The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-26 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Telteffle to be able to r Yen all th r to tl unilevelo toff a our next for a full report mei at the late Protestant of which requires an iiicreas, ay, which Will ich hay Standard, A by the Journal. C/E1): W_Anrpool ;,,van)an. SDAY DEC. 26, 1848 ales, would ha ing in abilitN t befor, of Mr. Colnien's new in our opinion, it is peild'intr.and .s of the country, the hundreds—not tens— !teration in cur paper ountett for by the cir u Day. the rep wt of the proc,,edings president of ti proved himself sorel!, unable to spin out -1 Message to Con g like its ordinary work upon, which . _ Ir. Polk. Not a al horizon. Every congratulation. of the people, over 1 -114 to cease. The Mexico had beeil A. vast ter ic, rich in th linl.; with harbours to carry ou, with had fought in his favou his I.;r ing upon the P us metals burl h will enable the A nations Of Europe, the ive traffic with the eastern hemisphere, had annexed to the United States; and this ac tinn- had been effected a t a cost w hi c h was _ _ Rt degree act v ant apprecia e slio4 , II&114 uuo litil,lollEll cretin, or Interfering with clinary course of the country's enterpriz:. ry. General Polk must have felt that he wa mpire of wi —an empire abound 17 for the wants of mar extent to the contin a people abounding in p a consoli • monarch might well h no. in all that was neces - npire almost equa )pe, and cont ity, and looking without some reason, to a coming 9.re in the influencing- of the affairs of the We excuse therefore the evident reference self, and the •national gloria•:ation whi , :h per- JeS the entire document. It is hut the epitaph ~..• 1 it is true willi a sl Written by hiinself; t dash of disappoint- t.that as a reward ft leaving his con . . proud position in y, he 'has not had ionours renewed upon yet, so far as th ;ription of that position s, very little over- As was only to h ,ed, President .Polk with considyri upon the arlvan —which h;s country mt to derive from t discovery o so large count of - the .ed territory— as metals in the newly- Dorado—of California. ye, heretofore, treated the ,rits from this r gion as xs the outpourings of A ore romantic t tiler than as lerican Rhodomon 3entation of actual !ts. We shall show them in what. 4arded by the head of the Awe 3sed as he must ect de- rernm ion on the sub d to what he con- P portion of tha is likely to lead y xvith the acquisition of so hi lent confirm acemen and full :lel depot on the v mines, but also the bul in yak and carried by tl carried on in California, and th Fi it is rewarded, the presides .... 1_ - - - • n of his Own faith 's resources in the y avail our- that a branch of the mint of led to be established, at your Among other signal ad van t from such an establishment raisingt.he gold to its par value in that United States at the : , st coast would convert 1 derived from our own n and specie which our bole west coast of central t coast of Anierica and the lest and best mines of nerica, Chili. and Peru. a from these countries, and tern Mexico and Peru, to an ns of dollars, are now ps of Great 'Bri - may bring coined or used to suit tin nal bank, and thus contribute to increase her nand so to New Orlear mount of or e greatly in 3fed." ach of the commerce of the established at the great corn ist, a vast amount of bullion er to be recoined, and pass w York, and other Atlantic onstitutional currency at sed, while its circulation can be no question of ti le truth of a great bon of these expectations, although its realiza a is a little more distant than he w o uld h ave hi s _ _ agine. There will e formation of in -337 extensive busi an be carried on, by means of the propinquity inaand the East, from the Californian sea- d. The adv told distri't is obviou tge of establishing a mint in we fancy that he vorld's blindness roper measures be lth and resources a, and regular territorial er them, such will probs. Immerce ani navi tional wealth, that to witness the controlling T of the world transferred can emporiums to the city 'gely upon ti and such the addition to and wi ans of is preciou to raise and depre t will I upon a lar greatness and power SECRATIO.4 OF TH I Or ALL SAINT ul church' of All ge, under ordinary circumstances place, if Great s mad enough to throw away her present s and to destroy what remains of her ial industry ; and if America pro giant strides as she has of a century. But if the brought about by Europe will allow i of this yellow nly because we mad commerce and in- aken. The more ichment would be portion of the now hardy wan the fate country which have n their soil for their NEW CH OUCH FOR THE —On Friday, the new and ints, in Great Nelson-street ;he foundation stone of which was laid so recently h last, was solemnly consecrated, with the usual Rev. Dr. Graham, the lord relate was assisted ny, by of the d 3n . Brooks, the hancellor Raikes and the Rev. )rmer of whom preached the by the Rev. Mr. Marten, the vill accommodate about 1,050 re free The church is sur ect has nevertheless t appearance. The rises a tower with a neat t 120 feet high, finished f the elevation is a lofty by buildings, but the archi to give it a novel and ne ielson-street co proportioned spire, h lancet windo mple tracer and circular on each side, The interior (the whole beautifully and tastefully It was built entirely out of ldinz Society. The tiotbic of the Liverpool Church iosen on the oc The glory of, this latter hou former, saith the , Lord of ho Haggai, chap. ii., 9 all be greater than of It is hoped that by . _ krsev ering efforts of our townsmen, two ether desti istricts of the town, Bevington and Vauxhall, will ng be provided with :equally commodious places of ip. The sermon was impressive, and the collection counted to £9 ss. A very handsome communion service 3 been presented to this church, which we understand ha the munificent gift of W. Ramsden, Esq. It bears following inscription t . of communion for the use of the congregation of All Saints' Church, pool, is dedicated to the service of Almighty God, by iividual, in grateful acknowledgment of divine mer eceived. All Saints Church, consecrated 22d Decem- S4B. Henry Marlen, incumbent'', The opening of 'Aura, we perceive, will take place next Sur day, when rooms will be preached by the Venerable Archdeacon oaks and the worthy incumbent, the Rev. H. Marlen, aid of the fund for fitting up the schools. LISTMAS PRESENTS. — Such of our readers as intend g Christmas presents to their friends should pay a o the establishment of Luckyu and Co., Bold-street, they will find an endless variety of beautiful works . in glass, which, in a house, are not only useful but 'vs ornamental. The prices are . also very moderate, reat desideratum in these bad tames.—See advt. JENNY LIND'S APPROACHINO VISIT TO LIVERPOOL, This accomplished and amiable songstress by her dad , duct throughout the period of her sojourn in England, has succeeded in that rare achievement, fora foreign the winning not only of the admiration, but the respect and love of all who have heard her, or been brought into contact with her, by the numerous traits which she has shown of a heart as kind and disinterested as it is benefi cent. Unostentatious as have been her acts of charity-- studiously unostentatious—sufficient has yet transpired to convince us that they have been numerous, and bestowed without a thought of self—without a motive save the de sire to do good, and to alleviate the distress of some poor sufferer, whom the world has neglected or trodden upon. Such actions, secret as we may flunk that we are keeping them, may not remain entirely so. The grateful heart will speak in ifs fullness, and remove the veil which con ceals the face of its benetactor. Such ha, been her career whikt pursuing her profes sional avocation, in accordance with the terms of her en - but the season under that engagement ended, — mg lady has telt herself at liberty t lent lo 2 , 1.7 e went this areoty ive tree ape to the benev,.. ~..gs of her gentic has literally been going about doing good— ier wonderful and rare talents openly for the he poor, the maimed, and the sick. A fort- ex- reisin gratuitously at two concerts hell in the Free-trade Hall, the re, in to a lame sum, are to be devoted to tht ipts at whiet , amount- new wing to the M we.•k she sinus for the and we have great pleasure that, on•th give her servic There has been what is called "a strong market" in the Stock Exchange all week. There was a division in the body last week respecting the re-admission of a de faulter, which interrupted business a little ; but this being now settled by the re-election of the Committee, (ten of the most respectable men in the body in Liverpool,) who rejected the gentleman in question, matters have resumed their ordinary course, and a fair amount of business is done daily. Prices continue advancing —not all the pressure of buyers and bears can keep them back, and there is every appearance of a very con ,, iderable and perhaps sudden advance, on the opening of the January account. Londo" sto c k i s 123 t o 125 the,' share, la to It premium. Midland stock 84 to 85 ; shares 8 to discount. For Midland stock and halves there is a very great demand, the present price of the stock being dis proportionate to the present price of London stock makes It the better investment of the two, and' the halves (not being to be further called up' are very cheap. Royal Assurance and Fire and Life, and Gas shares are also much wanted, and a higher price than the quota tions would he given for them. In fact, thete is a very general demand each day, (much beyond the supply for all good stock), therefore an advance must and v We (. brighter, !Hon of a r. This in announcing to our rt.... xtb of next month, she has consented to at a m , rning concert in Liverpool for e Sluthern and Toxteth Hospital. It ally contempt ►ted that she should sing, as • - "•'t .he wai willing to be directed Eider; I the benefit of di .tairely by th but it wa, nt I. ion that a morning- porform a n ce was fixed I aspvi, a , nicety uo oe most productive to the charity ; and we may mention here an incident which shows with what excellent discrimination this young lady acts in the be stowal of her beneficence. When first applied to by the committee, and hefore an explanation of the precise cause " as sou;ht, she demurred a !ntlemen deputed from the She might naturally think little to t ---- •o I , IG npiariteil ors • anunittee to wait up on h er. chants' Coffee and y Dining-rooms, proprie rece t ntly in opened in that wealthy L'verpool ou 4ht to maintain its awn charities. Tithe.barn-street, which magnificent and well appointed But when informed of the peculiar position of the hos- establishment has presented during the week the aspect pital, placed in the centre of an increasing and a poor of a fairy palace,—orie of those " Bowers of bliss"' which neighbourhood, of the good which it had done in that Spencer would have been delighted to paint in his-irn neighbourhood, and that the object of desiring her pre- mortal verse; and the anxiotts man of business and the settee was to increase its means of doing good by the erec- merchants who frequent it, whilst enjoying the good rion of a new wing and enlarged accommodation, she con- things which Mr. Feeny caters for them so plentifully, sented at once and most cheerfully. We trust that Liver- have been pleasingly reniinded of the festivity enjoyed in pool will show how all classes of her inhabitants appre- youth, and which probably awaited them at their own eiate such gladness, by the reception which they give her firesides, after the fatigues and anxieties of the day were on the coming occasion. ended. A profusion of holly, tendrils of vine, and mistle- We must nut omit to mention, that in his usual hand- toe tastefully arraiged, in festoons and other ornaments.( some manner, Mr. Copeland has given the committee of &vices, decorated the - whole length. of the splendid rooms; the charity the use of the Amphitheatre gratis. and to perfect the scene, flowers, rich clusters of grapes, The railway companies near Manchester put on special and other fruits, were mingled with the evergreens, and trains to accommodate parties attending the concerts presented themselves to be plucked by the guests. there, and no doubt the companies in this neighbourhood On Thursday evening the menibers of our local Press will, if necessary, readily do the same. were invited to a private view; and those of them who We are assured that Jenny Lind has determined to could attend, after this pleasure, were inducted into an abandon the stage, and that if she sings in public at all, elegant apartment, and partook of an excellent supper and it will only be at concerts. We have even heard it af- wine. The usual loyal toasts were given ; and the chair firmed that those who hear her sing on Saturday week, man, after an appprupriate address, proposed the health will listen to her last vocal efforts in public in this town, of the proprietors, to which Mr. Ferny responded in a Rumour says that Mr. Lumley 'has offered her another very neat speech, and was followed by Mr.. Morrish, who engagement at her Majesty'„ Theatre, on her own terms, also expressed in suitable terms the pleasure- conferred by but the offer was declined, and that a similar offer made I the presence of the guests around him. -The evening was by Mr. Knowles, at the Manchester Theatre-Royal, f, r Spent most agreeably. her services after the London opera season closed, met a 1 We cannot but congratulate the ...--- Rinviisre ruf.....1 11, ' priefors upon the a truth in this, but . . I complete 9 access whi c h h a s thus f ar attended their spirited undertaking, and especially upon the high standing and respectability of the gentlemen who attend. it. During READING OF THE ANTIGONE OF SOPHOCLES. the past week we have observed amongst them several --- members.of parliament, and the elite amongst..our tiler- On Wednesday evening last Mr. and Miss Vand b ff en o , chants Iccordinc. fn ni. ttttt .-.... ___....Haouncement, recited the. Grecian ragedy of Antigone, translated froM the original of So- THE DISPENSARIES.—On Sunday last, at St. Peter's ' The body o f th e t h eatre was nearly filled, but Church, after a sermon e ev. . i was not so we ll atten d e d . There were thirty ur vocalists, -ably cond uc t e d b y M r. H errman, and ac- Furrier, the sum of £lO 15s was collected i D n awson aid of the impanieit on th e pi ano b y M r. G. Hirst. Liverpool by th Dispensaries. Mr. Vand en h o ff an d hi s d aughter had a heavy task upon The late and present principals of the Collegiate Insti " heir hands. H ow can two individuals only represent and tutinn are publishing in monthly numbers The - Life , p,ak for no f ewer t h an s i x dramatis personce ? The And Letters of St. Paul; comprising a complete Biography adventur e w as a b o ld one, and, but for the great talent of of Vie Ap s ostle, and a Paraphrastic Translation of his E es in- the reader s , swou ld h ave f a i led: As it was, with all the E pistl ions erted in Chronological order. Richly illustrated changes of vo i ce w hi c h M r. V andenhotf could throw into by co Engravings. (or fr om ) th e mout h s o f the several characters, there was A :umber of workmen are engaged laying down in-the nec2ss trily a defect--a want of a p er f ec t compre h ension, caustic tiles, manufactured at Stoke-upon-Tient. Itgrand vestibule of the Town-hall a beautiful flo or o f en and of acti on , t o sat i s f y a promiscuous English audience, forms a splendid tasselated, or, rather, highly decorated not much used to the "scholastic" mood. The tragedy, Pavement, with the Liverpool arms in the centre, and a and the affecting story it relates, are not generally known, variety p of rich patterns filling up the entire space. and our limited space precludes us from attempting-even DARING ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —As Mi. an epitome of the incidents. The choruses (the great. aux- Henderson, the chairman of the Dock Committee, was iliaries to the Greek tragedy,) though contrary to , the riding home, a little after dusk on Tu e sd a y evening., a taste of us mod erns , w h o require real action throughout and not mere e x pl ana ti on — were most effectively sung, tall athletic man rushed from the foot-path i n W a lt on . The reading of th e t wo per f ormers was admirable through- Bieck-road, and attempted to seize his bridle. Mr. ened, M out. We rem ar k e d espec i a ll y that r. - V. maintained the Berson instantly drew up, and the horse bei ng frightbacked several paces. The ruffian promptly renewe d t h e cesnral pause so necessary to mus i ca l ca d ence , an d t h at his nicety of elocution induced him to introduce even half attempt. but Mr. Henderson struck at him with his whip,. commas. Miss V. went through her arduous task,. as and called " Police!" The fellow, a l arme d, darted fizligoize, with nob)- - ' through the hedge, and Mr. Henderson darted after him. and appropriate bearin No assistance being near, the villain etrecteu the very beau ide a l o f the affectionate Grecian'daug hie; and sister. W e can a ff or d room f or only one passage over a wall too high for the horse to follow him. delivered by the hapless maiden, after she learns her irre- WR ECK OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL.—The ship Re vocable doom to b e c l ose d up an d di e i n a rock • y cavern .-- public, of Baltimore, 670 tons, Charles Birch, master, Oh, dreadful tdmh! Oh, d rear y b r id al b ed ! outward bound from Liverpool to Baltimore, with general Dungeon of death l—thou everlasting home, cargo, on the night of the 18th struck on Blackwater Where I must sojourn with my kindred friends Bank, about eight miles south of Castlemorri. station, Who swell the gloomy train of Proserpine; ' near Wexford. She made signals of distress,. but owing To whom I go, the last,—the most unhappy; to a very heavy surf from the gales of the preceding day, Cut off ere Nature's period ! Yet still, Hope whispers me, 1- s h a ll b dear to thee, the coast guard were unable to render:immediate relief.. ! My father,—thee, my mother,—most of all, On the following morning -two fishing boats proceeded to To ye, my brothers ; whose pale corses, I the wreck, the crew being visible thereon from the- shore, w:. ti [us escape Pouring libations duly on thy tomb, • Eteocles, and on thy earthly mound. Beloved Polynices. And for this, — This holy deed, I am to die! die lauded, Lamented only by the wise and just I For this, am I forsaken by toy friends, And doomed in life to linger with the dead! Immortal Gods! say, how have I transgressed? What honours due to you have I withheld? Yet, why invoke ye, when for deeds of good, Ye pay me thus with evil? If this be justice, rieaven, then I hate erred : And, erring, let me die for those offended! If they are guilty, may they never share The doom of guilt, I guiltlessly must bear crew. Two hands were washed overboard during the night. No vestige of the wreck had been washed ashore. Sr. SILAS'S CHURCH DAY AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS —The half nearly examination of the children attending these schools took place on Thursday last in the school room. The infants were examined in the morning and the boys and girls in the evening in the presence of the Rev. J. Cordeaux, and many of the congregation of St. Silas's as well as of the parents of the children. It has seldom been our pleasing duty to attend a more varied or interesting exarbination, shewing the childrens proficiency in religious knowledge, reading, geography, history,. mental calculation and cyphering. The progress made by the children during the last half year has given every sa tisfaction to the supporters, and reflects the highest credit on the conductors, of the schools—Miss Turner, of the girls', Miss Marks, of the infants', and Mr. Lovell, of the boys' schools. _ . Miss Vandenhoff threw a measure of pathos into these and other passages, which deeply affected the audience. We should have this tragedy produced with all the cha racters, Mr. Vandenhoff and his daughter as Creon and Antigone. On Thursday, Mr. Nicholas Marsh, of this town, passed his examination at Apothecaries Hall. The mayor has signified his intention of being present this evening at the Collegiate concerts. Mr. Worthington has resigned the office of solicitor to the Dock Trust on account of ill health. It is not known who will be his succs Mr. M THEATRE-ROYAL.—The performances for the benefit of the late Mr. Hammond's family came off on Friday evening, before a literally crowded and brilliant audience, niueh contributed to, no doubt, by Miss Cushman having been announced for her celebrated character Meg Merri— lies, and Miss Emily Grant as consenting to re-appear on the stage (for that occasion only) as Julia Manneriny, and Gertrude, in the " Loan of a Lover." Miss Anne Ro mer and Mr. Charles Romer were the Lucy Bertram. and Henry Bertram. The lady sang very prettily, and the gentleman very' fairly. They both, with Miss Whitnall and other vocalists, sung in the concert. In Julia Man nering Miss Grant introduced her celebrated song, " Sound the Pibroch," vociferously encored, as usual. The " Loan of a Lover followed the Concert, and did not conclude until about one o'clock, when few persons could be missed from any part of the house, a rare and well deserved compliment paid to Miss Emily Grant, whose exquisite personation of Gertrude was a perfect gem, her singing, acting, and picturesque costumes being the ad miration of all. The performances netted £240 for the family of the late Mr. Hammond. tely has forwarded a cheque of £lO 10s. on half of the Hammond fund. In consequence of several attempts having been made to rob gentlemen returning home in the outskirts of the town, the police in the suburbs are fully armed. On Saturday, a person was fined £5 for affixing a pipe to the pipe of the Gas Company, without their knowledge, and thereby consuming gas without its passing through a M. JULLIEN.—This great artist and popular composer gives a concert next Friday evening, at the Concert-hall. That most beautiful of vocalists, Madame Thillon, will sing on the occasion There will be launched on the 27th instant, from the building yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., a fine new iron steamer, the property of Messrs. F. Huth and Co., and we believe intended for the coast of Spain. DEATH FROM ALLEGED VIOI.ENCE.—On Saturday, an inquest was held on view of the body of Mrs. Mary Rea, aged 47, wife of a publican who carries on business at No. 9, Lodge-lane. A man, of rather prepossessing countenance, named David Anderson, but who is lame of The directors of the Collegiate Institution have made arrangements with the Patent Electric Light Company for the exhibition of Messrs. Staite and Petrie's electric light as soon as they are prepared to furnish the apparatus. Intelligence was received on Tuesday that the ship Bronhohn, from New Orleans for Liverpool, was aban a leg and wears a crutch, was in custody on suspicion of having caused the death of the deceased. He was de fended by Mr. Owens. It appeared that on Friday, the 9th instant, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, the prisoner and several others were in the house, when a quarrel arose between the deceased and a sailor, named William Bower, who has since gone to sea. Somehow the prisoner got mixed in the affray, and struck the de ceased on the ancle, on the neck, and other parts of her body. She went to the Southern Hospital, and, not withstanding all attention, died on Thursday last. The main question for the jury was to ascertain, through the testimony of a medical man, whether the deceased had died from the effects of the blows given by the prisoner, or from other previous injuries, or illness. It appeared that she had received a blow, or slap, from her husband, upwards of a year ago, and had hurt herself by a conse quent fall. Evidence as to the assault by the prisoner was given. A post-mortem examination is to be made, and the final hearing of the case was adjourned to this day. The coroner then appealed to the jury as to whether they would accept of bail for the prisoner to appear on Tuesday morning, sureties being in court ready to be bound for him. The jury, through their foreman, said they would not grant the request, and they were bound over, and the prisoner removed in custody. . dotted in lat. 40, long. 41. The eaptait; and crew were landed at Cork by an English barque. The cargo con sisted of cotton, and 6,082 sacks of corn. On the 20th inst., the Marchioness of Bute, from Car diff for this port, came in contact with the schooner Lady of the Isles, from this port to St. Michael's. The latter vessel lost both her masts, and received other injuries, but she was tight, and was left in a fair way for reaching the Isle of Man. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' CHARITY BALL.—The Earl and Countess of Sefton, Sir Edward and Lady Cust, Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Wm. Brown, have already signified their intention of patronising this ball ; and we understand, on good authority, that his worship the Mayor will positively be present on this festive occa sion. THE CHARITABLE SOCIETY The appeal of this most excellent society, inserted in another column, de serves to be warmly received. The society has afforded extensive relief, and distributed it to deserving objects only, ascertained to be so by the personal visits of the soci, ty's painstaking but gratuitous agents. A GUANO-EMBALMED e.,Lt..—The other day we saw the mummy of a male child, found imbedded in a vast deposit of Peruvian guano, near Arica, and brought from that port to Liverpool by the barque Octavia. In the deposit were found three bodies, supposed to be those of a father and mother, and this child. All the mummies have been brought to this country by the Octavia, and the two adult bodies have been forwarded to the British Museum. BURGLARIES IN OXFORDSRIRE. — Last week Oxford - - shire teemed with burglaries and other serious offences. Early on Sunday morning two elderly maiden ladies of the name of Terrell, residing at Teddlngton, were alarmed by thieves in the house. They cried out " Murder" from their chamber window, and neighbours hastened to the house, when it was found that parties had been regaling themselves, and that they had decamped with five bottles of gin, several bottles of wine, butter, lard, meat, and bread, and that they bad removed a cask of elder Rine from the cellar.—On Tuesday night three sheep, the pro perty of Mr. Joseph Cornish, Tetsworth, were killed in a field in his occupation ; two were killed by cutting their throats, and the other by ripping it up the belly. A leg was taken from one of the sheep, and the rest left in the field.—On Tuesday night the residence of Mr. Holloway, solicitor, Woodstock, was plundered of a check for £6 35.; a £5 note; 12 sovereigns and 6 half sovereigns, and a great quantity of plate.—Early on Tuesday morning Mr. Paxton, farmer, of Williamacote, was alarmed by thieves in his house, who, it was found, had plundered it of £6O in notes, and of the books in which Mr. Paxton had entered the number of the notes.—On thieves breaking into the house of Mr. Ward, of Woodford-lodge,he shot one of them. A man of the name of Sanders, of Bed dington, has been taken on suspicion of being the person. He had been, shot in the shoulder. Boswell has been committed to Oxford gaol for trial, charged with being one of the men who plundered the house of Mr. George French, of Finmere Warren.— On Saturday night the warehouse of Mr. T. Lee, shoe-manufacturer, of DevearY l was plundered of about 430 worth of property. FAILURE.—We regret to have to announce the stop page of Messrs. George Capper and Nephew, an old and respectable mercantile firm. They were chiefly engaged in the Irish and foreign provision trade, and at one time their trade was very considerable. Latterly, from the death of the senior partner and other causes, the liabili ties of the house had been much reduced, and they now do not exceed £40.0 00. The largest part of their accept- ances are held in Ireland. . THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—The officers of the gar rison have kindly, and in the most gentlemanly manner, taken the elegant little Theatre Adelphi, Christian-street, for a night's entertainment, the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the above charity. Those vvhn remember their last efforts in behalf of the sufferers of the Ocean Monarch, cannot fail to express their satisfaction-at being again permitted to witness these amateur performances ; and the remembrance of the success of their former treat leads us to opine that the coming one will command tri umphant success. The pieces will be got up with the strictest care ; and every comfort, as regards warmth and a proper provision for the accommodation of the audience, will be studiously looked after, ) not know wiien the prospects of this market were CHRISTMAS AT THE MERCHANTS' COFFEE AND DINING-ROOMS, The good old days when the yule log shed its cheerful blaze at Christmas-eve upon joyous hearths,—when the cake and the fermenty were shared amongst the assembled family, and the mistletoe and the holly branch decked each festive board, and hung from every roof, have not been entirely obliterated from the minds of the present generation, as might have been seen by any one who on Saturday visited our marAets, or their vicinities. Not a home, we believe. has 'teen without its "'bit of Christ ants," its `• bush;" and few, we sincerely hope, without the gladsome feelinz, which the season inspires, and some addition Co their customary fare. The most striking scene, however, which we have witnessed this Christmas has bee❑ provided by t.h , NA , the Mer- THE LiVERPOOL STANDARD. Pr THE SHARE MARKET. AND REV, akPrIST NOEL'S EXPLANATION, MICETING OF FERDIN IND OF NAPLES AND THE POPE. FEKDINA.ND. Holy Father, your blessing I beg you'll bestow, And I kiss, with all reverend duty, your toe! POPE. Thanks, my son, for your filial kindness and shelter, From Rome and its ruffians I come, helter skelter. Disobedient children ! no longer they feel Due respect for my toe, so I show'd them my heel, And fairly ran off in a desperate fright, And a bevy of cardi na l s w i t h me took flight, For indeed they'd no notion to figure as martyrs— To be hanged, to be stabbed, and divided in quarters. No, no: they were bent but on say ng their bacon, And with that worthy motive all measures were taken, . • But how did your holiness sIip FERDINAN from D the claws Of your subjects, revolted, averse to all laws? POPE. The Republican furor, that hateful disease, Has invaded old Rome, and there kick'd up a breeze; All things in an uproar, an infidel pest Has poison'd all ranks, with the devil possessed; Morality vanished, religion; gentility, No regard for ourself, or our infallibility A chaos and Babel of murder and crime— And to run off from these, I esteem'd it high time. Loretto's famed House through the atmosphere flew; Such a journey, aerial, would have suited me too, Taking with me St. Peter's, the Vatican. o'er, To plant them so snugly on some other shore. Instead, I have left all these glories behind, Which may follow sonic day, when to flying inclined. When night's rrmrky mantle enveloped the skies, To favour my flight I assumed a disguise. I thought of a garnwnt, " the old coat of Treves," But found it was rather worn out in the sleeves— All tattered by time. and ages of work, So I mean to present it to Paddy of Cork Leather breeches and boots, like a flunkey arrayed, Pio Nono was hid in complete masquerade! PERDINAND. From the desperate crew 'twas indeed an escape, Delay might have seen you hung up by the nape! In our realm, holy sire, you're right welcome to stay Board and lodging, all gratis, and nothing to pay. With fin though my pockets are not over-lined, 1 possess other treasures of far richer kind— As indulgeiieies, bulls, which will soon raise the wind I FERDINAND. An indu!genne or two, for sins smatter or bigger, May sell, but I• guess at a rather low Altura; As to bulls, you may send them to Ireland by shoals, Tho' perhaps 'tis like sending to Newcastle, coals; Benedictions you have to bestow on a friend, And those in abundance at each finger end: So long as existetlt, in Christendom sin, think you can master sufficient of tin ! V Besides I've some reliques so precious ands rare; Old bones, stones, and nails. all selected with care. From the tail of thecock to St. Peter that crew, Of the feathers I happen to treasure a few, With sanctified womiers.a goodly supply, Which I reckon the cash of the pious will buy: In the meantime, I feet rather tired in my crupper' From my journey so jolting, —•a mouthful of supper ‘Vill be grateful, my son► and of brandy a tiff. I shall sleep all the betterif made rather stiff— Perhaps half and half—it will do me no harm, Against chill and fatigue 'tit a wonderful charm. SABUATH PRIZF ESSAYS EssAvs.—The aijarlicators• on•these Essays have awarded the first prize to-Mr. Jas. Craig, stereotyper. The woman who attendee?- the lodge gates at Stanfield Hall has received such a - shock'from the horrible- murder' of her masters, the Messrs. Army, that it has been ne cessary to remove her to a madhouse. Ow Wednesday week, the son of a gamekeeper - ,. near Haltwistle, Northumberland, was handling his father's double-barrelled gun, when he unfortunately caused the breast of hhi mother, who died almost imtnediately. CHEAP'GRS.—At a meeting of the City Commissioners of sewers, held on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Pacenix FCmndry, Clerkenwell, offring to enter intcra contract for the term of 21 years, to provide the necessary works, main pipes, and supply the City with gas of the finest and best: quality at 3s. 6d. per thousand cubic feet A few mornings since a boy, five years old, the son of a• needle stamperat Feckenham, Worcestershire, whom his parents had left asleep in bed, awoke,...and perceived on the table a bottle,- containing half a pint of brandy. He climbed on a chair, and thus succeeded in reaching the brandy, which he swallowed, thereby causing his death within two hours. THE HON, Mr. Baptist Noel's " Essay on Church Slid §tittS just issued from the press. The following prefaCe tains a portion of the reverend writer's apology (tit with= drawing from the ministry:— It has been finally arranged that the magnificent library of Stowe shall be sold in January next, by Messrs. Sothe by. The sale is expected to occupy twenty-four days in completion. The - ntimbi , r of volumes is estimated to be near 30,000, the number of lots being 6,111. It is ex pected to produce £2O 000. The Stowe manuscripts anti the rare collection of engravings will be sold' soon after the termination of this sale. DREADFUL SUICiDE.—A Jew named Cohen, living at Birmingham, was married on Thursday last to a Jewess, whose parents reside. in Lower Temple-street, in that town. Early next morning. he roge frnm hpd went int. " Asin the following work I have frankly attacked the union between the Church and State, I feel constrained to bear my humble testimony to the piety and worth of many who uphold it. I have stated, without reserve, the influence of the system upon prelates; but how many stances occur in which men, raised to the most ensnaring honours, have successfully resisted their temptations? Of those prelates with whom I have the honour to be acquainted, some I admire for their simplicity. benevo lence, and liberality ; and others still more for eminent piety. Most wisely in many instances, and most con scientiously I doubt not in all, have the present govern ment administered their ecclesiastical patronage. " Still more anxious am I to do justice to my beloved and honoured brethren, the Evangelical ministers of the Establishment. Having acted with them for many years. I can speak of their principles with confidence. Numbers of them. whose names I should rejoice to mention here with honour, are as sincere in adhering to the Establish ment as I wish to be in quitting it. Of many of them I am convinced that they surpass me in devotedness to Christ. Worthy successors of Romaine and John Venn, of Ne!ton, Cecil, and Th)mas Scott, of It)binson and Simeon, I hope that, remaining conscien i usly in the Establishment; they will have the respect and affection of al good men. May they enj IT increasing comfort and usefulness to the end of their ministry ! While I con- demn a State prelacy, I honour each pious prelate v ; while I mourn the relations of godly pastors to the State, I no less re.hice in taeir godliness. " The reasons forseparation appear to me clear; but I do not expect others to think as I do. In claiming my own liberty of judgment, I learn to respect theirs. To remain in the Establishment with my views would be ell nainal—with theirs it is a duty. " If by any of iny expressions I have unnecessarily wounded the feeling, of any Christian brother, I ask him to torgive me. If I have unconsciously fallen into any ex•iggeration. I deeply deplore it. Throughout the work 1 hay- made a clear distinction between Evangelical and on-Evangelical clergymen—between those who preach the Gospel and those who do not preach it. No spurious li berality —no fear of censure—shout'l obliterate the dis tinction.; yet many, doubtless,. who are not ranked among the Evangelical party—who do not support their institu tions, and who do not usually act with them—may be converted and faithful ministers of Christ. Lastiy, I must express my regret that I have not done more for the welfare of a friendly,- considerate, and willing Church, to which I have been for twenty-two years a pastor,. and with whom I hnped to have spent the remainder of my days. Sterner duties, which the study of the Wort of Gni has forced LIIKn my attetttion, have to be fulfilled. But I cannot quit them without earnest prayer that my successor may receive• mucbgrace to build them up in piety, nor without, my grateful thanks for their abundant and unvarying kindness. " Hornsey, December 14." THE CHRfnIIfAS MARK Tr( t do not remember, for many years, tobave observed so large a collection of the good things of this - life adapted for Christmas festivity a:v on the present notwithstanding the acknowledged t di-jointMent of the times hich, however, we begin t;) augur are• verging fast towartls amendment. Be this as it may, and hopingfor the best, we proceed to give abrief notice of some of our principal public marke r—giving credit, at once to our principal caterers in these este blishments, for a very worth exertion on their parts to provide, • as for years past, alt :the possible substuntials anti delicacica-that fall within their important province. St. John'S market, the largest'and • most central its the town, was replete with all that thw most fastidious gour mand could desire. On Friday night, what with the abundance of viands, and the tastelet decorations through out the avenues,-it was next to impossible, owing to the crowd of intending purchasers, and the stillgreater throng of spectators, young and old, to crush , one's way through the dense multitude. without damage to the clothing of the adventurer. Neither buyers nor sellers, indeed, could' push a traffic without inconvenience—the great rush being almost confined to a cursory inspection, of the Christmas decorations, the place being brilliantljN illuminated with gas. This curiosity partly died away on Saturday, and purchasers were enabled to aceom modate themselves with out much inconvenience. It were almost invidious to particularise particular standings in any department : but we may state that the Ihrgest show of heat` which we ob served was that of Mr. Tomlinson—animals that bad been highly fed, •and of great weight. The stand was hand.. on his knees and cut his throat with a _knife. He was immediately removed to , the hospital, where he'died in a few hours. vy a uruiuunting etass crown, wi h the letter " "in the centre. Mr. Denton had also fine beef; and Ali.. Meadows one of the finest young bullocks in the market, brought from y railway. CHOLERA.—On Friday th e B oar d o f H ea lth received mutton was, throughout; splendid Surre , as was by the pork. TLe reports of the following fresh cases :—Whitechapel, 2 ; The vegetable and fruit departments were most at- Shadwell, 1 ; Greenwich. 1 fatal ; Cambridge, 1' - Holy- tracting. Th e principal stand ( Mary Taylor's) was beau head, 1 fatal ; Edinburgh, 9,3 fatal ; Glasgow, 100, 50 tifully decorated, as usual. with festoons of native plants fatal ; Maxweltown, 6, 4. fatal ; Tranent, 1 fatal; Coat- ald flowers, and also exotics; and grap .1r hit.d es ( home-grown), brid gej Lanark ), 122, 48 fatal ; Johnstow n P a i s l er ,tatal : , .- notat.as. ere. mint. nonnnis.n... Old Kilpatrick, T fatal ; RothesaY, 3 fatal. Total new Prices. COTtßidprinr, th„ • cases, 249 ; 10' Glasgow was visited by &storm on Friday. Slates, chim ney pots, and signboards were hurled to the ground.. The parapet wall of the General Terminus Railway bridge, on the Paisley-road, near to Greelaw-place, fell over upon the footpath, from the violence of the wind, about six o'clock, whereby three men were killed. In the after noon, a labouring man, while passing along Castle-street, was accidentally struck by a falling tile, and so much hurt that he had to be sent to the Infirmary. WORKING MEN'S ESSAYS. , UPON THE SABBATH. public meeting to receive the report of the adjudicators will be held in the large room, Exeter Hall, on Wednes- y reasonable. Geese, of which there Was a 'large quantity, were generally to be eot at a low price, and many of them w. , re prime. Turkeys fetched higher amounts. Game of all kinds was abundant, and to be got on easy terms. • We may add that one pig in the market weighed forty.score.. The other public markets, and the provision , chops of the town, were- proportionably well supplied. At Mr. Nation's, in Commutation-row, there was a a;)lemlid car cass of a heifer fed at Ciub-moor: a finer, or one com -A I prising more delicate beef, we never saw. We also saw a beautiful small pig which had been fed exclusively on rice. Much of the fine meat noticed was bought for the Merchants' Dining and Coffee Rooms, Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, Mr. Radley, of the Adelphi, and Mr. Whiteman, of the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover -street. The Fish Market was remarkably well supplied both with fresh fish from the coast, and no inconsiderable quantity from the south of England, received by. rail. The butchers' and poulterers' shops over the town were replete with stock. Mr. Johnson's shop, in Queen's_ square, was peculiarly-attractive, especially in geese and rabbits from Scotlarkl. Mr. Johnson received no fewer than 1736 geese from two steamers which had just arrived from "The Land of Cakes." day, December 27, lord Ashley, M.P., to take the chair, and distribute the prizes to • the successful competitors. The meeting will be addressed by Sir C. Buxton, Bart., T. Challis, E-q., Alderman S. M. Peto, Esq., MX„ Rev. E. Bickersteth, Rector of Watton, Rev. J. Jordan, Vicar of Enstone, &c. CHOLERA PRODUCED By FILTR.—Four inquests have been held at Whitechapel, London, on the bodies of Ellen Donovan, aged 60; Ellen Lyon, aged 40; Richard Pool, aged 40; and Patrick Sheen, aged four years, who died in Hairbrain-court, Rosemary-lone, from an attack of cho lera, produced by the pestilential state of their dwellings. The jury stated that their deaths were produced from the filthy and abominable condition of the liabitations in the alleys and streets in Rosemary,lane, Whitechapel. A CURE FOR COUNTERFEITING.-An old pauper, in the receipt of out-door relief, was detected last week at Folkestone, disguised as a ghost, with stilts , and white, robes, after he had thrown the whole neighbourhood into a state of trepidation by his nocturnal gambols. The magistrates, in consideration of his age, upwards of 70, were inclined to be le ient ; instcad, tLere'bre, of sendirg. the offender to gaol, they handed him over to the tender mercies of the Poor Law Commissioners. If they do not make a real ghost of him, he must be a sham indeed. Loss OF ANOTHER EMIGRANT SHIP.-011 Wednes day night the ship Breams, Captain Matson, from Ham burgh to New Orleans, with.lls emigrants, and a general cargo, struck and drove over the Goodwin, and after losing two anchors and cutting away her main and mizen mast and losing another anchor-chain, struck on. the Pan-sand. A Margate lugger, the City Queen, being in the vicinity, observed her sign a l, and with great difficulty approached her, in consequence of the weather. Another large Margate lugger, the Intrepid, also made the ship, and the two boats succeeden in saving the crew and pas- A WIFE POISONED BY, HER. HUSBAND.—O❑ Saturday last, James Holdsworth, a.larmer and blacksmith, living at Clayton, was committed to York castle for trial, for having poisoned his own wife. He is sixty years of age, and his wife Judith Holdsworth thirty. They have been married five or six years,, and have not lived on,terms of affection of The Birkenhead Market was beautifully decorated, and well plenisbed. Mr. Hilton, Mr. Vassey. Mr. Knott; and others, presented splendid beef, mutton, &c. Some of the primest beef shown was fed by Mr. Walker, of Hale. We saw little or none of•the " monster"' prize beef, &c., from agricultural shows. All was serviceable, and not too much of a good thing in fat. GEOLOGY OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD !OF LIVERPOOL TO B. DONB . SIR.—In acknowledging the corn was . possessec pliment which you have been pleased to pay me in last week's STANDARD, may observe that my acknowledgments are also due to Mr. Gladstone (to whom, as well as to yourself, I am an utter stranger), for he has, in the most candid manner, congra tulated me upon the coincidence of our opinions. I find amongst my papers many notices regarding the connection of the red sandstone with the coal-fields of Lancashire and Cheshire which might lead to useful re sults, provided any accredited authority was organized to . , _ receive them, and your own observations do but skew that if once the subject was adopted—so as to raise funds for a thorough investigation, with a comprehensive plan and report—that many material facts would be elicited towards the discovery of both coal land water- Your fears of the coal being injured by excessive pres sure are known in practice to be groundless, since we have homs of cover, young wife had a vagrant disposition that led her fre quently, according to rumour, to associate with other men. Holdsworth has had two wives previously, and report, always busy and inventive on such occasions, in timates that their exit was also the result of foul play. AWFUL MURDER —At York assizes on Thursday, Tho mas Malkin, aged 17, was sentenced to death for the wil ful murder of Esther Inman, at Leeds. on the Bth October. now under discussion may possibly engage E versy, it is very desirable that the writers ome centre should affix their names The prisoner and the deceased were lovers ; and it was proved that he had called her out from her parents' house into the garden at ten o'clock at night. Immediately after, the cry of murder was raised ; the girl was found, stabbed in two or three places with a dagger ; and she died almost immediately, saying that he had,stabbed her. Th.) prisoner was seen, running away ; and just after the mur der he admitted, in the presence of some persona in his mother's house, that "he had done for her." The dag ger with which the murder was committed was identified by a smith as similar to one which,he had forged for the prisoner a short time before ; and evidence was given of the prisoner having frequently threatened to kill the de ceased. He has since confessed his guilt. THE MAN WHO STAID OUT- AT NIGHT !—A, recent number of Chambers's Journal has an amusing sketch illustrative of the groundless imputations so often thrown upon individuals by those who judge of the characters of others solely by appearances. It is•the case of a gentle man named Williams, who.stays out every night till late. hours, coming home only pale and haggard, when " day light doth appear!' Thereupon his opposite neighbour, Mrs. Pry, or Mrs. Braybrooke, touchingly laments the condition of his " dear little wife," condemned to pass so many tedious hours alone, whilst her brute of a hus band is drinking at the tavern, gambling, or passing his time in any company but that where he should be ; breakfasting at noon, and dining at sight. On explana tion, however, it turns out that the offender's late hours are more his misfortune than his fault—his work begins when other people's end—in a word, he is Editor of a Morning Papep! AWFUL CATASTROPHE.—We have to record one of the most melancholy events that has happened for some time, and by which five children have fallen victims. On Thursday afternoon last news was brought to Faversham that five children had been burnt to death in a hawker's cart at a place called Plumford, about a mile and a half from Faversham. The news proved to be too true, for on proceeding to the spot a sight the most harrowing met the view. The charred bodies of the children were lying in a heap with the remains pf the cart. It appeared that the parents of the children left them in the cart in the early part of the day, Whilst they proceeded to follow their avocation in the country, as hawkers of small wares for sale, and it is supposed that one of the children must have lighted a lucifer and ignited some of the bedding in the cart, which was one of the usual description occupied by gipsies, and of small dimensions, and that the chil dren must have been soon suirocated, as the cart was closed up, in consequence of the inclemency of the weather. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, M.tTTS. DUNN Newcastle-on-Tyne, December, 1848. NEW ATFITIdD OF CONSTRUCTING VIERS AND BREAK WATERS.—Some t.me ago a patent was granted to Wm. Bruce, Esq., barrister of the Temple, and of Flintshire, . Pembrokeshire, for " certain improvements in construct- . ing piers, breakwaters, and other . submarine works of stone." As the subject of submarine architecture is now exciting much attention among professional men, in con nection with the formation of harbours of refuge, and is, . .in fact, one of great national importance, perhaps the fol lowing outline of Mr. Bruce's• novel plan may not be uninteresting :—Mr. Bruce has had two objects in view : first, building under water- by means of machinery ; and secondly, the application to such structures of the principle of columnar subsidence, so as to super sede the necessity for a, solid foundation. The in- ventor proposes io attain the first of these objects by a framework of guiding rods, forty or more in number, dropped perpendicularly into the water, and dependent from a framework or traveller, which is to traverse on a timber staging, on each side of the mole or pier, of the same description as that used in building built edifices. The whole is to be built endways by low ering the blocks of stone ; the structure beginning from a given pier head of bell work masonry, or wooden piles, and being finished to the top before the following series of blocks are lowered down. The stones, deeply grooved, slide down perpendicularly between the finish ed wall behind, and the sort of pendant gridiron, form ed by the guiding rods, in front. The weight of the iron work keeps the perpendicular face of the wall in its place, while, on every two bars, a screw-jack tra vels up and down, turned by a rod, the bead of which is above water, and worked by the men from above, so that 20 men, working 20 screw-jacks, screw into their proper places five blocks of grooved stones to stand in layers upon one another, like the Basaltic Rocks of the Giants Causeway, at from 17 er 18 feet below low water mark up to the surface, in rows of five stones, but actually representing-12 hexagonal, or six six sided colum- nar shafts. The result is, that a continuous dovetail from front and rear,. of stones cut with mathethatical nicety in six six sided figures is produced ; and when at tained, the second object contemplated by the patentee, namely, the construction of a mole or submarine struc ture of stone, without having recourse to a solid found ation is also realised, because, as the dovetail is com plete from front to rear, the columns cannot fall either backwards or. forwards. And as the wall must ulti mately be ended by pierheads, and the wall itself is ecraw ed sideways by powerful machinery while building, and th e stones are cut of a geometrical figure, which precludes t rbi l 1: possibilit y (unless a o r f das a n n oa y r v tdu a oa s a n n l s wh c iaae shaking di , ns t g. h e b s o e T: c ou o n l s w m hh n oi cswhecnva not tr onlyes o f t n .5 rock itself' wt39ld find a bed) the columnar shafts will subsidence beddsgence ca to ;r: subside upon; and an occasi ona l ex t ra be remedied by an additional layer of stones placed on the ! .. °1 ) to the extent of the subsidence. This method solves the ditt . clilty experienced by architects in building on sandbanks, and ether unstable founda tions, and will prove of great practical 4ND, ESQ. Dec. 26. IS4S. FOREIGN. Since the 3rd August, nearly twenty thousand persons have dieri of cholera, in Poland. The Madrid journals of the 16th inst., announce that a plot for the assassination of Gen, Narvaez had been disco vered, and that thirteen persons had been arrested ill consequence. The Moniteur Toscan, cited by the Nazionale, of Flo rence, of the 15th inst., says that his Holiness the Pop. informed M. Courcelles, Envoy Extraordinary of France, that his stay at Gaeta would be but short, though ha wished to show that he appreciated the hospitality that had been offered him. It is said that the Pope would proceed to France immediately the news was received of the election of the President. He is therefore most likely now on his way to that country. Marseilles will most probably be the port where he will land. SUDDEN WEALTH IN CALIFORNIA. A letter dated San Bias, Sept. 26, 1848, and published in the Morning Herald of Saturday last, says—" One man in one day gathered gold to the value of £l6O sterling, a. - .d though this is a sinvilar cage, yet the common wages offered is £3 49. per day, with subsistence to any man who will dig for a certainty in preference to working the speculation on his own account; but this is almost universally re jected ! for every one is discontented with his day's tabour, and removes to another part of his diggings, who doesnOt pick up the value of from £6 to £8 a day. One gentle man who employed eight Indians, cleared in three days £320 by gold, ao.I £l2O by tnerchandie; in all £5OO. 4, blanket that cost 16s. sold for more than £2O, and eves now they are selling wholesale in San Francisco fur £3 a pair. Bowie knives, worth from Bs, to 12s. each, sold for £l2 sterling. A•aother searcher in four weeks made £l2OO. One man left, after a few days' collecting, with 25105. weight of gold, and another is said to have sent down 1251b5: On Priday, Mrs. Twynam, wife of D. Twynam c of Bishopstoke, destroyed herself by blowing out her brain, with a gun. She was subject to mental deranvenent. In the reign of eitarb.s 2nd no provincial town in thir kingdom contained 39,000 inhabitants ; and cmly four provincial towns contained so many as 10,000,inhabitnts. A correspondent of the Morning Herald in• describing the gold country of Catifornia, says "„old, to the value of £9, has been• given for two bottles of brandy," and that "five loads- of earth which had been dsg• out and sold for £l6t) yielded after washing £4000." A GOLDEN DiscovEn7.—At the recent sale' of th effects of the late Rev. , Miles Barton, of H;i4le,• amour other articles, an antique ch es t w as p urc h a s e d by the Rev. Mr. Price, o f Lonzroti, to whose residence it was removed. On examinimt the interior narrowly, Mr. Price wise sure prised by finding secreted therein the sum of £240, whick had evidently reposed insecurity for a long series of years.. The treasure was immediately returned to the proper parties.— Preston Cvnedian. INTENTIONS OF TM& AttTOCRAT:—The Frankfort Jour: , nal, of the 19th, says that Russia remaking great prepa-' rations to decide the fate of Europe by the sword. This' is the reason of her forces being concentrated on the fron-• . tiers of the empire. The Einperor is reported to have sail' ,he would not permit the'people to revolt against his bro ther of Prussia, and is prepared to march 500,000 men to his assistance. Shou!d This - be - the easei, the war of opi nion will then begin in earnest. A UL MORDER.—A ease of mm - dry . occurred at; Glencunny, -near Enniskillerv i • on• Sunday week, of a man named Wilson. The unfortunate man had gone to bwreedh, {wh o was vrinmiigas, in the middl e o f tit e n i g h t was awoke by p.-.rsonS through the w i n db w ,- and infOrming- Wilson, ( woodranger to the- Earl of Enniskitl e a,) that s th er e were people in the wocd stealing-, timber. Wilsost. 'immediately arose, but had ant'proceeded: further than the dOnr, when he was shot dead;and his body waf,after wards.tbrown into the Sillies river.- The • body was dis coverecrthe day following. THE STANFIELD HA LL Maktrcus:—Rash. was of Thursday conveyed to Stanfield Hall, under a , writ of habeas corpus, granted by Mr. Justice Wighwmam in s order to be present at th e rece pti on o f the deonsiii° lls.°L Eliza Chestney, the servant who was so seriously wounded. The witness declared her belief that the prisoner was tha man who shot her, acknowledg ing that she bad had but an imperfect view of his features, and relying principally' upon the form of his head and person as the.gcound og his identification. The wig which was found at Itash'l4 house was placed upon his head and confirmed the , witness , in her belief as to his identity. The prisoner cross- , examined the witness with his accustomed coolness and. astuteness: but without impairing the effect of her testi-4 merry, arid 'at the runritrYturrtrl ttt caztntntttttrrttc WWl taken back to Norwich Castle. No success has attended; the uninterrupted search for the firearm THE LATE MURDER AT BRIDGEZTORTIL—A fortnights ago we gave the particulars of a diabolical murder att Bridgenorth, sapposed to have been perpetrated by a wo man named Catherine Mercy Newton , epon- her own me...- oer, by stabbing her with a fork and' then setting_her ors fire. It appears that the deceased had' the interest of £5OO for her life, and at her death the prisoner was to have £2OO of that sum, and the interestof the remaining £3OO for life. Impatient of her mother'S-long .life ' she. was constantly ill-treating her, many parties having heard her threaten her-life, and say that she had had enough of her property, and once she attempted to strangle the poor old woman. On the night of the murder, deceased went to tPe her daughter, who was the housekeeper at Mr. R. Dyer's, and the other servant, Mary Col-field, left them totether. It appears that a quart of rum was fetched, two-thirds of which was drunk that: night. About two o'clock in the morning Mr. Dyer awake his servant in consequence eta smell of fire, and on getting assi4ance the old woman was fouptl lying dead at the door , of this brewhouse, with the upper part of her body horribly burnt, and there were traces of oil which appear. to have been used for the-parpose of facilitating,the operatica of the flames. The medical evidence, however, would lead to the supposition that deceased had . been strangled before the burning. _ Her daughter was founds:tting on the-sofa, quite drunk, and so totally careless-of the fate et her pa rent as to tell one witness that '• she now felt as happy as if she were in heaven !" On Wednesday night.(having been committed by the magistrate) she was conducted amidst the yells and groans of avast assemblage of the populationao the gaol, protected' by an additional force of the police and constables.—Worcester SHIPWRIMICS AND Loss OF :Wnm.—Several disasters occurred off the Irish coast during the storm of Friday' week. A brigantine from Palermo, supposed to be that Milton, of 'Y'armouth, laden with fruit and olive oil. was driven on shore in Newfoundland Bay, and all bands, sir -...-.. _ in number; were lost. The vessel went to pieces in five minutes, and hundreds of the country peopla- flocked to the plunder of the wreck. A French schooner from Ro chelle, bound to Waterford, and the brig Free Trader,. bound from Galatz to Sligo, with corn, went. ashore im Dunworley Bay, and became' complete wrecks. Crews saved by means of rockets and the coast guard. At Glandore a schooner was dashed to pieces and all h ands • '^^ l At How Strand, the barque Severn., of and to. pertsn.— sleep— ers, d ß o i rt, ch f a i r -o d m c S r t e . sc J a c : hn m 's a . st wi er th y w h a m s coast guard saved the lives of fifteen of the crew out of 17- d w ea reck a e n d d . sle T e h p ; The other two were drowned' in the surf. At Newcastle,. county, down, the British barque Bee, 572 - . tons, Thomaa Mui -, master, five days out from Liverpool, bel ong i ng torl Hatrusb & Co., New Ross, went on shoranearDick's Bay., rtgootall of y deals ne man was lost . , rest being saved by means of the rocket-apparatus. Thar Grace Darling, of Dundalk, from New York, with Indian. corn, M. Dorsi', master ; , for Newry, was wrecked at New—. castle. Crew saved. Off Cooley Point, the pilot boak‘- Betty Jane, of Whitestown, on the look out for vessels, was upset and swamped, and 5 of the_crew were drowned.. On the following morning the brig Pandora, of Wexford, was totally lost at the North side of, the Bay,—all. hen& driven ashore at a place called Howe's Strand, in Courtreasherry Bay. Four of the crew were saved by taking to the beat, but the remainder, eleven in number, .remained in the ship, and it is understood have all perished, as the sea completely SA ept her decks. She now lies on the rocks a total wreck. The cargo, being, timber, will be partially saved. Another wreck took place at the Broad Strand, in the above -mentioned bay. A large French brig, of about 300 tons burden, came on shore, and is now high and dry on the rocks. She is called the Puchet, front Bourdeaux to Liverpool,. with a general cargo of wine,, fruit, &c., the greater part of which will be saved, should., the weather be moderato. The captain's. son, who was on board, was drowned in attempting to reach the shore,. and the rest of the crew had a narrow escape. =rzz==ll DIED, On the 22d insta n t, a t Edi n b urg h, deeply regretted, aged . 46, MARY, the beloved wife of Mr. GEOKQE !VALERA, late of this town, and youngest daughter of Mr. James Dighton., Hampton Court, Kirk Braddan, isle of Man. LIVERPOOL TUESDAY, DE,( 26, 1948 ELINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING,' By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, and LEONARD ADDISON; of 14, Great Orford -street, At No. 4. ST. GEOIIPWS CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. Orders for Advertisements received by Messrs. 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