The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-09 00:00:00

WO an 4 4301.1iit of individual aid has beats bated, a right to expect, from a minister who admits fully the duty of the state to lead the way in Church Extension. at least the prac ical recognition of that uty? We think they have; and, moreover, we fear that in many of the distri most qring , idi vidual munificence will be cts found re to ui aid have done n its utmost. W e have not space at present for more than these la sty first Ca impressi ons as to this measure ; but We impres s i ons omit noticing one of its features, to which we of Mu st acco r d our entire satisfaction. It is the intention government, we perceive, not to withhold clergymen e ven in places where chur c h es d o not as yet exist. In _eveeery res pect this i s grat i fying; but the more particu• y so, as we trust that it is significant of the firmness o f the government with respect to the proposed mea sure of education. It was rightly suggeste d b y t h e ev. NPNeile, at t h e late meeting in behalf of the A'duealtion Bill, that additional schools would require additional ministers a nd he re t o see to th e i r re li g i ous teac hi ng; b we have a g uarantee that these ministers will , e furnished, as well as that we are not to be deprived dissenting c l amour of the field upon which th e y a re required to labour. neee are prep are d to acknowledge the vast import- Great B r i tain, of her commercial and manu -cturinir interests. We admit the inevitable neces tttY under which, as a nation, we are thrown, to main t!ill those interests in a healthy condition ; and to see that, as far as is practicable with the prosperity of d ' °tlt" important interests, no impediment be suffere u re ' ll aill in the way of the full development of their strengthh,t But when we are asked to prostrate other as rall 'es at the feet of the manufacturing interest— dween;re asked by corn-law repeaters ; to risk the so l e th eP -enc e of the nation upon a power which, they 48 ta t : i it k Y admit, cannot exist, without being pam- P l ered n .t " t he ruin of class after class embarked in t 4 h b er i ur6 nits ; we are bound to take care that this tain,e,-al,"red interest is internally sound, and con- Physical" within itself no elements hostile to the moral and zst weil_fare, or to the peace of the community, alnuri- nr : Wnic h it claims to be established in absolute . fluted --ac Y* If prosperous manufactures, or an unli n r , , , Colllitlerce, are good at all, they are good as the If K' of national happiness and national power. - wealth round be a natio na l good, i t is so only when fenced ::sjtbY the love o f t h e masses amongst whom it i s ' and used f or t h e amelioration of the character cial, M '''" co ndition of th ose masses. But wealth, commer ea4se anufacturing, or agr i cu l tura l , i s valueless, be unstable as water, if surrounded by an insurgent, a demoralised, or a starving people ; and the histru irnentality by which such wealth is produced is value s4' if co-existent with the growth of crim e an d th e hdueteriration, moral, i nte ll ectua l , and physical, of the man race. interes t Som e importa n t b ranc h es o f t h e manufactur i ng u t of Gr eat Britain are thus valueless andun t4htlad wil l scarc e l y b e denied, after the experien c e of 1:111e Past year, and the exposures of vice and human ;erinff, attendant upon their existence, which recent p - arh.i;atrieiltary documents have brought before the i u - l e e Ye. We pointed, in an article upon the sub tebeti.ast we ek, to a few of the circumstances, affecting f curese Juvenile classes, attendant upon the lace manu • and of this country. We shewed the rapid an I 1 awful d eterior at i on taking place amongst those classes; 'l ~lud we pro pose now t o di sc l ose a f ew f urt h er facts, Istrative of th e absolutely murderous character of the YBtern i Port whi c h that particular manufacture is c arried on c onclusions. and from these to point to a few obvious lace Carr - Y i ng the case of the population employed in th e . Manufacture from childhood (when engaged in .l _ drawing," " threading," or "winding") up to their iniaature v ,„ 1-ars' we come to that of the embroidery o an e d e ' wh ich is carried on principally by young women, Pito some extent, by married women. In this em s the l°Y_lneet hours of labour are very long ; the labour . l ki elf extensively productive of diseases of various As4lB ; and the re muneration wretched in the extreme. is a c°nsequence, one witness informed the Children's Plo menu C ommittee that the young women ern- T ed ' - "hie from their wages to procure the neces saries of life, ' almost all became prostitutes, though refer s "flitti°l.l stre etwalkers." And another witness : h ere to had e ark made to her by a large capitalist to wh ( * )in 811- been lamenting the cruel privations to e c m havery clever and not ill-looking girl, whom he :her a 8 " lace runner," was obliged, owing to n et inadequatea remuneration, to submit. "I am very . that for her." observed this worthy, "but the fact is, rnus at ,, a lace runner cannot live by lace running, and she her' 90 on the town (I) as others have gone before (-.), ,),, N ow thi n ' pause f or an instant and look at the state of be $s here exhibited. The lace trade is admitted to i t o arnn ogst the leading branches of our manufactures; illvecuPies a large amount of the manual labour of our i n :rl,ile Population; and here we have it proved that, most uePartment of it requiring consummate skill arid ein t i tr e i n _ n ' K to the bodily frame, the young females oot',°,Yed cannot live" by their labour, but must eke ? we i l oeir R,.. --.eity earnings by the wages of prostitution . fi cie 4ve heard of a state of things, in which the insuf nil tit remuneration of agricultural labour was made h ut °llt of the Poor-rates, and that was bad enough ; Ivar,,arlYtbing more revolting than this eking out of b.- 6 : 3 b y the sacrifice of female chastity is scarcely to c onceived ! io B th tl i t the condition of the married female employcd ? It s 8 dePartinent of the lace manufacture—what is rt. fem ales calare informed by the report before us that such 4 04 : 8 1 , w ho are mothers become not only incapable, littend."dilY weakness and constant occupation, of to th in g to their domestic affairs, but are even driven childe CD t 0 of systematic murder of their infant tio,,lren• One witness examined, a chemist in Not odfill, asserts —that the practice of administering th e reY's Cordial and Laudanum is commenced by t b eir Moth er , in three or four weeks after the birth of liv e , f ehild reo, and is continued, if the children should th e , or two years. " The majority, however, die before form' attain that age (!) The laudanum is given to still • whilst the mothers are working." The coroner jo Qttioghana states—but we will give his evidence e& tens o. qUe il li ta e o lls ! held," he said, " a considerable number of in -4514,4 11 i nfants, who have died suddenly from the adminis treat ~,,,o f ° Diura in some form or other. Believes that in the ordet,-:ai°ritV of these cases the laudanum has been given in teenorder %I L I ° keep the infant s quiet. The excuse has frequently h, t , tt the Mothe r was obliged to adopt this plan because . Work . ' 110 tim e to attend to the child, being engaged in e ther thanos strong reason to believe that many infants, iNi4, those on whom the inquests are held, perish more of°l4ll/ from the administration of laudanum. Has op e n h r e e4l4 rked, on goin g to a house to hold an inquest on chi infant who bad died from laudanum, that other young etp re r : 4 . of the same parent had a peculiar vacant and listless 4 81(1 °, and a wan countenanc e and emaciation of body, elthee,,e°llinced vvitness, from his experience of the effects vietiomlrd to been cl,, to ' . _ :r th e that these children also had been ac use of laudanum ; and on inquiry this con ., it h ilas been confirmed by the parents. kad e e 44 Ce ale to his knowledge, in consequence of inquiries otlf,.. lPt esalY to ascertain the fact, that a large quantity of has 4 l'B cordial is prepared in this town. One druggist thief:lir" him that he has made up himself; in one year , c 01,,,,,;: 4undrediceight of treacle into cordial, which is is 4 i tno e'l of treacle and dissolved opium. Godfrey's cordial 144eti:t entirely consumed by infants. Knows that the kor e efri f administering Pure laudanum to infants, as being t hat t h. cacioUs than the cordial, is very prevalent. Knows °f bint;el/rdial and laudanum are given to infants on the day " ' d that it • •readiness for that ent. k even la prepared in pla ce fr o „,", wB of an inquest lately in which death took LI 183G*" the cause on the second or third day. aphre held an inquest on an infant four months old, iv er , , t IY a fine health child, to whom the mother had dt1(1,,,; la the forenoon Y dose f cordial t our was pm' assihti:tialld ultimately, 'afatersixo hoursha ; d 3 el u a P psed, me dical ter itty e .e was procured but not by the mother, who aPFa aev eciwished the hild to perish.B treatment, per k (Z. in f rorn G . untilafter l' Y ' a p t ro n p i er ht, the child was tiive •. r e : t ° . red as torn°Pen his eyes and - to c g ry. The surgeon kotio'inl, ctions that the child should be kept aroused and in co lic eff:tentd have cold water dashed on the face till the nar- f 4 a 4 0 .. 8 had subsided. Instead of this, in a quarter o ~ ,t e' i ttll e:p r a e r o te d r le er est die surgeon left, the infant was allowed to sink 1 he medical attendant, Mr. Wilson, in to e ld . sr thereat. Y attention to the directions given to the , 15Piiiio child would have recovered. It was Cr itne" 5 kL . 1 q th.t. , ~,Tlit it er :-`thtlelev_e_asse against the mother amounted to man -00411.1e do se of cti_rcet ,was, ' . Died in . consequence of having or 8 cordial administered by mother! . jetiliiihjd_rerrilraidadsic_TainYed that beside this killed by an Rot"Y fr o , _ 'u suddenly, of whom one was cases is one, four other knwl;.,7 Cart 'the cause s of death in the other N ow , • Pr es tuning that some two or three millions an- Ltiatiy are added to the atock of our vial:it - Alai wealth by this manufacture of lace--two or three millions distri buted in a very few hands, whilst the workers are pressed down so close to the brink of famine that they thus become the absolute murderers of their own off spring—can we as a Christian people value wealth so acquired ?—is such a system, we ask, productive of such results, one into a dependence upon which we would deliberately plunge an additional portion of our industrial community ? The answer of every right minded man will be an indignant "No !" As the lace manufacture is at present carried on, such a consum mation, it is manifest, cannot for an instant be contem plated. This, at least, is not one of those manufac turing employments which are capable of absorbing the surplus labour of the agricultural districts, unless it can be thought a desirable object to submit the infant portion of that surplus to a process of speedy and tor turing extinction. Rather give us absolute serfdom in the pure air and the healthful employments of agricul ture—rather the worst paid drudgery of the farm or the highways —rather let our population be sent to dig holes and fill them up again—than plunge them into the hovels or the streets of Nottingham and Leicester, reeking as they are with vice, and stained as their em ployments are with the blood of murdered infants. We are told, indeed, than an ultra free-trade policy will give prosperity to this and other similar trades ; that it will give cheap bread and full employment to the workers. Phis may or may not be. But granting the former, for the sake of argument, what is the prospect offered ? More food it is true for all—for a time— until the increased amount of labour attracted to the market brings down the wretched pittance paid as wages (and upon which those employed cannot live without the extraneous aid of prostitution) to its present relative proportion to the price of the necessaries of life ! An increased demand for labour; but what la bour ? I `PANT LABOUR ? More " drawers" to wear away their infant health and strength in dreary toil from sunrise to midnight—more " threaders," more "winders," to fill the streets of our manufac turing towns with juvenile profligacy—more " lace runners," who cannot subsist upon their unaided earn ings—more mothers stained with the revolting crime of infanticide! This is the state of things which we are urged to extend in this Christian land, and which we do extend at every step which we take in the direc tion of free trade, without the path being first cleared of the impurities which deform and defile it. We are progressing towards the extension of these plague spots upon the frame of society. We are pro gressing in the extension of our ill-regulated manufac turing system ; and it is but too apparent, now, that we must continue in such progress. But this, we con tend, is the imperative duty of a paternal government before voluntarily taking a step further. A powerful and caustic curative must he applied to the system it self. Infant labour throughout every branch of our manufactures must be emancipated ; and we see, there fore, with pleasure that it is the intention of Sir James Graham to extend the provisions of his factory bill to the children employed in the lace manufacture. The state must do its duty, not only r s an educating power, but as a parent to its people. And should it even be as the result of such a policy—over which "liberalism" (the mammonism of the present age) would doubtless grieve—that such branches of our manufactures as that of lace would thereby receive " a heavy blow and great discouragement"—should no longer be able to exist in the race of competition with which it would be met by the foreign manufacturer ;—we ran contemplate with far more equanimity the entire loss of such a manufac ture, and the transfer of the capital and labour em barked in it to some other branch, by the wages and profits of which adults can exist and females be per mitted to retain their innocence and purity, than the further extension, or even the existence, in its present shape, of a system so unnatural and revolting. Our good Mercury—more power to him I—has dis covered a mare's nest ; nay, a real and astounding case of grievance ! It appears that, at this particular mo ment, there exists in Liverpool a more than ordinary demand for warehouse accommodation. So, at least, says our contemporary ; and, for anything that we know, he may be as well informed upon this as he is upon all other subjects. Our merchants are actually puzzled as to the whereabouts to bestow their accumu lated commodities; and, if we may credit the moving pieture presented to us, are in about as pitiable a plight as a community of laying hens afflicted with a scarcity of nests. In this emergency, and, as a last resource, their attention has been directed to those pretty and most convenient buildingt, which ornament the west side of Prince's Dock, and, if we remember right, were intended for " transit sheds ;" but, on application for the use of these commodious premises, it has been dis covered that the Dock Committee are empowered to charge, for the most limited period of occupancy, a month's rent, and now comes the mare's nest and the appalling grievance ! There exists in this town, notwithstanding the pre sent deficiency, a considerable amount of warehouse property; and this, like most other property, has ow ners, and is represented in our council. Ergo, it must be these warehouse owners who have originated the oppressive clause in the act of parliament, which pro vides that the transit sheds shall not be made use of, as a merely temporary expedient upon terms which cannot by any possibility he profitable to the public estate. Such is at least is the conclusion of the 21/er_ con,. The warehouse owners (Mr. Birkett being one) are labouring under the weight of Whig-Radical displea sure ; and upon their heads, of course, must be visited all the opprobium, just or unjust, which Whig-Radical journalism and mercurial wisdom can foster upon them ! Of course, we cannot presume to have an opinion in opposition to such an authority. There are one or two queries, however, which we should much like to have answered. We are told that this obnoxious clause was foisted into the bill by the influence of the warehouse interest. By what sort of conjuration, we ask, was this effected ? We always imagined that local bills were pretty smartly watched ; and we have never heard that warehouse owners bad any peculiar facilities for mystifying either a Committee cf the House of Corn mons, or that very keen-sighted nobleman, Lord Shaftesbury. The most important query, however, which strikes us is, whether the alleged grievance dis covered is a grievance at all ! We are told that it is hard that merchants are to be charged a month's rent for a day's occupation. Why, what a forced issue is this ? What merchant warehouses goods for a day, or what owner of property would he at the trouble of opening his warehouse doors for a day's rent ? Under ordinary circumstances a month may be too long a time to charge for; but let it be borne in mind that these sheds were built for a particular purpose,—were in tended to be in some respects penal in their operation, and, however, those parties, for whose use they were contemplated in their original destination as "transit sheds," may have cause to complain, most assuredly men have little such cause who voluntarily seek their accommodation. In the meantime, however, we must congratulate our contemporary upon his cleverness. Few men could make so much out of such small materials. The sack and sugar so out of all proportion to the " halfpen'orth of cheese" in Falstaff's tavern bill, or the " Flourish of trumpets and enter Tom Thumb," is nothing compared with our contemporary's achieve ment, and the cockcrowing with which he is announced to the world. LOCAL NEWS. ANOTHER WAREHOUSE ACClDENT—Yesterday, a man named James Heise, had his thigh much injured by the fall ing upon him of a hogshead of sugar, in Crosbie-street. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, and is in a fair way of recovery. The British and North American royal mail steamer, the Caledonia, Captain Lott, sailed on Thursday for Halifax and Boston. She carries out above sixty passengers. The Bri tannia, which would sail from Boston on the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, will be due at this port on or before Snnday next. CONSERVANCY or THE Mr RIBT.—The Gazelle of Fri day announces that Captain George Evans, R.N., has been appointed acti ng conserva t or of the river Mersey, in the place of Capt a i n Fi tzroy , R.N., appointed governor of New Zealand, and that communications, in compliance with the said act, are to be addressed to him, at 2, Whitehall-place, London. DEATH BY BURNING. —Yesterday, an inquest was held before the borough coroner, oil view of the body of Sarah Williams, a child e l even years' old. The deceased lived in Scotland-road. On Saturday night, while she was sitting by the fire asleep some sparks fell out on to her clothes, which took fire, and before the flames could be extinguished she was so dreadfully burned all over her bod y that she died on the following day. Verdict, accidentally burnt." VvoiiiitvtiTy cfp ti woi - t4i iif - notice, 'in reference to the prosperity of Birkenhead;that,. since Monday week, Mr. Tl:onnis Moores has carried over fourteen waggon loads of fur,iture from Liverpool to houses on this side the water. These are at the present time no leaf than one hundred and forty shops and houses building in Birkerihead and Claughton. Br.aumAius.—Those who intend visiting the principality this summer will perceive that two fine vessels have been put o❑ the station, running alternate days. The Erin-go-liragh is the property of the City of Dahlia Company, and has made some quick passages. The ether boat is the Ayrshire Lassie. This latter boat, on Thursday lust, made her passage in the short space of four hours. EARLY Musurtooms.—On Tuesday last a quantity of mushrooms, eighteen in number, were gathered out of a field belonging to Mrs. Sherbourne, Hurst House, near Prescot, by William Pickup. They were all very fine ones, the largest being 13 inches in circumference, and weighing a quarter of a pound. Pickup also found a few on the morning of Wed nesday, but not so many or so large as those above men tioned. LAWRICNCE'S OatNisusEs.—We beg to refer our Aig hurth readers to the times of Lawrence s omnibuses, adver tised elsewhere to-day. The excellence of the cattle, clean liness of the carriages, and civility of the drivers, ought to enable Mr. Lawrence to defy competition. Those who want a pleasant hour's recreation, and derive benefit from tine fresh air, ought to get into one of these vehicles and pay the Aigburth hotel a visit, where good cheer and good attend- Luxe will be met with. LANDED INVESTMENTS.—Our friend George Robins, it will be seen by our columns, is in all his glory, fcr quantity and quality ; it is of rare occurrence to see so much of splen did property consigned to the direction of a single individual, not excepting our learned friend; but our object in noticing them is to draw the attention of our classical readers to a great proportion of these announcements. How, and by what means he praises all and yet varies his panegyric, would puzzle a conjuror; his quotations are unusually clever, and we promise our readers an intellectual treat, by devoting a full hour in its accomplishment. LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We beg to call attention to the advertisement respecting the Grand Poly technic Exhibition, .about to be held in this institution, which, it is expected, will eclipse any similar exhibition which has yet taken place in this country. The contributions in paintings will be numerous and select, comprisin g m an y f rom some o the most eminent noblemen. In machinery and models (all of which, we understand, are to be placed in motion) the exhibition will be peculiarly rich. Amongst other valuable contributions, will be seen Rosenberg's Com posing and Distributing Machine, (by the bye, these machiree will, in a few days, be on view in Manchester,) which a IL be worked throughout the period the exhibition will rema n open. THE SIXTIETH RIFFLE CORP. , ' , .—Yesterdav, the first battalion of the 60th Riffles, Suit strong, which left Man chester, where they had been quartered fur some time, passed through this town on their way to Dublin, where they will be stationed. They alighted from the railway carriages at the Edge-hill station, and immediately marched through Edge-hill, and along Pembroke-place, London-road, Shaw's brow, Dale -street, &c., to the Clarence Dock, where they embarked and proceeded by steam. They are a fine-looking body of men ;—the men in dark gree❑ uniform approaching to black, and the officers in black regimentals. They were preceded by a powerful brass band, and attracted much attention. HOUSE ROBBERY.—Robert Kehoe, John M'lntyre, sni George Farlin, were, on Saturday, charged at the police court with having stolen certain property from the house of Mrs. Starkie, 20, Marylebone-street. It appeared, that Mrs. Starkie's house was duly fastened at half-past nine o'clock on Friday night. On Saturday morning two saucepans and a fryingpan were missed. On Friday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, police-officer Lynch, who was on duty in Standish-street, met the prisoners, whom he knew to be bad characters, carrying the above-named articles. When they saw him about to stop them, they dropped the property and ran away. Lynch secured the saucepans and fryingpan, and afterwards went to the haunts of the prisoners and secured them also. They were committed for trial. INQUEST.—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Thomas Garraghty, a child of eight years of age. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, the deceased was walking along the canal bank, near the fac tory, when a horse, which had been dragging a flat, but had been unloosed for a short time in order that the flat might pass another, started back towards the town at a trot, over taking the deceased, and going on one side as if to avoid him ; but in doing so one of the animal's feet went upon the child's neck. It did not appear that the driver who had charge of the horse was to blame, and he and another person picked up the deceased, who was quite insensible, and had blood flowing from his ears. He was taken to a house close by, and a surgeon was sent for, but before the latter arrived he was dead. The jury returned a verdict of " accidental death." A CAPTAIN DROWNED.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Thomas Nlaeready. Yesterday morning about one o'clock, Police-officer Boyd, who was on duty at the King's Dock, heard a plunge like something falling into the dock. He ran towards the spot and saw a movement in the water, but could not distinguish anything. He then got the grapnel irons and threw them into the water, but found nothing. He got a boat, and he and the inspector searched the dock for about two hours, when they succeeded in finding the body, just under the spot where witness first saw the water moving. The mate of the schooner Rose, identified the deceased, who was captain of that vessel, and who was 28 years old. Deceased was in the habit of sleeping on board, and was left by a friend on the previous night going towards his vessel, and quite sober.— Verdict, " Found drowned." SPRINGTHORPE'S WAX Wortre.—The Liver Theatre pit has been recently boarded over, and this pretty little place of public amusement has the honour of exhibiting the effigies of many illustrious, remarkable, and notorious persons. At every step we jostle against somebody of note—here we see William Penn, " in his habit that he lived ;" there, Wallace, armed from " top to toe." Next tire eye encounters Queen Elizabeth, "the fair virgin throned in the west," as Shaks peare elegantly compliments her. Now we notice Mary Queen of Scotts, and the beloved Darnly—Rizzio, the foreign fiddler, (who, of course, being foreign was warmly pourtrayed.) Rob Roy, whose head " moves as natural as if alive." — moderns and demi-ancients " are jumbled antithetically cheek by jowl." Groups of Royalty—parties of Brigands, ten thousand times fiercer than life," and " female women," a million times lovelier than we usually find them. The light is well thrown and managed ; a sprightly band enlivens the scene, so that with the additional cosmeramic views, &c., a plentiful entertainment is provided. THE FUNDS.—SATUB.DAY EVENlNG.—TheEnglish funds, although business has been limited, maintain a firm appear ance. Consols have just touched 97, being quoted 961 to 97 for money, and 97 sellers for the account. Bank Stock closed firm at 181 to 182; India Stock, 266 to 2t)B ; Three per Cents. Reduced. 96 to 1-; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Redueed, 1011 to 1 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021 to 1 ; Long Annuities, 12 11-16 ; South Sea New An nuities, 951 ; Exchequer-bills for the 2d. issue, 61s. to 635. pm., and for the lid. issue, 635. to 655. pm. The disclo sures by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the budget on Monday (this) evening are looked for with much interest by all parties connected with the movements on the Stock Exchange. In foreign securities few bargains were concluded. The absence of business caused a further decline in Spanish of about per cent. Speculation appears now to have ceased, and the market is altogether dull. Spanish Ac tives were finally quoted 211 to 1; the Three per Cents., 311 to 1; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 561 to 57 ; the Five per Cents., 1001 to / ; Colombian, 241 to 25/ ; Danish, S 5 to 86 ; Brazilian, 75 to 76 ; Belgian, 1021 to 1031; an d Portuguese converted, 40 to 1 ; Mexican closed at a slight advance ; the Actives at 291 to 1, and the Deferred, 8 to +; but no reason is assigned for this favourable reaction in value, except it be a slight increase in dealings. CHINESE EXHIBITION.—We again draw the attention of our readers to the Museum of Chinese Curiosities now ex hibiting at the Portico, as extremely well worth inspecting. The articles exhibited are placed on tables covered with the imperial colour yellow, and are so disposed as to be easy of minute inspection. Round the walls, also, implements, drawings, dresses, and figures are arranged. On one of the tables we found several curious musical instruments, one of which resembles a dulcimer, another a clarionet, another a flute, and another a guitar of three strings, called by the Chinese woo-pa; this is made of ebony, covered by a snake skin. F:om these instruments, it would appear that the knowledge of music is not in an advanced state amongst the Celestials, as, although they are beautifully made, they are not capable of imparting to the hearer, if we except the gong, any striking effects. At another table, amongst several, ob jects, may be noticed a curious pair of razors. The barbers of China are a peculiar race of men : they practise their trade in the open streets, or in the shops of their customers. These razors certainly have a most uninviting appearance, and appear more likely to be able to astonish " a native " than delight any of the small hirsute blockheads who at tempt " la jeune France" in our public streets. At another table are some beautiful specimens of carved work. In this branch of art the Chinese are famous. At the same table as the carvings is a magnificent crepe shawl, exquisitely em broidered. The porcelain will be much admired, as will also some models, one especially of a junk in skeleton. Two figures of mandarin and lady are well worth notice, as illus trative of costume. The bronze ornaments and utensils are very handsome and curious. There are many trophies which have been taken'during the late war, as matchlocks, swords, pikes, arrows, flags, &c. It would be impossible for us to notice everything, or a tithe of everything, worth looking at ; and therefore we must recommend an early visit. At two o'clock, and at eight in the evening, there is an exhibition of dissolving views relating to the late Affghan war. They are excellently executed, and extremely well managed. Mr. EYTON'S CONCERT.—Mr. Eyton's eighteenth annual concert took place at the Music Hall on Friday evening, and went off with considerable eclat, though we regret to say the room was not very numerously attended. The vocalists were the two Misses Swain, Miss Stott, Miss Foster, Mr. Ryalls, and Mr. Armstrong ; and the instrumentalists, Messrs. Herrman (brothers,) Mr. Davies, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Leonard, and Mr. Eyton. Mr. Eyton ably presided at the pianoforte and organ. The quartette (from Beethoven,) on two violins, viola, and violoncello, by Messrs. J. Z. Herr man, C. Herrman, Eyton, and Davies, was spiritedly per formed. The Glee and Chorus " Hand in hand," was also good. Miss Stott sang " The ray of hope," (Bishop,) with great sweetness and precision, and the obligato accompani ments, on the clarionet by Mr. Leonard, was very beautiful. Miss S. evinces great improvement, and will probably ere long, occupy a high professional position. Webbe's Glee, " Glorious Apollo," was sung in chorus—the melody by a numerous class of Mr. Eyton's pupils, from the Mechanics' Institution. These youngsters evinced considerable profi -ciency in the rudiments of the art, and were encored. They occupied the Whole of the seats behind the orchestra, and were occasionally a little noisy in their gambols. We were rather disappointed in Miss Swain's " Sweetly o'er my senses stealing," which was deficient in precision and effect. Neither could we admire Miss May Swain's " Auld Robin Gray," which is a song of the heart, and derives its peculiar charm from the feeling and pathos of the singer. Mr. Ryalls is a gentleman from Sheffield, and promises to he a great ac quisition to the musical fraternity in the town. He has an excellent tenor voice of great compass, but rather (as yet) wanting in volume for a public room. He sang the following pathetic song with great taste and feeling, and was raptu rously encored " THE DELICATE PLOWER, " -J. E,ndin. Ah ! why did I gather this delicate flow'r? Why pluck the young bud from the tree? 'Twould there have bloom'd lovely for many au hour ; And how soon will it perish with me ! Already it's beautiful texture decays ; Already it fades on my sight; 'Tis thus that chill languor too often o'eriays The moments of transient delight. When eagerly pressing enjoyments too near, placed in my b reas t, Its.blossoms we gather in ha s t e; How oft thus we mourn with a p en i tent tear, O'er the joys that we lavish'd i n waste. This elegant flow'r, had I left it at rest, • , l d h p a r v e e m d a e t l u i de e lighted ly l t y e a m n c y j It languishes, withers and die s . But Might pluck,sti • In " The sea has its pearls" he was scarcely so successful, the cornopion obligato by Mr. Thompson being, in our. opinion, rather overwhelmingly powerful. Mr. Armstrong sung with his usual ability, and the concert on the whole was received with much applause. It was, however, prolonged night well have been s a rather late hour, payedand the chorus o f Glorious Apollo , i ilWAri' 4 W4 1 '44.7' 4 40 padurmanc4i &iincAlilgesi for ; this weeL are of a varied charaCtcr. 'Me seelas to 11 ° 'upon Sam Weller. It has drawn the best half prices for SCUM time. It is well got up. The draina of Zernbuca has been revived. Dae. ADFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, a boy named Potter, belonging to th e s hi p Y or k s hi re , lying in the 'Queen's Dock, fell from the mast head of that vessel, and was ro much injured that no hopes are entertained of his recover . He was taken to the Southern Hospital, whore it was found that his skull was dreadfully fractured, and his arm, thigh, and collar-bone broken. WILSON'S SONGS OF SCOTLAND.—Mr. Wilson's suc cess here some months ago, and the delight he occasioned by singing the charming melodies of Scotland, will not be for gotten by his numerous hearers. It will he perceived that he has announced the publication of the various songs of his native land in parts. This work will, no doubt, be eagerly sought for by the lovers of music. BATTY'S AMPHITHEATRE.—ML. Batty, we understand from a correspondent, has entirely rebuilt Astley's Amphi theatre, and it is now one of the most splendid of the metro politan theatres. The attendance has been crowded to ex cess, and the performers are of the highest order of their class. The War in Affghanistan has been got up with sur prising effect. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT THE NEW DOCKS.—About 5 o'clock yesterday morning, as the men working at the Can ning Dock Basin were in the act of lifting a large stone with the chariot, the stage gave way, and they were precipitated to the bottom of the basin (about twenty feet.) One man named Samuel Thomas, was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he remained last night in - a very dangerous state. Another (Richard Williams) had his thigh broken, and was taken to his house, and a third, (Gill) who was also much hurt, was taken to the Northern Hospital, but has since been taken home to Lumber-street. He is a good deal bruized, but no bones are broken and he is not considered to be in danger. Three other men, who were also slightly bruised, were taken to their homes. ROBBERY BY AN OFFICE-BOY.—At the Police -court yes terday, a youth, late an office-boy in the counting-house of Mr. James Mellor, was charged with having stolen a Bank of England note for £2O, the property of Mr. Richard Shaw, of India Buildings, cotton broker. Mr. Shaw stated, that on Saturday last, whilst in the Exchange News-room, he re ceived a letter from a gentleman in Manchester, containing a remittance which he expected, but without opening the notes he gave the letter back to the boy who brought it to give to his cashier. Mr. Young, the cashier, said he received the letter containing the notes, and he put them into the drawer of his desk without counting them ; in fact he did not know what they were, but just as he received them he put them into the drawer. He went out for a few minutes into the pri vate office to balance his cash ; and during the time he was there the prisoner came in for an invoice. The office-boy was then alone with the prisoner in the office. The office boy, being sworn, stated that he went into the private office for the invoice book, leaving no one in the office but the pri soner, who was then standing outside the counter : when he returned the prisoner was standing in the passage from the front of the counter to the back, with a piece of paper in his hand, which he rolled up and put into his pocket. After that he stood back, and witness saw him take another piece of paper from one pocket and put it into the other. Witness then gave him what he wanted, and he went away. In reply to some questions from Mr. Rushton, the cashier stated that he did not at first count the notes, but he perceived they wei e of the Bank of England : when he did count them he f ,unl of - 2 £lO, in three notes, two of £lO, and one of £2O, making ;f2O short of the expected remittance. Mr. Shaw said he had been to Manchester, and seen the gentleman who remitted the money, who stated that he had enclosed £6O m the presence of several witnesses. Mr. Rushton said this case was not sufficient unless there was further evidence. Mr. Dowling, said there was no further evidence, but there was another case, which he considered would be sufficient to reach the prisoner. Evidence was then called, and it ap peared that on the night of the 2d January last the counting house of Messrs. Malcolm and Co., commission agents, India Buildings, was entered by some person. The prisoner had been office-boy there, at that period, for about three weeks. An entrance had been effected through the front window. Several articles were taken away, and among them two bills of exchange, two pairs of spectacles, penknife, cigar case, a quantity of In dia sealing wax, besides many others. The prisoner was suspected at the time, and Lloyd, the offi cer, searched his father's house, No. 13, Lambert-street, but found nothing ; but on searching the same premises for the £2O note belonging to Mr. Shaw, which has not yet been found, he discovered, in the prisoner's box, the property which had been taken from Messrs. Malcolm's. The defence set up by the prisoner was, that the sealing wax had been given to him when he was errand-boy at Messrs. Harris Brothers, paper manufacturers, Chapel-street : he said nothing as to the remainder, except the spectacles, which he said he had either found or had them given to him. Ile was committed to the sessions. TOXTETH PARK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE SOCIETY. The half-yearly general meeting of the members and friend s of this society was held last evening in the Toxteth-hall, Mill-street, for the purpose of promoting the general objects of the institution, and also for supporting the measure in troduced by government into the House of Commons for the scriptural education of the children of the poor in the manu facturing districts of the country. The place was extremely crowded, and upon the platform we observed the Rev. H. Carpenter, the Rev. D. James, Mr. John Sheppard, and a great number of other gentlemen of Protestant and Con servative principles. Mr. JOHN SnErrArtn, one of the representatives in the Town Council for North Toxteth Wr.rd, was unanimously called to the chair. After some general observations, he said the meeting were principally assembled for the purpose of considering the expediency of petitioning the House of Com mons in favour of Sir James Graham's bill, for the education of children in the factory districts; an object which, he con tended, it was their duty and their privilege to support. He described the destitute condition of the population in the mining and manufacturing districts with respect to religious knowledge, and contended that it was the duty of all loyal subjects to support the government in their efforts to extend to them the blessings of knowledge. He remarked that some of the dissenting sects were even yet dissatisfied with the bill of Sir James Graham, although it had undergone large modifications; and, under ail these circumstances, it was necessary for the friends of the church to come forward and shew themselves. (Loud cheers.) _ . At the close of his address the Chairman read the follow ing note from Mr. Councillor Harbord : " Mr Dawn, SlA.—Beine on the sick list I am prevented attended the meeting this evening, I have therefore to re quest the favour of your intimating the same to our friends of the good cause, assuring them that had my health per mitted, I should not only have considered it a duty, but a privilege, to stand forward in support of the greatest blessing which our kind ptid merciful God has freely offered to us sinful and polluttkl creatures. " Remaining, Dear Sir, yours sincerely, " RICHARD lIARBORD. " Upper Parliament-street, 8111310, 1842." The Rev. HENRY CARPENTER moved the first resolution, which set forth that the condition of a large portion of the children of the bumbler classes of this country, in reference to education, imperatively demanded the prompt interference of Christian rulers, with the view of securing for them such opportunities and means as might, with the Divine blessing, conduce not only to them temporal amelioration but to them spiritual and eternal welfare. The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of an able speech, showed by a variety of statistics that the church had exceeded the efforts of all other religious bodies in the promotion of education, both with reference to the number of schools supported and the number of scholars in them. And, as the Chirman had proved from official documents after all the efforts which had been made, it was a positive fact that more than a million children were still destitute of education. In order to supply educa tion to that number, there must be added to the sum already expended by churchmen £300,000 a year. It ap peared to him impracticable to expect that this sum, in addi tion to that already contributed by churchmen, a fair case was made out for the interference of parliament. The prin• ciple, indeed, had already been affirmed by parliament, and it was the duty of parliament to affirm it; and if they voted to-morrow £300,000 a year to educate the people, he was satisfied it would be found ultimately a vast saving in a finan cial point of view, inasmuch as the spread of religious know ledge was the best instrument for preventing crime. It was a fact ❑ot perhaps generally known that it cost inure money to convict and transport one felon than it would to educate 800 children a whole year! (Cheers.) Was not crime, then, more costly than education ? (Cheers.) Having expanded this view of the subject, the rev. gentleman adverted to the opposition made by the three denominations of dissenters to the principle involved in the factory bill, and contended that it was founded neither in justice nor reason ; and he con cluded by an urgent call upon the meeting to support the great principle of scriptural education. Mr. R. Nl' CL AY seconded the resolution in an appropriate address, after which it was unanimously carried. The Rev. DAVID JAMES proposed the second resolution, as follows :—" That no system of education ought to receive the sanction of protestants but that which is based upon the principle of the free use of the Scriptures to every child coming to be instructed, and that while we as Protestants are willing to allow full liberty to the Dissenter in non-essen tial matters of merely human arrangement, we cannot, as consistent churchmen, consent to see our venerable esta blishment assigned a lower place in any plan of national edu cation than that to which, as the national church, she is so fairly entitled." The reverend gentleman delivered a very eloquent address, in the course of which he explained the educational clauses of Factory Act in support of the resolu tion. Mr. CHARLES lIINTos seconded . the motion, and it was unanimously adopted. The usual thanks were then voted to the chairman for his efficient conduct in the chair, and shortly after ten o'clock the meeting separated. The Ant;-Corn-law League have applied to engage Covent- Garden Theatre to hold their meetings in, and the proprie tors have declined, stating that their theatre ought not to be has large light ht blue Journal. eyes, and hair w appropriated to political meetings. THE INFANT PaiNcEss.—Her Royal Highness is a re markably fine infant, not so delicately formed as her s i s t er , the Princess Royal, and in feat ures more resem bli ng t h e Princehie h promises m Wales.se so i be She flax hesrl. At a meeting of the United Service Institution held in London a few days ago, Major Shadwell Clarke in the chair, a model of a new oar, made so as that the rower could sit with his face towards the head of the boat, and still pull in the usual manlier, was exhibited. There is to be seen, in the house of Mr. Brook, surgeon, at Stansted, Essex, a robin's nest built between the candle sticks on the rnantlepiece over the kitchen fireplace. It has four eggs, which are in a state of incubation. THE ABSCONDED TREASURER.—M r . Cox, of the head police-office, l e f t Ki ngs town on Wednesday afte r noo n , f or Liverpool, to take his passage in the C a l e d on i an ma i l steamer, which was to have sailed from that port yesterday morning for Boston. Mr. Cox is armed with all the necessary powers for the arrest of James Finn, the absconded treasurer of the corporation, and the seizure of all money and other property in his possession.—Dublin Paper, OROBBERY AND MURDER.—_O 0 Thursday morning last etween six and seven o'clock, as police-constable Sleigh was walking round the New Market -place, Bury, he was called upon by two men, and informed that an old man was lying, dead above the sand -pits. On proceeding to the spot he found the deceased , Jam es Heywood, a farmer, from th e neighbourhood of Middleton, an old man of sixty-four years of age, lying upon his left side, an d quite dead. There was a quantity of blood upon the ground—one eye was blackened, and near the other was a severe cut. The right pocket of his breeches was turned inside out, and the left pocket was com pletely torn away from his clothes; and close to him was his purse, which, however , was empty, li e must have been robbed, as he had come to Bury f a i r w i t h an intention of buying a cow, and , t herefore, must ha ve h a d money upon him. His hat lay on the hedge, and in the hedge was an done in a opening, apparently „ , severe struggle, as t he t h orns were broken and some blood lay upon them ; but the imme mediate cause of death had evidently been that of strangula tion. Mr. Foster, surgeon, was sent for, and deceased was conveyed to the house of Wright Greenhalgh, where he now lies. In addition to the money stolen from him (probably about £10) his watch was also taken. He was last seen be tween nine and ten o'clock on the evening of Wednesday , and was then intoxicated. The place where he was found is not on his way home, and he must have been inveigled to the spot.—Manchester Courier. O I iSGRACHFUk PROCEEDII , Id3 OF A fiiiiP t ti CREW, AN lERITORIOUS CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS. At the police -court yesterday Messrs. Gladstone and Co. were summoned before Mr. Rushton and Mr. S. Percival, to !hew cause why they refused to pay William or Stephen Rose, an able seaman, the sum of £8 9s. 7d., which he alleged to be due to him for wages, from the 13th of Dec. last to the 27th of April, at the rate of £2 10s. per month. Mr. Davenport appeared tor the claimant, with whom there were fourteen other seamen, and Mr. Carson repre sented Messrs. Gladstone and Co. The complainant stated that, on the 13th of December, he was shipped on board Messrs. Gladstone's vessel, the Duke of Lancaster, Captain Mackenzie, at Calcutta, at £2 10s. per month ; he arrived in Liverpool on the 27th of April, but his wages were refused to be paid. The vessel called at St. Helena, and some of the crew being sickly at that time, they desired that they might have medical assistance, but the captain refused it. Mr. Carson then said be would shortly state the grounds upon which the defence rested. The complainant left Cal cutta in the Duke of Lancaster on the 17th of December. On the 23d, the captain found that several of them were in fected with a filthy disease, but Rose wag not one of the number. On the 7th of January, Rose and other men de manded an additional glass of grog; and they further de manded that they should have watch and watch about, as usual, which the captain, owing to the sickness which pre vailed in consequence of the disease of several of the men, had been obliged to break into. Rose and the other men, thereupon, refused to work. The ship at that time, owing to tempestuous weather, was making more water than usual. The captain called the men who refused to work upon the deck, and told them that as they were in a case of necessity he must give in to their demands; but they still refused to work unless a note was given to them stating that the tran saction should not be " logged." The mate, thereupon, gave them a note to the effect that he would not " log " it. Off the Cape, a man of the name of Stewart, for abusing the captain, and using disorderly language, was in the act of being put into irors when Rose endeavoured to liberate him, taking him round the waist for that purpose ; but upon being told by the captain be was acting in a mutinous manner, he desisted. At St. Helena, Rose and the other men refused to work, alleging that the ship was not seaworthy. The capt. had a survey made of her by the commander of the Bittern, one of her Majesty's vessels, and other proper parties; but the men refused to work until the end of two days and a half, when they complied, and the vessel cleared for sea. On the 9th of April, upon the voyage from St. Helena to Liverpool, the first watch, not including Rose, refused to get out the flying jib-boom; they went off work ; and on the following day, the 10th, the larboard watch, w hi c h i nc l u d e d R ose , re fused to work, and all of them, namely, Rose, and fourteen other men, continued off work until the 26th of April, when the vessel arrived in Liverpool. The consequence was, that the captain, the mate, the steward, the carpenter, three ordinary seamen, and two boys, were compelled to navigate the vessel themselves the whole distance, running in effect the greatest risk imaginable, both to the vessel and the crew. Captain Colin Mackenzie was then called, and he detailed the circumstances of the voyage, as stated by Mr. Carson. He said he was confined to the cabin, by illness, the first ten days of the voyage ; and when he was able to go on deck, he acceded to the men's demand for additional grog. He described the mutinous conduct of Stewart and the interfe rence of Rose. In consequence of the complaint of the men that the ship was unseaworthy, he had her surveyed at St. Helena; some repairs were found necessary, and they were executed by the carpenter of H.M.S. Bittern, and his own carpenter; and a certificate given that she was in a proper state to go to sea. [This certificate was put in and read.] Some of the crew being unwell, they were examined by the doctor of the Bittern, who said they would be well enough to go to sea in two days. On the 7th of April the jib-boom was carried away ; on the 9th another was got ready, but the crew refused to assist the officers in getting it out. On the 10th the larboard watch gave up work, as the other watch had done the day before, and they continued off work till the 26th, when the vessel arrived home. He (the captain) navigated the ship with the aid of the officers, the boys, and three ordinary seamen, although during the whole of that period the pumps had to be worked every hour. In cross-examination, the captain said that on the after noon of the 9th, the crew being then in a state of open mu tiny, he directed the carpenter to draw a line across the deck; and the mate told them, by his orders, that if any man crossed that line, he would certainly be shot. The guns and all the small arms in the ship were prepared on the quarterdeck, for the purpose of defence. Rose was steering at twelve o'clock ;, at half-past he was relieved to go to din ner, but he did not return as he ought to hare done. It could not be that he was afraid of being shot, for the line was not then drawn ; and if it had, he had plenty of oppor tunities of communicating his wish to return to his duty. John 011iver, first mate in the Duke of Lancaster, corro borated this statement. He was cross-examined as to some entries in the log-book, but without affecting the validity of his testimony. The men, he said, from the 10th to the 26th, passed their time in the forecastle, talking and smoking. Mr. CARSON said this was the case on the part of the owners. Mr. DAVZNPORT said the answer he had to make was, that Rose went off duty at St. Helena, in consequence of the refusal of the captain to procure assistance for those who were unwell. Up to that time Rose had done his duty as an able seaman. The vessel was repaired at St. Helena, and Rose did his duty till they arrived off the Western Isles, when the captain caused the line to be drawn across the deck, whilst he (Rose) was at dinner, when he was unable to return to the wheel, fearing that he would be shot.—Mr. Daven port then re-called Rose, who confirmed this statement, and said that with respect to his interference when the captain was putting Stewart in irons, he interfered because he thought Stewart was abusing the captain. James Roberts, the boatswain, was then called, and he proved that both he and the boys were frequently in the fore castle during the time the line was drawn ; consequently that Rose had many opportunities of communicating to the offi cers any wish he might have to return to his duty. Mr. Rushton said a summons had been taken out by ano ther seaman, named Levett ; and he asked Mr. Davenport whether that would now be proceeded with ? Mr. Davenport replied that he had no instructions. Mr. Ellis mentioned that the summons, although granted, had not been taken out. Mr. Davenport.—l believe the man had no money. This is my case, sir. Mr. Rushton said this appeared to him as cruel a case, on the part of the seamen, as he had ever been called upon to decide. Here was the captain of a vessel, sailing from Cal cutta, himself ill at the time, yet during the time he was confined to the cabin a demand was made upon him for an extra allowance of grog, the quantity having, by the agree ment, been left to his discretion. Going upon deck as soon as the state of his health enabled him to do so, he yielded to their demand and gave the grog, at the same time giving them good counsel by urging them to return to their duty. They did so; but shortly afterwards they struck work again in heavy weather. The captain then turned to, with the mate, boys, steward, and petty ()Meer' ; they conducted the ship in boisterous weather the whole night, and for twenty hours they worked the pumps. He was then obliged to give in to the demands of the men, in consideration for the safety of the lives and property entrusted to his charge. The men then made further demands. Not content with forcing the cap tain to give them an extra allowance of grog, they demanded that he should not log the transaction--in other words, that he should betray his duty to his owners and to the country, which was deeply interested in the preservation of maritime discipline, and in the character of the navy ; not only did they demand this, but they threatened that if it were logged they would not return to work, in order that they might, under duress, obtain such a pledge from him. Now these seamen ought to know, that whatever was forced from the master of a ship under such circumstances, went for nothing but this—that it furnished perfect evidence, not only of their insubordinate and mutinous conduct, but that they must be aware of the precise nature of that conduct, and of the punishment which the law designed to follow— that they were not only in actual insubordination, but that they hoped by threats and intimidation to conceal that from the authorities of this country who were to judge between them and the Captain. At St. Helena, it seemed, the conduct of the crew became absolute mutiny. But be fore this the commander of the vessel, being abused by a seaman, and deeming it necessary for the protection of himself and his owner, to punish the seaman by securing him in irons, the complainant laid hold of the Captain, thus interfering in the exercise of his authority ; but being told his conduct was meritorious he de s i s t e d. When the vessel arrived at St. Helena the men compiained of the Ship not being sea-worthy, and what did the Captain do ? He sent for the Master of Her Majesty's ship there, and a survey was made, some defects were found, and they were immedi ately ordered to be repaired. The repairs were effectually performed. An attempt was made to justify the conduct of the crew in refusing, after all this, to proceed on the voyage on the ground that some of them were sick. What did the Captain do ? A physician came on board and two days, he said, would pat them all right : the cap tain, however, staid five days. Every thing then went on well till the affair about the jib-boons. Upon the 9th of April a part of the crew, being desired to do certain work, refused, and on the 10th of April, another portion, of whom Rose was one, joined the others in refusing to work. And from that day till the 26th was this brave and excellent cap tain, with most inadequate assistance, actually obliged to navigate his ship, through storms and difficulties which re quired all the aid of all the able and ordinary seamen on board, and, highly to his honour and credit, with a handful of men, he succeeded in his arduous undertaking. He (Mr. Rushton) must repeat, that this was one of the most cruel cases, on the part of the seamen, he had ever met with : their conduct had been base and cowardly in the highest degree. After reading the language of a learned judge in reference to a similar case, Mr. Rushton concluded by stating that it being the law of England that the conduct of men who could so betray their duty, and be guilty of such cruelty and cow ardice, he should adjudge that their salaries, at least so far as Rose was concerned, which was the only case actually before the Court, must be forfeited. The sittings of the Anti-Slavery Convention commence in Freemason's Hall, Leeds, on Tuesday the 12th of June next. The venerable Thomas Clarkson is to preside. SALISBURY ELECTION.—The polling took place on Thurs day, when the majority of votes was so greatly in favour of Mr. Hussey, the conservative candidate, that the Hon. E. P. Bouverie resigned at noon ; the numbers polled up to that period having been, for Hussey, 262 ; Bouverie, 176 ; ma jority, SG. THE FIRE AT STOCKPORT.—We regret to say, that at this destructive fire one individual was crushed to death, and another was so dreadfully injured that he had to be taken to the infirmary. But his suffering did not end here ; for during the night, while a surgeon was rubbing the unfortu nate young man with turpentine it took fire, and before it could be extinguished he was burnt in a still more dreadful manner, and the infirmary was also in imminent danger, as four beds and other articles were destroyed. The young man died in the most excruciating agony in a few hours after this second accident. The surgeon who was applying the turpen tine was seriously burnt in his endeavours to extinguish the flames. DREADFUL Dotscs.—On Thursday a quarrel took place at Coatbridge betwixt several Irishmen, on that all-engrossing topic—religion. From words the parties came to blows, and finally crowbars and other weapons were wielded with effect on the head and body of a man named Mick Tonnor, who now lies in a deplorable state from the effects of the injuries he sustained. Tonnor had several of his teeth knocked out, his cheek laid open, the bone of his nose broken, and his head severely cut; but hopes are yet entertained of his re covery.—Another case of outrage occurred in the house of a publican, at Coatbridge, of the name of Clark. This man and his family had gone to bed, and were aroused by a loud knocking at the door; the man of the house (Clark) rose in his shirt, and requested the parties outside to desist, as he would not let them in; to this they paid no attention, but pressing their shoulders to the door, away it went, and fire ruffian-looking fellows entered, ordered, and took what they pleased, until their conduct attracted the attention of some of the neighbours while in bed, and a few of them having risen and collected together, succeeded, at the risk of their lives, in ridding Coatbridge of the gang.—A third case is ne of uncommon brutality. On Saturday, while Mary WMill o an or Brock, a young widow woman, was returning to Langloan from Airdrie, she was met by six or eight ruffians. and car. ried to a sequestered spot by the side of Co_atdyke quarry or plantation. Here s he was stripped of her clothes and robbed of her a ll, b es id es rece i v ing violation so dreadful that a description is impossible. Suffice it to say, that death soon after terminated her sufferings, and the murdered woman now reposes in the churchyard of Old Monkland.—Glasgow paper. iii .TICULTURnj. AND bOTANIC,kL EXHIBITION The first exhibition for the present year of plants, fruits, flowers, and vegetables, took place on Friday last, at the Botanic Garden,—being the commencing one of the three ex hibitions, for competition, appointed by the Liverpool Bo tanical Institution, the two others being fixed for the 23d of June, and the Bth of September. The result was highly gra tifying, not only as demonstrating the growing taste for the cultivation of the beautiful as well as the useful in the vegeta ble world in our own neighbourhood and a large circuit be yond it, but as affording a pleasing indication, amounting to almost certainly, that the increasing patronage and support of the garden will redeem that admirable and unexceptiona ble place of resort from the decay with which it had been for some time so lamentably and severely threatened. The day was fine, though somewhat cold for the advanced season of the year, and the company was quite as numerous and select as we remember to have seen on any former similar occasion —comprising, indeed, a large portion of the elite and fashion able of the town and neighbourhood. as well as many strangers. The show of plants, flowers, &c., was the best for many years, many excellent, and some very rare specimens of their kinds being exhibited in the spacious tents provided for their recep tion. A spirit of emulation was manifested, not only amongst growers in this immediate vicinity, but amongst parties resi dent in Yorkshire, Cheshire, and even Anglesea. In plants, the exotic orchidacese particularly excelled ; and there were also some splendid azaleas. E. D. Falkner, Esq., furnished some beautiful rose trees, and Mr. Skirving, of Walton Nursery, a variety of choice specimens, but neither for com petition. The panzies were remarkably fine : those sent by Mr. O'Grady could not, indeed, be excelled in perfection of bloom and colouring. We noticed several Oncidii Altissimi, particularly one sent by Thomas Brocklehurst, Esq., as very tine. The plant is an epiphite (not, as some suppose, a pa rasite), deriving its nourishment chiefly from the atmosphere, and in its native country (South America, we believe) the flowers, of a yellowish colour and spotted, bang down in long slender stems from the trees, forming rich and graceful fes toons. In this instance the flowers were supported on standards, and, in the finest specimen, reached a height of about six feet. The greatest curiosity shown of the same family was a Ladle Cinnabarine, bearing a bright orange coloured flower of five petals. The Cattleya Skinnerii also attracted much attention : it presents above ground what are called suds bulbs. The epidendrum bi-cornututu, of this class, obtained the third prize. A white azalea, from Messrs. Cunningham's nursery, was much admired. The fruits and vegetables were extraordinary, considering the period of the year, particularly the pines and apples. The garden, which is in prime order, afforded the most agreeable promenades, the shrubberies and hedges, planted about four years ago, having now attained a vigorous growth, imparting a degree of shade and warmth to the grounds, of which they were before rather deficient. The intersecting hedges are now about six feet in height, though after being panted they were cut close to the ground, and furnish a gra tifying instance of what may be accomplished by the modern and improved system of thorn fencing. If the gentlemen in some parts of the country would fill up their ugly ditches,— some of them, by way of fence, five or six feet wide,--and plant and train hedges of this kind which only occupy about two feet, they would not only better protect, and shelter their fields, but impart a pleasing feature to the general landscape, and also economise the land. Hedges may now, if care be taken, be planted of several f ee t i n h e i g ht a p r i or i, a most successful instance of which may be seen in the new grounds lately added to the west side of Mr. Skirving's nursery—an improved French thorn having been introduced with great success by that gentleman. Besides the tents for the show tables, in front of the con servatory din which the plants, by the way, are choice and beautiful,) two marquees were pitched on the green sward adjoining, one of them fitted up as a refectory with ices and confectionary. The fountains were also put into requisition on the occasion, and had a roost pleasing and cool effect. Nor must we forget Mr. Parker's military band, which was stationed at the top of the centre walk, and played a variety of choice airs during the day. A new system of labelling the plants which has been adop ted, and is approaching towards completion in the garden, is worthy of the notice of visitors. Poisonous plants are la belled with white letters on a black ground ; medicinal plants, and those used in the arts, red ground with black letters; culinary plants, yellow ground with black letters; and orna mental plants, white ground with black letters. The company enjoyed themselves in perambulating the se veral walks and pleasure-grounds. which present considerable variety,—and many of them lingered, loth to depart, until the evening had set in, albeit the weather inclined to cold. All appeared to be highly gratified by the show and the ex cellent arrangements made by the committee. The following is the LIST OP PRIZES Greenhouse Azalear.—Six specimens —not more than two of a sort. First prize, George Cunningham and Son, Oak Vale Nursery, Wavertree. Ericas—Cope Heaiht.—First prize for the best of six spe cies, Richard Alison, Esq., of Woolton; second prize, Messrs. Davies, of Wavertree Nursery ; extra prize, A. Sin clair, Esq., of Hill-side House, Wavertree. Erotic Orchidaeem three specimens).—First prize, Thomas Brocklehurst, Esq.. of Macclesfield; second, ditto, the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby ; extra prize, 0. F. Mey rick, Esq., of Bedorgan Hall, Anglesea. Pelargoniums ( Geraniums), (ten varieties).—First prize, Mrs. Foster, of Woolton. Pelargoniums (six ♦arieties).—First prize, George Cun ningham and Son. Stove, or Greenhouse Plants (six varieties).—First prize, George Cunningham and Son ; second prize, Messrs. Davies ; third prize, Mrs. Preston, Fir Grove ; first extra prize, Charles Horsfall, Esq., Everton ; second, ditto, the Earl of Derby; third, ditto, Richard Alison, Esq. Stove, or Greenhouse Plants (four varieties).—First prize, Charles Horsfall, Esq. ; second prize, Charles Tayleure, Esq., Parkfield. Store, or Greenhouse Plants (single specimen).—First prize, Thomas Brocklehuret, Esq. ; second, Richard Alison, Esq. ; third, Joseph Hagan, Esq., Bankfield ; extra prize, A. Sinclair, Esq. Tulips (pan of twelve varieties).—First prize, Mr. John Soorne, of Chester ; second, W. P. Freme, Esq., of West Derby. Pansies (pan of twenty-four varieties).—First prize, Thos. O'Grady, Esq.; second, the same gentlemast ; extra prize, Messrs. Davies. Miscellaneous Flowers (in pots).--First prize, the Earl of Derby ; second, Robert Jones, Esq., West Derby. Grapes.—Best dish, the Earl of Derby. Pines.—The beat pine, the Earl of Derby Fruits and Vegetables (miscellaneous collection of six •a rieties).—First prize, the Earl of Derby ; second, Mrs. Pres ton; third, R. Jones, Esq. Cherries.—Extra Prize, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. Pears.—Extra prize, William Maury, Esq. Apples.—Extra prize, A. Sinclair, Esq. Seedling Calceolaria.—Extra prize, Messrs. Davies. CORRESPONDENCE. DOCK WAREHOUSES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—A question of great importance to the mercantile interest of this town has been lately mooted, viz., whether the London offices will insure the proposed warehouses at the Albert Dock, and the produce therein, if they should be built on the verge of the dock. The public ought to be sa tisfied on this head—it is a great question. One principal argument in favour of building these warehouses—in fact the leading temptation held out to the merchants to countenance the scherne was, the diminution it would effect-in the rate of fire insurances, and that the premium would thereby be pro bably reduced to Is. 6d. per cent. Now, what does the fact prove to be, when the scheme is on the p]int of being carried into effect? It is well known that a deputation of warehouse owners went to London lately, on the subject of the high rates of insurance now charged on floating policies ; and that whilst there, at an audience with the representatives of the principal fire offices, the question was asked by one of the deputies whether they would insure, and if so, at what pre mium, the proposed Albert Dock warehouses, if they were built on the verge of the dock ? Rumour says, that the chairman answered that they would not insure them at all if built on the verge of the dock ; and that he appealed to the representatives of the other offices, then present, whether he spoke their opinions also on the subject, to w hi c h t h ey as sented—there was not one dissentient. Now, Mr. Editor, this being the rumour, you can easily ascertain from those gentlemen who were present, whether the rumour is true, and after having satisfied yourself as to the facts, confirm or deny the statement in your next paper. Should the account prove true, and the warehouses and their contents be uninsurable, it will require some nerve to proceed with the scheme; and as for their being insured at is. 6d. per cent., according to the original assertion, the idea is too puerile to be any longer seriously entertained. It may be said that other offices will insure them, although the London ones may not; but the temptation held out originally to the mercantile body was, that the London offices would insure these warehouses at is. 6d. per cent. Their being insured in Liverpool is a new idea, and no part of the original intention. But would the Liverpool offices, or any other office out of London, insure millions of produce in these warehonses at Is. 6d., or at treble that rate? We presume not. The pri vate warehouses, under all their disadvantages, can still be insured by the London offices, under letter C, and under the most favourable classification, at Bs. per cent. per annum — a rate at which the London offices will not insure the Albert Dock warehouses, according to the present view of this ques tion, so that, in their opinion, the private warehouses are a preferable risk to the Albert Dock warehouses. Should these buildings be erected according to the present proposed plan, and the London o ffi ces persevere in their present inten tions, the very object for which these warehouses were to be built, would be foiled. A. D. W MURDER AND SUICIDE Or A BROTHER AND SISTER. — A. most horrid affair took place last week at Northworld, Norfolk. The name of the wretched man was Alfred King, and that of his victim Ellen King, his sister, the one about forty-six, and the other was about forty years of age, and thee had lived together for years on the best of terms, and led industrious and inoffensive lives. For the last two years King had not worked at his calling, that of a shoemaker, but had subsisted upon some little property of he was possessed, consisting of several small houses. The spot which was the scene of this tragic occurence is very secluded, in a by-lane, more than half a mile from the main road, and from 100 to 200 yards from any other dwelling. The cottage stands by itself, in the midst of about an acre and a half of garden ground, which the deceased had been in the habit of cultiva ting. The body of the woman was first seen in the garden by a person, named Harris, who served the house with milk, mangled, and with marks of blood on her dress. She was dead. Afterwards he saw Alfred King lying on the floor. with his throat cut, and a good deal of blood about the room. He was gurgling in the throat, but at length he spoke plain and said, "I did it : I cut her throat and then my own." Mr. Cooper, the surgeon, was sent for, but King died in about half an hour. Deceased had been poorly for some days before, with a bit of a cold. lie was reserved in his manner. A number of wittnesses were examined on the coroner's in quests, but the substance of their evidence only proved that Alfred King had been in a low and nervous state for some time. Verdict, " That the deceased, Alfred King, destroy ed Ellen King, his sister, and afterwards himself: but at the time he did so he was labouring under temporary insanity. ABOMINABLE ACT.—WC hardly know, apart from serious crimes against the person, of a more atrocious offence than the following, communicated in a private letter to a gentle man of Bristol and from which we subjoin an extract. T h e work of art, so infamously maltreated, was for some short time on view in Liverpool, and attracted great admiration . " Butts (Rochdale) , April 30th, 1843. ._ ' Picture of the opening of the Sixth Seal was exhibiting er _ by " I think I named to you in a former note that Dan he s since which I have learnt that it belongs to Mr. Brett, o ft London, whom I believe, you have some knowledge of. B ut I am to tell you, that some miscreant last evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock, cut a piece about 12 inches by 8. out of the centre of it in the temporary absence from the room of the exhibitor. The Slave with uplifted hands, with the prostrate King and Warrior in Armour, is the part cut ant and taken away, and no trace is left whatever of the parties who com mitted this execrable deed. The poor fellow and his wife who have the charge of it, are almost deranged ; he was week, and hi s w i fe let in two strangers, gone out to g i ve orders for printing bills to announce his las t it is supposed not belonging t o th e town ; and immediately a f ter th e y had left the room, th e man, on going in, observed that the ligh t was excluded, and on opening the window the discovery was made. No blame can be attached to the man and his wife who had the charge of th e p i cture, as t h ey are un i versa lly s poken well of he.e." The pi c t ure was va l ue d at 1,000 guineas, and was being dispo se d of in shares, et £1 Is. each, t h e li s t o f which wa nearly completed. EXE-CUTION KIRKD On Saturday last duals, Wilmot Bud; ut midday, the two onfort penalty of the law at K account of the demeanour week, and there v s little alteratic n tiie b of them prior to the.. exit fro,. It appears that Buckley slept each n - - rest appeared cairn and undisturbe very minutes might be said to be r be noticed in his manner. He fre cution, even laughingly, and never evinced tl tion when the shortness of his sojourn in tl luded to. In the course of some convers,“ individuals near him made use of the common I, it 'a nothing when you're used to it." P-- • " I've heard that hanvitisi 's nothiu I'm going to try it a bit to-morrow night preceding the day which was to be his last, twelve o'clock struck, one who was with him remarl " Buckley, that is the last twelve you will ever He replied, " Yes, that's my last twelve." H e ~ during the next hour, and his mind seemed perfectly at ease When the clock struck one, he said, with a smile, " I'm getting a short-timer; I shall be away to-morrow." The expression, " I'm getting a short-timer," it must be oh_ served, is a common one amongst the pri that their term of imprisonment is drawing to About half-past one he began to sing, chiefly snatche, devotional pieces, amongst which was a part of the anthem, " We praise Thee, 0 God : we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord." Soon afterwards he retired to rest. lie slept soundly, and without the slightest appearance of restless ness, till shortly after six o'clock, when he arose and washed himself. He was asked whether he would like to read. He replied in the negative. One of the turnkeys said to him, " As you are not inclined to read, you bad better lie down and try to sleep a little more." He replied, "No : I shall sleep no more till I sleep in death." about seven o'clock the Deputy-Governor entered his apartment, and asked him how he felt. He said, with a brisk air, " I'm very well, thank you ; how are you ? " Soon afterwards he said," I'm very hungry : I should like some breakfast." His breakfast was taken to him at eight o'clock, when he was found fast asleep. He ate with an appearance of good appetite, and, at the termination of his meal, remarked, " I'm like some of the other prisoners : going out this morning, am . there's one going out with me. lt is said that he frequentl spoke with an abhorrence of the crime which he hail when you're used toil He sat up late on tl teflr Strlht. W 8 cheerful ers, signifying witted. Of the unfortunate woman, Betty Eccles, we have already stated that she declined considerably in health and spirits after her condemnation, but, considering her sex, she pre pared for her sad fate with remarkable firmness. On Wednes day last she, for the first time, fully admitted, in the presence of the governor and the Rev. Mr. Appleton, that she had ad ministered the poison to William ECcles, but she denied that she had been necessary to the death of any of the other children. As she was ill, a , nurse was provided for her from I sa : adjacenta h e ppcb ae, in gd v e, i l ef t on i a rd g e . Thursday she spoke of her ap proachingto live. One of the remarkedfenitl that she had not many houry ou., e s turnkeys said, "I hope it will be s , e o s n at , d , , h : t sure it will be . The attendant asked, On have you the assurance I do em ~ She you rely ? Whe from own heart." On Friday : m . replied, " - F ' complaining mght she of a violent a ' "From my was very sick and tea about six o'clock, and partook in her head. She drank someill, was the last she ever ate. Throughout rtook of a little food, and this con tinued very ill, frequently the night she and arose early in the morning.vomiting. She slept but litt le, took some coffee, but was unable to About eight o'clock she o'clock she aas removed from eat. Shortly before eleven hands with the females who had her apartment. She shook for their kindness, and wished them attended her, thanked them At eleven o'clock both the convictsiein health and happiness. where they partook of the sacrament, were led to the Chapel, Chaplain in prayer for their souls. and joined with the o'clock, Mr. Carson, the tinder-sheriff, At half-past eleven Preston, the Deputy-sheriff, arrived ff, and Mr. Wilson, of themselves in immedia te communicationat thegaol, and put with the Governor, Mr. Amos. A fe w minutes before twelvethe processi on was seen moving slowly from the Cha p el,a long leading towards the governor's house. ii the gravel w a lk The c a nonicals, walked first , accompanied by Chapl a i n , i n hi s the Governor and the Sheriff. Buckley followed, accompanied, s u pported, by two tur nke y s. Then came the rather th an l turn key followed by B ett y Eccles, leaning on the principal ot her turnkeys. Buckl e y walked with a step arms of two as individual presen t, and appeared less agitated than tho se firm as any about him. Betty Eccles, looked sorrowful a ex t r aordinary emotion o r tre p idation was perceptib nd ill, but no le. Arri ved at the aven ue at the upper end of which stood repor ters, the process ion p aused, and Buckley with the an o f extraordinary alac rit y , left the rank alone with appearance a quick and fi r m step, and passe d throu g h a door ou the right. He wa s a minute- He followed by a turnke y and was absent about half He returned in the same quick, decided manner, about him wit h an air of the most perfect unconcern, glancing il en. fell into his p lace, and the procession resumed its He slow gress towards the pr ess -room, the Chaplain reading Pro ions of the service a s he p roceeded. Arrived at the flight ofg portions lea ding to the pre ss -room, Buckler mounted without ashow of di minighed firm ness. The female, however, gave .i e%dent indi cations of feebleness. She was supported , ' the turnkeys, and ascended slowly and with difficulty. culprits were placed in chairs opposite the platforin : f ean to the scaffold, and in full view of the drop. The Rev. Chap_ lain proceeded with the service, which lie read in a loud - ;',.; impressive tone, and the executioner (Calcraft, of New,,,--r.`4, immediately began pinioning the hands and arms of the -- c l i c , / victs. This operation was first performed on Buckley, con_ on with undimmed eyes and an unbleached ci who leek. The female seemed to become rather faint during th e per formance of this operation, but she quickly rallied, and she were calling up her energies for the trying sat up as 1 awful occasion. Suddenly the voice of the clergyman ceased, was and Buckley was taken by the arms and led aggas the o r a l' form to the drop, where the cap was drawn oven's face - and - the rope adjusted, B e tty Eccles was, during this operation, left sitting in her chair. She appeared to watch the proceed ing with intense nterest. On its completion she was led fo ward in like manner. A. slight sigh appeared to escape front her, but she Nalked forward wiut a perceptible faite 1 e fatal where she r, and was placed under th. beam, was supported by the assistants till the executioner had adjusted the „ on All then retired, leav i n g the culprits standing alone beneathe. the gallows. The reverend clergyman read the brief remnant of the service. At its termination the bolt was withdraw• and the first part of the sentence of the Judge on the unfor tunate tunate mortals was executed. Buckley struggled for a few moments, and then evinced no signs of life: Th e woman being less heavy+ appeared to s uffer . much more severel ' Site struggled convulsively for sonic I, but, at length, sl y n: also swayed to and fro in the wind. without motion, and her: bands relaxed from the grasp which they had held of each other.number of wl • The bulk of the crowd (the which must have been near 30,000) dispersed immediately_ after the execution Some hundreds, however, remained to see the bodi es cut . down. was dressed in a black shooting coat, ar , Buckley Welling boots almostK. roe-_ sera, plaid waistcoat, and Welli _, . new. lie was a short, stiffset man, of a dirk complexion, rather well formed features, and did not seem at all c i listressed, either in mind or body, at the awful situwaatisormi u m ui v,: t i h i i ch he was i p•aced n . Betty Eccles, on the contrary, She . thinner, and seem e d reat deal. was dressed ' to have suffered endin a cotton boots she white cap, light : was an oldish-looking dress, ing woman, and rather tall. • rs expressed their gratitude to the Governor Both prisoners he kindness and attention - and his officers for t d which bail been shown them since they wierecon bemned. We believe that _Mr. Belle, laving o , tained an order f rom the prisoners heads the Sheriff, took casts of t...................... . sC-- -------- THE FIRE AT THE DUKE'S WAREHOUSES under each arm where ' as to rest bymen build theyides of the ianyof FURTHER PARTICULARS. t o p l b o e y endo on e b n o t t e s l (From the Second Edition of Friday.) in; has been The fire may bebservable said srditstics)rty:lrforowmn out t e in gr b o u n i g i i i i o d t . 11 combustion brill o except in an occasionnal der , no degree amongst the c otton in the warehouse slight e . mAlthough much was nated ; which had fallen down, with the floors, so it origi btirnt ; en ' - inh i on 3,, t. fi h e pi e d el a ..ico floor inrngigthi o luea f ptso t ap h aru e eirtp t s, h ota i:l e i little injured except by the water, two top rooms of the middle warehouse, and a considerable''.n the quantity in the jigger floor, or attic of that on the west, a great quantitY, got out, and forms large heaps in the yard—that immediately tinder the warehouse -door being a hill of no inconsiderable magnitude. It is expected that, when dried and much of it will still be available for manufacturing picked, As water from the docks has been all along thrown purposes. it will decide the salt of the applicability, upon with thi s fi re, to damage, of salt water in place of fresh, to the reference meat of at least the raw material when ignited. extinguish- A.s before stated, the three top rooms of the mid house (of those on fire) were filled with cotton. Thatdle ware highest room was, we learn, the property of Me in the and . Nlawell, of which little or none is saved :ssrs. W. A . two rooms below belonged to Messrs. Cannon that in the The only other cotton was in the attic of the next and Mille r westward, and was the property of Messrs. H warehou Biddle. We were under a mistake in stating utnphre: perty was in the possession of Mr. Pendl la L ur y . that the pro_About two o'clock this mornine . ~,, an accident the fire by which the lives of two of the officers of the fire and Grines were engaged in the fourth story Ificers Thornton with branch PiVe', playing upon the ry of the warehouse when the floor suddenly' gave way with smouldering cotton and fell clown to the floor below its accumulated load: crash. One of the poor fellows (Ti with a tremendous out of sight amongst the cotton,mrnton) was buried up around him. and the other NN which began to burn threatening predicament. Mr.iie.as t in an almost equally Fire-police, beeline alarmed lest thw±t. superintendent of the but with the assistance of firemenbranched 310 and 313, he got a extricatboth the men before , and after much exertion injury. There was room on the theyspotsusned any personal others to maintain their footing in the for himself and the two them out. It was well for Thornton perilous work of getting soon, otherwise, so vigourously was that he was rescued so him lest he should be burned, tha t : the water thrown about he probably was in some d a nger of bein g drowned. The floors room s in these warehouses by of the three lower are s b eam s ; and the fall upported broke one of these , strong iron of the fourth floor . b eam s in two. The accident Happened o f the warehouse. near the south point Besides the corn and flour rooms of the arehouses carried out from the l ower d era ble quantity of meal saved yesterday, there was also a consi from the wes tern warehouse. In the event of Sir J. Pine's election as Charn beied, lai M n of the City of London , wh ich is generally anticipatr. Jeremiah Pilcher has announced himself a candidate for the aldermanic gown of Cornhill. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Poy says, there is a report in the highest circles, that Queen Victoria thinks as Mayor, secretary and tary Sir in of renewing the royal ft;tes of olden times, and that she in tends visiting the royal theatres in site, attended by her whole court. Shaw, Bart., the Chamberlain of London, has resigned that In consequence of continued ind,i,sliptosiistiosnu,ppSosiredJatmheats the sy: l r a ,d t e Lord Eliot Wm. Hey gate, Bart, have offered themselves as candidates. office. Sir John Pirie. Bart., Ireland." sir Th ieic la n s r t y L ii i , a n r er din ek ge e s h u r c o c n e j e c d le s Mr. w est h i, of Templelyon, near Arklow, had on the 6th ult. a ewe which yeaned four lambs ; and last week a goose, belonging to the seine gentleman, hatched an egg which pro duced three perfect goslings. IMPERIAL PRESENTS. —The presents which have been sent to Queen Victoria from the Emperor of lina c of golden bedsteads and a quantity of silk of a sort co nsist has never yet been scene n Europe. There was likawis iinil ear -drops worth £lOOO ach ; and a shawl worked in n e tw o work, with every kind of beast on it known to the Fedle_ besides 14 large cases, each weighing 14 cwt., and Chinese ; and box of jewellery. a s ma ll A. MAN KILLED B Y A WINDMILL.—_ kbout six o'clock Monday morning a young man, named John s e r on per, in the employ of Mr. Scott, miller, o f 1 e p d r ing ski,. with a loaded cart to Mr. Bull's windmill, , x en, Was 1 ti sent road, Colchester. Having unloaded his car " the 'lanvioll he went round to inspect the exterior of the it is supposed stepped within the range of the sails, ' 8 windmill at the time, when he was struck by one as the mill , and was going of his head, and rendered insensible of them on the back Ball's !louse, and medical puceassist. He was taken to pro cured; but it proved of no avail, ti was immediately Mr. pail twelve the saw° day. D ee s he expired aboutY Med was 2;0 years half of age.