The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

fry. He would like to see the commissioners conti- nued in office for a short time longer, in order that an opportunity might be affbrded of ascertaining whether they still continued to effect modifications in their for mer plans; and when he had seen the line of conduct they pursued, he would be ready to give an opinion as to whether they should be intrusted with the power for the term of five years." To such a declaration, comi ng from such a quarter, and echoed by the voice of reasonable opponents of the system throughout the country, we would gladly see the government of Sir Robert Peel defer. We have no doubt of their power to carry their proposed measure in its present state, unless obstructed by a resort to the forms of the house; but we are satisfied that it would infinitely more ad- vance their real strength—which is in the affections of the people of Great Britain—if this medium step, be tween the successful exercise of that strength and de feat by faction, were acceded to with a good grace and in time. We are not disposed to quarrel with the course ta ken by the authorities, in dissuading the members of the Orange Societies from their proposed procession on the 12th of July, although we must acknowledge that we are not assured of its perfect justice. Of the ridiculous anticipations of danger to the peace of the town, trumpeted forth by the Radical and Popish press, of course we entertain the most profound contempt. The leaven of the old serpent, and not the spirit of Englishmen, spoke in those tirades. It was Rome herself' which feared the open display of Protestant strength—of Prc testant union and Protestant loyalty, and not any body of the right-hearted people of Liver pool, which feared outrage and commotion. The Orang e body o f Li ver p oo l, as they h ave s h ewn i n t h e ready response which they have made to the wishes of our local government, are not the men from whom any danger to the 'Jr:ace of the town was to be feared; and upon no other - grounds, certainly, ought a demand to have been made upon them, involving in its concession so much pecto iiary sacrifice—not only of a temporary, but of a permanent character—as that which will result from this disuppointment of their most ardent wishes. For it mut t be borne in mind that the object of this display was •not merely the commemoration of the de l►very of ou r reformed religion from the hand of Po pery ; far 1r !ss was its object to triumph over the feel ings of any class of our fellow subjects. The Orange body conta ins amongst its members numerous and well managed 1 ienevolent societies ; and it was to strengthen these, rnai nly, that the proposed procession was resorted to. It is well known that the accession of young mem bers is a desideratum with all benefit societies. By their imposing processions, which gratify the young, the Odd Fe llows Order, the Druids, and many others, have, wi• thin the last few years, very materially increased their fui ids. At the present moment a society—the Bold-sti •eet Club—the oldest and perhaps one of the most re spectable benefit societies in the town, is pre • Paring, having experienced its urgent necessity, for a process ion ; and it certainly does appear a little hard that, of • all these, the Orange Benevolent Societies are the onl y ones which are not permitted to resort to so legitim ate a mode of furthering those charitable pur poses for which they are especially designed. They have submitted, however, with a readiness which does them infinite credit,—but which, however, in one quarter at least, we do not expect will be appre ciated,—to the request made of them by the authorities of our town. We do trust, in consideration of such submission, that the, rule as applied to them will be strictly applie Ito all. In themselves, we can see little that is worthy of being perpetuated in any of these processions. They are silly and childish affairs ; ex pensive to the actors in them, and a nuisance to the town. We trust, therefore, that, whether connected with political societies or strictly non-political ; whe ther on St. Patrick's Day or St. David's Day; whe ther to celebrate the memory of the great and good Ring William, or to celebrate rebellion, and to deify rebel leaders or agitators—Sarsfield the brave or Daniel O'Connell—we have done for ever with these fooleries. If this result be achieved, the inhabitants of Liverpool will have cause to congratulate themselves upon the absurd fears or the dishonest machinations which have led to the suppression of this display, and thus laid the foundation of a rule which, for very shame's sake, must now be adhered to impartially towards all. STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &c Our cotton market during the past week has been of a heavy character, a fair demand, however, existing, which was freely met by holders at barely the prices of last week. The sales up to Friday were 26,540 bales, including 1400 on spe culation, and 2150 for export,—leaving 22,990 taken for con sumption. On Saturday we had a fair demand from the trade, at steady prices, and 4000 bales were sold. Yesterday about the same quantity changed hands. In the manufacturing districts we have nothing of a grati fying character to note. We must seize this opportunity however, of stating our strong objections to take the weekly state of the Manchester market as the criterion of the prospe rity of our trading interests, especially at a time when a dis position exists to aggravate difficulties or misrepresent their At all times there are periodical and occasionally unaccountable seasons of depression in the Manchester mar ket. At all times some class of manufacturers in that mar ket are suffering ; and although we readily admit the disas trous condition of trade generally throughout the manufac turing districts, we do not give credence to all the gloomy accounts which meet our ear. The present is usually a month in which little business is doing, and if manufacturers will persist in producing stocks which they cannot hold, at such times as the present when no demand exists, ruinous prices must be the result. The un settled state of the American tariff and of some of the continental markets must be felt for some time to come ; and if no demand springs up from our eastern markets to take off the immense stocks of light goods prepared for and not taken by these markets, further production for the present ought to be—but will it be ?—out of the question. LOCAL NEWS FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, while Thomas Gar side, assistant drayman to Mr. Redish, of Comus-street, was employed with another man in assisting to put some ale in th e cellar at Mr. 'Mactie's sugar-house, in Bachelor -street, a barrel fell upon him, and so severely injured him that he died soon after. The day was rainy, and owing to the wet the barrel slipped. The deceased was taken home, but survived the injuries he received only a few minutes. At the Police-court, on Friday, George Skyrme, a la bourer, was brought up on a charge of stealing a quantity of nails, and Patrick M'Donough on a charge of receiving them. Police-officer Pearson said that on Thursday morning, about eight o'clock, he saw the prisoner Skyrme going into the marine store of Patrick M'Donough. He soon afterwards went into the store, where he found 161 b. weight of new sprigs in the scale. The prisoners were there. M`Donough, on being questio ne d, sa id the n a il s were hi s , an d th a t h e w as going to sell them to the other man. Knowing Skyrme to be a labourer, witness asked him if he was going to buy them. He said " No," and M'Donough said " Yes, you are." He took Skyrme into custody. On his way to the Bridewell he said he had found the nails outside some buildings in Cazneau street, where he had been working. Enquiry was made, and it was found that the nails had been taken from the new buildings there belonging to Mr. Wm. Perry, by whom the prisoner had been employed. The prisoner was at work on Thursday morning, went to his breakfast at eight o'clock, and did not return. The nails were identified by a plasterer employed by Mr. Perry. Both prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions. M'Donough wished to be liberated on bail, but this Mr. Rushton refused. CONVICTION OF THE REV. J. B. WCREA, FOR AN ASSAULT ON HIS SERVANT-NIAID.—On Friday last, the Rev. J. B. M'Crea, an Independent minister, at Waterloo, was brought up before the magistrates, charged with violently assaulting his servant, Esther Thomas, on the morning of the p r evious day. Th e complainant stated that some words had passed between her mistress and herself on the day before, which ended in the former telling her to leave the house. She accordingly proceeded to her bedroom for the purpose of packing up her things, when her master, the defendant, en tered the room and shoved I , er, threw her down, struck her over the arms with the strop of a razor, and told her that she was robbing the house. Mr. M'Crea's statement of the case was as follows :—I was half prepared yesterday for some outbreak ; and, hearing a noise, I went from my dressing room into her room and said, " You will not take your box out until it has been examined, because, for aught I know, You may be robbing me of my plate." She then threw the box at myself, and as it fell on my left foot and 1 under the box, she was throwing herself on it, when I took her by the left arm for the purpose of removing her, and she began to Writhe like a serpent, and I may, for aught I know, have been the means of hurting her. I was dressed at the time, with the exception of my coat and waistcoat. Coming into town to-day with the officer, I turned into a cottage f o i• t h e Purpose of feeling my leg to see whether it was hurt; and there was a mark of a bruise on it, which was given me at the time she threw the box in the violence of her temper. After the box had been thrown, I sent John, one of my little boys, for Maddens, the police-officer, to come to the house, but Maddens was from home, annd none of the officers could be found, I then put on myh and went to Mr. Horsfall, th e ma gistrate who called upon m e as he was going into town. I th en told'him th e cas e, and lie said that if I s w o re an infor mation against her he would issue a warrant. 1 said it was not my desire to be v indictive, but that if a summons were issued it might answer the same purpose. Then a warrant was brought to me to-day for beating her. b •knocked me With respect to eating her I can only say I did, when she • by the arm, she down against her bed with the box, take het being in a rage at the time. I then left the room, t e lling her that sh e s h ould not go out till I had examine d h er box, but she went to bring the police. After I had been to Mr. Horsfall, she returned to the house and asked for her clothes and wages. I said she had left the house contrary to my instructions, and that I would give her nothing until the magistratesordered me to do so. The defendant was ulti mately bound in his recognizances of £2O to keep the peace, and directed to give his servant her clothes. DEATH FROM A PALL..-4 few days ago a cooper, named Thomas Marshall, who was employed at Mr. Hindley's brewery, in Stanhope-street, fell down a flight of steps in the premises and was severely injured. He was taken to the Southern Hospital ; every possible attention was paid to him, but in vain, as he died yesterday morning. TESTIMONIALS OF RESPECT.—The Rev. R. Aitken, A.M., of St. John the Evangelist's Church, Hope-street, on leaving his late congregation, has been presented with a handsome sacramental service, gown and cassock, as a small token of affection and esteem, for his faithful and zealous ministry amongst them.—The congregation of West Derby Chapel have, in the most handsome manner, presented to their late officiating minister, the Rev. J. S. Dodd, a purse, containing about £6O, upon his relinquishing the curacy of West Derby, and leaving England for the West Indies. We believe that Mr. Dodd was formerly curate of St. Augustines. DEATH FROM DROWNING.-otl Sunday last, a respect able youth, named Henry Jepson, while amusing himself in a small boat which he had shoved off from the quay in the Clarence Dock, lost his balance and fell into the water. The spot being near the gates no assistance was immediately at hand, and the deceased, after struggling a short time, sank to rise no more. A little boy, who had been with him, be came so much alarmed that in place of giving information to the nearest parties, ran home to the house of the deceased's parents in Rose-place. Police officer Lawson got the body out in about twenty minutes after the accident. FIRE IN CHISENHALE-STREET.—About one o'clock on Sunday morning, a fire broke out in a baker's shop in Chisen hale-street, which speedily assumed such a threatening ap pearance as to excite considerable alarm, for the fate of that and the adjoining buildings. An alarm was immediately given, and Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt were soon afterwards on the spot with one engine and a body of the fire police. By great efforts the flames were effectually subdued in about two hours, but not until the whole of the bakehouse and the stock in the shop above had been destroyed. The origin of the fire has not been discovered. POSSESSION OF BASE ColN.—On Saturday night the po lice were called in to quell a disturbance which had arisen in Vauxhall-road between a man named Peter M'Avoy and his wife, which ended in the former being taken into custody. On his way to the lock-up he was observed by constable No. 509 to drop a bag, which, on examination, was found to con tain eighteen base shillings. The prisoner was searched at the lock-up, and four more base shillings were found upon him, and ]s. 6d. of good coin in his mouth. He was brought up , t the Police-court yesterday, when the evidence of the vvit I,,,ses was reduced to writing, and will be forwarded to London, in order to ascertain whether the law officers of the crown will prosecute; and the prisoner was remanded till their decision be known. INQUESTS.—Two inquests were held before the borough coroner on Friday. The first was on view of the body of a labourer named Patrick Gore, aged about 27 years. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased had been employed on Thursday in wheeling out soil at the gangway dock No. 2, when part of the machine at present in use there fell down upon him and broke his neck. He shortly after died of the injury. A verdict of " accidental death" was returned.—The second inquest was held on view of the body of a man unknown, which had been found floating on Thurs day in the river, opposite the Waterloo Dock. It appeared to have been about ten days in the water. The face was much disfigured. A pawn-ticket, dated the 9th of June, for four trowels, was found in one of the pockets. He had on a drab frock-coat, striped trowsers of dark colour, moleskin vest, black silk neckerchief, and new check shirt. His hair was light brown, and he was five feet four inches in height. A verdict of " found drowned " was returned. SUPPOSED MAD DOGS.—A short time ago one or two dogs of a suspicious appearance having been noticed in the neigh bourhood of Birkenhead, the magistrates issued a notice, through the special high constable, requesting all those who possessed dogs either to keep them up or to muzzle them, else they would be destroyed. On Saturday morning last, a gentleman, residing at Tranrnere, finding his dog, which he had possessed about eight years, exhibiting symptoms of rabies, undertook to secure him with a rope to his collar. In the attempt to do so he was severly bitten in the thigh, the animal tearing away the trousers and drawers which covered the part. The dog was killed, and two hours elapsed before medical aid was had recourse to, when Mr. Vale, surgeon, was called in, who immediately extirpated the lacerated wounds on the limb as the only means of averting a malady which sometimes follows under such circumstances. Our object in noticing this matter, however, is to condemn a very general practice of immediately killing a dog who may have exercised his pugnacious propensities on an individual, and thus destroying all evidence as to whether the animal be affected with hydrophobia or no, whereas if it were kept up a few weeks it would put an end to surmise and set the matter at rest. ELECTION OF A PHYSICIAN TO THE INFIRMARY. — The election of a physician to the Infirmary, in the place of the late Dr. Baird, took place yesterday, in the board-room of the institution, Brownlow-street. William Brown, Esq., chairman of the committee, presided. There were three candidates for the office—namely, Dr. Gouthwaite, Dr. Vose, and Dr. Dickenson, between whom a sharp contest was ex pected. At ten o'clock exactly the chair was taken, when Dr. Gouthwaite was proposed by Mr. James Heyworth, and seconded by Mr. William Irlam ; Dr. Vose was proposed by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, and seconded by Mr. Hardman Earle; and Dr. Didkenson was proposed by Mr. C. Hors fall, and seconded by Mr. James Mulleneux. The ballot immediately commenced, and was continued with great ani mation till three o'clock, when the boxes were closed. The voting-papers were forthwith examined, when the chairman declared the numbers for each candidate to be as follow : For Dr. Vose For Dr. Dickenson For Dr. Gouthwaite The election was consequently declared to have fallen on Dr. Vose ; and the proceedings terminated about half-past three o'clock. DEFRAUDING AN ENIPLOYER.—At the Police-court, yes terday, a labouring man, named Michael M`Loughlin, was charged with having defrauded his employers, Messrs. Samuel and James Holme, builders, of Seel-street, of the sum of 4s. 6d., under the following circumstances. He had been employed, along with other labourers, at a house in Walton Breck, for Messrs. Holme ; and on the week ending the 18th instant he represented to Mr. Siddal, the time keeper, that he had worked six days, for which he received 17s. from Mr. Moore, the cashier. A labourer, named William Hughes, was called, who stated that he was along with the prisoner and another man employed by Messrs. Holme, in Walton Breck. The prisoner absented himself the whole day on the 10th instant, and half a day on the 11th. The defence of the prisoner was, that he was absent through illness, and having during his absence taken a little too much drink, he had forgotten how long he had worked. Mr. Samuel llolme, who was in court, stated that he was very anxious to put an end to this species of fraud, which was frequently practised by labourers who did not work on their own premises, because when the workmen charged time dishonestly, it caused the employers to send in incorrect ac counts. Mr. Rushton said it was highly necessary to put an end to this system of dishonesty ; the prisoner must be com mitted to the sessions. THEATRE ROYAL.—Mrs. Warner concluded her engage ment on Friday last, appearing for her benefit as Mrs. Beverley, in the play of the " Gamester." Mrs. Warner is now the first actress on the stage. She has a good deal of the old school about her style, with sufficient of the new to make it harmonise with the present taste. The public do not appear to appreciate Mrs : Warner to the extent she de serves ; and when we say this, we need only instance the very bare attendance on Friday—and ask who is there that can approach her in many of her characters ?—her Lads, Macbeth, Constance, Mrs. Beverley? Those who really know what acting is, feel that when they look at her imperso nations, they see the spirit of the dramatist truly set before them. On this occasion, a capital farce, entitled " The Happy Man," was produced for the purpose of intro ducing Mr. James Russell to the audience after an absence of some years. Mr. Russell's Paddy Murphy is a laughable affair, replete with bustle, life, wit, and humour. The au dience were kept in the broad grin from the first to the last. Mr. Russell sang two good songs, one of which (the " Birth of St. Patrick") was unanimously encored. The droll way in which he brought out the many points of humour in the farce elicited general merriment. This farce will, no doubt, be repeated. On Saturday, a clever drama, entitled "Jacques Strop," was produced. A sort of continuation of Robert Macaire. Hammond's Jacques Strop was inimitably acted throughout. Mr. Selby's Robert Macaire exhibited the impudent, reckless vagabond with spirit and vivacity. Mrs. Clarke played Madame Canade with consummate ability and drollery, This evening an amateur will make his first appearance on any stage as Claude Melnotte, in the " Lady of Lyons." VIE EXHIBITION AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.— We have again visited this interesting exhibition, and have been much delighted. Besides the rooms we enumerated in our last publication, there is one set apart of glass-blowing, a profilist's stand, and Messrs. Maclure and Macdonald's lithographing process. Some beautiful specimens of their art are laid out for the inspection of the visitor—this firm greatly excels all others in the finish and brilliancy of their work. In another room is a potter's wheel, at which a skilful artisan is seated, who manufactures all sorts of pottery, such as vases, mugs, chimney ornaments, &c. In different parts of this room are specimens of porcelain, both ancient and modern; terracotta views, enamel paintings. The virtuoso and ad mirer of china will see here many objects worthy of at tention. In another room is a canal, on which experiments will be tried. Here is a very large and ingenious model of the Royal George—every rope, block, spar, &c., complete. We noticed in the room Bennett's stoves and ovens, patent grates, &c. A stream engine, of one horse power, lent by Messrs. Fawcett and Preston, turns the different machinery. In the cast room are heads of all sorts of people—poets, statesmen, warriors, murderers, robbers, &c. Those who intend being present at Mr. Brindley's discussion next week should pay this room a visit. In passing through the upper rooms we noticed that Gibson's exquisite figure of Cupid has been placed by itself in the Liverpool artist's chamber, where it is an object of much attraction and attention, and truly such it merits. Cupid stands, leaning slightly forward the right leg in advance. The right hand is gracefully placed on a quiver of arrows, and appears to be in the act of drawing out one of the winged weapons. A stump of a tree gives strength to the figure : on it is suspended the quiver. On the breast a butterfly rests ; the left hand appears catching it by the wing. The face is charmingly expressive of youth, grace, and spirituality. The hair falls in curls round the elegantly-shaped head, while the wings appear lightly spring ing from the shoulders. The figure is of pure marble, and stands on a pedestal of the same material. Gibson has im mortalized himself by this work, if no other had proceeded from his chisel to hang his fame upon. The possessor of this statue has conferred honour on himself by ordering it, and has shown himself to be a man of taste and encourager of art. MR. BRAID AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—We in sert in another column a brief report of the proceedings of the British Association, now sitting in Manchester. A paper communicated by Mr. Braid to the medical section of this body has been returned to that gentleman as unsuitable. The circumstances attending this act of apparent discourtesy are given in a letter from Mr. Braid, published in a second edi tion of the Manchester Times, of Saturday last, and from which we make the following extract :—" On Wednesday morning last I sent in my paper, entitled " Practical Essay on the Curative Agency of Neurohypnotism, by James Braid." This was accompanied with a letter requesting an early intimation of the day on which it was to be read, as it was my wish " to bring up as many of the patients referred to as possible, that all present might have an opportunity of being satisfied as to the facts not being exaggerated from the too sauguine expectations or bias of the operator." I also intimated that, if they deemed it too long, it could easily be curtailed if they signified their wish for me to do so. On Thursday evening I was informed by Mr. Cottatn that it had been duly delivered to the Medical Section. I also inquired of a member of committee respecting it, but all I could learn was that I should have an official announcement about it ne xt day. However none came. I therefore enquired of two other members of committee on Saturday, but both said they could not tell, but I must apply for information from the secretary. I thereupon addressed a note to the secretaries requesting to know when my paper was to be read. The only answer to this w as , t h a t, i n a b ou t two h ours a ft er, my essay , an d the letter which accompanied it, were sent to me by a porter, in an open envel ope, not even accompan i e d b y a note, b u t having an a nnouncement on the outside of the cover, IN 12 . e R m e e g e h t t e t PENCIL, so that the porter who had carried it, or any, or all d , might read the superscription— y the Committee as UNSUITABLE." Such Committeecon aofarficittillgseaaer oueL, I presume, re no comment of mine to prove the de e odious alculaieedl o e r e t t os than p o in the t i o n u t me vteehrreeyi recital d ue u rf c a t tbh i l n ee o more con animus mthuegs mind.—l remain, Gentle to excite Gentlemen, yours truly, —. _ 3, St. Peter's, Mancheste r JAMES BRAID , 25th June, 1842. The King Orrey, a new steamer now plying between this port and the Isle of Man, made the passage from Liverpool to Douglas yesterday week in six hours and ten minutes, the quickest now ever made by the insular packets. INCOME TAX.—The Board of Stamps and Taxes have fixed meetings for the purpcse . of appoi n ti ng comm i ss i oners to carry into execution the Property (Income) Tax Act, in the county of Lancaster. The days appointed for the various districts will be found in our advertising columns. The act takes effect from the sth April last, and it is understood that the first payment will be levied in the course of a few weeks. The following were amongst the collections, in Liverpool, on Sunday last, for the distressed manufacturers, under the authority of the " Queen's letter" St. Jude's Trinity Church, Woodside St. Mark's.. Everton St. Andrew's St. James' .. St. Michael's St. Simon's £l6O 54 33 £428 11 FATAL ACCIDENT BY SLIPPING ON AN ORANGE PEEL. —On Tuesday, the 7th instant, as a poor female of 76 years of age, named ellen Foster, was walking down Shaw's brow, her foot slipt upon an orange peel, and she fell vio lently to the ground. She was immediately picked up by a wo man who was passing by. Mrs. Finney, of St. John's Market, also went to her assistance, and it was found her leg was broken. She was removed to the Infirmary, where she was properly attended to ; but she died from the effects of the injury on Saturday morning last. Parties are much to be reprehended who carelessly throw orange peel on the foot paths. LIVERPOOL DOCKS : TRADE OF THE PORT.—The usual yearly comparative statement of the rates and duties received in the year ending on the 24th of June, 1841 and 1842, has been published. The total income of the trust was, in 1842, £198,782 ; in 1841, £195,261: increase in 1842, £3,520. The duties on tonnage were, i❑ 1842, £93,291 ; in 1811, £91,755; increase in 1842, £1,536. The duties on goods were, in 1842, £83,871 ; in 1841, £83,750 : increase in 1842, £l2O. The number of vessels which entered the docks, in 1842, was 16,458; in 1841, 16,108: increase 350. The ton nage amounted, in 1842, to 2,425,319 ; in 1841, 2,425,461 . decrease 142. The result is, that, during a year of very great depression in trade and commerce, the port of Liverpool has not only maintained its trade, but slightly increased it, as shown by the Dock revenue returns. PROGRESS OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN MAN CHESTER.—The progress which the established church is making in Manchester is truly gratifying to every friend of sound religion. - Yesterday (Monday) the Lord Bishop of the Diocese consecrated two of the churches which have been built by the Ten Churches Association within the last year; and this day (Tuesday) the venerable prelate will con secrate two others, which have been erected by the Man chester and Eccles Church Building Society. Each of these churches is situated in a locality where the population were previously destitute of spiritual instruction. It will be gra tifying to our readers to learn that there are three other churches now building, and will be finished during the pre sent year ; and the foundation stone of a fourth will be laid in a few weeks in Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, and of a fifth at Barton, near Eccles. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—We perceive from a Lon don contemporary, that many distinguished characters in the metropolis have lately sat for their likenesses by this ingeni ous but simple process. Baron Parke and Sir William Follett have both been " taken," and have expressed them selves highly pleased with the fidelity of the resemblance. At the building in this town most of our leading gentlemen have availed themselves of this ready method of obtaining an accurate representation of their facial developments. Specimens may he seen at the Standard-office, of likenesses of several gentlemen connected with this establishment, some of which were taken in very dull and stormy weather, and one, which is by far the most striking, was effected at the moment when a very heavy shower of rain was passing over. We mention this to prove that the brilliant shining of the sun is not indispensable to the effectual working of the process. BURGLARY IN SHAW'S BROW.—Yesterday, two men, named Edward Mercer and James Tinker, were placed at the bar of the Police-court, charged with having committed a burglary in the house of Mr. Chisenhall, veterinary sur geon, Shaw's-brow. Mercer had been employed in making some alterations in the prosecutor's house during last week. At half-past three on Sunday morning, police-officer No. 230 stopped him with a bundle of clothes in his possession at the top of Shaw's-brow, which he said he was going to take to the Railway ; and not being satisfied with his expla nation took him into custody. At seven o'clock, the servant to Mr. Chisenhall, on coming down stairs, found that the premises had been robbed; and Mrs. Chisenhall proved that the clothes found on the prisoner Mercer belonged to her husband, and had been taken from a chest of drawers in the parlour, entrance into which had been effected through the window. Tinker was apprehended on Sunday at noon, drunk in bed, and a chisel was found upon him which cor responded with some marks upon the window frames, made by the burglars. Mr. Rushton said the evidence was insuffi cient against Tinker, and ordered him to be discharged. Mercer, who made no defence, was committed for trial at the sessions. THE LONG-LOST PRESIDENT, STEAM-SHIP.----A man of the name of James Meadows, a factory-operative, and a native of Wigan, last week went to Liverpool in search of employment, but not succeeding in his endeavours he took a stroll to the North Shore, where, between the bathing place and the Bootle Land Mark, •he found embedded in the sand, with a half-inch board about a foot square attached to it by a cord, a bottle containing a piece of paper, on 'which was written in a good business-like hand the following note :—" Dropped from on board the President, steam-ship, lat. 68 deg., long. 39 deg. 27, 21 days oat from New York for Liverpool. Passed several ice bergs, and at last are reduced to a wreck. Fourteen hands dead. Whenever this is picked up let it be published for the satisfaction of our friends. John Kirkman, passenger. Suffering much from cold and hunger—have eaten two of our companions." The above is an exact copy of the note, with the exception of Kir, which is in italic, that part of the paper being damaged in taking it out of the bottle. The Mayor has, we understand, taken the deposition of the man who found it; and whether it is really what it professes to be, we suppose an examination of the hand-writing, by some one acquainted with the party whose signature is attached, will alone determine.—[We copy this paragraph from the Manchester Times of Saturday last. We have heard nothing whatever of the finding of a bottle in Bootle Bay, or of the su b sequen t c i rcums t ances . Th e on l y opinion we have in the matter is, that our contemporary has been most egregiously hoaxed.] Anotber great meeting of anti-corn law delegates is to be held in London, before the prorogation of parliament, to re agitate the repeal of the corn laws. The proclamation, announcing the issuing of a new copper coinage of half a farthing, will be highly beneficial to the poorer classes, as the shopkeepers now get the benefit in the change of small articles. The old silver coinage is gradually being called in by government, previous to the striking of a new one ; but there is no intention to make the public be the losers of the wear and tear of 25 years, which is so much greater than in gold. The intrinsic value of many shillings is not more than Bd. or Dd. and that of sixpences 3d. 6r 4d. On Tuesday week, as Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Guest, with her two children, were bathing at Sandy-quay, Dart mouth, Mrs. Chapman saw a large fish coming, with open mouth, to one of the children. She happened to haie a bathing-staff' in her hand, and most courageously transfixed the fish with it, and called to a man passing in a boat for as sistance. The fish was soon captured, and proved to be what is called a monk. It was taken to the Commercial Inn, and found to measure five feet long ; the mouth was two feet across, armed with several rows of large teeth, and quite large enough to swallow one of the children.—WeBtern Times. THETFOH.D, JUNE 20.—0 n Thursday evening a fishing party. consisting of Mr. Craske, jun., Mr. Goodbody, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Handcock, went out at about four o'clock to a large piece of water, called Foulmere Pit, situated about four miles from this town, and on their return they observed a wooden bottle floating on the surface. Goodbody, Craske, and Handcock took the boat (which was very leaky) and tried to get the bottle. When they got near to it, Goodbody (a stout heavy man) put his knee on one side of the boat, which filled, and immediately went down. Goodbody never rose. Handcock and Craske, both swimmers, made for the shore, which the former succeeded in reaching in quite an exhausted state ; but Craske, mistaking his way, swam over . the shallow into deep water and sank. Meadows fort una tely continued on shore. The bodies of Goodbody and Craske were not found till midnight. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS.—On Tuesday last, a boy, at Middleton, in Teesdale, Durham, was thrown from a ho rse , which took fright at aflash of lightning, and was so injured as to cause his death. Whilst the poor youth was being buried, at the neighbouring village of Romaldkirk, a gen tleman was just departing on horseback, when a man, in lifting a rail from the hedge, caused the animal to plunge so violently as to fall backward on its rider and kill him almost instantaneously. Joseph Helmer, Esq. surgeon, was imme diately called to the unfortunate gentleman, but his utmost exertions proved of no avail. THE COAL DUTY.—It is considered probable that the duty on the export of Coals to foreign parts will come into operation on the sth of July, although every effort is being made to postpone the measure until October. The govern ment has conceded to the British shipowner the protection to which he is justly entitled, the duty to be levied on coals, exported in ships belonging to states not acting with us under reciprocity treaties, being fixed at four shillings per ton in stead of two shillings on large coals, and in the same propor tion as regards small coals. There will thus be a discrimi nating duty of a hundred, per cent. in favour of the ships of this country—an amount of protection which, upon the whole, is considered satisfactory by those most interested in the matter. FAILURES ON TIIE CONTINENT.—The suspension of payment by three highly respectable firms on the continent has been spoken of on 'Change to-day in terms of general regret. The first of these is the very old-established firm of Nevin, Kerr, Black, and Co. of Constantinople, whose London house received advices to-day that payment was suspended, but their letters were entirely without parti culars, nor was there any statement of the amount of liabilities. The second failure is that of Wilson, Harvey, and Co., a mercantile house of high standing at St. Peters burg ; and the third that of Oppenheim and Co., of Ham burg, a failure which, it is supposed, will be felt in this coun try, as the firm were considerable purchasers of Man hester goods.—Times, city article, Friday. The M. Angelo and Raffaelle Drawings are, after all, secured to the country, and to be depo s it e d i n th e U n i vers ity of Oxford. It is no less singular than true, that the noble donation of £4,000 by the Earl of Eldon, and the generous offer of Mr. Woodburn to reduce the price of the drawings by £3,000, were simultaneously made, neither party being in the least cognizant of what the other prop ose d. Of L or d Eldon we will only say that his munificence and attachment to the place of his education do him infinite honour, and we trust that such an instance of taste for the fine arts and of genuine love for Oxford will find other examples amongst the many noble and wealthy who owe, at least, somewhat of their present celebrity t o their ancient connection with the University of Oxford. ANOTHER " BUBBLE " BURST. — An " unfortunate " ap plied to Mr. Jardine, at Bow-street Police-office, the other day, for advice under the following circumstances :—He stated that on the 4th of this month he left a bill for £4O with the Westminster Investment Joint-Stock Loan Com pany and Bill Discounting Society, at No. 7, Adam-street, Adelphi, and it was to have been discounted for him, and the cash handed over by the 9th. The house, however, was now closed, the society had failed, and the applicant could not get his bill. Applicant called on the previous day at the office, and saw a mail who was the only person on the pre mises, and was informed that if he called this morning he should have the bill. He called, but did not get it, and was told instead, that no doubt the directors would write to him about it. In addition to this dil emm a, the applicant said, too, that unfortunately he was a shareholder in the concern. —Mr. Jardine said he was afraid h e could give him no as sistance, as the value was beyond that in which he was au thorised to interfere ; he was not aware of any remedy ex cept by action at law.—Applicant : I suppose, then, sir,if I can't get my bill, I shall have to Pay it when it beco mes d ue . —Mr. Jardine : I suppose so.—The applicant then left the court.—Why do not people exercise a little discretion , ere they trust their bills to, or become shareholders in, such a concern as this ? DISTRESS IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. SERMON I HE REV. HUGH APNEILE. On Sunday last, the Rev. HUGH M'NEILE preached in St. Jude's Church, for the relief of the working classes, under, the Queen's letter. The rev. gentleman selected for his text the 10th verse of the 2nd chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Galations.—" Only they would that we should remember the poor: the same which I also was forward to do." He commenced his sermon thus :—My dear brethren, we are this day called to special practical remembrance of the poor, in obedience to the command, and in imitation of the example of our gracious Sovereign, whom God preserve ! This of itself ought to be sufficient to ensure a cordial willingness in every loyal heart, and a ready compliance from every loyal hand. How much more, then, when we find the commandment and the example of the great SOVEREIGN of sovereigns, enjoining a similar remembrance of the poor ! Christianity and loyalty, the things of God and the things of Ctesar, go hand in hand, while in the exercise of the duty urged upon us this day, we fear God, honour the Queen, and remember the poor. In the course of an animated and deeply interesting de scription of the Christian duty of almsgiving, the rev. gentle man said, that, "the Christian church is the Lord's steward, the Lord's almoner in the earth ; not presuming to inde pendence in the management of a property considered as her own; but aiming at fidelity in the appropriation. accord ing to her divine Master's will, of the portion of His goods entrusted to her care." He concluded nearly as follows : " Whilst this duty in the principle of it, remains un changed throughout all ages, it may from peculiar circum stances of a temporary and intermittent character, receive a stimulating impulse as to the urgency and amount which ought to attend its exercise on some special occasion. Our country is at this time under such peculiar circumstances. Various causes have conspired to place her so. It seems imperative that some allusion be made to these, and I make it according of course to my best judgment, but with diffi dence. - The facilities given for artificial credit greatly in creased the number of our manufacturing producers : and over production has brought about its inevitable recoil. If the market of the whole world were open to England without a competitor, all the consumers of manufactured goods throughout the world, could not consume as rapidly as York shire and Lancashire alone, with the aid of joint stock banks, would assuredly produce. Such a demand would of course lead in the first instance to a mutiplication of the number of producers ; and thereby the demand however great, would speedily be overtaken and overpast. Unless some wholesome restraint were put upon the contrivances of artificial credit, there would occur what has occurred more than once, and what has occurred now again ; bringing in its train many of the depressing consequences umler,which the country is suf fering. Goods have been produced for which there has re mained no demand in any safe market from whence returns were sure. The next step was to hazard them in unsafe markets. This has been done, and in many instances very inadequate returns, and in some instances no returns at all have been made. The next step was the failure of those master producers whose credit was artificial and who had no bond fide property to meet the exigency of the present loss. Their failures were of course attended by the disbanding of the multitudes of young and old whom they bad congregated into their factories : and thus thousands of our fellow-coun trymen have been suddenly deprived of employment, and re duced first to the pawnbroker's ruinous dealings, then to the , parish, and many, alas how many in strugglingto avoid the ' parish workhouse, have been reduced to destitution the most abject, to hunger and thirst, and nakedness. The printed statement accompanying the Queen's Letter, informs us, that "many failures among the millowners have occurred," and that " a large number of the manufacturing workmen accustomed to constant industry, have been re duced by the stoppage of mills, to want of employment, and to a dependance on legal or voluntary alms." " Mr. Waddington, the secretary of the relief fund in Stockport, states in the official report upon the distress in that town, that the great majority of the distressed families have no visible means of support; that for some weeks they had subsisted by credit; that when that failed their next re source was to sell their furniture, their wearing apparel, their bed and bedding, and in many instances women have been compelled even to part with their marriage ring ; and that their drvellings were found literally stripped of every article of comfort. He subsequently proceeds to state, in refer ence to the district of which he acted as visitor, The greater proportion of the inhabitants of that district were in as la mentable a state of destitution as it is possible to imagine ; I am convinced that the relief fund has been the cause of saving hundreds in the borough from a premature grave.' " Meantime, causes of a different character have deprived many of our richer fellow-countrymen of a considerable por tion of those means whereby they were formerly enabled largely to contribute towards the relief of such distress. In this, I allude to other classes of our commercial men, especially to the owners and joint-owners of West Indian estates. I offer no comment at present upon either the principle or the policy of that gigantic experiment of bene volence—negro emancipation—l simply state a fact, which cannot, I think, in fairness, be overlooked among the ele ments of our present commercial and social depression. Directly or indirectly, from these and similar causes, you all feel yourselves to be sufferers. And if you ask why I allude to your own wants, at the moment that I am about to ask you to contribute towards the wants of others, my excuse is, because I wish to shew you that in the particular case now before us, your own distress, instead of being an excuse, or affording you any just plea of exemption, does, in fact, supply the most urgent and undeniable argument in favour of your most liberal contributions. This may seem a paradox; yet it is strictly true. Our social system is linked together, wheel within wheel, class dependant upon class, as the mem bers of one great body. If one member seriously suffer, it is impossible that the other members can escape suffering with it. If the classes of the community whom I now ad dress be sufferers, you cannot be the only sufferers. The classes above you must feel italso, though not so severe l y as you do. The classes below you must feel it, and feel it more severely than you do. The cause is plain. A time of general distress reduces every class from what may be called its habitual position in ordinary times. Contemplate the class, whose habitual positiOn is one of aboundi!tg superfluity and luxury; they may be reduced, and very seriously so, yet still possess all that constitutes gentility and even elegance with economy. There was large space for reduction about them ; they might be let down far, and yet still be compara tively high. Contemplate the class, whose habitual position is one of genteel economy ; they may be reduced, yet still retain all that can be called absolutely necessary. Contem plate the class, whose habitual position is one of bare neces sity ; if they be reduced, they must reach some points of actual want. And finally, contemplate the class whose habitual position is one of want, who are poor at the best, standing at the lowest point of precarious subsistence : if they be re duced, to what condition must it be? Behold, then, my dear brethren, in your own reduced circumstances and pre sent distress, the proof, the pressing, painful undeniable proof of the utter prostration of the poor. Have you be come objects of sympathy because of your reduced incomes ? They have become objects of compassion having no incomes at all. Are you deprived of comforts ?—they are deprived of necessaries. Have you no wine ?—they have no bread. Are you restrained from the early purchase of a new coat or new gown ?—they have neither coat nor gown left, which was available as a pledge whereby to procure another loaf. This appeals to you all. Members of our congregation, adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour. Strangers, our fel low-worshippers this morning, rejoice in the opportunity af forded you to take part in this blessed work. My poorer friends, who are still in employment, you have but little, then "do thy diligence gladly to give of that little." Ser vants, fed to the full at your master's cost, let the cry of the hungry startle you at your meals, and come and consecrate your wages to the service of the Lord Jesus. I spoke of hunger, and thirst, and nakedness ; and these were not figures of speech, but plain words describing most deplorable realities. But words are feeble instruments in a case like this. They cannot convey adequate impressions to your minds and hearts. Your eyes should be addressed as well as your ears. You should see a family of the destitute poor : the grown and growing children pale and emaciated from long privation ; again they have felt the pangs of hunger, and eagerly snatched the insufficient morsels from their mother, who has found it easier to resist her own cravings for necessary food than their pitiful cries. They have eaten all, still they cry, till exhausted nature sinks into the temporary repose of a feverish sleep. You should see the mother then fixing her wild eyes upon the poor pining babe at her bosom, for whom she has no supply, and trem bling in terror at every sound, lest another and another of her dear little ones be wakened up to a fresh consciousness of want and endurance of suffering. You should see the father, willing to work, if work could be had, standing in speechless agony at the sight, suppressing the rising groan, and turning aside to wipe away unseen the tears that roll over his manly cheek. If I could lead you through the dwellings of the poor, and make you spectators of such scenes as these, I need not speak : your eyes would affect your hearts, and your hearts would not coldly calculate, nor reluctantly dole out your accustomed shilling for the col lecting box—no, but warmed by the risings of tender sym pathy, and assured that your contributions would be well and faithfully applied, your hearts and hands would over flow with sacred profusion for the godlike office of feeding, clothing, comforting, healing, the hungry, the naked, the afflicted, the diseased. And then ! 0! stand once more in that wretched hovel. See the children all awake, the mother looks mournfully upon them as they renew their cries for food ; the father, unable to bear the complicated misery, rushes to the door, that he may escape from sounds which harrow up his soul— when lo ! the secretary of the Relief Fund, or one of his accredited messengers, arrives. lie carries bread with him. "Thank God!" bursts involuntarily from the father's heart. "Bread !" exclaims a little one, darting to the door; and all in wild delight reiterate the sound, " Bread, bread!" The sudden rush of joy is too much for the enfeebled mother. who faints away, but is presently revived, and revived to such a sight ! Her children have bread and to spare, and she may at last have some herself! 0 ! seek through the round world for happiness,—in what clime—under what smiling sky—in what career of ambition—in what acquisition of wealth—in what haunt of dissipation—in what scenes of merriment—where, under the first great curse—can such real happiness be found as that which is enjoyed in tracing the footsteps of Jesus, who went about doing good to the poor ? The collection amounted to one hundred and sixty pounds, It is better, in conversation with positive men, to turn off the subject in dispute with some merry conceit, than to keep up the contention to the disturbance of the company. INDECENT PROCEEDINGS IN TILE CATIIEDRAL.—A fracas of a most unseemly character occurred in the Cathedral during divine service on Sunday last. A dispute has existed for some time about the ownership of a pew, between two gentlemen who are members of the congregation. While the first lesson was being read last Sunday, the coachman and two other persons in the employ of one of the parties entered the church in a noisy mariner, and advanced to the pew in question, which is at the extremity of the right hand gallery, most remote from the entrance. It was occupied at the time by the other claimant and some members of his family, who refused admittance to the new-comers, and a most indecent and disgraceful scuffle ensued in consequence. For a few minutes a struggle was carried on, which disturbed the whole congregation, causing several of them to leave their seats and hurry to the scene of conflict. Captain Nesbitt and some of the constabulary, who happened to be in the church, at length succeeded in separating the combatants.—Londonderry Sentinel. _ . _ THUNDER STORM.—A violent thunder storm, attended with loss of life, visited Newcastle-on-Tyne and neighbour hood on the forenoon of Tuesday, and it appears also to have extended generally throughout the country, causing many severe and painful casualties. At the barracks the lightning struck the hospital, and a soldier of the 61st regiment, named James Hynes, who has been some time an invalid, was killed while sitting on a stool. A serjeant in the same regiment, whose room adjoined the hospital, while in the act of closing the window shutter, was also struck and rendered insensible, but he soon after recovered. The hospital sus tained considerable damage by the breaking of the windows and damage to the rafters and roofing. M r. N ewton , o f Nursery Cottage, whilst walking in his nursery was knocked down, but he happily suffered no further injury than a tem porary fright. At the Spital Tongues Colliery, a little girl, named Jane Davy, was slightly injured ; and at Arthur's Hill an old woman was deprived of sight, but both, it is said, are recovering. A cow, grazing on the Town Moor, belong to John Huntley, of Percy-street, was killed. At the Abbey Farm, n ear B arnard Cast l e , five sheep b e l ong i ng to M rs. Miller were killed ; at Arklaw Banks, the farm house occu pied by Mr. Middleton, was injured ; and at Hunderthwaite, a three-year -old colt, b e longing to William Kipling, Esq. , was killed. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE MENT OF SCIENCE. 'CHESTER, SATURD learned sections of s attended numerously. The Marquis of Northampton ' Lord Francis Egerton, Professor Bess e ', an d a num b er of other parties known to science, attended, but the section broke u' at an early hour, and nothing of importance occurred. American minister (Mr. Everett), whose appearance not solely attributed to his attachment to scientific pursuits, had an address presented to him to-day at the Borough reeve's room, purportinc , to emanate fro m the merchants, manufacturers, and traders, of Lancashire, expressing their wish for the establishment of perfectly free relations with the United States. I have every reason to believe that the ad dress was concocted by the leaders of the Anti-corn Law League, and, whether consonant or not with the feelings and Opinions of the traders and manufacturers of Lancashir they have not been generally consulted. The followinv copy of the address, the publication of which may be a novelty to those manufacturers and traders of Lancashire whose sentiments it is said to express : " To his Excellency the Hon. E. Everett, &c.—We, the undersigned merchants, manufacturers, traders, and others, inhabitants of Manchester and its vicinity, feel gratified and honoured by your temporary visit to our town, and gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity of expressing the friendly sentiments we entertain towards the great country whose people and government you represent. We are sensible of the strong ties by which the United States of America and our own countay are already connected. We feel that we are the same people, aad of the same branch of the great human family, with those who have converted the pathless wastes of your vast continent into a land where civilization has reared ber standard, and where man is pursuing with unfaltering steps all that is great and noble, and worthy of his highest ambition. We feel that much of what is cheer ing in the future progress of the world may depend upon the career of two nations so intimately allied, and . that a heavy responsibility is imposed upon each country in working out its part of the all-wise designs of Divine Providence in the advancement of the highest common interests of our race. We believe that he is the best friend of both countries who endeavours to promote an equitable and enduring alliance between them ; and that nothing can serve more powerfully to insure this than the extension of reciprocal commercial intercourse, and the creation of a closer mutual dependence, operating to the great mutual advantage of all parties. We deeply regret that there should exist the slightest barrier to the most perfect commercial freedom between the enterprising population of these islands and our brethren of the American continent. We trust that the delusive idea of protecting one branch of industry by inflicting injury upon other branches is fast pass ing away ; and that, ere long, the abundant products of your country and the various manufactures of ours will be freely interchanged; that commercial transactions will become as uncontrolled by fiscal restrictions as are the waves, which, whilst they separate, yet serve to unite the parent with the daughter country. We feel convinced that the doom of mo nopoly is sealed in our land, that even the blindness of party is becoming enlightened, and that all the wise and good will soon be brought to regret that a single hour should have been allowed to pass without the adoption of the sound prin ciples of free trade. We would hope—nay, we cannot doubt —that in your native land, of whose free institutions you are justly proud, commerce will not long be permitted to languish in fetters; and that all who would give her perfect freedom in your country and in ours, will not only hold out to each other the hand of friendship, and co-operate to advance the great principles we espouse, but have to greet each other on the speedy realization of the objects they so ardently desire. We are most anxious that perpetual peace should exist be tween the two countries—peace founded on mutual respect and mutual benefits, and that wherever the flag of our re spective countries may be unfurled, it may be hailed as the herald of amity, of civilization, and of religion. To your Excellency, individually, we desire to convey our most earnest wish that your sojourn amongst us may be gratifying to yourself, and tend in an eminent degree to promote the most kindly feelings between the great people whose interests you have the distinguished honour to represent, and the inhabi tants of these realms--a vast majority of whom, we feel assured, most cordially unite with us in the ,entiments' we now express, from a full persuasion that the consummation of their views will secure solid and lasting benefit and bles sings to ourselves, to you, and to the world.". source MEETINGS OF SECTIONS SECTION A. - MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. The principal papers which came before this section were three by Sir David Brewster, " on luminous lines in certain flames correspondin g t o th e defective lines in the sun's light," " on the structure of a part of the solar spectrum hitherto unexamined," and "on the luminous bands in the spectra of various flames ;" also two by Mr. Eaton Hodgkinson, " on the mode of conducting experiments on the resistance of air ;" and " notice of experimental enquiries on the strength of stones and other materials." There were also two highly interesting mathematical papers, by Mr. Parsey, " on conic sections as applied to optics," and "on the geometry of arithmetic."—The section rose rather early, as did each of the others on account of a meeting of the com mittee of recommendations. SECTION D.-ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY Great interest was excited in this section this morning by the exhibition of a cotton plant, which has been raised by Messrs. Gardner and Bailey, from Sea Island seed. The plant was placed on the table in front of the chairman, and was examined with much curiosity. It was in a wooden stand about 30 inches high, the plant itself being about half that height above the surface of the mould. It consisted of one stem, bearing about ten or twelve spreading leaves. Growth of Cotton in India.—Dr. Royle read a highly in teresting paper on this subject. He first showed that the cotton plant was a native of the new and old world, as well as of several islands in the southern ocean. He inclined to the opinion that these plants, though exhibiting great differ ence of appearance, were species of the same genus, one being indigenorl; to one soil, and another to another. There were thirteen known species of the plant, but the products of four only were used for commercial purposes. Here the Doctor referred to some beautifully coloured drawings of several spe cies, and explained their distinctive character. The species commonly cultivated was called helvetius, being the percipium helve, ius of botanists, which, for distinction, he should call India cotton; and of this species there were several varie ties. The specis known as Brazil, Pernambuco, or Bahia cotton, had been found in several parts of India ; and it was doubtful whether it was not also indigenous there, or whether it had been introduced in some of the many attcmpts to improve the cotton cultivation of India. It was known amongst botanists as the percipium Peruviana. Another species was the Barbadoes cotton, and of this species was the plant grown by Mr. Bazley, now exhibited, though it was from Sea Island seed which was black, while some of the species had white seed. It was a curious fact that the same species, in different situations, would give differently coloured seeds, and sometimes, when a plant was long cultiva ted from one seed, the colour of the seed changed from white to black. This had been proved to take place in America, and the same might occur in India ; consequently difference of colour in the seed did not always prove the species to be different. Admitting that the American and India cotton were different species, it was clear that the difference in qua lity was entirely owing to the superior culture bestowed on the plant in America. There the culture took the character more of garden than of field culture, each plant being indi vidually attended to. Not only was their culture carried on with skill, but energy—a proof of which was the almost in credible increase of the production since 1785, when only a few bales came into Liverpool. India cotton, on the other hand, was supposed to have retrograded ; for India was once the great cotton country. Owing to its inferior quality, the price of India cotton in this country was lower ; still it had good qualities, and was useful for mixing with better kinds. In the cultivation of the plant in India, many mechanical points, carefully attended to in America, were entirely neg lected. Owing to the crowded state of the plants, they ha not room to fill. From a consideration of the soil and cli mate of India, it was clear that it must be favourable to this plant; all that was needed was care in the culture. Such being the case, it was surprising that the attempts to promote its culture there had not been more successful : but in each case some essential step had been omitted. Dr. R. then noticed the attempts which had been made in 1818, 1822, 1828, and at a subsequent period to introduce cotton cultivation in various parts of India, and shewed the causes of their failure. The Tinnevellee cotton was much deterio rated by premature pulling of the pods. In reference to the last attempt in 1839, the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, in their report for 1841, expressed their confident hope that by using Hughes's Tinnevellee seed, and by adopting the neces sary care in cultivation, cotton of a very excellent quality would be produced. Dr. R. then detailed the circumstances under which the American gentlemen were recently sent out, to the Bombay, Madras, and Bengal presidencies, to super intend the cultivation of cotton there. The experiment in Bombay had been a failure—if, indeed, that could be called a failure which had never been tried—the soil there being pro perly black cotton soil, and the frequent failures of the Ame rican cotton in that soil had been recorded in print before the late experiment ; consequently no general inference ought to be drawn from this fact. In the other presidencies, the experiments had answered fully as well as could be expected, or even wished. The American planters sent to Bengal had not arrived till April, last year ; and as the seed time was in May or June, they bad not had much time for prepara tions ; but the result of their experiments had been highly encouraging. They had continued planting till the 2nd of August, and though the season afterwards had been ex tremely unfavourable, and the plants had been ravaged by the worm, the general result had been most gratifying, and the planters expressed no doubt that in a few years, by the adoption of the American system of planting, the staple of the plant would be improved, and its cultivation would be rapidly extended.—Dr. R. read extracts from several letters and reports of the American planters, testifying the great change which had already taken place ; and one of them, Mr. Lowther, declared his conviction that the success of the experiment was already established, and would be fully manifest at the close of the next season.—The third set of experiments, those in Madras. had been less successful, the soil on which the experiment had been made being highly unsuitable. Dr. White, one of the planters, in a letter of the 18th of January last, admitted the nearly total failure of their efforts, but expressed no doubt that success would be ensured by persevering in a course of proper cultivation. In a subsequent letter, in March, he expressed greater hopes ; and in the following month wrote to' say, that the result of their labours was anything but a defeat, and that next season he had no doubt of producing at least one thousand bales of American and some native cotton. Hitherto, the average production had been about two :hundred pounds to the acre, and it would have been much more bad not a great portion of the seed been bad. The success of these two sets of experiments, one in the extreme north, the other in the south of India, showed that a great extent of country, embracing about 20 degrees of latitude, was capable of producing cotton. The Doctor here exhibited specimens of the American and native cotton grown in India, both in the north and south, which appeared to be of a very respectable quality. There was every reason to hope, the same careful culture being conti nued, that the American cotton now introduced into India, would not deteriorate, but would retain all its good qualities, as had been the case with that introduced in Tinnevellee, in 1818. That it would be a profitable speculation there could be no doubt, as the cultivation cost only six rupees an acre, while in America it was 15 . to 16. He had not the s light es t hesitation in predicting, that in the course of a twelvemonth, we should have 1,000 bales of India cotton in Manchester. (Applause.) Dr. Stanger stated that cotton had been culti vated with advantage on the coast of Africa, in Sierra Leone, and at Cape Coast Castle.—General Briggs said he had brought this subject before the association at their meeting in 1838, and he had since published a work, in which he had condensed all that was known on the subject ; and he then expressed an opinion, that, as American cotton had been grown in various parts of the world, it might be produced in India. This was now confirmed; and lie might appeal to Mr. Bazley, or any manufacturer present, if some of the spe cimens exhibited were not quite equal to the Upland cotton. The general read several extracts from his work, illustrative of the success which had attended the various attempts to introduce cotton cultivation in India.—At the close the thanks of the section were voted to Dr.*Royle, for his inter esting paper. SECTION F.-STATISTICS Mr. John Shuttleworth, of Manchester, read a paper "on the vital statistics of cotton-spinners." The object o f M r . S. was to show that the processes of " fine - spinning" in the cotton mills in Manchester had no injurious effect on the health of the persons employed ; and the figures he cited fully bore out that conclusion. Sir Charles Shaw next read a paper " on the criminal sta tistics of Manchester." It consisted principally of the re turns recently made to government by Sir Ch ar l es , i n hi s official character as chief commissioner of the Manchester police. In the course of a short discussion, Colonel Sykes made some remarks on the statements contained in the pa. per, and observed that though they had the experience of Sir Charles Shaw to prove that the factory system did not pro duce immorality, or that the Irish were no more immoral than others, they had the striking fact, looking at the number of apprehensions, that one out of every eighteen of the inha bitants of Manchester had been in the hands ckt, the police ! Mr. James Heywood submitted some " tables relative to degrees taken in Oxford and Cambridge during the I6th, and 18th, centuries," and in s of the extraorc panying explanation poin ted out the cau.— —wary fluctuations shown by the tables. The circumstance that the number of degrees conferred had not at all kept pace with the increase of pop ulation, he attributed to the restrictive statutes regulating the bestowal of university honours. Professor Baden Powell read a paper on a similar subject —" academic statistics,"—which he stated to be a continua tion of a paper he had read three years ago at the Birming ham meeting.—Some curious results were - drawn by the Professor from the figures he submitted, amongst which*as the fact, that out of those who were candidates for degrees, only two out of seven passed.—A short discussion on the two papers together ensued. SCIENCT on the statistics of bir and deaths."—He solicited attention, in the first place to a table of the deaths of 10,700 children, under two yea rs of from 181 .‘ to 1838, extracted from the registry of the oime-road Cemetery, in this town, whose natal month as determinable from the stated age ; showing the propor tions born in each season of the year, on the one hand, re latively to the total of deaths; and, on the other hand, to the average number of births in the same season in towns, as estimated by Monsieur Quetilet. The result was that thC winter births supplied 2.1 per cent. less than their debit quota of the mortality, and the autumnal births, 2.7 ; while, on the other hand, the spring births supplied 2.4, and the summer births 2.5 per cent,t more than their debit quota of greatest quarterly difference being 5.2 per between autumn and summer. It thus appeared Ind summer births had a less probability of ar age of two years than winter and autumnal mortality; the births.--Estimaiing this relation half-yearly, the general re sult gave a deficiency of 4.6 per cent. in the winter quota, and, of course, a corresponding excess in the summer. A second inference appeared to be, that children born in a greatly increasing temperature had a greater probability of life, up to two years, than children born in a declining tem perature. • A third inference was, that the season of birth ought to form an element in the calculation of the probabi lities of life. Mr. John Robertson read a paper " on the period of puberty in negro women," embracing a great number of facts, the tendency of which was to show that increase of temperature did not accelerate, as was generally supposed, the period of puberty.—ln the course of a long and interest ing discussion, Mr. Noble mentioned that the same notion prevailed with regard to the girlg employed in factories, but he believed it was equally ungrounded.—Mr. Turner ex pressed an opinion that the period ofpuberty would be found to be much about the same amongst all races.—Mr. Robert son said the tendency of his paper was to show that this period was independent of external circumstances, and was of constitutional peculiarity. The proceedings in the other section was not important THE DINNER. (From our own correspondent.) On Saturday evening a grand dinner, in honour of the as sociation, was given at the Wellington Hotel, Peter-street, to which the members were invited, the Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton presiding, and amongst the distinguished company we may mention the following names :—His Ex cellency the Hon. Edward Everett, the American Minister, the Right Hon. the Marquis of Northampton, Professor Jacobi (Berlin), the Bishop of Norwich, Sir William Hamil ton, Professor Sedgwick, Sir D. Brewster, Geo. Wm. Wood, Esq., M.P., Col. Sabine, Dr. Dalton, Professor Whewell, Sir S. Brisbane, Professor Friziani, the Dean of Ely, the Dean of Manchester, the Marquis Sauli, R. J. Murchison, Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt, Sir Charles Lemon, Dr. Buckland, Professor Erman, Baron de Bach, eyserling, Col. Weymiss, Sir M. J. Brunel, and Dr, Th e toasts, which, after doing honour to royalty nrincipally to the different 'P eloauenf - Esq., thl the Rev. Count K StMncror called f -- seeches fom America ...„er, the Marquis 4 of .euu Nort p hampton, r the the Noble Chair man, Professors Sedgwick, Murchison, and Buckland, the Bishop of N--- - • ' &c., and the company teh, the Dean of , e o'cioc ST. H PROTESTANT READING SOCIETY On Wednesday last, the annual public meeting of this society was held in the Girls' Sunday School, St. Helens. The committee had issued nearly eight hundred admission tickets, being as many as the room could accommodate, and many persons were disappointed who could not obtain them. Above the platform was inscribed, " Contend earnestly for the faith," (Jude iii.,) tastefully encircled with flowers. Lee Watson, Esq., the treasurer of the society, and others of the influentia' lttemen of the tc re among the company. 1, with many of their The meeting wai opened with prayer by the Rev. M. J. FINCH : after which, the secretary, SAMUEL BISHOP, Esq., read the report, from which the following is an extract : " The committee take this opportunity of pointing out to those friends who may not perhaps be acquainted with the plan of the society, that it is what its title imports —a read ing society: by the character of the books it circulates, it is a Protestant one: from the smallness of its subscription money (only 2s. per annum), it comes within the means of all ; and, by its plan of local districts, it reaches to the very door of every member, bringing him weekly a little manual of information of the most interesting and valuable nature, comprising scriptural instruction—selection s from history and science—missionary and ecclesiastical intelligence—and particularly an exposure of the unfounded pretensions, tful machinations of _Popery repelled Popery to a distinc ud, with jealous care, for the statebyvarious enact meats against its return ; but we, their descendants, igno rant of the danger which had been thus kept out of view, hare pulled down our ramparts and opened our gates, be lieving no enemy to be near. Having, however, been warned of danger by those champions of our constitution and our church, to whose exertions in the cause of Protestantism we are so deeply indebted, it behoves us, in the absence of ex ternal defences, to raise up a militia, armed with knowledge, Practi.ed inThe use °fit. and _thersfor. foe with confidence on no higher vantage ground than that of truth, and relying on no other help than from the spirit of truth sought humbly in faith." - The Rev. N. Pou-ocx, president of the society, then addressed the meeting. It gave him great pleasure, he said, to have such an opportunity of addressing them, and of sup porting an institution which he knew was doing much good in the neighbouroood, and which was deserving of all, and more than all, that the report claimed for it. He was aware that, in standing forward thus to advocate the cause of Pro testantism, he would be deemed by many to be committing an offence against charity. Even Romanism, in the present day, thinks fit to resound the cry for peace. It has been mentioned in the Romish chapel of this place, that it was said by St. Francis de Xavier respecting his converts, that he had caught his files with a spoonful of HONEY. Peace is doubtless a good thing, but we are taught that the wisdom from above is first PURE, then peaceable. We might cer tainly use honeyed words if we desired to please men, but it is our duty instead to sound the trumpet loud and long when we see the sword corning. It is not our duty to " cry peace, peace, when there is no peace; " and our Saviour's words are but fulfilled if it is found that our faithful preach ing of the Gospel sets a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in law against her mother.in-law. Honey indeed may catch flies, but it is not our aim to entrap such flutterers of an hour. We fish for souls • and our' instrument must be the Gospel net, ev ery mesh of it contracted, and every knot and loop of it drawn and fastened by the convincing spirit of Him who sends us forth. Macy Protestants are under a great delusion in despising the character of Popery. "It is too absurd a creed," say they, " for reasonable men to sub scribe in this enlightened age ; its fallacies and falsehoods could only have made converts during the dark ages." Let no man be deceived by imagining that the enlightenment of this educated age is a barrier to its errors. Until men can quench the fire of immortality which burns within them, every heart, that has not been renewed by the Holy Spirit, will at times long to purchase heaven without quitting its hold of earth—will experience doubts and misgivings that poison every cup, however overflowing with earthly pleasure. To such the religion of Rome is exactly adapted; for it serves to sooth their consciences by offering them pardon for their sins without repenting of and forsaking them, and promising them happiness without holiness. The carnal mind under the stings of conscience is ready to fly even to a fellow mortal who pretends a power to pardon sins;—who offers for money to appropriate to him the merits of an atoning sacrifice in the mass ;—to prescribe penances sufficient to counterbalance past iniquities. Yes-- Popery is a religion exactly adapted for two large classes of mankind—those who want to save themselves by their works —and those who want to be saved IN their sins. It is said also that Popery is changed ; that it is no longer the aggres sive system that it was. It may change its weapons, but its character is unchanged and unchangeable. It cannot cease to attempt conversions and to proselytise; and its members pursue its objects with a zeal that may shame many of us. The rev. gentleman read the circular letter from the priest of the Romish chapel near Prescot, calling confidently upon his Protestant neighbours / to assist him in establishing schools in that town, on the plea that the only object would be to train up the children to be good Christians, and promising that no force should be used over their religious opinions. He proceeded to comment on this letter. It exhibited the mo dern character of Popery, plausibility and insidiousness. He was confident, however, it had drawn no contribution from any member of their Reading Society ; and yet the writer was justified in his confident appeal, for some of you, said the speaker, attended their (so called) Catholic Palls ; but whoever countenances them, or any other of their insti- tutions, VIT t ally deni ais own holy Protes. ligion. It would not be necessary for him on that occasion to dwell on the unscriptural character of Popery. They were not going to give up the pure faith of their ancient and apostolic church for the perversions and the novelties of the creed of Pius—they were not going to adopt the awful de lusions of transubstantiation, nor image worship, nor the in vocation of saints—they would never admit of a host of me diators, nor of any mediator between God and man but the man Christ Jesus—they were not going to bow down under the yoke of men who first invented the doctrine of an inter mediate state or purgatory after death, and then practice on the sympathies of their fellow creatures to make and gain of it for the sake of filthy lucre. The rev. gentleman proceeded to prove the anti-social character of Popery, and its total in consistency with any free or independent government, and concluded by observing that he by no means meant to identify all Romanists with the iniqui tous system be had been describing. There were hun dreds, perhaps thousands, among them who would shrink with horror from those principles. Yet such was the system to which they were bound ; such from authentic documents it was proved to be, and such it must continue to be ; for its character was now stereotyped on its front. All it had put forth was stamped since the council of Trent, with the fatal seal of infallibility, and it did not dare to repeal or repudiate one act or one canon. It has no other principles of action than it has always had—to use force where it has the power— to dissimulate where it has not. Against such a system the Church of England protests, and he was proud, while he grieved to say it, that in this country she almost alone pro tests against it : our dissenting brethren are honoured (for it is an honour) by being included in the same condemnation and anathema which the church of Rome hurls against us ; but instead of joining with us in the contest, we see their ministers uniting with hers in complimenting each other from their pulpits, in opposition to the Church of England. Such conduct is unworthy of the descendants of the Dod dridge's, the flow's, and the Baxter's of former times. against such a systern we must continue to protest We protest against its falsehood; we protest against its wickedness ; we protest against its slavery ; and we will stand up by God's blessing in the freedom wherewith Christ has made us free. The rev. gentleman then concluded a most powerful address of nearly two hours, of which the above is a very imperfect sketch. He was enthusiastically applauded throughout, and the meeting dispersed after singing the doxology, At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, day, Mr. M urc hi son , t h e c h a i rman o f the evening, staV e that a gentlem an , em pl o y e d b y G overnmen t, inascending t river Jub a , i n Af r i ca , from )last to West, on Mon had fallen in with a considerable tract of cou n t r y inhabited bia race ° f Pig mies not exceeding four feet in beightigul very curious views of religion and government, and es y resembling the type of Herodotus. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, - Slit,—l have just seen a letter in your paper, from Mr. Brindley, commenting upon a challenge I have given him. If he is satisfied with the result of our discussion at Wor cester, I have, I think, as much reason to be so, when I remember that 282 people met, within a fortnight after, to present me, publicly, with my picture, as a memento of the estimation in which they held me, and the defence I made." True, Mr. Brinley had left that city before this happened, and may, therefore, be ignorant of the fact. He is also, perhaps, to be told now, for the first time, that the gentle man who commenced the onslaught owned, on the fifth night, that " I had not left them a leg to stand upon," and that the chief abettor of the opposition, a celebrated M.D., has seen reason to change his opinion, and is endeavouring to get up a course of lectures in that city. So much for the past, and so content was I with it, that I should not have deemed it possible that Mr. Brindley and I should again become public disputants, simply because I fancied that I had left him nothing to question ; but " some men never know when they are beaten." And I was no less surprised at his bold reiteration, in London, of his old ob jections, than I was annoyed at the weakness or indifference of the London phrenologists in allowing him even a seeming victory ; for this reason, and this only : I have called him to accounts, and if he be sincere in his search after truth, (which I do not doubt,) I will endeavour, once and for all, to show him and the world generally, that Phrenology is the only true science of mind—that it doss not lead to Socinian ism nor Infidelity ; but that it is in direct accordance with Christian doctrines—in complete harmony with Scripture tenets; that, so far from being mischievous, it must become the science of all countries ere legislation or education can be put upon a sure basis, or the innate capacities of man developed ; that until it reveal the secret, insanity will remain a mystery and an opprobrium to those who should understand and cure it ; and that the present lamentable and bitter diversities of opinion—religious, political, and moral— which distract mankind, can only be composed by the know ledge and practice of that science, which, by teaching man to know himself. enables him also to know how to deal with others. I know I can prove this, because I have so often proved it to most sensitive and pious minds—that mere accusations pass by me unheeded. Still, though I do by no means agree with all that Mr. Combe has written, nor allow that Phrenology is to be made answerable for Mr. Combe's errors, I yet feel called upon at once to repudiate any irre ligious tendency, and claim for Phrenology and myself an impartial hearing.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. Q. RUMBALL Oster-hill, St. Albans, Herb, June 25, 1842. LIGHT SOVEREIGNS The following letter appeared in th Saturday : London Times of , • " TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. " Sir,—The Royal mandate being in force for a sermon to be preached for the relief of the distressed mrnufacturers on some Sunday during the present month, I availed mvself of the 19th inst., for the purpose of complying with the requi sition. The contribution was made after the sermon, and as the churchwardens were not provided with scales and weights, sundry light coins were deposited in the plates. On transmitting the amount of the collection to the Bank, a difficulty presented itself as to the defective standard of the coin, which I find is to be made up by, the officiating minister of the parish. Now it may be a useful caution to the mem bers of different congregations, that as scales are not kept at the church doors for the purpose of weighing the sovereigns, the contributors to the plate should satisfy themselves on this point previously, otherwise they m a y i n fli c t a p ena lty upon their Pastors without intending to do so. " I am, Sir, yours faithfully, "June 23." " CLERICUS. [ With respect to the law of the case, as here stated, we can say nothing; but we certainly admit the individual hardship complained of. The maxim that " one should not look a gift horse in the mouth " fails here, for the first time within our observation.] A railroad company has been formed, chiefly by the King of Naples and Grand Duke of Tuscany, for a railroad be tween Naples and Florence, by Cevita Vecchia, which, it is said, will require a million's sterling worth of English rails, At a late sitting of the Commissioners for Assessed Taxes in Glasgow, an appeal was brought up by a gentleman against a charge for armorial b ear i ngs O n b e i ng exam i ne d, the appellant disclaimed the use of any armorial bearings whatever ; he had no armorial bearings on his carriage, none on his plate, and, in short, did not wear them in any way whatever. He was asked if he had no signet, ring, or stamp, on which armorial bearings were engraved ? and replied that, at a former period, he had used something of the kind, but that latterly he had thrown it aside into a box, and did not now make any use of it whatever. The apellant was here shown a letter, written by himself, complaning of the very charge against which he had now appealed, and admitted its authenticity. The wax with which this letter was sealed, bearing the impresi of armorial bearings, was then shown to the commissioners, to the no small confusion of the com plainer, and the glaring fact, of course, settled the fate of his appeal.—Edinburgh Observer. LORD ASHBURTON'S MISSION.—Lord Ashburton's mis sion is nearly closed. The Commissioners from Maine and Massachusetts have passed through this city for Washington, there to settle the treaty about the Maine boundary, and Mr. Webster left here for Washington on the same errand. All the points of this treaty required by Mr. Webster were acceded to some time since by Lord Ashburton except one ; and on this one point he sent borne for, and by the Great Western received, such special instructions on it as enable him to grant all that our Government asks, and there is no doubt that all this matter will be brought to an amicable close in ten days. There is also a point in this new treaty by which an arrangement is to be made, yielding us all that we have desired in regard to impressment and the right of search, which is to be a separate and distinct arrangement from the present treaty on this subject between England and the other European powers. The great difficulty will be, however, in getting the Senate to agree to any .treaty ; for the two extremes in Congress are so hostile to President Tyler, that they will oppose any and every measure calcu lated to redound to the credit of his administration. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—We are pained to learn that ma nifestations of agrarian discontent are beginning to exhibit themselves in portions of this country. It seems that on ©“..any ..Mat vou anald vat Ly prooo.dea to the lzommo of respectable farmer of the name of Patrick Slattery, of Faha, near Kildimo. Slattery had intimation of the visit, and, to secure himself from what he conceived would prove the con sequences had he remained at home, he went to a neighbour ing police-station, informed the police of the circumstance, and lodged in a friend's house during the night. A party of police went at once to Slattery's and secreted themselves in an adjoining barn. About ten o'clock p.m. the armed ag gressors made their appearance, broke the windows of Slat tery's residence, and were about forcing the door, when it was opened by persons within. Michael Slattery, the bro ther of Patrick, who was inside at the time, was questioned by the party, and not giving what they appeared to think satisfactory replies about Patrick, he (Michael) was dragged outside, placed upon his knees, and threats were uttered by the party that they would shoot him. At this juncture the police fired upon the assailants, who returned the fire, and a general fight commenced, in which one of the police was severely injured by gun-shot wounds in the leg and arm, and in which one of the assailants, who subsequently made his escape, was also desperately wounded, blood having been traced on the following morning a considerable distance on the road. None of th party hare been taken : the police are yet in pursuit. The cause of this atrocious outrage, as we have heard, is, that Slattery took some land a week or two before, out of which a widow Madigan had been ejected which land he was warned not to interfere with. We are informed that five persons were transported kit year for an attack on a man of the name of Giltenane relative to the same farm. Sir Ralph Gorr is the head landlord.—Limer ick Reporter. When you find another man doing more, business than you are, and you are puzzled to know the reason, just look over his advertisements in the newspapers. That's all. " Please, Sir," said the son of a licensed victualler to a newspaper proprietor, •` my f a th er b egs you to lend him your p a per, he only wants to read it." " Tell your father," answered the proprietor, " first to send me his dinner, I only want to eat it."--Welshman. A boy asked one of his father's guests who his next door neighbour was, and when he heard his name, asked him it the gentleman was not a fool. " No, my little friend," said the guest, " he is no fool, but a very sensible man ; but why did you ask the question ?" " Why," said the little boy, " my mother said the other day you were next door to a fool, and I wanted to know who lived next door to you." IMAGINARY WANTS.—If we create imaginary wants, why do we not create imaginary satisfactions ? It was the hap pier frenzy of the two to be like the mad Athenian, who thought all the ships that came into the harbour to be his own, than be still tormenting ourselves with insatiable de sires.—Bulstrode's Essays. A gentleman, seeing his wife in a very sullen mood, asked her how she did. She answered him that she was not sick, nor yet very well. Nay, quoth he, then I may even turn thee out of doors, for I only promised to cherish thee " in sickness or health ;" which answer awakened her sullen humour. CRITICISM.—A rustic being asked his opin ion of a p ic ture of three pigs feeding, painted by Morlan d, said, " Well, they be pure-loike, sure-ly," scratching h is h e ad ; "but the re be one fault still." When asked what that f ault mi ght be, b e replied, " Why, whoever seed three pigs a feeding without one on 'em having his foot in the trou?" TUN SUN FLOWER.—ADVANTA Gin' ARISING PROM ITS CULTIVATION.—A correspondent in an agricultural publi cation states, that the oil obtained from the seed of the sun flower will produce b as-light at one-fourth th e labour. one fourth the cost, and in half the time necessary to obt a in a corresponding supply from coal. with the additional and de cided advantage of being wholly free from any nauseous effluvia or smell, affording a light far surpassing in brilliancy that obtained from coal, and emitting less heat by 100 de grees than coal gas. He considers it preferable to any foreign oil for culinary and domestic purposes, and recommends the enltivation of the flower as the means of affording a profitable employment to the increasing population of the British empire. ScHooL Boys.—Start not, parental reader, nor, in the terror of anticpation, send, without loss of a single day, for your son at a distant academy, mayhap pursuing even such another career. Trust thou to the genial, gracious, and be nign vis mediatrix nature. What though a few clouds be dim and deform " the innocent brightness of the new born day ? " Lo, ho w sp l en di d the naeridan ether ! What though the frost seem to blight the beauty of the budding and blow ing rose ? Look how she revives beneath dew, rain, and sunshine, till your eyes can even scarce endure the lustre ! What though the waters of the sullen fen seem to pollute the snow of the swan ? They fall off from her expanded wiags , and, pure as a spirit, she soars away, and descends into her own silver lake, stainless as the waterlilies floating en roun d ar l :!` .. breast. And shall the immortal soul suffer lasting e c n t ~lL nation from the transient chances of its nascent state --an that ! iff_ less favoured than material and immaterial thing. _lsevery rish ? No, it is undergoing endless transmig r atio ns, of impressions hour a being different, yet the stainssame—darkure —rueful incriptions effaced—many an erasure blotted out forgotten—and once thought permanent, but soon altog ether errnption in which it vindicating in the midst of the earthly' character, and end—often but all at is immersed its own celestial origin ; flickering, or near blown out, like i n inextinguishable and once self-reillumined,and h 8 • in heaven. Therefore, bad as self-fed radiance, like a star in e to the mother wh o ad h they were rocked—the nurse by patiently for a few years, and suckled —the schoolmaster by whom they whom they were hangma n by whom it was prophesied boysth —the — in a w n b d ie adisg rac were flogged—and they were to be a e 1 l e a t alt chuuest louse d o — f transfigured —one into senates and a pre acher of you wilt see v i t i e t n 1 n g tirmuence, that lie almost all ' persuades men to such winning 1 e "pother into a parli be Christians — . amentary orator, who commands the app 1 • - in • Reads his history a nation's eyes " -- one into a painter, before whose thunderous heavens the s torms of Poussin " pale their ineffectual fires "—another into a poet, composing and playing, side by side, on his own peculiar harp, in a concert of vocal and instrumental music, with Byron, Scott, and Words th wor —one into a great soldier, who, when Wellington is no more, shall, for the freedom of the world, conquer a future Waterloo —another, who, hoist ing his flag on th e " mast of some tall ammiral," shall, like Eliab Harvey in the T • enaeratre, lay two three-deckers on board at once, and clothe some now nameless peak or pro montory in immortal glory, like that shining on Trafttlirm — Recrealioits of Christopher North.