The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

Varliamentarp Vrorrtbings. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. The Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom was this day prorogued by her Majesty in person. On her Majesty entering the House of Lords, the peers and peeresses all rose and remained standing, until the Queen had taken her seat on the throne. The Lord Chancellor, kneeling, having presented the royal speech to her Majesty, his lordship directed Sir Au gustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the immediate attendance of the House of Commons. In a few minutes the Speaker, attended by a number of mem bers, appeared at the bar, when her Majesty, in a clear and distinct tone of voice, read the following most gra cious speech : " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " I am happy to be able to release you from the duties of a laborious and protracted session. "The Act for the Prevention of Crime and Outrage in Ireland, which received my assent at the commencement of the session, was attended by the most-beneficial effects. The open display of arms intended for criminal purposes was checked : the course of justice was no longer inter 'rupted, and several atrocious murderers, who had spread terror through the country were apprehended, tried, and convicted. "The distress in Ireland consequent upon successive failures in the production of food, has been mitigated by the application of the law for the relief of the poor, and by the amount of charitable contributions raised in other parts of the United Kingdom. " On the other hand, organized confederacies took ad vantage of the existing pressure to excite my suffering subjects to rebellion. Hopes of plunder and confiscation _were held out to tempt the distressed, while the most vi sionary prospects were exhibited to the ambitious. In this conjuncture I applied to your loyalty and wisdom for increased powers ; and, strengthened by your prompt con currence, my government was enabled to defeat, in a few days, machinations which had been prepared during many months. The energy and decision shown by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the emergency, deserve my warmest approbation. " In the midst of these difficulties you have continued ' 'your labours for the improvement of the laws. The act for facilitating the sale of encumbered estates will, I trust, gradually remove an evil of great magnitude in the social state of Ireland. "The system of perpetual entails of land established in Scotland produced very serious evils, both to heirs of en tail and to the community ; and I have had great satisfac tion in seeing it amended upon principles which have long been found to operate beneficially in this part of the United Kingdom. " I have given my cordial assent to the measures which 'use in view the improvement of the public health, and I entertain an earnest hope that a foundation has been laid for continual advances in this beneficial work. " GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, • " I have to thank you for the readiness with which you have granted the supplies necessary for the public service. I shall avail myself of every opportunity which the exigen cies of the State may allow for enforcing economy. " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, "I have renewed, in a formal manner, my diplomatic relations with the government of France. The good un derstanding between the two countries has continued without the slightest interruption. " Events of deep importance have disturbed the internal . tranquility of many of the states of Europe, both in the north and in the south. These events have led to hos tilities between neighbouring countries. " I am employing my good offices, in concert with other friendly powers, to bring to an amicable settlement these differences, and I trust that our efforts may be successful. " I am rejoiced to think that an increasing sense of the value of peace encourages the hope that the nations of Eu rope may continue in the enjoyment of its blessings. •` Amidst these convulsions I have had the satisfaction of Leine able to preserve peace for my own dominions, and to maintain our domestic tranquility. The strength of j l our institutions has been tried, and has not been found wanting, I have studied to preserve the peopte committed to my charge in the enjoyment of the temperate freedom which they so justly value. My people, on their side, feel too sensibly the advantages of order and security to al low the promoters of pillage and confusion any chance of success in their wicked designs. "I acknowledge with grateful feelings the many marks of loyalty and attachment which I have received from all classes of my people. It is my earnest hope that by cul tivating respect to the law and obedience to the precepts of religion, the liberties of this people may, by the bless ings of Almighty God, be perpetuated." Her Majesty exhibited some emotion in reading those parts of the speech which related to Ireland. At the con clusion of the speech, The Lord Chancellor came forward and said, "It is her Majesty's royal will and pleasure that this parliament be prorogued to Thursday, the 2d day of November next, to be here holden, and this parliament stands prorogued to Thursday, the 2d day of November accordingly." The Queen then quitted the House. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. Sir G. GREY, in reply to Mr. Hume, intimated that Captain Maconoehie's system for convict discipline had been approved by the government, but that it was found impracticable to carry it out in all its details. Mr. HAwEs, in reply to Mr. Scott, stated that a bill mould ha itstwaAnnad wkorvi, aoae;oan, Cow tha vpnco of giving a constitution and the elective franchise to the inhabitants of the colony of New South Wales. The Usher of the Black Rod having intimated his pre sence in the usual form, by knocking at the door, he ad vanced to the table and summoned the Commons to the House of Lords, the Speaker responding thereto by im mediately proceeding thence ; and on his return, having read the Royal Speech, Parliament was prorogued until the 2d of November. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL, DENMARK. The ratifications of the armistice between Denmark and Prussia were exchanged at Lubeck on the Ist instant. The following are the terms of the armistice :—ln the first place, seven in lieu of three months were conceded by the Prussian Commissioners. 2. It is determined that all acts emanating from the Provisional Government since the establishment of that government shall be annulled. 3. Schleswig and Holstein are to be divided politically, and the nexus socialis thus declared now existing. The troops in the former will acknowledge the King of Denmark, those in the latter the King of Prussia ; Lauenburg to be placed in the status quo ante. 4. The Provisional Go vernment to be formed of five members, two to be chosen by the King of Denmark, two by the King of Prussia, and the fifth by the four others or by the King of Prussia. The blockade ceased from the day of ratification. It appears, by the latest advices, that the Central Go vernment of Germany have refused to ratify the armistice, and the greatest excitement prevailed in consequence. FRANCE.—The forthcoming elections are exciting a great deal of interest. Louis Napoleon Buonaparte has expressed his firm resolution to take his seat if elected. SPAIN. -It is stated that an insurrection was expected to break out at Seville before the confinement of the Duchess of Montpensier. A column of 500 infantry and 100 horse, commanded by General Lersandi, was about to march from Madrid against the faction of Pico, in La Mancha. At Smyrna the cholera is raging with violence, and for some time had carried off 50 or 60 victims a day. More than 30,000 persons had quitted the city, which presented a most desolate appearance. The Montreal Gazette states that Lord Elgin is about to return to England, in consequence of the continued ill-health of his lady. In Mexico, government had completely put down in surrection, and order was fast being established. Paredes was, however, still at large, having evaded the pursuit of the government troops in search of him. A revolution had taken place at Mazatlan, headed by one Miranda. Government had forwarded troops to put down the revolt. MINERAL WEALTH OF CALIFORNIA. —By accounts recently received from this quarter, mines of quicksilver of extraordinary wealth have been discovered, the rich ness of which is almost incredible. In one mine, owned by an English house in Mexico, named Barron, Forbes, and Co., a few workmen, with the rudest description of mining implements, and an expense very trifling indeed, have been for some time past procuring quicksilver to the value of three hundred dollars per day. It may not be uninteresting tonotice the change effected in public opinion with respect to the Pope, as expressed by the Italian journals, which are all unanimous in blaming his conduct, while some attack him with a viru lence which appears very strange in a Catholic country. The spirit of the Italian journals in other respects is ex tremely warlike, all recommending the resumption of hos tilities, though their belief in French intervention is con siderably shaken. _ _ _ Austria has accepted the joint mediation of England and France in its dispute with the King of Sardinia. Such, we are assured, is the fact, though not as yet offici ally made public. The information reaches us from such a quarter that we can entertain but little doubt of its truth. All the reports, therefore, of the French troops being in momentary expectation of receiving orders to cross the Alps, with a hundred other lying rumours, may now be estimated at their real worth. SPREAD OF THE TRUTH.—In the extracts of corres pondence published by the British and Foreign, and also by the Scottish Bible Societies, the most gratifying proofs are given of the opportunities now afforded for promoting the kingdom of our Lord on the Continent. The re newed power of the Jesuits, which had been operating most prejudicially in France, has been checked, and col porteurs and preachers are enabled without molestation to circulate their Bibles and proclaim the Gospel. The let ters of MM. Presensee and Roussell are in these respects most satisfactory. On- the other hand, letters from Ger many, and particularly from the agent of the Edinburgh Bible Society, Mr. Oncken, inform us, that even in Aus tria he has been enabled to preach the Gospel, and that several converts from Popery have already testified to the blessing attending the reading of the Scriptures and the preaching of the word, in Italy, too, there is a growing demand for the Bible, and we trust that every effort will be employed to make the best use of an unexpected, and what may be a brief opportunity. Very recently we learn from a correspondent in the Mediterranean, that applica tion was made on behalf of Sicily for 2,000 Bibles at the depst of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and shortly after another demand followed for 5,000. It is to be la mented that neither at the Bri ish and Foreign, nor at the Christian Knowledge Scekty's depot were there Bibles to supply these demands. We hope, therefore, that no time will be lost in sending out an adequate supply by the steamers.—Record. AN AMERICAN EXECUTION.—The Newhaven Herald gives an account of the execution, in the past year, of Lu cien Hall, at Middleton, Connecticut. Some of the details sound strangely to an English ear. The number of per sons admitted within the goal, and indulged with the view of the hanging, did not exceed 25 ; of these about a third consisted of the relations of Mr. Lavinian Bacon, whom the convict had murdered—her husband, her brother-in law, her two sons, and her four brothers were of the num ber. The murderer was dressed in a long white robe and a white cap. When the sheriff asked him if he had anything to say, he replied, " I have a good deal to say, but do not feel as if could say it." Seating himself as he spoke lie groaned aloud, but shed no tears. He then called for some water with comphor in it, which was brought him. He looked round him rather sulkily, and said, " I think it strange that any one should want to see a man in this situation." After a short pause he conti nued, "I do not feel as if I could die, after all." Here he raised the knot of the rope and raised it against his left ear. He then said, " I suppose there is no getting away from this at any rate," and he looked over to the front to see how far it was to the ground. It was now about ten minutes before two. The sheriff told him he would give him whatever time he wanted before the rope was cut. He replied that he would like to have 15 minutes, and requested that he might be told five minutes before the time expired. He read awhile in the Bible and Prayer Book, and then, looking at the preparations being made, said. " Give me slack rope enough, Mr. Arnold. Ido not think I have enongh." By this he meant that he might have as much fall as possible, that he might be the sooner lout of pain. In two or three minutes he said again, " I do not want to be particular, but I want more slack rope." The cap was then pulled down over his face, when he remarked that it was tied too tight. The fifteen minutes were now expired, and he was now to be thrown off, when he said, " I thought you would tell rue five minutes before the time expired." The sheriff said, "We will give you five minutes more." One of the officers then called out each minute as it expired—one, two, three, &c. He here remarked that the rope was not properly fixed, and that the knot ought to be nearer to his chin. As the time now rapidly approached, he exclaimed—" Oh dear ! I bid you farewell." " Four" was now called, which told him he had but one minute to live. Just before the last minute expired, he exclaimed, " Oh, dear me ! God Almighty have mercy on me." These were the last words he gave utterance to. The rope was cut, the platform fell, and, with a single exclamation of " Oh !" his spirit was released from the tenement in which it had been defiled. His remains were delivered to those who stood by him as friends. The crowd outside the prison had now increased to about 2,000, all anxious to see him, as they could not be present at the execution. His friends took the coffin out into the middle of the street, laid it on chairs, and the crowd passed by between the ranks of the military, to gaze upon the face of the murderer. Even ladies were there from a distance. IRELAND. The Dublin Gazette of Tuesday contains the names of 121 insolvents, of whom 56 are set down as farmers. The military and police have been called upon to aid in collection of the poor rate in Nenagh. The special commission for the trial of the leaders and other parties implicated in the late insurrection is fixed to be held at Nenagh on Tuesday, the 19th inst. A GREAT SIMILARITY.—Of whatever the Irish rebel leaders may be accused, they certainly manifest great con sistency, for there is as much difficulty in the apprehen sion of their speeches as of their persons. It is stated that the Irish Treasury in Dublin Castle is to dispensed with, and that all its duties are to be trans ferred to the Bank of Ireland. The staff of the privy council is to be consolidated with the chief secretary's office. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S VlSlT.—After all, it is not likely that the Irish public will be enlightened as to the result of the Premier's visit, which is said to have been undertaken without any definite object, further than a reconnoisance or mere tour of general observation. His lordship left Dublin on Saturday for Belfast, and will thence proceed to join the royal party in Scotland. MELANCHOLY Accinzmr.—The Rev. Marcus Clark, of Shronell, county of Tipperary, and brother to the late Mr. Clark, who was barbarously murdered about two years ago in that county, w as d rowne d yester d ay morn ing about eight o'clock, while in the act of bathing at Burn's Hole, Kilkee. His body was subsequently picked up by canoes. The distress of his unfortunate wife is indescribable.— Clare Journal. Two respectable inhabitants of Kilrush, county Clare, are charged with having solicited a man named Curtin, to assassinate Colonel Vandaleur, the owner of the town. The gentleman has rendered himself obnoxious, as well by his recent activity in searching for Mr. R. O'Gorman, as because of some recent evictions on his estate. Curtis is, however, a man already known to the police as an in former, and his veracity is much doubted. The camp at Turtulla, near Thurles, was struck on Wed nesday and the " flying column" broken up. The 74th and the 85th Light Infantry marched for Dublin. On the same day Major-General M`Donald, with his aides-de. camp, Colonel Pennefather and Captain M'Kenzie, left for Kilkenny. Previous to his departure the gallant general issued a general order, indicating his warm ap proval of the conduct and bearing of this body of troops. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A most appalling accident happened on Sunday, the 27th ult., near the town of Mo naghan. R. Lamartine Grason, Esq., and his lady, were taking a drive in a pony phaeton, in the direction of Ros more Park, when the two ponies took fright, and bounded over a bridge that crosses the Ulster canal, and fell into the canal, about one hundred and twenty feet deep, killing Mr. and M.a a...cm. and Miss A. Graham, to the unfortunate young gentleman. Mr. Grason has left no relative to inherit his large property, about £lB,OOO per annum. _ LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS.— The Lord-Lieutenant and Lord and Lady Russell visited the National Schools in Marlborough-street, Dublin, on We dnesday, and were received at the institution by the resident Commissioner, the Right Hon. Alexander M`Donnell, the Archbishop of Dublin, and Dr. Murray, Lord Bellew, the Rev. Dr. Henry, the Rev. Mr. Howie, and several other gentlemen. Mrs. Whately and the Misses Whately, Mrs. and the Misses M`Donnell, and many other ladies were present. Their Excellencies and Lord and Lady John Russell were conducted through the schools, in each of which the children under went an examination in presence of the distinguished visitors, who expressed themselves highly gratified by the discipline and general appearance of the children. THE "MORAL FORCE" REPEALERS.—Mr. John O'Con rell has issued an address to his countrymen, declaring that repeal alone can cure the evils of Ireland, professing admiration of the patriotism of the gentlemen who have proposed the new scheme for rotatory or peripatetic par liaments, and announcing his intention to endeavour to resume the agitation for repeal; but this address, which is as dull and verbose as all Mr. J. O'Connell's speeches and writings, also contains the satisfactory statement that unless money be subscribed Conciliation Hall will be sold within a month, to pay the debts of the Repeal Associa tion. As it is altogether unlikely that any money can now be raised by the moral force repealers, it may be pre sumed that Ireland will be freed from one set of the de magogues who have so long traded in agitation. INJURY FROM LIGHTNING.—On Monday, the house of Mr. James Nelson, of Tullanee, near Mull, was struck by the electric fluid, which entered the roof, about half way from the eave, making a hole of ten or twelve inches square in the ceiling, shivering a window in the apartment in pieces, and setting on fire the curtains of a bed in which four children were sleeping. An interesting little girl of eleven years of age had one of her legs severely scorched, and an elder brother was so much damaged that he was us an insensible state for several hours. It next descended to a room beneath, and in its progress literally broke a desk in atoms, and demolished a window. Nelson, his wife, and two children occupied this room • and a boy, about four years of age, was so stunned by ihe fluid, that for a long time it was feared he would not recover.—Derry paper. CLERICAL PEACE-MAKERS.—It is not generally, if at all known, that during the progress of the arresting ma nia warrants were in the hands of the police for the appre hension of two Roman Catholic clergymen in the arch diocese of the most Rev. Dr. Murray ; and who, owing to the intervention of the latter, narrowly escaped compani onship with the insurgent leaders now lying prisoners in her Majesty's gaols of Kilmainham and Newgate. The names of the rev. disaffected are not unknown to the readers of Irish intelligence as being constant spouters at the meetings of the Confederation. The Rev. Mr. Mee han, of St. Michael and John's Chapel in this city, and the more celebrated Father Thaddeus O'Malley, having by their speeches and writings rendered themselves ob noxious to the authorities, orders were issued for their ar rest. Before, however, they were put into execution, their friends strongly advised them to absent themselves until the storm blew over. Both gentlemen having reso lutely declined this course, Mr. O'Malley's capture was effected. In the inevatime their diocesan interposed in his behalf, and after being tso hours in custody the rev. gentleman was set at liberty, but upon what conditions is unknown beyond the precincts of the lower Castle-yard. In Mr. Mechan's case the warrant, it is said, was abso lutely suspended. SHARP PRACTICE. — In a county bordering upon this resides a magistrate, an excellent man, greatly esteemed both for his personal qualities and the suavity and up rightness with which his duties are discharged. He has unfortunately contracted some debt, through, perhaps, liberality of disposition, and has necessarily become cauti ous of the instruments of the law. In fact, bailiffs seldom could come near him. Several clever limbs of the law' having been foiled, at length one fellow undertook to do the business, and he did it in this way :—He arrived in the town where the magistrate now and then attended to pre side at petty sessions, when no danger was likely. He discovered that on next day his worship was expected. He accordingly repaired, after the hour of attendance, to a public-house hard by, and out of this he was to go ap parently tipsy. Passing on a door or two, he tripped and reeled against a window, and dashed in a pane of glass, of course not by design. And of course he could not pay for it ; so a constable was sent for, and the fellow was arrested, taken to the Court-house, and placed in the dock. His turn came for examination by the magistrate, and the very gentleman he wanted was b e f ore hi m on the bench. The magistrate asked him who he was, whence he came, why he had been guilty of drunkenness, and why he had broke the window as he did ? The answers to the first questions were evasive—to the others the reply was in a deprecatory half-sheepish tone, " Shure, sir, 'tis a good man's case. Oh ! yes, sir, shure I couldn't help it." The answers were not satisfactory, and he was about to be committed as a drunkard and a vagrant. But again he appealed— " Plaize your worship, I'm an honest boy ; I can show you a good character ; I've it here in my pocket "—put tirg his hand into his breast pocket, and pulling out the " character " covered with soiled paper. " Read that your worship," and he handed it to the magistrate. The latter took it, but his eye scarcely fell on the document he opened when he was seen to change colour slightly, and was somewhat stunned. He was roused from his embar rassment by the " drunkard and the vagrant," " You see, your worship, I am not so drunk as you thought. Here is the copy, sir; you are served now, please your worship, and I call on you now to protect me. You have the police hero about you, sir; and I require them to see me safe." The out-manoeuvred gentleman recovered his self-possession and good humour. " Faith," said he, " my good fellow, sure enough, you've your wits all right about you. You did what you were sent for." And the clever under-strapper of the law departed from the court house.—Clare Examiner. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARB. REPEAL INVENTIONS. We find from the American papers that the editor of the New York Tribune has received the following won derful account of the progress of Smith O'Brien's rebel lion, from his Dublin correspondent : " Secret Correspondence of the Tribune. " DUBLIN, August 3, 1848.—N0 newspaper here dare tell the truth concerning the battle of Slievenamon, but from all we can learn the people have had a great victory. General Mac donald, the commander of the British forces, is killed, and six thousand troops are killed and wounded. The road for three miles is covered with the dead. We have also the inspiring intelligence that Kilkenny , and Limerick have been taken by the people . The people of Dublin have gone in thousands to assist in the country. Mr. John B. Dillon was wounded in both legs. Mr. Meagher was also wounded in both arms. It is generally expected that Dublin will rise and attack the gaols on Sunday night (August 6.) "All the people coming in on the railroad are cautioned and commanded not to tell the news. When the cars arrive thou sands of Dublin people are waiting for the intelligence. The police drive away those who are seen asking questions. Whv all this care of the government to prevent the spread of intel ligence, unless it be that something has happened which they want kept as a secret ? If they had obtained a victory they would be very apt to let us know it. " We are informed that the 3d Buffs (a regiment of infantry) turned and fought with the people. The 31st regiment, at Athlone, have also declared for the people, and two regiments have been sent to disarm them. " The mountain of Slievenamon is almost inaccessible. But there is one approach to it. It is said to be well supplied with provisions. It was a glorious place for our noble Smith O'Brien to select. It is said he has sixty thousand men around him, with a considerable supply of arms, ammunition, and cannon. In '9B the rebels could not be taken from Slievenamon until they chose to come out themselves. _ _ A lady who came to town yesterday, and who bad passed the scene of battle, said that for three miles the stench arising from the dead men and horses was almost suffocating. " Wexford was quite peaceable till recently, but the govern ment in its madness proclaimed it, and now it is in arms to assist the cause. Now that we are fairly and iteritedly at it, are we not worthy of help? Wh'.t are you doing for us? Peo ple of America, Irelann stretches her hands to you for assist ance ! Do not let her be disappointed." CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND MR. SHORE.—The fol lowing opinion relativo to Mr. Shore's case, has been re. ceived from Vie Queen's Advocate, Sir John Dobson :-1. " I am of opinion that a priest in holy orders of the Church of England, although styling himself a seceder from that Church, and being in fact. a voluntary seceder therefrom, may be committed to prison for contempt of Court in preaching as a dissenting minister contrary to the lawful monition of the Court." 2. "It is quite obvious that neither deposition from Holy Orders, degradation, or excommunication, can confer on a clergyman a legal right to officiate or preach as a dissenting minister."-3. " I think that if a bishop were to degrade and depose a cler gyman from Holy Orders, he might be liable to the pe nalties imposed by the statute 41 George 111., cap. 63, if he attempted to sit in the Common House of Parliament." 4. " I am of opinion that excommunication would not en tirely release a clergyman from his priestly character so as to give him the status of a layman."—Doctor's Commons August 24, 1848. A SMART BLOW AT POLITICAL DISSENT. (From the Annual Pastoral Address of the Wesleyan Conference.) If Christian brethren of some other denominations so licit us as ministers to join them in their organized oppo sition to the continued union of the Church of England with the State, our reply to them is this,— that our spi ritual charge is too absorbing, and at the best too imper fectly fulfilled, to allow of our entering on such a course ; that personal peace and spiritual gifts are too precious to be thus endangered, when a wide and only half-tilled field of practical and evangelical labour lies before us ; and that, as our middle position between the religious parties of the land, which we have held from the beginning, was not of our own seeking, but of providential appointment, we cannot abandon it without a manifest call. In these sentiments we believe we have your acquiescence, and by these your own conduct is generally determined. In our view Christianity is a system of absolute truth and law, as well as of goodness and mercy ; and therefore we regard with complacency both the national or legal acknowledge.. ment of its claims, and the private or voluntary extension of its influence. Let us look at our own land, with its un evangelized, ignorant, and Sabbath-breaking milli ons ; let us turn to our foreign missions, and everywhere see our brethren, in the work, exposed to the excitement of a determined struggle with the Pagan, Infidel, and Popish antichrist, looking to be aided by our prayers, advice, and reinforcements ;—and then inquire if there be, not too much cause for anxiety about our own vineyard to allow of our going out of our direct path to take counsel respect ing another. Asserting like the Apostles of our Lord our unquestionable right to religious liberty, and like them maintaining it ; with them, likewise, we are content to go on preaching Christ, leaving other projects to be tested by the results if that doctrine. And with regard to the an noyances which we and our People may rucci.c from High Church follies and assumptions, white reserving to our seives tine right of bOld and indignant appeal dgainst them in a proper quarter, we mainly confide for their counter action to the influence of the truth itself: " The truth shall be our shWd and buckler." We have a deep sym pathy with thenpiritually• minded and single-hearted of our Nonconformist brethren, notwithstanding the injuri ous reflections which have been cast upon us in some of their official periodicals •, nor is our interest less in those who within the Established Church declare the great doctrines of the evangelical covenant, and enforce them by a consistent and blameless deportment. All who teach and live thus are on our side : the acquisition of them is to us clear gain. Romanism and infidelity are gathering darkly around our borders ; and we have a right to our own allotted vactage-ground, and would use it by imploring all parties to exercise forbearance and self restraint in everything bu,t preaching and teaching Christ, and exhibiting the power of godliness. With this supreme object in our minds, suffer us further to exhort you to such practical courses as may now be more minutely stated. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. The Earl of Clarendon will, it is said, be elevated next sessions to be Marquis of Hyde, and the Marquis of Lans downe to be Duke of Wiltshire. BOLTON.—Mr. Stephen Blair has been brought for ward by the Conservatives RS a candidate for this borough. Mr. P. Ainsworth has retired. There is a talk of Mr. John Brooks again contesting the seat. EXTRAORDINARY LOQUACITY OF " THE HOUSE."— The speeches delivered from the 23rd of November to the 9th of June occupy 6,420 columns of Hansard, measuring about 1,432 yards. The speeches of the entire session would extend to a mile and a half in print. CHELTENHAM ELECTION.—At the close the numbers were,—for Mr. Berkeley, 986 ; for Mr. Escott, 835 ; ma jority for Mr. Berkeley, 151. The Cheltenham Journal of Monday says, " One of the ' six points' is more than established in this borough. No Chartist in Cheltenham need cry out for ' annual parliaments.' Our much re spected returning officer, J. C. Straford, Esq., when he completes this day's labours will have presided over three contested elections for the borough within about thirteen months. We believe this is a circumstance unprecedented in the annals of English elections." COURT AND FASHION. HER MAJESTY'S MARINE EXCURSION. On Tuesday her Majesty prorogued Parliament in per son ; the progress from Buckingham Palace to the new houses of Parliament was a gay and loyal one ; the weather being particularly fine added much to the gor geousness of the spectacle. The prorogation took place at one o'clock, being an hour earlier than usual, to allow her Majesty time for starting on her voayge to Scotland. At three o'clock the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal left Buckingham Palace for Woolwich, where they embarked on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, and attended by the Black Eagle, Vivid, and, Monkey steam-tug, proceeded down the river till they reached the Nore light, where it was anticipated they would anchor about seven o'clock for the night. At ciay-break on Wednesday morning the Victoria and Albert passed the Coast-guard station at Happisburgh (20 miles to the northward of Yarmouth). She was about five miles from the coast. The royal squadron was steam ing at the rate of fully ten miles an hour. The keeper of the Cromer Lighthouse descried the ap proach of the Royal squadron from the southward, be tween six and seven o'clock on Wednesday morning. Her Majesty's yacht, with the other steamers, was about nine or ten miles off the coast, proceeding to the north very fast. The weather was beautifully fine. Flamborough Head was reached by the Victoria and Albert yacht about four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. The day was beautiful in the extreme, and the cliffs in parts were lined with visitors. The Queen's yacht, with the royal standard flying at her main, kept the lead, the Virago and Vivid being a short distance in the rear of her. The Black Eagle was three or four miles astern. At this point of the coast numerous vessels passed close by the royal yacht, the crews of which loudly cheered the royal voyagers. The royal squadron was abreast of Scarbo rough about six o'clock. The royal yacht was progressing at a very rapid rate, and only two steamers of the squa dron appeared to keep up with her. The squadron was seen to pass Seabam between seven and eight o'clock on Wednesday evening. The Queen arrived at Aberdeen at six o'clock on Thurs day morning, a day sooner than she was expected. Her Majesty came on shore on Friday morning at eight o'clock, leading the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal ; and was followed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert with Prince Alfred, accompanied by Sir George Grey and the rest of the suite. On entering the carriage, her Majesty and the cortege were conducted through the city with much ceremony, and were everywhere received with the greatest enthusi asm by all classes. The Queen on this, as on former occasions, set an ex ample to her subjects in regard to early rising. The authorities were nearly in the same predicament at Aber deen as Sir James Forrest and his sleepy friends were at Edinburgh. When will this illustrious lady be allowed to avail herself of the advantage of a quiet visit to any part of her dominions, without having to wait on the laziness of those who profess to receive her with honour and pomp, which she would rather avoid than see tardily ten dered ! We hope corporations will some time or other learn to be courteous, and allow the Royal Family either to travel incog, or be respectfully waited on. The passage from Woolwich was made in 39 hours anti a half, and from the Nore in 37 hours—this last run being without a parallel in the history of steam navigation be tween Aberdeen and London. Addresses from the Pro vost, magistrates, and council, and from the Chancellor, Rector, Dean of Faculty, Principal, and Professors of the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, were pre sented to her Majesty, who spent the greater part of the day in the city. Having reached the boundary, the royal carriages, four or five in number, in which were seated the Earl of Aber deen, Sir George Grey, and the attendants on her Ma= jesty, quickened their pace as they proceeded along the Dee-side-road en route to Balmo ra l. H er Majesty reached her Highland residence about one o'clock, the whole distance being about fifty-one miles. The weather throughout the morning was uninterruptedly fine, and the inhabitants were highly delighted with the spectacle of the royal and civic cavalcade. Her Majesty wore a light silk gown, an elegant Paisley shawl, a white bonnet, trimmed with velvet, and a white veil, which lay close over her bonnet. Her Ma jesty's hair was braided. Prince Albert wore a black frock coat, and was otherwise plainly attired. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Parma are expected to reach this country at the close of the next month, with the view of residing some time in England. The Duke, it will be recollected, was Heredi tary Duke of Lucca, and visited this country last year. The Duchess is sister to the Duke de Bordeaux. On Thursday the Count and Countess de Neuilly, the Prince de Joinville, the Duke and Duchess D'Aumale, and a large party accompanying them, visited the Chinese junk. The party were recognised by one of the servants on the quay, who raised his hat, and said alood to the by standers, This is Louis Philippe, gentlemen.' The crowd pressed inconveniently close ; but the Count and Countess appeared to be rather pleased than otherwise with the eagerness of the people to see them, and the Count de Neuilly, taking off his hat, bowed repeatedly. ETCHINGS BY ROYALTY.—TLat both her Majesty and Prince Albert rank high in this department of art, their productions which will shortly be exhibited to the public abundantly testify. This collection (nearly 100, and commencing with the two first specimens both of her Majesty and Prince Albert) embraces portraits of the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wale. ' the Princess R o y a l, and of other. memb ers o f -th e Royal Family and personal friends of the SoVereign, many of which were drawn by her Majesty from life, and afterwards transferred to cop per, and most admirably etched by the Queen and his Royal Highness. It also contains portraits of the fa vourite dogs of the Queen and the Prince, taken by the Royal artists from life ; etchings from many old and rare engravings in the possession of her Majesty ; several from the original designs of the Queen and his Royal High ness, representing warriors, the heads of animals and birds, and historical and domestic subjects ; and a variety of interesting works (some from original drawings by Landseer and other esteemed artists). All of these works contain the autographs of the Queen or the Prince (as they are respectively executed), with the dates when they were finished. The two first etchings (which, as their very earliest efforts, indicate considerable judgment and skill on the part of her Majesty and his Royal Highness), both have date, "August 28th, 1840." There are seve ral portraits of the Princess Royal, taken from life by her Majesty, previously to her being weaned ; and, up to a more mature period, representing her Royal Highness in the arms of her nurse, playing and rolli ng on th e car pet with her doll and other toys, amusing herself with the Prince of Wales, and pourtraying other domestic and in teresting scenes in the Royal nursery. PRESERVATION OF BOOKS, &c., FROM FIRE. (From the Norfolk' News of August 26.) So alive is almost every class of the community in the civilized world to the necessity of some effectual method of preserving papers, books, and other documents from the destructive ravages of fire, that means, of some descrip tion, have from time immemorial been adopted for secur ing this important object. The old tin boxes, with sol dered seams, gave way to the introduction of more im proved " safeties." and obtained the preference over all their predecessors. But even these, in numerous cases of conflagration which are daily consuming a vast amount of valuable property, have been found, when subjected to an hour's intense heat, to be utterly inefficient—their contents having been generally burnt to ashes. A remedy for the evil has, however, at last appeared. After many years of trials and experiments, Messrs. Mil ner and Co. of Liverpool, have succeeded in manufac turing boxes, chests, &c., w!lich afford a perfectly secure depository for the preservation of books, papers, jewellery, &c., uninjured by the effect of the most intense heat. A very interesting demonstration of the value of these took placq b at Norwich, on Tuesday last, in the open space at the fiont of the Athenaeum. There were a considerable number of gentlemen present, among whom were the Lord Bishop of Norwich, Rev. A. B. Power, Rev. John Alexander, Rev. Mr. Cotterill, J. H. Gurney, Esq., Cap tain Money, J. B. Johnson, Esq., H. S. Patteson, Esq., Horatio Bolingbroke, Esq., William Starke, Esq., W. P. Marshall, Esq., Edw. Willett, Esq., Henry Willett, Esq., Charles Winter, Esq., Abel Towler, Esq., Blake, Esq., Jeremiah Colman, Esq., J o h n Barwell, Esq., Joseph Geldart, Esq., W, Druery, Esq., Messrs. Morrison, John Barwell, Jun., Dawbarn, Seamen, Trevor, J. Fletcher. C. Swann, Hawfie,, W. nall. T. Banks, R. Colman, and numerous other gentlemen, to most or all of whom the perfect safetr of-books;• paperti, 'dadsw,*plans - , -- and othei: documents, is a matter of very considerable interest. One of Mr. Milner's patent Bankers' safes was packed with a quantity of books, papers, a watch, belonging to Mr. Wenden—the patentee's representative in Norwich— a five pound note, several silver pencil cases, pocket knives, silk handkerchiefs, small packet of gunpowder, &c. A document was also inserted bearing the signatures of the Bishop, of the Rev. A. Bath Power—vice-president of the Athenaeum—and of about 100 of the members ; and another with the following inscription, to which were attached the names of the president, vice-president, and members of the Chamber of Commerce : "The principle of Messrs. Thomas Milner and Sons' fire resisting manufactures being by the mutual re-action of non conduction and evaporation, and the patentees having announced their intention of submitting some of the same to a public trial in this ci y, on Tuesday, August 22d, we have subscribed our names to this document, for the purpose of its being placed within one of their safes during such experi ment, that we may ascertain what effect the steam thus Fenerated may have upon the paper, &c., and if the writing is in any degree obliterated or defaced thereby. "HENRY S. PATTESON, Vice-Chairman, &c., &c., &c." One of Milner's No. 1 safes was also filled with books, papers, and several letters belonging to the gentlemen present. Both baying been fastened down, they were each exposed to the intense heat of a very large fire, the fuel used on the occasion consisting of twenty cwt. of coals, several loads of wood, a quantity of barrels, and a hundred faggots. Each fireplace was formed by a circular arrangement of bricks, so placed, with draught holes, that the fires blazed with great fierceness, which continued during the whole period of the tests. Indeed many of the bricks were burned to atoms. With the No. 1 resisting safe, was also placed a cast iron " safe" (so called), filled with books and papers, for the purpose of contrasting the comparative value of the old and new inventions. These were both exposed to the same fire for two hours and a half, during which time the patent principle was plainly visible in the escape of a quantity of steam from the corners of Milner's sate. On being removed, Mr. Shalders, to show the different quality of the metal of the two boxes, poured upon them for some time, from his patent hand pump, a continual stream of water. The common iron chest, while under going this operation, cracked in several places with a loud explosion. The patent safe was quite uninjured by the experiment, the only effect of the application of the cold to its outward surface being the condenser of the steam within, which caused a slight discolouration of the con tents. On being opened, the cast iron safe was shown to have been no safe at all : the contents had been com pletely reduced to black ashes, while every word in the letters, books, and other papers cont a i ne d i n th e patent seffe was as legible as when deposited, the edges only being a little discoloured from the cause we have already mentioned. On the examination of the bankers' safe, after a severetest of five hours, every article was found moist, and to every appearance as little like burning as before the fire was ig nited. The application of cold water to the cooling of this safe also had, it is true, produced the same effect as it had upon the other; but every letter was legible, and the vari ous articles were for every practical purpose as good as ever. The gunpowder had been slightly caked by the heat and moisture, but was far from being materially injured, inasmuch as, after being allowed to become dry, a portion of it ignited as readily as usual. Indeed so great was the satisfaction experienced by the gentlemen present, that a testimonial of the perfect success of the experiment re ceived about 50 signatures on the spot. The two docu ments which had stood the test of a continual great fire, far greater than is likely ever to result from a common con flagration, were also inscribed with the following certifi cates : "This document was taken from Milner's fire-resisting safe, after being tested for five hours in a fire conveying furnace heat, on our premises, on the 22nd of August, 1848, the above names having been written there!r)n)?e , f9rit was placed in the fire. A. BATH POWER, ALA, " Vice-President, Athenaeum." "Norwich, 22nd August, 18.18. " I certify that this document was saturated by the evapora tion on Milner's tire-resisting principle, by being placed in their bankers' safe, and subjected to a sever e trial by fire, con veying the most intense heat, for five hours, and that the above names were written thereon previously, all of which are now as perfect as before the trial. "HENRY S. PATTERSON, " Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Commerce." On the ground %Nem exhibited a large variety of Mil ner's fire-resisting safes, of different sizes, and also a lock with six tumblers and a detector, of the same description as those fixed upon the safes, thus rendering these manu factures not only proof against the application of fire, but also against the attempts of fraud and violence. Mr. Wenden illustrated to the gentlemen present, by means of a beautiful and ingenious section of a safe, the principle by which the safety of the contents is secured from the effm::, of Bent. This principle, it was shown, is applied between plate-iron cases, calculated to conduct or retain as little heat as possible. The chambers are filled with an alkalised vegetable non-conductor, possessing ex traordinary powers. of resistance to the transmission of heat, combined with an arrangement for the vaporization of steam into the interior, so soon as the box or safe attains the temperature of 212 degrees (boiling heat.) For each contents passes into of the box, ts inch of fluid is slowly evolved nearly two th ousan d t i mes andiownts issuccessively volume of s steam i and condensed v.ianpotuhe c vapour, rendering them damp and humid, as a newspaper f rom the press. By this means 1040 degrees of h ea t-i s neutral ised, and rendered latent and harmless, (on e -h a lf o f w hi c h temperature would char the contents of the best safe or box that could be put together, of dry anhydrc us materials,) whilst the papers are made difficult of ignition—the whole process and principle being throughout conducive, in a most extraordinary manner, to their preservation. For a much longer period than during which a box would be in direct contact with fire, in the successive confla gration of the pacts of an ordinary building, no greater heat than 212 degrees will pass through this medium into the box, a temperature perfectly harmless to books, papers, parchments, or even bank notes. The cause of the ex haustion of the moisture being so protracted, is its being sheathed and protected from rapid vaporization in the ab sorbent non-conductor. In long-continued heat the non conductor discharges its pyroligneous acid, which, com bining with the alkali, forms a carbonaceous crust or py rolignate of potass—the worst conductor of heat known ; and from within this shelter the papers or books slowly give out again the large volume of steam that has been passed into and condensed in them, re-acting most favor ably in keeping down their own temperature, that of the box, and the surrounding fire. To the best arrangement of non-conductors, which 30 years' practical experiments have suggested to the patentees, they have superadded the mitigating power of evaporation—the principle of the tea kettle on the fire—red-heat outside, boiling water at 212 degrees inside, one-fourth of the outer temperature; the principle whereby the loaf, by its self-contained moisture, is kept soaking but uncharred in the oven. We have only space to add, that this valuable invention has already met in Norwich with a portion of the patron age it so highly deserves, orders to a considerable extent having been given on the ground. One of our fellow citizens, we understand, was so pleased with the success of the test, that he was determined to make safety doubly certain, by the use of Milner's patent safes, in his own " safety chamber." Dist rfrt The Earl of Derby has appointed Sir John Gerard, Bart.. major commandant of the Lancashire Hussars, and William Charles, Yates, Esq., captain. During the past week a great number of fragments of Roman urns, containing calcined bones, &c., have been discovered whilst excavating in the yard of the Gas Works, Wigan. The extensive coach-building establishment of Messrs. Dunn and Co., at Lancaster, was destroyed by fire on T z h:l o r o s o td . iy. The proprietors were insured. The loss is The Bishop of London paid a visit to Wilbraham Eger ton, Esq., at his seat, Tatton Park, Cheshire, on Thurs day week ; stayed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, on which day he attended divine service at Rostherne church, and left Tatton on Monday. By the late decision of the House of Lords, Lord Bal carras is now twenty-fourth Earl of Crawford in succes sion, and ranks as premier Earl of Scotland in the union role called over at all elections of the sixteen represen tative peers. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. — An attempt was re cently made, in Rome, to assassinate the Rev. Daniel Hearne, Roman Catholic priest, late of Manchester'. Mr. Hearne had gone to Rome to memorialize the Pope in reference to his (Mr. Hearne's) deposition from St. Patrick's Chapel, Manchester ; but it does not appear that the attempt on the rev. gentleman's life was at all connected with his visit to Rome. THE DEE PILOTS.—On Tuesday, the three men who were recently before Mr. Rushton, were brought up at Holywell, charged with having feloniously taken a trunk belonging to a passenger on board the Ocean Monarch. It appeared that the trunk had been opened before several parties whom Benion, one of the prisoners, requested to be present, but several arlicles are since missing. Several persons gave the prisoners a good character for just and upright conduct. The prisoners were bailed to appear to any indictment that may be preferred against them. CAPTURE OF A FORGER.—The Vesuvius, just arrived from Newfoundland, has brought home a prisoner, who calls himself O'Kelly, but whose real name is Norton, he being one of the two men who forged cheques on the Man chester Bank some months ago to the amount of £3OOO and upwards. Norton was discovered at St. John's, to gether with the other man, Broadshaw. The latter, how ever, made his escape from prison before the ship sailed. £l6OO was found in O'Kelly's portmanteau, beside two gold watches, which have been brought home in charge of Mr. Finlay, chief constable of St. John's. The prisoner will be conveyed to Manchester for examination. CARNARVON REGATTA.—This regatta took place on Tuesday. The Carnarvon Cup was won by Mr. Birchall's Vision, beating the Drift, Enigma, Viola, and the Queen of the Ocean. The cup was a massive vase, valued at forty guineas. This is the fifth cup which Mr. Birchallhas borne from Carnarvon. The Prince of Wales' Cup was won by the Enigma, belonging to Mr. Rodgett, of Pres ton, beating the Drift, Hope, Viola, Darcus, and Queen of the Ocean. At the regatta dinner honourable mention was made of the la:e eminently humane services rendered by Mr. Littledale and Mr. Tobin, both of whom were present. Dr. Grindrod and Mr. Melling were also pre sent, and their nautical skill and gentlemanly bearing were duly acknowledged. RE-OPENING OF ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, CHORLTON UPON-MEDLOCK.—The above church, after having been painted and beautified, was re-opened on Sunday last, when three eloquent and most impressive sermons were delivered by the Very Rev. the Dean of Manchester, the Rev. P. J. O'Leary, and the Rev. Canon Stowell. The collections amounted to upwards of £5O. In the evening, when Canon Stowell preached, the church was literally crammed. On Tuesday ev9ning last, a fourth sermon .was preached ,at. .St—bav•tour,s: Church, which was gene rously lent for the occasion, by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, D.D., of Liverpool, Honorary Canon of Chester, when the sum of £55 was collected. Dr. M`Neile's discourse was one of great power, characterised throughout by the deepest and most fervid eloquence. The large and beau tiful church, with its splendid congregation, presented a most imposing aspect. The collections altogether amounted to £lO6, which sum is to be appropriated to the liquidation of £2O o contracted by former repairs, and other expenses connected with St. Luke's.—Manchester Courier. ARRESTS OF MORE CHARTISTS.—After the period of comparative quiet which had succeeded the simultaneous arrests of chartists all over the kingdom, the leaders of that body still at liberty in Lancashire seem to have thought that they might safely go abroad, or at all events make themselves strangers to their own homes. On Wednesday, however, other •captures were made by the police at Ashton, and with such success that it was said 21 were taken into custody at that town, besides two in Manchester. The two taken in Manchester, John Lati mer and William Winterbottom, are charged with having been present at the murder of the policeman Bright, at Ashton, and Latimer, when taken, had marks of blood on his clothes, but on being told the charge, said, " I see my folly now ; I did not shoot the man.: I pointed my gun in another direction." On being asked where the gun was, he said it had been thrown into the river at Ashton. The prisoners were taken from Manchester to Ashton, and were remanded until Saturday. Two of the other persons apprehended —one named Broadbent and the other Wil liamson—were admitted evidence, and sixteen of their companions were committed for trial at the next Chester assizes, charged with sedition and conspiracy. There are altogether seven men in custody, charged with being ac cessories to the murder of the police-constable Bright, viz. :—John Latimore, Wm. Parker, Jas. Wrigley, Thos. Tasaker, John Sefton, Thomas Winterbottom, and Thos. Latimore. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNTY MAGISTRATES.— The annual meeting of this body took place on Thursday, at Preston. The Rev. J. Brooks presided. Amongst a multiplicity of business transacted, the most important, in a local point of view, was the financial affairs of the Kirkdale House of Correction, the total annual expendi ture of which was £20,370 6s. Bd., which included the item for 120 additional cells for the confinement of pri soners. They had also incurred an extra expense of £334 ss. Id. for a new well, which it was thought neces sary to be laid down for supplying the whole prison with water. Mr. Watts said that, looking over the different Kirkdale officers, he found that there were three clerks, — one with a salary of £l3O, a second with £llO, and a third clerk with £7B per year. On referring back to the Pres ton House of Correction, he found that all the business was done by one clerk, with a salary of £lOO a year ; while the Kirkdale salaries amounted to £3lB a year. He should be glad if some explanation could be made upon this subject. The Chairman said they certainly had not any men who were doing no work in Kirkdale. There was more work to be performed there because they had assize prisoners sent to them. The returns also ordered for government were so great and numerous that it re quired one clerk to do that work alone. It was the object they had in view, to make the expenditure of the county as low as was consistent with its usefulness. Alter a fur ther discussion, the accounts were allowed to pass. Mr. J. B. Yates brought forward a motion for the holding of the sessions at Preston and Newton alternately. Some discussion followed, and the motion was withdrawn. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—At the Court of Record, Salford, on Tuesday night, the last case was that of " Spencer v. Leary," for breach of promise of marriage. The parties reside at Rochdale, and are both rather young. The plaintiff (Miss Margaret Spencer) is a dressmaker, and about two years and a half ago the defendant, Mr. Abraham Leary, the son of an ironfounder, began to pay his addresses to her, and carried matters so far that on the 24th of August, 1847, the wedding bonnets and dresses of the bride intended, and of the bridesmaid, had been purchased with his approval. The bridesmaid, at his especial request, a cousin to the plaintiff, had come all the way from Coventry to be present. On the follow ing morning the bridal party awaited the arrival of the defendant to accompany them to church, but he detained them all day in vain, and it was not until eight at night that he arrived to apologise, and throw the blame of dis appointment on his father, who, he said, had promised to set him up in business if he would wait a few months longer before he was married. The plaintiff was again led to believe his intentions " honourable," and to hide her chagrin went to pass some months at Coventry, during which the defendant continued to write to her, pledging himself to fidelity in the strongest terms. At length, however, he had taken another bride, the temptation, it was supposed, being a dowry of a thousand pounds, and the mode he chose of announcing his marriage to the plaintiff was by sending the wedding cards and a pair of gloves to her. The damages were laid at £5O, being the utmost amount which can be proceeded for in the court. Both the lady and gentleman were present, and it was given in evidence that the defendant had offered £3O and " taxed" costs.—The jury found for the plaintiff, damages £5O, a verdict which appeared to give satisfaction, especi ally to a great number of ladies in the court. FATAL RESULTS OF PASSION AND EXCITEMENT.—In Wednesday's Courier, under the head of " Sudden Death from Excitement," we noticed the awfully sudden de cease of a Mrs. Cranfield, the wife of a beerseller in Teb butt-street, off Rochdale-road, who, on Sunday evening, was so alarmed by the boisterous brutality of a drunken man, that she fell down on the floor and expired almost in a moment. To-day we have to nport two other deaths .1 1 ° 1° which have occurred i n this city, under &cum bee equally awful and sudden, b o th resulting, as in th e s 00 named instance, from over-wrought excitemet,d r ep, Monday, a married m an , w ith a f am ily o f two c 1! 0 b o named George Cla r k e , o f S pear - s t ree t, Salford,:f ie jiv been unemployed for about three months, fie n tbi obtaining work at a brewery in Oldham Road, andloil termination of his day's work he felt so elated wl so success, that before going home he invited one or is his fellow workmen to have a glass of ale at his ell!: Accordingly they went to the Shakspere public-bo u p. New Allen-street, where Clarke called for a quar t °t G ht but before the poor fellow could drink a glass of . 1 , o rb fell down on the flo or a corpse . A t t h e i nq uest helai l io his remains next day, it was proved that he was in state of excitement, and much elated at havi°, ll 4 ol with a situati on , an d th e j ury returne d a ver dict of n oti from apoplexy, i n d uce d b y excitement." T ut ' 00/ case is that of James Howarth, engraver, aged 7 1 7 who resided i n B an k- street, Hulme, an d the ,tq c gi oo on whom was held on Wednesday last, before,r et ig coroner, Mr. Chapm an . It appears th a t on I' be en morning the de cease d ( w h o i s d escr ib e d to "ye a man of very excitable temperament, and labouringoo der asthma) came down stairs in a remarkably bad 10.10 and finding that his daughter had provided coffee 1 0 : 4 0, breakfast, he insisted upon having porridge. Hi s da r eal 'ter made some slight demur, on which he fell into 9 t o t rage, and as one of the witnesses (a neighbour ell'° o for pened to be in at th e ti me ) s t ate d , h e seeme d to breath, and made a noise like the barking of a dog.,, o ta 1 it daughter and wife, who were alarmed, ran to a ssist Pi t i f e his chair, and loosened his kerchief and shirt collart"ot him breath, when after struggling a few minutes he ' che s• down and in a few moments breathed his last.—M an ter Courier. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL. Yesterday, ,C al ' a gter Riley, for robbing John O'Brien of 10s., in O a A vglef for stealing a sovereign from R. Boberts street ; George Poole, for stealing a watch • John of , nayne, for stealing calico bags from Messrs. 13 1 11 50 1 Gillibrand ; Margaret Preston, for stealing a muff i o tte bonnet from Mrs. Sbepperd, publican, Great Cha r street. d g f/b STEALING MONEY.—At the Police-court, yeste r itDe good-looking youth, who was an apprentice on bear 4 it ship Circassian, was charged by Mr. Ja nes Moore , l e g. of the vessel, With stealing from his house, in - 4 -" s," street, money to the amount of £4 3s. 6d. The eon plainant wished to get him off with a very lenient sein: h on as there was a ship ready to take him, but Mr. 11 1 1 .doo said, the case having been brought before him, he nab alternative but to commit him for trial.—Samuel °""Of for stealing three shirts, &c., from Messrs. Sutton, Burlington-street, seven days. Cof/' l '; COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY AT THE POLICE —Mary Howard, an elderly woman, charged with,, s ;i, a large quantity of vegetables in St. Martin's n0 r ,.7, - ,,v30 sent to gaol for two,months.—A respectable 100 1 "'Irt1,` was charged with having stolen a bayonet from a s- bere• dressed sergeant of one of the regiments ne w lyi.,ag, g to It appeared that while the sergeant was busy 100Kr a i' v all performance in a public-house, the prisoner hau:oo 4 / drawn out the instrument from its sheath, and g° s ` with it. He was committed for seven! days.-11 ,o hams, a seaman, for smuggling two quarts of iviw,.;ot to ; • 0 - 0 1 six lbs. of soap, fined 605., and in default was gaol for a month. , 4 40' ASSAULT UPON POLICE-OFFICERS.-0 U • ttb-, five men, named Thomas Ford, Joh n T a ll an t, s4v,v Robinson, James M'Cabe, and Michael Larin a 'bilel ° charged with an outrageous assault on th e p o lice, s c ie the execution of their duty. It appeared that,, , s ge" officer Edge (546), with several others, wen t, on day night, to a court in Northumberland-street, eotte prehend a man known as a suspicious c h arac ter, t h j; five prisoners interfered, and made a f ur i o us iltl -r oe o them ; they took their sticks from th em , an d beat the n l unmercifully. Edge received a seve re wound,: e co" head, and was otherwise so much inj ure d that in, rig; not appear in court. The prisoners, w h o we re tw" leaders in the affair, were with diffi cu lty secu red an d to bridewell. o rs,, e° e j " RINGING THE CHANGES."—On Thursday, " C bstr„ named Henry Smith and Charles Booth, were e , Th e with robbing Joseph Edwards, an emigrant, of Xis p ' v oi,t complainant stated that he arrived lately from SW,'" Eo f ' and had taken his passage for New Orleans in W e be Queen. One of the prisoners had pretended t 0 s ain fellow-voyager, and by means of two accomplices. p oet' dled the poor fellow out of all his money. The P r f l r dll were apprehended shortly afterwa r d s . Upon -"," 1 1 1 ': number of flash notes and soverei gn s w ere foon'',", br t third man, supposed to have th e mone y, was se- be o ' e j witness who appeared in court ; he stated that him running in the street, and suspecting that yid been guilty of some offence, intended to giv e . one' charge to a police-officer as soon as he could obt al- htei, The fellow, however, went into William lions Pd. public-house, Chadwick-street, and the landlor.l rim appeared to know him, advised the witnesses to 1001 go, to which he reluctantly consented. The P, r a t)? were committed for trial, and Mr. Rushton direcl.et a note should be made of Mr. Humphrey's con " the licensing books. On Th ilf ILLEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — 00 his Worship the Mayor T. B. Horsfall, 5 against persons using illegal scales, Nisi Prins Court, for the purpose of hearing ut_t m :", ti res , Messrs. Kissack and Edwards, out -door inspec!o7:..„o - the informations and , Mr. Fell, thf..e. intendent, was in attendance. In the case ' bean' we i g hts, and . r Iyn, the information was for using an accelerating aid be Mr. Townsend, who appeared for the d e fendant' s ti o t et s ; also represented a number of trades men in the m a g reo who had been in the habit of using these beams f or number of years. He contended that the beams, if, sft. perly used, were not illegal ; and said that althougos t he Fell might understand these matters, Mr. Edvvanirdp!„,os inspector, who laid the informations, was not acn _To person. He called Mr. Ikin, the maker of the Fell who said that he had been in the habit of making.4,ol thirty years. He was cross-examined by Mr• 1 ,', e „ 0 10 clearly proved that accelerating beams were unfair. At the conclusion of rather a long exami n e d; the Mayor regretted that Mr. Ikin had been al l ,A thirty years to make beams on the same prioeiP a aa.r was perfectly satisfied they were improper scale,si on did not think the reflections of Mr. Townsend any Edwards were in order. The M a yo r believed n 3 5.. 4 sons had used these beams i n i gnorance , and it It; o, discreditable in the maker to sell them. All persrstlnoi did not attend were fined 40s. and costs, the MaY o aciS4 ing that their absence implied a guilty k n owledge the pel'if a case of negligence. The practice of weighing Tani ; II in which sugar is wrapped, was c o n d em ned as r Pe At the Mayor, who expressed his determinatioe gr e j persons brought before him for this offenee.„hts number of persons were fined for illegal w e ' measures. ft' SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A REGISTRAR . CfniO day, at the close of the ordinary business, pf.,,,t,vis' o p Chubb, the RegistrarofGreatHow ar d- s t re etdisr he the astonishment of all present, pl ac ed at " t he rol, a charge of felony. Mr. Snowball appear ed for so ' o lr secution. Mr. Rushton addressing th a t g olden', of be . the prisoner had been apprehended on a oh r ` rg taining money on false pretences ; but the case', for 8n lieved, involved a felony or nothing. By Act w as oc i meat, to insert a false entry in the register bog s tro c o ef act of felony. Mr. Snowball said he h a d been o „ r iso,hl by the Solicitor to the Treasury to pro s ecute th o d e yen for making false entries in the r e g i s t er book. . ja w oo s „ shew that the prisoner had mad e f a lse entrl e 'igain'o s cases in his books. False names, an d false d s liero the of abode had been inserted in the book• ti a . to t another case which rendered Mr. Chubb Batbbtl,e charge of forgery. It appeared from the bir th on il, woman named M'Kenna, had registered a "10.1,111 31st July ; her residence was set forth as beinz o ase , th e Eaton-street. No such person resided at that m a t st ec l a woman named M'Kenna was found in a na pz istere; back of the street • this woman had certainly r icers WO, birth, but she had never been required to sig a ,, asntte the entry was otherwise incorrect ; the infant s t he written Patrick, instead of James, and that of The ,d, Thomas, which should also have been Jame s .," 0 fs s :, di; nature of Elizabeth M'Kenna, in the book. scp'o4l - the Mr. Rushton said that no dout the intention, so; it tY fraud the ove r s eers . M r . S now b a ll sa id it 2 0 act allowed registrars 2s. 6d. for each of the n r- t i on e pri'' registered at the commencement:of the year, V er ge) . " ling for each succeeding case. Mr. John c l ier's ved the entries in question to be in the prisc ) op ectloel l writing. A female was called, and said , . 1 . 00 0 1 0 0( house; entered bathe book as one at which a bird since place, that that house had been unoccuPi eu v o Pr b v o tni before the entry was made. Another case still - bo rn relative to a house in which a child had beel bee tier e d ; but which birth was registered as if it h a t regi' Oh" alive. Still-born children are of course 1 . 10 Dote':hic' Another case somewhat similar was roveo• a ,, f ere several of the false entries referred, said &I t a l . ' of via constable, after having visited EatoPn-street,thereo,hico in it no houses numbered 26, 32, 36, and 1 2 : aer nris° tiv . 1 0 appear in the register book. The • a ge' ' e t asked what was his defence, said the ap p forlb ie feacf i numbers applied to courts not houses ; l a ble u ij iter il s that he was quite unprepared to make a stn Ile _;a having been taken unawares in the denied any intention to defraud. Mr. ,It t l t itbe P re alO e t case as it stood was most serious, and ao_vg. re d to t ion, to employ a professional adviser. He Off e r the r P e ePA t the case until next day, Saturday, to was g - Or 7 time to prepare his defence, and this ow' bu t the, 0 00 The prisoner applied to be let out on bail,. cou ld oti,j being one of felony, Mr. Rushton said ne t , up, ~.0 1 0 m atter• hto s r aj o ir j Mr. Rushton committed him for trial, " 11 " consider about admitting him to bail. On Saturday the prisoner was again br,,!g s n tii d " METEOROLOGICAL REGISTBIIIisof, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD -Sl------ Dion , t of WrA" rtt soot' ATMOSPHERIC Temperature In Humidity at Noon. „ . 6 61p 6 5 5 6 610 ' 5 2, ty 1 0 t j _ r ro ioL o oe„ : u . light THE WRATH ER.-sth : clouded l.hig”" heav, sth: ers• pe , rilliant, with breeze : night, light rain: _ l7 shri,t, and light squalls.-9th : light rain and DT:. br* light rain; evening, heavy shower I" shower, and fine. !reinsure at I abadebyFlt- ______— 01 registering rififer n enSL., 1 Nine , Six thermometer . Wet and r n , a.m. , p.m. 1 Max. Min. . —__.!---- • In. I In. i Deg. Deg.. Deg. i 5 2918 29'701 68 59 4 6 29'81 : 29'94 68 59 , g 7 30' 0 29'99 65 60 3 81 29'81 29'78 64 56 ) 9 1 29'98 2913 66 58 ._.! 10; —1 3 111 30'11 30'21 o' o4 o' o3 013 Sept. It Ml_ Sept.