The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

. . .• _... • _. ~ 6 TVIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ...., ......._ _ TO ADVERTISERS. brink of insolvency, in order, it is shrewdly sus- REV. F. CLOSE. THE STEAMER petted, to produce a colourable and fictitious THE NEW TRAINING COLLEGE AT To ALEXANDER RYRIE, ESQ., We beg respectfully to call the attention of prosperity, which might be pleaded a s th e p r o- CHELTENHAM. B RITISH AND N ORTH A m -- STEAM-PACKET COMPANY'S ST duct of our free-trade policy, and as realizing those. Before this comes into the hands of the greater part of Sir,—We, the passengers on be Merchants, Brokers, Auctioneers, and others, ~ • exaggerated expectations of enlarged trade" which our readers, the subject will have been explained by the unwilling to separate from her at to the important fact that the were held out to us ; and the Bank, in its effort to Rev. Mr. Close himself to the friends assembled to meet nation of this, her first homey LIVERPOOL STANDARD right itself, has produced the evil of which we corn- him, at th e b rea kf ast announced for this morn i ng at t h e Atlantic, without expressing our plain. Yet the finding of this intelligent Commit- Adel Phi• But as many more of those interested in the magnificent ship, and our grea t s IS NOW THE tee is, that the Bank is to be left alone ! We are subject of n a ti ona l e d ucat i on , t h roug h t h e i nstrumen t a lit y and ur b anity which have chart of our national church, may be expected to attend the Since the " Niagara" left Amer told, by one of the most thoroughgoing advocates meeting at the Concert-hall this evening, than could but a few hours' fair wind, ye ONLY NEWSPAPER of the present system, the London Times—and it ma k e i t convenient to be present in the morning, we voyage within the shortest perioi PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, is all the comfort we receive—that " the Bank has deem that a word or two may not be out of place in the but ten days and a half from Bost acquired more feeling of its tremendous responsi- meantime, were it only to account for the apparent We earnestly hope that the y anomaly of asking Liverpool, already burdened with the your company are embarked may which can be read on that day by the thousands bility, and a truer discernment of its real and ulfi weight of numerous and some of them insufficiently sup- of national advantage to the twc of Manufacturers and others attending mate interests. No change is necessary to control ported, educational establishments herself, to contribute inediately connected in its pros it in the exercise of its own enlightencd discretion." towards the erection of an additional one in Cheltenham. lasting credit to its spirited p o THE TUESDAY'S MARKET IN A more impudent assumption was never placed upon First of all, though Cheltenh am happens to be the site, And now, with ourbst wis r he P s r MANCHESTER. record. It is, however, only an echo of the opinion the operations are designed to be national, of the insti- piness, we have the honour to be of her Majesty's very wise Chancellor of the Ex- tution projected, at thi s momen t, an d f or some ti m e past, vants , (Signed) The STANDARD is taken at all the N ew s r o om s chequer. actually in operatio n , b u t s till requ i r i ng some thi ng to- Alalden, Wi wards its final completion, by the Rev. Mr. Close. J. W. Tetley, J. ] and respectable Inns in that town and the The two great educational bodies in the country, are the Richard Roy Elwes,Chi DURING the debate, on Friday night, the Protect- National . Society, representing the Church, and the Thomas surrounding manufacturing district. tionist leader, Lord George Bentinck again admi- "Lords Committee of Council on Education," represent- Bryan Robinson, J. A SECOND EDITION is published at Half-past nistered merited castigation upon the Under Secre- ing the iscountry at large. The importance of training Wm. Dinneford, E. schools felt and acknowledged ; and the Committee of Chas.N.Hubert, tar for the Colonies, poor Mr. Benjamin Hawes,Fre Two, in time for the North Mails, containing the Council are willing to give every encouragement to the John Stalker, Jar d held his face to the grindstone, whilst he ex- establishment of such schools, and are most liberal in the MARKETS, and any news of importance that an • Henry Adderley, Ale posed further delinquencies in the dispatch-sup- amount of grants ready to be bestowed, when the party Elijah Hughes, Fre may arrive in the course of the morning. pressing line. Not one only, but three important making application for them is able to satisfy the condi- Edward Cachard Jar -- - M. Meyer, A. panty of the institution and its efficiency towards pro- J. M. Walker, E. Ely . Riberpooi gPtanbatt. evidence which would have decided the question moting the object for which it is designed. Besides the Joshua Follansbee, A. before the West India Committee, had been kept training schools in London, in connexion with the Na- Nathan Rambo, Jar -- back ; neither produced to the Committee when tional Society, and thus aided by government, there are Samuel Gunn, R. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1848. sitting, nor referred to by Earl Grey in his state- but two other Diocesan Training Schools, we believe, R. S. Lee, Da ment in the House of Lords. The case was evi- through the entire kingdom, established on a similar P. E. Praderes, T. dently felt by the Premier to be too flagrant to be footing. This is manifestly insufficient for the increasing J. W. Fraser F. A PERFECT Godsend for our politico-economical demands of the Church throughout the kingdom; especially Se i Stephen ' tp e ave, philosophers has been the potato rot of 1846. For treated in the ordinary ministerial wa y. The nail when it is borne in mind, that these schools must ere long, whatever has gone wrong with us, the universal plea had been hit too hard on the head to be easily from their superior excellence, enloy the monopoly of sup- COURT OF CHANCERY, LI: is, this visitation of Providence. If we ask, where wriggled away from. The Premier, therefore, plying masters and mistresses for the whole church. No HIGGINSON V. S is the fulfilment of all the magnificent promises mounted the ancestral chair, wrapt himself in the master, after a while, will, or ought to, have a chance of This was a renewed motion for ti m a r i l t oj t i i n on er a i . t, but one trained in one of those accredited which were made to us at the outset of our free-trade robes of the Russell that " bled upon the scaffold," the Royal Bank of Liverpool fro i te lantiff a bankrupt. It app career ; why it is that, instead of universal prospe- and stood for protection upon the honour and A series of circumstances, that will be detailed by Mr. rity, we see only universal prostration ; why our dignity of himself and his colleagues, betraying, Close at the meeting, led to the formation of a school by bank answer s i in that o o s the ti, i to 1 ao cover ti h t ad o 1 1 ;1 exports are declining, our mills are standing idle, however, in the act a portion of the innate littleness him in his own parish of Cheltenham, of a something vanced t( c ) i the firm of Barton, w hi our labouring population is only half employed, and nastiness of his mind, which is evinced in the higher character, and on . a somewhat larger scale, designed extensive merchants at Liverpo and bankruptcy is staring our trading community in following mean sneer directed against Lord George to supply masters and mistresses to the Church_ schools in the neighbourhood, or through the diocese. This led to further advances. Messrs. Bartoi rupts, and the bank then looked ' the face; why we have a revenue deficient by seve- Bentinck : the present effort, when the ministers of the privy council for the firm, and proceeded uncle ral millions, and increased taxation becoming inevi- " Now, I must say, generally," remarked his lordship, held out the hope of sanction and encouragement. A sum, sth and 6th , Victoria chap. 122, tc table;—the answer comes trippingly fromtbe tongue " with regard to these matters, quite apart from the con- however, of £12,000 was required for the erection of suit- Higginson then filed this bill to of whatever political sage we address ourselves to, co n du c tduc of my noble fri end, and generally with regard to the I able buildings, &c., &c., and an an i n i val subscription list, from so doing, alleging that the and, as he speaks, he elevates his eyebrows as if in ' - vmdipsZo b r l zzo'curoal i e e, tr tta k t s, th w ea c i l m m ean ,of specifiedconnec connection amount, oa t ie in committeeord ertootf council.s 1 being Tki s lattern guarantee by not performing certt fras extremelyth of ese me bound to do, and also by having sheer wonder at our amazing obtuseness—" My noble lord imputes to them, are not the faults and charac- is nearly complet y e, and, by means of the subscriptions value of several ships belonging to dear sirs, you quite forget that we have had a dis- teristics of men who are high in public office in this coun- already received, the schools are now partially in operation, ease in the potatoes, and been compelled to raise try. (Cheers.) They are characteristics of men who are During the lastyearMr. Close, with untiring perseverance, was ergrodr before Lord Chancellorhil o th a i p m last ora eight millions sterling for the support of the people engaged ee in pursu e ils b whiqi ) the olT pl e l or d lon g followed.— has a succeeded in raising £6,000 ; the committee of t c e ot a m a c t ll l said that all the allegations set ui of Ireland." Turn which way we may, this rotten t e e T t i h n e g noble l t ? r l a e u lord r t,. i f ti very at x h 2 v ( e ) opor additional met by counter allegations in the V i s t e io d a X ai 4 i) o e o f O or ; tl l 2 e c a o v in iti n g the ß r r o m r . l i c ng ni l c a o m m , p Brighton, g ( reatly rs di a s n ti s n w g e u r ished y himself in d ' e ) potatoe argument is p o k e ] . i n our e y es a t every step. nature with respect to the name or the age of a horse— Bath, Bristol, Clifton,Worcester g ..&c., &c., have responde and pozseent observed he passages the ot x 3 guarantee o 000 es It does duty, either as a plea of not guilty, or a plea (great laughter, followed by loud cries of Oh, oh")—in generously, and no w the app ea l is to be made to Liver- cover the rv t o that in mitigation of their sentences for every conceivable which he showed very great quickness of apprehension. pool, which has hitherto taken a lead, and whose zeal has advances to be made by the bar (Renewed laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh !") But when provoked many. We have no doubt that the meeting will sort of political impostors. these circumstances the motion fo the noble lord comes forward and imputes to a man of the be well attended ; and we hope that, notwithstanding the '. We have just had placed before us the finding of character of my noble friend—(some cries of " Oh," which pressure of the times, and the other numerous demands, refused with costs. a Select Committee of the House of Commons, were immediately drowned in loud cheering)—when he a suit a bly generous response will be rendered to this appeal appointed to enquire into the causes of the recent imputes to a man of the cha rac t er o f L or d G re y—( r e newe d on b e h a lf o f an o bj ect so important. The *Rev. Dr. WOODSIDE FERRY.—We believ lion of the Woo . dside . Commission and present commercial distress, and especially into cheers)—fraudulent conduct, with a view of suppressing M`Neile takes the chair, which is in itself a sanction suffi the truth, with the view of evading the disclosure of the dent to the objects of the meeting. ferry tickets, which will be purchase its connexion with the working of the Bank Charter qu . antities of not less than six. It i h i S truth, I say he totally misconceives the character of Lord We perceive that Mr. Close is also to preac nt. Act ; and here, once more, we have the same into- Grey. (Much cheering.) • )He totally • • eering. misconceives the Barnabas' Church, Parliament-street, on Wednesday will remain as a present. This lerable nuisance foisted upon us. The Report, character of any man with whom I have been acquainted, evening, when, doubtless, he will be greeted by a nu- ferry charge will , no doubt , have which has had the advantage of having been drawn of an y p ar t y w h o h as b een i n hi g h o ffi ce i n t hi s country for merous and attentive congregation. His efforts certainly the number of passengers ; but we up by our present most talented Chancellor of the a long term of years, in throwing out those imputation s , deserve the amplest measure of success. ceived will equal that obtained ,-.1-4,..1‘, ~..f,...,.., A .r.,1 - . 41, -- - I_ ..: - - -4. ,1 et, , 2.. ..ee of the House of Commons, appointed to enquire into the causes of the recent and present commercial distress, and especially into - with the working of the Bank Charter -gore, we have the same into lerable d upon us. The Report, which has had the advantage of having been drawn up by our present most talented Chancellor of the Exchequer. states that year 184; description a general concurrence of opinion ,ses examined before your committee, ')rovidi forced s to crop, in the year 1846, and the means of payment in the lented importations of various took place - in that year h for tt primary cause." We were lispensation of Providence, Free-trader had been telling 'est to do permanently, viz.: portion of our food. We sent llions of money into the markets of the world to buy corn; and, as a nation, we are nuch of that thirty millions as we have The thing is palpable not paid ;ely wt or in _ The whole case may lie in a nutshell. precisely in the position of the farmer who green grocer's for the vegetables he w in his own garden ; or, of the work ) spends threepence a-week for shaving, has a razor and soap at home. The er of corn has not taken our manufac- Ought to ing man, w 1 though he foreign gro, tured our imp thirty m the othe at least in the first instance derable portion of the value of and now let us see how the .1 specie ; 3oorer as a nation by, say half of the ons which we have had to pay for food, half having been paid in labour. We n millions of our capital that to !preciation which y description of property, 4- moderate estimate, to two It does not more than es in foreign produce of in its during the last twelve months. In itself such a sacrifice of the nation's capital would be utterly incapable of creating the mass of suffering which we see around us ; but when we t sacrifice in connexion with our existing and, above all, when we turn of history thirty or forty years, and year after year, we lavished double nses and subsidies to foreign ithout creating anything like the present ial disorganization, the cause and id relief, and must be palpa an not utterly infatuated with the pet s, or not dishonest enough periodical plunder which, list, at the expense of the in rprise of the nation. To pro ed supply of food for our people, we 4- gold which we have declared pledged with the bank as a se ation of the country; and we the position of a community We had goods and property enough of all kinds to sell amongst ourselves, but none of us could give cash for his neighbour's five pound note. We could not balance our transac tions ; and we had therefore to set about getting back our gold from the foreigner to relieve our selves, or rather to unloose the knot with which Sir Robert Peel and the bullionists had tied up the hands of the bank. How was this to be achieved ? How was our gold to be got back ? How has it been got back ? By an indiscriminate sacrifice of British products in every market of the world; by paying thirty shillings in materials and labour for amount 'ee hu I millions mt. 1 tern of currency back the pag( observe ho thi. sum in war el power ble to ( placed c tand out in Zionist circul Without change even/ sovereko Now, I must say, generany," remarked his lordship, with regard to these matters, quite apart from the con duct of my noble friend, and generally with regard to the conduct of men high in public office, that these mean frauds, these extremely dishonourable tricks, which the noble lord imputes to them, are not the faults and charac teristics of men who are high in public office in this coun try. (Cheers.) They are characteristics of men who are engaged in pursuits which the noble lord long followed. — (Cheers, answered by " Oh, oh.") The noble lord very greatly distinguished himself in detecting a fraud of that nature with respect to the name or the age of a horse — 'great laughter, followed by loud cries of " Oh, oh")—in '.;h he showed very great quickness of apprehension. Renewed laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh !") But when the noble lord comes forward and imputes to a man of the character of my noble friend—(some cries of " Oh," which were immediately drowned in loud cheering)—when he imputes to a man of the character of Lord Grey—(renewed cheers)—fraudulent conduct, with a view of suppressing the truth, with the view of evading the disclosure of the truth, I say he totally misconceives the character of Lord (Much cheering.) He totally misconceives the character of any man with whom I have been acquainted, of any party who has been in high office in this country for a long term of years, in throwing out those imputations, utterly unfounded as they are—(cries of " Oh, oh !" met by renewed cheers)—utterly unfounded as they are, I re peat again ; because to charge Lord Grey with anything like fraud—with anything like meanness—is an imputati ,- hich h- (Loud to ne, of almost all men, is the least liable. cheers.) I say it is true, generally, that no such charges can safely be preferred." ve received The " mean frauds" referred to ; the " extremely dishonourable tricks," as we are glad t o perce i ve Lord John Russell admit these suppressions of evidence to be, used not to belong to the conduct of " men high in office" in this country ; and we trust that such men as Lord Grey are above their practice still. But the " mean frauds" and " extremely dishonourable tricks" are practised by somebody, nevertheless, and obviously for a purpose. If Lord Grey's own hands are clean, as no? doubt they are, it is his duty to see that those of his subordinates in the Colonial Office—a suspected one, wherever the case of the West India Colonists is in question —are equally free from taint. With respect to the personally offensive part of the Premier's remarks, we leave him to writhe under the keen and polished weapon of Mr. D 'lsraeli : " I hardly kno potato crop was the "primary . ng we have had to go through during the past two years. True, most excellent philosophers !_ Perhaps a few more pri- dr, whether I should deign to notice some of tne ooservations of the noble lord. (Cheers from the opposite benches.) How one of his sneers against a noble pastime of this country may be estimated by hon. gentlemen in this house I stop not to inquire—(a laugh) ; but this I know from his own admission, that the pro ceedings of my noble friend, in the very case to which the noble lord referred, as on subsequent occasions in this house, proved of good service—(cheers) ; and I believe —the s courage indefatigable spirit of investigation, the same that will not be cowed (hear, hear,) by any bravo may be his position—(loud cheering)— that will not be bullied either in the ring or on bench—(cheers)—the same acuteness, and the same courage, may be brought to bear with great effect in an investigation of the manner 'in which our colonial affairs are carried on. (Hear, and cheers.) I ask you to remember that that case in private life to which the noble lord the first Minister of the Crown referred with such excessive taste and such perfect temper—(loud cheers)—led to this consequence —that some of the gentle men of England. as great noblemen as any of the noble lord's colleagues, met together to express their gratitude to my noble friend for his conduct, and to thank him for having vindicated the purity of a pastime which has de generated with the spirit of the age. (Cheers and laughter.) And who, sir, was the chairman of that meeting ? His Grace the Duke of Bedford. (Loud and continued cheer ing.) But, because the Duke of Bedford is a steward of the Jockey Club, because he was the chairman of the meeting which did honour to my noble friend, and founded that contribution which my noble friend, unlike other public characters, refused,—(laughter, and loud cheering)—and handed to that club whose honest feeling he wished to improve. as he wishes to improve the moral tone and honest spirit of the Colonial-office —(laughter high spir the treasury the same and cheers)—is the Duke of Bedford on these accounts disqualified for the office of a Privy Councillor? (Hear, hear.) Does the noble lord the first Minister of the Crown shrink from his Grace of Bedford when any sub ject of importance, especially respecting the administra tion of our colonies, is concerned ? Does he never con descend to consult that man of great sagacity, experience, and honour ?—or, when he meets him, does he say— " Avaunt ! I and my colleagues are men of such high character that we cannot condescend to speak to a man who has been seen at Newmarket ? " (Laughter and cheers.) His Lordship will, by this time, agree with us that he had better have been quiet. The Chinese junk Keying will shortly be brought round to this port. Mr. Jackson has been chosen manager of the new bank in the Isle of Man, which is to be c'lled " The Bank of Mona." LOCAL MEETINGS, ate an have taken The Baptist connexion are endeavouring to interest at Birkenhead. With this view the the Craven-rooms as a meeting-house. We regret to hear that Mr. Sheridan Knowles is in a bad state of health. ' He accompanies Mr. Driver, of this town, in August next, to Madeira, to pass the winter. On Thursday, a little boy, named Dalim, was drowned in the canal through falling from a flat, of which his father was a boatman. WEST DERBY UNION.—At the weekly meeting of the guardians on Wednesday, an important communication was read from the Poor-law Board in London, that if the guardians should come to a clear and distinct resolution, it will be for the advantage of the ratepayers and the poor, that the West Derby union should be divided into two separate and independent unions, the one to comprise the townships of Toxteth-park, Allerton, Chiliwall, Garston, and Wavertree, and the other to comprise the remaining townships of the union, the board will be prepared to give effect to such a division ; or suggesting, as another plan, the maintenance of the union as now constituted, with the erection of a new workhouse in the north-east of Toxteth park. Discussion on the subject was deferred till Wed nesday week. Mr. Simpson will open the Theatre Royal on the 10 of July, with the new play of " The Wife's Secret. Charles Kean - will appear. About three week's since Dariiel M`Monniss, living with his parents in Prescot-row, was so severely burnt, his clothes hawing caught fire during his mother's absence, that he died in the Dispensary on Sunday week. The Mail says that legal proceedings have been taken against Mr. Henry Watson and Mr. Ravenscroft, to re cover the sum of £5OO from each, for having acted as Commissioners for Birkenhead without being duly quali fied. THE NATIONAL CONFEDERATION.—Meetings have been held in several of the districts of the town last week, )e purpose of organizing ward committees, and afford ing a working staff in connexion with this excellent asso- ciation A deputation on Birkenhead Dock business, consisting of Baron Goldsmid, Mr. Bailey, jun., M.P., Mr. Laird, Mr. Pike, Mr. Cole, Mr. Maynard, and Mr. Wain, had an interview with the Commissioners of Woods and Fo rests on Friday. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The tender of the Rugby Iron Company for 1000 tons of iron railing was accepted.—The Chairman announced that a number of the members, according to the resolution of last week, had visited the new north docks, and he (the chairman) was directed to say everything was progressing very satis factorily, and in a manner highly creditable to the engi neer. A report of the solicitor was read as to the con struction of the New Dock Act, with respect to payment of freight out of deposits, and the sale of warehoused goods liable to freight. The solicitor was of opinion that freight might now be paid out of all deposits that may have been paid upwards of fifteen days, and he was also of opinion that all goods deposited in the dock wareholAes on account of freight, in respect of which the deposit was not paid, within ninety days, might, without reference to the time of the passing of the act, be legally sold after ten days' notice. The solicitor added that the only legal gentleman whom he had consulted on this point thought DERBY HOTEL.—We perceive that this commodious house, near the Zoological Gardens, has been taken by a new tenant, who appears determined to make the whole of his establishment available in the best possible way for the comfort and entertainment of his guests. COUNTY VOTES. —Persons who are qualified to vote for county representatives may be usefully reminded, that from the 20th June to the 20th July is the period within which claims must be sent in to the overseers of the town ships in which their respective qualifications are situate. MANSLAUGHTER.—On Wednesday, an inquest was held, in Birkenhead, on the body of Thomas Evans. who was killed from a blow he received whilst fighting Joseph Sherlock, the principal, and Samuel Pownall, William Minshull, and William Sherlock, were committed by the coroner for manslaughter. On Thursday evening, some persons who had engaged a coach near St. George's Church were thrown down by the breaking of the pin which connects the carriage pole. The horse took fright, and plunged madly down Lord-street : he struck one or two lamps in his progress, but was stopped in Whitechapel without having injured any one. The District School, at Lane-End, in Waberthwaite, near Ravenglass, after having undergone a thorough repair, and been converted into a boys and girls' school, was opened on Monday last, by Mr. and Mrs. Fenby, late of Chatham-street, Liverpool, who have been appointed to conduct the respective departments, and under whose able management the school is expected to rise to great impor tance.—Whitehaven Herald. differently, and he (the dock solicitor) thereforo recoin mended the committee to require an indemnity from parties applying for the benefit of the act. This course was ordered to be adopted, and counsel's opinion to be immediately taken on the construction of the act. Mr. Gladstone said in a great many cases the goods would not realize the amount of the freight and charges. He had that morning abandoned a cargo of rice. HISTORIC SOCIETY. — On Tuesday evening a meeting was held in the Board-room of the Collegiate Institution, Shaw-street, for the purpose of forming an Historic So ciety of Lancashire and Cheshire. The attendance was both numerous and respectable; and if the first meeting be a• criterion, the society gives promise of being emi nently successful. A collection of curiosities was exhi bited, which were of an attractive character. Amongst these the following may be enumerated :—A view of Great Crosby, from the west, on porcelain, dated 1716. (This method of painting views on porcelain was invented in Liverpool.) An ancient seal of Liverpool, deposited by the Corporation ; an object of great interest, bearing the initials J,O.N.S. A parchment deposited by Mr. Eyes, of considerable antiquity, giving a bird's eye view and perspective of the parishes of Childwall, Wavertree, and Allerton. Mr. Moore deposited " The Moore Rental." There was a finely painted parchment of the original grant of arms to the family of Ashton of Croston, dated 1588, deposited by Mr. Varty. Dr. Hume also contri buted a copy of a seal of the Lord High Admiral of Eng land about the reign of Henry VII. There were a series of rubbings from monumental brasses, chiefly from the county of Kent, which were intended to show what might be effected in Lancashire and Cheshire. The Mayor de posited a view of Liverpool, in oil, dated 1616. Mr. Herdman also contributed several of his original drawings of scenes in Liverpool. The chair was occupied by his Worship the Mayor. charged THE STEAMER NIAGARA. To ALEXANDER RYRIE, ESQ., COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY'S STEAM-SHIP " NIAGARA." Sir,—We, the passengers on board the " Niagara," are unwilling to separate from her and yourself on the termi nation of this, her first homeward voyage across the Atlantic, without expressing our high admiration of this magnificent ship, and our great satisfaction with the skill and urbanity which have characterised your conduct. Since the " Niagara" left America she has experienced but a few hours' fair wind, yet she accomplished the voyage within the shortest period on record, having been but ten days and a half from Boston to Liverpool. We earnestly hope that the vast enterprise in which your company are embarked may prosper, and be a source of national advantage to the two great powers more im mediately connected in its prosperity, and of profit and lasting credit to its spirited proprietors. And now, with our best wishes for your health and hap piness, we have the honour to be, sir, your obedient ser vants, (Signed) William Denny, Lieut. Col. J. R. Bulkley, Chas. Edmonstone, Ward Cheney, J. W. Clarke, E. J. Xanfi, Frederic° Badiali, James T. Fisher, Alexander Fielder, Frederick Cunningham, James R. Jennings, A. G. Sloo, E. N. Dickenson, A. M'Alpine, James M. Wray, R. Earle, David Mason, T. Lockhart, F. W. Fredenthal, Jnne 17, 1848. nistrirt lelys, COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S -INN, JUNE 24 HIGGINSON V. SHAND This was a renewed motion for an injunction to restrain the Royal Bank of Liverpool from proceeding to make the plaintiff a bankrupt. It appeared from the bill and answer that the plaintiff had been a guarantee to the bank in question to cover two bills of £30,000 each, ad vanced to the firm of Barton, Irlam, and Higginson, the extensive merchants at Liverpool ; and also to protect further advances. Messrs. Barton and Co. became bank rupts, and the bank then looked to the plaintiff as surety for the firm, and proceeded under the act of parliament sth and 6th Victoria, chap. 122, to mate him a bankrupt. Higginson then filed this bill to restrain the defendants from so doing, alleging that the bank had forfeited the guarantee by not performing certain conditions they were bound to do, and also by having omitted to realise the value of several ships belonging to the firm. The motion was argued before his lordship last term. The Lord Chancellor this morning gave judgment, and said that all the allegations set up in the bill were fully met by counter allegations in the answer. His lordship then went through the passages in the bill and answer, and observed that the guarantee was given not only to cover the two bills of £30,000 each, but also all further advances to be made by the bank to the firm. Under these circumstances the motion for an injunction must be refused with costs. WOODSIDE FERRY.—We believe that it is the inten tion of the Woodside Commissioners to issue halfpenny ferry tickets, which will be purchasable by the public in any quantities of not less than six. It is said that the contracts will remain as a present. This further decrease in the ferry charge will, no doubt, have the effect of increasing the number of passengers ; but we doubt if the money re ceived will equal that obtained on the rates hitherto DEATH OF A. Boy WHILE BATHING.-011 Friday evening, Michael Bellinger, a boy aged 14, who resided with I.is parents in Whittle-court, Shaw's-brow, and some other boys went to a pit near the Zoological Gardens, and stripped to bathe. One of them got into the water before deceased, and shortly after heard a shout that a boy was drowning. The other lad attempted to get him out as quickly as•possible, but before he could do so deceased was drowned. The new market at Lytham was opened on Saturday. Several children were playing at the Rochdale Canal, last week, when one fell in and dragged in his brother. who had hold of his hand. They were both drowned. Several estates were sold at Chester lass week, by Messrs. Churton, at amounts considerably above the valuation. This is a good sign of improvement. About one o'clock on Monday morning a fight took place in the Wallgate, Wigan, which resulted in the death of a man named Peter Meadows, who is supposed to have been killed by being brutally kicked on the head. A fight took place at Runcorn last week between James Montgomery and Thomas Stanley, chain cable makers, which ended in the former's death. A verdict of man slaughter has been returned against Stanley, and against another man as abettor. . • EXTRAORDINARY CROP OF RYE GRASS.—In a field on Longton Marsh, Lancashire, belonging to Mr. J. Pye, such has been the extraordinary yield of the same, that from two acres of ground, 24 large loads of hay have been taken, the acres in question being 71 yards to the rod ! THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.—WO regret to find that three more persons (making seven) have perished by this sad calamity. The cause of the accident appears to have been, the negligence of the engineer in not properly supplying the boiler with water. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—The return up to Tuesday last is of an unfavourable character, owing pro bably to the imperfect resumption of work after the Whitsuntide holydays. There were 882 fewer hands on full time, 502 fewer on short time, 1043 more out of em ployment. On Thursday week Sir Philip Egerton, Bart., M.P.r gave a dinner to the Forest Troop of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, the command of which he has lately relinquished to accept promotion in the regiment as Lieutenant-Col.; Earl Grosvenor succeeding him as Captain of the Troop- The scene of the festivity was the Red Lion Inn, at the rural village of Eaton, near Tarporlev. Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, has intimated that he can see no sufficient ground to commute the sen tence passed on Conolly and O'Brien, for the robbery of the Rev. Mr. Germon. It is said that the additional evidence adduced tends to show that the whole four parties—the two convicted at Chester of the Adlington murder, and the two convicted at Liverpool of the rob bery of Mr. Germon—were closely connected ; that they were all, in fact, concerned in the robbery, and that they had been co-partners in many daring outrages. FESTIVAL AT BEESTON CASTLE.—The annual festival, held on the romantic site of Beeston Castle, took place on Monday and Tuesday, in aid of the Widows and Or phans' Fund, in the Peckforton District of the Manches ter Unity of Odd Fellows. About 1500 were present on Monday, 600 of whom sat down to the tea-tables, which were arranged in a spacious tent erected for the occasion. The receipts realised about £l2O. John Tollemache, Esq., M.P., visited the happy party, and was received with those demonstrations of respect which so kind a landlord and courteous a gentleman justly enjoys among his tenantry ENCAMPMENT OF TROOPS AT MANCHESTER.—A novel sight is to be seen near Manchester—a grand military encampment on the old race-course at Kersal Moor. The camp will probably remain on the moor for the sum mer. It will consist of the entire strength of the 9th Regiment, and three companies of the 63rd. There has been no military encampment on Kersal Moor since 1812, when the Louth, Royal Buckinghamshire, and Stirling regiments of militia were concentrated on that ground. Tents have been sent down from the ordnance stores, London ; but they will not be pitched until the arrival of the soldiers, who will immediately on reaching the moor proceed to make the camp. The annual meeting of the Salford Protestant Associa tion was held on Tuesday week, in the school-room, Hulme-street. The attendance was numerous. The chair was taken by the Rev. Hugh Stowell. From the report which was read, it appears that the association had distributed 24,000 tracts during the year, and that the books of the society's library had been more read than in any preceding year. The chairman addressed the meet tng, exhorting his audience to renewed exertions in behalf of Protestantism, The Rev. J. Currie believed the time was coming when all true Protestants of every denomina tion would be driven together to contend as one man for the faith once delivered to the saints. When that time did come, should Protestantism itself be polled, he (Mr- Currie) would venture to say that there was not a true Protestapt either in Manchester or Salford who would not vote Tor the chairman (the Rev. H. Stowell) to be the leader of the united body. Shortly afterwards the meet ing separated. SUICIDE UNDER INSANITY.—On Wednesday, a man, named Benjamin Huddard, was taken, in a precarious state, to the Northern Hospital. He appeared to be in a state of insanity, and remained delirious for some days. On Friday night, at eleven o'clock, he was put to bed in a ward where there were other patients, and he was not observed by any of those present until between two and three o'clock, when he was found suspended by a silk handkerchief from the head of one of the posts of the bed. POVERTY AND RUIN.—Our police court is the daily scene of the truth of the axiom that poverty is the parent of crime, and perhaps this connection is most evident in the cases which occur about the docks and warehouses, where thefts of the most petty description are committed by women and children, apparently with the notion of appeasing the impatient calls of hnnger. On Friday, an Irish woman named Catherine Macdonald, was brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with having stolen a small quantity of cotton from a lorry, as it was being loaded. The policeman who took her into custody stated that on making his appearance no less than seventeen women ran off. The magistrates dismissed her, with a caution. Several Irish girls were brought up, on similar charges. An alphabetical list of 451 ships, giving the old and new tonnage, has been exhibited in the Liverpool Under writers' Room. The result gives the amount of old ton nage as 192,951, against 226.360 tons new, showing an increase of 33,409 tons, or more than 17 per cent. addi tional dock and light dues, that the British shipowners have been subjected to since the alteration of the law in 1836. It has always been understood that the late Mr. Charles Wood, of Greenock, and Mr. E. F. Young, were the chief advocates for the introduction of this mischievous measure, likely to become more onerous if ministers suc ceed in carrying the proposed Light Bill and Merchant- Seamen's Fund Bill, which exact a levy of ls. per ton for lights, and ls. per ton for the Seamen's Fund. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPLETION BILLS.—The Select Committee of the Commons met on Tuesday, for the purpose, first of proceeding with the Transfer of Powers Bill, and secondly with the bill taking powers to impose additional rates.—Mr. Webster, for the promoters, said the main question was upon the clauses, and not upon the preamble ; and when the Committee arrived at that stage, Mr. Pemberton, as representing the Crown, might state his objections and the nature of the words he wished to be inserted to protect the Crown. It was proposed to strike out the power intended to be given to the Crown to appoint a chairman, and the provision consequent thereon, because the Crown was not now to find the money to complete the works ; and, instead, management clauses were introduced, by which there would be thir teen trustees under the bill. of whom the bondholders would appoint seven, the Birkenhead Commissioners four, and the Wallasey Commissioners two. The bill, in its present shape, was promoted conjointly by the Commis sioners of Birkenhead and the bondholders. Among other provisions, there was a clause introduced to em power the bondholders; to raise a sum of £50,000, as pre ferential bonds, for the purpose of penning up the water so as to make the pool available. In the proposals made by the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Works saw no security for the construction of the outer works, which it appeared might be abandoned ; and the latter body, as at present advised, therefore refused to sanction them.--Mr. Pemberton said the completion of the outer works had all along been 'the first object of the Woods and Forests and the Dock Commissioners; but the bill, as now altered, was nothing less than a bill for the aban donment of those outer works. The money authorised to be raised for their completion was proposed, by a ma nuscript clause, to be made available for deepening the pool, which was no part of the outer works. It was fur ther proposed that the interest of her Majesty, in right of her Crown, should not be represented in the newly-con structed trust. The consent of the Crown, therefore, would not be given to the bill as altered. Mr. Baron Goldsmidt, on the part of the bondholders, did not object to the Crown bein g represented. Thediscussion was concluded by Mr. Laird consenting to an adjournment to Monday.— The Committee then proceeded with the Rating Bill, and after arguments pro and con., by Mr. Webster for the promoters, and Mr. Lloyd for the Rail way Company, the Committee decided that they were of opinion that " the preamble of the Rating Bill is not proved." ROSSALL HALL SCHOOLS. LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF ARCHBISHOP SUBINER'S CHAPEL On Tuesday last, the annual meeting of the supporters of the Rossall Hall School was held at that establishment , near Fleetwood, and the customary distribution of priies to the scholars was made. The Lord Bishop of 'Man chester arrived at the Poulton railway station by an early train, and was there met by the Rev. J. 0. Parr, vicar ,of Preston, and the Rev. J. H u ll, v i car o f Poulton, Olt man of the Council and B oar d o f M anagement o f the school, who accompanied him to Rossall Hall a t a short , distance from which a t r i um ph a l arc h o f fl owers an d ever greens had been constru c t e d i n h onour of the occa sion. There was also a similar ar c h over t h e road lead i ng f ro m the hall to the chapel. The proceedings commenced at twelve o'clock, when a procession was formed, in which the Bishop, the Makers and Prefects of the school, the clergy present, the friends of the school, and the scholars joined, and proceeded to chapel. Among the clergy and gentry present, besides those we have named, were the Rev. Dr. Woolley, head master of the school; the Rev. Garbutt, the Bishop's chaplain ; the Revs. Canon Sharpe, Vincent BeecheY, incumbent of Fleetwood : A. Rudd, curate of Fleetwood; R. W. Russell. Thornton ; R. B. Robinson, Lytham ; L. S. Parsons, Kirkham ; L. Wood, J. Absolam , T. Preedy, L. W. Jeffray, S. F. Page, W. M. Farish, T. Hornby, R. Hornby, E. Girdlestone, J. Clowek Mackreth, J. S. Master, W. Birley, and others : with Royds, Esq. ; R. Ormerod, D. Hornby, T. B. Addlsour and J. Winstanley, Esqrs. Te Deum having been sung, a Latin oration was de livered by the senior prefect, Mr. Sharpe; and a highly favourable report was then read by the Rev. A. Day man, from the Examiners of the school. The names selected for prizes :—ln classics, 6th form, Sharpe; sth form, Wood; 4th form, Master and Allen; 4th form, lower division, Haliburton ; 3rd form, Cooley; lower division, Mandell ; 2nd form, Whyley ; l o wer division, Cobb; first class, Pountney ; lower division, Baldwin. The Hornby composition prize for a Latin essay, and the prize for Latin poetry, and also the Hornby prize for Greek lambic trimeters, was awarded to Ward. In mathematics, Sharpe, Smethurst, Smith, Woodhouse, Luard, Cooley, K err , an d Barber wer e the prizemen. _ 'W THE ACCIDENT AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The inquest on the body of Richard Howard, the keeper who was killed by the elephant, took place on Tuesday. Mr. Liversedge said :—I reside about three miles from Stock port. On Saturday morning last, my wife and myself were at the Zoological Gardens. 0 n going into the house where the elephant was kept I saw the deceased in the den with the elephant. He was cleaning it out with a besom. When he had swept one side of the den he told the elephant to move. It walked away. When he had swept a little more of the den he called upon the ele phant to move a second time. He then struck it with the tail of the broom and ran away. The elephant followed him, and caught him, and jammed him against the side of the den, and he fell down. I ran to the door and gave the alarm. Several parties came, and I then left the house. After the deceased fell down, the elephant appeared quite tractable. He was perfectly quiet before he was struck. The deceased only struck him once, but it was a very sharp blow on the trunk. I did not see the elephant place his foot on the deceased after the latter had fallen on the floor of the den.—Another keeper stated that Howard had beat the elephant the night before very severely, and latterly had been in the habit of doing so.—The Coroner, in summing up the case to the jury, said—Gentlemen, there can be no doubt whatever that the deceased has been killed by receiving a stroke from the tusks or the foot of the elephant, thereby causing injuries, and, almost immediately after, death. This cannot he called an acci dent, because it was evidently done on purpose—if I may so express myself—by an animal who, though not having reason, yet had instinct ; and instinct, we all know, is nearly allied to reason. Therefore, you must find that the keeper received certain injuries that produced his death. Gentlemen, the more I think of this case the more regret I feel—and regret that I cannot but express—that so noble and so fine an animal sho . uld have been killed in the way this elephant has been. lam quite sure that the act was done with the best and kindest intentions upon the part of Mr. John Atkins, who has just been examined, and also on the part of his mother. I regret as much as any man that the lives of two men have been sacrificed : but when they themselves have provoked the elephant to do this, I think I will have a majority of the public of Liverpool with me when I repeat, that it was a great pity the animal should have been destroyed if he could have been preserved with safety to the public, and I think he could.—The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned the following verdict :—" We are of opinion that the deceased came by his death in consequence of having beaten the elephant unmercifully, thereby causing the animal, in his fury, to kill him." - The report also awarded the following prizes :—French Class: sixth form—first prize, Sharpe; fifth form C• Wood and Spencer; fourth form, Broughton and Spencer third form, Evans, Plumtre, an d ,Smethurst ; second faro; Darwin and Grierson ; first form, Irving, Broughton, and Holt ; second division, Barber, Maue, and Hopkinson. Germ an : Brown. The prizes having been delivered by his Lordship, with a corenlimentary address, The Bishop expressed the satisfaction he derived from that meeting, from the report which he had heard of the high character of the school, and from the good c onduct of the scholars. fl.i ATMOSPHERIC Temperature Daily uirec- m 5 p A. in Humidity at tion Fall of Pressure at shade by self- 1 Noon. of Wind g registering Diff erence o f at . . 4 Nine Six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. 1 -1 P a.m. p.m. Max. Min. I bulb. t .%; ,= - - ----- ?< . P In. In. Deg. Deg. Deg. In. 20 30'20 30'13 68 58 6 S.E. 67 55 21 3010 3012 67 58 4 N. 65 55 22 30'02 29'92 73 60 6 s.byw 72 53 23 29'82 29'68 69 55 7 o'2o E.S.E. 69 34 24 29'50 29'50 66 57 5 014 E. 64 56 25 6558 26 30'05 30' 7 THE WEATHER.-20th : bright.-21st: morning, misty; bright.-22nd : bright , breeze.--:23rd Lbright and clouded; The procession then again formed, and moved on to the site of the new church, where, prayers having been offered, his lordship addressed the assembly around on the importance of the work in which they were engaged; and the Rev. St. Vincent Beechey then presented to the Bishop a handsome silver tro w el, b ear i ng a Latin inscrip tion, of which the following is a translation : " TO THE HONOUR OF THE BLESSED AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY, AND IN ORDER THAT A PERPETUAL MEMORY MAY BE PRESERVED THE WEATH ER. —l . bright.-22nd : bright strong breeze; night, afternoon, bright.-261 ing, showery. oth : bright.-21at breeze.-23rd ; brii heavy rain.-25th 1: brilliant ; afternoo OF THE KINDNESS, COURTESY, AND WISDOM WITH WHICH THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN G o °' JOHN BIRD SUMNER, LATELY BISHOP OF CHESTER, NOW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, PRESIDED OVER THE FORMATION morning, misty ; gilt and clouded; morning, clouded ; lon, clouded ; even- AND ESTABLISHING it be discovered in the legislation But what was the great, the main machinery which crushed us? When a man pushes his neighbour under a cart wheel he of the 1 3 the Primary cause of his neighbour's loss of limb or life; but the wheel must be taken Admit, then, the potato rot as six yea: may be cl into cor the primary cause of our commercial suffering, and let the currency measures of Sir Robert Peel be the wheel, and we have a tolerably fair solution of the whole question at issue. Of course the whole spirit of the Report is directed k of whitewashing the Currency Bills; and ng effort to do so, the Committee has ut, on every side, for ad captandum A-ress of the country. They state to the it DUE • other causes, the deficient supply of cotton, n of capital from its ordinary employment in actions to the construction of railroads, mi of credit, especially in our transactions ggerated expectations of enlarged by some of the witnesses, as hay ame result the undue ext with the East t, and em re been son to doubt that these s have in different degrees, in different parts of the try, produced the effect thus ascribed to them." h respect to the deficient supply of cotton, we ask,—ls cotton, at this moment, dear ? i Have we, at this moment, any deficiency of t ? No. We want orders and consumption for our goods ; not the raw material. We want remunera ting prices for those goods. We want those markets which we have destroyed, and that commercial con fidence which has been shattered, in the effort to prop up a system of currency, which one day drives the community to extravagant and mad speculation, and the next robs industry and well-directed and prudent enterprise of its fair reward. Again, with respect to our alleged unwise expenditure in rail ways, and our undue e x t ens i on o f cre di t i n our transactions with the East—these are results, not causes. We speculated and gave credit, because we had a plethora of currency; because the Bank, in its griping eagerness for profit, would discount any thing in the shape of a bill. The Bank led us into error ; perill e d th e cre di t of the nation; rushed, in its infatuation, to the very Now, first POLICE INTELLIGENCE. JUVENILE BURGLARS.—Three lads, the eldest of whom was not above twelve years old, were sent to prison, on Wednesday, for burglary—the elder for three months, the second for two months, and the youngest, after a short confinement will be handed over to his parents. AN IMPOSSIBILITY.—A man was charged with violent conduct, and with having used threatening language to a policeman. He indignantly denied the charge, and, ad dressing Mr. Hugh Hornby, who occupied the bench, said, " I am a special constable, si r , and its impossible 1 could commit a breach of the peace " MARINE STORE DEALERS.—On Wednesday a man named Beaumont was •sent to gaol for two months, for stealing a quantity of lead from the Workhouse ; and a marine-store dealer, named Robinson for one month, for receiving the lead, knowing it to have been improperly obtained, with an intimation that his license would be withdrawn. BAREFACED ATTEMPT.—A person who was fined by Mr. Rathbone on Friday, for permitting his dog to be at large, laid down the amount of the penalty and hastily shuffled towards the door. He was, however, hailed most vociferously by Boothby. the receiver of fines, who dis covered that half the amount, a half-crown, was base. The person recalled expressed a well-feigned astonish ment at the half-crown being bad, and unwillingly sup plied its place with a good one. STEALING PLUM PUDDING.—WiIIiam Lynch, a boy, not previously known to the police, was charged with having stolen a piece of plum pudding from the shop of an eating-housekeeper, named William Sutton, in what street did not appear. Struck with the tempting display, he had, it appeared, thrust his hand through a window pane and stolen the pudding. Mr. Sutton stated that this was the third time his window had been broken in a simi lar way, within the last two and three weeks. The boy's fondness for an Enghshmarys favourite dish was rewarded by a month's confinement in gaol. A POLICE-OFFICER STABEED.--011 Wednesday a sea faring man, named Thomas Fox, was charged at the Po lice-office with inflicting several wounds on Police-officer 294, by stabbing him with a clasp knife. On Wednesday morning the officer was on duty near the Waterloo Dock, when the prisoner, without any provocation, rushed upon him, and stabbed him several times in the neck and face. The prisoner was taken into custody. The officer was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where he received every attention. The surgeon to the hospital described one of the wounds as dangerous, the vessels of the neck being separated. The prisoner, who said the officer first struck him with a stick, was committed for trial at the assizes. SINGULAR CASE.—On Thursday a man, named Thos. Carr, was charged with an assault upon Mary Ann Viner, who keeps a grocer's shop in Brownlow-hill. The pat ties, it appeared, came from Manchester, and had been cohabit.. ing together for the last nine or ten months, but latterly the defendant had behaved with cruelty to her, turning her out, on one occasion, into the street. Mr. Parkin son stated that the defendant was a notorious thief. The complainant admitted that they had both been tried at Manchester, but she allowed herself to be charged inno cently, in order to save him from ten years' transporta tion ; she did not then know so much of his villany as she had done subsequently. Mr. Rushton ordered the pri soner to pay a fine of £5 for the assault, or in default to be imprisoned two months, also to find bail for his future good behaviour, himself in £BO, and two sureties in £4O, or be further imprisoned four months. THE BEBINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND FLOWER SHOW AT ROCK FERRY. The exhibitions of ibis society continue annually to excite increased interest, both from the variety and beauty of the productions brought up, and the high respectability of the parties who , attend,—including most of the distinguished families of the 'Wirral peninsula and many from the side of the Mersey. On this occasion it was difficult to decide whether the fair ladies in attend ance did not eclipse in'.bloom and loveliness the treasures of Flora that were displayed arouud them. The tent (though considered large some years ago) was much too circumscribed for the accommodation of the company, and we shall look for enlargement for the next show. The day was warm and splendid, and the steamboats con veying many of the parties to the spot were gaily decora ted with flags, as were others conveying myriads to the Eastham Regatta—the whole giving our river a beautiful and interesting appearance. The principal features in the exhibition were the orchi daceous plants, of which there were some very fine speci mens ; a large collection of rare Coniferve, from Mr. Skirving ; the roses, the fuchsias, and the pelargoniums. The stove and greenhouse plants were nothing remarkable as collections, but some individual specimens were very fine. The miscellaneous collections shown by the nur serymen were remarkably good, and were both larger and more numerous than before at any of our exhibitions. We have but room to give the names of the parties to whom first prizes were awarded in the severaL&lepart ments PLANTS AND FLOWERS Fuchsias.—(Amateurs only).—(6), Harold Littledale, Esq., Ist prize ; do. do., (4,) J. T. Raynes, Esq. Pelargoniums.-Ist and 2nd prizes, H. Wynch, Esq. ; 2nd, H. Littledale, Esq.,—all fine specimens. Orchidace(e.-Ist, J. Johnson, Esq., of Runcorn ; 2nd, H. Wynch, Esq. Stove and Greenhouse Plants, (including Orchids.)- Ist, H. Wynch ; 2nd, Rev. J. Mainwaring. . Calceolarias.—Rev. J. Mainwaring. Verbenas.—Rev. J. Mainwaring. Cinerarias.—J. T. Raynes, Esq. Petunias.—W. Hall, Esq. Cut Roses.—J. T. Raynes, EN : _ Roses in Pots.-Ist, H. tittledale, Esq., (fine speci mens ;) 2nd, H. Wynch, Esq. A device of great beauty was shown by J. T. Raynes, Esq. FRUITS. Pine Apples.—Rev. J. Mainwaring. Peaches.—H. Wynch, Esq. Strawberries.--Rev. J. Mainwaring. Amongst the winners for vegetables were H. Little dale, Esq., Mr. Huntris, Rev. J. Mainwaring, and many others. Messrs. Davies and Co. were successful in prizes as nurserymen, and showed fine specimens not for com petition. Mr. Skirving also contributed a large collection of fine plants and flowers, including a many varieties of coniferous plants. Messrs. Dickson and Mr. Kellock also contributed much to the general collection. The show was altogether fine, and augurs great future success to the society. There was a band on the grounds, and the day's amusement was without alloy, saving the crowding in the marquee. SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY, The anniversary of the various schools connected with the established church was held on Wednesday. The children, to the number of about 16,000, assembled shortly after ten o'clock, and walked in procession through Church-street, Lord-street, and Castle-street, to the area of the Exchange. The streets through which they passed were thronged with spectators, and the neat and cleanly appearance of the children, with their orderly demeanour, was the theme of general remark. Some very neat flags, on which were inscribed the names of theparticular schools, were carried in the procession. The children of the Blue Coat School, who are such general favourites amongst our townspeople, took the lead. At the Town-hall the chil dren were joined by his Worship the Mayor, several mem bers of the Council, and a number of the loc a l c l erg y ; and also the corporate officials bearing the regalia. The procession then moved on to St. Peter's Church, where a sermon adapted to the occasion was preached by the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, from the sth chapter of St. Luke, and the sth verse :—" And Simon answering said unto them, Master, we have toiled all night and have taken nothing : nevertheless, at thy word I will l e t d own th e net." The collection, whichis usually made on the occa sion, amounted to £55. The following statement will show the number of children in attendance at the various schools : Sunday Addi tional. Infanta 1 Total Schools, Boys Girls Girls Boys Girl s Boys , Girls Blue Coat Hospital Female Orp. Asylum Old Church Hunter-street St. James' Weis° Charily Kverton & Kirkdale. Mill-lane . St. Mark's 250 100 129 110 112 160 100 170 1 150 230 110 200 145 145 100 90 95 127 127 112 126 129 98 2501 100 1 1.. 129 5 86 40 202 157 • • .. 160, 100 O i .. 1801 160 • • I 7 2 50 302 160 6, 60 54! 280 205 12, 38 47, 193 159 20, 70 50 180 165 40' 65 63 222 230 401 .. h . 134 166 31' 104 90 263 212 831 70 61' 285 208 32 86 66 311 288 58' 96 106 281 356 140 100 110 450 443 75 160 90 383 304 28 100 80 304 236 7, 88 76 160 174 8 71, 86 158 106 70 .. 166 158 98 86 70 376' 363 94, .. j .. 901 94 St. Andrew's St Paul's Edge-hill St. Jude's St. Augustine's St. John Baptist's North Ch of England South Ditto r St. Bride's St. Catherine's St. Luke's St. Mary's, Kirkdale Christ Church All Saints' Church Mariners' St. Bartholomew's St. Clements, Wind St. Simon's St. Barnabas' St. Silas' St. Martin-in-Fields St. Thomas's, Tox'th St. John' s W Derby Workhouse Liverpool Industrial 176 114 205 190 165 1921 240 193 1231 1391 170 128 70 91 75 62 84 88 30 22: 110: 90 320 272 60 70, 110 90 330 273 100 20. 164, 150 264 300 15 30 120, 110 295 286 25 26 60 40 220 141 50 60. 60' 60 237 206 65 50, 159 111 445 351 80 50 . , 160 170 19 13 144 106 138 97. 628 475 130 160 146 135 76 127 86 221 190 130 120 125 93 490 378 - - 1501214831 11232292 1850 837817810 THE Two REFORMATI ONS On Friday evening, a lec- titre was delivered in St. Mary's National School, Kirk dale. by Dr. Serjius Loewe, of the university of Dorpat, on the first reformation under Luther, and last night a second lecture on the recent reformation in Germany. The attendance was highly respectable, and the chair was taken by the Rev. D. James, who introduced the doctor in suitable terms. The doctor drew in his opening re marks a truthful picture of the deadly effects produced by Popery, which he said could not be understood in its true character in this country, where it assumed an aspect which puts the unwary off his guard. The true features of Romanism could only be seen by visiting Roman Ca tholic countries such as Spain, Italy, Poland, &c. He then referred to the causes which led to the reformation, viz., the state of things in the ,church which became the more oppressive the longer it lasted ; the unlimited power of the Popes ; the great wealth and extensive landed pos sessions of the clergy and monastic orders ; the endless imposts levied in the name of the church ; the pride and insolence, coupled with the grossest ignorance of the clergy and the monks ; their infamies, excesses, and crimes, &c. The lecturer then went on to notice in graphic terms many of the superstitions and impostures of the middle ages and the scenes of wickedness which took place during the pontificate of Leo. X., whose char acter he set before his audience as drawn by a Ro mish historian. The impieties and frauds connected with the sale of indulgences were also narrated, as proving sufficiently the gross venality of Papal Rome; these roused the indignation of Martin Luther, whose mighty spirit broke through the system and worked its way with every new step to a greater degree of freedom and independence. The power of his language and ac tions produced an electrical effect on the whole of Ger many and the civilized world. The doctor then vindicated the character of Luther from the misrepresentations which have been urged against him, and placed in their true light the various occurrences which took place ere the reformers were freed from the trammels which Popery had laid upon them. In his second letter the doctor related the im portant events which have recently taken place in the Roman Catholic Church on the continent. The lectures were listened to with earnest attention. At the close, a vote of thanks moved by the Rev. D. James, and seconded by John Walker, Esq., was heartily accorded to the lec turer. TIDE TABLE EVENCI.I HORT. 1 HOLYDAYS, ETC June. h. m. h. m. ft. in. Tuesday.... 27 732 8 7 14 6 Wednesday.2B 838 9 9 15 4 Thursday .. 29 937 10 2 16 11 Friday ....30 10 28 10 53 17 11 Saturday .. 111 17 11 41 18 4 Sunday .... 2 - 0 3 18 8 2d Sunday aft Trinity Monday.... 3 025 046 18 7 LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL , 'Direct.) Indirect. Australia Bahia Barbadoes Bombay B. Ayres Calcutta C. G. Hope Charleston China Demerara Havana Jamaica La Guavra Feb. 2 8 May 6 .. 27 12 March May 3 April 8 June 10 April 25 May 19 31 May 22 .. 22 METEOROLOG BY MR. C. H. CHADB Lima .... Maranham Mauritius Mobile.... Monte Video New Orleans New York... Pernambuco. Rio Janeiro..s Savannah .. St. Helena .. Valparaiso .. Vera Cruz .. ICAL REGISTER, URN, 71, LORD-STREET Direct. ) Indirect Apiil June May April ,May OF ROSSALL COLLEGE, THE FIRST STONE OF A COLLEGIATE CHURCH, TO BE BUILT ON THIS GROUND, WAS LAID BY THE RIGHT REVEREND J. P. LEE, D.D. LORD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER, VISITOR OF THE COLLEGE, JUNE 20, A.D. 1848." The foundation stone of the new building was then laid with the customary formalities by his lordship th, and thl procession returned to the chtipel, where e annual meeting, over which the bishop presided, was held. LIVERPOOL AND BRISTOL.—In the five years ending 1846, the rateable value of property in Liverpool proper increased 19 per cent. ; whilst that of its out-parishe s analogous to Clifton increased 50 per cent. We may be permitted to add, from the same authentic souri6 that the total increase of ra t ea bl e va l ua bl e property i n the borough of Liverpool during the same period was n earl y £400,000 per annum, whi c h i s near l y equal to the rate able value of the whole of Bristol 11—Bristol Journal. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, MANCOE'i TER UNITY.—At the Annual Moveable Committee this numerous body, held at Southampton in Whitson' week, the office of Deputy Grand Master of the Orde r 2: for the ensuing year was con f erre d upon Mr. Thos. Ltift, a of Murray-street, in thi s t own ,— an h onour justly ea rn e d by his constant and un rem itti ng attent i on to the i n t e rest , of the society in Liverpool. Mr. Richardson of Coche,r mouth, was elected th e G ran d M aster ; an d Mr. Ratcliffe, of Manchester, the Corresponding Secretary: Several important alterations were made in the rn l 6 l , tending to improve a n d s t reng th en t h e b as i s upon wilides ill of institution, no w num b er i ng i ts members by hun dre u of thousands, stand s . Th e next yearly comm i t t e e W assemble at Blackburn. ROMANTIC SIIICIDE.—On Tuesday, an inquest _ A T! held at Tranmere, o n v i ew o f t h e b ody of a young 62;,'; aged 17, named Emily Kingdon. It appeared that an deceased had been keeping company with a young for some time, contrary to her parents' wishes. o _,r l her day evening, w hil s t w ith t h e young man, she nle' father, who requested her to go home, when She repliershe " would no t par t f rom h er William. " H er fat then left her, supp os i ng th a t s h e had gone to her cou sin In the morni ng , d ecease d returned home, and dema nd ' her clothes, when her mother told her she was " bream- I 'l their hearts." On this she rushed out of the door an° went into a field, an d was not seen alive again. A Pe r°on passing through the fi e ld saw some thi n g float i ng o n pond, when the body o f th e d ecease d w as pulled out The jury returned a verdict of found drowned. Jun ARIIIVE ba vidson, Wakeh am turns, fr, Mobile. SAILED HambQurg eb Il eta, Jo Alexandre ---Charnco Nancy, Evans, he t Euttace, ata tor d ; t Lau • Speed, I thella 1 COmim iein, hence Letitia Hek , vVe, ;Th n ay fIERIVE Sailed 7th ' 1 ' 58 , 0 00 o rece, Brc l'ort: LE A D n ' Quebec— j Pegan. Chest er, York, at s Acadia, ~Yria, I) or lon I nth m at ,' Jt ir)e_ Vixe AT ' n b i r tv " p igeon Woodst, Alexand Queen, --H • Nia eron ; az Orleansa: John's, N. 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