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THE INF.t. st had shut its gates of And through each window's ct Lamps glittered one by one ; When in a nt BY pure affec T' S PRAYER Or ca And alio In agon from the par LITERATURE Statistic We have the characi --4.-- fish Commerce, Part 3rd. By Br: waite Poole. Esq. ,t received the third part which is, that it conden able manner, all the particulars of our eaten transactions,—lmports and Exports, Ra Navigation, home produce of all kinds,—all and the in smallest t Bible state come the the inforr part, is nu however ti a a rema mation res, , ecting them is 1 le compass and the most u So that this book, when cor rfecum of every c n under the article ght into the Ind intelli ,, must be- uable and curious, embracing every detail, ; whilst the tabular system of elucidation introduced adds materially to the value of the book as a work of reference. On the Preservation of the Health of Women. By E. J A clever I by every mother, as merles. The peculi London : Churchill. - e book, and one which should be possessed ell as by the principals of ladi `erecter of the diseases treated on ' semi- prevents our giving extracts NEW MUSIC.—" La Sultana," Grand Valse a Deux Temps. Composed by W. Money.—The Queen of Dia monds, Valse. By W. H. Montgomery.—Le Bon Temps Quadrille. By W. H. Montgomery.—D'Almaine and Co., Soho-square, London. " The Flight of the Birds." Song. Composed by Lee.—" Blame Me, Mother. Ballad. By S. Arts' Palace Polka. B All very pretty compositions Eugene Mt, SYRTAN NOTIONS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.—A doctor is thought nothing of here unless he resorts to violent remedies. I was told a curious anecdote of a soi-disant doctor, who acquireda great reputation in Beilen. He was much given to administering emetics, and having a very delicate patient, resorted as usual to this method of cure, leaving in the hands of the patient's brother three strong doses of emetic, which he directed should be administered at intervals of three hours. The brother finding the first powder had no immediate effect, gave the unfortunate in valid the remaining two within five minutes. The result succeeded by spasms and cramp, which in a few hours terminated fatally. Next day, the doctor was astounded to learn, on inquiry, that his pat was dead ; and evinced his concern in his face. "Ni was violent sic er, " it was so fated : but, Mashalla mind," said the brc you are a great doctor the medicine you gave never Ceased operating till the moment of my brother's death. It was a fine medicine, and if it couldn't cure him nothing earthly could."—Neale's Eight Years in Syria CASIIBIER from an of level one of th Gholab Singn. nv c slavery. The people are most discontented and wretched, It is most distressing to see them in such a state. They are much worse off than when I was there last year. I will give you some idea of a piece of oppression :—Goolab Singh has just had occasion to send an army to the fron tier, and to carry their baggage 8000 men were required to accompany them. These men were seized in and about the city of Cashmere by the soldiers, and marched off to the army. They may be absent four, five, et six months, and while they are away they receive no pay, and only one pound of flour a-clay. A man in this country is supposed to require two pounds a-day, but they are only to have just enough to keep them alive. While they are absent no provision is made for their families, and how they are to live no one can imagine. This act of atrocity was com mitted while I was in the city." RELIGION IN FRANCE.—The present situation of men's _ _ .• —The following is an extract of a letter • just returned from Cashmere:—" It is a • and I only regret it is not ours. It was our government to give it up to to they sold a whole nation into Is in France in relation to religion is extreme' When we reflect on what the feeling in re Spect to religion was a fen mit prefc have s _ s ago, and on what it is we cannot help being astonished at the extent and Lance of tie changes which have taken place. To contempt :11 has suc- ,xed if we eas on their unto it, I yet. may rence and even aversion ar ceeded attention and interest ife. But we should be strap ; to de thought that the mass of our contemp returned to religion, that they have the . revolution in the human , of which there are so many indications, is complete. the human mind is in labour, but it has not yet hing forth; it strongly feels what is wanting is not vet found what it needs. It is in a per annum. Seven pounds and a-half of good mutton may be had for a shilling ; fowls, and fat ones too, two pence each. Fish is sold by the weight ; thirteen rotclos for a beshlik, or about 76th weight for a shilling. Eels, the very best flavoured in the world, lid. each. As for vegetables, whether cabbages, lettuces, des asperges, ce lery, water-creases, parsley, beans, peas, radishes, turnips, carrots, cauliflowers, and onions, a pennyworth would last a man a week. Fruit is sold at the same rates ; and - raes cost about ss. the horse . Game is abun- id of dignity, or the throwing it violently g dant p . Dried fruits and nuts can be obtained a in lso winter. jog ages into the odious chains which it has In fact, living as well as one could wish, I found it ire able in breaking. It needs a religion, and by possible (house rent, servants, horses, board, washing, .s Ido not wish to express that commonplace and wino included) to exceed the expenditure of £4O per ch those who possess least of religion have so annum. Under these circumstances, it may appear mar :: mouths. I wish to express an actual fact. vellous that many Europeans possessed of limited means ,n in these days are yearning for a religion and are have not made Antioch their temporary home ; but every agitated in numberless directions to find one adapted to question has two sides, and every thing its pros and cons. their requirements. It is not from what others say to The cons in this instance are the barbarous character of them, but from what their own heart speaks, that they the people among whom you live; the perpetual liability feel so deeply the need of a religion. The privation corn- of becoming at one minute's warning the victim of some rnences to afflict them, to torment them as a real infir- fanatical ereeute ; the small hopes you have of redress for remedy for which they everywhere seek. It is the grossest insults offered ; the continual intrigues en of the gravest questions to which the friends of tered into by the Ayans to disturb your peace and com can turn their attention, that of knowing well fort ; the absence of many of the luxuries enjoyed in Eu eion is which men have need of at the pre- rope; the want of society and books; and the total ab- 1 -hat are the means of giving it unto them. Bence of all places of worship, which gradually creates in . [The author of these remarks, which the mind a morbid indifference to religion, and which , as applicable to England as to France, was a distin- feeling frequently degenerates into absolute infidelity.— guished French Protestant Minister. He was born at Neale's Eight Years in Syria. Nimes in 1787, and died there much regretted in 1837. LOUIS NAPOLEON.—The following is the character of An account of his life and writings will be found in The the President of the French Republic, as drawn by M. do 's Magazine for June, 1850. He is one of the la Gueronniere, editor of the Pays :—" Louis Napoleon en the French Protestants have had since the is a superior man, but with that superiority which con urin.—Critic.] teals itself under a doubtful exterior. His life is altoge- DON Arr.—The opinions of a clever man upon ther internal; his words do not indicate his inspiration; ,oral are matters of general interest, and there is his gesture does not show his audacity ; his glance does be collected from Mr. Ruskin's lately published not intimate his ardour; his demeanour does not reveal , Pre-Raphaelitism, which it is very important his resolution. All his moral nature is in a certain man "ser. The possible influence of art upon the ner kept under by his physical nature. He thinks, and 'an can hardly be ever over estimated. Nor does not discuss ; he decides, and does not deliberate ; is it easy to exaggerate the value of this influence when he acts, and does not make much movement ; he pro the art is high and the artists noble. As. however, too flounces, and does not assign his reasons. His best often " noblest things find vilest using," so very fre- f r i en d s d o no t k now hi m ; he commands confidence and quently art is used to debase, rather than to elevate ; and never seeks it. * * Queen Hortense used to call him its powers remain when its virtue is destroyed. Its the mildly obstinate; and that judgment of the mother influence at present in England is not of the highest kind. is completely true. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte possesses Few things make a real lover of art and a believer in its that goodness of heart which tempers and often conceals power more melancholy than to look at the walls of the the workings of the mind. The somewhat English stiff- Academy, or any other of our yearly public exhibitions. ness of his person, manners, and even language, disap- Cleverness of design, skill in composition, dexterity in pears under an affability which with him is only the handling are not wanting. Here and there (and we grace of sentiment. Many are deceived by that appear should generally agree with Mr. Ruskin in his instances, ante, and take his goodness for weakness and his affabi omitting perhaps some, and certainly adding others), we litv for insincerity. At bottom he is completely master meet with pictures showing beyond a doubt the genius of of himself ; and his kindest movements enter into his their authors. What is wanting is elevation of aim, an actions only according to the exact measure he has deter honest reverent love of nature, and the slightest attempt mined on. Easily roused, he cannot be led away ; he to raise or purify the mind by the means of art. Our calculates everything, even his enthusiasm and his acts artists, for the most part, have descended from the posi- of audacity ; his heart is only the vassal of his head. tion of teachers to that of tradesmen. They paint and Does that inflexible will constitute an active will ? I sculpture to sell ; they work to please the public, always hesitate not to reply, no ; and it is here that I have to low in its tastes, and necessarily ignorant; and they pro- touch on one of the shades the most essential and most duce works full of prostituted power and false conven- delicate of his character. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is tionalism, agreeable to their patrons and degrading to endowed with an incontestable power of resistance, of themselves. They make money, but they destroy art. vis inerlice; but what he wants, in the very highest de- Transcendent genius, such as appears once or twice in a gree, is the power of initiative. * * * To thoroughly century, breaks through and defies opinion; and a few understand a man's nature, we must study all parts of it, men of refined and thoughtful minds remain in compare- and sound, as it were, the most intimate details. I have tive obscurity from a high-minded faithfnlness to the said that Louis Napoleon Bonaparte possesses goodness duties of their calling ; but, in general, the aim of our of heart. I must add, that he has not any emotion of -ly unworthy of the abilities with which mind. He is capable of feeling all noble sentiments, but An age of criticism is seldom one in incapable of certain delicate sensations. Thus, for exam genius and loftiness of purpose meet with their ple, he understands neither art nor poetry. A poem sends 'ion. And ours is a peculiarly critical period. him to sleep, and a picture makes him yawn. Nature , single thing been more seriously injured by herself, in her grandest and most sublime spectacles, only criticism than the Fine Arts in all their departments. On creates a slight impression on his mind. He is possessed, DO other seibject do men undertak e t o cr i t i c i se with such above all, of a practical intelligence which measures every an utter ignorance of the first principles of the things sofess to judge; and as ignoran ce an d pre- thing with a compass, and weighs everything with a ba lance. Near Windsor, in England, there is an admirable ~ go together, there is nothin g on w hi c h forest, all the trees of which had their tops cut off on the men are so strangely presumptuous. This would matter day on which the head of Charles I. fell beneath the axe little, perhaps, if it were not that t he y speak to and lead of the executioner. As if nature wished to protest against others yet more ignorant than themselves, and form a this decapitation of royalty, these trees, mutilated as they public opinion, which, for good or evil, is always powerful were, struck out in their strength with a vigour whirl in this country, They can appreciate the worst f parts of soon gave them all the majesty of century- A charmin our artists' doings. Sleight of lid,tricks o f colour,i Woman, whose soul was open to all affectation of design, and all the 1 r portions oaciver who lived in the intimacy of Prince Louts picture are within their comprehension. These . . they I persuaded him to visit this forest as one of the n praise and the public praise after them ; by their praise ous things of the times. He returned s'• • r tilts I and patronage they encourage artists in their worst ti frn ,,,, . ~_____ , of inquiry, of curi itself of fever, of use it sees in many the ill ons, in on of deceiving its ardent aspir from its errors. The c ti nue for result the r it to a hi so nit these truth ofi then one c humanity what the re itel Vincent, Gentleman time of A WI pamphl to rem mind o artists is entir they pursue it which just appreciai Nor has an ble emotio and irickerie's. avid tfieevireffects are as wide-sp._ _ 1 and wittily tality of his nobl e f they are melancholy and undeniable.—London Guardian. Vapoleor tuna cp noulogne, gnu pun ie called the poetical sentito inn lip t iie God, let Lily liv ved ! but not where tim ore(' out by wo, chills the clime, o for an infant friend h her Lily tt Nelson' ri the chai saw th a Month; I Cox Dend it happill This may be th, e prejudice, o part with. . I pit] at Tour . or Fl nt sock and few ies have a WILSON'S COFFIN.—The sarcophagus which contains s coffin was made at the expense of Cardinal Wol sey, for the burial of Henry VIII. in the tomb-house at Windsor; and the coffin which contains the body (made of part of the mainmast of the ship L'Orient) was a pre sent to Nelson after the battle of the Nile, from his friend Ben Hallowell, captain of the Swiftsure. "I send it," says Hallowell, " that Iv'. n you are tired of this life, yOu ' Nelson may be buried in one of your own trophies and for some time bad it p 1 inst the bulk-bead of his cabin, he sat at dinner.—Handbook ravelled some little in my day, and I ace over-seas where I could say, here 5. My steps have been arrested by by great and luxuriou-s but not all mi life- but it is only _ I know of no woad, except rush colonist s wherever or Pau, or Lausanne, or They all talk of delightful and cheap living, and ieve there may be t . if they dared to a anon climate, a ;eek the sho Tour in Switzerland. have seen I may say of the two ex therefore, can difference between great pov es not, by any d most imuortant distinc- No—the signal he external circumstance! sses as to The society in !ss, all high spi- d for n6thing, insures of the present emselves up with the 'bleb Inovr move id unprofit can anything be more " wea ble," than their whole course of life ? R_ as well be in the tread-mill as toiling in the stupid, mono tonous round of what they call pleasure, but which is, in fact, very cheer -s and heavy work all hilarity, all indulgence of our na y be of a joyous nature, are declared ure, indeed ! when all merriment, turol emotions, if thi siveness and primness : no ; all is coldness, reserve, and universal ennui, even where this starchness of manner is unaccompanied by any very strict rigour in matters of conduct. Look now at those quadrille-dancers in the other room ; they have been supping, they have been drinking a:, much champagne as they liked; the band is capital ; the men are young and the girls are pretty ; and yet, did you ever see such crawling movements—such solemn looks, as if they were all so much exc ragging then through the most irksome task in the world ? Iseives what a different thing was a country dance in my younger days ! —Memoirs of the Duchess of St. Albans. A CALIFORNIAN LODGING HOUSE.—The lodging houses in Francisco are usually long barn-like tenements, but, owing to a deficiency of sleeping places, sheds, sta bling, and skittle-grounds were called into requisition. The one I sometimes resorted to was about GO feet long by 20 in width; it had no windows, and the walls, roof, and floor were formed of planks, through the seams of which the rain dripped. Along ;he sides were two rows of " bunks," or wooden shelving, and at the end was some boarding, serving as a bar for liquors; here the proprietor slept. From about ten till twelve at night, men flocked in with their blankets round them—for no mattress or bedding was furnished by this establishment ; and a dollar being paid, your sleeping place was pointed out to you. If early, you had a chance of securing six feet of the top shelf ; otherwise, you stretched yourself on the floor. The bunks were decidedly preferable, for sometimes of a wet night upwards of eighty people would be packed together—Yankees, Africans, Chinamen, and Chilians all huddled together on the ground. As it was customary to sleep in one's clothes and boots, abominable odours arose, and creeping things abounded. When coiled up in your blanket, the smoking, chewing, and (as a necessary consequence) random expectoration, often prevented repose. Towards morning the heat and effluvia became intolerable ; on some occasions, of a wet night, I have been oppressed with a vomiting sensation, and crept out in a profuse perspiration to inhale fresh air ; some times I found a greasy cap close under my nose, or awoke sucking a boot. Restless sleepers or unpleasant dreamers were not desirable neighbours; for a kick in the ribs, or on the head, in such a case, was an unavoidable occur rence. Loaded pistols awl other deadly weapons being numerous also, an accidental discharge would have lodged an ounce of lead in the body of those next. On fine nights, therefore, I always preferred the open air to such an indiscriminate companionship.—Shaw's Adventures of a Goldseeker. CHEAPNESS OF LIVING IN SYRlA.—Antioch is, beyond dispute, the cheapest pace in the world, as well as one of the healthiest; and if it were not for the ragged little boys, who hoot at every stranger and throw stones at his doOr, annoying you in every possible w I should pre- fer it as a place of residence to any spot I have vidted in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America. My house was of per fectly new construction, well planted, and well situated, and proof against water as well as wind. I had four rooms,—a sitting room, a dining room, a bedroom, and a dressing room. I had a walled enclosure of about eighty feet square, where roses and geraniums vied in beauty with jessamines and lilies. There .were also a poultry-yard, a pigeon-house, stables for three horses, a store-house, a kitchen, and a servant's room. I had in the garden a grape-vine (muscatel), a pomegranate tree, a peach tree, a plum tree, an spriest, and a China quince ; and, in addition to all these, a fountain perpe tually jetting up water, and a well, and a bathing room. For all this accommodation 1 paid three hundred and fifty piastres—about three pounds sterling ; and t his was a higher rent than would be paid by any native. Of course the house was unfurnished ; but furniture in the east is seldom on a grand scale : a divan, half a dozen chairs, a bedstead, a mattress, a looking glass, a table or two, and half a dozen pipes and narghilies, are all that one requires. Servants cost about three pounds ahead (Modern Lol HOME.-1 t never ye will t live and d in some, and all my days. the prejudice I here no i yo ure tt nd them, whethe and delicious wines ;and yet I bel climates, or one, am poor, would not turn their ba and society of foreign land England went Conway S OF HIGH I THE DULN so much of ti tremes of life, as myself be better judges of the stitute the means, c tion between the hi atrast is not but in the tot their respect y opposite minas of the two ye enjoy went of existence which I formerl rits—all fun, frolic, ani thought of nothing hour, and to th keenest moved was all chee they c sh. Look at the circles s in which it long time her degree THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1851. MISCELLA.A - L'OUS. Sir M. R. Shaw Stewart has given a public park in per petuity to the people of Greenock. Mrs. Horrocks, a huckster in Preston market, aged 75, has lately " cnt" three new teeth. A tablet, in memory of the late William Wordsworth, has just been erected in Grasmere Church. • - A statue of the late Lord Melville is about to be erected in front of the County-hall, Edinburgh. Gambling, it is said, has been mournfully prevalent amongst the traders of Hull. Messrs. Rucker and Sons announce a dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound, to be paid in a few days. The corvette Artemise, now fitting out at Cherbourg, is, it is said, intended to form part of a scientific expedition round the world, under the command of Captain Page. An Indian paper refuses to publish eulogies but adds—" We will publish the simple announcement of death of any of our friends with pleasure." The town council of Leeds have decided to build a town hall and corporate offices, at an expense of £22,000 with out the site, or of £31,000 with.—Leeds Mercury. A basket-hilted broadsword was found, a few days since, on Culloden Moor, near the stone known as the Duke of Cumberland's resting place on the day of the battle, An infant has been killed at Sheffield by a cricket-ball striking it on the head while its nurse was viewing the progress of a game. On Tuesday last, two men who descended a well at the King's Arms Tun, Exeter, to make some alterations in the pipe, were suffocated by foul air. The sale of the materials of the old House of Commons commenced on Wednesday. The auctioneer took the place of the Speaker, and knocked down the lots to spe culative builders and eager jobbers in old materials. It is said that next year, 1852, all the paper money now in circulation in Prussia will be withdrawn, and that it will be replaced by notes resembling those of the Bank of Eng land. Her Majesty's Theatre is filled to overflowing each night, as Mr. Lumley is presenting operas at playhouse prices. Probably both houses would find that moderate prices would pay best in the long run. It is stated upon respectable authority, that a very amiable young lady, who had been induced to enter, as a postulant, the convent, at Clifton, has seen quite enough of conventional life, and quitted that establishment. The seven large casks of Messrs. Barclay's brewhouso, known as the " Seven Sisters," hold each 3.600 barrels, or 129,600 gallons of beer, making in all 907.200 gallons, and these are frequently emptied in three days I Letters from Grand Cairo, of the 4th ultimo, in one of the sporting journals, announce that an English mare has defeated the " Arab steeds" of the desert, both in long and short distances. The Times says that the Austrian Loan would find no reception whatever in this country at the present rate of exchange; the issuing price of 100 would be equal to about 80. The Hong Kong Register announces that the Chinese residents in that city have begun to allow their ladies to enjoy social intercourse with the wives and daughters of the barbarians. Snow fell heavily on the mountains of Schytz, in Swit zerland, on the 29th and 30th ult., end half the canton was covered with snow. This is the first time for the last fifty years that. snow has been seen so early in the season. Discoveries of the ruins of an ancient city, two miles long, containing vast quantities of broken, burnt earthen ware, arrow points, &c., have been made by the Mormons in the south of Utah territory. It is said that the constitution of the lonian Islands is to he changed. There is to be a viceroy with a responsible cabinet, and only one chamber. The, senate, which has always shown itself hostile to England, is to be abolished. in Suffolk, it is a practice on New Year's eve to open a Bible at midnight, and the passage upon which they stick a pin will be the luck (good or bad) that attends them the following year.—Notes and Queries. The hire and working, for one day, of the American reaping machine, comes to £3; and, in that time, it will cut ten acres. By hand labour, the reaping, binding, and shocking of the same extent of land would cost £5. During the sessions of Parliament since the last general election, 133 seats, or nearly one-sixth of the entire House of Commons, became vacant; thus securing to the people, it is remarked, some compensation for the evils of the sep tennial system. A Paris paper relates that a mam named Thevenin, lately ate his breakfast while he was suspended by his feet, with his head downwards, and afterwards declared that he had never made a better breakfast than he had done while in that position, in which he remained during eleven minutes. Duncan Dunbar, Esq., the extensive London shipowner, and a leading Protectionist, is spoken of as likely to come forward at the next election as a candidate for the repre sentation of the borough of Sunderland.—Newcastle Guardian. One of the soldiers of the 40th Royals, now at Winches ter, has voluntarily resigned himself into the hands of the police, acknowledging that ho is amenable to the law for murder, committed on a young woman in Norwich, about four years ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ We learn by our letters from the Cape, that the slave prize which we lately announced as having been captured by H.M. sloop Orestes, contained some twenty thousand pounds' worth of ivory, ebony, jewels, gold dust, and other valuable property.—United Service Gazette. By the decease of Mr. Busfield, the representation of Bradford has become vacant, as far as one of the seats in parliament is concerned. The only candidate at present in the field is Mr. H. W. Wickham, who comes forward as a Conservative free trader. The coroner's jury who have inquired into the cause of the colliery accident at Kingswood, near Bristol, have re turned a verdict of " manslaughter" against the engineer, John Stone, who was committed on the coroner's warrant to take his trial at the next Gloucester assizes. Mr. Egerton having declined to stand for the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Hon. Captain Duncombe, M.P., for East Retford, has been applied to, and is believed to have consented. There will, consequently, be a vacancy for East Retford. An ass belonging to Mr. Bray, tinner, of Barnsley, which had been unwell for a long time, died a few days ago. On opening it, a large stone, in the form of a ball, and weighing a pound and a half, was found inside the animal's stomach. An inquiry is going on at Sheffield respecting the death of a poor Irish reaper, who was found on the road with his skull fractured, and died without being able to give any explanation. He is supposed to have been attacked and robbed of his earnings. A man unknown, aged about 40, was apprehended in Holborn, on Monday morning, for tendering a bad crown piece. On being carried to the police station he was found to have expired, from an effusion of blood on the brain, caused, in the opinion of the workhouse surgeon, by fright ! A challenge has been sent up from the beachmen at North Yarmouth, to sail one of their splendid large yawls, named the Reindeer, against the clipper schooner yacht America. The sum proposed is 100 guineas. A correspondence is now going on with the owner of the latter relative to the proposed match. Mr. Scoble, the secretary of the Anti-Slavery, has safely arrived at Boston, United States, en route to Canada, his object being to inquire into the condition and prospects of the coloured population, many hundreds of whom have lately escaped thither from the fury of the oppressor.—Anti- Slavery Reporter. A massive gold collar, purchased by a subscription pro moted by the ladies, has been presented to the Mayor of Sunderland, to be worn by the chief magistrate of that town on official occasions. It is also intended to append to the chain a superb gold badge, the subscription for which has been raised. In the year ending the sth of January, 1840, the num ber of postoffice money orders issued in the United King dom was 188,921 representing a sum of £313,124. Last year the number of orders was 4,439,713, representing the sum of £8,494,498, transmitted in amounts averaging £1 18s. 3d. each. Madame Rachel is making a progress through Germany, but at such a rapid rate that she is suspected of being an emissary of the democrat committee. A statement in the same paper, however, that her performances at the theatre were thinly attended may account more naturally for the quickness of this eminent tragedian's movements. The America is said to have won the race at Cowes, thanks to her " superior rigging." Now, as America was finely rigged by England for being so far behind every other race at the great exhibition, so England must not feel angry, after having been fairly beaten in a naval race, if she is made to feel in her turn the smartness of America's Rigging. A donkey committed suicide in the orchard of Mr. Parker, at Mickleholme, a few nights since : the children had been swinging and had left the rope dangling near the ground. In the night the donkey got his head entangled in the rope, and, turning round, so twisted the rope round its neck that next morning it was found strangled, its head not being more than a foot from the ground. —Stamford Mercury. John Caffery, a marble polisher, has been committed for trial at Clerkenwell, charged with having beaten his son, a boy of fourteen, with a red hot poker. He hunted the boy whilst naked round the room, and so burnt 'bins that a certificate was put in from the surgeon of the St. Pancras Infirmary stating that he was unable to attend owing to the burns on the back, shoulders, legs, and face. The prisoner, in defence, accused the child of robbing him. The electric telegraph is a capital agency for catching stray wives. On Saturday last a lady of fifty-three eloped with a theatrical performer from Plymouth. The husband of the faithless one telegraphed to Newton, and when the pair arrived there, they were amazed on being arrested by Inspector Baker, a'cut officer. On being taken back to Plymouth, in custody, the husband relented, on his wife entreating forgiveness, and promising never to do the like again. A man named Taylor, of notorious character, at Frisk nev, Lincolnshire, has, on his death bed, confessed to the murder of a boy named Enderley, who disappeared about fifteen years ago. It appears the boy was up early, at three o'clock in the morning, to go with some horses to Louth, when he discovered Taylor and a man named Milnes, since deceased, slaughtering a sheep ; to prevent disclosure of their crime, they murdered the boy. It ap. pears Milnes had made similar confession on his death bed. but too indistinctly to be used. Upon the morning of Friday, the 29th, the mountains of Benalder, Beneven, and Gealcairn, in Inverness-shire, presented a singular phenomenon, being covered with a thick coat of snow, not only on their lofty summits, but also half down their furrowed and rugged sides, whilst the famed Shechailllion and other mountains of Perthshire, within view, were quite free of it; and even Ben Nevis and the loftiest summit of the Gruapaichean, only second to Ben Nevis itself in height, were free from any fresh snow. x-Scolch Paper 1 CHESHIRE AND_ NORTH WALES. A magnificent Eisteddfod is to be held at Denbigh in the autumn of 1862. Prince Albert and the Prince of 'ales have been invited to attend. The following place has been duly registered for the solemnization of marriages therein :—Ebenezer, Llan gefni, Anglesea. A woman named Sarah Ding was committed, on Tues day. by Mr. J. D. Case, at Birkenhead, for deserting an infant to which she had given birth about a month previous. An extensive and commodious market is about to be erected at Llandudno. The capital is to be raised in shares, more than one-half of which have been already subscribed for. FREEMASONRY.—The Right Hon. Viscount Comber mere, R.W.P.G.M. of Cheshire, has appointed the Rev. R. Cockcroft, incumbent of Oxton, V.W. Provincial Grand Chaplain for Cheshire. NEW BRAZILIAN STEAM FRIGATE.—This splendid piece of naval architecture, which is now almost com pleted, will be launched from Messrs. Wilson's yard, at Birkenhead, on the 25th instant. The Protectionists of Brecon and its neighbourhood are striving to induce Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., to come forward at the next general election to contest the repre sentation of the borough with Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Esq., who has for some years past been the sitting member. Several parties at Seacombe having been summoned for church -rates, the rate being no less than 3d. in the pound, they objected to pay on the ground that the money had been illegally appropriated. The question is to be tried in the Ecclesiastical Court, and in the meantime the sum monses are allowed to stand over. FUNERAL OF MRS. WALKER.—The remains of the widow of Mr. H. B. Walker, of Holt-bill, Tranmere, were borne to their last resting place on Saturday, at St. Mary's Churchyard, Birkenhead. It is a singular fact that Mr. Walker died on the 29th August, 1850, and his widow on the same day of the month of 1851. The celebration of the third jubilee of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel will be solemnised in Chester on Tuesday, (this day,) with morning service, commencing at eleven o'clock, at the Cathedral, during which a special anthem will be sung, and the sermon 'preached by the lord bishop of the diocese.—Chester Courant. CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—On Sunday last, at St. Catherine's Church, Tranmere, after sermons by the Rev. Wm. Francis Taylor and the Rev. B. Arthure, the sum of £lO ss. 4id. was collected in aid of the funds of the above society ; and in Christ Church, Claughton, after a sermon by the Rev. B. Arthure, the sum of £l2 4s. Oid. for the same purpose. MASONIC FESTIVAL AT CREWE.—On Wednesday, a provincial grand lodge of freemasons, for the county of Chester, was held at the Town-hall, Crewe. After the transaction of the private business, the brethren formed into a lengthy and imposing procession to the church, where an appropriate sermon was delivered by Brother the Rev. W. Cockcroft, from Numbers xxiii., 9. A sump tuous banquet afterwards took place at the Crewe Arms Hotel, Viscount Combermere in the chair. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended 7th Sept.—C. & H. Main Line : passengers, £2,624 ss. 58. ; parcels, H. C. & D., £BB ss. 4d.; goods, cattle, &c.,£460 16s. Id.; Mails,.£s7s; total, £3,748 6s. 108. —Mold : passengers, £4l 2s. 4d. ; parcels, H. C. & D., £2 7s. Bd. ; goods, cattle, &c., £B4 13s. Bd.; total, £l2B 3s. 81—Steam-boats : passengers, £523 12s. sd; parcels, H. C. & D.. £24 ls. ; total, £547 13s. sd.—Grand total, £4,424 3s. Ild. THE BRITANNIA HOTEL.—The proposed new hotel, on the land between the tubular and suspension bridges, and near to the junction of the Carnarvon and Bangor with the Chester and Holyhead railway, we hear, is not to be abandoned, as has been represented, but the plans are to be reduced, so as to make it one-third the size at first contemplated. It is expected to be completed by the close of the ensuing year, and, we are assured, will then be one of the most convenient and commodious places of public accommodation in Europe.—North Tales Chron. IMPORTANT TO HOUSE AGENTS.—At the Birkenhead County Court on Friday, Mr. Craven, as agent for Mr. Robinson, summoned Mr. Thorpe, of Brunswick-street, Tranmere, for the sum of £3 14s. 3d., including costs, being a quarter's rent fora house belonging to Mr. Robin son, and which Mr. Thorpe had occupied for part of a quar ter. The defendant had let the house to another party, whom Mr. Craven accepted as a tenant, and on quitting the house tendered to Mr. Craven the full amount of the rent then due, namely, £1 ss. 6d., which he refused to accept, and he also refused to give a receipt in full of all demands. The learned judge ruled that Mr. Craven had no right to refuse giving the receipt, and gave a verdict for the defendant. DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—John W. Clarke, and W. L. Gilliland, were summoned before the sitting magistrates at Seacombe, on Wednesday, for an assault. Gilliland did not appear. Alice Connell and Mary Hughes, two respectable-looking servant girls, stated that on the even ing of Thursday last, about ten o'clock, the defendants accosted them, and after using very disgraceful language Clarke struck one of the girls on the side of the head; the other girl was also ill-used. Two witnesses were called who saw the defendants immediately after the alleged assault, and they described their conduct as being exceedingly shameful. The magistrates admonished Clarke (who was a youth of very genteel exterior) and ordered him to find bail for his good behaviour. PUBLIC LODGING-HOUSES IN BIRKENHEAD.—Parlia ment. in the recent session, having passed an act for the regulation of lodging-houses, the Birkenhead magistrates, on Thursday, caused the court to be cleared for the purpose of considering its provisions. The act contains provisions to the effect that all common lodging-houses shall be registered, with power to the police to inspect the same ; and any obstruction to the officer, violation of the act with regard to the size of the rooms, harbouring contagious dis ease, or other infraction of the law, is to be visited with a penalty of £5, and a further penalty, not exceeding 405., for each and every day that the offence shall be committed. As all public lodging. houses are required to be registered, the magistrates have the power to close them by suspend ing the licenses for any infraction of the law. As the court had not time for considering the regulations which they might think it advisable to adopt, the consideration of the subject was adjourned to a future day. A GHOST STORY.—On Tuesday night last a strange contretemps was enacted at Birkenhead. A Scottish quarryman, named Harvey, residing at Gillhrook, having become intoxicated, stripped off his clothes beside a pit near Kenyon-terrace and lay down to sleep. An hour or two afterwards he was seen stalking along in his white shirt by two men who thought he was a ghost, and re ported their vision to the police. Search being made, the clothes were found on the brink of the pit, suggesting thoughts of suicide. Grappling-irons being procured, the pit and others in the vicinity were perseveringly dragged ; but, like the fishermen of old, "they toiled all night and caught nothing." In the morning Sawney found himself in his own snug bed, but on getting up his clothes were gone. In due time, however, the mystery on both sides came to be explained, and the " cannie Scot" claimed and obtained at the police-office the gar ments of the supposed suicide. BIRKENHEAD CommisstoNrus.—An adjourned and special meeting of this board was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. John Laird in the chair. The minutes of a joint committee of the road and improvement and of the finance committees were read, relatingto a completion of Canning. street, from which it appeared that a tender had been received from Mr. George Makin to do the work for £2,400, to be paid in township bonds, and that the amount should be considered as a set off against the £40,000 due by the commissioners to the dock trustees. The arrange ment come to between the commissioners and the dock trustees was, that the former should have a lien upon the bonds for £40,000 now in the hands of the Royal Bank, and on which £15,000 had been advanced ; and that notice should be given to the bank to that effect. A long discussion took place in reference to this proposition. The motion was carried by a majority of two, including the chairman. The next part of the proceedings referred to the formation of Ilchester Wharf, on the shore of the Great Float; and it appeared that the tender of Mr. Makin, to construct it for £l9OO, had been accepted. A debate also arose on this ; but the motion was carried by a majority of ten to four. The new code of bye-laws for the regulation of the ferry and porters was read and adopted, and the Town,clerk instructed to take the neces sary steps for their confirmation by the quarter sessions. SHREWSI3URY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—The half yearly meeting of this company was held at the Royal Hotel, Chester, on Wednesday. Wm. Wardell, Esq., presided, and the meeting was numerously attended. The chairman congratulated the proprietors on the act, procured last session, giving the company power to run over the Birkenhead line to Birkenhead, and also to Wal ton, on the Warrington and Altrincham Junction line. He then intimated that a special meeting would shortly be held, as it was in contemplation to call up the £lO shares. The report, amongst other matters, referred to the advantages the company would derive from the carry ing into execution the River Dee Improvement Act, and anticipated that the value of their property at Saltney, which was already obtaining considerable importance as a port, would be much increased. The agreements with the southern allies of this company (the Shrewsbury and Bir mingham and Great Western), which had already been brought fully before the shareholders, the directors e 7 pressed their determination to carry out • and th glad to report that the Stour Valley, from ! Wolverhampton to Birmingham, would be opened in October. The state- Ment of accounts in the hands of the shareholders showed that the sum of £6,398 12s. 6d. was applicable for divi dend. The dividend on the preference shores, including income-tax, will require £7,000. The directors recom mended tint the deficiency, amounting to £6Ol 7s. 6d.. be taken from the reserve fund. The report was adopted with but one dissentient. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The half yearly general meeting of this company took place on Thursday, at the Euston-square station of the North- Western Railway. S. M. Peto, Esq., in the chair. After the usual preliminaries the secretary read the report, which showed the receipts for the half year ending 30th June, 1851. were :—" Railway : receipts, £61,662 13s. 9d. ; expenditure, £33,184 14s. Bd. ; showing a profit of £28,477 ]9s. ld. Steam-boats : receipts, £4,208 ss. Id. ; expenditure, £6,639 10s. 941. ; showing a loss of £2,431 ss. Bd. ; leaving a net profit of £26,040 13s. 5d., which was upwards of £lO,OOO over the corresponding period of last year. The question of remuneration for Irish mail services performed previously to the opening of the Bri tannia Bridge, from which date the contract with the Post-office, concluded in 1844, came into operation, has at length been settled, with the exception of two months at the commencement of the period in question, by a reference from the arbitrators to the urrpirage of Mr. J. Roebucl , M.P., whose award gives the company—for ley were single mail, from 30th September, 1848, to 18th June, 1849, and double mail, from the latter date to the 25th March, 1850, £28,128, which sum, although considerably above the estimate of the government arbitrator, is below the present contract rate. The works on the original contracts are now being completed ; and the directors being desirous of finally arranging the capital account, have instructed the engineers and accountant to take the necessary steps to that end. The revenue account shows a balance, at the 30th of June last, £31,358 193. From this sum must be deducted £24,761 19s. 6d., being the interest paid upon the debentures on the 10th of July last, leaving net balance of £6,596 19s. 6d. available for dividend on the preference shares ; and your directors recommend that a dividend of 3s. ld. on these shares be declared accordingly." The Chairman then moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to; and after the transaction of other routine business the meeting separated. WELSH BARDIC CONGRESS, The first meeting of the Welsh Bardic Congress took place at the Conceit-hall, on Tuesday evening, a numer ous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen being present. The hall was appropriately decorated with evergreens, banners, and harps. The president was the Rev. D, James, M.A., F.S.A. ; and J. Games, Esq., M.D.. filled the vice-chair. The chairman delivered an animated address on the excellence of the Welsh language, which he extolled as superior to all others. He also dwelt at some length on the literature and music of his native country. The poetical addresses of the bards were then deiivered, some of them drawing forth the heartiest applause. Miss Ann Brewer afterwards, at the call of the chairman, played upon the harp a solo, " Merch Megan," with t reat tasto and expression. The instrument upon which this lady performed is about to be presented to her by the ladies and gentlemen of Liverpool and the principality. There are from eighty to one hundred subscribers, amongst whom are the Dowager Lady Erskine, Sir Wat kin Williams Wynn, Bart., and several of the clergymen and merchants of this town. The Welsh Choral Society sung a chorus, and the chairman gave the award of prizes for Welsh Essays on " The Usefulness of Scientific Knowledge." The first prize, £7 and a silver medal, was adjudged to John Mor gan, of Wrexham ' • second, £3 10s., to John Jones, of Llanelly ; third, £1 10s. to T. Richards, of Merthyr Tydvil. An address, in English, was then delivered by Dr. J. Games, who urged upon the meeting the importance of encouraging similar gatherings to tle present, tending, as they did, to promote true patriotism, The prizes for Welsh poems on " Moses' view of Canaan, from the summit of Pisgah," were afterwards awarded. The first, £6, was obtained by Evan Jones; second, £3, Rev. T. B. Morris, Rhyl ; third, £1 10s. William Evans, National School. The awards were read in the Welsh language, and the silver medal was placed round the neck of the first prize -man by Mrs. Richards. Some Welsh Pennillion singing, by Messrs. R. and A. Evans and W. Hughes, followed ; after which the Rev. M. Williams, incumbent of Amlwch, delivered an address in Welsh. Another award of prizes succeeded, namely, £3 to William Williams, of Staleybridge, and £1 to Abra ham Williams, of Mostyn Colliery, for eight stanzas " To the Memory of the late Mr. John Jones," secretary of the Cambrian Society. The air of " Jenny Jones," per formed on the harp by Mr. Edward Hughes, with the " Eisteddfod song," by the choral singers, closed the pro ceedings of the evening. On Wednesday this interesting festival was resumed at seven o'clock—the Rev. D. James again presiding. The chorus " The glorious rising of the sun," air, " Codiad yr Haul," was first given by the members of the Welsh Choral Society, in a very effective manner. An address, in Welsh, by the Rev. Wm. Jones, of Nevin, succeeded. The next proceeding was the awarding of prizes for essays on " The duties and responsibilities of a mother," (by !" female.) The decisions announced by the chairman were :—First prize, £4, Mr. Genlius, (an assumed name) ; second, £2, Mair Gwynedd, Mrs. Manuel, Llanover, Monmouthshire; third, £l, Miss Jane Jones, violinist. A violin solo, " Fantasia on Welsh Airs," was then played by Mr. E. W. Thomas, accompanied on the piano-forte by Mr. Rogers. It was an exceedingly tasteful performance. A Welsh address succeeded by the Rev. W. Williams. " Caledfryn." Mr. Solomon Gibson (brother to the cele brated sculptor) then delivered an address in English. The duett, " Gruffydd's Feast," air " Alldud o Cymru," was next performed by members of the Welsh Choral Society. A performance on the harp by an amateur (Mr. David Rowland Jones) having intervened, a contest then took place on the triple harp, a prize of £3 being awarded to the best performer, and one of £1 to the second. The competitors were Miss Mary Ann Brewer, of Liverpool, who played the air, " Llwyl on ;" Mr. Edward Hughes, air, " Bardd yn ei awen ;" Mr. John Jones, of Chester, air, " Pen rhaw ;" and Edward Jones, of Liverpool, air, " Sweet Richard." The prizes for the contest on the harps were next awarded, the first, £3, to Mr. Edward Hughes; the second, £l, to Mr. Edward Jones, of Liverpool. The prizes were then awarded for the Welsh poems on " Navi gation," Gwilym Ganoldrefn, the Rev. Richard Parry, of Ffestiniog, being invested by Mrs. Richards with the first prize, a silver medal, accompanied by £7. The second prize, of £3 10s., was awarded to Hu Gadarn, Mr. Thos. Davies, shopkeeper, of Cardigan. A grand finale, " God save the Queen," by the whole choir, with English and Welsh words, wound up the Eisteddfod, which certainly has been moat successful. DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH CANADA.- THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP S. S. LEWIS. The day of opening the railway from Boston to the Canadas, now on the verge of completion, has been appropriately selected for the celebration of the building a new line of steamers to ply between Boston and Liverpool. To all connected in the trade either with British America. Boston, or the far west, this completion of the link of communication will be importantly apparent. The line which has been established by that enterprising firm, Messrs. Harnden and Co., will consist of four or more first-class vessels. The first launched is the S. S. Lewis, the largest propeller steam-ship ever constructed at Boston. being 232 feet long, 82 feet beam, and 26 feet deep, measured from the coombings. It is calculated that she will carry 1,000 tons of measurement goods, 400 tons of dead weight, and will accommodate 100 first-class, and about 300 second-class passengers. The hull and machinery of the S. S. Lewis were designed and constructed under the direction and superintendence of Capt. R. F. Loper. The hull was built by Messrs. Birely and Sons, and is most substantially fastened. Her frame is almost entirely of white oak, and the planking and ceil ing principally of the same material. Her floor timbers are a solid bed of oak from the stern post to midships, each piece being bolted horizontally to one another, and vertically through the timbers. The frame is bound toge ther with diagonal iron braces, each 66 feet long, 5 inches wide, and 1 inch thick, These braces, which cross one another, are let into the timbers, bolted through them and rivited on the outside, and at every intersection are bolted together. In iron fastenings alone, exclusive of the frame braces, she has 125,000 lbs., besides 10,009 lbs. of copper and 5,000 lbs. of composition. Below the main deck 12,000 bolts have been driven from the outside, through all. and rivetted on the inside. The number of knees used in her construction is 848. The engines and accompanying machinery have been constructed at the Franklin Iron Works The cylinders are placed at angles of about 45 deg., and are 60 inches diameter and 40 inches stroke. They act on a driving wheel eight feet in diameter, geered to the shaft, and in crease the sp'i'ed of the propeller from one to one-and. three-quarter turns at each stroke. The propeller is 14 feet in diameter, and has four blades. The engines have already been tried with the greatest success. One of the Boston pavers states that with 301bs pressure she made over 12 miles per hour, and that speed is expected to be greatly exceeded. The S. S. Lewis is a fine model. She has an almost upright stem, and her bow is bold and swells boldly outwards at the upper works. She has a clean run, and her stern, which is square, is light and beautiful. A gilded spread-eagle ornaments her stern, while the bow has carved and gilded billet-head, the ornaments of which are continued along the trail-boards and around the hawse-holes. The lower moulding of her plank-sheer is gilded throughout her entire length, and with this exception the hull is painted black down to her copper-line, which comes up to eighteen feet for ward and nineteen feet aft. She is in every respect the most beautiful vessel, both below and aloft, that has ever been turned out by Philadelphia mechanics. She has on deck a house 190 feet in length, the top of which forms a spacious promenade for her pas sengers, the sides being protected by a tasty brass railing. The after division extends across the deck, and contains the wheel house. On either side of the house there is a gangway of 71 feet wide. The house contains the mess room and state rooms for the officers and engineers of the ship, captain's cabin, hatchway leading to the cabins and engine-room, the ice-house, and a large galley. The main saloon contains thirty state rooms, and is panelled, set off with pilasters and cornices, edged with beautiful carving, and fringed with gold and silver. The forward part of the main deck is designed for second-class pas sengers. The forward and after portions of the lower deck, clear of the engine-room, which occupies but a small com parative space, can be devoted to steerage passengers or to the stowage of cargo. The S. S. Lewis is rigged after the fashion of the Cunard line of steam-ships, and it has a taunt and elegant !ippear ance. She will sail for this port on the 22nd instant, under the direction of Capt. Barstow, and may be expected to make her debut on the waters of the Mersey at about the time of the Royal Visit to Liverpool. The S. S. Lewis is here consigned to the branch house of Harnden and Co. The already established trade to Boston, the rapidity with which the British colonial possessions may now be reached by rail, and the increase of trade that must na turally follow, all tell the success that Is awaiting a well regulated fleet of screw-steamers to Boston. There can be no fear of such a line as the one now being established proving remunerative. THE GOVERNMENT DUTY ON RAILWAYS.—A bill is to be brought into parliament early next session, which has for its object the abolition or modification of the pre sent very oppressive passenger-tax levied on railways. Many companies which at present pay no dividend, and indeed should they ever be so successful are not likely for many years to come, are obliged to pay large sums an nually for passenger duty to the government, which the shareholders naturally consider a great hardship, and as it can hardly be urged by any person in the House that a number of gentlemen are to invest their capital solely for the purpose of increasing the revenue of the country, there is very little doubt but that the bill will pass.—Sun. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDEN a •- FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4infolv Sir,--I shall feel obliged by the insertion a the fol d ing letter : " TO MR.I”-.^.- STEWART-STREET, IN C I L ° 'ROEsS Of Of TOTSP FOR H Et STETIO. AS DALTON, OF ,IVERPOOL, ON PARISH OW FOP THE EL IE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. tiTRERI jeet have just received a notice at you °, l 4 er poo-,1 1 name being on the burgess list of th • °rough of ijou Seil A respect of a warehouse in Neptune . reet. This wate'„ o . o , been in m occupation since it •as built, nine Yea rs i n to te ! uponhas, during onas f es t s l i i n e en w t h o o f l e nearof t :t2poeorpioedr,anpaniudinel.l troll°10011:944010a also that lam entitled vote in respect of ware Lancelot's-hey, in Pown • I-street, in Henry-street , in 'a n tW . street, in Crosbie-st , et, and i n other streets wit iietssl borough also. You ,ay also find me on the burgess;`, beid freeman (by the s :y, why did you not object to 10 .Yn e it1 . there?) You wil also find me as a freeholder in Wet"e I now take le eto recommend your finding o ut ssen assailable m to exercise your dirty calling on --/ obedient servant, . . EDWARD PERRY WICNIGiII' F DESECRATION OF - THE SABBATH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL pot, SlR,—Permit me to occupy your space for a 10 ,7 ce ei whilst I lay before your readers the disgracetl o t bo' Pu blic v $ witnessed every Sunday in one of our most roughfares—the idle ground along Wapping. Pg r tse ci broils— the congregating of idle and viciously-01510e? men and women—stone-fighting by scores of Yen. g reil' —are a few of the annoy a n ces t o w hi c h peaceoun c loo dents are weekly exposed. Yesterday, up to one° a of p.m., no less than six fights to o k pl ac e. About e a jotlt five months ago a representation of the above bePtit tao was made to Mr. Dowling, b u t h e sa id that " p.ns. on Sundays no police-officer is allowed to c'crots, district." This seems to be well known to the Pt l i ,"ib l iteu in the locality. Drink is plentifully supplied at üblie hours—the lives of passers-by are exposed to perilld $ 5 decency is outraged—the Lord's-day desecrated; ii- roPe r because the police authorities do not place it unde r ftbe s9 surveillance. Hoping the above short stateme_ r ot ° ').la ss " disgraceful scenes will draw the attention of inr . .„ r esc. field themor the prevented, W atch am, Committee , vours so tr u a l s y, to have 117, C. of Hurst-street, Sept. 15, 1851. SPORTING PROPHECIES.—THE DOIsTCAS- MEETING T AO °. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL 8.- - or o.' predict the following will all com e Augu r nearly so :—For the Champagne Stakes, I n ame e cl; as the winner ; Great Yorkshire Handicap, ,ees; Stand Plate, Little Faun ; Muni c ip a l Stakes, f1 i ,! ; . 7, for Great St. Leger, Newminster 1, Th e B a n 2, ta ke " cockboats" Exeter and Goliah, certain starters; „ s old year-old Produce Stakes, Claverhouse • Two - l v e 0 11; Handicap, Equal; Handicap Sweepstakes,' Mie s h c - tal(e sl 20 sovs. Sweepstakes, Hyacinth; ScarborougL , "dicaP' Jack Leeming ; Foal Stakes, Iris ; Cleveland tie ri ne sste r _ Vanguard ; Doncaster Cup, Maid o f M as h a m ; 10 4 ' Stakes. The Black Doctor; and for the Park-hill BEEs sv Sister to Wanota.—Yours, &c., SPIRIT LICENSES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST 41 ‘ 11) :10 - SlR,—Can you inform me by what principle t t i e " gistrates were guided in the distribution of the 1 0 0 recently granted? Of the three granted at the north 0. 0 00 01; town, one, given (why the inhabitants of the nellk hood cannot conceive) exactly opposite another Il e ., F4l' house—promises to be a great nuisance. Passing f`: o os turday, early in the afternoon, a respectably-dress e dleral l f woman was being laid on the steps of this house , ' l n t tl! a insensibly drunk; immediately all the children " locality gathered round the demoralizing spectscl e ' h ou s e' woman was carried by her comrades to the opposite. tor ,ce , where, very properly, they wer e re f u sed ad r ° lt i oil sel b Surely the police should be inst r u c t e d t o w atch this out' and not permit a respectable nei g hbo ur hood to e raged by such scenes.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, 00 0 A RESIDENT IN THE NEIGHDO OII September 15th, 1851. HORT I CULTURE% Tl LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOC''' MONTHLY MEETING. 0 01 At the meeting of the Society last week an in t9r burt h : discussion was commenced by Mr. Lloyd, of A. 15 , upon the question as to whether or not i tie place greenhouse plants (in pots) in the open air u sed' the summer months. The question was fully pri x and very little opposition was offered to the genera 0 1 ciple ; but several of the speakers objected to th e roll' ) in which it was carried out, principally upon the gi o tb e that injury musts arise from the exposure of the root„fileo influence of the sun's rays, which is unavoidable:olre the pots be shaded. Various methods of doing thi s 0 0 0 suggested, amongst which plunging in sand or obi: seemed to be most approved of. Mr. T. C. Ar cher icce bited Gidney's improved Prussian hoe, wh ich ., e eed i f i r l much attention, and was declared to be the best q tP e s implement ever invented. It is so light as t° "bilgr., f / suitable for the use of a lady in a flower garden ; for, is so effective that a labourer in the fields c0,. 1 1,111 t' n 't times the amount of work which he could effe ct ordinary weeding hoe. The inventor, Mr. u;: c a ri ro ' r d Dereham, East Norfolk, exhibited the same iinr" ft - nt i lf e e . the Tarvin Exhibition, where it excited mucli!'" The most remarkable feature is that it leaves t"poo l so smoooth that the rake is not needed after it , w c iisco s j highly-kept gardens. The subjact proposed %or th e sion at the next meeting is whether it is desir o :d 'be that the gardeners as a class should be represen" °- o ot local press, and whether every means sboin' o rar i ' adopted of giving some local journal the efficien,t..,4oo exercising an honest censorship over horticul l ' their produce. WOOLTON FLOWER SHOW. iep , On Thursday this pleasing rustic fete took P- 9 hi te beautifully-situated grounds occupied by the hi tbe, ad N o o le th d in ay g w co a u s l a d ll e t x h c a e t ed ca t u h l e d b b e e a vv nt is l o b i:ii ? g , however, regret to see that the spirit is wa, ll- biottol used to make this miety's exhibitions so Je s c bsPti , bi There was a slovenliness in the arrangements w, he el„ o l‘ l , a want of energy in the managers rather than ''': b e t eo hie tors, for there were sow very choice plants, w ei have been seen to advantage in a less carelessehei(oo, tent. The fine collection of greenhouse plan w t s he 14. 4 e ; Charles Wilson, Esq., Richard Alison, EstP , OI:s10., Davies, of Wavertree Nursery, and Mr. Ge°' Green-lane Nursery, would have done credit t°00;14 bition. The dahlias, also, were above the ei t . oo o o , agricultural produce was not so extensively rePr`oacel4 usual, but was of very fine quality, especially t on ; Chevalier Barley shown by Mr. Joseph Penling'..,o was also a fine sample of Mummy Wheat she7 o o o ,'", Rev. S. J. Phillips. The prizes were awarded as is Messrs. Thos. Davies and Co., Wavertree Nurr n i;se for a very superior collection of Stove and Greel or sefV o r. 2nd prize to Mr. George Davies, of Green-lane r tica t o 0 , Derby,. for Medinilla speciosa, Allamanda catllensub Schottii, Crowea saligna, Erica incarnata, ec" a nd ; t ior mosa, Pitcairnia (sp. ?), Gladiolus Gundavensis,eo, bundus ; also a collection of Tea and China Ito' , 0 09,,, fine Dahlias. c e'l o o6 Charles Wilson, Esq., of Beechley, Allerton , ,0 spa A pe d gardener,) Ist and 2nd . prizes Stove Plants (sing„d , s ; for a most superb specimen of Ixora Javanica; :'indsys';# of Ixora coccmea ; 2nd prize for collection of lotis,eo l4 ; o k Ist extra prize for collection of Stove and Green a Al ir le t so consisting of Ixora coccinea, Cassia coryinbi;ica„,'o, cathartica, Cyrtoceras reflexa, Crowea saligna , „out"' Aye! Hedychium Gardenerianum, Clerodendron ,c 1" is pr A damia versicolor. ) 1 a 5; lerter, s 0 v e Richd. Alison, Esq., Woolton, (Mr. Hill, gar , 6).0), off or for Greenhouse Plant (Lilium lancifolium ril Pe o s o tP Hollyhocks ; Ist and 2nd for Pineapples; 2nd f0r,,,,a 1 0 ,0 2nd for Melons ; Ist for Plums and Cherries ;, 4 0 '4, 07i l a`o Ist for Gooseberries, Currants, collection of Ir . Ist o°l White Oats, Swedish Turnips, and Cattle Potato!se' for Mangoldwurzel ; and 2nd extra for a clio!' io dic P o e Greenhouse Plants, consisting of Lag eerstrOeollafelli:o 1 16 dium scandens and two or three other choice h ist. 0 11 elegans, vi u . , Cattleya Forbesii, Vinca roses, s t o 1 5 ociof some nicely-grown Achimenes. rae n t e u; ll Y ll Joseph Penlington, Esq., (Mr. Johnson, gT fo r , 4 , t 2nd pnzes for Peaches, Ist for Nectarines, 2n" tr pi o ` t o and Ist for Barley. Rev. S. J. Phillips, (Mr. Fagan, gardener , ) 15 1 1 , 6 :1 1.2.°d f r iel'A Mr. George Fleetwood, Ist for White Celery , t . 5 '.;; Roses. (O,, 41r -1"Of Mr. H. Houlgrave, Ist for Mushrooms, an ~e t Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow, Ist prizes for has",,d 01 1 ,i Fuchsias, and for Pears ; 2nd for Nectarines , Parsley. 1 or fo l ; Mr. mm . P B et r e a r d P i s i h l i E n gt s go. (Mr. Redmond, fot• White l g V a h r d e n ee t noe a l 1 . 1 : ec o op 1 0 1 4 Grapes and White Grapes, 2nd Apples, 2nd ol io a $ Mr. James Green, Ist for Cucumbers, 2 0 ' . rn aleY, Cattle Cabbage. Mr. Peter Longtm, 2nd for Fuchsias, 1 5 " - O P ' Table Potatoes. tied pi t , A erl Mr. Henry Grace, 2nd for White Wheat, ve7, - .011 Vegetablen r J pp o s e l 2 n s n, Daniel, 2 RAleadl7c oo E ewsl Ist basket of Cut Flowers. a or oe 'Ol Miss Simpson,lst for Dessert Apples. )20 1)1 geta t ye 1 5 Potatoes. c oat,) Mrs. Fleetwood, (Mr. Ryland', gard at' $l , Table Turnips. White t sti Mr. James Langshaw, of Speke, 2nd 10 „of!, Mr. James Hamer, 2nd Peas. l2 t Mr. Thomas Hayes, Ist 18 Dahlias, I s t ee st ed' jo 6 Do., and 2nd and 3rd Cucumbers. dl2 Do.. st o i l Mr. James Moss, 2nd 18 Dahlias, 20 fla ns, I po e gi o s e e: r l3 l ;e ' l r t2 r ( ciAneoldslr,l'r Green, c,th d iotne F E 10 e fo n g v a c , b r e d , 127 1e rules, o i •,5:10lt ' 1 5 ; 0 1 : ;5t Mr z. . e D BB .. B fAol a r r E o r c o oo w nt a , t a c e rl l: s l ,t e InFoolnotsr,a eFvriecne c. pay i ng , mor u ,,, va teci t .l o v it eA rent : for the cleanest cottage and best , c . 0 " 01) , .19V00 t ae:, of John Bent, Esq.. the Mayor of Li% er . P_„lan c , es oeVpgjoit not paying more than rent, Tholt. _ f oie% „ r ho_ 1 ,4 —Best collection of useful cornmoil _N • cA t 'a 2ncl ll' a c —Best 2 Window plants, in flower , 1 51 " 00 , %,`, 10 pr of Speke; 2nd do. do., Thomas Riding e rlocla s , S a tin do. do., Thomas Ireland, of Speke. ; ° ol l. ;: t e h r A nice collection of This, we believe, was the first tim_..tn." has been introduced into this than f°ltrftescctittsr,l pansies wereash.T...doirov ()WO:9#):: THE WONDERFUL EFFI CACY or 000— Plo-vev N et , OP MENT . AND PILLS IN CURING . _er e e$C rii ° A who has resided for upwards of ItHEUMATISM.—Mr. John Pitt tog t be a v of ten years, he served ea'f.'s 24th Jr`' E 5,0 1 ' 4 0 ..J 4l ! medicine wit t deriving began to suffer about r years ag ° Inc : s O sb-e I‘IP 1 , e ve: j ot rheumatism, and times was He was under mous doctors, an d toe: n d to .co tf 6 yearst::::ialeateif effectual! ured by Hollovvay's Fills an ia he can w walk as well as ever be l' any benefitsd'oilie,