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AN EMIGRANTS GLANCE HOMEWARD. Far, far from those whose tender watching bred me ; Far from the hedge-row haunts that pleased my youth ; Far from the friends whose gentle teaching led me In the blest ways of innocence and truth ; • E'en from my own peculiar Northern Star, From every childish memory, I am far I Perchance no more may meet my foreign ear The chastened kindness of a brother's tone; A mother's voice no more may call me dear, In the fond language only mothers own; And she, whose name is never named by me, The loved, the unforgotteu—where is she? Yet I am happy in my distant home; A sunny aky smiles ever over me; And let what will from God'a good pleasure come, My friend, my husband, I have always thee; And gaily round our laughing treasure plays, In all the winning graces of childhood's ways. I never can be lonely. Where Igo With these, is home; but yearnings fond and bland For those departed days, where all things glow With a bright glory from that far off land, Wind round my heart, as with a magic chain, Which I must kiss ere I unwind again. Oh ! days for ever gone—for ever fair ! Fair, because gone—oh, sunbright, youthful days ! Are ye not worth one earnest thought, one care, One heartfelt lay devoted to your praise? But not the lays of an immortal tongue Could give me back the days when I was young. The kindly hands which mine with love would press, The beaming eyes that with affection shone, The loving lips, whose sweet and pure caress Still marked how dear that young beloved one; England again my hopeful eyes may see, But these can never be the same to me. Far, far from those whose tender watching bred me; Far from the hedge-row haunts that pleased my youth; ar from the friends whose gentle teachings led me In the blest ways of innocence and truth ; Wen from my own peculiar Northern Star, From every childish memory, I am far I REVIEWS OF BOOKS. The Mediterranean : a Memoir, Physical, His torical, and Nautical. By Rear-Admiral Wil liam Henry Smyth. London : Parker and Son. One of the remarkable features, which have grown into prominence, out of the long-continued European peace, now rudely broken, has been the conversion of our naval and military officers into the concoctors of books. To call them literary men, in the strict sense of that term, might not be quite an appropriate appellation ; but it would be as unjust as it would be untrue to deny to many of them the title of scientific men, and close ob servers. Among the latter of these, and occupyinc , a place as conspicuous as it is honourable, stands Admiral Smyth, a gentleman who, from 1810 to the close of 1824, devoted assiduous and xmweary ing attention to the survey and general hydro graphy of the Mediterranean—till his day, in all senses connected with the science of latitude and longitude, in a useful and practical form, an almost absolutely unknown sea. In the first in stance, in 1810, unaided by government, and prompted only by his own love of his profession, Admiral (then Lieutenant) Smyth, while in com mand of the Spanish gun-boat _Mors aut made accurate observations in the Bay of Cadiz, and, finding these differ considerably from the fixed points and soundings laid down in the recog nized charts, he gradually extended his observa tions, and, by dint of perseverance and demonstra tion, was ultimately enabled to extend and perfect such observations, under the authority of govern ment, till his labours at last resulted in an elaborate and admirable series of charts of the whole of the Mediterranean. Having long since completed his charts, which have been published by the Admi ralty, and which associate his name and his laborious researches indelibly with the hydro graphy and navigation of that important inland sea, we need proceed no further with that topic, mention of which was only necessary to ensure a welcome reception for the memoir with which he now still farther augments our knowledge of it and the contiguous waters. To the mariner his work will be a valuable one, treating, as it does, of all the phenomena, aerial and aquatic, which a long familiarity with these, combined with atten tive and judicious observation, have enabled him to acquire and reveal. This book, like the charts of its accomplished author, is scarcely less valuable for dispelling imaginary dangers, than for the means afforded by which to avoid real peril. To the general reader it will recommend itself by various charms, treating, as it does, in an authorita tive as well as popular way of the atmospheric changes to which the region occupied by the iredi terranean is subject. As already hinted, his ob servations extend to the contiguous waters, and as these waters, at the . present moment, possess an interest probably never before felt by British readers, we extract the following brief but graphic delineation of TUB BLACK SEA (Pontus Euxinus). An inland basin with a margin of coast generally elevated and rocky, having a transverse diameter of about 650 miles from west to east, a conjugate one of more than 300, and an area of 172,000 square miles. Its modern name is supposed to originate from the dense fogs which occasionally cover it, or the danger of its navigation arising from these fogs : at all events, it was much dreaded by the ancients, who placed their Cimmerian land of utter darkness on its northern shores. Besides the fresh water from Asia Minor, it receives some of the largest rivers in Europe, including the Danube Oster), Dnieper (Borysthenes), and Dniester (Tyras), the Don (Tanis), and the Kouban ; its waters are in consequence only brackish ; and it is singular that, with such alarge and constant accession of fresh streams continually ------- pouring into it, any _ saltness should be retained. Its depth in general is great, no bottom being struck with 160 fathoms of line ; but off the mouth of the Danube the water deepens very gradually, and nearly as much so from Serpent's Isle by Odessa to the Crimea. The streams of the great rivers produce strong currents, particularly in the beginning of summer, when they are increa' *1 by the melting of the snows ; and when strong winds act against these flowings, a chopping sea is produced, which in foggy weather is dangerous to small craft. Independently, how ever, of such chances, the Black Sea is free from any dangers ; having, with a trivial exception or two, neither islands, rocks, nor reefs in the general track of naviga tion : and almost everywhere there are excellent anchor ages, affording good riding for the largest ships. Its trade consists of grain, wine, timber, charcoal, pitch, potash, fish, caviar, isinglass, shagreen, salted provisions, cheese, poultry, butter, wool, hides, hemp, tallow, honey, tobacco, salt, iron, copper, and saltpetre, but especially corn. As a manual for the navigation of the Mediter ranean, Admiral Smyth's book should be in the hands of every officer trading to that sea. To the geographical student it will be scarcely less wel come or less useful ; and the classical scholar will find in its pages explanations of many circum stances and phenomena, alluded to in such terms by ancient authors as leads to confusion and mis trust. _ . Cavalry ; its History and Tactics. By Captain L. E. Nolan. London : Bosworth. Since the rupture with Russia has become a fait accompli, our literature, as well as our amuse ments, are taking quite a military turn. Cam paigns and expeditions take the place of narratives of peaceful travel ; and camp incidents are con siderably more in request than adventures in Hyde Park or piscatory excursions to the banks of the romantic Wye. From the prevalence of this gun powder tendency, it is readily apparent that, in spite of the " Peace Society," the process of trans formation among pruning-hooks and spears, plough-shares and swords, is undergoing a re versed transition to that inculcated by the " suck ing doves" of Manchester. A scarcely less obvious conclusion is likewise forced on us, that many a hand, now gracefully wielding the pen, will, ere long, be found grasping the sabre. To our point, however, from which we have been somewhat un intentionally induced to stray. At a time when we are Just starting on an arduous military struggle, the opportunity is favourable for critically overhauling our " means and appliances " o f In the work before us, th e author, with a s oldier' s '* eye, scans the history of cavalry tactics from the time of " Macedonia's madman" to a period long subsequent to that of " the Swede." The various exploits and evolutions perform e d b y cavalry i n the renowned fields of yore, or in m ore mo d ern days, are learn edl y and enthiastically di scusse d and canvassed by Cap tain Nolan himself an officer of Hussars, and evidently a keen scrutiniser of cause and effect. In tracing the progress of British cavalry tactics, and their most successful promoters, we find the annexed CHARACTER, OF OUR GREET )lILITABT REPUBLICAN. Cromwell, 44 years of age when he first drew a sword, showed himself a great soldier at the very . onset. He himself raised, organised, and disciplined his troops of horse, and set his men an example which they were not slow in following. His mental an d bodily energy, his vigorous conceptions, quick decision, and the dread vehe mence with which he urged his war-steed into the thick c..f . battle, made him a cavalry leader se cond to none in "'story. Indefatigable and active, a good horseman, and Perfectmaster of the broadsword, he had undoubted ascendancy over the minds of his followers, and led them through or over all obstacles that human prowess could surmount. In the above picture we have delineated many of the mental and bodily peculiarities certain to produce a gallant leader, and willing, as well as emulous followers. Almost within our own times we have had such a leader in the late Marshal Beresford, the contagion of whose feats of skilful bravery formed at once an incitement and an example to deeds of valorous and successful daring, and during the Peninsular campaigns contributed, in a marked degree, to the success of our arms. Captain Nolan is severe upon the ill-adapted nature of our cavalry equipments, which he main tains, by their great weight, are serious impedi ments to the freedom of action in the soldier, and most detrimentally oppressive to the horse. Him self attached to the light cavalry branch of the service, he maintains its superiority in actual com bat over the heavy dragoons, and adduces nu merous instances and some cogent reasoning in support of his opinion. With deference we must interpose a doubt as to the absolute truth of his inferences in this particular. The nature of the duty expected to be performed by the two respective classes of cavalry must, in a great degree, settle the probabilities of their relative fitness for its per formance. For purposes of escort, skirmishing, or pursuit—three important branches of cavalry ser vice—the palm is in all probability due to the light cavalry ; for sustained operations of assault, supporting or completing an impression made by infantry, and for repelling the aggressive movements of light horsemen, a body of heavy dragoons seems naturally, and has, in point of fact, been found the most deadly and efficient. Captain Nolan is justly severe upon the constraint and absence of free action imposed upon our cavalry soldiers, as an article of faith and a matter of duty, and maintains, with much feasibility of argument, that well-poised accoutrements, and agility of body and limb, constitute first-class elements in the offensive or defensive capabilities of a cavalry soldier. He reprobates, in eloquent and convincing terms, the steel scabbard, as en tirely destitute of a single advantage to recommend it, and enlarges upon its detrimental effects in blunting the sabre's edge, reducing that important arm from being, as it ought to be, a cutting in strument, to little more than a bludgeon of steel, nearly as formidable to him who wields it, as to him against whom it is wielded. As was to be expected from one of practical experience, like Captain Nolan, we have some admirable remarks on the training and breaking of young horses, in which a system of gentleness, combined with restraint, but founded on the principles of reason, are strongly and convincingly dwelt on. In short, in Captain Nolan's book, the reader, whether military or civilian, will find much to amuse and interest, and no little to instruct him. Johnson's Lives of the British Poets. Completed by Wm. Hazlitt. London : Nathaniel Cooke. The second volume of this very handsome series of the biography of the British poets is now before us. It justifies the expectations held out in the first volume—that the series, when completed, will form an admirable biographical repertory of those bright sons of song who have contributed in so high a degree to the intellectual superiority of the British race, and who, by their genius and their labours, have conferred eminence and immortality upon the English language. In the volume before us, we have notices, some of them necessarily very brief, of not fewer than fifty-five poets, differing, no doubt, in wide degree among themselves as to relative claims on public attention ; still all of them sufficiently noted to demand at least a pass ing record. Of these fifty-five, twenty are from the classic and powerful pen of Johnson ; Mr. Hazlitt standing sponsor for thirty-five. The lives by Johnson contained in this volume are Milton, Butler, Denham, Cowley, Dryden, Ros common, Sprat, Rochester, Sheffield (Duke of Buckingham), Duke, Blackmore, Otway, Garth, Montague (Earl of Halifax), Stepney, Wm. King, Walsh, Prior, Granville (Lord Lansdowne), and Pomfret. Of the poetes minores-whose writings and lives are briefly recounted by Mr. Hazlitt, little more requires to be said than that they aid in ren dering that circle complete which, without it, would have presented only fragmentary parts. They are treated with the stall, judgment, and good taste which form so prominent characteristics of Hazlitt's writings. When complete, this edi tion of the Lives of the Poets will form an orna mental, as well as a useful, edition to the library. It is copiously illustrated, and handsomely got up, and is withal published at a very cheap rate. The Works of William Cowper. With Life of the Author by Robert Southey, LL.D. Lou- don : Henry G. Bolan. The third volume of this charming reprint is now before us, and it forms in itself a literary feast of no ordinary or trivial richness. The volume is almost exclusively devoted to the correspondence of the unhappy, yet graceful poet, whole letters are justly considered the most perfect specimens of English epistolary composition extant. In their arrangement and illustration, the cultivated taste and masculine intellect of Southey have found con genial occupation ; and they are now produced in a state which, in every point of view, entitles them to public esteem and patronage. The advantages of literary care and editorial skill are not the only claims to public appreciation held out in this edi tion of Cowper's works ; the aid of art has like wise been liberally invoked in its embellishment, and numerous portraits and landscapes adorn its pages. The volume now under consideration is enriched by two sweet landscapes from the pencil of W. Hervey, beautifully engraved by Messrs. Dumb Stocks, and E. Goodall • in addition to which there are three excellently engraved por traits from the burin of Mr. H. Robinson ; not withstanding all of which expensive adjuncts, the edition is got up and sold at an exceedingly cheap rate. _ _ History of Turkey. London : Rees. A history of the origin, progress, and decline of the Ottoman Empire is peculiarly interesting at the present time, when almost the whole of Europe is about being involved in war, in order to save this bulwark between Europe and Asia from beinc , absorbed in the great Empire of the North. The author is Mr. George Fowler, whose work on the " Lives of the Sovereigns of Russia" has been most favourably received. He has here briefly shown from whence the Turks sprung, their irruption and first establishment in Europe, their conquests both prior and subsequent to the overthrow of the Greek Empire, and the prominent political events ofTurkey to the reign of the present Sultan, including the revolt of the Greeks. We have also a description of Constantinople and many of the principal Ottoman towns, from personal visits of the author, who spent much time in Turkey, and many interesting statis tics of the Turkish Empire, both in Europe and Asia, while the last chapter is devoted to the his tory of Mahomet, the Koran, the doctrines and ceremonies of the Moslems, and a brief history of the Caliphat of the Saracenic Empire. Such a mass of information, within readable compass, on that extraordinary phenomenon of modern history, the Ottoman Empire, must prove highly interesting ; and the manner in which the author has performed his task will ensure for his book a very extensive circulation. The Museum of Science and Art. London : Wilton and Maberly. This is the first volume of a series of popular treatises on science and art. It is edited by Dr. D. Lardner, and is copiously, as well as tastefully, illustrated by well-executed wood engravings. The text is lucid in its arrangement and style, and the subjects, which have been chosen for illustrating the different departments, give evidence of judg ment combined with industry. It is admirably suited for the instruction of youth, both in the matter and the manner of material with which the volume is filled ; and its cheapness is such as to bring it readily within reach of all classes. The Dodd Family Abroad. By Charles Lever. London : Chapman and Hall. The April publication of this delightful serial brings its story to a close. The scen e closes in Florence, the gay frivolities and really interes ting features of which are hit off with the felic itous judgment and brilliant narrative skill for which the pen of Lever is so justly celebrated. The author, is ever on the alert to " shoot folly as it flies," and never loses a fair opportunity of cas tigating the base as well as vulgar adulation paid to mere wealth, even when accompanied by vice and ignorance. In illustration, take the following cutting remarks on the adulation paid to A EITCCESSFUL, THOUGH DEFAULTING, MILLIONAIRE. For instance : we h ave i n thi s goo dl y cap it a l o f d e bt and divorce celebrity, a certain house of almost princely splendour. The furniture, plate, pictures all perfection ' • the cook, an artist that once pampe r ed r o y a l p a l a t es . I n a word, everything, from the cellar to the conservatory, a miracle of correct taste. The owner of all this magnifi cence is—what think you ?—a successful swindler ! —the hero of a hundred bubble speculations —the spoliator of some thousands of shareholders—a fellow whose infrac tions have been more than once stigmatised by public prosecutions, and whose rascalities are of European fame ! You'd say, that with a ll t h ese detracting influences he was a man of consummate social tact, refined manners, and at least possessing the outward signs of good breeding. Wrong again, Bob. He is coarse, uneducated, and vul gar; he never picked up any semblance of the class from THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, whom he peculated ; and has lived on as he begun, a " low comedy villain," and no more. Well, what think you when I tell you that is " the house," par excellence, where all strangers strive to be introduced. That to be on the dinner-list here is a distinction, and that even a visitor enjoys an envied fortune. Now, Bob, there's no denying that there must be something rotten, and to the core, too, where such a condition of things prevails. If this man fed the hungry and sheltered the houseless, who had no alternative but his table, or no food, the thing re quires no explanation; or if his hospitalities were partaken of by that large floating class who in every city are to be found, with tastes disproportionate to their fortunes, and who will at any time postpone their principles to their palates, even then the matter is not difficult of solution ; but what think you that his company includes some of the very highest names of our stately nobility, and that the titles that resound through his salon are amongst the most honoured of our haughty aristocracy ! These people assuredly stand in no want of a dinner. They are com fortably lodged, and at least reasonably well fed, at the Italie, or the " Grand Bretagne." Why should they stoop to such companionship ? Who can explain this, Bob ? Assuredly I am not the (Edipus ! VARIETIES. A SIGN 07 Li:Tex.—A will signed in your favour. ELEGANT EXTRACT. — HeIping a pretty girl out of a mud-puddle. How TO CIRCULATE ADVERTISEMENTS AMONG LADIES. —Add a postscript enjoining secrecy. STRAIN the bow, and the arrow swerves; such is the case with the mind. HOPE is the sunbeam of the heart, which dispels or gilds the chilling clouds of adversity. MEAN SPIRITS under disappointment, like small beer in a thunder-storm, always turn sour. THE HEIGHT or MOCKERY.—A barrel organ opposite your window, playing "Let us be happy together." A QUERY FOR DOCTORS.—Does it follow that because a man occupies an attic room he must be room-attic (rheumatic) ? THE YOUNG LADY who fell in love has just been pulled out by the daring fellow who successfully struggled with the world. " WHY did you not pocket some of those pears ?" said one boy to another ; " nobody was there to see." Yes, there was; I was there to see myself; and I don't ever intend to see myself do a mean thing." NOTHING sets so wide a mark between a vulgar and a noble soul as respect and reverential love of womankind. A man who is always sneering at woman is generally a coarse profligate or a coarser bigot. AFTER AN ARISTOCRATIC WEDDING, which lately took place, a perfect shower of satin slippers, in lieu of the traditionary old shoe, was thrown after the carriage con taining the happy pair. A YOUNG LADY, at breakfast, asked a gentleman to hand her the "hen fruit," pointing to a plate of eggs. The gentleman suggested "Shanghai berries" as a more fas tidious term. A SHREWD YANKEE editor has found out the reason why " Yankees speak a dialect so much purer than that which is found on the tongues of the men of England." It is that Lindley Murray was a native American. APPLAUSE.—Some one remarked to Mrs. Siddons, that applause was necessary to actors, as it gave them con fidence. "More," replied the actress ; "it gives us breath." " MA3Y a young lady who objects to be kissed under the misletoe, has no objection to be kissed under the rose." A careless compositor made an error in the above, rendering it, "has no objection to be kissed under the nose." A REPORT, circulated in Melbourne, at the emigrant's expense, is that of the lady, who, when her quarterly bills came in, had nothing to do but run into her garden, take a dish, and wash some gold, pay her bills, and go on again THE PRESENT AND THE FUTUnR.—In girls we love what they are, but in young men what they promise to be.—Neweastle Journal.—Ha! and ifthe " promise " be not performed, the " girls" let the "young men" know "what they are."—Gateshead Observer. AN AMERICAN NOTION OF ROYALTY. — When the American frigate Constitution was at Naples, their Majes ties, with all the Court gorgeously dressed, came on board to see the ship. While they were being escorted by Com modore Rogers round the ship, a boatswain's mate stepped up to the first lieutenant, and, touching his hat, whispered " Please, sir, one of them kings has fallen down the main hatchway." AN EARLY HEARER OF DR. CHALMERS. — " Well, said one of the merchant friends of Mr. James Chalmers to him one day, wholly ignorant of his relationship to the doctor (whom he had never gone to hear), "have you heard this wonderful countryman and namesake of yours F" "Yes," said James, somewhat drily.- "And what do you think of him '2' " Very little indeed," was the reply. " Dear me !" said the astonished inquirer, " when did you hear him ?" " About half an hour after he was born. "—Memoirs of Chalmers. RHUBARB WINE.—To every gallon of soft water add 61b. of ripe rhubarb, cut into thin slices and bruised ; let it stand nine days, stirring it three times a day ; let the tub be covered with a cloth; strain it, and to every gal lon of liquor add 4 lbs. of white sugar, the juice of two lemons, and the rhind of one . ; then to fine it, add 1 oz. of isinglass to every nine gallons ; let it ferment for three weeks, add one pint of brandy, and bung it up. Make in July, bottle in October ; and to each bottle add one table spoonful of brandy, one teaspoonful of lump sugar. WE MUST ADVANCE. — Perhaps there is no higher proof of the excellency of man than this—that to a mind pro perly cultivated, whatever is bounded is little. The mind is continually labouring to advance, step by step, through. successive gradations of excellence, towards perfection,. which is dimly seen, at a great though not hopeless dis- . tance, and which we must-always follow because we never' can attain ; but the pursuit rewards itself one truth teaches another, and our store is always increasing, though nature can never be exhausted.—Sir Joshua Reynolds. GEOGRAPHICAL. QUERIES. —ls Hudson's Bay as safe as the rest of Hudson's speculations P—lf the chops of the Channel have a Yarmouth vessel riding' over them, does that constitute " a smack in the chops P"—Supposing Ben Nevis to be raffled for, how long would it take to ?begot up P—Are the lochs of Scotland secure d by quays Dublin, the City, any connection with doulain' the Cape ? And what is the precise age of Mississippi ? HUSBANDS AND WlvEs IN FRANCE. — A husband has generally nothing to do with the details of household affairs ; he never buys linen, plate, or furniture, much less provisions. The man would be eternally ridiculous who should think of bringing home a " bit of fish" for dinner. He is supposed not to know the price of any article of first necessity. In genteel society he scarcely ever is aware whom his wife has invited to dinner until he sees his guests. The lady of thehouse overlooks everything—even the dress of her husband : she buys his shirts, his cravats, his gloves ; her taste presides over all. A PORTRAIT Or SIR CHARLES NAPrER.—" A farmer looking man, with a fat face, thick lips, and a tremendous nose covered with snuff ; large ears like the flaps of a sad dle, and like ' Uncle Ned,' in lyric history, with no wool to speak of on the top of his head, although his phrenolo gical developments display an extensive surface where the wool ought to grow ; the head placed on the body of a stunted alderman, whose clothes appear to have been pitchforked on Ins back with one shirt-collar up and the other down, his waistcoat buttoned awry, and his shirt front smeared with snuff—and you have the portrait of Sir Charles Napier. If there is a thirst for further or more minute particulars, it may be added that the admiral wears blucher boots, and takes snuff with three' fingers." NEW USE OS Wouns.--A correspondent of the Brat tlebrough Eagle tells the following story of a witness upon a liquor trial :—" How do you know it was brandy? asked the lawyer. " Well, replied the ready witness, I smelled of it first, and then I welcomed about a glass of it." The unexpected verb wholly upset the gravity of the court, jury, and miscellaneous people ; and they were not at all assisted in recovering their equanimity by his further testimony that the man who bought the brandy drank of it himself " till he was quite salubrious." A HINT TO NICHOLAIL—There can be no question that to the gloomy influences of hypochondria are to be attri buted some of the most remarkable errors of celebrated men, some of the most lamentable excuses of noted crimi nals, that are recorded in history : the hero has sunk into the poltroon, the philanthropist into the savage, the phi losopher into the fool. Strange that " battle, murder, and sudden death," might frequently be averted by the timely administration of a blue pill and a black draught ; that to the derangement of Imperial viscera may be due the cala mities which now overwhelm the East, and which threaten to involve the whole of Europe in wan—Household Medicine and Surgery. A SCENE AT A BACHELOR'S BALL—After whirling for some time in the ecstatic mazes of a delightful waltz and myself stepped out unobserved on the balcony to en joy a few of those sweet moments of solitude so precious to lovers. It was a glorious night—the air was cool and re refreshing. As I gazed at the beautiful being at my side, I thought I had never seen her look so lovely ; the full moon cast her bright rays over her whole person, giving it an almost angelic appearance, and imparting to her flowing curls a still more golden hue. One of her soft fair hands rested in mine, and ever and anon she met my ardent gaze with one of more confiding love. Sud denly a change came over her soft features, her full red lip trembled as with suppressed emotion, a tear-drop rested on her long drooping lashes, the muscles around her faultless mouth became convulsed—she gasped for breath, and, snatching her hand from the warm pressure of my own, she turned suddenly away, buried her face in her fine cambric handkerchief, and sneezed ! A TABLE D'HOTE AT CONSTANTINOPLE.—The dinner table at Misseri's hotel d'Angleterre, at Pera, is not a very large one. The company who attend it, is, however, of a rather uncommon, and perhaps, even unprecedented, de scription. With the exception of her Britannic Majesty's political agent for the Danubian Principalities (a forced exile fromßucharest), his secretary, two civil engineers, and the correspondents of two of the London morning papers, it is composed of the most warlike and destructive elements that could well be gathered together. The original in ventors and sole proprietors of the most combustible in struments for the destruction of mortal man there dine together in peace and harmony. Mr. —, the original inventor of the newest species of rocket, sits little removed from Mr. —, the exclusive proprietor of the celebrated patent explosive shell ywhilst a little lower down the happy owner of 20,000 revolvers is casting up in his mind whether the Turk will appreciate the five-fold qualities of his arm. The rest of the table is filled almost wholly by military men, and has for the last few days been honoured by the presence of Lieutenant-General Sir John Burgoyne and his staff, who have just returned from the Dardanelles. —Correspondence of the Morning Chronicle. STARLINGS. — MaIcoIm Gordon thus writes in Kidd's Journal and Book of Nature :—I have been more than pleased, exceedingly delighted, by a perusal of the many interesting notes that have appeared in your Journal, from time to time, upon the habits and playfulness of the amiable starling, a bird who only requires to be known to be thoroughly and heartily welcomed. Unfortunately, the race against whom you are (very properly) for ever wag ing war, slaughter these joyous little rogues directly they enter a neighbourhood to find themselves a dwelling-place. Hence their comparative scarcity near towns and cities. However, lam a favoured being, as you shall hear. I re side in the neighbourhood of Canonbury Park, where I have been located several years. On taking possession of my present house , I noticed that a pair of starlings had a dopted its roof for their dwelling ; and had built a nest mthoevreem.eltVuss ;to ithgrea interest I continued to watch their a nd, in due course, the papa and mama in troducedtheir little family, another choice pair That was in 1851. I will not encroach upon your space to tell you all the fun and merr:y tricks that we have ever since witnessed among this happy family." But there they are now, tame as ever, confiding, affectionate, and as full of play as these ever-playful birds:can be. I only wish your readers could see them come down, and strut about in their gloriously-gay and glittering colours upon our grass-plot!! It is a pretty, a charming sight. And to ob serve how they draw up the worms, and devour the grubs ! It is better than any play. I need not tell you what " pets" we make of them. Hitherto, we have managed to protect neighbour's gun should be brought tobear them; and - they stick close to us, as if they really knew there was danger farther abroad. I have often quaked brtuintsgomehow theypossess "charmed lives." May l u es po t n so t m he e m spo ; we live till they die ; and may they live till we die ! Few people round London, I imagine, are so favoured as we by the company of starlings.—To the above, Mr. Kidd adds : the savage brutality of man alone prevents these noble little fellows (whose society we dearly love) more frequently domesticating themselves amongst us dwellers near Lon don. Our garden frequently gets the honour of a tempo rary visit ; but out c o mes a neighbour's gun the very gay visitors are seen. A report is heard, the and away they fly, to leek more hoa • pitable treatmeutsbewherce b m irds ome t n ak t t e h t e he hint ; TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. The truthfulness and life-like spirit of the pre ceding sketch require no encomium ; they flash with the conclusive force of reality across the mind, and each reader will readily find an occu pant, and an idol for the worship and the temple, from the store-house of his own information : the picture is too faithful to be mistaken, and as humiliating as it is true. It is not, however, by any means peculiarly Florentine ; in our own land, proud, if not indeed vain, of its s high-sounding morality, and justly boastful of its general com mercial rectitude, as it has reason to be, models from which the picture might be painted are not wanting, even to the basest accessories of the idolatrous mammon worshippers. The city of Florence, with its rich artistic treasures, its high historical and literary associations, was too tempt ing a theme for so cultivated an intellect as Charles Lever's to pass with mere observations on extrinsic generalities, and we have, accordingly, some glow ing delineations of its particular characteristics ; the annexed sketch, although undoubtedly some what overcrowded, is, nevertheless, so luminous and comprehensive, that we cannot resist extract- THE REV. DR. BUTLER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAHDAHD. ilia it : FLORENCE, IN ITS FINE-ART ASPECT. R. P. BLAKENEY, LLD. There is the Florence of art—of pictures, of statues, churches, frescoes, a town of unbounded treasures in ob jects of high interest. There are galleries where a whole life might be passed, in cultivating the eye, refining the taste, and elevating the imagination. There is the Florence of historical association, with its palaces re calling the feudal age, and its castellated strongholds, telling of the stormy times before the " Medici." There is not a street, there is scarcely a house, whose name does not awaken some stirring event, and bring you back to the period when men were as great in crime as in genius. Here, an inscription tells you Benvenuto Cellini lived and laboured ; yonder was the window of his studio ; there, the narrow street through which he walked at nightfall, his hand upon his rapier, and his Left arm well enveloped in his mantle. There, the stone where Dante used to sit; there, the villa Boccaccio inhabited ; there, the lone tower where Galileo watched ; there, the house, unchanged in everything, of the greatest of them all, Michel Angelo himself. The pen sketches of his glorious conceptions adorn the walls, the half-finished models of his immortal works are on the brackets. That splendid palace on the sunny Arno was Alfieri's. Go where you will, in fact, a gorgeous story of the past reveals itself before you, and you stand before the great triumphs of human genius, with the spirit of the authors around and about you. - THE SELECT VESTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL CHRONICLE. LIBEL.—SHkJVALL versus MCLELLAN. We must, however, hasten to a close—a difficult matter to accomplish, when it involves a separa tion from Mr. Lever and his sparkling flow of concentrated wisdom. Ere we do so, however, we must give one more extract. It is put into the mouth, rather into the letter, of the head of the " Dodd Family," when they are about to return home, and when he is in the act of sununing up the results of the foreign-travel advantages- and disadvantages. The reflections, in this instance, arise naturally in his mind, on meeting an educated, unassuming countryman, in Florence, whom judg ment and prudence, united to education, have converted into a prosperous and consummate man of the world, whom Dodd, in his earlier years, had known in his own country as thelaborious and patient public drudge the doctor of a district dispensary. The hints are full of meaning, and may be called DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S DAY AT THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK WORKS. SlB,—From the 23rd October, 1844, when the first stone of these docks was laid, to the sth April, 1847, when the present dock was opened, a total disregard of the Lord's Day has been manifest to the inhabitants of this place, and the plea of necessity has been always urged as an excuse. The result has been, that a blight has been upon the whole undertaking, and neither promoters nor contractors have prospered. Such always was, and always will be, upon those who openly violate the Lord's Day. Yesterday morning my attention was drawn to volumes of smoke issuing from a chimney on the river side of these docks. I went to the spot : I found a large engine in a building, at full work, as if it was a common week day, and not Easter Sunday. This was 11 o'clock in the fore noon. Whilst there, I heard some knocking, and, looking round, saw the door of the graving-dock open, and upon going in, found about a dozen carpenters hard at work, in their shirt sleeves, not at a vessel which had been wrecked or damaged, but at a vessel belonging to the Birkenhead Dock Trustees. Now, I wish to know if this was done with their knowledge. I know the principal trustee is a Jew and, that he can say conscientiously enough, it was no breach of the Mosaic law ; but, surely, Mr. S. Holme has not turned Jew—surely Messrs. Greene, Rae, Cook, and Curry, have not turned Jews. Perhaps some of these gentlemen will explain this, and oblige, yours respectfully, Birkenhead, April 17, 1854. Ax ENQUIRER. P.S. —The ship-carpenters were at work the whole of the forenoon. SlR,—Allow me to correct an error in your report of the Protestant Reformation meeting. Dr. Butler is repre sented as saying that, when the Roman Catholic Bishop removed him from St. Anthony's, a numerous portion of Irish Romanists waited on the bishop to prefer charges against him. His statement was quite the reverse. He said that they waited on the bishop to ask him to recon sider his intention of removing him, and that the bishop admitted that there was not the slightest charge of immo rality against Dr. Butler. I have no doubt that the mis take in the report was occasioned by some confusion which occurred in the room, owing to the departure of persons at the time. It is important, however, that the error should be corrected, especially as some of the Irish Roman Ca tholics of Liverpool have called on Dr. Butler to prove that they ever took a step hostile to him.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Birkentead, 17th April, 1851. SlB,—Pereeiving in your leading article of this day a statement to the effect, that "one of the churchwardens had declined to furnish a list of the persons he intends to nominate on the Select Vestry," we beg to inform you that in all our arrangements for the meeting of the Annual Vestry on Tuesday next, we have acted with perfect una nimity and cordiality throughout, and that the resolution alluded to above•was adopted jointly, and for which we are both prepared to share equally the responsibility.—We remain, sir, your obedient servants, ROBT. HUTCHINSON, C. FRED. CARNE. Liverpool, 15th April, 1854. M. DODD, ON MODERN EDUCATION. Ah ! Tom, it was not without some sharp self-reproaches that I saw this young fellow, poor and friendless as he started in life, struggling with that hard fate that insists upon a man's feeling independent in spirit and humble in manner, fighting that bitter battle contained in a dis pensary doctor's life, emerge at once into an accomplished, well-informed gentleman, well versed in all the popular. topics of the day, and evidently stored with a deeper and more valuable kind of knowledge—l say, I saw all this, and thought of my own boy, bred up with what were un questionably greater advantages and better opportunities of learning, not obliged to adventure on a career in his mere student years, but with ample time and leisure for cultivation ; and yet, there he was—there he is, this minute—and there is not a station nor condition in life wherein he could earn half-a-crown a day. He was edu cated, as it is facetiously called, at Dr. Stingem's school. He read his Homer and Virgil, wrote his false quantities, and blundered through his Greek themes, like the rest. He went through—its a good phrase-some books of Euclid, and covered reams of foolscap with equations ; and yet, to this hour, he can't translate a classic, nor do a sum in common arithmetic, while his handwriting is a cunei form character that defies a key : and with all that, the boy is not a fool, nor deficient in teachable qualities. I hope and trust this system is coming to an end. I wish sincerely, Tom, that we may have seen the last of a teach ing that for one whom it made accomplished and well informed, converted fifty into pedants, and left a hundred dunces ! Intelligible spelling, and readable writing, a little history, and the " rule of three," some geography, a short course of chemistry and practical mathematics — that's not too much„l think—and yet I'd be easy in my mind if James had gdhe that far, even though he were ignorant of " spondees," and had never read a line of that classic morality they call the heathen mythology. I'd not have touched upon this ungrateful theme, but that my thoughts have been running on the advantages we were to have derived from our foreign tour, and some misgivings striking me as to their being realised. For the present, then, we take leave of our interesting author, with a reluctance nearly as great as we should feel in parting with a highly accomplished personal friend. In the writings of this gentleman, we find the man so thoroughly mixed up with the characters, the scene, and the accompaniments which he places before us, that we insensibly assume the enviable distinction of most agreeable personal intimacy, and hear him pronounce the chilling word " farewell," with a feeling kindred to that we should experience in parting with a valued intimate, the sense of the privation modified by the hope and the desire of meeting him again ere long. From certain hints dropped in this number, he seems inclined to break ground next in America, a field of observation worthy of his scrutinizing eye, and full of themes happily adapted to his facile and delineative pen. Household Medicine and Surgery. London and Liverpool : W. S. Orr and Co. - - This, which is the third part of one of Orr's Handbooks for conveying household information, seems a well-arranged treatise on the healing art, as practised in a homely way. It contains, or pro fesses to contain, instructions for sick-room manage ment and cookery for invalids, all useful and admirable in their Way, so far as we can judge : a task at all times difficult of performance when the work is produced in small portions and at distant intervals,but rendered doubly difficult when isolated parts only are furnished. To pass an opinion on a work, under such circumstances, would be about as sapient a proceeding as to form a judgment respecting a mansion from the inspection of one or two bricks. The Journal of Industrial Progress. Nos. 111. and IV. Dublin : W. B. Kelly. In this serial we are glad to hail another literary pioneer in the social progress of Ireland. It con tains numerous well written papers on various sub jects intimately connected with industry, as that is likely to render a country prosperous- - a people wise and happy. Socially speaking, it is much wanted, and is likely to effect much good in a country so circumstanced as Ireland is, with abundant natural resources, and a high-spirited and warm-hearted People. NEW MUSIC. Zion, a Sacred Cantata ; and An Evening Ser vice, composed by Charles D. Hackett, Mus. B. Oxon. London : Ewer and Co. These two works are the composition of our townsman, Mr. Hackett, organist to the Parish Church of Liverpool, and they are highly creditable to his musical talent, while they display no small amount of assiduously acquired musical erudition. In construction, they are simple, characteristic, and forcibly effective. THE WINDOW THE EYE OF THE BUILDING}. — The window bears striking analogy to the eye in animals, and it is as important to beauty in a building as that feature in the human countenance through which the soul most vividly beams forth ;—wherein we read the noble and cul tivated understanding and the heart of sensibility, and which kindles up the face divine into light and life. Like the eye, it is the only part capable of a varying expression : the rest of the facade, like the form of the face, is fixed ; but the window receives from the sky and atmosphere effects analogous to the revealings of emotion in the human eye, and thus, as it were, spir i tualizes the aspect of the buildi ng . The most rapid changes of an April heaven are reflected in the window, the cornice or water table of whi c h, w ith it s ever-varying shadow, so assistant to the expre ss i on , ma y be compared to tb.c eyebrow. Builder. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—l regret troubling you; but as journalists give their readers to understand that their chief aim is invari ably to guide public opinion in the proper direction, and, if erroneously formed, to- correct it, in matters commercial as well as political, I offer no further apology for this in trusion. In the recent trial for libel, Shrivall versus MTlellan, many of my friends, and especially those at a distance, take for granted that I have been one of the parties in the transaction. I have frequently experienced, and I still continue to experience, much unnecessary annoy ance on meeting many of my friends, and as no one can more highly appreciate the approbation of friends, or set a higher estimate on the good opinion of the public than I do, you will do me a lasting favour if you will kindly allow me to state distinctly in your widely circulated paper, for the information- of my friends, acquaintances, and the public, that I had nothing whatever to do with the said trial. The truth of this assertion may readily be seen by comparing my name, as subscribed, with that of the party connected with the trial, his name being David M'Clellan.—l remain, yours respectfully, JAS. MACLENNAN. Emporium for Foreign and British Shawls and Mantles, 44, Bold-street. THE WILL OF PETER THE GREAT. MENTION has been lately made of the will of Peter the Great, but we believe that no copy of it is to be found in any book of general access. The following translation , has been made from a German work, entitled Geschiekte• Peters des Grossen. Von- Eduard Pelz, Leipsic. It is there stated to have been transmitted by the Chevalier aon, - Flenh Ambassador at the Court of St. Peters burg, to the French King- in the year 1757, and to have been made public shortly afterwards. Various opinions have been expressed as to its authenti city and genuineness, which, at this period of time, it is difficult to clear up. Independently, however, of its authenticity, there is much intrinsic interest in the docu ment, as embodying principles of action which have been notoriously followed by Russia during the last 100 years, with such modifications as time and circumstances and the variations of European equilibrium have rendered necessary. The 13th rule is especially worthy of attention at the present moment. " THE WILL OF PETER TUE GREAT. "In the name of the holy and invisible Trinity, we, Peter, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, &e., to all our successors on the throne and in the government of the Russian nation ; Forasmuch as the great God, who is the Author and Giver of our life and crown, hath constantly illumined us with His light, and upheld us with his support," &c. Here Peter sets out in detail that, according to his view, which he takes to be also that of Providence, he regards the Russian nation as destined hereafter to exercise supreme dominion over Europe. He bas s es his opinion on the fact that the European nations have for the most part fallen into a condition of decrepitude not far removed from collapse, whence he considers that they may easily be subjugated by a new and youthful race, as soon as the latter shall have attained its full vigour. The Russian monarch looks upon the coming influx of the northerns into the east and west as a periodical move ment, which forms part of the scheme of Providence, which, in like manner, by the invasions of the barbarians, effected the regeneration of the Roman world. He corn- pares these migrations of the Polar nations to the inunda tions of the Nile, which at certain seasons fertilizes the arid soil of Egypt. He adds that Russia, which he found a brook, and should leave a river, must, under his succes sors, grow to a mighty sea, destined to fertilise worn-out Europe, and that its waves would advance over all obstacles if his successors were only capable of guiding the stream. On this account he leaves behind him for their use the following rules, which he recommends to their attention and constant study, even as Moses consigned his tables of the law to the Jewish people : 1 " RULES. "1. The Russian nation must be constantly on a war footing to keep the soldiers warlike and in good condition. No rest must be allowed except for the purpose of relieving the state finances, recruiting the army, or biding the favourable moment for attack. By these means peace is made subservient to war, and war to peace, in the interest of the aggrandisement and increasing prosperity of Russia. _ 2. Every possible means must be used to invite from the most cultivated European States commanders in war and philosophers in peace, to enable the Russian nation to participate in the advantages of other countries without losing any of its own. " 3. No opportunity must be lost of taking part in the affairs and disputes of Europe, especially in those of Ger many, which, from its vicinity, is of the most direct interest to us. "4. Poland must be divided by keeping up constant jealousies and confusions there. the authorities must be gained over with money, and the assemblies corrupted so as to influence the election of the kings. We must get up a party of our own there, send Russian troops into the country, and let them sojourn there so long that they may ultimately find some pretext for remaining there for ever. Should the neighbouring states make difficulties, we must appease them for the moment by allowing them a share of the territory until we can safely resume what we have thus given away. "5. We must take away as much territory as possible from Sweden, and contrive that they shall attack us first, so as to give us a pretext for their subjugation. With this object in view, we must keep Sweden in opposition to Denmark, and Denmark to Sweden, and sedulously foster their mutual jealousies. "6. The consorts of the Russian princes must always be chosen from among the German princesses, in order to multiply our family alliances with the Germans, and so unite our interests with theirs ; and thus, by consolidating our influence in Germany, to cause it to attach itself spontaneously to our policy. "7. We must be careful to keep up our commercial alliance with England, for she is the power which has most need of our products for her navy, and at the same time may be of the greatest service to us in the develop ment of our own. We must export wood and other articles in exchange for her gold, and establish permanent connexions between her merchants and seamen and our own. "8. We must keep steadily extending our frontiers _ . northward along the Baltic, and southward along the shores of the Black Sea. "9. We must progress as much as possible in the direc tion of Constantinople and India. He who can once get possession of these places is the real ruler of the world. With this view, we must provoke constant quarrels at one time with Turkey and at another with Persia. We must establish wharfs and docks in the Euxine, and by degrees make ourselves masters of that sea as well as of the Baltic, which is a doubly important element in the success of our • plan. We must hasten the downfall of Persia, push on into the Persian Gulf ; if possible re-establish the ancient commercial intercourse with the Levant through Syria, and force our way into the Indies, which are the store houses of the world. Once there, we can dispense with English gold. "10. Moreover, we must take pains to establish and maintain an intimate union with Austriandizea, apparently coun t ena ncing her schemes for future aggr Germany, and all the while secretly rousing the jealousy of the minor States against her. In this way we must bring it to pass that one or the other party shall seek aid from Russia ; and thus we shall exercise a sort of protectorate over the country which will pave the way for future an, premacy. "11, We must make the House of Austria interested in the expulsion of the Turks from Europe, and we must I neutralize its jealousy at the capture of Constantinople I either by preoccupying it with a war with the old European States, or be allowing it a share of the spoil, which we can afterwards resume at our leisure. "12. We must collect round our house, as round a centre, all the detached sections of Greeks, which are scattered abroad in Hungary, Turkey, and South Poland. We must make them look to us for support, and then, by establishing beforehand a.sort of ecclesiastical supremacy, we shall pave the way for universal sovereignty. " 13. When Sweden is ours, Persia vanquished, Poland subjugated, Turkey conquered—when our armies are united, and the Euxine and the Baltic are in the possession of our ships, then we must make separate and secret over tures first to the Court of Versailles, and then to that of Vienna, to share with them the dominion of the world. It either of them accepts our propositions, which is certain to happen if their ambition and self-interest are properly worked upon, we must make use of this one to annihilate the other ; this done, we have only to destroy the remain ing one by finding a pretext for a quarrel, the issue of which cannot be doubtful, as Russia will then be already in the absolute possession of the Fast and of the best part of Europe. "14. Should the improbable case happen of both reject ing the propositions of Russia—then our policy will be to set one against the other, and make them tear each other to pieces. Russia must then watch for and seize the favourable moment, and pour her already assembled hosts into Germany, while two immense fleets, laden with Asiatic hordes and convoyed by the armed squadrons of the Euxine and the Baltic, set sail simultaneously from the sea of Azoff and the harbour of Archangel. Sweep ing along the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, they will overrun France on the one side, while Germany is over powered on the other. When these countries are fully conquered, the rest of Europe must fall easily and without a struggle under our yoke. Thus Europe can and must be subjugated."— Times. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Rev. H. Abud, M.A., to the Vicarage of Uttoxeter, Stafford shire. Rev. G. Alker, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Peter's Church. Weston. '"Rev. C. J. Armitatead, 8.A., to the Curacy of Westwell, near Maidstone. Rev. R. Bickersteth, M.A., Rector of St. Giles's-in.the• Fields, to the Canonry Residentiary in Salisbury Cathedral, rendered vacant by the preferment of the Rev. W. K. Hamil ton to the Bishopric of the diocese. Rev. S. W. Bourne, M.A., to the Curacy of Winfarthing, Norfolk. Rev. H. De Burgh, M.A., to the Curacy of Mallow, Ireland. Rev. G. Dobree, 13. A., to be Curate of St. Barnabas Church, Liverpool. Rev. S. Edwardes, M.A., Fellow and Mathematical Lec turer of Merton College, to the Vicarage of Woolvercott. Oxford. Rev. W. Elliott, M.A., to the Rectory of All Saints, Wor cester. Rev. F. W. Farrar, 8.A., to a Mastership at Marlborough College, Wilts. Rev. T. Gardner, M.A., to be the Chaplain to the Garrison at Cork. Rev. J. Gilmore, 8.A.,•t0 a Curacy at St. Barnabas, Church, Liverpool. _ . . A. Greenwell, M.A., Rector of Golforne, to be Chap, the Durham County Gaol. H. J. Hare, M.A.. to the Curacy of Docking, Norfolk. -. G. A. Hayward, 8.A.,. to the Curacy of Nettlestead. Rei. lain to Rev. Rev, Kent. Rev.. R. Henderson, M.A.,. to the Rectory of Brompton- Ralph, near Wiveliscombe, Somerset. Rev. Dr. Higgs, to the Rectory of Handborough, Oxon. Rev.. G. Lawless, M.A., lately Preacher at the Cathedral, Cashel, to be one of the Chaplains to that portion of the British Army destined for the East. Rev. A. H. Leech, M.A., Curate of Thurles, to the Vim age of Em y.. Rev. J. H. Noyes, M.A., to the Curacy of Ketton, Rutland. Rev. L. F. Page, M.A., Rector of Woolpit, near Bury St. Edmund's, to be Chaplain to the High Sheriff of Suffolk. Rev. T. Richardson, M.A., to be a Priest Vicar of St. Da vid's Cathedral. Rev. E.. H. Rogers, M.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary's Church, Kilkenny. Rev. H. T. Salmon, M.A., to the Curacy of Streetford, near Banbury. Rev. F. A. Savile, M.A., to the Rectory of North Huisb, near Ivy-bridge, Devonshire. Rev. G. A. Todd, to the Curacy of St. Peter's Everton, near Liverpool. Rev. L. Tuttiett,. to the Incumbency of Lea Marston, Warwickshire. ltev. H. G. Williams, M.A., Fellow of Emanuel College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Preston, near Sudbury, Suffolk. Rev. J. Wilson, M.A., to be Sub-Dean of St. David's Ca thedral. Rev. H. Wright,M.A., to the Rectory of Hambledon, near Godalming. Rev. P. Wynter, D.D., to the Rectory of South Warnbo rough, Hampshire. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. VACANCIES.—The Perpetual Curacy of Hugill, or Ings, in the parish of Kendal, in the county of Westmoreland, by resignation of the Rev. Matthew Isaac Finch : patron, the Vicar of Kendal. Value, £BO with a house.—The Perpetual Curacy of Burnside, in the parish of Kendal, by death of the Rev.. W. Robinson : patron, the Vicar of Kendal. Value, £llO. DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER.—Preferments.—Theßishop of Manchester has licensed the Rev. J. Ridgway to the stipendiary curacy of the parish church of Kirkham near Preston. His Lordship has instituted the Rev. John Sparling, M.A., to the rectory of Eccleston, near Chorley, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Yates, the last incum bent, on the presentation of Mr. Wm. Sparling, of Petton Park, Shropshire, the patron and father of the present rector ; and his Lordship issued his mandate for his induc tion thereto. The Bishop has also licensed the Rev. Wm. Wilbraham Johnson, M.A., to the minor canonry in the Cathedral Church of Manchester, vacant by the promotion of the Rev. Wm. Wilson• to a canonry, on the election and nomination of the dean and canons, the patrons ; and the Rev. John Marshall, (late curate of St. John's, Longsight,) to the stipendiary curacy of St. Philip's, Salford, on the nomination of the Rev. P. C. Nicholson, the incumbent. THE CANONRY RESIDENTIARY IN SALISBURY CATHE DRAL, rendered vacant by the preferment of the Rev. Walter Kerr Hamilton to the bishopric of the dioeese, has been conferred upon.the Rev. Robert Bickersteth, M.A., rector of St. Giles s.in-the-Fields, formerly incumbent of St. John's Church, Clapham. The new canon is &nephew of the late Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls.. THE REV. CANON JAmrs.—The Rev. Edward James, M.A., canon of Winchester, vicar of Alton, and a canon of Llandaff, died on. Thursday, in the sixty-fifth year of his age. Mr. James was son of Dr. James, head. master of Rugby, and canon. of Worcester, and brother of the Right Rev. J. T. James, D.D., Bishop of Calcutta. Mr. Edward James was educated at Eton school, and. while there formed intimate friendships with Dean Milman, Sir John Patteson, Judge Coleridge, Dr. Hawtree, and the Bishop of Winchester : with the two latter especially he continued in the most affectionate intercourse till his death. After taking his degree at Christ Church, Oxford, about 1812, he became tutor to the Hon. E. G. Stanley (now Earl of Derby) at Eton School, and he was honoured by the cordial friendship of this eminent nobleman, who ac. knowledged his obligations to Mr. James' talents and worth. When his most intimate friend, Mr. C. Sumner, was made Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. James was appointed by him a canon of his cathedral (an office honourable, but of no value); and, when raised to the see of Winchester in 1828, his lordship presented him to the first vacant stall in his cathedral, shortly after which he became vicar of Alton. Mr. James was eminently hospitable as a canon, hardworking as the parish priest of a large and laborious town, and much beloved by his friends. ORDINATIONS for Trinity Sunday, June 11, are an nounced by the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Ro chester, Gloucester and Bristol, Ripon, Peterborough, Chichester, Lichfield, Ely, Oxford, Hereford, Chester, Norwich, and Lincoln. By the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Michaelmas ; by the Bishop. of Bath and Wells, on Sunday, the 23rd instant ; by the Bishop of Exeter, on Sunday, the 18th of June • by. the Bishop of Winchester, on Sunday, the 9th of July -. by the Bishops of Peter borough, Lichfield, and Lincoln, on Sunday, the 24th of September ; and at Christmas by the Bishops of Peter borough, Lichfield, and Lincoln. THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND is now daily expected at Southampton by the Commodore, which was to sail from Auckland, in New Zealand, about Christmas last. The Bishop will be accompanied by Mrs. Selwyn, and his second son, and will take up his residence for the present with his father, W. Selwyn, Esq., Q.C., at Richmond. It is understood that his lordship will remain in England probably till the end of the year, and then return to his distant diocese. During the bishop's absence, the affairs of the diocese will be transacted by Archdeacon Abraham. PRAYER IN TUE TIME OF WAR.—No pastoral or order is required from the bishops. The clergy are hound and expected to use the prayer on their own knowledge and sense of the fact. This is "a time of war," and the clergy do not want their bishops to announce it. Upon know ledge of the fact, the Prayer-book requires the clergy to use the prayer ; and this, we are informed, is what the bishops expect the clergy to understand.—Morning Chronicle. REMOVAL or CHURCHES.—Lord Harrowby's Church Building Acts Amendment Bill, now before the House of Lords, proposes to enact that the provisions of 1 and 2 Victoria, c. 106, and 13 and 14 Victoria, c. 98, for the union of small contiguous benefices, shall extend to the union of benefices in cities or market towns without regard to contiguity, population, or value, provided the distance between the churches shall not exceed half a mile. It is then provided that, on the union of benefices in the city of London, or in any place having a municipal corporation, the Bishop may, if he think fit, subject to the consent of the Church Building Commissioners, cause to be pulled down any church which, in consequence of such union, he may consider unnecessary ; and the com missioners shall dispose of the site, materials, and burial ground (if the same has ceased under competent authority to be used for interments), and apply the proceeds, with the Bishop's consent, towards the erection of a parsonage house or of additional churches in the diocese. The site or ground, however, is not to be disposed of till after two months' notice in the Gazette, with a view to give time for a satisfactory offer for the purchase of such land for public improvements or sanitary purposes. The repre sentatives or relatives of those who have been interred in such burial-ground may cause the bodies to be removed to other consecrated ground. A subsequent clause pro vides that, if it shall be found necessary to interfere with any burial ground, the graves shall be as little disturbed as possible, and that the representatives or relatives of those who have within the last twenty years been buried in a grave which shall be disturbed may cause the remains to be removed, and the expense (to the extent of £10) shall be defrayed by the commissioners out of moneys which may come to them under this bill, and that the bodies not so removed by the relatives shall (except in such graves or vaults as shall finally be closed up) be removed at the expense of the commissioners. Monu ments may also be removed ; and the commissioners, if they think fit, may defray the expense. When it shall appear to the Bishop that the revenues of - the benefices proposed to be united are more than sufficient for the due maintenance and support of an incumbent, the Bishop is to represent the case to the Archbishop, who, after inquir ing into it, may, with the consent of the patron (six weeks' notice being previously affixed to the church door), certify to the Queen in Council that part of the revenues might with advantage to the interests of religion be made over to some other benefice in the diocese, and the Queen in Council may make order accordingly. Compensation is to be made out of moneys coming to the commissioners under this bill to parish clerks displaced. Facilities are given for the surrender or disposal of church patronage, in order to obtain asva consideration an augmentatior, of . income for iiirendowk benefices. CHESHIRE AND ifrAIS. ioe o f 1 4 ,.. 1 ?U5E 0 . BODY FOUND.-On Thursday the men on boa ;11 4i.7 ih o , a the magazine boats found a dead body' floating.; . Tear o f the t ri h v e er d , e b ad et h s e v us een e the h E ed grr woasntreeanegdnizSeedacoasobe F er Nclo l4 1431 W I:lt•- derV ''' - ‘4lla Ciar endor Gant, the captain of the flat Neversweat, that ° fr°ul •tbaetbeij NI ted as to which he fell into the river, off Hale-bank,durin, , ie t ili ct th e p rt on the 30th January last. wit I za t he Di u alatea •,,i kfi,Tlest• THE ROYAL CHESHIRE MILITIA term-- , ha o, c me „ens, annual period of training on Monday, last weeka,,rof, 7Rai,": i lect, a received the unqualified approbation of Colonel .I/_' ~,a• zeiy e i - .Y or a a for their steadiness, cleanliness, and soldier -like i i .P e c, - 5 0 : 4 Da el l p athe 13 ance, and the rapidity and precision of their .no s hort 'Raw ice the field. The conduct of the regiment deal its kli'aeae°llstai „ .io n stay in Chester has been most exempla*, joblv *st s cA with ST•JoHN'S, BIRRRNHE -The choir Of Pi" r fortir kI em " T ITS District Church, Gran e la A n D e . will give a choralye,o 'toy - ad tit ance of sacred and secular g- music,l at the Se o be°' - b lv i o r e tiv ' 1 1 1, 111 4111 P ci i ip, f il % Oliver-street, on Friday nest. Admission but a collection will be m adeon behalf of the Alo is lt l tlae l ard wi church schools. i f e (ot i rtt l i b efo: ll m re .:,,' CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RIILWAY.-The tr 3 s'' I( _ ;it f '4' the week ending 9th April, 1854, was_,,,,a s f t ° , s ll : l / 4 1 4 .: 4 4 1 1 : 1° °rw' t o. rr , Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £:"'7o g""_ . goe ti. ,, ‘ 4 4, „. 11111 ore 1 steam-boats, £361 Os. ld. ; total, £2631 15a. I"liiiic, r sa 4 suvern m ' £1516 7s. 9d.: total, including Carnarvon tragic , op, *II e ment s e rail, £3787 3s. 7d. ; steam-boat, £361 4 : 3 -, 1 i; 9 11.' N'l e Pte ,,,liausl l : responding week last year, per rail, gvr. 0 ,,..2 ,1 , 'lkti,"'ller b per steam-boats, £242 3s. Bd. Increase, £9 4 -. 0 . -t.n t _, . 1 th HOYLAKE. -Four fatal cases of cholera have ' t be IV it at Hoylake ; but as the disease confined itseli te oft i lie SE O F mates of one house, which is situated in the cea,,,tr„ e , obit!, ‘ ,,, f 'llowi r , o , and the malady can be clearly traced to the toit a bl Noptton c,4 4 of the occupants, no alarm is felt by the iiiy"oo 3 1 4)Caterw generally, especially as the present excitement besieoi k eik : e r i l r , L et the authorities to bestir themselves, and 3 C l 'efJt rit : 10 'i .11 a f( of the village is now being proceeded with. If 04 ,baton, VIOLATION OF THE GAME LA113.-011 Taesc la l,.' oiril c, vi a ,"c'at Jeffries was brought before the magistrates 5 ' 0 11) .V,to he head, and fined £2 and costs, for trespassing iii P n f Stos t e s: I'll i ecl, holm game on the lands of Joseph Brocklebank, Est - ate .. . 4 ' , re ldY I ton, a short time ago. It appeared that he w'',,,. bisr,ii j., N ., by the keeper, who, after a struggle, took a,f poes,a - V ,1 0 „ but failed in securing him. A warrant was atiu s ".fog v '4, to : " 1 II issued for his apprehension. In default of Ps ) , the Con fine, he was to be imprisoned for one month. 00 ..,, .; ‘ ti e , nets MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-- On Wedllegig ;,',,,, !' 4 l.adea llre f . about eleven o'clock, a pretty little child, ha l° _,,ii ° ' $ %,.._ i llet s° Jane Jones, aged four years, daughter of Mr. in n e tt,f Ve of aee( government tax collector, Birkenhead, was rar i , „a,:i• volt h.Parl horse and cart, the property of William Hope . 03- t ia:l, r tl,e hick t Chiltren, Thornton. The driver was loading 0, r tiet e Press with timber, in Crowe and Williams's yard, 13111 00 'ON ell eil when the horse took fright, and, running -- .... ,02 0" i - 61P fdoog ttY t krn li ebae street, threw down the child, who was PlaPer , s°- si '.11t..11 chic4,-,n time. The poor little innocent was rolled ° er) k.i_ o ft ;e it an il 47 tl,:silt I received such severe injuries about the chest - 'a tt fat 1 to cause immediate death. . e ort , a, t o t 'as WILFUL DAMAGE.-At the Birkenhead _F ° ,. li o . c e e d i ltil 'gii,.i t..r0e r ,2,1 Patrick Cheamers, au Irish youth, was cli'l4o ' t N e 'to, mai breaking the palisading of Claughton-park, el l - 0 0 _, roh ; kit ti afternoon. The prisoner, with two others, 1111),.0.1.5 A ie the c( , , break with his feet the stone in which the r°'"J e ded ii ; ';No t iba, ri ii ,, fixed, and abstract the lead. The officer sin Ab ° ,o li,;sa: N aris i: capturing the prisoner, but his companions esear-it tli, e h e , .a forty railings, together with the plinthing, we cc ial 1t.7 41 1a 4t- tli e ' s destroyed ; and Mr. J. A. Byrne, surveyor to the nio a ~itki`sai. sioners, stated that damage to the extent of telliac,A ~eft qt,t,,,e, had been sustained. The magistrate, Mr. J. ' be or Zt 4, t • ' t ~,7 1, of ordered him to pay a fine of £5, or, in default, to ffso '. be t tit e , soned for two months. BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUD.--,"; ;, 1 0., 00 t444.titi ilk.l. A f t . • c ie '"lii 'do ts 0 has been elected commodore, Mr. W. Laura, J r - s . of 'i; ak. ' e a commodore, and Mr. W. Scott honorary secr ett "ihOot , V h,.. le 4 Birkenhead Model Yacht Club. At the last feesaeta '' , lL tt lte - eoti was stated that the finances of the club Wer e v e te it h k, I ) , pro n; Two cups were voted, of the value of £2O eaell-°, tg if for yat ",hr o ,,, sailed for by fixed keel boats, and the other by b° _;;lea 0 Sli)e-t1 they centre boards. Two cups were also voted to be ' de o. a hk : b tion 4 by yachts of the second-class (two tons andsi i o ll, % .;4', \N g ! (Ili the event of there being no yachts of this cl r 4O be r',, \%of th money is to be applied to the purchase of aOP ` tog etlir ef I t th i l t lirr i b n for by boats with fixed keels ad centre he the a Ik t the ; In addition.to the foregoing, there will be the r w i l ieP o tt , e l as, are the challenge cup of £5O, the present owner 0 ' e It 4 l i , a l ia , building a new boat to sail the deciding e° l fl irs i r lieek v oi .' 1- th e r proposed to ran the second-class yachts in the n o t 60 ,isk e ,,,,' eaar, Float, to be manned by members only' s ° lte r -' had I/ b e L o 4.. tit 41 Ur amusing races may be expected. fe r s t . li fro? l , REFUSAL TO. PllOegED TO SEA.—NO - seamen, belonging to the troop-ship Shootiui, ilyro° lying in the river, under orders toproeeedt._t°ll„ut to take on board troops for Malta, were LA'', e 4 Thursday before the magistrates at Birkeuislivf; 'sib charge of refusing to proceed to sea, after a peo',ol the ship's articles. Their objection was thaLZ earl ) t - tbe tain had been appointed. The prisoner s ` ve— ct, 1311 ' re' advised by the magistrates to fulfil their contrruessea whole of them, with the exception of one, el?, b. the ference for goal and hard labour to sailiug w' e d to bw, The refractory men were then each sen in telletbe days' imprisonment, with hard labour , correction. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1854. IRELAND• ---4------,--;„ 0 -Eso - s,;01, pi THE MURDERERS OF lli-o• II of ti! of' 74^ The following account of the ezecatie Ist is i fteri e l !§,tl Ribandmen convicted at the last Monaghr ' 00. A; $ 1 1, ! , murder of Mr. Thomas Douglas Bateson, is 3 tro,,ttn :4, the Northern Whig - of Tuesday : —Yesterdai 0 ,- ,,,,9 the mortal career of Bryan Grant, Neal Quin , i' ‘ , 5 .4 9 ',41 0 , iiro Coomey, convicted at the late Monaghan spri,' I)°,'o o ` 17,.' being concerned irk the murder of Mr. Thor n 0 1) 11 tS 1 1 ' 4 , 1 Bateson, on the 4th of December, 1851, on the rpoi o V hi' t tat leading to Castleblaney—the two former a' r p 0 3 0 3 tr t actual perpetrators of the crime, and the latr c tbe a or ~,,,, an accessory before- the fact. In the Prislio s ° O f appeared to be in the best of spirits ; and Q , s cere t "., .i t ,,' mey expressed, in.the strongest terms, that th e t i o t, tOP ' prepared for the fate which awaited them , e0 1)9 th e to the attention which had been paid to tp .od. e i ' iji t . e . clergymen, they were ready to meet their . u eo tere i por t course of conversation, Coomey particula r ' ) . i , tlir, N religious topics, remarking that he never , 1 11 - 3 t 104 1 5 { ; course of his life felt so happy as he did at e ' t; ,,,e 0 2,„,e,,j with the confidence before him of in a brie' ' t hl ''' eii 1 , ,01 , r e or his Saviour. Quin said that, if a reprieve B e tte i' t ie d, ; would not accept it, as he never should be ' e lo lit,at: lo , l A to die than he was at that time. Grant sP ° 0 0 0 : t o -_, ,Et did he seem to have a wish to share iu their so rt, i . t y" ,I, The sub-sheriff, in the morning, said be "wl otie, ° D o,i,..• 1 three men in their position. ' Sorry '• s al c boid‘l fa ento 'si in a tone of surprise, ' Why, it is glad Yea„, to enr,"l i ce re +,; He then asked them if they had any stailbjeg '',. et oe ti " No," said Coomey, " our Saviour said ' lO l , eV'', Di 4 %,1 was executed 1" The last rites of the norais ii , g o g ri , administered to them in the chapel of ti tbei sc iele ‘' priests, named Hughes and Smith. W ilel oolv ode \ in the press-room, Quin said, " Hell calla ° :', oe's ye ' (When - the hangman pinioned his arms.) ri otsi )o tf l .l ,N best job ever was done for us." (To th.„ ° l yoa 051 4 ', l ' return you many thanks, gentlemen. ~,Ei t h ill. ioll : 5 us your blessing before you go ?" rw,, pe 0 ,0,011 A them. Mr. Smith said : " Remember 1. " ; „ be'. • '' 0 3.... 0 on the cross. In one moment you'll he ';-; WY' . Pt lw ) have eternal happiness within your reach., es' re theft 'i, mother of God, receive us ! Prepare ' 4 ! 0 pP70. 4 y ore ~ Grant did not say anything audible, it r oPeojef repeating prayers in an under tone. ' 1 to o „bea f , l l adjusted round their necks, and in a she" _ 0 1 0 ;00 ''t dead. „ tb.l'Aiella o to 1 The Morning Post, in commenting °'"„ eat niv e ' ,r, scene, says :—The scene of the ex ecati ° l ; r act er ;i oc ; s) A ) seems to us so full of mischief in the , c ,•ted t ° . se e , 11 be' ', it, and in the feeling allowed to be exlllleover,ipt real i.e o i t ble and ignorant people; and it is, l a ;i e gre e ' tIY epP" ', frequently repeated in a greater or less 7.,, prie', o f 1 ) ,, - 1 0 comes a grave question whether, so long ` — ec tao`, 4 0P,,, 0 r not better directed and regulated, the specie Its er, ot° executions is not in danger of working, o ;is a''''' .4 gri,-,:',0 , of the example for which it is meant. , 2 '.', -- --ey' o sti - 1' f which the crime had been of the worst EE` ~ et tea ; oo , o ,e in its effect—most horrible—and witbon. its ei t i i e 4 00 3 the cold-blooded and deliberate numil er .°ll ar e bo#' ," was the assassination, from motives Nv,,h l ro e 0 1) 0 ;ti!' and opprobrium of a whole country, 0 ' 3 ai rcd lll t ' 1) " cli' heart and honest conduct would have se iii , i ty b i, iid l e i and length of days in almost any COr ara ll bar"' 1 0 ,1 _,ietP which it was his misfortune to live unde r . o tiee o su'e,te' by cowardly murder. For the sake of 3 tlla t il \tr• P.-6 e t government, nothing is more needed thal . „ c i s As , 1 ve, cif where the spring and source of such E',e,`_' 00 11 ',„foo''' t lit son's murder still exist, the fullest tray', 0 01 w 13 0 41 forth in the punishment as to the horn" . ' d 0 001 0 ., 0 1,es paid assassination in the sight of God 1 ,7 0 t st, A v ia 01 Monaghan—and, we are sorry to sal, o ,ibitEToea.A ° 4 only—we find the worst of criminals ues t el , I tr v e, of martyrdom. That passage, which th,e il u e precthel made with fear and trembling, after 1 ., whi c .,,t l T".rA earnest and deep repentance for sins fr,ootorv'eolvoil : are not free, was made by these wretched u.', t i, ae l l5 Pt! the sequel of the most repulsive crane , Ey a iorv o ck, iv and confidence which, blasphemous an u e bavei 0 08 V may seem to educated readers atadistarlc ' %Oa 0 if" ill' havehad ahnee n imm the en e sionable and thoroughly ignorant re 2 its E' c iw o orl dined to side against the law ana.bea as"l oti sfreecitnflofuetnhceepiunnisnehrautreanlitsoig 01010:rtlfir; murderers of Mr. Bateson are descri ~,,,,O A P-,i oo ~ period after their apprehension, shown ra:' oo t ! , '1 0 01)'_ t , Or, or compunction. Their conduct throll' o f as' or aEVP, of defiance of the verdict of truth, ariti vc ,f a i lEl e , as t i o o o their own righteousness. At the, lasl isi , s ilil' A d ec i ' i , t3 ) 0 1 of them is reported to have justifie his ,pS .. 0 0,.., crime by the example of his s Saviour, El' to ow ~,t y . , when he was executed." retches thug tile kindo of ed 1 hypocrisy of crime are allowed to lea_v_. , yesok up by a fanaticism which nasia—almost an odour of sanctity rf tio li en olt; tg, uot W if fel' Jitile 0 ignorant people, of whom we eml .11 to , 0 ,0 0 ri they conclude that the deed was nnt'„ llte a i rta ia ; i iip :6 l fiable which could lead, by so irnmew eel , 3 ' 0 ll'orv,i. such a happy frame of mind and to s lrt o f ba i ts s l ; so t, bliss. Where religious zeal on the . k_ a ide(l, o 0 so . 4 and people is so very blind and In" 6 tclied o eg e 0 . 1,0. should surely be very carefully Eva „Ay 50,,, o cl io tp. or are sorry to say, in Ireland a lone, or ply sie t 0 t the 0 OJ it, ists, that we have had to lamer,' _„„,oaY.,,,bers,, ii:_ c i l making the gallows a short anu ..-, gives the ...... 0..... the ...01, pa rt ef P ' e o w se7 ' u ir' Even in England, and on the ini dor I r ,t i e sa ig' ic a church, we have had to report ' pe 0 d bete -- a t e- 'be /1 0 a mischievous agency is multi._ o iwaYs bes '.`' jo 0 o• shame and regret. But in Irelaend the e 11 ° V tb e ,,,.i cl• 'ice which it works and by the rnaterua, wr ote re lig .10 where Ab y OW .t instances as this at Monaghan , ortu the pie", o given no sign of repentance are its an d ill eo pie, 0 in the contempt of justice to the to _ the pin be , 0 1 of themselves as innocent sufferee.s _ i t: si I. id ii i ii t l iejo harm. Unless more judiciouss ,_r_ . i r ) , g ivea i rtbati A , ~ by the Government than seem to mus t tlu_a l l i i i id e i : s cs l l if that is seen by the public of E onll% be P gil'ell too many cases at present, the sta te °r ic o sec,,, P oiti r e e derer before execution the better i t i, er ,,tioil ito i i i and blasphemy as that . on ; cooi r t n ie i0 1 0t , , ,i0 0 2, will become a matter for s . eri as is the i „ g the p olr;ce; solemn official privacy, suel i! a dreiai a l r eioa tic eie l 9 ° , l,l i may not be a better mode 0 ugien 0 ,_ 0 01 , u^ ii of justice, than the P _ li nes % sileAibit t ',", til - r impenitence and presumptuewused to e'.,atle' of Mr. Bateson were Eat sec of '` them scathless in mind, gat I , c , their ordeal. 'O, , It I '4l ( 4 Doi ; t ie tit 1 ).1. 1 , ~ fi ktha 4 ( M. 11..). ~1 11 1,‘ , 4