The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

EOM P.e1115. On Friday the Mayor fined more than a hundred per sons for having short weights and measures. On Tuesday, a man unknown was found drowned in the lock pit of the Waterloo Dock. On Wednesday, Bridget AP Donough died suddenly on board the Irishman, steamer, while on her passage from the north of Ireland to this port. On the 13th October, Patrick Cosgrove, a labourer, was carrying bricks at a new building in Crown-street, when the plank on which he was walking slipped, and he fell and injured his knee. He died on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a young man named Burns, aged about 19, died from injuries received about a week previous through falling from a stage into the hold of a ship, in Messrs. Challinor's building yard. The Richard Alsop arrived from New York on Satur day week, having on board the first shipment, this season, of new American bacon. The quality is very superior. FINANCIAL REFORM.—On Wednesday, a public meet ing of the Liverpool Financial Reform Association was held in the Concert-hall, Liverpool, which was nume rously attended. Mr. C. Robertson presided. The slaughter-houses in Thomas-street will now be permanently closed. This determination baa been come to by the sub-committee of the Council appointed to in vestigate the subject. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.-Mr. M'Cormick. the contractor for the Liverpool and Bury railway, has been appointed to construct these docks, and he will commence operations within a month hence.—Mail. _ _ _ CorroN FROM INDlA.—Auother cargo, consisting of Indian saw-ginned cotton, shipped at Bombay, in the ship Gulseras, and the produce of the collectorates of Broach, Surat, and Candeish, in the seasons of 1847-48, has just arrived at Liverpool. QUICK PASSAGE.—NEW YORK SHIP NEWS, 29TH OCT.—The Black Star line of packet ship Enterprise, Captain Stanbury Funk, arrived here yesterday, in 21 days from Liverpool, and 16 days from Cape Clear. She has been absent from here only 57 days. The Portico, Newington, is being considerably en larged, and will shortly be opened as an American bowling-room. The room, when completed, will be 106 feet long by 28 feet broad, and there will be additional compartments for the accommodation of visitors. FIRE.—On Thursday morning a fire broke out in a farm-house, granary, &c., at Mosley Vale, occupied by Elizabeth Stanley. Two engines soon arrived. The buildings were much injured, and a portion of farm stock was d The damage is estimated at £BO. WINTER' ASSIZE.—We - understand that on the ninth of December two judges will attend at York and Li verpool to make a gaol delivery of prisoners. There are six, chartists at present in Kirkdale Gaol, awaiting their trials, and several others out on bail. The judges are Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Erie. CLAIM FOR OVER-HOURS BY AN ATTORNEY'S CLERK. —At the County Court of Birkenhead, on Friday, M. C. Stokes brought an action against Messrs. Mallaby and Townsend, solicitors, for a balance of salary due, and for .200 over-hours at the rate of one shilling per hour, Ver dict for the plaintiff—Xl7. DEATH FROM BURNING.—A few days ago a child, five and a-half years old, was so severely injured by her clothes accidentally taking fire that she died on Thursday. It appears that the mother of the deceased went out and left her with her brother, a child about eight years old, and on her return found her burnt as stated. An explosion of gas took place on Tuesday in Mill street, which severely injured a workman named Thomas Pierce. He is now lying in a precarious state—his face, chest, arms, and trunk, being much scorched. The acci dent had its origin in a light being applied by some children to the pipes that were repairing in the street. The flames rose twenty feet. _ _ CAUTION.—On Friday week Robert Brennan, a young lad residing in Gascoyne-court, Bridgewater-street, died under the following circumstances :—About three weeks ago the deceased got up behind an omnibus in Bridgewater street, when the boy who acts as guard behind, took off his cap, struck him across the eyes with it, and deprived him, momentarily, of his sight. The consequence was, that he fell off the omnibus, and a spring cart, which was following, went over him. He received a deep wound in the forehead, which caused his death. MISS EMILY GRANT'S GRAND CONCERT.—We per ceive that the concert of this accomplished young lady and distinguished vocalist takes place on Tue3dav, the 28th instant, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, being under the immediate patronage of the superior and other officers of the garrison, whose presence as well as the superior talent and high position of Miss Grant will, no doubt, command a full and fashionable attendance. Independent of the other attractions offered by Miss G. on this occasion, we perceive she brings out a young lady, her pupil. CAB ACCIDENT.=-On Tuesday evening, whilst the dri ver of a car, belonging to Mr. Frederick Stoner, was inside of a house in Denison-street. the horse took fright, and run at a furious rate down the street, along Bath-street, crossing the bridge at the north end of the Prince's Dock. when it came in contact with the guard chains on the pier -head, jumped over them, breaking his knees, &c., and was precipitated into the river ; it being at the time low water, the horse and car fell on the huge stones in the bed of the river. The horse, a fine, noble, spirited ani mal, was killed on the spot, and the vehicle dashed to pieces. JENNY LIND'S REMUNERATION.—Miss Whitnall is about to give her annual concert in this town, and has been in correspondence with the Swedish Nightingale to secure her services. Miss Whitnall has, however, been disappointed, for the terms asked by those who manage such matters for the Nightengale were 600 guineas down, and two-thirds of all the receipts after the realisation of that sum ! Jenny Lind has a right to any renumeration she is promised, but as 600 guineas was not likely to be obtained by a concert under present circumstances in Liverpool, even though given by Madlle. Jenny Lind, her services have been dispensed with. CHINESE COLLECTION AT LIVERPOOL.—As this unique and interesting exhibition will close on Saturday next the 25th inst., we take another opportunity of advising such of our readers as desire to obtain a gratifying and com plete illustration of the manners, habits, customs, arts, and manufactures of China, to visit the collection without delay. Volumes of information may be learned at this novel and elegant museum in the most attractive form. In addition to the many curious and splendid objects of interest which it contains, the promenade is enlivened by the remarkably fine music of a band of Sax-horns, led with admirable ability and effect by Mr. Blight. We know no place of resort where instruction and amusement are so agreeably blended as with the Chinese collection. PELL'S ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS AND Boz's JUBA.— The performances of this clever band of serenaders con tinue to possess their attractive character ; and Juba, in particular, surprises the public nightly with his unequalled and most peculiar dancing. Our Lancashire toe-and-heel performers are far distanced by Juba, whose accurate timing to music excels anything ever witnessed in this country. So distinct and delicate is the beat of his feet at times that it requires the mos; complete silence on the part of the audience to distinguish it. His general manner is also most pleasing. The selection of songs, chants, &c. during the week has been very choice ; and the singers, banjo, and bone players have even increased the estima tion in which the public were pleased at first to hold them. SUICIDE IN DEANE-STREET.—On Friday morning, Mr. Daniel Glover, an earthenware dealer, in Deane street, and having a stall in the Pedlars' Market, was found suspended by the neck in one of the upper bed rooms of his dwelling, For the last six months deceased had given himself up to habits of intemperance. On Thursday night he retired to rest with hi s w if e a t an e ar ly hour, being then in a state of intoxication ; he rose at half -past seven the following morning, and after remain ing down about an hour, r e t urne d up s t a i rs . A s h e did not again come down, Mrs. Glover went to his room to ascertain the cause, and was horror stricken on beholding her husband suspended to one of the bed posts, quite dead. Turner, a market constable, and a man named Brag, were called in and cut the body down. Miss WHITNALL'S ANNUAL GRAND CONCERT.—The efforts of this deserving and accomplished favourite of the public to provide musical treats for her friends are ac knowledged to have been at all times conducted upon the most liberal scale. We have been indebted to her for the privilege of listening to sonic of the most distinguished professors, both foreign and native, vocal and instru mental. For her approaching concert we observe that she has endeavoured, at least, to secure the services of a singer—Madlle. Jenny Lind—whose attractions are of the very highest order, and for which managers and whole communities are contending. Six hundred guineas, how ever, (the price asked for Jenny,) we think, Miss Whitnall wisely refused to pay in the present, and we may add, in any condition, of the trade of this town. We are happy to observe, however, that she has succeeded in engaging an array of talent of the highest order, including Mrs. Moore, a debutant in this town, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Percival, (flute,) Mr. Walworth, the eminent baritone from the Royal Academy of Music, and Mr. Machin ; that the concert will be given under the patronage of the garrison, and that the military band of the local compa nies will be in attendance and play seyerai select airs, &c. ST. CLEMENT'S NATIONAL SCHOOLS, WINDSOR.-A tea party, in aid of the funds of the above schools, was held at the school-room adjoining the church, on Friday evening last. Several ladies, who were either connected with the congregation, or interested in the schools, were kind enough to supply the tables, and a few other friends liberally contributed to defray the incidental expenses at tendant on an undertaking of the kind. Tn consequence of this unexpected kindness on the partof the congrega tion and other friends of the schools, the committee were enabled to hand over the entire proceeds arising from the tea party to the funds, which have been in rather a de pressed state for some time back. The room was beauti fully decorated for the occasion with evergreens, flags, &c., and every one seemed highly delighted with the whole of the arrangements. After tea, the Rev. F. Parry, B. D., incumbent of St. Clement's, occupied the chair, and several highly interesting addresses were delivered by some of the neighbouring clergy. The Rev. G. W. Warr, of St. Saviour's, in a most touching and solemn manner, addressed the young on youthful piety. The Rev. F. Barker then spoke to teachers—both Sunday and daily— and endeavoured strongly to impress upon the Sunday school teachers the importance of extending their interest to the day schools with which they might be connected. The Rev. T. Cowan next addressed the meeting on the importance of religious knowledge ; after which, the Rev. Dr. Carpenter, of St. Jude's, spoke on the privilege, com fort, and bl e s s i ng o f t h e h a bi t o f prayer. H e ill ustrate d his remarks with several interesting and instructive anec dotes, and afterwards, at the request of the chairman, offered up a short but most app ro priate prayer. The com pany then joined in singing a hymn, and separated shortly after ten o'clock, acknowledging that they had seldom spent a more pleasant and at the same tune profitable evening. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing of examiners held on the 10th instant, Mr. Alexan der Dengle, first officer of the " Palcenham," of Liverpool, was examined, and found duly qualified for a second class master's certificate; and on the 17th instant, Captain William Bradford Taber, of the ship " Digby," of Liver pool, was found duly qualified for a second class certifi cate as master. PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS AT JERUSALEM.—The Bishop of Jerusalem in his last letter to -the Rev. Moses Margoliouth, of this town, gives the following cheering intelligence :—" I aril sure you will be glad to hear that our work is blessed this year more abun dantly than in previous years. both amongst the Jews and the Greeks. We have thirteen Jews and Jewesses under regular Christian instruction." The Bishop then enters into details of a most interesting character. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Sunday morning early a fire broke out in the ale and porter bre mery of Mr. Emanuel Ellis. corner of Wellington-street, Bevington-hill. Every exertion was made to stop the flames, but the roof fell in and the premises were gutted. In addition to a large stored stock, a large brewing of ale made on the Friday flowed down the channel. The office of Mr. Ellis was in an upper portion of the brewery. His books and all that it contained were totally destroyed. The premises are insured in the Atlas office, but we have not heard the loss. THE WEATHER.—Since our last publication, the wea ther has been peculiarly gentle for this advanced period of the year, We have, indeed, had some rather heavy showers, but fine clear atmosphere has generally pre vailed, and several days have been fine and cheerful. On Wednesday morning, a hoar frost showed itself, but with out an appearance of freezing, excepting very lightly on exposed situations in the neighbourhood. On Friday night, abous nine o'clock, we had another visitation of the aurora borealis, very brilliant, the coruscations resembling the lumieres .reflected from a large fire. It endured for about an hour and a half. Sunday was fine and sunny until about four o'clock, when rain fell, and continued for some time, after which it became fine, though cloudy. During the ltst few days, the barometer, after standing about a week so high as nearly set fair," fell gradually to nearly "change," and the wind has at times blown rather :tormily. The thermometer, yesterday morning, stood at 55 deg., indicating a high degree of temperature for the season : wind S. W. and blowing fresh.—We learn that a large breadth of wheat has been sown in the neigh bouring districts this fall, and so far the weather has been favourable for its early advancement. _ THE INFIRMARY.—We, yesterday, received a copy of the highly valuable introductory lecture of Dr. Dickinson, on medical education, delivered at the Liverpool Infirmary School of Medicine. It contains many important hints to medical students and druggists, many ideas which will assist the pupils in their course of study. We learn from it that the infirmary contains 226 beds, and receives within its walls a continuous succession of about 200 patients, labouring under the most severe and acute diseases. The lock wards and the asylum attached to it contain, in addition, 122 beds. The patients are not admitted indis criminately, but are selected by the physicians and sur geons from the multitude who present themselves. The admission is daily, so that the beds are constantly filled by the most urgent cases. The average annual number of patients (exclusive of out-patients and those received into the lock wards and asylum) is about 2,000. The severe casualties amount to nearly 600, and the capital (exclusive of minor) operations to about 60. In such an institution almost every form of disease may be seen, from time to time, and its progress watched th roug h it s var i ous s t ages to its termination either in recovery or death. Thus, students are supplied with the most ample means of be coming practically acquainted with the various form and nature of the diseases and injuries to which the labouring population of this great commercial community are con tinually exposed ; and they may contrast and compare the results of different methods of treatment. DESTITUTION.—On Tuesday Patrick M`Cormack, a child ten years old, died under the following circum stances :—The mother of the child stated, that about seven weeks ago, a person came to inoculate him, but she said it should not be done. The person said that he would do it in spite of her, and he inoculated the deceased, who was never well afterwards. He said that he a ould call again to see the children and bring medicine ; but he never did so. A parish surgeon attended the deceased. The mother stated that she had received relief from the parish. Dr. Callon said he had attended the deceased, and found five children in a small room in a court in Hodgson street. They were without food or clothing, lying on the floor in a state of nudity, with only a small covering over them. Dr. Callon said the name of the person who ino culated the deceased was Campion ; he kept a druggist's shop in Vauxhall-road, but he had no authority to inocu late in the district in which the deceased died. He was not a surgeon. The Coroner said that when he inspected the body of the deceased, there were four other children of the family lying in a state of nudity, in the most wretched condition. Dr. Callon gave it as his opinion that the de ceased was labouring under consumption, but death was accelerated from the want of the common necessaries of life and exposure to cold.—[From a paragraph elsewhere, it will be seen that a verdict of manslaughter has been returned against a man, through whose interference in inoculating them two children have died.] SALE OF THE LATE MR. HAMMOND'S EFFECTS.—We were present, yesterday, at one of the most striking scenes we have ever witnessed, giving a glimpse of " Actors by Daylight," surpassing any ever presented by the clever editors of the amusing work so called. And yet, with all its whimsicalities and curious incidents, there was a dash of the sad and melancholy about it —as, indeed, in which of our common walks of life is there not ? We allude to the sale, at auction, of the theatrical wardrobe and pro perties of the late Mr. W. J. Hammond, the celebrated low comedian, who made his first appearance, a few weeks ago, at Niblo's, in the comedy of ` She Stoops to Con quer," and the farce of " Love Laughs at Locksmiths; and, a few days after, died suddenly, and was followed to the grave by a large concourse of his professional brethren and others. The majority of dresses, &c., were, however, low comedy and farce costumes ; and added to these was a large quantity of appropriate music, with orchestra parts, apparatus for travelling " entertainments," very curious and complete, sketches, &c. The collection of comic wigs was very large, and, theatrically considered. valuable ; and for these last there was a great competition, and they accordingly sold well. So, indeed, according to the best judges, did the entire stock; and we are gratified to learn that the product will form a very handsome fund for the benefit of the surviving family of the deceased comedian. One or two incidents of the sale were striking enough.. When the scarlet frock coat of Tony Lumpkin, the dress in which Hammond made his first appearance in Ame rica, was offered for sale, the book of the piece (" She Stoops to Conquer") was found in his pocket, where he had had it on the evening of its performance. The inci dent produced a touchinc , effect, and the garment seemed immediately possessed of an additional value in the eyes of all present. Some of the dresses sold were superb, and all were in good order.—New York Express. TRANSATLANTIC NEWS OF DR. REYNOLDS.—A letter written by the celebrated Dr. alias Larry Reynolds, of this town, of short-sword-for-seven-pence notoriety, has been received by an intimate friend of his here. The letter was dated " New York," and it went on to state that the Doctor arrived in that city safe and well, after a hazardous voyage, in the course of which the vessel lost masts, spars; and rigging, and bad her sails split into ribbons. He says that he was delighted with the place, that he hoped to commence his professional business of a surgeon in it very shortly, and to do well. Some particulars have been obtained connected with his escape from Liver pool. When he had obtained intelligence of the fact, be crossed over to Birkenhead, walked to Bebbington, and, by means of railway and coach, reached South Wales, where he was for weeks housed and fed by his Welsh friends, very many of whom, particularly amongst the sporting gentry, he could number. He obtained the in timacy and esteem of the Welshmen of the turf in days of yore, when he was in such comfortable circumstances as to be able to keep a pair of hunters, and to be a betting man on grand stands ; and in his adversity they had not forgot ten him. The chase—we do not mean of the hunters, but of the Liverpool detective force—was very hot after him at Birmingham and in Wales ; and indeed, if our memory serve us aright, so determined were the detectives to arrest a Reynolds, that Mr. Reynolds, M.P. was absolutely taaen into custody by them at one place in mistake for Larry. So hot was the chase after him at Birmingham, that the Li verpool police arrived in the town at the very moment when he was quitting it ; but Ao many lines of railway— north, south, east and west—diverge from that town that they lost the scent, and Larry was safely enjoying himself with his legs under the mahogany of his friends in South Wales before they discovere it again. In some time after, the vessel in which he was nearly wrecked, as we have said, the barque Elizabeth set sail from Swansea for New York; he got on hoard her in a fishing hoat,and so reached the new world. He is safe there. The interna tional law prevents him as an English political prisoner f.om being apprehended ; and he will in all probability re main in New York for life,—and we dare say make a ca yital good Lying out of his Irish friends. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. ROYAL ANIPHI THEATRE.—During the past week the talented company of Mans. Dejean has been further strengthened, and several novelties of a very attractive character have been introduced. In the first part, an equestrian act by Mons. Lalanne, has been greatly admired, and has exhibited an amount of fearless daring and precision which we never remember witnessing. Although the rider seems perfectly careless whether he rides, or leaps, forwards or backwards, and turns round on his flying steed without hesitation, there never occurs a mistake, still less " a fall." His equitation is perfect, and lie has the additional merit of being a graceful performer. La Petite Berg is an inte resting little girl, and promises to become a great favourite. Part second introduces us to a grand rope dance, in which Mons. Bono is preceded by Mrs.. Guatier Clarke, an English lady, and a recent addition to the company. Mons. Bono is very perfect in his art, and has been enthu siastically received on every appearance. Some of his feats are very wonderful, and the appointments of this department are upon Mons. Dejean's usual style of libe rality and elegance. We may remark that Mrs. Clarke's appearance as a rope dancer appears to be more for the purpose of giving effect to M. Bone's performances than to exhibit her own powers, which are best shewn in eques trianism. In her act of " The Fishwoman," she exhibits the fearless and dashing style of riding, in which none surpass the equestrians of the English school, along with a rapidity of transformation, and a grace of attitude,which are most striking. We consider this lady as one of the most valuable additions made to the troupe. She fully justifies her Londom fame, and the management have acted wisely in securing her services. Wo are glad to observe in a very pleasing piece, " The Hussars of France," the re-appearance of a favourite of fast season, Miss Fanny Stanley, after a severe accident sustained by her during the stay of the troupe in Paris, from the effects of which she appears to have entirely recovered. We have missed the graceful scarf dance, in which she used to appear, and in which she will not easily be excelled ; but, although not quite equal at present to appear in this, she is eqnally graceful in the piece in which we now observe her. M. Draquet performed some surprising feats on the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. decanters: Balancing himself on his hand on the top of the decanters is an extraordinary proof of equitation. He has great power in his thighs, and has a pleasing manner. Madlle. Paul is a pleasing and interesting equestrian, and dances the " Cacucha" with much grace. Young Nief exhibits on the bare-backed steed. He is an uncommonly talenled young man, and his concluding performance of balancioing himself on the hind quarters of the horse at full speed is remarkable. Madlle. Mathilde is se cond to none but Caroline in the high school of riding. Her style is lady-like, and appears in the hand some costume of the French " Amazone" riding-habit. She offers a perfect model to our female equest;ans. The performances continue to be enlivened by M. Auriols, sen. and jun., Mons. L'Eclair, and Mehemet, the latter of whom is a surprising fellow. It will be seen that as the corn pany's stay in Liverpool is now drawing to a close, and, for the accommodation of families, a few morning performances will be given on Tuesdays and Fridays, the second of which takes place to-day. SUICIDE UNDER REMARKABLE eIRCUMSTANCES.—On Thursday morning, a suicide of a singular nature was dis cOvered to have been committed in an inn, in this town. The deceased was named Edward A. Ray wont, and is supposed to have respectable connections in London. He had for some time been an inmate of the Waterloo Hotel. On the 3d instant several articles of gentleman's clothing were missed from a room in the hotel adjacent to de ceased's bedroom, and, suspicion falling upon him, the police were instructed to observe his motions. He was traced as having frequently been at a house in Pleasant street, tenanted by a Miss Harris, to one of whose lodgers, Miss Mary Ann Byrom, he was in the habit of paying particular attention. He was not there, and the females named stated that they supposed he had gone to London. It afterwards appeared that he had gone to the George Hotel, in Dale-street, aoout 12 o'clock on Wednesday night and asked for a bed. His manner excited some at tention, but he was accommodated, and retired to bed. Not making his appearance in reasonable time in the morning, and his door being fast, two police-officers were called, and, on forcing their way in, they found him hang ing by the neck, by a scarf fixed to a small hook in the wall. It was evident he had stood on the dressing table and thrown it from under him. He feet were about two feet from the floor. He was taken down instantly, but life was extinct. At an early hour on the night on which he committed the act, deceased had called at Miss Harris's house and wrote to Miss Byrom, on a scrap of paper, and in an indifferent hand, as follows :—" Grieved am I that I should not see von once more before dying. When you receive this I am no more, but my remains will be found at the George Hotel. Do not ask me why. Fortune, friends, and mistress,—all are gone, yet I bless thee while dying.—Edward." On the back of the note was written, —" Don't open this note till to-morrow morning. To my Polly."—The deceased, it is supposed, must have been in the habit of taking laudanum, as three or four ounces of that narcotic were found in a bottle in his bed room. Another bottle containing a smaller quantity of the same poison was also found. The inquest was held on Friday. Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, stated that deceased had there contracted a debt of about £2O. Deceased had stated that he was heavily involved in stock transactions. Miss Harris confirmed the statement that he had paid his addresses to Miss Byrom. Miss Byrom, agood-look ing woman of small stature, said deceased and she had kept company together, and that for the last few weeks he had appeared much depressed in spirits, having, as he said, lost a- great deal of money in London. She saw him last alive on Sunday night, when he appeared to be still more desponding. He was in the habit of taking laudanum. Upon receiving the above note she took it to tho Police-office. A constable said he received the note, and thinking the writer was the person he was in se-arch of, he went to the George Hotel, and forced open the deceased's bed-room door at two in the morning. De ceased appeared much excited, and endeavoured to keep possession of the two bottles of laudanum, but the officer took them from him, and left him about four o'clock, when he appeared in a quiet state of mind. At eight (as stated) he was found dead. The coroner reprimanded Ellis, the officer, for having entered the room of deceased in the un warrantable manner he bad done. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WORLD.—The pre ent month's number of Revelation Readings, edited by the Rev. A. Dallas, contains an important chronolo gical table, compiled with careful accuracy from the Scripture record of events which have occurred from time to time since the world began. The table shows clearly that the age of the world is at least 5976 years, and the object of it is to prove, from the lowest calculation of express durations assigned in the Bible to separate and successive scriptural facts, that 3592 years from the crea tion of man had elapsed at the termination of the Baby lonish Captivity ; to which, if we admit the usually re ceived computation of 536 years to the birth of Jesus Christ, and thence of 1848 to the present day, we find that, while there may have been more, there certainly have not been less than 5976 years since the creation, bringing us now within 24 years of the end of the Sixth Millenary. The subject is especially interesting to those who believe that the eternal sabbath of rest, commonly called the Millenium, commences at the seven thousandth year. EMIGRATION AS A MEASURE OF RELIEF.—One of the most solid and careful statisticians of the present day computes the amount of persons living by theft and in idleness and want at upwards of 150,000 in the United Kingdom. Now we hold this is not an exaggerated state ment of the social condition of Great Britain and Ireland. Rather, indeed, is it the reverse, and yet the government is silent and inactive, although.at the same time the State has at its command upwards of 88,000,000 of acres of lam] within a few hours' sail of London. The vacant Crown lands in Nova Scotia are estimated at 5,787,772 acres ; 12,300,851 in New Brunswick ; 1,000,000 in Prince Edward's island and Cape Breton ; and in Canada, 70,000,000. Again, turn to British America, with its wild wastes, uncleared forests, and almost untrodden tracts of land. Why, within that continent alone we have unoccupied Crown lands amounting to upwards of 200,000,000 of acres. And we find ministers, meanwhile, afect perplexity, as to how best to relieve the misery, destitution, and poverty of the mass of Great Britain. We say affect perplexity, because, with the numerous evidences of the advantages to be derived from coloniza tion, lying neglected in the Colonial Office, and to be de rived from our own knowledge and experience, it would be paying their skill and sagacity a poor compliment did we hint at their being ignorant onthe subject.—The Emi grant. • THE LANCASHIRE WEAVERS—MATHEMATICIANS AND BOTANISTS.—There is a class of men in Manches ter, unknown even to many of the inhabitants, and whose existence will probably be doubted by many, who yet may claim kindred with all the noble names that science re cognises. I said "in Manchester," but they are scat tered all over the manufacturing districts of Lancashire. In the neighbourhood of Oldham there are weavers, com mon hand loom weavers, who throw the shuttle with un ceasing sound, though Newton's " Principia" lie open on the loom, to be snatched at in work hours, but revelled over in meal times, or at night. Mathematical problems are received with interest, and studied with absorbing attention by many a broad-spoken, common-looking factory hand. It is perhaps less astonishing that the more popularly interesting branches of natural history have their warm and devoted followers among this class. There are botanists among them, equally familiar with either the Linnwean or the natural system, who know the name and habitat of every plant within a day's walk from their dwellings ; who steal the holiday of a day or two when any particular plant should be in flower, and tying up their simple food in their pocket handker chiefs, set off with single purpose to fetch home the humble-looking weed. There are entomologists, who may be seen with a rude-looking net, ready to catch any winged insect, or a kind of dredge, with which they rake the green and slimy pools ; practical, shrewd, hard-working men, who pore over every new specimen with real scientific delight. Nor is it the common and more obvious divisions of entomology and botany that alone attract these earnest seekers after knowledge. Per— lisps it may be owing to the great annual town-holiday of Witsunweek so often falling in May or June that the two great, beautiful families of Ephemerithe and Phryganithe have been so much and so closely studied by Manchester workmen, while they have in a great measure escaped general observation. If you will refer to the preface to Sir J. E. Smith's Life (I have it not by me, or I would copy you the exact passage), you will find that he names a little circumstance corroborative of what I have said. Sir J. E. Smith, being on -a visit to Roscoe, of Liverpool, made some inquiries from him as to the habitat of a very rare plant, said to be found in certain places in Lanca shire. Mr. Roscoe knew nothing of the plant; but stated, that if any one could give him the desired inforination, it would be a hand-loom weaver in Manchester, whom he named. Sir J. E. Smith proceeded by coach to Manches ter, and on arriving at that town he inquired of the porter who was carrying his luggage if he could direct him to So-and-So. " Oh, yes," replied the man. "he does a bit in my way ;" and, on further investigation, it turned out that both the porter, and his friend the weaver, were skilful botanists, and able to give Sir J. E. Smith the very information which he wanted. Such are the tastes and pursuits of some of the thoughtful, little understood, working men of Manchester.—Mary Bur!on, a Tale of Manchester - Life. RATHER, EXPLICIT.—At the last Wisbech Statute the following conversation was overheard between two natives of the neighbouring county of Norfolk, who had come to try for places at the Statute :—" What ! ha' you left your old master, Jack ?" " Well, ah bor, that I have."' s` Why you must ha' lived there a 'mazing long while."' " I should think I have, and all." " Why how long ha' you lived there ?" " Let me see ; I'll soon tell you. Can you remember that bor Charley being born ?" " I should think I can." " Well, that's the year I went there." " Why, how long is that ago." "Do you re member that fiftin acre being wheat ?" "DoI, ah " That's the first year I went there. Well, now that's bin awts twice, barley three times, and wheat once, and now it's wheat agin ; so i'll leave you to guess how long it is." STROLLING BEGGARS.—The beggars of whom we read in Scripture lived in the place or neighbourhood where they asked alms, and so were known to be real objects of charity ; they also gave a kind .of nledge for their good behaviour. This widely differs from the modern case of strolling beggars, who are frequently imposters, and still more generally profligate characters. Except in extraor dinary cases, it is in all respects most advisable to relieve those who are known by us both as to their wants and conduct, and provided less be not given in charity, and no extreme case neglected, the refusal of relief to vagrant beggars is rather a proof of discretion, than an indication of defect in beneficence. If this conduct were generally adopted, the indigent would, in ordinary cases, be com pelled to abide where they are known ; the sums expended in charity would be far more profitably employed; the interests of morality and religion would be better secured ; and the poor themselves would be tar more adequately relieved.—Scott's Commentary, HOLYDAXS, ETC. 23d Sund. aft. Trinity CAPTURE AND RECAPTURE OF A BRITISH VESSEL. The following important letter, dated Gibraltar, Nov. 8, was received yesterday morning by Mr. Court of the Underwriters' rooms : " The brig Three Sisters, Foster, master, from Glasgow and this port, bound to Malta, was attacked on the 2nd instant by pirates off the coast of Barbary, and taken pos session of. The master and crew (eight in number) escaped in the jolly-boat, and were picked up a few hours after by the Dawn, from Alexandria, and brought here. The Three Sisters had on board 800 barrels gunpowder, 400 barrels herrings, from Glasgow, 15 hogsheads tobacco, five bales manufactured, and a quantity of cocoa taken in here. " Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus went off last night in search of the captured vessel, with the intention of communicating with the English Consul-General at Tan giers on the subject." " Gibraltar, 10th November. 1848. " SlR,—The foregoing is a duplicate of my memoran dum sent per Jupiter. The captain of the Polyphemus, Maclererty, fortunately would not take the bad advice of our governor to proceed at first to Tangier and consult with the Consul-General, but started direct for the coast of Barbary in search of the brig, which he found anchored in a little creek near Cape Tres Forcas, with hardly room for the steamer to turn in. The pirate on board the brig jumped overboard on seeing the steamer, and swam on shore, and Captain Macciererty then found that pre parations were made to give him a warm reception. A number of men with long muskets were stationed amongst the brushwood near the beach, and the cliff round the cove was lined with armed men to the number of several hundred, having, besides their muskets, one long' gun. The steamer ran at once into the cove and laid the brig on board, when the pirates opened a heavy fire, in the midst of which the prize was brought out, but not until four of the crew, including the second lieutenant, Mr, Wasey, were wounded. Lieutenant Wasey received a ball in his arm, near the elbow, one seaman was shot through the thigh, the other two were slightly wounded. Yesterday the steamer returned with the brig in tow. The pirates had made the most of their time, the sails and running rigging were all gone, the cabin and fore castle gutted, and a considerable part of the cargo, includ ing four boxes of Scotch handkerchiefs, and it is believed the gunpowder, was carried off. A large fire was lighted on the brig's deck when she was boarded, and it is very probable that had time been lost in going to Tangiers first, as recommended, she would have been burnt before the steamer could have reached. Great praise is due to Cap tain Macclererty and those under him for the prompt and gallant manner in which this service was performed. " I am, sir, yours respectfully, "M. H. BLAND. " To Thomas Court, Esq." LOCAL MEETINGS. SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting on Tuesday Rector Campbell presided. A report was read from Mr. Brown, the Government Inspector of Schools, in which he stated that the children at the Workhouse Schools were pro gressing satisfactorily, and that the industry of the chap lain was very manifest.—A letter from Rector Campbell to Sir George Grey was read, relative to the increasing immigration of Irish into the parish—the number who arrived on Sunday week having been 1087. The letter alluded to the mass of Irish who arrived last year, the cost of whom to the present time exceeds £40,000, and the consequence of which was that 4000 houses in the borough are now unoccupied. The parish wished there fore for some instructions how to act in the matter. In reply, Sir George Grey said that government could not interfere in any way to prevent the immigration, but that by a recent act the remedy provided by the legislature was the power of removal back to Ireland of the persons ap plying for relief. The chairman then said that the Vestry must therefore help themselves, and meet importation by exportation ; and the inhabitants of the town would help the Vestry by determinately refusing to give any money to unknown beggars in the street. It appeared that the steam-boat proprietors bring the Irish from that coun try at Is. a head, and will not take them back for less than 2s. 6d.—The health of the town, it was stated, was unusually good ; the pauper funerals for the past month had been only 34, whereas in the previous month they were 49, and the month before 54.—From the report of the medical officers it appeared that the staff is to consist of a non-resident physician and surgeon, a house-surgeon, and an apothecary,—the three first to be paid at the rate of £lOO per annum each, and the apothecary £BO and rations. Several applications were received, and, after divisions had been come to, Dr. Burgess was appointed physician, Dr. Gee, surgeon, and Mr. Steel house surgeon ; and the services of Mr. Taylor and Mr. Leather were ordered to be discontinued at the- end of three months. Mr. Gildhersleeves was elected a district medical officer in the place of Dr. Torbuck.. DOCK COMMITTEE. At the meeting of this body on Thursday, Mr. Nicol, the deputy-chairman, presided. There were also present sixteen other members. Mr. J. Bramley-Moore sent in his resignation of the chairmanship of the committee, and in doing so bade the members " an affectionate and grate ful farewell," thanked them " for the great kindness and indulgence which he had received as their president, and for the unbounded confidence always reposed in him, which he could say conscientiously had never been abused." The following passage from the letter is highly import ant:— "When I accepted the important office of Dock Chairman, I found the estate prosperous, and with a large surplus—a sur plus sufficient to enable you, with due regard to the bondhold ers, to make considerable reductions in the dues in 1844, and a further reduction during the past year to • the amount of about £40,000 per year. It is highly satisfactory for me, after a care ful examination of the accounts, to be able to state, that not withstanding these reductions in favour of the commerce of the country, the estate exhibits a surplus of income over expendi ture of £35,761. In arriving at this result, the interest on the entire bond debt, including the new north docks and purchases at Wapping, is charged to the debtor side, and not added to the capital. The tonnage inwards during the present official year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, say from the 24th of June to this date, is also a gratifying cir cumstance, the increase being 26,371 tons. On the motion of Mr. Molyneux, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Moore " for the able and zealous manner in which he has defended and promoted the interests of the Dock Estate for a period of seven years, and his cour teous and impartial conduct in the chair during a period of five- years." Mr.. Tobin, as the oldest member of the board, seconded the motion, and said that no chairman could have given more satisfaction than Mr. Moore. They were very much obliged to him for all that he had done. The various committees were then appointed. On the Warehouse Management Committee, Messrs. Saunders, Rankin, Bold, Henderson, Mann, and Molyneux were proposed as members.—Mr. Aikin thought that if Mr. Robinson were appointed on this committee, it would save several thousands a year, as he was intimately ac quainted with warehouse management, and there were warehouse-keepers in the town who had conducted a much larger business than the committee had to manage, at a tithe of the expense which it cost the committee. — Several members thought that the appointment of Mr. Robinson, when there was no vacancy, would imply a vote of censure on the committee.—After some further discussion, the committee was appointed, without inclu ding Mr. Robinson,—Mr. Mann first observing that these warehouses were a novelty in Liverpool, and the committee had to contend with many great difficulties, and against the opposition of almost the whole town in the management of them. Let a man be ever so conver sant with the up-town warehouses, he was as a child when he came to these warehouses, and he had to unlearn much that would be beneficial in the management of other warehouses. The expense of management had been vastly increased in consequence of the opposition they had to contend with from the warehouse-owners, the land owners, the merchants, the brokers, the warehousemen, the carters, and every individual. The sub-committee had been watched with a lynx eye; and if by any possibi lity an error was detected, then came a claim against the dock estate. He thought it would be hardly right that any alteration should take place at present. Up to three months non the total average cost on goods was 151 d. per ton, LI the last three months the cost had been reduced to ton, and they had great hopes—indeed a certainty----of I%;.sn.:ng it considerably still; therefore, the present committee ought to have the credit for any thing that occurred in the cheapening of the charges. PACKET LIST, GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Nov. IS. Mailsdesp'd'Last Packet Next Packet Destination. ; fromLowlon sailed. due. i S'HAMPTON STATION Lisbon 7th, 17th, Iberia Next Mail Madeira Spain Gibraltar every.month 1 Malta &lonian Islands 3rd awl 20thitipon Next Mail Greece and Eg.ypt.... of every Oct. 20 due Nov. 28 India, Ceylon,& China month. (1) Brit. Col . in W. Ind. (except Honduras & ' 2nd and 17th'Trent Next Mail Bermuda,) For. Col. 1. of every Nov, 17 due: Nov. 22 in W. Indies, except Havana, Venezuela, month. and Madeira (2) Mexico& Havana . } 2nd of every Teviot. .... Next Mail (3) Bermuda St. Juan month only. Nov. 2 d ue N ov . 2 2 de Nicarava, and} 17th of every Treat . Next Mail y. New Grenada FALMOUTH STATION. Madeira, Brazil, and 1 Evng. of 4th II M Peterel HM E x p ress Buenos Ayres / every month Nov. 6 Nov. 24 Bueno's Ayre5.. . .... LIVERPOOL STATION. Brit. N. America s Ber made. and U States I Every Fri, l , day. 1 , I Britannia I Nov. is Hibe i l s • l u o i v a .i 8 DAYS. TIDE TABLE. MORN. lEVENG.I MORT. Nov.( h. m. h. m. ft. in. Tuesday.. .21 8 5 535 12 11 Wednesday .22 9 1 923 13 7 Thursday .23 944 10 4 14 8 Friday ....24 10 22 10 29 115 6 Saturday ..25 10 56 11 13 16 2 Sunday .. .26 11 30 11 45 16 8 1 ! M0nday....27 - 0 2 16 9 ANECDOTE OF SIR THOMAS FICTON.—When the army was crossing the Pyrennees, Sir Thomas Picton soundly rated a certain commissary for neglecting to forward the supplies for the troops; and concluded by assuring the commissary, with an oath, that, if the supplies were not at hand by a certain hour on the following day, he would hang him on the nearest tree. The commissary made all baste to lay his complaint before Lord Wellington—" And did Picton say that he would hang you ?" "He did—he swore he would." "Then, Sir, I advise you to have the supplies up in time ; for, depend upon it, ricton will keep his word." CORRESPONDENCE. THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—May I take the liberty, through your journal, of suggesting to Lord John Russell an easy method of getting rid of that ridiculous and very foolish " bore," the " Financial Reform Association." As you and all your readers are aware, there is in exist ence a very heavy tax upon daylight —or, if you like, " sunshine," in the shape of a window -tax. This may be just and very proper; but at the same time I do not see why daylight should be taxed more than " moonlight," and therefore would I take the liberty of recommending his lordship to tax the latter, were no other benefit de rived from this measure than this, that it would have the effect of completely annihilating the .Financial Reform Association ; the quantity of moonshine dealt in by them being so large, they could never pay the tax imposed upon them. It would, though, be more from the quantity emitted than the quantity received. They would find themselves in a parallel position with au economically-in clined gentleman, who, in order to avoid the additional tax of an extra window, decided upon closing the window of his scullery. They would also have to close up their scullery, and a dirty one it is.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, A. P. J. B. [lf the Association would direct its attention more im mediately to an endeavour to effect a revision of our cus toms and excise duties, it would not so entirely justify our correspondent's censure.] PROPERTY TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sin,—Will you oblige by informing me, a constant reader of your valuable paper, " why myself and so many others in Liverpool have not yet received from Govern ment their orders for a return of the property-tax for the year 1846-7," though they have paid the tax for the year 1847-8, such parties not being possessed of the income of £l5O per annum ? You would also oblige by suggesting " whether it be advisable to address the Commissioners for Special Purposes, Somerset House, London, in the public papers, or for the parties to call a public meeting to deliberate as to what is best to be done." I am, sir, your obedient servant, Toxteth Park, Nov. 15, 1848. "W. M. REMEDY FOR IRISH IMMIGRATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,-It appears painfully plain that we are on the eve of witnessing a recurrence of those fearful scenes of sick ness, want and woe, brought amongst us in the winter of 1846, by the unhappy Irish sufferers. Government having formerly declined granting any relief for the past, or remedy for the future, I suggest to our local authorities, if it is not in their power to levy a rate offour or five shillings each on all deck passengers entering our Port from Ireland. This plan has been acted upon by the Canadian Go vernment; and its adoption was forced upon that colony by circumstances precisely similar to those in which the rate-payers of Liverpool are now placed_ The result has been most successful. Supposing that this " head money " were to be re covered from the owners of vessels importing immigrants, it would simply lead to the instant raising of the passage money from one to five or six shillings ; the destitute would be compelled to cast themselves upon their legal protectors ; whilst those who come to this port for legiti-• mate purposes would not, even with the rate named, be charged an unreasonable sum for their passage. As a matter of consequence, I should suggest that the entire sum thus received should be paid over to the paro chial authorities, for the purpose of returning to Ireland all those whose " settlement " belonged to that country. I am, &c., W. [We doubt if our authorities have the power to carry out our correspondent's suggestion, or it would doubtless have the intended effect.] MR. POLLOCK'S STH NOV. SERMON. TO THE EDITOR OI? THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Mr. Pollock has acted, I think, very properly in giving this sermon to the public. The printing of it gave rise to some observation and comment : and since, as is usual in such cases, much was imputed to him that he did not say, he only availed himself of the proper channel for rectifying any mistakes by publishing what he actually did say. have read the sermon with attention and de light. It is an excellent exposition and application, generally, of the passage selected for the text ( Luke is.- 54-56). It brings together also some dates, documents, and information about the four services• appointed in our hook of common prayer that must always be valuable. But, has it ever been urged that these services rest upon the same authority with the remainder of the prayer-book ? The question really is, whether, albeit short of that au thority, they possess not sufficient sanction to justify (or even, more) the stated use of them. I thought as I was perusing the sermon that Mr. Pollock might well have accounted for the severity of the expressions against which he took exception, by referring them to the period at which the service was compiled, and the proximity of the danger from which the nation had been delivered. And considering the position, prospects, and efforts of the same enemy to our religion and our country in the pre sent day, I cannot but regret that the able mind and pen of Mr. Pollock has not rather been directed into some such channel, than through that now chosen by him. Notwithstanding, as I have said, the sermon is an ad mirable one, and I commend it to a wide circulation. —I am, yours, &c., PRATE STAN S. SUPPOSE THE. JEWS BECOME "THE POWERS THAT BE," WHAT TREATMENT WOULD CHRISTIANITY EXPERIENCE. AT THEIR HANDS ? (From a Correspondent.) This problem suggested itself more than once to our mind. It exercised our thoughts a few years ago, when a Christian gentleman, Mr. Cribbace by name, advocated, at a public meeting held in Crosby Hall, London, the Utopian scheme for Englishmen to purchase Palestine, for the purpose of reinstating the Jews there as a nation. After Mr. C. had eloquently expounded his views to his crowded audience, .a Jew, Mr. Mitchell by name, got up and coolly put the question to Mr. C., " If you reinstate us in Palestine, shall we be permitted at once to drive Bishop Alexander and his attendants out of Jerusalem ?" The above problem then for the first time flashed forcibly upon our minds, and exercised our ingenuity a good deal. We did not like, however, to give the solution we arrived at. The same problem has now again invaded the cham bers of our thoughtfulness, and as we are very reluctant to take upon ourselves the responsibility of solving it, we propose it to our readers. Let us see what hand that intelligent body will make of it. The reason of the above problem recurring to our minds is the following :—The Established Church of Scotland had for some time a very flourishing missionary station amongst the Jews of Tunis. That Church estab lished in Tunis two excellent schools—for boys and girls —which were ably managed under the superintendence of the Rev. N. Davis, and Miss M. E. Brown, and were the means of doing a great deal of good amongst the Jewish rising generation of Tunis, in every point of view. General education began to be diffused in that hitherto most benighted regency. There are, however, in the British Consulate of Tunis two office bearers, who are of the Jewish nation—whose creed• is, if creed it may be called, atheistical—father and son ; the former is Chan cellor and the latter Secretary of that Consulate—Messrs. Santitiana by name. These two worthies are the sole managers of British affairs in that important Regency. These individuals, though excommunicated from the Jewish synagogue on account of their gross immorality and avowedly infidel principles, are nevertheless the most virulent and implacable enemies of Christianity and Christians. They became " moved with envy," when they beheld the success the Gospel obtained amongst the Jews of Tunis ; and have therefore exerted all their influ ence to banish once more the preacher of "righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come" from that dark region. They made peace with the chief Rabbi of Tunis —the spiritual head of the Jewish community there—and assured him that he might do anything he liked to the Jewish Christians, her Britannic Majesty's Consul general would do nothing towards protecting " those wretches." The Rabbi, who hitherto did not venture to lay violent hands on Jewish Christians, hailed this de claration with great complacency, knowing that the Messrs.. Santitiana were " the powers that be" in the British. Consulate there, and could therefore do all their pleasure. Rabbi Shua Bisi then communicated the same intelligence to his son-in-law, Khaid Y.ouseph—the civil head of the Jews of Tunis. This Youseph is a very rich man„and is one of the principal mon- y-leo to the impoverished Bey, and for a large swli mcney pur chased for himself the Khaidship over the Jews of Tunis. The Bey is under great obligations to him. The Tunisian Pharisees—the Rabbi and Khaid—finding that the British Saduceet—the Chancellor and Secretary of the British Consulate—were desirous of yielding them a sacrilegeous band in persecuting, and if possible in extirpating, Jewish Christians from Tunis, repaired to the Bardo—the Bey's palace—and obtained the most cruel edicts against the Jewish followers of the Lamb. Some Jewish Christians were imprisoned and bastinadoed, and others had nar rowly escaped being beheaded. The Rev. N. Davis, though a British resident, was in danger of his life, and the schools were broken up ; for the most violent and systematic persecution was set on foot against the parents who would dare to send their children to the Scotch school, and thus the missionary, his wife, and Miss B rown , the worthy foundress of the girls' school,i were obliged to leave Tnnis on the shortest notice ; and all this because Jews are " the powers that be" in the Tunisian British Consulate. We do not at present comment on the con duct of Sir Thomas Reade, the British Consul-general ; we expect the Church of Scotland will, ere long, lay a succinct account of that functionary's behaviour before the British public. We quote the following passage from an article which appeared in the Malta Mail on the 26th of last May. The article refers to a report which was too good to be true, viz., that Sir Thomas Reade had received orders from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to dismiss the Santilianas forthwith from the British Con. sulate. The article contains the following passage '• Now the British subjects must sing a Te Deum for having got rid of the said Messrs. Santilianas, men the most tyrannic and cruel, who have been the means of all the injustices which Sir Thomas Reade afforded to his British subjects!' We must not omit to notice, that the best an d most heartfelt thanks of the British Christian public are due to Mr. Ferriere, the Voritish Vice-Consul of Tunis. If it were not for his proxnpt, energetic,, philanthropic, and Christian conduct, some Christian Jews would most pro bably have been biheaded. Fop our own part we feel NOT. 21, 1848. heartily grateful to the Almighty that a man possessed of such Christian principles is to be found in the British consulate of Tunis, though his power is necessarily g' rafted. We are pleased with the tone of some of the Jewis h preachers and lecturers in this count r y, an d we beliel' , that some of those gentlemen may be the means of re i ; moving the bitter hostility whi c h p erva d es th e Jewish breasts towards Christianity. For instance, we bea, r ,, with no small degree of gratification of Dr. Raphill'' liberal sentiments, enunciated by that preacher last 53 ' turday week in the Jewish Synagogue, Seel-street, 113 also, on the same evening, in the Mechanics' Institution; but we know, to our sorrow, that there are many rn° r° Mitchells in England than Raphalls. We cannot help' therefore, proposing to our readers the following problem for their solution :—SUPPOSE THE JEWS BECOME " 111° POWERS THAT BE," WHAT TREATMENT WILL CHRISTI' ANITY EXPERIENCE AT THEIR HANDS POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday, three men were committed for charged with having stolen five firkins of butter from 5 P.: Clarence Dock quay, just l an d e d by th e Hercules freu. Newry. Two other men were committed for receivia the same, knowing them to have been stolen. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—On Tuesday, at the police-coat' two men, named James Bowman and Joseph Croft, We re charged with committing a violent assault upon an eldert i gentleman, named M'Cann, at the corner of Regent' • s street, Waterloo-road. Mr. M'Cann was conveyed, I° state of extreme exhaustion, to the shop of Mr. LOTE ridge, a druggist, labouring und er a severe woun d o n t"" left temple, which had been inflicted with some sha r r instrument. A short time ago, he had occasion to nr pear against some companions of the prisoners, w ho ford part of a lawless gang, and are the terror of that part of the town. Committed for trial. THE MARINE STORE DEALERS.—It appears these get l : try have hit upon an expedient tocircumvent the vigilaue' of the police, which of late has been directed especially t° their mode of doing business. On Thursday a me t ] named Smith, who keeps a store in Brick-street, uv, brought before Mr. Rushton, ch arge d w ith h av i n g 2 0 ' lqr. 171bs. of lead in his shop, supposed to have hel l stolen ; the lead was melted. Smith st a ted th a t he bo a bought it from two women whose names are Mullions° and Campbell, and both of whom keep marine stote 9 ; The women denied the charge. From the fact of the lead being melted, it was impossible to trace the ownership; the three prisoners were consequently discharged. THE DESTITUTE IRISH.—The approach of winter brings instances of the miserable condition of the pool' Irish in this town. On Thursday two peasant lads from the unhappy country were brought before Mr. Rushton on the charge of having stolen a few turnips. A police constable arrested them at Everton, with the turnips 10 their possession, which they stated were taken from field four miles off. They gave their names as Michael and Martin Drury. The magistrate enquired from what part of Ireland the lads came, to which they replied Ross' common, but declined to return, as they have no friend ] there. The only alternative open to the magistrate tva s put in force, namely, fourteen days' imprisonment. , STEALING A Cow.—On Saturday, Ed war d H assa ll and Michael Coody, two butchers belonging to this town' were brought before the mag i s t ra t es a t Bi r k en head' charged with having-stolen a fat cow, the property o f the Rev. Josias King, of Woodchurch, in Cheshire. It aIY peared that the cow had been taken from a field at Wood' church at a very early hour on Monday last, and brough t over to Liverpool (by two men answering the descriptll of the prisoners) from Tranmere ferry, by the six o'cloc boat. On Thursday or Friday Hassall or Coody called to sell a cow's hide at a tannery in Bevington-bush. The tanner noticed that it answered the description given I , l t a descriptive bill, a copy of whi c h b e h a d rece i ve d, stl_, sent out for the police, but the men ran awa y. The' were, however, captured, and committ e d t o Ch es t er cuss' ,,,,e7 for trial. IMPUDENT CLAIM.—On Saturday, a claim for war? . was made by a seaman named Taylor against C a ptalO Duncan, of the Ravina. He and twenty others had i de' serted the vessel to get higherwages. Aft er th e case h ad been heard, Mr. Rushton said to Taylor,—"How did Vol get back to Liverpool ?" Taylor : " I came in the Aber;, deem' Mr. Rushton : "At what amount of wages? Taylor r "X 5 per month." Mr. Rushton (to the car tain):. " I advise you to seek out the owners of the Aber: deen, in order that their wages may-not be paid. This is one of those common robberies committed by fellows who sign articles to go to our colonial ports : they desert the ship in order to obtain higher wages. If you will take ii advice, you will warn the owners of the Aberdeen ; 9°' may file an information against the crew, and they will be, made to pay all the expenses you ha v e i ncurre d, th e vibe twenty-one of them, and you cannot do a better servic e to the mercantile marine than by doing this." CHARGE-OF EVADING DOCK DUES,—On Wednesdeil Messrs. Boyd and Brown, commission merch a nts, appeare°, to answer a summons preferred by the d oc k so li c itor, o!" leging that the defendants had shipped a quantity of P iron on board the ship Ohio, lying in the Waterloo Dock, The vessel left this port on Saturday, and on Monday th e defendants tendered the amount of the dues at the DoOt' office, when it was refused. Mr. Rushton, after hearing evidence, said there was no legal proof of an attempt t° . evade the dues, the course pursued being the usual one , besides, the defendant did not hear anything of the sun?' mons till after the money was tendered. A clerk 1 0 Messrs. Boyd's office said he had repeatedly paid dues 03 iron two cl.lys after the shipment. There was no attempt made to evade payment. Mr. Rushton thought the sys tem pursued was a lax one, but he should, under the cir cumstances, merely inflict a nominal penalty of 205., and order the double amount of dues to be paid. The full pe nalty is £2O. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—James Carr, James Reed, and Henry Green, three bailiffs' followers, were charged , on Saturday, with having stolen a clock and sofa, value £3 10s., from the house of Mrs. M argare t King, Hi"' street. In the course of Friday the prisoners, with two other men not in custody, entered Mrs. King's house, and said they had come to levy under a distress warrant) but produced no authority. Mrs. Xing was astonish ° beyond measure. She owed no debt, and could not be 1 0 arrears for rent, inasmuch as she is the owner of the house which she occupies. The men threatened that , unless they were paid 17s. 6d. they would distrain 11P° 12 her goods. She ordered them away. They came back, however, shortly afterwards, and, smashing in the bat door, effected a f orc ibl e entrance, and took a clock s°_,. sofa from the b ac k par l our. These were put into a cart which they had in r ea di ness, conveyed away, an d o ffere d for sale at Mr. Harris's. in Church-street. On the force' ble entrance being effected Mrs. King invoked the assist• ante of a policeman, but he refused to interfere till he could obtain assistance. Mr. Rushton rebuked the man ; He said, " Why did you not proceed yourself to arres t them. One officer should be a match for five thieves : all thieves are cowards." Some of the bailiff fraternity, ND' not, it was stated, the prisoners themselves, had been engaged on the previous day by the agent of Mrs. Kea to make a levy on a tenant in Gascoyne-court, who bo for a long time paid her no rent, but given her much abuse" The men were beaten out of the house ; and it is eol l e jectured, although it did not clearly transpire during hearing in court, that non-payment by the agent of tpe l fees had stimutated the felonious proceeding described above. They were committed for trial. • Eistrirt Re Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Erie will presicl ° over the winter assize at Chester on the sth December. A domestic in the employ of Mr. Houseman, at Skertqlt; Lancaster, committed suicide on Saturday week. SP cut her throat, and then threw herself into the canal. f , ONE OF THE RUSSELL BENCH.—At the late Bolt% Municipal Election, a county and borough magistrate%; forgetfulness of the oath administered to him on his II: ' r stallation, and inimitation of his Newport friend, Fro s t ' voted for theaka pub Chartist ica nTs w i fe nd de a t By , in Lan ca s h ire , a t e— u S r g ckpe ri Ad v Mr. Pa rk , other day gave birth to twins; on the same eveninf , a Mrs. Malone, of the same town, favoured her husbs ti with three : but on the following day the wife of a prior,• soldier eclipsed both exploits, by presenting a quadruP connubial pledge in the shape of four innocents ! !.,/ On Saturday-week, two boys, who were brothers, at Dalton, were gatherin g coc kl es on th e san d s , and, 13 `,1 fore they were aware of danger, were suddenly surroundi, by the tide. One of them was drowned for want of tia. e y., assistance, but the other was providentially rescued fr e t a watery grave, although not until he had sunk and TO again several times. JENNY LIND IN MANCHESTER.—This distinguished lady having offered her services for the benefit of t D . Royal Infirmary, Manchester, extensive arrangewe' are being made for two grand concerts, the first of whi t will be held on the 19th of December. The various lo af choral societies have offered their assistance. Some ° the most famous performers are already engaged. JUVENILE REFUGE ANli SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY, 131 1 0 0 CHESTCR.—The supporters of this institution, whicb now been established for two years. held a public nace ti he in tho-Town-hall, Manchester, on Thursday morning , t Bishop of Manchester in the chair. The attendance °4. f , numerous and respectable. Lord Mahon,. the lkiai'd the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. Canon Clifton , !p several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting. 3 -l u d good has already attended the labours of his society , it is intended to increase their number in the city. A dr MANCHESTER ATHENEUM SOIREE.--011 Thurs., - p the annual soiree of the Manchester Athenaeum wash o ti in the large room of the Town-hall. Between five :4, .six hundred ladies and gentlemen, attired in ball dres'"„ 6 l attended. Lord Viscount Mahon, the author of sever e o very popular works, presided ; and on the right sada of his lordship sat William Brown, Esq., M.P., Se? Bright, Esq., M.P., Thomas Milner Gibson, Esq., Anlio and other gentlemen. The noble chairman openeud proceedings with a lengthened address, which was e r s delivered, and repeatedly applauded. The other spes' li were T. M. Gibson, Esq., MY., Mr. Morell, Mr. 13 :ov Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. Mark Phillips, and Mr. Br ° o 4 M.P. At the conclusion of the speeches the wool cleared, when dancing was commenced. e`' DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—OR WOlll.l, .10v day evening, between the hours of ten and twelve o• t bo the whole of the immense pile of buildings known b 1 of name of the Gaythorn Cotton Works, the propell o r Mr. James Fernley, and situate in Albion-street, I)/ chester, were destroyed by fire. It cannot at presew tt I ascertained as to the cause of the fire. The fire origin in No. 5 card room, situated in the centre of thel;Oti hence there were no means of saving it. Upwards 0 f n et' hands will be thrown out of employ. Mr. Rose, the e getic superintendent of the Manchester fire-brigadeige immediately on the spot with twelve engines and a body of men • but, in consequence of the rapidity 0.1. flames, no eff orts could stay its progress. The loss P n re, Holub!. reported at from £30,000 to £50,000, but th e ,, vise amount cannot be stated at present. We are i11.,1 1 00 0 1 that the property was insured for not more than Nov. 21 T ziaarED.-IUESI roan, from Ha% SAILED.—m Y o rk —Manche Stobile—Phcen L u cia—Hendri Rost ock eaux—Pomen WEDN ESD, ARRIVED.- B ATLED ---c Perri n 'll'd Kilby, Ca P reston, ..urd, Boston- Worth, S w i nn bound, Stone, Z'Y'hulerrner, " 4.01 i Prins 01 Hindustan, Argenti, Ja S D ann; Shera a Sah. Bubbii $ oecret, (ser nirna, at M endrika 11 Hann Lady Raffle Sylph, Tull( poykett, 111 omerania, monde.Ri ard K TIIURSI ARRIVED.— .alder, Mau, Va lltine, (sere f P altenham c 'r Adelaide. P ' or s t Philip o Prey, fro . Thor 11 th Oct Beco . . Ir , ii ane, Heat s, i N Sir R . P eel Benevolent A FRII ,411.1tivEn.- Gort Bartels brake, Queb DOVER, N( for Liverpoo being waterl landed here 1 board the Co ,ATILFORD, vadiz, that p to repair. L ., sn ,t e . i g: i i S a t A l o o ni, I 3 f L r il i ( ARRIVED.- plialonia—El hlalaga—E"l 4 ,N1 United v - "; Carnbri 4 . 4 ok—Trina St Marsei ~,-oer Patriot, Lrow Henri( Alida, Olden Antw matterp., Colb SAILED.— T 1 turee.4o A j ' e .y l e i o i v a c l er l hen oeF p al, t a n ia r l t, S e ptem ber. i lhbe t di i r l i s ou. i o 4 lc ol lu i l ii n r this port. Salem, Gil Stately, Si] "'Atalanta tOet. ' Mary Ann r e l d a h . t e tt e I.le Puke, patriot Qn f 0 v P rogresso, •,oV ernber. „,,LSINORE pool fron y 7 csterday. SUNI Rtidyear L otten frog x, ew y SAI LED.— " Udne, and ] stil'RnlvEo lll( ' 411 ,4 nd48 fr B fr :rn m e nu