The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-24 00:00:00

Council. The inspection, too, must be renewed froin time to time, otherwise the registration and certificate would become comparatively useless. The system, we think, would be eventually disregarded ; but if it is to be commenced at all, we do not see why it should not extend to private dwelling-houses as well as to ware houses; and we have reasonable grounds for thinking so. We wait, however, to see the language of the clause on this point. The licensing of porters, if the object is to prevent pilferage, will be simply inopera tive for good, for it will never supersede the necessity for vigilance on the part of the employer, whilst in the event of a felony, it will not, of itself, aid in the proof. Other objections to it might be advanced, but we re serve them till we see the print of the bill. As to mak ing the warehouse porters liable to punishment as for a misdemeanour, for any " wilful act," or " negligent omission," we can only say that we regard the proposal for the establishment of such a power with no inconsi derable degree of jealousy. The town is deeply and permanently interested in this matter. Premiums of insurance have risen enor. mously in consequence of the existing state of things, (and we fear there is little hope of their ever being lower,) whilst profits on imported produce have dimi nished; so that practical measures of some kind are i ndispensable, if the character of the port is to be sus tained. It is visionary, to say the least of it, to main tain that this is only a question between the merchants and the insurance offices. We might as well contend that any capital offence is only a matter between the criminal and his victim. The public are as much in terested in the one as in the other ; and in both cases a serious obligation is owing to society. In conclusion, let it be remembered that the practical measures sug gested by the public bodies referred to, do not neces sarily, and they ought not absolutely, excite contenti ous feelings ; and therefore we hope that in the full disc ussion which they must undergo, political parti zanship will be unanimously waived in consideration o f the grand object to be promoted—THE PROSPE RITY OF THE TOWN AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL. LOCAL. NEWS nead ° W nconstable Monday l of the township A. of G. es t Dol Dering,by. was re-elected BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—A correspond ent in a Sh rews b ury paper says t h at t h e Ch ester and Birken head Railway Company intend to extend the line of railway from Chester to Ruabon. THE LIVER.—Mr. Buckstone takes a final benefit this evening. when several very amusing dramas will be brought forward, in which Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam will appear. CHESTER CATHEDRAL.—The Rev. Thos. Eaton, Rector of St. Mary's, Chester, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese to a Canonry in the Chester Cathedral, va cant by the death of Archdeacon Wrangbam. ST. BRIDE'S SCHOOLS.—Two sermons in aid of these schools are announced to be preached on Sunday next, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell. The at tendance, we trust, will be numerous, and the collection proportioned to the excellence of the object. LIVERPOOL SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—We regret to say that the Liverpool Shipmasters' Association, which once promised to be, and ought by this time to have become, one of the most flourishing of institutions, has been entirely abandoned, the recent attempt to raise funds and extend the list of subscribers having failed. In reference to a paragraph in a recent number of the Standard, stating that the seven o'clock mail train to Man chester, and vice versa, had been discontinued, there was an ambiguity which it i s d es i ra bl e t o remove. Th e fact is, it is only the half-past seven mail bags which have been discon tinued : the trains continue to run as usual. ST. DAVID'S DAY.—Our readers will see by advertisement in another column that our Cambro British friends intend celebrating the anniversary of their patron saint in their usual style. The claims of the Cambrian Society on the natives of the Principality, together with the highly respect able character of the society, are sufficient to ensure them a large attendance on this as well as on all other like occasions. Mr. David Gladstone, who was so justly distinguished by his recitations at the Royal Institution, has added e fresh laurels to the already illustrious family, by the excellent manner in which he acquitted himself at Queen's College, Oxford, on Tuesday last. The method in which he re sponded to the scientific and classical questions proposed to him, elicited marked approbation ; so much so, that no more examinations were proceeded with on that day. ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—We again call attention to the sermons to be preached at St. Barnabas' Church, on Sun day next, in aid of the funds for the erection of schools in the district where the church is situate. We may state as an instance of the liberality of the congregation, and as a proof that they are doing all in their power towards the completion of such a praiseworthy design, that the sum of £l7O 3s. has already been received by the treasurer. MRS. HONEY AND THEATRICALS.-A curious petition was laid on the table of the House of Commons on Monday, which is thus described in the vote :—" Theatrical entertain ments.—Petition of Laura Honey, complaining that an action has been commenced against her, for performing in a theatre at Liverpool which was not duly licensed, and praying for a bill to exempt her from the penalties, and to cause the action to be discontinued." The petition was ordered to lie on the table. SELECT VESTRY.---The Select Vestry, at their meeting on Tuesday last, took into consideration a communication from the Poor Law Commissioners, founded on the report of the lion. Mr. Clements, the Assistant Commissioner, on the state of the Liverpool Workhouse. After some discussion, the communication was referred to the Workhouse Com mittee, who have since met several times to take it into con sideration. We believe they have not yet come to a decision, but that probably they will he able to make a recommenda tion to the Select Vestry on Tuesday next. ST. DAVID'S DAY.—We are glad to find, that the dinner in celebration of this day has been postponed to Thursday, the 2d March, in consequence of the day originally intended falling on Ash Wednesday. We understand this arrange ment has received the sanction of the noble Lord Dungan non, and our own opinion having been already expressed upon the subject, we cannot but rejoice that this very wise change, in the arrangements connected with that day, has taken place. This example, we find, is followed in every place where it is the custom to celebrate the patron saint of Cambria. THE LATE WRECK ON WEST HOYLE.—The committee of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society having in vestigated the conduct of the crews of the steam-tug Victo ria and her life-boat, which proceeded with the view to rescue the people that were telegraphed in the rigging of a schooner, on West Hoyle Bank, on the morning of the 2nd of February, have stated that every thing was done by the steamer that could be reasonably expected, and have re solved that the approbation of the committee be conveyed to Mr. Barber, and the officers and cr ews o f th e s t eam - tug an d life-boat, and that the sum o f £l2 b e awar d e d f or distribu tion amongst them. THE PAISLEY RELIEF COMMITTEE.—A meeting was held on Tuesday evening in the Queen's Theatre, Christian street, fo r t h e purpose of considering the conduct of the Paisley Relief Committee, in refusing assistance to the poor Irish inhabitants of that town, who had been resident there for a less period than ten years. The Rev. Peter Wilcock thwas called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by e Rev. W in . Parker, Mr. John Langan, Mr. Fitz g e r ald, Rev. J. Colli ns , D r. M`C arron, the Rev. Mr. Frith, M r • Al`Mahon, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Lenou. Resolutions in accordance with the object were adopted, after which the Meeting adjourned till Wednesday next. MR. COBDEN.—We perceive from large placards on the walls that a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association is called for this evening, when a vote of thanks will be pro- Posed to Mr. Richard Cobden, for his strenuous advocacy of I,!:ee -trade p r i nc i p l es, especially during the present session. the present session was on Friday night, when he gave utter ance to hi s f ur i ous attack upon Sir Robert Peel ; and we therefore thiuk the conduct of the concoctors of this meeting, vho ha ve h ad time for deliberation, most infamous and dia bolical and upo n th e i r h ea d s w ill rest the moral responsi bility of any future attack on the life of Sir Robert Peel. TH EATRE ROYAL.—" C ous i n L am bki n, " a new farce called " Forty and Fifty," an d ot h er novelt i es, have been ouced during this week with succe ss . T o - n i g h t, M r. and r d s• Ternan will make their appearance, as also their as daughter. only seven years' old, who is said to he as talented Clara Fisher, and whose precocity of talent is as remark • She will sustain five or six characters in "The Mow -I,r)rs• " The Barber of Seville" has been extremely well ,r.onght out, and has gone off with great applause. Mr. hrivall as Alinaviva, Miss Gardner as Rosina, and s Mr. W. J. Hammond as Figaro, singing to charming music with spitit and effect. Mr. Addison's Doctor Bartola was hu- Moutons and clever. C ORONERS' INQ UESTS .—W e are extremely glad to find that a bill has been brought into parliament by the govern tlient, for the more convenient holding of coroners' inquests. The object of the bill is to meet several cases which have recently occurred in this and other town. The bill enacts that it sh a ll b e lawful for any coroner, within his jurisdic ;tion, to hold inquest on the body of any person opon whose )10eadth an inqu est oug h t to be holden, in any place w h ere suc h , ea y shall be lying dead, notwithstanding that the cause of and did not ari se w i t hi n the jurisdiction of such coroner ; _e in the case of any body found dead and floating in the , or any creek, river, or navigable canal, the inquest shall ''l holden by t h e coroner having jurisdiction in the place where it shall be first brought to land. !PRESENTATION OF PLATE.—We beg to draw the atten_ be lon of our readers to a most beautiful work of art, now to seen in the window of Mr. Richd. Doke, 11, Lord -street. I:be tenantry of the worthy baronet, Sir Hugh Palliser Pal liser, of Castletown House, Wexford, having subscribed .rands for the purpose of making him a handsome present, ,grf acknowledgment of their many obligations to !nol, decided upon giving a splendid very massive silver solar table.l aolP, with an enchased pillar and top. The design a ppears to u s at once chaste and elegan t. O n one s hi e ld !,PPears his crest and helmet, and on the other the following inscriptionPl :—" This piece of plate was presented to Sir the Year 1842, by a faithful and truly attached tenantry." on ~.„&r.LEGED ROBBERY OF ONE DROVER BY A'....WTH ednesday, at the Police-court, a rough-looking lErißsi;ia.n, named Owen s • Smith, was placed at the bar, charged with having robbed a brother drover, Peter Toole, of six sove_ reig ns• s , is appeared that both of them lodged while in Li verpool at the same house, and that Toole a few rdaysas theago Missed th e money stated, and accused the prisoner Only perso n who • ld have taken it. He ad him t b h r e ou m g o h . t before Mr. Rush on on Tuesday on the cha h rge, ney riot b e i ng found, and the ev id enc e being incomplete, Was disch arge d . A female w h o res ided in the house he t hat on hi s returning home, immediately after his release, she ob served him go to the back yard , and on goi a fterwards, s h e l ooked roun d an d saw a piecegng herself of rag in a re cess und er t h e roo f . Sh e c alled a man who was in the house, an d on taking down the rag they found it to be a strip of a p oc k et handkerchief, in w hi c h were and wi asked him if wrapped the six sove reigns. The man went to the prisoner he had - a handke rc hi e f a bout him, which' he had not. The witness, however searched him, and found a handker chief i n his pocket, from which the strip . inw' liieh o t f h e the m ino one y was found h a d ev id ently b een torn . Tpne owner qu ay on his way to mo tley had l e f t the house, and gone to t Ireland. Th e money, of which h et stood in need, was taken down an d d e li vered to him : and it was stated hetha i t sis li would again be in Li verpoo l on M on d ay or Tuesda hence was req u i re d as a w i tness , the prisonery va s remanded be should be until Wedn es d ay uext, and i t was di rec ted that ; written to, to come over as soon as possible. CONSECRATION OF ST. SILAS 9 S CHURCH.—The cere mony of consecrating the church of St. Silas, in Pembroke place, in which divine service has been celebrated for some time, took place on Friday morning last, in the presence of a most respectable and numerous congregation. The Lord Bishop of the diocese, who was attended by the Rev. Chan cellor Raikes, his chaplain, secretary, and registrar, con ducted the consecration service in a most impressive ni lener ; after which the prayers for morning service were read by the Rev. J. Cordeaux, the incumbent, and the Scriptures by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector. The sermon was preached, at the special request of the Bishop, by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, who selected his text from John, xvii, 20,21. The sermon was reported verbatim in our last number. At the close of the service a handsome collection was made in aid of the funds for the erection of the church. THE FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds are on the advance without any especial cause, the sole circum stances acting upon the market being the continued abun dance of money and the desire of the public to invest. Con sols for present transfer and the account closed 954 to 4 ; Bank Stock, 175 to 177 ; Exchequer-bills, 645. to 665. pre mium ; India Stock, 267 to 269; Three per Cents. Reduced, 954 to 96 : Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 102:1 to 103 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014 to 102 ; Long Annuities, 12 15-16 ; and India Bonds, 635. to 665. premium. Speculation has raised the value of Spanish to 264 to -k for the New Three per Cents., and 194 to 20 for the Actives. The other foreign securities have supported good and high prices, and the market for this particular description of stock transactions shows increased activity. Portuguese Converted left off 394 to 401 • Mexican, 311 ; Mexican Deferred, 84 to 9 ; Dutch Two-an-a-half per Cents., 55a to 4 ; Dutch Five per Cents., 1024 to Danish, 86 to 87; Colombian, 214 to ; Brazilian, 764 to 774; and Belgian, 1044 UTTERING A BAD £5 NOTE.—On Wednesday and (the prisoner being remanded) yesterday, an elderly woman named Ann Mullineux, was charged before Mr. Rushton with offering a five pound note very badly executed, at a shop in payment of some articles purchased. So far the case was proved, A decent looking old man who had for merly served in the army, and had also been in the service of the Corporation, said he had known the prisoner for many years and had always considered her honest. She had showed him the note stating that she had found it, and he told her be considered it a good £5 note ; but he admitted that he was no judge. It appeared from further evidence that the prisoner bad for some time been employed in at tending to a Mrs. Simpson of Williamson-square after her accouchment ; that she had seen and purloined the note, which had been used by a juggler who lodged in the house; and that she bad after what the old man had ignorantly told her offered in payment as stated thinking it was good. Mr. Rushton said that she was morally guilty, though not legally punishable for the uttering, and in discharging her warned her to be cautious in future, otherwise she would certainly be sent across the seas. INDISCREET ZEAL.—A few days ago a notice was read in the police stations, of which the following is a copy :—" Mr. Pord, publican, of Oldhall-street, states that two base half crowns were offered to him by two boys, one about fourteen years old, slender and good-looking—dress, a blue jacket and cap ; the other about twelve years of age—dress, brown jacket and blue cap." Police-officer 447, who heard the above statement read, kept a look-out, as in duty bound, for the lads in question. On Monday last, when on duty in Castle-street, he saw three boys, and conceiving that two of them answered the description above given, he took them into custody, and led them to the office of Mr. Dowling, the commissioner of police. Mr. Dowling questioned the lads, and on hearing their statements that they were both pursuing respectable occupations, he expressed his belief to the officer that he had committed an error. The officer said he had taken the boys into custody, first, because they an swered the description given in the notice, and, secondly, because they were in company with a boy whom he knew to be a bad character, and an associate of thieves.- Mr. Dow ling caused inquiries to be made, and ascertained that the statement made by the boys was true, and that the other boy was very respectable. These facts were stated on Tues day before Mr: Rushton, who rebuked the officer, and or dered him to be suspended. FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON-ROAD.—On Wednesday forenoon last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as Mr. George Castle, a respectable traveller from Manchester, was driving down London-road in his gig, the horse (probably taking fright) ran off with him near the Monument, breaking from a canter into a gallop, notwithstanding his utmost efforts to hold him in, and finally running as fast as he could go, until it came in contact with a phwton belonging to Mr. Guy (late of Lord-street), near the end of Norton-street. The gig was upset by the concussion, and the unfortunate gentleman was thrown with great violence upon the pave ment. A police-officer ran up and succeeded, at considerable personal danger, in securing the terrified animal, which had dragged the vehicle to which it was attached some distance from the spot. The same man, and others who came up im mediately, carried Mr. Castle into the shop of Mr. Holmes, jeweller, a little below the Swan Inn, in London-road, where he was promptly and assiduously attended by Mr. Stewart, surgeon, of Norton-street, who happened to witness the ac cident. Medical skill was, however, unavailing, as the suf ferer had sustained a mortal injury (supposed to be of the spine), of which he died at seven o'clock on the same even ing, without so far rallying as to become sensible. The coroner's inquest will be held to-morrow. The deceased, we learn, had been in the habit of driving for some years. Mr. Guy, whose phaeton was a good deal damaged, did every thing he could to prevent the accident. ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY-" DANIEL O ' CONNELL" IN A SCRAPE.-At the Police -court, on Wednesday, three boys, William Tomlinson, alias Alexander Woods, Edward Parry, and " Daniel O'Connell," were placed at the bar, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of jewellery from a shop. A youth, of the Jewish persuasion, named Nathan, said that his father kept a shop in Paradise -street, and that on the pre vious night he found that a pane of glass in the window, which bad previously been cracked, had been forced out, and a quantity of seals, keys, &c., were missing. Mr. John Jen kinson, saddler, Manchester -street, said that on the night in question he observed, whilst in his shop, the prisoners Tomlinson and O'Connell at the window outside, quarrelling about dividing some articles which they had ; and one of them remarked to the other, " Do you think they are gold ?" Thinking something was wrong, he called a police-officer, and had them taken into custody, together with the boy Parry, who had been seen by the witness with the other two at the window, but afterwards joined them. On Tomlinson were found six seals and two gold keys, and on O'Connell two seals and two keys. Others of the articles also dropped from their trousers when they were taken into Mr. Jenkinson's shop. They were identified by young Nathan as his father's property, and were stated to be worth from £4 to £5. No thing was found on Parry, and he was discharged. The prisoners Tomlinson and O'Connell had before been fre quently committed. They were both committed for trial at the sessions. CHARGE OF FELONY BY A HUSBAND AGAINST A WIFE. —Yesterday, at the Police-court, a female named Brennan and a young man were charged with having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel and money. They had been brought from Manchester, and a police-officer of that town, and another of the Birmingham and Manchester Railway, appeared against them. It appeared that the male prisoner had taken a box, containing clothes, to the railway station at Man chester, on Wednesday night, and left it there, writing his name on a piece of paper that was afterwards attached to it, and stating that it would be called for in the morning by the owner, who was going to Birmingham by the railway. In the morning be and the female called, and information hav ing been received in the interim, they were given into cus tody. Mr. Brennan said that the clothes and some money found in the box (a small amount in copper), were stolen from him. The female prisoner, he added, had lived with him for thir teen or fourteen years, and had also carried off £9 of his money, which was found upon her. The clothes consisted of handsome dresses. The prisoner said that the complain ant was her lawful husband, which she was prepared to prove; that he had maltreated her ; that she purposed to go and visit her brother in London for a time ; and tnat the clothes were her own dresses. She added that she also considered the money her own, and thought it little enough to pay her expenses to London, without being indebted to her friends. The young man was employed merely as a porter by her. No evidence was adduced to disprove these facts; and Mr. Rushton said he could do nothing in the case, beyond dis charging the prisoners. An application was made by the husband to have the clothes and money given up to him ; but this Mr. Rushton refused, ordering the officers, who had come on a bootless errand, to restore both to Mrs. Brennan. APPEAL AGAINST THE CHURCH-RATE.—On Monday last, the magistrates sat at the Sessions' House for the purpose of hearing the appeals of those who had been summoned for the non-payment of their parish rates. Mr. Cowgill appealed against a church-rate, with which he had been charged, and stated his ground of refusal to be the misappropriation of one sum of the church-rate. Mr. Birkett, in reply to Mr. Nor ris, solicitor, who appeared for Mr. Cowgill, said that a sum of £350 Os 10d had been expended in obtaining an act of par liament, the expense of which was ordered by the act to be paid out of the poor-rate, and it was consequently transferred to that account from the church-rate account; and the lat ter would reap the benefit of the transfer. Mr. Cowgill then said that he bad lived a good while in the town, and had never before been served with a summons for rates. He had exa mined the books at the parish-office, and found that Mr. Birkett, who sent out the summons, was himself in arrear. Mr. Birkett then addresssed himself to the bench, and said, " With regard to these summonses, they were sent out in the usual way, and I never saw them ; indeed I was sick when they were sent out. As to my own rates, I may say, that according to the usual practice, a large proportion of them have been paid by my partner. From the large amount of taxes which we have to pay—£3,ooo a-year—it would be unfair to make us pay in a lump. We regularly commence paying three months after the rate is laid, and pay up to the end of the year." Mr. Dover (Mr. Birkett's partner) said that from the nature of their business they were constantly taking up warehouses, and if all the rates were paid for the twelve months by them, they would be paying taxes which other people were liable for. They often let parts of ware houses, and then the tenants themselves paid the taxes. Al though there had been a balance due, it bore no proportion to the whole amount; and he thought that the officers would admit they had as little trouble in getting the rates from them as from any other firm in Liverpool. Mr. Hart said there was no selection in sending out the summonses ; and, that Mr. Birkett bad taken no part in issuing them. The magistrates then decided that Mr. Cowgill must pay the rate. UNFOUNDED COMPLAINT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER. —At the police-court on Wednesday, police-officer Edward Jones (No. 228), appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by Mr. M'Donald, glass dealer, St. James's street. The complainant said in effect, that on Friday week lie h a d some art i c l es stan di ng i n t h e channel opposite his shop-door, when the officer came up, and demanded his name in an insolent manner, he being so drunk at the time that he stuttered as he spoke, and could scarcely walk without staggering. A shopman of M`Donald's stated that he was present, and that the officer was so drunk that " he smelt enough i to knock do wn a h orse, " an d " staggered a b out like a ship n a heavy sea." The next witness was a female (Mary Dillon), rather showily dressed, who also said that the defendant was drunk, and that on M'Donald accusing him of being so, he said " If I am, it is not at your expense." The defendant said that there was no truth whatever in the allegation against him. He had seen that M'Donald bad caused an obstruction in the street, after repeated warnings, and had as k e d hi m c i v ill y h i s Christian name, which he re fused to give, and made use of offensive language. He had immediately afterwards gone to the station-house, and re ported the fact—wh ic h appeared in the book as written ' at the time. He then called several witnesses, including the keeper of the station-ho use an d other officers there; also others with whom he had conversed on the subject on the same evening—all of whom swo re th at the accused wasper fectly sober at the time, and h a d not even the appearance o having had any drink whatever. The station book was also produced, in which there were two entries —one by Tuck, the keeper that night, stating the facts, and testifying to his sobriety, with a note at the bottom written by Inspector Clough to the same effect.—Mr. Superintendent Leveret, and other principal officers of the force, gave the defendant an excellent character for sobriety, stediness, and civility. —Mr. Rushton said this was a most disgraceful attempt to injure the character and destroy the prospects in life of a worthy man, who had long been proved a most efficient officer. With respect to his accuser, M'Donald, l ie h a d ap peared before him several times, and in no one case in a creditable manner to himself. It was one of those cases which unhappily sometimes came before that court, and in of bo the w h e grossest e appeared e u r r e y . again e a w d h v i i c s l d t I I T , , a p c c o u n s , e a r d s t under similar circumstances, lest he should be indicted. With weret akegucialtrye respect to the officer, he came out of th e i nquiry without the slightest stain on his character. ASSAULT AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.--On Tuesday, at the Police-court, a young man, dressed in rather a showy style, was brought before Mr. Rushton, summoned in the name of John Corbett, to answer a charge of assault, preferred against him by Samuel Lennox. Mr. Lennox stated that, on Fri day night last, as he was leaving the Amphitheatre, when near the door leading to the pit ho received a violent blow on his face which brought him to the ground. On looking up, be saw the defendant standing over him. He asked him what that was for, when the defendant said, " I'll let you know what it's for—it's for making use of nip came." He (the complainant) rose and asked the cheque-taker if he had seen what had occurred, but the latter had not seen the blow given. The defendant left the door, but returned, and ad vancing to him (the complainant) said, " I'll do for you be fore the night is over." The complainant replied, " You may do as you like; but wait till to-morrow, and I'll fix you," alluding to his determination to bring the defendant before the magistrate. The defendant, upon this, fell upon hi: :and beat him again,%when, a police-officer entering, the complainant gave him in charge. He was conveyed to Bride well, hut the keeper of the lock-up refused to book him, as the officer had not seen the assault. He (the complainant) therefore applied for a summons on the following day. The defendant said that the complainant had tried to trip him, and had struck him twice, while he denied that he had struck the complainant at all. He called a witness, who stated his name to be William Vaughan, and swore positively that he never went by any other name; whilst a gentleman who accidentally happened to be in court proved that he went by the name of Moore, and kept a house of ill-fame, which was corroborated by two policemen. This witness swore to the circumstances as detailed by the defendant. Mr. Rushton said he had no doubt that the statement made in court regarding the character of the witness was correct, and that he had wilfully committed perjury. With respect to the defendant, it was evident that he had brought the wit ness to court for the purpose of swearing to a falsehood. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of X 3 and costs, or in default of payment to be imprisonecCone month. Mr. Rushton, in continuation : How does he (the defendant) get his living? Mr. Dowling: He keeps a brothel, I believe; at least I know his mother does. Inspector Rolston : He keeps a bad house in Hill-street. Mr. Rushton : He must find bail to keep the peace, or be imprisoned a month. Take him into custody. The defendant was then taken into cus tody. DOCK COMMTTEE.—At the weekly meeting of the Dock Committee, yesterday, the following members were present: —Messrs. Sands, (Chairman,) Horsfaß, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Smith, Molyneux, Bulley, Royden, Bold, Shand, Martin, Middleton, Nicol, Evans, Ripley, Moon, and Tobin. A report was read from the Marine Surveyor, stating, that he had examined the bar of Victoria Channel on the 16th and 17th instant, being the lowest spring tides in the year; and, on comparing the soundings with those made last year, be found there had been no diminution in the depth of water. On the 17th instant the Medina passed over the bar at low water with the Dublin mail. Mr. Holt added, that there was reason to believe that the depth of water was greater now than it had been before.—On the recommendation of the Harbour Masters' Sub-committee, temporary huts were ordered to be provided for the use of the gatemen at Salt house Dock. Mr. Ripley inquired when it was intended to erect sheds on the east side of Salthouse Dock ? Mr. Hors fall replied, that Mr. Hartley had given a reason for the de lay last week, namely, that the ground was not yet suffi ciently settled to proceed with the foundations. The build ings would be exceedingly unsightly and irregular if they were proceeded with before the ground was in a proper state. The same Sub-committee reported, that it appeared to them to be very desirable there should be some understanding be tween the Dock Committee and the Pilot Committee when ever occasions should arise which might make it necessary for the latter body to examine any officer or servant of the Dock estate ; that the permission of the Dock Committee, or of the Chairman, should be first obtained; and that the officers and servants of the trust be instructed not to obey the summonses of the Pilot Committee, or any other body, to give testimony as to the discharge of their duties without having first obtained such permission. After a brief discus sion, in which it was stated that this recommendation had been adopted in consequence of the Pierhead Master having stated to the Pilot Committee that he had the ship Ashburton under his charge at the time she met with her late accident, the report and recommendation of the Sub-committee was adopted.—A second application from the consignees of the ship Armo, for the payment of £62 10s. 3id., the amount of damage done to that vessel whilst being moored upon the gridiron in Queen's Dock basin, was, after hearing the report of the South Harbour Master, declined.—An application, from Messrs. Wood and Ritson, for the return of £6 Is. for the use of a crane on the east side of Queen's Dock, in lift ing some heavy machinery from river craft for shipment on board a vessel in the dock, on the ground that the latter paid dock dues, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Sub-Com mittee for a report thereon.—Two letters from Mr. Askew, as water bailiff to the Corporation, detailing his proceedings for recovering two flats sunk in the river, were ordered to be acknowledged.—The committee then proceeded to the tran saction of financial business, and adjourned about two o'clock. SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. —Yesterday evening, the annual meeting of this scciety took place in the school-room of Christ's Church, in Christian -street, and was most numerously and respectably attended. It is a society which has been of immense benefit to the Protestant cause in Ireland—its operations having been extensively ramified throughout the four provinces. It was established so far back as 1809, and though it had much to contend with, before its effects could be appreciated, it is gratifying to state that it now numbers 3000 schools, 241,000 scholars, and 22,000 gratuitous teachers. The room, which is spac:,us, was crowded by a highly-respectable assemblage. The Rev. F. Ould presided, and after a hymn, and a fervent prayer, he expressed his great satisfaction at seeing the room so well filled, but regretted to announce that the funds had fallen off as com pared with those of earlier years, the amount received in this town having been only about £BO. The whole annual re quirement for the society, as it now stood, was but £3000; of this the donors in Ireland had contributed £5OOO, and Scotland only £lO, in the last year. The schools, however, cost their patrons in Ireland upwards of £7OOO, independently of the sum stated. He alluded to several noble lords, and others, wealthy proprietors there, who resided in England, and contributed little or nothing to the funds of the society, sheltering themselves under the expediency that their tenants were chiefly Roman Catholics. He also lamented the evils of absenteeism. He furnished some interesting data of the progress of the schools, and their beneficial effect. In one town alone, in the west, 750 persons had been converted to the plan of the schools and to Protestantism, and three new churches had there been been built. He stated the present number of schools, scholars, and teachers, and added, that 25,000 copies of the Bible had been distributed within the last year, many of them in parishes where such a blessed book was not before known. He complimented some of the ladies of Liverpool for the collections they had made for the society, trusted they would continue their exertions, and concluded by a strong appeal in behalf of the objects of the society. The Rev. Mr. Cowan next spoke, and adduced many interesting facts in behalf of the schools, pointing out various obstacles with which they had to contend, He was ex tremely happy in some of his illustrations. Dr. Marks (deputed by the society from Ireland) then spoke at consi derable length, and with great feeling and effect, adducing a variety sf affecting anecdotes and instances within his long experience, showing in a strong light the great advantages of the society to youth and age in Ireland, and the neces sity for its support. He was listened to with great atten tion. He remarked on the great economy that distinguished the operations of the society, which provided spiritual and other instruction for a remarkable small sum for each each child; and also noticed, that out of 22 regiments of soldiers necessary to preserve the peace of Ireland, only two were required for the northern province, where these schools were principally established. The schools had also the great advantage of bringing the rich and the poor into kindly association.—The Rev. Mr. Nolan then addressed the meeting in very eloquent terms—depicting the spiritual destitution of Ireland, and the benefits that had invariably accrued by the dissemination of Scriptural truth wherever it had yet penetrated in that unfortunate land. He alluded to the various obstacles with which the society had to contend, and particularly to the baleful and withering influ ence of Popery, and urged upon those present the blessed work of promoting the efforts and cheering the prospects of the society. He paid a high and merited compliment to the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, who, in the parish in which be was then curate, had been a most zealous, active, and successful promoter of Sunday schoois ; and concluded by a powerful appeal to the audience.—The Rev. Chairman then addressed the meeting in conclusion. He made an affectionate allusion to the late Rev. Peter Roe, a firm supporter of the Sunday schools in Ireland, and read a most affecting copy of verses by one of that gentleman's daughters (a Sunday school teacher), written a few days before her death, at the age of seventeen, from the text of " Here am I," in Genesis, He closed the proceedings by exhorting all present to give what they could afford, the smallest sum being acceptable in so good a cause.—The Doxology was then sung, and a collec tion was made; after which the meeting dispersed, deeply impressed with the interesting proceedings of the evening. THE NEW PACKET-SHIP " ASHBURTON."—On Wednes day, about one hundred gentlemen were entertained on board the " Ashburton," the splendid new packet-ship, by Captain Huttleston, the commander, with a sumptuous dijeuner. ♦mong the guests were his Worship the Mayor, Robertson Gladstone, Esq. ; James Hagarty, Consul of the United States ; Thomas Sands, Esq., Chairman of the Dock Com mittee; William Bowman, Esq., one of the consignees, Messrs. S. S. Gair, Jas. Stitt, Radcliffe, Willis, Sanders, and numerous other gentlemen of respectability connected with the commerce of the United States. The viands were prin cipally the produce of the United States, and, when we men tion that the whole arrangements were entrusted to Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, we say sufficient to convince our readers that the materials suffered no deterioration of ex cellence from the want of culinary skill in their preparation, and that the utmost good taste was exercised in setting forth the dainty fare to the best advantage, and in carrying into effect the hospitable intentions of the gallant entertainer. Wines of the most perfect quality flowed in abundance, and the greatest hilarity prevailed. The toast of " Success to the Ashburton" was proposed by the Mayor, in a neat speech; and Captain Huttleston, having made a suitable acknowledgment, proposed " The health of the Mayor, and success to the town and trade of Liverpool." The Mayor, in reply, dwelt on the advantages which this town had de rived from its intercourse with the United States, and on the improvements which that intercourse had been the means of making in the art of navigation. " The health of the Ame rican Consul" was proposed by Mr. Sands, to which Mr. Hagerty replied. The remaining toasts were, " The Presi dent of the United States," " Messrs. Chapman and Bow-. man, Agents of the Ashburton," " The Press," " Lord Ashburton and Daniel Webster, Esq.," and several others. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Thomas Carter, of the Liverpool Mail-office, sung the following original song (com posed by him for the occasion), which was encored : THE ASHBURTON You all have heard of Ashburton, an ancient borough town, Sir ; You have heard, of it's Borings, and their mercantile renown, Sir; You know my cousin Jonathan, with whoa► we've had a rumpus, 'Bout " bound'ry lines" and " right of search," for which he said he'd thump us. But these clouds are gone, and here we're met,—forgot our family jars, Sir, — As friends to peace and harmony, and foes to foolish wars, Sir. We're now on board an Ashburton, by Huttleston com manded ; A nobler ship ne'er ploughed the deep, and may she ne'er be stranded! May her freight of bales and other wares, from either side the ocean, Enrich both countries, and convince that war's a silly notion. Fill bumpers then, for here we're met, &c. I don't intend to bother you 'bout tariffs, bonds, or stocks, Sir, Or Yankee funds or foreign bills, or what may give them shocks, Sir ; These things we'll leave to those who grieve and scare us like old hags, Sir, That Jonathan may buy our twist, and we his cotton bags, Sir, Fill bumpers then, &c. The Another health toast y o u fain would give, bef ore I end my song, Sir— Sir. of r good President, and may his life be long, I'm sure, at home, you'll toast our Queen, with chorus loud handy, And we'll waft back, on British cheers, your Yankee Doodle Dandy ! Then a general rouse, &c. BowyEn BIBLE.—The subscription list for the disposal o this magnificent work, which may be perhaps considered the greatest curiosity in the world of letters, is about to be closed. The names of the subscribers may be seen at Mr. Linnecar's Ranelagh-street, as also the beautiful engravings which each ticket holder may receive on enrolling his name for the chances of either the bible, valued at 3000 guineas, or Hilton's splendid picture. We perceive several of our townsmen are determined to try their fortune. We should like Liverpool to win the prize. A BANKRUPT'S CERTIFICATE REFUSED.—Some weeks ago, Samuel Clough, of the firm of Samuel and W .T. Clough, alkali manufacturers, of St. Helens, appeared before the Commissioners of Bankruptcy, in this town, to apply for his certificate. Mr. James, barrister-at-law, attended on behalf of the petitioner, and Mr. Lowndes conducted the proceedings on behalf of the opposing creditors, who prayed that the peti tioner might be made an uncertificated bankrupt. The court, after hearing counsel and examining witnesses, took time to consider. On Wednesday judgment was delivered. The learned Commissioner referred to the statute, and showed how it affected the case. He considered that the bankrupt had given proof of his intention, and there was a great amount of evidence on the part of the creditors, from which it ap peared, that the bankrupt borrowed the sum of £2,000, for which he had agreed to pay £l,OOO a year to his brother, and the plan of concealment of this transaction was a falsification of his buoks, the loan being entered at five per cent. Under all these circumstances, the Commissioner was of opinion, that the bankrupt had attempted to defeat the laws, and, con sequently, his certificate must be withheld. BLUE COAT BROTHERLY SOCIETY.--The fifth annual dinner of the Blue Coat Brotherly Society took place on Wednesday last, at the Adelphi Hotel, Mr. William Foster in the chair. The chairman was supported on the right by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, James Aspinall, Esq., Edmund Molyneux, Esq., Charles Inman, Rsq., and Edward Gibbon, Esq. ; and on the left by A. Swainson, Esq., John Stewart, Esq., Wilfred Troutbeck, Esq., George Withers Esq., Wil liam Potter, Esq., and Thomas Ripley, Esq. ; being eleven of the trustees of the society who are annually elected from the trustees of the Blue Coat Hospital. Mr. Peter Plump ton filled the vice-chair ; and, grace having been said by the Rev. Rector Brooks, the company, about 85 in number, pro ceeded to discuss a most sumptuous dinner. The cloth being withdrawn the following toasts were given and suitably re sponded to : Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen; His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; The Queen Dowager. and the rest of the Royal Family ; The Church ; The Blue Coat Brotherly Society, and prosperity to it; The Blue Coat Hospital, and the immortal memory of its pious founder ; The present Trustees of the Blue Coat Hospital, and thanks for their en. couragement and kind support ; The President—Vice-Presi dent—Treasurer—Secretary, and other officers of the Blue Coat Brotherly Society ; and The Blue Coat Boy all over the world. Each of these toasts was received with enthusiasm, and the company separated much delighted with the proceed ings. It perhaps may be worth while mentioning, that over the chairman's head was displayed the flag of the Blue Coat Brotherly Society, bearing the following inscription : " Blue Coat Brotherly Society, established 22d February, 1838. Honour all men—Love the brotherhood—Fear God —Honour the King.-1 ep. Peter, 2, 17." QUARTERLY TABLE OF MORTALITY.—We learn from this table, that in Liverpool, during the winter quarter of 1812, the number of deaths was 2,036; in the spring quarter, 1,691; in the summer quarter, 1,956; in the autumn quarter, 1,724 ; and the average number of deaths in four autumn quarters from 1838 to 1841 inclusive, was 2,022. In Man chester, during the corresponding periods, the number of deaths was 1,592, 1,327, 1,614, 1,618, and 1,610 ; Manches ter having a population of 192,408, and Liverpool one of 223,054. • We extract the subjoined statements from the re port. The following relates to Liverpool :—(Dale-street.) The state of my district the last quarter has been very healthy, and less deaths occurred by 25 than in the previous quarter.—(Saint Thomas.) The number of deaths is less than the same quarter in 1841. The greatest number of deaths has been from inflammation of the lungs, hooping cough, and diseases of the lungs, being altogether 104 ; con sumption, 30; measles, 13; small-pox, 3; fever, 16. Pneu monia has been very general; fevers have been very exten sive, but not fatal. (Islington.) Decrease of 31 deaths, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1841 ; although hooping cough appears to have been more prevalent, I have registered 13 deaths from that complaint during the quarter. The following has reference to West Derby.—The number of deaths this quarter exceeds the last. The cases are as follows :—Consumption, 43 : inflammation of the chest, 40 ditto of the lungs, 35 ; convulsions, 41 ; hooping cough, 32 ; bowel complaint, 25 ; asthma, 10 ; scarlet fever, 6 ; typhus fever, 12 ; small pox (not vaccinated), s —(vaccinated), 2 ; measles, 14 ; inflamation of the brain, 4 ; dropsy, 4 ; water in the head, 4 ; water on the brain, 3 ; croup, 4 ; and apo plexy, 2. In October, there were 25 cases of consumption ; November, 4, and December, 14. Inflammation of the chest and lungs has been principally among children ; of the chest, in October, 11, November, 18, and December, 11. of the lungs, November, 11, and December, 24. LORD'S DAY SOCIETY A numerous meeting of the members and friends of the Lord's Day Society was held last evening in the Music Hall, Bold-street, for the purpose of promoting the objects of the Association, and to hear the statements of the Rev. Mr. Baylee and Mr. Wilson (brother of the Bishop of Calcutta,) a deputation from the parent body. Many clergymen and laymen occupied the platform, amongst whom we observed the Rev. W. W. Ewbank, the Rev. J. H. Stewart, the Rev. Robert Davies, the Rev. Henry Hampton, the Rev. Wm. Maynard, the Rev. W. Butler (of St. Thomas-in-the-Fields), the Rev. J. R. Connor, the Rev. Wm. Bush, the Rev. J. Irving; Messrs. Adam Hodgson, J. Mather, Inman, Bout flower, Howard, Rounthwaite, Moore, Webster, Pemberton, &c. &c. On the motion of the Rev. W. W. EWBANK, Adam Hodgson, Esq. was called to the chair ; and the pro ceeding commenced by the supplication of the divine blessing upon them. The CHAIRMAN said he was deeply impressed with the importance of the objects of this society. The precise plans of the society to accomplish their object, would probably be detailed by the deputation who had visited Liverpool for that purpose; and he was glad to see among us gentlemen who had laboured so long and so zealously in this important cause ; for whatever difference of opinion there might be as to the precise steps to be taken for the promotion of the object, there could be none among those who took the Scriptures for their rule of lifelorwho had meditated at all upon the beneficent operation of the Sabbath, as to the im portance of the observance of the Lord's Day. The blessed results of its observance, however, would not relieve us from the difficulty of putting in effect any precise plans for the due observance of the Sabbath. There might be decided objections to legislative enactments upon the subject, but that circumstance should not lead us to believe that legisla tion was neither right nor proper nor necessary; for already there had been many cases in which legislation had operated beneficially. He might be permitted to allude to the effect which legislation had already had in the view of this town, in the course of which he should sbew that it had been attended with the most beneficial and valuable results. He referred to the closing of our public-houses from twelve o'clock on the Saturday night till a certain hour on the Sunday. Last summer it fell to his lot to spend some time in London with our worthy stipendiary magistrate, whose zeal on this question did him the highest credit, as a deputation to get introduced in a local bill then before Par liament a clause taken from the metropolitan act with rela tion to the closing of public-houses. They were encountered by much opposition, some of which came from high places where it might least have been expected ; but in the course of the discussion many important facts were elicited and brought forward, illustrative of the excellent effect of the clause in the metropolitan act. He (the chairman) had him self heard the Bishop of London say, in the House of Lords. " it was impossible to overrate the valuable effects which had followed from the introduction of this clause into the me tropolitan act." In obtaining the clause the greatest assist ance was received from the Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Norwich, and Lord Skelmersdale, and eventually they suc ceeded. The bill came into operation on the Ist Sept. l as t, consequently there had b een now si x months' experience of the effects of it. Within the first fortnight after it came into operation, and Mr. Rushton had more than once alluded to it, there had been a very great diminution in the number of persons brought before him on the Monday. He (the Chair man) had asked Mr. Rushton whether his experience of the act continued equally satisfactory; and he had consequently furnished several details, at the close of which, he said, " think the enforcing of this salutary provision of the act will lessen the number of persons taken into custody to the I ex tent of 4000 persons during th e y ear ." It would be recol lected, too, that the Recorder of Liverpool, and the Chair man of the Quarter Sessions at Kirkdale (the Rev. Jonathan Brooks), had confirmed the views of Mr. Rushton, and they had expressed an earnest hope that the clause would speedily become part of the general law of the land. The magistrates of London, the Rector of St. Giles's, and others, had stated further, that the clause was there gradually producing a total change in the character of the population for the better. Here, then, were testimonies which could not be gainsaid in favour of legislation for the observance of the Lord's Day. But, after all, the due observance of the Sabbath must mainly rest upon the tone of religious feeling in the community, a feeling which he wished to see extended. Feeling, therefore, as he was sure they all would, that the Sabbath was of divine appointment and of universal obligation, be thought they were bound to take every legitimate opportunity for pro moting and securing the observation of the Sabbath. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WILSON then came forward, and commenced an in teresting speech of considerable length by observing, that some of the clauses in Sir Andrew Agnew's Sabbath Bill, which, when first suggested, were most opposed and laughed instituti on , and the happine ss o f man kind by the force of moral feeling. Th e nits observance, For i ns t ance , D r . ks at,ian Sabbath had a‘tvi ai s si nwasc e o boundb ednipni carried e Farr had proved before the parliamentary committee, that the usual nightly repose of sleep was not sufficient to reco ver health and strength, and that to do so effectually, rest upon the seventh day was necessary. Many coach proprie tors had proved, before the same tribunal, that they were obliged to give their horses a rest one day in seven ; and they had found that if they run their vehicles on that day, they must have extra horses for the p urpose . It h a d b een proved, also, that those families which were in the habit of observing the Sabbath, and of attending places of worship, were in general industrious, clean, and orderly ; whilst Sabbath-breaking families, on the contrary, were at discord, the children were neglected, and disorder constantly pre vailed. Mr. Wilson next shewed the practical effect of Sabbath desecration upon morals, proving, by the examples which he add u ced, th a t such parties were necessarily among the lowest grades of society, and he related instances of the opposite consequence having been produced. He next refuted the objection commonly urged to the society, on the ground that there was a necessity for working on the Sabbath. What was this but saying that the Creator had given man laws which it was for the interest of man that he should break? Having urged the propriety of the post office sys tem being altered, so that the observation of the Sabbath might be same in the country as in London. Mr. Wilson concluded by remarking that, although the Sabbath was ap pointed for a day of rest, it was not to be a day of idleness : it was a day on which we must strive, of all others, to follow the example set by our blessed Lord. The Rev. Mr. 13AYLEE, Secretary to the Parent Society, next addressed the meeting. .It was, in reality, what the Bishop of London had called " the poor man's friend ;" and as a prejudice was supposed to exist against it on that account, he would mention that it addressed itself to the rich as well as the poor. The rev, gentleman then, at some length, gave details of its operation. Mr. WILSON here rose, and bore strong testimony to the beneficial operation of the clause in the metropolitan police act, for closing public houses on Saturday nights at twelve till Sunday noon. No greater benefit could be conferred on the community than to make that clause general. The Rev. J. H. STEWART offered a few observations in support of the society ; and the doxology having been sung, the meeting separated. The proceedings lasted about two hours. THE " PIOUS" LEAGUERS, What do these " JEROBOAMS " want, With all their Calvinistic cant. With long lank hair, and lantern cheek, With tongues professing all that's meek They, who should preach the Bread o f Lif e , Mixing themselves in worldly strife? They care not for the price of bread— They hate the Church—they hate its Head ; And, if they could but pull it down— Woe to the Kingdom, and the Crown! VAvx THE NEW STEA.M•SHIP HIBERNIA We gave in our paper of Tuesday week a brief account of this superb vessel, from the European Times; but having since gone through her cabins, and seen her hull in the graving dock, we are induced, in justice to her enterprising proprietors, to supply a few additional particulars. The Hibernia was built at Greenock, for the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, by Mr. Robert Steele, the builder of the Columbia, one of the four steam-ships hitherto employed on the line. The following are her dimensions, power of engines, &c.: — Length from tafrail to figure•head.... 240 feet. Beam, or breadth Depth of hold 231 feet. Burthen, about Engines—each 250 horse power, ) 600 horse power. but will work to 300, equal to S Diameter of cylinders Diameter of paddle wheels 3l feet 9 inches. Length of stroke Her entrance is remarkably sharp, yet with ample bearings above. Her run is also finely drawn out, and there is not the slightest abruptness or lump perceptible in any part of her hull, so that her lines blend into an harmonious whole. She has a round, or rather eliptic stern—a fashion now in troduced pretty generally in our large ships of war for addi tional strength. It is ornamented with carved work ; and accustomed as we have been to the square stern, the design is in this instance carried out with a degree of taste that compels us to admit that a rounded one may be found equally handsome. The general plan of the deck and cabin accommodations is similar to that adopted in the other ships of the line, though some improvements, dictated by experience, and available from the greater breadth of this vessel, have been embraced in almost every department. The top or hurricane deck, chiefly over the saloon, is extended forward by a wide flush passage or platform amidships, and crosses the ship further forwards, thus affording a continuous promenade, protected by strong brass railings throughout about two-thirds of the vessel's length. Similar additions have been made to the other ships, which, when we first saw them, might almost as well, we thought, have had a spar deck throughout. We now perceive, however, that the present plan (the saloon being a deck house, with a wide passage on each side between it and the lofty bulwarks) is much better adapted for lighting and ventillating, by windows in the lower parts of its sides, respectively, the sleeping rooms and the ladies' and gentle men's cabins amidships, under the main deck, which must otherwise be lighted through two decks. On the deck, for ward, are a variety of rooms and conveniences, so that the whole resembles a village, with shops of all kinds. The oil paintings, in pannels, with which it is enlivened all round, are executed on slabs of slate, which casual damp has no effect in warping. They appropriately represent some of the principal cities, seaports, and interesting scenes in this country and America. The styles and general wood work are grained in oak, gilding employed but sparingly ; the window blinds are of crimson silk ; and the whole has a i•ery chaste and elegant appearance. The furniture is mahogany, with telescope tables and sofa seats ingeniously contrived. The steward's pantry (divided from the saloon by a thorough passage) is in itself a curiosity. The quantity of plate, ar ranged in class cupboards, gives it the appearance of a silver smith's shop ; and in the middle, with a handsome clock over the bar, is, par excellence, the " gin palace," from which the wines, &c. will be served out to customers, as at an inn. The sleeping rooms, below the saloon, are uncom monly spacious, and most comfortably fitted up ; and there are below too, a private cabin for gentlemen and another for ladies, each 18 feet in length, elegantly furnished, and suitable in every respect for ease and retirement. The fore cabins are equally large and commodious, and no fewer than 120 separate beds can, in all, be made up for passengers. The vessel will carry a crew of ninety men, including those in the engine department. The engine, by Mr. Robert Napier, the celebrated builder, of Glasgow, is well worth visiting. It is a truly stupendous and highly-finished piece of machinery, resembling , in polish and brightness, th e fi nest c l oc k wor k . T here is hre, in the middle of the frame work, a handsome clock, and opposite to it, as a corresponding ornament, an indicator, which shows every stroke made by the engine throughout the passage. By some new improvements in the construction of the boilers, for the more rapid generation of steam, it was found, on the passage from Glasgow, that the consumption of fuel was very much reduced, as compared with that in the other vessels of the line—a consideration of the greatest importance as re gards ocean steam navigation. The vessel is of the usual rig of steam-ships, but with rather heavier spars, as she is calculated to carry a considerable press of canvas, in the event of an accident to her machinery. For this purpose also she carries (on deck) a thumping mainyard, which may be readily sent aloft. The topgallant bulwarks are painted of a light colour, which takes off the apparent height of the hull from the water's edge. Seen afloat she is a truly noble looking vessel : and in her interior arrangements she is the most compact and commodious vessel of the superior class which we have yet seen. The Hibernia will not leave the port, on her first transat lantic voyage, until the 19th of April. She will be com manded by Captain C. H. E. Judkins, the oldest " skipper" (as he modestly calls himself) on the station, and who is so well known, both as a seaman and a companion, that it were superfluous here to dwell upon his merits. Meantime that gentleman will make one other voyage in his former steam ship, the Columbia, he having been solicited by the company to convey to his destination the new Governor-General, who is to succeed Sir C. Bagot in the Canadas. CORONER'S INQUEST. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquisition yesterday took place before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of John Wilkinson. A boy of 14 years of age, named Doyle, was in custody. Owen Handwright said,—l am a cooper, and live in Midghall-street. I knew the deceased very well by sight. He worked in the next shop. On Saturday last I was at work, and the prisoner, whose name is Moses Doyle, was sitting by the fire, when the deceased came in and asked the prisoner for a key. The prisoner replied that he had no key. The deceased then took hold of the prisoner by his jacket collar and pulled him up, and struck him on the face. The prisoner then lifted up a nail hammer that was lying on the floor and threw it at the deceased, and struck him on the shoulder. The deceased then took hold of the prisoner and threw him down by the fire-place, and struck him in the eye while he was down. When the prisoner got up I went between them to prevent anything further occurring. As soon as he got up, and while I was standing talking to the deceased, the prisoner made a blow at him and struck him on the eye. I did not observe any thing in the prisoner's hand at the time. As soon as the deceased was struck he called out that his eye was out, and I observed blood flowing from his left eye. The prisoner remained standing in the shop when the wife of the deceased came in and lifted up a brick to throw at the prisoner, but was prevented, and the prisoner went away. The wife of the deceased went and brought a police-officer, and he was taken away, and I did not see him again. He did not complain of being much hurt. Nothing else occurred, but the deceased struck the prisoner first. I did not see any thing in the prisoner's hand either before or after be struck the deceased. The shop where I work is in Marlborough -street. Elizabeth Wilkinson said she lived in Marlborough-street. The deceased, who was her husband, was 28 years old. On Satuarday afternoon, on going into the smithy kept by de ceased to see what detained him from his dinner, she saw him standing in the cooperage, which is next door to the smithy, and blood was flowing from his eye. I saw the prisoner standing a short distance off him with his right arm raised up, and a gimlet in his hand. Witness lifted up a brick to throw at him, but was prevented. She asked the deceased what was the matter with him, and he said the prisoner had stabbed him in the eye. She went for a police-officer, and on her return to the cooperage the prisoner had gone. The deceased was brought home, and then taken to the Dispen sary by the police-officer. He was attended by a surgeon, but kept getting worse, and died on Wednesday night. She saw no scuffle between the prisoner and deceased. John Newall, who keeps a cow-house in Marlborough street, said the cooperage where the deceased worked was in the yard. On Saturday afternoon he heard the prisoner's voice in the cooperage, and some one telling him to be quiet. He then heard the prisoner say, " No ! I'll have my ven geance." He then went round to the cooperage, and saw the deceased holding his head down, and blood flowing from his eye. I did not observe the prisoner at all. John Lunt, a policeofficer, said he was called from Vaux hall-road, on Saturday afternoon, by the wife of the deceased, who told him that a boy had stabbed her husband in the eye. He went with her to Marlborough -street to a smithy, and found the deceased bleeding from one of his eyes and his nose. Witness took him to the Dispensary, where his eye was dressed, and then took him home again. I did not see the prisoner there at all. On being informed who the boy was, Inspector John Moore and I apprehended him on Tues day last. On the way to the Dispensary the deceased said that he had been stabbed in the eye by the prisoner with a sprig bit. _ _ _ Mr. Hartley Samuel Laycock said, 1 am a surgeon. On Monday night, about five o'clock, I was called to the de ceased, and found him in a state of shivering, and was in formed that he had been stabbed in the eye. I examined the wound, and found a small circular opening in the inner corner of the left eye, and which 1 considered of so dangerous a cha racter that I sent for another surgeon. I attended him up to the time of his death, and have since made a post morten examination. The wound extended into the brain, which was lacerated. I found inflamation of the adjacent parts of the brain, and also an abcess on the right lobe. The injury to the brain had been the cause of death. Such an instru ment as that produced would cause such an injury, which must have been done by violence. Owen Handwright being recalled, said,—During the scuffle which I have before stated, I saw the deceased knock the prisoner down on to the tire, and struck him when he was on the fire, which was then burning in the cooperage. I know the gimblet now produced. It was generally placed in a box, and the box was on the ground just at the prisoner's feet when he and the deceased were struggling. There are two doors to the cooperage. The prisoner could have run away by the further door, if he had thought proper. Just before the prisoner struck the blow over my shoulder, I think, but I cannot swear, that I saw him stoop down, as if to pick up something. As there were two other witnesses, who had gone into the cooperage to sharpen some table knives at the time, one of whom was heard (as one of the witnesses stated) to say, that if the prisoner were his child, and were maltreated in such a manner, he would fight for him—the Coroner said, that as such testimony was desirable fully to elucidate the case, he should adjourn the case until this day, at half-past twelve o'clock. The probability appears to be, that the prisoner will be committed for manslaughter.—He was taken in custody to the main Bridewell. A whale, 22 feet long, was driven ashore at Sandymount, near Dublin, on Friday night. It appeared to have been dead some time. At an early hour on Saturday morning a number of persons assembled, hewed it in pieces, and car ried off the bones. On Monday last, the creditors of Captain Henry Phipps Tuckett, a bankrupt, whose name has become notorious from the affair with Lord Cardigan, met at the London Bank ruptcy Court. His creditors were stated in his accounts (for he furnished no regular balance-sheet) to have owing to them £3,322 lls. 9d. and his liabilities £5Bl 18s. 10d. His ca pital on embarking into trade at £BO4 65., and his profits at £255 15s. 6d. There was owing to his estate (debtors) £173 16s. 6d., and property £361 13s. 6d. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 41 railways, 1,490 miles in length, will be of interest :—Nnumber of passengers on 27 railways, 217,286; consequently the total for the week must be about 500,000. The receipts for passengers on thirty-nine railways, 1.:50,025 Bs. 6d. ; ditto for goods on thirty-five railways, £18,403 9s. 2d. ; the total, £68,428 17s. Bd. This is an average of £46 per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainly at the rate of about £4,500.000 a year, and carrying 20,000,000 of passengers.—Railway Journal. UNITED STATES BANKING.—The delinquency of parties engaged in the banking and money companies of the United States was never better characterised than in the extract of a letter received from New York, dated the 31st ult., which is now subjoined :—" You will have read of the pretty defal cation of the cashier of the New York Insurance and Trust Company. According to a statement of the directors, he is a defaulter for about 250,000 dollars, and the company has lost from 10 to 15 per cent. of its capital. The stock has fallen considerably, for it was previously in very good pute. I hear 50 only is offered, the nominal quotation re is 70. The president quits his office of 5,000 dollars per annum, and is made actuary, with a salary of 2,000 dollars. CORRESPONDENCE NUISANCE IN MOUNT-PLEASANT TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — Can you advise me how, and to whom, I should make known an annoyance, caused by some parties con nected with the Workhouse, which to-day is very bad, and which has latterly been frequently repeated, that the nuis ance may be abated? Opposite to the Phoenix Inn, in Mount-pleasant, is a gate communicating with the Work house ; inside this gate is an accumulation of filth and abo mination from the house and the piggeries, &c., which gives forth the most noisome and poisonous stench. From time to time, and always during the day, this stuff is carted out side about one hundred yards higher up Mount-pleasant, and into the yard of the Fever Hospital, when it is heaped up in a grand depk within twenty yards of that building, emitting a smell enough to " poison a dog "—a nuisance to the whole neighbourhood, and certainly not beneficial to the recovery of the fever patients in the hospital. If the filth must be removed, why not remove it at night .? and why not take it away at once, and not thus annoy and poison a whole neighbourhood for weeks together? I am, sir, your obedient servant, Feb. 23d, 1843. NOSEOLOGY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—You have never told us any thing about the " Ca tholic Church of the Holy Apostles" in Catherine-street. The writer visited it this morning. There is something very mysterious about the place. 1 found in it three darkly dressed gentlemen, like priests of the Roman Church. They were engaged in conversation for some time in whispers: at last one of them approached me. I asked him what the place was? He said, " A church." 1 said, "An Irvingite church ?" He said, "No ; a Catholic church." I said, " A church of England ?" He said, No," rather abruptly. I asked, "Is it being built by subscription?" He said, " No." On leaving the chapel I asked a workman questions of the same kind, to which he gave similar answers. I then said, " This is a mysterious place ; there is a gentleman inside who does not seem to know what it is, or lie won't tell me." The man said, "He won't tell you." I said, " Perhaps you won't ?" He laughed, and left me. An old gentleman had followed me into the building. When he came out I—wishing to know if he had got any more infor mation than myself—asked him. He had met with a similar reception. Now, Sir, I suspect this is the Romish cathedral that we heard was to be built with some of Blundell's money. The Romanists do not yet wish it to be known that it is so for obvious reasons ; and I send you this statement to put your readers on their guard about it, especially as I see it enume rated amongst the new churches in a map of the town just published.—Your's, &c., INQUISITOR. The place is to have a tower and spire, directly contrary to law. [From the information of which we are in possession, we apprehend that our correspondent's surmise as to the build ing being a Romish cathedral is incorrect. A rumour has reached our ears, but we say nothing as to its truth, that the gentleman who has been most active in the erection of the costly edifice, and who was formerly in communion with the Church of England as a devoted minister, will hand over the erection, to the Bishop, for consecration, and will him self return to his official duties, in connection with the church, as officiating minister thereof.] LIES OF A LEAGUER, The following letter has been addressed to a London con temporary : " Sir,—A part of Mr. Cobden's extraordinary speech in the House of Commons last night (assailing a particular agricultural case), owing to the general and interesting turn which the debate afterwards took, did not meet with the re futation which the truth demands. Mr. Cobden, choosing to attack Mr. George Bankes, and through him the landlords of England, challenged him to deny that the labourers upon his property in Dorsetshire received more than Ss. per week. He added that they were the worst fed, the worst clad, and the most illiterate portion of the population of the whole kingdom—that, when they bad families of five children, they lived, at the very doors of the landowners, worse than pau pers and felons, &c. These charges, like all other arguments founded on personality, and professing to state undeniable facts, were, as I see by your report, loudly cheered ; and Mr. G. Bankes did not, .when he spoke towards the close of the proceedings, think it worth while to exculpate himself, or refute the assertions so boldly and yet so unjustly made. I therefore have considered it a duty incumbent on me, as a tenant holding nearly 600 acres (within two miles of his re sidence) under Mr. G. Bankes, and also under his father before him, expressly to deny the truth of Mr. Cobden's statement, and the conclusions which he drew from it. - - •• , VIA .• As v.... • • Though some of my labourers h ave even AA 6d. per week less than Mr. Cobden mentioned as their miserable pay, each has, in addition, a cottage and a large garden, rent and rate free, together with 30 perches of land ploughed and manured for potatoes, fuel supplied and brought home to their cot tages without any charge, and wheat is delivered to them at Gs. per bushel, whatever may be its price in the market. Thus, independent of the other provisions for his comfort, the higher the cost of wheat the greater are his wages —no fluctuation affects him. It is not when at daywork only that my labourers enjoy these privileges ; they have the very same when at piecework, by which they are earning occasionally nearly twice as much wages. With regard to the bad feeding, clothing, and the ignorance of this class, one case in point will be the best answer. I have a labourer who has been on the farm more than twenty years, and who has a family of nine children. With the cottage, the ample garden for vegetables, the potato crop, usually enough for the year's consumption, and other ad vantages, this individual, with honest care and industry, has been enabled to live in perfect comfort and bring up his children in respectability and virtue. He has always his pig in the stye for home supply, and can dispose of garden produce so as to bring in some funds for clothing, Be has thus placed his two eldest daughters in excellent service, and want of no kind has been felt by these pitiable, worse off than ' paupers or felons' of Mr. Cobden's manufacturing imagination. "Now, let Mr. Cobden compare the condition of his `hands' with that of my hands, and see how far his 12s. per week contributes to their independence and happiness ? Or, why did he himself desert the plough of his agricultural family in Sussex, to become, first, a commercial traveller, and thence a manufacturer, climbing thereby to great opulence anti a seat in the legislature? The poor ' unprotected' trader has done well for himself at least, even under the ruinous operation of the corn-laws—would I could say as by the soil. And, having now, sir, done my endeavour to set the assertions of this M.P. in their true light, by direct individual evidence, I leave the main quest'ons to be discussed by those more competent to the endless task, and am, sir, your obedient servant, "THOMAS HUNT. " 224, Regent-street. and Godlingstone Farm, near Swanage, Dorsetshire, Feb. 18." ARE PAPISTS CATHOLICS? The following is the substance of two letters which have appeared in the Derbysgire Courier, and which were occa sioned by the correspondence of Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Birkett, to which we gave publicity a short time since : " Is the Church of this country the only one that has had the hardihood to disconnect itself with Rome ? " It is worth while, incidentally, and as illustrative of the length to which the Church of Rome carries her claim of ex clusive Catholicity, to observe that the Eastern or Greek Church, equalling in its extent pretty nearly the whole of western Christendom, and of which it may suffice, without minuter definition of its boundaries, to say that it includes more than all Russia, the Eastern Church, I say, subsisting in vast power and pre-eminence under the government of an episcopacy as apostolically derived as that of Rome, yet main tains complete and total independence of the Papacy. And here permit me to ask whence our own fellow coun trymen of the Roman Catholic persuasion deduce their rise, and what it was that first gave birth to their detachment of themselves from us, and pretension to the name that they assume ? Was it the Reformation ? Certainly not—at least, not in the sense which is intended to be inferred, when we are told so. The Reformation was over—it was done, achieved, and at an end. And the Reformation left, at its conclusion, all the people subject to the same pastors, at tending the same Churches, and the same services in them that we now have, and receiving the same sacraments. Down to the 11th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, there were not in the country two separate worships—two communions. It is an absolute fact that ten years of Elizabeth passed by and saw no schism. The 11th brought with it a Bull from Pope Pius V. deposing (!) the Queen. And this Bull was made to furnish the pretext sought by the Papacy for dis persing Popish emissaries over the country, through whose means and agency to withdraw the people from their obedi ence to their legitimate pastors. Of the party thus disrepu tably seduced into a secession from our communion, his Ho liness then perpetuated the dismemberment by recognising them as a Church, commissioning them a priesthood, and conferring on them the title of " Catholic," which he yet re fuses to concede to the British and Eastern branches of the Church of Christ. " In reference to the proper application of this title, I will now quote the authority of one whose weight as a theologian justly entitles him to rank among the first divinity writers of our day, and perhaps of any day . " ' As to those separatists who obey the Roman Pontiff, every one of sufficient information recognises them only under their proper appellations of Papists or Romanists, and would not profane the name of Catholic by conferring it on them. To do so knowingly would indeed come under the condemnation of them 'that call evil good and good evil.' The title of Catholic is never conceded by the British or Oriental Churches to any schism, which the Roman Pontiff has excited among the subjects of their jurisdiction.' " It must be the duty of every Catholic, when placed by circumstances beyond the reach of communion with the church of his own country, to communicate with that branch of the true Catholic Church which be finds subsisting where soever he may, for the time, be resident. For instance, an English Catholic, in Russia, communicates with the Eastern Church ; and therefore why not, in Italy, with the Roman ? For if the Roman be as truly a branch of the Church-Catholic as the Eastern, must not this be equally his duty ? Without question, it is his duty to feel and to profess a willingness to communicate as well with the Roman as the Eastern. But suppose the Roman Church herself forbids this—that is to say, exacts terms and conditions of communion which make it impossible—how then ? " Now, the fact is, that none can communicate with the Church of Rome who withhold their assent from the creed of Pope Pius IV, and that creed is proposed to us as heretics;' and designed to exact from us the condemnation of our own branch of the Catholic Church ; imposing an oath of obedience to the Pope, and so many things besides, as make subscription to it quite impossible consistently with the commonest regard to truth and Scripture, and the guilt of conforming much greater than that of receding from her communion. Thus the Romanists themselves create the obstacle to our entering into their communion as a branch of the Church-Catholic; and thence the necessity of our send ing clergy to those parts of the continent under the Popedom resorted to by British Catholics, who, if we were not to do this, would be without Christian ordinances." ATROCIOUS CASE OF STABBING.—On Monday afternoon week as two poor women, sisters, named Elizabeth Peen and Sarah Evans, were passing through a field near Springbead, Southfleet, with a little girl, they were called after by some women who were cutting turnip greens; one word produced another until all the women who were at work in the field came up to the path and joined in assailing Mrs. Peen and her sister. The working women were ten or eleven in num ber, and one of them, named Mary Davidson. knocked down Mrs. Peen, while Sydia Saxby was engaged in fighting Sarah Evans. One of the turnip-top women then cried out "get your knife," on which Mary Davidson ran to her dinner basket by the side of the waggon and got a small table knife, and putting the blade up her sleeve returned to the fray, and immediately, with a threat, rushed at Mrs. Peen and stabbed her in the neck a slight wound, which she f ollowed up by jobbing the knife at her and cutting the leaders asunder of her right baud. It appears that the women in the field began by accusing Mrs. Peen and her sister of an intention to steal the turnip-tops. The above is the substance of the evidence taken before the county justices on Wednesday, at Rochester, after Mary Davidson had been apprehended, and upon which she was fully committed for trial at the assizes.—Maidelon e Journal. ABSTRACT OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL. The purport of the present bill is to carry into effect certain of the recommendations, in a modified form, pro posed by the report of the commission formed in the year 1829, for the purpose of inquiring into the practice and jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts of England and Wales, in order to alter and amend, in various necessai v shapes, the laws and jurisdictions at present existing in each. The re port, upon which the present bill grounds its modifications, was completed in 1832. Agreeably with the propositions of the report, which had for its chief motive the placing of all minor ecclesiastical jurisdictions, and " the whole contentious ecclesiastical jurisdiction," componently under the control of the bishop of the diocese, in whose locality it might be situated, the present bill proposes the following succeduneum, in the shape of an entirely new court, with a judge, officers, laws, and regulations. in way and manner as under : THE COURT OF ARCHES.—Attendant upon the abolition of all ecclesiastical courts of jurisdiction, except certain archiepiscopal and episcopal courts, a new court is to be formed, to be entitled " Her Majesty's Court of Arches" (4.) The authority of this court is intended to engross the " whole of the jurisdiction in England and Wales in granting prohate and administrations, and also the whole of the original con tentious ecclesiastical jurisdictions, civil and criminial, here tofore exercised in any court or courts of England and Wales" (5.) Except 1. The jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical, which by any law or statute now in force belongs to and is exeercised by any justice or justices of the peace. 2. Except also the jurisdiction to be exercised under the said act for the better enforcing of church discipline. 3. Except also the jurisdiction under divers acts of parlia ment respecting the remedies of and other matters of order ing the clergy. 4. Except also, as in the act is otherwise provided, such jurisdiction as shall exclusively belong to and exercised by the Arches' Court in London, that continuing its probatory and administrative powers, with others affecting registry affairs, &c., as beforetime. JUDGE OF THE NEW COURT.—One judge is proposed to be appointed who will be called the " Dean of the Arches." His qualification to be, membership of the Established Church, and an advocate of the City Court of Arches of at least ten years standing (6.) The salary of this ecclesiasti cal officer is to be £4,500 per annum (20), with right to a re tiring annuity of £2,500 per annum, provided his time of service for the court shall have made up the period of fifteen years. The form of oath (7), fabrication of special seals (8), and incapability of a judge so appointed to serve ,in parlia ment (10) are severally recited. The Judge of the Admiralty is empowered to assist the new judge in the discharge of his office as a locum tenens, with a clerk engaged at £l2O per year. The surrogates of the Arches' Court of Canterbury are to be surrogates of the New Court, and the judge is in vested with authority to create surrogates as shall be ne cessary. ADVOCATES OF THE Cocar.—The Advocates to be en titled to practise in the new Court, such as are now prac tising in the Arches' Court of Canterbury, and all Fellows of the Court of Arches may be Fellows of the Court of Advocates (2.1); also that all proctors and notaries in the former Court, (25,) with their articled clerks, shall have the same license, and also that all proctors and notaries of other the Ecclesiastical Courts in England and Wales, who were in January, 1843, actinein such capacities, shall, within one year after the passing of the Act, be permitted to act in their several legitimate capacities in the new Court. PROCESSES or COURT.—Clauses 28 to 47 refer to the processes of the new Court, relative to fees, the reception of evidence, taxation of bills, trials of issues, &c., differing, ap parently, in no respect from the ordinary routine. RESTRICTIONS OS THE COURT.---NO sentence of excom munication, or any species of spiritual censure, or order, conveyable on such account to the Court of Chancery for is sue of a writ of contumacy, shall be permitted among the powers of the Court of Arches, (48,) except in such cases as are enumerated specially in clauses 50 and 51. The Court, however, shall have the power of attachment, as exercised by the Court of Admiralty (49.) APPEALS, WILLS, REGISTRATIONS.—AppeaIs MO any decree or sentence of the Court may be made to her Majesty in Council : all wills are to be provable in the same manner as heretofore, and diocesan registries and officers are to be come branch registries and officers of the Court of Arches for probates and administrations, under the limited amount of £3OO 64.) Tha rules for the governance of sequestrations are laid down in the series of clauses extending from 88 to 98. PUNISHMENTS, &c.—The punishment for perjury shall be those ordinarily inflicted for the crime, and the corruptly making of or subscribing to any declaration be deemed a mis demeanour, and punishable as such (46.) The Court also, while it may enforce separation in cases of incest (87,) shall have no infl uence as r e g ar d s punition in matters of the original ecclesiastical jurisdiction respecting cases of simony, schism, heresy, blasphemy, perjury,. adul tery, fornication, drunkenness, or other m. 11117114, or vio lence by smiting committed in the church or church-yard. Compensation to be made to certain persons whose offices are abolished or affected, are made subject of settlement as regards their adjustment in clause 126. The Ilsuing clause provides for the abatement of that compensation sum, if the guarantee enter into enjoyment of any new office in the Court of Arches or other Ecclesiastical Court. The schedules appended to the Act exhibit theofficers enumerated in a variety of clauses, upon their s peific ap pointments, and present a view of the salaries, intended to be granted individually, and of the agregate expenses of the new establishment. They are as under : SALARIES TO THE JUDGES AND REGISTRARS OF THE ARCHEISHOPS'COURTS TO BE RETAINED. —Judge of the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury and of his Vicar General,.£l,2oo ; his Registar, £450; Judge of the Court of the Master of Faculties, of the Archbishop of Canterbury in London, £500; his registrar, £420; Judge of the Court of the Archbishop of York and of his Vicar General, con solidated with the Consistory Court at York, £1,000; Re gistrar, £BOO. These form a combined sum of £4,370. REGISTRARS AND OTHER OFFICERS.—Three registrars. £1,400 each, and a fourth, if appointed. £ l,OOO . Seven principal clerks, at from £4OO to £ 6OO . Sealers, record keepers, and other clerks, at salaries from £4OO down to £l2O each. The whole expenses of this department we find upon calculating the sums set down, amounts to £11,530. The cost of the new establishment, therefore, including the Dean's salary of £4,500, exhibits an estimate, irrespec tive of retiring salaries, amounting to £20,400 annually. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.—Several exhibitions and scho larships have lately become vacant in this university. Two scholarships at Corpus Christi College, open to natives of the dioceses of Bath and Wells, and Exeter respectively, will be filled up on Friday, March 3. Candidate must be under 19 years of age. On the 15th of March an exhibitioner Rill be elected in Worcester College, open to natives of York.. shire. On the same day there will be an election of a Bible clerk in the same college. At Queen's College, four exhi bitions are vacant, two for natives of Wiltshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire, and two for natives of Hampshire. The elections will take place March 16. At Wadham College a Bible clerkship is vacant, the election for which will take place March 16. RELIGIOUS CREDULITY. —The following is given gravely by the Gazette du Simplon:—" All religious persons will re. juice at the great and happy news that we have to announce, and which reaches us at the same time from different sources. According to information from the Apostolic Vicar of China, a great multitude of Christians and Pagans of that nation have seen in the air, when all was calm, the image of Jesus Christ on the cross. If the emperor, being resolved to em brace the catholic faith, has, as it is said, sent for mission aries from the Sovereign Pontiff, results of great importance may be expected, and the conversion of this kingdom, con taining at least 300,000,000 inhabitants, be looked on as accomplished." "THE WORKING CLERGY." —An ecclesiastical paper gives an account of the stipends, &c., of the curates of the Established Church. It states that of these curates there are 3088 who are so to non-resident incumbents, and 1720 to resident incumbents. Of the 3088 curates who are so to non resident incumbents, 295 receive incomes under £5O per annum; 493 under £ 6O ; 23: under £7O ; 379 under £BO . 395 under £9O; 111 under £100; 493 under £120; 256 next under £130; 30 unde r £140; 11 under £150 ; 190 under £ 160 ; miscellaneous. of u eo the s. living;N32 from £l 6O and under £310; two each Su nday service of 205., 215., 42 5.; four who receive the p ew seats as the whole 66 who a o n tak t thealel;and who 2 le 7 m in 400 f theirwho ireceivencoroe; no stipend comes the case of the 1172 curates who are so to resident in cumbents. Of thes e 128 receive sti pends under £5O per annum; 222 under £6O; 127 under £ 7O ; 14 2 under £80; 251 under £9 O ; 62 under £100 ; 13 under 120 . 99 under £130; 19 under 140 ; 13 under £l5O ; 520 under £l6O ; 27 from £l6O to under £310; five each Sunday service of 20s 215., 425. ; 11 w ho receive the p ew-rent s ; three who take the" whole income of the living; 118 who have no stipend 20 miscellaneous. An examinati on of these statistics and give a result of from £BO to £lOO a - yea ras th will the average salaries of curates. ofl\ianchester ; and it have read A — ln almos th BNGOR. at it was i n t en d e d t o upon thit the unio n o f the B IS HOPRICS OF ST. ASAPH AND ever y speech and every article which 1 subject I have fo und it re p resen ted car ry off the surplus re v enues arising from t w o sees, to endow the new bishopric has consequently been strongly urged injustice in t akin g the ecclesiasticali that ther e was gross di s t r ict like Wales, to endow a bishopricnues arising in a poor wea lthy town of Manchester. And in th e grea t an d I certainly should not attempt to deny admitting the premises, the assertion is altogether unfounde the conclusion; but to Manchester, but not a shilling d• The bishop is to go scheme which, in pursuance ofthe of the revenues. The was submitted by the ecclesiastical act of ith Will. 4, C. 77, Majesty, and was confirmed bi.stical commissioners to her the ith of September, 1838, anyd her Majesty in council, on these terms :—After proposing thereby became law, as in of St. Asaph and Bangor ing that when either of the sees who shall succeed thereto shall become vacant, the bishop take the same subject to the of the said sees shall ntained ; and that when the other united ; and that the b. become vacant, the said sees shall be of the said seewhich ishop who shall be then in . shall possession be come the bishop of the have first become vacant shall property of both the united see, and possessed of all the tiler recommend and propose it proceeds thus :—" And we fur said act, and so as to repose that, for the purposes of the Bangor the average a leave to the Bishop of St. Asaph and be, the said bishop annual income of £5200, as near as may credit, into the Bank and his successors shall pay, to our ' Account with the k_ of England, to an account, intituled Eng land,' the fixed Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Eng half-yearly payments, annual sum of £-1750 in every year, by equal , d the first of such payments to be made at the end of six calendar as aforesaid. And wen a tu r r ro th .o e n r ths from the day of such union its order to raise the average annualne the Bishop se of omi income deaeypropothat, St. David's, for the time being, to the sum of £4500, as near as may be, there shall be paid by us to the bishop, who, upon the first avoidance of the said see, shall succeed ' thereto, and to his successors, out of such monies as aforesaid, or out of such other monies as shalt from time to to time be standing to our account in the Bank of England, being part of the payments from the larger sees respectively towards the augmentation of the incomes of the bishops of the smaller sees, the first annual sum of £l6OO, by equal half-yearly payments in every year ; and that in order to raise the average annual income of the Bishops of Llandaff, for the time being, to the sum of £4200, e be paid by us to the bishop who, upon as may be, there shall the first avoidanc e of the same see, s hall succeed thereto, and to his successors, the first a nnual sum of £3150, bY equal half-yearly payments to be made at the end of six calendar months from the day of such avoidance in each case respec tively." The scheme then goes on to provide that on the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor taking effect, the collegiate church of Manchester shall be constietu dioc ted a cath shall e dral church a nd the seat of a bishop, whosese consist of the whole county of Lancaster, except the deanery of Furness and Cartmell, and who shall dowed th an annual income of £4500, by the t ra nsfer be o en f lands or wi tithes from some other see or sees, or partly by such transfer, and partly by an annual payment out of any monies in the hands o f the commissioners applicable to such purpose. Thus it ' a ppears that the whole of the surplus revenues from the union of the two sees of North Wales have been divided betwee n the two sees of South Wales, so as to raise the in o f the latter sees to adequate amounts. Reall • before rep_ incomes °f tletnen meet together , a s at Oswestr y , to p etit ion .• impoverishing of the church in North Wales b transfe rr i ng th e y a large portion of its revenues to a distant and wealth y rai' '' rur rin g of the kingdom," it would be well if th e part Y would take th e trou ble to read the propositions against wlf to petition.—Pansphletjust published. ich they are about