The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

..,-.. Blab 010' his late ntinn, - ; of 10 rig Vier ou rs bf „ n ot!, I to 1115 that anal" to th e 3 , 0 , I)/ e fonal almost Sale by xspA i r rill sub for o'clock► Lured be Le t ' ,mprilei g room' el 5 a rgi iiture it! r i s l eve ss, ervote, Din tlir' d Cad • ie Au c ' o etle• le dal. ons the ~,, Le to u• i c. n stro P „ ~ FO Earl s Ot ere is the d e ' and Ine 111 ipr en h ' dl i2 O r o d ! belt° raP id n i s t Le 0 1; a ion ) de,.,f r wit s tribi r ad 0 prig havi 3 our, 5° ye' coo y e con" ,plOr ed m ;ing rt, ltfce6' I.- --, tiOn il ' resen t e Pro. in3 eo ,operti eS , 5 % 0 ct io o l e fi r e t , Pfile 101- SA 0 13~ 1 March, 19, 1844 Co be &Mb or Ed TO CAPITALISTS, BUILDERS, &c. TO be SOLD , b y PRIVATE TREATY, 111 lots to suit d P urchisers, 45 acres of LAND, West Derby ; 30 itto, Oxton, Che s hi re ; 120 , 000 yar d s, E verton ; 15 , 000 9, near the North Docks ; 100.000 ditto, Bootle and Waterloo ; 50,000 ditto, near the Prince's Park ; 76,000 ditto, Cheshire ; 15,000 ditto, Crown -street, Oxford street, and Parliament-street • with several smaller lots. Also, several splendid COUNTRY RESIDENCES, and ether excellent HOUSES in Town and Vicinity; exten sive Range of OFFICES, Chapel-street; Ditto, Oldhall :feet Ditto, South John-street •, Ditto, King-street ; witiseveral eligible WAREHOUSES. h be LET, excellent COUNTRY RESIDENCE, One ,To acres of LAND ; One HOUSE, Aigburth " i tto, Clifton Park, Woodside ; One Ditto, Park , r oad; One Ditto Ed-lane ; One Ditto, Nelson-street ; One Ditto, Grov e -st reet; One Ditto, Edge-hill; House and Shop, G rea t G eorge -street ; Ditto, South Castle tritteeot ; Ditto, Dal e - s t reet ; Di tto, Cl eve l an d- square ; tot) Richmond-row. Apply to WM. WILLIAMS, 57, Ranelagh-street. AIGBURTH-ROAD. TO b e SO LD or LET, on Lease, a short distance be- Yowl the third milestone on the Aigburth-road, a comfortable FAMILY HOUSE, containing, on the prin cipal floor, handsome Drawing-room and Breakfast-par lour, communicating with Folding Doors, and forming a Room 32 lest by 17. good Dining-room, Kitchen, Scul lery Butler' s P antry, and Store-room. Above are four best Bed-rooms of large and lofty proportions, Dressing -1°"13, two Se rvants'-rooms, Water-closet, and Shower bath. There is a Two -stalled Stable, Coach-house, and Ilretty Garden. If desired, two-thirds of the Purchase money may re ma i n for a term at 4 per cent. " uls r Par ticulars i nqu i re on the Prem i ses, or o f M essrs. T " I LAY, Ch h urc -street. Co fir Kolb. TO CURRIERS -----------------___________ To be DISPOSED' OF an old-established BUST AND LEATHER DEALERS. A NESS in the above Trade, in one of the best tho roughfares in an The present Occupier leaving tom, the above is an o . Opportunity seldom to be met with. APPIY at the standarEoffice. ° CARRIAGES. ,be SOLD, the property of different Gentlemen, T wo wao may be referred to :—A very superior Landau, mo s t Chariots, Two Phaetons and Harness; they are in a „,,' e xcellent condition. built by celebrated coachmakers, oti " t u ia fi r t for immediate usc without requiring additional n • d •takewise on Sale , or to Let or Job, for any several other Carriages, including a highly-finished lO nti aen, a Clarence, Three handsome Stanhopes, writchkas, Gigs, Whitechapels, &c. The whole are well berth the attention of parties requiting vehicles, and will disposed of at a considerable reduction from the prices usually charged. To b seen at M ASKERX and Co.'s Coach Manufactory, "rie r k-street rinolonMarch 13M, 1844. TOTRoOwA9 SURVEYORS, PAVERS, AND OTHERS. ThE— .“ OF LIVERPOOL. Co mmissioners under the Paving and Sewerage witting ts HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they oneare or t° DI SPOSE OF, by TENDER, (either in more Lats,) about 800 Tons of well-assorted suitable forDp°avtri The Stones ar n e g Howard street, adjoining theePboasnikte LDER PAVING STONES, land in Great (i tlejg on of Public Rods. spected at • any time. of the Canal, and can be in t7Parties tendering are requested to state the Price they w ng to give for them, at per Ton of 30 Cwt. ; and r ose whose Tenders shall be accepted will be required to emove the same within fourteen days after date of notice thereof• Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Commissioners under the Paving and Sewerage Acts to be left at this Office, not later than SATURDAY, the '3oth instant, and marked ' Tender for Paving Stones." . AnY further information may be obtained on applica ton at the Commissioners' Office, No. 1, Penwick-street. By order, CAPES ASHLIN, Treasurer. .Paving and Sewerage Office, 18th March, 1814. _________________________ L ____ VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE AT WoouroN, , Six Miles from the Liverpool Exchange, ...VIII THE RESIDENCE OF GEORGE YATES, ESQ., DECEASED. SALE, by PRIVATE TREATY, altogether, or in Lots, an excellent FAMILY HOUSE, containing zntrance Hall, Dining, Drawing, and Breakfast Rooms, Wit h a small Library, and excellent Kitchens, on the ground floor ; ten good Lodging Rooms , with dr y and extensive Cellarage, excellent Garden, well stocked with fruit trees, in full bearing, Hothouse, Greenhouse, and Pittery, with Stabling for four horses, Loose Box, Coach house, Carthouse, Cowhouses for ten cows, and every other convenience suitable for a Genteel Family • together with about Thirty-three-and-a-half Acres of Family This Property is situate on the main road from Liverpool to the Village of Woolton, to which road it has a frontage of about 380 yards, and on a road to Gateacre, to which it has also a frontage of about 715 yards. From its position on the Hill side, commanding extensive, varied, and pleasing Views of the surrounding Country, the Land is particularly eligible for the erection of Villas, and, from its possessing a Double Frontage to so large an extent, may It applied for that purpose to great advantage, without i njury to the existing Buildings. For further particulars apply to Messrs. KEIGHTLEY vad AT ANNING, Solicitors, Fenwiek-street, where Plans of A t .„ -4 tate may be seen ; and to Messrs. BRAIINER and __' B ° l •To Solicitors, North John-street, Liverpool. Co lit Ed. 140 NFOUN DE RS, MANUFACTURING 0 CHEMISTS, &c. pube,LET, for a TERM of YEARS, very desirable Squ titNIISES, occupying an Area of about 1300 ot tes " iards ' with one l a rge Chi m n e y and t w o sm a ll er th er situate in Paul -street, ( an d h av i ng a F ron t age vo et o yards,) near Vauxhall-road. tg Particulars a Ito Mr. W. F. GEE, Architect, ‘-astle-street. TO be 1------------;--- ate-sized 1 1. T T with early possession, a mo d er i B- North, and v I aEHOUSE, which is n modern and street substantial, taken at FURNI- a ar vat ion. The House comprises Dining, Drawing, and t'd eakfast Rooms, Butler's Pantry, Bath Room, and Wa table. R r Closet, and four Bed rooms and two Attics ; also a rtitur ' it £7O per anum. Rent - A party wanting the Fur e will have the preference of the House. APpl' • top 'catio n to be made by letter, (pre paid,) addressed 16, Mercury office. Wwbe„LET, and entered upon at Lady Day next, to "I„TBURN HOUSE, Bridgnorth, situate at the hi,,•" Whitburn-street, containing Drawing and situ Room, 19 feet 6 inches by 14 feet 6 inches each, Rao Li ng Room, 12 feet by 10 feet 4 inches, seven Bed -til'"ns, Water Closet, Kitchen, Brewhouse, Coalhouse, e Gard and n Wine Cellars, two-stall Stable, Co ac h-h ouse, , and Orchard, altogether being Two Acres, or thereabouts. The House has been recently built, and no expense has been spared to make it comfortable. There 1 8 an Endowed Classical School, conducted by the Rev. T. Rowley, D.D., where the inhabitants of Bridgnorth have an opportunity of giving their sons the best of Edu cations at a small expense. For further particulars apply to Mr. WINDLE, Bed briclo.el near Brid g e nort h . Co T O be LET, in Ax.LERTON, (about four miles from Li verpool, suitable for the Residence of a Genteel Fa roily,) Two new comfortable DWELLING-HOUSES, built in the Italian style, with flat roof, from which an extensive view is obtained of the Welsh Mountains in the blnstance, and of the surrounding country ; containing, on ground fl oor , Dining-roownni Drawing- room , an d Li y, fini s h e d i n the best Ittly, alle; also St ore - room an d Butler's P an t ry, fitted up ences, having easy access to the Ki t he c e h emn odsercunllconveni ry d- Pantries. In the b asement, Wash-house, Laundrey'enar der, and Servants'-room, W i th B eer and Wine Cellars. On the second floor ate Nine Bed-rooms, with Water and Housemaids' Closets, and other conveniences. Attached to each House, also, are commodious Offices, consisting of a Two-stalled Stable, Gig-house, Harness-room, with Straw and Hay-loft over. In the Yard are Pig-house and Poultry ditto. The whole plentifully supplied with ex cellent Spring Water. The Shrubbery and Garden occupy nearly an acre of ground, and, if required, a Field or two can be given to the tenants. Also, a neat COTTAGE and GARDEN, at a moderate Rent, (furnished or unfurnished.) An Omnibus will pass Morning and Evening to and from Liverpool. F particulars apply to Mr. J OSIAS B OOKER , Post officor e-place. THE BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY _._ ....,........__. _ n Inco rn — "led by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament. 1: 11 , F - 71 COURT of DIRECTORS HEREBY GIVE IN OTIOE to parties desir ous o f E m i g , s ti ng t o th e l'astern Twnships of Canada, th a t i n consequence o f th e erY greatly increased demand f or th e C ompany ' s L an d s , t hey will discontinue, from and after the 15th instant, the 2frer o f tie'n!.. 6d. a Fre e P assage to P urchasers of Fifty Acres, at Per Acre—th e pr i ce t h ence f orward on these terms g Ten Shilli ngs Sterling per Acre. ofP th erso ns desiro us o f i n f orma ti on re l at i ve to the L ands e Company ae requested to apply at their Office, xe• 4, Barge Yard , Bucklersbury, London ; to Messrs. DOWIE and Co., Agents at Liverpool; and au to ee following Banks. wbere Prospectuses may be had, Deposits can be made : National Provincial Bank of England, shi York Yorkshire Banking Company, Zddleworth Banking Company, 13West of En g l an d an d S out h W a l es Di s t r i ct B ank, el fast Ba n ki ng Company, •'-'earnington Priors and Warwickshire Bank, ABs as And their Branches. ai l . evidence of the superiority of the Eastern Town 'P la Rt a place o f settlement, the Directors have pleasure es al Pg, that of 35,521 Acres sold n2 in 1843 ()illy 263 fift y h a ve been returned to the Copry , of , which but . sen t sysutenuelen purchased i n Great Britain under t h e p re By Order of the ' ou G t ALT, Chief Clerk. 4onckn, lad March, 1844. • EDGE-LANE, NEAR LIVERPOOL. ISS LOFTUS receives into her Family a limited M number of YOUNG LADIES to BOARD and EDUCATE, to whose domestic comfort, as well as to their intellectual, moral, and religious improvement, it is her anxious desire to pay the most sedulous attention. The Course of Study comprises Instruction in Gram mar, History, Geography, Use of the Globes, Writing and Arithmetic, Plain and Ornamental Needle-work, Latin, French, the Elements of Natural History and Natural Philosophy. TERMS-FORTY-SIX GUINEAS PER ANNUM. Drawing and Italian, each.. Six Guineas per Annum. Music and S;nging, each Eight „ ► I Seat in Church........ Use of the Piano-forte Laundress E nottrante ,f' of IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE. THOSE Persons whose Annual Policies are renewable on the 29th instant, are respectfully informed that, for their own security, they should be renewed within fifteen days from that date. WALTER CLARKE, No. 6, High-street, Agents. J. W. S. MAY, No. 1, Exchange-alley, YORKSHIRE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.—Established 1824. Parties having Annual Policies falling due on the 29th of MARCH, are respectfully informed that they amulet renew the same within fifteen days from that date. AGENTS : LATHAM HANMER, Jun. ' 1, Dale-street. FREDERICK LAPAGE, JOHN ATKINSON, 25, North John-street. NATHAN LITHE RLAND, 12, Exchange-street East. THE MANCHESTER ASSURANCE COMPANY, For Assurance against Fire, and on Lives and Survivorships, Purchase of Annuities, Reversions, kc. OFFICE, No. 98, KING-STREET, MANCHESTER. Capital, Two MILLIONS. Established March, 1 824. FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE Assured are entitled to one third of the Profits, without any liability on their part to the losses. Parties intending to continue their Policies, falling due at LADY DAY, must renew them within fifteen days from that time, or they will become void. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The Assured are entitled to two-thirds of the Profits, without any liability on their part to the losses. The Premiums charged are lower than those of the majority of other Offices. The business of the Life department is kept quite dis tinct from that of Fire, and its accumulations are not liable to make good any losses arising therefrom. The Rates of Premiums, and all other particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr. JOSEPH MORTON, Se cretary, or to any of the Company's Agents. N.B.—Agents have already been appointed in most of the principal towns in the kingdom ; but applications for Agencies, in places where appointments have not yet been made, are requested to be addressed to the Secretary. BONUS. At the Annual General Court of Proprietors, held on the 20th June, 1839, bonuses were declared to the assured in the Fire Department of XlO per cent. on the premiums received during the five years previous to the 25th March, 1839, to be paid on all insurances of two, or more, years' standing; and to the assured in the Life Department, on all policies for the whole duration of Life, for four, or more years' standing, on the 25th March, 1839, of very nearly 26 per cent. on the amount of the premiums re ceived thereon, improved at compound interest, to be added to the sum assured by slick policies when they become claims, or an equivalent reduction to be made in the annual premiums upon them, at the option of the parties entitled thereto. RICHARD DAWSON, Agent for Liverpool. 10, Exchange-alley. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSSURANCE CORPORATION, (ESTABLISHED BY ROYAL CHARTER, A.D. 1720.) FIRE INSURANCES. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Premiums falling due at LADY DAY will expire on the Sth day of April next. LIFE INSURANCES. A BONUS equal to TWO-THIRDS OF THE PROFIT on the Company's Life Business, since Decem ber, 1841, will be apportioned periodically, among the Policies effected for Life, either BY ADDITION TO THE SUM ASSURED, OR IN REDUC TION OF THE PREMIUM ; OR THE VALUE OF THE BONUS MAY BE RECEIVED IN CASH. The following features particularlv distinguish the Compa ny's present system of Lite Insurance, viz., The Security of a large Capital, for which no charge is made; The exemption of the Assured from all liability of Part nership ; And the Gurantee with the character, success, and long experience of the Company afford to the Policy-holders against all the dangers which might result from inexpe rience or improvidence in management. TnomAs TOOKE, Esq., Governor. WILLIAM SAMPSON, Esq., Sub-Governor. Hon. J. T. LESLIE MELVILLE, Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Sir J. Wm. Lubbok, Bart Geo. Pearkes Barclay, Esq. Uhas. John Manning, Esq William Brown, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Edw. Howley Palmer, Esq William Davidson, Esq. John Henry Pelly, Esq. John Deacon, Esq. Abraham G. Robarts, Esq Alex. Colvin, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell,Esq. Sir Samuel Scott, Bart. William T. Hibbert, Esq. William Soltan, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Robert Thorley, Esq. Sir G. G. de H. Larpent, Bt. Henry Warre, Esq. John Chr. Lochmer, Esq. Octavius Wigram, Esq. AGENTS. S Mr. GEO. LOCH, Water-street. Mr. J. PRYCE, Tithebarn-street Ashton-under-Lyne.. Vacant. Blackburn .. James Gillies. 801t0n............ Robert Barlow and Son. Burnley .. Bury Chorley Kirkham . • • Richard Hodson. Lancaster . Manchester J. Williamson and Son, Market-st Oldham .. John Ashcroft. Preston Rochdale Warrington Thomas Geddes. Wigan James Newsham and Son. The Agents for the County of Chester are : Chester Congleton Macclesfield Nantwich Thomas Derriemer. Northwich Sandbach Stockport LIVERPOOL .. John Vaughan. County of Westro - oreland : Kendal.. Milnthorpe George Whittaker and Son. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. P.S.--In consequence of the destruction of the Royal Exchange by fire, the business of the Company, in all its branches, is carried on at their Ne w P rem i ses , N o . 21, Lombard -street, till their Offices in the Royal Exchange are rebuilt. BRITISH COMMERCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. No. 35, CORNHILL, LONDON. Established in 1820. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL £600,000. PATRON—His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. DIRECTORS. Sir Robert Alexander,lLTrCSetastian G. Martinez,Esq Thomas Benson, Esq. Archbd. Fred.Paxton,Esq. John Cattley, Esq. Wm. Henry Porter, Esq. John Cox, Esq. Denzil I. Thomson, Esq. I George Green, Esq. Geo.H.Weatherheatl,M.D Managing Director—E. Fernie, Esq. Actuary—J. Goddard, Esq. Auditors—T. Gorton, Esq. D. Grove, Esq. Physician—Septimus Wray, M.D., Salisbury-square, Fleet-street. Bankers—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. London THE Directors offer to the Public two modes of In surance,—the one securing a fixed amount without profits, on payment of a low Annual Premium—the other, entitling the Insurer to participate in the profits on pay ment of a higher rate. At the septennial division in December, 1835, a:Bonus of £26 7s. 10d. upon the premiums paid was declared amongst the Insurers on the high Scale, and at thesecond sexennial division up to December, 1841, another Bonus was declared, averaging £3O 14s. per Cent. on the Pre miums paid. Insurances for one and seven years effected at very re duced rates. One-third of the Premiums on Insurances for the Whole of Life is permitted to remain unpaid for the first seven years, and is then continued as a permanent loan if de sired. Persons going to any part of the world and all special risks are insured at adequate premiums. The Company's Policies are purchased at their full value. Claims are paid in three months after satisfactory proof of death. Tables of Rates, with every information, will be given by the under name d A gents . _ _ By order of the Board. EBENR. FERNIE, Managing Director. LOCAL COMMITTEE FOR LIVERPOOL. Joseph Cooper, Esq. Joshua Henshaw, Esq. Ranelagh-street. James Johnson, Esq... William Geddes, Esq. Temple-place. . - MEDICAL REFEREE. Thomas Blackburn, Esq., Camden-street. AGENTS. Messrs. SHORTHOUSE and IJADDEN, 1, Dale-street. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, ESTABLISHED IN 1836, AND INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID-UP CAPITAL £1,000,000 STERLING. London Office, 7, St. Helen's-place, Bi shopsgate-street. Establishments at Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, and Quebec, in CANADA ; St. John and Fredericton, in NEW BRUNSWICK; Halifax, in Nova SCOTIA ; St. John's, in NEWFOUNDLAND. Agents at NEW YORK, Messrs. Richard Bell, William M`Lachlan, and Thomas G. Simpson, Dorr's Buildings, Hanover-street. Drafts on the Colonies and on the United States, with approved endorsements, are purchased on terms which may be known on application, addressed to the Secretary. In like manner, Bills are collected at maturity, Dividends on Stock payable in the United States or in the Colonies are received, and other descriptions of Banking Agency are transacted. Credits on the several Establishments in the Colonies, and on the Agents at New York, are granted upon pay ment of the amount at the London Office, and will be paid on presentation, together with the current premium of Exchange on Bills, at the customary usance, without any charge. Parties in the Country may obtain such Letters of Credit in the course of post, by forvvarling a Bank Order for the amount, free of postage, to the Secretary, at the London Office. Similar Credits on the Colonial Establishments of this Bank, and on its agents at New York, are granted at all the Branches of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, of The National Bank of Scotland, and of The Manchester and Liverpool District Bank. GEORGE DE B. ATTWOOD, Secretary. London, 7, St. Helen's-place, Ist March, 1844. THE OASTLER TESTIMONIAL AND ANNUITY FUND. THE COMMITTEE appointed to forward the Collec tion of a FUND for the LIBERATION of Mr. RICHARD OASTLER from PRISON, where he was confined at the suit of Mr. Thornhill, regret exceed ingly that hitherto so little has been done in this wealthy and proverbially constitutional and liberal town, for this purpose. They now beg to state, that Mr. Oastler has been liberated, through the liberality of twelve individuals, who have become responsible for the required Sum. They annex a list of the Liverpool Subscriptions, at present, and trust that the Friends of the " Altar, the Throne, and the Cottage" will soon enable them to pub lish such a List as will convince the whole Kingdom that Liverpool is still " the good Old Town." Subscriptions in aid of this truly estimable object will be received at the STANDARD, COURIER, and MAIL OFFICES, or by any Member of the Committee. Liverpool, 18th March, 1844. COMMITTEE. Mr. Richard Harbord James Parker Mr.lThomas Smith Joseph Harrison R. H. Sherlock H. G. Harbord I T. Inman W. Wagstaff H. Bentley I J. Payne. ALREADY COLLECTED. R. H. Sherlock, Esq.... Edmund Ward, Esq., Prescot 2 2 0 James Heyward), Esq.... Joseph Betteley, Esq. James Parker, Esq. 1 1 0 Richard Harbord. Esq ...... .... 1 1 0 Rev. D. James.... An Enemy to Oppression ...... ...... 1 1 0 W. Birkett, Esq John N. Wood, E5q......... G. Beley, Esq 1 0 0 John Wilkinson, Esq.. • • 1 0 0 John Howard, Esq Abraham Ward, Esq. 1 0 0 George Kendall, Esq. •• • • 1 0 0 John Ellison, Erq. 1 0 0 Collected in Commercial Hall Ditto at the Rev. T. D.Gregg's Meeting 4 0 0 Robert Caldwell, Esq .. 1 0 0 Joseph Hopps, Esq. Ten Workmen in R. Clay and Son's Employment. . ...... Sundry small sums Workmen at Railway Engine Yard.... 0 8 6 J. Games R. A. Payne, Esq. Thomas Inman, Esq PROSPECTUS OF THE G LASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY, VIA PAISLEY, JOHNSTONE. KILMARNOCK, AYR, CUMNOCK, SANQUHAR, DUMFRIES, AND ANNAN. CAPITAL £1,300,000; SHARES £25 EACH. DEPOSIT £1 ss. No Subscriber liable beyond the Amount of his Subscription. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Leadbeater, Esq., Chairman. The Provost of Dumfries. The Provost of Paisley. Sir James Campbell. James Monteath, Esq., of Stonebyres. John Henderson, Esq., of Park. Thomas D. Douglas, Esq. John Miller, Esq., of Muirshiels. John Wilson, Esq., of Dundyvan. John Fleming, Esq., of Claremont. James Douglas, Esq. The Provost of Ayr. The Provost of Kilmarnock. Archibald Smith, Esq. Robert Dykes, Esq. William Brooks, Esq. Andrew M`George, Esq. George Stirling, Esq. John Ross, Jun., Esq. Alexander Brown, Esq. BANKERS. Glasgow—Union Bank of Scotland, and Western Bank of Scotland. Edinburgh— Do. Manchester—Jones Loyd and Co. ENGINEER. John Miller, C. E., Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. Glasgow—Messrs. Bannatynes and Kirkwood, 16, Gordon-street, Glasgow. London—Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall, Do. London. INTERIM SECRETARY. William Logie, 76, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. This Line is intended to connect London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool with Glasgow, and the popu lous manufacturing and commercial towns and seaports of the West of Ireland. The Route is the most favour able for the purpose proposed. Avoiding the high and sterile district of country lying on the Scottish border, it passes up the fertile and picturesque valley of the pith, and enters the rich county of Ayr, where it joins the Line of Railway which already connects with each other the thriving towns and sea-ports of Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock, Port-Glasgow, Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Ar drossan, Troon, and Avr. The length of new Line to be made, in continuation of the Western English trunk Lines terminating at Carlisle, is ninety-two miles. From the surveys taken some years ago, Mr. Miller, the Engineer of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, has assured the Provisional Committee, that the engineering facilities are great, and that looking to the economical system recently adopted on such works, and the diminished price of materials, not more than £13,000 per mile will be requisite for its construction. The Landowners on the Line are, so far as yet applied to, very favourable to its execution. From estimates of traffic laid before the Parliamentary Commissioners in 1811, the nett revenue may be expected to yield 8 per cent. on the proposed capital of £1,300,000. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be al lowed on Calls, after the Act of Parliament is obtained, from the date of their being paid till the Line is opened, which is r e o x pe t e lh t o e e drewri passing l of h l be witthe Act. inaperiod not exceeding twoA Deposit yearst of from cent. or £2 10s. per Share is re quired by the standing orders of t he House of Comm ons , one-half of which must be paid on the Shares being allot ted, and the other half at such time as shall be fixed by the Provisional Committee. Subscribers will also require to sign the usual Parliamentary Contract when required. Applications for Shares, in the form annexed, may be made in Liverpool to MATHEW WOTHERSPOON, Esq., Sharebroker, there, from whom also copies of the Pro spectus, containing full details, may be got. Glasgow, 15th March, 1844. To the Provisional Committee of the Glasgow. Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway. I request that you will allot to me Shares, of Twenty-five Pounds each, in this Railway, on the terms mentioned in the Prospectus; and I hereby bind myself to pay the Deposit, and to sign the Contract of Copart nery and Parliamentary undertaking, in respect of such number of Shares as may be allotted to me. I am. Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, (Address) (Name) (Date) LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. THE TREASURER of the LIVERPOOL DISPEN• SARIES begs to acknowledge the following Contri• butions, collected to liquidate the heavy debt of £l,BOO in accordance with a Resolution, passed at the Genera Annual Meeting of the Governors, held on the 3d Fe• bruary, 1844 : It was Resolved, " That an urgent appeal be made to the Public to enable the Committee to carry on the Institution with its wonted efficiency, without compelling them to resort to the painful alternative of selling or closing one of the Dispensaries." _ _ By order of the Treasurer, J. WHITBY WILLIAMS, Secretary. Dispensaries-office, 1. Fenwick street, Feb. 17, 1844. Subscriptions and Donations thankfully received by the Gentlemen of the Committee and the Secretary, at the Office, 1, Fenwick-street, daily, from Three to Four o'Clock ; Messrs. ARTHUR HEYWOOD, SONS, and Co., Brunswick-street ; or at the North Dispensary, 1, Vauxhall-road ;or at the South Dispensary, 1, Upper Parliament-street, at all hours. Subscriptions for each year are due in advance on the Ist of January. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED SINCE LAST ADVERTISEMENT. DONATIONS. R. Broadhurst Hill, Esq Robert Ellison Harvey, Esq 2O 0 0 Messrs. Houghton and Smith lO 10 0 •.... ......... 10 0 0 .. ....................... 10 0 0 John Edward Coward , segar, Esq..Es q . . R. B. B. H. Blundell, Esq ................ 10 0 0 Francis Mill, E5q............... ... 5 0 0 Isaac Worthington, Esq.. .... •• • • 2 2 0 Robert Frank, Esq., per Standard -office.. .. 2 0 0 Miss Blundell, Kirkdale.. . • George Guest . ... • • •• • 1 0 0 Balance at the credit of an Executcrship Estate per B. and Son.. . ... • • ..... 010 0 NEW SUBSCRIPTION S . James Cropper, Esq., Dingle Bank ...... 2 2 0 Messrs. James Houghton and Co ..... 2 2 0 Edward Mercer, Esq ... 1 1 0 Flathead Fletcher and Co . • .... • 1 0 0 Thomas Mills and Co ............ 1 1 0 Benjamin Higgs, Esq ... COLLECTION. Saint Luke's Church, after a sermon by the Rev. William Mulleneux "TILE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX'S LinaARY.--By the will of the late Duke of Su sex it was directed that if the government did not purchase his library within one year after his royal highness's decease it was to be sold by public auction. The King of Prussia is now in treaty for the purchase of this rare collection of books, which duke's libra rian, ethe majesty. we have con sists of upwards of 45,0 00 volumes, the whol e o f wh i ch bas i a, b n transmitted Mr. P to Pettigrew, ew , not heard the value placed upon them by his ro y a l high. ra een d c t a b t e al l o is g t uedby ness's executors. Even at the low average of half;,-crown a volume they would realise £5625. THOMAS BOYS' SECOND FINE ART DISTRIBUTION, 338 PRIZES—VALUE £4216, Including additional Prizes, in Pictures, to the amount of Five Hundred Guineas, to be chosen from any Exhibi tion, or Commissions given to Artists by the parties obtaining the Prizes. MR. bOYS has the pleasure to announce, that the DRAWING FOR THE PRIZES in the PRESENT YEAR'S DISTRIBUTION will take place on the 30TH MAY NEXT; and consists of 529 SHARES, which are entitled to PRIZES to the amount of £4216. Any person pur chasing Engravings from Mr. Boys' extensive variety of Publications (among which are very beautiful and new Works) will also be entitled to receive Gratuitously One Share in this Distribution of Prizes for each Guinea's worth of Engravings purchased. The Engravings and Tickets are delivered at the time of subscribing. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr, T. BOYS, 11, Golden-square, and 221, Regent-street, London, or to any of his Agents; where Specimens of the Engravings way be seen, and Tickets obtained, if early application be made. LIST OF PRIZES : 2 of 500 Guineas . making 1000 Guineas. 3of 100 Guineas .. 300 Guineas. 3of 50 Guineas — 150 Guineas. 6of 40 Guineas .. 240 Guineas. 9of 25 Guineas — 225 Guineas. 10 of 24 Guineas — 240 Guineas. 4of 20 Guineas 13 of 18 Guineas — 234 Guineas. 9of 16 Guineas 18 of 10 Guineas 23 of 9 Guineas .... 207 Guineas. 29 of 7 Guineas — 203 Guineas. 25 of 5 Guineas .. 125 Guineas. 136 of 4 Guineas — 544 Guineas. 48 of 3 Guineas . . — 144 Guineas. Agents for Liverpool : J. R. ISAAC, H. LACEY, Ross and NIGHTINGALE ; Warrington : .1. HADDOCKS ; Man chester : T. SOWLER ; Blackburn : J. WALKDEN, Preston : L. CLARKE ; Birkenhead : J. LAW. DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE EYE, 5, MARYBONE. Opened December, ISM, by It. HIBBERT TAYLOR, M.D. One of the Surgeons to the Schoolfor the Deaf and Dumb. TABLE OF THE DISEASES OF PATIENTS TREATED. CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES. 11839 ------ Wounds and Inflammation of Eyelids .. Tumours in Eyelids Inversion and Eversion of Eyelids...... Palsy of Eyelids Inflan.mation of Lacrymal Sac and Pas- sages malis Fi s t u la Lacry Squinting W ou nds of Eye, from chips of metal, &c. Inflammation of Ey es, Cataarhal ~ Purulent of Infants. tt „ Ditto of Adults „ Catarrho Rheumatic PO „ Pustular 0 „ Scrofulous It „ Ditto, with Ulcers PO „ Ditto, with Specks „ Catarrho Scrofulous „ Inflammation of Cornea Scrofulous ~ ~ Inflammation of Membrane of Aqueous Chamber Inflammation of Iris OP „ Syphilitic Inflammation of Internal Tunics .. .. , Eyes, from injuries ... Tumour growing from Conjunctiva .... Conical Cornea .... Specks of Cornea: Adhesion of Iris to Cornea or Capsule o Lens Closed Pupil Staphyloma and Dropsy of Eye Atrophy of Eye I Cataract. spontaneous and from injuries Weak.sightedness Near-sightedness Amaurosis . Double Vision Neuralgia Watering of Eye .. Protrusion of Eye from Socket Loss of transparency in Retina TOTAL. .. 1143'10851 46 48 2 3 519 1420 Total New Cases, since commencement .. 6,980 The Dispensary is open for the Admission of Patients on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from One till Two o'clock. Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received at the Dispensary, and by JAMES C. DUNCAN, Exchange Chambers, Tithebarn-street. Liverpool, March, 1544. FIRE.—DESTRUCTION OF A SHED STORED WITH COTTON, SULPHUR, &c. On Saturday evening a fire broke out in a shed, which runs from Oil-street to Vandries-street, in the northern part of the town, a short distance beyond the Borough Gaol, which raged for about three hours with great vio lence, and caused destruction of property to the amount of between £15,000 and £16,000. The building was the property of W. P. Freme, Esq., and was about 60 yards from end to end, without any internal division. It bad contained a few days before the fire 2000 bales of cotton ; but, from recent deliveries, it is understood that the stock had been reduced to about 1600 bales, with about 200 bales of hemp, 10 0 to 150 tons of sulphur, and a large quantity of nicaragua wood. It was rented by Messrs. Howard Horsley and Co., and from its flimsy nature, the walls not being over fourteen inches, and in some parts less, and the want of division inside was most wretchedly adapted for the purpose to which it was put. It appears that the workmen left the concern about ten minutes to six o'clock, after having just loaded a cart with sulphur from the south end of the shed ; in about a quar ter of an hour after the flames were seen to issue from that end of the roof, then from the middle, and, very shortly after, from the northern extremity. The alarm was speedily conveyed to the fire station; but, before Mr. Hewitt had time to reach the place with nine engines, four water carts, and a tank, the entire of the roof had fallen in, the doors were completely burned through, and the sulphur, in a liquid state, was rushing rapidly out of the main en trance, like a stream of lava, along the channel in Oil-street, and into the sewer which lies at the corner of that street and Waterloo-road. The reflection of the sulphur in the sky overhead was extremely brilliant, and could be seen for a considerable distance. The wind at the time was blowing very freshly from the northeast, and drove the flames and burning pieces of cotton in the direction of t•tewart-street and upon the quays of Victoria and Trafalgar Docks, with greatforee. The whole of the nine engines were got into play under the direction of Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Maxwell, Inspector of Salvage, Mr. James Lawrence, and Mr. Commis sioner Dowling. We also noticed as very actively engaged in superintending the operations of the firemen, Mr. Al dermanct iio Howard-street, dl councillors. Waterloo-roadre e ts n , : e in e s bo , eum a t eon, of them srt M ob utie e lms s u s ta r hwi s e J rt deb , oe P c:\k a e. os r Pa rker sndadna fromod others a rr r se rt o rry r oea d on, f water at the commencement which impeded their efficiency. It was about half-past eight o'clock before the flames could be said to be completely subdued. Four of the en gines were, however, worked during the night and Sunday, as the smouldering ruins sent forth, at intervals, thick volumes of smoke and flame. We are happy to say that the fire was confined to the shed in question, and a con siderable quantity of the cotton, hemp, and sulphur, in a very damaged state, of course, has been saved. The nicaragua wood was entirely consumed. We understand that the shed was fully insured, and that the cotton, which was also insured, belonged to several parties. Mr. Black burn was the owner of nine hundred bales, and was in sured in the Liverpool Office. Gee Brothers and Co. owned a small lot, and were insured in the West of Eng land Office. It is impossible as yet to ascertain the names of the o'her parties interested ; but it is computed that cotton to the extent £15,000 had been destroyed, and th at the damage to the building, in the destruction of the roof and the shake which one of the side walls had received, would amount to about £l,OOO. How the fire originated has not been ascertained. ROBBERY OF NEW HOUSES.—Two young men, Wm. Davies and William Brown, were yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton on a charge of breaking into and stealing certain articles from one of the new h o u s e s i n Elliot street and Back Lime -street. They were caught, and upon one of them was found a large bunch of keys. They were both found on Saturday night by a police office , skulking amongst some stones pl ace d a b ou t t o be hewn. Amongst the articles they h a d t a k en were t wo k n i ves . They had taken with them a pa=r of cloth slippers, to be used in perambulating houses without making a noise. They were both well known, and were committed to gaol for three months. DURING THE YEARS 1841118421 ANOTHER DEFEAT OF THE LEAGUERS. On Thursday evening, in consequence of a placard in viting the public to attend a lecture on the "advantages" of free trade with foreigners, a numerous meeting took place in Mr. Lindon's large room, bottom of Hunter street. eosi lis°adtdieeed.sE:roaeHnrogefuted' hI town,o s u a l d A cpi preside. he thekawiennrggea introduced t o ti l t he i e -m i derivedom tn chair,ipi o of p irrll o otoe l smet y :t association, ipit particularly . eh a i rsifa aonetihnn g e a reasonable proposition that a person less interested on Mr f one side of the question, and more likely to act imparti oa s s . and foreign grown sugar, and its baneful evening, Mr. BULLEY, who entered, by the aid of notes, publications of the league, and other lob-sided documents, into a variety of oft-refuted assertions and assumptions oeo ta fffn r ef y tcolitr a see t i i gw d enli o icse t to l hi t rn e n ; authentic statistics, contending that any decrease of the wages of labour which it was suppose d ff t, , would would, ul d necessaries t h e n i b i be we arose,n o a u b l l d e d f b o ew l I ni o to w h o tl e injuryf s r h e e ti lol i i m nt gh p e o t r ow t o ob f ru ky b e r r m e , oa as e s ho t e u f and comforts of life than he now could with two; but that no such decrease would take place, as it had invariably been proved that with cheap corn wages had arisen ! With respect to the restrictions on the import of Brazi lian and other foreign sugar, he contended that to con tinue the present high duty on the ground of discontinu ing the slave trade in these countries was altogether abortive and nugatory, and read a variety of figures to show that our trade with these states was far greater in exports than with our own colonies, and might be vastly increased if the high duties were removed, and that too with advantage to the revenue. Some of the absurdities which he propounded were so glaring that they were re ceived with laughter by many of the working men pre sent. Mr. BARKLEY (the liberty of some discussion being re luctantly allowed) then rose, and confuted the arguments used in 'favour of an overgrown system of machinery, which threw thousands upon thousands out of employ. Mr. ALLEN next addressed the meeting in favour of protective laws to industry and commerce, as regarded our dealings with nations who would concede nothing in return for all our concessions, who would alone be the gainers while we should be the losers, and our own colo nies, and our home population, who were our principal consumers, would be reduced to beggary and want. He emphatically called on the shade of Pitt to appear and enlighten the murky understandings of the praters on free trade. He described the losses and sufferings he had himself bad to encounter through machinery, he having once employed 200 hands in Ireland. A man once earned 235. for the same work for which he now received only Is. 9d.! The inroads of machinery had caused all the depression under which the country had so long groaned. He would be glad to learn from any of the League-men how much, free trade in corn. would affect a pound weight of bread to the poor man? He did not think it would amount to a sixteenth of a farthing, and for this paltry gain they were to be reduced in their wages in an incom parably greater proportion. He proposed the following resolution :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the corn-laws are not the great evil at present depressing the working classes of this country, but that depression is to be attributed to the enormous extent to which machi nery has superseded manual labour ; and that it is the duty of the legislature to protect the working classes of this country by placing a duty on machinery equivalent with the reduction of wages; it is also the opinion of this meet ing that the Anti-corn-law League is, by every stratagem and misrepresentation, striving to sow discontent and ill feeling between the agricultural and manufacturing popu lation of this country." Mr. BULLEY proposed an amendment to the effect that the meeting was of opinion that the corn and sugar monopolies, and all other monopolies, were unjust in principle, and especially injurious to the working classes in this country, and ought to be abolished. Mr. PARRY seconded the original resolution, in doing which he introduced some remarks entirely subversive of the statements put forth by the leaguers, and particularly of the report published by the Council of the Anti monopoly Association respecting the exportations to the Brazils. He showed. by reference to Spackman's Sta tistics of the British Empire, (which the chairman him self admitted to be good authority,) that those statements were grossly false in every figure; that the agricultural population of this country was much greater than was alleged, and that, contrary to what had been asserted, the exportations to our own West India colonies were much greater (and not smaller) than those to the Brazils. Mr. EDWARDS seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN then put both to the meeting : he declared the original motion to be carried, which it was by an immense majority. The CHAIRMAN then said that another meeting would be held next Thursday in the same room. Thus, " Even though vanquished, they can argue still." THE LATE INDIAN VICTORY. The following letter from an officer in the East India Company's service, received by a gentleman in this town, by the Overland Mail, will be perused with interest Gwalior, January 18th, 1841. I am anxious this should re..,:ch you before the news of the battle fought at Maharagepore, the 29th December, 1843,—a most bloody affair it was. On the 28th the Quarter Master General rode out to reconnoitre, when the enemy fired upon him and his escort, and thus pointed out to us his position. The chief sent for the generals of bri gade awl planned the attack. Accordingly, the following day we marched upon Hingoolah, a village about three miles from the enemy's favourite position. We, (the 31st) being the chief's escort, were ordered to lead into action, supported by the 14th and 43rd regiments ; which we did by marching upon Maharayepore, a large village, where the enemy were strongly posted, with 20 guns, and six regiments of infantry. But when we got within range of the enemy's guns an aidecamp came up and told us to halt until another brigade had got in the rear of the village. But this halting was worse than advancing, for the round shot came into us rather too fast to be pleasant. But the best of it was, that although we were in front most of the shots went over our heads and hit the 14th and 43d regi ments, that supported us! Another thing in our favour was, that we were standing in a ploughed field, and the balls did no trise after entering the ground Otherwise, many of us would have never seen another shot fired ! After halting half an hour, which appeared to us more than two hours, the order was given us to advance, which we did in good style, for our blood was up and we wanted to be within reach of the enemy, to give them something in return for their kindness to us I We advanced within 100 yards of Maharayepore, when we got under cover of some rising ground where we were safe from the shots until we reached the top of the hill ; just as we did this I we saw Gen. Littler's brigade (which was ordered to re main in reserve,) pass us into the village •, they had, like us, been drawn up to stand the enemy's fire, and had suf fered so severely, that Gen. Littler ordered them to charge, which they did in most gallant style, and took the Ranee's .guns at the point of the bayonet. By this means we were cut out of the post of honour. It was an accident, but a lucky one for us, for we went through the day hardly los ing a man, whilst the Queen's regiment, forming part of ' Gen. Littler's brigade, lost 200 men ; 100 men in the charge alone were killed. The enemy reserved their tire until they got their foe within 25 yards of them, and then gave them grape from twenty guns. The havoc was fearful ; you saw men tumble over right and left (I hope never to see such another sight,) yet undismayed, on they went, and the bayonet soon did its work ! For although we were in the rear, to their left, the village was taken and fired before we got up to them. It was a glorious fight, and such a one as has not been seen for many a day. After taking Maharayepore, the key of the enemy's position, Littler's brigade advanced upon Chorndah, where the enemy had another large force and their camp. This was also charged at the point of the bayonet and to some purpose, for few lived to get away. Meanwhile, we had gone off to the right and at tacked a large village, which we took after some skirmish ing, but they had got enough and would not cross bayonets with us. They kept firing grape upon us as we advanced, but as soon as we drew near, they gave us a volley of mus ketry and bolted; the few who stood to their guns, the bayonets soon finished. At Maharayepore and Chorndah the enemy fought to desperation, standing to their guns, as our lists of killed and wounded too plainly chews : The action commenced at eight o'clock, and finished a little after twelve; we have suffered severely, 800 officers and men killed and wounded. The enemy, by their own account, have 2,000 killed and wounded. We are to have medals made out of the captured guns, fifty-six in num ber, in the form of a star. " The star of the east," with the word " Mabarayepore" on it. The rest of the cannon to form a monumental pillar in honour of the slain. We have lost several officers of distinction and merit. One o the poor fellows killed was a friend of mine ; he lost hisj life trying to save one of the enemy ; he was a nice gen tlemanly fellow, and had gone through the whole Affghan istan war without a wound ' • he was severely wounded on this occasion early in the day ; contrary to the wishes of his brother officers would accompany them to take another battery. Again, he was wounded by a grape shot, and, durieg the mele"e, as he was attempting to save the life of one of the enemy from the hands of some of the men of his own company, the rascal stabbed him with a bayonet in the stomach ; he only lived a few hours, and was buried after the action. I regretted very much. I did not see o any one who passed. About two o' clock I moun ted my horse him alive ; but I was in another part of t he field, a nd did not even hear of his death till next da y . As ever y brigade encamped upon the ground they las t fou g ht u p o n , and it lurking o n g ot a s h a o f u e t to in gtohefaetorforofirnelcds nearamp, for get the a enemyshtat were to go over to another camp, and when about. 300 yards from our own ground, a ba ll came whistli ng along and hit my horse in the leg. I , of course, did n ot wait to enquire who my friend was, but making good use of my whip gal loped back to camp; I had gone a short brit unsafe road, and saw as I rode back several of the enemy burying their dead round the guns we had taken, but were waiting for a party to fetch them into camp. Probably my friend was a puor wounded wretch instigated by revenge. The inhabitants:of Manchester are about to obtain the p r i v ilege of bonding goods in that town ; but the govern ment will not go to the slightest expense in the matter. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to meet the views of parties requiring storage, have taken some of the very extensive etches connected with the ter minus of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, London-road, for fire-proof warehouses. The Doncaster Cup Prize, for the present year, will be a representation of King Henry VIII. an d Q ueen Cathe rine, as they wereinvited by an archer attired as Robin Hood to enter the good green wood, and partake of a , vlvan festival with his outlaws. It will be a superb piece of workmanship in silver, and present a group of three the king an d queen , w ill be on horseback, of which, cktir LOCAL NEWS. STEALING LEAD FI:011 HOUSE TOPS.-Wm. Lewis, a young man, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with having stolen a quantity of lead from a house or houses in Midgehall-street. He was detected by a police officer with some of the property in his possession, and other pieces were found ready to be carried off. No fewer than nine chimneys had been stripped of the lead attached to them. He stated, in his " defence," that he had found the lead which he had, in a court ; that he had got a ladder to look if anybody was on the roofs, and seeing no one, was going away when he was apprehended ! He was sent for trial to the sessions. SMUGGLING WHISKY.—A woman named Mary Evans was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having in her possession four brown bottles of whisky, supposed to be smuggled, and with which she had been stopped by a police officer in the street. An excise officer stated that the bottles contained a little short of a gallon of raw spirit, and that the prisoner was in all probability the distiller of it. The prisoner, on. being asked what she had to say, for some time affected to be unable to speak a word of English, though she had spoken readily enough in that language the same morning in the Bridewell. She at length said, " A man gave it to me." She was fined 405., or, in default of payment, ordered to be imprisoned for twenty-one days. tur I e N s TRREsrI announcedNc L b E y cz. 3 ,i r a . Es n o ol N de A n— The— ge T d hteolebce one of the best astronomers of the age, and to whom is also due the high award of having risen from humble life through the force of his individual genius and aspirations —commence to-morrow night. We can do Tittle more in bis behalf than repeat eceterus paribus, the encomium we have before bestowed. Mr. Holden is an unabtrusive lecturer. He deals with the faits of science, which he perfectly understands in his department, rather than with the flowers of rheteric in submitting them ; but his sin gleness of mind, and simplicity and homliness of diction, present charms to the hearer, which strongly approxi mate—as does his peculiar study—to the sublime. If it may be said that " beauty unadorned 's adorned the most," so may we say that " truths" mathematically defined, are equally irrespective of the meretricious trappings of decla mation. In a word, Mr. Holden is master of his sub ject—can convey it to the minds of all in a pleasing and accessible manner—and his, moreover, beautiful and ac curate machinery for its illustration. We can confidently recommend our friends, young and old, to hear and to see him. THEFT FROM AN EMPLOYER.—An elderly woman was yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton, at the police court, on the following charge. Ann Hollis, who was em ployed in the shop of Hollis, Watford, and Co., Tea dealers and grocers, in Byrom-street, stated that on Sun day morning about 8 o'clock the prisoner, who was em ployed on the premises as charwoman, came to her and said that the warehouse had been broken open. A porter employed there said that he had let the prisoner in that morning, and that she also stated to him that the ware house had been entered. He found that the inside bar of the warehouse door had been removed, and the door opened ; that two mats of raw sugar had been pulled out, and that portions of the article were strewed about near the door. As it appeared the bar could not have been removed from the outside. Inspector M'Gill, who ex amined the premises, went on Sunday to the house in Circus-street where the prisoner lived, and after question nig her without ascertaining with any certainty that she was the offender, left the place, but on looking back saw the prisoner looking out after him. He consequently returned, and his suspicions being further roused by ob i serving that the prisoner's room was in darkness, he searched about, and in the back yard under a stool, found a bag containing 651 b of sugar. The prisoner on being spoken to about it, said " I will go on my knees and ask pardon", and intreated him to go to Hollis and Walford, and ask them to forgive her. The sugar was spoken to as being precisely similar to that remaining in the ware house. The bag was also identified as Messrs. Hollis's property. The prisoner was committed for trial at the pending assizes. " EXCHANGE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT."—Tbis Es tablishment, until recently known and highly appreciated as a " Restaurant" only, has, from the encouragement it has received been splendidly fitted up as a regular" hotel," by the worthy host, Mr. Harris. In celebration of its opening in this higher grade of accomodation to the pub lic, a numerous party of gentlemen assembled on Wed nesday last in the large and elegant room in front, and sat down to a sumptuous dinner. Mr. W. M. Lomas was called to the chair, and Mr. Berke to the vice chair. The viands were abundant and of the choicest description, and the wines of such a quality as to excite the astonish ment of some connoisseurs present that they should be produced at a public dinner. The confectionary was most splendid both in diversity and device ; and the dessert, both of home production and exotics, was as complete and finished for the season as it could possibly be. After the usual loyal toasts, and the health of the Mayor, and of the Memb:rs for the Borough, the Chairman proposed " Success and prosperity to the Exchange Hotel,"—in prefacing which he traced the establishment from its in fancy to its rapid maturity ; referred to the excellent supply of viands for which it had been distinguished ; and the great attention, kindness, and courtesy, of the host and hostess, and through their immediate example of all the servants of the establishment. He referred to the elegance of the several apartments, and their perfect adaptation, with the attention paid, to the comfort of visiters. He adverted to the great value and merit of well conducted establishments of the kind, as furnishing the means of comfort, on terms the most reasonable, to gentlemen who were by business or chance necessarily absent from " their own fire-sides." He eulogised the exertions and enterprise of all who thus sought to be fore most in the race in dispensing such comforts, and stated that though a spirit of rivalry existed, there was here no jealousy of the success of others, but a laudable attempt only to secure success to themselves. In conclusion, after a high compliment to Mr. Harris personally, he ex pressed his ardent aspirations—in which the company would join him—for the health, happiness, and prosperity of the worthy proprietor and his amiable helpmate. The toast was received with great cheering, and Mr. Harris feelingly returned thanks. Mr. Richmond after a very pointed and appropriate address on the occasion which they had met to celebrate, and on the eloquent manner in which the last toast had been given, proposed the " health of Mr. Lomas," which was enthusiastically received and ably responded to. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting; a band of music played in an adj ining room ; several songs were sung, and sentiments given ; 1 and the company were so much delighted with the enter tainment and the harmonious feeling that pervaded the meeting throughout, that a resolution was come to that the anniversary of the occasion should be kept up by all present, and it was confidently anticipated by a very nu merous host of new friends. NEW TENDER MERCIES OF THE NEW POOR LAW.— Yesterday a haggard-looking man, to appearance about 30 years of age, and his wife, somewhat younger—the first with his face all bloody from a blow on the nose, and the latter with a black eye and swollen cheek—were brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of assaulting a parish officer, and behaving otherwise in a disorderly manner. Mr. liovrlands, of the Parish-office, stated, in effect, that the prisoners (who had conic from South Wales) had some short time ago applied for relief, which was given them, in the first instance, out of doors. They had again ap plied, representing themselves to be destitute, and were sent to the Workhouse for immediate or night lodging, from which they were turned out that (yesterday) morn ing. They afterwards came to the Parish-office, and demanded relief. The Board of Guardians being then sitting, he brought them before that body, and represented their case, and they—in accordance with the instructions (or laws) of the Poor Law Commissioners—decided that t n o o l tdh theming s h t o o u g l d o a b w e a d y o , n a eo n d f o r n t t h h e e m i r . r e f l!r. o l sio g a ßowlands n then d becoming noisy he shoved the man out. The woman, however, remained, and resisted his attempts to eject her. The man then came up, and violently assaulted him, and the former in aiming a blow at him (Mr. 11.) missed his aim and hit his wife—producing the contusion on her face then visible. A girl who was in the Parish-office at the time corroborated Mr. Rowlands as to the blow. The male prisoner denied that he had struck his wife at all, and ac cused Mr. Rowlands of assaulting and striking both. He added that they were totally without food, or means to obtain either food or to go elsewhere to obtain them, and that they could not live on " wind." The woman also said she had been struck by Mr. Rowlands. Mr. Rush ton said that the conduct of the prisoners, as regarded their language and their assault on Mr. Rowlands, was highly culpable, but at the same time, while it was right to send them to the Workhouse for immediate shelter, it was surely wrong to turn them out without food, or money to procure it, or to go elsewhere. Mr. Rowlands said that the Guardians had the power of prescribing a task in work to casual poor, in return for the shelter and food they might receive in the house, and that the turning of them out in the morning to find work, (as we understood him,) was to be that equivalent, It did not appear that work had been offered to them in the house at all. There was, said Mr. Rowlands, a regulation of the Poor Law Commissioners authorising the practice stated, which pre vailed in most parishes. Mr. Rushton said he should like to see such rule, and Mr. Rowlands stated he would fetch it, and left the court for that purpose—the prisoners being, in the meantime, put down. On Mr. Rowlands return, he handed a paper to Mr. Rushton, which he read—referring to certain clauses, one of which gave per mission to Guardians to impose task work on paupers . casually relieved. Mr. Rushtan said that these clauses justified the overseers in sending such persons to the workhouse, and prescribing a task to them ; but not, he thought, in turning them out without food, and destitute. They ought first be relieved and then sent to their parish. Mr. Rowlands said that if they were not turned out, this parish would incur all the expense of their keep ; for their settlement would not, probably, be proved. He admitted that he believed the prisoners were very poor, but what were they (the Guardians) to do ? They might easily find another parish, even within a few miles,—so that (as we understood him) Liverpool would be relieved from sup porting them. Mr. Rushton strongly objected to such a course. They might, for instance, go to West Derby, in which be himself lived ; but if they were driven there, he and others would, perhaps, be induced to prosecute the parish of Liverpool for not supporting their casual poor, and afterwards charging it upon the proper parish. c F a i s n e al r ly, gai M ns r t . tßheowld prisoners serasi;d he e hat he would w ra o t u h l e d r n r o e t lie p v r e es t s h t e le then so that they might go to their own parish or elsewhere. —[We make no comment on the above facts beyond the expression of our own opinion, that if destitute persons are to be turned out of any workhouse without house, food, work, or money, there is :in end to the boasted adage, that no I ulna:, being c;4n perish in England for want of Mod and shelter it he am Ey for it, and the humane provisions of the or'ginal poor law, are by the dictum of the three gr. ar of London, rendered a dead letter, and tie a—eri ;on upon them, an un feeling insult added to the sufferings of the destitute. E. L. S.]