The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

AUTUMN Where, oh ! where is summer's gladness? Where the songs so lat&we beard? Why is joy so charmed to sadness? Why so mute each - flitting bird? Autumn gliding slowly O'er us. To our hearts supplies no tre ; Autumn passing from before us, Helps us not to strike the lyre. grows cold Is it that the heart As the seasons pass away? Would. oirt would my tongue grow bolder, While I sing the year's decay. Leaves from yonder tree are falling, Dying-ne'er to rise again; lodotl•er 'Earth appears as calling For cold Types of all earth's fleeting pleasures, That so swiftly glide away: All earth'•c, b , Moulder, yam t.'riCost lovely, treasures, b, and decay. klas I tbe weetest flowers that bloom Oct. 25 --- ..10.-- BOORS FOR REVIS intended for rev lion-conrt. eet-st rt of the LIVE R POti L ST and receive attention _Antient and Mot Taylor, LL.D. Rev Are on., __._ _ Then learn, oh ! man, to meet thy doom And in the grave to lie. LITERATURE. By the late W. tc.—New Books, Prints, hfusic, nay be left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red t, London. addressed " to the Editor NDARD," when they will be forwarded, Cooke ed and continued to the present time by P. J. Maelcenna, Esq. London :J. Madden, Leadenhall-street It is a remarkable fact, that, although-Vie. colonial pos- sessions of Great Britain have long been tbe.rnost mime- rims, extensive, rich, and in t that ever were sub- jest to the rule of any OE tion, the British people have until very lately remained almost ignorant of their mag nitude, resources, and capabilities, and have exhibited an extraord;nary apathy upon the vital subject of•their go vernment and development. Latterly, through a. of causes,—the depression of industry at home; of outlets for our overflowing, adventurous, and 1- remunerated population ; the der--•'- variety the :want Is of the various . colonists for a better admir a more in lion of their affairs, an us culture we are happy to perceive that a more inquiring spirit is abroad, and that the British public are be g innin g to t a k e a deep contentment with its labour, self-sustainment through it. Labour, and labour to purpose, is an instinct with the Eng lish: the disposition towards it is not impaired by impulses in another direction, by leanings to parade or shallow glory ines, by spasmodic ambitions or restle esness towards new forms of pleasure. Britons can enjoy themselves in their own - way ; but it may most truly be said of them,- with some allow ance for the antithesis, that they are never so happy as when they are miserable ! An Englishman at his pleasure is more serious than an Englishman at his business. He suffers in being happy. And the reason that be-is -so gloomy-looking over his pleasure is, that his joy, if he-be capable of feeling joy, is inward, perhaps ruffling the muscles of his heart, but never escaping out of his eyes. He cannot make a fair of his labour and heap up the products of his skill.on counters, to be stared at in a promenade where, on account of the very num bers, there cannot be attention, and therefore there can be no improvement. The truth is, that we learn very little with our eyes—that is, in company. We see our company, but not that which we and the company have come to see. " We can quite understand how appropriate a grand public exposition of the works of all nations would be in a foreign country: how utile in Belgium, how gay in France, how sug gestive in Germany, how spiritual in Italy,- how ponderous in Spain. These are all paternal or quasi paternal Governments; and France is no exception with its hundreds of thousands of warriors to keen order for the 'Father,' whoever he is, and wherever he may happen to be. But we aremore like disin herited sons, grumbling and yet getting on ; looking very uneasy, and yet when we shut ourselves in from the world (or in other words, when we go home), retiring to soft carpets and undeniable dinners. An Englishman rather visits the world than dwells in it ; (flute different to the majority of continen tals, who, dwelling in a world and having no abiding place or perch elsewhere, find it pleasant to have shows and to make a fair in that certain limbo out of which they never go." Having denounced these shows in general as unsuited to England, he thus fires at the particular one in Hyde Park : " I fearlessly arraign that great glass bubble as a humbug; unmitigated, total. I charge it with all the loose ends which we have all been endeavouring to catch and to-weave into a rope upon which, as the seamen term it, we might muze and haul the ship into deeper water. Englishmen ought to be eter nally ashamed of the folly which has been talked Of it and for it : it met in its outset the English natural disinclination to projects, to =those designs which boasted more wind than weight, more glitter than geld, than gold-dust more sand— aye, sand for the eyes. It has been a regular desert storm upon the legitimate industry of the great capital, its nervous self-sustained .strength. its reasonable hopes, its -well-consi dered speculations—its natural commercial arithmetic, in fact." The first stone having gone clean through thebuildine, terminates its mission by cracking the crown of the archi tect : Winter Garden ?—aye, truly, ours may very probably prove a Winter Garden—full of dead flowers I Oh, Paxton, Paxton ! weat have you done! You have made of England a trumpery toy-shop : you have offered the people gingerbread for a good loaf. You have sent round the basket for every one to throw something into that:great well of yours. You have put blue burnished spectacles over the mighty eyes of the British Lion, anti have gilt his claws. And now that we are no longer a nation of shopkeepera, , but a nation of shopkeepers' boys, fond of their Sunday fine►y, ,and come out all over of Genlism,— think of that fine 00 'En g lish taste which of his sturdy inde pendence made the Briton a Man, and of his sound sense and grand :.nd rightly-directed spirit, perhaps the nearest approach to a Hero that the world has yet seen." Statistics of British Commerce, being a compendium of the Production, Manufacture, Imports, and Exports of the United Kingdom in Agriculture, Minerals, Mer .chandizes, arc. By Braithwaite Poole, Esq. W. H. Smith and Son and Simpkin and Marshall, London. G. M'Corquodale and Co.,and Webb and Huilt;Liverpool. The fourth and concluding part of this admirable and laborious compilation has issued from the press, and the commercial world has now a condensed book of reference, in which will be found a compendium of the entire com- coerce of the country—of what it consists, how constitu ted, the extent, localities, what proportion the various trades, products, imports and exports bear to each other, &c. The difficulties of obtaining correct statistical data have been great and numerous, but the compiler, who is chairman to the Railway Managers of Merchandize, has boldly faced them, and with the willing aid of the Board of Trade, Customs, Excise, the Statistical Society, public and private companies, merchants, manufacturers, and others, has produced a work which for solid commercial information is indeed invaluable. The articles are ar ranged alphabetically, and can be referred to in an instant. It appears that our home trade in produce and manufac tures of every description comprises about 290,000,000 tons in weight, and nearly £600,000 000 in value per annum, including the agricultural produce of the country, which amounts to 180,000,000 tons, and £240,000,000 in value,—the ordinary amount of farming stock on hand being £200,000,000. The foreign imports average 6,000,000 tons and £100,000,000 in value, of which 250,000 tons are re-exported,equivalent to £9,000,000. Theexports of British and Irish produce and manufactures for the United Kingdom amount to 5,000,000 tons, £65,000,000 in value. No commercial man should be without this hand-book. Why are we Protestants ? A Lecture by the Rev. C. J Hume, M.A., Rector of Meonstoke, Hants. London Wertheim. Liverpool: Newling. In common with many of our neighbours, we have been accustomed to look to cities and larger towns for able controversialists. Little, therefore, did we expect that an obscure village called Meonstoke, in Hampshire, should possess a rector capable of producing so masterly a pro duction on the Romish question. It seems that the good Protestants of 'Winchester prevailed upon its author to appear before them in February lest ; but the publication of the lecture then delivered was delayed until a very few weeks ago. The argument that pervades these few pages is clear and well sustained: its points are irresistibly forcible: its references are strikingly appropriate ; and if there be a pungency which makes opponents wince under the influ ence of hard hits, there is at the same time a spirit of holy indignation against the errors, viith a tender regard for the souls ( f those who are led away by such errors. Our space will not admit of extracts; but this is the less important as we understand that the little work has already been widely circulated and diligently perused. DIFFERENT VIEWS of theBLO OMER COSTUME, Don't a lady's dress of the present day take so many lengths to make up—according to the taste of the wearer? —but, with the Bloomer costume, I should be sorry to say to what lengths the lady who wears it might feel in clined to go ! —An Indignant Milliner. Should the Bloomer costume be adopted, petticoats will go out ; and petticoats going out, there may be an end, at last, to all petticoat government !—of which no one will be mote heartily rejoiced than—The Henpecked Husband. 'Ere's the jolly good health of the Bloomer costume ! For I tell you what, Bill, our 'bus, with all the shaking in the world, won't carry more than sixteen ladies, pack 'em as tight as you will; but I find that it will take twenty Bloomers comfurrably, and allow each on 'em a Bloomer baby on the lap ! It's the dress, my boy, vot makes the difference.—The 'Bus Conductor. Oh, dear ! how delightful it will be for jumping over the stiles.—The Fast Young Lady. I'm in favour of the new costume; because if my wife bothers me for a new dress, T shall refer her to the tailor, and I can make out a tailor's bill, and I know all his prices; whereas J defy any man to understand a milli ner's.—The Mean Husband. This new dress will take all opposition off the road— for really the long dresses of the ladies swept everything so clean that there is nothing left for us to clear away after them. In short, I look upon the Bloomers as the very best friend to the Broomer.—The Street Orderly. I don't care how my girls dress, as long as they dress decently ; but I am sure as quarter-day that they will hang on to the skirts of this new Bloomer costume—that is to say, if it has any skirts—if it is only for the sake of getting a new dress; for I never knew any girl of mine let a new dress slip through her fingers when she had a chance of getting one.— The Good-natured Papa.—Punch PROTESTANT ORGANIZATION OP ENGLAND. (From the Bulwark, or Reformation Journal.) The organization of British Protestantism is absolutely necessary, both because we are dealing with *an enemy most thoroughly united and disciplined over the three kingdoms, because we have all one object, and because without union and co-operation we can neither discharge our duty to ourselves nor to the Papists around us. The organization of England is especially necessary, because towards that noble section of the empire the main strength of the enemy is directed, and because in whatever way England decides, the battle will, humanly speaking, be CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION. THE SIEGE OF DERRY. The second lecture of the series connected with the Church of England Institution was delivered last night, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, by the Rev. David James, of Kirkdale, the subject being "The Siege-of Derry." The attendance was numerous. Mr. Alderman Parker was called to the chair, and the proceedings having been opened by prayer, Mr. PARKER said that on reading over the subject on which the learned divine was going to deliver a lecture, the bosom of every Pro testant and of every 'Orangeman must throb with anxiety (Hear, and cheers). The time had come when they. were called upon not only to read of and admire, but to follow the noble example of the apprentice lads of Derry at the siege. He should like to says few words to their Catholic brethren—and he hoped that •there were Catholics pre sent. The times were come when every loyal inhabitant was called upon to support the Church of our Protestantreligion, and having lately, when the head of this Church honoured us with a visit, shown our loyalty as a community, let them now show their warm attachment to the Church, as con sistent and loyal subjects. The Chairman then introduced the Rev. Mr. James, who was received with loud applause. The Rev. LECTURER, in opening, said that the siege of Londonderry, in the north of Ireland, commenced in the year of the revolution, 1688, and was an event inti mately connected with the progress and final establish ment of the reformation in the United Kingdom ; and it seemed at the time to involve the future destinies, not only of England, Scotland, and Ireland, but also of the continent of Europe; but, inasmuch as the scene of action lay in Ireland, the subject demanded that he (the rev. lecturer) should take at this time a retrospective view of the religious history of that country, for he looked upon the siege of Derry, at least in his lecture, as the last link in a long chain of events, and be must crave their indulgence in glancing at these events as briefly as he could consistently with clearness. The lecturer then took a review of the religions history of Ireland from the days of Druidism, which was superseded by the intro duction of Protestant Christianity, by St. Patrick, down to the time of the arrival of the Prince of Orange. In the reign of Edward the Sixth and of Elizabeth, Ireland remained Popish, when the gl ,rious reformation was pro gressing successfully throughout our own country. This being the case, it was evident in what a disadvantageous position Ireland was placed, in consequence of the interests and the influence of Rome resisting the introduction of the reformation into that country. He then traced the course of events to the time of James the Second, one of whose daughters had been married by the Prince of Orange, who was a Protestant, another daughter having been married to the King of Denmark, a Catholic. The Prince landed at Torbay, on the sth of November, 1688, and as soon as the news arrived that he had landed in England, there was a grand movement in Ireland in favour of James, who had previously to this event abdicated the throne of England. Ireland was still at this period under the influence of Rome, and James was a Papist, body and soul, from head to foot. (Laughter.) The movement in Ireland created a great sensation amongst the Protestant population. At this time that country was under the government of Tyrconnel, and the direction taken was towards the north, where the Protestants were principally located. The Protestants began to inquire what was to be done, and they looked to Londonderry as their principal sanctuary—the place of refuge in time of imminent trial and peril. Tyrconnel withdrew from the garrison of Derry a regiment under the command of Lord Mountjoy, a Protestant, intending to replace it by two regiments of Lord Antrim, who was a Roman Catholic. The Protestants at Derry and surrounding neighbourhood took great alarm at this, and in a small place in the district a letter addressed to Lord Mount Alexander was found. This evidently had been written by a poor man, and it requested his lordship not to go out at night, as there was a deep conspiracy taking place. That on the 9th day of the month a massacre of the Protestants was to take place, regardless of any distinction being made between young men or old, or between women or chil dren. The contents of this letter became known, as they were industriously circulated • and the Protestants began to flock to the city of Londonderry for refuge. The Earl of Antrim was advancing with his troops, and on the 7th of August he came in sight of the city. On the walls the inhabitants had assembled, and amongst them were a few youths, called 'prentice lads, nine in number. One of these said to the other, " Tom, or James," or what not, " let us go and shut the gates ;" and the nine apprentice lads rushed to one of the four gates and closed it in the face of these two regiments. (Applause.) Many of the powerful inhabitants of the city, with the bishops at their head, remonstrated with these youths, and begged of them to allow the troops to enter the city. They were resolute, and replied, " No : the gates shall not be opened ;" and that firmness of spirit was an impulse from Above. This spirit spread amongst the inhabitants at large, and imme diately there was a rush to all the gates, to close them, on the part of the other inhabitants. They ( the persons within the city) began to marshal themselves, and train in military tactics. No attempt was made upon the gatesn but the news spread.that Derry was determined to stand a siege, upon which the inhabitants of the surrounding country flocked to render assistance. So matters went on throughout the winter, until April, before any serious attempt was made to take the city. Thirty thousand in habitants were shut up within the walls, and the garrison consisted of 7020 in number. The walls were twenty. four yards high, and the city was surrounded by the Foyle. At the top of the walls there was a walk, and this was crowded by the inhabitants ; bastions were erected to enable the inhabitants to make a defence. • Lundy, the go vernor, while pretending to be in favour of Protestantism, was in reality in favour of James, and wanted to influence the Irish to surrender the city. The inhabitants said " No!"—(cheers)—and Lundy clank away on the 9th of April, 1689, over the a ails, carrying a bundle of matches on his back. (Laughter and applause.) The Rev. Geo. Walker, (tremendous applause,) and Major H. Baker, were elected governors in Lundy's room ; and no two men ever discharged more faithfully their duty to their God, to their religion, and to Protestantism. (Applause.) The Major died in a few weeks afterwards ; but life was extended to George Walker throughout the siege, and he went about the city with a Bible in one hand, encouraging the be sieged, and reading assurances that the Lord would deliver them, whilst in the other hand he carried a sword with which to keep the enemy at bay. But the siege itself was fearful in its effects upon the inhabitants within. The garrison made sorties at different times, in order, if pos sible, to harrass the troops and James •, and they harras sed them by day, and they harrassed them by night ; they harrassed them asleep, and they harrassed them awake ;—(Cheers and laughter)—they harrassed them tin fair weather, and they harrassed therm in foul.— (Renewed laughter.)—Many from the army were taken prisoners and led within the walls. When King James left the army and went to Dublin, there came forward a French marshal named Rawson, to take command of James's forces, and this man swore an awful oath of the visitation he would bring upon the besieged if they did surrender; but in face of famine they bravely held out day after day. They said they were determined that nothing should induce them to deliver up the city into the hands of men who were thirsting for their blood. This French marshal sent about the whole country to collect ail the Protestants they could find, who bad not been able to take refuge within the citadel, and these were all driven, at the point of the sword, beneath the walls, and inti mation was given to those on the walls that unless they gave way their friends and relations should be slaughtered before their eves. The men on the outside shouted, " Stand to the last; never mind us !" (Cheers.) In re taliation for this, on the royal bastion was erected a gallows, in the sight of the army of James ; and from the wall tops the besiegers were told if those persons below were not permitted to depart unmolested and uninjured, they would bring forth the prisoners they had within the city and hang them up one after another. Whilst the famine was effecting fearful devastation, they saw the approach of ships, with provisions, under the command of Major. General Kirk. (Loud cheers.) The first of July was the fearful day on which Rowen had sworn to carry into execution his diabolical threat. On the 30th of July there arrived in the Lock Foyle the frigate Dartmouth, with three ships, asconvoyr with provisions. In approach ing, however, the frigate came in contact with a boom which had been thrown across the river, with such force as to drive her ashore ; by means of firing a broad side, however, she righted, and got afloat, and made her passage to the quay of the city. When the inhabitants found provisions and succour brought, they remembered the promises read to them by the Rev. George Walker, and called in thankfulness to Almighty God for hi's saving intervention ; for as the Rev. George Walker said two more days and the place must inevitably hare proved their graves. The following morning saw the army of James depart 1 (Loud cheers.) Derry was safe ! The Protestants of the north of Ireland were thus delivered from an intended bloody and remorseless massacre. They possessed the truth of God for the benefit of the country ; christianity was spread ; the Protestant religion was pre served for the benefit of the land ; the charter of those privileges, religious and civil, brought in by the revolu tion in England, was thus secured and established by the glorious conduct of the inhabitants of Derry. He (Mr. James) had given a consecutive review of the principal events which formed so many links in that chain which which led to the last and most important one,—the Siege of Derry. Why, from all appearance, this siege turned the scale in favour of the revolution ; for when James heard that the siege was raised by his own troops, he fled to the continent, never to return (loud cheers.) He (Mr. James) wished that the Protestant spirit in Ireland might spread, and become as leaven to the whole country, and in a splendid peroration called upon all those in the bondage of Romanism to return to the religion introduced by St. Patrick. Mr. James resumed his seat amidst applause. Votes of thanks were then given to Mr. James and to the Chairman, and after the Doxology had been sung the meeting separated. gained. . Deeply impressed with such considerations, we lately visited some of the principal towns in England, to ascer tain to what extent the Protestants were preparing for the approaching struggle. And we must confess that the result of our investigation was very far from satisfactory, although we saw the elements of irresistible power, and, by the blessing of God, of triumphant success, if properly combined and directed. From Newcastle we proceeded to Leeds, and met with a number of friends of Protestantism. The atmosphere of the place generally seems, however, very cold on the subject. A rampant Puseyism has largely done its work, and Popery is working with all its might to take advantage of the opportunity, and in the worst sense becoming " all things to all men." A far better state of things in every way we found at Manchester, where much has been done, by the eloquence of Mr. Stowell and others, to awaken the people to a just perception of what Popery really is, and what it meditates. There is a powerful committee—powerful both in talent and numbers—organised there, which we trust may yet exert an influence not only in Manchester but over the empire. ' . . . Liverpool has long been associated with the name of Protestantism. Assailed on the one hand by an increasing inundation of the lowest and fiercest Popery of Ireland, and blessed on the other by a multitude of most zealous and able ministers of Christ, at the head of whom stands the celebrated Dr. M'Aieile, it would be remarkable if it were otherwise. And yet there is a great want of com prehensive organisation. We had some interesting con. versation with the Rev. Samuel Minton, who has lately distinguished himself in the Romish controversy, and were glad to find that the open-air services and the weekly ser mons on the subject of Popery were telling, and that mea sures were in progress for the establishment of an effective Irish Mission. Such measures are peculiarly appropriate in such a locality ; but Liverpool ought to be the centre of a great organisation for resisting Popery in every way. There is, we are told, the means of at once collecting an extemporaneous committee or meeting on a large scale, but our friends when we were there had laid down their arms, and for a time disbanded their committee, because the bill was passed." A great delusion in our opinion, as this is not the end but only the beginning of the war. DEATH FROM DRUNKENNESS.—SINGULAR INSTANCE OF A MAN MISTAKING THE IDENTITY OF HIS WIFE.— On Friday night last Wm. Smith, a police-officer, whilst on duty in Rae-street, found a drunken woman lying on her back on the parapet. He .got assistance, a bearing. barrow was procured, and they were in the act of taking the woman to bridewell, when Mr. Williams, who keeps a public bake-house in Rae-street, came and said the woman was his wife, and she was accordingly taken to Mr. Williams's house, Mr. Williams himself assisting. The notice-officers left, and when they hail proceeded as far as Highfield-street, they were sent for back to Mr. Wil liams's, and Mr. 'Williams then said he had made a mis take, as the woman was not his wife. The woman was then taken to Vauxhall bridewell, and booked for being drunk, and for safety. Subsequently, the woman was taken to the Northern Hospital, where she died from the effects of drunkenness. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, 'TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1851. Yours, &c., Liverpool, Oct. 27,1851. MUSIC atone to the public for whatever dissatisfaction exists ; and a degree of ardent enthusiasm would be elicited on the occasion of the inauguration of the Holl of St. George, which, will venture to assert, the annals of this country could not equal. We must make some amends for the 9th October 1 1 1—I am, Sir, &c., COMMUNE BONUM ROMISH INTENTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to offer some observations on this subject :—a sub ject that has for some time engaged much of public atten tion. Now, intention, or internal intention, or external intention, are all, Mr. Editor, of the same family : a truly noble Catholic trio. Well might the Council of Trent render intention necessary to the validity of a sacrament, &c., seeing that intention is indispensable to the perform ance of any work. Why. intention is a component part of action : it is intention that calls action forth : intention precedes action' whilst action presupposes intention. I tell my opponents, that they cannot, without the aid of intention, voluntarily perform any office—no matter what. Intention, then, being indispensable to the per formance of a work, necessarily is not less so in the crea tion of a sacrament than food is to the hungry, or clothing to the naked. If the Council of Trent, in the plenitude of its wisdom, had not decreed it so, it is high time that some Council should decree it. External intention ! How is that to be get at ? Why, forsooth, it is to be estimated and ascertained by the so lemnity accompanying the action. Surely, there is a dif ference between a jester and one seriously devout. So much for the doctrine of intention, which is traceable to the passage, " Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth," &c., whence, probably, it bad its origin. The maranatha for disobedience is in good keeping.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., HENRY FINDON, Catholic lay convert, 120, Suffolk-st., Birmingham. 27th October, 1851. _ THE JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—I am glad to find that a move in the right direction is being made as to who should conduct the approaching inquiry at Preston, and feel persuaded that one and all will say that the lot falls on the Town Council. The inquiry is of a public nature, and for the good of the town, and, therefore, should be undertaken by those who have in their possession the public money in trust, to expend the same for the good of the town. The surplus in the hands of the Corporation has been dipped into for many public purposes by a vote of the Council ; and I trust that our worthy Town-Clerk will be able to see his way clear to say that he finds no objection to another dip being made for this purpose. But, be that as it may, I hope the question will be pressed to the vote, and that the majority in favour of such an application of the funds will be very large ; but, if the thing be impracticable, let it be publicly made known why. It is quite evident a large sum must be expended in the inquiry, even though con ducted so near home as Preston, (which, by-the-bye, I think a more appropriate place for the court of inquiry to be held at than Liverpool,) and it is very bald that such expense should fall on the parties more immediately con cerned, or upon the few philanthropic and zealous indivi. duals who have already very creditably subscribed their money. • You will observe that I in no way touch the question to be dealt with at Preston, nor is it necessary that. I should express my opinion thereon. Indeed, all wise men reserve their judgment until both sides have been heard. JUSTICE. AND THE DRAMA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. On Wednesday and Friday evenings, the English Glee and Madrigal Union gave the two musical entertainments announced in our last. The executants were Mrs. Ender sohn, Miss M. Williams, and Messrs. Lockey, Francis, Land, Whitehouse, and Henry Phillips. The attendance, though tolerably numerous, was not what might have been expected, though we were much gratified to find the gal leries far better filled than usual—a fact which shews that glees and madrigals are not generally appreciated by the higher classes in Liverpool, and that the middle oraers possess a far more healthy and less vitiated musical taste than they have credit for. The discrimination with which the really good was distinguished from the common-place by the audiences of these performances did one's heart good—and the more so because of the gross breaches of sound musical taste which the audience at the Miscella neous Concerts so frequently commit. In truth, real Eng lish music is far less cultivated here than it ought to be. It is fashionable to patronise foreign artistes, and consi dered vulgar to encourage those of home growth ; while many listen with appar at rapture to a piece of music sung to foreign words, the meaning of which they do not under stand, and hear with ill-concealed disdain a truly English song sung to truly English words. For these, glees and madrigals offer no attraction. The performances on Wednesday and Friday evenings were of an essentially more healthy character than we have been accustomed to. Mrs. Endersohn has a nice voice, though somewhat reedy. Plain singing suits her best, as she is very unhappy in her attempts to introduce orna ment ; besides these defects, she is slovenly in her tune and defective in her pronunciation,—faults observable only when she sings alone, which might, we imagine, be ob viated by a little training and care ; as a glee singer, how ever, we must give her unqualified praise. Of Miss Wil liams, it is unnecessary to speak, as she is well known here, and her rich voice is always welcome. Mr. Lockey and Mr. Phillips also are too well known and appreciated to require particular mention. Mr. Francis and Mr. Whitehouse, in the glees and madrigals, did their parts most tastefully ; end we are glad to be able to commend the great tact and taste with which Mr. Land accompanied on the piano-forte. The characteristic features of these performances are, that no singer intrudes his peculiar part unnecessarily— that all keep themselves subordinate to the piece —that there is no undue preponderance; and the result is, that a glee or madrigal has its beauties most effectively brought out, its lights and shades carefully studied, and the melody, by whomsover sung for the time, brought out in admirable relief, sinking back to its previous subordinate position when another part has to take up the melody where it left off. It is so very seldom that each singer will keep himself in subjection to the requirements of the piece, that the very carefully studied music of this union deserves the highest commendation. To enumerate the pieces performed on Friday evening : "Let me, careless," was a tastefully composed madrigal by Lindley, rather confused in parts, it is is true, but still to be admired. Horsley's glee, 'By Celia's arbour," was much admired. It is a beautiful and thoughtful composi tion ; and the concluding line, " But tears of sorrow shed by me," was lovely and plaintive in the extreme. It was very properly encored. Another by the same com poser, " Now the storm begins to lower," was also admi rable, though in a lesser degree. The line, " Haste ! the loom of hell prepare," was, however, fine and expressive. "Ye spotted snakes," by Stevens, was well sung and encored. Webbe's beautiful glee, " When winds breath soft," was finely rendered and much enjoyed. " Come let us join the roundelay," by Beale, was very sweet and pretty, more especially in the intricate harmony of the fa, la, la. It was admirably sung, with great nerve and expression. " Hence, all ye vain delights," by Webbe, was also well sung. The glee, by Cooke, " The clouds of night," was good, but the subject was not attractive. These pieces formed the first and third parts. The second part consisted of songs, duets, &c., and was inferior in every respect to the other parts. At the miscellaneous concert to-night Mr. C. E. Horsley and Mr. Sims Reeves appear. The former sings a fine song of Purcell's, " Come, if you dare," The next subscription concert will be devoted to Mendelssohn's " St. Paul," a work with which the members of the orchestra are taking great pains. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam have appeared every evening during the past week, in some of their most popular characters, and have attracted unusually good houses. On Friday night Mr. Buckstone took his benefit, when the theatre was literally . " crammed" in every part, a " great fact" seldom wit nessed from the Liverpool boards. The entertainment consisted of a new comedy, by Mr. Sterling Coyne, which was produced last season at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with great success, and now brought out for the first time in Liverpool. It is entitled " Presented at Court, or the Mercer's Widow ;" and the plot is laid in the reign of Charles 11. It is said to be founded on a fact related of certain ladies of quality, who endeavoured to prevent the presentation at court of Mistress Anne Franklyn (Mrs. Fitzwilliam), a rich, beautiful, and ac complished city widow, who had engrossed the attention of some of the court gallants. A friend of hers, Lady Trumpington, has undertaken to introduce her to the presence of the " Merry Monarch ;" but an intrigue is entered into to frustrate the friendly design, at the head of which are the Earl of Rochester and the Ladies Castle maine and Shrewsbury. The former manages to intro duce himself into Lady Trumpington's house, and carries her off to a place of c o ncea l men t, un d er the pr e tence that sne is going to be consulted by the cabinet ministers, " on affairs of state." To effect this, he represents himself to Geoffrey Wedderburne, her nephew (Mr. Buckstone), as " Tom a distant relation of one of his Devon shire friends ; and Geoffrey —an unpolished young gentle man, rather addicted to " imbibing"—is of course very glad to see him, and opens " another bottle" for the sake of good fellowship. During their carousal, Lady Trump ington makes her appearance, and in this scene an ad mirable display of Mr. Buckstone'sinimitable humou r takes place, when denying the accusation made of his being inebriated. A sleeping draught , slyly administered to him by "Tom," soon takes effect , an d whilst in a state of somnolency he is disposed of and his "venerable aunt" run away with. The next scene shows us the arrival of of f a ms pta i i t n re A ss lo F n r t a a n g k u l e y , n who heon i l i y a re c a a l l l l y ed - really - disinterested n i i t l e fo re rm ste h d erof admirer tiie plot laid to mortify her mbition, and shortly after the heroine herself comes in. A number of misfortunes de prive her of all the accessories necessary to her appear ance at court, but she is determined to p ersevere , an d by a series of happy coincidences, known only to dramatic a uthors, all these wants are supplied, an d, accompanied by Geoffrey Wedderburne, disguised in the habiliments of " his venerable aunt," (as he p ers i s t s i n ca lli ng h er ,) she to Whitehal l . real Lady 4 1 l e o ruse n di hers- gains admission m ho ls w sl eTer the h appearance, having escaped from the custody of her tor mentors, and she has the satisfaction of presenting her interest it Inial matters accuracy the history, fortunes, and pr.( all those vast and distant regions subject to the cr_ this realm. -Of India, that magnificent empire which in yas to Cape west of the of th this present Comoree, and trom the mountain. Indus to the -frontiers of Birmah, and which contain, above one hundred and fifty millions of inhabitants, the general British public know hut little, save that it is a place to which i tunes, armies t, 'ear extends from the H 5 send Governors ht and gain laurelf, .etrieve their for- (the sons and c and young men , tmexions of certain influential merchant me rich, and to perpetuate the existing current of affairs. Much of thi s ignorance is no doubt attributable to disinclination on the part of the English people to study matters in which they do not feel them selves immediately interested, or which do not perempto rily force themselves on their attention ; but much of it is also ascribable to the difficulty of obtaining information in a convenient form, and of ascertaining facts without wading through ponderous volumes, and collecting and arranging disjointed events scattered through a mass of books, dispatches, and documents, some of which are not attainable except by express permission of their guardians. The history of British India, compiled by the late learned and accomplished Dr. Cooke Taylor, was the most com prehensive, trustworthy, and popularly-written account of that empire which was accessible to the general public. But it was defective in many details, and left the reader in arrear of the great and important transactions and changes of the last ten years, without the knowledge of which the actual condition of India could not be under stood. The volume now before us is literally a concise, though comprehensive and sufficiently detailed, history of India, antient and modern, brought down almost to the very day on which we write. The text of Dr. Cook( Taylor has been conscientiously revised and greatly amended, and the continuation of the history I composed b he great advantages of a long residence in India, an arduous study of Indian history, laws, custo ms , an d manners, and an intimate acquaintance with her political, financial, and social relations. We can hardly refrain in justice from giving Mr. Mackenna credit for the production of an entirely original work, so much has he done to improve the original, and so much has he added in the way of sound, substantial, and recent information. Besides a lucid and well-narrated history of the rise, consolidation, and present state of our Indian empire, the reader will find in this book a geographical, statistical, and political resume of the connection of each state with the British Government, of the products, articles of trade, means of defence, and special advantages of each presidency. He will find lists of the Presidents of the Board of Control from its establishment, of the Chairmen and Deputy- Chairmen of the Company, of the Governors-General, of the Governors of each presidency, of the Commanders in-Chief of the various armies, of the Bishops. Judges, &c., all complete to the present date. Mr. Mackenna has paid particular attention to the financial affairs of India, and in relation to them this work is peculiarly valuable. The revenue now derived from this population of one hundred and fifty millions is only twenty millions sterling, whereas a revenue was collected 160 years ago, during the reign of Aurungzebe, of double that amount. This is a fact that requires to be well inquired into, and it raises the important question whether or not tile finances of India have been well managed under the administration of the Company and the Board of Control, Mr. Mackenna contends that the finances of India might be greatly increased, with a corresponding benefit to the finances of Great Britain. He maintains that by collect ing the revenue according to the rules laid down by the Hindoo regulations, by administering justice aecording to Ilindoo laws, by speaking to the people in their own lan guage, by not disturbing them in their possession of their private property, and by the gradual introduction of edu cation and of good practical improvements, which will act beneficially on their moral and social condition, India can be easily secured to Great Britain, and made a rich, extensive, and flourishing field for our labours of com merce and civilisation. Recommending, as we heartily do, this volume as the completest historical, statistical, and political epitome of India, antient and modern, we cannot dismiss it without noticing the excellence and utility of the appendices, particularly the annals of the three presidencies of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, which are given separately, and which contain informa tion drawn from official sources, never before published. These annals are most instructive and useful. That in dispensable requisite in a complete work of this kind, a well digested and ample index, is not wanting ; an that the reader may at a glance discover where he will find whatever information he seeks. To the resident in India, to the writer on Indian affairs, and to the general public who desire to learn the actual state of our great empire in the East, this volume is a faithful handbook and an intel ligent instructor. Stone the First at the Great Glass House; to be com pleted in Six Stones. London : W. E. Painter. We have one serious objection to urge against these stones : they have come too late. They may be heavy and sharp, and well cast, as this first one is, but they ought to have been flung long ago if they were intended to demolish the great conservatory of gimcracks in Hyde Park. That fragile edifice has withstood the awful weight of leaden puffery and brazen adulation which has poured upon it without intermission for six dreary months ; and now that it is in process of dissolution in a natural way, and that the term of its existence is at a close, it is hardly worth while to waste strength and ammunition in smashing the glass and making holes in the skeleton framework. It was pompously erected as a temple for the inauguration of Free Trade : it was appropriately supported by inces sant falsehoods, and audacious quackery; and it has, like the idol that was worshipped in it, turned out a mockery, a delusion, and a snare. Had there been a bold spirit in the London press, it would have been knocked down long ere this, or never have been erected at all. However, the gentleman who has got six stones to fling at it thinks that they are better late than never, and so he has let fly the frst with a vigorous arm and a good aim. Let us hear what he has to say upon international shows of the kind in general : " Plodding, pains-taking, unimaginative, industrious Eng land, has little to do with these pomps and vanities' of trade —at least, it had not when trade was wholesome and compe tition legitimate, and, above all, just. We used to be a nation of fair dealers, thinking that oti nen must live as w e ll as ourselves, moving pace by pace " lh them—at all events, attending to them and looking back their way even when we were fairly and honourably distancing them. Now it is a neck.and-neck struggle: if we attend to our neighbours it is only to watch; full of suspicion, our hand is against every man, as every man's hand is against ours. We more than run a race now-a-days: we kick. We indulge in every possible and impossible manoeuvre to outwit, to circumvent, to cut away the ground from under our neighbour's feet—aye, though we take his own spade to do it ! dc:ln small st•ges, in petty principalities—nay, in large king ns, where tile elements of industry are diftused, scattered, broken, fervid perhaps, but lying apart, languishing or only irregularly vivacious , these summed-up shows, these assem blages of the articles of production, the contest and the com parison which spring from a them, may be beneficial : indeed, are doubtless so. It bearspaternal aspect, this inviting of a general rivalry in th e useful arts—of Ba .congregating for the pur poses of mutual improvem e nt. England, if we congre gate, we do not improve: every mani'as intense self-occupation prevents it. Our sympathies for each other are all on the hard side, and the moment we see that di balance is likely to o ta ou b r pockets, prove a2ainst us, we shut up our hearts as we 'Tis true that an Englishman cannot afford sympa thetic: time is money, and an Englishman can, or thtinkstiahe can, give you but very little of it if you assail him with any thing that solicits in any other wise than as affecting his interest, or as compromising his amusement; because he looks, to some extent, to his amusement as his interest. by a t trum pet, English nation It was a mistake of the wh ole character ofth the a E nation to imagine that they could be assembled, as pet, to a general competition. Industry in this country is diffused all over the land, ramifies through innumerable chan nels, looks not abroad for assistance, begs of no Government, requires no patent, no encouragement—at least, not of the Government order. To talk of the mighty energies of the British millions as to be fostered by courtly patronage, and impelled into livelier activity by continental showings-off by the aide of it I The very power of the English nation resides in this exclusive spirit, in this self-occupation, in this self. CORRESPONDENCE. 0 [Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably requisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents.] REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH TOXTETH WARD TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL :STANDARD, SIR,---It seems to be very generally admitted that during the recent opposition to the Pike scheme many gentlemen made use of the popular cry for the purpose of attaining to a distinction for which by nature and circum stances, and in some instances by education, they were , not qualified. The public, by the press, seems to acknow ledge this error. and to confess thatthe time and the oppor tunity have arrived when a reformation must take place. In speaking of Mr. Hindley I have no wish to be dis -respectful or offensive; but still I consider it only right that my brother electors should be reminded that they are apparently forgetting their duty to themselves and the constituency in which we live. The intellectual character of the town should be justly represented in the council, and every member should be sufficiently fluent to vindi cate his own character whenever it may he assailed, and to advocate the interests of his constituents whenever occasion may require. Can Mr. Hindle) , do this ? Has he done it ? No ! ! I believe more than a few have noticed the rather astonishing fact, tnat during the whole period of his office Mr. Hindley has never once addressed the council, although severe strictures have been passed upon him in his own presence, and the vested interests of his constituents have been assailed by a project for remo ving the timber trade from their locality. Such a man is unsuited for such a trust ; yet he again seeks the obliga tions of an office which he has proved himself so totally unable to discharge, and so far holds with undisturbed serenity an undisputed possession of his indefensible and untenable position. Rates may have been reduced, and Mr. Hindley may adduce the fact as the fruit of his ingenuity, and one of the effects of his persuasive eloquence ; but, if it be so, he certainly has occasion, with Mr. Fernihough, to com plain of the partial reports of the press of Liverpool. His constituents are in ignorance of all his exertions, and have not the privilege to peruse his effusions ! Shame on the one-sided and bribed newspapers of Liverpool, to pluck such a public benefactor, and to decry, even by the censure of your silence, these his important and success ful exertions. Your conduct only proves that "it is useless to throw pearls before swine." The electors of South Toxteth Ward, however, can appreciate his great value, and, as a certificate of merit and a " council" special prize, will return him on the Ist of November unopposed. " That's the way to punish the press." If they don't do justice, the council chamber shall continue to ring with the manly and honest denun ciations of the worthy and eloquent member for South Toxtetb. Electors of South Toxteth, think what von are going to do 1---I am, sir, yours, &c.. AN ELECTOR. THE REFORMATION AT DOON TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The two following letters form a very suitable conclusion to the discussion between the Rev. Messrs. Atkinson and Darby, and the Rev. Mr. O'Dwyer, which has been in various ways so long before the Liverpool public. It is a very curious coincidence, that when Romish priests are driven into a corner, like this Mr. O'Dwyer, they almost always either happen to be overburdeaed just at that particular juncture with "onerous parochial duties," or else the person who challenges them happens to be one with whom their delicate sense of " propriety" will not allow them to " hold any communication." I have no wish, however, to trespass upon your space by any needless comment, and will therefore merely place three of his assertions in juxta-position with the facts, leaving your readers to draw their own inferences. I.—" Without first consulting me regarding the time." Mr. O'Dwyer's own letters, sent by himself to the Mer cury, show that he refused point blank to be " consulted on the matter at all. " Name the day and hour of meet ing," was the only reply they could get to their repeated applications. 2.—" Or apprising me of the day." He was apprised of the day, both by letter from one of the referees in Li verpool, and by the " insulting notices," which were posted upon the wall of his own house, in abundant time for him to have made his appearance at the rendezvous. 3.—" As to Mr. Darby, I have never had, and never will bold, any communication with him. I repudiated his ungentlemanly intrusion in this matter long since." The original challenge was signed both by Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Darbv, and Mr. O'Dwyer's reply was, " Of course I have no objection to Mr. Darby's assisting you in the dis cussion, since you have coupled him with you in the chal lenge." I do not know what may be the experience of other Pro testant controversialists, but every day's experience con vinces me more fully of the unexaggerated truth of Mr. Gun ninghame's saying, that " in dealing with Popery you must be prepared for an almost incredible amount of villany."— I am, Sir, your obedient servant, SAMUEL MINTON. TO THE REV. JOHN O'DWYER REV. SIR.—As it appears, by a letter in the Limerick Chronicle, that you excuse your non-appearance at the Concert Hall, in this town, to meet the Rev. Messrs. Atkinson and Darby, as you had engaged to do, by al leging insufficient notice, we hereby, in the name and by the authority of those gentlemen, advertise you of their willingness to meet you in the same place on either the 4th or sth of November next. We challenge you, in their name, to disprove any of their statements concerning the work of Reformation in the district of Doon, and to make good any of the charges which you have brought against them in the public papers. We beg of you to tell us explicitly whether you accept this challenge, and which of the two days above named best suits your convenience. We also request you to let us know whether there are any parties in Liverpool to whom you would wish to refer us, in order that, should you accept the challenge, we may at once, in conjunction with them, make the preliminary arrangements for the discussion. Waiting your reply, we remain, Rev. Sir, your obedient servants, JOSIAH B. LOWE, Incumbent of St. Jude's. SAMUEL MINTON, Incumbent of St. Silas's. Liverpool, Oct. 14th. - TO THE REV. MESSRS. LOWE AND MINTON. • Rev. Gentlemen,—l am in receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, conveying to me a formal renewal of a chal lenge to a discussion with the Messrs. Atkinson and Darby, in Liverpool, and appointing the 4th or sth of November next for our meeting. In reply, I have to state my regret that certain onerous parochial duties, now commencing, which I am not at liberty to interrupt, will altogether prevent me from leaving this till after the middle of January next. Then it will be a question of serious consideration whether I can, with propriety, meet even Mr. Atkinson in public discussion, after his having so far forgotten the duties of an honourable opponent as to placard a discussion between himself and your humble servant, without first consulting me regarding the time, or apprising me of the day. and to procure insulting no tices to be posted up by night in this neighbourhood, stating that I had backed out of the discussion, although he had in his possession my letters requesting him to let me know, through the post, the day on which the proposed discussion was to take place. As to Mr. Darby, I have never had and never will hold any communication with him. I repudiated his ungentlemanly obtrusion in this matter long since. His indecent obstinacy in trying to force himself on my notice, after my distinct refusal to know him, cannot help me to change my opinion of him. —I remain, your obedient servant, J. O'DWYER, C.C. Doon, Cappawhite, Ireland, Oct. 18th, 1851. THE QUEEN'S LATE VISIT.-NEW STREETS! TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The greatest nuisances in the way which her Ma jesty was taken undoubtedly were the Fever Ward and Night Asylum, institutions good and humane in their objects, but such as ought not by any means to be located in their present position. Indeed, it was a sad blunder to re-construct even the Workhouse on its present site! for whilst the land on which it stands would have realised more than would have purchased a new site in a suitable situation, and have defrayed the cost of new erections, a direct road would have been opened through from Brown low•street to Hope•street, a thoroughfare which the recent royal visit fully proves is required. The mistake—the blundering mistake—may, in some degree, be rectified even now. The new erections in Brownlow-hill terminate a little above Brownlow-street, and run thence at right angles through to Mount-pleasant, opposite Chestnut-street, — a street might be cut through-here, of which the Work house would form one of the sides ; the Fever Hospital and Night Asylum could be removed to more appropriate lo calities, and the land disposed of for building upon. This would afford facilities for reaching Hope-street, which is at present approached only through a narrow street or a nauseous atmosphere. I trust the authorities will endea vour to improve this place, and save us from the disgrace of ever again taking her Majesty past such an asylum. The course also from the Town-hall to St. George's hall, by way of Dale-street and Manchester-street, was by no means calculated to give her Majesty very exalted views of the magnificence of our thoroughfares,—this might be rectified at a small cost, if, indeed, the scheme would not repay the expenditure with a good interest; it has been often before the public, and was very recently mentioned in your own columns in an approving manner. I think Mr. Samuel Holme has the credit of the idea ; I should like to yield him credit for forwarding it to com pletion. The modes operandi is by cutting a new street through from Cook-street to St. George's-hall ; the pro perty which would be required is at present of small value compared to what it would be, and iu a sanatory point of view this scheme would he attended with considerable ad vantages. The street would be about half a mile long, and would (in addition to these advantages) be an ad mirable means of increasing the enthusiasm and of honour ing our most gracious sovereign when she visits us again (as I am willing to believe she will do) at the formal open ing of St. George's-hall. Our festivities came sadly short of those of Manchester, and the expenditure on our part must have been consider ably beneath that in which they voluntarily involved themselves. Surely the loyalty of Liverpool must not for the - future rank after Manchester, a place where, even its own inhabitants w ill ac k now l ege , se lfi s h ness i s t h e ani mating principle. I do not know by what course we could more effectually, or more usefully, emulate our manufac turing neighbours, than by constructing this th or oughfare, by which means a cons id era bl e amount o f pr i va t e capital would be circulated, which now lies dormant ; work would be given. to the operative classes; the Corporation would --------•---------_ *th gr eet protege to the royal personage, who receives her yr m o w having The object of ambition in the mercer s rrt e . been achieved, she retires into private life, so ',,, are Sir George Etheredge, Sydney, comes espoused to her warm admirer, Captain ordsg"A • (reduce" in the c‘mree of the drama in addition to those Ilan l `,4 Among the celebrities of the period, who are tn 4 renowned Mr. Samuel Pepys, and others. After th! for medy, Mr. Buckstone's clever little piece, i GOOCI c of Nothing," was performed, followed by the new for e,... " Bloomerism, or the Follies of the Day," writtenouy; Messrs. J. H. Nightingale and C. Millwerd, of this to o .4 and Mr. Buckstone very judiciously introduced it t. l e e , notice of the Liverpool public on the occasion of his proms. fit. The piece contains numerous hits at the , most re, nent topics of the day; and many smart sayng,B4oottO We trust that this week the piecel em ill pa e rtees—the greater portion of which were quitv tient, andth audience on Friday night, who were so tired , itngeorel. noisy, that scarcely a third of the dialogue " A more continue to play during the week. to th e carefully, and the authors have that justice done lite, which they deserve. The piece does credit to the ir pill rary powers. Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwillior° .( . „ d , THEATRE ROYAL.—M. Robin has been delightlll:l4 merous and fashionable audiences, during.the wee : et ;', of sclever and highly-finished performances in..the e,, t iclot off necromancy . Not only does he perform the br_tee, other professors of magic, but by his skilful woßp'ei meat and beautiful apparatus they appear in qui te a e er. light, and are made more incomprehe ns ib le Po n o p mpre ens) .... n ,.,, i , In addition to all that we have seen before, .51..pft; ee► complishes several new andextraordinary eletj ° . le d 14 while the marvellous NW enact• power of second siebt el d ageti' Madame Robin, excites, by its promptitude awe bold tude, , the wonderment of those who witness it. vv e ; r tbt certainly advise all our friends who have a taste ° marvellous to visit this entertainment. Kbeilalicgireue*' ':001. , CHESHIRE AND li r : „ ,netted to. A plasterer named Blakeley has been ann uli 0 PIP trial, from Birkenhead, for an indecent assault 1!1?30.1,08. ma Whittington, a servant to M. Green, of Limeet,it 3 for A female, named Julia Heywood, was comer White trial on Thursday for robbing her lodgings, te 00 0 f il Horse beer-house, Chester-street, Birkenhed' tity of wearing apparel and bed clothe. ban — The Golden Lion Inn, Neston, ha's . recentlY c A B ea d hands, both with respect to its proprietorship rel_" o ., so pancv. Mr. Turner, of Chester, is now the Lw : 0 601 in bankingT liabilitiesw ocirculationb fi o areyrsmsn,a armereported eadb whoseo Peter failure l e : r u a9 r bo e ikooluo, Mr. Hughes, of Neston, the landlord. On L ' l le e ecla t ,: the opening entertainment was celebrated w ith the Wels. In the case of Messrs. Williams, one of the e erb tb a tech a ter exclusive of a very valuable colliery, neon isi rch,iro e £60,000 has been expended, exceed £50,000. .-- ~, Bra t tl Thar" S Y t . the g ls i e have been committed for stealing two silver cuPe house of Mrs. Moore, widow of the late age °k,- f. of Man Steam-packet Company, in Higlifield•earto also kenhead. A person named Michael Hoylan d ~„ Jo" been committed on the same charge. na med •ch At the Halkin-hall Mine Works, as a man ts Vib i t Bellis was endeavouring to separate two hue ke big foe .. had got entangled at the mouth of the Pit! 0 del slipped, and he fell head-foremost down the,,rt'deoeae of about 80 yards, and perished instantly'. . Ib i e l area• 5 wag 47 years of age, and has left a wife and 7 o"' s i z e ic i ' e MONSTER BOILER.—A boiler of immere.,_„ co on Friday, drawn through the streets of Liverpool waggon, to which were attached no less tht e .fole:, horses. This huge machine is, in fact, onlYt'efeigh„' part of the entire boiler, which weighs upwar na res at l" tons, and is intended for an iron frigate at P , , bourse of constructicn at Birkenhead. i s boar ia ; SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday las t a „ g ee I man, named John Wright, residing in Clere b ! n e u r, iti d i : Birkenhead, was engaged in loading a flat with 11 . , w hea great float. By some mishap the chain snaeeet' on . fr et' trafficsc. tariffs,ehnr cent., payable heavy piece of iron fell upon the unfortunate t il , e d to tb turing both his legs and thighs. He was oon ve ,'lion. 1,6 dispensary, where he now lies in a hopeless con te for tr g , CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY----Trn• : l' s s week ended 19th October :—C. &H. Main Line ll; sengers. £1,385 ss. 6d.; Parcels, H. C. & D'' 0 7 n' 10d. ; Goods, Cattle, &c., £647 2s. ; b 713 C• Se Mold : Passengers, £35 6s. Bd. ; Parcels, re m . Bd. __9 D ,, £2 Bs. 7d • ; Goods, Cattle, &c., £72 3s • v a u. C. Se Y.' boats : Passengers, £230 17s. 9d. ; Parcels, 13 ' £l7 15s. 2d.—Grand total, £3,055 lls. 2d• b e en O r . James Curran, with three or four aliases, ha 9 Eil/ e j mitted for trial for stealing a valuable set,iiihsta,td about wasa r li ta:sot • aowntledoe . k a a n n d their a s b s o e o ts; mounted castors from the house of gr. u de tec 0 Church-street, Birkenhead. T'le prisoner rgeepao9l3 getting the castors through the window. Ile is sc ortun itte ld as a Liverpool thief, and has been ten time s % o rs e l previously, having been, out of four years , thr ee ' 13it" eight months in prison. shoe.-. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—The wife a s hoe.- doe- - . 0 , kenhead, in a fit of rage occasioned by, so with t be i vy quarrel, swallowed a quantity of oxalic acid, : 'A e oirti e , tention of poisoning herself. Intelligence 0. dArg),,b, stance was communicated to Dr. Craig, surgeon' "40 0 ' of street, who was promptly in attendance with the to eie e• ale rh' pump, and was successful in causing the • ey° s tol a t o the poisonous acid before it had operated on al io of ,t INCREASED PUBLIC PROTECTION. -- _A T e p e ,aol l6 „ S i t iCe inhabitants of Claughton was held on We ur ',ing P . grit the Park Hotel, to make arrangements for Piamton--, men on duty at the south end, including Clauf be la ce and and Birkenhead-park—Mr. Samuel Stitt ill . , be Pl a eo t when it was determined that three men shout" n age °- th d o amre n ertea d .rt u jrn t b. y immediately, and to be under the I Mahit an e ll, placed and control of a committee of five resident I .,!; ‘ ," nr y O le o namely Mr. Roht. Kirby, Mr. John Park, Mr . 'i t l ese ..,, a ps 5 A DASTARDLY HUSBAND.—A barber. sc,, „hew ,bl for some time living in Grange-lane, nir' e ,„9 10 ° ,,A i ll tffobe i n yrt and e d hsn e eet i vreeprsani drl to sgo M et osn r figl oteWhomeeemr gentlemen present Ispy i tr.r l ei a cs t et fi .n e t l Hatfield Have:lll.os bvvill l a rev age beet~e carrying on business in a shop of by no nr e - o ere s rbse pretensions, has, within the last few days, m ad - ied ,ba bift with a young female ; to whom, before ha mal l , to ! d ot paid some attention, leaving his wife and fe r fi e 'oo eT, O O I for themselves as well as they may. He ton,.. f /5 5111 0 4 of his intention, but coolly told his wife what o w ` ot oan; big to do; and when she, a weakly and delicate sakesf'epat her knees, implored im to remain, for the 0 0• 60 at children, if he wou d i not for hers, he sternlY„rige 0 .0, 4 ,0 4 quitting the house, made his way to the re't B th (3f I .f where his paramour was waiting for hini• ° tt. -. took the train in the direction of Chester. I . o ,ipari f , the CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.--A pre 1 0 OP 0 tic agreement it seems has been entered in' s g ir o p er Great Western and the two Shrewsbury line_ so 10 0 title of the Associated Companies. Th e tern'', t he ,g t he receipts of aollntlryacffiocmpinasgsinfrgomoveorrit or anY P 8 OcePth fa{ sh w u h r i Y ch o s n ha w ll hi a nte • n or t be come the As all traffic not going that traffic go i ng to re to P ee etr u ~,,;s t ina 9. the Cheshire Junction and the two Shrewshnotn/ri the g i f ee tporibyeabfilxoodtobyththeeCahsesoshciiaretedJunction s o r ' t o f it , t off h o t t oherexcCcoehmeedisnhgtihreofsrjeo m n s c u t b i° .; ll . : ft 01 1 ob b e eiei t o f et : shire Junction line 75 per cent. of the receiP oco on.: 1 0 ar e to the Cheshire Junction, the tariffs being te pett ° A . 10 f 3 1 per o e b e: o bire.;i o o,7 the Cheshire Junction rates. The Cheshire ; if, 50 6 . 0 o to keep the line, sheds, and station in to the WI for t ° o -' 0 them." Meanwhile an act is to be apejle_lieitillf.:etbef. incuryears , the line at 3 per cent: on two millions or r t. folZott year ; and 4 per cent. ever after. The '' " t he 013 oat,' t e f r r e o r m y charge or of or July y pe o n e s x e t i;ncidental. , any time before January, 1856, to har ; e. pg 9 ilepe a ' r amalgamate with the others at par On °for i° a °f1 ;e 111 notice to do so. The act to be applied _easi°- eb" to session, and if not then obtained, in the; to be o s's er The sum expeuded by the last report aPP ea ra isopetb„e £1,989,892, and now the boar d ' king t ° • h o' is a 9 wit • . 0 the extent of £90,000 to pay Mr. BrasseY . 0 01 , this is to be included in the expenditure e` unable to say.—Herapath's Journal. ~ —....2.... ~0 Y. RAILWAY IE ACROSS -- I°' It appears that an arnica_rangereen'd s l qiesno been come to by the Great 'V stern ° le od ' line 11 Railway Companies com with k nheea o f th e vtb ie ahe V :udtnee e ansdt s dutd t oe e i lfrr r i nmnna between i Junction Railway GomP h us° -.--af\Broire ee h GebGßts wes a uil rt. tsreloreatkayaltbgeebtti is understood for s o long B ab ir o k v e e n t h in e e ad o . f ead. ail Th►s will put an end to b tv i ire t e thoe :co rte e : t ee .o9 , : b rti: pcoaliernsufnoircaptoiosnsessilotn j o s fhteige;:dewtohbe;cy:oet, lines of rails will be laid do.wn on the SL d .gsoloy 1 4 t h e br? c a st innw ti. ri a g es, ocitteoerhdr:fjaurnsipiodnlt rdedednaltinersco lb o a u n i li r I nig ilialilidb.";e;slhjoc,,tl.9o;seirey:let.;ol, London and nivifenoi the tor , , ,,s h "io timihnoeenßot months, Birkenhead communicationeannhde ad it a is n d confidentlyCheshireeanno t oJbxuepneccoottimeo i p ' 1 beefew oti..r ee fo lt ! to i isonc o r : li b 09 pleted that amicable arrangements el ' 11 he e °l- Vi e° submit t e d t o er t s h to e existing be of been come to upon an agreement te: co n. tostei, the other compan ies companies. of crossing the Mersey, by tunnel, at illll,f t,►►s ~, 00"....00 ningham, architect and c►vil engineer, ...„.o.„teri, ~ ye , o ls e ' disputes at present ell a project for .40 0 'di the river at Liverpool . ho p_ or i. the S t e n g e" co ' e r It is 1• suchn that an iron tube, on to f the be , s o dIY , 0 across a river as the MerseY is ° u c on- po J 1 first, „d se , it, "..., 1 on the ground of expense; o ' . 'oopori, t he - or the piers which would be necessary to s sit s it! fact 00, impede the currents as to cause vast de.poer, 11 ill of the stream. The conservators of the v rob e tfs successfully oppose any such roiect _., iron th e to. 0 0 od d i that the pt.:tee:reedy irinne;tithiorreiaoronagoe,ooeyrpe:;_ot jbeilorl, Mr. Cunningham proposes to sink te r y "b, ler bed of the river, bur►ed so comPle obstrilao pe, 10 0 thereof that there would be no roore_oula ba.4oetio: currents than at present. The tub,e, ; o ld b,7,, r by • Sti ll , dicular sides and an arched roof. ii; _ u twar° 'd to P p elli prepared bed, and would be p.otecteu 0 i s preP" 10E1;00 contrivances which Mr• furthering _ de ign. v ide , . to those interested in furthering t h e e n esqloe„ I►l coo: there would be two lines of rails rueinpTodestrTiceili"piet• tube, with a passage in them iddl Imorystiotes_ eoriuer The entire work Mr. Cunningha _ 7 d forni:soj j5lll not more than ;€250.000, and it wv u os enge r ,ides i ! V o ' f ol/ means of transit for goods, railwaY pa en be ..11 tp. irke" 1 for trians between Liverpool and B . ~o , - o p__ a communication to and from 111.. ways feeding the Cheshire Junction. ,t4l