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Nitt' 4 ' i SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWNIARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. MONDAY. I.' ~ The Criterion Stakes of 30 sous. each , 20 ft. for two-year-old colts, S,t. ;lbs. and fillies, Bet. 51b. From the Turn of the is ; the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. 36 subscribers. Wattt'A b f by Belshazzar (G. Edwards) I The Duke of Richmond'‘Vale of Belvoir 2 The Duke of Grafton's br c Montreal The following also started, but were not placed:—Lord Exet•r's c by Reveller, out of advance, and c by Mulatto, out of Marehesa; :Ir. Fysons's b e by Priam, out of Worth less ; Col. Peel'4 hi f Whim; General Yates's Canute (21bs. extra) ; Mr. Greville's ch f Pydna. by Emilius, out of Vic toire ; the Dike of Rutland's b c by Camel, out of Diemen tins; Lord Litchfield's sister to Hector; Mr. Forth's c f by Merchant, out of Turcitioise; Lord Albermale's b c Tyrius; Mr. J. Rozers's b c. by Zin,zanee, out of Dirce; Mr. Dixon's b c Hyllus; the Duke of Richmond's Bulwark, and Reel. — Betting.-7 to 2 against the winner (t), 4to 1 against Vale of Belvoir, to 1 against Reel Bto 1 against Diamentina colt, 12 to 1 against Hyllus, 12 to 1 against Bulwark, ana 10 to 1 itgain ,, t l'vdua. Won by a length. I'UFSDA Y. (First Cltis,i.) Handicap Plate of 75 soya, for three-year olds end upwards. D. 1. Col. Walpole's (0 is 131ankney, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Wakefield) 1 Lord Jersey's .loannina, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Lord Exctr's Adrian, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b 3 Mr. V. Kin , 2's Hatcatcher, aged, Bst 41b Mr Coleman's b It Calmuck, 5 yrs. Bst 91b Betting--; to 2 agst Joannina ,• 5 to 2 agst Adrian;_ 7 to '2 sgst Hatcatcher (taken;) 8 to I agst Calinuck; and 8 to agat B!ankney. Won by half a length. (Second Cass.) Handicap Plate of 75 sovs, for three-year olds and upwards. D. 1. Mr. Pet:it's St. Francis, 3 yrs, 7st 1216 (Conelly) 1 Mr. Batson's Voluptuary, 4 yrs, Bst 2 Mr. V. King's Surprise, 4 vrs ' 7st 61b The following also started, but were not placed :—Captain Girdnor's Reuben, 5 yrs, Bst 1316 ; Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 4 yrs, Bst 916; Major Graham's Bodice, aged, Bst 61b; Gen. Grosvenor's Merrythought, 4 yrs, 7 st; Duke of Portland's hr c by Tiresias, out of Souvenir, 3 Yrs, sst 10lb ; and Mr. Band's Maid of the Mill, 3 yrs, sst 1016. Betting—'2 to 1 agst St. Francis (taken ;) 4to 1 agst Vo luptuary (taken;) 5 to I agst Surprise; 7 to 1 agst Merry tbought (taken; and 20 to 1 againt Tiresias. Won by a length. ifty Pounds fur two-year-olds, carrying a feather; three 7st 5i)1; four, Sat 9; five, `Jot 31b; six and aged, 9st 71b. Last 3 mites of B.C. The winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 guineas, if demanded, Sic. Lord Albemarle's Tyrius, 2 vrs Lord Exeter's fby Hedgauni ret, out of Palais Royal, 2 yrs '2 Lord Lichfield's bc by Priam, out of Seamew, '2 yis •• • 3 The following also started :—Mr. V. King's Hatcatcher, arid; Mr. Bond's Sir Felix, 6 vrs; Mr. Coleman's Calmuck, 5 yrs; Capt. Berkeley's Hilda, 3 yrs; Mr. Currie's Ken sington, 3 yrs; and Mr. Shelley's Paraguay, 3 vrs. Betting-13 to S agst Paraguay ; 7 to 2 agat Tyrius ; 7 to agat Ratcatcher (taken); 8 to 1 agst Calmuck; Bto 1 agst Hilda; and 10 to I agst Redgauntlet filly. Won by a length. ( Further Particulars of Tuesday's Races.) Handicap (Ist class)- Adrian went off with the lead, fol lowed by Joannina and Calmuck; Blankley waiting till near the Duke's stand, where he went up to Adrian. and, after a smart race, defeated him about a distance and a half from home, lie then tackled Juanniva, and completed his per formances by beating her half a length, Morello was weighed for, but did not run. Handicap (2d class)—Quicksilver made running, followed by all excepting St. Francis and Voluptuary, who laid toge ther on the lower side of the course. At the Duke's stand these rwo trent to the front, and, after keeping with the leading horses a few strides, went on by themselves, with Surdrise and Maid of the Mill at their heels. A short dis tance from home Sr. Francis headed Voluptuary, and, after a good race, won by half a length. Surprise and Maid of the Mill were well up, and quite clear of the ruck. £5O Plate—Lord Exeter's filly went away with a rattling lead, nothing approaching within several lengths till they reached the bustles, where T)rius joined her, the Seatnew colt catching them at the turn of the lands. Tyrius waited on the filly till wit hin a distance of the chair, where he went np, defeated he without an effort, won cleverly by a length, and was claimed. Paraguay was fourth, but nothing was near the two-sear-olds ; which had the race to themselves from beginning to end. The weather ails delightfully light and mild, and the com pany numerous. Arrivals—Dukes of Portland and Rutland; Marquis of Exeter; Lords Stradliruke, Albemarle, Maidstone, C. Man ners, Villiers, Geo. Bentinck, J. Fitzroy, Godolphin ' Lich field; Countess of Lichfield, Lady Gertrude am! Miss Sloane Stanley, Lady Graham, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon. Mrs. Roue, Mrs. Portman, Mrs. C. Wilson, &c.; Sir S. Graham; Ho nourables H. nous, G. Anson, G. Byng, W. Fitzroy, A. Villiers, General Grosvenor, W. Rous, Col. Peel; Messrs. C. Wilson, C. Greville, Thornhill, W. Lev, Wigram, Wor rell, Etcall, M.P., M. Foulis, Payne, J. Bowes, M.P., Eaton, M. P., Waddington, Watt, Towneley, M.P., Port man, Cromellin, Batson, Irby, Hunter, J. Stanley, Hunger ford, Shelley, Newton, Hawker, Dolphin, Horton, Gardnor, Cookes, Eliv,gins, Roberts, &c. 'rhe betting in the evening was as follows: Nursery Stakes (Friday).-3 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards's bro to Masquerade; .1 to 1 oust Mr. Dixon's Flynt's; 6to 1 agst Lord Suflield's Alms; 8 to 1 agst Captain Gardnor's Bustle colt (taken); 10 to 1 attst Duke of Grafton's ~Drogh eda ; 10 to I agst Lord Litchfield's sister to Hector. Derb).—ll to 1 agst Lord Jersey's bro to Bay Middleton; 1t; to 1 agst Mr. Wretord's Westonian; 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau ktaken); 25 to 1 agst Ld. Lichfield's Gainers colt (taken); 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot; 25 to agst Lord Jersey's llderim; 30 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Zimmerman. Bread is so low in Virginia, that many poor families can not raise it up. THE GREAT WESTERN.—This vessel sailed again for New York at three p. m. on Saturday, with a heavy swell and wind against her, blowing strongly S.S.W. There are 117 passengers; amongst them Judge Crane, and, as report says, Signor Hervio Nano, the demon dwarf, and his lady. Im portant despatches from government for Lord Durham, Governor-General of the Canadas, were brought on board by a messenger at the moment of sailing, and committed to the special care of Lieut. Hoskins, R.N., the commander of the Great Western. There is a very valuable cargo of goods (120 or 130 tons) in the Great Western, a large number of boxes filled with silks, the debentures on which, from one house in London, amounted to £3OO and upwards, and a great quantity of Manchester goods in bales, one house in that place having paid the company £2OO freight. She carries also nearly 5000 letters, and a large number of news papers. IMPROVEMENT IN BRASS INSTRUMENTS.--We have lately seen and beard some brass instruments, constructed on a principle which promises to enlarge their powers and extend their usefulness to a much greater degree than any former at tempts have been able to accomplish. The limited scale of the trumpet and horn have materially circumscribed their employment in modern orchestral writing ; and the impossi bility of their following a composer rapidly from key to key, has still further limited their agency. In the time of Purcell and Handel!, the trumpet was a prominent orchestral and solo instrument; but this character it has wholly lost. Se veral attempts have been made to overcome this defect, by the employment of keys and valves; but these have all changed the tone of the instrument to which they were applied, and deprived the trumpet of its martial and spirit-stirring charac ter. The present invention may be described as a method of instantly shortening or lengthening the tube of the trumpet, horn, and trombone, or any other brass instrument. The me chanism is beautiful and simple; and the first impression, on seeing it, is that of astonishn.ent that it should have escaped all former inventors. When applied to the trumpet, it ena bles the performer to produce every semitone, from the bottom to the top of the instrument, in rapid succession, with all the freedom and fulness of tone of the common trumpet; the key of the instrument being as completely changed as if a crook was put on or off. The same remarks equally apply to the born; in which the notes out of the scale are now produced by inserting the hand into the bell of the instruent, and thus, of necessity, changing and injuring its tone. In theimproved horn, all these notes are easily produced, and a perfect equa lity and richness of tone secured. To the performer on the trombone this invention is invaluable, as it will.give to his execution both precision and rapidity unattainable on the common slide-trombone. It is obvious that a discovery so important will effect a considerable change and extension of the employment of brass instruments in orchestras as well as military bands. The improved instruments have been tried, and their immediate adoption decided on, by the queen's pri vate band, and by nearly all the bands of the Household Brigade. The inventor of this beautiful piece of mechanism is a Mr. John Shaw, of Glossop, in Derbyshire; and we are induced to give it all the publicity in our power, not only for its intrinsic importance, but because of the modest and un pretending manner in which it was introduced to our notice. —Spectator. NOVEL Mona oe STEALING.—A young woman, named Alice Caffery, was brought up at the New Bailey on Monday last, charged with stealing under the following circum stances :—A little girl, about 10 years of age, living with Mr. Todman, who keeps the King public-house, in Oldham street, stated that, on Friday morning, a woman came and asked for change for half-a-crown, and for a glass of beer, both of which she got, and went away without giving her the half-crown. On r riday night, the prisoner came and played the same trick; and on Saturday at noon, she came again, and asked for some biscuits, and change for half-a-crown; but witness then informed her master, who ran after the pri soner, and took her into custody. Hindley the officer, stated that, when the prisoner was given into his custody, he searched her pockets, and found three halfpenny-worths of snuff and a pennyworth of tea ; and, as she said she had bought the tea at a shop in Swan-street, he took her to the shop, and the mistress said she had asked for a pennyworth of tea and change for a crown, which were gotfor her, when she took up the tea and the change, and was about to walk off with them, but on being told that she had not given them the crown, said, " Oh, then, I don't want change."—The prisoner, who had nothing to say in her defence, was com mitted for one month.—Manchester Guardian. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT NbßTHWlCH.—Severallabourers having been regularly employed by Messrs. Astiton:4, to cleat away the rubbish since the melancholy catastrophe of the falling-in of their rock pit, in hopes of exricating from the ruins the bodies of three men, who were known to be buried underneath; on Thursday forenoon they succeeded in getting out, at a depth of twenty yards from the surface, Joshua Tomkinson, and on the day following, Friday, they also got out the bodies of William Rayner and Thomas Bates. It is still suspected that a man, a stranger, who was serving the bricklayers on the premises when the fall took place, or a short time before, is amongst the ruins, as he has been missing, it is stated, ever since. Should this man for tunately prove safe, then the whole of the bodies will have been recovered, after considerable fatigue and personal risk, from the still falling in earth. The chasm is truly terrific to look upon.—Chester Courant. THE LATE FIRE AT Haeaow.—The fire, it has been as certained, was occasioned by the overheating of a hot air stove, which, it appears, was intended to heat all the rooms . of the extensive buildings. It was first heated on Saturday last, when the flues were found to be very hot, and it was not again used until Monday. It is supposed that the heat must have ignited some of the light wood of the partition of one of the rooms, which had for some time been kept closed, as it was from that room that the flames first burst forth. The whole of the front buildings occupied by Mr. Colenzo, being composed of lath and plaster only, was soon one body of fire; and bad not the, corridor communicating with the new build ing in the rear been cut away, they also must have been consumed, the stables adjoining to them, belonging to Dr. Wordsworth, being much damaged. FATAL ACCIDENT IN A COAL MINE.—On Thursday last, the roof in one of the coal-pits, belonging to Mr. Knowles, at . Darcy Lever, partially gave way, and fell upon a man named John Bullough, who was working near the place. His fellow-workmen got to him almost immediately after wards, but he was quite dead. An inquest was held on the body on Saturday, when the jury returned a verdict of " Ac cidental death," SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAILWAY.—It is intended by the directors to open this line of railway on 'Wednesday next (this day), on which occasion the first train will start from Sheffield at ten o'clock in the forenoon. A public breakfast will take place at Rotherham in the forenoon ; and at five in the afternoon there will be a public dinner at the Tontine Inn, Sheffield, on the return of the train. Only one side of the line will be then completed, the other being now in a state of great forwardness. — Doncaster Gazette. INTERESTING TO GEOLOGISTS.—We stated in our la s publication, that the heavy rains which fell last week caused the river Ribble to overflow its banks. Near to the Widow s, the residence of R. Pilkington, Esq., a huge tree was washed on shore; it measured fourt een y ard s in - length, and about ten feet in girth, the girth being nearly uniform ; the tree must therefore, a hen " a dweller of the forest," have been of im mense dimensions. The wood was quite in a state of de composition, and has doubtless been embedded in the sands fur many years—perhaps ages.—Preston Chronicle. THE QUEEN Dowacee.—The schooner Waterlily has ar rived from the Mediterranean, bearing despatches from he Majesty, the Queen Dowager, which were sent from he Majesty's ship Hastings, on the 10th instant, then 50 mile S.E. by E. of the Rock of Lisbon. We have much pleasur in being able to state, that her Majesty was in the enjoysnen of good health, and had suffered very little during her voy age.—Court Gazette. WlNnsott, OCT. 28.—Her Majesty attended divine service this morning at the Chapel Royal, St. George. The Rev. Mr. Proby (canon in residence) preached an excellent ser mon from the 3d verse of the 2d chapter of Genesis, "And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." The noblemen and gentlemen of the royal house hold in waiting on her Majesty appeared in the Windsor uniform. Her Majesty walked for an hour on the terrace of the castle this afternoon with a large party, including Lady Littleton, Lady Charlotte Copley, the Ladies Paget, Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Falkland, Earl of Surrey, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, lion. Col. Cavendish, and the lion. C. A. Murray. STATE OF THE HOSIERY TRADE.—The demand for use ful gocds for the borne trade continues steady, and the glove and fancy trades are brisk. The whole market is decidedly better. The large sales of colonial wools in London, during the past week, have gone off well, at an advance of from 2d. to 3d. per lb. Low combing wools are in more request at an advance of price, and teether skin is very scarce, and fetches high prices.—Leicester Chronicle. DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN LONDON —One of the most vio lent storms of wind that has been experienced in the metro polis and its vicinity for some years, came on on Monday morning about two o'clock, and continued with unabated violence, till past four o'clock. The wind blew front the west, and immense destruction has been done to property exposed to its violence. Chimney pots were blown down, houses were partially unroofed, walls levelled, and trees up rooted in all directions. Several persons have been injured. We have not heard of any lives having been sacrificed. The loss at sea, we fear, must have been dreadful. RADICAL DEMONSTRATION.—The radicals of Bolton, ac cording to public announcement, were to meet Feargus O'Connor and the Rev. J. It. Stephens, at the Moses Gate Railway Station, Farnworth, at half-past six o'clock last evening, to escort them into the town by torch-light, to a public meeting convened fur the purpose of appointing a de legate to the "National Convention!" CALTION TO AUCTIONEERS.—At Killarney sessions, an auctioneer proceeded for the amount of a lot sold by him. Defendant demurred that the lot did not belong to the gen tleman whose effects were advertised for sale, and upon the faith of which he had bid, but that the auctioneer had introduced it amongst the other and better articles. The process was dis m i sse d b y the court.--Limerick Chronicle. THE CASE of STABBING AT ROCHDALE.—Dearden, who was stabbed by the colliers, is still alive, but with very slen der hopes of recovery. The prisoners were brought before the magistrates on Monday, and again remanded. Mr. Chadwick, the magistrate, took Dearden's depositions on the day after he was wounded, when the man swore that he heard one of the colliers call out to the other, " D—ci him ! kill him, be is only an old soldier."— Manchester Guardian. The Staffordshire Adrertiser of Saturday states that an ar rangement has been come to between the promoters of the proposed Extension Railway to Rugby, and the Grand Junc tion Company, by which that company is to become jointly interested with the Manchester and Birmingham Company in the railway. An incident, which will throw, at least, for some time, cold water over the coquetting between the King of the Barricade and the Autocrat of the Russias, is the (reported) approach ing marriage of the Duke de Leuchtenberg (the only remain - ing son of Eugene Beauharuois) with the Princess Alexan-s drina, eldest daughter of the emperor. UNLICENSED SPORTSWOMEN.—A few days ago a lady wa caught shooting near Leon, in company . with her husban and two other sportsmen, who were furnished with licenses but, as she was nut provided with this authorisation, she wa condemned to pay a fine of 33 francs, and forfeit her fowling piece, or redeem it by paying the additional suaa of 50 francs STATE OF TRADE.—The speculative demand for cotton at Liverpool, which has revived with great animation this week, has rendered the market here very unsettled. The holders of yarn are not generally willing to sell at former prices; and the buyers, who feel no confidence in the main tenance of the recent advance in cotton, are equally unwil ling to give higher rates. The business done, we believe, was chiefly at a slight advance in water twist, and at pre vious prices for mule. In goods there was little or no change. Printing cloth, especially 27-inch, continues in good demand. —Manchester Guardian. THE ITINERANT HARDWARENIAN.—The following is a scrap from an article under this title, by Alfred Crowquil, in Sherwood's Miscellany :—" The next article he offered was a brass chamber candlestick, with snuffers and extinguisher. `There's an out-and-outer,' cried he, bright enough to light you to bed without a candle—aiut it ashiner. In six mouths you may save the price of it in soap, fuller's earth, and ;dais ter. For the dish will prevent the grease from falling on the floor, and the light from breaking your shins against the bed-posts. Why there's actually brass enough in it to make a warmpingspan, or give a bashful man the countenance of a Yorkshireman ! If any young woman is about to set up house keeping, she shall have. it for 2s. At any rate, 'tis dirt cheap as an ornament for eighteen pence! Eighteen pence! Why, the security is worth the money; for if any lady has a hus band addicted to liquor, she has only to stick a candle in it, go to sleep, and leave the brute to see himself to bed when ever he pleases! It has such a convenient nozzle, too, that a long six or a rushlight will equally suit. Only eighteen pence, ma'am! Thank ye. Your husband will thank yon, too, depend on't, and you'll both go to bed lighter for it." WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The weather has undergone a most unfavourable change; it has been raiuing heavily several hours, and promises to be of loin continuance. There are only two plates for decision, Captain Gardnor's c by Rowton, out of Bustle, having received from Mr. Rogers'i b c bti Zinganee, out of Dirce, in a match for 100, b ft, three quarters of a mile, and Mr. Thornhill's b c by &milli's, nut or Bravura, from Lord Suffield's Alan; 200, hi ft. T. F.G. A match for 'A). 1.1 ft, is made for to-morrow between Lord Easter's linmania , Bst 71b, and the Duke of Richmond's Bulwark, 7it 7:b. T.Y.C. The Duke or Itichrnond receives in the Gunton Stakes on Saturday. The plates are not of sufficient interest to call for an express. Goonwoon kCES.—The following valuable stakes close and name here at the end of this meeting:— Levant, Drawing Room, Racing, and Molacomb Stakes. There are at present nine subs to the first, 19 to the second, eight to the nexi, and 10 to the other ; but a large increase is expected to Drawing nriic yearlingS, with (at present) 19 subs Nassau (late Hullo Stakes for till►es now yearlings, with 1. slabs; and Racing Stakes, now yearlings, with 12 subs. 1841. Sweepstakes of 34.3 sovi eacrb, h for horses now year lings ; 11 subs. There can be no doubt tltat, the nominations will.exceed those mado at a ny prevlous meet! n A cluster of hazel nuts was last week plucked from its pa. rent stem in a wood near Urawick, in Furness, which con tamed the astonishing number of thirty-four, all of tolerable else, and each aontaining a good kernel.—Lancaster paper. The Sun says that the housekeeper at Cleveland-house, Lord Durham's town residence, has received instructions by his lordship's aid-de-camp, Mr. Cavendish, to have the man sion ready for the reception of the family by the latter end of the year. Tots DIROIN'S HORSE.—The dramatist had a horse which he called "Graphs-." " What a silly nomen," said Oxberry. "Not at all," said Torn; fur when I bought him, it was Buy- Befiraphy ; when I mounted I was Tap-o-Graphy ; and when I want him to trot its Gee-ho-Graphy." FACTS FOR FISHERNIENI.—More salmon have been taken in the Wye this season than for many years past. In former years very few personi took more than 8 or 10 fish; but this year the well-known fishing blacksmith has taken with the dy 75 salmon between Glasbury and Builtb, and a gentle man residing on the banks of the Wye has caught upwards of 50. The writer of this article saw 17 fish taken at two hauls. If this beautiful river was protected from the poach ers, it would become one of the best frequented by anglers in the United Kingdom. At the Hay, at the Three Cocks. Glasburv, and at Builth, and Rhayader, excellent inns offer the moat comfortable accommodation for anglers, with very moderate charges.— Worcester Journal. SIRIOUS CASE OF STABBING.—On Sunday morning last, about eleven o'clock, a man named Philip Tone was fighting with another, in Rae-street, Hulme, when a person named Thomas Eddlestone, who is a stranger in Mime, and is sup posed, to corns from Liverpool, went up with an intention to separate them, upon which Tone drew a knife, and stabbed Eddlestone in the right side ; the blade closed, and cut Tone's band, but he opened it, and again stabbed Eddlestone, in iteting a wound about an inch and a half wide, in his right side. Just at this time, Alcock, the deputy-constable of flultne, along with the church-wardens, who were going their rounds, came up; and Alcock, with some difficulty, secured Tone, and took him into custody. Eddlestone was taken to Mr. Sinclair, the surgeon, who dressed his wounds; and he was removed in a coach to his lodgings, in John-street, Sal ford, where Mr. Sinclair now attends him. Tone was brought op at the New Bailey on Monday, when Alcock stated the above facts, and produced a certificate from Mr. Sinclair, that Eddlestone could not be removed without danger. He also produced the knife, which he took from the prisoner when he apprehended him : the blade was what is commonly termed " a stick blade," and was about two inches and a half long, wed pointed.—The prisoner, who is quite a young man, said, in his defence. that Eddlestone set a dog at hint. He was re manded till Wednesday (this day).—Manchester Guardian. THE ELECTRICAL Est..—Snore highly interesting facts will shortly be made public, the result of a series of expert. meats upon the living specimen of the electric eel (Grow ttss etectricus), which was brought to this country from the Amazon, a few months since. On Monday last, Dr. Fara day, in the presence of Professors Daniell, On en, Wheat stone, and others, succeeded in obtaining from it the electric spark; and one of the party, who had the temerity to grasp the creature with both hand s, had his curiosity satisfied with a shock, which, if he were before incredulous, must have most effectually removed all doubts as to !the electric proper ties of the animal. The electricity appears to be of the most intense character, being communicated by simply immersing the bands in the vessel of water containing the eel. By one shock not only was the needle of a galvanometer deflected, but chemical action and magnetic induction obtained. When this ichthyological rarity was first exhibited, at a meeting of the Zoological Society, by the gentleman who brought it over, and in whose possession it had then been a considerable time, be stated that it ought entirely to be kept without food. Judging, however, from the very unceremonious manner in which we saw an intrudes, in the shape of a live gudgeon, disposed of, we should almost be inclined to question the philosophy of his recommendation.—Atheoceutn. Several paragraphs are in circulation containing com plaints ofincivility on the part of the servants of the rail way companies, and of other grievances. A prompt remedy, we ere assured, is easily attainable by any aggrieved party who will take the trouble to forward to the directors any well. `rounded complaint. Every servant has a distinct number on his dress, by which he may be identified ' • and the direc tors are anxious to prevent vary mean& of dissatisfaction, end to promote the comfort and convenience of travellers as far as possible.—Birmingham Gazette. The extraordinary clock on Cornhill still continues to at tract great attention, and the shop window of Mr. Cox Savory's clock department is much crowded with the curious. The general impression appears to be that the unseen power by which the hands are moved is magnetic. The hands are placed in the centre of a perfectly transparent pane of glass, and no mechanical power appears to pass through the glass to the hands, although they continue in motion, and denote the hour very accurately. The means by 4vbich they are moved is a complete mechanical puzzle. Several clock makers have been asked, but they do not appear to be at all aware by what power the effect is accomplished. QuEeac.—Facing the promontory of Quebec, the St. Law 'vice is less than a mile in breadth, though it expands to several miles on each -side. The promontory on which the city is built is formed by a junction of the river St. Charles with the St. Lawrence. It received its present name from the s_s_ Jaques Cartier, in 1535, in consequence of pilot exclaim i ng ( in bad French) when he first saw Cape mdt Quo bec what a beak ! TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Tuesday, at eleven o'clock, an adjouined meeting of the town-council was held in the Town-hall. The meeting was also a special one, for the winding up of the business of the old council. FINANCE COMMITTEE. In the proceedings of this committee, they stated that they had seen no reason to alter their determination concerning the removal of the haymarket from its present site; and re commended that part of the old Botanic garden should be ta ken as the site for a south hayrnarket. They also recom mended that portion of land should be granted for the erec tion of a new institution, for the deaf and dumb. It was fur ther recommended that certain ground in Flynn-street, on which were six dilapidated houses, should be given to the Soup Committee for the erection of a soup shop; and that land in the possession of the corporation, at both ends of the town, should be used for the erection of warehouses, to be ap propriated to the storage of saltpetre and nitrate of soda. Mr. Alderman LEATHOM asked, not for his own satisfac tion, but for that of others, whether it was intended to pur chase land for the erection of warehouses for saltpetre? Mr. Councillor NV. W. CURRIE replied that no land would have to be purchased for the purpose spoken of. Some land which had formerly been sold for a charitable purpose, but which had not been appropriated, would be cheerfully relin quished; and that, with other laud held by the corporation, Would be sufficient, and would be reserved for the purpose. There would be no occasion for any by-law to force individuals to store saltpetre in the warehouses appropriated to it, as there was already an act in existence for compelling individuals to store it apart in particular places. This subject had been ta ken in hand in consequence of the late conflagration; for there was no reason to doubt, that the ruinous nature of the great fire in Itobert-street, was to be attributed to the explo sion of the saltpetre, and which alone bad caused the loss of £ , 15,000 worth of cotton, belonging to Mr. Brown. Mi. Alderman EVANs said that he had every reason to sup pose that saltpetre, by itself, was not combustible; and he had been given to understand that it was not saltpetre, but a num ber of puncheons of rum, which had exploded at the late lire. That, he believed was the fact of the case. He had the great est respect fur the individuals composing the Finance Com mittee; but he could not help remarking that this was another instance of the origination of legislation in that committee, to which they were too prone. They conceived projects with out ever considering that the majority of the council might like to reflect upon the subject as well as they had dohe. With regard to many matters like that of the removal of the hay market, of which there was only one in the town of Liver pool, and then as to the formation of a depot for an article which was likely to become one of considerable importance to their commerce, they might certainly commit a great error as to the localities, or indeed as to the trzeessity fur a depot at all. He had hoped that such a system woql,l not have been fut ther pursued. They ought not to be hurried into imma ture legislation by every little occurrence which took place to alarm them, like that which arose out of the late fire. He' should recommend that every measure that was important everything, in fact, beyond ordinary matter—should be omit ted from the report of the committee's proceedings, and proper notice of every more important subject be given to the coun cil, that, after deliberation and discussion, they might come to a proper determination upon them, whether to approve or dis approve. If they were to go on sanctioning the proceedings of the committee from a mere reading of the reports on which he, for one, was not able sufficiently to concentrate his atten tion, they might find afterwards that things had been allowed to pass which ought not to have been consented to. He ad mitted that he was blameable in not giving his attention to the reading of the reports; but be thought that he was not singular in the opinion that, however well read, it was im possible for a man, from a mere reading, to form a suffici ently definite notion of what had been done to pronounce an opinion thereon instanter. There was the loan of £250,000 to the Improvement Committee, which he never knew any thing about till it was dune. Hef moved that the considera tion of the part of the report relative to warehouses for salt- petre should be postponed. Mr. Councillor W. W. CURRIE said that it ought to be considered that it did not rest with the committee, but with the council, to go on with or to postpone a question. The measure referred to had not been brought forward by him, nor did he know by whom it had been brought forward. Some gentlemen, struck by the extent of damage which had been done at the late fire, had found out that there was an act of parliament under which they might compel the owners of saltpetre and nitrate of soda to warehouse it in particular places. He must confess that chemists differed as to the nature of The explosion, and he believed that saltpetre would not explode of itself ; but it would do so when it came in contact with other explosible articles, and the experience which they had justified the Finance COmmittee in sanc tioning With their approbation such prudent and precaution ary measures as would prevent a recurrence of such a cala• may. Alderman Evans had often spoken of the enormous rate of insurance in Liverpool, and one of the reasons of that was the promiscuous stowage of all articles which was prac tised here. The Finance Committee were not desirous to arrogate to themselves the origination of measures, but they were entrusted with the watching over the welfate of the town, and he did not think that they stepped' out of their province in recommending to the council so important a matter. It must be recollected, however, that measures must be originated somewhere, and the Finance Committee think ing the subject was one worthy of attention, had ventured to recommend its adoption. But though satisfied that 99 out of every 100 were in favour of the measure, he was far from wishing that it should be adopted then, and left it to the council to postpone it. Ile thought that they would disapprove of the dangerous practide of stowing together ignitable arti cles. He again begged leave to disclaim altogether the idea that the committee had arrogated to themselves the province of the council by recommending a measure for adoption. Mr. Alderman EYANS remarked that he rather blamed the vice of the system than the individuals. Mr. Councillor BOLTON said that Alderman Evans had stated that they submitted projects without due consideration, and had said that they ought not to endeavour to take the council by surprise. They . had not done either one or the other. lie was of opinion that, as in the various divisioits of the committee, the heads of the whole expenditure of the town came before them, those where the places is here niea sures should originate, and if members would not attend to the proceedings when read, it was their own fault. He would impress on them the necessity of listening attentively to everything that was read, and whenever reasonable grounds were shown, he felt satisfied that delay would always be ;panted. Mr. Alderman SHEIL said that, although he ennld hear as well as any of his neighbours, he found it impossible to follow the deputy town-clerk in his reading of the reports of com mittees,' so as to take notice of everything which was said. lie thought therefore that Mr. Evans's remarks were par ticularly appropriate at a time when they were about to re model the committees, and if he (Mr. Evans) would follow them up by bringing some motion forward, great good would be the result. He agreed with Mr. Bolton, that they ought to listen to what was going on ; but he defied Mr. Bolton, or anybody else, to follow the most distirct reader through all the details of a report, in which mere routine business was mixed up with what was of more importance, to separate the one from the other at a moment, and to decide at once, when a doubtful point was presented, what course would be best to pursue. He was therefore of opinion that, by alluding to this subject, Mr. Evans deserved the thanks of the muted. The TowN-ct.ettx explained, that having had much talk on the subject of the explosion which had taken place at the late tire, and knowing that a dead letter act was lying by them, giving power to confine the stowage of saltpetre, lie bad laid that act before the committee. It gave power to appropriate particular warehouses for saltpetre, and to levy a fine of £5O for non-compliance. It was agreed that the question should be postponed for 'urther consideration. the consideration of so important a matter until another day, and have a special council for the discussion of the subject. After some further conversation, Messrs. Ramsden and Platt consented to withdraw their motion. Mr. Alderman FREME then moved that the consideration of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, with reference to the formation of a south hayinarket, be postponed. Mr. Councillor DUNCAN seconded the motion. The council then went to the vote, when there appeared — For Mr. Freine's amendment—Messrs Harvey, Frankland, Mellor, J. Lawrence, Cooper, Carson, Morecroft, Higgins, Coglan, Mason, Rainsden, Duncan, and Freme. Against the amendment—Messrs. J. Holmes, J. Hey worth, Hodgson, Logan, Houghton, Thornhill, Shand, Pres ton, Rawdon, H. Holmes, Walmsley, Bolton, Wooilright, Bright, Priestly, H. Hornby, Bibby. C. Lawrence, Wood, Lassen, Earle, Brocklebank, Blackburn, Smith, G. H. Lawreuce, Jordan, Platt, Currie, Sheil, Booth, J. Hornby, R. Roskell, Leathern, G. Holt, Jones, Benn, Evans, T. Holt, Moon, Bulley, Barclay, Robinson, and the Mayor. Absent. Messrs. Barton, Sands, Segar, Leigh, Cropper, and O. Heyworth. _ _ Mr. Councillor LA ssEt t. inquired whether it was intended to permit teachers of all religious denominations to have ac cess to the persons educated at the proposed new institution for the deaf and dumb ? He said that one of the most im: portant things which would have to be taught to the deaf and dumb would be religion ; and before he gave his con sent to the grant of the land, he should like to know whether teachers of every persuasion were to have access. Mr. Councillor W. CURRIE said, that on all occasions, when grants of land had been made, it had been the practice to leave to the town-clerk the drawing out of a grant, in which should be such reservations of right to particular or to all parties, as the council thought tit to-propose. tie did not consider, however, that the principal object was to teach reli gion in the new institution, but to impart to them that know- ledge which would enable them to follow a trade. lie had never heard that the present institution was confined to one party. Mr. Alderman SHEIL . thought that the remarks of Mr. Lassell merited consideration. They were told that the chil dren of parents of all religions were admitted into the insti tution for the deaf and dumb; so he belonged to a country . . where, in like maoner..all children were to le admitted into the schools, but it was on the condition that thin , consented to be taught episcopacy. It was their duty to take care, that if the dumb or deaf children of parents belonging to a par ticular sect were admitted, that he was not obliged to jearn the tenets of another peirtieular sect. Unless this were pro vided for, be should oppose the grant. The TowN-cLEroc stated that the scheme would have to be sent to the Finance Committee, and he mould have to report upon it, and no appropriation would be made till that scheme was admitted. It must come into committee before there could he any legal appropriation Of laud. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed, vith the exception of that portion which related to the saltpetre warehouses. CORPORATION LEASES. The report of the committee on the above business having been read, Mr. Councillor CURRIE said he was happy to inform the council, that the leasehold property of the corporation was greatly in demand, no less than £17,000 having been received for leases since August last. Proceedings confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE. In the report of the above committee was embodied a reso lution of thanks to the head constable for his exertions at the late fire, ar.d to Joshua Wa!lnsley, Esq., for his great atten tion as chairman of the committee during the past year. A resolution which appeared in the report read to the council, contained a revornmendation that a statement should be pre- pared, similar to that of the preceding year, of the number of times which the committee had met, and also of the tim ber of times which each member had attended the daily beard. The MAYOR stated that there had been scme reflections made upon the conduct of the police at the late fire. Now, he had been on the spot during the night and part of the following day, and he must say that, so far from exhibiting any disposition to save themselves, he had frequently felt it his duty to check Mr. Whitty and the police under him from exposing themselves to danger. He could speak both of him and the police in the highest. manner. Mr. Councillor COGLAN said that in the watch report there was a recommendation that the secretary should be instructed to prepare a statement of the number of times which each member had attended. He had a decided objection to any such a thing being done, and should move that that part of the report be not confirmed. If his motion was lost, he should then follow it up by proposing, that every other committee should be placed on the same footing; for he did not see why the members of the Watch Committee in particular should be selected as the objects either of eulogy or censure. The proposition, no doubt, had its origin in the personal vanity of some one or two members, who wished to stand well with their constituents, and who, because circumstances had al lowed them to attend an extraordinary number of times, wished, by placing themselves in juxta-position with others who had been less constant in their attention, to obtain praise for themselves and censure for their co-members; for if they were to be placed at the top of the pedestal, others must of necessity be low in comparison. If such a plan were acceded to, it would only be just to allow every one who had not given his constant attention to his duties as a committee man an opportunity of explaining the causes, and then the consequence must be that the time of the council would be occupied with long and minute details of private affairs. It bad happened that one gentleman had been precluded from attendin g by the death of a relative—another had been kept away by the death of a partner—some might possibly have business which would oblige them to go out of town—or pos sibly some might have been prevented from attending because they were on another committee, whose deliberations they preferred attending. If the motion were persevered in, he should move that all committees be placed in the same rela tive position. Mr. Alderman RowNsoN, in seconding the motion, re marked that there were sonic gentlemen on the committee who were out of business, or whose business sat so light upon them, that they had little else to do. He knew ono or two gentlemen to whom it would be the greatest nuisance in the world if they were deprived of the opportunity of attending its meetings, and they would experience some difficulty in fiuding another mode of spending the spare hour and half. Mr. Councillor EARLE thought the subject unworthy of their attention. He did not care a straw whether they pub. fished his name Or not. Mr Councillor WALAISLEY could have no personal feeling in the mutter, as he was not a member of the daily board. It ;as he who had brought forward the motion to - publish the names, in order to enable the council to judge who could best attend those committees, and not fur the purpose of having the name of any gentleman held up to the public,•and much less to make offensive remarks upon. Ile thought it is duty to bring it forward, as it had been previously named; for, as there was a daily board, and some had net attended so regu larly as they ought to have done, some inducement should be held out to them to attend, especially as the public business would not otherwise be attended to. Mr. Councillor CURRIE said that the principal question was, - had the arduous duties of the Watch Committee been. properly attended to. /le thought th at t h ey had, an d that the public were muchindebted to the gentl emen w h o f or med that committee. He did not see any necessity for preparing a list of the attendance; but as they themselves had had an. opportunity of knowing who bud attended and who 'had not, as well as what were the causes of absence, he could not but think that the recommendations of those members would be attended to in the formation of the new committee. And he was of opinion that it should remain with themselves to regu late their own proceedings. ratherthan that the council should take upon it itself. He dared say that no gentleman would ' object to his name being read; but he thought that the names of the committee being known to themselves, and the extent of their attendance, that the knowledge would be sufficient to guide them in their choice. Mr. Alderman ROBINSON said his remembrance was per fectly strong as to the reading of the /wares last year. The reading of the names was not called for last-year, but had been commenced by Mr. Wahnsley; and Mr. Shand had expressed a very strong feeling on the occasion, and he thought that he had said that he would not be on the com mittee. The council then went to .-the vote; but before doing so, Messrs. Wahnslev, Houghton, the` 111ellor, Wooll right, Carson, Higgins, Jordan, and Freme got up and left the room. The following is the result of the division : For Mr. Coglan's -amendment—Messrs. J. Holmes, J. Hevworth, Logan, Thornhill, Shand, Preston, Rawlon, H. -Holmes, Belton, Priestley. El. Hornby,..Bibby, J. Law. rence, C. Lawrence' Cooper, Wood, Lassell, Earle, Brockle-, bank, Morecroft, Blackburn, Coglan, Moon, G. H. Law rence, Platt, Carrie, Ramsden, Booth, J. Ll orn b y, R os kell , Leathom, T. Bolt, G. llolt, Jones, Beun, Evans, MoOn, Barclay, and Robinson. Against the amendment—Messrs. Hodgson, Bright, Harvey, Duncan, Sheil, and the Mayor. For the amendment, 39; against it, G —majority, 33. THE NEw CUSTOM-HOUSE: In the report oTtleonstoni - honse committee it was set forth, that directions had been given for flooring:the Long room with asphalte at 7s 6d per square yard. Mr. Councillor LAssEt, said he had been informed that in warm apartments the material above mentioned did nut harden. • Mr. Alderman SIMI, said that it was pitiable to see a building like the new Custom-house in stato gito. - The sub ject ought to be taken into serious consideration,.and means devised to force it forward to completion. It was evident to him that there must he blame somewhere. The MAyon explained that the delay rested with her Ma jesty's government, and they were only Stopping until go vernment had made up t heir minds. The key of the postoffice had long since been given up. Mr. Alderman SHELL said that a remonstrance ought to be made. Mr. CouncillorJOßDAN observed that, with respect to the long room, they were not likely to get a farthing of money more. They had been told that they had ul, eadv got £150,000, and ought not to expect any more. They bad written to go vernment about ventillating the long room, and could not obtain an answer about it until the other day, when Mr. Stan- . ley came down, and said that it should be done. There was not a day on which he did not call to see how they were going on. The rails were all finished, and very ugly things they were. (Laughter.) COURT OF REQUESTS. - . The TOWN-ctxtlxre;t the following report of the Court of Requests Committee:— "That the committee regret that they are compelled to lay before the council their deliberate opinion, ,that expe rience has proved that this court, with a barrister as the sole judge, however high the character and attainments of the individual, does not give that satisfaction to the public which they are reasonably entitled to, and which it was the anxious desire of the council to secure, by the expensive re-construc tion of this important t r ibu na l under the act of iB3€. " That to effect this object, it is, in the opinion of the committee, essential that commissioners should be appointed from the inhabitants , to act conjointly with the . stipendiary commissioner, or as a jury, with his legal assistance as as sessor. "That if it he determined by the council to apply for an act to authorise this alteration, the committee would consider it most desirable that the power of the court to recover the property and effects of debtors, comprising, under proper limitations, payments out of future salaries and wages, should, if practicable, be extended and made more effectual. "That the committee recommend that these considerations should be especially referred to the new Court of Requests Committee for consideration and report, with power to Rive the necessary parliamentary notices, to secure the ensuing session, to be followed up or not, as the council may, on re port of the committee, determine." The report was confirmed. • CHURCH ENDOWMENT. The final report of the Church Endowment Committee was read by the town-clerk. The circumstances that led to the final determination of the suit, and the arrangement of the question by the act of 2d Victoria, which directed the transfer to the corporation of the fluid in litigation, hate been so recently before the public, that it is unnecessary to particularise them. The amount of principal transferred to the corporation was £105,000, and of interest £13,812 Bs. making a total of £llB,OOO Bs. The total amount of costs and expenses paid by the corporation, including £1154 ss. 93, the costs of the trustees is £4086. Balance received by the corporation, £111,726 Bs. The report was adopted. Mr. Aide' man EVANS wished to state that it was his inten tion to move that no more of the presentations of corporation churches should be sold. He had been informed that those sold for £l5OO were worth £5OOO. • At this moment any man might buy one of the presentations and give i t to a relative, whatever he might be, and however unfitted for the office; even a Jew might buy one. Were they to suppose that the council could not make a better appointment than was likely to he made under such circumstances? The MAYOR explained that it was imperative on the coun cil to sell. REMOVAL OF THE HAYMkRKET. • Mr. Councillor MS Di.:N said that he was opposed to that portion of the report which related to the removal of the hay market. He thought that the old Botanic Garden wile a very ineligible site for a south haymarket. and should much prefer the removal of the present market to one central situation. The farmers interested in the subject had a decided objection to the proposed plan. Besides, it appeared to him that, with one central market, persons would be enabled to make more advantaveous purchases than they could if the markets were scattered up and down. He could buy things cheaper in St. John's Market than in any other. He should move, as en amendmeut, that there be one central market fur the sale of hay. Alr. Councillor PLATT seconded the amendment. lie also was in favour of one central market, and was of opinion that the Botanic Garden was not a proper place for a haymarket. Mr. Councillor Coatis said, that one reason why this sub ject had now been brought forivard, was to set the public mind at rest on an important point. Numbers of persons laboured under the misapprehension that there was to be one market only, at the north end of the town; and he begged to say, that many of those who had signed the memorials, bad stated that they did not know at the time that there was to he a market at the south, and that, if they had been ac quainted with the facts of the case, they would not have signed. He stated this positively, as a thing which could not he de nied. It had been stated that there would be an advantage in having one central market. He wished to know what in convenience had resulted front having St. James's, Scotland road, Islington, and Cleveland-square markets? He would ask, if they were to do away with the other markets, under the determination of centralizing St. John's, if the public would not rise up in alarm, and oppose them? Such, in fact, was the increase in the town, that St. John's Market had ac tually become too stall, and they hail been compelled, from time to time, to dismiss certain branches of trade from this market, for the purpose of making room fur those who vended that description of produce more proper fur a market. There were other considerations :—the concentration and amount of all the passengers at the railway station, the numbers of whom would certainly increase every year ; the proposed erection of courts of justice, and of St. George's Hall, which rendered it necessary that there should be an open spaca for easy approach. If they would look at the map, they would find that the Botanic Garden was not all an inconvenient situation. There was access to it from Wavertree, Child wall, and ToNteth•park, and it stood in the centre of those roads. Besides, it had the advantage of being laud in the possession of the corporation. Latterly, the situation had been much deteriorated by the establishment of a num ber of coal-yards in the vicinity, and the land would not sell. It had in fact been on sale a number of years, but bad not been purchased. He hoped it would be understood that this measure had now been brought forward to allay the appre hensions of those who conceived there was no intention of appointing a market in the south as well as the north. Mr. Councillor W. EARLE said Mr. Ramsded had alluded to the wishes of the farmers. He did not know what they had to do with the farmers, who, no doubt, wished to have one market, that they might lay their heads together fur the purpose of keeping nit the price of hay. He thought they ought to take care of themselves. Mr. Alderman Evatis was perfectly of opinion that the Botanic-garden ought to be the only ptice appropriated fora market. There was no kind of analogy between a market where there were carts and horses, and one where there were pedestrians only. A load of hay had to be carted all over the town ; but a washerwoman who had to buy a few articles went to a neighbouring market; and to her it would be an immense evil if there were no neighbouring market. The hay•carts were like ships; most of them, atter the hay had been disposed of, had to go for a return cat go in the shape of manure. What was their object in having a market at the north? They must pay for hay wherever it was to go. He believed that the city of Dublin, which had 60.0(X) inhabit ants more than Liverpool, had but one hay-market. They ail knew that the lesser the markets, the easier the combina tion. He was in favour of one market, and thought that the Botanic-garden was the most suitable place. Mr. Councillor BOLTON said that he was at first favourable to the establishment of only one market, but the return made to the inquiries of .the committee, which showed that fully three fourths of the produce entered from, and was disposed of for consumption to persons residing at the north end of the town, decided his opinions the other way. The Botanic garden was too far to the south-east. With the knowledge that this town was increasing, and likely to increase, he thought that it was quite as proper to have two markets for hay as for anything else; and he knew no better situations, admitting that two were desirable, than ,he sites fixed upon. Councillor Dr. CARSON observed that they might as well say there should be t wo cotton-markets. He thought that their object should be the accommodation of the public; and if it were desirable that the market should remain in its place, why let it remain. The railway stations and St. George's Hall were merely secondary considerations to the hay-markets. St. George's Hall was to be a building for the convenience of a few only, and there were usher places on which it might be erected; but the haymarket was for the convenience of the public generally, and their accommoda tion should be attended to in preference to the convenience of a few. If, however, it was determined that there should be a market at the north end of the town, he thought there should be one at the south also; and in that case, perhaps on better site could be selected than the Botanic-garden. But still there was no better place than the central station near to the ether markets. He thought it would be better to defer ~'_ ,~ i~ Mr. Alderman EVANS.—StiII they were not in haste to do so. and he proposed that they should endeavour to get an act of parliament fora better system. The present was a -most monstrous one. _ . _ Mr. Councillor BOLTON observed that the finance com mittee had to sell the advowsons, and that, he was happy to say, was the conclusion of the church endowment job. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN said, that it had been rendered imperative on them to sell for the express purpose of de priving them of the opportunity of presenting to a living in the church. It was feared that some dissenters might get into the town-councils, and that they-would, be supposed, put into the livings the most disgraceful men belonging to the church of England that they could find. The measure was therefore proposed by the Bishop of London, and agreed to by parliament. Ile thought that it would be desirable to put the report of fhe church endowment question on permanent record, and he should therefore propose that it be printed, so that it might be referred to when needed. Mr. Councillor JORDAN seconded the motion, which was carried. WACEHOUSES.ON THE DOCK QUAYS. The resolutions of the Dock Committee having been read, Mr. Alderman LEA Tuom rose to move that they should be confirmed. lie slid that the Dock Committee. had recon sidered the matter, and the more they considered it the more they were convinced of the necessity and importance of warehouses upon the dock quays. The resolutions which they now proposed were resolvable into two parts. First,—That the committee should be empowered to build warehouses and lei them upon lease to public bodies; or, secondly, that they should sell or lease the land to public bodies for the purpose of building upon. It appeared to him that the first proposi tion only could be entertained, namely, that the Dock Com mittee should themselves build the warehouses, and let them on terms of five or seven years, so that, if any difference in the system of management should arise, they might have the opportunity of redisposing of the lease. It it were pro posed that the land itseif, should be let on lease, it was the opinion that no person would think of building, unless he had a lease for a. number of years, perhaps seventv-tive. In that case the laud would be alienated, and the Dock-Cora inittee would be prevented from carryiog out any system to provide for the wants of the • docks. They were therefore desirous of adhering to the proposition of building ware houses on the margin of the docks, and letting them in the manner he had meetioned. Au uniformity of system could never be preserved if they were let to separate individuals. Some of the persons melt opposed to their scheme were con -viuced.thet a system of separate holders could not be carried into effect, and they bad therefore abandoned that view of the subject. The corporation must build and let them; or, in other welds, if their plan should be adopted, assume pos session of the land, and then make a reconveyance of it to the dock trust., accompanied with the power to build ware houses, which might be let out to two or three public compa nies at most. , By that means the necessary officers would not have to be appointed either by the council or dock trust, end any aprehensions which might have been entertained as to the patronage which would result, if they reserved to them selves the power of management, would he done away with. The opposition to the measure, be was glad to say, had now considerably abated; and what the committee had to press upon the council now was, that they should allow the neces sary notices, to enable them to go into parliament next ses sion for the bill, to be inserted in the Gazette, which must be done three Fridays in November, commencing on Friday the 16th, and that the discussion on the merits of the bill should be taken afterwards: They had been lately laying the founds tMn of docks at Southampton, and the chairman had ob served as to the advantages they would possess over Liver pool in having warehouses on their quays. There were several other points -of importance in the proposed bill; but he would then pass them over, and allude to one of more importance—he referred to the admeasurement of steamers. It appeared, on looking at the revenue derived from the steam-vessel docks, that, after the payment of their portion of the charges incurred, there was scarcely anything left to wards the repayment of the money which those docks had cost. The steamers simply paid for tonnage, and their tonnage was so reduced by the present mode of measurement that they did not pay anything like au adequate sum. He would give them au instance of the manner in which the system worked. There were several steamers, the tonnage of which, according to the mode of measurement, amounted to 2876 tons; their actual measurement was 5108 tons; and if they were measured over their paddle-boxes, which was certainly the proper way to ascertain the amount of dock room they occupied, it was 8148 tons. They (the Dock Committee) had written circulars to those very steam-boat proprietors, requesting that they would have a meeting and communicate the result to the committee. Their answer was, that they thought they paid too much already, and one was of opinion that they ought not to pay anything. From the increase of steam-boats, it was evident that they must be a lucrative investment, and it was not proper that the mer chants should pay all. ' Mr. Alderman - BeeN seconded the motion. He said that it was his wish to give Liverpool such accommodation as was else Where to he had, and unless they had warehouses on the margin of the docks they never would, have such accommo dation. What they most wanted was security. The propo sition was that the warehouses should be built by the Dock Committee, and let out to two, or perhaps three, public com panies, in which the merchants should be interested—that is, that they should be held in shares—in order that the mer chants, as shareholders, might see that justice was done, and every thin attended to that could give facility to the trade'of the port. The main object of having these ware houses was for the purpose of transhipment—to prevent the expense and loss of cartints into the town and back again. The plan of the Dock Coinuiittee was not yet altogether formed, because they wished to take advantage or any com munications that might be made to them in the progress of the work; but they did think that the parties should be un der the direct contronl of the Dock Committee. In fact, what they wanted was, to have a perfect controul over the management, iu order that they might be enabled to correct any abuses that should creep into the system, and thus give satisfactiaii to the merchants. Many persons were of opinion that their proposal, if carried out,•would be injurious to - the owners of existing warehouses. But it ought to be recollected that it would be five years ere the proposed warehouses were erected, and that within the last five years more than they proposed to build bad been erected; and surely no one would .maintain that they neght to stand still. Coder these circum stances, he thought they would be fully justified in proceed ing with . putting in the notices, which ought to be done in such general terms that nu inconvenience could arise, or ad vantage be taken. - Mr. Ablerman Boren' said, that the proposed alteration did not do away with the principle of the measure, and it was that to which be objected. But he would waive that, and ask them how far it was consistent that, at this late hour of their existence, the council should pronounce its opinion on a measure so important, and about which there was so much difference of opinion. On this ground, he should move that the question be postponed until the next council meeting. He saw no Objection, however, to the notices being given, with an understanding that that should not be construed into a pledge on the part of the council to proceed. Mr. Councillor .1. HOLMES was in favour of a postpone ment until the details of the measure were given in, and sent to a committee for consideration. Mr. Councillor EARLE. said that there was no necessity to hurry the measure on in this session. If the saltpetre bill reqUired consideration, surely this did. With his permission they should not have power to go to Parliameal at all. Perhaps if sonic of the gentlemen who were such strong ad vocates for the measure, were warehouse-owners themselves, they would think differently to what they did. It was, cer tainly, rather extraordinary that, with one or two exceptions, all the warehouse proprietors should think one way, and those who were not should think another way. He should move, as an amendment, "That it is inexpedient to proceed to parliament on so important a subject, until some steps he taken to reconcile the present.contlicting interests." Mr. Councillor IL HOLMES seconded the amendment. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN thought that if the notices were oven at all, they ought to be given with the ut most lati tude. - He was surprised that the warehouse owners, should express alarm at the addition of so small an amount to the warehtruse property. The warehouses of Liverpool might be put down at 1200; what they proposed to erect was 20, or one-sixtieth part of those at present in existence, and the liberty to erect those would prevent the building of any others during the five years they would he in progress. He thought. there was no ground of apprehension in this. Mr. Councillor W. CURRIE would not object to the notices being given, but' he was not opposed to a postponement of the consideration of the question, so as to a3ow time for the Collection of evidence, and a thorough maturing of the whole plat:. They might then come to such a proposal as would be of advantage to all parties, anti, if they should decide to go irould remove the apprehensions of those who feared that their interests would be injured. The warehouse proprietors Were like any other body ; but they were not the public at latge. Those who said that the council ought not to consent to the erection of warehouses on the docks, because it might, poisibility, injure them, might as well say that railways should not have been constructed, because they would injure 'canias: short, the assertion was tantamount to a declare tioti"that society should make no further progress. Mr. Councillor Hooosue said that it was nut the manner, but the fact, of bringing the warehouses into existence that he obPeted to. Being built, their competition would be equally ruinous; •hi - whatever manner or by whomsoever they were beat. Itbad been said that the opposition had abated. If it had ever relaxed, it was under the expectation that some principle was about to be brought forward ; but he felt con vinced that the present measure would experience the same opposition as the former one had done., It was not the-quan eon that was to be bi ought into action but the very principle tself, that formed the ground of objection. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE remarked that the council, after having negatived the principle of building warehouses at all, *ere now asked to give notice of a bill to carry into effect the very measure which they had rejected. He should support Mr. Earle's motion. - Mr. Alderman EvaNs said great squeamishness was ex pressed with regard to the consistency of the council. It was a pity this .exquisite delicacy of sentiment did not act with them before when they reversed a decision which - they had once come to, to build warehouses on the duck quays. Per sons were always talking about vested interests and private property. Was the community considered worth nothing? Was the - community to be bereaved of the vast lands now lying waste, which were worth a million and a half of money? Mr. Evans proceeded to argue at some length in favour of thw plan. Mr. Councillor BROCK LEBANK was fully convinced of the necessity for the measure. Many articles were imported which were not for home consumption; such as foreign ringer, the pilferage of which, the difficulties at the Custom-house, and the expenses of cartage, would drive this branch of com merce from the port, if there were not bonded warehouses on the verge of the docks. After some conversation between Messrs. Leathom and Betin and Mr. Booth, the latter gentleman consented to agree to the amended motion of the former gentlemen, which was as follows: — "That the consideration of the resolution of the Dock. Com mittee be postponed till the next council, but that the Dock Committee be at liberty to insert the requisite notices in the Gazette, and other papers, immediately, for the proposed bills for building docks and warehouses." Some discussion arose out of the above, and respecting the powers of the Dock Committee to act before the council should have tilled up the vacancies. The result was, th e ad dition of the follo vtin g to Mr. Leathom's mo.ion :—" Such notices to be sufficiently comprehensive to include all plans as to warehouses reasonably for consideration , _ and to be set tled to the satisfa c tion of t he Ma y or and Chairman of the Dock Committee, by the Solicitor of the Dock Committee a nd the Town-clerk. " The council then went to the vote. The division was as follows: — For the amendment of Mr. Earle—Messrs. J. Holmes, J. flevwoith, Hodgson, Logan, Houghton, Preston, Wood, H. - Holmes, C. Lawrence. Cooper, H. Lawrence, Earle, Mason, Smith, G. H. Lawrence. and Jones. Aialiist the atneitdment-Messrs.Thornhilt, Harvey, Raw=' don, Miller ' Wahnsley, Bolton, "Woulltight, Bright, EL Ilornbv, J. Lawrence, Lassell, Brockiebank, Carson, More croft, idiegins, Blackburn, Coglan, Segar, Jordan, Platt, Currie, Ramsden, Duncan, Shell, Booth, J. i tornby, Dos kell, Leathom, G. Holt, Benn, Evans, T. Holt, Moon, Bai ley, Freme, Barclay, Robinson, and the Mayor. For the amendment, 16; against it, 38. Majority 22. The original motion, with the additi on there to, ' was put and carried. RESIGNATION OF MR. BIRCH. A letter - from Mr. Birch, resioing his office as councillor, was read by the Mayor, who informed the council that that gentleman had pail the fine of £5O. Mr. Bot.Tou passed some'eulugiums on the talents of Mr. Birch, but spoke in severe terms of that part of his address to the electors which related to the appointment of aldermen at the •ensuing - council. He denied that there was any inten tion, on the part of the liberal members of the council, to to make It a sine 90a non, in the election of aldermen, that they should vote in favour of the warehouse scheme. It was casting an unjust reflection upon their motives, which he ventured to .say were as pure as his own: He, for one; in- dignantly repelled the insult that was offered to the council in that advertisement. Mr. EVANS followed to similar effect, and said Mr. Birch was actually admitting, through the whole - of his letter, his own determination to be influenced in his conduct by motives which he was attributing to, and censuring in, others; and Mr. COGLAN characterized the address of Mr. Birch as a gross libel on the council. VOTE OF THANKS TO THR MAYOR. Mr. H. HORNBY, after speaking warmly of the conduct of the Mayor in his office of chief magistrate and president of the conned, proposed the thanks of the council to his worship, for the urbanity and strict impartiality with which he had presided over their deliberations. (Loud cheers.) Mr. SMITH, amid great cheering, expressed his cordial con currence in every word that haallen from Mr. Hornby, and seconded the motion. The MAYOR briefly and feelingly - returned thanks, acknow ledging the support he had met with in the council in the execution of the ardeous duties of his office; and the council broke up at four o'clock. A German novelist, sketching a military hero, gives him "a dress much worse fur wear, the breeches pocket excepted.' SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.—At what they term a morn ing set, on Tuesday last, Mr. George Tucker caught the ex traordinary number of 700 rabbits on Sauntou Warren.— West of Enjland Conservative. BOLTON AND PRESTON IiAILWAY.—We are informed that nine miles of the length of this railway, commencing at Bol ton, are already lined out.—Preston 07;server. EFFECTS OF RAILWAYS BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON.—The few remaining coaches now on the road be tween Birmingham and London are actually carrying pas sengers at twenty shillings inside and ten shillings outside; whilst of twenty-two coaches on the road pi ior to the opening of the railroad, there now only remain four, and it appears uncertain that that number can con tinue.—Biruthwhom paper, Some curious funeral remains were recently discovered among the mountains of Antes, in the department of the Puy de Dome, in a wild spot, probably the site of the forest no longer in existence, and at present waste psture land. The turf concealed from sight a layer of charcoal and ashes, mixed with pounded glass, in the centre of which was an urn con taining a second vase of glass of a square form, in which were placed the remains of some human bones. Around this urn, and at equal distances, were distiibuted three lamps. In the interior of the fosse were fragments of vases at different forms, the greater part of whicCwere of Roman pottery. DunTn FROM TERROR.—On Saturday night, as Miss Symonds, eldest daughter of Mr. John Symonds, of Green Bank, Falmouth. who had been spending the evening with 'some friends, was returning to her father's -house, attended by a man-servant, when she had nearly reached the, gate some miscreants caught hold of her dress, which terrified her to such degree, that on entering the house she became seri ously ill, and continued so until Tuesday morning, when she expired from the effects of the fright.—Cornwall Gazette. STRANGE AFFAIR IN HIGH 'APE.— Some paragraphs having appeared in various papers respecting an affair that happened lately at the residence of Henry Winston Barron, Esq., M.P.; on inquiry, we find that the facts are as follow : The were some friends stopping at the honourable member's residence near Waterford, on a visit, and amongst the rest Lord L. and his pretty wife. One evening that some gentle men dined there from the neighbourhood, Lord L. lost a very splendid gold snuff-box. A great noise was made about the affair; and the box was discovered in the shop nf an eminent, eweller in this city, some days after it was lost, and traced to a Captain D., who then held a commission in a regiment quartered in Dublin, and who is the son of a gene ral officer, and related to some of the most distinguished officers in the army; he was one of the party who dined at at Barron's, the day the box was lost. He has since sold out of the army, and, we believe, left the kingdom.—Dublin Evening Post. CURIOUS DEATH OF Two BIRDS.—A few days ago, a t Sudbury Rectory, a noise of the breaking of glass being heard, search was made to ascertain the cause, and a pane of glass in the door of the conservatory was found broken. On opening the door, two thrushes were found lying amongst the broken glass, on the floor, quite dead. It is supposed that they were either flying at so rapid a rate as to be unable to stop themselves wtieucoming to the glass, or that they were allured.by something in the conservatory, and, being uncon scious of the intervention of the glass, dashed through it. It is evident the birds were flying very swiftly, as the pane was small, and would require a considerable force to break it. 'he necks of both the unfortunate warblers were broken. BOOKSELLERS' ESTIMATE OF LITERARY PROPERTY, At first Miller would not give Thompson a farthing for his "Winter," he afterwards gave him three guineas fur it. Cave offered half the booksellers in London the property of the " Gentleman's Magazine;" and as they all refused to engage in it, he was obliged to publish it himself. " Burn's Justice" was offered in vain to every publisher fur £5O, Dr. Buchan offered his "Domestic Medicine" to every principal bookseller in Edinburgh and London for £lOO, without ob taining a purchaser; and after it had passed through 25 editions, it sold in 32 shares at £5O each. Beresford offered the copyright of the " Miseries of Human Life" for £2O, it afterward 3 realised £5,000. FuoLic of Foom —This celebrated humourist, while educating at Worcester college, Oxford, found in the head, Dr. Gower, a highly suitable subject for taste of his droll devices. Observing that the rope of the chapel-bell was allowed to hang near the ground, in en open space where cows were sometimes kept for the night, he suspended a wisp of hay to it, and the consequence was, that some one of the animals never failed to seize the hay before morning, and so produce a most unseasonable and mysterious tolling of the bell. A solemn consultation took place for the elucidation of this portentous circumstance, and Gower having under taken with the sexton, to sit tip all night for the purpose of catching the delinquent, disclosing the nature of the jest by pouncing out upon the poet. cow, and had the hearty laughter of all Oxford to reward him for his pains. NEW DYE PLANT.—In the south of Russia, numerous tufts of liarmata, or rue of the steppes, has been re-marked. It is called Inscrlik by the Tartars, and its botanical name is Peyanum harmala. It sometimes covers extensive plains in the Tartar country : its root is strong and coriaceous, ►e slats the plough, and is an invincible obstacle to cultivation. It is not useful for cattle, its odour being so disagreeable that they will not touch it ; but it is likely to prove of immense service to the Russians in their manufactures. Attempts were formerly made to dye cloth of a red colour with the seeds, but it was a complicated process, and has been sine e abandoned. - M. Goebel, professor of chemistry at the uni versity of Dorpat, having analyzed these seeds, has ascer tained the nature of their colouring matter, and invented a much simpler method of extraction. it is superior to most of the ordinary substances which produce seed, serves equally well for silk, wool, cotton, and linen, presenting every shade front rose to crimson, and not being subject to fade. Half an ounce of the extract is sufficient for dyeing six square archiues, or more than three yards, of a deep crimson. THE NORTHERN YACHT STEAMER.—MI hope of the safety of this vessel seems now to have been given up. \Ve understand that the master of one of the London smacks, ar rived at Leith on Saturday last, in passing Eyemouth, was told by some fishermen that a quantity of wreck had been driven ashore on that coast, amongst which were some long green painted seats, such as are used on the quarter decks of steam-vessels. Tiie Perthshire Advertiser of Thursday states, that " a gentleman, who was in conversation with some of the crew of the Euphetnia, belonging to Perth, which ar rived there on Wednesday, informs us that they passed the Northern Yacht, on her way to Leith, twice on. the night of the storm. The last time they saw her, the sea was running. terribly high, and must have rolled over her decks, so that the probality is, she was in this way filled with water, and !soldered incapable of weathering the storm. 'l' h e crew of the Etrphemia state that, on Thursday night, they saw pieces of wreck floatine about, and no fewer than four vessels go down, but were unable to render them any assistance from the danger they themselves were in. The crew of the Cir cassia, of Newburgh. report, that they saw a vessel sink close to the Bell Rock,—Scotsman. DESCRIPTION OF HenaL—Herat, the Aria of the Greeks, is a very ancient city of the province of Khorassan, in Persia, but now constitutes the western frontier of Affghanistan, being situated on the high road from Persia and Tartar) , to Hindostan. It has experienced all the advantages and dis advantages of such a position. It has been from time im memorial the route of all the caravans, and the depot of the commerce carried on between the three counries, by which its inhabitants amassed great wealth ; but it has also beeu the route of all the invading arnUes, and has been often plundered, sacked, and burned. It was taken by Alexander, by Jingiz Khan, by Timour by Nadir Shah, and manv ot h ers . I n th e end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixieenth centuries, it was the residence of Satan About Ghazv, fourth in de scent from Timour, who ruled Khorassan With great reputa tion for 31 years. It was then in the zenith of its splendour; and the Persian historians are profuse in the des c ripti o n . o its palaces, caravansaries, gardens, mosques, &c. It is now held as a viceroyalty, by one of the sons or brothers of the King of Cabul, or Alfghanistan. In the year 17R3, this city was visited by Mr. Forster, who describes it as standing on a spacious plain, and intersected by a river, over which there are several bridges, and surrounded by numerous villages in the midst of plantations. It then possessed a considerable share of commerce; and persons limn all parts of the east were there to be met with. It has an extensive manufircwre of carpets; and some good horses are bred in the vicinity. Its revenues are estimated at 4000,000 of rupees per annum. The King of Persia is very ambitious of adding Herat to his do minions, and has sent an army against it. Long.. 62 20. E. let. 3150 N. PROJECT FOR .9WEEPING AWAY TIM BANKS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE PORT OF LIVERPoOI..—What are the means of diverting and wearing the various land streams? would seem the next question to be answered. Any material diversion of the rivers Dec, Mersey, and Ribble would evi dently appear inconsistent with the character of those re spective streams. Wearing, however, scents applicable in the first place; and, when given advantages were thereby gained, embeukmeut might securely follow at an available expense. Dealing in general principles, however, rather then especial details, it may be enough to say, that powerful jetties ought to be thrown judiciously out on lower or western extremities of those estuaries. I3e it observed, the true set of a prevailing current is not alone with, but against the courses of these respective rivers. Sin ce the flow of the tide into an empty space is necessarily more rapid and powerful than either its ebb or the tetnporary influence of Lied this fact is of considerable moment. The neglect of a co! sideration so vital would be sure in leading to errors and d appointments. Besides, any works successfully undertaken on the lower parts of the Dee, the Mersey, and the Rite- . would be sure to increase the effective scour of those rivers, narrow their breadth, deepen their channels, and mate - jelly improve, facilitate, and secure the course or navigation. All experience shows, that depositions of shingle mostly go along with, and not against, the flowing tide, as the current is corn tnonly more rapid and stronger during the ebbing and flow ing, than the ebbing tide. . Every shore on the British Isles !attests the frequency, not the constancy, of this tidal law, Yet engineers have failed in bestowing due attention on, ant' availing themselves of, a powerful instrument by which lan , may be securely gained from the sea, through the aid of power. and the channels of- navigation undergo material nu provement in depth of water and evenness of course. Why is the navigation of the Thames so favourable? Because running through weak ground inland, and compressed at Tilbury Fort and Gravesend by strong ground on both sides of the river, it has shaped out fur itself that even channel for which it is pre-eminent. On similar laws a marine dike, like that of the Low Holm- on the shore of the Solway Frith, projected on Formby Point, travelling continuously east wards, or in the direction of Liverpool, would augment the scour of the Mersey, deepen its sea channel, and sweep off those sand banks which impede and endanger its navigation so materially in its present form. A few inland streams that continually disturb the channel by cross currents anti rest less sounds._found.on the shore between Formby Point and Liverpool, would, by the application of such means, assume an eastern course, cease to disturb the channel, and deposits broken and shifting sand banks. For the balance of the up wards current exceeding in strength the downwards one, so the projection of a travelling beach might nut only reclaim a large area of land from the sea, deepest the channel ma terially, steady its navigation, and facilitate, in the meantime, the ease thereof, but probably lead to the formation of a place of refuge, having sufficient water at all times of the title. Such an acquisition in the vicinity of Liverpool would be invaluable. Indeed, as applicable to the instance befo:e us, nature having expounded her own laws, we have but t , follow her dictates to come at sound conclusions , and fabricate works on plain and effectiveNprinciples. While engineers continue to mistake the balance of currents, and treat them as flowing in the opposite direction to the true one, little or no good can he effected. Let such a defect be fairly obviated, however, right principles might speedily lead to a correct application, and wonderful results follow; converting those very rivers and streanslets that now disturb the channels of navigation so destructively, into the means of acquiring secure places of refuge at all times of the tide:--Rookes Geology as cl Science. . __ \.` RETURN OF THE LIVERPOOL. Accounts were received on Wednesday from Cork and Dublin announcing the return of the Liverpool, which put into the Cove shortly after three o'clock on Monday, ten day s after her departure from Liverpool, Almost every day since her departure she has been ob structed by contrary winds. Ou Thursday last she encoun , tered a hurricane. She had accomplished nearly one-third of her voyage, when it was found that,.owing to the unfavour able state of the wind, she could:net make more than three or four knots an hour. In conteiluenee of this diminution of speed the consumption of fuel was .34 ;muiew that it %vat found advisable to put back. One of the letters received states,, that so dreadfUl Was the weather, that in order to make head against it the 'us= p 7 lion of fuel was exceedingly great, nearly' 400 tons of coals were consumed in ten days. I'he accounts received:in Dub lin state, that the Liverpool was to set out again on Wed nesday. The following is the official account Conanutticafil by Mr. John Pollock, agent to the Transatlantic Steam Company. " I have this moment received advtces from Cork and Dub lin, to the effect that the LiverpOol, having experieliced a succession of severe gales, with a tremendous hurricane on the 25th instant, the captain deemed it prudent to put back, arriving at Cork on the 29th instant. " She lost her figure bead, and had reached 10ng,.21, 50 la►. 47. " Mr. Shaw, the company's marine manager, (who went with the Royal William, first voyage,)-being in Dublin,,pro ceeded instantly to Cork, and w►ll accompany her to New York. "The Liverpool will take in an additional supply of fuel, and is expected to sail again this day"--(Wednesday). , . „ (From the Cork Constitution, of Tuesclay.). "Daily information has been obtained vessets.arriviOg at Liverpool of the Liverpool steam ship. .She'vriis. malting very good progress, and was breasting a heavy sea and ad verie winds in gallant style. When seen upon,one,osealiop off Tusear, her engines had stopped, an occurrence common to steamers on a first voyage, and she was blowing off' her steam." The above is from the Watetford Mirror of yesterday !twin ing; but by the Shipping Nose received y es terday evening front our correspondent at Cove. it will besseen that, after encountering the dreadfully boisterous weather of, the lastweek, week, she has been obliged to put about and run-in here for coals. . . • Even the elements are against the Whigs.. This vessel• is the bearer of important despatches for lArd .D,urhasn„ . "• or the person," whoever he may be, "administering.the Govern ment." She carries, it is understood, the prayer of her Ma jesty's ;Ministers--anti it was first stated, the prayer of her Majesty herself—that his Lordship would re-consider his re solution, withdraw his resignation, and resume the reins of Government. For this she was detained Tour-and-twenty. hours bevOnd her appointed time in Liverpool, and for this a "Queen's Messenger" was despatched .bv her for Canada! . Yet here we have her, —Messenger and despatches, "auto graph" and all—at the Cove of Cork, and ere •she reaches her destination, Lord Durham may be in London t-, It is no fault of hers, however.... The vessel is a good one, and was making her way gallantly, when arrested by, the terrible storms which she has had to contend with since her depar ture. She has put in, as we have stated, for coals, and we presume will start immediately on receiving her supply, LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. • On Saturday evening John Wallis, Esq. deitreted 4 his second lecture. A spherical body can revolve upon an axis passing trough it iu any diameter, but an oblate spheroid can only rev-Wive upon its short axis. - Upon this simple circumstance. depeeds the return of our seasons as well as the , lives or a number of animals, for were the earth not flatter at the poles than at the equator it would be liable to a continual change. ; . of axis, by which what we call the equator might be converted into the poles and the poles into the equator. The • tendency which bodies have to assume the form of an oblate spheroid when put into rapid 'evolution is capable of demonstration in a variety of methods : thus, if two thin spherical hoops be caused to rev Ave rapidly upon a whirling tube upon an axis • passing through the edges of the hoops, the hoops will be contracted in the diameter of their axis and expanded in a cnntrary direction. This Mr. Wallis illustrated by..a piece of beautiful machinery.] All the planets arc subjectao, the same law as the earth, and will only rotate upon- theirshortest axis. [The principle of this law was strikinglvdemenstrated by Mr. Wallis, by means of the whirling jable„ upon which . he caused a number of differently forthed inbstances to ro tate, and when left to their - own - free action, whether then are chains, flat discs, oblate spheroids, or ellipsoids, therall revolved upon their shortest axis.l If. the earth „vvere,aere volve once in 84 minutes, the centrifogal_ force we:aid:be so touch increased at the equator as to balance the attraction of gravitation, the consequence of which would be thirtlhere would be nu weight there, so that the least push Would send any loose article off the globe, and those articles whick We. now consider the heaviest would then become the iighttat• [Mr. Wallis illustrated this by means of a couple of lased tubes containing leaden shots, water, and atmospheric air, in equal proportions which he placed upon a whirling table at angles of about 30°, and caused to rotate with some velocity. The consequence was that . the leaden bullets rushed'to the, top of the tubes, the water stood next to it and the, „actifos pheric air descended to the bottom. The planet Jopilex IA hiCh is eleven times the diameter of the earth, revolves in less than half the time of tlfe earth, therefore there must be an irntriense disproportion between the weight of a body at the poles ;and . the equator of that planet. Having disposed of the apparent diurnal motion of the. sun by the diurnal motion of .our own globe, we shall attend 10 the apparent annual motion of the sun. The sun is 400 mil lions of nines more distant from its than the moon, and as they both appear alike in size, must be immensely larger. The apparent annual motion of the sun can he as- readily explained as its apparent diurnal motion.—[The lecturer. illustrated this by placing two balls, of unequal sizes, attached together by means of wire, upon a whirling table. Wheli the centre of gravity was placed upon the centre of motion, the halls revolved without any tendency to fly off the table by centrifugal force; but no sooner was the centre of gravity disturbed than the balls flew to the side, and would no longer rotate indifferently.]-s-When bodies arc.. of different sizes, the centre of - gravity alters. Thus, if one were'eiglit'tithei the - size of the other, - the centref gravity viotild be eight times as near to the laree body as to the small body, •and - the- same to any extent. Thus, the sun being so lunch largerthan the earth, the centre of gravity about which. both orits, revolve is so much nearer to the sun. We cannot make the earth re' volve about the centre of the sun, nor can the earth he made the centre of motion to the sun: but the centre of-gravity between both must be the centre around which-they - will:bot h revolve. The moon is only the 68th part of the weight of the earth. Now, we know the diameter of the sun to-be-from 110 to 111 times that of the earth; and it would be compo sed of very light materials, indeed, if it were not heavler than the earth. But whatever the diameter of the'sun, if it *elf, of the same weight, the centre of gravity would 'lse-ctie-ba" the distance between the sun and the earth. • - It is the annual motion of the earth-which, enables ps i ; ° reckon one of our largest portions of time, the seasons. , e find that the sou is not always at the sairie distance frail the earth, therefore the earth does not describe a cirele - routia lhe sun; neither does the moon describe -a circular 'nett." around the earth. Far from it, and we do not find .aacipg le instance in the universe of any bodies deseribing.circles, is there a single instance iu which the same orbit is refie" te ' t by the same body; anti yet; notwithstanding these grel i changes, there is one grand conservative principleliy w hich the mean distance of a planet is constantly ma i nta i n ed, s 0 that there is no danger, however eccentric the-orbit of aoY planets leaving its mean distance. By accurateaneasur e : ment of the sun, we find that its semi-diameter is given foi every day in the Nautical Almanack. At the . beeinniog January the sun appears largest, so that we are clearest 1' sun in our winter, and farthest from it in July—our sun - oe r ' At the other side of . the equator we- find the same -circuto stances to happen, namely, that the sun is farthest in sur ir , mer, and nearest in winter. But while we are farthest fr°ll .; the sun we move slowest, and rice versa so what is lost' in ow: way we gain in the other. T his is the c ase with all bodies re .) volving around others.. and is very obvious with resp ec the fne moon. The moon's distance differs as 32 to 38, but sun a only differs by the 33d of the whole amount. The di ; s . ferenee of the sun ' s diameter at different periods As , at 16 deg. 43 min. to 16 deg. 17 min. Here then we see th , we revolve in a kind of oval orbit around the sun. The ecit centricity of an orbit is the difference between the real V": of revolution and the fo. The difference of time cus we shall advert to next, and thisenl! more difficult than is perhaps imagined. Every' beiPg' dowed with consciousness and memory must . hvie a noti°_,, of the succession of time. But we must hate some rueou,k`o of time, otherwise we should have no two individuals " A , • would agree in the time of day, according as their occu„P,7 o tions were agreeable and disagreeable.- We enuld meas i " ,c ' e iur time by the stars, as they move equally, in consequeor. 7 _- - of the motion of the earth on its axis,iinictims ticc geL whe . - rect measure of tie. is en ger of t_ ( ;1 3 astronomer has his m sidreal lbis and th nis ti solar tfittEr clacks. Th e 5 re clock is never regulated by the sun; because the sun d ,0 0t times comes to the meridian 20 minutes too - soon, L!" others 20 minutes • too late. if we measure -our time oY i ) ,. 0 stars, we get true time, and the astronomer always eln Y l er , that means. Sidreal time begins with the first point a r" 1 "„rs and this standard is u n i versa lly followed by all astroo' n ;nt throughout the world. The observer has a transit instr" ui t he to watch the passage of a star or any other body aciross oc ol meridian. We • find that in the year there are - :366 si t he revolutions, whilst the sun has only come 365 times f°35!.. meridian. This - arises from the sun rgradeallv B eing ' en d ward at the rate of 3 minutes, 56 and-ten.twelfths of a bc c iiv i , per day. The week and the month are mere artifi cial `Jest sions of time, and have nothing to do with astrononnos phenomena; but the year is the period in which we_ i r ie s, around the sun. We are thus surrounded with (jill.i..c u t o ur and there are such minute details to be aftende'd lo a 1 00 observations, that we ought to the thankful to those men at , v e have brought their calculations to such perfection ° si nle can reckon time for 1000 years without the error "f a or ti.ei day.' A sideral day is not the 365th, nor the 303 11) n i c oy other integer pallor a year. The year,. therefere, is " ( . 1 ,, v ery mensurable be the dav, and we are thus placed in ' an d n great difficulty. We find that the )ear is 365 .( f a _Y l s ; n tiO , 8: about a quarter. A confusion took plsee in the c", da is; 11- from the supposition that the year consisted of 3CN ior iatl . which was found too much. -Julius Caesar liamil that_"l.usioo his reign, chronology was thrown into the utmost c° . l : ie d f.', e ' from the overlooking of this circumstance. He all' ... ' d o e ea ! Sosogenes, an eminent astronomer of his time, %di° ' 0 ,0 , 4. 1 hint to make a leap year : he said, do not. every Ye ar an d :', e the 6 hours, but add them together every 4 years,., av , l shall then have an extra day. By this means we , be ye,st r : days in February in leap-year, (but this is m uch). • :..; i n .laj 46, before the Christian era was allowed to con _see r: days, and thus they continued the 'adjustment a tr., .1 , 2 inv But now, as the addition of G hours per ; mount w". 7,,, w ere 1 rules too much, in the course of succeeding cent uil _'-',, we r ' they error crept into the calendar. The itstronotn7o. Lhoe al ca lled upon by Pope Gregory the 130„ tw accona i t o l .' s epo` j i - and they found that the seasons had fallen back 9 ' ',,ratitte them, so that were the same mode of computation i f, b e co, to go on for century after century, the seasons 0. " o . a s O r ' : pletely out of their place. so far as the 03 ie r''darfolloWin/f. cerned. . The mode which was adopted the, the n ine da„'; it was found that if they omitted to reckon -„ 00 - 1 they would be correct. This was aec ordinglY. f i l 'T e pr j eve v ve te Y her o 1582. The present mode in Which the evl be lear.,. /t h is by omitting to add the day in February at t ite ,the %ie . closing three ceuturies out of four, so.that We e l ii i 00 5 , 9 , 'e century with an arrear at . 21 hours. Flier , i '., li amount. .1, be a trifling error unaccounted for, which , x,' t, Liossi t a ie, day in 200{1 years and must then he attende4ange in ') h tit the only nation ,their not adopted this oursl,y ~:od- r onsecpsetttly, time is tliffe-reot •from _ ce_. 12 days. • • i nstal' . 5 , . axii a'r°— old The seasons arise from purely mechanical eirc u , ,„,tien If a planet were to go round the sun with i t t . s ),4. ~,iall., t. %N oon ' I to the li n perpendicular to the plane of the o rbit, , i ect have no seasons,—this is the case with c,e l) _ es i . ions. .., ii and the planet Jupiter, neither of Which have by ina on" l Mr. Wallis then illustrated the 'y ' of l'ireat delight. . number of orrtries and t r a t isparencie esas7ieb explained his object, and were productive ~. . . ........................—esse-e-'"'-'7 . _ b . f loe pre is - - lore or Buffer ° WORT EIY dl , ImiTArrioN.—The tat _ 16 ,, 4 clothes • , seated an editor of that city with an entire. ttly4 pair. °I The editor of the New York Slot rec,:stpa„er_. broke ~, at once clearly spectacles in trying to read a Welsh ne . I •tion o - o . of an amicable solution of tan exalted . HAN 0 VER, Ocr. 20.—There really d personege,durin.go 'floe long conference which an ""ft.(the prinCiPal advocwallm late visit to Verdes, had with one o el, ma ,_,...___Than the of the.constitution of 183.3, . and overtuirt. ec:7z:4",5" a . n d ia Seenift o u-bricul-tioiltiictauttiioonrist; possesses the.greatist influence.amoq6.h, tune. ...„ .. Second Ghanibek,-Tinthorise this coop tur io4it