The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-10 00:00:00

THEATRE-RU VAL, LIVERPOOL. MADEMOISELLE TAGLIONI ENGAGED FOR A THIRD NIGHT. In consequence of the overflow to all parts of the House on Monday evening, and of the unprecedented demand for Places ' the Public is respectfully informed that an arrange ment has been made with MADEMOISELLE TAG LION' for a Third Performance, which will take place on THURSDAY next, July 12, being positively her last ap pearance in England previous to her departnre for the Continent. To afford equal facilities in securing places for the Third Night, the Box Plan for that Evening will not be open until WEDNESD A Y MORNING, when places, ritay be secured from Ten until Three. The highly celebrated Vocalist, Madame CINTI DAMO REAU, and the first Pianist of the dat,' Mons. DOEHLER, of her Majesty's Theatre, and of the Nobility's Concerts, London, are engaged for Four Nights, and will make their first appearance here on TUESDAY, the 17th of July, Their other Nights at' Performance will he Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 18th, 19th, and 20th of July. Signor CURIONI and Signor F. LABLACHE, of her Majesty's theatre, are also engaged for Four Nights; as like wise Mr. BOCHSA, who will direct the Operatic Enter tainments, and perform on the Harp some of his most favour ite pieces. The Box Plan for these Four Nights will be open on MoNnav, July 16; and, notwithstanding the very heavy expense attending the above Engagements, no advance will be made in the prices of admission. 0 1 - 11-1 IS present TUESDAY, July 10, 1838, MADEMOI -11- SELLE TAGLION I will appear in three of her most popular Dances. • • The Evening's Entertainments will commence with the petite Comedy of a DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. At the end of tne Piece, Mademoiselle Taglioni will appear in the highly successful Dance of THE MAZURKA In Russian Costume, as Danced by her with the most distin- Wlished approbation, at the Theatre-Royal, St: Petersburgh, and at her;Majeary'STheatre, London. • • After which, the Musical Farce of NO! Miss Smith. Lady Doubtful Miss Julia Smith. Atrthe endof the Second Piece, the grand • PAS DE LA SYLPHIDE, Br Mademoiselle Taglioni and Mr. J. Ridgway, assisted by We Corps de Ballet. To which will be added the Farce of MR. AND MRS. PItINGLE. At the endol which, Mademoiselle Taglioni will Dance, for the second time here, the • CACHOUCHA, ,Assisted by the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with the Farce of the - • RENDEZVOUS. Lower, gelarth:;4l. ;- Upper-Boxes, 3s. Gd.,; Pit, 2s, Gd.; Gallery -• Doors to be Opened at Half-past Six, and the Perform ance to coMmence arßeiretr'o'clock. The Bolt=office-74vIlltie‘4141ett daily from Ten until Three, when Tielteta'and,Placoa.fer the Nixes may be had of Mr. Parker. • ' " ,•• on WEDNESDAY, The FOUNDLING OF THE FOILESTVSO . SONG NO BOY. " = " rl • nd the BLIND SUPP ER., a LIVER 7TH. MR. JOSHUA GREEN, MUSICIAN, respectfully in fortnelifii.Friends that his BENEFIT is fixed for FRI DAY' EVENING, the 13th instant, on whicb.oecaaiun there will be a Double Orchestra, under the direelio u of Mr. T. Hughes, from the Theatres Royal, LondOn. THE Evening's p er f ormance trill commence with an entire new Ballet of Action, entitled THE WARRIOR'S RETURN; OR, THE ROSE OF NORAMFDY. The music composed by Mr. 1. Hughes. Principal Characters by Mademoiselle ROSIER. Mr. GIBSON, Miss CLARKE, Mrs. T.LmiN, aided by a strong and efficient CORPS DE Bat:I:ET. After which a Musical Olio. Mr. T. HUGHES, the Flute Paganini, has kindly consented for this night to perform a Solo on the Flute, at the same timeancompanying himself on the Piano Forte, and playing the most difficult and rapid passages. To be followed by a laughable BURLETTA. The whole to conclude with a favourite Pantomime, which has been revived by particular desire, called SEE SAW MARGERY DAW. • H arlequin Mr. Gibson. Clown. ...Mr. King. Pantaloon Mr. Brown. Columbine. ..Mdlle. Rosier Further particulars will be expressed in the bills of the day. Tickets to be had of Mr. Green, at the Manchester Tavern, White Mill-street, Gloucester-street, near the Railway Sta tion. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1838. {1:1* The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. .JAmmcA.—The New York Courier and Enquirer of the 25th ult., which we have received by the Great es-tern, has the following important intelligence from Jamaica, which is quite confirmatory of the anti • cipations expressed in the last advices received direct from the West Indies : " JAMAIcA.—We have received files of Jamaica pa pers by the ship John W. Cater, Captain Mead, to the 6th June. Their contents are not unimportant. It will be recollected that in August next, by an act of the British Parliament, all house servants in the Bri tiPli Colonies were to be emancipated, but the servi tude of field labourers was to be continues some years longer.. We learned by our last advices from Eng land,that an attempt to carry a bill through the House of Commons, providing for the emancipation of the *hole . at once, had failed ; yet, notwithstanding, it now appears, a general abolition of negro servitude is about to take place. The spirit of resistance in the Planters seems to have been entirely subdued by the untiring fanaticism of their countrymen in England. We shall now see what will become of these colonies, once so highly valued by Great Britain, that the cap or a West Indian island from an enemy set the streets of London in a blaze of illumination, and was .rewarded by the highest honours to the officer • who made it. We venture to predict that gradually they . will- dwindle into perfect insignificance,—that they will cease to produce more than is necessary to keep alive a miserable population of lazy negroes, and that the contrast in their future state will be as great as that of St. Domingo at the present hour, compared with what it was under the reign of Louis XVI." The,Jamaica despatch introduces the following P eccfrom the . Governor, with some remarks, which II we annex --- (From the Jamaica Despatch of June 6.) .11iiiiifters, in their places, have opposed the measure of a b o lition. And yet his INcellency is commanded to wrest it from the hands of the colonist legislature, under threat that cultivation must cease. Is this not a violation of the com pact?. However, the legislature of Jamaica is prepared to grant satire and unqualified emancipation. But the Governor has no right to claim, in behalf of the government, an account of any pacific measures that have been adopted; because the apprentices have rested in sober hope ' relying upon the gene rosity of the planters; for if they had been the Devils incar nate, represented by the lying Loco Foci)* and spies of this country, and the Sturges and Sligos of Great Britain, they, the . apprentices, would have been runninz riot in licentious ness, revolt, and carnage. Notwithstanding the parliamen tary interference—the firebrand speeches of Lord Brougham —Ow constant agitation of the abolition party, striving to excite the. vrqrst passions of human nature—still the forbear . since of the. planters prevails, and peaee and tranquillity yelps triumphant. SPEECH OP THE GOVERNOR. Gentlemen of the Council. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly. I have called you together at an unusual season, to take into your c o n s id erat i on the state of the Island under the l aws of apprenticeship for the labouring population. I need not refer you to the a g it at i on on t hi s su bj ec t throughout the Bri tish Empire, or to the discussions upon it in Parliament, % here. the honourable efforts of the ministry were barely Tfound sufficient to preserve the original duration of the law, 1 :,: . 111 obligation of national faith. I shall lay before you a a l 4ll4 Patches on this subject. fere agitation and parliamentary inter "sVe n ot , lam afraid, yet terminated. the ce wr r „ tsPonding excitement has been long going on among rt!rentices themselves, but still they have rested in sober tat e ,„ l , 4 let hopes, relying on your generosity that you will el a i s 7 to them that boon which has been granted to their r. ,!ulher colonies. "Gentlemen of the Council, Speaker and J immyGenteen of the Assembly, ro ef iluill posture of affairs it duty to declare my senti sop 1 5 1, 41 111 distinctly to recommend to you the early and co 4 4 4l Mlition of apprenticeship for all classes. I do so in meats! that the apprentices will be found worthy of free - ; 411 , and that it will operate as a double blessing, by securing also the future interests of the planters. I am commanded, however, to inform vou, that her Ma- Jetny's,ministe rs will not entertain any question; but should your view's' be opposed to the policy I recommend , I would entreat you to consider well how impracticable it will become to carry on coercive labour —always difficult, it would in fu ture he in peril of constant comparison with other colonies made free, and with those estates iu this island made free by individual proprietors. As Governor under these circumstances—and I never shrink from any of my responsibilities, I pronounce it physi cally impossible to maintain the apprenticeship with any hope .of successful agriculture. Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly, Jamaica is in Your hands; she requires repose by the re moval of a law which has equally tormented the labourer and disappointed the planter—a law by which man still constrains man in unnatural servitude. This is her first exigency —for her future welfare she appeals to your wisdom to legislate in the spirit of the times, with liberality and benevolence to wards all classes. LATEST NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES.—By the Great Western steamer, which left New York on the 25th ultimo, and accomplished the passage to Bristol in the unprecedently short space of twelve days and twenty hours, we have received files of American papers to the above date. Their contents are ex•. tremely important. In the Courier and Enquirer of June 25th we find the following relating to the affairs or Canada : CANA DA .—We have ranch pleasure in transferring to our pleßns, itc44 to ntional intsiligen , let, a pletg,e f t ova q4O President to Congress, accompanied by a report from the Secretary of War, on the subject of the troubles on the Ca nadian frontier. They are couched in language which is un- exceptionable in every respect. We also anrcx an extract from the Jefferson County Whig, published at Sackets Har bour, announcing the satisfactory arrangements making there to prevent further infractions of our neutrality by the predatory bands prowling about the Lakes and the St. Lawrence. There is one course in connexio❑ with this subject which we think ought to be strictly followed by our public authori ties, and that is to withdraw all countenance from any citizen who may be found to have aided and abetted the disturbers of the public peace on the frontier. If we mistake not, how ever, very different has been the .policy pursued. Mr, Dorscheimer of Buffalo who has been recently appointed Post Master at that place, was, if we are not misinformed, one of McKenzie's bail, and at his house the first incendiary meeting held there took place. The former Collector of the Port of Buffalo who had distinguished himself by his exer tions to preserve our neutrality, has been removed, and the person appointed in his stead was prominent at promoting the collection of men at Navy Island. Many individuals besides have received commissions in the militia in that part of the country who were notoriously engaged in Van Rens selaer's proceedings. The impolicy, not to say injustice, of thus giving the public patronage or honours, if they may so called, to individuals who have encouraaed a breach of the public faith, is self-evident, yet we much fear a little popu larity will weigh more i❑ the estimation of our loco-foco rulers, than the serious consequences which may attend a con tinuance of the disturbed slate of our frontier. When the United States have faithfully performed their duty as a neutral power, whatever may be the future fate of Canada, is to us a matter of comparative indifference. The policy of the mother country towards her colonies appears to us however, marked by the fatuity which has so often distin guished that department of her government What can be more absurd than to despatch an individual with some half dozen councellors from England, to regulate the concerns of a distant and distracted country, with which they can have . no intimate acquaintance? When we consider the various elements of which society is composed, and how essentially they every where differ, one would suppose a long practical experience and close observation, on the spot, were necessary to come to a correct conclusion on the intricate questions involved in the proposed enquiry. This however does not appear to ,be the opinion of the present administration of England, and still less of my Lord DUrham, who sets out with a declaration that he will know nothing of things that have passed before his arrival, or of parties even, loyal or disaffected, English or French. Well, we wish his lordship —rabid Loco Foco as he is—a good riddance of the difficult task entrusted to him. (From the National Intelligeneer.) IMPORTANT OFFICIAL PAPERS. The following Message from the President of the United States was communicated to the House of Representatives on Wednesday last : To the House of Representatives of the United States : I transmit, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th instant, reports from the Se cretaries of State, Treasury, and War, with the documents referred to by them respectfully, It will be seen that the outrages c omm i tte d on th e steamboat Sir Hobert Peel, under the British flag within the waters of the United States, and on the steamboat Telegraph, under the American flag, at Brockville, in Upper Canada, have not been followed by any demand, by either government on the other, for redress. These acts have been, so far, treated on each side as crimi nal offences committed within the jurisdiction of tribunals competent to inquire into the facts, and to punish the persons concerned in them. Investigations have been made, some of the individuals inculpated have been arrested, and prosecu tions are in progress, the result of which cannot be doubtful. The excited state of the public feeling on the borders of Canada, on both sides of the line, has occasioned the most painful anxiety to this Government. Every effort has been, and will be made to prevent the success of the design ap parently formed, and in the course of execution, by Cana dians who have found a refuge within our territory, aided by . a few reckless persons of our own country, to involve the nation in a war with a neighbouring and friendly power. Such desi g n cannot succeed while the two Governments appreciate and confidently rely upon the good faith of each other in the performance of their respective duties. With a fixed determination to use all the means in my power to put a speedy and satisfactory termination to these border troubles, I have the most confident assurances of the cordial co-opera- tion of the British authorities, at home and in North Aineri can possessions, in the accomplishment of a purpose so sin cerely and earnestly desired by the Governments and People both of the United States and Great Britain. M. VAN BUREN. Washington, June 20, 1838. A number of documents accompanied this Message, the contents of which may be generally inferred from the mess age itself. The following report from the Secretary at War, however, is of sufficient consequence to be separated from the rest for publication Department of War, June 19, 1838. Sir,—ln relation to so lunch of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the I lth instant, as has, by your direc tion, been referred to this Department, I have the honour to state that, on the receipt of intelligence of the destruction of the British steamer Sir Robert. Peel, orders were immediate ly issued to the commanding officer at Fort Niagara, to detach a portio of his force to Sackett's Harbor; and, shortly after, the disposable remits at New York and Fort Monroe were ordered, part to strengthen that post, part to Plattshurg, and part to Swanton, on the Vermont frontier; at the same time, measures were taken to employ a steamer, to he manned with a competent military force, fur police purposes, on each of the lakes Erie and Ontario. The Department, having subsequently received informa tion, communicated by the Governor of the State of New York, that the disturbers of public order had taken refuge ou a portion of the Thousand Islands, situated within the juris diction of the United States, where they were collecting arms and munitions of war, and engaged in fitting out hostile ex peditions against Canada, Major-Gen. Macomb was despat ched to Sackett's Harbor, to take the command of the forces on the northern frontier, with instructions to take prompt and vigorous measures to maintain our treaty stipulations, and to execute the laws of the United States, and especially to lose no time in directing operations against the lawless men who, for the avowed purpose of committing depredations upon the territory of a friendly Power, have stationed them selves on the islands in the river St. Lawrence. The General has been since advised to station a guard of regulars at each of the ferries on the river, and at each port of entry on the lakes, in order to protect the persons and property of the sub jects of her Britannic Majesty from any further outrage; and there is reason to believe, from the character and well-earned reputation of that officer, that he will carry these instructions into effect to the extent the limited force under his command will permit, with promptness and energy. With regard to " the concentration and movements of foreign troops on the northern and northeastern frontiers of the United States," the Department is not informed that the regular troops of her Britannic Majesty have, A yet, been stationed along the frontier, as is believed to be the inten tion; that service appearing still to be performed by the volunteers and militia of Upper and Lower Canada—a force estimated, by competent judges, at about twenty-five thou sand men. - flie, regulars now in the Canadas are ten regi ments of the line, of six hundred and fifty men each, to be carried up to fifteen regiments; two battalions of guards, eight hundred and fifty men each; two regiments of cavalry, each of three hundred men. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the regular force consists of five regiments of the line, of six hundred and fifty men each. • It is presumed that the usual proportion of artil lery will be attached to the regular forces in these colonies, and in the Canadas, making an aggregate regular force of between fifteen and sixteen thousand men. Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, J. It. POINSE'TT. To the President of the United States P.S. The accompanying extracts of letters received from his excellency the Governor of New York, contain such in formation as has been received by this Department on the subject of the recent disturbances on the northern frontier. Sacketts Harbour, June 20. Our village has been recently visited by a number of dis tinguished individuals—Generals Macomb . , Brady, and other military officers. Yesterday there arrived in the steamboat Telegraph about 200 regular troops, under the command of Captains Guynn and Al`Call, and others are soon expected to follow. The immediate causes of these military move ments are to suppress and capture the banditti headed by William Johnson—protect the commerce of the Lake, and River St. Lawrence—and to restore confidence and safe's to all the peaceable and quiet inhabitants residingiethe dividing line between the two governments. An expedition or flotilla consisting of steam and other boats with an armed force, will be shortly fitted out for this enterprise. This is as it should be, and it is believed that the efforts will prove salutary for the future; but it is too late to prevent the evils that are past—and true policy re quires that a military force should be kept on this frontier sufficient to awe lawless desperadoes and enforce the laws, protect the lives and property of our citizens, and prevent all violations of neutrality. Situated as we are on this fron tier, a natural catch-all for the desperate and lawless of both countries—attracted there by the opportunities for plunder and the facilities for eluding detection, by dodging the offi cers of justice among the islands and across the lines— having no moral or religious restraint, and associating with none but kindred spirits, whose only pride and ambition is to riot in degradation and serf-abandonment, they ate so per;. fectly destitute of every principle fitting them for good so ciety, that nothing can restrain them but die glitter of bayo nets—and we hope that wholesome restraints will not again be removed from this section. Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. Buffalo, June 21, 1838. Dear Sir.—The cars from the Falls are just in, bringing the intelligence that a party of the corps of Lancers stationed at the Short Hills, in Canada, about 15 or 20 miles from the Falls, and about 18 or 20 in number, were attacked last night by a body of insurgents, several of the Lancers were killed and wounded, and others taken prisoners. The num ber of the assailants I have not learned. The Lancers, in small detachments, are scattered all about this part of the province, and 1 should not be surprised to learn that a sys, , tematic plan to cut them all oil had been formed. Notwithstanding the great number of regular troops in the Upper Province, to what there was some months ago, the spirit of dissatislaction is far from being suppressed ; and when you come to add to this feelings of revenge and des peration, I am fearful that outbreaks will often occur. Yours, &c., C. (From the Courier and Enquirer of June 20.) IMPORTANT FROTH THE FRONTIER. The Albany Evening Journal states, on the authority of Mr. J. W. Turner, a deputy marshal at Oswego, who arrived at Albany on Monday, express from Lewistown, that the Patriots of Upper Canada have ayam etude a rally on their own soil—having formed a camp in " Long Swamp," ( an extensive marsh lying between Grand Island and Chippewa Creek) where they are now fortifying themselves. Th e nucleus of this force was formed by refugees who crossed over from the United States in parties of 20 or 30 at a time, sn as to evade British vigilance, but volunteers are said to be flocking in to them from all qearters. he number en trenched when they were discovered is supposed to be from 200 to 400. The alarm was instant;y given, and an express sent off to Toronto for a regular force to extirpate them. This news, says the Jourria/, is very vague—we believe it conies by way of Toronto—but we think it may be substantially re lied upon. This evening's Western mail will either refute or confirm it. ANOTHER 11E1 , ot - tr.—Extract from a letter from P. C. 11. Brother, Esq. to a gentleman in this city, dated Queension, 14th June, 1838 : " To-day the report is, that the patriots are kicking up an other muss with us. It is said that they crossed last night below Lewiston, and are now in the forest between this and StsCatharine." Correspondence of the Argus. Watertown, June 13, 1539, Dear Sir,—We have nothing of importance in relation to the affairs of the frontier, save the fact just communicated to me, that this morning while the steamer Oneida was passing Welk' Island, Johnson, with four men, apPealOil ig ins Igo„ boat, cutptrueteCl in such a io4Poel' as to equal the ;peed of the best steam-boats. He and his men gave three cheers. It was attempted to he returned on board the steam-boat, but was suppressed. Johnson then raised from his boat the flag of the Sir Robert Peel, and a second time gave three cheers, which was also attempted to be returned by some on board the steam-boat, but was in like manner suppressed. Johnson then made off in his boat towards the Island. This occurred near the spot where the Peel was burnt. Johnson's retreat being upon Canadian Islands, and the speed of his boat surpassing every thing on the lake or river, when seen, all efforts as yet to take him have failed. He states that he will not be taken alive; and that his fastness, if not impregnable, will defy any force that can fur some time at least be brought against it. M'Leod and Frey have been heard from on their way to Lewiston and the upper country. Our militia, it cannot be expected, would be willing to go upon Canadian g mond, and attempt the arrest of these des perate men ; but we are hourly In the expectation of the ar tival of some regular troops. Colonel Cummings has arrived here, and is awaiting the arrival of the troops; and signifies his readiness to aid the civil officers in their efforts to at rest these men at all hazards. It was very gratifying intelligence to learn, that Judge Cushman had concluded to hold our circuit, as we have now rising of twenty prisoners in jail, awaiting their trial, besides many on bail, and hourly expecting the arrest of more of the individuals concerned in the binning of the Peel. We learn from another correspondent, that an effort was made on Friday evening week, to arrest M`Leod He was known to have passed up the lake in disguise, stopping at Sackett's Harbor, Oswego and Rochester. From the latter place he proceeded by stage to Lockport. He was pursued to Lockport by three officers of the government; but the refugees at Lewistou had contrived to advise him by express of his danger, and he eluded their vigilance. The express was arrested, and admitted the fact. (From the Courier and Inquirer of June 21st.) BILL JOHNSTON, THE BUCCANEER.—The following letter, descriptive of an interview with the pirate of the lakes, the notorious Bill Johnston, should have been received some days since, but will be read with none the less interest on that account. There are certainly many points of romance in his story, and he is by far the most interesting" of the vagabond marauders who have been so long agitating the frontier. Bill Johnston seems to be actuated by a motive— the desire of revenge; which places him above the Van Rensselaers and the Sutherlands., who were induced to their mad and absurd course by petty vanity and love of notoriety. General Van Rensselaer, with his encampment on Navy Island, and in his sash and epaulets, making war, with two or three hundred vagabonds, on Great Britain, was a very ridiculous personage; but there is a touch of poetry about Bill Johnston, the Buccaneer, mined to the teeth, flying from island to island, a price set on his head, and determined to sell Isis life at a desperate price. Aud then his daughter— but we will not anticipate the interest of the letter:— STEAM BOAT OSWEGO. PATTISON'S LANDING, near French Creek, 11th June, 18.38. We have just arrived here from Oswego, and made fast to wood, at a spot nearly opposite to the woodiug place where the Sir Robert Peel was attacked and burned by a band of pirates, under the command of a desperado by the name of Bill Johnston, of French Creek. While we Were making our vessel fast, a light long-boat of a &irk. blue or lead color, shot out from behind an island on the opposite shore, a little aetern of us. The boat was in sight but a few moments, hay ing put in a little bay out of our view. In a short time four of the crew were partially seen through the bushes, walking in Indian file, each having a large pistol in his right hand. They came up nearly opposite to us, and then retreated back to their boat. A boat put off from our wharf for them with two acquaintances of Johnston's, who supposed the craft to be one of his. When they neared them upon the opposite shore, the long boat dashed out and was along side of them. "I't proved to be Johnston, with four expert Canadians as oars men, in a twelve oared cutter, about forty feet long, with about eight feet of the after part decked, on which sat John ston upon a red carpet bag steering the boat with an oar. After lying to a few minutes they pulled for the wreck of the Sir Robert Peel, which lay about eighty rods a-head upon the opposite shore. While passing us on their way to the wreck, within 15 rods of us, and upon one of our passengers waving a white hankerchief, Johnston very majestically raised up and drew from the carpet bag under him the co lours of the Sir Robert Peel, which he held up to the breeze, and again returned to the bag. They boarded the wreck of the Sir Robert and remained some 10 or 15 minutes, put off, passed again by us, within short pistol shot, and made for the main land, near French Creek. There were about fifty persons on board of our steamer, and nut the least movement was made to molest them. We had no arms on board. The two gentlemen who went out in the small boat are of respectability, and from having been long and intimately ac quainted with Johnston, apprehended no difficulty or injury from him or his crew. Johnston observed to them that his family and himself had been injured by the British govern ment's having confiscated his property to a large amount du ring the last war. He had now fully avenged himself against them, as well for his own losses as for the destruction of the Caroline; that he well knew great efforts were making to ar rest him, and particularly by our Government. But it would not be easy to take him, and one thing we might rest assured of, that he would never be taken alive; that he was a fair mark to shoot at, but he was not the man to dangle in the air; he had two other boats well manned and armed, within signal view; that he sat upon the colors of the Sir Robert, and meant to sit upon them till they rotted. Their boat was stowed with muskets and small arms. He said further that the steam-boats need have no fears of him and his party, as he had no disposition to molest them. On being_* that one of the steam-boats was to wood at the wharf of his son, at French Creek, he seemed quite affected, and replied, " I am glad to hear it, or of anything else that can benefit my family." He is a robust athletic inan ' per fectly feaess, about 60 years of age, quite grey headed, and is altogether a hardy-looking veteran. Ile is represented as a very warns friend, but has ever been a terror to his enemies. He has a daughter about nineteen years of age, very hand some, and said to possess equal courage with -himself. - She often goes into a boat alone, armed, and seeks her father with supplies of provisions. I saw her this morning at French Creek, an hour before seeing the old man. She is certainly a very noble-looking girl, aud, I should judge, fully equal to the description given of her. It is very much to be regretted that the frontier difficulties should have the effect to deter many from visiting these waters, as there can he no more desirable tour than through Lake Ontario. For fine steamers and gentlemanly masters, these waters cannot be excelled, and the most timid need have no fears of any further troubles on board these steamers. Travellers that I have itieritittiVay the interest of travelling upon these waters has been highly increased by the intro duction of fine regiments of soldiers at the garrisons along the lakes. (From the New York Courier and Enquirer, Jane '_22. , )" LOSS OF THE STEAMER _PULASKI. It is again our - painful duty to anneunCe the total loss of another steam-packet, with a most Melancholy _loss of life. - The steamboat Pulaski, hum Savannah for:, Valtimore, touched at Charleston on Wednesday, and left that port at an early hour on the following morning, From - that time nothing had been heard of her when our paper of this morning (21st) went to press; and great solicitude was en tertained for her fate. The worst fears have been realised' Captain Allan, of the steamboat New York, which arrived here yesterday morning from Charleeton, states that he left that port Sunday evening, and that on Monday morning, at about eleven o'clock, he fell in with boards and planks. which were evidently the fragmentsof some wreck. At 2 o'clock, when about six miles from Cape Lookout Shoal, he saw the remains of the steam-packet Pulaski thrown upon the beach, split in two from the keel, and broken into four pieces—the bow lying nearly a mile fronsthe stern. For ten miles the shores was strewn with fragments of timber. Captain Allen remainel for two hours cruising about the spot, in the hope of falling in with some survivors still cling ing to the wreck • but no vestige of life was discovered. It is Captain Allen's opinion, from theposition of the boat, which had evidently struck on Lookout Shoal and been thu. dashed to pieces—that no being on board could have escapeds The weather had been extremely rough from the time the Pulaski left Charleston—and on Friday there had been a north-east gale, with heavy fog and rain. It was during that night probably that the Pulaski struck—and there is too much reason to believe that every one of her crew and pas sengers perished. (From the United States Gazette, of June 23.) NEWS FROM THE WRECK OF THE POLASKI. It will be seen by the following extracts, taken from the Exchange Books, that the loss of life by that unfortunate oc currence is not so great as was supposed from the previous accounts. Fifty-nine of the persons on board have been rescued, and strong hopes are entertained that still more have been saved by means Yet unknown. FROM 'IHE PULASKI. From the Exchange Books. Extract of a letter to Mr. Coffee, dated Norfolk, Friday, 3, P. NI. The cars being late to-day, I was detained in Portsmouth until 3 P.M. I received the enclosed list of passengers saved, which no doubt has been received in your city ere this reaches you. It was mentioned that a gentleman, President of one of the Charleston Banks, was drowned in attempting to reach the shoie. I write in a great hurry, as the coach is about leaving. Yours, H. H. DERTZEE. [The list of passengers same as in Wilmington Advertiser.] I have conversed with Mr. Leuthshenburg, one of the survivors of the Pulaski—he states that two more yawls (making four) had reached the shore in safety, and that we may add 13 more persons to the list of saved, making 39 saved, the last-mentioned 13 not named. It is stated in the Baltimore American, on the authority of Major Heath, one of the passengers, that one of the Lamar's saved is a lad of twelve or fourteen years of age, and that he has since gone stark mad from anxiety and suffering, with no hope of recovery. Among the incidents of this appalling disaster, the affect ing one is mentioned that the Rev. Dr. Woart and wife, after a mostfervent prayer, clasped their child in a mutual embrace, and in a few minutes the three sunk together re signedly into the waves of death. No baggage of any kind was saved. All the passengers had money, which was in their trunks, and it is estimated that at least 150,000 dollars in hank notes and specie have been lost, and upwards of 10,000 dollars in watches and evvelerv. WHIG CONSISTENCY.—The Manchester Guardian of Saturday last, whilst remarking upon the proposed repeal of the Beer Act, gives utterance to the follow ing extraordinary language :—" We were not at all prepared for the tone which was manifested in an ac cidental discussion in the House of Lords, on Thurs day evening, on the, subject of beer shops. So far as We can judge by the reports, both sides of the house are equally anxious for the repeal of the law by virtue of which they were established. We have long thought that the working of the act had turned out very diffe rently from what its authors expected; and as having, at the time of its passing, ourselves been amongst the advocates of the measure, we confess that we have been greatly disappointed at the results which have followed it; and that the experience thus acquired has convinced us, that much more is essential to safe legis lation than that a measure should be in accordance with general principles, and intended to counteract a palpable and admitted evil. When we hear persons glibly assuring us of the desirableness of further great political changes, our minds often involuntarily recur to the experience afforded by the beer act; and, seeing how totally the wisest of our legislators were misled as to the working of that measure, we are in duced to hold very cheap the assurances of those who, "Most ignorant of what they're most assured," pretend to predict the exact operation of changes, compared with which the results produced by the beer act might almost be considered unnoticeable trifles." — We have designated this language as extraordinary ; and so it undoubtedly must be considered when we re flect upon the quarter from which it bar emanated, I!le AtelOedor Guardian 114.; Wen long known as the advocate of Lord Brougham's and Mr. Wyse's systems of national education—systems whose virtual tendency is to banish Christianity from the land, and and to supersede it by a mongrel species of philosophy, based upon no other principles than a total ignorance of human nature, and an entire disregard of psycholo gical facts. In advocating these systems the Guardian seeks to effect a greater organic change in the' con stitution of society than if it were a flaming partisan of the ballot, universal suffrage, or any other of the ultra-radical nostrums of the day. It is a truth at tested by the experience of ages, that no system of education can operate beneficially upon public morals, which is not based upon the truths of the sacred scrip tures : and whenever those truths are not inculcated in connect ion with secular instruction, the most lamen table consequences must necessarily ensue. Even with all the restraints upon the corrupt propensities of the human heart which are connected with a religious edu cation, we stillfind that vice will prosper and crime prevail : what then would be the inevitable result of a system which imposed no restraint upon the sponta• neously evil issues of the heart, but which would allow mankind to riot uncontrolled in every species of wick edness ? The fruits of such a system must evidently be such as no philanthropic mind could contemplate with any degree of satisfaction. Science, however perfect--philosophy, however refined—the cultivation of the arts, to whatever degree it may be carried—can never influence the consciences—can never control the actions of mankind A much higher principle is re quisite, in order to exercise a beneficial effect upon public morals, than the mere advancement of our fel low-creatures in physical knowledge. Religion is the only sure foundation of national virtue and of its corol lary, national happiness. We are, therefore, justified in saving that the Guardian is guilty of inconsistency in declaiming against any further organic changes in our national institutions, whilst it continues to advocate so radical a change in our system of national educa tion. But there are other topics upon which we find the Guardian guilty of like inconsistency. the system of "free trade," for which the Guardian so stoutly contends, is one which involves a far greater organic change than even the ballot or universal suf frage could possibly effect : and yet the Guardian ventures to speak dispargingly of "organic changes." The Guardian deems it worth its while to mention the unfavourable operation of the Beer Act as a caution against the indulgence of sanguine hopes from politi cal changes of a sweeping character; and yet it views as a trifle the introduction of a sweeping revolution into our mercantile and fiscal arrangements—a revo lution which perils every interest in the country, and which, as far as it has been carried into effect, has been fraught with the most disastrous consequences. CORRESPONDEiVCE. POPERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. Szn,—Nothing in my opinion is more absurd and con •temptible than for men, whether individually or collectively, to pretend to be really what they are not; this .is especially true in matters of religion, where hypocrisy, above everything else is hateful and pernicious. That these remarks are espe cially applicable to the Church of Rome, I am confident : her pretensions to infallibility, are pretty well known ; but with what propriety she makes these pretensions this etter will show. Admitting, for the sake of argument, (and on no other grounds will I do so,) that the Catholic clergy, when met in a general council, are infallible, what, I ask, does it sig nify?—and if each and every one of them, when taken separately be fallible, which the church does not deny, what, 1 ask, does her infallibility signify, if her ministry, utterly regardless of her decisions, preach any doctrine they please - ? Any church that has the smallest pretensions to purity of doctrine, would not allow any of her ministers to preach doc trines contrary to her established creed; how much less should a church that pretends to be infallible do so. That the Church of Rome permits her ministers, and that without the slightest opposition, to preach doctrines notoriously and completely at variance with those which she plainly and un equivocally teaches, the following instance will, I think, sufficiently prove. The Rev. Mr. Parker, of St. Patrick's Chapel, in his in troductory lecture on the doctrine and discipline of the Ca tholic Church, is reported by the Liverpool Mercury to have stated, that " It is charged against us, that we condem❑ to eternal perdition, without exception, every one who differs from us in religious belief. 1 should, indeed, blush for my self and for you,tuy dear friends, if 1 could fancy that such an uncharitable and unchristianlike impression could find a place in your minds. No, my dear friends, we believe and trust, that many may and will be saved out of every creed, whether Catholic or Protestant, Quaker, Methodist, &c., who is so from education and thorough conviction of its truth, and who thinks himself in the right way, and who would im mediately embrace the most perfect, if he had the opportu- tunity afforded for embracing the same." Now, it that Rev. Gentleman sincerely believes, that " many out of every creed may and will be saved," he be lieves that which the church does not ; to prove this, I shall refer.you-t0.." River's _Roman Manual,",apook which has been lately,xesised bye Catholic clergyman of this town; in 1 ,page 32. The following question is asked:—" Are none saved but who. are in the church ?" " None but who are ac- Matte it, or desire to seek to be therein,"'&e. (I cannot give the whole. ofthp answer on account of its length.) In page 33 and 34,.y0n will find the following illiberal and un charitable assertions. "It 'is only the'Catholic church that has God's true worship; into which, whosoever enters not, -and. from zwhich, w h os oever departs is without all hone of life and eternal. salvation." And again—" Whosoever will be saved before all things, it is necessary that he hold the Catholic faith i " (that is according to their interpretation, the faith which is. professed. by Roman Catholics, )" which faith, unless every one, keep whole and inviolable, he shall without doubt perish everlastingly." So long, therefore, as the Book from which these quotations are taken, is sanctioned by Romish authority, no person w ho is able to read, and capable of understanding what he reads, can deny, that it is a doctrine of the Catholic church, " That out of it there is no salvation." But besides the opinion of the church as now quoted, I have to add that of the celebrated Thomas Maguire, the great champion of the Catholic religion, whose opinion, as the organ of the church, is far more influential and valuable than the Rev. Mr. Parker's. lie, (Mr. Maguire,) when attempt ing to prove the infallibility of his church, said, " I have here more than seventy pages, from the fathers, upon the subject, and I would read them to you, if the time permitted. In one of them the church is compared to the ark of Noah, out of which no one shall be saved." —See Pope and Maguire's Re ligious Controversy, page 45; and also, in page 104, he tells us that Henry the Fourth, of France, proposed, through the medium of Sully, "a variety of questions to the Protestant ministers. Am' ligst others he proposed the following : 'Whether it waslawful for him to become a Catholic?"rheir reply was, "chat it was lawful, seeing salvation was attainable in the Catholic church.' Fhey added it istrue, Our religion is the more perfect, but still the Church of Rome is sufficient for all the securities of future happiness' l'his answer ob tained, the monarch now consulted the Catholic prelates and theologians respecting the security of salvation in the Pro testant church. But lie could not find one single individual amongst them that would allow such benefit to exist in this society." If Mr. Maguire believed that there was salvation in the Protestant church, he of course would never have brought forward the opinion of Catholic prelates and theo logians in opposition to his own, for then he would have proved at once that there was no "unity" in the Catholic church. They (the Catholics) boastingly assert that their religion is incapable of change, and that "what the church believes an'l teaches now is the very same as was taught by the Apos tles and all ensuing ages ;" hence, therefore, the illiberaland uncharitable doctrine above-mentioned will continue to be taught to the end of the world. I should like every person who is not perfectly satisfied of the truth of what'. I have written, to get the second and third numbers of River's Manual, and read for themselves. They can be had at Geo. Leigh's, top of Great Nelson-street. Having, I think, clearly and satisfactorily shown that it is a doctrine of the Catholic church, " That out of it there is no salvation," I shall now proceed to prove that Mr. Parker, for not believing this doctrine, which the church believes, is guilty of perjury. The Creed of Pope Pius the Fourth is considered the standard of Roman orthodoxy, and to which every Catholic clergyman is required to swear. The following quotation is from that creed:—" I do also, without any doubt, receive and profess all other things which have been delivered, defined, and declared, by the sacred canons and general councils, and especially by the holy council of Trent, and all things contrary thereto, and all heresies whatsoever con demned, rejected, and anathematized by the church; I do likewise condemn, reject, and anathematize." Now, the holy Council of Trent have decreed, (and no doubt this is one sign of its spotless purity,) "If any one shall deny that, in the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist there are con tamed really and substantially the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, or say that he is in it only as a sign and figure, or by his influence, he is accursed ; that is, he is denounced soul and body to eter nal destruction. Here, then, we see that Mr. Parker has sworn to believe, without any doubt, alt that has been declared by the Council of Trent, that that Council have declared that every one who denies the doctrine of transubstantiation is accursed; but Mr. Parker believes, at least he has told us so, that "many Protestants, Quakers, Methodists, &c., (and these all deny the doctrine of transubstantiation, " may and will be saved." TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot insert the note respecting an alleged assault in Duke street. We received the note of " A Churchman" at too late a period to allow us to act upon his suggestion to-day. It will do on Friday. Vie Eiberpool Now, what has the rev. gentleman to say for himse Will h'e still maintain his opinion in direct contradiction to his own oath, the opinion of the church, and that of the cele brated Thomas Maguire ? If he will, it is the duty of the Bishop instantly to adopt measures to have him deposed; if he refuse to do this, he also is guilty of perjury; for he swears, "That he will take care that the doctrines of the church be held, taught, and preached by all those that are under his power, and by such as he shall have charge over in his profession."--[See " Protestant, vol. 3, page 7.] Both these gentlemen, I think, are in an awkward posi tron, but the Rev. Mr. Parker especially, will have some difficulty to extricate himself from the dilemma in which I have placed him. With respect to transubstantiation, I have to say that I consider it 'a doctrine so monstrous, so contrary to common sense and to all our senses, that it is not only unchristian, but really disgraceful, that we should be anathematized' for rejectingit. We do not curse them for disbelieving any one of our opinions, and I am sure we do them no injustice nor are guilty of any want of charity, when we denounce such doctrines as transubstantiation, even in the strongest terms. When the doctrines of any church are fairly stated, (and I am sure those of the Catholic Church are in this letter, for I have stated them in their own words,) the adherents of that church, whatever it may be, cannot with propriety charge any person with uncharitableness or injustice in publishing them. If, therefore, Catholics are displeased with me in writing this letter, or with you in publishing it, it is because they are actually ashamed of the doctrine referred to. I know, indeed, some who are actually ashamed of it, they care not "to hear the Church" in this matter, and I should like to know why it is they are not considered "as heathen men and publicans''—and why the Ilev. Mr. Parker is not treated as such. In conclusion, I beg to say that I consider the state , meats which I have made in this letter quite incontrovertible, but if any answer to them be attempted, you will, I hope, in fairness, give it publication. My object in writing it is to show what the doctrine of the Catholic Church really is re.- Ppectinct the salvation of tiro without itti pa les and it for •• .;, you and the public to judge, whether or not I have distinctly, correctly, and fairly stated it. Being engaged in business, and not having time for much writing, the controversy (if this letter lead to one) must end with two letters from each side, which number 1 consider quite sufficient to settle this question' hat if you, Mr.: gditoi,.Jio,A a tovillin to extend it even id this length, I have to request . (as I wish'eatholies to be dealt with fairly and impartially). that you will select and publish what you consider the best and ablest answer out of those you may receive in reply to this letter. With this 1 shall be satisfied, and what could my opponents desire more. —1 am, yours respectfully, A SCOTSMAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIFERPOOL•ST.INDARD. Sin,—ln the -Mail of the sth instant I find the following extract from a letter written by a person in North Shields, for a paper in London', professing to come out under the sanction of Christian Dissenters:7- , Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in North Shields. "I hope we shall be required again to importune parlia ment in our cause—by demanding the abolition of the sugar bounties. Surely Hume and his train of economists, and the true reformers, friendly as they are to slavery, will give us their votes. Oh. I should like to starve those villains (the planters) to do justice to their . victims! And I do like the idea thrown out in the late Emancipator, of adeising the negroes not to work for wages in the boilingseason. I cannot encourage a single wrinkle of despondency to settle on my brow (as some of our friends do) on hearing of defeat after ilefeatin parlia ment, whilst we have so many clear-headed champions in Tokenhouse-yard, &v.., and any bright spots in our horizon— and, moreover, the'God of the oppressed for us—and in so many instances, manifestly workint! with us, notwithstanding the -powerful phalanx of whit's, and forks, and planters and DEVILS, work, with all their might against us. That the mi nisters and their opponents obi all other subjects should join the diphthong-unity, in the cause of cruelty, oppression, and injus tice, is a monstrous and anomalous sight. - I understand the reason and object of the opposition of Gladstone and the rest of the planters to the measures; but that the ministers and their jealous opponents should unite an such a cause is to use incomprehensible. As soon as the important claims of merey and justice, and of a whole nation are made, the old leaven is forgotten and cast out 7 -the fermentation ceases! The planters surely must have great influence with them. And as to our M.P.'s, who cant about theirindependence; and the national faith,' they seem to be equally infatuated, and set the demands of their constituents at naught: J ew, Turk, and Christian differ but in creed. • "Our late resolution published a short time ago, and sent to our members, I think, was not strong enough—a little more • red-pepper' applied tnight,possibly have opened their eyes. I have little doubt - but their conduct on this question will prevent their. being returned to parliament again. - • "The coronation of the-queen will tie a fine subject for the caricaturist. A virgin Queen of England to be crowned a `Queen of Slaves!! Why, it will be as revolting as the star bespangled flag of liberty waving on the top of . the Capitol of Washington! Yea, more so,—for she is extending the commerce—beginning a new slave-trade—bringing • fresh slaves from India, to feed the lampreys of British Guiana, Gladstone and Co." • In addressing you, it is noj to make any particular coin- - ment upon the extract, but to notice the remarks of the editor of the•Maitpcsisictrhe has been pleased to make upon the character of a minister of a christian community, the Rev. Samuel Lake, of Chester, because his name unfortu nately appeared amongst the names of a reading society into which that paper has been.introduced, though, in doing so, I cannot do otherwise myself than censure that gehtleman for sanctioning the circulation of a paper disseminating, as it does, falsehoods and principles contrary to christianity;as the above extract, which is only a minor sample of what ap peats in its columns, clearly proves. Yet, whilst one finds fault, it is not necessary to amend to ribaldry, as the editor has in this, as he does in most instances, but to take the highest 'vantage ground we can command, and none can take a higher stand than the Editor of the Mail; yet he de lights in expressions derogatory to the character of either a christian or a gentleman, which may. appear keen and cutting to the ignorant reader, but to the better informed it is disgusting in the extreme, heaping praise where censure was intended. To all who are acquainted with the rev. gentleman in question, the Mail's remarks upon him would have no effect; and to those who are not, it signifies little or nothing. Yet, if these remarks had been made as they ought to have been, they might have had the desired effect, by making that rev. gentleman more cautious in future what publication he sanctions by allowing his name to appear upon it; but I fedr the end will not be gained. I therefore advise the Editor of the Mail, when he writes again, to write as a gentleman.—l am, &c., A PLANTER. Liverpool, 101 h July, 1838. PROTESTANTISM IN LIVERPOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STJINDSRD. Hotel, Dale-street, 9th July, 1838. Sin, —Being a stranger in Liverpool, and desirous to spend my Sabbath in a proper manner as p member of the Church of England, I went yesterday afternoon to St. George's Church, that being the first I found open; but was grieved to see the congregation at the coinmen , Tment of the service did not consist of snore than thirty, and at its conclusion, including strangers, of not more than fifty persons, several of whom, from their close examination of a beautiful win dow, appeared to be strangers like myself. The beauty of the church is striking, but the number of tell-lined and comfortable pews ticketed "To be let," at rents below those of pews in general, told the melancholy tale that the truths of the Church of England were darkened, or but lightly esteemed, in the Corporation Church; for such, from sub sequent inquiry, I found it to be. The sermon, I regret to write it, however, too clearly explained the whole matter. The subject was the omniscience of Jesus, and the preacher oft repeated his text, "For Jesus knew what was in man;" but it was handled in a way more calculated to increase the slumbers, and tickle the prejudices, of the most liberal Town Councillor which the notoriously liberal Corporation of Li verpool can prodtice,' rather than edify the Protestant, who, in the language of the 2d article of his church, regards Jesus as "begotten from everlasting of the Father, the very eternal God, and of one' substance with the Father,"—to whom the doctrine is precious, bet lose it assures him that in exercising a believing dependence upon Him, he is not following a cunningly devised fable: Without any failure of charity. I rejoice, that I did not hear such a sermon ten years ago, when halting between Infidelity and Christianity, 'fearing that at that time such a sermon, in such a place, with the aid of its Corporation associations, might have plunged me into Infidelity. It, however, reminded me of the calumnious observation of that liberal Dissenter and preacher, Mr. Binney, that " the Church of England damned I more souls than she saved - ;" and the -regret arising from the smallness of the congregation was changed to gratification, being afterwards convinced that the congregation of the Corporation Church must not be regarded as an index of the feeling of the good people of Liverpool to the interests of the Church of England, although a lamentable apathy appears to exist respecting her. In the evening I went to St. Jude's, where a Mr. M'Neite preached, and where a dif ferent scene presented itself—the church, including the aisles, being crowded; and so much of the discourse as might be called the sermon, was in every respect worthy a Minister of the Church of England. If the preacher at St. George's proclaimed peace upon grounds which as an individual I thought fallacious and dangerous, the one, at St. Jude's did not; but openly exposed the tortuosity of our deceiving hearts, and vindicated the truth and word of God by a searching exposition of that important portion of our Lord's Sermon on the Mount, (vide Matt. vu. 13, 14.) As the sermon was preached on behalf of the Liverpool Church of England School, Mr. M`Neile necessarily introduced a for cible and pointed attack upon the new-fangled system of education, which, though amalgamating truth with error, Dissent with EpiScopaey, Popery with Protestantism, and accommodating all to Infidelity, appears to have received the liberal patronage of the Liverpool 'Corporation ; and more clearly accounted for the pitiful exhibition of Protes tantism I had previously witnessed at St. George's. A STRANGER IN LIVERPOOL. FREEMEN'S ADMISSION BILL, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The Freeman's Admission Bill having, as appears by the newspapers, received the Royal assent; and, as I believe there is a clause in the bill abolishing £1 of the £2 payable on the admission of freemen, I should take it as a particular favour if you would inform me when it will come into opera tion, and whether there is such a clause in the bill or not. I am one of the class of persons who have not yet taken up their freedom, and who could manage to serape up a £1 note but could not afford £2. You will therefore grant me the favour of answering the above in your paper of to-niorrow.- 1 am, &e., OBSERVER. Liverpool, 9111 July, 1838. We have notyet seen a copy of the bill referred to. Perhaps some of our correspondents can furnish an answer.—E. L. S.] MR. ST. ALRIN.—We understand that Mr. St. Albin will dance the Minuete de la Cour, on Wednesday, at Manchester, With Madlle. Taglioni. THE QUEEN.—Hime and Sons' have just published one 'of the Very best loyal songs we have as yet seen. It is entitled "The Queen." The words, by C. Swain, are animated and enthusiastic; while the music, by B. Hime, is extremely spirit-stirring. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—LaSt evening Mr. Atkins repeated his grand exhibition of the eruption of Mount Ve suvius at these gardens, and had a very crowded attendance, the weather being unusually fine. This exhibition .promises to be a very favourite one, and by consequence, a profitable one to the proprietor, for the season. THE Moss ROSH, CRAVEN HEIFER.—This remarkable animal is now being exhibited in Queen's-square, and has been seen by nearly all the best judges of Cattle in York- shire and Lancashire, and been invariably pronounced by them as the most perfect specimen of the kind, both for beauty, fat, symmetry, and blood, of any animal that bas ever come under their notice. In the excellent proportion of its parts, this heifer presents a beautiful contrast to the general ity of fat cattle which are usually shown in this country. The Moss Rose weighs upwards of 25 cwt.; or 350 st. at 81b. per stone; or 200 st. at 14 lb. per stone. THE SESSIONS.—The court of Quarter Sessions was held yesterday, before James Clarke, Esq., recorder, at the Ses sions-house. The calendar of - prisoners is rather heavy. Nearly every case of any interest having been fully reported in our police reports, we have,,refrained from repeating them in the shape of reports of trials at the sessions. 'rise busi ness is likely to coutinne through Wednesday. Departures from Brooks' Queen's Arms - Hotel, Castle street, Liverpool. July 9th, 1538 :—Marquis and alarchioness Sligo, family and suite; Baron and Baroness de , Robeck, family and suite; Commissioner Brown and Lady; Lind and Lady Douglas, family and suite; Capt. Gascoyne and Lady; the Hon. G. Vaughan and Lady. Arrivals—Mr. Michele du Crest and Lady ; the Hon. Mrs. Iklassey;..Lieut. Colonel Clerke; Capt. Hatchett, Lady, and family. List of Cabin Passengers by the packet ship Scutt Aine rica, Captain Barstow, which arriVecrkiti Saturday, in nine teen days, from New York:—Mr. 0. I• l •: , Vanbenthuysen, lady and servant, and Mr. N. VanlientoVann, of ; Mrs. Pratt, New York; Mrs. Cotter:,-allishon Purcell, Mr. and Mr. Beaupra, Cintiimitti;:Alrl; Kendrick, Ire land; Mr. Vandewier, Germany; Mr. Wightman, Indiana; Mr. Smith, New Jersey; Mr. Wood, Saddleworth ; Mr. Du main and lady, and Mr. Demeriez, France ;.:Mr. Foster and servant, Liverpool; Mr. Kelsey, Ohio; and Miss Wood, Albany. INFANTICIDE.—On Saturday evening last, the dead body of a new-born child was found in Pleasant-street, but we have not heard of any clue being discovered likely to lead to the apprehension of the unnatural mother.—On Monday morning, a man who went to work in Wood-street North, found the body of a new-born male child lying among some rubbish. Intrairy was made in the neighbourhood, but no thing was learned as to the parentage of the abandoned, , in fant. We are sorry to perceive that eases of infantici de are becoming much more frequent than they were wont to be in this town. • THEATRE ROYAL.—Last evening the unrivalled dancer, Mademoiselle Taglioni, opened a brief engagement before a completely crowded house; even standing room was difficult' to obtain. To expatiate on the elegance and exquisite grace of motion of this lady's dancing would be an easy, though perhaps an useless task. Who has not seen Taglioni dance ? And who that has can forget the gratieful ease and elegance of motion, her splendid figure, her elastiCity of step, and won derful agility. The house was in raptures with her. Since her last visit to Liverpool she has improved much both in appearance and figure. The house received the announce ment that her engagement had been prolonged one night more for Thursday next, with loud plaudits. The Misses Smith constituted the remaining attractions of the evening. In the musical and amusing drama of " Open House," or "Twin Sisters," they sang several very pretty melodies. "My pretty page" was loudly encored. "Mrs. Clarke's, Mrs. Matcher, and NU, G. Horneastle's Cousin Todd, were the life and !CIO Qf this piece. They bath played elceellooY, , VESTRY MEETING, Yesterday, at one o'clock, the adjourned meeting of the parishioners was held at St. Nicholas's Church, to take into consideration the proposals of Thomas James Hall, Esq., _as mediator, for the settlement of the endowment question. Mr. Churchwarden Huson was called to the chair. . • . Mr. LOWNDES, the vestry-clerk, then stated, that imme diately after the last vestry, he had waited on the town-clerk, to communicate to him, the views, as he understood them, of the Select Vestry, namely, that St. Martin's Church should be, if possible, withdrawn from the operation of the act; that St. Paul's and Se. John's should be placed on a different footing from that contemplated in the bill ;. St. Paul's pot to be affected either in its ministers or stipends by the contem plated act of parliament; and the parish to be at: liberty . -to appoint a curate to St. John's, paying him £looa-year. Mr. Radcliffe was to communicate that to the Endowment C 911 17 mittee, and tell him the result. He had received the follow ing communication from the Town-clerk in answer : " Town-hall, 9th July, 183- " My 'dear sir.—After giving the fullest consideration to your communications on the subject of the church endow ment question, I communicated them to our committee, and I am now instructed to reply. •` In the first place, I must thank you for your suggestions. " The object of the Council is, by concession, to effect peace in the community; but the only pecuniary considera tion before them is, the acceleration of the fruits of a judg ment which has met with the general approbation of West minster-ball. The,Council are not invested with a trust or trust funds for the church endowment; their concession must therefore be limited. " With regard to St. George's, after the . proposal, of an endowment to the sole minister of £2OO per annum, in addis tion to the £5O, it is not likely that any reduction, as sug gested, would be approved by the legislature, if the commit tee were so disposed. " As to any addition, on the part of the - parish, of St. Paul's or St. John'-e, which you have mentioned . as enter tained by some of. the parishioners, the committee consider that perfect, neutrality is the proper course for the council; but if any such addition should be proposed by the vestry, upon the plan of a curacy, to each or either of those churches, the committee would- consent to the nomination of the curate being in the minister: " With regard to St. Martin's, I must state that the pro posals of Mr. Hall having been adopted by the trustees, and made by their solicitor, their proposals to the Council by his agreement in writing on their behalf, the committee conceive that they had a right to suppose that all proper communica tions consequent upon them would have been made on behalf of the trustees to the several clergymen concerned,moreespe cially as the trustees comprised the Lord Bishop of the dio cese. In the consideration of the proposals as to St. Martin's, it was taken thatthe assistant minister's halfof the fees would, with the £2O. per annum from the Council,furnish to the first minister at least a sufficient indemnity for the £7O. pet-An num, for a curate, proposed to be thrown upon him it he be came the sole minister. But now it appears to the commit tee, that the entire fees amount to about £25. and certainly not to. £3O. "The conclusion of the committee, therefore, now is, that no alteration ought - to be made in the present first minister's stipend; and considering the extent of district, as well as the smallness of the fees, that no alteration in that stipend can properly be made, as to the sole minister hereafter, but that the £3OO per annum in perpetuity should be continued. Then for a curate the committee are willing' to add £BO per annum to the £2O previously proposed by them for this church, making £lOO to be paid by the Corporation to the curate; and they propose that the nomination of the curate should be in the minister. With regard to the assistant minister's half of the fees, the committee would have no objection to their going hereafter to the sole minister. "The amendments of the committee in respect to St. Mar tin's will appear in the copy of the proposal as to the church in red ink, which I enclose you. " I trust that these further concessions will ensure the as sent of the vestry; and that I shall be enabled to return the draft of the bill by the mail of to-day, every hour being of im portance to its passing in the present session. "The determinations of our committee, you are aware, are subject to the confirmation of the Council; but the commit tee have no doubt that tlieir proCeedings will be confirmed by the Council on Wednesday; and they recommend to the vestry to proceed On this assurance.—l am, &c. (Signed) "RICHD. RADCLIFFE. " M. D. Lowndes, Esq., Vestry-cierk." Mr. Er.trs said he certainly was disappointed, so far i that he did not expect the concession then made, though it was merely a trifling one. Since he had last been there be had considered the proposal throughout, and he must confess to them that he did not like it all. It savoured too strongly of the shop—using a very vulgar term. He believed under the old corporation of Liverpool the protestant churches flourished and the town along with them. It appeared that the corpo ration had been negligent in early days to endow these churches in a proper manner, and therefore it was thrown on the liberality Of the present council to do so,- He was sorry that the expectations regarding the present council had been proved to be correct. The old corporation in the eleventh hour began to find that something ought to be done to keep up the church establishment, otherwise it would be pulled to pieces: He thought the present arrangement showed that something of this kind would come to pass unless they stood firm iii the fore-ground. (Hear.) It appeared that the old corpbration had laid out £105,000. at 4 per cent., which pro duced £-1200. for the income of the church, to be distributed among the clergy. This was a very sufficient endowment; but it was to be taken from them for law charges for chang ing bad laws. It appeared that all the offer-made by the council for the re-obtaining of this large sum was to pay the Rectors for life the sums paid to them by the old council,but which were not allowed by law to he paid by the new. The arrangement might continue for some 10, 20, or 30 years and then would drop away. They had thus let the enemy gain ground till they were willing to take the paltry sum of 1:650. to the Rectors for life. If anything would stir no the sleep ing churchmen, it would be this paltry proposal of the enemy. If there was one drop of the blood of their ancestors in them it would take fire atsuch a proposal—(hear)—and they would scorn it. There was also in future after the decease of one of the Rectors, to be but one Rector. He thought this Mei sere ought not to have been determined on at the suggestion of any one man. The stipends of the: four palish Curates were to be continued as heretofore: who had the appoint ment of those Curates? is 5 - , n 4 Loa o lo esen .The VasTav-cLenx.—The rectors. - • Mr-. Et.Lis in continuation.—Then there arose a very seri ous point.- Who was to-be their - future rector ? The parish ioners were to-thirds churchmen; they were going to give the council the paying of their curates. Who was to be their future rector ? Some Macsycophaut or other. The VESTRY-CLERK.—WiII you allow me to say, to save yoti furtherr trouble on that-head, that- the .nomination will not be by the . council. The advowson will be sold, and the nomination will be with the Bishop. Mr. Er.i is continued.—lt came to the same thing. They sold the chinch, and they were going to pass a law to pay any rector to whom they sold the church. Some Mr. Buck who had found his way into the favour of the council by adopting their views on the school question. They would saddle upon themselves eternal trouble. If they gave the power of their public schools,'snd church into the hands of the enemy, what could they expect? Let them train up a child in the way he should go, and whew it was : old it would not depart from it. He cautioned the parishioners against granting any concession. They were giving the rod into the. enemy's hand. (" Not yet.") The churchmen were asleep, until the locks were cut off from their head in which their strength lay; and then it was awake oh Sampson when they were binding them to the door posts of the Town-hall They were selling their church to increase the corporate fund to serve each other—to set up fire works on Queen's corona tions. ("Question.") He was to the question. He was on money matters. He was on the corporate question. It was on the general business; he appealed-to the chairman. To pay for steam boats to go up and down the river at the coronation. To pay for guns to fire on the pier head, by which a man had lost his life, and for which an annuity was to be paid.to his widow foi life. (" No," No.") In the hurry of public busi ness, perhaps, they had forgot the.annuity. They amused the starving people on the Pierhead with firing guns, but— (" Question," question.") Mr. PARKER said, the corporation had nothing whatever to do with the firing of the guns. Mr. ELLtS continued. Fir £4O or £50,000, the Corpora tion would get by . the sale of the churches, they merely offer ed them £405 as interest. They then came to the parish, and wanted to saddle on their shoulders a part of the expenses.— By doing this there would he some heavy law charges come upon them. The VESTRY-CIERK.—No, I beg your pardon; the Bo rough fund pays all. - Mr. Ett.rs continued. Ah,. ; it came to the same thing. (A laugh.) The burden fell on their shoulders in falling on the man they had to carry. Helhought the clergy would have no objection to trust to the parishioners of Liver pool. Ile would move an amendment. '(" There has been no motion.") Well, then, he would make a motion ; " That the parish authorities now place a sufficientsum of money in a bank at the disposal of the trustees of the Endowment Com mittee to defend the suit," if that could be legally done. It would amount to very little. A penny in the pound amount ed to a very, large sum. The VESTRY CLERK.—You recollect this is a meeting called for a special purpose. It is not for a general purpose. It is either for granting the proposal or negativing it. I do not think this is a negation. In the first place, what sum could you give to the endowment trustees to indemnify them? thousand or fifteen hundred pounds, 'sup pose, would he sufficient. A PAUSHIONER.—More likely £20,000 will be wanted. The CiIAIRMAN thought Mr. Ellis had better move his mo tion as an amendment to a motion. Mr. PARKER said, he should be sorry to be thought dicta torial by the chairman, but-he hoped that he would not allow any individual to address the meeting more than once. (Hear.) Although but a short period of time had elapsed since they had met together to consider the subject, he felt confident that time had been sufficient With most of the parishioners to convince them of the 'necessity of bringing this question to a close. He was perfectly satisfied that then was the time, and then alone, for the qtiestion to be settled. Much had been said about the corporation, but he was of opinion that the municipal.reform bill was the ground of all the evil of which they complained. But that being the law of the land, he thought. that it would be the best way to bring the matter to a conclusion to submit to a certain extent. Many of the members of the corporation being inimical to the church, that body had not acted so much out of the way as they might have expected. They had taken a sort of middle course, in which he thought, they ou g ht to a g ree. He (Mr. P ar k er ) b a d had the honour of acting with many of ..that body during the preparations for the corona tion, and he was proud to bear his testimony to the manner in which they had come forward to support the mo narchy, and also the church. (Hear.) He trusted that the parishioners would that day determine to come to a settle ment. They had present the advocate for the Trustees, Mr. Lloyd : they were not wanting in an advocate for the coun cil, and they had their legal adviser, Mr. Lowndes, whose opinion they ought to, agree in. He thdught Mr. Lowndes' opinion On this question should have its proper weight with the parishioners, and'he trusted that such would be the case. (Hear.,) Mr. Churehwarilen•GLADST6N E rose to make the proposed motion as amended.. H e . woul I merely remark that several explanations had taken plat:;, and that both sides had agreed on several arrangements, which he trusted would prove salu tary to the parishioners.. He then moved a resolution to the -effect, that the arrangement proposed by Thomas James Hall, Esq., With: the modifications suggested, relating to St. Paul's and St. John's churches, should be adopted. Mr. WAr.THEw seconded the motion. 'The Rev. Mr. G owiN.—.-Mayl put a question to Mr. Gladstone ? -The CnAinstsN.—Certainly. Mr. GLADWIN.-In those articles of agreement, that are how before the parishioners to approve or reject, the church of. St: Martin's is still included ; I want to know, sir, whether they do sanction or do not sanction those articles of agree ment, formerly drawn up, relating to St. Martin's Church. The VesTrrit CLERK—They are modified by the letter,of the flown-clerk. - Mr: GLADWIN said, under these circumstances be now claimed . to address the chair. As he before had protested, he then protested, in the name and on the behalf of the poor of St. Martin's district, against either the trustees of the endowment question, or the town council, or any other per son, interfering with the rights of the poor of that populous district. (Hear.) He wished to set himself right with the Parishioners, that he did not stand there, and had not spoken one word, on selfish grounds. As he had mentioned on Fri day to the town-clerk, he was not there as an individual. The provision, as made, would be most gratifying to himself individually; but he denied his own right, as well as that of others, to interfere in this question at all. He must say that those making the arrangement had admitted they were wrong. It had been admitted to him that they had no right to interfere, and that interference was continued, Before, they old they were ie error; thtAt 09e4d p9t he their excuse now. The thing had been laid clearly before them, and since they could not get the whole loaf, they were con tent to take half. Before, it was intended to take £l2O from him; now, that they found they were wrong, and that their intentions were in jeopardy, inasmuch as the bill was now before parliament, and if no decision was come to that day they would not gain:- their point, they were satisfied to take only £lOO, and Alley would leave, with hint the - nomination 0f,5 1 ,,.." 113 -, the other minister, and he thanked them for reposing that' confidence in him. But. he could not See on what ground 3o 78'-' they could justify taking £lOO any more than any sum what ever; for an act of parliament had perpetuated those sums to two ministers, and why was St. Martin's to be • made the • scape gOat to this arrangement ? If they took away half a • minister's stipend, they took away half his resources to supply • the wants of the poor Of his district, he would therefore still stand out against it, because' he had no right to sign away these .rights of the people.. If, they wanted to make an ami cable adjustment, he would suggest wayaing to sell h to doit te .Ashad already:been adverted to, they were go advow sons, whiCh were,church property, and to which they had no right, and if they wanted to adjust the thing let them give the amount of the sale of the advowsons to the endowment fund in dispute. He had the sanction of an act of parliament confirming those privileges to St. Martin's, and if it-was necessary to break down an act why not break down the mu. nicipal reform.bill instead of Sr. Martin's act ? Let them. go to the legislature and say " this matter- is--but•n'trifie, will you give us the power to apply it?" Even that was not necessary; they could go to the privy council for it. St. Martin's had nothing whatever to do with the question at issue, and he could not see on what grounds of justice it - was • interfered with. With regard to the other churches, he was very glad that there could be an amicable settlement; but he trusted that St. Martin's would also receive justice at the hands •of the parishioners.. He did most solemnly and earnestly protest against any interference with the interests of that church, and if he did not obtain justice at their hands he should feel it his duty to go to the Commons and Lord s , and try if there was yet - law and equity in the land. (Cheers.) He concluded With moving that St. Martin's be left out of the arrangement, as having no business at all with it. The VESTRY-CLERK said the motion was not within th e scope - Of the - meeting. No part of the resolution affected St. Martin's. Mr. Glatm - IN.—Bid. still the arrangements of agreement very materially affect St. Martin's? The INSTRY-CLERK.—They do. Mr. Gtanwits.. , -:Then how ant I to obtain justice '2 1 will mova an' amendment then, that St. Martin's be l e f t out of the question. - • The VESTRY-CLERK.—St. Martin's was not a parish church. It was the property of the corporation, and if the corpora- Lion wished - to remodify its constitution, it was a question between its ministers and the corporation. The parish were met to consider. their own interests. Mr. GLADw!N.—Then I must put a question to you, M r. Lloyd. Is St. Martin's to be affected by this arrangement ? Mr. Lt.ovn said, being called on, he could only say ; that at the commencement of this negotiation, the trustees had nothing at all to do with St. Martin's Church ; but when it was proposed to Mr. Hall to state on what ground the ar rangement was to be made, he brought in St. Martin's; St. . Luke's and St. Michael's having been sold, they had. now '- the sale of the present preseritatioli. Mr. Hall could- look at the question, not to the endowment deed only, but as to a general settlement of the q uestion. He had been misl e d as to the amount of fees; having been led to believe that the fees amounted to £l2O a year, and that, therefore, as the se cond minister got a moiety, his proposal would he no injusice Mr. Hall said they would put it on this footing: the first minister should have all the fees, and they would p a y th e `curate £lOO a-year. If St. Martin's turned round on its act of parliament, the corporation might turn round and say, " Let St. David's go to its act, and let Mr. Davies take his £9O a-year." And if it was injustice to St. Martin's to take away a part of the stipend, it was a greater injustice to aug_ ment that of Mr. Davies. But, as a whole arrangement, it would be an amicable) one for the town at large; in which the trustees said, " Though we have nothing to do with St. Martin's, we gladly agree." Mr Gladwin would have an opportunity of petitioning .the legislature, which would be his remedy, to say, " Will you, or will you not, alter our act. of parliament ?" (Hear.) Mr. GLADWIN was very glad to have that opportunity of bearing his testimony to th e conduct of Mr. Hall, which he believed most sincerely had been dictated by nothing inimi cal to the church. Mr. Er.nis rose to move his amendment amidst cries of " Spoke." It being understood that it was by arrangement a that n h d e m w e a n s t o s d t o h a s t o h thee p p a r o r i c s e h e dded He b on . tp a yt ri e hnfiLy £750 moved named as ed an n the bill as fixed for the four curates at all ; that the allow_ ance contemplated .in the bill for the four parish curates b e not paid, but that their allowance should be left as before to the annual vote of the parish." ground. There being no seconder to the am endment, it fell to the After some further irrelevant conversation, the motion was put and carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. BOLTON, a vote of -thanks was moved to the chair, and the meeting separated at one o'clock POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOAT FINDING.—A case of dispute as to a boat which had been picked up in the river some time back, was on Fri day heard before Mr. Hall. The boat had been lost, it ap peared, in the month of December last, and about three weeks afterwards was found by a person, who stated that the name of the boat and of the owner was erased when it came into his possession, The complaining parties thought it rather unlikely that the boat should have been so injured that only the planks containing the name. &c. should have been, broken, and complained that the defendant had refus e d, when they had ascertained that the boat was in his posses- •sion, to deliver it up, unless he received a compensation of 255. Mr. Hall thought that, as- three weeks had intervened between the loss and finding of the boat, it might haYe been so injured as that the finder could not be able to tell to whorti it belonged, and it might therefore be unjust to charge hi m , With an intention of wrongfully retaining it.• It-Was. never theless,.his duty, to have given notice to the ha.rbour-master immediately after finding it. The act of parliament ordered that course to be pursued in such cases, and a penalty was• inflicted in case of neglect. He should therefore order the " defendant' to pay 40s. and costs, for not having given the required notice; the boat was to be transferred to the .custody of the harbour-master, until the question of compensation defendant for having detained the boat, he was settled; and then, if the owners wished to have a sum- • for th e: so : l E o s ; LIABILITY OF OWNERS 'pleaded that n m e a t nd, a s he had ni s w ! S L una s lsd . A — amgg - r t aaNinn s ' e tss a t them o l\ h i N a rGOEnse:— belonging to a coastingri‘eicl,r .vireceived,} )l a , s el, summoned" • the amount-of the l o 9 w s . n 6 e ( r h t .( ll prseso several ra P l i s i d m a i v a , b s e u f m or s e t h e is c i o s d ar d es ne for t hneecaarllyietdouarpemaotnatshast.isrly'htheeodne made an agreement with the captain, by which he was t etllehaa,fl obreefnreamwatyhefrco:lnotahien,paoiritdstohmeeamliartiuen,tlith:et have two-thirds of the profits, and clear all the ineidentateXl: d e e shouldr suel circumstances,h e ea ii.ed up on he past,tofinspa thought theit penses—he (the owner) receiving the Ye mriiniNt . cine=ttcrid.s , had been forwarded to him, for many weeks heard little vessel extremely ceedingly hardtrifling. that Un h wages of a seaman whom he had not engaged. Mr Hall ob served that the arrangement between a captain and owner was not to be made the ground of deprivine• a ma wages. How was a seaman, when he shi pped on oar ° of his d of a vessel, to know what arrangement had been entered into between them? He had his remedy against either, unless the man was,made perfectly aware that he was to look to the captain solely. There was, however, no evidence to show that the man was to look to the captain instead of the owner, and such a case ought to be made out very clearly before he could act upon it, and deprive a man of his wages. He or dered the defendant to pay the sum claimed, £6 4s. 61, after the admitted deductions bad been made, together with the costs. A SMART YOUTH.—At the Police-office, on Friday, a no torious thief, named Marsh, was brought before Mr. - Flail, charged with having found his way into a private house in King-street, Edge-hill, on Thursday. The servant stated, that she was in the house at the time, and saw the prisoner slyly making his exit along the lobby at the front door. She rushed after him, and gave the alarm to a smart little milk boy who was passing at the time. The latter, although not more than 12 years of age, joined in the pursuit, which herlid not relinquish until the prisoner was captured. His captur e , indeed, was entirely owing to the energy of the boy, who ex hibited not merely great activity but great presence of mind in directing the attention of the police to the prisouer'smoVe ments. The youth in question excited the admiration of the court by the intelligent manner in which he gave his evidence and narrated the event. Mr. Hall complimented hits on his activity, and promised that something should be done for him. 'The thief, finding himself hotly pursued, disgorged his booty, six silver spoons, which he threw away in his flight. The spoons were identified as the property of • the liensekeep er, and Mr. Hall ordered the depositions to be taken,.prepa ratory to his committal. He is an old offender, having been I five or six times imprisoned for various petty offence_ CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: A NOVEL PAIR OF On Saturday last, at the Police-office, a young man, dresied in a fustian jacket, who gave his name as John Catteral, was placed before the Magistrates, charged with cruelly using a cat. A policeman stated, that the night before, when near dusk, when he was on duty in Dale-street, he heard a very loud mewing of a cat, which was changed every now and then into violent squealings, as if a cat was being inirt. He saw a well-dressed .young man walking between the pris oner and another, coining along the street, and the prisoner with a cat under his arm. The prisoner had got a string tied so tight round the cat's neck that it was almost strangled, and he kept squeezing the cat with his elbow, and working it like a pair of bagpipes, which made it give out the squealing noise he had heard. At every fresh squeal of the poor animal, the trio set up a loud roar of laughter. On stopping theM•and asking them what they were about, they said they were go ing to drown the cat, and that it belonged- to the young ivan 'who was the better dressed of the party, who, they said, was a merchant's son. He ascertained.-however, that he was a son of Mr. Hornby, the publican, and . that it was by his orders that the prisoner was playing the bagpipes on the cat. He, accordingly, took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said they were going to drown the cat at the canal side.' He was a bricklayer in the receipt of 9s. a week., Mt. Hall fined him half-a-crown and costs, or to be committed for tive.days. SINGULAR ATMOSPHERIC PHENONIENON.—We Are in formed, by Inspector Hemer, of the police, that, on Friday evening about half-past eleven-'o'clock, he saw, from a field in ' Dingle -lane, Toxteth-Dark, what appeared to be a ball of fire in the air. It remained stationary for about two minutes, *hen, emittin , brilliant sharks, it descended rapidly to the earth. This phenomenon, he says, was preceded by a flash of lightning unaccompanied by thunder.—A/Gioa. - - FALL OF Two HOUSES.—On Sunday, at half-past two o'clock, two houses suddenly fell, with a 'dreadful , -clash, at the lower end of Crosby-street, opposite the Railwastation. The cries of children in distress were instantly held, and, at first, it was apprehended, that several boys and gitls were buried in the ruins. Both houses were untenauted,4he ma terials having been sold by the Corporation. .preparatory to the buildings coining down. The children were.iu,tlie habit of playing in them, and; previolisAo•theii falling, several were seen inside. When the dust subsided,,a,liny l was seen jammed in the door way, the roof..aud tleurs:,la4Ving,tallen on him. Mr. Superintendent Jones, with a licidy ,q,C. police, were quickly on the spot, and soon released the la'itlcho was much bruised, but not dangerously hurt,. gqiighton, the policeman, then crept in, on his hands and IttiOS, and soon reappeared with a boy and girl. The boy ivaiiniinjured, but the poor little girl had her thigh broken. She was removed to the Infirmary. Mr. Wbittv,. our active head-constable, set men to work to remove the fallen ruins, to see if any other children were underneath,.but fheresult of theirlabour was the satisfactory discovery, that no other injury was done. LovALTY.—Mr. William Denniss; marin.er, t pit e his port, to show his loyalty and firm adherence to the Le a had his daughter christened by Rev. Tyrer, Church on the morning of the coronati6n,'Wthe name of " Alexandrina Victoria." THE LIVERPOOL, STEAM-SHlP. — This inagnilieent vessel, the property of Sir John Tobin, which has.been lying for some mouths, in the Trafalgar Dock, has begun to get her machinery on board. The Dock Trustees, in ostler to faci litate the operation, have erected cranes, &c. Oil' the quay ; and, the machinery. being nearly all ready, she will be equipped for sea in the course of the month 'of: September next. Should Sir John not, in the meantime, dispose of her, it is highly probable, that, should the prospects, of transat lantic steam navigation become premisinF,'lte Liverpool will make her first trip to New YOrk,- ; -:!Mbidir. o,e i We have lately seen a letter fioM,:,the„ aiitherities of Boulogne to Mr. Meadows, of the GoVe„n'tliaiden theatre, in answer to an application for leave to perfcitm plays, which stated, that no E nglish perfornaakific would 1:1* allqwt,4l to take pittee Frqtl4.--7W,tq , N3i Pi. 90171.