exchanges :—" Mr. Wm. J. Hammond, who arrived here recently from England, and 'P e rformed for several nights at Niblo's, died on Thursday .e : L e rting, in this city, of a severe attack of diarrhoea, after urief illness. He became unwell soon after his arrival this country, and during his performance at Niblo's Was labouring under severe indisposition. He made quite a hit in " Paul Pry," and would unquestionably, if he had ~.strived, have been an immense favourite throughout the United States. In England, Mr. Hammond occupied a distinguished position in his profession as d' comedian, and was a brother-in-law of Douglas Jerrold, having mar ried a sister of that gentleman. He was the original Sam . Weller, and was brought conspicuously before the public b 7 his inimitable personation of that character. Both in and out of his profession, Mr. Hammond was universally esteemed."... DARING ROBBERY OF FLOUR.—One of the most impu • dent and daring robberies we have for some time heard of Was committed on Tuesday, at the warehouse of Messrs. Winder and Co., corn merchants, in Barter-street, Wap tug. The robbery was committed at noon-day, between twelve and one o'clock, during the time the men were at di s riner. It is the custom to close the warehouse during 'al hours, and on Tuesday, about half-past twelve 2 clock, the warehouse was closed as usual, when the n eighbours saw a cart backed up to the door, and in a few minutes afterwards two men and three women were noti ced in the act of lowering several sacks of flour out of the w arehouse into the cart, which they subsequently carried away from the premises. The neighbours did not at the time think that a robbery was being committed, although Some of them considered it somewhat unusual to see women assisting in the removal. On the return of the Workmen to the warehouse they found that an entrance had been effected by the removal of the bulk-head, and '-- bat the flour had been nut through out of the warehouse inttifhe cart. Tlfe - fitt iTier o sacks Tamen was - ten, the value of which is estimated at £3O. Three men have been - arrested on the charge. LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—The third and last meeting of this society, for the present season,"was 'held at the Corn Exchange on Thursday, and was most - numerously and respectably attended. The whole exhi bition including dahlias, and other flowers, fruit, &c., was t he finest ever seen in Liverpool, and the company ap ,_"eared to be delighted. The sweepstakes for dahlias was eductive of much interest, and the blooms exhibited R ae surpassingly beautiful. The first prize in the sweep- AT'en, for twenty-four dissimilar blooms, was taken by Lodge, of Manchester, who also took the second ''"ze for twelve blooms. The second for twenty-four and 'first for twelve were both taken by Mr. James Crompton, Of Ashton. Amongst the successful competitors for mis : alusgrove, a;ellaneous pr nd Mr. Ski rv izes were—Ming, ess rsnur. Davies serym , en ; Mr . A Mr. Gray, daui Mr. F airy, Mr. T. Johnson, Mrs. J. Ashton, Mr. J. Hough ton, Mr. H. Wynch, Mr. T. S. Gladstone, Mr. Killock k o urseryman), Mr. Wm. Mann, Mr. G. Brown, Mr. R. Gladstone, Mr. T. Whalley, M r. R. W. Preston, and a n umber of others, including a few ladies. Mr. Thomas Arrowsmith, of King's Moss, Bi ' llinge, (near St. He rs) showed (not for competition) a sample of a new Seedling Potato, which excited almost universal astonish- Inent ; in shape, colour, and soundness, it exhibited the m ost perfect specimen of a potato ever seen. We were glven to understand that the whole crop was in the same ;Plendid condition ; not one rotten potato having been ,a lla ci in raising them. Mr. Musgrove showed (not for - competition) the beautiful little miniature Dahlia, Ranun riflora (Whales,) and also a small tipped one called el l A nY Lind. VIOLENT SCORBUTIC AFFECTION CURED BY HOL- Nl -97 "'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Mr. R. Havell, Wal '-co.u-street, W o l ver h ampton , f or th e l as t t wo y ear s, was , t; ° ,, v ered nearly all over his body with a malignant erup biun, whi c h gave hi m t h e greates t pa i n an d agon y, so so, that it was only at intervals he could get a little His general health was also seriously affected. He u recourse to the most eminent medical men at Wolver napton and Bi rm i ng h am , w ithout obtaining relief. He ill la st purchased H o ll owa y' s Pills and Ointment of Mr. iL e tn _Pson, statione r , W o l ver h am pton, which soon effected r r ;; Thisgentleman vouches for the truth of the ex tio``ula g any statement. A SUCCESSION OF ACCIDENTS.—About a fortnight ago a man named Nathan Parr, about 57 years of age, living in Rice-street, Toxteth-park, came home and complained of having hurt his left thumb. It was cut above the joint ; and he stated that it had become jammed between two casks. Upon getting better of that accident, and going again to his work, be returned home a second time, and complained of having been bitten by a horse in the arm. He stated that whilst backing the horse up an entry, the animal snapped at him and bit him between the wrist and the elbow. The pain resulting from this accident ex tended from the arm into the body ; but when he began to recover from the effects, and was going to his work, he fell suddenly upon the footpath outside his own door, and he then received a severe cut on the outside of his head. He probably might have recovered from this latter accident, had not lock-jaw, resulting from the injury to the thumb, set in, and that speedily finished his earthly career. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Monday Robert Johnson Sharpe, a well-known cattle-dealer of this town, was com ing from Ormskirk fair, in a shandry, and whilst passing Aintree race-course, he drove against a barrow that was lying on the right side of the road, by which means he up set the shandry, and was himself thrown out. He received a cut over the left eye. Shortly after, John Spencer, ano ther cattle-dealer, living in Vine-street, who was also re turning from the fair, drove up in his gig, and he kindly allowed Sharpe to sit alongside him in the vehicle. As they were proceeding past Skirving's nursery, they ob served a cart, drawn by one horse, coming towards them. Sharpe immediately said to Spencer, " Let us take the wheel off him," meaning the wheel of the cart. Spencer refused; but before he could be prevented, Sharpe seized hold of the reins, drove the gig against the cart, and Sharpe was thrown out. He fell upon his head, and upon being lifted up was found to be insensible. He was very much in liquor, and soon died. EXECUTION AT KIRKDALE.—WiIIiam Adams, who was convicted at the late assizes of having shot his wife, Diana Adams. at Manchester, was executed at noon on Saturday, at the northwest corner of Kirkdale gaol. The convict until within a few days of his death appears to have had strong hopes of mercy being extended to him. The Rev. Mr. Appleton, chaplain of the gaol, had been assiduous in his attention to the culprit, but two days before his death he expressed a wish that a Roman Catholic priest should visit him, which was granted. We may state that his mother was of that persuasion. The culprit slept soundly the night before his execution, end was not awake when the chapel bell rang at half-past five on Saturday morning. After breakfast his demeanour at chapel was calm, and at twenty minutes before twelve he left the chapel accompa nied by the under-sheriff and two priests, and was taken to the press-room to be pinioned, and shortly after was taken to the scaffold. He had on the velveteen shooting jacket which he wore when the murder was committed. He seemed firm and collected, and did not utter a word. He was soon launched into eternity, but struggled more than usual. After hanging an hour the body was cut down and interred the same afternoon within the precincts of the gaol. LORD NEWBOROUGH'S NEW STEAM-YACHT VESTA.— This yacht has lately been completed, and having been tried, Lord Newborough and a party of friends have set sail from Carnarvon, where his lordship resides, on a shooting excursion to Harroway. This beautiful yacht being the first of a class which we foresee will become very general, deserves particular notice. She was built by Messrs. Tod and McGregor, of Glasgow, from the de signs of Mr. Grantham, of Liverpool, who also designed the Sarah Sands and severalotherauxiliary screw-steamers. She is 240 tons 0.m., 105 feet at the loadline, 21 feet beam, 12 feet 6 inches deep, and draws about 9 feet. She is nearly flush, having only a raised forecastle, is schooner rigged, and has ports for eight guns. Her engines are only 50-horse power, and consist of two oscillating cylin ders coupled direct to the screw, after Mr. Grantham's patent ; the screw is 9 feet diameter, and on Woodcroft's principle ; it makes about 50 revolutions when steaming head to wind, and 60 with the sails set. The machinery is very low in the vessel, and very compact ; the bunkers will hold about 15 days' coals. Her mainmast is 54 feet from the deck; foremast extreme length 63 feet; main boom 56 feet; from the trials she has had she would evi dently have borne much longer spars, if intended only for sailing. Her accommodations are very ample, but at the same time every thing is in simple good taste. She has a spacious saloon abaft the engine compartment; three state-rooms, ladies' cabin, steward's pantry, baths, and every convenience ; forward also there are additional state rooms and rooms for servants. Her speed exceeds what was anticipated by about one mile an hour, with 100 tons dead weight in coals and ballast. She steamed from Glas gow to Greenock during the night, and against a flood tide, in 2h. 35m., a distance of about 21 statute miles. Her sailing qualities are not yet well ascertained, but she promises to be very fast.—Nautical Standard. THE LICENSING SESSIONS.—On Tuesday, the ad journed session was held. The following magistrates ap• peared on the bench :—John Holmes, Esq., Thos. Bolton, Esq., Eyre Evans, Esq., Hugh Hornby, Esq., and John H. Turner, Esq. Mr. Vybergh read the following as the list of parsons to whom new licenses had been granted : John Millward, Atholl-street : Christopher Walls, Bos tock-street ; James Lobley, Brunswick-road ; George Innis, Carter-street; Peter Regan, Castle-street, Nether field-road North; John Thompson, Church-street, Ever ton ; Thomas Smith, Claremont-grove, Kirkdale ; Robt. Jones, Dawber-street ; John Bullocb, Denbigh-street ; Jane Whitley, Duke-street ; Ann Gregory, Ellenborough street ; Mary Ann Parr, Great George-street ; James Hartley, Great Howard-street; William Day, Great Ox ford-street North ; Edward Bunbury, Heath-street, Tox teth-park ; Edward Pierce Houghton, South John-street ; Joseph Railton, Kensington ; Joseph Quinn, Lime-street; Mary Ann Hughes, Mill-street; Hugh Hughes, Mul berry Thomas 1V tenotas, iseis6n-street , Thompson, Prince Edwin-street ; William Lawton, Queen-square; Thomas Lepp, Queen Anne-street; Blundell, Rose-place; John M'Cready, Seel-street; Robert Rimmer, Severs-street ; Elizabeth Jane Campbell, Sherwood-street; Thomas Prescott, Soho-street; Francis Edward Morrish, Tithebarn-street ; Charles Musker, Townshead-street ; John Cullen, Union-street; Robert Rogers, Upper Parliament. street; and John Matthews Vulcan-street.—Mr. Holmes announced that the magis trates had determined to withdraw the licenses in all cases where the parties had been twice fined, and that, in fu ture, in all such cases, the licenses would be withdrawn. He then announced that the licenses of the following per sons would not be renewed on this occasion :—J. Walker Jones, Cheapside ; S. Allwood, Gilbert-street ; Ellen Singleton, Naylor-street; John Grant, Richmond-row John Burgess, Shaws-brow ' • Thomas Ellison, Skelhorne street. The license of Thomas Davies, of Adlington street, who had been twice fined, was continued.—A li cense about to be granted to William Lupton was with held on the ground that the application had not been made in conformity with the act of parliament, the notice not having been signed by the applicant. Licenses about to be granted to Thomas Morgan and Richard Gerard were also withheld, the notices not setting forth the occu pations of the applicants. ROBERT HOUDIN' S MAGICAL PERFORMANCES. This most talented wizard's performances have con tinued to draw good houses during the week, notwith standing the attractions provided at the Royal and the Amphitheatre; and hundreds have returned from them in a state of no little bewilderment,—" How is it done ?" " Did you see the trick ?" and other similar queries being upon every lip. Certainly some of his clever illu sions are of a character to create in the mind a suspicion that the black art is still practised amongst men. One or two of these we shall attempt a familiar description of ; and we select first that entitled " Robert Hondin's Portfolio." In this illusion the magician first prepares two wooden tressles, which he places so as to hold his portfolio, a large one of the ordinary kind. There is no drapery of any kind to prevent the audience observing every motion of the exhibitor ; and their astonishment may be imagined when he opens the previously closed and flat portfolio, and takes out of it first a lady's silk bonnet as uncrumpled as if fresh from the hands of the milliner ; next two or three lithographic prints, and next a more than ordipary sized square bird cage, containing three or four living canaries. The most scrutinizing of the audience could not form the slightest guess as to the mode in which this extraordinary illusion was managed, for there was no appearance of the possibility of any complicity between the magician and an assistant, and it was perfectly obvious that a cage of birds and a silk bon net could not have been stowed away between the leaves of a closely shut book. But the wonder of the audience was not fated to stay here, for the miraculous portfolio next gave forth a basket, filled with bouquets, genuine flowers, for which, as they were thrown by M. Houdin amongst boxes, pit, and gallery, hundreds of eager hands — r ,-1 .........kmerriment created. Another trick consisted in the magician placing his son, Emile Houdin, upon a table at the side of the stage, but away from contact with any mode of escape from the observation of the audience. He then places over him a large sheet iron chimney pot, and' retiring a few steps fires a pistol at the object, and the pot topples over on to the stage ; but Emile Houdin has vanished, and presents himself to the wondering audience in one of the sides of the upper boxes. It is incomprehensible how this is ma naged so instantaneously, or, indeed, at all. The remainder of the performances are similarly clever ; as our readers will acknowledge after paying the wizard a visit. We observe that a day performance will be given this day, in addition to the usual night performances. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CELLARS.—On Wednesday twenty-seven persons were fined 245. 6d. each for letting or occupying cellars. AN EXPENSIVE PARROT.—On Wednesday two sailors named Anthony, were brought up at the Police-court, charged with having stolen a parrot. It appeared that the prisoners had been lodging at the house of Mrs. Parry, in George-street and stolen " polly" whom they disposed of for seven shillings to another party. Poll was produced in court, and gave her " evidence" in first-rate style. The case having been clearly proved, the prisoners were ordered to pay the penalty of 40s. each, or to be committed for 21 days each. The purchaser wanted to have either the bird or his money. Mr. Rushton : Oh ! no, no. No property passes by fraud or felony. The parrot belongs to the old lady : let her take it. ACCIDENT FROM FURIOUS DRIVING.—On Wednesday Ralph Leyland, Benjamin Pearson, and David Roberts, were charged with driving furiously in the public streets, and running over a man, by which he was seriously inju red. It appeared the prisoners were coming from Orms kirk fair in a gig, and when they arrived in Naylor-street they drove against a poor man, knocked him down and ran over him. He had several cuts and bruises on his person, but they were pronounced by the surgeon not to be dangerous. The prisoners were in liquor, and after the accident they drove on. Mr. Rushton fined the pri soners 40s. and costs, and told the man to lay information against the offenders for the damage he had sustained, and expenses. THE LIVERPOOL ITALIAN OPERA AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL. By the enterprise of Mr. H. F. Aldridge, we have been treated during the past week with a series of operatic performances of a first-class character, the success of which, we trust, will insure us an early repetition of the experiment. There is now no longer a valid reason why the first commercial community of the empire should lie under the stigma of being unable to comprehend and appreciate music of a high order, and no further excuse for our Grisis and Marius expending all their rare gifts upon the blase loungers who frequent the boxes and pit of, par excellence, " her Majesty's Theatre." Of the first two evenings' performances we shall not fatigue our readers and ourselves by saving much. The memory of a first and a second delight is soon erased by a third and a fourth ; and our contemporaries have pretty well fulfilled their duties in recording the evenings of " Norma" and " Puritani." In the former it was evi dent that the great stars, Grisi and Mario, were suffering under some depression, either of spirits or of health. Yet we could not have mistaken, in their rather unequal performances, the presence of inimitable talent, which flashed out at intervals in its wonted brilliancy. In the " Norma," Tagliafico astonished his audience by his power and the quality of his voice ; but his merits were best tested by the exquisite impersonation which he gave of Don Pasquale on Friday evening. In " Puritani "he was great ; and in " Suona la tromba" he was cheered to the utmost. Madlle. Vera is an acquisition to our ope ratic boards. Her Adalgisa was very fine ; and her voice and acting throughout superior to any which we have observed in the same character. The " Puritani" of Thursday was throughout an exqui site performance. The singing of Grisi and Mario was especially beautiful. On Friday evening the opera was " Don Pasquale," and we believe the first time that it has been played in Liverpool; at all events, the first time that it has been placed before us by such distinguished artistes. We have already referred to Signor.Tagliafico's rendering of Don Pasquale. It was superb, and established that perfor mer's claim to the first place as a comedian. Nothing can be finer than his rendering of the whole of scene 2nd in the third act, or the_ " Cheti Cheti immantinente" in scene sth of the same act. The whole of this scene indeed, and especially the conclusion, was splendidly given by Tagliafico and Signor Ciabatta, who played the Doctor Malatesta with very great ability. Grisi was very rich in her impersonation of Norina. She entered fully into the spirit of the character, and her vocalisation was of the rarest order. The last scene especially was a tri umph. which we regret was a little marred by the absurd custom, on the part of a fashionable audience, of parties getting up to leave before the conclusion. Mario has little to do in this opera. His song, however, " Com' e gentil," was of itself a treat worth hearing, and was twice encored most enthusiastically. His duet with Grisi, " Tornami a dir," was also an inimitable performance. No other duo could sing it so finely. The houses were crowded during the whole series of performances by fashionable audiences, notwithstanding the numerous attractions so liberally provided elsewhere. We never, in fact, remember seeing a treat of the kind so apparently successful in our town. THE YACHT CLUBS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD DEAR SIR,—In reading in the Liverpool Albion of last Monday a short notice of the Carnarvon Regatta, I find the writer has made a mistake, which I shall feel obliged if you will do me the favour to correct. Far from wishing to place myself and the De c s Yacht Club in juxta-position with the flourishing " Royal Mer sey Yacht Club," and my good friends the officers of that club ; yet I consider it imperative upon me, from the fact of the same mistake being so frequently made, to an nounce to the aquatic public, that the Dee Yacht Club (of the insignificance of which, comparatively, I will say no more) had last year the honour of the royal patronage bestowed upon it, and a grant from the Admiralty to wear the blue ensign of her Majesty's fleet, with the distin guishing marks of the club in the fly, namely, a crown over a wolf's head. The concluding paragraph I find repeats the word " Royal," as attached to the Mersey Club, just seven times ; but where that of the Dee occurs—which is only once—the word is changed to " River." Why any one should go out of their way to alter the word, so invi diously, as I conceive it, I cannot understand. I remain, dear sir, yours very faithfully, E. WATSON LLOYD, Commodore " Royal Dee Yacht Club." Fort Heswall, Cheshire, 16th Sept., 1848. THE FERRIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL .STANDARD. Sin,—Permit me to throw out a suggestion respecting the ferries, and a very great oversight in the regulations. It would be most desirable, if a sixpenny ticket was granted, especially to the working classes, for the week. Such an arrangement would be highly conducive to the interests of the ferry, and ensure their passage each way. As it is, they resort in numerous instances to the other ferries in returning, whereby the growing interests of this place receive a very great check ; and the importance, as well as the convenience of such an arrangement cannot but be obvious t.) every one.—Your respectfully,___ A RATEPAYER OF WOODSIDE. HALE FLORAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. on w-Linv the ...a meeting of this &n. " of fruits, flowers, &c., took place ab rime, in a spacious mar quee, erected at a short distance from the inn. The day being fine, a very large company was drawn together on the occasion, comprising many of the principal gentry of Hale and the neighbourhood, and many persons from Liverpool, amongst others we noticed J. I. Blackburne, Esq., of Hale-hall, with a large party of ladies ; Captain Blackburn, Thomas Parker, Esq., the Rev. W. Stewart, the Rev. J. Stewart, Robert Neilson, Esq. A band of music was stationed in the centre of the marquee. There was a good show of flowers, consisting of fuchsias, gera niums, and window plants, some of which were very finely grown ; also roses, dahlias, and pansies, in great abundance, of exquisite colours, and of every variety. Some good fruit was shown, and vegetables of very large growth. A magnum bonum gourd, grown by Mr. Casson, excited much attention. There were a great number of specimens sent in by cottagers, and we were glad to per ceive that this department of the exhibition had received a considerable share of attention. From the appearance of the various fruits, vegetables, &c., produced by the cot tagers, it was evident that the society had conferred great advantages on the district to which its operations were extended, by stimulating the working people to pay more attention to gardening and agriculture. Amongst other attractions in the exhibition were several devices of cut flowers and models of cottages ; also, an ingenious model of the Hale decoy for taking ducks. The show altogether was considered the best which this society has yet pro duced. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ About four o'clock in the evening the patron, president, vice-president, Captain Blackburne, and a number of the committee, ascended a temporary platform in front of the pavilion, for the purpose of announcing the prizes, from which The Rev. Mr. STEWART addressed a large concourse of people to the following effect ;—This society, they were all aware, had now been in existence for eight years, and during that period they had clear and practical proofs of its usefulness and beneficial effects in the visible improve ments which had been made in the gardens and cottages of the humbler classes of their neighbours. They were all aware that the human mind was so constituted that it re quired occasional zest and relaxation from .the anxieties and the toils of business ; and, therefore, he contended that the light and healthful labour of cultivating a garden, with its attractive flowers and useful vegetables, best sup plied this necessary relaxation, and thereby withdrew the mind from all worthless or sinful gratifications, imparting to it, at the same time, an intellectual treat. kCheers.) Flowers were, indeed, one of the most bountiful as well as beautiful gifts of God to man ; their cultivation im proved his health, and raised his mind from contemplating the works of nature to the adoration of nature's God—the great Creator. (Hear, hear.) He could not but observe what a pleasing scene it was to behold the head of a family, instead of resorting to the alehouse for recreation, busied in his little garden, ornamenting his humble cottage, or enjoying the refreshing 'cool of a summer evening in his rustic arbour, like a patriarch of old, with all his house hold around him. This was a true picture of rustic felicity, and to such a min might be applied the words of the in spired writer,—" He shall sit under his own vine, and under his own fig-tree, and no one shall make him afraid." cAppmuse.7 mire rev. gentlema n teen retiree. R. NEILSON, Esq., (vice-president) next presented him self, and read a list of the prizes awarded to the successful competitors, at the conclusion of which be addressed the assemblage on the great benefits which such societies con ferred on the community. Their society was commenced in 1841, under but very indifferent auspices indeed. They then only eighty subscribers, and at their first exhibi tion there were but very few present ; whilst now they numbered 500 subscribers, and the large and brilliant attendance of that day testified that their efforts to please had been successful. (Cheers.) He trusted that they would all work with even increased zeal for the welfare of the society. (Hear, hear.) He knew that the committee would leave nothing undone to make it successful—and he might add that their cast success was mainly owing to the exertions of the committee, assisted, as they were, by such active and energetic men as their secretary and treasurer. Indeed Mr. Nickson was invaluable to them ; a n d h e should also mention that it was owing to his exertions that be (Mr. Neilson) had the pleasure of awarding, on the day previous, at Manchester, the first prize for the best ma naged and best cultivated farm in the county of Lancaster, to John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., of Hale. (Hear, bE,ar, and loud cheers.) After a few further observations ex planatory of the working of the society, Mr. Neilson con cluded a very excellent speech. The Rev. Mr. STEWART then, in appropriate and com plimentary terms, proposed three cheers for Mr. Black burne and family, which were heart ily responded to, — the band striking up " He's a fine old English gentle man." Mr. BLACKBURNE, having presented himself to re spond to the compliment thus paid him, was again gree t e d with the most enthusiastic applause. When silence was restored, he proceeded to observe that he could no t sufficiently thank them for the flattering manner in which their president had been pleased to speak of him, and for the kind and cordial reception which they had given to his name. (Cheers.] What had given rise to the pre sent society was a desire on the part of some gentlemen who took an interest in the welfare of the people of the district, to see the cottage gardeners improve their gardens, by rendering them something superior to mere potato plots, and to induce them to cultivate flowers and useful vegetables, which would be both profitable and healthful employment. He regretted, however, that *bast they had been successful in forming a ve r y good society, the benefits arising" from it were not so well ap preciated by the people of 1-la/e as by those of the sur rounding districts, for he believed that the people of Speke, Dutton, and Tarbock, had carried off by far the greater number of prizes. He trusted, however, that the people of Hale would rouse themselves from their present inactivity, and that by next year they would stand well for their share of prizes. He hoped that this hint would not be thrown away upon them. They were under the deepest obligation to the secretary, the stewards, and the judges, for the very handsome manner in which they had performed the several tasks allotted to them ; and before he concluded he wished to give them an opportunity of showing their respect for their worthy president, the Rev. Mr. Stewart,—three cheers for him. (Responded to.) A similar compliment was then paid to Captain Black burne, the Vice-President, and the other officers of the society, after which the company separated; and, after five o'clock, the public were admitted gratuitously, and numbers availed themselves of the opportunity thus afforded of inspecting the exhibition. LOCAL MEETINGS. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.-A tender of Messrs. Logan and Co., for sixty fathoms of chain, for the use of the light ships, was accepted.—A letter was read from Mr. William Jellard, recently appointed docic master of George's Dock, stating that, from inquiries he had made, he was forty-three years of age, and being above the age allowed by the Dock Trust, he tendered his resignation ; he alleged that he had made sacrifices in the disposal of his business, in order that he might take the situation. The resignation was accepted.—A discussion took place as to the documentary evidence produced by Mr. John Ashton, relative to his age, but it was ultimately decided to be quite satisfactory, and the appointment was con firmed, on a division, by a majority of ten to five.—The expense of the police force for the quarter ending the 20th of June last, upon which there was a balance due to the Watch Committee of £llBti 18s., was ordered to be paid. —A report as to some slight damage done to the new landing stage by a flat, was referred to the solicitor. A conversation arose on the subject, during which Mr. Aikin said the pilots were about to present a memorial to the effect that they could not get into George's Dock basin.—ln consequence of some difficulty as to supplying the vessels in the new north docks with water, it was di rected that an application should be made to the Council on the subject. RATING OF THE DOCK AND CORPORATE ESTATES. COUNCIL MEETING. On Wednesday an adjourned meeting of the Council was held at the Town-hall, for the purpose of considering the propriety of rating the Dock and Corporate Estates of Liverpool. There were upwards of fifty members in attendance. The TOWN-CLERK commenced the proceedings by reading memorials from the inhabitants of the parish of Liverpool, in special vestry assembled ; from the inhabi tants of Toxteth-park, and from the inhabitants of Kirk dale, in public meeting assembled, praying that the Council will, conjointly with the parochial authorities, adopt the necessary means for rendering the Corporate and Dock Estates contributory to the local rates of the parish. Mr. SAMUEL HOLME submitted a motion, to the effect that all property vested in the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, should be made to pay local rates, and that an application be made to Parliament by the Council and parochial authorities conjointly, for the purpose of secu ring these objects. He commenced by observing, that he was alone animated by motives for the public good in submitting the motion, and that the time seemed fairly to have arrived when the Dock Estate ought to contribute its fair proportion to the public burdens. He was aware of the formidable opposition he would have to encounter, but, though he might be defeated, speedy victory must attend his exertions. The question divided itself into three parts :—first, ought the docks to contribute their fair proportion to our local taxes ? Second,—could they bear that proportion without injury to the commerce of this widely-extended port ? Third,—was it not an act of justice to the parishioners that they should bear their fair proportion ? He proceeded to reply at great length to these several questions. It was said the docks gave im mense employment, though they might draw large num bers of paupers here ; but the distinction to be drawn was this—that when the tradesman created paupers he had to support them, while the Dock Committee contributed nothing to their support. Then, the Dock Committee were a public trading body, employing thousands of arti zans • and if they went on, they would become like the rod of Aaron, swallowing up all the trades of the town. The foundation for the discussion of this great question was laid at the time that the first dock warehouse was built. Besides, the principle of taxing the dock ware houses had already been admitted by Parliament in the case of the Albert Dock Warehouses. It was said that Manchester would object to the rating of the Dock Es tate, but did Manchester object at the time the Albert Dock Warehouses were subjected to rates ? Mr. Nicol.—They did. Mr. HOLME said that, although Manchester might have objected, the rating clause was carried in parliament. And supposing Manchester to object now, would Man chester maintain our poor? (Hear, hear.) He then con tended that laying taxes upon the docks would not in crease the dock rates. These rates had repeatedly been reduced with the best effect; and as to the injury likely to be done to the port if local taxes were imposed, he could not believe it, for the geographical position of Liver pool would ever command a tremendous trade. How ab was it to state that Liverpool would be cause a tax of a half-penny on a bale of cotton for the local taxes WA.. imemed ? He contended that the barges lies and the Corporation estate had been vastly injured by the erection of dock warehouses ; and in fact the Dock Committee were the antagonists of the tradesmen of the town. Let the Council recollect that there were at this moment 4000 empty houses in Liverpool, and that thou sands were going over to reside at Birkenhead and other places in Cheshire. If the Council refused to carry the question now, the places of the present members would be supplied by other men, and speedy retribution would follow, for he would not, in that case, regret to see the government selling the docks to private companies. (Oh !) Mr. HARBORD seconded the resolution. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE opposed it. He denied that the Dock Committee were a trading body or a company. They gave their services gratuitously, never pocketing a single shilling in the shape of dividends ; and if they em ployed smiths and coopers they paid them well, and only employed the artizans of Liverpool. If the pecuniary difficulties of the country continued, the Dock Estate could not pay the local taxes without raising the Dock rates ; and to raise the rates would be to injure the town and the port. Look at Bristol ! Bristol was freeing its docks from rates, and the consequence had been, that Bristol was drawing commerce to the Severn (hear, hear.) The management of the Dock Estate was confined to the Dock Committee, and he contended strongly, from the 6th of Geo. IV. that the Council had no power whatever to originate any new matter which would affect the management of that estate. The Dock Committee was not a committee of the Council, and the dock ratepayers were not represented in the Council. He reminded the Council that the Birkenhead docks and the river Weaver were exempt from all rates and taxes ; and why the Liverpool Docks should be taxed he could not, by any possibility, understand; for if Liverpool were alto gether free from dock rates the shopkeepers would all be materially benefitted. He had no doubt that if ever a bill should be submitted to parliament to rate the docks, that bill would never be permitted to pass, and the trust would be taken altogether out of the hands of the Dock Committee, and Liverpool would then be made as close a borough as Gattan and old Sarum, for the government would have an amount of patronage perfectly unexampled. And supposing the government to become the possessors of the docks, would the government pay the local rates ? Never. Mr. PARKER said he had never heard a lamer speech than the one Mr. Moore had addressed to the Council. The Council were trustees for the benefit of the public, and they were now called upon to make an equitable ad justment of taxation in the town; and so sure as the docks were docks, he felt convinced that this equitable adjustment would and must take place. He cared no thing for the threat about government taking the Liver pool docks, for the principle that every inch of land within the borough should bear its fair proportion of taxation was a principle of common honesty and fair justice. Mr. Nicol said that three-fourths of the revenues of the docks were spent in Liverpool, and yet one-half of the dock rates were paid by the merchants of the town ; and when railways and other works were lately standing still, had not the Dock Committee afforded constant em ployment to thousands of the poorer classes? (hear.) He observed that the whole of the complaints made in the course of the discussion were referable to the dock warehouses, which already paid rates, and not to the docks ; and now if the docks were rated, how could any further reduction of dock rates take place ? It was the law of the land that the docks should not be rated ; and, therefore, if the whole town of Liverpool were to advocate the imposition of rates upon them, parliament must in the end be consulted. Government would take posses sion of the estate, and Scotch and Irish nominees would be sent here to manage it, and these nominees would have no sympathies either with the Corporation or rate payers. Mr. BENNETT supported the motion in a speech of some length, in the course of which he observed, that the docks brought vast numbers of paupers to Liverpool, who, when winds prevailed adverse to the influx of ves sels, invariably fell upon the parish for support. Mr. RATHEONE opposed the motion, though he admit ted he might be thereby " driving a nail in his coffin," next November. Mr. Hum' HORNBY made a very effective speech in support of the motion, ant), in the course of it, said that Mr. Moore had told them that it was the duty of the Council to oppose the present attempt on the part of the parish; but he (Mr. Hornby) had always imagined that the Council ought to be the reflex of the opinions of the parishioners. If properly elected, they ought to repre sent their opinions ; and if they were so diametrically opposed to the opinions of their constituents as Mr. Moore would make them, then they were very improper representatives indeed. (Hear.) He (Mr. Hornby) warned the Council that unless they consulted the inte rests of their constituents, they would very shortly find the Council very differently constituted to what it was at present, for then the management of the affairs of the town would be taken out of the hands of the present men. Might it not occur to the ratepayers that although the merchants of Liverpool were very intelligent and enlight ened men, yet many of . them came here from a distance, that they resided here a few years, amassed fortunes, an d then went away ; and that their interest was to consult their own personal advantage, and not to care very much about the interests of the town of Liverpool ? It might occur to the burgesses that it was safer to place their affairs in the hands of those who had the interests of the town more at heart; and though it was desirable that tt number of merchants should be in the (it uncli # yet they could only remain there by studiously consulting the in terests of the town. A very long debate followed, in which Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. T. Lloyd supported the motion ; and Mr. Mann, Mr. G. H. Lawrence, Mr. Shand, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Aikin opposed it. Mr. S. HOLME replied ; and at half-past three o'clock the Council divided, when there appeared—For the mo tion, 28; against it, 23; majority, 5. The motion in favour of rating the docks was accord ingly carried by a majority of five. The following mem bers voted in the division :—For it,—Messrs. Walthew, Thomson, Woodruff, Preston, Hill, Littledale, Hornbv, Henderson, Robinson, Toulmin, Harbord, Rogers, S. Holme, Booker, Reade, Kaye, - Gardner, Danson, Ben nett, Parker, Booker, Jones, and Lloyd. Councillors ; Hodgson, J. Lawrence, Cooper, Procter, and Bent, Al dermen. Against it,—Messrs. Shand, Rathbone, Evans, Tyrer, G. H. Horsfall, Aikin, Steward, Thine, Rimmer, Royden, Tobin, Plumpton, G. H. Lawrence, Benn, and Mann, Councillors; Swainson, Nicol, Bramley-Moore, Wood, Molyneux, Turner, and Chilton, Aldermen ; and the Mayor. RATING THE CORPORATE ESTATE. Mr. BENNETT moved the following resolution :—To rescind a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Council on the 2d of August last, negativing the report of a spe cial committee appointed " to consider and report upon the present system of laying and recovering parochial and other local rates and taxes, and to report upon any alteration and modification of the existing laws on the subject which may be deemed advisable, and to confer with the parochial and other local authorities interested in this matter, and, if necessary, to communicate with and obtain information from the authorities and other persons in other towns and places," and if such resolu tion be rescinded, that the following recommendation of such report be adopted :—" That the principle of rating the property of Municipal Corporations has been already recognized by the legislature, by the passing of the Gene ral Act 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 48, and that, in the opinion of the committee, no sufficient reason exists in this bo rough for the application of the proviso contained in that Act, continuing the exemption from rateability of muni cipal property within the parish of Liverpool. That all municipal property should, in the opinion of this com mittee, be liable to local rates, so long as the Corporate income is more than sufficient to meet the obligatory . expenses ~" and also the recommendation, " That an ap plication be made to Parliament by the Council and paro chial authorities conjointly, for the purpose of securing this object." Mr. PARKER seconded this resolution. Mr. HARBORD proposed, as an amendment, to omit the clause in the latter part of the resolution commencing with the words " so long," and ending with " expenses." Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the amendment, which was lost by a majority of 37 to 5. Mr. TINNE proposed another amendment, to the effect that the question of rating corporate property be referred to a committee, with instructions to consider the recom mendation as to owners of all private property being rated to the parochial and other rates. Mr. H. HORNBY seconded this amendment, which was also lost, upon a division, by a majority of 29 to 13. Mr. Bennett's original resolution was then put, and carried by a majority of 23 to 18. It was then announced that Mr. Samuel Holme would move for a committee, at the next Council, to carry out his resolution. 113istritt Reim On Tuesday thirteen chartists were arrested at Mossley. Jenny Lind's two performances at Manchester realized above £2OOO. The Morecambe Hotel—at the extremity of the More cambe branch of the North Western railway —was opened on Monday. On Tuesday a most violent explosion of fire-damp took place in the Victoria pit, Duckinfield, by which two men, named Lees and Bullock, lost their lives. The infant child of Mr: Geo. Whitaker, of Haslingden, was taken to Haslingden Church, on Sunday last, for the purpose of being christened, but before it left the church it was a corpse. _ _ THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.—His Lordship ar rived at Manchester on Thursday and has taken Sedgeley House for five years, which for that period will therefore become the episcopal residence. His Lordship preached in the parish church at Preston on Sunday. An Irish Faction fight took place on Monday in War rington. A large mob of Irishmen fought with pokers and other ugly weapons. One man when taken into cus tody said that he wanted lodging in prison until next har vest time. At the Rochdale petty sessions on Friday, James Wild, an aged man, was convicted of the heinous offence of ga thering blackberries on Tandle hills, on the estate of Lord Suffield—fined ten shillings and costs, and, in default of payment, committed to the House of Correction for a month ! ! ! A NUMEROUS FAMILY.—Mr. Isaac Sladen, of Hoppits Farm, near Rochdale, whose age was 83, died on Friday, the I st inst. He has left behind him four sons and seven daughters, of whom three sons and six daughters are mar ried, and had up to this time 85 children, the grandchil dren of the deceased. At the reading of the will, after the funeral, there were present his six married daughters and their husbands, his three married sons and their wives, and his unmarried son and daughter ; in all, 20 of his sons and daughters. The old man was visited a few days before his death by his brother Daniel, who is 91. the representation of Bolton, occasioned by the death of the late member, W. Bolling, Esq., took place on Tues day. The candidates were Stephen Blair, Esq., furtuerly Mayor of Bolton, who stood on the Conservative interest, and the Reverend Joseph Barker, a chartist orator. The latter, however, having on the previous evening been ar rested by Mr. Beswick, superintendent of the Manchester police, on a charge of sedition, his proposers declined go ing to the poll, and the returning officer declared Mr. Blair duly elected. Mr. Blair not being present, the proceed ing then terminated. HANDSOME BEQUESTS.—Henry Critchley, Esq., of Haydock, Lancashire, and Macclesfield, Cheshire, who died in April, 1847, has left some very handsome bequests to various charitable and religious institutions. He be queathed, amongst other things, to the vicar of St. Thomas, Ashton-in-Macker fi eld, '2OO, the interest to be applied for the education of poor children in Haydock in the principles of the established church; to the Church Missionary Society £l,OOO, the Chester Diocesan Society £l,OOO, the Curates' Aid Society £5OO, the Church Pas toral Aid Society £5OO, Manchester Deaf and Dumb In stitution £9OO. A CANNIBAL.—At the Rochdale petty sessions, on Monday last, Samuel Grindrod, aged 19, was charged with having, during a public-house brawl, attacked Thos. Diggles, a butcher, bit a piece off his bottom lip, and then spit the piece in his face; he also bit the first finger of Diggles's right hand off at the first joint, and afterwards bit off the end of the long finger on the left hand. Ac cording to the surgeon's evidence, Diggles is in a very dangerous state, his hands being likely to mortify. The prisoner is remanded till Monday next. It is stated that a few weeks ago the ruffian bit one man's ear off, and a piece of another person's nose. RACE EXTRAORDINARY.—On Wednesday, Mr. Wm. J-1-y, of Warrington, who has arrived at the advanced age of 65 years, and Mr. R-1-son, a gentleman from Li verpool, who is 75 years old, ran a race for £1 a side, the first named having given the challenge, a gentleman well known in Warrington. The race was a distance of 300 yards down hill. After some little manoeuvring a fair start was effected, and both parties went off at a " killing" pace, lying well together until they got nigh the shop of Mr. Leftwich, when, unfortunately, down went Mr. J-1-y, and kissed mother earth, and being a rotund person, over he rolled, until something stopped his progress, and he got up, declaring that he had been tripped by his oppo nent. Mr. R-1-son continued the race, and was declared the winner.—Manchester Courier. _ WARRINGTON TRAINING INSTITUTION. — This institu tion has sent out altogether 32 schoolmistresses ; eight have received appointments during the last year, and there are now 26 students in training there. The Board acknowledge a grant of £lOO from the National Society towards certain improvements and additions to the Model Practising School of this institution ; as well as grants of several exhibitions from the Society towards the mainte nance of pupils. The Board have had recourse to a Pas toral Letter. The sum received when the Report was printed amounted'to £960, which enabled the Board to release itself from every liability, leaving a balance of £356 10s. 4d. CHESTER TRAINING esfer Dioce san Board of Education, in consequence of the increase of pupils at the College in Chester, is about to enlarge the present dining-room (which is both too small and imper fectly ventilated), as well as to provide accommodation for an additional master. The Board is, therefore, endea vouring to accomplish these important objects by filling up a space, which was originally left for the purpose, be tween the College and the Chapel; adding, at the same time, a north porch, connecting the latter with the main building. The cost will be £4OO. The Board has re cently raised £2OOO towards the erection of the chapel; and it feels that it cannot appeal again to the Diocese un der the present unexampled commercial distress. All that, it can hope is, to maintain its present liberal subscription of £llOO or £l2OO per annum, which is not sufficient to carry on its two flourishing training institutions. The Committee of the National Society have been induced to make a grant of £6O towards the object. CORMORANT FISHING.—At the little village of Wen nington, near Lancaster, on Wednesday, Mr. Gillow, of Leighton-ball, accompanied by Mr. Solvein, a gentleman who has lately devoted much time to training cormorants, brought over two couple of these curious birds to prac tice their art in the waters of the Wenning and the Lime; numerous persons assembled to witness this novel sport, and among them were Lord Bective, Pudsey Dawson, Esq., and W. Garnett, Esq. The " throw off" took place just below the mill dam ; Mr. Solvein bearing the birds on his wrists like the hawks of old, entered the water, on cracking his whip they soon disappeared beneath the surface. One of them in a few seconds rose again, with a large eel in his bill, which he tossed up and down in the most amusing manner, till he reached the edge of the water, when it was delivered to Mr. Solvein. The sport continued till late in the afternoon. Having fished various parts of the Wenning they adjourned to the Lune, and we understand enjoyed excellent success.—Lancaster Gazette. SHOCKING MURDER AT STOCKPORT. — EarIy on Friday morning the inhabitants of Heaton-lane, near Stockport, were thrown into excitement by a murder being perpe trated in the open street, under diabolical circumstances. The victim is a respectable young woman, named Eliza Falkner, aged twenty, and the perpetrator of the deed was James Kelly, an Irishman, aged twenty-three, her lover. They both worked at Mr. Orrell's, of Travis Brook Mill, and it appears that in consequence of the interference of her friends, she wished him to relinquish his visits, and latterly refused to see him, in consequence, as she alleged, of his irregular conduct. He persisted and proposed marriage, which she refused. He then be came excited and desperate. After running after her for some days, he, on the morning of Friday, took his station at the end of Norris-street, to intercept her on her way to the mill. After waiting a short time she made her ap pearance. He shouted, " Eliza, I want to speak to you. At these words she hesitated and turned round, and he ran to her, and without saying anything to her, seized her by the neck from behind with the left hand, whilst with the right he drew from his pocket a large open stick-knife, and with it nearly severed her head from her body. He has been committed to Chester charged with wilful murder. LANCASTER GALA WEEK.—Last week was a joyous one at Lancaster and the neighbourhood. On Monday great rejoicings took place at Morecambe (hitherto Poul ton), on the occasion of opening a spacious hotel. Oa Tuesday, at the Lancaster regatta, the principal prizes were won by the Manchester boatmen. On Wednesday some beautiful archery feats were performed by Joha O'Gaunt's bowmen, and at the conclusion the winners stood thus :—Mr. Howitt, the cup, for best general score; Mr. Bond, the bow, for second general score; Lord Bec tive, the large silver arrow, for best long distance; Mr. Sharp, the small silver arrow, for best short distance; Mr. Kirkes, the gold medal. On Thursday further cele brations were held at Morecambe ; and on Friday a grand regatta was held there. The Morecambe Cup, value £5O, was won by Mr. Birchall'a Vision, beating Mr. Hope's Drift and Mr. Littledale's Queen of the Ocean. The Furness Cup was contended for by the Ranger, Hebe, Gem, Enigma, Minoma, and Viola ; but the wind having died away to a calm after the yachts started, a steamer was sent to tow them in, and consequently there was no race. In the evening a dinner was given in honour of T. Littledale, Esq., the Commodore of the Mersey Yacht Club, in commemoration of his humane exertions in saving so many of the survivors of the Ocean Monarch- Pudsey Dawson, Esq. presided, and 150 gentlemen sat down. THE QUEEN AT CHURCH. (From a correspondent of the N.B. Daily Mail.) The church of Crathie was specially whitewashed and cleaned ; the pulpit neatly covered with cloth ; the front seats of the gallery decorated and painted; and the pew set apart for her Majesty and the Prince, covered with - crimson cloth, and a small canopy of crimson fringe was suspended from the roof. The improvements are very neatly done. and not out of keeping with the unpretending character of a Highland church, which is seldom or ever attended by a proprietor. The only proprietors in the parish are the Earl of Fife, who is under trustees ; Co lonel Gordon, of Abergeldie, who is in the same position ; and Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld. The Rev. Mr, Anderson, who is minister of the parish, conducted the services in the form usual in the Church of Scotland. He read part of the last address of Moses to the Israelites ; apparently from his comments, in the usual course of read ing; and made some remarks, elicited by the passage, on the nature and character of national sins. His text was the 36th verse in the Bth chapter of St. John's Gospel. The rev. gentleman is not a pleasing speaker. His voice is harsh, and admits, apparently, of no modulation. He would not have been accounted, some time since, a favourable repre sentative of the parochial ministry of Scotland ; but the composition of his discourse was better than the delivery. It was remarkable for brevity, and occupied exactly twenty five minutes. This may have arisen from the length of the preliminary services, and the necessity of meeting a Gaelic congregation in the afternoon. We wish, however, to add, that the preacher's sentiments were strictly evan gelical. They might have possessed this characteristic, and, at thesametime, have been by no means personally and directly interesting. The discourse was, however, alto gether singularly faithful ; and calculated, we believe, to be remembered by the highest and lowest of its hearers ; not as we have said, from the eloquence of the preacher — not exactly from the character of the style—but from the plain. honest truths it contained, and the personal ap plication made of them to the state of every human being. Crathie church presented one of the finest illustrations that the world can exhibit of the equality of all his crea tures before God. Peasant girls in printed cotton, and Highland matrons in their snow white caps and plaids, were seated next the Queen of England ; and the whole appearance of the congregation was most respectful—not merely to the high personages there, but to the practical feeling that this was a place of worship of the Highest, and that they professed therein to be so engaged. The preacher read the 61st paraphrase, and the word had evidently escaped the Queen, who turned round to a young man in the pew immediately behind and requested hint " to show her the place," as the people say in Scotland. At the conclusion of the service there was very little display of curiosity. The only feeling of that kind which seemed offensive was evinced by an old gentleman and a lady, who came in a vehicle from a neighbouring parish -1 apparently the only strangers. On the narrow lanes leading from the church to the bridge —amongst a considerable crowd of hearers—in the plain coarse woollens of the hills—with the old broad blue bonnets of the district—or the simple female attiring that, many years ago, was the prevailing habit in lowland coun try parishes —a lady and gentleman were walking dower towards the bridge. They neither seemed to seek nor to avoid mixing with the people ; who, on their part, did not step out of their ordinary walk and course either to avoid or to meet them. The gentleman would have been con sidered by a passenger one of the finest looking men in Scotland. The lady would have been regarded as remark ttillidgeriavi-eolnitkcikhrga-fit-bu t. at the same time, et anu .‘-•-s , ..nn in her ap pearance. As the people before and behind ...h.), ; ,„a „„, unusual feeling regarding them, and only a two-horse car. riage was in waiting on the south side of the. bridge, a stranger in these parts might have supposed that he had met a landlord, his lady, and their tenantry, on the way to church. Europe, or the world, had no finer spectacle, not withstanding its apparent simplicity. The lady was the Queen of the widest and the greatest empire in the world ; the gentleman was her consort, and, from his position, the first in the land ; their guards were the devotion and affection of their people, rising not me re ly f rom t h e col d foundation of duty, but from respect and love to the cha racter of the purest and the best sovereign of a long line of kings. And yet the preacher had spoken of troublous times in the church they had left—troublous times that might have even shaken the strong structure of the Bri tish constitution, except for the character of the lady who held the sceptre of the State. At the south side of the bridge, a small number of the people whose road lay down the river waited until the Queen's carriage came up, took off their hats and bonnets,. and bowed. There was. we think, no occurrence that could give umbrage to the Queen, who is known to be opposed to any great manifestation, even of respect, in such circumstances. TO THE PROTESTANTS OF IRELAND. FELLOW PROTESTANTS, — It is known to all loyal men of Ireland that there never was a time, since the days of James 11., when Protestants have been so unremittingly disregarded and repulsed by the British government. Still our loyalty remains unshaken—we appeal from Caesar to God. The mere rejection of our remonstrances might have been borne if we did not solemnly believe that, under various recent senatorial measures and enactments, God is provoked to wrath, and England's empi r e pl ac d be neath the impending chastisements of a jealous God. Among wrongs inflicted upon us—among provocations multiplied against the majesty of the Most High, we class the system of national education, wherein His word has been successively hampered and hacked, and finally spurned from the government schools ! The new institutions called " Queen's Colleges" may be regarded as an aggravation of national wrong and dis honour. Yea, rather as a deliberate aggravation of in jury to Protestantism. The climax has, however, been recently achieved. Discarding all reference to Episcopa lian, Presbyterian, Methodist, or independent control, the ruler of Ireland has placed the statutes of these col leges at the feet of the vacillating and bewildered Bishop of Rome. In language of studied servility the Viceroy illegally and (at the same time) treasonably craves that he, the P,,pe (the sworn foe of Protestantism—sitting on a throne stained with the gore of saints—garnished with St. Bartholomew-day's m edals—annually uttering de nunciations against Protestant monarchs and Protestant churches), would deign to review and adopt, according to his anti-Christian pleasure, the statutes of these new colleges. Protestants of Ireland ! if you be unmoved by these things, then let us prepare for bondage and doom—for the isivlogba y xrr Llav liOn — ror interdict or public preach ing and circulation of the Word of God—for swift vassal age for ourselves, and for halter and fire for our children.. Do not despair, as some are inclined to do. God can, at any time, command relief and deliverance. We deserve our chastisements. Let us live in more prayer, and aim at true holiness. Let us manfully protest, and unitedly sympathise and associate. The history of God's old Church and of Protestant Churches, is a history of unex pected deliverance. These colleges are now what energetic Luther, or stern John Knox, would have denominated " M ass C o ll eges ." They are henceforth, truly, not Ireland's, but the Pope'S colleges. Let them be the Pope's ! The popery-cherishing, infidelity-patronising spirit of the age may summon such mass colleges into hateful ex istence : if these colleges may arise in graceful construction under the hands of accomplished architects ; their chairs may be filled with talented officials, and the youth of the island may be invited to enter within their halls. Listen ! brother Protestants ! We are not yet so low, so dispirited, or so shackled, as to be constrained to let our beloved children receive instruction within these mass colleges. Accordingly, let every sound, fearless, scriptural Pro testant, by whatever name he be called, descendant of Luther or Knox—of Whitfield or Wesley ; son of ancient Englishmen, or inheritor of the glory of Palitinate Ger many, or of Nantes' wrong—let all resolve before God, and by the help of God, that their children shall never receive instruction in a mass college ! At a meeting of Ulster Protestants held, not many days since, of a society comprising 1,400 loyal men, the ques tion was put by the writer, " Would they ever permit their children to become pupils in such pontifical colle ges ?" and the one united reply was, Never ! Protestants of Ireland, more especially of Cork, Gal way, and Belfast, let this be your resolve, as it is yet your right, to proclaim separation of your children from insti tutions which now belong less to Britain than to Italy— less to Victoria than to the Pope of Rome ! And this being left to us (till England opens her eyes to our real numbers, our loyalty, and our wrongs), at least we can do, and this let us do unitedly, so help us God! Your faithful brother, &c., &c., THOMAS DREW, D.D. I