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TUESDAY, AIAY 30, 1854 fairs by Auction. E XTENSIVE STOCK OF CART HORSES, LORRIES, FLOATS, CARTS GEAR. &c., THE PROPERTY OF W CARTONERSDECLINING THE BUSINESS. By Messrs. LUCAS and Co., To- sloanow,(Werinesday.) the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, tt their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool. LEVEN CART HORSES, Two Lorries, Two . Floats, Three Spring Carts, Two Waterside Carts , Fif teen Sets of Gear. The above are the rperty of Messrs. John and William O we, Who are declini P ng o the Carting Business. Three Horses, Two Lorries, Gear, &c., The Property of a Cartowner. 1, 4 splendid Black Cart Horse; al-o Twenty Cart, Van, and narness Horses, Lorries, Floats. Gear, &c. On view prior to the Sale. S TOCK-IN-TRADE OF A STATIONER AND BOOK SELLER, 44, LIME-STREET. To B ROY WINSTANLEY, of Basnett-street st , mOR W (Wednesday), the 310 inant , a nd following days, at Eleven o'clock e.cli day. INE genuine STOCK-IN-TRADE of a firm Stationery, dning business, comprising a recent Selection of , Ruled Account Books, Writing, Dressing, Card, V__ l (l Money Cases, Pocket Books, Memorandum Books, Ink, plistands, Pencil Cases, a Variety of Drawing Materials, Plate .and Coloured Print, Framed and Unframed, School V ° °ks, Copy and Cypher s ing Books, Maps and Charts on hollers and Unmounted; together with an Assortment of tP.Pular Works, including -favourite Poems, Divinity, and ,Vscellaneous Literattire, Bibles, Church Services, and le3YMns, many of them elegantly bound ; a handsome 6i L o ct aves Rosewood Cottage Piano-forte, Mahocany Circular ,? Table, and a few other Articles of Household Furniture. ul„ ... l . 2_i_ew prior to Sale. On w By Mr. B Ju ROWN, FRIDAY next, the 2nd of ne, at Eleven o'clock, at his Booms, 101. Park-lane, A Quantity , of FORFEITED PLEDGES, being Property Pledged in the respective months prior to the eV_ June, 1853, with the following Pawnbro kers, viz.: Asher an, South Castle-street ; Ed wa rd Byford, Dale-street , jß obert Hayes. Kent-street ; E sco tt Richards, Parliament street ; James Gillaird, Brownlow-hill ; John Woodruff, Pem- Pke-nlace and Scotiand-road ; Eugene Gregson. Copperas -0,1;,1 Caleb Spruce, Highfield-street; Richard Washington, Mill -street; Thos. Armor, Regent-street ; Escott Richards, Great William Cowpe. Mill-street; Thomas Roberton, Robert Howard-street ; Archibald D. Roberton, Vauxhall-road; `,‘catert Marrs, St. James-street ; James L. Hutchinson. Cop ; John Downey, Warren-street ; James Fairhurst, .!• Anne-street ; Alfred Tunstall, London - road ; Smith and nammond, Soho-street ; Lewis Heyman, Whitechapel ; John Spencer, Richmond-row - Henry G. Syred, Park-lane; and •!......_othu_a Powell, Scotland-road. .E DIRECTION OF TUE TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF LATE GEGE BARNES, . l' A-LtrABLE THE FREEHOLD OR PROPERTY,DECEASED PRICE-STREET, BIRKENH EAD. By F. and J. HODGSON, fin THURSDAY next, the Ist day of June, at Seven o'clock in the Evening, at the Craven-rooms, in Chester-street, Birkenhead, in the county of Chester (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty), subject to conditions then and there 'produced, and in one or more Lots as may be agreed upon, ALL those Four MESSITAGES, with the Areas I .e before, and the Yards, Gardens, and Conveniencfs 1 3 1 2, 111 d the same, situate in and fronting to . Price-street, in i, s 'enhead aforesaid, and numbered respectively 6,7, and 5, t o the same street, and 9, in Chapel-street. ,ie Tenure is Freehold of Inheritance. t h it He Premises are most compact, in thorough repair, and )" , Y occupied by respectable tmants ; and, as Dwelling s?t"ea, they possess the advantages of a south-west aspect, a to .lion which cannot be interfered with, a close proximity the and being within five minutes' walk of ' Woodside Ferry.' Th e Property presents a very eligible investment for small 16 4 :k of Trust and other Moneys, and yields, at a low rental, A 8 Per annu. ;‘ 4 l' further m information may be had of Mr . JOSEPH VNEN Estate Arent, 1, Price-street, Birkenhead, who will 1,0 _show the Property ; or of Mr. DEARDEN, Solicitor, tt r 2 , Market-cross Chambers, Birkenhead, and 34, Castle- Liverpool. zro be *Ott or let t / OR SALE, a Dark Chesnut MARE, 6 years 's ee .. old, hands high; good hack and hunte r.—To be at the George Hotel, Dale-street. be LET Fu nivisinn, suitable for a genteel Pa th iIY. a moderate-sized HOUSE, No. 2, Edge-lane, ar Ed. b e-hill Church. TO be SOLD or LET, a comfortable FAMILY %i t ,. HOUSE, with good Garden, Coachhuse, and Stable, , te uated at Fairfield two miles from the o Exchange. The li p rnmodation consists of Dining-room, Drawing-room, t a eakfast-room, Eight good Bed-room s, Bat h-room, Kitchens, ....pd,ry, Dairy, Store4oonts, and every other convenience. For further particulars apply to CHAS. COTESWORTH, 21, li tiO be SOLD 133 , PEFVATE TREATY, a compact ab out ESTATE, about five miles from Liverpool, containing t ullt 75 acres of LAND. One DITTO, about fonr miles from 1( i i v ,. 9 ,. r P001 , with 10 acres of LAND.. One DITTO. at West Cheshire, with 8 acres of LAND. One DITTO, at 4 A se s trd. Citestre, with 4 Acres of LAND. A splendid 1) ,?.. ; N510N, near Walton, with 8,000 yards of LAND. One hal°, at West Derby, with 10,001 yards of LAND. One - T, at Mosley , vale, with 7,000 yards of LAND. With - Pwards of Thirty large HOUSES in the town. TO be SOLD or LET, .a splendid MANSION, three miles south of the Liverpool Exchange, contain ing Three Enterta iningsooms, Ten Bed - r ooms, Dressing ' rooms &`C . Bc., with Two Acres of Land, in Pleasure Ground ,and Garden. Also, an excellent Det a c hed FAMILY RESI DENCE, opposite Richmond-hill, West Derby, containing Five Entertaining-rooms, Eight Bedrooms, and Good Garden, • Sze. itc. TO be - LET, In excellent HOUSE, With Coach-house, Stable, and Garden, in Deane-street, One DITTO, Prince's-park. With a few splendid S HOPS in some of the principal thoroughfares. Pply to Wm. WILLI:Arno, Estate Agent, 3, Hackin's-hey, Ranelagh•street, Liverpool. antßi. -2 "- - ---- -- --_____ ___ ANTED, a good TENOR SINGER, for St. gal a ,,,, Anne's Church . — Applications , stating fitne ss and 2 nd expected to be made on or be fore FRIDAY next, the June, addressed J. K., Box D 9;), Postollice. WANTED to PURCHASE, with or withouta ea,. of House, about an Acre of LAND, at !he north or north to '.. the town.—Address, with tenure, situation, and price, ____-Kt . Hour, 25, South John-street. LIvERpooL DOCKS.—LOANS OF MONEY. ti ti COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS . do to, t ,P 3 Y GIVE NOTICE that they are willing to receive T r ".S of MONEY, on the security of the Bonds of the tentistees of the Liverpool Docks. at the rate of £4 15s. per ~..or at , t „" , per Annum Interest, for periods of either three, five, ,alail_ en years, at the option of Lenders. Interest payable tr;s — .learly.—All offers to be addressed to GEO. V. TANTON, Q., Treasurer to the Liverpool Docks, Dock Office, LiverpooL -, By order, DANIEL MASON , Secr etar y . f - __Lock Office, Liverpool, 4th May, 7854. --- TO THE BOOKSELLERS AND BOOK- Li,„ BINDERS OF LIVERPOOL—The Committee of the SugPnol Library are ready to receive TENDERS for the 121,,,`,_rLY of BOOKS and BOOKBINDING. The orders for th e 'r are given on the second Saturday of each month, and Is t r2pks are rt quired to be delivered at the Library not ord e „ , r_ln the following Wednesday morning. The monthly Di v .' 8 from .e3O to .e4O, and - the Tenders must state the ~Vuot that will be taken off the Publishing Price. apUle. style of Bookbinding required may be ascertained by s l,, g to the Librarian The acco unts are paid monthly. .14„ re nders must be sent inprevious to TH URSDAY, the Bth next. The Committee p clo not hind themselves to acce p t lo west Tender. By order of the President. tiv JOHN PERRIS, Librarian. erPotn Library, Bold-street, May 20th, 1854. t, EN PERSONS DROWNED.—An excursion boat , con labing 17 persons, principally masons, bricklay ers, and. hi e4 tl fers employed in the building of a fo rt near Yar -11•4a, in the Isle of Wight, was capsized last Sunday dri nk Owing to a squabble as to whose turn it was to ti„°?lt of a jar of beer on board, two or three reached ea v ,„,7 Jar at once, and the boat upsetting, only ten were and these got drunk on land shortly afterwards. teej T s OP PARLIAMENT.—OnIy 14 public acts have to i l ved the royal assent in the present session, now sit ksgs nearly four months. Fewer acts are expected to be At • • A t in this than in former years. R• SEYMOUR BLANE, of the Guards , now in the East, the of Sir Ed. Seymour Blane, Bart., has been sued for amount of a bill (£500) which he aoeepted for his and lost Mr. Pottiuger, sou of Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart. 1 4 , 1 P,Pears that Mr. Pottinger had betted very heavily, lo s t I‘I,I'ERSTITIO".7.—The Princess Catn ieo S p inosa, o 4, t i " B , who perished on board the Ercolano, was a victim N„1. Own superstition ; she refused to leave Genoaon h a e thinking the daY unlucky, and being one o f t p hareholders in the steamboat company,. caused .`if - .._ am s er to be detained till the following day, Had hp Eveolano left at the proper time, she could not have 'et the Sicilia in the night. k i PRE NEW POPE OF ROME. — Lo uis Napoleon's cousin, eulee Lucien Bonaparte, second son of the Prince de from which taken orders, and donne d priestly vestments, which. it is inferred he is inte nded b y the Emperor a future candidate for the Papal throne. tlVl A.lt tiEn.—Prince Frederick of Scheswig Holstein- Ve"eirarg, ,elder brother of Prince Christi an, p li t e heir to the Danish Crown, was legally separated from s e 'wife a Princess of Schaumbur g L i pp e, in 1848. The retie parties having, however, met at Nice, the old pr . °. eTeOn rerient a see premiers amours all urs" worked its ce ss et, and and the loving couple were re-married, with ne lry religious observances, on the 7 th inst. eta hie Limerick Chronicle state s that Father Theobald lew has sustained another shock of p aralysis, and that the - the deepest of his health is now such as to cause his friends N 'eePest anxiety. co,XE TAX (No. BILL. —The Income Tax (No. 2) Ler ~,w i n ich is passing through the House of Commons, is ,11 4 - ",.,Leliding the double income tax (Is. 2d. the pound) Qe6y , the 6th of April next after the ratification of a tilei-te treaty of peace." If that should be before 1859, though the double tax is to cease, the Income Tax hy last sessions is to revive. ti? pOURED DIVORCZ TUE EMPEROR A.NES EMPRESS tO4II4NCE.—I have already contradicted, and fromvtery <ll,,_atithority the rumour which was current that . he t _ th e 7or conte'mplated a dissolution of his marrage h wi h 14 ,... , 4 e -4 , ll Tress. My allusion to the rumour rti ti lLagtie than was necessary, even with every was, per s x e , Llstration for the delicacy of.the subject. ThisP°rum-lour. st - A 2 current, for there are some members of the Legiti reil).arty.who spare neither money nor pains.t apnruodpeda h, and in several of the foreign journals hin'aving gained much credit in Paris. I contradict at t ~ ; in the most peremptory manner, the rumour itself, th e statement ofitshaving gained considerable at to rr a ss, t h i s capital. Nothing whatever has occurred to ;:esi r iZ even the supposition that there is any ground for bs i tp os P a divorce on political grounds, and still less for h a 1r1 ,6 that the hope of direct issue had diminished ; ot 4 R••; o , e lrcumstance would affect the union of the dis 14tlatileiT_, personages alluded to. As to the question tint"ability or improbability of there being direct trai ri Zlti the imperial marriage, I will only say that no h ere tOrtion has been made, either private or official, c i ,n;e7.,Yent is improbable ; and that, on the contrary, that the moment a strong rumour in the Court 1 1 ,he t the Empress is likely soon to gratify the hopes i t Ze a 's'icil),eror, and disappoint those of the persons who or fancied interest in his leaving ncis a r C et obi correspondence of the Globe. TO CORRESPONDENTS. GLAURABAN.—The perforation of postage labels was adopted after an arangrient bad been made with the inventor for his remuneration by the Government. C:7 . We shall he happy, at all times, to receive communica tions on subjects of local or general interest. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith; this is indispensably re quisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. Boors, Sic., FOR REVIEW, may be left at .Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed " to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. The ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION to the LIVERPOOL STANDARD is 20s. in advance—or 225. on credit. COLOGNE CHORAL UNION. TWO CONCERTS, On the Ist and 2d of June, AT THE PHILHARMONIC-HALL " The effect of these Eighty Voices is nothing less than mar vellous. They surpass anything that has ever been previously heard in this country."—London Times, 15th May, 1854. See Advertisement. tiberpoot to orb. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1854. THE WAR. THE most important event which has yet taken place since the commencement of the war, is the protocol which has been signed, at Vienna, by the representatives of the Four Powers, recognising the treaty between England, France, and Turkey, for active interposition in defence of the latter State ; and also recognising the separate treaty between Austria and Prussia, for the united action of the German Powers against the aggressions of Russia on the territorial settlement of Europe. If any reliance can be placed on the sincerity of Austria and Prussia in this matter, and of this there are still some doubts, owing to the evident leaning of the King of PRUSSIA towards Russian counsels, it should, at least, have the good effect of convincing the Emperor Nrcuous that he has no dependence but on his own resources, that he may look in vain for au ally, and that, consequently, in continuing the contest, he has the whole of .the rest of Europe leagued against him. If he is at all amenable to reason, this conviction may have far more influence upon him than the bombardment of Odessa, which has been craftily converted into a Russian victory, the destruction of Sevastopol, which is by no means improbable, or even the 'capture of the more important fortiess of Cronstadt. These would be comparatively minor losses, bad he Austria and Prussia to fall back upon ; but, with the German Powers in league with. England and France, his position must be every day becoming more dangerous, while the heavy losses to his own subjects, from the stoppage of their commerce and the capture of so many of their vessels, may lead to insurrectionary movements, and so preci pitate the denouement—his death or abdication. That the war is by no means popular in Russia, is shown by the recent attack on Count NESSELEODE in the streets of St. Petersburg, and this is not surprising, when it is remembered that the people are the greatest sufferers, without any possible object to gain, not even the phantom of military glory, which has often led the French to victory, or death. It is also said that the Emperor NICHOLAS is alone in his warlike aspirations, the other members of his family being opposed to his views, but that, having once taken the rash step through a mistaken notion of 'the influence of the English Premier, he knows not how to recede, and pursues his rash course in a kind of frantic despe ration. The only solution, therefore, of the diffi culty is his abdication, leaving the task of withdrawal from the contest to his successor, who might do so with honour, having never sanctioned -its commencement. There is also some talk of -the abdication of the King of Pnusste, whose near relationship to the Empress of RUSSIA has ren dered his conduct so suspicious ; and -this would solve another difficulty, as the popular feeling in t. Prussia is hostile to Russia, and would be grati fied by cordially joining with the Western Powers. COMING ELECTION. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENE P. AL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. objection sometimes raised to the payment of Church-rates upon pretended scruples of conscience, that it is useless to discuss it ; but we may remark that the scheme proposed would be a direct rob bery of the Church, in order to benefit the owners of property to be relieved, who acquired their pro perty subject to the payment of this, as well as o other rates. What is really wanted is rather an alleviation of the law, so that so obviously neces sary a demand may not be subject to the decision of Radical vestries, with the only alternative of an appeal to the Ecclesiastical Courts. Unfortunately there are many men who would not pay their debts but for the obligation of law; and it is the same selfish feeling which dictates their opposition to Church-rates, however they may disguise it. The Church of England, as by law established, is osten sibly and practically the Poor Man's Church ; its blessings, like those of its great founder, are offered without money and without price ; the Christian instruction of the poor is a duty which is owing by every subject of the State ; and, therefore, to refuse this small amount of aid, the least oppressive of all taxes, is virtually to close our churches against all but those who are able and willing to pay for the accommodation. BIRKENHEAD COIMISSIONERS.--:THE THE election of eight Commissioners of Birken head—seven in the room of those who go out by rotation, and one to fill a vacancy caused by resig nation—is appointed for Tuesday next, and it is confidently expected will take place without the excitement of a contest. It will be remembered that last year the township was divided into two parties, which, under the respective titles of Blue and Red, carried on the contest with a zeal which was worthy of a more intelligible cause. The chief object. then to be gained was a majority for the appointment of Dock Trustees, and the Blue party was triumphant. The use which was made of this victory was the conclusion of a contract with Messrs. BRASSEY and Co., for the completion of the dock works, which have since been pro ceeded with. Reflection, however, has since led to the conviction that something more is required of a Board of Commissioners than the carrying out of one object, however desirable, and that victory may be purchased too dearly if it lead to the exclusion, from the governing body, of those men who are best qualified. for the management of public affairs. There was, in reality, no question of party politics involved, for each list contained the names of Conservatives and Radicals ; but unfortunately the contest led to disunion and differences between men having but one common interest, and which are always inimical to the prosperity of a community. This conviction it is hoped will operate on the present occasion, to avoid a repetition of the evil; and that, with a sole regard to their fitness for the office, those men will be proposed for Commissioners who will promote the welfare of the township, without reference to party feelings. In order to accom plish this object, a meeting of some of the most influential inhabitants was held on Thursday last, and though some alteration may be made in the list of candidates, which was then agreed to, there is no doubt that the selection will be submitted to the ratepayers, and carried without the tur moil of a contest. Birkenhead is now on the eve of a great improvement, and it will be the duty of the Commissioners to render all its advantages available, without descending to petty squabbles on personal matters. It is not this or that per soa's property to be benefited, but the interests of the whole community ; and if this be done in fair, impartial spirit, the office of Commissioner will be elevated in social importance, and Birken head will yet realise the enthusiastic. hopes which were indulged in some years since, In treating of this question, it is folly to suppose that there is any rivalry with the town of Liverpool. Every advance in Birkenhead must be participated in a great degree on this side of the Mersey ; and while Liverpool haCevery available foot of ground occupied, and obliged to extend far into the suburbs to find habitations for her numerous and still increasing population, every advance made in Birkenhead is affording additional accommodation, equally accessible, and more so by the commo dious ferry-boats, than by the numerous vehicles which ply between Liverpool and the surrounding hamlets in Lancashire. Birkenhead has ample space for many more houses in close proximity to the ferries ; but the land is afflicted with an incubus of mortgage, which has paralysed all building operations, and may perhaps some day call for an Encumbered Estate Act, to restore it to vitality. At all events, the Commissioners should bear in mind that they ought to have but one object—the good of the township ; and, should this be steadily kept in view, they will have cause to rejoice that Blue and Red have been fused into an Imperial Purple. THE OATHS BILL. THE unrighteous attempt of Lord JOHN Rrs- SELL to break down the barriers by which the legislature has at least the nominal character of Christian, received a special defeat on Thursday, in the very house where he made most sure of suc cess. It will be remembered that when, in 1547, Lord JOHN RUSSELL was returned for the City of London in company with Mr. ROTHSCHILD, he made one of those rash promises which have ever been his great failing, that he would use every exertion to, remove the obstruction to his colleague taking his seat in Parliament. This promise he has since apparently fulfilled, though it is not believed that he ever had either sincerity or ear nestness in the matter.; but, while the measure has usually passed the Commons with a large majority, it has been invariably defeated in the House of Lords. This session, however, he resolved on a different course, and instead of openly, declaring his intention to admit the Jews to Parliament, he endeavoured to compass the same end by what can only be styled a shuffle. Any allusion to the Jews was carefully omitted from the bill, which professed to be simply a modification of the form of oath ; and while the exclusion of the words " on the true faith of a Christian" would admit those who believed Christianity to be an imposture, the abo lition of the restrictions imposed on Romanist members by the Emancipation Act of 1829 would, it was believed, enlist a new class of voters in favour of the measure. Alas ! for the tortuous policy of Whiggery. The engineer was hoist with his own petard ; for the very alteration which was relied upon as a means of success was the chief, if not the sole cause of the failure. The Protestant spirit of the house was aroused at this insidious attempt to remove any part of the restrictions on Romanist sincerity, and the majority who might have admitted the Jews on their own account refused to make them a stepping-stone for the far worse foes of Christianity, whose religion and whose loyalty is slavish obedience to the decrees of apostate Rome. Even Mr. DisneEnr, who had voted for every former bill upon the not very intelligible ground of the obligations which the whole human family were under to the Jewish people, as the medium of Divine revelation, would not consent to the Roman ists being favoured by a side wind, and therefore opposed the bill—a course in which he was followed by the Radical member for Birmingham. It will be observed that Ministers were defeated by a very small majority—a convincing proof that the rejec tion of the bill was owing solely to the fear of abolishing the Oath of Supremacy, which formally protests against the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, the pretension to which has not been abandoned. The prominent ministerial supporter of the bill was the CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQIIER ; and it is instructive to witness the degradation to which the fi rs t s tep in political apostacy may eventually lead. Mr. GLADSTONE was one among the foremost advo cates of Conservatism in politics and Churchman ship in religion, and for which he obtained the distinguished position of representative in Parlia ment for the University of Oxford. What is he now P The colleague of Radicals, and Infidels, and Romanists, and the unblushing advocate of a mea sure avowedly designed to open the doors of the House OfCOIIIIII6IIS to h unconverted Jews, and covertly intended p eidtaotrioenmAoNe-te tof 18 9 ab first ' B o n an imposed bs4yuithtes on the National Church. For the share which he took in passing that very measure, the University of Oxford ignominiously rejected the late Sir R. PEEL ; and Mr. GLADSTONE, having more deserved it, will as certainly experience the same fate, or that nursery of the Church must have sadly degenerated from its former consistent patriotism. It is, however, a melancholy subject, for we cannot forget the high position which Mr. GLADSTONE once held, and the bright promise which he gave of becoming one of England's ablest statesmen. But ambition, by which sin fell the angels, has lured him to his destruction ; and he is now an object for pity rather than anger—a warning to promising young men not to desert principle for the sake of place. Both our own representatives voted against the bill ; but we may direct attention to the able speech of Mr. LID -DELL, in which, avowing his own support to the act of 1829, he declared that he would not consent to any alteration of it. The legislature had then entered into a solemn com pact, in which a particular form of oath was adopted, in order to reconcile the people of Eng land to the measure ; and he accused Lord JOHN RUSSELL of' great political rashness and impru dence in attempting to disturb it. He assured the House that the people of England, and espe cially the great community which he represented, were most sensitive upon this subject, and averse to any alteration being made in the form of oath, an assurance in which he is fully borne out by the great majority of his constituents. Mr. NAPIER also ably opposed the bill, and said the Jews themselves would not consent to obtain the advan tage sought at the price of breaking through those great barriers which defended the country against the pretensions of a foreign power. He then "asked them whether that very day, which commemorated the ascension of our Lord, was not an occasion to remind them of the solemn sanction received by the Christian faith. If Christ were risen indeed, and was really and truly the King of Kings and Lord of Lords ; if the Christian religion was essentially a religion of faith ; if He had sent what was His true and only vicar, the Holy Ghost, to breathe the life of faith and light of heaven into His church, he said he would stand fast with England in that liberty with which He had made His people free, and by that simple and solemn confession of true Christian faith, which neither in that house, nor out of it, he would ever willingly allow any man to corrupt or deny, and which he held to be the promise of the life that is, and is to come." THE IRISH BRIGADE. IT was a great disgrace to the legislature of Great Britain, when, during the administration of Lord MELBOURNE, a body of Romanist members was allowed, by its peculiar position, to control the proceedings of the House of Commons ; but it may be questionable whether the course now pursued by that unscrupulous faction is not equally degrading to the dignified position which a British House of Legislature ought to hold. It will be remembered that on more than one occasion the House of Commons has, notwithstanding the oppo sition of the Ministry, declared by a large majority its determination to inquire into the practices of • • co nventual institutions ; and yet, despite this plain expression of the popular will by its constitutional representatives, the peculiar forms of parliamentary proceedings have enabled this knot of Irish Roman ists to succeed in their opposition ; and the mover has been compelled to withdraw his measure, through the practical difficulty of carrying it into effect against such hostility. The functions of the House of Commons are, by this means, virtually abrogated, and the popular will is in reality a nullity, when ministerial sanction is afforded to factious opponents, to enable Them to set it at naught: A similar course was pursued on Wed nesday last, on the motion for the second reading of the Billintroduced by Mr. "WHITESIDE, in order to prevent women who had professed themselves nuns from executing deeds or other instruments for the disposal of property in favour of the con ventual-establishments of which they had become members, the debate on which had been adjourned from as far back as the sth of April. Here the tactics pursued were by long and frequent speeches to occupy the time until, by the inexorable rules of the House, the debate had to be again adjourned to a distant clay for the same game to be repeated, until finally the bill will be defeated, although there be a majority of Parliament in its favour. It would seem that the especial object of the Irish Brigade is, by untiring obstructiveness, to oppose every measure affecting Romanist tyranny and superstition which has not the advantage of minis terial support ; so that every attempt on the part of our Protestant representatives, though possess ing a numerical majority, is of no avail Against this unscrupulous opposition. It should serve to open the eyes of the people to the folly which was perpe trated in 1829, when, through rash confidence in Romanists' professions of honour and honesty, the door was openecl to _their .admission. to, legislative privileges. It was vainly thought that they would be bound by the obligations -of an oath so carefully worded, but bitter experience has proved that they are amenable to no obligations of conscience, however solemnly imposed; and yet Lord Jourr RUSSELL has the foolhardiness, by his new Oaths Bill, to attempt to remove some portion of those restrictions which may still be considered binding by the few Romanists who are gentlemen. ABOLITION OF CHURCH-RATES. IT is so seldom that we can find anything to approve in the conduct of the ministerial leader in the House of Commons, that we gladly seize the opportunity afforded by the discussion on Tuesday last. A motion was made for a Bill to abolish all Church-rates, without encumbering the question by any proposal for a substitute, and it received the support of pseudo-Churchmen, with the usual array of Radicals, Dissenters, and Infidels, of which, unfortunately, the legislature has far too large a proportion. Lord Jourr RUSSELL, however, to his credit, opposed the scheme upon the intelligible principle that churches were national structures, and ought to be• maintained by the nation ; and also, because he thought that any concessions made , to feelings hostile to the Church were not likely to be satisfied by surrendering Church-rates. What shall we say, however, of the heir of the house of Derby, who, with great professions of zeal for the Church, thought the amount in question too small to be made a bone of contention, and willing, there fore, to leave the maintenance of national structures to voluntary aid, voted for the abolition of Church rates ? When his father was called upon to assume the most responsible office in the State, he avowed that the sole object he had in view was, in the beautiful language of the liturgy, "the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign and her dominions ;" but the son must have sadly degene rated from the principles of the father, if he seeks to accomplish his end by destroying the only means of religious instruction afforded for the poor, leaving it to the uncertainty, or rather certain failure of the voluntary principle. To the credit of Churchmen, they have been unceasing in their exertions, and munificent in their contributions, for the foundation of our churches k and yet this is adduced as a reason why the public should be saved from the paltry amount of rate required to maintain the structures requisite for national wor ship. There is something so utterly absurd in the LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENTS. THE sub-committee appointed to investigate the subject of improvements rendered necessary in the streets and leading thoroughfares of the town, by the increased and still rapidly increasing traffic of the port, have presented their report to the general committee appointed at the town's meeting lad in June last; and, with consistent propriety, the Mr rt has been printed, and widely dis- tributed. Whether its recommendations are fully carried into effect, or are only partially adopted, the report is a valuable public document, and bears creditaLle testimony to the zeal and judgment by which the parties preparing it have been actuated ; while in a scarcely less eminent degree does it redound to the honour of the com munity that a committee so popularly constituted as the one referred to, should possess and exercise the nerve re quisite to look a sub* of such magnitude and novelty boldly in the face. at the recommendations of the committee should, in every instance, be the very best that could be suggested, is more than could reasonably have been hoped for ; and that its plans should meet with universal approbation was more than even the most sanguine of its supporters could dream of. Independently of such draw backs as are to be met with in individual or sectional disap probation, the report possesses one redeeming qualification which should establish for it the cordial sympathy of the inhabitants of Liverpool. It recognises the importance of a complete system of thoroughfares, by which the traffic of the town can be carried on without conflict between what may be termed the longitudinal and transverse cur rents ; and that those conduits of traffic shall be so ar ranged as to admit of a ready fusion of their respective currents without disorder, and that these may be allowed to glide along with the smallest possible impediment, be yond the 'difficulties imposed by the natural peculiarities of the locality ; while these difficulties it recommends to be reduced to their minimum extent, by widening and straightening the streets, and so accommodating their levels to each other as to constitute the easiest means of convey ing the east • and west traffic, without interruption to that existing between the north and south. Oue chief point of value in the report is its advocacy of whatever is done being done on a general principle, and with an eye to a uniform plan. The report contains sug gestions for twenty-eight separate improvements, very many of them consisting of the widening and straightening of leading streets, which, in their original construction, have seemingly been built as whim or accident dictated, and the necessity for these improvements could easily have been avoided, if general street lines had been adopted and enforced. This will be more readily understood by a reference to the proposed improvement of Church street, the whole south side of which from Paradise-street to Hanover-street, the committee recommend to be taken doWn and thrown back so far as to bring the new frontage into a line with the north-east corner of St. Peter's Church ; thus giving Church street the same width as Lord-street. Again, in reference to Bold-street, which is on all hands admittedly too nar row for its traffic and importance, the committee suggest I the demolition of the whole of its north side froM end to end, and throwing back the line of buildings so far as to make them occupy the site of the Arcade. 'While devoting much care to the present condition and future susceptibi lities of the localities named, the committee have by no means confined their attention, or limited their observa tions to them, but have extended their researches into all the districts of the town. The report embraces valuable suggestions for improving the means of communication by reconstructing the lines of streets, or opening up new lines of approach from the north and from the south ends of the town, including Great Howard-street, Vauxhall road, Tithebarn-street, the formation of a new street in continuation of St. Anne-street and Caznean-street to Scotland-road, considerably widening both the streets named; improved lines of communication between Tox- I teth-park and Kensington ; between St. James's-street, Park-lane, and Castle-street; widening and improving Hanover-street, Paradise-street, and Whitechapel ; im proving :the connexion between Williamson-square, and Dale-street by widening the existing lines and extending them by a new street through Temple-court to Moorfields; and by a modified recommendation of Mr. Sumner's plan for the connexion of Dale-street with St. George's Hall. These may be taken as indications of the fearless spirit in which the committee have contemplated the task committed to their care ; they involve, no doubt, the certainty of great outlay and the sacrifice of much valuable property, but also include the certainty of vastly increasing the public convenience, and by such means improving the aggregate and ultimate value of the public property. "If (says the committee) the whole of the improvements suggested in this report be adopted, the additional area gained to the public use (exclusive of the alterations around St. George's-hall, and the new routes from Dale street to Great Howard-street) amounts to nearly 336000 square yards ; of which 61,000 square yards are within the parish of Liverpool, and for the most part built over. The remaining 274,000 square yards consist in a great measure of vacant land. Your committee conceive that ' the first-named quantity of land may be obtained for an outlay of £450,000 to £OOO,OOO, and the latter quantity at a cost of £340,000 to £420,000; making a total outlay of from £790,000 to £1,000,000, besides the cost of con struction." That these recommendations will be entirely adopted, and fully carried out, is scarcely to be looked for ; but their value to the community is not to be estimated by the extent to which they may be carried out—that will be found also in a great degree in the importance of connected system and general plan which the report enforces in terms more eloquent than words or arguments could convey. We have here the startling fact, that, omitting system and proceeding at a sort of random pace, the con dition of the town has become so intricate and impracticable, that it will require £1,000,000 to be expended in order to put us in a position which we ought never to have been out of. Such a fact speaks trumpet-tongued, calling loudly for cautious deliberation ere adopting any resolu tion; but, having adopted a carefully digested plan, let that be adhered to with rigour and carried out with spirit, even although only piecemeal in its mode of execution.' STAJXPS ON FOREIGN BILLS. TnE proposition of the CHANCELLOR of the ExenEQUER to impose a stamp duty on all Foreign Bills of Exchange, negotiated in this country, has led to a remonstrance against if from the Merchants and Bankers of the Me tropolis. They state, as their grounds of objection, that it is a violation of the doctrines of Free Trade policy, which profess to remove all restrictions from commerce ; that the proposition would involve a wasteful expenditure of time, and impose a gratuitous risk through the penalty which must attach to the incautious nse of the wrong stamp; that neither the partial correction of the evil resulting from the occasional fabrication of falsely dated bills, nor the revenue to be derived from the proposed tax, can justify its imposition; and that while the expected revenue is too trifling to be of any importance, the pro posed tax would seriously discourage the Banking and Exchange business. These objections are entitled to serious consideration, not only for their intrinsic merit, but for the position and character of the objectors ; and it will be difficult for the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to offer any tangible defence of his proposition in the face of them. The sole evil which was sought to be remedied —for any advantage to the Revenue is quite out of the question—was the liability to great losses by innocent holders of ostensible Foreign Bills of Exchange, owing to their having been fraudulently made iu this country, and therefore, subject to a stamp, while they purported to have been drawn abroad, and were, therefore, on unstamped paper. The remedy is by no means difficult—for it is only necessary to declare that in every such case the fraud should be punished by a penalty on the person committing it, while the liability to pay shall remain so that no end in vitiating the instrument will be gained, the innocent holder will be protected, and the rights of the Revenue will, as far as possible, be vindicated. There is, however, a strong fancy in "administrative talent" to magnify difficulties and load the Statute Book with complicated enactments. The simplicity of a penny stamp has answered very well for receipts, but the sliding scale applied to the varying amounts of Bills of Exchange would be an evil for which no shadow of reason has yet been shown to justify its imposition. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the attempt will be resisted, and that any legislation on Bill Stamps will be confined to the point which we have suggested, and which a recent decision in a court of law has shown to be imperatively necessary. LIVERPOOL PHILOMATHIC SOCIETY THE annual dinner of this highly-respectable and flourishing society, which is now, we believe, in the 3''d year of its existence, took place on Saturday, at that favourite spot, Eastham_ William Rowett, Esq., president of the society, occupied the chair; W. Masshall, Esq., officiated as vice-chairman. The attendance of the mem bers and their friends was numerous. Among the former we observed Mr. Councillor Picton, Mr. Councillor McNicoll, Arnold Baruchson, Esq., F. F. Bloxam ' Esq Walbanke B. Barber, Esq. Alfred H. Cowie, Esq., James Dowie, Esq., Fred. Frodilam, Esq., John R. Gaskell, Esq., George Holmes, Esq., W. B. Marshall, Esq., R. A. Payne, Esq., C. E. Rawlins, jun., Esq., Alexander Sleigh, Esq., Thomas Sleigh, Esq., F. A. amplin, Esq., Dr. Wilkin, &c., &c. Among the visitors we noticed James IL Butler, Esq., Dr. Decker, Robert Frodslutm, Esq., &c. The dinner was served in the usual style of abundance and elegance for which the Ferry Hotel has acquired a just celebrity, and included a liberal supply of the delicacies of the season. After the cloth had been withdrawn, the chairman gave, in succession, the usual loyal and consti tutional toasts, prefacing each with a few appropriate and judicious remarks. The toasts were drunk with enthusi asm, which was loudly expressed in response to " Success to Her Majesty's Forces by Sea and Land." The Vice-Chairman gave, "The Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool," in doing which he adverted to the general good feeling displayed by the corporation as a body, and by its memers individually, towards societies, which, like the Philomathic, had for their objects the mental culture and improvement of the community. Mr. M`Nicoll replied to the toast, and, in a few happy remarks, acknowledged the compliment paid to the Mayor and Corporation. The Chairman next proposed the toast of the evening : "Success to the Liverpool Philomathic Society," and with it he connected the name of Mr. Payne, the treasurer._ In a few well-chosen observations, Mr. Rowett dilated on the benefits such a society was calculated to bestow on its members, and expressed the gratification he had indivi dually received by a participation in its pursuits, and in the enjoyment of its fellowship—a fellowship which, he was glad to say, included the names of many gentlemen well known in Liverpool for the amiability of their cha• racter, and celebrated for their literary and scientific • attainments. The toast was drunk with loud cheers. Mr. Payne, in reply, expressed the high gratification he experienced in attending the ordinary meetings of the society—a gratification in no way obscured or diminished by the interchange of friendly and social hilarity, which invariably characterised their annual celebrations. At these, as in the present instance, gathered together in proximity to the beautiful arrangements - of natural scenery, enhanced by the appliances of art, they were en abled to minirle healthful recreation with mirth, and to taste of social pleasure combined with rural freedom, and the bracing stimulus of fresh air. He next adverted to the pecuniary condition of the society, which he was happy to say was good, the balance being on the right side, and on the increase. In point of membership, too, he was glad to know, so far from experiencing diminution of sup port, it was on the increase ; and to know further, that its members were imbued with the right spirit for in suring its success. This was attested in the regularity of their attendance, and the interest they took in its meet ings. In conclusion, he expressed the great pleasure he had always felt in the good fellowship of its members, and thanked the company for the honour they had conferred on him in connecting his name with the success of the ' society. The Chairman gave as the next toast, " The Literary and other learned societies of Liverpool," observing that it was the sincere wish of the Philomathic Society to pro mote their success, and cultivtite their friendship. The toast was drunk with loud applause. The Chairman said the next toast on the list was, "The progress of the people in literature, art, and science," and with the toast he begged to connect the name of Mr. Councillor Picton, a gentleman to whose public-spirited exertions the inhabitants of Liverpool were deeply in debted, particularly with respect to the Free Library and Museum. The toast was drunk with musical honours. Mr. Picton.in reply, begged to thank the chairman for the kind manner in which his name had been connected with the toast, and to the company for the warm reception it had met with. In reference to the progress made by the people in literature, art, and science, he considered that that opinion was now extending which refused to acknowledge that the mere communication of abstract science and hard dry facts could be esteemed progress in knowledge. Something beyond this it was admitted was now necessary, and many I inaividuals of high intelligence and active • benevolence deemed it desirable to take example from our neigh . hours across the channel, and mingle amusement to som: extent., at least, with the severer studies. He alluded at considerable length, and in eloquent terms, to the advan , tages which all classes mast derive from becoming fa. miliarised with the beauties of nature. This he illo.straici by a comparison of the limited and low associations con netted with the Ra hcp r r t i l m i, r w os i e lo , s b a y ys Peter Ball, as that is nar rated by lleoi The primrose by the river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing more, contrasting that with the elevating sentiments and ennobling strains of the inspired Ayrshire ploughman. He showed that by elevating the sentiments of the people, and engaging the feelings of the working classes, a more extended sympathy would be established among all grades of the community, to the destruction of that sordid view which regards man merely as the spinner of miles of cotton yarn and the fabricator of acres of calico. Mr. Barruchson, in a long statistical speech, in which he showed the advantages each of the two nations would derive from friendly intercourse, gave as a toast " The French mid English alliance." - The vice-chairman proposed "the visitors." The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, and tastefully acknowledged by Mr. Butler. Several other toasts followed, including "The town and trade of Liverpool." The hilarity and good fello - wship of the meeting were greatly promoted by the singing of several song s w hi c h were beautifully executed, and after spending a happy evening the party broke up, much pleased with the eve ning's entertainment. SALE OF THE TAYL_EUR. A numerous company was attracted to the office of Messrs. Cunard, Munn and Co., ship brokers, yesterday, in consequence of an announcement that the wreck of the ! Tayleur, as she now lies off Lambay Island, would be offered for sale by auction. The conditions of sale stated 1 that the owners did not guarantee to the purchasers any right to the goods, treasure, or effects that might be on I board the ship. This gave rise to considerable discussion, I which was followed by the reading of an agreement be tween the consignees of the ship and Mr. Shannon, of Dublin, in which the latter undertakes to raise the cargo, casks, provisions, &c., on receiving as salvage 50 per cent. on the value of the property recovered. The agreement stated that Mr. Shannon was to commence operations as I soon as the weather was favourable, and recover the cargo as quickly as possible. It appears that some of the cargo has already been raised by Mr. Shannon under the terms of the agreement. No time was fixed for the completion of Mr. Shannon's contract, and it was urged that the exist ence of the ag-reement was an obstacle in the way of pur lchasing the ship, as there might be difficulty in raising her while the agreement remained in force. One gentlemen was of opinion that, in the event of the vessel being sold, according to the conditions which had been read, the pur chaser would have uncontrolled power over the vessel, and would not be bound to recognise the agreement with Mr. Shannon. The brokers then invited the gentlemen to bid for the Tayleur, according to the conditions which had been read, upon' which much laughter was caused by a gentleman shouting out, " I'll give you £.5 for her, for its all she is worth." The sum of £lOO was the next bid, and this was quickly followed by a third bid of £l2O. The bidding continued tolerably brisk until it , got up to the sum of £/JO, when it began to lag. The brokers here stated that there was no reserve whatever, but that the vessel must be sold, let the bidding be ever so low. They further stated that the cordage, canvass, chains, and cables alone were estimated at considerably more than the pre sent bidding, as the ship was now lying. The vessel was ultimately knocked down to Messrs. Dutton and Nephew, of this town, for £lBO. It was the opinion of several pre sent that the purchasers have made a capital bargain, as there is reason to believe that the vessel can be raised. The Tayleur was rt new ship of upwards of 2,000 tons bur then, and was built at Warrington. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. LIVERPOOL PIII4IARMONIC SOCIETY.—The fourth subscription concert for the season took place on Tuesday evening. The attendance was large and fashionable, although scarcely so numerous as that which graced the preceding subscription concert. The programme included a variety of classical music, selected with much judgment from the works of the meat celebrated musical composers, and comprised scenas and arias from the operas of Mozart, Beethoven, Meyerbeer, and Rossini ; from Spohr and Proch ; besides a judicious sprinkling of the charming madrigal. The novelty of the evening was the debut, in Liverpool, of Madlle. Sedlatzek, a soprano singer, new to the English public, who made her first appearance in London during the present season, and who has met with a very flattering reception by the London cognoscenti, and has been favourably spoken of by the Lond on p ress . Madlle. Sedlatzek is o prepossessing appearance and deportment, her action being at once gracefifi and lady like ; her voice is of excellent quality, although not equal in power, range, or perfectness of organization to th a t with which Madame Clara Novello,. the last soprano singer of distinguished eminence we had here, has been gifted, still it is a charming organ, and she uses it with the skill of an accomplished artiste. Her style is eminently dramatic, and she seemed in many instances to feel the hampering influences of constraint by which a concert singer is hese, and appeared almost desirous of bursting the fetters of etiquette and launching out with that abandon and fervour which confer its principal charm upon operatic music, a feeling in perfect 1111;3011 with most of the pieces she sang. In the cavatina from " Robert le Diable," which served as her introduction, she sang charmingly, and with such a graceful ease as created a powerful feeling in her favour, and at once put her and the audience on the best of terms with each other. Her triumph, however, and it was the . triumph of the evening, was her delightful musical and dramatic rendering of the famous lore-letter scene with Figaro in the Opera of " I 1 Barbicre di Seviglia." This admirable duett was sustained by her and Signor Belletti with much histrionic success ; the nairle with which Madlle. Sedlatzek invested the part of Rosina was pleasing and delicate, while her musical intonation was sweet and expressive. The more equivocal and serio-comic part of Figaro was rendered with a brtfo hilarity and unscrupulous readiness by Signorßelleti in such a manner as to increase . . his already high claims upon public attention, and to prove highly gratifying to his audience, as was well testified in the unanimous and hearty encore which greeted the piece at its termination, and which was again loudly repeated at the conclusion of its second performance.— Signor Belletti, who has before appeared in this hall, was well received, and at his entrance was welcomed with the greetin- due to an old friend. The first piece he sdng was the beautiful recitative and air from Mozart's " Marriage . of Figaro," "yedrO mentre io sospiro," which he snng with much taste and fine expression, characteristics which he displayed in all his performances. His voice is one of great power, very considerable compass, and in his use of it he exhibits the graces and culture of a highly-trained musician; the only drawback to his perfect success being a deficiency of that liquid melody of tone which, when in perfection, constitutes the charm and fascination of a tenor voice. The style of vocalisation and the wide range of dramatic power evinced by Signor Belletti give earnest of how great an acquisition he would be in opera. One word in his ear, however. Shakspeare advises, and wisely advises, that no liberty shall be allowed to be taken with the text of a play; would the Signor permit us to apply the caution to his attentive consideration, substituting, in his case, the word "programme" for " play ?" The au dience gets puzzled, and may perchance get displeased when they find one piece promised and another performed. A feature of this concert, which was at once new, interest ing, and satisfactory, was the introduction of a trio Meditation on a Prelude by Bach, arranged for the violin, piano-forte, and organ—Gounod—and on this occasion performed, with much delicacy and finish, by Messrs. Thomas, Toms, and Hirst. The instrumentation was true and telling, the audience testifying their appreciation of the piece and the performance by a warm and general encore. In the course of the evening Mr. Streather per formed a fantasia on airs from " Mose in Egitto" as a solo on the harp, in which he displayed rapid and goOd execu tion. The choral members of the society had not a great deal to do, but the little set down for them was well gone through. In the delightful madrigal, "When all alone my pretty love was playing," they sung with charming effect, and were rewarded by a unanimous and hearty en core. The concert was conducted by Mr. J. Z. Herrmann with his usual good taste and skill, and his efforts were well seconded by Messrs. Hirst and Toms, who presided respectively at the organ and piano -forte. THE MBA TIM ROYAL, OS noticed in our last publica tion, opened for a brief season on Monday last, and bus continued open during the week ; the attraction being ' the admirable performances of Mr. IVright, who has ap peared several times, in ono or two of his favourite cha racters, conspicuous among which has been his repeated and capital representation of " Paul Pry." As Billy Lackaday, he has also convulsed the audiences assembled in considerable numbers to witness the display of his peculiar talents. He has likewise afforded great delight by his racy and spirited performances of Mr. Bobtail, John Grumley, and some other minor characters. In this brief enumeration of his performances, it would be wrong to omit his excellent delineation of the character of Mr. Simmons, in the drama of " The Spitalfields Weaver." In this he was earnest and effective. The character is that of a tibia, but honest tradesman, who, secure in the rectitude of his purpose, scorns the tricks and arts by which conventional propriety is made to con taminate the workings of genuine and unsuspecting virtue. The piece was well put upon the stage, and Mr. Wright's performance elicited well-merited approbation. As a comedian, Mr. Wright is entitled to occupy high ground ; . his histrionic humour is natural, rich, and flow ._ rug. Completely at home upon the stage and master of its effects, there is an ease and freedom about his imper sonations which render them charming in a high degree, his comedy never descending to buffoonery, although many of his characters touch so nearly ou its borders that his avoiding such degradation shows him to be possessed of taste and judgment, leagued with tact and nice discrimi nation. Hifi engagement terminated on Saturday evening. SOCIETA ArtMONICA.—The eighteenth dress -concert of the Societa Armenia% took place on Saturday. evening, at the Mechanics' Institution, and was attended by a highly. respectable audience. The performance commenced with Haydn's Symphony in D, No. 9, which was given very effectively, as were all the instrumental portions of the concert. The solo vocalist was Mrs. George Holden, who acquitted herself most creditably : she was unanimously encored in Lee's beautiful song, " Away, away to the mountain's brow." The trio Zitti Zitti was very effec tively rendered by Mrs. George Holden and Messrs. David Jones and Armstrong. The concert concluded with Rossini's overture to the Barber of Seville. Ain Chas. B. Herrmann conducted. Ro . nßrichmameLETT:sAND-sQ • —On Friday after noon rIr E . druggXCEleveland-square, saw the shadow of some person in his shop during his tempo rary absence in a room behind; and going quickly in found an old wo man ma ki ng o ff with a glass shade, some China ornaments, and other fancy a rticles. He gave her into custody, and she was brought up at the Police-court, on Saturday, when she stated her name to be Mary Mnrphy. She could not deny having p ossession of the articles, but said she waited some time without any person appearing, and was taking the things next door to inquire the price of them She was sent to prison for a month, THE SARAH SA Da, Captain ley, sailed on Thurs Cay for Quebec and Montreal, with a full cargo, 100 first and second class and 2.50 third class passengers, and the mails for Canada. ST. Seveorn's CHURCH, FALKNER-SQUARE.--We are gli.. -1 to hear that the collections at the consecration and on Sunday last, amounted to upwards of £l5O. The Church has been licensed by the Bishop of Chester for the celebration of marriages. ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY. —A small detachment, coin nosed of fifteen horses, eight men, and two non-com missioned officers, underthe command of Captain Mackay, arrived in Liverpool on Saturday morning, from Dublin, en route for Woolwich. They left Liverpool for London on Sunday morning : and on their arrival in the me tropolis they would at once proceed to Woolwich. THE COLOGNE UNION', of whose appearance in the me tronolis The Times spoke so flatteringly, will give two of their surprising tl concerts, huay, n et the and hil t h b a e r ms second on Philharmonic-hall, this week ;ie first ton Thursday, Friday. CHILD BURNT TO DEATH. Oa Sunday morning, Andrew Quin, aced five years, residing with his parents at No. 3, Fair-view ' Park-road, Toxteth-park, was left by his mether for a few minutes, being partially dressed, when his clothes caught fire, and he was so severely burnt that he died yesterday morning. An inquest will be held on the body this day. A RUSSIAN PRIZE IN LIVERPOOL.--The Russian prize, which arrived in the Mersey on Monday week last, and now lies in the Brunswick-dock, is the barque Argo, 406 toes register, Captain Stenuian, belonging to Meaborg, in Finland. She was captured on the 6th instant, off the Old Head of Kinsale, by the revenue cutter Eliza. Twelve of the seamen of the Argo were dispatched from Liverpool for London on Thursday night, to be placed on board the Crocodile, off the Tower. The captain and two mates remain to give evidence before the Prize Commissioners. GAISBLING IN THE STREETS ON SUNDAY.—SeTeraI boys and young men were brought before Mr. Mansfield yesterday, charged with playing at " pitch and toss" in the streets, on Sunday, particularly in the neighbourhood of churches and other places of worship, where they had been in the habit of congregating on Sundays, and pur suing the practice complained of, to the great annoyance of the public. They were all fined in small sums.--LThis is a nuisance which calls loudly for abatement ; and we are glad to see the matter taken up by the authorities.]: TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.—The committee appointed at a town's meeting, held on the 15th of June last, to consider the most desirable plans for the improvement of Liverpool, and the financial measures necessary to accomplish the same, held a meeting at the Town-hall, on Tuesday, fur the purpose of receiving the report of a sub-committee of their body, consisting of Messrs. W. Earle, J. R. Jeffery, Robertson Gladstone, C. R. Verelst, Thomas Haigh, King, H. C. Beloe, and Joseph Boult, to whom the first branch of the subject had been referred. There were present, Messrs. William Earle, (in the chair) Alderman Bennett, J. A. Picton, J. R. Jeffery, C. R. Verelst, H. C. Beloe, Joseph Boult, J. Sunmers, J. G. Morris, and Thomas Haigh. Resolutions adopting the report, and ord er i ng that Mr. Sumner's request, that his lithographed view of the proposed St. George's-place should be published with the report were passed. In the course of some conversa tion which ensued, Mr. Jeffery said that before they issued the report to the public at all, the committee must come to a conclusion upon the entire subject which they were appointed to consider ; they must not only show what they de§ired, but how they proposed to carry it out. The r e p or t which had been adopted was the report of that section of the General Committee called the Improvement Sub-com mittee. It would now be for the Finance Sub-committee to meet immediately, to see what they would recommend to carry out the suggestions contained in this report ; and when that was done a public meeting would be called. Mr. J. G. Morris moved, and Mr. Picton seconded, a reso lution of thanks to the sub-committee, for the time and labour they had bestowed in the preparation of the valuable report which they had brought up. The resolution was carried unanimously, and the meeting broke up. STRIKE OF THE BIRKENHEAD FERRYNEN.—On Sun day the whole of the crews, with one exception, of the steamboats owned by Messrs. Willoughby, the leesees of the Birkenhead and Tranmere ferries, turned out "on strike" for an advance of wages. Messrs. Willoughby own seven boats, the Birkenhead, Britannia ' Vernon, Cato, Fanny, Mersey, and William Fancett. Each boat has a crew of six or seven men, namely, captain, engineer, fireman, and the remainder common hands. They were paid on the following scale engineers, 355. per week; captains, 305.; men, 215.; and firemen from 16s. to 19s. per week. On Saturday night, after the boats had done plying, the men went in-a body to Messrs. Willoughby, and demanded to be paid at an advanced rate, threatening to "turn out" next morning if their request was not granted. The terms they dictated were, engineers, £2 per week ; captains, 355.; mates, 305.; men, 285.; and firemen. 245. Not one of the men had previously spoken to their employers on the subject, and the only previous • intimation the Letter had of the movement was a docu ment received by post four days before, but bearing no signature, and merely asking to be paid at the advanced rates named. Messrs. Willoughby refused to be coerced into acquiescence, and requested a day or two for time to consider upon the matter before them, but without effect. During the night, at high water, the men went off in small boats to the steamers lying moored in the stream and brought them ashore, so that early on Sunday they were high and dry, and their owners thus prevented from plying them if they had hands to work them with. The only steamer plying on Sunday was the Birkenhead, Capt. Henry Harrison, one of Messrs. Willoughby's oldest hands, and who had sufficient influence over his crew to Induce them to remain at their work. In consequence of l'ais the ferry could not be worked efficiently, and Messrs. Willoughby were great losers. DOCK Commirrsn.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. The Sub committee of Works submitted a draft of regulations for the traffic along the dock line of railways, which they re commended to be adopted. The following are the regula tions:-Ist. No wagon is to he left standing on the lines of railway, either loaded or empty, north of Hill-street, under a penalty not exceeding M. 2d. No-train or wagon to consist of more than four wagons when loaded with balk timber, or six wagons when loaded with deals or other materials, or when empty, under a penalty not ex ceeding £5 for each wagon. 3d. No two trains shall be permitted to travel along the line of railway nearer to gether than 500 yards as regards distance, or five minutes in point of time, nailer a penalty not exceeding £5. 4th. No wagon shall be allowed to load or discharge on the lines of railway, north of Hill-street, except under special circumstances, or leave being obtained from the chairman ito,wetioltalelltye-agijio:contskaCremtoni e i t t a t ! ee l 50 a .r n l d ean i d n iea s t u l e iti l il i lee cas seao e fin s ie. n at o iil t mw m aey, o ,u re ewd t h h eer a r n ae crossing the public exceedin g reet from the dock railway to the t l i V ie ap r p a i i i l i n g ,a3. s , ta c t o i m on p , ai to ly. be A kep e t bra i , n ge re , p w a il i l r b e e t ni th ud., e e e xpe on ns e e ae o b f t lo h a e d r e a d te wa of iro . p il ss er in to g n, ov t e o r btehepaliidneboyf t cl h a e ck rai r .l a ii i/ a 7y eo , m at . f an ti d e st r i a bj il e ß c . t ay to th a r b e e vis d i u o r n h o ig f t p i a le ny pl ele i r l y re n o i o f n t t b li e ; co t e m i i i t s t e ee o , rates from time to time.—A long conversation ensued, in the (nurse of which it transpired that the railway cost £12,0(0 or £13,000, and that the return would be about 1300 a year. A letter was read from Mr. B. Poole, sug gesting that the committee should run two lines of rail way from their stations at Wapping and Waterloo-road, of about 100 yards in length—the one into the Victoria dock, and the other into the Queen's —to enable the company to ship goods with the same facility as in London. The Chairman said the object in view was, that there should be permanent berths allotted to the railway company at the Victoria and Queen's docks, with lines alongside joining the lines of the railway. At those per manent berths they would have barges, so that they might run any quantity of goods to the dock side, put them into • the barges, and send the barges to any vessel the goods were intended for, in any part of the docks. After a few observations the letter was referred to the harbour masters' committee. The Chairman said that Mr. Hornby and Mr. Earle came before the special committee for dock arrangements last Saturday, to propose a plan of commu nication between the docks and the Southport Railway, by means of R. high-les-41 railway along the walls of the north docks to the end of the Prince's-dock. Their plan was that the high-level railway should start from their railway at Marsh-lane, join the dock estate at the most convenient point at the north end, and traverse the top of the dock walls to the end of the Prince's-dock, where they would have a station. They had a model of their plan at the committee-room, and their plan proposed that their rail way should be fifteen feet wide at the top, one line of rails in the centre, with places for passengers on both sides; that the railway should extend on an average about two or three feet over the inside -of the dock walls, the dock walls being about a foot and a half in thickness. The remainder they could take out of the street, with the permission of the Health Committee ; and they wished to know how far this estate would agree to anything of the kind. The matter was discussed by the committee, and an answer was postponed until next Saturday. He (the chairman) thought he was not wrong in stating the general feeling of the committee to be,that at present they could scarcely agree to recommend anything of this kind, inasmuch as the arrangements at the north end were not decided upon, and of course running a railway along the walls might interfere with those arrangements, without at all going into the question whether it would be desirable on other points to consent to a matter of this kind. After some conversation the subject dropped. The finance sub-com mittee reported on the proposed Merchant Shipping Bill, that it appeared to them that the effect of that bill, with regard to the measurement of ships, would be to give their actual carrying capacity. It would reduce sailing ships 7-1- per cent., whilst it would increase steamers from 10 to 15 per cent, The deck houses of sailing vessels would probably average 33 tons, and by this average the . decrease of 71 per cent. would be reduced to 3 per cent. With regard to the deck houses in steamers it was difficult to estimate the amount of average, but it was probable, including deck houses, the measurement woned.shewf,rths . n increased 5 per cent.—The Chairman said t ta l te, and of important matter for the rates of the dockbe decreased,es course to this extent their revenue un less they increased their rates in therwcoru regard to steamers,if the bill passed xi f frw ropor stood tio , n it . w W ou it l h d inclined to think there would e h r ratee. and that were so d ecOrena ese i n w t h b o e l e te h n e n w ag as e upon orwthhiechaitrhaelylt.ro,:oirfetdhist eeco,stat:. mmittee to rane the rates. it would be necessary committee to take action in and suggested that a f A a l s r e; i S ir m o i f tb trie e 4 l O n e t- e e ' r e- s ini e n l d l edn t ttt o n L bei o l i l id on to assist then de putationGovern- should b g own their hands in endeavoring to system. A long discussion followed, after adopt such a vets agreed to, Mr. Rounthwait,e and which the motion • be forwarded tl c directed to the ar d of M r noyden being the only dissentients. A copy of th resolution was meat, and to stn.?) Trade, and ader. pu i ta bi t n io k n i, , i, co w n e s re isti a n l r po o i f n le to chairman, proceea Sh an d, and i to London to eupport, as far as practicable, the Governm en t bill. A communication was read from Mr. Nlver, stating that the new mail steam-ship Persia would be more than 09 feet over all, and intimating, that it would be impossible to get her into any of the graving docks in Liverpool. The letter stated unless accommodation for this class of vessels was provided within a short time by the committee, the company would be driven to provide a graving doek of their own. The chairman remarked there was no doubt graving docks were required for large vessels of this class. Perhaps the letter would be referred to the Dock Improve ment Committee, This terminated the general business.