The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

liiierpoot :44;)tanbarbf PROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. Monday Morning. THE interest which was universally felt concerning the re opening of Parliament has byno means subsided. The pub lic have been disappointed at the meagre amount of in formation conveyed to them in the Queen's Speech, and in the several explanations and announcements which have been made by the members of the Cabinet. The relations of this country with France and with the Continent gene , are said to be eminently amicable and pacific; yet Lord John. Russell in the same breath avows, that a des potism has been established at Paris, which he distrusts, and against the influence of which it is requisite for Great Britain to stand on its guard ; and while he lauds Louis Napoleon Bonaparte for the firmness and energy he has displayed in restoring order End maintaining tranquillity in the Gallican Republican, he justifies his dismissal of Lord Palmerston from the Foreign-office on the plea that his lordship was similarly tolerant of usurpation. People expected much more than this. They looked piquant revelations, and nothing of the kind has been forthcoming ; and though it is now asserted, especially by the friends of ministers, that everything has been divulged that could be told respecting the disruption of the government, there is a strong yearning for further disclosures ; a belief that there are still some mysteries to be cleared np, the eclaircissement of which, did Court etiquette permit, would cause a very different impression from that which the speeches of Tuesday night last, in the House of Commons, were calculated to produce. It is obvious that the whole truth has not been told. Had it been, we should necessarily have had a history of the memorandum banded by the Premier to Lord Palmerston so long back as 1850—the conditions of which imposed on the Foreign Secretary the duties of a State Clerk, while de priving him of all confidence for high intelligence and integrity. Some other points of th, dispute have also , as to create a very general hat a pre-ar nzement had been made on the and that each par stood pledged to extend his narrative of differences no farther than notorious facts demanded On the qui 'on of Lord John Russe s new Reform Bill, tl barren e information which has already trauspired , though it atisfactory to ti ise who are Cation of the countr , to have the assurance of minis themselves that no material change is contemplated with nterests of the various great interests require to be fairly represented throughout is, of course mplies that the agriculturists, and the capitali is of the realm, will not be a petty and a temporary triumph to party, and least of all to that party who would play nto the hands of the most ignorant —politically speaking rded abundant c fence of their ti, nish the , wer and vail the pride of Englanc ng her c the spunge, and reducin 1 her civil and military estab lithments to the and me Tcantile ate incomes, and consequently a y of intelligence and responsibili With regard, again, to the tender topic of the Income perty Tax, t back for ,ent, the Gov serve a prof Have they Nothing to routine, proport regard to financial operatior some two or three years age P that. Tons experience they ustained in the art of framing a palatable, or even a practicable budget, for a nation which has allowed them to prescribe Free- e as a remedy growing gradua r all its maladies, and which has found worse ever since the prescription was made up and administered ? It has been noticed, moreover, among other matters o , that no explanation whatever has been rend in either house of Parliament relative to the e Marquis of Normar olunta t about, or whether th retirement was induced by public or private feelings in London or at Paris The matter may be a delicate one to but the moment of Lord Normanby's withdrawal from Paris was a critical one and as his for ip was the servant of the country, rather than the mere emplo rst Lord of the Treasu ye a right to ntormation as to the way in which their in terests are treated, after being lodged in the hands of an dor to a foreign power. It may be that there is tto be disclosed in the matter. Probably Lord manbv was heartily sick of Paris. of the Pr no sec .esident, system of police espionage which has just been re vived on the model of old Fouche, the Duke of Otranto. The intellectual and moral calibre of Louis Napoleon was not supposed, when both were residents of London, to be exactly on a par. The society at the Tuilleries may be judged from the fact that French men and French ladies, El not present themselves i upon the most pressing who have reputations to 1 the saloons of the pal nvitations to banqu 3 that the' foreign' Drs to the diet, the etiquette of their p suits to urge, which cou ator are chiefly officials, const: sition for the morn I from or having De easily promoted without, a shew of defere tind, with res. t to the of the post-office authori who would probably have inte rce pt e d it i n it s trans i t, • e condition of society in the French f a three years' reign of " Liberte, The writer says— ris to London wit the end Fraternite Marquise de ---; p;hbour of o ye a large aoir6e. In the Morning a gentlem'i'n called on her . Al asked for an invitation. He told her be had come by order of the Prefect of Police annoyance and indignation ; w lady expressed much a he asked her whether my objection to let him see tt ,t trespass on her for the invitaliOn.itbeir; as that lie was as re not less than fc These agents are. distributed among all ranks and grades. They are " authorised" to attend every large party, with or without the sanction of the host, avowedly as police instruments. While others are employed, to whom no suspicion of their avocations could attach, to worm out expressions of those warm and bitter feelings which such a state of things can scarcely fail to excite in honourable minds. As will be readily conceived, considerable speculation has been aroused by the recent attempt to assassinate the Queen of Spain, who, at the time—on Wednesday even ing last—was on her way to the Church of Atocha to return thanks for her safe delivery. There seems to have been no possible cause or object for the crime. The young sovereign, personally, has always been an object of attachment to Spaniards of all parties ; and loyalty to the royal blood, and to the sex, is part of the nature of a Spaniard. Even Joseph Bonaparte, when once he had been acknowledged as king by the nobles and people of Madrid, was sacred, so far as related to his person ; and, Ferdinand VII., in the very height of his unpopularity, when he had brought in a huge Frenith army to suppress liberalism throughout his dominions, and daily executions presented a series of disgusting and horrible spectacles, could fearlessly and with perfect impunity show himself in the bull-ring, and hound on the rabble to their brutalising sport with applause. Whence, then, has this attempt arisen ? What end has it been proposed to serve by setting an example in Spain of ruffianly, dastardly, murderous disloyalty ? What motive has instigated the deed ? All who speak of the subject are anxious for answers on these points ; but all that is known at present is that a pistol was fired at her Majesty, and that the bullet wounded her in the shoulder, though. happily, not very seriously. Everybody reprobates the attack; and it is creditable to the good faith which the political factions of Spain entertain in the inherent loyalty of each other, that no peroon seems for a moment to suppose that the occur rence originated in party prejudice or predilection. During the past week, as will have been generally seen, Feargus O'Connor, the M.P. for Nottingham, has once more risen into notoriety, both in the House of Commons and in the Master's Office of the Court of Chancery. In Parliament he has twice or thrice, since the opening of the session, "done the familiar" with Lord John Russell— walking up to shake him heartily by the hand, taking a seat close betide him on the treasury bench, and whis pering to his lordship in a confidential way; and, when the victim sought to escape by removing to another place, pulling him back by the coat-tail, till brought to a sense of decorum by loud peals of laughter, mingled with indignant whig calls to "Order, order." In the Master in-Chancery's Office, Feargus has undergone an exami nation—at least, if such it can be called—of three days' duration, concerninhe affairs of the exploded Chartist " National Land C ompany," and National Bank. Here Feargus has assumed a violent, instead of a bene volent tone and aspect, refusing to give any statement of the debts and accounts, beyond those which have been published in the Northern Star. Has affected eccentricity ; talked pompously, and declared—on his oath !—that he had not eaten anything, or slept for twelve nights, and had got the spasms! He subsequently swore at the master, at his own solicitor, and at the counsel engaged ; called them ruffians and idiots, and seemed pertinaciously determined to create in his own favour that kind of feeling which was awakened by Sheep face in the farce, when he escaped from the hands of jus tice, by putting on a silly look, and exclaiming " baa" fn answer to all questions. Of course, no one can suspect Feargus of a desire to say " baa" to the claims of his " dear children," the Chartist subscribers, in respect to the land scheme. He has told them fifty times that he had rather eat his own head off than wrong them, or allow them to be wronged, by his instrumentality, of the value of a farthing; and it would be uncharitable to imagine that he will not redeem his word to the letter. Need I tell you that the interesting gastronomical de bate, which took place on Wednesday in the House of Commons, has been more interesting in many quarters— especially in certain departments of the Club-houses— than would have been some half-score of other questions, of fat greater national importance ? It was raised by Mr. F. French, who complained of the domestic economy of Bellamy's kitchen. Soup was too dear at Is. a plate, under free-trade ; chops, steaks, fried soles, stewed eels and boiled whiting, cod's head and shoulders, and even turbot, ought to come down to the measure of pockets which have to depend for replenishing on the proceeds of competition with foreigners ; while wine should be reduced 50 per cent., not in quality, but price ; and clean table cloths should be supplied to honourable members gratis— most of themselves just now being badly off for soap, and loose change for washerwomen. Mr. Chisholm Anstey had also a special complaint to make against the said kitchen. They had no Roman Catholics cooks, and con sequently had made no provision for fasting. They were always preparing to feast themselves and the members ; and, on Fridays, it was really distressing to see the strong temptations set before gentlemen who, by no manner of means, could think of taking anything more substantial than salmon and lobster sauce. Of course, the matter will undergo an investigation. Whether a special com mission is to he appointed, and a blue-book published, for the edification of housewives in the art of cheap living, did not transpire. THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OF MANCHESTER. We annex a copy of the log of the screw steam-ship City of Manchester, on her outward voyage to Philadelphia, which only came forward by the Asia, owing to the Dela ware being frozen over so tightly that the passengers and papers had to be forwarded overland to their destination. Though the vessel encountered head winds and high seas throughout, she behaved very well, and the engines were never stopped during the whole passage. She endeavoured to force her way up the river through the ice ; but, after proceeding about thirty miles, was becoming so blocked up that she was obliged to return for safety, and although the ice-boat had been sent to assist her, she had been so damaged as to be compelled to return for repairs, after having only got eight miles down the river. The Delaware was fast frozen about thirty miles down, and, of course, until the weather moderated, nothing could be done with her. She will, however, come away immediately on her discharge, and, if possible, will be despatched from here punctually on the 25th instant. Dec. 31.—Wind northward and westward. At 130 p.m. got under weicd - ; ; 2 15 passed Rock Light ; 3 30 pilot left off Bell Buoy ; course set N.W. by W. W. ;7 30 Lynas Light S.W. S. ; 8 30 South Stack S.W., wind moderate ; 6 a.m. rounded stl" Tuskar ; 9 a.m. Saltees. Jan. I.—Wind westerly. Light; at noon off Ballycotton. Ireland; winds moderate; ship W.N.W. 3 miles; 8 p.m. Cape Clear. miles. bead sea 2.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W., dis. from Cape Clear, 128 Light, N.N.W. ; winds moderate and variable, with —Wind westerly. dis. 165 miles hard squalls and head sea. Jan. 4.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.VIT., dis. 174 miles gales, with hard squalls and head sea. Jan. s.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., dis ;ales, with hard squalls and head sea. Jan. 6.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., dis. 195 miles. Fresh tales, with hard squalls and confused sea. n. 7.—Wind S.W. to N.W., dis. 124 miles. Strong gales, Strong gales, with 201 miles with heavy head sea. Jan. B.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W., dis, gales, with heavy head sea. Strong W.N.W._ to N., dis. 87 miles Very heavy —Wind N. to S.E., dis. 70 miles. Winds moderate, with heavy sea, Jan. 12.—Wind S.S.E. to W.S.W., dis. 210 miles. First part, wind moderate ; latter part, strong breezes and high head N.W. to N.V., dis. 103 miles high head sea. —wind W.N.W., dis. 159 miles Wind westward, dis. 166 miles Heavy gales, with 1 westward, dis.lsS miles gales, with .Ales, with Jan. 18.-IVi W.N.W., d now, showers, thick weather, lis. 131 miles. Heavy gales, with . L and high head sea. Jan. 19.—Wind N.W. by W., dis. - 160 miles. Strong winds, ith snow, showers, thick weather, and high head sea. Jan. 20.—Wind N.W., dis. 95 miles. Strong winds; at 30 p.m. Floating Light bearing N.W. by N.; 11 p.m. an- chored for pilot; Cape May N.E. — Jan. 21.—Cape Henlopen south ; at 7 30 a.m. weighed ; Mr Wilson, pilot in charge, proceeded up as far as Cross Ledge 2 p.m. compelled to return, river being frozen up; 6 p.m anchored inside breakwater. LECTURES yme❑ conr ile opens the series, on the 20th instant, by a ecture on " Angels." The next subjects will be— ' Druidism," Rev. D. James; " The Church in the Colonies." Rev. G. W. Warr ; " Varieties of the Human Race," Rev. H. Hampton ; " Astronomy," Rev. St. Vincent Beechey ; " Inspiration of Holy Writ," Rev. Dr. Baylee ; " The Moors in Spain," Rev. G. C. L. Cotton ; " Our English Bible," Rev. J. B. Lowe ; " Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul," Rev. J. S. How son. The Revs. W. Pollock and S. B. Sutton will follow, with other subjects. T TIIE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. —A series )Ut to be delivered at this Institution, by Ted with the town and neighbourhood. Dr:lir ROYAL ROCK FERRY HOTEL.--On Friday evening last, the opening of the new assembly room at the Royal Rock Ferry-hotel, was celebrated by an elegant dinner given to about fifty guest!, among whom were Henry Jenkins, Esq., chairman of the Royal Rock Ferry Company, who pre sided, the Rev.T. F.Redhead,T. Branch, Esq.,J. Nelson Wood, Esq., John M'Guffic, EFq., John Finch, Esq., Bolton Case, Eiq., Richd. Houghton, Esq., and John Ha selden, Esq., &c. The dinner, which was, in every respect, of first-rate excellence, was served by Mr. Wm. Huntriss, the landlord of the hotel. The assembly-room, in which the social party met, is a spacious and elegant one, and has been fitted up with great taste, with anti-rooms, card &c., to correspond ; the erection and ornamental ions having been under the supe r i n t en d ence o f • rooms decors 11 ing was spent by the company. Seversfable and appro priate speeches were delivered, and Mr. Gilbert added zest to the enjoyment by an improvisitorial effort, which displayed considerable command of language and power of extemporaneous versification FINE ATITS.—We have much pleasure in calling our readers' attention to a set of six cabinet pictures by our talented townsman Mr. Richard Ansdell, who has shown talent of a very high order in his treatment of the subjects of these pictures, illustrating the chief kinds of shooting, viz., "Duck," " Black game," "Grouse," " Rabbit, " Partridge," and " Pheasant ;" a subject that has not before been treated by any artist of note. Of the six, the duck shooting is the most artistic in treatment, though the Spanish pointer and Irish setter, in the black game picture, are exquisitely painted ; and the finish of the whole of the piciures is remarkable, as this artist's works are generally rather deficient in that respect. We cannot help calling attention to the skill displayed in the selec tion of the landscape portion of each picture, and the attitudes of the sportsmen and dogs, which are evidently careful studies from nature. There is also great breadth and atmosphere in them, and in the rabbit shooting this is particularly apparent. Those who take an interest in such matters, and all who are attached to progress in this peculiarly English school of art, should step into Mr. Gregg's, 52, Bold-street, and judge for themselves,—we having said enough of their merits to create a wish to inspect theni personally. The engravings are in e very forward state, and highly satisfactory. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.---The Council of this Association held a meeting yesterday, the first time since the annual general meeting, at which the following officers were elected :—Hugh Hornby, Esq., president; Francis Shand, Esq., vice-president ; Samuel Stitt, Esq., treasurer. The following committees werere- appointed : Communication : Messrs. Aikin, Forwood, Holland, Heath, Ryder, and Stitt. Postal: Messrs. Arnott, Bushell, Crossfield, jun., K. Dowie, and Winch. Cus toms' Reform : Messrs. Aikin, Bushell, Bouch, Boult, Casey, Forwood, Horsfall, and Lamport. Commercial Tribunals: Messrs. Aikin, Arnott, Bright, Heath, Hol land, Lamport, Ryder, and Rankin. Dock Arrangements and Export Trade: Messrs. Aikin, Boult, Forwood, Holland, Lamport, and Malcomson. Sound Dues and Russia Company: Messrs. Arnott, Boult, Dowie, and Heath.—An interesting letter was read from Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., on the subject of decimal currency, showing the facility with which the present currency of the king dom could be settled on this convenient principle, such change requiring only the introductien of a single new coin. The subject was referred to a special committee. — A letter from J. P. Goodmanson was also read, on the pilot service of this port, which was likewise referred to a special committee.—Mr. Forwood gave notice, that at the next meeting of the Council, he would bring under con sideration the present mode of collecting dock and town dues at this port.—The meeting then broke up. RACE OF SCREW-STEAMERS.—It will be remembered that about a fortnight ago three screw-steamers--the Orontes, the Frankfort, and the Arabian—sailed from this port for the Mediterranean, the two former intending to call at Gibraltar. From the great improvements which have lately been introduced into screw-steamers, and the fact that these vessels were fitted up with the best and most advanced machinery, though in many respects of different kinds, this was looked upon as a most important test of the respective merits of the different vessels, and their capabilities to accomplish the objects required in their construction. All the ships sailed from the Mersey on the morning of Tuesday, the 27th of January, and ad vices have been received by the Arno—another screw steamer, which arrived here yesterday in five days and three quarters, having left Marseilles on the 30th of Jan., and Gibralta r on the 3d instant—that the F rankfort reached Gibralt ar on the 2d instant, at 9, a.m., and the Orontes arrived at the same place on the same day, at 1.30 p.m., and both sailed on the same day to the eastward ; thus, after allowing for stoppage of machinery, the Frank fort beat the Orontes by one hour and a-half only. From the fact that the Arabian was spoken on the Ist inst. about 130 miles from Gibraltar, and her position at that time, it is believed that she also would have reached the port mentioned early in the course of the 2nd. The result of the trial thus made is looked forward to with considerable interest, as it may exercise no inconsiderable influence vpsiin the future prospects of steam navigation. CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION. The first of a series of conversaziones was held at the rooms of this Institution, 33, 80ld -street, on Thursday evening last, when the Rev. T. W. Moeran gave a lecture on the " Atmosphere," which elicited some interesting remarks from the members generally. The lecturer com menced by observing that there were three books which all ought to study, viz, the Book of Grace (the Bibles, the Book of Experience, and the Book of Nature; and that the world of Nature may be employed as a ladder to climb to the world of Grace. He divided his subject as follows :-1. Nature of the Atmosphere ; 2. Atmospheric phenomena ; 3. Traces of design. 1. The Atmosphere, at first supposed to he "a simple," was discovered by Dr. Priestley. in 1774, to be a compound, and its parts are oxygen (the source of hear and life), nitrogen (destructive of heat and life). and carbonic acid gas, which is the choke-damp of the mines. If the nitrogen were removed, the world would be in flames, thus chewing how easily God could destroy the world by fire as predicted. 2. The Atmospheric phenomena noticed were the clouds, their formation and height above the earth. The winds also, their origin and velocity, varying from 5 to 100 miles an hour, were discussed, and the permanent or trade- winds, with Sir J. Herschell's theory ; the periodic, such as the monsoon ; and the poisonous, as the sirocco, sirnoom, and harmattan, were explained. The nature of falling stars, the cause of meteoric stones, the mirage (with the strange scene presented to the French in Egypt), were dwelt upon. The refraction in the Polar Seas, and the incident by which Captain Scoresby discovered his father's ship when 30 miles distant, were mentioned, and the " Spectre of the Brocken" and other mountain optical illusions, were lucidly treated. 3. Traces of design were shewn in the gradual advance and retreat, of twilight, in the use of the clouds, and from the principles of respiration ; in all of which the wisdom, power, and love of God to His crea tures are clearly seen. The Rev. G. W. WARR, of St. Saviour's, has kindly un dertaken to deliver the next lecture for this Institution in the Concert Hall, on Monday evening next. The subject will he " the practical claims which the Church of Eng land has on our affection and gratitude." Mr. Warr be ing intimately acquainted with the working of the Church in the Colonies and at home, is well qualified to do ample justice to a subject of the greatest interest and importance. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. THE WATCH COMMITTEE AND CHIEF CONSTABLESHIP. The Watch Committee held their usual meeting on Saturday last, when, at the close of the ordinary business, the memorial, (a copy of which appeared in our last num ber, (numerously signed, was presented, praying that Mr. Bigham should not be appointed to the office of chief onstable In the room of Mr. Dowling. A long discussion took place relative to the retirement of Mr. Dowling and appointment of Mr. Bigham, but it was admitted that after the vote come to on the previous Wednesday by the Council, the committee were not at liberty to take any further steps until Mr. Dowling's resignation was laid before them ; and, eventually, th' following resolution was adopted :—That:the memorialists be informed that the committee aro fully aware of the importance of securing the services of the most efficient person to fill the office of head constable, and of the responsibility attaching to this committee in making such appointment ; and that the committee will adopt such measures, by advertisement or otherwise, as will enable all persons to submit their appli cations and testimonials, all of which will have the most careful and impartial con sideration." LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT. ASSAULTING THE POLICE. On Thursday, Danie Kelly, well known to the police as a disorderly character, was fined 21s. for a brutal assault on a police-constable in Pownall-square, on Wednesday night. ATTEMPT TO STAB.—OR Thursday, John Kidd, with two women, respectively named Sherry and Stewart, were charged with an attempt to stab constable No. 189. The officer, with another, was attempting to apprehend Kidd in Colton's vaults, when Kidd struck at his breast with an open pocket-knife, but was prevented inflicting a wound by the other constable, who struck him on the head with his stick. The women were discharged ; Kidd was fined 40s. and costs, or one month's imprisonment. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A PUBLICAN. —On Thursday, Thomas Donaldson, publican, of St. James's street, was charged with assaulting police-officer 609. The complainant had gone to the prisoner's house in search of a thief, when he was struck by the prisoner. The magis trate said he had no doubt about the assault; but, as the officer would not leave the house when he was told, he would discharge the prisoner. CAPRICE OF FORTUNE.—John Bentinck Lomas, for merly a half-pay officer, was charged, on 'Wednesday, %Al) h tying been drunk and disorderly. Some years ago, he disposed of his half-pay to government, and became a settler in Australia ; he held a large tract of land, and was appointed to a high position in the police in the colony. In consequence of having heard that some property had been bequeathed to him in Yorkshire, he came over to this country, to find he had been deceived ; he became insane, and was received into the Wakefield Lunatic Asylum. Being dismissed, he found himself utterly desti tute. His next stage in misfortune was as the bearer of a letter to the police of Liverpool, from the police autho rities of York, promising to contribute to the expense of sending him again to Australia.—Mr. Clough found a vessel, the passage in which was to be £lO ; but, when the promised aid arrived from York, it proved to be 53. which was given to the poor fellow, who seemed, in a fit of desperation, to have spent it in drink.—Mr. Mansfield ordered his discharge. EMBEZZLEMENT.--On Wednesday, a man, named John M`Shane, was charged with having embezzled va rious SUM 3 of money, to the amount of about £B, which he had received on account of a Mr. Shelly, agent to a brewery at Sutton. CURIOUS CASE OF FORGERY.—A young man, named John Burton, was examined on Wednesday, upon the charge of forging an acceptance to a bill of exchange for £l9l. The prisoner represented himself as having been engaged in the malting business. In August last he was in Denbigh, North Wales, where he purchased two horses. He appears to have had some transactions with an inn keeper of the town, Mr. Edwin Hughes, who, on one oc casion, he observed to place some money in a cash-box. In a few minutes after this he proposed to give Mr. Hughes £lO for the cash-box with its contents, whatever might be the amount. Mr. Hughes assented, and the cash-box was handed over to Burton. Thew proved to be within the box between six and seven pounds in cash and some memorandums, among which was a bill drawn by Man ders and Co., porter brewers, of Dublin, on Mr. Edwin Hughes, for £l9l. The bill was, however, not accepted. About five o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday Burton called upon Mr. Ashe, spirit merchant, of South Castle street, Liverpool, to whom he presented the bill to be cashed, but he was told it was not accepted, and there fore not negotiable. At the same time an accepted bill was shown to him, as he appeared ignorant of the required form. Two hours after this Burton presented the same bill, now purporting to be accepted by Mr. Jonathan Hughes, of Denbigh, to Mr. Roberts, tea-dealer, Royal Bank-buildings. The account he then gave of himself excited Mr. Roberts's suspicion, and he was handed over to the police. On Wednesday Mr. Jonathan Hughes, who is the father of the original possessor of the cash-box, proved that the acceptance was not executed by him, as it appeared to be, Burton was therefore commited for trial. MATRIMONIAL DIFFERENCES.—Mrs. Jane Hillyer ap peared on Tuesday, against her husband, Emanuel Hillyer, who was in custody on a warrant for threatening her life. Mr. Owen appeared for the complainant, and stated that she had him in custody four or five times for serious assaults, and that she considered her life in danger. She had sought protection under the roof of a Mr. Hodson, when her husband burst into her room, and attempted to seize her by the throat. He was ordered to find bail. On Saturday, James Tinley and Owen Curran, were committed to prison for three months, having been found under suspicious circumstances in the sample-rooms of Messrs. Wm. Clare and Sons, Exchange-buildings. YESTERDAY. SMUGGLING.—John Johnson, a sailor, belonging to the steam-ship Prince. of Dublin, was fined 10s. for smuggling a bladder of whisky; and Daniel Dwyer, also a seaman, was fined 20s. for smuggling a gallon of whisky. Neither of the parties being able to pay the penalty, they were both committed to gaol. STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—John Wilson, a sea man, was committed for two months, for stealing a jacket and pair of trowsers belonging to another seaman (a black), on board the schooner Brailsford, now lying in dock, in this port. POCKET PICKING.—Mary Mooney, an elderly woman, and two other females, believed to be her daughters, who quitted Dublin by the steamer, on Thursday evening last, and arrived in this town on Fliday morning, were appre hended on Saturday night, attempting to pick the pocket of a young lady in Byrom-street. His Worship, in sentencing them to three months' commitment, remarked, that Liverpool swarmed with parties from Ireland, who made a trade of pocket-picking, and it was necessary to convince them that they would not be permitted to pursue their avocation here with impunity. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. — JOIIII ArGaVey, a labourer, in the employ of Mr. James Clayton, brewer, and James Dickson, a provision-dealer, in Vauxhall-road, were charged with receiving, the former a £5 note, and the latter a £5O note and some £lO notes, part of a sum of £136 10s., which had been stolen from the person of Mr. John Gordon, a cattle-dealer, residing at Belfast, but transacting business in this town on the 22d Januai y last, they knowing at the time that the same had been stolen. It appeared that Gordon, who was the worse for liquor at the time, was induced, about seven o'clock in the evening of the same day named, to enter a night cellar with two women of bad character, whom lie treated with a glass of spirits each. He also took a glass himself, and immediately after drinking it lost all consciousness. When he recovered he found that he had been robbed of the sum above named, which had been previously in his pocket, consisting of a £5O note, four £lO notes, a £5 note, some Irish notes, and £29 10s. in gold. The police were in formed of the circumstance, and, on making inquiry, they obtained information which led to a visit to Dickson's shop, when, after some conversation, that person admitted that he had changed a large sum of money in bank notes for two females, from whom he had received £3O for his trouble. Ho was then taken into custody, and £2l 9s. 6d. found in the house was impounded. M'Gavey, the other prisoner, it was ascertained, had obtained change of a £5 note from Mr. Clayton. his master, on account of a female who had lodged at his house, and who, he stated, owed him 6s. 6d— which she paid out of the £5. Evidence of these facts having been taken, the prisoners were remanded till Monday next. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—AIfred Lloyd and James Wil liams, otherwise Keeley, were charged with having on Sunday night assaulted and robbed Charles Robinson, marine store dealer, Grayson-street, of the sum of £7 Ils. 61 The prisoner Lloyd came up to the com plainant in Tabley street, and said, " Mr. Robinson, are you on your way home ? " to which he replied in the affirmative. He (the prisoner) then put his left hand round his neck, and his right over his mouth, and threw him down on his back, while two others came up and robbed him of the above sum. The prisoners stated that they would be prepared to prove an alibi, and they were remanded till this day. NEW BRUNSWICK.---MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.— The late Hon. W. Chipman, Chief Justice, has by his will di rected the interest of £lO,OOO to.be paid annually to the Diocesan Church Society of New Brunswick, and made handsome bequests towards the permanent maintenance of the Madras School, and towards the endowment of St. John's Church. ACTIVITY IN WOOLWICII ARSENAL.—Fifteen thou sand shells have been ordered to be immediately packed ready for service, and sent away for the different ports throughout England. A still larger order is daily ex pected • many of the men work overtime, an d a ddi t i ona l men and boys are to be entered to complete the supply required. Among the orders specified are four artillery waggon-loads of ball-cartridges, and 3000 new guns for actual service. An addition of from 300 to 500 men and men and boys is to be made in the working department. Some of the engineers " on strike " have applied for em ployment in the Arsenal. - MR. GRANTLEYIfERKELEY AND FREE TRADE.-Mr. Grantley Berkeley, M.P., has addressed the following reply to an application from the secretary of the Glouces tershire Agricultural Society, for a subscription to the fund for inducing the Agricultural Society of England to hold their annual meeting in that city :—" Beacon Lodge, Jan. 30, 1852.—Sir,—I regret very much that it is out of my power to subscribe to the funds of the Gloucestershire Agricultural Society for the object they have in view, as explained to me in your letter of the 27th. The admission of slave produce under the name of Free Trade,' has so utterly reduced my means that, as a Colonial farmer, I BM absolutely ruined,—Yours, faithfully, GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY." LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. The eighth meeting of this society for the session Wal held last evening in the Royal Institution, J. B. Yates* Esq : , president, in the chair. The . SECRETARY read a letter from Theodore W. 1 1 4 11 ‘ . bone, Esq.. president of the Royal Institution, expre ssing . the pleasure of th e comm i t t ee t h at Mr. Yates ' s portrall, should hang in the committee room of the institution. ," has accordi ng l y b een p l ace d , i n a good light, by the fade of that of Dr. Trail!. A fraternal exchange of publications with a similsr society in Kilkenny was agreed to; Mr. Alfred Holt Wag elected a member; and a donation was handed in from the Royal Astronomical Society. Mr. Cox drew attention to some objects from Alvan' dria, including a deposit like mortar from the water of tank ; scoriae from the baths, &c.—Mr. EDWARDS?. 01 , Berry-street, e x hibi te d a drawing of a curious chamois& apparatus, in which gas was used to great advantage 1 1 means of the atmopyre burner. The apparatus itself wal in full operation in the hall. The PRESIDENT read three letters from Miss Brovilir afterwards Mrs. flemans, addressed to Matthew Nichol", son, Esq., from Bronwylfa, Asaph, in 1809, 10, a n d 11. At the date of th e fi rst s h e was only fifteen years 0 € age ; and in this one only did she sign her name in full. The paper for the evening was then read by Dr. INMAN; on the microscopic qualities of hair, illustrated by sever" well-executed drawings. MRS. CATHERINE WINTER adVertiSES a controve..--- lecture on what she calls the Apostate Church of Eng' land. She is a recent convert to the Church of Rome' and we have no doubt that her advocacy of her new prin' ciples will be received by the public with as much respec t as her lectures on Bloomerism. THE AMAZON.—On Tuesday the Board of Trade a' quiry into the ci rcums t ances connected with the loss 01 , the Amazon was concluded, with the exception of soca° opinions to be taken on spontaneous combustion. When the report was m a d e , it wou ld b e sent to the Boar d o f Trade. LORD BROUGHAM'S NEW COUNTY COURTS BILL."' On Saturday Lord Brougham's hill on the County Cout . 't s was printed by order of the House of Lords. In I t s present shape it contains 28 sections. The salaries of the judges may be increased to £l5OO a year. An appeal 15 to lie in case either party is dissatisfied in point of 11 0 where the cause was tried with or without a jury. GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.—The se' counts of this company, which have just been published/ show some very disastrous results. The whole of the original £lOO shares are written off as a total loss. The loss on the G rea t B r it a i n a l one was £107,896 7s. 2d., apd on the works £47,277 Os. lid. The amount arising from the sale of the Great Britain and the works has been re ceived in dividends by the holders of the new or prefer ence shares. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AND MURDER AT NEWMARKET• —On Friday last a female convict, named Newman, under sentence of transportation for life at Newmarket, COn" fessed that John Dugard, , man with whom she formal , ' cohabited, had murdered Mr. Betts, at the Ncivvmarket Fair, held in November, 1850, by means of a life-preserve r ' in the shape of a riding-whip handle. At that time Di" Bard, being in the midst of a crowd, escaped detection• The verdict returned by the coroner's jury at the time► on view of Mr. Betts's body, was one of " wilful m urder against some person unknown." Dugard was committe d for trial. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Friday last, Mrs. Anas tasia Mayor, the divorced wife of a respectable gentlemer l in the East India service, who appears to have been seduced by a Captain Farquhar, in the same service, some eight years ago, committed suicide in the office of bet husband's solicitor, Salisbury-square, Fieet-street, by taking a considerable dose of essential oil of almonds. Sh e had parted with what private property she possessed after quitting her husband, and was reduced to great pevertt and distress. This was believed to have been the cause of the desperate act by which she sought to get rid of the mental agony and burden of life which she had long com plained of. DESTRUCTION OF A LARGE FACTORY BY Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, a fire broke oat in the extensive premises of Thomas Freen and Co., ce ment and plaster of Paris merchants, No. 3 wharf, Re; gent's Canal, Kingsland-road, London. Thefire is believed to have originated in the oven-houses in which the gYPs ee:l is baked to convert it into plaster. The whole of the fac" tory was destoyed and 'part of the roof burned off' th e oven-houses. The stock-in-trade and splendid machine*: was also rendered comparatively worthless. The loss, 115 a moderate computation, will amount to some thousand s of pounds. STEAMBOAT SUNK AT LONDON BRIDGE.—On Suncia9 morning the Ant steamboat, plying from the Adelphi pier to London Bridge, while on her passage from the first" named place, with a large number of passengers, and being in the act of passing under one of the arches of the bridge, was forced by another steam-packet upon a heap of stones, placed in the bed of the river to strengthen the piers of the faulty arches, and a portion of her bottom et once gave way. The water rushed in at the aperture with great rapidity, but the vessel proceeded to her destination and all the passengers we re sa f e ly l an d e d. Th e vessel soon afterwards sunk ; but so near to the pier as not t° impede the navigation. A MODERN JACK SHEPHERD .—On while Mr. Rix, a farmer a t Shirley,betTweheunrs Ashbourne, was proceedi ng t o th e l as t- name d p l ace , oe, Thursday Derby wee 73 ° 1 (as horseback, a young man walked up t o hi m , an d presen tee a loaded pistol at his head, swearing he would instant!'" blow out his brains unless he gave him ss. Mr. 1 1 ° complied ; but presently meeting some other travellers on the road, he told them what had occurred, and the robber was parsued, disarmed, and taken into custody The highwayman ultimately turned out to be Mattheif Cooney, a lad of 15 years old, from Manchester, who had been enamoured of daring exploits by reading the adven tures of Dick Turpin, Jack Shepherd, and other high' waymen. He has been committed for trial. IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.—On Saturday, in the Co of Exchequer, a judgment was delivered, setting aside the verdict given in June last against Messrs. Coutts and Co., for paying a check to Messrs. Gosling's which be,: been crossed with the words " Bank of England," to order that it might be paid only to that establishment' The grounds stated by Baron Parke for this decision were, that there is no custom among bankers to attend to specific crossings, and to forbear paying a check to ons banker that may be distinctly crossed with the name e' another; while, secondly, if such a custom were really recognised,9t would be illegal, since it would amount t,0,. an infringement of the Stamp A c t, w hi c h on ly exeml ,l 7., checks payable to bearer. The effect of crossing check," continued Baron Parke, " is not to restrict the, negotiability of such instruments." At the same time , however, his lordship admitted that the custom of croe: sing checks thus—"—and company" rendered it obligatory that they should be paid to no one but f!, banker, and that any house dis regar di ng it wou ld d o so at their peril. " The object of that custom," he said, "is not to insure payment to an y p ar ti cu l ar b an k, b u t t ha t the checks so crossed an d p a id may b e more eas il y t r aced , , It is not intended thereby t o res t r i c t th e nego ti a bility 1 :; checks, but to compel the holder to p r ese n t th em throne_ ' , parties of known respectability. The u sag e may ° l ' highly beneficial to the public, but the check still re' mains payable to the bearer." This decision has (wee: sioned considerable difference of opinion among al mercantile and banking co mmun iti es i n th e c ity London. - - THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD DlGGlNGS.—Accounts of the Australian gold mines have been re ce i ve d f rom Sydney ~ the 11th November, being a month later than the last dates. £hey confirm all the anticipations thus far e nter: tamed of a permament and i ncreas i ng yi e ld. At Ba!l l urst, and on the Turon river, operations were bell steadily carried forward, an d new d epos i ts were f oun d vclt sufficient frequency to show that the ultimate results al likely to be precisely si m il ar t o w h a t h as b een rea li ze d a t California. The fresh spots chiefly mentioned are e f Braidwood and Lake Bath urs t, a b ou t 150 m il es sou th °' Sydney, and conseq iently in a direction different to the discoveries hitherto, which ha ve b een t o th e north-weeli Including the amount shipped in the present vessel (abo £80,000), the total export from Sydney had alreadi reached £34o,ooo.—This was during a period of fi:l e n months, and as it was estimated also that at least £loo,°' was still in the hands of miners, it would appear that thog total production has been at the rate of upwards °I; £1,050,000 per annum. Some co ns id era bl e quan tities °; the gold from the Port Philip mines had found their Way ( to Sydney, and had b een rea dil y b oug h t on accou nt 13 ., their great purity. O ne th ousan d ounces , purc h ase d 1 7 , one party at £3 4s. Gd. per ou nce , were f oun d 71 per cen t ; better than standard. The increasing shipments to o° l 'd land caused the bills drawn against them to be effe,r, e 4 daily at lower prices, and the rate of ex c h ange had faird to 6 per cent. discount. The scarcity of money, couPle, with the wholly disproportionate arrival of goo d s an d Pro t ~ duce, had created a ruinous state of aff a i rs i n th e imP°`,. market. Flour had fallen from £25 t o £9 per ton, stlglii from £23 to £l7, and everythi ng e l se i n proport i on . Jos e; before the departure of the present advices, the Legislaq, Council had taken a most i m p ortant step w i t h a - view 1 .: promote emigration from England, they having unal°, mously made a recommendation to the Colonial govel r ment, which had been acceded to, to remit £175,00 0 l e the purpose. There wa s an increasing scarcity of handl which threatened to put a stop to many import works. Common labourers were receiving 20s. a-weelr! and it was doubted if the railway company would be enabled .to obtain a tender for their second contraci; At a place called Mount Alexander, it w as sa id on e r0,,e 0 had obtained 11 pounds weight i n 48 h ours . 11) 0 Phoenician, by which the abo ve a d v i ces h ave he' brought, arrived at Plymouth on the 3rd instant, th° making the unprecedentedly short passage of 83 dal' Part of her cargo consists o f 74 pac k age s of go ld dugti weighing 22,849 ounces, valued at £Bl,ooo.—Times.,-} LIVERPOOL cATrriACMARKET, FEB. g• The supply of both C a ttl e an d Sheep at to-d a y' s mar ket f 56 less than that of last week. The numbers offered were, Beasts and 5,966 Sheep. With a pretty large attendance ,e buyers and:a good demand,Beef and Mutton re a li ze d an a dven t of id. per lb. on the prices of this day we e k ; an d at an e ar' hour everything of good quality was sold up. Beef rant from 4id. to 54d., and Mutton sid. to 64d. p er lb. : s i n king offal. _de LIVER TOOL . TUESDAY, FEB. 10, PR'NTED AND PUBLISHED Of TUESDAY MORNI N G' EVERY BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PEARSON THAMES' OF NO. 47, CANNING-STREET, AT THE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OFFIL''' No. 4, Sr. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: Is ADVANCE 208, ON CREDIT ward, dis THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1852. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEW S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE improvement noticed in the several branches of trade in our remarks last week, has been further developed; and, although her Majesty's speech on the opening of Par liament was more than usually vague, still, as it allayed the warlike ideas which had been previously excited, and gave evidence that, everything considered, the govern ment were desirous of cultivating friendly feelings with the Continental sovereigns, more confidence has shown itself among the monied circles. In the " general remarks" contained in the monthly circular issued by Messrs. Littledale and Co., we find the following :- " Within the last ten days a more cheerful feeling has shown itself in our Colonial markets generally, and the impression seems to gain ground that, with the daily in creasing abundance of money, and the stimulus given to consumption, by the low range of prices now current, we, have reached the turning point in most products. Taking the article of sugar, for instance, the unprecedented decline which has taken place must put a total stop to the shipment of Khaur and low Madras. Molasses will be distilled and sent in the form of rum, while the limits now going out to the different places of growth will divert conderable quantities to other parts rather than to England ; and further, we have never yet known an excessive estimate of supply like the one now calculated upon for the present year to be realized, nor a very deficient one that did not prove larger than expected, the actual received suppliesof oneyear corresponding with those of another much more closely than early estimates would indicate. At the same time, nothing but diminishedimports can_ be relied upon for enhancing the value here." There has been another increase to the supply of gold in the Bank of England. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 31st January, gives the following results when compared with the previous week :- Public deposits .e 4,846,972 ; Increase .... £78,851 Other deposits Rest 3,234,582 ; Increase .... 4,920 On the other side of the account- Government securities. 13,420,923 ; Increase .... 151,825 Other securities Notes unemployed 10,913,765 ; Increase .... 176,815 The amount of notes in circulation is £20,738,9€5, being an increase of £98,555 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,215,172, showing an increase of £281,648, when compared with the preceding return. The public securities have had an advancing tendency during the last week, particularly since the opening of Re JOHN JOHNSON. - This b an k ru pt, f ormer l y a London state that consols Parliament, and the telegraphic reports received from ed at 964 to 964 for money grocer, having establishments in diff er e n t p ar t s o f Liver and account. pool and the neighbourhood, c ame u p. on T ues d ay Business in our share-market, during the past week, last, for certificate, befo re M r . C omm i ss i oner P erry. has presented the same features as durin g the t w o previous In delivering judgme n t, hi s h onour sa id th a t t h e weeks-a quiet steady market, with a daily tendency to an bankrupt had be e n guilty o f f rau d, b y obtain ing credit and the forbnce of debt f two cre advanc nies a e in prices. The half-yearly reports of the principal ditors, Messrs. Cornth ear wai a te and Co. and Mr rom . Hodges, by compare now nearly completed,and in every instance, the deposit of certain d ee d s an d d ocuments re l at i ng to as far as is yet known, they present a m ar k e d improvement some freehold property in H u ll, w hi c h h a d once b e l onge d over the corresponding half of he last year. The London to Johnson, but his interest in which had been sold ten and North-western is to pay 6 per cent., and add about years ago. The bankrupt's conduct, therefore, had not £60,000 to their reserve ; the Great Western 5 per cent., been such as a trader's should be, and called for censure and leave a surplus of £llO,OOO ; the Eastern Counties 4s, from the court, even assuming that no fraud had been per share, and to add £20,000 to the surplus; the Leeds 3 committed. The fraud, however, practised upon the per cent., and to add considerably to their surplus ; the Messrs. Co by the deposit with them of a title Midland same as Leeds ; and York and N. Midland to pay deed to property on which the bankrupt represented his 109. per share, and to carry forward asum towards opens- interest as worth £lOO or £l5O, that interest having been ing the dividend of the two half years. These particulars sold by him eight or ten years ago, was one which ought have transpired since, officially from the several cornpa- to be visited upon the bankrupt at least by a long sus nies, and are considered in every instance most satisfactory. pension of the certificate. The certificate-of the third The transactions in gold mining shares have been more class only-would, therefore, be suspended for three numerous. Aqua Fria's (the leading company in these) in years ; and the ground of suspicion being fraud, there consequence of the confirmation of the previous statement would be no protection. of the partnership having been concluded between Colonel Re W. W. KING.-This bankrupt, who had applied Fremont and Messrs. Palmer, Cook, and Co., have ad- for his certificate on the previous Wednesday, and been vanced to 24 premium, and have during the week been put back till Tuesday last, for the production of certain quoted as high as 21 premium. Our market this evening recipes for the compounding of a well-known chemical closes more buoyant than during the week, and promises mixture, called " King's Citrate of Magnesia," came up greater activity, as well as higher prices. W e a n n ex th e again on the latter day, and handed in two slips of paper day's quotations:-London stock ,117118; new quarters. 31 written several years ago, but on which the 1 1 .5; fifths, 3,1 p ; Old Leeds, 631 ; fifths, 7 7-16 1d ; written in shorthand. After some discussion betweenW. Sir R. U. fifths, ad ; Midland stock, 574 8 7-1 8 ; George Stephen, on the part of the assignees, and Mr. Sheffield stock, 314- 1 ; York and North Midland, Evans, solicitor for the bankrupt, as to whether King was 211 ; Dover stock, 2 0 4 ; Sheffield and Goole, 204 bound to translate those docunoents for the benefit of the Caledonians, 151 ;Eastern Counties, No. 1 guar., .; g 'p ; creditor s, the bankrupt undertook to transcribe the re- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 3,4 d ; Dutch Rhenish, 4 7-161 ; cipes truly, during the day, and his honour adjourned the Borough Bank, 10 ; Nouveau Monde, Ip. case indefinitely, stating that he would appoint a day for In the early part of the week there was considerable the parties to appear again in court. dulness in our produce markets, and prices were with Re SIDNEY SHERLOCK.-The bankrupt attended on difficulty supported. The last few days there has been Friday for his last examination. After an examination more doine, particularly in Sugar, and the sales since which lasted four hours, the further hearing of the case Friday's Circular comprise 200 hhds. of West India, 3,000 was adjourned to the Ist of March bags of white Benares at 333. 6d. to 375., and 3,000 bags brown Madras at 245. to 255., being an advance of Is. on the latter description. In other produce there is little change. Rice and Rum are more inquired for. Tea and coffee are in little request. For Jute there has been THEATRE ROYAL.-During the past week the per. more inquiry, and the ruinous low p r ices to importers formances at this theatre have embraced the Stranger, seemed to be tempting speculators, as in many instances Married Life, the Merry Wives of Windsor, and Ken the prices obtainable are little more than freight and sington Gardens, which were well received by moderately charges. The sales of the last two days are 580 bales, at filled houses. The pieces, however, and the manner in £9 12s. 61. to £lO per ton. Cochineal has attracted con- which the characters therein have been presented at this siderable attention, late prices b e i ng l ower th an they have theatre, have been previously noticed by us, and offer been for years; and we understand there are large orders nothing for additional remark. The pantomime still con to purchase, unexecuted. The consumption is larger tinues its successful career, and is likely to be repeated for than ever known, and the supply will he moderate. some time longer. 650 bags saltpetre have been purchased at 255. to 265. 6d. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-This establishment has pre for fit to 7 per cent. refraction, being 6d. to is. sented few novelties lately; and the attendance has been per cwt. higher. We have also to notice sales of 450 very limited. Two new performers, Signor Perenzi and bags sago flour, at 14s. •, 130 bags pearl sago, at 17s. ; 250 Madame Marie, have been added to the equestrian corps, cases castor oil, at 3d. to 41 ; and 200 tons Campeachy and may prove attractive. logwood, by auction, at £5 12s. 61. to £5 15s. per ton. .4 DELPHI THEATRE..--11l addition to the attractions of The Cotton market has been steady, but not active the really clever pantomime, the operatic spectacle of since our last notice. The trade have taken about their Blue Beard has been revived, in a style that reflects credit estimated consumption, although they must, for two or upon the enterprising manager. three weeks previous, have increased their stocks, which Mu. E. W. THOMAS'S CHAMBER CONCERTS.-The shows that the views generally entertained are that third of the series of concerts given by Mr. Thomas took Cotton will not be much lower. The transactions for the place on Wednesday evening last, when, notwithstanding week ending Feb. 6 were 42,550 bales, of which the trade the miserable state of the weather, the attendance was took 30,0-10. The price of fair Cotton was declared to be numerous an d hi g hl y respectable. The programme, on sd. for Uplands, 54d. for Mobile, and 5 4 1. for Orleans. the occasion, was a careful and judicious one, embracing Since the publication of the brokers circular the market masterpieces of the greatest composers, selected as well was rather tame, and closed with a heavy feeling this with regard to the varlet yof tastes in a mixed audience as afternoon, and prices of all kinds were, thou g h not to the to effect in chamber concerts generally. Among the list extent of a quotation, in the buyer's favour. On Friday, of pieces, was Haydn's quartets, No. 76 in 1) minor, 6,000 bales were sold, the same quantity on Saturday, and allegro ; the Andante, Tranquillo ma con mote ; the to-day 7,000 bales are reported as being sold, of which serenade andante, Ma Scherzando ; a selection from the 1,500 were chiefly for export. Among to-day's sales were posthumous quartet music of Mendelsohn ; and from the 1,500 Surat, 241. to 4d. ; 100 Bahia, gd. to 51d. ; 150 compositions of Beethoven. The execution generally was Egyptian, 6d. to 9d.; 200 Pernam and Maranham, s,id. excellent, and the applause of the audience showed that to 64d. ; and 100 Sea Island, 14d. to 18d. per lb. The they were able to appreciate, discriminatingly, the treat import since Thursday has been small ; not more than placed before them. The last concert of the season will, 15,000 bales, we find, take place on the 18th inst., when Halle will The corn trade has been less active this week; but, preside at the piano -forte. although the transactions were not extensive, holders for SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.-A grand concert the most part have been firm in demanding extreme prices will be given at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, on for both wheat and flour. Of the former rather large Saturday evening next, under the patronage of the Earl of purchases have been made on speculation. There is Sefton. really very little superfine flour on show, so that prices are The opera of "Aminta, the Coquette," now being per scarcely tested. Millers and dealers buy with extreme formed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with great caution, and seem little inclined to increase their stocks. success, was originally produced at the Liver Theatre, On Saturday and to-day there was rather more inclination Liverpool, when under the management of Mr. Howard to realize. It should be borne in mind that the young Glover, the composer, and bore the title of the " Village wheat crop looks healthy, and in tolerably forward state Coquette." We believe the late Miss Annie Romer was for the season of the year. This circumstance has induced the original Aminta. the farmers to be rather more free in the deliveries. FATAL PERFORMANCE AT VENICE.-Some acrobats A quieter feeling has prevailed in the manufacturing dis- performing at the Teatro Malibran of Venice had built up tricts, and where old contracts have expired, producers of one of their human pyramids, when, the foot of the lower Yarn have been willing to resume engagements at slightly man unfortunately slipping, the uppermost man fell, and reduced terms ; nor do buyers of cloth seem to extend had his brains dashed out upon the boards ; and the orders, excepting at lower prices, which has limited one- second struck his breast so severely against the ground rations in both articles. The late awful calamity at that his recovery was despaired of. The horror and con- Holmfirth, &c., had partially suspended operations in fusion of the scene may be imagined. several quarters of Yorkshire. The Iron trade of South SHA KSPERE'S HOUSE AT STRATFORD,-The Art Staffordshire is not at the present time in a satisfactory Journal, speaking of Shakspere's house, states that the state. The make for exportation is understood to be government have refused to take upon themselves the extensive, but that for the home market is far from guardianship of the birth-place of the poet of England. active. The operative nailmakers continue out upon The debt of £4OO still remains unliquidated by the corn strike, and a considerable number of the chainmakers in mittee who effected its purchase-affairs are, therefore, in the neighbourhood of Dudley are also at a stand still. state quo. MRS. FANNY KEMBLE.-This lady commenced a new series of Shaksperian readings on Tuesday night last, at the St. James's Theatre, London, with a Midsummer Night's Dream. There was a crowded and fashionable audience, and the reading was applauded with warmth and discrimination. A new and interesting feature was Men delsohn's fairy-like and imaginative music, the whole of which was introduced in the places indicated by the com poser FATHER GAVAZZI.—This celebrated Italian convert will commence a course of lectures at the Collegiate Institution, in this town, this (Tuesday) evening. Our readers will be glad to learn that he will bring with him his own interpreter, W. H. Rudd, Esq. For particulars and subject for each evening lecture, see our advertising columns. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. _ . It will be seen that Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming's SANITARY BILL.—We understand that the Earl of periodical sale of mahogany and other furniture woods will Sefton, the Earl of Derby, Mr. John Shaw Leigh, and take place on the 25th and 27th instant. other landowners, have taken the necessary steps for op- CHINESE CURIOSITIES.—An advertisement in our posing the new sanitary bill promoted by the Council. paper of to-day announces for sale by auction, by Messrs. THE MILITIA.—Sir George Grey has issued a circular How, Coultate, and Co., a large importation of works of to the Lords-Lieutenant of counties, intimating that an art, elaborate carvings, vases, &c. They are rich and inspection of the permanent staff of the militia in Great elaborate in design, and in workmanship exceedingly Britain will take place at an early period, when an officer beautiful, of the regular forces, assisted by a regimental or staff ACCIDENT YESTERDAY WITH THE "ANNA HEN" Surgeon, w ill visit the head-quarters of each regiment of DERSON."—The "Anna Henderson," (Crowl, master,) militia for the purpose mentioned. from Calcutta, belonging to Mr. Steele, merchant, of this I STRENGTH OF IRON-BUILT VESSELS.—Another proof port, came up the Mersey with the tide yesterday, and I of the extraordinary amount of straining which an iron was about being towed into the Albert Dock, by the built vessel will undergo without injury, occurred here last Queen, steam tug, at about a quarter before three o'clock, week. On Friday night last, after the business of Tran it being then about three-quarters of an hour ebb tide. mere Ferry was closed, two of Messrs. Willoughby's The gale, however, was so stron g , an d th e sea was r olli ng steamers—the Britannia and Vernon—proceeded to their so heavily, that the ship drifted and got jambed between anchorage in the Slone. They were - moored alongside two other vessels, at the south end of the Prince's Pier, each other, but, in the course of the night, owing to the where the efforts of the Queen tug were strained in vain boisterous state of the weather and thehs, strength of the to extricate her from a position which was fast becoming ebb tide, they broke adrift and floated down the river, one of considerable peril. Her bowsprit projected over their crews at the time being asleep in their berths. After the pier, and her fore rigging caught one of the iron drifting some distance with the stream, fortunately with lamp-posts, at the head of the stairs, which it tore up out coming in contact with anything, the Vernon's crew from the foundations, with the huge stone into which it became aware of what had happened, and, after some diffi had been sunk, as though it were a mere toy. The culty, got their boat safely anchored again. The Britan other iron lamp-post was snapped off about the centre, nia, however, was not so lucky, and, owing to her being and the head, with its fittings, and a considerable portion nearer in shore, in her course down the river, her stern of the gas pipe, cast on the ground. Great anxiety was grounded on the Monks' Ferry slip, where she remained, now felt lest the vessel should drift further down the and, as the tide fell, her bow, of course, rested on the river, and run foul of th e b r id ge l ea di ng t o t h e L an di ng - shore. In this very perilous position she remained for stage, and every effort was made to prevent such a result. some hours. As the tide began to flow again, however, Captain Crowl cast anchor, but there was too little space i she gradually righted herself, and to assist in raising her left for this to be of avail. A hawser was then thrown another of Messrs. Willoughby's steamers and their large round two of the iron pillars standing on the pier -head, I flat were attached to her bow. When she was fairly afloat which put a check upon the movements of the ship, till again, it was found that she had not sustained the slightest the Powerful, the John Bull, and four other steamers injury, or was in the least strained, and she at once re could be brought up. These eventually took her in tow, Burned her station on the ferry, and has since continued and having, after much difficulty, succeeded in canting f to ply as usual. This proof of her sea-worthiness is very her head round, they were able to tow her up the river, f creditable not only to her builders, but also to her mo out of harm's way. Just before this occurrence, and deller—Mr. Baker—as, we believe, at the time the Bri while the Anna Henderson was in the river, a frightful tannia was put together particular attention, was placed on accident befell the third mate of the ship. While en- I the disposition of her framing, so as not only to secure a gaged in the performance of his duties, he got entangled fine model but also great strength of 'hull ; and that this in the rope round the capstan, which was being worked was accomplished, is proved by the severe test she has un by the seamen, and being wound up therein, both legs dergone. Messrs. Willoughby possess one of the finest were dreadfully lacerated and fractured. Indeed, so se- fleets of steamers on the river, and, we may add, that rious were the injuries, that the limbs were nearly severed 1 they expect to have th e i r new b r id ge comp l ete d b y t h e Ist from the body. He was immedi a t e l y remove d t o the of March, when th e y w ill b e ena bl e d to o ff er further ac hospital in a dangerous condition, an d, it was believed, I commodation to th o s e w h om b us i ness or p l easure may with small hope of reoovery. cause to take a trip " across the water."