The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-11 00:00:00

LOCAL NE WS f t o r r iel tl e Th w teriest°?rittthof queen's ----Ben:--h has gran_te L d ie a h rule for at the I L _ r e case Bold a. Rotheraw, wn Thel7.Pool Summer Assizes last year.. I mail steamer tlie eeisrl!A and North American ro •a ton on the ht .aild thiirfnuia, which would sail from Hos •" ends next. O • bero,.. e ax ° E I the 3d instant, will be due at this port on I.,SesPts 01/4, 00. 489 'sl--- oP A POLICE -OFFICER.-7-_r NI. Rushton, forharissY NsPended, on Monday, inby - 's on Sun day on 4,g improperly placed a pereon custody Police-officer 7_ Laa charge of a car-driver. aitracting nightly teootoet eel. These gardens iek,end the_owds of visitors, to enjoy the l'ie fire works " go ° Er with _ 't,:',usenaent of the place. zit _Kr t eclat. pleasant ar even-, en - , Halifax and Arnetie U'AEn°NIA.---The Caledonia, British 1 1,, t all rnail steamer iled on Tuesday for seventy °IL She • ' a • ble mail, and Peaaeegers carried out a considerable North the _Attieri e. andu ei ti ' - AoeseaY.--On the night of Thuarnsdda, James til°, the premises of Messrs. John front door, atm cashwere broken open and entered by the frets. to the amount of £l7 ss. in copper stolen there o Dickman of the ifllstt" e,tY; st'lnerl:reoeneof ajradalaepsart, in the short spacelid '"e tee 4 eenetel " yard d last he accom p reatest Robinson undertook o t f s 'k tes •On on a Y the g ease. ' a -v,-trton, in eleven minutes, with Co tt ,. to the Ute're INSTITUTION.—The childrenrabtelfioendgibnyg a V isit Bought °t Hospital were, on Monday, ' lestitv elO ti, olytechnic Exhibition, e intings, cu rioseit,3 °°. The immense assemblage of pa tides of all varietie; SPe?imens of natural history, and ar d delight. at th gratified Collegiate 4, excited the most intense interest an confined !laY r e , R''l beATII IN THE BOROUGH GAOL.—On Satur lethetrorrilog a debtor, named Lowe, . had been 4 Week °ugh Gaol, where he had been was i w nc h a o rcerated about setde tii_was found dead in his bed. Mr. Lowe iveet tonlee Net treatment for a disease of the heart. He t 0 , ,, ll ' a on Friday night in his usual health. a littl e b itl'tEn•----00 Tuesday last, d drowned lee„?Y three and a half years old, was found lived with Ili psre°°, near Windsor. The deceased, William k had been wh m o Edwards toiatin.'lt.s io Threlfall-street, Toxteth-Par-' being leacle,Vince Monday afternoon, and a searchi,ye_men_ tioaee, e,e b°dY *as discovered in the place a e 111:4?,,t erdict, found drowned. 4-Alf -pPeuNn 0 Tuesday littl. i uornali Yours NE n.— n floating in the river gone 011,s. kuo ye t, g was found deceased had ' the has Queen's Dock. The and, ac but Preceding e eveni b t twelve o'clock, morningth a e withwhom he lir e d: l t to tee testimoulag of about brother, kin an hoer, b W e a t B in liquor. He said he would be bac ~. never returned. --Verdict accordingly• , An Eteeiderit eay ei , e , occurred at the Amphitheatre, minutes later tune last, whi h h d 't happened a few ences. kb o ' ttlißht have b e ' a I •h- fatal consequ o Ot hair . een attended wit were on Wednes „Peeee, 1 Past five o'clock, just before the heleovoorosfinto tr froti artge window or sky light fell from t ie i a e r: . af801 ( , ) i at r t l e i e e 1 broken gallery with a tremendous crash ; and h Y tinae to remove the frame and I' b audience entered. ekne o p L just te,nndged, it pus atisfeet tvearooe.--For the quarter o i this tt the e i r l Y t 9 a pply to the shipping fre Au rted in ards f -"QIN. Coro ' —of vessels rePo„ 1 f er , rote for ,:,,,, ParlSOn . i 081 tor the eertes 'len. part, there were , - I 22 9 ' against ' against ' . th e ~,,,_ Ponding quarter of 1812, and outwards, ror foreigiee quarter of 1 841 ; of vessels cleared e 1 0 3 for the %pre go Parts there , ainst -, 1' 141, *a ma , ere wereag . •qtee eg quarter of 1 812, and against 1,094 for the 1_ er of 1841. fore,`;lnt•e...n in week, be dy o f \l'ilrer' CurrY, borqoaesh was held, on Saturday of the b h e ison. tttreeitre iltaith, a peungsioncoerrt,mweyn, 0 Ben Joi by titl,it_i.aecle Vvaaa ,found by a f ell h ow n i nv o e d j ge i r n , suspended had band thYrownPleeeve of cord attachedosto quite dead. , He Porsryteill °liseved toelbethientleopw. s ' dict, "T em spirits.—Verdict, ' - e the latch of a ~ Deel,rit' e rlit Y" gave the lwse Harrison, velittieetarsreaoet PittersG.—ln our last it,_etaa kioeernieg the death of Nlchocahurch. 1%.e e;',,e ein e , heed r ip a fight near St. Martin's ,ye _en „le 14,ed h i t a that, during the time the t ' w weet to l'h' enfece the l!attle, the wife of the deceased \\,:t ll ,: a 4 SWe r r t i l l\ 0. and requested himto e i o n o te r r te fe o r o e s . , ttqffieere , e poor'oman got was neithere melancholy t et. ti;e'''%eend, in consequence of the I t before the they eh Coal_ I'llr, his conduct was brou g i he man from rte. aettee, who instantly dismissed t Pastc4°ot t for the lee Veal. rr°rt, - rne: Br iNn - -The printed 31' 4 1 t trns odmir:able institution has jrueps on the tat bee°,..the subseribe'rs From it we learn . that the school. t,l'it,ii.ie, IBZerryB.ll, there Were 105 pupils Ind insti terbeen de -1q1; th e 1.1,,,, . ere .admittd and 28 quitted _ tee, eltie jtj'l--2' :esidet in the house on of the insti -4e3 ain f ail i• Since the cotnmencemen blind, and Eel' Partial' 4,arY 1/, 17 91. 688 persons, totally h 183 in thrlited to li °link], have been admitted. t 31st Dec . ., Ile e lor-it'..l'e P ' r ish of Liverpool, 247 to o O tl f ie t r r ed k. 3' °1 Parish and 681 to other par Ite,,. ‘klngdonl. wt, i ~ A L A 10 ha % i 4Puirrferrt e .—This place of amusementcby the ttt'eitelee , r or the last few weeks been these, r o 'l f s h t l e i e a pe4it)edee, ,i',i,seerarice Company, has beeneptoelleerL,abil%vl,:a'rsp`'o'reeolell It coed rii'l'e Ilright Star of TemperanFe illittestdere, lit, for the 13th time, which ii exceed aie/ ' v ell 4 wasp ettraordinary run. It is ael n eee e eon he s Olen, awed for stage effect —and the dialogu of so_ 4Y. i t Pelv atel effective arguments in favour , dy a peice hasihtte abiiterr°,4' t be Pen of Ntrs. F. Carmssanyhiksa gOthoreO se ee s d an authoress and an actre • etetl4'oltlees,s'eaveiee 9 nightl, by others from 14 'o ' '''" Mmo 1 11 sin diction, is e s e_e ,arising ra a s we a. ti P os ert "" from intoxication. re tsibleov.s.atnhlee heekea, Et()N e WATc ft COMMITTEE.—Tbe a althnes of i,Ziwig other evils, appear to have engendered if 011 h of hoaltiO4 Stipef,ertaiti 'le? e.eaL magnitude, manifests the readiness a de er , upon the Watch Committee which, !`)the her sYstet,- assreof roeues in taking advantage ,when a ''e ` l. of h • "o the uccurrence of a fire,' to work e,tnes, ands. have suddenly been requirea.as given io geh e Pollee . I, rnae , superintendent or inspector t 1 which was tOtiti e ti the °'PloYed a printed ticket, on was at ti l ed to pallrriber of hours' labour for which eented tver: PropeY'uNt• tickets, on being Pre- llthteoiass of Pthlace, Reeseduly' honoured. On looking qtle °osieet e,ein, a few days ago, it was discovered eh 1144'6,440(11, ther„4"e'e_n,ntnber were counterfeit, and , the public 4 ttt t t , •.! ke c1T,,,,i thereby defraudedi offenders no,. I'ttitltt, ti g ' yte i rri i b 1 ?"1° b ut itb e tmecatyloiroleopfrotpleer to m ention tha 44,e r;:,°:ttneetc;,ll he adopted for the future. females, le; t 1 the 'le.°i'deriAs,ul; ns. -- 0 n Wed ne sd ay, ~, orivh orkhe. cnaracters that ever found Gera h o. nae, named Roech e and magistrates,Ari-"" 4tlee "Ought t 'lad bee twetheir waY the b !l ei at th hero o many times before . I it ,. e ~r . , re Mr. Rushton for creating i,eners a -- - d -. i s s u t o i i r t h . , eb?';'rYelef!'thjsheVf4es, the day previous. TahnedP t / ea, „Rout (le, orkhouse the day before, thr. Gr,,l thee"' the governor would not give thema pair, tpti efyl said 3thwerit down to Mr. Gray to get kicked th e said li eir f„7 would not take shoes ; r' becausean any they Rush_ h t oi t4 le RI e oPih"efore they left the house. Mr. as bliiitoOatepl their e'en', seemed to 'rise the Workhouse d t 1()•,1115 tee-lu; oache.—They put me 9 b k r 'Or OA ill "orlthouse for three days, must find 0 s h e hall e iini,reaol• Mr. Rushton.—Y" —Teree her' I'llerlit'o'oneil three months. Roache. d from 'teallt ;14,ttetirip. God, The prisoners were b n ut they removethe Of T• A, Neer°. thli'ecations agaiast Mr. Gray, at,,,tthe q4artes s meeting It4titiytitlaa rieebioclidersec:;rfe;lt publiccß,,,dtcri-c--hureh, Rodney- Po - tt Ni a Of :41:N,,,,.0ttloPriday evenig,. to or_,.. A 'Orithllirer, and,' were new constitution of they h V . , th. , e,,,Y. eeid, after read over to . the meetingte > d unarm oqtpqoe diffe'rr a short discuesion, adopted tr eat e il .'' one th ence between the present articles of vi1,'Nt,.,'41824 e_c)se on which the church was origin ti m e tht- aepoe •eerely consisted in criving power to the ttea pf Yu akt.,:'lt.the he f any P hli4nktk''e leel'ith the doctsri resm discipline, and pr . in n resbytery• 1 ) ! .. tblie 'e'lieet''atth'" of Scotland ntehe former constituti t o n. k,lo'ooiol.l Estlt eV should be in connection with that es 0., at'aler,a;-I,j-,Peears St. Andrew's never w as part of kl.'4 b h_ra oars 4,Oti eis"trient but i under the Presbytery .. 1. '',,kitQlrested, °F 'England • but the present con- Go 11' t:` of of e '0 be free from the control of a rk 4 ie eratiee gland whatever, and the object ot a the 1, ' th t 'tea et'',i!'as stated to be to open a wider field tortkete, 4eteet'"e. anProaching election—the Rev. John of 0(104'1(1 II tolkilister, havin resigned. netl,ceettl,for,ei °tr° :,2N0.---AS aggrea't proof of the tiumre- Otki: o tp ' to ;I'll'lEo China, and the etensivee 1i14.111117,' thereaer:`,llnerter, we would direct t v h eo n . a_ a t _t e n o - f 0,0 `4•:.%44th lls:o the that on the evening of , tollli /21,,,,1he irnanpte,rchr three fine 13 lie t ill aPt kttirlk koll4C,4",,,,ketOreactlldgjoodas'sl,hipsasailletondn %141'ellaretding et otie t te, ethe aggregate value ofdth r t 4 Itu er the tvv",,s,reral hundrell thousan u,epo_unds• , f. r o a e l tin l f ct u ah l r l i y_ s . d eon lite; halioat ettlu'ri,_t named ships has_ a owners• c ship' t'areto I..etti..utit li floe merchants and ti tt en e I (le, ands }amore Ens regular vol.- the co mmand of Capt. Robert t)tt ,Chi,"'s b e ' i nd the . for her quick and Ro ih; the "es e en the v at, so much so that . CaP Dqth, r IR.ea, fel' requested to furnish his ch . a . rts of a t hi t lark 'and, th the inspection of the Admiralit e y w . yel,l.tite 11(10. toe e niperor is a remarkably fine n 7, te,,,, te„ !loge than her consort and also under 'le e h. 4.,teut , 11 e t4tet in e Welt ' '‘eane, of the Royal Navy. nk 0b,,, all th , Provided with picked crews, • and to %:N1 are d op e quipme v'ti el•8 'aid that con pit ,41,,,,s'i:wing ona %sine% S i ha i ll s first arrive at Both Nork Itethive. 14. ~IStitti,e tr?te'til.:424AAPn 0 Monday evening.oo s. lotitq';',e et; talc4e-Zas helds.a-t-thae 'Canning 1.--etymof tililee rlaiN Of t i.„7, consideration the Pr°ll,3ertiteing ~„&4r mina oti-eri.e double purpose andof bettering p rotec.t; INNia hi" Saeterer I,riove watch-.naaker, _ aid to , i', 4 6;1). h'411,,,,`'t trad: tlirpraeties now said u„,y_ teitvteresethe., :tile echo delivher c d hair l was anc abled r e e ' s _ ItahtttaXlic°ther 1 the tneetinegewaas aefetrwards mainadtee f 1 1 4 ,:i,td n'Oed elfrldividuals. One of the seemgs tp NI ) NO by ‘'''as the tr k - t which ex. kthriltL tilt the B''''e nla t ruck s "- ern' town to an. • t t , tvt r, opetvpilLtie h _ s ers .in this great injury t th i k tetNitil4Ve arid 't?: f air idea, to the . of course, tt,'lk!_eitt4 hii e n tc, tll2u, rairotrader,laann ( 1 . ,By man) ' l t::4e'r ialt.'et ages tivet,' loW , f ~ the d and in 4,01 4 1 , ieh h e work._ e t2s. a week only,. of . les po thitoeot, e can seld om roust take one-third s lelili R oti t hp._ ON ; ,04 1:11`'ocrl .dispose at a Icss is to t:tttiel 'eloi ta ~vin object of the society N. 0 14 th ! thaqt,,, 81`cro. and we understandrt that ttg t,:tr d-ra nave promised to resolutions su kott ~e2-takial, A series of ___ be , gotb e • r keettng was agreed to VIOLENT ASAULl. — Murdock IVl'Quin, mate of the ship Atlantic, was yestettiuy fined 10s. and costs, at the Police-court, for a most vicious assault on the shipkeeper of that vessel, by beating him severely, and attempting to strangle him with a rope. In defence, he said he had found the complainant asleep. CHILD DESERTlON.—Yesterday dftcrnoon, a parcel which proved to contain a child about three weeks old, was left in the counting-house of Messrs. RawJinson and Co. Tithebarn-street, along with a note from the mother addressed to the parties in question. The child was promptly conveyed to the workhouse, but the mother, an Irishwoman, who is known, and who a few days ago ap plied to the authorities for a pass to Ireland, has thus far escaped the vigilance of the police. PERSONAL BEAUTY :—Amongst the most valuable attributes of beauty, whether regarded as conducive to manly purity and grace of aspect, or as auxiliary to femi nine loveliness, a beautiful set of Teeth must ever rank among the most important elements of a favourable per sonal appearance. The embellishment and preservation of the Teeth and Gums have therefore ever been regarded with peculiar interest, and amongst the mass of prepara tions suggested for these desirable purposes, we would particularize ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, as unrivalled for its excellence in purifying, embellishing, and preserving these important and attractive objects.— See advt. HOUSE BREAKING.—At the police-court yesterday, two well known characters, named Wm. Martin and John Jones, alias Miller, were charged before Mr. Rushton with having entered the house of Miss Elizabeth Welsh, in Daulby-street. From the evidence it appeared that Miss Welsh, in company with the servant, locked up the house on Saturday morning, and on returning shortly af terwards found the key turned in the lock without libe rating the door ; at that moment the prisoners were seen to leap from a wall that encloses some waste ground ad joining the house, and pursued by some painters who were working opposite. They were joined by several police officers and an inspector, and ultimately captured in the fields adjoining Whitefield-house. One of the pri soners was seen to throw a needle-case from him, and on the other was found a handkerchief, both of which were identified as Miss Welsh's property. Property to the value of £3O had boen deposited ready for remoual, and almost every drawer in the house was forced, though the parties could not have been in the house more than a quarter of an hour. They said nothing in defence, and were committed for trial at the next sessions. DFATII OF A FlZMALE.—Yesterday week an inquest was held, on view of the body of Ellen Lancaster.--The sister of the deceased, who lodges in Atherton-court, Atherton street, said deceased was between 30 and'4o years of agc. On Friday afternoon last, deceased went to witness's house to see her. She seemed very dull and low hearted. She complained of being weak, and said her inside was gone. On the following day (Saturday) witness left her between one and two o'clock. Deceased was then in the same state as in the morning. Just as witness was leaving her, she said she would lie down a little. Witness re turned home a little before six o'clock, and on going into the room saw the deceased lying on the bed. Witness, who thought she was asleep, put her hand under her head, and found her neck stiff, and she then saw that her throat was cut. She called for assistance, but she was quite dead. Mr. Taylor, surgeon, saw the deceased after death. She had a large deep wound in her throat, two inches wide, and two deep. The right carotid artery and the windpipe were both divided. If the limbs of the scissors (found under the bed clothes) were open the wound might have been made by them. A wound (which had been made in the abdomen) would have caused death if she had lived two or three days, the bowels protruding, but the wound in the throat was the cause of death, which must have en sued in about a quarter of an hour after it was made. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased was found dead with her throat cut. ATTEMPTED PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY.—On Satur day evening last, about eleven o'clock, Mr. John Andrews, publican and coach proprietor, Scotland-place, on going up stairs to his room to get some cash to pay his men, found a door open which generally was kept shut, and he saw his cash boxes, which were always kept in a closet, lying on the bed. He was about to call out to the parties below, when he fancied he heard somebody in the room. He looked below the bed, and saw a man, who knocked the candle out of his hand, and the room was then in darkness. Mr. Andrews instantly seized hold of the fel low, and held him by the throat so firmly that he called out, " Don't choke me." Mr. A., at the same time, cal led out " Murder," but, in consequence of the noise be low, occasioned by the companions of the prisoner, who had been in the house all the evening, the shouts were not heard by any of the servants. Mrs. Bond, however, who lives next door, heard them, and went into the house and told Mrs. Andrews. A niece of Mr. Andrews' then went up stairs, not having a candle with her. she returned tell ing the parties below that some one was murdering her uncle. A coachman, named Smith, then went into the room, and as the niece was returning up stairs again with a lighted candle, two men, who were on the stairs, knocked it out of her hand. Other parties, however came up, and the fellow was secured. Upon his person was found a great number of skeleton keys, and, in the room, pick locks were afterwards discovered. On the way to Hose Hill Bridewell the prisoner made his escape, but on Wed nesday, Inspector Anders apprehended him at the George's Dock. He was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Thurs day, and gave his name as James Meyers. He was com mitted for trial. THE A ssrzEs.—The following circular has been for warded to the profession :—Prothonotary's Office, Preston July 3d, 1843. The next assizes will commence, at Lan caster, on Saturday, the 12th August, and at Liverpool, on Thursday the 17th August. The records in cases to be tried at Lancaster, and at issue on or before Friday, the 28th of July, should be ordered on that day ; and in those to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Wed nesday, the 2nd of August, should he ordered on that day. The two last days for making up issues in time for trial at the next assizes will be :—ln causes to be tried at Lancaster, Thursday, the 3rd of August. In causes to be tried at Liverpool, Tuesday, the Bth August, on which days the records must be ordered. Eight exclusive days' notice of trial in all personal actions must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time for trial at the last Assizes. The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster, will be issued at Preston, on Saturday morn ing, the 12th August ; and for the trial of causes at Li verpool, on Thursday morning, the 17th August. Rule day before the assizes, Thursday, 20th July instant. Rule day after the Assizes, Thursday, 14th September next. Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of capias, must be filed on or before Tuesday, the 15th August next. In pursuance of a rule of court of March Assizes, 18-12, the causes intended to be tried at Liverpool, will be en tered in the following order :-Ist. list. Salford Hundred ; 2nd list. West Derby Hundred, 'or elsewhere. The causes in the second list will not be called on for trial before Wednesday, the 23rd August next. The business of the public offices will be transacted at Preston during the Assizes. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—On Wednesday even ing a public meeting was held in the Amphitheatre, to receive a deputation from the Free Church of Scotland. The house was crowded, with the exception of the gallery, which was not quite filled. A. C. Dunlop, Esq., filled the chair. The Chairman having explained the object of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Sorley, minister of Belhaven, said, the Church of Scotland was struggling for one great prin ciple among others, that of the right of the congregation to have a voice in the election of their own ministers. It was essential that the individual who was to be ordained to the pastoral office of superintending the spiritual wants of a congregation should be acceptable to that congregation as for anything given. The rev. gentleman then went over the various matters which had brought about the differ ence which now existed, and referred to the actions which had taken place in the courts of law, by which it had been decided, that so long as they retained their connexion with the Establishment they could not carry out the prin ciple of non-intrusion, though it was deeply engraven on the statute books of the church, and that such was the case was rendered clear by the bill which was introduced into the House of Lords by the Earl of Aberdeen, by which it was declared that it should not be legal for any presbytery to protect the people. After the decision had taken place, they resolved to relinquish certain claims at that time, in the hope that an amicable adjustment might be secured, on terms honourable to all parties ; and they further resolved, when the veto prevented her from car rying her intention into effect, to desist from further proceedings till the dispute was brought to a close. While, howeVer, they were resting on their arms, they were in volved in a most harrassing warfare. The opposing party tried to drive them from the position which they taken up. They exposed them to all kinds of difficulties by which they might be driven from their course. They were de termined to impose on them the necessity of acting in opposition to their fundamental principle, and in doing so they had taken the entire government of the church into their own hands ; 'in other words, the courts of law pro ceeded to cancel all the proceedings of the church, and without any reference to the word of God they introduced their laws. By one fell swoop they deprived between two and three hundred ministers of those rights which they were entitled to by virtue of their office, and the church of every thing that was peculiar to her sacred character. They were thus driven to the alternative of being obliged to submit to their most odious and obnoxious degradation, or leave the establishment altogether, and cast themselves upon the resources of Christian liberality. They had adopted the latter course, and they would not return to seek the favour of the state by the surrender of those principles in defence of which the blood of their fore fathers, like dissolved snow, frowed down the hills and valleys of their native land.—(Cheers.)—The meeting was next addressed by the Rev. Dr. Cunningham and the Rev, Thomas Guthrie, who powerfully advocated the ob ject which called them together. Mr. Thomas Blackburn then moved a resolution to the effect that the Free Church of Scotland had maintained a faithful regard to scriptural truth, and that the meeting thought the movement calcu lated, under the divine blessing, to promote the cause of pure and undefiled religion.—Dr. Raffles, in a feeling speech welcomed the deputation to Liverpool, and offered them the use of his chapel and that of his pulpit. "My pulpit," said the the Rev. Doctor, "is open to them— (cheers) —and the pockets of my people—(loud cheers) — as far as my people permit me to say so, for I neither seek to lord it over their consciences nor over their pock ets.—(Cheers.) I am persuaded that if either Dr. Cun ningham, or the Rev. Mr. Guthrie, or any other minister in this great cause, but once gain access to my pulpit, their hearts and pockets are open.—(Cheers.) I there fore, with my whole soul, second the resolution."—Tbe mee ting was neat addressed by the Rev. E. Parry, a b hR HC t Church of England minister, yt e C. H . arpen er, M.P , the Rev. C. M. Birrell, by Mr. P. M. S r te j vi M r r. Alderman Bulley, the Rev. H. Baptist minister , ' 'Church, the Rev. J. Kelly, Mr. Hampton, of St. ames s John Cropper, the RFv. H. Hargraves, and Mr. C. H. wag then sung, and the benediction Jones. — A h y mn d , the meeting broke up about a having been prououpeS . quarter, past ten o'clock THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SPECIAL COUNCIL big,Saturday the council met at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, by special summons, to consider the clauses of the Fire Bill. The cpuncil having resolved itself into a committee, the Mayor in the chair, Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH, the Deputy Town-clerk, read a report of the Fire Committee on the bill. The report set forth, that the main divisions of the bill were-1. The appointment, by the council, of a commit tee for the protection of property from fire. 2. The establishment of regulations for the construction of future warehouses, and the improvement, so far as is reasonably practicable, of existing warehouses, subject to all proper exceptions and modifications. [The schedules are framed upon the best information that can be obtained of what may be likely to satisfy the insurance companies, and be really requisite for protection.] 3. The particular storage of dangerous goods., [ln the enumeration, butter has, by mistake, been retained. Whether tallow ought or ought not to be retained is reserved for the special consideration of the council.] 4. The restrictions to still more parti cular stowage of saltpetre and nitrate of soda. 5. The restriction of the carrying on of dangerous trades to par. ticular buildings, subject, in cases of extraordinary danger, from the nature of the occupation, to the erection of chimneys of a certain height. 6. The establishment of a registrar, with classification of warehouses under their heads, according to degrees of security. 7. The licensing, by council, of warehousemen, porters, lumpers, and stevedores. 8. The exclusive management by the ware housekeepers of goods in their warehouses, comprising their own appointment of warehouse porters, being duly licensed, subject to the superintendence of the em ployer and his servants, with regulations for the govern ment of warehousemen and porters, power of search, &c. 9. A separate and additional watch for warehouses, in the discretion of the Watch Committee, to be maintained by a rate on warehouses. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said the bill was to go into committee on Tuesday, and, therefore, they had no time to lose. After the Town-clerk had read the resolutions passed by the commercial bodies, and stated that, though Satur day was the last day for receiving petitions, no objection would be made by the Council to petitions being received at the last moment, Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said it was hard upon the town to leave the matter in such a position. There were a great many objections to the bill, and the inhabitants had had no opportunity of considering it. A lengthy discussion ensued, in the course of which the TOWN-CLERK said the subject had been well considered, and no objection would be made to any petition on ac count of its being out of time : on the contrary, the mem bers for the borough would be requested to give every fa cility to such petitions. The bill, however, had been submitted to all the parties interested : it had been sub mitted to the delegates piece by piece. Mr. BRANILEY.MOORE moved that the bill be sus pended during the present session. Seconded by Mr. HENRY HOLMES. The Council divided, when there appeared for Mr. Bramley-Moore's motion :—Messrs. 1. Holmes, Thorn hill, Henry Holmes, J. Lawrence, Kilshaw, Parker, Griffith, Holt, and Bramley-Moore-9. Against the motion :—Messrs. Shaw, Hodgson, Hough ton, (Councillor,) Preston, Thompson, North, Hornby, J. Holmes, Aikin, Stewart, Rae, Royden, Cooper,Wood, H. Lawrence, Birkett, Proctor, Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence, Lace, Trotman, Platt, Smith, Harbord, Houghton, Bul ley, Earle, Turner, Freme, Moon, Sir Thomas Brancker, and the Mayor-32; majority, 23. The council proceeded to consider the clauses of the bill. The first clause directs the appointment of a committee by the council. The suggestion from the associated bo dies was, that half the committee should be appointed by the council and half by the dock ratepayers. The clause was adopted as it stood. Clause 2 defines what shall be deemed a warehouse. Mr. Houghton said he represented those interested in property in Rumford-street, and he moved that the build ings there be excepted. In reply to various inquiries, the TowN-CLERK ex plained that, with regard to counting-houses which are part of warehouse rooms, the apartments would be con sidered as all one room, and that in ornamental elevations requiring glass windows, there would be an exemption, provided the requisites of the act were complied with in other respects, though, if the buildings had warehouse doors at the hack or sides, the regulations would be en forced with respect to those parts. With respect to clause 3, excepting buildings above cel lars arched with brick, or the ceilings of which may be lined with sheet iron, Mr. Aikin said the exception was framed merely to prevent such building, which might be a chapel or an assembly-room, from being deemed a warehouse. Mr. STEWART, thonght there should in such case, be no communication between the vault and the buildin; above. The clause was passed to stand part of the bill, the last-named point to be taken into consideration by the committee. Mr. Bum= said he understood that the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, and the Duke of Bridgewater's Trus tees had petitioned to be exempted from the operation of the bill. If they were exempted, he did not see how they could refuse exemption to others. The TOWN-CLERK said, so far as the warehouses of those parties were used as the warehouses of carriers, they would be exempt ; but the moment the parties be came warehouse keepers they would become liable, as they would give up their ground of exemption. The fourth clause, providing that all future warehouses are to be built in compliance with the provisions of the act, carried the council to the consideration of schedule A of the bill. The TOWN-CLERK read the respective clauses of the schedule. Mr. SHUTLTEWORTH, who held the proof the resolu tions of the insurance offices, read, in each instance, such resolution as related to the clause read. No. 1, providing that the areas of warehouses are not to exceed 4,000 superficial feet, was passed. No. 2, that no warehouse is to exceed 70 feet in height, was read. The insurance offices proposed 60 feet, which was agreed to. The offices also proposed, that no goods be stowed above the level of the building. This was postponed till the subject of bye-laws be brought for • ward. Nos. 3 and 5 were combined, and the effect of the clause is, that sheds may have an area of 7,500 feet, but are not to exceed 21 feet in height, or, if they so exceed, they are to be limited to an area of 6,000 feet. Nos. 4 and 6 were combined, and the joint clause pro vides that sheds, with two floors, may have an area of 6,000 feet, but are not to exceed 30 feet in height, or, if they do so exceed, they are to be considered warehouses. Nos. 7 and 8 were agreed to. In No, 9, for raising parapets on warehouses, the height of the parapet was altered, in compliance with the reso lution of the insurance companies, from 3 feet 6 inches to 5 feet. The words " but is so higher by not more than six feet" were struck one of No. 10. Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14 were passed. No. 15, that " no window or other opening be allowed in the wall of a warehouse or shed above the roof of any other building adjoining thereto, but all windows to open only upon streets or upon quays, yards, or areas," was read. The words of a width of ten yards, at the least, along the whole extent of such external wall„' were struck out. Mr. STEWART called attention to the importance of this clause as regarded existing private rights, as it would be the means of blocking up many ancient lights, against which other parties would not build, and which made the premises valuable as corn warehouses. At the same time he confessed this clause was worth the whole bill as a security from fire. Tie clause was approved. In No. 16, 12 feet were altered to eight feet, as per re solution of the insurance companies, In No. 17, which provides that all the woodwork in front of warehouses in streets less than 50 feet wide are to be cased with cast iron, the words "one-sixteenth of an inch thick" were altered to "one-eighth of an inch thick." Mr. STEWART (who was continually referred to, and gave the Council much valuable information, and whose opinions were heard with marked respect,) said the insur ance offices had determined to have either iron or wood. If the street were less than fifty feet wide, they would have nothing but wrought iron. If fifty feet wide, they did not require anything but wood. The offices depre cated altogether the use of sheet iron. The clause was passed, as was No. 18. In No. 19 the words " desired in'' were substituted for the words " made for the purpose of ornament in the front elevation of." Nos. 20, 21, and 22 were passed. Mr. HARBORD proposed that the thickness of the sepa rating walls of staircases should be nine inches instead of fourteen inches, as named in No. 23. On a division the clause was adopted as it stood. It was decided that an iron ladder should be used to as cend to the jigger loft instead of a wooden one, as set forth in a note to the above clause. No. 24 was approved The Council returned to clause 4 in the body of the bill, which clause they passed. Clause 5 had been passed in schedule A. Clause 6 took the Council to schedule B. No. 1 of schedule B was approved after some discussion which resulted in the substitution of 5 feet for 3 feet 6 inches, corresponding with schedule A. Nos. 2,3, and 4, were approved. In No. 5 the words, " of a width of ten yards," &c., to the end of the paragraph, were struck out, corresponding with No. 15 of Schedule A, the schedule under consi deration relating to existing warehouses, and schedule A to those to be erected in future. Some discussion arose on the point named by Mr. STEW ART at clause 15 of schedule A, as to the injury which this and the corresponding clause would inflict on private rights, and several members were for expunging the clause. On a division, the clause was carried by a large majority. No. 6 was passed after a note had been taken for the adoption of a paragraph or clause for the exemption of warehouses similarly situated to those at New-quay. No. 7 was adopted with an alteration corresponding to that made in No. 17 of schedule A. Mr. IsAAc HOLMES and Mr. HOUGHTON contended strongly against No. 8. On a divisi on it was approved, with the substitutio n o f " 8 feet" for " 12 feet." The remaining clauses of schedule B were adopted, an.d the council recurred to the body of the bill. Clause 6 of the bill was brought under consideration. Mr. HORNBY moved, that the penalties for not altering the existing warehouses in conformity with theact, within the time specified, be £2O instead of £lOO. and £5 per week instead of £5O per week. After a short discussion, this was agreed to.__ _ _ Mr. BRAbILEY.MOORIL and Mr. PARICRIL contended that the time allowed (six months after October next) was not sufficient, and that a longer time should be allowed' It was at length understood that the surveyor would not give his notices till six months after the passing of the act, whl±h will give twelve months for parties to make the alterations. Clause i was next considered. It was decided that it should stand, with an alteration, giving a reference to justices in regard to expenses in cases where alterations were made by the tenant. Clauses 8 and 9 were brought forward together. It was now nearly five o'clock, and there were present only a sufficient number of members to constitute a council. Several members urgently pressed an adjournment, and at length it was arranged that the council should meet again on Monday (yesterday.) ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING. A special meeting of the Town Connell, by adjourn ment from Saturday last, was held yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of taking into consideration the remaining portion of the Fire Prevention Bill. At the commencement of the sitting, there were twenty-two members present. That number was in the course of an hour considerably increased; but as the afternoon ad vanced, it dwindled dow❑ to 23. Receding a little, the council commenced with clauses 7,8, 9 (the numbers throughout are those of the Abstract, and not of the Bill), and after a long discussion it was de cided—first, that in case of the owner of a warehouse being out of the country, and the surveyor's notice of alteration being served on the premises, or the occupier of the pre mises, the occupier must adduce proof that he has trans mitted the notice to the owner, or to the accredited agent of the owner receiving the rent, before he can have his remedy for having himself made the alterations ; se condly, that a register of notices, accessible to all parties, shall be kept at the Town-hall ; thirdly, that in every place throughout the bill, where the words " to the satisfaction of the surveyor," occurred, there should be inserted in their place, "to the satisfaction of the committee; fourthly, that where the owner and the tenant of a ware house agreed, at the expiration of a lease or term, not to use the warehouse for the deposit of merchandise, there should be no penalty for not making in that warehouse the alterations required by the act ; and, fifthly, that the penalty on an owner, not an occupier, for non-compliance with the act, is to cease when the penalty on the occupier for receiving goods attaches, so that there may not be two sets of penalties going on concurrently. Shortly after the commencement of the discussion, the result of which was the adoption of the above-mentioned decisions, Mr. THOMPSON asked whether any one could give him any idea of the amount of expense to which the town would be put by the proposed alterations. He had heard an enormous amount mentioned, and he must say, that if it was anything like that, the bill ought at once to be quashed. Mr. H. HOLMES stated that Mr. Wm. Brown had told him that the alteration of his warehouse in Chapel-street was estimated at £BOO. Mr. Alderman FREME said he knew of two warehouses, the cost for the alteration of which would be £750. Mr. H. HOLMES added that any moderate sized ware house would cost from £2OO to £4OO. The TOWN-CLERK did not know what reply could be given to the question of Mr. Thompson. There were some warehouses which would require little or no altera tion, whilst some would require a great deal. Mr. ISAAC HOLMEs said that Mr. Houghton had stated that his property, which now produced £5OOO a-year, would not, after the alterations, produce more than £2OOO. Mr. EARLE, having been appealed to, observed that he did not know what the cost would be, inasmuch as he had suspended his alterations, until he knew what the regu lations of the act would be. He must confess that he had never contemplated such a sum as £BOO for a warehouse, and if that were a correct estimate, he believed there would be such opposition to the bill that it would never pass. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that the time for discussing this question was before the schedule relating to old ware houses had passed. It was rather unfair, after having passed that schedule, to turn round and say, " Oh, we will not let it pass. because the expense is a little greater than we expected." Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE remarked that it was im possible to know what the expense would be until they had ascertained what the alterations were to be. He pro ceeded to point out that he was not aware, until that morning, that his property in Frederick-street would re quire any alteration : but be now found that it would re quire alterations that would cost, perhaps, £BOO. Mr. ISAAC HODMES said there was no doubt that the expense would be very great, and that it would almost ruin some families. Mr. BIRKETT endeavoured to show that Mr. James Lawrence was under a misapprehension in supposing that his warehouse would be affected by the bill, and concluded by calling on the Town-clerk to explain. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—There is no need of expla nation. The motion is, whether, at this stage, we shall throw out the bill altogether. Mr. PARKER conceived there was no doubt that the sense of the council was against the bill. That had been shown by the result of the discussion when the bill was previously before them. It was only the excitement ari sing from the fires which had caused the rescinding of the resolution then adopted. Mr. EARLE said there was no doubt that they were legislating under some degree of alarm. He had no idea that the alteration of each warehouse would cost £BOO ; he had thought that £2OO would have been about the sum ; and he had no hesitation in saying, that if each warehouse was to cost him £BOO, he would oppose the bill entirely. He would willingly make the necessary alteration, if it could be done at a moderate expense: but to make people put iron doors and windows on ware houses and sheds, which, like his in Great Howard-street, faced a field, was ridiculous. Mr. TFIOMPSON proposed that clause 8, imposing a penalty for not making the alterations in existing ware houses, should be struck out. Mr. JOHN HOLMES proposed that the bill should be confined to the regulations affecting new warehouses and porters. . . . . Mr. HARBORD remarked, that if the Council wanted to arrive at any correct data as to the cost of alteration, they might send over the way to the Liverpool Fire Office, where there were some estimates for Mr. Bushby's warehouses. The statement of Mr. H. Holmes he con sider, d too vague to be relied upon. The TOWN CLERK was of opinion that no one estimate could give any idea of the general expense. Mr. IsAke tior,mEs contended that as the bill was for the benefit of all the warehouse property, an equal rate should be levied on all warehouses for the purpose of ma king alterations. Surely they ought not to let such a man as Mr. Harbord escape, merely because he was so fortu nate as to have warehouses on the New Quay. He had heard a good deal of the London offices : but surely, i they refuse to insure, there was sufficient spirit and capi tal in Liverpool to insure Liverpool property. (No, no.) Well he would ask the Town Clerk whether a clause of the kind alluded to by him could not he put into the bill The TOWN-CLERK.—A clause which would charge al. warehouses whether they required altering or not, with the expense of altering and improving all those who do require it? Mr. I. HOLMES.—Yes. The TOWN-CLERK.—I certainly think that I could frame such a clause in a very few minutes ; but I have no hope that it would pass the Legislature. Mr. 1. HOLMES.—Then it is a partial bill, and you can not prevent its being so. Mr. FIARBORD, in consequence of the remark made by the previous speaker, said that he had spent some few hundred pounds, and was prepared to spend more, in al tering his warehouses. I❑ fact, he had done more than the bill required. Mr. LACE thought that it was absolutely necessary that schedule B (relating to old warehouses) should form part of the bill, and let them try, therefore, if they could so modify it as to make it acceptable. It must certainly be admitted that this was a most arbitrary bill ; but, if it was necessary to the town, what were they to do? He really thought they had no alternative. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE could not see how they were to modify schedule B, when they had passed it on Saturday. Mr. BIRKETT said that the general opinion in London, and other places, was, that there was not a place in Liverpool safe enough to put a chest of tea in, and if this state of things was to continue, what would be the result? He thought it was the duty of the owners to make some sacrifice, and he must say that all to whom he had spoken were ready to make some sacrifice. Mr. PARKER observed that the advocates of dock ware houses asserted that those warehouses could be insured for 2s. Gd., whilst others said to him, " Oh, Parker, don't believe it." Now, if he knew on what terms they could be insured, then he would give his decision with respect to them. If goods could be insured for 2s. Gd. in ware houses on the margin of the docks, then he would advo cate dock warehouses. The cream of the bill, however, was the porterage. If that was properly regulated, goods would be safe in wooden sheds. . . Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that the time had come when they must determine whether the old warehouses were to be altered or not. He did not care a farthing for legislation as to future warehouses ; for he had great doubts whether there would be any such warehouses, par ticularly as they were every day more and more threatened with the possibility of having warehouses erected even around the existing docks. Mr. HORNIAY was of opinion that it was quite possible to prepare a bill which would meet the necessities of the case, without introducing into it the obnoxious clauses of the present bill. He had not the least doubt that if, in stead of the proposed regulations with regard to existing warehouses, there had been clauses enabling parties to make the necessary alterations and improvements, and a registry established of all such warehouses as had been altered, all the desired effect would have been produced, by the insurance offices refusing to insure those which were not altered. Mr. JOHN HoLmEs moved that all the clauses relating to existing warehouses should be struck out of the bill, except such as gave power to trustees of warehouse pro perty to alter such property, if they thought fit. Mr. THOMPSON withdrew the motion he had previously made, and seconded that of Mr. Holmes. Mr. NORTH considered this discussion very ill-timed. To listen to Mr. Hornby and others, the principle of the bill might never before have been heard of. The whole of this discussion was owing to an incidental remark made by Mr. Thompson as to the expense. Now, admitting that the cost o f altering a warehouse would be £7OO or £BOO, the question was not whether an owner of a ware house should sacrifice a year's rent, but whether he should use the warehouse at all—whether the trade of the port was to be saved. Cases of great hardship must un doubtedly arise ; but there was no help for it. Schedule D. or the alteration of the existing warehouses, was of the essence of the bill. The motion, on being put to the , vote, Was negatived br 19 to 16. For the motion—Councillors, Isaac Holmes, W. Thorn hill, J. C. Thompson, Henry Holmes, H. Hornhy, J. Holmes, J. Lawrence. J. N. Wood, J. Proctor, J. Kit shaw, J. Parker, J. Plumpton, J. Platt ; Aldermen, R. R. Houghton, R. Griffith, and T. Holt. Against the motion—Councillors, F. Shand, T. Black burn, J. North, J. Aikin, J. Slewart, E. Rae, T. Roy den, W. Birkett, J. B. Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence, A. Lace S. L. Trotman, A. Smith, jun.; Aldermen, T. Bulley W. Earle, Sir T. Brancker, J. H. Turner; W. P. Frerne and the Mayor. After some further discussion, clauses 7,8, and 9 were adopted, with the alterations previously noticed. Clause 10, which contains a proviso exempting the ground landlord from paying any part of the expense of alteration was opposed by Mr. Hornby, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Isaac Holmes, and Mr. North, on the ground that it was a benefit, amongst others, to the Corporation, who were the parties seeking the bill, and that it would be unjust to the parties who had only two or three of their leases unexpired. The result was that the proviso was struck out. In clause 12, which allows an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, it was proposed that the Borough Court should be substituted, and this was agreed to, on the con dition that Lord Shaftesbury would permit the alteration. The meaning of clause 19, preventing the deposit of cer tain dangerous goods in any but fire-proof or detached warehouses, gave rise to some discussion. Mr. BLACKBURN pointed out that the clause allowed drngerous goods to be stowed in cellars whose ceilings were covered with sheet iron, and suggested that this covering would form a very trifling barrier to the pro gress of fire from above. Mr. THOMPSON moved that the cellars in which dan gerous goods were stored should be arched with brick. Mr. PLUMPTON seconded the motion. On a division there were 14 for and 15 against this mo tion. The clause was afterwards modified, so as to admit of dangerous goods, already deposited in other than the spe cified piaces for hereafter receiving such goods, remaining there for six months after the commencement of the act. Mr. Aikin proposed that palm oil and cocoa nut oil, which were by the bill excluded from the list of dangerous arti cles, should be included, as well as-tallow and lard. Mr. Cooper seconded the motion. A division took place, and the motion was carried by 23 to 10.. Another amendment, that butter should be excluded, wascarried by a majority of 21 to 7. A new clause was submitted by the Town-clerk, provi ding that persons might carry on dangerous trades in the warehouses at present occupied by them, if the warhouses be so altered as to confirm to the restrictions and regula tions in schedule Aor B. Power to the tenant to make alterations, if the owner refnses, as in the general cases. This clause was adopted. Mr. BIRKETT moved that clauses 22 and 23 should be struck out. Mr. JOHN HOLMEs proposed that clause 21 should also be struck out. On a division 26 voted in favour of the return of the clause, and 4 against it. Mr. HORNBY afterwards moved that clauses 22 to 25 inclusive should be postponed. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE moved that they should stand part of the bill. Mr. NORTH seconded the amendment. Mr. HORNBY then abandoned his first motion, and pro posed as an amendment, that the six persons- calling on a manufacturer to raise his chimney should not be required to deposit the estimated amount of the alteration. Mr. COOPER seconded the amendment. The Couneil dividad, and negatived the amendment by a considerable majority. Some remarks having been made with respect to a re solution of the associated bodies on one of the clauses, the Mayor said that he had that morning had an interview with Mr. Brown, who stated to him that £5OO had been subscribed by one chamber of commerce for the pur pose of opposing the bill, in the event of their sugges tions not being attended to, and that the other associa tions were also subscribing. Clause 45 was struck out. Clause 48, and subsequent clauses, empowering the Watch Committee to appoint an extra police force for the special purpose of watching warehouses, and the council to levy a rate on warehouses to defray the cost of this extra force, were opposed by Mr. G. H. Lawrence, who said that he was opposed to class legi,lation, and expressed doubts whether such a force was wanted. The MAYOR said that this part of the bill had been originated by himself, and he considered it very essential. If warehouse property required an extra degree of protec tion, that property ought to pay the expense. After some conversation, the clauses were agreed to. The remainder of the clauses were adopted, with some slight alterations. The MAYOR then laid before the council a commune. cation received that day from Mr. Brown, the chairman of the delegates of the commercial associations, requesting that, as the council were still in debate on the Fire Bill, they would be pleased to apply for a postponement of the bill going into committee, so as to afford the deputations an opportunity of considering the bill as revised by the council, and thus, if possible, prevent the necessity of opposition on their part. The Mayor said that the Council would no doubt be happy to prevent the necessity of opposition, but it was impossible to postpone the time for going into committee. The Town-clerk was directed to return a respectful answer, decling to comply with the request. A clause had been sent in by Mr. Clay, and which had been modified by the Town-clerk, so as to be applicable to all the carrying companies, was submitted. The clause wholly exempted the carrying companies from the opera tion of the bill, except in those cases where their ware houses, buildings, or some vault, cellar, or room of which 1.43,a 4, h ts, ;« — a nnric +llan those which they themselves carried. The ciciuoe agreed to. A deputation was appointed to go to London. Sir Tho mas Brancker, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. Turner were named, but Sir Thomas said he could not leave town, and pressed the Mayor to form one of the deputation, offering, in case of compliance, to perform his worship's civic duties in his absence. The Mayor seemed unwilling to comply, and the Council separated at half-past flue o'clock, leaving the members of the Fire Committee to settle the matter. THE STEAM-SHIP " BENTINCK." We have again to notice—and we do so with pride—the turning out, at our port, of one of the finest and largest steam-ships that has yet floated in any sea, the " Ben thick," built by our celebrated townsman Mr. Thomas Wilson, and owned by the enterprising Peninsular and Oriental Company. She was launched (as we recorded at the time) on the 19th of January last. She is destined to ply, conjointly with her sister ship the Hindostan, (built by the same parties,) between Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay at one terminus, and Suez at the other, car rying the mails, passengers, &c., to meet the mail ships of the same company running between Southampton and Egypt, and thus maintain the rapid steam communication between this country and India. The Bentinck is niecisely similar in dimensions, model, and in steam power, to the Hindostan, with some very slight difference in depth. There are, too, some varia tions in her cabin accommodations. She is built of the best materials that wealth can command, from, we may add, every quarter of the world. The following are her dimensions, burthen, and steam-power : Length of keel 220 feet Length aloft (over all) Beam, within paddle-boxes 39 „ Depth from spar deck Burthen, including spar deck .2020 Engines, (two of 260) 520 horse power. Diameter of cylinders .... 781 inches. Stroke . . She has a handsome bust figure-head of Lord William Bentinck (whose name she bears) in his robes of office: a bold and striking likeness. The trail boards below are carved with the coat of arms of that distinguished noble man on an heraldric shield. in the middle of groupings of armour, banners, &c. The same coat of arms is embla zoned in the centre, with, on one side a naval, and on the other a military officer, (emblematic of the two services) in a reclining position, as supporters. There are also carved decorations, pendant between the windows, and on the quarter galleries. The mouldings and other portions are gilded ; and the whole of the carved work has a very chaste and pleasing appearance. It was executed by our townsmen, Messrs. J. and H. Hammond. The vessel is rigged in the usual manner of large steam-ships, as a three-masted schooner, and her standing rigging is of patent wire rope. The spar deck forms a fine and unin terrupted promenade ; and on each side the quarter deck there are broad seats, with arms, and covered with maho gany, resembling ranges of sofas. The engines are by our townsmen Messrs. Fawcett:and Preston, and the interior arrangements and accommoda tions are of the first order. The general plan of dividing out the ship much resembles that adopted in the Hindus tan, but with rather fewer, and, consequently, larger state rooms, many of which will accommodate a considerable family, each having a separate bed place. The main en trance from the quarter deck is similar to that in the other ship —roomy and airy, and terminates in a well lighted and elegant corridore leading to the dining-room or saloon, and from which diverge private cabins, with handsomely pannelled doors, having venetian blinds, be tween each of which is a polished pilaster, in imitation of veined marble, topped by a foliated capital of papier macho, gilded on a sky-blue ground. The cornicing is of corresponding richness, and the ceiling in light blue panels, with French white on the styles and mouldings of the beams. The saloon is a spacious and gorgeous apartment nearly square, and cheerfully lighted from the deck—and also from 7 stern and other port windows on each side. It is elegantly panelled in satin-wood styles, between which are pilasters of slabs of slate in perfect imitation of veined marble. These are surrounded by composite gilded ca pitals. The trusses, or brackets, under the beams are of a rich foliated pattern, gilded on a blue ground. On both sides there are handsome sofa seats, with cane bottoms and backs, and over these, forming the panels, beautiful paintings, also on slate, illustrative of the recent war in Affg,hanistan—the several difficult passes in that remark able country, with the troops passing through them, and a variety of the romantic scenery. They have a fine effect, but, we must say, are not quite equal in merit to the views we have seen from the manufactory of Messrs. Jennins and Betteridge. They were furnished by our townsman, Mr. Bielefeld, and the painter is a Mr. Steedman. They are each decorated at the top by a pendant wreath of flowers in projection, richly gilded, and suspended by alter nate heads of the Lion of England an d of Neptune. T h ere are four dining tables in this splendid apartment, running fore and aft. The wizen-mast is cased, and formrsit deco rative ornamented with a mirror in front,•and on eta id Round emblematic groups in relief splendidly exec° • is a broad band of beautiful flo the stern windows thersate resembling 'the .fi nest porcelain. fluted Doric column. The rudder-case .eriwchitlhy riated paint-work, on xi each side of the en- At the end opposite the st ern; on t r is a sideboard of polished sltinon 001 with book and between these last are two very large mir ve a fine effect. We can easily imagine the enjoyed in this gorgeous room in run of l - lindostan, clothed as they are , ual spring. - hoard side, is at the other up in a more deli- case's rots, vnrie.P luxury that #ktft ning along tht,' with the verdete of The Ladies' Cablo on t - h, end of the corridor, a'nd is if, quite equal ^abins. . cate and, if possible,-ohns-ter style. The Fore-cabin.. with its wide apprca'e in convenience and almost in elegance egy There is a lobby on the starboard side, close - et , the wall of the ship. by which the passengers may go %^iaa'tia fore-part of the principal corridore to the forecastle. On the lows~ deck, below the saloon- and upper cabins, and also forward, there is what may be called another story of state-rooms, or dormitoriss, with wide passages, all well lighted by side-lights, ventillating hatchways, &c., and fitted up as handsomely as those above. The subsidiary arrangements are on an eqw.±l scale of costliness and efficiency. The ship is divided by iron bulkheads into five compartments—giving her great safety in case of accident—and there are large cisterns for water, approved pumping apparatus, &c. &c. Coolness and ven tilation have been especially studied, and in every depart ment the marine superintendent of the vessel, Mr. Shaw, who has had long practical experience, appears to have ex-- celled even his former efforts. TRIAL. T 1 The Bentinck left the Coburg Dock early on Thursday morning, and proceeded on a trial of the ship and engines, hence to Holyhead and back. She was found to meet the anticipations of all connected with her. There were on board, her experienced and polite commander, Captain. Kellock, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wilson, the builder, Mr. Faw cett, constructor of the engines, and several other gentle men. She started about six o'clock, the wind then blow ing fresh from the westward. The following iaa stOtement of her progress : GOING. h. rn. _ At 6 10—abreast of the Rock 6 55 " N. W. Buoy. 12 15— " The Skerries. 1 5 " At Holyhead. RETURNING. 2 16— " Point Lynas 5 15— " Light-ship. 6 4 " Rock Lighthouse. Making the trip out and back, a distance of upwarda of 130 nautical miles, in 11 hours and 56 minutes. Her speed was occasionally twelve knots, and she was found to be remarkably easy, and without perceptible vibration. The engines worked beautifully, making from 13 to 151 revolutions per minute. She will, we learn, proceed to Southampton, via Dublin' on the 17th instant. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, The Polytechnic Exhibition, we are happy to say, still. continues to be more and more attractive, and has been visited during the week by a vast number of persons who had not before seen it, as well as by many who have re solved, in the gratification of their curiosity, or their de light in beholding what is extraordinary, ingenious or beau tiful, to take another and another view of the vast and va ried collection. The concerts, the panorama, the fire cloud, to be seen in the lecture-hall have also been, as they well deserve, more numerously attended, and the opinion we first expressed is confirmed by all—that the whole surpasses in value, diversity, and extent, any exhi bition ever before submitted to the public. We resume our review of some of the principal objects in the several rooms—beginning in the third story of the building.—" The Baronial Hall," contains a variety of richly carved ancient furniture of oak and other woods, chiefly gothic, including cabinets, bedsteads, and chairs, — also figures of stalwart knights clad in armour. No. 3, a splendidly carved sideboard ; and 13, a carved casket, are fine specimens. Here, too, are some curious old paintings, and the whole imparts to the mind of the spectator a re spect for the taste and ingenuity of our forefathers, and recalls historical reminiscences of "the deeds of the days of other times." The room appropriated for articles of taste and vertue (contributed by Messrs. Promoli and Hausburg) is re plete with articles of great richness and beauty. An In dian ivory workbox (13) is curiously and elaborately carved. The Amazon on horseback attacked by a panther, a bronze casting in the middle of the room, is exquisitely modelled. The antique Dresden clock (30), the China vase (26), and the model of Rheims cathedral (for a time piece), are also beautiful. There are also superb speci mens of enamel, paintings on papier mache, &c. Room 28 is replete with interesting illustrations of his tory of our own town—charts, views, plans, manuscripts, busts of, and productions in, art by celebrated natives, &c. Here, too, admirable likenesses of visitors are ra pidly cut on paper by Mr. Walker, at a trifling charge. There is a fine picture of Liverpool taken from a spot near Wallasey Pool. The Natural History Room is large, and the specimens of stuffed birds and animals, and of fossils, plants, mine rals, &c., are very numerous, valuable, and well arranged. One room is appropriated for mercantile samples, &c. Here the cotton tree may be seen growing, and samples of all the cottons, and raw mercantile materials in the world. There are also some fine pieces of needle-work, particularly two by Miss Linwood, " Bonaparte at the age of 30," and "The Dead Bird," both having the appearance and veri-similitude of the finest oil paintings. The lady is now, we learn, ninety years of age. In No. 27 there are some fine specimens of iron and papier mache manufacture, beautifully painted in enamel, from the manufactory of Messrs. Jennins and Bettridge ; also many superb articles in iron, moulded as fine as if they wore of warp. from the rolehronk D 0 er ,, nrany . Thprp are here, ton. gnme fine paintings- I. the, ceutrP of the room stands the apparatus which conveys to nu merous auditors the oraculous sayings and repartees of " The Invisible Girl," who, from time to time, affords great amusement to the company. - The Chinese Room is filled with all :manner of speci mens of Chinese industry and art—showing the people of that empire to be, if not amongst the bravest, amongst the most curious, ingenious, and industrious in the world. Some of the manufactures are beautiful—as is the piece of needle-work. The visitor will observe some copies of English oil paintings, &c., which are extremely good. No. 28, a water color drawing, and several views of seaports, with British shipping, &c., will be viewed with interest. Here there is an excellent large Kaleidescone. The cu riosities. toys, &c., are very numerous, showing innume rable patterns of flowers, &c. The Happy Family, in room 25, is very attractive. Here are a variety of animals naturally entertaining a deadly hatred of each other, associated in the utmost har mony and playfulness in one cage—a striking proof of the power of education. _ _ In No. 23 is deposited a variety of philosophical and mechanical apparatus. The whole art of pin-making is also shown by a man and two girls, and there are ingeni ous artists in glass blowing and glass cutting. Here, too, are two excellent astronomical models showing the posi tions of the planets on any given day, and their relative magnitude, by Mr. G. P. Payne. No. 21, Antiquities and Curiosities, is one of the most interesting rooms in the building. To enumerate the va rious articles occupies upwards of thirteen pages of the catalogue. The curious may here linger with delight for at least a couple of hours, and will not then have seen the whole. Those who are in a hurry will do well to request the polite keeper to point out the most wonderful relics, &c., which include the Shakspere Cup. made from the mulberry tree planted by himself,—beautifully carved ; a candlestick of wood used by G. Burns the poet; the silver-mounted leather tankard that belonged to Washing ton; also his account book with " The United States ; ' point lace-work of Queen Elizabeth ; Admiral Benbow's snuff-box ; a ring worn by Nelson ; Queen Charlotte's snuff-box ; Napoleon's pistol, shirt, towel, &c. ; a splen did snuff-box presented by the Emperor to his brother Joseph ; Byron's cap and gloves, Rob Roy's brooch, Queen Victoria's slippers ; warlike instruments of all ages and countries ; ancient MS. Bibles ; numerous medals ; African manufactures in cloth and metals; the autograph and garment of John Wesley ; Roman antiquities ; a pis tol encrusted with sea shells, dropped in Gibraltar bay when the Spanish junk-ships were destroyed by General Elliot ; a basket made of cloves, &c., &c. In the Fringe Room, the weaving of fringe and gimp, and the making of tassels i s s h own by the workpeople of Mr. 'Woods, of Bold-street, and there are here many rich specimens of carpets, rugs, &c., from his stock. The Autograph Room contains about 200 autographs of monarchs, celebrated warriors, statesmen, and authors, of every civilised country. Amongst these are manu scripts by John Calvin, the reformer, Cranmer, the Mar tyr; the original MS. of Bishop Heber's Missionary Hymn, tthe Figured "From re d Greenland'ssil Silk and d s t l o c c y k i N i Nnteaaivnisn,'; Room, &C the In weaving of articles in these respective branches is shown by expert workmen. We have yet but noticed one room in the upper story, namely, the West Picture Gallery.—There are on the same floor, in several rooms, sculpture • anatomical models and preparations ; architectural drawings and models ; beautiful papier rnach6 picture-frames and en richments, from Mr. Bielefeld's manufactory : another picture gallery ; water colour drawings, and, lastly, en gravings,—but we have not room to particularise. Suffice it to say, that they are all well worthy of inspection, and that those who do not avail themselves of the present op portunity will certainly lose a treat. We are glad to find that from its being found that those avocations t o a n r t s i e c s a n w v h i o s s i te the m e a e n x s h a i b r t o i m n i o t L e l d i y , i and in t h w e h e o v e f r n o i m n g the thi their committee have (as was last week suggested through our columns) agreed that on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, after five o'clock, the admission will be re behalf of a large and useful body o f o ur t ownsmen, and we I cl o u v, c e e r d e d t o . s i xTpheins is, w T e h e think,admissione a t s o o n t a h b e l c e o relaxationncerts s als in o the hope oc casion. ' in place of producing a feeling of satiety , tend fre quent visits, and trust st F t o h r ou o s u a r n se d i s ve o s f w tl e re c m an w b il u l t ta s k ay e taidlavta ourntag e o to render us more eager to return, and we never enter any of the rooms without seeing som ethin g new and interest ing, which we had before overlooked. March, the of £250 each , 4 THE LATE DUEL. — On Saturday Mr. Bodkin made an application to Mr. Justice Coleridge for the discharge af Mr. Gulliver out of the custody of the police, to which in circulation in he had been committed by Mr. Wakley, the coroner. As when the MunroEwaasrl of there was no opposition on the part of either the coroner or the magistrate, under whom Mr. Gulliver is already under recognizance s to appear, •Mr. Justice Coleridge Hon. Horace Pitt, 'Colonel Richardson Oliver were bound over in the sum , and Captain O gr u a l n li te ve d r himself Pilnica.£s:. dn. Mr. London on Saturday, that Lieut. over from France and surrendered him self; had crossed untrue. The remains of Colonel Fawcett but this was at the Kensall-green Cemetery with Ch o sttictest peivacy. 0 4 1 11 ' ent'i ocl‘e 0 1 / I 1' t t tti e j io