The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-30 00:00:00

11-11(7, LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRES PONDENCE oral anb 13robinriat gebis. The first of lead to s of Sa e;ening concerts at ay evening week Captain Lindsay, son of Lord Balearres, a Tory; and Mr. Thicknes.ie, a Wh;g ; are caLdidates for Wigan, va cant by the death of Mr. P. Greenall. The so Refining ewhat r erne of a " Joint-Stock Sugar he home and foreign ml-- nation in this town. A silk purse e;ntaining £56 103. was presented on Friday to the Bev. Edmund Walker, minister of Grap penhall, Cheshire, by his parisioner A pensioner named Gill, with on) y one hand, was fined, at the police-office, oo Tuesday, £5. or in default of pay ment to be imprisoned two months, for a brutal assault on an old man named James Paul. REVISING BARRISTER'S COURT.—The proceedings of Wednesday were without general interest, and the busi ness was got through on the afternoon of that day. Mr. Bretberton passed a high eulogium at the close on the bar rister for the great attention he had paid in every case that had been brought before the court. There were, he said, during the revision, 1430 objections made, of that number 1138 had been sustained, 113 withdrawn, 190 amended, and 7 had been deemed frivolous. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Professor Greenbank terminated his interesting lectures on America on Friday evening, and will be succeeded this evening by Dr. Lan kester. In his closing remarks, after thanking his-audi tory for their kind attention, and expressing the high gra tification he had experienced in being so often welcomed on their platform by such respectable and increasingly large audiences. he remarked, that although their lecture hall was, with the exception of the Odeon at Boston, the largest in the world, he had no doubt, from the remark able patronage which the Collegiate Institution was expe riencing that it would soon be barely able to contain its members. Nor could he wonder that this should be the case when he looked over the syllabuses of the lectures which had been delivered in the hall, for there he found the names of the elite in literature, science, and art. a circumstance which la fleeted the highest credit upon the wisdom and public spirit of the council by whom the af fairs of the institution are managed. Indeed, he might say it was an honour of which any man might be proud to lecture in such an institution and to such audiences. From what he had been that day told, the council were about to enhance the value of a membership. A bazaar was about to be held in the picture gallery of the institu • tion, under the distinguished patronage of the Countess of Sefton. Lady F. F. Egerton, Lady Sandon, Lady Douglas, Mrs. James Lawrence, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. Conybeare ; and the worshipful the Mayor had undertaken the arduous office of chairman of the bazaar committee. The whole of the proceeds of this bazaar are to be applied to the purchase of a lending li brary, to which every member of the institution would have access. He hoped that the fair friends by whom he was surrounded would not '.nly themselves contribute work to their bazaar, but that they would also endeavour to prevail upon their friends to do the same. Indeed the present of one or two volumes by each of his audience would be very acceptable as the nucleus of a library, and the gift would s arcely be felt by the donor. Ile trusted that the hints which he had ventured to give would be acted upon: the gain would be their own. Mr. Green hank then announced the lecturers who are to succeed him this year, whose names are given in our advertising columns, and concluded by expressing the pleasure which he felt in being once more selected by the committee to close their lecture season. Mr. Greenbank was loudly applauded when he mentioned the intentions of the com mittee with respect to the bazaar for the benefit of the lending library, and when he announced his own re-en •egement. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, —Your insertion of the following paper into your valuably. journal will outer the wishes of many of your subscribers, and much oblige Yuur faithful Servant, JOSEPH BAYLEE REASONS FOR NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING OF "SCOTTISH DELEGATES," To be held in Liverpool, on the Ist of October, with THOUGHTS UPON MEANS OF PROMOTING TRUE CHRISTIAN UNION Seven " denominations" of Christians in Scotland having ap pointed " delegates" to hold meetings in Liverpool, for the purpose of making arrangements towards convening, in London, a large meeting " to associate and concentrate the strength of an enlightened Protestantism against the encroachments of Popery and I'useyism, and to promote the interests of a Scriptural Christianity," a circular letter was drawn up, signed by the leading members and ministers of these seven denominations, and addressed to " The Evangelical Churches of England, Wales, and Ireland." A few of the Liver , on Wednesday last, two turnips, the names of the elite in literature, science, and art. a 1 ,001 clergy received an invitation to attend. One was also sent " ' ----1 e,teeh bear there- circumstance which le flected the highest credit upon the to me. _ ....-1 interne spirit of the council by whom the af- We felt the subject to be one of too much importance to act on -, Indeed. he might our individual judgments, and toes gladly took . the opportunity of ' • our monthly clerical meeting eek the advice and aid of our brethren. The result of that conference was an adjournment for ten days, to obtain further information, and to have time to give the matter our prayerful consideration. The great importance of Christian union, and an earnest desire to do every thing in our power towards healing the unhappy breaches in the Church of Christ, inclined sever al of the clergy, and myself amongst the number, to attend the proposed meeting on the Ist of October. We are willing to make every sacrifice, short of a surrender of principle, to the blessed prospect of peace, and unity of action, amongst all those who truly love the Lord Jesus Christ. On Wednesday last, we met at our adjourned meeting, and came to the unanimous judgment that we could not attend the proposed meeting. We did not think that its objects were practicable in the present state of the church. Unity of action must be the result of t unity o r e f a min d amongst; an d t h e e ' m e f s e e l l t , e that a a tl r i e h s l e e v s e s n a. ` i ' th d etihroan ministersiinations'ocfoaual trl national church, as to what Popery, Puseyism, and Scriptural Christianity really are. There would be a certain amount of agree• ment, but there would also be such an amount of disagreement as would be quite sufficient to mar true and vigorous unity of action. We felt that to agree together to suppress large portions of what some of us believe to be divine truth is not Scriptural unity. Another feature of the proposed meeting weighed also much with us. The invitation to it expresses no sense of humiliation for our own sins and divisions. We are invited to unite together against the errors of our brethren, without any proposal for the healing of our own breaches. This we could not feel to be the spirit or temper of seeds nitn, mind u pon which we could hope for a blessing. Mu di, therefore, It is said that Sir W. Stanley has let a large portion of as unity of action is to he desired, we felt that we must be prepared his estate at Eastham, now occupied by small farmers, to for it by such inward cleansing and heavenliness of mind as would so unite us, in one heart and one mind and one mouth, that we gentlemen who purpose to erect mansions and villas on it. could with confidence look up for the divine blessing to give us corn- Rumour says further, that Mr. Laird is about to remove plete success. At the first meeting of those of the Liverpool clergy his works to Brornhorough Pool, in consequence of the who usually attend the clerical meeting, some of the brethren sug new docks at Birkenhead requiring the space on which gested the propriety of drawing up a document expository of our the now stand. feelings and views on this momentous subject, and I was requested y A survey of the river Lune and the port of Lancaster, 1 by them to prepare one for consideration. At the adjourned meeting, it was considered that our clerical Isar been made by Captain Washington, R.N., and T. M. THE MURDER AT ROCK FERRY. meeting being merely a private association of brethren, and not a Bendel, Esq. the civil engineer, appointed by the Admi- publicly recognised body, and that as each clergyman was invited ralty to report upon the best mode of laying out the sum FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS. solely in his individual capacity, it would be better not to put for of £lO,OOO paid to the Admiralty by the Lancaster and ward aoything officially. On Wednesday the examination of the supposed mar- Railway Company, for the purpose of improving deices of the late' Mr. Thomas presumed at wh i i i c a h vi l ng ha b d een requested to read the principal parts of the address prepared, its sentiments were generally approved of, the river and port. eacop was Chester Castle, before the following mageitrates :—the i and I was requested to publish it. as my own sentiments, without ATTEMPT TO DROWN A YOUNG WOMAN.—On Mon- Rev. Mr. Fielden, Wm. Jackson. Wm. Potter, and John pledging any other individual to all of its statements. lam thankful day last Richard Molyneux was committed at 'Wigan, to Dean Case, Esqrs. When the doors were thrown open, Ito be able to say that, as a whole, it has received the approval of take his trial at the next assizes for haying attempted to there was a tremendous rush of persons into the body of address of the clergy whe of ha r ve heard it. communion, la i f a e a r ri p o a t r r n ea b d ery an drown his sweetheart. The young woman met him by the court. The case seemed to excite considerable into- meetlnssg to • tint, , memb ers f,feel warranted a own twniat c ha og it. m ig, appointment on the banks of the canal. They had some rest in the city. A number of ladies occupied seats on ments are in general arco ri r a , o ls a it tt e t d e tat 'the brethren's senti disagreement, shortly after which he watched his oppor- the back benches. it is no small encouragement to us, that twenty - eight ministers of tunity, and deliberately pushed her into the water. Her The prisoners Nowlan, Lynch, and Tallent were put the Church of England, belonging to one' neighbourhood, and screams called a boatman to her assistance, by whom she favourably known in the ;.Burch generally, have been enabled to to the bar about a quarter after eleven. Nowlan's coun come unanimously to a prayerful decision as to their line of conduct was rescued. tenance was decidedly pale ; his eyes quivered , and he on so momentous a question. I believe I may say for us all , that CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COM P A N Y. — This seemed much agitated. The two other prisoners , parti - we would be most thankful to co-opera te in any Scriptural measures company has no fewer than right vessels in course of cularly Lynch, were calm and collected. Burns, the ap- tending to promote godly union and concord in the universal construction. Five of these are iron steamers, with im- prover, was placed at the bar on the right of the prisoners. Church. I trust we are roadyto lay a aside all t matters not the e vo G ly r i e r a ig t proved tubular boilers, for the existing lines of the com- p ile in a c d il o il t e tt a te nda i l a i a r t rt i t t A lS „ O tt U l T i3 O i n n it a e t d tda n s et er, ea e n d that' m es er p e r y ay n e i r ake His house- Mr. Chew, solicitor, of Liverpool, appeared as before for pany, and three of them are schooners of between 200 and the defence. hold one—one in love, one in sentiment, one in action, one in all ! 300 tons burthen, and intended to carry goods which will The proceedings were commenced by Mr. Townsen I, things, not bear steam-boat freights. In addition to the reduc- the clerk to the magistrates, reading over the depositions I have felt it right to preface the following paper with the fore tion of 20 per cent. in the freights of the company, made taken on the first day. going statement. It has received no other alteration than the last year, they propose to make a further reduction. Mr. Townsend announced that the witnesses for the change of h the plural number fl to the siogular, that no one a should be PUBLICANS' CASES.—At the police-court, on Friday, defence, if any there were, should be kept out of court.hearts I U l f ) the e m e y o s r e a l a ll .i. people, t r ru e ris si in le it f fi jr nd a i n ts y wayau t t d s that a is Patrick Murphy, publican, Hurst-street, was fined 50s. Mr. Chew applied for permission to ask a few addi- Having solemnly co;isiuered the objects of the proposee union, and costs for allowing drinking and having drunken per- tional questions of Burns. The magistrates consulted and the means by which they are hoped to be accomplished, I sons in his house. a few minutes after 12 o'clock on Sa- together for a few minutes, and granted the request. feel that I cannot, in accordance with my views of scripture turday night.—William Williams, publican, Sawney I. urns was then further cross-examined as follows :--I truth, unite in the proposed effort. Pope-street, was fined 40s. and costs for selling ale after said on the last occasion that I had been at Chester look- Knowing how important it is that a minister of Christ's prin. 12 o'clock on Saturday night. Six beer-sellers were •tig for work. I left Livereool about half-past seven 0 ci f p t le h s e and fee ings shoutd not be mis h understo t od a b t y e hi i s a b y r r e a ttir o e n n fined in various sums from 20s. and costs to 50s. andor by the bret lir en who forward e is senuh i ti , l o'clock on the last day of the old year to go to Chester. I have thought l a i ty, it right . to put statement. . the presented for infractions of the local act, but none of the cases distance. Imet ‘ - .11 lot f " navies on I walked the presented any feature in interest. the road, and they said tL ere was no t h in g at Chester— two s y stems a g ainst which we are invited to co operate,l take that there werepersons working there for eightpence a CHESIIIRE.—To those n aders of the Standard who this opportunity of expressing my deep abhorrence of them. I reside in Cheshire, it will be gratifying to learn that a believe that the Church of Renee preaches " another Gospel," day Ido not know the name of any one I spoke to at second branch of the Dublin Confectionery Establish- insteae of that only true one taught in the epistle to the Romans. Chester. Chester. I did not remain there many minutes. At ment has been opened at 76, South Castle -street, (being half past five the same night I arrived at Back Chester- ;I n e b r e ,s li e j s u 'e st i t ti ta a t t io th e a sy d s v t i e c m at e e if d doctrine. h ti, e w r itcts especially inthe nt) ' n • T n racts for nearer the Pierhead,) where the same choice, and daily street, Birkenhead, e here 1 saw the prisoner Tallent. I the Times" is equally n perverted from the truth of the Gospel. renewed, collection of Confectionery is constantly dis- never said that I saw Tallent that evening near the Rock I would therefore most geselly unite in any scriptural efforts played. FEENY BROTHERS are determined to be out- against perversions which I believe to be : .estructive t:, the Ferry. The eight before I w;rit to Chester I slept at done by none. Their principles of business are good,— aoui. But in considering the mode of action proposed to us I James M'Cornell's in Banaatre-Oreet, Liverpool. He their articles excellent,—and their stock, in quality and k feel that it does not stand upon a Scriptural fouedation. ld • ' ' and 1 I =godwith him about three eeps a o ging-house, o variety, unequalled. weeks. I stated on the former occasion that I came from be pr:yerlut and diligent in correcting our own. LANCASTER REGATTA.—The contests at this regatta, Je lessingtown, in the county of Wicklow. I never was The revealed will of Christ respecting his Church is that she on Wednesday last, were most spirited, particularly that suspect( d of stealing property from my brothers or sis- should be " one body," as well as " one , pipit " Eph. 4; 4. between the Lancaster boat Lune, manned by Sharp's ters. I took two pair of trousers from my brother-in-law Col. 3 : 15. Accordingly, we find in the Apostles' days th t the crack crew, and the Gulnare, for the wager of £3O, the and pledged them ; but that wasn't robbery. I never whole Church of Christ throughout the world was subject to one former winning by only four seconds, the Gulnare keeping knew a man of the name of Dalton at Blassiegtown. I discipline, as Christians. Acts 16 : 4. Christians are very solemnly admonished to preserve this I place to the last with her, though of most disproportionate n ever was char g ed with breaking into his house ; nor was unity : "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord weight and length, baying been built for the rough water I ever in the gaols of Atley or Naas. I never was charged Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be of the Mersey. The Lone also, after a sharply-contested w i t h sheep-stealing or fox-stealing e ither. 1 never w as no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined tog , tner race with the combined Chester and Liverpool crew, car- confined in Wicklow gaol. I served my time to my father in the same mind, and i,, the settle judgment." 1 Cor. 1 : U. tied off the cup, boating the latterby about twelve seconds. to learn the trade of a mason. I worked for my father Without for a moment presuming to say whet': the guilt of the THE STOCK EXCIIANGE.—On Wednesday, a meeting n i ne year.. Ido not know a place called Malahide, near Li 1 7 1 . si °n declaredl iesi i i l n e fact theiroof w our i printed circular . - brethren divisions ro Some L'afgepsa l unbl of the members took place, when, it is said, a proposition Dublin. I never lodged with a person named George scribers are designated delegates ) of the " Free Church," others was brought forward that all future transactions in scrip Walker there. I never stole trousers and clothes from of the " United Secession Church," others of the " Relief I should be for ready cash o n d e li ver y of th e vouchers. Walker. I never was confined in any gaol in Ireland for I Church," others again of the " Reformed Presbyterian Church," This was negatived. A proposition, it is said, was like- a single minute for any crime committed. I have sup- others of the " Original Secession Church," others " Congrega- wise bra ualit forward for raising the sum payable to the ported myself for some time back by working. I have tionalists," and, lastly. others " Baptist Church.' ' s t ßeco a l t le a c t t e in o g 1 association as entraace money, to £3OO. This was, we worked at Oxion for Joe Farrell, manager for a person f th h r n s g o s ie e mani o b r uk t e ea o r t s th o e f repon tSaPiir c ; e t, a l n f d ee i l ri t s h t a a t ra uah me a adment. f believe, also negatived. In fact, we are assured that the named Pim. I left that through drink. Thete was no "For ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among you envy meeting terminated without anything definite having been other charge against me. Iwasnot charged with corn , resolved upon.brethren I miffing any theft there. Ido not know a labourer named men." 1 Cor. 3: 3. Without presuming tojudge our in est.: COUNCIL MEETING.—At the Connell meeting, to- Caring, neithsr do I know a man named M`Namara. lor to set them at nought, 1 venture, in all humility. and o present to morrow, amongst other things, a recommendation from cannot read or write. I lodged in Back Chester-street thees eat Christian love, lov.e,,,Tperxrhto„srttaonujiseincotttaiushilistroetthtrheen spirit, " with the Market Committee will be submitted, to increase the 1 with a shoemaker named Halfpenny. Ido not remem , one N' m ' mind and a ,Ce mouth to glorify'God g ,"—t Rom. 15 :6) before salary of Mr. Stonehouse, superintendent of Gill-street I b e r that M'Namara took in certain pamphlets, and that I they unite together against the errors of other brethren. Market, from £l2O to £l6O. A memorial from the Wal- I requested him to lend them to me to read. I was at I believe that if suoli agreement in mind and judgment were lasey Commissioners, relative to the want of accommoda- I school twelve months, but I learned nothing. I could sought from the I.ord, in earnest repentance, humiliation, faith, Lion at Prince's Pier, will be brought forward. Mr. not be learned, and can get people to prove it. I did not v i i e d ray e er, itl blessed d uld be . gre f nted. in hie goodnesstanfl, _neierrcays: Chalmers will move the appointment of a committee to see the placard offering a reward tor the perpetrators of therefore , a a b s e m . a e u p a r a o h m e is p e erf e e ir ct ou h r e etnaouagdeamdenand if in any consider the best means of affording warm and cold salt this robbery and murder; and the reason was, because I thing ye be otherwise minded, Gtd shall reveal ;Yen this unto water baths, at reasonable charges ; and Mr. Parker will could neither read nor write. 1 never heard of the reward you." Ph. 3 : 15. submit a motion for the granting of £5O out of the sure in any company I ever was in. 1 might have seen it ph- I fan not insensible of the unhappy di v i s i ons which prevail in phis income, as a prize for the best painting in the Liver- carded, but 1 could not read it. I never said at Half- I our own land. I deplore the existence of "various denoiriina pool Exhibition, by an artist who has resided not less tha n penny's that a reward of £lOO had been offered. I never tious"amongst us. I feel that the pungent rebuke of the Holy Spirit ten years within the borough. was at Halfp e nny ' s afte r th e murder. I sto pp ed i n Ba - among us parties within or without the Church, we cannot but THE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS. — At the meetin g nastre - street about a week after t h e m urder. I w e n t there feel that to English Christians alsobe asked the solemn on Thursday, the Mayor presided, and eight members three days before Christmas. I went to lodge in North - question , "Are ye not carnal?" may were present. Mr. Samuel Holme attended before the street after I leit Bratastreastreet• I stopped there two As a minister of the Church of England lam far from charging board, and stated he was about to build the Branch months. After leaving North-street I lodged with Mrs. our dissenting brethren Kith the whole guilt of our unhaepy Bank of England, end also to take down and re-build Dunn, of Meacock-street, Birkenhead, for four months, schisms. I desire that we should deeply humb'e ourselves before Mr. Lace's property in Castle - street. He should require and during that period I put in coal , and went begging the the l l a o ti r g d u f a o g r e o . u f r i te ri s s u a p s p a lia C t h it ur Pr e o h, ph a e r t i ' d ,. r o datt or t d o t o o u u r s o b w ei n state ottgat a deal of room to work and hoist the st o n e , and lay down many a time. Then I went to Ireland , where 1 had contusion of face , to our Lisl.ops,our priests, our deacons, and the materials, and as Cook-street was very narrow, he friends. I did not work for anybody in Ireland, for I our people, because we have sinned against thee." Dan. 9• 8. wished to know what space, to be railed in, in Castle- was very poorly in health. I got coney from my friends I wish neither to pelliate nor to conceal the sins of out own street would be allowed him. The height of the bank to support m',self. I went to Ireland to get work. I Church. I desire to bring them before the Lord in humble would be 70 feet, and the shear poles would occupy a won't tell the names ofof any the friends from whom I penitence. and in fervent prayer, and to plead with Him his own most encouraging words "'l'o the I.ord our God belong mercies great deal of room. A conversation took place on the got money in Ireland. and forgiveLesscs ' ' • though we have rebelled against hm " subject, in which it was suggested that the coach s tand A number of additional witnesses were then examined D an . i x g. for the time be removed. Finally, it was understood that in support of the prosecution.—Mr. Bell Williams, It is no small comfort to know that many a prayer ascends the Commissioners should inspect the locality, and wholesale tea - dealer, of School-lane, Liverpool, deposed to the Gracious Head of the elite ch that tie would have mercy report.—No other business of interest. that he was in Mr. Peacop's shop shortly before the rob- upon us and cleanse us, that He would give us the true unity THE MARMORA.—The American Screw Auxiliary bery was committed, and that he observed a tall, stout of the Spirit, healing our haP l PY eth divisions 't to meet with our barque arrived here from New York on Friday morning, man, in a dark dress, watching at the corner. The pri- dis i s t i w nrri ld fr iv et e li m re e n a i n n d unitedn rei re e n nta , r , j e c a e j a ci a y dlr ay er :to meet after a passage of twenty-three-and-a-half days, and soner, Lynch, was something like him, but he was unable with them g in the use of the pointed means for coming to bringing some forty or fifty passengers. The length of to identify.—George N. Thompson, a slater, residing at e one mind and one mouth" Such meetings would, we believe, the voyage is stated to have arisen from her propeller New Ferry, deposed that on the night of the robbery, and be owned and blessed by the Lo d, the Spirit. They would pre keying been struck and so damaged by a heavy sea shortly before it was committed, lie passed along the road sent to the world a hies- ed example of godly union and concord. shortly after leaving New York as to be rendered not and saw three or four men standing close to Mr. Peacop's lii so doing, we belie e that a new effusion of the Spirit of God only useless, but also a serious hindrance to her progress. shop. He also was unable to identify. He had fee- would make us of one heart and of one mind, andrestore h t r o ea l 'the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and breaking of It was bent entirely out of its position, and had to be tl seen prowling about there during the month . quen. y men and prayers." Acts ii. 42. dragged after her throughout the greater part of the preceding the robbery, and about eight days,_, prior to e it he I trust that lam assuming no undue authority towards our passage. Her progress previously to meeting with this noticed, in particular, the prisoner, leowlan.—James Scottish brethren in venturing to express cur regret that their misfortune is described as having been excellent, and her i F oreman , a seaman on b oar d th e Rock Ferry boat, also circular expresses no sorrow for their Own unhappy divisions, sailing qualities under canvas are spoken of in very high observed a man in close proximity to Mr. Peacop's shop In s p eakin g of " promoting the interests of a Scriptural Christ terms. She is now in the 'I rafalgar Dock. Her propel- on the f a tal night, but lie should never know the man ianity '' I cannot but feel that the Scriptures already quoted in this paper would have taught them that to have a portion of the ler, which is on Ericson's principle, and is formed of again, as the night was dark and he wits unable to see body of Chris' rent - into free church, relief church, secession wrought copper, is worked by low pressure engines of his face. church, and other " denominations "is not Scriptural Christ. forty-eight horse-power each, and it is calculated that Thomas Sweeney, warehouseman to Mr. Peacop, seven tons of coal will suffice for her daily consumption. proved that that gentleman had £6 3s. on his person, at DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, the board ag , eed 1 the time lie was robbed.—Mr. John Arnold, of New to repair the yard of the Anderton Carrying Company, Ferry, with whom Mr. Peacop lodged, proved that be and to give a quay berth at N.E. corner of George's had found £7 4s. 2d. on his person, and that, according Dock to vessels ill the fruit trade. The further con- to Mr. Peacop's own admission, only £1 les. 4d. had versation as to the Oporto vessels was poslponed. The' been taken by the robbers. --1 Lomas M'Conville, the berths given to the Dundee traders, it was reported, had keeper of a lo.iging-house in Baneastre• street, stated that worked advantageously.—The receipts at Runcorn during ; Burns never left his house en the 31st of December until the past month she wed a decrease, as compete d with the 1 two o'clock in the day, and that he returned home about same month last year.—A petition from the masters of ! one on the same eight.—Joseph Farman, a mason; at coasters was read, to the effect, that the new dock works Oxton, deposed that Burns worked for him for seven at Birkenhead, had expelled them from Wallasey Pool, 1 weeks, in April and May last, and that he conducted hi r and that the removal of boulder stones between Egrecnont self very properly.—Wm. Vicar y, superintendent of the and Seacombe, would enable them to lie safely at anchor Birkenhead Gas and Water Works, stated that Lynch, off that part of the. Cheshire shore. The memorial was Newlan, and 'reliant were employed by him about the referred to the Town-clerk.--A letter was read from time the robbery was committed, and for some time be- Hamden and Company, saying that the first of their fore and since. steam-rigged New York line of packets, would be shortly This cl sed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Chew in port—that they wished to berth them as sailing packets, addressed the court for the defence, contending that there and not as steamers, at the 'Waterloo Duck, and that care was no jury in the world who would convict the prisoners would be taken to extinguish fires on board during the on the testimony, uncorroborated as it was , o f suc h a vii were in deck. Their request was complied with. lain as B urns . He then called Eli za b et h Il ug l iev , a nd FIRST AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT NEWTON. — In Fe - Mary Williams, and they distinctly swore that on the bruary last, Mr. Mercer, of Newton, agent of Thomas 1 night, and at the titre the rubbery was c o mm itted, Lynch Legh, Esq., by the most indefatigible exertions, sue- was in his own house reading aloud a work entitled " The Jew." He also called Thomas 11'Namara, seeded in establishing in that to wn, a Farmer's Club, Wandering who stated that Burns could read i m p er f ec tly arid that he " to promote improvement in agricultu re, a n d to reward Lad borrowed Llo d's • • and other publications the skill and industry of the Cottager and 'Farm La- Miscellany f from him for the Lloyd purpose Sundays. of ;" and on Thursday, the society's first exhibition' John Waling was the last witness o called for on the defence, readingthem of stuck took place. Few horses were shown, but the and he stated that loaded whips, such as that found in quality was superior. The prize was adjudged to Mr. Lynch' house, d • pipes s au Iron were used by the watchers Worsley for an excellent pair of draught animals. The atthe Birkenhead Gas Works at night witlt a view of de dairy cows and young stock were also excellent, and the feeding themselves from assailants. The magistrates re same gentleman got the first prize. The pigs were prime, and several of the cott ag e rs w ere successful. tired for twenty minutes to consider their decision. On The seed return into court, After the show upwards of 120 gen tle m en sat down to an en. corn was of fine sorts, a n d thr e e p r izes were awarded. their return Rev. Mr. Fielden said :—No, w prisoners, we have taken into consideration the evidence which has been ad ofexcellent dinner at the Legh Arms Hotel, when the health dagainst you, and we have also taken into onsider duce . the president, and other toasts were drunk with greatwhich has enthusiasm. The handsome cup, value ten guineas, the evidence been called in your defence, ation . liberally given by Thomas Legh, Esq., to the tenant who —evidence which was certainly very properly called on t but evidence which, of course, has come upon shall have his farm in the best condition was awarded to you b r par r , rise. We could not possibly be acquainted Mr. Andrew Cautice. The second prize of five guineas, us irh y a s n u y P oe the parties called on your behalf, and, there for the second best cultivated farm, was carried off by w fore, it is our duty to the public, and perhaps it will be. Mrs. Mary Boardman. The premium for the best fens- . to yourselves , that they should be examined Peter Worsley. satisfactory ing was given to Mr. We cannot learn anything of them last week briefly and inquired into. CATTLE FEEDING.—We noticed an will be made, and if it should turn out cattle fodder recently erected by now, but inquiries apparatus for steaming that the evidence comes from independent and respectable at Mr. Parks, Parker- Messrs. Wm. Jones and Co., in e witnesses, it will have its due weight. In order to make street, and, haying since seen it operation , are more proper inquiries , we must again remand you until fully convinced of its merits ; we may instance five . k. mi. day next at eleven o'cloc Satur bushels of potatoes were admirably cooked in twenty mutes. Mr. Parks, as we before sta ted, will feel p leasure pris on ers were then removed from the bar , and the The in showing it to those interested, and as the agricultural crowded court w as cleared. show is at hand, we doubt not but he will h ave a x n e u e m ed be a r On Saturday the four p risoners were committed to take their trial at the next assizes. The y all looked exceed of visitors. The space it occupies does not e ingly dejected on being brought up . squ.:re yard. JOURNEYMEN Coorcns.—On Tuesday, a meeting of master coopers wa., , held in this town to consider the re quirements of the journeymen coopers, respecting an ad laopy to learn that the masters Yance of wa have readily acceded to the wishes of their journeymen. CURIOUS TURNIPS.—TIiere were exhibiting at the Ex change News-room, on Wednesday last, two turnips, grown by Mr. Neilson, at Halewood, which bear the re semblance of two hands. The large one is de. iguated as Ben Caunt," and the small one as Betidigo. ' CHRIST CHURCH.—On Sunday last, a sermon was preached in this church, by the Rev. Fielding Ould, in pursuance of the Queen's letters, on behalf of the unfor tunate sufferers by the late fires at Quebec, when the sum of £4l 16.3 Bd. was collected for their relief. THE WATER INQUIRY.—On Tuesday last this inquiry was rot resumed, in consequence of Mr. Councillor Procter and Mr. Cooper being the only two members of the committee who att nded at the appointed hour. It appeared also that the officers of the Guardian Society were not yet prepared with their evidence. Workmen haveb, , ,en engaged during the past week in pre paring for the erection of the north battery. It is to be situated at the extreme end of the new docks opposite the lane leading down from Sandhills-hridge, and wili co operate with the fort opposite on the Cheshire side in guarding the entrance to the port. ST. JUDE'S SCHOOLS.—Last week Mr. T. J. Alsop, late head master of the above schools, on leaving his charge, of which he had the care for eleven years, was en tertained at tea with 350 of the children. The Rev. H. M`Neile presided. and the scene was affecting and inter esting. Mr. W. T. Thompson, late of St. Mark's, suc- I earnestly hope that our Scottish brethren will feel them selves called upon to return to their own land, and there to humble tl_emselves before the Lord, and to seek from Him who is an associate unity the true' unity of the Spirit—'one body nd one Spirit." If they do this. If tivy heroine, indeed, one in a Scriptural Christianity, me will gladly hail their return to us to assi , t us in a similar work amongst ourselves. While I cannot unite with our Scottish brethren in the man. nor in which we are invited. I cordial y acknowledge them as our dear brethren in Christ. I believe that, with ourselves, they hold the head, Christ Jesus. I rejoice in the large amount of gospel truth in which they and we are agreed. While I deplore their del); rture from what we believe to be the Scriptural frame-work of a Christian church, I feel a unity with them in our common faith, incom parably more close than that which we li'ate with other bre thren. who, with a more Scriptural frame-work, have not pre served eaually purely their testimony to the Blessed Gospel. I beg to assure our Scottish brethren of our cordial love to them in the Spirit. We long for a Seriatnral noon with them, and shall gladly avail ourselves of any I ,wful means towards it. We feel such an object a matter of tic highest importance. We believe that a truly unitett proteatantisin would he invincible. And we earnestly long and pray for the fulfilment of our Bles sed Saviour's prayer " That they all may be one ; as thou Fa ther, art in me and I in thee, that they also may I_ , e one in us: that the world may believe that thou hest sent me." John xvii. 21. The Father and the Son are one in nature, one in love, one in knowledge, and one; in action. Such is the unity, the oneness for which our Great Advocate prayed, and that is the oneness after which we should labour. I therefore venture most respectfully to suggest to our bre. thren the importance of holding meetings for united prayer and search of the Scriptures for the att^inment of that unity. With such meetings, conducted in a spirit of love and humiliation and faith and.prayer we could cordially co-operate. Then we might, indeed, hope for the Divine blessing, Then would Romantsm and eve;y other form of error fall before the light of Divine truth reflected from a waited church. " It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to he heard in praising and ,thanking the Lord ; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instrurneut, of music, and praised the Lord, saying. " For He is goad ; for Hismercy endureth for ever : that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lend ; so that the priests could not stand to minister by rea son of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of i4od.'7 2 Chron. v. 13, 14. To the members of our own church, and more especially those of my own congregation. I take this opportunity of speaking a:few words of exhortation. Brethren, dearly beloved in the Lord, I rejoice in regarding you as oars In a peculiar se nse. R e j o i c e in yo ur privileges as members of such a church as that w ith which the Lord has fa voured this highly-favoured nation. Her threefold ministry, her invaluable liturgy. her scriptural articles, her apostolic an tiquity, and, above all, her increasing grace, distinguish her pre-eminently above every other Christian body upon earth. But, dear brethren, those very principles are so many reasons why we should the more deeply humble ourselves before the Lord. When we compare what we are with what we might have been, our resources with our efforts, we hare too much reason to say that "to us belongeth shame and confusion of face." I exhort you, by our Lord Jesus Christ, to be much in prayer for yourselves, and for the whole church of which you are time th members. Pray for a larger outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon us. Pray for your ministers, that there may be less of division, and more of uniformity of teaching amongst us, that we may in the sight of all men be good ministers of Jesus Christ taught of God to feed the people with knowledge and understanding. Pray for yourselves, that you may be better enabled to walk worthy of your high calling. As a church we have grievously sinned against God. The spiritual ity of our public liturgical services stands out in too painful con trast with the want of spirituality of our lives. We have to watch not only against popery and other forms of error, but we have, if possible, still greater need to watch against worldly mindedness, covetousness, pride, fulness of heart, grinding the faces of the poor. and various immoralities which abound amongst us. Dear brethren iu the Lord, pray that the purifying grace of our Lord Jesus Christ may cleanse and defend us as a church. Pray that His heavenly grace may raise us to a higher state of spiritual mindedness, and keep us in the love of God, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. loncerning our dissenting brethren, I exhort you to count them not as enemies, but to admonish them as brethren. The spirit of true Christian love will teach you to admonish them of their un scripturol position in having rent the unity of the Church of Christ. Let that admonition always be accompanied by the recollection of how much of our own sins have helped forward the breaches. While we admonish them as walking disorderly, let us love them as breth ren—let us ever be ready to acknowledge and be thankful for what ever we find of the grace of the Holy Spirit amongst them. Let us ever remember that those of them who are born of the Spirit are our brethren in a brotherhood which will be perfected before the throne. For their sakes, as well as our own, let us abstain from all appear ance of approval of their separation, but let the same truth and faithfulness make us gladly acknowledge whatever we discern of good. In this spirit of brotherly kindness we may hope to win them back again to the privileges which they have forfeited: at least we shall have done what lies in our power. I earnestly exhort you, brethren beloved in the Lord, to remember the common brotherhood of all who call upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. While we denounce the errors of Romanist', the superstitions of the oriental churches, and the degradation into which they have fallen, let us do so in the spirit of love, let us remember that they are our baptised brethren. Let us feel towards them as Jeremiah did, whose eyes wept sore and ran down with tears because the Lord's flock was carried away captive. Jer. ziii., 17. The Romanist is not more idolatrous, nor more persecuting than were those whom the prophet calls the Lord's flock, and for whom he wept brotherly tears. Let us feel towards them as the blessed Jesus did when he died for them. Oh, that such a spirit were granted to us, flint we could be weep ing remonstrants instead of boastful disputants, our lips filled with kindness by hearts full of love, convincing every man's conscience in the sight of God, that our only objeet is the glory of the Lord, in the diffusion of his heavenly truth to the salvation of immortal souls. Above all, let us ever be waiting and longing for the Lord's com ing. He is to be the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. He will shortly appear to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe Oh brethren, be ye yourselves ready, with your loins girt and your lights burning, and yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord. stir up those around you to earnest repentance and humilia tion, to fervent zeal and love, to increased wisdom and knowledge, to a growing conformity to the Saviour's image, to a longing desire for his coming and his kingdom. Persuade them to unite with you in fervent, continual prayer to the Lord of light, and life, and love, that He may send forth his light into all hearts, breathe his own life into all souls, and enkindle his own love within us all, that we may arise from the dust, lay aside our unhappy divisions, and live to him. Brethren—beloved brethren, may the God of all grace enable us to do so; may the God of all grace pour down a spirit of true union upon all our dissenting brethren ; may not only Scottish and English Christians, but Christians everywhere, be thus one, in a heavenly bond, waiting in brotherly union for that much to belonged for day, when one in the blessedness of resurrection glory, we shall be like our Lord and Saviour, seeing him as he is. Scottish brethren, I invite you to unite with us in meetings for humiliation and prayer. English dissenting brethren, we ask you to do the same. Let us meta with God's word in our hands, with God's love in our hearts, with believing prayer on our lips, and we shall soon find God's light in our souls, * God's holiness in our lives, and the Gospel of his blessed Son made manifest to all men in our persons. 0 Lord of light and love, look down in mercy upon thy Universal Church—look down upon thy ancient people Israel—look down upon the habitations of darkness throughout this world, which thou hast so loved. 0 Lord of light and love, send to us the Son of thy love, the blessed Prince of Peace, to fill the earth with thy glory, and to delight his people with fulness of joy in his presence. Lord Jesus, come quietly. . JOSEPH BAYLEE, Minister of Holy Trinity Church and district, Birkenhead, 2g, Hamilton-square, Sep. 28, 1845. etntrat The new harbour of Holyhead will be erected outside the present one, and will be ten miles in extent. The testimonial to George Hudson, Esq., has nearly reached £lO,OOO. Prince Albert has refused to pay poor-rates for his Pemish Farm. An attempt is to be made to compel him. GAINSBOROUGH. — This town was lighted with gas for the first time this season on Saturday evening week. The celebrated Ibrahim Pacha, it is said, intends to visit England in the spring. The next Annual We,leyan Conference will commence at Bristol the last Wednesday in July. Two prostitutes have been committed for trial at Hali fax, Yorkshire, on a charee of stealing money from a mau whose nan e is George Wisdom. An explosion took place on Thursday, at a firework manufactory at Harlow, West Marsh, by which two men lost their lives. There was a smart church rate contest at Doncaster during three days last week, when the opponents of the church were left in a minori►y of 500. The Duke of Wellington has imported between,two and three hundred French foxes, and turned them loose on his domain at Strathfieldsaye. The weekly meeting of the Directors of the Bank of England has not resulted in any change in the rate of dis count. The Bishop of Calcutta, now on a visit with the Vicar of Huddersfield, has again been ,eized with a return of the fever, which originally compelled his Lordship to leave India. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Monday week as the Zuleika. pleasure boat, was sailing from Rathmullan to Buncruna, Scotland, she filled with water and immediately sink. The four hn;ter.en in her were all drowned. _ The two fanatics, who, in Exeter, lately predicted the end of the world on the 10th of October, stated in their treaty for the Royal Subscription Rooms, that they should want them again next year. . HOP-PICKING. — Hop-picking has commenced in the county of Nottingham, and the produce is very light. The average weight per ac-e is now estimated at not ex ceeding two hundred weight. THE LATE MR. W. MASTERMAN. — This wealthy and eminent City banker bas left funded :aid personal pro perty, independent of his real estates, to the amount of nearly £160,000._ _ _ • SIR LIENRY POTTINOER.—It is stated that Major general Sir Henry Pottinger, who is now on a tour in Scotland, with Lady Pottinger, will receive the colonelcy of the 75th foot, rendered vacant by the demise of Sir William Hutchinson.—Morning Chronicle. THE LATE BENJAMIN Woon, M.P.—We once heard him say, that he left Tiveyton a poor boy, and that he owed all his wealth to the industry which he had learned from the good example set by his parents, who were poor but honest people.— Western Times. At the lodgings of Garratt, who was arrested a few days since for robbing railways, numerous articles of every de scription' evidently stolen, were discovered. It is said that all the London Termini, have, for a long time past, been frequented by a gang of thieves. The railway station at Berwick-upon-Tweed is in course of formation on the site of the ancient castle, the massive ruins of which are fast disappearing under the operations of the workmen. An interesting object is thus sacrificed to modern convenience. One of the manufacturing firms of Sheffield, apologis ing to a customer for not having completed an order, at tributes it to the injurious effects which he affirms are resulting to the trA de from the railway pleasure trips and gipsey parties now so frequently indulged in. It has been pointed out to us (says the Railway Herald) that the Railway King (Mr. lluthon), in his new mansion at Albeit-gate (Knightsbridge), has not escaped from the associations of the alley—for there are a couple of stags perched on the gates close to the house! Captain Guerin, the diver, who is now attempting to save the rich cargo of the George Sand, which was wrecked off Neville, near Cherbourg, brought up from that vessel a few days since a case containing 2,000 pias tres (10,000 f.) . , SECOND CROPS.—TIIe second crops of clover as well as the after grass of meadow laud, are this year generally less productive than usual in Yorkshire, from the very natural cause that the weight of the first crop exhausted the land, and left little strength for a renewed effort. A FALL OF SNAlLS.—During the storm which passed over Cheltenham on Sunday afternoon week, a large quantity of snails fell upon the fields surrounding the residence of D. L. St. Clair, Esq., of Staverton. This involuntary migration was possibly occasioned by a whirl wind passing ever marshy ground. On Tuesday last, at the Town-hall, Maidsone, Thomas Topp, a gamekeeper in the employ of Prince Albert, was fined £2 and costs for having set a ferocious bloodhound at a poor woman, who was gathering wood in that part of Windsor Forest in which are the preserves of the Prince Consort. The poor woman was severely bitten. The gamekeeper has been dismissed. . . Mr. Green made a night a,cent from Crernorne-gardens on Tuesday last. The fire-works, thirty pounds of which were attached to the car, went off pr: maturely, and for a time the spectators were in considerable danger, while serious apprehtnsions were ent,rtained lest the balloon should explode. Ultimately it went away in a westerly direction, and descended at Clay •gate. SINGULAR MATCH AT CRICKET—ARMS VERSUS LEGS.—The return match between 11 one-armed men and 11 one-legged men of Reading, has just taken place. The first match was wo❑ by the mle-arms, beating their opponents by 39 runs. They were also successful upon the last occasion, the sccre being as follows :—One-armed, first innings, 84 ; second innings, 81—total, 165. The one-legged, first innings, 64; second innings, 98—total 162. _ EXPECTED VISIT TO ENGLAND OF THE SON OF THE IMAUM OF MUSCAT.—The correspondent of the Times at Alexandria says :—The son of the Imaum of Muscat, his Highness Prince Saied Ebn Hillal, who arrived here some time ago from Jedda, proceeds by the Oriental to England, to claim the intercession of the British Govern ment with his father, who has threatened to disinherit him on account of some misunderstanding which exists between them. During his stay in Egypt be has been treated wi'h great hospitality by Mehemet Ali. The Marquis of Westminster is preparing to carry out the grand plans of the late Marquis for increasing the value of his estates in Chelsea and its vicinity. A new bridge will be erected over the Thames, in a line with Sloane-street; this will lead to Battersea-fields, which will be intersected with ranges of buildings of the class now considered so ornamental in Pimlico. The present Marquis, it is said, derives an income from the public funds sufficient to cover his annual expenditure. His re venue derived from estates is to be applied solely to the works contemplated by the late Marquis.— Globe. SHIPWRECK, WITH Loss OF LlFE.—During a heavy gale of wind from the south-west on Tuesday night, about 11 o'clock, the brigantine Sole, laden with currants, dyewood, &c., bound from Cephalonia to Hamburg!), was driven on shore a little to the east of Rye Harbour. She soon went to pieces: Most of the cargo is washed on shore. There were 10 bands on board, seven of whom perished, including the captain and mate. Three other vessels must have shared the same fate, had it not been for the coast-guard on duty, who warned them of their danger by firing blue lights. THE " STAGS" ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.—It is a curious fact that persons a ho have been for years wander ing about London in a state of almost utter destitution have been metamorphosed into sharebrokers, and appear in " the Lane" amongst their brother dealers in attire which would reflect credit on the skill of a west-end Schneider. GOOD NEWS FOR ANGLERS.—Considerable dismay prevails amongst anglers in consequence of statements that an act had passed during the last session making it unlawful to angle for fresh water fish after the 13th inst., and penal to have in one's possession at any time treat under seven inches in length. No such act passed last session, in fact, no act respecting fishing in English rivers. The only fisheries act passed were, first, " An act for the amendment of an act of the sixth year of her present Majesty for regulating the Irish fisheries," and, secondly, " An act to prevent fishing for trout or other fresh water fish by nets in the rivers and waters of Scotland." Ang lers, therefore, may go on as they hitherto have done. STOCK EXCHANGE QUARRELS.—At the Mansion House, London, last week, two persons were brought up for fighting in the street, near the Stock Exchange. It appeared that the prisoners, who are both described as gentlemen," had some quarrel arising out of a dispute respecting share transactions. From irritating language they proceeded to blows, when they were taken charge of by the police. They were each fined 20s.—George Weten hall, printer of Welenhall's Share List, was charged on the same day, with having spat on the librarian of the Stock Exchange. The cause of quarrel did not appear, but the defendant declared that the plaintiff was nothing but a " stag." Mr. Wetenhall was fined 10s. Miss KELLY'S THEATRE.—A party of gentlemen, well known to the literary world, performed Ben Jonson's ad mirable comedy of Every Man in his Humour, on Satur day night week, at Miss Kelly's Theatre, London. We subjoin the cast, which is a complete curiosity •—Kitely, Mr. Forster; Knowell, Mr. Mayhew ; Captain Bobadil, Mr. Charles Dickens ; Brainworm, Mr. Mark Lemon ; Edward Knowell, Mr. Frederick Dickens ' • Downright, Mr. Dudley Costello ; Master Stephen, Mr. Douglas Jerrold; Master Matthew, Mr. Leech ; Thomas Cash, Mr. Augustus Dickens ; Oliver Cob, Mr. Leigh ; Justice Clement, Mr. Frank Stone; Roger Formal, Mr. Evans; William, Mr. a'Beckett ; James, Mr. W. Jerrold ; Dame Kitely, Miss Fortescue ; Mrs. Bridget and Tib, unknown. To all persons conversant with the current literature of the day, the above names will be perfectly familiar. CRIMINAL RF,TURYS FOR 184'4.—These returns exhi bit a result which has not appeared in the returns of crime in England and Wales for above twenty years—a decrease in the number of offenders committed for trial extending over two consecutive years. For the eight years ending with 1842 crime increased, till in that year there was half as much crime again as in the year 1845, the increase being from 20,731 committals to 31,309. The ratio of increase, too, was rapidly advancing, the year 1842 being more fruitful in crime by nearly 4,000 than the preceding year. Crime, as far as it can be estimated from these returns, has receded during the last two years, from 31,309 to 26,542. Even this mitigated visitation of crime, is a se rious advance on the year 1835 ; and if we further com pare the two quinquennial periods into which Mr. Red grave divides the ten years, we find that in the five years ending 1844 there were 29,525 more offenders than in the five years ending 1839. There is still, therefore, the greatest room for improvement. TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH SIAM.—The attention of the Continental States has been attracted to the treaty of commerce said to have beer quietly concluded between England and Siam. Letters from Bavaria received in Holland state that the population of Siam is at least three millions, and that the English have secured great and ex clusive privileges by the treaty, with the -right of import ing into Siam a number of articles which the Dutch and Americans, the greatest traders in those parts, next to our selves, have not been permitted to introduce. It appears that to our resident agent at Bangkoch in Siam is mainly due the obtainment of the advantageous treats in ques tian ; and that the manufactures, for which there is the greatest opening, are those of cotton, silk, and glass ; fire arms, perfumery, and trinkets being also very saleable. We should not be at all surprised to find the commerce of Siam becoming second to that of China, provided suitable exports can be found there is sufficient quantity to make returns for our goods, since no trade can be carried on with a drain of bullion. IPuItEIGN AND COLONIAL. ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA The steam-ship Caledonia reached this port on Sunday, ;ith advices from New York to the 16th ult. The intelligence of most consequence by thi4 arrival is that from Mexico and the River Plate, to which we have referred in a leading article. Exchange on London at New York was quoted at 1091 to 110. There was little doing. The Money Market was easy. United States Stocks still continued to feel the effect of the uncertainty existing relative to the intentions of Mexico. The news from Canada and Texas is unimportant. The Great Western reached New York on the 9th inst. The steam packet-ship Massachussetts sailed from New York for this port on the 13th inst. INDIA AND The Times of Wednesday published a mass of informa tion, received by express, in anticipation of t`le Indian mail, from Calcutta to the Bth August, from Bombay to the 7th August, and from China to the 12th June. The following is a synopsis of the principal facts. A draught act had been published, allowing the trans port of cotton from any of the subordinate ports of the Bombay Presidency to Bombay free of duty. This will prevent a great deal of trouble and annoyance to the Ira. ders in cotton, who were formerly obliged to pay duty on cotton in transit from the outports to Bombay, which was, in fact, subjecting it to internal taxation. The Delhi Gazette says that the steamer Soorma was expected to arrive at Gurmoktessur Ghaut on the 15th. This is a completion of the experiment made by govern ment of the possibility of steam navigation being extended beyond Allahabad, and it is most satisfactory to find that at that season of the year at least it was quite possible. It had been ascertained in Calcutta that three ships were on their way out from Liverpool with about 1,200 tons of salt, which, from calculations made on good data, would c)st in Calcutta only nine annas a-maund, while that manufactured under the government monopoly cost from fifteen annas to one rupee; supposing only a profit of four annas per maund to the importer, and supposing that the shipowner loads his own ship, 450 tons will y ield, at an average of 25., £337 as profit, and £450 as freight. From Mr. Wilkinson's commercial annual of the ever nal commerce of Bengal for 1844-45, lately published, it appears that the increase in the value of imports in the past year over that of the previous one is 12,159,736 ru pees, and the increase in the exports 2,146,642 rupees, tile net increase in customs' dut'es being nearly four lecs of rupees, almost wholly derived from imports. In cotton twist and yarn an increase of imports to the extent of nearly fifty per cent, and in woollen and woollen stuffs a similar increase, have taken place. In the Bombay papers we find the following :—The London mail of the 7th of July had reached Bombay on the 6th of August. The Born Lay government had given notice that an intermediate mail for Aden was to be made up on the 15th of September, and to be continued regu larly on the 15th of every month until further notice. This arrangement establishes a mail every fortnight from Bombay to Europe. There is no remarkable intelligence from India. The rains, although late in some districts, promised to be highly favourable. The news from China comes down to the 12th of June. The Governor of Hong-Kong had issued a proclamation assessing the lands and houses of that colony for the sup port of an efficient police. A letter from Aden, dated 16th August, says that the indostan had just arrived from Suez, 48 hours after her time. Her detention in Suez was said to be caused by the scampering off of a camel in the desert with some of the mail boxes i❑ the dead of the night! The same writer adds :—" The passengers on board the steamer report the heat in the Red Sea to have exceeded anything within the remembrance of the most salamanderish among them, — thermometer in shade at 98, in engine -room at 128, and temperature of water about 86. The engineers were so much exhausted as to require stimulants to he given to them. The Hindostan has been performing eleven knots for a considerable period, and to this the passengers are indebted for an earlier relief from the suffocating heat above the Straits than they could otherwise have hoped for. Mr. Waghorn is still here, and is expected to leave in the course of a few days to proceed to London, vid Trieste, to determine with accuracy the relative advantages, in regard to expedition, of the routes through France and Germany, foe the conveyance of the Indian correspondence and mail. •No incursions hitherto from the Arabs." The Precursor steamer, which was to have left Calcutta on the 10th of August, had not arrived at Suez on the 9th September. _ SCINDE In consequence of an aggressive movement made on some of the v;llages, a portion of the 18th Bombay Infan try were on the 9th July ordered to form head quarters in the locality. Sir Charles Napier declaring, very properly, he will not allow his frontier to be disturbed. Eugene Sue, the author of the Wandering Jew, Mysteries of Paris, &c., has been excommunicated by the Archbishop of Lyons, primate of France. His offence is his exposures of the Jesuits. Such was the eagerness for the commercial news from England in New York, on the last arrival of the Cambria from Liverpool, that three hundred dollars were given for a single copy of a newspaper. The steam machine for draining the lake Ilaarlem (which was caused by a terrib!e inundation many years ago) was set to work the other day with complete success. In five hours it removed 300 cubic ells of water. An association has been formed in the United States to resist the payment of rent. The proceedings of the asso ciation are very prompt. All claimants, and even the legal enforcers of claims, are immediately shot. The Constitutionnel mentions that Ibrahim Pasha, ac companied by Soliman Pasba (Colonel Selves), would shortly come to France and take up his residence at Lyons. PERU.—The dispute arising out of the unwarrantable outrage upon the British Consul at Arica, has been ad justed by the compliance of the Peruvian Government with the demands made upon them. The Journal des Debate announces the arrival at Bordeaux of Mr. Washington Irving, the celebrated American writer. He is said to be charged with a dip lomatic mission to France by the Government of the United States. On Monday evening a rather serious riot took place at Delft, Holland. 'I he windows of the shops of several bakers and flour dealers were smashed to pieces by a vio lent mob of persons who had become exasperated at the sudden rise in the price of bread, flour, &c. The house even of the burgomaster was attacked. Sept. 3L1,!,t '''''--------"-- IV __SUSPENS lON OF THE CORN-LAWS IN BELGIVgIOO King of Belgium has issued a rotyal ordinance, or should call an order in council, for t he suspensieo of of Belgian corn-laws, which are almost a li ` eral trauselalbe. our own. The ordinance states, that this measure " of t he come necessary on account of the general failure s toel‘ potato crop, and the consequent diminution o f the. _ e a of provisions upon which the poorer classes have tor to t for their annual sustenance. It is, therefore, the Wl' the Belgian ports should be open 'free of ditty for t portation of foreign corn and pulse of all kinds. BRIT/ _ POPULATION GUIANA. —The last census of the British West:sront Islands and of British Guiana was taken at d":: the periods ; as, owing to circumstances. in the Baba°3lo Vtgaeiknregenirna general olasbllsaBtor4da4cs, abstract ao a sf n d twhoe ß s ritthieshcaG populationc u e i a i oiiin.a ,Biettahetehhceeotnf)thtues:l. origaint: he B el teen British possessions named, together with the .1 la West of I s n la d v ia e n s, ( l a s c la c n o d rd s, ing bu t t o tinhe-lcBo4ml The following op ber the year 1834 : pensation returns) SIO Total 194;0 Colony. Males. Females. 1 844 '..2 . 311fri :1. Jamaica 181,633.. 195 800.. 37,4 J" 1,90+ 2. Honduras . ' 10,0 00 .• 1 0,08 6 ,. 3. Bahamas 4. Carbados 5. Grenada 10.6. S m t. oL V lts in er c r e a n t t 7, St. Lucia 8. Tobago ... 13. St. Christopher 1 1 0% 798 3 8 : 9. Antigua 16,722.. 19.456.. 36,178.. 6,41, 3,336.. 4,029. • 7P 3 „ 6 0 5.• ~i i 11. Barbuda 12. Domincia 14. Nevis. 4,418.. 5,153.. 9 ,5 ,. 0 ',''' 5,,, , 1 15. Virgin Islands 3,130.. 3,559. • 6 , u°T . 20, 0 ",/ 16. Trinidad 30,713.. 29.102 59,9 R" g2,OP 17. British Guiana.. 49,787.. 48,346.. A i ''' . - --- ' -/ A0 -- ------ 663f0, .422,316 456,893 889,209 1 2 1 :6 6 5 8 4 1 : ..• 2 2 3 2 , ,4 1 ,7 69 7, .. .. 109:010,6 IRELAND. A considerable majority of the Roman CatboncY: jriP ~Os i c n o l ll r e el e a s nd ß , i h u a . ve signed a formal protest agaii:s: the The Ecclesiastical Board has received apP"c`tguem the enlargement of two hundred and forty-four in Ireland this year, to accommodate increased °lig tions. AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF BEING FO °digit° correspondent to the Dublin Warder says' .— tots ° days since, a number of good and brave Pr of the Manor, county Cavan, to the amount of 4 " r - e0 sembled on the lands of the late Mr. Bell 8° 41 ,:f e S : and stacked several acres of corn as a testimonUor t h " tion for the deceased, and as a mark of syroPet P : ' bereaved family. They were afterwards entertnal" a substantial dinner." rfer The IRISH MILITIA.—A circular from Si r b e e ~.1 mantle, dated Dublin Castle, 19th Sept., s ired h a dressed to lord-lieutenants of coun ties, to th e the her her Majesty requires an immediate inspection e'r tia staff throuhout Great Brirain and Irelanu' communication states :—" An officer of her ai g Me s t ; gular forces, aided by a regimental or staff serg e t °lo o ' forthwith visit the head-quarters of each regirasn'thatlf tia for that purpose ; and his Excellency requests;astfh, will direct all persons belonging to the permeeell:ha-rge„l the regiment of militia in the county under 9° ll l — Nrsri a ": hold themselves in readiness to be.insPected.' 0(01 osprdeceurlaattitohnissare time.afl oat respecting the promulgati°ll RAILWAY INTELLIGII,CE. .013"" • The third class carriages on the Manchester mingham Railway are now supplied with lights. l The Irish Railway Gazette announces the e „ s 'o ital ° ment of a Dublin Railway Bank, wit h a c" £500,000. d r id ° o f The Madrid Gazette announces the arrival at - u"o s ee Mr. Brunel, and a party of English engine ers, carry on the works in the north of Spain railwaYs• tbs' t we e re A rumour has been prevalent during the ps s e Tiber NA an order in council has been issued to stop the 'l l ' s sl'" gistration of new railway projects. Men of bust° tbl no credit to the statement. p le A leading Paris Journal, speaking of the Ftsrfr price of iron in every part of Europe, saYs tb • n 011 ' must reduce the duties, on the importation o f fote, ll !d, if the iron railways already voted are to be confloe`ed bbl The Regent's Canal. London, has been W el° l II° od new railway company, for upwards of XL 0 0 , , „ton B , d , new railway will run through the heart of connect the Great Western, London and and Eastern Counties Railways. spec jed NEW ANTI-FRICTION META L.—A Paris pcop tions the discovery of a new mixture of e'e ta :, 6 ;tber e :l anti-friction, as a substitute for the use of brass rious uses to which that metal has been hith er° a fr °° in the manufacturing locomotive and other eag hjeg r ;clC ° : , the statement of Messrs. Allcard, Puddicotnbe pal and other railways, it appears that this who have made the locomotives for the Roue ° an ithi' eg o m etal , ew ith very much lower in price than brass, and attend„ wor r t, economy of 75 per cent. in the use of oil during the to ing, is of a duration so far beyond that of brass almost incredible. AND_,. PROPOSED LEASING OF THE SHEFFIELD 40 - d i CHESTER RAILWAY BY THE GRAND Juc —° lo " e notice was received on Saturday by the roprietor.s_ Old Sheffield and Manchester Company , P ostPoo." oett signing of the deeds for the Il a rnsey P Ju ncti° r n ro lige s shares ; and it is said that some very important liner tb ments are pending in relation both to this nev 7 : ,, 1 161 ; Sheffield and Manchester. and te Grand Jone t ',", - 0 0; pany. It is hinted, indeed, that the arranger:qr.; be 9 ;h -f process may terminate in the leasing of the ~' "ic a t and Sheffield, by the Grand Ju o 6 e eing t ic% Manchester and Leeds have mad ") d n e , n e ndeot h rwh ich ments with the Liverpool and Bur e y ' Con i :p anY, they will take their Liverpool traffic over that line. THE COURT er FASHIONABLE fV 0 ,bsencsiff,°4. Her Maksty and Prince Albert, after an 8195't0 S. Windsor of upwards of three months, reru rne,l be sor Castle. from Osborne-house, on Th u rsdaY.,,,a to The stay of the Court at Windsor is 01 0.- bi prolonged until the month of February next. Ljow e, 00 , Great preparations are making at Hatfield " t yls.ii.ipf the Marquis of Salisbury, for the reception of h e be llism o l. Upwards of £25,000 are to be expended in era dJsK i . o o this splendid structure, once the royal residen F r i d a y, The Duchess of Kent arrived at Dover on her continental visit. Earl Spencer is dangerously ill. gojesti is Professor Liebig was presented to her Cor e, Friday. x4i65 oneL oorfd the H o w iv e a is id i s mm of ed H ia o t n e o ly u rtotboe tirerrQieudeteon;spipoiwoliosi This will afford a practical answer to the ~gt ; ',., the j terogatcry one has heard so often asked ""`",,900- few yesrs of—" Is Lord Howe privately Queen Adelaide ?" 1; 1 11t6 0 .- • ti , KINDNESS versus R — ETA --- LrA.roN.- - R etali t t p i s ° t rnc, t ti t °o6 the storm which sweeps through the forest in "",, n 0 0 ", h eif kindness is like the combined influence of the s „ - f01P,,.y .- , rain of the cloud, which germinates seed, and, u „ - tgag s ' i i 0 . : leaves, fl , ,wers, and odours. —Rey G. Or• 2b,",.,pati t ,'" 0; NOT BAD !—" Speculator" suigests tile j i ° , e ' r‘b ° o `e vln' a Grand Joint-Stock Company, to cotc_e r i t a t a neo' ilo off' Leeds into sharebrokers' offices, and to DU' o n —Leeds improvedT iTim es . principles, es . himacne dt 1 0 1ye f ot: t oh b segi e bo : „, , ,i tiose e a i ceo s i . f er, ,so s A " - es'; ' Pleasure is an ingredient of the soul 01 'ether of w h, :o , o ~s be made to accompany all our actions, moral, or physical. It is fit in the gratificrit set.Srilbe mal appetite, in the performance of du'Y , a l l t lifeS / o f o il , stimulant in all our mental acquisitions. toe s pile,: calmness of our reflections, and in our Per,c e „ v n , th„o, °' that is beautiful, whether that beauty arise ''''',,tialeLd , or varieties of nature, from the rapture, e„ s i e „ - 'e 14 ,,i;" fr i from the imaginations of intellect.—Phin`7,.,-g:'' s",,;9l;ec A MENDICANT DOG.--'' I was travero-fie o,,,fttif which is ß l 00 1 nr a was z s:d e :sio , , l said omisd i lha r i i ewsiwt c t i. tiol h htoenwh e hlgn d pihent i oea l .o i ia g d:teti e o.oel n lia.ouo c cloin e h, ktt..i.ti,dnoroeAgownitrp thecoach-door, ao nd and el satad o e g : 1 p () oc e rr ' i, b e t t oi 0 j e t) : .e i g og s ci liwi l ob e 1 with the air of one begging for something. w it '' - o ici‘V it up, ran to the baker's, and broug ht d t° egr his dog had belougeond bef blind man, lately dead The had no wa ster ' ticl i° hb al er m e vet , 3 things s x a e r r o c u u n . d —There e n , t t h h e e hen , e p in t h t s h o a i t . b g e tu r 8; 0 b a ro p rt , 9 jo::1, the glad spring -time, sat la belle ileuriste, oill,lbirh'e u s t s h ap n t iA r t n i o agn t s i d c o h sr e a d nwg h :e e a a fto r i heart isi l ei a l raep voice de and— a s i f a u sweetg t , a t 11 ,f . I b ,, i o e i g r t e , 1 ; 3 1, 4 0 ! could be so—pure and without guile as tlihrils"iiir . t. f .. there, abruptly pausing in her gentle laYr'if earttth` ranged as models for her artifi h c a i l a f lo ' roun d berttb admiringly, or laid them on her own vviU t , e besid e Ol i o ple, and bent down over the glossy fan t?,T, 0 0%04 see the effect; and—silly girl!-was easily 900114" it, and smiled and nodded her little hea n .3 a lou d ' the image she saw in the clear basin, s ° BBl p n o e s r t , ' 0 ; loo k en tell; comme ca."—Fraser's Magazine. __.......-- AMERICANISMS. VARIETIES K."—Forto‘d‘iose.over _ a long time 40, people ez zle , ,et ' 7 1/. 14: ---- J th e ' , O•b - 1 hciitsyloswaylss le ttero yO , c v Recent events, however, furnish a keY tck o tioe What • o ~ o o theineaning of the cabalistic t he o pt can they mean but for " 011 thiS Oregon, Kalifornia, Kanada, and Kubo• •pciple,,ifoll: of 4 pa i n l s c b h o the ls best f c, A Northern man, but with " Southern P r l s tion," tV, doubt, who is at present on a visit at the i r l iied 1° 0 1 ;1 of our hospitable Creoles, writing to -; 1 ere ng . r it Ol e 6 plc Of Picayne. ea ti e ° e° A nervous young lady, having purcliss. ~ tb ~, 0 , lies. yo Dr Ring, hung it carefully out of the W I r so night in New York, during a thunder sholv e t o f 0 0 'd of , afraid of lightning ! She will not be afro! ~, r , the time she shall have been twice wedded. „ e Ol e lc The Springfield Mass. Mutual Assilranvo laidtoo P require every house they may hereafter ins„ ti , , d i nished either with a scuttle in the roof, o' is fp' tached to the house. alifsi f t Ai I IVO o tli " Are you fond of tongue, sir? ec . CO I eovrierarteasttcde.igs.fier , , of tongue, madam, and like it still." ,li.s ,ii 03 The Natives and Whigs of Nicksburg, ' c j .ill c elected an Irishman as one a the Coo3oll of that city. s~ le A 2 1 1 42 s 1 14 1,