The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

Jan. 23, 1844. CH ANDELIERS, LAMPS, &.1. F HcompletionL. BAUSBURGCA NDELABRA takes the , liberty of announcing • the completion of his ext ens i ve STOCK o f A NDELIERS, LAMPS, CANDELABRA, &c. for the p resent season, in every variety and style, inclu ding the l a t est and most elegant designs, at exceedingly moderate prices, and respectfully solicits the honour of a visit from his Patrons and Friends that he may have the pleasure of submitting them to their inspection. F. L. H. begs leave also to direct attention to the cele brated BUDE LIGHT, a present an object of so much attraction ; and, having illuminated his spacious Show-room (formerly the Post office) with the must powerful burner in Liverpool, for inte-iors, the practicability and advantage of the applica tion to large rooms and Public Buildings generally, is fully demonstrated. F. L. H. is the only person in Li verpool thoroughly acquainted with the nature of the fit tings, and is prepared to supply and fix the Light wherever it is required. F. L. H. has further to introduce to the notice of his Friends THE UNIVERSAL LAMP, which, aft er a trial of Eighteen Months, he can confi dently recommend as a most superior article ; the simpli city of the arrangement (the trimming being divested of all difficulty) and the purity and brilliance of the flame aendering the Lamp i n every respec t part i cu l ar l y d es i ra bl e . He has also just received a new importation of BOHEMIAN GLASS, in LIQUEUR SETS, FLOWER VASES, TOILETTE BOTTLES, CHIMNEY ORNAMENTS, &c., of the newest design and most beautiful tints, an examination of which will amply repay the tro u bl e of _a visit. F. I:HAUSBURG, (Late PROMOLI and HAUSBU.RO,) OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDINGS. THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON COMPANY, OF STEEL, FORGINGS, AND MANUFACTURERS BEST SCRAP BAR IRON, SHIP KNEES', &c. TO ORDER, WORKS, SEPTON-STREET, TOXTETH-PARK, HAVE constantly on S a l e , a t th e i r W are h ouse , N o . 4, WAPPING, a well assorted Stock of STEEL ? of every description, and SCRAP BARS, of their own manufacture, Ship Knee Iron, and the best and common Bar Iron, Plates, Hoops, Sheets, Rods. &c. &c., for Home Use and Exportation. THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON CO., Per C. H. HORSFALL. Ist January, 1844. WOOLLEN GOODS. UT AND T. MORRIS invite attention to their inn- V V • mense Stock of Woollens. It offers decided ad vantaos to purchasers, especially to the Trade, and to those who buy largely for exportation, being by far the most extensive in the town. The season for Winter Goods being far advanced, the prices of heavy fancy Woollens have been reduced, as well as BEAVERS. PILOTS, and MILLED WATER PROOFED TWEEDS. In Cloakings, there are about a dozen Pieces of strong fancy Plaids, Stripes, &c. (6-4 wide), that will now be sold from 2s. to 2s. 6d., and are worthy the notice of parties requiring such for Schools or for charitable pur poses. Morris's Woollen Warehouse, 80, Lord-street, Jan. 15, 1844. 5 MISCELLANEOUS. ------- VISIT OF Louis PHILIPPE TO ENGLAND.--" It is more than rumoured," says the Court Journal, " that the King of the French will return the visit of her Majesty to the Chateau d'Eu, in the middle of the approaching season." We learn from good authority that her Majesty is about to create Lord Wharneliffe an earl; indeed, we should not be surprised at seeing this additional honour to his lordship announced in Friday's Gazette. All.. Wortley, of course, will then be Lord Wortley. —Leeds M reury. Considerable surprise was excited on Friday in the city upon its 'becoming known that a custom-house anent, whose legitimate business profits were not less than £5OOO a-year, bad absconded in consequence of charges con nected with the custom-house frauds. This agent had for years been employed in clearing at the custom-house silk goods for the principal houses at the west end of the town. It is understood that, though he had long been suspected by, the authorities, it was only very recently that a tangible proof could be obtained against him. — Observer. OASTLER LIBERTY FUND. —The committee again met on Monday l ast at Brighouse, and was, as tiso 4 l v of 'theery nu merously rnerously att en d e d . The local treasurers riding of Y or k s hi re ( having had the start Lancashire) have returned subscription lists of a mu t ch e g e r o e m at ot ee er it a t mou an n t. than th e most sanguine expectations of h ticipated, and with promises from several ht of LfuLtehaesrhriere rnittances. The whole of the r treasurer s etime to fill up their have requested a few days e m books, on account of t Cl o iristm la a h s oo l r i s ol w id h a i y l s e having interfered interfered with their philanthropic h . same time they report very sat H isf o act s o E ry ßy progress FlRE.—Portavo DESTRUCTION OF PORTAVO House, near Hillsborough, co. Down, u the seat o i f h A e l fi r. r D e, a i v t i i d s S. Ker, M.P , has been burnt to the ground. supposed, had been secretly last, progressing for some days ; but, on Sunday morning at two o'clock, it burst forth with irresistible fury in Lady Selina Ker's bed-chamber. Such was the rapidity with which the flames extended, een that sca rce l y anything was saved, and had the family b in bed, the consequences must have been truly deplorable. We are happy to learn that no lives have been lost or bodily injury sustained by any person. the WILL OF T HE PURE OF MANCHESTER.—Probate of will and codicil of the D u k e o f M anc h es t er (late of Kimbolt on C astle, the collector of customs for the port of Lo n d on, &c. ha s b een granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to Lord Mandeville, the sole exe cutor and s on of the deceased. By the will he bequeaths to hls daughter, Lady Elizabeth Steele. £5,000 ; to his daughter, Caroline Calcraft, £3,000 ; Paintings, plate, furniture, and residue of his property, of . and his library, whatever description, he gives to his son, Lord Maude ville. He also gives to 1 i X5O a year for lhife, free." (I t aOC OF £5OO, By the codicil he bequeaths t of legacy duty. and to his valet 0 is daughte r , C aroline Calcraft, £2,000, pro perty is sw orn in addi t i on to the l egacy in hi s w il l, making £5,000. The a s tamp of th e value o under £60,000, a n d th e pro b ate b ears f 4;7so.—Brifotnia. ab out -MA NIAC IN S T . J AMES'S PALACE.—A young man, wasthirty year s o f age, named William James Kelman, had, bas found, on F r id ay last, in St. James's Palace. He y some means, obtained possession of a key belong mg to one of the doors, which he was proceeding to un lock, when one of the housekeepers, seeing a stranger, in qU red what he wanted. He replied, that he was there to Magistake possession of the palace. He was taken before the trat e o f Bow-street, when his wild manner convinced hewmagistrate that he was insane. On being asked why ent to the palace, he replied, " Well, sir, I do not w. The fact is, people do look at me so. They look at me in such a way as if they wanted me to be King. I do not know whether I should he humbugged in that way. It is most abominable. I could kick a man through. I I t almost kill him, he is such a d--nation fool." He Was ordered to be taken care of, and, shortl afterwards, h is friends appeared anti commenced the necessary steps for placing him in security. DREAnFor, SHIPWRECK. —The following particulars of the wreck of a vessel, named the Phoenix, in a snow storm are extracted from a letter o f t h e captain (R. Tur er) to the owner of the vessel (Mr. T. Stickney, borou gh) :—After stating that the vessel sailed from Atirathichi, on the 22d of November, from which time UP to the 26th very boisterous weather was experienced, the letter proceeds to say—" About two o'clock on the Morning of the 26th, the wind had increased to a hurri cane, the ship running unddouble-reed maintopsail, and close-r ee f ed foretopsail r and foresail. f e Shortly after wards the land was reported ahead, and the ship was im tnediately hauled upon a wind, but she was so close in that struit w as impossible to clear it, and about three o'clock she ck on th e west side of Langley Island (Newfoundland). was impossible for us to do anything more for the safety of the ship ' • still I ent er t a i ne d an idea that she could be got off, and directed the crew to cut away the mainmast. Our efforts proved fruitless, and at half-past four o'clock the sea made such a sweep over h er decks that we sought of refuge in the cabin. the surf sto ve i n the There we rem a i ne d t ill t h e yiolence . starbard e and stern window e -s and owing to the constant wor o king sid th of e rudder, the deck We nows if all our lives and s kylight we re a l so broken in. took shelte r in the forecastle, a n d i t here a were to be sacrificed, f or the seemedseeared a above the lower deck ; and, as the last resource, we were obliged to go . upon the main deck to p ro l ong our ex i stence. Here w e Were exposed to the full fury of th e s t orm ; an d , to pre ent ourselves being washed overboard, w e lashed each About nine other to the most secure spars on deck. clock a f ema l e passenger expired from exposure to ti the cold, which was very i ntense. The sea by this „ale had t orn away the bulwark rails, and the vessel lay Wsalmost motionl ess . Sh ortly after the surf swept away jolly-b oat, and almost instantly afterwards the skiff ih w ashed out of th e l ong b oat and turned bottom up at the sea. All means o f escape were now apparentl y an end • for the lo ng b oat stood in a fair way of also being washed overboard, and all had their eyes turned upon her, anxious to save life. A poor seaman jumped into her in order to make a rope fast, so that if she should be swept away she would be still secured to the ship. While he was performing this gallant action, away went the long boat overboard, with him in her, right clear of the vessel. We now considered that our hours wt..: numbered, and ;logmade the best of our way into the long-boat, but on get forward, and perceiving that the boat was stove in, I nhoght it most prudent to return to the wreck. Not ;!t•listanding six men, with the mate, Mr. Thomas Smith, W as f a ncy, got into the boat, although by this time she hets!, filling with water. I entreated them to return, t heir LueY kept calling to the rest of the crew to follow n ear! .. , e xample, and let go the painter. The men being .ithrty perished with cold, felt no disposition to move, matec er to get into the boat or loosen the rope, and the Oft •immediately cut it, and away she went to the lee of th e 11,11e,sbip, without a single oar to coduct her through met al iling surf. The first wave that struck the boat coin- Y turned her bottom upwards, and the whole of the _eprtonate fellows (ei ,, ht in number) in her immediately no owished within 15 yards of the wreck. The six that remained on board were saved in a truly miraculous Mar iner . p ar ._ , _, about 25 feet of the deck abaft the windlass W a „,`e: from the wreck, and upon that we placed oursel;es, e u were f.loated through a tremendious sea safe ashore. state Jo a most pitiable condition, and reduced to a ror zreat exhaustion. We were kindly received by ~7_ eAers, who procured us a shelter in a house, of AA therewerc two or three on the Island. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CLERGY AND LAITY OF LIVERPOOL. MATTHEW XXV. " For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : 1 was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not: sick and in prison, and ye visited me not." * * * * * * " and these shall go away into ever lasting punishment, but the righteou , into life eternal." DEAR FRIENDS,—I am induced to remind you of the above words of our blessed Saviour, in consequence of the most lamentable falling off in your support of the public charities of this extensive and flourishing town. It may be answered that much is done for the poor, but can it be denied that much is left undone ? There was a day, as the reports of past years tell, when the amounts raised by the clergy for the public charities of the place were consider able ; but now men have become either so spiritualised, or so deadened, that we look in vain for the purity of faith, at least such fruits as our Lord Jesus Christ commends in the 25th chapter of St. Matthew, and which he states shall make men meet to inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world. A new year has commenced: let it be a new era, or rather let there be a revival amongst both clergy and laity. Neglect not the good works you have in hand, but forget not the poor and needy ; refuse not to support the noble hospitals founded by our forefathers for the sick and maimed—our Infirmary, North and South Hospitals, and Dispensaries; for though God has so ordered it that in this favoured land provision is made by law for the hun gry, the thirsty, the naked, and the stranger, he has left the sick poor to the tender mercies of the more affluent. One congregation, an d one on ly, I am informed, per• formed its duty nobly in 1843, by contributing no less than £lOO and odd towards the Infirmary ; but this congrega tion is first and foremost in every good work. Rouse yourselves, therefore, my fellow-men, from your lethargy, and descend for a little from things spiritual to things temporal, that our Lord at his coming may say unto you, " Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre pared for you from the foundation of the world." LAZARUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sir,—As you are perhaps aware, the druggists now close every evening at nine o'clock (Saturdays excepted), and not until twelve on Saturday nights ;—the reason assigned by the masters for keeping open so long on that day is, they say, because the markets keep open until eleven o'clock, and they regulate the closing of shops. I have no doubt, with your assistance, and the aid of public opinion, the Market Committee might be induced to order the markets to be closed at nine o'clock each Satur day night. This would be a great step towards early closing.—Yours, &c., A DRUGGIST'S ASSISTANT. January 20, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD I shall feel obliged if you will give insertion to a few lines relative to the situation of Head Constable. I think it is very unjust that strangers should be appointed to every situation worth having in preference to men born in the town, and calculated equally well to discharge the duties of the situation. I would call upon the Watch Committee to consider well the forthcoming appointment of Head Constable ; and as there will, no doubt, be many highly-respectable natives of the town who will aspire to fill the situation, I trust the Watch Committee will give the claims of such gentlemen their due attention, and not dismiss them at once because they emanate from towns men. DICKY SAM. [We are aware that appointments have been sometimes made which would almost justify our correspondent's ap prehensions ; but we are satisfied that in the present in stance if any resident in Liverpool appears to the Watch Committee in all respects eligible to the situation, he will not, on the ground complained of by " Dicky Sam," be summarily rejected.] SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above excellent institution was held in the board-room, London-road, on Friday last. James Aspinall, Esq. in the chair. It appeared from the proceedings, that the institution is gradually getting into debt, the receipts being unequal to the expenditure. At present the debt is upwards of £6OO, and before all the accounts against the institution are discharged, it will probably be £lOOO. The debt has been gradually in creasing of late years, while the donations and legacies have fallen off, owing to an erroneous impression which prevails that the institutio❑ is highly prosperous, and that its income exceeds its outlay. The feeling of the meeting was, that a stirring appeal to the public would speedily relinquish them, and disabuse the public mind of the im pression that the charity had a surplus income. 'rhe chapel accounts, which were next read, showed a gradual decrease in the contributions at the doors. The chairman called attention to the fact that numbers of respectable people were in the habit of frequenting the church who did not contribute at all, end many families only gave threepence or sixpence. Mr. Bold explained that such parsimony was most injurious to the charity. A number of open pews were set apart for the frequenters of the cha pel who had not pews of their own, on the understanding that a contribution at the doors would be given. These pews might be let, and the proceeds given to the charity ; indeed it would be better to let them at once, unless the contributors were more liberal. Formerly the contribu tions at the doors amounted to £2O on a Sunday ; now they seldom exceeeci £l4. A statement was read of the sums annually received at the doors durinz the last seven years, from which is appeared that the falling off had been con siderable, especially during the last two years. In 1837 the sum received at the doors amounted to £758, in 1838 to £786, in 1839 to £760, in 1810 to £756, in 1841 to £713, in 1842 to £602, but in the last year it had de creased to £535 16s. 2d. The numbers who attend the church were as great, or even greater, than formerly, not withstanding the decrease in the casual contributions. Mr. Bold enpressed a hope that the choir this year would resume its wonted efficiency; formerly it wes the best in this part of the country, and this year he believed that it would not be at all inferior to its best days. A letter was read from Mr. Shuttleworth, appointing Mr. Alderman Turner and Mr. Alderman Richard Houghton as the vice presidents of the institution, by the town council, in con formity with the act of parliament. Lord Skelmersdale was elected president. His lordship filled the same situa tion in 1830. Mr. Raymond Houghton, who has always been most indefatigable in his attentions to the interests of this excellent charity, was re-elected treasurer. CONSUMPTION OF FLOUR IN THE METROPOLIS.—It IS estimated that 30,000 sacks of flour are consumed weekly in the metropolitan districts, the population of which, according to the last census, is 1,873,727 ; the consumption of bread, allowing 51b weekly to each per son, is 2,338,409 loaves, each weighing 41b ; and admit ting that a sack of flour is manufactured into 93 of these loaves, it requires 25,144 sacks to yield a sufficient quan tity of bread for the metropolis, leaving 4,856 sacks for puddings, biscuits, pastry, and other manufactures. THE FIRST ALMANAC.—The Almanac that is believed to have been the first ever printed, bears the date 1482, and is entitled au " Almanack, or Kalendar." It foretells all the eclipses that were to take place from the year 1483 to 1530, showing the portion of the planet that was to be eclipsed on each occasion. It likewise has a moveable instrument for taking lunar observations, and a quadrant, and is published in the quarto form. Copies of the work are very rare and curious, as might naturally be supposed. This almanac is, thus, very complete, considering Oat three centuries and nearly three quarters have passed since its production. ANTI -LEAGUE Alm - Eli - EsTs.—The farmers are at length aroused, and the following are some of the meet ings which have been held during the present month : At Chichester, Jan. 3, a meeting of tenant farmers, or occupying proprietors, most numerously and respectably attended ; at Boston, Jan. 3, a meeting of tenant farmers, also most respectably attended ; at Colchester, Jan. 6, a meeting attended by about 500 respectable agriculturists and tenant farmers ; at Lincoln, Jan. 5, a meeting of a considerable number of leading agriculturists ; at Newport Pagnel, on Jan. 10, a meeting of farmers, " more fully attended than any meeting of farmers in that town was ever known to be," above 200 occupiers of land being pre sent; at Reigate, on Jan. 16, a meeting of above 200 far mers ; at Framlingham, on the 13th, a meeting of about 200 occupiers of land ; at Lewes, on the 16th, a meeting attended by a large number of influential farmers ; at Banbury, on the 18th, a meeting of full 200 farmers, oc cupying 60,000 acres of land. WHAT'S IN A NAME ?—To the Irish must indisputably be accorded the merit of b e i ng , all to nothing, th e mos t poetical of mere mortal creatures—that is, understanding poetical to mean whatever is most above common matters of fact. A gunmaker is not a particularly supermundane craft, yet the state trials at present proceeding in Dublin have produced an instance of a man employed at lock and barrel, at barrel and lock, ten or twelve hours a day, whose mind so far soars above homely affairs, that he knows not for a certainty his own name. Mr. Rigby apologised to the Supreme Criminal Court of Ireland on Wednesday for having stated, on the preceding day, that his name was John Jason Rigby ; whereas, upon subse quently looking at his door plate, he found that it was simple, unsophisticated John Rigby. It is to be feared that these trials will exhibit many such instances of the native prowess to consider what is imaginative and imma terial above what substantial and positive. T ru l y , a good drilling in the exact sciences is what the " fine piian thry " stand most in need of. THE WAY THEY DO IT.—A peculiar faculty which is called " smartness," is possessed by the hack and cab men of New York to perfection. One evening last week, says one of their city papers, a gentleman and lady, com ing out of the Chatham theatre, at the close of the per formances, were astonished at finding the flags before the house wet, indicating a curious change of weather—a curious change, as but an hour before the stars twinkled with unusal brilliance, and the heavens were as calm and serene as the countenance of a sleeping infant or a slumber ing young wife. " Cab, sir ! " shouted a score of drivers. "Yes," answered the gentleman, alarmed for the safety of the lady's silks and satins, which had arrived from the mantuamaker's shop only a week previous, bundling into the first cab he encountered. Upon alighting opposite his own door he noticed the dry and dusty state of the pave ment, and felt more puzzled than ever. " Why, it could not have rained much," said he, handing the driver of the vehicle his fare. " Hasn't rained at all to-night," said "No ?" said the gentleman, interrogatively. " NO," responded the driver. " How came the walks .it, then ?" inquired . oar anxious s ee k er a ft er th e t ru th. " You won't blow, sic?" " Blow !" mused the gentleman, not exactly comprehending the meaning of the verb, as used by his interlocutor. "Yes, sir; expose me." "No ; certainly not." " Well, sir, we got a a watering-pot and sprinkled the walk." ST. ANDREW'S SCOTCEI CHURCH, RODNEY STREET. Last evening, a special general meeting of the share holders of St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street, was held in that building, for the purpose of submitting the revised constitution of the church to the proprietors for their consideration and approval. The meeting was rather numerously a n d respectably attended. Shortly after seven o'clock, the chair was taken by CRAWFORD LOGAN, Esq. Mr. ROBERT ANGUS, the secretary, opened the pro ceedings by reading an extract from the minute book, by which it appeared that a sub-committee had been ap pointed on the 15th ultimo, of which Mr. Alderman Nicol was chairman, for the purpos , of revising the constitution of the church, suggesting alterations, and seeking the professional assistance of Mr. Lowndes, with a view of making tha constitution as perfect as possible. it further appeared, that at a meeting of the trustees and committee of management held on the 11th instant, a draft of the constitution as revised by the sub-committee was submit ted, and, after various emendations had been made therein, fully approved; and that the present special general meet ing was then ordered to be held, to consider and approve of the revised constitution. The secretary was about to read the revised constitution, when Mr. DUNCAN GIBE suggested that it would be better in the first instance to take the sense of the meeting on the constitution, or rather on the assumed constitution, of the church which was passed in July last, in order that it should be set aside altogether. The CHAIRMAN asked whether Mr. Gibh wished to have the constitution of July last read ? b ther o lVr. u l gh t Gn ground i i n, ii saron repliedsmoothened t in t eo ed for he the negative: revised he constitution wished to t have the ground srnoothened for the revised constitution to be with this view, he was anxious that the assumed constitution should be rendered null and void. n c o g o o S r n de r s gi t E an i E t ta u i L po t E p i n o l t constitution h sap e brc n looemn m t sooe o l qvgt the d eet on pd a t rio r ye e ns s se o utn hlptueet superseded state l o s7e n td , he t . doo o ff. the M ye e r h ff; au e s c r A h t A b h r ae a in T t od u g t hEcfe: MATTHEW j th u e l Mr. GIBE seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN expressed his dislike to the word " superseded," inasmuch as the superseding of a thing meant merely the putting of it in abeyance. He suggested that the word " annulled," or " alsdicated," or be con sidered as a " dead letter," should be substituted. The words " is consequently a dead-letter," having been accordingly substituted, the motion was unanimously adopted. Dr. M'CuLLoca said, he was not aware of the conse quences to which it might lead if they renounced the con stitution ofJuly last, and that he was unprepared to acquiesce in the motion until he first heard the nature of the revised constitution. He thought they were prematurely seeking for a decision, and that they were absolutely working in darkness. Mr. ANGUS presumed the doctor was perfectly well aware of the constitution that he himself was a party to forming in July last ? Dr. M'CULLOCEI replied in the affirmative. He agreed to that constitution as one consistent with the free use of religious worship in the church. It was connected with the order of religion which had been instituted upwards of 200 years ago by the general assembly, who consti tuted the order of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. To that order be still adhered ; and when he advanced his aid to build the Church in Rodney-street, his idea was, that he was to share in all the advantages of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. He did not, at the time, take any notice of being in con nexion with the Establishment. He knew that the Esta blishment had no controul over societies in this part of the kingdom. But his peace of mind had since been in jured, and his religious interests prevented, by the inter position of the secular powers to deprive him of that free dom in religious worship which God had given him. He never dreamt of worshipping estate religion, or any other form of religion which was not founded on the scriptures of truth. Of this he had given sufficient evidence when he left the Rodney -street Church, a building in which he expected to have spent the remainder of his days, without having manacles placed upon him. He wished to have excellent gospel ministers officiating there ; and this would have been the case, had not a hindrance been placed in the way, and had not manacles and slavery been imposed upon the people. He called upon them to sell the church, and to pay those shareholders who were disposed not only to leave, but to erect another building, and to have a minister by whom they hoped to be edified, leaving those who were so fond of state religions to wor ship an idol, for it was nothing else. (Uproar.) His resolution was, that the church should be sold. Mr. ANGUS informed the speaker that there was a motion before the chair, and which was, in fact, passed ; and asked him if he had any amendment to propose? Dr. M'Cum.ocit then proposed an amendment, to the effect that the Rodney-street Church be constituted in such a manner as that those attached to it should have the freedom of choosing a Gospel minister, professing the doctrines of the Church of Scotland and its disci pline, as those were originally settled in ancient times by men of the best understanding, and that the hearers should have the privilege of inviting a Gospel minister from the Presbyterian or from the Church in Ireland. Mr. ANGUS said there was an injunction from the Court of Chancery against such an amendment as that just proposed. Dr. M'CuLLocn, after having deprecated strife, was understood to withdraw his amendment. ?Ir. ANGus then proceeded to read the revised con stitution, which was of a very voluminous character, and which will be printed at length for the more general in fortnatiou of the shareholders. Its tendency was to place the Rodney-street church in close connexion with the Established Church of Suitland. _ _ Dr. :11`1N•rvitE suggested the propriety of having the document printed before any resolution was come to with reference to its adoption. . _ Mr. ANGUS said the doctor had exactly hit on the in tentions of the sub-committee. Their wish was that it should he adopted in so far as it related the election of a minister, and no further for the present; for it was desir able that it should be sent to the ecclesiastical lawyers in Scotland to receive their suggestions as to its general cor rectness, and then, that a second meeting of the shar.-!- holders should be held to receive their further suggestions, and to ratify it. He thought it extremely necessary that a minister should be elected as speedily as possible, as part of the congregation was falling off; and it was in consequence of this that the meeting were requested to adopt that portion of the constitution which relates to his election and qualifications. Mr. Gina moved that the /constitution then read be confirmed, in so far as the trustees and committee of management were authorised to proceed to the appoint ment of a minister to the church according to the pro visions of the revised constitution. Dr. RAMS AY thought it would be more satisfactory to the clergymen that something definite should be come to regarding the constitution before be was brought forward. Dr. I\I'INTYRE thought the motion should make some reference to the particular clauses of the revised constitu tion which it was thought desirable to have adopted at the present stage. He objected to the manner in which the motion had been worded, inasmuch as they could not act upon the revised constitution until after it should have been passed. Dr. PETRIE thought they might recognise the docu ment and adopt the particular clauses referred to. After some farther conversation, the following motion, proposed by Mr. Gibb, and seconded by Mr. Malcolm, was substituted for the previous one and passed :—That the constitution now read be confirmed by the present meeting, in so far as the trustees and committee of management are authorised to proceed to the appointment of a minister to the church, according to the provisions of the four resol u ti ons o f th e proposed constitutions, as follows : " The pastoral charge of the congregation for the time being, assembling in this church. shall be placed in one minister, or in one minister and an assistant, such minis ter and his assistant always receiving licenses, or licence and ordination, from the Presbytery of the Established Church of Scotland. And if a minister already ordained shall be chosen, then the consent of his Presbytery to his admission shall be obtained. in testimony of his being at the time a recognised minister of the Established Church of Scotland. And if any minister or assistant shall have his licence withdrawn by the Presbytery from which he received it, he shall ipso facto cease to be a minister or assistant of this church. " The election of a minister and his assistant shall be vested in the communicants enrolled on the last lists of the session, and adhering to this church up to the time of election, any individual renting whole seats or pews. and any shareholders being constant sitters, those individ ;Ms having only one vote, though unitirg two or more of the above qualifications ; and no vote sl all be valid unless the elector shall be qualified at least six months before the va cancy. Any person, however, who has rented an entire pew, or paid rent for the same for a half-year current, at the time of election, shall be entitled to the privilege of voting. " On a vacancy occurring in the pastoral office, or when assistants are to be elected, the trustees and committee of management, then in office, united with our body, shall, by a majority, have the appointment of candidates for the office, and the time when such election shall take place, but it shall he imperative on them, on the petition of 50 electors, to give any one candidate a fair hearing. " The election for the office of minister or assistant shall always be held in the body of the church, on a day appointed for the purpose by the trustees and committee of management, under the presidency of a minister of the Church of Scotland, and in full communion with it, who shall open the meeting by supplicating the divine blessing and direction on this solemn act. The meeting being constituted, it shall be competent for any two of the electors to move for and second the placing the name of any one nominee on the lists for election, which list being completed, votes shall be taken in such order as may be found most convenient; but in all cases, where there are more than two nominees, the two nominees which shall have the largest number of votes shall be again proposed for election, to the intent that the choice shall fall upon the nominee, who shall have a majority of the whole of the votes. The nominee who shall have the greatest number of votes shall be declared duly elected, and a call be proceeded with. But in case a majority of the votes shall agree to sign a call to an ordained minster, the form of an election in the manner above directed shall be dispensed with." A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated at nine o'clock. TRINITY CHURCH SCHOOLS, WOODSIDE.--These schools, which have been in progress during the last two years, and are built in conformity to the plans and speci mens of the National Society, to accomodate 180 boys and 180 girls, are now nearly completed and are to be opened, on the first of next month. On Monday last Mr. George Jackson, from the Chester Diocesan Training College, was appointed master, and Miss Fanny Green, at present second m i stress o f the Liverpool North Ch urch of England Sch oo l s , was appointed mistress to the schools. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of this Society took place on Tuesday last. in the lecture-room of the Royal Institu tion, John Grantham, Esq., the president, in the chair. The attendance was respectable, but, owing perhaps to the festivities of the season not having yet passed away, and the number of places of public amusement and resort now open—not very numerous. The CHAIRMAN, after apologizing for the somewhat late opening of the proceedings, owing to the committee having been engaged in the passing of the annual accounts, introduced John Rosson, Esq., who would read a paper ON ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE, PARTICULARLY 'WITH REFERENCE TO LIVERPOOL. Mr. RossoN said that in collecting his scattered thoughts on Ecclesiastical Architecture, he found he had cut out for himself three times more work than he at first contemplated. He found that in order to make his observations intelligible, it would be necessary in the first place to refer cursorily to 'the rise and gradual formation of the most extraordinary body of men that ever existed at any period of the civilised world, whether they contem plated their profound mechanical knowledge, their sublime thoughts, their indefatigable industry, or• the transcendent skill wherewith they constructed the various beautiful and stupendous religious edifices in every part of Europe, dur ing the period that intervened between the llth arid the 16th centuries. He referred to the celebrated " Order of Free and Accepted Masons,"—a body of men, when it flourished, embracing, in its membership, some of the most illustrious sovereigns, pontiffs, emperors, kings, bishops, learned ecclesiastics, learned laymen, and inge nious ai Lists of every class, whose works were still the theme of universal and increasing admiration. It had often excited the wonder of the learned that so little was known of their history ; so little known, even by the most eminent modern architects of the secrets of their mode of construction ; so little that even Sir Christopher Wren was said to have applied to the Principal of the University of Cambridge to be allowed, at his own expense, to take down a portion of the groined ceiling of King's College Chapel, with a view to ascertain the secret of its construc tion—a request which was, he (the speaker) thought, pru dently refused, on the ground that, from his comparative unacquaintance with that peculiar style, he might be un able to restore it, and by removing even a portion of the weighty pendulous ornaments of the ceiling, disturb and endanger the whole fabric. But when we came to a nearer view of the constitution of this extraordinary body, we should cease to wonder at the historical mystery and ob scurity that hung over it. That body monopolised all the learning, science, and skill that existed when it flourished ; and it naturally reserved to itself all the influence, wealth, and importance derivable from its superior knowledge. The great mechanic or manufacturer communicates not gratui tously the secrets of his trade, but sells the knowledge which he has guarded by patent; and the Free Masons did no more when they engaged to initiate their disciples in the divine art of architecture : they required them, by solemn cove ' nant, " his master's secrets to keep —wrong of his master not to do, or cause to be done by others,"—thevery words (borrowed from them) used in a common indenture of the present day. But how happened it that edifices erected at the same period, in the most distant countries, and in such a barbarous age had so striking and general a simi larity? Ecclesiastics of the highest rank and talent be longed to the order. The monasteries where they dwelt were during periods of war and rapine the only secure retreats of peace and the chief asylums of letters. The members of those learned bodies devoted all their leisure time—after more serious duties—to the cul tivation of painting, sculpture, enameling on glass, engraving, portrait painting and architecture. The il lustrious William of Wykharri began his glo rious and munificent career as clerk of the works for the erection of Windsor Castle. Priors, abbots, and bishops often furnished designs of intended erections ; their papers descended from generation to generation : their successors, again, improved upon what they had re ceived : colleges and monasteries of the same order, established in various parts of Europe, communicated with each other, and exchanged copies of their plans and working designs. The body was further increased by the aggregation to it of many learned and distinguished Greek architects, who fled to Italy and joined it after the fall of Constantinople before the arms of Turkey. The transfer, too, of the seat of Empire from Rome to Milan, Ravenna, and Pavia, forming new kingdoms. The Chinese claimed, with much show of truth, the invention of printing, and of bilis of exchange and paper money. Astonishing pro gress was made in less than 200 years by the rude Lom bards, who not only distinguished themselves in art, *t in legislature and finance. It was they—merchants and bankers—who introduced the system of bills of exchange, first established banks and insurance companies, invented book-keeping by double entry, framed commercial and maritime codes, and suggested tF2e schemes to raise public loans. In process of time the Italian corporations of builders were obliged to look for employment beyond their native land. They spread over the whole face of Christendom, forming lodges and filiations. At a later period, natives of France, Germany, Belgium, and Eng land were admitted into these bodies. Germany distin guished herself more than any other country in the point ed or ecclesiastical style. How, it might be asked, was so little extant of the history of these marvellous men; so few traces of these working drawings, the publicity of which would have increased the glory of that body ? This was to be accounted for by the fact that every member• of it was bound by oath to secrecy ; that the ambition of the order was collective not individual ; that every freemason considered individual greatness consisted in the observance of his secret. They communicated by secret signs, and with symbols of superiority looked down upon the comparatively ignorant multitude, deeming them ob jects of pity. The order was most useful in a semi bar. barous age, in knitdng together the inhabitants of various kingdoms in bonds of amity. Every mason was bound to assist his brother in distress, of whatever nation, on his making known his membership. This rule was still observed by the modern freemasons, who retained this charitable feeling, and observe the rule of the ancient in stitute. The order at length became too powerful : it lost the support of the sovereign princes who had long patronized it, and excited the jealously of their people, who com plained of their monopoly without being able to find sub stitutes for their work. This treatment caused the body to act upon the rule of their craft, and destroy all their monuments and working drawings. This ea was not only deeply to be deplored, but was the most blameable part of their conduct. Had they, instead of thus acting, held grand chapters of their institute in every part of Eu rope, with a view to found colleges for instruction in their divine art, we should not have seen the miserable archi tecture which now offends the eye in many parts of mo dern Europe, and in England in particular. The disso lution of that body gave the first shock to art, and the confiscations of church property consequent upon the change of religion—by diverting the funds from the pa• tronage of art in countries where that change was adopted — consummated its destruction. It was true that as re garded our own country, that accomplished and unfortu nate monarch, the first Charles, by his patronage of fo reign artists, his great collection of pictures by the great est masters, and above all, by his patronage of the illus trious Inigo Jones, was making great progress in repair ing the devastations that - took place previously. His labours were, however, soon destroyed by the con vulsion that overthrew the altar as well as the throne ; a convulsion, the throes of which never ceased to heave to the injury of the fine arts until the commence ment of the reign of George 111. The puritans who ob tained power during the civil war did as much injury to our noble churches and cathedrals as the inconselists, whose actions they imitated. Cromwell used the cathe drals as barracks for his soldiers; and these noble monu ments of our ancestors suffered more during his short reign than at any period of the struggle that led to the change of religion. In Scotland, from the sterner nature of the new doctrines, it was still worse. The Scotch de stroyed almost every vestige of art, and left it to their poets to give us a notion of what our Caledonian sister once possessed. Melrose (along with other ruins) re mained like a sheeted spectre,—the shadow of her former self,—courting the eye of the poet, the painter, and the antiquary, when the shades of evening envelope her, and partly conceal her ghastly wounds. " Whoever would see fair Melrose aright, Must visit her by the pale moonlight." Scotia, however•, bad awoke from her iron transe. The " land of the mountain and the flood," so dear to the poet —Scotia, " winning her eagle flight against the blaze of every science, with an that never winks, and a wing that never tires,"—Scotch could not long remain alien to those arts that adorn and elevate a great people. She could now boast of artists whose works were the ad miration of foreign nations ; and she was in the right path towards the attainment of fame in the most difficult of all arts, (being a combination of all others,) the divine art of architecture. (To be concluded next week.) LOCAL NEWS. The packet-ship Europe, Captain Furber, sailed for New York on Tuesday last. Mr. William Maury, deputed by the American Chamber of Commerce at Liverpool to advocate a reduction in the duty on tobacco, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Wednesday. A number of the Liverpool solicitors, who presented an address to Mr. Charles Phillips recently, have since stated that their object in doing so was to defend Mr. Phillips from the attacks of some of the London newspapers, and not with the slightest intention of casting any reflection upon Mr. Commissioner Skirrow's judicial conduct. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.—The con gregation of St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, presented, through the Rev. A. Knox, a handsome communion cloth, &c., for the use of the church. Since then that gentleman has been presented with a handsome silk gown and cassock, the individual gift of the lady of J. S. Jack son, Esq., Hamilton-square. CUSTOMS ORDERS.-By a Boards order, dated 16th instant, all foreign fruits (whether plums or otherwise) preserved in or with sugar, either in a dry or liquid state, to be charged with the duty of 6d. per lb., as i mposed b y the sth and 6th Vic. chap.4i—" on suc ca d es and confec tionary, including all fruits and vegetables preserved in sugar." NEW CHfom PEI A —The congregation 'who seceded some time the Scotch c . iurch, R o d ney - street, an d agor who at present meet for divin e worship in the lecture.. room at the Mechanics Institution, hare purchased land in Myrtle-street, upon which to erect a new chapel. Ac cording to the plans for the laying out of the large piece o f i n cl ose d ground to the south of Myrtle-street, a new street will be formed leading through t o F a lk ner - s t reet, and the new chapel will stand at the corner of that street. 1 The packet-ship Siddons, Captain Cobb, arrived at this port, on Tuesday last, from New York, which city she left on the 27th ult. CRUELTY OF A CAPTAIN —Andrew Boyd, master of the schooner M ary J ane, recently arrived at this port from Venice, was summoned before Mr. Rushton, on Wednes day last, to answer a charge of cruelty and ill-usage, pre ferred agai ns t hi m by one of his apprentices, named Wm. Reece. Mr. G rocott appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Hetherington for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence, whi c h was corroborate:l by several of the shin's company, and to a great tl extent even by the mate, tt at, on New Year's Day havi e no ca h ptain alleged that the :Complainant mixed together, which he agtatvreiCutedeetno on one occasion that he t t h h r e os e y o n m a p b l o a u i e t a a n n t d ; stores were going too fast, give him m im a dozen lashes, and os shoulder ; that he several timesn b i l g e h d t s ; anothert knockeddozen; iiit t inn h i ei into ton t bt he orderedheel afterwards ofi s n t rg r e i stripped p not cei boat; o d et mb; mate utpht burnt tet h hd, he i beevcearniiieieshtueap struck him with hand-cuffs on the temopsl.eseptltlwlloe apply aa. to , his k burnt head n w s i , t r i u i c I t i i i e rn k a t that h e h h e a a broked stick faded p t that when he asked for something to - shoulder he again strnck him ; with a fid • that he struck him on the he g d i fi ; e d t h' • him sometime in irons in the hold : on another occasion threw a carving-knife at him with such violence that o i7 stuck into a locker door ; that he on another occasion took l a md broomstick e d wi hlead (produced) untilhe him by the ears, and beat his head against the cabin door until the panel was split—and (said one of the witnesses) that on the voyage home he flogged him daily, the rope never being out of his (defendant's) hand. On the other side it was stated by two witnesses that the lad was stupid, provoking, neglectful, dirty and lying, and that he was not severely hurt by the correction he had received. It ap peared, moreover, that the captain was of an irritable temper; and another of his apprentices appeared in court with a black eye which he had got from his blows. Mr. Rushton strongly reprobated the conduct of the cap. * tain ; said a good deal of the stuptdity of the boy might . have arisen from his being so often beaten, and that such treatment of boys or men tended to excite a revengeful spirit, in place of insuring obedience and subordination. Two points in his conduct in particular showed him to be of a very rash and ungovernable temper—his throwing a knife violently at the lad, and his replying to his request for something to apply to his arm by again assaulting him. He then required the defendant to pay the highest fine the court could impcse—namely, £5, or be imprisoned for two months. INTENDED SALE OF CORPORATION LAND ON THE MARGIN OF WALLASEY POOL.—On Thursday last, pursuant to advertisement, the land belonging to the Cor poration of Liverpool, remaining unsold, situated on the south and partly on the north side of Wallasey Pool, was put for competition, on leases for 75 years, subject to cer tain conditions, at the George Hotel. The attendance was numerous, the room being filled with gentlemen— many of them capitalists or agents for them. Amongst those present were Messrs. W. Jackson, John Laird, Harold Littledale, Jos. Booker W. Laird, Ripley, T. A. Dale, Raynes, W a i nwr i g h t, J. 'H. Greene, Joseph Pim, Cole, D.',Neilson, Laycock, Lowndes, N. Cearns, &c. &c. On the part of the Corporation, Mr. Franklin, their sur veyor, and the Town-clerk, were in attendance. The former produced a plan of the land and pool, with the several lots distinguished by different colours, and an intended sea wall below high water mark also lined out upon it. These were fifteen in number, chiefly situated on the south side of the Pool, and in order that our readers may be informed as to their magnitude, we give the extent of each ; Lot 1.. 2 17,320 • 11'170 • ▪ 11,170 • 11,475 • 11,700 ▪ 53,929 • 44,777 54,301 62,740 160,040 94,641 19,258 13,611 17,805 , ; 7. „ 10 „ 11 „ 12 „ 13 „ 14 • • „ 15...... T0ta1.... 601,267 —Mr. Samuel Winstanley read the conditions of sale, amongst which were—that the sales should he for a term of 75 years ; that not less than an advance of 6d. per yard should be received : that the purchaser should pay down 10 per centum as deposit, and one moiety of the whole that remained in January, 1849, and the other moiety in January 1854, with interest from the day of sale at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum : that a pur chaser might pay the whole down at once ; that he might take possession on paying the ten per cent., and giving sureties ; that he must be at the expense of such portion of a sufficient sea wall according to the plan as would bound the property on the Pool side ; that be must e)! permanent buildings and improvements within two years, one-third of which to be accomplishedin two years, pent' a sum equal to one-eighth of the purchase money in one third in three years, and one-third in four years ; that he should not make any waste on the estate; that within three months he should execute a deed of covenants, the expense of which should be divided between him and the corporation, &c. It was added by the auctioneer that this was not a selling, but a letting by auction, and there fore there would be no auction duty ; and in reply to a question Mr. Franklin said there would be no ground rent.—Mr. Jackson inquired whether the construction of a dock or docks would be considered as waste, as there was no mention of docks in the conditions ? It was most important that this should be known, for he had purchased land in the vicinity from the corporation, with liberty to make docks ; whilst Mr. Potter, Mr. Golburn, and others, who had afterwards purchased lots, were refused that pri vilege.—Mr. Franklin said, that his own opinion of the intentions of the vendors was that a dock or docks would not be considered as waste, but as improvement by the corporation ; but he could not give a positive reply to the question.—Mr. Lowndes said, that the difficulty was that in breaking the ground for a dock, the operation might be considered as waste.—Mr. Jackson said, be would not be satisfied to bid, unless a definite clause were introduced on the subject. He himself had privileges which no other purchaser had. He had covenanted for docks, and al though it would be against his individual interests as re garded his land that others should be permitted to coin ' pete, he still thought that if all purchasers had the same liberty it would be the better for the public good.—Mr. Franklin was here requested to go to the Town-hall to as certain the real state of the corporation mind on the sub ject, and left the room.—Mr. Jackson inquired how the lots were to be put up ?—Mr. Winstanley said, that after the biddings, he should open the sealed notes containing the reserved bid, for each lot, of the corporation, and he would sell at the reserved bid.—After some further con versation, the Town-clerk made his appearance in the room.—Mr. Lowndes inquired of him whether there was any objection on the part of the corporation to substitute the terms of Mr. Jackson's lease for his land, in which the party was not prohibited from building docks, for those now proposed ? In the former there was no restric tion as to docks. They were now referred to Mr. Gol burne's lease as a model, which permitted and required the erection of buildings, but not of docks.—The Town clerk replied that he had no hesitation in stating that he had no authority whatever to proceed except on the terms of Mr. Golburne's lease. If gentlemen bought, they must do so on the conditions of sale that had been read ; and if they afterwards wished to do what was not therein con tained and implied, they must negotiate with the Finance Committee on the subject.--Mr. Jackson jocularly re marked that public bodies had " no soul ;" they were not tangihle,for they could not blame any member of them indi vidually.—The Town-Clerk said, that if ever a public body acted fairly and honourably in their proceedings, that merit was assuredly exemplified in the Corporation of Liverpool. —Mr. Lowndes remarked, that the appeal made to the Town-Clerk was a dernier resort, and of no avail, inas much as he was merely a servant of the Corporation.- 11r. Jackson said that they were called upon, as they now stood, " to buy a pig in a poke," and inquired whether they could see Mr. Golburne's lease.—This was produced, and Mr. Lowndes read extracts from it, from which he deduced the conclusion that, though there was no restric tion as to pulling down premises and rebuilding or im proving them, the excavating for docks would, he thought, be contemplated as waste, and might be restrained by an order in Chancery.—The Town-Clerk said that they were invited to purchase the use, not the abuse, of the land, and repeated that they must go to the Finance Commit tee. The excavations must remain.—Mr. Jackson said, if he understood the matter aright, they could not even make a brick upon the land, if it were not left on the pre mises. They were called upon first to buy the land, and afterwards to buy the privileges that would make it valu able' so that there would be two sales in place of one. (A laugh.)—The auctioneer then proceeded. The first lot, comprising 21,330 square yards, on the south side, was put up at 55., and there being no higher bidding, it was withdrawn. The reserve bid was opened by Mr. Winstanley, who announced that it was 21s. Lot 2 was also withdrawn, Gs. being bid and the reserve being the same. Lot 3 was put up at 14s. and rose to 16s. ; the reserved bid was also 215., as was that of 4, also with drawn. Lot 5 was started at 155., but also withdrawn on the same reserve. For lot 6 (11,700 yards) 10s. was offered by Mr. Jackson, and it rose to Ils. ; the reserve was the same. For lot 7 (53,929 y ar d s , south side the pool) Mr. Jackson offered 3s. 6d. a yard; the reserve was declared to be 255., which excited a good deal of laughter. The reserves on lots 8,9, and 10 were then opened to save time, a n d were each 15s. ; no bidding. For lot 11 (160,040 yar d s ) M r . J a ckson bid 3s. per yard, but withdrew his bid ; and the reserve was stated to be Cs. The remaining lots were then withdrawn, and the pro ceedings closed by the Town-Clerk expressing a hope that he - would see Mr. Jackson first Mayor of the Corpo ration of Birkenhead. (Laughter.) her extraordinary MISS CHRISTIANA WELLER'S . CONCERT.—This con cert, given on 'Wednesday evening last, at the Royal performer, all the high Assembly Rooms, more than realised, to those who lied heard a n n o t t ic h ip e a fo t - r io e ns genius and attainments bad given rise. The room was r t t e c pfaalm fame of. crowded to excess by . a highly respectable audience, so that many gentlemen,, in the exercise_ of a becoming gal lantry, had to relinquish their seats near the platform in behalf of the bevies of beauties who graced the assemblage; and not a few were contented, captivated as they were by to w t } h d e ch p the " concord of eweet sounds,' to stand in the recess behind, or resort to the gallery. The demand for tickets, indeed, had been more than commensurate with the accommodation, and the , issue was consequently sus pended ; but ar9 happy to announce, that, in order that all may b e gratified, a second soiree musicale is ap pointed for Thursday next. 'We feel it difficuit, if not i m possible, to do aderrat . , justice to the fair ar ti s t e , an d the scarcely le ss asto nishing feats on the piano -forte of her very young s ist er , within the limits to which we are circumscribed. The opening duet (from Pacsiello)," Oh, maiden fair," was well sung by Miss Whitnall and Mr. Ryalls. The ballad, " Low waved the summer woods." &c. was chastely and beautifully enacted, more particu larly the finale or closing passage, by the latter, who was in excellent voice, and has but to throw off an apparent diffidence of his own powers to take a high place in his drofession. The " scene," " Bright visions of the past, all fled," from a MS. drama, the words and music by Miss C. Weiler herself, has much dramatic merit, and was sung with great pathos by Miss Whitnall. We have elsewhere given the verses. The same lady sang, with equal feeling and effect, the ballad of "The old year and the new," by Knight, and was deservedly encored. The words beginning " Why chime the bells so merrily ?" are full of tender sentiment, and the song is, we hear, a great favourite in America. Mrs. Chatfield, from London, sang in several solos, duets, and trios, and though, we regretted to learn, a good deal indisposed, with the beauty and accuracy that distingaish her as a vocalist, though in some passages she could not, from the cause stated, i dis play her full ener g y a n d p owers o f execu ti on . Sh e s truly a beautiful a n d re fi ne d s i nger . Th e gran d attraction of the evening, how ever , was th e p i ano -f orte p l ay i ng of Miss C. Weller and her sister. The first piece by the former was the grand fantasia by Thalberg—subject, the Preg hiera in Rossini's Mose in Egitto—into which the cele brated composer has infused all the peculiarities, the boldness, vigour, variety, majesty, and, we may add, wonders and difficulties of his distinctive style. Miss C. Weller accomplished her task, without the book, with that gracefulness and ease which a modest confidence in her own powers could alone supply. She arrested the almost breathless attention of her audience, who half sup neverpress close,e h q , en a their ml aod,yt rpossessed np emotions, stuser until sosuesd ao pf pt such they e .p h o ll w r u s e t er burst er eoxi forth,ereaup execution n a t nh ofde the most complicated chro ma ti c an d o th er var i e d an d con a trasted passages excited at once won d er an d d e li g h t. W e e i n n t. a all e was m sbie faultless e xecut i on —such " mastery " over the piano e tas a te f f u u l l l b such strength of fin ger i ng with either hand, and particu larly, and , n rat t h h e than the bass. bas a s n a single e i. S maden st r u it, m indeed. resemble and brilliant. Her notes in alto were so beautifully soft and clear, that the wonder was how she produced them in such extraordinary and delightful combinations. In he playing, mind is the source of every note, not mecha nical reading of certain marks. She imparts to every bar the meaning she conceives the author to convey. This constitutes the difference between genius and mere brilliancy of education. Both classes of players must acquire the latter, but it is but " sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" if it stop there. The first in every class of great musicians play without book, as, for instance, Paganini, Thalberg, Lizt, and others ; and this is not mere memory, but a natural instinct or knowledge of what must follow, and which cannot be explained. Miss Weller never uses a book to play from before an audience, but can continue for a week to recite the works of the masters. Reading them over a few times, with her mind bent upon the subject, suffices to enable her to compre hend entirely, and to retain, the most elaborate produc tions, which are a sealed book both in execution and com prehension to the great majority of performers. Another treat of the evening was a grand duet on two piano -fortes (from Norma), performed by Miss C. Weller and her juvenile sister, the latter also possessing wonderful vigour of touch and rapidity of fingering. She played in perfect concert, and introduced a variety of extraordinary and beautiful combinations, running from one end of the in strument to the other with the rap idi ty o f lightning. Miss A. Delancy's playing is of the same character as that of her gifted and accomplished sister, having been both taught by the same party (their mqther); they pl a y a duet i n it s grea t es t perfection ; f or it is, asit were, one mind possessing four hands. Hence the advantage en semble over two players, of different styles, however great each may be. individually. The fantasia national, com posed, and, at the close, performed by Miss C. Weller, and introducing an English, a Scotch, a Welsh, and an Irish air, was at once grand and beautiful. The beautiful turn given to " St. Patrick's day" quite electrified the audience. From the great difficulty of the piece, it has not been committed ao paper, yet is indelibly impressed on the memory of the fair composer. The beauty and merit consist in linking together four airs entirely different in character, so as to make the transition almost imper ceptible. A scientific ear could have selected glimpses of the Scottish air even wnen " Rule Britannia" predomi nated, and this could cnly be accomplished by a young lady throuch genius. Miss C. 'Weller is, we are informed, as accomplished in drawing and other branches cf polite education ; and, as the fine arts are related to each other, it is not improbable but that her knowledge and taste for painting give a greater richness and colouring to her musical performances. The programme for the next , concert is entirely different from that of last week. ROBBERY OF FIVE BALES OF COTTON.-011 Saturday last John Crossley. a cotton-waste dealer, of Oldham, and a young man named Frank Trainer, apparently a labourer, were brought before Mr. Rushton, the latter on a charge of having stolen, and the former of having received, knowing them to be stolen, five bales of cotton from Messrs. Thomas Dover and Co.'s warehouse, in Parlia ment-street, (known as " Blake's"). Mr. Cobbett, soli citor, of Manchester, appeared for Crossly. It appeared from the evidence, that 32 bales of New Orleans cotton had been received into the lower room of the warehouse on the 10th instant, after which the doors and windows were fastened ; but on the following morning it was found that one of the windows had been opened, and that five of the bales were missing. It was shortly atter ascertained that the bales had been sent on to Manchester, where a mark of a C was put on them by order of the prisoner, Trainer, who went with them on a float, and that, after having remained four days in a warehouse there, they were sent on to Oldham. There the prisoner, Crossley, called at the house of a carrier, named Berry, to whom he gave an order to receive the bales at the railway station, and to whom he also handed a sovereign to pay the charges on them, telling him, at the same time, that be had sold them to Mr. William Webb, a cotton-spinner, in Oldham. Berry accordingly p . aid the charges, 10s. Id., at the sta tion, and brought the hales on his cart to Oldham, where they were afterwards traced, and taken possession of by Police-officer lichee, of this town. Mr. Webb proved that Crossley had sold him about 5,000 lbs. of cotton about the middle of the week, at the rate of sd. per lb; but he supposed that it must have been damaged cotton for such a price, and not New Orleans, which, if similar to what the five bales contained, would be worth sid. Samuel Potter, book-keeper to Mr. Webb, corroborated what that w it ness had stat e d as to the sale by Crossley, and the arri va l o f th e b a l es b y railway; after which the prisoners were remanded until one o'clock yesterday, when they were again brought up, along with three other prisoners, apprehended in the interim on sus picion of having been concerned in the robbery, and whose names are John Campbell, James Leach, and Miles Meadowcroft. A. great number of the witnesses were examined, in order legally to substantiate the charge, but an outline of the principal facts stated will suffice for the general render. Further evidence was given of the landing of the 32 bales from the Gossipum, their being received and locked up in the warehouse, and the subse quent discovery that fire of them were missing : they were all marked 111 in a row. and numbered. The missing numbers were also made oat, with the exception of the mark on which had been obliterated either by mending or by wet. Horatio Avison, keeper of the Fleece, in Oldhall-street, said Crossley had occasionally visited his house during the last twelve months, and was there last Friday but one, in company with Meadowcroft and Campbell. lie spoke to the two latter, after having frequently called at the house inquiring for a letter (ex pected from Crossley who had gone, and to Meadow croft's address,) and also inquiring, as it had not come for Crossley himself, who had not returned. The letter at length arrived, and was handed to them, upon which Meadowcroft asked for pen, ink and paper, and wrote a letter. Leach and Campbell called on a subsequent day, and inquired for a letter they expected from Crossley, or for himself. Next day all the three came on the same errand. On the following day (Saturday) Meadowcroft again came on the errand, and the other two stood in the street. By this time Crossley was in custody. A youth named Barrett, in the employ of Mr. Webb, of Oldham, said he knew Trainer, who came to him (at Oldham) on Friday last, and inquired where John Crossley lived. Witness. who knew the fact, told him, be (Crossley) had been apprehended that morning. John M`Gorrin, of the Neptune vaults, Canning-place, said Crossley came to his house from time to time ; that Meadowcroft was with him there on Saturday night ; that he got change for Crossley of a £lO note ; that the latter on leaving told him to tell two men if they called t o wa it f or hi s re t urn; t h at h e did return, but went away as the men had not come. Two identify them afterwards c ame , b u t w i tness cou ld no t them as any of the prisoners. Constable Rehoe gave long evidence relative to his finding the cotton at the Manchester railway station, seeing it carried away by Berry. by an order from Crossley, and taken to court or passage in Oldham where Crossley's ware house was. He apprehended Crossley, secured the cotton in the Town-hall there, and afterwards brought it to Liv erpool' It appeared that after cautioning Crossley he had questioned him at great length ; that he had found upon him an invoice of the cotton as from James Evans, and dated the 13th, and a letter relating to it, the last without date or name of the town whence it came. Crossley told him the carter had brought the wrong cot ton and not what he had purchased, which was damaged: he also said he supposed the invoice was written by Mea doweroft and that when hes aw the letter without date, &c., he supposed something was wrong. On e subsequent day, owing to some information, witness returned to Oldham, and saw Trainer coming from Mr. 'Webb's warehouse : he denied knowing anything about the cotton, but afterwards said that he was asked at Liverpool, on Saturday wsek, to get a float, by Meadowsroft, and go with it and get the five bales, and take them to the rail way; that he did so, but soon lost sight of the float; that he afterwards met it in Crosbie-street with the bales on it, and went with it to the railway goods station; that he gave the clerk a forwarding note with them for Crossley, and then went away, receiving from " John," ss. for has trouble. He added that he had the remainder of 30s. to receive. He gave his name to witness as John Sinclair. On Saturday morning, when Crossley and Trainer were handcuffed at the Manchester station (continued witness) Crossley said Trainer was one of the men who sold him the cotton, and that be had bought it as damaged cotton, which had been long in the water. Turner denied this, saying, that Crossley and the other men had as much to do with it as he had. On searching Turner, witness found on him a delivery for 10 bales of cotton, weight 38 cwt., dated 13th January. He apprehended Meadowcroft on Sunday last, in Tithebarn-street: he denied that the letter or invoice were in his handwriting, and said he had had no cotton or other transactions whatever, with Crossley. Witness brought several Recount books into court, found at Crossley's place, but they contained no evidence of the facts. The paper on wnich the invoice was written was stated by Mr. Avison to be out of the same quire as that given to Meadowcroft when he wrote the letter. Mr. Rushton said the evidence of a carter was still wanting, end remanded the prisoners till this day, intimating, how- ; ever, that he had no alternative but to commit them all for trial.