The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. LL THIN( livrsinh • Thompson, ha !him, the hicrhl a quarter of a cen sary and useful ac- ere concussion or heir meet n Liverpool next year understand, v received, but a Hull, decided nger standing )f that tows meeting of the fol Year no doubt will be t lit A •.114 ~ ..E DIC.AL-HALL, IN HOPE -STREET, was filled by the Illero ns audience, on Wednesday, to hear a report of I)eiciteteral meeting of the Evangelical Alliance, recently b 1) 11 fora which was read by the secretary, Dr. tle ll ' . rJohnCropper, the chairman, the Rev. - tnenev. mr. Mann, and several other gen ett addressed the meeting at great length. T re lll4 ' . EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN LIBERALITY.—The t hat h of the Irish Society thankfully acknowledges the ce has received from " An Anonymous Friend," by tee bands of the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, four hundred pounds ici kt i e ri p g , to wards the funds of this society. This, with ate, benevolent makes the large sum of £2200 from the 1,44 blessed ' individual. Let all, " according as God . g lier a li t ss ed them," imitate this noble example of Christian /7 ' n '"ganY GUARDIANS.—The business at the ,‘•e•est-' m eeting, on Wednesday, was of little public in- I t leli A . A The following tenders were accepted . :—Coals, Yreacru Squires ; butchers' meat, Thomas Tomlinson ; Layer 13 . M`Govern, William Bolton, Am i l t ] o ro u s t e . isqte . - Latld Thomas Huntingdon ; leather, Joseph 'Att e ' "our, meal, and peas, John Shepherd; and . H enry Pear-on • groceries, Sarson and Barrow wa, re s , Johnson • drapery, Adamson and Tap- Joseph Ledson drugs, Evans, Sons, and Co. t the r,4RABIA.— The Royal Mail steamer Arabia, built ‘tit, k-unsrd line, is now getting her boilers on board. at of tubular construction, the tubes running ki 'eh ot `i,Bbies, with the furnaces of the two boil< rs facing IZetl ef i - ", e r• The boilers are shipped in sections, and a,.letether in the hold of the ship. They are the Itlt_ettil :Tilers ever constructed , . and are intended to supply e tt, hZ, th e largest engines ever . built. The . Arabia, °4lr "a Immense size and symmetrical proportions , treat,, -tv Daily Mai!. /4iii Z "' 'l N lA.L.—There is now to be seen, in Mr, g e jelt al , iiet%td,ew Parker-street, a magnificent masonic 14 - „ It h;" 1 r ' l3' diamonds, and enamel, on pure Z. , aniskebeeun subscribed for by the friends of . Mr. rre sento k; ears the following appropriate inscriprion : Brother Lowry, P.M. of the Lodge of of the chapter of 411 ! eli 3 a ° p ° l' bY th 3 ebrethren an an . d • companions of the . lodges °f %I, a i gh aloP ers re 'ivo.rpoo kfr e elation of his masonic accomplishments, e tion n'uvsty, and as a memento of their fraternal • eld in Liverpool traction to stra .ers visiting this city.— SITAM-SHIPS.— The Royal Mail ters;:"11) Canada, Lang, commander, milled from the Il ii,,,,f th av2 30 e usual:l.lTh'. on Saturday, for Halifax and Bos mails and a large number of passengers. , r4ll st e Passengers was Madame Hertz, ` , la 110' Iv ho is • forprofessional purposes. th going to Americap a celebrated ZW e ,;" 4l -nail screw steam-ship Sarah Sands sailed from -t,earl,.'B,e,Y Saturday, on her voyage for the Antipodes. 711ee,,' au her berths 37 ' taken and, after touching at iIT II I We tn ° 4 l 2, it is expected were that she will have her full ear ef she t ook s Besides the mails and a ven- t e g° out a considerable amount of specie. (14,4eneral Screw Steam-ship Company's new vessel,. the ori 44 0it sd e, 0 1 1 ,800 tons, and 300 horse-power, sailed g a d 11 7 from Plymou'th, with the mails for the Cape of oetPe and the West Indies, and £120,000 in spec m i Ap d _ rlited States Mail steam-ship Atlantic, West, %o es. ttay,39., will Sail from the Mersey to-morrow, (Weil ,11.! a r New •, CTING t ;' 8C soh eA. ?,suPpOrt nilots t'.*riuk O'Connor, Eue s claim v kjolar.;:uren were above 14 ye i.tbe.lsth B ul at. l had no claim. The ection of the society's nil C:e died in May last, havin 44 41 t1h tz i e n Years, and therefore coi h,t l it e ,. °2ll l2l benefit afforded by tb lo w • B _ , on s 9A - y,46. z of age, anu u ! ,u O' who am 14:4b4.7.eared as onnor, the'r guardian had m to claim a 1 Jenlins,; observed that t A ra 1). 4 tt,„e' n of Mr. C A on the ; age, any is made It appeared ti been a pilot mon tionally entitled to society ; he left two one of the& , appeared to oppose ad been drawn up by a , et fre,l B rite r , r some apparent defects 4i i et ar,P , but 1;e, nt— ale j ss, urged that, both in l'o:At t o 81) , the section in question excluded every gentiLd,ren above It years of s age, age, and likewise the olicitox ,he rule anted f —.... apputrue Nliss_;-• Mansfield took tl ttt:a the summons. i ttt..t . t. R n 11, •In ‘ ,o sissirrEg.—On Thursday, at th . e weekly otgf this body, Alderman Langsdale preside t d n ; and kiii'l', Li rnernbers present were Messrs. A ki son, !Ir K cio tif °Yd, Nicholson Fleming, Johnson, Chalmer, 1111;4 tkre,y----Mr. Charles Turner, hairman M.P.' the e Hartlev, til t ' thelK C ommittee, accompanied by Mr. f e t. e . rlei, l 'lllii - „ c r eN.'or, attended the . board to lay be or . them ,V,, l tall_" 4 , a Proposed double line of rails, ou r tsid h It , : t tsea' a 'ong the new street at Wapping. M Turner thZ a % p t .' 4 1 )0 n the committee that the dock rails, end to. !4 t to the other, on the margin of the docks, were Nto - Zir)4 ,°enefit of the town generally, the dock , . trust ong e l i e Nti ° 4 ll ,arge to merchants for their use.—A 1 , N , th Eit . took place on the matter.—Mr. Godfrey N,t.°i th . if took proposed rails were laid, it would be a ti;lla•;,..°l•lsands of pounds to the shopkeepers and other , 1 41,1 1 11:0X or Liver 001. There were about 4,000 carts i tiSts it -113 itt e te ti r d e d it Pld injure cartage.—Mr. ChalmF stithe dock ernpieno7.eto the cartowners whether their t , thi ock r Ye in dragging loads upon the streets i le °6 t alls•—Mr. Johnson asked, would a merchant, ,1,1118t,C1,4° ',el:nvo his goods from one end of the town . to 4 h; a likv "Ive the free use of those rails ?—The Chair tc'tt-t sai .'" so, but that point was not settled. Mr. ‘ils °ll .l,, t he dock rails were useless now from the want .e iTlC d ire e i';". as goods could not be carried from the Ne e'tiso h`nto the vessels as was the case at Birkenhead, , 141 il li g W 'e thrown upon the quay.—Mr. Godfrey said,_ n 4` l tt i ?Drtb a t i t,was making a new railway for the Longo 0(1 .4 , that Company for nothing. It was coming 4 , n , at LiVer 0 ef t .oold , Psio wou e ._ 1 b a mere port of transit, !N it in L i "'s whipped off to the railway, and nothing 11:51L4tieb the Chairman hoped not.—The 4ed • "lien retired ; when a still more lengthy debate .e , a 1, d t ' 4l Mr LI 1 0 e lt ° I llY th ' oyd moved thiit p?rmissi?!! be 0 11 2t1 1 aa __ Et rornnn.,..l same view of the case, and posen line along the streets.—Mr. "Y vi i ;' 484 411 m e , e motion, which, on a division, was ii t4 eigh` v t ,e(l oolv majority, It was then agreed that it should 0,) 4 th ih uns hiferance."—Mr. Newlands and Mr. 11,*s te t41 ,, to e surveyor, submitted a plan of the ap -IV-41th 4 tO George'S Hall, and the engineer was ern t)fetk h qf the the levels. —Dr. Duncan reported that the N t tli t 0,1°,,/,l,_eontin. ued to mprove, the deaths last *k.e, h e ath s „'. 40- 4 against 286 in the previous week. 59 q orti ow eve - .v ere caused by bowel complaints, which t ke e. ered t o t ' h slightly on the decrease.—A row of flags e laid down " Claremont- Lit„ , 11 4,„ Part of I , ul lt1 1 ; 5 hie (/ ' in th,! 4 i112 3 1.0 ng-street, isle.- Dad, Kir' tie borough , engineer's department, re n. tf:, cl4.l!tri , ,IF`!,ston. it mli: l s4t i t tBOf t o , fro oopfiep 11 4 44 4 41 "°4e f ' c r 4 the ti le Du be par at he lent in Cal THE LTVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1852, LIVERPOOL MUNICIPAL ELECTION councillors who retire by rotation are—E Mr. Thomas Chalmer ; Scotldnd Ward, 11 —This year the 1 GENERAL NEWS Railway, has jus I THE Mr I rag. , a : DISTRICT NEWS. WARRINGTON .TTIA.—The meetin ,sion o g's Head H S'ln 71P (Y, constant d of the bulb 3 whici HORTICULI nto effect hv the ; . f the Liverpool ammunicatin ith the Lee( e suspended and cease to bllowing p - rovisic I provided first:as to all vessels passi into the said river, docks, or z only luta cut , asins, or eam-vessel vided that claiming such exemp- basins, that t entioned II boici fide intended for shipment or of sea-going vessel then lying in such doc theitrea - m of the river, or o hin the river or port deach case ti master of any vessel tion, and at the time of claiming the same shall produce to and leave with the master of the Stanley Dock riting of pecifying the ntention, and name of the vessel by whic where such shipment is to be made, owner of the goods and commodities such exemption shall be claimed --„in id the doci or other plac, n respect of whic And pro ed also, as pussing Irom the river into the said basin, or cut, or any of them, that the goods and commodities con veyed by such last-mentioned vessels shall not be enti- tied to the benefit of the Liverpool dock rates or dues shat thereon, or upon the vessel by wh been brought into the port of Live VISIT OF THE RIGHT REV. THE sent exempt have been first paid 1 the same shall have ANGLICAN BISHOP OP JERUSALEM TO LIVERPOOL.—On Tuesday evening a meeting was held in the lecture hall of the Collegiate In situation, for the purpose of receiving the Lord Bishop of . Jerusalem, and to hear his statements of the interestir state of Christianity among the Oriental churches, bi especially in Palestine. The hall was filled to overflow ing by a highly-respectable and intelligent audience. The chair was taken by the Rev. and Worshipfnl Chancellor Raikes, M.A., and on the platform. amongst others, were the following gentlemen :—Rev. D. Veitch, Rev. W. Rawson, Rev. W. Pollock, Rev. S. R. Conor, Rev. J. Hamilton, Rev. W. Fenton, Rev. H. Jones, Rev. W. Hughes, Rev. J. Marland, Rev. W. M. Falloon, Rev. H. Carpenter, Rev. Mr. Power, Rev. Dr. Hillcoat, Rev. W. H. Duck, Rev. Thos. Macrau, Rev. J. Nadin, Rev. J. Robinson, Rev. J. Hirsch; Messrs. Adam _Hodgson, Hall, Thos. Clarke, &c.—The right rev. bishop a dressed the meeting in a long d inter the course of which he reraarke , on the diKeuities with which the mission had had to conte Islamism ; and he dwelt upon the happy results which had been brought about through the instrumentality of the estabshment of the bishopric at Jerusalem, and the exertions of the American Presbyterian missionaries. The Samaritan people were now reduced to 45 families. When he was with them three years ago, some of them asked him to open a school for th ng from childre Their priest % .crifices on fount G ding to the law of three times a year ' to open a school: for these children, condition that the Old and New Testament should be taught. The Samaritans only acknowledged the five books of Moses to be inspired, and the priest promised that he would read the other parts of the Scrip. tures, and see whether he could not consent to bavo them taught. He read the Old Testament with little remark, except as to blaming David and Solomon for choosing Jo rusalem for a place of worship instead of Mount GI-- - But when he came to the anent letters for P- ' to do so on A. ew TE ament, he wrote fre- and good meaning of passages. And whilst asking for explanations on the Epistle to the Romans and Galatians he got so far as to use the Arabic word Lord to Jesus Christ, and eventually he expressed a desire to bring all his people tagether in the privileges •of Christianity. as a wor He trustee e servants of Cc the present movement w marked ld with re Veitch alluded to tl the Rev , spect to the Chancellor Raikcs, tl Church Mis president of the Others ere on the committees of a ciations TRIAL OF MILNER'S rIRE KEW )f these safes took place_on Friday e 'Brothers, th I such convincing proc flame as to dissipate every do them were taken to an u Ann-street and Victoria-street. The by coal and tarred wood, which were f eleven o'clock a.m. Fuel was heape ime to time for nearly four hou there was such s almost calculated t Before being subjected to the ordeal qtafide nature of the experiment , and many .st, and )n them from a number of pu'r pamphlets, books, some watches, a bank-note were locked in each safe hour or two the ornamental blazoning in the front gave way and bent. In a short time afterwards the outside metal of the safes became redhot, and, when removed from the mass of fire that surrounded them, they were not, strange to say, warped. We heard several parties on the ground, and especially scientific men, admit that the test was a fair one. Tn fact, the fire to which they were sub jected was decidedly as powerful as any that could be an ticipated from the burning of a warehouse, and even more intense, for the flame was sustained instead of any effort being made to subdue it. On being removed water was pumped on the safes, they were burst open, and the ma terials placed inside were brought out uninjured ! A large number of the leading merchants, bankers, and gentlemen interested in the experiment were present both at the com mencement and conclusion of the trial, and were quite sa tisfied of the safes being impregnable to the effects of fire. After the first trial, the large safe was again put to the ordeal of a three hours' fire, and in the end its contents came out as before, giving demonstration that the con struction of the safe is as near faultless as anything of human hands can be. Amongst the gentlemen present on the occasion, were the following :—S. G. Fenton, Esq., Mayor ; Dr. R. Robinson, Armagh ; Sykes Ward, Esq., • John M'Neile, Esq., Northern Bank ; R. Garret Lieutenant-Colonel; Colonel Brough ; A. I. Macrorv, I Esq., Duncairn ; Rev. M. F. S a d dler, London ; Alderman Stirling ; Alderman Potts ; Dr. M'Gee, Alderman ; L. Clarke, Esq., Town Council ; S. M'Causland. Esq., Town Council ; Dr. Patterson, Town Council ; John Taylor, Esq., Ulster Bank ; John M'Neile, jun., Esq., Northern Bank ; Robert Henderson , Esq. ; T hos. Webst-- Lincoln's-inn ; Counsellor 31Mechan ; C • John Rowan , Esq., York..street unsellor 1 Musgrave , _ - Fenton, jun., Esq. ; John Waiter Stannus, builder 31`Laine Esq , Robert I [citor, &c rn Carson, s , say, Esq., Town Council ; In the evening a large party ass Hotel. The chair was greatly eulogised Mr. Milner for the beat.., and also the straightforward way in which ',lint). .. the representative of Messrs. Thomas Milner and S. had conducted the proceedings of the day ; and added tin to himself, the importance of the invention had, from th, commencement of the demonstration, induced him to pay the most scrutinising attention as to the nature of the fires, and. from his personal observation, he had testified with filled by Jerman Pot ution to w ther' or danger L hies t c does not appear to have ua —F.. L. S.] 1 a neighly Inn, fn WILLI I the latter it at the t ime, str h were in ler hand, k Skillern ended I intoxication, bottle had an em g Of the occurrence, the knocked ose, of eighbour- morning h: , he sudden instruction ion. Sir John served teflon in India. His trict.—lnverness Ad- RIVAL SWAINS.—At Bow-street, Robert Lawrence Walker, a gentlemanly-looking man, described as a farmer of Teversham, near Cambridge, was ordered to find sure ties to keep the peace, having addressed a hostile letter to Mr. David Mathews, a magistrate of Canterbury, inci ting him to light a duel. It appears the two gentlemen were candidates for the hand of - Miss Elizabeth - Anne El liston, of Arlington, and the latter being the successful suitor, was about to lead his bride to church when the warlike epistle was placed in his hands. With wise discre tion ho deferred the ceremony till he had secured the de fendant and had him bound over to keep the peace. COI4IMERCI AL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The Morning Chronicle states that it has been rumoured at St. Cloud during the past week that M. de Persigny has settled with the British Cabinet the basis of a treaty of reciprocal free trade between England and France. It is stated that the principle of the arrangement on which the two Govern ments have agreed is, that all the commodities of each country shall be admitted into the other, on payment of a low duty—the highest impost levied by either on the pro ductions of its neighbour not to exceed 15 per cent. It is added that the rate of postage between the two countries is to be reduced to 7 sous, instead of 16, as at present. REAL ABSENCE or MIND !—Last week, a marine cap tain, who has "weathered the storm" for many years, was stepping from the wharf at the Hythe on board his vessel lying there, when by some means he missed his footing, and fell into the channel during high tide, and hird time by fall into the some bo. ion thi water, and who caught hold of him and buoyed his head above the surface. He at length got ashore, when after shaking himself a little, and collecting a few ideas, he exclaimed `• Whar a fool I" was ! I forgot that I could swim," which created considerable merriment among the bystanders,—lpsteich Express A PREACHER SURPRISED. - Last Sabbath there occurred rather a curious scene in the parish church of Campsie. The Rev. Mr. Park, of Cadder, proceeded to the pulpit to officiate for the Rev. Thomas Monro. the minister of the parish. Mr. Park had gone through the en out the text, ai ana Rea just imencing his discourse, Ind at the top of her voice, ex you, sir, an' learn your lesson— )ause)—gae hame, I say, an' learn your sermon, come here. We're nae accustomed wi' a man -adin' a sermon tae us—we can read ane at hame oursel's. (louder than before, accompanied with a foot)—gae hame, an' learn your lesson, like e hame, sir." She went on in this strain e home— Itatnn of he a skiileb for some time —.Dumbarton Herald. —A few days ago, a irmscott, near Ship _ mr, upon going into one of his hen-pens, dis favourite hen of his daughter's tenderly brood- ston-on-S Prom pte, ing her young _ curiosity to count the lumber Of chickens. he stooped to remove the feathered the peCuliarity of her nature, offered ing at the worthy farmer's hand. her independent spirit, he thrust )me resistance, AnA h surprise he suddenh hand in contact with a rom her tied, in s, from the very rev. t ;TER AND HOLYHEAD tded the 12th Septernt ;ers, pan 050 129 ear, £334 Ws. 6d IES AT B time past, complaints have been made of robberie head and the neighbourhood, v vigilance of the police. Ho information received, two persons were apprehended a few days ago, in whose possession stolen property, or the pawntickets of stolen property were found. Their names are John Griffiths and Eliza Gannon, who, it is said, lived together as man and wife. On Monday they were brought before J. S. Jackson, Esq., at the Birkenhead Police court, on charges of having stolen from the house of Mr. Schilizzi, of 9, Hamilton-square, a pair of sable cuffs, a a black satinet jacket, &c 3d it up nkc• of , &.^.; from t I with the up, work wit ks in the :n as corn ,h the cult hill to two This cr ogs, cattle, c I EXHIBITION le put c :ivator and le use, t OF THI THE exhibition this year is a cons that of last season. We have a zr, good pictures; and, alt ough there ier of real there are equa be considered masterpieces, of notice. A glance at the goodl catalogue will shew at once that the considerable interest. Turner, Jas the eccentric Millais and Anthony, Stanfield, Westcott, Copley Fieldi others, make up the most promising by the Liverpool Academy. As 1 taking a critical glance at the pictures, and noticing a fens weekly, commencing with the large room. No. 1 is the great cattle picture of James Ward, R.A Great it is in every sense of the word ; its gigantic, and the cattle, sheep, and goats a size of life, and so life-like, that the spect lately startled to find himself in such compam picture has been painted several years Ward, Egg, Frith, Boddington, Faed, and a host o list ever before issued formerly, we propose dimensions are We first made its acquaintance at one of the exhibitions of the Royal Aca demy ; since which, we believe, it has been on its travels, and has visited foreign countries, where its merits have been highly appreciated. No. 2 is a landscape, by the late Royal Artist, Tur It is one of the early productions of this em and to our taste excels many of the mo pieces of his latter career. The scene represents a cana with boat, at night. The broad shadows striking effect. are given with " Scene in Burnham Beeches," by H. J. Bod lington. This is a pretty little piece of woodland sce No. 3, that we feel a want of variety in his landscapes No. 4, " Sketch of an Old Countr Robinson. A clever little sketch, but harsh nished. man," by N sed, and re from t chickens, he found she 1 the affection of a real iderstood, and how me there is not observed sprightly cat has never been ar it, and the little animal is very s to enjoy the comfortable warmth of DEATH OF MR. W PUGIN Vironic ARC Fl I TE CT.-Mr Pugin, the celebrated architect, whose name is identified with the revival of Gothic architecture in England, and the extension of the Roman Catholic religion in this country, died on Thursday evening, at his residence on the West Cliff, after a few hours' illness. The deceased gentleman was removed a few months since to Bethlern Hospital, under circumstances which gave rise to some controversy in the public journals, and thence he was subsequently removed to a private asylum. The skill and care of his medical attendants were attended with success, and on Saturday last he returned to his residence, on the West Cliff, in this town, where he has built a large church, monastery, and other builings, fronting the sea, at his On Monday he appeared in excellent own expense. and rode as far as Broadstairs. n the evening he was taking exercise on Ramsgate pier and harbour, and on his return home appeared very cheerful. At an early hour the next morning he was seized with a fit, and his medical attendants were sent for. He continued to get worse until the evening, when he expired. Mr. Pugin was thrice married ; his third wife survives him. The deceased gentleman expended upwards of £20,000 of his private fortune on the church and adjacent buildings at Ramsgate. The spire forming part of the design is not yet completed, but the tower which intersects the nave and church is about 70 feet in height, and upon it has been erected a curious kind of scaffolding, with a small chamber at the top, a conspicuous land-mark, and known as Pugin's Tower.—Morning Advertiser. GREAT SCARCITY OF SILVER COINAGE.—There never was known for many years so great a scarcity of the silver currency as at present, in consequence of the very large exportations of silver that have recently taken place to Port Philip, Melbourne, Geelong. Sydney, and other ports of our Australian colonies, for the convenience of the adventurers at the "gold diggings." Not a vessel leaves the port of London, Plymouth, Bristol, Liverpool, &c., but takes out a considerable amount both of gold and silver specie, either by speculators who are proceeding to the above colonies for the purpose of making large pur chases of gold from the emigrants now working at the dig. gings, or consigned by capitalists and bullion dealers to their agents at Port Philip, &c., for the same specific It is with much difficulty that the bankers in ,ie city and west-end can obtain silver currency to any amount either at the Bank of England or the Royal Mint to accommodate their correspondents in the different parts of the United Kingdom with silver coinage. At Bir mingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and other large com mercial towns, the demand at the various banks for silver is so great that they are unable to supply parties with more than £lOO to £2OO, as not only is a vast quantity being shipped off to Australia and India, but the demands for silver bullion and specie for France, Belgium, Hol. land, Hamburgh, and the continent are also very exten sive. In consequence of this immense call for silver, it eppears that the authorities at the Mint intend having a considerable amount immediately coined into specie, and likewise gold currency of half-sovereigns and sovereigns for the convenience of the emigrants, who are placed in great difficulties from the want of a small circulating me dium in exchange for their gold.—Tinzes. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS HAVE EFFECTED A WONDERFUL CURE OF RHEUMATISM.Mr. Donate M`Kellar, of Murrumbidge, New South *ales, writes t Professor Holloway as follows :—,YA man about f years of age, employed by JohnzPeter, Esq., Juo'" the Peace in this colony, suffered for twelve mor' hn attack of rheumatism, bratight on by exp and cold. He was so paiyrfully afflicted tI• nearly bent double ; inXhis deplorable menced using HolbAay's Ointrr speedy was the c4r6 effected by those who hadffitressed purpose miracle. us, and s hem, t suffering pop healt victorir of Mr. Edward Dutton, of Hamilton-square, a vest, fou silk handkerchiefs, two pair of trousers, a coat, and pistol ; and from the house of Mr. J. H. Greene, also o Hamilton-square, a silk velvet coat of the value of .£lO The prisoner Griffiths had been employerl outside of the houses, and in consequence was allowed to pass through the upper rooms to get to the top windows, when it is supposed he availed himself of the opportunity to carry away the articles. Some of the articles were found at the lodgings of the prisoners, and others, it was discovered, had been pledged at different pawn-offices in Liverpool. They were committed for trial, to paint the HORRIBLE ATTEMPT OF TWO MAIDEN LADIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE BY STARVATION. A circumstance of a most extraordinary and painful character, and which, but for the prompt and humane ex ertions of the parties concerned in bringing it to light, would no doubt have ended fatally, has taken place in the parish of Marylebone. About a month since two ladies of highly respectable appearance, and with manners of a very superior order, whose names have been ascertained to be Harriett and Julia Sharpley, called at the house of Mrs. Turner, No. 41, Adam-street West, London, Edgeware-road, and en gaged her back attic, which was at the time to let furnished. They paid their rent regularly, and went out togethe r e v e r y @lay for the first fortnight, and their .general appearance, although exceedingly melancholy, piainly betokened that they had seen better days. A fortnight since last Wed nesday they ceased to go out as usual, and a week having elapsed since they had been seen or known to leave their room, fears were entertained by Mrs. Turner, the land lady, that something was wrong, as the door was kept locked, and the woman in the adjoining apartment ex pressed her conviction that they had no food, as she never beard the sound of a plate or a knife and fork. On the afternoon of Wednesday, the Bth instant, Mrs. Turner, with a view to ascertain the cause of their non appearance, knocked at the door and told them she wanted the room for her son. One of the ladies replied, " Very well," and told ber they would open the door in the evening. She went up, and on their opening the door she found them together, but they would not admit they wanted food, although they appeared in a very desponding and emaciated condition. She went down stairs and made them some tea, and brought up some bread and butter; but although they thanked her for her kindness they declined, saying they could not take it. She, however, insisted on leaving it, and came down stairs, supposing her presence might hurt their feelings. They again locked the door, and feeling her position was a delicate one the landlady did not like to disturb them until Wednesday last, when having received intimation from the lodger in the next room that she heard moans proceeding from the back attic, she felt it her duty to go to Mr. Mackenzie, the beadle and summoning officer of St. Mary's district, who advised Mrs. Turner to have the door forced open, and if what she feared was true to make immediate appli cation to the workhouse. Mrs. Turner acted under the advice, and laid the case before the workhouse authorities. Mr. Collett, one of the inspectors of out-door poor, immediately proceeded to the house, 41, Adam-street, to visit the case, and on entering the apartment he found the sisters lying on the bed dressed and locked in each other's arms. They were both perfectly sensible, but were so weak from want of nourishment that they were unable to stand, and one actually fainted in Mr. Collett's arms as he attempted to raise her. The inspector saw that unless some prompt measures were resorted to a few hours would terminate their existence, as they already appeared in a dying condition. He at once, and in the most humane and praiseworthy manner, sent for brandy and wine, and administered it, mixed with a little water, himself, which appeared to revive the unfortunate ladios. Mr. Grant, one of the medical officers, shortly after attended, and ordered stimulants and nourishment, which had to be administered by force, as the patients were either un willing, or too weak, to take it. They rallied a little, and on Thursday it was deemed advisable, in order to insure them that constant medical attendance and nourish ment the case required, to remove them to the work house. Mr. Collett went to the house with a cab for that purpose, and when the sistars were informed where they were to be taken, they expressed the greatest horror and repugnance at going, as they said, to " the union." The removal so affected one, that it was feared, both on the way and after her arrival at the infirmary of Mary lebone workhouse, that she would have died. They were, however, ultimately placed in bed, and then at tended by Mr. Grant and Mr. Squires, the head surgeon of the infirmary, and by the kind attention of Mrs. Bailey, the nurse, No. 36 ward, they are improving, but are by no means out of danger. It is with great difficulty the nurse compels either of them to take the food or dered for them, and they seem heartbroken at their position. The further inquiries of Mr. Inspector Collett have led to the following disclosures :—The unfortunate ladies, the eldest of whom is 41 years of age, and the youngest 39, have a father and mother exceedingly aged, and re duced from affluence to live with some relative in a small cottage at Sinefield, near Slough, he having formerly kept a large school in the vicinity of Windsor. His un fortunate daughters were educated as governesses, but being unable to obtain employment, and their parent being unable to support them, they came to London to seek needlework, by which means they hoped to support themselves. They were unsuccessful, and their slender means becoming exhausted, they resolved, rather than be a burden to their parents, or to bring disgrace on their family by applying for relief, to starve together. They still remain in the Marylebone Infirmary, and object to take food. Their condition and their apartment were perfectly cleanly, and it has been ascertained that the only drink they had for more than a fortnight was the drippings from the pipe from the roof of the house. THE SHEFFIELD MURDER.—EXTRAORDINARY CON DUCT OF THE PRISONER. — WhiIe the prisoner Barbour was being conveyed to York, he manifested a fright ful indifference to the imminent jeopardy in which he is placed. On arriving at :Hasbro' he inquired of a porter for an engine-driver named " Jack," who came to the steps of the carriage in which Barbour was confined, a ccompanied by another person. This man, it appeared, Barbour did not wish to overhear his conversation, for he said to him that it was a piece of impudence his coming there, and ordered him away. Barbour then said to the driver, " Well, Jack, thou need not be afraid about that £2O I owe thee, for thou shall have it. I'll write to thee about it next Thursday." The driver made no reply. Directly afterwards the prisoner said, " Well. Jack, who's to win t'Leger ?" The driver said he did not know, and asked Barbour what horse he thought would win. He replied, " Oh, Dan O'Rourke." The driver said he thought not, whereupon Barbour said, " Oh, but Dan's a real swift horse, and far better than the others." After a pause he said, " Did thou win aught on the Derby ?" The driver made no reply to the question, but said he hoped that Barbour was not guilty of the murder. He replied that he was not. "Well," said th e d r i ver , "if thou isn't 1 hope thou will get off ; but if thou is, I shouldn't care to see thee hanged." Here is a theme for the censor of the age—Punch. A manacled felon, charged with murder, on his way to a long confinement, hich in all nr-Jbability will end in a murderer's fate, whose ), absorbed not as to the issue of the terrible gh which ' -- but by racing events 4 t Normanton a q' le must _ • ker lady handed him, through t he came to t word " ay doubl hr 'hp tar tiny up evidence, an that Mr. brutal apatb No. 5, A fruit-piece, by Miss Muffle_ Very beautifulll executed ; a rather deeper tone of colouring would however, have been an improvement light-coloured, and give a peculiar paleness to th the gra are too t a whole times, an( vailed am picture. No. 6. Another fruit piece, by G. I , . uncerta wisdor curious conceit, in which fruit and rich plate and drapery nai „ d . - borne by an attendant. The piece is a work of some I was truth itself, it was light withot talent; but it appears to us thrown away in producir verent mere drawing and colouring No. 7. " Poulton-le-Sands. Epping Forest." m i crosc,, A No.small S cabinet pi Settingc t ur e, o o v f e m r u F c a h i r m m e e r i a t. d By Geo. Foggo.—This landscape, which we immediately thing that recognised as the scene of the far-famed Epping Hunt, looked by Go is truthful and well executed. Thp • htica by was the sr By Mr .1 econom lowever, is no means in keepi colours, ana the arrangemen that the painter is by no means a meteoro ie cirrho•cumul, No. 9. " Bidston Church MATRIMONIAL HOAX A ome six wee ,ents appeared in the London newspapers, - from gentlemen wanting wives. Some members of the Leeds stock exchange took it into their heads to hoax some of these adventurers, and tl ey accordingly ent correspondence with the partie the purpose the name of Miss spondence, two of the partite advertisin adopting for some corre- ent dow thought the substance better t we shadow," and sug. Bested a personal interview. " Miss Bailey" thought so too, and wrote accordingly, lamenting the awkward posi ' - ‘ll she was in, but adding that she had mentioned t' 'r to her brother, who had reluctantly consented "iew, and had promised to be present at a terview as her protector sin of her She also intimated med. and t 1 s kept the in r brothe r would call at the hotel, and remain there um , til the arrival of the stranger, who was to ask for her 1) name. By the next post the languishing swain wrote to say that he would be in Leeds by the train arriving here at G 30 p.m. on Tuesday, and would at once drive to the hotel named in a cab. All this arranged, one of the party here, a stockbroker, undertook to play the guardian, and a clerk from the office was selected to personate the ledy —Miss Bailey, no expense being spared to adorn the latte• with suitable and ladylike apparel. At the F hour Miss Bailey and her brother were at the hotel, ing in a private room, when, at seven o'clock, a cab drove. up. Miss Bailey and her brother took their places on a sofa, and on the stranger inquiring for Miss Bailey, he was shewn into the room. He was a gentleman of about 45, ruddy complexion, and thin hair. He introduced himself as Mr. H—, of " Atherstone," in a certain midland county. The young lady's brother introduced her as his sister. Mr. H— was smitte n a t fi rst s i g h t, for the young lady's pale and pensive features, the down cast eyes, commanding figure, and rich flowing ringlets, would have been too much for even a stouter heart than he could boast of, especially when it was made known that the proprietor of this graceful form had £1,500 in her own right. The trio at once proceeded to business, the brother putting a number of questions to Mr. H—, all of which were cheerfully and unsuspiciously answered Having satisfied the brAth....",..,. L - ippointed ty well to d in the world, he added that he was a widower wi children, but in order that they might not annoy ther-in-law, they were to h.. cant auu, ns w toe young lady's fortune, which he was happy to find she possessed, it should be settled upon her and her children. With these explanations Miss Bailey and her brother were satisfied—in fact, it was a settled thing. The brother retired for a few minutes, when Mr. H— at once drew his chair close to his lady-love, and became very sentimental, giving full vent to the feelings of his heart. Miss Bailey, with becoming modesty, rebuked him for " such foolishness," and his too familiar advances. In a short time the brother returned, and said he had met with a few members of the family, whom he used to introduce at once. Mr. H. was in raptures, a esired him to introduce them forthwith, but he was somewhat astonished to find that in a few minutes not less than one hundred jovial souls, who had been waiti ng b e l ow, rushed into the room, to laugh at him and the hoax whi ,4 - • been played. In an instant Miss Bailer d* while uncles, cousins, the hand, one after another isappeared, )ok him by he found he was airvase, but mis- :died to ness of RE. Tuesda u Sincero,"wh nd elicited e Gentil, Ile. Bertrandi, although a pleasing singer, and g great taste. Galvani, !vantage in a duett with ini and F. Lablache. in an encore pressiot to her with peared to ad Signors Sus very effectiv Two madrigals programme were delightfully band was remarked to be oceasionall which, after their fall practice, ougl , concert seemed to give very general entitled " I TR ga. Notes Concert-hall: on Siiurd. appearance before a I een located fn the trletr, deservedly THE POLITIC) AL ECOP BIBLE LECTURE IN after t :y that •eter to a AT THE COLLEGI STITUTION. The first lecture of the as delivered at the Col! -ening, by the Rev. H. Rai l'here wa t of the as the d demned, as bei Bible, they are are cal ,o, on the above Institution, on cellor of the Diocese I highly-respectable au 3. Howson, principal n e Kev. W. W ne itev. J. H ent with the precepts of god ; that, in reality, the pr ,he laws of political econo same results :e from t the i , he poin st of the 3 exist, t, laced to pro-duceti stianit ag the history of the , Z)%171IIZ the divpv.4‘, and a urse, by eommerc as no reason v tices of t that it e sub e Lord urer to Bac; d their high o quoted from the evi ic Church of Scotland ttee on Sabbath ob. ring into hal of Solomon, a aot to be foun The Old Testae '1 had tc Iraeli te ,e prospect of present ad van ta prods men 'er the Gosp . 3ed. Instead of 'ere to be taught for temporal pr their thot.iz earthly posse! which the Je' ous of the sure rei as idolatr e the least fitted f 4 ra, ere exhorted to 1 cileable difference between such teaching Caere was an irre s this and a ystem which regarded wealth as the chief thing, and in ulcated the heaping up of what the Gospel taught us to If the object of political economy were to pro _oe accumulation of wealth by individuals, and to ent the desire of gain as the great purpose of man to they might well be ashamed of the science. But despise. mote V f study, such was not the view held by the great writers on ti subject. Wealth, with them, was not the end, ' instrument. The true signification of the wor ;ease it was y, where but to uan ttre actu diffused :at economists was that habitant of a county verend le, f Christ and enjoyment 'ened to shoiv the in outual confi- ad endeavour penalties, iiout hesitation to was to be gained by he period preceding I followed it. Under ristian dispensation — commerce bad become the inter Ii eact er, but of men usly seemed 1: The Israelit that gave t Intl fl was no The re luence c endeavoured to ove dealt f ary bad been don economical, more productive had formerly been. The Christian religion,; to have no other object than the sociei munities I more secure thanii .ss of the life IRe+f.e . Olitbffie : ? D,--:urpqnt mo re ;p.ryncip and it ,olikwicticn between tOrinteres.te of corn- MUSIC AND 'ide for TH 14.. DRAMA Were 11) 'cry deficie ;aye the nit a younz :11iadIfe. Ber he chorus pa ch formed pa by the eho'r; ly out of tune ht not to occu satisfaction. vocal enterta 's Sketches.' yerpool audier )MY OF isture of error. I of fha Rib]. to rs, , efore us ffected ti .0 not to fe bore the Id not ,11ntted . The a fault