The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-12 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. "A Protestant Churchman "had better apply to his own pastor. His question is much too indefinite. We are glad to say that the suggestion of " Bibliophilos," in our last paper, has been warmly taken up by several corre spondents. We fear, however, that there is not much pro bability of any extensive practical effect resulting from it at present. Protestantism seems asleep. Will "A Burgess " favour us, in confidence, with his name, and we will insert his communication, as we are not per sonally cognizant of the truth of all his statements. A correspondent who "hopes that his knowledge of the horses will pull him through," sends us "A Prophecy for the Ce sarewitch." He places the horses as follows :—War Eagle 1, Inheritress 2, Reminiscence 3, with Geraldine, Rufus and St. Lawrence well up. EIR Eiberpoot &tanZiarTi. Yearly Subscription: In Advance, 15s. On Credit, 17s. TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 12, 1847. THE publication of the official documents relating to trade for the first eight months of the present year, has thrown some light upon the nature and causes of the difficulties under which the country is just now labouring. Hitherto our free trade journalists, driven to resort to all manner of sub terfuges, in order to account for a state of things which, had their own theories been correct, ought never to have existed, have obstinately persisted in tracing our position to the effect of undue invest ments in railways. The commerce of the country, we have been told, has been placed in a state of abeyance by the ,demand for money to meet railway calls. Merchants have been unable to procure discounts for commercial purposes, because they were met in the discount and loan market by boards of directors, seeking to borrow, in accordance with the powers of their various acts of parliament. We have been, in short, burying our disposable floating capital in cuttings and embankments, sleepers and rails, from which, it is argued, that it must be years before we can get back again either principal or interest, and have not left ourselves the means of conducting the ordinary business of the country. There might be some truth in this view of things if it could be shown that, for want of capital to purchase raw materials, our manufacturing interests were at a stand-still; that, for the same reason, production was in arrear of the demand for our goods ; that we had not stocks of such goods in abundance to pay for our increased exports, or if our home consumption of the produce of the national industry had materially fallen off. Nothing of this kind, however, can be shewn. Our stocks of goods have accumulated so rapidly that we have had to place the artizan upon short time, or to refuse him employment altogether; and the only active demand which we have has been for some time, and continues to be, our Home de mand. We are expending large sums it is true in Railway Works, probably to_ the inconvenience of those individuals and classes amongst the commu nity, who are called upon to provide funds to meet this expenditure ; but the expenditure is im mediately reproductive. It is repaid to the nation at large in the increased demand for Timber, for iron, for coals, for implements, for food, and cloth ing, the bulk of which are provided for us by native industry. We have also been expending largely increased sums in the purchase of food, and even of luxuries, from foreign nations, to set against which we have no such increased demand for the products of native industry, but on the contrary, we have had to pay for our excess of im ports in gold, thus, by the operation of our Bank ing system, abstracting a large portion of the cir culating medium of the country. A few items from the returns just published will show the opera tion of the drain. In the first place we shall take the exports of the eight corresponding months of 1845, 1846, and 1847, which were as follows : 1845 1846 1847 We thus imported in 1847, £1,098,797 less than in 1845, and about £BOO,OOO more than in 1846. That the imports of the last two years however did not consist of those articles, which chiefly employ the industry of our population is proved by the diminution which has taken place in our import of raw materials during the same period. We im ported in the years— 1845 1846 1847 Cotton Wool, cwts. 5,390,286 3,446,984 3,007,369 Sheep's Wool, lbs. 46,131,778 44,329,466 36,103,557 Flax, cwts 814,138 499,770 533,685 Hemp, cwts. 480,295 431,320 319,023 Raw Silk, lbs. The falling off shown here in our two main staples, cotton and sheep's wool, is immense ; and yet the supply has been more than our export trade has been capable of taking off, as we know from the fact of our mills, and every branch of our cotton and woollen business having been for the last 18 months in a state of partial susnens4m,...., ..A, railiort Trade and the depression of our manufactur ing industry, let us see to what extent we have been encouraging the foreiguer to consume, by taking from him an increased supply of food. In the first place we turn to the return for the imports of Foreign Cattle, which we. find to have been as follows in the eight months of 1842 (when they were first admitted at reduced rates,) 1844, 1846, and 1847 : 1842. 1844. 1846. 1847. Oxen and cows 799 1,979 19,428 41,295 Sheep and lambs A similar increase will be found to have taken place in the following leading articles of imported food : Wheat, qrs. Oats, qrs 1845. 1846. 1847. 254,093 1,095,663 1,572,847 359,542 505,393 1,083,390 WheatnealorFlour, 264,239 2,177,639 4,528,994 cwts Indian Corn, qrs = 46,759 421,041 2,941,900 Indian Meal, cwt - 96,162 1,167,756 Cocoa, lbs Rum, gals. 2,813,172 2,428.695 3,304,983 Brandy, gals. Tea, lbs. 30,502,657 37,514,283 41,768,689 Sugar, cwts. Butter, cwts. 160,731 148,007 207,938 Cheese, cwts. Thus, in the two years of 1846-7, up to the sth September in each, we imported breadstuffs alone to the following enormous amount, viz., wheat, 2,668,510 quarters; oats, 1,588,783 quarters; flour or wheat-meal, 6,706,633 cwts. ; Indian corn, 3,363,341 quarters ; and Indian meal, 1,263,918 cwts. ; the bulk of which must of course be consi dered as an excess over our ordinary imports, caused by the partial failure of our home crops. The large increase, however, in our imports of cocoa, rum, brandy, tea, sugar, &c., is to be ac counted for, mainly, by the remission of the duties upon some of the articles, and perhaps by the cir cumstance of some of our working classes being driven to find other substitutes for their ordinary food. It is said, indeed, that the population em ployed in railways have largely contributed to in crease consumption ; but we have, to counter balance such increase, the diminished means of our manufacturing community. In addition to the ar ticles enumerated above, we have an increase gene rally in the importations of articles of luxury ; and all this is going on without the slightest sign of any immediate increase of our exports in re-pay ment. In fact, we are, by our amended tariff, di- rectly encouraging an improvident expenditure with foreigners; and we challenge any free trade authority to show us how we can thus go on gra dually increasing that expenditure without be coming, as a nation, poorer. -. It is not at all an encouraging sign that, whilst we have been thus increasing our consumption of foreign food, the national revenue from the excise and taxes has largely decreased in the quarter just ended. Such a result shows us that our increased imports do not denote increased internal prosperity or commercial activity, but only an increased taste 'on the part of our population for those articles which we do not consume, and the purchase of which is rapidly abstracting our bullion from the country. IT is no doubt a fact, that there are to be found hundreds of persons, upon whom the cails, at pre sent being made for the carrying out of railway undertakings, produce feelings which are anything but pleasurable. It is painful enough to have to draw out capital from profitable use in the ordinary channels of business, or to borrow money at exor bitant interest, to pay investments, which seem to become of less value the more you have sunk in them; but it is still more painful to be in the po sition of some parties, who have the liabilities banging over them for calls upon shares which they have long ago ceased to hold, and with which they have been flattering themselves that they had finally disconnected themselves upon very favour able terms. Awkward, however, as is the position of the latter parties referred to, we cannot altogether agree with them in the propriety and justice of the course which they suggest should be adopted for their relief. A case has just come before us, in which it is proposed to dissolve a company—the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Railway Company—for whose, line an act of Parliament has been obtained, and the merits and usefulness of which have always been considered far above those of the bulk of the projects which two years ago were so rife. A meeting of the Manchester share holders. in the line in question, was held in that town on Friday last, convened by circular, the party moving in the affair being a Mr. Henry Rawson, a sharebroker ; and the principal reasons which we find urged by him are, first, that, whereas the stock is only worth five or six shillings per share in the market, the directors have in hand from 255. to 30s. per share ; and secondly, that the parties who have purchased, and are in the actual possession of such shares, cannot be induced to come forward and register. Mr. Rawson, the convener of the meeting, acknowledged that he was in the position of an original holder, responsible for, calls; and that having sold, he was not released from the liability which he had incurred, the parties who had purchased refusing to place themselves under such liability; and he urged, with a most tender regard to his own individual convenience, that, under such circumstances, the best plan would be to abandon the undertaking altogether, and to divide the un expended funds in hand. There are a few considerations which Mr. Raw son and his friends seem to have overlooked. They forget altogether that they are incorporated under an Act of Parliament to carry out the line in question. They have made a direct contract with the Country, to which Parliament is an attesting party. What a mockery it would be if such a con tract could be permitted to be broken, merely be cause the parties who have entered into it find that they can pocket a few shillings more by so doing than by submitting to take the fair market price for their property ! Again, how absurd to com plain that parties who have purchased will not come in and register ! Sharebrokers, such as Mr. Rawson and the gentlemen who composed the majority of the meeting, ought to know better than to sell stock, without bargaining for a proper transfer. Gentlemen ought to remember too that, if they have sold, they have most likely pocketed a little sum in the shape of premium, which, if handed back again to those parties who have paid it, might probably coax them into registration; and moreover that there are many parties, some original holders and others purchasers only, who are quite in earnest and bent upon proceeding with the work to which they have put their hand. Besides, we may remind Mr. Rawson and his friends that it is not strictly correct on their part to deal with pro perty which they acknowledge no longer belongs to them. We should not have troubled ourselves to notice this rather immodest meeting, were it not that it appears to us quite as unreasonable and uncalled for as it is immodest. The Directors of the Com pany in question are not pressing their shareholders, or pushing forward the undertaking in the face of the existing difficulties in the money market. On the contrary they have pledged themselves to pro ceed cautiously ; and to avoid as far as is in their power incurring the necessity of making an early call. The line itself is no bubble project ; and we cannot see why it should be shelved and the coun try deprived for years to come of the accommoda tion which it is calculated to afford, merely because a few individuals have miscalculated their means, or otherwise acted imprudently. Mr. Richard Cobden is at length on his way home to the country which he has favoured by con ferring upon it the blessings of free trade. After having been feted by the merchants of nearly every city of Europe, handed round for inspection like some curious specimen of the animal or the vege table creation, listened to as the promulgator of a new system of philosophy, and lauded to his face until one wonders that the man's features have not attained the permanent red of one of his own brightest prints, he is coming amongst us, no doubt, to be met with an ovation, similar to that with which he has been received by those for the productions of whose industry he has procured admission into the British market, to the exclusion of similar productions of the native artizan. In what condition will the great philosopher find the duped community upon whose prosperity he has been experimenting ? We can imagine him entering his beloved borough of Stockport, without any preliminary announce ment, to enable his old friends and fuglemen to get up a demonstration, and put the best side of things outside. Two out of every three chimneys are guiltless altogether of emitting smokei . and few pale emaciated beings are to be seen, huddled up in their rags, standing listlessly at ,street corners, or stealing from the pawnshop, where they have just been leaving their last valuable, to their almost desolate homes. There is hunger in every eye you meet ; and the stillness of the air, and the bright ness of the sky above, have an unnatural effect. There are no heavy lorries rumbling along the pavement, no dyers' or packers' vans obstructing the thoroughfares; no clang of machinery to break the terrible dullness of the scene. Over almost the whole borough, indeed, might be written up, to meet the eyes of the returning philosopher. " to be let unfurnished—key at the Union Workhouse." What must be the sensations of the honourable member, when he finds in this dreary and desolate condition, not Stockport alone,- but nearly every other seat of the national industry, we cannot even guess, We might tell what would be the feelings of shame which would assail ordinary men, on witnessing such a lamentable falsification of the hopes and expectations which they had raised. But Mr. Cobden is not by any means an ordinary man. No misgivings of his own pre-eminent wisdom seem to strike his mind. His confidence has not deserted him, but seems to increase as he approaches nearer to the sight and sound of the sufferings of his fellow-countrymen. On the 4th instant the honourable gentleman was entertained by a large body of the mercantile people of the city of Hamburgh, when he took the opportunity of delivering the impressions made upon him, with respect to Free Trade, by his four teen months' tour over the Continent : " He had met men of all parties—free traders as well as monopolists—men of enlarged views, and men of nar row views ; but he was happy to state that amongst the , enlightened ones be had found no difference of opinion about free trade. Almost all the governments were op posed to protection. He then drew a striking picture of the salutary influence of free trade, by comparing the sea ports of Leghorn and Barcelona with each other. He went home with the firm conviction that free trade would make the tour of the world. Tie was not so sanguine as to believe it could be done in a year or two. It had taken seven years in England, led to an expense of £400,000, and they had distributed 120 tons' weight of tracts during that period ; but the cause must triumph, because it was the cause of justice and humanity." We have not the shadow of a doubt that he has found this wonderful unanimity amongst foreigners in favor of free trade with Great Britain. The agriculturists of the north of Europe and the Me diterranean will doubtless be delighted to pour into the British markets as much of their grain as we are willing to pay for. The protected manufac turers of Germany and Russia, upon whose ad vanced state of proficiency Mr. Cobden expressed himself lately in such enthusiastic terms, are equally delighted to be permitted to compete with our own artizan in the British markets; but we have yet to be pointed out to us any one " Government " which is " opposed to protection," unless Mr. Cobden means protection to the British artizan. The main question, however, is not now with respect to the opinions of the foreigner upon the subject of Free Trade, but what are those which he .will find amongst practical men at home. Mr. Cobden's nostrum has failed to bring prosperity to any class or any interest in Great Britain or her dependencies. After a year of Free Trade the commerce and industry of the country are steeped in ruin and suffering. No doubt he can explain all this very satisfactorily. We have mis-managed his measure, most probably ; and he will be pre pared to set us right, and guide the vessel of the nation into smooth waters once more. One thing, however, we must impress upon him to avoid,—he must not ask us to wait for the better days which are in store for us, until free trade " makes the tour of the continent," and the common sense of other nations is smothered beneath the weight of another hundred -and-twe n ty tons of tracts, and the annoyance of a six or seven years' agitation, which were so effectual in deluding the statesmen and the people of this kingdom. We cannot wait for so tedious an operation, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE CHURCH IN THE COLONIES. On Sunday forenoon, the Lord Bishop of Cape Town ( Dr. Grey) preached at St. Barnabas' Church, and made a powerful appeal in aid of a fund now raising with the view of enabling an efficient corps of clergymen to accom pany his lordship to his newly formed diocese. The Bishop stated that there were, within the limits of our colonial dependencies, many millions of souls whom the English church, as the natural mother and guardian, was suffering to perish through lack of knowledge. These souls were the legacy of the Saviour to his church, and as they were, in vast numbers of cases, allied to us by no distant ties of consanguinity, we were bound to strain every nerve to recover and lead them back to the true fold. Hundreds of thousands of the poorest of our people had of late emigrated from this land. To whatever part of the world they had gone, whether to southern Africa, America, or Australia, they were for the most part, carried to untrodden and desolate regions. The vast extent of country over which they were spread rendered it impossible that they could combine to have a settled ministry among themselves ; and it had invariably been found, that where their spiritual wants were not provided for by the mother country and the mother church, they were never provided for at all. Could it be matter of astonishment, then, that in one colony alone 35,000 of our brethren who went forth from this land, or the descendants of those who went forth, had returned them selves as having no religion whatever ? No adequate effort bad ever been made to instruct religiously the thousands of convicts who had been banished to our penal settlements ; and yet these men had never, pro bably, forsaken the right path had the church at home provided for their religious training, instead of leaving them, as thousands are still left, entirely without pastoral superintendence. We had had possession of an impor tant territory at the extreme point of Southern Africa, for half a century. We found it populated by heathen tribes and a considerable number of Dutch, from whom we bad taken it. We had since been pouring into it hosts of emigrants, and we had peopled the coast for several hundreds of miles with a superabundance of our own population. What effort had we made, meanwhile, for the propagation of the faith ? What had we done to provide our poor settlers with the ministrations of reli gion ? For the English settlers we had provided three clergymen ; for the troops whom we were compelled to maintain there we had provided two clergymen, while the colony itself had appointed eight clergymen. For the heathen—the aborigines of the laud—we had done nothing. The result was, our church was a byword, and our people had, to a great extent, foriaken their only faith, or sunk into indifference of all religion. Whilst the Church of England had not a single convert to boast of in Southern Africa, the followers of the false prophet bad won over to Mahomedanism 8,000 souls, and were making 300 con verts at least every year ; and considerable numbers of these from among the professing Christian people. To remedy this evil, the Mother Church was now sending forth a missionary bishop, telling him, at the same time, that neither from existing societies, nor from any other quarter, had she funds to place at his disposal, but appealing, through him, to the liberality of British Christians for the necessary aid. Not fewer than from forty to fifty ardent and earnest ministers of the esta blishment had volunteered to recruit the missionary ranks of Cape Town ; but to sustain these, and to erect churches, schools, and other educational institutions, funds were required, and must be obtained, if considera ble numbers of the members of the church were not to be left utterly destitute. in the evening, the Bishop preached another sermon, in aid of the mission at St. George's Church, Everton, and to-morrow evening his Lordship preaches for the same object at St. Mark's. TERMINATION OF THE TREATY WITH THE DOCK COMMITTEE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK ESTATE. We believe we may now state with tolerable certainty, that the negociations between the Dock Commissioners of Birkenhead and the Liverpool Dock Committee have ter minated without any arrangement being come to, or any apparent probability of such a result. The terms offered by the Birkenhead party, as stated to us, were such almost to preclude their being seriously entertained. The Liver pool Dock Committee were asked to assume all the Ha hilities, bonded debt, &c. of the Birkenhead Commission ers,. along with the Acts of Parliament by which the latter have felt themselves so seriously trammelled. This of course would include any expenses which may arise out of the deviations from the provisions of the acts in question, in the construction of the present works ; and the pur.. chasers would also have to submit to the complications formed by the conflicting bodies on the Cheshire side, in whom at present the trust of the interests of the Birken head property is vested, and to take upon themselves the collection of the assets improperly lent to the Town Com missioners and the Warehousing Company, from the want of which the works are now stopped. Of course upon these terms nothing could be done by men, who wish to preserve a reputation for sanity. We heard it stated yesterday that one of the largest creditors of the estate (Sir I. L. Goldsmid) had expressed his intention of himself undertaking the completion of the works. What truth there may be in the rumour we cannot pronounce upon further than that it came from a trustworthy source. Sir Isaac may, perhaps, change his mind when he comes to understand the magnitude of the undertaking. It is well known, however, that he himself and a few other parties are so involved with the works that they would not be indisposed to sacrifice a trifle more for the chance of extricating themselves from their present dead lock. ST. SILAS' ScnooLs.—We perceive that on Sunday next, two sermons will be preached in St. Silas' Church, for the schools in connexion with the church, by the Rev. J. Jones, and the Rev. Dr. M'Neile. We are gratified to find that these schools have been productive of the very greatest blessings to the district, and the number of scho lars has continued to increase from the commencement. BIRKENHEAD AND THE IRISH CATTLE.—A paragraph is going the round of the Irish papersv,fiinertiiian;iiizrtgooimby porters of cattle from Ireland tht, as Birkenhead is now a free port and market,_paltieAmit i al We should not notice this but for its being calculaigdlo deceive. There is no charge upon coasting vessels entering this port ; and although we are not anxious for either the pigs or their drivers to come here, we cannot allow them to be misled by the idea that they can save a farthing by going to any other place than Liverpool. CAUTION TO POLICE OFFlCERS.—Yesterday, several cases came before Mr. Rushton, in which police officers had apprehended parties in the streets on suspicion of evil intentions, and consigned them to bridewell. In all these except one, it appeared that the officers had no just ground to imprison the parties, as they were not known as having previously committed felony. The magistrate said they were not justified in taking up parties on mere suspicion, while walking out at night ; they must have done, or be about doing some flagrant act before such a step could be justified, and by taking it in these cases they subjected themselves to actions for false imprisonment. In one of the cases, two lads, against whom no ill was known, had been taken into custody so early as half-past six in the evening. The prisoners were all discharged, and a note of the names of two of the officer's who had been over zealous in the highest degree was ordered to be taken by the superintendent. THE ALBERT DOCK.—We have before us a copy of a letter from a commercial house to the committee of the Albert Dock, complaining 'of some unnecessary trouble and delay in regard to some wine and fruit landed at the Albert Dock. The parties, it appears, were required to make a deposit for the charges before the goods were de livered, as the amount could not then be ascertained. This was done, but three different papers of the charges were sent in from the dock office at different dates,—the last, a week after the goods were sent off,—before the parties could send the charges. They are of opinion that one paper of the charges would have answered every pur pose, and saved the clerks much writing, and themselves much trouble, and several journeys from place to place, to get a sum of 9d. returned. They urge for simplification of the system, the use of one statement of charges ; but it is probable that the inconvenience does not rest with the system, but we feel assured that the Dock Committee will look into the matter, and remove all grounds for future complaint. From other quarters we hear nothing but praise of the despatch and accuracy experienced at this dock. ST. JOHN'S PHURCH.—This well known, and venerable place of worship has, during the last six weeks, undergone a thorough interior cleansing, repairing, and (in Lan cashire parlance) " beautifying; " and we rejoice to say that the work has fallen into hands who, in doing it ample justice, have reflected great credit on themselves. The wood-work of the church has not been disturbed by the painter's brush for twenty-one years ; and it may well be conceived that the renovation, in this depart ment, was not determined upon before it was fully re quired. Next to the support of the ministry of the church, stands, assuredly, the preservation and renewal of the materiel of its fabric, a point which involves not only the comfort and convenience, but the health of the congregation. The Corporation have, therefore, shown a wise discretion, in redeeming St. John's to its pristine neatness and, we may add, elegance; for though the ex terior assumes not a highly classic 1, or florid character, it is nevertheless one of the most approved, plain, ecclesi astical structures in the town, especially as regards the tower. The whole of the wood-work and walls, the en tire painting, indeed, has been accomplished in a mas terly manner by Mr. Richard Edwards, of Fontenoy street. The wood-work represents the finest oak, or wainscoat, beautifully and variously watered, so that every panel round the gallery forms a specimen in itself of the choicest feathered wood of that description. The styles are equally in keeping, and the whole, finely var nished, presents a rich, beautiful and chaste appearance. It might be well mistaken for the real material, highly polished ; and all who have seen it accord with us in opi nion. The pulpit, to which moveable stairs were before attached—the drawing out of which was attended with a noise annoying to the congregation—has been greatly im proved in appearance and convenience by a light spiral fixture stair, and here the painting, if possible, excels that of the other parts of the building, the whole being of a similar general tint, an appropriate medium between the lively and the grave. The walls are painted in oil, of a light stone colour, and the general effect is most pleasing. The gas has also been fitted up in an improved manner, giving ample light beneath the galleries, which were be fore in the shade. The church has also been fitted with ventilating apparatus on a new and approved principle, by Mr. C. Lloyd, which we shall notice at length on a future occasion. The ventilating openings are in the roof, at each side, over the gallery, forming trefoils, filled in with perforated castings. We congratulate the numerous con gregation on the great improvements made in their place of worship, and not less so their respected pastor, than whom there is not a mere d eserve dly beloved minister in the town. The church will be re-opened for divine ser vice on Sunday next, :the 17th instant. The only regret we entertain is, that the church is, though pretty large, far too small for the accommodation of the thousands who would fain attend. STATE OF IRELAND. On Thursday last a great meeting of Tipperary magis trates was held at Cashel, to consider what should be done in consequence of the dreadful mid-day murder of the late Mr. William Roe, noticed elsewhere. Viscount Suirdale took the chair, and among those present were Lord Hawarden, Sir John Fitzgerald, Lord Glengall, vice Lieutenant of the county, &c. It appeared from the statement of the noble chairman, that during the late period of scarcity Mr. Roe established a soup kitchen, which was conducted by his own sisters, who caught the fever from the recipients .of the bounty, but fortunately recovered. In endeavouring to make his land productive, Mr. Roe wished to obtain some from a tenant who did not till it, and owed two years rent. This rent Mr. Roe promised to forgive and offered him £lO in addition, and to let him have the crops grown on one acre which he had tilled if he would leave ; but as he refused Mr. Roe was then forced to"eject him, and . this man, the noble chair man said, it was almost certain was the miscreant who committed the foul murder. The chairman then called on the magistrates present to do all in their power to perform their duties as landlords. The Earl of Glengall made a most alarming statement as to the origin of this diabolical deed. He said that "it appeared that a com bination had been formed by several of his tenants—that a determination existed among them not to pay him large arrears of rent which they owed. Some of the parties met to consider what steps they should adopt to carry out their infernal schemes. It was understood that it absolutely became the subject of consideration among those persons who met, whether Mr. Roe, or the gentle man who officiated as his agent, should be shot ! They admitted in their hellish committee that Mr. Roe was an excellent, extremely liberal, and generous gentleman, and that it would be a pity to shoot him, and that it would be better to shoot the agent ! But, when the fel lows had fully discussed their machinations, they came to the determination to shoot the landlord, whom, alas ! they did. The reason why they had selected the landlord was this :—Mr. Roe's children were very young ; if Mr. Roe was dead, the property would be probably placed under the Court of Chancery, and the consequence of that would be that a receiver from the Court would be appointed over it ; that the receiver, as was the general custom in those cases, would pay little or no attention to the interests of the minors ; that those scheming tenants would be enabled to get a reduction in the rents, and that, as it had often been the case when properties were placed under the courts, the minors and widow would be plundered of their only existence ! That they (the ma gistrates) believed to have been the infernal scheme con cocted near Boytonrath, which led to the melancholy event." A memorial to the Lord Lieutenant, setting forth these facts was agreed to, and calling on his Excellency to make every effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of the murder, and to render life and property more secure. A subscription was then entered into as a reward for the conviction of the murderer. We really never heard revealed a more dreadful state of things than this meeting discloses. Much has been said against the Irish landlords, but it seems that, let them be as generous as they may, they cannot escape being the assassin's mark; in such a fearful state of degradation is the Irish peasantry. THE GREAT ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. The eclipse which took place on Saturday morning last, at sunrise, was the largest that has occurred in England for 83 years, exceeding in many respects the famous one of April Ist, 1764, and not to be equalled in magnitude by any that will take place until March 15th, 1858. Astro nomers, and others interested in planetary movements, anticipated the event with peculiar interest ; but it is re markable that, although we assume to live in a scientific age, comparatively few of the general public in Liverpool and the neighbourhood appeared to be aware of the com ing event,—some not having read or heard of it, and others being so much involved in their sublunary affairs and speculations as to treat it with ungracious or ignorant indifference.—though such an obscurement of the glorious orb of day cannot but be regarded by the reverential as one of the most sublime phenomena in nature, whilst the accuracy with which such appearances, in various parts of the world, can be foretold by astronomical calculators, leads to a proud appreciation of the powers of the human mind ; for we are permitted, by the aid of science, to ex plore the immense and ever-enduring machinery of the universe, rolling with unerring precision and harmony over countless ages, and to which the finest works of man are so puny and insignificant as to forbid all comparison. This eclipse was visible not only to European nations, but to many portions of Asia and Africa. It was central in the south-western parts of England, and in Ireland, and considerable, though not quite annular, in other parts. At 7h. 25m. 425. a.m., in lat. 49d. 44m., long. 20m. E., the central eclipse entered France, a little to the north of Havre de Grace. It was annular at Limerick, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kinsale, and also at all places on and south of a line across this island, running from about W.N.W. to E.S.E., commencing (westwardly) on the Welsh coast, a little to the north of Cardigan, passing through Gloucester, near Oxford, and terminating at the Kentish shores, a little south of Margate. Exeter, Launceston, Plymouth, and Torbay, were the most eligible sites for observing the annulus. The sun was eclipsed at Greenwich at sunrise, 6d. 14m. 2s. There the annular appearance began at 7h. 26m. 425. ; the middle was at 7h. 27m. 18s. ; the end of that appearance, at 7h. 27m. 545. ; and the end of the eclipse, at Bh. 41m. 18s. At Cambridge, it began at 16m. past six ; the greatest obscuration was at 29m. past seven, when 9 digits and 29m. were elipsed ; and it there ended at 29m. after eight o'clock. From Liverpool and the adjacent heights, the eclipse was distinctly visible throughout great part of its duration. The moon's disc first impinged upon that of the sun at the west quarter of the periphery of the latter from us ; and it passed (in appearance) over his surface, coming out at the opposite or south-east quarter of that luminary—suppos ing his upper limb to be north. The eclipse began as affects this locality about 15 minutes before sunrise, or oArl ix of ; but owing to haze it was not seen by of the sun's surfElc-elZsbCf•Vgge,ve' when about a fourth The disc of the moon being smaller to smaller planet. *int: time, than that of the sun, and being also, from our position (on Wallasey hill) a little to the westward of the sun; her transit, when the eclipse assumed a segmental or rounded form, gave that portion of the sun that was seen the shape of crescents of varied position and wideness, but all inclining to the eastward. Had the moon been nearer the earth at the time, the eclipse when seen annular would have been total. At the nearest approach to the annulus the crescent (of horse shoe form) embraced about 4-sths of the circle of the sun's eastern margin, and was rather narrow, with sharp and well defined termini, point ing to our N.W. The commencement and termination of the eclipse showed, respectively, where they were seen, like arched indentures in the sun's margin. Two circles cut out of paper, the one rather larger than the other, laid on a table, and the smaller one gradually passed over the other from N.W. to S.E. (keeping the smaller (the moon) on the west side of the disc of the larger (the sun), will illustrate the phenomenon in its successive stages, and the more accurately if the smaller be moved on a gentle curve or segment, (the moon's orbit,) arching towards the N.W., and passing over the centre of that representing the sun. A considerable part of the eclipse was distinctly visible by the naked eye, the intervening haze acting as a damned glass o i f n t p h r e o v t s c i t b in l e g p t h a r e vision, t ofthe sun.without obscuring When thish the aza out linewa s not present, smoked glass was in requisition. The close we did not distinctly see, owing to the view being inter rupted by clouds, but we saw it until about 25 minutes past eight o'clock, shortly before it disappeared, which would be about 10 minutes after that time here. Many persons entirely forgot the event and remained in bed, to their chagrin when they heard the animated descriptions of those who had been on the alert. The sight through out was at once extraordinary and beautiful. The obscu ration at the middle period of the eclipse was considerable, somewhat resembling rapid dusk after brightness; but as we had had smart showers for many days before, this was mistaken by many for a recurring squall, and attracted no notice amongst the uninitiated. We did not observe the slightest appearance of beads or luminous dots, making up the circle when the eclipse was at its height, nor did we see any tinted protuborances like the pyramidal cogs of a wheel emerging under the dark border of the moon, as observed by Mr. Baily, at Pavia in Italy, during the solar eclipse of 1842. This, indeed, could scarcely be expected, except at places where the eclipse was annular. We may add with reference to eclipses of the sun, that during the total one of 1820, such was the darkness for a time that some birds went to roost, the thermometer fell considerably, and there was an appearance of nightfall, and on the returning light the cocks crew. A wretched woman, named Elizabeth Roberts, died in a state of intoxication in a brothel in a court. in North street, yesterday. A man, named Robert Roberts, received a hurt at the Clarence foundry, on the 9th September, of which he died on Saturday last. _ _ _ BoomE.--We are informed that a lecture on "The Men of Genius in Humble Life in Lancashire," is to be delivered this evening, at the Bootle Institution, by Dr. Hodgson, late of the Mechanics' Institution in this town. UNWHOLESOME MEAT.—A man, named John Wil liams, was yesterday fined ss. and costs, for exposing for sale some meat unfit for human food, in St. John's Market. THEFT FROM A SHOP.-At the Police-court, yesterday, a man, named John Williams, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, value £l, from a shop in Elliot-street. He was seen to unhook them from the side of the door by a person passing, and, on being pursued, dropped them. He was committed for trial. __ CHARGE OF SMUGGLlNG.—Yesterday, at the instance of Mr. Brooks, solicitor for the Customs, a youth, who had belonged to the ship Aresina, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on suspicion of being the party who had concealed two jars of brandy under the sole of the ship, where it was found by the officers. The captain appeared in his behalf, and stated that the ship had long before cleared the Customs, and was then on sale. He did not know how the brandy got there. He gave the youth an excellent character, and Mr. Brooks said the case would not stand, and the prisoner was discharged. ALL SAINTS' DISTRICT.—We have already referred to the pressing claims which this district possesses on the sympathy and liberality of churchmen. An effort is now making to enlarge the school-room, so that it may be used, pro tempore, for all the purposes of public worship ; and, to meet the outlay for this desirable object, an appeal is made to the public through our advertising columns. We know of no object to which the contributions of every friend of our national church can be better applied. The newly appointed incumbent—the Rev. H. Marlen—is straining every nerve to bring the hitherto sadly neglected inhabitants within the healing influence of the ordinances of the church, and we cordially wish him the most abun. dant success. BURN'S STATISTICS OF THE COTTON TRADE. The able compiler of the Commercial Glance has, by this publication, increased greatly his claims upon the commercial public for past services. We know no other man to whom the same amount of statistical information, connected with the cotton trade, is available as that in the possession of Mr. Burns ; and few have proved themselves more indefatigable, and more generally correct, in the conclusions which he has placed before the public. The work now just issued from his pen consists of a collection of tables, 27 in number, containing all that is required to be known of the cotton manufacture. It would be well if we had the same amount of information and research ap plied to every other branch of the national industry. The volume commences with an introductory chapter, containing the progress of the cotton manufacture, and the early history of the production of the raw material, and giving the subjects of the various tables introduced. It concludes with a chronology of the different inventions, improvements, &c., in the production of the raw material, and the weaving, printing, and dyeing of the fabric. As sample of the description of the tables given, we give a few of the figures furnished by Mr. Burn. One of the most curious of these is table No. 14, which shows the quantity of cotton wool imported and exported in bales and pounds from the year 1697. Of course we cannot take upon ourselves the task of giving such a document in all its details, as furnished by. Mr. Burns with "his usual indefatigable industry, which, we may remark, has- here been evinced by his giving us the history of the import in bales of the present average weight, instead of following the old mode of giving the imports in lbs. The first year of which *e have any record is 1697, when the imports, computed of bales of 356 Th weight each, were 5,352. From 1702 to 1705 the imports decreased, the average of these years being 3,289 bales. They kept fluctuating until 1781, when they were 14,603 bales, from which they rose until 1792, when the imports are quoted at 98,053 bales. The price is first quoted in 1782 at 20d. to 42d. per lb. In 1792 it was 20d. to 30d. per lb. Previous to the year 1793, our supplies were from the West Indies. We now began, however, to receive supplies of Uplands from the United States; and, although the supply of 1793 was only 53,485 bales, the prices quoted we find 13d. to 22d. per lb. We give the imports and prices from this time in decennial periods. In 1800 the imports were 157,333 bales, prices 17d. to 38d. ; in 1810, 372,160 bales, prices 142 d. to 221 d.; in 1820, 426,046 bales, prices Bd. to Ind.; 1830, 870,750 bales, prices 51d. to 71d. ; 1840, 1,599,343 bales, prices 54d. to 7d. We give the following years consecutively :-1841, 1,341,659 bales, prices 41d. to 61d. • 1842, 1,384,894 bales, prices 4d. to 6d. ; 1843, 1,743,618, prices 40. to 6d. ; 1844,1,679,331 bales, prices nd. to 4W. ; 1845, 1,855,660 bales, prices md. to 41d. ; 1846, 1,243,706 bales, prices 6d. to 7-id. We could quote a number of other important features in the table here given ; but prefer leaving to ourselves a further opportunity of examining the work, and of deduc ing from the facts furnished a few conclusions. On the whole, a more correct work, we believe, was never pub lished connected with any branch of the commerce of our country. EXHIBITION OF THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY. FOURTH NOTICE. 348. " A Brook in the Leafy Month of June." H. J. Boddingion.—This is a very pleasing specimen of the ar tist. The subject is quite a refreshing one. 314. * * * R. Ansdell.—We presume, by his giving this picture no title, that Mr. Ansdell concludes that the public are quite sufficiently familiar with the subjects upon which he has of late so frequently employed his pen cil. The stag at bay here is a noble animal ; the head, in particular, very finely pointed. The dogs introduced are also fine specimens. As a whole ; it is not quite equal to some of his former productions ; but it is a most merito rious picture, nevertheless. 528. " The Meet of the Royal Rock Beagles." Mr. Transchould. We noticed, in favourable terms, some r p e o a r l t l r y a i ts adviseby t h h i i s m a r t t o i s t c o i in fitahee s his t future xhibi tion ; efforts a n t d o m t h u a s t t branch of his profession. The picture which is now under notice contains many faults. The most prominent of the male figures is outrageously drawn, and out of all perspec tive ; the head is that of a child placed upon the shoulder's of a giant, and the feet must be at the least eighteen inches in length. The dogs are miserable short-legged turnspits, disguised in beagles' skins. Altogether the picture iR bad. 431. The Yellow Admiral" (H. .T. Pidding) is one of the artist's favourite subjects, and is very cleverly treated. The chopfallen features and the manner of the bacchanalian sinner are admirably conveyed, and there are some fine subjects amongst his veteran companions. 444. " Wayworn Travellers" (T. F. Marshall) is a very pleasing composition. 343. " The Due de Sully bringing New Years' Gifts to Henry Quatre, to be distributed amongst the Royal Fa mily Household." W. Carpenter, jun. The subject of this rather large and pretending picture is not a very at tractive one, and its mode of treatment does not make up for the want of striking character in the scene. There is some good painting in the dresses, &c., of the personages introduced, and here the merit displayed terminates. 153. " Timber Ctitting in the Woods ; a Scene in Kent." H. Jutsum. This is a very pleasing landscape, very cleverly painted. The artist has two other pictures in the exhibition, (Nos. 363 and 636,) which possess con siderable merit. On Friday, Mr. Richard Dover Statter, of this town, was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. DISSENTERS' MISSIONS. — Last night, the 12th anni versary of the Wesleyan Association Missionary Society was held in the chapel, in Pleasant-street, the Rev. Dr. Raffles in the chair. Fifty ministers are supported by the society, and an application has been made for a station in Australia. During the last year the subscriptions of the parent association have greatly fallen off, and the ex penses now exceed the income by £4OO. The receipts of the Liverpool branch for the past year amounted to £95. COMMITMENTS TO HARD LABOUR YESTERDAY. — Martin Flanaghan, in whose case an Irish interpreter was required, was committed for a month, for stealing a piece of a railway rail.—Sarah Brideson, for stealing a quantity of brass from Henry Ashcroft, two months. — Mary Morgan, for stealing cotton from a bale in Brooks-street, ---Thi-b.—Joseph Warburton, William Watson, and L John each, (boys,' Lb. in Everto street. two months.—Mary Guire, for stealing flour in n- Crosine street, one month. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last, after sermons by the Rev. W. Pollock, and the Rev. F. Ould, 'the sum of £27 was collected in St. Michael's Church, in aid of the schools in Cornwallis street, where scriptural education is given to 600 children, and which are dependent on voluntary contributions. Elias Arnaud, Esq., collector of H. M. Customs, Councillors Cooper, Royden, and Parker, and several highly respectable par ties resident in the neighbourhood of the church, attended on the occasion. In the church, in the afternoon, the children of the schools were catechised by the Rev. H. Carpenter, and answered remarkably well. THE WEATHER.—GREAT FALL OF RAIN.—From the time of our last publication up to yesterday morning, the weather has been for the most part wet, windy, and un settled ; but happily the present growing crops can sus tain little or no injury. On Tuesday, rain in successive showers fell during the greater part of the day, wind S.E. On Wednesday, nearly the same, with squalls. On Thursday, we had rain in the morning, but it cleared up towards eleven o'clock, and the remainder of the day was fine and sunny, wind S.E. and S.W., succeeded by star light. On Friday, cloudy and dull. During the day, rsdisiont theia l n cyt atmospheref r some om Cheshire, w a l s n l t ge h hc e tue i l n di a r t u e r py i m b ys clear bt the radiation -e; : heavy showers from dark clouds, with squalls from the 'n t e h a a u e n t d s i h fu o o l c w l e y a f t N w w e . e r W e e and in the evening the Welsh hills, the O rms h ea d , & c., radiation of the declining sun from behind dark volumes of clouds. Heavy falls of rain, but partial, succeeded. Saturday, at and after the eclipse was fine. At about five p.m., however, rain again fell, and continued with in creasing weight until the next morning, accompanied with a strong wind from the S.S.E. The streets and roads were completely flooded. Sunday was cloudy and threatening, with a S.E. wind, but only a few drops of rain fell, and the night was clear. Yesterday was one of the finest days we have had for some weeks, and the tem perature was mild and agreeable. An immense quantity of water must have fallen throughout the week, and the low lands are in many parts submerged. A great part of Bidston Marsh (fine pasture land), between the village and Moreton and Upton, presents the appearance of lakes and patches of water. On a visit to the Liverpool Ob servatory, yesterday, we were kindly shown by Mr. Hart nup, the manager, the records regularly kept of the fall of rain as ascertained by the pluviometer, or rain-guage, put up there in October, 1845. It appears that from noon, on the 6th instant, to noon on the 7th, there fell (we use decimals) 1.409 inch of water,—the largest ob served in this part since the guage was employed ; and there were only three instances besides during that time that it amounted to 1 one-tenth inch within the 24 hours. LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, - Yesterday evening, a monthly meeting of this society, which was established in the spring of the present year, was held at the Clarendon Rooms ; Mr. R. M. Beckwith in the chair. There were between twenty and thirty members present. A number of new members were proposed and admitted. The secretary, Mr. Archer, then stated that the subject of the discussion for the evening was whether they should have a library, as proposed at the last meeting by Mr. Davies. Mr. Davies said that there could be no question of the advantages of a library ; he at first thought of pro posing that one should be established by shares, but upon maturer consideration he thought that in the first instance it would be more advisable to begin it by contributions of books. He read a code of rules. The Chairman urged some difficulties which arose in his mind to the formation of a library, while the society's funds were so low ; but Mr. Davies succeeded in showing that a beginning could be made in a small way in the manner stated. A motion was consequently passed unanimously to the effect that a library was desirable, and another appointing a provisional committee to revise the rules proposed, and to carry out the object in view, subject to the approval of a general meeting, as to any steps they might take. A motion was also passed to the effect that three flower shows should be established in connexion with the society next year. Mr, Archer then delivered a lecture to the members, on the habits, and physiology of insects, especially those that de stroyed plants, which he illustrated by a number of draw ings of a magnified form. He treated the subject with great eloquence, and exhibited much research in natural history. He was listened to with great attention, and re ceived the cordial thanks of the meeting. An inte resting discussion followed. Some fine specimens of cattleyas, &c., were exhibited in the room, also a splendid head of Indian maize, grown on the grounds of Mr. Sharples, Oswald;! A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting dispersed. This society is composed chiefly of practical horticulturalists, and if the members continue to exhibit the zeal and har mony they have hitherto evinced in its infancy, the society will become an honour to the town and A credit to them selves. Oct. 12, 1847 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (By EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. The demand for all kinds of English Wheat was less actin than on Friday, nevertheless, a large portion of the supply,;:: cleared off at prices about equal to those obtained on 3 1011 4 i ii On the whole, the trade may be considered steady. foreign Wheat we were tolerably well, but not to say heavO l ; supplied. The best qualities of both Red and White wer,e, ; „ / , fair request at fully last week's currencies ; but the midal:7 and inferior kinds commanded very little attention at late rtit,e4 l The actual amount of business conclukd in any descril% was by no means large. The show of Malting Barley fit exceedingly small. The article was in most instances held more money, but which was not generally paid. be The arrivals of Oats from all quarters, especially from o w own coast and from Ireland, being on a -very limited scale, t Oat trade may be considered steady for the best parcels, b n in prices we have no improvement to notice. 10 There was a fair sale for Beans, at extreme currencieS• Peas a full average amount of business was transacted, at it; full prices. Indian Corn and Meal were quite as dear, Wit u t e good business doing in those articles. Flour was in mode request, at fully late rates. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. On the whole, the Beef trade was very steady, and, in so"j instances, the value of the best Scots, &c., had an npl le tendency; some few of them producing 4s. Bd. (though `..,d more general top quotations were from 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. e j, 81b5.,) while the prices of all other breeds were well suppcm, The Mutton trade was firm, and last week's quotations iff,:t supported in every instance. The highest figure for the " ; `,,:p old Downs was ss. 2d. per Sibs. There were several foie' , Sheep in the market in a very diseased state. The supply of Calves on offer was b u t moderate. Primed i i ," e r lities of Veal were in steady request, at full prices. In rie kinds only a limited business was doing, at late rates. n. Pork trade was in a very sluggish state; nevertheless the 411 talons paid last week were mostly supported. LATEST FROM AMERICA. The steam-ship Washington arrived on Saturday $t Southampton, bringing advices from New York to 23rd. The screw steam-ship Sarah Sauds arrived at rye York at midnight on the 22nd ultimo ; and on the s i n, day the royal mail steam-ship Britannia arrived from P, (i t, ton to repair damages received on the 14th, on her o,i,e ground ward p \ve gaiaysnseda the o lei, commercialhrl y Ca da pe mag ß ead a d c vh e iec , re w sk e b be e yl r . e t h s i h s e a to rri u v c a h l ecl t rader our financial summary. The Washington has brotal no political intelligen c e o f i n t eres t. N o l ater Rdvical""„ been received from the seat of war in AlexicooTiul siderable doubts were entertained of the speedy termiu s ' tion of the war. The non-publication on the part o f de government of the official despatches of General Sco.g!, respecting the battles before Mexico and the arraist l S; which followed them, had excited fears in some milt, lest the position of the American forces should not be '" favourable as was at first imagined. of Thc -atural = , d; thr , duct of some .e natural indignation a. Lie conuctu the repudiating States which lately found vent in tUd English newspapers, had been seized as a reason for ~ flicting fresh injuries on the foreign creditor. The Sta,,, of Illinois, in particular, while taxing itself for the rep aY 4 - ment of its debt,. had expressly exempted that portion its liabilities which is chiefly held by foreigners, from a ll ' participation in the money so raised. • fl'• Considerable excitement had been created in New by the failures in England. Great satisfaction was , 1 0 ,, ever, at the same time expressed by the commercial crod munity' on learning that the bills of Prime, Ward, 8 ‘ which were refused acceptance by Overend, GurneY , - Co., had since been honoured by that firm. tiened, did not exceed 80,000, so reduced had Up to the 14th ult., 3,000 deaths had occurred at Se' s '„ Orleans from the yellow fever. 20,000 persons had be n : attacked, and the population of the city, on the day to e . c in consequence of desertions. i 0 1 ' On Thursday, three men were killed at BusbY'S --- lery, Dublin, by the bursting of a large vat of w hislinP,,,i The train from the North, which should have arri,,c't here at half-past nine, had not arrived at eleven , night. We fear that it was detained by some accidea t i d t The Antelope steamer from Rio came up the river tira " e night, but we could not obtain the intelligence in it becow fa; the country edition. ag e The Birkenhead, steam-sloop, Commander lag st will not have her defects repaired and be ready for se a Portsmouth before the Ist of November. golnap The latest Swiss news states that two of the s ist Catholic Cantons, Übri and Zug, have resolved to re the decrees of the diet. " Bunbury," the sporting correspondent of the Q ,.,,kes , Herald, places as the winner of the Csarewitch ' 7 " - . the Slander, Inheritress, Woodpigeon, or Reminiscen ce ' probability of success being in favour of the foralere" ()l ose A'congress of Jewish reformers is to meet in th e to the of the month at Berlin, to discuss questions relative Aer it reforms which may be introduced in Judaism, to rat' better adapted to the wants of the century. t ni iae EAST INDIA AND CHINA TRADE.—In the first months of 1846, the tonnage employed in these. 18-t7f entered inwards in Great Britain was 296,952, 38 335• -- the quantity employed was 335,297increase,_ 40 „, sc o The quantity of tonnage entered outwards in 16 324,637 ; in 1847, it was 334,485—increase, 9,848. s three Rickar ts for 1,45,00 u • and Co, East India Agents and Merchan d 'bank director in 1842. In the two other cases Mr. Little, the chief partner, was electe moFrAelfLaUeureESs.—oirhe small2 a n m e uonft.yesleiredssaL.announdces Imite Bernouli and Mr. M. J. Soares.Rutland' The Dukes of Marlborough, Beaufort, and n " being the only three dukes owning yachts, have to on the London Standard to substantiate the ea/17 1 %rhe which it has given circulation as to smugglefe* pr:o0 Standard replies, that " the story refers to a claiming ducal rank, but not recognised in the , be r peerage."—[We give the particulars of the case in 0 0 ' column.] COLLISION.—On Saturday, a collision took plane 11 0 1 junction of the Keymer Branch Railway with the -be hE it, the- parties are 111 r. and Brighton line, between two trains. It appears fr6t as the Lewes up-train was crossing the rails, the_ tip . down-train came along and ran into it, smashing th,,iog train engine and the horse-box, and otherwise daint%sd the carriages. Neither of the trains was very heavYtosl althouol several of the passengers sustained con tuss no tim7is were broken, and no life was , c esl THE CHOLERA.—The Augsburg G aze tt e annou. a o, that the cholera is approaching Moscow with rapid ge l its,lt is even said that some cases had appeared in th at c : 4 O , A family belonging to the higher classes, which was r•o( ceeding from Saratoff to Moscow, lost two servants cl i e rl d the journey, and on their arrival at Moscow, a 0% 3 Of its nurse died. Colonel Stalupin, an aide-de-caVri l d the Emperor, who was at his estate near Saraterr , failen a victim to the scourge. The cholera had likes" appeared at Odessa. THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE AT r co o, The trial as to this singular case is postponed for night ; and the Rev. Mr. Whitelegge, the Presbyrte'bo minister who officiated at the late romantic marriag e i i ba addressed a letter to the Cork Reporter, in w hie u ntl i says—" I did not know of the intended mar riage n within half an hour (or less) of its taking place' Whe,atia M'lntosh, the father of the lady, called upon me , ev_ s e; that the Roman Catholic bishop had granted a ljce ta' that the priest was waiting, and giving such a represe;o tion of the case as to induce me to go, without a MeT e d the delay, to his house. There, ag he had stated, I fo ° toe Catholic clergyman waiting. Mr. Roche made tO n arrY Til visible, nor any threat or compulsion usedt e n re m7 s 13:1e°5ePlic2. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, 11th OCTOBER.—Wind S. ARRIVED.—Mary Worrall, Gardner, from Valparaiso--,,.00 Lomond, Hall, from Bombay—Molly Bawn, Robinson, 'old Callao—Jane Lauden, Bell, and Garrow, Davies, from v e Calabar—lrlam, Morphew, from Barbadoes—Maria C1e,, ° 0114 Wilson; Frances, Dyer; Concord, —, and Lady Ar ° "oo‘ , Simpson, fm. New Orleans—Sirius, --, fin. Pictou—Gre en Walker, and Intrinsic, —, from Quebec. ite t ' SA I LE o.—Commerce, Jones, for Charleston—Quintin Le- o , Potter, for Bombay—Princess Victoria, Thorns, for Maranin i , e rf Bermuda, Carson, for Demerara—Amelia, Vesser, for Ant° Betsey, from Porto Rico, at Cove. Rose, Cleverly, from Gijon, at Porto Rico. Bleng, from Adelaide, at Swansea. Trident, Garvey, from Matanzas. et, Mary Sharp, Martin, from Bengal, and Acadian, Clad ° from St. John, N. 8., at Cove. Nina, Brewer, hence at Valparaiso. Mazeppa, Metcalf, hence at Trade Town. Dauntless, at Maranham. OFF THE PORT.—Ann Gray, from —Adrastus, , oc if r°t° Bombay—lnez, from St. John, N.B.—Omena, from Que` r ip/ Egina, from Rotterdam—Resolution, Evans, from Maranll...er Antelope (s), from Rio Janeiro—Fanny, Hunter, from N r iC , angel—Ellen Jenkinson, Brightman, from Trade Town, A' —Challenge, from —. • TELEGRAPH OFFICE, OCT. 11. Wind at Holyhead—South, fresh breeze all day. OFF HOLYHEAD. No. 4987. Helen, ship, at 6 30 a.m. / AO 9835. Progress, ship, at 9 a.m. not telegraphed where 0- 3012. York, ship, from Quebec, at 11 a.m. 574. Arica, brig, from Callao, at 2 p.m. Digby, ship, from St. John's, N. 8., at 2 p.m. 5201. Crishna, barque, for London, at 2 p.m. 1673. Thomas Hunter, barque—has not shewn her No• 4039. Frankfield, ship, at 2 p.m. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, OCT. 12, 1847. PRINTED AND PDBLISHED i l / 4 j G i EVERY TUESDAY MORNI I ',a By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove street, 01 ' LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. 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