The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

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ALTERATION OF MAIL TRAINS, ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. t)i= 12 th A Public are respectfully informed, that on and after i hwl, NIGHT MAIL TRAIN, now leaving LIVER, Th e D , O Ol. at 7 p.m., will be despatched at 8 P.M. MAIL TRAIN, leaving CHESTER. at 7 50 P.M., avtiohnaet I 45 A.M., will be despatched at 9 13 P M. The E ARLY DOWN AIL 1 R _, now _eav_ng_IRMINGEIAM will be despatched at 1 10 A.M. Bing with these alterations may be had on applt ira nat any of the Stations on the Grand Junction Rail , Y, on and after the Ist of AptiL By order, MARK HUISH, Secretary. street, 25th March, 1844. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. , 8 111,-- A• writer, who prostitutes the sienatureof " Vert -11, tab" to the propagation, under the disguise of certain I;tarles,of aseries of false statements regarding this under a Ling, solicits categorical answers to his questions; and I ta disposed to gratify his curiosity by the following re plies to them : tl. It is not true " that of the long array of respectable arties who appear as the Pro v isional Committee of the Gla sgow Ra+lw a y, no t one o f th ose connec t e d . with it a.sgow has taken o r i n t en d s to t a k e a s i ng l e share; but but is true that the P rov i s i ona l C omm itt ee ha v e taken, lzaroooteng them, more stock in the Caledonian, than the pro otntoiet :k r : e shire route have been able to raise alto s. _ t or the f ormation of their circuitous line. v g ho cr f 3 7 , while others obtained " that the names of some of the pro rnmittee were put down in the list without their anthorit permission stanCes ;"but were put down in consequence of two year- ago under different circum on the list has truethat every b nobleman and gentleman given express permission to use his name, and that, in every case, such p ermission has been granted, or repeat e d , w i thin the last two months. 4 ,,? / It is n o t true that for the reasons suggested by eritas" " some of the most influential parties have, S ince the p u bli cation of the Prospectus, withdrawn their liar ne B l but it is true that one 'or two gentlemen have re quested leave to withdraw for reasons of a private and e riollal nature, and that their places on the list have ea t' supplied fourfold by the authorized addition of the tattles of the Right Hon. Lord T a or e p s , Malcolm ; John ichen the Right Lord Elphinstone ; Sir.Chri tuiterman, jun. Esq. banker in London; Richard q. .. .p ardP . ater ; "a , of Blackheath, Esq.; H. Howard, _ Colonel Elphinstone ; J. Fullarton Elphinston e, Es q . .; As• E. Lockhart, Esq. „s. it is not true that any plans whatever of the Caledo is'asn Railway were deposited last . year ; but it is true that t"u promoters of the undertaking have, since the Govern ent C ommissioners declared their preference for that e, e ,,, , ,pr...0P05ed an alteration in the route after it reaches, — lagton. with a view of ultimately joining the Scottish also Railway from Perth and Sterling; and that most Canis a short branch to Dumfries:—two most c ous 7 s 7 a ienerovements on the project which are not in consistent ent with any portion of the line preferred and re mended h 5 . It • - Y the Commissioners. bl' - 11 lasted s ' a nal true "that the table of comparative distances with the Prospectus of the Caledonian Railway paalt . es no mention of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle line Part and and it is not true that that line is to pass over any part ofthe Wilsonton Railway ; but it is true. as is shewn 2 : t hat table, th at in every instance the Caledonian line is and d w a o rds of fort miles shorter than the route byiCumnock Dumfries, sh' It is not true that the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, , .e Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, and the Gam .tttrk Railway, (with all of which the Caledonian is to have Ilse a dvantage of a connection,) " are many of them of very '2lSPerfect construction ;" but it is true that, with the view obtai n i ng a share of the traffic of the Caledonian line, the Proprieto rs o f t h ese railways are a l rea d y ta ki ng s t e p s beswiden th e i r gazes and otherwise to improve the i r wor k s, des contributing largely to that undertaking. 4 _ . It is not true "that the ruling gradient of the Cale onion line will be one in 75,' and it is not true that any state ment to th a t e ff ect was ma d e at t h e mee ti ng h e ld a t ' ma rk ; but it is true that there are many miles of worse gy adi ents on th e N ort h B r i t i s h t h an any t o b e f oun d on tile Caledonian line; and it is true that, after an elaborate rin4Pari son of th e l eng ths and gradients of the Caledonian ers e and t h e Ayrshire lines, the G overnment Commission state in their Report, as their deliberate i o t p t in o lo i t ) l 4 "that it would be injudicious, even s e sup po s ing torthepurpose of Practicable to incur a larg 3 S_ led e o statistical "ing die gradient on th e e e je n donian line, to one less inclination ;" and that there Ga l e n proper ties in the lines competing with it, cou nterbalance the disadvantage of their greater length." to It is not true that the summit of the Caledonian line is Upwards of 1000 feet above the sea, and it is not true that the summit of the Ayrshire line is only 600 feet above the level of the sea; but the exact heights were perfectly known to the Government Commissioners when they re ported as above, " that it would be injudicious, EVEN SUPPOSING IT TO BE PRACTICABLE, to incur a large expense for the purpose of reducing the gradient on the Caledonian line to one of less inclination. 9. It is not true " that the alleged subscription towards e capital stock of the Caledonian, by the North of Eng ittiad aailways is only in expectancy ; ' but it is true that t ittae companies h ave actua ll y contr ib ute d the sums which e Prospectus stated, and it is also true that much more the the from capital has been eagerly subscribed by ss P s a t'lie, from which circumstance " Veritas" may form Some ci ' trom which circumstance" Veritas" may form as ',Pinion of the credence which has been given to his lis' a 'cins of the undertaking. avi,,, taus Whi c h de u .us given to " Veritas" the categorical answers enligh ,i derated, I shall take the liberty of further tot da r thought him upon some matters on which he has Irlisre - p s " e . Prudent to ask no questions. He has put his aen tationsintotheshape of queries , because he did out wE 'r t ° state openly that which he knew to be untrue. I shall ch i nevertheless, he wished the public to believe. .I„g"%e him my information in substantive assertions, w s sr — g tnem to be incapable of contradiction. de s i d , I, ile the Government Commissioners express their Ay Zu Preference for the Caledonian line over the three Of C — tis r i e s l ines generally, they reject, as not even worthy Dreie r " - A era tion, the line ' by Monckton, which is the one be st a "..0 by the Glasgow and Ayr Company, and which th a t ' Ll b its t heir private interests. The Qonaniis•ioners say y the Kilmarnock route, the " total distance from ' d r ritsle to Glasgow is 125 miles 9 chains, and to Edin '4ll_ol 171 miles 9 chains; whereas, by the Clydesdale tt h: e t h tirn e gtic l i a s t i3 t nl er y dis'ance is only 97 . miles 44 chains, and 100 miles 74 Shams. The &Terence in of these Nithsdale and Clydesdale routes, WhiCh would be still greater by the Monckton branch. 4‘ we °II 'S' five miles less by the Beith route, seems to r th unutcessary any detailed description of the two e C over: n ' en tioned Nithsdale lines." In oth er t h e . words, . th ing the best lines. y ommissioners sa that e Klmarnock e of the Ayrshire routes, was i so inferior to Ot 4esaedrosh na r n sto render superfluous all notice of the ky li es T he ruling gradient on the Ayrshire and Dumfries til e r " which so much stress is laid, (but which is never co ess. one in 1381, is disposed of by the Government cl u n '.. mi ssioners in a . manner at once convincing and .con us They expose the fallacy of testing the gradients nailway by assuming that the ensines are always to are few lines," 4 ,s loaded to the utmost extent of their power. "There say they, " on which the traffic is so great that, in one journey out of ten, the load is rem ., lated by th e power of the engine; rit is determined by generally, and particulaily in p assenger t ra i ns , ~liye the demand for conveyance." * * * .40 n t h e vveastle and C ar li sle Railway there is a plane of 1 in 106, of four miles in length, which is worked several buses every day with passenger trains, at nearly the „ swoeurclehespeed o f t h e whole line ;" * * * an d "it injudi c i ous to incur a large expense in reducing " the tia gradient to one of less inclination" on the Caledo.. 3. The. pus Ayrshire lineewYe r selfi s h motives of the propounders of the Si O ners , who‘ere ro e L e trated by the Go vernm e n t Commis. are well deserv e d. the r eon are no less sev?trieiatir as st each "of these three (Nithsdalet)rure say th e y, intended to form a " junction with the ,4 --Yrssi se ou ß a s ii ira y, or its pr ,, jeeted " branch to Kilmarnock, there would be a shorte r length of new line to construct • * * b u t this I considered as an advantage OULD BE IN !ag e to the proprietor s israt of that :‘ line than to the public, WHOSE FARES W 4: PROPORTION TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED OVER , _ wheth er on an o ld or new li ne; * * * and i t would be very unjust for their exclusive advantage to ,:t,„ax Passengers between Carlisle, and Edinburgh and 4 ' , both in TIME and EXPENSE, to the extent ot it would be requisite i n thi s i n stance. Viewing the matter in this light, it is conceived THAT NEITHER 4, O F THE THREE NITHS DALE LINES CA N BE RECOM ''''ENDED AS A MAIN TRUNK LINE OF COMMUNICA TION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. " pihoielli unconditional and fatal condemnation of the arid atZ t s he Ayrshire lines, by persons so well informed, rsissios srs ' a nie time so impartial, asthe Government Corn and ss r. N V was not made dependent (as Mr. Leadbetter . / erPool a s a,, s tson in their peripatetic exhibitions at Ayr, Li Posed i t ; i x :S t Purnfries, would fainmake it appear) on the sup eause• a Ih tY of Scotland to maintain two Railways, be ixissi theevent of two lines being constructed, the Com lvostjanssera, give the preference to the Caledonian and the Itilwately among Stan ce - " r itish lines, to the exclusion, under any, circum aelaar 8, Of the Ayrshire lines. They draw a comparison the several eastern routes, and separately to ut Zg the several western routes. Among the eastern and ass t heY give the preference to the North British line, the the western routes they give the preference to red li n - e •e ",oniart line; and if one only of these two prefer !she Cazesg to be constructed, they give the preference to —4 e un "ntariLßS to the Ayrshire lines they pronounee reco qualified ver di ct, th at no t one o f th em "can be bet ' e nded as a main trunk line of communication t. p een England and Scotland." 1110 110 r the subject of traffic, the Government Commis !ibis Sa arrive at and announce an opinion no less favour- Ibey ' s o the Caledonian line. "We have had before us," : tsi s iZY s t s " various statistical returns, regarding the dis i, 01188 ' . 'Trough which the several competing lines would a , tus4' ,b ut We do not find that the results they give are %/re! to lead us to prefer ANY other l i ne to that by the and Lockerby." Verit„ e . h„ooe, categorical t I have satisfied the cravings of "s; h ° for answers to his queries, I remain, sir, your obedient servant, DETECTOR. FORGERY. WH E REAS, FORGED LETTERS, purporting to be signed by the Officers of the ANTI-MONOPOLY ASSOCIATIOV, are known to be in circulation ; a It E ARD of £lO is offered for the Conviction of the Offender. And the Public are hereby informed, that all Letters issuing from the Association, are prefaced with a Stamped or Printed Heading of the Name and Motto of the Association, and if forwarded by post are pre-pawl. CHARLES- EDWARD RAWLINS, JUN., Hon. Secretary. Anti-Monopoly Association Office 7, Water-street, 2d April, 1844. ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION OF GAS IN A DWELLIN G-HOUSE.—Yestel day evening, about a quarter past seven o'clock an explosion of gas took place in a large unoccupied dweihng-house in Islington, corner of Salisbury-street, which shattered the buiding to its foundation, blew out most of the windows, and did other damage, to the great alarm of the neighbouring residents and those who chanced to be in the vicinity. Mr. Mulli neux, who lives in the next house higher up, had gone out with his lady about three o'clock in the afternoon, and did not then perceive any smell of gas. On their return, about six, the smell was so strong, that conceiving it pro ceeded from some leakage in his own gas-pipes, he soon afterwards went down to the Gas Office in Queen-square, and gave information of the fact, requesting that a man might be sent up to set matters right. In the meantime he had turned off the gas in the lobby, apprehensive of some accident. The parties in the gas office, not appre hending anything serious, said it would be in time enough in the morning to employ a man, and that bet might use his gas as usual—which, however, he declined. He returned home immediately, and was on the point of retiring to bed, when he and his family heard a sort of noise, but (what is remarkable) not such as to alarm them, although it was heard three doors above. There was no perceptible concussion of his house; and the first thing he saw was the escape of flame and smoke from all the lower windows of the house in question. Meantime, some parties passing along in the neighbourhood—the street itself becoming comparatively retired at night, —heard the explosion, and on running up saw it followed by black volumes of smoke. It' was all over in a few moments, and the devastation became apparent from the outside. The house—belonging to Mr. Holden—is a large and handsome three story building; having a frontage to Islington; another to Salisbury street; and renting at upwards of £6O a year. The front wall to Islington was completely bulged out ; the string course of stone over the first story thrust out and dis jointed in the middle, as well as the balcony over it in front of the drawing-room windows. The glass, and part of the frames of the kitchen and parlour windows were blown out, and much of the glass in the higher story ; and the pieces, in minute fragments, thickly strewed the wide street half way acroes. The iron railing in front was also bent outwards. The force of the explosion was, if possi ble, more apparent on the north, or Salisbury -street front, in which was the door with a flight of apparently five steps. The windows were much smashed, but what is most remarkable, three of the large lower steps of the en trance, within railings, were completely blown out of their places, and upset, tearing with them and breaking a great p irt of the rails on each side—thus shewing the peculiar strength of the explosion in that part. The wreck of the windows behind (facing a large back yard) was equally great. A strong police force was soon at the spot, and the building was examined interiorly. They had all left before our reporter could reach the ground ; but we are informed that parts of the floors, particularly that of the front parlour, have been blown up. The house had doubtless become filled with gas ; but by what means, 'or how it had become ignited, we have been, as yet, unable to learn. The house had been tenanted by a Mr. Withrell, who left it only a fortnight I ago, but whether the gas-tap had been left open by the servants, or (as was considered probable) thieves had 'been within and carried off some of the pipes, leav ing free ingress to the gas (which had by .some means caught fire) we are at a loss to say, the police having locked up and left the premises. It may be stated, how ever, that a short time ago, the house of a Mr. Saunders, nearly opposite in Islington, had all the pipes stolen from FRENCH SHAWL Loom.—We were yesterday highly gratifyed by a cursory view at Mr. Pringle's shawl empori um, Bold-street, of a working model of the French Shawl weaving loom, recently introduced into the Paisley manu factures. The process of weaving is at any time an inter esdng sight, more particularly shawl weaving, and as this model is in every particular complete, and of the most exquisite workmanship, it will in a large commercial town like this be an interesting sight to many who have not had the opportunitynf visiting a manufacturing district. SUSPICIOUS CASE AGAINST A FEMALE. —At the Police-court yeAerday a female (with a child) calling her« self Ellen Young was placed at the bar under the follow= ing circumstances. Mr. Coglan, keeper of the Night Asylum, said that on SAa.oday the prisoner came to that charity and gave her name as Ellen Young, he, however, recognized her as having been there on the 16th of March, as Ellen Greenwood. On that occasion a pass was given to her by the parish officers, to Glasgow, she having stated that she was a native of that town. She now represented herself as a native of Halifax, in Yorkshire. It also ap peared that she had had a conversation with a woman respecting a child which she wanted to borrow, stating, that she could 'manage better (in begging we suppose) with two children than with one. The overseer proved the granting of a pass to her in March, but there was no evidence of her having used it, and landed in Glasgow. Mr. Rushton expressed his suspicion that the child she had was either borrowed or stolen ; but the evidence was insufficient against her, and she was discharged. BARRACK ALLOWANCES.—It has been decided by the authorities, upon a return called for of all married officers in Great Britain and Ireland living out of the barracks, that each married officer, so living out of barracks in Great Britain, shall receive 2s. 6d. per week for coals and candles, and in Ireland 2s. 9d. VARIETIES. A ZUMMERZET&KIRE ONE.—" X. L." sends us the following ludicrous con, which he designates " A Znm merzetshire One."—Why are consonants like hen roosts? Because they are no good without " Vowls." The zoological collection, in the British Museum has been rapidly increased, both in extent and value, during the last year. As shown by a return prepared for the House of Commons, 22,000 specimens were added to that part of the museum alone, including upwards of ;50 mam malia, 3,000 birds, nearly 1,000 fishes and reptiles. 11,000 insects and crustacea, and upwards of 6,000 molluscous and radiated animals.—Atheneum. DUELS.—From the commencement of the reign of George 111. to the reign of her Majesty upwards of 200 duels have been fought. In three both combatants were killed in each, and in all 120 were wounded. Upwards of 20 trials for duels have occurred, in which four duellists were found guilty of murder, and two were hanged. In the list of duellists occur the names of fork, Norfolk, Castlereagh, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, Burdett, Canning, Peel, Wellington, &c. PICKLING WITH PYROLIGNEOUS ACID.—The advan tages which this acid has over malt vinegar ought not to overlooked : it possesses a very desirable property—that of hardening or rendering crisp whatever is pickled in it, and that in a very short space of time compared with vinegar; it is also suitable where distilled vinegar is re-' quired, and moreover not more than one-fourth the price of the latter. There is no doubt of this acid he ng exten sively used in the wholesale way, although the pickles would not appear of so good a colour.—Polytechnic Re view. THE SHERIFF AND aV, OPERA-BOx.—This anecdote may just now not be unseasonable. In Catalini's second season in London, one of the sheriffs for the time being con sidered it as a necessary appendage to his dignity that he should have a box at the opera. He was too late, however, in his appli, ation ; every box was let. Nevertheless— though rieither kiiowing nor caring anything about music —a box he would have : so, accordingly,*a small portion of the slips, at the top of the house, was partitioned off to serve as a box for him. But when payment lor it was demanded, he demurred: " Upon what ground ?" he was asked : " the box is high certainly ; but you ca,, see ever% - thins. and everybody." " Well. I don't deny," said the gold-chained functionary, " that I con see everything and everybody ; but, hang it, Sir, nobody con see me!" THE LITERATURE OF DESPAI R.—In the whirlpool of the lit e ratur e o f the day, I have been °ragged into the bot tomless abyss of ho r rors of the recent French rout,nce: literature. I will say, in one word, it is a literature of despair. In order to produce a momentary effect, the very contrary of all that should be held up to man for his comfort or his safety, is brought before the reader, who at last knows not whither to fly or how to save himself. To push the hideous, the revolting, the cruel, the base — in short, the whole brood of the vile and abardoned, to impossibility, is their Satanic tast. One may, and must, say task ; for there is at the bottom a profound study of old times, bygone events and circumstances, remarkable and intricate plots, and incredible facts ; so that it is im possible to call such a work either empty or bad. And this task even men of remarkable talents have undertaken —clever, eminent men, men of middle age, who feel themselvea con demned henceforward to occupy them selves with these abominations.— Goethe . NIGHT THE BEST TIME FOR STUDY.—AII persons of a highly-wrought and imaginative disposition, wust have found I ow much clearer they are able to think in the night season than during the garish hours of day. Some say, the passions are more awake then; it may be so. but I am sure the intellect is more awake also. Jean Paul has a pretty conceit, to explain to us why our thoughts are more vivid, more marked, more copious, while the material world is wrapped in gloom. He says something like this, if I do not wrung him :—"The earth is every day over spread with the veil of night, for the same reason that the cages of birds are darkened, so that we may tire more readily apprehend the higher harmonies of thought in the hush and stillness of darkness. Ideas, which the day con verts into smoke arid mist, during the night s tand about us. lights and flames; like the column which fluctuates above the crater of Vesu‘ius,and which st ems in ihe day time a pillar of cloud, but is by night a column of fire. The superior claims of the ebon go Ideas are so well put forth here, that I need make no audition.—. Dublin Uni versity Magazine. IMPUTED GLUTTONEY.—At a table el' hole at Cologne, a manufacturer from Sheffield, aI o spoke mtbitig but Engli•h. was seared next to a German lady, who did Tic t speak it ar all. Handing to her a plate of peaches," Have a peach, n.arm ?" said he. '' Nrin" (co,) tel l ed the lady. " Nine ."' exclaimed he. staling wit) ;strin'sh [neut. first at her, and then at the other got ws at table: " a I y, n there's only six in the dish, but tt.ere they are tur you," et the same time rolling them upon her plate. E LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANLARD. SlA,—Should you deem the following observations suited to your highly respectable paper, please give them insertion. You are aware that a cry has been raised, and so often re-echoed, wit bout contradiction, that many, not knowing the real state of Ireland, are led to believe it. The cry I allude to is, that the Established Church in Ireland is the greatest cause of the miseries and disturbances in that country. Now, in direct contradiction to this, a true and simple statement of facts will clearly shew that the Es tablished Church, so far from being the cause of any degree of misery in that country, is the greatest blessing which could be conferred on it. The only reason given by those who propagate the cry is, the exaction of tithes. Now, to any rational mind that will at all think on the subject, it must appear that tithes never did, nor ever could be any cause of injury or misery to any country— tithes being altogether 'a reserved, head, or crown rent. The proprietors of the land got the grants of it, subject to this reserved rent ; and all tenants got their leases subject to it. And now I would here premise, that what•l now say of the present established clergymen in Ireland, and of the state of parties in that country, I•speak from per sonal knowledge and observation, having spent a period of more than fifty years in Ireland, and often visiting almost every part of it ; and having bad ever in view to gain a knowledge of the feelings and views of all parties, very few can be better acquainted with the subject. The clergymen of the Established Church are gentlemen of high moral character, and being resident landlords amongst their tenantry, are foremost in every charitable . and good work. Should, at any time, cases of distress arise in their neighbourhood, the persons distressed do. not, if Roman Catholics, run to their clergy ; no, the first place they go to is the parsonage, where they are sure to receive every assistance the minister can give: yes, and in almost every such case his lady willingly assists. And I do assert, without fear of contradiction, that all the holders of property taken together, do not do so much for even the temporal happiness of the people of Ireland, as the established clergymen do. This is viewing the case merely as it relates to temporal matters; but let it be viewed relative to spiritual or religious matters. In doing away with the Established Church, (of course all support of the clergy is done away,) then how are they or any other preachers of the gospel to be supported ? Will five, ten, or twenty protestants in a parish do so ?' No, to do so is altogether out of their power now. It is a fact that a very few years ago, in many parishes, the number did not exceed the lowest ; and even now many do not amount to the highest number,—hence it is evident that the greater part of the kingdom must be left without a gospel minister. In these remarks respecting . the esta— blished clergy, I have had fully in view, as in a great degree connected with them, the clergy of the Presbyte rian church, as also receiving government support, For if the Established Church should be put down, so must the other. But, say the voluntaries, our principles would then be acted on, and gospel ministers would be established throughout the kingdom. Will no experience teach such the absurdity of their principles ? They have had the wide field to operate on, and with all their exertions for two hundred years they have not been able to support teachers over more than three or four churches, and these few in the large towns, or where many protestants were residents; and in the meantime what are the ministers endowed by government doing ? They are preaching the gospel clearly, and their labours are owned by their Lord, by making them the means of turning many from dark ness to light —from the grossest errors to embrace, yes, and many to publish the faith which they once endeavoured to destroy. I know many will say that the writer is a complete bigot to the Established Church; but when I tell such, that I was brought up a dissenter, and have ever continued one, they should not hold such an opinion ; but 1 do look upon and esteem the Established Church as a very efficient branch of the Church of Christ on earth, and latterly I am more than ever attached to it, in con sequence of the noble stand it has made in the support, and upholding the word of God against all who are en• deavouring to undervalue and disparage it. Only I,t that church hold firmly this high vantage ground, and it may despise all the efforts of its enemies to overthrow or injure it. Liverpool, sth April, 1844. A. M. Jackson was applied to for his patronage, to the under taking, which was readily gratted : and thus ptovided, the individual who got up the whole sent on to Nevi York, where the rage for speculating in lands and city lots was at the highest; and forthwith, a nuniber of those ! entlemtn came to Washington to purchase. When they had bought their lots at Jackson, at high prices, they repaired balk to New York to sell them to other speculators at still higher: and General Jackson having, at the request of the founder, attended the ceremony of laying the foundation of the Exchange of Jackson City, before a single dw, Bing s% as erected. and delivered a long oration on the occasion, the lots rose in value, because the city had been actually be gun, and buyer after buyer continued to give a higher price I At length, however, the sums per yard of this waste land were so extravagant that no farther' advances could be bad upon it, and the last buyers consequently found themselves stuck fast." Any comment upon the above narration is unnecessary. I am, sir, yours obediently, H UM AN ITAS. New Brighton, March 30, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Strt,—On reading your account of the dedication of the new Jewish Synagogue, in Pilgrim-street, I was surprised at the following remark with which it concludes. "It is to be regretted that the spiritual welfare of the Jews is so sadly neglected at present in this town. There is no mis sionary to them here—nay, not even a tract distributor." Now, Sir, I have much satisfriet on in acquainting you, as, doubtless, you wilt have in learning, that so far from the spiritual welfare of these interesting people being en tirely neglected in Liverpool, there is no other provincial town in England where so much is done for them as in our own, and that an institution under the title of " The Liverpool Institution for poor enquiring and converted Jews" has been in active operation for the last five years, where such of God's ancient people, as are anxiously en quiring their way to Zion, are provided with a shelter, and relieved from that anxiety naturally attendant upon finding themselves outcasts from their own people, and where they may enter upon the all-important considera tion with less distracted minds. In this asylum they are : provided with such food and lodging as are necessary to their health, without tempting them to enter it from•the unhallowed motive of seeking animal gratification or creature comforts. The superintendent is a pious bap tized Israelite, well qualified, not only from his own per sonal experience, to grapple with the difficulties and ob . jections of his brethren, but from love to them, and zeal and devotedness in his Master's service. Since this institution was opened,' the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob has abundantly blessed the work. Upwards of 500 Jews have called upon the superintendent, to all of whom be has set torch the word of life; 10) have become inmates, the first of whom was that devoted young chrits tianJew, Mr.Margoliouth, whom you refer to as the author of " The Fundamental Principles of Modern Judaism Investigated," and who has lately published a most con vincing reply to Chat lotte Elizabeth's letter to the Bish , ip of Jerusalem ; 39 of these enquirers have been baptized at their own urgent desire—amongst whom there are several gratifying specimens of true christian piety ;—and of those who have left without making a public profession, many of them acknowledged their belief in Jesus, as the Mes siah, but were afraid to confess him openly. I cannot venture to tresp,rss so much upon your space, as to enter into the details of the ma nagement of this valuable institution, or the means ada p ted for guarding a g ainst imposters. It will suffice to say, that Experience has ,hewn them to be generally effective : and should any of your readers wish for further information, and favour me with a call, I shall readily supply them with it. I am, S r, respectfully your's, J. RIGBY, Treasurer and Acting Sec. Liverpool Institution for Poor Enquiring and Converted Jews. 4, .Sandon Terrace, 6th April, 1844. REV. MR. CRAGG AND MR. BRIGHT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Will you allow me a place in the STANDARD to correct two essential :rrors, which I see in the Mercury's report of the last meeting of the select vestry, Mr. Bright has committed, in what he is reported to have said in re ference to myself. Report.—" Mr. Bright begged to call the attention of the vestry to a resolution of the Work house Committee, confirmed by the vestry on the 25th of January last, directing the chaplain to purchase school books for the Low-hill school, similar to those which had been recently introduced in the Workhouse school in BroWnlow-hill, and of which there was a great deficiency in the Low-hill e-tablishment." The following is the re solution, which will show what I REALLY WAS DIRECTED to do, and the discrepancy in Mr. Bright's statement, and the simple meaning. January 25th, 1844, " Resolved. That the Rev. Mr. Gligg be directed to purchase such books as he may consider necessary and useful for the use of the school in Low-hill." Such is the plain sense of the resolution. Report.—Mr. Bright proceeds to say : " lie (Mr. Bright) found that from some cause this order had not been acted on, and he wished that the vestry should be made acquainted with that fact ;" and he goes on in a strain of vituperation. My answer to this state ment is, that I HAVE PROVIDED BOOKS, TESTAMENTS, CATECHISMS, and OTHER BOOKS, SUCH AS ACCORDING TO THE LITERAL TENOR OF THE RESOLUTION, I CONSI DEICED " NECESSARY AND USEFUL. " I would gladly hope that Mr. Bright in the above state 'Dents did not intend to cast an unfavourable imputation on myself; but as they have gone forth to the public with such apparent tendency, I have felt it just to myself, in toy own defence, to seek a public channel to correct them. The favour of your insertion of this letter will much obiige, yours respectfully, S. CItAGG. April Bth, 1844. BIRKENHEAD LAND SPECULATIONS. TO s IRT,—HEMEr.DBITucOkRinOgFhamTHoEn h L i r s V w E o R rk PO on OL Am S e T nA.NeaD,ARD. makes existssome u r s e m p a a r r t k s s o f m t i h t a t t i e m s o p d i e ri l t r e o p f üb s p i i e c e , u a l n at d i , o a n mo n which gst ot h ers , gives the following narration. It is quoted in pecuniary y e Od s i hnffite•ce difficulties iuealsdn odfhave Sydneytalenteds u p Buckingham's spidahricalccspotomicameerce:; i i , p : or s H i t t ehe o der : rhda'sv rageinAgu for sf o tr r a l e a l s i n e a de, Australia ," t p h a e ge p e 355 c speculations. uti; the two cases is so that the outrageous land speculations at Birkenhead ;suanhjdectthoel similarity a ß r u it c y ki o n f s t r iking, that 1 have transcribed his statement, not so much for th e amusement of your readers, as in angfii:enili,dalyt d l lm m n e a d t i the n s lof Mr. Buckingham's work. I yourtoh ti mofthcaution.correspondent, sa I m do r. i E lo b t e p n o e s z s e e t: s .vj s eo t rn he etos g ,m, r a a iasbi fear those who are so deeply in at Birkenhead will not deriv e much wisdom from the perusal of the quotation, but here it is : " On the opposite side of the . river the point where the bridge terminates, we were shown the foundation of a new town intended to have been built as a rival to - Washn gton, and to be called JACKSON I after the late President of the United States. The history of i r n es m u a lt n in y g pa in rt i s h o e f ir t r h uei : this spot is worth giving. 13,cause it is a sneeinneni(yso)finacai Washington, lar acts of folly, people,cOm t ried and cSit,adtieys. originating within r he last partlyren i y n e years, and van vanity ye and d st fi ptu ve t pm t the e l 1 Rival ile'diutely'ai,dwoi cupid i ty t o c h conceived ntcheei southve d o fthtahteitp,w)toounaldacb,etoweecllliptsoe swetaushpi: at once acted upon, by the ironic odint:te nirrnilsi, idea a d w to as eall it by the name of the chile snrvev r f the spot ; and tieing a perfect level, a city planned on paper, w i t h squares,markets, exchange, churche s , and all the usual accompan iments of a lar g e em p o rium , General : t a r ; : t o ,: i n a, e rny v iz d soul EXTRAORDINARY CASE. It will be remembered that, about the latter end of January last, a person named Benjamin Bannan, appa rently in respectable circumstances, was, through the ac tivity of Superintendent M`Donald, of the police of this town, (who was, it appears, ,a maker of machinery, and to.whom be had accidentally been introduced, and em ployed to make a press for dies,) apprehended at Swansea, and committed for trial. The prisoner was committed to Warwick Castle, and was brought up for trial before Mr. Baron Gurney on the Ist instant. By the calendar it appears that he is 28 years of age, and he was indicted, first, with feloniously making, at Birmingham, in May, 1840, certain dies that would make the impress and appa rent resemblance of the obverse and reverse of a shilling; and, secondly, with having feloniously begun to make such dies. _ _ Mr. Waddington, counsel for the crown, stated that at the time alluded to, the prisoner went to Mr. Carter, a die-sinker,, at Birmingham, stating that he lived at Bland ford, in Dorsetahire, and asked him whether he made dies for whist counters, as he wanted such for a club there to which he belonged. The reply was in the affirmative, and the prisoner then said he should want some also for the Exeter whist club, and gave Mr. Carter a paper de scribing what he wanted—the obverse side of the one counter to be the head of Victoria, as in the silver shilling coin ; that of the other to he the wreath and figures of the shilling coin of 1840; and the reverse to be respec tively, " The Blandford Whist Club, established 1800," and "The Exeter Whist Club, established 1800," (the dies making, if put together, a perfect shilling.) Mr. Carter made some objections as to the legality of the transaction, but the prisoner said the same had been done in the reign of George the Third, and he would send him some of the dies. Mr. Carter mentioned the matter soon after to the solicitor for the Mint in Birmingham, who referred him to Mr. Powell, and who, wishing the person to proceed, to see what he would do, authorised Mr. Car ter to go on, which he did. The prisoner wrote to Mr. Carter, stating that the dies he had mentioned had been destroyed before be returned home, the club not intend ing to use them again; and that he had seen Mr. Wyon, of the Mint, who told him there could be no objection about the dies, as they would come into respectable hands. Mr. Carter's name was not to appear on the dies, as was usual. The prisoner had also ordered two seals, with dif ferent initials. Many letters were subsequently received from the prisoner by Mr. Carter, showing his desire to have the 'obverse precisely the same as the shilling of 1840,—also referring to another order for seals,—the rim ming to be precisely the same as on the coin. In Sep tember Mr. Carter saw the prisoner in Birmingham, and showed him unfinished impressions of the dies, without the rimming—to which the prisoner objected, insisting upon having them the same. The impressions were for warded, but prisoner never got the dies. After various communications from the prisoner, who expressed him self well satisfied with the wax impressions, the prisoner by letter complained of the order not being executed, spoke of 20,000 plated on German silver being made if approved of, and wished the collars to be done with great exactness. Mr. Carter refused to send them without the money. Another person afterwards came for the dies, but Mr. Carter did not give them up. The prisoner was subsequently taken on another charge in London, but re gained his liberty, and he afterwards became a bankrupt, 'but did not, as was expected, surrender; and nothing more was heard of him until September, 1843, when he again tried to get possession of the dies,—then writing to Mr. Carter from Liverpool, stating that he had been made a bankrupt; that he had received a part of the mo ney from the club ; that Mr. G. Andrews, a member of it, was there; and that he (prisoner) wished to know the lowest price he could buy them at, in good preservation. He subsequently wrote that they must all fit the same collar, and that there had •better be two collars in the event of one breaking. He afterwards wrote that Mr. Andrews (who was pleased) had furnished him with 4:30. He then applied to a most unfortunate person for him to have lighted upon—a Mr. M'Donald, who was a maker of machinery, but also superintendent of police, at Liver pool, in December, about a press, which was then in pro nicTaotiohnimMrt.heMp'Driosonnaeldr m D elms u e bin, of the firm of Miller and a r a e v d s e s ' h recei ved i is n name fr om conse quence ascon somebody n o o f r a , o eo f and Connor. He paid him £7 in all on account, and gave orders about it. M'Donald communicated all this to Mr. Powell, of the Mint, and received a warrant, searched for and couldn't find him at Liverpool, but found him on the 22d of January, passing under another name, in a private lodging-house at Swansea. The learned gentleman urged that the making of the dies, under these circumstances, though not actually by the hand of the prisoner, was a making by the prisoner, as in the case of uttering a forged instrument by the hand of an innocent person, or even the forging itself by the hand of an innocent person, and the so placing poison, &c., which was afterwards taken, and cited " The King v. Giles." He then called the witnesses, who substantiated the facts stated in this opening. Mr. Serjeant Adams, for the prisoner, submitted that upon this state of facts the indictment could not be sup ported, for the prisoner was charged with making what was innocently made by another person by direction of the Mint. The act said " make or mend," or " begin to proceed to make or mend"; but not " cause or procure to b e ma d e ." Had the prisoner been indicted for a mis demeanour the case would have been different, as every step towards a felony was a misdemeanour; but being indicted for the higher offence, rendered conviction im possible. Mr. Waddington said it was clear the facts would sup port the indictment, and cited the case of " The Queen v. Magean and others," before Mr. Justice Patteson, 1840-41. If his learned friend's argument were correct, the statute would only apply to persons who made such implements with their own hands. Carter was here an innocent agent, and his act was the act of the prisoner. who employed and instructed him. At all events, the court would reserve the case for the investigation of the judges. _ _ The learned Judge said he should let the case go to the jury, and if the learned Chief Justice and himself should. on consideration, entertain any doubt, the point would be reserved. He remarked that Carter had made the dies, not by the desire, but by the permission, of the Mint. As to the prisoner's motive, what could an un known whist-club want with 20,000 counters ! The jury instantly returned a verdict of " guilty." Sentence was deferred.—On the following day, his lord ship intimated that the point should be reserved, and therefore sentence was not passed. INQUESTS HELD BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER. DEATH FROM A FALL.-11 esterday, On view of the body of William Brown, a seaman belonged to the barque Flora Carr. On Saturday morning last the deceased, who was much intoxicated, went on board that vessel, which was lying in the river. Deceased went up to the maintopsail yard for the purpose of letting the sail loose. Just as he had done so and the sail fell, he also fell down on the deck of the vessel. He was pickea up immediately, and was bleeding from one hand and his nose. He was taken on shore in a boat and conveyed to the Northern Hospital. hilt died before reaching it, while crossing the canal bridge. Deceased was 23 years of age. Mr. Edwd. Parker, surgeon of tie Northern Hospital, who made a post modem examination, and found extensive effusion of blood into the cavity of the abdomen and chest, with rup. ture of the liver and spleen, laceration of the diaphram, fracture of the base of the skull, laceration of the brain, ica by Theaccidentally deceased &c.—The jury returned a ver di c t t o th e e ff ec t t h at t h e f d a e i c ti e n a g se f d rom diedth the ya r d these whil injuries, caused ted. fell about 90 feet. DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE.—Same day on view of the body of Lena Roberts, an aged female inmate of the Workhouse. On Friday night the deceased, after going to bed with another female, complained of a severe pain in her arm. About 6 o'clock next morning her breakfast was taken to her, and left on a table close by the bed, as she then appeared to be asleep. In about an hour after. wards she was spoken to, but making no reply, the nurse was called, and she was found to .be quite dead. Mr. Nightingall, surgeon at the Workhouse, said he had made a post mortem examination, and found the cause of death to be extravasation of blood on the brain, the result of natural causes.—Verdict accordingly. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH IN A SHIPPON.—Same day, on view of the body of Thomas Whitehead. The deceased, who was 44 years old, had , for the last five or six weeks, been in the habit of sleeping in a shippon belonging to J n o g h e n a r P l y y e , , p c y o e w , k o e n ep g e o r in , g Se i o n t t l o an th d e -p s l h a j c p e p . onTr e o s un ter d da d y ec m ea o s r e n d lying in one of the stalls where the cows were standing. He called to him, but received no answer, 'and on cal.mg in a police-officer deceased was found to be quite dead. s tcTophHharifhueseaaersbhheejapaadubwavdrii accordingly, ninic c stgc o giv. nno r horvuh p der ti l i com plained i evidence breast, breast r f e a b ws e th i "oh bone eh o ;at. thought w since y Friday—chiefly sprboe cf before, reed: idnget ting from out manure. He was lying lengthways accross the shippon, and right under the opening through which the h w a h y e is m s e e d n e t d en o w e n x t e o m t i h n e a c ti o e w e s . of Mthre. body, said w e a ei r d ds t , il s e u t r d g e eo et n h , was caused arising ei a ine n g e a ff frv u ee s mr i d o ie n cetn o te f ou s te e he r iee u n m effeee o ce n t7 t q h teha e e ' nt b t r d i e in ena , teh in fw4 a la l ls. l but bow the effusion was produced to show. BODY OF A CHILD VOUND IN THE CANAL.—Sarne day, on the body of a new-born male child, which was found by Mr. P. Marrow, master shipwright, floating on the water, f otnheSamt7uerrdkahyeafuzntoeonwhlai:ht. theM rh.eNdyighhatditibgeaelle, surgeon of taken, sa'd that there were no marks of violence, and the lungs floated on the water, but this he attributed to putre faction. The body appeared to have been a week in the water. From the decomposed state of the body, he could not say what had been the canse of death, or whether the child had been alive or not.—Ti:e jury foamd a verdict of fi.und de,:cl in the canal, but. how death had been caustd there was no evid-•nce to show." BURNING.—Same day, on the body of Henry Quin, aged 5 and a half years. On Saturday morning last a woman named Windary, who lives in Babel Buildings, Bevingron--treet, was called out by a neighbour. and on R oink heard screams proceeding from the opposite house of a person named Harrocks. She found the door fast, but found entrance by the window, when she found de ceased coming up the kitchen stair all on fire. Another person came in and assisted in putting the fire out, but deceased was severely burnt over the head, face, and body. His mother came and took him away. He died on the following day. There were three other children in the house at the time, the .eldest of whom was but 5 years old. Deceased remained sensible for some time, but was not able to say how his clothes had caught fire. There was a good fire in the Icit;:he.n.—Verdict, died from being burnt, but how his clothes became ignited there was no evidence to show. LOCAL NEWS A WOMAN RUN OVER. — On Wednesday afternoon, a poor woman, named Mary Toole, was accidentally knocked down in London-road by the Wavertree omnibus, and the wheel passing over her arm, broke both it and her fingers. There was no blame attached to the driver. We are informed on the authority of a most respectable gentleman that the proceedings before the Presbytery of Greenock, in regard to Mr. Welsh, the incumbent of the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, have terminated in the Presbytery finding and declaring that Mr. Wel-h has ceased to be a licentiate of the Church of Scotland, and that he is disqualfied not only for receiving any presenta tion to any spiritual charge in the Church, but also for retaining the status of a minister of the Church of Scot land in any place wheresoever. INQUESTS. —Four inquests were held before the borough coroner on Tuesday. The first was on the body of Abel Over, of Watkinson-street, who drank some cetic acid, while labouring under inflammation of windpipe. The second was on Alexander Hill, of Powell's-place, who was drowned in a pool of water ; the third was Thos. Parkinson, of Watkinson-buildings, who died of suffoca tion, from having been overlain ; and the fourth was on Elizabeth Peacock, of Mann-street, who died of apoplexy, the result of natural causes. Verdicts in accordance with the evidences were returned in the several cases. ASSAULT OF A SON ON HIS MOTHER.—A well-dressed stout man, named James Tinsley, was yesterday charged before Mr. Rushton, with violently and repeatedly as saulting and annoying his mother at her ovin house. The complainant said she had purchased him off when he en listed, and had clothed and fed him, though he had means of his own. He had been brought up three times before for the saws offence. He was fined £5 for the assault, or two months; and required to find surities, himself in £5O, and two others in £3O each, or to be imprisoned two months more. THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN STEAMER, CAPT. ALFRED BROWNLESS.—We have heard with pleasure of the arrival at Singapore of this s►eamer, having marked with interest her progress, knowing that, from her cranknPss, nautical men (her worthy captain amongst the rest) deemed her anything but a safe craft for the work she had to go through, especially off the Cape, as, in all probability, the season being winter, she would have to contend there with the worst of weather. Our young townsman, Captain Brownless, however, has surmounted all difficulties, and, we feel no doubt in adding, with credit to himself. The Royal Sovereign reached Singapore on Sunday, the 7th of January. THE LATE MR. MACRRILL.—We are glad to find that Sir Robert Peel has, in the kindest manner, appropriated from the Royal Bounty Fund the sum of £4O in aid of the contributions now raising for the benefit of the widow and orphan of the late Mr. Mackrill, who unfortunately lost his life from the injury he received on landing from the Birkenhead packet, at George's pier head, during the storm on the morning of the 31st January last. Our worthy Mayor took a lively interest in the success of the application, and strongly recommended it to Lord San don, who, conjointly with Sir Howard Douglas, immedi ately forwarded it to Sir Robert Peel, urging a compli ance with the prayer of the petition, and which we are happy to state has met with such success. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.—On Sabbath night, Captain Miller's term of service in the police establish ment of this city expired ; and we understand he enters upon his duties in Liverpool in the course of next week. On Saturday night, Mr. Miller collected the whole of the police force together, and delivered to them a farewell address, in the course of which he impressed upon them the propriety of continued attention to their respective duties, and pointed out the importance of sobriety and steadiness, not merely as necessary for keeping up the discipline of the establishment, but as essential to the correct and faithful discharge of their functions, in pro tecting the persons and property of the citizens.—Glas gow paper•. - RESCUING A PRISONER, &c.—Yesterday a man, named John. Murray, was placed at the bar of the police-court; charged with obstructing police-officer 494 iwthe exercise of his duty. The officer stated a gentleman having been knocked down in Banastre-street and robbed, he (police officer) got hold of the offender, when the prisoner came up, struck him, and rescued the fellow. The prisoner ran off but was taken, and a man immediately afterwards found in the sti eet, at the precise spot where the scuffle took place, a bunch of skeleton keys, and picklocks, which were produced. The prisoner was convicted of felony two years ago. He was requited to pay a fine of £5 for the assault, or be imprisoned for 1 month, and further to find sureties, himself in £3O, and two others in £l5, or ' be imprisoned a month longer. EASTRAM.—Very extensive improvements, we under stand, are in progress and contemplated at Eastham, which bids fair at no distant period to be a favourite site for the residences of our opulent merchants. A company, we hear, have taken some land for the purpose of erecting a number of handsome edifices, a new and commodious slip is to be erected, boats of great power and swiftness are to run between Liverpool and Etn.tham every half hour; a reservoir has been constructed for the purpose of keeping open the passage at low water, and a splendid hotel It-is already sprung up, and is nearly completed. It is the first evidence of Sir William Stanley's determi nation to make this property more prufitable, and is from the design of M r. John Wood, architect and builder, of Derby. The works have proceeded with great. rapidity under the superintendence of Mr. G. Malin. The exter nal elevation is very neat and lofty, and presents three fronts, extending from ninety to one hundreJ feet, with a handsome portico. The building has three stories, and contains thirty-five bedrooms and four large siithig-rooms, with delightful views of the river and opposite shore from Liverpool almost to Runcorn Gap. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION: DR. WESLEY'S LEC TURES ON jHURCH Music.—The sixth lecture of the course was given on Friday to the largest audience yet assembled. Pet haps the knowledge ti aj the doctor had consented to play upon the organ, on that occasion was a great inducement, and certainty no one was disappointed ; the great smoothness and unity of his performance display ing the master hand in every chord, and cenvincing all that he is the first British orvinist. The applause was immense, the orche-tra playing and enthusiastically cheer ing him. We ate glad to lifter that Dr. W. sley, at the earnest request of a number of his friends, will again per t', irm on the organ at ihe close of his eighth lecture, on Friday next. This week, being Pas,inn week, no lectures were delivered at the Collegiate Insti,ution ; but, on Tuesday next, Dr. Wesley will deliver his seventh lecture. In this will be performed a variety of fine mutec, from Boyce, Sphor, and Mozart, and the magnifice n t church service which Dr. Wesley has composed—the first speci men of his own works, which he has brou l .ht forward in these lectures. This service has been said to be the finest composed in this country since the days of Orlando Gib bons. The Spectator, one of the highest musical autho rities of the day, speaks of it as " a work of great dig n ity and beauty of harmony, especially remarkable under two aspects,—firtst, as givit:g a carte blanche admission into the English cathedral service of the modulation and transactions of the modern school, with c ipious specimens of the same, from Beethoven, Sphor, Weber, &c; second ly, from the dependence of le work on the prominence and effect of the organ rccompaniment, In the applies cation of the effect and peculiarities of modern music to the cathedral style, his work is entirely original; the license, adopted gives a stimulus to the imajtiatioii, which could . nut have been obtained in the beaten rat h of counterpoint ; while the sequences and cadences of Bach, with a recur rence ever and un ,, n to the old church endings, maintain the style of i's due elevation. The org , n, and the classi cal reminiscences of the author. came forth with vigour ; Bach. BAhoven. Spohr, Weber, and Mozart being by twos laid under contribution, but each time coloured by the individuality of a nature powerfully attuned to the harmony and graces of melody. Pass , on is a renia•kable characteristic of ihe composition ; arid it sl intere-ts us as ' to leave little inclin-ttion, even if we had space, to question the strict origin of every phrase we meet, tile choice being generally exquisite. The service is the key of E • wit!. the ' greater third.' The opening ref the Te Deum is fine. The octave passages for the voices. which sueceed, are a new effect in church music. Holy, holy,' is expressed with great elevation of style, in a beautiful strain of melo dy and harmony. The verse, " Heaven and earth' is delivered in powerful unison by the men, while the organ accompanies in harmony, and makes a cadence in the un wonted key of D sharp minor. At the words ' Thou art the King of Glory' we have one of the few pieces of imi tative counterpoint to be found in the work : and a very clear and pleasing specimen it is. A passage of Cavan in the seventh here takes place hetvretu the treble and tenor on a freely moving bass; and the other parts join in; and the wh )le are conducted to a rich awl harmoneous cadence, on which the double-suspensions are conspicu ous f or t h e i r effect. 'When thou tooke-t upon thee' is a tender and elegant phrase of melody. A new and beautiful harmony is discoverable in the double appoggiatura on the words 'We therefore pray thee ; there is a b tldness in the pas sage which discrivers consummit- feeling. The octaves between the treble and tenor io the prpyer Vouchsafe, 0 Lord,' are new and beautiful in their eff-ct, The pathe tic parts hence to the end are fine! , written; and the ex amples of the inverted p-teal-oint which are here and there interspetsed are of th , choicest description. The Ky r ie Eleisons are bob beautiful, acid we need only look to tile m and the last b .rs of the cr ed to see with what feeling and taste Di. West y can treat a little strain of 'ric key. W:tli practice in wriin.t. finer things may yet come from big , ; but chum • music or the higher instill ;he qiei , t o- to wh ch h s genius, by, its in mental style is elitiation to ren we and uhelruthun effects, is there espe• c i a l[y turned. H • u-es the t las , Ts to the art as Melded sltin us-s them,—in every thing with snprri,ir gusto. Melitelsohn may hags the advalit ige in counterpoint, but Wesley has a finer taste iii chorus if riot in melody. THE JUDGES.—Mr. Justice Coltuia . , hiving, on Satur day morning, disposed of the thirty-five Nisi Prius cases allotted o him, left immediately alta for London. Mr. Baron Rolfe did not attend Divine Service on Sunday, and dined at the lo gings in the evening. It is expected that the Assizes will terroini.t about Tiluraday next. APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF THlEVES.—Police constable Masks, an active officer, saw three dressed as sailors, but with more clothes on them than jack tars gen erally choose to encumber themselves. pass by the Cus• tom-house and go up Park-lane. Seeing that they had not the walk of sailors he dogged them, and seeing them enter a cellar in which a dealer of old clothes lived, he concluded that it was a case. Calling for .he assistance of another officer, he went to the cellar, but the door was locked, and the party inside hesitated in opening it. Marks, however, got admittance, but was rec,ived with a determined opposition. After a struggle of some minutes the gang were secured, and in the place was found wear ing apparel and other property belonging to vessels in the King's Dock. It appeared that in the disguise of sailors they had got a boat and entered vessel: lying in the centre of the dock, and having robed themselves in the spoils, and filling their many pockets with what they could find, rowed ashore again, the police on duty looking on them as sailors belonging to the vessels. They were all com mitted on Monday. THE THEATRE-ROYAL.--After an attractive series of - entertainments for some time, including several new and popular pieces, in which Mr. Charles Matthews and Madame Vestris afforded so much amusement, that repe- • titions were frequently called for by unanimous assent, this theatre, which was closed during the past holydays, was re-opened yesterday evening with a new drama, called "The Lost Ship," a piece full of nautical life, love, and adventure, in which our old favourite, Mr. T. P. Cooke, appeared to great advantage in the principal character, as performed by him in London ; followed by a fairy extra vaganza, entitled "The Fair One with the Golden Locks," a piece which has been highly successful in the metropo lis, and which has here the advantage of being prepared under the eye of Madame Celeste, of whose taste and judgement in this peculiar department, we have already. had gratifying proofs. The whole (as well as the other) is got up with new scenery, machinery, &c. The parts are so cast as to embrace the entire available strength of the company, and we doubt not " The Fair One" will be in requisition for many nights to come. We need scarcely remind our readers that our Theatre-royal is one of the prettiest, most commodious, and most "practicable" in the kingdom. MEETING OF HOUSE AND COTTAGE OWNERS.—On Wednesday a meeting of house and cottage owners was held at the Clarendon RO Q MS ' to take into consideration the notice of motion given by Mr. Colville, in the House of Commons, that in committee on the Poor Law Amend ment Bill, he would move certain clauses, providing that the owners of tenements of the rental of £2O a year and under be rated instead of the occupiers for the poor rates, and that occupiers paying the rates be empowered to de duct the amount of rates from their rents. Mr. W. Walthew was called to the chair, and having stated the object, suggested the formation of a House and Cottage Owners' Guardian Society, to protect them from unprin cipled tenants. Six or seven shillings a year from each party would be sufficient for this purpose. Mr. J. Ben nett moved the first resolution to the effect, that the meeting viewed the notice of motion by Mr. Colville with alarm. He stated that if the poor were distrained for the rates they would become inmates of the workhouse. Mr. Forbes seconded the motion, and it was unanimously car ried. Mr. Wensley moved in effect that the measures would be unjust in principle, and oppressive in practice to-the poor. Mr. Duckworth supported and seconded this resolution, which was also carried. Mr. J. A. Picton proposed the third resolution, to the effect that the mea sure would oppress those struggling to get an honest livelihood, and that if rents were raised there would be a large accession of inmates to the workhouse. He entered into some details showing the impolicy and cruelty of the measstiftNi ==lt Was impolitic every body would believe When they recollected the operation of a similar measure a few years ago, and cruel because they wished to compel the landlords to screw the rates out of the tenants, although the parish authorities could not themselves get them. Mr. Watts seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A committee was then appointed to watch the bill, to prepare a petition against the claim, and take steps against it. Several gentlemen spoke in favour of the suggested Guardian Society, a committee was ap pointed to form it, and several parties put down their names as members. ST. MARY'S KIRKDALE NATIONAL SCHOOL.—The opening of these schools took place last night, when a tea party was held to celebrate the event. The building is a new one, and has been erected through the exertions of the incumbent, the Rev. Mr. James, and other benevolent individuals. The greater part of the funds was raised by a bazaar, held in 1837, which produced about £500; a kur of £l5O was subsequently obtained from the Com mittee of Council on Education, and another of £lOO from the National Society, making £750, or thereabouts, covering the cost of the land and the building. The site is an eligible plot of land at the bottom of a lane called Joh a nson-street, running immediately west of the church, and but a short distance from it. Theland comprises ra ther above 800 square yards, and the school-house is erected towards the north frontage of the plot to Johnson street, leaving an open space between it and the street, and two ample and airy playgrounds at the back. The spot has the advantage of being as nearly as may be in the centre of the visage. Mr. - James was himself the archis tect ; and being struck with the superior accommodation, &c. of a school-room at Waterloo, which had a projection in the centre of the front elevation, adopted a somewhat similar improvement on the ordinary buildings of this kind. The style may be classed amongst the plain but pleasing specimens of the English : the form resembling the letter T, with piqued roofing surmounted at each of the gable ends and at the point of the projection in front,. with an octagonal stone shaft, which forms an ornamental finish, and at the saute time serves as a chimney. The windows of the two school-rooms are of an oblong square form, with diamond sashes—three on each side of the pro ; jection and two (allot large size) behind. The projecting part is in two stories, with two smaller windows, with cor re-ponding sashes in each. The interior of the body of the building is equally divided into two school rooms, of equal dimensions, and separated by folding doc,rs, panel led, and grained in oak, and a standing partition above the central principal beam—a great part of the cavity of the roof—sloping at the sides, flat in the centre, ani plas tered, being rendered available in givin g greater elev a ti on and better circulation of fresh a i r . A portion of the moveable partition, which is about 134 feet in height, folds back against the north wall, but the greater part of it rolls in an iron rail-way countersunk flush with the floor, into a cavity of ti e central yard wall behind, leaving the two rooms, for pulilic occasions, thrown into one spa cious apartment, 54 feet in length and upwards of 26 feet in width. The whole of the work was contracted for by Messrs. John Johnson and Son, of Hatton-garden. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—On Thursday last a special meeting of the proprietors of the Grand Junction Railway was held at the Cotton Sale-room, for the pur po e of obtaining the sanction of the shareholders to the Lancaster and Girl , sle Railway Bill, now before Parlia ment, towards which railway the directors had recom mended the company to contribute £250,000, to be raised by the creation or new shares. The chairman (John Moss, Esq.,) first alluded to the statements in the public papers, blaming the directors for not engaging their com pany to a large subscription to the Chester and Holyhead railway. He had but to repeat that the directors had been informed that A considerable sum was expected from I government as for public service; and that they (the di rectors) did not retire from the undertaking until the cer tainty of such an arrangement had ceased to exist; and he saw no reason whatever to regret that they had re frained, under the circumstances, from subscribing. He also contradicted a statement that he had held bres in the concern, and that this company intended to strangle the scheme—the contrsry being the fact. It was also un true that their late chair man and several of the directors had reduced their haling in this company, and for him self (and tanoly) be had no intention to reduce his interest in it, for no railroad presented a better investment. It had also been stated ag- inst them, that they were adverse to the improvements at Birkenhead, which was quite as erroneous.—Captain Huish then read the report. It stated contracts had been entered into for the whole of the Lancaster anal Carlisle' line, the rails, &c., and that the time for executing had been narrowed to two years. It recernmend d a creation of shares to the extent of £250,000, to be applied towards its construction. No dithintrion of dividend a as expected from admitting these new shares. A c otiosity had been formed to complete the western route from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glas gow. The directors therefore recommended the pro prietors to embark £lOO,OOO in the project, and to for-. ward it by all possible means, satisfied that the advan tages to their company would be certain and important ; hut they did lot intend to ask for that vote at present. The directors announced that they purposed to call up the unpaid portions of the new quarter shares in due course, to be applied to the paying off of the mortgage debt. The retort nest stated the preliminary steps taken with regard to connecting Shrewsbury with the Grand Junction, and pointed out the great advantages of a rail way to Stafford, in connection with their line, by a branch from Shrewsbury to the station at Stafford and Penkridge. This would cost less than one to a point further south, and would accommodate Liverpool, Manchester, and all the north as well a. the south—and not the south only, as would be the case if Wolverhampton were to be the point. They considered such a branch essential, and would ar range to have it brought hefore Parliament, with the approval of the proprietors, next session, whether the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury line were prosecuted by an independent party or not —Resolutions were then passed, first, adopting the report ; secondly, approving of the act fir making the Lancaster and Carlisle line— subject io such alterations as may be required or deemed expedient ; and t' irdly, expressing the opin i on of the meeting toat it would be for their interest to promote the construction of a railway, connecting theirs—or Stafford or Penkridge—with Shrewsbnry ; and that the directors take steps to secure such object in the course of the next session ref parliament.—Creation of new shares :—An eighth, or £l2 10. share, to be allotted to each holder of a whole share, or two halves, or four quarters, (new and old.)—Dividend on this stock to 13,- paid pari passu with the other shares, from and after the Ist July, 1816, less 5 per cent. on such portions of the stock as may then be uucalled.—Five per cent. to be allowed on all calls as p id until Ist July, 1816.—An immediate call of £2 10s. to be made.—Trrar ks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting senarat d. 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