The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. A correspondent, " Delta," wishes us to " set at rest an argu ment respecting the pronunciation of the followin , 2: Latin words, viz.: - Arno, rrOneo, rego, opus, bonus, and pater," which he contends should be pronounced short, as marked, according to the rules of the Eton grammar. The syllables so marked are short; and, in scanning verse, would be so pronounced. But when read separately, it would be thought conceited if they were to be pronounced as if spelled ammo, rnonneo, reggo, oppus, bonnus, and patter; and there is no other way to give them the short pronunciation contended for. We are aware that the Scottish schools do attempt to pronounce such words sh: rt; but we cannot see that the syl lables—Scottice, awmo, pewter, &c., are at all shorter than cur aamo, paater, &c. Whilst upon this subject we may as well enlighten a contemporary, who is frequently very witty (as he imagines) at the expense of one of our Councillors, who is in the habit of pronouncing the word sine in " sine qua non" as if written sinne. The first syllable is short—thus : sine. Our correspondent, for consistency's sake, would pronounce it sinne. c, - br Ziberpoot TUESDAY MORN/NG, AUG. 13, 1844. The time has been when an insult, so violent and gross as that which has lately been committed by the French authorities (?) in Tahiti, would have ex cited a storm of indignant feeling throughout the British nation. Here and there perhaps, hiding from the light in obscure holes and corners, the jaundiced visage of some place-expelled Whig, or rabid Radical, might have been found, by the cu rious, puckering itself into a grin of satisfaction at the announcement of England's attempted dishonour; but the prompt and loud call of the mass of the people, still sound at heart, amid all their divisions of party, would have been for immediate reparation for the offence, or preparation, on the part of their rulers, to wipe out, with their own hands, the stain which has been inflicted upon the national flag. There may be many concurrent reasons urged for the fact,—an undeniable one,—that no such amount of indignation has been displayed on the occasion. of this affair of Tahiti; that, indeed, it scarcely seems to have disturbed our digestion or our temper. There is something, in the outrage itself and in the entire proceedings of Messieurs Brouat, d'Aubigny, and their confreres, so much resembling the fantastic doings of a mob of emancipated apes or drunken schoolboys—something so contemptible and cow ardly, and, at the same time, so preposterously outrageous—that it is difficult seriously to bring oneself to the conclusion, that it can he treated otherwise by the French government than by a public whipping bestowed upon the offenders, or that by any chance it can give rise to a national em broilment. The circumstance, too, that the pro ceedings in question took place before the formal reprobation, by the French government, of former aggressions, could be known in Tahiti, contributes greatly to take from them the complexion of national proceedings, or such as we can as a nation resent ; whilst the known good understanding existing be tween the cabinets of the Tuilleries and of Downing street is another and a material ingredient in allaying any apprehensions, which we might otherwise have entertained, of difficulty in the settlement of a matter, which requires only the exercise of common .sense and candour on the one hand, and of firm ness, unmingled with passion, on the other. Overlaying all these causes, however, of the pre sent unexcited state of the public mind, is a feeling, and a just feeling, of confidence on the part of the people that with a government such as the present, whose foreign policy at least has been generally un exceptionable, whatever we may think of its do mestic policy, we are as far removed from the chance of any serious impeachment of the national honour being submitted to, as we are of the peace , of the world being jeopardized by any uncalled-for display of frowardness or absurd jealousy, towards foreign powers. We have no tricky plotter of French isolation in the present cabinet—no inditer of exasperating protocols, or contriver of national dilemmas ;—but in their stead a statesman at the head or our foreign affairs who, relying upon the strength of England's recognized position amongst nations, does n)t feel it necessary to fume and fret and bully, on every occasion of fancied slight, as if that positin was one from which there was any se• riously entertained fear of her sliding, but prefers to keep firmly the even tenor of his way, neither driven, from what he deems his country's interests, by the menacing strength of some, nor tempted to press those interests unduly, by the weakness of other powers. In this confidence the public mind rests. We sleep upon our knowledge of our coun try's gigantic power to act when the emergency shall arise, and our conviction that we shall not be so called upon, by any omission of vigilance on the part of the men who hold in their keeping the na tional honour or the national safety. We are not sure, however, whether this feeling • of fancied security may not be indulged in too far. Apart from the evidence afforded by this affair of Tahiti, which, notwithstanding the mad absurdity which characterises it, is still an insult, and as such must be atoned for, there is something in the position of the French empire, at home and abroad, and the temper of a portion of its people at this mo ment, which invites us seriously to watch that not a point of our own position should be left unguarded, or a bulwark, the weakest, of its strength be per mitted to be impaired. For a time the deserts and arid plains of Algeria, and the Arab and the Moorish scimetar, may suffice to draw off the hot blood of " La Jeune France ;" for a time, which the hand of death, by sweeping from her throne a sovereign already far advanced in years, may at any moment terminate. Upon the continuance of the sagacious sway of Louis Philippe rests much of the hope to be entertained of the pacific posture of that unquiet and fickle people; and our own position to withstand the torrent of long pent-up ambition, which may be let loose by the termination of that sway, depends too much upon our present politic care and watch fulness, to permit us for a moment to relax our ef forts for securing and deepening its foundations. We must permit no more occupations such as this of Tahiti, whether made under the insidious pretence of a " protectorate" or in a bolder and more open form. We must permit no more African encroach ments, and especially we must keep our eye upon the proceedings of France towards Morocco. Above all, we must be prepared to put down any insolence which, under the prompting of an insane and pre sumptuous vanity, may be perpetrated by the unruly boy-admiral, the Prince de Joinville, who now, with a force so far greater than the amount of his pru dence to wield it, traverses the seas. France must be taught in time, by the firm remonstrances of England, and, if necessary, by demonstrations of her determination to insist upon their fulfilment, to keep within her boundaries, and to abstain from that mad knight-errantry which sends forth her fleets to found settlements in deserts, or upon barren rocks in the Pacific, and to pick quarrels with help less women. We must not lull ourselves to ac quiescence by the thought that, because such ill guided efforts are only ruinously costly to France herself, they are therefore in no cuous ; but remem oerr. ber that the u ncontrolled p ursu it of thosepresent efforts ex ts serve rather as safe t y valves to kee p in cise the sinews of her ambition, and to nurtur e a race of those wild and daring spirits, with which, in plans, and days past, she has worked out h er daring which she may hereafter have an opportunity o directing to objects more feasible and more dan gerous to the liberties of mankind. At the last Select Vestry meeting we had some further developements of " more beauties of the New Poor Law." Our Vestry meetings are generally presided over by one or other of our two Rectors ; the attendance is as numerous as the circumstances in a commercial town will admit, and the members comprise many of the most respectable of our citi zens, who are well acquainted with the poor's affairs in our peculiar locality ; and, however some of them may occasionally differ in opinion, they appear as a body to be actuated by a desire to do justice, humanely and considerately, between the rate-payers and the recipients of parochial relief. So constituted, and called upon by law periodically to meet, and legis late in behalf of the parish, it might naturally be supposed (especially as their powers are limited, and they are chosen by the rate-payers), that their proceedings would be allowed to pass, without any interference on the part of individuals, who, residing at a distance, are totally unacquainted, except by rumour or mere assumption, with the condition and the wants of our destitute poor. But, no ! there is a power above them, as useless as it appears to be unconstitutional, in the bands of three commissioners in the metropolis and their active assistants, who know just as much about us and our affairs as if they were perched on the top of the Monument, and endeavoured to spy us out through one of Doland's telescopes. We had thought that the board, which at each meeting con firms its previous proceedings, had that undivided privilege ; but in this we were mistaken. At the meeting on Tuesday last, Mr. Clements, assistant poor-law commissioner, made his appearance, and threw several new lights upon the subject, for which we thank him, inasmuch as he has opened out new ground for our future attacks on the unhappy modern Poor-Law. The vulnerable heel of Achilles is disclosed, and a chance arrow may perhaps take effect. The proceedings of the previous four meet ings were either not confirmed at all ; or a second confirmation was required, in the presence, and with the approval, of the assistant commissioner. The minutes of the four last meetings were read and confirmed, but (mark the sequel)— " Mr. Clements remarked upon the resolution, con fining the contracts for supplying the articles required for the Industrial School, at Kirkdale, to the tradesmen of the parish ; which, though he would not then say it was illegal, was not, be was sure, in accordance with the views of the poor-law commissioners, who had the power to annul such contracts." The Vestry acted only as in common honesty and fairness they were bound to act in confining the contracts to the borough, in which the tradesmen are sufficiently numerous to involve an amply pro tective competition. Besides, who are better en titled to a moderate profit—and moderate it will assuredly be—than the parties who themselves con tributs as rate-payers to the cost? But it seems " they manage these things better in London ;" and we must have, we suppose, iron bedsteads direct from the mining districts, flock beds from the Illinois or Bengal, and deal tables, forms and stools from the back woods of Canada, or perchance from Timbuctoo. As we are "to bring coals into New castle," Mr. Clements is in fairness bound to give the Potteries a chance, by advertising in the Stafford shire papers for the requisite assortment of crockery ! Having said his say, however, in objec tion to the contracts (which had already been adver tised) being limited to our small town of only 300,000 inhabitants, with its numerous manufacto ries and workshops, Mr. Bright—always luminous— moved " that the contracts be in future open, and not confined to the parish," thus doing his best to stultify the Vestry in their previous resolution. But this was met by a proper and spirited amendment, " That theboard proceed to the business of the day," which was carried by 13 to 6—conveying to the assistant commissioner a sense of the indignant feeling with which his intermeddling was viewed. This Iran not all. Great pains had been taken, and much anxiety e►-in'ed, by the senior Rector and board generally, to devise and procure an officiPnt staff for the management of the new institution in Kirkdale. But Mr. Clements considers their care and efforts as most futile. They are not, it seems, to be allowed to judge of the mode of ma nagement or of the competency of the candidates. When it was stated that the applications for the situations of master and matron were 70, and that the number of candidates deemed most eligible, after laborious investigation, had been reduced to 7, he told them in effect—" Now, you little boys, behave yourselves. You are totally ignorant of what is re quired; and you must be led by Mr. Tuffnell, ano ther assistant poor-law commissioner, who has given the subject considerable attention, and will set you all right as to the organisation of the school. He will condescend to call on you in a few days." Thus, it appears, the Select Vestry, though ho nourable and intelligent men, are a mere non-entity, or at best but pioneers of the well-paid officials of London, who " rail" it down post-haste from Lon don, to neutralise or annul all the Vestry has done, after much sacrifice of time and labour. For our selves, we'd " sooner be a dog and bay the moon" than submit to such assumption of superiority in, after all, a knowledge of our own affairs ; and if it be persisted in, or carried further, it will surprise us if respectable individuals can be found to undertake the formal office of vestryman. Let the present administration, and their succes sors, whoever they may be, beware of tempting the patience of the community too far. The poor were more cared for under the old than they are under the present law, which has increased in place of diminishing the burdens of parishes, whilst it has fanned the heartburnings of the destitute, who have a right to legislative protection; and, we doubt not — together with inadequate wages—has stimulated the reckless to incendiarism and crimes which are now unhappily so rife. If the ministry will persist in trying the hazardous experiment of carrying out that law "to the letter," let them come on at once, and not stealthily and unmanfully, through the ambush of select vestries, or boards of guardians, whose hu mane proceedings they so constantly overlay. Then may we exclaim, with Hotspur, " They come like sacrifices in their trim ;" for neither they, nor their new law fully administered, would be tolerated for a month. We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement in our columns stating the operations of the Church Pastoral Aid Society. They will perceive that this truly patriotic institution, pledged to the principles of the Reformation, as clearly stated in the Articles of our Church, is continuing with unabated zeal its " work of faith and labour of love" among the masses of our fellow-countrymen, who but for its exertions must become the divided prey of Infidelity and Popery. It is with pain that we learn that neither by the country at large, nor by the people of Liverpool, is this society appreciated as it deserves, and consequently there is a consider able falling-off in its income compared with the corresponding period of last year; and this at a time when, for many reasons, the continuance and exten sion\hen v of its o p era ti ons are more nee d e d than ever. we hear of thi s d e fi c i enc y, an d look at the large proportion of the Society's funds applied to THE LIVERPOOL. STIANDART). the benefit of our own neighbourhood, we c a scarcely credit the fact of which we have been assured, that there are several of our churches whose congregations are supposed to be interested in the extension of evangelical truth, but in which no collections have been made for this Society dur ing the past year, nor in some of them during any year past. We would entreat the attention of the members of such congregations, as well as the mi nisters, to this fact, in order to its correction, if there be no real obstacle. THE FUNDS. SATURDAY NIGHT.--The market for English securities was again flat, and very few bargains were concluded—the result no doubt in a degree of the early hour of closing. The last quotation of Consols for money was 99 to 4 ; and for the account, 994 to 4 ; Bank Stock left 200 to ; Exchequer Bills, 755. to 775. pre mium ; India Stock, 2834 to 2844 ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 994 to g : Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 1024 to 3 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014 to 3 ; Long Annuities, 124 ; and India Bonds, 94 to 96 pre mium. The foreign funds have not exhibited remarkable change, but prices, if anything, were rather firmer. Spanish Five per Cents. closed 224 to 3d ; the Three per Cents. 324 to 334 ; Portuguese, 43 to 44 ; Peruvian, 24 to 25 ; Mexican, 354 to 364; the Deferred, 154 to 3 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61 to I ; the Five per Cents., 101 to 3 ; Danish, 89 to 90 ; Col om bian, 133 to 3; Chilian, 103 to 105 ; Buenos Ayres, 34 to 36 ; Brazilian , 83 4 to 8-14 2 _. and Belgian, 103 to 104. THE MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The first monthly meeting of this society took place on Tuesday evening last at the club-room, Mersey Hotel, and was most re spectably, though, (owing to the wetness of the weather,) not very numerously attended. The prospectus was finally revised and agreed upon ; as were also a code of laws, which had been previously carefully prepared by a sub cpmmittee, and appeared to be in every respect suitable for the circumstances and locality of the Mersey, and and calculated to forward the object in view—the building and skilful sailing of fine safe yachts, so as not only to encourage those noble and national arts, but to gratify the public by two or more regattas during each season. The good-fellowship and unanimity of the members, amongst whom are many experienced yachtmen, afford the best augury of the future success of the institution, and we doubt not but that by next season, when operations will be commenced, several fine new vessels adapted for our waters, in addition to those already afloat, will be built and equipped to contend for the prizes to be given by the club. The names of several gentlemen were handed in to be ballotted for at the next monthly meeting ; others have since expressed a desire to join ; and before the spring we anticipate a numerous and respectable list. Parties desirous of obtaining copies of the prospectus, may be supplied at the office of this paper. The yachts are to range in burthen from eight to 35 tons, and one member, an eminent naval architect, is already preparing models of the most approved forms hitherto known to combine swiftness and safety in such variety as will afford scope for new experiments, and of which builders may avail them selves. BIRKENHEAD.—On Friday last, a gang, consisting of an old and a young man, and an elderly female, who ap pear to be professional utterers of *base money, made an excursion to this place, and, after levying contributions at various shops in the town and at Lower Tranmere, par took of some refreshment at Mr. Fernyhough's, of the Tranmere Hotel, and paid for it with a bad shilling, after which they were bold enough to reenter Birkenhead in company; but the shopkeepers and the police were soon on the alert, and upon the female prisoner being taken into custody,: the male prisoners moved off together, and one of them was seen to hide something behind a stone in one of the unfinished streets. After safely lodging the three prisoners in Bridewell, the constable and superin tendant returned to the stone in question, under which they found 14 base sixpences and 2 base shillings, both of which were evidently struck from the same die as a bad shilling which the female had passed that afternoon to Mrs. Baxter, of Lower Tranmer, in payment fora penny cake. Yesterday morning the case was fully gone into before J. H. Harden, Esq., who orderen the depositions to be transmitted to the mint, and that the prisoners should be detained to abide the instructions of the proper authori ties. THE HARVEST ON THE CONTINENT AND IN AMERICA. —The advices from the principal wheat-growing countries in the south of Europe inform us that the harvest had been brought to a successful conclusion. The yield of wheat in Italy, Tuscany, and neighbouring states, is described as good, and the quality uncommonly fine ; still prices are not likely to come down so low at the shipping ports in the Mediterranean as to compete with the Baltic, and it is from the latter quarter and from America that the British agriculturist has most to fear. With regards to the crops on the other side of the Atlantic, the reports are unani mous in stating that the produce of wheat will, in all pro bability, be extremely large, as well in the United States as in Canada. The accounts brought by the last American steamer inform us that new wheat from North Carolina had arrived at New York on the 26th June, the earliest period of such an occurrence on record; this parcel con sisted of 2000 bushels, and was of uncommon fine quality. Letters from Montreal state that an early and plentiful harvest was expected in both Lpper and Lower Canada, which, together with very large arrivals at that port, had caused the article to become excessively dull of sale, at 255. to 255. 6cl. per barrel. The arrivals since the opening of the inland navigation had exceeded 300,000 barrels ; being three times the quantity received at the correspond ing period of last year. This is a pretty good proof that the new Canada corn bill has already stimulated the colo nists to make exertions, and that they are fully determined to profit by the new bill. Considerable shipments of flour and wheat had already taken place, about 140,000 barrels of the former and 136,248 bushels of the latter having been despatched from Montreal and Quebec to Liverpool, London, and the Clyde.—Farmers' Magazine. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. The Hon. Mr. Clements, assistant poor-law com missioner was present, and there was a strong attendance of members. On the minutes of the four last meetings being read, Mr. Clements objected to the resolution pas sed on the 9th ult. confirming the contracts for the sup ply of the different articles from the Industrial School to the tradesmen of the parish, which, though he would not say was positively illegal, was not he was sure in accor dance with the views of the poor-law commissioners, who had the power to annul such contracts.—A motion was made by Mr. Bright, seconded by Mr. Mayor, to the effect that the contracts should in future not be confined to persons in the parish. This was met by an amendment by Mr. Bremner, seconded by Mr. Mellor, that the board proceed to the business of the day, and this was carried by a majority of 13 to 6.—The minutes of the Workhouse Committee for the last four meetings were read and con firmed. The Committee had recommended that the task work to be done by casual poor for their food and lodging in the house should be four hours stone-breaking for males, and picking oakum, hair, or wool, for females. — The application for master and matron of the Industrial School (before noticed) were reverted to and Mr. Cle ments suggested that it would be desirable that the board should first have an interview with Mr. Tufnell, an assis tant poJr-law commissioner, who could give some per sonal explanations respecting the organizatio% of the school. This gentleman Is expected to be here in a few days for the purpose. The resignation of Mr. Cragg was again adverted to, and the board repeated their approba tion of his conduct, and regretted that the parish was about to lose his valuable services. The number of paupers in the house on the 27th ult, was 1,566, an in crease of 45 on the same period last year. There was a comparative increase of cost of 3d. per head. Out-door cases relieved last fortnight, 6.429, cost, £725 ; same time last year, 6,541, cost, £727. Disease in the house was on the decrease. Thanks were voted to the Commit tee of the Mechanics Institution for admitting the Work house children to the exhibition. Adjourned to Friday. the 20th. ASSAULT BY A CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER. —On Thursday, William Williams, a tidewater, was charged by Captain James Hamilton of the brig Julia, with having violently assaulted him on the 2d instant.—Mr. Collier, solicitor, appeared to prefer the complaint. It appeared that on Thursday week, the vessel went into dock, and that Williams was placed as officer on board. The fore castle was occupied by the crew, and the capta in, to ac commodate the officer, gave up a sofa upon which he was in the habit of sleeping. On the following night the cap tain, on going ashore, left orders with the mate that Wil liams must not sleep on the sofa that night, as he should want it himself, and there was then room in the forecastle. On returning to the vessel, the captain retired to rest for the night, and went to sleep on the sofa. About eleven o'clock Williams, who had been absent from the ship, came on board, and went into the captain's cabin, and awoke the captain. He was told that there was no accom modation for him, and that he must go " forward. " Upon this Williams seized the captain by the throat, and attempted to strangle him. The mate was called, and he went for a police-officer, and whilst away, Williams struck swtei ears.cnk os onv Williams looi c ral ee a n:n p sta t lanyit and represented then se nat v t o er the o several b t a im oop times that pistol about tfloolwtf erhdoe from the croa tpmh head cap t ain inc naebh with iandof ahan d a s. tempted to shoot him. Williams handed in a written re presentation of the case, and stated th a t i n consequence o f having laid aninformation to the custom-house officers, relative to some tobacco, Captain Hamilton had threatened to take revenge, and on the night of the alleged assault he had seized him by the collar, scratched his face, and otherwise abused him, and bad taken down a pair of pis tols, and said he would shoot, and he knocked one of the pistols which he presented at him out of his hand, and ran on shore.—Mr. Rushton, in adjudicating, said it was necessary that the defendant's duties as a custom-house officer should be properly defined. The object of placing a custom-house officer on board of vessels was to . protect the revenue, and he (the d e f en d an t) had no bus iness in any way to interfere with the discipline of the ship, and, after having been forbidden to enter the cabin, he had no right to go th ere exce pt f or revenue purpos es. The ma gistrates were of opinion that he had assaulted the captain, and committed a most grievous wrong, and it was neces sary that an example should be made of him. He must pay a fine of £5, or, in default, be committed for two months. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The spirited manager of this extensive theatre continues to produce pieces of the first order. And although the whole of the entertain ments are exceedingly diversified they are all of that class that must meet th e appro b a ti on o f t h e p l ay - go ing public. The company too, as a dramatic corps, is certainly as talented, on the %hole, as any we remember to have seen on these boards. Sweeny and Bower, the inimitable personaters of the " American Niggars," continue to be nightly hailed with unbounded plaudits.—They take their benefit on Thursday, BIRKENHEAD PROSPERITY.-THE CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The gigantic movements at Birkenhead have, undoubtedly, produced an unprecedented prosperity in that place, a prosperity that has, more or less, reached every interest in it, excepting, perhaps, one, and that is the CHURCH. There is scarcely a landowner whose land has not al ready been much improved in value, or a houseowner whose property is not benefitted ; and these advantages have, as yet, only arrived at half what the future promises to effect. Rejoicings have very properly been made, and compli ments of the most gratifying description paid to Mr. Jackson and his colleagues, who have richly deserved the laurels which have been presented to them. Amidst the tide of prosperity, however, the calm observer sees little spreading itself but self-aggrandisement, and fears for the feverishness that may arise if unsubdued by healthier symptoms. We should not forget the interests of our noblest public institutions, if we would give per manance to our private ones. There can be little doubt that the seed of a very considerable portion of the pros perity of Birkenhead has been sown by the able and ex cellent clergymen who fill our churches and chapel; and, that to them we owe very much of the respectability and rank of our present position. It would only be just that they should have a fair participation in the advantages which every man of property in the place has received. It is well known that the churches occupied by our excel lent friends Mr. Knox and Mr. Baylee are so encumbered by the claims of lay proprietors, that during the (nearly) twenty years of Mr. Knox's zealous ministry, he has not received more than £2OO per annum for his own and cu rate's stipend, excepting occasional aid from private sub scriptions • and, Mr. Baylee's situ a tio n is littl e or no better. Certainly, this is not the position in which any friend of the church, having the means of remedying it, would wish to see the clergymen of a town rising so rapidly in wealth and importance as Birkenhead. In conversa tion the other day with Mr. W. Jackson, he suggested, for another purpose, that a subscription of one shilling per square yard f rom eac h l an d owner a t Bi r k en h ea d , ' would raise half a million of money. I avail myself of the suggestion to draw his attention to another—viz.: Whether a subscription of a halfpenny or a farthing per yard from the same persons, who are church men,`would not he sufficient to buy off the entire debt which now encumbers our two churches, and which re flects discredit on ourselves; and, whether such a trifling consecration of our mite to God is not worthy of this great and merited occasion of our rejoicing. Ido not wish to suggest a burden of any description on dissenters, but hope, if they require it, that they will follow the same example, and do likewise for themselves. I trust, sit, neither you nor the public will think these remarks obtrusive ; I have no doubt of Mr. Jackson and his colleagues being able to effect without difficulty this object, if it meets their approval; and I shall be glad to see any expansion of their merited reputation that may arise from its accomplishment. I have the honor to be Your obedient servant, EDWARD WELCH, Architect. Ivy-street, Birkenhead, Bth August, 1844. UNGRATEFUL ROBBERY.—On Wednesday last a wo man named Mary Anne Greenbank, was committed to the sessions on trial, for having stolen a coat from the house of Mr. R. Kaye, surgeon, Pembroke-place, where she had gone to obtain medicine which Mr. Kaye had kindly pre pared for her. She pledged the coat at Parley's, Cop peras-hill, for the sum of £2. NEW CHURCH.—We understand that a new church will shortly be erected in the neighbourhood of Breck road, the gentry of that vicinity having resolved on com mencing a subscription for the purpose. The site is to be near Cabbage-hall, where a place of worship under the establishment has long been wanted, as we know of no locality in this neighbourhood where the inhabitants are so far removed from the ordinances of the church. We shall be extremely glad to forward the work all in our power. FATAL ACCIDENT IN A COAL-PIT.—A serious accident occurred on Saturday morning week, at the Rushy-park Colliery, near St. Helens, occasioned by the falling in of a portion of the roof (about six tons weight) upon a youth, about sixteen years of age, named William Lucas, and a boy, about ten, named Benjamin Crooks, both of whom, when released from their awful situation, were dead, although no external marks of injury were visible. A man, named John Crooks, uncle to the boy above named, who was working with them, fortunately escaped with one of his legs only slightly bruised. THE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE JUDGES.—The large house in St. Ann-street has been again taken for a new period, and has been prepared and re-furnished in the most ample and splendid manner, for the reception of the judges and their attendants. The lodgings have been newly fitted up in every department, in that style and ele gance alike creditable to the taste of the contractors, Messrs. J. Hand and Sons, as it is also to the liberality displayed by this ancient and loyal borough, and particu larly so to those members of the corporation forming the committee to whose hands the management has been intrusted. DISEASED MEAT.—On Tuesday, James Stackpoole, a young butcher, was summoned before Mr. Rushton, to answer a complaint of having bad two carcases of diseased beef, weighing 8081bs, exposed for sale in a slaughter house in Trowbridge-street. It appeared from the evi dence of Holden, one of the market inspectors, that he discovered the carcases on the Ist instant, and that he had reason to believe the cows were in such a diseased state that the owner bad killed them on the way from Chorley to Liverpool. The defendant was fined in the penalty of £2 and costs. The meat was destroyed by Holden at the time of the discovery. APPLICATION FORA W ARRANT.—On Thursday, Mr. Dowling applied to the magistrates at the Police-court for a warrant to apprehend a person calling himself Glover, on the ground that he had presented his card, represented himself as a tradesman living at Chester, obtained goods 'from various tradesmen, and after disposing of them, had absconded. In answer to Mr. Rushton, Mr. Dowling said the name given was correct, but the address was a wrong one. Mr. Rushton said, under these circumstances, he would not grant a warrant. If the , partiea mcant to charge him, they could do so when they found him. Tradesmen should be more careful how they parted with their goods. A BUILDER'S BILL.—At the Chester assizes, on Wed nesday, the following case was tried—Cole v. Aspinall (S. J.)—Mr. Welsby opened the pleadings, by which it appeared that the plaintiff claimed £233 odd on account stated, to which the defendant pleaded the general issue. The plaintiff was a builder residing at Birkenhead, and the defendant a Liverpool merchant, who employed the plaintiff to erect a brewery, in Livingston-street, Birken head, which bad been designed by Walter Scott, an architect. Amongst the witnesses were Mr. Samuel Holme and Mr. John Stewart, of this town. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages £233 Bs. Bd., with liberty for the defendant to move to reduce the damages to £162 Bs. 10Id. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.—During the past week several persons of distinction arrived at the Adelphi Hotel. in this town. On Thursday the Duke of Devonshire returned from a visit to his extensive es tates in the south of Ireland, and left on Friday morning, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Cavendish, M.P., for Bolton Abbey. The Earl of Fingal arrived from Lon don and left for Killeen Castle, Ireland. Lady Caledon arrived on Tuesday, and, after having remained four days in town, left for the county of Antrim. The Countess of Cardigan passed through, on Wednesday, for Dublin. General Wallace passed through to Scotland. Colonel Close arrived from Dublin and proceeded on to London; and the Rev. R. J. M'Ghee arrived from London and sailed for the Irish metropolis. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FROM LIVERPOOL.—On Friday last a detachment of the 53d Foot, consisting of about 250 men, embarked on board the John Bull, under orders for Calcutta, and on the following evening the vessel put to sea. She is a fine ship, of about 700 tons new measurement, belonging to Mr. George Kendall. The highest satisfaction, we understand, was expressed by the officers in charge of the troops, as well as by the government inspector, with the whole of the arrangements and accommodations, and the attention and civility of a ll parties connected with the vessel. This, we believe, is the first instance of troops being embarked at this port for the East Indies ; and we are gratified to think that it has been done in a manner so well calculated to lead to the further employment of Liverpool shipping in the same way. BIRKENHEAD POLICE-COURT.-011 Thursday last, Sarah Hickson, an innkeeper, at Whitby Locks, and James Miller, the constable of the township, were repri manded—tbe former for refusing to admit a poor fainting wretch found in the neighbourhood, and the latter for re fusing to go for a surgeon.—Peter Humphreys was re manded on a charge of assault on William Hanson, in Bridewell. Hanson was too ill to appear. Humphreys said it was a " lark."—John Roscoe, a servant man, in the employ of Mrs. Broster, was charged by his mistress with taking a sovereign. The prisoner had been sat with the money to purchase provender, but never returned. The prisoner said in his defence, that be had lost the money, and having expressed a willingness to repay the money by working until it was cleared off, he was dis charged conditionally. SOCIETY OF ARTS, &C., ADELPHI, JUNE 10.—After the distribution of the society's rewards on Monday by Prince Albert as chairman, supported by the Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Northampton, the foreign Princes visiting at the Palace, and a long list of the no bility, the royal parties were introduced to the model room of inventions, and there they were indeed highly de lighted with some extraordinary improvements made in piano -fortes, by Mr. Mott, her Majesty's piano-forte maker. The greatest attraction, however, was an instru ment termed by the inventor " an expressive orchestra piano-forte," from the strings alone of which (without the aid of wind-bow, or even friction upon them) were elicited the tones of all bow and wind instruments, toge ther with the most delicate and comprehensive expression peculiar to each particular instrument, from the softest sighing of an fEolian harp to the full harmony of an orches tra of skilful performers. The numerous questions of the royal party occupied a considerable time in explaining by the inventor, Mr. Mott ; at the conclusion of which the royal parties all retired expressing the greatest gratifica tion.—Herald.—[Two samples of Mr. Mott's improved pianos were exhibited at the Collegiate Institution on Friday evening, one was the smallest ever exhibited, but possessed the full power and richness of tone of the largest d i o ouopoocno was the o old unbounded construction sMr. ; bu t the Mott proceeded admiration to the develope the astonishing powers of his expressive orchestra r maker for Mr. Mott has been piano . forte .ake_ m f E o oa r , it z: oy e p a ge r r, l e y aot t o b ad i n r d t a y lvt y ah e lou a tt r ag s bhl e t o ihni t e h p erhoaprincipal, the great e,at d familiesdeside ratum d eo amongst-f thoser atu m o fo o fc f loi t mt h h e ae i tr r e ra, c o ya n ekt t e i n rhs u i y instrumentsstanding i n aretune D in t e d v e e a r r y e r thanvaria tion TIIE ASSIZES: THE CALENDAR.—The commission for the southern division of this county will be opened, in this town, on Thursday next, before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Creswell, and the trials will be proceeded with on the following day, at twelve o'clock. There are 83 prisoners for trial at these assizes, of whom one (Owen Leonard) is charged with the murder of his wife. This is the only charge of direct and wilful murder, and the particulars, as they appeared at the inquest, were fully given in our paper of Tuesday fortnight. Seven prisoners are charged with attempts at murder, and six with manslaughter. Amongst the attempts to murder, some are of a very bad complexion. One of the cases is that of a man, James Burgess, who is charged with having, at Heap, endeavoured to strangle his wife (Amelia) by fixing his hands on her throat. Another case is that of John Murphy, charged with having at Salford, mixed oxalic acid in a tea-pot, with intent to poison his daugh ter-in-law. Five persons are under charge of uttering or making false coin. The other offences in the calendar are of the usual description, such as burglaries, highway robberies, aggravated assaults, &c. We learn that Owen Leonard (charged with the murder of his wife in this town) his rather in low and desponding spirits; but that, with apparently all his faculties, he does not appear to be in that state of depression that might be expected. He seems to think that he has done wrong, and that his life may be forfeited ; but is not so acutely affected as might be expected from a man in his awful situation. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—At the Police-court, on Frjday, a respectably dressed young man, named Chas. Alexander Pritchard, was charged by his employer, Mr. Robert Singlehurst, merchant, of Cross-chambers, Red cross-street, with embezzlement, to the amount of about £260. Mr. Singlehurst stated that the prisoner was an apprentice, and during the last twelve months he had been the cashier; and, having heard several accounts of his extravagance, he called upon him on Wednesday last to make up his accounts immediately. He did so, and the result showed a deficiency of upwards of £260, which he said he bad lent to a friend of his, whose name be would not reveal, whatever was the consequence. Mr. Edward Clarke, merchant, of Temple-court, was called in, and to him the prisoner said, in the first instance, he had lent the money. Mr. Clarke, in ieply, observed that it would be a great satisfaction to Mr. Singlehurst to know who had his money ; and, after some hesitation, he said he had lent £250 to a Miss Plant, who lived at No. 27, St. Vin cent-street, for three weeks. Subsequently he drew up, of his own accord, a statement of how he had disposed of the money, from which it appeared that he had spent a great deal in disreputable houses. He made no defence, and he was committed for trial at the next sessions.—Mr. Singlehurst suggested that some of the property might be found at the house in St. Vincent-street. Mr. Rushton said there might be little doubt of that ; but it was a mat ter which had better be left in Mr. Dowling's hands, who would recover all which could legally be recovered. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—ENGAGEMENT OF JULLIEN. —We had the pleasure yesterday of attending the morn ing concert, given at these delightful gardens, by that first of orchestral chiefs, Mons. Jullien. The day, un fortunately for the spirited proprietors, who had provided the treat, was rather lowering in the morning ; and hence, we fear, many of our fashionables, and especially of our fair, were deprived of the opportunity of making their ar rangements. The weather, however, disappointed the weatherwise. It turned out splendid; and a sufficient number of visitors took advantage of the opportunity of bright sun and a cool air, to listen to harmony such as is seldom heard in our town. The gardens themselves were in beautiful order, the very showers which, in the early part of the day had threatened damage to the plea sure of the visitors, contributing, by the fragrance which they conferred upon tree and flower, to give increase of delight. We shall not attempt to give a critique of the entertainment. All we shall say is that it was really worth the money and the walk, and much more, had we even had bad weather for our companions. Some of the pieces played were magnificently given —especially the " Post Horn Galop," in which Herr Koenig, on the com mon post horn, was splendid. The selection from " I Puritani" was beautifully given ; and the " English Qua drille" —a medley, comprising some of our first com monest gallery favorites, was a unique affair, We can not, short as our notice of this performance is compelled to be, omit to giving our mede of praise to Herr Koenig, whose cornet• a-piston was beautiful, and Prospere, whose orphecleide was most magnificent. The performances of these two are in themselves a concert; and the flute of Mr. Richardson is scarcely less to be applauded. It will be seen that to-night Mons. Jullien takes his benefit. Every lover of music, who can appreciate the splendid programme given, should attend. A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—On Tuesday night last the neighbourhood of Wallgate, Wigan, was thrown into excitement and alarm by information that a man named William Swanton had killed his wife by kick ing and otherwise ill-treating her. Swanton has been an overlooker at a mill, and was respected in his situation. The deceased Ann Swanton, by whom her husband had eight children, lived in Victoria-street with her family. She was not, it is said, addicted to drinking. From the evidence at the inquest, it appeared that deceased had been washing clothes during the day, and from some cause or other had gone to bed before Swanton came home from his work, and, it is said, instead of finding his supper prepared and the house in order, he discovered the deceased in bed intoxicated, and the family. In what way he had assaulted her is only known from his own ad mission. A daughter, 16 years old, who worked at the same mill, said that when she went home that night, about eight o'clock, she found her father in the house, and her mother ill. She asked what was the matter with her, and her father said " He was sorry he had done it," and appeared much affected. He sent her for a doctor, and she brought Mr. Pinnington. Her father carried her mother down stairs and placed her in a chair. The doc tor bled her, and gave her a little brandy, and her father carried her up stairs to bed. •• lie said •he would never strike her again, if she got better." He asked her several times to speak to him, for the sake of himself and children, and her mother blessed him. " She said " Bless thee Bill" three times. Mr. Goblin was afterwards sent for to read to her, and he was doing so when she died about eleven o'clock. Mr. Pinnington, the surgeon, who at tended her, bled her—a strange way of restoring life under the circumstances. There was a pool of blood on the floor; the pulse was gone at the wrist, and he at first thought her dead. A stream of blood flowed from the lower part of the body. The prisoner said that "he be lieved he had kicked her there." There was a wound on the lip, which he said was done by a blow with his fist. He afterwards said " Thou should not have been drunk, I I and I should not have done this to thee." All efforts to restore her failed, and she died as stated. She smelled strong of drink when he got to her. The prisoner, it ap peared, gave himself up to the police. This witness and Mr. Latham made a post mortem examination. There was a bruise on the right leg, and the bladder was found to be ruptured through the whole extent of four inches : other serious injuries were also observed, the effect of kicks or blows, and those together had caused death. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter," and the prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes. Mr. Grimshaw, the other coroner, had another inquest on the body on Friday, with a similar result, MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. — An inquest was held on Fri day before P. F. Currie, Esq., at the Coroner's Court, on the body of a respectable person, named Samuel Lewth waite, aged 24, a mathematical instrument maker, who had, on Thursday afternoon, shot himself with a pistol. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Sarah Potter, that on Tuesday last the deceased took apartments from her for his sister-in-law and her family, situate in Fairclough row, Mill-lane, Everton. The parties took possession of the lodgings on Wednesday. On Thursday afternoon the deceased visited his sister-in-law, when shortly after hearing the report of fire-arms and screams, she ran into the parlour where the parties were, and found the de ceased bleeding from his ears. She immediately procured medical assistance. but the deceased died the same even ing. Mrs. Lewthwaite, the sister-in-law of the deceased, stated, that he engaged the lodgings for her at the house of the last witness, and met her at Dublin on Sunday, for the purpose of accompanying her to Liverpool. He ap peared in his usual health and spirits. On Wednesday evening she saw him, when he appeared rather low, and stated that he was about to start for London the next morning. On Thursday, however, about two o'clock in the afternoon, witness was sitting in her parlour, with the window open, when the deceased made his appearance be fore it, but did not speak. She opened the door and he walked in. He then said, " I suppose you did not ex pect to see me ?" She replied she did not. Nothing fur ther passed for a few minutes, both standing together in the room. She then heard the report of fire-arms, and on turning round the deceased gave a great sigh, raised his hand to his forehead, and said, " 0 my God, it will soon be over with me—l shan't see any person longer." She then ran out of the room and called out for assistance. The surgeon stated that the deceased had shot off his right ear, fractured part of his skull, and injured the carotid artery, The ball, which was a brass one, and produced, bad passed to the back of the head, and lodged under the brain. He died the same afternoon. The uncle of the deceased and Mrs. Ann Smith, of Bridgewater-street, with whom the deceased lodged, were next examined as to the state of his mind, but they had not observed any thing particular with respect to him. The former de posed to the deceased having shown him a letter from a young lady of respectability residing in London, to whom he was engaged to be married, and had promised to ask her father's consent. This and two other letters were produced. One was the copy of a letter to the young lady in question, and the others were from her, couched in terms of attachment. Mrs. Smith stated that she had given a letter to the deceased, which was hatidedtoher by the postman on Thursday morning, and immediately after receiving it he had left the house . This letter, thougl diligently searched for, could not be found : therefore, the cause which had immediately led to the sad catastrophe was involved in some degree of obscurity. A letter from the father of the deceased was discovered, but as it had reference to pecuniary and domestic affairs, it threw no additional light on the matter. Some scraps of poetry and several love sonnets were also discovered. The de ceased's aunt observed, that the young lady residing at Goldsworthy-terrace was the daughter of a London mer chant, of very respectable connections ; that it was a " looking up" on the part of her nephew, to solicit the hand of such a gentleman's daughter, and that she should not be at all surprised if the letter he had received was a rejection of his proposal. The jury returned a verdict of felo de se; and the body was interred, at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, in the parish burial-ground, of course without the usual funeral rites being performed. A PRIZE FIGHTER APPREHENDED. —Monday week was the day appointed for the fight between Harris Birchall, of Liverpool, and Charles Jones, of Manchester, for £3O a-side ;to come off within three miles of Stock port. The parties began t o select theirground near the railway station, Wellington- oad forth. The au th or iti es having, however, got information of the affair, Birchallwas apprehended n ear Heaton Norris. Jones contrived to get out of th e way. Articles of the peace were exhi bited before the Mayor against Birchall, and he was held to bail for his good behaviour for twelve months. August 13, 1844. FRANCE AND MOROCCO. The French government has received the following TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. " Accounts from Tangier of the 2d of August state, that at that period the term granted to the Emperor had expired, and that no answer had been returned to the last letter of M. de Nion. " But the Gregoire, which left Tangier on the night. uI the 3d, brings the news that at the moment when hostili ties were about to commence, a letter received from the Emperor gave full powers to the Pasha of Larache to ne gotiate for peace. "The Emperor, moreover, apprized the Pasha that be was about to write a letter to the Prince de JOinville which would secure the re-establishment of friendly re lations." THE WEST INDIES.—It is arrang-d that the emirs' tion of coolies to the West India colonies shall, in the first instance, be limited to 15,000, and of these 5000 q 6 allotted for Jamaica. The only three colonies included the preliminary arrangement are Jamaica, Trinidad, and Demerara ; so that on this principle, if allotted, we pre sume that the division of the 15,000 will be equal. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.—His Royal Highness wall expected to arrive in this country yesterday (M on day) It is said that after th e P r i nce h as seen every thi ng bet' , worth notice in the metropolis he will make a tour through Scotland and Wales. In the case of the Marquis of Hertford and Suisse, tie French Court have decided against the latter, who will consequently have to refund 800,000 f. MR. JOHN PARRY.—This versatile and accomplishe d singer will appear in Liverpool next month, having beta engaged by Mr. Webster, upon the strength of his recce popularity at the Haymarket Theatre. SUICIDE.—On Thursday last an old woman named Ea' ther Lawler, living in Charlott e -pl ace , N or th Bi r k en heaof hung herself in the garret of her house. She had mad° an ineffectual attempt to drown herself previously. REMOVAL.-o-It will be seen by an advertisement in' serted in another column, that Mr. Hill, auctioneer, b ll3 removed his sale-rooms from St. John's-lane, to the mor e extensive premises in Hanover-street. DEFECTIVE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—On n 1.40 last the Mayor held a court for the purpose of hearing al' formations against parties who had had defective weights and measures. Twenty-five persons were fined in sums varying from sa. to 14a. 6d. The Rev. Mr. Brooks, youngest son of the Rev. Jona than Brooks, senior rector, has bee n a p po i nte d to the curacy of St. George's Church, in the Crescent, in the, room of the Rev. Mr. Lei g h, p romo t e d to the vicarage og , Walton-on-the- Hill. THE PROROGATION.—It will be seen from our parlia• mentary report that on Friday the House of Lords ad' journed to the 2d,.and the House of Commons to the sth September. This is, of course, to admit of the return, in the meantime, of the judges from their circuits, when judgment on the writ of error will be given. HOYLAKE RACES.—The programme of the forthcoto: ing races at this delightful watering-place will be publisheel this day, and promises excellent sport. On the first daYt a silver cup, the gift of Mr. Gough, of the W oo dsid e Hotel, will be contested for. M r . Gl eave , o f th e Ad e lpto Hotel, also contributes a silver cup. SUPREMACY OF THE POPE.—Bishop Baggs havid announced his intention to preach upon this subject las C Sunday week, at Manchester, the R ev . J. H. M agu i r e, 0i that town, addressed a letter to the Bishop, in which h. asked him to substitute so m e d a y i n th e wee k w h e n h e (Mr. M.) might be present, or else to publish the ser mon, and Mr. Maguire pledged himself to a prompt repli• THE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT OF DEBT.--in above act, which received the Royal assent on Friday 07 commission, came into operation on Sat ur d a y, w hen number of debtors who had been imprisoned in the differ' ent metropolitan prisons for debts under £2O, were lib° . rated. and the same course will be adopted in all tbe, other gaols throughout the country, w ith th e exce ption 01 those persons who stand committed for penalties due t° the Crown. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex be" given directions to the keepers of the respective gaols 11 ; the county, not to take in any person whose debt is wide the sum stated in the act. PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS FINED ON FRIDA i t . r„ Edward Sumners, publican, Vauxhall-road, 80s. •,,.. 0 "„; Anderson, Buist, publican, Key-street, 80s. ; ' Jlt ra ,)," Crook, beerseller, Leeds-street, acquitted ; Eliesu e— Lynes, beerseller, Freemason's-row, £5, (fourth convic tion ;) Peter Moody, beerseller, Pall-mall, 00s. ; Ellen Forest, beerseller, Bostock-street, 40 s . ; Philip avine s- ' ley, beer-seller, Dryden-street. acquitted ; Thomas Sot' ton, beerseller, Leeds-street, 50s. ; James Nolan, beer seller, Bevington-bush, £5; Elizabeth Houghton, beer seller, Cherry-lane, 20s. ; William Pritchard, Pub lics" ' Edmund-street, 50s. ; and Richard Moffitt, beerseller, Coburg-street, acquitted. ed CHARGE OF STABBING A WIFE.—A person n-..tn. John Dogherty was charged at the Police-court on wife day with stabbing his wife. The prisoner and ruin!°]..`alowastL live in a cellar in Dale-street, and on Sunday quarrel took place, when the wife of the prisonweroun d ten with a knife across the abdomen, inflicting inches long. The prisoner's wife stated herself, but her, when she took up the knife to defend • "nflicted on her could not tgll, how the wound had been apprehended, said he person. TN prisoner, on being Rushton. wished he had cut off his wife's head. Mr. Web after observing that this was one of those cases in which he feared the affection of the wife induced her to scree her husband, ordered the prisoner to be discharged. THE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—The radical papers have recently made the most of a char g e brought against the Rev. Mr. Uresswell, incumbent of St. Peter's Church, Stockport, of a most horrible nature. The local papers from the first discredited the charge, and at the Chester Assizes, last week, the grand jury ignored tbe bill tbe, that ahad beaten The Stockport Advertiser of Friday states that at time the alleged off, nce was committed, the reveren d ge n % tleman was in a state of extreme physical debility and mental alienation, which, independent of other circepti, stances, rendered it in the hi g he s t d egr ee probable tO._ he could be neither morally nor legally responsible for nal actions. The unfortunate gentleman still remainL if r Chester in the same deplorable condition, both men . ' and physically, and is of course totally unconsciou s the failure of the charges brought against him ; and it very probable that death will shortly terminate bis suffer ings. THE MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND 81LL.—...e Th effect of this measure, introduced in the House of Comran";,! on Monday evening, will be, to establish an equity of P e ", sions all over the country ; to divide the seamen into 51 ,,, classes, the first class to comprise the seamen eras% disabled, the second to consist of seamen totally b le a f with the rates of pensions, as follows ;—At the age fifty and upwards, seamen partially unfit for service, ex cept by habits of intemperance, to receive a pension of £-1 per annum ; at sixty-three years and upwards, 01 1 0 . the merchant seaman is entirely unable to earn wage s ` ~ and if he has complied with the conditions with resPr d to the contribution, he will be entitled to receive a pens", of £8 instead of £4 per annum. With re g ard to pensio il e to widows, with the exception of widows of advanced It at the period of the death of their husbands, it is propos`; to abolish altogether pensions to widows, and give as, substitute gratuities. The gratuity would be £4 whi c would be given at the husband's death. The pensions... to , children to be altogether dispensed with. In introduell the bill, Mr. Gladstone said he thought the best 01 4 would be to deduct a sum from the gross fund in order make a fund for the sick; and intimated that the rig h ° of existing pensioners would be respected. The bill read a first time and will be proceeded with next sesein MARRIED. On the Ioth instant, at Carmarthen, South Wales, by' t b o l Rev. David Hughes, Mr. THOMAS ANDREW, DraPfr.i o r, Manchester, son of the late Joseph Andrew, Esq., soli c , i t pe Nottingham, to MARY ELIZABETH, only daughter 0 , late JOHN SMITH JONES, Esq. of the former place. ___,. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, AUGUST 12. Wind at Ho'yhead, N.N.W. gentle breeze. nritO °4 Off Holyhead, inward bound, at g 30 a.m. No. 1298, - barque. No news of the Halifax steamer at 4 7 p.m. 91 69' go Off Great Ormshead, i nwar d b ound, at 8 30 a.m. —• Laura, barque. A barque put into Beaumaris Bay at 6 p.m. Off the port, at 6 p.m. I barque, I brig and 2 schooners. fir No communication re ce i ve d h orn Holyhead during the e' ing, owing to thick weather at Puffin Island. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 12. e1d The supply of all ki• ds of stock at our Cattle market to has.. been much the same a s o f l a t e, t h e supply a goo d ave rs 7js for the time of the year. A goo d a tt en d ance o f I. a d* brisk market—at last week's prices. Beef, M u tton and Sid to 6d. R ET AUG. l o p ir' i na c i a r r s lo il w ed , LIVERPOOL PROVISION ' demon° , sn', Carrie , : O at very full prices;—the"es commanding 76s per c,'" slw other South country Butter ' ling kinds, there is however a redundancy of supply' T e dd enquiry for such, flags in the last degree ; prices f t ..,oer down as low as 65s per cwt. The London particular, or 7 0 00, lots, from the County Cork, continue to uphold a very fal igbe. f opinion with consumers, and for this description, the 1, 1 ,0 ° ei market price is obtainable. In barreled provisions We ,„ IN,. For very prime Butter thfieresits Belfast, Carlo no speculative purchases ; but for prime stuff, both7clo,4 and Pork, very full rates are obtainable. The rmer ." 1 L' re . t. 80s to 84s per tierce, and the latter 60s to 65s per ba r t r)ce course there is a great deal of rubbish forced upon the owneli both foreign and Irish ; but with discriminating ship die° it meets with little favour. Bacon is an animated amodl commerce, and, ( w ith diminished stocks, either here, in ec ted or other ruling markets,)—the prices are generally exP sustain an upward tendency. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAff, AUGUST 13, 184 4 . 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