The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-25 00:00:00

m gai tha 6th I and u aba is sat a mad twenty da, goad for a trauzatiantio voyage, it would require at least three days at that port to prepare her for the voyage. Thus the. Acadia would - arrive before she (the Unicorn) would leave. Again, allowing the Acadia to arrive at Halifax on the Sth, she would then have.to go to Boston, and it would take her several days to get ready for the return voyage. Say that she left Boston on the 13th, or the morning of the 14th, she cannot reasonably be looked for here before the 27th. These being the facts, she cannot, under any possible construction of the circumstances, arrive here before to-morrow or the ing day. The following are the extracts alluded to : (From the Boston Times, Feb. 27.) The steamer Unicorn has just arrived at the wharf in East Boston from Halifax, having been sent here by the agents at Halifax, to take the mail and passengers on Tuesday, the Ist March, in place of the Caledonia, not yet arrived. Nothing had been heard of the Caledonia at Halifax, when the Uni corn left, and considerable alarm was felt there for her safety. The Unicorn left Halifax on Friday afternoon, at four o'clock. The day previous to sailing, in consequence of a report of two fishermen seeing a large vessel at some distance from them, apparently immoveable, supposed to be the steamer Caledonia, she was despatched to look after the wreck and render assistance. The Unicorn will take the mails to Halifax, and if the Ca ledonia has not arrived, she will proceed to England. If the Caledonia or the Columbia should arrive at Halifax during the absence of the Unicorn, she will be detained, and on the return of the Unicorn the passengers and mails will be transferred to the Unicorn, which will immediately pro ceed to this port, and the Caledonia or Columbia return to Liverpool with the passengers and mails from Boston. THE JUNCTION OF THE RAILWAYS IN MANCHESTER. We reported fully, in our publication of Friday last, the proceedings of the meeting of Shareholders in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company upon this important question, and at the same time expressed our opinion of the reasonableness of the decision to which the directors had come, to submit the whole question at issue to be determined by an amicable arbitration. Since that time the half-yearly meeting of the Leeds company has been held in Manchester, and the proposition in question has been scouted by the Leeds board, who refuse to enter at all into the comparative ~....merits of the two. junction-lines propoaticti and insist upon the route by. Hunt's-bank as the only one to which they can be induced to give their sanction. All prospect therefore of the question being amicably arranged, so far as the Leeds company is concerned, is at an end. That company have predetermined to adopt a line which, it is manifest to us, can never sufficiently accommodate the commerce of Liverpool with Yorkshire ; and it becomes therefore a question of great moment to the shareholders of the Liverpool and Man chester line, what is the best course to he pursued, in order to secure to that company the communication with the lines diverging east and south of Manchester, which is most cal culated to advance the interests of that undertaking. We will not now enter into an exposure of the mendacious representations by which the Leeds board have sought to justify the course which they are pursuing. The object of these gentlemen, it is quite plain to the public, is to procure a line which will be serviceable as a junction with their own, and which they know can never be used with any advantage or convenience by other lines, equally and even more in terested than theirs in a communication with the port of Li verpool. The object of the Liverpool and Manchester board, on the other hand, cannot possibly be tainted with any such unworthy motives. Their aim must be to obtain the greatest possible traffic from the various districts through which the railways terminating in Manchester run. They must, to gain this aim, adopt that junction line which holds out a promise of the greatest facilities to all. They can show no exclusive favour to one line without injuring their own ; and in every respect they are therefore clean handed, and are thus entitled to the support of the public and of parliament. Between the plan of junction deliberately adopted by this company, on the ground of the general accommodation which it affords, and that put forward by the Leeds company, which is calculated to benefit themselves exclusively, the legislature will shortly be called upon to decide ; and it is imperative that the board of the Liverpool and Manchester should strengthen their case by every legal and honest means within their reach. At present they have the countenance of one only of the four companies in Manchester, which it is sought to connect with Liverpool by a junction line. The Sheffield and Manchester company is the only line which, with the Liverpool, favours the project of a communication by the route to the south of Manchester; and we are quite confi dent that, with that company more than with all the others put together, it is important to the interests of the Liverpool and Manchester company that a junction should be formed. Upon the connection of this line with the Liverpool and Manchester, it is morally certain that the entire traffic, be tween Sheffield and Liverpool, will be secured to the Liver pool line, whilst the traffic from Leeds, Bolton, Stockport, and other towns, upon the lines which are sought to be bene fitted to the exclusion of Sheffield, may be accommodated, as it is at present, by the existing water communications. To all these places there are already canal conveyances to and from Liverpool ; but the important commerce of Sheffield is provided with no such facility, and must, of necessity, use the Liverpool and Manchester Railway exclusively as its route to its greet port "of shipment, Liverpool. In addition to this circumstance, however, it is of infinite importance that the fact should be borne in mind, by the Li verpool and Manchester board, that the Sheffield line must, ultimately, become the route for the great bulk of the traffic between the northern and eastern districts of England, and even between Leeds itself, and Liverpool ! By the formation of the proposed junction line with the North Midland by way of Barnsley, for which plans are already lodged, a saving of distance of five miles will be effected between Manchester and Leeds. In addition, however, and far more important than the saving of distance merely by this route to Leeds and to tile number, the saving of cost of transit is to be taken into account. The Sheffield and Manchester line, and the junction which is to carry it forward to the North Midland, are not estimated to exceed £25,000 per mile in their forma tion, whilst the Manchester and Leeds line has cost upwards of £50,000 a mile; and it is obvious, to any one conversant with railway matters, that the cheaper line will inevitably engross, and at paying rates too, the bulk of the traffic pass ing from terminus to terminus. 4 It is urged, indeed, by the Leeds and Manchester board, in depreciation of the advantages offered by these two lines, that the junction line from the Sheffield Railway to the North Midland is of such a nature, that it can never be practically worked ; and to substantiate this objection, the opinion of Mr. George Stephenson, condemna , . ory of the line in ques tion, is paraded before the world with no trifling ostenta tion. The data, however, upon which this opinion is formed, are grossly distorted and incorrect; and we really cannot but regret that a gentleman of the standing and reputation of that eminent engineer should have been induced to place it before the world, even to bolster up the case of the Leeds Railway. We have been favoured with a perusal of the re port of the engineer by whom this line was surveyed, under the superintendence of Mr. Locke, the engineer of the Grand Junction and London and Southampton lines, a gentleman with whom our Liverpool shareholders are perfectly well ac quainted; and we can state distinctly, that it contains not one of the features in which it is painted by the Leeds gen tlemen and Mr. Stephenson. It will require no stationary engines ; it will have no long tunnels : in fact, it is through out a perfectly practicable locomotive line, its highest gra dient being 1 in 95, or considerably under the inclination of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway at Sutton. It is obvious, then, that to the Liverpool company a con nection with the Sheffield line is of the utmost importance ; and we have already spewed that the route by the south of Manchester is the only one which can effectually establish that connection. The question, therefore, presents itself— how are the Liverpool board to act in order to secure the ob ject at which they aim, opposed, as they are, by the Man chester and Leeds, the Manchester and Birmingham, and the Manchester and Bolton companies, and enjoying only the inefficient support of the Sheffield and Manchester company? In reply, we say at once, strengthen the position of this in efficient ally by which alone the Liverpool company is sup ported in Manchester. The embarrassed condition of the Sheffield railway is the only circumstance which can weaken the case of the Liverpool and Manchester board; and a communication which appears in our advertising columns, and to which we shall probably reply on a future occasion, shews plainly how eagerly that embarrassed condition is seized upon by their unscrupulous opponents. Relieve the Sheffield company from those embarrassments (and we are prepared to show how easily that can be effected), and not only will the most powerful weapon of the Leeds party be broken, but, we venture to say, that another company—the Manchester and Birmingham —will shortly he found arrayed upon the side of the Liverpool board, advocating the forma tion of the very junction which they now only profess to repudiate. The condition of the Sheffield company, it is well known, is one of great financial difficulty, which threatens seriously to impede its successful execution. An unfavourable im pression with respect to its merits and prospects has been created in the public mind , partly by circu mstances over which no control could possibly have been exercised, partly perhaps by injudicious management, but mainly by the sedu lous efforts of rival companies to crush it in its progress. To effect this object a constant stream of misrepresentation has been directed against it ; and, as the result, large arrears of calls upon its shares have accumulated, the works have been delayed, and, whilst all other stocks have been regularly mar ketable, the shares of the Sheffield and Manchester line have been, at whatever sacrifice offered, entirely neglected. 'Within the last few weeks, however—thanks, perhaps, to the unblush ing asseverations put forth to the discredit el the undertaking by the Leeds board and their officials, which have induced the public to inquire and to weigh facts—a better feeling has sprung up. The Sheffield line is now far better appreciated ; its shares are marketable, although at a considerable dis count; its calls have been more cheerfully paid up; and a number of the shares previously forfeited and unproductive have been re-allotted into good hands. Still, it cannot be denied that, although the works upon the line are being steadily prosecuted, the directors are prevented from carrying out their undertaking with that energy which they wou ld be enabled to use if they were furnished more freely with the funds for that purpose ; and it is to enable them to do this, and thus to take up at once their legitimate position and to exercise their legitimate influence in the settlement of the quntlan At km, with romped to the *Main Rochester, that wo, navy venture to reoommond to thaaa gentlemen a course. which we really thick will be followed by this grati fying result. It really does seem to us that, under all the circumstances of the case, the time has come when the railway capitalists of Liverpool, whose names are to be found in the share lists of every good line in the kingdom, and in a few very inferior ones as well, might extend a little of their countenance to an undertaking so intimately connected with the commerce of the town in which they live. We are assured that not above a few dozen shares of the Sheffield Company are held in Li verpool—the great mart of railway stocks, and the locality whose opinion upon railway matters, more than that of any other, is valued by the public; and we are satisfied that the impression produced by the knowledge of that fact is of itself directly calculated to depress the character of the undertaking in general estimation. We do not, however, say to the gen tlemen of our town who are interested in this description of investment, " become shareholders in the Sheffield'and Man chester line." We do not say this, either, to the directors and influential proprietors, of the Liverpool and Manchester line. We will not undertake to prove to them, although it is our firm opinion, that the Sheffield line is likely to be a good paying concern; but we feel no difficulty in recom mending to those of our fellow-townsmen who are interested in railway investments (and who cannot be unaware of the cloud of misrepresentation which has been hung around the prospects and the character of this undertaking) to inquire for themselves, and from the fountain head, its real charac ter and position, and to be decided by the result of such an examination alone! Upon every occasion when the Liverpool and Manchester board have beep brought into contact with those very swag gering gentlemen who have recently been endeavouring to dictate to and ride roughshod over (hem with respect to this junction in Manchester, it haS been urged—" Oh, you are going to join yourselves to a line which is never likely to be completed—to a thing which has no existence except upon paper—to the dead limbs only of a mangled carcase." We say, therefore, to those, to whom these objections to the course .whieh they are pursuing are urged, that they are bound to exa mine and ascertain ‘:Nether such a state or things is true. If they are the facts, why, then, adopt the course pointed out by the Leeds and Manchester board. If, on the other hand, they are garbled, perverted;•and false representations, got up to serve an unworthy purpose, let the world be told so au thoritatively. Take this belied undertaking which you have proved to Le a valuable one, under your protection ; become holders of its stock ; and we venture to say that from the hour in which it is known that the judgment of Liverpool has pronounced in its favour, the difficulties of the Sheffield line will be at an end, and the Liverpool and Manchester board will have a useful, e f fective, living ally to aid them in the attainment of the objects they have in view, where they have now only one which injures rather than strengthens them ! In order to bring about a consummation so desirable for all parties we would respectfully suggest to the directors of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway to convene a meeting of the influential holders of railway stock in Liverpool, amongst the chief of whom are the directors of the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction lines ; and come to such meeting, with their engineers and officers, prepared to lay bafore it a complete view of the condition and character of their undertaking. The proceedings of the ordinary meet ings of railway companies, the publication of engineers' and directors' reports may fulfil all the purposes required in ordi nary cases : but in such a case as the one before us we can see nothing derogatory—nothing beyond what is calculated to advance the purposes, which honest men ought to have in view, in the adoption of the course which we recommend. At such a meeting, by men intimately conversant with the sub ject, the truth, with respect to the entire questions at issue, could be fairly elicited ; and if, out of such an examination the undertaking submitted to it could emerge satisfactorily— if it could be shown that to no radical defect in the line of railway itself is owing its present embarrassed position, we are confident that there is judgment and spirit sufficient in our town to take it up at once and rescue it out of its temporary difficulties LOCAL NEWS. LIVEPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We have much pleasure in announcing a contribution of one hundred pounds from the Marquis of Salisbury, to the funds of this institu tion. Almost every nobleman connected with Liverpool or its vicinity has now enrolled his name in the subscription list. THE LAILGESI% CARGO YET.—The new ship Rappa hannock, Captain Drummond, cleared at New Orleans on the 13th ult., for Liverpool, with 3,836 bales of cotton, weighing 1,668,2131b5. This is by far the largest cargo ever despatched from the United States. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.—Three companies of the 10th Regiment of Infantry arrived here from Glasgow, on Tues day evening, by the Commodore steamer, on their way to Chatham, preparatory to their embarking for India. SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.—About five o'clock on Sunday evening, last, as Mr. Trew, of the White Horse Inn, Brownlow-hill, and Mr. J. Chandler, were returning from a walk, accompanied by a small terrier bitch, they were sur prised by the appearance of a hare running at full speed ; to which the bitch gave chase, pursued for aconsiderable time, and at length seized by the head and killed. It had been be fore seen in Islington, running through Stafford-street, down London-road, through Seymour-street, Russell-street, and Warren-street, and was killed in Rupert-street. An immense number of people were " in at the death," having previously contributed not a little to the poor animal's terror. It was a very fine hare, and is now in the possession of Mr. Trew. LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU TION.—Mr. J. D. R usse ll' s l ecture on e l ocu ti on , a t thi s in stitution, on Friday even i ng l ast , was rece i ve d w ith muc h approbation. The subject was treated in an able manner, and the illustrations we re g i ven i n a way t h at ev i nce d an in timate acquaintance with the principles of the subject. The remaining two lectures by Mr. Russell will treat of English literature. The members anticipate, we believe, a high intellectual treat. CIIORAL SOCIETY.--The members of this society, on Tuesday, gave their fifteenth public performance. The oratorio chosen was Haydn's " Creation," which was per formed, on the whole, in a very creditable manner, although now and then the instrumental and vocal artists did not " go together" with such precision as could have been wished, and some of the choruses wanted more delicacy than the society apparently is capable of giving to them ; the aim, indeed, of the bulk of the singers seems to be to make as much noise as possible, so as to be individually heard, hence a few of the choruses were louder than musical. This can only be reme died by more frequent rehearsals and greater attention and determination on the part of the conductors to have the light and shades of the music attended to. The room was well filled by a highly respectable audience, who frequently gave tokens of their approbation of the exertions of the singers and their appreciation of the magnificent composition to which they were listening. Mr. Eyton led the band, and Mr. Ri chardson presided at the organ. The solo singers were few, consisting only of Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Stott, Mr. Davies, Mr. Crank, Mr. G. Lunt, and Mr. Stott; but they one and all exerted themselves to please, and were pretty generally successful. We have only space to notice a few of those parts of the oratorio which most attracted our attention. The re citative, "And God said, let the earth," and the air, " With verdure clad," were beautifully given by Mr. Davies and Miss Stott. The chorus, " The heavens are telling," we never heard better performed. The recitatives, " And God said," " And God created great whales," and the air, " On mighty pens uplifted;" the recitatives sung by Messrs. Davies and G. Lunt, and the air by that exceedingly pleasant singer Mrs. Armstrong, were loudly encored. The trio and chorus, " The Lord is great," was much applauded. The recitative and air, " And God said, let the earth," and " Now heaven in fullest glory," were admirably given by Mr. G. Lunt, ably seconded by the instrumental perfomers : the same may be said of most of this singer's efforts, which were very much and deservedly applauded. Miss Stott was successful in the duet, with Mr. Davies, " Graceful consort," though, like all her performances, much deteriorated by her exceedingly de fective enunciation of the words, which, for aught her auditors could guess, might be Hebrew, Arabic, or English; this bar to eminence must be corrected, if Miss Stott wishes to be more than a mere ballad singer. THE PANORAMA.—The panorama which was lately ex hibited at the Lyceum Room has been removed to the Por tico, where it is daily and nightly attracting many visitors. The exhibition is of a very superior character; it is not only amusing but instructive, as it brings before the eye of the spectator views of places which in conversation are con stantly made mention of. These views are executed in a capital manner, and are illuminated so as to look very bril liant and animated. The view of the Bosphorus, with its windings looking towards Constantinople, is very pictur esque, and abounds with interests. The taking of St. Jean d' Acre is extremely well delineated—the shipping is ad mirably done. The dioramic view of the Tower of London on Fire is a very curious exhibition. The town is first seen by daylight, then veiled in the shadows of night; the light is suddenly seen to glimmer and then blaze forth from the windows of the white tower ; it gradually spreads over the whole building till a grand conflagration is witnessed. The appearance of the streets is curious : as seen by day but few persons are in them ; when the fire is raging they are quite full of people, with engines, firemen, &c. This is well managed. The view of the Holy Shrine at Bethlehem is remarkably well worth seeing ; it is really a beautiful and ingenious effort of dioramic painting, art, and effects. The shrine is first seen by daylight, then the shadows of evening steal on, then night " curtains in darkness" the whole inte rior except the most sacred spots. Presently a bell strikes the midnight hour : a glimmering of the lamps begins, then then the building becomes gradually illuminated, when monks are perceived at their devotions ; and an organ peals forth its notes, adding greatly to the illusion of the scene. We can safely recommend a visit to this exhibition, which will no doubt greatly please our young masters and mis tresses who are visiting home this holiday time. They must on no account be allowed to go back to school without being taken to them. It will impress upon their minds most vividly the recollection of the places should they meet with them in the course of their studies, and no doubt in duce them to enquire into their history. THE M AsoNrc ORDER.—Though we believe the brethren of the " mystic tie" muster in tolerably strong force in Li verpool, and several lodges of the highest respectability exist in the town, and whose hands are always open as the day to melting charity, yet it is somewhat singular that there has been no common fund of benevolence to which the applicants for relief might be directed. The officers of the provincial grand lodge have directed, however, their attention to the es tablishment of so necessary a branch of the institution, and have used every exertion to raise a sufficient supply of money for its purposes. Amongst other projects submitted to their notice as likely to realise a handsome sum, was the truly libe ral offer of brother Raymond, the provincial grand junior deacon fur the western division of Lancashire, to devote a nigitt's receipts at the Royal Liver Theatre to the object, without any reductions whatever. The calculation was, that should the house be filled, something like seventy or eighty pounds would thus be realised. The right worshipful deputy provincial grand master brother John Drinkwater having been consulted, promptly testified his cordial approval of the proposition, and the contemplated performance has been an nounced for Tuesday evening, the sth of April, under his pa tronage and th a t o f the other brethren of the western division. i a n t e d o f with a lNili bet h c a o n m t b h This undertaki ng w i ll have the character of a public subscrip tion more e theatrical hari ty. b i‘ e i n a e n fi y t , memberst ough amuse mentofthe craft have already intimated their intention of contributing, and will be entitled to tickets to the amount if they think proper to take thew. They will, doubtless, also endeavour to dispose of them among their friends unconnected with the order, and procure dona tions from the same quarter. ~=~ ~-, LIVZSPOOL INSTITUTION IPOR POOR MARRIED /NM. WONSL—We are Imp) , to dud that this valuable Insti tution has been the meant of conferring great benefit and assistance to many poor married women during the past winter months; and great thanks are due to those ladies and gentlemen who were instrumental in calling it into existence. Several extreme cases have come to our knowledge in which the zeal and humanity of the professional gentlemen con nected with the institution have been called into exercise, and by which the lives of several infants and their mothers, which, in all probability, would have been otherwise sacrificed, are providentially saved to their friends and relatives. MR. TEMPLETON THE VOCALIST.—We understand that this celebrated vocalist will make his appearance in Liver pool in the course of a few days. He has been giving lately a number of concerts in his native country, which have been attended with extraordinary success, and his fame now rings throughout Scotland as the first vocalist of the day. The critics, one and all, speak of him in the most rapturous terms. MRS. RAYMOND'S BENEFIT.—The benefit of Mrs. Ray mond, it will be seen, is fixed for Monday next, and as the house will not hold all her friends and admirers, Tuesday night will also be appropriated to the same purpose. The entertainments are various. The principal novelty of the evening is an extraordinary Pole, who is said to outvie the celebrated Chabert, the Fire King. KENYON AND LEIGH JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The annual general meeting of the Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway Company was held on Wednesday, at the office of Messrs. Clay and Swift, clerks of the company, at their office, in Union-court, Castle-street, for the purpose of, and pursuant to, the act of parliament, incorporating the said company. The proceedings were of no public interest. Mu. WILLOUGHBY WEISS.—We perceive, by Galignani's Messenger of Wednesday week, that our young townsman, Mr. Willoughby Weiss, has made a most successful debut in Paris, at a concert given by Mr. Balfe, his preceptor. Galignani says " his voice is one of the finest we ever heard. He gave the bass air from the first part of Rossini's Stabat Mater with great purity and power. PEMBROKE CHAPEL.—Mr. A. F. Tait, of Postoffice-place, has produced a spirited lithograph of the above building. Though it cannot vie with Great George's-street Chapel in point of architectural display, it is nevertheless an imposing object, and as transferred to paper by the artist-like talents of Mr. Tait, it forms a striking picture. Tiie decay of the teeth and gums arises from various causes, but principally it may be attributed to early neglect, ill health, and the use of tooth powders containing mineral and other deleterious acids, which give a momentary white ness to the teeth, while they corrode the enamel. The ex treme prevalence of this last cause is too well known to need elm went. To this fact, indeed, is principally to be attributed the long botanical research, which was happily terminated by the most felicitoils discovery ever given to the world for the preservation of the teeth, gums, and breath, viz., Roteland's Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, which, as a consequent promo ter of comfort and attraction, is certainly the best dentifrice of the age.—See advt. THE LATE COACH ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, James Thel well, James Skerrett, Bridget Jones, William Mooby, and James King, alias Mooby, who were remanded from Tues day week on the charge of being concerned in the robbery of a parcel from the Blackburn coach, containing £2,000, the property of Messrs. Cunliffes and Brooks, bankers, were again brought up at the Borough Court, Manchester, when, after some further evidence, they were committed for trial at the assizes. OLDHAM-STREET CHURCH.—Some slight dissention has arisen as to the appointment of a minister to this church, and, in consequence, the election, which was fixed for Wed nesday last, has been postponed for a month. Some of the shareholders are in favour of the Rev. David Brown, of Banff, and others of the Rev. Dr. Laurie, but we believe the appointment will ultimately fall, as we originally stated, on the latter gentleman. TRIBUTE OF ESTEEM.—The Rev. Jacob Picton, of St. Stephen's Church, in this town, has been presented by a member of his congregation with a handsome gold watch, as a memorial of personal esteem and ministerial fidelity. A deputation of the North American Association, including Mr. Chapman and Mr. Dowie, had an interview with Mr. Gladstone, on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. A very numerous deputation of timber merchants had a long interview on Tuesday morning with Sir Robert Peel, at the right hon. baronet's official residence, in Downing-street, on the subject of the proposed alteration of the duty on tim ber. TRIBUTE OF EsTEEm.—The ladies of Rock Ferry and New Ferry have just presented to their worthy minister, the Rev. Mr. Redhead, a handsome new gown, cassock, sur plice, &c., as a small token of their regard and esteem for his character as a christian and his unremitting zeal and minis terial solicitude for the welfare of his congregation. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN.—A deputation of Irish and Welsh members of parliament had an interview with Lord Elliot, on Saturday week, to urge upon government the necessity of a continuation of the Chester Railway, by Bangor, and the establishment of a packet har bour in Wales, which would greatly facilitate the post-office communication between London and Dublin. Lord Elliot promised to obtain the opinion of the Board of Admiralty upon the subject of a packet harbour. FIRE.—On Wednesday afternoon a fire broke out in the loft of a stable in the occupation of Mr. Fairclough. The premises are situated in Great Richmond -street. contiguous to St. Anne's Church. The roof of the loft and most of its contents were destroyed. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt were both on the spot, directing the operations. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—A return relating to friendly so cieties enrolled in the several counties of England and Wales (pursuant to acts 10 Geo. IV, c. 56, and 4 and 5 Will. IV, c. 40) has just been published by order of parliament. Tun DEAD ALIVE.—On Tuesday last, a gentleman ap peared at the police-court to complain of another party for having sent a hearse and mourning coach to his residence to convey him to Woolton Churchyard for interment. The statement of the complainant's case created great merriment in court, as, it appeared, he was seated at breakfast in his usual health when the driver demanded the body. The case was dismissed. SUDDEN DEATII.—On Saturday last an inquest was held at the Liverpool Arms, Birkenhead, relating to the death of Elizabeth Birch, who was found dead in her bed-room. It appeared that deceased has suffered considerable pain in her head, and after breakfast, on Friday morning, went up stairs into her bed-room ; she was shortly followed by her husband, who found her stretched upon the floor quite dead. Verdict— died by the visitation of God. COMMITMENTS.—At the Police-court, yesterday, the fol lowing prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions : Ann Jennings, a married woman, for robbing a man named M`l3irnie, in the inn kept by Mr. Fairclough, North John street, of two sovereigns, a half-sovereign, and some silver. The complainant had fallen asleep, and the prisoner was de tected in the act.—Charles Gardener, a boy, for stealing a quantity of rigging, ropes, and spun yarn from a vessel called the Blackaller. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—Mr. Cowden Clarke's last lecture on the poets of the Guelphic will take place to morrow evening. The subject will be SCOTT—The charac ter of his poetry compared with his novels.—The cause of his rise and declension in popularity as a poet.—Causes also of the esteem in which he was held by the public.— His prodigious memory, and apt faculty in extempore nar ration.—CoLmunGE.—First interview with him.—His (i cn versational powers.—His versatility.—Strength, and felicity of his imagery. —The germ of the " Lake School " of poetryr—The tragedies of Coleridge.—Translations.—" An cient Mariner," and minor poems.—His prose writings.— CHARLES LAMB.—A thorough antiquarian in literature, habits, and manners. Classic character of his poetry.— Tragedy of " John Woodville." His prose style, and essays.—Conclusion. Mr. Clarke has made a most fa vourable impression upon the audiences at this institution. We believe Mr. Clarke will shortly revisit Liverpool and deliver another course. THE ASSIZES.—The Assizes for the Southern Division of the County Palatine commenced in this town yesterday, so far as the opening of the commission went, but the business will not be proceeded with till this morning (Good Friday.) Baron Parke left Manchester for Liverpool by the train which quits the former place at two o'clock. The carriage of J. Wilson France, Esq., the High Sheriff, was in waiting for his lordship at the terminus. His lordship pro ceeded to the judges' lodgings, in St. Anne-street, to robe, after which lie went to the Sessions House and opened the commission in the Crown Court. This morning Baron Parke will attend divine service at St. George's Church. Imme diately on the termination of the service his lordship will proceed to the Crown Court, where the grand jury will be sworn, charged, and dismissed to their duties. So soon as bills are sent into court the trials will proceed. Baron Rolfe, who will preside in the Civil Court, is not expected till this morning. The calendar contains the names of 100 persons who are to be tried. The following is a list of the offences with the number of the individuals indicted : murder 8 ; manslaughter 9, and 2 out on bail, 11 ; rape 5, and 1 out on bail, 6; feloniously shooting 1; arson 2 ; forgery 2;; uttering forged bills 6 ; cutting and stabbing 2, and 1 out on bail, 3; burglary 9; robbery 6; bigamy 3; stealing in a dwelling-house, 3 ; riot, 1 ; horse stealing, 1; felonious se cusation, 1 ; letter stealing, 1 ; offences against the mint, 35 ; feloniously wounding a horse, (out of bail) 1; larceny, (out of bail) 1; concealing birth, L CAUTION TO BEER-HOUSE KEEPERS.—lnformation was yesterday laid before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, against two beer-sellers, at the instance of Holiday Flewker, Esq., Collector of Excise, for having in their houses certain quantities of spirits, &c.. contrary to the statute. The first defendant called was Edwd. Murray, keeper of a beer-house, ' No. 35, Red Cross-street.—Charles Shirriff, officer of ex cise, said, that from information be had received, he went that morning to the defendant's house, and on making search there found a bottle containing about seven pints ot ginger ette—a compound which it was difficult to determine whe ther to be of a spirituous nature, or British wine. He also found another bottle containing three half-pints of brandy, and five other bottles containing small quantities of wine, and a little gin. The information was laid for the brandy only, and he found the whole in the only two rooms in the house entered for the storing of ale. In reply to Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the defendant, witness said that he found the brandy in the front shop, in a recess near the window. He saw Mrs. Murray, who said it had been given to her husband by a captain of a vessel.—lt was stated on the part of the defendant that a funeral had taken place from the house a short time ago, and that the gin was. the small remainder of what he had given to some friends who at tended. The defendant said that two Spanish captains lodged in the house, and brought wine for their own use. All that was found was the drippings of the bottles.—Mr. Rushton read the clause of the act to th e e ff ect , t h at if any person having a license to sell beer only, s h a ll h ave or k eep in his premises any wine, or spirits, or sweets, he shall be liable to a fine of £so.—Mr. Davenport remarked, that in that case a beer-house-keeper was in a worse situation than a private individual.—Mr. Rushton said that such was the law, and that be had only to administer w e ft. The defend ant remarked that the brandy was strongly corked up. and sealed, and placed behind some other bottles, so that so far from wishing to sell it, no one in the house but himself knew that it was there. He had, he added, kept the house for fourteen years, and had never been complained of for not conducting it properly. Mr. Rushton, finding that the de fendant had not offended before, said, under the circum stances of the case, he and his colleague felt inclined to miti gate the penalty to one-fourth, which they had the power to do. It could not be remitted, as the offence, according to the act, was distinctly proved. They must therefore impose a fine of 1:12 10s. ; but further inquiries should be made into the facts, and if they were found to be of a mitigating nature, he should probably recommend the infliction of a smaller penalty to the Commissioners of Excise, in whose hands, however, the matter would now rest. The collector had, he must also say, just called his attention to another clause of the act, (the operation of which he should not himself have pressed, and it was to the effect that the beer licenses of all parties thus convicted became null and void.—The oth er party called upon to answer a similar information was a Mrs. Daulby, keeper of a beer-house in Hurst -street. Mr. Sher riff stated that he found in the house, i n various bottles, cer tain quantities of whiskey. The informations were laid against her for having in her house one gallon and half-a pint of that spirit. The defendant said she was a cripple, and unable to gain a livelihood by working; and that she did not know the consequence of having the spirits in the house, and had not sold any of it. It was also adjudged that th e defendant should in this case pay the mitigated penalty of £l2 10s., and that the license be null and void; but she was told that if she had any circumstances to represent by memo rial to the commissioners, it should also be recommended in her case tbat the penalty should be further reduced. ~,~ POLICE OPFICi:.- TuuDAY, MARcu 22. (Before EDWARD RUSHTON. Esq.) IMPORTANT CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS. A case of considerable importance to emigrants in the present state of the law occupied the attention of the court this morning. Lieut. Henryi emigration agent at this port, Mr. Barff, of the Goree (of the late firm of Galt, Barff, and Bennett), and an Irish emigrant, named Isaacs, were in attendance. It appeared that the ship James Lemon, Capt. Stone, which bad sailed from this port in December last, had been over laden, yet, contrary to remonstrance, pro ceeded on her voyage to America, and after having been eleven weeks at sea, put back to Waterford in a state of dis tress. The question which the case involved was, who could be made liable, under the circumstances, for the losses and privations which had been sustained by the passengers on board the vessel at the time. Mr. RUSHTON understood the facts to be briefly as fol low :—When the James Lemon had taken her cargo on board, she was inspected by Lieut. Henry, who deemed her unfit to sail, and who protested against her being sent to sea with emigrants oa board, in the very heavily-laden con dition in which she then appeared. Subsequent to this protest, fifty tons of salt were put on board and she was sent to sea, and after having been knocking about for a period of eleven weeks, she put back to Waterford in a state of great distress, and there the emigrants were turned out of the ship. Lienienant Henry said those were briefly the facts. He was in the habit of going round the docks to see in what state of forwardness the emigrant ships were for going to sea; arid about the time the James Lemon was getting ready for sea he went down to Prince's Dock and inspected her. The ship then appeared quite deep enough in the water ; and he ad monished the captain and the mate not to take any additional cargo on board, because the ship was deep enough. Having observed a considerable quantity of salt lying on the quay alongside, he enquired whether it was to be taken on board. He was informed that it was ; whereupon lie told the captain that if the salt was taken on board he should not grant a cer tificate, as the ship was deep enough. He then went to Mr. Byrnes, the passenger broker, and told him that if this salt was put on board he would not grant a certificate. Mr. Byrnes immediately wrote a note to Mr. Barff, the charterer of the ship, informing him that the salt must either be kept out or the passengers relanded. The business of taking in the salt was suspended for that day, but on going down the next morning he found they had taken on board the quantity of salt which they were going to take. He then mustered the passengers to ascertain whether the ship came within the provisions of the Passenger Act, the 70th section of which enacted that if the passengers amounted to a certain number the power of ordering a survey was given. He represented both to the owner and the captain that the ship was not sea worthy, and he requested them to accompany him, in order to save time, to the Collector - and Comptroller, who. bad power. to order a survey.- Those-officers said, "Take out either the salt or the passengers, or we will order a survey;" but instead of that they took out ten passengers and sent the ship to sea. Mr. RUSHTON asked when she went to sea ? Lieutenant Henry replied on the day following that on which the muster had taken place. Mr. RUSHTON asked what number of passengers sailed in her. Isaacs replied that 49 passengers, including himself, sailed in her. Lieut. Henry here added, that when he went to Mr. Barff he said he had a right to put them on board. There were sixty passengers on board at first, and they took ten out so as to reduce the number below his supervision. Mr. Rushton asked Isaacs what time they had been at sea, and how they came to leave the ship ? Isaacs, in reply, said they sailed from Liverpool on the 23rd December, and were at sea till the 9th March, a period of eleven weeks. They returned to Waterford : they were three days in the harbour there. The crew got boats, and went ashore for provisions, and when the emigrants applied to the captain to assist them he refused ; they were after wards turned out of the ship by the captain, and obliged to leave it. Mr. OWEN, solicitor, here mentioned that 33 of the emi grants were in court yesterday. Mr. RUSHTON.—What became of the salt? lsaacs.—We threw 167 bags overboard. Mr. RUSHTON.—Was that the salt last shipped? I saacs. —lt was. ifi.litisitToNT—What have you to say about it Mr. Barff? Mr. Buff replied that he had nothing to say, except that— Mr. Commissioner Dowling said he had been given to un derstand that the captain and mate discovered the rudder to be in a rotten state previous to leaving Liverpool, and that they proceeded to sea notwithstanding. Isaacs corroborated the truth of this statement. Mr. RUSHTON.—asked what bad become of the rudder at sea? Isaacs said that part of it was broken off and lost in the bad weather. Mr. RusicroN said the question was, who was liable to these poor emigrants ? and he asked Isaacs to whom the pas sage money was paid ? Isaacs.—We paid it to Mr. Byrnes. Mr. Barff said all that he had to say was this—he had given the owner a certain sum of money for the ship, and he had afterwards let off a portion of it (two decks) to Mr. Byrnes, for passengers. Mr. RUSHTON.—Did you not receive a note from Mr. Byrnes, telling you that if the salt were put on board, the ship would he in danger ? Mr. Barff said no. Mr. Byrnes had sent him a note, ob jecting to the ship, and thereupon he (Mr. Barff) went to the owner, to see if he would alter the charter party ; but he would not. Having paid the owner his money, he considered that he had a right to take what cargo he could. Mr. RUSHTON.—What ! when it is dangerous to human life ? Who is th e o w n er ? Mr. Barff.—L oc k wo ods, in Castle-stre e t, an d t h e com mander was Captain Stone. Mr. RUSHTON then sent for the note from Mr. Byrnes, which had bee n p ro d uce d the day before. He then read it. It was addressed t o Mr. Barff, and it st a t e d t h e s hi p to b in a dangerous way, and insisted that either the salt should not be taken on board, or the passengers should be landed. Now it appeared from the note written by Mr. Byrnes that that broker had given an option—either to re-laud the pas sengers, or not to ship the salt , alth o ugh it would have been for his (Byrnes') interest that the passengers should pro cee d by the vessel ; yet after this it appeared that the salt was put on hoard whilst the ship was filled with the passengers. Mr. Barff denied that it would have been for his interest to send the passengers by the ship in question. There were only fifteen tons of salt shipped. The captain said the ship was sea-worthy, and he had given a certain sum of money for it. Mr. RUSHTON again remarked upon the circumstance of the salt having been put on board and the ship sent to sea after the note, which was dated on the 22d of December, had been sent advising a contrary course of proceeding. Isaacs said the captain had told him that the vessel was three feet too deep. Mr. RUSHTON said he was not aware whether he could do anything for the applicants ; but this was so cruel a case that he would have the evidence reduced to writing, and if it could be done, he would take care that legal proceedings were commenced against the parties liable, in order, if possible, to compel them to refund th e money which they had received. The law upon this subject was now in the course of reform, and very speedily, in the course of a very few months per haps, the magistrates would have such power over all these parties as would prevent such shameful cases as this. Mr. Barff.—l trust you do not blame me, sir ? Mr. RusraToN.—l hope, sir, you will not ask me for my opinion, because I have a very strong one upon the subject, and I do not wish to say anything that is not warranted by the evidence. But as you have asked me, I must say that it appears to me that Lieut. Henry, in the discharge of his duty remonstrated with you and the parties concerned against to-. king more salt on board, yet after that remonstrance a quan tity of salt was put aboard, and subsequently to that a still further quantity was put on board, and the ship sent to sea with all these people on hoard—you and the passenger broker disputing about the liabilities, and notice having been given to you that to put the salt on board at that time would endan ger human life. Mr. Barff.—l pointed out these objections at the time to Lieut. Henry. Mr. RUSTITON.-But why did you put the salt on board ? Mr. Barff.—Because I paid for the charter. Mr. RUSHTON.—And do you suppose that you are to place the lives of all these human beings in jeopardy for the sake of £l5 or £2O freight ? The rapacity that has existed among you has been dangerous to these men's lives. Mr. Barff.—l cannot help that, sir. Mr. RUSIITON.—You cannot, sir ! Mr. Barff.—No, sir, not without sacrificing my own inte rest. Mr. Ru SHTON.—Very well, sir; I will have this case fully investigated, and I will make some of you pay by law if I can. I fear I have not the power, but I will try. Lieutenant Henry said the captain could not deny to him that the vessel bad been overladen. He (the lieutenant) would have gone to the authorities for the purpose of pre venting her from going to sea, if he had not felt that salt was an article which could be easily thrown overboard in case of danger at sea. Mr. RUSHTON repeated that it was an extremely discredit able proceeding to have reduced the number so as to prevent supervision. Mr. Barff.—All the fault rests with the owner. Mr. RUSHTON observed that Mr. Byrnes appeared to him to have behaved in a creditable manner. He thought the parties who had put the salt on board ought to contribute towards the injury sustained. Mr. Barff said he bad no objection to do something, but the blame rested with the owner. __ Mr. RUSIITON.-All I can tell you is, that whatever be the cost, if 1 find upon due consideration that 1 can, and whatever consequences it may entail. I will take care to bring the parties in so shameful and infamous a transation to punishment. Mr. Henry has the matter in hand, and I shall require his evidence, and the evidence of all the parties, to be taken in writing. Lieutenant Henry.—lt is only proper that the thing should be sifted to the bottom. The depositions were then reduced to writing, and the parties left the court. We understand that the passengers by this vessel are in a most destitute and deplorable condition. Their provisions for the voyage have been long since consumed, and whatever little money some of them possessed after paying the fare, and buying sea-stock, has been wholly expended in buying provisions for themselves since they were landed at Water ford. Their sufferings at sea were, however, of a most pain ful description. The poorest of them had to live upon short allowance ; and those who bad money to purchase provisions from the captain had to pay the most exhorbitant prices for the same. Their state is deserving of the deepest commis aeration. [A letter from Mr. Barff on the subject of this case ap pears elsewhere.] HOOTON STEEPLE CHASE. Stewards,—Slß WM. STANLEY and CHAS. STANLEY, ESQ, A very smart affair came off at Hooton, on Tuesday last, under the patronage of Sir Win. Stanley, Bart., of Hooton. Although the day was ektremely wet and miserable, a great many persons assembled on the field of act i on. A mongst the company we noticed Sir Wm. M. Stanley Bart., Charles Stanley, Esq., and party, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Johnson and party, Wm. Congreve, Esq., J. Dawson, E sq ., W. W. Perry, Esq., W. Kendrick, Esq., J. Aspinall, Esq., W. W atts, E sq. , C. Potts, Esq., Henry Pott, Esq., r. Garnett, Esq., Capt. Atty, J. Haggarty, Esq., T. 'Leighton, Esq., T. Tanton, Esq., J. Scholfield, Esq., and Thomas Topliam, Esq. Of the members of the hunt we saw Messrs. Cotterall, Solomon, Quirk, Griffiths, Speed, Askew, Robinson, Whalley, Rouse, Jackson, Forbes, Pownall, &C., &c. FIRST STEEPLE CHASE. A. SWEEPSTAKES for 5 sous. each, with 50 added by Sir W. Stanley, for horses that had been regularly hunted ; 12st. each. Four miles (gentlemen riders). Mr. Jones's gr h Challenger (Mr. J. Dawson) 1 Mr. Smith's ch g The Barber . (Mr. Tempest) 2 Fourteen started. Betting-3 to 1 against The Duke, taken freely ; 5 to 1 against Challenger, taken and afterwards offered ; 6to 1 against The Barber ; and 8 to 1 against any other. SECOND STEEPLE CHASE. A SWEEPSTAKES of 2 sous. each, with 20 Boys. added, by Subscription, for the first horse, and 5 sous. for the se cond ; 12 stone each (gentlemen riders). Mr. Chamber's b g Groggy IMr. J. Howard) 1 Mr. Ellis's b in Dairy Maid (Mr. C. Hancock) 2 Mr. Whaley's br in Gay Lass.. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, at the office, in Revenue-buildines. The following members were present : —M essrs. S an d s , Horsfall, Barclay, Holmes, Middleton, Molyneux, Nicol, Holt, Bulky, 'robin, Ripley, Martin, Evans, Smith, Bold, and Aikin. Mr. SANDS, chairman of the committee, presided. ADDITIONAL LIFE BOAT. The sub-committee for the department of the Marine Sur veyor recommended that an additional life-boat, of larger dimensions than those now in use, should be built, as a re serve, in case of accident, to any of the other boats. Mr. HOLT, chairman of the sub-committee, said there was no duplicate of any of the life-boats at present; and the sub committee thought it most desirable to have one in reserve in t he event of accident. Mr. EVANS.—Where will you keep it? Mr. HotT.—There is convenience for it at Hoylake, which is the most central of all the stations. Mr. EVAN S.—Will it be kept undercover? Mr. H OLT.—Yes. The recommendation of the sub-committee was then adopted. COMPARATIVE MERITS OF IRON AND WOOD FOR A NEW LIGHTSHIP. The sub-committee for the department of the Marine Sur veyor presented the following report from Lieut. Lord : Marine Surveyor's Office, March 19, 1842. The Marine Surveyor states that in compliance with the instructions of the sub-committee for his department, " that he should further report on the relative merits and cost of wooden and iron light-vessels," he has instituted the most searching inquiry in his power; he has also personally ex amined the iron frigate now in course of construction for the Board of Admiralty, by Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, the Woodside Iron Ferry-Boats, &c., and has further perused copies of sundry letters and memoranda, as to the compara tive advantages of iron and timber-built vessels, from the following individuals, viz. : A. F. B. Crewze, Esq., of Portsmouth Dock Yard. J. L. Peacock, Esq., chief examiner to the East India Company. Capt. H. B. Lynch, Indian Navy, Commander of the Euphrates expedition. Colonel Chesney, Royal Artillery, Commander of the First Euphrates expedition. J. S. Jackson, Esq., Chairman of the Directors of the Woodside and Liverpool Ferry Company. R. Hinde, Esq., Chairman of the Lancaster and Liver pool Steam Navigation Company. James Brebner, Esq., Agent for the Glasgow and Liver pool Royal Steam Packet Company. John Malcolmson, Esq., Chairman of the Waterford Steam Packet Company. R. K. Oldfield, Esq., late Superintendent, Fernando Po. Captain Charlewood, R.N., Euphrates Expedition. Colonel Nicholls, Royal Marines, Governor, Fernando Po. Captain Cleaveland, R.N., Commanding the Phlegethon, iro.i war steamer. Capt. Hall, Commanding the Nemesis, iron war steamer. G. E. Longford, Commanding the iron schooner Cayman. The concurrent testimony of these gentlemen confirms the opinion the Marine Surveyor had previously formed from personal inspection, viz., that iron vessels possess the advan tage of strength, stowage, safety, buoyance, and lightness of repairs in an eminent degree. It further appears to be clearly established, that iron vessels have sustained shocks and strains which no wooden vessel could have withstood. With regard to durability, it appears that the Woodside iron ferry boats are at the present time in good condition after a service of six years without any repairs ; also, that the Alburkah, one of the iron steam-vessels employed on the Niger Expe dition, was found perfectly good atter a service of six years in Africa, whilst the Quorra, a wooden vessel of great strength, built expressly for the same service, had become totally rot ten and unfit for service, from the effects of the climate, in the same period. It only remains to notice two objections that may be urged against iron light-vessels, viz., the fouling of their bottoms, and the attraction of their compasses, by the metal of which the vessel is composed. The former objection does not, in the Marine Surveyor's opinion, apply very forcibly to light ships where speed is not required, and where the vessel's bottom can be frequently cleaned, either by bringing the vessel into dock, or by what is technically called " hogging" her. The means of averting and remedying the local attraction of the compasses in iron vessels is a subject which has at tracted the attention and skill of the most scientific men of the day, amongst whom Professor Airey appears to have been the most successful in his researches. His principle consists in the application of magnets placed in certain posi tions about the ship's compasses, which neutralise the effect of the local attraction ; and, as many vessels with com passes fitted on this principle have been safely navigated to va rious parts of the globe, and iron steam vessels are daily per forming their voyages from this place to Glasgow and other ports, it may reasonably be inferred that there exists no very insurmountable difficulty on this account. With reference to the relative cost of a wooden or iron lightship it appears that the first cost of the hull of an iron vessel of the requisite tonnage would be about the same as that of a wooden vessel, say from £l5 to £l7 a ton register measurement. With the iron vessel the expense of copper sheathing would be saved, and a portion of the annual charge for caulking, which averages from £4O to £5O per annum. WM. LORD, Marine Surveyor. To the Dock Committee. Mr. HORSFALL said tills was a most interesting report. Mr. tioLmEs said he was much pleased with it. Mr. RIPLEY said it related to a subject which deserved the most serious attention of the committee. Mr. TOBIN said it was unpleasant for him to say anything to the disadvantage of an ingenious man like the Marine Sur veyor ; but, at the same time, he felt bound to state that he bad, in his report, spoken as if he was prejudiced against wooden, and in favour of iron vessels. Being so prejudiced " the whole of his argument went in favour of iron. H e con tended that an iron vessel would not last more than ten years, whilst the present light-ship had been out for five and twenty years, and would last five and twenty more. It was therefore no use for this committee to spend so much money as would be required in making experiments. On the whole he was satisfied that wooden vessels, with proper care, would last three times as long as vessels of iron ; and as to strength, about which so much was said, why, he could produce some wooden vessels three times as strong as the iron ones. The CHAIRMAN.—You should have been at the Royal Institution the other night, and you would have heard a very interesting and learned lecture from Mr. Grantham upon iron vessels. You would have heard that- _ Mr. TOBIN.—I have seen the lecture in one of the papers, —[The STANDARD)—and I am convinced that that gentle. man spoke as a prejudiced man. The CHAlRMAN.—Generally speaking I am in favour of letting well alone, but in this instance I think we ought to try iron. Mr. AIKIN said the report of the Marine Surveyor spoke to every point except the important one of durability. He had spoken of buoyancy ; and we all knew that the Nemesis, iron war steamer, with the light draught that she required, presented many advantages, but then the question was, would she last? That was the point. He was satisfied iron vessels would not last : and he quite agreed with Mr. 'Tobin, that having now a wood vessel which had lasted 26 years, and which would last 26 years more, the Dock Committee would be doing wrong to have one of iron. Mr. nem, observed that Mr. Tobin had stated that an iron vessel could not possibly last ten years. He wished to know what grounds Mr. Tobin had for such an opinion? Mr. TOBIN said his opinion had been formed in this way. The iron at the bottom of these vessels would corrode in the same way as chains or anchors. If a chain or anchor lay at the bottom for ten years, he would be bound that half of it would be found eaten away with rust. He thought if there were to be metal vessels at all, a composition of copper and iron would be the best. Mr. RIPLEY said it appeared to him that if means could be found to coat the iron well, all over, it would last for ever. As a proof of this he would mention, that the cables of the light-ships were some 60 or 70 fathoms long; they remained buried in the sand for six, seven, or 12 months, and the part which was in the sand was not at all the worse. This was because it had been coated ; and what was the coat ing ? Why, the sand ; and if the iron bottom was coated, as it might easily be, it would be preserved for more than twice ten years. Look at the Menai Bridge for instance ; there was not the slightest symptom of rust there, and why? Because it was kept coated with paint. He had heard it mentioned that the John Garrow, iron vessel in the East India trade, was in many places injured by rust. He could account for that—it was because the vessel had not been kept coated ; and as regarded the inside of those ships, if any gentleman would view those built by Mr. Laird, he would see that they could keep them as well coated as the Menai Bridge. He (Mr. Ripley) firmly believed that if they were kept properly coated iron vessels would last for fifty years. ' In the present case, therefore, it would be merely a matter of good management. Mr. AIKIN mentioned that an iron vessel (the name of which could not be heard), after having made only one voyage, presented a great deal of corrosion, so much so that the corroded pieces had to be taken out and destroyed. No doubt they might be preserved for a long period by coating, but still the question was that of durability. Mr. RIPLEY observed that Mr. Laird had assured him that lie paid £25 per ton for the iron which he used : the John Garrow he (Mr. Ripley) understood, was built of iron which cost only £l2. The builders, indeed, could not afford to do more. Mr. ToßlN.—But the corrosion would go on in both. Mr. RlPLEY.—Certainly ; but not so quickly in one case as in the other. Mr. EVANs said it was stated in the report of the Marine Surveyor that the Woodside iron ferry boats had been in use six years without repair. He wished to know whether they bad been relieved or not by other boats? Mr. RIPLEY.—No. Mr. Hour.—Nothing of the kind. Mr. TOBIN said the durability depended upon the coating. The Woodside boats were left dry four or five times a year ; they could be coated whenever it was thought proper; but you were not to bring the light-ship from her place into dock every time she wanted coating. The light-ships were not to be relieved for a very long period. He was sure that the proposed iron vessel would not last ten years, and that it would he the dearest boat the committee ever built. Mr. RIPLEY remarked that the Lancaster steam-boat was a proof to the contrary. Mr. TOBIN said that if a wooden vessel went into graving dock it could not be seen whether she was rotten or not without taking an examination of the inside; but in an iron boat you could see nothing but the outside. Mr. EVANS inquired what might be the saving of iron over wood ? Mr. HOLT replied that the cost would be about the same. Mr. EVANS.—But there will be a saving in annual ex pense ?... Mr. HOHSFALL.—Yes; about £5O a year. Mr. EVANS.—What is the iron vessel to cost? Mr. RIPLEY—From £l5 to £l7 a ton. Mr. EVANS.—What will it come to ? Mr. RIPLEY. — About £4,500 ; but as regarded the cost of an iron ship, it should be recollected that an iron ship of 200 tons register would carry 300 tons, whilst one of wood would carry only 250. This was a circumstance which should be taken into account in considering the cost. It should also be considered that an iron vessel required no coppering, which woilld cost £3OO or 4100 every three or four years. On these accounts iron vessels had many advantages. Mr. As KIN mentioned that wooden vessels might be built for much less than £l6 a ton. Mr. RIPLEY said, however that might be, iron vessels had many more recommendations than wooden vessels. It had been proved that they were much stronger, and there were many cases in which the lives of people would be saved in iron vessels which, were they on board wooden vessels, would be lost. Upon one of our banks, for instince, an iron vessel might thump for a month without breaking a plate, whilst a wooden vessel would go to pieces in three or four hours. Mr. TOBIN.—Then one vessel would break the banks, whilst the banks would break the other. (Laughter.) Mr. HORSFALL had not much to say on this subject, but he thought that, as they were not pressed for time, the con sideration of it had better be deferred for a week or two. Mr. RIPLEY begged Mr.had n H o t a o rs f g a o l lo' duplicatepardon light -ship v‘ e pressed for time. They at all ; spring was come in, and the proposed vessel could not be finished before winter. The subject, then, was of pressing necessity, and on that account he should move that the report be adopted, and that an iron light-vessel be built. Mr. BULLET seconded the motion. Mr. TOBIN moved, as an amendment, that the committee should build one of wood. Mr. SMITH seconded the amendment. Mr. EVANS inquired whether iron light-ships had been adopted anywhere else? Mr. RIPLEY was understood to say that the East India Company bad ordered one, and that Mr. Laird was build ing an iron frigate for them. Mr. Atstx,—Ass fairer or a steamer? Mr. RIPLEY,—As a sailer. The CHAIRMAN having stated that the amendment was merely a negative to the original motion, it was withdrawn ; and it was agreed that the question should be taken for " iron" or for " wood." For Iron.—Messrs. Ripley, Horsfall, Holt, Evans, Bold, Holmes, Bulley. Molyneux, Nicol, and the Chairman. For Wood.—Messrs. Aikin, Barclay, Tobin, Martin, Smith, and Middleton. Absent.—Messrs. Chilton, Mellor, Sandbach, Shand, and Moon. For Iron . For Wood. Majority for Iron.. It was next resolved that the consideration of the size of the intended new light-ship should be deferred till Thursday next, the sub-committee in the mean time to inquire and re port. GEORGE ' S DOCK. The North Harbour Master sent in a report on the work ing of George's Dock. One side of the dock had been alto gether appropriated to coasting- vessels, and it had been found to work much better than if only 300 feet at one end had been devoted to them. He suggested that if the whole dock were appropriated to vessels not exceeding 150 tons burden, more work would be done. Mr. Honsvm.r, said the Harbour Master had in this re port exceeded his instructions ; and it' his suggestion were acted upon, it would give great dissatisfaction to foreign vessels. The CH Atitm AN said the suggestion was ridiculous. Mr. EVANS added that it was at least premature; and he recommended that the report be referred. The report was then referred. RUNCORN DUES. The dues received at Runcorn for the month ending on the 24th instant were reported to be £34 6s. sd. The committee then proceeded to the consideration of financial affairs, and shortly afterwards separated. REPRESENTATION OF SAINT ANNE'S WARD. GLORIOUS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY. The election of a councillor for St. Anne's Ward, in the place of Mr. William Slater, disqualified, took place on Wed nesday. Two candidates presented themselves for the suf frages of the burgesses, Mr. Brassey on the conservative interest, and Mr. Chalmers on the adverse side. The contest was very close during the day, and it terminated in a most glorious victory for the conservative candidate. The polling commenced at nine o'clock, and continued till four. The following are the numbers who voted each hour, for the re spective candidates : .• C Brassey. Chalmers. Conservative Radical Jlajori ty. Itlajority. Ten o'clock.... 46 37 9 Eleven o'clock. 31 17 14 Twelve o'clock. 15 30 15* One o'clock.... 32 31 1 Half-past.... 11 18 23 Two o'clock .. 20 14 6 Half-past.... 21 22 1* Three o'clock.. 21 11 10 Half-past.... 20 26 6* Four o'clock .. 13 0 4 260 216 67 22 *Less Radical majorities . gained at 12, 1 half-past 2, and half-past 3 o'clock.. .1, Final Conservative majority The day passed over in the most orderly manner, and not the slightest incident of any note occurred. A number of policemen were placed in Christian -street, for the purpose of preserving quiet, hut their services were little, if at all, required. The alderman of the ward, Mr. Molyneux, pre sided at the polling-booth until the close ; and the assessors consisted of Mr. G. H. Corless, conservative, and Mr. John Helsby, radical. The announcement of the final close of the poll was re ceived with tremendous cheering by the multitude who sur rounded the conservative committee-room. Immediately afterwards it was announced that the newly-elected member and others would address them from the windows of Mr. Holden's house, in Richmond-row, whither they proceeded in great numbers. Mr. BRA SSEY having presented himself at one of the windows, was hailed with loud and prolonged cheers. He said he had not words to express what he felt for the honour they had corferred upon him by returning him as one of the members for St. Anne's Ward, by so triumphant a ma jority as forty-five. When he reflected for a moment that he was an entire stranger in the ward--that he was known to not more than ten or a dozen of the electors, and when he locked on the many which were before and behind him, hailing his return, he felt that it must have been the princi ples he professed which had won for him their support. He acknowledged that he was a conservative in every sense of the word, and he believed he had never been absent from the post to which duty called him. (Applause.) His opponent, Mr. Chalmers, had entered the field twice before, and, on both occasions, had received a dressing from his friend Mr. Parker. The present was the third time that gentleman had come forward. He tMr. Brassey) hoped it would be the last time that Mr. Chalmers would meet the constituency of the ward, knowing, as he ought after so much experience, the materials of which the conservative electors were com posed. (Great cheers.) The present had been a stand-up fight, and Mr. Chalmers had not only been beaten, but he had received at the hands of the constituency a good sound dressing. (Loud laughter, and renewed cheers.) It was not the province, however, of an Englishman to rejoice over a fallen enemy, and therefore he lett Mr. Chal mers in the distance-15. He had one request to make, and he was sure they would not refuse him that request—namely, that on the Ist of November next they would be ready and willing to be at their posts in order to place his friend and worthy colleague, Mr. Jones, in a majority of 3 times 45. Ile would not detain them longer, as he had been on his legs from seven o'clock that morning, and felt a little fatigued. Ile had, however, to return them his most sincere thanks for the honour they had conferred upon him in returning him that day as their third conservative councillor for their inilu - ential ward ; and before they parted he had another request to make—namely, that if, on their return home, they met any of their political opponents, they would hold out the right hand of fellowship to them, because they had met as friends, and they should part as such. Mr. Brassey con cluded amid loud cheers, by reading the final state of the poll, and by assuring the electors that he would ever use his utmost exertions, in conjunction with Mr. Parker and Mr. Jones, wherever and whenever the interests of the ward were concerned. Mr. Councillor PARKER then presented himself to the electors and was most enthusiastically received. He begged to return them thanks for the choice they had made in selecting Mr. Brassey to represent them, and for having re turned that gentleman by so large a majority over his oppo nent. Mr. Brassey had told them that he was little known in the ward ; but, it should be recollected, that few men were better known in the town than Mr. Brassey, for those sound principles which the conservative electors of St. Anne's Ward so manfully supported. He (Mr. Parker) was proud to say that the electors had sent a colleague into the council that day who would carry out those measures which were nearest to their hearts—measures in which St. Anne's Ward had taken a deeper interest than almost any other ward in the town. ht Mr. Brassey they would have a gentleman every way qualified to fulfil the duties of their representa tive—a gentleman whose principles were sound and inde pendent, and one who would not flinch from the assertion and maintenance of those sound constitutional principles they all venerated so highly. (Hear, hear.) In refer ence to the all-important question, the school question, in which he had taken a most lively interest in car rying out those views he held in conjunction with the great majority of the members of the town-council, he hoped the system would be carried out, and he was sure it would, with every Christian feeling towards those who differed from them on principle. They (the conservative members) had been told that they had turned the Roman catholics out; the walls were placarded to influence the elec tions in the last contest ; but the result had proved that such statements were fallacious. He maintained that they were at present imparting right principles to the youth of this great community—(hear)—that with regard to those principles the constituency at large were agreed—that the members of the town-council were returned for the purpose of carrying out the views of their constituencies—and they ought to act consistently in the maintenance of the trust re posed in them, and support their church and the glorious constitution on which that church was built. (Cheers.) He would not, however, say a word to injure the feelings of any individual who differed from him either in religion or politics. lie thought there was no country in the world where more real liberty of conscience was permitted than in Great Bri tain ; and here he begged to allude to those dissenters and Roman catholics, with whom he had been at issue. He could assure them that in all his proceedings, as their repre sentative, he felt true Christian charity towards all who differed from him. (Hear, hear.) It was true the system of education which the town-council thought proper to intro duce into the schools, was one to wnich the Roman catholics were in general opposed. It was true also that the system which was carried on in the schools before the conservatives were in power, was one to which protestants conscientiously dissented. The conservatives had now it in their power to carry out the system on protestant principles. They were bound so to do conscientiously, and as Christians ; and he hoped the part he had taken met with the approbation of the constituency of the ward. (Loud cheers.) He believed they would have in Mr. Brassey a supporter of those sound, con stitutional principles to which they were so devoutly attached. He concluded by congratulating them on the result of the day's proceedings. lie would say nothing against Mr. Chalmers, who was long resident in the ward, and highly esteemed among his friends ; but he was not the gentleman that the electors of St. Anne's would have as their represen tative. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr. Councillor JONES then briefly addressed the electors, after which they separated in the most quiet and orderly manner. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL MAIL. Sirt,—ln reference to a report which appears in your last paper, in which my name is mentioned respecting the ship James Lemon, (register, old measurement, 300 tons,) I beg to state that I chartered her for the voyage hence to New York, for a certain sum of money, to take a general cargo on board to the extent of what would bring the vessel down to 15 feet 4 inches, even keel. On the ship being within nine inches of this draft, Lieut. Henry objected both to myself and the owner (or agent), Mr. Lockwood, of her being more deeply laden. In consequence of this, I requested Mr. Lockwood to make a moderate proportion of allowance on the charter party, which Lieut. Henry considered perfectly fair. This Mr. Lockwood refused, and insisted on the whole of the con ditions of the charter (on my part) being fulfilled. I had no other alternative (without sustaining a heavy loss) but by loading the ship nearly to her draft specified in the charter. _ _ _ This could not be considered unreasonable according to her character, viz., that of her being 1L I, coppered and copper-fastened. The vessel at sea met with dreadful gales, together wit= other ships, most of which were obliged to put back. An I do consider it most unjust;that becau se a s hi p s h ou ld, through stress of weather, receive considerable damage, that the charterers are to be even mentioned, much less censured, when the owners and captain are the only parties that do, or ought to, know the strength and capabilities of the ship for such a voyage. Mr. P. W. _Byrnes shipped the passengers, and he is the person who should have seen that they had a sufficient quan tity of provisions, according to the act of parliament. I have considered it necessary to give this explanation Ju justice to my own character ; and I remain respectfully ; your most obedient servant, JOHN 8AR1.14. 11, Goree piazzas., 24th March, 1812. Foul:. LIVES LOST.—On Friday, an accident occurred on the river, by which four seamen unfortunately lost their lives. It appears that a small boat, belonging to the brig rd Roy the al Adelaide, lying at the Tail of the Bank , having on boa mate and eight seamen, put off from the shore vashe even ing, for the purpose of reaching the vessel. It blowing a gale a-head at the time, and the men were compelled to row in the direction of Greenock. At the battery point they got the boat ashore ; but, observing the James Watt steamer sailing up, they put off for her, with the view of being tugged to the Adelaide. On reaching the steamer, however, they unfortunately came in contact with the paddles , and the boat being upset, four of them, including the mate perished. The remaining five were saved with considerable 'difficulty.— Scottiall Guardian. ST. PETER'S SCOTCH CHURCH AND SCHOOLS, SCOTLAND-ROAD. The foundation stone of this edifice, erecting by public sub scription, was laid on Wednesday last, by George Armstrong, Esq., accompanied by the members of the presbytery of Lancashire, the trustees, and a number of subscribers and other friends; together with the children of the Caledonian Free School, and of the school of the congregation, under the superintendence of the Rev. Mr. Ferries, assembling in the Carpenters'-hall, Bond -street, in which place the parties on this occasi on me t, an d wa lk e d t h ence t o th e s it e , aroun d which an immense concourse of people had assembled to wit ness the ceremony. The preliminary arrangements being completed, the Ilev. Alexander Munro, moderator of the presbytery, offered up an introductory prayer, and a portion of the 100th Psalm was sung. Mr. Munro then delivered an appropriate and im pressive address, setting forth the existing necessity for a church and schools in that locality, to meet the wants of the presbyterian population in the surrounding neighbour hood. The customary ceremony of laying the stone having been performed, according to the rules of masonic art, by Mr. Armstrong, he also delivered a suitable address, after which the Rev. Mr. Park proceeded by solemn prayer to dedicate the intended edifice to Almighty God for the sacred purposes in view, imploring the Divine blessing on the undertaking now so happily begun. The highly interestine service was concluded by singing from the 122 d Psalm, and by the apos tolic benediction. The members of presbytery, the trustees, and other friends, afterwards dined together at the Adelphi Hotel,—George Armstrong, Esq., in the chair,—and spent a social and happy evening, by every congenial sentiment and feeling, exciting and encouraging one another to perseverance in carrying out the good work now so auspiciously commenced, there being still a large amount necessary to complete the building, which is to have accommodation for 1,000 sitters, with a gallery for 220 children, in the church, and for 600 children in the schools. The designs and plans are by our talented townsman Mr. Cunningham, who has displayed much judgment and taste, as well in the internal arrangements, which are simple yet effective, as in the handsome elevation, which will have an imposing effect • and, when com pl e t e d, th e b u ildi ng, i t i s confidently hoped, will be both ornamental and useful. The following is a copy of the inscription on the plate de posited in the foundation, along with a copy of th e con f ess i on of faith, and the larger and shorter catechisms, " agreed upon by the assembly of divines at Westminster," &c. " ST. PETER'S SCOTCH CHURCH AND SCHOOLS. " This church, with the schools a , tached,—intended for the spiritual and educational benefit chiefly of the Presbyte rian population resident in the neighbourhood, —was erected by public subscription within the Presbytery of Lancashire and Synod of the Presbyterian Church in England in con nexion with the Church of Scotland, and solemnly dedicated, through the Presbytery, to the service and glory of God. " George Armstrong, Esquire, merchant, Liverpool, laid the foundation stone on the Twenty-third day of March, MDCCCXLII., in the presence of the members of presby tery, the trustees of the church, subscribers, and others.-- John Cunningham, architect; W. Beattie, contractor.— And may the Great Head of the Church bless and prosper the undertaking." CHARGE OF MURDER.—Thomas Kenneday, a middle aged man, was placed before Mr. Rushton on Wednesday, on a charge of having, on the 13th August, NIL at Kitty stone, in the barony of Upper Sloane, in the parish of Monk Newton, county of Meath, Ireland, struck one Thomas Floyde with a mason's hammer, from the effects of which he died on the following day. Inspector James Mg-LIT, of the Liverpool police, deposed that he had arrest e d th e pri soner at nine o'clock on the morning of that day, in Water loo-road, on suspicion that he was the person who committed the murder above alluded to. lie knew him from having seen his person described in the Rue and Cry. Ile cau tioned him as to any statements he might make, and he (the prisoner) admitted that he was the person named in the line and Cry. Mr. Rushton having asked him what he had to say, he replied, " I did not hit him with the hammer at all, but we had a scrimmage and he fell on the stones and he was cut by the fall." Mr. Rushton ordered the inspector to take charge of him, and to have him conveyed to Ireland. Loss OF A SCHOONER WILL ALL HER CREW.—Captain Thoburn, of the Rose Castle, belonging to Blyth, arrived in the river with a cargo of coals, reports that" on Sunday more - ing, at seven o'clock, the 13th instant. Scarborough heal - ing W.S.\V., distanee from 10 to 12 miles, reaching in, with the wind from S.W., the wind suddenly changed with a Leavy squall N.N.W., a schooner, about five keels, apparently all black, with a standing bowsprit, small topsail, and topgallant sail, was taken all aback, upset, and went down immedi ately with all on board." Captain Thoburn adds that he could not render the crew of the ill-fated schooner any assist ance.—Dublin Evening Mail. THE ARMY.—We have reason to believe that the 10,000 troops destined for the seat of war in Atikhanistan will be placed under the command of that veteran soldier Sir Henry Hardinge, Bart., who has reaped the harvest of many a well fought field. The weather for the last two days has been excellent, and yesterday witnessed March dust for the first time. Farming work now goes on prosperously.—Glasgow paper. THE NEW TARIFF.-1H the Rochdale market last. Satur day, beef was reduced one halfpenny, and mutton one penny per pound. EXPENSES OP THE KING Or PrtusslA.—Berlin, March 12.—We are able to state, on good authority, that the ex penses of the King's visit to England, which the newspapers have estimated at 500,000, sometimes at 800,000 dollars, or even more, did not amount to quite 80,000 dollars. SAIMW.TH TRAINS ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.-011 Sabbath, the second day of the " Sunday trains," 811 persons booked at Edinburgh and Glasgow, for passing along the line, exclusive of those who entered at tie: intermediate stations. The morning train from Edinburgh contained 161 persons, of whom 33 came to Glasgow, and 131 went to the country ; the afternoon train contained 389, of whom 25 came to Glasgow, and 364 went to the country. The morning train from Glasgow contained 95, of whom 13 went to Edinburgh, and 80 went out along the line; and the afternoon train contained 193, of whom 19 went to Edin burgh, and 174 to the country. On the SahLath preceding, the numbers who entered at Edinburgh and Glasgow amounted to 878.—Scottish Guardian. S-rna.N,ox CracumsTaNcE.—There is at present alive, and in the possession of Mr. Thompson, portioner, Mncknart, a sow, which cast its skin as completely as if it had been re moved by the knife of a flesher. She now appears in a strange state of nudity, and with the want of an ear. The skin is still preserved, and measures about four fret in length. Various conjectures have been f oun d regar di ng the pheno menon, some ascribing it to murrain, &c. Before she threw her skin, she neither ate nor drank for ten days. She is now, however, quite healthy. —Stirling Journal. n A NOVEL Dum..—Two y oung men , name d D em erez a n d Barascon, neither more than 20 years of age, and both iu the employ of a bookseller at the Batignolles, being enamoured of the same female, determined to settle their pretensions by a duel with a single pistol, for which they were to draw lots. They met on Tuesday afternoon, without secnnds, the pistol was loaded, and the chance turned in favour of Deme rez, who fired and lodged the ball in the bosom of his rival, who fell. Astounded by the event, Demerez did not attempt to fly, but was found by some persons attracted by the report hanging in distress over his fallen adversary. He was taken before the magistrate of the commune, while Baraseon was carried home on a litter, where he lies in a dangerous state, but not without hopes of recovery.—Galignani's Messenger. THE INCOME TAX.—The town-council of Edinburgh have decided, by a majority of 22 to 3, to send off a petition against the proposed income tax. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, as a man was endeavouring to gain admittance! into one o f t h e ra il way wag gons on the Great NN estern Railway, after the train had started, he fell, and the coach passing over him, crushed Lim so dreadfully that he died shortly after. WESTMINSTER LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPANY. — Several articles have . appeared in the L on d on Ti mes, denoun cing, as unworthy of credit, this society, which is established in Adam-street, Adelphi, London. SHREWSBURY ASSIZES.-At the Shrewsbury assizes, on Tuesday, Dr. Mackenzie, late of the Liverpool:Tournal. ob tained a verdict of £5 against Mr. T. J. Ouseley, the pro proprietor of the " Shropshire Conservative," for libels on his character, published in that paper. And immediately at ter, Mr. Garbett, a solicitor at Wellington, obtained a verdict of £104), against the same person, for a series of libels affect ing his professional character, published in same paper. Many Irish families, resident in Brecon, in consequence of the invalidity of the Presbyterian marriages in Ireland, Lave had the marriage ceremony re-performed. PARLIAMENTARY CHANGES. — Although no more than six weeks have elapsed since the commencement of the ses sion, vet we find on reference to the last edition of the Par liamentary Companion, that there have been fresh elections foe the following places :—Dublin City, Dublin University. Cornwall (western division) Leominster, Bandon, Lyme Regis, Liverpool, Taunton, Shropshire, and Clackmanan shire. A STRAY MONKEY.—On Wednesday morning one of the tenants of Dayiot, in this county, informed his proprietor (Mackintosh younger, of Mackintosh) that a strange look ing animal had been seen in the neighbourhood, and was at that moment in pursu.t of one of his children. Ih s w i fe and neighbours were in a state of the utmost alarm, an d dared not approach the creature, which grinned at them liko an evil spirit! On repairing to the spot, the animal was it:. distinctly seen in a bush at some distance, and Mackintosh immediately fired at and killed it. The strange visitant that caused so much terror proved to he a tine old monkey, in ex cellent condition. Where the wan d erer h a d strayed from to that comparatively secluded Hi g hl an d spot could riot be ascertained.—lnverness Courier. StronnY.—One of the leading houses in our city has pre sented us with a piece of shoddy, alias devil's dust cloth, and a very neat specimen it affords of what the rnillocrats are capable, in pursuit of the mammon they worship. The ex amination of this fraudulent fabric leads us to regret that British merchants or manufacturers could stoop to s o sys tematic an imposition on the consumer. both abroad and at home : and we cannot marvel at the Americans and other nations protesting against English cloths, and establiAthig their own factories, after the detection of such unbluslit, malpractices ; it was their only alternative. We have ° t n .. names of the manufacturers, with ample information ni c iudrs demnatory of the factory system—enough for Mr. If case, were he himself not furnished with a thousartiteddere at the The shoddy may be seen and the strength (?)itrious in the Courant Office, by any of our friends who are curious shoddy, inventive process ; and they will discover that ra l zor instead of being made to wear, is like the Jew'sstr Coura,it. titers. were made not to shave, but to sell ! Che i liance with the TIIE COLONIAL BISHOPRI CS.— L , In d:r o i, l a P collection was request of the Lord Bishop chapel endowment of additional morning, in aid of the funds for of the British empire. Th bishoprics in the dependencies )0 It is expected that another made in every church and of of the diocese, on Sunday collections were about £6,0( _ I colonial bishop will be immediately appointed. taken place in New York. A elopement had taken a pupil at a boarding yo A un s g tr g a i n r g l e natned M iss than fourteen veers of age,. and school, and but little more Captain Edward Wyndham Schinley, age d had married a o m who is stated to be an officer of sixty ; and the bridegroom, d with his Yount , wife on board heiress to a fortune 0f.6000 dollars a year in her own right, the British army, Theemniatch was performed a police ma the Mediator. ts will be made to prove it illegal. a:'SPAPERS BY POST.—The following notice, transmission of 1 - t h e Post.° ice , authorities . :—" General Pcst-office, osaiGtrdh-N.eitfrEransafar ... newspapers ry post, has been issued by 1842. In consequence ot• the frequent complaints Mareh, and exchange of newspapers • -* , through 'the loss . . passim, or• ent which is mainly • • attributable to the in secure manner in which they are enclosed in their covers, persons forwarding newspapers through the Post-office, are recommended to write the address on the printed part of the paper itself, as well as on the envelope, which will in it great measure remove the evil, and tend to secure their sale d e li v ery. It is to be distinctly understood, however, that nothing more must be written on the paper than the address of the person for whom it is intended, us it will otherwise become subject to treble postage. "By command, "W. L. MABERLEY, Secretary." The Port Philip Gazette tells of an Irish woman who had lately arrived in the colony, being safely delivered of six chil dren at a birth, all girls, of whom three survive, and, with the mother, are d oing well. DRUNKENNESS.—If a man could s-.'e and hear himself when he is drunk, us others who are not drunk hear him, he would be cured for ever. Seeing others in that state makes no impression, because every man believes that he is different from the rest of his speciel.—Bentley's Miscellany. r i