The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-17 00:00:00

lOUS ally announce tha SPLENDID LAMPS, &c., IONZE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CHINA, GLASS, & worthy t GAS, C attention of their Friends upon being honoured wit me disting wished pal which has hitherto marked their progress.: TWO LIGHT SLIDING CHANDELIERS, with Water Joint, (ALL CAST,) with Socket Ball Joint, Burners and Glasses fitted complete, 40 LIGHT DITTO, DITTO, (ALL CAS Socket and Ball Joint, E Holders, and Glasses, Measuring THRI quired height, and Fixing, cornpli GAS CHANDELIERS, upon the THRE 'OUR D irst-rate . workmanshi ally finished, wit HALL LIGHTS ITTO . s, Ulass Fitting to re- t construc- PILL LAMPS Socket: Ts, Gl Band 13 FULL-SIZED LAMP PILLARS SOLAR LAMP Ha_ MOLL, with Dome Chimney, ILLER'S PATENT LAM ADS, for B ING COMMON E . HEADS Dome and Chimney complete PALMER'S PATENT CANDL PATENT SOHO LAMPS wicks LAMP for Burning Cand 10s. eact Lies wi --...y impressed with the necessity for perfect security against accidents, P. and H. trust, by the producti ,, - SUPERIOR CHANDELIERS at exceedingly Prices, to supersede the very imperfect art duced into Liverpool. To remove the difficulties arising solely from the inferior quality of the Oil in general use, P. and H. have undertaken the supply of the Moderate intro- cies latel NEW PATENT OIL, In Sealed Cans, at 4s. 6d. per Gallon, use of which, the satisfactory performance of tt 611 be ensured ad, as a rise in the price will tall f orders PROM OLI ani HAIJSBURG HODGSON'S R 50, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOI 1%/fR. HODGSON respectfully invites the .1.V.1 the PtLblic to his SPLENDID Establish ), CHURCH-S ' Which is allowed to be ie most excelled b Metropolis best opportunity of securing HOLD GOODS AND EFFEC HOUS: THE MOST ADV 1.... y articl s exhibited to ,oms are unusual scription of Go room exceeds 90 feet b ensive in Liverpool, and the Mart thus affording OR-MOLU ompletion a ial for 'INGS,) for the ABLE PROP Itention of variety NTAGEOUS TERMS, le visitor in infini ,ving facilities for the In measurement the 20 feet, and t , _7 feet, together with a spacious Warehouse which having the advantage of being on the v ,'ound floor, are better calculated for Sales of HOUSE. HOLD FURNITURE, Manufacturers' STOCKS, GLASS, CHINA, &c. In addition to which, Mr. HODGSON has re- '0 feet b' a Comu PICTURE GALL at the rear of & Premises, Church-acre with dome 1 e proper HIGH C TTR FR ant CIDENT tO RE AND COSTLY ICLES entr Mr. HOD avinkfacilities o rn Fniniture, as 1 as other Goods, soli- cits the attention of FAMILIES FURNISHING, whom every accommodation is afforded, in the choice of -s from the Mart, on the most advantageous terms -ss he submits as a guarantee 8 rue.. His long experience in the businei _ for every attention to their interests, assui have occasion to purchase, that the practice too frequent_ adopted of procuring New Furniture, manufactured by un skilled artificers, is in many cases attended with an immenss pecuniary sacrifice in the first instance, and a serious loss eventually, from inattention to the material by the manufac- Among the Stock of FASHIONABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE will be generally found a superior description of SUPERB DRAWING-ROOM SUITES Of real and imitation Rosewood; comprised in Card, Loo Work. Flower, and other Tables, Chairs, Conches, Sofas, Tea Poys, Chiffonniers, Canterburies, Screens, Ottomans, FOLDING CHAIRS AND SOFA BEDS, _ RECLINING-SPRING SEATS. MAHOGANY ARTICLES • Ace of a very superior kind, and comprise Secretaires, Pe destal and Cellaret Sideboards, Double Wardrobes, Trafal gar Chairs, Sofa, Pembroke, Snap, Screen, and Work Ta bles, Couches, Sofas, Children's Chairs, Cribs, Swing Cots, Chests of Drawers, Night Commodes, Bidets, Hat Stands, Music Stands and Stools, FANCY CHAIRS, our-post, Tent, Cottage, yanopy, French, Nursery, and PATEN"' TH Bootracks BEDSTEADS .SEASONED FEATHER BEDS, Mattresses and Paillasses, ELEGANT CHAMBER FURNITURE of every kind. SUPERB CHIMNEY AND TOILET GLASSES BATH OR GOUT CHAIRS, CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES. And a large Assortment of ti' WELL- cry best manufactured CARPETING, Of the most approved and fashionable Patterns, consist Brussels. Venetian. Damask, and Kidderminster HEARTH RUGS AND DRUGGETS. Figured and Plain Floor and Lobby Oil Cloths. the honour to announce that he con premises solely Mr. HoDGSON nab inues to appropriate a part of his extensivs, REGISTER OFFICE -vD DISPOSING OF HOUSES AND LANDS. SALES AND APPRAISEMENTS Solicitea, cases where pecuniary aid is required, Money advanced on every description of Property consigned for Public sale. SOLICITORS, AGENTS, AND CONSIGNEI Are acquainted that facilities are afforded for the Sale of BANKRUPTS STOCK, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, GLASS, CHINA, PICTURES—ANCIENT AND MODERN, FOR LETTTNG OUT-DOO &c. &c. &c treet, or on the Premises of Either at the Mart in Churc the owners. ESTATES, HOUSES, AND LAND . Valued, Appraised, or Disposed of by Treaty with Principals or their Solicitors only. N.B.—REGULAR WEEKLY SALES of FURNI TURE and MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTY, EVERY THURSDAY and FRIDAY, at HODGSON'S Rooms, CHURCH -STREET, thus affording every facility either for PURCHASING or DISPOSING of HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS. MR. COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS, PATRONIS Duke of Grafton ED BY THE Bishop of Ely Bishop of Gloucester ,Bishop of Chichester Duke of Manchester Duke of Bedford Duke of Argill Duke of Beaufort Duke of Rutland Duke of Marlborough Duke of Buccleuch Duke of Devonshire Duke of Sutherland Marquis of Lansdown Worcester lilbiluk, ~,L •• „,• Bishop of Hereford Bishop of St. Asaph tstsnop a B 1....t.e.r. of T. Bishop of Calcutta tt. Hon. J. A. Murray, Lord Advocate of Scotland Hon. R. C. Marquis of Norm arquis of Ailesbur' arquis of Winchet ..vocate Ge- Z.P. Judg neral Hon. Sir Edward Cust,K.C.H Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. Hon. Fox Maule, M.P. Admiral Sir D. Gould, G.C.B Sir Henry Wheatley, G.C.H. Sir J. Macdonald, K.C.B. ....Adj. General Earl of E' Sir Gerard N I Sir Robert G 3art., M.F n. Bart Bart. An For nn Tyrrell. Hart Sir Lien Smyth, I K.C.B 3art, M.P Sir Johtt de Beauvoir, Bart Sir Thomas B. Mash au t nos. Wilde,M.P.Sol.Gen Sir Frederick Pollock, M• P. J. Wildman, Esq., Chilham Castle iel Tynte, m.p. Colonel Stbthorp, M.P. Col.llelap,Stoke Park, Surrey Col. Bence, Thorington Hall Colonel Cowell Captain Pechell, M.P. Matthias Attwood, Esq.,m.p Alderman Thompson, M.P. Charles Walker, Esq., m.p, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, M.P. Mr. Sergeant Lnalow Ven.Archdeacon of Colchester Ven.Archdeacon ofSt.Alban's Rev. Dr. French. Cambridge. mrch Marsh Robert Renwick, Esq. M.D. C. Waddy, Esq., late M.P., latchell, Esq respectabilit pleasure in lap _ ABERNETHY extracted from a ssed to him in the year ibilious Pills in affec- Dnsidernhi e derange- nn, and connected for to this cause, of the bo I frequent Extra- DGRAVIN of Minto Earl of Moun I of Scarbo I of Oxford of Roscomr sconnt 'I Viscount Alfo Lord Arundel Lord Finlike Lord Murray Lord Kin,- ientinck Lord Fitzroy r.,-,rd Middleton Lord 'ought Lord Hay Lord Redesdale Lord Seyna.our, Lord Hartland Lord Wester- Lord Syder Lord Archbishop o Bishop of Durham . Eresby f Armag Bishop of Chester Bishop of Bath and Wells ,p of Nor Bishop of Salisbury Bishop of Peterboro And numerous F; Mr, COCKLE, S before his friends and tF ESTIMATION o. Letter which that gent' 1821:- ' 1 have ordered the tions of the ment of th with a torpid state o chiefly, ma both iOcal and opportunities of greatly influence tip and in the most eff without occasioning pa most excellent family al all times with perfect sa and bo They are prepared by M ordinary to Her Serene Highn Haas HOMBURG, and ma tine Venders, in be JAMES s, at is 2 3. 9d., an, COCKL Let it be especial., genuine which have the CARY," in white letters, engrav This mark of authenticity will ,„ ...., dangerous and deleterious imitation. 18, New Ormond -street, Bedford-row, London CLOTHIN( , asonable STREET de Linen and Sea Bedd .ent of t REMOVAL W) P. DREAPER, 49, 801 • inform his numerous mence HIS E OF PIANO e above On SA Piano-Fort , lent on E 'e, taken and Tuned, si N.B.—To prevent Mistakes, p are THREE STONE FIGURE The HOUSE and SHOP to be LEI to observe from fire tc Accom r lOMAS MILNE public notic SITORI ES o mech. parative. whom perm Certificat Lr PATENT FI caiamt to Having a ,pable of oderate cc rs the s R. Fitc Wm. S from the alterations i Gardens, Oc were pl. g Sii:John King ked the box ngs, an( heat on t s of the opening crevices of the be A little before three o'cl keys had been left by Sir boi, and its content: o'clock the Powder Sa until six p.m 13 its conten aced in t Richardson, Esq., conduc k, at I e, which, c ;u out, after f and our c als in ordina _ SIR) JOHN KINGSTON JAMES osand, Gard Bart.) Cavendish WM. FARRAN, Abbe) (SIR) THOS. M'KENNY, (Bart.) Fitzwilliam-street :TAMES SHERIDAN, C JOSHUA ABEL, 27, Enstace ROBERT KANE, M.D., PTO! ROBERT HUNT, Crampton ANTHONY MEYLEI Quay, SIR) EDWARD STANLE THOMAS GRIER ISAAC M. D'OLIER, Gov. of the Bank of Ireland P. WiLsoN, Registrar, Royal Dublin Society, (SIR) TOLER OSBORNE, RICHARD PURDY, C. H. MrscmN, A.M JOHN DOYLP ROBERT T JOHN LOUCH WM. M. BENSON GEORGE DAVIES Committ, bouses, I regret to inform yo Account Book - - - made b 5 The ineonsenien of half a lOcked ents with seals half_nacat frtrir f. and ti trial. al- fficienc sor, Royal Dublin Socie STREE IJSHIIs H. CLA! onsistit rious n rs' Prices SIXTEEN AT FISHER and 45, BOL alone tl renders them eaten- 'actory t Prices r Lay. Ica-, Tax, Esq. (t LLING cs, Tea Cad s, Roll-up-1 LLEN GOOD Ler, 1842 LAIN FANCY CA.SSIN JU . to 6s. 6d from 7s. to 12 )S, from 2. [ Colou RS.= PILOTS , &c., Iran LIVERPOOL CLOTH 'ESTABLISHMENT, 99, LORD-STREET RUPT'S STOCK OF WOOLLEN DP A l 3 SELLING OFF try, ii,l I . THE SHOP LATELY OCCUPIED BY 'HAM, BANKRI PARADISE STREET, )1 Broad and Narrow Woollen Cloths, Kerseys, rers, Cloakings, &c., and an endless variety of d every other article THE BEST HAT THAT CA N BE MADE, nsive Patronag NSHAJ they offer, and pkeeprn can carry out the princir adapted FRENCH SILK HATS, TWELN All other description of Hats Lt proport SHILLING! BARGAINS!!! ionately Low BY PRIVATE FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER, AT GLASGOW HOUSE, afield's celebrated Ladies' Work Boxes, Dressing Cases, - npo Gifu TREATY, Lustres, Fancy - Goods, :nvelope and Paper Cases, rticles,) splendid Lustres (the above are solid, Town-t s, rurttc lios, T M.I Archite of Manufacturers, Royal Dubli ,t havir TANLEY, Chairman onsurnec Deeds, deposited in two IrOn Sa - , - of Dublin, were completely reduced to ashes, nd loss occasioned to me is ye As I have now no faith whatever in Iron Fire-proof Safes, so styled,) I am induced to purchase your Fire-proof gly tested. Roses wh I am, Ge ltlemen,YOur burr RICHARD G. HICKS for deed Hamburgh,29th August, 1842. A Public Test of MILNER and SON'S (of Liverpool) PA TENT FIRE-PROOF SAFETY BOXES, took place on the Grassbroke, near the Elbe, this afternoon ; We, the undersigned, having been present during the whole time of the above, feel p leasure in expressing our conviction of their perfect security in all cases of casual The Box was filled with papers, cir addition to which. Mr. NN watch it and ordinary :ulars, books, and iden, the r lentatiie of the patentees, pin ned by the gen Hernn H. C. Bleeker tlemen present, and sere loci, down t Admiralitatist The fire was composed of upwards of seven cw t. of coal, and a considerable quantity of wood, oaken slabs, and other com bustibles, solely under the superintendence of Mr. Thomp son, Manager of the Globe Foundry Iron Works. The Box was placed in the fire, and there allowed to remain for one hour and a half, during the chief of which time it was of a white heat. Much curiosity was excited respecting the watch ; but on opening the box, it was perfectly safe, and going a true as when deposited—thewhole contents were also pre served, neluding he document on which this certificate is written. Just published, the 12th edition, Sold by T. Newton, 16 and 29, Church-street, Liverpool Price 45., and sent free to any part of the kingdom on receip of a Postoffice Order for 55., THE SILENT FRIEND; a Medical Work, on nervou .1. Debility, and Disorders arising from an Impure State of the Blood, embellished with Engravings, representing the deleterious effects of Mercury on the Skin, by Eruptions on the .Head, Face, and Body ; followed by Observations on Marriage. By R. L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Sur geons, LONDON and BIRMINGHAM. Published by tl A u thors, and sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster Wilson, 18, Bishopgate-street ; Purkin, Compton.: Soho; Jackson and Co., 130, New Bond-street, London ; Buckton, 50, Briggate, Lee ds ; Steward, Oldbam-street, and Courier-o ffi ce, Manchester ; and by all Booksellers in town , row ; street, d country. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is a gentle mutant and renovator of the impaired functions of life, A ;a therefore, calculated to afford decided relief to those debility who have lniost subdu, I ; - they are want that activity of irs reauire and of cond dot which partly from conscious Surgeons, particularly desig SYRIACUM. • • .6 I I gned their CORDIAL BALM of too vic and other ions, and streng brings must be 1 the Cordial Balm k upon the many-headed Hence, thoT direct at lv, it will be f of nature c dicine, for ing powers exceed almost credibilit balsamic stomachic qualities— and, above all, the come gorator of the nervous system, whereby the whol( become restored to their proper power and functions, and the fallen fabric of life is raised up to beauty, consistency, and duration, upon the ruins of an emaciated and premature decay, to sound and pristine health. As nothing can be better adapted to help and nourish the constitution, so there is nothing more generally acknow ledged to be peculiarly efficacious in all inward wastings, loss of appetite, indigestion, depression of spirits, trembling or shaking of the hands or limbs, obstinate cough, shortness of breath, or consumptive habits. It possesses wonderful efficacy in all cases of syphilis, fits, head-ache, weakness, heaviness and lowness of spirits, dimness of sight, confused thoughts, wanderings of the mind, vapours, and melancholy ; and all kinds of hysteric complaints are gradually removed by its use. _ _ _ ion of the blood— e invi ,culties Constitutions relaxed, weak, or decayed, in men or women, are under its immediate influence. Old coughs, as th ma ; and consumptive habits are soon relieved, and s p ee dil y ' cured. Poverty of blood, and emaciated limbs, will, ere long, meet the happiest change ; the chill, wat er y fl u id will become rich and balsamic, and the limbs be covered with flesh_ firm and healthy. RY expect 1 consulted by let katever can ,o notic IFYING SPECIPIC lls. per box, Warranted a, Cubebs. or Mercury tance to those afflicted with Scor rt of the body, Ulcera being justly calculate( to contain Copai Are of the utmost impor butic A tions or Scrofulous TMnt, Pimp, &c., to cleanse the blood from all foulness, c )unteract ry morbic I constitutions tc street, London, and 'our doors from Easy-row,) Bir i Eleven in the Morning until from El .equired from a country patient Co. to give such advice as will Tnaiient and effectual cur I ineffectual. )., Druggists, n, and at No. 9 USUaa, 4, Great Ch gham, I Eight in the Only one_ Balm of Lord-street, L: the bloot ) annot Beaver a that there id Papers of le Materials. security i: !ly avail- emen, to Mayor. lid Assortr 11 Rac' 3, CHURCH-STREET, corner c NOTICI ND, of 92, Bo G. IREL D- STREET, begs Gentry, and In respect- determined, at a VERY GREAT SACRIFICE, er to the Public (at Prices that will defy competition) his large and valuable STOCK OF FURS, ssures them they will find his Goods quite as cheap, f not much cheaper, than those Houses who are con - slantly SELLING OFF H. G. I. has just compl s in Fur Coats, d a large Assortment of Russian 'oot-sack Ditto, Muffs, and Fur Envel( Tr Bing Boots an excellent opportunit of the climate s visiting the Canatias will find this f providing against the inclemency H. ti. 1. has just completed an elegant Assortment of FUR CARDINALS, CARDINAL BOAS, or VICTORINES, &c. Parties will find this an excellent opportunity of hort time by Wor FROM LONDON, ) alone are allowed to attend to that department Cleanings, Alterations, and Repairs, as usual. Le can e up in a ver men of the class STANDISH COAL OFFICE, CANAL BASIN, GREAT HOWARD-STREET. JOHN TAYLOR (late the Standish Coal Company) begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public in general, that he has extended the Openings of his Colliery, at Stan. dish, near COAL undermentioned is enabled to supply any quantity of free, to any part of the town, at the s. d. CANNELL ORRELL, or KING COAL 14 6 „ BEST STANDISH DITTO lO 10 ~ SECOND DITTO DITTO 10 0 „ BEST HOUSE SLACK 8 4 „ —Engine Coal and Slack at Reduced Prices EORGE PHILLIPS and SONS, the latter of whom kir have obtained the appellation of the unrivalled Brothers, on the Violin, Pedal Harp, Cornet a Piston, &e. &c., have REMOVED to No. 3, GOAMER-PLACE, LOWER BLRKETT- T. ANNE-STREET ye had the honour of pe Sir Richard Lieutenant-Colonel Rea ies supplied with a first-rate Band r of Performers ll's, 3, Goarner- . street, Saint Anne-street, Liverpool; or at Mr Cheltenham Arms, South Castle-street, Liverpool Birkett- Parker's MEETING OF T RATEPA OF BIRKENHEAD.- On Friday 'ening last a public meetin of the ratepayers of Birkenhead waa held in the Town Hall, for the pt;rp - ose of taking into contideration the propriety of the intended appli cation to parliament for the new improvement bill. John Deane Case, Esq., was called to the chair, and explained the object of the meeting, and commented upon the various pro visions of the bill, which he stated would be of the greatest service to the inhabitants. Mr. Mallaby read the heads of the proposed bill, which have already appeared in our co lumns, but before doing so, said that the commissioners intended to call another meeting after the bill had been printed, for the purpose of giving the ratepayers an oppor tunity of perusing and considering its provisions. In reply to a question from Mr. Knapper, Mr. Mallaby said that the second meeting would be held before the bill had been read a second time in parliament. Some discussion then took place, in which Mr. Knapper contended that the commis sioners, as the servants of the ratepayers, were not justified in going to parliament at all unless they had the approval of the latter • and he wished the bill then to be c o ns id ere d clause by clause, but made no specific motion. Mr. Mallaby said, in answer to a question, that the commissioners would, in all probability, have to raise between £7,000 and £B,OOO, but in order to raise that sum they must show that no loss would be eventually sustained. Mr. Knapper then said, in order that the commissioners might be justified in the course they pursued, and that there might he no improper feeling hereafter, he should move that the various clauses of the bill, as they were intended to be laid before parliament, should be written down, and that a meeting of the ratepayers should be called before parliament assembled, in order that they might consider them. (Cheers.) Mr. Bouring seconded the mo tion. Mr. Willoughby thought that would be the better course. Mr. D. Appleton argued strongly in favour of the bill, and moved that the proposition of the commissioners be adopted, which was seconded by Mr. Bentham. Mr. W. Jackson said, it was pretty well known that the Park scheme originated with him, and he had neveryet proposed any mea sure for the adoption of the ratepayers for which he was not willing to stand in the shoes of the ratepayers and take the bargain out of their hands. It was on the ground that the ferry had been prosperous, and that it would be more so that he was now prepared to place in their hands the sum of £50,000, and he would consent to give them the ferry right for ever on the terms they now had it, to give them the park for ever, and to keep their roads in repair for ever, if they would adopt the proposed measure. Mr. Jackson then entered into some statistical details. to show the advantages to the township of the formation of the park ; that the ferry bad more than realised his expectations, for it would now yield sufficient funds to abolish the improvement rate. He also made some observations on the increase of shops and dwellings in Birkenhead since 1837, and repeated his offer to place in the hands of trustees unincumbered property to the value of £50,000, if they would allow him to carry out the measure.—Mr. Knapper replied at great length to Mr. Jack son, remarking more particularly on the clause which rated the owners instead of the occupiers of property at and under £l5. He stated that he persisted in the motion he had made.—The Lavv-clerk then read the amendment which was commissionersproposed by M Mr. u p. A a p t l h e o t o r i n s e , d which w p l a y s ttoo par t h the i effect t thatfor thee within t b l ; that threeit be dayslaid after before its firstth e r House eoadei of nogf a consideringm eetiCommons,ngof theai t n s d p tl r i p a rate payersbeingdviesciloanrsileTchailsleatei,snofiofdornmstehwneto,uopinudrp. d to be carried.—Mr. Mallabv informed the meeting put from the chair,.‘yas be furnished with copies of it, gentlemen t he b i desiringllw o to oe take laicl theaatn active Town part-h a i l n t would ioevs ad thatnidiscussing several h ssaithat geoitps c i es t f h o e r perusal , ferries. that the rincipal hotels and at lity J Formerly, women were prohibited from marrying unti they bad spun a set of bed furniture; and, till their wed ding, were consequently called spinsters, which continues to this day in all legal proceedings. Loss OF A FISHING BOAT AND THREE LIVES.-011 Wednesday last, a fishing boat belonging to Mr. M`Bain, of West Strand, Whitehaven, James Maggat, master, who had with him on board two seamen, named Henry Grisdale and William Robinson, was lost off Ravenglass whilst prose cuting the fishing, a nd all of them unfortunately per ished. The bodies of daggat and Robinson were subsequently found off Sciker Point. NEWS FOR THE REPEALERS.—The Morning Register, an out-and-out, or, as some folk would say, "a back-bone" Repealer of the Union, breathed its last this day. In its ex piring moments the loyal print informed its readers that henceforward it will be found " incorporated with the Free man's Journal," with which paper the proprietor of the Register commenced his editorial career. The friends of the Register are requested to patronise the Freeman in future. This is sad news for the Lord Mayor's eighty-two Repeaters who recently sent in their shillings to the Corn Exchange, following the example of the workmen employed on the Register, while that journal was struggling for existence.— Evening Packet I has prospered in a very remarkable wanner ending 1837, the amount subscribed was £489 and the number of works of art purchased 13. £390 were expended in prizes, and no amount set apart for engraving. Lest year there were nearly £13,000 subscribed, 301 works of art purchased, between nine and ten thousand pounds ex- pended in prizes, and £2,333 set apart for engraving. The subscriptions, after paying necessary expenses, are devoted to the purchase of pictures, drawings, enamels, sculpture, medals, and other works of art. Every member, for one guinea subscribed, is entitled to one chance of obtaining at the annual distribution some work of art. DROWNED.-It is our melancholy duty this day I the following distressing and fatal circumstances : rs that the fishermen of Whitehills, a village in the irhood of Banff, were at sea on .the morning of Wed nesday, when, about half-past seven o'clock, a tremendous hurricane came on, by which two of the boats, containing eight men, were upset. Only two of the crew were saved by clinging to the boat till the arrival of another boat. Those who met a watery grave are W. Watson, James Watson, and John Watson, brothers; George Ritchie, George Watson, sen„ and George Watson, jun., all married men, and who have left their wives and families to lament their untimely fate. The two saved were much exhausted when brought ashore, but are now in the way of recovery ; their names are David Watson and James Watson, all connected with each • —Elgin Courant. to rec It ap neigh other by marriag 1 most re les they ha' THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON- EVERY ECOND Fr, m ti IS present 'I Tragedy of IGHT 0 Brutus T HAL Tarquint SDAY EVENING, 13RliTUS To conclude w BARO NCHAUSEN THEATRE-ROYAL lDFess Boxes, or any other part of the Theatre, on Sale at the Journal Office, 50, Castle-street, J. G. SUTTON'S, Paradise-street, and 11. STAFFORD'S, 71, Church-street, (opposite the Athenxunn.) Price 2s. 6d. each. DROPRIETO RS' L Purchaser to a CKETS, which will admit the ROYAL LIVER THEATRE ELY the LAST WEEK of MRS. HONEY'S IPPEA.RANCE 1N LIVERPOOL. POSITIV, Last Four Nights of Mr. G. A. HODGSON'S Appearance. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 17th, will be presented, second time, a Burletta, entitled LURLINE, TEE REVOLT OF THE NAIADES. After which, the Burletta of IRISH DIPLOMACY. To conclude with the New Comedietta, entitled OUR YOUNG QUEEN' Boxes, 35.; flt,2s.; Gallery, 6d. (Number to Gallery limited.) Second Price Bores, 2s. ; Pit, ls. Doors to be opened at half-past Six. Performance to begin at Seven, Second Price at half-past Eight. TO CORRESPONDENTS Several communications are postponed Mit Ethirpool TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1843 There are just "now two important questions, antici patory of the coming session of Parliament, of which we should be glad to be furnished with a solution,-- viz.: who is to be the leader of the opposition to Sir t ? and upon what great :e its stand ? An un- nay say that the last to be the first—that the ground of opposition should be first' ascertained before we have a chance of arriving at the man most likely to lead it. )rld is wrong in this, as, indeed, it is in question ought affairs of every day Your true Whig, your liberal, or your radical, is not a character at all dis- posed to doubt his capability to argue any question, or any side of any question, which may be propounded to him, at a moment's warning ; and there is more than one Whig in the House of Commons of whom it may be said, with the same justice as of Lord John Russell, that he would "undertake to deliver a pastoral charge, lead a forlorn hope, or perform the operation for the stone, with equal nonchalance." We adhere, therefore, with due submission to the world rt large, o- I to our own arra gement of the order of enquiry. Who, then, is to be the Whig leader ? The first name which presents itself, in reply, is, naturally, that of Lord John Russell himself. An admirable tactician his lordship has approved himself ; unequalled in stratagy and, withal, bold even to rashness. His own opinion of his capabilities is on record, in the graphic description, by Lord Brougham, above quoted. But, somehow it strikes us that Lord John bolted the course long before the close of last session, and, as Palmerston might sentimentally exclaim,— " Left the world to darkness and to ME !" His lordship sounded the note of onset most valiantly; but he left his juvenile companion in defeat to sing the dirge for the fallen. In good sooth, it strikes us that it requires a peculiar talent—which we shall attempt to point out—to enable any one man to lead an opposition against a ConservatWe government in the present House of Commons. Reader, you have perhaps occa sionally watched with interest—admiration ought to e been the feeling—the patience and perseverance, with which some frieze-coated native of the emerald isle has handled a drove of porkers from tl Dock to the railway station in Wapping we know not how many oth 3 Clarence What , en! what winning suavity of manner you have s coaxing tones you have heard ! and when some adven turous grunter has rushed up some side street, smell ing an adjacent brewery or stabling, what an instanta neous perceptio n o f the exact spot, at which he might be advantageo us l y con fronted and persuaded to return once more to th e pa ional supervision ! Anon, the snouts and the tails of the drove have pointed in as many different directions as are marked by the signs of the zo di ac; an d then, with what energy Terence, or Murphy, or P a ddy, has danced round them, now plying his whip, and now all the tones of his mellifluous brogue— w h ee dling, whistling, and swearing by turns —until at length eyes in front," and th e y ar d i s gained, a n d th e long-legged and long-ea re d rasca l s are boxed up as snug as beggars in a lodging-house, and about as throng ! There was never an Irishman, we believe, who lost a pig under similar circumstances. Now it strikes us very forcibly that it is the very talent di s pl a y e d so conspicuously by our industrious brethren in the frieze coats, or apologies for the same, which is required in a leader of the Whig opposition in the approaching session; and that unless Lord John is equ a l t o t h e tas k of driving a score or two of pigs, of independent habits and feelings, he may as well attempt to whistle down the cross on the top of St. Paul's, as lead, with any hope of success, that opposi tion. Of the herd of strange animals which he would have there to drive, some crotchetty member, bearing a remarkable likeness, in the length of ear and other peculiarities, to Mr. Joseph Hume, would be darting up an alley leading to " penny wisdom and pound foolishness ;" some cadaverous-lookin g porker, in fea ture and leanness resembling the great Cobden, would be off, grunt i ng ou t " free t ra d e an d down w i th the landlords ;" t h e t a ils and snout s o f t h e w h o l e d rove would conti nua lly be pointing a hu n d re d ways, i nstea d of a dozen ; and in place of landing the whole in any given spot, the unhappy drover would perchance find himself some day, not a month after the commence ment of his adventurous exploit, pleasantly seated in the " verdant mud," having been brought low by his capricious charge mistaking the capacity of his legs to serve as an arched gateway ! Lord John Russell, then, we pas s by. He is not the man of whom we are in search. His lordship, though unscrupulous as a politician, has yet some noble blood in his veins. He has some little of the chivalrous spirit of his race in his composition; and the man, who mus t lead th e " all denominations," in the present House of Commons, will have to do and submit to things, of which we honestly believe his lordship to be incapable. Who's next, then ? Our judgment points, next in order, to Lord Pal merston. This venerable personage would not be likvly to indulge in any of the refinements of feeling and taste, which might deter the ex-secretary for the home department from undertaking an office so onerous and perplexing. But, then, the foreign policy of poor Palmerston ; ho w it has been cut and hacked by of the pack he would have to lead denounced a ling t League meetings; made matter for laughter at tea and toast gatherings---for laughter, horrescimus referentes, which has rung from the lips o the gentler sex, young and old, the objects of its author's fondest idolatry ! Besides, though " fallen upon evil days," yet the necessity of some little con sistencys e p r e e n s b t o y t t l o e ffice a m ra n c y te s r t , il i l n b o e n d e ee lh e o d a , o f their and leader, and radical opposition, to be desi rable ; and if th i s be so, the chance of his lordship is out. Mr. Richard Cobden has graciously assured us that he does not as 'e to become prime minister, coin- .A-in-chief, chancellor, or to fill any other official dignity, as the result of his virtuous labours. He might, it is true, patriotically throw the shield of his great name over his disorganised party, in the capa city of leader of the opposition; but then unfortunately could h . the poor man has only one idea 1 Take him off the subject of the cor n laws, and he wouldwis soon to be be as far A at sea as a reasonable being number of minor names suggest themselves to our notiee—nf men who would be great indeed at a free trade festival, an anti-monopoly meeting, or a chartist soiree ; but in the presence of such statesmen and masters of debate as Peel, Stanley, Gladstone, Graham, and the host of talent which rallies round the Con servative benches, they may, indeed, " pale their in effectual fires," and retire from the arena. This question is beyond us, then; but in the next which we have proposed, viz. : " what is to be the great opposition question," we may have better fortune. It will not be the unfortunate budget of Lord Mel- administration; that is dear. The fastest depended s of the Jackson, Esq Mayor, two pears •y an amendment soon become general in the town BITION To-day will be launched from the building-yard:of M P. Cato, southwest corner of the Brunswich Dock, a new 1 , brig of about 170 tons register, the property of Christopher ! SHOPKEEPERS' HOURS OF Busnasso..We have much pleasure in directing the attention of our readers to an ad vertisement in our columns of to-day from the Association of Tradesmen's Assistants. We are very happy to find that so many respectable tradesmen have adopted the recom ly more satisfactory to mendation of the public meeting held, under the auspices of incerely hope that so abits of business will PUBLICANS FlNED.—Twenty publicans were fined: by Mr. Rushton on Friday, in sums varying from 20s. to £5, for allowing tippling in their houses at various hours, varying from past twelve on Saturday night to the time of opening allowed by law on the Sunday. It may be well to remind the licensed victuallers that the penalty is not the only con sideration worthy their attention, but the renewal of the licenses will be jeopardized on the next licensing day. CORN CONSUMPTION.—It appears, upon reference to the best recent reports relative to the corn market. that the con sumption of grain is increasing, and that the stock of free foreign wheat are becoming very much reduced. The quan tity of Wheat and Flour in granary at Liverpool on the 31st ult. were only 170,000 quarters, and 25,000 barrels, 6,000 sacks, the Wheat having bee❑ reduced since Nov. 1, by 100,000 quarters, and the Flour by about 14,000 barrels. Authorities usually considered good in such matters, main tain that ;he foreign grain and flour will soon be cleared out, although business in the London market, where about 500,000 quarters are held, is very quiet at present. The prospects for the new crop are looked upon as highly satisfactory. &CCIDENT AT THE "CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAR" EXHI .—We regret to learn that. a very serious accident oc curred, a few days ago, at this exhibition. A lady named Brindle, residing in New Bailey-street, Salford, had placed herself in the carriage for the purpose of being whirled round, when, owing to some obstruction on the path of the carriage, it was precipitated to the ground, a short distance from the starting point. The lady was thrown out, and the carriage falling upon her, her thigh was broken, and she sustain other serious injuries. She was conveyed home, and a medical gentleman was promptly in attendance by direction of the proprietor of the exhibition. She was also attended by her own medical adviser, but we understand she is not yet out of danger. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS, CORNWALLIS-STREF,T. —A public examination of the scholars receiv'ng education in the Church of England schools Cornwallis-street, took place last evening in the presence of a large assembly of the sup porters of the schools, and the parents of the children. The examination was conducted in several portions of the Scrip tures, to which the replies of the children, given extempo raneously, were most satisfactory. They were also examined in secular knowledge with the like issue. At the close of the examination Mr. Clarke, the head master, was presented by Mr. Wilkinson, of Lord-street, on the part or the pupils, wiih a handsomely. framed Portrait, in oil, of himself, as a testimonial of their regard for his continued exertions for their improvement. Mr. Clarke made a suitable reply ; and the proceedings terminated shortly after nine o'clock. BIRD'S NEST EMBEDDED IN THE HEART- OF AN OAK TREE.—On Tuesday last, as two sawyers, in the employ of P. Chaloner, Sons and Co., ship-builders, Baffin-street, were employed in cross-cutting the limb (f an oak tree, they came to what they considered a flaw in the wood, which, on examination turned out to be a bird's nest, containing six young birds, both in a state of perfect preservation at the time, though a little damaged, subsequently, by careless handling. The young birds are nearly full fledged, and must have been nearly ready for flight, when the closing up of the entrance to the nest entombed them alive. The exclusion of the atmospheric air must have been very sudden, for the bodies apparently retain all their juices, and exhibited not the least symptom of decomposition. The hole in which the nest was built was six inches long by three inches wide, and it was inclosed by three inches of solid wood, at the side nearest the surface. The birds, we believe, are of the ox eyed titmouse species. BODY FouND.—On Friday morning. about eight o'clock, Matilda Harrison was picking chips on the South Shore, when she saw something in the water which she judged to be the body of a man. Shc immediately went and informed her grandfather, who accompanied her to the spot and dragged the body out of the water. It was conveyed to the Receiving house. It was the body of a man, about fifty-three or fifty four years old, five feet six or five feet seven inches high, fair complexion, bald head, with some gray hairs at each side. He had on a brown great coat with large horn buttons, stamped with a crown, black body coat with silk buttons, a black double-breasted waistcoat, drab kerseymere trowsers, black silk stock, brown jane gaiters and shoes. An inquest was held on the case on Saturday, when a verdict was re turned of " Found drowned." DEATHS IN THE WORKHOUSE.—On Friday last, an in quest was held on view of the body of Peter Jump, a pauper in the Liverpool Workhouse. It appeared that the deceased was found in his bedroom, at the workhouse, on Thursday, between twelve and one o'clock, hanging by a shawl from the wall. He was cut down, but was quite dead. The deceased had shown several symptoms of aberration of mind, and the jury found a verdict of insanity.—On the same day another inquest was held on view of the body of Mary M'Avoy, also an inmate of the workhouse, aged 75 years. The deceased got liberty to go out of the house on Monday week, and on her return complained that a boy had run against her and knocked her down. In the course of the same day she was again thrown down by the wind, whilst she was in the yard. The surgeon to the establishment stated that deceased had, by one of the falls, suffered a frac ture near the shoulder joint of the left arm. She gradually grew worse, and died on Thursday_ morning. Verdict, " Accidental death." ROBBERY.—Two young women, named Margaret Mat thews and Mary Crellin, were charged before Mr. Rushton, on Friday, with having committed a serious robbery on the previous night, at the house of Mrs. Taylor, publican, Bevington-hill. Mrs. Taylor deposed that Matthews was related to her, and had been brought up by her from child hood, and that Crelly had been in her service about three months. Both of them had lived with. her in the capacity of servants. A variety of articles, comprising bed-linen, a shawl, and other property of domestic use, had been ab stracted, to the value of £l4, according to her estimate. A police officer stated that having heard of the robbery, and meeting the prisoners carrying each .a bundle, he accosted them, and asked what they were conveying away. The an swers not being satisfactory, he accompanied them to a house in Chisenhale street, and there found the property produced, and which Mrs. Taylor identified as hers. Crelly stated that she had been incited to the commission of the theft by her companion. Mr. Rushton ordered both pri soners to be sent to trial at the sessions. LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—We stated a few days since that this society had obtained the Lecture Hall of the Collegiate Institution in which to hold their future rehearsals an concerts. When we call to mind the fashion able character of these meetings and the many very excellent selections of music with which the subscribers have hitherto been favoured at the different quarterly concerts held at Mr. Lassell's saloon, we look forward with high expectations to the result of this removal, now that, with greater facilities at their command, the committee have the power of increas- ing the number of subscribers, and it properly supported they will be enabled to obtain the assistance of first-rate metropolitan talent. When it is considered that a very large proportion of the practical members are gentlemen amat( urs, too much praise cannot be lavished upon the excellence of their performances, vocal as well as instrumental. As we understand that the subscription list is rapidly being filled, we would strongly recommend all true lovers of good music to lose no time in enrolling themselves members of thi s highly interesting society. Liverpool has frequently, and of without cause, been contrasted in no very enviable way with Manchester as regards the support of musical specula tion. Surely, now that an opportunity so desirable offers, an excellent room, music of sterling character, performances of known talent, with a committee of gentlemen whose taste cannot be questioned, we shall not in future deserve to be considered as second to any town in the kingdom as appre. ciators of a delightful science. We are informed that Miss Birch, Mr. Machin, and Mr. Walton are engaged for the full dress concert in March ; when Miss Weller, w h o re cently made so successful a deut in Dublin with Thalberg, will perform on the piano-forte. It is proposed, we believe, to have twelve concerts in the year,—viz., four quarterly full dress concerts, with metropolitan talent ; and eight monthly undress concerts, with local talent. The terms of admission to the reserved gallery and body of the room are uncommonly moderate. The pupils of the institution are to be admitted at a low annual charge to the upper gallery. The follow ing gentlemen are members of the committee :—Rev. A. Campbell ; James Aspinall, Josias Booker, Christopher Bushell, Robertson Gladstone, R. W. Houghton, Edward James. John Leyland, Duncan M`Viccar, Thomas Moss, Charles Mozley, John Radcliffe, Samuel Turner, Choindley Woodward, John Wright, Jos. Atkinson, R. W. Bateson, R. H. Bownas, William Clare, Robert Clay, B. Coleman Thomas Jos. Duarte, Edward Eccles, Robert Jones, W. S. Litler, John Russell, William Sudlow, and John Swainson, Esquires. Loss OF THE STEAM SHIP MONK—ADDITIONAL PAR TICULARS.—The crew consisted of eight men, and there were at least 18 persons more on board, the owners of the cargo. Six only from the whole have survived the catastrophe. Hugh Jones, the engineer, is the only one belonging to the vessel who is saved. The survivor and three others soon af ter she struck launched the punt, which could carry no more than six men, and reached a bank along which a considerable distance they had to drag the boat, and crossed two other channels before they reached the main land. They informed the Llanddwyn Fife-boat-men of the accident, who went off towards the wreck about eight o'clock, but after two hours' fruitless exertions they could not reach the steamer, and were forced to return in consequence of the tremendous swell then running over the bar. It was a trying thing for the survivors, though not aware of their own safety, to reflect upon the scene of misery they had lately left, which is represented as of the most heart rending description. Many in despair and fear had lost all control over themselves, others were engaged in fervent prayer, and all seemed too timid or overawed to avail themselves of the example of the engineer and his party, to launch a more powerful boat on board, by means of which a greater number, if not the whole, might have been saved. The captain declared from the first that he would not leave the ship while a plank stuck together. About eleven o'clock p.m., the vessel was breaking up, at which time the unfor tunate sufferers on board had crowded into the rigging, from which, one after another, they were seen to drop off as nature became exhausted and benumbed from the cold. Fifteen un happy beings who clung to the weather shrouds were washed off at " one fell swoop !" On Sunday morning the shores of Menai were strewed with the carcasses of pigs and masses of butter ; the owner of the latter was saved with another person by the life boat, from the wreck, after the most trying misery all the night of Saturday. The corpse of Captain Hughes has been washed ashore at Helen. None of the others have as yet been found.--North Wales Chronicle.—[We under stand that Captain Hughes had swam to shore twice to obtain assistance, and in all probability he was lost whilst making another attempt. This heroic man was wrecked some years since in the Formby Channel, in No. 1, Pilot boat, and then distinguished himself by his intrepidity.] MINOR THEATRES.—The trial of the informations laid by the proprietor of the Theatre-Royal (arid not by the lessee, as we erroneously stated on Tuesday last), was fixed to take place on Friday, but was postponed until to-morrow week, the 25th instant. There were five informations against Mr. Copeland, one against Mrs. Copeland, f our against Mrs. Honey, one against Mr. Melville, one against Mr. Conway, and one against Mr. Egerton and Mr. Sloan. None of the ladies were in court. Mr. James, barrister, appeared on the part of the proprietors of the Theatre -Royal, and Mr. R. S. Sowlee, of Manchester, for the defendants. Tne time specified for the trial was eleven o'clock; but after waiting two hours, the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, attended by the Rev. John Moss, came from the criminal into the civil court, and took their seats upon the bench. Mr. James said, he appeared in support of the accusation, and if the chairman thought proper, they would proceed with only one case, Mr. Sowler said, he appeared in behalf of the defendants, and as the chairman bad stated that the magistrates could not detain the parties in the other court, some of whom had come frOna a great distance, he suggested that the ease should be adjourned until the 25th. The chairman said, the question I rested, in some degree, upon an act of parliament, and, in another degree, upon the proof which was advanced. It would, therefore, be advisable that a bench of magistrates shaonutliderbedegsoitt,abalned to t both then the matter would be cond uc t ed i n a in parties. He thought the case should not be gone on with without a bench of magistrates, and, as to himself, he had no objection to make one of them. The case was adjourned until that day. Mr. Sloan said he would be stopped from going to America. The chairman then said, amidst considerable laughter, on ascertaining that he was one of the parties summoned, " The best advice I can give you would be to go to America without delay," LIVERPOOL 807 nnual r ,ok the el The CHAIRMAN commenced the committee's report NIC GARDENS I; . l;;; ' ,l " l;e ' en — f ' or - w — a - r - ded ON, the pre attended• lings by reading following is a sum' d that in conformity Witt; the resolution passed at the last annual meeting, a sub-committee had been appointed to open a negotiation for the sale of the garden to the common council, hut the sale was not completed, and the various steps which the committee resorted to in conse quence, and which have been already before our readers, are there detailed. The committee then say, that according to the resolution passed on the 2nd May last, they have been enabled to raise a sum to pay off the whole debt. The re quired sum has been borrowed for a term of not less than seven years. at the rate of three per cent. interest, the Bank of Liverpool having consented to make up the defficiency at the same rate, on the distinct understanding that every ex' ertion should be used to raise the full amount as soon as possible. The report then calls upon the body of proprietors to use their best exertions to induce their friends to become proprietors or suhscribers ; and after noticing the continued annual forfeiture of shares, which threatens the ruin of the institution, states that at no previous period of its existence was the garden in such complete order and perfection. It concludes by noticing the vast multitudes of the labouring population who visit the garden on the public days. The committee regret that they have only received £lOO annually from the corporation, a sum totally inadequate to retain the loss sustained by the increased expenditure and reduced sub scriptions consequent on the gardens being opened to the public two days in the week. The PRESIDENT said there were one or two things to which he wished to call attention. The first was, that the committee had succeeded in borrowing a great part of the sy they had reduced the interest of the money, and in this to say, in consequence of so many shares having been forfeited, he did not know th a t they had gained much by that. By borrowing this money at £3 per cent., a saving of £54 per annum was made ; but in conse quence of the defalcation in the subscriptions, and the for feitures of shares, they had a diminution of income to the amount of £7O; so they were £2O worse off than before. Another matter was the subscription to the corporation. He and Mr. Holt had waited on the Mayor with a commu nication.from the committee respecting an increased slit scription : they were most courteously recei..-ed, and the application was referred to the Finance Committee ; but whether anything additional would be received from that source was, at least, exceedingly doubtful. The subscripticn of £lOO was totally inadequate to repair the loss sustained by the gardens being opened to the public two days in the week. The committee had reason to believe that many persons availed themselves of these opportunities of visiting the gardens, who otherwise would have paid their subscrip tions. In conclusion, he would mention that the committee were sa .t he wv it would require the greatest exertions to keep op the gardens with any degree of credit, and the greatest point with them must be to increase the number of sub- scribers, Mr. I .....owEN, the treasurer, then read a statement of his accounts, from which it appeared that the current expenses ad., whilst the income was only amounted to £704 19s. 694 lis On the motion of Mr. WATSON, seconded by Mr. FALKNER, the accounts were passed, and the report ordered to be printed. Mr. E. 1 1 ,1111.LBNEux moved, and Mr. ROBERT MATHEIL seconded, a proposition that Dr. Reynolds be elected presi dent for the ensuing year.—Carried unanimously. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, the Rev. James Martineau, Dr. Freckleton, Mr. J. V. Walker, Mr. John Bent, and Mr. H. Newman, were elected_the committee for the next year. On the motion of Mr. HORSFALL, the thanks of the pro prietors were voted to those ladies and gentlemen who had presented seeds and plants to the gardens during the past year. Thanks were also returned to the officers of the past year, and to the proprietors of the Athenaeum for the use of their committee-room. The next resolution authorized the forfeiture of all those shares, the subscriptions for which were in arrear for 1841, and previously.—lt was carried unanimously. Tile CHAIRMAN said, this was all the ordinary business, but the committee had received notice that several resolu tions would be proposed--copies of which had been sent to each proprietor. Mr. E. D. FALKNER said, that being the person who had given notice of these resolutions, he would first read them, then explain them generally, and afterwards they might be put seriatim.—Mr. Falkner then read the following " 1. That the rules of January, 1841, whereby the gardens have been closed altogether on a Sunday, be rescinded, and that hereafter they be opened on that day to proprietors and annual subscribers, after two o'clock p.m., until dark in the winter, and until eight o'clock in, the summer months. " 2. That the committee be authorized to engage a band of music, to play in the gardens on twelve evenings during the next summer, during such hours, and on such particular evenings, as they, from time to time, at their diseretion, ac cording to the state of the weather, shall determine, public notice thereof being given in some convenient manner. " 3. That there shall 'be three public exhibitions of bo tanical and horticultural specimens held during the next summer, one in May, one in June, and one in August, the days for holding which shall be fixed by the committee ; and in order to encourage competition, and to remunerate theeX. hibitors for expense and trouble, a list of prizes shall be framed, and advertised by the committee as early as possible , on the principle of the one advertised by the Horticultural Society of London, that is, specifying at once every itena for which a prize will be given, and the amount of that prize, leaving it to the exhibitors to contend for it at each or at all Of the three exhibitions, as he may please or find it con venient, the gross amount of such list not to exceed £lOOO. " 4. That all proprietors and annual subscribers be ad mitted to the exhibitions free of extra charge. to bscriptions for the present yeAt shall be,—proprietors as heretofore, one guinea and a half, with the following privileges, that is, free admission at all times for thtniselves and families resident with them, (ex cept sons, brothers, or nephews, of age, and in business for themselves,) with power to introduce, either personally, or by special written order, any number resident more than fivo, miles from the gard ens , b ut not exceeding three at once of residents within five miles "6. Annual subscril for family tickets twq gnincaf,l .ogeu for the year as provricturv, —,snip in the property, and the rights con sequent thereupon, such as voting at meetings, &c., and a lso except the privilege of giving written orders of admission to residents within five miles of the gardens. " 7. Annual subscribers, for non-transferrable tickets Single ticket, IQs. ; two tickets in same family, 18s. ; three ditto, 245.; for every additional xlitto, 7s. more. Entrance .fees for strangers, resident more than five miles from the gardens and not introduced, Is. each. Exhibition tickets - the three exhibitions, single, ss. ; double, Os. ; treble , additional ticket. For one exhibition on the day, till font No orders on ev except actual cwt. befoie the day, 2s ;_ after four o'clock, ralkner's explanations, a long discussion en ued on each of these resolutions. In the first, Mr. ADA'S GSON, seconded by Dr. TATTERSHALL, moved, as an mendment, that the gardens remain as at present. As 61 amendment, however, w as a mere negat i ve, it was agree, that the questi on should ba put for or against th e or iginal motion. A division took place, when the original 'notion was carried. Long and interesting discussions took plac e upon the other resolutions, at the end of which they were all carried. The thanks of Frecklei proprietors were then voted to D►'' n, for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated STUART.— THEATELE-ROYAL.—Mr. Stuart rear. peared at th e Th eatre-Royal last evening, after an absenc e of two years ;—he was warmly welcomed on his entrance. LIVER THEATRE.—Mrs. Honey is playing a round ° characters at this theatre with considerable eclat. The weather, since th e storm o f S atur d ay morn i ng, kat in this locality, been of a varied, and latterly, of a gratifying kind. S a t ur d ay was fine for the season. Sunday wos $ dismal winter d a y, w i t h heavy falls of sleet, snow, and hail"' so that none but the robust could venture abroad. Yester; day was a ga i n d ry and cheerful, but exceedingly wet upcl e foot; and la s t n i g h t was cloudless and almost calm, with ti hrilliant moon. The gale ha s cer t a i n l y qu it e passe d a way' ght and salutary frost will probably set in. and a sli SUNDAY .--M r. Josepard an a eare before Mr. Rushton TRADING on Saturday, h in Shep ans p wer to gai a charge i ° having on the Sunday previous sold a small book at his shoP' Mr. Sheppard said he pleaded guilty to the charge, but cool' plained of being singled out for persecution, and was fined s °' Mr. Sheppard then laid an information against Wm. Spenc e; the Mayor' s coac h man. He stated that on the Sunday before, at a qua r t er before one o'clock, h e saw th e d e f en d ant t ur ning his coach roun d which he believed was following his daq , avocations on the Lord's day. This was confirmed by av" tress. Mr. Shuttleworth, the Deputy Town-clerk, appeare t for the defendant. Ae contended, that the defendant did 0 0 come within the meaning of the act, which, in its first sectioT set forth, th at no trat:. swan, artificer, workman, labouT: or other pe rson whatever, shall do o r exercise any worldly it e a tra bour, busin ess , or work of their ordinary callings upon t u t . Lord's day, or any part t h ereof. The defendant was neit he a deaman, an artificer, a workman, or a labourer, ati o t the general t erm , " or other person whatever, " could ni.gt apply to him, f or L ord Tenterden had laid it down, when general words followed particular ones, the ,r',"-ra le was to con s t rue t h em as applicable to persons eiliseb`ra generis. In th e case Soudiman versus Breach, befo Lord Tenterden, it had been held, that a stage coachint, were not withi n th e meaning of the act. If a sta g e coach man were not withi n t h e meaning of the act, neither was coachman of a priv a t e gent l eman. If so, indeed, other ' pis mestic servants wo u ld b e so, as a footman waiting uPon to master, for inst ance .—M r.,Rushton asked to be alloweust -c look - at-thoase. The e as e,--Sandirimt V. m'eavii, was D . ' i, o where a person booked a Place, and p a id h a lf the fare to g by a common s t age coach - from Clapton to London on a S u ; day, and th e coac h proprietor refused to carry him, heeil-at there were no o th er passengers; whereupon he hired a It r chaise to go to his destination, and sued the proprietor d en y , the amount. Th e case was heard before Lord Tenter when the d e f ence was, that the contract was illegal, and tat Judge reserved the point. It was snbsequently argued, th de r Baron Gur ney , i n support of the rule, raised the point n°,ll-0 consideration, by stating that the whole turned upon as point whether the contract entered into on the Sunday g t iilegal. Lord Tenterden give judgment. The opinion that the ease did not come within `i.he statute 3d Charleg,st or 29th Charles 11. By the former it was enacted, '` rr „ i ' v y no carrier with any horse, nor waggonman with an` waggon, nor carman with any cart, nor wainman with er wain, nor driver with any cattle, shall, by themselve'vr, any other, travel on the Lord's Day ; and, by the latth-er "That no tradesman, artificer, workman, labourer, nr,, ° „ ii r, person whatever, shall do or exercise any worldly I ,a r - t i's business, or work of their ordinary callings on the J- 4 ? th er Day." It was contended, that under these words, " persons whatever," the drivers of stage coaches we r , ° ( o l. eluded. " B ut were general words," said his lordship a ble low p ar ti cu l ar ones, the rule is to construe them as apPhft to persons ejusdern generis. C ons id er i ng , then, th'ed, Charles I. carr i ers of a certain description are mentiouers, and that in th e act 29, Charles 11., horse-carriers, waggci and traveller s of certain descriptions are specifically roen' tion Loe eel, we think that the words ' other persons,' cannot P ro d been used i n a sense large enough to include the owner tbe driver o f a stage coach. On these grounds the rule mus t discharged." Mr. RUshton, having re a d th e a b ov e case , the grounds stated by Lord Tenterden where strictly plicable to the present case. The words "or other P er V a n rle: were limited i n th e act. I t was set f ort h i n the act o f C a L, that persons who were robbed when travgiling d ° re d, Sunday were not allowed to recover from the Wu! to , e where a person was r o bb e d w hile gt:", ° c 7 o, o rse church on a Sunday, he was allowed to recover, t ' s itY. it was h e ld , that going to church was an act of nec" c i to The defendant must be acquitted. The Mayor begg_e si bie say, that, in this else, he was, in reality, the resPof oa t, person, and not the defendant. The carriage was takentrl coin ill on Sunday, for the purpose of bringing him from the fit 9, into town to go to church, and was not made use of, 0 „ fond day, for any object of pecuniary profit or recreation. ! s " tra t always been considered right that the Chief MBA' oler should himself set th e examp l e o f go i ng to church,,tn, orta te; to ind uce o th ers t o atten d t h eir p l aces of worship. -,PL ea , to, tions had been laid by th e same party aga i nst Mr. JuP the Exchange Newsr oom , an d aga i ns t two o th er keeper newsrooms, newsrooms, but they failed for want of evidence. vet, i►► a ca SQUARE PRICE Seymour bourne assurance to maintain, now, that it c upon ,to prov Dr the financial exigt-tic was a of thos duties .ation in the timber duties'; and a modifi- the public than ti The sugar question, too, there is ever pJac to believe, is in course of settlement by Sir Robert There 'emains, therefore, only Peel's government the unmeaning and indefinite cry of " FREE TRAD free trade in corn—free trade n every thing." But, unfortunately for the potency of this shibboleth, it has about as many different meanings as make up the numbers of the entire opposition party who use it: One section of the party, for instance, associates with the term "free trade in corn" a fixed duty, varying in amount, according to their particular opinion, as to the power of the landed• interest to sustain foreign com petition; varying from los. per quarter downwards to about 6s. Another section view it as a question of revenue altogether. The Cobdenite party throws aside the question of revenue; prates of the injustice of "taxing the food of the people," and cries out for total and immediate repeal. Then there are not want ing those who would totally change our existing com mercial system ; who maintain that the tariff of Sir Robert Peel does not go far enough, and who would at once admit the produce and the manufactured com modities of the foreigner to come, untaxed, into the British market, stipulating, however, at the same time, for an exemption in favour of the particular commodity in which themselves or their constituents may be in terested ! And then would come the question how the national revenue is to be collected ; but such a con sideration scarcely enters into the reflections of such profound philosophers. What a s career of ruin and misery would be before this once great and happy country, if its destinies were consigned to their tender mercies and consummate wisbm ! We are spared, however, we trust, from such a calamity. Thank heaven, the Whig faction, at the present moment, is too contemptible even to be feared. When the League men, the other day, promised PLACE AND PAY to the first great party which en rolled itself under their banners, we did not think that there was one second, or even third, rate statesman in the British House of Commons likely to be gulled by a pretension of pbwer so absurd. We were in error, it seems. Mr. Fox Maule is, we presume, a very respectable third-rate Whig statesman,—for he was a member of the Melbourne Administration ;—and the same gentleman, we find, at an anti-corn-law display, held in the enlightened city of Glasgow during the past week, publicly professed. his conversion to the opinions held by the great cotton confederacy. "He had certainly," he explained, " held different opinions upon the subject of free trade, whilst in office under her Majesty's late government ; but he had since examined the question more deeply ! and the result was his entire coincidence with the objects of the League party." " Straws thrown up serve," they say, "to show which way the wind sets." Mr. Fox Maule, more over, is one of that " canny," cautious race who hold, with the old' song, that " 'Tis best to be off wi' the auld love Before you are on with the new." Mr. Fox Maule, we are therefore in every respect justified in concluding, has taken no unadvised step; and we must suspect that his course will he that of not a few of his late colleagues. We are confirmed in this suspicion by the somewhat sly manner in which he continued, on the occasion, to smoothe the path for the return of the entire Whig party into the good graces and confidence of the Repealers. " It is urged against the late government," he re marked, " that they did not lake up the question of free trade when they were in a majority in the House of Commons. But their having taken it up at the last hour WHEN ALL OTHERS HAD FAILED, IS the GREATEST COMPLIMENT which can be paid by them t great question l" A very left-handed compli ment, we think ; but of course the Leaguers must take all they can get in the shape of compliment, and be thankful. The public, meanwhile,- will not lose sight of the admission, perfectly true, with which . Mr. Fox Maule—gull would be the more appropriate prcenomen —has so kindly favoured them. When a Whig, hence forward, prates of his ardour in behalf of the " great " principles of "free trade," let him be reminded that it was only AT THE LAST HOUR, and when ALL OTHERS HAD FAILED, in the promotion of the object dear to the ear of Whiggery—the retention of place and pay—that his party were moved to stir a step in its behalf! Mr. Fox Malik, most candid of Whig statesmen, we salute you, and how low as our shoe-tie. to tha We heartily congratulate Mr. Birkett on having at tracted the vulgar abuse of the schismatic priest Wil kinson of the Edmund-street mass-house. It is praise in disguise, a tribute unconsciously rendered to his honesty, and a confession wrung unintentionally that the truth has given offence. Everybody has been convinced long ago that the ag gressions of popery have been made systematically with a view to political ascendency. We were not, how ever, in this country prepared so soon for those aggres sions to be followed by priestly anathemas, and open incitements to personal violence. Listen to the follow ing passage from the letter of this "humble minister of the ancient faith :" " I would respectfully suggest to you that the better part of valour is discretion,' and that from other hands you may receive a castigation which it would be unbecoming in me to inflict." You are quite right, Mr. Wilkinson. ghe better part of valour is discretion. So true do we hold that saying to be. that we cannot help suspecting that divers other reasons weighed with you than regard for your office for declining to administer the castigation your self. It would be more convenient that some ignorant member of your flock should be a victim to the law than yourself. But, we take leave to remind you that you are not in Ireland; and that in this country there are several modes of punishing the impertinence of an arrogant Jesuit. Our good neighbour of the Mercury, after publish 'ing the correspondence, (which appears in another column,) says he leaves the public to form their own judgment on the matter. So do we. LOCAL IV.EWS LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.—The notice of tenants is particularly drawn to the advertisement issued by the Income Tax Comnaissionere in another part of our paper. STEAM-SHIP CALEDONIA.—This noble vessel was seen eighteen miles west of Cape Clear at nine o'clock on the morning of the 6th—requested to be reported. SHOP ROBBERY.—At the Police Court. yesterday, a man, named Henry Edward Jones, was committed for trial, at the next sessions, for stealing a tape line from the shop of Mr. Higgins, ironmonger, in Marybone, on Saturday last. PHILARMONIC.—It will be seen, that the Philarmonic Concerts will, in future, be given in the hall of the Collegiate Institution. A reference to the advertisement is recom mended to the supporters of these concerts. We understand that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered from, Messrs. Gladstone Brothers, Sparling-street, their Patent Windlass Purchase, for her Majesty's yacht, now building at Pembroke. JERUSALEM BISHOPRIC.—A long list of six columns of additional subscribers to this fund appears in the Times of yesterday, a oonsiderable portion of whom have been for warded by the clergymen of this town. We notice the names of the Reads. J. H. Stewart, Dr. Tattershall, W. Maynard, W. H. Ewbank, W. Rawson, T. Nolan, F. Ould, &c., &C. THE BUDE LIGHT.—This powerful light was exhibited, for the first time in Liverpool, on Saturday night. On that evening, Messrs. Jeffrey and Morrish, of Compton House, exhibited five lights in the windows of their extensive esta blishment. The effect was brilliant. On the part of Church street, opposite the shops, a pin might have been seen, so perfect was the light. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Friday last Barnard Murphy was placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with having secreted himself in the excise-office, on the previous night, with intent to commit a felony. Two centre bits were found in his possession, and the messenger at the excise office deposed to having found the prisoner concealed behind one of the doors in the building, and stated that he had no doubt the prisoner intended to rob the premises, as it being the day before pension day, a large amount of cash was left in the office that night for the purpose of payment on the following morning. Mr. Rushton ordered his committal to prison for three months. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held on Saturday, before P. F. Curvy, Esq., the Borough Coroner, to inquire touching the death of George Gould, aged 75. On the morning of the sth December last, one of the mail-carts was passing, not at a very rapid rate, along Bold-street, when the deceased attempted to cross, unseen by the driver. He walked under the head of the horse and was knocked down, and, a wheel passing over him, his leg was broken. The driver pulled up immediately. The deceased was carried to the Infirmary, where his fracture was attended to. Sloughing came on, and he died on Thursday last. Verdict, " Acciden tal death." me, has already taken