The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

Local 13.tb30. The Royal Mersey Yacht Club Match, previously fixed for the 26th is now to be sailed on July 12. t'° Po T uesday Mr. C ar d we ll presen t e d a pe titi on f rom trol, praying for a reduction of armaments. re Herries p resented a pet i t i on from L i verpoo l on the navig Ittlesday, atoion cmplaining of the operation of the change in laws. ~ Three a ddi tional steamers are about to be put on the Li ne of pack e t s running between Liverpool, Southampton, and Havre. _ On Frid ay, a young man, named Walley, on a pleasure Whilst excursion fro m Hindley, wes drowned at New Brighton, e bathin. ..LA gentlemagn of tt, vont the size of 0 sound orange. about th ewhe ne chu rc h o f S t. P au l' s, B e lf ast, i s to b e opene d iddle of the ensung month. The M'Neile ismexpect e d to preach on the occasion. Rev. Dr. rl._Thirteen weeks ago, Jane Harper, aged 76 years, was ocked down by a cart in Breck Road, and was injure allei!dhaeyh,iP, from the effects of which she died on \Ved a 9n 11 °TidaY Richard Harrison, aged ten years, who lyeas playing a tNo. 6 C our t, W r i g ht- s t ree t, Toxteth-park, ain Mr. Ok e ll' s s t a bl es , i n Bl a ir-street, when wooden carriage fell on him, killing him on the spot. heßobert Abraham, Esq., formerly editor of the White t , ~ a ""-t - teraid and Lives-pool Journal, has been appointed ..ssociata counsel and attorney to the corporation of Montrea. l a °, ll Monday a wor k man, named Parry, was engaged in sa Y a la . g down some drain pipes in the yard of Mr. Irwin, es_P ooiler, uke-street, when the sides ave way, and the Poor man D being buried beneath the soil was killed. tt e l •he Rev. S. Minton has published another letter to the d B Dr. C a hi ll, renewing his challenge to discuss the °l4haskeen aof Roma nism, b ed ike the previous invitation, it Ro e decli. ( li a u e Queen has appointed Mr. Mansfield the stipen re 31 magistrate of this own. There is no tret t h in the f„ ' Port that th e l earned g entleman has succeeded o a large tune. g one Rev. Dr. M'Neile will preach in St. Silas Church, S day evening, for the Pembroke-street Ragged la e- r ri , and on Sunday evening at St. James s, West Derb y for the Church Missionary Association. w a ,,,'"r °1 Birkenhead Dock Bill has been thrown out for ce7,; compliance with the standing orders. The only bar ,e llove left to the promoters is either to abandon the ',Prosecute it without reference to the plans, leav- The la tter an open question. to Liverpoolaers of the Andrew Foster, from New York dialth e , Passed a resolution expressive of their cor cone-,1-8 to the captain, for his attention and care, and fors6i"uenee in his vessel as a safe, staunch, and corn , ie s hi p. bas flailed- " / ;_e ee Birke n h ea d , steamer Master Commander Salmon, U °n o rdered to proceed at once to the Cape. She tow Wednesday evening from Portsmouth to Queens till ll a nd will embark 400 men of the 2cl Regiment, and ce,"ive as soon as they are on board. lei tk " ,t Saturday five boys from the Industrial Schools,. The -al e, were' attested as recruits for the 91st regiment. r a -3 ' are intended to form part of the band of the .regi • e at. b • considerable proficiency . aving already attained a 0 .481 C. Ite: Saturday last the head and antlers of a large . buck fetateliscovered by some excavators while sinking a era e o s a e t inw at the Huskisson Dock. One of the horns blit - X 4 ed to dust -upon being exposed to the atmosphere, / t, '"e other, together with the skull, are nearly perfect. Ve„„°lrae INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—On Tuesday, Mr. kc",_d, late of the above school, and Mr. N. Pinder, from (4 ° Y School, were elected Fellows of Trinity College, the: ill Mr. Wood before carried off a Scholarship at tai o .l'ne College, while be was still at school, and ob ti„" t he Canning Exhibition. Of a - W ednesday, the 11th instant, a female, fifty years /mute, residing in No. 3 Court, Russell-street, Park, was ta n ri n g out of an omnibus in Park-road, when she was talte e -7°ll hY a cart, driven by Thomas Roome. She was day . " to the Southern Hospital, where she died on Tues. ip~,„.auesday, Bridget Corfield, nine years of age, resid- Was i llth her ' parents in No. 3 Court, Blundell-street, thel le mPting to take a potato from a pan on the fire, ,th e Pr clothes ignited, and she was severely burnt. sia al , deceased had been left at home in care of three children. She died in the Hospital on Wednesday. war bade ctors of the London and North-western Rail- Litte e ,,, granted all their officers four days •holiday to The e - Yne Exhibition with free passes over the line. el :ave also offered'the latter privilege to tbe officers . 059 n, " ° °aPanies whose lines are connected with their At b_ 'qtlgi "'"'ltanists held a meeting on Wednesday at the "c-hall, at which Dr. Cahill was announced to be s ellt N I , • The doctor, however, had met with an accident s i t o ., nable to attend. 'On this being made known, lia - rne ng became very uproarious, and called out, g" Return the money," " Adjourn," &e. 13 4 ,7 - e'Y ord er was i n some measure restore d . tbkarISTER.! R EGISTER ! REGISTER !—On Sunday the atelatty ann ual notice f r om the overseers of the parishes, !lee s e, to the c l a i m of registration, was aff i xed to the va the s th eh r doors. All poor and assessed •rates due to OfJej of J anuary last must be paid on or before the 20th lertedrinext, otherwise the parties' names will not be in -00 41 the registry for votes. tnoth er e dneeda y -, the 4th instant, Michael :Sweeny and f lheu a „T a n Were drawing a hand-cart in Paradise-street, " 4 "' Pas a llt. coming in an opposite direction, attempted 0 ,,,.. -w aeney'lttlaa, and, there not being room enough, faa -- ; a • eauslied between the wheels of the two O "as taken to the Hospital, and died on Tues b‘'n at evening Mr. Duncan addressed nurner at the - -uce at the Shipwrights' Room, Bond-street, and 1 e3,. -ct sion three cheers were given for Lord Stan at th -a Friday night Mr. Duncan delivered an address Of h e lifusi _ c Hall, on the evils resulting from the repeal t "e Nevi ation Laws and the operation of the Mer ntile Marin e s Act. trip ° Passengers by the Baltic steam-ship, on her last trap' Passed the following resolution—" That we con . - bit ea Zate the New York and Liverpool United States Mail klierl s ,hiP Company upon the able commanding of so rees t ti t'',Le a specimen of naval architecture, whereby the tat e bri nwinhant success is insured to their praiseworthy arise' ha t0.7-IColec TO NEW YORK.—Among the passengers 14 a - " n cies, which arrived at Southampton on Thursday, atoC° 41-Merican gentleman named Forbes. He left Hong Ne aw the Y °1", 26th of April last, an d l e ft Li verpoo l tor flero„it in the Africa, which sailed on Saturday. He 1 41 probably arrive' at the latter port about the Ist da ys, inelawill have traversed nearly 14,300 m il es i n 65 O•ng stoppages at various ports. 13 - j b ' e tt ol e3 daY the Lafayette, Captain Stoddard, the fo r ' w .,eeu - iht new' line of screw -steamers, intended to ply se face ear Port a nd Phil a d e lph ia , t oo k h er d epar t ure Gj - .. ge ta, a g ri e City. She carries out upwards of 100 pas n' a large cargo of fine goods.—The City for w i ll. 44 0 ea tination, with a large cargo, and 136 passen -taioa..°gat whom was one of the United States Com ef4Ai wate, t , the Great Exhibition. Allosr.—O n Saturday a few of the members sesa..„.artl, o l waited on the Rev. eige„, oinew s congregation 'eat - "es, on hisretirement from the honorary euracy ellt° withneatket % two , and presented him a very pocket ehhise_n service, and the following standard works i— sPrebje.ll°,.,o Leighton's works, Archbishop Sumner on the I ,Lbla, f t ; „ ? .. i . tto s on the Miracles, and a handsome Polyglot h„"' wa s ZurPte morocco binding. The s and Jacob, the le,anufactured by Messrs. Roe and Jacob, and ,_%fie :Wowing inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. ye t i% 8.A., by a few parti c ul ar f r i en d s i n con ithlt. wi th the sc h oo l s an d c h urc h of St. Bartholomew. " with etecreeNr.—The London ornin mail, h i as d, by sot aeon Friday evening at half-past g four o'clock, el, a, k os ;"ve until h a lf -past e i ght. The delay was caused teaiag of Un accountable accident. After the train, con ea ,der, h carriages, the luggage van, engine, an d se`tiag es ag Passed the viaduct at Pres t o n B roo k, th e s i x 'P we 1 40Ped , a nt off the rail. The engine was promptly a o tee s tni not a s i ng l e carr i age was upset. The pas te w . et ,e, as might be supposed, greatly alarmed, but id 11 00 11 8 injured i n the slightest d egree. I t took nearly to get the carriaes aain on the rail. The lt i alto gether unaccou g ntabl g e titattriarvs . kp_ °l -81 1 i L " TRE BALTIC.—The United States mail acaey 0 P Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived in the ds .% 0,, Tuesday night. The Baltic left New York at yea s ' oaturday the 7th instant. She arrived off Point tab at save art a ate, n o'clock on Tuesday evening, passed the h t a ale ; aL war . past ten, and entered the river shortly d ays e n. She has made the passage from port to port 1 1 ,,,,000fi ye beers. She brought 150 passengers, and t1 1 : 4 ate a Lmars in specie on freight. The United States cra tstu r p ac i fic, Captain Nye, which left this port on k it ea gof the 28th ult., arrived at New York at e ‘ Pa ssa Lock on the morning of the 7th instant, making 1e94 eRe hence in ten da s and a few hours. zilellivedymcNooorth America" y steamer, which sailed from 'rho with the 17th instant, for Galway, is an event reg ar , great satisfaction by the people of Connaught, i~lleat ll ° l 4 L e it as the commencement of a regular line of e-uet er e, we st een Ireland and America. The Midland tte s ge pe sa e rn Railway Company have agreed to carry D ea ne Of ch,,e_ngers that may arrive by the North America, eelett,ori ente, from Galway to Dublin. The vessel will g 0 c'tl)7 return trip early in August. The City of a eettrater',_PanY have also engaged to carry the passen- N ec a, ten'uday p I rlY to Liverpool or Holyhead, and have also - to Galway. The North America may be fh‘,,,Qlo,,ttin arrive at Galway to-morrow night, or Thurs i%/g.i,' INST ITUTION.—THE BOYS' CONCERT.- 44 • Th "rig event came off on Tuesday, with great B Di • ° selecti o h very tits, ae ., 11 was first-rate, the boys in good voice titter rep et i t . (-1 the audience disposed to be pleased. tit att d leaded, ° f theee agreeable re-unions seems to be e ats ot h a , and to give greater satisfaction. There to iewer that 1,500 persons present. The music „,le.eitAleeen, from the compositions of Horsley, Crampton, latis_ t t, Qi a a Lle, Weber, Chipp, Moschelles, Dr. Smith, 50 , , e 14 4 08, avner, Web, and comprised airs, duets, trios, ti 0, ver y chor tle " . a tie d ro le nu , The juvenile vocalists exceeded mire p ate exp reasi _ Inner to have been trained to regard ab i abl e t o rac e d i _on so admirably. Some of the pieces %,,,7 0,4 a pr o f e u ss a Planner which would have been . cre- Iv ! 0 0 tig ed b chorus The concert was consider rved. nine viciferous encores, which were v t 'Ally dud have'ne Solos and quartetts were admirably tt‘oelighte rarely seen an audience so enthusias kaalt.ht, a nd tiLttwas evident to all, tbe boys had been tl44tifiel "trusted the performances of the intricate N A Nee, nowl e d 1 • 0 them was rather the result of a Rblebat h ory ge of the music than the production of m aev elt ri n d .. th ee e ,, r, and we are sure that Mr. Crowe IndefiZabsirisafibeodurswith the brilliant oueeeas by have been crowned. town lately found a small orange, of a small marble, inclosed in the centre GREAT TROTTING MATCHES ATAINTREE.—TO.morrow two matches are to come off at Aintree, near this town, which have created great sensation. The first is for £lOO a-side, h. ft., to trot ten miles in harness, and the second for £5O a-side, five miles. The horses in the first match are of a superior class—one lately brought over from America, where he has gained high repute for trotting pretensions. CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL.—The teachers and others have presented to Mr. Andrews, on his leaving this in stitution, with an elegant burnished inkstand and a splen did timepiece, as testimonials of respect and esteem. Mr. Andrews has been at Christ Church School upwards of eleven years, and during that period the school has flourished beyond all precedent —so much so, that ad missions have, during the last two years, beea checked by exacting an admission fee. FACTS FOR LORD GRANVILLE.—The amount of ton nage of foreign shipping loading outwards in the port of London, on Friday, was 11,452 tons ; of these, 5,965 tons, comprised entirely of American ships, are loading for the United States, whilst there is not a single British vessel in the Thames loading for the American republic. For the Mediterranean and Southern Europe there are 1,715 tons of foreign shipping loading outwards • for the Baltic and N or th o f E urope . 2,595 t ons ; outwards; South America and the West Indies, 827 tons; and for Batavia, 349 tons. At Liverpool we understand the facts in refer ence to the preponderance of foreign shipping over British vessels are even stronger than those to which we have re ferred in relation to London. THE CABINET MAKERS' STRIKE.—The differences be tween the cabinet makers and their employers have not yet been healed, except in one or two instances, where the men have been induced to return to their work on having their requests complied with. We believe that at a meet ing of masters, a few days since, a resolution was passed, with only one dissentient, to resist the demands of the men. The gentleman in question was, we are informed, Mr. J. Abbott, of Islington, who has hitherto liberally granted the workmen in his employ the whole of the pri vileges which they now seek to obtain from the rest of the trade ; and, seeing no reason to change his usual arrange ments, he still retains his numerous employes, and by this means can fortunately execute his increasing orders with out any inconvenience or-delay. MERIT AND CHEAP ZHU CATION.--Rigby, who has so pre-eminently distinguished himself at the Collegiate Institution, is the son of Mr. Thomas Rigby, of Halton, Cheshire, and one of Mr. Wilson's boarders. Whilst a pupil in the Middle School he obtained the nomination to the Upper, value ten guineas. Since he entered the Upper School. he has twice obtained the Egerton Scholarship, value twenty-one guineas per annum, or one year's educa tion, free of all charges ; and at the recent examination by Mr. Gunson, fellow of one of the colleges in Cambridge, he carried off, in the most triumphant manner, the vacant Univer ity Exh bition, value £5O per annum, tenable for four years, which he thought proper to decline on account of his youth. In addition to these honours, he has com peted for the Divinity, Mathematical, and Latin Verse prizes, and carried off the whole'! SHIP RACE ro CIIINA .—By the Overland Mail letters have been received from Anjer, which contain the arrival at that port of the celebrated rival clipper ships Reindeer and Oriental. The Reindeer, which left the Mersey on the 30th December, arrived at Anjer in`99 days. The Oriental sailed from the Thames on the 14th January, and arrived at the same port in 93 days, thus giving the vaunted American clipper an advantage of but six days only over her tiny antagonist, a fact which sufficiently proves that our English builders can produce vessels in every way capable of successfully competing with the highly-extolled clippers of our transatlantic brethren, the Reindeer being only about ZOO tons burden, whilst the tonnage of the American ship is upwards f 1000, thus giving her an advantage over her rival which speaks much in favour of the Reindeer's sailing qualities. TEA PARTY.-01/ Wednesday evening a large and highly-respectable tea-party was held in the school-room underneath the walls of St. Matthew's Church. Hill street. The proceedings of the evening were much en livened by a military brass band, and a choir with a piano forte, in separate recesses. After tea, and the removal of the tables, the Rev. Mr. Brewster, the incumbent, and the -Rev. Mr. Maynard, delivered addresses, the former expressing thanks for the decorations and arrangements of the evening, also for the measure of congregational success since the church was opened, a year and a half since, trusting that the good work might continue prosper ing under the blessing of God, and illustrated the neces sity for " a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether." As there is a vast number of uninstructed children in this populous district, for whose training the submural school room (the ceiling of which is below the level of Hill street, besides being •dark and dismal at noonday) is in sufficient, it is to be hoped that this sort of " pull" will go on until proper school premises are procured by the intel ligent inhabitants of the district for their children's phy sical, moral, religious, and intellectual training, in a man ner becoming the dignity of this enterprising emporium. THE ZOOLOGICAL 'GARDENS.—Since the rain has ceased, the gardens have been crowded, and they are now certainly in the very highest order. On'Thursday, by an arrangement with the proprietor of these delightful grounds, the pupils of Mr. Reynolds, professor of danc ing, assembled in the large concert-hall. The company numbered about 700, including the parents and friends of many of the children. (Gribbin's band was in attendance, and the young people appeared to enjoy themselves very much, not only in the hall, where dancing was kept up with great spirit, but perambulating the grounds. Other parties might glean from this a very valuable hint. Of course every youngster, escaped for a brief period from the restraint of school, will, rightly to enjoy the holiday, be gratified with a visit. To-day is, " the great, the eventful day," at the gardens, the licensed victuallers holding then their annual summer festival. We cannot recount the amusements ad infinitum which have been provided, under the same experienced management as last year. The soiree, it appears, in the concert-hall, will be Presided over by the worshipful the mayor, the vice chair being -filled by Mr. Alderman Procter. At three o'clock the amusements commence by the gymnastic efforts of Hemet Bey, who, seated on a raft in the lake, " a grand water palace," will astonish by his expositi ons o f ag ilit y and strength. EXAMINATION AT SEACOMSE-HOUSE SCHOOL.—The Rev. D. J. Poggi, D.D. principal. The annual exami. nation of the pupils of this establishment took place on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th instant. The proceedings occupied from seven to eight hours each day, and were conducted by the Rev. Robert Lee, one of the Board of Examiners attached to the Royal College of Preceptors. The subjects embraced by the examination were the Greek and Latin Classics, with composition in verse and prose, Arithmetic, Algebra, Euclid's Elements, Trigonometry, English Grammar and Composition, the French Language, Profane and Sacred History, Geogra phy, with the use of the globes, Natural History, &c. The results of the examination were highly satisfactory to the examiner, and very gratifying to the parents and friends of the pupils, who were present during the course of the proceedings. Excellent specimens of writing, mapping, and of mechanical, architectural, and landscape drawing, were exhibited in the spacious school-room, and attracted the attention and admiration of the numerous visitors. On Thursday evening the prizes were distri buted, in the presence of a large and influential audience ef ladies and gentlemen, among whom were the Rev. J. Tobin, the Rev.. W. Pollock, the Rev. E. Roberts, the Rev. T. W. Moeran, the Rev. W. Welch, the Rev. P. Haines, the Rev. H. S. Brown, the Rev. M. Powley, the Rev. W. Jones, Major Robinson, E. Catterall, Esq., W. Darlington. Esq., Thomas Harr. Esq., G. Pol lexfen, Esq., W. F. Smith, Esq., H. Esq., Kit shaw, Esq., J. J. Godfrey, Esq., J. Thompson, Esq., of Belfast, &c., &c. THE WEST INDIAN AND AMERICAN STEAMERS.—The arrival of the Avon steam-ship, at Southampton, on Fri day, from the West Indies, exhibits, in the clearest pos sible manner, the complete inadequacy of the present West India mail steamers (notwithstanding the advantages of a direct route from the Isthmus of Panama) to compete, in point of speed, with the superior steam-ships employed by the British and American companies on the New York and Liverpool line. The Avon is very nearly the fleetest of the ten ships belonging to the Royal Mail Company ; her run home has been favoured by remarkably fi ne weather and light winds, yet intelligence, corresponding with that of which she is the bearer from the Pacific and California, was received in Liverpool on Sunday morning last by the steam-ship Africa, and advices from Jamaica, to nearly as late a date as brought by the Avon, were received via New York and Liverpool many days since. In bad weather the comparative inferiority of these packets is still more apparent, as instanced by the many irregularities of the past winter. when, on several occasions, letters came to hand by this route from Jamaica, Havannah, and the Pacific ten days and a fortnight after their duplicates had reached England by way of New York. It is satis factory to know that a remedy will shortly be applied ; and it is to be hoped, that the five magnificent ships now getting ready for sea, when combined with more efficient ships to perform the intercolonial and other branch routes than are now employed, will remove all cause of complaint from the very large community, both at home and abroad, whose mercantile and other correspondence is conveyed through this channel.—Times. LIVERPOOL NATIONAL SCHOOLS ANNIVERSARY.-The annual display and services in connexion with the Liver pool National and Church of England Schools took place on Wednesday, though the customary procession along the principal streets of the town was checked, i n conse quence of the constant and, at times, heavy rain. Not withstanding the wet, however, the occasion drew together large crowds of people, who assembled in Church -street and in the vicinity of the Blue-coat Hospital, which was the rendezvous for the scholars. The accompanying list will show the numbers of scholars in attendance at the different schools, inclusive of both the Sundays and week days :-Blue-coat Hospital 350, St. James's Schools 370, St. Lukes* 297, St. Catherine's 346, St. Matthew's 180, St. Matthias's 268, Christ Church 789, Edge-hill 560, St. Saviour's 180, St. John the Baptist's 700, All Saints 241, St. Mark's 493, St. Simon's 496, Mariners' Church 156, St. Andrew's 408, Moorfields 295, Male and Female Orphan Asylum 181, Welsh Charity Schools 464, Everton and Kirkdale 478, Mill-lane 413, South Church of Eng land 487, North ditto 971, St. Bartholomew's 480, St. Augustine's 535, St. Bride's 750, St. Jude's 632, St. Bar nabas's 450, St. Thomas's (Toxteth) 685, St. Thomas's (Park-lane) 161, St. Silas's 367, St. John's 446, St. Mat thew's (Toxteth) 305, Vauxhall 201, St. Mary's (Kirk dale) 278, St. Clement's 684, St. Martin's 263, St. Paul's (Prince's-park) 325, West Derby Workhouse 281, Liver pool ditto 408, Industrial ditto 1,082, Christ Church (Great Horner-street) 386 ; total 17,848. These num b ers show an increase of 1,198 over those of last year, About half-past ten the doors o f S t . P eter ' s Church were opened for the admission (by ticket) of those who were desirous of being present during the service. About 300 children from various schools were placed in a temporary gallery which had been erected behind th e pu l p i t for orchestral purposes, whence their voices were heard to great advan tage. The church was tolerably filled with ladies and gentlemen ; amongst the latter, the Mayor, (J. Bent, Bsq.,) several members of the Town Council, and a num ber of the local clergy being observable. Prayers were read by the Rev. Rector Campbell, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. W. A. Osborne, M.A., principal of the Northern Church of England School, Fleetwood. The rev. gentleman chose for his text the 21st verse of the 13th chapter of St. Luke's Gospel, " It is like the leaven which a woman took and bid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened." The scope of the argument was, that religion ought not to be separated from secular instruction. Several psalms were sung by the children in an exceedingly creditable and effective manner ; Mr. Edmund Holt, organist of St. Paul's Church, conducting, and Mr. C. Danvers Hackett, M. 8., Oxon, presiding at the organ. A collection was made at the close, amount ing to £2O Os. The Rev. Mr. Higgins intended, had the weather permitted, to have takan a number of the children into Cheshire, but this arrangement was defeated, and the scholars returned for the most parr to their own schools, where they broke up for the holydays. THE NEW SHIP RIP VAN WINKLE. It is a strange fact, that during one month of the pre sent year, the number of persons who emigrated from Liverpool exceeded that of the metropolis for the whole year past. Emigration has now, therefore, become a branch of trade in which this town is so deeply interested, that we hail every effort which tends to advance the com fort of the monster population which is leaving our shores. A transatlantic voyage in an emigrant ship formerly was by no means agreeable ; but such rapid strides have been made in the equipment of vessels built for this trade, that they are like palaces in comparison with those of years gone by. Amongst this class of vessels is the new ship Rip Van Winkle, which arrived here on Wednesday. A brief notice of her will, no doubt, be read with interest. The Rip Van Winkle was built at Summerset, Mass., and is 1,100 tons register. Her model, which is very handsome, is such, we should say, as to make hera profit able ship. She has fine entrance and a clean run, but is scarcely so lean as to be classed amongst whz.t are now termed the " clippers." She will carry any amount of canvas, and her speed may be measured from her making the passage here in the late weather in eighteen days. The Rip Van Winkle may be called a three-decker, as her quarter-deck runs to the after part of the main -hatch, and her " top-gallant forecastle" takes its rise but a few feet further forward. Beneath the quarter-deck,chock aft,isthe cabin, which is most gorgeous in appearance. The state rooms, which are as usual, down each side, are partitioned off with panelling ef satin-wood, relieved with skirtings of deep rosewood, the contrast of which is brilliantly effec tive. Pilasters of richly-veined rosewood. with y caps of white embossed in gold intervene each panel. The roof is in dead white, which also contrasts with the rich Turkey carpet and the elegant style of the surrounding furniture of the apartment. It is certainly one of the most magni ficent cabins in the port. Forward of this is a dining saloon, entered either from the deck-or after-cabin, This is fitted in oak. From this you .pass into the second cabin, fitted with permanent state-rooms for about 100 of the better class passengers. Passing the mainmast, run ning mid-deck, are the officers' rooms, the galleys, the surgery, &c., all of which are most complete in equipment. The 'tween , decks are roomy and-lofty, and their ventila tion, which is entirely novel, is certainly deserving of notice. The Rip Van Winkle has no air -streaks; she is tight-sealed so as to prevent any foul air or gas that may be generated in the cargo, or from bilge water passing into the passenger decks. The ship's framing and timbering is ventilated from the outside, the cargo by pipes direct from the deck, and the passengers by wind couls fore and aft. Thus, it will be seen, that each part of the ship is distinctly ventilated. In point -of strength the Rip Van Winkle does credit to her builders. Her frame is of live and white oak, tha apron, transoms, and cants, fore and aft, being of the latter material. Her stem and stern posts are 24 inches square, kneed off well ; her breast hooks, , eight in number, with seven pointers, are all matural bends, and very heavy ; her keel is 24 inches by 28 inches, her keelsons 24 inches square, one over the other, boxed and salted ' • the sister keelsons ar e 12 i nc h es by 18 inches. The planking commences with 8 inches at the guarboard streak ; the main wales, twelve streaks of white oak, are 6 inches thick. In the waist the thickness is 5 inches ; the ceiling at the floor heads is 10 inches, diminishing to 7 inches at the lower deck beams. The timbers are enormous, as also are the knees, some of which mould 24 inches, and side from Bto 14 inches. The deck beams are of hecmatack, and are but 5 feet apart. The lower deck stancheons are kneed fore and aft, those of the upper-deck are turned, and through each is an iron rod screwed through both decks. The .Rip Vail Winkle is as strong as a ship need be, and is of that comfortable size to be easily handled. We learn that she is one of a series of new ships, (three of which are now in port,) consigned to Mr. James M'Henry, of this town, whose enterprise we trust may prove eminently successful. Sheds commanded by Captain Baker, who is an "old hand" in the trade, and is justly proud of the splendid craft he controls, we hope his voyages may be numerous and prosperous. Sue 34, 1851. TDB LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS. At the weekly meeting of the West Derby Board of Guardians, on Wednesday, two sureties for £l5O, provided by Mr. Stain, relieving officer, were accepted. The re signation of Mr. Andrews, as registrar of births and deaths for the district of Wavertree, was accepted, the clerk being empowered to make arrangements for the supply of the vacancy. THE GUNPOWDER MAGAZINES.—On Thursday a meet ing of the African Association was held in the Exchange buildings, to take into consideration a clause in the bill now before Parliament for the removal of the Magazines. which, if passed, will prevent the storing, in this port, of more than 4,000 harrelsat one time. The chair wasoccupied by Mr. T. B. Horsfall, who explained that two African vessels would take 4,000 barrels, and that serious incon venience and loss would result to the trade if the quantity were so limited. It was agreed to write to Mr. Labouchere with the view of having an alteration made in the clause. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Bennett and Mr. Newlands reported the result of their visit to Manchester, for the purpose of in specting the apparatus for the consumption of smoke. The furnace, they stated, was a split furnaces in the in terior of the boiler two fire-tubes being placed, so that the smoke from the fresh-burnt fuel, heated as it was, passed into the other tube. Mr. Fernihough observed that these furnaces could only be adapted to new boilers. Mr. New lands replied that it was not necessary to have new boilers at all : those that they (the deputation) had seen were all old boilers. Mr. Bennett remarked that, according to the statement of the engineer in Manchester, the new ap paratus saved fourteen out of every fifty-four tons of fuel; and the party who fixed up the boilers was quite willing to engage with any large manufacturer to adapt his con trivance to boilers, receiving only in compensation the value of the fuel which was saved in four years.--The mor tality of the borough, during the last week, was reported by the Medical-officer to have been lower than in any week of the preceding eight months, the deaths registered in the parish being 126, and in the extra-parochial wards 36 ; making a total of 162 in the borough, against 205 in the week previous, and 25 less than the average of the same week of the preceding three years, excluding cholera in 1849. The decrease was chiefly in diseases of the lungs. The deaths of four men, aged from twenty-nine to forty-six, were registered, from delirium tremens and apo plexy, caused by intoxication.—The engineer reported that a Mr. Bebington, in Duke-street, had employed a nem to make a drain from a house into the sewer, without the permission of the committee. The drain was only pre vented from falling into the sewer by staves and casks which had been placed across it, and the other day, while a bricklayer of Mr. Arthur Holme's was at work, the sewer fell in and he was suffocated.—The proprietor of the Emi grants' Home, in Moorfields, and several shopkeepers in that locality, memorialised the committee upon the state of the pavement in the street. Macadamizing was sug gested, but the general opinion of the committee appeared to be, that it would not bear the' enormous traffic. The momorial was referred to the engineer to report. DOCK COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held on Wednesday.—The Marine De partment Sub-committee recommended the dismissal of Caulet, the mate of the landing-stage, and the appoint ment of William Tyrer in his stead, at 255. per week. Confirmed.—The annual inspection of the floating-lights was fixed for Friday, the 27t h.—The Committee of Works submitted a plan for protecting the railway crossings along the docks, which was approved of.—Mr. Langsdale asked what number of men the committee had at work north of the Huskisson Dock ? Mr. John Hartley : About fifty.—The Committee of Warehouse Management recommended that the resignation of Charles Ives, land ing-clerk, be accepted, and that the vacancies in the offices of the Albert Dock be filled up. Agreed to.-- It was also recommended that a sum of-X9OOO be tran ferred from the Albert Dock Warehouse account to the general credit of the Dock Committee. Mr. Bold sup posed this was the profit on the half-year. Mr. Robin son said the accounts were in a very satisfactory state. £9,000 had been paid before, and this £9,000 made £lB,OOO during the past year. Mr. Langsdale said that was very little over four per cent. Mr. Robinson said this was the money collected, but there were still out standing accounts. Mr. Bold understood the warehouses were full, and he wanted to know what was the amount of rental they were receiving weekly, now that they were full. Mr. Robinson said the accounts would be made out to the 25th, and they should let the committee know. The warehouses had been full for the last six months. Agreed to.—The Master Porters Committee recommended the appointment of eight persons to take charge of the weights and scales transferred to the dock trustees by the customs authorities, and also that a charge for their use, of Is. for every fifty tons, should be made, to be paid by the master porters. Mr. Hall thought no charge should be made. Mr. Robinson moved the confirmation of the recommendations, which was seconded by Mr. Fisher, and agreed to. The secretary was directed t o i ssue the necessary notices in connection with the levying of this charge.—A sum of £5O was granted to the Rev. David James, on the motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Bold, as a grant towards the establishment of religious services on the North Shore, it being understood that the grant was only for one year.—A letter from Mr. Kennedy, chairman of the committee of master stevedores, was referred to the Master Porters' Committee, without being read. A Fox IN A Fix.—Mr. Reidpath, vintner, Pones, Morayshire. went early one morning lately to work in his garden, at North Back-street, and on looking in the direc tion of his new two storey house there, was surprised to observe what he took to be a dog's head composedly peer ing over the chimney-top, the animal's paws resting on the cope. On closer examination, it appeared the intruder was a fox, which by some means had obtained access to one of the rooms on the previous night, and had clam bered up the chimney vent, in expectation of making good his exit. Having gained his unenviable position. Mr. Fox could neither move backward nor forward, and patiently resigned to his captor.—Forres Gazette. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.-MIDSUM MER DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. On Thursday, the annual distribution of prizes to the pupils who have distinguished themselves in the several departments, took place at the Collegiate Institution. The general examination, we understand, had been of the most satisfactory character; and the boys in connex ion with this institution gave their annual concert on Tuesday evening, in the presence of about 1500 auditors. The singing was characterised by precision and good taste, the selections being from Mozart, Balfe, Weber, Novello, and other celebrated composers. The distribution on Thursday at noon took place in the large lecture-hall, which presented a most animated sight, being crowded to excess with the parents and friends of the pupils. The lord bishop, who has often presided on these occasions, was this time unable to be present; and, in his absence, the ehair was taken by the Rev. Rector Campbell. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform we observed the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the Rev. Messrs. Pol lock, Hampton, Higgins, Martin, James, and Vernon ; John Holmes, Esq., the ex-mayor, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Councillor Nicholson, (St. Anne's,) Mr. J. G. Morris, &c. &c. A hymn having been sung, The Rev. CHAIRMAN rose, and delivered a lengthened introductory oration. He stated that he felt a continually increasing interest in the institution ; and then, referring to the subject of education generally, showed the im portance of its being combined with religious instruction. He continued :—" We hear much about useful knowledge in the present day, and I am not in the least inclined to disparage it when we are agreed what useful knowledge is. I repudiate, with perfect sincerity, in language as forcible as it would become me to use, the groundless accusation that the clergy are hostile or indifferent to the diffusion of useful knowledgein all its branches, and the advancement ofliteraturein every degree. (Hear, hear.) Far from wishing to check the pursuit of knowledge, we say, in the words of Bacon, that ' a man cannot read too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, or in the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy ; but rather that men should endeavour an endless progress in both, only that they ap ply both to charity and not to boasting—to use, and not to ostentation.' (Cheers.) Whatever the danger of in tellectual cultivation, unsanctified by religion, may be, that is not the chief danger to which the young man is exposed. It is not the intricate path of science, but the flowery path of voluptuousness, that the serpent of evil lies. It is not in the pursuit of literature, but of sensual pleasure, that the young man is likely to be led away. Still, however, we maintain that no knowledge can be perfectly useful that merely fits an immortal being for time, and does not also fit him for eternity. The heathen philosopher maintained that self-knowledge was the most useful knowledge : Know thyself,' was his maxim. The Christian philosopher goes farther than this. One of the most practically-scientific men this country ever produced —one who may be said to have loved science too well, be cause he sacrificed health in the pursuit of it—one who devoted the science of chemistry to the most useful pur poses for the welfare of his fellow-men—the late Sir Hum phrey Davy, speaks as follows I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others not genius, power, or fancy itself ; but if I could choose what would be most delight ful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should urefer a - firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hcpes when all earthly hopes vanish—awakens life even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity -makes an instrument of torture and of shame the ladder of ascent to Paradise, and, far above all combinations of earthly hope, calls up the security of everlasting joys, where the sensualist and the sceptic view only annihilation and despair.' Let us not, therefore, be blamed, if, in the work of education we wish to form the hopes of eternity to the uses of time, and, declining to concede to the de mands of indifference under the name of liberality, are unwilling to teach morality without religion, or religion without a creed. (Applause.) 'Let us not be blamed, if we cannot exalt the science of mechanism above the science of salvation, and teach a man that it is more useful for him to make a steam-engine than to save his own soul. (Hear, hear.) I would teach him to do both ; and Ido not see why the clergy may not have their share in the work." (Applause.) The rev. chairman concluded with a beautiful peroration. The Rev. J. S. HowsoN, the principal, then addressed a few words to the meeting, -showing that three of the exhibitioners sent from the school had received honours in the Universities of both Oxford and Cambridge. The Egerton scholarship had been awarded to Rigby ; but as he preferred to remain another -year in the institution, the exhibition had been transferred to Lindsay (applause). The CHAIRMAN delivered, accompanied in each in stance by appropriate remarks, the following prizes to the pupils !-- UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES, SPECIAL PRIZES.—Junior Divinity Medal, Gandy; Certifi cates, G. Ilavvdon and L. Jones. Junior Historical Medal, Lafone; Certificate, Atkinson. Junior Mathematical Medal, Forwood. CLASS PRIZES.-Ist Class (Egerton 'Scholarship), Rigby; Certificate, Lindsay. 2nd Clas, Pearce, transferred to C. Wil son; Certificates, 3. H. Rawdon and Lomax. 3rd Class, (Ist division) D. T. James. (2d do.) James Leah; Certificates, E. Hodgson and J. H. Killick. 4th Class, G. Rawdon ; Certifi cates, Livesev, Rattray, and C. Killick. sth Class, Walker ; Certificates, Fairclough and Hampton. 6th Class, M`Neile ; Certificates, Bartlett and Nicholson. 7th Class, J. F. Rawdon ; Certificates, Conor, Ramsay,and Smith. Bth Class, W. Killick!; Certificates, Cartwright, sen. EXTRA PRIZES.-Ist Class, Latin Verse, Rigby and Wilson (given by the Vice Principal). 3rd Class, Cicero, Edmonds; Certificate, Kirkby (given by the Vice Principal). sth Class, Arithmetic, Bristow (given by Mr. Porter). 6th Class, Arith metic, Nicholson (given by Mr. Porter). 2nd Class, Algebra, Arthur; Certificate, Pearce (given by Mr. Porter). Writing Certificate to Preparatory Department, R. Livingston. French, Moore.; Certificates, Kirkby, Lafone, and Hampton (given 1: y M. Seats). sth and 6th Class, English Composition, W. Nixon (given *y Mr. Porter). 7th Class, C. Brown (given by Mr. Snowball). Drawing, W. Nixon (given by Mr. Bishop). MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZES. SPECIAL. PRlZES.—Divinity Medal, Ferguson; Certificate, Willings; honourably mentioned, G. Rigby and W. P re ll er; Nomination to Upper School, W. Preller ; Historical and Geo graphical Medal, Willings; Certificates, Allender and Scho field ; Mathematical and Arithmetical Prize, transferred from C. Preller to M. D. Lewis; Certificates, Boyd, Lamb, W. D. Lewis, and Darlington ; French Medal, A. M. Robinson ; Cer tificates, B. Wilson and Birchall ; Drawing Medal, Jago ; Cer tificates, Parkinson and Crosthwaite; Penmanship Medal, J. Jones; Certificates, R. Jones, Braga, Boucquet, J. Mellor, and H. Jones. CLASS PRIZES.-ISt Class, Potter Scholarship, M. D. Lewis; Certificate, C. Preller; 2nd class, Prize of Books, Boyd; Non- Latinist Division, .1. Jones ; Certificate, E. P. Arthur ; 3d class, Prize of Books, B. Wilson i Certificate, W. Busby; 4th class, Prize of Books, W. D. Lewis ; Certificate, E. T. Bruun ; 6th class, Prize of Books, Fairclough •' Certificate, Bocquet ; 7th class, Prize of Books, Armstrong ; Certificate, H. A. Stamper; Bth class, Prize of Books, Jer. Welsh; Certificate, Crowe; Ist M`Neile Scholarship, C. Preller; 2nd M'Neile Scholarship, W. Preller; Certificates, W. D. Lewis and Harding; Head Mas ter's Prize (for Natural History), Harding; Ist Classical Prize, H. T. Wilson; 2nd Classical Prize, T. Widdowson (for his excellent examination); Certificate, M. D. Lewis; French Prize (given by M. Sears), M. D. Lewis; Prize for Examination in Astronomy, W. Jago ; Certificates, Dobell and M'Connan. LO\VER SCHOOL PRIZES SPECIAL PRlZES.—Divinity Prize, R. Sinker; Wainwright was first in the examination, Edwards and Sinker equal—given to Sinker, Wainwright and Edwards having held it before; Certificate to Clapham. Nomination to Middle School, R. Sinker. Historical and Geographical Prize, G. Clapham Cer tificate, Sinker. Penmanship Medal, W. J. Alderston ; Certi ficates, Edwards and Christian. Mathematical and Arithme tical Medal, Alfred Jacks and James Mattinson ; Certificates, Foster and Leders. First M'Neile Scholarship, F. 'Wainwright ; Certificate, Carnes. Second ditto, R. J. Gordon; Certificate, Martin. . . .TXTRA SPECIAL PRlZES.—French Prize (given by M. Sears), First Class. F. Wainwright; ditto (given by the Head Master), Thos. J. Edwards. Second Class ditto (given by M. Sears), .1. E. Briant ; Certificate, Sears. Perspective Prize (given by the Head Master), P. W. Martin. ,%! tipping Prize (given by the Head Master), J. J. Clarke; Certificate, C. Miller. WRITING CERTIFICATES.-2nd Class, J. E. Briant. 3rd Class, T. G. Leders. 4th Class, J. Southward. sth Class, T. J. /1 0 1 l o y e n s e m u a x n. Scholarship, T. J. E. Clare. 6th Class, T. K. Bellis. 7th Class, J. T. Caswell. l — e. lst 9t C h l C as la s, ss i. Edwards; 2. G. Clapham. 2nd Class, L Prize, J. E. Briant ; Bth CLASS Class, PRIZES.-Ist I Z S E t Steele. 2. Certificates, Foster and Clarke. 3rd Class, 1. Prize, James Withers ; 2. Certificates, Nicholson and Lobley. 4th Class, 1. Prize, R. W. Wardhill ; 2. Certificates, Wilby and Southward. sth Class, 1. Prize, It. Royle; Certificate, J. Hanley. 6th Class, 1. Prize, W. Mitchell; 2. Certificates, Tyrer and Forshaw. 7th Class, 1. Prize, L. 'l'. Pearson; 2. Certificates, J. T. Caswell. Bth Class, L Prize, T. Steele; 2. Certificates, Hoyle and W. Howell. Bth Class, Certificate, Hardiman. 9th Class, 1. Prize, Caton ; 2. Certificates, Withers and Jones.—Boys deservin,g special notice : In the first and second classes none are named, as nearly all have given perfect satisfaction. sth Class, Foulkes, Widdowson, Sandy. Postlethvraite, and Pendlebury. 6th Class, Bateman, Aspinall, Whinyates, Clapham, and Sinker. 7th Class, E. Pearson, Kewley, Newby, Grundy, and Glover. Bth Class, Booth, Fisher, Jackson, Lowe, Punchard, and T. Wardill. 9th Class, Nicholson, Thomas, and Wilson. The CHAIRMAN, in delivering the senior divinity medals, referred to one of the subjects, "The Life and Writings of St. Paul." He said it was of the utmost importance at the present time, in the great controversy raging, —for we learned by infallible history that it was St. Paul, and not St. Peter, who founded the Church of Rome. There was no proof, and he defied the most learned man on earth to show that St. Peter was ever at Rome at all. He did not wish to say one word against his Catholic brethren ; but the head of the Catholic church had sent a foreign titled gentleman over here to say that we had had no Christian church in this country since the time of Queen Mary, and that we Protestants must inevitably be damned because we don't believe that St. Peter is the prince of the apostles, the popes his suc cessors, the Church of Rome the Queen and mother of churches, and because werefuse to worship the Virgin Mary. But we could not believe one or the other (loud cheering by the boys). One of the subjects of a prize awarded was the English Reformation. Now, his friend Dr. M'Neile and he were neither of them worshippers of candles arid candlesticks (loud and continued cheering). There was one candle, however, which he believed they all reverenced, and that was the candle lighted by the blazing faggots at the deaths of Latimer and Ridley. Dr. Cardinal Wiseman had thought that lie could snuff that candle out ; but he (the chairman) trusted that he had made it burn brighter than ever (loud applause). The boys then sung, at the request of the principal, a hymn composed on the Great Exhibition. The Rev. Mr. OSBORNE, M.A., the Principal of the Northern Church of England School, at Fleetwood, ad dressed the assembly, bearing testimony to the value of an education blended with religion. Mr. George Howson, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Michod, the respective masters of the high, middle, and lowerischools, read a detailed list of the prices, certificates, and honours awarded in each. The Rev. Dr. M'NEILE then rose to move a vote of thanks to the chairman, whose services to the institution, espe.lially by close attendance upon committees, be warmly eulogised. He then adverted to the importance of religious instruction. endorsing the sentiments uttered by the Rector Campbell. It was not true that the clergy were enemies to useful secular knowledge. They were friends to all knowledge, keeping every branch in its proper place, but they were friends to subordination ; they desired the general to be at the head of the army. and the knowledge of God to be at the head of all knowledge which was to be communicated to the mind. (ipplause.) The rev. gentleman then went on to point ,out a failure in all schemes of natural theology, on the ground that the books treating of it set out with the express purpose of drawing a conclusion from nature which they had already stolen from the Bible, selecting only particular phenomena to prove that God was love, and omitting those other cir cumstances which showed man's fall. He said he dared not trust himself to speak on the controversial matters referred to by the Rev. Rector Campbell. (Laughter.) He was so much at home upon them that he might be in duced to keep them too long from home if he began. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. ADAM HODGSON seconded the motion, and in doing so. expressed the regret of the directors that Mr. George Howson, the vice-principal, was about to leave the school for another sphere of duty. Mr. HO SON acknowledged the compliment, and briefly bid adieu to the pupils. The. National Anthem was then sung, and the boys dis missed to the enjoyment of their holidays. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION EXAMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HONOURS The pupils of the various schools in connexion with the Mechanics' Institution passed through their annual ex amination on Monday and Tuesday, in the presence of their parents and friends, and a number of influential gentlemen who take a warm interest in the institution. The scholars in attendance at the High School were ex amined in the Sculpture Gallery from ten to four o'clock on Monday, after which recitations were given in the lecture-room. John M'Killop, Robert P. Roberts, and James M'Andrew received honorary testimonials, whilst a number of the pupils were meritoriously alluded to. The examinations in the other departments of the insti tution, both as respects girls and boys, exhibited a very creditable proficiency. The usual recitations of the boys in the Lower School were given upon the whole with great spirit and cleverness, and elicited unbounded ap plause. At the meeting held on Tuesday evening for the distribution of honours to such of the pupils of the Lower and Evening Schools as were deemed entitled to them, William Rathbone, Esq., presided, and as their names were respectively announced, he shook the youths cordially by the hand, and delivered to them their testi monials, which were beautifully lithographed. Mr. Rath bone also made some pointed and judicious observations in regard to the duties of both the pupils and their parents. The names of the boys in the Lower School to whom prizes were awarded are, FIRST CLASS.—Thomas Askew, James H. Brinson, John Yordiff, Joseph Winchester, Frederick G. MaHinson, John lif,mpson, Robert Dempster, E“ward Dale Edwards. SE ON CLASS.—Alfred Scott, John Newton, William Hughes, William Doran, Samuel Lett, William Collier, John Edwards, John P. Williams. THIRD CLASS.—George Gibson, William Dexter, Thomas Kehoe. Mr. M'llveen also read over a long list of names of boys whose industry and progress entitled them to be honourably mentioned. The Secretary, Mr. M'Nichol, read a report detang the operations of the Evening School during the year. No fewer than 863 pupils had received instruction ; 366 of whom bad been placed in the elementary classes ' • 427 had been taught in the 2nd section, and 70 in the 3rd, which comprises classes for the French, German, Spanish, and Latin languages, for practical chemistry, and for dancing. The prizes awarded in the first section of the evening school were, FOR ENGLISH READING, &c.—John Robinson, bookbinder, first prize; Henry Dalton, bookbinder, second prize. FOR WRITING.—William Field, office-boy, first prize; John Kaye, office-boy, second prize. FOR A RITH ETIC.--Alslcolen Guthrie ? office-boy, first prize ; Andrew Aitcheson, office-boy, second prize. FOR READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC.—AduIt Class. —John Vaughan, porter, first prize; John M'Nally, clerk, second prize. In the second section, FOR ENGLISH READING. GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION, &C.— John Chadwick, sailmaker, first prize; James Armour, clerk, second prize. FOR WRITING.—John Davies, clerk, first prize; Henry W. Waters, office-boy, second prize. FOR COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC.—John W. Jones, mason, first prize ; Thomas Scott, merchant's apprentice, second prize. FOR MATHEMATICS.—James Goffey, office-boy, first prize; Joseph Pope, shipwright, second prize. FOR PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS AS APPLIED TO THE PRACTICAL ARTS.—James N. Crofts, architect, first prize. FOR ELEMENTARY DRAWING.—Johr. Woodhouse, cabinet maker, first prize; John Williams, builder, second prize. Fon MECHANICAL DRAWING.—James Smalley, engineer, first prize; Henry Cooper, engineer, second prize. Fon ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING.—John Jones, joiner, first prize; William Watson, joiner, second prize. FOR FIGURE AND ORNAME , TAL DRAWING--Alexander Cruick shan ks, jeweller. first prize; Aaron Winkup, carver, second prize. ___ Mr. R. V. Yates, who, together with the principal tutors, Dr. Ihne and Mr. M'llveen, was seated on the platform, then addressed a few words to the pupils as to the line of conduct which would most tend to their real benefit after their school-days had passed ; and, after a brief address from Mr. M'llveen, the national anthem was sung, and the assembly dispersed. THE LAW OF NATURE AND THE LAW OF TRADE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—In a very respectable, and, ordinarily speaking, a very intelligent paper—the Liverpool Times—l caught a glance to-day of the following passage : " By an admirable economy of nature and Providence, the interests both of producers and consumers are effectually se cured under a system of free-trade." It occurred to my mind, the moment I read the above, that there must be a huge number of nations, on the face of the globe, excluded from the operations and laws of " nature" and " Providence," if the dictum of the Liver pool Times be correct. But lam afraid it is all a clap trap. Take the facts. Prance is not a free-trade nation, for she taxes our pro duce most heavily ; ergo, she is a cast-out from the " ad mirable economy" of nature and Providence. The German states that form the Zollverein are not free-trade states, for they tax our produce most heavily : ergo, they are rejected by nature and Providence. , _ ... ._. - America is not a free-trade country, for our produce is taxed enormously ; and not merely our produce, but our labour and our capital: ergo, America is among the accursed of nations, unnoticed by nature and repudiated by Providence. Prussia taxes our produce, and is, therefore, not a free trade nation: ergo, nature and Providence have nothing to do with her. Spain taxes our shipping admirably for her own pur poses, while we repeal the laws against their shipping. Spain is not a free-trader : ergo, nature and Providence have left Spain to Mammon's father. The Brazils tax our produce, hence they are not free traders : ergo, nature refuses to assist the sugar cane, and Providence strikes the band that would press the juice from it. might make you out a list as long as myself of peoples who must in this way be viewed as mere nothings in crea tion ; but from the few I have jotted down, a general principle may be elicited. . . Is it not extraordinary that the only " security" which the nations mentioned require for their "interests" is pro tection, and not free trade ? And is it not still more curious how those countries get on so well, seeing that nature and Providence are opposed to their efforts. Yet if I should happen but to hint to my free-trade friend the justice of reciprocal action in the matter of taxation, po sitively you would think he would act the part of a canni bal, and eat me outright. Are the people of this country of Great Britain gone mad ? Yours, &c., A CITIZEN Glasgow, June 19. 1851 ntstritt pett)s, Prescot contains 6,393 inhabitants, being an increase of 942 ow r the last census. St. Helen's contains 28,041 in habitants, being an increase of 7,561. In the Court of Common Pleas, on Friday, it was de cided that the depositors in the Rochdale Savings' Bank had a prior claim upon the estate of the late actuary to other creditors. About five years ago, a house in Bridge-street, St. Helens, was sold for £55, and three years ago it was sold for £95; the same property was again put up by auction a week or two ago, when it was sold for £350. 223,842 persons left Manchester during the Whit-week against 202,543 who left Manchester last year, being an increase in railway passengers this year of no less an amount than 21,299 persons over last year, and this not withstanding the unfavourable weather. RIVINGTON PIKE FAlR.—This fair, as it is now called, was held on Saturday last, when the " Pike" became the spot of attraction to thousands of persons—most of them from the neighbourhood of Bolton—who sought a day's amusement in the hilly regions of Norwich and Rivington. The locality not being yet accessible by rail, an abundance of conveyances were called into requisition ; the more common appliance being that of the ordinary cart, so that while the gay holiday folk were enjoying the advantages of fresh air, the horses would lack nothing in the shape of " exercise ;" it is doubtful if some of them had not more than a reasonable share. The number of vehicles taken to the fair is considered to be about 150. Such visitors as were unprovided with, or whose baskets contained in sufficient quantities of victuals, had the opportunity of procuring supplies from a number of venders, who had taken to the Pike, eatables and drinkables of various kinds. Bands of music were present; and fiddling and dancing were amongst the amusements engaged in by the crowds upon the moors • while rolling down the hill was a favourite sport with the young. The day being tine the " trip" to the Pike must have been an agreeable one to most of those who made the journey. —Bolton Chronicle. TARVIN-HALL SCHOOL EXAMINATION.—The public examination of the pupils of the above-named school took place on Tuesday, in the presence of a number of the parents and friends of the institution. The Chancellor of the Diocese kindly presided on the occasion. The usual subjects, including some high mathematical and classical papers, with the modern languages, were intro duced during the day. The proceedings were rendered additionally interesting by the presence of the former captain of the school, Mr. Sprague, who has just obtained the first place at St. John's College, Cambridge. Mr. Long, for many years his class-fellow, took his final school examination, having been entered at Cambridge for October next. The lecture-hall, which has been greatly beautified, was much admired. The music, as usual, was very attractive : some exceedingly d.fficult choruses were rendered with excellent taste. A large party honoured the Principal with their presence at the dinner table, when the health of Mr. Sprague, who has already done such honour to the school, was given with much enthusiasm. The very interesting proceedings of the day passed off to the complete satisfaction of all pre sent.—About fifty of the pupils accompanied the Princi pal and tutors, on Thursday, on a week's visit to the Great Exhibition. RELATIVE INCREASE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN SHIPPING. The opponents of British industry,—the cosmopolitan statesmen and journalists who have taken in hand the benefitting of Great Britain by promoting exclusively foreign interests—are excessively fond of statistical tables. We have pointed elsewhere to the del they record the fact that a f dais, have been built, within the last sixteen show them, from their which has been made America. The extract a an admirable letter, add confuting some of tt porary " TON; K i ight with which nips, a course We prc now to cake 'er Courzet blunders of a free-trade contem- THE SHIPPING BELONGING TO THE UNITE DOM AND THE I 3,952,524 I 1 4,052, i 60 99 4,144,115 91' Total increase! 1 in four years I ATES OF AMERICA lor 38 * cent This statement, I say, may not be without its use, as an expres sive evidence of the marked wisdom of the free trade go ment and party in this country, in their repeal of the tion Laws. Our greatest commercial rivals have, it extended their shipping 561,058 tons bey L same time; the proportion of their increase as compared with oursrbeing as 38 to 11. I regret that I cannot add to this statement a curious extract from an official document of the American government that came into my hands in the year 1848, which gave the state of their shipping in 1847, and a computation of its probable increase for a succession of .years. This book was lent to that truly honest, honourable, and high minded man, my late noble and lamented friend, and the true friend of his country, Lord George Bentinck. It was mislaid, and after his decease could not be found. I speak, therefore, from memory, when I say that the computation then made by the American government was, that the advanen ping going on, from ye.s.- past years, would, in the year _ if not quite, eighty millions of tons, or amount of the tonnage of that courier I give the fair prospective date an would it be matter of surprise to for brother Jonathan's go-a-bea such result, considering the ala our infatuated government has nature." nd our inc Nagy iga to year, in the ratio of that of the few it to something near. I believe arming encourageme ly. Nor llowance given to a progress of that There is no man in Liverpool will doubt for a moment that this is the true relative position of the two countries, observing as we do the splendid new and large ships, from the United States, which are continually arriving in our river. And it is lamentable to reflect that the chief and most profitable source of employment for those ships is the deportation of the blood and sinew of our land, which we are sending out to till and develope the wealth of a foreign soil. CHILDWALL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION From its first establishment this floral fete has been one continued triumph, and notwithstanding the dull, and even showery, weather of Thursday last, there was an at tendance for which the Society was totally unprepared. Year by year the tent has heen increased in size, until it has reached such unwieldly dimensions as to be almost unmanageable in windy weather, nevertheless it was in conveniently crowded on Thursday, when it was visited by upwards of 3,000 persons. in order to accommodate this constant increase, the Committee has determined upon providing a more substantial and commodious erec tion for the next season. On this occasion the company was as select as it was numerous, every family of respecta bility in the neighbourhood being present. The band from the Zoological Gardens, under the management of Mr. Emidy, gave great satisfaction by the spirited per formance of a choice selection from Bellini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Handel, Jullien, &c. After the flower show, an al fresco ball was got up, and dancing on the green was kept up with great spirit until the shades of evening compelled the company to separate, after a day of rare enjoyment. The prizes were awarded as follows : Chas. Wilson, Esq., of Beechley, Allerton (Mr. Thomas, gardener).-Ist Prizes for Collection of 6 Stove and Green house Plants, most cre , !itably grown—All aman d a cat h art i ca, Taberiue:nonlana coronarialfore plena, Stephanotis floribunda, Ixorat coccinea, Clerodendron squinaturn, and Erica Caven dishii ; for single Stove Plant, Ixora coccinea superba ; for single Erica, E. ventricosa coecinea ; for Achimenes • for Gloxinias; for Herbaceous Plant, My oso ti s azor i cus ; an for Gloxinias, Melons, and Cauliflowers. 2nd Prizes for Calceola rias ; Single Specimen Fancy Pelargonium; Stove Plant, Pa vetta Caffra ; and for 6 Pelargoniums. 3rd Prizes, for Collec tion of Stove and Greenhouse Plants—Stephanotis floribunda, Ixora coccinea, Helichrysum macranthumpropureum, Ronde letia speciosa, Pimelia Hendersonii, and Bo: ronia serrulata ; Collection of Ferns (Exotic); Collection of Fancy Pelargoniums; and an extra Prize for Fancy Pelargoniums. Henry Sharples, Esq., Oswald's Croft (Mr. Doherty garde ner).-Ist Prizes for Single Sp e ci men Orchid, Dendrobium calceolaria, a beautifully flowered plant; Sp cimen Greenhouse Plant, Azalea prestantissima ; and for Pineapples. 2nd Prizes for Collection of Plants, and Gloxinias. A. Sinclair, Esq. (Mr. Robinson, gardener).-Ist Prizes for 4 Ericas ; and for Black and White Grapes. Robertson Gladstone, Esq. (Mr. Woolen gardener).-Ist Prizes for Single Specimen Pelargonium, and 6 Catceolarias. 2nd Prizes for Single Specimen Fancy' Pelargonium, and 4 Fancy Pelargoniums. Jas. Mulleleux, Esq. (Mr. Hughes, gardener).-Ist Prize for French Beans. 2nd Prizes for Asparagus, Lettuce, Carrots, Cherries, and for Collection of Vegetables. S. H. 'Thompson, Esq. (Mr. F , vans,gardener).—lst Prizes for Cherries, Basket of Plants, 12 Cut . Roses, 6 Pelargoniums, 4 Fancy Pelargoniums, Turnips, Onions, and Rhubarb. 2nd Prizes for 4 Ericas, Sing!e Specimen Greenhouse Plant (Tro paeolum pentaphyllum), and Single Specimen Fancy Pelargo nium. 3rd Prizes for 6 Calceolarias, and Specimen Pelargo nium. Extra Prize for Ferns. Mr. Jas. Green.—ist Prizes for Gooseberries. Ist, 2nd, and 3rd, Cucumbers. Chas. Mitchell, Esq. (Mr. Holden, gardener).—lst Prizes for Asparagus, White Cabbage, Turnips, and Collection of 'Vegeta bles. 2nd for Peas, Gooseberries, and White Cabbage. Matthew Lucas, Esq. (Mr. Potter, gardener).-3rd Prize for 6 Fuchsias. Mr. Henry Mather.-Ist and 2nd Prizes for Pansies. Jno. Daniels, Esq. (Mr. Green, gardener).-Ist Prizes for Specimen Fuchsia, Peas, and Lettuce. 2nd for French Beans. Mr. Thos. Southern.—Extra Prize for Collection of Sweet• herbs. Mr. Peter Lonton (Thos. Leather, gardener). -Ist Prizes for 6 Fuchsias; Curled Parsley. Ist and 2nd, Potatoes. 2nd for Cauliflowers, 6 Fuchsias, and Single Specimen Fuchsia. Thos. Edwards Moss, Esq. (Mr. Noah James,. gardener).- Ist Prize for Peaches, 2nd for Specimen Orchid (Stanhopea oc culata), and basket of Plants. Edu;ard Mulleneux, Esq. (Mr. Robinson, gardener.) -Ist and 2nd Prizes for Ferns; 2nd for Black Grapes; and 2nd for 12 Cut Roses. H. T. Wilson, Esq. (Mr. Harrison, gardener).-Ist Prize for Floral Device. 3rd for Basket of Plants. NURSERYMEN'S PRIZES (COLLECTION OF PLANTS.) Ist.—To Messrs. T. Davies and Co., of the Wavertree Nur sery, for Chironia glutinosa, Leschenaultia formosa, Trouleo turn Tremandra verticillata, Helichrysum macranthum, Erica tricolor, E. ventricosa suberba, 1.. v. breriflora, E. savilia major, Gompholobium virgattn, and some very fine Pelargo niums. 2nd.—To Mr. George Davies, Green-lane Nurser , brook, for Combretum purpureum, Abelia florihund' decussata, Polygala cordata, Erica odorata, Erir superba, E. v. breviflora, and a choice lot of Fancy Pel niums and Cinerarias. F, Tue- Pi ntrice PRIZES AWARDED TO COTTAGERS. For the best-kept Cottage and Garden.—tst, Thos. Makin. son : 2nd, John Leadbitter ; 3rd, Thos. Ireland ; 4th, Thos. For - Collection of Vegetables.—lst and 2nd to Peter Gore, who also took prizes for Cucumbers, Peas, Rhuba r b, P o t a t oes, Gooseberries, Currants, and a Floral Device. Thos. Riding received Prizes for a Device, Vegetables and Collection of Thos. Jones.-Ist Prize for Window-plants, and an extra Prize for Basket of Plants. It is most gratifying to witness the great amount of good effected by these rewards to cottagers. Cleanliness and industrious habits are the rule in this locality, whereas when the prizes were offered one or two individu. als alone competed for them, and the gentlemen ap pointed to visit the cottages, gave a report in every way discouraging. We cannot close our remarks without mentioning the admirable arrangements made by Mr. Robert Rimmer, the proprietor of Childwall Abbey, for the comfort and accommodation of the great influx of visitors who put up at this favourite resort. The great est order prevailed, and an early order to turn out pre vented the occurrence of any unpleasantness from the freaks of those thirsty souls who will imbibe until the last minute. BIRMINGHAM AND TETE GREAT EXTIIBITION..--OR Thursday, the Royal Commissioners and the Executive Committee of the Great Exhibition visited a fete prepared for them at Birmingham. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, it was known, would be unable to be present. Means had been taken to ascertain the wishes of the foreigners, and it appeared that it would be more agree able to them if some varied amusements and recreation were substitued for a public dinner, at which addresses, which many of them would not understand, would be delivered. Accordingly it was resolved that they should be invited to visit the town, and partake of afete cham pare in the Botanical Gardens, and attend a soiree in the Town-hall in the evening. A special train, consisting of nearly twenty carriages, was provided for the occasion, and left, conveying 250 ladies and gentlemen who had accepted the invitation. They were shown through all the principal manufactories, and received on every hand the most hospitable entertainment. DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—On Friday Birmingham was considerably excited upon its being known that Mr. Callum, valuer and auctioneer, of the Court of Bank ruptcy, had committed suicide, at his residence at High gate. The deceased was well known, not only in Bir mingham, but in the metropolis and the principal towns in England as extensively connected with the sale of first class horses. It appears, upon inquiry, that he went through his business, on Thursday. at the repository, formerly occupied by th e l ate Mr. Beardsworth, in his accustomed spirits. From thence lie proceeded to the Warwick Arms, Bradford -street, where, in company with Mr. Baxter, he partook of tea. Between 10 and 11 o'clock he requested Mr. Baxter to accompany him in his gig to his house at Highgate, where they arrived shortly before 11 o'clock. Upon reaching the back sitting-room, Mrs. Callum informed her husband he was wanted in the drawing-room, to which apartment he immediately pro ceeded, and here found Mr. Suchley, solicitor, and Mr. Glossop, the head of the detective force, who informed him that he held a warrant against him for a charge of forgery upon Sir George Chetwynd, of Grendon-hall, for £l,OOO. Mr. Callum seemed prepared for the accusation, saying—" I am ready ; but let me see my wife first." Upon the bell being rung, Mrs. Callum entered the room, her husband kissed her—took a phial from his pocket, the contents of which he swallowed before the police, and immediately fell to the floor. The consternation of the party may be conceived. Mr. Hall, a surgeon, who resided a few doors from the deceased, was called in, but all antidotes were useless : he died in a few minutes.