The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

Eig ttherpool (ttanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT. 12, 1848. THE question is now occupying a great portion of the attention of the public—" how are we to put a stop to that flood of talk in the House of Commons which impedes all legislative progress and mocks the wants and patience of the nation ?" And well it may ! After a session, such as that which has just closed, which has added to the pages of Hansard some thousands of profitless de bates, and consumed nearly ten months of the public time, we have a just right to ask how it is that the business of Parliament is left to so great an extent unperformed, and to devise means for abating the nuisance. In part the question has been solved by the evidence taken before a Com mittee, appointed to enquire into the mode of con ducting the debates of the House of Commons. The opportunities given to honourable members by the forms of the House for the display of their oratorical powers are in the first instance very much too great, as will be shown by the following extract from the evidence of Mr. Lefevre, the pre sent Speaker. The enquiry made of him was, how many are the questions, on which a debate may ensue, which are ordinarily put during the progress of a Bill through the House, and the answer of the honourable gentleman was "eighteen." " Sir R. Inglis.—Will you have the goodness to specify the 18 questions ?-1, that leave be given to bring in the bill ;' 2, that this bill be read a first time ;' 3, that the bill be read a second time on a day named ;' 4, 'that this bill be now read a second time ;' 5, that this bill be com mitted on a named day;' 6, 'that this bill be committed;' 7, that the Speaker do now leave the chair.' Then, after it had passed through the committee, 8, that the report be received on a named day ;' 9, that this report be now received ;' 10, that this report be now read ;' 11, that these amendments he now read a second time ;' 12, ' that the house Ivree with their committee in the said amend ments ;' 13, that this bill be engrossed ;' 14, that this bill be read a third time on a named day ;' 15, ' that this bill be now read a third time;' 16, that this bill do pass;' 17, 'that this be the title to the bill;' 18, 'that Messrs. A. and B. do carry this bill to the lords.' " Here is latitude for speech with a vengeance ! In addition, however, there are the questions which may be raised whilst the Bill is in Committee, up on every one of which a debate may, and frequently does arise. Then, it is in the power of any mem ber to provoke a debate by moving an adjourn ment, by speaking to order and in various ways. In short, the floodgates which are available to let in upon us the wordy deluge, of which we com plain, are innumerable. It is beyond our purpose here, and we are scarcely sufficiently conversant with the subject, to speculate upon the remedies which may be applied. Cer tainly, however, it does appear to us—and we think, with the above extract before them, it will be the opinion of our readers—that many of the formal questions put to the House during the progress of a Bill might be dispensed with. But then there is another difficulty to be met—the propensity of members to make long speeches. This is an in tolerable and, unfortunately, an increasing nuisance, from which the public are in some measure spared by the kindness of the reporters for the press. Those of our readers who have occasionally attended the debates, and, when anticipating the rising of some of the really eminent members of Parliament, have been kept on tenter-hooks for an hour or two by some of the bores of the House, or by some " unaccustomed speaker," who having got on his legs, keeps spinning out his quarter of an idea un til it is as transparent as gauze, dreaming all the while of its astounding effects of the one auditor in the gallery—a constituent or a friend—and the sen sation it will create in his borough or his county, will have a notion of the extent of the nuisance. How this practice is to be put down we do not know. Some of the witnesses before the Commit tee suggest a limitation of the time allowed to each speaker, as practised in America. Mors. Guizot, who was examined, explains the French plan, but acknowledges that it has not prevented debates be ing extended to fourteen sittings. To us it appears inherent in the representative system, which offers a premium to talkers, rather than business men. Itis, in part, the fault of the public themselves, by a portion of whom a speaker is estimated not so much for the amount of good sense which he says as for the number of words which he uses in saying it. We could almost pardon a return to the old practice of " cockcrowing," whistling, and other re sorts, ny ouaz bores were put, tluu u remember right—the first reformed Parliament. Or within reasonable limits a few of the most out rageous of them might be reported by the press verbatim, with all their interjectural " ali"—"ah"s, and repetitions; or, as a less grievous infliction upon the world, every honourable member below a certain status, who should venture to occupy the House above a certain and reasonable time, pro ,portioned to the exact amount of substantial matter he bad to communicate to the House, should have his very name unrecorded altogether. We have no hope in any more regular remedy. For any reform, by which the public business may be accelerated, we fancy that it will be desirable to look further than to any change in the mere forms of the House. For some years past we have seen a gradual accumulation of business in the House of Commons, whilst, until within the last few weeks of the session, the House of Lords has been almost unemployed. And when, at length, a mass of Bills have been handed up for their consideration, we have seen .them compelled to be thrown aside, in part from a just sense of the Lords of the indignity of thus being called upon to become the mere re cording agents of the other House, and frequently from the utter impossibility of even the necessary standing orders of the former being observed. The remedy for a part of this evil will be to allow those Bills presented to the Lords at the close of the session, being discussed and passed in the follow ing session, without further reference to the Com mons. With respect to Private Bills, in which ex pensive enquiries have had to be gone through in Committee, the justice of this course is obvious; and, unless a diss o l u ti on h as t a k en pl ac e in the in terim between the two sessions, there can he few public questions which might not thus be set at rest. Another mode, by which the public business might be' facilitated, would be to give to the House of Lords, more largely than at present, the privi lege of originating important Bills, both private and public. By this means the labour of legislation would be thrown more equally on both Houses. The great impediment at present is the jealousy of the House of Commons—in many cases purely tra ditional—on the score of privilege, with respect to those bills which contain what are termed money clauses. That jealousy might, without danger, be considerably relaxed, and a large amount of public convenience secured. Indeed we don't know that, with a few exceptions, every description of measure might not he propounded in one House as advan tageously as in the other. But an indispensable portion of any Reform must be the placing of a compulsion upon ministers, who now-a-days arrogate to themselves the initia tion and conducting of every public measure of the smallest importance, to decide beforehand what those measures are to be, instead of coming forward continually with half-formed projects, based upon half understood principles, and requiring Parliament to lick them, into its own shape. When a Government conducts its business in this way—when its policy is merely tentative—when it is always either advanc ing, retreating, or dodging aside—above all when its whole existence is staked upon the lucky turn ing up of the cards—when it requires to have four attempts before it can produce a Budget and two or three for a Sugar or a Sanatory Bill, as was. the case with our present precious Government, there will be talk, interminable sitting, and a heavy amount of unclosed business left behind. THE "JENNY LIND MANlA."—There is a vast quan tity of cant in this world of ours, which passes current for sound sense—nay, even for philanthropy. What thou sands of people in this town have during the past week been turning up the whites of their eyes, in pious horror, at the enormity of paying a guinea, or even half a guinea, to hear the dulcet warblinzs of this most sweet of singers! At how many breakfast and tea tables has the mention of Jenny Lind formed the text for a lecture on prudent econon3y,ArAi a diatribe against the extravagance of this or that neighbour, with a concluding wonder how he, or she, could afford to indulge in so expensive a treat! What numberless persons have been shocked at the thought that so many guineas should be expended, " whilst so many people were starving," and how many suggestions have been made; as to the mode in which all these guineas could have bcen better laid out--could have been " given to the poor !" Yet there is not one in a hundred of them censors of their neighbour's tastes, who does not, accord ing to his or her means, occasionally wander into equal extravagance, in seeking the gratification of his or her particular tastes, grosser perhaps, and therefore tar less defensible. But then they have always " something to show for their money,"—something for the body, —some thing substantial to eat or to drink,—green peas at five shillings a peck when, by waiting a fortnight, they could have them at a shilling,—new potatoes at Christmas, — or ices at midsummer. Little talk was there, whilst en joying these luxuries, of how much better the money t`ley cost might have been laid out, and less still of giving it to the poor. Looking dispassionately at the question why is not the talent of the singer, so long as' it is united to virtue and not employed for unworthy objects, to be with out its market price, even although that price be a high one ? Why is the enjoyment, which the singer affords to the lover of song, to be less valued than any other transi tory enjoyment, so long as he or she does not offend against good morals or religion ? We cannot see why. We know that by the medium of song the most potent appeals may be made to the human heart, and the most thrilling effects produced upon the finer feelings of that heart. We know that music is a language touching above all other languages; and we feel, whenever we hear it thrilling from the lips ofJenny Lind, that its sweet waters have flowed over a pure soil—that the Syren who enchants U 3 has not stolen her spells from the evil one, and that her sweet notes are not poured forth to lure us to a thought of ill. But then, "Jenny Lind is a foreigner." Most patriotic objection ! Most taking argument. ! Fair lady, if such be the sex of the objector, will you be kind enough to tell us whether the satin you prefer to wear is not a French one ? Worthy male objector, assure us that a _ glass of port, or Cognac, has never been preferred by you to a glass of English brewed ale ! Both of you find us an English songstress of Jenny Lind's quality, and we will do our best to raise a guinea to pay her for a song. Above all, before you censure your neighbours for buying their pleasures from the foreigner at so high a price, get rid yourselves of your habit of treating everything that is fo reign as preferable to the ordinary English commodity. Cease to look upon your four-and-nincpenny hat as a " Paris gossamer," and your excellent Paisley as a "French shawl 1" A PROSPECT FOR BIRKENHEAD AT LAST.—The secret is now out. We know at last the reason of all the sweet billing and cooing which has been going on between the amiable Lord Morpeth and the Birkenhead Com missioners. We know why parks have been laid out and docks built, and why royal yachts have entered them. Birkenhead is a candidate, and a favoured one, for the honour of being made the seat of government, and one of the residences of royalty itself ! So, at least, as the Journal informs us, " some gentlemen at Woodside suggest," and our contemporary strengthens the claim in more than a column of most logical argument, in which the historical records of half the world are ransacked for most cogent reasons. Our contemporary says he is not at all in joke in advocating the claims of Birkenhead to this distinction. By doing so we shall give to the go verning powers a more central locality, and burke the Repeal question for ever. Besides he hints that we shall withdraw our legislators from the temptations of that villainous London ; from Brooks's and the Carlton ; from the dangers of having their virtue " undermined by an evening with a dowager, and the prospects of their daughters at Almacks." At Birkenhead, too, we are told that there will not be the same dangerous proximity to Epsom and Ascot, and there will, in other respects, be no such opportunities as London affords for honourable members to shirk their labours. They will come there ready made up for business. One advantage our con temporary has not referred to, viz.:—the opportunity of procuring cheap lodgings for the Brothertons, George Thompsons, and other representatives of the people. Thus far we coincide in the justice of our contemporary's views. We admit, too, the pungency of his statement as to the example set us by America, in selecting for their government " not New York or Philadelphia, but a kind of Birkenhead, a Carthage—on paper,—Washington, a city of great promise, but which has yet to be built and peopled." Birkenhead's claims, by the bye, beat those of 'Washington, both in its " great promises "—especially "to pay "—and in the fact that it has not " yet to be built," although its builders would be most happy to see it peopled. There is another similarity, too, in the cir cumstances of the two places. " Everybody at Washington knows everybody "—so says the Journal; and we fancy it is somewhat the same at Birkenhaad. The fact, too, of the existence, in all small places, of this generous interest in their neighbour's affairs, is conclusive of the argument against holding parliaments in large places; for, by the latter practice, doubtless, it is that our honourable members have got into the practice of looking after them selves alone. In one thing we differ from the Journal, viz. :—in thinking that the private business of parliament, of which this locality contributes so large a portion, would be better conducted in Birkenhead than in London. We assure him that there would be very little private business at all in that case—very few witnesses to be found—very few water doctors and amateur geologists springing up from their previous obscurity to bestow their light upon us. Consult any member of a local deputation, or any parliamentary witness, on this point ! A trip to London could not be dispensed with on any account. Of course, our contemporary will enlighten us as to what is to be done with the new houses of parliament in London, and which fortunate possessor of land in Birkenhead is to have the providing of the sites which will be required for the royal palaces, gardens, stables, &c., and for the houses in which parliament will conduct their delibera tions. Perhaps the Birkenhead Hotel might be made available for one housa, very much to the satisfaction of our own Corporation. And, as it would be only fair that both sides of the pool should be made available, the Commons might be cheaply accommodated on the green Qf the Messrs. Parry, at Seacombe. But we shall, no doubt, hear further detail. .1' the scheme by and bye, mid learn whether Liscard, or Wallasey, puts in its claim to the high honour to be bestowed upon our Cheshire friends. A FEW REMARKS ON THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. No. I.—A most unhappy advocate of close committees Mr. William Rathbone proved himself, during the debate upon the admission of reporters to the Health Committee's sittings. It is unwise, Mr. Rathbone thinks, to " load the public with information" as to the doings and sayings in committees generally, because " the proceedings had to come before the Council before they could be confirmed ; and they ought to come before them in such a shape that the public at large could understand them." This is con ceding the existence of the very difficulty of which the public complain. The proceedings of committees are confirmed before the public know anything whatever about them. The prisoner at the bar—the public who pays—is tried, found guilty, and sentenced, before he knows either what crime he has been arraigned for, or what evidence has been laid before the jury. This is, at least, a very unsatisfactory course of proceeding ; but Mr. Rathbone renders it still more so by telling us that half the jury go out of court as soon as the trial comes on. He says, with respect to the reports of the committees : " It was rather curious to observe that a great clearance of the Council Room took place as soon as they com menced being read; and when gentlemen thought the details were over they began to creep in again." The absent jurors of course vote by intuition after they creep in, a mode of proceeding satisfactory to themselves, but not quite so satisfactory to the public. No. 2.—There must be something very soporific in these reports, which half the Council will not stop to hear, and, although all the reporters have been offered the chance, only one hardy person, the Journal reporter, has ventured to read, and he " cut it" as soon as he found an amateur willing to eive him their substance in a more life-like shape. The amateur in question, however, Mr. Rath bone complains, does not report quite correctly, which, we take it, is a very fair ground forhaving the task handed over to more practised hands, who have their note books to refer to when honourable councillors mistake yards of water for inches. Mr. Rathbone. we observe, is anxious that the press " should not publish things which would never be read by the public;" a matter he need not trou ble himself about. We suspect he fears rather that we should publish some things which would be read by the public, and remembered too. No. 4.—Mr. Evans' notion that the proceedings of a committee are " a raw material" is quite correct. But it is not so true that the raw material in question "ought not to be exposed in its crude and imperfect state." We should like to expose some of these proceedings in their crudity—the proceedings about the Pike particularly, which we hope are not even yet in so perfect a shape that they may not be slightly altered by the result of the No vember elections. No. s.—Mr. Win. Earle was, as usual rich on the sub jut. The Journal's amateur reports of the Health Com mittee's proceedings he said were "all trash," au asser tion which may be made of amateur reports in general, and in particular of those of the proceedings of the old Council, in the concoction of which he himself was said to have had a hand. We quite agree with him in his cen sure of the regular reporters of the present council's pro ceedings, by whom, "if any little squabble occurred amongst themselves (the members) that was most faith fully reported, because it sold the paper." It is lament able to think that the press should thus pander to the public want of taste, by reporting Mr. Earle's own ebul litions, for instance; but so long as people will consent to part with their money to see a man get into a pint bottle, or balance a ladder or a donkey on his chin, we fear that we shall continue to offend in this particular. Mr. Earle might aid greatly in diminishing our temptations. No. 6.—Mr. Earle, further on, says,—" No doubt they had heard that the r e w as a great deal of agreeable chit chat at the Health Committee, and these reporters wanted to get in." Only natural. Why should the Health Committee keep all their "agreeable chit-chat" to them selves, andfurnislithepublic only with nasty statistics about nuisanees and middens ? Agreeable chit-chat, now-a days, is rather a novelty, and would sell a paper even as well as squabbles between town councillors. • No. 7.—lt is not quite clear to us, that it is at all in cumbent upon the 'Water Companies to provide for their old servants, after they have parted with the establish ments, upon which they were employed. We should rather say that the council ought to give them :work, if there is no reasonable objection to be urged against them. The poor old fellows might at least, after so many years' service, be worth their meat and drink. No. B.—Mr. Alderman Hodgson probably did not intend to he severe when referring to the small attendance in the council, when the rating of the docks was last discussed, he suggested that " this was a period of the year when many gentlemen desired to be absent ; and that it would be better to postpone the subject for some time, in order to secure a full expression of the opinion of the council." We hope he did not mean that many gentlemen do not find it convenient to give an opinion upon a subject - of great interest with their constituents, so close upon the period when they must seek a renewal of their confidence. The public are rather anxious that the question should not be postponed as suggested, on the ground that that period is so very near, and that the votes of honourable members in favour of or against rating, may have some thing to do with the way in which some other votes will be , recorded on the Ist of November. TIE total firbis. The staves for the special constables of this town are said to have cost above £640. _ . A meeting of the Birkenhead New Dock Trust is to be held in London, on the 26th inst., for the purpose of adopting measures f or ra i s i ng the £50,000. Mr. Samuel Marshal, cutler, of Sheffield, has presented to Mr. I'. Littledale, Mr. J. A. Tobin, and the seaman Jerome, respectively, a beautiful case of razors, inscribed on the blades " In memory of the Ocean Monarch." Lord Stanley has been laid up for nearly a fortnight by an attack of gout. He was taken ill at the Duke of Rut land's seat, in Derbyshire, and was removed to Knows ley, where he has sufficiently recruited to go abroad again. Messrs. J. and W. 'Walker, builders, Birkenhead, passed their examination at the Bankruptcy Court, on Tuesday, the commissioner remarking that the bankrupts had been very honourable in all their dealings. The Thistle steam-ship was launched from Mr. Napier's yard on Saturday week. She belongs to the Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Company, who also sail vessels be. tween this port and Sligo. The committee of the Liverpool Dispensaries have it in contemplation to get up a grand fancy dress ball, with a view of liquidating the debt which at present amounts to £lOOO. Such a charity ought not to be allowed to remain in such a position. BODIES WASHED ASHORE.—On Thursday the bodies of two men were washed ashore at Blackpool. On Friday six more bodies drifted ashore—those of three women, two children, and a man. On the same day a corpse was washed ashore at Lytham. RELIGIOUS CONDITION OF IRELAND.—We perceive that a lecture on the religious condition of Ireland, its real grievance and the remedy, will be delivered, in Is lington Presbyterian Chuch, on Thursday evening next, by the Rev. Verner B. White, B. A. , CREWE.—On Sunday, the 27th ult., an impressive ser mon was preached at Crewe Green, in behalf of the Sun day School and Clothing Fund of that district, by the Rev. E. A. P. Campbell, M.A., Domestic Chaplain to Lord Crewe. and son of the Rector of Liverpool. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—William Ellice, Esq., of Lon don, is appointed Chairman, and J. C. Ewart, Esq., (one of the Commissioners of Wallasey,) Deputy Chairman of the Birkenhead Dock Trustees under the new act. Mr. Rendel will be appointed Engineer, to proceed with the works, which, it is expected, will soon be resumed. Herr Rosenberg, a Dutch artist, has forwarded to the Liverpool committee for the relief of the sufferers by the Ocean Monarch, a large oil painting, representing the burning of that ill-fated ship. The committee contemplate putting it up for raffle, and in the meanwhile it is being exhibited in the Exchange news-room. At the monthly meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, on Tuesday, the closing trip of the season was fixed for Saturday, the 23d. inst. A notice of motion was given for the presentation of some memorial to the com modore, Thomas Littledale, Esq., for his praiseworthy exertions on the occasion of the loss of the Ocean Mo narch. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—In addition to the con templated contests for the Ist November which we men tioned last week, we may state that it is intended to bring forward Mr. Hindley for Mr. Lace, in South Toxteth ; Mr. Dover for Mr. Royden, in Great George ; Mr. Fer guson for Mr. Stewart, in St. Peter's; and Mr. Fisher for Mr. Lloyd, in North Toxteth. M`Douall and Cuddy, with the other Chartist Corifede rates, complain of having only one hour in the twenty four allowed them for exercise ; but intimation has been given them, that if the regulations of the separate cell system were interfered with in order to comply with their wishes, they would be thrown into the society of felons, which they declined. Cuddy expects to be bailed out. Amongst the passengers on board the Ocean Monarch, which was recently destroyed by fire off Liverpool, were Mr. Bacon, the master of St. Luke's Workhouse, Lon don, and Mrs. Walter, the workhouse schoolmistress, who had eloped together, leaving large families behind them. Both of them perished, as well as the woman's youngest child. which she took with her. DEATHS IN PRISON.—Last week James Murphy, aged 19, and Mary Burns, 39, died in the Borough Gaol. The first was committed to the prison as a vagrant for three months, and the female was under sentence of ten years trans portation for felony. Murphy died in the prison hospital on Friday, of chronic diarhea ; and Burns also died then of pulmonary consumption. ST. PETER'S WARD.—We understand that the Com mittee of the National Confederation in St. Peter's Ward having unanimously resolved to invite Mr. Ferguson—the respected churchwarden of the parish, and the chairman of the Council of the Confederation—to become a candi date for St. Peter's Ward at the next municipal election, have received from Mr. Ferguson a favourable reply to their invitation, and his return to the Council is con sidered to be certain. ASSAULT.—On Friday, at the Kirkdale Petty Sessions, before Mr. James Lawrence, R. Alison, and R. Meek stone, county magistrates, Mr. Thomas Rimmer charged Messrs. Thomas and James Ackers, brewers, and Mr. W. Robinson, with having assaulted him. The case lasted six hours. The magistrates decided that there was no case against Mr. Robinson, that against Mr. James Ackers the charge could not be maintained, but they bound over Mr. Thomas Ackers in the sum of £lOO to keep the peace. THE SOLDIERY.—The camp at Everton will continue pitched for several days. We believe that preparations are in progress to get the military into temporary barracks. Mr. Shaw's house is already occupied; and we believe Mr. John 3tewart Is in treaty for Mr. Waterhouse's house in Everton, the two large houses in Birchfields, and two large houses in St. Anne-street. The War-office is in search of a plot of ground, not less than twenty-five acres, whereon to erect barracks, &c. It is understood that a large military force will be kept in Liverpool permanently. It is gratifying to have to notice that a handsome silver cup was, on Thursday, presented to Captain Thomson, of the barque Leonora, by his outward passengers to Deme rara, with the following inscription :—Presented by Mrs. and Miss Lochart Mure, Miss Henderson, the Rev. Wil liam Brittain, Mr. J. Reid, and Charles Ward, M.D., passengers in the barque Leonora on her voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, in May and June, 1848, to Capt. Donald Thomson, as a mark of their esteem, and of their grateful remembrance of his unwearied attention to their safety and comfort. THE AMERICAN STEAMERS.—The Herrmann, which sailed from New York on the 21st ult., went ashore on Monday morning, at three o'clock, at the Isle of Wight. It was seen after got off without damage. The Acadia, which left Boston on the 23rd ult., arrived in the Mersey the same afternoon. Making allowances for the difference in the distance, calling at Halifax, &c., the British vessel has beaten the American one about twenty-four hours ! rather an extraordinary feat when it is recollected that the Acadia is one of the smallest of the British and North American line. Mr. Macready appeared at the Theatre Royal, on Thursday night, previously to his departure for America by the Acadia. He played Cardinal Wolsey in Henry the VIII., and Mr. Oakly in The Jealous Wife, Mrs. Warner performing the parts of Queen Katherine and Mrs. Oakly. The house was crowded. At the termina tion of the comedy, Mr. Macready was called before the curtain, when he delivered a short and pithy speech ex pressive of his thanks to the Liverpool patrons of the drama, fervently hoping that, on his return from America, he should have another opportunity of appearing there, and stating that, when that opportunity arrived, he would take his final leave of the drama. The applause which followed the termination of his address was perfectly deafening. SALE BY AUCTION OF THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.—The announcement of the sale by auction of this noble, though unfortunate, ship excited great interest amongst our merchants and shipowners, and at the time appointed for the'sale, one o'clock yesterday, the sale room of Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co. the highly re spectable shipbrokers, in whose hands she is placed, was thronged with a most influential company. Mr. Tonge, the senior partner of the firm, conducted the sale, and, after a brief but pointed notice of the qualities of the vessel, proceeded to read the conditions of sale, which were most liberal. For some time, no bidder came for ward, and the broker put up the lot himself at £20,000, which he had had bid in private before the commence ment of the sale. After some time, no other bidder ap pearing, the vessel was bought in at £45,000. Her original cost was stated to have been £125,000. BAZAAR AT Seacomee.—The bazaar in aid of the funds for completing the new church of St. Paul, at Sea combe, commenced on Wednesday. It was held in a spacious marquee, erected on the lawn in front of the bowling-green at Mr. Parry's hotel. The splendid band of the 81st Regiment of Foot was in attendance. There were nearly 3,000 ladies and gentlemen present. In the principal marquee the stalls were attended by Miss Fetcher, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Mann, Miss Seawright, Mrs. Herrmann, the Misses Sharland, Mrs. H. Winch, and a number of other ladies. The stalls exhibited a profusion of millinery, network, lacings, &c.. with costly and beau tiful works of art, principally the productions of the fair vendors, who, we need scarcely say, exerted themselves most successfully in getting purchasers for their wares. The day's receipts were £4OO. On Thursday, the bazaar was continued, when a large and fashionable company attended, though not quite so numerous as on the preced ing day. A great number of articles were disposed of, and the result was highly satisfactory,—the receipts amounting to £l5O. Several beautiful flags were dis played from the marquees and other erections required for the purposes of the bazaar, added to which, the per formances of the excellent military band, the tiring of guns at intervals, and the gaily dressed company which thronged the grounds, presented a scene of the most ex citing and pleasurable description. We need scarcely say, that the arrangements made by the Messrs. Parry for the comfort and accommodation of the visitors were such as to call forth the most general and deserved approbation. On Friday there was again a numerous attendance of ladies, and the receipts, we understand, were far beyond the anticipations of the committee. The total sum ob tained (exclusive of expenses) amounts, we believe, to nearly £BOO, and there is yet a great number of articles to be disposed of, which are to be offered to the public on a future occasion. The promoters of this undertaking did all in their power to further its interests; and all the gentlemen and ladies in the neighbourhood—dissenters as well as churchmen, so universally esteemed is the Rev. Mr. Roberts, the incumbent,—vied with each other in their painstaking and persevering efforts to make the bazaar as lucrative as possible. The committee-men were all active, polite. and attentive. Amongst other articles which attracted attention was a neatly printed a poem, composed ; Bazaar ; " by the onpl In the i I e to,c occasion t i o i t n l e d o f " t T h h e e s S e o a v e e o r i b g authoress of several previous works—Miss Kinsley, of Seacombe. The plan is dramatic, the scene Parry's Hotel and the green where the bazaar was held, and the dramatis personae a Travelling Gentleman and a Seacombe Commissioner, who carry on a conversation in rhyme. Some of the passages are good and apropos. Two small poems conclude the pamphlet. LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THREE MORE BODIES FOUND FROM THE WRECK OF THE OCEAN MONARCH.—On Saturday inquests were held before the borough Coroner on view of the bodies of two females and a man unknown. One of the female's bodies was picked up on Thursday near the Crosby light ship. It appeared to have been some time in the water, and was much burnt and disfigured. The hair was black and the height about 5 feet 5 inches. She had on a plain coloured merino dress and flannel petticoat, but no shoes or stockings. The other was found the same afternoon, floating near the Bell Buoy, and was also much disfigured. She had on a dark stuff dress, a dark quilted petticoat, a blue cotton apron spotted white, a white cap, shoes and black stockings. She had fair hair, and was also about 5 feet 5 inches in height. The body of the man was picked up that morning floating in the river, opposite the Prince's Dock basin. Upon him were found a comb, a knife, a pen case, a memorandum book, and a book en titled " The Farmer of Inglewood Forest." The body appeared to have been some time in the water.—Verdicts in each case " Found Drowned." Loss OF A FAMILY FROM SHEFFIELD. — Amongst the unhappy sufferers who lost their lives by the destruction of the Ocean Monarch, were Mr. William Jackson, pawn broker, Plinstone-street, Sheffield, together with his wife and three children. The eldest child was a girl between five and six years old; the two younger were boys, one aged four years and the other nearly two.—Mr. ames Booker, farmer, of Bent's Green, Eccleshill, near Shef field, with his son and daughter were on board the unfor tunate ship, but fortunately their lives were saved. It is gratifying to know (says the Sheffield Mercury), that al though they have suffered the loss of all else, their lives have been preserved. Mrs. Booker, fortunately, had re mained at home, and on Sunday last had the melancholy satisfaction of receiving her destitute son and daughter. The escape of these parties, together with that of their father, was mainly the result of their own courageous ex ertions, and is an instance of the great importance and value of presence of mind, aided by firmness of purpose. Miss Booker, about 27 years of age, had a rope tied round her waist by her br.ther while on board the burning yes vel ; she was then lowered into the sea, her father and brother holding by the rope; a boat being at hand, her brother sprang into it, her father in the meantime con tinuing to hold by the rope. After much exertion on the part of her brother, she was got into the boat, apparently in a drowning state, and then taken on board the Affonso, which was at hand for the purpose of receiving as many as were brought to it. Her brother was then received on board the same vessel. Mr. Booker, the father, let him self down from the Ocean Monarch by a burning cable, and as a matter of course his hands were severely scorched. He was taken into the Bangor packet, and from thence was transferred to the Affonso. THE SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS. — The committee for Conducting these concerts, so beneficial and refining to the working classes in particular, commenced their season on Saturday last. The artistes on the occasion were Miss Emily Grant, Mrs. Newton, her sister. Miss E. Ward, and Mr. Charles Braham. The hall was crowded to suffocation, and amongst the ladies and gentlemen noticed upon the platform was John Smith, Esq., who, after the first part of the concert, delivered an appropri ate and humorous address on the subject of the new ar rangements by which the committee have resolved to award prizes to such artizans as shall produce the best essays on the influence of cheap and rational amusements on the working classes, which was warmly and heartily responded to. Mrs. Newton, who is a pleasing and bril liant singer, gave much satisfaction in Dr. Arne's favour ite song, " Where the bee sucks," but she appeared to lack power and energy. Mr. Charles Braham was much applauded throughout the evening, but his most success cessful effort was in the pretty ballad, " I can never cease to love thee," which he sang with great taste and feeling. Miss Emily Grant, whose first appear was at these concerts, created a complete furore. She was encored in all her pieces, and in her cele brated song " Sound the pibroch ;" the audience would fain have required it a third time, but she modestly de clined. The gem of the evening, however, was her ren dering of the pathetic Irish ballad, " Savourneen dheelish," which was listened to with breathless attention, as was also " John Anderson my jo," which she substituted for the encore, and sung with equal pathos and effect; and the committee are well entitled to the thanks of the subscribers to these concerts, for thus affording them an opportunity of hearing this young lady, whose distinguished talents are so well known and appreciated. Miss Ward presided at the piano-forte and played one or two pieces with great ability, and, altogether, the concert was such as to have given the most general and unmixed satisfaction. LOCAL MEETINGS. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD.—A meeting of the municipal, electors of this ward took place at the Royal Oak, Upper Warwick-street, on Friday night. Mr. Harbord presided, and said the object was to nominate a proper person to represent the ward ; one who would see their local bur thens equally distributed ; the corporate and dock estates taxed as well as others, and who would advocate all possi ble retrenchment. He proposed " That Mr. Edward Casson Hindley be nominated as a fit person." This was seconded by Mr. Plaw, in a speech complimentary to Mr. Hindley. Mr. Harbord entered into some statements relative to the proceedings 'of the water committee, of whose conduct he disapproved. Mr. Geo. Howarth pro posed, and Mr. Thos. Evans seconded a resolution to the effect, that a committee be formed for conducting the election of Mr. Hindley, which, like the preceding motion was put from the chair, and carried unanimously. T11;_ committee was then chosen, and included Messrs. Har bord, Plaw, Alpas, Inman, &c. THE WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—This body held its usual monthly meeting on Thursday night. Mr. Mann occupied the chair; not less than seventeen members were present. A report from the finance committee was read, recommending an assessment of Is. in the pound. From a statement of accounts submitted, it appeared that the cash in the Royal Bank amounts to £204, and that (with uncollected rates, &c.) there is a total balance against the parish of £3337. Mr. Twynam moved as an amendment to the finance committee's recommendation, that the rate should be 6d. and not ls. in the pound. Mr. Banner stated that having the fear of Texteth-park before his eyes, and seeing in the miscellaneous estimates a sum of £2OO for what might as well be dispensed with, he begged to movethe discontinuance of those extraordinary expenses. The items charged reminded him of the anecdote of a tinker charging 7d. for repairing an old sixpence. A great majority of the inhabitants of Seacombe, he said, were widows, who made a livelihood by keeping lodgers ; but owing to the state of trade during the summer the rooms which they had to let had nearly all been empty ; and the tenants were but in a poor condition to pay the heavy rate proposed, for many of them, like Hood's nee dle-women, in order to earn a living, had to " stitch, stitch, stitch." The amendment was carried by a majority of one-9 voting for and 8 against it. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—At the monthly meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Bryans was in the chair. The Watch Committee recommended that a further reduction of three men be made in the police force, and that the force should consist of three at the ferry, three at the park, two at the docks, and twelve in the town. Mr. Hicklin strongly opposed this on the ground that the ex penses of the township were now as low as possible, and moved that it be referred back, which was carried. It ap peared that the receipts at the ferry during the last month and the corresponding month of 1847 were—for 1847, £1,956 6s. 5d.; for 1848, £1,404 10s. 10d., from the 23d April to the 31st August; £8,844 Ils. 2d. for 1847 ; and £6.713. 12s. Bd. for 1848. The total expendi ture for the latter period was £6,129.11.s 9d. Mr. Laird in moving the adoption of the Finance Committee pro ceedings, said that a general statement of the financial condition of the township had been prepared by the trea surer, which showed a balance on the assets and liabili ties of £2,792 in favour of the township. He also stated that the estimates for the ensuing year were,—receipts, £9,020; expenditure, £6,840. This did not include the ferry receipts. Mr. Hicklin moved that the Finance Committee be instructed to call a meeting of the bond holders, for the purpose of conferring with them respect ing the state of the bonded debt. This was agreed. The following notice of motion was given by Mr. Hughes : That the Finance Committee be empowered to assess all cottages let by the week or month, at 2s. 3d. the rental. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. Mr. Churchwarden Ferguson presided. The Corporation applied for payment from the parish, on or before Monday, of the sum of £12,560, for watch and museum rates.—Mr. Alexander Smith applied to the Finance Committee with reference to the subject of emi gration. He submitted a copy of a correspondence which bad taken place between him and the Emigration Com missioners; and the committee considered the subject, and gave it as their opinion that emigration, upon the plan proposed by the Emigration Commissioners, was not applicable to this parish.—Recommendations of the Industrial Schools Committee, as to the duties of the chaplain in reference to religious instruction, were adopt ed.--Upon the motion of Mr. Urquhart, Miss Wyley was appointed infant school mistress at £4O per annum ; Miss Pooley was appointed to the infant school at £3O per annum ; and the salary of Mr. Gillespie, principal teacher, was increased to per annum.—The Medical Relief Committee requested that a report might be pre sented forthwith of the amount of accommodation which could be given at the Workhouse, in the event of the cholera making its appearance in Liverpool. —A letter was read from the Poor-law Commissioners, in which they exculpated Mr. Steele, the surgeon, from blame in the case of Ellen Ashworth, whose death at the Work house has recently been noticed.—A motion was carried, referring all the candidates for the office of collector to the Finance Committee, who will decide to-day. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Committee of Works reported that they had complied with the applica tion from the Customs, as to having offices erected for the water guard.—An application from the Surveyor to allow George's Dock to be run dry on the 12th instant was complied with, subject to the usual notices.—The Chairman called attention to several complaints which had been made of the great disorder and tumult on the landing-stage during the Sabbath, occasioned by the use of speaking-trumpets, for calling the names of the differ ent boats and the places to which they plied ; the confu sion and noise was so great that it was heard in church. Some conversation took place upon the subject, and it was agreed that Mr. Chaffers, the master of the stage, should be directed to suppress the nuisance, and some extra police should also be placed there.—A letter on behalf of a boy, whose father had lost his life in the ser vice of the Dock Trust, suggesting that be might be taken as an apprentice, was referred to the Warehouse Corn mittee.—lt was recommended that sheds should be erect ed on the east and west quays of the Waterloo Dock, and on the east quays of the Victoria and Trafalgar Docks.— An application for residences for the pier -masters was referred to the Works Committee.—A letter was read from the Earl of Harrowby, acknowledging the compli ment paid him by having one of the new docks named after a member of his family.—An item of expenditure on account of the new landing-stage having been read, Mr. Tobin inquired whether they were in a condition to give an estimate of the cost; he hoped the stage would not be worn out before they got it ; he had heard it would cost £lOO,OOO. The Chairman replied that it was along way short of that yet. Mr. Tobin : It is one of the most unwieldy things that ever was in this world.—The Chair man intimated that he hoped every gentleman of the trust would be found in his place in Council on Wednesda y next, when the discussion came on relative to the r a ti n g of the Dock Estate; he assured them, on the authority of their legal adviser, that it would be a breach of trust if they were parties to anything of the kind.—Mr. Mann alluded to what had been said in the Council, as a reflec tion on the trust, that there were ten out of the thirteen members of the Dock Committee present, and more than twenty other members of the Council absent. The Chair man repeated his former statement, that in point of law it was a breach of trust if any one of the members were a party to anything of the sort.—Mr. Mann thought there were good grounds for opposing the rating of the docks. The Chairman replied that he had no doubt of it. The matter then dropped. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, On Wednesday the usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held at the Town-hall. The MAYOR said there was one subject, of which notice of motion had been given by Mr. Bramley-Moore, that in his opinion ought to take precedence of all other busi ness. He alluded to the burning of the Ocean Monarch, and this was a subject which he should himself have brought before the notice of the Council if he had not seen a copy of Mr. Moore's notice, particularly as two members of the Council had behaved most nobly in res cuing the sufferers from impending danger. Mr. MOORE said, that in bringing under the considera tion of the Council the motion of which he had given notice, he would best consult the feelings of those on whose behalf this motion was submitted, as well as the feelings of those who had suffered by the recent calamity, by being as brief as possible ; and, indeed, the subject was so exceedingly painful, and the facts so generally known to the public, that he might be excused from fur ther allusion to it. Fortunately these calamities were not very frequent, for though we often heard of vessels being lost at sea, yet as regarded cases of fire at sea, they were not numerous. There was not any calaniity which had excited so much interest as that of the Ocean Monarch since the loss of the Queen Charlotte with 700 lives, and the Ajax with 300 lives. He believed the last calamity of the kind on record was the Kent. In calling attention to those who had rendered efficient aid to the persons whose lives were so much jeopardized by the calamitous occur rence on board the Ocean Monarch, he begged to direct particular notice to the zeal and activity of the Prince de Joinville and the Duc d'Aumale (hear, hear); and it cer tainly was a most gratifying circumstance to see a man like the Prince de Joinville aiding and assisting in saving the lives of Englishmen. (Applause.) The Prince had not only rendered valuable assistance, but with great li berality he gave all the money he had about him on the occasion for the assistance of the sufferers. (Hear, hear.) The conduct of his Excellency Le Commandeur Joze Marques Lisboa was well known : he was a gentleman whose nobleness of character, if it were known here as it was in Brazil, would require no further eulogy, because his humanity, liberality, and good sense in Brazil were proverbial. (Hear.) He had next to call attention to the conduct of a gentleman who was esteemed by all who knew him—he alluded to his honourable and gallant friend, Admiral Grenfell (hear. hear) ; and a braver or a more humane man than the admiral did not exist. (Ap plause.) The admiral had been ably supported by all the officers on board the Brazilian frigate Affonso : in fact, every officer vied with each other in rendering assistance ; and not only so, but the crew, to a man, rendered the greatest assistance. But there was a trait about the conduct of the crew worthy of especial mention—and that was, that not only did they give the use of their powerful arms to save life, but they most liberally volun teered at once to give up £lOO to the sufferers, which £lOO had been awarded to themselves for their noble ex ertions. (Loud applause.) Then, two members of the Council had greatly distinguished themselves—he alluded to Mr. Littledale, who was the first to render assistance to the sufferers, and Mr. Aspinall Tobin, who was on board the commodore's yacht, and rendered essential service. (Hear.) There was one other person, whose name he would mention—he referred to the noble con duct of the sailor Jerome. (Loud applause.) The con duct of that man stood unrivalled, except perhaps they might find something of a parallel case to it in the loss of I the Forfarshire, where that distinguished woman, Grace Darling, saved fifteen lives. (Hear.) He was happy to say that the response made by Liverpool, on the late trying occasion, was most noble: the inhabitants had subscribed between three and four thousand pounds. On this occasion, as on all occasions, our most gracious Sove reign had not been unmindful of this most distressing occurrence. (Applause.) Mr. Moore then alluded to the noble conduct displayed by the Princess on board the Affonso ; to the excellent conduct of Mr. Froes, the Brazilian Vice-consul, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel; and he concluded by moving the thanks of the Council to the various persons whom l►e had al ready named. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE seconded the motion, and said it was not now, as formerly, legal for municipal bodies to vote away the public money in aid of distress. Mr. HARBORD expressed a hope that care would be taken in future, when rummages were being made on board vessels for concealed persons, in order that a simi lar calamity from fire might not occur. The MAYOR said that, at his request, the inquest be fore the Borough Coroner had been attended by Mr. Peter Wright, clerk of the peace ; Captain Evans, con servator of the river Mersey, and Lieut. Lord, all of whom had rendered signal service during the i.quiry ; and the verdict was now before the country. Mr. Moore's resolution was carried by acclamation, and amid general clapping of hands. FINANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE moved the confirmation of these proceedings, and said that signal service was now being rendered to the community by the office of Weights and Measures. Seven wards had been visited, and all the wards would be visited in the course of time, and the weights belonging to cotton brokers and merchants (hear, hear,) as well as those belonging to shopkeepers, would also be tested. Hitherto, 54,000 weights and measures had been found deficient one ounce, and 2,600 weights had been condemned as totally unfit for use. He passed a high eulogium on Mr. Fell, of the Weights and Mea sures' Office, for his great exertions in detecting false weights, and bringing the parties to justice ; and he con cluded by proposing that Mr. Alderman Turner be elec tad a member of the Finance Committee. in the room of Mr. J. S. Leigh. Mr. S. HOLME seconded the motion. It appeared that the overseers of the parish had ventu red to assess the property of the Corporation within the parish, at the annual sum of £6,263, 10s. Od., for church rate, £964 175., and £385 for what was called the volun tary rate. The Town-clerk had given his legal opinion against the validity of these rates, so far as assessing the Corporate property. Mr. PARKER said the Chairman of the Finance Com mittee was something like Lord John Russell (laughter), for when Lord John was in a dilemma, the Irish rebellion came to his aid, and now, when Mr. G. H. Lawrence was in a dilemma, the weights and measures came to his aid. Why had not Mr. Lawrence made a single remark about Birkenhead Ferry ? The sum of £544 had been paid for the hire of boats for that ferry, and the Council had not been told whether that was a losing or gaining concern. He charged the Finance Committee with squandering thousands of the public money in reckless extravagance ; am'. he moved, as an amendment, that the whole of the proceedings relative to the Birkenhead Ferry be referred back. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE explained, but said he despaired of ever being able to satisfy Mr. Parker on financial sub jects. Mr. S. HOLME said he would not sit there and hear himself charged, as a member of the Finance Committee, with having squandered thousands of pounds of the pub lic money. He utterly denied the Finance Committee had squandered the public money, and he accused Mr. Parker of having caused a large expenditure by his mo tions for the publication of reports. Mr. Parker's amendment was lost, and the proceedings were confirmed. HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings including wash-houses and baths, comprised a report on the memorial of the ratepayers of Kirkdale, and on the resolution of the ratepayers of West Derby, on the subject of the rates under the Sanitary Act; a resolution, that reporters for the press be permit ted to attend the future meetings of the Health Commit tee, except during discussion of financial business ; and a further report from the sub-committee on sites for addi tional baths and wash-houses. Mr. TINNE whilst seconding the motion, said that the committee had paid attention to the Kirkdale memorial relative to the rates, and that they had prepared a report in reply to it, which would be circulated. He had an objection to the admission of reporters to the meetings of the committee, and he would vote against that proposi tion. With regard to the site for additional baths and wash-houses, land in Smithdown-lane had been selected, and there a great improvement would be effected, for a street 16 yards in width would be made. Mr. RATIIBONE moved, as an amendment, that repor ters be not admitted to the meetings of the - Health Com mittee. Mr. EVANS seconded the amendment, and several other members spoke for and against it. Upon a division the amendment was lost by a majority of 22 to 19—so that the reporters will in future be admit ted to the meetings of this committee. WATER COMMITTEE Lengthened reports were read in the proceedings of the Water Committee relative to the alleged ricketty state of the engines at the various stations of the late Harrington and Bootle Works. It was stated that the following complaints of the insufficient quantity and the impurity of the water had been made in the years 1846. 7, and 8 : In 1846, 751 complaints; in 1847, 837; and in 1848, 566 com plaints. Mr. HIGGINS observed that the contracts entered into by the Water Committee for the Rivington Pike scheme were very low, and that there would be a very large saving on them, something like £120,000. (Hear.) Memorials were read from three old servants belonging to the late Water Companies, praying for annuities or employment, which were referred to the Water Com mittee. _ Mr. Alexander NEILSON, clerk to the treaturer of the Corporation, prayed for remuneration for important ser vices rendered to the Council on various occasions; and his memorial was also referred to the Water Committee. The Council having, at a quarter to four o'clock, arri ved at Mr. S. Holme's motion for rating the Liverpool Docks, Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE moved an adjournment until Wednesday (to-morrow), which wss carried. Sept. 12, I$A JENNY LIND AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. It was reasonably to be anticipated that this concert, which was held on Thursday last at the Collegiate Insti tution, would prove one of a most attractive and distin guished character. In the first place the spacious lecture room of the institution, in which the concert took place, possesses this advantage over any of our theatres that, whilst capable of seating about 2000 persons, nearly ever, one is in a position of propinquity to the performer suf ficiently close to be able to have a good personal view, W catch every expression of feature, and the most delicate intonations of voice. In the case of the fair Swede this was an object desiderated by hundreds of her auditors, who were quite as anxious to trace in her countenance the index of the amiable spirit, which she is said to possess , as to be enraptured with her rare powers of vocalise'. Another advantage of the locality, and a circumstance which contributed to the success of the concert, was the opportunity which it afforded, not only of seeing and hearing this famed child of song, but of listening to music of the highest order, to hundreds of families, whose members object to the scenic displays with which it it accompanied in our regular theatres. It afforded, in fact, to the entire audience, the opportunity, a rare one, of seeing some of the leading vocalists of the day in their "at home" costumes and looks, un-be-rouged and un-be decked with stage costume and artificial character. Th e previous expectations formed were fully realized. The audience was a fashionable, a full, though not a crowded , and above all a happy and delighted one. In addition to the attraction of Jenny Lind, the en gagements included M. Roger, the newly imported French tenor, Signor Belletti. the celebrated basso, from her majesty's theatre, and Signor Lablache, a picked number of performers from the orchestra of the Italian Opera, and M. Herrmann, the violinist. We shall not attempt a detailed critique of the pieces in the order in which they were given, preferring to notice the several performers, beginning with Jenny Lind, the great attraction. Her first solo, from Lucia di Lammer' moor, " Perche non ho," was an elaborate effort, proving at once the perfect ease with which she can surmount the very greatest artistic difficulty, sustaining in the midst of efforts, which by the ordinary human voice would be im possible, and to the most cultivated would be a work of harassing exertion, a quietude and simplicity of manner which is inexpressibly beautiful. This very manner is one of the most witching characteristics of Jenny's style. ile r next performance was indeed a most wonderful one —e trio from Meyerbeer's " Camp of Silesio," in which two of the parts are sustained by flutes. Much as we had . , heard of this effort from the London press, it f ar s urpasse d our expectations. The most critical could not have dill; tinguished the difference in tone between vocal and wine instrument, so beautifully were they blended throughout. The next solo was one from the German of Der Freischuts , and exhibited that wonderful sostenuto, in which the fair Swede is far above all other singers. It was splendidlf sung and rapturously applauded. Her Swedish melodies , however, appeared to be regarded by the audience as het most unique performance, and that one in which she sing in echo to the mountaineers' call was encored by them en masse, amid showers of bouquets. There is something en' chanting in these songs from their originality, and as well the naive manner in which they are sung. In concluding our notice, we may congratulate the fair songstress upon the impression which she has made upon the many who heard her on Thursday for the first time, and confirmed in those who had previously only heard and seen her on the regular boards. She is above all the aids of scenic effect accompaniment. A few rapid touches of her piano, in her, quiet, easy way, are enough for her introduction ; the resb, is accomplished by her wonderful powers, combined w ith a childlike artlessness, which wins us whilst we wonder!, Mons. Roger is a great singer, but it is in his own arts' ficial school. His voice is good and highly cultivatedl, but he seems to eschew the use of all except its acquire d powers, and to delight only in the display of consummate art, forgetting that ars est celare artem. Signor Belledt ! singing, especially in the duet from William Tell, tole much better upon the audience. Of Signor Lablache , who is well and most favourably known to our readers, !l e are the pieces selected for him, we need say nothing to commendation. A selection from Lea Huguenots was admirably 011 4 by the band ; and M. Herrman played e solo on the v iolin' on a theme from Lucia di Lammermoor very beautifullft and was very warmly applauded. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. On Saturday an inquest was held before P. F. Calf , Esq., on view of the body of a man unknown. The case' from the extraordinary nature of the death, which peered from the first to be suicide, excited considerabl e interest. The first witness called was Richard Davine, who said—l am a sailmaker, and _,Li ll6 in Preston-street. At present I am employed by M r. James Clarke, who keeps a shooting-gallery in William" son-square. I was there last night, and saw dems° e ; come in. He appeared to be a little in liquor, but vro 7 quite capable of knowing what he was about. Thref gentlemen came in, and deceased had several shots with them, both with the rifle and pistol. I charged the riffe and pistol. After several shots, deceased said he was not the worst shot of the lot. At this time I had a load ed pistol by me. Deceased picked it up, and fired at th., target. Ite,mediately after, I took it out of his hand air reloaded it. Deceased then took up He then asked a rifle and fired it; The pistol was then lying on a f orm . for the pistol, to have a shot with it. I banded it to Into! It is that now produced—[a good pistol, about 13 iner i 1.0,- 3 Jr, thc, It was eh ed. with gunP° t the a leaden bullet. H e t oo k i t rom me, an d I too. rifle which he had discharged out of his ha n d s . w h ile was charging the rifle, 1 noticed the deceased 1 10 a 1 _ 1 1- ' the pistol with the muzzle upwards, and pointed towsru s his head. Almost directly deceased discharged the pistol. and he fell down. I ran to him, and found a wound in his throat, just under the chin. I ran and called a police; officer. He came, and a surgeon was sent for. Decease!: was taken away in a car, and this morning I saw him dead at the Infirmary. When deceased came into the ptin he appeared to be perfectly collected, and aware of w 0 , 1!: he was doing. I did not observe anything to lead ate 1 ", think he was at all affected in his mind. It could 1 1 ?: have been an accident. He was standing right ()Ivor, the target at the time. Deceased had had fifteen sh°"' but had paid for only one. When searched, he h a d Wil l a halfpenny in his pocket. George Lloyd, who happened to be in the s hootiec gallery at the time, corroborated the l as t w itness in re. of his statement. Wit ness wen t ou t f or t w o or tnr7 minutes, and on his return he instantly heard the repot', and saw deceased fall. Mr. Brown, surgeon of the Infirmary, said decess e t i, was brought there on the previous night, and was dec o insensible, with a gunshot wound in the throat, of ww . , • he died at about half-past twelve o'clock, He foun d leaden ball, which had passed through the palate and,tro base of the skull, and completely through the brain. T h e ball was found on his taking off the skull-cap, arka r ,he wound from it was no doubt the cause of death. ball, flattened on one side, was produced.] the The inquest was then adjourned to Monday, .° hope that the deceased might be identified, and 0 °'" 0 other evidence obtained as to his state of mind, but 0 further clue could be obtained. Several pawn-tickets were found upon the body, o°l33e s of them with the name John Watson, and others 'IOs Watson. He had on a blue short jacket, black C l ' c o. trowsers, laced shoes, and grey stockings; dark c ° plexion, dark hair, and small whiskers ; height sb° lit feet 8 inches. STATE OF TRADE. bo° MANCHESTER.—There is no new feature in the state of te os ness since Tuesday. The market has displayed rather t er animation ; and some uneasiness was excited to-day by 0 Ole graphic communication announcing that the assent German central power to the armistice with Denmark lett/ ceedingly doubtful. Nevertheless, prices remain Pe c olt firm ; and where there is any change, the tendency is ugs,, , The ordinary qualities of 36-inch shirtings, 60 and 66 I'o'l, ll o' low printing cloths, are becoming rather scarce, and colnnet! a slight advance ; but India shirtings continue very dull m o ltiat i the unfavourable state of exchange rendering exports l ees ' f ‘ t country unremunerative, even at the present low goods. The business of the week appears to have occto t it§ pretty general disappointment ; as it was anticipated ad the commencement that the improved harvest prospects, a t ant termination of hostilities bet ween th e D anes an d Ge l to ° about which no doubt was then entertained, would le!`, t io e brisk trade. The influenc e w hi c h th ese f avou rable cn s oe, stances might have been expected . to produce, has tg a extent been counteracted by increasing anxiety respect4coe?r affairs of Italy, where French intervention appears to o al' more probable; while, during the last day or two, thew .peo has likewise been less favourable. • s ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—Although there an extensive sale.of flannel goods this week at the Pub 00°e yet there has been a very good demand for fine and ,n?'ol3 o .' re qualities of flannels in the market, and dyed goods, vv ‘ 9 ), 1 ,0;s1 )1 0 been dull of late, sold rematkably well. Strong ..," tr eind fabrics were in good request, and there has been a "„%iso"o attendance of buyers. Some particular sorts of tism," e - r o l at a shade higher in prices than last week, but all ot4 e ri" c p were much the same. There has been more doing in i nt 00 market, particularly in brokes and skins. Foreign " 13 " t ol the same. Prices generally same as last week. . „de LEEDS.—The armistice entered into between pen 0' 0 .4 Prussia has had a beneficial influence upon the 'w o O' posit; l it here, and the German houses have done an improved s o f , this week. The fine weather which prevailed last we elt rov ed the commencement of this, with the consequent imP ports of the harvest, have also improved sales 0 f,210,' , especially those most suitable for winter. Stocks m` prices remain without alteration. sort, • t rie - c. d HALIFAX.—Pieces : We have had much the sa an itfoolt market as we have had fora long time back; the i n be ell s cP rers, however, seem in better spirits; but there has or e /of a small amount of business done this day. Yarn all the same as last week. Wool remains much the same , e ee an l d l,u a nnE much business doing. this' D ie e h r a o v f e b l u la y d ers a . considerable sF i ELD - u N ni V b e goods for the winter have been in request. Pric and stocks unusually light. „t i 's continued to a fair extent, and, generally, the mar „ co tia „oc, GLAsoow.—The business doing for the home tra k d e e t l i ", l ls d ' i ce l , it more steady, and operations entered upon with more ss till than for some time. The want cf foreign demon' ao i ires good New marketstyles eosf are 11.10; felt, but the German houses have now begun to rne` . t i g it`,o A anticipated that a considerable trade may be done,ll.' is tin' es tf; tion during the season. The uncertainty of prevl_ o ,L regarding the opening of this important trade, 1 !;.`1, 0.405 any accumulation of suitable goods in stock, w'y the I.!istesj some extent, lose the manufacturers the benefitsl o r P c i . O rr diate demand. The inquiry for some of the Itt_ tif ie styles produced in Kilmarnock, has somewhat • 40.9 the operatives in that branch ale not so well emP" o y e „7, bo s have been two failures here this week, in the draPu but neither of them of large amount. the FREE BATHS AND WASH-HOLISM-lOD Al °"" g O r eje third annual report of the London Association It stated that during the past twelve months the n 'd 0, 1 4 1 33,655 bathers ; 34,843 poor women had washed:6lo P e gf the clothing of themselves and families; and• Ilhe C o ts ironed—making a total of 81,108 persons domflishiveioo who have participate.] in the benefits of the estaY g ottit t be witnout one farthing cost to themselves. Th,elicis has also gratuitously furnished many Inn? ( ! re _ o f 4 ' 4 oorin the crowded and wretched loc,alities Smithfield with whitewashes, and the loan of brushes to cleanse and purify their dwellings. Ti i% Si lye Ca IX .21