The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-21 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS A mrrespondent at Rainhill it ions are making for a gra! ,ccasion of opei with the Roman Ca ple has been is to be placed ms us that extensive prepara lisp!ay in Easter week, !hoots i connect ion ch a peal of Ijt Eiberpool ~ttanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1848. ME position to which the new Republic of France has already been brought by the insane r iovisional goVernment deserves the very serious consideration of the few parties in this country, who are hardy enough to proclaim their sympathy with the revolutionary principle ; and by those, especially in the sister island, who look forward to the achievement of political ends through the medium of popular outbreak and vio- We witnessed, the other day, in a country, whose people boast of superior enlightenment, the spectacle of a dynasty overturned, the whole social fabric of a great kingdom torn in pieces, and its reconstruction and the adoption of a new system of government entrusted to the hands of a few noisy demagogues—poets, feuilletonists, and philosophers —at the dictation of a mob of dissatisfied work men, idle and disorderly youths and confirmed reprobates of both sexes. The respectable classes of the French people, willing to be rid, by any means, of the Orleans family, either stood aloof or fraternized with the rabble. The National Guards submitted to be dragged along with the move ment ; and the army, having no leaders and no party to rally round, looked on in amazement and inaction. The change from a well-ordered state of society to anarchy was the work of a few hours. A powerful monarchical system, which it had been the work of eighteen years to consolidate, melted like frostwork in the sun ; and the world was in vited to contemplate with admiration the halcyon spring upon which the French Nation had ju s t entered, and to join in Pceans of laudation of the exemplary forbearance, moderation, and patriotism of those by whom the great work of Liberty (!) has been consummated. sures of its Forthwith commenced the farcical attempts of the heaven-born statesmen, selected by mob intelli gence to repair all the evils of past misrule, to grapple with every sort of legislative and social difficulty, and to construct a millenium on the soil of France. Deputations of workpeople, of semp stresses, orange-venders, shopkeepers, and of every class and description, waited in turns upon the provisional committee, at the Hotel de Ville, to state their several grievances; and each came away with the assurance of their prompt redress. Work was to be found for every man, at good wages ; trade was to be flourishing, more abundant, and universal contentment and prosperity were to be secured for all. Unhappily, however, it has been discovered too late that it is easier to make such promises than to fulfil them. Sensible and prudent men who had anything to lose, distrusted, from the first, the flattering aspect of affairs, and began to provide for sounding a retreat from amongst materials which had recently exhibited such a large susceptibility of ignition. Strangers of every nation packed up their trunks, parted with carriages, servants, furniture, &c., and started off for more safe quarters. Tradesmen, manufacturers, and merchants. began to contract their engagements, to reduce the number of their workpeople, and bring their establishments within a narrower compass; and Paris, so recently thronged with gaiety, full of active life, busy industry and art, became quiet indeed—still as a deserted city. The rattling of carriages no longer enlivened its eplendid streets and boulevards. Beauty and fashion no longer filled its saloons, its hotels, and its shops ; its theatres were empty, its workshops deserted. Money had ceased to circulate. Confidence between man and man had departed. The fountain which had supplied vitality to the roots of the tree was driel up at its springs. But that confidence would be speedily re-esta blished, it was said. There was still wealth suffi cient amongst the patriotic portion of the commu nity, ready to be devoted to the support of industry, ready to fill up the vacuum created by the absence of those votaries of fashion and of pleasure who had contributed so largely to the employment of indus try. The events of the past week have dissipated this last anticipation. One after another capitalists of the French metropolis have been compelled to yield beneath the pressure of the crisis; and, at length, the Bank of France itself has been compelled to cease meeting its engagements, and the Provi sional Government to decree in its behalf that its notes—its paper promises —shall henceforth be French money ! Sunk over head and ears in debt; unable to contract loans on the sorry security they have to offer; without a franc in their treasury to pay the employes upon their public works, the philosophers who are at the head of affairs find themselves suddenly embarrassed for want of the means to fulfil one tithe of the flattering promises which they have made, and have only the last des perate resource left them to call in, to take pos pession of their places and duties, a still more desperate set of men—a class who will not hesitate to endeavour, at least, to fill the national treasury by the sack of Europe. The departments are urged, almost compulsorily, to return, at the coming elec tions, a national assembly comdosed of such per sons as may most readily be depended upon for violent and ultra councils ; and it is scarcely sought to he concealed that the sole hope of the Republic is now based upon the result of a collision with whatever power shall first offend against its ma jestic pretensions. We are not about to speculate upon the possible issue of this state of things, so far as either the world at large or our own country is concerned. We must candidly confess ourselves incapable of determining a question which is susceptible of being influenced by such a variety of circumstances, whose solution, in fact, is about as great a difficulty as it would be to tell from what quarter the snow of next Christmas will come. Our object here is to ask of the honest English artizan, and of the Irish labourer and peasant, who allow themselves to be led blindfold by frothy and deceitful dema gogues, to view with us the present and prospective condition of these recent heroes of the French revo lution. Trace that pale-faced artizan, who has just faced death from the musket and the bayonet, and, perhaps,virtuouslyrejected opportunities of enriching himself with the spoil of palaces, to his ill-furnished apartments, and his squalid wife and children in some obscure attic or third floor in the faubourgs. He is the citizen of a free republic. His mind is full of all the hopes which have been so abundantly dissemi nated amongst his class. He has secured the elec tive franchise ; and has, moreover, the assurance, made by philosophers, that henceforth the toil of ten hours per day will secure him an adequate provision for the support of those dependent upon him. " A bas les Bourbons !"—" Vive la Repub lique 1"—" Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite !"—are still ringing in his ears. But a more moving cry has to reach them—the cry of his children for bread. Will that be appeased, for any length of time, by the display of the tricoloured ribbon which he has worn on his breast—by the honour which he has gained—by the forbearance and honesty upon which he has just been complimented ? No ; by none of these. But to-morrow, he flatters himself, the millenium is to come. The provisional philo sophers are to achieve miracles. Yet " to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow" see him and his only sinking into their graves, victims of hunger end " hope deferred," or driven to utter despera '' 4- he has been acting Lion by e cons the part of a fool or a madman The picture of this poe of being contemplat_ suffering classes of this kir pily, there are few to wls betrayed class is worthy ted upon by the tdom; although, hap- tect and rei Is to be held tip ao strong is ultimately found to be the good s of th English operative ent condition of those middle cla held back from interference ses in France, who rceentl, hen a moveme the slightest—on their part would have ensured Europe and themselves from the evils which now impend over both, is equally instructive. The trading and commercial portion of the French in every country, suffer most grievously from the effects of popular commotion and ill-considered political change— have before them a prospect by no means to be envied. We do not rejoice over it, however much pusillanimity and blindness may be urged as the direct causes of its production. But to the few of the middle classes in this country, who may be suspected of the weakness of following such an example as that set th em by their French bre th ren, those who inevitibl nation— we say—look well at its consequences I vvatx,ii the sure punishment of those who, though they -may not foment treason and rebellion; neglect the 4uty of - ttudingsteadfmtly forward - in defence of law and order ! Grievances you may have, in common with the mass of mankind. Obstacles there may be, a few which stand in the way of your happiness and well-being. But toleration of an archy and a mob domination are unsafe paths towards the redress of those grievances and the re moval of those obstacles. Upon the potency of the calm voice of reason you have to depend. That voice will not be heard amidst the crash and tumult which arise whilst the framework of society is being riven in pieces. We repeat, that to the attention of the middle classes of this country we have little need of recommending O. study of the effect of the had example which their French brethren have-recently set them. The totally opposite conduct—the reso lute determination to resist mob tyranny—displayed in this country during the past week, is sufficiently assuring. By the middle classes of Ireland, how ever, the lesson may be studied with advantage. May we trust that it will be so studied ? BY the steam-ship Sarah Sands, which reached this port on Tuesday, we received the following additional letter from Mr. Isaac Buchanan, which, coming from a gentleman so practically conversant with all the details of the subject of which it treats, will be read with considerable interest : " New York, 28th February, 1848. " DEAR SlR,—By the steamer Hibernia, sailed two days ago, I had only time to refer you to a communica tion of mine to a Currency Reformer' in this country. " My object in sending this to you was to show, that if the Committee of the House of Commons does not confine itself to the consideration of ' the principles of money,' but enters into the discussion of ' the subject of banking,' it will prove an abortion. " The moneyed aristocracy of England will thus con tinue to devour the substance, and even subsistence, of the class who labour for their bread; and so aggravated will free trade make the operation of this grinding and inhuman system, that a revolution in England will be the consequence. " The distress of the working classes will become un bearably great; and though Government may deny that this has been caused by the Government, it will be self evident that Government has not had the power or the will to prevent the starvation of the thousands. " To prevent a revolution in England, the great object of all government—the independence from starvation of the working classes—must not only be seen to be the first object of the existing Government, but THAT OBJECT MUST BE ATTAINED WITHOUT DELAY. " For my own part, I firmly believe, and have no hesi tation in saying, that GOLD IN ENGLAND NOT BEING ALLOWED TO RISE IN PRICE, and being by law made necessary to her mercantile system of confidence or bank ing, has already directly caused the death of thousane.s in Manchester and the other manufacturing districts, and must necessarily be the cause of tens of thousands of deaths, and of incalculable misery, among the working classes generally. " To force back gold into England, the price of labour and all other property has to be crushed down to starva tion,_or beyond starvation, limits. " In thii way the exchanges are got nominally turned in favour of England ; but let us look at the direful effect of this on the industry of England. " The export of gold from England, by removing the base of the inverted pyramid, brought the whole confi dence or banking (the means of manufacturing and ship ping manufactures) into the dust. * " The failure of English merchants destroyed English credit all over the world, and this gives the appearance of the balance of trade being more and more in favour of England, because few bill-drawers being undoubted, the parties owing money in England prefer going to the most expensive mode of remittance—gold. " Now if gold had risen in England, there would have been little or no export of the article from England, and none from America. " To the extent gold rose in England would bills of exchange on England have depreciated in New York, and the importers here of British manufactures would have got money orders on England for a larger sum. " To this extent the American importer could have bought more goods, or (as would have been the case) he could have given an additional price for his purchases in England, for, if he did not pay an extra price, he would, to the extent he got his money remitted at a lower rate of exchange, have had an advantage over the American manufacturer, while the greater the discount bills on England got down to in the New York market, the greater advantage the English agriculturist would have h id ever the American wheat-grower. " At present the artificial systems of England cause the nominal rate of exchange to be 10 per cent. premium f)r bills on Lcndon, when, if things were left to regulate themselves, the rate would naturally be probably 10 per cent. discount. " The crushing effect of this on the labouring men in England is, that it enables the English buyer of American wheat to give 20 per cent. more to the American grower, and that it gives a 20 per cent. advantage to American manufactures sold in New York over British, which latter could be sold 20 per cent. lower, unless (as would be the case) the price of labour would rise to the extent gold would rise in price, if England, returning to faith in Mr. Pitt, would repeal Sir Robert Peel's gold bill of 1819. " I am satisfied that the dreadful evils which, I antici pate, are about to afflict the working men in England, may be prevented by adding to the present legal tender in England twenty millions of paper, to represent whici' (for the present at least) there may be kept an equal amount of gold at its market price in the British trea sury, or the Bank of England, as explained in my letter to the ' Currency f.eformer.' " Your obedient, humble servant, " ISAAC BUCHANAN " To the Editor of the Liverpool Standard." WE were the first amongst the press of Liver pool to take exception to Mr. Cardwell's vote against Mr. Horsman's motion for a modification of the Income Tax. We conceived that our honourable member had made a false step; had placed himself in opposition to the distinctly declared wishes of the majority of the electors of this borough ; and, waiving all political predilec tions, we did not hesitate to express boldly our opinion as to the offence which he had committed. That opinion was echoed by most of our contem poraries; and the national confederation at once took up the case, and in a tone, which certainly seemed to us to to be, a little too severe, originated .a memorial to Mr. Cardwell, to be signed by his constituents, calling upon him at once to resign his seat. At the same time that the honourable gentleman was thus placed under a cloud, his colleague, Sir Thomas Birch, who had voted in favor of Mr. Horsman's motion, was gathering golden opinions from all sorts of men." He was favoured with notes of congratulation from the confederation, and from many of our influen tial merchants ; and, in fact, had reached the acme of popularity, There was, however, to be another opportunity afforded for testing the soundness of men's princi ples upon this vital question. On Monday last the House decided upon a motion of Mr. Hume, by which it was proposed to grant the Income Tax for only one year, thus leaving to Government ample time to effect such a modification of its provisions as would render it fair for the whole of the com munity. That motion, like Mr. Horsman's, was rejected ; and naturally we concluded that we were still, with respect to it, an unrepresented commu nity—that one or two hon. members were, as pre viously, neutralizing each other's votes. To our amazement however we read in the division list, the names of Edward Cardwell and Sir Thomas Birch, Bart. in the same category, as having voted for a three year's infliction upon us of the present In come Tax. la Naturally, we conned from that date with unusual interest the columns of our Whig-Radical con temporaries. We anticipated—no we didn't, for we knew the parties better—outpourings of the vials of wrath upon the heads of both. But we saw no such thing. Five Whig Radical prints have we perused since Wednesday from title to imprint; but not a word of Sir Thomas Birch's offence ! He is, of course, a privileged man. He may steal a horse. Mr. Cardwell musn't look over the fence. Only in yesterday's Albion do we find any hint which may be converted into an impeachment of the hon. baronet's conduct. We shall quote from the first article of our contemporary on the sub ject—he has two : - "We greatly regret the part—the mistaken part, we may call it—which our representative, Mr. Cardwell, has acted in the matter of the income tax. lie has not, it is true, behaved with that duplicity which has marked the conduct of so many in connexion with it, and to which we have alluded in another article. He has not voted against it one day to deceive the public, and for it the next, to save a tottering ministry from their well-merited downfal." These are hard words, but point to no party very Still more hard, however, are some contained in the article pointed at. We are told of " hollow individuals, who have no more claim to seek political honor or honesty than the moon has to being designated a manufactured article and en titled to the designation of a green cheese "; of "vermin" less respectable than unblushing and official Whigs ; of "would-be foxes" ; of " bubble patriots"; of men who, " without a spark of con science, unscrupulously voted black to be white, in the face of their opposite votes of only the week before"; and finally, (sic in origine) of "SnAms and SHABBIES." But when we Ask who are these parties, our prudent contemporary tells us that lie has only " given us a hint," and bids us "go to the division lista." narticulariy As we have said we have already been there, and find amongst the majority one individual, Sir Tboo. Birch, who voted one week that black was Till LIVERPOOL STANDARD. black, and next week that it was white. Is Sir Thomas amongst the "SHAMS and SHARBIES ? " Why not then say so at once ? But our very independent Mercury—the man of " Fair Play "—of course he has done the bold thitig and denounced the " Sham and Shabby " baronet Not at all. Mercury, on the contrary, keeps up the cry against the unfortunate Mr. Cardwell, and has absolutely the impudence to venture upon the following : _ . It certainly is to be regretted that several merchants thought their letter of thanks to Sir Thos. Birch would have sufficient effect on Mr. Cardwell." What a pity the said letter had no effect upon Sir Thomas Birch himself ! But, of course, our Lord street contemporary is as yet in a happy state of ignorance as to the composition of the majority in favor of a three years unmodified Income Tax. Ile cannot be aware that a Whig, although he has once tasted the sweets of office, would thus offend. We have, thus far, remarked only upon the conduct of our contemporaries with respect to this question. We have now howevei to ask, seriously, what is the National Confedera tion doing ? Thathody has a useful object in view; and may, if its energies are properly directed, achieve that object. We trust that the confederation are not going to hush up Sir T. Birch's offence. They have already a memorial in their hands of, unfortunately, somewhat doubtful authen ticity as to the signatures, which, we are told, are in course of examination, previously to its being presented. Per haps the fair way now would be to make it a joint memo rial. Mr. Cardwell and his colleague are now both offenders ; and, if one, both should be invited to retire. We trust our brother of the Mercury will unite with us in asking for such a measure of " fair play " on this occa sion. The North American Passengers' Bill, to some of the most injurious provisions of which we recently directed the attention of our readers, was read a third time, and passed in the House of Lords, on the 17th instant ; but in a form so altered, that the bantling may truly be said to have been changed at nurse. Of the entire twenty-one clauses, including interpretation and other clauses, of which the bill consists, no less than thirteen have been supplied by the committee ; and the leading feature con tained in the original—the creation of a new source of Government patronage, by imposing upon the owners or charterers of emigrant vessels the necessity of carrying out a superintendent appointed by the Privy Council—is omitted altogether. Coming into operation, as the act does, at the commencement of the season for emigration, when already many intending to leave the country have made their arrangements, and shipowners and others have also entered into contracts, it is important that its pro visions should be extensively made known ; and we, there fore, furnish a brief summary of the essential alterations which are effected by it. By the old law, vessels chartered to convey emigrants to the British American settlements, were permitted to carry three passengers (counting the crew as such) to every five tons register, provided the space between decks allowed ten superficial feet space for each adult. Two children under fourteen years of age were computed as one passen ger ; and children under one year were not computed at all. The law, as amended, allows only one adult passenger to every two tons (exclusive of crew) ; but requires that the space allowed for each should be twelve superficial feet. Provided a surgeon sails in the ship, two children under fourteen years are still to be considered as one adult ; but in the absence of a surgeon, when the ship has more than one hundred passengers, each passenger must have fourteen feet of space, and every child over one year old be considered an adult. This alteration in the space required, viz., extending it from ten to twelve feet, will decrease, in roost cases, the number of passengers which a ship can take to the extent of one-sixth. Thus a ship having 2,000 feet between decks, could under the old law carry 200 passengers, her tonnage being in proportion to her deck space. Under the new she can carry only 1663, the difference being 33} passengers, or one-sixth less. Where this decrease of number takes plaee a corresponding amount of extra pas sage-money will either be charged, or so much lost to the shipowner. The effect of the provision by which every ship carrying over 100 passengers to our colonies is required to take a surgeon, will, in all probability, be that in general a sur geon will be taken ; but to the United States they willnot carry surgeons if any great expense. is thereby incurred, because the American law requiring each passenger over one year of age to have 14 feet of space, renders unavailing the privilege accorded by our law to ships carrying sur geons, viz., to take one passenger to every 12 feet of space. The shipowners may, as they have hitherto frequently done, give a free cabin passage to a professional man in consideration of his attending to the health of the passen gers during the voyage. The most important additional provisions of the new law are -Ist. That ships carrying 100 or more passengers, must carry a cook to cook their food ; but as the law only requires the ship to provide the passengers with food at the rate of Ilb. of biscuit, flour, oatmeal, or rice, per passenger per diem, and the whole of which may be bis cuit (one-half of it must Le), this seems a very absurd provision. The government adopt the suggestion of the shipowners to require a cook to be provided, but REJECT what alone would render a cook necessary or desirable, viz. the recommendation of the shipowners to compel the ship to supply the passengers with tea, coffee, - sugar, &c. &c. 2nd. That no ship be allowed to clear out until the passengers and the medicine chest have been inspected by a medical man. Sick passengers being required to be put ashore. On the whole the new bill is an improvement ; by afford ing more space, the health of the passengers will be better preserved, and it will not tend to increase the cost of passage very greatly. It is to be regretted that the suggestion of the ship owners, as to the dieting scale, was not adopted ; it would have more effectually promoted the health and comfort of the passengers than all the doctors (without such aid) in Christendom could do. By throwing the passengerS thus almost wholly on the ship for support, the master would have been enabled far more effectually than at present to enforce habits of order and cleanliness ; a saving would also have been effected for the passengers, because (as we formerly pointed out), now they buy duty-paid articles, whilst, if found by the ship, the shipowner would have bought them in bond. Was the loss to the revenue, by this saving of duty, the reason why the Wing government rejected it ? Emigration to the North American Colonies will be checked, not so much by the bill above adverted to as at present altered, as by the acts of the different colonial legislators, acting on the advice of Earl Grey, the Colonial Secretary. The effect of these will be to deter all sensible shipowners from carrying passengers. and we venture to predict, that the emigration to Canada this year will not be one-third what it was last year ; and mainly from this cause, last year and previously, the ship owner had to pay ss. currency (about 4s. 2d. sterling) per passenger, for every passenger taken to a Canadian port ; the new acts referred to raise this to 10s. per head (children the same as adults) under all circumstances, and if the ship, through having sickness on board, has to go into quarantine, or does not arrive before September the charge is increased to Iss. per head. If the ships lay a certain number of days, or do not arrive out before Oc tober, the charge is increased to 203. per head. Now under ordinary circumstances the shipowner does not re ceive for the use of his ship more than 15s. to 20s. per passenger, so that he must either obtain a considerably greater sum to compensate for the increased risk, or he will not carry passengers ; under either circumstance, it will be obvious that the price of passengers will be mate rially advanced, and thus thousands of those, whom we should most gladly see leave the country the very poorest, and those whose prospects are most hopeless at home—will be unable to go. The increased charge is, if one were to judge from ana logy, unnecessarily high. Last spring the New York State Legislature passed a law, to the effect that instead of the importers (as we term them) of immigrants being privileged as previously, to pay a certain amount per head, (varying from one to ten dollars per head) or give bond that they will support any immigrants who may within two years become unable to support themselves, the importers shall pay to the state a fixed tax of one dollar per head, and give bonds for the support of any lame, blind, or in sane immigrants, that they might land on the state. They made this charge because they found that the par ties in New York, who were in the habit of contracting with the pasties who forwarded passengers from Liverpool and other places,—to undertake all responsibility as to sup port of immigrants in consideration of a payment of one dollar Per head,—made a handsome profit out of the busi. nese, vrhich profit they thought might go to the state . _ , Now if one dollar pays an.the ueraga in New York, surely two dollars ',ten shillings currency) would suffice in Quebec; the additional dollar would allow ample margin for the additional cost arising from the emigrants to Quebec being of a poorer class than those who go to New York, which is undoubtedly the case. Make the tax a certain unvarying one, then the ship owner will know what to do. Leave it in uncertainty, and especially give it so wide a range as from 10s. to 20s. (bearing in mind the small amount he obtains for the car rying of them), and he will send his ships without them, if he is prudent. Why should the shipowners, after tak ing all the precautions which the government think ne cessary—after providing a surgeon as well—be mulcted in a double tax for a visitation of Providence ? It is to be regretted that the remonstrance of Lord Stanley and the Earl of Hardwicke, in the House of Lords, when the Bill was in Committee, against this excessive impost, did not induce Earl Grey to promise an amendment of it. Perhaps, however, its operation during the present year will suggest the necessity of such a step to themselves. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (By EXPRESS.) THE QUEEN. - Hcr majesty and the infant princess were going on quite well yesterday. _ LATEST FROM PARIS: - The elections for national guard have been postponed until the sth of April. The issue of 100 f. notes at the bank is also postponed for some days. The Orleans Railway Company have given notice that they are under the necessity of demanding the renewal of their bonds for six months. The interest of five per cent. will be paid in advance. Up to Sunday night all was quiet. INSURRECTION IN VIENNA.—FLIGHT OF PRINCE METTERNICH. The following, :which has arrived by telegraphic dis patch, appears to confirm what is below given from the Mirsen-Halle. VIENNA, MARCH 14.—The population has risen en masse. In the conflicts which have taken place with the troops, the people have been successful. Prince Metter nich has fled in disguise; his palace has been pillaged. The minister of police has also fled. The emperor has decreed the liberty of the press and the formation of a national guard. The troops were withdrawn from the capital, which has been left in possession of the populace. The archdukes retire into private life. The city illumi nated. Public business suspended. Letters received from Vienna, via Ostend, dated on the evening of the 14th, state that the Arch-Duke Albert ordered the troops to fire on a procession of students who were about to present a petition, on the 13th instant, de manding the same reforms as those conceded in other parts of Germany. Many were killed and wounded, and amongst them many spectators. The people, irritated at this massacre, the n rose an d compe ll e d P r i nce Metternich and the Arch-Duke Albert to resign. The troops were also forced to evacuate the arsenal, which was garrisoned by the Burgher Guard. At the hour that the post left, Vienna was in the hands of the citizens, on whom the task of maintaining order had devolved. Reports were circulated in Vienna of serious riots in the neighbouring country. Several factories had been burnt, and it was even said that the palace of Schcenbrunn was in flames. MONEY MARKET—YESTERDAY. Our funds, notwithstanding all the unfavourable reports from the Continent, are still steady, the extent of the decline having been only # per cent. in Consols, which have now again recovered to their former quotations of 80/ to 1 for money and account. Exchequer Bills are 255. to 298. premium. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. The supply of English Wheat, by land carriage samplesfrom the near counties, was very short this morning really fine, dry samples sold readily, at an advance of Is. per quarter; but no improvement could be established upon secondary and in ferior qualities. Foreign Wheat sold at about the same rates as last week. Barley must be quoted is. dearer, with a better sale. The supply of Oats, particularly from the near foreign ports, was large, and to make any progress in sales, a reduc tion of 6d. to is. per qr. had to be submitted to. Beans and Peas very dull, with a downward tendency. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTER DAY. We have a good supply of Beasts to-day ; and, although trade is rather slow, prices are pretty well supported. There are a few more Sheep than of late, still the number is small; the dead markets being slow, considerably affects our trade,.and every thing meets with a dull sale. The best qualities suffer a reduc tion from Monday last of 2d. per Sibs., and inferior fully 4d. The best shorn Sheep snake from 4s. 6d. to ss. From Holland We have about 600 Sheep and 84 Calves. The Calf trade is very dull, and but few reach ss. 2d. Pigs are a heavy trade, at rather lower rates. THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY The fortnightly meeting of this society took place last night, at the Royal Institution, and was well attended, J. B. YATES, Esq., presiding. Mr. HIGGINSON exhibited and explained a neat funnel and pipe, peculiarly adapted for surgical purposes,—the transfusion of blood,, &c.,—and by means of which the life of a female pa tient had been saved within the last few days. The CHAIRMAN made allusion to the political revolutions going on in the Continent, and for the gratification of the com pony produced one of the assignats issued by Napoleon, through which, he remarked, that so much as 1,000 francs had been paid for a breakfast in Paris !. He also showed a genuine copy of a letter addressed in French, by Napoleon, to "Monsieur De John," minister at the time, and to the effect, laconically, "You have ordered the introduction of Spanish troops into France, and I wish to know by what authority you have done so, and pray God he may keep you safe from the consequences." The Chairman then handed round a curious pack of French cards, finely and curiously engraved, and stamped on the top of the engraving as hearts, spades, &c., intended for some poli tical or other object. The SECRETARY read a very interesting paper written by Mr. Mc. Andrew, (who is at present abroad,) on various expe riments and discoveries he had made over a series of years in many latitudes and localities, including New Zesland, the is lands of Scotland, Ireland, North Wales, &c., in dredging and discovering remains of Molusca, or living individuals of the same genus. These, of which he exhibited interesting speci mens, were found in various latitudes, and various depths in the ocean, from five to ninety fathoms • and the argument was, that shell-fish could inhabit depths and climates-not analogous to birds with regard to altitude on land. The lecturer gave some interesting facts on the manner of preserving these fish by a judicious and gradual use of bay salt. The society passed a high compliment to Mr. Mc. Andrew, for his valuable paper. Another paper was also read, but the lateness of the evening, on the eve of our publication, precludes us from attempting any details. CONSERVATION OF THE PEACE IN LIVERPOOL. It cannot be denied but that we live in perilous times, not only in a national, but, as regards large congregated communities, in a local point of view. Rumours of wars and disturbances have been rife throughout Europe ; and the excitement consequent upon such commotions, has, like a flash of electricity, vibrated down to the humblest, and perhaps the most suffering portion of the community in all our large towns. The sufferings from privation amongst the poor, and the almost equal suffering amongst the middle, and even higher classes—all of whom feel nearly proportionately the pressure of the screw of bad times and heavy taxation—have created a discontent, w firs eot h stmu ic eecl et i , anm i n f esduo p i nim e e r e, amfndoi3its,sttreemudr disruption t o o bnb f ye o b foment, ih e ei n n ee, whichdvi. would -n dioi,shopeno i inevitably could t m a t bph example e ylead to some es ioewn might shown, o : at such a juncture, by large towns, if it be good and judicious, regulates the conduct of smaller communities ; and, taking all the trying circumstances into account, we individually feel a difficulty in adequately expressing our admiration of the coolness, tact, and management, of our excellent Mayor and his brother magistrates, in their en deavours, under harassing and threatening circumstances, to conserve the public peace. The measures taken have been, in our humble thinking, most judicious ; and, at the same time, firm towards those from whom outrage was apprehended, and conciliatory and counselling to those who may have any ground of complaint, locally or na tionally. Violent and destructive riots were expected in the town, and more especially on Friday last ; but by a judicious series of placards, appealing to the good sense, loyalty, and feelings of the people at large, and by other precautions noticed elsewhere, all commotion has been staved off, and we are as quiescent as a remote hamlet, the genuine loyalty of the people having been elicited, and the grumblers compelled, upon reflection, to admit that rapine and spoliation would only reduce the amount of general property, and place it out of the power of those who possessed it to give employment to their in dustrious neighbours. The bills issued by Mr. Horsfall are brief, but truly forcible and manly ; and they partake of no party spirit. Their effect has been such as to unite all parties in the cause of peace and order, and the result is, that an address to his worship was prepared yesterday, and lies on the tables of the news-rooms, and at the Standard office. It has already been most numerously signed, and will be presented this day. The following is a copy : "To THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL? THOMAS. B. HORSFALL, ESQ. " We, the undersigned, the clergy, bankers, merchants, brokers, and other inhabitants of Liverpool, desire most cordially to express our satisfaction at the steps taken by you for the preservation of the peace of the town du r ing the last few days, as well as at the promptness and dis cretion with which every measure, adopted for that pur pose, has been carried out. " Whilst we refer with just pride to the feelings of de voted loyalty to the Sovereign, and to the love of good order which have ever distinguishedl Liverpool, we can but allow that in every large town there exists at least a few evil disposed persons, whose inclination to . disturb the peace of the co m munity, in times of public disquietude, is best kept in check by the energetic course you have so haplypursued. " e disclaim any desire of making this addre ss a v e h icle for enunciating or upholding a ny one of the different political opinions which prevail among us. Our sole object is to convey to you the assurance of the high respect and esteem which your conduct, as Mayor of Liverpool, has gained for you on this occasion. We are fully assured that the legislators and magistrates of this country need only to be distincruished by the same conscientious princi ples and sound fudgment, in the administration of their respective functions, to secure, by divine aid, the continued peace of this great empire, and to procure for all classes of her Majesty's subjects the preservation of every right they now enjoy, and the patient investigation and ultimate removal of every wrong they endure. " Liverpool, 21st March, 1848." A TRUTH volt LOUIS PHILIPPE.—" I hold France in my hand; I know how to manage them," said Louis Philippe, according to rov Morhing Post, on the day pre:douslo his overtbro,w , lie certainly, did. bold _France in his hand—i-tor he let tier slip through his fingers.— Punch. 1 PROGRESS OF REPEAL SEDITION. The Dublin Nation and the United Irishman this week have let us a little into the secret of their plan of the forthcoming Irish campaign. It seems that all the blus tering promise of a rising in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day was only a feint to draw forth a counter demonstration from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of the means of strength at his disposal for its repression. It has suc ceeded. The display of horse, foot, and artillery has been made ; and the spouters of the confederation can now de claim to the Irish people on the blood-thirstiness of the government ; describe how they are to be mowed down by cannon in the streets, trampled by dragoons and bayo nets by infantry. The first sore is opened. Lord Claren don is proclaimed the agressor in the struggle which is at hand. The government, says the United Irishman— " Has called to its aid all the British forces which can be spared from clearing estates, lifting taxes, and inspecting public hangings, to prevent, by intimidation, meeting, or punish their most Republican effrontery by one more " salutary lesson," and, if it can get an opportunity, to inflict death on any Irishman who will dare publicly to admire France. "Between the citizens of Dublin and Lord Clarendon there is, therefore, open and unmistakeable war." When the fighting is to begin we are not precisely told. The meeting, however, which did not take place on St. Patrick's day, is to take place some other day soon, and the locality is to be somewhere in the heart of Dublin. The speculation is that the government will use force to put it down, and then—but hear Mr. Mitchell:— _ _ "It will fail. The meeting must be held at all hazards. We owe this to ourselves, to our country, to France ; and if a man falls thereat by English ball or sabre, France owes it to the world to avenge him, even should the survivors fail, which, if we can, they shall not. " Hitherto we have acted in public order—so we shall con tinue to act while that order continues unbroken. Let all our acts, every word and gesture, exhibit, therefore, that we are the citizens of this land. Soberly, orderly, silently, remember ing the wrongs of ages, and nursing in our hearts the black hate we owe our foes—let us assemble. Standing on the natu ral right of even slaves, to think and utter ;—unarmed, but with our arms cleaned and ready at home, we await attack. If the English Viceroy, or his agents, should order a single volley unprovoked, that ends English rule in Ireland. Its echo will waken men the island over, and tens on tens of thousands will take it as a signal to march upon the capital. It will be heard in Scotland, in Lancashire, in London; and woe to the taskmasters and the grinders of the poor. Itwill be heard in India among mutinous armies—in America among enraged exiles. It will be heard in France. We are favoured by the same gentleman, in a narrative of the attempt of 1798 to overthrow the government of Ireland by French aid, with his views as to the distribu tion of a French force should it be offered to the repealers, and a very complimentary letter addressed " to the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, her Majesty's Executioner general, and general Butcher of Ireland," in which Mr. Mitchell displays unmistakeable fitness for the interior of a lunatic asylum. The scribe of The Nation is nearly as- rampant as his contemporary : "The voice of the last confederate meeting," he says, " was the tocsin of Ireland's coming freedom. O'Brien, the cheva lier, ' without shame and without reproach,' and many a fitting companion and true brother, have sworn by the honor and hopes of their country never to avert their faces, never to be turned from a single purpose ,. never to retreat by so much as one step, till the end is reached." What the chevalier of the coal cellar is going to do beyond talk, we are not told. From his speech, however, at the meeting of confederates, we observe that he pro poses to fraternize with everybody—British soldiers, police, Irish Protestants, France, America, &c.—before proceed ing to extremities. There is, therefore, too much work before him to render any immediate alarm necessary. Another speaker at the same meeting, Mr. Meagher, gives us a more distinct idea of the probable time for the commencement of operations. He says : "I think, then, that from a meeting—constituted, as the re pealers of Kilkenny have suggested, of delegates from the chief towns and parishes—a deputation should proceed to London, and, in the name of the Irish people, demand an inter view with the Queen. Should the demand be refused, let the Irish deputies pack up their court dresses—as Benjamin Franklin did, when repulsed from the court of George lll.—and let them, then and there, make solemn oath, that when they next demand admission to the throne room of St. James's, it shall be through the accredited ambassador of the Irish republic (tremendous cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs.) Should the demand be conceded, let the deputies approach the throne, and; in firm and respectful terms, call upon the Queen to exercise the royal prerogative, and sum mon her Irish parliament to sit and advise her in the city of Dublin. If the call be obeyed—if the sceptre touch the bier, and she who is not deaf, but sleepeth," should start at its touch into a fresh and luminous existence—then indeedonay we bless the constitution we have been taught curse, and Irish loyalty, ceasing to be a mere ceremonious affectation, be come with us a sincere devotion to the just ruler of an inde pendent state (enthusiastic applause). If the claim be rejected —if the throne stand as a barrier between the Irish people and their supreme right—then loyalty will be a crime, obedience to the executive will be treason to the country (hear, hear, and great cheering). I say it calmly, seriously, and deliberately. it will then be our duty To FIGHT (deafening cheers), and des perately fight (here the whole meeting stood up, and a tremen dous burst of applause broke from every part of the house)." This is plain speaking; and the adoption of the recom mendation would afford us a tolerable test as to how many of the confederates and Conciliation-hall people are in earnest. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AED MATES.—At a meet ing of the Board, held on the 14th instant, Captain George Silke, late master of the "Mary Ann Webb," of Liver pool, was examined and found duly qualified for a , First Class Certificate as Master. THEFT FROM A SHOW. - Yesterday, at the police-court, a woman who gave her name as Ellen Gaffigan, was charged with having stolen, on Saturday night, from the shop of Mr. William Powell, draper, Scotland Road, two shirts, valued at ss. The case being proved, she was committed for trial at the sessions. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.—The quarterly collections for defraying the unavoidable expenses of this church will be made on Sunday, and as we are informed that this will in all probability be the last appeal that will be made on the subject, we hope the response to it will be such as will rid the churchwardens of all liability in respect to • the church. MADAME ANNA THILLON'S GRAND CONCERT, THIS EVENING. - We beg to direct attention to the grand con cert to be given this evening by this accomplished can tatrice, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. When we state that it is the last opportunity which will.for some time be afforded of hearing her in Liverpool, we trust we have said sufficient. STABBING.—A woman who sells onions in the streets, was yesterday charged with having stabbed a youth, in flicting a wound on the hip Ilmches in depth. It appeared there had been some provocation, otherwise the prisoner would have been sentior trial at the sessions. She was required to pay a fine of £5, or in default to suffer two months' imprisonment. THE ASSIZES.—The assizes will commence on Thursday next. The following is a list of prisoners for trial :—Mur der 2; attempt to murder, 6 ; manslaughter, 3; stabbing or wounding with intent, &c., 13 ; rape, 4 ; bigamy 2 ; highway robbery, and robbery from person, 13 ; forgery, 8 ; burglary, 31 ; stealing in dwelling-houses, 2 ; stealing post letters, 2 ; damaging machinery, 1; false registration, 2 ; night poaching, 2 ; receiving stolen property, 1 ; mint cases, 10 ; total, 102. SUSPICION OF STEALING SILVER PLATE.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, a woman named Margaret Killin was charged on suspicion with stealing a massive silver plate (in the form of a dinner plate), which was part of a quan tity, or set, of plate belonging to a ship goinc , to Mexico, and which had been put into the hands of a silversmith in this town to be cleaned and engraved. It appeared that there was no immediate clue to the manner in which the prisoner had come into possession —the remaindt r of the articles having been so stowed on board the vessel that they could not be reached until this day. A young man stated that a package containing plate must have been broken open. The prisoner was remanded until to-day. HOUSE BREAKING AND ROEBERY.—At the police court yesterday. three young men, henry Bonas, Robert Guy, and William Thompson, were charged with having, early on the same morning, broken in the house and shop, No. 31, Summerseat, and stolen two dress-pieces, a quan tity of cheese, butter, coffee in cannisters, and many other articles. On information being given to the police, they were apprehended, and many of the articles were found upon them, or in their haunts. One of the identified pieces of property was a bad half-penny that had been amongst some copper money. All the prisoners had before been frequently before the court, and they were committed for trial. COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY AT THE POLICE COURT. — Elizabeth and Margaret Bollard, young women, charged with attempting to pick pockets in St. John's Market, on Saturday last, and also in the Fish Market, were committed for a month to the Borough Gaol.—Mary Lawlor, for stealing from her master, a grocer in Mill street, sundry articles from the shop, was committed for one month.—Alice Quick, charged with robbing a man of 10s. in the street, was committed for trial.---Michael Burke, for stealing ropes from a vessel in the King's Dock, was committed for three months.—Robert Prit chard for stealing lead piping in Hood-street, three months' imprisonment. ECLIPSE OF TILL MOON.— A total eclipse of the moon took place on Sunday evening (the 19th), and began in this locality, shortly after seven o'clock, and ended about eleven o'clock ; the main overshadowing of the planet being a little before ten o'clock. The eclipse was seen very distinctly from this neighbourhood, but the night was so cold that few persons watched its appearance throughout. It was highly interesting to all who take delight in astronomy, and were on the look out, as well as to many whose attention was called to the phcenomenon. The shadow of the earth passed, so far as we could cur sorily observe, across the disc of the moon in a diogonal direction from the N. E. to the S. W. quarter ; forming before the greatest obscuration and after it a crescent— the first inclined upwards to•the S. W. ; and the final one, as a matter of opposite consequence, downwards to the N. E. Some surprise was excited amongst country people by the darkness that came on, and continued for some time, and not a few ramblers in the country were taken aback by the temporary extinguishment of our " nocturnal luminary." A SMALL LOVE AFFAIR. —At the police court yester day a tall, and rather good-looking man was brought be fore Mr. Rushton, charged by a Mrs. Elizabeth Haderton, publican, of Latimer-street, with having behaved rudely towards her on Saturday night, and, over and above this want of gallantry, breaking out sundry door panels, to the cost of upwards of twenty shillings. The defendant, after hearing the charge, expressed his utmost surprise that he had been proceeded against by the fair complainant. It was, he said, all a matter of love. The lady was a most respectable widow, and he would not, and could not, say a word against her. If he had done any damage he was most willing to pay for it, any reasonable amount. He again expressed his astonishment that the lady should ap pear against him, and testified by his kindly looks towards her that he really believed he was still a favourite. Mr. w 3aatAßondsuadsisi discreet e:Q t wasii a ta.sh : sn.let r d d: i oml e p, ne s eug. s ats : 0 1 addressing Bless eey h l sedc2aod4nr affair, ipientr, F or it t eot s:rtadhihadegemi, milty eh h ga a eud t epab i if defendant,de endeavour. e hreo w , vau, d i i s crsot h tihot e tirson d s: • e (Pierce= it," March 21, 1848. CHURCH EXTENSION IN TOXTETH.PARK. The foundation stone of St. Matthew's Church in the Park will be laid this day, at noun, by the kati of Sefton, who, with the clergy in canonicals, the committee, and other friends, will assemble in St. James's Church, and walk in procession to the intended site of the church. St. Matthew's Church is situated on the north side of Hill-street, Toxteth-park, in the populous neighbourhood of Gore-street. The ground is most unshapely, and has evidently called for a great effort of the architect's skill in adapting a design with economy of space, to be eccle siastical in character, and with very small means at his command, the cost of the erection being limited to £2 13s. per sitting, instead of £3 as usual. The whole length is 91 feet by 63 feet, divided into nave and aisles. There are large schools underneath to accom modate 380 children. The ground floor of the church will be seated for about 780, and the galleries for 500. The roofs are of open framed carpentry, of an entirely ori ginal construction of this architect. The ridge of nave is 56 feet from the floor to the ridge, and the aisles 34 feet. The former is lighted by a range of three-light dere-story windows, the latter by two-light traceried windows ; large five-light beautiful traceried windows fill in the west and chancel gables, and a spire 147 feet in height from the base, rises next the chancel, fronting Hill-street. We understand the whole of th e groun d floor will be free, as at St. Simon's, lately completed by the same architect, Mr. Hay. A handsome silver trowel, manufactured by Mr. Dis more, of Bold-street, with inscription and perspective view of the church engraved on the blade, is to be pre sented to the noble Earl, by the committee. on the occasion of his setting the chief stone. After the cere mony, Richard Harbord, Esq., will entertain his Lord ship, the committee, the architect, and a number of other friends, at a dejeuner at his house in Parliament street. The workmen are also to be provided with a substantial supper in the evening, at the joint expense of the com mittee and the contractors, Messrs. Miller, Bateman, and Holt. DUNDALK.—On Saturday the parliamentary committee decided that Charles C. M`Tavish, Esq., is not duly elected to serve as a burgess in the present parliament for the borough of Dundalk, and that William Torrens M'Cul lagh, Esq., is duly elected, and ought to have been returned as member at the last election for the said borough. BELGIAN WHEAT. — There have been several arrivals of grain from Belgium within these few days. The . Director, from Antwerp, has brought 852 quarters of wheat ; the Princess Victoria, from Antwerp, 1,000 sacks of wheat ; and the Mathilde, from Antwerp, 400 quarters of the same kind of grain. The arrivals of grain from Belgium having been of rare occurrence, these simulta neous importations of wheat from that country, since the article has become leviable with duty, are of interest. DREADFUL. SUICIDE.—On Thursday se'nnight, the in habitants of the town of Cardigan were thrown in a state of considerable excitement in consequence of the suicide of Morris Morris, Esq., who it was found had cut his throat in a most frightful and determined manner. It appears that the deceased committed the act with apen knife, which was found under him when he was raised from the ground. On Friday an inquest was held on the body, which fully established that the unfortunate gentle man was of unsound mind. He was in his 45th year. THE SLAVE TRADE.—Mr. Hume has obtained a return , shewing that the number of British ships of war employed on the coast of Africa in the abortive attempt to suppress• the slave trade in the month of June, 1847, amounted to 259, manned by 2,781 men. The aggregate expense of this armament in the year 1846-7 is estimated at,..301,623; including £220,223 for the wages and victualling of the crews, £49,313 for the wear and tear of the vessels, £17,790 for the wear and tear of the machinery of the steamers, and £14,287 for the expense of coals. The total number of French ships of war employed on the coast of Africa for the suppression. of the slave trade amounts, as far as the same can be ascertained, to 20, equipped with 216 guns. There are only two American cruisers on the station. FORGERY OF BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES : CAUTION TO THE PURLIO.—The public must be on their guard against a well executed forgery of a £5 Bank of England note which is now in circulation. The water mark is per fect, though perhaps rather more strongly developed than M in the genuine note. They are numbered 7 50395 ; dated L 16th February, 1846; apparently issued from the Branch Bank of England, at Manchester, and are signed " H. llogden." So well has the forgery been executed, that one of these notes was had into a bank in this town; by the bankers it was paid to a firm, who again paid it to a foreign mercantile house ; and it was only upon the note being presented at the Bank of England, in London, that the forgery was discovered. The only fault that we could find with the forgery was the incompleteness of the figure of Britannia in the left hand upper corner. Other notes ( one of which is in the possession of the police) of the same date, and evidently from the same plate, are in cir culation. It will be well to examine the letters, number, and date of every £5 note taken, and to refuse any agreeing to the above description. CHINESE JUNK.—Some excitement was caused at Jersey, on Wednesday last, by the arrival of a Chinese junk, supposed to be the one which caused such stir, in New York a. oho : t ti me since, having been found out of her latitude, in a strong northwest gale, lying for assistan c e.. on that danger ous coast between the Roc.— Dovers and the Minguais, to the south of that island, Oa the French coast, by a cutter, bound to France, which nobly 'bout ship, and piloted her into the Jersey Roads. As soon as it became known there was a Chinese junk in the roads,. all the sight-goers seemed on the qui vire thousands thronged the piers, and hundreds started by cutters , which commenced running round her, at two shillings per head, to catch.a sight of the Celestial barque, the Chinese portion of the crew politely bowing as the different crews rounded. She seemed a vessel of veil large dimensions, peculiar construction, and very showy, having three masts, and her stern very high out of the water, on which is painted th e fi gure of an enormou s i bird,. n, very showy colours. Gall er i es run roun d one half of her,into which are hoisted her small boats, also of very slight and novel construction. In her bows she has two very large eyes. She was visited immediately on her arrival by the Custom-house officers, and is reported to have on board some costly presents for Her Most Gra cious Majesty Queen. Victoria. Application was made to the Government of the island to allow the Cuckoo, Go vernment steamer, to tow her to England. THE NEW STEAM SHIP AMERICA.—This superb vessel, the first completed of the four new steam-ships for the British and North American Company, arrived in the - Mersey on Sunday morning, a little before nine o'clock. The America left the Clyde on Saturday, and when off the Largs, about 16 miles below Greenock, she started at full • speed, and so continued until she reached the North-WLest Light-ship at half-past four on Sunday morning. The distance run from the time her engines were set on 1 speed up to the time they were stopped off the Light-shill, was 210 miles, which she accomplished in 131 hours. The dimensions of this splendid vessel are—length of keel and fore-rake 250 feet; breadth of beam 38 feet; tonnage , 1,840 ; horse-power, 650. These are the actual bona fide measurements. She has stowage for 700 tons of coal, and fully 500 tons of goods. She was built by Mr. Steel, of Greenock, and is considered by those best able to judge * 5 a strong and first-rate specimen of naval architecture. The engines were manufactured at the works of Mr. Robt. Napier, the eminent engineer, of Glasgow. The total surd expended in her construction amounts to more than £BO,OOO. The America is under the command: of Capt• Judkins, the senior officer in the service of the company , who has in succession and by promotion commanded ever/ ship they have built, excepting one. The crew consists of about 100 individuals : namely, 35 in the sailing,. 35,„, 13111 the steaming, and 30 in th e s t ewar d s ' d epartments .° i do n ef t ct e kh r i ,e o i r ms arrangements constructed er Itddescription. fro an m b fi e t a t mh beams s oTf o hi f me thisimmense elon n osn o e b le vessel are thickness. It is 50 feet in length by 18 saloon, which. and, though chastely elegant, is evidently made more for use than show. The figure-head and carved work are beautiful specimens of workmanship, and have been exe cuted_ by the experienced carvers in the employ of Mr' Archibald Robertson, of this town, who also have done all the carved work required for the other Halifax steamersP which, as all our ruaders are aware, have been turned out in first-rate style. strength in i width, tnOhdl IA PP Nv GAMEKEEPER KILLED.—A deadly confli c t took _phau, _.. Wednesday night last, at Llysvaen, on the e sta t e of Ynid Wm. Lewis, Esq., of New House, near C ar diff, i n w hich D avid Davis, a gamekeeper to that gentleman, lost- his life. won a snatch on Friday, by walking from this end of ttie.....bie to Aigburth under twenty-nine minutes. A „ m od.. amount pended on the result. A magnificent engine s shipping b y the Tynwald to . ii4fast I WALKING MATCH.—Mr. Gelling, an excellent pedest r rilk "' wasnee Doc , k, to the breaking of a r o p e, l aunched into the Clare i, on Saturday evening. It is f eared the dock will has. to be let dry before it can be ex t r i cated. It was new, and built descriptive catalogue of garden by Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy. exceed inglyGAßDEN AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.—A new an d t nursery seeds has just been published by Messrs. Clarke as Goodacre, of Great Charlotte -street, To amateurs, as wei d i - f.. practical men, it will be most useful. It describes, under 1, ferent heads, the duration of plants from perennial to) ani, l „ u n B ta and corrects many vague errors as to the classification of plan ts flowers and general hitherto existing. It also gives the height, colour, &c., of e e y a elt particular variety ; and in order to prevent confusion, sio kind is so arranged that it may be ordered by the progre;„ n er number to which it is appended. It is a worlethat no gar '...,ic should be without—and what is most important in econow times, it may be had gratis. 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