The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

3uNE g, 1838 sTO.% 4 4NOtr'Neit PROCEEDINGS , On Wednesday, the anal monthly meeting of the Town- COnhcit: Deptity' Town-clerk opened the pro- Ceeilings fo•ading the minifteS'of the last meeting. Kt-s peen: M tirTE PRO(' FFIII It was stated that' a communication had been received from the Lords-Or the Treasury,- establishing. the claim of the ,Rev. TiontraS Moss for pavement or his ktlary front the corporation, and that therefore the claims of all the miler clergy MI the cor poration were considered as established, and the treasurer was ty The:committee to pay them. - The TOWN-ct„Ert K announced, that in order to meet the ex . _ pehße of the new jail.it , was- determined to bring in a bill grant ink power to lay a jail.rate. The committee coul&not recommend a compliance with the request of "Messrs. Cl►alloner and floctow..to be released. from the obligation of building warehouses at the verge of the Queen's Dock, according to the terms of their lease. • - FIDLER'S FRRItY. I I. ' WAR stated that t6OO had been paid aglatr expenses for the oßpositiOn of the corporation to the Grand Junction Railway Bttt. . . . . . Mr. Councjllor EAR r.R.—Did I onderstand rightly that £6OO have been paid:kyr t he oppnsit ion to the Grand d nnet ion Railway 13ill? . The, M'A v 0R.,-VeS. M r. Councillor Ea R r.n. —Because if so, the term "oppoSition" . is a very unfortunate expression. Because 1 have always un derstotol-thau they.only wished to get-into court to see that no thing was done contrary to the interests of the navigation of the River Mersey: It TherefOre does appear to me as a very extra ordinary expression to be introduced. I think there never was a more•anwarrantable opposition than that of the corporation to that The corporation. ought rather to have promoted it. We, are sere parsimonious for giving a few thousand pounds for improvements . , such as telegraphs and observatories,- and those sortirtithimrs,,that,tire necessary for the port, and here we go and spend £6OO for an injurious purpose. Ilin...roN replied- that. they must consider themitelves4S the conservators of the River Nlersey, and it was their duty in,see that nothing was done rbat•.would he injurious to its:navigation. He admitted that increased facility of con veyance to London was of great importance to this town; but. stilt 'the corporation ,were justified in protecting the interests of the town by preventing injury to the navigation of the river. Mr. Councillor HAN LE.—As to being the. conservators of the River Mersev,. - you cannot establish your right to be so; and there is already an act of parliament— : Tho. , MaYon• intimated that there was no motion before the. _L• • Mr. Cituncillor EA n LE, however, said' he 'maintained that the' oppositicin to the Gtand Jutiction, , lfailway was a roost univar -tamable opposition. RUNCORN TOWN DUES AND TIIEIII pona ttATES. Mr. Coopga said, from the reading of the .minutes he found that the corporation .had paid' £:3o.for pour-rates on ate town dues of Runcorn, whilst they refuserlao pay them in Liverpool; and he inquired why there was one law in Cheshire and another' an Lancasnire? TowN-ct.Earc rose to reply. Ile had not thought it ex edient to raise a second question at law for the sake of £3), as tif"y had one of that nature now pending;, and he hail thought it "it ,, to pay,.that sum than that they should -go a second , 1!Inq tq the:(' tut oh Queen's Bench, at a ver y serious ex p ense.. (lleti r .) , . • THE STANDING OEDEILS• • *Mr. Councillor DAVID liotx3soti wished to inquire whether, •rising to make a• remark on any question', %valuta making a !notion, WitS irregular. He thought Mr. Earle was perfectly in .order, If he was out of order he was afraid they should be frequently ,pmentedfronvinaking remarks on the measures•of committe es , and which might involve-a question. of check in. their. furateexpendibire,. wnich he. imagined -vvas the object of •readinzlhose accounts. He had not seen any thing injurious in the slightest degree to the interests of the town of Liverpool ,frotu the.proposed erection of a bridge over Fiddler's Ferry.. It appearedlo him to he a Mistake..certainly in.expending such a. la rge sun , o f money to defeat an object which that council should have donelts utmost to have carried.. • • • • The May o k thought if the proper respect due to-the chair had been given. Mr. Hodg,son's remark would not have been :made. He had merely stated what he believed he was justified on the • standing-orders to state : that, where-no motion was made, a person making a remark-had no right to reply. • Mr. Councilor II ormsom made the rniark from no disrespect to-the - chair;• he merely asked for information. ;The proceedings - of the committee'were then confirmed., • LEASES COMMIrrF.K. A number of applieations tur leases .were read. The pro '.e.Pdinv of the committee were confirmed. IMMOVEMENT COMMTrEE.--NUMBERING HOUSES. - When the minutes of the Improvement Committee had been `read, , 7 • . , Mr. .astir, WitkriVlSUßir , rose, and - in reference to the recent t . iinitliering : of ituvii4es in this town, said he had - received a letter, in which lusiatteutton was called-to the propriety of leaving cer- Otin numbers unappropriated where there was waste land, on , which it wag' intended to erect houses. He also stated that `atone. mistinderstanding ,existed 2s to whether individuals were compelled to a ll ow th eir doors to be numbered; he believed it w,is eompulsory, but he should be glad if some gentleman of the • toomipt, or the towti-Clerk would set the question at rest by, st a rin g whether it were compillsory jrl not. .. . Mr. BA2C LA y replied in the affirmative : he said it was com pulsory tiolpiLalielialtv of 40,F. - ' Th" I) ,,, edirig;•.of the Watch Committee and Market Com mittee kv(;1 1 , fickt confirmed. . , .:. EDUCATION CONTIIITTETZ. ' • It Was resolved that a public examination of the children of itho . w,) corporation ,cho,ds take'place iinmediately pieceding 46 5 Pintii i la‘s. It was resolved that the vacation should c0in .3,1? ro ., _ t ide ce ciet , nday the I.sth of June, and fhat the'exaMinations fitli9 ltYkliMilae f , for the SOuth School on Monday and Tuesday, :::ifin , rtiW - IsTOrth School on Wednesday and Thursday: ‘ i Ir . s'il'Aied that the - advantage of setting a student admitted through the recommendation of the corporation as proprietors, into the London college, was a considerable reduction of fees; from 47 . ,,,tit f ql ; there was no other advantage. . ' The proceedings orthe committee were confirmed. The proceedings orthe Custom House and Church Expen diture.coimnittees were then confirmed. k COMMITTEE. It Was .resolved that a sub-committee of five members he ap pointed on the subjet t of giving increased l'aicility in the dis charxe of vessels in the dpcks. It was stated that • Captain Nye, ,of the Independence. had paid £2OO, the amount of the damage the Independence had (gone by running foul.of the light ship. The proceedings were can fi ruled. 110120 i Gli PRISON. . , . ...... .... ..... ............ . , Tht , lI A vdu read a report.on this subject as follows: " The mayor on behalf of the court of gaol sessions, the gaol committee, And the visiting justices, reports to the council that the alterations and adtht ions.ordered by the council are in pro gress of execution, under contracts by tender after public ad -.. verh .. sement. , • . . . . "The mayor recommends to the perusal of every member of the council a very sati;faimii.V report on this gaol made by Captain Williams' inSpector_ol . prisons In her Majesty's secre !pry of state, and laid before parliament on the Ist instant. lkis,report commences with detlaring that,.`tbe liberality of the towu council, the.attent ion of , the magistrates,. and the intelli g"nce and activity of the keeper, have brought this prison to a state of order and -disi'ipline highly. creditable to all parties. any alterations and: additions rendered necessary fur the%se riOly of th e p r i soners; have been made to the fabric since my last report,: and others are _still indispensably requisite fur a tfiernoorary occupation; should the building of a new prison be etermitied upon by the municipal authorities, a wash-house and langdry, disinfectino.apparatus for the clothing, baths, and infirmaries apart from the main buildings, are those to which I allude. More convenient accommodation is also wanted for the. female officers, and for the.deposit of stores;' • and after inane interesting particulars, and many valuable suggestions concludes with staling that `many of the suggestions included 111 this report were at once taken into consideration, and aflopted by the town council and magistrates, to whom I feel gredlly indebted for the.most studious courtesy and attention, ' The report was received. AMMO I A LS. &C. I'he MA VOn read a memorial from Gilbert Henderson, of this roan, merchant, praying for compensation for injury dnue to Property held by him under the corporation, by the election of a bridewell adjoiniug_ hiS premises, instead of a market, &c., and by encroachments. Referred to the Finance Committee. The MA it ,'for Ut read an application from David Gray, tailor and r „ r ,,„ e , for 'being compelled by the• Li verpool improvement act,:todeave his shop ain't pretnisrN. _ark which he and hi s f a mily had held for upwar ds of forty years in P lanp, . Referred to the Improvement Committee. There were other • similar applications; one' from Mary 'Long, who has rented a public house, under the corporation, on and one from. Francis Levi the south side of Canniog 7 ,placer and his sister, who were interested in two . houses in Agnew eourt. There was likewise an application :front Pbcebe J o h n - son, u IV • I ity, fo r len, i - snot of rent for stand i ng in the.tri d market, George's; and also a petition, numerously signed, praying for the _Opening of Hood-street. .. • They were all referred to committees. • KIN G'S COLLEGE. • Pursuant to notice given at the last council meeting, Mr. G. Hni.T moved that Mr. W. H. allot. be•recommended to the junior department of King's College ; London. Nr. 11. LA W R ENCK seconded the motion, whiZdi was - carried without discussion. F.NROLIOENT OF INDENTURES The TO W N-CLER K dated t hat by a by-law ' • which had been 5‘431111e time in existenc e , indentureS must 'be enrolled within thfpe months, hut there had been instances where, through,in advertence or ignorance, it had been neglected, to allow in dentures to be enrolled, on an affidavit tieing made; stating the circumstances. An application of this nature was before the, ( . otincil, and he would advise a compliance. Agreed to; •• ' • BY-LAWS FOR THE MARKF.T.S. • - he. I'OWN-OLFt4K said, t hat on investigating the by-laws as t :),lfelated , to the markets, he found they did not clearly corn- , St. John's-market and the 'Fish-market,- whieh. had, poi,„" . oode since those laws passed thr , emineil. He therefore tn a P` )3 M that under the powers of the t - 31 Gen. 11 I. ealled . the wh i • rz t , act, and the 51st Geo. 111., ealled the'dock ao, toith of P e " contained the neeeskary powers,:tioth of which had . pow to laws to be hereafter 'established; should be referred to the h. ' , orket Committee, for them; or any three of them, to make I necess try and yequisiie regUlations, to be submitted f or th e , 'Proval of the council. --Agreed to, • BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT ACT. . . . . * neXt.quest ion was the-appointment ,of thief commission i„• ander the act of this session, relating to Birkenhead, and M A von in introducing it to the notice ,of the council; (4 • 1:i it would b e de s irable that three gentlemen should ap ' who are resident there. he TowN-ci.c.iti: explained, that under the late act GO corn „tl'amters were elected, but by the, p re sent there would be 21 lrrrrl n t~y the rate-pavers. And by the new, hill: which, however t yet received the royal assent, but which was expected t'tat day, th e num b er o f commissioners for lighting, watching, -. &c. lV)ointed by th e co uncil would also be reduced from se v en to th r l. e; and it was d es i ra ble that the council should name the 0 , 1 " they intend e d to elect, as soon as possible , as th e rate ' -."" of Birkenhead would not then be in danger of making a " I " election. Art " a hulg conversation, in which the mode of election was I ,, ls e , sed. it was agree d that the gentlemen to be elected should 1 7`)Posed and seconded, and their election decided upon the council. Mi. Morecroft, Mr: :Wood, and Mr. gar w • - were then elected without oppos i t ion. THE c.ORHN ATI(iN. T he M A Yo It Calli'd Opon Mr. 13arclay to bring forward his runt i nn kir ' 11 ) the subj ec t o f which he had given notice. "r• Einuc tat Y then ins., " He said—l rise, Mr. Mayor, in I P . urm)anc e of a notice of !notion to call the attehtion of this 41,41,011(1a sohject which is, no aoubt, some time in their m i glls, arid in which I hope for their cordial ro.4cration and . ,P;P". 11 ,,-,1 atingle, si r , id c o u rse, to the approaching coronation 1 , 1 i. !fS,t l 4l .. .ieity Vi ctm i a. It l uis been the. custom, invariably, , in : 4 1 t, 1 -I. l6 lVAlltirrnnuh... to cQlultrate' such an event itt lite best : 1 ., ' „,„" - 4tirof/hlaith,,itt; kil i..l i p en ill ilte pot.ver of the itidividu ils ~,J . 7.,PAITYVi-)l l l 4 a a isiiii .. , , O l inl i c. Sit, it ~, ill he adinitted th,it op 1 ,. - '-rlilithr i ,lN% A ll, ,', - A rcj iw i tur rec.ollectioc, hag . ;ittite.tlctl 4'ttV l VlSP r iy a r,oßr u h r i tn os o r c ailr , l opon us too'r, fo r our 2.)4_ea.r.i.),--1 - Nfiirra titort itatt , e, 11 r. 131 -cloy pr,:- iii ceetleild —1 hope the can - loans , will ex,•use me, I AM .1 little Intl It of addressing public ..assemblies. " Wear, Itl•tir,'7 and loud applause ) sir, to the illustrious persona:fp who is, now succeeded to theittolotirs of her ancestors, awl who is about to assume the diadem of these realms, I do not mean, as has been the custom occastoullly, when it has been conceived that the character of individuals has not . been sufficiently de •fined by time to Allow a proper estimate to be formed of the real features of their character—l do not mean to refer to the virtnes - The may have teen supposed to have inherited from her predecessors, and by the posses.ion of which—t Mr. Barclay here made a sudden pinse,.amidst. lotA cries of Hear, hear." Mr. Barclay, upon this locket., contemplative am very lunch afraid I . I),ttve. undertaken a task for which ana unequal. [Mr. Barcla y " here commenced reading Something at the back of a voting caid,•amidst. loud applause.L ' • The- M A YOU,- Don't trust to your notes.- Go on without. Mr.. Alderman BARCLA Y paused, and then proceeded, still attentively reading something from the hack of his voting card, amidst continued applause.—But, sir, I was about to say that, yonng'aii our uresent Qtieen is, -and short as is the time in which she has sat on the throne, she has, during that period, evinced a spirit and understanding far above her years, anti which endears her in the strangest degree to our affections and regard. Much of this character may, very possibly be attri buted, without any derogation to her merits, to the excellent examples she ,has always received from her first and best in structors, anti, added to that, the very excellent education be stowed on tier,- and both acting conjointly •on a temper and • talents admirably adapted for th e situation she is called on to fill. Looking, therefore, on our Queen, so young, and vet so steady—so attentive to the duties of her station, and yet so, mix ing, with the amuseme n ts of the passing hour—so fair in form and feature, and yet so devoid of all affectation—surelv,sir, it may be Said no sovereign has ever ascended the throne of these kingdoms in whose favotir would be More energetically raised the shout of "Long live the Queen'." (Hear, bear.) • It were an easy and a pleasant task to dilate on a subject so interesting,. I con ceive our .bjett here is less to manifest our own feelings to each other, than to provide for the means of displaying- them public ly,. and of enabling others to do the saline. I shall briefly take notice of what has occurred on fortner occasions of this descrip tion, and them state what I shall tale the liberty of recommend ing to the council at- the present how; presuming that it is un necessary to urge the Council to come forward on this occasion. • Although we-are-of opinion that there is a strong feeling out of doors, which are feelings we entertain, I think, at the same time, it will be expected that we, as the council of this borough, should take the lead on this oceasioo, and point out to our fel low-townstneu the, path which they, no doubt, will he too eager to pursue.! On a.recurrence to wh a t took place On the last occa sion, the coronation of his Majesty William IV., I find that it was resolved, that a dutiful and lo y al address should he present •ed to his Majesty,-and he presented by the Mayor and bailiffS in person, and that-the Treasurer should pay such stuns as the Mayor might eipOd. As respects the last point, although no: man more than myself is aware of the necessity for economy in the corporation puce; but, at the'saine'titne, as this is an event which way n e ver recur in the lifetime of any of us, I hope that it will not be refused, and that the moderate sum I shall ask for will not be looked on in the light of a wasteftil and ridieulous expense. What.-that Still) -shall be.- I. have•had some tliffieulty to determine. My first idea was £5OO on further cousidera tion, I ventuee to came £751). And when it is remembered that this sum is to be placed under your control, who, I am sure, are , as rigid on the question of economy as any of the council', trust this body will believe that this Moderate sum will not he . expended unnecessarily. Under these circumstances, it is my ' mtention, when I sit down, to move the following resolution I.—Thar a dutirul and loyal addresS be presented to her majesty on the occasion of her coronation—that a committee be appointed to prepare the address, and to submit the same to the next monthly council, or to a special council, if, in the mean while, it be thought necessary to convene one for the occa sion; and that the mayor, he requested to proceed to London at the proper time for the purpose of preSenting the same in person. • "2.—That a committee be now appointed to advise and assist the mayor in determining upon, and carrying into effect, - the proper measures for - celebrating in Liverpool this great national event. " 3. —That an extra ailowanceof £750 be made to the mayor, to enable him to.defray the necessary expense, which, with the advice of the commitee, he may be called on to incur in the celebration of this important occurrence." With regard, sir, to the mode in which this committee may. carry out the effect of this resolution, presuming •it to pass, may have thought it best to say nothing on this occasion. Many opinions will without doubt he given both within these walls and. without; but I have cousidered the best time to debate that sub ject will be. in committee, to which every member. of this body will of course-ha - ye access, and where the committee will, have the advantage of obtaining from their fellow townsmen those opinions which they are very well qualified to give. I have, sir, I trust in some s;irt, perfo'rmed the duty I had inidertaken. Had it fallen into better hands, it would have been better performed ; but at the same time 1 will say it could not have fallen into the hands of any person more alive than myself to the importance. of the case under discussion, more anxious to do justice to its . merits, or more anxi ou s th a t th e b o dy t o w hi c h I h ave th e h onour to belong, should evince in the strongest manner in their power that loyalty and affection, which I am convinced they bear to her excellent Majesty, Queen:Victinia. ( Hear, hear.) • Mr. Councillor HOUGoroN briefly seconded the motion. The M Avow rose. and said,..that should it he their pleasure to place a sum of money at his disposal, he should consider it in the hands of the committee they should ;Appoint to assist him, and he himself-only ;is an individual member of that committee, and use it for the purpose, of carrying their wishes and the wishes of the town at large into effect. He would take that opportunity to state, that be intended to do something himself atter the co ronation, which he could have wished to have done earlier ;• his intention was to get together the children if the various schools, or as many as 'possible, in the Amphitheatre, and give them a lecture on .geography—(a lecture) —aided by a magic lantern,. to give them Something to cause them to recollect the event. Mr. Councillor HoocsoN asked what was the expense to which My.,,Barelayhad alluded. lie concurred in what he hed• said about. their snowing some mark or respect suitable to the occasion and character of the town, but the sum proposed struck him as being a sum, rather inadequate; for if Liverpool would, and he trusted it would, express its loyalty,. he hoped it would be in a - Way corresponding with its-situation. Economyon stich an oceasion. was, not: the qoestion, but the-national splendour;,, there was no occasion t o have a corona t ion except f or an im posiog•speataele. • They Wad expended sonie hinulreils to employ -a few men with! wigs. respecting the Fiddler's Ferry, and cost would be ahouf E.3O(X); and if they had then entrusted the power as to that expenditure to the law adviser, they could surely lea'velhe expenditure 0:1 this occasion to their chief ma- - giNtrate. He would therefore recommend that no sum be named, but that . it be left. to the discretion of the chief magistrate. He did not - Wish . to prase an amendment. Mr. Cooncillor,PLATT expressed his • concurrence with what had falleu froin , •M and he thought a eerie blanche should - be giYen to the mayor. .Mr - . Councillor Wnionst.v,y agreed as to the propriety of send ing an address to the (peed, and also as to the appointment of t, a conimittee . tif airangetnent, bait he thought it desirable th a t council should name some fund to go out of their Funds, if they allowed any.at 311:and that then private soliscripitLi ould e - entered into 14 the merchants, bankers, nil l ' en . uversations gene rally. (No, no, and hear, hear.) He 11 ' odifferent parties with several leading tradesmen ow th eir loyalty to and that all should vie with each other, to .. in potitic§, and they agreed thatoarlilhpeotli't7cnss'sihouldhe aside, than would thought Mr. Barclay had named a sum f n the sovereign.: Aud if the council would r i li c u h ne le t. s sum—and he . rame l d of the council and I t ve ii q th u ; i t r i e ji d ta -- n would doubtless come ttts g committeesub subscriptions i e itions, in to aid it ; and it would be much better if the mayor were to intimate his pleasure to the high sheriff to take the head of a procession of merchants, bankers, trades, schools, &c., and he had no doubt they would then have a procession worthy of this great town. And at its terminus they might dine 12,000 er 15,000 artizans, and have a distribution-of tickets through the mayor. This was certainly on an extensive scale, but he thought it was only worthy of the town, .and they world 'find that the necessary subscriptions would be raised. That would be passing the day in a manner congenial with the wishes and views of many of the inhabitants of the town ; and in the evening they might terminate the day with a splendid display of fireworks. The children also might • have a procession. As to the £750 he thought the sum quite unworthy of the occasiOn. He did not say it was unworthy of the council, but it was not sufficient to carry the wishes of the town into effect. • Instead of £750 he thought there shOuld he several thousands. ("Oh, oh, and ".town, town," from Mr. Jordan.) Mr. Councillor JORDAN said he quite agreed with Mr. The Al v OR.—What were the expences on the former occa sions. Mr. Alderman BA ncLkv explained that at the last corona tion the expenses,-Weretritling. kdeputation waited upon the mayor of that day, to call a meeting on the subject, but he (lid not clinply with the request. and the expenditure was not so great as at the coronation of 'George IV. The expenses then incurred were upwards of £2300, £ . 1500 orwhich was given to the charities, and. the rest was expended in various ways. (Wear, hear.) . , . Mr. Councillor StitEL.—Charities! AIL some sense in that. Mr. Councillor Bot.foisithought £750 a very proper sum to be fixed by thafetitncil: •If it were larger it would put a stop to private exertions. He would suggest a. private subscription in the different wards, and that they should commence.iu that council. ' l— • ' Mr. 'Alderman ..Buowisi said. it had been shown that at the . coronation of George IV. £2.300 bad been expended, £l5OO of which had been 7iven•to the charitieS. N o w h e h a d b een anxious to bring before the council the necessity olcontributing to the charities during the winter, but now a fair tmpottunitv arose .to do it. He hoped the steps would be taken as at the coronation of George IV., and that they would.keep as near . that expenditure as they could. He thought having a large dinner wthild'etintle many of the lower orders in the.arrange metris, and pievent I hem enjoying the day. (A laugh.) 111 r. EA t.r.'saitra procession was a very stupid sort of thing.' (Hear ; hear) He di&not like to walk in puicession•himself,- and they would n'ot have the .high sheriff here, for. he was in London, and' was likely to remain there until after the-corona tion.. Large dinaerS, to O, and the roastin of oxen, were at tended with a great deal of trouble,•and they would. thereby.de prive many of the lower orders of the pleasures of the day. But if the tradesmen• Wighett to do something; let them give their own men dinners, and celebrate it in that way.• ,As for himself, he Intended" to keep his pockets buttoned, for he did not see why he should subamilte for a coronation. He, however, might subscribe if he were asked, for he thought £750 inadequate: • Mr. Councillor tioi.T.said if there was so much overflowing loyalty in •the towittet the fund • required -come out or private, not out of the public purse. He thought £750 sufficient. - Mr. Councillor ,BLACKBURN• concurred in the view taken by Mr. Barciay. He thought £750 would answer every purpose For a display teethe part of the council, and it would not•prt.vent a display of the feelings of private. individuals. If the council Would expend it in some way that would be of public interest h&writild'agree to the £750, 'and leave the further discussion to the committee. ' • The M A volt thought, that the duties of the chief magistrate lay at home, and if it Were consistent with his duty, he would rather stay at home than go to London.with the address. Several members of the council stated that it was necessary the mayor should he •the bearer of the address. Mr. Alderman 13aowN moved that, iustead of £750 the sum should he £2OOO. Mr. hcssEl.ii, inquired whether the address to be presented would he the address of the council only, or of the.town. Hav ing been, informed that it shall be the address of the- council, he said it appeared then to him that it would be a good termina tion of the procession to march to Clayton-square, and form a large meeting, over.which the mayor should preside, and• that an address should be then agreed to, as an address of the tow❑ at hrge. • The MAYOR said such a proposition milk emanate from the town. The third resolution voting the sum of £750 occasioned some further discussion.. , M r. Councillor EA TZ LE said it would be better to do the thing well, or not At and he inquired whether the expense of the mayor's journey to London would be paid out of that sum ? tN nn.) The 111 A roa understood that the eicpeffSes be paid as lliosf:. of ant' other deputation. . • ' Mr. Councillitr G. LA 151.KENFE spoke in factiiit of the stim Oringpaid uver'l4 the charities: 1141- 7 , E,IVERPOOL Th, 'll \Y:11: tliqjt ,, h , .. 11r..44wrPlico w 1s intiyip , titns the dis rits,i,m wiwre the mode it be- ills -64. .101 , 1,1. Till , rilin+liitt Vl' I, l'lll imve to sub mit their l,lauc l iiinuc il, im which I.,,iwrauce might !ben offer obseivalions.. Mr. 'Alderman nAitc, diq,pnted, and sail it w,( not pro v ide(l Gir . . Mr. Councillor H. LA SVREticr asked whether Mr. Barelaa had considered what t o do with that Suitt.? He thought £750 Would e•ithut a . little was to a pageant. Mr. 'Connedfor BA UCLA Y s>iiil tivat he hail in view knroces sion a he trades, (without disrespect to M r.. Earle ) hear) itrihe evening, in same elevated situation, a magnificent display of fire-works, which might be :t gratification to the pub lic, without trouble or difficulty, or danger of drunkenness; and he thought that £759 would he sufficient. Mr. Councillor Cour:AN Observed, if £750 was the whole sum to be expended in the town, he would agree that it Would be in adequate; but .he thought it ample in the present state of the corporatiottfunds, mid, especially if they took into consideration the unpleasant reminiscences of the last few months, when they were desirous of relieving the sufferings of the poor, and could ' not. Under those circumstances, he thought they ought nut to be too extravagant in their demonstrations. He thought £750, as the subscription of the, corporation of Liverpool, with subscriptions out of doors of merchants, bankers, and others, would be sufficient; and, it Mr. Walmsley's suggestion were acted up to, they would have power to add tot he committee from others out of doors, and he had no doubt a sufficient sum might be raised to give a splendid exhibition. He liked to see the poor participate in such festivities, and if dinners were pro vided on a large scale they could be dined for 2s 6d. each, in eluding a quart of rife per . man. in marquees or tents—he liked to see the poor enjoy such occasions in that John Bull manner, with good dinners. (Hear.) Perhaps it was not practicable, but that would come under the consideration of the committee ; and, as they contemplated *subscriptions . *Out of doors, £750 would be iimple. Mr. Alderman 1-11. , (3 H Houtstev opposed so great tin expendi ture of money on occasions of that nature. He thought the present advanced state of knowledge-gave them -other ways of showing their loyalty than by processions and politic dinners. He .thought they could show their loyalty in a more rational manner ; but, it' it were the general wish, he would not set himself against the proposed display.; , but he thitught 1:75() sufficient.., He did not s.- , e (hat Op/ ',vamp have occasion to, go to great expense, for processions f dril l iAPeost mnch—it was the uuMbers that attended that indicated•their loyalty. Dr. CARSON thought £7so‘4le4:adequate. They had refused 1 to apply to parliament far poWersto erect an observatory, which 1 would be of general utility; auttas•that was refused he was now disposed to do nothing at all. He thought they could nut, alma' their loyalty better than by proMoting sobriety and the good of society. They all knew now that races had been brought near this town and that immorality had increased in every succeeding year, and the day of the : coronation,.he feared, woul d be a day • . similar to a race meeting. With respect to the circuthstance of a coronation, it was nut absolutely necessary ; the acts of a king Or queen were equally as good before as alter It was a remnant 01 feudalism or worse—of- heathenism, and it was of no utility, and, be therefore hoped it would be left to individuals to do what they liked with - it, that the - corpuratiou would Put spend its money on such an occasion. Mr. Councillor JoattAti thought £750 cinite• sufficient, for it would only be a nucleus. When - the proceedings of that day went outlo the public, the Mayor Would, no doubt, hive a re quisition for a town's -meet tug to act in conjunction with the • council, and conduct the day in a splendid manner. ..- • Mr. Councillor Ett,AC Kll URN thought, whether the -comm,ittee had power to associate with themselves others to raise subscrip tions in addition to that sum or not not, the council should state its wishes in that - respect - * The Towx-ctkak, said there could be no diffiillty in- the . committee communicating with others, but. it was Out of the question that the Committee could delegate the powerto dispose of funds given them by the'corporation to others. • Mr. Alderman Bilowta thought they could nat more properly show their esteem to her Majesty than by contributing to• the relief of the:necessitous, and therefore he should• propose that £750 be given to the Mayor to defray the necessary expenses on. the (lay of the eorrinatioti, and a* fur titer sow of £1250 to be di vided amongst the public charities of the town. /VII% Councillor PLATT seconded the motion. • The ToWN-C-LERK thought there were.legal difficulties in the way of such an appropriation of the corporate funds. lie was of opinion that £750 might be granted; for, by the sSth section or the - municipal act the council was empowered to make to the Mayor an allowance, as to a police magistrate, 'reorder, or town clerk. Now, the council on the 9th ofNoveinher, truflovv Mg up the course of the year but one before; made the Mayor an allow ante for the expenses of the mayoralty, part of which was under the control of a committee. -When that was first proposed, he had to consider how far that.waswarranted; and he thoughtthey could go so far, for they had umwerto give the mayor a salary, or make him an allowance, and to give him no mire than the ex penses of his Mayoralty was rather dOing less than their powers warranted than exceeding them. •AB appoilittneots of state— even the speaker himself—provision was Made lot the necessary expen:Ue which the•dignity of the office threw on them. It went to a still greater extent, for they found that in the Admiralty there was provision of table money. It was a mistake, therefore - , to iteat it as an allowance for eating and drinking,. and they had allowed rather less than inure than they had the power to grant. The sum now proposed was an extraordinary allowance for an extra., dina ry. occasion ;‘ and, on the same ground that they had the right to fix the allowatice to the Mayor, they had the right to console. the extraordinary expense which woold be thrown upon hint 'at the approaching coronation in supporting the dignity of hiS office. It was now proposed that £1250. should be granted for the purposes of the charities; but he 'could not see how the public charities could furnish calls upon the mayor on this occasion. lie (the town-clerk) could go the- length of admitting that the mayor has a dignity to maintain on this oc casion; find he would : incur expense for that purpose, but he could net goheyond that—he could not say that the mayor was called open to subscribe to the charities. But the proposition of Mr. Brown would give the money to the mayor for that ex press purpose, and make him merely the organ. The time might come, and he believed it Was not lam- ditto nt, when they might find themselves in that state that would give the council a su '-plus which would enable them to contribute annually to the charities; and he was .ot opinion, that if the money were appropriated in a limited way, and without ostentation, the effect would bean produce great private benevoleece, from which the public would derive great benefit. • At present he was not-pre-• pared to go. into t her; but from inquiries which he had made at the office of the treasurer, he . had ascertained that-they had a surplus according to the•92d section of the.niunicipal act; but helthought they , could not go into the questiOn on the present occasion. - Mr. Alderman BunwN would propoSe,,thetr',', that the stun of £2300. be allowed the ma yOr, w i t hotif'dividitikat as mentioned, to dispose of as he s hould think fit, and tioA l fi n :l?t to'the honour -of the corporation. - Mr. Councillor Bor.ToN }iper], after the dpc tded . : opinion of the town-clerk, that Mr. Brown would wit Or Vv - his motion. had ti:Considerable i e, o s n i l o t r e o . n i i ‘ w e l h n t , t l : l h l :: s r!l i t il l i i S t e a n j : l i d s L a r essed e l h e e t c j ' e o tsit i l i,.c toil'''-clerk h a .e n and the several cnuld -not perceive On what principle the town-clerk drew the distinc tion between the application of money as proposed by one party, I and the infinitely more conunendable application of it as pro- I posed by the other. If they could place money at the disposal of the mayor for the purposes'ofthe coronation, why not also for the purposes of the. charities. Now, with regard to :tic. Walmsley's prope4ition to raise voluntary contributions, it had his fullest and warmest concurrence, fur every man should act as he thought proper on such an occasion. But in giving it his concurrence, he did nut mean to give it anything else. He thought it was a piece of pageantry that could be dispensed with. Hethought it no more a proof of loyalty than hiscotintry men getting blind drunk on St.• Patrick's day was a proof of patriotism. Mr. Alderman BROWN proposed that instead of £750. the snm should he £2OOO. The Towra--GLRRK thought the legal difficulty he had men tioned would still exist. Some other observations fell from several other members, and Mr. Councillor HODGSON said, when he had spoken in -the • early part of the discussion, he thought the expenditure was proposed for the coronation in London; he . hadno - idea 'I hat it was a little petty coronation in Liverpool. (Laughter.) objected to any sum being expended fin such a purpose. Mr. Councillor EARLE, too, said when lie made his 'remark on the shabbiness of the sum, he had made the saute mist ake as Mr. Hodgson. He said it was agreed on all sides that •it was child's play, and he. hoped it would be confined to what would amuse children—fire-works. Mr. Alderman BROWN withdrew his amendment, and the re solution was about to he again put to the meeting, when Mr. Councillor FIOOON rose wnd moved that, as the ex . pease was . altogether unnecessary, it be not allowed. Dr. CA RSoN seconded the amendment. The MA le ()it submitted hew fur the amendment, if it were carried, would agree with the resolutions that had already been adopted. ( Laughter.) Mr. COUncillor BLACKBURN thought if the amendment were put they must rescind the resolutions thl?y•had just carried. A most Marvellous change of opinion haul taken place in the minds of some of the :nfembers present. Some had at first thought that no expense could be sufficient—now that any ex pense would he too much.. He could. not see hew there could be such a delusion after the explanation- of Mt. Barclay. He Congratulated his-friend Mr. Shiel on the effett of 'his speech— quite a second conversion. (A laugh.) Some conversation - ensued on this amendment, and the mover and seconder then withdrew it, ekpresSing themselves satisfied with having put on record their oppoSition to the grant.' Th e resolution granting £750 was accordingly carried, and a com mittee was appointed to devise the means for its disptisal. Mr. Shell's name was on time list proposed; but it was withdrawn at his request, as he said he could not consistently act on that com mittee., The deputation to accompany the mayor to present the . address to the queen consists of thernover and seconder of the restiltition,' Messrs. Barclay and Houghton. The following members of - the council were appointed on the committee.—Messrs. Houg.htOn, Brown, Blackburn, Bolton,. Earle, Bright, Jordan, Hornbv, H. Helmes, Jones, Meltor,.G. H. Lawrence, B. Lawrence,.Rawdon, Walmsley, Shand, ,lio binson, Woolright, and Barclay. FIDDLER'S FERRY. The TowN-cLEttx entered into some explanation resreCting the expenditure occasioned by theopposition to this bill, in con- sequence of some observations made at an early period of the day,' which he said would not exceed LUX/o,one third of which would be defrayed by the dock estate. And he justified the proceedings taken, which were not an opposition to the project, but merely instituted for the protection of the navigation of the Mersey. . .rstaßs's CEMETERY. • . • - Mr..: Alderman SHEL L lose to move `• That the Town-clerk be instructed to inquire.intothecircumstauces,relating to a sum of £1,700 paid out of the corporation funds to the trustees of St. James's Centetery, on theJst of June, 1.835, and to report to this council whether the conditions on which that sum Was so paid have been complied with by the trustees—whether the management of the. trust has been conducted according to the previsions.of the act relating thereto—and. to suggest if any and what measures ought to be adopted for, the security, of the said funds." Mr. Shell spoke at some length, and in the course of his. remarks, he detailed the. history, of the cemetery. ac cusing its managers of gross mismanagement, whereby they had involVed thoSe who had advanced money in the under taking in considerable debt along with themselves, and had then btirrOwed 'money from the corporation.and paid them selvrls with it, but not a part of the subscribers termed share : holders. This cemetery never could' pay the interest of its debt off, whilst other cemeteries in the town were paying large dividends . to • the - shareholders, alluding as he proceeded - to a pamphlet recently published on- the subject by Mr. Henry Lawrence. Mr. Councillor.H. LAWRENCE seconded the motion. (Loud laughter.) He justified himself and' the- managers of the cemetery from the attack of Mr. - Sheil, and contended that the debt was in process of liquidation, though it would take. 33 years to nay it off, • • The Motion was agreed to - xithont further discussion, and the council rose at thr.4 o'clock.. • 71,1 f I.t TANDARD. Y • p( / f ur 1A •• • -T EI,I.IGENCE saur,a,w- Arsviorciarerr.r-., INF1 0 1:M TI,)N. AGAI-NST .A PU.BLIC.A . N.—On TLIP . Sday, Rt. thP Police-effete, ioltt , l F. Chillcott appeared to eruover a chime made against I iin by Inspector Simpson. • 'file latter stated, that Mr. Chillcott kept a ptiblic-boese to Richmond-stteet. nn Tbui,lay; the 21ih instant; . at. two o'clock in the morn• in;,. lie %Vas passing the house, When he beard a; noise. He knerked at. the door, and he' was adinitted by Mr.,ChillCott. Ile found in the houSe . seVeral persons, five of wlirint woe" in.. 0 ross4”taint tied by •M r. . e reineMbered what he said' when he 'went in verV well. He ''said, it was ex ceedingly improper to have pcisons drinking there ar.lhat hour. lie remembered a rtrson darned Bed, who addres.ed him. Ile said to Berl—Don't N'im interfere with me-in my duty; yeti have sent me a la wye - i';) letter, and if ever von -in terfere with me in toy duty', I will send you to Bridewell. Mr. Chillcutl : Did you ever know me to have persons in niV house at such an hour before ? Inspi,ctor: No, I never did. Mr. Chillcott: Do you net know my house to be a well-comforted house ? Inspector: I know it to be a disreputable house. Mr. Chillcott: Do you know th, names of the persons who were there'?.-- Inspector : Not of all. I know a few them. .There was 'yourself, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Beil; Mr. Baker, find Mr. Matthew Robinson. Mr. Robinson was sober Mr. Chillcott: Yes. and that M r;Baker whom you have Mentiened is is clerk in Mi. Whitty's office Mr. Whiity . : . 1 beg to ;ewe, that Mr.. Baker is not a clerk in my office.. Two police o ff icers were called. They stated that t bey'aecompanied Inspector Simpson on the occasion in question. They saw seven men, five of whom were drunk, and two sober. '['hey aid not know the names of any of the individuals. Thei had seen disorderly characters in the house. Mart Mutate, tin officer of the court, pioved a previous conviction against Mr. Chillcott. Mr. Chill cott called Parsons, solicitor, of this town.. He said he was at Mr. Chilleott's house on the night in question. Before he proceeded with hiS evidence, he requested Mr. Hall to allow him to state why he had called there. There was an action pending against Mr. Chillcott, in which he was engaged as attorney torthat gentleman. The case was on the point of settlement, and 'he had called to tell Mr. Chillcott that such was the case. He called between eleven and twelve o'clock, having been detained at his office, until past eleven. Mr. Baker, wile was a clerk to Mr. Whit ty, hail quarrelled with his clerk and knocked him down. 'The inspector came-in and said they were all drunk. It seemed, he said, (hat his clerk. Bell, had loath some idle boast that lie was about to enter an action, and this had preduced an ill feelingiii the mind of the inspector towards him (Mr. Par Sons.) The. inspector Said, "Oh! you have threatened to send me law, but I'll serve von out." Allusion having again been made to Mr, Baker, Mr. Whitty said Mr. Baker was an exceedingly. respectable young man. He was net, hoWever, a clerk in his office. About six menths ago he was eMployed in his office for two weeks only. Mr. Hall said the ease was proved very fully. Mr. Chillcott : I don't think the evidence of those policemen should be taken even on oath. Mr. 111 . 11: Mr. Parson. has proved the case If we were to thiow out Of consideration all the other evidence, his testimony proves the case most compleZ.ely. Mr. Chillcott was fined 4',1 Ms. 'and coSis.. . . DA, AGE T() A VESsFL BY A STEAMER:—The proprietors of lhe.B,bliingt v n, one of the steam-boats plying to and it out the Rock Ferry, appeared at the Police-office, nn TUesila, by their solicitor,. Mr. Moss, in answer to a summons procured . against them by the own( rs of the brig Clyde. The gentleman who represented the owners of the Clyde, stated, that she was ,• lyin - lf iu the stream, and was about to enter one of the docks, When? tie steamer Bebbington ran against her bows and did . much 'damage. 'The pilot who was in 'charge of the Clyde was called. lie stated, that the latter vessel was within a reasona ble distance•of the pierhead, With very little way-upon her—not More than one knot per• hour—the tide running abiiut two knots. The. Bestiington left the pier and attempted to go a-head of -them; The John Anderson lay tier own length from theto,.and between the two vessels the steamer was trying to pass. • They hailed her, and told her to stop a short tithe. Those on board the steaMer stopped the paddles for an- instant, and then he. heard •a cry of "Go on—fiard a starboard." Immediately the steamer came across their bow, forcing them over against the John Anderson, breaking their head rails, - and carrying away the bowsprit and part of-the rigging. The math-topmast was .also broken. off by the stock, and it fell amongst the men of the John. Anderson. A shipmaster anu a shipwright, who had ex amined the injuries, were called. The forme' stated, that it. would cost £5 to repair the damage done to the rigging, and the latter said,. the other injuries which the vessel had sustained could not be repaired. under £l6. Mr. Hall said, they had proved a damage of £21.. By sec. 115 oldie 6 Geo. IV, he could not interfere where the damage claimed was more than 1:21) The solicitor for the owners of the .Clyde thought, as the act specified that a reduction of one-third was to be made for the difference between old and new . materials, that the sum which they claimed was in reality under £2O, as, in point of fact, they only claimed two-thirds of £2l. Mr. Hall said, the act evi dently intended that the power to interfere shoutd be governed by the amount of (haulage proved. CHARGES OF HoMicIOE AGAINST A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—Phi- Iip Partride, captain of the_ Vigilant, belonging,'we understand, to,M r, Quaile, of this port, was, on Tuesday, brought up at the Police-odice, on two charges of flogging and ill-treating two of his hands 'on board,- on their homeward bound voyage from th Coast Of Africa, from the effects of which they died. The first ease gone into was a charge of illtreating, a boy named WilliaM Dayies. Front the testimony of the second imate and several seamen, it appeared that in April last, when within five weeks' sail of this port, the captain knocked the deceased down as he stood at the wheel. arid kicked him as he lay on deck. The boy was at the time ill of a dysentery ; but, notwithstanding, he was flogged almost daily, and sometimes repeatedly in the day, taltiLabOut the I 2tli day from that on which he was knocked dOwn,'whert he died. One of the seamen said the boy yonti nued'in grow worse daily, but he was still flogged and ill-treated. The surgeon of the vessel stated, that the injuries received do doubt hastened the boy's death.. He might have recovered with kind treatment. The next charge was for flogging and Ili treating the cooper on board; but the surgeon was of opinion that he died a natural death. He hail suffered from an :Mark of fever on the coast, and was much emaciated. re mely o r9 o n a g nei o a n i f., tt . e l b .h r e ut i a pr li i t s y .,n o e f a titan ' w up, wars ded for again Central Criminal Court. committed OnW edn t e o s d t ' a t y k e the h captain homicide 7t h t l i e' e tr examildiatittiog, sham fo he reign silks,Police-office, 1 shah' tobacco., a i t -170 ) ., & n ( r ) , e t d o and Murray, were pla . the credulous, named Barnard Leonard • 7 Ced before the 111agistr'ates oo a charge, of attempting to sell man named ikon, stated, in a smugg led tobacco. A young "duffers,"—sellers long round-about story, that the prisoners came to him and — " s;Cier Y s e i s ir offered to sell him some tobacco . cheap.. - He said he wanted about 3lbs, and one of .t hem, large sealed p i a ..e n d e n i ar a d p , p n a ;? )t r i o y f o e i t . cl t i n i i t , , a( a c n o d , ;They weighed it, and. it weighed,p4rly,four pounds, i s al e h a itn e s l e n ea ti t i lu h l r a e e pc ; i sii . (l, i n " :a . ; , and wanted 2s, a t it i r i ez ! .43)ortiitt.tdrsHitee bidshould tthem for it, and after some bargaining, theya e g i l:e e e it (. l l 4 l: e ta k k e e ep i e t. r :l a c had nut the m m foney, however, to pay then' it, and they refits- I to let hint keep it without and Si), h bowled waryhom;e—Mr. liahl, " And, therefore, very honest, no dould,"—he gave them into, custody. IVlr.Dowling said, the charge ought to tie for selling someth,bw, fur it was not tobacco. There was a small hole torn in the parcel at the top under which was tobacco. butaltthe rest. was saw-dust. Mr. Dowling then tore open the,parcel, and exposed about half au ounce of tobac co just where the ,parcel was torn at the top, and all the rest tightly packed t:aty-dust. Mr. wish I Could get ridof Murray, and drive him out of Liverpool ,• ha 'sone of the great est knaves in the town." Prisoner Murray—" Well, it wasn't me as sold the tobacco, it was this Wan, and him as bollght it wanted me to sell him sonic French brandy." Mr. Hall— " You haroaineil with hint for ss. for that parcel of saw-dust." Prisoner Leonard—" Please yer honour, he never meets nz in the street but he's olers asking for tobacco." Mr. Hall—" W hat are you?" Mr. Parkinson—" He Is one of the duffers that go about the town." Prisoner Leonat•d" There's nobody about the Ducks but he (complainant) wants to buy lia( 7 co of; he's tondentiog us every day for'(ieee. He gets both negro-head and cabbages and smuggles himself.'' (A laugh.) Mr. Hall —" is that any reason why you should sell him saw-dust?"— This dumfounaered Leonard. It appearing that the complain ant' had paid nothing, there was no fraud. Mr. Hall —" The very first tune I have such evidence as I can lay hold of, as to you,' Murray, nartictipirly. I will g,t von sent out of the coun try. Discharge thew Murray, with much cool impudence— " Good winning, Sir." It may warn suite credulous simpleton from being duped, to state, that Murray, than whom there is not a greater thief in the town, and whd is alWays prowling about, is a middle aged man, stoutly built, dressed always in' a blue jacket like a sailor, having a pallid, bloated face, and is nearly bald. DKFINITION of "Nor PAIZTICULARI v DRUNK."—Yesterday at the Police-office, a silly fellow, who had the night before beet] robbed of his coat at a house of ill fame, in the midst of his story was asked by Mr. Hall, who is some times exceedingly spicy in his Police.oftce remarks, "Well, I suppose you were drunk?" Complainant—" Oh, nit. particalarlu drunk:" Mr. IIaII— " Drunk as usual? . ' Complainant was quite posed, hut would not admit that he was usually drunk, STEALING GLASSES FROM PURI ICANS.—Cases of pilfering • glasses from rublicans are continually occurring •at the police,- conrt, and that body of tradesmen must be great sufferers from this cause. ; Yest . erday. ahint was throwxt out in the police -court which may in some measure put au end to this. Mr-. Hanson, publican, of Scotland-road, appeared to prefer a charge against a. woman for stealing one of his glasses. He said his losses from having his. glasses stolen amounted to lOs. a week. The usual plan was to have , the name of-the owner scratched on the side, when. stolen the glass was taken to persons who made a living by it, the name ground off, and in a few minutes the glass, polished, and there was no longer any identifyingAt, • So great had been his loss in this way, that he had hit, on the plan, of having his name cast in the glass, so, that it wept right through and there was -no grinding it out.. He orodoced a specimen, which was the usual glass casting round the, glass, .as on soda water bottles, &c. ..This hint may-be useful to the class of pub licans. • • BonnEnv.;--Yesterday at the police-office, Mrs. Leonard,•the 'wife of Mr. Thomas Leonard of the Derby Arms Inn; near the. Zoological Gardens, appeared before the magistrates to charge one of her servants, Elizabeth Brodie, with.h-aving,robbed her of some money... Mrs Leonard stated that she had £6. in silver in a tin box which belonged to her father (Mr. Atkins) and put it into her. bed room. On. Tuesday morning, on going for it and counting it, she found £l. 15s. short. As no one had been in the room but herself and the chamber maid, she wentdown stairs and taxed the chamber maid with having taken it. The prisoner trembled very much, and said, ".do you accuse me of taking it? I will make you pa) .for it if you do." She called a policeman and gave her into custody, and the money was found on her. '[he prisoner, in defence, 'tented the charge, and said it was all a mistake of Mr. Leonard's; that her mistress was troubled with a. very bad memory. ,The prisoner was fully committed to take her trial. Civic KET.—A match. will be played on Tuesday next, between the members of the Liverpool, and Wavertree clubs, on the ground of the former, to commence at two o'clock precisely. Lord Stanley left town at an early hour yesterday morning to attend the Manchester races, and thence' to Knowsley for a few days. His lordship is expected to return to St. James's square on Saturday next.—Morning Herald, Wednesday. George IV,, though not generally noted for disregard of foreign tinsel, gave an especial . injunction that nothing that was not of British fabric should, on any account, be used at his• coronation—a regulation which was faithfully adhered to. The Midland Colinties' Railway is rapidly. "progressing" (as. the Americans would say) in the immediate neighbourhood of this towt4 and along the whole line on both sides of.it. Beyond the Freeman's Piece, the workmen are now engaged in a - deep )cutting of clayey soil, and will ,soon reach the spot where a short tunnel is to be made. On the Humberstone road, a con siderable excavation is being made, over one part of which there. will be a bridge high. enough to allow coaches and other ye-- hicles to pass under it. .Every possible exertion seems to be used by the directors.to compete the undertaking in due time ;• and there.can be.ne : doubt, that they, will. succeed in doing so. A, rumour has heen very prevalent in Greenwich for somei, It is , qotite evident t o .any casual observerafthe.progress which, days;past, that Mr.. Barnard was about to cesjo the reorwtra- is daily made in the work, that there exists great k net gy and tiou of the borough; under some mark of faVour from . the ,... 9 ren, I talent in ihe managing department ; and we are glad of it, for, in order to make way'for Captain Dathih.e ; but . i . nt - State t o snea k th e t ro th,, we s h ou ld be sorry that the" Midland Conn, most piSitively . that the ruinourip,quelinn, is .entirely Without ties sbomld be exceeded in an v respect by any other railway f"tiodation , .—G , eempich Gazette. ,-, • iu t hp' kingdoin.— Lqicesier Clrrvniclei 2. , t, , ;(;[,, . • PUBLIC' AMUSEMENTS TIJEATHE-tiOYAI, TtlesdlY,nc.ning the managers of I iii theatre, takinq vanto,2e of toe, cliviiotilaVee iif iMI Vanden hittf passibg throtwo the town en route from .A.thrrien'to: hittt to piny Hamlet. It was lint to he. expeeted that an attar 4.1 gene rall fittviAtiite•as nr.Natiilentiedr is in lovetliool, YleV ill tine of his best charactecs,,litmill ,rlt ray! ri crowded atidience; • and sucti wit's the case", Tor both boxes mot pit were quite Th . o. very enthusiastic reception with which - Ate. Va odenhoff 'was greeted on his re-sppearatice'on those hoards where hi. earliest'rbesplati , efforts•were Made, and where the grountkvork of his succeeding lame seers lirnity leicl, tvhile it was the deserved reward of his exertions, mint at the same time have been highly flattering to him. In personal firpeirrance„ Mr V andenhotfhas much improved frOm his trip over the Atlantic; when we last saw him abont.l2 months ago, there was a (levee of lankness about his limb's and person, whicit has nova been changed into _robustness: There are many original points in Mr Vanden hoff's Hamlet, wherein he widely s from his conteMpo rat ies ; some of them distinguished try much beauty ; some of them detective. His Hamlet •is not the the unsteady, fretful, wayward, boiling-over personage that Chas. Kean•makes' hint ; nor yet that mixture of sentimentality amtpassion, and deliverer of studied catching points of eloquence and pathos of language 'that Macreatty makes him.' He represents hini-as a thoughtful grave Man, one . slokv of purpose, of mature considerat:int, yet quick - ref wit. His acting oti this conception• of the character was a near approaCh to perfection; his demeanour was thought ful, not slightly shaken, and. his speech slow: this accorded well with that stiffness of gait and fixedness of b atm,. which time is fast giving to him. But the.cinest ion then arises, is this' the true conception of the character of a young Mall or about 2.5 years of age, such as Hamlet is represented ? and we confess we think this extreme thoughtfulness and gravity of demeanour is only the distinguishing attribute tit a much older man than Hamlet It is true that the circumstanees in which Hamlet is placed must be taken into the account ; but yet there is an elasticity about the temperament of youth which is the very opposite of that fixed • gravity of character which Mr. Vandenhoitiepresents Hamlet to have. The temper of youth is not like the continually bent bow. His aoliloquies, were delivered as soliloquies, and not as if bellowing : to an audience at a distance, as we hit vesometttnes heard actors give them, with the most outrageous rant. They were characterised by the, slow love utterance of deep and de termined feeling, whilst the audience seemed forgotten.. Occa sionally, however, this was carried too faron hirtutterance being so low that the word or the sentiment was lost ; this is : an ap parent fault in the opposite extreme which ought to tie avoitled. Mr. Yandenhoff Hamlet, in the scene of the Players.before the King, far surpassed any representation we have before seen of this part of the play. was excited, vet cool and deter mined; watchful and keen, without .Womanish flurrv; and his by-play was exceedingly clever. When the King asks, " What do you call the play ?" he gives the answer with a ready yet bitter sarcasm—"the mouse trap;" midi proceeds to egi de its history with pointed coinness, instead of tumbling the words out, head over heels after the manner of Chas. Kean. Though we rarely see a better Fo/onius than Mr. laker,.he was this evening fully equalled, and in :mine ,points 'Surpassed by MY. barren's Pu/9niax. . His folly waa delivered With a graver face, awl_ told more pnintedly. One word tvith regard hone. manage ment. We cannot admire the ineotisistritcy orlaving down a carpet in the scene of the Players figure the King. This is hardly chronologically correct in the history i.fearpet , . 'f here. way another point of bath fast e. The .female a lteud:cnts at the solemn aril ,verrystriking,scene of t be,porial of Ophetirt, instead ;i of beingll dressed and illwhite, .Were adorded with all the colours Of the green riblions and pink handker chiefs being in profusion.. The rear was brought up by one .of the Ridgtvays, in a big, dirty cloak, coyering a contier's snit, which turned the whittle scene lima burlesque, and when 01.4 ma r ched o ff, the audience, instead of sympathy, expressed, their merriment: These are points which ought not to be overlooked. At the conclusion'tir the Dial! Mr. Vandenhoff was loudly called for, emit, after an interval, made his appearance. He was en thusiasticallY cheered. He briefly expressed his gratitude for the welenine with which he was again received in his native • land; an 4 retired amidst. great cheering. Mr, Farren has been the chief attraction during 'the rest of the weeß, by his unri valled acting in several favourite comedies. GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS On NVertm!Stlay evening, a novelty Of a very at tratfting nature was presented to the public at these gardens, uy the spirited and indefatigable proprietor. 'rhe whole of the east side of the gar den was laid out to represent Mount Vesuvius, towering above its adjacent hills, and, at its feet, Naples and its beautiful bay. We know not how the optical delusion was accomplished by means ofamall hillock's and painted canvas, but at the other end or the grirdens the effect was most striking, and far exceeding any thing we could have conceived as the production of art. Vesuvius, with its crater top, had the appearance of being several hundred feet high; the town of Naples, at its feet, had all the appearance of a town lessened by distance, and the bay was represented by that end of the garden being flooded by a sheet of water, in which were floating mimic and diminutive ships. The lighting eruptionof the began at 9 o'clock. Imme diately before this, we were particularly struck with the brilliant effect which the setting sun had on the mimic hills, some being lighted up to a 'reflecting brilliant green, others having a dark and sombre hue from shade. At first, a thin coinnin of smoke issued from the crater and rose into the air,at fit st so light anti v a poury that it seemed doubtful whether it were not admit! en circling the summit of the mountain ; it became, however, gradually more dense and copious. After an interval, a brilli ant flash succeeded, illumining the rugged hill-side for a mo- , went, and then leaving it clothed in darkness. Presently the flashes became more frequent, and flame mingled with . the smoke•at the crater's mouth e'er and anon changing its tint from a .violet 'la a livid and from a livid to a crimson line. Meanwhile, the adjacent mountains reflected its varying gleam, mellowedliv distance. Again there was a trifling pause, till, racked with convulsive throes, the mountain latioined to dis charge her bu i then. and hurled into the air—not masses of lire and solid reek, but "ll mita candles," " serpents," and "stars," the effect of which is to render the scene merely theatrical. Nevertheless, to do it justice, the closing spectacle is splendid. Vesuvius opens, as it were, her womb, and pouts forth an °vet, %%ictating flood of molten..:fire, carrying . , desolation in its path; and contanning even' obstacle opposed to its progress. Below lies the town of Naples, effulgent with the ruddy glare, and the tranquil bay glittering- 7 " A burnished she,et.of living flame." To appreciate the In illiancy of the Whole it must be seen, for the.illusion is at times :complete. We hope, howe'ver, that at the next similar display the " serpents," `` stars," " Roman candles," et hue genus venue, will be, discharged . from some other part Of.the,garden, tht o , i f r o a ,e se r e ß n p t re fr s t e tt ri n hi ll t ir oi c l r . atei of Vesuvius entirely mars. he fidelity BOTANIC GAitDEN. At the Botanic GatOn, on Wednesday, there was a pleasing exhibition Of choice specimens of plants, vegetableB, flowers, fruits, &c. The weather was'exceedingly propitious, sod th.(! Company numerous, above a thou san d l a di es an d gent leuieu being present. Mr. StUbb's hand . was In attendance., :. Aniont.l the visitors we noticed Charles Horsetail, Esq..ntni family; Dr. and Mrs. Winstaulev, Mt. Winstanley, jun., MrB.. and . ICliss Saudhach, Mrs. Bo:d, H. Glynn, Esq., and family; the Misses Salislniry, Ml.B. F. Heywood, 1%1 rs. Turner, Mr. and. Miss Wilson, the Misses Naylor, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Glover, the Misses ocklestone s , Mrs. Walker,—Fair dough, Esq., Mr. and Miss Lightbody, Mrs. Harding, Mr. and the Misses spinall, J. B. Brancker, 'Esq., and eon; Rev. Rey tor Brooks, and many others. The specimens, (which were exceedingly good anti much admired,) %vete exhibited i n a spacious marquee, erected for the purpose, immediately in front of the hot-houses; and the garden, which at all times affords an agreeable walk, presented a very lovely and animated scene. At four o'clock the prizes were awarded to the different competitors, and at the same tune the medals gained at the last exhibition were distributed. We annex a list of the prizes : Calceolarias—J. N. Walker, Esq. Cucumbers.—Chas les Tayleure, Esq. Dishes of Grupes,-I s t p riz e.—Hugh Jones, Esq. Ditto 2.1 do.—M r. Gibson. Best. Part of Pansies.—Hugh Jones, Esq. Ist Prize of Erieas, six var.—J. N. Walker, Esq. 2d do. do.—Mrs. Dyson. Orcloidem, single specimen -Ist prize—Onciditun •flesuosum..— Charles Tavleure, Esq. Do. do. 2d do ditto.—Charles l'ayleure, Esq. Pelargoniums.—Airs. Cropper. Pines—Providence, Ist and 2d.—Charles Tayleure Esq. let Prize—Stove or Greenhouse, Class No. IS— Eryfhritia erisla galli—Polvgala oppositifolia—Cactus speciusissimus—Ne rium album.—Chtrrles Taylettre, Esq. 2d, do. do.—Fuchsia globosa—Pelargonium perfection—Cal ceolaria var. Euphorbia splendeos.—Hugh Jones, Esq. . Ist Prize—Stove or Greenhouse, Class No l9—Epidendruin •spe. Pholettdola imbicata —Cattleya Forbesii—Oneiditim tleximsuin—Onettlinto viridunt—lioidendrun t partocis— Calanthe veratrifolia—Brassia maculata.—Chas. Tayleure, p:s q . . . . . . 2d Prize—Cactus speciosissimus—Cactus Ackermannii major —Heliclirysom serrulata—Troliceloin pentaph‘llum—Fuelisia gracilis, var,_(;hits, Hw.sfan, Ist Prize—Single specimens or Stove or Greenhouse=Elktirt slum tosintlii.—Mrs..Dyson. • . . 1.1 Prize—Cactus speciossitmis.—C, S. Parker, Esq. .• 3d do.—Punch.a decassata.—Mrs. Cropper. Is. do.—Shrubby plant-,Dentzia seabra.—M rs.'Cl tipper. 2.1 do.—Rhododendron #errugeuium.—Chas. Ta)leture, Esq. I Basket of Vegetables.—Mrs. Cropper. 2 ditto ditto.—William Smith, Esq. • I Cut Flowers.— H ugh Jones, Esq. 2 do .. do.—J. S. Leigh, Esq. • , . 1 Pan of Tulips—Trafalgar, Phenix, Hera of the. Nile, Lord Hill, Begot,. Violet Wallers,,Mr. Thomas Ruby. I Basket of Plants.—Mrs. Cropper. 2 ditto. - ditto.—Mr. Isaac Hadwen. • 3 ditto ditto.—.l. N. Walker. Esq. Extra Prize. for G Orchidece a rnmatiea—Maxillaria tetragona--Epidendrum onaerochvium—Oneidium punii dtttn—,P4dendrum Cuciaceum—Epidendrutn fragrans.— The Earl of lierby. Baskets of Plants.—Hugh Jones, Esq.; C. S. Parker, Esq.; Charles Tayleure, Esq.; Mr. Gibson, The Carlton Club find their house, though go recently erected and entered upon, by nu means large..enough, and are about to build one upon a much grander scale.. For their present house they are said to be in treaty with the members of the Par thenon. BREAD AND WATER.-SLARthOlly is said to have lived 150 Years on bread and water, James the Ilermitlo-1, and Ar senius 120. The Lady Mary Talbot, daughter of the Roman Catholic Earl of Shrewsbury, is fixed upon to be principal train-bearer to the Queen, at the roionation.—Ministerial Organ. We regret to announce the death of the Dowager Lady Southampton, which took place at Cheltenham on Sunday evening last, in the 62d year of her age: ANOTHER HEIRESS, -By the death of the late Mr; Cha lie, his grand-daughter, Miss Rii:hards, heroines entitled to a for tune of upwards of £300,0(0. II has been often remarked that shocking occurrences seldom occur singly . ; but never that we can remember has such a Catalogue of homicide occurred in England. as within the last ten dam.. As signs of the times these horrid details eanunt fail to have their influence on reflecting minds. The Earl of Chesterfield is said to have let his sliced) family mansion, in Mayfair, for one fortnight only, to his Serene Highness Prince Schwartvenberg, the Atistrian special mi nister, for the sum of £3 . 500. The noble earl's winnings oil the Oaks are very considerable. STE.AME'tS versus LINERS.—The Qarrick and,ihi England," New York and Liverpool line of packets, sailed front pool 9n the, 16th /410, nine, days after the Great Western steamer, and reached New York on the 12th,,May,ninetaen days after, the steamer's arrival at that port, and when ; she was re.erossing the Atlantic' on her return. It Stated that a steamer called the - Sir Lionel Smith, was to stakrriUit New York for Lohdort on Itis.t 12th May. What' thlsveSSel is does not appear; but fruM t tie ifaiue"wc should suppilse iiei t6lie an' English :steamer. whielt has beep leis ing in* Hirlies: As she has not arrived at Loadon'She 4 tiitliel a loll *nyagelf it ~ t;i -..: of ^'~.:~ Idd4 ~ _ • ••I: ,A. I ~A,NI NAV IG . I 'PION TO NU E ..( 7"'`r. • 'N'r '' i ' . _ . ,,,... 11, ' • . ....‘84.1t . ..--'•• nil.A. . Tr) :rltr,: F r )l7'o 7 ? '1" 'TILE Lll:E..lll'f.ct 'TA" ' y .... *,- 0 A , • STR.—in . the /,7,.tirpool Merritrq of this ilay ;) is k , , ,O . ' _. s iv: i i remarks no the above subject, ti,. ..A ;Aleetiati s ie.": o lll ' ' .. that "the eoustimpt ion °remit,- vii. in the Git , 4Vteitfei.o is . p t * N 'qty' . • little non e t lidii nibs'. of 'Coed per horse powe Pkiaifiit liifitila .." 1 / 4 ,4 • one limper Uurse• Royer per holfr ;lois ...Attie( lidia.. l . t srmitiltiatier . .,‘ :32C,6 mile.." This is evidently anus ake, au can l'itoi k. 4 l. Nral doom, one ton per hour for .the whole 450 horse ter t engines, N o v.o- otlis. i,er Icirsepower would be about - 21A_ ~ instead oif one , ton only_ for the 450 horse_4iower. He giier on to say, that the sipam is worked SO far extinsivell , us to enter t. the tinder awing; nub/ one half of the.s:irtike of piston ; miw, accoriling.l;. Pie usioiil garcirlatiimtif:llie horse Power ; the clinders of tlii, Great Western are eqiial; to, 0n1y.450' horse, provided the steam be admitted at about..l or ;tit'ss ptessure on the square, owl; during the' Whole of the stroke i.I . the piston, an d as i t w i ly winiitt,l 11110 th e cylindelS Of the Cilreat.Western during, one half of the stroke •of the pistoit,..,Of coarse , only as much steam is generaied.as is equal ti , I he supplY of engines -of half that size, 4,r 223 horse power, acciiiiting to tharitoole of .calculation. That. there is a west saving of Awl by using the steam expansively, there can lie tui doubt but to suppose, , that in SO tiOlOg Wil il the cylinders of the Great Western, you are gaining 450 horse power or ativ thing near It, ontler the above mentioned circumstances is a i ..ttiplete mistake.- - What power the engines nu b,aid I hill vessel are. really working up to I cant not ter,. as "A Mechanic" does n o t say at what pressure the steam. is generated, hot when that datum is furnished, I have no hesi tation in s'tVit'it , that the engines of the Great Western will be found to consume more than I.illes. or even 711 s. per loose power, according to the usual acceptation of the horse power as above mentioned. " A Mechanic' says, that "she is titled up with the common injection engines," and speaking of the boilers, be says, •, there are lour of these, and any one of them Can be cleaned, and the water readmitted, and so on, as wanted throughout the voyage, as they become successively foul," While tipon this part of the subject, I would ask whether, with all these arrangements, and the pumping instead of tlinriny tint of salt water to boot, 1O render the ;Intim , p condensers effi cient. the report,Which is generally current in this place, Cher one of the boilers is Nailed or burnt, IC or is not true. 111 it be true, is not - A Mechanic" of opinion, that the condensers till board the Sirius (respecting which lie is quite silent) whereby pure distilled water is supplied to the boderit are essential to steam nari2miiiii It New York, and other distant places? 1 am in haste. %ours, Szi: PLAY FAIR ,ItraP, 1, 1838, CORONATION OF OUlt GRACIOUS QUEEN, VIC • TOR IA THE FIRST. TO TIM EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. •"I H.—The town of Liverpool at. all times has stood pre-emi henily high in the opinioo of Old England in attachment lo the tiltifiae, 1 tie period of, the Coronation is fast. approaching, and, with the excelitun cif tut, ph.444,lings in COuticil, I do not hear or any .preparation icing made to celebrate the event worthy of thislown. sinrorelv hope that a public meeting of the nth,- bitants.may,tie forthwith called, in order that every individual, without regard to party or political feeling, may have an oppor tunity of testifying, by his zeal on .so propitious an occasion, that set vent altachmetit to monarchical principles which has ever chafacturised the pe0p1... - Of this country.—That peace and happiness mai be+ bilig secured to us, is the fervent wish of A LOYAL ENGLISHMAN. srchange-alley, Liverpool, Jane 7, 1838. FLETCHER ItAINCOCK, Eft It has never been our lot to announce a tribute of respect more gratifying than has just been offered to this gentleman. His portrait, by Lolls.late,. is 10 1 0111. to be placed in the iihrary of the Liverpool Law Soiety; it is..of large size, and every• way a splendid_ painting, perhaps the chlf, d'erstereHit this eminent artist, who, it is said, testified peculiar interest; in the perform ance. It was painted in compliance with. the following address, which is framer) and appended to the picture, forming together a lasting inontinient to honour• and professiohal character worthy of the gentleman to whom it is so deservedly inscribed. We hope that the public will he gratified by a sight of this fine painting in th e n es t annual exhibition : To Ff.FTC s i-lieltt:R INCOCIK, ESQ., HA (MISTER-AT-LAW, . _ feelings of the highest esteem for your public , and private eharavier, the undersigned a'toine . -at-law ' prae- t ising in Liverpool, heg leave respectfUlli to request •that. You• will be pleased to sit for your portrait, to be placed in the library` ; of the Liverpool La* Society. •'Senior of the Northern iiircuit, and reiiti few. exceptions of the whole bar, yint have identified yiitir name With all that is higliminded and tionourable• your very eminent endowments as a scholar and a lawyer, while they have added lustre to. tbta great community in whicli.yon have so•long resided,. have never been exerted so as to wound the feelin g s or di s t ur b the peace of any human tieing, nor been selfishly directed to mere purpose 4 of personal aggrantlisenwnt. •• While your public career has been marked by the nicest": sense of houourand disinterestedness, and in AM especial manner by personal delicacy in regard to professional emolument, the innuilieence of lour private bounty is not unknown, notwith standing the veil von have thrown over it, and which it would ill become us to lift. As inhabitants of the same town, and as members of a pro fession common (in our respective grades) to each of us, we can not but consider the light of p.m. public character to be in some degree refleoeted upon ourselves. • With these impressions, we presume to solicit, as a lasting' memorial at once of our respect, and as an example to 11S, and to those who limy surceed tis in our blanch of the profession, hat you mill permit your port rail to lie placed in the library of.an: institution, Which. tholigh supported by private and strictly pro fessional kiihsviot ion, partakes much of a public character, and has already 'attained a high degree of 'importance and useful-. uess.* irrt 4,1 • " We have the honour to be, sir, Ste, " Liverpnot Simmer k 37." (Signed by..titt)-six attorneys.) . . WHITE CItOWL-St the rnnk shooting at Workinttlon Hall on Monday last, a gentlemno of the town brought down, with his gutr, a perfectly white crow: It is now in the possession of W. Thompson,• Esq., and is likely, we unrlerstand,, to survive •the "shock of at m,.," which it sustained on Monday. —Carlisle • Patriot. • . . . . RATHER DIFFICULT TO rilkAst.—A gentleman Who was rather impatient at table, declared he wished he could manage without servants, its they were' greater "plague than profit."• ".Why not have a dumb waiter," suggested a friend. " Oh no," returned the other ; " 1 have tried them4they don't answer."—London and Paris Magazine_ of FaShion, We understand that Colonel Considine, with the permission of the English government, has taken the command of the army of the 13ev of Tunis, for the purpose of Organizing and disciplin-. idg it. We believe we may addi , that this gallant officer will ,have the British rank of major-general whilst thus serving on the continent or Africa..-01iserrer. • • Lord and -Lady Francis Egerton returned, to Bridgewater House yesterday rnoin Oa!lands, their seat in Surrq. NVe are, happy to add, that the noble lord has quite recovered from a stubborn attack of gout, from the debilitating effects of which he had been suffering for severallnonths past.----fibrming Herald Wedtre.vrla • DISTUESS OF Tim Pot:Es.—A few nights since six Poles were lying asleep On t he, ground in one of.the parks of the titer trollops, having nn means of obtaining any better lodging. A policeman having come upon this unhappy group in his rounds, ordered them to rise and remove elsewhere. The Poles, front ignprance Of the English language, were at first unable to Make him understand that they had no home, and were compelled to adopt their present finr want of a better bed. Other policemen, however, coming up, it was ascertained that the. apparently refractory strangers wet& distressed Polish patriots, and with great humanity the policemen immediately collected a sum of money amongst themselves,. which they employed in piocuring lodgings for the homeless exiles. Her Majesty intends to give a concert shorily at Bucking , haul Palace, the performers to consist of native talent, and the cotnpositions to be selected (tom the best English authors. A " Tut toN OF THE MlNNoWfi. " —The Worcester Journal, states, that last week a gentleman of Hereford killed in the river Lugg a trout wt , ighlog 111 b. 30z., in the stomach of which were found filly-three full-sized minnows ! Accounts from Naples, of the ; 18th ult., state that the English squadron, eonsistingof eight sail of the line, was to sail from Malta on the .19th, for Naples. Lord Ili!l has granted to the 29th regiMent the'diStinction of wearing a star on their pouches. This is the only corps in the servicr. except- the guards, that is allowed the 'privilege. — Limerick Ch)onicle, . . . We learn from Reading, that, in consequence of the,soadeft discharge of a oumber of workmen, it became necessary to stieat in two hundred special cOnstables, and even to call in the Lit• Guards, to prevent mischief. No rioting, however, had actually taken place at the date of our information.—Mornirly paper. The 'following. eutions specimen of orthography was sent aS a stole from .one of his patients to a Medical gentleman in ex tensive practise, not twelve miles from Exeter; we give it ter.; batim et literatim.;—" Mrs. hise is just the same she, have gut no toedisen a left She 'Wish to hat , e some more She took the Last of it last night the Dater is hill else she would come &wit 'her Self Dina the dater Want something far to Else her &toilet she cant keep nothing in Cider She want something fur lice her Stomet It )ou place ser." THe. H EA ItT OF Min LormAN.-,,As an instance of the precia►ion of the writings of Sir Walter Scott by our English neighbourQ, we .may mention, that one of the Birmingfiatn de- putation, Mr. Salt, we think, began his address on the Calton Hill on Monday, by saying, "Men of the Heart of Mid Lothian," never imagining that t his was tantamount to calliuw his audience " gaol birds," the Heart of Mid Lothian being the Tolbooth or gaol of Edinburgh : and the shout of laughter with which the opening of this peerli was received must have been rather a puzzler to the worthy radical.—Caledonian Illettury: ANTIQUITY o Tim THimat.x-Ri6--4t is not long since Lord Stanley - amused the Douse of Commons by an accurtitt- , account of the celebrated process of deception, called, in ill language, of conjurors, the " thimhle-rig"—a process which sti.f preserves its place amongst the modes practised bythe rogue , t who preside Over the tables at Epsom and Doncaster, for et.- tiacting money fiom the green tuttics or the greener cockneys,. notwithstanding all the activity of the new police. Very fe,‘,',.4. Lord Stanley's • audience probably happened to know "thimble-rig ti.mrished upwards of 300() years ago in Egypt.-- Net/ Montitly.—[ rhe "! cups and halls" of the "conjurors" ;it country fairs, are a variation of the same "rig."] THE MANIAC SOW. COURTENAY.—He was the tnn d , f William and qberry Tom, two honest and thrifty persons irri , kept a public.-house for many years - at St. Columb, ti wall, a bouse principally resorted to by the neighfrouritu: farrners.an market-days. His mother WaS the principal sup port of the business, being acareful nip] industrious woman, bid was always very eccentric. Eventually she became insat..•, and died. a few Years since In - the county lunatic asYlum.• Aft, r the wife's decease, the business fell off; and havii married a second wife, who DOW keeps a school in the saw.. place, soon gave up business altogether. The name of their only son, was John, and when at the age of 14 nr 15 be was considered superior to all the other youths in the town to education,- person, and manners. With' the latter part, of. let,: life the public are already acquainted.—Correspondent of 11,, Times, THE POSTMAN.-1-lisportiait is an every-lay picture of life, anct yet not easy to paint. Be is the very incarnation oaf ti!v crity, the embodied spirit of regularity Etna precision. Day I.v . day, hour by hour, he is to be seen traversint with rapid stel; the limits of his oWn narrow district. The heavens may sinn , or frown ;'reviilntiiiii limy shake the land; or peace and prp— perity gladdeif,its children. Disease may wave its pestilent torch ; or sudden' calamity sweep away its victims. at&t tnei positron is stilkut his post. A diurnal dispenser of news. A . kind of tope in the Queeri'S livery, visiting every one in is rn„ and vlieiciitneil by all. A messenger of life and of death ; of gratit - IPd am bition , or disappointed dcsire,;-, of gracious accept; atfee, or hai sh refusal. tie is still welcome; for his Presencet •and'that which hiel;riltrs, at least puts - aiißliad io•the most crudi tittioi'ii txirrt Ailed/anti. 1 , ;4