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attended with some inconveniesees, but these ;neater now than when the measure was °rip- He was convinced. that on the whole the the noble earl wished to have repealed was ie public as, a proot of the real desire of those 5 measure originated to reform the imperfec 'ease the utility of the church• Under these , he felt it his duty to move as an amendment, efore their lordships should be read a second said, that the Bishop of St. Asaph te commission to give their opinion nion of these sees. He disclaimed interfere with the principle of the now in operation, nor did they ew bishopric ; but they did think for the great evil which must Nn ancient bishopric. lie ad ted to the bishops having seats ill these persons might not e, to the addition of one people of those dioceses had anner in which their revenues ssion. He was himself misled rev erend prelate argued at con f the second reading of the bill. sastraY defended the commis ion, been productive of much ats cher ON said that the advantage of having was so great that he hoped nothing ships to forego it, but if this bill were f Manchester wo uld be gone ; for, in l e bill it was now p ro p osed to repeal, )n the union of the sees the bishopric le created yx supported the bill, and contended ,rge addition to the episcopacy of the ould not admit the necessity of the the privilege of seats in that house. moment a great many bishops belong in of the empire were unable to sit in the privilege only for a single year. ooked upon the existing act as a small rm, and, looking forward to a more he would support the bill upon the aing act an obstruction to some more a was content to agree to the sup in order to the creation of another b ene fits it was likely to confer on ::ornpliance with a suggestion from ithdrew the bill for the present aips thereupon immediately ad- OF COMMONS.—TuusDay ..,tention of the house to the long e Danish claims, and m oved that an ted to her Majesty praying that the e taken into consideration ; the motion was decided to , ad the attention of the house am Browne, late chaplain to n, who was dismissed from .;heater, after having given nor of the prison before the inspec ry instituted under the direction of he right hon. baronet bad recom was th e governor, but the governor n agreed to that he bad not lost the rates. He therefore moved for a se re into the cond uct and management e of Correction, and into the circliam urn h the dismissal of the Rev. Wil lain of the said House of Correction, ,he circumstance s, and on the conduct i stra tes, in resisting the wishes of Sir a bad no hes itation in saying that the ad acted most manfully through ou t the strates of L r-- 'n eff was I a tribunal ..----' l '.' ------ 1, as a magistrate of the county of 3r of the gaol possessed his confi which had been pursued course Admitting, however, that they judgment, misled by feelings of vent, yet a body of 34 gentlemen inted with, the locality, must be umstances than that house could :attributed his dismissal to politi ect a direct libel on the ma ;lust he thought he had been should, therefore, oppose the At though not favourable to for judging the conduct of support the present motion if the effect of disclosing any conceaed his recommendation had not been rtes , but h.; admitted that the die d been agre ed to by a large majority the a id be bene ficial to the public if e Home Department were to have a the magistrates in the dismissal of ,ecause, as a responsibldle minopen ister of e of that power wou be to versation, Mr. Drscomaa with house soon after adjourned. COMMONS.--WewsEsDAY. in consequence of the guarantee the payment of the dividends _anent had been called upon to in consequence of the defalcation t. Th e sarae oblig a tion was laid ...an a nd the se countries had agreed to aria, ritain a joint representation upon the The British b ut had been sp a fresh loan, but had refused to do so. i on from Mr. R. You.xn , ot his inte ntion to abandon the it was n Bill for the presen t s ession. He wou ld should be again p roceeded with. i it ion from Mr. S. O'BatEs, o f the ,Lcusavga said that no ail. conseq uence bad been incurred by any coop to Ireland, and he bad, therefore t to propos e a supplementary vote'. i ccoun -... to involve v. tars, expendiure, ad for. discussion, withdrevr the second rusts Bill, i n order that th e ossession of the house—the At. ciated that the government had a . nature nearly ready to be intro- second reading of the Catholic )rn Sir R. INGLzs , for Ireland said the t he act was oaths had Reform Act, and I one. the bill was re ad a secon d time. dispose d of, and the ay were then CkNA.DIAN COI BILL goTION OR Tr WAL ZS sion shows the distribution 261 ___---- 21 TI.AX I3 41 M ENDMENT. --- 113 0 3 ..-- 3 )TLAX D S 9 ..-- 1 7 neri a, Ti ent. Dr We s who Sally vote against ministers, ?,m in the majority Butt, W. James, `GeneralJohnson, Larubton, H. Lemon, Sir C. Lord iNflay2l- uf Loudon ' (Li m erick city ) O Brien. .S. Philips, M. C• C. F. A. Ponsonhy Roche, Si , r D• Roebuck, city) Roebuck, J. A. Rurobold, C. E. W. 0. (Anglesey) Stanley, T. - Ward, H. G. I,Villiams, W. (Coventry) 3 against ministers on this question robers: ) March, Earl of (W. Sussex) ) Miles, W. (Somersetshire) Neeld, J. (Crieklade) Ossulston, Lord (N. North u mberland) P a lmer, R. (Berkshire) Pusey, P. (Berkshire) Rendlesham , Lord (Suffolk) Trollope,SirJ.(Lincolntiestn ) Ty r rell, Sir J. T. (Essex) wndebouse, E. (E. Norfolk 111 r. Ca yley, M.P., who has been suffered a relapse, after lay last, where he went to Bill. We understand Mr. he restoration of his health, the living of St. Mary's, Not ntenance to the subscription iu icre d edifice, until t h e parish de of a church rate. The snm 0 more to complete t h e pews, 1,;(41 was rendered useless by a last December. M a y 15.—We hear es terday not to under o England. This, at qaenee of their situa- At a ll events, —Hanover, 1 ormed this week, is generally expected The Hon, Dudley Ward, - the law )w.. 0 f Loudon, t ~ra of as candidates on Larpent is announced as present residing- at a determined upon. • Messrs. Parker • gnu! tho eta of tio THE DRAMATIC COMPANY OF THY THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, BEING disappointed in th e i r a pplication for the use of the Theatre, for the GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT ESTABLISHMENT, beg leave to announce to the Public that they have accepted the liberal offer of Mr. HILLIER, who has. in the hand somest manner, tendered the use of the ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, and the services of himself and the whole of his DRAMA TIC and EQUESTRIAN COMPANY and STUD of HORSES, aided by the valuable assistance of Mr. W. WEST, JUN., cf the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden. In accordance with the above offer, TWO NIGHTS IN THE ENSUING WEEK will be appropriated FOR. THE_LENEFIT OF THE DRAMATIC COM- PANA OF THE THEATRE-ROYAL, : WEDNESDAY NEXT, May 31:1, and FRIDAY NEXT, June 2d, on which occasions ENTERTAINMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED combining the united talent of the Two Companies of the Theatre -Royal and the Royal Amphitheatre. Full particulars will be given as early as p oss ibl e , an d t h e C om p a ny respectfully solicit the patronage of the Public o Liverpool. TO MERCHANTS, BROKERS, AND OTHERS The largely increased and most respectable circulation which the Tuesday's Edition of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD has now obtained amongst the mercantile body in Manchester affords its proprietors the gratify ing power of urging this, amongst the other undeniable claims which it possesses, upon the favor of that portion of the mercantile community of Liverpool who desire to bring their advertisements before the notice of buyers in the neighbouring manufacturing districts. In most of the surrounding towns of Lancashire the circulation of the STANDARD is steadily increasing. In Manchester, however, the centre of the manufacturing district, our publication of Tuesday—occurring upon the most im portant market day of the Cotton Trade, when its Exchange and Hotels are thronged with country manu facturers, spinners, and calico printers—is firmly es tablished in circulation, and is perused with increased and increasing interest. Under these encouraging circumstances, we trust to receive an increased measure of support from the mer chants and brokers of the town generally ; and it affords us great pleasure to assure those of our friends amongst those classes, who hare hitherto bestowed their adver tising favours liberally upon us, of our increased ability to do justice to the interests committed to their care. Ebt Eibtrpoot gPtantiarb. FRIDAY 110RAING, MAY 26, 1843. When we look at the fact that, up to this time, be tween fourteen and fifteen thousand (!) petitions against the education clauses of the proposed factory bill have been presented to Parliament by the dissenting bodies: when we consider, too, the promptitude with which the wishes of those bodies are made known at the pre cise moment when their expression is calculated to be most effective ; what a contrast is presented to us be tween all this energy and the organisation which directs its working, and the total want of energy and organisa tion which characterises the movements of the Church- of-England majority of the people ! Dissenters, by by means of their "congregational unions," " Sunday school unions," " committees," and other similar bodies, can, in the space of a few days, agitate their whole mass, and pour in petition upon petition to the legislature ; whilst Churchmen can only, after repeated urging, accomplish a few isolated demonstrations, and those, generally, when the object sought to be achieved has already passed beyond their reach, or the attack from which they seek to defend themselves has already been too successfully accomplished! Surely, such a woful and suicidal sacrifice of their real strength--such a voluntary abandonment of the means at their disposal for the assertion of their legi timate claims upon the legislature, and their proper influence in the direction of the public mind—ought not to be permitted by Churchmen to continue. As sailed as is the fabric of their revered establishment ; maligned as are its doctrines, by an unscrupulous and restless faction; surely there ought to be amongst their defenders a spirit and policy widely different from this coldness and want of preparation. In the case of this very question of scriptural education for the work ing classes, it is but too evident that we are about to ace the boon which was within our reach snatched from our expectant lips. Upon every question in which the interests of religion and, the cause of huma nity are involved, the voice of the great mass of the people is heard but as a whisper, whilst sectarianism can speak trumpet-tongued, and does speak, therefore, efficaciously. Sunk in a dream of fancied security— content with a merely nominal supremacy—we submit to see the foundations of our strength sapped stone by stone, the landmarks of our privileges removed step by step ; and we only awake to the necessity of an effort when the enemy is already master of our position, and nothing is left us except the opportunity of compound ing for the little which his mercy or moderation has permitted us to retain in our keeping ! Such blindness and folly, we repeat, ought not to be ! We owe it as well to ourselves, to our country, and to after generations of Englishmen to stand man fully in front of our noble institutions, and to battle for their entireness. To do this, effectually, we must adopt the means by which alone success can be en sured. We must use the same organisation, the same watchfulness, the same zeal, which are put forth by the opponents of the institutions which we are called upon to protect. We must meet petition with peti tion, remonstrance with remonstrance, demonstration with demonstration. We must not only be :irony, but must make our strength known and felt This—we say it emphatically, and with sorrow for the consequences—has not been the course pursued by Conservatives of late. In adversity they fought, and fought well, for victory over their opponents ; but in success, they laid aside the means which had achieved it for them. Our Conservative associations — where are they now ? Their voice is silent ! The faithful press which rallied to the support of our insti tutions, menaced by the open assaults of our inveterate ' enemies, is no longer the object of anxious care and support of those whose battles it fought! The hour which gave to Conservatism the ascendancy in govern ment—the house which prostrated liberalism, and doomed it to crows to the achievement of its designs, where it once trod openly and unchecked to their ac complishment—witnessed the abandonment of the very weapons which had most powerfully conduced to vic tory. We laid down our arms and threw off our ar mour, when we had won the breach, forgetful that the same care, the same watchfulness, the same zeal, to enable ua to defend our position in prosperity which had gained it for us in adversity. The enemy with which we have to deal commits no such errors as this. " Liberalism" is not thus suicidal. It takes care, in prosperity, as well as in reverse, of the materials which conduce to success ; and Conservatism, if it means to maintain its present eminence, in the state, or in our local community, must adopt a similar policy. We have rights to protect; we have privileges to guard ; we have institutions to defend : and we must use, to do this effectually, the same weapons by which they are assailed. We must revive our associa tions, strengthen our press, and reiterate our demon strations of strength and resolvedness, unless we wish to see the mean and malignant factions, by which we are surrounded, and which are recklessly mining the ground beneath our feet, restored to that position in which we so lately felt so severely their galling and humiliating domination. At this bout we require even more energy, more watchfulnesslmore determination, more unceasing defensive efforts to protect the great interests and the noble institutions which we revere and love, from the insidious approaches of our oppo nents than when they were in a position to stand be fore us, face to face, in more daring defiance ! We are really obliged to our contemporary (the Manchester Guardian) for aiding us in the develope ment of a fact which we are at all times most anxious to place strongly before our readers and the public. The fact in question is that CHEAP BREAD is sought for by the gentlemen of the Anti-Corn-lawLeague, as the means of securing for themselves cuSAP LABOUR. We stated in our last that the admission that any manufacturing nation could compete, upon even terms, with Great Britain, was " a new feature in the Anti- Corn-law controversy," We were somewhat un guarded in our cxpresmi , .n cortainly, though ) in fart, it it Noy Mlt tiovi ttr ty4t vO i 4i 01i p,t; 1 guments of a party who are " every thing by turns, and nothing long." If we had said a newly-risen fea ture—a hidden plea dug up again—we should have been more nearly right; for, in fact, though the ope ration of cheap bread to create cheapness of production is no absolute novelty, yet it has been, of late, so sedu lously withdrawn from prominence, by the League agitators and journalists, that its resuscitation by the Guardian persuaded us that—as we remarked—" a new feature" had presented itself to our observation. Putting the newness of the argument out of question, let us see what the Guardian': wisdom affords us in corroboration of our own position, that cheap bread is identical, in the League philosophy, with CHEAP LABOUR The Guardian says that the manufacturing body " have long been aware that foreign manufacturers are rapidly acquiring the same advantages of capital and machinery which they themselves possess ; and with the further advantage of food at half price, the foreigners must eventually beat them out of every market." Well, we do not make cotton goods, or hardware, of bread, hut from raw material and labour. How will it benefit the manufacturer, therefore, to have food at the same price as the foreigner? Why, only inasmuch as it enables him to get his labour at the same price ! " The conclusion," as the Guardian remarks, " possesses all the certainty of a mathematical demonstration" ! But this " conclusion," the Guardian says, " and the arguments upon which it is founded, have been again and again thrust in the faces of the advocates of the Corn-laws ;" and, we may add, as repeatedly with drawn from the contemplation of the working classes. Our contemporary says that we will " shrink from discussing it"—or them. We have no need so to shrink. We find our contemporary admitting quite as much as we require to have proved : viz. that CHEAP BREAD means CHEAP LABOUR. We might indeed enter into an examination of the special pleading by which the Guardian seeks to mys tify the meaning of his admission. We might enter, at his suggestion, into a discussion as to the term " price of labour," which " is not to he estimated by the number of pence or shillings that a man receives in the shape of wages, but by the amount of the neces saries of life that those pence or shillings will purchase" —(what amateur Leaguer has the Guardian permitted to pen this inelegant and ungrammatical piece of jesuitry 2) We shall not, however, allow the Guardian to drag us from the common sense interpretation of language, into politico-economical subtleties. Our contemporary's own explanation of the term " price of labour" is sufficient for us to argue from. The benefit to the working man from cheap bread is to be nothing If his money wages now will buy him a certain num ber of quartern loaves, he is to have no more bread for his labour when the commodity is cheapened by a re peal of the corn-law, for " the price of labour is to he estimated by the amount of the necessaries of life which a certain amount of pence or shillings will pur chase," or, in other words, the money rate is to be re duced in proportion to the price of bread! It is not unusual for the Guardian to be found, at the conclusion of an article, cutting from under his feet the arguments, or repudiating the philosophy, with which he set out. Thus we find him, at the com mencement of the present, arguing that because the foreign manufacturer had his food at half the price of the English manufacturer, he could drive us out of every neutral market. At the conclusion of the same article we find him enlarging triumphantly upon the fact that with cheap bread the price of labour was in creasing. It will not do here to put us off with any special pleading about the meaning of the price of labour. The working classes are getting now increased wages and an increased quantity of food both ! Hence, the mere fact of having cheap bread will not enable the British manufacturer to compete the better with the foreigner, unless, with that cheap bread, can be produced, as well, a pressure upon the labour market. We thank our contemporary for his admissions ; and love him most when, an in this instance, he speaks out, however unintentionally. We have read, with infinite satisfaction, an article which appears in the Jamaica Standard of April 15th, in which the policy to be pursued by the planting body is thus laid down : " We have only," observes our contemporary, " to impress upon our planting friends the necessity of carrying out those measures of strict economy and improvement in their agri cultural and mechanical operations which we have from time to time brought before their attention, for however strong may be the inclination of the British government to uphold the free labour interests of these colonies, still it is not im possible that some modification of the foreign duty may be admitted in the next Brazilian treaty, contingent upon the pledge of that state to ameliorate the condition of slavery. Under which circumstances, or rather any other which may transpire, it is perfectly evident that our planters should lose no opportunity of economising and otherwise protecting their establishments in every possible manner." This is the language of manly foresight, worthy of an honourable man to give, and of sensible men to listen to. We have always maintained that it was the duty of our colonial brethren to prepare for such a crisis as that contemplated by our contemporary ; and maintained at the same time that, by the aid of that supply of free labourers so flagutiously withheld: from them by the canting enemies of British West Indies, they would triumphantly overcome the emergency in which they would for a time be placed. If this boon had been conceded to long ago, the British colonies would, ere this, have been enabled to supply us abun dantly with their products, at remunerating prices, and yet at a great reduction upon those which we have hitherto been paying. And if a temporary discou ragement is given to their prosperity by the admission, into British ports, of Brazilian, or other sugar and coffee, the emancipated negro population, who, in the present state of society in those colonies, must suf fer along with their white population, may lay their sufferings to the door of those professed friends of the African race, whose peculiar notions of philanthropy are just now exhibited in their clamour for the admis sion, into the British market, of the slave produce of other nations ! LOCAL. NEWS. A new Orange lodge was opened in this town last night, at which there was a very numerous attendance. RUNCORN.—The leading gentlemen of this populous town are about establishing a Mechanic's Institution. ST. DAVID'iI CHURCH.—We understand that the Rev. B Morgan, the new incumbent of St. David's Church in this town, will " read himself in" on Sunday next, at eleven o'clock in the morning; and at half-past six o'clock in the evening he will perform the full service in the Velsh language. Among the presentations at the Levee held on Wednesday by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, as locum tenet* of her Majesty, we observe the name of William Garnett, Esq., high sheriff of this county, who was introduced by Lord Granville Somerset. THE LATE ArTRAT MANCHESTER.—Fourteen persona who had been engaged in the late alarming outr age on th e brick-fields near Manchester, last week, and who hare been committed to Kirkdale for trial at the next assizes, arrived here from Manchester by the railway on Wednesday morning. - The DOCKS.—Owing to the long continuan ce of winds from the eastward, having varied from S.E. to N.E. for the last three weeks, our docks are now getting thin of ships; but should the wind change to the westward, from the great number of vessels due from the Southern States of America as well as other ports, we may expect them speedily crowded. Loss OF THE " VIRGINIA PACKET. " —The Virginia Packet, which sailed from this port for Boston on the 9th instant, was abandoned on the 16th, near Kinsale, in a leaky state. She was afterwards driven into Clonakilty Bay, and went to pieces. The crew were taken on board a schooner called the Jane. The Cork Constitution publishes many particulars as to the loss of this vessel, but they are incorrect in many respects. THE CORN LAWS.—We understand that upwards of 4,000 quarters of foreign corn have paid duty at our Custom-house during the last fortnight, at the rate of 20s. per quarter. This is the highest duty payable under the pew act, and only comes into force when the price of British grain is down to 51s. per quarter. if foreigners can afford to pay 20s. per quarter duty, and still bring their produce into competition with British corn at 515., it is, we think, a convincing proof that the reduction ha the scale of protection has gone quite far enough. IMPROVEMENTS II LIVERPOOL—The following public buildings are now either in progress or will be proceeded with immediately in this town. Some of them are on a very extensive and magnificent scale. The Assize Courts—the new Gaol—the Market in Gill-street--the new Workhouse Schools at Kirkdale—the new Church in Catherine-street— a new Baptist Chapel in Hope-street, (this is in our opinion the neatet place of worship of which the dissenters can boast in this town) and the new dock works with the extensive pile of warehouses to surround them. Several erections of great magnitude have just been completed. . . . . ST. PETER'S SCOTCH CHURCH.—We have already given our opinion of the architecture of this building, which is situ ate in Scotland-road. The church was opened on Sunday last, when three eloquent sermons suitable to the occasion were preached. In the morning the church was crowded to excess. The arrangements for ventilating and heating the school-rooms under the church are admirably contrived, and the provision for the intellectual work is the school is, we undtratand, first-rate. The instructors are to be trainers as well as teachers. The former term, though not much flown in England, impli•ol an important and essentinl die; tint; , ,b7tl frortl, the liter! Pbkli 141 till ktiottr. told Welt epA , ttitlfttd lfl 3WltHtli c f/Ex p rro LONDON..-A curious advertisement ap• pears elsev: .2 of some concerts about to take place in Lon don,time during le that the passengers by the above trip visit the nett. polis. It appears that th e purc h aser o f a 10s. 6d. ticket, besides a rich musical treat, has a chance of winning a splendid Piano Forte, besides various volumes of Music. Thus a party may go to London and back for 30s. May board and lodge there for 40s. more, and have a chance of winning a splendid Piano for 10s. 6d. more. What next for novelty ? THE DEAD ALlvx.—An elderly man, of rather shabby appearance, was yesterday committed by Mr. Rushton to the Borough Gaol for one month, for having obtained from a medical gentleman lialf•a-crown, for the purpose of aiding the interment of a person whom he had att en d e d, b u t w hi c h individual he bad siace ascertained was still living. The scheme was exceedingly well concocted. Three persons were concerned, but they have not yet been ar res t e d ; one o f th em purported to be a poor joiner who had made the coffin. Se veral others have, no doubt, been imposed on in the same manner. Tun ToiLaT.—A fine head of hair, "the inestimable gift of the graces," from its influence in giving due effect and expression to the features, has been universally sought after. No article for this purpose has ever been favoured with such distinguished patronage as " ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL." the reputation of which, for its beautifying aiid restorative qualities, has been promulgated in all ranks of fashion and elegance, which the high encomiums and testimonials of its value amply corroborate ; * dressing the hair, and arranging it into any desired form of (furl or other decorative formation, the addition of this oil is essential—it preserves the coiffure in the heated atmosphere of the ball.room, and prevents the relaxing effects of damp, or violent cxercise.—See advt. THE QUEEN'S BIRTH DAY.—Wednesday being the day set apart for the celebration of her Majesty's birth-day, the Town-hall and public buildings, as well as many private houses and establishments were decorated with national flags. A holiday was given ou the occasion to the pupils of the principal schools in the town, and to those of the Colle giate Institution, the heads of which were mindful of the opening expression of speech of Lord Stanley, at the dinner given on occasion of the laying of the first stone of the build ing, when that distinguished nobleman said from the chair.— " Gentlemen, when that institution, of which we have this day laid the foundation-stone, shall be opened for its great and important purposes, I am sure that the first secular lesson that will be taught within its precincts will be that of loyalty, respect, and attachment to the Sovereign of these realms." TEE VIRGINIA MINSTRELS. The ex t raor di nary per formers now exhibiting at the Music Hall, Bold-street, are thus spoken of in one of the American papers :—" Among the most curious, as well as the most pleasing musical novel ties lately presented to the public, is the above. The instru mental performance of this band is entirely original, being composed of the usual accompaniments of a Southern coned medley, and played with a skill and melody not equalled by any other four instruments that can be brought together. Scarcely one of them has ever been published, or even heard, in this part of the country, before. The harmony and skill with which the banjo, violin, castinets, and tambourine are blended by these truly original minstrels, in their Ethiopian characters, is a redeeming feature to this species of amuse ment, and cannot fail of making it acceptable to the most refined and sensitive audience. —Daily Plebian, Feb. 4, 1813. AN OFFICER AT FAULT.—Yesterday, at the police-court, officer 166 preferred a charge against the mate of a vessel lying in the Salthouse Dock, for having been disorderly in the streets. He however failed to substantiate the charge, and from what the prisoner said, it appeared the officer had taken offence at his saving, on the officer asking what vessel he was going on bo ird of, " You'll see directly," and taking him to Bridewell, where, in consequence of the mildness with which the prisoner conducted himself, combined with his being perfectly sober, he was not booked, but was shortly after brought back charged with striking the officer. The prisoner denied having struck the officer, but admitted hav ing, through his temper being excited by being taken for the first time into custody, called the officer an ass.—Mr. Rush ton said it was almost impossible for a man to preserve his temper after being so causelessly arrested • nor could an officer expect that after such treatmenthe would be very politely treated. Mr. Rushton suspended the officer antil he should enquire into his character. THE APPROACHING EXHIBITION AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We were much gratified by being kindly shewn through the exhibition-rooms of this noble institution, on Wednesday, by Mr. Jones, the active and intelligent se cretary. Many paintings of great beauty and value have al ready been received, and placed in the long picture room or gallery above, which is lighted from the roof, and is well , adapted for their reception. They are not, however, yet hung up, as many others are yet to come, and we shall, there fore, not attempt to particularize until they are fixed, which will be a work requiring much attention and discrimination. The anatomical preparation room is already, nearly filled with excellent specimens. Another room Is exclusively oc cupied by a very large model of Hobart Town, and a pano ramic view of Sydney round the walls. In the model every house and building is distinctly represented, and harbour, with its shipping, is shewn by real water. The statuary room contains many fine classical figures, most of which were recently purchased for the benefit of the pupils. One large room is appropriated for models and patterns of vessels, many of them regularly built as real ships. They are very beautiful. The other rooms are becoming replete with ad mirable specimens of art and vertu, and the collection of ma chinery, in working and other models, implements, &c., will be the largest and most interesting ever before brought to gether. The exhibition will be varied and unique, and while it will reflect great credit on the contributors, will do honour to the town at large. Tux ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—It is rather a curious circumstance that whenever the proprietor of the Zoological Garden announces a " Grand Gala Night," so sure the night turns out a complete damper ; like a shooting corn, an announcement of this description is a certain forerunner of wet. On Wednesday evening. in honour of her Majesty's birthday, Mr. Atkins had proposed his opening fete—but the fates were unpropitious ; and whether Murphy or the clouds were to blame, the fact of a wet day banished all hope of an evening's enjoyment. Although towards evening some clearing off took place, and though at least one thou sand persons presented themselves for admission in the full expectation that the fireworks would be exhibited, the wet ness of the day prevented the necessary arrangements being made, and Mr. Atkins was obliged to abandon his intention of " firing." The Gardens are in charming condition ; the beds are covered with the early spring flowers ; the haw thorn and the lilac, with their fragrant scents, " Load the sleepy breeze," _ _ _ and the lawns are verdant with 'the herbage. The animals are in fine condition. Two tigers, male and female, are re markable for their beauty. Several additions have lately been made. The performing elephant is not one of the least curious specimens. Of the View of Amoy we may speak in terms of the highest praise. It is one of the most beautiful pictures of its kind we ever beheld, and for pictu pleasing effects it is far superior to any b e f ore ex resque and hibitod in these Gardens. The scene represents the city of Amoy, with its houses, forts, pagodas and gardens; the hills at the distance are cleverly managed. On the left of the spectacle is a fortress ; on the right a dwelling-house—while the centre is occupied by the city itself. There are portions of this view quite gems in their way. In fact this scene is a happy effort of art, and is highly creditable to the designer and painter. The effects of light and shade are really cle verly and capitally managed. The reflection in the water, as seen from the doorway of the rotunda, is very pleasing. On the elevation behind the bear pits a camera obscura has been erected. The view of the various objects and the groups moving about have a curious appearance. If fine on Monday night, when the gala is to take place, great crowds will, no doubt, assemble. LECTURE ON HYDROPATIIT.—On Wednesday evening, an interesting lecture on hydropathy, or the water cure, was delivered at the Music-hall, by Dr. Heatbcote, author of the hydropathic treatment of diseases. The room was well filled, but we did not observe amongst those present any of our dis tinguished members of the faculty. Captain Claridge, author of the well-known work on the subject, was called to the chair, and opened the business in an address detailing his connection with the system. He had himself been a martyr I to rheumatism while on the continent, and after trying vari ous regimens and nostrums without success, was persuaded to go to the hydropathic establishment at Graefenburg, in Austria, where it had been acted upon for 13 years, where by submitting himself to the treatment laid down—the frequent application of bandages dipped in cold water, and covered with dry cloths to prevent the escape of the perspiration that ensued ; the use of the cold bath, and the copious drinking of the element, he was effectually cured, and was now with out ailment. He adduced a numberof extraordinary instances of cures of numerous diseases by the same system, in Austria, in other parts of the continent, and at various establishments more recently formed in England, in which the faculty, he regretted, were still sceptical of its safety and good effects. Ile concluded by introducing Dr. Ileathcote (who had tin establishment in this town,) to the meeting; and that gene tleman read a long and elaborate paper on the subject, de tailing its origin with an Austrian peasant, named Vincent Priestnitz, who was restricted by the government of that country to the practice of healing by the use of cold water only, and who had been so wonderfully successful as to es tablish a system, which he (Dr. II.) had no doubt would in a few years supersede the use of drugs and medicines, which generally went only to drive out one disease by leaving ano ther behind. He explained the progress of the new art, and gave a variety of instances of its efficacy in eradicating diseases that had resisted the prescriptions of succeeding medical men of celebrity. Some of the cases related were astonishing, and went to !show that hydropathic treatment would eradicate, and speedily too, fevers, rheumatism, gout, and other hitherto obstinate and dangerous diseases ; that, in fact, it would cure all illnesses that medicine could vanquish, and many more that it failed to remove. He was listened to with great at tention throughout, and was frequently applauded. Captain Claridge afterwards addressed the audience at considerable length, and with some eloquence, furnishing a number of anecdotes and instances of cure and permanent health from the use of water alone, outwardly and inwardly, and certainly in himself exhibited a favourable specimen of robustness and strength, the result he assured us of abstinence from ine briating liquors, and the copi libation of cold spring water. tle Wlllll also wools appla4 f ,s,4 ; uuil at t h e close a vote of thanks was given him by a , and another to his friend, Dr. Ileathcote. For i;etaiis of the system we must refer our readers to the respective pamphlets of the operator. PICTURES Os THE OLD MASTERS.—Mr. instanley, of Liverpool, related an anecdote, which may enlighten as well as interest the patrons of old pictures. The high character of Mr. Winstanley secured him from the suspicion that he has at all exaggerated the statement; but we believe there are many persons who could relate stories equally striking and equally true. It is notorious that there are in England hundreds of Titians, Vandykes, and Raphaels, the canvas for which was manufactured in the nineteenth century; the impositions practised upon English buyers on the Continent are so notorious as to have become proverbial ; and of the 8000 works of f ore i gn masters ann ually i m p or t e d, per h aps i t would not be muc h to say, n inety-nine out of the hundred are forgeries, 84e. Mr. Winstenley exhibited to his audience a small picture which, from the peculiar costume, the cut of the beard, and the expanse of forehead, looked like a portrait of Shaksper e . I t was a l so fi n i s h e d i n a s t y l e , an d h a d an appearance of a ge an d me ll ow ness, that would incline almost any one to believe it a gen uine picture. Some years ago, a friend in London wrote to him, giving information that he had picked up f rom Winstanley sa w th e p i cture, some voteless vendor of heterogeneous articles, a port ra i t o f Shakspere , an undoubted original. Mr. approved of it, and became its proprietor. It was the identical picture which was then be fore the audience. He showed it to several persons of eminent taste, w h o a l l pronounc ed it an original pictur e , an d set upon it a hi matters. II high v a lue, though they attributed it to different •-e was offered very large sums of money for it ; which, however, b e refused, on the very proper principle, that if it we re an original portra i t o f Shaksper e , s u c h a rar it y was inestimabl e ; and if it were not , he had no right to take any such amo unt for it as was ten d e red. To set the matt er ' at rest, he took the picture to London, where he called upun an individual whom he found repairing a portrait of Nell Gwynne. This Per son i n f o rmed him, in his peculiar way, that he had made many portraits of Shakspere , and he had no doubt he could tell him something respecting the one in question. The moment the picture was placed before bins, he said, " Oh, that is my old friend." On being pressed for an explanation, he said that it had been made by a pupil of his—a person whom he had taught to manufacture portraits of Shakspere. It was one of a pair of old pictures of an ancient gentleman and lady of the Elizabethan age. From the costume and features they thought it might be made to look very like Shakspere. Accordingly, under his direction, his pupil heightened the forehead, altered the hair and beard, and nut i • in a few touches, which made the old man into a Shakspere. This sort of deception , Mr , Wirotnnley assured the " L in t P 91 )71 had not bolo tWoctr,Un cud 00.1 a picture f.s W ' " MO It OM' litAtiOfttA tlifett I gas tki " FIRING CrtfmNrys."—No fewer than nine persons were fined at the police-court yesterday for this offence, and eight on the previous day, in sums varying from 2s. and costs to 10s. and costs. PICTURICs OF ADAM AND Eve.—Tuts DEAF AND DUMB ScnooL.—We believe the pupils of the Deaf and Dumb School have been kindly invited by the proprietors of these beautiful pictures to pay them a visit this day. The children will be in Postollice-placa about eleven o'clock, if the wea ther permits THE LATE MRS. WArtE.—We see with regret, in our obituary this day, an announcement of the death of Mrs. Ware, a volume of whose charming poems we noticed some months ago in the Standard. Mrs. Ware was well and fa vourably known amongst the literati of the United States, as the editress of several popular magazines. SPANISH LANGUAGE.—We are glad to hear that there is a probability of a Spanish class being commenced at the Col- ' legiate Institution shortly, the attention of the directors hav ing been called to the importance of the Spanish language as a daily increasing medium of commercial communication and enterprise, owing to the expected throwing open of the nu merous ports of Europe and South America, where this lan guage is chiefly spoken, to the importation of British produce. SOUTH CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL.—An examination of the children in the South Church of England School took place yesterday. It WAS conducted by the Rev. H. H. Hig g►ns, curate of St. Bride's, and the clerical inspector of the School. The time of seven o'clock in the evening was chosen for the purpose, in order that the parents of the children might attend. The answering of the classes, together with their neat and orderly appearance, much gratified those who were present. THE LATE THEATRE ROYAL COMPANY.—The members of the company attached to the Theatre Royal who have by the sudden closing of that establishment been thrown into considerable embarrassments, coupled with the fact that from the extreme unprofitableness of the season, they have not received there full salaries for some time past, are about to have two nights performances at the Amphitheatre, by the kicd permission of Mrs. S;ebbing and Mr. Hillier, (who is at present occ u p y i ng i t w i th D ucrow ' s Company.) Mr. Hillier, we have been informed, has given the assistance gratuitously of his establishment to assist them in procuring a good attendance. We cannot but think that this is an act of generosity and kindness towards his theatrical brethren that reflects great credit upon him. That on these occasions a considerable muster of the friends of the drama will be made, we cannot doubt. Looking at the number of persons dependant on the Theatre Royal thus thrown out of employ, (many of them without the means of earning a subsistence,) we do think that those who have entertained an ill feeling towards the Theatre Royal, and who have declared so pub licly their distaste towards it, might unbend a little and come forward to help not merely one or two individuals, but some 50 or GO, many of whom have large families dependent upon them for support. The sudden closing of the theatre has thrown numbers—aud it is impossible to conceal it—into embarrassments that a little liberality on the part of the pub lic will enable them to brush away. The entertainments will be of a novel character, and every exertion will be used to provide plenty of entertainment for those who give their support. We refer to the advertisetnedt, which appears else where. TO CORRESPONDENTS One or two letters we are obliged to " hold over." We have received 103 6d. from "T. 1 4 Govett, Magdalen Hall, Oxford," for the M'Neile testimonial, and the like sum from " A Poor Protestant." In reply to a correspondent at Manchester, we need only say that he will perceive, on perusing an advertisement in our columns of to-day, that one of the return " cheap" trains is fixed to leave London on a Monday, so that the good folks of Manchester will be enabled to arrive in the latter town, in time for the market on the following day. IVOOLTON FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL MEETING. The first Wootton meeting for the year (for the show of Tulips, Plants, Fruits, Vegetables, &c.) took place yesterday afternoon, in a spacious marquee, near the Church, in that delightful village ; and the exhibition surpassed all former occasions in the variety and excellence of the specimens pro duced. The early part of the day was rather unfavourable, as rain began to fall heavily about one o'clock, and continued till after two, the hour of opening. Some showers also fell afterwards ; and the attendance, particularly of ladies (who are, after all, the flower of flowers), was consequently some what reduced. About three, however, it faired up, and the sun shone cheerfully forth upon the surrounding landscape, and induced many parties who had previously almost aban doned all idea of being present, to make their way to the tent, which was shortly afterwards filled with fashionable groups of " the fair and free," both of the locality and the town. Amongst them we noticed Henry Ashton, Esq., of Wootton Wood, and family ; Mrs. Joseph Ashton, of Wool ton Hall ; the Misses Williams, of Wood lane ; Mrs. Thos. Foster, of Woolton-hill ; 'Walter Clarke, Esq. ; Captain Brown, R.N. ; Mrs. Shand, Springwood, and party ; Mrs. John Crossthwaite, Woolton-hill ; the Rev. A. J. Douglas, of Childwall ; Vim. Gilgeous, Esq., Belle-vale ; the Rev. S. J. Phillips, Wootton Priory ; Mr. J. T. Lamb, (who has long effectually interested himself in these meetings,) and many others. The judges were Mr. Todd, of Manchester; Mr. Smith, of Highfield ; Mr. Morton, of Calderstones ; Mr. Murray, of the Botanic Gardens; and Mr. Pownall, of the Hazles ; and their awards appeared to give universal satisfaction. The Wootton new military band was in atten dance, in handsome uniform, and enlivened the meeting by playing choice airs in a tent behind. The tent was decorated with plants, flowers, and ever greens, the posts being festooned, and a handsome crown forming the principal ornament at the further end. The show excelled the former Woolton exhibitions, more parti cularly in the baskets of plants, which were most gorgeous, and admirably disposed. There were also many superb ex. otics, and the geraniums were, as a whole, of extraordinary beauty of leaf and bloom. The fruits and vegetables were also extraordinary for the season of the year. A stove plant, the Glauxinia Rubrum, recently introduced into this part of the country —a splendid specimen, with red flowers and rich velvetty leaves—obtained the first prize, for Mrs. Foster. This plant is of the same species as the fox glove. Some fine cut Pteonies, from Mr. Rawson's garden, carried off the two first prizes for that flower. We noticed a hardy shrub, the Clematis Saboldtii, supported by baloon shaped wire -work, which was much admired. The Cape Heaths were admirable, particularly those of Mr. Alison and Mr. Joseph Ashton. Psssing on we came to the vege tables, which were good for the season, particularly rhubarb. A fine white kind, from Mrs. Foster's, obtained one of the prizes. Mushrooms were abundant and fine—on en:: dish five that had grown together. The fruits were excellent for the time of the year, particularly the apples, of which there was a prime dish sent by Mr. Lace. The geraniums oc cupied nearly the whole of one side of the tent—some of them, but not the best specimens, being upwards of five feet in height, and forming immense bushes, rich with flowers. Messrs: T. Davies and Co., of Wavertree Nursery, were the most successful competitors in this department. The centre table, running the length of the tent, was resplendent with plants and flowers of the choicest kind. We noticed a fine specimen of the Cerus Granditlora Rubra, a new plant, from Messrs. Davies, Wavertree. The judges, on the (lard which they appended to it, had written, " In the opinion of the judges, this is the finest hybrid yet produced." 'There were some excellent Cinerarias, distinct varieties ; also a gorgeous Clematis Azurea Grandiflora. The third prize for green house plants—the Tropiolum Tricolorum—was much ad. mired. Here, too, was a curious specimen of the Irish Shamrock, with three forms and five leaves, dark in the centre—of course a monstrosity. The Calceolarias, distinct varieties, were fine specimens ; one from Mr. H. Ashton was considered a great beauty. In Orchideous plants Mrs. Joseph Ashton and Mr. IL Alison were again highly suc cessful. The latter also showed a considerable number of handsome baskets of cut flowers, and obtained extra prizes. A splendid specimen of the Azalea Rosins, about five feet in height, and full of flower, obtained the fir s t green h ouse p l ant prize. Mr. H. A s hto n showedl many fine plants and baskets of flowers. The Roses were perhaps the finest flowers, considering all things, at the show. There were three fine stands of dis tinct varieties; and Yrs. J. Ashton obtained the first prize, and Mr. R. Alison the second and third. But we have not room further to particularise. Suffice it to say that the show was, on the whole, demonstrative of increasing taste and improvement in the cultivators, in a locality, too, which has long been celebrated for its advancement in floriculture. We were much indebted to the secretary, to some of the stewards, and other gentlemen, for their polite attention at the show, which, notwithstanding the weather, went off with great eclat. The following is a list of the prizes : GREENHOUSE PLANTS IN FLOWER.—First Prize, Mr. Ashton; second prize, Mr Ashton; third, and also extra prize, Mrs. Foster. ASPARAGUS.—First prize, Mrs. Foster. FRENCH BEANS.—First, Mrs. Ashton; second, William Rotheram, Esq. BEST CAULIFLOWERS.—MrS. Ashton. Csainaoss.—Best brace, Thomas Rawson, Esq. TURNIPS.—Beat Ditt o , 1. Ashton, Esq. Cum.; muxtts.--First prize, r.T.Wainwright; second, Mr. R. Alison ; Third, Mr. W. Rotheram. LITTITCE.—Mr. W. Rotheram. CURL'CD PARSLEY.—Mrs. Ashton. POTATOES.—Mrs. Ashton. EARLY DITTO.—H. Ashton, Esq., Ist; Mr. Alison, 2d. Musnamousi.—John Crosthwaite, Esq. Rnunastii.—R. Rawson, Esq. Ist; Mrs. Foster, 2d ; T. W. Rathbone, Esq., 3d. AUTUMN ONIONS.—T. Rawson, Esq. BLACK GRAPES.—First and second, S. J. Phillips, Esq. APPLES.—A. Luce, Esq. ; extra prize, A. Lace, Esq. NARS.—Ditto. GOOSEBERRIES,—Mr. Phythian, Ist; R. Alison, Esq. 2d. CURRANTS.—I. Rawson, Esq., Ist; R. Alison, Esq. 2d. BEST STOVE PLANT FLOWER.—Mrs. Foster, Ist; Mrs. Ashton, 2d and 3d. ERICAS.-Ist, R. Alison, Esq.; 2d, Mrs. Ashton; 3d, Messrs. T. Davies and Co. BEST Drvicrt OF FLOWERS.—H. Ashton, Esq. BASKET OF CUT FLOWERS.—R. Alison, Esq. BASKET OY PLANTS. — Mrs. Foster, Ist ; Mrs. Ashton 2d. BEST THREE CALCROLA.RIES.-Ist, Mrs. Ashton ; 2d, H. Ashton, Esq. BEST TWELVE PANSIES.—Wm. Rotherham, Esq. Ist and 2d. prizes. ORCHIDEOLTS PLANTS.-ISt, R. Alison, Esq.; 2d, Mrs. Ashton. Six Rosas.—lst, Mrs. Ashton ; 2d, 11. Alison, Esq. POENEYS.—Thomas Rawson, Esq., Ist and 2d prizes. CINARARIAS.—Iire. Ashton, Ist; R. Alison, 2d. HARDY SHRUB IN FLOWER.—R. Alison, Esq. Six TULIPS.-Ist, Mr. Winward ; feather bazaare, byblo mia, feathered rose, flamed rose, and flamed bazarre—the same gentleman. A variety of extra prizes were also given for choice flow ers, baskets of plants, &c., which were shared by several of the above named parties, also by R. Proctor, Esq., Mr. Whalley, &c. COTTAGE PRlZER.—Vegetables, Ist and 2d prizes. Mr. Molyneux ; let Window Plant, ditto; 2d, Mr. Isaac Marsh. SWEEPSTAKES FOR CIiCUMBERS.—Mr. Jno. Molyneux. In the evening, a number of gentlemen connected with, or interested in, the society met at• Mrs. Turner's, the Grapes Inn, in the village, and presented to Mr. James T. Lamb, surgeon, who had been their faithful and indefatigable secre tary for three years, and had been highly instrumental in establishing it, with a handsome gold watch, bearing a suit able and highly complimentary inscription. Mr. Lamb returned thanks in an able and affecting manner. The pre sent secretary is Mr. Yearsley. During the afternoon the village was enlivened by the presence of " honest men and bonny lasses " from the rural districts in the neighbourhood, many of whom were hospi tably entertained at Mr. Blunt'a " New Hotel," and at Mrs. Turner's. The evening was - delightfully sunny, with a balmy atmosphere, but, in accordance with country custom, the festivity, if we Inay so call it, closed with the setting of the sun. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—p son of Mr. Bentley, the publisher was unfortunately killed on Sunday last. One of the chil dren, a girl, aged nine, was standing on the landing outside the dining•room door, when she saw her brother fall from the banisters, at the top of the house, and e7tended her arms, hoping to catch him in his descent. Nor one saw the de ceased get over the banisters, but there was no doubt that he did, as witnesa had midcr learned that be waft in the habit of climbing to and thr.ri Rli,lbus dolvn their* tlit fit feom titt trap tit tilt iontri; OW* rititof# rim !AI!, COUNCIL MEETING.--NEW BOROUGH GAOL. A special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, in the Town-hall, for the purpose of considering the pro priety of confirming a report of the Finance Committee, which recommended that the Wavertree Hall estate should be purchased from the trustees of the late John Blackburne, Esq., as a site for the intended new borough gaol, for the sum of £lO,OOO. The MAYOR presided. The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read the proceedings of the Finance Committee on this subject, which set forth that the Wavertree Hall estate, consisting of eighteen acres and six perches, had been offered to the corporation for the sum of £lO,OOO ; that the tender was accepted subject to the ap proval of the council ; and that Major Jebb, who had in spected all the sites offered, was of opinion that this was decidedly the most eligible. The Surveyor bad, it appeared, reported to the committee that the levels showed a sufficient fall for drainage. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, in moving the confirmation of the report, said it would not be altogether useless to remind the council of the actual position in which they were placed, and of the necessity which there was for building a gaol—that from the year 11 4 32 to this date the number of persons under their charge had been nearly doubled—that the whole re sponsibility of providing adequate room in the gaol rested upon the shoulders of the council and upon their's alone. Great, indeed, was the responsibility of those olio knew the evils of a crowded gaol, and yet hesitated and neglected to apply a sufficient remedy. This subject was brought before the council last summer, by the crowded state in which the gaol then was. This was in October. The question was not whether they should enlarge the present gaol by adding wings, or at once build a new gaol. The Finance Committee would have wished, notwithstanding they had bare accommo dation within the walls of the gaol, and they were desirous of avoiding so heavy an outlay as a new gaol would incur, because they thought they might wait till the new model prison at Pentonville had been tried. But the secretary of state would not allow delay ; and the only alternative in October was whether they would add new wings to the old gaol, or build a new one entirely. The council decided upon the lat ter alternative, and the Finance Committee's instructions were to carry out the views of the council with regard to a new site, a task which had not been so easy as they at first supposed. There had been some difficulty in obtaining a site. They advertised, inviting the landowners of the neigh bourhood to offer their land, the result of which was that se veral offers of land were brought within reach, many of which were ultimately refused, not on account of their ex pense but on account of their unsuitableness in several re spects. For instance, those near the Old Swan or that di rection were too far off. The land at Kirkdale, belonging to the Earl of Derby, which contained the requisite quantity of square yards, but the shape was not fit. Mr. Lawrence then showed that none but the site selected possessed all the requisites; and having replied to the objections urged against It by some parties in the neighbourhood, he concluded by moving the resolution. Mr. COOPED. seconded the motion. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER supported the motion, and poin ted out that an improvement of great importance would be effected in consequence of an intention to direct part of the Wavertree wad so as to prevent the railroad from crossing it, when by the purchase of a very small piece of land they would have the important priviledge of taking their prisoners direct from the rail vray into the gaol yard, so that the nuisance so much apprehended, of seeing the prisoners and their visitors woald be abated. The site had the entire approval of Major Jet,b, who the moment he saw it, said " this is the place for a gaol !" Mr. PARKER.—Have you not, Mr. Mayor, a memorial from the inhabitants of West Derby? The MAYOR.—No—I have one from the proprietors of the Botanic Gardens, which it will perhaps be proper to read at this juncture. The MAYOR read the memori a l i n ques ti on, f rom w hi c h i t from which it appeared that the committee apprehended that the erection of the gaol would injure their property. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE would like to put it to the Council what possible injury the gaol could do to the Botanic Gar dens. Mr. HODGSON thought it would be well if Major Jebb's letter were laid before the Council. He considered the site a very desirable one. Mr. LAWRENCE read the remarks of Major Jebb, from which it appeared to be the opiniOn of that gentleman that the land would be easily drained, and that the stream of water in the vicinity could be easily diverted and made avail able for prison purposes. Mr. Ald. EARLE said he did not mean to offer any opposition to the motion, as he thought it impossible to injure the con tiguous property more than it was already by the railway. H e confessed that when he first heard of the proposal he was greatly surprised, as the land was low and damp, marshy all the way down to the river, with a sluggish brook running through it. Those who lived in the vicinity said a distinct fog could be seen in damp weather rising all over the surface. He did not speak because of his family property in the vicinity, but he was doubtful of the practicability of effectually draining the land. He could not see how it could be done without carrying a drain through the land of Mr. Leigh, through their own lands and that of the Earl of Sefton, all the way down to the river. He hoped, however, if the gaol were built, that there would be a reception-room for the ladies and gentlemen who want to visit their friends in the gaol, as it was a great nuisance to see them waiting in the prison. The MAYOR said, the plan included a room of this des cription alluded to. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said he had lived 25 years in the house, and had never heard of its being damp. Mr. BLACKBURN hoped the drainage would have full con sideration, es, in land so low, the subject was of great im portaoce, he thought Kirk dale offered a much more eligible situation ; the site pointed out there was on a hill, and had the benefit of a plentiful supply of fresh air. The damage to the neighbourhood ought not to be considered, but he might mention that there was a large gaol already at Kirk dale, so that the neighbourhood there could not suffer; Mr. JOHN HoLst ES said the Surveyor had reported that the land at Wavertree-hall would be easily drained. As to the land at Kirkdale they could not get it at any reasonable price. Mr. EVANS said the difference in the price would be suf ficient to pay for the drainings of the land four times over. Mr. JOHN SHAW LEIGH said they would not hare the power to drain it, as he considered his land would be ruined by the measure, and he would not allow them to come one inch within his property. Mr. EARLE said, so far as he was concerned, and he could speak for the members of his family, lie should he most happy to grant every facility for the drainage of the land ; his only fear was that it could not he done effectually. Mr. BLACKBUAN adverted to the lowness of some of the land, and expressed his opinion that it could not be properly drained. Mr. JOHN SHAW LEIGH : I hold the key of it however. Mr. BUSHELL could see no difficulty in draining the land. The surface was most favourable, consisting, first, of about two feet of soil, next, about the same depth of clay, about an epual depth of sand, and then the solid rock. It was con tended that the property would be injured, from which it appeared that gentlemen had chosen to build mansions about the place, which offered a sufficient answer to the objections on the score of salubrity. Mr. EARLE said the only mansion in the immediate neigh bourhood was Wavertree hall. Mr. NORTE; said when the site was first named to him it struck him as the most ineligible that could be chosen. He had spoken with Mr. Cunningham on the subject, and the opinion of that intelligent and experienced gentleman was, that it could never be drained. Mr. North proceeded to urge as objections to the site, that it would be improper to place a gaol on the only spot in the vicinity which was not visited by the sea breeze ; that Mr. Leigh's land would be injured and that it was possible the latter would be laid out in brick fields. Mr. BLACKBURN again urged the superior eligibility of Lord Derby's land, at Kirkdale. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said, Lord Derby's land was not of the proper shape, nor was it of the proper dimensions. The committee had been pressed by the government and the magistrates, and they had sought in all directions without finding any land so proper for the purpose as this. Mr. PARKER wished to hear what other situations had been offered beside that recommended. Mr. LAWRENCE read a list of the situations inspected, including property belonging to the Earl of Derby, J. S. Leigh, Mr. Rigby, Mr. Faulkner, and others. Mr. THOMPSON was desirous that the Surveyor should be called in and his opinion taken. Mr. EARLE said, he had been of opinion from the first that Major Jebb ought to have been present at this deliberation. Mr. PARKER moved, as an amendment, that the purchase of the Wavertree Ilall estate for the site of a prison, he re ferred back for further consideration, and the report of the Finance Committee. Mr. SHEPPARD strenuously advocated the posponement of the decision of the council relative to the fixing of the site for the new gaol, until more information could be obtained touching the sewerage of the land at Wavertree-hall. He further recommended that the site for the new gaol should be fixed, if at all possible, at Kirkdale, alleging that it was a more desirable situation for such a building, owing to the salubrious breeze from the river than Wavertree-hall ; that the health of the prisoners must be maturely considered, par ticularly those of debtors, who were frequently incarcerated not from any fault& of their own, hut owing to unforeseen misfortunes. Several members exclaimed—" A sufficient quantity of land cannot be obtained at Kirkdale." , Mr. SHEPPARD, in continuation. —Then try and make another attempt to procure the land as near as possible to Kirkdale. At all events, let the council pause ere it decides upon the site at Wavertree-hall, until further information can be obtained about the sewerage. Mr. PRIESIITLEY stated his objections to the proposed site. Several members having expressed a wish that the sur veyor should be called in, Mr. LLOYD said he thought it would be wrong to call in an officer and question him so that his answers should go be fore the public. The MAYOR said he could see no objection whatever to such a course, and Mr. Franklin was accordingly called in. Mr. FRANKLIN, in reply to questions put to him by mem bers of the council, said there was in the land a fall of 13 feet, which would be sufficient for all purposes. '1 here would be a fall of 10 feet from the lowest part of the foundation of the gaol to the level of the brook ; be had no doubt that the fall was sufficient to enable them to accomplish the drainage effectually ; the nature of the soil was very favourable ; he (the surveyor) had taken a level of 150 yards of the flattest part of the land, and he found in that 150 yards a fall of 3i feet and the fall seemed to be regular farther on. Mr. Franklin having retired, Mr. Alderman FvANs • said the question now had resolved itself into one of drainage, and he contended that was entirely decided. With regard to the neighbourhood, people ought to reflect it was the vast increase of Liverpool that had given a household value to mere farming land •, and those who re ceived the value upon the one hand ought not to shrink from the inconvenience which arose from the enlargement of the town upon the other. But what astonished and grieved him, was to hear the sentiments uttered by a gentleman who had bee h n honoured with the mayoralty of Li verpool, who declared Eva give it no other language than it was out of spite—he could refuse the drainage going through his land. J. S. LEIGH.—If I can prevent by that I wou ld . Mr. Alderman EvANs. — Now, he (Mr. Evaus) would if that gentleman had to come before the council again, say, if he (Mr. Evans) were alone i n the place he would rime up against him (Mr. Leigh) ofdholing any place of honour in the town, after a declaration that sort. Mr. J. S. Litiorii.-1 have done with it. Mr. Alderman EvANs.—How admirably In contrast was the declaration of another ex.mayor, who had stated he should be happy to give every facility through his land. Mr. J. S. LEIGH explained, he made the declaration more in terrorem than in reality. Mr. Alderman EvANs.—That was exceedingly professional like,—(laughter)—ano it was not the first thing of the kind he ' had seen from the predominance of professional men there. Mr. Evans then contended that the purchase of this property ought to be made, on the ground that it was very heap. Mr. G. 11. LAWRENCE read against the memorial, from from some of the inhabitants of \Vest Derby Ward. Mr. AIKIN pointed out the advantages of inquiry into the management of gaol, and renewed his arguments on the propriety of providing a _hulk for juvenil e o ff en d ers. M r. Aikin was about to move for a cotnmittee, when lie was re minded that he was out of order. Mr. TURNER supported the original motion. Mr. Ttf ompron contended i at grilYlt that the sits not be drithiell4 Mt% MfArktiit!iit 4 AVIV it HA ttllO3lo, !If o.4lt,thA ttlf pert , was offered for sale, would be likely to with d r sW (NO their bargain if the question was p ostponed. It app e ared that the land wt.:, purclina subject to the on sent of the Council. The amendment was put, with the following result igloo For the Amendment—Messrs. Shand, Hodg s° l4 Hol- Holmes, Blackburn, Thompson, *Edwards, North , 1., mes, Aikin, Priestly, Ro den, Lloyd, Parker, Leigh , ° Liel)- pard, and Earle. Against the Amendment —Messrs. Shaw, oul?t9u, Thornhill, Sands, J. Holmes, Cooper, Wood, Bushell, Hie: Kilsnsw, Brassey, G. H. Lawrence, Lace, Trotnian, Srottua Houghton, (Aldermr,n), Turner, Freme, T. Hol t ' )I°° Ers, Chilton, Sir Thomas Brancker, and the Mayor. For_ the Amendment 16—against it 24-Ivlajority 8. The original motion was put and carried without "i sion • THE WATER BILL. The MAYOR read a communication from Mr. Deg T oi l; London, in which it was stated that the committee . ° f tbe House of Commons had resolved that the preambhi °.. ....., bill was proved. The only matter rernaining for consla:ri. tl 1 letter belate' The inclosed the following resolutions of the com ba t .. •:. Ist.—That it is the opinion of the corosnittee, that it d :1 essential that an additional supply of water should be effw; ~,,, to the town of Liverpool ; to be applied to the extinguist" t o i f n i c i t re f s ro a rn nd ti c le er a t u a t i , n pl o y th fn e r r dpournbleicitoicbjpecutrsp,osaensd. to be kept a'i 2nd.—That evils arc incident to the eroploYm f salt e nt o. o.,_ f i fi ., rc t o c ; w w a h t i e c r , generally, and exclusively to the extinguishing .., it appears to the committee desirable, if P° l3slu ' avoid incurring. , ~ , iiabla 3rd.—That an additional supply of fresh water and sufficient for the prompt and effectual extinctionsolt tirie:: can and be ' la best afforded by laying down a new sygem ° I 1 :, 1 , 3 1 ;116 Harrington nett separate charged. The cou • whicha at one o'cmainslock. l I be kept contib __......... DOCK COMMITTEE The The usual meeting of this body was held yesterdaYichair. following members were present :—Messrs. Santn`jold, Aikin, Nicholl , man,) Horsfall, Holt, Holmes, Bulley, RoYdenirr°ciliAliddl°- ton. Evans, Smith, Martin, Chilton, an 10 95 to IRON BUOYS. The Marine Surveyor having made s ome experi tuetee rat d, advantages of iron buoys, the Sub-Commit to o t P °. mended that six new ones be made. The subject icons are poned for a week, until the relative cost of the iron could be ascertained. to make TRANSIT SHEDS. The question of the liability of the Dock Estat e ; ore' good any loss sustained by fire on account of good s i_ed,„ rah houses, after being removed from the transit sbc ,', t hat brought uuder consideration.—The Chairman o bsetc ,e 'S f r oci they were not liable after the goods had been reM° . .libst tb. e , the sheds.—The Sub-committee also reccommende" itss bib sheds should be insured, the solicitor having give'" tee; tbiefr opinion, that it was a duty imposed on the comin it f f ic ea °- wished the sheds to be insured for £5OO, and the ° a . t he ii'' £looo.—After some conversation, surance be £lOOO on the sheds, and £5OO on the ot n . 7, re' A letter was received from the Lords of the Trea'4pii4j quiring a return of tolls, dues, &c. levied on foreiguS,“ i i , so' also an account on foreign and not on Brit ish ces li e ie b f°l' it was agreed the`e.A other advantages enjoyed by British vessels, from which Celli, eigners are excluded. The letter was addressed to '',' e Doo r ' missioners of Customs, who had forwarded it to ingjctio, Treasurer. The Chairman said there could be li° ° e 06°11 i to make such a return. me.° one . A letter from John Smith, pilot, respecting s°- 'ng °' given by the Pierhead Master while a vessel was het ra r cli h e t o ed out of George's Dock, as to the letting go °I a e ,l t - e hing, I : 1 - C which might have caused some damage, en° " ; ,.."' t y 0 ' ; allowing ropes to he let go without the pilot's ° I. referred to the Harbour Master. AO MEASUREMENT OF rOREIGN vessELs• ro lle.. t ,,, The CHAIRMAN stated that it would be in the e j' a eri i ;i, of the committee that he had made some reinar,", theov question of their application to Parliament rest ee ti° 7 e of a t o measurement of foreign vessels. He mentioned 5:1141,e,, circumstances connected with the measure, one of the bye,, circumstances a s to , „ 0 .10',,, in reference to the impression which existed which the committee had in view in their object was simply to place foreign and British sll',leo'Po equal footing ; at the same time he adverted to a v er At eer ic ,4 munication he had made to Mr. II e artY, th e 00 6ier' Consul. Those circumstances had led to a corrth Ors t between Himself and Mr. Hagerty,the Ire The letters were then read by •the secretary, 0 ,0 , ,i which, from Mr. Hagarty, referred to what had fallen bbd" 1 ' 0 1 Mr. Sands, respecting the statement ulluded to, and / to the correctness of the report which had bee : n h ir , 5 , applicstin.,,es 0.7, in the STANDARD of the 12th instant; to whi e- ,, ers 4 o replied that the report, as given in the STAN it ic ' stantially correct, with the exception of that part 0 03, 0 0 related to several notes havin passed between t h , e 0 0i4f , the best of his (Mr. Sands) recollection, the was :fel had been made verbally. The next letter via!, ce ee e ,ef Hagerty, dated te 13th, in which he stated h„t u: ar ty)!,..;i4 Mr. Sands had confounded dates as be (Mr. ri e rinf'or received any such communication either verball)'or., a h ieli at the period alluded to; though he admits there w' aj , eV versation between them at the Underwriters' -re° fit,tlol Mr. Sands may have mistaken for the one referred t ° ',siii• t d, made some remarks respecting the bill, proteetingtallec iii mode of measurement for dock dues to be hereafteira oci t ts l 'Y concluded by stating that under their traelatny,ofrec.roitrl4 should claim, on behalf of hi surement for all dues to be here:futenrtreYolleectedirsia ttlif' ships. On the 15th instant Mr. Sands r eplied i 'g s ee A xi i f liagarty, observing that he was sorr to fiod ih,T,ti.til erence of opinion as to the con • y atiou wh' e- Osf",le fhb as to th h e e fiel s - el, ° place ; he could not, however, be N c e e r :tain date when the conversation took p lace, but h e " - the '', l ll' e Aa to bje ce i v report of it in substance to be correct. good deal of misapprehension prevailed 00 th e ,Sele 10 0 ! object of which was merely to place foreig them- ill Co c b . same footing as British—certainly not to put e r , i i ' C l f l, ' e t position. In conclusion, he stated that what °. the b 1 i t ' . of opinion might exist as to the necessity. of . cf relt s ' l llo,, trusted he would believe that he (Mr. Sands) , r e roiltb er , rest . of the committee, would be sorry to net ° ,.. li tice - ,If ,i with the greatest respect either to his represen" In re h r 'l) 4 ' any portion of the mercantile com e ni . u_n_i, i i P t he, l o 7 o , t io l ,, i ' c o • ti this Mr. Hagarty observed, in hands a nt rt of el th a e "b oe e i' coa ld P o ) the written document., in the h incontestibly proved that no suchs converseti,ol:iliadefa,'ol,jr taken place as that to which he (Mr. Sand s) - it 'e - iir r ; recommended its withdrawal at the next meetintleio;h-el'l no part of the question either of measurement :. ti t o ment. The Chairman said he hod not yet rep i ' e be ctr i l' e l i l la letter. Some discussion then took lace, durine wb ieb i e t ‘l f f°4lfe MAN alluded to the maner in p which the forec"t-:401i11901;; vessels had been charged, and said that the C° l ,'" bac' ofo quite prepared to do what was right, and to i l' h ° en e ' n e ' ll t. , g was legally due, but as to the poops they ha - 1; tii il e . ill according to the 2nd section of the Act °f dance ''' t .e British vessels were measured, and in actor 01!) 0 0 'll f spirit of the law. f i t j3( 1 ,0 Mr. AIKF:N said that Mr. Hagarty spok e ° "(i 5146 11 C 'l ,l surement. They had put them on the same tern' - Ifr: i i ,' l ll ships; the question was still at issue _Nsli c ti t , l ; e ir_:l c e i l e ti called Crown measurement. according . y) fo re4,oo ,ti strictly correct. It never was intended tha t t heir "it ' f should come to any port on better terms tha n . t• ' P desire of the Committee was to do what was 3°' at ti , ~e t bil l, iher , (' question at issue as regarded the po Mr. Nicol. observed that the fast°lPe•tter ha e " e itolt'.4 l ',"; with the committee. It was a e onal mat te shat a ', L ir The CHAIRMAN said he, Ipersonal recollected t" a o , d ili ° ot ei, 4 09 sation took place ;he did not orneinember th ~,, sliv d e merely as a matter of courtesy to Mr. flega r ,:no• f aa'Y he wished to treat him on the most friendly bejigirge;secY Mr. AIKIN observed that the • would have a g in',l4 e ri by adhering to the old plan. ) He could 0 5 , 1-° # - r thvi, lw which vessels measured 50 per cent. more o'7 la cie ° t , than under the new. After the law was in e- ,e t could be no litigation on the subject. i n CO .! ,e), The CuAIRMAN said the whole had arise n - he Poe , of an omission in the act. as tO t o t V Some further conversation then took place ro d, i t ile in of the act, during which Mr Eve.Ns e hse tloo °. ought to look to what was the su pposed inten gislature. re f 7 A• de coe PLAN OF THE DOCK E ST 01 0 t ie Mr. HORSFA LL wished some in niry to be,,,,,re e e it g ing a plan which had been drawn q for th e d " . joc h marking opt the division of the corporat e zi d l ' e - t° t-e and an application was directed to be corporate fi cier° cler The the subj. committee ect then proceeded to the c i a ol. financial matters, and soon afterwards adj°ur __, The following observations of the Pr c 'g res ,:ft l " etfili t i do r illii: visitant, made by Capt. Heron, the inaitcrn, To e de ri , vest Home," which arrived at this Por rea Calcutta, will be interesting to many of O r t h) comet was first seen off Madagascar -- fr()", tv lia ge Y o . *SYri' s " • W• 1 ) 57 3 4 Po' "I , 'P Y 8 4 : 139 11 4 ' 1 0 • pO. 78 0 po. 75 2 4 910c. ° V p °. ' 6 tv 60 41 , • bils pa. f)6 —, bir 4 • 3 ,,C; yv • 64 41 f a ll • fi t. 35 20 22 50 35 0 22 50 35 10 21 30 35 10 20 0 Obscure r 5.605 4501581lv:epre.vvvy:Tisi..1; ci r 15 miles S. W. Cape Good ''vv. 33 30 16 0 oh. 20 I" iireof, 30 25 13 0 IA • 17°' THE COMET• Date. Mar. 6 Lat. 29 0 S Lon. 46 10 E 29 20 30 0 31 20 32 0 33 10 34 20 34 35 34 10 35 0 44 0 40 50 38 30 3G 20 33 20 30 40 29 30 28 30 26 0 9 44 48 ..,- 8 0 47 3 Obscure. OP 22 0 5 20 20 30 330 4 43 40 I:) ,n o; o tge' ,e f O w e. C' 28 19 0 130 Too faint ; . o pc / r e ff j it „ (hi ir fin fet• „. 1 0 0 3 ' April 2 Saw St. Helena 80 miles off et °- SY r ne i r ° observed the comet 37 42 frnT o , :r '. ~/ from Rigel. Shadow about '‘ 0 . r j, fv d 8 P hfro ° Observations between 7 and s o r t ( e ac h Gth March. Very bright ; tall inclining r, bre 7th. Very bright ; passing northward Y. tail each night, by other stars near t he t °l 9th. The ball getting very faint. 10th. Alt. rather imperfect. g 61' 5 ° 12th. Cannot see the ball IA ithou t the 13th. Ditto. . 14th. Tail very faint. 16th. Cannot get a correct distance. 17th. Pssing very slow nortirsarth 18th. A a good distance,—from SYr us. tt l3°lril' -. 19th. Much fainter now. tee 0 21st. Good distance. Differing v ery' 11 d 23rd. Good distance. Much fainter- . ,blu i' l l i 21th. Tail in Orion. ~ n rce ll o ttrf?, 27th. Her passage northward scarcely , bo ld r fi r ~ o , Mr. R. Ramage, assistant, at St. t e dre s; " usPe veto o lij , ' l ll ' my book in the custom-house, left a 5—.1 co io ell' follows: i i --- 1 ' 0 1°1 11 The Nucleus in Cetus (the Trhaie';ltb .Age' 14th August,—period 5.575 yearn,---Titeril°' perihelion 3rd February, 184:).---"ber- 1 0 4 1' _____..............."-- % W I ;1 1 "jp : t , t l f .. 11 „ C l 0, 'YUCATAN AIIISTOCIIACY.---SOCIe., 3 0 , - 3 0 ) , pa w er into two great classes, those wil° v"3 'ost titi who do not. The latter, by far Old n ' -- in colconcellos, or drawers. dr ~ Or fi' , ks o O t o4 °, l /0:41., 6J (kJ Thei"E noun MARK& r ASP 10 F°l'Sof t' il I ' ll '6 o ‘r . average value of the manufactures rojer,preVrit) t r h i r d f " S e l o g f h t t h tn i s i I l a i ° I) i n i:ii n t ‘ l, ‘ , \ e a \ t ' ' e l l e i l'iis:itic,, :a i e r r:e , t ettl3' the ti c ° e ', l2l3 , ; ‘ ' r P i t : h t l :' ,/, ' O Cl t T i li l O f' Nut so. " Not so. to foreign markets." N(l,l' at tor ope-11111fiv , foi l r ost;r o, 4 the r astonished dupe of lea;ne crnfc, : ° ,, L) / thi ° , l fot C ;:is ll o l o i_ l , n not even a fourth. One-fifth fare onil.-iK',',o: or w f .lo. t e in r n , factured goods is purehtterd El)" ,0 tr , ;: t. ,o/ ttA l t4ititt l ;i:l ft . l .i m ir r; fi rt i ;l h ite l : l e . r i br.itig. 00 1",,:,,, ,, 1' . - r.ot Krett 1' ''tit. itiotivt, I . . 4 n tt ' ..