The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-26 00:00:00

riiit.4 l / 1 1, , 1t6VAL, WlL4LAiffio74,44Bl4llf Eighth Sight of the New Tale of Superstitio call 6 GISELLE, or THE PHANTOM NIGHT DA RS, with Novel and Extraordinary Effects of REAL 'ATER. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, e 26th instant, the New Drama of THE WHISTLER OF T GLEN. WITH FREDERICK OF PRUSSIA. _ AND GISELLE THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL HISS GRANT'S BENEFIT, AND LAST APPEARANCE. r Aliss GRANT, of th e Th eatre- R oyal, Covent-garden, -LT-1- begs leave most respectfully to announce to her Friends and Patrons in Liverpool, and the Publie in general, that her BENEFIT and LAST APPEARANCE this Season will take place TO-MORROW, (Wecdnesday,) the 27th instant; and in soliciting a renewal of that kind support and patronage which they so liberally extended to her during the Three Seasons she had the honour of being a Member of the Liverpool Company, returns them her grateful thanks for that encouragement with which they have ever greeted her humble efforts. The Performances will commence with Barnet's celebrated Grand Romantic Opera of THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH, With all the Original Music, as performed Two Hundred successive Nights in London. with entirely new Machinery, Scenery, and Decorations, for this occasion. Eolia.. (the Mountain Miss Grant, As performed by her with distinguished success at the Theatre-Royal, English Opera House, London. To be followed by the favourite Melo-Drama of THE SERJEANT'S WIFE. Lisette Mrs. R. Homier. A FAVOURITE DANCE DY MONSIEUR. & MADAME SCHMIDT. To conclude with the Musical Burletta of THE BEULAII SPA. Caroline Grantley .. (in assumed Characters) .. Miss Grant, Being her first appearanc e i n t h at part ; in which she will introduce, by particular desire, the celebrated Scotch Ballad, " Sound th e Pib roch ;" and, in the disguise of a Minstrel, By the Margin of Fair Zurich's Waters." Magnus Templeton.. Mr. W. J. Hammond. Tickets to be had of Miss GRANT, No. 1, Lord Nelson street, opposite the Church fur the Blind ; at the Mush Shops and principal Hotels, and at the Box-office, where Places may be taken. TO CORRESPONDENTS A correspondent who occupies a pew in St. George's Church, complains that a parrot, somewhere in the neighbourhood makes such an intolerable noise during the service, that the congregation are greatly annoyed with its screaming. He wishes to know how the nuisance is to be abated? [By wringing its neck.—En. L.S.] MusicAs.—Mrss WITITNA I.L.—We did see the flaming ac count respecting Miss Whitnall, in a contemporary. The Marchioness of Normanby's good opinion of her abilities will not influence ours. Miss Whitnall occasionally can sing very well, if she will take the trouble. Had "J H. Plumbe-street," confined his communication to us, we should have been glad to have inserted his sug gestion. Our correspondent makes rather " too much ado" about the trivial occurrence at St. Jude's. The idea of any per son having a claim on the building, for " money advanced during its erection," is absurd. The slight obstruction to the opening of the church, which has been so magnified by a contemporary, arose from a crotchet which some silly person had got into his head that he had a claim upon the land, which was presented to the trustees of the church by the Marquis of Salisbury prior to its erection. Oar Zibtrpool Altanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1842 That the proceedings of the millocrat party in the House of Commons during the past week have been disgraceful, and indeed infamous, we need not say is our own opinion, for it is that of every well principled man, of whatever shade of politics, throughout the kingdom. Bold and bad men, ready to become the mercenary tools of a faction, however base, there will always be found in any representative assembly; and we are therefore little surprised that Gibsons and Cob dens should be found in a British Parliament to ob struct the constitutionally declared will of its majority— to arrest the public business of the state, and even to do all that in them lies to withhold the returning tide of prosperity from a suffering people. But do we grieve that these insolent and factious proceedings are just now resorted to ? No ! We hail every step of this " blatant" band with pleasure, because in every step we see, and the people of England will see, more .and more, their hollowness, their reckless dishonesty, their utter want of principle and truth ! For what is it that these men just now seek to hurry on the Government to inquiries into distress—to pledges as to future policy and future measures ? Have they any indisputable truth —any panacea of un challenged efficacy —to offer for the relief of that dis tress ? No. They seek for inquiry—they agitate and brawl —at this moment to unsettle, the public mind, to cripple the working of measures already passed, to prolong the existence of the very distress they com- Plain of until they may be able to achieve out of it a Popular convulsion. The Tariff of Sir Robert Peel has just come into operation ; the new sources of com mercial health—the new fields for the exercise of com mercial enterprise which it opens out are just beginning to develope themselves; and they dare not give it a fair trial lest their fraudulent prophecies of its ineffi cacy should he falsified before they have succeeded in the objects for which those prophecies were put forth. The new Corn-law, which was to do nothing for the su ffering masses, is just now pouring a copious supply of food into the markets of Great Britain ; and they dare not wait to appeal to the calm judgment of the Public, with respect to the necessity of further changes, until the beneficial operation of the present measure is before the world! A bountiful Providence is shower ing down smiles and sunshine upon the exertions of the native corn grower ; and they dare not wait until he has gathered in his harvest ! The dark cloud which obscured the prospects of our commerce in foreign markets is breaking up ; they dare not wait until the sky is clear ! Confidence is returning to every breast ; the energy of the merchant, the manufacturer, and the tradesman is being put forth ; the hope, at least, of re turningi comfort, i s v i s i t i ng the poor man ' s hearth; these rib a ld b rawlers dare not wait upon the issue ! 111 4 GOOD SHIP IS RIGHTING, by the aid only of Heaven and her , own gallant crew ; and those who Would have usurped her helm and laid down her cou rse, only to dash her upon the rocks, are now frenzied, , and cry out th at " b reakers are ahead,' because they 'low that in a few hours more she will float proudly deep Water, and th e i r h ow li ng rage w ill b e d rowne d i n tae tumultuous cheers which waft her from the land ! a state o f ca l m an d steady prosperity, such as we believe ourselves to be at the present moment, slowly, p e rhaps but surely, a pp roac hi ng , ag it a ti on i s power less, In such a s t a t e o f t hi ngs t h e scum o f f act i on, i fil ch the b u bbli ng of the caldron brings up to float ' fr ? n th e surface, is thrown down again into the dregs and m Whi c h i t rose. Busy hornets, which have buzzed 6tong their little hour, are trampled without com punction into rav e to d the mire. Stilted speechifiers rant and deaf ears ; and men, who but yesterday were permitted to catch Of atupid you by the button, and, with looks . ti en , u nPort, to dole out their nauseous prescnp n,ocure of .Or th e aside at all the evils of the state, are elbowed tim e h av ° With disgust and scorn when their vic thi e mor e Profitable demands upon their sympa es and their leisure. The extinction of this race of nuisan ces is felt t o the be at hand. Agitation feels that ground is the slippingfrom beneath its feet ; and hence these furious exhibition s of dying spite and envious rage n the part of A BAFFLED, A TRAMPLED, AND DES PISED FACTION. i.~~ - ~ _ We were grieved, and even amazed, in common with the great mass of churchmen tbrou at the sentiment s which recentl ghout the country, y . fell from th e li ps o f Lord Wharncliffe up on the subt of the annual grant of money for educational purpojses " He, for one," remarked his lordshi p , " should b e ashamed to hold the situati on h e filled ifh ; did not thi n k that every man in this country. whether of Chur chman or Dis senter, was equally entitled to the support tent, and to share in the distributi on of a govern grant t f h o e pur poses of education. He found the church makinge first rm the the ! t aint upo n th e p ro perty of the country : but h th at attached as h e w as to the church, he thought theucsht:7l; itaelf was greatly obliged to the Dissenters fo r the mt. t hey had set h er. Of course t h e comm i ttee was anxexioau—sr„et.; ac t With the church." Was this, we asked ourselves, the language of a con servative minister? 'Was Lord Wharncliffe empow ered by his conservative colleagues—by those men who in Past ti me have so strenuously maintained the duty of the state to educate the people in the established re ligion of the Church of England, and denounced by the latitudinarian syste m of the Board of Education — to put forth such language as containing their delibe rate opinions as a The doctrin e th at the Church government ? of E Even so ! ngland has no right to "make th e first clairn" upon the state for the noble purpose of educating the main- Peel! Th e f u l so people is the doctrine twined by the Conservative gov ernmen t of Sir Robert me adulation o f di ssent, the prostra tiou of the church before the porch of the conventicle, gionple vAid it Ito at hoe, lo MO dulatian of an united Conoervatles adinluistration Oh, that men, and especially statesmen, would but do all and dare all for PRINCIPLE ! For ten years past that powerful party which now occupies the mi nisterial benches of the houses of parliament has main tained itself in the affections of the people of England, by the promise of a sound, religious education for their children. Whilst liberalism has paraded its halls of science, its mechanics' institutes, and its schools, with out so much of religion as would startle the prejudices of Jew, Turk, Infidel or Heathen, Conservatism has pointed to a system of education for the people, based upon the revealed word and the whole truth of God, and superintended by the faithful pastors of their na tional church. More than upon any other question, the hearts of a Protestant people—above all, of a Pro testant democracy—were set upon the realization of this blessing ; and yet, after ten years of hope and even trust, we awake from our delusion to find realized only the taunting prophecies of our opponents, and learn that, to promote the spread of religious and mo ral training amongst England's rising generation no thing is to be done ! Nothing, did we say ? Then we are in error. We are not, it is true, to witness the concession, by go vernment, of an extensive measure of national educa tion, superintended by our national church, and founded upon our Protestant Bible; but we are, in all probability, to be presented with something almost as good—a system of education for the people BASED UPON MR. HULLAH'S PLAN OF TEACHING SING ING ! Yes ; Socialism has discovered long ago that the infidel knowledge with which she crams her vota ries is widely disseminated by the instrumentality of concerts and fancy balls ; Socinianism and Atheism approach the understanding of their blind dupes by means of lectures and exhibitions; and a Conservative government—(oh shame !)—professes its hope of "see ing THE MORALS (!) of the lower classes improved," by adding the teaching of writing, arithmetic, and li near drawing (.9 to the knowledge of crotchets and quavers, bars and rests, conveyed by Mr. Wilhem's system to the pupils of Mr. Hullah ! Surely the blind ness of a government which can thus palter with our 1, Mad OAF t, hopes, thus bow the knee to the Dagon of liberalism, thus supply a cold and lifeless modicum of secular knowledge to immortal beings who faint for the pure waters of life, is a thing for Christians to grieve over, and to cause devils to hold jubilee ! Well, we are deceived—might we not almost say betrayed ? Our hopes of a system of national educa tion for the people of England, based upon the truths of religion, are knocked to the ground. The Irish school system, too, is to be maintained; the hotbed of popish agitation and priestly obscenity—MAYNOOTll S still to he supported by a Protestant government. What, then, we ask, becomes the duty of a Protestant Agitation? No. Protestants must government ? not go about this matter in a passionate spirit. UNION, however, Protestants must have. We must strengthen our position for resistance or for remon strance, although as yet we take up no offensive wea pons. We must be able to array ourselves in the front of our valued institutions, in numbers sufficient to sway the course of a ministry which truckles to numbers whilst it betrays principle, and seeks to conciliate, in stead of to put down, error. Protestants must he up and awake, if they would not be trampled under the feet of enemies without their walls or treacherous friends within. That the Protestants of Liverpool will not be found wanting in the emergency which is approaching, the evidence is placed before their fellow -countrymen in our columns of this day. From this town went forth, we fear not to say it, the first warning which shook Popery in her onward march to supremacy in the British isles. From the Prote6tant Association of Liverpool went forth those spirit-stirring appeals, and that noble example of faithfulness in the cause of the church and the constitution of our country which struck down the sacrilegious hand already advanced to commence the work of spoliation and defilement, and surrounded the altars, the throne, and the houses of England with hearts ready to defend them to the death. And that strong Protestant faithfulness will not desert us now—those spirit-stirring warnings will not be unuttered now: but to the ears even of a Con servative Administration they will pierce, in tones firm though respectful, determined though affectionate—in the language of truthfulness, which springs from resolved hearts, and which WILL BE HEARD ! Our contemporary, the Albion, affects to be very jocose with us in his last publication, and appears to have " catched" (to use his own elegant expression) a very novel idea of interpreting plain English. Before, however, this merry personage takes upon himself to give to the world versions of other men's writings, interpolated with his own italics, we would recommend to him a week or two's attendance upon the Grammar class at the Mechanics' Institution, or the School of the Town Mission for teaching adults. In the article which our contemporary, like a very small dog we have read of, " Has done all that a thing so diminutive could" to convert into most ridiculous absurdity, we neither stated " that the repeal of the corn-laws would be succeeded by immediate prosperity," or that " earth quakes would, in future, take place over our heads." We never spoke, either, of " covering an odour." Really, people who are so obtuse as to be unable to read correctly a grammatical sentence, much less write one, ought to pause before they exhibit, thus publicly, their stupid discoveries. Errors of Grammar may creep into the hasty compositions of any journalist. In the case, however, of the paragraphs which have excited the Albion to giggle, every error alleged hap pens to be so only in the imagination of our flippant censor. STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &c, We have had an extensive demand for cotton during the past week, both from the trade and on speculation, which has, however, been fully met by the trade at the full prices of last week. In the common qualities of American an advance of id. per lb. was, in many instances, obtained. The business of the week, up to Friday, amounted to 38,030 bales, which included 11,800 on speculation, and 300 for export. On Saturday 6000 bales were sold, and yesterday 5000 at firm prices, and to the trade entirely. The market, how ever, continues well supplied, and any demand will be freely met by holders at full rates. In the manufacturing districts the improvement noticed last week still continues, and is even increased. In Man chester, a considerably larger business was done last week than has been done for some time past, every description of goods being in demand, and higher prices for most being asked, which, for some kinds, were submitted to. A more healthy feeling prevails throughout every branch of the cotton trade. The same active business and improving tone may be said to extend as well throughout the clothing dis tricts of Yorkshire ; and the prospects of an excellent trade after harvest are universally thought to be most cheering. LOCAL NEWS. The Liverpool Improvement Bill will come into operation on the Ist of September next. MR. M'CREA'S CHAPEL AT WATERLOO.—ThiS cele brated building was `• put up " for sale by public auction, at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, but the " lot" was ultimately withdrawn. The Rev. William Hughes, Welsh Minister of St. Paul's Church, has been appointed chaplain to the Northern Hos pital, Leeds-street, Liverpool. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—OR Wednesday week fearful accident occurred on the line of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which proved immediately fatal to a young man of the name of Scott, about 19 or 20 years of age. EXCURSION TO SCOTLAND.—We understand, in a publi• cation or two, we shall be able to announce an excursion to Scotland from this town ; for which purpose, a first-rate steamer will be engaged to convey the party to Glasgow, from whence, after visiting the • lions" of that city, a special train will be in readiness to convey them to Edin burgh, a snfficient time being given to visit all that will gratify the stranger, and then return by the same conveyance. The charge for the whole excursion is intended not to exceed twenty-six shillings. A.TREN)EUM.—The annual meeting of the proprietors of this institution was held, in the Library, on Tuesday, the seve n r 12 t th instant, on which occasion a less number than usual riodicals '' tahtaended, notwithstanding the measures proposed were more ordinarily interesting and important. Among the poal.topies for discussion, the one fo the " circulation of the were for it, 49 • • a warmd ebate r . caused on a division, there lost' the chairman deciding it required three-fourths of the present,atgoaienasrtryitit,. 44 ; but which was eventually members ACCIDENTAL DEATR.—On Friday, an inquest was held of James Howwarhd: before Mr. yes the county coroner, on view of the body it vendo r of nuts, who, it appeared, had been rolling a the late races, i n e came in contact wsiitTi arrow at the Aintree race-course during verely. He was removed s it ehrkward manner, when the wheel stomach and hurt him very se he died on Sunday last. had arisen in consequence I T h e e cart to the Infirmary, where delay in holding the inquest o a late decision by Chief Justice Denman, and the Borough recliner having refused to act, as the injuryAwvheerrdiebit doefatbsvas "Accidental use d d e , a h t a h l , o w e a c s ui r T e e tu d rn in ed. the county, THEFT 13Y A DOMESTlC.—OnWednesday morning last, a gentleman named William May, who resides in Hope-street, o'usAwed a little bare-footed girl knock at the kitchen win dow of his neighbour, Mr. IL C. Langton. Presently the house door was opened, and the girl walked in. Mr. May watched her out at the back door in Arrad-street, with a large basket, containing bread, beef, tea, sugar, coffee, and provisions of all kinds. He followed her, and took her back to the house, when it was found that she had obtained the basket and its contents from the servant, Ann Murphy, but during the confusion which ensued in the house, both the girl and the servant made their escape. Murphy was after wards apprehended in Mulberry -street. The case was heard on Thursday before Mr. Rushton, when Mrs. Langton ap peared, claimed the articles found in the basket, and stated that since the prisoner came into her house, three weeks ago, double the quantity of all sorts of provisions had been con sumed. The prisoner was committed for trial. COMMITMENT FOR STEALING a GOLD WATcrt.— An elderly woman named Ellen Lyon, was on Friday placed at the bar of the Ponce -court, on a charge of stealing a watch. Mr. Kinnear said he was a clerk in the office of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., Chapel-street. On Tuesday even ing he left his watch, guard and key, on the mantle-piece of the bookkeeper's office. On the following morning he missed it, and inquired for it. The prisoner, who was employed in cleaning the offices, denied all knowledge of it. It was worth upwards of £5. From the subsequent evidence it appeared that the prisoner had taken the watch on the following day (Wednesday) to the house of a person named Thomas, who was employed as an assistant to Mr. Stewart, pawnbroker, Burlington -street. Mr. Thomas was not at home, and she requested his wife to ascertain from him what it was worth, stating that it had been lent to her by a gentleman in the office named to enable her to pay her rent. It was sent to Mr. Thomas, who made sonic inquiry relative to its being honestly come by, and sent it back. Soon after he received one of the bills describing it, and went to the prisoner's house, and asked her where it was. She said she had re turned it to the gentleman who lent it to her. lie told her it was stolen, and she gave it to him, saying, she hoped he would not hurt her. She was committed for trial at the ses sions. . HOUSEBREAKING AND STEALING A Box OF CLOTHES.— Yesterday, a boy, named Robert Mullineux, was charged, at the Police Court, with stealing a box of clothes from a dwel ling-house. Joseph Barrett, a young man, said that he was a shopmau with Mr. Philips, draper, in Wapping. On the 2!til of May last, he placed in one of the top rooms of a house iu Oldhall-street, a box, containing a coat, two pair of trow sees, a waistcoat, two shirts, twelve pair of stockings, a pair of boots, &c. They removed next day, and went to live in Cheshire. He saw the box safe between five and six that evening, when lie locked up the house, and took the keys to Cheshire. He returned to the house on the 9th of May, and found it had been entered. Ile missed the box and its contents. The room door had been broken open. He afterwards found the box in a cupboard in the kitchen with the lock broken, The clothes he did not find. They were worth from £5 to £6. He gave information to the police, describing the prisoner, and yesterday saw him near the King's Dock. He challenged him with the robbery, and he said he had not taken the box and clothes, but he knew a boy who had taken part of the m , an d wou ld go with him to his house. He walked with him to Castle-street, and then gave him into custody. The subsequent evidence went to prove that, on the Sth of May, the prisoner was seen near to Mr. Barrett's back door, with a box on his shoulder, which he took towards his own house. A witness saw him, on the same day, carry it into Quee n ' s C our t, op p os it e Mr. Barrett's back door. The same witness had been informed that the prisoner had taken the box back to Mr. Barrett's. The prisoner said to the police-officer, who took him tnto custody that he had gone to the house with other boys, but did not take the things. After being cautioned as to saying any thing, he said, " I took nothing but a pair of stockings, a book, and a waistcoat." He was committed for trial. POCKET PICKING.—A boy named Peter Mooney was yesterday charged at the Police-court with picking a gentle man's pocket. Mr. Thomas George Garratt, tavern-keeper, Park-lane, said that on Saturday evening, at severs o'clock, he was assisting to extricate a horse which had fallen in a cart in the street, when he felt some one at his coat pocket, and on looking round saw the prisoner in the act of putting his handketchief into his own pocket. He immediately secured him, and held him until an officer came up, and took him into custody. The prisoner dellined to say anything, and, being an old offender in the same department of art, was committed for trial. He refused to sign the deposition. STEALING A SOVEREIGN.—A woman of the town, named Jane Montgomery, was yesterday charged before Mr. Rushton with this offence. Sarah Ford, wife of a publican in Oldhall-street, said that on Saturday night five sailors came to the bar and asked for some drink, in payment for which they handed her a sovereign. She had not sufficient change to give them, and could not leave the place, as there was no one else in the house at the time. The prisoner, who was present, observing this, said she would take it and get it changed, and return in a few minutes. The witness gave her the sovereign, with which she went out, but did not return. Police-officer Rice was sent in search of her and brought her back, together with a bundle, containing a pair of shoes and other articles. Margaret Oger, a shoe maker's wife, residing in Prussia-street, said that the pri soner had bought the shoes at their shop for 6s. Gd. The prisoner was quite drunk when she was brought back, and only 4s. Gd. of the money was found upon her. She was I committed for trial. THEFT FROM ON BOARD A VESSEL. — Yesterday, at the Police -court, two youths, Michael Griffin and Henry Wil son, and an elderly woman, Ann Griffin, mother of the for mer, were placed at the bar, the two first on a charge of stealing, and the other of receiving a quantity of tea and sugar from on board a vessel called the " Ocean Queen." About six o'clock on Saturday evening a police-officer ob served the two male prisoners coining from the Prince's Dock, and as they appeared to be bulky he stopped them, and on searching them at the hut, found that Griffin had on his person about 311bs. of sugar and llb. of tea, and Wilson 41bs. of sugar and .Ilb. of tea. He asked Wilson (who was an apprentice on board the Ocean Queen) where he had got the articles, and he said it was no use to tell a lie—they bad got it from on board that vessel. It appeared from further evidence that the Sheriff's officers were in charge of the ship at tide time, that the Custom-house-officers had left on board a quantity of tea and sugar, under seal, for stores ; and that on examining the vessel, after the prisoners were apprehended, it was found that about 41bs. of tea and 10 to 151bs. of the coffee was missing. The back part of the bread room had been forced out, by which access was obtained to the packages, which were broken open, but the seals left un disturbed. The duty had not been paid. The lodging of the prisoner, Ann Griffin, in Prince's-street, was afterwards searched, and a quantity of tea and sugar was there found in a band-box, of the same appearance and quality as that missed. Michael Griffin made a long reply to the charge, to the effect that the other boy had given him some tea and sugar on board the vessel, on Friday, and had assisted him to get it past the police-officer at the dock, whom he said he knew would let him pass, as he occasionally brought him rum and news papers ; and that he received another quantity from him on Satu'rday, for assisting to clean the decks and coil the ropes, and which was found upon him when he was apprehended. He added, that he told his mother, on taking it home, that he had bought it and paid for it, and that she insisted on his taking it away, as she was not satisfied without seeing the person he bought it from. He picked it up to carry away, but did not do so.—Wilson said he found the sugar, &c., in his chest—the only one o n boa r d— an d th a t it had been put there by another apprentice.—The woman denied all know ledge of the theft.—The prisoners were all committed for trial. ROBBERY FROM A WAREHOUSE.—Yesterday, at the Po lice -court, Henry Flood, a good-looking boy, and Bridget Flood, his mother, were placed at the bar on a charge of having stolen a quantity of fruit. Mr. Levy said lie was partner in the house of Levy and Co., fruit merchants, North John-street, and their warehouse had a door to a cellar in Prince's-street. Between four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, lie sent the prisoner, who was in his service, to the cellar for a glass of water, and he went ac cordingly. It appeared from the other evidence, that on coming out with the water, he was seen by some police officer who was watching their motions from the warehouse, to make motions to his mother, who came out of the cellar with a basket in her hand. She was followed, and in the basket were found about 14 lb. of raisins and a broken raisin box. The raisins were muscatels, similar to some in the warehouse, and the box was also like the other package, but Mr. Levy would not undertake to swear positively to their identity. The boy, he said, had been in his service for two years, and received 3s. 6d. a-week. He had conducted him self so well hitherto that he (Mr. L.) had taken a warm in terest in his behalf, had paid for his clothing and schooling, and even taken him to his house in Aigburth on leisure days. He felt sorry for the lad, as he believed he had been led astray by his mother. The latter said she knew nothing about the raisins—she had got them in Temple-court. Mr. Rushton strrongly remarked on the atrocity of the mother in corrupting her own child, and committed both prisoners for trial. THE LYCEUM NEws-Room.—This room has recently been improved and beautified, in a manner so judicious as to render it one of the most convenient and agreeable "news marts" in the town. There was previously but one common entrance from the façade in Bold-street, to the news-room, the library, and the rooms appropriated to lectures, exhibi tions of paintings, &c.—there being but one flight of (a few) steps between two of the lonic columns. Two additional sets of steps are now formed between the bases of the columns, as entrances to the entire building ; and this, from the multiplicity of visitors, is found to be a great convenience, by obviating the frequently disagreable jostling of personal encounter in passing to and fro. The entrance to the news room, from the west end of the colonnade, and also that from the interior near the library door, are done away with ; and a large folding door, facing the colonnade, is placed at the west end of, and into, the masters' room ; affording a more direct entree. This door, as well as an inner folding door from the latter into the news-room, is of solid mahogany, handsomely panelled, and French polished. The upper long panel in each half of these doors is of plate glass, of five feet in height, by 16 inches in width. On entering the news room, those who have before seen, and necessarily admired it—from its neatness, cheerfulness, and extent—will never theless admit that it greatly surpasses its former self in chaste but elegant decoration, in superior ventillation, in furniture, and in ample provision of gas. The room is of an oblong square form, with a recess on the east side, and is 66 feet in length by 48 in breadth. The walls are empa nelled, and surmounted by a cornice corresponding with the architectural style of the exterior. The height is great, and the roof forms a segment, divided into panelled compart. merits. The recess is also topped by an empanelled seg ment, at right angles with the general roof. Fine hand some bronze chandeliers (for the gas) are pended from the roof along the whole length, the centre one larger than the others, and these supply after dark an ample volume of light for the students of the broad-sheet. There are circular ornaments in relief in the middle of the room, surrounding the gas pipes : these are foliated, delicately meach numerous o therto and en riched by gilding on the mouldings and outer parts of the foliage, and are highly decorative, apart from all approach to commodious, andh e sufficiently tables a n read i ngd distant desks fro are afford abundance of space for the promenade. There are two new oval mahogany tables in the reces s ; and the old chairs, which were somewhat irksome in us e, are all replaced by handsome massive arm-chairs, of polished mahogany, with circular backs, affording to visitors almost all the luxury of stuffed artn-chairs. In fine,the alterations though not of great. magnitude, are evidently most effective, both in appearance and in use, and reflect great cred it on t he taste and judgment of the Committee of Management—Messrs. Paton. W e should add that a great improvement has also Samuel Holme, Richard Saunders, Robert Cla y , and John been introduced in the ventilation of the room, by gratings along the centre of the floor , which freely admit a c u rrent of fresh air without causing exposure to what may be termed draughts. ancrwft rf,3l7Nani? Prinif/4770treellef• tvi i Kettfeir, keeper of ft bookseller's shop in Tithebarti-greet, was brought up at the Police-court on Friday, on the information of officer Kehoe, for selling publications of an immoral ten dency. He was committed to the sessions, the maaistrate stating at the time that he was determined to put down the sale of such publications. This is the third committal of the kind during the week. A WHOLESALE STEALER OF CLOTHES FROM LINES. — On Friday, at the Police -court, Alice Crook, an elderly fe male, was charged with stealing a shirt from the line, in a field near Dryden-street, on the previous day. She was seen to take it by a girl of 15 years of age. Another shirt, gown, &c., were found at different pawnbrokers, which it was proved had been pledged by the prisoner. They were the property of several parties, who had hung them out in the neighbour hood to dry. No fewer than 22 pawn tickets, for similar articles, were found in the prisoner's house, in Tenterden street, and several of the owners appeared and claimed their property. She was committed for trial at the Sessions. TUX Pinion, Skrif'WAY EVIWWO.-11tere hex been an raaterial feature in the Stoek.exchange to-day, though a purchase to the amount of about1:10,000 New 34 per Cents., by the Government broker, had a slight effect on prices. Stock is at present very scarce, indeed so scarce that it has been lent, and money is so abundant, that parties have been glad to get 1i per cent. for it; and yet so little energy is there among speculators, that there is no important rise in the prices of the public securities. Consols for money have closed 90 to 4 • for the account, 904 to 1 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 911 ; 34 per Cents. Reduced, 1004 to 4 ; New 34 per Cents., 991 to 100 ; Long A n nuities, 12 7-16 to 9.16 ; Bank Stock, 165-1 to 61 ; India Stock, 248 to 9 ; Exchequer Bills, 455. to 475. premium. Spanish Actives left off 214 to 4; New, 204 to 1? Mexican, 364- to 1; Colombian, 204 to 11; Brazilian, 63 to 5 ; Belgian, 1011 to 2 ; Portuguez-e 5 per Cents., 334 t o 4; per Cents., 194 to 20; Danish, 82 to 3. NEW PATENT ROPE YARN SPINNING MACHINE. There is now in Lodge-lane, Toxteth-park—a very delightful locality in the neighbourhood of the town—new and interesting works for the making of ropes, cables, &c., from both Russia and - Manilla hemp, recently established by Messrs. Hutche son and Jarvie, and in which the yarn spinning machine is on the principle patented by Messrs. Craig and Jarvie, of Glasgow, and the only one at work in the kingdom. We were, on Saturday, politely shown through the works, and were much gratified by witnessing the whole of the opera tions, from the spreading of the raw material to the comple tion of the process--which is accomplished in a much shorter space of time tha n b y t h e or di nary mo d e , while the yarn produced is mo re even and perfect. Th e en ti re mac h i nery is driven by a handsome steam-engine of twenty horse-power in a detached building ; and there is a covered rope-walk, on a dead level, laid with lines of railway, and upwards of 100 fathoms in length. The machinery for preparation is on the same principle as that in use in most of our improved roperies ; but it is finished in a superior manner-- having all the nicety and brightness of a piece of clock-work. It resembles, in operation, the machines employed for a parallel purpose i n cotton f actor i es — par ti cu l ar ly in its throwing off the material in roves, or " slivers," into cans placed on the ground to receive it. The hemp first passes through the " spreading machine," over sliding or dropping bars, armed with teeth like heckles, and revolving on endless brass chains, pa ss i ng round two interna l ro ll ers . Th e roves — three in number —are passed on these heckles, uncler a large roller covered with strong leather, and from which, finely equalized, it falls softly into the cam The hemp, before being subjected to this first process, is weighed out in half-pounds ; and the machine is fed by a girl, who, to give it an e qua l supply, i s I gu id e d by an i n di ca t or , with a clock face, the movement of which accommodates itself to the velocity of the work for - the time being. The roves are then taken to the " spinning frame," in which the principal novelty of the inventors consists; and which is a most ingenious piece of mechanism, admirably adapted for producing a smooth, even. and glossy thread, or yarn—the grand desideratum in rope spinning. The carriage is the same in the first working part as the spreading-carriage; and the roves, after passing over tha dropping-needles, or slides, and also under a longer roller, are drawn through a horizontal range of metallic taps, or tubes, the outer part formed of two pieces, the upper one of which, by means of a spring, forms a nipper, and answering, in pressing and attenuating the yarn, the fingers of the operator in the ordinary manlier of spinning from a fibrous substance. Continuous with this spinning-nipper is another tube, split, as it were, in two, with the upper part moveable, 'and pressed down with an equal force by a small lever, to the end of which a weight is at tached. This tube is lined with a rag of any sort of woollen cloth, as a smoother; and the yarn is drawn from it in a perfect state, and much more equal and glossy than by hand; the film, or bristles, of the st a ple th rown ou t by the centri fugal force in twisting, after the hand, has left it, in bobbin and fiy-spinning being almost wholly obviated. The spinning -machine produces 8 threads simultaneously, from a many roves; and accomplishes, with but three per sons to attend it (one of them a female) as much within a given time as could be spun by sixteen men. The carriage that draws out the thread moves along the railway in precise unison with the velocity of the spinning, and the delivery. The four wheels of the carriage are, by an ingenious applica tion, put in motion by connection with the machinery, so that it runs along to meet every emergency—having sufficient hold of the rails by its own weight. A ground rope, or a wheel running on a toothed rack (beth inconvenient) are, therefore, dispensed with. After 100 fathoms are spun, (of six yarns simultaneously), the whole is wound upon a common large warpet's reel at the further end of the shed, whence it is taken off in " hauls," or large hanks, and is then ready either for tarring, if it be for ships' use, or for at once being formed into strands for white rope. The speed at which the spinning machine may be worked is almost unlimited. The steam was not well up when we saw it; but eight fine yarns of Manilla hemp, each of 100 fathoms in length, were spun by it in less than six minutes. The tarring machine on the works is on the best principle. For the information of the uninitiated, we may state that the usual portion of tar put into ropes for ships, is about a fifth part of the weight of the rope when completed, or one fourth of the yarn before it is added. When the yarn is spun, the " the haul" is taken from the further end of the shed to another large warper's reel at the other, and is wound upon large bobbins placed on horizontal spindles, and turned by the engine. When the bobbins are filled, a num ber of them, proportioned to the size of the rope required, are put into a framework called "the bobbin bank." The yarns are then passed from them through the " register plates,"—iron plates perforated in circles for forming:the strands, and thence through iron tubes, so contrived that each thread in the respective strand, when twisted, has an equal tension on being put to the strain. This is a great improvement on the old fashion, by which all the threads in a strand were of equal length. stretched out, and compacted by twisting. it followed that the centre threads were but twisted:in nearly a straight line, while those outside had, in the completion of the opera tion to "go the round" all along, like a cork-screw. A strain put on a rope made in this way i n e v it a bl y f e ll almost exclusively on the outside yarns of each strand, and these would break first, before the interior yarns were put to much stress. By the present plan an equal tension is put, a priori, upon every thread. Th e a pp aratus f or laying the strands is as efficient and rapid in its ope ra ti on as the' other parts of the machinery, and is worked with great faci lity. It will lay two ropes at a time. The roles produced, from best bower cables to clothes-lines, are beautifully per fect, and have a glossy and silky appearance, which we have never seen equalled at any other manufactory. Notwith standing the " expertness "' of the machinery, a great num ber of hands, both male and female, are employed at this establishment; and we understand it has been visited and much admired by,aiany gentlemen in the trade, as well as by others who are interested in improvements in cordage. We cordially w i s h Messrs. Hucheson and Jarvie every suc cess. LIVERPOOL MIDSUMMER SESSIONS The Midsummer Sessions of the Peace for the Borough of Liverpool commenced yesterday, before James Clarke, Esq., Recorder. The calendar is very heavy, containing the names of no less than 150 persons for trial an charges of felony and misdemeanour. The following gentlemen were sworn the Grand Jury : NICHOLAS ROSKELL, Esq., merchant, Chapel-st., foreman, Joseph Brereton, timber merchant, Jordan-street, henry Glyn, merchant, Exchange-street East, Joshua Heap, broker, North John-street, Isaac Hutchinson, merchant, Nile-street, A. Hurtz, manufacturing chemist, Upper Stanhope-street, William Logan, anchor smith, Bath-street, Robert Livingston, merchant, Chadwick-street, John Mather, merchant, Mount-pleasant, Benjamin Platt, jun., merchant, Upper Parliament-street, William Pickering, me rc h ant, Breck-road, Everton, Wm. Fothergill Robinson, hide broker, Prince Edwin-st. Thomas R. Robinson, wine merchant, Hatton-garden, William Rotherham, merchant, Exchange-street West, James Stringer, merchant, Seel -street, James Sergeant, broker, Oldhall-street, James Stitt, iron merchant, Islington, J. A. Thine, merchant, Exchange-alley North, John Tomlinson, corn merchant, Nile -street, John Twiname, corn merchant, Duke-street, John Worrall, shipowner, Salthouse Dock. The Clerk of the Peace having read the Queen's procla mation against vice, profaneness, and immorality, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver the charge to the Grand Jury. He was sorry to tell them that the calendar, in point of numbers, was a very serious calendar indeed; but still the great majority of the cases were of a simple na ture, and would not require any very laborious investigation on their parts. If, however, contrary to his expectation, they should meet with any difficulties, arid they would have the goodness to communicate them to the court, he would endeavour, as far as he could, to remove those difficulties. He was sorry to observe again a class of cases in the calen dar which always gave him great pain, namely, embezzle ment by confidential clerks. There were two or three cases of that description for trial, which, he was sorry to say, were of rather an aggravated nature. Offences of this description were never caused by distress; the parties • were always in valuable situations, receiving large sums of money from their employers ; therefore it was idle to set up the plea of dis tress in extenuation of the offence. In fact it was the want of principle and the absence of integrity which led young men to commit this crime. He had already observed that the calendar was very full, and one reason why it was so was that imprisonment was found of no good at all. All the gaols in the kingdom were crowded, and the parties came out of them worse than they went in ; and they would not be surprised when he told them that one-half of the prison ers to come before them had been convicted over and over again. Education in gaols, though it was of some use, did not terminate in those good consequences which one would naturally expect. There were excellent masters and religi ous and pious chaplains, yet still their fruits were not of that description which the country would wish, for parties came out of gaol with a determination to renew their crimes, and they did renew them with very great vigour; their ha bits were rendered worse, whilst their powers of committing crime were much-increased. They had just heard the royal proclamation read by the Clerk of the Peace against vice, profaneness, and immorality; and they were aware that an act of parliament had been recently passed requiring public houses in this borough to be closed from twelve o'clock on Saturday night till one the next day. They would all agree with him that this provision was quite in accordance with the spirit of her Majesty's proclamation, and that if that clause had not been enacted by the legislature the royal proclamation would have become a mere idle form of words. The spirit of her Majesty's proclamation could not be carried into effect unless public-houses were so closed; therefore, as the cause of morality, the cause of religion, and the comforts of the poor themselves were concerned in this clause, he was very glad to see it enacted by the legislature. The learned Recorder closed his charge by recommending the Grand Jury to put themselves in possession of the act recently passed, by which the law between principal an d agent i s very materially altered; and having dwelt on the importance of mercantile men making themselves acquainted with its pro visions, he dismissed the Grand Jury to their labours. The Grand Jury then retired, and shortly afterwards they sent a few bills into court. The trials immediately com menced, but none of the cases tried yesterday possessed the slightest public interest. The calendar, as before stated, contains the names of 150 parties for trial. Of these 46 are totally unable either to read or write; only .1-1 can read arid write w e ll ; 62 can rea d and write imperfectly ; an d 28 can re a d imperfectly. THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION The exhibition at this institution is about to be brought to a close. Every exertion has been made t o ren d er it attract i ve and amusing to the crowds of visitors that are daily to be found congregating in the rooms. “On Frid a y an d S atur d ay, Mr. J. R usse ll wave some of his Sketch es on Ch aracter. ' g On both occasions the theatre was crowded to excess ; we never saw such a number of merry faces as were exhibited anecdote s while liste n i ng t o the amusing narrated by the lecturer. It really was qu ite a curious sight to witne ss so many rows of persons all with visages on the broad grin ; the building shook with the loud laughter continually in dulged i n . M r. R us sell's songs gave _ great delight. The admirable song o f the ~ w i ddy Malone" was enthusiastically encored. W e un d ers tand that the air is Mr. Russell's com position, an d i n w hi c h he has proved that a b eautiful melody may be combi ne d with a highly hu morous subject. Th e tht!t they w ere too short. Mr. ' John Da v i es very a bl y a ccomP audienc e , one an d a ll . w ere delighted with th e sketches, and anled on th e p i ano-forte. the Only matter of regret was, THE TAPESTRY ROOM, Amongst the many articles that have attracted our atten tion in passi ng through the rooms , we were especially attracted by th e t a p e stry, and the very b eautiful carpets amongst them. We observed some splendid carpets of Whytock' s manu f acture , d e posited by Mr. Ur qu h art, w hi ch show what an advance has been made in this department of These carpets, both foi cOlour the manufacture of our eanntry, opinion, far excel those of famed Turk texture, pile, and substance. The origin of tapestry is almost, indeed, we may say qui, buried in obscurity. There is no question that the Egyptian, were well acquainted with it, and, in all probability, imparter their knowledge to the Hebrews. We find it stated in Exodus, " Every wise -hearted man among them that wrought the work of the Tabernacle, made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubim of cunning work." It is further mentioned, that gold and silver were beaten into thin plates, and cut into wires, and worked into the " fine linen and cunning work." The idolatrous Jewish women are stated to have been em ployed in working hangings for the grove. Plautus, Lucre tius, Pliny, and other ancient authors, mention in their works, that Babylon was celebrated "for the pictures woven together in various splendid colours. Dresses of the ancirnts also were decorated with designs; for we find Eneas giving a robe to Cloanthus, on which the story of Ganymede was represented. In the time of Solomon, and indeed at various periods mentioned in the sacred writings, we find the women employed in constructing tapestry. Ovid tells us of Arachne, the daughter of Idinon, the dyer of Colophon, who was extremely expert with her needle. She is spoken of as challenging Minerva to a contest ; the goddess, however, being a better server, reaped the victory, whereupon Arachne banged herself, and was changed into a spider. The subjects of her work are said to have been, the loves of Jupiter with Europa, Leda, Antiope, Asteria, Dance, and Alcmena. Homer and Ovid tell us of Penelope, the wife-of Ulysses, being greatly skilled in the art of embroidery.- To put off her suitors during her husband's absence at the Trojan war, she wove and unwove a piece of tapestry day by day, promising to decide upon one of them when it was finished. The Normans were well ac quainted with the art of embroidery, for we find mention made in their time of several fine specimens. There is some beautiful tapestry still kept in the Cathedral of Bayeux, which is supposed to have originated with them. In a Saxon poem, entitled " Beowulf," we find mention made of " the web on the walls." Many of the Saxon writers notice the tapes tries in the houses of their wealthy countrymen. During the time of Henry the Eighth it was greatly in vogue in this country. In many of our cathedrals and churches are spe cimens of tapestry, of a very beautiful description. In Chester Cathedral there is a fine specimen, said to have been worked by the nuns of St. Werburgh : this must be at least 800 years old. If our time and space would permit, we might, no doubt, bring forward many interesting particu lars of this art.. In the room we have alluded to, some very beautiful specimens, executed by Miss Lucas, of Bold street, will be greatly admired. THE NORTH BRITONS' SOCIETY Yesterday evening, the members of •this thriving society, to the number of about eighty, assembled at the York Hotel, to celebrate their anniversary by a dinner—the day being also the anniversary of the union between England and Scotland. Mr. WtrAmtOuon ably occupied the chair, and Mr. COLIC acted with equal efficiency as vice-chairman. The dinner was sumptuous, and was admitted by all who were present to have been got up in Mr. Hamer's best style. On the cloth being withdrawn, a number of loyal toasts were proposed, and drank with enthusiasm, including "The Queen ;" " The Prince of Wales ;"The Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family ;" and "The Army and Navy ;" which were followed by appropriate songs. " The Ladies, or Lancashire Witches' was next given, followed by " The immortal memory of Burns, Ramsay, and Scott," by the vice-chairman—to which the sentiment was attached— " Hang down your heads, ye hills; greet out ye springs! No more upon your braes the minstrel sings." On the chairman's health being proposed by Mr. BIRCH - ALL, and drank with enthusiasm, he returned thanks in a brief but feeling and forcible manner, which called down the warm plaudits of the assembly. The health of Dr. Marshall, who is employed professionally by the society, was eloquently responded to by that gentleman, whose remarks were re ceived with great applause—every member present being satisfied with his zealous and skilful attention to the invalid members. " The Press," with some encomiums on its in fluence on society, was responded to by Mr. J. S. Walker. A variety of toasts and sentiments succeeded, prefaced by spirited and adequate addresses, and followed by appropriate and humourous songs; and, national predilections apart, our worthy countrymen of the northern part of our "tight little island" (many of whom showed the tartan of their clans in their clans in their apparel), evinced that loyalty and good fellowship, which, in spite of distinctions of opinion on some points, showed that— " A man's a man for a' that !" This Benefit Society was instituted so iar back as 1811, and is conducted in a manner which has hitherto been highly successful, and that entitles it to the warmest support of all " brother Scots." TOXTETH PARK OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION crowded meeting of the members and friends of the Toxteth-park Operative Protestant Association was held last evening, in Toxteth Hall, Mill-street. Amongst those pre sent, we observed the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, the Rev. Thos. Nolan, the Rev. F. Parry, the Rev. Mr. Butler (Incumbent of St. Thomas's, Warwick-street), Mr. Alexander Smith, jun., Mr. Richard llSrbord, Mr. John Sheppard, &c., &c. The Rev. Hugh M`Neile, president of the association, took the chair; a n d th e p rocee di ngs h av i ng b een opened with prayer by the Rev. Thos. Nolan, The CHAIRMAN said—Friends and brethren, surrounded as I see myself by gentlemen who take a lively interest in our good cause, and who are more immediately connected with your locality in this town than I am, I might content myself, as your president, with a few introductory remarks, and then call upon those gentlemen who are to follow me, to enter more at large upon the subject now before us. But there are two or three topics upon which I am anxious to address a few words to you at this time ; therefore, I must claim your indulgence whilst I trespass for a few moments upon your time. In the first place, then, I wish to congra tulate yOu on the highly flattering, because well-deserved, compliment which you have received from the mayor and magistrates of this borough. Nothing can be more honour able to your known peacefulness, decorum, and respecta bility ; to yourenlightened enjoyment of freedom among your selves, and your high-minded forbearance under even the abuse of freedom by others. Some of you may have imagined that upon a late occasion you were ill-treated, and you may now be at a l oss to con j ecture what I allude to, or what I mean; I will make myself plain; but, in order to do so, I must go back a few months, and refer to the direct facts of the case, late occurrences having supplied only a confirming and illustrating contrast. (Hear, hear.) In the beginning of last March, it was well and widely known, that a large party procession, with party banners, and othe r i rr it a ti ng exhibitions, was to tak e p l ace on the 17th of that month. MuCh was said, much was written, and much was p r i n t e d upon that subject. Th e mayor and magistrates could not have been in ignorance of it; but what was their conduct? Most just and proper, and highly complimentary to you. (Hear, hear.) They knew perfectly well that a procession, however ostentatious and irritating in itself, would not endanger the peace of the town, nor the person or property of any man in the town, if it were in no way molested or interrupted in its course. They knew that disturbance never begins with those who walk upon such an occasion, but with those who attack the walkers. (Hear.) They gave you credit for such an enlarged view of the liberality of the sub ject, that even with a procession before your eyes, displaying treasonable banners, instigating to the dismemberment of the United Empire, —still you would not inte rrup t or mo l est that procession. (Hear.) Accordingly they did not inter fere; they put out no manifesto against the procession —no request that the procession should not take place. As the parties who were to walk were Roman Catholics, and as disturbance does not arise with the walkers, but with the attackers, and they knew that you would not attack, therefore they knew there was no occasion to stop that procession. (Hear,) They treated that procession as they would treat any other child. ish or mischievous exhibition in the streets, taking care to keep a watch upon the performers that they did no harm, but not anticipating the slightest disturbance from the spec tators. (Hear.) The procession took place, and you justi fied the confidence that was reposed in you: you attacked no man ; you molested no man ; you assailed no man ; all was peace and.quietness, very much to your credit, and highly creditable to the discernment of your magistrates. (Hear.) These are the direct facts. Then comes a contrast, a con firming and an illustrating contrast. In the beginning of this present month of July, it was well and widely known that there was likely to be a party procession with party colours and other irritating demonstrations to take place upon the 12th of this month. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Much was said about it, much was written, and much was printed. The magistrates were of course aware of it, and the Mayor. What did they do? Again, their conduct was most just and correct, and highly creditable to you, and creditable, I must repeat, to their own discernment of the men they had to deal with. (Cheers.) They knew that disturbance does not begin with them that walk, but with them that attack the walkers; and, as in this case it was Protestants that were to walk, they knew the peace was in danger, not from the walkers, but from the spectators. (Hear, hear.) Do you not see. (Cheers.) And what did they do ? (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Why, they interfered : they put out a manifesto against the procession ; and they requested their Protestant friends not to walk. Again, highly to your credit, we are indebted for the peace of the town to you—first of all for not interfering with the Roman Catholic procession on the 17th of March, and then for not having a procession upon the 12th of July. (Hear, hear.) Twice you have dis appointed the enemies of good order ; twice you have kept the peace of the town ; and twice you have entitled your selves to the thanks of your fellow-citizens. Now, do not forget this when next March comes. (Cheers.) Do not en gage in—do not be tempted by any plausible but false friend to join in—a demand that their procession should be stopped next March, because yours was stopped—that would be put ting yourselves upon a level with them. (Hear.) The cases are not parallel, because you can be quiet under provocation, and they cannot, therefore the Christian rule will here apply, and this is my instruction to you upon the whole matter, " Ye that are strong ought to bear the infir mities of the weak, and not to please yourselves." (Cheers.) In the second place I have to inform you that Mr. Colquhoun is a member of parliament! (Loud cheers.) After a brief investigatiou he has been declared duly elected for Newcastle-under-Lyme. However, he !did not take his seat soon enough, I regret to say, to supply the needful in formation during the late debate upon the subject of May nooth College. (Hear.) It has always appeared to me a very unwise and very injudicious course to select the time for voting money to that College as the time for raising a de bate about the College. It would surely be a wiser course, a course more becoming the advocates and the cause, to ask leave to bring in a bill concerning the laws affecting that institution, and concerning the necessity of inquiring into the nature of the instructions inculcated in that seminary—(hear, hear.)—such a bill as Mr. Colquhoun asked leave to bring in, and got leave to bring in; for you must be informed if you do not remember, or did not know, that he got permission last session to bring in the bill, and now he is in the proper place to avail himself of it. (hear.) Thus I have frequently urged upon you, and en deavoured to persuade you to make it the prayer of your petition, with regard to Maynooth College, not the withdrawal of the grant in the first place, but an enquiry into the state of the law, and into the character of the instruction given. In the late debate upon that subject, her Majesty's Chief Secretary for Ireland, is reported to have said " the charges made against the Institution ought to be substantiated be fore they are circulated." I am sorry the noble lord was not asked, and I venture now most respectfully, to ask him— though it is far off, and he may never hear the question—what species ofproof he requires? " The charges madeagainst the In stitution ought to be substantiated before they are circulated !" The charges made against that institution of inculcating doc trines and practices alike opposed to the interests of good morals and hostile to every Protestant government, were advanced upon the authority of the class books used in the college itself—class books returned by the professors of the college, in reply to an inquiry upon the subject by parlia mentary commissioners. Is not that proof?_ (Hear, hea r .) But these charges, we are told, " should be substantiated before they are circulated ! " I would ask, how ? We have no means of substantiating them but by their circulation. (Hear.) We have circulated them, and they have not been denied ; the noble lord himself does not attempt to deny %e o ll, are again four, j i f ask it them. (Hear.) When I say they not been d en i e d , of course I except the assertions of t Mr. Daniel O'C onne ll, seemswho answer willing any denypu; our t uo h rs a e t c. h aw( (Hear.) charges. v tw r But Lo r d Elli ot invites us to substantiate o will what species of proof does the noble lord desire? Would h e t present have those who were active in circulating these charges to submit to a personal examination, in order to substantiate what they have said? Painful, and, in reference to same of the charges, disgusting as the process would be, yet, if the noble lord desires it, and if he will give us a suitable oppor tunity, and appoint suitable and competent examiners, we are ready. (Great cheering.) It seems, from another clause I have transcribed from the noble lord's speech, that he has seen some of those documents upon which we grounded our charges, for he is reported to have said, "Those prurient passages would never have been known had not some persons pointed them out for purposes of their own !" Doubtless they would nothavebeenknown to hislordship ; butdoes he mean to say they would not have been known to persons whose duty it was to read the books, and whose duty it was to teach others out of the books ? (Cheers.) " They would not have been known if some persons had not pointed them out for their own purposes." Clearly not; Sir Henry Smith pointed them out, and others that might be named. IBS lordship admits by implication, that these passages are in the books. fie says, they would not have been known had they not been pointed out ; is not that admitting they are there, and does not that make good what we growl' upon those passages, and may we not claim the noble lord himself as - that we have substantiated our charges? (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But he says, that *,* Some persons pointed out those passages from interested motives of their own !" (Hear.) Now, I must take the liberty of saying, that this is a charge that ought to be substantiated before it is circu lated. ( Hear and applause.) Here from his place in par liament, and with all the authority most justly to be derived from his character and his high office, the noble lord has circulated through the country a charge without any attempt at the proof of that charge. (Hear.) We did not do so ; our proofs are as widely circulated as our charges! (Cheers.) But I must not pursue this subject. I perceive, by the re solutions prepared for submission to you . this evening, that other speakers will be called upon to enter upon this topic. I shall not enter into the particulars upon the present occasion, with regard to what is taught at May_ nooth ; it is sufficient that I have told the noble se cretary, first of all, that if he wants further proof—or, rather, if he wants the proof we have given exhibited in a different form—we are ready to give it in any way that it may seem good for him to require ; and secondly, to expostulate with him upon having circulated such a charge against us—for I take the liberty of enumerating myself among those who have circulated these charges (cheers) — for he has circulated a grave charge against us, without substantiating it with a single proof, or an attempt at proof. (Hear.) Upon one subject more I must offer a few obser vations, and they must be general, as these have been, before I sit down. There has been brought before the public within the last few days, in another debate in the House of Commons, a subject of lively interest to you in this town—l mean the subject of scriptural education. (Hear, hear, hear.) Now here, as I said' before, I cannot enter into particulars at present. There may be a good time coming for that ; but one point, and that contained again in the speech of the noble secretary for Ireland, I must refer to. It is reported that he said, The scriptural extracts used in those schools comprise the historical books of the Old Testament, the gospel of St. Luke, and the Acts of the Apostles, but they did not supersede the use of the Scriptures ; and he must say that the accusations made against the board, of garbling the Holy Scriptures, were en tirely unfounded." (Hear.) I now hold in my hand a vo lume of the Extra c t s . I rea d i n t h e preface, which is very short, " This number contains the whole of the gospel by St. Luke." The preface justifies the moble lord's speech, but unfortunately the hook itself controverts both the noble lord and the preface. (Hear.) This number does not contain the w holegospel of St. Luke: it does not containthefirstehapter of St. Luke complete. (Hear.) There is an omission of ten verses in the very Ist chapter, and yet the noble lord says that the charge of garbling the Holy Scriptures brought against the Board, is "entirely unfounded !" (Hear.) I must tell you how the Holy Seripturei are garbled in this place. In what professes to be the Ist chapter of St. Luke, there is at the 27th verse a change in the print, a change in the style, and instead of Scripture there is a description, written I do not know by whom, of what the suppressed verses contain. The passage describing the Scripture is this—it is at a very remarkable place. " And in the sixth month the Angel Gabriel was sent from God in to a city of Gallilee called Nazareth, to a virgin es poused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary." There they stop ; that is the Scripture ; but what comes next ? There is what they call a bracket, (you know what a bracket is,) and then in smaller print we read this, " And the Angel saluted her as one peculiarly blessed of God, and intimated to her, that although she was a Virgin, she should bear a son, [that is their attempt to be more delicate than the Scrip ture] by the immediate power of the Holy Ghost, and that she should call his name Jesus, which name signifies Saviour. This name was to be given to him, because as St. Matthew tells us, he was to save his people from their sins. The same evangelist says that Jesus was to be horn of a Virgin, that an ancient prophecy might be fulfilled, which said behold a Virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted, is God with us. When the Angel had finished his annunciation, [Then there is another bracket,] Mary said, " Behold the handmaid of the Lord." Now, that is not garbling the Bible ; the charge that they are garbling the Scripture, is " entirely unfound ed ;" but here I say, the charge of garbling the Scripture is entirely maintained. (Cheers.) It is supported. (Cheers.) It is proved by documentary evidence that they have garbled the Scriptures, and what for. I will real you a passage that will shew you what for? The omitted verses contain the address of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. Why should this be omitted ? Is it not very suspicious? If there is a passage in the whole Bible which they would have in for the Roman Catholics, one would think it would have been the address of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary ; but the angel did not say to the Virgin Mary, what they say he said " Why should this be omitted? Because it does not contain the celebrated angelical salutation' of the Romish Church—' Hail, Mary, full of grace!' To have in troduced this into the text, without even one convenient manuscript to quote in its favour, would have been too daring a step even for the Irish Board. On the other hand, to introduce what the angel really did say in his own words, to the exclusion of • Hail, Mary,' would have been treason against Roman prejudices. A most ingenious device got rid of the difficulty, without either alarming superficial Protes tants, or bereaving Roman Catholics of their darling. anthem. The passage was not translated at all, but para phrased in an abstract of the omitted verses." But the charge made against the Board of garbling the Scrip tures is " entirely unfounded." So says her Majesty's Secre tary for Ireland. Now her Majesty's Secretary for Ireland believed what he said. What he said, he thought was the truth ; he is utterly incapable of saving what he did not believe to be the truth at the time. How then is it to be accounted for ? It is to he accounted for by his noble nature, taking for granted what these men told him. If he took this book in his hand he would see in the preface. " This number contains the whole of the gospel by St. Luke." It is not to be expected that he . should go and examine it verse by verse as our business is, therefore, he did not detect what I have exposed, and therefore, he honestly told what he believed to be the truth, and he told what in point of fact, is not the truth. This is a specimen of what they go upon ; and now, because of that speech of the noble lord, we have noble councillors saying in this town, " the government is with us, after all, upon education !" (Hear.) I hope we shall have no councillors trimming and changing, after getting in as friends of scriptural education. (Loud cheers.) I hope we shall have no narrow majorities upon that subject when the council divides again, (Renewed cheers.) Watch them ! (Loud cries of "We will watch them.") The time for watching is now, without much talk : the time for action is coming. (Hear.) November is very near! (Renewed cheers.) The reverend gentleman, after a few .more observations, resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The Rev, WALTER BUTLER, incumbent of St. Thomas's in the Fields, then came forward, amidst much cheering, to move the first resolution. He said that, in being invited to that place, he had an opportunity, which lie had long wished for, of being introduced to a person whose name be had heard when far, tar from Liverpool, andiwhose advocacy of this cause he had long respected and esteemed—lie meant their excellent chairman. (Loud cheers.) He was also glad to have this opportunity of congratulating those among whom his ministry was to be exercised, upon the strength of their attachment to Protestant principles ; and for himself, he re joiced to have this opportunity of expressing his opinions and sentiments concerning this great and important ques tion. Though his voice was but a humbie one, he was happy to raise it, and to cry out against the encouragement given to Popery. (Cheers.) Protestantism loved the light, but every thing connected with Romanism loved darkness. (Cheers.) The Rev. Gentlemen concluded by moving " That it appears to this meeting that there exists a necessity for undiminished exertion to obtain a parliamentary inquiry into the laws by which the Romish College of Maynooth was founded and still continues to be supported with the funds of the country; that the advantage of these exertions is also manifest from the increase in the numbers in favour of the inquiry, there appearing on the late division a minority of 49, whereas in the last session only eight voted on that side." a Witness sengers.— SECRETS WORTH KNOWING.—The Lord Mayor Daniel left London on Saturday, arrived on Sunday, and left Dublin on Monday evening. Why did he come—why did .hego ? What brought him—and what took him away ? D'ye give it up ? Money ! It is a fact. Money brought him here, and money brought him hence. H e b egged and received £soo—a quarter's salary, from the corporation, without which he could not have returned to the great metropolis. " His doors were throng'd with gaping creditors ; He had not fifty ducats in the world; He was obliged to flee the hungry Jews. But the treasurer, Finn, reliev'd his wants, And off he flew with five hundred flimsies." These are facts, and no mistake.—Evening Packet. PAINFUL ACCIDENT. —The following singular accident lately occurred in the theatre at Frankfort :—The entertain ment for the evening consisted of a piece by Edward De vrient, entitled True Love, in which was a representation of the Seasons ; the performer who personated " Winter," wearing a long beard, and carrying in his hand a vessel con taining lighted spirit for the supposed'purpose of keeping himself warm. Having incautiously set fire to his long beard, he turned suddenly aside, and in the confusion of the moment touched with the burning vessel the white muslin dress of a young girl who personated " Spring." The poor creature was instantly enveloped in flames, and ran shriek ing from the stage, followed by the rest of the performers, but almost immediately reappeared, uttering loud cries for help, at the same time the curtain being lowered, added fresh terrors to the scene, the audience conceiving the theatre to be on fire, and rushing simultaneously to the door. Fortu nately the manager here made his appearance, and assuring them that there was no danger, and that he would be ready in a few minutes to continue the performance, at length suc ceeded in quieting their alarm. They had, however, been too much excited, as well on their own account as on that of the unfortunate sufferer, and immediately retired. The girl, whose name is Dannecker, had arrived only a few days previous from Worzburgh. Her injuries, though severe, are, we rejoice to add, not of a fatal character. The manager's hand was much burnt. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—A correspondent of the Mark Lane Express furnishes that paper with an estimate of the receipts, at the Bristol meeting, which, in round numbers, are stated to be as follows : _......-......-- Wednesday.—Show of Implements, 800 at ss. each £2OO Thursday, up to one o'clock.—Cattle show—. 16,000, at 2s. 6d. After one o'clock to six, P M., 12,000, at Is. each 600 Friday.-5,000, at Is. each ... 250 Council dinner tickets, exclusive of invitations .. 450 Pavilion ditto 1,200 Ladies' Gallery ditto. 150 £ besides about £1,200 arrears o f su b scr i pt i ons which w 4, ere Bso re ceived on the occasion. Notwithstanding the magnitude of these receipts, the Society does not, neither does it desire to, pocket much by the exhibition. Its contracts for the dinners have been most liberal. The expenses of the pavilion and show yard, too are very great, amounting to nearly £2,000. They distributed also upwards of £1,300 in prizes, and have, besides, to pay the expenses of the judges, printing, &c., which amount to a considerable sum ; so that the exhibition does little more than clear itself, leaving the ordinary income of the association free to meet its ordinary expenditure. The following was the bill of fare provided for.the Grand Dinner at the PaVilion, on Thursday :-500 roast fowls ' • 200 joints of lamb ; 50 lamb pi es ; 50 p i geon pies ; 100 hams ; 100 tongues ; 125 joints of boiled beef; 125 joints roast beef; 110 fruit pies ; 110 open tarts ; 500 dishes of vegetablei ;' 100 salads; 200 dishes of butter; 200 dishes cheese; GOO bottles of sherry ; 600 bottles of port; and 100 gallons of beer. ALLEGED MURDE R OF A MOTHER. BY HER SON.-- During Thursday afternoon and Wednesday, the towns of Leeds and Wakefield were thrown into excitement from a report that au elderly woman, - of the name of Sykes, a widow, had been murdered by her son. Thomas Sykes, a young man, about 24 or 25 years of age, in the employ of Messrs. Nicholls and Son, stationers, Reigate, Wakefield. Upon some of the neighbours going into the room they found the deceased woman dead, and a Violent contusion was found upon the head, as well as another mark, which left nn: doubt that the death o f th e d ec e ase d h a d b een - occas i oned by vio lence. An account of the dreadful 'transaction subsequently reached the high constable, who instantly set about making inquiries, when it was ascertained . that in the course of the afternoon or evening of Tuesday the son had come home from Wakefield, and shortly after he had been in the house he and his mother were heard to have words. The deceased was pointing out to him the impropriety of his conduct in spending his money in liquor and other acts of intemperance, and begging him to alter his present course of life ; instead of the advice of the deceased producing the wished -for alter ation in her son's conduct it tended to exasperate him, when declaring that he would not alter, he struck his mother a tremendous blow on the head, which felled the poor creature, and her head came in contact with the top of the fender, thereby causing a contused wound. The violence of the fall caused some of the persons in the place to come into the room, when the deceased was lifted up insensible, and placed in bed. A surgeon was sent for, but after a short time of suffering the poor creature expired from the injuries which she had received. Sykes, as soon as he had knocked his mother down, left the house and returned to Wakefield, but was apprehended.. STRONG SYMPATHY IN THE DOG.—AH interesting in stance of this feeling in the canine species, the authenticity of which may be relied on, lately took place, or rather is still proceeding, at Ivergeldie, a large sheep farm on the estate of Lawers, near Cowrie, Perthshire. The overseer became severely indisposed and for the first ten days after their master had taken to bed his two faithful collies refused to be comforted, mournfully declining all sorts of food, nay, even milk warm from the cow, at last pressed upon them by the domestics. At , length their case ibecame so serious— for they were otherwise valuable dogs—that ;the overseer's mother was prevailed - upon to inform her sick son, though at the time very low, of the circumstance, begging of him, as a Bernier ressort, to try wh a t effect his own wor dwaonud h lds a ti v l e l have upon the mute m ourners . By an effort he suc cee d ed in a weak voice to n ame hi s f a vourites pointing at the same time to food, pl e a fr e e e c d t ;a t the hand dog for sa t once the obeyed,trial. This gentle since, as if it were still repeated to them, which is not likely ever to be again, continued to take as much as supports life ; but once every day at least, and oftener if opportunity offer, they glide together into the room where the sick man is, sli stealthily to the bed side, raise their fore p aws upon the bed clothes, and in this attitude continue together for some time to gaze intently on th e p a llid f ea t ures of their now unconsci ous master, and then droopingly retire out of the room.— Perth Paper. The Rev. F. PARRY seconded the motion in an able speech, and it was carried unanimously. The Rev. T. NOLAN in an excellent address proposed the second resolution, as follows :—" That this meeting regards with sorrow, disapprobation, and alarm, the tone of the re cent debate in the House of Commons, on the subject of National Education in Ireland, and wishes to record anew their strenuous protest against any system of education not recognising the pure word of God, as its only standard of foundation." Mr. Councillor lIARBORD seconded the motion, and it was adopted. Several _other speeches were afterwards made, and the proceedings terminated about ten o'clock. CORRESPONDENCE, POPISH MASS-HOUSE, OLD SWAN . TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—It will have been seen that the above house of idolatry is to be opened on Thursday, 4th August; and particular atten tion should be paid to the placard announcing the same, for it is therein stated that admission is to be by a charge of ss. Gd. and 7s. Gd. ; and it is illegal that any charge should be made for entry into a place of public worship, under a heavy fine. A LOSER BY THE EXCHANGE. —An extraordinary tria l , the circumstances of which are as follows, took pl ace nFri Fri day before the Paris Tribun a l o f Correetional Police.—Tbere resides in the Chaussee d'Antin a young /ion, b ing the htiatlsernofucChotuonta,nwswhoerafmoroningstthheiswoatyheorrfainshe,ilohismtabnleep to sex. Having gained the affecti ons of a certain danYisel„natned Rosita, and suddenly put an end to the liasion, he ordered his e e a c r e a the d il I f b ai e r s porter, in the event of her calling, to deny him. The lady did call, and received from that functionary the prescribed reply of " Not at home." Resolved, however, upon see in g the Count, she sent the following note to him on the next day : " Monsieur le Comte, I was informed yesterday that you were not at home. Be so good as to w4it within for me this evening a t 8 o'clock. Rosim."—The Count , n o t exactly liking the dry tenour of this Lillet-dour, determ ined on making himself scarce for a few days, and actually went o off to Fontainebleau, leaving his valet, Lamhinet, in r care o f the apartment, and giving strict orders to the t he was gone into the country to any personLhipiferstbeporuelpdacreadll: As soon as his master had disappeared, 1 Amongst the •Nsity by examining the Count's bo r. of Rosita. An in as most valets do, in the absence of thei u r d i o ' o a i r r d . s, to satisfy his rs which met his view was the lette r of to t h e porter and ins idea struck him, and he went This idea was to she came. gave orders to admit her when due time, he was perfumed a s personate his master, and recei ve and clock struck 8, a ring was heart, hurried to oven No fewer than twenty one new magistrates have been linen and gayest attire. A . . palpitating v d e re t s li s e m b i e i l i l l e 1 . 1 isnster,s6 Accordingly, ne i stti created for the metropolitan county. I .i t th l ideas of soft dalliance, but heard, and Labinet, PRINTING IN INDIA. — The Agricultural and Horticul- it. There stood Rosit a a, and desire of revenge. The valet had was not the Count, but the pre tural Society of Bombay have resolved hereafter to print filled with anger sort of decor n o t to prevent the visitor , h f e or the visitor was in too great a their transactions in England ; the state of the typographic managed to haveinags art in Bombay being such that it is supposed they will be was on with notp Ip,, received out overland cheaper, and in less time than if got ca p tion him i n the face. She commenced at once tip here. The Geographical Society, Medical Society, an d passion t? di f g.w I . p, 1 , which she had brought with her, on Asiatic Society, each publish their transactions quarterly; layinga and face of the astonished valet, s upposing, of and it seems probable they may shortly be induced also to the sh oulders.tshe was wreak_ ing her vengeance on the Count. course, tna • oouted out for . help, and on the porter runnin once kneeeesstahraet print them at home! Lambinet sel perceived her mistake She g up, FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last, a man of the the angry dam in another . therefore name of Evan Morris, whilst engaged in sinking a well near turned her anger ~ mirrors and china direction , and commenced Merthyr Tydfil, was suffocated by foul air. He was heard 'mashing th e had subsided, or vases of the apartment. to cry for assistance, and a youth, of the age of 16, was let w hen her fury which it could be rather when there was no down to rescue him, and he also in a few minutes was lifeless. th i ng left upon. the Count great vented, she withdrew. On Measures were then taken to agitate the foul air and displace the return rt and th was his anger at the demolition it from the bottom, when another person descended, and of his prope y, e cause which led to it, and which to restore could not be concealed, for the succeeded in bringing up the bodies, but all efforts . Iwith the facts, porter, who had become ac quamtet fasting n'int lion, who immediately turne d • the , his double. M. Lambi- THE FASTING MAN.—Bernard Cavanagh , the g ullibility net out of the house. In the ho man, who left his native village to speculate oil w" for some pensation for the loss of his pe of obtaining some com of the public—and a profitable speculatio e n ter i ned to his fa- ceedings against Rosita p lace, the valet commenced pro time, until the impostor was detected — r a nd on Sunday his master. lie laid h i, whose address he had learned from tiler's house, near Swinford, on Saturday , He is de- the Tribunal fakirs his damages at a good round sum, but l of that town. ,g all the i c rcumstances of the case into made his appearance in the chape „...._, _ v . g, in no doubt, consideration o l scribed as being in "good condition n 5 he put himself, sentenced h , u y fined the fair delinquent 25 francs, and made up fully for the restraints under w hich Constitution. her to pay 25 francs asdamages to the unfortunate Lambinet,—G /' '' toe better to delude his dupes.—Mayo a *Plant 8 Messenger. Now, we are vastly too apt to pass over the various inno vations made by Papists of the present day. The said Mass-house has been built with a steeple, against LAW! The said Mass-house has a peal of bells, against LAW! And now, a charge, and a heavy one too, is to be paid for admission, AGAINST LAW! We trust our Protestant associations will be on the alert, and watch the wily proceedings of these bachelor priests. It is contrary to law that money should be paid for admis sion to any place of worship ! It is contrary to law that a Popish Chapel should have a steeple ! It is contrary to law that a peal of bells should be used in a Popish Chapel ; and yet these things are allowed without restraint. Such things should not be. Yours, &c., PROTEST. curio; Paper genioi Mr, Edwin, who a few years since obtained some celebrity u a singer at the metropolitan theatres, expired lately at New York. CAUTION TO BUYERS OF MILK.—On the morning of Sunday last, a person of the name of Richard Allan, a shoe maker, bought from a milkvender in this neighbourhood his usual daily supply of that article. On being taken home what was his astonishment when he perceived a diminutive fish gombolling in the liquid. Richard says that "it is as clear as noonday that the milk must have been watered, because (as he adds) he never knew a cow produce fish be fore. !"—Westmoreland Gazette. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 38 railways, 1,337 miles in length, will be of interest :—Number of passengers on 25 railways, 361,738, consequently the total for the week must be about 400.000. The receipts for passengers on 37 railways, £76,921 19s. ; ditto for goods on 31 railways, X 17,369 14s, 2d.; total, £94,291 38. 11d. This is an average of £7O lOs. per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainly at the rate of about X 4,000,000 a-year, and carrying 15,000,000 of pas - —Railway Magazine. PRINCE ALBERT AND THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEA GUE.— This redoubtable body have addressed Prince Albert on the subject of the present distress in the country, and his Royal Highness, after acknowledging the receipt of the address through his secretary, says, that whilst he feels sincere gym hathy with the sufferings and privations of those who are im mediately affected by this distress, he expresses his confidence in the disposition of Paliament to do whatever can be done by legislative means for the alleviation of it. A deputation from the merchants and planters connected with Ceylon and the Colonial Society had an interview on Saturday with Sir R. Peel, to state the injuries which the cin namon trade received from the export duties levied in the island. Lord Beaumont, Sir G. 11. Larpetit, and Messrs. Gregson, Scott, Thomas, James Cooke, Layard, and Frith, composed the deputation. They were favourably received by Sir R. Peel, who promised to give attention to their re presentation. THE MOORS.—From all quarters of the north we hear favourable accounts of the grouse, and we may venture to guarantee good sport to all our southern friends who have chalked out their beat any where between the 57th and 58th degrees of north latitude. But the birds everywhere will be strong, and consequently wild, if the weather be unfavourable ; and we would caution our young visitors—such as have only been encased in their first or second shooting - jackets—that they need depend little on dog-and-hand catching this sea son, as the birds will be too near the years of discretion, and much too knowing for this practice.—lnverness Paper. The Manchester and Birmingham Railway meeting last week, which was special, was for the purpose of considering what course the directors, under the advice of the share effectually to c onc l u d e t h e negocia 'with th e G rand J unction Railway for pursue, e the settlement of the li ne o f road, and the result was the negotia tion longrs should since opened pu appointment of a committee to co-operate with the directors in the matter. It is gratifying to see the Government in teresting themselves in the subject and affording suggestions in order, it possible, to bring the question under considera tion to an equitable bearing to both parties, and it is to be hoped that each body will accommodate itself in some degree to the other's requirements, so that the shareholders collec tively shall not unnecessarily be wade to suffer in a pecuniary point of view.