The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

KIREDALE DISPENSARY.—It always affords us ex treme gratification to chronicle the efforts of the charitable to alleviate distress, and more especially at this cold season, and in these pinching times. With this feeling we are pleased to find that a number of gentlemen con nected with toe locality have determined upon establish ing a dispensary for the relief of the sick poor in the populous district of Kirkdale. On Monday last, a meet ing on this subject was held in the Everton and Kirkdale school-room, the Rev. D. James occupying the chair; the resolutions adopted at the meeting will be found in our advertising columns. The gentlemen present at the meeting consisted, amongst others, of Messrs. Walker, Steele, Chadwick, Roskell, J. C. Thompson, Mure, Gardner, Tunstall, Cassion, Hampson, and Johnson. It is stated in the Times, that the city of London, with a street surface of 500,000 square yards, and with its enormous traffic, pays £2OOO a year less for scavengers than Manchester, where the traffic ' is much less. BRITISH MUSEUM. —The number of visitors to this national establishment in the whole of last year, 1843, was 517.375. This was a falling off from the previous bear, 1842, w h en they were 547,718. In 1839 the num ers were 280,850 • in 1840, 247,929 ; and in 1841, 319,374. The number of visitors during the late holiday week was 41,151, being, on Tuesday, 18,377 ; Wednesday, 13,281 ; Thursday, 1,683; and Friday, 7,810. PRICES IN 1745 . — According to a copy of the Oxford Gazette and Reading Mercury, dated Monday, Decem ber 16, 1745, the period of the rebellion fomented by the Pretender, Charles Stuart, it appears that the prices of grain were much lower than at present:—Wheat was £1 2s. to £1 4s. per quarter ; Rye 12s. to 13s. 6d. ; Bar ley lls. to 13s. 6d, ; Oats 13s. to 14s. ; Pease 18s. to £1 ; H ss. ogto peas 14s. t o 1 6s. ; Beans 17s. to 19s. ; Pale Malt 1 17s. Brown Malt 14s, to 16s. ; New Flops 7s. to 9s. and 10s. per hund re d ; Clover Seed £1 to £1 2s ; Fine Flour £1 per sack. EUROPEAN -MADE SUGAR. --It is well known that sugar is yielded largely by the roots of carrots and beet. In Russia there are upwards of thirty beet-root sugar factories in full operation. This manufacture is also thriving in Germany. A few years ago Messrs. Fies and Staneward, of Quedlinburgh, Westphalia, discovered a process whereby, in twelve hours, ten pounds of pure su gar perfectly c h rystalised, may be extracted from 1001bs. weight of beet -root. The secret was immediately pur chased by M. Brokhoff, of Wisborg, for 2,000 francs (£ 8 00), on condition that it should not be used beyond the Rhine and Westphalia. A beet-root sugar manufac tory has been established in Essex ; and in 1837 some re fined samples of English beet-root sugar, of good quality and colour, were sold in the London market, at £5 per cwt. M. Roolsey states that forty tons of mangel-worsel raised upon a single acre yielded three tons and a half of molasses.— Quarterly Journal of Agriculture. A MEMBER OF CONGRESS BIDS ADIEU TO MARTIN' '---" We are go i ng to part, sir, " said Pogram.—" Pray don't distress yourself," said Martin : " we must bear it." all. It ain't quite that, sir," re t urne d P ogram, " not at But I oration." should wish you to accept a copy o f my --" Thank you, said Martin, " you are very good. I shall be most happy."—" It ain't quite that, sir, neither," resumed Pogram : " sir, are you bold enough to introduce a copy into your country ?" " Certainly," air s; ro s n al o., Martin. " Why not?"—" Its sentiments no differ ence,"• " hinted Pogram, darkly .— " That makes .k,, Sir," M • "I'll take a dozen if you It e. said Martin. "Not a dozen. That is "No, sir," retorted Pogram. more than I require. If you are content to run the ha zard, sir, here is one for your Lord Chancellor," produ cing it, " and one f o r y o u r principal Secretary of State. I should w i s h th em to see i t, s i r, as expressing what my opinions air—that they may not plead ignorance at a fu ture) time. But d on 't ge t i nto d anger , s i r , on my account .' '" i " There is no t th e l east d anger , I assure you," said Martin. S 3 he put the pamphlets in his pocket, and they parted.—Martin Chuzzlewit, No. 13. OPERATIC EXPENDITURE.—My personal expenditure lately has induced me to reflect (which I do sometimes) on the enormous expenditure of the opera administration in the one item of wardrobe. Are you aware that they furnish the artistes with every article of dress, from a hair pin to a shoe -string, with every intervening mystery of the female toilet from powder to paint? You emerge from your carriage at the stage-door of the opera in a sombre robe-de-chambre, to be converted, by a touch of the ward robe-keeper, into a sylphide or gipsy, wings and tambou rine included, at the whole and sole expense of the direc tion. They do you up in the most complete and radiant manner, as bright as the reddest rouge and the whitest muslin can make you, and all you are required to find are your own smiles and entrechats. When you take into Consideration the six or eight first dancers, the dozen or so of coryphes, and the capering legion that constitute the iin corps de ballet, you may then infer the outlay necessary tricots and petticoats. Then think of the consumption in satin shoes; I seldom use less than three pairs every night, and the slightest soil condemns them, and that upon the dirtiest stage in the world, purposely kept so to avoid slipping. These opera shoes are of such peculiar make, uniting a certain stiffness with the most perfect pliancy, that only one man in Europe has been found with genius adequate to the work, Jansin de Paris. No wonder poor M. buponchell, my amiable director, looks grave and re flective at times. I feel a kind of remorse at the expense I have been to him. Ilow coul I have insisted on the !clditional 200 00 francs in my las t contract just renewed ? felt so penitential that I could dance a week for his be- Ilefit•—Praseee Magazine. PRINCE'S PARK TONTINE. THE attention of the Public is respectfully requested to this undertaking, which has for its object the ERECTION, in the PRINCE'S PARK, of a TER RACE, a very beautiful site for which has been suggested, (subject, of course, to the approval of the "subscribers,) overlooking the Lake and Gardens, and having an exten sive view of the River, Cheshire, and the Welsh Hills. The parties whose names follow have agreed to take Shares, and, as a meeting of the Subscribers is intended to be held early in February for arranging the Plans and proceedings, it is hoped that those who may be disposed to take an interest in the undertaking will communicate their intention, as early as possible, to Messrs. EDEN and STANISTREET, Royal Bank-buildings, where Pro spectuses and further information may be had. NAMES OF Si Henry Ashton, Esq. Thomas Bolton, Esq. Thomas Booth, Esq. James Booth, Esq. Charles Booth, Esq. Swinton Boult, Esq. J. W. Cater, Esq. C. F. Carne, Esq. James G. Carter, Esq. Mark W. Collet, Esq. John Eden, Esq. Henry Edwards, Esq. Samuel S. Gair, Esq. Abram Gartside, Esq. Richard Harbord, Esq. J. Pemberton Heywood,Esq Adam Hodgson, Esq. W. B. Hodgson, Esq. George Holt, Esq. William Holt, Esq. Hugh Hornby, Esq. Joseph Hornbs, Esq. William Houghton, Esq. JBSCRIBERS. Charles Inman, Esq. A. C. Kup, Esq. Joseph Langton, Esq. E. P. M`Knight, Esq. W. J. Marrow, Esq. George Maxwell. Esq. J. W. S. May, Esq, Francis Mill, Esq. James Moon, Esq James Mulleneux, Esq, C. S. Parker, Esq. Samuel Sandhach, Esq. Robert Semple, Esq. John Stewart, Esq. Joseph Shipley, Esq. M. Telo, Esq. James Thorneley, Esq. John Weightman, Esq. George Williams, Esq. A. Y. Williams. Esq, George Worthington, Esq. Misses Yates Emanuel Zwilchenbart, Esq Jan. 16, 1844. WOOLLEN GOODS. W AND T. MORRIS invite attention to their im • mense Stock of Woollens. It offers decided ad vantages to purchasers, especially to the Trade, and to those who buy largely for exportation, being by far the Most extensive in the town. The season for Winter Goods being far advanced, the Prices of heavy fancy Woollens have been reduced, as well as BEAVERS, PILOTS, and MILLED WATER PROOFED TWEEDS. In Cloakings, there are about a dozen Pieces of strong fancy Plaids, Stripes, &c. (6-4 wide), that will now be sold from 2s. to 2s. 6d., and are worthy the notice of parties requiring such for Schools or for charitable pur poses. Morris's Woollen Warehouse, Z 80, Lord•street. Jan. 15, 1844. J. D. CARR'S FANCY BISCUITS, CAPTAINS JAND SHIP BISCUITS. OHN HARRISON and Co. beg to intimate that, in addition to the Agency which they hold for the Sale of Mr. J. D. CARR'S celebrated FANCY BISCUITS, they have been appointed SOLE AGENTS in LIVER POOL for the SALE of his CAPTAINS and SHIP BISCUITS, which they can confidently recommend as being a very superior article, and which can be supplied to Purchasers either in Bond or Duty Paid. Merchants, Storekeepers, Master 3 of Vessels, and others, c an be furnished with Samples, by applying at the Office of the Advertisers, No. 6, COOK -STREET, Liver pool. L. HAUSBURG has the pleasure of announcing • the arrival of AN UNEQUALLED COLLECTION' OF WORKS OF ART AND NOVELTIES, of all de sc riptions, connected with the numerous branches of his extensivetbusiness, selected, during his recent visit to the Continent, from the Studies and Workshops of the most eminent Artists and Mechanics of the present day. He flatters himself that an Inspection, which he most re spectfully and earnestly solicits, will prove highly inter esting, many of the Articles having been specially chosen for the PRESENT SEASON, A GREAT VARIETY OF MECHANICAL AND OTHER JOUJOUX, combining amusements with useful instruction, has also been provided by F. L. H. for the Juvenile portion of the community. F. L. HAUSBURG, Late PROMOLI and HAUSBURG, OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS. LIVERPOOL SEYSSEL ASPHALTE COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, t h at a GENER A L MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liverpool, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and an Abstract of the Accounts, and of determining upon a Resolution, which will be submitted to the Meeting, for the making of a further and final Dividend amongst the Share holders, beyond the Dividend, of Ten Shillings per Share made in March, 1842, and already returned to all the Shareholders who have applied to Mr. MARSDEN, AC countant, Old Churchyard, Liverpool. By order of the Directors, LOWNDES, ROBINSON, and BATESON. Liverpool, January 11, 1844. THE LOYALTY OF THE REPEAL CORRESPONDENCE. AGITATION ! SUFFERINGS OF FEMALE WORKERS. There are politicians in the world who still tell us, and themselves affect to believe, that Ireland, amidst the violence of her present passionate agitation, may yet be appeased by the concession of some midway measures of conciliation,—by some such panacea, for instance, as another Lichfield compact, which, whilst it gives place and pay, and the shadow of power to wh;g-radicalism, hands over its substance to O'Connell, the Romish priest hood and their satellites. A week ago the modest pro position was made that the government, as a sop to 'the repealers, should abandon the present prosecutions, and rely for the pacification of Ireland upon some unknown and undefined specific for the establishment of temporary peace, to be discovered by the commission now sitting for the purpose of inquiring into the law of landlord and tenant. Other sages announce, as an infallible remedy for the present state of things, the payment, by- the state; of the Romish clergy. But no one is bold enough to say that, by any of these submissions on the part of the British people, the permanent peace of Ireland can be secured. It was distinctly • denied—nay, indignantly denied—in the Town Council of Dublin, that the with drawal of the prosecutions against O'Connell would be followed by the cessation, for an instant, of the repeal agitation. We are to let loose these traitors upon the world unpunished, that they may strike forthwith into a new path of treason, more securely guarded from peril to their precious necks—more full of danger to the wretched dupes of their agitation, upon whose heads alone they trusted that the hand of the law would fall ! Let the misled readers of whig-radical recipes for the tranquilization of Ireland—let the blind readers of the past history of that unhappy country—peruse and reflect deeply upon the spirit which is daily sought to be infused into the minds of the Irish people. Let them turn from the maudling, pathetico-pacific addresses of the cowardly agitator O'Connell, to the more daring appeals to arms of the Nation; and then tell us if a people amongst whom such appeals circulate and are rapturously received can ever be brought to reason by paltry concession—by any thing less than the realization of the full amount of their impetuous longings ! Let timid conservatives, too, look well into this question, and then withdraw their assent, if they can, from the measures now taking to put down,by a vigorous effort, the incendiary spirit of the Irish people. We will give, for the benefit of the politicians to whom we have referred, a few extracts from the last number of the Nation. And, first, let us see how ardently they look forward to the government of Great Britain being driven by fear to the adoption of a temporising policy • " The curl has left the lip of the Quarterly, the secure laugh no longer rings from the Times, the Chronicle is anxious, and the cry of the Standard is as hollow as cowardice. The whigs promise wonders in review essays and Russell notices. The ministers prosecute, inquire fortify, fidget, and ask for the key of the back-d oor: Retreat may be advisable—Peel is not Lord North, Victoria is not George III; and IRELAND, WE TROW, HAS AS MUCH IN HER AS THE TWO MILL EON AMERI CANS WHO LICKED THE ENGLISH IN THE LAST CENTURY. " No mention here of peace to be obtained by concilia , tion ! nor is there in the paragraphs which follow it:— " We have often and sufficiently chronicled the march of nationality in Ireland, its accumulating masses, its fresh officers, its steady tramp, and dark patient aspect. " The first political campaign is over. Our frontiers are advanced, our party increased, our magazines safe, our enemy confused. " Let Ireland be glad. She has done well. " Let Ireland labour. She has much to do. " Let her heart be light and her head high. She is able for her work. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — One that has read with intense interest your re marks on the sufferings of female workers, would, had she influence, or power, agitate the question widely, from hav ing been an eye-witness to its disastrous results. It one fact stated, or hint given, can in any way be made useful in continuing your remarks on this subject, it will, I hope, plead as an apology for thus intruding upon your valuable time. To be then as brief as possible, I would say that the originating cause of all this wide-spread evil is the sewing done at schools for prices that no human be;ng could gain a subsistence by. And the ladies you so justly describe, as having obtained their work on such cruel terms, will not give more than such prices. Many never having made articles of the kind in their lives, have no notion what time and trouble they require, and that nothing but actual starvation will induce any one for a short time to undertake them ; for, alas ! work done and thus paid for is soon fatal. 1 have known a poor widow walk four miles in a pouring rain, to take home a little work, thus miserably paid for, without any breakfast, for that she had no means of pro curing until this poor pittance was received ; kept waiting at a house of great luxury until noon, and sent away with out money or food, because the lady could not be seen. 0 ! it is an easy thing to say to the poor, you should work, but these are hard things to bear ; and paid as they are, no wonder they become despairing. Industry is pa ralysed, and hence the fearful increase of crime in every form and shape. Should any wish to remedy this evil, let them form societies, pledging themselves to give a fair price for sewing, and employ suitable persons to receive and give out the work. A few such establishments would soon put to shame this miserable private screwing of the poor BY THE RICH, if fair prices were fixed for each arti cle, and the sewing done at schools regulated by the same rule, for this is the originating cause of all this evil. Pay ing so little for it, and KNOWING SO LITTLE ABOUT IT, ladies are really guilty of cruelty they would shudder to contemplate. I have heard families in moderate circum stances,who ought to have done theirown work, say, " Oh ! why do you bore your eyes with stitching, you can get it done almost for nothing, forgetting the life-blood expended over it. And was the money thus saved better spent ? O no ! it was given to obtain the materials to appease conscience, or rather gratify self, by making some fashion able article for a bazaar, and thus deluge the town with articles which formerly a poor family could have obtained a livelihood by making, but which now they cannot sell. Another very serious evil arises from the work procured, as you SO TRULY DESCRIBE, from schools. Those girls who sew the best are often deprived of that instruction which should be the vital point, to finish some work that muse be done. Another evil also arises from it. I have known the poor mistress obliged to be up at two and three o'clock in the morning, to fix the work for the folloyving e d n ay. ter as Now sh i e s s i h t o p u o l s d s i do, b le t w h r t h s hzes zeal l a n a u , aft d e e u r e r s g u y c , h i fatigue, work knowmciß a re MORE IMPORTANT obligedto h part el p o out f theirteach ing.f unds wish it was not so); but raise the price of work, and then the inducement f o r th e misnamed charity (but selfi s h b e - Mbayntyhe Schools be nefit) would be done away with, and things would have a better chance of being called by their right names. Of the sufferings of the poor school-mistress about the work, you might convince yourself by personal inquiry, though she may not be aware of the injustice to those children who can sew well, of leaving their poor souls altogether un cared for, that they may get the work done in time to oblige some lady who must have it, or her favour and in terest is lost. Purchasing ready-made linen is another source of evil, which gives encouragement to a fearful amount of human wretchedness, giving licence and opportunity for profit to be extracted by the shopkeepers from their poor female workers, WHILE THEY can parade a public donation to a charitable Institution, and close their eyes to the wretched ness they cause to increase their gain. Pray excuse these hastily-written words. Forbear cri ticism ; and may God make you instrumental in working out this glorious cause. It is one I have reflected upon, and I am thankful you have taken it up ; it is the only and the best means to have it attended to; and I sincerely hope you will continue to work it well into the public mind, and not let them forget it. " This year must be the year of work. If indepen dence be worth wearing, 'tis worth winning. If worth winning, 'tis worth working for. Is it not securing food to the peasant, who has the heart and hand to work, while this island can fatten the beast, or fill the root or the grain ? Is it not giving the artisan employment to the utmost of our power ? Is it not the recovery of wealth, the only hope of peace—our right as men, our honour as a people ? Is not the assertion of indepen dence our own policy, our duty to posterity ? do not history prompt, interest urge, and religion smile upon it? If so, 'tis worth working for, fighting for, waiting for, dying for. We said it, we swore it before God, in the great temples which nature and history have consecrated. We swore it aloud on the shrines of Cashel, the field of Clontibret, the plains of Connaught, the blood-wet ashes of Tara. Are we children who asked for a bauble, and when 'tis refused cry, till, straightway, whipping or sweet tastes console us, and we think no more of it?" Nothing here of the possibility of being bought from the contemplation of their cherished object, NATION ALITY, by the " sweet tastes " of whig measures of con cession ! No; the agitation for the dismemberment of t c h o e rn e m m e p n i e r e e d. mu T st he go pa f s o t rw ye ad. I year was but has onoen!iyf' preparation: s ep y a e r t been : this is to be TIIE YE AR OF %vont( I And what work 2 The restoration to office of a Whig ministry ' ? The pen sioning of a horde of Irish paupers? Th e fastening of the Romish priesthood upon the revenues of England ? Oh, no ! The " accumulating masses "—the "fresh officers "—the " steady tramp'' the " dark patient aspect"—of Ireland are- not for such petty objects as these ! It is THE NATIONALITY OF IRELAND—her erection into an independent kingdom—which is " worth working for, fighting for, waiting for, dying for !" And how is this nationality to be worked out? The same organ informs us—by the sympathy of Canadian repeaters, who are to give their aid to the native French population, which is about to raise the banner of insur rection in that colony ! By the aid of America, who is to pounce upon the British West Indies ! By the aid of France, who is first to interfere with the weapon of diplomacy, and then—but the present monarch of that country, Louis Philippe, must first be removed ! He bars the path upon which the loyalty of Repeal would fain see the arms of France precipitated to strike at the great ness of England ! And is this, we ask you fellow-countrymen, an Agita tion to be tolerated—to be appeased by concession to party in England or Traitors in Ireland ? OH NO ! A WELL-WISHER TO THE CAUSE. 10th January, 1844. INFANTILE BENEVOL*CE. " Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast per. rected praise."—MATT. 'cid. 16. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The communication of the following simple but deeply affecting narrative, through the columns of the STANDARD, cannot fail *.o be interesting to all your readers, and, I trust, may stimulate some of them to a more active benevolence towards their numberless poor, destitute fellow -creatures, who are ready to perish, with out food or clothing, in the cellars and alleys of this po pulous town. Within a short distance of the Liverpool Exchange, there is a large manufactory for spinning cotton, in which, as usual, a great number of children are employed ; but the praiseworthy proprietors (who ought to be held up as an example to all other manufacturers throughout the country) do not feel satisfied with reaping the fruits of the labour of their poor children, without doing some thing for them in return they therefore endeavour to promote, as far as they can, the present and eternal wel fare of the children in their employ, by kindly providing a schoolmaster to attend them in their leisure hours, for the purpose of imparting to their young minds religious and useful knowledge, and instructing them in the duties which they owe to their God and to their neighbour. An humble, pious, Christian man, eminently qualified for this important office, was a few months ago appointed the schoolmaster in this establishment ; and the following little anecdote will afford a beautiful proof of the good practical effects of the religious instruction which his little pupils have received from him, and at the same time fully establish the great scriptural truth, that " the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the know ledge of the Holy (One) is understanding." (Prey. ix. 10.) The school, in addition to the children'who are em ployed in the factory, is also open, as a day and Sunday school, to such of the children of the neighbourhood whose parents are disposed to avail themselves of the privilege. On one occasion, a short time ago, a little piteous urchin (one of the day scholars) made his appear ance in the school, nearly half an hour after the usual time of assembling, in the morning. On his kind master gently reprov ng him, and inquiring the cause of his being so late, the little fellow replied, that he had been to fetch some medicine for his mother, who was sick. The master then asked him, " Where is your father ? " The boy an swered, " Sir, he is dead." The master then, on putting his hand on the boy's knees, (for it was scarcely light,) discovered that he touched his flesh, and that, in fact, the poor fellow was almost naked, having scarcely a rag to cover him ! The master then made the following ap peal to the boys in the school :—" Boys, here is a poor lad just come into the school, who has lost his father, and has a sick mother, and has no clothes to cover him : what shall we do for him ? " " Help him," was the uni versal response. " But how can we help him ? " again asked the master. " With our money," was 'the imme diate reply. " Are you willing to do so ?" " Yes, we are, as far as we can." The master then gave one of the boys a sheet of paper, and told him to collect their sub scriptions, and take down all the names and sums, and to write such a heading to it as he thought proper. The following was the little fellow's unassisted composition : " Subscription for E. S., a poor boy without father, with a sick mother, and his clothes are all in rags, and it is now very cold. " G. D., Secretary." Then followed a long list of subscriptions, rising in amount from a halfpenny to sixpence. to which several of the parents contributed as well as the boys themselves, until, with the addition of only half-a-crown by the bene volent proprietors of the mill, the requisite sum was raised to provide a complete suit for the poor fatherless boy—to which the proprietors also kindly added a suffi cient quantity of calico to make him a couple of shirts. When the several articles were procured, the master told his little " secretary" that he thought their kindness would make a more lasting impression upon the poor boy if lie were to say a few suitable words to him on pre senting him with the clothes; and desired him to write down on paper whatever he thought would be proper. The little fellow then penned the following address, which he afterwards read to his delighted schoolfellow, on hand ing to him the new suit, which had been so kindly and unexpectedly provided for him : " E. S.—The boys of the Mills Day.school, pity ing your condition, as a poor boy without father and only a sick mother, have made up our minds to help you, as much as we can,—and we hope that you will be a good boy, obedient to your teacher, love your school, and try to love God with all your heart, for he has said I will be a father to the fatherless, and He has said, Cry unto me in the day of trouble and I will help you, for He will hear an orphan's prayer. " G. D., Secretary. " With our best wishes we give you these clothes. THE CONDEMNED POACHERS.—A reprieve was re ceived at Kirkdale Gaol on Friday morning for four of these convicts. The man on whom the sentence of the judge will be carried into effect is, we understand, he who actually committed the murder. The execution will take place the latter end of the present week. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—It is currently rumoured that with a view of putting an end to the unseemly quarrels, which, for some time past, have been going on between Commissioners Skirrow and Phillips in this town, and which have been attended with so much inconvenience as well as annoyance to their subordinates, the Lord Chan cellor has signified his intention of removing Mr. Com missioner Skirrow to the Manchester Court of Bank ruptcy, and of appointing Mr. Commissioner Jemmett, of M:inchester, to Mr. Sktrrow's place here. We believe that the changes are desired by both commissioners. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT IN TRAVELLING.—A few nights ago, as the omnibus from Woodside to Liscard and its vicinity was goLig along the Bidston road, the driver was, by some accident or jostle, thrown from his seat into the road. The horses, however, (accustomed, probably to " a good whip,") went along at their usual speed, and made the turn—at a right angle from the main highway—towards the New Bridge, at Poulton, over Wallasey Pool, proceeding throughout at their accustomed pace. When they arrived at the toll-bar, which is at the nearest end of the bridge, the gate was opened by the person who receives the tolls without his observing, in the hurry of the moment, that the driver non fuit inventus. The horses proceeded, and made the turns through Poul ton, but at last got—missing the way in their anxiety, probably, to do their best in gratitude for the kindly for bearance of the lash—got into a ditch in Mill-lane, when some of the passengers got out without injury, and found that " York was wanted." The missing driver soon . turned up, and in a short time " all's right !" was an nounced. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE has again been success ful last week. The celebrated American giant, Mr. Charles Freeman, was the "lion" of the night in the first piece called " The Son of the Desert." The scenes in the circle were varied and enlivening. The performances concluded with " The Greek Renegade", a grand historical and mili tary pantomimic spectacle, exceedingly well got up, both in dresses, machinery, and scenery. In the last scene of the first act there is a terrific combat between the Greeks and Turks, amongst the former of whom there are nu merous female warriors. At the close of the piece the Greeks agree to immolation by blowing up the fortress in which they are pent up, rather than submit to the cruelty and brutality of their oppressors, the Turks, The maga zine is, after a solemn and affecting scene, blown up, and they and their enemies on the ramparts without perish in the explosion. The piece is strikingly interesting, though not a word is spoken, and it has been so well received that it will be repeated as an afterpiece during the present week, the first piece being Valentine and Orson, (the part of the latter by Mr. Freeman;) followed by a variety of horse manship, and numerous feats in the circle. - . " - Hills Day-school, Jan. 5, 1844, Liverpool." I would only further observe, that the references to the Holy Scriptures, in the above touching address, at once show the Christian principles which produced such praiseworthy conduct ; and also that the age of this little interesting " secretary" is only eleven! Yours, truly, SINGULAR ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON.--Mr. William Lassell, of Starfield, in a letter to the editor of the Times, calls the attention of astronomical readers to a rare and beautiful exhibition of the planets which will for a few days adorn the south-western sky. He states that, " on Saturday, the 13th instant, all the planets of our system will be clustered together, and if the atmosphere be clear, may be all seen with the naked eye, except the two most distant, Saturn and the Georgium Sidus. The former of these will be a little too near the sun to allow its pale light to be discerned, and the latter under any circumstances requires a powerful telescope to recognise it distinctly. Veuus, from its surpassing brilliancy, w ill first appear, and may be easily seen shortly after four o'clock, or about sunset, having an altitude of about 12 to 13 degrees. About seven degrees west of her, and at a lower altitude, Mercury will appear, Saturn being about 13 degrees west of Mercury, and too close to the horizon to be seen. About 12 degrees east of Venus will be the place of Jupiter, and 23 degrees east of Jupiter, Mars will appear. About six degrees further to the east than Mars will be the place of the Georgium Sidus, which at sunset Whitehall, Jan. 4, 1844. will have an altitude of about 31 degrees, so that if any Stu,—As upon the meeting of parliament, o n 'ri ms , imaginary line be drawn in the sky about 65 degrees long, day, the 14 of February, public business of importance one end of which shall touch the sun when in the berizon• will be proceeded with immediately, I take the liberty of and the other end terminate eastward at an altitude of 31 earnestly requesting your attendance in the House of degrees, The planets will all be situated nearly in that line, Commons on that day.—l have the honour to be, Sir, 1 , with the exception of Venus, which will be situated some I Your obedient and faithful servant, two degrees south of it. ROBRRT PSEL. A FRIEND TO THE LITTLE ONES. SEIZURE OF BUTTER AT BpoisLEY.—An extensive seizure of butter was made last Saturday in Barnsley mar ket, by the agents of the lord of the manor, who on going through the market to try the weights of the butter ex posed for sale, found upwards of seventy pounds short weight, which was accordingly seized, and has since been given to the poor. EXECUTION AT STAFFORD.—At eight o'clock on Sa turday morning, Sarah Westwood, aged 45, convicted at the late special assizes for the murder of her husband, in the month of November last, at Burntwood, by adminis tering arsenic in some gruel, was executed in fr on t of th e county gaol, in the presence of an immense number of persons. She declared her innocence to the last. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following cir cular has been addressed to the conservative members o, the House of Commons : THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. MR. OASTLER AND THE MERCURY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,-- I have this moment received your kind favour of yes terday, with a slip from the Liverpool Mercury of the same day. As you are kind enough to offer me space in the Stan dard, I will give my angry opponent such a reply, as under my present circumstances, I am able. I was not aware that, in my last letter to you, I had averred " my u'ter and perfect ignorance of the con ditions of the transfer of the Lease." I thought I had stated them. Neither, was I aware, that the " strain," in which I spoke of Mr. Thornhill in that letter , " differs from that of the Fleet Papers", or, that I had ever subscribed my self to Mr. Thornhill as " your victim." My hasty opponent, has, evidently, not read the Fleet Papers. It is perfectly true that I did " take it for granted" that the " insinuation" of the editor of the Liverpool Mercu ry " had reference to the report" which I had heard from three different parties, and which I mentioned in my first letter to you. It was quite natural that I should do so, because, that " report" was the only circumstance I had heard of in reference to myself and Messrs. Rawson and Co., since I left Fixby. It seems that I was mistaken—and that " the transaction to which he alluded was an application to Messrs. Rawson and Co., for their half-years' arrears of rent after Mr. Oastler had been put out of his stewardship, when no ar rears were due." He now also asks me, to explain " how it was that Mr. Sutcliffe, the tenant of a mill belonging to Mr. Thornhill, at Brighouse, was applied to for the sum of £3OO, half a-year's rent, which, from the Books, as they came into the possession of the new steward, ap peared to be due, although the money had been paid long before." Not having heard of these circumstances before this morning, and having no books to which I can refer, it is impossible that I can gratify my unreasonable opponent with the explanation demanded. If there be such, or any other errors on the books, I have no doubt, were it pos sible that I could refer to them, I should be able to give him what he asks for, " a plain and straightforward ex planation :" in their absence it is impossible. My opponent insinuates that the account I have given you of the transfer of the lease is incorrect. As far as my memory serves me, I have faithfully detailed the facts. ----- With respect to " the indigo speculations," one of which was a gain and the other a loss, I must wait till he publishes " an account." On the subject of my relieving myself from prison by passing through the Insolvent Debtors' Court, it is enough to say, it was agreed between Mr. Thornhill's legal representative and my own, before I was arrested, that I should not avail myself of that mode of release. To that agreement I have adhered. I have other objec tions, which have been fully stated in the Fleet Papers, to that mode of release, but that one is sufficient for the editor of the Mercury, if he be the friend of Mr. Thorn bill. As " to retaining what property I possess," I put that out of my power by, unsolicited, before I came to prison, giving all my creditors " judgments," thus depriving myself entirely of any benefit from it or control over it. Since I came to prison I have been supported solely by the gifts of my friends. I will not reply to the abuse which follows. I have learned, that abuse is not argument; that slander is not reason. _ _ Before I conclude this letter, common justice to myself and my friends demands that I should state a few facts, in order to prove that 1 have not, in any way, evaded the strictest investigation into my accounts. I left Fixby Hall in September, 1838, taking with me the duplicates of the rental books, of which Mr. Thorn hill had copies. On the 10th July, 1840, Mr. Thornhill's action against me was tried. I did not dispute the debt, but having heard that certain insinuations or charges were to be made against me in court, I went into the Common Pleas with the rental books and other documents, in order that, if such were the case, I might give to the jury " a plain and straightforward explanation." No insinuation, no charge was made. lat once assented to the verdict, and agreed - to give up all the books. That was on the 11th July, 1840. On the 9th of December, in the same year, I was committed to the Fleet: I have re mained in prison ever since then ; and now, on the 13th January, 1844, for the first time, I am required, by an editor of a newspaper, not by Mr. Thornhill, to give ex planations on certain alleged errors in those books. During all this long interval I have not heard from any party that there was any error : I have been asked no questions about them by tenant, steward, or landlord. If there are errors in these 3G volumes of accounts. I shall be happy to correct them, whether they be pro or con, but it is impossible I can do so in the absence of the books. Of one thing I am sure, no person could take more pains to make them correct than I did. I will not attempt to give an opinion on this mode of attack upon a prisoner, I leave that to others. I cannot believe that Mr. Thornhill is privy to it ; I pity those who are. If this be, indeed, an approved method of obtaining justice, the world is grown worse since I left it. I remain, Sir, Your most obliged and grateful servant, RICHARD OASTLER. The Queen's Prison, January 13, 1844. THE LEAGUER'S DICTIONARY, OR, LYING MADE EASY. Published by Messrs. Factory, Millowners, and Co.', at the Free-Press-Gang Establishment, Grind• em-down lane, Manchester. Price 'Three Farthings. " God love you, we are all for ourselves in this world."—League Bronkß. This is likely to be a very popular work, with a certain party, and will no doubt be widely circulated. The type has all been set we understand by machinery, and several eminent members of the Society of Friends have been en gaged to assist in the compilation. The reason for its being brought out at so cheap a rate is, because it has been got up by the hands at over-hours, (that is before six in the morning and after eight at night.) It is to be dedicated to the subscribers to the League Fund. Leaguer.—One with a lying tongue. League.—A body of men associated together for purely patriotic purposes, i. e., individually and collectively, to make as much money as they can for themselves, which they consider the very essence of that charity which begins at home. League Paper.—An organ, generally with a cracked barrel and short of a few notes, which exists by doctor ing spoken nonsense into readable absurdity, and has an elemosynary circulation, according to the amount and usefulness of its lying. Anti-Monopoly Associations.—Sucklings of the great league grunter. Monopoly.—A protective duty upon goods sold by any body but yourself. Free Trade.---Removal of restrictions upon all articles but those you deal in. Patriots.—Those who make the most money—any how. Philanthropists.—Those who grind most out of the sinews and muscles of the child and its mother, to enrich them selves. "We are all for ourselves in this world."— Brooks. Millowners.—True philanthropists. " Within thine eyes, sat twenty thousand deaths, In thy hands clutched as many millions, in Thy lying tongue both numbers." Charity.—Subscribing to the League Fund. . . Bribery.—The legitimate use of - large sums of money _ wrung from the people. Lying.— Fair argument to carry your purpose. Trulli.—A. word not understood and never used by the League. Corn Laws.—A very useful bugbear to bamboozle the operatives with. Labourers.—" Hands ;" things that make money for us. " Not balmy sleep to lab'rers faint with pain, Not show'rs to larks, nor sun-shine to the bee, Are half so charming, as thy sight to me." Wages.—An article to be kept down as low as possible ; (but always to be spoken of in a whisper.) Cobden-and-Bright.--Two pieces of self-acting machinery, running about the country, which work all day, and lie all night. We may possibly give further quotations. AN ACROSTIC TO MISS TREBLE, OF THE THEATRE-ROYAL, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL BY AN OLD FRIEND OF THE DRAMA. TI ow modest, graven.. fair, art thou, sweat maid I E ach part you pourtray, Nature lends her aid . I. ove from thine eyes beams forth with heavenly light, E ndless good humour, all that 's kind and bright; N of one corroding care seems thine to he— T iuth in thy face, thy every action free. R ound thee may fame and virtue ever shine; E arth's joys in plenty pour on thee and thine ; B liss be thy lot, where'er thy footsteps wend ; L ife's ills forsake thee ; and, when time shall end, E ternal happiness be thine, sweet friend ! London-road. J. B. S. The Pharsalia, of Boston, U.S., has arrived in the Tyne, and is about to discharge from 300 to 400 tons of ballast, when she will take a cargo of coals home. A proof that the high American Tariff does not prevent the consump tion of English coals in America.—Newcastle Advertiser. The loyal interest attached to our Queen, whether reigning in her court, or meeting ber parliament, or travel ling among her people, or seeking the solace of such do mestic privacy as royalty may taste, will be increased if we hint that it is more than probable these domestic ties will be multiplied. If we are not misinformed, and we are pretty certain we are not, the family circle next year at Claremont will be more nu merous.—Court Jouynal. ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION. -- The mammoth steam-ship, Great Britain, is at length defir.itively ap pointed to proceed on her first voyage, from England to New York, on the 25th of May next. Some conception of the vastness of her size may be formed from the fact that her burden is 3500 tons, and her engines 1000 horse power, whilst those of her sister ship, the Great Western, are respectively 1600 and 450. Captain Hosken, the late able commander of the Great Western, will take the com mand of the Great Britain, his place being supplied in the Great Western by Mr. B. R. Mathews, the experienced first officer of that vessel. It is a source of much disap pointment although their city ha sallthe e honourto th e o f Bristol projecting and constructing the Great Britain, Liverpool wiil have th e cre dit o f fi r st s en di ng h er to sea . We understand the Great Britain will visit the Thames in the course of a few weeks, in order to display her gigantic portions and superb internal fittings to the inhabitants of the metropolis. THE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY. The annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to noßsftoi Bold dh u e t w i oaanesc unanimously n o u took n:p first tl yo y xc e pa s ltrleeersdds expressing t a hh t ies tchrheeagiClarendon rooms, and was most respectably attended. The Rev. this Thos. i Mr. HENRY CROSSFIELD (the secretary) read an ab stractot hnelyp donationsa st ye attributewa r e , rt i eh n ecflowurad want the thgoe fyadequate da board erq, u o xa f t2e42s patients, u Ip2p so .rot dt salaries,o.sloe regret that institution, though most beneficial in its operations, was still in debt. It appeared that the balance due to the treasurer last year, was £23 16s. 10d. ; the expenses for medi cine, rent, &c., £286 13s. 4d. The subscriptions and on the account to the treasurer £44 18. 4d. He could t a charity, to the circumstance of its not being generally known to the public. He felt assured that if the commu nity were aware of the good it had done in relieving a vast number of patients, and in restoring many to the blessing of fright who would otherwise have remained in hopeless darkness and despondency, in place of being useful mem bers of society, they would do for this charity not less than for any of the others with which the town abounds. The Rev. CHAIRMAN remarked on the very great faci lities offered by the institution to those afflicted. The good it had done was not confined to the cases of cure, but a still greater benefit had resulted from the immense number of cases in which the threatened loss of sight had been prevented. Mr. NEILL, the surgeon of the Charity, then read the following report, which he had drawn up : " In 1843, 2287 out-patients have received medicines and attendance in the Eye department of your charity, and 55 persons have been received into the house from the most remote parts of England, Ireland, and Scotland, to have operations performed for the restoration of sight. 1820, the Since the foundation of the Eye Infirmary in immense number of 38,132 individuals have been entered tic a eg t l l dtehun ee on the books, and have received surgical assistance. The Tnum A be m r o o s f t Ear department, founded in 1839, has, since its institution, given relief to 8140 persons; in the p ast y ear the number mechanics u who, in the exercise of their calling , chiefly in the great foundries and railway works , have met wi th serious acci srecbejie vcitnfgora your ssistannoceticheasisbteheenlal 95e54. acci dents to their eyes, and are thus for the time unfitted for labour. The number in the past year was 144. " In presenting the foregoing report, the committee feel regret in referring you to the treasurer's statement, which announces a serious debt. This debt arises from the increased calls upon the funds of the charity by pa tients coming from a distance, requiring operations for the recovery of sight, and therefore requiring to be re ceived into the house, and whilst there to be fed and at tended to. At the present moment there are five indoor patients, all from distances of above one hundred miles from Liverpool. " Your committee, in calling your attention to tbeim mense amount of good which your humble institution accomplishes at the small annual expenditure of £242 125., fondly hope that, from the well-known philanthropy of Liverpool, a public notice of these facts will speedily call forth funds, not only to liquidate a debt which curbs the usefulness of the charity, but afford the means of doing more extensive good. " Since the last annual meeting, it has been considered advisable to alter, in some points, the arrangement of the medical department , and, instead of a copper and dia. penser (a salaried officer), to appoint a well-educated pro fessional gentleman as assistant-surgeon, who should assist the surgeons in their operations, compound the medicines, and attend upon the patients in the unavoidable absence of either of the medical officers. In the appointment of Mr. Barrow, at the recommendation of Dr. Edwards and Mr. Neill, your committee feel satisfied that they have added much to the practical usefulness of your charity." Mr. NEILL remarked, that the subscriptions were £202; their revenue, £242 12s. For the past year they had prescribed for and given gratuitously medicines in 2,287 eye cases; and had done the same for 1,955 ear cases ; making a total of 4,242 persons. He begged to call their attention to the relief they bad afforded to a class—to their employers of most useful men, me chanics and engineers in foundries and railways. The number of these on the books this year, as suffering from wounds and burns, was 144 ; and they would scarcely credit it, that not a sixpence was subscribed by a rail way company, and that the whole amount of subscriptions obtained from proprietors of foundries did not exceed £5. The institution had also received 55 poor destitute, afflicted human beings, deprived of one_of the Almighty's greatest blessings—sight ; and by the bounty of the sub scribers and donors they were fed and nursed, while the surgeons of the institution urged their best skill and efforts to restore them the sense they had lost, If they would only spare time to visit the charity, and witness the delight and gratitude of those whom their bounty had made haapy, and to hear them in their own simple and feeling way acknowledge the benefits they had re ceived at their hands—no trouble which they might have in soliciting for support to the funds, and no drag that might be madesirksome annoying.own purse-strings, (Hear.) ar w T o o u ld havebe considered as b as e r: : yc thatong fora r r a e as l a 'i t 'n e e d atri several ofla-e boor,—and relate w o w f o i p ul e dl r d f o r er r e m z i ea n n, p , such cases last year. The speaker here entered into the particulars of an interesting case, of which the following are the heads :—Ann M`Gardwell, aged 19, from Barnsley, was admitted as a patient of this infirmary in Dec. 1843, under the care of Mr. Neill. She had been blind for five years. She bad a pale and sickly aspect; the right eye was irrecoverably lost, and in the left there was opacity of the cornea, that she could barely distinguish day from night. Her father is a poor linen-weaver, but was willing to make any sacrifice so thnt her sight could be restored. With this view she was taken to Sheffield, and placed under medical care for three months, but without any benefit. She was then taken to Hull, to a gentleman of considerable eminence as an opthahnic surgeon, who pronounced her incurable. She was next taken to Manchester, with no better success. She returned home with her friends in despair, but being taken ill at the latter part of last summer, was sent for recovery to Southport. There she was noticed on the beach by a farmer's wife, who, observing her sickly looks and blindness, advised her to go to Liverpool, and en deavour to get into the Eye Infirmary —as she (the ad viser) had a daughter who was quite blind from injuries on the eye, and who was there restored to sight. The patient was on this advice brought to Liverpool, and was operated upon for artificial pupil, on the sth of the same month (December last)—a portion of the iris being re moved, so that an excellent pupil was found. No un toward symptoms followed the operation. On the con trary, her general health improved; she now enjoys very , - good sight, and is grateful and happy. This patient was discharged on the 7th instant. There was also a case of a lad, 13 years of age, who has obtained sight by operation, having been born blind ; and there were many other cases of great importance, but he would not delay the meeting by relating them. Mr. H. BANNER in moving the first resolution—that the report he received, printed, and distributed, suggested that the anecdote related by Dr. Neile should be appended to it. He complimented the Secretary on the neatness and accuracy of the accounts. The other resolutions were then carried—the speakers making some observations on moving and seconding them —which we must abridge. Mr. Crossfield thought if the institution were brought more before the notice of the public it would be better supported. He thought the railway companies, when shares were high, could not do better than suscribe. Here it appeared that several thousand patients had been relieved at a cost of a shilling a head. The Rev. W. Townshend remarked the charity was not in addition to any other of a similar kind but stood alone ; and he also thought that if it were known that so many thousands were benefitted by it at so small a cost, surely the benevolent would extend their aid towards it. The Rev. Dr. Iliff, Mr. Dunlevie, and other gentlemen spoke highly in favour of the Institution. Thanks were voted to the Chairman and the meeting separated. DREADFUL COAL-PIT EXPLOSION,—We stop the press to aunounce a dreadful explosion of fire-damp, which took place in Duke Pit, Whitehaven, on Thursday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock. The whole of the men in the pit at the time, 11 in number, were killed. There were also 11 horses killed.—Carlisle Journal. UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS. — It appears that the late disclosures at the Mansion-house, relative to fraudulent transfers of stock, have induced the authorities at the bank to withhold all information for the present on the subject of unclaimed dividends. Alterations are likely to take place in the forms heretofore gone through when such claims have been urged and allowed. MRs. GILMOUR.—The trial of Mrs. Gilmour for the murder of her busband commenced at Edinburgh on Fri day,. AldiaLWargplerds to ScalZigiaythiZlLle of ptTiordnal'i the evidence, as the court desired that no part of the pro ceedings should be published until the conclusion of the trial. It was very generally expected that the verdict would be one of not proven. DEATH OF MR. FITZWILLIAM, THE COMEDIAN. — Charles Fitzwilliam, in the 43d year of his age, died on Sunday last, the 14th, at one o'clock, at his residence in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital. His disease was consumption, under which he had been gradually sinking for several months, accelerated by a depression of'spirits. Mr. Fitzwilliam was educated for a Roman Catholic priest, but afterwards commenced his career upon the stage. He 'was a brother of Mr. Edward Fitzwilliam, the vocalist. _ _ --- OPPOSITION TO THE A NTI -C OR N-LAW LEAGLE IN Bucxs.—A document, containing the signatures of 87 highly respectable tenant-farmers of the town of Bucking ham and its vicinity has just been issued, reaugsting the attendance of all farmers, tradesmen , and ot7ft s d es i rous of upholding the agricultural interest, at a publi c m eeting to be held at the Town Hall , Bucki ngham, on Saturday next, for the purpose of adop tin g such measures as may be thought advisable ~ to counteract the ruinous pro ceedings of the Anti-Corn -Law League." THE ROYAL RUCK HOUNDS.—H er M a j es t y 's s t ag a Y last, th e fi xture b e i ng at Maiden head,of 200 w ere p resen t. The little hounds had one of the most s evere and lengthened runs thisseaastown which u pwards n c Mo deer Sweep was unc arted at Maidenhead Thicket , and was taken within a mi le of Stokench urc h, in Oxfordshire, after a three hours' run, over upwards'of 30 miles of a hilly and extremely he av y lin e of country. The deer swam nearly opposite to Henley, and upon laid on, up on th e opposite shore, the a t he cross h ou th n e d s T b h e rl n ol g e . e , pace up to the finish was tremendous. Only twelve out of the numerous field . at the meet were up at the take, in cluding Mr. Davis (the huntsman, who had two fresh horses during the run,) and a sprinkling of the right sort, who were well mounted. The field was pretty well weeded before the deer crossed the water at Henley. The distance f rom Stokenchurch to the kennel (where the hounds arrived the same evening,) is between 20 and 30 miles. LOCAL NEWS. The Liverpool barque Cambridge was to . tay'destroied by fire at Plymouth, on Sunday evening week, while on the Patent Slip belonging to Mr. Gent, Teats-hill, at that place. It is supposed to have originated in the careless ness of one of the boys on board. PRESENTATION.—The passengers by the packet-ship Liverpool, on the third voyage from New York, pre sented to Captain Eldbridge, at a splendid dinner given to him, at the Waterloo Hotel, on Friday last, a piece of plate and a gratifying letter. ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD--On Tuesday evening, Mr. Francis, attorney, while in the act of stepping out of the packet, at Birkenhead slip, for the purpose of pro ceeding home, accidentally fell into the river, but was providentially rescued from his perilous situation before many seconds had elapsed. CHESTER ASSIZES.—We are informed that Mr. Lowe, the attorney for the prosecution of the Mormonites at these assizes, to whom the Judge in the first instance re fused costs on account of his absence when the case came on, has since shown to his lordship that that absence was purely accidental, and not blameable, and the costs have been allowed. ASSAULT UPON A POLICE-CONSTABLE.—A young man, of very gentlemanly exterior, named William Higgins, who had been bailed out of bridewell, was charged before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, with having, whilst intoxi cated, committed a very serious assault upon Police constable 98, by which the arm of the unfortunate man was supposed to have been dislocated. Mr. Rushton ordered the defendant to pay ss. and costs for his drunk enness and dissorderly conduct, and directed the police man to lay an information against him. - - SHIPS SOLD AND ON SA LE.—The agent for the sale of branch s ah remainedi ships, M of fr. unsold trade n D ,o . l T g d a o tl u stth e ji , sa p. gives o.rlts :412h,Te9h8feo; numberll a o n w d in o g n detailslosftsjf Jan. 1843, s t o h l d in 1840 was 180 in 1841, 107 ; an d i n 1842 , 82 . Th ere • i 95. The number sold in 1813 was 107, viz., British 51, Quebec 10, New Brunswick 46; and there remained nn= sold on the Ist Jan. this year, 58, viz., British 29. Quebec' 6, New Brunswick 23. The depreciation on British ships is 20 per cent., and on New Brunswick ships 25 per cent. THE STOCK EXCHANGE.—On Friday week, a meeting of the members of the Old and New Stock Exchanges Was held in one of the large rooms in the Royal Bank buildings, for the purpose of forming one united body. Mr. John Hall occupied the chair, and Mr. Sami. Woods, jun., acted as secretary pro tern. A new code of laws and regulations, drawn up by a deputation from both the associations, was adopted as the rules and regulations of the united bodies. Mr. Owen Tudor was appointed se cretary to the association, Mr. John Hall chairman, and Mr. John Middleton vice-chairman. THE GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY.—We refer our readers to the further prospectus of the Guardian Gas. Company, which appears in cur columns of to-day. By this spirited undertaking the public will have conferred. upon them some of the highest aduantages of a whole some csmpetition, which advantages they have hitherto been deprived of. It also appears very certain, that the company will realise a very handsome profit, and that the shares of the concern will become capital stock. The Sheffield Company, at this moment, charges only 4s. 2d. • per thousand feet for gas, while the price, in this town, notwithstanding the great reductions that have been en forced, is 7s. per thousand feet, REPRIEVE OF ANN WCORMICK.—The sentence of death passed on this unhappy woman, who was convicted hbeerfeoprerieivtse arrival wasreceived the at at the late special commission before Mr. Justice Wight man, of the murder of Rosannah M 'Cormick , her infant child, by administering arsenic to her, h as been commuted K t o r k dai e o transportation il Wednesday, ed n f e o s r d a l i y fe* , but T cul prit had made a confession of her guilt to the chaplain. She acknowedged that she had given the child the poison, adding that she took as much arsenic herself as she be lieved would have destroyed her own life. The fact men tioned in the latter part of her statement will, no doubt, account for her present enfeebled and sickly condition. LIVERPOOL CUSTOMS.—The customs return for Liver pool shows that in 1842 the customs revenue of the port was 3,904,379/. ; in 1843 it was 4,121,647/. ; showing an increase, on that year alone, of 217,2671. ; and this, it will be remembered, was during a season when so great stagnation prevailed in the imports, owing to the doubts and uncertainty as to the then new tariff. It is still more satisfactory to find that 1843 shows almost an equality of aggregate revenue with 1841, in which year the receipt here was 4,140,6161. 1 Is. 7d. • whilst, considering that the half per cent', export duty has been since then altoge ther abolished, there is, in reality, an increase of import duties over those of. 1841. The fact of any increase at all indicates a far larger increase of trade, obviously, be cause it is a comparison of eriods of the tariff of 1841 different duties ; and it is gratifying to fin d that p although is no longer in force , and al thou g h there are now redu ced rates on timber and various articles of extensive consump tion, yet such has been the, increase of imports already, as to yield an aggregate increase of revenue, notwith standing those reductions in the new tariff, It is not publicly known on what articles the increase occurs, for the officials are systematically cautious of communicating any particulars affecting the exchequer. OPENING OF THE NEW BAPTIST CHAPEL, MYRTLE _ __ STREET.—On Wednesday, the New Baptist Chapel, erected at the corner of Hope and Myrtle-streets, was opened for public worship. The chapel has been built, as most of the public are aware, for the congregation wor shipping for the last forty years in the building at the corner of Lime-street and Elliot-street, which building is now about to be removed by the Corporation, in order to widen the approaches from Ranelagh-place to the New Assize Courts. The chapel is built in the Gothic style of architecture, and is surmounted by a number of orna mental turrets, the combination of which, at the south end, produces a striking and beautiful effect. The interior possesses an air of neatness in strict conformity with the character of the exterior. At each end is a gallery sup ported by projecting trusses, richly ornamented. A. powerful organ, built by Bev‘ slier and Fleetwood, of this town, occupies the centre of the northern gallery. Im mediately in front of the organ gallery and choir, the pulpit has been erected. The chapel is lighted with the e to lengthof ee Bode bceu iltgdri pendant by s means ei gti o fte f a l the et ; arge chandelier suspended from accom modatey bet'ween 800 and 1000 andceiling. t The m persons. is e calculated xutrne derneath the chapel is a spacioas school-room, capable of containing about 600 children; also, an excellent and convenient lecture-room, 47 feet by 29, which would hold 400 people, besides committee and retiring rooms. The total cost of the work will be about £SSOO. THE LATE FIRE IN H ARRIN GTON-STREET.—For the last fortnight, a number of men, under Messrs. S. and J. Holme, have been actively employed in pulling down the stupendous elevated walls and minor ruins of Messrs. Brancker's extensive sugar-refining works in Harrington-street. The operations have been attended with no little danger, many of the walls having been left, almost naked of support, to a height of eight or nine stories, and the mortar in these so much calcined by the action of intense heat around them during the comparatively short duration of the fire, that it retained little of its cohesive qualities, having become reduced almost to a powder. The men employed in the tops of these walls, without any extraneous support, appeared to be on many occasions in imminent peril of losing their lives, either by falling from their balance, or by the half crumbling and lofty thin walls on which they stood or sat, giving way from under them. They, however, were " used to it ; ' were under the able direction of Messrs. Holmes' foreman (Mr. Rushton), and no accident whatever oc curred. The ruins have every day presented (as they va ried in shape by removal from the top) picturesque and striking appearances. The materials removed in carts have been immense both in bulk and weight, including a great quantity of iron-work, in beams, pillars, plates (over the doors and windows), pipes, machinery, some thou sands of sugar-loaf moulds, &c., &c. Some of the upper and tottering parts of the buildings were pulled down by ropes. Yesterday a wall, of eight stories high, perforated with door and window holes, and surmounted by one of the furnace chimneys 80 or 90 feet high, stood in a fear fully dilapidated state, though (with the chimney) nearly perpendicular. A rope had previously been fastened round the chimney at about eight stories from the ground, and several efforts were made by a great number of men in Harrington-street to pull it down, but without success, though the shaft and the wall under it waved to and fro as if they bad been formed of jelly. Some further reduc tion in the strength of the binding parts of the brick work was however made at considerable hazard, and before dark the rope being again pulled in long jerks, the chimney reluctantly yielded, and with great part of the walls came down with what may be called graceful sublimity, making a thundering crush on the ruins below. The body of the poor man, Wood, has not yet been found. It is possible he may in his despair have rushed from where he was last seen into the stove room nearer to Harrington-street, which is yet piled with ruins, perhaps thirty feet in height from the ground ; and such was the intensity of the fire in that quarter that it is questionable whether any remains of theunfortuotFiatTelist N ufferzewrwiollabGexfNouniN CHESTER C d. OPENING THEDRAL.—The opening of the new organ which has just been erected in the venerable structure of Chester Cathe dral took place, during divine service, on Saturday week, being the Feast of the Epiphany. The church was crowded by a congregation which included many of the principal families of the city and neighbourhood, among whom were observed the Marchioness of Westminster, the Countess Grosvenor. Lord and Lady Robert. Grosvenor, the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondely, Lord Prudhoe, Lady Lyttleton, Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., Hon. Mrs. Glynne, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, Lady Charlotte Eger ton, the Rev. Chancellor Itaikes, &c. The service com menced with morning prayer by the Dean, the first lesson by the Venerable Archdeacon Clarke, and the second by the Rev. Canon Eaton. The Communion service was also read by the Dean, with the exeption of the Epistle, which was read by the Rev. Chancellor Barlow. The Lord Bishop then preached an excellent and impressive sermon from the 2d Corinthians, ix. 7, " God loveth a cheerful giver" ; after which, during the reading of the offertory sentepces, the alms of the congregation were collected by the Revs. W. Paull, R. W. Gleadowe, and W. Harrison, (Minor Canons of the Cathedral,) and some of the laity appointed for the purpose. The prayer, or " the whole state of Christ's Church militant here on earth," and one of the closing collects of the Communion Service were then read, and the Bishop concluded the service by pronouncing the apostolic benediction. The amount of the collection was £ll5 3s. 10Id., which is to be distributed among the local charities of Chester. Mr. Gunton the acccompl shed organist of Chester Cathedral, brought with out thene m w o o s r t g a a dma n's ir wo b n le de e f ff ul e l c, y t e a x n p a re t s h si e vetones of harmony chants, and, indeed, the whole of the musical portion of the ser vice, was highly beautiful and impressive. On Sunday week the cathedral was again thronged by crowded con gregations.