The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-26 00:00:00

Nov. 26,1844 THE IRISH SOCIETY. On T, ..,ii Tuesday morning the friends of this excellent so ciety breakfasted together at the Adelphi Hotel. The chairman was the Rev. HUGH M'NEILE, who, after the Company ad sun.. a hymn, rear', a portion of the 2nd cf Acts, and then delivered the following address: --He said their attention in that portion of Holy Scrip tureb was called t o th e matter of language; and he might e • po add oe or two observations to what he had said ermitted the t evenin g n before. There was a remarkable Peculiarity in the case of language as a medium of com munication ; for, while man's communication with God was identical all the world over, by means of faith, and While his communication with external nature was the same, the senses acting identically everywhere, his com munication with his fellow-men was not the same. With the Bible before them, they found no difficulty in account tog for this • because, while there had been no divine in weirtfhe r e G n c d e to ' disturb the unity of man's communication o and external nature, there had been an inter ference to disturb the unity of communication between inter man and man. That interference took place at Babel. t re they read, at the commencement of the gospel his tionvY, when the middle wall of artition was to be broken of " , of a counter interference—a sort of anti-Babel . iracle— SuPPlYing the apostles with power to speak in diverse languages. The design appeared to be, that during 1.. a Christian dispensation there should be a variety of latiguages. The design of the Christian miracle was not . 0 enable all nations to understand the same language, V. to enable Christian preachers to address them in their aurrent languages. (Hear.) Here they found Christi hell t Y , as usual, in direct opposition to the perversions f Church of Rome. As if by a fatality which presented f th at system everywhere in opposition to God, the . aimo t he Church of Rome was unity of language, as if that_ "are the genius of the Christian religion. She would teal, "are all learn Latin in the face of the passage he had the sh °wing that the great Christian miracle established the 11" of divers languages. (Hear.) With respect ic, the Proposal that a particular book should be printed in w e Irish language, he wished to observe, that although; ..its to be a distinct undertaking, they raw their way . o 't ro n a r a CC 0 111 plishment of it if they found funds. The pr_te tha t M enlty would be a correct translation. But t be u gut there were gentlemen in Ireland who could_o - employed in making it. The British and r reign Society had a set of Irish types, and though they n hat i t u e't, as a society meddle with the printing of Re- The 'int the Bible, they might lend the types to . the -,pus Tract Society who would attend to the printing. that he R ey. ~. ~ , d R. CONNOR said it had been suggested, they b y .' giving the printing to the Achill Mission press, trail r °lll4 gain two objects—first, in getting a good Thes ation, and, , secondly, in assisting the mission. Th C D r lalltua.at said the hint should be attended to. tati : -- n-y• WILLIAM PENNEFATHER, one of the depu soci°e-' "al, that with reference to the operations . of the comet't he would mention some circumstances whichha o d f his under his own observation. In a former parish of his, t he county of Cavan, he had once called a meeting A ce e teachers, which was attended by about persons.2oo . r irt "' d r Prayer and exercises, as usual, they were dismissed, re. tu vr a t „ w° pf them, named Keegan and Campbell, OD tak''`g nonae, the weather being extremely hot, were st , s _, a in, and subsequently died. It was a melancholy o r. very serious fact but the priests instantly laid hold 43; a..., 11, . spread thro' uah the country that they had died sooth e direct visitation a of God, for attending a meeting abo tue translation of the scriptures. Keegan, who was . dr n ut 34 Li Years of acre bad left a widow and several chtl e "e Id IV dth an account of this finer i wou ie to rea em tier a . brother [The speaker then read a letter from a on t g b Yr uati, describing the opposition that had been made,. buried e Part of the relatives of the deceased, to his being tens in the family vault, and the effect of the persecu "d unchristian spirit so manifested, in inducir!g se veral,te and amongst them the widow, who had previously Thise undecided, to quit the pale of the Romish church.] narrative •d how r - kle in one arular, that it showe , e sai , was emar d h them events, ab seemingly p the tic most ° ai v l erwhel tning, turned out, to individuals and to the ~aurch collectively, the greatest blessings. So the.pecu bed:!_r.. difficulties surrounding the Church of Ireland, if they patience and trust in the Lord, would be found to yrid to the deepening of the piety of that church, and to iserre extensive usefulness to their unhappy country h . to Ould therefore commit the case of the Irish churc . theirpeii prayerful consideration. They stood in the most aid, they Pofsition, and looking to the prospects of human h statesaueO ound f th ey could expect none. Oh, that . t e selfish point c r- 41 glaIlei would consider the case even in a to gratify Roo. view. If they thus sold the Irish church church woulPaniece, they would find that the English Irish church not long stand. They were one . ; and it the Romanistswho let them depend upon it that the , u on the ow, contrary to their oaths registered statute-book of the Parliament of Britain, were to blind endeavouring to overthrow that church, would find words nd the statesmen of England to the state of the EnglishMr ch urch, and in the same manner it would fall. ~..0. Pennefather then gave an interesting account of a ?'(•• man Catholi c youths who was studying for the minis stre try at King's -court, having' been taken by him from the inte e ts and placed at sc h oo l, w h ere h e di sp l aye d so much lligence and sweetness of disposition, that having Ul titnately avowed his preference for the Protestant faith, he was placed where he would, in time, be qualified for "Pounding and commending it to others. differ ent The Rev. D. FO LEY w i s h e d t o g i ve a somewhat tone to their feelings from that w hi c h th e y were like l y to receive from the reverend gentlemen who had just ad dressed them. Not that he at all disputed • h , s facts, but he thouht the tied to chrish brigter hos. y were e G oa delivered the three n lsraelites of e old from the pow pe er 'of N ebuchadnezzar, but it was not till they were in the midst of th e fi ery f urnace ; h e save d D an i e l, b ut no t till t was in the lions' den ; he delivered Israel out of cap ,4l,tY, bot not till they had hung their harps upon tie _ ""vs, till their hearts were sad, and they felt their nai 13;r0Ynand bondage. It was of vast importance that they intended be strong and of good courage. God evidently the people, mercies to their nation. He had roused Thefeop e, and the light of the truth was spreading. There were faithful m in at any moment en lreland, who were prepared who knew to ] a men down their lives for the Gospel, and uo that if they would great point, they only compromise that one would Within the last fortnight, have perfect peace. had put his hsouth, who a Protestant clergyman in the . forpublicly and zealously to that work, had been prayed in all the Romish chapels. This marked the to their cause. Th ey tiOn • should, he repeated, have no agita roreisn Ireland, if they would only consent to wave their liR at t against the errors of Popery. It was the Bible ri stirred ao all the opposition. But there could be no ~,,,ron between light and darkness. The observations of , i his mind. on the Irish language suggested a thought to t.us mind. It seemed as if the English government had struck upon the very error of Popery in trying by lava of Parliament to abolish the Irish language. Penal eve ry ere enacted against it : it had been discouraged in i n o way , and treated as a hostile thing, 83, doubtless. _,. up sense, it was ; sedition, rebellion, and every kind of n mischief,D.) was hatched in it. But what were they ets ° r l B ,? . . They were trying to abolish a mark of God's w e .-' which would remain till the end of time. . God's rk either to correct in the world : he did not abolish the they either in the saints or in the world, but he put sno w, e Principle in action, which went through the great ;ass of cr ime, and darkness, and wickedness, correcting, let.novating, renewing, till the day of Christ should come. vei the Y would follow the analogy of God's dealings, as 1 as r the plain di ctates of lis word, they would try to man tamed Y, not to abrogate; tur find a machinery suited to to as he is, not as he should be. Whenever they turned andYtlfsr°D3 ;his principle they fell into many mistakes, attemptse Lord stamped confusion and dismay on all their ratan ' [Mr. Fol here, at the request of the Chair self detailed th •ey ere, which he had him quitted e circumstances under to with the Romish communion, which were listened ordealaware of the thgreat interest.] They were little . _ land ha , rough which a convert to Protestantism in Ire not i od ,, ° to Pass. The first thing a priest did, if he could him f r ' e e him to go back, was to expatriate him, to drive Maki o r t,_ the place, by exciting the people against him,_ on e , rl ,,b I t " too hot " for him, as the phrase was. For they hadu a Bothaolmaster, who was thus treated at GalwaY, Years ,_ situation at Dublin. He was away five Of d ', L uis wife was then taken ill, and being on the point rever e h' she wished to be taken back to Galway. She it " the Place alive, contrary to all expectation; and leer seee that, in addition to her desire to be buried with . relatives, she was anxious to testify the sincerity of his Professi Id form an idea of the extent of the . on- No one cou b y •••• ci ~,„ , Y against persons in her situation—that they are di e P- ' nr es, and will be glad to have the priest when they Pries She steadily refused all entreaties to receive the non tor the ointment, but died sound in the faith. The . th ae sec l u ence was that a universal ferment was excited ; the e hundred men, women, and children • followed her to buritaye with all manner of execrations; she was refused in the In the consecrated ground ; and after being interred and and; four miles off, under a strong force of police coffi n a b st 'guard, the grave was opened in the night, the rolled , token to pieces and the body kicked out and thi n ° "'in the shore ' towards the sea. What must they Irishmen the odium rested a convert, when onnl , um that upon W as one a " '-` forget that respect for the dead which as the had the strongest feelings in their bosom, and act They Heed done to the corpse of this poor woman Orphan Institutionthe was worked. They did not, as in anent, wiaethices, receive the children into one establish them for thei;47f9B thought not so well calculated to adapt with respectabluture situations in life. They placed them a Piece, they h a d e th e or cottiers, and, for four guineas and them educated. With comfortably lodged, fed, clothed, already mentioned he respect to a subject w i Web had been Ment of the a that the treat. , e was happy to say that which had n Campbell had been very different from Keeg an ~,been described as having been shown to . L ord, i l Though he had been a faithful servant of the fello e .had won the esteem of his Roman Catholic vv-parishio and testified ners, many of whom attended his funeral, The Re the strongest affection for him orgin v. JOSEPH lIAYLEE took that opportunity of their g he extension of the operations of the society to /t otu.d own land. There were not fewer than 30,000 Irish n Catholics in Liverpool,l altogether than 100 ,000 in these and not ess "d hesott • bigoted parts of England, as deeply AO Iris ed in superstition as in any part of Ireland. h so 1 in 1.,* in Ireland u Liverpool was quite as important as or t,._ lit hough there might not be the mountain scenery log hi m gs to cast an interest over the work of reclaim- Ploy e d ' He had once a Scripture reader of his own ern hl, 1 ,,_ in Liverpool, the necessary expense being borne ot,uler: Groves ; but the increase of work at Birkenhead goodd him to withdraw him. He could assure them, gno w d e ver, that there was an ample field, and that much Mr. might be done. PE PrOp o NNEPATRER and Mr. FOLEY approved cf the Sotia anion, and said that, as far as sending qualified per ,... never, they had no doubt it might be carried out. person s CHAIRMAN suggested that, in the first place, two should be sent over, to be under the superinten deuce 0a Mr. Baylee, should the committee in Dublin, after the report which would be made to them by the gentlemen of the deputation, feel disposed to sanction the plan. The Rev. F. BARKER, at the request of the Chairman, offered up prayer, and the meeting separated. DOCK COMMITTEE.—TguitsnAy. Present, Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Nicol, Houg: ton, Middleton, Chilton, Wood, Henderson, Smith, Mann, Aikin, Royden. Tobin, Bold, and Kendall. The tender of John Howell and Co., for excavating the new dock, east side of Regent-road, was accepted. The Finance Committee of the Corporation applied to the trust to form a foundation at the level of the present quay surface, at King's Dock, necessary for the erection of a new sea-wall opposite the Queen's warehouses. Mr. NIcoL explained that the Dock Committee were to build a foundation-wall for a superstructure, to be erected afterwards by the Corporation, who were of course to pay the expense of the foundation. The CHAIRMAN.—The fact is, we can do it, and they cannot. Mr. AIKIN.—WC have saved the Corporation many thousands of pounds. The CnattattaN.—No doubt of it. The Sub-Committee reported they could not interfere with the complaint of Rankin and Gilmour. The matter rested with the magistrates. Mr. Hartley disclaimed anything personal in causing the information to be laid. He said he neither knew nor cared to whom the timber belonged. Mr. Clements reported that a Inciter match had been found in one of the transit sheds ; and that in consequence the men working in it had been searched. Upon one a number of matches were found, and almost all had tobacco pipes in their possession. The police officer had laid an information against the party upon whom the matches were found, but it had not been heard. The CHAIRMAN.—That is one of the first sensible things that man has done. The by-laws, prepared in conformity with the act of parliament for regulating the use of lights on board vessels, were read. The first prohibits the use of lights in the graving docks, except for the purpose of smoking or fu migating vessels; the second prohibits their use in the docks or basins for any other purpose than to inspect the condition of vessels ; and the third enacts that parties offending against these laws shall be liable for every such offence to a fine of £5. In all cases permission to be ob tained before any light can be used. Several members thought it would be advisable to have a clause introduced in the next act, authorizing shipowners to use lights for the purpose of finishing the loading of a cargo, in cases of necessity. The by-laws were ordered to be printed and published. ' A series of standing orders were read and referred fcr consideration till next week, Mr. Aikin objecting to any alteration in the present system. APPOINTMENT OF SUB-COMMITTEES. Mr. BOLD, seconded by Mr. ROYDEN, proposed that Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Evans. Mr. B orstall, and Mr. Houghton should constitute the Sub-committee of Finance. Mr. AIKIN asked if it were intended, by proposing Mr. Evans for the Finance Committee, to strike him off the Committee of Works. If so, he should oppose it. Mr. BOLD said that was the object. Mr. Evans had upon every occasion, not only in that room, but in the Council, in the town, and in the House of Lords, opposed the measures which were now about to be carried out, and it was thought that the man who had so opposed them was not the proper person to carry their measures out. Mr. AIKIN.—I am sure Mr. Bold 's misinformed. Mr. Evans has not opposed the works. 1 never heard of him opposing them. Mr. NicoL said Mr. Evans was a most strenuous oppo nent of dock extension altogether ; but, leaving that aside, Mr. Evans would make a very useful member of the Finance Committee, for he invariably took an active part in the discussion of dock matters. Mr. AIKIN conceived it would be very little short of an insult to the public. He conceived that the great question at issue, and generally felt to be so on 'Change, was whe ther the principle of erecting warehouses round the docks should or should not be established, and Mr. Evans was returned by a very large majority, as every one of the rate-payers who voted for him would tell them, because of the great struggle he made in favour of these warehouses. Just at the time he left the committee, ceasing to be a member of the Council, the rate-payers elected him, and sent him back to the committee, and certainly he should be the last member put out of the committee, where his services in that department of the dock estate would be most useful. He (Mr. Aikin) thought it would be in sulting to Mr. Evans and to the constituency who sent him there. Mr. Nicol, could not help thinking, what Mr. Aikin had said was not complimentary to Mr. Evans, but it was a matter of feeling. Mr. MANN.—Supposing Mr. Evans was put on the Committee of Works, would he be enabled to carry ware houses round the docks at present in progress ? The CHAlRMAN.—Certainly not. Mr. MANN.—Then it cannot be a matter of insult. Mr. TOBIN had the same objections to Mr. Evans being on the Committee of Works, that he had to his being on the Parliamentary Committee. It was his (Mr. Tobin's) intention to move, that he should be placed on the Marine Committee, seeing they had lost two valuable members, Mr. Holt and Mr. Bulley. Mr. AIKIN, seconded by Mr. Woon, then moved, that before they proceeded to vote on each committee, they should have the various members of each committee named. This having been agreed to, Mr. TOBIN named, as the Sub-Committee of Works, Messrs. Nicol, Middleton, Wood, Aikin, Shand, and Sandbach. Mr. MANN named, as Harbour-Masters' Sub-Com mittee, Messrs. Kendall, Boyden, Chilton, Smith, Moon, and Bold. Mr. CHILTON named, as the Marine Surveyor's Com . mittee, Messrs. Tobin, Ripley, Mann, and Henderson. Mr. Atictiv said he should move that the name of Mr. Wood be substituted for that of Mr. Evans on the Finance Committee. He knew of no man mote likely to do the financial part of the business better than Mr. Wood. And he was sure Mr. Wood would understand that he did not at all doubt his capability to be on the Committee of Works; but he was anxious that Mr. Evans, who had been so excellent a member, should be continued, parti cularly as they were going on to the finishing of those warehouses, for the obtaining the privilege of building which they were mainly indebted to him. Mr. WOOD seconded the amendment; but it was lost by a majority of 11 to 2, the mover and seconder being the only parties who voted for it. The sub-committees were then appointed as above, and financial matters were then proceeded with. --- _ - EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT THE COURT OF REQUESTS, On Tuesday, at the Court of Requests, a man named James Brownbill, a watch-finisher, of Comus-street, was the defendant in a case in which Mr. James Parker, (rep resentatiAe of St. Anne's Ward,) claimed from him £5, being the amount of a promissory note, payable on de mand. Mr. Parker's bookkeeper was present, and Brown bill acknowledged having received the money, but stated that it had been lent in consideration that he should vote for Mr. Parker at the then coming municipal election, and that he was to pay it in the course of six months. The Commissioner, Mr. Lowndes, adjourned the case until Friday, to give Mr. Parker an opportunity to attend, as this statement in some degree reflected on the charac ter of that gentleman, and might perhaps involve him in a penalty. It was resumed on that day, and Brownbill having again admitted the debt to be owing, the Com missioner bad him sworn in order that he might hear what he might plead for delay of payment. Brownbill then said—Mr. Parker lent me £5 in consideration that I should vote for him. After I signed that note, I saw what was in it, and I said I could not pay it on demand—l could not pay it sooner than six months. With that he patted me on the shoulder, and said, "Do not put your self out of the road; you can pay it when you can." When I asked him to lend me the money he said he could not do it himself, but would go to the treasurer of the committee and see what he could do. He at first offered it me on no conditions, saying that he would give it me; but I said it would be of no use for what I wanted, and again asked him to lend me £5. He said he would be back at three o'clock, but he came back at one o'clock, and brought the money with him. There was nobody present but Mr. Parker and myself. This was on the Thursday but one before the election, the 24th of Oc tober. The note specified that the £5 was for goods. I voted against him on the day of election. Mr. Wigge, the collector, called for the money after the election, and in consequence I went to Mr. Parker's office. When I saw him I told him I could not pay it at present; he told me to go to Mr. Bradley, and complained that I had voted and canvassed against him.—The promissory note was handed to the bench, and Brownbill remarked that it was " for goods," and he had received no goods. The commissioner handed him the note, and he stated that it was the same. The commissioner remarked that it did not set forth that it was "for goods," but "for value re ceived. The Commissioner then told Mr. Parker that it was quite optional for him to enter into any remarks or to make any statement, because the matter was connected with an act of Parliament that subjected parties to penal ties. Mr. Parker thanked the Commissioner for his kindness in adjourning the case, and expressed the utmost willing ness to state everything which had occurred. He was then sworn, and said—the first thing that drew his atten tion to this matter was an application from the wife of the defendant, who called at his office. She left word for him to call upon her husband, and he did so. They showed him a letter from Poulton-in-the-Fylde, which letter he read at the time. It purported to state that her mother was in a dying state, and begged that Mrs. Brownbill would go down as soon as she could. Mr. Brownbill then said his brother's wife was lately dead, and they wanted mourning. He pleaded for a long time, and then he (Mr. Parker) said, if a sovereign would be of any service he would give it. Brownbill then asked for £5. He said that was a large sum, and he would not like to lend that without some sort of security. Brownbill offered him a silver watch as security. He said he did not want that, but, if he would give him his note of hand, he would lend it. He accordingly went back to the house with the stamp and gave him the money. Both Brownbill and his wife expressed much gratitude, and as he was going out Brownbill said, "Mr. Parker, one good turn deserves another, I'll vote for ycu." He (Mr. Parker) said, " Brownbill, I have nothing to do with your vote. Do as you like with it," 'That was all that passed with regard to voting. He never saw Brownbill from that day, which was the 24th of October, until the day he came to the office. When he (Mr. Parker) had read the letter, Brownbill drew his attention to the post mark upon it, saying it was genuine, (or to that effect, as we understood Mr. Parker.) He (Mr. Parker) had ~ C '~ : THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. no suspicion till then, for he did not doubt but that it was right, but he had then his suspicions. He had often lent money to his neighbours, whether voters of St. Anne's Ward or not, without the slightest regard to political creed. The Commissioner drew Mr. Parker's attention to the statement of Brownbill about going to the treasurer. Mr. Packer said that no such words had been used, and th: at he should have given him the money immediately out of his pocket, but that he had not a stamp with him at the time. The Commissioner remarked that Brownbill had not, whe❑ he was first before him, nor on that day, made mention of the letter of distress. Brownbill, on this, ac knowledged that Mr. Parker's statement relative to the letter was true. The Commissioner said he shobld give judgment in the case when he entered the court on Tuesday morning. There would be no occasion for Mr. Parker to attend— his clerk would do. Mr. Bradley, the Chairman of the Radical Committee for St. Anne's Ward, wished to make a statement to the Commissioner respecting the political motives which were perceptible in the case. Mr. Parker hoped he should be permitted to reply. The Commissioner said he could hear nothing of the sort. Mr. Parker.—Certainly not : the request is as contempt ible as the man. The parties then left the court. CORRESPONDENCE. SHIP-BUILDING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—My only motive in writing the few remarks on I experimental shipbuilding is with the view of stimulating those who are more immediately connected with the branch to think and act for themselves, and not grant any theo retic change, (even if laid down through the most specious arguments, or forcible appeals to prejudice or passion,) without first practically proving the benefit likely to result therefrom. It is from want of this research that has caused so many speculative errors. It may be said by many that they are not adequate to the task, not being sufficiently conversant with figures ; this should not discourage the aspirant, but let him know that there is not one useful problem in mathematics that cannot practically be solved. In my last was shown a correct method for finding the centres of gravity and displacement ; it is well known there are few problems more difficult to encounter than that of measuring mathematically the displacement of a ship, yet a method now about to be shown is equally exact, and may with ease be put into practice. Having procured the model of the vessel, from the load line to the keel, as shown in my last letter, when the vessel lAuilt from the drawing is launched and equipped, with all her stores on board, mark on her stem and stern post her exact draught of water ; suppose it to be one foot above her second wa ter line, those heights carefully set up on the sheer plan of the drawing, through which run a line as her light draught of water, which line will show one quarter of an inch above the second water line ; run off this line, as a water line in the body arid half-breadth plans ; take a piece of the same fir of which your model was made, plane it to a quarter of an inch thick, being the space of the new water line, on which set down the stations and half breadths, as already shown ; being now filled and placed on the upper edge of the second water line, add thereto the parts of the stem and stern post; take from the lower side of the third piece of the model as much as was added to the second piece, that the model may be a perfect repre sentation of the vessel built, from her load line to the keel : thus having completed the model, add thereto the half thickness of the rother, as high as the load water line. Take a part of the same board which composes the model (great care must be observed in selecting the wood for this purpose, that every part applied may be taken from the same board), plane it up very exact to one inch thick, and two inches in breadth, from which cut very nicely nine pieces of six inches long each, six pieces of three inches long each, six pieces of two inches long each, four pieces of one inch long each, and four pieces of half an-inch long each ; one of those last cut into halves, quar ters, half-quarters, and eighths. Suppose the vessel's register 260 tons old measurement, her drawing being on a quarter scale ; as such the half-model, with the blocks as above, are the same ; therefore the first nine pieces, be ing six inches long each, contain 6912 cube quarter of inches ; the second, being six pieces of three inches long each, contains 2304 ; the third, six pieces of two inches long each, contains 1536 cube quarter of inches ; the fourth, four pieces of one inch long each, contain 512 cube quarter inches ; and the last four pieces, of half an inch long each, contain 188 cube quarter of inches ; to prove the correctness of these blocks, weigh them in a pair of scales one against the others ; when complete, the whole will amount to 11,452 cube quarter of inches. Take that part of the model forming ber light load down, place it in one scale, against which place in the other blocks to produce an even balance, say three of six inches long each, one of three inches long, one of two inches long, one of half an inch long, with two single quarter of inches; their contents will show, that the half-model, to her light wa ter mark, will weigh 3010 cube quarter inches, which di vided by 35 (being the quantity of cube feet of water in a ton), will produce 86, which multiply by two, as each, side gives 172 tons, as the weight of the hull and furniture. Next 'weigh the part that forms the third water line, whose even balance say produces 1715 cube quarter inches ; this divided by 35, makes 49 tons ; twice, for both sides, s hows that it will take 98 tons to bring the ship down to her third water line. In like manner place the part which composes the fourth water line into the scale, and balance it with blocks ; say it takes 2590 cube quarter inches, being equal to 74 tons, twice of which, for both sides, is 148; adding thereto 98, shows that it will take 246 tons to bring the ship down to her fourth water line. Again place the part which forms the load line in one scale, with blocks in the other, whose supposed balance say is 3045 cube quarter inches; this divide by 35, the produce will be 87 tons, twice of which, for both sides, gives 174 ; add to this 246, thereby showing that it will take 420 tons of cargo to bring the ship down to her load water line. No method can be more correct, if the ship correspond with the drawing and model, every part of whose materials and blocks are from the same piece of wood. The water, or level lines, may be divided, and the model made to correspond, by keeping a memorandum of the ship's displacement in tons, at the height of each line; by marking those heights on the stem and sternpost of the ship, the exact weight on board may be known at any line of immersion. Again, should the draughtsman require to know what the ship will really carry, form the model and prepare the blocks, weigh the model, and cast her register tonnage, as the old measure ment—(the nicest calculation that has been given for a British-built ship's displacement, when ready for sea with a swept hold, has been two-thirds of her register ton nage.) Example : your drawing being for a ship of 260 tons, two-thirds say is 172 tons ; place the half-model, formed from the water line, down, including the half sternpost, and rother, in one scale, with the balance of blocks in the other, amounting to 10360 cube quarter inches; dividing this by 35 shows that half of the ship's displacement is equal to 296 tons ; deduct 86 tons, being half the weight of the ship and furniture, shows that it will take 420 tons of cargo to bring her down to the load line.—l am, sir, &c., Pembroke Dock, 18th Nov. 1814. JOHN COCK. LIVERPOOL AND RUNCORN RAM\ AY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Your paper having supplied a comprehensive leading article on the subject of Liverpool railway im provements, I beg leave to inquire on what grounds the project of a direct line between Runcorn and Liverpool has been so suddenly abandoned. A scheme of this nature was set forth in the official no tice advertised a fortnight ago, but it is no longer in cluded in the " Junction's" manifestos, and is not even mentioned by your contributor. Is it not highly probable, if not certain, that such a me dium of communication will hereafter, and at no distant period. be deemed essential to the mutual interests of Runcorn and Liverpool, to say nothing of its being part of the compendious route of a straight line between the latter town and Birmingham, by which, in the present era of steam travelling, those two places ought surely to be conjoined? When this improvement has been effected, the Runcorn and Huyton line will be worse than useless, existing only in the form of an incumbrance on the tract of country subjected to it—one indeed which the promo ters ought to be deterred from inflicting. I know no rea -1 son why anything short of the highest degree of perfection should content the public at Liverpool more than else where.—l am, sir, &c. L. P. THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The commission day for these assizes has now been definitely fixed for Monday, the 9th day of December. Mr. Baron Gurney will not sit for the despatch of business till Tuesday, the 10th at eleven o'clock. PARISH CHURCH, WARR INGToN.—A subscription has been set on foot for the purpose of placing a stained glass window in the east end of the parish church, over the communion table. The estimated cost is £250, and up wards of £lOO have already been subscribed. On Friday week, the Duke of Cambridge, steamer, on her pa•sage from London to Belfast, came in contact with the schooner James Brown, laden with grain, from Ire land for Liverpool. The schooner went down, but the crew were saved. Mr. Charles Dodd, who was killed by the steam boiler explosion in the Thames, was the son of Mrs. Dodd, of Moss-street, formerly of James-street. He stood high in his profession as an engineer, and still higher in the esteem of all who knew him. The body has been brought to Li verpool for interment. SINGULAR FACT.—The police-constable 299, James Tracy, who was struck by Mr. Ashton, of the Watch office, in self-defence, at the South Dock Station, has since been elevated to the title of Earl of Tracy—an Irish peerage.—Gore's Paper.—[This is a mistake. Tracy's father is the claimant, but his claim has not yet been ad mitted. It may be mentioned, as another " singular fact," that Tracy married the widow of Bailey, the police-constable, who was killed in Hanover-street.] INQUEST.—On Saturday week an inquest was held on the body of Mr. William Tollemache, a respectable trades • man, residing on the Cheshire side of the river. His body was found on Saturday morning, on the shore near Wood side Ferry. He had been seen in Liverpool on Friday evening, and it is supposed that, after landing on the op posite side, be must have mistaken his road and fallen into the river. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." DENSE FOG.—On Thursday evening, we had, in this town, what may be termed a complete London fog, causing much difficulty and danger in the streets and en virons. One of the consequences of the fog, and of the imprudence of driving without lighted lamps, was the complete oferturn of an omnibus going to Waterloo ; falling down an embankment into a pool of water. The passengers consisted of a lady and her infant, three gen tlemen, and'another outside. The two first were severely injured. FATAL EXPLOSION.—On Monday afternoon, about half-past one o'clock, a most extraordinary eruption of water and foul air, followed by an explosion, occurred in the coal-pit belonging to the trustees of Mr. Williams, j situated immediately behind the Hare and Hounds pub lic-house, Pemberton, about a mile and a half from 'Wi gan, on the road to Billinge. The result of the accident is the death of two youths, about sixteen years of age; the serious injury of three boys and two men ; the slight injury of two other boys, and-also a few casual bruises to another workman in the mine. MURDEROUS ATTACK.—About six o'clock yesterday evening week, as Thomas Crewdson, Esq., importer of cigars, was going towards his residence, 20, Mason-street, Edge-hill, to dinner, he was attacked by three men near the Deaf and Dumb Institution, and on the lonesome road lying between Crown-street and Grinfield-street. One of the ruffians struck him on the forehead with a stick, and knocked him down. The object of the parties was plunder, but we believe they failed in getting any, as Mr. Crewdson had no money on his person. He was most savagely assaulted, and was conveyed home in a languishing state. The three fellows made their escape. - - • AMERICAN CANDLES.—The late importation of Ame rican candles by the New York packet-ship England, at Liverpool, said to be a novelty at the port, is not so at the port of London. For a considerable time past the London and New York line of packet-ships have been in the habit of bringing large quantities of American compo sition candles, which, on being landed, are immediately placed in bond for exportation. Several ships which lately sailed from the docks for India, China, and other ports, were supplied with this description of candles, and the importers, after paying freight, &c., realised a profit of about 2d. per lb. _ _ _ -- • COINING.—On Tuesday last, Robert Compston and his wife, and Thos. King, were brought up at the Police-court, the two former for being in possession of coining materials, found in their lodgings at Windsor, and the latter for pas sing counterfeit money. About 20s. in silver were taken from one of them, amongst which was a half-crown sup posed to be counterfeit. It was, at the request of the fe male forwarded to a silversmith (Mr. Jones, of Castle street,) who pronounced it to be good silver, but cast in a mould,—not struck from a die. The prisoners were re manded until the officers of the mint were communicated with. SHOP ROBBERIES. — On Saturday week the well known thieves, John Hennesey, James Powell, and Thos. Salis bury, were observed by police officer Toole to rob the shop of Mr. Barker, outfitter, Oldhall-street, of two coats. Salisbury then escaped, but Toole knocked down Powell, who, in the struggle that ensued stabbed the officer in the neck, and escaped. On Tuesday evening, the three were again seen together, and being apprehended, they were on Wednesday committed for trial. On the same day a boy named Connor was also committed for stealing a dozen pairs of French slippers from the shop of Mr. Thierry, boot and shoemaker, Bold-street. Upon him were found a knife and a wire used by such characters in loosening panes of glass in windows, and extracting the goods. COMMITMENTS, SINCE OUR LAST.—Win. Jones, for stealing a cape, the property of Mr. Hugh Mackay, tailor and draper, Basnett-street.—Thomas Donally, for stealing a cap, the property of Mrs. Eliza Weekley, smallware dealer, Scotland-road.—Joseph Taylor, for stealing, on Tuesday last, a lady's pocket tablet, with a gold pencil, worth 35 from the shop of Mr. Gibbons, fancy stationer, Bold-street. The prisoner went into the shop under the pretence of buying a sheet of paper ' • when he was gone the tablet was missed, and it was found at a pawnbroker's the next day, where he had pledged it for 10s.—Henry Todd, for stealing a pair of boots, worth 18s. from the shop door of Mr. T. B. Elley, Old Haymarket.—George Blake, for stealing a box from the lorry of Thomas Roberts. BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT, Thursday.—One of the four men charged, as we noticed last week, with being found in pursuit of game at Ireby, on the 10th instant, (Wm. Dawson) was identified as one of the parties, and was fined 40s. and costs. He was not in court. Three retail beer sellers were fined in 405., 10s. and 7s. 6d. re spectively, with costs, for the usual infringement of the act regulating their trade. A man named Cannon, and another, were charged with having carted away some stone for foundations in Birkenhead from the township quarries, he having no right to do so. It appeared that he had for merly been employed at some work in the park, under Messrs. Chapman, contractors, had carted stone for them from the same place, and was in ignorance of the fact that he had no right to take it away for others. He was ac quitted on condition of paying for the summonses. CONCEALMENT OF A LOVER IN A WINE CELLAR.—A singular and amusing case (involving an asssault by one lady on another) was heard at the police-court on Satur day last, and excited much merriment. It is related at "romantic" length in the Albion, but we must con tent ourselves with an outline of the principal facts only. Miss Ann Owen, a very young and very pretty young lady, summoned Mrs. Collins, who keeps an extensive and fashionable millinery and dressmaking establishment in Bold-street (and with whom she lived as one of the assistants), for an assault. It appeared from the evidence that Mrs. Collins not only kept the establishment No. 85 in Bold-street, but also a house in Bedford-street, for the accommodation of the young ladies, and that a little Ger man gentleman, M. Collosque, had been a lodger with her at the former place for some years. On Saturday morning week, this little gentleman came out from his bedroom upon the landing and called out " Vater, eater, vhere de devil is de eater ?" in an angry tone, to which she was not accustomed. Some explanation took place when it appeared that the ire of the diminutive man had been roused by the servant forgetting to put water in his water jug wherewith to wash and shave himself. So enraged did he become that, before he could be supplied with the requisite element, he ran back to his room, locked him self up, and called out to Mrs. Collins, " You'll never, never see me again." Mrs. Collins thought it best not to disturb him while he was in such a temper. Saturday passed over, and be did not appear. Sunday Mrs. Collins passed in the country, and on returning at night became rather alarmed about him, and went to his room. She found the door locked, but all search for him in the apartment was in vain, though his trunks, &c., were there. Mrs. Collins's apprehensions as to what had be come of him now increased, and it was not till Monday about noon that a ray of hope was communicated to her by Miss Cappa, one of her German assistants, who declared she had seen the tails of his coat in Miss Ann Owens's sitting-room in Bodford-street. Thi teer Mrs. C. repaired. She asked Miss Owen if she had seen him, which she gravely denied, expressing her utter astonishMent at such a question being put;, and then sat down coolly and partook of a hasty dinner. Meantime, Mrs. Collins searched the house from top to bottom, and finally the wine cellar, with one key of which Miss Owen was, in confidence, entrusted, while she (Mrs. C.) kept another. In that " apartment," to the discomfiture of Miss Owen, she found the little German concealed behind a large stone, and crouching down between two pipes of wine, one of Hock and the other of Madeira. Small as he naturally was, he looked ten times more diminutive now ; and, upon being brought before Miss Owen, it would require the graphic pencil of a Cruikshank to pourtray the countenances of the pair. Miss Owen attempted to account for his concealment by stammering out that it was the old servant, Ann, that thrust kim into the wine cellar ; but Ann gave the best of all possible proofs that she could not have been the concealer, because Miss Owen, and not she, kept the key, and had it then in her pocket The case was clear. Mrs. Collins, in a moment of forgetfulness, and no one regrets it more than herself since, gave Miss Owen a box upon the ear for her misconduct, and a scratch upon the hands, Mr. Collosque exclaiming at the moment that " it was a divil of a shame to strike de young lady under the pekoolar—the very pekoolar circumstances of de case." Mr. Rushton brought about the denouement of the whole affair by saying there appeared no doubt that Mr. Col losque had been found in the wine cellar, and that Miss Owen had the key of that very useful apartment. The facts, be said, were these :—Mrs. Collins, a lady of re spectability, employed a considerable number of young ladies. One of these ladies, Miss Owen, was taken ill, and received the best medical advice. An altercation took place between Mrs. Collins and her lodger, Mr. Collosque, who decamped. A search was made for him in the house in Bedford-street, and there he was denied. Subsequently he was detected in the wine cellar, the key of which lay in Miss Owen's pocket ! The court was not, cer tainly, much surprised that Mrs. Collins should have boxed Miss Owen's ears under the circumstances ; but, as the assault was not to be justified, although given under great provocation, Mrs. Collins should pay a fine of three shillings. The fine having been forthwith paid, the ladies on both sides left the court. LARGE ACQUISITIVENESS.—On WeChleSdlV. a poor wretched haggard looking creature, named Ann Riley, was brought up charged with stealing a few potatoes from the quay of the King's Dock. Her half starved appearance gained her the commiseration of the court and the spec tators ; but this was entirely removed when the bridewell keeper intimated that the prisoner had £6 9s. 4d. in her possession, and that she had before been convicted of stealing on the dock quays. 11r. Rushton ordered her to be committed for seven days, and to pay for her own main tenance while in gaol. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. LANCASTER.—This court opened on Monday morning last, before William John Law, Esq., commissioner. The barristers present were Messrs. Bateman, James Monk, and Joseph Poilock, of Manchester ; and Stondford of London. There were 61 applicants for relief : fi ty in gaol, and 14 out of cus tody. Durng Monday, there were discharged, by the plaintiffs attorney, 6; by the plaintiff in person, 2 • by the Court of Bankruptcy, 1 ; by judge's or d e r, 4 ; and by the rule of court, 1 ; in all, 14. We understand, that at Liverpool the commissioner has only eight cases, and only one at Chester. IMPORTANT ALTERATION IN THE WIGAN POST OFFICE.—An advantageous chan&lias just been made in the transmission of letters to Ashton-in-I‘lackerfield and Newton, by which an extra bag is despatched, and arrives to and front Manchester and Liverpool. The foot post to the former places, instead of leaving at seven in the morning, is to be despatched at twelve at noon : and is to carry, in additiou to the Ashton and Newton bags, all letters which may be posted up to half-past eleven, for Manchester and Liverpool : he will thus meet the trains passing Newton between two and three o'clock, and the letters will be forwarded to their destination. He will also bring return bags for Wigan. By this airangement, the inhabitants of Wigan and the neighbourhood will be secured two deliveries per day in Manchester and Liver pool ; at present, although so near the two great towns, there is only one delivery, and that early in the morning. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the meeting on Thursday, Mr. John Holmes presided. A letter was read from the trustees of the Liverpool and Preston turnpike road, stating that a sub-committee had been appointed to arrange as to the terms upon which permission would be given to the Commisioners to lay down 923 yards of pipes in the township of West Derby, for the purpose of bringing the water from the reservoir into the town. The subject was referred to the Watch Committee, who are to arrange on the best terms they can. A letter was read from the Dock Committee, re questing permission to block up Regent-road, for the pur pose of erecting a bridge across the navigable cut com municating with the canal. A temporary road, twelve feet wide, for the convenience of the public, will be made. Granted.—A communication (referred to the Board by the Council) from the Association for the Promotion of Improved Paving, Cleansing, and Draining, was read, and ordered to lie on the table for the information of the commissioners.—Coats were ordered to be provided for the night watchmen, and the board adjourned. THE BRIDGENVATER TM:ST.—The trustees of this great canal property, c7eated by the last Duke of Bridge water, and now possessed by Lord Francis Egerton, are about to seek for powers to combine certain short lines of railway with the Bridgewater Canal, which will greatly facilitate its working. With this view, they are rendering all the assistance in their power to the plan for construct ing a railway from Manchester to Altringliam, in Cheshire, close to which place the canal passes ; and are also about to apply for powers to construct a railway from Preston brook to Runcorn, with the view of facilitating their communication with Birmingham and the central counties. They also expect to be able to connect the large collieries on the Worsley estate with the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, by means of a branch line from the village of Worsley to join the line which the Liverpool and Man chester Company propose to form from Patricroft to the Bolton and Bury line, which passes within a couple of miles of Wortley, and traverses the Bridgewater estates for a considerable distance. IN CI TTEST ON A Girsv.—A lengthened investigation took place on Monday last, at Lower Walton, neir War rington, before William Caldwell, Esq., the coroner, touching the death of Lucretia Smith, a gipsy, about 70 years of age, which occurred on Thursday, in a shippon. The deceased, it appeared, had been apprehended in Mongomeryshire, by a police-officer, named Ady, charged with being one of a party of gipsies who had deluded a Cheshire farmer out of £OO, under the pretence that they would " rule his planets" for him, and recover possession of some stolen articles. She was taken to Shrewsbury, and there dismissed, on account of the non-appearance of the prosecutor. She was again apprehended at Warring ton, brought before the magistrates on the 12th instant, and discharged, the simple farmer not being able to identify her as one of the party. The old woman and her daughter were on their way to join their friends, and had reached Wr.lton, where she fell ill, and died on Thursday morning. The result of the inquiry was a verdict that the deceased had died from natural causes, and that Ady was free from all blame. - - ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. — On Sunday last, the Rev. T. Nolan, Incumbent of St. Barnabas' Church, Liverpool, delivered two sermons in St Peter's Church, when collec tions were made for the purpose of providing books and other requisites for opening this echo'!, which is now nearly completed. Owing to its having been the first Sundaw after the interment of the late highly respected R. R. Lingard, Esq. many gentlemen were necessarily present at the parish church, in the morning, who would otherw'se have been at St. Peter's, but we have seldom seen that church so crowded as it was in the evening, par ticularly the galleries and free sittings. We have never heard the reverend gentleman to more advantage than on that occasion, and we believe we only express the general opinion of the auditors, when we say that few discourses, more earnest,Thriginal, and impressive, have ever been delivered in St. Peter's. The collections amounted together to the sum of £3B, the congregation having already contributed most liberally towards the erection of the school in a private subscription. When the service was concluded, many of his old hearers crowded around their old pastor, in the vestry, who, we are sure could not fail to be highly gratified at this natural and touching expression of their feelings towards him.—Stockport Ad vertiser. COOL IMPUDENCE.—Rather more than seven years ago a light-fingered Irishman, named Sweeney, was convicted of stealing a box of tin plates from a ship in one of the Liverpool docks. On his conviction be was sentenced to seven years' transportation, which punishment was duly inflicted. A few days ago he again made his appearance in this town, and one of the first places that he visited was the office of the firm to whom the tin plates bad belonged. Neither of the principals were within; but he at once pro ceeded, in the coolest manner, to introduce himself as Mr. Sweeney, the gentleman who had suffered for appro priating the tin plates. He said that his visit to Australia had not been either disagreeable nor unprofitable ; that he had soon obtained a good conduct ticket, and a good place as a gardener, in which he had saved money. Having now fulfilled all his obligations to the law, he had returned home, and determined to claim his tights, among which was the box of tin plates for which he had been sent to Botany Bay I This he considered clearly his own, and begged that it might be given up to him. We need scarcely say that Mr. Sweeney's story and his request threw the whole office into a roar. The clerks, not feeling themselves competent to decide on so curious a claim in the absence of their employers, begged that the gentleman would call again, which he promised to do, though he has not yet fulfilled his promise. MEETING OF PARISHIONERS.—On Thursday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of the inhabitants, assessed and con tributing to the relief of the poor, was held in the Crown Court, for the purpose of choosing commissioners under the Paving and Sewerage Acts, to fill up the annual va cancies. John Holmes, Esq. was called to the chair. Mr. Deane, the law-clerk, read a summary of the accounts, from which it appeared that the balance in hand last year was £3792 2s. 9d. ; the receipts for the year ending 30th September, 1844, on account of flagging and paving, have been £28,679 Bs. 2d. ; on account of sewerage, £6326 15s. id. ; and on account of the water works, including the corporation moiety of £250, and a sum of £9545 18s. Bd. from the bank, £12,234 19s. 5d.; making the grand total of receipts £51,233 ss. sd. The amount paid during the same period has been, for paving, flagging, &c., £21,588 Ms. 4d. ; for watering the streets, £lB2B 13s 4d ; salaries, £1398 16s. ; sewerage, (including incidental ex penses,) £12,898 19s. Bd. ; water works .C 10,343 168. Bd., leaving a balance in the bank, on the paving and sewerage account, of £3194 lie. 4d., and in the bands of the trea surer £7 12s. 1(1. The law charges for the year, in cluding parliamentary expenses, amount to the sum of £2142 15s. 6d. The meeting then proceeded to fill up the vacancies amongst the commissioners, and the names of the gentlemen appointed will be found in the adver tisement of the proceedings. A GHOST IN A QUANDARY.—A little incident occurred at the Theatre on Friday, during Miss Barnes's clever performance of " Hamlet," which, though a matter of considerable annoyance to the party immediately con cerned, was highly amusing to that small portion of the audience who witnessed and understood it. The circum stance to which we refer took place in the scene between Hamlet and the Queen, where the Ghost (Mr. B. Hen derson) having entered at one door, passed slowly across the stage to exit at the other, Hamlet exclaiming, " Why look you there ! look how it steals away !" The Ghost, which bad been very well represented by Mr. Henderson, bad passed the foot-lights with solemn tread. and most cadaverous visage, to within a yard or two o! the door by which he was silently to have disappeared when, " Angels and ministers of grace defend us !" there was no one prepared ready to open the same ; and the thought suddenly flashed through his mind that it was fastened! Here was a quandary for a lice ghost to be in. To vanish through the key-hole was not to be accom plished by so substantial a reality. To sink through the stage, though much to be desired in such a strait, was equally impossible. To halt, and taking a turn to the left, exit a little further back , as any other pi ece o f hu manity might have decided, would have been truly un ghostly and ridiculous. " Alas! poor ghost !" what's to be done ? O'er his pale face there came a roseat e bite," and his ghostship exhibited unmistakeable signs of being in a mortal rage. He approached nearer and nearer to the fatal door, and still no signs of its moving. He was within a couple of feet, and in very bitterness of spirit groaned forth, " Open that cursed door." The door was as fast as ever,—the scene was an exciting one, and of course every body was looking, —so, gathering up his strength and his right leg at the same time, the ghost threw his " canonized bones," body and all, against the wooden partition that was supposed to separate him from the shades below. Away flew bolts and bars, and with a horrid crash, exit this truly " troubled spirit ; if not in a "flash of fire," as the song says, certainly with a rapi dity and effect that made " the people to very much ad mire." Seriously, if the fastenings of the door had been a little stronger, Mr. Henderson might have received a severe injury.—Blackburn Standard. THE LIVERPOOL LETTER -CARRIERS.—A meeting of the letter-carriers of Liverpool was held, on Saturday evening, with the view of adopting a memorial, praying for an increase of salary. They arc, we understand, very much overworked at present, and not sueiently remu nerated. We perceive that the Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned an increase of salary to the lA - ter : carriers of London, and we know not why a similar increase should not tAke place in Liverpool.—Aibion. GUANO. — lmports of the week. 1,500 tons: sales, about 2W tons, chiefly at £5 10s. For arrival to the end of the year, in cargoes, sellers at about the same price : for first three months delivery a little business has been done at L 5 ]ss. By the latest accounts from Ichaboe the man-of-war stationed there had been of great service in preserving order and regularity. All the available room for stages is now occupied, and, by the judicious regula tions of the commodore, the ships are afforded greater fa cilities for despatch. WHITBY NATIONAL SCHOOLS.--On Tuesday last these schools were opened under very auspicious circum stances. The weather was very fine for the season ; the ❑umber of children applying for admission more numer ous than was expected, and a feeling in favour of the in stitution apparently very genial. Nearly -100 children went in procession from the school-rooms, with a band of music and banners, bearing suitable devices and inscrip tions, (many of the banners being of the handy-work of some of the fair ladies of Whitby,) to attend morning prayers at the Parish Church. Previous to the service, the 100th Psalm was sung by the children, the effect of which was very impressive. In the afternoon the children paraded the town in procession as before, and at four o'clock returned to the school-rooms, where they had tea and buns, and sang two hymns, composed expressly for the occasion. In the evening there was a general meeting of subscribers and friends, and of the parents of thechild ren, most numerously and respectably attended, and en tirely filling the school-rooms. Many of the children also were present, and after singing the introductory occa sional hymn, the Rev. T. W. Trevanion (perpetual curate of St. Mary's) offered up an appropriate prayer ; and, on the motion of J. Fishburn, Esq., was appointed chain' an of the meeting, in the absence of the archdeacon, who, though desirous of being present, was unfortunately pre vented by indisposition. Having opened the business of the meeting in a very appropriate and interesting address. he called upon H. Belcher, Esq., the honorary secretary to this and many other societies of the town, having for their object the promotion of the temporal and spiritual wel fare of its inhabitants, to read the report. The report was highly satisfactory, inasmuch as it showed, though more had been done than was originally contemplated and esti mated for, the excess of expenditure over the means of payment did not much exceed the sum of £25. The adoption and approval of the report were moved by the Rev. G. J. Muirhead, rector of Eccrington, who strongly recommended and enforced the education of the rising generation on the national system, the peculiar advantages of which had been so ably commented upon by the chair man. Thos. Fishburn, Esq., in eloquent and very appo site terms, seconded the resolution. The meeting was then addressed at some length by John Blanchard, Esq., who, amongst other important points, which were very ably and energetically set forth, dwelt strongly on the ne cessity of a reverential demeanour in the house of God being impressed upon the minds of the children. He was followed by the Rev. Mr. Graham, who spoke shortly, and much to the purpose, and then seconded the resolu tion. Other resolutions were moved and seconded by Charles Saunders, Esq., of Sneaton Castle, Jas. Walker. Esq., H. Belcher, Esq., and Mr. Wm. Cavalier. The closing occasional hymn was then sung, and the meeting having received the benediction from the chairman, broke up.—On the following Sunday, a most excellent and im pressive sermon in behalf of the institution was preached by the Rev. Mr. Trevanion, followed by a collection of £ll 15s. The collection at the evening meeting amounted to £4 19s. 7d. We have been compelled to give but a very cursory and slight sketch of this interesting event, but cannot refrain from offering our hearty congrAtula tions on the successful termination of the anxious and zealous endeavours that have been made by the friends and patrons of education on the scriptural principles of our national church. And now, having fairly launched their good work under such favourable circumstances, we may be permitted to indulge the hope that the same zeal and energy will continue to be devoted in guiding and sustaining the infant back amidst the troubled waters of worldly contention and envy, with which this institution, it must bs expected, (as others of larger growth have ex perienced,) is to be assailed. The lukewarmness and in difference of friends, however, is more to be dreaded than the open and declared hostility of the opponents of schools founded and conducted on the national principles of our established church. " Seri Magna est reritas, et preva lebit." The necessity of educating the poorer classes of our community and of diffusing religious instruction in the minds of the rising generation, is now admitted by all parties to be an object of political importance as well as one of religious duty ; and those who labour to aid and accomplish this great and good work will do more to pre serve the civil and religious institutions of our country from violent innovations and national discord, than all the lucubrations of political economists (however well inten tioned) could ever hope to achieve. With this parting admonition we again congratulate our friends on the movement they have made in the right direction, and heartily recommend to those who have not hitherto had the privilege of doing so, they should not hesitate longer in contributing their aid and support to an institution which has such powerful claims, local as well as national, for their sympathy and support. SPO a TING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. DERBY. With the exception of the few bets laid in the room to day, the odds in most other respects correspond with those given on Tuesday last. There was, no betting either yes terday or Wednesday requiring notice ; to-day, 200 to 7, and 500 to 17 was taken about Pam; 200 to 7, and after wards 500 to 20 agst Idas ; 400 to 14, twice, agst News monger; 33 to 1 agst Young Eclipse; 33 to 1 agst Pan tasa ; 1000 to 2l agst Winchester ; and 500 to 10 agst Cabin Boy. A poney at evens was laid between Pantasa and Black Prinee. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. J. Bulkeley Johnson, Esq., of this town, and of Mort-1 lake House, Congleton, has been unanimously elected Mayor of the latterplace for the fifth time. On Sunday week, the train on the Lancaster and Pres ton railway whirled through a flock of sheep which had strayed on the line. Five were killed and many others serously injured. ST. HELENS.—The new market here has given so much satisfaction that its accommodation is to be ex tended. For this the public are indebted to Mr. Sharp, stationer and news agent. _ _ On Thursday morning last a labouring man who had been confined in the lock-up, at Bury for theft, hanged himself with his handkerchief, which he tied to a pipe only two feet eight inches from tile ground. On Tuesday last, Mr. William Benson, of Queen's Col lege, Cambridge, second son of Robert Benson, Esq. of this town, was called to the bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. _ . V. James Thompson, Esq. the collector of excise, at Sun derliind, has been promoted to the vacant collectorship in Newcastle, occasioned by the removal of R. S. Stanley, Esq. to the Liverpool excise collection. ROBBERY AT SEACOMBF.—On Tuesday last, about noon, some thieves entered the house of tleman re siding at Seacombe, and carried off a ble quan tity of property, amongst which was a g 0 and ap pendages,- a French locket watch, seize told rings, brooches, &c. COURSING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Wednesday week, a large bare was seen coming along Burscough-street, Ormskirk, pursued by a terrier dog ; when near to the market-place puss was met by a drove of pigs, and took refuge in the midst of them, but not liking her situation, she immediately left them, and sallied forth the way she came. The dog followed, and coming up to puss, seized her by the hind quarters, but could not keep his hold— puss got away, and, when near the Buck i'th'Vine Inn, she was assailed by a corpulent tailor and a diminutive hair-dresser : many were the kicks aimed at her, but she got clear off at last, leaving her pursuers far in the rear. CHESTER CUP. 400 to 10 was accepted about each of the following four. namely, Foig-a-Ballagh, Alice Hawthorn, Ratan, and Pastoral. _ TATTERSALL'S, TuCRSDAY. DERBY. So thin was the attendance and so few were in the vein to back horses, that to attempt a list of market prices would only be to lead our readers astray; we, therefore. confine ourselves to the bets actually made :-1,000 to 40 agst Idas ; 1000 to 40 agst Old England ; 1000 to 30 agst Weatherbit ; 1000 to 30 agst Minikin colt ; 875 to 25, twice, and 1000 to 30 agst Anti Repealer ; 350 to 10 agst Young Eclipse ; 2000 to 25 agst John Davis ; and 1000 to 10 agst St. Pancras. All the bets, except the one agst Idas, were afterwards offered. OME IN 1815. Ps in 1845 are either seecially ied by custom as to make it altered July 8, NewmarketJuly Meeting• July 16, Liverpool July Meeting. July 23, Newton. July 30, Goodwood. Aug. 6, Norwich. Aug. 6, Brighton. Aug. 11, Wolverhampton. Aug. 2S, Tiverton. . Sept. 2. Warwick. Sept. 10, Leicester. Sept. 16, Doncaster. Sept. 30, Newmarket First Octo ber Meeting. Oct. 13, Newmarket Second Oc tober Meeting. Oct. 27, Newmarket Houghton Meeting. RACES TO The following dates of reel appointed, or are so establist improbable that they will be March 12, Coventry. March 19, Warwick. March 25, Northampton. March 26, Catterick Bridge. April 14, Newmarket Craven. April 22, Bath. April 28, Newmarket Ist Spring. May 6, Chester. May 13, Newmarket 2nd Spring. May 13, Manchester. May 20, Gorhambury. May 27, Epsom. June 10, Ascot. June 18, Hampton. June 23, Newcastle-on-Tyne. June 25, Bibury Club. June 26. Stourbridge. FLEETWOOD COURSING MEETING.—Nov. 20. FLEETWOOD CUP. Mr. Richardson's Robin beat Mr. Rodget's Swallow, and won. ROSS AL STAKE. Mr. Rodget's Madeira beat Mr. Noblett's Smoke, and won. CONSOLATION STAKE FOR BEATEN DOGS. Mr. Dickinson's Flirt beat Mr. 'Whitehead's Pleader. Mr. Fklding's Bus'j beat Mr. Edmondson's Domino. THE CHASE. The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Y Mere (at eleven) Thursday, Nov. 28, at Saturday. Nov. 30, at . Each morning at half-past ten o'clock. A Goon SEASON.—During the late racing season Nat (properly Elnathan Flatman) had 212 rides, including 65 winners, 5 walks over, and 1 dead heat. A match for £2OO came off on the Chesterfield race course, on Wednesday, between Mr. E. Butcher's blk m, aged, and Mr. Sheldon's ch h, aged, list ilb each, which was won by the mare by four lengths. GREAT WALKING MATCH FOR £2o.—On Tuesday the match between Bee, of London, and Powell, of Hampton, came off at Hampton. The distance contested was twelve miles. At the tenth mile Bee was in a leading position, which he continued to the end, beating his adversary by 400 yards. The twelve miles were accomplished in one hour and fifty-seven minutes. CAPTURE OF BURGESS.—We gave, last week, an account of the arrest, and subsequent suicide of Elder, the accomplice of Burgess, the forger, together with the escape of the latter in a boat. Our accounts by the Great Western communicate his arrest, examination, and com mittal by the authorities at Boston. THE SCREW PILE LIGHTHOUSE.—This lighthouse in Belfast Lough, stands about a mile below Gannoyle, where the water is never less than nine feet, and the floor of the house is placed upwards of twenty feet above low water mark, amply allowing for any rise or swell. The ground beneath is, to the depth of six feet, loose sand and gravel, resting on tenacious blue clay ; screw piles of three and a half feet circumference are here sunk to the depth of sixteen feet, upon which the superstructure is firmly secured, to form a basis for the erection of the house ; this is a novel building, and is intended for a pilot house, and is fitted for this purpose with fifteen commodious sleeping berths, with separate apartments for the captain and his mate. The light can be seen only at six miles distance, lest it should be mistaken for any of the great lights along the coast. The platform on which the house stands is in diameter thirty-three feet, while the house is but twenty-six feet—thus leaving a commodious prome nade three and a half feet wide all round, from which the pilots can descry vessels arriving. The whole expense of this important erection, including the lighting apparatus, was but 41,300.—Mtning Journal. ^lll