The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-04 00:00:00

• ` +a, _........„. GENERA L MISCELLAN__ ./ I y Siet sa _ e lti la about to have a charter of iinthcotrhpoeration. Durham Ei...vlerdaY was fixed for proceeding W oaLl.,alca Connittee• e new infant Orphan slum at Wanstead, was c'irl°ll Ttiesday last by the doilPleiotdaY last the night watcher at one of tub. King of the Belg ians. la L ' e a alas auffocated by falling into a y draught Lon at 141,..Pridallast, 106 salmon were caught at on e itahnes . T he first • an Cos to be 44. ti°l3 Per d fishery, South Shied i - s s. balk ette plot) on the Pensylvanian system . p . r `la. It is intended to hold 1000 Prlsoneerms'un. st„inreebelt hltheNVest Indies have sent a strong rsaing Packet 0 gorerntoent requesting that the old 11 I r aaY be t ' The con, Pti °°• to he hee,„3,,lttla..rets throughout the lessacable °° der the influence we ti atla . Fasque, of theoupurterYsebntavfienbeegaunnd I.__ 7 nderstand that John Gladstone, Esq., of • re 7 10 per Zreaticed the rents of his tenants in Ross-shire, 1 1 1 . 1 at tlie settlement last week. to the teAtrlVle nolo of Londonderry, we hear, app ointedis thedeath of the tas,k/uards and Gold Stick, vacant by . peril:lof. Catheart.—Chroniele. ltrzel it is not 1, generally known, that the Weley,ors•ara is married to the Rev. t ._ Slam- AN afe'o4torTister, LOW stationed at Coven rY M s r is . te c r o o l f li S ns tr , Coventry.—Slam- Farm named Mr. Robert Rathbone, Park?eff._rn t00.,,_ near Rtiab hilst )theurg under a ..ii`w"as -"iekt, thr hi m self . Dee and drowned. ew into river , corra l to eie,e the of the Medical Gazette fin st e a r te d s u t r h i, a g t reepi e nostrils with the thumb and inhalation, g will tel,e,_t leaving them free during 70, a a fit of coughing in a short time. ferlaellsighbourhood of Kendal, which has been famedmueh fro% ther°lath of fine fruit, has this year suffe red,e apples b ot k..! cold east winds of Whitsun-week. Tn AID vn nearly all destroyed. mapuseting was held on Saturday, at Willis's s rooms, for l ate ti ro e easures for erecting a tribute of tleteett4e al Sussex. A long list of noblemen a £7OO was I lobsco.aePpearS as: h e onaittee. Upwards of 2,, lu ° al ts meeting re pe a c n t s to ge th n e . accouierMie.als of Marylebone have determined . to call to 13. b‘, qiellrpre,e tCy Sir Charles Napier and Sir Aungeltiloffn_nabt :opupaslinegs grant to the Pr inc es s he is, •..ain ridge. 1°441 ael.Psre Advertiser gives an account of i h a hn m u a r n . ood a th all the pits ponds, &c. in that n.etgo purify the 14 as he asserts 'appointed by the Lord piN" to that the cattle can drink it. killed, and t„.°11111, ATAsTR,,,,E.___Sjx persons we reexp lo sion, on pridaya.others desperately wounded by an i, eleal;lii?e:fer°oarallart'hk,nandutharseeßfrraoym'sDpunowkeurtPonr. The . about . teescparties to an appeal case, heard before the Privy :11Sri si,ll,°ll Monday, were thus euphoniously des t ig a n n a a t , ed y t . Slaitetacr Rharti Sevatni, of Struigeri Sams h ~ ,ta i ihr ae en aiiiiguusfaYithuaoraohthi: otherwise called Goorsedhava assembly of the preachers in the connection sheffiehre Rev. John Wesley will be held this choice of o in f lastttetident Ile first public sitting, for the ~oljw -, secretary and other officers, takes place on the ~. ednesday iti the present month. olleanadtal, income of charitable endowments inEng i intieiry eooaies exceeds £1,200,000; the commiss ion of h effectual .aa be st nearly X 260 000 • and ve not-mg which en (hoe t " • gross abuse s w iterpeses. `towards remedying the . eti tt , tittaritw, illZsChAe r_e‘sturti made . to the House of Commons 0 N o do (l,,,ouitity of cheese imported into - nu i,it; fro n ting the year 1842 was, from Europe, 16a, • pe,eet3i,s.sthe United States, 14,098 cwt. ; A goo "'s, 36 cwt. ; total 1 79,748 cwt. Brigham, tear Resel?clonging to Mr. Matthew Barnes, of from from British . t hick etssisick, was lately set upon fourteen eggs),ne of a s gs e "as ari as hatched fifteen goslings• u sake itnust have produced two young ones, a circum e'Paral4verY rare occurrence, if not altogether without No vb aea sn't SPEetts oP T P —Between Saturday night thise:tidaY Mornng, n o ll fewe 'r i: than twety-faur paeouwl otito;cte deliberately picked out of the n staircase wind Aepe;eraig wfbutlilding i Rose -street the Prop,rertyoolasgow .°- iciutchesoantown, and 'carried on.-- ita An a Mon day , 'pest was held at the .Deaver Exeter, the be ee '' ° n the dy . of Eliza dLucy had l ady to e Dile rl• The lad° been subject the tattle fi ts, and her i t t, appeare4 fire LI t while sitting on d Lowe, the ' of Ile itr'eraiiiarld she was so airess liinju'red that death resulte • ti ,oi et w a , Accidental Death." -e band) "Nb---Last week, some children, playing on tito4e aof the Calder near Airde, discovere scot laed ' ee,tec gold piec e 'fj• el 1. Charles I. of tient itel4,!l.Patics I. osfo Fran as ee es They are in exejeames alsrdeell4; and are now in t hepossession of Mr. 1, t teer, Adne ve llSldient HOUSE recent sur iiii, it hes b een le:Pnaolitop ar.tained, that the Trav ß elle a r K ' re-Ica fro% finder high mountain pass over t•haekle eo at elevation rrnere to L T lqater ah a o n v d e Fatterdale, ; Tees 1044 an;oth°elr ?r t. ) h 7 a B lo t e el I b io lg us e e in England.dain,, llrethe ria4es,itaat LaCTURES.—A handsome building, t Traveller's e i Inn, le s v t e c l no o en ; totbea,l'able ef"o_ttoman style of architectnusre, C has just been r a p e it o t sett i et tclie,ecoorarnmerodoafti?f ,31.p_ pe rs ons, h 11 rs s a treet, in the Ci a tl m , with as thea eatoree. °I •C 7,000, for thes delivery of the Gresh ill)9hS11;,1,0:41144--.011'rji_jys dtistinguishd composerarr a iv t ed in Lon the next_ hi;taaraTio.%4o,nceortfulfil, his engagement . 0 i_d ctthe performance o r - f tll.lare It°, 1 ' The Fealuo( ftllacb:lonu " at the. H a nsovoehr eale ', , ta Veir - e ir e.' 23 years have now 'elapsed since p Tablet a London now ati t i t i ll reee saYa " -- `' We understand the Jesuits have h e a h v o e re a h t la '44 r eed Irnal a s permission to build e t r est, th., erttly-purehased site near South Audley d another qi a llar e t, i etionditiona being that they shall buil d another bish op, ben t s); not h locality as may be appointed by th e ,',',aPtisto° haye the I "It V Bc e• ,, POWer to administer the sacraments att , ta. rp, The deliveries of tea the tee er e 4G MoxnAy.—__e 441141ia,;' 11 eay;",e,rse 46f)24ib5., being nearly tliThsaenie marketas in 41 Ceerenceidlng our last statei.nenti.es which have :ter:, p. to go Inotueerilerd bhye finuebrliu sales, which but there OttetPtioeteads, Private Obutsiness doing for home con etas ' n 111,,,NA ,PPtxcEs.--On Tuesday last, Thomas Na as 'IN 2s. 6d. bv the Gateshead magistrates .ki f n o cy r r ivith atlited lsi t.• •ht e t by stri ~ tll4l, 4 sa. i WI ein the Big -s re , _n was 'brolge'leeth fi'n---Ann Si mmoncis an old wo e m t a ,_ of her tali :lion i t , se sa m e day with picking the pock b N I . of ..1)100,01m-house of 15s. in silver, tiab,iGte Nett -ot ie b rson raee k irk, , E93-nOLL—On Wednesday, a a gold seal, young S i li t Wo r k .°` Itlely, lxas goin g to speak to b ar:Plac e. I °, a barn belonging to Mr. Rootham a , ol tbe t o th; ° ,r th at „as lie approached a hole in the sidF of flew 401 PllrPose . inside fle 4 4 e4df11 l :lea" eaughta v°lll9h was thein iacerating it in a li, 0rter„...7,, bola of his nose, 11% 41ccek 4vorlhampton Mercury. t t il t ,, C l.o , l r a ee t ti. v e lt rp i n o olistz.--At Warrington, on Monday, Ann •‘i t , - ,-.tio for -.tnan, as committed to the House I , l lo, l ___lt s . k r ,___ six mcriths, for breaking the w e i e n . d . ows of k The 11!,eetZaiiieegits, Public-house, on Saturday hasw caliel, offs teooira,sth of December, 1835, o'4 p° gees eo7„,_Tpertilspritment, at va to r W u arrington. Ile tie JoeNo h f"un ti. in the town o f MANCHESTER.— stim su e Zer f e o d r In `ie oe'rf,.IB39.46.:ZSEISOLDERS IN MANcHES f442.4eatneor, ere were 12,150 £lO househol d ers 0 4 t , th e rY borough of Manchester; in the . year a. le e , a the exttcmber was only 10 423 • being a dimin to h a met d i jet ascertained n u m b er will doubtless show 4 ftl4 lllll:'Z l t t i : fll lip'72:l: ' Thei-l'umobfeprserisnonthseqcuualrirfieendt lisl'tilt Arnentaq v ia th e ' deep°,laoa, fittetillttne A Ivr .1. The sle:ocools'avenoieu--ct LocomortvwEithStchßeEze.—hime. St;44deptitt: !crew, sheas°l:Orn' fitted d d her last trip from e . ( `; kietZ• boi!.'csPectioan of M. Conte, irectoraortantncee eliaiplie,,lntailieolng her cruise, she made her . a oir;vrtt i t; ri 4 and salute the town, receiving like Ie . She -.`1411. Herd s eed was ten knots he the 4 Will to t Nlaverage i • hettiled `', l , 4 e of tor° arseilles early in r t d he ß m ro o u n g t h h a . m ,t tp i „ , . rs beh• ds on Monday. Lord t e ll t he 1, illo g is., alf of Lady Townshend, that she . h re ad , il:lllt4lstnelqiirttlYtto the attempt to impose liFr ch yedg.ol. ceittletlN Lie_beptie!.°lllY ; the whole. proceedinvg.,ogsa I I been the altieo'4lr b . gi of the children in 1823, I ,karopria:c her t,,tardner,.and Mr. Nlargett i s a , in direct Iho 9' of the bil l This disavowal fully establishes l e. all batit o I e mil recentl • introduced into the boil.. seeo lep ess o 4 ~._ , . y ati l t) r e 'at ) a ii. 7 6 ,7 been divided between the Infirmary of the tile sttoe,alivea of 4,,ewcastle, being the surplus at ;be e n. bI account of the late Musical Festiv al to tzaia pa to k e teceipts amounted to £2235 125., and 'kV 14' act, 28,1.4 14s. Bd., thus leaving a deficiency e th e ahltyr qnttilee futulfhttlinads been paid by , s t il t seurlipstc,onb of li, l e t te e P it iti ll eof Z b era of thecoa ro dd m it i l t7te n e a , and from which 4itis tobtait%......."as left. return 1p to o i i ,th i t to t u h n e tit I:notion of Mr. Kellyileasaaries o,leti.c, wi.e,ortlers ug . 4F of Commons of t f t , l) ti f tr oitl oi the muses i an corporate towns of England Tbe sala ,ibt to hi t h e ao (noses of such Recorders. VO -1% thill..lle) the lowest, to £525 varying 4,6,llthateitaLoi (si The Recorder of Manches ter and 'atli " 1 3,, t \air. it,..r Charles Wetherell) £4OO, r ilkiitslea bitoti. • is. D. Hi ll ) 30,- ). tihaeitththe the tiethe follovving statement of the amou r n e t , la",, tr e e q t e three 17'enanrcipal art-unions in thewetnaP' a stir -141;1 tlß444,thihd.eep irei a l their existenC ,ttt::tl,," tee -6 Oat th e 11 iittt 4, tte veaooo je p u ea n i ab ! l e e nt to :_ su L b o e s n ' c a r . i o b n e , lfiibrest tkl )4 1 .2*7 r , ta, year, kAS7 ; third year, ' £728 ; ,' ~, 1"„; hire'z• Scotland, first year, £ . l 296 ; to- Ireland, f e W e '4, 'deco`,44,s s'' 2, 072 ; total, £4,070. 3 • to artaltektia retiehll, 2 ,330 ; third, £ 3,90 , iltil:ll4l,d, agrrivati,fied in being bl to state, that the tttti i te th e co la of 4:tat Oreenocka, from e the Ist of Janu alje,, 4 lit4tesPO4, ° f the present year, are more than lal 11,41"tchtii'''t fin e Ing Period of last year. The . bonded St., le„acee,,Y frotn(ageouence been so filled with pro- Oeltl,)tettiel°,, Nat' `,"ekt:ltst and West Indies, that ad- V tv e -. ' the I t - "as been found to be necessary. lah aetira rade has been followed, we under afere4.ctory ,i -'Y d -ntuentatiou of the customs.— , MEETING OF THE COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS. On Tuesday last, at two o'clock, delegates from these Associations met, to have submitted to their examination the clause of the amended fire prevention bill. There were representatiyes present from the American, East India, West India, General Brokers, Cotton Brokers, Mediterranean, Brazilian, and Grocers' Association. Wm. Brown, Esq., again presided. Mr. DuNcaN, the clerk, then read the bill with the various alterations and amendments proposed in it, after which the CHAIRMAN called upon the gentlemen to state their objections to any of the clauses. Mr. PILCHER thought that in clause 18, which required that all warehouse doors and windows should be closed during the night, there should be an exemption made with regard to the perishable articles, such as green fruit. Some gentlemen said that ;corn was exempted in the manner proposed, and, after some little discussion, it was resolved to recommend to the Fire Committee, that green fruit and corn should be placed exactly on the same foot ing in the bill. Mr. TODD proposed, that saltpetre and nitrate of soda should be on no account warehoused in other than de tached warehouses and sheds, and where no other goods or merchandise might de deposited. Mr. CROSFIELD seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. TODD then proposed, that palm oil, tallow, and lard should be included in the list of articles to be de posited in fire-proof warehouses only. After some trifling , discussion, the motion was negatived ; and, on the sug gestion of Mr. VERTCE, cocoa nut oil, in consequence of its solid form, was recommended to be classed with palm oil and tallow. Mr. TODD said, that in the bill there were only pro visions as regarded the buildings of new warehouses ; but as to the removal of d Ingerous buildings and dangerous trades from the proximity of warehouses there was not one word. He, therefore, proposed, that it be a recommen dation to the Fire Committee to seek for power for the Corporation to remove, on compensation, dangerous tra des and buildings from the prozimity of warehouses. A brief discussion took piace, after which the motion was carried unanimously. Mr. RATHBONE then proposed that the Corporation should seek power, in case of buildings in narrow streets being burnt or taken down, to widen the street, on com pensation being made. This recommendation was car ried unanimously, as was another recommendation, that bottling cellars and sailmakers should be included in the iiot of ciail:. , :rous trades. Mr. TODD said the bill before them was in such a dis jointed state that he thought they had better adjourn un til they could get a printed copy. The meeting then adjourned. A further meeting of the deputations from the associa tions was held on Saturday, at two o'clock, to consider the propriety of presenting a requisition to the Mayor to call a meeting to concert measures for carrying into effect the resolution of the deputations on the subjecf of dock warehouses. William Brown, Esq., presided, In the course of a desultory conversation that took place at the commencement of the meeting, it was stated that the deputations had, before the Fire Committee, yielded to the wishes of the warehouse owners to appoint their own porters. In answer to a question from Mr MYERS, Mr. DUNCAN stated that owners and buyers of goods and parties accompanying them, and samplers, and the servants of owners, having the permission of such owners, would at all times have access to the goods. Mr. GILL said he was informed that there were only two insurance offices in London that would take insurances in St. Katharine's Dock. The Albion was one, and, he believed, they were interested in that dock. The act had been in force two years, and there were only three more years to run, so that no benefit could accrue if they pro cured the alteration. Mr. Gill proceeded to contend, at some length, that, as a compromise had been effected with the warenouse owners, they ought not, as British mer chants, to seek to violate a contract. Mr. Gill also urged on the attention of the delegates the danger to the ship ping, if fire should break out in one of the warehouses. They might make the warehouses fire-proof, but they could not make cotton fire-proof, and what would be the position of the shipping, if flakes of burning cotton were flying about amongst them? If fire were to break out i❑ St. Katharine's Dock, what would become of the shipping? He would be glad to see more warehouses built, but this was an extraordinary year for produce, arid they were not likely to have so much next year. Mr. Gill concluded by moving the previous question. After a short discussion the representatives of the West India and General Brokers' Association voted for the amendment, all tde other associations against it. The original motion was put, when the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, of the East India Association, of the Cotton Brokers' Association, of the Mediterranean Association, of the Brazilian Asso ciation, and of the Grocers' Association voted for the requisition, and the representatives of the West India and General Brokers' Association against it. The Chairman signed the requisition, and the meeting separated. The annual Chester Regatta is appointed for Thursday the 10th of August. The magistrates assembled at the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, held at Knutsford, on Monday, proceeded to examine the testimonials of the candidates for the office of chaplain for Knutsford Gaol. The Rev. J. Mitchell, assistant curate of Ilabergham Eaves, was the successful candidate. THE CHESHIRE MAGISTRACY AND SIR J. GRA , HAM.—At the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, on Monday, the chairman complained of a gross misrepresentation on the part of the press, with reference to himself. It had been that at the last sessions he had said to the magistrates that he would put it to them whether Sir J. Graham's letter deserved an answer. He declared upon his honour he did not say so. Several magistrates confirmed this remark, Mr. France declaring that the chairman's words were " It is my duty to ask you if this letter requires any answer." A long discussion then took place and was terminated by five fresh magistrates being added to the list of visiting justices, and Mr. Henry Marsland stated that he should bring on a motion respecting the dismissal of the gaoler at another meeting. AGRICULTURE.—MEETING AT DENBIGH.—On Wed nesday last a meeting was held in the county hall, Den bigh, convened on the requisition of about fifty tenant farmers, principally occupying farms in the Vale of Clwyd, " for the purpose of taking into consideration the present unprecedented depressed state of agriculture, and the meuns best adopted to procure that protection to its labour and capital which their great importance de mand." The landowners were invited to attend, and Lord Dungannon and George Griffith, Esq., of Garn, were prerent. The meeting was a thin one, J. J. Probe, Esq., mayor of Denbigh, was elected to the chair. Messrs. Boult and Rawlins, of Liveapool, intruded their presence upon the meeting, and Lord Dungannon consequently withdrew, declaring, that the interference of the league altogether changed the character of the meeting. A reso lution was proposed for the protection of agriculture and in opposition to free trade, but an amendment in favour of a fixed duty on corn was eventually carried. CHESHIRE EXPENDITURE.—At the Quarter Sessions, on Monday, Mr. Potts brought before the court the state of the county expenditure, and the rating. He stated that he had now in hand a balance of £2,424 18s. 9d. The assets he calculated thus, for this quarter :—Balance in hand, £2,424; county rate of id., £3,222; River Weaver, £3,000 ; constabulary rate, :.£1,494 ; £435 ; fines, £345 ; repayment, £lOO ; total, £11,020. The expenditure thus :—Bridges, £430 ; general payments, £5,154; house of correction new buildings, £7O; prose cutions, sessions, £1,602 •, prosecutions, assizes, £1,300 ; advance to gaoler, £100; total £8,656. This would leave a balance in hand of about £2,364. He expected the assets for the October quarter to he as follow :—Ba lance in hand, £2,364 ; Lords of Treasury, £3,517 ; River Weaver, £2,000 ; fines, £395 ; repayment, £lOO ; total, £8,376. Tho expenditure would probably be : Bridges, £550; general payments, £5,649; house of cor rection buildings, £350; prosecutions, sessions, £2,586; advaace to gaoler, £100; total, £9,235. Which would leave a balane against the county of £859. A county rate of one farthing in the pound for the October quarter was then ordered. REBECCA ANECDOTES.—When the Reccabites, in their attack on the Carmarthen Workhouse, saw the Dra goons surrounding the place, the terror which prevailed among them is inconceivable, and does not at all accord with the usual boastings of this lawless heroine in her midnight visits. The rabble that wereinclosed within the walls of the Workhouse, and expected nothing but in stant death, and one man actually fell down flat on his face where he remained a considerable time, that he might not see the Dragoons cutting off his head • and groups of women and boys were seen huddled together, praying fer vently for death to relieve them, rather than they should fall into the hands of the soldiers, and be killed by them. When the rioters that had been captured at the Work house were placed in a row, to afford a better opportunity of indentifying them, one of the gang was so much terri fied that he asked the person next to him, what they were going to do with them. The persona ddressed hap pened to be a wag, and had seen some service in the Pe ninsula, answered that they were so placed, that the sol diers might kill them all with one shot. The terrified Bebeccaite, with a horrid scream, jumped out of the line ; and it was with the utmost difficulty he could be again prevailed upon to stand by the side of his companions. One of the fortunate persons who escaped over the wall, made the best use of his legs to reach home ; but on the way, when he was nearly out of breath, and the terror of the Dragoons full in his mind, he heard a tremendous rush through the hedge just by his side, when he screa med out, " Quarter, quarter, for God's sake don't kil me !" and fell down fainting to the ground, thinking that one of the Dragoons had followed him ; but when he ven tured to look up, be saw that the unwelcome intruder was a fellow-fugitive on horseback, who was then nearly out of sight. Many reached home with scarcely a rag upon them, having left their clothes in the hedges through which they had to pass. A WORTHLESS WIFE.—On Thursday afternoon an in quest was held before Mr. C. J. Carttar, on view of the body of S. J. Wardell, aged 58, residing at No. 64, Old King-street, Deptford. It appeared by the evidence that the deceased had been labouring under disease of the chest. On Tuesday one of the parish surgeons visited the deceased, but the female was so drunk he could not elicit from her any facts connected with the state of the deceased, but told her to send for some medicine, which, however, she did not. Mr. Archer, one of the overseers, had also given a medical order, but she put it on the mantelshelf, and went out, got drunk, and forgot it, i❑ consequence of which the unfortunate man died. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased died from natural causes," but most severely condemned the con duct of the wife, who gave evidence. She was seriously admonished by the coroner. ifil° l4‘ ,v li t !Es' , 0 61„ eareerr in tO ith • the I S t "' 0 , je w ade elles age qa" .thP' twa t 9 Halifel. up 1)11 0 ;f r ods t rool 'clock T r ; I .togge bos r;! by the A t 711. ‘z d C 4e r w ° rl 7to n ot be e° ofi ng land s lot -, i;d been offere dbl „ ,•. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.' SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICUL -1 TURE.—NEW MANURES, &c. The weather continues to be favourable for vegetation, and the farmers in this neighbourhood, and even further north, have nearly, if not wholly, completed their bay har vest, which has been more than usually early and abund ant. Taking the country generally, the field crops, whe ther as regards corn or roots, present a highly promising appearance, and should the remainder of the season be propitious, the prices of wheat—latterly on the decline— will, in all probability, by the autumn not exceed what was anticipated by us several weeks ago. This is to be attri buted partly to the general fineness of the weather since the long continued rains ; partly to the greater breadth of of wheat on the ground ; and, but in a small degree, if at all, to any recent improvement in culture. The present period is, therefore, a fitting one, now that the farmers are beginning to complain of the inadeqqacy of prices to meet their alleged high rents, to inquire whether they have done all that in them lies so to fertilize ther ground that the yield, both in quality and weight, would meet the emergency ; and, at the same time supersede the necessity, excepting in very unfavourable seasons, of such imports of foreign grain, &c., as by glutting our markets would cause a further decline in prices. It must be admitted that a great portion of our arable soil is, under any system of management. unsuitable, without such outlay in forcing as might fail to be remu nerative, for the growth of wheat; and it must also be granted that, in some instances, a reduction of rent would be but equitable. But we cannot allow that the evil, as affecting farmers generally, is attributable solely to high rents ; or, in other words, that the average rental is beyond the means of the industrious and intelligent far mer, who avails himself of modern chemical discoveries and other appliances in agriculture, which so strongly conduce to the fertilizing of the soil. The question is one of great national importance; and we at once put it to the anti-corn law agitators—who , would swamp one great interest to elevate a minor one— I " Is the soil of Great Britain yet so judiciously cultivated as to give out its maximum ; or even nearly, its maxi mum powers of production ?" It behoves, we think, the advocates of unrestricted trade in corn, to prove that this has been accomplished; to show that our own lands have been duly treated ; before they can, with any grace, call upon the country to supply capital (for such it is) for the culture of the fields of foreigners.—and thus to throw it self, in dangerous dependency, upon alien states (many of which regard us as their natural enemies) for a large por tion of our supplies of the necessaries of life. This, how ever, is a point from the discussion of which they invari ably shrink. Not only have we immense tracts in many parts of Great Britain and Ireland, left in the unprofitable rude ness of nature, inviting the skill and industry of the hus . bandmen to render them available; but large portions of , the soil long since broken in, is worked in so slovenly and ' inefficient a manner, that they probably produce little more than one-half the crops they are capable of bearing under a judicious system of cultivation. Even between Liverpool and Manchester—two of the most populous towns in the kingdom—there are mosses and other wastes, both in hollows, and on hill sides, many thousand acres in extent, but partially touched, yet all of which might be turned to good account, by draining, digging, or plough -1 ing, and quickening with manure. This fact was noticed even by Mr. Cobden himself, in a recent speech in this town ; and that these tracts might be turned to good ac count is established by the fact that in this and other parts of the country many of our productive black soils were originally mosses. Within the last few years, the farmers have been worse off than during the few preceding years. Adhering for the 1 most part to the customary and defective cultivation of the land, they cannot, they say, afford to pay the rents re quired by the landlords. But with some instances excepted, it is not so much the rent that overwhelms them, as a want of scientific knowledge of the nature and requisite management of the particular soils on which they are lo cated. Rent, indeed, may be too low to he consistent with good economy in the cultivator, by inducing an in dolent system, or a neglect, of cultivation. And it by no means follows, even making all reasonable allowances for the respective capabilities of different qualities of soils, that those who pay the lowest rents are the most success , ful in agricultural pursuits. In proof of this we may state that the Scotch farms in the Lothians are much higher rented than the generality of the farms in England ; yet the cultivators, if they be clever and industrious in this vocation, thrive and become wealthy. The great secret lies in the proper working of the land, and in adequately feeding it with manure—which at any reasonable price will give a good return in increased production, while, at the same time the land is kept in heart. We now come more particularly to manures ; and we need but instance the market gardens round the metropolis in proof that with an adequate quantity of the ordinary kind, and good spade work, three times the quantity of produce may be raised that is generally grown on the same extent of surface in the provinces where manure is scarcer. Most cultivators of the present day, following in the foot steps of their forefathers, consider the ordinary farm-yard manure the only prime attainable article. For general purposes it is certainly the best of our natural home ma. nures, and so far as it goes is not to be neglected. But it is not to be had in sufficient quantity to meet the require ments of all the land under cultivation. The general opinion regarding it is, that it is all in all if abundant, or, in other words that nothing can equal it if administered in great weight and bulk. Farmers, who can afford it, bury masses of it in the ground, and are averse to believe, that when short, any substitute can be found, compara tively of trifling bulk, yet of equal virtue. They lay it on thick when they can get it; and when they cannot, they yield to what they consider to be an arbitrary neces sity, and leave the land without any stimulating appliance at all ! The effects of bone-dust, &c., when first de- I veloped staggered their belief; and the application of chemical research to agriculture has led to subsequent discoveries of artificial and other new manures, the powers of some of which have excited their astonishment, with out, however, generally, confirming their faith in their efficacy. Many of them bewildered by the multiplicity of new nostrums for fertilizing the soil, have contented them selves with creeping on at the old pace, afraid of encounter ing a perhaps useless expense, or at a loss which to choose 1 for trial. We have before us that clever agricultural paper, the Mark Lane Express, in which we find a list, with prices current (published weekly) of new manures, patented and unpatented, of no fewer than 36 different kinds,—including, rape dust, rape cake, rags, graves, gypsum, carbon, ashes, humus, various nitrates, urates, sulphates, muriates, chlorides, acids, chie-fou, composts, alkalies, animalized powder, and even "disinfected" ma nure ! We have also real guano, and artificial guano, the latter (somewhat curiously) dearer than the former. Some of these are no doubt good ; others of questionable utility, and others, we opine, bordering on the worthless; for some of the inventors—chemists of the metropolis, guilt less of having ever raised a blade of glass, or of having, perhaps, seen it beyond the squares of London—appear to think they can manufacture manure from road dust, or from—nothing. Few farmers have an:opportunity of testing even a tenth of the manures now in the market, and ascertaining which is the most suitable for particular soils and particular crops. It was hoped therefore that the Royal Agricultu ral Society—which now numbers 7,000 members, and has moreover large funds—would have made experiments upon them on a scale sufficiently large to set the question at rest, by their next forthcoming meeting, and this, we believe, was suggested to several of the members by prac tical men. But it does not appear that the important subject has yet been taken up by that influential body. We are happy to say, experiments have been made with several of the most promising of the new manures, almost at our own doors. Although this country, taking it gene rally, is by no means well adapted for superiority in agri cultural or horticultural pursuits, none can boast of higher cultivated ground than is to be found in some parts of it, or of having more successfully overcome the frequent rigours of the precarious mimate, and the natural baren ness of the soil. Of this we have several instances, and none perhaps more prominent than in the extensive nur sery grounds of Mr. Skirving, at Walton-on-the-Hill, — which, from being originally comparatively unproductive fields, with a bleak exposure, have been so improved in climate, (if we may so term it,) and in soil, by sheltering green fences, and the application of proper manures, as to grow to perfection plants and shrubs which it was deemed impossible to rear in the northern latitude, and to present a flush of verdure and luxuriance highly honourable to the cultivator and encouraging to others, who may have similar difficulties to encounter. This gentleman, who for some years past has made experiments with guano, or South American bird manure, and other manures, has re cently made a more extensive trial of several of the most approved and promising kinds, and we, a few days ago, witnessed the result. In adding to his grounds some grass land (in poor condition) he divided a large a portion of a field into broad buts of equal size, and manured each respectively with guano, and other manures considered the best in the list to which we have before alluded—in quantities corresponding with their money value, or in other words, for every 20s. worth of one kind, he put precisely 20s. worth of another upon the same superficial space ; for this is the only true criterion by which the farmer can be guided—the virtues of each kind being left to be decided by the respective weight of the crop in each but. Precisely the same crop was put in each. The whole was carefully and equally treated, under a disinter ested superintendant, who registered the particulars in a book. We were astonished at the inequality in produc tion of the respective buts. The guano threw up grass of nearly twice the height and thickness of that of the other buts, and the hay will be twice the weight. We after wards visited a plot of Italian rye-grass, manured with the guano. It is very fine, strong, and healthy, and stands throughout about four feet high. No similarly sized plot, treated with an equal money amount of farm yard manure would, we think, have any chance with it. We afterwards noticed the effects of the various ma nures in a great variety of crops, including field produce, forest trees, &c.; but the most interesting was the pieces of ground in which the experiments were first com menced in 1840 with guano, nitrate of soda, farm lard manure, &c. This was visited in the first year, when in rye grass, by many members of the Royal Agricultural Society, when they held their meeting in this town, as well as by many distinguished agriculturists, and the opi nion they expressed was, that it was the finest thing they had seen in the course of their agricultural tour. Last year it was crogped with turnips, without additional ma nure, and the guano still asserted its pre-eminence as a fertilizer. This year it is in oats, (still without additional application,) and the crop on the guano bed greatly ex cels all the others, and is still very thick and fine. The proportion of guano and farm-yard manure was about 21b. of the former to 101 b. of the latter, but as the price of the farm-yard differs in different parts of the country, and also in the same locality at different times, this cannot be considered a fixed proportion. The superiority of the guano. however, is shown, even under any ordinari'.fluc tuation, to be great • and the experiment is highly valua ble in showing (which was doubted by many) its great and enduring fertilizing qualities over a period of three years. One great advantage of guano over farm-yard manure, is the much smaller bulk of it required to produce the effect, so that a great expense in carriage, particularly to remote farms, is saved. It also requires much less ex penditure of labour in its application. We are not aware how far it is equally applicable to all sorts of soils, or whether it be equally suitable for all sorts of grasses ; but as the trials we have alluded to have been made in various parts of the nursery of nearly 100 acres in extent, of considerable diversity of soil, and none of it of the very best, and in a great variety of crops, the probability is, that it will be found of general and advan tageous effect wherever common manure can be benefi cially applied. Its import will give much additional em ployment to our shipping; and it has already reduced the price of farm-yard manure, in this part of the country, no less than 3s. a ton, which itself is equal to a large reduc tion of rent. CHARGE OF ATTEMPT TO MURDER UPON THE HIGH SEAS. Last Saturday, as we stated in our last, a seafaring man named William Draper, applied to the magistrates for a warrant against John Mackenzie, whom he charged with having attempted to kill him when he (Draper) lay with a vessel of which he was master in the river of Savannah. A warrant was immediately granted; and on Tuesday Mackenzie was brought up before Mr. Rushton. The complainant stated that the prisoner was owner of the Sophia, of which complainant was captain. They sailed from London on the 10th Feb. last, and arrived at Sa vannah on the 2nd April. Knowing that the vessel was to return to Liverpool, the prisoner insured her in the name of another party; going on board himself, in the first instance, as a man before the mast, but acting as owner during the voyage. In going up the Savannah River, the vessel got aground, and considerable damage was done. She was repaired ; and, on his (complainant's) refusing to sign the carpenter's bill, on the ground that it was false, the bill having been produced by the prisoner, he received from him the wounds described.—Mr. Rush ton asked the prisoner whether he had any questions to ask the complainant; to which he replied, that his prin cipal witness was not here, and could not come till four o'clock.—Mr. Rushton said he should be sent for. Mr. Rushton observed that this was a serious accusation.— The prisoner: It is not a true one; it is as false as ma lice can invent.—The carpenter of the Sophia, evidently in a state of excitement, here rushed forward, and pre senting a letter to the court, said, that will tell you what he is : he (the prisoner) is a d—d rascal and nothing else.—A threat from Mr. Rushton to fine him, if he swore again, restrained the carpenter from further vio lence ; and, on inquiry, it appeared that his complaint had nothing to do with the present charge. Eventually he was remanded. On Wednesday the prisoner was again placed at the bar. Mr. Owen, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the presecution, Mr. Davenport for the prisoner. Mr. Davenport asked permission to cross-examine the captain. The captain was placed in the witness box, and said, in answer to questions from Mr. Owen, that the prisoner asked him to sign the document several times previously to the interview when he cut him with the razor. In answer to Mr. Davenport, the captain gave the fol lowing testimony :—The prisoner is owner of the vessel, and my own agreement was made with him. Mr. Rushton : What was he on board? Witness : I dont know. He was rated as a seaman. By Mr. Davenport : He went out as super-cargo. He was rated as a seaman. I did not recommend it to him. He signed in a private house. I was not present : I did not see it, I don't know anything about it. He did not go as super-cargo that I know of. I dont know whether he was super-cargo or not, I don't know why he signed articles. He made the articles out himself. k The articles were here handed in.) Mr. Rushton : Is he an insolvent debtor. M. Owen : Yes, sir. Examination continued : The firm was Mackenzie, Rigg and Co. A new register was got at Halifax. Several letters were handed in to Mr. Rushton. Mr. Rushton : There is something here for another party to inquire about. Who is the provisional assignee? Exauaination continued : The vessel was transferred to Frazer in 1842. 'We were in the cabin when I was cut. He was in bed ; I was not ; when he said:" villain " I did not rush at him, but he rushed at me. I did not knock out his teeth. The carpenter was put in gaol for knock ing out his teeth ; but they were false teeth. He was in custody in Savannah one night. The consignee said it would be better to send him to be tried by the laws of his own country. I was given to understand that he had es caped. The magistrate came to me at the doctor's. The vessel was consigned to Mr. Lowe, and had been con signed to him two:voyages before. Charles Rowan, the cook and Steward, deposed to going into the cabin when he heard the cry of murder, and see ing the captain with a gash in his throat, and the prisoner with his hands bloody. Green, an able seaman, said, when he heard the cry of murder, he ran to the cabin and met the captain coming out with his hand to his throat. He found the prisoner sitting on the side of his bed, and said " You've cut the captain's throat." The prisoner said "Is he dead : He locked the prisoner in the cabin. Mr. Davenport said the witness whom he intended to have called had not appeared. He was to prove that the captain did not appear against the prisoner but allowed him to be disharged. Mr. Rushton said it had been shown that the captain was unable to appear. The prisoner was further remanded till the following day, when he was again placed at the bar. Mr. Rushton said he had been considering the case, and he had some doubts as to his jurisdiction. According to the ith section of the 9th of George IV., if any of her Ma jesty's subjects should be charged in England with any murder or manslaughter, the same being committed in land out of the United Kingdom, whether within or with out the King's dominions, then it should be lawful for any justice to take cognizance of offences so charged, and to proceed thereon, as if the same had been committed within his ordinary jurisdiction. " Now," said Mr. Rushton, " by this the right of justices to inquire is confined to the charges of murder and manslaughter, and this charge is neither the one nor the other. According to the thirty second section of the same act the jurisdiction of the justices was limited to offences committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, and the port of Savannah could not be said to be within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. Again by the 38th section of the sth and 6th of Wm. IV., it was provided that the pro visions of the 9th Geo. IV. should be extended to offences committed on board merchants' ships at sea, as far as re garded common assault, but the same act further pro vided that such jurisdiction should exist only in cases of assault or battery committed without any intent to commit a felony. He (Mr. R.) therefore considered that he had no jurisdiction, as it certainly was not a common assault. It was a great pity that the prisoner should escape in this way, but he had no power. The prisoner was accordingly discharged. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTERAFRIDAY.—A larger amount of business has been done this week than last, in consequence of the manufacturers and spinners having given some little way in the rates of prices, the consequence of which is that both cloth and yarn may be reported a shade lower. The only article that can be said to have maintained the full prices, is low 40-inch shirtings (about 71b. weight), and on them an advance of lid. per piece has been obtained. We believe this is attributable to the fact that rather an extensive order was to be executed for the eaet in this ar ticle, and stocks were found inadequate to meet the quan tity required. Most of the manufacturers are completing their orders for printing cloth, and the buyers are anxious to repeat their orders if the makers will only concede a little in price. Domestics have also receded in price id., but the manufacturers are not worse off than they were ; for not many days since 3,000 bales of cotton, suited for making this article, were sold in Liverpool at 3d. per lb., which is the lowest sale ever remembered. The price trade is extremely dull, and not anything but " striped' will sell at any reasonable price. Very extensive prepara tions are making for the autumn, and it is expected that both in de laines and prints, " stripes" will sell in prefer ence to any other style. We regret to name one or two failures in Bristol, in which we understand that many of our Manchester friends are interested. 27-inch 66's may be quoted at 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d.; and 72's, 4s. 9d. to ss. 3d. Makers of 40-inch shirtings, both 66's and 72's, are wait ing the arrival of the overland mail, and most are sanguine in their expectations. ROCHDALE, TUESDAY.—There has been a numerous attendance of buyers in the market to-day, and a very good demand for all kinds of flannels ; but there was no advance in prices. Wool appears stationary ; no change since last week. BLACKDURN.—A further decline has taken place during the last fortnight in coarse goods, the fine qualities are yet in demand, prices being a shade higher. Yarns con tinue very dull, with a decline in prices. Mechanics and moulders, at many places, are making seven days per week ; and house-builders and masons, though not in full employment, have more work than they have had for the last two years past. Block and machine printars are slack of work. At Accrington, Church Parish, Oswald twistle, and their vicinities, block printers have less work than they had a month ago, but generally are better em ployed than they were twelve months since. HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been a good attendance of buyers to-day, but they have bought very sparingly. Drab kerseys have been chiefly sought after. Altogether the market has been vex y flat. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Tbis being our fair day little business was done in the warehouses, and still less in the Piece Hall. We have no alteration to quote in the price of either yarn or wool. Supplies are rather more plenti ful, without being at all considerable. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—Both markets continue in about the same state as we have reported the last few weeks — the business done is limited, and principally confined to beavers, cloakings, and other goods adapted for the autumn trade. In the warehouses (as is usual at this season of the year), business is exceedingly flat. BRADFORD, THURSDAY.— Wool Market : The supply of wool continues to increase, and the businessdonig is of a steady character, without much variation in prices.— Yarn Market : Yarns continue in good demand, and late prices fully realized.—Piece Market: We cannot report any material alteration, either in demand or prices, and the stocks continue to keep low, whirh augurs well for continued employment to the operative. LEEDS.—There has been rather more business done in the Cloth-halls here since our last than in the week pre ceding. The finer qualities of goods are principally in request, yet a fair business is doing in the lighter cloths adapted to the autumn trade.—Leeds Intelligencer. • ,•ser DEMONSTRA.TION:OF THE ORANGEMEN OF LIVERPOOL INN BEHALF OF THE LOYAL PROTESTANT• , OF IRELAND. The position of the loyal. Protestants of the Sister Isle, menaced by rebellion on,the one hand and by the fear of fatal expediency concessions on the other, has long ex cited the warmest sympathies of the Brethren of the Orange Order in Liverpool;: and on Friday last, at a very brief notice conveyed through, the various Lodges, a meeting of the Order was held at the Portico, in Upper Newington, for the purpose of conveying to the Protes tants of Ireland the feeling with which they view the present crisis of our Protestant institutions and liberties in that country. The time appointed for the meeting. was 8 p.m., at a few minutes past which hour the body of the room was nearly filled with members of the order, the bulk of them wearing their distinctive colours ; and before the pro ceedings of the meeting commenced, the assemblage be came densely packed, and numbered many hundreds of the most zealous Protestant Conservatives of the town. The chair having been taken bY - Rt:.lAcKso;;V:G3i., the meeting was opened by the usual prayer, and the chairman proceeded to read the following letter from the Grand Master of England, apologising for his inability to attend on the occasion : " Dear Sir,—ln answer to your note of yesterday, in viting me to preside at a meeting of our Loyal Orange Brethren at Liverpool, to be held on Friday next, to consider the present momentous state of Ireland,) a subject truly at this time demanding our most serious reflections,) which, to all human foresight, will ere long put the Orangemen of that, if not of this country also, to the test, and try if they are made of the same impreg nable stuff as their forefathers were ; and I hope to God, when that trial comes, we shall find engravers on every Orange heart the old Orange motto, No SURRENDER !' I exceedingly regret that a previous engagement on that day will prevent me having the pleasure of being with you." The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the meeting. They were assembled, on the present occasion, for the purpose of expressing their warm sympathy with their loyal brethren in Ireland, and for the purpose, as well, of entering their indignant protest against the agitation going on in that country for the repeal of the union. Glad though he was to see such a meeting, he, for birnself was scarcely satisfied that they had not been earlier called together. He was sorry that the protestants of Liverpool had permitted themselves to be anticipated in such a de monstration by their brethren in Birmingham. He thought that they ought to have been foremost in declaring their sentiments in such a crisis. It cannot, with any justice, now be said that the orangemen of Liverpool have shown any disposition to become disturbers of the peace. As protestants they have suffered much for peace. They allowed catholic emancipation to be wrested from them. They allowed "heavy blows and great discou ragements" to be levelled against the protestant church in Ireland. They have permitted the protestant corpora tions of Ireland to be made into normal schools for the dissemination of popish sedition and treason. Step by step, they have conceded for peace, until at length the time has arrived when they must stand firm by their faith and their liberties against the torrent of aggression which threatens to overwhelm them. He should like to contrast the con duct of O'Connell and his myrmidons with the loyalty of the protestants of Ire:and. That man, with fulsome adu lation and professions of love for the person of the sove reign, on his lips, proclaims his design to pluck away one of the brightest jewels from her crown. From his tongue what calumnies have not been heaped, what threats not directed, against the protestants of Ireland? And under this storm of outrage and insult they have maintained a position of steady forbearance. This was a thing which tried men's principles—which tested their loyalty—for bearance under oppression, and patient submission to the law, even when such submission is practised at the ha zard of life itself. It was to express sympathy with such me❑ that this meeting was called together. Let its voice boom over the waters and proclaim to the people of Ire land that the protestants of Liverpool are true to their colours. Let it proclaim to them that in their hour of extremity the protestants of Liverpool would be found battling by their side for the good old cause. The speaker remarked at some length upon the leading features which characterize the repeal agitation, and concluded an elo quent and excellent address, of which we are compelled to give a mere outline, by calling upon Mr. Crisp to move the first resolution. Mr. CRISP then rose to propose the first resolution, which was as follows: That we consider the agitation for the repeal of the union' in Ireland aims at the subversion of the established church in that kingdom, and by consequence, the over turning of our glorious constitution of 1688, and that the manner in which it is conducted by the assemblage of an excitable population in masses, has already paralysed the energies of commerce and benevolence, and seriously threatens the lives and properties of our loyal protestant brethren." The speaker proceeded to remark upon the benefits derivable to the institution, from meetings such as that which was before him. It was a meeting which Sir Robt. Peel might preside over, whether with regard to the orderly conduct of the members composing it, or the noble object which they had in view. It was a rebel faction which they were met to oppose and denounce, and in such a cause it behoved every honest man to come forward boldly and lift up his voice for the protection of his country's best interests, from the machinations of a scoundrel and a traitor. Ireland would commit suicide if ever she con sented to her separation from Great Britain. After some further remarks, Mr. Crisp concluded an able speech, by moving the resolution amidst much cheering. Mr. GLEAVE seconded it, in a long and most eflective speech, which was listened to with much interest by the assembly, and elicited frequent rounds of applause. Mr. ADDISON then rose to move the second resolution, of which the following is a copy :—Resolved, " That it is the conviction of this meeting, however painful may be the position of our Protestant brethren in Ireland, it is still a noble one, as from the aspect of the times, we be lieve them to be called by Providence, like their ancestors of old, to stand ' a wall of fire,' between the devices of Popery and disloyalty, and the Christian liberty we now enjoy under our happy constitution." After a short appeal to the indulgence of the meeting, the speaker proceeded :to remark that the former part of the resolution referred to the painful position of their Protestant brethren in Ireland ; and was not their position a painful one, whether we looked at the condition of their clergy or their laity? If they looked at the former, they saw their lives threatened, their revenues withheld, their houses visited with outrage after outrage ; and little more secure was the position of the latter. The Protestants of Ireland had indeed suffered pains without number, and how patiently had they endured them ! He trusted that from this resolution they would derive both consolation and confidence. The latter part of the resolution referred to what he believed to be the fact that the Protestants of Ireland are called upon, and have of old been called upon, to stand as " a wall of fire " between their protestant liberties and the enemy by which they are threatened. It was impossible to overestimate the noble stand which had ever been made for the preservation of their religion and their loyalty by the Protestants of Ireland in past days, and such conduct, he felt assured, would be faithfully imitated by the present generation. Mr. Addison con cluded by an earnest appeal to the loyalty of the Orange body to abstain from any demonstration on the approach ing 12th of July, which recommendation was received with the hearty concurrence of the entire meeting. The motion having been seconded by Mr. ALBIN, was passed unanimously. The third resolution was then moved by Mr. BENTLEY and seconded by Mr. HARBORD, and by both gentlemen appropriately prefaced, and was as follows : " Resolved,—That deeply sympathising with our bre thren, in this their day of tr . al, we hereby assure them fof the deep interest we take in their welfare, and that we will be found ready at all times to aid and assist the ex ecutive in preserving the inviolability of the union, the integrity of the church, and the majesty of the law, keep ing before us the motto of ' No surrender !' " Three times three cheers, and one cheer more, were then given for the Queen. Three times three for her Majesty's Ministers ; the same for the King of Hanover, for the " Iron Duke," and the Grand Master of the Or der ; and after closing its proceedings with the usual prayer, the members, broke up about half-past ten, and concluded one of the most orderly and enthusiastic meet ings which we ever had the fortune to attend. THE EXHIBITION AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. We now resume our sketch of the principal objects of interest and curiosity, in continuation of our remarks on Tuesday last, premising (as before) that even of these (so much there is to be admired and to bewilder) our space will admit of but a short and inadequate notice. We had purposed to lead our readers through the several rooms as they are progressively numbered in the cata logue ; but, on second thoughts, prefer a dash at the pictures at once, as being the finest and largest collection ever before on view in any of the provinces, and forming, moreover, in themselves, the most valuable and classical portion of the exhibition : THE PRINCIPAL OR WESTERN GALLERY is in the upper, or fourth story, and will repay the visitor who devotes an hour or two to its inspection. The apart ment is 220 feet in length ' • is lighted from the roof ; and contains no fewer than 420 pictures, by ancient and modern artists. Amonst so many, some few, as might be expected, are trashy, and some mediocre ; but, perhaps, a fourth part at least are of a superior order, including many splendid productions of masters of acknowledged excellence. The contrast in some instances enhances the interest. Those of the British artists are ranged on the west side of the room, and those of the foreign on the east. 'We commence with the former, selecting only those which we deem most worthy of more particular at tention, as a compendious guide to visitors, who would do well to commence from No. 1, and proceed round the room. No. 1, Bolton Abbey, by A. Hunt, is well managed, particularly in the distant landscape. No. 4, a landscape by Miss Nasmyth, is finely touched, and is a highly ho nourable effort of the fair aspirant. 3, 17, 27, 49, land scapes by " A Lady," have very considerable merit. They are in a peculiar style, being, touched or stippled, sa as somewhat to resemble needle-work : 49 is, we think, the best. 9. Florence, by Havell, is in his accustomed fine manner. 11, by T. S. Cooper, an Interior of a Stable, with an old man smoking, a girl, a horse, a pony, a dog, poultry, &c., is admirably conceived and executed. 21, Portrait of Joseph Mayor, Esq., admiring his in vention of the blue and white porcelain, is carefully painted by our townsman Daniels, who was not to blame for the instructions he received. There is a minuteness of detail of the articles of vertu in which the original takes delight,' which mars the picture, by frittering it away on insignia cant objects. 26, The Entombment of Christ, by W. Hilton, is a masterly production, highly harmonious in colouring. It does honour to the English school of painting. The figure of Mary kneeling, and the countenances and atti tudes of those bearing the body and looking upon the mournful ceremony are all admirably portrayed. Yet, alas ! the poor but talented author lingered in ob scurity. This p icture was contributed by that munificent patron of the arts, the Duke of Sutherland. 33, The Departure of the Israelites from Egypt— (small)—D. Roberts, a veritable gun in the style similar to the sacred pieces of Martin. The vast crowd is well massed together, the Egyptian architecture splendid, and the perspective finely maintained. A copy has we believe been published—a fine steel engraving. 41, Cain and Abel, is a fine conception by Havell ; the distant landscape is beautifully and delicately delineated. 42, a good Landscape by Cooper ; 45, a fine portrait of a lady, by Sir Joshua Reynolds; 51, The Vs ay-side Inn, a charming piece, in bold tints, by Creswick ; 53, a good portrait by Beattie ; 56, The Rabbit on the Wall, by Sir D. Wilkie, truly excellent, though but a sketch, and ra ther indistinct : it has we believe been engraved. 58, The Funeral Service in a Church, by the same, is also good. 55, The Gipsy Fortuneteller, by Clayter, is good, but scarcely in the artist's best style. The countenance of the gipsy betrays anger, rather than the cunning and as sumed solemnity appertaining to her vocation. 60, a large picture, by M'Clise, of the Bohemian Gip sies,—is so well known that we need not attempt to add to its acknowledged merits, though these grow with fur ther acquaintance. It is full of life, fun, abandonment, and character. It will be remarked that several of the countenances of the most prominent females depicted, bear a strong resemblance to each other. The fact, we are informed, is, that they are portraits in various attitudes, of Lady Sykes, for whom the artist, it is said, bore more than a platonic affection. 66. View on the Firth of Forth, by Macculloch, is a clever landscape. 68. The Lake of Como, by Linten, is finely painted. The distant rocks and heights surround-. ing the receding waters, are beautifully executed. 75. Caleb Balderstone, from " The Bride of Lammermoor," is on the whole admirably done ; but Caleb's visage is rather overdrawn. On this point the artist has been too eager to infuse expression. 74. Ranelagh Tea Gardens, by George Morland, the prince of his day in rustic life and embellishment, is excellent. There is no attempt by meretricious colouring, or other finesse, to give effect. All is plain and unassuming, yet natural ; expressive of all that is to be expressed; and pleasing without apparent effort. 72. The Vale of St. John, by W. Fowler, has consi derable merit in the receding perspective. In the middle ground the madder tint is rather too pi edominant. 79. Mary of Scots compelled to sign her Abdication, by Sir W. Allen, is a splendid production, and embodies with great effect a most interesting passage in the life of that ill-fated princess. 84. A Lady with alsket of Fruit, by Lance, is a sweet picture of a sweet creature. It almost fronts the • spectator as he enters the centre door, and revits his atten tion. The fruit is admirably painted. In this department, indeed, Lance has few or no equals. We are here re minded that we have omitted to notice, in its place, the picture of another beautiful female, No. 43, The Village Girl, by W. Bradley. She is a most fascinating lovely creation of the pencil, full of grace and innocent spright liness. Her attire is most simple, and never was it more forcibly exemplified than in this picture, that " Beauty unadorned ' s adorned thei most." 93. The Grandfather, by Knight—excellent. The coun tenance of the old man is excellent. 95. The Jew Pedlar, selling his wares to the " maiden coy," is also good, but the principal figure rather to lightly coloured. 102. Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem, a very large picture, by Aglio, is a flue and laborious effort. There are a vast number of figures, and much minuteness i n d e t a il. Th e rays of the sun from between passing clouds are well brought out. 108, by Morland, a cottage scene, is na tural and affeting. 114. Pope's Villa, at Twickenham— Wilson—a fine picture. The perspective of the house is admirable, and the verisimilitude of the whole scene is universally admitted. 122, the Bride of Lammermoor, by Landseer, is one of the finest in the room, and is much prized by the noble owner, Lord F. Egerton. The spectator who has read the work of Sir W. Scott will appreciate its just conception of the author's ideas. The bride is admirably pourtrayed, as indeed are all the figures. The dignified lady-mother re minds us of Mrs. Siddons, as the tragic muse. There are several other pieces near, by Morland, of great merit, particularly " The Deserter." - 136. The Convalescent Soldier, and his Family, by Mul ready, is a superb production, full of character and pathos. It is about to be engraved. 137. Two Gipsey Girls. by Sir W. Beechy, will be much admired. 142. Venice, by Bonnington, is a fine architectural painting. ]4O. The Passions (a large picture, taken from the life), by Patten (Royal Academician), deservedly ranks amongst the first pictures in the room. The passions are here embodied— fear, hope, joy, revenge, &c., and it is a high achievment of the artist to bring them together in a landscape and preserve the grouping, so that nothing appears to be in consistent. 158. Portrait of C. Swaine, by Hargreaves (not W. Bradley as in the catalogue), is a production highly honourable to the limner. 165. A Cattle Piece, by T. S. Cooper, very superior. 149. An admirable portrait of Dr. M'Gill, by Sir H. Raeburn. 174. A beautiful landscape, by Linton. 167. Hamlet and his Mother, by Liversedge, a gem in conception an d p a i n ti ng , said to be valued at £lOO. The scene will be imme diately recognized. 159. " The Gleam," or rather, we think, "The Gloom," by a gentleman, who has sent several of his productions. They appear to imitate some of the oldest masters in blackness of ground and indigo blueness of sky. As all is so dismal and obscure that we can distinguish nothing distinctly, we are spared the trouble of analysis. 172. A good landscape, by 111`Cul- • loch. 174. Ditto, by Linton. 179. A large and fine picture, by Witherington, of "John Gilpin," riding wig less through a country village—elceedingly facetious and characteristic. 189, The Lady at her Toilet, (small,) by R. T. Long dale, quite a gem. The lady's white satin dress, with its folds and creases, and the striped silk cushion-cover of the chair near her, are so like the real fabric itself, that its very quality may be judged. 178, Still Life, by Evan Williatns,—a brown jug, a copper pan, a pewter measure, and a glue pot, are so admirably painted, that they appear to be of the veritable and respective materials of which these articles are made. 201, Tintern Abbey, by Cres wick, is in his accustomed masterly style. 190, Don Quix ote in his Study, by W. Haven, is extremely good. He is represented as reading Amadis of Gaul, or some other of knight errant, is surrounded by old remnants of the days of chivalry, and appears to be already far gone in monomaniacal delusion. 200, Richard the Third's Dream, with spectral visions—a large picture—is finely imagined, and admirably painted. 207, The Mary's at the Sepul chre, is a large and fine painting by Townsend, and as a companion to it is 213, Cyrnon and Iphigenia, by Patten, a splendid study from the life. We have but room to direct attention to a few of the pictures by foreign artists, many of which—Scriptural pieces, landscapes ; fancy, historical, architectural, and other subjects —are valuable originals. Amongst them are several by Morillo, Lorraine, Rubens, Faul Verenese, Rembrandt, Salvator Rosa, Caracci, Vandervelde, Cuyp, Vandyke, Cannaletti, &c. We would recommend an in spection of No. 223, Holy Family (Murillo); 229 ; 235 ; 240, a fruit piece by Rachael Ruysch ; 244, Holy Family— Rubens and his three wives ; 247, 248, 253, Departure of Jacob (Rembrandt) ; 269, 276, 279, 295, 300, Jason and Medea (Rosa); 326, Ducal Palace at Venice, superb in architecture, by Cunaletti, also 349, Dresden, by the same; 327, St. Sebastiad (Vandyke) ; 329, Martyrdom of St. Libin (Ruhens) ; 338, 335, 364, 370, 392, 400, In fant Saviour (Murillo) ; and 417, Rubens' Lardcr. On the staircase is the celebrated Belshazzar's Feast, by Rembrandt, seat of the Earl of Derby; also a fine car toon—" Vulcan forging the armour of Achilles. There are a number of other fine pictures in other parts of the building, but we must defer noticing them until another opportunity. Meantim - e we may remark, that the mechanical, manu facturing, and other departments continue to be very at tractive. A ship is launched several times a day; the screw steamer tugs two ships constantly at her tail; the Joconriotiv. wlliaaea along on the rail road; the company is still " shocked" o n visiting till electric machines ; the several looms are busy and noisy ; the steam-engines and other machinery keep constantly in motion; the fountain flows and diffuses a sense of coolness ; the concerts go on harmoniously ; the knights and ladies of the tourna ment still move in procession, or meet at the tilting ground ' • and " the invisible girl," though as chary as ever of her charms, continues to talk to young and old, and to display, in a playful manner, her intuitive ac quaintance with the appearance and affairs of her visiters. ROBBERY AT THE NEPTUNE HOTEL.—Mr. G. Wild, the host of the Neptune Hotel, appeared, on Friday at the Police Court, and charged Ellen Jones, his laundress, with robbing his house of a quantity of linen. It appeared that, in consequence of some suspicions, Mr. Wild gave information to the police, who searched the prisoner's box, and in it they found a quantity of linen belonging to the prosecutor. She was, therefore, fully committed for trial. THEFT BY A WORKMAN.—On Friday, James Thomp son, a labourer in the employ of Messrs. Fawcett and Preston, with whom he had been more than ten years, was placed before Mr. Rushton on a charge of stealing 12Ibs. of lead from on board the Bentinck, on which vessel the men from that establishment were employed in fitting up her machinery. The prisoner was seen to leave the ves sel at six o'clock on Thursday night, and was apprehen ded shortly afterwards with the lead in his posession. A. workman from the foundry said the prisoner had been for many vans in the same service, and he had never heard anything to Lis prejudice until the psesent occasion.. Mr. Rushton m dered the prisoner to be sent to gaol for one month. STEALING I lIINITLRE.—A car driver, named John Ashton, was eh: rgeJ, on Friday, at the Police Court by a person named Ni a,, at; , residing in Oaks-street, with robbing him of tw' c is. It appeared that, during the absence of the prosecutor rom home, the prisoner, who lodged at his house, attempted to induce his daughter, a girl about sixteen or eighteen years old, who was left in charge of her fathers house, to desert it and go and live with him, and at the same time to give up to him part of the furniture. The girl stated, that she did not assent to the proposition ; but the prisoner on Thursday evening, about eleven o'clock, took a car to the door, in which he placed two chairs belonging to the prosecutor, and was about removing other furniture when, at the instance of a neighbour, the police interfered and he was taken into custody. Committed tp the sessions.