The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-25 00:00:00

i w ooer Liea' Brodi ei e , ) 11 Inicit col. a 0 ) 1 itaro , iY a t: tw v o i S epo , ;web 01 44 , 17 IN t I At k!".4.1e,!' tc,e!e , .. V GP -"-,ERAL MISCELLAY. is." White thread ------- - "r be h 0 4.,, . gloves," says the Leicester Mercury, V, 1 ,...._ 4 " in this town at a penny per pair!" Ileotiortisfe:4ll4Lenentieuellent authority that corn is now on ex ,,„ue Niko- London to Belgium and the Rhine—so ranch the "'Med effects of the tariff !—Dublin Mail. • ito tit teller al Po • t r ,01 1 .,. pop ulat i on of Belgium was ascertained to th :ta, tlAtk*4ejs of January, 1831, to 3,755,811 souls. 'itof,j a Zil it has been regularly increasing. On (1 ; e tioijo:7 1 ,18-11, it was 4,073,162. i'i ri v ll:lo , Zof known mines in Scotland is as follows : tiz a „'. l "on 23 el. 88, quicksilver 18, copper 76, lead 55, 7 1, i,„e eoPeras, jet and alum, 17, sulphur 5, an -4,,ng t7 it 1, coat 6. sor:Laived at f ortnight, no less than 3,200 persons aridt,itzlhealtr.otithport, in search of recreation, Plea ze,,, link „ At the time of high water, the beach "4 btilliaPttrade are crowded, and present a scene of Iley. Lo b "Ott e t : 4 !lotr.S T i alpre eztial ppricen c e OP PLYNIOUTH.—The pa stirinted to h. ee,Albert the Lord High-Steward will he' Pie e IS 40Yal Highness in a box made of five 114;,_ liej a : o l , l Of the Breakwater stone, united with gold, letz 041,1'°Iid gold.—West Briton. too: °Q the(PB.---We understand that the Commis sw.. s i worth_ ale .A.tts have selected ten additional car ill a " keg:real" a reward of £lOO, and that the tikta,ifeltazles, Messrs. ickersgill, Corbould, Howard, R.A., .1,.' 4.e.w.,t,ePhano ff, Claxton, F. Howard, RlP %telt liz eti TR au er, and Sir W. Ross, R.A.--Athens um. vet o _ f or roils re "l3.E.--N otwithstandi ng the late immense v a i nt ukei l t or e. Feived at Dowlais from the Russian go tta Is ti0d?.. 1 . 1 Is tbe depression of the trade that 200 41Y. °1)oolliers are to be discharged almost imme- N toli 44 klb la.._ ert has ho o k,:l.re s ~., ~00mmanded Archdeacon Wilberforce Ft it hwell. 13,17. vernaan translation of the novel, Dr. tn g l ith e! ' l ' - ' 4l sellte%)rk was written under the auspices of 11,_ ad forth the manners and habits of the sz 0 lithii__* l gentleman. we () - Keti o Ptoook Xford 1 , a of Catholic books in England, as well Itt eultrez a i.. r !cts, the spread of Puseyism and the ap -114141, led i ', 1 4 1 , On in the Protestant church, are noticed Il e 'itliee. ' 4 joyous emotion, by the religious jour- I P llsZ e tler of belt ` l4l e i i t l Outi,ll eating-13011Se in Hull states, that it is ~.Ds . loshos s„ 'ng for as many as twenty labourers to 41.141tywertgail5: for one penny each, that is, for a 444 tope aen , wuh.nlilli, and a half -penny worth of bread 'm Titp,,_ 7 1e,eb.,,711 elZPlO)ment was . plentiful, he said, s ,'L'sit 14 b Pcnoe each for their dinner. 14103e241egit"r3IENT.—A tender in payment is . rarely I,,, tas ti I'oe:titian:tn. eir. People commonly clog it with ;2 4 1 la TailetClco makes igno tender in law. One •end ep, :l e st h eye !r, and says, " Here is your money ilit h h ar b ego e ,, 4 receipt in full of all demands." A 4,4 iplita„..ut Must be an unconditional one, clogged ~.„., spRN 4°4 whatever. 1 4 th e t/t AT D 440 , nook h. lul rch Y.---NC hen Lord Spencer ap. I s lip 840 k f or a at Derby on Sunday last, the sexton di m t e of ; s e d hi s I t r _ Boo in humble station, and accord attested. o co n . r _ or.dship into one of the free seats. '444•Prokgaio.n, on hearing the fact, felt quite te ' atld tho ught Y Ills Lordship was amused at the Ily a ° al ' c nothing about it. fr o tila te rc to IsttitaG.A verY rakish-looking craft, the ("tu t e N ona _:au, arrived in the Thames on Sunday, hitt; so me of of Ascnsion. She brought eighty live Ndit lle s in bulkll7oons size, and not less than 12,000 atm ilk. They! The fr • goi.j4„t. ap .se. fruit was very fine, and in good Ni . l'S th ey P rto have been shipped in a green Sc Were Pulled up, leaves, roots, and all IN)* 0 61, 4 44 1 4 Tat v i t,,,- , o t it tlhe t o e !ka• OF ROYSTON.—Last Thurs o elo ot , 'ost e ,,, : v t i n oi Royston was thrown into a state retlifhe r ': !ment by a report that the Rev J. jZ f onot e The r iitt , had Put an end to his existence by ~IN,,Oleallema,.°llr proved to be too true. The un stkbeidulch th e „." Was found resting on the bed, to the T o _ De cc4 r ?I'd which strangled him was attached. thLge An 1 . "lac inZthoftelli 4 chtirell ; di , asd 1 ..atit, T 4 growing every day with the ,loot tA , ook at i ,. ,-dook at this heretical (!) communion j ud th, filed, tro t , ' fen Years ago. Then it was broken, f li al B e , fold . oo Pled N ,,, on, despised, and its approachine JaenSterie!t?e since we verily believe, it is stronger than Nt e pewit bec o ne ? King William' s revolution. In all li o erfu1....„7„%g more efficient, more respected, lie at Lbi ll ,, 1, Tablet (Romish Paper.) tio...thiaid4ll,l:-;The annual hop dinner at the Queen's 'reit), '' ,l be. `, toOk pl of ri l k -4 , ace on Tuesday last. After t . he unc li p t)ess . The urawn the betting proceeded with rtiZr but w e t. , were several bets made in favour ni tt ;titt ` akou bt Vnk the average betting was much • • om at • lee ng th e d ' e heavy snorting bets were made Nir o P ion, ,„. tity within £l,OOO and which, with liejoto.,:le,r.o considerably beneath X 10,000.- 14 4 41. Nt; 4 t ''......Th1S ttr .. 0 - . d. a tptdly reoot venerable peer, during the last vkirZ y ore "il Iro n vered frorrt his late attack of in iZertit h a ., it.ii has gradually returned, and yes tolltke tak e an I.n stating, he was sufficiently con eost.fline, si n airing in the carriage for some con -o,fot.4_lsetorit,.fiallid the noble lord continue to im.. -0.....1,4eh0tt 1 , .. !he fa m il y ~k i„, esidenee at Howick will shortly remove from -hal: Northumber ,tr. .aocl'll.4avertiser ' n Itt tZ t tr el"' Aec t ti ttl eir lite "e eidetntNT IN THE BRISTOL ~HANNEL. th, lo tt e.ey ocht . rethren of the Trinity-house were tte, eo er ot I f tees. Pettinglns the buoys in the channel, fee co ol' ti, heir enter a small attendant boat in liZ,Je ti the toraltnyestigation. On their return . the t h.;' l4 ls... e frat er , r ;rl two, and all of them were .1m ototl• ii``,.liis pro; - I WO saved themselves by swimming, :kV , Viz , 1 -7 11 and Madan, but we regret to say, iit' o lo 11 1 . 'Mains Drew and Jenkyn Jones, oP i ,„ kiwi b Vitlitt the f "Ato o isr ,t e or al .. N.—A person named Loose has to i at th Nog 4'4 04 b fan i n b 11 on of 2,122 tons Nkb a : A, e air ea r entire shell ro of w a rou o ght iron, which , i ce ,of e n . l a t led from it, would, he contends, rise Not w etild la °h ell w iie rapidity of an arrow ! The sub- Iti4 ; e ohaMd eed ,"'old be about 51b to the square foot. ,‘,. 4 ,ii ii i, a e lbe is ' oe ° r 4 : a. rara avis, to . fly through the air, lin 1 1. 4 head.,,'4l machine" would have to "hide II NC (la " n 14 ett, , the ALLor its , ho qt Ort4it r tba „_ .—A person, named Loose, has r o t , Il e a . t a , e "v!" , of an iron balloon of 2,122 ton "4.4.4 e ir e xh ntire shell of wrought iron, which, iootv of t a t :A 4.,a,Osted from it, would, he contends, rise 14 0,, el 111 0 their the rapidity of an arrow ! The sub t ~ ,,?he foo roe i d , !You'd be about slbs. to the square iii,'"cleitar.ahkolad,eed, be a rara avis to fly through ktt'oßd. gl taiiii,"o„ ll °, aerial machine " would have ,(!), A tfr -eu nea c l2 , t,,,i4.9llo:44etotlProd°' ha:v.:ll-dressed man called at a cottage ? ticw o , o ki ll t ee her'-vlary Leigh, a widow, stating that t-a -k m be he usband. She informed him she was ei t ati l et er per some.: i l for many years. He then told . her li t i„ t Or tu t oti e :kris *0 communicate privately, on which teß_Ne''' it e°ver e ; 0 Were present retired, when he N. lropi tt roM r tl s; saying that a friend of his had 4 I nor di, .enusband twenty years ago. He 41,4 ' 4 . , 11 hi s 'lr k fla '411 11 14 c l " 1) t4i "M e t e in la ntt l'i name, or where he came t 4 4 411 .ore th son, to _ • —, It appears by the evidence O ttl . rith t, e b orh wn clerk of the city of Durham, tty eakfidqtlaker""a Election Committee, that Mr. i 3 o h , Of th ate f or ' Anti -Corn -Law Leaguer, and late i ll t4SlLto e 2 l 7 ii i a , l ex t p i t , f City, has not yet discharged his Vinaslei,, 'IS. a d "'es of the last election, amount- Log s oa t ''t to h •, though his agent signed a writ -4h. nii, oad, '',_3 7 the same, and though Mr. Hut -1 ta' to D o llNi c o r o c,l?e ated applications for payment. 1 1 2 1 1 414 NT ' Ihe eiai"fieation will induce the Anti-Corn tla 141 4 41 , c ' 3l on its second fiddle. 4 401 4 Y, th °Nv Eb I thiluit il l ioej !kern', RArioN.—On Wednesday, the 1 4 , 01l o l h afloo h ,ers of this truly loyal and conste 14.4rotokmothe ev : .( . l their usual anniversary at Bin. et i', ;te °44 th - ti? e e t III . I g a grand dinner took place, on I to sit ip,,,e o leo. al was occupied by Mr. `William I ' t jr a 4 i., Zap el l : h a ir, by Mr. G. H. St. Clair. The N tit;':uir 0 4 4 -re 't and Queen " ; " The Prince 6 Nti o4, bUeen Dowager, and the rest of the h0 . °1. 0 ok , I filL'Aio u ' s 18 Majesty the King of Hanover '' ; telf:! 4s"mge fe e he '7,4,11!1 immortal memory of the great e0 be ,: 0 ) 11 '0 ,11 , 1ttthi0... 4 . .......ir 0 d i , ; " The Army and Navy: , ob t O rse k 14 ,41 si xteen L tt the 10th instant a pack of t. i' ojof voz l 'rzh , norses, were removed on the r m, m t he ( b io i , ;., „, out) Coventry. The hounds were p .‘,„,,, e t 4 il k , the one the boxes having a greater N S le g t e kt fll el e 11 1 aDenedier, it was truly lamentable (7) 4 1o,llo s .„ *tot n:4184 ,the state ;l b the tphoeoyrbeainnig -I,4°Fatt4 atititeelhaustatione tett i ) wer e htitit44„, care of the em heat arising of the box ; several of them (very OpiZ ti t: bt kat i t i lto ffieac!UallY dead, and others died on 1 11 4 aPhs,Ze• Seven couple of the hounds by:44401h ek ov oiertt a t . ti lZeN t"lk ol' t"l "ll4 T to •kl.ot th Ight end c., • vr o . persons, named tsekktti e , e ce,,,_ Sarah Knight, were on Wed ri\l'oll lvia"LkrEg Criminal Court, convicted of ti k h fle i , oil b li 0 1 ; 4 4 pi, e h ui n, by means of fraudulent ad 'etlAt!etqlolit-istfeeeio-i;lvas to offer lucrative situations N t kiliZlNlOey .4 25 r g sum of money ; and they oe I ty •• cow ' f ola the prosecutor under the 1 1 1) 1 4 4 1 81 14 .tl5ll Procure him a situotion as libra- t i ,Zf,S,Z e kte f ift , tt th: b .year• Having got the money, tk ate h , s _arr y i n • lodgi n - s, Zings, but were with some ) 11 1 ,NS fr o s 'lto l g.°' , the same game elsewhere. it titt N4 3 l 4 t lle a t ' 1 k ii I C e n e Years' transportation. , s and Net t lp l oil s N , of 1 10 i e ii ll : (lef Ci°irlinlaoll'!h; from 9th No- ItltTllliotltelottles)to°t'ofile birth of his r ß al oyal Highness 414 2 4 1 4 4 t : Ino tto ue asst D ecember, 1842—0 r little k iettlt e tt p sB 138. 3 2, ` 3.511 the income for such pe -411 , 414 1 4, tt e 44 ., M us t. /(1., While the expenditure tlnlstio, ta p e l A In ch ° Ora • buteavlng £20,100 as a surplus. to! wait eo oh .!_ It iS to be taken into consi- N A. t i ‘ othe_lo4 in li nt included £14,580 ss. 3d ;; 1 4itliBt;R.geelokethet.e"e,will,fwth presumeat durdsuic.. 4 4 1, e t iZtt la , B SI attendae nronhe ' co e lle a ction of 1 1, 11 4 4 ; i i iii i :l.le ' o llf ..4 / 40 ttopet, ,•Oot la o`, 1 8111:1 0 „ 3 „ AND COAL TRADES.—The otskotb‘o) el'e 'er y➢dist urbe d of Dudley, Walsall, Sc . c t . o , " N'oini called letorb e e d o :ta m t e e. ~I t is proposed d t l e l , lt4 t l l7.top p t , s he fh: thick os 6 e d. to it o 31 ) • tquout tila coal -getter sheen" from li lIN lit th .y d e e ols . s .romto . . 2s. he m att e l o b Plorshi e l "erY districts, the condition °1 4 8 ,d 08 1 tk e 0, 0 ,,0ur 0 ore : The chartists have already leoLl is , ihg e !l r," si o,eed ao lgs t t the discontented worc- '*titfel It,ewlltitZilt Rente}, very t I little ne effect. r h T o z 14111 3' h e re ads a t t . ° r9iligate the sukring, and 4 ter n „, s e IR f ormation; but this, of ...rat ) , relief. DEATH OF THE REV. HENRY BLUNT.--On Thursday morning, at six o'clock, the Rev. Henry Blunt, M.A., died at Streatham Rectory. The rev. gentleman was for merly rector of Upper Chelsea, in which benefice he was succeeded by the Rev. Richard Burgess, B.D. Few cler gymen have been more respected than Mr. Blunt, whose whole life was untiringly devoted to the discharge of his ministerial duties. TROTTING MATCH FOR £lOO A-SIDE.—On Monday week, considerable interest was excited relative to a pony race, which came off on the Eccles-road, about two miles from Manchester. The ponies were each about 13 hands 3 inches high, carrying list. each, for a stake of £lOO a-side. One belonged to a gentleman in the neighbour hood of Wakefield, and the other to the celebrated Mr. Burke, of trotting notoriety. The gray pony frequently broke the trot, but the bay continued steadily to increase his advantage, and ultimately won with the greatest ease by several hundred yards. The distance was eight miles, which was accomplished in 29 minutes ; and, considering the weights they had to carry, it may be classed with so me of the first-rate performances of the day. The first two miles were trotted in 7i minutes, and the last two in minutes. EXTENSIVE INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Thursday morn ing last, a fire was discovered upon a farm in the parish of Trumpington, near Cambridge. The fire was discove red by a woman on the premises, it was soon found that the extensive barn appeared in an entire blaze. The barn, which with its contents was entirely destroyed, contained between 130 and 200 loads of superior unthrashed wheat ; a stable, with the whole of the harness, and a granary and bullock-shed, were burnt :to the ground, as also a very large stack of wheat straw, and the rnmainder of the nu merous buildings are materially injured. Some quarters of good peas, and the fleeces of wool recently clipped from 12 to 12 score of fine sheep, were also so much da maged as to render them all perfectly useless ; and a good farming cart and a water cart were destroyed, and a drill materially injured. The property was insured in the Sun Office. Cisurros: TO FARMERS.—A very heavy misfortune oc curred to a farmer in the neighbourhood of Kendal last week. It appears that the farmer in question had occasion to remove a number of young cattle from a pasture they had been in for some time to another at a distance, and, before driving them out of the field, he administered a quantity of rock salt, mixed in water, to each—a pre caution which is usually taken when cattle are removed to a different pasture, in order that they may be less liable to suffer from any epidemic which may happen to prevail in the neighbourhood. The cattle were then driven into a brook, where they were allowed to drink their fill. The effects of the farmer's treatment now became ap parent. He had given to each animal about two pounds of salt—too much by half ;—this had necessarily made them very thirsty, and the unlimited quantity of water they were allowed to drink caused one or two to drop down dead immediately—whilst yet in the brook; four others expired soon after, and another in a few days, making the total loss amount to seven head.—Kendal Mercury. CANINE AFFECTION AND SAGACITY.—The following instance of canine affection came under our observation at a farm-steading where we happened to be engaged :—A colley belonging to the shepherd on the farm sppeared very restless and agitated ; she frequently sent forth short howls, and moaned as if in great agony. " What on earth is the matter with the dog ? " we asked. "Ye see, sur, Au drownt a' her wholps i' the pond the day, and she's busy greeting for them." Of course, we had no objection to offer to this explanation, but resolved to watch her future operations. She was not long in setting off to the pond and fishing out her offspring. One strong brindled fellow she seemed to lament the most. After gazing for a time on the dear remains, she again set off at a quicker rate than military time, to a new house that was in the course of erection, and scooped out a deep hole among the rubbish ; she then, one by one, deposited the mortal remains of her young in the grave which she had with so much labour excavated, and covered them up most care fully. After she had fulfilled this most important duty, she resumed her labours among her woolly charge in quietness.—Berwick Warder. The sale of the valuable collection of meerschaum pipes, cigars, tobacco, &c., forming a portion of the effects of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, took place last week, by Messrs. Christrie. The late duke was passion ately fond of smoking, and the accumulation of his stock of pipes, &c., during the last twenty years (chiefly pre sents from noblemen and naval captains) has been enor mous. The prices at which the pipes and cigars were sold were exceedingly high. Among the cigars was a packet of 1,000, presented to his royal highness by the Earl of Mu 'grave, which sold for £23 12s. A box of 1,000 cigars, presented by Lord John Churchill, realised no less than £4O 19s. ; and 500 Woodvilles, presented by Sir George Cockburn, £22 Ils. 6d. Three lots of cigars, of 1,000 each, were sold for £137. It is rather strange that some of the rare lots among the cigars sold for more than 2s. 6d. each ; and it is a remarkable fact, that three small parcels of the same realised a sum exceeding that fetched by the whole of the carriages belonging to the late duke, sold on Monday week by Messrs. Tattersall. DEATH BY A BULL.—A dreadful accident occured on Thursday last, to a lad named James Williams, aged about 18 years, who was a servant at Upton Farm, near Bath, He was, as usual, sent very early in the morning into a field to bring home the cows for milking. The cows soon came into the yard, but the bull was not with them, and did not come in for nearly half an hour, and it was then remarked that Williams had not come home. On exami nation, there were marks of lAmd upon one of his horns, and on his forehead. On going into the field, various portions of the poor lad's clothes were found torn to shreds and scattered about, and on a further search was seen the unfortunate lad lying dead in the middle of the field and entirely naked—every article of dress having been torn off his body except his laced boots. There were violent bruises all over his body. There were evi dent marks of the infuriated bull having butted the poor lad in various parts of the field. The bull was considered a very quiet one, but it had been suspected from some symptoms of aversion which the animal had shown to the lad a few days previously, that he had been ill-using him. An inquest was held, and a verdict returned of " acciden tal death," with a deodand of 2s. 6d. on the bull, which was destroyed. DARING ASSAULT OF A MONOMANIAC.—About twelve o'clock on Thursday, Mr. A. Dick, a gentleman of the legal profession, was severely assaulted in his own office, in Queen-street, from the hands of a monomaniac named Thomas Baird, belonging to Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. shire. Baird having entered the office, asked for the prin cipal, when he was admitted to his private room, and hav ing made some exclamation about a forged will, he knock ed him down, and broke a chair by the violence of his assault, He then threw himself on the top of his victim and drew forth a sharp instrument, with which he inflicted two stabs on the right arm, and one on the left shoulder, and was still continuing his assaults when the cries of the wounded gentleman brought two of his clerks to his assistance, who forcibly rescued him from the hands of the infuriated maniac. The instrument is about 14 inches in length, and has the appearance of a butcher's steel, or a strong spindle set in a clumsy handle, and recently ground to great sharpness at the point. From papers it may be gnthered that the manaic entertains the idea that a forgery had been committed on his father's will, from which he was deprived of some property, and the legal gentleman having at one time transacted business for Baird's relatives, he must have mixed him up in his fever ed imagination as one of the parties who had injured him. The prisoner was placed at the police bar yesterday fore noon, and was sent back to the cell which he had ocupied the previous night.—Glasgow Courier. AFFLICTING CALAMITY.—A melancholy instance of bereavement has occurred within the last two months in the family of Mr. Isaac Dixon, cow-keeper, of Harrow on the-Hill, four of its members having died from natu ral causes. A daughter of Mr. Dixon's was suddenly at tacked with illness, but her case baffling the skill of the medical gentlemen, death put an end to her suffering in ten days. Her parents, not apprehending immediate dan ger, did not see the (laughter till the day of the funeral, and such was the effect on the mother that she returned home, was taken ill, and died in three weeks. This sud den bereavement to Mr. Dixon produced such an awful despondency, that on the day after attending Mrs. Dixon's funeral, he also was confined to his bed, and in nine days was numbered with the dead. A younger daughter, who with her husband and family had lately taken up their abode witn her parents, (and had given birth to twins but two months,) was so shocked in mind and body by these awful visitations, that ere her father's remains were taken to their last resting place, she was confined to her bed, and was added to the number of her departed relatives in eight days. The family of Mr. Dixon having resided at Harrow fora quarter of a century, great excitement was manifested in the village as to the immediate cause of death ; post mortem examination of the last body, there fore, was advised, which was performed by Mr. Blewitt, of Harrow, and that gentleman pronounced it to be pleurisy, with inflammation, accelerated by excessive grief. By this awful mortality, five children under seven years of age are left in an almost destitute state. Mr. Green, the celebrated aeronaut, made a trip in his magnificent Nassau Balloon from the Vauxhall Gardens, on Monday evening. The arrangements having been completed about seven o'clock, Mr. Green, accompanied by Captain Corrie, of London, Mr. William Welch, Mr. J. Barwell, of Church-street, and Mr. Humphrey Jeffries, entered the car, and, the cords which bound the huge machine to the earth having been previously cast off, the balloon ascended majestically amidst the hearty cheers of the multitude, taking a north-easterly direction. It soon became evident, however, to the numerous spectators, as well as to the aeronauts themselves, that the balloon was not sufficiently buoyant to clear the trees by which the garden is surrounded ; and the car came in contact with one of the trees in the north-east corner, through the branches of which it broke in magnificent style, after a brief struggle, and emerged uninjured beyond the tempo rary obstruction, amidst the renewed acclamations of spectators. The aeronauts continued their course for about twelve or thirteen miles; and about twenty-five minutes after their departure they descended in a ploughed field, three miles beyond Coleshill, where they effected a safe landing. The balloon is 157 feet in length, and when fully inflated contains about 70,000 cubic feet of gas. It was only abeut three parts filled when the ascent took place. The whole weight of the apparatus, (in cluding the grappling iron 2711b5., the elastic cable 1221b5., and ballast 4501b5.,) amounted to I,Boolbs. If to this is added 2,1b5., the estimated weight of the gas when the ascent when the ascent took place, and allowing 7501b5. as the weight of the five persons in the car, being an average of 1501bs. to each person, some idea may be formed of the capacity and buoyancy of this magnificent machine, weighing altogether 4,5001b5. The balloon is made of strong thick Italian silk of the most durable quality • and we are informed that in its formation up wards of a thousand yards, of three feet in width, were used, being equal to 2,000 yards of silk of the ordinary width. The price was 14s. 6d. a yard, and the total cost was, we understand, £1,400. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD ARRIVAL OF PRINCE AUGUSTUS AND HIS BRIDE.— The French sterner Pluton arrived from Southampton on Thursday evening, from Lisbon, having on board their Royal Highnesses Prince Augustus and his bride, the Princess Clementine ; also the Duke Ferdinand and suite. The royal party landed at eight o'clock, under a royal sa lute, and immediately departed in a special train for Lon don. Union jacks and other flags were hoisted in all parts of the town. Lord Ashley presided over a very large meeting on Wednesday, called for the purpose of preparing a memo rial for presentation to his grace the Duke of Wellington, chancellor of the University of Oxford, directing the noble duke's attention to the fearfully rapid spread of heretical opinions in that seat of learning, and praying that his grace would use his influence in counteracting their dangerous tendencies. The meeting was composed exclusively of laymen, and is expected to be the first of a series. The noble chairman, in opening the proceedings, spoke at some length on the critical position in which the Established Church of England has been placed by the spread of the pestilential doctrines of tractarianism, and urged upon the meeting the necessity of adopting imme diate measures for their suppression. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, when a memorial to the Duke of Wellington was unanimously agreed to, and will be pre sented in the course of a few days. The Protestant as sociation has also prepared a memorial to the right rev. the primate and the prelates of the church : it has already been numerously signed. ESCAPE AND RE-CAPTURE OF A PRISONER.—On the night of Tuesday, the 2d instant, Lawrence Doogan, aged 16 years, who was under sentence of transportation for seven years, for stealing some silver spoors and other articles, at Maryport, made his escape from Carlisle gaol in a most miraculous manner, and who, on the 18th inst., was re-captured at a place between Preston and Lancaster. His escape is the most miraculous on record. In conse quence of ill health he was put into the hospital, above the door of which is a fan-light, which he had taken out, and through the opening contrived to squeeze his body. Near the door is a leaden spout, about 6 inches in diameter, and 25 feet in height. Up this spout he climbed, at the top of which is a receiver for the water 12 inches square, and into this he must have got both his hands and feet. He had now to raise himself up to get hold of the parapet, nearly five feet from the top of the spout, on which he had raised himself to get hold of the parapet, which he surmounted, and from whence he had to leap a great height upon the rigging -tree of the court-house. Having performed the above dangerous exploits, he had still to descend upwards of 25 feet to the ground, which he did by swinging himself down into thershrubbery surrounding the court• house, where the indentions of his feet still re main to a considerable depth in the ground. The visiting magistrates of the prison have viewed the places by which he escaped, and who exonerated Mr. Orridge, the gaoler, and his assistants, from all blame of negligence. The officer who apprehended Doogan will receive £2O reward. ADJUTANT MUNRO.—The following particulars re lating to the first introduction of Lieutenant Munro to the army may be relied upon :—Between nineteen and twenty years ago (he being then about of age) Lieutenant Munro met Corporal Grace, of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, at the Rose and Crown public-house at Knightsbridge, and having expressed a wish to enlist in that regiment (then in quarters at the Knightsbridge barracks), Corporal Grace offered to take him at once to the Hon. H. B. Ly gon, then the Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment. Munro, at this time, was somewhat shabbily attired in a long-worn black coat, old silk waistcoat, and the rest of his clothes en suite. His tout ensemble is represented to have been that of a young man who had a little addicted himself to the gaieties of life in the metropolis. Colonel Lygon, after having put several questions to him as to his prospects and family connexions, declined to receive him as a re cruit into the Life Guards, telling him he was afraid he would never do to perform a trooper's duty. Young Munro, however, being determined upon entering the army, and preferring the cavalry to the infantry service, advised with Corporal Grace upon the best plan to pursue to achieve his object. It was then suggested that be should " try the Blues," to which he readily assented ; and the corporal sent a private of the Ist Life Gua r d s ( w ho is now in that regiment) with him to Private Williams, in the Blues, to put him in communication with Colonel C. Hill (the brother of Lord Hill, the late General Com manding-in-Chief), the tben Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. Private Williams im mediately took him to Colonel Hill, who was impressed from the first interview in favour of the applicant, and he was then and there enlisted. Munro (whose military pro spects were never lost sight of by his Colonel) by his strict attention to his duties, and his admirable soldier-like con duct and demeanour, was soon advanced to the rank of corporal, and in the course of a few years received the ap pointment of adjutant, with a lieutenant's commission. It has been stated, but incorrectly, that the commission of Lieutenant Munro was purchased from out of the fortune which he obtained by his union with his wife. The fact is, that Lieutenant Munro obtained his lieutenancy upon his appointment to the adjutancy of the Blues, without purchase. Indeed, it may be mentioned as an almost un precedented circumstance, that Lieutenant Munro never passed through the grade of Corporal-Major in his regi ment before he got his commission and his adjutancy. He is a man much esteemed in his regiment (both by his bro ther officers and the men) for his kind and conciliatory manners and general habits. The man who was sent with him by Corporal Grace to Private Williams, of the Blues, he casually met in town a few days before the Ist Life Guards left for Windsor, and shortly before the unfortu nate duel took place. Lieutenant Munro immediately re cognised the man (although nearly twenty years had elapsed since that period) and presented him with a crown to drink his health. We understand there is very little doubt that Lieutenant Munro, with Lieutenants Cuddy a.d Grant will surrender to take their trials with Mr. Gulliver. THE " QUEER STORY.—On the afternoon of yesterday (Friday) week a stranger, habited as a man, went into the shop of Mr. Graves, baker, of Kingsthorpe, near this town, and requested to sit down. He said he was fa tigued, and desired to be supplied with some refreshment, for which he paid. After some time he proceeded to in form Mrs. Graves that he was a iusus naturce—a being not framed in accordance with the ordinary rules of na ture. He had a bed on Friday night, and the next day he was visited by several women, having refused to see a man. To those persons he made the same statement, and the greatest curiosity and excitement were the consequence. At last Mrs. Graves insisted upon the accuracy of his statement being tested, and an investigation was accord ingly made by an elderly female named Atkinson, the result of which was that Mrs. Atkinson was completely satisfied that the party in question was a properly formed female. On Sunday Mr. Graves, having read the account given in this paper headed " A Queer Story," told his wife that he suspected her guest and the female alluded to in the paragraph were the same individual. Mrs. Graves, participating in her husband's suspicions, handed the newspaper to the lady, who, having read it, laughed and admitted that she was the party referred to. Mr. Graves then threatened to send for a policeman, and Mrs. Graves advised her to decamp, advice which she thought it pru dent to take, and she left accordingly, leaving her spec tacles and walking-cane behind her to liquidate the debt she had incurred. On Monday Superintendent Young found her at a house in this town, and elicited from her the following statement :—That she believes she was born at Serampore, recollecting the manners of the Indians and her crossing the sea ; that when about seven years of age she was removed to Naples, and after staying there a short time came to Dumfries, where she resided, at inter vals, for 10 years. During the summers she was taken to France, Germany, or Italy, staying a short time, and then returning to Dumfries, where she always lived in the out skirts. That she was brought up by a woman whom in private she called her mother, but whom in company she was directed to call her governess. That her mother was a tall, fine woman, of ladylike appearance, and at this time would be about 36 years of age; dressed well, and was very haughty. About 15 months ago they left Dum fries for Liverpool, and shortly afterwards went to Aber deen, resided there three months, and then returned to Liverpool ; stayed there a few days, when her mother told her she would leave her in Liverpool for three weeks, while she went on the continent. That she gave Ler changes of apparel and £2O, and left her the next day. That she remained in Liverpool five weeks, and her mo ther not returning she resolved on purchasing male attire, and disguising her sex. Her mother, until on the point of leaving her, always called her Mary-Jane ; but she then informed her that as she was going to leave her it was necessary she should acquaint her that her name was Mary Jane Anson, and that she was the daughter of the Earl of Lichfield, and that Lord Waterpark was related to her by marriage. That having purchased the male attire she left Liverpool, and lodged for a week or more at a village five miles from Liverpool ; then went by train to a village called Wilderspool, ten miles from Liverpool, and having gone into a plantation she took off her female apparel, which she tore in pieces, put on the male attire, and came out of the plantation a boy. She then made her way to Doverage-hall, near Uttoxeter, the seat of Lord Waterpark, to claim his pro tection, but on seeing his Lordship her fortitude failed her, and she merely told him she had run away from Eton College. His Lordship advised her immediate return, and on her stating that she had not the means of doing so, his Lordship gave her £2, and she left. That from that time she has been travelling over a great pint of England, making various representations; has been several times in custody, but got discharged on stating who she was, and that she did not wish her friends to be troubled on her account That the statement made by her at Rugby, as to her corn ing from Naples for the property at Leicester, .was an invention of her own, to get £2O to go to Naples with, and throw herself on the Earl of Lichfield, her supposed father, for protection ; she added, that had she obtained it she would have done so. On obtaining £5 from the gentlemen at Syston, she went to Leicester and from there to London. She was now on her way to the seat of Lord Waterpark, to claim his protection, but on arriving at Kingsthorpe her money was expended. and the statement she had made there was merely to excite sympathy. She mentioned the name of Colonel Sinclair, because, when in India, she bad known his son, who has since been killed in India ; and she had besides often heard her mother mention Colonel Sinclair's name. She says that instead of being drunk at St. Alban's, she was under the effects of poison, which the medical men ought to have known, and that she is no more insane than they. She is at the present time dressed in a dark linen Taglioni coat, with a standing up collar, light waistcoat, good black trousers, short Wellington boots, and good black bat; says she will be 18 years of age in September next; appears to be about five feet one or two inches high, fair complexion, round full face, rather large mouth, with full set of teeth; has not the slightest Scotch accent, but more that of a person brought up in London or some large town, and having from her style and manner the appearance of one of a company of players at a minor theatre. She says she never went to school : was not taught music nor any.ac complishment. Her writing is coarse, her style rambling. iler letters are subscribed, " Arthur G. Anson."—Norlh ampton Mercury. FLOATING OF " THE GREAT BRITAIN" STEAM-SHIP, AND VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO BRISTOL. (From our own Reporter.) Wednesday last (the 19th) was a proud day for the in habitants of the ancient and interesting city of Bristol, and a not less gratifying one to the many thousands of strangers who had there congregated to witness the launch of the Great Britain,—the largest ship in the world, — the occasion being rendered doubly attractive by its being known that his Royal Highness Prince Albert had con. sented to become the guest of the company of proprietors of the gigantic vessel, at a grand public banquet in com memoration of the event, and to which many distinguished individuals from the metropolis and elsewhere were also invited. Not only Somersetshire, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, but all the western and many of the more dis tant counties, sent their hundreds to witness the specta cle ; and there were not a few curious strangers from the north of England, and even from Scotland and Ireland. Extensive arrangements were made for the occasion, and more particularly for the loyal and becoming reception of the Prince and his retinue, not only at Bristol, but at Bath ; and at all the stations and places on the rail route from London, demonstrations of welcome, though but to be momentarily seen, were exhibited in evergreens, flags, devices of flowers, &c. In Bristol the hands and ham mers of workmen were busy for some time previously night and day. On Tuesday, every street in Bristol through which the cortege was to pass reverberated with the lively " note of preparation," in the erection of tri umphal arches, and galleries for spectators on convenient sites, decorations of flowers, &c. The weather on that day was on the whole unpropitious, drizzling rain having for the most part been succeeded throughout by long, heavy showers, accompanied by a brisk wind. For many hours, indeed, after two o'clock, the downfal was conti nuous over a circuit of many miles round, including pro bably the whole of the west of England. Many parties who had purposed to make their wa y t o " th e c ity of the sight," were consequently deterred, especially those from the north, for whom there was no conveyance from Gloucester but per coach, by which places were difficult to be obtained and prices high. Some, however, (inclu ding our own reporter,) were determined to " go a-head," and, when all the conveyances from that city were filled to repletion, took passage by stage coach (also at a heavy charge) via" Bath, whence they proceeded to their desti nation by the rails of the Great Western line. We need scarcely say that they were all drenched nearly to the skin, and those who were strangers amongst them had the ad ditional mortification of being unable, during a long and fatiguing ride, to view the beautiful scenery of that luxu riant and diversified part of the country —more especially the fine undulated and richly-wooded district on the long descent towards Bath. That splendid aristocratic city was also, on their arrival, shrouded in mist and rain. A special cheap train had in the morning left Birmingham— the passengers (some hundreds in number) to be taken through to Bristol rid Gloucester, and from the latter by a steamer down the Severn. The vessel, however, by some mismanagement, added to the badness of the weather, got stranded on a bank ; many of the party afterwards became horridly sea-sick, and the scene on board " beggared all description." Many of those amongst them who got to Bristol, and saw the launch, returned by the same con veyance on Thursday, and had again a similar aquatic misfortune, being regularly shipwrecked on the soft mud, from which young and old (including ladies) had much difficulty in gaining terra firma by wading, scrambling, using ladders, &c. They had afterwards to walk for se veral long miles on a " desolate " shore, before they could obtain rest, shelter, or repose ; but, on getting into the return train appointed for them at Gloucester, on the following day, they related, with the greatest good hu mour, their mutual disasters by " flood and field," as if they had made a voyage to New Zealand, and, after being cast away amongst " the natives," had again found means of crossing the stormy ocean, and returning, on a firmer element, to " home, sweet home." The ladies had evi dently suffered much from fatigue and long exposure, but were nevertheless the merriest of the party—all of whom purposed to set up their claims as nautieal adventurers, and to publish their respective tomes, for which they ex pected a call for at least three editions. By Tuesday night, such was the influx of strangers ihto Bristol, that many had great difficulty in procuring beds at the inns and taverns, and private lodgings were consequently in great requisition. The Bristolians, however, showed them (so far as our reporter could observe) the greatest civility and attention ; and they were doubtless all accom modated comfortably, though not perhaps so separately in some cases as they desired. Wednesday morning, as might be expected, was ushered in by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannon, and by seven o'clock the numerous streets—principally narrow, compared to those of our town, though interesting from the fine antique or modern buildings—became animated by bustling crowds in their best attire, viewing, and re marking on, the various temporary erections, devices and flags in the principal thoroughfares. Some of the triumphal arches, &c., were yet unfinished, and the workmen mounted on ladders or scaffolds were busy in giving them their final touch of decoration. The expenditure of evergreens, roses, dahlias, and other flowers, must have been very great, for some parts of streets, what with arches, wreaths on walls and windows, green boughs, &c., bore no distant resemblance to splendid parterres or conservatories, in richness of verdure and variety of bloom. The early part of the day was bright and fihe. THE PRIYCE'S JOURNEY FROM LONDON. His Royal Highness, attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Colonel Bouverie, Lords Liverpool, Lincoln, Wharncliffe, and C. Wellesley, Lieut.-col. Bouverie, Mr. E. Anson, &c., left Buckingham Palace a little before seven, for the station at Paddington, from which they started. The train also brought down Mr. C. Russell, chairman of the railway company, Mr. Saunders, the se cretary, and Mr. Smith, the inventor of the Archimedean screw, as applicable to steam-ships, and many other parties of eminence in the senate or in the scientific world. Mr. Brunel, the far-famed civil engineer of the Great Western► line, was with the engine that drew the train, and conducted it throughout. The steam was put on at 3 minutes past 7, and the train arrived at Reading in 461 minutes ; at Bath at 42 minutes past 9, and, after considerable stoppages . (of 15 minutes in all,) at Bristol at 91 minutes past 10 o'clock, thus performing the whole journey of 119 miles in (including the stoppages,) the amazingly short space of 2 hours 531 minutes ! The loco motive, the Damon, ran a distance of 4 miles between Steventon and Wallingford-road station in 3 minutes 45 seconds ; also between Twyford and Slough, ten miles, in eleven minutes ! One account states that " such was its speed that many small birds were cut down!" BATH. At Bath, the preparations made for the reception of the Prince in the station, were splendid and extensive. It was beautifully fitted up with, in addition to decorated stand ing places for visitors, a raised platform, with a canopy, and a sofa below covered with crimson silk damask, for his accommodation, and the whole was richly and taste fully ornamented. His royal highness was received by the mayor, the town council, a deputation from the inha bitants, and a vast number of gentry, by whom he was presented with a very feeling address, expressing a hope that when his time permitted he would honour that loyal city with a visit. His royal highness returned a brief, but feeling and most gracious reply, and after complimenting those around him on the beauty of the city and its envi rons, so far as he had seen them, took his leave, and re turned to his carriage, followed by his attendants, and pro ceeded to Bristol. A grand public breakfast afterwards took place in the banqueting room of the Guild Hall, and the healths of her Majesty and her consort, &c. were drunk with great enthusiasm. A vast number of passen gers proceeded from Bath to Bristol,—quite as many as at the time of the great agricultural meeting, special trains being put on. The number of persons, indeed, that tra velled on the Great Western Railway on that day was no less than 10,718, the total fares for which amounted to £2515 Bs. 4d. BRISTOL. The arrangements here, which were necessarily still more extensive, were generally concluded by about nine o'clock. At that hour the Mayor and High Sheriff and their attendants met at the Council-house and proceeded in state to the raiway terminus. His worship rode in a state carriage drawn by six bays, with coachman and foot man in rich liveries. A considerable number of troops of military of various corps, including splendidly dressed yeomanry, all under Lord John Somerset, commandant of the district, were disposed in various parts of the town to maintaiu order, in addition to the police force, a body of which was stationed in the yard where the large ship lay, on the south side of the Avon. Soon after nine, the rail way station, which was splendidly decorated, became densely crowded by parties who bad formed the civic pro cession ; a large body of the clergy, headed by the very Rev. the Dean, Dr. Lambe, many of the noblesse of the city and elsewhere, and numerous citizens who were ad mitted by ticket. From half-past the hour stated, expec tation was at its height, and a train preceding the roya one created some disappointment. A pilot engine, how ever, soon arrived, and announced the arrival of the Prince at Bath, which restored all to good humour. Amongst those present, were the Mayor, James Gibbs, Esq., all the civic officers ; Thomas Kingston, Esq., chairman of the directors of the Great Western Steam ship Company ; 0. Bush, Esq. deputy chairman ; Cap tain Claxton, the managing director; T. R. Gully, Esq., and other members of the board. The fine band of the Ist Life Guards was also brought up and played a variety of pleasing airs. At length, very shortly after ten, the bell was heard, and in an instant the royal train rapidly entered the station ; the band played the national anthem, and the cheering from all sides was most animated. The Prince alighted amidst redoubled shouts and took his station on the platform (under the canopy) erected for him. His Royal Highness it was stated was in his usual health, but he certainly looked thin and througout the day pale, if not sallow. He was plainly dressed, as a private gentleman, with a Newmarket cut upper coat or wrapper, mixture trousers, and light waistsoat. He wore the star and order of the garter, but all that was visible of orna ment beyond a short distance from his person, was, the broad blue ribbon hung over his shoulder and under his upper dress, in the manner of that represented in the pic tures of her Majesty before her marriage. He was atten ded by the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Warncliffe, the Earl of Liverpool, Lords Lincoln and Willesley, his private secretary G. E. Anson, Esq., and other gentlemen of the royal household. In the second carriage were the_Chair man of the Directors of the G. W. railway ; C. A. Saunders. Esq., the Secretary and others. The Mayor having been introduced to his Royal High ness, presented to him the addresses of the several public bodies of the city,—namely, one from the corporation, and one from the society of merchant venturers, delivered as an address by the master, J. Savage, Esq., who also presented to his royal highness the freedom of the society in a splendid gold box. These were couched in the most loyal and affectionate terms, and were acknowledged in affable and appropriate terms. The Dean was then intro duced and addressed the prince on behalf of the clergy. His royal highness replied in a few words complimentary to the order, as distinguished for their learning and vir tue. The whole of these parties passed the platform be fore him, and were individually bowed to with much affa bility. THE PROCESSION. The Prince after leaving the platform. and descending by the fine staircase entered the first carriage in waiting amidst the cheers of the spectators. He was seated by the mayor, in his robes and broad gold chain of office, Lord Wharncliffe, and Lord Lincoln. Two grooms in royal livery rode on the box behind. In the second carriage were the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Liverpool, Lord C. Wellesley, and Colonel Bouverie. The mayor's state car riage followed, drawn by six horses, and containing the sheriffs and town-clerk. In the fourth carriage rode the dean, Thomas Kingston, Esq., chairman of the steam ship company, and J. Savage, Esq., master of the Mer chant Venturer's Society. The whole were escorted by detachments of Dragoon Guards, Yeomanry Cavalry, and police. They proceeded through the principal streets which from their direction were available on the occasion, and also made a detour through the beautiful suburb of Clifton. The first movement taken from the station was through Temple-street, a rather rough locality, but some what nearer than by Thomas-street, which also (though better on the whole) is very narrow at one extremity. We have not space to enter into minute details of the royal progress, or of the gay and complimentary objects that ever and anon presented themselves. No single indi vidual indeed, unless he had been seated in one of the carri ages, and was well acquainted with and very observant of the several localities, could have caught in all that was to be seen by the mind's eye in the course of the route ; and our reporter having had but little previous knowledge (obtained many years ago) of the " outs and ins" of " the anciente citie of Brestowe," we must be brief, and necessarily imperfect in our enumceration. Every part of the line was crowded with multitudinous masses of spectators, clustering on temporary stages, old and new buildings fitted up, balconies, &c. ; and what was said with reference to Caesar's triumphal entries into Rome might be applied with some modification to the Bris tolians on this occasion— " You have climbed up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yea to chimney tops, Your infants in your arms, and there have sate The live long day with patient expectation To see great Albert pass the streets of Bristol; And when you saw his chariot but appear, Have you not made an universal shout That Avon trembled underneath his banks To hear the replication of your sounds, Made in his concave shores." Near Temple Gate a triumphal arch was thrown across the entire street, covered with evergreens, flowers and devices, and bearing the inscription " God bless the Queen and Prince Albert." A little higher a line of flags crossed the road, one on one side inscribed " Church and Queen," and one on the other presenting a view of the old church of St. Mary Redcliff. Other lines of flags, some with suitable inscriptions, crossed Temple street, and Bath-street was equally gay. Manufactories and private dwellings were also decorated with laurel, flags, and devices in flowers; and from Bristol-bridge, with an arch at either end, the vessels in the Avon were seen " with streamers floating in the wind." On one of the arches in Redcliff-street a bird of Paradise was dis played executed in roses, dahlias and other flowers—also the crown, with V.R. beneath. On the Bristol side were equally gorgeous decorations, varied according to the taste of the designers. In Corn-street the Exchange was covered with evergreens, and here were platforms oceu pied by the boys of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital on one side of the gate, and the " Red Maids," each with bou quets of flowers, on the other—presenting an affecting and pleasing sight. The procession crossed the Draw-bridge, where the still more numerons vessels were gaily deco rated with flags. The populace throughout was immense, and all in their holiday attire. The neighbourhood of St. Augustine's Church and College-green (the latter a large triangle surrounded by noble trees) also evinced its loyalty, and the churchyard and green were crowded chiefly by ladies splendidly attired. The warmest mani festations of welcome to the Prince were manifested thaou ghout. " You might have thought the very windows spake, So many greedy looks of young and old Through casements darted their desiring eyes To gaze upon him." - - Every church (and the city is bristled with many fine old ecclesiastical structures) displayed its flags from tower or spire. After mounting Park-street, which is full of picturesque buildings, the procession moved more ra pidly towards Clifton, and such was the crowd that the Prince, who seldom rose from his seat, was but rarely recognised. Clifton, resembling our Everton in site, and, like it, overlooking the river, was festooned and decorated throughout by the opulent inhabitants. At the end of Royal York-tertace, a splendid arch was erected resem bling Portland stone, covered with flowers and devices, and with a musical band playing on the top. The Prince, on moving to the Mall, enquired for the mansion in which the Duchess of Kent and the Queen resided some years ago. He stepped out and visited the promontory near the Zig-zag Walk, which commands .1 delightful view of the river, the Rocks of St. Vincent, and the cliffs and woods opposite. He appeared to be highly delighted with the picturesque locality, and was much cheered by the people. His Royal Highness had not time to visit the summit of Clifton Down, from which there is a splendid view ; and the procession, passing the villas of Clifton, descended to wards the Bridge Valley-road. The view all round is beautiful, both of the country and the river. Two steam packets crowded with company came up at the time with bands of music, which heightened the effect. There are here two rocky cliffs of great height, with a wooded chasm below, between which it was intended some years ago to erect a chain bridge ; and the piers are built, but the pro ject abandoned, at least for the present. A bar of iron is, however, extended from pier to pier, with two guiding ropes ; and when the Prince passed under it, a party of ladies and gentlemen were drawn across it in a car of basket work, and appeared for the time suspended in mid air as from a thread. The procession went thence to the Hotwells, where his Royal Highness was heartily cheered by the schoolboys of Hotwell House, who stood on a platform, and displayed a flag inscribed " Trade and Commerce." Leaving St. Vincent's Parade, the cortege passed Cumberland Basin, where the vessels were adorned with flags. It then crossed the dam to the New Cut—a sort of artificial river—and thence to the yard of the Great Western Steam-ship Company, where the Prince and his attendants were heartily welcomed. On entering the yard they were received by T. King ston, Esq., chairman, and the direct°. s. The Prince was taken into the company's office, which was fitted up as a retiring room, and was waited upon by R. Guppy, Esq., managing director, by whom and others he was conducted to the ship, which was close at hand i❑ the graving dock in which she had been built. A great number of persons had previously obtained admission to the yard and the vessel by tickets at a guinea each, which also admitted them to the banquet (afterwards partaken of) in an ad joining wooden building. On his Royal Highness appearing on deck, (the ascent to which was by stairs covered with crimson cloth,) the cheers were loud and long from the company present, which included many of the nobility and gentry, and a great number of ladies elegantly attired. He appeared to be much astonished at the great size of the vessel, which was then on the blocks, so that her whole bottom and bulk could be distinctly seen, though not without moving from point to point, so stupendous is her size, and so extraor dinary her length. A passage was opened for him on the upper or spar deck, so that he might see her from end to end, and in company with Captain Claxton and others, he examined her with much interest and curiosity, The at tention of all on board was at this time directed to the contiguous shores and the Avon, and more particularly to Brandon-hill, a lofty and picturesque common, with a fine swell, in the neighbourhood of Clifton, and which was crowded by many thousands of spectators. A great num ber of stands were also erected dose to the water on the opposite side, containing their hundreds ; and every ter race- road, field, shrubbery, and garden, height above height, amongst the villas to the west, was equally crowded with gay assemblages full of curiosity and enthusiasm. The river was also thick with vessels, from ships to wher ries—all crowded. Our reporter, who has seen many public sights, states, that he never witnessed one so ani mated, or so striking, whether as regarded the mass of persons congregated, or the sylvan and romantic beauty of the scenery on all sides. The top sides of the vessel, with her six masts decorated with numerous flags of all nations, amongst which the British and the American (U.S.) were most conspicuous,—was visible from all these points, and presented a very noble appearance, though she was considerably below her line of floatation as re garded the level of the river close adjacent. The Prince descended into the saloons fore and aft, and inspected all the accommodations, with the extent and elegance of which he expressed much delight and astonishment. He then inspected the engine room, with the machinery yet fixed, and afterwards descended in to the dock by a temporary inclined plane, and surveyed her stupendous yet sym metricai hull from the keel plate upwards. He also ex amined the Archimedean screw (temporarily formed of wood) by which she is to be propelled, and it was turned round from within and its principle and action explained to him and his suite, who expressed their wonder and delight at its ingenuity—the comparatively small space which it occupies—the great advantages it presents over the ordinary cumbrous paddle-wheels both in lightness and in " stowage" (if we may so term it)—and in its al lowing the vessel to carry sail without detriment to her power of steam propulsion. The Prince and his attend ants, as well as the company generally, soon afterwards retired to the banquet, before noticing which, however, we give the following brief DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT BRITAIN. As is well remarked by our contemporary the Bristol Mercury, who in a supplement furnishes a very minute and accurate account of the " launch" and the ship, " It is not alone the extraordinary size of the Great Britain that makes her so remarkable in the eyes of the naval ar chitect and the man of science. There are peculiarities in her construction, and more particularly in her powers of propulsion, which are destined to test the value of some important theories in mechanics." She is (like most of our own iron ships) entirely built of iron, with the excep tion of the flooring of her decks, and some of her cabin fittings and ornamental carving. Our opinions as to the superiority of the material in many respects over wood for ship-building are so well known that we need not here enter upon the subject. In point of model the Great Britain is somewhat peuliar, but upon the whole much to our own liking, although not precisely in accord ance with the taste of some few nautical men with whom' we have conversed. She tumbles in a good deal on deck, from midships to stern, which gives her to our eye a pe culiarly buoyant and man-of-war like appearance ; and by prolonging her bearings aloft (with a fine rotundity) will doubtless render her very safe in the event of a heavy sea taking her while running free. We wish this roundness of side had been maintained still fur- I ther forward, where there is a flatness of bias, particularly abreast of the engine -room, which is, ',ye think, the less needed, as she has no paddle-wheels. After all, she is a beautifully-moulded vessel, with great bottom bearings, (which could be afforded from her extraordinary length,) and a sharp entrance, approaching to the plough form, and an equally fine run ; and it is possible, if not pro ' bable, that with greater beam and capacity aloft, she might be found (like the Medusa and 'Medina Government steamers of our port) to be liable to roll and strain, to the detriment of the ship, and the discomfort of those on board. Her beam, as it is, is great. We cannot, from want of space, enter into many details of her construction in cur present publication : this, indeed, is the less neces sary in our town,where we have long had iron ships afloat, and are still building others with every modern improve ment which science can dictate; but as the Great Britain is an object of peculiar national importance at the present time, we shall next week revert to the subject. Mean while we furnish her principal dimensions, &c., in order to convey some idea of her magnitude : Length of keel.. . „ from figure head to tafrail 322 „ Extreme width sn: ~ Depth of hold from upper or spar deck . Burthen, by old measurement, about Power, 2 engines, of 500 horse power each Boiler (square) 34 feet by 22 in height. Fnrnaces, 24-12 forward an 12 abaft. Stroke of pistons 8 feet. Displacement of water when drawing about 16 feet, about 3000 tons. Stowage for coal llOO ~ „ goods additional about 1200 „ Will accommodate about 360 passengeis. And dining accommodations for 380 17 Crew and firemen . . . The vessel is well put together with iron plates and angle• iron ribs, of great strength, and is also bound with rods on the tension principle. She has six masts, and it is said will spread, when required, 1700 yards of canvas. Her rig is that of what may be called a six-masted schooner, with fore and aft sails, and lugger topsails, with the exception of the mainmast, (the second from the bow,) which will carry a square mainsail and topsail over it. She has four decks, and the upper, or spar deck, is 308 feet in length. The engines are somewhat en the patent plan of:Sir Mark Brunel, with the cylinders, in place of being upright form ing an angle of about GO degrees. The main shaft for the turning of the screw, and which is of great length and large diameter, was made at the Mersey iron works, in this town ; and is itself a great curiosity. But the most interesting portion of the whole structure is the screw it self by which alone the ponderous mass is to be propelled. It is precisely the same in principle as that invented, as applicable to ships, some years ago, by Mr. F. P. Smith, who visited this port, three years ago, in the Archi medes, in which it was first fitted on a large scale, and performed well, as we noticed at the time; but in the Great Britain it is modified slightly, by being divided into four arms, or fans, somewhat similar to those of a wind mill, but broader at the extremities. We do not think this will be found an improvement upon the original plan, as it appears to us to be too small in lateral surface to pro pel so large a vessel A. small working model of this and of the whole engine, as to be completed for the ship, was exhibited to the visitors to the "launch" in the mould room. It formed, in the outer frame work, &c., the en tire section or part of the ship in the middle that will be occupied as the engine-room, and by turning a crank handle the whole engine and screw, as if at the stern, was set in motion. A large drum, and a small one, driven by the former by means of a chain, are purposed to be used to give sufficient velocity to the propeller ; but we rather think the simple cog-wheel and pinion would be quite as good, and probably not be so liable to get out of order. This, however, we merely suggest as a hasty matter of opinion in which we may possibly be mistaken. We shall hereafter notice the manner in which the screw is fixed, immediately abaft the stern psst, and between it and the rudder. in a space which would otherwise be " the dead wood," or after part of the run in an ordinary wooden ship. THE SCENE BEFORE THE BANQUET. We have before noticed that Brandon Hill and the heights, terraces, stands, and houses were crowded with anxious spectators, gayly clad. On the hill, on which stood many thousands, they resembled, when the sun shone upon them throughout the forenoon, a dense and immense bed of variegated flowers. About one o'clock, however, rain began to descend rather copiously, but only in succesive sunshiny showers, which remcv.q.l only a com paratively few of the gazers. The first downfall, however, produced a curious effect on the aspect of the scene. In a moment, perhaps, 10,000 umbrellas, at least, were raised. The whole bill, and the other acclivities, appeared to be covered closely with calico and silk, and it required no great stretch of imagination to conceive that the flowers had instantly died, and that brown and green mushrooms had as rapidly sprung up in ,their places. The rain con tinued while the company in the yard enjoyed themselves at THE BANQUET. This took place in a large wooden building, opening from the building yard and chise to the water. It had previously to the great occasion been used as a smith's shop, but had been metamorphosed into a splendid pavi lion, covered interiorly with alternate breadths of crimson and white glazed calico. The rows of pillars were also made, by the aid of the same material fixed on in folds, strongly to resemble fluted columns of white marble. The roof was similarly covered and festooned, and the beams hung with and concealed by valances cut out in the style of Louis Quartorze, which had a fine effect. There were three lengths of tables, each four tables in width, running lon gitudinally, and a horse-shoe table at the upper end for the principal guests. About 520 sat down to the repast, —a cold collation, with jellies, confectionery, fruit, wines, &c. There were many ladies present. Mr. Thos. Kings ton, chairman of the board of directors, presided ; the Prince on his right band. Amongst the other distinguished guests were, his Excellency the Prussia❑ Ambassador and lady, the Hon. Edward Everett, Ambassador of the United States, the Sardinian Ambassador, the Right Hon. Lord Wharnciiffe, the Marquiss of Exeter, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Granville Somerset and lady, Lord John Somerset, the Hon. Paget, the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, M.P., the Hon. Henry Berkeley and Mr. P. W. S. Miles, M.P.'s for the city, Mr. P. J. Miles and lady, &c. After the viands, &c., had been partaken of the health of the Queen was given with great enthusiasm, and after wards that of her royal consort. The Prince replied Mr. Chairman, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen, I thank you for the honour you have done me in drinking my health, and I assure you it affords me great pleasure that I have come here to-day, and I shall always bear a lively remembrance of the cordiality with which you have received me. Allow me now to propose the health of the Mayor, and prosperity to the city and trade of Bristol.' " (Applause.) The Mayor, in suitable terms, returned thanks for the honour. _ " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal family." " The Army and Navy," &c. _ _ Amongst the numerous visitors to the banquet occupy ing the nearest seats to the royal table we observed Mr. F. P. Smith, the projector and patentee of the Archime dean screw propeller, who also visited Bristol in the Archimedes about three years ago, at which time the Great Britain was intended to be fitted with paddle wheels ; but in consequence of the satisfactory perform ances of the Archimedes, the proprietors of the Great Britain determined on fitting their ship on the same prin ciple, and the necessary alterations were forthwith com menced for that purpose. Mr. Smith could not fail to be gratified on the auspicious event of " launching " the Great Britain—he having so successfully combatted the obstacles that beset the introduction of any thing new that is likely to work so great a change in steam navigation and enterprise. We rejoice that he has in so short a time had the gratification of seeing his views carried out on so magnificent a scale as in the Great Britain—independently of many other ships and vessels that have been and are now being fitted on the same plan. Several other toasts were drank, and the whole com pany went to THE " LAUNCH" OR FLOATING. During the banquet the water had been let into the dock in which the vessel lay, and before it was concluded, named at 25 minutes before two o'clock, she floated up majestically from the blocks on which she had rested, tne bands on board and on shore playing the National Anthem. There was great crushing to witness the " christening." An iron caissoln had kept the water out of the dock had been towed away, and as the vessel was all afloat and in tow of a small " screw" steamer, the Prince and his immediate friends, came along the gang way to the tent, and was loudly cheered. The noble vessel was towed out of the dock shortly after 3 o'clock, and as her starboard bow passed the tent, a lady (Mrs. Miles, to whom the Prince had deputed the honour of the ceremonal) broke a bottle of wine against her, and gave her the name of " The Great Britain." Bands of music meanwhile played " Rule Britannia ;" and in a few minutes she was towed out of the dock, and appeared conspicuous, in all her magnificent pro portions and length, in the broader waters of what is called " the float," or river. The Prince and his suite, after remaining a short time t o w it ness t h e scene, l e f t the yard in their carriages, and took their way along the " New Cut " to the railway station—whence they im mediately proceeded to London. REAL DIGNITY OF MIND.—We have instance in our family of real dignity of mind, and I set it down as the most honourable alliance in the pedigree. The Dowager Lady Walpole, you know, was a French staymaker's daughter. When ambassadress in France, the Queen ex pressed surprise at her speaking so good French. Lady Walpole said she was a French woman. " F ranca i se ?” , replied the queen. " Vous rancatse, madame! et de quelle faruilie?" " D:aueune, madame," answered my aunt. Don't you think that azicune sounded greater than Montmorency would have done ? One must have a great soul to be of the aucrue family, which is not ne cessary to be a floward.—Xew Series of Ti alpole's Letters.