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I E July 9, 1844. Oburatton. MUSIC AND SiNGING. PIANO -FORTE ON THE LOGERIAN SYSTEM. MISS RESPECTFULLYinforms her Pupils and Friends that she has REMOVED her ACADEMY from Hanover -street to DUKE-STREET, corner of York-street. INSTRUCTION on the PIANO and in SINGING on the most approved principles. The ACADEMY REOPENS on MONDAY next, the 15th instant. July Bth, 1844. PIANO-FORTES and MUSIC on SALE. MRS• LLOYD beo.s to inform her Friends and the I st A Public that her 'SCHOOL will REOPEN on the ucut 271 E PARADE, Casllelown, Isle of Man. MESSRS. WRENSHALL and SON'S MUSIC ACADEMY, on Logier's System, will REOPEN On MONDAY, the 29th instant. ACADEMY H OURS —NI o n clay and Thursday, from Nine to Two to o'clock and Wednesday and Saturday, from Twelve Five. • T Rous.—Th ree G u i neas per Q uarter . P up il s attend 14g twice a week only, Two Guineas per Quarter. IN STRUCTION IN MUSIC, PIANO-FORTE MR PLAYING, AND SINGING. . MOLINEUX most respectfully informs his N Friends and the Public, that the ACADEMIES, 2.1, Hardman -street, Liverpool, and No. 10, Bridge !Lreet, Birkenhead, will RECOMMENCE on the 22d instant. 0n MONDAYS , at Two, a CLASS of LADIES will be ._ceived for VOCAL MUSIC' READINGS, on the WiMem .tiethod, so modified as to preserve the mor . e distinct f.unglish nomenclature for the sounds; to avoid the de tra gement which its indiscriminate application tends to r u °4ll " on the voices of Ladies and Young Persons, and .real Tenor Voices • and to introduce the means to ac quire a scientific knowledge of Musical Harmony. CLASSI CAL , COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEmA PLUMB'SHOUSE TICAL E. ACADEMY DUCATIO , N WilisToN. near Prescot, will be REOPENED for the Instruction of YOUNG GENTLEMEN in the above branches of EDUCATION, on. THURSDAY, the 25th July instant. Terms and List of Reference& may be had at the Stan dard-office ; at Mr. CANNELL's, Castle-street ; or by letter, addressed to Mr. KEYS, Principal of the Esta blishment. CLASSICAL EDUCATION, BARS HOUSE, CHESTER. MR. E LW ELL receives a limited number of YOUNG GENTLEMEN as BOARDERS, at the above Residence, formerly occupied by the late Rev. F. Cusson. The Course of Instruction includes the Latin and Greek Languages, Arithmetic, and all the usual branches of a complete English Education. Mr. ELWELL devotes his exclusive attention to the in tellectual, moral, and religious improvement of his Pupils, While the arrangements for their domestic comfort are under the careful superintendence of Mrs. Elwell. References are kindly permitted to the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, the Rev. C. B. Tayler, G. B. Granville, Esq., T. ", EEct., Chester ; Rev. F. Parry, Liverpool ; D. O'Brien,UHastings House, Hastings ; and J. M. n r ceke Esq., term s , Gay-street, Bath, &c. c a ti o ,,, which include French and Drawing, appli seu'o imaY be made to Mr. ELWELL, or to Messrs. The he der PIUCHARD, Booksellers, Bridge-street tow, Chester. 29th J u l y. Vacation will terminate on MONDAY, the Bars H Chester, 191 h June, 1814 LASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEMA TICAL ACADEMY, 2' e°IOIWALLIS-STREET, CORNER OF DUKE STREET, LIVERPOOL. MR. RICHARD HOUGHTON, M.A. (Successor to REOI,IINJoh,n Sorl7) resp:ctfully intimates that he will L,nscat_ar:rty, t h e SCHOOL on THURSDAY, the 25th July a o n fi d t l h io e p s e a s m , e by continuing diligently and faithfully --,, 1.0 s plans so successfully pursued by 111 r. secure the continuance of the support which has be a n o and liberally with unr, extended to the Establishment. • will receive into his Family a limited number . of si to whose best interests he will apply himself Will b nrernitting attention. The domestic arrangements H o , e B.llPerintended by Mrs. and Miss Houghton. The W ith b se is everY in an open and healthy situation, and is replete c onveience which can contribute to the.com ter4vrea Family n and in the Play-ground, whi , ch is ex , and strictly private, an excellent Gymnasium has ueen erected. th Pr os PoTlot 1 1 3 ., dcet ni uses and P r i n t e d T est i mon i a l s may b e b a d at Y ; and R e f erence i s k i ndly perm i tte d to the Re v . j -na 6,. ` -ier gymen:—The Rev. T. Tattershall, D.D. ; T. D or ies, M.A. • R ev. F . Ould, M.A. ; R ev. C . G . Li''' : i L ifi L . d 6 . ll •A , *Vicar of P W rescot T. Raffles, Rev. Joseph R. elsh, A.M. TO PAIILN TS, GUARDIANS, AND PRINCIPALS N willB 1 I : Ro OF SCHOOLS. that HUGUENIN begs to announce (i Nee t °,his GymNA.sium, in Cook-street, off Castle- THURSDAY and SATURDAY, Ltag the V ac tPen every 414.,-Past Twelvaeli°6'l an d he week to to F L o AD no s ONLY, from Eleven to lE on, and on the other days batiot_hers h : Genntleme carere usual. Principals . of to wit- th 8 -a y. l ?g the of children are invitedtowi and Privateepeaetycises as taught by Mons. H. Schools ‘ 1 can rallies attended. the physiernable ideas, th e 1ie.,80.0t too strongly impress on the minds of . parents false er`f:„l, 7 . af gymnastic exercises. Those who, from' of the cc,, "vantages which result from this education neglect to give their : children half the b - " P eal Pow answerable for more than bodily ill frs, are ... And if they r s which befal their offspring in after life. n iajoly dependeeeollect that the energies of the mind are bly perceive the health th°a health of the body, theymay Proba ofgYnnnasrc3," -laral as well as the physical drantages Hii//iant I rnes Johnson, M.D. to his late Majesty IT on the As Morbid Sensibilities of the Stomach. GENT,„ ,_EDUCATION. 1 . 41 N, who has been accustomed to study YD and tray\JUNG is desirous of receiving Four or Six son g , GENTLEMEN to EDUCATE with his own bis in addition to the general Course of Education, h,...._rtlepils will receive Instruction in the following De i-13.;Tats of Learning :—Roman and English Literature, I.lld muinsiacn.d French Languages, the Fine Arts, Poetry, Lectures will be delivered to the Pupils xlaree times every week, in the following Branches so es lential to Youth :—History, Biography, Astronomy, Geo raphy, the Use of the Globes, Elocution, the Moral and Physical Management of the Person, Political Economy, Wealth of Nations. The Pupils will have the advantage of enjoying exercise free from street inconvenience, in Great George-square, No. 8, where all applications will meet with immediate attention from Mr. RANSOME. Mr. R. gives Private Lectures in Families that may de sire so advantageous a mode of Education, or he will act as Private Tutor. Gentlemen can read with Mr. Ransome at any hour of the day, in all the above Departments of Literature. Evening Lectures given to G , entlemen who wish to im prove their leisurejhours, at No. 8, Great George-square, callin g on Mr. R. or addressing a noteto the Post. References—Hu h Price, Esq. ;J. }losken, Esq. ; Cant- nell, R.N. ; g Sir W. Martin. RangeTh following Families have been under the care of Mr. 13aidwoirrine,8—Tlie Hon. Mr. Cruikshank's, the Hon. Capt. , Count Shotten's, Judge M'Cauley's.. HALLWOOD HOUSE ACADEMY, T HE PUP NEAR RUNCORN. CHES ILS of this SCHOOL will HIRE. REASSEMBLE _,,...._ on the 22d, 23d, and 24th days of July next, and 2 !h t e aitterent Classes will be formed on THURSDAY, the J h d itty. The gre twa a e — s st succes s h as attended this School since it gi to ei r ...°, t P ' a th ed in 1840 , and it now bids fair, very s h or tly, 131ake!ea" and roallie gantic Establishment that f flo t u he ris l h a e te d h i‘ e i r r e . er the superintendence o It no , Teacher consists of Fifty Pupils,. under a a C F la e s e s n ic c a h l Prof ess .; w ho is a Dublin University Man; Drawing and a r '. who teaches French, Ital'an',a t ar y De- Partraentri.lw Assistant, who takes the Llemen J •t ne k in g and Military Exercises are taught by Mr. W. C)lf N!,7Puenson, of Wrexham; and Music, by Mr. Fawcett, n ene llrt leon • the vrhole being under the superinte - M d' r• IYailey, the Prinrival. Week! cal Man attends the School three or four times Ev e ,— L itt e4t e n i°4 Jß i ! U 4 r l a l ll g h ell t, f : n r d nain part of a Polite and Usefnl Edu- the b_ ' .-tH a l so , 0 gre g at attention is paid, not only to the the k'lN)lls. rpL u s es situation the Moral and Physical Training of th e h : .. at o i...1e situation is one cf the most eligible in el iea Ose h all " the purpose of a large . Boarding School, leni Ite. Si nriig been originally the residence of Sir John irit: r D'?Pil s t i e l Play Ground is extensive, and affords the °4t in terf e .. e i advantages of a spacious Cricket Ground , Pros Te; ro in g with the games of the juniors. on i ? e ettise a , a ,_, , 4, 25 and £3O per annum. "Plictio and 4 ' 25 rther in ... formation may be obtained lia/fwood !l i la Mr. li -4°4Be, J un kir 2 A (llh, 1844. GRAOafeetionrs Jo tIintILEIA9, SS . RTFRUITS. d supply Hotels, De i i c.S, at 28. , t . lfr uiterers, p & r el a w re ith o fine Hothouse bat est •tio__,°a .Per lb., and FRUITS in general at fil t and Turkey Gi..ea, toeB....„notesale Price. New Ta e . p ese r „ d c i rger, v a .. r .i. ~t : A Tr, ilt—ameAlmonds, Elemi Figs, r terb ye a , ne --a•ades, Tamarinds French and Spanish oPaottie vtf Esience of Anchovies at Is. 3d. and ls. 6d. rAcess'a all the first establishments in London, as feit.i,e;r44l74 nsgaruSeVee ' s . 8 , &c. Also, a general assortment bas, h m r teful for the distinguisheddistinguished preference his Shop !alore than forty years, begs respectfully to mined ver rle nds and the Public his Fruits this ..Summer tto self I,lperior in quality, and which he is 'deter to than any ottier house . in the . trt!d ._ . y to ail iles of ,-;'.0.1L.--This inestimable Oil. pationised b tion t!'..rticieki.istinction, and acknowledged to be superior tva. bl e ter..t.he Hai a for the Embellishment . and Pre- ecta upwat'prriooiai.., in addition to the many highlY cootin's of t i ' , the Proprietor can prove tnereu"s.e if as b e f eed t o •'4 years during which time the Hair 11, Or e t i, itri ~ and 4 8. Le oil pro ve, though bald and gray for many years Fltu rr Was applied. Sold in pot boxes, 25., 35., 11„,ARFIIOLTSE, 8. PARKER -STREET, 4 bird Shop j-ofn Church-streel. INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CLERGYMEN; AND FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OTHER YOUNG PERSONS, AS SCE OOLMISTRESSES. WANTED, a SUPERINTENDENT or CHIEF GOVERNESS, whose office will be—To exercise authority over the whole Establishment; and to direct the secular tuition and domestic discipline of the Insti tution. Next to an unquestionable character for consistency in a religious profession, the following qualifications will b e required :-Ist, Some experience in tuition according to the usual routine of a gentlewoman's education. 2ndly, Some practical acquaintance with the domestic arrange. ments of a large household. 3rdly, Good health, evenness of spirits and temper, with active habits. Applications for further information to be made to Hon. and Rev. HORACE POWYS, Rectory, Warrington ; to whom Testimonials may be addressed until August 15th, 1844. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. THE TRUSTEES of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS are ready to receive TENDERS for a LOAN of MONEY, at the rate of THREE POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS (3i) per Centum per Annum Interest, for a period of not less than Seven Years. All letters, stating the amount parties are willing to lend, to be addressed to GEORGE WITHERS, Esq., Dock-office, Liverpool. The interest will be paid half-yearly, either in Liver pool or in London, or remitted to the parties, at the option of the lenders. By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock-office, Liverpool, Thursday, 20th June, 1844. TO EXCAVATORS. PERSONS willing to EXCAVATE a large Quantity of LAND, on the HERCULANEUM DOCK ESTATE, adjoining the Egerton Dock, in Sefton-street, and remove the whole of the Soil and Rock, may see the Specifications and Sections on application at the Office of Messrs. LACE, MYERS, and Co., Castle-street, between the hours of Nine and Five o'clock. Sealed Tenders, (under cover,) addressed to Messrs. LACE, MYERS, and Co., will be received until MONDAY, the 22d instant. TO BUILDERS. PERSON'S willing to CONTRACT for the EREC cf SCHOOL BUILDINGS in connexion with ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH, may see the Plans and Specifications on application to the Secretary, Mr. William Wagstaff, 25, Great George•place. Sealed Ten ders to be sent in to the Secretary, on or before the Ist day of August next, addressed to the Chairman, the Rev. Thomas Nolan. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest Tender, and further reserve to themselves the right of rejecting all Tenders which are not deemed satisfactory. gra) 43tibitration5. MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT COMPLETE. in One Volume octavo, price, bound in cloth, 21s. ; half bound, morocco, 4s. 6d. ; whole bound, morocco gilt, £1 6s. 6d. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. By CHARLES DICKENS. With Forty Illustrations by " Pniz." PERIODICALS IN COURSE OF PUBLICATION. This day, Part the Fifth of THE BARONIAL HALLS, PICTURESQUE EDIFICES, and ANCIENT CHURCHES OF ENG LAND ; from Drawings made expressly for the Work, by J. D. Harding, G. Cattermole, S. Front, F. Muller, and other eminent Artists. With descriptive Letter-press and numerous Engravings on Wood. Edited by S. C. HALL, F.S.A. CONTENTS OF PART V. Shottesbrooke Church, Berkshire. Great Chamber, Montacute, Somersetshire. Ingestrie Hall, Staffordshire. PART I. Cobham Hall, Kent. Cobham Church, Interior. West-stow Hall, Suffolk. PART 11. Penshurst, from the Park. Penshurst, Court Yard. Blickling, Norfolk. PART 111. Helmingharn Hall, t Suffolk. Hengrave Hall, Naworth, Cumborland. PART IV. Naworth, Cumberland. Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire. Hinchinbrook House, Hunts. Price, Prints, ss. ; Proofs, 7s. 6d. ; large Proofs, India Paper, 12s.—To be completed in Twenty-four Parts. Part the Third, containing One Hundred full octavo pages of Letter-press, with Forty-one Woodcuts, Price Eighteenpence, THE LIBRARY OF TRAVEL ; being a Popular Description of Foreign Countries, with Notices of Sce nery, National Characteristics, Incidents of Wayfaring and Sojourn, Personal and Historical Sketches, Anec dotes, &c. &c. Abundantly Illustrated with Wood En gravings. Edited by WALTER K. KELLY. Ve" Syria and the Holy Land will form the First Volume. THE ONLY ENGLISH EDITION AUTHORISED BY M. EUGENE SUE. Part One, price 2s. 6d., or in Weekly Numbers, each containing Sixteen Pages, imperial octavo, price Sixpence, A New and Splendid Edition of TIIE MYSTERIES OF PARIS, adapted to the English Reader, Illustrated with upwards of Seven Hundred Engravings on Wood of all the Characters, Scenes, Costumes, and Localities, described in this extraordinary Work. executed expressly for this Edition by the First Artists in Paris, under the superintendence of Mr. Charies Heath, London : CHAPMAN and HALL, 186, Strand. Orders received by all Booksellers. AS SUPPLIED TO THE ROYAL TABLE. C APTAIN PIDDING'S HOW QUA'S MIXTURE lJ TEA is an admixture of 40 rare Black Teas, produced on as many different plantations, each Tea differing from the rest, and possessing a flavour, a fragrance, or strength, peculiar to itself. Blended together in the proper pro portions, they comprise all that is desirable in Tea. This discovery was not the effect of chance, but of many great advantages united in one individual, and the result of numerous experiments and the most minute analysis. For another to produce the same result, he must possess equal skill, the same discriminating taste, equal power of procuring the forty various Teas required, and know the exact proportions of each kind used—and though he may never once have visited China, he must have had equal opportunities of securing to himself, its productions : with one who, like Captain Pidding, has spent years there in acquiring these advantages, and to whom alone How qua—years before his death—imparted at Canton, the secret of compounding his Mixture. Yet there are upwards of 500 retailers pretending to sell tea, they call " Howqua's Mixture"—each mixture dif fering from all the others. Now as there can be but ONE REAL " Howqua's Mixture," it follows that, as 500 dif ferent medleys are offered-499 must be spurious. The 499 counterfeits are so many evidences of the superiority of the ONE GENUINE. And it would be absurd to suppose that Captain Pidding, with advantages, the result of Eight Voyages made to China, and five years spent in that country, would be so silly—even were it possible—as to yield them up to 500 others, or impart to them so valuable a secret. The very great celebrity this Tea has acquired, having tempted many unprincipled persons to give similar, or nearly similar titles to their own spurious mixtures, to guard against such imposition, purchasers should observe that " THF, SI G NATURE THUS,' Captain JOHN RHODES PIDDING, Honourable Company's Service, is on every genuine Package. To those who drink Green Tea, " Captain Pidding's Howqua's Small Leaf Gunpowder," grown only on one estate, is recommended for its strength and economy, and as being the purest and most wholesome Green Tea im ported from China. Captain Pidding has appointed the under Agents for this District : GEORGE CARLYLE, Repository, 38, BOLD-STREET, Agent for Liverpool. Accrington W. Hutchinson, Stationer. Blackburn J. Parkinson, Chemist, Church-strect. Bolton G. J. French, Silk Mercer. Burnley . T. Sutliffe, Bookseller, St. James-street. Everton ... . J. H. Pyer, Great Homer-street. Knutsford J. Williams, Draper, &c. Manchester Lancaster & C a c r o r u . , tle rs , DrapersC h s m t i . s An N n e ,s w ,: s q t t r w e r e e t . . Prescot J\HN.T..I Armstrong in r lia n st e tnr r ,o K nDg y r,a d pcde,iie.Plye Chemist .ealer and Grocer. Preston Ditto Ditto J. Knight, Waterloo House. Ditto T. Wren, Auctioneer. Rochdale J. Booth, Chemist. Southport For Agencies, Address, C.lptain l'iddit.g 0 2 C Ilc 0 ge hilt, Lou don. NORTHERN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, FOR THE SONS of CLERGYMEN &OTHER GENTLEMEN. AT a GENERAL MEETING , h e ld a t t h e B u ll I nn, Preston, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th June, the Right Rev. the Lord BISHOP of CHESTER in the Chair, the following Resolutions were unanimously agreed to : Proposed by the Worshipful and Rev. Chancellor RAIKES, seconded by LAWRENCE Li AWSTORNE, Esq., of Penwortham Priory, That in the opinion cf this Meeting it is highly desirable that a School for the Sons of Clergymen and others, on similar principles to that at Marlborough, should be esta blished in the North of England, with the more especial object of providing the advantage of a Public School for the Clergy and Gentry of the Rural Districts. Proposed by the Venerable Archdeacon RUSHTON, se conded by CHARLES SWAINSON, Esq., Tint the undertaking already commenced at Rossall Hall, under the name of the " Northern Church of Eng land School," and towards which upwards of £5OOO are subscribed, is eminenbly calculated to fulfil this object, and deserves the strenuous support of this Meeting and the Public at large. Proposed by the Rev. J. OWEN PARR, Vicar of Preston, seconded by DANIEL ELLETSON, Esq., of Parrox HalW That whereas, with very little alteration, Rossall Hall, in the House alone, independently of the Outbuildings, &c., appears capable of recei v ing ne ar ly 100 P u pil s , an d that many Parents are desirous of immediate admission for their Sons, this Meeting considers it expedient that such alterations be made immediately, in order that the School may be Opened after the Midsummer Vacation ; and that such alterations as may be necessary for the re ception of the full complement of Scholars be made as soon after as required, and under the personal superin tendence of the Principal of the School. Proposed by the VICAR of PRESTON, seconded by CLE- MENT aoyns, Esq., of Mount Falinge, Rochdale, That the thanks of this Meeting be given/to the Lord Bishop of Chester for the kindness with which he has taken the Chair on the present occasion, as well as for the support which he has given to this Institution throughout. ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, Hon. Sec pro tern. All applications for Nominations, &c. for the above School must be made to the Rev. ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, Thornton Parsonage, near Preston. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Six,—At a time like the present, when with a singular concurrence of opinion, every class of the community, every interest in this great empire, and each of the great ostensible parties in the political arena express in no doubtful, though with varied, tones their general dissatis- - faction at the existing state of things ; while, with a sin gular unanimity, they appear to advocate, only differing in degree, the same general line of policy, it is somewhat, I fear, audacious and self-opinionated to separate oneself from the legitimate organs of public opinion, from the appointed rulers of the interests of the nation, and calmly to ask the cool reflection of thinking men to condemn the practice and principles of the leading men of both parties, ratified and supported as they are by a parliament repre senting so large a constituency under the extended fran chise of the Reform Bill. It must be perfectly obvious, however, to every think ing man that this general dissatisfaction cannot exist with out reason; that there is no smoke without a fire; that there must be a cause for an effect. That the effect is produced either by the action or inaction of the legisla ture no one will dispute ; and in either case the mode and principles of legislation under the augmented repre,senta tion must be the primary object of inquiry. I was one of those, I freely admit, who conscientiously opposed the Reform Bill during its whole progress, oppo sing it under the impression that the momentary passions, originating from temporary causes, whether excitement, delusion, or distress, would sway and influence the legis lature for the period of their duration, with an irresistible force, to the imminent danger of the state, and at the risk of general convulsion. Such was undoubtedly the views of the honest opponents of that measure : how widely diffe►ent has been the conduct of that reformed legisla ture; how totally opposite are the principles of action which must be condemned, if the nation is to be saved from revolution, if the free principles of a limited mo narchy and free parliament are to be sustained. The principle of action which I condemn as unconstitu tional and dangerous is the undue assumption of authori ty by the executive government in the deliberations of the legislature, a principle of action adopted by both parties since the first excitement of the Reform Bill, a principle submitted to and recognized by both parties in the vari ous subsequent parliaments, but on principle clearly utterly subversive of the very essence of a representative delibe rative assembly, and the primaeval cause of that party reck lessness which is now stultifying public opinion, and making the legislature the instrument of the minister of the day. _ _ There is no one principle more essential to the support of a monarchy than the right of selecting the executive government—the responsible servants of the crown; nor is there any question that the public interests and general progress of legislation are promoted by the developement of those views which they entertain from the official in formation incidental to their departments ; it is unques tionably for the public interest that, with such official in formation, they should, at every assembly of the legitla tore, detail their opinions of the exigencies and necessi ties of the empire ; their administrative capacities renders this at once wise and constitutional ; but the propounding of those views is the limit of their duty ; the necessity of their adoption, and the mode of their application, is for the deliberation of the varied interests and selected repre sentatives of the nation in one house, and the mature and calm reflection of the other. The executive minister is the servant of the crown, not the ruler of the legislature ; bound to the service of the crown so long as he retains the confidence of the crown, and of the two branches of the legislature undoubtedly; but this confidence is in its executive capacity, not in the details of its legislative propositions ; if the latter be the n that f constitutional principle, what becomes of the representa tive and deliberative principle? a g T ra n d a u t a t l i ly e ' a b in these few later parliaments it has increased abso lute increasingacri practice is usurpationof comparative n u o n m e o c d a 7 tdoe o na r origin, must the now be evident to even the most bigotted partizan. Had interests e tyranny, ataotth e a veryo country ne for is the eare ascendancy cyest oatteiithe consists u genialt e o in r that it osfupa supersedes y es this openly displayed system of dominion happened under the nomination boroughs, how loud would have been the virtuous outcry of the self-elected friends of the people; declamatory theh ns u e sc s e e n lr d - a e n l ecacyctceuodtr. according friends ihn egir tparty, a rtwthylei, their proximity patriotism urosexmv oiit te c i l ol i eTn in swi eiittleofualoeettfl fault t D i eowning-street the and r e o p ffi r e c s e e ntatives alone, but i n massho w ; e i v t e i r s , n i s o tneither alleviated the vi t construction edor rem oved obfyt an . extended franchise or more frequent elections, which would both clearly t en d t o t h e i ncrease of party prejudice.' The remedy is in the hands of the existing constituency, comprising, as it does, the wealth, sound sense, and re flecting mind of the country, as well as every interest and every class. The excitement of the reform mania has ceased ; the dread of revolution has passed away ; the desire for cbange is universally superseded by an earnest crating for peace and confidence. But this wholesome feeling must be cherished and con firmed, not by a reckless presumption on the peaceful tendency of an industrious and loyal people, but by a real and honest confidence in the governing power ; by a posi tive and visible assurance that the representative principle, controlled and modified by the other branches of the le gislature, is the active agent for the public exigencies. The bane and antidote of the public welfare are in the hands and power of that public ; the one assuredly, the continuance of the domination of the executive and party ascendancy, will bring this free constitution to a speedy and violent dissolution • the other, the free and honest and judicious control of the legislature, will, as far as human instruments can avail, assure to us a government which will not only carry with it the elements of perma nency, but of peace, concord, and confidence among all classes and interests of a united and happy people. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your humble servant, CATO. Liscard, July 8, 1844. TO THE CHURCHWARDENS AND OVER SEERS OF THE PARISH OF LIVERPOOL. GENTLEMEN,—Three or four times during the last week I have called at the Parish-office to pay my rates, but without success, in consequence of the counter being wholly occupied by half-a-dozen men who are employed in copying your rate books ; upon enquiry, I find that they belong to the two great political associations which agitate this town, and, although myself a tory, I feel, in the present instance, almost compelled like Mercutio, to cry " a plague . upon both y our h ouses. " The radicals, I understand, first began this game, and the conservatives have, in self defence, followed it up. Now, I blame you for allowing either party to copy you r books ; the act, I am certain, when it said •` th a t th e rate-payers should have access to the book!," never intended th a t t h ey should be copied for political purposes. A n d I think it is a poor cause indeed which is obliged to resort to such a system for recruiting its ranks. As we d raw near to the 20th of July, the parish-office will be more and more crowded with ratepayers, and these copying clerks will then become a perfect nuisance,. and may be th e cause of many parsons being left oft the register, merely through inability to approach the counter. If I was in authority I would directly clear the office of both parties, and make sufficient space for the rate-payers. Trusting that you will adopt some such measure, I remain yours, A RATE-PAYEII. Liverpool, 811 s July, 1844. FRENCH BARRAGE DRESSES.—A large quantity of these beautiful summer dresses are advertised in our paper to-day, by Mr. Tuton, of Lord-street, at prices extremely low. They are part of an immense lot recently seized in London, which were sold to pay the custom's duty, and purchased by a firm in that city, from whom they were re-purchased by Mr. Tuton on very advantageous terms. Amongst them are many novel and beautiful patterns. INTERESTING TO LADlES. — Persons of delicate Com plexion are susceptible of the influence of the atmosphere at this peculiar season ; and Ladies, whether frequenting the crowded saloon, the close assembly, the rural ride or drive, the summer promenade, or the aquatic excursion, should invariably have recourse to that:invaluable disco very, ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, which is found to be the most gentle and efficacious preparation that science has discovered for the preservation of female beauty and grace. Throughout season, time, and climate, this faithful aux iliary arrays the nee]; arid arms in radi(iit brill ancy, and perpetuates the vivid bloom of juvenile' attraction.—See adrerli.yernent. Willantdr. WANTED, a SITUATION by a DRAUGHTS MAN, in an Architect's Office. Most satisfactory references and Testimonials can be given. A moderate salary would suffice, permanent occupation being bis prin cipal object. Address 22, Gerard-street, Liverpool. WANTED, TWO active YOUNG MEN, as SUB SURVEYORS of DISTRICTS, under the direc tion of the Town Council of Liverpool. Salary, £2 per Week. The Applicants must be well acquainted with Buildings, and have some knowledge of Surveying and Levelling ; must write a good hand, and be acquainted with the common rules of arithmetic. The strongest testimonials, as to character and qualifi cations, will be required, and must be delivered at the Clerk of Committees' Office, in the Town-hall, Liverpool, on or before the 13th instant. Town-hall, Liverpool, slh July, 1844. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL NEWS. MECHANICS' EXHIBITION.—The total amount re ceived at the Mechanics' Institution, up to Wednesday night, was £1396 2s. 4d. Up to the same evening. 519 persons had descended in the diving-bell. THE BANKRUPTCY Couwrs.—The usual summer va cation has commenced at the Bankruptcy Courts, Mr. Commissioner Phillips having left, on Friday last, for a period of ten weeks. Mr. Sergeant Ludlow has just re turned from the Gloucester Quarter Sessions, of which he is chairman ; and, at the expiration of Mr. Phillips's va cation, the learned sergeant will take a tour for a period of ten weeks also. ROBBERY OF PLATE.—About half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday, a respectable house, in Minshull-street, Edge-hill, was robbed of a large silver cup, on one side of which was a ship, and on the other the following in scription :—" Given by the Underwriters, London, to Captain George Lyon, of the ship Favourite, for saving the ship and cargo in the river Delaware." A quantity of silver spoons and other plate was likewise stolen. SCHOLASTIC HONOURS.—The Rev. J. G. Sheppard, son of J. Sheppard, Esq., member for the North Toxteth Ward, and formerly a pupil of the Royal Institution . . School, was yesterday week elected Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.—Mr. W. Rushton, of this town, whose name appeared on Saturday week as having gained the first prize in the Senior Latin class, and the third certificate in the Senior Greek class in the London University, was also a pupil of the same school. CLIMAX AND BATHOS.—Tbe following conversation, between—we should think—a newly married couple, oc curred within our hearing at the exhibition at the Me chanics' Institution, as is related by Punch in Liverpool : —" I think I will go down in the diving bell," said the husband to his loving wife. " Oh, do not, dear, do not ; it must be dangerous." Nonsense, nonsense." "If you have any regard for my feelings ; if you love me, I'm sure you will not go." " Toere is no danger." " I en treat you not to go ; but if you are determined to peril my happiness, put your old coat on first." ZlNC.—Various as are the purposes to which this metal has been applied, the general improvements in its quality for working and durability causes, we may say, a daily increasing demand for articles manufactured from it. We were exceedingly gratified a few days since by a cur sory glance at the stock of Mr. Hamilton, James'-street, who has succeeded to the business of Mr. Laird. It is replete with almost every article, and comprises some ex cellent and beautiful specimens of window blinds, a variety of perforated patterns, baths, culinary utensils. &c., &c., all beautifully made, and of a quality that needs only to be seen to be valued. CoMaIIrMENT.—A young man named Wm. Myers, was, yesterday, charged before Mr. Rushton, with break ing into and robbing the cabin of the Bangor steam -packet of the ceptain's coat, and several other articles of dress belonging to some of the crew. It appeared that on Sunday night, when the vessel was left in the Water loo dock, with no one on board, but all made fast, he had gone and broken open the skylight, and also a cupboard, and carried off the articles, but was stopped, when making off, by a police-officer. The clothes, some of which were found upon him, were identified, and stated to be worth £1 ss. He was committed for trial. INQUEST.—SUPPOSED DEATH FROM POISON. —On Friday, and by adjournment, yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Evan Richards. The deceased, aged only 19, was one of the crew of a Welsh trading smack, and boarded in the same house with the captain, in Edmund-street. On Wednesday, after dinner, he became suddenly very unwell, with pains in his stomach and bowels. Brandy, and afterwards some medicine, were given to him, but without affording any relief. He was then conveyed to the Northern Hospital, but did not rally, and died on Thursday morning. The surgeon, on the post mortem examination, observed some strange appearances, and suggested the necessity of analysing the contents of the stomach. This was agreed to by the court, and Mr. Brett, surgeon and chemist, was employed for that pur pose. That skilful gentleman yesterday stated in evi dence, that he had found some distant appearance of me talic poison, but to the least possible determinate extent. He found perforation, and inflammation, of the coats of the stomach, which had ended in death ; but could not take upon himself to pronounce whether these might or might not have been produced by natural causes. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with this testimony, necessarily leaving the case in some degree of doubt.— [The general opinion was, that it was impossible to arrive at the cause of death; but the absence of all motive for the administration of poison either by the deceased him self, or by others, left no ground for the supposition of foul:play.—ED. L. S.] CORPOREAL EDUCATION.—In all the systems of edu cation which have of late been canvassed, the most im portant defect which is observable is the almost total neglect of any provision for that development and regu lation of the corporeal powers, so essential for the pre servation of health in the youthful frame, and so materially conducive to the promotion of clear and vigorous mental energies. A strong and active intellect is rarely, if ever, found in a feeble and infirm body ; and whilst in whatever educational course we adopt for youth, we task the inte!. lest, often severely and occasionally ruinously, we ought to allow the training of the body and the eliciting of its dormant capabilities to go on pari passu with the mental exercise which we impose. By such a course we not only counteract the effect of sedentary habits during study, and their seriously injurious effect upon the after life f the student, but we refresh and invigorate the mind itself, and render it more capable of pursuing energetically its arduous • tasks. We purpose, on a future occasion, entering fully into a consideration of this important subject, not only as it bears upon the training of youth, but as well with re spect to the advantage of judiciously-directed corporeal training in more mature years. Our object in introducing it now is to direct the attention of our readers, and espe cially of parents, to the advertisement of Monsieur Huguenin, the able proprietor of the Gymnasium, in Cook-street. We have had many opportunities of visiting the establishment of this gentleman, and of witnessing the beneficial effects of his system ; and are able, theref ore , to speak confidently as to his abiity and fitness in every respect for the proper direction of that important branch of education to which he has for along series of years past devoted himself. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—The weekly meeting took place on Thursday ; present, Mr. J. Holmes, (in the chair,) Messrs. Whitby, Fletcher, Tinne, Hornby, Hope, J. Lawrence, Kaye, Guyton, Leyland, Cooper, Wood, and Gladstone. The Chairman noticed the alterations being made in the front of the shop in Bold-street, lately occupied by Mr. M'Connell, by which it would project 12 inches into the street. The flags, which had been taken up without permission of the board, would thus be made narrower. Mr. Cooper said it would be better to leave such matters to the commissioners of the district. The shop did not project beyond what the act allowed, and the next shop projected an inch more. Ir was ultimately resolved that Mr. Bateman, who was doing the work, should be summoned before the board, and in the meantime that the premises be surveyed. Mr. Elliot, of Waterloo-road, having built two cellar openings which projected three feet into the street, the builder was called, and said he had acted in ignorance of the law. It was resolved, that Mr. Elliot should contract the entrance to two feet. and pay the expenses of the law-clerk writing to him. It appears that parties infringing the law in this respect are liable to a penalty of £so.—Mr. Davies re ported that Mount-pleasant, from Upper Newington to Rodney-street, required repaving, the cost of which would be £166. The matter was referred to the district com missioner. A conversation took place relative to a com plaint that the pAice neglected to open the eyes of the sewers, but it appeared that many of them were so imbed ded in sand, &c. that they could not be opened. The Surveyor was ordered to look after the eyes.—A rather discordant conversation then arose relative to the com missioners not adopting the passage called the Jew's Entry, leading from Pitt-street to Frederick -street, so that it could not be flagged. It was finally settled that the passage was not public property.—Upon the motion of Mr. Gladstone it was resolved, that the surveyor be instructed to take care that whenever the streets are taken d u u p a b is y , either m, h e e b g e a s l a o i d r d w o a w t n e r w c i o t m h p t h a n e s e a s m , O e r s O u t r l Lecreintoditvhie tsotretheet' h that this could be remedied by ramming from the o a b n j d e o u t i o o t o left t o t n h e e o g r , otowood would inches o i g k t: e i r t . w o l s n r t a e t p e l d y bot tom.—Mr. Kaye said the water-carts were that morning dischargingAd discretion rest George-street somewhere a s while hi e to i t s w e a n s d ng raining.the carts out at six o'clock in the morning. The board then in shouldreat proceeded to discuss matters of finance. CHARGE OF LIBEL.-At the Police-court, on Friday, Mr. James, barrister, applied for a warrant to issue against John Lowe, a shoemaker, in order that he might be made to enter into sureties to appear at the ensuing assizes, and answer an indictment to be preferred against him, for a false and malicious libel upon Mr. W. K. Tyrer, solicitor, of North John-street. The ground of the application was, that Mr. Lowe had caused to be issued a placard reflecting upon Mr. Tyrer in his profes sional capacity, alleging that be bad been guilty of " fraud, forgery, and crimes deeper than those." It appeared that Mr. Tyrer, in September, 1842, advanced money to a person of the name of Watson, to build property in Grey street. Watson died some time afterwards, when the accounts were vouched by Mr. Tyrer, approved by the executors, and the property was sold to Lowe. Mr. Tyrer advanced ,41,000 upon it by way of mortgage. Mr. Lowe being afterwards engaged in law proceedings, sought a further advance, and negotiations passed be tween the parties ; Mr. Tyrer refused to lend more money, but said if Lowe approved the arrangement, he would purchase the property for £l5OO, and give him an oppor tunity of re-purchasing it at that sum, with an additional £5O. Lowe consented, the purchase was completed, and Mr. Tyrer gave Lowe a letter acknowledging the terms stated. Mr. Tyrer, for Mr. Simpson, entered into pos session of the property. Afterwards Mr. Lowe insisted on the rent receipis being banded over to hint, and some dispute arising, a letter was sent by Lowe to Mr. Tyrer, threatening that he would publish the whole circumstance in a placard, and afterwards Mr. Tyrer received a letter enclosing the hand-bill, which contained the libel com plained of. The warrant was granted, and Lowe placed in custody.—On the following day Mr. James called upon Mr. Tyrer to be sworn to subst ant i ate the charge. Mr.Tyrer stated that he was acquainted with John Lowe, and had had business transactions with him in the way of lending money : he had lent him the amount of £ll5O. On Wednesday be received a letter enclosing the hand bill shown. He (Mr. Tyrer) believed that the placard was intended to relate to him, with a view to injure him in public and private estimation. The placards were posted in various parts of the town. (The letter was read.) Lowe : " That letter is subscribed by me." Mr. Rathbone : " You are aware, Mr. Lowe, that if yon are prepared with bail to meet this clia , ge, von will be libe rated from custody, and have the opportunity of explain ing when it is brought on for trial." Mr. Lowe : " The / i has n i reference ntend too imputell! r. Tyrer anything i the o remotest dcharegrgeee I do o not rer." Mr. Powell (a friend of Lowe's): " I want to know the charge. I appear to give bail, and I want to know the charge." Mr. James: " The charge is, that Mr. Lowe has grossly libelled the character of Mr.Tyrer ; and my . application is, that he fi n d suret i es to answer a p r osecution for such libel at the Ass'zes, and that until such sureties be found, be be committed to custody." Mr. Lowe : " You will, gentl emen , see an d cons id er whether this handbill will support a charge of libel." Mr. Rathbone " Well, but you admit the handbill being yours ?" Mr. Lowe: "Yes; but I say it has no refe rence whatever to Mr. Tyrer. I can, if you like, say who it refers to." Mr. James: "It is for a j ury t o d ec id e that question." The magistrates then bound the defen dant, himself in £lOO and two sureties in £5O each, to appear to answer the charge to be preferred a ga i ns t hi m . Mr. James said the only object of Mr. Tyrer was to vin dicate his character from the stigma which Lowe had at tempted, by publishing the placard, to cast upon it, and to set himself right with the public. If a jury should say the placard did not refer to Mr. Tyrer, there was an end of the matter. It could not, however, be read by any reasonable person without conveying the idea that it was intended, to couple Mr. Tyrer's name with the odious charges referred to.—yesterday Mr. Lowe made an application to the magistrates for a warrant, o n th e ground of perjury in sustaining the charge. The magis trates refused ultimately to grant the warrant. GERMAN SONG. The following spirited German song has been handed us by a German friend, with the translation annexed. The original was written during the time of the French tyranny, when so many ardent Germans, of whom the author was not amongst the least ardent, entertained the hope of uniting the whole confederation under one standard. DES DEUTSCHEN VATERLAND. 'Was ist des Deutschen Vaterland ? Ist's Preussenland,—ist's Schwabenland ? Ist's wo am Rhein die Rebe bliiht, Ist's wo am Belt die Move zieht? 0 nein, o nein! Sein Vaterland muss grosser sein. 2. Was ist des Deutschen Vaterland ? Ist's Baierland ? ist's Steierland? Gewiss es ist das Oesterreich, An Ebren and an Siegen reich, 0 nein, o nein ! Sein Vaterland muss grosser sein. 3. Was ist des Deutschen Vaterland ? So nenne endlich mir das Land! So weit die deutsche Zunge klingt Und Gott im Himmel Lieder singt, Das soil es sein, Das, wackrer Deutscher, nenne dein ! 4. Das gauze Deutschland soil es sein ! 0 Gott vom Himmel sieh' darein, Und gib uns achten deutschen Muth, Dass wir es lieben treu and gut ! Das soil es sein ! Das gauze Deutschland soil es sein. THE GERMAN ' S FATHERLAND. ARNDT. What is the German's fatherland? Is it the Prussian land,—is it the Suabian land ? Is it where by the belt the sea-gull dwells ? Is it where, on the Rhine, the grapes flourish ? 0 no, 0 no ! His fatherland must be greater. 2. What is the German's fatherland ? Is it the Bavarian land,—ls it the Styrian land ? Surely it is the Austrian land, Rich in honour and in victories, 0 no, 0 no His fatherland must be greater. 3. What is the German's fatherland ? Then name at least to me the land! As far as sounds the German tongue, And to the Lord in Heaven sings praise, That shall it be ! That, valiant German, call thine own. 4. The whole of Germany shall it be ! 0, Lord of Heaven, look upon it, And give us true German courage, That we may love it truly and well! That shall it be ! The whole of Germany shall it be. MISCELLANEOUS. THE LIBRARY OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—On Friday the sale of Bibles, formerly the property of the Dtote of Sussex, was resumed at Messrs. Evans's auction rooms, Pall-mall. The number of lots disposed of during the five day's sale is 980, and the amount realised exceeds £2OOO. Very numerous applications have been made to the Home Office for a remission of the sentence on Barber, who is now on board a convict ship about to sail for New South Wales, but we can state that they have all been unsuccessful, and we believe there is no intention what ever to remit any part of the sentence of transportation for life.—Standard. ACCIDENT.—On Friday part of the iron and slated roof of the new retort-hom:e for the City and Suburban Gas Works, at Dalmarnock, started at one of the ends and came down with a crash. Most providentially, although there were upwards of fifty persons employed under it at the time, only five or six were hurt, the others having had time to escape to the coal-sheds situated on each side of that which had given way.—Glaaffow paper. SHOCKING DEATH.—An inquest was held on Friday, at Herts, on view of the body of a child named Dyce. The father, a chimney sweeper, had been employed to cleanse the kitchen flues at Goldings, the seat of Lord Reay, and sent the deceased up one of them ; but he got into a shaft, not intended for a flue, having no .outlet, and became jammed, so that he could not get down ; and though the brickwork was removed to extricate him, four hours elapsed before he was reached, and he was then quite dead.—Verdict, " Accidental." Lord Heytesbury, G.C.8., the successor of Earl de Grey in the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, is in his 65th year, and has been ambassador at the Court of St. Peters burgh, Naples, Madrid. and Lisbon. He was appointed Governor-General of India on the accession of Sir R. Peel to office in 1834, but on the return of the whigs in 1835, the appointment was cancelled. The noble lord married the daughter of the late Hon. W. H. Bouverie, grand-daughter of the first Earl of Radnor. In two of the Calcutta newspapers, schedules of the unclaimed dividends of persons and firms who have failed upwards of six years ago are published for general infor mation. According to the Indian practice, which is widely different from our own, these accumulated divi dends will be paid among any of the claimants whose claims have been established, and the balance unclaimed will be distributed among the creditors, the estate being thus brought to a final close. IRON STEAM-SHIP BUILDING.—The advance which the use of iron is making, in preference to timber, for steam-vessels, is sufficient, in a short time, to set the question at rest. The admiralty are now constructing many iron steam-vessels of war, of the largest class, and p i w n et o hc z ntidi and e best;al buildingo s a c accurate r a a n3 t do e tain the best information on this subject, have just issued a circular, to a su ffi cient . number of competent the Peninsular and Oriental Company, de . term w in h e ic d h to sh p a b l - 1 complete appointment of a first-c l ass iron steam-ship, and on the most improved princi p les. They offer 100 e e e st ted o statements engengineers, guineas for the specification, drawings, hc., ers to in o d b e ta ta i i n l, thennn connected be considered. as con veying . the most accurate and detailed suggestions; 50 guineas for the guineas for the third best. OXFORD, JULY G.—ln a Convocation holden this day, being the last day of Act Tarm, the Rev. Wm. Joy, M.A. of Trinity College, In a congregation holden Camb ridge, at the w s a a s m a e dr im it e ted th a e d fo e l ti l , o ld w e i Va ng . degrees were conferred :—Masters of Arts.—liev. Henry Hugh Courtenay, Merton College; Rev. David Dale Stewart, Exeter College; Rev. Edward Holland, Mag. dalen Hall; Rev. Theodore C. B. Stretch, Worcester College ; Rev. Abraham Mason, Brasenose College (in. corporated from Trinity College, Dublin.)—Bachaors of Arts.—Rev. James Peers Tweed, Fellow of Exeter Col lege; Richard Hopkins, Brasenose College, CAMBRIDGE, JULY 6.—At the Congregation held on Monday and Tuesday the various. prize poems, odes, epigrams, &c., were recited by the successful candidates Wednesday from hi s work, last, a searchyou n g already announced.—At a Congregation held on Thurs day, the following degrees were conferred :—Masters of Arts.—Thomas Sanders Evans, St. John's College ; John Atcherley Ashley, Jesus College; Benjamin John Arm strong, Caius College; Charles Wade Green, St. Peter's College; John Barham Johnson, Corpus Christi College. man, aged 20, in the employment of Mr. Derock, manu facturer, London, being DEATH BY CHARCOAL. was made after him on the premises ; and on the parties to be fastened inside. It was immediately forced open, eventually going to the wafer-closet, the door was found floor. From an examination of the p lace, it appears that so determined was he to effect his object, that be had when the young man was found quite dead, lying on the taken the precaution toy aste paper round the doorway, wised — O n admitted, and then ignited a pan of charcoal, over which it is supdosed he stood inhaling its su ff ocating vapours and over every crevice by which the slightest air could be until deprived of life . The cause of his committin g the rash act is said to b e an attachment to a youn g woman, by whom his affectio n was not returned. ANTIQUE B R ACELET.—About three weeks ago, as some men were excavating about four miles from Ely, one of them discovered, at a depth of about eight feet, an z czn i ( c i e i, s i . t y . I t A i s sstiimp:i similar d o to ne be w aosf found antique solid gold bracelet or armlet. It is of a spiral s l Ctesar, and its value is of course great form, and has two very peculiar terminations, which seem as though intended for a clasp, and present the appear ance of a piece of rope, being twisted in the same way. Cheshire ; and the one to which we Wore it uncurled, it would measure four feet in length ; : me"'' l oeet l if o i; w liji;tiu i et t ilo : u t iissn i t ie possession as a itilol t : i lem d ,p drte i ioe t i s tapii of this town, who bought it of the luclq tinder for a c.,m paratively trifling stmt.- Its value, as uld gold, is a l>,,nr £2l. Cambridge Independent. , 7 / GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE POS7- OFFICE.—In the Rail Court, last week, the Great Western. Railway Company sought to recover from t'e Earl of Lonsdale, as Postmaster-General, the sum of £48,308 for the conveyance of the mails since 1841. The action was founded on an award in the Company's favour, made ac cording to the Act. but a difficulty had arisen on some technical point. Ultimately it was arran,ted that a fresh arbitration should be instituted. The Wesleyan Methodists of the Bingham circuit, have erected a moveable wooden meeting-house upon wheels, capable of seating about one hundred and twenty persons, at a cost of about £tiO, for the accommodation of severa villages where no site could be obtained. The above pla e of worship was opened on Monday last, .by Mr. Jo Shelton, of Nottingham, who preached two sermons up • the occasion; at the conclusion collections were made, which together, amounted to upwards of £5O. TRIAL OF THE RIOTERS AT LEEDS. —This extraor dinary trial, according to the reports in the Leeds papers, terminated on Tuesday last, having occupied four days of the borough sessions, and twice as long as the other 36 cases put together. The speeches of the learned counsel alone occupied about twelve hours, five being taken up by Mr. Ingham, five by Mr. Overend, and two by Mr. Pashley. The recorder, in summing up, occupied nearly half of the time of the whole of the speeches of the learned counsel ; to wh . ch, if we add the three hours taken up in the consideration of the verdict of the jury, the business of two of the four days of the trial is amply accounted for. Twice the court sat until between ten and eleven o'clock at night. Of the military, four were found guilty, and eight not guilty ; of the civilians, four were found guilty, and three not guilty. The sentences on the former were different periods of imprisonment; of the latter, one was fined £4, the others were sentenced to short period of imprisonment. DR. M` ALE.—A letter from Dr. WHale to Sir R.. Peel, animadverting in strong terms upon the bill intro duced into pailiement by the government, "to provide for the more effectual application of charitable donations and bequests in Ireland, and to enable grants and devises to be made in trust for Roman Catholic ministers in Ire land," has been published. One of the principal griev -11 ances complained of in the bill is denominating the Roman Catholic priests " ministers!" This term, it appears, ruffles the equanimity and excites the very indignation of the Titular Archbishop of Tuam. " Roman Catholic ministers! (says this " divine" in his letter to the Premier,) pray appropriate that designation to the officers of the Kirk or the parsons of the Establishment, the one being the elected ministers of the state, the other of their congregations; but do not call the Catholic bishops or priests of Ireland by a name under which their faithful flocks could never know them, being imported with that alien establishment, with which they have been taught to associate the worst evils of Ireland." He concludes by designating the bill " a foul measure, which would be as unworthy of the boasted freedom of the age as it would be insulting and injurious to the people of Ireland." ACCIDENT AT THE EDINBURGH RAILWAY. —On Saturday morning, shortly before six o'clock, an accident occurred at the Glasgow station of the most alarming kind, but most providentially, no lives have bees lost. About half-past five in the morning, a great number of trucks, loaded with large stones and bricks, were prepared at Cowlairs to be brought down the incline by three breaks. By some great misfortune, either seven or nine of the trucks were shoved forward and on to the incline. They immediately began to move downward, of course, and although, as we understand it, one poor fellow leapt - on a break, which was forwarded to try to stop their onward course, all his efforts were unavailing, and the carriages came rushing down the incline with an appalling speed which no one can describe, the rails, as they neared, being actually on fire. There was no human power now to stop them, and down they came, three of the foremost running right through the centre of the large station-house, through both walls, and out at the front, into the door of the bar of the North British Hotel, on the opposite side of the passage. There was no person in the station-house, and no one hurt. The breaks man leaped off, we believe, and was injured, but how he escaped with the life in such circumstances, is more than we can nnderstand, There were in all nine or ten waggons, we learn, came down the incline, six of which were smashed to atoms.—The gra titude of every person witnessing the effects of the acci dent, was that no lives were lost.—Glasgow Paper. INVENTION OF PA PER FOR PRINTIN G.—The invention of paper, about a century and a half before Richard de Bury wrote (namely, 1194), and its general employment instead of vellum for manuscripts in ordinary use, was a great step towards the multiplicatio❑ of books. Tran scribers necessarily became more numerous; but for a long period they wholly belonged to the monastic orders, and the books were essentially for the use of the clergy. Richard de Bury says, with the most supreme contempt for all others, whatever be their rank, " Laymen, to whom it matters not whether they look at a book turned wrong side upwards or spread before them in its natural order, are altogether unworthy of any communion with books." But even to the privileged classes he is not sparing of his reproach as to the misuse of books. He reprobates the unwashed hands, the dirty nails, the greasy elbows leaning upon the volume, the munching of fruit and cheese over the open leaves, which were the marks of careless and idle readers. With a solemn reverence for a book at which we may smile, but with a smile of respect he says, " Let there be a due decorum in opening and closing of volumes, that they may neither be unclasped with precipitous haste, nor thrown aside after inspection without being duly closed."—Biography 'of William Caxton. NOT AT HOME.—Mrs. Charles Kemble, giving orders to a newly-installed footman—a clod whom she had picked up in the country, and who was quite ignorant and unpractised in the fitnesse of polite life, told him that she " should not be ' at home' the whole of that clay ;" but which intimation the man undoubtedly understood that she intended going out, but hearing a knock at the street door a moment after he had received his order, the man unhesitatingly admitted a party of ladies to the presence of his surprised mistress, who had seated herself at her writing table in all security of her precaution. Mrs. Kemble received her unwelcome visitors with some embar rassment, looking daggers at the booby, who coloured up to the very roots of his hair, as he withdrew, leaving the incumbrances he bad forced upon the time of his vexed mistress. Before Mrs. Kemble had presence of mind to recover from her contre-tems, another carriage drew up to the door, and Mrs. Kemble turning her head to the window, perceived that it was that of Mrs. Siddons, and glad that her order for general exclusion had not deprived of the pleasure of such a visit, she became reconciled to the recent blunder of the stupid footman, and waited with great complacency—her eyes directed to the door of the room—for the dignified entrance of the tragic muse, but, to her great chagrin, the carriage drove away, and Clod not appearing with any message, Mrs. Kemble rang the be'l somewhat impatiently, and inquired the reason why Mrs. Siddons did not come in. To this inquiry the now sulky boor replied with an expressive waive of his hand towards the visitors—" Wby ma'am, you looked so black at me for showing in these, that I thought I had better send Pother away, so I told her you wouldn't see her to day."—Anecdotes of Actors. . DAMASCUS, THE MOST ANCIENT CITY.—DaMaSCUS is, perhaps, the most ancient city in the world, and the only one that has enjoyed a continued, though not undis turbed, course of prosperity through so vast a succession of ages. It existed in the days of Abraham, and before them we know not how long. Founded before almost all those that afterwards rivalled or eclipsed it, it has seen them perish one by one, and sometimes so utterly as to leave no memorial to mark the place on which they founded the Caliphs. b c e b e lyi a l i m ßp e he hs t .s h i e n A,f capi taltwaser stood. And yet Damascus has had its full share of the of Israel, but soon Seleucidm had transferred 'b f . s l o i o d r va e i i mo n t e e nkci was o ne f g. once polis ct b aa u mk ff en, recoveredt liket i n n d g s fi 3s, oaolfcmgkwdeaatdi Bagdad, :ba by Jeroboam, Joe ew c rr i :) % e . I o f f t s h y e ria k it/log:Igo before Syria,the the seat of their empire to Antioch. Under the Saracens, in the brilliant period of Arabian history, Damascus be thl this, sieges and disasters were no rare occurrences in its annals. Repeatedly was it swept with fire and sword, but never did it sustain so fearful a calamity as towards the close of the fourteenth century, when it was beleaguered by the ferocious conqueror Timur Lenk (Timur the Lame. or Tamerlane.) For several days the black flag floated in vain on the Tartar's tent; and never had that signal of desolation been hoisted for three days on the same spot without the fulfilment of its fatal presage. At length the city was taken by storm, and the streets were deluged .with blood. They still show, near the gate called Babel Kabi, the spot on which stood a pyramid of heads, the horrible monument of the victor's ferocity. Timur Lea. carried off with him the ablest artisans, after butchering the rest, desiring to enrich his capital, Samarcand, with all tl,e arts of which he robbed Damascus.—Library of Travel. THE EMPEROR NlCllol.xs.—The plainest dressed, but browto her e tower o wmovements abov all, -, 1, but the most mag n ifi cent fi gure upon all public occasions in Russia is, un ques ti ona bl y t h e emperor. /is the empress hangs on the ar m o f h er no bl e husband, arrayed in a blaze of jewels, and, w i t h s h ort steps drags a heavy train of velvet behind h er, t h e emperor accommodates his steps hisconi t m he an s d o i u n l g -s ti ti g r u ri r n e g a n n at d l !o r/f a t:i t and, whilst hymn is played, " Boje Zarachrani," the Russians gaze on their emperor as though he was a god. On festivals or ceremonies of a religious character, the emperor in variably stands with head uncovered, and remains wholly motionless. Jove frozen by eternal cold, or riven by one of his own thunderbolts, could not possibly be more statue like. Yet this is not to be attributed either to want of heart or of emotion. But he knows that every movement is watched, differently interpreted, and made to mean more than it was intended to evince. lie knows that they say and think of him that he is "le plus bet bomme qu'on puisse s'imaginer ;'' and as he hears this everywhere, and sees the same thought written in every smile and bow of the Russian beauties of his court, he cannot he indifferent to his person, or treat with contempt their adulation. Sometimes he may be seen dashing along with his white feathers streaming, muffled in his military cloak, i n hi s solitary sledge y drawn with one horse ; and, at another time, striding with powerful steps, wholly unattended, in the dusk of the early evening, the whole length of the Nevski. Whenever and wherever he appears there is a sort of imposing character about his movements which rivets all eyes, and fixes the attention of every one. When Lis towering plume approaches, the crowd falls back, and, enframed in a vacant space, appears a figure to which there is no second in Russia, evcn.if there be in the world. The Russians declare that it is " a figure of the grandest beauty, expression, demeanour, and carriage, uniting all the majesties and graces of all the heathen gods." When they say and write this, they mean every word of it to the letter. The person of the emperor is that of a colossal man, in the full prime of life and of health: Forty-eight years of age, about six feet two inches itr height, with a bust and person welttiled„ ., out, without any approach to corpulency. t i.k i s , kat 1 _ is ` ' •.. . ~ m.zanil d7ht hiently carved, he has a splentlieathla gr i. .1. 2 .\,, shoulder and chttt, great length and sYmiliftry.a . litni,,), 1 with finely formed hands and feet.—Fraser'al.ra-ger:o4, =' -- . .r . r"‘ '""1 , IT . 1, , ~ t !hy ::~ ~? ••• 0 4G 30 0 ant arf 00 0 Otir PO Da' tea -Ifl tb 6 oIE ,ter , , e t► air .16$' 0• ref II IP