The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-25 00:00:00

S S Y - \ ' ' "Nts •r. '^l-.- ATTACK AND CAPTURE OF CHAPO. The Gazette, of Tuesday night, contains a dispatch from Sir Hugh Gough, giving an account of the attack and capture of Chapo, in China, by her Majesty's naval and military forces. After d escr ibi ng t h e c it y an d it s fortifications and explaining his plan of attack, Sir Hugh proceeds to give an account of his operations. " The right column which I accompanied, landed first, and occupied a com man di ng h e i g ht, w ithout opposition, covering the disembarkation of the remainder of the force : when the whole were landed and formed, I directed Colonel Schoedde supported by the artillery under Lieut-Colonel Montgomerie in furtherance of the views I have already announced, to move as rapidly as possible round the base of the heights, so as to get into the rear of the enemy, and cut off its commu nication with the city. which now appeared within the ra nge of heights already described, while the right column was di rected to mount the summit, successively attacking the several works and joss houses as they proceeded. The com bined attack on both flanks commenced at the same moment, the steamers shelling the breast works in th e cen t re. It afforded me the greatest satisfaction, as I crowned each succeeding height, to find my mos t sangu i ne h opes realized by the rapid but collected movements of the left column, under Colonel S c h oe dd e, pass i ng b etween the heights and the city, and obliging the enemy, instead of retreating on it, to move along the heights, which were now, one after she other, carried b y t h e r i g h t column with the usua l spirit displayed by the corps composing it. The whole of the enemy's troops soon bec ame a mass o f f ug i t i ves, t h row i ng away their arms, and flyi ng i n every d i rection, w i t h t h e ey ception fi n di ng of 300, who, themselves surrounded, took possession of a ho use an d e n c l osure, wh i ch they d e f en d e d with wonderful obstinacy, and would not surrender until the house was in flames from our rockets and breached by powder bags, which were judiciously placed by Capt. Pears, when not above fifty, and those mostly wounded, could be induced to submit as pri soners. D ur i ng these operat i ons, I w i tnesse d, with much satisfaction, the alacrity with which Capt. Simp son, of the Rifl e C ompany, M a d ras N a ti ve I n f an t ry , b roug ht up his company, and the spirited manner in which the sepoys pressed the enemy, keeping up the communication between the two column s . P erce i v i ng th a t th e enem y h a d d es t ro y e d th e bridge leading to the east gate, I directed the left column to occupy a height close to and commanding the southeast angle of the city wall, and Lieut.-Col. Montgomerie, with his usual good judgment and alacrity, soon brought his guns into action, effectually covering our advance on this point. I directed the Rifles to occupy the houses close to the wall, to cover the grenadiers of the 55th, under Bt.-Major M`Lean, and a body of Sappers with scaling ladders, and the walls were soon in the possession of the left column. I deem it right here to observe, that I was much assisted in crossing this canal by Captain Watson, of her Majesty's ship Modesto, who joined me at the moment with a few seamen from that ship. Having collected the force on the wall, Sir W. Parker, with the sea men and marines, soon joined me, and we moved round the city, when I bad the several gates occupied. Perceiving a body of the enemy in retreat towards Hong-choo, I directed the 55th to pursue, and bring them to action if possible; but having had to make the circle of the walls (three miles), as I did not wish to move the force into the city until the gates were occupied, the Chinese had got so much in advance, that Major Fawcett could only come up with the stragglers ; but it had the good effect of obliging most of this body to throw away their arms and disperse. It is so easy for a Chinaman to divest himself of the appearance of a soldier, that I have no doubt many escaped by throwing off the outward uniform by which alone they are distinguished from the peasantry. I found the walls not so high, or in such good order, as I an ticipated from the importance of the place. The Chinese had but few guns, or even gingals, mounted on them. " Notwithstanding, we have found several arsenals, with all kinds of arms and ammunition, together with a foundry and a gunpowder manufactory, which, of course, I have or dered to be destroyed, merely taking off the few (11) brass guns. The Chinese appear to have placed all their reliance on the positions on the heights, and possibly on the supposi tion of the impracticability of landing a large force within the influence of such extraordinary currents. " Chapo has this peculiarity, that about a fourth of the city is separated from the rest by a wall, within which alone the Tartars reside. This has much the appearance and arrange ment of our native cantonments, but that the houses are in finitely superior. Every male adult would appear to be a soldier, as in every house two or three matchlocks, with a quantity of swords, bows, and arrows, were found. This would appear to be a Mantchoo privilege, as the Chinese troops have theirs collected in arsenals. " The strength of the Chinese force it is difficult to esti mate. From the best sources of information, I would say they had about 8000 menin the city and on the heights, 1700 of whom were Mantchoo Tartars. I calculate their loss to be about from 1200 to 1500 men." The loss of the British troops was 9 killed and 51 wounded. HORTICULTURE, 15-c. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. As winter is now fast approaching, we would wish to im presson the minds of our readers the great benefit that is derived by covering the roof s o f f orc i ng -h ouses w ith som e material to prevent the escape of heat by ra di a ti on , w hich is sometimes so great that it is necessary to keep a much stronger artificial temperature in the house than would otherwise be required, and this at no time i s b ene fi c i a l t o veg etation ; we would, therefore, strongly recommend covering of some kind to all forcing-houses. Preparations may now be made for fuchsias, camellias, aloysia citriodora, (lemon-scented ver bena,) and things of th a t ki n d d ur i ng the approaching winter. In many parts of the south of England, and other situations near the sea, such plants will live and flourish without any kind of protection ; but about London and other inland places they are generally much injured by the severity of the winter. Many plants will live out of doors, about Edinburgh for ex ample, that are invariably destroyed in the gardens in the neighbourhood of London ; hence the amateur who resides near the sea, has the means of growing many beautiful spe cies, which others, who live in the same degree of latitude, but in places more inland, cannot manage to preserve. There are various materials which are used for their preservation ; but the principal object is to keep the plants dry, as well as to protect them from the cold ; for it is well known that they will endure a much lower degree of temperature without in jury, if the ground is dry below them • and if the stems are kept dry, than when planted in a wet soil and exposed to the rain. Deciduous plants, such as fAchsias, may be tied to gether as soon as the leaves have fallen, the ground above their roots may be covered with litter, and the stems thatched over with dry straw. Evergreen plants, like camellias, can be well protected with stakes and mats, or some other mate rial of that description, having a door which opens to the north, and which can be opened and shut at pleasure; but things of that kind should always be placed in the warmest and most sheltered situation. Leaves, ashes, old tan, and many other articles are all useful, and can be got together now . for the protection of herbaceous plants. The branches of evergreens are also extremely useful to tie against plants on walls, when there are no means of protecting the ends of their branches. VEGETABLE GARDEN. Artichokes.—Cat down any remaining flower-stalks, re move a few of the large outer leaves, and cover the roots with dry litter or old tan ; it is a common practice to earth them up with the soil between the plants, but one which we en tirely disapprove of. Beet.—Take up the roots carefully, and having cleared them of leaves, preserve them in sand, in the same manner as carrots. _ Brocoli.—The Cape varieties, which are now heading, must be secured from frost after they are formed. Cucumbers.—Keep them securely tied to the trellis, and the shoots stopped as before recommended; slightly syringe them every fine clear day, and give air at all favourable opportunities. French Beans.—Another sowing should now be made ; keep the first crop duly supplied with water; this must be particularly attended to when they are in flower, for, it allowed to get dry at that time, the whole of the blossom will fall off without setting. Lettuce.—Give air at every favourable opportunity, more particularly to the young plants : the cabbage varieties in tended for winter use will not need it so freely. Mushrooms.—When the medium of heating a house is by flues, maintain a moist atmosphere by frequently sprinkling them : pans of water should also he placed on them. Parsnips.—lt is generally more convenient to have them taken up ane, stored in the roots-cellar, than digging them up as wanted. It should, therefore, be immediately attended to. _ _ ... Potatoes.—ln mild and very favourable situations a few may be planted to come in for early use; but there are few places this will apply to. Rhubarb.—Clear away the decayed leaves, and cover the crowns of the roots with old tan, or any sort of loose litter. Scorzenera and Salsify may now be taken up and pre served as are other culinary roots. Manures should now be got opt out of the framing-ground on to the vacant spaces in the kitchen-garden, and immedi ately afterwards dug in : every portion of this department should now be free from weeds. ~_ -•~ FRUIT GARDEN. Pinery.—Those plants which were placed in their winter quarters at the time of potting will probably require an addi tion of fresh tan between the pots, where they were only partially plunged; and if the plants are far distant from the glass, it will be well to raise them at the same time. Vinery.—During the dull damp weather, a little fire should be made every morning, so as to slightly warm the flues of the houses containing ripe grapes, giving air at the same time ; the fruit should be closely examined frequently, as one bad • berry will, in a short time, spoil the bunch. Peach-house.—lf the lights are still off any of the early houses, it will now be necessary to get them on ; indeed, it is advisable to have the lights on all the houses before bad weather sets in. All the air possible should be given. Proceed with the planting of fruit trees; spread the roots out carefully, and close the soil above them with the hand ; never shake the tree up and down, as is sometimes done, as it disarranges the roots very materially. Root-prune fruit trees where they ar e growing very luxuriantly, or take them entirelyas up and replant them. Gather any remaining fruits, such s quinces, medlars, walnuts, &c. Stove. —It - FLOWER-GARDEN. requires the utmost vigilance to keep the plants in this department free from insects ; every opportunity should be taken advantage of, when out-door work cannot water, or a soft brus h clean the plants, either with a sponge and that will no t i n j ur e the leaves. Greenhouse and co faced, sometimes droair ereatoey.—Plants, when fresh sur without an apparent cause ; this arises f ro m nothing more than ther9ot s b e i ng ver y d r y—the fresh s oil absorbing most of the moisture and the root escaping between the pot and the bal p lo f plants the earth. This is usually b rou ght on by surfacing the ias when d r y ; as s oon, there fore, as the consequences a reobserved , the plant should be to w e t t h e b a ll o f ear th exa mined, and sufficient water given thoroughly. Pits wet or c and Frames. — old should be by Ev takery en plan in t : give th atisliable to be injured air freely every m ild trees and shrubs, day. and g o ubs, and with Proceed diligently with planting se w ve ei r r .t garden ; all alterations in the pleasyre ground severity of the protect those plants that will not stand the winter; keep the lawn neatly mown at this seas this depends, in a great measure, tNe neatness o f it th as on rough the summer. —............. ADVANTAGE OF BF.FRIENDING A NEIGHBOUR. - 1 0 18 11 George Wilson, of Biddick, in t his county, emigrated to North America, having previously borrowed 20s. from Th os . Robson, a neighbour, to assist him in effecting that object, under a promise to remember him if ev er he had it i n his power. Robson was then a banksman ; but he has lately been employed pumping water in Cassop pit. On . Monday week he received a letter from the executors of in forming him that he had recently died at Philadelphia, 'United States, and bequeathed him money an d property to the value of about £7,000 ! The party who has reaped this ample re turn for ins generosity, is now about 70 years of age ; but — lucky woman !--about half a year ago he married a female not more than 40.—Durham Chronicle. GRAMMAR Scitoots.—By the 3rd and 4th Victoria, cap. 77, it is thus provided :—"\ 7 l hereas in Grammar schools the term' Grammar' has been construed to have reference only to dead languages, Greek and Latin, and such schools hav ing ceased to afford a substantial fulfilment of the intentions of the founders, courts of equity shall be empowered to make orders, extending the system of education to other useful branches of literatur e and science, in addition to the Greek and Latin languages, and the right of admission into any school, and to establish schemes for the application of its revenues ; any special visito r to he heard on the matters in question previous to the making such orders. The present schoolmasters are hot to b e a ff ected, but to be at liberty to resign on receiving such Pension as shall seem reasonable to The goys-pers." '- BRAZILIAN TARIFF. I,V subjoin a tra ns l a ti on o f t h e i nstruct i ons i ssue d b y th e Brazilian Government to the commissioners appointed to prepare the new tariff on goods imported into that country. The report of the commissioners would be presented to the Brazilian Chambers at their meeting on the Ist of January, which shows that it is not intended to make any change in the existing import duties before that time : " BRAZILIAN TARIFF.—The instructions given by the Ministers of Finance, Viscount d' Abrantes, to the commis sioners (45 in number, divided into nine sections), assigns to each section a different description of goods, wares, or merchandise, and are expressed as follows, viz. : " Art. I. The commissioners altogether, or divided into sections, shall hold their conferences or meetings in one of the offices at the Custom-house, at such times as the chair man of the commission shall appoint ; and the collector of the customs shall render every assistance in his power to for ward the labours of the commission, when requested to do so by the chairman. " 11. Any member not being able to continue his atten dance shall intimate the same to the chairman, who shall re port to the Treasury, pointing out at the same time a proper person to fill the situation. " 111. In settling the new tariff the respective sections shall describe as accurately as possible, and classify all the productions and merchandise, general objects of commerce. " IV. The commission shall arrange in alphabetical order the names of all goods, wares, and merchandise, according to their respective classes, and prepare an index, specifying the page where they are to be found in the tables of the tariff. " V. The amount of duty (not being less Than 2 per cent., nor more than 60) shall be stated opposite each article of produce or merchandise described and classified in the said tables. " VI. The duties to which the produce and merchandise to be imported for home consumption, re-exported, or trans shipped, shall be subject, shall be calculated (with such ex ceptions only as may be found expedient) according to the weight of solids, to the contents of liquids, and to the number of such as can be readily counted. " VII. A table shall be annexed to the tariff of the tares to be allowed on all goods, &c., which cannot or ought not to be weighed seperate from the packages or casks in which they are contained. " VIII. That in apportioning the duties the commissioners must attend— "l. To their being articles of greater or less necessity to the community at large, or to the comfort of certain classes of the con =GM " 2. To t,,e i.ac,tity or difficulty of smuggling the same. " 3. To the propriety of encouraging articles the produce of the country, or manufactured in it, or even of such as may in time become a substitute for those coming from abroad. _ • . _ _ _ _ " To the utmost facility in calculating respective duties, so as not to impede the clearing the same through the different departments of the Custom-house. " IX. The commissioners are required to lav down rules by which the officers employed in the Custom-house ought to be governed in the following cases : " 1. If the article or merchandise should be omitted in the tariff. "2. If any dispute should arise between the Custom officers and proprietors or consignees of any goods, as to their classification or amount of duties they ought to pay. "X. The commissioners are also required to propose any other measures they may consider necessary or expedient for the more efficacious and ready collection of His Impe. rial Majesty's revenue of customs, and at the same time cal culated to promote the natural course of commercial improve ment and augmentation." The two chief articles in the above are Nos. V. and VIII. By No. V. it is shown, that no differential duties are con templated in favour of or against any country. By the sub divisions of No. VIII. it is shown, however, that some in tentions exist of levying protective duties for the encourage ment of the home manufacturers. The effect which the mis sion of Mr. Ellis may produce in that respect may possibly depend on the concessions he may be authorized to make regarding the admission of Brazil sugars to British ports. STAVES.—The poems of the Cymri were graven upon small staves or rods, one line upon each face of the rod ; and the old English word stave, as applied to a stanza, is probably a relic of the practice which in the early ages prevailed in the west. In the east we shall find the custom still subsisting • the slips of bamboo, upon which the inhabitants of the In dian Archipelago now write or scratch their compositions with a bodkin, are substantially the same with our ancient staves.—Palgrave's History of the Anglo Saxons. DISFRANCHISEMENT OF A WHOLE PARISH.—Owing to neglect on the part of the overseers of Old Shoreham, in not delivering in lists to the revising barristers, the whole of the freeholders of this parish have been deprived of their borough votes. The franchise here is unique; the free holders of the Rape of Bramber join with the burgesses of the old borough of New Shoreham in returning members. The overseer neglecting to deliver in a list of the old voters, they were all disfranchised. The list created by the Reform Act was properly delivered and was revised.—Globe. A WARLIKE FAMILY.—There are five brothers named Keegan, now residing in and about this town, who entered the army about thirty years since, and served in various parts of the world, and particularly in the Peninsula, where they were in several engagements. These five veterans have lately returned to their native country in perfect health, and are in the enjoyment of good pensions. They bore excellent cha racters, and honourable mention is made of them by the several officers they served under.—Carloto Sentinel. TOBACCO.—The New Act of Parliament against the adul teration of Tobacco comes into full operation on Tuesday the Ist of November. By this act the officers of excise have power to examine the stocks of dealers as well as of manufacturers ; to seize all adulterated tobacco found therein ; and to levy a fine of £2OO on the person in whose possession it is dis covered. It is understood that this law will be strictly en forced, and we, therefore, deem it proper to acquaint dealers with the heavy penalties imposed, in order to caution them against any inducements which may be held out to them to purchase a spurious article, by it being offered at a reduced price. TREATMENT OF LUNATICS IN TURKEY.—The miserable state in which lunatics are kept calls for severe reprehension ; it is disgraceful to the Turkish Government, an opprobrium on Turkish humanity. In cold cells in the winter season (there was snow on the ground when I saw them), with barred unglazed windows, the poor men are chained by the neck to the wall by a heavy iron chain about six feet in length —a space to which their exercise is limited. No medical aid is afforded them. They are open to the public gaze, and subject to irritation of an aggravated kind from mischievous boys and lads, who, as I witnessed, seemed to take pleasure in tormenting them, making even by blows the violent egibly furious. In co n si s te n cy with th e i r t rea t men t, th e i sane establishment is contiguous to a menagerie ; one has to pass through the yard containing the cages in which a few wild beasts are exhibited, to enter that in which are the cells of the lunatics; and the payment for both is the same.—Dr. Davy's lonian Islands, Turkey, &c. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.—We have heard of another rupture in China, but it is said that the power of Poo Loo will be resorted to for cementing it. It is rumoured that an attempt will be made to rivet the different fractions into which the service of China is now divided, but this, we think, is impossible. The great Khan wants a handle, and until this is found there can be no reasonable hope of adjustment. Our Indian letters put us in possession of Indian ink to the 22d, and our news is, consequently, of the same dark com plexion as before. Our Seville correspondent sends us oranges to the latest moment at which our express was made up, but we are very sorry to say that we find considerable asperity in every quarter. Our letters from Egypt have not arrived; but, on enquiry at the Egyptian-hall, in Piccadilly, we ascertained that affairs in that quarter were going on as smoothly as the best friends of the land of the pyramids had any reason to anticipate.—Punch. A GYPSEY FUNERAL.—For some time a numerous tribe of gypsies have pitched their tents in Cut Fledge-road, Little Coggeshall. One of the party died last week. As soon as life was extinct much ceremony was observed. The body was dressed in a Scotch plaid gown, silk stockings, and satin shoes ; wax tapers were burnt, and the remains lay in state. Instructions for the funeral were given to Mr. Clements, the undertaker, and no expense was spared to render it most respectable in every respect. The coffin was of fine oak, studded with gilt nails, and bore a brass plate, upon which was engraved " Cecilia Chilcott—Died Sept. 29, 1812, aged 28 years." On Sunday last the funeral took place, and her remains were interred in the parish churchyard, by the Rev. W. Wieson, curate, in the presence of nearly 5,000 persons. The pall was supported by four respectably dressed females deeply veiled, and about 30 of the tribe followed, dressed in black, the men wearing black cloth cloaks. The greatest de corum was observed by the whole party, and a more respec table funeral, we understand, has not been seen in the town for many years. We are credibly informed, that in the coffin were placed by the side of the body, the deceased's watch and a purse of money, for the protection of which a person is appointed to watch the grave for some weeks. The father of the deceased, attributing the death of his daughter to the removal by the police, threatens to take legal proceeding against the parties.—Chelmsford Chronicle. A WHEELING ARTICLE.—Going to dinner the other day we saw a little codger, about two years old, sitting in a wheelbarrow and trying to wheel himself. it struck us that many people in this world are often caught in the same act, and we shall always think hereafter—when we see a bu siness man trusting everything to his clerks, and continually seeking his own amusement—always absent from his count ing-house, and yet expecting to get along, he's sitting in a wheelbarrow, and trying to wheel himself. When we see a professional man better acquainted with everything else than his profession, always starting some new scheme, and never attending to his calling, his wardrobe and credit will soon designate him as sitting on a wheelbarrow, and trying to wheel himself. When we see a farmer with an over-abun dance of " hired help," trusting everything to their manage ment, his fences down, implements out of repair, and land suffering for want of proper tillage—too proud or too lazy to off coat and go to work—he's sitting in a wheelbarrow trying to wheel himself. When we see a mechanic run half a square every day to borrow a newspaper, and may be have to wait ten or fifteen minutes before he can get it, we sus pect that the time he loses would soon pay the subscription, and consider him sitting in a wheelbarrow, and trying to wheel himself. When we see a man busily engaged in cir culating scandal concerning his neighbour, we infer that he his pretty deep in the mud himself, and sitting in a wheel barrow, and trying to wheel himself out.—Wheeling Gazette. COLLIF.ION.—We take the following account of this acci dent from a document made out and signed b • ii (passengers on board the steamer at the time :—On the evening of Fri day last, about half-past seven o'clock, as the Sovereign was proceeding on her trip north, and while off the Boilers of Buchan, between Aberdeen and Peterhead, the mate on the look-out descried a schooner, with every stitch of canvass set, bearing hard down on her larboard bow. The steamer had two lights burning, one at the foremast, and the other at the mainmast. The night, though dark, was clear. The mate, on the watch, as soon as he perceived the danger, instantly cried out to the man at the wheel to port his helm, which be did, and the vessel's course was altered at least eight points. The helmsman of the schooner, instead of porting his helm, as he should have done, put it to starboard. Theth schooner, consequently, ran down on the broadside of board th carrying steamer,. striking her on the larboard paddle-box, and which away with her bowsprit one of the steamer's boats, were enoughratosle a e s stoved in and knocked into the sea. The scene on i w a i g t hofhitshue sateaaltn p e r r om at this ti moment was dreadful. Thescream_ that no material damage passengers and the shouting of the sailors g t e u prom ptitude, h h a e v e i n n appal the stoutest heart. Captain Phillips, g sa fi st r a s i t ne c d on h i y in t e h e e d and allayed the fears their safety, pr ocee : i f his steamer, himself passengers by full assurances of, to see what effects the collision had had on the schooner, the crew of which w ere cr yi ng ou t th a t there were four f eet of water in th e h o ld, th at s h e was filli ng, and begging Captai n Phillips do, se n d a b oa t t o th e i r assist ance. This was immedia tely proceedo e r, and the mate a n d some of the steamer's crew to ascertain in what con dition she was. They fo un d that th e bowsprit and jiboom had been carried away, and other damage done, whi c h cou ld not exactly be ascertained ; but the av erred that she was sinking, and hastily jumped and the c r e w jumped i n t o th e steamer's boat, threatening to a b an d •on the vessel. On Captain Phillips learning that there was a very valuable of oil on board , he induced the master and men to stay by tow cargo their vessel, and he would sen d a hauser on boardao her into Aberdeen. T his, after some persuasion, they were nw induced to do, and the schooner was made fast to the steamer and towed into the aforesaid harbour, though it delayed the Sovereign nearly ten hours.--Inverness Courier. THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES. (From the Standard.) Some very important circumstances are now working in an under -current, which will materially co-operate in pro ducing the beneficial results in the revival of our manufac tures, aimed at by the recent tariff. The same cause that led to the depreciation in price and character of many of our cotton and silk manufactures, viz., competition by manufac turers to undersell each other, by supplying rubbish, and which has been so ably exposed in the House of Commons, had many years previously entirely destroyed our export trade in watches, and very considerably depreciated the borne trade. A select committee of the House of Commons sate upon this sublect in the year 1818, and it appears from the report that in 1796 the number of gold and silver watch cases marked in Goldsmiths'-hall amounted to 191,678; while in the year 1816 the gradual reduction had brought that number down to 102,112, exhibiting a diminution of 89,566, or nearly one •half, and it further appears from the last edition of M'Culloch's Dictionary of Commerce, that that number was reduced in 1841 to less than 100,000. In one township alone, in Lancashire, called Prescot, in which the manufacture of the movements of watches was the staple, there were in 1821, 859 families employed in handicrafts, whilst in 1831, from the re:ltufacture of watches being utterly destroyed, that as reduced to only 540. That which this country has lost, Switzerland has chiefly gained ; and it is proved that England is, in this respect, tributary to the continent—that every year the quantity of foreign watches sold in London, and in the principal towns of the three kingdoms, is more than tenfold the amount of those manufactured in England. This great injury to our manufactures and loss to our trade is likely speedily to have an end, a gentleman, who has devoted 20 years of his life to this subject, having made a variety of machines by which an incredible number of watches, of every variety of size, may be made in a day. By one of the machines 300 perfect plates can be produced in a day; by another the same quantity of barrels; by five machines the requisite number of centre, third, and fourth wheels (crossed, polished, and cut), with balances for 300 movements. By another 200 pinions can be cut and rounded ; by another the holes are drilled, the tapping, the screw-holes, the various parts in the plate are sunk, planting the depths and escape ments, &c., and all with such exactness as cannot be excelled; another for the making and polishing of pivots, &c. Four other machines will be sufficient for making pivots for 50 movements a-day ; and to add to these, there are 20 other machines for every description of work connected with the watch-making, and which altogether constitute a set. The inventor has submitted these machines to the scrutiniz ing inspection of the most experienced makers of chronome ters and watches in London, and not one has expressed a doubt of the work so produced being incomparably superior to that done in the usual way. Among other distinguished names in the trade we have observed those of Mr. Barwise, Mr. Earnshaw, Mr. Hewett, Mr. Vieyres, Messrs. Frod sham and Co., with about a hundred watchmakers in the country, who, with the Duke of Hamilton and Mr. Howell (of the firm of Howell and James) at their head, are engaged in carrying out the great and national object of restoring this lost and important manufacture to England, by means that, while they greatly lessen the price, will improve the quality, and entirely undersell our foreign rivals, and be very largely profitable to all parties concerned. The subject •?.s now in the hands of the Attorney-General. It is a remarkable fact, that although Magna Charta is considered as the foundation of British liberty, there is not a single ward about " liberties" in it. STRANGE FELLOWSHIP.—A handsome Scots church has lately been built in Woolwich; close to this is now in course of erection a Roman Catholic chapel ; between these edifices, as it apparently to connect the church of John Knox with that of his Holiness the Pope, stands a large gin palace, called the Gun. Any person visiting Woolwich may observe this fact near the store guard-room. SHOWER OF BUTTER.—The following extraordinary letter appears in the Cork Examiner :—"Dunmanway , Septem ber 17th, 1842. Sir—Please to publish in your widely cir culated columns, that a shower of butter has been falling every night since the 14th instant on the land of Drundrasdal, near Dunmanway; it covers a span of about an acre of land. The peasants assemble every morning to collect the butter to cure disease ; in some instances effectual cures have been made.—Yours very truly, James Scanlan, Secretary to the Dunmanway Temperance Society."—[This beats Yankee miracles hollow !] TAMWORTH, OCT. 17.—Buckland, Dr. Lyon Playfair, the translator of Liebig, and Mr. George Stephenson, the civil engineer, are on a visit to Drayton Manor. Sir Robert Peel invited his principal tenants and the leading agriculturists in the neighbourhood to meet them at breakfast, in order that they might profit by the opportunity of personal intercourse with men of so much eminence. A party of nearly 30 per sons were assembled. Conversations took place in the course of the morning of the most interesting nature on various sub jects connected with the improvement of agriculture —on the necessity of draining, as the foundation of all other improve ments—on the use of lime as a manure—on the feeding of cattle—and the importance of warmth as well as food, &c., &c., The party separated about two o'clock, having derived the greatest satisfaction from their visit.—Standard. GOSSIP OF HIGH PLACES.—A strange story has reached us, of so painful and delicate a nature, that it is with extreme reluctance that we allude to it at all ; but, as the matter in volves royal and public, as well as private considerations, we should consider that we had failed in our duty to the public were we to preserve total silence on the subject. The " mis hap," we are informed, relates to one of the most noble fami lies in England, and the other party in% olved is of still higher rank. The Queen, we understand, has been appealed to, as the circumstances of the case imperatively demand that the injury should be atoned for by a speedy marriage. The father of the " irresistible" is said to be on this point inexorable. But we must refrain, in the present state of the proceedings, from saying more on so delicate a subject, involving, as it does, consequences so important, social, political, and royal. —The British Queen. A law suit, which had been pending 300 years, has just been concluded at Berlin by the Court of Supreme Justice. In this suit figured as witness the celebrated Comte d'Egmont, decapitated at Brussels in 1563, by order of the Duke of Alba. The parties pleading were the families of Arenberg and Manderscheid, and thetause was a sum of 200,000 thalers, (750,000 f.,) which the former claimed in virtue of the stipu lations of a marriage concluded in 1517. Not less than 18 tribunals have been occupied with this case, and latterly that of Munster. The judgment of the Berlin Court has been, that the Manderscheid family should pay the sum claimed, but without interest, and that the expenses, amounting to about a half more than the original sum, should be equally divided. In this case the old Saxon proverb holds good, that " in gaining our suit we lose our money." An account is given, in n . letter fro m th e H ague 1 5 th inst., of an atrocious case; of The persons. ) accused of this crime are the nPy , ilevc of the victim and the wife of the former. Their uncio, ery aged man, lived at the Hague, and they were his heirs. The uncle received from them, as a present, a pie, which, it appears, contained a quantity of arsenic. Almost immediately after partaking of it he be came ill, and died. His wife and a female servant, who also ate some of the pie, were, at the date of the account, dangerously ill. The nephew was formerly a surgeon in the French army. Since his arrest it has been ascertained that, some time ago, he had fraudulently appropriated to his own use a sum of 8000 florins, which had been placed in his hands by his uncle for the purpose of being invested in a bank. The murder was, therefore, intended as well to prevent the dis clovery of this crime, as to hasten the period when he was to inherit the fortune of the uncle. MARRIAGE OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA OF CAMBRIDGE.—The preliminaries for the mar riage of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of Cam bridge have been finally arranged, and the nuptial ceremony will take place at no very distant period. His Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Windsor, on Wed nesday last, for the purpose of communicating this interest ing fact to her Majesty. The future husband of the princess is his Royal Highness the hereditary Grand Duke of Meek lenburgh Strelitz, the eldest son of the reigning Duke George V. The Queen's royal and illustrious uncle, after partaking of luncheon with her Majesty, left Windsor Castle in the afternoon for Kew. It is expected that the ceremony will take place on the continent. The bridegroom elect was born on the 17th of October, 1819, consequently has just entered his 24th year. The Princess Augusta is in her 21st year. NOBLE CHARITY.—The other day a poor man went to inter his child at the parish church not a hundred miles from Batley. When the burial service was over the man followed the vicar into the vestry, as is usual with persons in his sta tion of life, to pay the fees. On arriving there, however, it came out that he had gone to ask the rev. gentleman to give him credit till the Saturday evening following ; which request was granted accordingly ; and on the Saturday, as good as his word, he went to pay his dues. The vicar commended him for punctuality and honesty, but questioned him as to why be did not see him at church on a Sunday. The man replied—" Because I have not a coat and waistcoat fit to come in." The worthy and rev. gentleman made no more to do, but instantly pulled off his own coat and waistcoat, and gave them to the man, who now makes his appearance with the rest of his neighbours to worship God in his holy sanc tuary.—Doncaster Gazette.—[The name of this truly cha ritable man should not have been withheld by our provincial contemporary.] THE ATLAS PRIZE ESSAY.—It will be remembered that the proprietors of the Atlas newspaper recently offered pre miums of £lOO, £5O, and £25, for the three best essays on the causes of, and the remedies for, the distress existing in the country. At the time the announcement was made, a doubt was suggested whether, on a subject which might be supposed to embrace so many and so important political considerations, it would be possible to find a tribunal suffi ciently free from a natural bias to be able to give a decision on the intrinsic merit of the essays offered, independent al together of the principles on which their arguments might be based. That doubt will in a great measure be dispelled by a glance at the names of four out of five of the adjudica tors of the proposed rewards. They are—Sir David Brew ster, D.C.L., F.R.S., Vice-President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Principal of the United Colleges of St. Salvator's, St. Leonard's, and St. Andrew's ; Mr. Herman Merivale, M.A., of Balliol College, 0:;ford, late Professor of Political Ecororny in that University ; Mr. Geo. Pryme, M.A., Professor of Political Economy, and late Fellow of Trinity College, in the University of Cambridge; and Mr. John Wilson, Professor of Moral Philosophy and of Political Economy, in the University of Edinburgh. The formal consent of the fifth adjudicator has not yet been obtained, but when his name is published h e w ill b e found to be of equally high reputation with the above gentlemen. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. --The directors of this rail way met at Derby, on Tuesday and Wednesday, and would meet again yesterday and t o -d ay (F r id ay), to examine item by item the details of the reductions and alterations proposed by the committee of shareholders. We have already stated that the report of the committee proposed reductions to the amount of £17,788, on an establishment which, at the date of the 6th of August, appeared to cost in salaries and wages £40,610 a year (the goods department in which the salaries and wages are about £3,600, not bein g i nc l u d e d i n th i s £40,610, because it was not e xam in ed int o b y t h e committee.) We also stated that the directors had themselves already made, or given notice of reductions amounting to from £5,000 to £6,000, from the £40,610. We believe we may now say that the directors have gone into the reductions proposed by the committee with a determination to adopt all which in their view can be adopted with prudence ; and that they are likely to recommend reductions to the extent of several thousand pounds beyond those which they had pre viously contemplated. The are also lik e l y to approve of some important consolidations and changes in the offices of the company. There will still, we apprehend, remain a rather wide difference between the directors and the com mittee, arising partly out of the former acting on the pl an of keeping up the engines in a state of perfect repair, whilst the latter think it cheaper to let them wear out and renew th em more frequently. The plan of keeping the engines in perfect repair of course requires a larger establishment; and it is a question whether this is in the long run more or less expensive than the frequent purchase of new engines. If we a re not misinformed, both the directors and committee are agreed on the necessity of giving greater vigour, authority, and un i ty, t o the management. When the directors have completed th e i r revision, it is probable that they will lay before the share holders the report of committee, together with the de tails of the present e4abltshments, specifying the reductions proposed by the committee, and the reductions approved of by themselves. It then remain for the shareholders, who will b e convened in spec i a l genera l meeting, to decide between the two. It must, however, be most satisfactory to the shareholders that the directors are likely to give their sanction to reductions of so large an amount.—Leeds Mercury. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1842. A correspondent, who dates from Great George's Ward, takes upon himself to charge us with having, by the course which we have pursued towards the retiring members for that ward and West Derby, introduced unseemly disunion amongst the conserva tive party. In refutation of this charge, we purpose now directing a few remarks; but first we must draw attention to the erroneous views which our corre spondent appears to entertain with respect to the duties of an honest press, because we apprehend that he is not the only individual in the community by whom such unsound views are held. We are not bound, as our correspondent supposes, to trim our course as public journalists by an absolute and slavish deference to the views or the ease of any section of the conservative party. We are not placed in our present position, as public instructors—we are not invested with the confidence of a large and in fluential section of our fellow-townsmen—for the mere purpose of securing a conservative majority in the Council, or the return of conservative members for the borough. The object of our care is the carrying out of conservative measures in the Council. It is our bounden duty to offer our counsel, not only in the choice of those measures, but in the selection of the parties by whom they are to be advocated and adopted. We must support conservative principles; and, above all, we must see that the conservative majority of the Council and the borough is not perverted to the ad vancement of principles of a character diametrically opposite. In performing these duties we have never, as alleged by our correspondent, presumed to " dictate" to the party whose opinions we presume to represent. But if it be " dictation" to remonstrate when we see that party supporting unworthy men or unworthy measures for expediency's sake, then we have offended, and shall continue to offend. We would not wantonly peril the interests which, as conservatives, we hold dear, for " fag ends of principle"—for a trifling good, or for unworthy and petty quarrels with the conduct of individual members of the conservative party. But when we see blows being struck against the heart of conservatism, by the hands of men, in whose elevation to the power to injure we have ourselves aided, no consideration, short of the danger of upsetting the entire fabric of our strength in the borough, shall induce us to postpone the performance of our duty — the raising of our warning voice as a shield of defence against those sacred interests which we deem to be endangered. And now for the particular charge against us, as havin g _ It the course which we have pursued with respect ' > Messrs. Smith and Robinson, created dis union amongst the conservatives of the borough. We throw back that charge against these gentlemen themselves, and their small knot of supporters. The conservative party, in the Council and in the borough, were almost unanimous upon the education question. It was, in fact, the question upon which, above all others, they were agreed. Who, then, created dis union amongst them with respect to that question. Why JOHN SMITH, the member for West Derby Ward, by his celebrated proposition, that the Council should devote a portion of its funds to the purpose of affording POPISH EDUCATION to the children of popish parents ! What was the comment of a con servative contemporary — (now inclined to deprecate any opposition to that gentleman, and to treat an adherence to conservative and sound Church of England principles upon the education question, as a stickling for the " fag ends of principle" and the " cheese-parings of conservatism")—upon the propo sition in question ? It was this —we quote from the Liverpool Mail of the 4th of December, 1841 : " His" (John Smith's) "conduct in the council, on Wed nesday last, is altogether inexcusable : first, because Mr. John Smith is not the man to offer any dogmatical opinion in reference to a strictly religious question ; and secondly, be cause Mr. John Smith is the last man who should attempt to CREATE DISSENSION IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY" ! This question, then, involving the " fag'end of prin ciple," is a " STRICTLY RELIGIOUS QUESTION ;" and the gentleman who attempted to create upon it " dis sension in the conservative party," was Mr. JOHN SMITH of West Derby Ward ! So much for the originator of disunion amongst conservatives; and proceed we to notice our share of that disunion, as it is evidenced by the contest which is now threatened in West Derby Ward. The effort of Mr. Smith and his coadjutor, Mr. Robinson, of Great George's, to introduce a system of popish education, at the expense of the Corporation, was scouted by the Council—was scouted by the united voices of the conservatives of the borough. These gentlemen had ample opportunities for reflection allowed them. They had sufficient opportunities of observing the direction of public opinion upon the education question. They could not but see that their own particular views were not in accordance with those of their own party, or of any other great party within the borough ! Yet what was the course which they pursued ? Did they offer any security whilst pre. senting themselves to the constituency for re-election, that those views, so obnoxious to the community, should not again be intruded upon the Council? Did they tell the wards of West Derby and Great George's that they were prepared, upon this vital question —this " strictly religious question"—to express the opinions of the constituency, and not their own individual crotchets ? They did no such thing. Mr. John Smith, in particular,—and with him we have princi pally to deal,—when waited upon by a deputation of the conservatives of the ward, to ascertain his opinions upon this subject, before any steps in opposition to his return were taken, expressly declared, and repeated with all possible emphasis that declaration, that his opinions had undergone no change—that he could con cede nothing upon this or any other question, even to place himself in a position to regain the confidence of his constituents ;—and then, and not till then, it was determined to bring forward another—A CONSERVA TIVE CANDIDATE. Surely the party who creates disunion amongst the conservatives of West Derby Ward—who occasions the unseemly spectacle of a contest for its representation between two professing conservatives—is the man who obstinately refuses to defer his individual crotchet, upon a question so im portant. as that of education, to the opinions not only of the ward which he aspires to represent, but those, as well of the majority of the entire borough ! The Whig-radicals of Castle-street Ward are condescend t o represent t h em in emi nently favoured! Th e y have a candidate — no, they the Town Coun c il, have no t a can did ate; hut M r . Hugh Hornhy w ill if they will submit to return him and ask no questions! incline his ear t o an hum bl e request of the gre as y The " Jupit er tonans " of the W hig arist ocracy w ill citizens of the ward, to stretch himself upon the soft cushioned chairs of the Town-hall; but he must not be taxed to waste his ambrosial sweetness upon shop keepers, tavern-keepers, and other "common fellows ;" he must not be asked to canvass, but must be taken, like a porker in a wallet, upon trust ! Really, really, gentlemen of the Whig-radical school of politics, there is " something rotten in the state of Denmark" when you are thus flouted by your• own broadcloth ! You will, nevertheless, creep like slaves to the poll, to record your " most sweet voices" in favour of THE GREAT CORIOLANIJS, who thus, in his mightiness,. looks down upon and despises you! You are but A COMMODITY after all! and will doubt less be treated as such by your fortunate purchaser. To the thoughtless observer, the "liberal" party appear to be too much occupied just now in chuckling over the fancied serious dissension amongst the Conseivative forces, to permit of the supposition that any serious opposition is meditated to the return of the Conserva tive candidates in most of the wards at the ensuing election. Arguing from the doctrine of chances, we should he disposed to adopt the same conclusion ; for certainly there never was a time in which whig-ratlical ism was in worse odour in our borough than the pre sent. But, then, the Thing has tricks, numberless, and of every hue and form. Its tactics are of the most approved and most refined order. It can cog and cozen, and dissimulate to admiration ; and how know we that its present torpor is not one of its accustomed wiles, and that whilst we imagine that, for this or that ward, we have nothing in prospect but an absolute walk-over, or an easy victory, we shall not, by a sudden revival of its dormant energies, be driven to fight, and fight hard, for a victory which we already count upon as our own ? Let the Conservative candidates and their commit tees be wise in time, and though they may see no enemy before'them, beware of the bushes! Venomous worms are fabled to have a marvellous gift of collecting their disjointed membranes together, when we imagine we have chopped them very small. India rubber, caoutchouc, or whatever the learned may call that substance, is nothing to Whiggery in its ability to endure pounding, and yet retain or recover something of its primary shape. Leather—and St. Crispinus, we think it is, who has oracularly assured us that " there's nothing like leather"—is not tougher than the hide, brass is not more brazen than the face, of this beaten, yet still insolent, faction. For ourselves, even if we saw it dead and buried with six feet in depth of strong clay over its coffin, we should scarcely go to sleep in its neighbourhood, unless we could have a stone slab of reasonable thickness screwed down over its grave ; and we would urge, therefore, upon our Conservative friends to be watchful—to be energetic—to be unsleep ing—until the first of November, at four o'clock, p.m., and then— " To supper with what appetite they may.—" We trust a good one. LOCAL NEWS. The Rev. S. Banbury, of Glossop, has been appointed to the Incumbency of St. Thomas', St. Helen's. ALTERATION OF THE HOUR OF MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.—In our report of the proceedings of the Dock Committee on Thursday last, we accidentally omitted to state that, on the motion of Mr. Molyneux, the hour of meeting was changed from twelve to one o'clock. LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—We understand that matter of very great importance will be brought forward by Rev. R. J. M'Gbee, at the meeting of the above Asso ciation to-morrow, and that a very large meeting is ex pected. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—We perceive that the Rev. F. Close, Incumbent of Cheltenham, will preach at St. Mark's Church this evening, in aid of the " Deficiency Fund" connected with the Church Missionary Association. The talents and piety of this estimable man are sufficiently well known to secure for him a numerous auditory. ARRIVAL FROM NEW YORK.—The packet-ship South America, Captain Bailey, which sailed from New York on the Ist instant, arrived at this port on Friday night. The papers brought by her are one day later from New York than those received by the Acadia, but they do not contain any news of leading interest. Mr. Venables' lecture on Pelzer's system of teaching sing. ing in classes, on Thursday evening, was attended by a gen teel audience, who expressed their approbation of the extreme simplicity of the method. A class, of about 20 young ladies, who had previously received a week's instruction in the sys tem, sang a variety of solfoggios, and a Swiss air with words, in a manner that elicited great applause. RADICAL TACTICS.—We are told that the Reform Asso ciation have given instructions to their printer to stop the press whilst working off the lists of wards with the candidates names attached, as it is their intention to bring forward gen tlemen (if they can find them) to contest St. Peter's, Pitt street, Rodney-street, Abercromby, and South Toxteth Wards. If this be true, it proves the soundness of our advice to the Conservative party, not to be asleep at their posts, lest the adversary take them by surprise. This seems to be the device at present, as only six Radical candidates are yet before the public. ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.—The spire of this church, which received so extensive a shattering during the severe thunderstorm of Tuesday, August 24th, 1841, has been com pletely rebuilt, and is again the handsomest in the town. Our readers will perhaps recollect, that the steeple of St. Martin's Church was also damaged on the same night, but the injury done was not nearly so extensive, and the repairs were proceeded with and completed in a short time after the accident. The damage to St. Michael's Church being so much greater, and the season far advanced, there was only time to pull down the shattered spire before the winter ap proached. As spring set in, however, the work was recom menced, and has just been finished. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : PORT NATAL.—The Bidston, Captain Harmer, which arrived at this port on Sunday, sailed fram the Cape of Good Hope on the lith of August. The latest accounts from Port Natal stated that tranquillity had been completely restored at that settlement. Great dissatis faction was felt by the inhabitants of the Cape at the leniency which the government bad shown in the treatment of the Boers. They thought that the rebels deserved sovere punish ment for their revolt. A subscription had been raised to re ward Captain Smith for his gallantry in the affair with the Boers, and the manner in which he had quelled the rebellion. The money had been expended in a splendid sword, which the settlers bad presented to him in due form. ROBBERY FROM A. Swor.—A young man named Thomas Jones was yesterday charged, at the Police -court, with stealing money from a shop, under the following circum stances :—Miss Harriet Mary Holmes, a very interesting young lady, said she assisted in the shop of her father, who was a biscuit-baker, in St. Ann-street. On Saturday last she had tied up a quantity of copper money in papers, and put it in the till. She went into the room behind for a short time, and feeling a draft of cold wind, went to close the door, when she saw the prisoner leaning across the counter with his hands in the drawer, and immediately afterwards she heard some copper drop from his hand. Sbe gave the alarm and had the prisoner detained, when he offered to leave two crown papers if he were allowed to go. This, of course, was not complied with, and a constable being procured, he was taken into custody. Two parcels of copper were found upon him, and were identified by the papers.—He was committed for trial. CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—At the Police Court yesterday, a Mrs. Catherine O'Neill, preferred a complaint of a serious assault upon her by a Mrs. Mary Willetts. The complainant (for whom appeared Mr. Owen) said she was a widow, and resided in Rotunda-place, Waterloo-road, and that on Thurs day last the defendant entered her house, and, without the slightest provocation, violently struck and assaulted her. An old woman, named Thompson, also spoke to the assault, for which she saw no provocation given. Mr. Davenport, for the defendant, called several respectable looking witnesses, who were neighbours of the parties, and who stated that the language of the plaintiff to the defendant was then, and on several other occasions, most shameful and aggravating. On one occasion she had told the defendant that she ought to have been tried two years ago for wilfully smothering her child, and that she then lived with a man to whom she was not married. Mr. Rushton said that gross provocation had been given, and after recapitulating the heads of the evidence, dismissed the case. ROBBERY OF A SHOE-SHOP.—It will be remembered that a man named John Hunt, Elizabeth, his wife, and a girl named Fanny Noble, his sister-in-law, were, on Thurs day last, brought up at the Police-court on a charge of being concerned in stealing a quantity of women's boots, shoes. &c., from the shop of a Mr. Bell, in St. James's-street.—as stated in our paper of Friday last. They were then remanded for further evidence, and were again brought up for final examination yesterday. A number of pawnbrokers appeared and deposed to sundry pairs of shoes and boots being pledged with them over, the last two months,—the greater part by the girl Noble, and a few by the other female prisoner. Some of the parcels were discovered through a number of pawn tickets, which were found in a glass in the male prisoner's cellar. The girl, on being apprehended, when offering them in pledge, gave a wrong name as the owner. The male pri soner, who had been emyloyed for some months as salesman in the shop of Mr. Bell, said that he was in the habit of sel ling shoes and boots to his wife, and accounting for them. It appeared, however, that although his wife had purchased some such articles, no account was made by him of those now produced—all of which were identified as the complain ant's property. The prisoners were all committed for trial at the present quarter sessions. MISS BENNETT'S BENEFIT AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL. —lt will be seen, by a glance at our advertising columns, that this accomplished and deserving young lady takes her benefit on Friday next, upon which occasion we are confident that we do not under-estimate the good taste of our fellow townsmen in predicting for her their hearty support. We have frequently had occasion to remark upon the graceful and chaste impersonations of Miss Bennett; and occasion ally to regret that the necessities under which a provincial manager labours in a town where theatricals are so little sup. ported as our own, have compelled her sometimes to under take parts for which not only her youth, but the very mer curial character of her nature, and—may we add ?—of her features, would almost incapacitate her. Even in her im personation of such parts, however, the most fastidious must have perceived great talent, and most praiseworthy anxiety to please ; whilst in those which most properly belong to her —in leading comedy especially—we have seen in her acting the germ of an excellence which must shortly place her in the first rank of the profession which she has chosen, and which —if grace and modesty can adorn it—she will adorn. The pieces chosen for her benefit on Friday are three, in which she is well calculated to appear to advantage. In the " Honey Moon," she appears as Juliana, with a cast em bracing the full strength of the company. In the " Loan of a Lover," the part of Gertrude, in which she has already been appreciated, is allotted . to her; an d, i n " S wee the ar t s and Wives," that of Eugen i a , Miss H. Gardner taking that of Laura. From the great number of friends and admirers who have taken tickets, we are warranted in saying that the, box audience will be amongst the most fashionable of the season; and, if merit and exertions to please meet any favour in the eyes of the playgoing people of the town, the other parts of the house will not show many empty benches. MR. HAMMOND'S BENEFIT.—There was an excellent house last night, on the occasion of the worthy lessee's benefit. The performances gave the utmost satisfaction, and passed off with eclat. PORTICO.—The entertaining exhibition at the Portico con tinues to attract excellent attendance. A new scene has been introduced, entitled the " City of Dresden," which, for scenic effect and variety of mechanical changes, is worth going a pilgrimage to see. APPLICATION OF A MATE FOR WAGES.—A young man named Campbell, who had been [nate of the ship Marian, Captain Campbell, applied at the Police-court, yesterday, for alleged arrears of wages to the amount of about £l4 10s. Mr. Davenport appeared for the applicant, and Mr. Snow ball for the captain. The complainant said that he had been two voyages in the ship, and that his claim was for his wages for the last voyage. He admitted that he was put off duty on the homeward passage, on the 22d September. Dinner was served in the cabin, and was found to be badly cooked. Some remark was made upon it by a passenger, on which complainant said something, and the captain accused him of taking the cook's part, which he denied. On cross-exami nation, he admitted that the captain had afterwards ordered him from the quarter forward, and that he refused, saying he would not so long as he was mate of the ship.—Mr. Snowball then said, that the conduct of the applicant, as well as that of others on board, had been most mutinous and insolent, and that he had a gentleman present, who was a passenger on board at the time, and who had been brought a long distance to testify to the facts, which were the grounds upon which payment of the wages was resisted.—A gentle man named Chevaux was called. He said he had come in the ship from Tampico to this port. He detailed several instances of insubordination on the part of the applicant, and others through his encouragement; also a scuffle between the two on the quarter-deck, in which the mate, who got his clothes torn, attempted to strike the captain. When the captain ordered him off the quarter-deck. he refused to go. The mutinous state of the crew was such, that he (witness) slept two nights with pistols under his head, lest he should be attacked.—Two of the seamen were called on behalf of the applicant, and stated that the captain got hold of him, and tore his clothes, but was not struck by him. One of them said the captain afterwards ordered him to throw the applicant's bed overboard, which he did.—Mr. Rushton said that the first duty of a mate was to obey the captain, what ever his orders were. The complainant was ordered from the quarter-deck, and refused to go. The captain then used force, which he was justified in doing, and the complainant struck at him. It would be much against the prosperity of the mercantile marine of this country if such conduct were not punished, and he should never allow any seaman who so acted to recover one shilling of his wages. The application was accordingly dismissed. THE CHARGE OF ARSON.—The examination of Thomas Henry, on the charge of setting fire to his shop in St. James'- place, was resumed on Saturday. Inspector Leverett de posed that the prisoner had stated to him on the night of the tire that he had first heard Of the fire at Everton-brow, and was unable to see a policeman to inquire where it was till he arrived at St. James'-place. This statement was at variance with one which he made to the clerk at the insurance office when making his claim, he having informed the latter that he heard of the fire in Rodney-street, and that he had got as far as Great Homer-street ere he learned where it was, when he immediately took a cab and drove to St. James'-place. William Clegg was examined upon certain dealings which the prisoner was alleged to have had with Mr. Shannon, another draper. Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Branch, auctioneers, stated that they had received goods from Mr. Henry for the purpose of being sold by auction, but they both stated that such transactions were usual with persons in the same branch of business as the prisoner, and did not occasion any surprise. John Smith, a car driver, proved that, on Friday week, about ten o'clock, the prisoner engaged his car in Scotland-place, at the stand, and told him to drive to St. James'-place to the fire. As they were going past the Adelphi, the prisoner put his head out of the window and said, " Drive a little faster, for I rather think it's my place that's on fire." Mr. Dowling intimated that this was the whole of the evidence that he had at present to offer in sup port of the accusation. Mr. James suggested that there was nothing brought forward on which the prisoner could be committed. He did not like to comment on the manner in which the case had been got up, but he thought he might very justly do so. Witnesses had been called, as it appeared to him, to prejudice the prisoner. He pointed out some discrepancies in the testimony of the police officers. particu larly that between Ormsby and Nicholson, one of whom said he saw the floor of the shop strewed with loose goods, and the other. that he saw no goods on the floor. Hence Mr. James called on the magistrates to discredit the testimony of the officers altogether, when they would take the version given by the insurance clerk as to the prisoner's statement of his movements as the true one, and then the discrepancy of the statements would no longer exist. As rerarded Mr. Shannon, the prisoner and be had had numerous bill transac tions, and he was prepared to show that the goods sent to that gentleman and to the auctioneers were to meet those bills. Mr. James afterwards called Mr. Shannon, who proved these statements of the learned counsel.—Mr. Abraham Horsefall, of St. James's-place, was called. He stated that be saw the shop door broken, and left the shop before it was fully open. When he went away, the fire was flaming fiercely all through the shop. Mr. Procter, the prisoner's assistant, said the stock was a valuable one, worth upwards of £1,000; but, on cross-examination, being questioned as to the value of particular items, he said lie could not tell • but he acknow ledged that be had kept the books, and had drawn up the statement in which the values appeared for the insurance office. Several witnesses were called, who spoke to the value of the stock ; after which Mr. Rushton, without making any observation, said the prisoner was to be remanded till Wed nesday (to-morrow). PLUCKING A GOOSE.—Thomas Roole, alias Davies, a rather genteel-looking young man, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Friday, on a charge of swindling at cards. The prisoner is well-known to the police, and has already been in custody several times for his exploits in the art of thieving. The complainant, a steady, placid, and demure-looking young man, gave his name Mark Foggott, joiner and builder, of Cheetham-hill, near Manchester. He had that morning come to Liverpool by the ten o'clock train, and on going up Manchester -street, the prisoner came up to him and asked him the way to the docks, saying that he had just arrived from Rochdale on business. As it was a cold morning the prisoner asked him to take a glass of something to drink, and both went into Mr. Whitley's, in Manchester-street. They had not been there long when another man, who had the appearance of a countryman, came in, and remarked what a bustling place Liverpool was. He was a stranger, and had just come from Billington to see a lawyer, and draw some money which an old aside had left for him. He had received ' £3O from the attorney, and had treated him and his clerks with drink to the amount of £2. The plaintiff then gave a rather lengthy description of this person's conversation as to his meeting with a handsome young woman, or lady's maid, upon whom he spent three or four pounds, and would spend more. The man (plaintiff stated) then described some card ing match he had the previous night, and then produced a pack of cards, cut them, and showed how he had played. He then got up and left the cards upon the table, stating that he would go and see the lady's maid. When he had gone, plaintiff said to the prisoner that it was a pity the man should spend all his money in the manner he intended, and that it would be much better if he put it in the bank. Prisoner re plied that they had better play the man for the money, and if they should win-it give it to the poor. Plaintiff answered that they could not do that, as the man had objected. The prisoner replied that they could easily win by removing the black cards from the pack, and then took out three or four cards of that colour, which he put into his pocket. The man, however, again returned, and the plaintiff endeavoured to dissuade him from spending his money in the manner he was doing. He replied that he would do as he liked, and pulled out some sovereigns, saying he would spend them, and then offered to bet plaintiff or the prisoner half-a-crown on the colour of the cards. The prisoner accepted the offer, and won the half-crown. The plaintiff then went on to de scribe how he had been induced to stake two sovereigns, which he lost; then he staked a five-pound note—next a ten pound note, and afterwards forty-six sovereigns, all of whi c h he lost. During the time the prisoner occasionally addressed the other man, remarking that he was a lucky fellow. The man then got up, and told plaintiff to wait a little, as he was going out and would return. Plaintiff watched him outside, but he got off, and on his return to the parlour he discovered the pack of cards burning in the fire. He then suspected that he had been cheated.—Mr. Whitley, the landlord said, that the prisoner came to him in the lobby, and asked him to go into the room in a hurry and threaten them with a police man if they did not give up card-playing, and stated that he would, in an hour, give him five pounds if he did so. He made some inquiries fro n his wife about the company, and then went out and brought in officer Charnley. They went into the room, when the plaintiff charged the prisoner with having defrauded him of £6l. The prisoner made no reply, and was taken into custody.--Mr. Owen appeared for the prisoner, and, in cross-examining the plaintiff, he admitted that he offered to stake £5O, but it was in order to win his own money back, and he had no intention whatever of keep ing the man's money if he had won it from him.—The pri soner, in his defence, merely observed that the plaintiff did not charge him, at first, with cheating him.—He was then committed, but afterwards allowed to put in bail. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND FELONY AGAINST A CLER GYMAN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—A charge of felons , against a respectable-looking person, well dressed, who called himself the Rev. Dr. Berrington, a clergyman of the Church of England, was investigated yesterday at the Birkenhead Police Court, before John Deane Case, Esq., and Winch, Esq. Mr. Thomas Robinson, a resident at Liscard, and a shopkeeper in South John -street, Liverpool, stated that he appeared against the prisoner, and charged him with an as sault and also with felony. On Friday week the 14th instant, the prisoner called at his (Mr. Robinson's) house at Liscard. and, after representing himself as a clergyman, expressed a wish to take apartments there, as he was about taking up his residence in the neighbourhood for several months. It was agreed that the lodgings should be let to him, and he was to sleep there, for the first time, the same night. The family waited up for him till half-past ten at night, when, concluding that he would not come, they retired for the night ; but soon after eleven, they were called up by a loud knocking at the door. This proved to be made by the doctor, who was there upon admitted. The next day he went out early, and returned to dinner at five in the afternoon, bringing with him two per sons of respectable exterior, one of whom he called his brother, and the other his lawyer. After dinner the trio sat down and drank two bottles of Mr. Robinson's brandy, besides smoking a considerable quantity of tobacco. These and some other circumstances excited the suspicions of Mr. Robinson, who made utS his mind not to allow his lodger to go deeper into his debt, but his apprehensions ceased when he was informed that the Doctor had been in vited not only to dine at the house of the Rev John Tobin, incumbent of Egremont Church, but to assist that rev. gentle man in his sacred duties at the church the next Sunday. Mr. Robinson, at this point, was requested by the bench to con fine himself to the specific charges which lie alleged against the prisoner; whereupon be stated that he had lost from the rooms which the Doctor had occupied two silver salt spoons, two penknives, two pocket handkerchiefs, and a pair of stockings. The Doctor remained at his house till Saturday last, he took his departure with his luggage—indeed he had not slept there the preceding night,—without going through the ceremony of paying or offering to pay. Mr. Robinson, who had in the meantime received information of the real character of his guest, determined to detain his luggage till he was paid, and for that purpose he went to Seacombe, when, opposite to Mr. Parry's hotel, he found the Doctor with all his trunks and boxes ready to depart by the boat which was just about to start for Liverpool. Some words took place between them, and eventually the Doctor struck Mr. Robinson violently upon the face ; the constable was therefore called in, and the Doctor consigned to prison. On being searched, a handkerchief, which Mr. Robinson identified as one of those he bad missed, was found in a lady's reticule bag which he carried in the pocket of his great coat. The prisoner said, this handkerchief Mr. Robinson himself lent him when he was going to dine with the Rev. Mr. Tobin.—Mr. Robinson, on the other hand, said, he had lent him not the handkerchief found upon him, but another. This was the case at present against him; .but Mr. Robinson requested that the prisoner might be re manded, as he had no doubt he should be able to produce evidence of the felony of the spoons, knives, and stockings.— The prisoner said that, as to the assault, Mr. Robinson was the aggressor, that the handkerchief had been lent to him, and of the other articles he had no knowledge whatever. He could produce plenty of testimonials of character for the last ten years, which would show that he was incapable of the offences charged against him.—He was then remanded till to-morrow (Wednesday) at 11 o'clock.—[Without wishing to prejudge the case, we may state that Doctor Berrington's proceedings in this town and elsewhere, have brought him, not only under the censure of ecclesiastical authority, but under the surveillance of the police.] GREAT GEORGE WARD MEETING. A public meeting of the Conservative burgesses of Great George Ward wus held on the evening of Friday, at the house of Mr. Unsworth, the White Lion Inn, Great George-place, for the purpose of putting in nomination a fit and proper person► to represent the ward in the Town-council. The room was completely crowded, but Mr. Robinson, the re tiring member, was not present. On the motion of Mr. Bold, the chair was taken by GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE , Esq., Chairman of the Conservative Association for the ward. The CHAIRMAN said that in compliance with a requisition from several influential inhabitants of the ward, he had taken the liberty of summoning the present meeting for the pur pose of considering the propriety of nominating a fit end proper person to represent them in the Town-council. Be confessed that he met them with mingled feelings of plea sure, reluctance, and, he was going to add, pain : with pleasure because it was always a s ourc e of s a tisfaction to him to meet the conservatives of th a t w ar d—parties with who° he had been so long associated, w ith w h om h e had so often fought, and whom he had so o ft en l e d t o v i c t or y—(cheers) --- with reluctance because h e was , h e conce i ve d, t o o much be fore the public eye ; and with p a i n b ecause h e entertained a feeling that difficulties and e m b arrassm e n t s wer e impending over the conservative cause. (N o , no .) But no feeling of this kind should ever deter him from doing his duty. (Cheers.) He had come before them to act a fair and im partial part, not anxious, however, to influence the electors by his own feelings or wishes on the occasion, but desirous rather of inquiring and ascertaining their opinions. In doing this, it would not be unbecoming in him if he con trasted their position then with that which it was their fortune to occupy twelve months before. On the last occasion, they had to contend with a vigorous, a violent, and an able an tagonist ; but now they had a difficulty to contend against which had arisen amongst themselves, the enemy having been completely prostrated and defeated ; and be trusted that the enemy would long continue so. (Cheers.) But it must be by unanimity on their own parts that this object could be achieved. They all knew how easy it was to stir up opposition, particularly in that ward. He trusted, therefore , that they would be united, and remember that " the snake was rather scotched than killed," and that he was lying in wait to take advantage of any little difference among them selves, the result of which would be mortification and defeat. (Hear, hear, hear.) There were two candidates at present before them, but it was not for him .to say which of them the electors would prefer. He would, however, take the liberty of referring to the services of those councillors whom they had in the council. They had Mr. Robinson (disap probation) who now sought for their confidenee again, and they also had Mr. Cooper, and Mr. James Lawrence. What ever differences there might be on one point, none could have the least doubt that individually those gentlemen had discharged their duty faithfully to the ward. (No, no-) Barring the school question, they had all strenuously en deavoured to serve the constituency faithfully. (Cries of " true.") He repeated that they had acquitted themselves satisfactorily in other respects ; but be this as it might, it was now the duty of the electors, and not any part of his duty, to select a fitting candidate. (Applause.) Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE begged, previous to proceeding further, to read a letter which he had received from Mr. Robinson ; and when the meeting considered its spirit it would afford them very great pleasure to find that Mr. Robin son was not the man that he had been represented. (Hear.) Though it had been the misfortune of the latter to differ from his constituents on the school question, yet they should not forget the many things he (Mr. Robinson) had done in behalf of the cause, because, whenever he had been called on to aid and assist he was never found deficient ; and, per haps, on the present occasion, he conceived he had a right to expect more courtesy than had been shown him. The fol lowing is a copy of the letter : " Bootle, October 21, 1842. "My dear James,—l think my appearing at the meeting to offer an explanation, when I am in a great measure pre judged by the proceedings in the ward which have already taken place, can answer no good purpose. " I, therefore, ask you, as one of my best friends, to make this communication to the meeting ; and rather than divide that good feeling which has hitherto existed amongst us, and which I am most anxious to preserve, you will oblige me by withdrawing my name as a candidate in the appronching election. " I am, my dear James, yours most sincerely, " THOMAS ROBINSON." " James Lawrence, Esq." This (continued Mr. Lawrence) would satisfy the electors that Mr. Robinson was not entitled to all the animus which had been cast upon him. He hoped Mr. Robinson would be respected for not wishing to make any division among the conservative party, and that the proceedings of the election would henceforward be conducted in peace and good order. (Applause.) Mr. BIRKETT proposed the first resolution, which was t° the effect that it was of vital importance at the present period that their municipal representatives should be men of un flnching integrity, decision of character, unwavering in their opinions, and firm in maintaining those conservative princi ples which were indentified with the good government of the town. He congratulated the electors on the retirement of Mr. Robinson from the contest, upon the ground that that gentleman's retirement would restore unanimity, and he made a straightforward profession of the noble principles by which he should himself be ever actuated. Mr. QUIRK seconded the first resolution, which was unan imously adopted. Mr. SAMUEL HOLME rose to propose the second resolu tion, which was to the effect, that. Thomas Royden, Ese• was, in the opinion of the meeting, a fit and proper person to represent this ward in the town-council, both from his high character as a man, his devoted attachment to the church, and his aversion to compromise on vital questions, which has proved so injurious or fatal to the community. He said he addressed them, as a burgess of the ward, with mingled feel ings of pleasure and of pain —of pleasure, in seeing so large an assemblage of his fellow-townsmen met together in de fence of important principles—and of pain, because he had to throw himself on their consideration connected with a subject which was never pleasant to a man's own feelings , namely, himself. He had received a letter signed " A Con servative," and dated from " Great George's Ward," weich, from its orthography, was evidently the production of a man of education, charging him in the most unmeasured terms with gross inconsistency, for supporting Mr. Robin son and opposing Mr. Royden, and stating that he (Mr. Holme) had an objection to seeing tradesmen in council, and that lie had advised Mr. Cooper to withdraw Mr. Royden from the contest. As he was in the habit of receiving anony mous letters by the dozen, all of which speedily found their way into the fire, he should not have noticed this bad be not been assailed by many of those friends whose good opinion he was anxious to preserve, and had he not found the intel ligence spread far and wide, and his consistency called into question. He now asked whether the writer of that letter was then in the room, that he might, like an honest m a l l meet him face to face, and prove his charges. (Hear.) he were present, let him avow himself—[no answer] —for no man breathing should be permitted to attack his con sistency without answering him face to face if he could be found ; and hd knew nothing more malignant or cowardly than for any man to propagate a base and malignant falsehood , and shelter himself behind an anonymous signature. Had h e remained in private life, he might have treated the falsehood with contempt ; but it was due to those whom he hoped soon to call his constituents, Oto set himself right with wn. (Hear.) About a week ago he was conversing with Mr. Richard Dawson, when Mr. Robinson came up, and, spe' rently much excited, asked him (Mr. Holme) if he did no t think that he was ill use d by th e peop l e i n G reat G eor ge 'a Ward ? and taking a newspaper out of his pocket, read him a portion of his address when he was first proposed as a candidate,—saying, that he had not acted contrary to those professions. He replied, that if he alluded to the education question, he thought he had. Mr. Robinson then made some other remarks, when he told him, that if he had been in council when he made his speech on that question, he should not have quitted the room as he did, without being first told to his face that he was acting inconsistently. (Cheering.) This was all that occurred on the subject; and it certainly was a very odd way of supporting him. Mr. Holme then read the letter in question, which quoted several passages of his speech at the Music-hall, and charged him with incon sistency for the advice he bad given to Mr. Councillor Cooper. He then read a vindicatory letter froth Mr. Robinson, and also one from Mr. Cooper, which stated that he (Mr. Cooper) had never been spoken to on the subject by Mr. Holme for many months; and that it was false that Mr. Hahne bad given him any advice, or even spoken to him on the subject. (Cheering.) Having thus vindicated himself from such a false charge, which had been most industriously bruited a bout, he turned to a pleasanter subject; and he was glad to find that Mr. Robinson bad now acted in a manner which roust command their respect. He respected Mr. R.'s private cha; ratter; he believed he was most exemplary in his conduct, all attached to the Established Church, and that his error bad been one of judgment only—(hear)—and it gave him pleasure to find that gentleman had acted a generous part in retiring from a contest which would have divided the Conservative party. (Cheers.) It was the duty of every public man, if his sentiments on vital questions underwent a change, and he could no longer faithfully represent the opinions of those who elected him, at once to pursue that course which was the most gentlemanly and dignified, namely, to resign—(OP: plause)—and not from a pertinacious opposition on persona' grounds to split and rend asunder a party, and thus encou rage the hostility of their antagonists. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Robinson was, therefore, entitled to the highest credit for the manly and honourable course he had adopted. (Hear.) Nothing was more admirable than consistency. Better would it be for the Conservative party to lose every ward in the town than abate one jot of those great constitutional princi ples to which they had adhered, and to which he hoped they would ever unshrinkingly adhere. (Cheering.) We wanted men of decision of character, and sufficient moral firmness to assert and maintain their integrity. Conservatism is either right or wrong ;—if right let us support it ; if we conscienti ously believe it to be wrong, let us openly and fairly abandon it. (Cries of " never.") lie begged, ho wever , to caution every man present, that the next victory might not be so easily won as they supposed. He did not like the suspicious silence of the Whig party, and he might almost add of the Whig press; and although they were a beaten party, they must not run away with the idea that there would be no work cut out for them on the day of election. (Hear.) Conservatism was not so strong that it might repose in idleness and laugh at oppo sition. He admired their warmth, but he wished them to remember that elections were not won by applauding speak e,) e s , a u d t b e y e w counting p e n s o e s e t s e . t h ( e L m o u d t h e c h e e a e m r se of f n d e l h a i u g g b h l y t e r. re spected fellow tradesman, who had been long known to them for his excellent character, his sterling integrity, and great moral worth, and he thought that the circumstance of his proposing him, would dispose of the charge that he (Mr. Holme) was rather opposed to the introduction of tradesmen into the Council Chamber. Was he not a tradesman him self, and yet a candidate for a neighbouring ward? (Cheers.) Had he not p ro p ose d hi s f r i en d Mr. Birkett for Rodney street Ward, and was not he a tradesman ? [Mr. Birkett.-e- Certainly.] And had he not at the first general election after the passing of the Reform Bill publicly.declared that be desired to see a mixture of tradesmen in the council, whose practical knowledge would be found most valuable in the ma nagement of our local affairs? He stood up for the trades men of the town, for among them might be found men of great property, of unblemished character, of unspotted repu tation, and of great moral worth, men who will do credit to any station to which their fellow-townsmen may see fit to call them. (Long and loud cheering.) Such men were not confined to any particular rank, and while lie advocated the rights of all, he should never forget the class to which he himself had the honour to belong. The name of his fellow tradesman whom he now proposed to them to succeed Mr. Robinson was Mr. Thomas Boyden,—(loud cheering)—and he trusted they would use every exertion to secure the elec tion of that gentleman. He trusted that no personal feelings would ever cause a division in the conservative camp ; but that with one heart and one mind they would aim at main taining and spreading the principles of British liberty, like the tidal wave, it spread far and wide, and until those principles:covered the length and breadth of the land, and every heart is pervaded by their influence. Mr. Holme concluded amidst prolonged cheering by proposing the second resolu tion. Dr. DICKENSON seconded the resolution. Prom his high character, his strict adherence to Church and State, and to • all those great and c ommanding principles which formed the glory of this country, it afforded him the greatest pleasure to second the nomination of Mi. Royden. (Cheers.) The resolution was then carried amidst great applause. Mr. COOPER said, the meeting had now shewn that they wished to have a man o unflinching integrity ; and he be lieved that such a man they would have in Mr. Royden. He 4 ? THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. 'PHIS present TUESDAY EVENING, th e 25th i ns tant, .I. the Tragedy of DOUGLAS. After which, the Farce of BORN TO GOOD LUCK. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of TEKELI. First Price—Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. Second Price—Lower Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, 2s• ; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS JULIA BENNETT. (AN FRIDAY EVENING next, the 28th instant, the , Comedy of THE HONEYMOON. After which, the Operetta of A LOAN OF A LOVER. To conclude with the Comedy of SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Tickets to be bad of Miss JULIA 13;;N;;;, No. 11, Upper Newington, and of Mr. COOKE, at the box-office of the Theatre, where Places may be taken from• Ten until Three. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The lines of " C. A." on Friday. In the letter of " B. D." on the subject of the Dock Ware houses, in the Standard of Friday last, instead of saying " premiums are to fall to 6s. 6d. per cent.," we should have printed " Is. 6d. per cent." If we had the ear of " Ignotus hand i gnarus " f or a f ew moments, we could furnish him with a few facts which would surprise him, and serve to prove to him that his surmises about our motives are grossly unfounded. It is impossible to say more on a subject so personal to our selves. Efir Eiberpool &tanbarb.