The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY MORND,TG, JULY 25, 1848. HER Majesty's ministers have at length sum moned the courage to take decisive steps for the prevention of rebellion in Ireland. At length it is discovered that arrests which lead to nothing, and enactments whose penalties may be postponed at pleasure, whilst those against whom they are di rected are allowed to proceed to further and more daring acts of treason, are worse than idle at such a crisis as the present. In all probability, before these remarks are laid before our readers, the ordi nary forms of law in Ireland will have been sus pended, and the Lord Lieutenant furnished with powers to deal summarily with the truculent lead ers, who have hitherto bearded the Sovereign and the British nation with impunity, Much as, in common with all right-minded Eng lishmen, we should ever deprecate the too ready and too frequent resort to measures which are in violation of constitutional liberty in the abstract, we cannot, even whilst thanking ministers for the course upon whichthey have entered, but express our regret that it has not been taken sooner. For months the Irish government has been in posses sion of information sufficient to have enabled them to foresee that somethir h vi beyond the ordinary powers of the law would be required effectually to put down the insurgent spirit of the Irish people. They saw, before their very eyes, an extensive con spiracy organizing itself for the avowed objects of plunder and massacre, and preparing itself with arms and leaders for the conflict. They saw the materials for a rebel army being moulded in effec tive shape, regiments forming and drilling under the guise of clubs, whose very names are suggestive of the memory of the worst features of the bloody and disastrous events of the close of the last cen tury. Yet they hesitated. They played with the infant reptile when they might have crushed him in his nest. They let him grow unmolested, and increase his store of venom, until the moment when he was ready to spring at our throats. A few months ago they would have had to deal only with a few desperate ruffians and contemptible adventu rers, who incited them for their own venal pur poses—with the scum of Conciliation Hall and Burgh Quay. the rotten excrescences of a dying imposture. The gentry of Ireland held aloof from them to a man, and even the bulk of the Roman Catholic farmers and the industrious peasantry hung back from their dangerous contact. But they are not the same powerless faction now. Terrorism has been allowed to do its work, and has brought thousands into their ranks, whom a firm and decided policy on the part of government, ear lier resorted to, would have retained in their alle giance, and in the pursuit of their ordinary avoca tions. It is too late, however, to canvass the past. Aggravated as the evil has been by unwise tole rance, we have now to grapple with and subdue it. The gage of battle is thrown down ; and the time come when, to use the words of the convicted John Mitchel, "either the Government must put down the rebel host of Ireland, or submit to be put down itself." We have no fears with respect to the issue of the struggle, even should it have to be decided by the force of arms, which, however, is not as yet a certainty. Great suffering there must inevitably be, to be borne chiefly by those who have provoked the conflict; a sad disorganisation of society must take place, attended with a fearful wreck of the industry of the people; and old feuds must be re vived in all their bitterness, which it will take half a century to heal up again. But.the overwhelming strength, on the side of loyalty and good order, for bids the slightest doubt being entertained as to the final and speedy result. Looking dispassionately at Ireland's means and position, it is only surprising that men can be found base enough to lead her half-informed masses into a conflict so hopeless, as the attempt by force to put down the rule in Ireland of such an Empire as Great Britain. Leave out of view our military and naval strength, the vast capital of the British nation, our power, by blockade of her shores, to isolate her from all communication with the rest of the human race, and, for a time, to blot out her name, as it were, from the map of the world—and what more terrible fate could befal Ireland than to be left to herself, to the rule of her own lawless midnight legislators and as sassins ? Great Britain possesses, amongst the Irish people themselves, a force, of power enough to hold Ireland without a single British soldier or sailor being called upon to take a part in the contest. The Protestant population of Ulster alone might be de pended upon to suppress a rebellion in that country, were its strength tenfold more imposing than that of the present threatened outbreak ; and none know the fact better than some of the Rev. and other agi tators, who are inciting the ignorant masses to this mad attempt. As it is, there may be a few hours or days of butchery and pillage in the streets of Dublin, and a few other large towns, to be succeeded by the horrors of a guerilla warfare, carried on by the peasantry from the mountain fastnesses, and other places of natural strength or security from detection, until at last, starved out, or betrayed by their villain associates, they will be handed over to the civil powers to be dealt with as traitors. But that rebel lion in Ireland can ever make a stand sufficient to entitle it to be treated with, or to afford ground for the shadow of a hope of success, is one of the most preposterous absurdities ever nursed in a lunatic's brain. The Roman Catholics of this town have resolved to erect a school for poor girls, on the convent ground, in Mount Vernon, under the care of the Sisters of Mercy, as a testimonial to the worth of the late Dr. Youens. The Britannia steamer arrived at Liverpool on Wed nesday, bringing New York papers to the sth and Halifax to the 7th instant. The news received is not of a very im portant character. A NOBLE EXAMPLE.—The late John Wellstood, Esq., of this town, bequeated the following liberal legacies, free of legacy duty :—The Liverpool Infirmary, £100; the Blue Coat Hospital, £100; the School for the Blind, £lOO ; Northern and Southern, £lOO ; Easter Dispensary, £5O ; Liverpool District Provident Society, £5O. BIRKENHEAD Docs:s.—These docks now contain a greater number of vessels than ever has been in them at one time since they were opened. There are no less than thirty-one vessels lying in them, many of large burthen. It is expected the works will shortly be resumed, as it is confidently anticipated the bill now before the house of lords will speedily become law. The silver tankard, played for, on the Aigburth bowl ng-green. on Thursday, was won by Mr. Mython. The day was wet and unfavourable, and the attendance more limited than it would otherwise have been. After the bowling, the competitors and their friends, to the number of about one hundred and twenty, sat down to an excel lent and sumptuous dinner, served up in a manner which did great credit to Mr. Prest. Captain Warren, R.N., late of the Prince of Wales steamer plying between this port and the - Menai Straits, has been appointed to the command of the Anglia, one of the splendid new steam-ships intended for the Dublin and Holyhead station, in connexion with the Chester and Holyhead railway. Capt. Warren has been on the B3au maris station for the last live years, and during that time has displayed equal skill as a seaman, and courtesy as the host and protector of his passengers. DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—On Wednesday, Mr. John Tomkinson, builder, passed his final examina tion without opposition. One of the debts proved was for £12,000 on a bond on an old parternership transaction between the late Mr. Grindrod and the bankrupt. Mr. William Potter, of Birkenhead, also passed his final ex amination without opposition. The case of Mr. John Cheshire, salt merchant, was again entered upon, but after a long examination it was adjourned sine die with protection for two months. THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN AND THE DECLINE IN OUR EXPORTS OF COTTON MANUFACTURES. In our publication of the 11th instant, we noticed the serious decrease in the exports of the country, during the first five months of 1848, compared with those of the same months of 1847, as shewn in a return from the Board of Trade ; and, in particular, directed attention to the item of cotton manufactures, the exports of which in 1848 were only X 6,895,963 against £7,525,023 in 1847. Our contemporary the Manchester Guardian, in his publica tion of the following day, endeavoured to console his readers with the expressed belief that no such decline had taken place in the quantity of the goods exported as might be inferred by the decrease in the declared value. His argument was, that whereas a decline of about 25 per cent. had taken place in the value of the raw material, cotton, between the two periods, the declared value of the goods exported would naturally shew a similar decline; and that, as the returns only exhibited a decrease of about 1] per cent., it was not impossible that there might even be an increase in the quantity exported. The publication of Burn's Commercial Glance, giving the complete return for the two half years, has unde ceived our contemporary ; and, in his publication of Wednesday last, we are glad to find him confessing his error, and admitting that there had been an actual de crease in quantity for the half-year of " about nine per cent., instead of the equality, or rather the slight increase, which he should have anticipated from a comparison of the declared values with the average market prices during the first five months of the year." In forming this anti cipation, however, the Guardian has gone upon false premises, as to the average market prices of the princip,al cotton staples having been lower in 1848 than in 1847, although cotton and yarn were lower in the former. We find from Burn's Glance, that on the Ist of June, 1847, the price of 7.8 printers, 27 in. 72, was 5s 40. to ss. 9d., whereas the price of the same cloth on the Ist of June, 1848, was ss. 4d. to Gs. 3d. The prices of 9-8 printers, 36 in. 72, were respectively 63. to Gs. 9d. and 6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d. ; and the prices of 40 in. 60 reed shirtim7s, 371 yards, Bs. 1:1d. in 1847 and 9s. 3d. in 1848. The declared value, theretbre, both of plain and printed calicoes, the two leading staples, was higher in the latter than in the previous period. The result of a close examination would probably shew the decrease to have been even greater than is shown in the returns, the quantity shewn by Mr. Burn being kept up by the substitution of coarser fabrics. Thus we find, that whereas the falling-off in the shipments of plain cali coes—principally the finer fabrics—to India and China was upwards of 27,000,000 yards, the total decrease in this article to all countries was only 24,667,409 yards. The Queen has approved of the appointment of M. Metaisyer as Consul at Liverpool for the French Republic. On Thursday, the repealers in this town originated " a Bermuda Club," in remembrance of Mitchel's exile. A reporter was present, but he was requested to withdraw. On Friday a male passenger from Liverpool to Egre. mont, leaped from the steamer into .the river, but was picked up by the Seacombe steamer before life was extinct. CRICKET. — The return match between the gentlemen of Manchester and those of Liverpool, was played last week on the ground of the former; but owing to the un favourable state of the weather, the match was not played out. THE DUBLIN MAIL.—On Monday next the London mail which is at present despatched from the Dublin Post office at 20 minutes after six o'clock, and forwarded via" Liverpool, will be detained till 20 minutes after 9 o'clock, and then sent off via Holyhead, where it will be con sidered due at 2 o'clock the same day, and in London at 5 o'clock the following morninfr. The evening mail from Dublin to Liverpool remains as at present. LIVERPOOL AND LANCASHIRE ART-UNION.—The drawing of the above took place at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, yesterday, when upwards of 25 prizes were distributed, ranging from £1,500, to £lO. The numbers of the successful candidates, we understand, will appear in the Times of the 28th instant. Amongst the prizes are, Rembrandt's well-known picture of the " Ship builder," and Manning's beautiful piece of sculpture, " Prometheus chained to the rock." We perceive by the advertisement in another column, that the Independert order of Oddfellows intend to hold a grand gala at the Zoological Gardens, this day—the pro ceeds to be given to the Widow and Orphans Fund of the district. We trust that the benevolent objects aimed at by the committee will meet with that success that is deserving. In addition to the usual amusements of the gardens, numerous sports have been devised, and we have no doubt the whole will give every satisfaction. A LUNATIC DROWNED IN A CISTERN.-011 Wed/ICS day, Sarah Davies, an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum, at the Workhouse, was found droWned in a cistern in the yard. She had been let out of . the,,ward, and a nurse was requested to watch her. The nurse having left the place for a few minutes, the deceased was missing on her re turn, and found as above stated. There was a lid to the cistern, which the deceased had lifted off; but no direct evidence was produced to show how she had got in. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—On Thursday the elec tion of seven Commissioners for the Parish of Wallasey, to serve in room of seven, whose term of office had expi red, took place, when the following gentlemen, were put in nomination :—Messrs. R. Parry 302 votes ; C. H. Hill 282: J. Parry 244 ; H. Banner 234 ; J. Halliday 214 ; W. Healing 210 ' • J. Twiname 192 ; G. Wil son 179 ; H . Winch 169; J. Penny 140; W. R. Coulborn 133; J. Taylor 119 ; J. Ripley 101; J. Price 98. The seven first were elected. BUILDING DEMOLISHED.—A hut was erected on the canal quay for the safe deposit of workmen's tools during the night. It was, however, subsequently converted into a dwelling-house, contrary to the 84th section of the Sana tory Act. The circumstance having been duly reported, the Health Committee, on the 15th instant, ordered that the structure should be destroyed. This was carried into effect on Saturday, when Mr. Robinson, one of the sur veyers, with a party of workmen, accompanied by five policemen, proceeded to the premises an 3 demolished the building. The expense of this proceeding will be recove red from the owners. THE SILVER CRADLE.—At the last civic banquet, Mr. John Smith threw out a suggestion, that a silver model of a cradle, which should be a rare specimen of art and and taste, and worthy of a place in the drawing-room, would be a fitting token to carry out the legend, and commemorate the present Mayor's term of office and the nativity of the young stranger with which his lady pre sented him during the time. The idea was favourably received, and a committee has been formed to carry it out. Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, has been authorised to prepare a design for the proposed work, with all needful armorial devices and appropriate embellishments. NARROW ESCAPE.—Yesterday morning, as the nine o'clock Woodside boat, the Lord Morpeth, was approach ing the stage, a youth, of the name of Willis, in attempt ing to leap the bulwarks to reach the stage, became im mersed in the water and almost instantly sunk. Mr. R. M. Walker, who was a passenger at the time, with praise worthy decision, immediately stripped with the intention of rescuing him should he reach the surface at any dis tance from the stage, but, as the wheels were revolving, it was for some time thought he might have been hurt. After, however, a lapse of about a minute, he appeared on the surface in close proximity to the stage, when Mr. W. succeeded in getting hold of his hair, and assisted by.one of the hands of the boat (who was most active), was suc cessful in rescuing him. He was conveyed to the Receiv ing -house. SUICIDES.—On Tuesday last Henry Critchley, ware houseman, aged 38, and living in Gradwell-street, de stroyed himself by cutting his throat with a razor. He he had made a similar attempt with a carving knife some weeks before. He had scarcely been sober for a fortnight. On the same day Peter Allwood, pawnbroker, of 39, Vauxhall-road, took away his own life by shooting him self with a pistol. About sixteen months since he had been released from a lunatic asylumn, in which he was confined six months. Since that time, until about four weeks ago, he appeared collected in his mind, anti then he became low in spirits and peevish. On Sunday he was in a very low and desponding state. On Monday he appeared agitated, and said that " when lie died it would be sudden." Soon after he became collected again ; but on the day he committed the fatal act he was in a strange and fluttered condition. At four o'clock on Tuesday be ordered his cousin to go into the shop • he then repaired to his bedroom, and almost immediat e ly after the report of the pistol was heard by the inmates. AIGBURTII SUNDAY y SCHOOLS.—The children and teachers of the above schools'spent their anniversary day at Waterloo and Crosby on Wednesday last. They were conveyed there and back in the two large land boats drawn by four horses each, belonging to Messrs. Law rence and Casson, omnibus proprietors. Through the liberalil y of the Rev. W. J. Purdon and most of the ladies and gentlemen of Aigburth the teachers were enabled to give them the above treat. The day was :somewhat unfavourable, but through the kindness of the Rev. Mr. Jones and the master and mistress of the Waterloo Schools, the children were accomodated with the use of the same. where they partook of refreshment, sang several hymns, and were addressed by the Rev. W. Jones, Rev. W. J. Purdon, and some of the teachers. At intervals they enjoyed themselves on the sands, viewing the ships and the great waters ; they also took a walk to the railway station. They returned in the evening about half-past seven delighted with the day's entertainment. A lady on the green showed great kindness to the children in dis tributing a large quantity of gingerbread cakes, &c. THE LATE E XAMINATION OF S CHOOLMASTERS. —Th e result of the examination of masters of elementary schools and students of training schools in connection with the Church of England, made at Easter, in this year, has been made known, in the form of a published list of those to whom certificates of merit have been granted by the com mittee of council ou Education. The list is divided into higher, middle, and lower classes, each class comprising first, second, and third divisions. The whole list com prises the names of 161 masters, and of this number, 35 are in Yorkshire and 18 in Lancashire, or about one-fifth of the total certificate holders are in those two counties. 15 are located in London only, and two are mentioned as students of training schools, and both at Cheltenham. We find the following names of persons connected with this town :—R. Andrews, Christ Church School ; 11. Copeland, St. Clement's School;" H. Glover, St. Mary's School, Kirkdale, and J. Allan, Holy Trinity School, Birkenhead. The certificates entitle each to an addition of £l5 a year to their salaries, from Government, and a pension when superannuated. We understand many of the candidates failed in obtaining certificates; and those who have ob tained third class certificates, would have obtained better and higher, had they known the examination would have extended over two weeks instead of one. However, they can but " try nail)," TO ADVERTISERS. We beg respectfully to call the attention of Merchants, Brokers, Auctioneers, and others, to the important fact that the LIVERPOOL STANDARD IS NOW THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, which can be read on that day by the thousands of Manufacturers and others attending THE TUESDAY'S MARKET MANCHESTER. The STANDARD is taken at all the Newsrooms and respectable Inns in that town and the surrounding manufacturing district. A SECOND EDIT lON is published at Half-past Two, in time for the North Mails, containing the MARKETS, and any news of importance that may arrive in the course of the morning. Ein Eibtrpoot &,taitatt, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE NEW STEAM SHIP "BLENHEIM." Within the last few days another splendid iron ship has been added to the list of steam vessels plying from Liver pool. The " Blenheim," a craft in mould, svmetry and excellence of construction, quite equal to any of those powerful steamships that have given to this port a priority in point of facility of water communication, has just been completed and placed on the station between this port and Belfast. She is built by Messrs. Todd and M' Gregor of Glasgow, and being the " fiftieth" iron steamer they have constructed they seem to have spared no pains in rendering her in every way a creditable work. The " Blenheim" is built on a keel 200 feet in length and has a breadth of beam of 26 feet. The plates of which she is built, are of more than ordinary thickness, and the whole of her frame work is of patent angle iron, so closely con nected, that she is rendered almost solid. She is pro pelled by one mighty condensing engine of 350 horses power, the cylinder of which is the largest that ever en tered the Clarence Dock, being no less than - 6 feet 10 inches in diameter. The piston and rod which have a stroke of 6 feet 6 inches, are of solid brass, as also is the air pump rod, indeed from every part from feed to dis charge pipes, to the working parts where brass would be more effectual than iron it has been used. The air pump is five feet in diameter, and is worked by a lever attached to the piston. The paddle wheels are 28 feet in diameter and have been driven when the vessel is light at twenty evolutions per minute, but eighteen evolutions will be the ordinary average. The engine room is very spacious and well ventilated. For the purpose of filling the boilers she is provided with a small oscilating cylendered engine worked by a detached boiler. This engine may also be used in case of need for pumping the vessel or extinguish ing fire ; and from the small space it occupies we would conceive such machinery as highly applicable for ordinary sailing vessels. The decks are roomy; so much so in deed, that permanent horse-boxes haVe been erected for ward, and the quarter deck which is lengthy, forms a splendid promenade. The cabins a are entered by an or namented companion-way and are so splendidly fitted that they rather resemble the apartments of a palace than the 'tween decks of a ship. The saloon, fifty feet in length, is entirely fitted in solid rosewood, picked out and relieved with massive gilt carv ings. At each side of the entrance is a marble pedestal, surmounted by a pier glass. At the state-room entrances are rosewood pillars, with carved gilt caps, pushing in an eliptic circle of relieved work. On the paunch between each entrance are scenes on papier machee, illustrative of the history of " Marlborough ;" they enumerate the battle of Ramilies, the battle ofßlenheim, scene from Leopoldsbero looking at Vienna, castle of Spetz, Arensdorff, and others, and are not only well coloured, but well drawn, and pos sessing that delicate softness attained only in papier machee —they are particularly attractive. The circle of the stern is upholstered in splendid crimson plush, as is, also, the chairs, &c., &c. A clock, surrounded with the emblems of the wars of yore, graces the stern-post. The saloon is lighted by a cupola of stained glass, and the ordinary side and stern lights. The ladies' cabin, and other apartments, are equally elegant. The Blenheim is adorned with a figure-head, representing the Duke of Marlborough. She is commanded by Captain Gowan, whose length of servi tude in the steam marine of Liverpool entitles him to every confidence, while his disposition is of that cast as to make him the friend of every passenger confided to his care. — This fine ship is consigned to Messrs. Langtrys, of Water street. THE PRINCE ALBERT'S TASTE FOR AGRICULTURE. —We are glad to say that his Royal Highness the Prince Albert has awarded his patronage to our ingenious towns man Mr. Cartmell, of London-road, agricultural imple ment manufacturer, by ordering (through his secretary, Mr. Angon) a " Sackbolder," (of Mr. C.'s invention) to be sent to the Isle of Wight. We have heard that at a recent agricultural meeting at which the " sackholder" was exhibited, his Royal Highness was much struck with its simplicity, and the ease with which, at a great saving of labour, a sack may be filled by its use. Mr. Cartmell has been very successful in striking out over a series of years new contrivances and appliances for facilitating agricultural operations. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday week, as Simon Cauper, a boy of about seven years of age, who resided with his parents in Hotham-street, was going home from school with another boy they came up with a lorry drawn slowly by three horses, up Copperas-hill, when deceased took hold of one of the wheels in order to climb in ; while in the act of raising himself he became entangled in the wheel, and was crushed between it and the body of the lorry. When picked up it was found that he had sus tained a severe scalp wound. He was surgically attended, but died on Friday from tetanus, or lock jaw, occasioned by the injury. —On Friday, the body of a boy, named Henry Hughes, aged between 8 and 9 years, living in Back Chester-st-eet, Toxteth-park, was found floating in an unenclosed pit, in a field near North-street, in that township. He had left school on yesterday week, with a playmate who went home while he lingered behind. The pits far and near were searched by his father, (who is a painter) but without avail. The body was discovered by a female who was passing. —A few days since, Robert Giles, aged 57, whilst in liquor, fell in Burlington-street, and broke his leg. He died in consequence on Monday. —On Tuesday a boy named John Thomas Battle, of Beckwith-street, in company with four others, went to Windsor, and seeing a dead jacksharp in some water, went to catch it. In doing so he fell and sank, and when taken out he was quite dead. It was stated in evidence that there were no rails round this pool of water, and that a girl was drowned in it last Sunday week. TILE RIVER DEE, AND THE BALA LAKE WATER SCHEME.—A letter on this subject has appeared in the Chester Courant, from the pen of Mr. Robert Rawlin son, civil engineer, in reply to some remarks by Mr. Rosson on the improvement of the Dee navigation. The writer considers Mr. Rosson earnest, but enthusiastic, and, without denying that the Dee may be improved, inquires whether the prosecution of the plan would pay ? He considers that the improvement of other tidal har bours, as cited by Mr. Rosson, (including Preston, Glas gow, &c.,) bears not in argument upon the Dee ; that such harbours depend more on their tidal waiters than on the uncertain body of fresh water from the rivers flowing into them, as proved in the case of the Clyde, Mr. Rawlinson says : " Navigable rivers require an equal depth ; this can only be preserved by an uniform flow. The volume of fresh water flowing down the Dee is more than four hundred thousand millions of gallons per an num, or upwards of one thousand million gallons per day on an average. But the minimum quantity is about sixty millions of gallons per day; and, consequently, the maxi mum of floods must be many thousands of million gallons per day. Ido not need to tell the people of Chester what farming and social damage these floods cause, when a year's crops are destroyed, cattle washed away, and even the growing fruit swept from the trees. But I may tell them that such floods would do more damage to an im proved navigation than they do to agriculture, by de stroying that uniformity of depth which must be dredged up to the proposed port." The writer of the letter, al luding to Mr. Rosson's advocacy of the Dee navigation improvement, states that that gentleman speaks harshly of the Bala Lake water scheme, and dreads the abstrac tion of 21 millions of gallons daily from the river, which he thinks would ruin Chester. Now Mr. Rawlinson " contemplated taking thirty millions of gallons per day, and thereby improving the river and Chester. Because compensation reservoirs would be made in North Wales, and the minimum flow of the river should never be dimi nished, but added to. The improvement of the Dee navigation belongs to the people of Chester. This will require great professional skill—a large first outlay, and constant attention and expense afterwards. Reviling the river trustees, or snapping at the Bala Laka scheme, will not advance the work one step. Such conduct is worse than that of the dog in the manger." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. FORGERY OF A SHIPPING NOTE.—James M'Connell and Jane Burns were charged, before Mr. Rushton, on Thursday with forging a shipping note. It purported to be a note given on account of a man named Burns, al leged to have sailed for Valparaiso. It was ascertained, on inquiry, that no such note had ever been issued by the owners of the vessel, and the one which had been issued by the prisoners was a forgery. The amount obtained on it was £2 ss. The prisoners were committed for trial. INFANT DESTITUTION AND CRIME.—Few people have an adequate idea of the prevalence of infant destitution and crime in Liverpool. Instances of daily occurrence may be seen in our Police-court, but that is a place not likely to be the resort of any save those whom necessity compels to haunt its pestiferous purlieus. From time to time we quickly draw attention to the evil as it shows itself through this medium, and a more glaring instance of its enormity has perhaps never appeared than the one we . are about to give. O n Th urs d a y, a c hild, w h ose h ea d di d not reach to the top of the bar, was placed within that receptacle of crime, to answer the charge of a provision dealer, named Mark Dou zer , f or h av i ng sto l en 2 lbs. of butter, which she took from his counter and succeeded in concealing beneath a rag which was thrown over her shoulders as an apology for a shawl. The policeman who had charge of the case said the child's name was Sarah Carthy, and that her mother had signified that it would be useless on the part of the magistrates to order her to pro tect the child, as she was unable to do so from her extreme poverty. She added that she had seven other children to provide for. DISPUTE AS TO THE POSS ESSION OF A CAR. — On Thursday Mr. Lewis Henry Samuel, watch manufacturer, s- . ... k •--11 Castle-street, appeared before the magistrates to arer a charge of having assaulted Mr. Henry Wool right, silk-mercer, of 80ld -st ree t. A ttorneys were em ployed on both sides. It appeared that the plaintiff had gone into a car at George's pierhead, w hi c h the d e f en d ant claimed as having been engaged by hi m , and the latter re fusing to vacate his seat, a scuffle ensued with some hard language. Mr. Rushton said the case was one of those which frequently occurred in consequence of the tricks of car-drivers. He thought, howeve r , th a t if c i v i l i ty had been used, Mr. Woolright would have been inclined to ac commodate, and both might have gone in one car. It was clear that the conduct of the defendant had been most un unjustifiable, and he (Mr. Rushton), did not know whether the complainant considered the course h e h a d taken the best way of seeking redress, which was by sum mary jurisdiction : but whether or not, to th e b es t o f hi s power, it should be given to him. Th e d e f en d ant must pay a fine of £5, and give his own recognizance in £lOO to keep the peace for twelve months. The fine was paid immediately. POLICE STATISTICS.—The annual tabulated returns of the head constable to the watch committee have just been printed. The force includes superintendents, inspectors, and clerks. 55 ; police-constables and bridewell keepers, 28 ; total, 771 ; being an increase of 35. There is a de crease in men reported drunk of 103, and in the number reported for neglect of duty of 316. The number of fires in the borough during the year was 60, being 20 fewer than the previous year, and involuing a loss of property less by £66,484. The actual loss of property by fire is estimated at £21,385 ; thet saved at £49,280. The number of offences committed are 19,942. showing an increase of 2701. The apprehensions for felony exceed those of the previous year by 1770 ; but there is only an increase of 1550 in the total number. The value of property stolen appears to have been £12,428, of which £6755 has been recovered by the police. This increase of crime is not merely attributable to the natural increase of population ; but when the extent to which Liverpool has been inun dated by the immigration of Irish paupers, amounting to 296,234, is considered, it will appear extraordinary that the result was not a greater increase of crime; as it is, the statistics of the main bridewell show that the great majo rity of persons were Irish. The head constable pays a well-merited compliment to the force uncle/ his command during the late excitement, when the wholrof the men, of necessity, underwent considerable extra exertions and fatigue, which was borne in the most exemplary manner by all wiihout a murmur, leaving no doubt upon his mind as to their loyalty and determination to do their duty to the utmost. LOCAL MEETINGS. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY.—The following is a list of the shares, (with the names of the proprietors,) which the directors have announced their intention, in con formity with the act of parliament, of declaring forfeited, in consequence of the non-payment of calls : John An derson, Renfield-street, Glasgow, 30 shares ; George An derson, Lime-street Square, London, 125 ; Marcus Free man Brownrigg, Birkenhead, 141 ; Joseph Travis Clay, near Huddersfield, 500 ; William Clay, Cheapside, Lon don, 150; 20 shares for which the two last named are en tered as joint proprietors ; William' Potter, Birkenhead, 1030; James Burt, Manchester, 50; William Feckney Black, London 25; William Edmund, Barnard's-buildings, Liverpool, 20 ; Josiah Macgregor, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow ; and Henry Whitwell, Darlington, 50. With respect to the shares of Messrs Potter and Brownrigg it appears that no calls have been paid since the 2nd of Oc tober, 1846, although four have been made amounting on each share to £35. THE DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY COMPANY.—A meet ing of the shareholders of this company was held in this town on Friday last. Mr. Charles Holland, who was called to the chair, explained the position in which the Liverpool shareholders were pieced with regard to the London and Dutch directors. He thought that consider ing the number of shareholders in Lancashire, the general meeting should have been held here, in place of London ; and complained of the Dutch board assuming too much power—which had even repudiated the resolutions of the deputies sent by the English shareholders, although those resolutions had been carried at the meeting in Amster dam. He contended that the proceedings of the share holders here were in strict conformity with the act of in corporation, and that without an adherence to them it would be madness to proceed with the line. A resolution was passed to this effect. A deputation was appointed to proceed to the general meeting in Amsterdam on the 22nd of August ; and the following resolution was agreed to : "That the committee be requested to name a deputation to proceed to London from this meeting to the meeting in London on Monday next, the 25th instant." THE CHINESE COLLECTION, ISLINGTON MARKET. We could last week notice this attractive place of re reation and instruction in Chinese history, but briefly and imperfectly ; and we acknowledge that even after a second visit we are unable to do justice to its merits, whether as regards the extent and variety of the collection, or the admirable grouping of characters, and arrangement of curiosities, all appertaining to and illustrative of the cha racter, customs, habits, and ingenuity in many manufac turing and otherarts, of a most extraordinary and strangely exclusive people, assuming to be subjects of " the Celes tial Empire." China contains upwarts of three hundred millions of human beings, and can date an era of at least partial civilization, and lieterature, and even philosophy, antecedent to any European country. That they have risen in the scale of intellect in proportion to their lon gevity as a distinct and, until recently, an integral nation, we cannot admit ; but there can be no question that they have long ago produced, and yet produce philosophers and moralists (as witness Confucius and his successors), and also artisans, artists, agriculturists, fully demonstra ting high capabilities as a portion, and a large portion, of the human family. All that is wanted is the introduction amongst them of Christianity, in the wake of which would came happiness, and profitable commerce to themselves and all the civilized nations with whom they might deal. The Chinese Collection, therefore, being genuine and accurate in every point, is calculated to excite a warm and benevolent interest in behalf of the people of China, independently of the gratification of mere curiosity. Visitors may, at a small cost, obtain at the rooms a de scriptive catalogue, by W. B. Langdon, Esq., the curator of the Collection, which is not only fully explanatory of all the wonders and curiosities to he seen, but furnishes condensed and interesting accounts of the Chinese, their manners, customs, &c., from the earliest records. We connot do better this week than quote the substance of a short pessage from the " Introduction " to this ably written pamphlet. An examination of the Collection will (says the writer) enable the visitor " to analyse, in some sense, the mental and moral qualities of the Chi nese ; to gather some knowledge of their idols, their tem ples, their pagodas, their bridges, their arts, their sciences, their manufactures, their tastes, their fancies, their draw ing-rooms, their clothes, their finery, their ornaments, their weapons of war, their vessels, their dwellings, and the thousand et ceteras which make up their moving and living world." The book gives an interesting account of the manner in which the collection was made by Mr. Nathan Dunn, of Philadelphia, during a long residence in China. Round and in the immense room there are no fewer than sixty cases or compartments, and the multi plicity of figures, articles of manufacture and vertu, &c., is truly immense. There are many paintings and draw ings, all by Chinese artists,—one series representing the process of tea-making, another the rearing of silk-worms; and there are really well-painted views of harbours, towns, &c. A variety of Chinese maxims are hung around in various parts, on rice-paper, silk, &c. The collection, in fine, without reference to the illustrations (in figures as large as life) of national character which it conveys, forms a vast and highly interesting museum of Chinese produc tions, useful or ornamental. During the whole week that it has been open, it has been visited by thousands, and may be said to have become a fashionable promenade. There is a highly efficient saxhorn band, the first, unques tionably, out of London. Distrtrt Relus% On Friday week Samuel H. Thompson, Esq., of Thing wall Hall, qualified as a magistrate for this county. The newly-enclosed market-place, heretofore the bowl ing-green, has been opened at Southport. Several fields of barley were cut near Doncaster last week, and a field of oats near Warrington. The splendid new Roman Catholic Church, recently erected in Salford, Manchester, is to be dedicated on the 9th of Augnst next, on which occasion Bishop Wiseman will preach. Barnett, the principal witness in the late charge of murder against Lord Leigh, at Warwick, died about fifteen miles from Manchester, on Sunday, of " habitual intoxication." THE POTATOE BLIGHT.—WE are sorry to find that the potatoe blight of 1845 has indubitably made its appear ance. It has not only made its appedrance in the South, Hampshire, Devonshire, &c.. In this neighbour hood, also, it is evidently visible. At Warrington and Wal lasey, there are manifest symptoms of it, but how far the progress may extend is as yet a problem, and we hope for the best. In many parts of Ireland the desease has disappeared. _ _ AT Match at Quoits took place on Wednesday, on the grounds belonging to Mr. E. Fare, the Brockhole's Arms Inn, Skippool, betwixt some Liverpool gentlemen and some Poulton gentlemen. The prize contested for was a handsome polished pair of quoits, which were soon car ried off by the former, being professors of the art, and members of the Caledenian Club ; the Poultoniss not having the slightest chance, being only amateurs. After the contest was over, a most excellent dinner was pre pared, got up by Mrs. Fare in a most creditable manner, when about 30 guests partook of it, and to which, of course, ample justice was done. After the cloth was removed, Mr. James Sykes, of the firm of Messrs. Gardner and Sykes, Liverpool, was called to the chair, which he ably filled, to the satisfaction of all present. CAUTION.—INTIMIDATION AND THREATENING LET TERS TO LADIES.—About the Gth of this month, a married lady of Manchester, who was at one of the marine bathing places on the Lancashire coast, was somewhat startled by observing that all her movements were watched, and her self followed everywhere, by a tall man, about six feet high, with sandy hair, red whiskers, and slightly round shouldered, who was respectably dressed. After noticing him following her about during one day, she found, to her surprise, on entering the breakfast room the follow ing morning, that he was stationed outside the house, as if awaiting her leaving it. In order to elude what she considered his impertinence, she directed that the carriage should take her up at the back door; and she then pro ceeded for a drive, but had not gone far, when she saw the man hovering about, staring at her. As she had a .person with her, he did not accost her; but this annoy ance continuing, when she wished to take a wa lk, s h e took care to have a gentleman with her. Still the tall man with the red whiskers was seen hanging about, fol lowing her everywhere, and apparently seeking an oppor tunity to speak with her. This annoyed her so mltch, that she wrote to her husband, who was detained in Man chester by business, but who went over immediately, and gave information to the police superintendent stationed at the place. But the mysterious obtruder had disap peared, and the lady returned home to Manchester. But on the following day she received a letter, bearing the post marks of Fleetwood, Preston, and Manchester, all dated the 11th, complaining that the lady had baffled h attempts to see her, and declaring his determination to " dodge" her everywhere, unless she sent him £2O, for money he wanted, and must have. He said he should come and reside, No. 13, street, Manchester, and desired her to send the money there. There were various offensive inuendoes in the letter, and threats to write next to the lady's relatives ; and it was evident that the writer, or some confederate, knew the family. The letter is written in a small female hand, but is evidently the composition of a course, brutal fellow. The lady's hus band at once laid the letter before Mr. Beswick, chief superintendent of police, who found, on visiting the street named, that it only contained one house, and that occu pied by respectable ladies. The matter would be strange enough if it rested here ; but on the lady mentioning the circumstances to several of her own friends, she learned, to her astonishment, that three other ladies in h er own circle of acquaintance, had received similar threate n i ng letters, in the same handwriting, and all demandi ng money. . CORRESPONDENCE. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION. TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC OF LIVERPOOL. MY DEAR FRTENDS, - St. Simons' Church has been repeatedly before you during the last ten years. lam now constrained to address you on behalf of my schools. We have been obliged to quit the rooms, where for nearly three years our schools have assembled in numbers amounting to 500 children, and as I dare not break up such schools, I have taken a large and convenient house at a rent of £6O per annum for their accommodation. This step increa-es our expenses £35 per annum ; besides the cost of moving, re-fitting, &c. &c., will be nearly £5O, for which sum I appeal to you. I cannot appeal to my congregation, they are poor people ; they have agreed to contribute towards the working of the schools. In the new parish of St. Simons there are 2416 children, of these 1375 are infants and workers ; 639 are at different schools, and 410 are playing in the streets. I feel that I need add no more, but state my request, as the times are very bad, I would only ask those who may feel inclined to send me the small sum of two shillings and sixpence (if by post, in stamps). Four hundred such responses will produce the required amount.—l have the honour to remain, your very grateful servant, JOHN R. CONOR, M.A. 109, Salisbury-square, Minister of St. Simons. Liverpool. STREET CRIES ON THE SABBATH-DAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Will you kindly inform me whether the crying of herrings, water-cresses, on the Lord's day, is by law permitted ? I have been often pained very deeply, when going down to the Sunday-school and to church, by having my ears almost deafened by, the above-men tioned cries. Surely this is not " remembering the Sab bath-day to keep it holy." And does it not seem strange that in such a town as Liverpool, with such a Mayor as our present one, this Sabbath desecration cannot be pre vented ?—I remain, yours faithfully, . VERAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—An article having appeared in your paper of Tuesday last, the 18th instant, in which my name is mixed up, having been taken from a paper called the Vindicator, published in Boston, U.S., in January last, in which my name and character are much maligned, it is only left me to pronouce the said article to be unfounded and false in every particular; and my attorney in New York had already found that the vile sheet of "a day" had been discontinued, and that the publishers were worthless. Relying that you will see the justice of giving this a place in the next publication of the STANDARD, I am, yours respectfully, J. HERDMAN. 86, Waterloo-road, Liverpool, July 22d. OPENING OF THE LIVERPOOL. CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY. It has been a subject of regret in Liverpool for many years that, notwithstanding the establishment of omni buses along what is called " the North Shore," to Bootle, Waterloo, and Crosby, there was no direct or cheaply available road, or conveyance, to Southport (a favourite watering place), or in other words, the means of a sea shore ride between the Mersey and the Ribble. There is no part of the coast of Lancashire more salubrious than that between the two rivers named, or presenting finer sea side walks or rides; but distance, and the absence of stood roads prevented access. The land, or rather the sand, for (to some distance inward), the soil, as an Irishman would say, is but sand, was. though inviting for sea bathers and others who had the means of wfirking their way to the beach, of no other value, saving to a few rab bits. So far as Crosbie. this has been greatly amended since 1828, when "Crosbie Sea-Bank Cottages and Ho tel," just before erected, gave an impetus to builders and speculators, and Waterloo, together with numerous rows of houses, and an almost continuous succession of man sions and villas sprang up along the shore, with forced gardens, grounds, and pastures, northward from the town to Great Crosbie, a distance of about six miles. Still there was a want of conveyance further to the north; and we rejoice to anticipate that the Southport railway, which was opened on Friday last, will redeem the whole of the sea-coast hence to Southport, by (through cheap and rapid conveyanc), inducing the building of villas and cottages, and affording a delightful ride at all times, to all classes, whether for residence or recreation. Another advantage will be the cheap and rapid conveyance to market of agricnitural produce. The portion of the line as yet finished between Water loo and Southport, a distance of 12 miles, was opened on Friday last, and a grand fits was given on the occasion. Captain Simmons, the government inspector had previ ously gone over the line, and expressed his high approval of the work, which was executed by Messrs. S. Holme and `M`Cormick, the contractors, and which, he expressed himself, did them the greatest credit. At the station at Waterloo, all was bustle and gayety,—music, flags, &c. The Odd Fellows from Southport, who had arrived by the line, were present in their best attire, accompanied by numerous females and children well-attired. About 150 ladies and gentlemen were specially invited to the opening ride and a cl(Yuner, by the contractors. There were three locomotives—the Sefton, the Formby, and the Blundell—and the carriages were handsome and commo dious. The line is but a single one, but we trust that its success will ere long induce the addition of a second ; and even the present line, by judicious working, will b e o f great value to the vicinity, and, as a matter of health and convenience, to the public of Liverpool and other towns. At half-past two "The Formby," with a train of six teen carriages, started from Waterloo amid lusty cheers from the persons assembled at the station. " The i . ourney (says a contemporary) was accomplished in less than half an hour. There is not much along the line to challenge attention. The country, being close to the sea coast, is necessarily barren, and more sandhills than houses are visible along the route. The usual a mount of rustic curiosity was displayed, and groups of country people were to be seen at intervals gaping with wonderment at the power and the progress of the fire horse. Everywhere numberless rabbits were visible cape ring away with characteristic timidity." At Southport, the train was welcomed by a large con course of spectators. Immediately afterwards, the directors and their friends proceeded to the Assembly Rooms, where a splendid col lation, given by the contractors, and furnished by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel in this town, had been pre pared. Covers were laid for 130. Mr. Samuel HoLME ably presided; and amongst those present were Rector Brooks, Messrs. James and Arthur Holme, Mr. Alderman Chilton, Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. Alderman Nicoll, Dr. Duncan, Mr. Alexander, Mr. John Smith, Mr. J. A. Tobin, Dr. Formby, Mr. Edward Moly neux, Mr. W. Stuart, Mr. Hawkshaw ' &c., &c., together with a large muster of Lancashire witches. After the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " the" toast of the day, " Success to the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southpdrt Rail way." said, in effect,—The remarkable county with which we are connected has not only taken the lead in one of the most important of our national manufactures, but in pursuing her magnificent operations of commerce, she has distanced the metropolis itself. Her ships, laden with the productions of British industry, are found in every sea, and the names of her merchants are familiar in every clime and in every language spoken by civilised nations; and it is matter of congratulation that the character of the British merchant is identified, not more with enter prise than with integrity. But while the foreign com merce is pursued, the means of transit are not neglected, and to Lancashire is principally owing the establishment of those magnificent steamers which have reduced the mighty Atlantic to a mere lake, and brought our Ameri can brethren within ten days' sail of our shores. To Lan cashire also is owing in the greater degree the establish ment of railways,—that wonderful means by which count less thousands can traverse the land with the speed of the wind ; which have taught our engineers and our mecha nics to overcome the interposing obstacles of nature, which enable us to economise time and to travel with ease and comparative security. Added to the many iron links which connect distant counties, which bring Perth into proximity with Plymouth, and Glasgow with Dover and Southampton, is, that of the opening of the railway we are now met to commemorate. Those who do not give them selves the trouble to think, racy imagine it to be one of very little importance. But when we reflect that it will open up to the manufacturing districts with their 2,000,000 of population, fifteen miles of the finest shore that can be desired, and enable this teeming population to exchange in an hour or two the murky atmosphere of Manchester, and Stockport, and Bolton, for the salubrious breezes which come in all their virgin purity from sweeping the ocean—when we reflect that necessities of commerce have deprived the population of Liverpool of the shores of the Mersey, and that here they can find a delightful sub stitute—when we remember that this shore, so delightful to the residents and the visiters, is yet fraught with dan ger to the hardy and intrepid mariners, and that by means of the electric telegraph his distress can be instantly known in Liverpool, and this railway can supply the means of al ' most instant succour, surely it must be admitted, on the score of health, benevolence, and humanity, that such a railway is most important, and was indeed required ; and I hope that the directors, having a line unexampled in the cheapness of its formation, will soon be able to connect it with the station in Liverpool, and that, ere long, those hills and fields which from time immemorial have been inhabited only by hares and rabbits, will become the abode of thousands of our race, induced thereto by the liberal facilities which will be afforded them by the railway board, and a corresponding liberality of the owners of the soil." He concluded by a happy political allusion to the dis turbed state of Europe, and the institutions of this coun try. The toast was enthusiastically drunk. Mr. Alderman Nicol. ably responded. Amidst other remarks he said he hoped to see the Liverpool merchants take a ride to Southport with as great ease as to Woolton or to Kirkdale in former days, and meet their families in an evening upon the more healthful shore of Southport and its neighbourhood. He concluded by a compliment to the ladies, whose health was enthusi as ti ca lly d run k, • and acknowledged on their behalf by Mr. Moss. Several other toasts followed, which drew forth Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. M'Cormick, Mr. James Holme, Mr. Williams (engineer), and others, all of whom made elo quent and appropriate remarks. The toast of " The Press" was responded to by Mr. Alexander, of the Mail, and Mr. John Smith, of the Mercury-office. The occa sion passed off with the greatest and no accident whatever occurred to mar the pleasures of the day. July 25, MS. POPISH RAPACITY AND MODERN MONARCHISM. An appeal has just come before the House of Lords of a character so extraordinary as to deserve all the attention which we can bespeak for it. On the 13th July, 1843, Alexander M'Carthy, Esq., died in Cork, leaving ten children and £lOO,OOO. Two of these children had previously entered a religious com munity—the Professed Nuns of St. Ursula, of Blackrock, Cork. Maria was the first to take the veil, and she car ried with her to her spiritual consorts a portion of £l,OOO. Her sister Catherine contracted a like alliance, and with a similar dowry, in the year succeeding. Four years after Mr. M'Carthy died intestate, so that his eldest son, Alexander, claimed as heir-at-law, and the remaining children became beneficially interested in the personal property of the deceased as sole nearest of kin. A month after his father's decease Alexander took out an adminis tration, and divided the effects amongst the family, but to the exclusion of his sisters Maria and Catharine. In consequence hereof, on the 29th of December, in the same year, Maria executed a deed of assignment of all her dis tributive share or interest in the estate of her father " to Cecilia Fulham and Margaret Lynch (Superiors), of Blackrock, aforesaid, spinsters, and their executors, ad ministrators, and assigns" —a surrenderwhich was followed by a similar act of her sister Catherine's for the use of the same parties. The representative of the convent accord ingly sued the administrator for the shares in the estate thus acquired by the community, but were defeated by a decision of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, on the Ist of December, 1846. Against this decision has been brought the appeal of which the hearing will be resumed to-day. The question is, not what were the legal claims of the sisters in their own persons, but what is the value of these claims when transferred• to such parties and under such circumstances as the pleadings disclose. A mass of de positions shows that it was never the wish of the sisters that the property should thus pass into the hands of strangers ; and that, as they had neither the need nor the competency to acquire wealth for themselves, they were willing and desirous that their shares should be absorbed in the dividends of the rest of the family. At the first interview which Alexander obtained with his sister Catherine, after their father's death, she told him, on learning there was no will, " that she was sure the con vent would set up a claim to their shares ; that she was bound by her vows to do as she was ordered ; but that the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork had power to authorise her to dispose of her property as she thought.good." For this authorization she subsequently applied ; but, afer being bandied about, between the titular prelate and the superior of the convent, she was at length told that she " must observe her vow of obedience." On her intimating gently that a court of equity would surely protect her from the compulsion of distributing her pro perty against her conscience, the bishop is stated in the pleadings to have replied—" If these are your ideas, madam, let me tell you, I have lawyers in my family as well as you, and this is too good a thing not to be looked after." With regard to the execution of the assignments in question, an express statement of Maria is alleged that she signed the deed " with the greatest pain," and that the " operation of her vow was like the presentation of a pistol by a highwayman." Catherine's condition was not dissimilar. When one of her brothers called to see her, he was told by Maria " that she was undergoing punish ment." Subsequently, however, she did come down, bearing " all the appearance of having suffered much, both mentally and corporeally," when she stated that " a pen might as well have been put into the hands of a corpse as into hers when she signed the deed ;" and ad ded that she had "accidentally procured a book in the convent containing the rules of the order, and that she had found therein that the punishment awarded on the continent for a serious crime was to be immured between two walls in a standing posture, and be fed on bread and water, and that in some cases parties had been known to die from the punishment." These extracts will lead our readers to a due apprecia tion of the audacity or the avarice which has impelled Cecilia Fulham and Margaret Lynch into the presence of a British House of Lords. It can never be decided that the property belongs to the Blackrock Nunnery. The question at issue is the civil competency of a nun, which should be settled wholly one way or wholly the other. If Catherine and Maria M'Carthy have enough of civil life left to execute a deed, they have enough left to enjoy property, all the ordinances of St. Ursula and all the other saints in the calendar to the contrary notwithstand ing. They cannot be alive as regards the power of con veyance, and dead as regards the power of possession. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THAMES GRAND REGATTA.—This, the chief regatta of the season, came off on Thursday and Friday. On the first day, when the labour was considerably increased by the gusty state of the weather, the racing commenced at three o'clock, and continued until seven. The first—the Apprentices'—match, for coat, badge, and freedom, was won easily by W. Campbell (black.) The second race, the principal one of the day, was the Campion four-oared race, for one hundred sovereigns, open to all the world, which was won by St. Agnes (the Claspers.) The Water man Scullers' Match, for 50 sovs., was won by Messam (red and white.) The amateur four-oars, for a silver challenge cup, by St. George's Club; and the last race of the day—the amateur pair -oars—for two silver cups, by Berry and friend. The weather on Friday was more favourable for ro wing than on the previous day, although there was again too much wind. The gentlemen amateur scullers' match for the silver challenge cup and a silver wherry, was won by Mr. Bone (yellow and black). The lantlsmen's four oared match for 50 guineas and 30 guineas added for strangers, by Sheppard's crew, Chelsea (black). • .The eight-oared race for the grand challenge cup (the chief match of the day) was won by the Thames Club, London (pink), by three lengths. The Waterman's pair-oared for 80 guineas (the last race), was won by Pocock and C. Campbell (yellow). PACKET LIST, GENERAL POST-OFFICE, JULY 22. Mails.desp'd Last Packet Next Packet Destination. from London sailed, due. -------. S'HAMPTON STATION Lisbon ira 7th, 17th, (Tagus lberia...... Spain Made and 27th or July 17 July 26 Gibraltar every month Malta &lonian Islands 3rd and 20th Indus 1 Greece and Egypt.... of every July 20 due July 28 India, Ceylon,& China month. (1) Brit. Col. in W. Ind. ' (except Honduras & Bermuda,) For. Col. 2nd and 17th Avon Next Mail in W. Indies, except of every July 17 due July 22 Havana, Venezuela, month. and Madeira (2) Mexico& Havana . 1 2nd of every Severn .... Next Mail (3) Bermuda St. Juan month only. July 2 due July 2 2 de Nicaragua, and 17th of every Avon Next Mail New Grenada FALMOUTH STATION. Madeira, Brazil, and 1 Evng. of 4th HM B Pen- HMBLinnet Buenos Ayres f every month guin July 6 July 2 4 LIVERPOOL STATION. Brit. N. America, Ber- lEvery Fri- America .. Caledonia • • I muda, and U States I day. J aly 22 Aug. 3 ;Every Fri- I day. 'America I J aly Caledonia . • Aug. 3 STATE OF TRADE. The activity which prevailed in our market up to Tuesday last has since considerably abated, partly on account of the critical state of affairs in Ireland, and partly because the large purchases made during the precedi ng t en d ays h a d c l eare d olt the accumulation both of orders and stocks, which were previ ously on hand. During the last three days, the demand has been on a moderate scale at the rates of Tuesday last; spin' tiers and manufacturers having firmly res i s t e d an y a tt em pt . purchase at lower rates, whilst all the pressing orders of the buyers having now been executed, they are not at all inclin to pay higher prices. Indeed, at the present time, nobodY, seems much inclined to push business. The conv i ct ion that the measures adopted by government will b r i ng th e t rou bles e' Ireland to a speedy crisis, in one way or the other, —by th e suppression of the agitation, on the one h an d, or th e ou tbren of civil war on the other,—induces an unwillingness to enter into extended commercial operations, until a more definite oPi' nion can be formed as to the probable result of those measures; It is, indeed, obvious that the future state of affairs in Irelan.,,u must exercise an important influence, for good or for evil, MX': commercial affairs in this country ; and the accounts fin Dublin will be looked to with intense anxiety for the next w ee_: or ten days. So far as we have beard, the determination oft government to bring the affair to a speedy issue, has been, hailed with great satisfaction amongs t th e merc h an t s an d Iva nufacturers here. I ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—We have had rather et d er e ter market this week than the two pre v io us ones , th oug h ther e has not been any extra sales. St rong Y or k s hi re go° and the middle qualities of flannels have, during the last te a days, been inquired after. LEEDS.—The woollen trade in this town and neighbourho,,, es m continues to improve. Stocks aie l ow , an d anufacturT, seeing that there appears s ome open i ng f or t h e fore i gn trau o and that wools are Very low, are employing more hands tb o f they have done of late. There has been an average n umber. t i t buyers in the town during the p as t wee k ; they purchase . more confidence, and in consequence, business has been Pr e s es good in the warehouses. The German and other foreign botl a ci are getting busier. The public markets both on Saturday Tuesday were the briskest we have seen for some time. t he BRADFORD.—T, e propitious weather is telling well for re d prospect of a good home trade, and the merchants so enga:ds. are doing a full average business, both in plain and fancY. g ° oolll The German and other export houses are not doing their ti` 3 quantity, otherwise the trade would b e very ac ti ve . In • there is no material alteratio n : th e t ra d e is still but si ticic. Wools are firm in price, and the stocks in hand here ar e sm HA lla. arV t LIFA X.—Pieces : We have again an extremely dull° o iint this day, very few buyers attending, and o n ly a small ar iou gti of business doing. Yarns continue much the same, 1 . Wool there is a general expectation the demand will improve. is only in limited been HUDDERSFIELD. —The improvement of last wee k nassiight maintained, and some heavy sales ha v e b een e ffected, a c tpallY advance in price. Dark fancy woolle ns h ave been Prtiog iii in request, and there is a fair amount of business superfine broads. • DONCASTER WOOL MARKET, SATURDAY, JULY 15•- - b p. had a large supply of wool to-day, the bulk being . deale,',7 o .daY! The improved demand noticed last week has continued for and most parcels were sold early at full last week's P ri ,.; 7 `,Zyitli i ..! fine hog qualities 6d. per stone advance was obtained, Par free sale. Super clips Ils. 6d. to 125., Lincolnshire P 9s. 6d. to 10s. tid., inferior Bs. 6d. to Is. 11fo r ' LEICESTER.—The Leicester trade is still improvin o tOepc ,, ; work is now every week given out, and a general c via t prevails that a brisker demand than has been for som th ool_ experienced will be felt. It is more on this confulene4; e maa n the actual amount of orders already received, that _ o oo' ti p 5 trad e ' facturers are proceeding more spiritedly in making ..,„ HostEnv AND LACE TRADES.—TiIe cotton stocklesi,rect whether cut, slop, or wrought, sti.!l continues in aver e l ,7ess . e B l dition. The silk g•love branch is still considerablY this edr t h ou s g e h a s n o o n t . anycut glovesing like e to ye tthe mostex teexnttetnlisai extensively e i l t y was in a: l s 2c Y L e n Seamed after the continental metlied t "within the c wor se, t o o . drawer, pantaloon, and shirt braneh is certainly no The CO t ist is, if anything, a shade better in some quarters. ___ eac toe_ te t glove trade is a shade further depressed. 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