The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1852. former aces, and prepare thyself to the search of their /ibtrpool ----)tanbarb fathers. Shall not th e y t eac h th ee , an d te ll t h ee , an d • utter words out of their heart ?" Fallacies and perver sions, one-sided views and stained-glass spectacles, reverse FROM . OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. the condition; and - if hiiiory is to be written on such bases, we had better limit our researches after the *--' ..,. I progress, and mystery of mankind, to the .- ....AnD, THAT strong suspicion of the pacific intenti on s and rood I thy rnift.il-m9ylPg penciiiingll of DiC. ~.. - .vela of S c ott, cria Or the ,easona hie whirmiraiitiei e "--` modern' 1 ' y—at ni• e a as w t o s r o d f there_ha feelings of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte to this country, l . tor hi 1- ` . 4..er. P unc h. In the iheat • which has been growing and acquiring strength daily ine novelty 9 .. of late, been a genu ar as .6ngland is concerned—the -.... d'aat of the 2d of December, has been Marionette Theatre, n Adelaide 0 " Ler open in the large room of the .: 4 . , . last three or four days,marry, and offering huge attractions to sight :erg. This is a vPritable puppet-show ; such as the I nresent generation of play-goers have had no means of witnesAng, unless they have travelled on the continent, in the sunny south. The figures are necessarily diminu tive. but they are wrought up to perfection as works of mechanical art; and the delight which their performances afford arises from the vraisemhlance with which they imitate the antics of real men and women. Their forte is the burlesque, and they execute their roles with an ap gusto which absolutely creates humour in the ~, ..nd could not fail to amuse the most hypo chondriac of valetudinarians, Their dancing has been 4 ' - ‘v Mr. Dickens in his Italian notes, as he saw He says :—" The way in which they dance; the hetent to which they spring; the impossible and inhuman extent to which they pirouette. the revela tions of their preposterous legs; the coming down with a '' - -....v tips of their toes, when the music re- ay iilorning *endet by the priblication of att tieprihcipiea diet in the Moni-' I bur, declaring that the Orleans family are Incapable toldine or rot! r seiz- .te, the pritlite, pos eir of t use of Conde, as !la of the Bet nsferred to his eh Barricaci spectators act of pu gone far beyond any of his ; e commencemer hem at Genoa and degra to disarm men who quires it • the gentleman retiring up when it is the lady's turn ; a nd the lady retiring up when it is the gentleman's turn ; the final passion of a pas de deux, and the going off with a bound ! I shall never see a real ballet with a composed countenance again !" This, nevertheless, es- bad aband enemies, re, however, tt had k o subterfuge of a sorry substitute for to, and no o part of the ria which raised for the instruction, improvement :fit of intelligent people, in their day, a Garrick umed. The s have nnifora Kean. and Macread y ,e placed. They are not volun. nd all the princes e French and peo n tai n cordial re trig its remarkable vagaries in the s,—which or .s prompted the v m to the notel ns in P. with regard to and es p an army, to any he yet tons, but g ,nd Belgiu t orders have bet als of Fra I the country as effi so that it may be in reach the cour ters of the COMMERCIAL AND aM01!;-ATARy NEWS. DURING MONDAY NIGHT. tine past week business affairs have undergone tittle O) no improvement, the produce markets being dull and unsatisfactory. Sugar has been somewhat firmer, and in a few instances rather better prices were paid. Coffee and tea are also in better request, but the value of both articles remain without much change. We regret to say that since our notice of this day week several failures have been announced, namely—Messrs. Wm. Mac Ewan, Sons, and Co., tea-merchants and sugar-refiners, of Glasgow, with liabilities for .£lOO,OOO ; Messrs. Donald Mackay, Hadow, and Co., East India merchants, with two houses in India, the one at Calcutta, the other at Moulmein, the liabilities, as reported. being of small amount. Failures continue to he announced from the United States; amongst them that of Daw, Wilson, and Harriman, a wholesale grocery establishment at New York ; W. Glendie Brook. of New Orleans; and an in- surance company at Buffalo. According to the free-trade journals, all the numerous failures in this country and in the United States are as so much incontrovertible evidence of the wonderful proseerity which has ensued everywhere upon the one-sided free-trade system of England. In a recent issued circular, Messrs. Brown, Hunter, and Co., of this town, say,—" The produce markets, since the commencement of the year, have not shown the slightest improvement ; but, on the contrary, the depression has increased, and a further decline in prices has been gene rally submitted to. Holders have also manifested an anxiety to proceed in sales. These circumstances, with the heavy stocks upon hand, and anticipated large impor tation, tend not only to weaken present confidence, but also to create distrust in the future. The consumption in the country continues in a most favourable state, and money is also abundant ; but, until importations are more limited, we can scarcely count upon an improved standard of prices." The general state of the money market is unchanged ,ney continues very easy, and first-rate bills are readil discounted at two per cent., but credit, generally speaking, is not sound, so that there is no disposition to discount indiscriminately, Recent failures, and prices still decli ning, induce capitalists to exercise caution in their advances. The recent Bank of England return is of an encouraging character, showing, as it does, a further in crease in the amount of bullion. The following are the particulars of the return alluded to ; The return from the Bank of England for the week 11,656, 3,247, when compared with the r Public deposits Other deposits Rest On the other side of the account — Goverment securities.. 13,269,091 ; Increase Other securities 11,388,726 ; Decrease Notes unemployed 10,112,840 ; Decrease The amount of —4— £577,371 345,n53 5 ; Decrease 2; Increase 35,335 357,462 norca in circulation is £21.U38.335, being an increase of £796 855 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17.724.887, showing n increase of £209 386 when compared with the preceding return. The public funds have been more ar less effected during the week by the advises from Paris ; many parties ope rating on the Stock Exchange regarding the late move- His honour said that he had been desirous if possible of deciding in favour of the plaintiff, on account of his good conduct and intention to do right ; but in point of law he thought him not entitled to judgment, the reward havinv aeen offered for such information as should lead to the ap prehension and conviction of the thief, and the recovery of the property. It seemed clear, therefore,thatno claim could be substantiated except upon the specified conditions ; although in this instance the defendant was able to take advantage of his own negligence in omitting to prosecute. nuwever, fluent nave put tne ►aw in motion himself as well as the defendant, and not having done so his honour was of opinion, however anxious he might be to assist the plaintiff, that he was not entitled to recover. The verdict was therefore for the defendant, each party to pay his own costs. PROCTER V. TIM This was an action brought by Mr. John Chapman Procter, of Scotland-road, to recover £4 193. from Mr. Joseph Hill, of Hanover-street, auctioneer, which had been paid by Mrs. Procter for two parcels of sewing silk purchased at the sale rooms of the defendant, under an alleged warranty from him that the bulk was equal to the sample handed round the room. The evidence of Mrs. Procter went to prove that, on the 27th of October last, she attended Mr. Hill's sale rooms, when two parcels of sewing silk were put up. and a Mr. O'Neile, who was present, bid, at the instant, ss. per lb. The weight of the parcels together was 10lbs. A sample, alleged to have been taken from the• bulk, was handed round - among the persons present, and it was stated by Mr. Hill that the whole was of similar quality. Ultimately, witness became the purchaser at 10s. per lb., and at the close of the sale paid the defendant £4 195., the amount of his claim. She left the rooms at about five , examinec the parcels, when she found that, although the ends of the packets contained a small quantity of good silk, the rest was utterly worthless. She returned with the parcels about seven o'clock the same evening to Mr. Hill, and explained the circumstances to him ; but 1e then asserted that he had not sold the goods by sample at all, but in bulk ; that he had given no guarantee as to their quality, ment - s of the Prince President in an unfavourable light, and the forerunner of another emute, which it may be a difficult matter to put down. Under these circumstances the value of Consols has receded, and they are, this even ing. reported by the electric telegraph as closing at 96,11 but had told the bidders that they must judge to; them selves, and abide by their bargain. He then, also, took from the wall of the sale-room, a printed bill, containing his conditions of sale, which witness had not previously seen, nor had her attention called to; and, finally, he told her that he had paid over the money for the silk to Al , Jacobs. Os- ----f it, to whom, if for money and account. The inactivity which we have noticed for the two or three last weeks in our share market has again character.. ised the business of the prst week. and this added to several soeculative and some real sales, has tended to lower prices some two per cent, below those of last week. ne owner of . sne had received any wrong►. she must apply for redress, as he (Mr. Hill) had merely acted as an agent in the transaction, and knew nothing whatever of the value or nature of the goods. Mrs. Procter subsequently called upon Jacobs, but he alleged that he had employed Hill to sell the goods for what they would fetch; that witness must apply to him ror any satistaction she required, and that he (Jacobs) was responsible to Hill alone. Witness had seen both Jacobs and O'Neile present at the sale : the latter e bidding against bond fide purchasers to enhance the price ged in The decline has been general, but the business done has been so small that this must not be much accounted of a me sax ban since been sent to Manchester, and sub mitted to several manufacturers, who had pronounced it totally useless. Witness never heard any ,such remark as that the silk must be judged by purchasers for themselves, and was certain that a sample of it had been nail amount of buying would immediately cause a In French shares there have advance have receded to some extent in consequence speculation in gold shares continues to engross much attention, and the accounts from California and Australia have been of a nature to encourage the most sanguine hopes of the promoters of these. The accounts from t he A'ua Fria mine (one of the most respectable pro jected), on undoubted authority are most extraordinary, and when generally known must cause these shares to handed round the room prior to the sale% For the defence Mr. Hill stated that the goods had been brought to his rooms on the morning of sale by Mr. saying named O'Nei ever, did not name his principals in the transaction, but advance to a price that we dare not venture to predict. This will attach greater importonce to all the bond ,fide schemes afloat. It appears that this company has transmitted seven cwts. of the richest ore ever taken to this country, the arrival of which may be immediately expected, and that Colonel Fremont "had himself visited this mine, and was so convinced of its tremendous value, that he had offered a lease of the entire upper range of the Mariposa property in exchange for this single mine; and that all dispute as to the title of the company is now quite settled." Private letters confirm all these particu lars, and state that this mine may he looked upon as more valuable than even the celebrated Tennessee Mine. Had such intelligence reached us in a more lively market, there is no knowing the excitement which might have been produced ; as it is, it has caused these, and the shares of some of the other gold companies, to be sought after at a material advance. In another portion of our paper, we copy an extract from the Globe, respecting an Australian mine, which promises also to be a favourite. We annex the quotations of this day :—London stock, 1144 c; new quarters. 21 ; fifths. 2 7-16 p ; Midland 'stock, 541 I S •, Sheffield stock, 30 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60* 60 ; fifths. 7 15.16 d ;; East Lancashire, 15**; Dover stock. 20* 20 191 19 15-16 ; York and North Mid land. 211: Oaarestry and Chester pref., 151; Caledonians, 14.1 15 14 15 16 15 ; Eastern Counties, 6 13-16. The Cotton Market has had a firm and advancing ten dency, and the Africa's advices, received this morning, have given holders renewed confidence, and induce them to supply the marker sparingly. The value of fair Cotton was declared by the Brokers' Committee, at their meet ing on Friday, to be 4id for Upland, 5d for Mobile, and sid for Orleans. Trade in Manchester has been dull for the moment, hut greater activity is expected. The stocks of goods, as in 1851, are reported to be in very small compass, and the business, and that parties must judge for themselves of its value, and take it with all its imperfections. O'Neile put up the parcels at ss. per pound, and it was sold for £4 193., which Mrs. Procter paid to him, not at five o'clock, but between three and four in the afternoon. He corroborated the evidence on the part of the plaintiff respecting the return of Mrs. Procter about seven o'clock; but contended that as the goods had been delivered some hours before, and the purchase-money already paid over to Jacobs, he had nothing further to do with the business. T they samples of the silk handed round the room by tv s o aw or n t o hree other witnesses were called to prove that the defendant, or under his directions ; one of whom, however, admitted that the end of one of the parcels had been torn open, and a portion of the goods taken out and shown among the bidders. O'Neile,'who had sold the silk to Jacobs, stated that he knew the silk was not good, but did not know its value. He had put it up at ss. per lb. and was willing to give that sum for it. There was not a pound of it, perhaps, fit for sewing, and he did not know to what use the rest could be put. He, however, would swear that the goods were not sold by sample, and that the defendant distinctly stated that the purchaser must take it with all its imperfections. He (O'Neile) did not know from whom he had originally purchased it; but he had kept it for a week or a fortnight before parting with it to Jacobs. He did not know how he came to bid for silk that was worthless; nor could he say whether or not he bad said at the conclusion of the sale, that Jacobs had made a good bargain. When he first got it, he thought he might sell it to somebody, and make money by it. Jacobs corroborated the testimony of Hill and O'Neile as to putting up the silk for sale, and obtaining from the auctioneer £4 for the sale of it. His HONOUR, in giving judgment, said that if an agent did not, at the time of sale, disclose the name of his prin cipal, but sold that for silk which was worthless . , the agent himself must be responsible. Judgment must, therefore, be given for the plaintiff. At the same time, he would advise Mr. O'Neile, and Mr. Jacobs, not in future to attend that sort of sales, and bid for each other. He had no doubt that the silk then in court could not be sold in the ordinary way for 2s. a pound ; but the former pos sessors of the silk happened both to be present, and one of them had taken part in the sale, by bidding for it at ss. a pound. to enhance the prise. ' and whether the statement was made by the auctioneer, that the quality and value were to be left to the judgment of purchasers or not, was, in his opinion, immaterial under the circumstances which had been proved. manufacturers are, to a large extent, working under contract. For Woollen goods there is a moderate de mand at Leeds and Huddersfield. Halifax letters say that business is rather slacker there, and that very few goods have changed hands. No new feature has pre sented itself in the Bradford Piece Market. A material advance has taken place in the value of Wheat and Flour, and indeed in almost every article of the trade. The advance is caused chiefly by the limited nature of the imports, the extensive consumption going forward, and the fact that the markets in France are barely supplied, and prices rapidly advancing. LATEST STATE OF THE LIVERPOOL MARKETS Corrox.—Since Friday's weekly report, the market has manifested a firm and advancing tendency. The market closed this afternoon with considerable buoyar cy, the sales of the three days being 26,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters have taken 2,000 and 3.500 respectively. Prices of the current qualities of American are 1-16th per lb. dearer; other sorts unchanged, WELSH BARDIC CONGRESS.--We learn that the com mittee of the Liverpool Eisteddfod (or bardic congress) contemplate holding another public meeting in connexion with this venerated ancient custom, in the course of the ensuing month, when the prize to the successful com petitor on the " Progreso of the last half century" will be awarded. In order to give eclat to the entertainments, a number of distinguished bards and Welsh literati have been invited to take part in the proceedings. It is in tended -that the forthcoming meeting shall cons i s t o f a varfe4 ofintellectual recreations—viz. addresses on inte resting subjects, recitations of poetry, vocal and instru mental music, national songs and choruses, &c. A demonstration of no ordinary interest is anticipated, of which treat, we doubt not, our English readers, in common with the natives of the principality resident in this town, will avail themselves.- . . Nicw !MAGISTItarne-At the Kirkdale Sessions, on Wedrieidai Itint ? " Thonnai 'Edwards Moss, Esq., of Roby Hill, Preicist, qualified as a magistrate for this county. MESSRS. CUNARD, BURNS, and M'lvEn, for the EH fish and NorthAtnerican Royal Mail steamers, have con tributed £lOO to the fund for the sufferers by the Amazon. • THE RACE-HORSE " ELcHo."—Another trial between Mr. Wynne, and Mr. Hemmingway, respecting the sale of the race-horse Elcho 'is still pending. It was to have been tried on Thursday last, at the Court of Exchequer sittings in Banco, Guild-hall, London ; but on that day Mr. Knowles, Q.C., moved for a postponement of the trial till Monday, when he stated that he should be able to rebut the testimony previously given, to the effect that the bill of exchange for £2OO which passed between Messrs. .Aspinal and Hemmingway had nothing to do with the action. A rule was granted on condition that costs should be paid into court. THE CHATHAM SOCIETY'S BALL, AND THE ORPHAN BOYS' ASYLUM.—We are very glad to hear that this select ball, which will take place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, in aid of the Orphan Boys' Asylum, is likely to be most fashionably and numerously attended. The number of tickets already issued is nearly as large as on the last occasion, while none can be procured except from a member of the_ society. We_ trust the expectations of the committee may be fully . realised, and not only a pleasant evening repay their exertions, but a-good dona tion to the charity constitute a no less important feature in the evening's results. Mrs: Littledale, we see, is the lady patroness, and Mr. Edward Molyneux the president. We have had an opportunity of hearing the " Chatham Polka," composed expressly for this occasion, and can pronounce it both a very pretty composition and extremely well marked for , dancing, and we doubt not Grihbins' Band will do full justice to it. It has been published very properly by the Chatham Society, with a view of adding to the funds of the challis, and we doubt not but that it will have the effect of doing so. Go= AUSTRALIA.—The Times of Monday, January 19, when descanting on the extraordinary discoveries.of gold in California, proceeds to say.—" It is a remarkable coincidence that just at this moment Australia should be revealing her long-hidden treasures. That she is doing so in good earnest, and that the gold field is not confined to a few rivers and valleys near Sydney, appears from the last wonderful news. At a place called. BlUlinyOng, about 50 miles from Melbourne, and 50 from Geelong, deposits have been found that beat Sydneyonad even. California; and it is ascertained that the creeks and rivers for many miles round are likewise auriferous. Instead of 30 feet square, 8 feet square is reckoned as sufficient to make the digger's fortune. As many as 2000 are said to be at work,.and the average earnings of each are put at an ounce, that is near e 4 a day. One man, at the last date, had obtained 4'1500 in one week, and'another etooo. A party of three men found 20 pounds weight in .one day, while another before breakfast found 13 pounds. -Of. course a serious desertion of regular employments bad • ensued, with very . little prospect of remedy in that remote ante thinly-peopled region of the world. Shops were closed and ships detained, and thecolonial govern went had been obliged •to raise the pay of its employes 511 per cent." We are gratified, to observe that a party of scientific and induential gentlemen have formed a company to prosecute goldminingand dressing:in the favoured :colony of - Victoria, iaustratiaiaud.it is somewhat remarkable that thisastounding amicrancetnent of gold, discovered in this particular colony, shonidltaysbeen predicted by the company iu question.—See Advertisement. SUGAR.—The market is steady, and a moderate business is going forward. The sales since the publication of, the broker's circular comprise 160 Ws. Jamaica, at 281. 6d. to 30s. ed. ; 130 hhds. Demerara, at 275. to 30s. 3d. per cwt. ; 500 bags Benares at former terms; 750 bags low Bengal, at 225. to 235. 6d. ; a small lot of Dates at 335. ; 600 mats Mauritius, at 31s. 6d. to 325. 9d.; besides 40 hhds. Porto Rico, at 325. 6d. to 375. per cwt. Rust.—We note sales of 50 puns. Demerara. at 2s. 2d. per gallon, from 31 to 32 per cent.'overproof, and 60 puns. Jamaica, at about previous prices. MoLAsses.—The transactions are confined to 150 puns. Demerara, at lls. 6d. from the quay. COFFEE.—The market is steady; small parcels of Native Ceylon have changed bands at 40s. i and Plantation at 50s. TEA. "The market is in much the same state as last reported ; few sales have taken place, and prices are steady. Ries in rather more inquiry. Carolina has been sold at a decline•of ls. per cwt. SUNDRIES.-50 bags fine Saltpetre sold at 30s. 40 bales Gambier, at 164. 6d. 50 bags Pegue Cutch, at 18s. 15 cases 10 chests Shell Lac, at 425. to 495. per cwt. 30 bags Pimento, at 44d. per lb. A small lot Lima Wood, at £[2; and 130 bales Jute, at £8 10s. per ton. 40 tons Ceara Fustic are also sold at £3 to £3 17s. 6d., and 30 casks red Oporto Argols at 265. to 26s 3d. per cwt. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT SHENLEY RECTORY. —A destructive fire took place at She''ley Rectory, near Barnet, Herts, on Friday night last, which destroyed three cow sheds, a corn barn, hay barn, several cart sheds, and some stabling, comprising a range of buildings, more than 120 feet long. The property belonged to the Rev. H. Newcombe, rector of Shenley. No account has yet been given as to the way in which the fire originated. ALLEGED PERJURY BY A BANKRR.—A prosecution was instituted on Friday last, in the Queen's Bench, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, sitting in chambers, against Mr. Thomas Millersh, a banker and solicitor at Godal ming, and other persons, for wilful and corrupt perjury and conspiracy. The case has already been presented to the grand jury of the county. Ilis lordship accepted bail for the defendants to the amount of £4,200. ALARM OF FIRE IN LIMEHOUSE CHURCH.—On Sun day night last, during divine service, a panic was created in Limehouse Church, by some children in the gallery raising a false alarm of fire—the origin of which was the alarm of the little ones at a terrific storm of wind and rain. The congregation rushed to the doors in terror, and raised frightful shrieks, but fortunately no one was seriously injured. Limehouse Church, it will be remem bered, was destroyed by fire about two years ago. SUCCESSORS TO THE AMAZON.—The directors of the West India Royal Mail Steam-packet Company have just completed the purchase from tile British and North American Royal Mail Company of the magnificent steamer Arabia, to supply in part the void created by the calami tous losses of the Demerara and the Amazon. The Arabia was launched at Greenock on the 24th Dec., and is in course of rapid completion in Mr. Napier's dockyard, Glasgow. Her tonnage is 2,402 tons. Her engines are side levers of the largest size ever put on board a vessel, the cylinders being 103 inches in diameter, with a 9 feet stroke. Their collective force will be upwards of 1,000 horse power. The Mail Steam-packet company have also just added to their fleet the new steam-packet Orinoco, which made a first trial trip from Blackwell to the Nore on Friday last. She afforded perfect satisfaction to the directors and engineers appointed to test her. She is to be commanded by Captain Chapman, and is to sail from Southampton for her first West India voyage on Monday next. • She has been built by Mr. Pitcher, and her engines constructed by Messrs. Maudsley and Field. COUNTY COURT. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. • YESTERDAY. PRESENTATION OF MR. YATES'S PORTRAIT. On taking his seat yesterday morning, the judge, Joseph Last evening, the seventh ordinary meeting of the Lite- Pollock. .Esq., proceeded to give judgment in the follow rary and Philosophic a l S oc i e ty was h e ld i n t h e Royal In on. - g case . SYRED V. WILLI AMS. stit u ti on. This meeting'being public, and the announce- The plaintiff, Mr. H. J. Syred, of this town, pawn- ment having been made that ladies were at liberty to at broker, had sued the defendant, a timber-merchant, of tend, the theatre of the Institution was procured, and at Norfolk- street, for 45, the amount of a reward offered by the latter for th e recovery o f a go ld wa t c h l os t fi ve y ears a few minutes past seven o' c l oc k it was fill e d by a nume previously ; and which plaintiff had detained when offered rous and highly-respectable audience, embracing the in pledge at his shop in March last, on the ground of its members and their friends, and a large number of the per having been stolen. The female so offering it had been sonal friends of the President. The arrangements for the taken into custody, but defendant refused either to prose- presentation of Mr. Yates's portrait. were complete for cute or pay the reward. the 12th instant ; but in consequence of the death of a re- tend, the theatre of the Institution was procured, and at a few minutes past seven o'clock it was filled by a nume rous and highly-respectable audience, embracing the members and their friends, and a large number of the per sonal friends of the President. The arrangements for the presentation of Mr. Yates's portrait were complete for the 12th instant ; but in consequence of the death of a re lative, that ceremony was postponed for a fortnight. Directly behind the President's chair, the portrait was suspended; gracefully surrounded with drapery; and the lights pendent from the ceiling were so arranged as to display it to the best advantage. Pieces of statuary were grouped near the chair with good effect ' • and the large table, as well as a tempora r y structure f or their accommo dation, were laid out with valuable MSS., in illustration of the paper of the evening. _The resolution to procure a portrait of the President was auopteu Gy toe members, the orth, _ business having concluded, in the meeting-room of the Society, December 10th, 1849. The painting was executed by Mr. Westcott, in the succeeding sprin, and attracted much attention during the Exhibition of the Liverpool Academy in 1850, both as an accurate likeness and a meritorious work of art. From the close of the Exhibition at Christmas, to the close of the Society's session, on the 15th of May, 1831, the arrangements for the presentation were not completed ; but no member of the present committee is responsible for the delay that thus occurred. As is usual in similar cases, the act was from the first an individual one, as it was the spontaneous tribute of individuals, and a majority could in no respect interfere with a mino rity. It was the act of the society, in so far as it was done openly by members of the society, in its name, by them exclusively, and embraced a large ma jority of the whole. On the Ist of December, 1851. the present session having commenced. the subscribers met in the cn— mode of proceeding. On the same evening, the Council resolved to make the ceremony a prominent part of the Society's business; formally accepted the programme of knd for t sident at a distance .ve this subject precedence of the ordinary communications. The gentlemen who have acted as the Portrait Committee, are Mr Charles Barber, of the Liverpool Academy ; the Rev. Dr. Hume ; Mr. Mayer, the treasurer for this object; and Dr. Thomson, Secretary of the Society. Amoni th .e preset' noticed—Dr. Dickenson, Robert M'Andrew, Senior Vice President of the Societ Esq., V. P.. Edward Heath, Esq.. Treasurer, the Rev, Dr. Thom, V.P. of the Historic Society, Thomas Thorn ley, Esq., 111. P,, Joseph Pollock, Esq., Judge of the County Court. the Keyds. Messrs. Moore, Ramsay, J. H. Thom, H. H. Higgins, Moeran, Robberds, &c. ; Dr. Ihne, R. V. Yates, Thos. Bolton, John Aikin, W. Rath bone, Richard Rathbone, J. A. Picton, W. H. Bainbrigge, John Hartnup, J. Towson, Thos. Baines, Esqrs. It had been arranged that the visiters of importance should be distinguished by badges of scarlet ribbon, and the subscribers to the picture by white ones ; but the council, in deference as we understood to the wishes of some other members of t that they should be used. did not recommend - uceD fagen by Jos. E. Yates, Esq., F.S.A., the President. with Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., on his right hand, the SECRETARY called upon Dr Hume to introduce the subject. Dr. Hums. - .tint- he would have gre• saic preferred to be silent on the present occasion, as he wa sufficiently gratified to have borne any part whatever ii the subject whir now occupied them shout seeking for .s to occupy his pre- ect for them on lent on the other, he had sent position ; and froth his sincere rE the one hand, and for the Presie at once waived his nr" ciety, who had come that t. in to witness and to grace ciety (he continued) was established in the early part of 1812, its first session being only for a few months. It has, therefore, completed more than 40 sessions, and has ex isted for 40 years ; so that the present is, in time as well as in fact, a sort of jubilee. It consisted at first of 56 members, of whom only the odd six now remain ; all of them not only venerable by years, but of high standing in the town, and experienced in public usefulness. It will n a t illustrate n e a t h t o s c aaB e ni 1 d2t l w h tt e ohh oel r a Bjno3 p ui3 i n d le c dtr h hot a riu n lees g e r e soeo s oy • e l v i tr i ya c el l infs i batraiyn2k death, Ta p yi tl when ri fol lowing—from state, wing that from of f 1 But Mr. Yates has not only been one of the original members of the society, he has been a frequent contri butor of valuable papers. The first memoir from his pen was submitted to the society more than thirty-five years ago, on the Ist of November, 1816. Even then he blended classical acquirements with archeological pur suits, for it was an investigation respecting the speaking trumpet of Alexander the Great, by which he communi cated with his troops at the distance of 100 stadia. His name was associated on that very evening, throughout that session, and in that period generally, with others that have become household words among us. The name of Dr. Trail, for instance—a man of the most varied intellec tual powers and acquirements—should always be received with respect in this town, for which he has done so much, and especially in this society and this institution. There were other men of eminence associated with Mr. Yates at the time, of whom he need only mention Dr. Bos tock, Mr. Raincock, and Mr. Thomas 'Rickman, one of the highest English auth - orities on architecture.-- From 1816 to the present, Mr. Yates has been a regular contributor—indeed, the most regular; his usual class of subjects being literature and antiquities. One of these communications, read at the society exactly thirty-one years ago, was an account of a MS version of the Psalter, in English verse, by Richard de Hampole, who is thus proved to be the first English translator of the Scriptures. This paper was published in the Archceoloyia of the Society of Antiquaries, and is referred to in several works—for example, in Todd's edition of Johnson's Dic tionary. He had an individual satisfaction in referring to these things, for it is a compliment paid to learning by a man not professionally connected with it. The mere scholar deserves little credit for possessing extended attainments ; for their acquirement is the business of his life, as medi cine is that of the physician, or law that of the barrister. But a man of letters may be allowed to be proud of his favourite pursuits, when they attract the merchant from his counting-house, and form the ornament and the re creation of an active and useful life. Nor is this a solitary case. Washington Irving says, that he had known Roscoe only as the historian, he was surprised to hear him spoken of as the man of business; and future generations will read with interest the life of a distinguished astronomer among ourselves, whose name it is unnecessary to mention among his friends and fellow-members. On the retirement of Dr. Traill from. Liverpool, who had succeeded Roscoe in the president's chair, Mr. Yates v was c hosen, and he held the office for six years , consecutively, viz. from 1833 to 1839. About this tip e a law was passed that no one should occupy the , ,ehair for more than three years, and that: it t- h w e a s s h p o o u s l s d ib js l e e i t n o el b ig e ib c l h e o f s o e r n a simfri.layrapteersiohda.s beenA s often so, f ro m that hour to this ; and he w is now completing the twelfth year of his presidency, and the eighteenth since he first discharged the duties. It will readily be seen, that as no one can foretel the contingencies which may happen in three years, the members have wisely procured this portrait at present ; and this very evening Atte."l(ates will show that time has but added to his stores of information, and his desire to make them useful. And while approving the arrangement which has brought this interesting even ing within his years of office, he was sure that he only expressed the wish of this meeting, and of thousands out of doors, of men differing in many important points, bat cordially agreeing in this, when he said may he yet be blessed with length of days, and days of happiness. The HON. SECRETARY then proceeded to read the fol lowing address : " Dear Sir,—The members of the Literary and Philosophical Society, at (he close of forty years of the Society's existence, are rejoiced to meet you, as one of the original members, in the enjoyment of health and happiness. They desire to thank you for the kind interest which you have taken in the labours of the Society, during the whole of that period ; and they have much pleasure in stating,—as a mark of respect and apprecia tion on the part of their predecessors and themselves,—that YOU complete, this session, the fourth triennial period as Pre sident of the Society. On the same ground, and with every kind wish, the present members have obtained a portrait of you by an eminent artist of the town, which they now request that you will do them the favour to accept. " They are aware, however, that in the course of a long and active life, your usefulness has extended beyond this Society; and they know that many inhabitants of Liverpool, as well as casual visitors, will desire to look upon this portrait in future, as well as at present. But, fearing that your own delicacy might prevent you from affording them that gratification, the members of the Society venture to request that you will allow it to he placed permanently in some public collection of the town. " They trust, however, that you will long be spared in per son, to your many friends, and to others who take a still deeper interest in all that concerns your welfare." Mr. YATES then read the following reply, and handed it to the secretary : " Gentlemen, —I receive, with the most grateful feelings, the testimony of approbation and regard now offered by you, the members of the Literary and Philosophical Society. " To have been associated, for forty years, with a body so distinguished,—to have been placed by them, during a large portion of that time, however unworthily. in the chair formerly occupied by men who have filled a large space in the annals of European literature. —will always be considered by the as the most flattering and honourable circumstance of Inv life. Con scious of my own deficiencies, 1 have endeavoured to compen sate for them by an ardent zeal in the promotion of those pur suits which shed a lustre upon the most refined society, and without which all worldly wealth becomes an incumbrance, and all worldly honour an empty pageant. Your support and countenance have always been cheerfully rendered ; and to these must be attributed the harmony and efficiency that have attended our joint labours. " With regard to the placing of the portrait, so ably executed by the distinguished artist of this town, and so kindly pre sented by you, I beg to leave the matter altogether to your judgment to determine. " Permit me now to express an earnest hope, that the talent and acquirements which 1 know to exist amongst you may be kept in active exercise ; and to conclude by exhorting the younger members of the Society to cultivate those pursuits which will be no incurnbrance under the pressure of business, or of adverse circumstances, but which will constitute the highest ornament of your prosperous days, and the moat de lightful companions of your leisure." The address and reply, beautifully written on vel lum, in the manner of the ancient MSS., and hand somely framed, were laid upon the table, and after wards suspended behind the chair. The deeign wale by Dr. Hume, and the execution by Mr. Geo. P. Smith. The letters were in church text:, with illuminated capitals. A line in triple colours surrbunded the writing, embracing at the bottom the seal of the Royal Institution, and at the sides the arms of the Society and'of!Mr. Yates ' all pro perly emblazoned. The wh o l e was surmounted by a pen and-ink sketch of the Royal Institution. The address was signed by Dr. Thomson, and the reply by Mr. Yates. in their official capacities, and had their respective seals appended. These beautiful documents were much ad mired both by the members and by strangers. Dr. THOMSON, on receiving the reply, briefly thanked the President, and mentioned that at the second meeting of the Society Mr. Yates had taken a part. his paternal care for the Society, his dignity and courtesy, and his hospitality, were well known. Of the portrait it was enough to say, that it bore the name of Westcott. Dr. Thorns:in related an anecdote of Mrs. Siddons and Sir Joshua Reynolds, the latter of whom said that the gua rantee for the colours never fading was, that his name was - written on the hem of her garment. Mr. Wm. RATHBONE. as one of the original members, rose to mov- a vote of thanks to the PortraCt Committee; he thought that much good might be done by mercantile people cultivating literature and science; and recom mended that course to the young. Of the whole family of Yates, of which the President was the senior member► he would only say, they " did good, and blushed to find it fame." He would add among the distinguiihed mem bers the name of Dr. Sheppard, who had been the teacher of Mr. Yates. In the absence of Dr. Duncan, from ill health, EnwAsta HEATH, Eq., treasurer, seconded the motion. T. THORN ELY, E=q., supported it. The arrangementS had been well cai ried out. The society of which he wag one of the original members, held its first meetings at the King's Arms, afterwards the Queen's Arms, Castle. , street ; and much pleasure he had felt in the meetings ; and much good had been done, in the forty years of the society's existence. He was happy to meet Mr. Yates is circumstances so interesting, and he hoped the portrait would lone remain as a memorial of him. Mr. YATES added that he had been born and bred 10 in the town ; that it was fifty years since he had reached man's estate, and he was now nearly past the active part of his life. He had endeavoured to forward works of utility, and had found a reward in his own conscience. He then proceeded to read his Memoir on Ancient Manu scripts; Thomas Thornely, Esq occupying the chair. He' treated the subject in the follewing order; 1. Substances. Stones we•e the earliest materials. 11 5 pillars, obelisks, &c. Then plaster. and afterwards roller whence our word "volume." Parchment was derived froto Pergamus ; but wiling on skins, with no preparation, had' been practise(' long before. Many such manuscripts had been found in Herculaneum and Pompeii. The rough sketches of writing were made on waxen tablets. Paper, from cotton, was invented about the thirteenth or four.. teenth century; and that from linen was used aftervvarde• 2. Implements. The ink was good, made usually of ivory black, and in cakes, like the Indian ink of modern times. It was of various colours, but black was the most usual ; red, green, yellow, and purple, were known ; also gold and silver. Among the pens, those of reed were used for the coarser strokes, and those of quill for the finer. The first mention of the latter is about the 6th cc nt ury. 3. Decorations. Decorated capitals were usual. The first printed books were also in imitation of MSS. Blank spaces were left by the printer for the illuminator to fill up ; and in many cases the blanks still remain. Mani, of the illuminations were done at th e comman d 'el sovereigns, and thus frequently present us with por traits. The costumes were always those of the time at which the artist lived. The maps are very curious , The most beautiful article of the kind is the Bed.. --• . - - posQession of the Rev. It was made for John, Duke of Bedford , it of France. On one pace there are 59 minis than 1,000 in all, in the book. In 1794 r Ishments encourage° and they Ile' The scrip . ...min the enclosure, but so as to be free from interruption. Occa: the bones of the writer's fingers were preserver in the covers of the volumes, out of respect for the in' dividuals. When the Turks took Constantinople, in 120► they exposed pens, ink, and pal chments in the streets eg proofs of effeminacy. he monastic estab: 5. Means of ascertaining their age.—The age of a do cument had been determined by Montfaugon, by ascer' taming from written testimony when cotton paper wee known. Palaeography also settles the real reading of old authors ' • and when they differ shows wheel ) is right. In the case of the Scriptures this is very' important. The are of one MS. was ascertained to lie be tween 1484 and 1492, by the fact that the name of the Pope had been erased and that of another patron sub' stituted. The monks of St. Mark's, Venice, exhibit a manuscript which they say is the original of St, Mari e° Gospel ; but it turns out unfortunately for that theory' that it is written on cotton paper. The kind of letters W$ also a sort of guide to the age. Mr. Yates concluded WO valuable paper by urging the importance of a proper Pre' servation of MSS. by the government. In the remarks which followed, Mr. THORNELY re' marked that he visited the Carlton Ryde about two year! ago, nnd found the preservation of the manuscripts in " very unsatisfactory state. - Mr. BAINES suggested that the most valuable should be printed ; and then, if the body were destroyed, the substance would still remain. Mr. S. HoLME moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Yates for his valuable paper. He (Mr. H.) had formerly been 'al member of the Society, when he 'resided in town ; bo t ! could attend only at rare intervals. He thought such associations very profitable as well as pleasant. brought together men of various political and religiou s opinions, who met in kindness and friendship. He men' tioned that he had seen manuscripts in Trinity College, Dublin, in a very unsatisfactory state.—This motion W carried with applause, and without a seconder. Thanks to Mr. Thornely, for presiding during part of the meeting, were moved by Mr. RICHARD RATitnoSat and seconded by Mr. THOMAS BOLTON. The SECRETARY explained that his Worship the Male; had kept' the former evening vacant for the society, b 1 had an insuperable engagement this evening. Sir I. Bel was similarly situated, and regretted his inability to attend' After the presentation, the attendance gradually thermal!: partly by the retirement of the country members, AO Partly by members leaving for the concert. RUMOURED ARMING OF THE RURAL POLICE•" — I S rumour has obtained currency amongst the rural consta bulary, within the last few days, that the government hal e it in contemplation to arm the various bodies of the count , ' police in this kingdom with guns and bayonets, tiler the manner of the Irish constabulary, and that the constable s will in future be enlisted for a period of seven years.'" Manchester Courier, On Monday last, the committee and contractor for the new church at Fairfield, gave a sumptuous dinner to aboat eighty of the artizans in their employ, at Whiteman t Brunswick Hotel. The chair was ably • occupied by Pt,' Raffles Bro wn ,- the architect. the two 'vice-chairs Messrs. M'Kinney and Stockdale, and many ezoelliOr speeches were made. Songs and recitations occupied`tb: remainder of the - evening, and the company separated'`" an early hour, much pleased with the evening's entertain' went. - THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE .-- There There are indications ...- this unfortunate dispute is comingto a close';theMastnt r Association having, iris understood, sent a deputation*: London to propose that there shall be a change in'the r attitude, and that non-society men and labourers applit l4 _, for work may be taken on by them. They propose , al"i to take on society men, but only on condition that disputes shall be settled between an employer and his men without the intervention of any third body. TOY have already, by circular distributed among themselve s, given permission to the members of the - association!: employ their apprentices and other of their hands; VP: disconnected from the dispute, but not in producing in" - chinery. The men know of all these movements, and are ill high feather in respect thereto. They have succeeded I° , procuring the sympathy of other trades unions, who hav e granted them money from their funds.—Morning Chrr nicle. • EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE.—The celebrated c li p p er ship Racer, whose proportions we noticed on her Pr; (her first) voyage to this port, has made a most success fw run from New York here. -She sailed mrthe 11th it" t " and arrived in the river yesterday; docking at the noon tide. The weather in the early part of the'passage fourteen i de ss y i s l om crotv ov favourable, and Captain Steel fully anticipated meld!! the pm-tin 13 days, but was delayed by fog, notwithstalor ing which, and having to remain outside some time, 0 .1. fc passage has, nautically speaking, been completed LUNACY.—Re Mrs. Cumming : investigation, which has occupied the attention of the we for sixteen days, and doting which -an unusually lard o number of witnesses h ave b een exam in e d, wa s b r ought t , a close on Saturday last, when the jury, after an a bseni of twenty-five min u t es , re t urn ed i n to court w ith the fo " lowing decision ;—" The jury have taken this case itr:, grave consideration, and we come into court now to our Verdict, which is, that the jury are ;unanimous), 7 opinion that Catherine Cumming is of unsound mind - an incapable of managing herself , and her property, - , and 0, 1 . 1 . she has been so from the Ist day of May, 1846." gr'" total cost of the commission is upwards of £6OOO. MANCIIESTER.—DESTRUCTION OF It COTTON MILL FIRE.—On Saturday evening the large mill of Mr. Js 10 :. Frodt. of the :firm of Messrs: Thos. Ogden and 80_,13°,i spinners, Diekinson-stieet, Manchester, was discorma to be on fire. 'The flames spread with great rapidity, s' ll within half-an-hour of the commencement the fire n. ' bursting from nearly one hundred and sixty vvindosvo " each side: the building was evidently doomed for destro e tion. Within three quarters of an hour from thew i g; mencement of the fire the roof and 'various floors of buildibrand several portions of the wall had fallen and the premises were a complete wreck. %The sarrbon:i ing buildings were saved. The loss will probably ele e 'd £20,000, but the insurances, which are to the estelA £26,000, will amply cover the owners. LIVERPOOL TUESD:A,Y JAN, 27, 1852, PRINTED AND. PUBLISHED EVERY. TUERDAY MORNIN"' BY THE PROPRIETOR. ROBERT PEAR P ACK OF NO. 47, CANNING -STREET,A7 HE STANDARD GENERAL PRINTIN,G OFFICE' NO. 4, ST. tirlCOliog'S CRESCENT. LIViRPOOL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION: IN DVANCB 20$. ON C141D11`... .. of Louis from the days sham Empero Savoy n perious if ample but cr it is confider POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY REFUSAL TO GO TO SEA.—Five sailors, belonging to schooner Arthur, of Glasgow, named Corne, Ogle, and Mounsey, were committed to gaol g to go to sea, according to the Dyliam, Darra, n the purchase of a bine% pudding and for endeavouring . 6d. which was base. parts of the t Ito pass 7s William Thompson was n anded for ;s a spurious k. Dale-street POCKET PICE ost bill upon for £l9l 103 TG.—John Thomas was committed for f picking pockets. Ann Smith, William Willmore, tted for trial, severally alfields ; and John also committed on a similar ack as December last, in St. FORGED BILL of the Tea E STEALING A WATCH id John Fairclough, were corn th stealin Joseph J a watch in S LYNCH LAW IN CALIFORNIA A correspondent of the New York Journal of Com several cases of Lynching in Cali- after d etailin Downievill h themselves to tE opinion varies as to the enormity of this crime at considerat ncheons of command, with chateaux and broad estates to maintain the th prin ci- palitles Zoagnif dukedoms nd baronies, that shall vie in and in Frenchn .alth with the s .11 after the spoil of Italy, and the sack of Ham Hague, Vienna, Berlin, Waisaw, Lisbon ur that grew miliar to burr, ti Madrid So far as England is likely to be algcted, however, there seems little dan er of its being speedily involved in a war. The people and government have been aroused from that sense of security which, for ti last twenty had kept them in a state of ap xent apathy, with •' Shocking, however, as these cases are, both are out judicial murder of a young girl at le mountains of Yuba county. . Public Some as- sert that it was a wanton and treacherous attack ; othe consider it to have been an ordinary murder, under cir e provocation ; cumstanres of insutut..... while many affirm that the blow was struck in defence of her person against a drunken assault. The better opinion is, as far as I can learn, that the killing was unlawful, but under palliating circumstances. It is of little consequence to my present purpose to examine into the degree of crime. with the creations of Napoleon the First; j I am merely to relate how a woman was punished by un- lawful hands in this high noon of the 19th century. " It seems that an example was needed in Downieville. Little or no retribution had fallen upon former murderers in that vicinity, and it unfortunately happened that the dead man had many friends in the city, while the girl elicited no sympathy. Her nation was despised, and she was of a character which always draws more companions than friends in California. The nnalay-headed monster cried Blood for Blood.' " The Mountain City is situate at the confluence of two branches of the North Ynba, and is connezted with • the opposite bank by a long bridge. The cord was thrown over a crossbeam in the middle of the bridge, and thither the multitude hurried their frail victim. Her bearing was haughty and composed in the highest degree. She was a beautiful girl, but neitherherbeauty nor unusual roundness of form excited the slightest compassion in the majority. "At this point of - the proceeding a young lawyer mounted the bridge railing and denounced the whole affair in words of more bitter justice than discretion. He was not suffered to speak long; a dozen hands pulled him down, and as many feet were vigorously applied to him along the whole length of the bridge. When upon the opposite. - , bank he was forbidden to enter Downieville "again; under penalty Of being tarred and feathered. " Even the perpetrators of this outrage should have been shamed into common humanity by the next appeal. A physician, well known in the place, stated, upon his professional reputation and most sacred honour, that the girl was enceinte, and demanded for her the reprieve which was always grimed by the merciful common law of Eng land, even in the darkest ages, and most barbarous pe riods. But no ! Mercy to a murdress ! Time to give birth to another of the viper's blood ! They hooted at the idea. The physician was ordered to leave town within three days, for having dared to disturb the majesty of the people, arisen to assert justice. " Meanwhile the girl had been looking on with the ut most nonchalance. At the failure of this last appeal a scornful smile distorted her lip, and she at once began to perform the last offices for herself. The manta was re moved from her head and given to her paramour, with a watch, purse, and ornaments. Her black hair fell in masses over her shoulders, but she calmly grasped the noose, dangling near by, and, passing it round her neck, concealed the hideous knot beneath the thick fall of her hair. She made but one request,—that her bands might be left untied and free to give the signal. Strange to say, they did grant her one privilege, but one which, in cases where the nerves were not made of steel, would have been the most injudicious of all. " She then drew a bunch of cigaritas from her bosom and distributed them among the bystanders, reserving one for herself. This she lighted and half smoked, then drew it from her lips with—' I would do it again, the maldito She did not finish the sentence, but . dropped the cigarita. This was the signal; and her light form shot rapidly up in the air, hardly struggling, so powerful was the will that kept her free arms stiffly pressed against her sides. There she bang, over that foaming river—between sky and earth—the mark of deepest dis grace upon all our fair land." OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTEL—Gen. Cathcart, accom panied by his staff, will take his passage for the Cape, from Portsmouth, in a few days, in her Majesty's steam sloop-of-war Hydra, Commander Belgrave, which is about to proceed to the colony, and to remain on that station. The new Minie rifles, ordered for the Cape, are not confined to the 43d Regiment, as stated, but will be distributed amongst the best marksmen of the different Regiments engaged. First Lieutenant Arthur Charles Greville, of the 60th Rifles, ..serving at the Cape, is appointed second aide-de-camp to the Governor, General Cathcart. Mr. John Morgan, now her Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande, is appointed Consul at Bahia. Mr. R. H. S. Werry. now Vice-Consul at Miti lene, is appointed Vice-Consul at Bengarze. Mr. Chas. Newton, of the British Museum, is appointed Vice- Consul 'at Mitilene. The Rev. Samuel W. Steedman, chaplain to the troops at Hongkong, is appointed to the colonial chaplaincy of that island, in the room of the Rev. Vincent John Stanton, resigned. Charles Henry Stewart, Esq., is appointed Deputy Queen's Advocate at Ceylon.— Observer. Tax PRINCE PRESIDENT.—AIIuding to the matrimonial projects of Louis Napoleon, the Times says :—" For some time before the late coup d'itat, communications bad been going on between the President and Christina of Spain, with a view to a marriage between himself and one of the daughters of her Majesty by her second husband, Munoz : and if we are not misinformed, some pecuniary advances had actually preceded this matrimonial contract. How. ever this may be, the negotiation has now been broken off, the money repaid, and the elect of the 20th of December now looks for a consort among the legitimate issue of the crowned heads of Europe. The court to which the atten tion of Louis Napoleon has been naturally directed is that of Sweden, for the Queen of Sweden is a daughter of Eugene Beauharnais, married to King Oscar, the son of Bernadotte ; and their daughter, the Princess Charlotte Eug6nie of Sweden, is said to be the object of this pro posal. We have grounds for believing that in this in stance the negotiation is actually on foot. The princess is in her twenty-second year, and may be considered to be French in her descent from both father and mother." TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the week ending the 18th instant, on the undermentioned English lines of railway, are as follows : 1852. 1851. London and North Western £39,203 .. X 38,951 Midland .. Lancashire and Yorkshire ..... London and South Western. ... • 8,468 .. 8,250 London and Brighton.. Great Western. South Eastern York and North Midland Man ches,Sheffield, & Lincolnshire 6,111 .. ,5,814 Bristol and Exeter . . York, New cas tl e, and Beeler . ick 12,718 .. 12,871 Shrewsbury and Chester . 1,462 .. 1,524 Shrewsbury and Birmingham._ 602 .. 580 Eastern Counties and Norfolk Great Northern . Chester and Holyhead. ...... 2,326 .. 2402 . North Staffordshire Leeds Northern South Devon .. 1,515 .. 1,445 South Wales 1,282 The total receipts on the above lines being £179,890 against £172,481 in the corresponding week of last year, the increase is shown to be £7,409. The number of miles open on the above lines was, in 1852, 4,224, and in 1851, 4,1171, showing an increase of 1061 rallies, regard to the doings of their neighbours ; and the fact that they have fence will be e tack. With t energies pro; I the necessity of preparation for de ent, probably, to shield them from at- and their nnexed to the nn. ht be cony already received at to render the it as possible Is for any con- rear onB t with reference to the other, aker, powers of E om he must needs offer richer prizes than his dispos r resources brought into pla directed ; with the Duke of Wellington still living, still active, and still capable of infusing his spirit into other men, and guiding the military councils of the kingdom ; with one Napier at the height of his lame, and possessing the confidence both of the popula tion and the army; and another as able to command the feet as when he captured Acre, and mieht have swept the Mediterranean ; and with younger men, scarcely less powerful in intellect, or gallant in enterprise, panting to be called into positions where arduous duties, well per formed, would lead to honour and win renown ; Louis Napoleon will pause ere he strike the inevitable blow that must end in his rapid personal humiliation, or the total lo&s of all the external resources of France—its co lony of Algeria; its West Indian dependencies ; its pro tectorate in Tahiti ; its influence in Egypt and Morocco ; and its commerce throughout the world. " How long," asks an able correspondent of a morning paper, " would Louis Napoleon reign in such disaster and disgrace? He promises France peace, and he would give ler wear ; plenty—and her cornucopia would teem only with taxation ; trade—and her finance wo !Id be insol vency ; commerce—and Marseilles and Havre would be starved ; glory—and her shores would be insulted ; the boundary of the Rhine—and Algeria would be lost. How long would it be until there arose that sinister cry which Las reached him once already— 'A brie le lyran' ? For the contest would not be despotism and England against liberty ; but England and self-government against despo tism. The faction and the arms of Bonaparte would be opposed to us, but with us would be the intelligence of Frenchmen, their constitutional sympathies, their repub lican convictions. Liberty would be our flag—Tyranny his, and who can doubt the issue ?" Speculation upon the mere chances of warfare, how ever, have never been very congenial to the minds of Eng lishmen ; and turning from them we light upon another theme of general gossip—the mystery which still enve lona the retirement of Lord Palmerston from the Foreign Office and the Cabinet. The causes of his precipitate re. treat or dismissal must of course be explained in the course of a few days; but in the meantime all kinds of ru mours on the subj e ct are still rife, one of which ascribes the event to the influence of one of the highest personages in the realm. The intimation of this piece of court scan dal comes to us from Germany, where it is said the very fortunate House of Coburg are desirous of making friends with Austria and Russia, in order that they may put an end as early as possible to that system of rigid economy which has materially reduced the incomes of minor Ger man princes, and rendered their future position as inde pendent sovereigns extremely precarious. For this end, at-was considered necessary to counteract much of the di plomacy of Lord Palmerston, and private correspon dences are therefore said to have been entered into, re vealing, serious differences of feeling and sentiment be tween the responsible chief of the Foreign Department and greater personages than himself, which, on being de tected, led to that instant resignation which has asto wished England, confounded M. Kossuth, and called for 4 ' Te Deums" at Rome, Naples, and Vienna. But all this wants better confirmation than it has yet obtained, and in the meantime comment upon the subject would be premature. . . . . - The 'Anti-Romanist spirit which was excited in this country some sixteen months ago, appears by no means to have died out with the enactment of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, as was expected by its friends, and was said to have been relied on by the Ministers of the Crown. Public meetings in opposition to the renewal of the May- Doothendowment are of daily occurrence both in London and the provinces; and they are generally much better attended, and the proceedings carried on with more en thusiasm, than any similar demonstrations against the diffusion of papal principles, since the passing, of th e Emancipation Act. That form of Protestantism which approaches to the forms, and in some respects tothe faith, of the Romanists, so closely as to be scarcely distinguish able therefrom, appears, at the same time, to be obviously declining ; and mediaeval zeal, in literature at least,is grow. ing out of fashion, and beginning to be subjected to the chilling judgment of wintry criticism. A notable sample of this change of tone and sentiment is afforded by the recept i on which Miss Agnes Strickland's 4 ' Lives of the Queens of England" experienced at its first publication, and on its reissue, in a new edition which is now in progress. Originally, the authoress's admira tion of the martyr making Ma r y, o f M ary Q ueen o f Scots, and of the wife of James 11., was looked upon as a mere amiable toleration of persons who had received less than impartial justice at the bands of hi stor i ans ; while her implacable animosity to Elizabeth, to liar __y, th e wife ascribed of William of Orange , and to Queen n e g r e co a n s e s r to natural reaction of mind i n one , who , original authorities , found that more eulogy had bee n bestowed than was due, and was therefore anxious to chew that there was a dark as well as a bright side to the figures which had been ostentatiously paraded as exam ples for imitation. Now, it is broadly asserted that the writer had another and more sinister object. She is dis covered to be, if not absolutely a Romanist, as are most of her friends and family connexions, at least a caviller at the established order of things ; and she is accused of having maltreated the very authorities to whom she refers for her facts, iu order to exalt those personages who ad hered through good and evil to the pontifical creed and formularies, and to depreciate the agents , objects , and work of the Reformation. The popularitf of the lady's literary effusions is decreasing accordingly ; and they are likely to take rank, hereafter, with those romantic biographies with which Dr. Newman and his immediate friends sought to turn back their countrymen from the noonday light of the Gospel, to the glimmering lamps of a superstitious and twilight age. This is as it should be, for that literature which professes to be History should be truth ;—the wisdom of past ages teaching by experi ence. It should conform to the dictum of the inspired writer of the book of Job, " Enquire, I pray thee, of the John Tobin then re tures, and mo ease, but they often promoted learning served almost all that we have of value t I! Dor i Cr