The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

Oct. 2R, 1845 Loral anl) probittrial Rtius. t , a V 250 h tions as been collected Clow. for the Hood fund, through e exer of Mr. The " Hall of Science" (Socialist) at Manchester, is it 4 %Used for sale by private contract. d ,,On Sat ur d ay wee k t h e carpen t er o f th e royal mail steam "LiP Caledonia fell overboard and was drowned. Un Wednesday the two men mentioned in our last, as f ' l4 ll stolen a cask of Bett's patent brandy, were em itted for trial. s o lit the Salford Sessions, on Monday last, the eldest t , ll of Lord Francis Egerton, M.P , 4 ualified as a Magis ate for this County. 4 4 Saturday three persons were fined by Mr. Rushton v „wo X 5 each and one 205., for carrying on marine stores ' , aunt a lice nse . p Oday Mr. Rushton dismissed Police-officer 202, violence towards two persons whom he was taking to w 2 ll Tuesday, Thomas Gornall, a child four years old, kot 7 t. rtill over by a cart, in Roscoe-lane, and killed on the No less than twenty-one vessels arrived at Hong Kong . ' _."!et f rom Liverpool, b etween th e sa ili ng o f the last mail 0 that of the previous one. DT_he Prince steamer, on Tuesday night, during a heavy o g of wind, ran down a fishing smack called the Don't wd-nse, in Kingstown harbour. Toe crew escaped. 12 1 _ e Manchester Guardian states that the potatoe dis aeplists in that neighbourhood, though in 4 very modi tom, t o d'o „handsome silver tea service was presented last week ? I ''. Samuel Grindrod on his retirement from the hono -11 secretaryship of the Manchester Stock Exchange. t i The b o d y o f a new -b orn f e male child was found on L es daY fastened up in a small box under the vestry of '"nswiek Chapel, Moss-street. t„ MEighteen months ago the number of members of the a nchester Stock Exchange was only eighteen — it is now Award s of eighty. tt ° ,l Tuesday night a man named Cummings, of Vulcan hit:et, WWI st labouring under an aberration of intellect, th 7,Ped out of his bed-room window in a state of nudity, , e g was killed on the spot. tine print works of Mr. Wright, at Briscall, near ciekburn, valued at £ll,OOO, were destroyed by fire on e e . d aY week. The property was insured, but 500 hands thrown out of employment. °0 Tuesday a massive silver jug was presented by the l er seers and other officers of the Wirral Union to Mr. th e es Gregory, on his retirement from the auditorship of t io De Insolvent Commissioner—J. G. Harris, Esq., will Mhis next spring court at Lancaster , on T uesda y , a rsh 3rd ; at Liverpool, on Monday, March 9 th ; and It Chester, on Wednesday, March 11th. te ir b Wednesday evening a fire broke out on the p remises e' M, Webb, brewer, Brownlow Hill, but through the t o _ of t e rtions he fire police , the damage done only amounted about £2O. tah_i.rteen ministers of the Free Church of Scotland have k4?" ,1 a document which can only be viewed as a protest tr l g e ont th e p r oceeding of lee Sectish delegates, in calling recent meeting in this town for Christian union. fag Monday week, John Jones, who was employed as iZ e tiweer at Pitt's tanyard, Kirkdale, got his foot severely tt Lotned by the pump-crank of the engine. He was at oiueaed by a surgeon, but a lock-jaw set in, of which he " on Sunday last. M T he total aggregate receipts of the six days , at the anchester Anti-Corn Law Bazaar, were £2,401 6s. 6d. i l ,! said that there still remain articles unsold worth " 0 0 or £1,500, and that it is intended to dispose of t hem by raffle or otherwise, in about a fortnight. L.The c h a i rman o f th e American Chamber of Commerce p l : erPool, has received a letter from Lord Sandon , ex : ,1, 880 1 e his Lordship's approval of the memorial to the -, Council in favour of admitting Indian corn. His Lo rdship e thinks that such ,a course on the part of our l e e rulinent would greatly strengthen, in America , the ands of those who advocate the relaxation of the tariff. i t io T wo new churches were consecrated last week in the e ese of Chester, one at Mossley, near Conleton, and Le_ other in the parish of Astbury. These chu g rches have il i e l la built through the liberality of Randle Wilbraham, d o , e 'tthe Rev. Willoughby Crewe, and the Rev. lires Briefly ; the latter gentleman giving £lOOO, and Crewe provi mg the e rmainder of the endowment neY for Crossley Church. N Tuesday a man named Jovell, who is believed to tap e swindled many strangers in this town out of sums of o 11 eY by card and other tricks, was sentenced by the i:_eorde r at the sessions to seven years' transportation. 1 r:ell, it appears, was transported on two former ocea- Il es, first from York and then from Nottingham ; and s tt ' r having served his seven years each time abroad, he timed to this country to follow his old occupation. too sPecial meeting of the Town Council will be held to - Of rr°W, to consider, amongst other things, the purchase t strand at Birkenhead and improvement projected in 'otit of th e B ir k en h ea d ferry property—the purchase of ere sin premises in Shaw's-brow — the laying of the annu al t t. police rate—resolutions as to furnishing an organ for f or G eorge's -hall—and a report on Lord Lincoln's bill Dogin the sewerage and drainage of towns and Polous o disticts. li s7 T,_ he s crew - aux ili ar y packet-ship Massachusetts , Ca p t I s . 4 .. i te, departed fur New York on Wed nesda y morning C i . , on h er secon d trip across the Atlantic , carryi n g out krtV-eight passengers in the cabin and one hundred and 6, 1 _ 31 r in the steerage, and a considerable cargo. She had t - ,:ro ready for sea on the previous Sunday, but was de -IVir'l in the river by the hard gale from the N.W. The th„ s „„.sachusetts, not having steam up, was towed to sea by " v ictoria, steam-tug. ki F ATAL ACCIDENTS. Yesterday night week a girl et en ed Paddington, servant to Mr. Boots, of Edge-hill, th_going along the ledge of one of the upper windows of ; 4 7 house for a bar of iron left there by some painters, tared her footing, and died soon after of the injuries re kul'ed from the fall.—The same night a woman named Lockhart, upwards of 70 years old, was foun d ly in g 4' l at the bottom of some cellar steps in Midgliall lioeer• She left a spirit vault a little i n li q uor about an hou r before she was found. ' 3l ..eisioN.—On Thursday the proprietors of the New iirthton steamer Qu en of Beauty, appeared before Mr. s:shton, to prefer a charge acainst the proprietors of the tb a eonsbe packet Thomas Wilson, far running foul of t i_ e former vessel. The two packets were crossing the C: %% r together, and when the Queen of Beauty was crossing bows of the Thomas Wilson, the bowsprit of t h e latter iii contact with the Queen , and stove in p art of her o h Irk s , Mr. Rushton, in dismissing the case, said it ti l Owed th e necessity of some regulation being made by taunicipal authorities for the protection of life and °Petty in such cases. BEAUTIFUL SCHOONER YACHT " WYVERN."— tl: had the re-appearance at our port of this fine vessel, Property of the Duke of Nlarlborough, an ardent htitrnan and commanded by Lieutenant F. W. Paul, ei,'",• She left ?ortsmoutn on:.he afternoon of yesterday e i e x, and Falmouth the following evening. The weather fine • she arrived at this part on Friday, at midnight, tr" docked on Saturday, to u.idergo some alterations and thProvenaents in her riggine, &c. The Wyvern hoisted ecol,Rirs of the Royal IVersey Yacht Club, to which "e bel ongs, an d i s , we may add, an honour. 0 1tToN PARK.—The purchase of the mansioriand the of th e Earl of Wiltor, has been completed by one of t he fou r rival railway companies projected between Man st:ster and Bury The noble owner is to receive, it is e,`,ed, the sum of £500,000 for this property. The park, it '',ich is about three wiles north of Manchester. is, it is I ‘ l , to be laid out in sites for villas. The Earl and a:unte ss of Wilton, with their children, left London on l el t ::rday week for atour throm.h France and Italy. His toe: sh iP has now 40 residence in England, except the 0 -house in Grosvenor-square. Ig t : W EST DERBY UNION—TUESDAY.—An official order p o l Produced trim the commissioners, rescinding the 4_er conferredon the Board of Guardians, on its being 0 ,7 t constituter in August, 137, to appoint assistant terseers for Taxteth-park, thus leaving the rate-pavers t o , t hat townshp to elect their own overseers and collec o:' An appleation sees er was made to admit ;Mr. Appleby, d o i e ' of the bowery ova of Toxteth-pa rk, to an au kllee With tie Board ; he came to seek the aid of the l et l rd in a sew claim on the bondsmen of Lawson, the dre collect° ; te claim was for £l9 odd, a further de eation. After h some warm words, Mr. Appleby with tile*. A sew election is to take place for the auditor of h e district, Mr. Walker and Mr. Rees being the only 41el hlatei. h ".NC STRUCTIVF. FIRE. —Shortly after one o'clock on th e llr sdse, smoke was observed to issue from a window of lower story of the premises belonging to Messrs. hailerdZo Seaton and Co., paper-hanging manufacturers and lieje alts, Pleasant-street. The premises being fi lled thi g a e FallY with paper, the flames raged furiously during b est s and placed, beyond all doubt, the inevitable 1 1 ,- 113 ttletion of the whole of the building, which in two T h g e after the arrival of the engine was completely gutted. 0 1 , ) ,recnises are insured in the Liverpool Fire-office for th s , uo , the Phoenix £l,OOO, and the Union £l.OOO, but 5 5 , , , r nount of damage done is estimated at £6,000. The 41,, 4 ,of the fire has not yet been ascertained. Between st u d 40 men are thrown out of employment by this ca. et :°Phe. Three Quarters of an hour elapsed before any ` r could be obtained, which is explained by the fact, rek illt he main in Rodney-street was undergo in g an hour's i and the fire broke out unfortunately just as a joint euLtoade. It took half an hour to restore it. b, LOSION WITH GUNPOWDER.—On Saturday, the veVilundell, which was run down on the 11 th of No elligtoer last, off the Magazines, was exploded with a e S, e ek t , e of 3001bs. of gunpowder, which was placed in a 4 , , h t ,,Le0 feet from the stern, and along-side the keel. `4e ' e was a depth of water of about sixty-five feet at lil o prt of the river in which the Blundell lay. The ex limetol took place at twelve o'clock, by galvanic batteries, kat': the direction of Captain Crawley, of the Royal En ,srs, and Mr. Arthur, manager of the Steam-tug tat "°Y. Several merchants and shipowners were pre the occasion : amongst others, Sir Thos. Branc k,tee Cotesworth, Mr. H. C. Chapman , Mr. Alder ,net Nicol, a nd Lieut. Lord. It will be remembered k tti,;" Blundell. which bad sailed for Trinidad, was "'et 1 ;1 hack in a disabled state, when she came in con -10 o e. I th the Feronia, from Quebec, which was at an an ntle,,, Shortly after the disaster the Steam-tug Company ; - ' l ,: r otired to raise the wreck, but were unable entirely 0 - " °. ve her. sei N refer our readers to the advertisement of Mr. 144 1ixt?': Who has on sale a very excellent collection of 1 1 704.1 1 2 1 of . the most eminent of the ancient masters ; or S Which a re many re m excellent specimens deserving "ontion of cnoisseurs. EASTERN VISITORS.—On Tuesday Prince Hilal, son and heir of the Imaum of Muskat, visited Liverpool, at tended by two principal officers, Saaid Abdallah and Homeid Abdallah, with an interpreter, named Assaad Kayat. They were accompanied by Captain Cogan, of the Indian Navy. After taking a brief survey of the principal objects of attraction, inspecting the public build ings, docks, &c., they waited upon the Worshipful the Mayor, and departed for Whitmore by the five o'clock train. A BUG CASE.—A humourous trial took place in the Court of Passage, on Saturday, in which the point was argued between Mr. James and Mr. Arnold, whether the existence of bugs in a house was a valid reason for a lodger to refuse to pay the rent. The action was brought by Miss Bullen, of Mersey-view, Bootle, against Mr. Warren, captain of a steamer. The defendant, it ap peared, had taken the lodgings for three months, but be fore he had been there three weeks he left and refused to pay. One of his alleged reasons for this was, that the bedrooms so swarmed with bugs that his se vant girl had to leave in consequence, and his wife could not enjoy a wink of sleep by reason of the bites of these voracious in sects. Mr. James dilated eloquently on the annoyance of bugs, which never, however, bit himself. The plaintiff's mother was called and utterly denied that there was a single bug in the house. Mr. Arnold contended that the existence of hugs in a house (though there were none in that in question) was no reason for refusing to pay . the rent. The learned Assessor did not decide the knotty point in dispute, as to whether the reason was a valid or invalid one ; and, after the case had occupied a couple of hours, a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, with liberty to the defendant to enter a nonsuit. DOCK COMMITTEE—THURSDAY.—There were present nineteen members, including the chairman. Mr. Cowan, superintendent of the Albert Dock warehouse, submitted his report on the transit sheds, and suggested some al terations and improvements. The report was adopted. A stage birth at the north end of Prince's Dock was ap propriated for a line of traders to Rio as an experiment— the applicants to despatch at least three vessels per month. In consequence of a complaint of delay of a vessel at the Brunswick Dock, the sub-committee were authorised to appoint an additional superintendent of the west quay, with a salary of £lOO. A letter was read from Lieutenant Sarsfield, marine manager to the City of Dublin Com pany, announcing the discovery of the sunken rock on the coast of Anglesea (which has already been stated in the papers). Tne letter was ordered to be acknowledged, and a copy of it to be forwarded to the Trinity Board. Some conversation took place relative to the duties of the intended chief superintendent of the out-door department of the Docks, in the course of which doubts were ex pressed of the necessity for such an officer, and on a di vision the question was staved off until Thursday next, when Mr. Tobin will move that the appointment of such an officer be rescinded. SHAREBROKERS ASSISTANTS. — On Friday evening, about one hundred and fifty of the assistants of the Liverpool Sharebrokers, celebrated the opening of the new " Clearing House," by dining together at Lucas's Repository, which was fitted up in a most tasteful style. The banquet was supplied by Mr. Lynn, and was most sumptuous and well served. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Found, and the vice chair by Mr. C. H. Davies in the absence of Mr. Pepper, prevented from being present by indisposition. In addition to the usual loyal toasts, the following were drank with much enthu siasm, " George Hudson, the Railway King," " The Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool," "The Members of the Liverpool Stock Exchange," " The Town and Trade of Liverpool," " Mr. E. S. Boult, the first gentle man to propose this meeting." A number of glee singers were present, and enlivened the company with a variety of songs. After a proposal made by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Mr, Jones, that they should petition for a holyday on the Saturday afternoons, and, also, that, should there be any surplus arising from the amount col lected for the present occasion, it should be devoted to some benevolent ob ject, which was carried unanimously the meeting, after much conviviality, separated at a late, hour.—We believe that the Earl and Countess of Sefton, accompanied by Mr. Neilson, visited the banqueting room prior to the commencement. - SUICIDE THROUGH SEDUCTION.—An inquiry took place on Saturday last, before the Borough Coroner, relative to the melancholy death of a young unmarried woman, named Susan Roberts, residing in Duncsn street, who had killed herself by taking aquafortis. The deceased was most respectably connected, and her se ducer formerly was a lodger in the house of her mother, who is a widow. The following is a brief outline of the facts of this most melancholy case as deposed before the Coroner :—A brother-in-law of the deceased stated, that the unfortunate young woman, some eight or ten days ago, was taken alarmingly ill, and, on being questioned as to the cause, told them that she had swallowed a quan tity (some half-pint) of aquafortis, a liquor which he used in the process of his business. A female who had been occasionally attending upon Miss Roberts. stated, that for a length of time previous to the deceased accomplish ing the rash act which caused her death, and which had taken place on the previous day, she had been in a low de sponding way. She (deceased) on being questioned as to her motive for having wished to terminate her own exist ence, had stated that a young man of the name of Charles Jones had been in the habit of having a criminal in tercourse with her, and that he had afterwards slighted her. The coroner's officer, the beadle, informed the coroner that the Mr. Jones alluded to was a professor of music in this town. The jury, after a short deliber ation, returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." HIGHWAY BOARD, TUESDAY.—A long conversa tion took place as to whether a rate ought to be laid upon the transit sheds, and it was ultimately agreed that legal advice should be taken on the matter. Several memorials were read from persons occupying property in Castle street, complaining of water running into their cellars, since the formation of the new sewers. Mr. Procter, and Mr. Myers, of Water-street, made a similar complaint, and stated that they had conjointly expended £4O in en deavouring to ascertain the cause, and draining the pro perty, but several feet of water were still in the cellars, It was the opinion of Mr. M'Donald, of the water com panies, after a minute examination, that it arose from a leaky leaden pipe in some part of the property adjoin ing, but where, was not yet ascertained. With reference to the first complaint, a length discussion ensued, in the midst of which, Mr. Davies, surveyor, said it was his opinion that the flooding of the cellars arose from the insecurity of the water companies' pipes, which had been disturbed by the formation of a new sewer, and the laying down of the Corporation water pipes. It wasthe opinion of one of the Board, that owners of preperty should as certain the cause at their own expense, but Mr. Procter was of a contrary opinion, seeing that the flowing of the water had evidently been caused by blasting, in the for mation of the new sewers, or by the laying down of the new pipes. It was finally agreed that the whole of the pipes should be examined. Permission was granted to the New Gas and Coke Company to macadamize New ington-bridge, in front of the new offices. MANCHESTER ATFIENIEUM.—On Thursday the long talked of soiree in aid of this institution took place. It appears from the directors' report, that a debt of £3,364 had within the year been discharged, and that the present number of members, of all classes, is upwards of 2,500. " It is gratifying," says the report, " to be able to state that the taste for works of a solid and useful character is decidedly on the increase." A splendid library, to which numerous additions are being perpetually made; the deli very of lectures by the most eminent men of the day, on the various branches of knowledge; concerts; an essay and discussion society, where opportunity is afforded for the development of latent genius ; classes for acquiring foreign languages; a vocal music class, and a class for the study of mathematics ; a gymnasium, and a chess club — these are the instruments by which the Athena um is ef fectively carrying out its mission in Manchester. And all these advantages are at the command of any one who can pay his 255. per annum ! The soiree took place in the Free Trade Hall, capable of accommodating 4,000 persons. Much difficulty, however, was experienced by the committee, for after disposing of 3,800 tickets, it was ascertained that the remaining 200 had to be " allotted " among some 400 or 500 applicants. The result was that the tickets rose to a high premium," and on the day of the soiree as much as two guineas was offered for one— the original cost being Sc. only. At seven o'clock, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, accompanied by a large number of gentlemen, including the Mayor of Manchester (A. Kay, Esq.), M. Philips, Esq., M.P., M. Gib ,, n, Esq., M.P., R. Cobden, Esq., M.P., J. Bright, Esq., M.P., Douglas Jerrold, Eso., Samuel Lover, Esq., &c., arrived and took the chair amid loud manifestations of applause. We cannot find room for any of the speeches, but they related chiefly to the object in view. Amongst the gentlemen from this town, were R. V. Yates, J. B. Yates, and W. B. Hodgson, Esqrs. EXHIBITION OF THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY (THIRD NOTICE.) In returning to our notice of this interesting exhibition, we shall first take a glance of the sculpture room, in which are a few very creditable specimens of art. Pre eminent over all are certainly two models of Italian Mountaineers, by B. Sangioramie, the conception, pic turesque character, and finish cf which are admirable. " Aristides showing the shell to the Voter," by W. Spence, also exhibits talent, as does " Narcissus," by ' J. Jackson, and the statue of Mr. Stewart, late of the Exhibition Rooms, by J. Blackburn. The likeness in this figure is very striking. No. 120, in the first room, a Scene on the Trent, near Nottingham, is an able picture, by H. Dawson, a resident artist, and, we believe, a native of our town, and promises great future excellence. No. 217, a landscape, by J. W. Allen, is also a painting of great merit, as is No. 228, a Gipsey Camp, by H. C. Pidgeon, and 103, The Welsh Bard, by F. Williams. This picture, however, is deficient in finish. No. 126, " Tass reciting his Jerusalem delivered to the princess Leonard d'Este," by S. Hollins, A.R.A., is a very poor affair. The fire of genius is sadly wanting in the features of the poet, whilst those of the countess are not at all those of a woman to whom such a man would care to read his sublime work, or indeed anything of a higher character than a sentimental novel of the flimsiest kind. By the bye, it is a great mistake in artists in arguing that subjects as these are likely to interest. No. 232, an Autumn Evening on the Thames, by J. Tennant, is a very pleasing picture. The scene is one of delicious repose and is sweetly painted. No. 6, Maternal Love, by Geo. Patten, A.R.A. This is the only painting of Mr. Patten out of his walk of portrait painting in the exhibition ; and it certainly does not impress us with the opinion that he has mistaken his forte in devoting himself to that line. The mere painting, we need scarcely say. is excellent ; the ex pression of both mother and babe finely hit off. But it betrays a sad lack of invention and originality in treating a very hackneyed subject ; and would only be taken by an observer, who had not the catalogue to guide him as to what the artist intended it to be, for ordinary portraits of a mother and her child. ant b fl d ao o „tit t tho et 4 1- 1613tI el'' %Y e bi' at(o. .011 a o r i,b , ksor',oll .01 o w o p vr o c o' beg 4 0 ia~ etli )1P OA' co' 4 • ,e oofo c of to er , 0 e w th e e b 613 V!! rob, pr.' ark . .„00' .Th e th e bevs t v Mr' het' v ao r o t ° 'd o 10 3 0 g bV o, se tt b e tb e9 e, .0 03 00 1 S IC to 0 0 ICb lr Pr els heti' gi reo b sP' tbe of . p o 'be d off 'o fec"oreff• rrf'• di' ,act' ee* 0 0; ioo , 0 b ~0 o t ff', P , o r ot 01 0 , , os to ta b ' O ic :o • notl, oli m bol 05 5 b en r At bi tto o l e leto it nt• o c o n e „e ,t ist , t c [t e ll' . „t, ; dit o t THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SOCIETY LIVERPOOL CHURCH_OFENGLAND SCHOOL This society held their annual meeting on Friday, at the Savings' Bank in Bold-street. From the statement of the treasurer's account it appeared that the gross re ceipts amounted to £1,703 7s. 4d., and the payments to £1,609 2s. nd., leaving a balance of £94 ss. Old. in fa vour of the society. The society, however, we regret to state, is, nevertheless, not in that flourishing condition which such a result might indicate; for among items of the receipts is included a sum of £568, which had been granted by the committee of council on education, to • wards the erection of the schools in Naylor•street and Windsor; and although there had been a trifling increase in the subscription list, upon a comparison with the pre ceding year, there had been a considerable decrease in the amount of donations, church collections, and child rens' pence, whereby the ordinary income did not exceed £1,135. The ordinary expenditure was stated to be £1,398. There is, consequently, a deficiency upon the accounts for the year of £263. The committee, in their last report, made an earnest appeal to the public in general, to the friends of the soci ety in particular, and to the clergy more especially, for that increased aid without which they could not hope to continue the efficiency of the schools. They regret this year to have to report that the appeal has been ineffectual. Fresh subscriptions, it is true, have been obtained for the ensuing year, by the indefatigable zeal and activity of the inspector, but the church collections have fallen off from £252 to £l4O. The gross increase, therefore, is less this year than it was the preceding one, the expenses which were reduced as far as they well could be before, are nearly the same, and nothing, therefore, remains, unless great exertions are made, but to impair the efficiency of the schools, by discontinuing the services of those by whom alone their efficiency can be maintained. The committee regret the discredit consequent upon such a proceeding, but it would ba more discreditable to involve themselves in debt, which would already have been I the case if they had not been relieved by the payments of grants in arrear from the Privy Council, and therefore they think it best at once to declare the truth. If, how ever, the Protestants of Liverpool could be led to con sider how deeply the interests of Protestantism will be in jured if this society, which was founded to vindicate the Protestant principle of scriptural education, be permitted to languish for want of funds, and if the clergy could feel themselves in a position to impress the importance of this fact upon their congregations annually and assist the so ciety either by annual church collections or by the solici tation of regular congregational subscriptions, the evil might still be averted, the society maintained in its full credit and efficiency, and the schools kept up to provide for the scriptural education of the poor. The committee have in conclusion to report that Miss Jane M'Lean, who acted: as head mistress in the South Corporation School for two years, who left that school when the Church of England School Society was estab lished in 1836, and nas continued to perform her duties as head mistress at the South School faithfully since that time, is going to leave in consequence of her intended marriage—they feel it their duty to record their approba tion of her conscientious conduct during more than nine years. The schools, though diminished in numbers from last year, are in the opinion of the sub•committees more efficient perhaps and more available to the purposes of a sound Christian education than they were before. GENERAL MISCELLANY M. Thiers left for Paris on Wednesday. The London Common Council hare voted £5OO towards a fund for educating the Southwark poor. £BOO has been collected for Dr. Wolff and presented to that gentleman. The Bight Hon. R. H. Clive returned 40 per cent. to his allotment tenants, at ins audit just held. The fortieth anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson occurred on Tuesday last. On Monday, John Haycock, a gamekeeper employed in watching the preserves of Earl Fortescue, at Tatter shells, was attacked and left for dead by three poachers. The villains have since been apprehended. North Walsbam Theatre, which eighteen years ago cost £lBOO, has lately been sold for about £4OO ; it is to be co iverted into a school. A splendid new chapel was opened last week in Lei cester, by the followers of the celebrated Robert Hall, at a cost of £6,000. It will seat 1,500 persons. A boy at Enfield, aged nine years, died on Wednesday of cholera, brought on by drinking stale fermented liquor. On Tuesday morning, a quantity of jewels and plate, value £3OO, was stolen from a carriage standing at the door of a house in Little James-street, London. The packet Largo has become a wreck off the coast of Scotland. The accident is ascribed to the extraordinary circumstance of the whole crew, master, steersman, and all, .00ing to sleep ! Mr. Parker (who conducted the late inquiry into the Andover Poor Law mismanagement) has resigned his office of Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, and his re signation has been accepted. On Wednesday. the roof of a dissenting chapel, in the village of East Waldren, fell in while the congregation were assembled ; two persons were killed and many fear fully injured, A LADY DEER-STALKER.--Lady Seymour (the " Queen of Beauty " at the Eglinton tournament) is at Achnacarry, enjoying the sport of deer-stalking. A few days ago her ladyship took down a splendid stag. A CLAIM FOR PREFERENCE.—We are glad to see that the Hudson testimonial is to be a vast almshouse. It will, of course, be most appropriately devoted to persons ruined by railway speculations.—Examiner. The Scotch Reformers Gazette says, that they learn, from a well informed source, that Sir Robert will recom mend the Queen to summon a Privy Council immediately to open the ports for the admission of foreign grain for the next three months, duty free. A. daughter of Mr. Nicholls, of the Bedford Foundry, Tavistock, aged rather more than eight years, was a few days ago in the smithy, behind a man that was striking ; and, while he was swinging the sledge, he struck her on the head. She lingered a short time and then expired. The interesting ceremony of the inauguration of her Majesty's statue in the centre of the merchants' area of the Royal Exchange will take place to-day (Tuesday), it being the first anniversary of the opening of that splendid edifice. On Tuesday, during a wrestling match at Denton, be tween James Stanfield and John Cooper, the latter was thrown with great violence, and his opponent falling upon him, he was taken up insensible, and died the following morning. Wm. Garnett, Esq., of Quernmore Park, has pur chased, at 150 guineas, for the benefit of his tenantry, the splendid bull, Union Jack, which obtained the silver cup at the Lancaster agricultural exhibition, and also the first premium at the last Lunesdale meeting. At Bow-street, on Saturday, a youth, named Pearce, about thirteen years of age, was remanded on a charge of obtaining £1 3s. from the proprietors of the Morning Chronicle, under false pretences, by imposing upon them two articles copied from the Times of 1840. A person rapped at the door of Mr. Lambert, in Nile street, North Shields, on Wednesday evening last, and left a hat box at the door; when opened a fine female child about two months old, alive, and dressed in a pink and white dress, was found in the box. On Saturday evening, William Bunting, clerk to some solicitors at Mansfield, was severely wounded by some ruffians, who attacked him while returning home in a gig from Nottingham. It appears that they mistook him for an anticipated booty in the shape of a rich stock-broker. Mr. Bunting is now slowly recovering. Several acts of mutiny have occurred on board the ships forming the experimental squadron. The men had been refused liberty to go ashore. Desertion, to an enormous extent, followed ; while those who could not succeed in getting away pelted the officers, cut the sails, and did other serious damage. A rigid inquiry will be instituted. GLOUCESTER AND BERKELEY CANAL.—The first di vidend to the proprietors of this canal was declared on the Bth instant. This event might almost be termed a jubilee, for in 1793 the canal was commenced ; in 1827 it was opened ; and in 1845 there is a declaration of a divi dend! As Mr. Alfred Richard Harrison, jeweller, of Pickett street, Strand, London, was riding along Portland-place, Clapham, on Saturday, the 4th instant, his horse stum bled over a heap of rubbish, lying where the road had been repaired, and he was thrown to the ground, and so seriously injured that lie died on Saturday. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening, daring a merry making at a wedding at Islington, in London, one of the females, in jest, took a pistol off the chimney piece and presented it at a gentleman named Brooks, when to Ler horror she discovered it was loaded. The contents entered Mr. Brooks' left side, and he lies in a very dangerous state. THE ELLENBOROUGH TESTIMONIAL.—The total sub scriptions at Calcutta already exceed £50,000, of which only .£10,421 remains uncollected. It is intended to apply the total sum realized to the purchase of a service of plate, and it has been already submitted to the noble ex-Governor of India that such a course has been de- cided upon. Thursday afternoon a lady and two children left London by the steam-boat, and proceeded to Greenwich Park for recreation. A short time afterwards one of the children ran towards the deer, and held an apple for one of them to eat. A buck made up to the child and snapped at the apple, when the sharp-pointed horn of the animal per forated the upper lip of the child, and divided it from the nostril to the side of its mouth. LANDED PROPERTY. — Within the last few days two estates in this neighbourhood, which only came into the market a short time ago, have been sold. Capenoch, the property of Sir Charles Kirkpatrick, of Closeburn, Bart. has been purchased for £20,600, about 32 years' purchase. Mr. Maxwell, the younger, of Cardoness, has bought Dalskairth. where he at present resides, from Mr. Ken nedy, of New York, for £l3,ooo.—Dumfries Courier. Several atrocions threatening letters have been sent to Mr. Nah, the solicitor, engaged in prosecuting the par ties in custody for the recent railway robberies. Facsi miles of these infamous epistles are advertised in the Times of Wednesday. One of them says, " These letters are but the flash before the report—the gleam of the blade before it descends into your entrails—the rattle in the throat before all is hushed into silence." THE SECEDERS. — It is said that Mr. Newman has pur chased several acres of land at Littlemore to build an important institution connected with Romanism. Mr. and Mrs. Ward are residing at Iffiey, between Oxford and Littlemore; and, i t is said, are organising schools and a visiting system for the poor. Mr. Ward's visits to members of the University, some in high official positions, are incessant_ MARRYING A WIFE'S SISTER.—At the Southwark Police-court, last week, a man was summoned for not maintaining a child, the offspring of his marriage with his deceased wife's sister. The magistrate, in making an al lowance for the child, said that the latter marriage, on account of the degree of consanguinity existing between the parties, was null and void, and the offspring, there fore, came under the denomination of bastards, and the defendant was amenable fer their support. THE ROMANTIC OCCURRENCE AT BYFORD.—It ap pears certain that, as stated in our last, Miss Ellen Davies, the pretty daughter of a milliner and shopkeeper at the above village, was shot at on Monday night, the 13th instant, but that the blood with which she was covered was not her own but another's. here is reason to believe that two parties, her lover and another, were concerned in the outrage, and that the shot struck one of these per sons, who was near the intended victim, aiding the chief actor in the diabolical work.—Hereford Journal. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On Tuesday, the driver of the Wellington engine, while bringing up the train from Greenock. observed a pigeon sitting on the line, at the crossing at Stoney Brae. He lost sight of the bird on coming close to it, but shortly afterwards observed its feathers fluttering in the spokes of one of the driving wheels, the centrifugal force of which, generated by the speed, retained the bird inside the rim of the wheel. On the engine slowing, the pigeon immediately fell on the ground, apparently stupified by its gyrations, but with only a slight scratch above the eye. The bird is still in possession of the engine driver, and is brisk and lively after performing its astonishing feat.—Renfrewsh. Adv. FAILURE OF LORD DUNDONALD'S ROTATORY STEAM ENGINE.—The Janus, steam-sloop, has been making ex perimental trips down the river Medway. The first was made on the 11th instant, the Right Hon. the Earl of Dundonald being on board. From opposite the dockyard to Upncr Castle the wheel revolved about five times within the minute, when a breeze sprung up, and her canvass wss spread. She then went down as far as Gil lingham-reach, the wheels revolving about 13 times within the minute. It now appears that after all the trouble and expense of taking her machinery to pieces and recons , ructine it, there is not any alteration in her speed effected since her last experimental trip. The general opiuion is that this craft is a total failure. RESULTS OF THE PANIC.—Too many cooks are pro verbially objectionable, and if the provisional committees we have seen advertised on railway sekemes had been charged with providing all they undertook to afford, a pretty hash they would have raade of it. We have no commiseration for those who have suffered by the check given to insane speculation, and we scarcely pity even th os e who, having embarked in really good projects, find cold water thrown upon them by the bursting of adjacent hubbies. Those who have taken shares for bond fide investment will find their property all the better for the weeding which the market must undergo; but if they have only been speculating on large and speedy premiums on some shares to pay the deposits and calls on others, or if they have withdrawn from their business capital tbey could not spare, they have only themselves to thank for the inconvenience they will have to suffer. Besides we are not to be blamed if the same want of discrimination is shown in getting out of lines as was manifested in getting into them. Let the public use more caution in par ti n g with their shares than they did in buying them, for there is as much to be feared from the extreme of cowardice as from the extreme of foolhardy recklessness. A little evil is sometimes necessary to accomplish a great good ; but we have the satisfaction of feeling in this instance that we have effected an immense benefit with real harm to any one who is deserving of out doing any public sympatby. — Times of yesterday. THE COURT 4- FASHIONABLE WORLD. Her Majesty and the Court still remain at Windsor, and there has been little variation since our last in the or dinary routine of Court life. Her M ajesty and his Royal Highness, with the junior members of the Royal family, are, we are happy to say, in the enjoyment of excellent health. We see that the title of " the Prince Consort" is get ting into common use for the husband of her Majesty, and it is a properly distinctive title. Why is it not introduced into the church service? Instead of "Adelaide, the Queen Dowager," (there being but one Queen Dowager), "the Prince Albert," (there being two Prince Alberts), " Albert Prince of Wales," (there being but one Prince of Wales)—thus distinguishing where no distinction is wanted, and not distinguishing where distinction is want ed—how much better would sound, " That it may please Thee to bless the Queen Dowager, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family !" DINNER TO GEORGE HUDSON, ESQ The return of Mr. Iludson for Sunderland was celebrated by a grand dinner in that town, on Tuesday, at which three hundred and fifty gentlemen sat down. Among the leading persons present were the Chairman, J. J. Wright, Esq ., Mr. Hudson, the guest of the even ing, who sat on his right, Lord Seabam, Sir Adolphus Vane, Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P., Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P., Col. Thomas Wood, M.P., John H. Ilinde, Esq., M.P., H. T. Liddell, Esq., M.P., Richard Spoon, Esq., who occupied the vice-chair. After the several toasts Dr. Townsend, Prebendary of Durham, in replying to the toast of " The Bishop and Clergy of the Din , ese," referred to the character of Mr. Hudson in the following terms :—With respect to their honourable and much-respected guest, he (Dr. Townsend) should speak, not from hearsay, but from his own know ledge ; and he begged the attention of the meeting when he stated, that in Mr. Hudson's character were to be found everything to entitle him to their esteem and ap probation. He had watched Mr. Hudson's progress, he had admired his zeal, energy, and common sense, and he had never seen anything calculated to cast the slightest stain on his fair fame - and character. Mr. Hudson's abilities did not go unrewarded : he (Dr. Townsend) had seen that day a testimonial from individuals whom he had raised from the dust, and who now seek an opportunity of evincing their gratitude. He had heard reflections cast on Mr. Hudson for inattention to his religious duties, and he had been blamed for not enforcing a compulsory observance of the Sabbath. He (Dr. Townsend) could contradict those insinuations ; he had seen Mr. Hudson in church, and he knew how zealous he was in the per formance of his religious duties. He (Dr. Townsend) trusted it was the custom of every gentleman present to have prayers in his family, as he could tell them was the case with Mr. Hudson. He (Dr. Townsend) bad him self joined in family prayers at Mr. Hudson's, and had offered up a prayer for his benefit. They all knew that Mr. Hudson had become the purchaser of the Duke of Devonshire's estate of Longborough. On a late occa sion, a gentleman in conversation with Mr. Hudson re marked that it was a dull, stupid place, when Mr. Hud son replied, " I will make that village smile, I will melee its people happy." He (Dr. Townsend) spoke in the presence of those who could confirm what he had stated, and he must add that the moment in which he heard such philanthropic sentiment was one of the proudest of his life. The CHAIRMAN then rose, and called upon the com pany to fill a nigh bumper to the leading toast of the even ing, the health of the able and distinguished individual in whose honour they were assembled that evening. He was satisfied that Mr. Hudson would discharge the important trust they had conferred upon him with advantage to the borough of Sunderland. As a man of business, as a poli tician, and a private gentleman, he was entitled to their greatest confidence—the signal success that had attended all his efforts had become matter of natioral congratula tion, and his fame was diffused not only all over England and Scotland, but also throughout the continent of Eu rope. He was at the head of the greatest amount of ca pital of any man in England, and might be called the Chancellor of the Exchequer of railway undertakings in this country. While he had benefitted the wealthy, he had also diffused the blessing of employment among the humbler classes. After referring to the political character of Mr. Hudson, in which he said that although friendly to the removal of restrictions on trade and commerce, he would never be a party to breaking down those barriers which protected the native manufactures of the country, the chairman referred to the triumphs which had been recently achieved by the electors of Sunderland on the occasion of Mr. H udson's return against the machinations of the advocates of the Anti-Corn-law League. Mr. HUDSON then rose, and was received with great cheeriog. He said he felt great difficulty in giving expres siod to his gratitude for the honour they had done him on the present occasion. He was deeply sensible also of the honour done him in returning him to parliament, but he felt in fighting that battle that he did not fight it for him self alone, but for the nation. He should, indeed, have shrunk from coming forward, and would willingly have given place to any one better qualified ; hut, as no one else did so, he did not feel at liberty to reject what appeared to be the general wish of the electors. He therefore did his best, and he rejoiced with them that he had succeeded. He came there on principle ; and so long as his principles were those of the people of Sunderland, he should be at their service. He came there almost a stranger ; but he was sure that no one could be in Sunderl nd 24 hours without testing that he was amongst those who had at least the general interest of the country. He felt it a high honour at such a place to have been the champion of Conservative principles, and he was proud that as such he had defeated those who thought they had enslaved the people of Sunderland. But their views were unsound and selfish, and as they were met openly and manfelly, so they were signally defeated. Political agitators were not the well wishers of the people. Let Conservatives, there fore, banish political differences, and show a bright and different example. and endeavour to promote the social well-being of their fellow. creatures, each in his own loca lity. That was the course he meant to pursue at Sunder land, arid he felt satisfied that with such a course they would be so satisfied, that his hon. friend and himself would not long be the only Conservative members in that district. He was deeply sensible of the eulogiurns just passed upon him by the reverend gentleman. He knew how unworthy he was of them, but this he would say, that he had always endeavoured to promote the interests of religion, and the well-being of all classes in the country He was aware of the important position of the port of Sunderland, and though he had thought it unfair to offer any pledges, he bad yet explained his views in a manner which he was proud to say had met the approbation of his supporters, and even of many of his opponents. He hoped to see the day when Surrerland would rival Liverpool and Manchester. He hoped also that in struggling for the object, political feelings would not be allowed to in terfere, and especially that they would meet no opposition from a set of busy men who generally interfere with every body's business but their own. In conclusion, he bad only to repeat his thanks for their kindness towards him, and to assure them that it would be a sufficient reward for any services he could render them to know he discharged his duties in a manner satisfactory to those whom he saw around him. The honourable gentleman then proposed —" The Electors of Sunderland," and sat down amidst enthusiastic cheering. Geo. Hudson, Esq., M.P., has been honoured with an invitation to spend a few days with the Premier at Dray ton Manor. In 1840 no less a sum than nine hundred and eighty four millions five hundred andfifty eight thousand pounds sterling was paid in cash into the clearing house by the London private bankers without taking into the estimate the bank of England, Joint Stock and West of Temp!e bar bankers. Can any thing be more preposter3us, there fore, than the assumption that the withdrawal of such a sum as £30,000,000 for railway deposits under all the circumstances of the case, is calculated to produce the disastrous results which it has suited a purpose to pre- diet? BILL DISCOUNTING.—At the London Insolvent Court last week an insolvent deposed as follows:—" I advertised in the morning newspapers that I had money to lend from the Three-and-a-Half per Cents, and the result was that I had many applications for loans. Among the applicants was a Mr. Wilson, from whom I obtained bills to the amount cf £3600, for the purpose of getting them dis counted. I applied to Mr. Thomas Flight, money-lender, who discounted them, giving me £2BOO for them. I think Mr. Wilson got for his £3600 worth of bills about £l5OO. I also got Mr. Wilson's title-deeds, which were subse quently given up to him, and I can positively swear that I did not receive £3OO out of the £l5OO to so return them." GREAT FLIGHT OF BIRDS.—The Mary, from Rotter dam, which arrived at Leith a few days ago, encountered a severe gale off the land on her passage home; and, during its continuance, an immense number of small birds boarded the vessel, covering the rigging and uttering wild cries, as evidently glad of the shelter from the great wind which had driven them so far to sea. Safe from one disaster, they soon were overtaken by another in the shape of a large hawk, that pounced upon the timid songsters and killed several of them before he could be secured. A number have been brought home, dead and alive, consisting of nearly all the variety of our European songsters. The hawk is perfectly tame, and a great fa vourite with the crew of the Mary.—Scotsman. THE GAME LAWS.—At the Tring Agricultural Associa tion meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Houghton, the vice president of the society, thus expressed himsilf:—" I stand here as one of the largest occupiers of land in the kingdom. It is not only unfair but absolutely dishonest for a land lord to take rent for a farm and then to stock it with game. (Cheers.) I have stated this before a committee of the House of Commons, and will avow it on all occasions. It is dishonest of landlords to stock farms with vermin. Plenty of game might do for the landlords, but it would not do for him. If the aristocracy needed ' battues,' let them keep their game in a room and shoot at it through the key-hole." We understand that Mr. Houghton farms nearly 4000 acres of laud. NEW MODE OF DRESSING A HARE.—A gentleman, (Mr. Gilbanks, of Whitefield House, near Keswick,) in return for sundry kindnesses of a neighbour of his, in doing little bits of jobs for him now and then, made him a present of a hare. Meeting the good man's wife a few day's after, be nsked her how they had liked the hare. " Why," she said, " our Willy liked it varra weel, but for her part they would never have another." The gen . . . tleman of course, was at a loss to understand this, , If; he had hoped to provide them both a treat, till, on asking, her reason, she said, " She had rather pull twenty geese than one hare, they were so bad to dress." Im,gine the gentleman's amusement when he found out that the old lady was such a novice in cooking so rare a dainty, that she had not thought of "skinning " h.—Kendal Mercury. WARNING TO PROFESSED AUTHORS AND CONTRI BUTORS TO MAGAZINES, &c.—By a report of the Mid dlesex magistrates, in session assembled at Clerkenwell, on Thursday week, the worthy Mr. Pownall in the chair, it appears, that the lunatics in the Hanwell Asylum have not only taken to printing on a scale co-extensive with their literary demand, but that several of the inmates, or patients, have commenced a course of highly imaginative and interesting authorship. In proof of this Mr. Tulk, the chairman of the visiting justices, either read or sung " a beautiful song, written by one of the lunatics," which "elicited (from the other judges) warm demonstrations of sympathy" (sic in report!) and applause. What the effects of this new competition may be on the established literature of the metropolis it is impossible to foretel ; but they must evidently be of much importance to vested interests.—Literary Gazette. INDIAN SARCOPHAGUS.—A curious Indian sarcopha gus was last week landed from the Sharon, from Beirout. It was put on board from H. M. ship Warspite, by order of the British Consul at Beirout, where it had been dug out of some ruins. The sarcophagus is cut from solid blocks of statuary marble, comprising the lid and the lower part or chest in which the body has been deposited. The lid is slightly sloped from the centre, or roof-shaped ; the lower part resembles a massive chest, on a slight pedestal. The whole is but roughly cut, having small chisel marks over the entire surface. The work is, how ever, ornamented with some taste, and the general effect is good- There are ram's heads at the four angles of the lid or cover, and two bulls' heads upon the front, and one in the centre of each end, the spaces between being filled up with something like serpents pendant in festoons from each of the more prominent ornaments. The sar cophagus is 7 feet 3 inches long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet 8 inches high. NOVEL PROJECT.—A. novel and extensive project is announced—the " Glasgow and Loch Katrine Water Company." Many plans, it appears, have been proposed to supply the deficiency of wat.er felt in Glasgow, and the promoters of this scheme are sanguine as to the com pleteness and the success of their undertaking. The scheme is to bring water by gravitation from Loch Katrine by an aqueduct to one or more distributing reservoirs ad jacent to the city. The plan of taking the water from so large a natural fountain-reservoir as Loch Katrine does away with the necessity for artificial fountain-dams, at once very expensive and involving considerable risk. The water, says the prospectus, of Loch Katrine is quite soft, and of perfect purity, even in seasons of spate, being col lected from a district of steep bare hills, of the primitive formations. The level of the lake is so high above the level of the Clyde at Glasgow, that the water may be conducted from it to the highest ground in the neigh bourhood of the city.—Scolch paper. AIR CHURN.—The Bishop of Derry has invented an atmospheric churn. Instead of the present unscientific mode of making butter by churning his lordship accom plishes this measure by the simpler manner of forcing a full current of atmospheric air through the cream, by means of an exceedingly well devised forcing-pump. The air passes through a glass tube connected with the air pump, descending nearly to the bottom of the churn. The churn is of tin, and it fits into another tin cylinder pro vided with a funnel and stop-cock, so as to beat the cream to the necessary temperature. The pump is worked by means of a wince, which is not so laborious as the usual churn. Independently of the happy application of science to this important department of domestic economy, in a practical point of view, it is extremely valuable. The milk is not moved by a dasher, as in the common churn; but the oxygen of the atmosphere is brought into close contact with the cream, so as to effect a full combination of the butyraceous part, and to convert it all into butter. On one occasion the churning was carried on for the space of one hour and forty-five minutes, and eleven gallons of cream produced twenty-six pounds of butter. CURIOUS RECOVERY OF SIGHT.—A truly strange — indeed, almost miraculous recovery of sight occurred a few days since. An inmate of the alms-house, Upper Shandon, named Edward Osborne, had been five and twenty years " stone blind." On Friday last the poor man, when walking in the street, was much annoyed by some boys who persecuted him to such a degree that he made an effort to strike one pf them ; but unfortunately— or rather fortunately, as it so turned out—he struck a little child who was innocently standing by. The child o❑ being struck, ran in to its mother, saying she had been hit by a man in the street.—The woman ran out much excited, and the child pointing to Osborne, she rushed at him, and with her clenched fist hit him in the eye with 1 •_1 considerable violence, stunning him, and, as he saic self, " knocking fire out of his eyes." But the curious result of the blow was, that the man actually saw the light on the very next day. The poor man's feelings can better be imagined than described on the restoration of his sight, after being so long in darkness. There is an entire change in him since—from groping along in a bent position, he now walks erect with a smile beaming in his face, and is overflowing with gratitude to Divine Provi dence. He is now, although but five days have elapsed since he saw the first glimmering of light, actually able to read large letters, and his sight is improving daily.—Cork Examiner. THE DEPRESSION IN THE STOCK AND SHARE MAR KETS.—The principal object for which, no doubt, the Directors of the Bank of England came to the resolution, on Thursday week, of advancing the rate of interest, i. e., to check the concoction of fresh and fraudulent schemes for railways, has most efficiently bad its effect. Care and caution have become the order of the day, and, as soon as the present pressure subsides, (all practical men hold the depression in the market to be but of a transient character,) those projects for the construction of fresh lines of railway upon which the deposits have been com pleted must rise in public estimation. Instead, therefore, of viewing with alarm the decline that has taken place in the public securities this week, amounting to rather over one per cent., the circumstance should be taken as certain proof that money has been acquired to a considerable amount to pay up deposits upon the allotment of shares in lines that are deemed to be essentially requisite, and which are likely to receive a favourable consideration at the hands of parliament. Not one of the influential cor porations, as far as we can judge from the result of our inquiries, has become a seller of stock. The present de pression in the stock and share markets must, therefore, he considered (as it is by all excepting those who desire to see a lower range of prices than already given in the i official lists) merely teroporasy.— Observer of Sunday. SHIPWRECKS ON THE EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND.— On Thursday forenoon the schooner Tom, of Preston, foundered off Duncan's Bay Head, and the whole crew perished. A small piece of the stern was washed ashore, bearing the words "Tom, of Preston" and " Port of Lancaster." One of the bodies of the unfortunate crew was washed ashore on the following day, and respectably interred, in the churchyard of Canisbay, on Saturday. During the gale a Russian brig, name unknown, (since put into Longpole,) had the mate, and one of the sea men washed overboard. The cook had three of his ribs broken, and others of the crew were more or less injured. At the same time stanchions and rails were carried away and the cabin sky-light broken. A vessel from North America was also driven ashore at Longpole, but it is ex pected to be got off without much damage. It is much to be dreaded, that, when the whole news of the gale shall have been added together, it will present a catalogue of loss, both by sea and land, of the most deplorable cha racter. In the interior of the country the storm raged with unabated violence, and a good deal of injury has been done to the crops. Such was the tremendous surf along the coast, that between Pulteney-town and Sarclet several dead ling and skate were found lying in the fields, at a considerable distance from the high-water mark. On Sunday the gale moderated, but again broke forth on Monday. On Tuesday the weather again became tram quil.—John 0' Groat's Journal. METAL TRADE.—The important sale at the Horsley Iron-works of Dudley, came off last week. The recent advance in the price of iron, and the briskness of trade, induced a keen competition, and high prices. Old cast ings sold at £4 7s 6d to £4 10s, and pig iron £4 15s.— A special meeting of nail-masters residing in Dudley and the neighbourhood was held at the hotel last week, to con sider the state of the trade, and the advance required by the men, who have turned out for wages, for a rise of 10 per cent. There are altogether in the district between 30 and 40 nail-masters, only 11 of whom were present at the meeting, but these were unanimous in their opinion that the men should receive 20s. in the pound, instead of sub jecting them, as has been the case hitherto, to an abate ment of 10, and in some instances to 20 per cent. The meeting adjourned till this week, in order to hear the repl , es of the non-attending masters, but the "strike" may be virtually considered at an end. A number of men in Dudley have already recommenced work at the advance. There has been considerable animation in the Birmingham metal market during the last week or two. An advance in the price of copper has been anticipated for some time, and at a trade meeting held on Tuesday last, it was re solved to make an advance of £4 les per ton. Tin has been very steady, but on Thursday an advance in that article of £3 per ton was notified to the buyers here; the supply is still very limited. There is no improvement as yet in the price of tin plates, but an advance is pretty cer tain before long. Nickel and bismuth remain unaltered; the latter has been particularly dull, but there is no reason to apprehend a reduction in the price, to any extent. We learn that the colliers of South Staffordshire are again about to turn out for another advance of wages. The thick colliers now receive 4s Gd, and the thin coal men 3s 6d per day, and they are about to demand a rise of Gd per day. This advance is equivalent to an addition of 5s a ton in the manufacture of iron.— Worcester Journal. LONDON GAZETTE..—TvEsDAy, Our PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED Roßey, Hoyle, and Co., Sheffield, type-founders; as far as re ga, ds D. Rolley—Garton and Hall. Texan, Cheshire, bleachers— Morton and Bruce, Birstal. Yorkshi,e, confectioners—R. and W. W. Brittain, Chester, woollen drapers—W. North and W. Johnson—T. Toms and J. Pulling. Brudenell-place, New North road, crape collar makers—E. Hindle and J. Greenwood, New Accrington, Lancashire, cotton spinners —Jenkins, Wood, and Co., Liverpool. slate merchants; as far as regards A. Gregory —Booth and Moxon, Kingston upon-Hull, woollen drapers—G. Northern and H. H. Darling, Kingston-upon-Hull, painters— D• niop and Bridgett, Manchester, commission agents—Moore and G. Rouse, Great Titchfield street, linen drapers—J. E. Par tington, jun. and C. M. Williams, Manchester, stock brokers— . Blake and J. Atkinson. Salford, vinegar makers—Voile,Voile and Wardley, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, wholesale linen dra pers—R. White and J. Ashbee, Deptford, general agents—Si hary and Simpson, Kingston-up-Hull, stockbrokers—Smith and Hutchins, Trinity-square, Tower-hill, surgeons. DE,LARATIONS OF DIVIDE • DS. J, H. Basley, Manchester, cotton manufacturer E. Clegg. Rochdale, flannel manutacturer R. Kipling and W. Atkinson, Wood-street, Cheapside, ware housemen. T. Jeeves, Ilitchin, ITertfordshire, bricklayer J. Phillips and T. Pearson, South-place, Finsbury, silk dress- ers. C. J. Hunt, Cork-street, Burlingt3n-gardens, and elsewhere, billiard-table maker. . S. Libbis, Stratton St. Mary, Norfolk, innkeeper T. and T. linmphrey, Kingston-upon-Hull, shipwrights H. J. E. Saffran, iiuddersfielJ, cloth merchant J. Thackrey. Leeds, dyer L. Parson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, leather cutter J. Cockburn, New Broad-street, merchant W. Britton, Borrowby, Yorkshire, limn cloth manufacturer J E. Pearson, Sheffield, wine merchant J. A. flicks, Leeds, carver W. Harrison, Leeds, pattern dyer H. Nicholl, Halifax, Yorkshire, worsted spinner J. Berwick, Calverley, Yorkshire, worsted stuß manufacturer BANKRUPTS Joh❑ Breakenridge, Liverpool, tailor, No. 6, at half•past eleven o'clock, Dec. 2, at eleven, at the LiverpoL.l District Court of Bankruptcy . solicitors, Messrs . Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row. and Messrs. Lowndes, Robinson, and Batcson, Liverpool ; cfticial assignee, Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. John Joseph Trigwell, Harrow-toad, beershopkeeper. William Hanni, Taylor, Piccadilly, Jaye manufacturer. William Guy Boucher, Stepney-green, merchant. Edward William Wynn, Gower. street, Bedford. square, bronze and ormolu manufacturer Charles Hawkins, Brick-lane, Spitalfields, grocer William Senior. Sheffield. hosil - T Henry Blunt, Woolton, Lancashire, licensed victualler John Rawsthorne; Manchester, general agent David Smith, King Swinford, Staffordshire, ironmaster William Parfitt, Bristol, engineer DIVIDENDS Nov. 11, C. Coils, C. Thompson, and R. P. Harr!s, jun., Lom bard-street. bi!l brokers—Nov. 11, T. Clarkson, jun., Charles street, Middlesex Hospital, upholsterers' warehousemen—Nov. 11, K. Evans, jun., Bucklersbury, East India merchant—Nov. 14, H. Maims aring, Manchester, draper—Nov. 12, C.W. Kessel meyer, Manchester, merchant—Nov. 11, H. E. Lawton and T. Kay, Rcchdale, iron founders—J. Braithwaite, Mo peth, inn keeper—Nov. 13, C. Martin, Durham, linen draper—Nov. 12, G. E. Jackson, Birmingham, iron merchant—W. Shaw, Stafford, saddler CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting. Nov. 11, H. Kohne, Laurence Pounteney-lane, and Dorset place, New North-road, stay manuf.cturer—Nov. 11, C. G. Webb, Long lane, Bermondsey, woolstapler—Nov. 13, W. Greenwell, Redeross-street, Southwark, wheelwright—Nov. 11, G. Salmon, City-road-basin, timber merchant—Nov. 11, W. Best and J. Snowdon, Southampton, printers—November 15,T. Dousbely, New Farringdon-street. boot and shoe factor—Nov 13. J. Shorland, Bristol, grocer—Nov. 12, J. Law, Ramsden wood, soar Todmorcien, Lancashire, cotton spinner J. Marland, jun., Todmorden, L'lncashire, roller maker —Nov. 12, CERTIFICATES To be granted by the Court of Review, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before Nov. 1 J. Warren, Bristol, merchant—J. Cann, Woolwich, bricklayer —S. South, Grantham, Lincolnshire, coal dealer—W. Perkins, Portsea, upholsterer—J. Woollams., Charles-street, Manchester square, builder 2, Nov. 19, at 12 SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS T. Coolley, Glasgow, horse dealer, Oct 2: o'clock, at the chambers of Mr. T. Muter, Glasgow FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. PA IiTNERS HIPS DISSOLVED. T. and J. I it and S. Ccop, Bury, Lancashire, cotton-waste dealers—T. Ingledew and E. Gandet, Minc:ng-lane, London, tea brokers—J. Haddon .and W. Hudson, Kingston-upon-Hull, painters—J. Clucas and T. Ge liug, Liverpool, pawnbrokers— I. H. and E. Bright, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, watch makers; as far as regards I. Bright. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. W. Foster, Liverpool, tailor. J. J. Brez, Chester, tailor. It Co ;ke, Liverpool, painter. W. Bowen, Merthyr Tydvill, Glamorganshire, grocer. J. Milne, High Crompton, Lancashire, dealer and chairman. J. Ilaselden, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, cotton-spinner. J. lloiroyd, Wheatley, Yorkshire, cotton warp maker. G. Barron. Davies-street, Berkley-square, London, builder. I. T. Coaahman, High-street, Kensington. builder. S. Fossick, Islumlord-court, Milk-street, London, warehouse man. BANKRUPTS. William Faryon. Fan ingdon.street, London, victualler John Gurne;'y, jAmbetlilwalk, Surrey, brewer. George Harvey, St. Ives, Hunt ngdonshire, innkeeper. Albany Featherstonhaulgh, Great Bolton, butcher. Francis Gill, Manchester, dealer in hardware. Amos Jones, Stroud. Gloucestershire. innkeeper. Richard Castle, Twyning, Gloucestershire, grocer. James Sykes, Doncaster, Yorkshire, hosier. DIVIDENDS. Nov. 14, J. W. Robson and J. Barrow, St. Ann's place, Lime house, patent pump manufacturers —Nov. 14, J. Ayling, Leeds, cabinet maker—Nov. 14, W. IL Pearson, Wood-street, Cheap side, London, sewing cottr:.n manufacturer — Nov. 14, G. Pars low, Blackman-street, Southwark, tailor—Nov. 14, J. E. Var dy, Portsmouth, draper—Nov. 14, W. Clarkson, Red.ross street, London, boot manufacturers—Nov. 21, J. Peike, Tol leshunt, Knights, Es-ex, miller—Nov. 14, J. Farrow, Stanton, Suffolk, drape;—Nov. 21, W. Menzies, Gloucester, draper. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting. Nov. 14, A. Wright. Kettering, Northamptonshire, grocer— Nov. 14, J. Thorn, New Brentford, paper hanger—Nov. 14, C. D. Wilson, Saville-place, Mile-end, builder—Nov. 17, W. ff. Bakewell, Derbyshire, tailor—Nov. - IS, H. Bromwich, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, grocer—Nov. 14, J. Marlins High-street, Shore6tch, tallow-chandler—Nov. 14, A. V. Ful james, Bath, Somersetshire, auctioneer—Nov. 14, J. Aldcroft, Longsight, Lancashire, licensed victualler—Nov. 14, T. Sims. 11;hitechapel-road, licensed victualler—Nov. 14. J. Acton, Lich field, farmer—Nov. 14, C. Martyn, Durham, linen draper—Nov. 14, J. Pitt, Plymouth, grocer. STATE OF TRADE MANCIIESTER.—For the last ten days an unusual glom has been manifest in oar staple trade, and where parties have ef fected sales to any amount they have given away in price; but stocks still continuing light, no very material or general changes in prices can be noted. The early part of this week, and on Tuesday in particular, we never remember a m, re marked de pression than was evident with all descriptions of traders ; but yesterday things appeared rather better, and more inquiry was made for both cloth and yarns. At this season of the year we begin to be flat, and expect to continue so until the end of the year ; but in the absence of stocks in the manufacturers' and spinners' hands we do not anticipate a very material change in prices, although we have no doubt both goods and yarns will recede a little in price before Christmas. 27-inch do's 4s sed to 4S ld 66's 5s to 5s lid ; and 72's 5s 104 d to 6s 3d.—Man chester Advertiser, of Saturday. Leh:vs.—Our markets are rather flat, but not more than gene. rally so at this period of the year. The manufacturers have very small stocks on hand ; and the merchants, though they have not calls to make large purchases, have still sufficient to ensure the full employment of the former without causing a glut of woollen goods in the market. There is no dottt of our winter trade being of an average character, but nothing like briskness can, we think, be looked fer till after Christmas. BRADVORD.-Our market on Thursday was, for the period of the season, attended by a good number of buyers, and an ave rage amount cf business was done in goods suitable for winter at recent prices. The wool trade is without alteration. Some spinners have commenced running short time, in order, if pos sible, to bring yarns to their proper value with the raw mate riel. il cDDEnsriELn.—The winter goods trade has now almost closed, which is somewhat earlier than usual. The consequence is, that our markets are now but thinly attended by buyers, and on Tuesday last there was less done than on any market day of p t r h ic e es sa h m av e e c u h n a: the season ; but there was no declension i” prices. Some of the t t e hasd, but had manufacturers are turirng their attention to the manufacture of goods suitable for next spring. HALIFAX.—There is no material alteration in the state of the staple manufactures of this town and neighbourhood. The de. !nand for finished goods is about what is usual in the month of October, in what ate called fair seasons (as this has been), and the prospects are not bad for the winter months. The demand for wool is only poor, and prices, if anything, are a shade lower. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET. —We have had a dull market. oo b l ee n n ia l r im ke i cha racter—little doing, but prices stationary. 1 HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The condition of the wrought cotton hose workmen is rather improving, but also in the same The ha w s imperceptible manner in which for a long time it receded. This un dergone o b nu business n n e o s s c h transactedange. has little or no effect upon the wages, which have, it may be hued, arrived at the minimum. The cut-up branches are still in a most depressed state. the drawer and pantaloon branch is not amended, and though the wages are not directly reduced, yet many encroachments are made upon the workmen, and as the new Truck Bill has no schedule fixed by law for drawers, the workmen in this branch will not receive much benefit from this salutary statute. The silk l o ve trade (if we may still de scribe it as such—the greater ;a g rt being now only " plated," the inside being of cotton, and the outside of silk,) is still in a very low state. The fancy bobbin net trade remains in a de pressed state. The cotton tatting warp lace branch is in a most deplorable state, but the lap and press trade is rather flourish. ing, when compared with the other parts of the manufacture- The silk branches are dull, and the intrigues of some of the ma nufacturers to reduce wages, have had a teLICICOCy to increase the evil —Nottingham Journal. bleb gut, e of leo • est op itol At 8 0 01 00' 10 A' l oco , ° s w oo O t a b d e e r fi, 10 ' 0 'I Bast,_ t i l e us" - eif n o 0 4 °.AII