The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

Df lie la Sept. 28, 1847. total p.titlc3. M. Juan Mazarredo has been appointed Spanish Consul tt Liverpool. On Wednesday, two females, named Elizabeth Burns And Elizabeth Robinson, who were prisoners in the Bo :tough Gaol, died of fever. The little girl who was so injured by the fire in St. A ndrew -street on Monday, as we stated in our last, died on Wednesday in the infirmary. On Wednesday, the body of an infant which had been 8611-born was found in a reticule in St. Anthony's chapel yard. On Friday William Davis, a flatman, sixteen years of !V, fell between his vessel and one of the quays, and was Jammed to death. Mr. James Aspinall Tobin has consented to be the Con servative candidate for Rodney-street ward at the ensuing Inuuicipal election, in compliance with the request of the Conservative committee of that ward. On Frid a y morn i ng , th e side wall of the printing-office t ; 'essrs. T. Taylor and Co., Sweeting-street, fell down, s t 'uPposed, in consequence of the excavation for build ingoeneath it. We are glad to fi.q4 that this accident does not interrupt the business of tht - office. , PAPAL ACCIDENT. — On Tuesday, Thos. Walker came in contact with a float, which was passing through the Waterloo Dock gates, was knocked down, and seriously injured by the body of the cart crushing him whilst on the ground. He died of the injuries received. The name of the brig with which the Birkenhead steam frigate came in contact was the Horatio, Captain Penny, of South Shields, from Enos and Falmouth, for Liverpool. Her crew were saved, having been subsequently taken off by the Nautilus, and landed at Portsmouth. On ,Wednesday a child, named Marsh, 31 years of age, hying in Clive-street, was sent to bed in charge of an elder Sister, when the infant's shirt caught fire from a candle placed in the middle of the room. He sustained such serious injuries as to cause his death. ONIONS.—We have seen some fine onions grown by George Nelson, gardener, at Wallasey village, several of which measured when pulled 15 inches in circumference, and averaged a pound in weight. One of them may be seen at the office of this paper. They were grown from seed procured at Mr. Skirving's, of Walton nursery. TILE " GREAT BRITAIN. "— This vessel was towed out of Prince's Dock basin on Thursday, by five of the steam tug "ompany's boats, and conveyed to the Coburg Dock, on the south side of which she is now floating. The re- Lairs she has undergone have proved thoroughly effectual ti m p r ej enting leakage, the water of made up to this e e b e "eing scarcely perceptible. No . orders have yet n alters ven as to when or where she is to be taken for the f seiteiotryioofr restoration of the machinery fittings. A "ENITEAD LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. — young men has been formed at Birkenhead, SOCIETY. — for the purposes of debate and mutual improvement. It ale AdY numbers a dozen members, and is likely to be highly, successful. The winter session was opened about ; - ...,. w eek ago, by a debate on—Whether a System of last Peace is Practicable or not ? On Tuesday evening 'Ast a Considerable audience attended at the Cra ven-Room s , to hear a d e b ate on—Whether the Irish Nation is Ju s t i fied 41 Agitating fora Repeal of the Union ? The q uesti on was well h an dld by the young disputants on both sides, and stands adjourned till the next meeting. We believe that kindred institutions are in course of formation at North Birkenhead and Rock Ferry. D EPARTURE OF SHIPS. — The late moderate weather and high tides have enabled much of our shipping which had been delayed in port to put to sea. On Sunday, one of the finest d a y s o f the season, two immense fleets, one p 6ll . the north and the other the south channel after 'usin ig g the Rock, presented a beautiful and picturesque toped ante from the heights of Everton, and New Brigh e.'°lll ' B w., on the Cheshire side. The wind inclined to l es , and the vessels, under full sail, gliding westward, ~,,,Inost solely by the force of the tide, resembled immense c a , l lr,egated flocks of gigantic birds. Owing to considerable We - tt Was impossible to count them with precision ; but 1 1. ,L e nture to estimate them at little if at all short of two vess e ls d , including small coasters, the number of large Tu„ a foreign ports being nearly seventy. be en rn - "v,eA.THER, &c.—For some days the weather has St;• enrd.apirru raore settled than during the preceding week ; an d yesterday were lovely autumnal days. The Well f o '' ass es have thickened considerably, and promise ni - r mature for some time to come. Some patches of bu r t - ;t s mange's have rather failed in these districts ; l e - `"e crop generally is good, and in many fields excel much nto that in this department of cattle food we shall be ,better off than the farmers generally in the south, Where the crop suffered from continued drought at an earlier period of the season. A considerable portion of the potatoes have fallen a prey to the "disease ; but, after all, with careful picking of the good from the bad, where fields are affected, we do not think, (provided the better samples will keep, which is the next question,) there will be any great deficiency of the article—taking into account the greater quantity sown this year than last. As maybe expected, th e n i g h ts and mornings begin to be cold i sh, but not so much as to arrest the progress of the' now growing crops. THE LIVERPOOL REGISTRATION. We stated last week that Mr. Brandreth, the revising :Jarrister, had allowed Mr. Bremner's objection to the sufficiency of the description of the objector-general of the radicals. On Tuesday, Mr. Hull, on the part of the reformers, was again referring to the point, when the revising barrister stated that he • would not re-open the argument. Mr. Hull then handed -1 , 11 his appeal, and after the list of obje c tio ns t o th e house holders had been gone through, the revising barrister pp a case which he had drawn up on Mr. Hull's al against his decision. It *as based Upon the O b nott,nlade to a Mr. Hartley's description, that he did The ;i s 'e Sii which ward his name appeared on the register. neare'ere-named case, which, we understand,. will be Jan i „.. at the Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, in re k i s "'Y l . next, affects upwards of 400 votes now on the lis ll Z` r „.. The revising barrister remarked, just before the by, 1 , 6 the court, that the list of voters, as made out r oen le overseers, was not according to the act of Parlia fon, BO DIES FOUND.—On Saturday two dead bodies were d on the Bootle shore under mysterious circumstances, on e between Formby and Crosby, about five miles from I, e Liverpool. The deceased was very respectably dressed 6+ , fthad on a black cloth body coat, a black satin vest and gsock, -gray speckled trousers, a white cotton shirt, and o ld and whit e wors t e d soc k s . Th e s u m of £5 10 s . 6d. i n and silver was found in his pockets, and also a silver leshver watch, suspended round his neck by a gold guard- Ns „„ si n. The maker's name, " Richard Doke, Liverpool," Marked on the watch, and the number was 2,703. It Presumed that the publication of these particulars Fitt lead to the identification of the body. About 6 yards ,;Irther on, and about the same distance from the shor es h body o f anot h er man was found by th e same part i es . T he latter was dressed in something of the garb of a t aa n i!or or ship-carpenter. He had on a vest with sleeves bar o n trousers, a brown and white striped cotton s hirt, gr ayworsted stockings, and Blucher boots. A ''Qlor's knife was found in the pocket, but no money. There were not any marks of violence upon either of the bodies. LAUNCH OF A FERRY STEAMER.—On Saturday fore !loon a fine wooden ferry steamer, called " The Wallasey," Intended to ply b e t ween E gremont and this town, was launched from the building-yard opposite the Egremont Hotel. She is the property of Messrs. Sothern, of the f a e n rr d y i i iv w e a s s p m ro o m ul i d s ed f from a design by Mr, John Grantham, combining light e o peculiar adaptation for a river boat, Her dimensions are f os draft an swiftness under steam. over all, 18 feet beam of h feet in length of keel, 111 feet 9 feet in depth, and ad beam over all 31 feet 6 inches, built of the best mateTieat s sures about 180 tons. She is were bestowed upon her and much care and expense imparting • extraordinary s . construction and fastenings, size. She will be propelreedill y g th efnorinaesvoesfse4ls or o h fh se er_ Poower (capable of workin g to 50,) and will be hand !.etnely and com mo di ous l y f i tted up. She has a round rn, and her sponsoning being carried from stem 1 .;o stern, will afford ample deck-room. Being the first ' , earner built on the Wirral peninsula north of Wallasey pool, many of the inhabitant s o f th e l oca li ty ( an d not a :f• rom Liverpool) assembled t o w it ness t h e l aunch i n , yard, and on the balconies in front o f th e h o t e l W , s piritedly last especially afforded a fine view. Her n ame was ' lll ritedly given by Mrs. Richardson, wife of the manager °f the ferry, and she rushed from the spot of her con a,traction into the bosom of old Mersey in a rapid and ratifyi ng manner, the incline being considerable. Her t , —r age draught of water was only about two feet eleven ohes,e and she looked remarkably well when afloat. e event-was hailed by loud cheers and the firing of i llB . A. number of ladies and gentlemen, friends of the ve, eras, afterwards partook-of a substantial lunch and toasts - the , office adjoining the-yard ; and- the usual fir ms, nn such occasions were given in complimentary .-, ll Z l s, and eloquently and feelingly responded to. x`,llo'erzNo MATCH .- Since time immemorial there has e s 'ed, whether in tha patrons of the road or the field, a de -14 to encourage a race of animals that shall not be outvied 40,.eetness by the ho or competing stud—to 1 14 7Y 1 rather for the honour than the value of the credit of tv, in g an animal unsurpassed in beauty or speed. Though it, - ;`Y . wher e much rivalry is prevalent, in no place is it slu t manifested rnanifested than in the vicinity of Oxton, not so th, e " as regards the horse as his more diminutive brethren kit P °11 3% One of the latter, whose speed and unifor of t j of, gait have gained him the appropriate cognomen of th e Oxton Mail," has long been the crack quadruped fi es ,e road, to the chargin of not a few of the owners of fu r : . who have fruitlessly endeavoured to find a match for r e ,,, At length one was forthcoming, which was (at least f3ii'rt said to the purport) in a run of two miles—from say : ) ,,TI, Hill to Birkenhead Terry—to go, as the Yankees it, 'ao a streak of greased lightning, beating all before h, ti a . nd to divest the veteran champion of the laurels he 1 1 , 13 . 80 lon t K. worn. Birkenhead, at least one of the in (lliants, Mr. Jones, of the Waterloo Inn, produced this bo ° l l ZgY , Which is really a powerful horse in miniature of %ir k -, din action a specimen complete. But the match eat: stn ange one. The Oxton Mail was not only to take the %,." b ut two full- g rown and really spirited lads in it, 1 35 7 11 e the competing pony was to be saddled and trotted wci a n oy. Saturday morning was appointed, and at e 6 416 1 7 (.4 , or thereabouts, both started. The owner of th e "' r e ahead having taken' his stand at some distance on hi n , , ° ad, found to his diappointment the mail fly past b o whil e hi s pet animal was far in the rear. H e hal evi,e;;diead up, ndlong, when, fearing something had occurred, eo upon which the beaten challenger dis ham e , (l the inability of his jockey to ride, and took in the task himself ; but he was again doomed to dis itnt,`44ltment, for it was only by occasionally galloping that 11 1 4 'leg like a race could be maintained. The talk about ivr affair is strange some say that the owner of . the Vina o l u l" has learned 'a secret—(that the pony is baited at and ghbY's, whose provision is alike known to horse mess i;a1 1 ,) and th a t w h en wan t e d t o di sp l ay hi s fleet stioetivvels turned out without baitin g , w he n like an in averred animal he runs fast fo r a b rea kfast. Some have a n .„ the match tunount authenticated, £so, but we have not heard LOCAL MEETINGS. TEA PARTY . AT THE MUSIC HALL.—A social meeting of the members of the Evangelical Alliance took place at the Music-hall, Bold-street, on Friday. Tea began to be served out a little after six o'clock, at which time most of the company had arrived. The objects of the gathering were purely social, and were confined to the familiar dis cussion, characteristic of the board from which is di- poosed the cup which " cheers but not inebriates," devotional exercises and short addresses. The evening's enjoyments were enhanced by the presence of numerous ladies. Amongst the gentlemen present were Dr. Raffles, Revels. Cordeaux, Kelly, Osborne, Lippington, White, Graham, Rees, M'Owen, Appleford, Roberts :---John Cropper, A. Dunlop Sutherland, (M.D.) J. Yates Ashton, Michael Ashton, and Jones, Esars. MEETING OF BUILDERS.—On Friday evening last, a meeting of persons connected with building was held at Mr. Wightman's, Brunswick. Hotel, Hanover-street, to consult on the propriety of forming an association of builders. Mr. James Gardner was called to the chair. An address was read to the meeting, embadying a pros pectus of its constitution and objects, which were stated to be the establishment of a registry-office, fo - r the'sale of building land, houses, and buildings ; the negotiating of mortgages and loans ; embracing an agency office for life and fire insurance. It also proposed to notice the unequal tax in the shape of stamp duties on the sale and transfer of property, mortgages, &c., and to give information to all interested in any acts of Parliament, local acts, bye-laws, rules, and recommendations affecting buildings; and to protect any member unconstitutionally prosecuted for an infraction of presumed laws and regulations, and several other matters connected with building generally. At the commencement of the meeting, a question was put from the Chair, suggesting if it would not be more judicious to unite with the Houseowners' Guardian Society, —a body of people which had already done much good in the town, and might be induced to take up any matter affecting building, if a goodly number of builders would join them. After much discussion, it was resolved,—" That, as the interests of builders could not always be identified with the interests of houseowners generally, this meeting do form themselves into a separate society." A committee was then appointed to organise the society, and draw up rules for its guidance —to be approved of at a general meeting to be called when such plans are matured. MEETING OF PRECEPTORS.—On Thursday evening last, a meeting of teachers and friends of education was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, to receive a deputation from the College of Preceptors. Mr. John Smith explained the object of the meeting, and urged an authorised system of examination into the character and acquirements of teachers, and the granting of certificates to those who were qualified.—Mr. Parker, one' of the deputation, supplied a history of the College, of conside rable interest: It owed its origin to the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution of Brighton, in 1845 ; and the call of that body was responded to by the assemblage, in Jime last year, of 300 scholastics from every part of the kingdom. They sought, first, a test of professional abi lity ; secondly, that that test should be imposed by a le gally authorised body of persons engaged in tuition ; and, thirdly, that the test should in the first instance be ap plied to assistant masters only. The speaker said that the essay read, and out of which the society had arisen, concluded in these words :—" We disturb nothing; we merely seek a guarantee in the first instance for the pub lic as to the competency of teachers ; and, secondly, a guarantee for ourselves to secure a respectable position and status in this great country, to which we feel, from the enduring nature of our duties, we are fully entitled." —Mr. Ross moved a resolution in accordance with the sentiments expressed, and ably supported it. It was car ried unanimously.—Dr. Hodgson moved a second resolu tion in further support of the establishment, and pledging the meeting thereto, which was also 'carried.—Several other gentlemen addressed the assemblage in terms of high approval of the objects in view, and the meeting separated. BIRKENHEAD A FREE PORT.—The adjourned meeting of the dock commissioners for the purpose of reducing the rates of the docks, in accordance with the recent proposal of the Railway company to the board—viz., to reduce the rates of tonnage on all foreign vessels to 61., and on all coasting vessels ld. per ton—was held on. Thursday at the Board-room, Hamilton-square, Mr. J. H. Green in the chair. Present—Messrs. Laird, Hicklin, Pike, Nicholls, Bryans, Thompson, Cole, Watson, Barbour, and Fox. The minutes of' the last meeting having been read, and also a report from the committee appointed to make the preliminary arrangements with the railway company touching their proposal, and also a copy of the corres pondence which had passed between the committee and Mr. Charlewood, on the part of the railway company, some conversational discussion ensued upon these subjects. Mr. Waln then read a letter from Mr. Mallaby, who was absent, expressing his opinion upon the subject. He stated that he should be glad that the proposed arrange ments were made, if it could be legally done. Mr. Waln then, at the suggestion of a member of the board, read a copy of the bond which had been prepared by the railway company and the committee, Mr. Thompson then moved the following resolution :—" That the tonnage rates levied at the Birkenhead Docks be charged from this date at the rate of 6d. per ton on foreign vessels, and Id. on coasting vessels ; and that the law c l er k be ordered to advertise the same in the usual way." This motion having been se conded by Mr. Cole, it was put and ca rr i e d nem . di s . Mr. William Laird bserved that, by this arrangement, the railway company were to pay all rates on vessels land ing cargoes ; and, although nominally the dock commis sioners levied 6d. per ton on vessels from foreign parts, and-id. per-ton on -coasters,- yet-the docks of Birkenhead were, in consequence of this arrangement, to be virtually free to the public, and there were therefore now no dues whatever on ships entering, or goods landed in the Bir kenhead Docks. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—On Wednes day the usual weekly meeting of the above board was held. The applicants for relief in Kirkdale were greatly in creased, owing to the stoppage of the cotton factory at the North Shore. Amongst the number was a man named Townsend, who with his family consisting of eight chil dren, had been in the habit of earning more than thirty shillings per week previous to the suspension of the work ing of the mill. In all the cases relief was given prepara tory to their being sent to their respective parishes. The Chairman read the report of the fever hospital. There were remaining in the house last week 126, admitted dur ing the week 35, dismissed cured 26, died 9. The hospi tal continues quite full. During last week there has been a larger number of bad cases than usual. The Chairman stated to the Board, in the hope that through the public prints, it might be made known to the public at large, that many poor creatures were brought to the Fever Hospital almost without clothing, he hoped any charitably-disposed persons would send their left-off clothing to the Hospital ; and he felt convinced that many ladies and gentlemen would generously come forward and lend their aid in so benevolent a work. The payments of poor-rates made to the West Derby Union from the 25th of March to the 18th of September respectively, in the years 1845, 1846, 1847, were, in 1845, £3166 17s. ; 1846, £2933 17s. 9d. ; 1847, £6645 9s. 11d., and of calls made on the 14th day of September of £l2BB, payable on the 14th, £5OO had been raid, leaving a balance of £7BB. The magistrates had given the honorary overseer ten days from the 18th to pay the balance, and they (the magistrates) had promised to decide - upon a number of summonses issued against parties refusing to pay their poor-rates in Toxteth-park. On the cheque for the payment of the various salaries of the officers connected with the union, and the money re quired for out-door relief being presented for signature, a great deal of discussion took place, as it appeared from their banking account that there was not sufficient money in the bank to meet all the demands. No more cheques are to be signed, but those required for out-door relief. The Chairman called the attention of the guardians to a clause in the Poor-law Bill which had come into operation on the 3rd September, 1847—That a committee must be appointed for the purpose of visiting the workhouse, &c., and examining all provisions, &c., required for the main tenance of the in-door paupers. DOCK COMMITTEE.—TnURSDAY. THE WAREHOUSE QUESTION. The CHAIRMAN said, the Parliamentary Committee were now anxious to obtain the opinion of the general Board as to the mode in which they should proceed in their application to Parliament, respecting the construc tion of dock warehouses. Since last week, the committee had had an interview with the solicitor, and had found that this being a second-class bill, the general Board had the option of two courses to take ; and now their advice and assistance were required as to which of the two courses it would be most advisable to pursue. The first was, what. was spbmittesl to tlienl last week, namely, a specific plan to construct Warehouses round the proposed Wap ping Dock, and to raise the transit sheds round the Prince's Dock. The other course was not to give any plans whatever which were not absolutely necessary, and, in fact, plans were not necessary at all, unless the com mittee chose to give them. They might go to repeal the former act ; they might take a general power to build warehouses wherever they thought it best to erect them, and they might also take powers to raise a sum of money. The latter course, being the more simple of the two, was the one the Parliamentary Committee considered it most advisable to adopt. It had always been understood that warehouses would be erected round the proposed Wap ping Dock, and that the transit sheds at the Prince's Dock would be converted into warehouses ; and probably the plan hereafter would be to extend the warehouses round the east side of the Prince's Dock. For the carry ing out of the plans now, the Parliamentary Committee thought it advisable to ask Parliament for powers to raise a sum of £200,000. Mr. Minx said, that however desirable it might be to obtain a general power, yet the committee ought to be prepared with plans to a certain extent. The north, south, east, and west of the Prince's Dock, presented all the advantages that the Albert Dock did ; and he was clearly of opinion that they ought to take powers, and to prepare plans now for building warehouses round the Prince's Dock, and for converting it into a close dock. If they were to go to any expense at all, they certainly ought to go to the expense of having warehouses there of the usual height and the proper depth. He thought Mr. Hartley ought to be instructed to prepare plans for the making of the Prince's Dock into a close dock; it was there accommodation could be afforded, and it was what the public expected to be done. While he would seek for the general power, he would, at the same time, be pre pared with plans for making the Prince's Dock a com plete warehouse dock all round. Mr. SHAND said they could not proceed with the build ing of warehouses all round the Prince's Dock at once, or they would destroy the use of the dock. Mr. ATKIN wanted the powers to be taken, and the plans to be prepared. Mr. GLADSTONE observed that the warehouses might be built only at one side of the dock at a time. Mr. AiluN complained of the smallness of the sum of money about to be sought. Why limit it to £200,000, when they could get £500,000 TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Mr. HENDERSON dissented from the plan of going on with the building of warehouses at present. He did not object at all to any possible extent of warehouses, provided they were built by individuals or companies, and in a si tuation not to incommode the working of the docks ; but, as a matter of prudence, this was an extremely ineligible time for going on with them. The debt of the Dock said was gin, and persuaded her to drink. She drank about half a glass, and shortly after sat down on the floor beside the fire, and became insensible. On coming to herself, she found she was lying on the floor, and that it was then about nine o'clock on Saturday morning. She then looked about tflie house, and found that the stranger was gone, that several articles of clothing were missing, and that 21s. in silver, 7d. in copper, and five pawn tickets, had been taken out of her pocket. The prisoner was apprehended the same afternoon, and most of the property found in her possession. She was committed for trial. Tru , teeq Was . now £3,000,000, ; they wanted about £1,500,000 additional to complete the works which are now in' progress; and when lie looked at their financial . _ . affairs and the present state of the country, he really thought that it behoved them to be circumspect. They must recollect that warehouses would be provided to any ; —-- - -- -- - ------ --- extent, and in any situation, by individuals. Th e y mus t 1 Btstrirt 4.1r1115. also recollect that warehouses were detrimental to a large portion of the property belonging to the Corporation ; and, as an individual, he consid ere d th a t, by b u ildi ng i The length of the mains laid down by the Manchester warehouses, they would be doing an act extremely inju- ! Gas Works is upwards of one hundred and nine miles. rious to the property of a very large number of persons in ! A SINGULAR FACT FOR NATURALISTS. —At Stack the tievn. For all these reasons he dissented frOm the steads, on Wednesday, a hen was killed by Mr. J. Brad trust going on with more warehouses at present; and he Shaw, mechanic, and in the inside of it he found, to his wished to add, that it was not t all iiear to hint, after hay- astonishment, a chicken, well formed in every part, but ing watched the operations at the Albert Dock, that ware- in a state of rapid decomposition. It would appear th a t houses would pay the trust. 1 the hen was„unable to lay its egg, and the result was that Mr. MANN said that the future plans were . vvell worthy I the chicken was hatched in its inside.-2llancheder Exa of consideration. He admitted that the Albert Dock miner , warehouses had been very successful indeed, but what in- WARNING TO DRUNKARDS. — AtManchester, last week, come they would yield, had yet to be ascertained. The a railway porter went home in a state of intoxication, accounts for the last year had not been distributed, arid struck a light, and throwing himself on the bed without many were anxious to know what the total expenditure taking off his clothes, accidentally set it on fire, but it did had been. - not burst into a blaze. His wife, who had been out to a The CHAIRMAN said the accounts ought to be out, and ball, on coming home early in the morning, found smoke that lie was unacquainted with the cause of the delay. issuing from the apartment. Her unfortunate husband Mr. MANN was of opinion that there were too many was then gat out, but he had been dead for some hou rs . warehouses round the Albert Dock, and that, in con s e- TURN-OUT OF SPINNMS.—The proposed reductio n o f quenee of a great portion of the goods being warehoused, I ten per cent. on the wages of the operative spinners at as it were, upon the quays, much inconvenience was ex- Mossley has caused a general turn-out of the body, and perienced there. He reminded the Board that ware- thirteen mills are now closed. At a meeting of the spin houses could not be worked without an expensive staff, ners at Ashton, called to assist the Mossley men, it was and they ought to remem b er thi s if they decided on build- resolved to cease labour in order to ease the market of the ing them at the Prince's Dock. glut of goods, and prevent an otherwise inevitable reduc- Mr. TOBIN said the time to go on with the building of tion of wages there. On Tuesday five mills closed at warehouses would be after the completion of the Wapping Ashton, and two at Duckinfield. Dock. They could build no thi ng t o th e westwar d o f the Feoobs.—The late heavy rains have flooded the low Prince's without stopping the working of that dock. He lands in the neighbourhood of several rivers in this locality. asked whether there was sufficient depth on the east side The Mersey, in particular, near the Stretford and Altrinc of it to build warehouses ? ham road, on Wednesday, overflowed its banks, and Air. HARTLEY said it was 100 feet in depth at one end several of the adjacent " water meadows" were quite and 90 at the other. submerged. Advantage has been taken of this natural The CHAIRMAN observed th a t 90 f ee t wou ld ren d er th e I irrigation to promote the productiveness of the soil, for warehouses very narrow. I the slough-gates were not raised on Friday, and the waters Mr. AIKIN said be would not confine Mr. Hartley to j were still out, It is some years since so heavy a flood has any plan. If errors had been committed, it was fortunate been experienced in that neighbourhood. that they bad been discovered, and now improvements I WESLEYAN METHODIST DEMONSTRATION.—The Wee could be suggested for making the future warehouses as leyan Methodists are about to get up a great demonstra useful and valuable as possible. But they were going to tion in Manchester, to celebrate the return to parliament fetter the Committee most fearfully if they limited the of two of their body—the members for Knaresborough and sum to £200,000. Stockport, Mr. J. P. Westhead and Mr. James Heald. Mr. RANKIN said it was quite clear that £200,000 would not erect warehouses round the Prince's Dock. An influential private meeting has been held in Manches ter with this view, and it was determined to give a dinner Mr. AIKIN asked what the erection of the Albert Dock warehouses had cost ? Mr. HARTLEY replied £318,000. The CHAIRMAN said he ought to have stated that no tice of this discussion had been given publicly last week, in order to get some expression of public opinion upon the matter, but there had been no expression of public opinion whatever. early in October to these gentlemen, which Lord Ashley, M.P., Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Mr. Plumptre, and the President of the esleyan Conference, are to be invited to honour with their presence. A lucky hit has been made by cottagers in Garstang and its neighbourhood who have planted their winter po tatoes in Nateby and Winmarleigh, as they prove, in getting them up now, to yield abundantly large, sound, Mr. TomN.—The public have a great number of things to think about just now. (A laugh.) Mr. HENDERSON said he had been told that one-third of the general warehouses in Liverpool were at present empty._ and excellent, and which potatoes will only cost them about 3d. per score pounds. This price accounts at once for the attempts of certain parties wanting to keep up the report of potatoes being again a failing crop, so that their friends may obtain 2s. for what cost them 3d, That this RoynEN was in favour of obtaining £300,000 in stead of £200,000. Mr. SHAND moved that the Parliamentary Sub-com mittee be instructed to obtain a general power to build warehouses, and to borrow a sum of £200,000 for this purpose. Mr. CHILTON seconded the motion. Mr. AIKIN moved as an amendment, that the Parlia mentary Committee be instructed to borrow £500,000, and that Mr. Hartley be instructed to prepare plans for ware houses round the Prince's Dock, and other eligible situa tions. He would not name the situations, because he did not wish to limit Mr. Hartley. Mr. HENDERSON asked whether, if they built ware houses at the Prince's Dock, it would be necessary to shut the dock up ? Mr. HARTLEY said not. Two-thirds of it could be worked. amount of profit exceeds what is obtained on wheat, oat meal, or cheese making, there can be no doubt, and there fore it should excite no surprise to learn that selfish minded persons are using-very questionable means to ob tain it.—Preston Pilot. CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN AUSTRALIA.—Last (Mon day) night, the Rev. Dr. Lang d e li vere d a l ec t ure a t th e Mechanics Institution, Manchester, on the capabilities of the soil and climate of Australia for the growth of cot ton, by means of European free labour. We understand that it is contemplated to send out a party of from fifty to a hundred agricultural families to Australia before the c l ose o f this year, under the superintendence of an expe rienced cotton planter from the United States. Should they reach their destination, as they likely would by the month of April next, it is calculated that they would be able to gather the crop by the end of next year. As it will only require an advance of about .C9OOO to carry out Mr. ATKIN here altered the sum stated in his amend ment to £400,000. Mr. Lock Err seconded the amendment. The question was put, and there appeared—for the amendment, 7 ; against it. 9. For it :—Messrs. Rankin, Lockett, Kendall, Middleton, Gladstone, Royden, and Aikin. Against it :—Messrs. Sandars, Tobin, Sandbach, Henderson, Shand, Chilton, Mann, Houghton, and the Chairman. this exPeriment successfully, we can hardly doubt but that it will be readily furnished by the men of Manchester, who are so deeply interested in every measure which pro mises to increase the production of cotton. HAIGH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — The annual meet ing of this society was held at Haigh, near Wigan, on Wed nesday last. The show of stock was superior to that of any former show. The report of the inspectors of farms was most favourable, showing that energetic improvement s in Mr. SANDBACH, seconded by Mr. KENDALL, moved that £300,000 be substituted for £200,000 ; and this mo tion was carried by a majority of nine-to seven. The original motion, with the substitution of £300,000, was then declared to be carried. culture had been manifested in the locality. The potatoe disease was found not to be general, and far less virulent than in past years. After the exhibition, about 200 mem bers and friends of the society dined in the school-room, — William Peace, Esq., in the chair. After the removal of the cloth, the Countess of Balcarres, Lady Frances Lind say, Lady Eleanor Lindsay, and Lady Eleanor Low, entered the room, and seemed to take a lively interest in the proceedings. The usual loyal toasts were given, and all the complimentary toasts of the day, not forgetting the distinguished female guests present. The treasurer's re port showed a balance in favour of the society. The health of the president (the Hon. Collin Lindsay) and of the treasurer and secretary were then given, after which the usual toasts ; and the whole affair went off with the utmost gratification and harmony. BURSTING OF AN EMBANKMENT.—The almostincessant heavy rains at the commencement of the week caused the river Wyre, on Tuesday and Wednesday, to be filled to a most extraordinary degree, and we regret to have to state that on Wednesday, about noon, the weight of the accu mulated flood of waters was too heavy to be longer resis ted by a portion of the embankment at Stockingbridge, near Garstang, and the consequence was that an inroad was made into the adjacent roads and lands by the rush of waters through an opening of the prostrated embankment to the frightful extent in length of about seventy yards, by which disastrous calamity we are sorry to learn that loss to a serious amount has -been sustained by a most worthy man—Mr. James Stuart, of the Stockingbridge farm. The estate includes a breadth of about one hun dred acres of land, and it is painful to state that nota yard of the land remains uncovered, whilst in the dwelling house the water in the lower parts of the house stood at not less than three feet in depth. On the first approach of the destructive element to the precincts of the devoted farm, the most active measures were adopted for removing the stacks of grain to a neighbouring one, more happily circumstanced, in which the family fortunately, at great risk, succeeded. They were not, however, so lucky in preserving the winter stock of turf, which had been stacked, and consisted of about fifty loads, all of which were swept down the river and entirely lost. This appal ling and most uncomfortable state of things continued without any amendment during the remainder of Wed tno F e sdrai Friday a ; y the the roads, were d e s r , e for b u twot little m I m es p , ro b v e e t d. ween St. Michael's and Great Eccle s to n , were ren d ere d qu i te i mpassa bl e, being in most part s near l y t wo yar d s d eep i n water, and up POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THE CELLARS.—On Wednesday another batch of about 50 persons were charged at the Police-court with either letting to others, or residing in condemned cellars. Most of them were fined 405., and ordered to leave their mise rable abodes. JUVENILE BURGLARS.—On Friday, two boys, whose united ages would fall short of twenty, were brought be fore Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having broken into and entered an office in Hurst-street, and stolen therefrom a tin box, containing papers and a bank-note. It appeared that they effected the entrance by forcing the window with a chisel, and that they then broke the side and bot tom of the box, which, fortunately, contained no money. The prisoners, who gave their names Thomas Fox and John Sedman, were committed for trial. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT.—On Thursday, police-officer Edwards, 309, was fined £5, and dismissed the force, for assaulting Mrs. Barnes, a lady residing at 3, Windsor street. The complainant, it appeared, had been sit ting up for her husband till two o'clock on Tuesday morning, and then went out to meet him. The officer accosted her—said that she was a prostitute—that he knew her of old, and dragged her off to Bridewell for be ing drunk ; but the bridewell keeper refused to take the charge. Her clothes were almost torn from her body. Mr. Rushton said the case was one of the worst which had come under his notice. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COLLECTOR.—WiIIiam Jones, a middle-aged man of most respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of embezzlement, on Thursday. Mr. Peter Delamere, agent for Messrs. Tayleure and Co., coal merchants, prosecuted. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the prisoner had been employed by Messrs. Tayleure as collecting clerk, and that in October last he received from Mr. John Fallows the sum of £2 98., for which he gave a receipt, but for which he had not accounted to the cashier, Mr. Blunt. Jones left Messrs. Tayleure's service some months ago, at which time no suspicion whittever attached to his character. On the contrary, he was held in great respect by his employers, so much so that they used their influence to obtain him the appointment of relieving officer to the parish, which situation he held when he was apprehended on the above charge. He was fully committed for trial. FRAUD UPON MERCHANTS.—On Tuesday, a man, named George Williams, a carpenter, summoned Messrs. Gladstone and Serjeantson for the sdm of £l2 75., being a balance of wages due to him. He stated that he had shipped on board the Henrietta, belonging to those gen tlemen, on the 30th May last, at five pounds per month. He did not know when he shipped where the vessel was bound to, but afterwards found it was Baltimore. He had been on shore at that place, and had contracted a debt, which the captain promised to pay out of his wages.. For this debt he had been put in prison, and the ship sailed without him, leaving him to return in another vessel. The case was dismissed, it b e i ng , as was s t a t e d, a common practice with the men to ship themselves for these ports, and to leave the vessel on her arrival, or to cause them selves to be arrested for debt, and thus impose upon the owners. IMPORTANT TO LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS.—On Tues day an Irishman, named Edwd. Grady, living in Wright's court, Chisenhale-street, was charged at the Police-court with letting his house to mendicant strangers without being registered at the Town-hall, according to act of parliament. It was proved that he had been in the habit of receiving such lodgers, and that as many as thirty-five had slept in the house in one night. Fever had been in it twice, and it was sought to have the nuisance abated. The house was rented at 3s. Id. per week. Notice had been served Upon Grady, but he had neglected to comply. He was told that he must go immediately to the Town ball and register his house, when he would have it sur veyed and be informed how many lodgers he might take in, otherwise a fine of 40s. and costs would be inflicted. This being the first case of the kind, this measure of le nity was exercised towards the prisoner, with the intima tion that no more would be excused. CURIOUS CHARGE.—On Wednesday, an elderly man, who gave his name as Dr. Edmund Henry Pierre, of 32, Sussex-street, Toxteth-park, was charged, before Mr. Rushton, with obtaining money under false pretences. He had, it was stated, gone to the widow of the late Dr. Wetherill, and, as a widow's friend, offered to raise her £2OO. The proposal, of course, met with her partial con currence. He called on two or three medical gentlemen, and obtained from them £4 ls., which he neglected, how ever, to pay over to Mrs. Wetherill. The accused entered into a very long statement in defence, which, if true, proved him to be a paragon of benevolence, under suspicion, ill treatment, and ingratitude. He had, it appeared, much interested himself in the late Dr. Wetherill's affairs, and, according to his own account, even borrowed money from a private friend, to prevent the goods being distrained.— Mr. Rushton disbelieved the statement ; but, from the artful manner in which everything had been conducted, and the apparent concurrence of Mrs. Wetherill, held that the charge could not be substantiated, and ordered the prisoner to be discharged. CRUEL ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, a well-dressed female was placed at the bar of the Birkenhead Police-court. She gave her name as Elizabeth Roscoe, and had formerly lived as a servant in the neighbourhood. It appeared from the evidence of Catherine Jones, the wife of one of the men on board one of the Ro',;k Ferry steamers, who lives in Limekiln-lane, Tranmere, that on Friday night week, between ten and eleven o'clock, the 'prisoner knocked at her door end asked for lodgings, saying that she was going to a place the next morning. The prisoner was admitted, but told by Mrs. Jones that she could not provide her with a bed, as she expected her husband to be at home that night. The prisoner then asked to be allowed to remain in the house, which was permitted, and tea was made. When witness was about to pour out the first cup, sbe perceived some light-coloured liquid in it, and on enquiring what it was, prisoner said it was only a little gin and would do her no harm. Witness drank, but shortly after became sick and ill. After tea the pri soner gave witness something in a wine-glass, which she THE KNOWSLEY FESTIVITIES. Tuesday was the day appointed for the commencement of the festivities at Knowsley, in honour of the eldest son of Lord Stanley coming of age. It was originally intended that on that day there should have been a cricket match between the Knowsley Club, assisted by the gentlemen and relatives of the noble earl assembled at the hall, and the gentlemen of the Edge-hill Cricket Club, but unfor tunately the extreme inclemency of the weather, and the softness of the newly-made cricket-ground at Knowsley, prevented the match from coming off. However, during that day most of the noblemen and gentlemen at the hall amused themselves, though there was a continuous down fall of rain from an early hour, by shooting in the spacious grounds and preserves of the Earl of Derby. In the even ing about sixty noblemen and gentlemen graced the din ner party in the magnificent dining-hall. It was served up at half-past seven o'clock, and consisted, we need scarcely observe, of all the delicacies and varieties of the season. On Wednesday, about eighty-six gentlemen sat down to dinner in the same elegant and spacious apartment. The company consisted of Lord and Lady Sefton and a distin guished party from Croxteth Hall, Lord and Lady Stan ley, the Honourable Mr. Stanley, (the eldest son of Lord Stanley), and Lord Skelmersdale, the maternal grandfa ther of the youthful heir ; Lord Clive, Lord Anson, the Earl of Wilton, the Hon. Mrs. Wilbraham, Mr. and Lady Charlotte Penrhyn, Lady Hopwood, Col. Stanley, Adm. Hornby,. Col. Hornby, &c., the Earl of Derby presiding. Prior however, to this banquet, nearly eight hundred of the Earl of Derby's labourers and other dependents were entertained at dinner in a spacious marquee erected in the demesne, a short distance to the south-west of the hall. The marquee is about 220 feet in length by 40 in width ; and the oil-cloth covering with which it is overlaid made it impervious to the wet. The dinner was served on three long tables, running the whole length of the tent, and the whole presented a beautiful and unique appearance. The dinner consisted of good old English substantial fare, and about 758 individuals, either remotely or immediately en gaged in connexion with the ancient hall of Knowsley, were present. The tables were subdivided so as to admit of 32 dishes on each, and in connexion with the proceed ings the following bill of fare may not be uninteresting, as showing the liberality displayed on the occasion. 27 rounds of roast beef, 15 ditto boiled ditto, 15 legs of mutton, 30 meat pies, 15 pieces boiled beef, 78 plum pud dings, 52 apple pies, 26 suet puddings, 26 Yorkshire ditto, 78 dishes potatoes, 26 ditto greens, 26 ditto turnips, 26 ditto carrots. The most admirable order was maintained throughout the arrangements. In fact, the dinner was conducted with as little confusion as a common ordinary, where only twelve or fifteen persons are assembled. A band of mu sic was stationed at the lawn, (the Pensioners',) and, when the dinner was ready, a signal was given, and all the company who were stationed outside filed off into the room by couples and filled up the tables. On this occa sion Lord Stanley, with his son, the Hon. E. H. Stanley, were present, also the Earl of Sefton, and the Rev. H. Hopwood, with other distinguished individuals. After the dinner was concluded, the cups were filled with some of the Stanley ale (seventeen years old,) brewed expressly to celebrate the important occasion, when Capt. Hornby proposed the health of the heir to the name of Stanley, the Honorable Edward Henry Stanley. It was received with three times three and one cheer more, and drunk with the greatest enthusiasm. The deafening ap plause may be said literally to have made the " welkin ring." The Hon. E. H. Stanley returned thanks in an appropriate manner, and there was considerable point and pithiness in his speech. Immediately afterwards, the Earl of Sefton mounted the centre table of the marquee, and proposed the healths of the Earl of Derby and Lord Stanley. The manner in which the toast was proposed afforded the highest gratification to all the company, in ' consequence of the good humour displayed by the noble Earl. The toast we need scarcely add was drunk with tumultuous applause, the band at the same time striking up the appropriate air of the " Old English Gentlema n . After the excitement had in some measure subsided, Lord Stanley rose and returned thanks in a manner most ap propriate to the occasion, and concluded by drinking the healths of all the company present in a bumper of the Stanley ale, which he completely drained, and inverted the cup in a most significant manner, to show that he felt the toast, and had done ample justice to it. This incident in the proceedings produced a great deal of merriment amongst the tenantry assembled at the dinner. The • noble Earl of Derby was ther drawn through the tent in an easy chair, amidst the most boisterous cheering. His Lordship bowed frequently to the numerous party by which he was surrounded, and appeared to feel deeply the congratulations showered down upon him. The proceedings within the tent having been concluded. the company adjourned to the lawn in front of the hall, where they amused themselves with cricket, foot-ball, and rustic sports, in which Lord St an l e y, an d m any of the distinguished guests who were with him, took a prominent part. The old English sports were of the usual charac ter, including pig races, climbing greasy poles, &c., but the most attractive feature in the proceedings, and that which afforded the greatest amount of amusement, was the competition for a shoulder of mutton, a joint of beef, and a purse containing 10s. placed on a greasy pole. A number of competitors entered the lists, and many severe attempts were made to attain the slippery height, but all were unavailing, and the task was ultimately abandoned M despair. The prize was subsequently run for and won by some of the rustics who entered the lists. All the per sons present, consisting of labourers and others employed about his Lordship's estate, conducted themselves in the most orderly manner. After the rustic sports were concluded, the banquet mentioned above took place, at which the display of costly plate, &c., was such as to astonish all who were invited. It is said that nothing of the kind has ever been given in this county which could at all equal it for magnificence and splendour. Near the close of the banquet, when the dessert was brought on the table, Lord Sefton rose and proposed, in the most marked and appropriate terms, the health of the Hon. E. H. Stanley. The toast was respon ded to by the youthful scion, with much good feeling ; after which the Earl of Wilton proposed the health of the Earl of Derby. Lord Anson then proposed the health of the Lord Stanley, and, it is needless to say, that accom plished nobleman replied in a most appropriate and elo quent manner, and, if possible, with more than his usual amount of energy. We understand that Lord Sefton, with some other friends, came from S co tl an d, where he was staying ex pressly to be present at the fife, and in consequence of the good feeling which existed between the ancient houses of Derby and Sefton, the latter nobleman threw open his house for the accommodation of the Earl of Derby's guests. Amongst those staying there are Sir W. W. Wynne, the Rev. Edward Hornby and family, and George Hornby, Esq., and family. On Thursday, a grand dinner was given to the guests staying at the hall, amounting to about forty. Amongst those present were Lord and Lady Wilton, Lord Skel mersdale, Lord Clive, Lord Anson, Lady Catherine Pen rhyn. the Rev. H. Hopwood, Colonel and Mrs. Stanley, Colonel and Captain Hornby, Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham, and the Hon. Mrs. Wilbraham ; Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Clifton, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Hornby, &c. In the evening the grand ball took place in the large ball-room, which has been fitted up for the occasion. It is 100 feet in length, 50 feet wide, and 33 feet in height, and adorned most appropriately and elegantly. Several large mirrors are placed at short distances, along the walls, which contrasted beautifully with the red and white dra pery. The alcoves by which it is surrounded are orna mented in a similar manner by an exquisite border of pink, red, and white. It was lighted by three burnished gold chandeliers suspended from the ceiling, supplied with gas from the works of the noble Earl on the estate. On the south side of the room is the orchestra, in which was stationed Horabin's admirable band. The arms of the house of Derby were placed at the top of the room, and those of Lord Stanley at the bottom. The whole of this gorgeous apartment has been fitted up and decorated by Messrs. Rossall and Gradwell, of Bold-street, Liverpool, with the able assistance of Mr. W. Rainford, of Colquitt street ; and 700 of the most distinguished individuals amongst the nobility and gentry, resident not only in this part, but throughout the county, were present. Amongst those from Liverpool were the Worshipful the Mayor, George Hall Lawrence, Esq. At three o'clock on Friday a number of guests staying in the hall dined in the ball-room, and also about four hundred of the leading tenantry on his Lordship's estate. The wives and daughters of the tenants were provided with tea in the spacious tent on the lawn, after which there was a grand display of fireworks by Mr. Atkins. These were on a most extensive scale, and consisted of several pyrotechnic devices appropriate to the occasion. After this there was a ball for the wives and daughters of the tenants, to which about 1000 were invited. At the tenants' dinner on Friday, in the spacious marquee, the venerable Earl of Derby occupied the chair, and on his right we noticed Lord Stanley, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Wilton, the Hon. R. G. Hopwood, Colonel Hornby, R. T. Parker, Esq. On his left were the grandson of the noble earl, the heir apparent to the earl dom of Derby, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Clive, Hon. Mr. Wilbraham, Hon. Colonel Stanley, Hon. Mr. Penrhyn, Rev. Mr. Hornby, rector of Bury, J. Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., &c. In the side gallery, we noticed Lady Stanley, Master Frederick Stanley, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Mrs. Hornby, of Lancaster ; Mrs. Hornby, of Hoghton Castle ; the daughters of Admiral Hornby, Lady Eleanor Hop wood, &c. &c. After the cloth had been drawn, Lord STANLEY rose and said—l have been requested by my father, who is apprehensive that possibly his voice might not not be able to reach to the extent of this large room, in which I am happy to see an assembly so nume rous and so highly respectable, to propose to you a toast which, in any assemblage of Englishmen, requires no ob servation or comment, or recommendation, but which, in the county of Lancaster, will be received at this time, with peculiar feelings of satisfaction. I propose that we drink " The Health of her Majesty the Queen, and God bless her." (Applause.) Lord STANLEY next proposed the " Health of the Queen Dowager, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Applause.) The Earl of SEFTON rose and said—My Lord Derby and gentlemen, I rise to propose a toast—the toast of the day. (Applause.) You, many of you have heard of Demosthenes—many of you have heard of Cicero — all of you have heard of Lord Brougham—and every one of you know the oratorical powers of your own Lord Stanley. (Applause.) If I were possessed of a particle of the eloquence of any one of these orators, I could then recommend to you the toast which I have to propose in terms which would rouse your feelings, and make its ac ceptance be felt in a manner more worthy of the subject. After a few other observations, remarkable for their good feeling towards the Earl of Derby and his family, and declaring that there were no gates to mark the distinction between Knowsley and Croxteth, the noble earl proceeded to propose " The Health of the Heir Apparent to the Earldom of Derby," and amidst the applause of the company said that, " He had come from a good sort on both sides. He had a good example before him which he would follow. He had been born with every terrestial blessing which could be heaped upon man's head, and he (Earl Sefton) would undertake to say, that he would thoroughly deserve them. He will (said his lordship prove a ` reet un,' and I'll uphoud him." (Loud cheers.) The Hon. EDWARD STANLEY returned thanks. ROBERT NEILSON, Esq., proposed the " Healths of the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby and Lord Stanley." (Drunk with three times three, and one cheer more.) Lord STANLEY rose amidst loud cheers to return thanks. He said that his noble friend hear him, the Earl of Sefton, a man whom he was proud to call his friend, and the friend of his family, had with theo most needless caution, apologised for the want of that, which he had been pleased to call Domosthenic, or Ciceronic, or Broughamite powers of eloquence ; but he thought when his lordship, as a Lancashire man, had addressed them by that plain, homely, unmistakable declaration, which he had made with regard to one of whom they had heard something, and in whom he (Lord Stanley) need hardly say that he felt the deepest and most ;anxious interest, when he stated that he would stand forward as his godfather, and stated that, in Lancashire phraseology, "he was a reet un, and he would uphould him "—he had spoken the language of his heart. The Earl of Derby and he (Lord Stanley) were upon terms of the most cordial and sincere affection, and their views with regard to the management of the estate were in perfect unison, and their wish was that their tenantry might prosper. His noble friend, who had pre• ceded him, had stated that a bad landlord could not keep good tenants; and he would further say, that it was im possible that good tenants should have a bad landlord. After remunerating the principal tenants who had been remarkable for cultivating their land in the most scientific manner, his lordship said that he and his father would rather retain as tenants the old occupiers of the soil, for the tenant had a right to expect a due consideration for the improvements ,which he had effected. After some other observations, which we have not now space to re port, his lordship concluded by expressing an earnest wish for the health and prosperity of the tenantry. (Cheers.) The Earl of WILTON next proposed " The health of Lady Stanley, wishing her long life, domestic felicity, and every happiness. (Loud cheers.) Lady STANLEY having bowed her acknowledgments, and her youthful son having " waved his hat like a Bri ton," Lord STANLEY returned thanks, and congratulated the company upon the fact that he and his noble friends the Earl of Sefton and Lord Wilton had not gone out of the county for their wives, but had selected Lancashire witches for their partners for life. He concluded by pro pos.ng " The Earl of Sefton, and long-continued prospe rity to the house of Croxteth." (Applause.) The Earl of SEFTON returned thanks. The visitors then departed, and the room was cleared for the ball, the dancing being fixed to commence at nine o'clock. On Saturday the numerous children who are receiving instruction at the schools on the Earl of Derby's estate assembled, by invitation, at Knowsley Hall, and were plentifully supplied with old English cheer. They subse quently walked in procession through the grounds, and danced a country dance o n th e green. The band of the Pensioners was present during the whole of the afternoon, and played a variety of airs and marches in front of the hall. Yesterday the festivities were brought to a close with a ball and supper, given to the servants at the hall and their many friends, relatives, and acquaintances, and, though last, it was by no means the least amongst the several re joicings which have celebrated the majority of the noble heir. FESTIVITIES AT ORMSKIRK. The coming of age of the Earl of Derby's grandson, the lion. E. H, Stanley, was celebrated at Ormskirk on the 24th instant, when his lordship gave a dinner to the prin cipal tenants of the town and neighbourhood, with the clergy and respectable tradespeople of the town. At three o'clock, about 160 sat down to an excellent dinner, pro vided by. Mr. Briers, of the King's Arms. The Rev - . E. G. Hornby, the vicar, presided. The usual toasts were given, and that for the day was received with the most hearty acclamations, and most earnest wishes for the health and happiness of the Heir of the House of Stanley. A band was 'n attendance to give spirit to the scene. The Town_hall was tastefully decorated for the orisa_sion. The tt pants' wives and daughters partook of tea at Mr. Jam es Peet's ; and soon a ft er seven o'Clock both parties adjourned to witness a splendid display of fireworks, exhibited by Mr. Atkins, of the Liverpool Zoological Gardens, to the great delight and admiration of all the good folks. The festivities of the day were closed by a dinnerat the Town hall. Besides all this, the friends of soveral of the schools gave the children a treat in honour of the occasion, and in order to muster them that they might see the firew e•ks. Wreaths of evergreens and flowers were thrown across the street at the vicarage, Mr. John Fairhurst's, and Mr. Goss's, and in the evening the tewn was illuinhiated. All passed off to the general satiFfaction. and the day will lung be remembered in Ormskirk. The arrangements for this district were under the superintendence of the noble Earl's agent, Mr. Lawrence Wright, who gave the greatest pos sible satisfaction to all parties. We understand the rejoicings have not been confined to Knowsley and Ormskirk, but have extended to Lord Stan ley's estates in Bury, the Fylde country, Preston. and. Lancaster. There were also rejoicings at Ballyrasteen, irc Tipperary, where the greater portion of Lord Stanley's estates are situate. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR O! THE LIVIPi POOL ST,INDA RD. Sir,—lt appears that the Select Vestry are now making strenuous exertions for the collection of the poor rates. By law they may be right in the step , they are taking, but it is a question if they would not act more wisely—they certainly would show more feeling and consideration if they divided the rate into- two equal proportions, calling for half of it now and the other half some time hence, on the plan recommended in a letter in the Liverpool Courier of the 22nd instant, to which your attention is directed; and it is more particularly their duty to do so, if, as it appears, some parties have formerly been allowed longer time than others in which to pay their rates. It is to be hoped the persons who collect the sewerage, &c. rates, will make the collections in two equal payments, as above named. Liverpool, 25th Sept., 1847. [There are a number of persons who will echo our cor— respondent's suggestion, and if the Select Vestry can in aey way agree to the proposition, it ought certainly to be granted.] TO THAT CHESHIRE CLERGYMAN WHO IN SINUATED THAT THE MORAVIAN WAS NOT A TRUE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. REV.Six,-At the meeting of clergy on the occasion of Dr. Actalii's visit to Liverpool, you may recollect that the Rev. Sparks Byers, in his address, observed - that the difficulty about consecration, by bishops of our own church, of a converted priest of the church of Rome to be a bishop of a reformed Italian church (which it is Dr. Achilli's ardent desire, and, as I think, admirable plan to establish), might be obviated by having the party to be made a bishop, consecrated by bishops of the Moravian or of the American Church. Upon this you remarked that the Moravian church would be a very doubtful church. I did not think proper, at the moment to interrupt the pro ceedings of the meeting, by noticing this insinuation to the prejudice of the church of the United Brethren ; but I resolved to avail myself of an early opportunity of stat ing in reply to your insinuation, and with a view to obvi ate its effects on the minds of others, that the Moravian or United Brethren's Church has been recognized by the highest authorities in the church and state of this king dom as a true episcopal church. The Rev. John Gambold, a relation of mine, a stu dent of Christ Church, and rector of Stanton Har court, in the diocese of Oxford, was noted for his Patristic learning and thorough acquaintance with the ecclesiastical history. This good man, after he had be come what would now be considered a most rigid Tracta rian, by following the vagaries of the Fathers, finding that after all his labour he had been doing nothing but going about to establish his own righteousness, and from such a course that he could find no solid comfort, was at length, through the divine mercy, brought to see his error by fre quent conferences with a minister of the church of the United Brethren. and experienced that peace which passes understanding. Some time afterwards he resigned his benefice and entered that church, and eventually was con secrated one of its bishops. I feel assured that Mr. Gain bold looked upon the Moravian as a true Episcopal Church, otherwise, with his profound knowledge of eccle siastical history, he would never have retired into it from the Church of England, which he tells us he did not leave from any dissatisfaction with her constitution or with her discipline, but merely because of the controversies by which she was then so agitated and distracted.—Believe me to be, Rev. Sir, Your faithful servant, SAMUEL FENTON. Wavertree, Liverpool, September 25, 1847. MUSICAL VARIETIES. Jenny Lind has created a furore as great among the sober folk of Edinburgh and Glasgow as she has caused among the less phlegmatic lieges of the south. The critics seem to have run especially wild. One rabid rhapsodist attributes to her voice the wonderful faculty of harmony, or that of producing two or more sounds at once. Thus he raves :—"- No silver bell ever possessed a sweeter into nation ; and the style in which it is modulated, the pure gush of varied harmonies it can and does produce, are magic —neither more nor less. Nightingale ! a choir of nightingales might approach the beauty and the brilliancy, if anything save 'the human face divine' could accomplish the masterly modulations of her ornaments." If another reporter's phraseology could be relied on, Jenny Lind's audience at Glasgow expressed their delight amongst them selves in a manner only indulged in by persons in the last extremity of affectionate rapture. " The City Hall," he says, " was crowded during the evening by an audience embracing many of the nobility and gentry of the neigh bourhood, in addition to many of the most respectable citizens." Such is the power of song over the musical " critics" of the north ! GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. —This Festival took place last week, and it must be admitted that the stewards have not been niggardly in providing musical attractions. In the first instance there was Mdlle, Alboni. Then there were Herr Staudigl, Madame Caradori Allot, and Miss Dolby ; the Misses Williams, Mr. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, Mr. Lockey, and John Parry. A splendid band and chorus, numbering upwards of three hundred performers, was selected with the greatest care by the conductor, (Mr. Arnott) from the Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Exeter Hall. The performances have gone off with great eclat, and the general arangements have given the highest satis faction ; the attendance has never been surpassed. " Last, but not least," the collections have been satisfactory, in so far as they have exceeded those at the last festival by about £l5O. There were two balls during the week, one after the Tuesday evenings concert, and the rand fancy dress ball on Friday night, for whiCh Adam s band was engaged ; and as leader for which Mr. John Goodall of Liverpool was specially retained, and whose services on the occasion were rewarded by a very gratifying testimo, nial from Professor Adams, Mons. Prospeir, Signor Caso lani, the Mes srs . S m i t hi es, Mons. Baumoum, T. Harper, and other members of the Festival band, expressive of their great satisfaction with Mr. Goodall's performances, and stating that they " considered him qualified to lead any orchestra where he may be engaged." CONGRESS FOR PENAL REFORM. The second session of the Congres Penitentiaire has been held at Brussels lats week, and was well attended, there being present many influential and official persons connected with the administration of justice and prison discipline in England, France, and the various continental States. Interesting facts were stated with respect to the effect of different kinds of punishment upon criminals, and the principal discussion was as to the propriety of the separate system being applied rigidly or with modifica tions to juvenile offenders. The general opinion of the Congress was in favour of the system being applied with modifications, and that the plan of employing young per sons in agric ultural colonies or houses of refuge should be adopted. We append a report of the address of Lieut-Colonel Jebb, the Inspector of Prisons in England After thanking the Congress for the indulgence shown him, he said he was instructed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to lay before the Congress the fullest information as to the present state of the question in England. He then stated the number of prisons that had been erected on the model of the Penitentiary at Pentonville, and in which the separate system would pro bably be enforced—one at Wakefield to receive 800 pri soners ; a House of Detention in Middlesex for prisoners before trial, for 280; in Perth, for 400; in Belfast, for 320 ; in Leeds, for 300; in Stafford, for 290 ; in Ayles bury, for 280 ; in Reading, for 236 ; in Northampton, for 200; in Leig;ester for 190; and others, amounting in all to 40 prisons, calculated to receive 5,500 prisoners. Prisons of the same kind were in progress at Liverpool, Kirkdale, Manchester, Birmingham, in Warwick, a Go vernment prison in Dublin, a new county prison at Win chester, at Springfield, at Knutsford, and other places, making twelve prisons to receive 4,280 persons, which would most probably be finished in the course of the next year. Others were under consideration for Bedford. (county), Plymouth, Exeter, Surrey, Canterbury, and Maidstone. These when completed would contain about 3,000 prisoners ; and in three years from the present time it might be expected that there would be prisons enough in England on the improved system to hold from 12,000 to 13,000 prisoners. He had no doubt that separate con finement would in future form the basis o f priso n disci pline in England. Magistrates who at first were opposed to the system, now approved it. There had been no for mal recognition of the system, either by the magistracy o th r e t y h w e eLreegiinslaatpuoresitibonuttoitcawrry it n as ge i ne t ralo lyapproved, and. effect whenever it should be formally sanctioned. During the past session the question of transportation had been before the Le gislature,,e and, in the form in which the punishment had hitherto the Government had determined to abolish h it. rth exisled No final determination had been come to on the subject, but he believed the system to be adopted would resolve itself into this :—all criminals now under sentence of transportation would undergo a separate con finement, then a period of laborious discipline ; having completed that, they would be sent as exiles taan English colony—probably Australia. In pursuance of this ar rangements it had been proposed to locate 1,200 convicts in the Tsle of Portland, to be employed in the erection of a breakwater. The buildings in which they witaol be. placed were moveable; the convicts would be sidgatek . during the night, but associated in their labour daiirg4l4l p r ., day. 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