The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

PHOTOGENIC Paoc'esi.—The photogen4; proems, which is now .oc.cupying the attention of the curio 6..5, the philopher, and the civilized world •• in general," is ab but to be brought into use' in- this town. The very taster d little building erected on the top of the Mount is devote x 1 to the purpose, and will be open on Monday to the public :. When we say the likenesses are admirably taken by this. process, we say too little ; in point of fact, it is like a i nan observing his face in a looking-glass, and leaving the reflection behind him. THE DISPENSARIES.—It is well known that these most valuable charities have long been struggling: with difficulties of the most trying character, owing' to an enormous defici ency in the funds which are necessary to carry out the be nevolent objects of the committee in affore ling medical relief to the increasing applicants for advice am I medicine. The directors of the institutions have met thes e embarrassments with praiseworthy patience for a considerable time, but finding them at length to be absolutely ins urmountable, and seeing no alternative but either to contract the utility of the charity, or make a special and public appeal, have determi ned upon the latter, and, as will be seen fi .om an advertise ment, the Mayor, at the request of the corn rnittee, has called a public meeting of the inhabitants of this town, which will be held this day week, when, unless we mistake our fellow townsmen, such an effort will be made as n of only to relieve the committee from their present unpleas; int position, but also, as the winter is approaching, to enable them to enhance the measure of assistance so long arid so use fully afforded by this charity. Let the ministers of onr churl :Eves take an in terest in this matter. There is a loud call DID the sympathy and liberality of every congregation in the to sew, and not one should be permitted to leave the house of Giod next Sunday Week without an opportunity of showing that however de pressed may be the interests of trade, the Disnensarie shall not be allowed .to suffer in consequence. The prest.ure of the times is one reason why the charity is no peculiarly cir cumstanced, as the applicants for relief are greatly climb iished in more prosperous seasons. We shall in all probribility recur to this subject. LAUNCH OF Two STEAM-SHIPS.—To ; ffiow the great progress steam is nicking in this port, it is or rly necesi ary to state that two splendid vessels were launched 3 yesterday , from the yard of Mr. Thomas Wilson, the eminent builder, at the north end of the town. They both were sent . afloat in:splen did style, at an interval of about five minut es, amidst the cheers of thousands who were present to en joy this truly English sight. The first vessel that passed away frorm the platform on which the godmother was stagy ding was the " Prince Albert," the property of the Bri' ash and Irish Company, and she is intended to ply betwe, n Dublin and London, in conjunction with the other splendi d steamers be longing to that company: she was named by I , hiss Jamieson. The second vessel was named the " Lady Mr iry Wood," by Mrs. J. C. Shaw, the lovely wife of the ( :ity of Dublin Company's Marine Manager. The Lady Ma: S Wood is the property of the Peninsular and Oriental Ste am-ship. Com pany, and she will he employed carrying the Peninsular mails, thus adding another to the numerow : fleet running from Southampton and Falinouth to Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. It may he remembered that the Oriental, steam-ship, belongs to the same company, and that most perfect vessel, the observed of all observers.," was built by Mr. Wilson, and launched in March, 1841. rt Messrs. Fawcett and Preston's services are secured to manui !acture the ma chinery of both vessels, named ahoy c, and we have no doubt that Liverpool will be again triumphant by producing two steamers unequalled in their class- We ho pe when these vessels are tried that " we shall he there to se e." On the 16th instant, the Rev. William P Dllock, A. M., officiating minister at Christ Church, Ma cclestield, was unanimously appointed by the trustees to the Incumbency of St. Helens, Lancashire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. James Furnival, A. M. BAD NEWS FOR THE; CORN-LAW AGITATORS.—The recent unfavourable " Anti-corn law weather" has already been felt in the metropolis. and a fall in the price of bread has been the result. On Wednesda77 last the price of the 41b. loaf jumped down from 91d. to i d. in many parts of London. We should like to see the co mmodity take a similar jump in Liverpool. Surely the speciLlators play is " played out," and the poor man will he all( wed to eat bread at length. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—An °cc, urrence of a very-dis tressing nature took place at St. Helen: on Wednesday. In consequence of the heavy rain which fel I during the whole of Tuesday, the brook which flows immediately adjacent to the town became so much swollen as to care r all hefore it by the force of the stream. One man w h o w. as working near the brook was swept away by the current, and one of his com panions observing his perilous situation., immediately went to endeavour to rescue him, but both were unfortunately hurried down the stream, and met with a watery and un timely grave. LAUNCH OF AN EAST 'esterday, at high Water, a beautiful spiv, intended for the East India trade, and of about 700 tons burthen, was launch, ed from the build ing -yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, Trentham-street. Her length of keel is 130 feet, breadth of b. cam 32 feet, and depth of hold 20 feet 4 inches. She is built :of the very best English oak, and quite equal, in strength of frame and finish, t° any vessel that has ever been turned out of this port, or, in other words, is a vessel of the very first cl; tss. She is fast ened in a superior manner, having 7 inch stringers above and below her deck beams, together with iron T plates bolted through the beam ends and clenched, ant l also clenched through the sides. For better ventilation, she has three tiers of iron gratings between decks, on a new and improved principle; her upper ceiling is entireiy of :mahogany, var nished; and her decks are all finely planed. She is called " The John Macvicar," after the celebrate !d Manchester merchant and exporter, a representation of whom, at full length, she bears as a figure head, and was 13Failt for Messrs. Bold and Starkie, of this port. She has :a poop and top gallant forecastle, and a splendid cabin, with:numerous sleep ing apartments. Practical men have pronon nced her to be of beautiful model, and she will, we trust, b ecome an addi tional honour to the mercantile marine of our port. The launch was beautiful, and gave great delight to many hun dreds in the yard. The ladies and gentlemen were admitted by ticket to a spacious . loft or gallery, wherc tl ley could view the proceedings with ease and satisfaction. T his noble ves sel is now in the Canning Dock, preparatory to her being rig g ed and coppered. LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAMER.—Yester day, at about twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, a fine iron steam-vessel was launched from the building and boiler-yard of Messrs. Davenport, Grindrod, and Patrick, north side of the Bruns- Z:el , Duck. She is of about 175 tons, builder's measure , e t ilt ; is of a fine model, put together on the most recent approved principles of iron shipbuilding, and combining all the apparent requisites for speed and safety. She went ° i f in admir a ble style amidst the cheers of hundreds of spec tators, after being named, in the usual form, by Miss Grind rod, the i n t eres ti ng j uven ile daughter of one of the builders. She was launched into the basin on the west side of the yard, and was cleverly checked by hawsers from running against the projecting quay opposite. She is named the " Blanche," after the second daughter of Lord Francis Egerton, and is, we believe, intended for the Runcorn trade. She will be fitted with two engines equal to 65 horse power, on the prin ciple introduced by the same builders in those of the Alice, running between this port and Runcorn—the cylinders lying on an angle of 45 degrees, ittid the piston-l - ods working from below. This plan, by admitting of a greater length of con • necting rod, is found to be highly efficient, as exemplified in the Alice, one of the fastest and most beautiful of our river steamers. Considerable improvements are introduced in the construction of the engines for the Blanche, by the builders of them as well as the vessel, and we doubt not she will turn out to be " a clipper." She looked very handsome in the water, and floated very steadily and evenly on a very light draught, apparently of not more than two feet. After leaving the basin she was towed into the Coburg Dock. The builders and their friends a fterwards_partook of an excellent cold col lation and dessert, at Mr. Wilde's, the American Hotel, where " Success to the Blanche" was enthusiastically d run k. MR. JOHN MARTIN'S PAINTINGS.—The advertisement of this day announces that the exhibition of these matchless works of genius, at the Union Gallery, Slater-street, will positively be closed on the evening of Friday, Oct. Ist. To those who have not yet seen them, we strongly recommend that the opportunity should not be lost. MEETING OF THE DOCK-COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, at the offices in the Custom-house Buildings. There were present, Messrs. Benn, (Chairman) Horsfall, T. Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Sands, Mellor, Bulley, Chap man, Martin, Hornby, Evans, and G. Holt. The Harbour Master's sub-committee recommended that Samuel Duckworth he appointed head keeper of the west gates of Victoria Dock, at an increase in his wages of 2s. per week.—Agreed to. The MARINE SURVEYOR reported that the new lantern in the Comet light-ship having been completed satisfactorily, she had been:yesterday moored on the north-west station, in the room of the Meteor, which had been brought into port. The Meteor having been out for two years, it would be ne cessary for her to go into the Graving Dock for examination, and it would further be necessary to furnish her with a bell of larger dimensions, and with an improved reflector. The report was referred to the Harbour Master's sub-committee. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. Thomas M`Teer, complaining of the arrangements of the committee with re spect, to the admission of coasting vessels into Trafalgar Dock, during the time that Canning and Salthouse- Docks will be closed. The letter complained, that on the south side, which is appropriated to steamers, there were two tier of coasters. The vessels under his charge traded to Bristol and Wexford, they were of the largest class, and it would be a great inconvenience if they could not discharge immediately upon their arrival. The remaining, three sides of the dock were occupied by vessels taking in machinery, or vessels laid up ; and the dock would speedily be very full, as, in addition to those already there, he understood the City of Dublin Company bad three large ones about to enter the next tide— two after launching, and one for repairs. Undet these cir cumstances Mr. M`Teer requested the committee to make some alteration in their resolution for the accommodation of those connected with steamers. This letter was followed by one from Messrs. Willi am D awson and Son, confirming Mr. M'Teer's statements, and adding that they had three steamers arriving every week from Whitehaven, and that the withdrawal of the usual accommodatio n to them in the dock would he an injury to the p u bli c. Mr. Alderman EvANs said he had recommended Mr. M`Teer to write the letter just read. That gentleman com plained that the c ommittee were removi ng t h e steamers from their habitual births , and that if one side of the dock were wholly appropriated to their use the inconvenience would not be so bad, especially as sheds had been erected specially for them. The CHAIRMAN said the committee had not given up the dock to coasting vessels in the way that Mr. M'T eer se e med to think ; what the comm i ttee did, was to leave it to the harbour master to accommodate as many coasters there as he could without inconvenience. Mr. Alderman EVANS o bserved that Mr. `eer seemed to think that the dock had been given up to c M oas T ters. The CHA TEN AN.—Certainly not ; but at the same time the committee have given no exclusive right to any. Mr. Alderman EVANS had mention ed to Mr. `Teer that there could be no exclusive right to accommodation on the Part of any, and that the steam trade must submit to their portion of the incnvenience , which woul las! for nine months. Of course o , if there were any incodnvenience they must take their share. Mr. CHAPMAN said the steam companies fancied they had ned h an exclusive right to this dock ; but because they app l e 'ed to have more capital employed on them than was emp ( ?) on coasters, it did not follow that they must not suffer along with the poor coasters. Mr. Alderman EVANS remarked that the committee must not be led away by the notion of. any abstract rights, but at the same time they must be careful of doing injury to the community. They must look upon steamers as they' would at a chronometer—that time was a voyage. If they delayed a coaster of 8t or 100 tons, coming from Limerick or Dun dalk, for one or two days, they would not he doing anything like the proportionate harm which they would by delaying a steamer, which would complete the voyage in that very time. He would not be led away entirely with abstract rights, for one man had as good a - right to the quay as another. The CHAIRMAN said, it the principle alluded to by Mr. Alderman Evans. were .carried out,. the sailing of coasters might be put down altogether. Mr. Alderman EVANS had arrived at no decision what ever upon the subject, he had merely put.in a kind of caveat in arrest of judgment, in order that the committee might, after calling upon the harbour master and dock master, say whether thy could not consider the case of the steamers without prejudice to that of the coasters. Mr. HORSPALL would answer that by giving them to un derstand that steamers had no exclusive right. He would certainly direct the harbour master to give them every ac commodation he could give, but beond that the committee would not go. Mr. Alderman EVANS said there was another view in which to put the case of a steamer. A steamer might interest a hundred individuals or more, a little coaster would in terest only one. Mr. CHAPMAN observed thatthrogh the stagnation of trade all the docks were crammed with shipping, and that would be the case for the next six or eight months. If Clarence and Trafalgar Docks were kept at such a time exclusively for steamers it was unjust to the port at large ; and if the Comp mittee once admitted that that description of vessels had an exclusive right to them,—they did not know when the de mands upon them would cease. He recommended the subject to be deferred till next week, by which time every member of the Committee would have the opportunity of considering a motion of which he had given notice, with the view of pro viding for the inconvenience which would arise from the tem porary closing of Canning and Salthouse Docks. The CHAIRMAN observed that there were other parts of Trafalgar Dock where the steamers could be accommodated. Mr. CHAPMAN said that was so, but sheds had been erected for their use on their usual side. Mr. MARTIN admitted that coasters had quite as good a right to all the accommodations they might require as steam ers had, but at present the great inconvenience to steamers i❑ Trafalgar Dock, was the presence of large ships, not coasters. Coasters took up but little room, but these vessels occupied a great deal. Mr. HORSPALL said the Harbour Master ought to have reported that difficulty and removed it if he had the means. Mr. MARTIN said the Harbour-master had the means if he had only done his duty. The CHAIRMAN wished when Mr. Martin went down to the docks, he would report every case of neglect of duty. Mr. CHAPMAN said when he was down at the docks yes terday, the Harbour-master referred hiai to some old order in council as his authority. Mr. MARTIN said it had already been well understood by the committee that Clarence and Trafalgar Docks were steam docks ; and he begged to say that next week there would be many additional vessels in the basin. Mr. CHAPMAN called attention to his notice of motion for next Thursday, urging that unless something of the sort were adopted, the committee would have difficulties of every kind put into their way, and they would be inundated with peti tions for exclusive rights, just as they were about closing Canning and Salthouse docks. The CHAIRMAN.—The committee can only say that we will give all the accommodation we can. Mr. CHAPMAN said his notice would include that circum stance, and on that ground he wished for members to come prepared to discuss it. lie desired the Chairman to read it. The CHAIRMAN then read Mr. Chapman's notice, of which the following is a copy : " 1. That in consequence of the, unusual and unexpected depression of the general trade of the port, and especially of .the sipping interest, it 'will be inexpedient to close the Canning and Salthouse Docks until equivalent accommoda tion is provided by the opening of the south boundary basin and the erection of sheds on the north sides of the Waterloo and Victoria Docks, in addition to the south side of the Trafalgar Dock already thrown open to the public. " 2. That if the proposed accommodation is afforded the public service will not be materially impeded by closing the Canning and Salthouse Docks, which will allow of the pro posed alterations being carried on simultaneously as proposed by the sub-committee of works, and be the means of effect ing saving of £lO,OOO to the dock trust as estimated by the dock surveyor." _ _ _ _ Mr. G. Hour said if he understood the notice right, Mr. Chapman wanted to ensure the opening of the south basin before the new works were commenced ? Mr. CHAPMAN replied in the affirmative. Mr. G. HOLT said it would be most injurious for the com mittee to pledge itself to that proposition. Mr. CHAPMAN was quite sure accommodation could not be given to the shipping unless the committee adopted his motion, for all the docks were now full, and would be for some time. Mr. Alderman EvANs said Mr. Chapman's argument would go so far as not to close the two docks at all. Mr. CHAPMAN said his sole object was to provide the requisite accommodation. Mr. MIDDLETON observed that as this was only a notice, any discussion upon it was premature. Mr. CHAPMAN said he only wanted the surveyor to report upon the plan he had suggested in the notice; but he could not enter further on the subject to-day. The further consideration of the subject was then post poned until Thursday next ; and the committee separated after the transaction of some financial affairs. • SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. On Wednesday last, an investigation took place .at the White Lion Inn, in the village of Halton, near Lancaster, before five commissioners appointed by the lord bishop of the diocese, into certain charges preferred against the Rev. Robinson Shuttleworth Barton, rector of Heysham, near Lancaster, preferred by Thomas John Knowlys. Esq. , of Heysham Hall. The proceedings were taken under the 3d and 4th Victoria, chap. 86, the Church Discipline Act re cently passed, which gives power to the bishop to appoint commissioners to make inquiry into the grounds of the charge alleged against the party, which commissioners are to report to the bishop, whether upon hearing the whole evi donee, there shall be sufficient prima facie case established, to warrant further proceedings, in the way Of reprimand, suspension, or exclusion ; and the alleged offence must have been committed within two years from the date of the com plaint to the bishop. The commissioners named by the bishop were the Rev. Thomas Mackreth, rector of Halton, and rural dean, the Rev. "William Carus Wilson, rector of Whittington, the Rev. Edward Thurtell, incumbent of Caton, the Rev. Edward Scott, incumbent of Poulton-le-Sands, and the Rev. David Umpleby, of Lancaster. The case, on the part of Mr. Knowlys, was conducted by Mr. Buck, attorney of Preston ; the defence, by Mr. Brandt, barrister of Manchester, and Mr. Shuttleworth, attorney of Preston. Mr. Barton. the accused, was present during the whole of the proceedings. Mr. MACKRETH opened the Court by readin g the com mission which alleged " that the Rev. Robinson Shuttleworth Barton, Rector of the Rectory and Parish Church of Hey sham, a clerk in holy orders of the united Church of England and Ireland, hath been guilty of profane and lewd converse intemperance and intoxication, to wit between the 18th and 27th days of December last, past, and on other days and times past, against the laws ecclesiastical. And further, that by reason of the unholy life and conversation of the said Robinson Shuttleworth Barton, there exists scandal and evil report that the said Robinson Shuttleworth Barton hath offended against the said laws." Mr. KNOWLYS then proceeded to open the case. He commenced by saying that it was with no common feelings he appeared before the commissioners to make the charges mentioned in the commission; but he considered himself bound to do so upon many accounts, the pi incipal of which was that he had the honour of occupying the position of one of her Majesty's justices of the peace. The commissioners, no doubt. had frequently heard her Majesty's proclamation against vice, profaneness, and immorality, which she com manded to be read at all assizes and quarter sessions. There was one passage in that proclamation which was his justifi cation for coining forward with the present charges. It was as follows :—" We most seriously and religiously consider ing that it is an indispensable duty upon us to be careful above all other things to observe and advance the honour and service of Almighty God, and to discountenance and sup press vice, profaneness. and immorality, which are so highly displeasing to God " Mr. BRANDT here objected to Mr. Knowlys opening the case, when he had his legal adviser with him. A long argu ment followed, at the end of which the commissioners inti mated that Mr. Knowlys might be allowed to explain his motives for making the charge, but without entering into a statement of facts. Mr. KNOWLYS said he was sorry the commissionersshould have been delayed so long upon such a point as that they had been discussing, but he would on his part endeavour to be very concise. Her majesty's royal proclamation went on to say—" We have thought fit by the advice of our privy coun cil to issue this our royal proclamation, and we do hereby declare our royal purpose and resolution to discountenance and punish ali manner of vice., profaneness, and immorality in all persons of whatsoever degree or quality within this our realm." Again, it is said—" And we do expect and require that all persons in honour or in place of authority will give good example by their own -rirtue and piety, and to their utmost contribute to the discountenancing of persons of dis solute and debauched lives, that they being reduced by that means to shame and contempt for their loose and evil actions and behaviour, may be thereby also enforced the sooner to reform their idle habits and practises, and that the visible displeaure of good men towards them may (as far as it is pos sible) supply what the laws probably cannot altogether prevent. * * * * * * * * * And for the more effectual reforming all such persons who, by reason of their dissolute lives and conversations, are a scandal to our kingdom ; our further pleasure is, and we do hereby strictly c h arge an d comman d a ll our j u d ges , m ay ors , sheriffs, ieetiee e e t the peace, and all other our officers and ministers, both ecc l es i ast i cal and c i vil, an d a ll ot h er our sub jects whom it m a y concern, to be very vigilant and strict in the discovery, and the effectual prosecution and punishment of all persons who shall be guilty of excessive drinking, blasphemy, profane swearing, and cursing, lewdness, profa nation of the Lord's day, or other dissolute, immoral, or disorderly practices." He therefore held that he was bound, not only as a private individual and as an inhabitant of the parish of Heysham, but as a justice of the peace, to prose cute this inquiry. And theißev. Robinson Shuttleworth Barton being a spiritual person, it was a privilege that he should be prosecuted in a spiritual court. For that purpose he (Mr. Knowlys) was there. He was there to make certain charges against Mr. Barton, of excessive drinking, profane swearing, cursing, lewdness, and other dissolute and immo ral practices, and in the words of the information that he was a man of ungodly iife and conversation. Thomas Bailey, of Lancaster, slater and plasterer, was the first witness called. He stated that on the 24th of August, 1839, he was working near Heysham rectory, when he heard Mr. Barton utter certain oaths, (which he described,) on three separate occasions, and that he (Mr. Barton) was tipsy in the afternoon of that day. Mr. Thomas How itt, surgeon, of Lancaster, said, that about a year and a half ago, he dined at Mr. Hargreave's, with Mr. Barton, and eight or nine other gentlemen. Mr. Barton after dinner was not altogether sober. In cross examination, the witness admitted that he was " a little elevated" himself on the occasion. John Hodgson, George Hodgson, and Thomas Ripley, de posed as to Mr. Barton having used the expressions described by the first witness. They also spoke as to Mr. Barton hav ing been in liquor. Mrs. Jane Rldly, widow of the last rector of Heysham, described the congregation of the church as having fallen off very much lately, and added, that she had herself ceased being a communicant for the last eighteen months, because she did not feel very comfortable owing to the reports that were circulated concerning Mr. Barton. On being cross-examined, Mrs. Ridley said, she had herself never seen any thing ungentlemanly in the conduct of Mr. Barton, and that she had never heard him use any improper language whatever, or seen him in a state of intoxication. Edward Lamb deposed to having heard profane language from Mr. Barton. Robert Summers and Thomas Jackson described certain indecent expressions as having been uttered by Mr. Barton. Joseph Lund said he had heard Mr. Barton propose to toss with Robert Dennison for a pint. Hobert Dennison in his evidence said Joseph Lund pro posed to Mr. Barton to toss, but he did not. This witness further testified to some loose expressions approaching to swearing. The Court then adjourned till ten o'clock the following morning. On Wedu denee was prod uce d of swearing, intox i cat i on , an d le w d nsdaY, the court was opened, when further evi expressions. The witnesses were Mrs. Dennison, a midwife, William Swaine, John Stephenson Mary Dennison. John Dennison, Edward Edmondson, Thomas Charnock, Edward Lyon, Thomas Wilson, John Beesley, Robert Fox, and Robert Young. Mr. BUCK then applied for an adjournment of the case, on the ground that one of the witnesses whom he expected to have been present was ill in bed, and another had not yet been found. The CommissioNens consulted upon the applications and ultimately they consented to it. Mr. BRANDT stated, in answer to a question from the Commissioners, that he intended to call witnesses on the part of Mr. Barton. The court adjourned about three o'clock. The ease has excited great interest in the neighbourhood. WEAVER CHURCHES. —The first stone of another of these churches was laid last week by John Tollernache, Esq., M.P. one of the trustees. . ~~ „ . . THE SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SHIPMASTER AND A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION. S.—Good morning, Mr. —. I have heard that you are a member of the committee of the Shipmasters' Association. Pray how is that institution coining on, for I have been 'told that it is going wrong altogether ? R.—lndeed ; what is the point in which you have heard that it is going wrong ? S.—Why, it is this. The masters cannot see any use in joining it. They say they can derive no benefit from it. That is the reason why I consider it as almost broken up. R.—From what you have just said I perceive that although you are a shipmaster you know little or nothing of the principles upon which the Shipmasters' Association is based. Give me your attention for a few minutes, and I will explain them to you and after you have heard what I have to say I have no doubt that you will become one of its members. S.-1 am very willing to listen, for I really have no preju dice against the association. R.—l am glad to hear that, for prejudice is the most formidable enemy we have to contend with. The association originated in most praiseworthy motives. It is intended solely to promote the interests of the shipmasters, and those connected with the sea, by means which I will point out to you before we separate; and commenced its operations only after an immense expenditure of labour and money. Its first object is to disseminate among shipmasters useful in formation on all points connected with their profession, and next to extend the same advantages to their crews; not only that, but to better the condition of the seamen by every means within its power. So you see the Shipmasters Asso ciation will be useful to every class of seamen. S.—Many people have doubts as to your ability to accom plish anything in improving the condition of the seamen. R.—Those doubts have no foundation to rest upon, be cause they are started by parties who dread the cot socurences should the present system be changed. The fact is that a few interested individuals connected with the offices for shipping men have raised the cry about the docks, that we are doing an evil instead of a service, because their profits will be injured or destroyed by an alteration for the better. You must admit that there are many gross abuses attached to the present mode of shipping men. S.—There are many evils I confess, and I wish an effectual remedy could be found for them. R.—All that we are contending for is that the evil should be expelled, for nobody can be found to defend it. Yet in grappling with it we have met with the strongest hostility. 'We were prepared for some opposition, but we did not con template that our own friends would be parties to it. We did not think it possible that so many of them would be, as it were, leagued with the shipping masters in the way they seem to be. However we must encounter their - prejudices, and correct the evil as far as we may have the means. You may depend upon it that sooner or later it will be cured. S.—l can see the difficulties you have to grapple with, and when I come to consider I believe your object to be very good. But tell me now what are the other objects of the Shipmasters' Association ? R.—Another very important end that we have in view is to band the shipmasters together, as they are in many other trades and professions, for their common benefit. There is no body of men among whom there is a greater necessity for union and concert than among the shipmasters. No class requires it more than the sailor. In other pursuits they can always meet together for debate and discussion, but the sailor has not the same facilities, inasmuch as he is away for, probably, the greatest part of the year. He, therefore, has need of a representative at home—a body which is able to maintain and protect his various interests with success during his absence. S.—l confess I do not at present see the use of our having representatives when we are aboard. R.—There, again, you show a want of information, in the absence of which you can scarcely be expected to appreciate the value of the institution. You may derive great benefit from the system of representation. The other day, for instance, an attack was made by her majesty's ministers upon the Merchant Seamen's Fund, and if there had been no con stituted body to expose the unfairness and injustice of the attempt, what could you have done? Truly nothing what ever. All your efforts would have been powerless because detached and unconnected. Fortunately the Shipmasters' Association took up the cause. We called the attention of the mayor to it ; the mayor, at our request, called a public meeting, and in short we raised such a noise apout the ears of her majesty's ministers, that the Merchant Seamen's Hospital Fund was rescued from danger. Ministers through this opposition abandoned their intention of amalgamating the funds of Liverpool and other ports into a common fund to he administered in London. If they had succeeded, they would have created offices, and had the patronage ; the claimants upon it would have difficulties multiplied in the way of their rights, and the weekly pensions now received in Liverpool would have been seriously reduced. Now, sup pose you were from home, and you read in the papers that this institution had been so attacked by her majesty's mini sters, should you not feel some anxiety about the fate of the Liverpool Merchant Seamen's Fund, in which you are of course interested ? On the other hand, would it not be satis factory to your mind to remember that the Shipmasters' Association would take up the cause, and leave nothing undone to protect you from injury ? S.—l grant that in such cases the plan is excellent ; but are what you have mentioned all the advantages that would arise from joining you? R.—Certainly not. Let us suppose a case. Suppose that you, as a commander, are in circumstances of considerable difficulty in a foreign port, and that the feelings of the Con sul are adverse to your interests from being influenced by foreign mercantile prepossessions. Suppose you find your self without a remedy, unable to obtain redress, and, in short, actually trod upon. In such a case you have, by joining this association, the remedy in your own hands, certainly i an indirect way, but nevertheless effectual in due course of time. You just represent your complaint to the associa tion ; and from the moment it was received, do you not think the ears of the Foreign Secretary would be made to tingle with it ? No complaint would be allowed to rest quiet, provided it were well authenticated, by the Shipmasters' Association ; and the British Consul, if he were the party offending, would be taught a lesson through its agency which would prevent him from temporising with the interests of any individual because he happened, at that moment, to be unable himself to protect them. S.—That is an important feature that I was not aware of before. I begin to think that the Shipmasters' Association has larger purposes than are generally known. R.—lnstances of that might be multiplied ad infinitum: and as you seem struck with it, I will just mention another. Do you think the river Plate would have continued blockaded as it was for several years if the members of the Shipmasters' Association had then been banded together? Do you think they would have rested quiet until Lord Palmerston had done something to remove that blockade which so seriously injured our trade ? We would have raised the whole country before we would have consented to allow British property to lie rotting there and British subjects consigned to ruin in consequence, year after year, without an effort- being made for their relief. In this instance, again, you see you would have had a powerful body carrying out not only your own wishes, but absolutely defending the interests of our mer chants, brokers, and general dealers. S.—That is a strong reason, then, why all those classes ought to take an interest in your proceedings. Do they all know the principles of the association ? R.—l really believe they do not ; and I am rather disposed to blame the'committee for not giving sufficient publicity to the objects of the association, and to the advantages to be derived from its working. S.—The utility of the association will unquestionably be very great in all the cases you have mentioned, but still, something more is wanted to make it popular among the entire body of shipmasters. I understood there was to be attached to it some other body, to which one might pay a certain sum either monthly, quarterly, or annually, as a pro vision, in case of death, for our widows and children. This is a point on which hundreds of shipmasters are as dissatis fied as myself. R.—Then, from want of information, you have again done the association some injustice. There would undoubtedly have been a branch attached to it with this special object, but there happens, at this moment, to be a Marine Society for the same purpose, with between £lO,OOO and £ll,OOO in hand ; and that society is already so far in connection with this association, that the secretary of it is the master of our rooms. The rules of the society have certainly been of an exclusive character hitherto, but for some weeks past they have been in the hands of a committee, undergoing revision. They will be immediately brought out, members will be more readily admitted, and they will then have such advan tages as they seem to desire in the Shipmasters' Association. Therefore, as there is this society already in existence, and so far connected with the Shipmasters' Association, we do not consider it necessary to establish another of the same description. I should feel exceedingly glad if you would enrol yourself a member of the Marine Society. S.—Have the goodness to inform me what are the benefits to be derived from this Marine Society. R.—The pensioners upon that fund are the widows and children of deceased members, and they receive £lO, £2O, £3O, or £5O a year, as the case may be ; but by a new scale now in preparation, and which will be published in a few days, you will at least derive a benefit from joining it quite adequate to the money you invest in it, besides having an interest in the large sum which is already to the credit of the society. S.—ls there no provision for the members during sickness? R.—Certainly there is, and in every case where assistance is absolutely called for. A committee composed of such men as William Potter, Esq., and Alexander Smith, jun., Esq., enquire into the merits of each case, and they admi nister assistance accordingly, I believe. Besides all this, the committee of the Shipmasters' Association is the acting , committee of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Society ; and in case of actual distress by wreck, they pro vide an asylum for every sufferer. Indeed, the committee are very glad to have the opportunity of rendering them a service ; and they have relieved many who have had the misfortune to be placed in such circumstances during the brief period they have had the management of the Liverpool branch of that excellent institution. ^ s.—Well, sir, I feel strongly interested in what you have told me, and I should be glad to do something towards assisting you in all these things, but it will be out of my power, as I am going to sea almost immediately. R.—Your going to sea will not deprive you of the power of promoting our views provided that you do not, as I am sorry to say many do, as soon as you get on board forget all about the institution. Many sailors on entering their ships appear to think that they carry all their interests with them, and it is not until they become involved in difficulties of some sort or other abroad, that they feel the necessity of having some one at home willing to be actively concerned for their welfare. The Shipmasters' Association offers a bond of union between its members abroad as well as at home, and by a very simple process, which is attended with no ex pense and very little trouble. S.—How? R.—The explanation is easy. There are now over one thousand members, a large proportion of whom have fur nished themselves with the flags of the association. Of course when you become a member, as I hope you will for your own sake, you will possess yourself of a flag. If you happen to be placed in difficulties of any sort abroad, you will hoist your flag ; wherever you may be, (for the associa tion does not limit its operations to Liverpool ships,) one or more flags may be hoisted in answer to yours. You thus know that the captain or captains answering are members of the association ; you go on board ' • you lay your case before them, and receive from their hands whatever your necessities require, either in the shape of advice, or in the shape of sub stantial assistance. You may also write direct to the associ ation, and if the case presents any difficulty, whatever it may be, if it is consistent with the objects of the association, the committee will adjust it for you without any cost to you for their trouble. S.—That is excellent. R.—Yes ; and by keeping it constantly in mind, and availing yourself of every opportunity of acquainting those about you that there is such an institution at home guarding and watching over their interests, you will be doing all that, as a member, you are called upon to do. S. — Shipmasters are always abroad or moving about, and how can they attend to the management of the institution, seeing 'that they are at borne but a very little time? R.—Many of our merchants and brokers, and resident subscribers, seem to imagine that the shipmasters can them selves carry on the institution, but this is a mistake. Ship masters may be compared to birds of passage ; they are here to-day and gone to-morrow ; and, of course, when they re turn home, they wish to be in the bosom of their families without being perplexed with the affairs of a public institu tion. The active management of it, therefore, must, remain among. the resident members ; they must take upon them selves all the trouble and responsibility of carrying it on. The shipmasters are consequently relieved from all care on this account ; all that they are asked to do is to give their coun tenance to the institution, and to assist it by sending horns whatever information they may have' collected on their Voyages. If they should have met with any curiosities that may happen to be of but little value to them, the institution will gladly accept them, as one of its objects is the formation of a Museum. S.—Of what use will he a museum to us? The reading ; room will be useful, and th e di n i ng - room w ill be very con venient, but a museum cannot be necssary. R.—l cannot agree with you on that point. We have already a pretty good collection of foreign curiosities, which have been contributed in the way I have stated, and we hope, by the same means to form a handsome museum in the course of a few years. I grant that the museum cannot, from circumstances, be of direct use to you, but you must recollect that all, or if not all a very large proportion, of the resident subscribers take great interest in any extraordinary production of nature or art from other countries. Indeed, for the sake of the Museum alone. many would be induced to subscribe ; and as the annual subscrip tion of a resident is 235. whilst that of a shipmaster is only 10s. considerable means are afforded, through their agency alone, of furthering the general objects of the association. It is not unlikely that in the course of years a surplus fund may be accumulated ; and I ought to tell you that any surplus fund belongs, by the rules, to the shipmasters, members of the Association, for their benefit, and is also applicable for the relief of the widows and orphans of members. There is at this moment the Alpaca, a most extraordinary animal from South America, which has been proved to be of im mense value in the improvement of the wool of this country. Don't you think that when the attention of the public has been sufficiently directed to the merits of that animal through the medium of this and other institutions, its great utility will not be felt? Will not its introduction into our agricul tural and manufacturing districts be hastened through the instrumentality of our merchants and manufacturers : yea, and of our shipmasters also ? Besides the Alpaca there are many other specimens of natural history in the rooms, al though the Association is quite in its infancy. S.—Captain, you have convinced me of the necessity fora Museum, and also of it s u tilit y ; an d w h at y ou ha v e said ought to be an encouragement to us to pay more attention than we have hitherto t o th e b r i ng i ng home of curious foreign productions. I, for one, might often have brought over a great variety of articles, but I used to consider them of no value, or to make a few shillings by them. I never thought of the lasting value which they might have to the public. I shall now, however, take care not to come home without ad ding something to your collection, and I hope that others will form a similar intention. By the way, there is a Sailor's Home to be established in Liverpool : what do you think of that ? R.—l will give you my opinion in a very few words. The Sailors' Home, acting in conjunction with the Shipmasters' Association, cannot fail in being of infinite service to the shipowner, the shipmaster, and especially to the sailor him self. These institutions united, may direct a heavy blow against the practises of those _unprincipled parties who are now continually oppressing the sailor. Nevertheless, all those who are earning a livelihood by a just and honest calling, whether as shippers of men, lodging house keepers, or as " crimps," will not be in the slightest degree injured, though the objects of the two institutions should be carried out to their fullest extent. This effect will unquestionably result— all the vicious parts of those trades will he eradicated, because these two institutions will consider it their duty rigidly to superintend the entire working of each of those establish ments, to see that no " crimp" bo employed to put men on board a ship, unless his character has been a subject of ex amination before being admitted to such an office. This, I conceive ought to be the working of the two institutions when brought to bear upon this subject. S.—Are not the two inititutions now united for this pur pose ? It.—The Sailor's Home is scarcely sufficiently formed yet to say they are united; but it is contemplated, I believe, to unite them so far as their objects are consistent. The objects of the Sailor's Home, as far as they relate to provision for the sailor, will be mnch more efficiently carried out by connection with the Shipmaster's Association than alone. S.—May I ask you to inform me what are the specific ob jects of the Sailor's Home? R.—l am not so much acquainted with its objects as to he enabled to speak of them with certainty. It is contemplated to have a home for sailors, where those who are strangers to the port, or those who may be disposed to lodge there, may be provided with every convenience, and be protected from the many evils to which they are now exposed. There will there be found an easy means of being appointed to a ship ; their notes will there be cashed without fraud or imposition, and there they will be effectually protected from the danger of ruin, to which they are frequently brought in some of the present hoarding-houses, which are professed to be esta blished for their "convenience." But, above all, means of worship and devotion will be provided for them, and a library will be at their service. It is considered, and not without good reason, that when these instrumentalities are furnished to him, the well-disposed sailor will at once meet with advantages which cannot fail to be greatly profitable to him. The chief difficulty, I apprehend, will be to persuade the ill-disposed, those who are in the habit of running riot as soon as they come on shore after a voyage, to conform to the requisite discipline, although it is manifest that they are almost the only parties to be benefitted by such an institu tion. Nevertheless, I hope that even these will, in the course of a little time, have their eyes opened to:its advantages, and be willing to enjoy them. The impositions to which they have been subjected by the crimp, the boarding-house keeper, and the slop dealer will there be extinguished. You know yourself, as well as I can tell you, or better, that the " crimp" will bring you down to the ship five or six sailors just when you are on the point of sailing ; that he will get them put upon your articles; an advance note is given them, and a promise is made that they will be at the ship at the time appointed in order to proceed upoes the voyage. They come, or are brought to be sure, but in what state ? Why frequently in a state of drunkenness, or suffering from the effects of drunkenness. and how has the money raised by means of the note been disposed of? In this way. As soon as the sailor has received his note, he takes a glass of " grog," perhaps two, with the crimp ; the sailor's object is to get his note cashed ' • and the crimp, who now pays for a glass or two more, tells him to go to Mr. —, who will cash it directly. This Mr. expended on one or two articles, which are cbarzed an exor bitant price, five shillings are deducted for ca-huxg a note for £2, and out of this, and out of the overcharge for the slops, the slop seller is enabled to pay the crimp half-a-crown for his trouble. Of course, Jack knows nothing of the under standing which exists between the two; lie thinks the bar gain is what it seems to be, 'lt fair one, and he goes and spends the rest of his money, promising the crimp he will be on board ship the next day when she sails. In very many in stances these crimps do nothing more than use the name of their masters to get men on board, and they live altogether by what they so shamefully plunder in this manner from poor Jack. But it is a waste of time for me to tell you all this, for you know it from experience. The " Sailor's Home," in conjunction with the Shipmasters' Association, is intended to cure this evil. Don't you think it a very laudable under taking ? S.—l have wondered many a time how it was that our merchants—who have so much time, so many opportunities, and withal so much money, and who as a body manifest a great desire to serve the interests of the sailor—have never bestirred themselves to destroy the abominable practices of those vagabonds who crowd about the docks to destroy the poor sailor. Every master they meet in the port, if his eyes are open, cannot fail of seeing it every day ' • but after all, our merchants, who com e d own t o th e i r offices late in the morning, and who are busy with their own affairs all the day, and return home early in the evening, little think what is going on about the docks through the night. I see that you are pretty well acquainted with the matter. Don't you think it would be very well if some of our merchants would only step down a few nights in the beginning of April just to witness the practices of some of these gentry among the sailors ? _ _ R.—lt might do good, and could do no harm. S.—Don't you think it would be worth their while to watch some of these gentry rigging out a poor Irish boy for a sailor, whose only experience at sea has been just one voyage across the channel? Just imagine a captain anxious to get his crew so deceived by his appearance as to take him on board, believing him to be an able-bodied seaman ! Imagine him proceeding to sea, and, when an emergency arises, pic ture his dismay at discovering that " the bran new sailor from the sod" never was at sea before ! I had once two of these land-lubbers on board my vessel, and the only work they could do was that of scraping and scouring the ship. I was obliged to feed them, and at the end of the voyage to pay them the same wages as a real sailor. Of course the rest of the crew had to do their work ; and the ship was short handed into the bargain. R.—That is just the evil we are endeavouring to remedy— yet, strange to say, we have the utmost reluctance on the part of your captains to give us a helping hand. Let me ask them, through you, to be philanthropic for once, and not only give us their assistance, but induce others to render us theirs. By this means, adding link to link, a chain will be formed which eventually will bind every shipmaster who has one spark of regard for his species to join in the bond with us, and a large, influential, and I need not say respectable, association will be the issue. S.—The larger the body, the better will it be calculated to carry out out any object of importance. You have so con vinced me, in this short conversat i on, of the advantages of t he Shipmasters Association, that I will'immediately go up to the room, enrol myself a member, and get one of your flags for my ship. R.—The flag is a very small matter, but you will find it of considerable importance. It will show that you are on board the ship, whatever may be the name of the vessel, and your number being reported, will be sufficient to cause the ship to be reported, in any position, without hoisting a multiplicity of flags. S.—l perfectly understand that. It is very clear to my mind that the existence and the principles noon which this institution is founded, ought become generally known amongst shipmasters. There are some men about the docks, who, I should have thought would have had an inte rest in spreading correct information concerning it, seeing that it will work a general good, but I find they have, from some unworthy motive I fear, entirely misled me. I will however, do all in my power to disabuse the minds of my fellow-masters, whom I know to have imbibed the same pre judices as I had, and induce them to become members. I wish you good morning, but I will see you again on this sub ject on my return into port. R.—Thank you. I hope to . meet you often at the rooms. I have no interest in the association, except so far as it is calculated to do good, and if I have convinced one prejudiced mind of that, I conceive myself amply rewarded. NEW MUSIC. Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning. Words by Bishop Heber ; composed by Jesse Banning. J. A. Novello, London. There is not a more delightful sound than that of the voices of a family mingled in strains of sacred harmony. The even song of childhood comes often back to the ears of the old man with a grateful note, and leads his memory to revert to scenes of youthful days, when he blended his young voice with others now silent. The " Hymn for Epiphany" has been set to music most gracefully and pleasingly by Mr. Banning : the style is simple, and the air easy of acquire ment. Bishop Heber's beautiful words can never be too often printed ; we therefore g ive the m , recommend i ng this composition to notice. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ! Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! Cold on his cradle the dewdrops are shining, Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall : Angels adore him in slumbers reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all ! Say, shall we yield him, in costly dev o ti on Odours of Edom, , and off'rings divine ? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of th e ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine. Vainly we offer eacliample oblation ; Vainly with gold would his favour secure - Richer by far is the heart's adoration •, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor ! REMARKABLE, IF NOT INCREDIBLE. ---A bellman of a seaport, not one hundred m iles from Whitby, in announcing a teetotal meeting to be held in the Temperance Hall at that place, said that the meeting would be addressed, in the course of the evening's proceedings, by six f ema l es " w ho had after spoke before!' HALE FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. We have much gratification in announcing that the beau tiful and retired village of Hale, in the " far south" corner of our county, and hitherto one of the most deservedly popu lar spots in this vicinity, not only for the superiority of its cottages and the rural beauties that surround it, but for the pleasing reminiscences, historical and traditional, called forth by its venerable Hall, and ecclesiastical intiquities, including amongst the latter th e grave - stone o f t h e g i gant i c " Wide, ' is destined to become still more attractive each succeeding, autumn by the establishment of a " Floral and Horticultural, and (it may be added) Agricultural " Society," chiefly designed for the encouragement of the cottagers in the neatness and cleanliness of their dwellings, and the cultivation of their gardens, as a source of rational, delightful, and profitable recreation, after the more itn perative labours of the day. The society has been got up under the auspices of the highly respected Blackburn family, of Hale Hall, whose kind and considerate feeling towards their tenantry is the more meri torious, is that it is altogether unobtrusive ; and we feel some delicacy in even simply alluding to the tact, aware, as we are, that they are of those who " do good by stealth, and blush to find it tame." They have been co-operated with by many respectable individuals within and even far beyond the limits circumscribed, and though the weather was extremely unpropitious, and the first exhibition from its novelty in that locality, partook of the nature of an experiment, which many of the bumbler classes who would otherwise have been com petitors, were shy to adventure upon, such was the attend ance and the display, that its benevolent promoters may be said to have made " a decided hit." We should do injustice were we not to add that this gratifying result was much pro moted by Mr. John Nickson, gardener to John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., of the Hall, M.P., whose professional merits and attainments we shall have occasion hereafter to notice, who, we learn, suggested the formation of the society, and to whose active management in the entire arrangements the company were mainly indebted for the gratifications of the day. The first show of the " Hale Floral and Horticultural So ciety" was fixed for Tuesday last. The previous few days bad been exceedingly fine and sunny. approaching to sultryness, but with no peculiar indication of an unfavoura ble change. Tuesday, however, turned out to be the mei t discouraging for the intended rural fete. It might be said, indeed, in the language of Addison— " The morning lowered, the sky was o'ercast And heavily, in clouds, brought on the day. The rain fell in heavy showers, with occasional glimpses that encouraged hopes of returning brightness, but these were blighted as the afternoon advanced, (the period appointed for the exhibition, ) and heavy downfalls, accompanied by conti nuous peals othunder, took place, with but partial intereois sions, until " the witching hour of night." It will readily be conceived that hundreds who would otherwise have attended from far and near, were constrained to remain in their domiciles. not a few of ,whom were, doubtless, under the impression that a postponement might be decided upon. As, however, the arrangements had been completed, and many of the articles to be shown (including cut flowers) were of a perishable nature, the order of the proceedings could not well be changed, and the show " came off" under cir cumstances peculiarly unfavourable, yet with a degree of eclat highly creditable to the determined spirit and enthusiasm of what we may call " the whole country side." Though " beaten by the wind and battered by the rain," many hun dreds congregated at the place of meeting, and the scene be came animated and delightful, leaving, indeed, nothing to be regretted but the absence of many friends, and the necessity of foreg oing, from the dampness of the ground and the con tinued heavy rains, one of the most picturesque and enliven ing scenes in the intended drama—the dance on the village green—for which ample preparations had been made. The tent for the exhibition was pitched on the Smithy Green, in the centre of the village, immediately opposite the house of Mr. Allen, surgeon ; the Smithy itself, a somewhat ornamental building, with a castellated front, forming a pleasing object in the back ground. It was about 60 feet in length, gay with flags and banners, furnished with a large centre table, and tables at the sides. A stage was also erected at the further end, filled with rare native and exotic plants, in full flower, the greater part brought from the gardens and consesvataries of Hale-hall. The pillars and sides were de corated with evergreens and flowers, amongst the latter of which the dahlia was conspicuous. Between the central pillars ornamental arches were formed of stems of hollyhocks, with variously-coloured flowers, some of the former from twelve to fifteen feet in length. The tables were plenished with a variety of garden and field productions, including in accordance with the prospectus, of choice fruits, cut flowers, plants in pots, vegetables and wheat, oats and barley, in small bundles of fifty stems. The materiel of the first and second prizes (£1 and 10s. respectively,) were not, however, . removable to the marquee, though of primary interest to the company, they being "for the cleanest and neatest cottage, with the best kept and cultivated garden ;" but the successful and blamelessly proud competitors were honoured by visits " at home" by numerous parties throughout the day, all of whom expressed their high gratification at the order, neat ness, and domestic comfor which they displayed, showing to a high degree, the benefibial effects of the society on the habits, and already, we may add, the morals of the inhabit ants. There was in the tent, and in the village generally, a delightful comminglement of the wealthy and their bumble and industrious dependents, exhibiting that kindness and condescension on the one part, and that respect and grati tude on the other, which constitute the best and most en durable bonds of society, and which cannot fail to have a happy and meliorating influence on the latter, long after the enjoyments of the occasion have passed away. Such meet ings, too, by the interchange of opinions, and the information they afford relative to new modes of cultivation, tend to ex cite a desirahle competition in improved varieties of the pro ductions of the field and the garden, and thus promote a taste for the beautiful and useful, the indulgence in which is not only pleasing in itself, but leaves a gratification behind which is soothing to the mind, even amidst the occasional frowns of fortune, and tends to elevate it above the baser passions of our nature. The bloom of dahlias in stands, on the centre table, was exceedingly tine, many of them being of the primest quality, both in size and colour. There were many other admirable flowers, but the sweetest were eclipsed by the blooming " Lancashire Witches" who graced the ex hibition by their presence. There was, in truth, what, con sidering the disadvantages of the day, our neighbours in the north would term a strong gathering of " honest men and bonny lasses." John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., and his amiable lady and four daughters, were amongst the distinguished at tendants, and remained nearly throughout the whole pro ceedings, contributing much to the gratification of all who were present. We also observed Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Legh, of Lymm, and Miss Emma Legh, the Rev. Gilbert R. Blackburn and his lady, Christopher Bushell, Esq., of this town, and lady, Mrs. Wagstaff and daughter, from Grapnell Lodge, James Molyneux, Esq., Liverpool, Miss Green, Mr. and Mrs. Ledger, Mr. Gandy, and others. The judges in agricultural productions were Mr. Longton, farmer, and Mr. Cuthbert, Liverpool, and in the floral de partment Mr. Reed, gardener to C. S. Parker, Esq., of Aig burth, and Mr Davies, seedsman, Wavertree. The principal contributors were C. S. Parker, Esq., H. Moss, Esq., Jo seph Gibbins, Esq., Richard Allison, Esq., T. Shaw, Esq., Mrs. Fleetwood, of Torbock, Mr. Phythian, and our towns man Mr. Gaudy, solicitor. The last named gentleman brought a variety of interesting productions, including tine fruits. Living beyond the limits of the society, he could not compete for any of the prizes, which were awarded as follows : For the cleanest and neatest cottage, with the best kept cultivated garden, the first prize (£1), Betty Hitchmough; the second prize (10s.) to Wm. and Margaret Hitchmough. As the cottages, according to the rules of the society, were open to be visited by the judges at any time after the Ist of June, the awards were, of course, given as regarded habitual, and not temporary neatness and order. Best collection of useful vegetables, fruits, and flowers, first prize (10s.), Martha Mawdsley ; second (is. 6d.), James Edgington. Best bouquet of cut flowers (55.), Martha Mawdsley. Best stand of dahlias (7s. 6d.), Betty Hitchmough; second (55.), Thomas Holgrave. Best window plant, Mrs. Grayson. Best basket of fruits, Martha Mawdsley. Best bunch of sweet herbs, Ralph Ashton. Best cellery, Betty Hitchmough. Best red cabbage, ditto. Best white ditto, William Hitchmough, senior. Best six autumn onions, Betty Hitchmough. White wheat, in the straw, Gilbert Halsall, Hale Bank. Red ditto, Richard Halsall, ditto. Beans, Gilbert Halsall, ditto. Cabbages, Ditto, ditto. Yellow oats, Richard Halsall, ditto. Swedish turnips, Thomas Langshaw, Speke. Cellery, Mr. Pees. Plums and pears, Mr. Shaw. The latter gentleman returned the prizes which he won, for the benefit of the society next year. We should notice, amongst the decorations of the tent, a splendid crown, com posed of evergreens and flowers, designed and executed with great taste by Mr. Shaw and Mr. Dutton. The fine band of Mr. P. Stubbs was in attendance on this occasion, and played throughout the day a variety of popular airs. A tent in,lhe form of a veranda, with pillars, arched between with evergreens and flowers, was erected for their accommodation, in front - of the large tent, and on the oppo site side of the road. It was intended that (as before alluded to) the villagers should " trip it on the light fantastic toe" on the lane, and the greensward on each side of the show tent, but the weather unhappily prevented this interesting part of the rural sports from being entered upon. It is much to the credit of Mr. Stubbs and his band that they gave their ser vices gratuitously on this first occasion of a floral show at Hale. The highly respected pastor of the village, the Rev. Wm. Stewart, was appointed to announce the respective prizes to the several competitors; and in the course of the afternoon, the public having been admitted gratuitously at three o'ciock, accomplished the arduous task in a most pleasing manner, in which wholesome admonition and kindly remark was mingled with facetiousness and go-d humour. The rev. gentleman said he had been requested to assist in distributing the prizes to the successful candidates on this interesting occasion, and he did this with die greater pleasure and satisfaction, as from his personal knowledge of the. par ties, he could vouch that they were deservedly bestowed. The intention of the society waa to promote industry and improvement among a class that would be much benefitted thereby both in body and mind ; for, while the labour em ployed in keeping their cottages clean and neat, and their gardens well cultivated, conduced to their bodily health, their minds would be opened mid improved by learning to appre ciate and admire the usehil and ornamental productions of their gardens—and from contemplating the works and beau ties of nature, be led to look up with gratitude to the great Author of all—to nature's God. Of incalculable benefit, then, would this institution, and others of the like nature, be, in improving the habits and morals of the people, in making them affectionate in their domestic relations, useful neighbours to one another, and exemplary members of so ciety. Every one must allow the intention was well designed, and worthy of public support. It must give great pleasure to the inhabitants of this sequestered and rural spot to see so many friends from a distance, (notwithstanding the unfa vourable state of the weather,) come to give the society countenance and support by their presence this first day of its meeting—and no doubt it would be a spur to greater ex ertions and further improvements in future years. In distributing the first prize to Betty Hitchmough, widow, " for the neatest and cleanest cottage, with the best kept and cultivated garden," Mr. S. said he must be allowed to relate a little anecdote respecting this cottage and its in mates. Some years back, whe n the prese n t E a rl of Sefton, (then Lord Molineux,) at a dinner in Liverpool, had occasion to allude to the neatness a n d com f or t s o f th e l a b ourers ' cottages in this agricultural portion of Lancashire, he mentioned that the floors were so clean that hecould eat his dinner off them — and the cottaigers' daughters, in their little short bed-gowns and neat petticoats, for beauty and symmetry, were perfect models of the far-famed " Lancashire witches." He must have taken his ideas from this very cottage and its inhabi tants, as he had been in it only a few days previously, and ex pressed himself to that effect. The cottage and its inmates were now, as then, a pattern for cleanliness and neatness, and may justly be termed a bee-hive of industry. In distributing a second prize for the same purpose, Mr. Stewart said he could no t b u t f ee l some little satisfaction in the bestowing of it, as the parties (William and Margaret Hitchmough) were the first couple he married after he came to Hale Church, now nearly 30 years ago—and from the do mestic comfort and happiness this worthy couple have en joyed during that long period in their straw-roofed cot, he had no doubt it would be an inducement for others to follow a good example.--" to go and dd likewise. The rev. gentleman proposed in very appropriate terms the thanks of the meeting to J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq., the patron of the society, which was received with enthu siasm. John Ireland Blackburne, Esq. M. P., briefly an d feelingly replied, to the effect that the society should have every support in his power ; that he was anxious to promote com fort, and order in the cottages of the village, and that the inmates should enjoy all the advantages contemplated, and train up their children in habits of industry and economy. (From the crowded state of the tent at the time, it was im possible for our reporter to take notes, but it may be suffi cient to add, that Mr. B.'s address was most appropriate, and was much appreciated by all who heard it.) Towards the close of the exhibition, extra prizes were awarded to Mr. Helsby, Mr. S. Jackson, Mr. Robert Elli son, Betty Jackson, Betty Winstanky, Ralph Ashton, and others. The Rev. Chairman also made handsome allusion to the liberality of Mr. Stubbs and his band on the occasion. Mr. S. was not present when the compliment was paid, but after wards, we learn, conveyed his respectful acknowledgments. . On the Rev. Gentleman proposing the thanks of the So ciety to Mr. Nickson for his exertions in bringing it to so successful a result, that gentleman said that what he had done was for the benefit of the community of Hale, and the approbation of his services, thus conveyed by the patrons and subscribers, amply repaid him for all that he had been ena bled to accomplish. Towards the close of the show, Mr. Nickson received a compliment still more grateful to his feelings. Mrs. Black burn went up to him, and stated that she considered from what she had that day witnessed, that the society would con duce greatly to the benefit and happiness of that part of the country ; that she was much gratified by the exhibition, which had originated by his exertions, and that great credit was due to all the parties who had taken an active part in promoting it, ands particularly to himself. This affable no tice of Mr. N. we need scarcely say, was highly gratifying to his feelings. Towards dusk, as the rain still continued, the greater num ber of the visitors took their several ways to their respective domiciles far and near; but a considerable number of gen tlemen remained at the Child of Hale Inn, where they en joyed themselves in social , conversation and conviviality until a late hour. [ln our next number will probably appear "A Rural Ramble in Hale, with some notice of the ancient Hall, the Church, &c."] CORRESPONDENCE. LIVERPOOL JEWISH INSTITUTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—ln answer to the enquiry of your correspondent S. F., the Jewish Institution in this town is not in immediate connexion with " The London Society for Promoting Chris tianity amongst the Jews," but is an asylum for poor en. quirers, where they are sheltered from persecution, supplied with food and lodging of the humblest description, consistent with cleanliness and health, and where they are instructed in the truths of Christianity by an intelligent and pious baptized Israelite. They are also taught to read and write Hebrew, English, and German grammatically, the outlines of general history by Keightly, church history by Dr. Mosheim, Paley's evidences of Christianity, and the rudiments of some of the sciences. So that if, by the grace of God, they should be brought to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, some of them may be qualified to enter the Hebrew College, Pales tine-place, where they would be trained for missionaries to the Jews, and others may be enabled to gain an honest live lihood by teaching Hebrew and German. No money is ever given to them by the society, and the food and discipline are such as generally to guard against impostors. I shall be happy to afford your correspondent any farther information if he will call upon me any morning from ten to eleven o'clock, or he may obtain it from Mr. Lazarus, the superintendent of the institution, No. 59, Soho-street. I am, sir, your obedient servant, 4, Sandon- terrace. J. RIGBY. MIIPP P.S.—I perceive I have omitted to answer the enquiry of S. F. as to the mode of obtaining admission. On application to any two of the following gentlemen, viz., the llevs. Dr. Tattershall, H. M`Neile, and H. S. Joseph, who are ap pointed examiners, they will give the applicant, if they are satisfied as to his sincerity, an order to the superintendent for his admission. J. R. TO THE HON. AND REV. BAPTIST NOEL. (No. 6.) Liverpool, 16th September, 1841. Ray. read the following passage in your pamphlet, at page 13, with deep regret :—" It has been proposed to " afford increased facilities for emigration, and every enlight " ened friend of his country would rejoice to see this done. " Let those who have sense and courage seek happier homes, " if they will, under fairer skies and on less crowded shores." Oh, sir, this is not language for an INglishman. Rather would I say, with the amiable poet, Cowper:— " England, with all thy faults, I love thee still — My country ! and, while yet a nook is left, Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee, though thy clime Be fickle, and thy year most part deformed With dripping rains, or withered by a frost. I would not yet exchange thy sullen skies, And fields without a flower, for warmer France, With all her vines ; nor for Ausonia's groves, Or golden fruitage, and her myrtle bowers." And I cannot but contrast the passage which I have quoted with that burst of true patriotic feeling which formed part of a most eloquent speech delivered by a rev. brother of yours, in this town :—" If you desire to see the humiliation, the " starvation, the final ruin of your country; you have only to " cause her to be nourished by some other country—you " have only to repeal the tax that secures you home-gown " wheat. But if you wish to keep your mother strong and " healthy, as well as richly attired and tastefully adorned—if " you wish to keep England the arbitress of nations, as well " as the mistress of the seas—if you wish to have her inde " pendent in peace, and in a ready preparation for war, (the " best attitude to secure the continuance of peace,) then let " her be self-nourished—self-nourished as to wheat—self " nourished England—receiving supplies, indeed, when oc casional circumstances require it from without ; but still, " substantially, self-nourished. Gentlemen, cultivate Eng " lish and Irish wheat, and cultivate a state of mind which " derives more pleasure from cultivating an English or an " Irish field of wheat than a French, or Dutch, or Polish, or " Russian field. They are all very well, but none of them " are England. I love the word England, including as it " does the united empire. IS it lawful to have a preference " for English manufactures I Doubtless it is so. Is it " praiseworthy to take a greater interest in the prosperity of " English than in the prosperity of continental cotton mills? " Are they desirous of competing with the continental ma " nufacturer ? To be sure they are ; and it is right they " should, and we are aiding them when we cultivate the great " interests of England and every thing English—English " manufactures, English machinery, English commerce, " English sailors, ready and prepared for every occasion and " every enterprise, alike of bravery and humanity, English " navy, English army, English church, English constitution, " securing the splendour and prerogatives of the crown, the " dignity and hereditary possessions of the nobles, and the " liberties and' security of the people—English oxen, and " sheep, and hogs, and poultry—yes, and the best, safest, and " most nutritiou s food for all these, ENGLISH CORN. 01i ! " he not deceived by the new-fashioned cant, as if patriotism " had become a prejudice ! No ; cultivate patriotism in " wheat ! Patriotism in wheat ! Instead of looking upon " patriotism as a prejudice, cultivate all that is dear to Eng " land—yes, and make the welkin ring with the cheers of " honest hearts, and hands, and tongues, for England—for " OLD HOME-FRD ENGLAND !" And the enthusiastic applause with which these expressions were received by between four and five thousand persons, proved pretty clearly that the honest operatives of Liverpool have yet the ardent and cheering love of country warmly beating in their breasts, and do not yet possess that " sense " and courage" which would lead them to " seek happier " homes under fairer skies, and on less crowded shores." No, God be thanked, Englishmen are patriotic yet ; and England is not overpopulated yet, and never has been. With proper encouragement and fair protection to ker agri cultural interests, she can grow corn enough, and to spare. Tou give the following as a proof that no more labourers can be employed on the land—page 33 !—" The land is al " ready so thoroughly cultivated, that while the number of " families in Great Britain employed in agriculture in 1821 " was 978,656, the number employed in the same manner in " 1831 was reduced to 961,134. The land, therefore, cannot " employ the additional population." The above circum stance can be very easily accounted for, and in accounting for this I feel assured that the cause of much of the distress in the manufacturing districts at the present time will also be accounted for. During the last twenty years the manu facturing interest have had an unnatural stimulus given them by the too ready mode of their obtaining help through joint stock banks, and this has placed them in a false position, and led them into too large speculations and to over-manu facturing ; while, at the same time, the agricultural interest has received too little support or encouragement in this way. I think I may say with safety, that there are hundreds of farms in the United Kingdom which could profitably em ploy more labourers if they had capital to enable them to do so. Your attractive description of the beauties of a manufac turing town is truly curious and rare, and it has been left solely to yourself to conjure up such a description. It is really almost like attempting to turn a Pandemonium into a Paradise. But I will quote :—" Manufacturing towns, " though they have not the woodbined cottage and the clear " stream, the scent of flowers and the song of birds, have " much that is not less attractive to a benevolent mind. " They have crowded congregations and thoughtful worship " pers ; they have unrivalled Sunday schools, in some of " which there are from 100 to 200 regular communicants " among the teachers and the pupils ; and those who have " seen the cottages of Mr. Ashton's workmen, at Hyde, " Mr. Bright's, at Rochdale, and Mr. Ashworth's, at Bank " Top, near Bolton, well know that the best ordered villages " in England cannot furnish dwellings more clean or conve " nient, or with better furniture, or in ordinary times, with " a more thriving population." But those who have not, my dear Sir, seen these little Paradises, and who have had the singular misfortune only to have witnessed the wretched, filthy habitations, bearing the appearance of the most squalid misery and wretchedness, and who know that in manufac turing towns, with very rare exceptions, it must be so, on account of the " hands," as the labourers are technically termed, having to live close to the factory in which they are employed, thereby packing an unnatural number of people in a small space. What is such a person to think of your cottage views ! Why, perhaps he would simply say, " One swallow does not make summer." And these " crowded con gregations of thoughtful worshippers ;" I wish I could be lieve, that generally speaking, there were such in manufac turing towns, but the truth must be spoken, and it will then be admitted, that with some few exceptions, the churches are not half filled, although from the many truly pious cler gymen, now in our churches and districts, there is an evident improvement, yet the manufacturing population, I much fear, are not a church-going population. Where is ehartism, socialism, and every vice discovered most ripe ? In the ma nufacturing towns. And as to your unrivalled schools ! These few cases of unrivalled schools in manufacturing towns stand out in such bold relief, that 1 would almost venture to say I could put my finger upon the very one you had in your eye when writing; and out of a population of 300,000 per sons, it would be sad indeed if one such could not be found. I fear, Sir, you have turned monopolist, and consider that all the humanity is on the side of the anti-corn-law advocates. 1 am led to fear this by the following quotation in reference to the distress of the people :—" With the corn laws they " must starve; emancipated from them they will prosper. " Cheap bread, and a regular commerce with other coun " tries, will feed the people, supply the exchequer, promote " morality, lessen the chance of war, and injure no one. Take them as a body, and I will fearlessly challenge com parison between the corn-law and anti-corn - law advocates, as to the amount of the humanity shown for the comforts and happiness of the people, not talked about only, although the former have not summoned a conference. But after doing all in our power for the benefit of our suffering fellow creatures, which the most benevolent mind could suggest, we know from Scripture that "the poor shall not cease out of the land." And how beautifully have I heard the Hey. H. Melvin expatiate upon the wisdom of this Divine appointment, in calling forth the exercise of every Christian sympathy for our poorer fellow men. I have not attempted to deny the amount of distress and misery unfortunately to be found amongst our people at the present time, but such has also existed before, and a kind and benevolent God has led us through t h e fiery trial. Can we doubt that if we seek his aid, we shall still see a mode of escape from our present distresses. You think you halve found the remedy, but you have first assumed that you have discovered the source of the complaint, and expect others to adopt it second-hand. I must have a few words upon your mode of remedying all the distresses of the country and giving employment to he people. You fancy this could be done by changing the ..; -Lz > ~' _ corn laws, You fancy that the 400,000 bersons annually added to the population can be employed in manufactories ; and if your principle is good, as Dr. Cooke 5ay 5 ......“ go through with it. —ln what state will you be then in ten years ? Do you expect that the population, then having in-. creased 4,000,000, could be employed by the manufacturing interest ? If not, your plan is only good for a few years. I say by all means encourage the manufacturing interest—but I say, encourage the agricultural interest also, and cultivate your waste lands for any thing. I doubt not that with a wise and powerful government, not dealing " heavy blows and great discouragements to Protestantism in Ireland," but acting upon sound Protestant principles, and no other can succeed ; bringing forward and carrying through judicious measures, keeping, down the ex penditure of the country, giving encouragement to the spread of religion, and dicountenancing vice and immoro rality, England may yet keep her position in the scale of na tions. And now, my dear sir, hating drawn these imperfect strictures to a conclusion, it only remains fur me to express my regret that no abler pen tha n min e has entered th e li s t s against you, although your pamphlet has received a passing remark in many quarters; and also allow me to express my firm conviction that however erroneous your sentiments and statements may appear to me to be, yet that they have been dictated by the purest motives. I beg to remain, rev. sir, your obedient servant, J. C. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES. TO , THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—The appointment -of a stipendiary magistrate for this borough took place under the first reform council some years ago. It would be well for the next conservative council to consider if the appointment has been attended with any benefit to the public, or otherwise—and if the magistrates who usually occupied the bench prior to the appointment were better or worse, as regarded the interests of the inha bitants, than a stipendiary magistrate could possibly be. The people of this town were certainly better off under the old magistrates. The gentleman who occupied the bench in the police-court was in general " a gentleman ;" he was elected by the inhabitants, and had been always held in high estimation among them before he could become a magistrate ; his education was different from a lawyer's ; he had never pleaded for or against any sort of characte rs for the conside ration of fees; he had been brought up to none of the ohi emery of Old. or New Bailey advocates ; he was honest, good-natured, and religious. His acquaintance with the world taught him humanity ; to dismiss complaints that were frivolous, and not to be vindictive even to offenders :—how prominently did these qualities appear in one of our late mayors Mr. Littledale, and many other s o f th ose d ays ! Though innocence was then protected, and guilt amply pu. niched, the seventies, the consequence, and the despotism observable now in many police -courts was unknown in ours. A salaried magistrate, appointed through a majority of votes in the common council, pre-supposes a partisan ; he is to his party what an executioner is to the sheriff; and the public have just as much interest in the election of the one or the other of these two officers. So long as those who elected him continue in power, their protection will be license enough for despotism, and it is next to impossible for him to possess that independence necessary for the strict admi nistration of justice. _ _ Mr. Walmsley, in his speech at the close of the new coun cil, published by the Reform Association, stated that the judicious arrangements made by Mr. Hall more than co vered his salary ; in other words, a system of tines for offences was introduced by that gentleman, and it saved the expense of his stipend from the corporate fund—but it is ap parent wherever a system of fining of this sort prevails, the ends of justice are very likely to be perverted, especially in cases of limited firms and wealthy offenders, or reverse cases ; and the more we look into the bearing of the system many concomitant evils will be reflected from it. In London the aldermen are far more popular than the stipendiary magis trates, and will be always so. Without the allusion to any stipendiary magistrate, much less to our own, I venture to hope in the event of a conser vative preponderance in the Town-hall next November. A subject like this will not be forgotten, either by the electors or the elected. My object will be accomplished in calling their attention to the defects of the present plan and its re medy. By giving the foregoing an insertion in your valuable co lumns, you will greatly oblige yours, &c., Sept. 15, 1841. A CONSERVATIVE. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT-NARROW ESCAPE OF FIVE PERSONS. On Tuesday evening, the Bridegroom, iron steamer, in charge of Captain Everest, was on her way to Chelsea with passengers, with two lights, when she came in contact with boat containing five persons, in Chelsea-reach, and they narrowly escaped drowning. It appears that the Bridegroom was proceeding at full speed, and a boat, rowed by a waterman named Thomas Green, of Putney, and a landsman, was pen coming down on the tide, a n d th e waterman, w h o i s alleged to have been intoxicated, called out three times, " Port you, port," and the steamer's helm was put a-port to avoid him, but the boat was rowed in the direction of the steamer, and Cap tain Everest, finding a collision was inevitable, gave orders to ease the .vessel, and stop her, and back astern, which was immediately effected. The boat, however was struck by the Bridegroom before the latter was going astern, and caught just abaft the back-board. Johnson, the mate of the Bridegroom, blatantly flung out the head rope for the people in the boat to lay hold of ; and a gentleman clung to it with one hand, while he supported his wife and . child, who were capsized, with the other. Captain Everest at once threw off his hat and shoes, jumped over board, and clung to the fender. piece of the starboard paddle,. box. At that moment the gentleman said, " For God's sake save u 3 ! 1 can hold on no longer." The mate, who also went overboard, snatched the child from its father, and passed it up. Capt. Everest seized the woman by her dress, and passed her over the bows into the steamer. The hus band grasped Capt. Everest by the leg, and he pulled him out of the water and raised him on the fender-piece, and said, " Don't be in a hurry, sir, you are safe ; get a little better, and then you may go on board." He took the cap tain's advice, and having fetched breath was hauled on board. Capt. Everest, ending no one else was in the water, got upon the paddle-box and gave the order to go on. The waterman, arid the person who was rowing with him, got on board the steamer directly the collision took place. The persons saved by Capt. Everest, were Mr. Middleton, cheesemonger, of No. 4, Dorset-place, near Kennington Church, and his wife and child, who suffered much by their immersion in the water. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 15.—There was a decidedly better demand for yarn yesterday than on the preceding Tuesday, and though no advance was obtained, prices were tolerably firm. In the goods market there was a tolerable demand for fustians, domestics, and long-cloths; but shirtings and print ing cloths continue much depressed. ItocHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, SEPT. 13.—The flannel market continues good, yet not quite •so many pieces have been sold as upon former Mondays. Prices remain still very low. There is no change in the wool market ; prices arc yet firm. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 14.—A fair amount of business was done to-day, yet not so much as last week. Nor is their quite so much confidence felt in commercial stability, partly owing to numerous failures in most parts of the country, and the foreign demand being on the wane. The principal demand was in middle and low priced woollens and kerseys. In plain superfines there was more animation ; and in light fancy goods, generally, the demand was equal to the season. Prices are fir m , an d business in the warehouses continues tolerable. DREADFUL COLLISION AT SE•.—Late on Sunday night last, a collision ()fa most fearful character, attended with the total loss of the schooner Surprise,• a fine sailing-vessel, be longing to Jersey, took place in the roads of Yarmouth. It appears that the unfortunate vessel abovementioned was commanded by a Captain Imey, and was on her voyage to Cadiz, having left Newcastle on the previous Thursday. On Sunday evening she a'rrived off Cromar Lighthouse, and in bearing down the Channel a violent gale came on from the north-west, which by ten o'clock had increased to a hurri cane. The Surprise weathered the storm admirably, and was making about ten miles an hour, when she was run into by a collier brig called the Robert and Ann, belonging to Sunderland. The collision was dreadful, the Surprise being cut down to the water's edge, and the bows of the brig par tially driven in. Immediately they were disentangled, it was discovered that the Surprise was in a sinking state, and the crew, in the hope of running the ship on shore, took to the pumps, which they worked vigorously for some time, but to no purpose; the water gained rapidly upon them, and they were compelled to take to the longboat, and stand clear of the vessel. In an about half an hour after she drifted on to the Cross Sands, where she quickly became a total wreck. The crew were picked up at daybreak by a vessel passing, and they were safely landed. The other vessel was saved_ The cost of the Surprise is stated to be £3,000. CLERICAL LIBERALITY TO THE WESLETANS. —We understand that the Rev. John Clowes, late Fellow of the Collegiate Church in this town, having been informed that the Wesleyan Society had purchased from his agent a piece of land in Broughton, with the view of erecting upon it a Wesleyan chapel, and having seen and approved the desi;ns for the building, has, in the most handsome manner, nclu:ed the price of the land, and presented to the society the sum of fifty guineas towards the building fund.—Manchester Chronicle. On Friday week, a young married woman was killed by being thrown out of a " swing" at Camberwell Fair. The coroner at the inquest remarked, that this was the sixth simi lar accident in and near the metropolis since April last ! STEAM-COACH.—On Monday afternoon a steam-coach, belonging to Mr. Hill, proprietor of the chemical works at Deptford, and which has for some time past been running on the Kentish roads, took a trip to Seven Oaks. The steam_ coach in question is 16 feet in length, weighs about four tons, and has two engines, each of six-horse power. The cylinders are 10 inches in diameter, with 18 inches stroke, and the engine works at between 601bs and 701bs to the square inch. At 31 minutes after one o'clock the steam was announced to be "up," and Mr. Hill, who managed the machine, pro ceeded to thread the mazy ins and outs which lead from his factory to the Deptford main road,. stopping, starting, a n d guiding the vehicle with great precision and facility. Th e speed was, on some portions of the level road, upwards of twenty-one miles per hour, and the only apparent difficulty was where the ascent presented a loose sandy soil. The consumption of coke is a ton per 100 miles, and the cost of a steam-coach of this description was stated to be £Boo. Morning Herald. DEER STALKING.-01IF sportsmen, generally, this sea son, seem to have been pretty successful in capturing that noblest of game—deer. On Thursday, Glenmorriston's party killed a fine stag, weighing 16 stones. On Friday, maugre the bad weather, two stags were shot by the same party—one of 20, and the other 24 stones ; and a good roe buck was also added to the spoil. At Locbindorb, Mr. Oliver killed a stag of 18 stones. In Calrossie Wood, Mr. George Ross, younger, of Cromarty, shot a fine red deer; 14 red deer were seen b y the beaters; but, with the above exception, they were out of the range of shot. At Inver garry, Lord Ward and the Marquis of Blandford have been bagging daily f rom 100 to 200 brace of grouse, besides roe deer and black game.—lnverness gaper. THE BEE BUSINESS.—Mr. Rice, of Ripley, Erie c ounty, Pa., has an extensive establishment for keeping bee'. Twenty years ago he had one swarm, from which, in twelve years, he had 396 swarms. The Erie Gazette sta e tes they had d had then become so powerful, that they comm t o e depre dations on the neighbouring tribes, goin g much to excursions to the distance of two or three predatory the annoyance of the unfortunate obtained above two tons has now adopted killed off a number of swarms, and of honey for the New York market. ees, n n e He has He then the patent hives for a part of his b drawers are placed in the upper, hive. In this way, by w in ith wh s i m ch all sn a ' p a e ll a g u la re s : be seen at work, and the j a: for access from the main pe s o ea % drawing the slide, the I?e ie e d. When filled, the drawer can amount of honey fasicaie: supplied by another, without de shiaer7Puien old lady brought her husband to DocaLv Sonar. on Monday, on a charge of bigamy. s b t e ro re y rn i n o g y t e h d e a i n n d du t the Mansion o man li said u — se: ` She's been the plague•of my for The Pwr and thirty long years; I'm heartily sorry I ever tnarried fi ve yes, John," replied laia wife, " and I'll malse you her." , orr yyou eve, married any body else, befeas dmie with trN \, 11 r