The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-19 00:00:00

eiPtralt at. - &:;ery - .:iiccessive election rejecting the ctintr,:late who dares to avow that his principles are iri accordance with theirs --the only door left-open for them through which to w'pond ±he church is either in Ireland or in the colo nies- Chained down to their bargain with relentless vi gour, I.lle Allies of ministers insist upon the fulfilment of thn " aompact :" the pound of flesh must be given, whe tiler she life-blood of office flows or not. The Church in Ireland, which is part and parcel of the Church of Eng land, as that church is part and parcel of the Church of Christ, stands in. the way of Papal absolutism, and it must he removed or destroyed before Father can hreartha,in, freedom, or the " bachelors" of Maynooth not in the filthy and damnable questions with which, in pursuance of the education they receive in that English paid college, they are required to insult the chastity of every nation, and familiarize to indecency every fair daughter of Papal Ireland ; and to obtain this end no Means arc spued. O'Connell himself, powerful as he is, would he nothing in one week but an old barrister, with around hat and a seedy wig, if the 'Popish priests of Ireland pleased to pull him down, or if his political de struction were necessary for the good of their church raid the advancement of their pernicious and arbitrary doctrines; and if these same spiritual gentlemen, who can flourish a horsewhip at-tire host ings as dextrously as hey can fulminate a curse against the poor peasant who dares to vote against " tire church" should choose'to turn her Majesty's ministers out of the well-stuffed couelles in Downing-street, Lord Palmerston might curl his whiskers and write protocols in Hampshire--Lord Gleneig snore in Ondisturbed peace each rosy morn, un til this northern hemisphere had got. well aired, and the widoW's mite would have leisure to add to Russell's History of England a few pages, in which he might, with admirable propriety, chronicle his own political abortions. But Wit4t won't a whiss do . to retain office ? Sacrifice Principle ? Bah! With spendthrift prodigality they Wye expended all they had, and they are now obliged to bor row every grain from their noble-minded antagonists, — Sacrifice the church? Aye, to-morrow; if it would save their places! And they must soon do the bidding of PoPery, if they would have its support, for Popery can riot flourish where Protestantism exists in full vigour,— nor can the MiniStry exist an hour if Popery blows upon it with its withering breath. Let the thirty-nine joints Of the tail be lapped off, and where is the ministry with tmjnrity of 20—and that, decreasing at every election They would he gone to that obscurity from which most of them ought never to have emerged, and which will be a great national: blessing whenever it occurs again. Our readers may prepare, in a short time, to hear that thes e wretched officials, not being able to injore the esta blishment at home, will attempt to withdraw the whole or part of the grant made to the Established Church in Canada, when it is P. well-known fact that that country is at present most scantily supplied wtill religious teach ers—that vast tracts of country have not a single pastor, and that it is the refuge of the vast numbers of Irish Protestants, who annually emigrate thither to escape from the'persecotions which they coffer at home. The - abotninable Scheme will be introduced when the ColofriaVEStianirtes are brought forward, and it behoves our Conservative Senatoralo be on the watch. Their if i rhads must lie strengthend by the constituency,' and pe titions most be forwarded without delay against such a measure of injustice.. Will it be believed that a Popish bishop andsa numerous staff are maintained in Canada at the expense of the British Government, to propagate that creed which has sworn hostility to her institutions, and yet, that a most insufficient grant is about to be de creased or swept away altogclit.er, when Popish treach ery has ended in Canadian rebellion, and that colony saved to the Crown of Great Britain only by the devoted loyalty of those Protestant subjects whose spiritual des titution is disregarded and their earnest appeals re jected ?, `Ye trust that the poor Irish Protestant whose aeahin is Mired—whose •property is.destrOyed—who . o'lictaof persecution, and is often hunted over his na- Aive,Thountains at the imminent peril of his life, and w.bo is obliged to flee from the land of his forefathers to seek that , peace.which Ire looks-for in vain at home—may ne yrn- pine in misery and spiritual destitution in a far sue-, Cant land, cutoff from communion with tire Church, arid separated :se a is' forest of 50 or CO miles in extent from the re. , ,,est place of worship, in order that ‘N retched administration may be kept in office—that the iusatiable maw of Rome may be filled—and that the life blood of England may be drawn away. Petitions are being prepared in several towns against a withdrawal of the grant to the:Clmrch in Canada, and we hope that Liverpool will not lag behind. The sub ject is both 'interesting and important. How can re- . speetable Dissenters permit a government to make na tional grants to support the Papal Church, and yet with ,iraw it from one which is accordaht with Scripture? They say Popery is liberal—is democratic. Yes! where she is weak, as in England. But is she liberal where she is strong ? Let the Protestant peasantry expelled from the Tyrol, because they refused conformity to the Romish Church, and who are at this moment driven from their own land at the mandate of the Vatican—let them, we say, answer the question. THE CORONATION.—We have repeatedly expressed our hopes that the event of the coronation of our gracious Queen Victoria—an event so interesting in its character to every loyal subject—would be celebrated with all the pomp and circumstance which it deserves in this large commercial town : and we are glad to find that there, is, at length, some prospect that our expectations will be realized, and that Liverpool, which has been always foremost in mercantileentet prise, will signally maintain that respectable station which its inhabitants have a right to claim, itLgiving expression to their devoted attach ment to the throne. Ou t readers will have perceived that resolutions have been passed for the purpose of making the celebration of the day worthy of the town. But resolutions alone are not sufficient. There must he the most active exertions and the most liberal donations for the purpose of carrying those resolutions into effect. As yet, we find that little, comparatively, has been done; but when we take into c onsideration the ► ery numerous and respectable list of gentlemen who are appointed as a committee for conduct ing the festivities of the day, we have not the slightest doubt that a sum commensurate with the exigencies of ti t" occasion will be speedily col!ected. We are glad to observe that the Mayor has issued a te enmmendation that all business should be suspended, as much as possible, for the day. "This is just as it should b e." Allclasses should have an equal ol•portnnity afforded ttl em for joining in the celebration. The various trades, q's, societies, &c., of the town are also invited to join q the procession—a call which we feel confident will be 141-4 11ptly obeyed. It is. likewise to be hoped that each Ivard will muster strongly on the occasion, and produce splendid display .of banners. We would. strenuously a dvise the intermix•ure of the party colours as much as l'nssible, as that would tend to obviate any unnecessary expression of political feeling on the part of those who liAglit b e mere spectators of the procession. in assigning t he order in which the various trades, clubs, &c., are to March, we would suggest that the ballot should be "opted. This wiil satisfy all parties that no undue pre fe'elfee its given to any particular class, and will do away "ith any feeling of jealousy which might exist. As the time for collecting subscriptions is so very short , it is advisable that all who intend contributing towards the " Coronation Fund" should come forwards as soon Pn3sible, in order that there may be no (I,day in per "`lnf; all the arrangements. While upon this subject, w e would suggest that all the innkeepers and licensed i kict ua l lets should open a subscription list in each of their ,'"ses'• We are convinced that a very large fund might deriv e d in aid of the fund by this means. Would it n ot be also proper in every large establishment in town to have a separate collection for the same purpose ? `lre sure that, even among the operative classes, many would be found willing to contribute their mite in aid of :rin object so truly loyal in its nature. CoNsErivATivE TatumPus.—Within a few days, four fresh elections have taken Dlace, in consequence of vacan cies arising froindifirent causes, and, in every case, the f.onset vaiive:s have wen successful. In Dungannon, the Iron. Mr. Knox w.v.= retUrto>,l without any oprsitiol. lii the county of Inverness, also, a conservative has been returned without a contest. in Li nlithgowshire the fol lowing was tie final close of the poll : Rope (Conservative) 330 Johnson (Whig) Conservative majority . The poll at - , MAidstone closed in favour of Mr. Fec for who was unseated in consequence of the petition recent ly promoted against him. The numbers were — Mr. Fector (Conservative) Mr. Rob arts [Whig) Conservative majority We look upon this last election as a most decided tri umph. To April last, Mr. Fector was retuned by a ma jority of 123 only—liow his majority is nearly doubled. If this be not a proof of reaction, we do not know what can be considered as such. In the last important decision which took place in the House of Commons, the ministerial majority was only twenty. The newly returned conservatives will diminish that majority to sixteen, and yet it is a favourite boast of the radical press, that the ministers have "an excellent working majority !" What this majority Will be after the coronation, we shall soon have an opportunity of judging. That it will be materially diminished, we have not the slightest doubt. ' ' • RAILWAY SPEED.—The• Son engine, which brought down the seven o'clock train from - Manchester, on Friday night, ac complished the distance-31 miles to the-mouth of the tunnel— in the short space of 41 imputes.. This is at the rate of one ! mile in 80 seconds, or of- 45 miles per hour. MottE FEATS IN STEAAL—We have latterly perceived in the papers, various reports, ostentatiously put forward as "un rivalled steam-packet," " unprecedented speed," " unparalleled expedition;" but none of them, we belive, have exceeded the usual speed of the Ocean steamer, which sails weekly between, this port • amid Qii k r : lt': we understand that she made the voyage last week, Wenee jo the latter port, a distance of nearly 300 miles, in the short space of 23 hours.—Albion. PASSENGERS room THE UNITED STATES.—The number of .gentlemen and ladies visiting . .Europe this year is unprecedent- . edly great. Not less than 590 had or would leave the States for this country between the lst of May and the Ist of June.' The Monongahela, .whiclEarriyed on Saturday, from Philadel-; phia, had fifty-cabin passengers ; and the Sheffield, which ar rived on Sunday, from New York, was full. The Sheridan and Columbus, , vhich were to sail on the Ist instant, had all their berths engaged. The approaching ceremony of the coro nation of the Queen has doubtlyss, attracted many visitors from the western continent.. IMPORTANT To THE TIMBER TRADE.—It is mu - inured that since the New Zealand scheme has been in agitation, Mr. P. Thompson has consented to admit spars for ship purposes from thence free of duty, provided they are more than 70 feet long, the Riga spars seldom exceeding that length. Heretofore it was understood that no spars of that description should be ad mitted at a less duty than fixed to be paid on Riga spars, on the ground that none other of the size and length requisite, and of equal quality for the navy, could be elsewhere supplied. CRICKET.—In, consequence of the unsettled state of the wea ther, the match between !he Liverpool and Wavertree clubs, which was to have come off yesterday, on the Liverpool ground, is postponed tilt Thursday week. , THE BROUGHAM INSTITUTE.—The half-yearly meeting of the members of this institute was held on Thursday evening, in the lecture-room, which .was tolerably well filled. Mr.' Lawrence Heyworth was in the chair. After the reading of the report se veral resolutions were moved nod seconded by Mr. Acland, Mr. Walter Smith,' the Rev. Mr. Martineau, Mr. Gaiter, Mr. H. T. Atkinson, the Bev. Mr. Giles, and Mr. Lewin. Mr: L. Hey worth was re-elected as president. THE ZOOLOGICAE. GARDENS.—Mr. Atkins has again been unfortunate in the weather. We shall begin to think his an nouncements of a gala as good as a weather glass, and to cafe rain as surely as the pointer of the barometerwhen it points at the watery word. Owing to the heavy rain yesterday the gala has been put off to to-night, weather permitting, or the first fine evening. - 01coul se it will rain to-night. THE THEATREaCiY AL.—Last evening, Mademoiselle Celeste commenced het•nngagement of 10 nights at this theatre, in the drama, writtten we believe expressly for her, entitled, " St. Mary's Eve." ,Her acting in this drama is singularly beautiful —it is bold yet chaste; and there is a touching sweetness in her French pronunciation whilst supplicating for the life of a bro ther. As a dancer she is second, only, we believe to Tagiieni. For our own part We . do not admire the operatic style of dancing, nor any sort of dancing which would put us to the blush that we. had brought a lady to witness it ; nor do we much envy the taste of the admirers of Kieft. There will however be professors of it so low , as it is patronised. So far as grace o f motion, flexi bility of limb, and agility go, Mademoiselle Celeste is an extra ordinary dancer. But it is in her acting we most admire her, and in which we think her chief excellence now rests, for ex cellent as her dancing' is, we think it on the wane. The house was ia very good one. , _ SCHOOL . LICAMINATION.—At the examination of Messrs- Sorley's classical and conitnercial'sehool, Great George-street yesterday, prizes were presented to the fttllowing young gentle 'no n, fur superior excellence in their respective classes, viz.:— Masters . . Lenox, William B. Hilton, Thomas B. Robertson, John N. Clarke. Arthur Sinclair, Allan Morison. Henry Walthew,Gordon Badentirh, Uhar!,-s Bolton, Louis H. Hernitz,.and Jano>s R. Boyl, Liverpool ; jocelyn A. Mackay, Beech neat'. Ltirgan,coutity Apittigh; Georgeß. Grant, Ba'rhados; Jmnesß. Sorley and B. Sorley, Glasgow. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, KEY -STREET, LIVERPOOL—We understand, that the Rev. J. Leighton Figgins, 8.A., Incutn bent'of Linthwaite, near Iluddelsfield, has been licensed by the Bishop of this Diocese to the pastoral charge of the Church and district of St Matthew's in this town: and will enter un his ministrations, on Sunday the Bth Gf July next. CHURCH PREFER MENT.—The Most Noble the Marquis of Westminster has presented the Rev.Thonis r rancis Barker to the living of Farndon, Cheshire. The Dean of Chester, Dr. Davys. has refused the request of the mayor and corporation for the use of the Cathedral, to cele brate a musical festival in aid of the Chester charities. TABLET Ti) THE REVAVIII. THISTLETII TTE.—An elegant marble tablet, which reflects great credit upon the sculptor, Mr. W. Spence,. of Liverpool, was placed in St. George's Church, Little Bolton, as a tribute of respect of the congregation to their late pastor, the Rev. W. Thistlethwaite. TOKEN OF RESPECT.—We have this week to record another instance of esteem tir a clergyman. The ladies of Pendleton, who have lately been confirmed by the bishop, have presented the Rev. A. Lane with a handsome pocket communion service —expressive of their gratitude ffsr his kind attentions to them, and invaluable labours at ail times, but more especially during the season preparatory to confirmation. CONSECRATION.—On Saturday the bishop consecrated the new church at Abram. His lordship was attended by the clergy of the neighhourfioy. The sermon was read by the Reverend Rector of Wigan, after which his lordship preached a most ad mirable and truly scriptural sermon. The Old Quay Company's steam•boat made her first trip from Manchester to Warrington on Thursday. No saving in point of tune was effected. LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL SHARES. —On Tuesday last Arr. John Holnies, auctioneer, sold by auction four Leeds and Lit , rpool Canal Shares, at the Hotel, and they each brought To this add the duty, £l9 2s. ld., and the aggregate is 1:67 , 1 2s. Id.—aNery high price. Others were bought in at the same rate.—Leeds Iraelligencer. FISHER'S INK.—This is a most excellent invention, as it does away with the necessity of any preparation of the cloth what ever: it may be used in the manner of common ink, and it is indelible. We have seen it subjected to the severest tests. THE NEW Pooh Laws.—The guardians of the out-townships composing the Waii ington Union, have unanimously agreed to petition both liruses of parliament for a repeal of such parts of the new poor-law amendment act as renders it compulsory on townships to become parts of unions. Lord Francis Egerton or J. W. Patten, Esq., will present the petition to the commons. and the Earl of.. Stanhope that to the House of Lords. IDENTITY.—A man has been in custody for sometime at War rington on suspicion of being an escaped transport. In midi-- , tion to a very close resemblance to the description given in the Hue and Cry. the prisoner admitted that he was the warty "wanted." However, the old saying, " Better be born lucky than rich,'' was, in this man's case, literally verified ; for on an officer sent frOth the hulks at Sheerness seeing the accused, he at once pronounced him not to be the titan of whom he was in seaieli.• o.n Monday, the prisoner was brought before Mr. Lyon, and discharged from custody, the woi thy magistrate giv ing him a trifle to help him on his way home. THE Oarprisitit—LivEaroot. AND NI:W YORK STEAM-PACKET COMPA.Ny.—Wriao the Leviathans and the Behemoths of the steaming hemiriphere, are, with terrific force, puffing and blow jowl heir various projects into no:oriety ; at one time detailing with intrenioustecainicality,-the amazing power and surprising SN&lleti , Vof their' vt•ssek:—at another, with all becoming diffi dence, descanting,..in style most pithy, upini the great bulk of experienve, gentlemanly attainments, and scientific acquire ments, which their commanders will carry with them across the -Great Western Ocean; it affords us satisfaction • to state, that the above popularly constituted establishment, (such has been the great number of applications for shares,) will ere long be in a position successfully to vie with their neighbours fur a portion o f public' favour. The command of its ships,' we know, will be confided to men, who, (whether they be adjuncts of the "glo rious service," or members of •the " British Commercial Ma rine,") have in all respects proved themselves efficient for the perfOrmance of so important a duty as that which will shortly devolve upon them. LADIES' BAZAAII.-0111' readers-will perceive, by the ad isauient, that the ladies' connected with the Weslevan Metho dist Schools, in Liverpool, intend holding a bazaar, in aid of those institutions, 411 Tuesday, (this day,) to-morrow, Wednesday, and Thursday; next, in the Exhibition-rooms. Post-office-place. We understand that the mit' ibutions-of articles for the bazaar will be on a very liberal scale; and doubt not, that the inhabit ants of our town and its visiters will avail themselves of - this opportunity of gratifying their taste, as well as of affording their support to the - Cause of the instruction of the riming gene ration. The Methodist schools were aiming some of the first in stituted in Liverpool, and have been the means of communi cating religious.and useful knowledge to many thousands of the children of the poor and working classes. At this time the number tinder instruction exceeds 3.500, the expense of whose education amounts to little short. of ELMO per annum. The income of the schools being found inadequate to meet such ex penditure, the ladies have been induced to resort to this measure to supply thedeficiency: we sincerely hope their expectations may be realized. Nifr.oNt sits REMINISCENCES.—This is the title of a series of naval sketches which have appeared in the Metropolitan May ! (nine. Some of them appeared originally in the Albion . , into %A-filch others were copied from the shone periodical.--,These sketches are great favourites with the American public, most of them having been copied into the United States papeis The popularity ()I' the "Reminiscences" has naturally excited curs osity to ascertain the name of the writer, a curiosity- which we shall take this Opportunity of gratifying. The author, then. of Ne'snniall Reminiscences" is Lieutenant Parsons, li. N., who, after serving his King, and his country in the navy, and principally in the scenes which his pen has sit (lovely depicted, eornman ded, for several Years, the George the Fourth, steamer between Liverpool and - Newry.' Mr. Parsons is a perfect gen tleman as well as a gallant Ake, ; and We feel great pleasure in adding, that the author of " Nelsonian Reminisences" is a resident of the good old town of Liverpool. May he continue to enjoy life, health, and prosperity, and delight the world by " L'Aghling•bis battles u'er again."—A/bion. L..N E 19 18 t 4, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD to him, and he. went to the dour and drank it. areaves ad nutted, that he took a piece of bread and cheese into the house with hiin, but denied the other statements. Mr. Crewe had no ev;itence, and the defend; & was - tined in the penalty of £5. The next case was that of a person named Turner, who keeps a beer-house in the Park, licensed for the liquor to be consumed off the premises. At this house Greaves procured a glass of ale in the same mariner as iu the last case. 'lhe defendant was fined £5. • ShcutaNG A HUSBAN 6.—Yesterdav, at the Police-office, a smart-looking girl, rather trimly dressed j named Mary Connor, who gets her liveiihood by the unrothautic occupation of selling fish, appeared before the magistrates to prefer a complaint against a tall gaunt-looking Irishman, for robbing her of her fair fame atdrutation," and to secure the services of" their makinghonors'' in an honest woman" of her. What a wide distinction of meaning there is between the application of this adjective to the different sexes ! What an immense difference of value there is in the common acceptation of it when so ap plied ! Pope has described "an honest man," as "t he noblest work if God." "An honest woman," (we will not say how correctly the term is used) according to the belief of the complainant, and in the generally understood acceptation of the phrase, is " the easy work of a magistrate." The complainant, who was habited in a smart bonnet, and an equally smart red gown, having cast two or three reproachful glances at " her gay deceiver," and given her head one or two cousequential lateral nods, and polled up her sleeves tight round her wrists, as if about to utter the war cry " come out," previous to pugilistic encounter, came oat with her tender tale of love's deceit as follows :—On the - 22d of April last, his— (nodding at the prisoner)—his brother fetched me to a public house from my own door. I sells fish, you see. And he said as how somebody wanted me in the house. I goes in and sees him (nodding at the prisoner) and another girl in company— Mr. II A LL.— What did :his man do to you? Complainant.—Well, we had some ale together. and as we war coining eawt he tired me away, you see; but I wouldn't, and fought all I could, and see how he's tore all my cap and me gown; I never touched 'em since, (unfolding out of a bundle a shapeless quantity of rags.) The complainant then proceeded by nods and inuendos. and the very bashful application of the corner of her white apron, to intimate that she was " A victim to delicate love, In Dawson street, Williamson -square." that he with whom 'she had " kept company," had " Despised all laws but those which love had made," and that the consequence was she pleaded her cause before their worships in a double capacity, and not with a singleness of interest, and concluded with strenuously calling upon them, " to make an honest woman of her." Mr. D.kVENPORT, who appeared for the prisoner, said,— ." What can the man do? He proffers to marry her—that is all she wants. He will marry her to-morrow, I dare say." The prisoner intimated his assent. (A laugh ) Complainant (with great eagerness of manner)—" Then don't let him out till it is done. . (Loud laughter.) Oh, if yer honners 'II please not to let him go till he 's made a honest girl of the, and then he may go where he likes ?" Mr. DAVENPORT renewed the promise on the part of the 'prisoner, with which the complainant, however, was not satisfied. Mr. HALL said she, was very right. Mr. DA vgivPonr—The man canaot be married here. Mr. HALL—Why not? Mr. DAVENPORT—The man has been very kind to her. The prisoner sighed pathetically, and surveyed the ceiling.. Complainant—Yes, too kind. " Oh, thou false one!" (with a deeply sonorous sigh, such as a hawker of herrings only could emit, and which seemed to join " Griefs to his griefs, and echo sigh to sigh ") The scene here was growing quite touching, when the illusion was suddenly dispelled. Defendant—Too kind! yes, these last two years. It was astonishing how rapidly. on hearing this, the abused fair one ceased " doing the amiable." She bristled up as turkey cocks are said to do at sight of a red rag, and with a sharp nod of her head and sharper reply, and with a tone of voice which sounded as if fresh out of the pickle-tub, she addressed him with Don't say that, Pat." Mr. HALL put a stop to the threatened recrimination, by re manding the prisoner to think over the matter, as he (Mr. Hall) thought it rather a bad case. BRUTAL CONDUCT.—Yestenlav, at the Police-office, an Irish pieman was brought up, charged with hrotally ill-using a la bourieg, man, named Joseph Holden. The complainant ap peared with both his eyes swollen up and blackened, and the bridge of his nose broken. He stated, that on Sunday be went to the North Shore for the purpose of bathing, and passed the prisoner, who was selling pies, and tossing with a boy. The boy's halfpenny stuck in the sand, and he cried out to him (complainant " Master, is that a head or a tail ?" Ile (com plainant) said it was a head. The pieman appeared to have , lost, and swore at him, calling him a bloody Welsh --, and asked him what business it was of his. He then put down his can, and followed him and knocked him down, and before he could get up again, struck him a violent blow across the eyes with a stick. This statement was corroborated by a wit ness —Mr. HALL said it was a most brutal and unprovoked assault, and ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of £3. or in default to be committed for two months to the Borough Jail. LIVERPOOL PREPARATIONS FOR CELEBRATING THE CORONATION. On Friday the general committee appointed to carry the wishes of the.meeting into effect met, and in the übsence of his worship the Mayor, Adam Hodgson, Esq. was called to the chair. The unanimous feeling of the committee was that a procession of the various trades was one of the most efficient means which could be adopted for giving eclat to the occasion; but considerable difference of opinion prevailed about the banners and emblems to be carried in the procession. Some of the conunittee were for confining them to the banners of the benefit and trade societies, fearing that the exhibition of party colours in the profession might disturb that unanimity which ought to exist on such an occasion. Others, again, Contended that the banners of Mr. Ewart and Lord Sandon woad be ex hibited, whether the committee gave its sanction or not; and as men of all parties joined hand and heart in celebrating the Queen's -coronation, no apprehension need be entertained of any improper ebullition of reeling arising out of such a cir cumstance. It was resolved eventually that the electioneering banners of all parties indiscriminately should grace the proces sion. The subject led to a division, when three-fourths of the 'committee voted fur the resolution. The propriety of a partial illumination• also underwent discussion, but the feeling of the committee was against it, on account of the extreme length of .the day, which would cause the hilarity to be procrastinated beyond reasonable extent. A proposition to illuminate the Ti;wn-hall alone, was also made, but received little favour. Some of the committee were favourable to the ft ee admission of the public to the Zoological and Botanic Gardens. It was stated, however, that Mr. Atkins, the proprietor of the former, would have a gala on the occasion of the coronation, which would prevent hitn from coming to terms with the committee; and the Botanic Gardens of themselves were much too limited to ac commodate the public. so that the proposition fell to the ground; but it wasannounced that the Royal Institution would be thrown open to the public on that day. In order to fill up the time be tween the termination of the procession and the commence ment of the fire-works in the evening. attention was directed to the Regatta on the river in the afternoon. The state of the tide will be admirably adapted for the aquatic display, it being high water about three o'clock. • The propriety of hiring a number of steam-boats to peiambulate the river during the Re gatta was discussed ; but as insuperable difficulties stood in the way of getting a sufficient number of them to accommodate the public, and as those who could. not be acco mmodated would pro bably' ' feeldissatisfied, the project was abandoned as hopeless. But the committee resolved to address a letter to each of time steam-packet companies and proprietors, reques tin g that all their available vessels might be ordered into the river on the Coronation day. The General Committee, after , listening to a variety c f sugg estions, was then divided into sub-committees; the first, or Finance Committee, being, as its name imports, occupied in raising the " sinews or war"—the most essential part of the orogramine ; upon the second, or Procession Committee, will devolve also very arduous duties; the School Committee will be occupied in providing refreshments for the juveniles in all the public schools of the town. The only public school which will join the procession will be the Blue Coat School. The Music Committee and the Signal Committee (the latter is intended to arrange the hoisting of all the Ail's' flags in the port—the firing of the salutes, Bic., and was facetiously termed the noisy com mittee by some of the members,) w ill have their respective duties ; and these comprise the various sub-divisions of the Ge neral Committee or main-trunk. The sub-committee met on Saturday morning at the Sessions-house, fur the first time, at eleven o'clock, and will sit daily until the eventful {2Bth. The meetings of the general committee will be limited to twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday,) until the coronation week, during which it will sit daily. The Committee, it wou;d seem, do not contemplate a public dinner—at least it formed no part of Friday's programme. We regret this, because melting would have rendered the day mote cheering and truly gratifying to the humbler classes than the rt.'t,f-v zo-nt of a good dinner. P er h a p s ' he successor the Finance thatideifree may yet render it pracncable. --- - ROYAL ROCK FERRY REGATTA. • We are pleased to find that the committee for conducting the arrangements the Regatta on the hirer Mersey, to be field on t oe Coronation Day or (ler Most Gracious Majesty, are proceed ing, in a nutoner that we think cannot fail to give ....net,' satis faction. We are nut personally :lei - painted with th - emembersot the committee, therefore are indebted to general report for the amusements to be expected on the above day among,st them, and in additiun to the Regatta, which of itself; in the second maritime . port in the world,'we should think a great feature of altraetiOlr, we hear there is .to be a good display of Fireworks. übbs' Military Band is engaged, and the" Fine Old English country dance, as well as the more aristocratic quadrille and wa ltz, will grace and terminate the festivities of the day. We wish every possible success to this spirited demonstration of loyalty. This committee being the first (in this neighbourhood) to show their gallantry, and display their attachment, to our youthful Queen, we trust the public will fully appreciate their exertions by affording every possible facility and attention to the arrangements of the gentlemen who have thus voluntarily taken trouble and exertion upon themselves for the amusement and recreation of their fellow citizens. We hear several large and superior tents are in progress, for the accommodation of visitors. A more appropriate situation for witnessing a race on the river could not be fixed upon—the splendid esplanade will indeed be a " GRAND STAND," and free of cost too. We hope fur a fine day. PRESENTATION OF PLATE. To CAPTAIN GEALE, Barque Christina. DEAR SIR,—In accordance with the unanimously-expressed and being o sentiment s o f my f e ll ow passengers , in whi c h I cor di a ll y j o i n. beg deputed by th e m for the purpose, I have n o w th e pleasure hand to you the accompanyiug piece of plate, inscribed as below ; and I remain, dear Sir, yours truly, JUAN WALMSLEY. Liverpool, 11th June, 1838. Presented to Captain Edward Geale, of the Barque Christina, by his passengers, John Walmslev Thomas Bell, M.D., William Henry, I Robert Grant, and Mrs. Grant. William Morris, As a testimonial of their thanks for his considerate attention and unremitting exertions to render their passage agreeable, and of their high opinion of his seamanlike conduct in com mand, during a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool, in May, 1838. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—We noticed, in a recent number, that it was the intention of the professois of the orchestra to present the leader, Mr. Herrmann, with a testimonial o f their respect and regard for him on his retirement from his engage- Went with the Directors. This concert being toe close of his official connexion with the institution, we understand the re semation took place immediately afterwards. The testimonial consists of a splended silver snuft-liox, very richlvwo,ked, with an inscription to the following effect:—" Presented, June 13, 1838, by the Professors of the Gentlemen's Concert, Manchester, to N. Z. Dm rmann, Eeq., many years their respected Leader'," ; , -11anchester Gnardiau. r(//,ICE INTELLIGENCE. FELONy,—Frni l k Jecle was on Frilly placed at thebar of the police on a charge Mrs. Eliza Scott, whose hits baud keeps a politic-house in Great Gross-hall-street, stated that the prisonercame trrher house, either on the Ist or 2 , 1 of May, iced asked to have a bed. She told him that they could accomumdate him.- lie shortly after went out, and was going to leave his (ravelling bag in the general sitting-room, when she remarked that he had better allow her to put it in the bar fur safety. Ile acquiesced; she took up the bag, and it was so heavy that she could scarcely carry it. Some short time after he returned, and said he felt so fatigued that he would go to bed. A candle was given to him, stud he went. At 12 o'clock the family retired, but, instead of the weary lodger being sunk in sleep, he was up, and the candle was burning in his room; in Fact, said the witness, he was up all night. There was iu his sleeping-room a chest of drawers, which, as they found afterthe ,departure of the prisoner, had tr!en broken open, and property to the amount of DV. taken away. Among the missingarticles were a top coat, three bibles, and a musical Lax. Three pawn brokers appeared, and proved that the articles mentioned had been severally pawned with them on the 31 of May ; but only one of them fully identified the prisoner. The prisoner declared that he had never in his life before seen either Mr or Mrs. Scott, and could produce four witnesses to prove that he had net been out of the house in which he slept on the night in question. Ile said that it was a very serious charge, and complained that, he had no oppartunity of bringing forward his witnesses. Ile was committed to take his trial at the sessions. It is scarcely necessary to say that the contents of the weighty travelling bag, left behind, proved a heavy disappointment. SECRETING A PURSF.—The driver of car No. 314 was on Friday at the Policeatffiee charged with having attempted to appropriate to himself the purse of a lady. She stated that she had, on the preceding day, employed his car, and while in it dropped her purse. On getting out she discovered the loss, and . requested the driver to look for the purse. He went into the • ear, searched about, and at last shook the carpet and said, 'See, ma'am, it aint here.' The lady, however, was not satisfied; she went into the car, and found the purse thrust IrAweer, Th e cushions, in such a manner that it was impossible it could have fallen there.—The prisoner was committed to take his trial. . COLLISION 01? STEAMERS.—HamiIton Pearson, captain of the steam-packet Ellensborough, plying from George's Pier:- head to Woodsile, was summoned for damage done to the Dolphin, a Monk's Ferry steamer, by running foul of her. It appeared that these are rival ferry boats, and not unfrequentiv they not only race with each other to obtain credit for super iority in speed, but also, in their opposition, carry their hostility to acts of aggression, to the dangsv. of their passengers. On Wednesday week, the Dolphin and the Ellensboroneh, had been lying along side each other, the Ellensboroughdving to the larboard of the Dolphin, and therefore. to pass to Wood side, she-Must either pass a-head of the Dolphin, or, stopping her engines, wait a moment for the Dolphin to pass. Her speed did not enable her to do the former, and the pride of her-captain would not permit him to do the latter ; but he turned his helm a-port while they were in that parallel situation, and broke the Dolphin's paddles, causing . injury which would cost £2 10s 10,1 to repair. Many witnesses were examined on both sides, and blame was sought to be affixed to both captains, but Mr. Hall decided against the defendant, and ordered him to pay £1 16s 10d after allowing for the broken paddles, which were still of some value, as is usual in such cases. ROBBERY OF A DWEELING-HOUSE IN SHAW-STREET.-011 Friday, at the police-office, three notorious characters, Robin son, Junott, and Fitzalleu, were brought before Mr. Hall, charged with breaking on Friday morning,- into the house of Mrs. Russell, Shaw-street, Everton, and stealing therefrom a quantity of plate. Adjoining the premises of Mrs. Russell, a new house is being erected, the workmen of which were care less enough, on the evening of Thursday, to leave their ladders FRI as to afford a ready means of ascent to the roof of the.next house. 'Fite bait was too tempting to be resisted, and the tri umvirate, taking advantage of the circumstance, found their way to the sky-light of Mrs. Russell's house, through which they cautiously descended, and from thence proceeded to the drawing-room, where they broke Open the sideboard, and loaded themselves with the booty which it contained—silver forks, spoons, castors, and other valuable plate. They succeeded in effecting a . successful exit by the same means, and it would ap pear that their operations were Conducted with •considerable ingenuity and address, seeing that - none of Mrs. Russell's in mates were at all conscious of being honoured by such unhooked for visitors. But as they w e re wending along, Sitar--street about half-past three o'clock, laden with spoil, and chuckling with delight, a police-officer, suspicious of their movements, sprung his rattle, and receiving a resnonse from the other officers on duty, chase was given to the burglars. One was captured in Field-street, another in Soho-street, and the third secreted himself in a new house in the vicinity, where be was made prisoner, . During their flight, they parted very miceremon twisty with most of the valuables belonging to Mr. 11.c.ssell. An officer found six silver spoons and forks in Field-street; the top of a mustard pot, and a number of silver knives and forks, were also found in Soho-street ; and on arriving at the Rose-hill station-house, a salver, part of a pair of castors, and other ar ticles were found on the person of one of the prisoners. These farts having been proved in evidence, and the property identi fied by Mrs. Russell's housekeeper as belonging to her mistress, Mr. Hall ordered the depositions to be taken, previous to the committal of the prisoners for trial. Asset:l.l . oN A THIEF BY AN OFFICER.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, three notorious and most troublesome thieves and burglars, named Win. Robinson, alias Will Shuttleworth, Thomas Fitzallan, and . Joseph Junott, were brought up formai committal under a charge of having burglariously enter ed the house of Mrs. Russell, in Shaw -street, and stolen there from aluantity of valuable silver plate. It appeared,that, after the examination, on the preceding. day, Robinson had com plained.ol having been ill-treated by one - of the officers, and that the Rev. T. C. Gladwio hail also made sonic reprsentations to Mr. Dowlme on the same subject. The forms of the commit tal.having been 'gone through, Mr. Hall -told Robinson, alias Shuttleworth, to stand forward. He did so, and was sworn. He was directed to state hisi consnlaint.:' ire:said; after a long run, he was caught by a pollee-officer, wliont be could not again recognise. No. 12 immediately catre up and took him by the collar, and, struck hint with his stick on the snius, and made a push at his thigh, which was. so violent that it cisrried away a part of his trowsers. The prisoner held up his hand and showed that two of his fingers were moth swollen. This ' he said, was done by the Policeman knocking some bread and butter most of his hand. The other officer endeavoured to check him, but he persevered. 11-le (the. prisoner) sail he would go quietly with him: if he would desist. The Rev. T. C. Gladwin said, he was r. very unwilling witness in this case, as his intention had been to make a complaint to Mr. Whitty in private. The Police had,' on the occasion, performed' their duty so admirably that he he- • lieved, though he certainly saw one oi' the officers strike a blow,. that it was ill consequence of the great excitement of not well- In idled zeal. Ile was standing at his room window, and saw the capture. The policeman struck the prisoneracross the legs, with what he conceived unnecessary violence. He mentioned this, because such injudicious conduct might be the cause of un popularity to the Police, and of catastrophies similar to that which lately betel a very valuable Inspector. lie could not saw which police officer it was, but he was in-such a state of excite ment, from his great zeal to do his duty, that he seemed at one time as if he would have grasped the house in which the prison ers hail taken refuge. In fact, the capture was made admira bly, and it was delightful to see how well the Police did their duty. lie saw the policeman ,who struck the prisoner take off his coat: he thought, indeed, that he was so highly excited that he would have done anything to have secured the prisoner. Police officer 274 said, it was he who took the prisoner, in the first instance. Ile struggled very much to get free, and tit tempted to give him the leg. When Ware (No. 12) came up he also seized the prisoner, who then struggled more violently. Ware struck him with his stick on the legs, and told him to be quiet. Witness did remonstrate with Ware, telling hint, that they two could manage him very well. Mr. Gladwin sant, the prisoner certainly did turn rotund and round, and struggle to get free. Officer 27-1 said, as to the damaged fingers which the pri soner had exhibited, those fingers were bleeding;when he caught him. Police officer Ware, on being asked what he had to say, said, he was very much fatigued with the long pursuit or the prisoners, and by the endeavours whirls they haul made to baffle • him. When, at letwth, he did get hold of Robinson, whom he knew to he a desperate fellow, he thought be would do anything rather 0 an allow him to get away, especially when he considered, .that there ware no men above them at Everton, which was the direction the prisoner had been taking, and, therefore, if he had got out of their hands, he might, perhaps, have got. clear off. He admitted, that he struck the prisoner on the legs; but he denied, that he had made the thrust. or struck the prisoner on the hand. M r.'Hall, having mentioned the manner in which the complaint was brought under his notice on the preceding. day, said, it was necessary for the magistrates to hold the,scales of justice with an even 'hand, impartially between the public and the Police. He was always ready to protect the officers of justice against any improper interference, or any violence offereu to them in the performance of their duty; but he would be quite unworthy to sit there, if he did not also inflict proper punishment on an officer when he did wrong. It was proper that the public should know, that he would enforce the law against au efficer as well as against any other.person. When an officer, in the perform-' ante of his duty, forgot what was due to acv person, it was rielst that he should be punished. He must do fns duty impartialor, • and he was certain that he should he supported by his brother magistrates. He thought, when the prisoner was in custody of another officer, who was sufli , iently powerful to have held him, that it was perfectly unjustifiable in Ware to strike hint. He believed he had acted in a wanton and unjustifiable wanner. For reasons which it was unnecessary to explain, he should not pass judgment just•then, but should defer it to another time. 11110111jOE . NT WELSHMAN.—Aun Owens, a female of graded character, was placed before Mr. 14 a11,.0n Saturday. • c h,,, ge d w i t h h av i ng robbed a Welshman. named Roberts, of his purse, which contained three sovereigns, two half-crowns, and one:shilling. It appeared that the complainant met the pt'isoner in one of the streets near the Salthouse Dock. Ile stit(' talking with her for snine time. At lengths she thruSt her hand into his pocket and took out his pulse. Ile called for a policeman, and two officers went to his assisksuce, pursoed the prisoner and took her into custody. They asked her what she had done with the money. She declared that she knew nothing either of the Welshman' or his motley, nor had she ever seen "the former. They searched her pocket .but t s h i) e v r e e r . eig ( n ) s ne an s d , f the silver examinedver hicht e e her complainantslit:es, ts s • where r e h h a a h: :Et mon e yeii % t y tv a ) -searet:ed about the place where they had captured the prisone r,: in Isis purse. As. soon as it. was daylight the of fi cers went an d her defence, prisoner, on being asked what she had to say in • there they found the purse belonging to thecomplainant.. he denied all knowledge of the matter. Shegaid the money was her own. She was committed for trial. EXCISE INFonmaTtoNs.—A man, named ' Greaves, another, appeared before Mr. Hall, on Saturday , to g ive evi i and denee against several persons against whom they had nicotine for the violation of the excise laws. Mr. Crumby was called , and Mr. Crewe appeared for him. Greaves stated, that he went, on the 111th of May, into the lieer , house kept by Mr. Crunchy, and got a glass of ale, it hie') he drank. He paid tilt ee half pence for it. The house was not licensed, at that time, in the name of Mr. Crumbr. On cross-examination by Mr. Crewe, it cat»e out, that the house was kept by a Mrs. Chadwick, who had aecently married Mr. Crumby. It was necessary, on this, that a new license should he procured, which had been neglected for a short time. Knowing this, Greaves went and purchased a glass of ale, and afterwards laid the information. It appeared, that the original license had cost £3, and that a new license had now been taken nut, which cost £3 more. Mr. Crewe "- served, that the parties keeping the house hail now paid £6 to the government for their license, and it would be a hard case. if they were to be fined also. Mr. Hall said, as Mrs. Chadwick had married Mr. Crumb'', of course another license was re quired in his name, which had not, it seemed, been pro( tiled when the ale in question had been sold. The magistrates had no discretion as to the penalty, but they would consult With the Collector, and, perhaps, a representatiou would he made to the Board. The defendant was convicted in Woe mitigated penalty of £5. The next case was that of Mr. Bonnington, who keeps a house . for the sale of beer, the license not allowing it to be drunk on, the premises Greaves said, he went to Chit house and procured a glass of ale, for it Hell lie paid three half-pence: He drank it in the parlour. Mr. Crewe said, he was instructed that Greaves entered the house with a piece of bread and softie cheese, which he was eating. Ile requested to be supplied with a glass of ale. but was fOld, that he could not take it in the house, alien which he said, he would not put them in any diffi culty, but would drink it outside the Lbw. The ale was given •SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BEtTING IN MANCHESTER. Friday Sighii Ten o'clocL LIVERPOOL JULY CUP. S 10 1 agst — lO to — laust The Doctor 8 to I agst Cardinal I'uff 12 to 1 asst Ma dower 9 to 1 agst Birdlithe 7 to 1 ou the tield. BUXTON M ETING, 1838. ACCEPTANCES Putt TOE BUXTON CUP. Bst 101 b Nell Gwynne, aged ist 6lb Capulet, 4 yrs 8 8 Catherina, aged 7 4 The Maid of Mouton, 4 8 8 King Cole, 5 yrs 7 4 Vesper, 5 yrs 8 6 Red Rover, aged d 7 Torn, 3 yrs 8 4 Pussy, aged 6 7 Gasparoni, 3 yrs 7 12 Whaley, 5 yrs 6 2 Colt by Battledore, darn 7 9 The Stag, 6 yrs by Vilho, 3 yrs LIVERPOOL JUL Y MEETING, 1838. Piece of Plate, value 200 sovs., :amlicap Stakes of 25 soya each, the Ist of June. Two miles, !eive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. le judge. 7st 61b Golden Drop, 4 yrs 7 6 Arthur, 5 vrs 7 6 Lord Stafford, 4 vrs 7 4 St. Bennett, 4 yrs 7 4 Rachel, 4 yrs 7 3 Cruiskeen, 4 vrs 7 0 Bay colt by * Priam, out of Mayflower (h-bred) , 1 yrs 6 12 Vesper, 5 yrs 6 12 Cushneiche, 5 yrs 6 9 The Hydra, 3 yrs 6 7 Bay colt by 13rutandorf, out of Melody, 3 yrs 16 4 Bav c by Belzoni, out of biome, Darden, 3 yrs 'eft forfeit, pay 5 soya each. THE TRADESMEN'S Cut', or with 100 in specie, added to a f 15 ft, and only 5 if declared by The owner of the second to re. The winner to pay 30 soya, to t 9st 3lb Birdlime, aged 9 2 Venison, 5 yrs 8 7 Caravan, 4 yrs 8 6 Abraham Newlanil,4 yrs 8 6 The Doctor, 4 yrs 8 5 Cowboy, 4 yrs 8 5 Flarkawav, 4 yrs 8 5 Cardinal Puff, 4 yrs 8 3 Slashing [Larry, 4 yrs 8 2 Black Diamond, 5 yrs 7 12 Whaley, 5 yrs 7 12 Melbourne, 4 yrs 7 12 Modesy, 4 yrs • 7 8 Dirmid, 4 vrs 7 8 BI c by Itobin Hood, di by Nl7hisker, 4 yrs Twenty-five having declar GOODWOOD, iB3B. NOMINATIONS FOR TUN GooDW002) CCP. Duke of Richmond's Mos. 5 yrs Lord Suffield's Caravan, 4 yrs . Lord George Bentinek's Venison, 5 yri Mr. Theobald'S Loutherbourg Lord Exeter's Lucetta, aged Duke of Beaufort's br t Cetus, by Wbaleborie, darn by Frolic, out of Camel's dam, aged Mr. Payne's Young Rocvton, 3 yrs Lord Albemarle's Barcarolle, 3 yrs Mr. H. Coombe's Cobham, 3 yrs Lord Uxbridge names Cannock. 5 yeS Lord Cantaloupe names Calisto, 3 yrs Lord Jersey's Brother to Riddleswurth, 5 yrs Lord Verularn names Dormouse, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Industry, 3 yrs Mr. S. L. Fox's bl c The Doctor,4 yrs Colonel Anson names Troilus. 4 yrs Lord Surrey names b f by Maley, out of LacertaLMarvel's dam, 3 yrs Mr. S. Wrefurd's Wisdom, 4 yrs Mr. J. Bond's names Sister to Glaucus, 3 yrs Mr. J. Robinson names Harkaway, 4 yrs Mr. E. Bond's c by Reveller, out of Scurry, 3 yrs Mr. Etwall names Chapeau d'Eapagne, 4 yrs Mr. Rush's eh f Obelisk, (late Perkins,) 4 yrs Mr. Forth's Erupt ise, 4 yrs Colonel Peel's Slane, 5 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Tipple Cider, 5 yrs Lord LichSeld's Tableau, 3 yrs Lord Dysart names Olympic, aged Lord Granby names Rattrap, 4 yrs Lord Leveson names Cowboy, 4 yrs Count D'Orsay names Mulberry Vine, 3 ps Mr. J. Day names D'Egville, 3 yrs Mr. J. Bowe names Grey Momus, 3 yrs • Lord Jocelyn names lOn, 3 yrs • Lord Wilton names Adrian, 4 yrs Captain gr to by Rainbow, dam by Treasurer, cut of Urganda, aged , Col. G. Wyndham's br c Prestongee Banangee, by Chateau Margaux, out of Rectory, Whale's dam, 3 yriii Mr. Robertson's b g Berwickshire, 5 yrs NEWTON RACES. F R 1) AY . The ST. HELEN'S PERSE of 50 sous. added to a Sweepstakes . of 15 sous. each. Mr. Ogden's br c Ilarpurhey, 3 yrs (Lear) I Mr. Price's br c Captain Pops, 3 yrs 2 Mr. E. Peel's gr c Said, 3 yrs 3 Mr. T. Walter's eh f Bishopsgate, 3 yrs Lord Stanley's b c Charlatan, 2 yrs The betting was 5 to 4 against, and even betting on, Captain Pops, and the same figure against the Grey, and 10 to 1 against Mr. Ogden's cult; three paid. Notwithstanding the long odds against Ilarpurhey, he won by two lengtbs. The SHRIGLEY Cup, value 100 soya. given by Wm. Turner, Esq., M.P., added to Handicap Stakes of 1 5 sovs. each, 10 sovs and 5 soya ft.—One mile and'a half. The owner of se:ond to receive '25 soya nut of the stakes. (23 subs.) 7 3 Mr. Legh names ch f The Maid of Mouton, 4 yrs. (Cartwright) wright ) 7 7 Mr. E. Peele b f Cantata, 4 yrs ( Whitehouse) 2 . . Six paid the larger forfeit. LUdford with Bst 5 lb; Vesper 7 sr; Rachael 7 st; Viol.'t the same, and Mr. Edmund Buck ley's Toni with 6 st 12 lb. were all cyphered.—The business done averaged these quotations-3 to 1 against Ludtord; 7to 2 against Tom; 7 to 2 against Raelmel (t freely); 5 to 1 against Vesper (t freely); the winner not named. The chesnut struck off with the lead, and was never caught. She won easy by two lengths; Tom was third. The 11Iaid of Monton is the property of Mr. A. Phillips, of Pendleton. A PLATE of £7O, for all ages, was won by Mr. Fairlie's grey colt Pyramid, ridden by Cartwright, after four heats. Parolles won the first heat, Fieschi the second heat; the third heat was won cleverly, after a beautiful race , by a h ea d ; f our th h ea t , Vsramid led and won in a canter. — Betting .— First h eat : 7 to 4 against Parolles, and It) against the winner. S econ d h ea t : g The field had the call. Third heat : Little betting; but 2to 1 against Matadore. Fourth heat: 3 to I against Pyramid. The weather throughout F was ex t reme l y wet, an d the attend 'l he ground was perf ec t mu d an d water. ance ac cordingly. The Main at l'i . ewton was won easy by Woodcock, feeder fur Thomas Legh, Esq. ASCOT HEATH RACES.—THORSDA Y. The Windsor Town Plate of £so,—three yrs, 7 st ; four, Bst 6lb ; five. 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; in and g allowed 3.b. The winner to he sold for £250, &c. Winners of i5O in 1838. previous to starting, 31b; twice of £5O or once of £lOO, slb extra. Two m iles. . Mr. F. Craven's Doncaster, 4 yrs... (Trenn) I Capt. Pearson's Munchausen, 3 yrs 2 Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 20 tt, for two_yr old colts, Bst 51b, and fillies Bst 211'. Winners before crafter naming, 31b extra. T.Y.C. Six sobs. Lord Jersey's Ilderim Mr. J. Dixon's.b c by Camel, out of Maria. Capt. Gardner's hr I by Aclmon, out or Mi s i etue Lord Suffield's Alan 4 Sir G. Lleathcole's Zephy► The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft; colts, B,t 711 ) s; fillies, Bst 4tb. Old mile. Ten subs. Duke of Portland's I3cetian (J. Day) I Lord Je►sey's l'hcenix Duke of Grafton's Chywist .. 3 3 to 1 on Bcetian, who made all the running, followed by the others nearly abreast to the distance, where they closed ; half way up it Chytnist declined and Phcenix challenged, but after a splendid race was beaten by a head. The Gold Cup, value 300 gs, by subs of 20 soya each, with 200 added; second to receive 50 sous nut of the stakes. About two miles and a half. 20 subs. Lord G. Bentinek's Grey Momus, 3 yrs, 6st 101bs (W Day) 1 Mr. Bowea's Epirus, 4 yrs, Sat sth Lord Sheffield's Caravan, 4 yrs, Bsl 511) 5 to 4 on Grey Monius, 5 to 2 agst Caravan, and 7 to 2 agst Epirus. Grey Motuus took the lead at a moderate pace, Epirus king second, and Caravan third, a position which he kept to the end of the race. There was no change till near the distance, where Epirus went up to him, kept there, and looked amazingly well till within fifty yards of home, when the grey defeated him by running the longest, awl won by a length and it half, cleverly; Caravan was beaten fur or five lengths. The prize is descriptive of the combat between St. George and the Dr4gon, and is one of the most elaborate and best executed prizes ever run for; it is alike woithy of those who designed and those who executed it. The Stand Plate of £1(X) (handicap.) Once round and a dis. Lord Exeter's Mecca, 3 yrs. 7st Gib. ( Mann) 1 Mr. F. Craven's Doncaster, 4 vrs, 7st 6lb Mr. Kink's liatcat cher, aged. Bs► 41b. Colonel Peel's Wave, 3 yl s, 84 711) 4 Mr. G•arrard's Rienzi, 6 yrs, 7st 41b 5 Match, 200 each, h ft, Bst 71b each. Ord mile. Mr. Ford's Quo Minus Air. Bona's Vining i‘ean:... 2 to 1 and 5 to 2 on Quo Minus, who won .l,y hia a length, after a good race. The Windsor Forest Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for fillies, 84 4lb. Ord mile. Four bobs. . Sir G. Ileathente's Larvae 1.. (Cliapple) I Lord Exeter's Velveteen • . It was said that the owner of Quo Minus had his pocket p►cked of upwards of £7OU just before the toi,teh. • LAW or A RREST. —III an action for an escape for an escape, against the High Sheriff of Cheshire, " Within:M. v Mostyn, Bart." the Court of Queen's Bench decided. -on Monday, that the defendant was liable to the action, for having allowed his prisoder to attend the court of the revising barrister, though in custody of a bailiff; but as the jury had also found that no actual damage had ensued to the plaintiff, it was the opinion of all the court, that the defendant was not liable, it being es sential in the case of a prisuner not in execution on a jud::- mem , but only on mesne process, as this was, that the jury should find some actual damage to entitle the plaintiff to main ' ain his action, The judgment, therefore, must be fur the defendant. Mr. Henry Pennington, brother to Thomas Pennington, Esq.. surgeon, of this town, was admitted, on Monday, the 28th of Dlac, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lon don; and, on Thursday last, the 14th instant, the worshipful Company of Apothecaries granted him their diploma as a licenti ate of their society. CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS.—A pawnbroker was recently summoned before Mr. Ball, charged with having received from Jane Taylor, a pauper in the Woikhouse, a petticoat which was time property of the parish. It was marked " Liverpool Workhouse," very conspicuously. The pawnbroker had lent the sum of 9d. on it. The case was fully proved, and the de fendant wait fined in the penalty of £2 and costs. Thomas Bradford, successor to Benjamin Franklin. and the oldest printer in America, died on Monday, the ,th May, at Philadelphia, aged 95. NEW HAY RAKE.—A new rake has been introduced into this country, which protuies tit be or material benefit to the far mer during the hay-making season. .The instrument is an American invention; and consists of a light beam or stock, nine feet in length, to Which are attached rows of teeth, both before and behind. It i (haw!) over the sward l v a horse, and so soon as the interstice's between the teeth are filled, the work man in attendance mauves a handle, which tutus the rake right over, and presents the side which has hitherto been empty. In this manner the hay is deposited in little heaps throughout the field, and the principal advantages of the implement are that it vastly economises lahour in a very busy season, and at the same time sweeps the field with the greatest nicety. The teeth of the horse-rake are slightly.hurned up,to prevent them entering the soil, and impeding We operations, and, altogether, the construction is a very simple one. COI?RESPONDENCE. SHARE BROKING, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NDARD. have a great wish to become a " literary character,' that is, to write something and see it in print, for " A book's a book all hough there's • nothing' in't." And, now that my genius has discovered a subject suited to its capacity, let me beseech you, dear Mr. Editor, to give it en couragement by inserting its uaitey (mighty) production in your next publication. It's about ,those miscreant share-brokers that I'm going to write; enhe hour, (you see I'm a scholar,) they are a bad set, as our friend the Share Dealer has proved by argumentS irrefragable. I think be was quite, justified in utmost calling theta mushrooms; nay, I'll go further—l say they are mushrooms, for they have but one leg to stand en, and that's " nothing:" I should have said inauy witty things, Mr. Editor, had I been the first to encounter these w;'irthies but, lest the critics should accuse me of pla g iarism, I think I had better renouuce fur this time all claim to any " tit iginal ideas,"! and show my ingenuity by only clothing those of my totem s porary in language more Demosthenes-like than his; had he known my style, he would have won the laurels which must henceforth crown my brow More credit would be have done himself, and infinitely more grind to " the public generally," had he written something to the following effect:— - . . " Good people of Liverpool, and of all the earth, who have any thing to do with shares, take warning from me, for I have acquired wisdom at the golden fountain of experience! I have had, from childhood, a natural propensity for the cheap and the little in life. The prime-cost shop and the cheap Manchees. ter warehouse each found me a regular customer whenever a cheap bargain was to be had, and when the era of share dealing madness arrived, I, alas! became the hadishest of the mad 'like many others, I had-a little spare capital,' and, instead of purchasing shares from those young brokers whom justice obliges me to designate as most honourable, prompt, and trustworthy men of business,' I entrusted My specurations in the hands of those whom I am now inclined to call the meanest mushrooms among their 'upstart fraternity." A little envy has also' prompted me in the present case. I am reasonably bound to entertain a very high respect for the old brokers; so I could not possibly think of encouraging those prompt and trustworthy young men of busineSs who are now becoming the ruling power on the Stock Exchange; but I have been cured of my propensity at the cost of some trouble, some fretting!, and some spare cash, and my envy has thereby been converted into wrath, which the public, I trust, will allow me to vent in a general denouncement of the whole sharebrokers' association, and to tell those said brokers that their system is a rotten one, that its own principles must ultimately annihilate it, that it ought and must lose the public confidence, because it lost mine wheu I lost my money. Therefore, good people, beware! Do not encourage the honourable, the prompt, and the trust worthy young brokers; they are pushing the old ones into the shade; and, oh, if you do speculate with such as f bare, let me beseech yon ' not to part with your scrip till you g'.'t value received! '" Such a letter, Mr. Editor, :TPUid have been effecfo: , !, to all intents and purpoSes; the candour which it breathes would deeply interest the public, and would no doubt actohte the association to institute some "stringent rules." .over, such a letter would have prevented the possibility of an: little inconsistencies and contradictions oc(iurring, and would per-, haws have spared the Share Dealer those disagreeable reflec tions which do naturally arise from the necessity of sometimes straining a point tti strengthen a case.—l am, gze.. ANOTHER SIIARE DEALER. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL Small Ve.;iry, Hope-street Chopel, 16th June, 1838. Sta,—We, .the undersigned, feel it our duty to a.:k you to be so kind as to allow ❑s to correct a mistake which appears in one of the columns of the report you give, in the STANDARD of the late Meeting holden in the Amphitheatre, concerning the gentleman who involved the Itev. Hugh M'Neile in some explanations at the conclusion of his very able speech on that occasion. Your own words, in the report, are—" A gentleman, whose name we afterwarrls ascertained was Mr. John Bowes, minister of the Ohapel in (lope-street, heist stuo I up and said," &c. Now, we beg to say, that the gentictntn in question, Mr: John Bowes, is not "the minister of Hope-street Chapel." The restless and unchristian agitations of that gentleman en dangering the peace of our society, it became expedient that the Piesident of the Convocation should suspend his public labours; acid he was, therefore, suspended early in the month of March last. Soon after his suspension, Mr. Bowes called a public meeting at " the ' and per:go/wily so conducted it, as to re flect bitterly on the integrity of the gentleman whose painful duty it had been to suspend his public labours. For this uri• christian conduct, Mr. Bowes was, on the 16th day of March last. by a large majority of the quarterly meeting of the officers of the church worshipping at Hime-street, legdlly expelled from our society. " Mr. John 80we3," therefore, is not " the minis ter of the Chapel in Hope-street." By allowing this to appear in your earliest impr ess i on o f the S TAN D A RD, you will oblige, along with many of your readers, Your obedient servants, - JOHN M'CONOCH IE, Elder, Leader, and Trustee . . THOS. STOREY, Leader and Elder. E. BAIRSTOW, Leader and Deacon. S. HALL, Chapel Steward and Deacon, T. FLETCHER, Leader and Deacon. The Hon. Henry Manners Sutton, son of Lord Canterbury;, will shortly. it is rumoured, lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Tompson, daughter of the late Charles Tompson, Esq , of Witchingham, Norfolk. The honour of executing the grand equestrian Wellington testimonial, on Constitution-hill, in the Green-park, was on Saturday week unanimously conferred upon Mr. M. C. Wyatt. The Marquis of Londonderry proposed, and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge seconded, the proposition. TRESPASSING ON THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—ed Wednesday several patties, living at Warrington, were con victed in small tines for trespassing upon the Grand Junction Railway; a practice which has been carried on to a highly. dangerous extent, both to the lives and limbs of the parties trespassing, as well as to those of all her Majesty's subjec;s travelling on the railway. The Marquis of Conygham will, it is said, after the cornn:- tion, proceed to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, which will mate a vacancy in the high household office of Lord Chamberlain. An interesting discovery is said to have licea recently made by M. Nlontgoltier, who has succeeded in substituting wood for rags in the manufacture of paper. Hay-making commenced in the neighbourhood of Dorchester on Tuesday last. The swath turns down heavily, and the hay crops generally promise to be favourable.—Bath Journal. PLMSTON AND WYKE RAILWAY.—The cuttings on this line are proceeding with great spirit. The contract from Burn Naze to Weeton, a distance of eight miles, is expected to be finishes! by September. The other contract from Weeton into Preston will be commenced forthwith. The Duke of Devonshire, whose delightful gardens at Chis wick adjoin those of the Horticultuial Society, will be elected, it is understood, president r•f that society, iu the room of the late 'l'. A. Knight, Esq. The officers of the royal artillery will give a grand ball on the sth of July.. at Woolwich, at which his Itoval Highness Prince George of Cambridge and the whole of the foreign ambassadors extraordinary are expected to be present. M MICR OF INVENTION.—STEA Music.—Amongst the numerous inventions which almost daily claim a share of public attention, we have to notice that of a steam organ, invented arid adapted to the "'Tyne" locomotive engine, the property of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company, by the Rev. James Birkett, of Ovingham. As far as we are able to judge, this in strument bears the greatest tesemblance to the organ; it con- , sists of eight pipes, tuned to compass, what is termed by musi cians, an octave, but without -any intervening tones or semi tones. This is the first attempt to adapt a musical instrument to the steam-engine, capable of producing a tune, and though not so perfect as to admit of all the pleasing variety and com bination of sound of the instrument to which we have corn pared ir, there is no doubt but very considerable improvemeLti will be made in this steam musical instrument by the, inventor, who is a skilful !musician, as well as an ingenious mechanic. We understand that some important alterations ure at present in progress. and intended to he completed orevious to thegrand opening of the railway on the 18th inst.—Tnne Mercury. PUBLIC HOUSES AND BEER Snors.-- T!H. , 'lowing returns, moved for on Monday night by Lord Feat :is Egerton, will throw some light upon the cilcumstauces of this branch of retail trade:-1. Returns ordered of the numbnr of licences taken out for each beer-house in the years 1835-6 7 respectively. 2. Address for return of the nmober of licensed victualers w!.o passed the various Insolvent Courts Of England and Wales in the years 18'29-30-31; and the number of licensed victuallers and beer-sellers (distinguishing each) who have passed the said Ceerts from the Ist of June. 1835, to the Isf of June, 1833; inclusive; distinguishing the Lumber in each year. 3. Address for return of the number of police convictions which have takett place under the new beer act, in the years 1836.7.8; the number of excise convictions for the purchase or sale of spirituous li quors by beer-sellers which have taken place in the years 1836-7-8. The proportion of hotel-keepers, licensed victuallers, and beershop-keepets ' annually gazetted as bankrupts, is, we think, about 1-13111 of the total nutr ber of bankrupts. The nutter whose ain rs are wound up in the Insolvent Courts is doubtless much greater. TALE., I , A T U 11. —On Saturday night, as a West enuntriir hawker was staggering out of a public-house, in Barnqey, laden like a full grown camel, he jostled against th e cellar door, which, like magic flew open, and down the steps he rolled into . a large tub of ale, which was wotking at the bottom. The noise alarmed soveral in the house, who immediately procured a light, and on reachini" , the bottom of the cellar steps, ob served the unfortunate hawker crawling out of the ale tub, covered all over with berm. The first question asked was, had he hurt himself, but several seconds elapsed before a reply could be given; having cleated the berm away from his eyes and mouth, he gazed around the place thunderstruck ; at last; in the midst of some half dozen sobs and hietups, he exclaimed, " Wha ha 'nout, but ha thinks ha never recollects guin this way ta' Deupcbra afore." - The exp.ession created a tremendous Icrack of laughter, by which time Master Hawker began to re cover his lost senses.— Leeds Intelligencer. SENSE. OP BEARING IN Ftsu.—ln °tiler to ascertain the truth of a common assertion that fish can hear voices in cort versation ou the banks of a stream, my friend, and myself selected for close observatiou a trout ,Poised; atm tit six inches deep in the water, whilst a third, who was situated behind the fishing-house. diametrically opposite to the side where the fish lay, fired off one barrel of his gun. The possit;iity of the flash being seen by the fish Was thus Wholly prevented; and the report produced not the slightest apparent effect upcn him. The second barrel ,was (lien fired ; still he remained immovable, evincing not the slightest Symptom of having heard the report. This e%periMent was a Iterwards often repeated, and precisely siMilat results Were invariahly oletainail; terither could I or o'leurS ever awaken symptoms of alarm in the fishes near the but by shouting to there en the loudest lanes, although our dist:ten e from them sometimes did not exceed, six feet. possible that fishes may be iu some Manner affected by vibe 3.; times communicated to their .element either directly or by tie; intervention of aerial pulsations. although it is not ctear.y ',loved that they possess organs appropriated exclusively to the purpose of hearing.—Ronald's Fly Fialter's Entomology. y NIPOI.EON IN HIS 1.11311 A RY.—I was.impatient to get to Buonapatte's room; whith was a moderate-sized libraiy, with a very large table en the middle of it. Upon the tall.e the old porter told us Buonapatte fought battles beforehand. He had it covered with maps of the countries that were to be the seat of war. Upon these neaps were peewee, little figures resem bling his army in miniature, and all the different positious were marked with pins or pegs, so that when he actetallv come. upon the ground, there was nothing new to hiirt: Uovier 4 these circumstances lee was never taken by §itiri.ie, The potion of time necessary to be comintned in a ccotnplishing the . marches and Coneiter-mareleci of the different corps was accu rately calculmed, the provisions required, and the facilities of the coientiii through which the army might pass, carefully no tiCed for the purpose of getting supplies. Thies were tons.• patte's campaigns formed and fought in his literary. The table at erhich lee wrote still remained there, And the habit which he had of cutting and scratching on the table was exhibited by marks of his. knife.—Metnoirs of Silt Waliorn Knighton.