The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-20 00:00:00

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In effect, they said, these two . " We give you years to prove the truth of the calculations and PrVessions. Which you have brought before us." We much suspect that we are to regard the demon strations which are going on around us—the meetings ° l' tile different " mercantile associations" of the port, ° ' cl nsibiy for the purpose of devising measures for the occurring Prevetuion of the frequent calamities by fire, which are in Liverpool —as portions of an insidious f the town to be attempt, originating i n a certain well-known quarter, L a br ea k through these reerictions, an d, b y appea l s to tae llt th e fears of the legislature, and the t emporary excite i e' of the p u b lic mind, to enable the d oc k- ware h ouse iclue t drag us i nto a further, and ruinously-exten -B.lvet ado o lure ption of th e i r untried schemes. The legisi a and th e Public are being told, by the voice of one sided meetings —by gentlemen crammed with specious Plausibilities---that there is no safety in the existing warehouse than of Liverpool. They are to be and h o hobgoblin with hobgoblin tales of fires, to occur weekly f L? be left of rising premiums of insurance, atld o . ,rising warehouse -rates, until at length no resource is them except that of- jumping to the conclu- L sien th at, in warehouses on the dock-quays,—ware the'louses erected from the dock funds, and managed by Cheapness, and dock trustees,—are alone to be found safety, and protection from that awful fate, which seems to haunt the sleep of Mr. Todd,—the swallow lag uP of the port of Liverpool, river, ships, ware °uses, brokers, and all, by insatiable Manchester! e N e ° l,7 : we must protest, at the outset, against this te ° , ll „ --81 ° 1 1; and respectfully warn our fellow-towns 7 (..: L .." against the rash course, to which it is sought to f trry I. tb t"eir judgments. We deplore as much as an h y . itti-e gentlemen of our mercantile associations, the su ffered calamities which our town has recently th e e : e4 . We are as anxious as they to discover liavp",t,ting remedy; but we will not, and we would an - le ilt not, jutnp from the difficulty, attending such ourenettiry, into the trap, which has been prepared as li• ( ( i llal c ' e lt of rest." The remedy for the evil corn itdine' of i 8 not in the erection of dock warehouses . ; tit s not 1n the erection of a warehousing su e h ila nds of the dock trustees. On the contrary,by monopoly in to c ei a SLC P, we are satisfied, the evil would be which we 1Y increased; and that consummation, of 14 . 41 " been told —the conversion of Liverpool into a tire i . e "port of trartst, it Would be well nigh, if not en ..!Y, brought about , thetror, putting be aside for a moment the question w qua ,such warehouses as those on the south and east , a . t . et s of Albert Dock are calculated for much greater tow Y than the worst-constructed warehouses in the stroll; pawn g aside the doubt —and with us it is a mockll4 Gne--whether any company will insure them on ~1 less tha n i lazardous" terms; putting aside, too, wtf:tit,testio4 whether such warehouses, built up to the i„ the 8 ed ge, are prejudicial to the safety of shipping d o si e clocks which they surround,—we are prepare t„itholew that, from their mere cast, they can never, the want:t ru in to the dock estate, be ma to supply - oft ha so far -- commerce of our port. :examine, us th e ~ as the information within our reach will allow d „ r , L uc cost of tile warehouses on Albert Dock, and 1 it with that of some other warehouses, the 1 WertY of private individuals. ceedi are infortned, then, by the report of the pro ni,. .. i . .. of May la st, ~1" of thethe Dock Committee of the 18th ,__ ti buildings now erecting would cost about l i3 ( i er P f er square ya._,. proof, mind, RI They are to he fire- Itt ukk .eetlY ittpervious to the effect of tobacco- pipes eaves of 163 the etch ; of cotton bales, and other asserted of igniti°n• They are to be, in fact, so many packe :t i er' s Patent Safety Boxes" on a large scale, to be that. ,„111,;°1-1 the Most improved principle of classifica acei(je-"' to ensure their absolute impunity from the ifttlquirltte usually considered inseparable from the pro eteetio / °f inflammable materials, " expense" in their Ite 40 11 ' NN:e are told by an influential authority, ~ is the late* t sect 1" W ell, £36 per square yard is . t , he e'tiltiate of their cost of erection ; but to this is tile ~a(i'le'l, we suppese, S 2 12s. 6d, per square yard, (I,,ototst of the 1 .and, as sold by•the corporation to the 4 414 "us% and the compensation awarded to Messrs. i. m i i eh e ue atal others for the property upon the site o theY st. d therefore, we may safely e°Ocitide dr l . In all, will cott !that when finished the Albert War s chonfi f e or ev eri , s te dock estate at least forty poun d s I ) , it gnare in which they contain - ' " li t . 41 4 i . • e - as our 'te a, th e '' in fli gh t ' hei and taking the above Yard , e cost Per will be eight pounds per square Now, we }tappers la o f tt, laPPen td know that the cost of erection of laud h t ue hest warehouses in our town, where the i 41 ' pee n 1 / I Pee t* h . h in price as that upon I ti v ( il l ih the Albert Dock (13 h ig sare being built, has \i. exceeded _, N . are ()use yard for . ' ht stories. eight v 0 hay, .. tu per square of whi ch vly nezore us the cost of one particular pile,. itl„ 1 e land Id was £7 per square pard, and the but ." 4 9-... t„ 1 , . ''.9/Itst„, ' a t stateen pounds per square yard, for build- Per flowy warehouses, or two poundsyard per square hv Ivi 'll to . The comparison, however, to wltic 1 N e therer erne will be best illustrated by figures ore, !'hey are to 2 12 6 Or , 0 0 9 0 0 O r,fJ re' Jettstory Warehouses, £2 per floor £'l6 0 0 ,t oration of th rrni ) til t to , erec itd h: Of Private warehouses, or of warehouses. views here expressed, , as to toti J Partie s havi ng •no public funds at their disposal efol,le" ill focNI Whin:Nies, we have very opportunely ,,- .e N a ilei nti il Prospectus, just issued, of whie4 'c'ekg and War ehouses," in the estimates " the liercul o a f tilnar,,ive fitid the cost of the land put down at per2f2s.,are. hount: Y4rd, and the erection of "16 fire-proof .IN . t q ,with i • ' ted 4 4 eol i t , i)lPlngand reservoirs complete," fiestima, e ) v+e li„ ' • • ' 144(1.0 e--..... I , 4r, r i r 16 tvarehousz!s, say 6,720 p 3 . 4t 2,14 11 o r vtis, with piping • and reser- 110oi„.tt_ .16 fire -proof Nvare rt cotoplete £7,392 0 0 73,920 0 0 0 0 £81,310 Bi )4 t ll 40 ti le rate of 12 per square yard; and taking Iv(' hlve" (and the height is not stated) Wh 4t 3 4'{ before, £2 per floor. be drawn fro at, th e th ea, is the obvious conclusion to to be the size, A'ep e 4 Acts ' \Ve are warehousing cotton, in ro v '44:4. ioarehouses in Liverpool, at the present tri.o -t• •" on e ' • and this is le it'lred 4 ,, Perm per Per bale p€r week „ to/ity, ,ider our existing system of imperfect class - man ttnq ,h4lr4f ‘vbiell Inore bye and Co y_ by e ) to Pr NI Rea of ts , the but two c /1 arehouses which have cost s. any rt'an (,4e's 891 tare yard p„ .floor, heed we ask 141 4 t b °c all Perf or has Nit g e z the Paying price in a warehouse which Ike 'na Sum in simple arithmetic) et- .1 P 444? Why, obviously , four tunes )what ' If e 44,1 1114 3' be told, indeed., about saving in insurance . it. i f etly f4ttie44tihet th4tter4 of the kind; ;444241:Q '4l)poNc. that such saringbeuatn4let-'sonpeeirl,e.ebtilc'ilsi th e (1:'It(liel.1)41-1eY• With the competition to is. i,,lcioite ele 4t ti Warehouses must be exposed' market 1 '4 4 11,at they will he compelled to accept of m will itkitlee 6e entptY• Nothing, except compulsion, can 1144 f' th4u to buy that for fourpence Oriee a Dehtly; 4tici Icompulsory. fourpence cart ' 14e entire , . • from our Pin it, Do m , r, 'rode in warehousing -iteit -' otrittlittee, therefore, must which would warehouse,corrent Tkt„Patetit for the . There d I 'Wet), establishments, 44, tt • 4?: h'et us see then how they will stand Quays, we . Lelieve,t:e Pre hoildini, . on the Albert .ile fair I'4 centswarehouss, fo r 's which we suppose ' about t2,,,,Ntild be. ch4r, • . consistently The 01,0-') eadh. they eglng th ose ev c e u r r , rent rates' with lo gs, c har !h ey 1,,_8 .a.n lot, how rates' ~;,, lilt: thei.ec)l_, 7 titan four tunesltvhilolsebe somet.ins.... C.titree '4O the dock estate , .... receipt ' 1144 k, illndred er h u , r , cent. upon tne " in figures. 's...eve-, we shall state our case Time are, Mari, in the Albert Deck quayai 75 wire. houses, For these say 75 warehouses, at £2CO each rental , • should be, to leave a profit upon their cost, four times the rental, or . Loss. therefore, per annum £15,000 60,000 45,000! Now, we ask those gentlemen who are driving us towards a further plunge into a system of such out rageous waste, how soon the carrying out of their views, under the direction of the gentlemen, who have managed thus far the erection of our dock warehouses, would beggar the estate whose funds they lavish so freely upon this, their favourite hobby horse ? They may tell us of " systems"—of insurances--of excellent management ; hut these last are nothing. Can they disprove our figures ? We tell them that the figures in question are THEIR OWN ! As to the cost of these warehouses, they are condemned out of their own And we appeal fearlessly to our fellow townsmen for a reply to the question which we now put—whether it is not rather their duty to pause and watch closely the working of the warehouses already in course of erection on the quays, than to remit that breathing space of two years—which the legislature so wisely allowed—and rush madly into a course of which the issue is destruction to the best interests of the port,: mouths ! We shall return to this subject. In the meantime, we need scarcely remind any Liverpool merchant that the security from fire, of which so much is said, and the classification of merchandise which is so desirable, are matters perfectly attainable in the warehouses of private individuals, if we are willing to pay for them. Let merchants, if they are anxious for security for their goodS, resort to the best constructed warehouses already!existing, instead of running, for a paltry saving of a farthing or an eighth of a penny, to any old rotten shell of building, in which proper stowage is impos sible, and the chances rather in favour of than ayainst combustion THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN AND TILE WAREHOUSES OF LIVERPOOL. The Manchester Guardian is not the most scrupulous per sonage in the world of journalism at any time; but, when he has a point to gain from an opponent he is a terrible despiser of every kind of hesitation with respect to the quality, or the usefulness, of the instruments which he uses. In his advo cacy of the question of bonding warehouses in Manchester, for instance, not a stray piece of folly could drop from any quarter, at all likely to serve his purposes, which was not forthwith appropriated, and levelled against this poor port of Liverpool ; but if the folly in question was the perpetration of any maddened Liverpool radical—however stupid —or could be tortured from the lips of any Liverpool Conserva tive, it was seized upon with an avidity, perfectly maniacal in appearance. Need we wonder, such being the propensi ties of .our contemporary, that during the past week he has been in a perfect ecstacy of delight with the opportunities, which Liverpool merchants and Liverpool journalists have afforded him, for the advocacy, at their expense, of his favourite hobby ? We are compelled, however, though reluctantly, to dispel a few of the visions which he has embodied, or rather reduced to type, in an article in his last publication. We shall, therefore, to the best of our power, and as briefly as we can, do this seriatim. First, then, in the article in, question, which is headed "Bonding warehouses in Manchester—the Liverpool warehouse owners," the Guardian remarks, that " In consequence of the recent fires in Liverpool warehouses, anti the apparent apathy with which they are regarded in that town, the London assurance offices had again increased their rates ; so that, at present, the cost of insurance in Liverpool becomes very nearly £2 per cent. ; whilst in London it is 2s. Gil., and in Manchester ss. per cent." In reply to this statement we can inform our contemporary that in Liverpobl the rates of insurance are, upon a floating policy, 355.; and, for specific insurances, 275., 205., and 17s. In Manchester, no doubt they have been ss. ; but we can assure him, for his comfort, that the attention of the fire offices having been drawn - to this low rate, by the boastings of the Guardian himself, (! !) the people of that great town will have the pleasure of paying somewhat more for the future. Already the rate ou mills has been raised from 16s. to 275. ; and we fully calculate that the rate on warehouses (which is now left open for future decision) will be at least 20s. per cent. Upon the observations of the Guardian, with respect to the warehouse owners, and their influence in getting rid of the " Fire Prevention Bill," we shall only remark, with every deference to the gentleman whom the Guardian very aptly describes as " a Mr. Todd," that the warehouse owners were not the parties, whose influence obstructed that bill. The real party was one rather nearer to the dock warehouses, so complacently regarded by our contemporary, than is very generally understood. After giving to his readers a quantity hf the trash of his Mr. Todd—of whom we make him a present—the Guardian remarks upon the assertion of that gentleman, as to the high charges for warehousing in this port ; and about some query having been put to an insurance company as to the rate which would be charged for insuring cotton in a " barn at Fulwood." Now, first with respect to the " high charges." The rate of a penny per bale per week is an extreme rate. The average in Liverpool is three farthings; and, Mr. Todd; or any other importer of cotton, could at this moment con tract for the year round at three farthings. Large importers, of which Mr. Todd is not one, never pay more than three farthings ; and that rate is lower than is charged in any port in the kingdom ! A penny farthing is the rate in London ; and, with respect to the advancing rates of insurance upon cotton in Liverpool, the rates are advancing every where. And, now for this barn at Fulwood—where cotton it would seem has been conveyed for greater safety—what does our contemporary imagine was the reply of the insurance offices to the question put to them with respect to it? Why, that they would not insure it at any price As further excellent authorities, we observe that the Guar-. dian has got hold of some letters and statements, which have appeared in the columns of a contemporary, who deals very frequently in mare's nests, and other equally valuable dis coveries. Of course we need not say that we. refer to the Liverpool Times. We shall not trouble ourselves with the Liverpool Times; or his correspondents, except to quote the following, which we give entire, with a few remarks in reply. The writer, who signs the initial C., states that—. " It is a fact, that 1,000 bales of cotton may be removed direct from the ship to Manchester, warehoused and insured there for twelve months, and then returned to Liverpool, at less cost than the same can be warehoused and insured in this town. This is not stated as a supposition, but on a basis formed for a real transaction, which will probably be carried out by the party, and perhaps hereafter extensively imitated. if any thing be yet necessary to show the dis graceful state into which we have fallen here, it is thus furnished : 1,000 bales Mobile cotton, 220 tons, value £B,OOO If warehoused in Liverpool— Rent Id. per bale per week, 4s. 4d. 1 year's insurance £B,OOO at 355. and 3s. duty.. 152 0 0 £368 13 4 If deposited in Manchester — Carriage up, 10g. per ton, 220 tons. £llO 0 0 ._, . Carriage back, Ss. 4d. per ton . 1 year's insurance there, only ss. and 3s. duty.. 32 3 0 Rent as agreed in this instance for 12 months.. 125 2 6 £358 15 10 There are no other charges whatever, by agreement, in Manchester, and every facility afforded. Probably, it very large quantities of cotton should be warehoused in Man chester, the rate of insurance would be increased ; but the increase would not be considerable, and most likely it would be more than counterbalanced by a still cheaper arrangement as to the rent charge. What will the warehouse owners say to this, and the merchants and brokers. too ? threatened as they are with Manchester competition under a bonding system. If the most efficient warehouse economy be not im mediately adopted, their crafts are in danger." Now we be to inform the Guardian what is the fact with auu L U G railLelllCUL given, which was " on a basis formed for a real transaction." In the first place. then, the 1000 bales are at this moment warehoused in 'Liverpool. They are not warehoused at ld. per bale, but at 4d. They are not insured at 355. per cent., but at 28s. Then, the insurance, which was to be done at 55., cannot be done at that price, but must be left open, and will, in all probability, not be effected at less than 20s. To make the affair more clear, however, we give our counter statement as follows : COST OF 1000 BALES OF COTTON, ACTUALLY WARE ROUSED IN LIVERPOOL. Rent 1000 bales, at id. One year's insurance, at 283. (not 355.) and duty 3s. on £BOOO Total cost on 1000 bales in Liverpool.. 286 10 0 COST OF 1000 BALES WAREHOUSED IN MANCHESTER Carriage up Carriage back One year's insurance (could not be as certained at present as the premium is not yet fixed, but probably will be 2'J.) 92 0 8 Rent..... Total cost on 1000 bales in Manchester 418 13 4 Balance in favour of Liverpool. £132 3 4 Let the Guardian compare one of those accounts with the other, and then perhaps he may arrive at a different conclu sion to that which he appears to have arrived at from a hasty adoption of the mare's.nests of our friend over the way, and his correspondent, C. MOST ATROCIOUS ACT.-At the Llandovery (Carmarthen shire) Petty Sessions on the 9th instant, two men were charged and committed for trial for feloniously killing 27 sheep, the property of John Joseph, of Penyrallt, in the parish of Llanddausaut.—John Joseph stated the sheep were his property, and were grazing with others on the Black Moun tain. They were taken up on the Gth instant, all dead, from the river Usk ; their eyes were beaten out, and their horns knocked off their heads. I,OCAL NifiVß, The steam-ship Great Western, Captain Hosken, sailed, at one o'clock, on Sat u rd a y l as t, for New York. She car ries a large mail, and between sixty and seventy passengers. - - - - At half-past two o'clock on Friday morning, the Mersey steamer, from this port, ran down a Baldoyle fishing boat, which was at anchor a few miles off the Howth Lighthouse , Of a crew of seven men, six saven themselves by the rigging; t e seventh was drowned, COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The splendid and extensive Polytechnic Exhibition at this noble institution opened yes terday under the most favourable auspices. The company was most numerous, and inclUded many of the elite of the town and neighbourhood. The collections of works of art. ma chinery at work, cur' - &r ;n t' &c. li. ae numerous rooms ex cited great astonishment and admiration. The exhibition, we learn, will yet be enriched by many valuable additions, and those who have already visited it will no doubt renew their visit, for it is scarcely possible in one day to see and to appreciate all. We shall notice the exhibition at some length iu our next. EASTIIAM.—We are rejoiced to hear that Sir William Stanley, Baronet, has begun to erect a splendid hotel, at Eastham Ferry, which, we have no doubt, will be a great ac commodation to the public. We have also heard that the worthy baronet has purchased the mansion-house and estate, at Childer Thornton, belonging to Major Currey, which will not only be a considerable addition to the Hootoo estate, but will prevent persons trespassing upon it as heretofore. •In passing through Eastham, a-few days ago, the good effects of draining appeared to us so very conspicuous that, we hope, the example which has been so judiciously set will be followed by other landed proprietors in the neighbourhood.—Chester Chronicle. Poors OF SHlPS.—Various and many attempts have been made to tix obloquy on the Dock' Committee for measuring the poops of ships for Liverpool dockage. An order has re cently been issued by the Commissioners of Customs, under the direction of the Board of Trade, requiring all poops of ships to be measured according to the second section, about which so much has been said. This is a complete reply to the charge of illegality and injustice brought against the Dock Committee. The foreigb ship will now have to pay the same as the British ship, not only for dockage, but for Trinity lights and all other dues, as was evidently the inten tion of the legi.lature throughout. The charge of injustice came with a bad grace from those who were trying to allow the poops of the foreign ship to escape payment while it was levied on the British shipowner.—Albion. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—OD Tuesday evening last, about a quarter past nine o'clock, the family residing at No. 9, North-view Edge-hill, was suddenly alarmed by a violent shaking of the house. Mr. Green had not arrived at home ; but when he did so, from the description given by his children, he considered they had possibly heard the rumbling of distant thunder. At daylight, however, next morning, one of the two children, usually sleeping in the back bedroom, observed the window-blind and the window panes completely riddled with holes. An alarm was instantly raised ; and, on.search ing further, there were found to be upwards of twenty slug holes about the size of a fourpenny piece, and slugs were found about the bedposts, looking-glass, &c. It is believed the shots were fired from the garden or the neighbouring churchyard. Mr. Green formerly slept in the chamber fired at, but it has lattet ly been the dormitory of two of his children. The Ming took place at the usual time of retiring, but they had, on the evening in question, sat up half an hour later than usual, or they would, probably, have been killed or se verely injured. information has been communicated to the police, but the perpetrator of the outrage has not been dis covered. LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The annual dinner of this excellent and meritorious institution took place last night, at the George and Vulture Hotel, Houghton-street. The object of the socie y is to provide a fund for the relief of its members during sickness, their de cent interment after death, and as aaneans of support for their widows and orphans: The room was tastefully deco rated with flowers and evergreens. Over the head of the chairman (Ambrose Byford, Esq.) was suspended a richly painted canopy, adorned with elegant drapery, and sur mounted by the motto of " Church and Queen." It was supported on each side by a flag bearing the inscription of " Queen and Constitution." The royal standard and vari ous other emblems were displayed in different parts of the room. Around the walls were ranged excellent engravings of Sir Robert Peel, Lord Sandon, the Earl of Harrowby, Bishop of Exeter, Rev. Jouathan Brooks, and many other eminent individuals. A company of talented professional singers was engaged, among whom were Messrs. Haswell, Wm. George, sen., Andrews, and Wareing; Mr. William George, jun., presiding at the pianoforte. A most sump tuous dinner was provided by the worthy host, consisting of every delicacy in season.. THE FUNDS; SATURDAY EVENING.—The funds have maintained firmness to-day, without any great amount of business, the early hotir of closing affecting to a certain ex tent the usual operations in the market. A continuance of the fine weather has its benefit, and the Irish repeal ques tion, with the agitation of its supporters, loses much of its influence as connected with business in ie public securities. Bank Stock left off 179 to 180; Consols for Account, 93a to Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 to ; Exchequer-bills, 5-Is. t 0,565. premium ; India Bonds, 575. to 60s. premium ; Three-and-a- Half per Cent. Reduced, 1011 to g ; and Long Annuities; 12 9.111.t0 Spanish stock has further receded, and their market is very flat. The Actives are 18!:- to ; and the New Three per Cents., 271 to The advices from Madrid, with the failure of the jobber yesterday, has occa sioned an unfavourable feeling relative to dealings in these securities for the present. The other stocks exhibited no material alteration, and quotations were generally firm. Bel gian closed 1021 to 1031? Brazilian, 71 to 73; Colombian, 23 to 1; Danish, 85 to 8u; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 544- to ; Five per Cents, 100 to 100 l ; MeXican. 21+ to r; the Deferred, Bto ; Portugr,se Converted, 40+ to 111 Austrian, 112 to 113 ; and Russian, 112 to 113. LIVERPOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—IMARTANT DE CISION.-011 Tuesday last, Edward Fox appeared before Mr. Commissioner Skirrow, en a cl , :claration of insolvency, to be discharged from his debts, under the powers conferred upon the court by the new insolvent act. He was opposed by Mr. Robert Frodsham, solicitor, on behalf of the principal credi tors, Messrs. Low and Son, Strand, London, on the ground that he had omitted to state in his schedule that he had taken the benefit of the act about two years ago, and, also, the amount of debts from which he was released at that time. This omission, Mr. Frodsham contended, disentitled him to the relief prayed for, because had these former debts, for which he remained liable, being added to those from which he sought to be discharged, he could have had no locus standi in the court, inasmuch as the total amount would have ex ceeded three hundred pounds, the largest amount of debts which persons "in trade" could he released from by such applications as the one before the court. The learned Com missioner gave his judgment in accordance with Mr. Prods ham's view of the case, and nistnissed the petition.—[From this decision, it would appear, that a . trader's liabilitie s must not exceed " three Hundred pounds," but that an insolvent person, " out of trade," might have been released for as many hundred thousands. The policy of making this dis tinction between a man in business and ,a man of " no occupation " is not very apparent.] IMPORTANT SEAMAN'S WAGES CASE.—At the Police court, yesterday, three men, who had belonged to the ship Countess of Durham, appeared before Mr. Rushton as ap plicants for respective amounts of wages alleged by them to be due to them from the owners of that vessel: Mr. Pedder appeared for the applicants, and Mr. Stathem for the captain and owners. Robert Johnson, on being sworn, said he had shipped on board the vessel at Valparaiso, on the 9th of July last year, as an able seaman, and was to receive £2 168. per month as wages. The voyage was to be a trading one to several ports in South America, including Callao, for cargo, and to return to Valparaiso, and thence proceed to Liver pool. lie said he had served on board the vessel for about five or six months, when she returned to Valparaiso, and he there left the vessel, and went before the British consul, as did also the captain. The cause of his leaving the vessel was that she was very short of provisions, and that the captain ill-treated him and the crew. At the consulate a state ment of his wages was made out, and he received from the captain an order for the wages due to him, on the owners here, Messrs. Ripley and Co., of which payment was with held. The allowance given to the men was 21b, of beef on five days in the week, and about 2 ounces of pork on the two other days. He added, that the captaio was, in going back to Valparaiso, drunk two-thirds of the time; and that he had so maltreated the men when in that state that they con sidered themselves in danger of their lives. The other two complainants, Silward, the cook, and another, spoke to the same effect, adding, that the allowance of pork was so small that the men carried it about the deck, in derision, on the end of a handspike—it was a mere collop to each of them ; and they were also short of other articles, particularly water. They had some pease served out to them, but could make no use of them, as they had no fresh water to boil them. Mr. Statham stated that the men had behaved very improperly when they I.i/turned to Valparaiso. They had there refused to go to work, so that the vessel was detained some time at an expense of £7 a-day in demurrage. He, in consequence, went to the consul, in order to discharge them, and learned from him that he could not do so there without their own consent, or without providing for them, as time authorities would not otherwise permit him, or clear out the ship. He proceeded to call witnesses. Captain Gibson, of the vessel, said that the whole crew had, as stated, refused to do their duty, including the applicants. Silward, the cook, had also been discharged, but had been afterwards re-engaged at Val paraiso. They assigned no cause to him for such conduct. He (witness) asked them to select three of their number to go with him to the consul and represent any grievances they might have to him ; he could only spare three of them from the vessel at a lime as she was lying in an open roadstead. They (or two of them for themselves and the others) said they would not go unless one and and all of them were taken. On a subsequent day he again made the same proposal, and they again refused in the same manner. lie then again con sulted the consul, who advised him as the only way in which he could get another crew,' to give them orders for their ~,., t n„, 1.... ...._:-.1, Ireenatil..l. f. a. 1.,-..1 4.4.--- ,-1 ~..* snottier crew. There were at that time plenty of seamen to be got at the port, but at higher wages than he was giving— namely, £2 178. 6d., in place of £2 16s. a month.—ln reply to Mr. Rushton why he had given them an order for their wages on the owners and now refused payment, witness said that he was coerced to do so as the only mode left of getting a new crew and preventing delay.—On cross-examination, witness said that he might have • told Johnson since the came home to Liverpool that he was entitled to his wages on the order, for he believed the order to be good, as it was given by iiim on the owners, but it was given on compulsion. He had shipped oth er lands directly on getting rid of them. Johnson, he admitted, might have of fered to come back at Valparaiso. The owners on hearing the circumstances, and having payment of the orders upon them demanded 'by the applicants, thought it best that the matter should be investigated by the magistrate, as the case involved some new features, upon which a decision had not before been obtained.—Joseph Stagg, the mate, was then called, and deposed to their twice refusing, as stated, to go to their work. They assigned no reason E'er refusing, and never complained of short allowance of provisions. 'They had 1,111). of beef a day for live days, and the same quantity of pork on two days, besides other articles, including a large tea-cupful of peas, which, however, they had not water to boil. He denied that the captain was of:tia in liquor, al though he sometimes bad a glass. He denied that he was now virtually in command of the ship, and that he got drunk himself.—A young man, the carpenter, was next examined, and said that there was no scarcity - of provisions, either beef or pork. Of the latter there was nearly a barrel left from the homeward passage from Valpa raiso. They were shortest of then, he said on coming from the port they lust left before returning to Valparaiso. They md h md ao a ,ey d yri:,: t hi. h bna e ugd n Tt a,titsoiihedniir:i There was ,li l inio i , e stwb:ca a eaei c , : irc i tea e ti c awi l ni , selays a ti::i t eo : yy o ea, t ,r.s. t w: l iet e t:i.enn o ret t o ' etf odo iv ir :a baa t c e onlrl r i:dl sr e ttsreh a .o., c eetm h x.paraiti t dnh n n e a i. ; c : , , ftkT: p iebole e i)tne : he denied that the captain had struck two men overboard h er e ha , t v d : s i : t lv ie e reerenweabrel being g thi o n n d le e d g e ; r n e o f such th e, thingliv elives , happened •‘ ; Zit, withouttl any their sii, apprehending iwsitrea u r this The sa a , terey captainm ore t of the eght h imself, ti,e andreason d t a l i se theyt, ,eo.t. e the art e i o c n les . s p h ie ip ie h ne o t m s ei .d M b r e . en it e u , s e l t a i o ne n es sa a id nd th d e isg c r o anece l e t a o p o ta d m to give wiich sufficientthe they a h u a s d e . signed, i g l ii 'l e i !'hey and compelled acted huaied law. them orders for their wages against his will, v r oi t d h , at an h d e might not detain the ship and incur heavyi'el:hre- e iadjudged, therefore, that the orders were null and void, He would not allow them a farthing of wages. They hayed mutinously, and must abide the penalty of The parties then left the court. ADAM AND Eva.-The ethibition of nuhttfe's paintings was to have' been closed on Friday last, but in consequence of some representations being made to the proprietors, it has been determined to keep these pictures on view for a short time longer, at a reduced rate, to enable the working classes to inspect them. We believe great numbers have availed themselves of the opportunity. BEBBINGTON FLOWER SHOW.—A meeting of a highly in teresting character is to he held at Bebbington, on Friday the 30t1 , A fir• _a instant. dower show is to take place, which the gentry of Wirral have warmly promised to patronise. The county members have each exp ress ed their wish for its suc cess, and most liberally encouraged the exertions of the pro jectors.. Stubb's band is engaged, and a very agreeable day may be expected by those who wish to enjoy a pleasant day's recreation in the country. COMMITMENTS.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a mar ried woman, named Anne Shaw, was committed for trial at the sessions, on a charge of having stolen a large quantity of shoes, slippers, &c., from a shoemaker's stall, in Cleveland square, which had been left locked.—A young man, named Joseph Sharp, was also committed on a charge of stealing from his lodging-house in Hanover-street about £l5 in mo ney and a watch. He was apprehended in London from in formation sent by the police here. DEATH BY DROWNING.—Between three and four o'clock on Sunday afternoon two young Welshmen were amusiug themselves on the shore, about half way between the Maga zines and New Brighton, when one of them, after writing his name on the sand, R. Jones, Ruthin," determined to' b;:the. He undressed himself, and left his clothes in the possession of the other, his cousin. The poor fellow could not, it seems, swim, and suddenly got into a hole, or quick sand. H e called out lustily for help : one man ran in with his clothes on; but it was too late. FlRE.—Yesterday morning; about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in some of the upper rooms of the warehouse, formerly the Excise-office, occupied by Mr. Lockett, in Hanover...streat, and principally stowed with oakum and American materials for the making of carpet brushes. Three engines from the fire station were speedily on the ground, but only one of them was put into requisition. The smoke was at first very dense and suffocating, so that it was with difficulty that the combustion could be leached, but it was extinguished in less than an hour, with comparatively little destruction. It is not known how the fire originated. The engines returned to the station about nine o'clock, as being then in safety. HERWSTAUDIGL CONCERT.—This evening, at the Royal Assembly-rooms, a concert will take place, at which Herr Staudigl will make his appearance. This distinguished singer has been highly commended by the metropolitan critics—in fact, almost every London paper teems with re marks upon his surprising talents, his magnificent voice and brilliant execution. Numbers of those gentlemen who were in. London lately from this town, attached to the science of music, availed themselves of opportunities of hearing him, and one and all declare their delight in listening to hian. We can assure our readers that the treat in store for them this evening is very great, and our musical friends ought by no means to omit an oppottunity so seldom offered of hearing one of the leading aril:tees of the day. Of Mademoiselle Pauline Lang, we observe the London press speaks highly. This is her first season in London, and she appears to have given great satisfaction to her hearers. She has been sing ing at Strathfieldsaye, where she won golden opinions from the great commander, and the party assembled within his princely wails.—The programme is very attractive, and is as follows : We find in the programme selections from the works of Beethoven, Donizelti, Mozart, Rossini,—A very fine scena, the composition of our townsman Mr. J. S. Hatton, will he sung by Herr Staudigl. It is entitled " Revenge" and has been mentioned in flattering tbrins by all who have heard it. A composition by Mr. George Hargraws will also be sung. from the opera of Marinette.—The closing duett.from Belii ani, to be sung by Herr Staudigl,—and Mr. Shirvall may be expected to be a gem. Those who admire the piano -forte, and the surprising effects produced upon it, will be delighted to hear our accomplished townswoman, Mrs. St. Albin, pet form a fantasia. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN INNKEEPER OF STEALING £l5O IN NOTES. Yesterday, at the Police-court, Mr. James Orme, landlord of the Rimrose Hotel, in Bootle, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having stolen £l7O in Bank - of England notes, from the " Crooked Billet Inn," the pro perty of Mrs. Hoiden; who keeps it. Mr. Grocott, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. James, the barrister, for the prisoner. The follow Mg are the principal portions of the evidence : _ Mts. • Alice Holden, being sworn, said she kept the Crooked Billet, in Exchange-street East, and knew the pri soner. On Saturday afternoon last, about a quarter before four o'clock, the prisoner and another gentleman called in, and called for two glasses of porter. They went into the snug, which is just past the bar. His little boy (about 7 years of age) was brought by his daughter, and was placed in a chair in the bar. In about ten minutes the prisoner went out with the gentleman, leaving his boy sitting. lie returned for the boy about fiveto ten minutes past four o'clock, and she saw him but did not then speak to him. Between his first coining and his return her son Oliver came in, and and wanted a £lO note for silver, and she took her pocket book out of a private drawer in the bur to get the note to give him. He, however, did not afterwards want it; and she left the ppcket-book, with the note upon it, aad partly covered by one of the leaves, on a sideboard or ledge in the bar, on the opposite side to the drawer. It contained £l7O, —namely, two £5O Bank of England notes, three £2O notes, and a £lO note. The £lO note Was not properly put into the book, but catched under a leaf. She was then called away, and left the book lying as stated. She thought no more about it till a little after ten o'clock the same night, when she went to the drawer for the book, at first thinking it was there, and not finding it, bethought herself she had left it on the sideboard. She turned round to her niece, Mary Hornhy, and said, " Oh dear! my book is gone." She said, " You'll be mistaken ; you have put it away some where." 'Witness replied that she had left it on the side board. The prisoner left the house at about a quarter past four o'clock, and did not come back after. She was not there when he last went out. 'No one was in the bar during the time but persons of her own household, or her niece, who is bar-woman. She coeld safely say she did not leave the bar from a quarter past four till ten at night. There was no one Nit Mary and herself there. between the time of her putting the book there and the prisoner returning. On cross-examination by Mr. James, witness said the bar tinar was hutx few slept; from Azar Jautling into 1-I;:telcirt_!, Hey. This bar was private, and parties were seldom admitted into it. The prisoner had been in the habit of coming to the house since he commenced keeping the Rimrose—perhaps 10 or 12 years, with his family, and she had considered him a respectable man. There was a window in the lobby, and any person could see the sideboard by looking through it. She • did not see him in the bar, but met him coming out with his boy. She did not know the'number of the notes. " They were not to say no ways much worn." She could not say she would know them again. She received one of the £2O notes same day from Mr. Smith : it was a good deal worn. A. £2O note, apparently, nearly if not quite new, was shown to her, and she said it was not like that taken from Mr. S., but it might be one of the notes " that •he took" (Mr. James checked the witness for her assumption that he (the prisoner) had taken them). 137 Mr. Rushton.-1 changed it for Mr. Smith. When I took out the pocket book there was no one present but the prisoner's little boy. No one else was in the bar when he left the first time. By Mr. James.—She went into the kitchen and stopped a little. There were two servants there, Jane and the kitchen girl ; the barmaid was in the lobby, close to the door. She looked at her (witness), but they did not speak. Witness saw no one in the bar then. Mary was speaking to Mr. Orme in the lobby. She did not see him come out of the bar, and he was nearer the lobby than the bar door. She did not notice whether the book was there or not. She might have gone into the kitchen for a minute at a time, four or, five times that afternoon. She did not believe she was in any of the rooms facing Exchange-street, but would not swear it. A female from Crosby had been in the bar. She came in at a quarter before four, and remained about ten minutes. On re-examination she said there was only a stool and a rocking chair in the bar, which is a narrow place. Mary liornby, the niece, said she was head waiter, and re membered seeing Orme first at a few minutes past four. She was standing at the front door in Hacken's-hey ; and he was walking towards the bar-door from the yard. She was bid ding good bye to Mrs. Holden's son Oliver. She was close behind him. He walked forward into the bar, through the little half-door. She continued—" I saw him pick up the pocket-book. Some papers fell out of it, so that he could not pick them up with his right hand, and was obliged to use his left also. He touched me while picking them up. He kept his back towards me, and turned round towards the ale-pump, with the book in his two hands. He then went towards the yard. I know the pocket-book, but did not know at the time it was Mrs. Holden's. I did not speak to him, nor he to me. He saw me well enough." (The pri soner here said, " Is your conscience clear when you say that.") "He picked up two papers. Ile took the boy away. I did not notice the boy at the time, and took no further notice. He did not stay 'any length of time, and went to my tea. When I went back in half an hour I did not see the mistress. Nothing struck me at the time. In reply to Mr. Rushton witness said she did not remember speaking to Ormc, hut she might have done. He left at 12 minutes past four for it was then Mr. Orme went. The wit ness then corroborated her mistress, to having as to the con versation about the book at 10 o'clock that night, when it was missed. She did not at first remember Orme having a book and papers, but afterwards did and saw him take it. Mr. Rushton questioned the witness on this point, and she said she could not think of it at the time. She saw Mrs. Holden with the book and the note in her hand. She saw Orme frequently, and he knew it. She had been2s years with Mrs. Holden. This witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. James, who wished to draw from her that she bad a sweetheart, and thought of leasing Mrs. Holden; but this•she pointedly de nied. The money did not appear like notes or money. It was a smallish brown pocket-book. She thought he was careless or iming - tne papers. and was going to leave them. She had often had the hook in her hand. (The prisoner threw a small pocket-book to his counsel), but, on seeing it, she said it was not the same. She saw the prisoner standing in the lobby with the boy about tour o'clock, just at the bar door, but, after some hesitation, she could not say whether it was before or after she saw the mistress with the book. She believed one of the £5O notes was an old one, which she had herself received from a Mr. Scholtield, who had got smaller paper in change for it from Mrs. Holden. A £2O note was shown to her, but she could not say if it was one of the papers the prisoner had picked up. A Police-othuer stated that he had apprehended the pri soner at his house on the previous morning. He told him the charge, and prisoner immediately took him up stairs, and showed him in a book the £2O note produced. Nothing more was found. . _ Jane Parkinson, another waiter, said she saw the prisoner in the bar a little after four o'clock on Saturday. On cross examination, she said she did not see Mrs. Holden at all at that time, and that she did not come into the kitchen to has ten some tea that was wanted. (This .had been stated by Mrs. Holden.) She saw him afterwards in the scullery. Ann Ilepple said she was a farmer, of Little Croshie, and went to the Crooked Billet on Saturday, as usual. She saw the prisoner's' little boy in a chair at a quarter before four. d t taken ne n s r. She saw the prisoner go into the bar. She l e f t ten m i nutes before four, having stopped only five minutes. rl i l " the lie m morning, bad written Mr. John Schofield, cotton-dealer, spok e to pay i ng a new £2O note to Mr. Smith, but he had no i t o te l forle there gave w thea s mb ei, and p He could not speak to that pro d uced, h b e u t t ho th u e g c n a u me . froth the e x Rochdaleeexpected areply Bank, anything n Mr. James th l e i me the prisoner.e on l which asked e a s Ik r. hecould eein a it n sar the ece number. to detain Mr. Rushton said there was the positive testimony of the female Hornby, and unless something, were adduced to shake her testimony, the prisoner must be remanded. It was his duty as a magistrate to do so. Mr. James suggested that the prisoner might be liberated on bail. Mr. Rushton said he was not prepared to agree to that. The charge was a most serious one, and a strict examination of the facts was due to then üblic, as well as to the prisoner. The prisoner was then . p down, but was immediately re called,abastr S e u ( ee n ncl fro a nl y ) t he morning, benc his h having Mr. Whinsaidy was called, and that th e pr i soner, on lidr.tlittutshtit,oerne, wereaetate tworr i ly i y brief eosttie,rder witnesses. being brought to him had spoken to him, against(Mr. W.'s) wish. He denied the charge most strongly, saying that he had been about the house during the day, but that he had not been there after half-past two o'clock, and that the witness Hornby was a false woman. The prisoner's little son was then called to speak -to the facts; but as it did not appear that he understood the nature of an oath, his evidence was not taken ; and the prisoner stands remanded till this day at two o'clock. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION The annual public examination of the pupils in the various day schools of this institution took place on Thursday and Friday last, and was attended by a number of the parents of the pupils, professional gentlemen, and others interested in education. On Friday afternoon a number of pieces, in prose and poetry, were recited by the pupils of the lower school, in the lecture-room ; and, in the evening, a public meeting was held in the same place, Thomas Blackburn,• Esq.. in the chair. Many influential friends of education were present. The pupils of the vocal music classes sang several compo sitions. Pieces in English were recited by pupils of the lower and high school, and pieces in Latin and Greek by pupils of the high school. The prize certificates having been distributed, The Rev. W. BEVAN, who had assisted at the examina tion, bore testimony to the proficiency of the boys. Through out all the classes be had been well pleased with the follow ing partic ars. First, accura c y o f i n f orma ti on . S econ d, promptne Wrought. Third, clearness of discriminatio n . , • Dr. CriC - titi was called upo n , an d ex p resse d hi mse lf hi g hl y 4, satisfied with the progress and attainments of the pupils. He had that day examined a boy named Robert Williams in the Greek New Testament, and found him to be, quite at home in the translating of it. He had also examined him as to his knowledge of the language, and here also he found him perfectly at home, just as much so as if be was going to pass for his degree of Master of Arts, and had only been studying Greek for six months. The National Anthem was sung, and, after three the had been given for the chairman, the meeting dispersed. CORRESPONDENCI " THE SCREW PROPELLER." TO THE EDITOR OF TI IVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—Now that the screw propeller question occupies so much of the public attention, I may perhaps be excused for giving (with your permission) the following account of one which 1 have frequently amused myself with in the Bruns- wick Half-tide Baain, (now -Union - Dock,) in this town, so far back as the year 1821. "The idea of using the Screw" no doubt is (as your cor respondent " Nauticus" states)." of great antiquity," and perhaps took its rise from the " sculling" of a boat ; but " Nauticus" can only trace its original application as a pro peller for steamers to 4 * Brown in 1827"---wldie the drawing of the " Caledonian" which I have sent to.the Collegiate Institution was wade by the late llr. S - poon6-,...Engineer;m- Chief to the City of Dablin Steam -packet Company, and the nctually worked in- Nil. It is for this reason, and in justice to the memory of departed worth—the name of Spooner being identified with the rise and progress of lug gage steamers from this port—that 1 call the attention of those most concerned in the propulsion of vessels by Screw to this fact, and for no other, as 1 am in no wise interested in the matter. The model steamer there was four feet i❑ length, and the motion was given by a Spring, which, being wound up, would of course drive the machinery until the chain was " run out," exactly as a watch movement. The paddles or fans were placed, one on the starboard bow, and the other on the larboard quarter, both worked athwart-ships and con trarywise. The paddle shafts ran fore and aft, and each shaft had within board a bevel pinion, both of which were driven by a bevel wheel, thus each paddle or fan would enter the water angularly and in opposite directions, and so propel the vessel, establishing the practicability of the screw. This alone was what the little craft was built for, and being proved the inventor was satisfied. As the plan of machinery required for a large steamer, with full sections, are proportionally given in the drawing alluded to, any of your readers may see it by calling at the insti tution.—l am, sir, yours respectfully, Cable street Charters, June 19th, 1843, CHARADES My first is a venomous reptile ; my second, a secondary sort of hotel; my third, a shoemaker's instrument; and my whole is the name of a Liverpool councillor. • My first is a Scottish plant; my second, an article of dress; and my whole the name of .a Liverpool hydropathist. My first is an ancient Scottish coin ; my second is a female graminiverous quadruped ; my third, a species of grain ; and my whole is a LiCerpool newspaper. IMPROVEMENT IN SHIP-BUILDING The severe losses which the shipping interest have sus tained lately naturally excites the attention of those con nected with the mercantile marine to any project which has for its object the preservation of life and property at sea. When it is considered that many millions sterling are yearly ventured upon the ocean, an element precarious at all times, any additional degree of safety that can be rendered towards either the ship or the cargo is a matter deserving of general attention and encouragement, both on the part of owners of vessels, brokers, and merchants, as well as the public at large. There are few families that do not contribute in some measure to the success or improvement of the maritime in terest, either as passengers, shippers, &c. The melancholy losses of the Reliance, Conqueror, and Fairy, are fresh in the memory of all, and dispose the way for a fair impartial trial of any measure or project which in any degree tends to lessen the danger all vessels are subject to. To avert a similar catastrophe to that of the. Reliance or Conqueror, several valuable suggestions have been made and adopted, and the French authorities have nobly respond ed to the sympathy excited upon our own shores by the wreck of those two vessels. It is not, however, on shore alone that the most important alterations can be made to effect this object. There requires something as regards the construction of ships to surmount many of the dangers which the vicissitudes of a seafaring life can alone make us intimately acquainted with. When it is considered that upon one rope alone (the gammoning of the bowsprit) the entire safety of a vessel often depends, it will be perceived that too much attention cannot be paid to these matters; nay, much depends upon even the proper fastening of a rope-yarn, and great caution in even so small a matter in itself as this is necessary fOr - the safe keeping ota vessel, - her cargo, and the lives - of all on board. Many improve-. merits have of late years been made in both the hull and rig ging of vessels, but experience as well as common sense must show that naval architecture has not yet attained perfection, although allowing the full meed of justice to the present ele gant and much-improved building. Mariners must all ac knowledge that the present construction of a ship's channels are, compared with the other portions of a vessel, imperfect, and oftentimes fraught with danger. At anchor, for instance, in a rough seaway, or in harbour blowing fresh, many a boat has been swamped, and many valuable lives lost, by the boat .striking under the chains through the boisterous state of the waves. Such a catastrophe as this cannot be at all times avoided. At sea, however, in a violent hurricane for instance, with the sea in a most turbulent state, the danger is more importantly increased. If the waves carry away the chains (a circumstance, however, not of so frequent occurrence as many other casualties), and the masts consequently follow, or if the vessel be dismasted by the more usual manner, ex treme danger threatens WI on board by the chain plates and dead-eyes striking heavily: under the ship's bottom, and, from the difficulty that there exists in clearing away the wreck, much valuable time and life is lost; every minute thus expended, until the arduous task be accomplished, adds' to the danger of the Vessel, and the injury she thus receives, allowing that finally she weathers the storm, takes many weeks' dock repair necessary, attended with a large outlay of capital to make her again seaworthy. All this danger can now be obviated by the valuable improvement which has been suggested by Captain Couch of the Royal Navy, and acted upon by her Majesty's government with the , American 60- gun frigate, and Wolf sloop-of-war. This improvement is simple and effective, and must, when it becomes generally known, come into general use. It has received the favoura ble opinion of Admirals Sir Robert Stopford and John Er skine Douglas; Vice-Admirals Sir Robert Otway and the late Sir Thomas Fellowes ; Rear-Admirals Maitland and .Skipsey, besides that of many scientific gentlemen. The invention, or improvement, more properly speaking, consists in filling up the vacant space between the ship's sides arid the chain plates with solid wood, and a differently-constructed plate and dead-eye, so that when a-vessel at sea is dismasted the wrecks of yards, masts, sails, &c., are detached by merely cutting away the lanyards of each shroud ; the dead-eyes and chain plates, instead of pulling with and under the ves sel, remaining_ in their proper place. A personal inspection of the model is, however, necessary to perfectly comprehend its advantage over the old manner of building the channels. It has received the approval of the committee of Lloyd's, and a model is placed in the " Captains' Room," where it has received unqualified ap proval. The chief shipwrights of her Majesty's dockyards have given valuable testimony in its favour ; and the most extensive shipowner in the city of London is about having his vessels constructed with. the " solid safety-channels." The Star packet was alone saved from foundering by being built with the new improvement. To a landsman's eve it may appear bulky, and give an appearance of heaviness to a vessel ; but its many advantages otherwise must insure its adoption.— Times. WILL OF BISHOP KEN.—" I dye in the holy Catholic Apostolic Faith; more particularly I dye in the communion of the CHURCH OF .ENGLAND, as it stands distinguished from all PAPAL AND .PURITAN INNOVATIONS. " -Belle ' s Life of Bishop Ken. %Vito IS WISE ?—IIc who keeps away from the rum-cel lars in the city of Lowell..L—LoTell Wash. And Newhaveu, too.—Runtain. And New York, three ! rum palaces in cluded.—Organ. And Albany, four! not forgetting the beershops.—Patriot. DESCRIPTION or COUNTRIES.—EngIand is a vast manu factory, a great laboratory, a universal counting-house. France is a rich farm, tending to turn itself into a manufac toyr. Germany is an ill-cultivated field, .because they are philosophers and not peasants who till it. Southern Italy is a villa in rnins. Northern Italy is an artificial prairie. Belgium is a forge. Holland is a canal. Sweded and Den mark are Carpenters 'yard. Poland is a sandy heath. Rus sia is an icehouse. Switzerland is a chalet. Greece is a field in a state of nature. Turkey is a field fallow. THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.—Everybody is asking what is to become of Covent-garden Theatre; but nobody thinks of asking what is to become of the proprietors. It is said that the market is to be enlarged by throwing the theatre into it; hut as the theatre has been in the market for some time, we don't see what more can be effected. Snobbins, the eleventh priest in Norma, has, it is said, made an offer of some kind to somebody ; but as nobody knows anything about it, there is every probability of its coming to nothing, which is the exact amount of the rent which he would be enabled to find security for.—Punch. LOVE AND PARSIMON Y.—A remarkable instance of the spirit of economy is given by a journal of the Bas-Rhin. A man went a short time ago to the mayor, at Schelestatt, and gave instructions for the publication of a marriage between himself and a young person, whom he named. After the lapse of a fortnight, he went again to the mayor, and stated that he had changed his mind, and had selected another wife, and wished her name to be inserted instead of that which he had given in. Ile was, however, informed that this could not be done without the production of fresh certificates, and the other necessary documents, involving additional fees to the amount of 6f. 50c. This took the would-be Benedict, all aback; and, after debating whether this new expense could not be spared, and finding it to be indispensable, he coolly made up his mind to save it, and decided upon taking the first-named girl for bii*spouse.—Galiyizaizi. A CONTRAST—ISIS & 1843.—" The following eulogium." says the Courrier Francai.v," was published in the year 1815 upon one of the Generals of the Empire :—' This man, in the succession of his different characters, will have founded the monument of Quiberon, and laid waste the dwelling houses of La Vendee; he will have celebrated the obsequies of Louis XVI., and the resurrection of Napoleon ; be will have been Minister of Louis XVIII. when Napoleon con spired, and the Major-General of Buonaparte when Louis XVIII. was betrayed.' The object of this diatribe was Mar shal Soult ; the journal which published it was the ilfoniteur de Gand; and the author who wrote it was M. Guizot. The Itioniteur de Gand shortly afterwards disappeared froth the political world, but the two personages are at present ministers. When perusing this passage what must M. Guizot think of Marshal Soult, and what must Marshal Soon think of M. Guizot ?" UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.--FRIDAY (Before Dr. Kenyon, Assessor.) MAC MULLEN v. HAMPDEN.—On this case being called on this afternoon, the Rev. J. W. Hughes (proctor for the defendant) applied for an adjournment, on the ground that; the " pretended libel" he had received from the plaintiff's proctor contained so many charges involving not only ecele- siastical'and university law, but also common law ; and he therefore prayed to be heard by counsel, in which prayer the 'plaititiff's proctor (the Rev. H. Cary•) joined. The Assessor 'said, that had university law alone been in volved, be should not have granted the prayer ; but as charges affecting common law were alleged to be also involved, he should grant the prayer, and fixed Saturday, at twelve o'clock, for the hearing. The counsel engaged are, we believe, Dr. Twiss and Mr ARCHES' COURT-THURSDAY, JUNE 15 TUE OFFICE OF VIE JUDGE PROMOTED BY SANDERS AGAINST HEAD Sir H. Jenner Fust delivered his sentence in this case, which was argued in Easter Term last. This being a pro ceeding by the ordinary against a. clergyman of his diocese, it was necessary to consider out of what the charge had arisen, and it was quite impossible for any one to read Mr. Head's letter without perceiving that it does contain matter in derogation and depraving of the Book of Common Prayer, as established by the Act of Uuniformity, 13 and 14 Car. 11. Neither of the learned counsel for Mr. Head would venture to contest that point. The title of the letter showed that it as addressed to Mr. Head's parishioners, and that it was , sioned by a circular from the Bishop of Exeter to the of his diocese. The first part was introductory only, and it was no part of the duty of . the court to consider whe ther the doctrines of the Book of Common Prayer were er roneous or not; the law had declared that they were the doctrines of the Established Church. In the fourth pars: • graph it is said—" It becomes my duty to state to,you that I have received a letter (a printed circular) from the Bishop of Exeter, requesting me to give notice of his lordship's inten tion to confirm such young persons of this parish as shall be duly prepared. In short, 1 an called upon to address you on the subject of confirmation—an equivocal word, pregnant with that necessary evil controversy. Three years ago the children of this parish did attend the confirmation. On that occasion the exclusive object of episcopal inquiry was, ' Have these children been instructed in the sacramental parts of the catechism ?' A negative reply was given. And the 1 ...4 -etgc m of the parish was publi c ly censure d I' uoctrtnes which the, it cate chism contains." Now, to go further, here was affirmed that the catechism contained •' erroneous and strange doc trines," and not only that, but it was avowed by th i‘ e ir Cir Head that he had written this letter in consequence of of the Bishop of Exeter, requesting him to give notice of his lordship's intention to confirm such young persons of the ctila r parish as should be duly prepared: The 61st canon directed ministers to prepare children for confirmation when the bishop should assign a time for the performance of that duty. There was, therefore, an express canon for the conduct of ministers in regard to preparing children for the rite cf con firmation. In this letter, addressed by the Rector of Fe piton to his parishioners, he avowed that he was guilty of a breach of canonical obedience, and of his tluty as required by the canon. Though this was not the offence imputed to Mr. Head, yet it was an aggravation of it. The letter went on—" There spake the spirit o f th e present system of epis copal ministration. All the bishops, it is true, may not be quite so incautious as the Bishop of Exeter ; but, inasmuch as they connive at and continue the use of the catechism and baptismal and confirmation services in their present state, I do not hesitate to aver that they act upon a system by which the episcopal order is exalted under false preteeces, and at the expense of the doctrines of the Bible." The letter speaks of the " errersrof the baptismal service," and pro ceeds—" These intreaties (it is fair to admit) are made in a tone of great urbanity ; the letter contains some just obser vations; and the whole announcement would be quite unex ceptionable if those church services, to which his lordship refers both you and myself, were free from error. But the letter covertly insinuates that those church services contain nothing but sound doctrine. Indeed the whole communica tion is almost entirely founded on this assumption, which assumption is not consistent with truth. Ido not mean that ills lordship intends to insinuate a greater proportion of falsehood than is usually found in episcopal circulars. Far be it from me to attribute a single grain of duplicity to the Bishop of Exeter which does not attach itself to all his right rev. brethren. All their lordships promise at their ordina tion to be ' ready to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines ;' but, on the other hand, they do not scruple to vex us with the erroneous and strange doctrine of the confirmation service." "As reformation in this respect is not hopeless, and as I also am pledged by my ordination vows, as a minister of the Church of England, to brnish aid drive away all erroneous doctrine, I do hereby decline and refuse to give any countenance whatever to the office of con firmation as it is now used by their lordships the bishops, and instead of recommending, in compliance with the epis copal circular, the perusal and reperusal of that service, to the young personslof this parish, I warn them all, young, old, and middle-aged, to beware, in the name of God, of the erroneous and strange doctrine which it contains." "It is also a fact that the • Prayer-book sins against itself. Some parts of it are at variance with other parts. The 4th, 6th, Sth. and 36th canons are repugnant to the let and 3d ordina tion vows. Some of the dogmas in the catechism, confirma tion, and htptismal services are utterly inconsistent with the doctrines contained in the I lth, 12th, 13th, and 17th articles." "If their lordships wish to satisfYWr; public that their exaltation is just and right, let their lordships, instead of teaching the erroneous doctrine in the church service, banish and drive it away; instead of bending the Bible to the obli quities of the Prayer-book, let them make, or endeavour to make, this Prayer-hook consistent with the Bible and with itself ; instead of reversing the Apostles' rule, let them `abhor that which is evil' in the Prayer-book, and 'cleave to that which is good' in it." He (the learned judge) thought it was quite impossible to say that anything could be more offensive in matter and style than this document, or that it did not affirm and maintain positions in derogation and de pravity of the Book of Common Prayer, which rendered Mr. Head amenable to ecclesiastical lurisdiction and liable to ecclesiastical censure. The offence was, therefore. a grave and serious one in a clergyman of the Church of England, - vs tro---was- trocracti -- ort. - 41is - trrditrationTto-sub Ri!ri be CY -certain articles, without which he would not have been admitted to the ministry. By the 36th canon it is required that persons before they be received into the ministry do subscribe three articles, one of which is, " that the Book of Common Prayer containeth in it nothing contrary to the Word of God, and that it may lawfully so be used, and that he himself will use the form in the said book prescribed, in public prayer and administration of the sacraments." He is to subscribe this "willingly and ex anima." The next question was the pu nishment which the court ought to impose for such an offence committed by a beneficed clergyman. It would be no harsh exercise of the power of the court if it were to pronounce that Mr. Head had incurred the penalty of deprivation. But by the statute of Elizabeth there were degrees of punishment assigned ; and, he should, therefore, decree that Mr. Head, for the first offence he bad committed, be suspended a 6 officio et a beneficio—from duty and from the emoluments of his living—for three years, from the 25th of June; that he be condemned in the costs of the proceedings and be monished to abstain from such conduct in future; though the court would have been fully justified in going to the fullest extent of the punishment. Dr. Addatns asked whether the court would not require a certificate of good behaviour before restoration ? but The Court said it was unnecessary, as Mr. Head might be proceeded against a second time if he offended during or after the period of his suspension. DR. PUSEY.—The publication of Dr. Pusey's sermon, for which he has been suspended, is delayed in consequence of the very serious illness of that learned divine. The church liturgy is to be introduced into the morning services of the 'Wesleyan chapel, Fawcett-street, Suuderland. Gateshead Observer. The Marchioness of Bath is about to rebuild the parish church of Horningsham, near Warminster, which is now, with the exception of the tower, a heap of ruins, on the same site, but upon a Much larger scale, at an outlay of about £3OOO. The Rev. George Talbot, M.A.. formerly of Baliol College, has resigned the living of Evercreech-cum-Chesterblade, Somerset, and joined the Church of Rome. This is the filth Member of the University of Oxford who has turned Ro manist since the conversion of the Rev. R. W. Sibthorp. Lady Arden has subscribed £lOO in consequence of the appeal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in behalf of its missions to the colonies and the heathen. Mr. Justice Patteson, the Earl Howe, and Sir Richard Glyn are amongst the list of donors. THE OFFERTORY AND THE BISTIOP OF LONDON.—ThC Bishop of London has addressed a letter to the clergy of his diocese, in which he says that he is informed that some doubt exists as to the subject of his remarks, in his late charge on the offertory. His lordship now says, that he leaves the time of introducing the changes recommended in the service to the judgment of the ckrgy, and that he leaves the matter of the offertory to the discretion of the clergy. Hi s l or d. ship also states, that he did not calculate upon the extent of opposition with which his advice has been met. OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—The quietness of this University was disturbed during the past week by the gallant exploits of some members of the University of Cam , ridge, who found amusement in sallying forth in parties at a late hour of the night to break the slumbers of the citizens, and the knockers of the doors, in a fashion which we have no doubt corresponds with their views of good taste and gentlemanly bearing. A capture was made of one of the party, the Hon. F. S. Grim ston, of Trinity College, Cambridge, who had kocked down a policeman for interfering to prevent his breaking off a hooker to which the honourable gentleman had taken a fancy. The - charge was summarily disposed of by the Vice-Chancellor, who fined him fi%e pounds. Another case of assault, which must have been sent to the sessions, was not pressed.— Word Herald. OXFORD, Jura; 15.—This day a congregation was holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following were con ferred : Masters of Arts.—Rev. S. Malan, of Balliol College (grand compounder) ; Rev. J. H. Waugh, Magdalene Hall (grand compounder) ; Rev. C. C. Goodden, Exeter College Rev. W. Wise (fellow), St. John's College ; R ev . W. Giffard, University College; C. Cookson, University Col lege; Rev. M. W. Jame s , Oriel College; Rev. A. L. W. Bean, Pembroke. College ; R. Ormsby (fellow), Trinity Col lege; Rev. H. Skrine, Wadhain College; R. Y. Lloyd, Pembroke College; J. Shank, Christ Church. Bachelors of Arts.—S. F. Craddock, of Brasenose Col lege ; C. Allen, Brasenose College ; W. H. Ravenhill, Worcester College ; F. Naughten, Corpus Christi College ; 'l'. G. Luard, Vs adham College; J. Langworthy, Magdalene We understand that a meeting was held a few days ago by a number of ministers in Edinburgh and its neighbourhood, with a view to make preparations for commemorating the bicentenary of the Westminster Assembly. It has been agreed that meetings shall beheld in Edinburgh on the 12th and 13th days of July next, and arrangements are in pro gress for rendering them as catholic .and comprehensive as possible.—Seoismor. PATRONS AND VACANT BENIFICES.—It appears from a statement in a Dundee paper, that the number of patrons of church benitices in Scotland, exclusive of Kirk Sessions and unincorporated associations, amount to The number of sole patronages amount to The number of joint patronages is 127, of which the half is 63 Total number of patronages, The number of parish ministers in Scotland is .. The number of endowed parliamentary churches Total number of endowed churches Number of patronages as above.... There remain in the hands of Kirk Sessions, & Number of sole patronages at present vacant 226 Number of joint patronages 11, of which the half is .... 5 Total number of patronages vacant P.USEYIS4. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MACCLESFIELD COURIER AND HERALD. per, may no t perhaps who are d es i rous of • S ia ,—The insertion of the a ccompanying extract from a e y o f m s o e , tn e in b e your n efi tnext thosepa avoiding the errors, which, it is to be f eare d , are now widely spreading through . the land ; and th e d escr i ption of what the b l e t letter unproductive received writer actually witnessed, cannot but call forth in many Pro testants' hearts the same feelings of amazement and of sor row which he experienced. I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, " London, ;May 29. " Having heard of its existence , I went yest er d ay to Mr Oakley's chapel to witness Puseyisin, (I use t h e word, not having another to express my meaning,) carried o u t i n its extreme length.—At eleven o'clock, Mr. Oakley, followed by two other clergymen, entered the church ; the former proceeded to a small stand, on which the bible was placed, at the foot of the altar rails ; the two latter went to the nort h and south end of the altar, and sat facing each o th er; k neel _ ing at the usual times, with their backs to the congreg a ti on. Mr. 0. read the prayers from a small prayer-book, whi c h he held in his hand, and knelt during the confession, and at the other times, on a cassock close by the rails. During the Psalms, the three divines, accompanied by two little boys, chanted one verse, the congregation and the choir chanted the other. Whenever the Gloria Patri was repeated, they al ways turned most pointedly towards the altar. At the conclusion of the litany, Mr. 0. entered within the rails, and the trio si multaneously ascended additional steps up to the altar table; he went to the centre,—the two assistants to either end of it. For some moments they knelt with their backs to the con.. gregation—no singing, but a dead silence during the time. On the table were displayed the communion plate, two large brass candlesticks, with very tall candles, but :unlighted, be tween which, was an immense cross, against the wall, and two large prayer books, with gilt crosses on their covers. The communion service began by him at the north end of the table, with his face towards the wall, but rather inclined towards the table. At the end of the collect he turned right round, and read the commandments, and then resumed hi s former position. Mr. Oakley had knelt the whole time be fore the table, but read the Nicene creed, and at its conclu sion gave various notices with respect to the time of the ser vice, and that the communion would be administered twice on Whit-sunday ; but only by a simple notice—not by wha usually read in the prayer book. Above the 'table were two windows, in each of which was a bunch of flowers. •‘ Mr. Oakley next proceeded down the communion steel backwards and ascend2li y o Mrnmg round in the pulpit and tee y n lll6' t niv.A..— - G od the Father,' &c., with his face towards . OW t 0 the altar. He then returned to his place before the altar table, and the clergyman at the north end began the offertory. A collection was made from pew to pew in black velvet bags ; and he then read the prayer for the church militant. I na turally expected he would conclude with the blessing, but to my surprise be proceeded to read the notice for the commu nion, and read the whole of it. would nnt 0 b te. the ie" Mr. Oakley turned himself again to the congregation, 1 -' s e l i c a a r t a i nl o and gave another notice—that the communion ad ministeredoleeptiotioof u th S o t , t e n d: who next o etn; remained the for co t Lord's Supper, left the church, without ai f y . or bl l es c s a in n , g n w o o i t t r i :d o t i n i s ie - . the undevotional rapidity, dis missal. Mythe extraordinary account mus t be tn very ne inadequate, n r con vey with which parts of the prayers were read ; , nor can I describe the sort of image-like manner in which the ministers some_ ti m es stood, and especially during the elfertor h y—t ey seemed as if almost afraid to allow the breath to come out of their mouth. There were also repeated bowings at the name of our Saviour, and other little observances which occurred during the serv ice. This is, however, the c h ief of what witnessed, and for some time I was too much amazed, and too much pained to know what to think of it. I could hardly believe that I had b een in a Church of En g la nd chapel, or that I was am on g st a number of Protestant worsh ippers. The chapel was very full, and so I hear it. is every Sunday. If such is to be the mode of conducting the service, and f the Bishops encourage instead of suppressing such extreme lengths, I, for one, fear the result. .6 Why we are to have no reading desks, and the clergy'ara not to turn so as to be heard distinctly by all the congrega_ tion I know not ; and s incerely do I lament that the Bishop of London is openly advising the adoption of such proceed in.'s (?) That there has been a great laxity in the discipline of the Church no one will deny ; but whilst we endeavour to its discipline, and to give a stimulus to the devotional restore follow in the steps feeling of our service, let us not of a cor rupt Church, or imitate the practices of Rome.' _------- The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford has stated in a letter to certain requisitio nists that he cannot publish th at a the ground s f his late sentence on Dr. P us ey. He says, s the st a ° tutes do not prescribe, so he thinks they do not permit, the rnEir , ,f! SUa:eSted. LAW INTELLIGENCE whom were qtr. ja. thal, p th eci o a l l . R a n nd i x ten si ve e (SittingsC OatUNßisTi POrFiesE:NbCcf.HcrEe QLlc/rEdßA—bSiuyetre, DA r b o Na r : e l S a l T d ußan.. TOE i, h A i T ‘ r c o a s g s a t t l : i•- Information,GE NE l At jvau.trlktty;Al)ertiTnlsN'tartnActEo f,!.N the c Crown ;i, RI anti parttnent, against the defendants, who are manufacturers in:Liverpool, for the conderonatio i n .h o e f fa a c q: a i el" tity of soap, seized by the local officers, upon the it was forfeited to the Crown in consequence of soap-dealers. the excise regulations. The ATTonsev-GssenAe (with and Mr. Warw.) conducted the case for the Mr. KELLY and Mr. CaosferoN for the defendant. s upervisor, went round rti- The case occupied the court the whole day. neared to be a 5 follow :—The defendants carry on trad s e " Cherrv.street, I.iverpool, as soap-boilers and On the 4th of October in the last year, the excise "cleanse" ers. se , , re o . ceived a notice requiring his attendance at the " f boiler No. 7. He accordi►lrly went, and during the morni of taking gua ge of Onund the quantity " cleansed " from the boiler in question fliii twentx frames the officer took the guage in the customary way, and q uitted the premises, having previously seen all the other boilers were locked U. On the following me, t h i l i g e t r l o 'e om °fli , the frames, discovered that the adjoining frame and whilst wachcilosituipir:Valcl, frame, which or not been filled is the presence of the former, contained liquid soap in a hot state. This discovery i n duced a further search,tlid and U ltimately it was found thlatfitlled .rame''' containing 11,819113 w eight of soap, had been without the c U po n this sance of the excise officer. .. quantity t h e egni amounted to £77 11. 3d. The quantity of soup Con duty in the 26 frames, and on which the regular entry and contained to the duty had been made, was 34,7611b5, yielding charge of £228 2s. 5!,d• . a uuty On the part of the defendants two witnesses were called, who stated that they had carried the buckets from t h e bo and tilled the various frames. arid amongst others i nto wi i i i .eri , they had poured the soap in the presence of the officer which The man. • assistant were these nine in question. managing ma Or h is the department, howe`•e'' said that although he had been u °f the room during the "cleanse, " he had not knownthat in more than 26 frames had been filled, and that he had not di at covered the fact until nearly ten o'clock at night, some hours- after the officer had left. DUring the process of the 44,leanse, he had added the " runnings" to the 26 frames of soap it ding which is always adopted in the course of that pro_' - procee , cess in the presence of the officer, nod then had accompaniedand had assisted him • that functionary to each frame, . in taking the guaze. At night, when he discovered the other nine g frames, lie also put " runnings.' ' into them, but i • n this compelled to use cold instead of hot water with case he was c ornpe eh confused on finding agreater the lees. Ile was very mu . he of frames had been tilled than the officer was aware ni but he denied he had known an 'thing about the cir , ) eunistane e until ten o'clock at night. . From the effect of the testimony of the excise officer su pport of the information, , who of course deposed in sup' sition would appear to be that between his visits a quantity of the soap, in its liquid state, had been taken_ out of some or all of the 26 frames, and put into the nine frames ; that the difference in quantity was made up by additional infusion of water. This conception wa.. borne out by the result, for he stated that w i I en he had taken the gauge of the 26 frames the soap was of a firm a .tobe of that.when it was eventually cut it proved no, which would be produced by an a bstraction of the better ma_ terial, and the substitution of water in the place of the quart titv so taken away. On the conclusion of the . reply of the Attorney-General d d ' the jury intimated to the Warne ju ge that they would not trouble his lordship to sum Genie a 1 t ve ie rd c i a c s t e, c a r s t t be ey c were perfectly satisfied• They then for! o n i ~eited t f town, thereby o the Crow ' condemning the soap as f 1 (From II 11 re Morn i ng .Herald.) ____...--.....—..--- into what s teps ought to be taken in consequence RrDECCA AND gra DAUGTI'SFS.—On Saturday last meeting of the Magistrates was held at Guildhall, to take 'a consideration the failure of the constables to execute the warrant of distress "of against two persons of the names of Harris and Thomas, residing in Talog, for refusing to pay the tolls at Water -street Gate, in this town. The magistrates came to the determine_ pensioners in the town tion of callings ut the pensi tr►►d neighbo hood, twenty.ght in number, to accompany the civil force, ur- twelve in number, to execute the warrant of distress, and that purpose they left the town about three o'clock for morning, and proceeded to Tolog, w here a levy was in the the goods of llarris, about half-past five in the morning,made on were carried away without any molestation , _ Thomn which paid the tine on Saturday evening previous, as molestation,—Thomas he d►d his wife was Dear her confinement, and id not wish any turbance to take place about his house. After th wile made, and the force had proceeded about a e levy was quart on their return to Carmarthen with the goods, Thomas m a mile r Tolog, the person who had paid his fine on Saturday,o—as o' took them, and foreseeing the danger the whole force over be in if eersisted in retaining possession of therce would .goods, pledged his wo rd that the fine and costs should be paid, and the 6,0,15 wore re"r".l to bim• Immediatelya ft erwards ' they were surrounded by a mob of those reckle., - about 400 in number, 105 of whom were armed reckless• marauders, and completely overpowered ; they were rigidly • th firearms, compelled to tire their pistols in the air, d searched, and them up to Becca and her family, who were a° then deliver variousdresses. The mob then desired the f all disguised in a line, and Becca inspected them, to e farce to fall into ble, and Thomas Evans, police-officer, see if D. Rees, consta when she was satisfied they were not,r, were with them ; and there their lives would certainly be she said had they been ta o en awa then ordered to march on their wa Y. They were perty of Captain Davies, of Grew yht Trawsmawr, the pro was the county magistrate who Green- ball, near this town, who war rants issued by the town m a • endorsed the distress there they commanded the magistrates; and when they arrived surrounding the house, which to break down the wall lives from being they did in order to save their them of if they didno destroyed, which Becca threatened to de prive When this act of destructiothailiodntr comply with her request. hands with the pensioners, told themeen c t o o to p i. e t t o ed their t et o sl r i v ook and they would not be molested ; they were not so polite to the constables, towards whom they tnanifested considerable animosity. We have been told that the pensioners were not armed ; b a d they been, the result would likely have been very different. The arms taken from the constables were returned by Becca before she parted company with them. A meeting of the Ilebeccaites, or farmers, of the hundred of Elvet, took place on Wednesday night at Treleach, Talog .131 coed, and Conwil, when itiwas proposed and unani mously adopted to demand frou► the trustees of the Newcastle Trust a debtor and creditor account of the said trust for the last 18 years, and if found fair and correct, and the money received from the tolls fairly and honestly laid out on th roads, then the gate at Water-street is not to be disturbs l e : hut if unsatisfactory- to them, then the gate is to be imn ( ' diately demolished. All male inhabitants, being householders'e of the hundred, 81'6 to meet at eleven o'clock on Monday next, at the plough and Harrow, Newchurch parish —to march in procession to Caermarthen—to insult and magistrates, and to destroy the gate on • mayor their return. Rich and poor are compelled to attend, and in c anyubtit must be found ; all owners of horsesre of illness are to ride. A per absent without a sufficient excuse, , to base their houses and barns destroyed by fire t r substitute, be disguised in their dresses or persons wi re : and not to any Two farmers from each parish went yesterday account. tl have their demands and grievances putit to Newcastle Mr. Lloyd ► Hall ; and the best part of the in some order by their various meetings, seemed disposed to h ebeecaites, at advice• It wes proposed at the various placese guided by his pull down and destroy the workhouse • t hat of meeting t howeyeC• adjourned to their next meeting. , question wa s, minds of all present s eemed to be to raze The bias on th e ' the month of August. To the time or ze it to the ground have not heard the result of the interview going to press ill dele gates and Mr. Ilia —Carmarthen Jo lew between th we urna/ of e Saturday,