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THE Etbrrpool -;)tartbarb. TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1855. CHURCH PROSPECTS. TIME was, when Bishopricks in Ireland were abolished with as little ceremony as if the office of those who filled them had been one of confessedly human institution, and of very questionable use. Time was, when a profligate Minister insolently bade our own Bishops to set their houses in order ; when the Church's foes were many and rampant ; and her own "children, for the most part, either disaffected, or disheartened by contemplation of the many dangers which surrounded and threatened her. Happily, since then, things have slowly but surely altered for the better ; and the change, which has already been accomplished, affords a bright augury for the future, so that those whose birth dates from about the period referred to may well hope, if their lives be spared, to see the Church of England more healthy, more ear nest, more vigorous, more powerful for good, than she has ever been at any period of her history. Dangers, it is true, still beset her, which will call for all the prudence of her rulers, and all the zeal and diligence of her pastors and people, to carry her through ; and others, still unseen, may arise from time to time, to retard her progress ; but still, we say, the experience of the last quarter of a century is such as to inspire us with gratitude and hope. Who does not recollect the timid tone in which a certain Commission reported, with regard to the re arrangement of our overgrown Dioceses ? How they proposed to take a slice of territory from one and add it to another, as if the existing evils could be reme died by giving additional work to a Bishop who had already enough or too much, and leaving those who were overworked only less so than they were before ? How when, with wondrous temerity, they ventu - .'ed to suggest a new see at Ripon, they felt themselves com pelled, as a counterpoise, to propose the union of Glo'ster and Bristol P We all know, too, how nar rowly, first the see of Man, and then that of St. Asaph, escaped suppression, in order to provide a Bishop for the wealthy cotton-metropolis; and how, when the see of Manchester was at length erected, it was only upon condition that there should be no addition to the Spiritual Peers in the Upper House, though up to the time of the Reformation they were actually more numeroui than their lay brethren, who have since been multiplied without let or hindrance. We all know, too, how Commissioners recommended, not the reform, but the cutting-down of our Cathedral Es tablishments ; and how Parliament caged out their recommendations, thereby rendering them incapable of that efficiency, the lack of which was urged in defence of their spoliation. Who, then, we ask, will not thank GOD and take courage, when, with all these things, he compares the Report of the last Cathedral Commission, recently made public ? Its recommen dations are all in an opposite direction, its framers evidently wishing to restore and reform, and not to destroy. Some of their recommendations may, possi bly, be open to question ; but, viewing the report as a whole, we can wish nothing better than to see it car ried out ; while the very existence of it, we hope, will put a stop once for all to such crude and ill-digested schemes as those which Lord BLAIsiDFORD has so perseveringly brought before the Legislature. But the part of the report which has afforded us most pleasure, is that in which the Commissioners re commend the foundation of twelve additional sees: few enough for the wants of the Church, which could well find occupation for four times the existing number of Bishops ; but, what a contrast with the recommen dations of the old Commission ! We will not quarrel about seats in the Upper House, if only we can obtain this addition to the Episcopate : nay, sooner than not obtain it, we would be content to see the Lords Spi ritual removed from that august assembly in a body. Already we see it asserted in the public prints, with what truth we know not, that measures are on foot for founding four of the twelve new sees ; and we fer vently hope, that no impediment may be thrown in the way upon the score of its being difficult to provide palaces and lordly incomes. We do not consider that any of our Bishops are overpaid, though some may be over-housed ; but we should be sorry, indeed, that the Church should lose the advantages which are cer tain to accrue to her from an increase in their num bers, merely because it may not be possible to pay the additional ones equally well. QUEEN'S LETTERS AND THE CHURCH SOCIETIES, AN influence, which no one can doubt is adverse to the Church of England, has been at work, as our readers are probably aware, to cause three of our - . Church Societies to be deprived of that portion of their incomes. which was collected under the authority of what are known as Queen's Letters. The societies in whose favour these documents were alternately issued are, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the National School Society, and the Church Building Society ; and, as we have already Maintained with regard to the second of these, so now we fearlessly assert of the other two, that they know no party but the Church, and are, therefore, worthy of the warmest support of all the Church's children. The first of these, we believe, affected by the refusal to issue the usual Queen's Letter, is that for Church Building. But how is it to be affected ? Once in three years the SOVEREIGN, through the Archbishops and Bishops, has required a collection to be made in its behalf ; and the amount received has varied from about twenty-four to thirty thousand pounds, which, divided into three, has afforded an addition to its funds of from eight to ten thousand a year, the other two societies realising about an equal sum. We recollect, some years ago, that the Times, in consequence of a dispute between its then-proprietor and the Incumbent of the parish in which he resided, endeavoured to prove the illegality of Church collections, unless made under the Queen's authority ; and, possibly, those who have brought about the refusal of this authority may en deavour to revive this point, and hinder the Church to do for herself what others refuse to do for her. How ever, many and bitter as are the Church's foes, the temper of the times would hardly, we think, support any attempt of this kind, and, therefore, we will not anticipate it. The problem is, how to raise an annual sum of some twenty-eight thousand pounds, in order that these three societies may not suffer, nor their work be impeded. And, surely, there ought to be no diffi culty in this. It would only amount to an average of two pounds for each of our congregations ; and what we fear is, not want of ability upon the Church's part to raise this sum, a mere drop in the bucket compared with the wealth of Christian England, but, that some of the clergy through forgetfulness, some through procrastination, and others through lukewarmness, will allow the year to slip away without making the necessary effort. We would fain hope that the bishops will do something in the matter. A united pastoral from them would, we believe, be even more efficacious than a Queen's letter, and certainly far more satisfac tory in principle. And, if this be found to be imprac ticable, there is no reason why each bishop should not address the clergy of his own diocese : and, even if some of them should decline to take this course, we see not w hat is to hinder each clergyman addressing his own flock. We are satisfied that, if the right steps are taken, tLe societies will not only not be injuriously affected by th e hostility of the me n a t present in power, but their incomes will he increased, and their means of usefulness extended. Of the hostility of certain persons to the National Society we have, - on two previous occasions, Written at some length, and shown it to be in reality causeless ; but even they, we should suppose, can hardly object to give their aid in raising a sum equal to that which resulted from the Queen's letter, inasmuch as that sum was devoted entirely to grants in aid of school buliding. They may, absurdly enough, make the ap pointment of a particular master, or the maintenance of a choral service, a ground for withdrawing their subscriptions to the general fund of the society, but hardly for refusing to assist in collectingmoney which is to be devoted exclusively to bricks and mortar. Against the Church Building Society we are not aware that any ill-feeling has been expressed, but against that for the Pro pagation of the Gospel the most unjust and reckless charges have been perseveringly urged. It is now in the 155th year of its existence, and has just celebrated its anniversary festiial within the walls of St. Paul's Cathe dral. At that festival men like the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Bishops of LONDON, WINCHESTER, OXFORD, HEREFORD, ST. ASAPH, and MEATH, were found side by side ; while at the meeting at the Man sion-house the Bishop of MELBOURNE was not only present, but spoke in support of the Society. At the meeting at Willis's Rooms, the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY took the chair. These facts need no com ment. They prove that the Society is indeed no mere party affair, but a Church society; and as such we trust it will be supported when the year comes round in which it would have received the collections resulting from a QUEEN'S letter, had not the usage of the last thirty years been causelessly interrupted. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THE parliamentary proceedings of the past week have been marked by peculiarities of very opposite character. Both branches of the Legislature, in obedience to the expressed wishes of the Crown, and in perfect accordance with the national feeling, have been engaged in recording the national sense of the great and valuable services of the late Lord RAGLAN, and accompanying that testimony by making some provision for those who were near and dear to the late com mander of our armies in the Crimea. A proper degree of unanimity on this important subject was displayed by both houses ; and the attempt of Mr. GIBBON to foist some of his crude theories into a consideration of the claims of the hero was properly repelled by the House of Commons. A resolu tion was unanimously adopted by both houses, recommending a pension of £l,OOO per annum to Lady RAGLAN during her life, and to date from the 2nd of the present month ; and also another annuity of £2,000 a-year to his Lordship's successor, the present Lord RAGLAN and his heir, was also adopted with the same unanimity. In recommending the adoption of this course, Lord PANMURE, Lord HARDINGE, the Duke of CAM BRIDGE, the Earl of CARDIGAN, Lord BROUGHAM, the Earl of DERBY, and other peers, vied with each other in bearing testimony to the great merits of the gallant general, whose military virtues they severally extolled, while they also bore witness to his numerous personal excellences. In the House of Commons, the same course of emulation, in lauding the memory of the deceased, was observed by Lord PALMERSTON, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir DE LACY EVANS, Admiral WAL COTT, and Mr. DISRAELI, the latter tastefully remarking that " half a century of public service—always valuable and some times illustrious—could not be allowed to pass away without record and recognition. The career of Lord RAGLAN was remarkable. Forty years ago he sealed with his blood the triumphant close of a great struggle against the danger of universal empire ; and, after that long interval, he had given his country his life, in order to guard it from the menace of a new and overwhelming enemy." As already stated, the only divergence from entire unanimity in reference to the graceful tribute, thus paid on all hands to departed worth, came withcha-- racteristic mal-appropriateness from the peace party. With his customary stolidity of purpose, Mr. MILNERGIBSON interrupted. the harmony of the proceeding by interjecting an address upon the iniquity of hostilities, and propounding a series of questions as to the future policy of the cabinet, in relation to the conduct of the war. The house was in no temper for indulging in such unseemly freaks : it felt the business before it was business, of deep importance to the national character and honour ; it sym pathised entirely with the indignant repudiation of such a course contained in the withering observations delivered in answer to it by Lord PA.L3IERSTOIf, who declared "he should not, on the present occasion, be led away by the taunts of Mr. GIBSON, or any of his colleagues, to discuss the Vienna confe rences, or to encounter the hostility of the peace party." In this view of the case, the house quite concurred with the views expressed by the PREMIER, and the resolutions were put and carried nemine contradicente. So far, the proceedings in both branches of the legislature have been creditable to them, and in harmony with the feelings of the nation. On Friday night an occurrence took place in the House of Commons, calculated seriously to damage the little reputation Lord Josh RUSSELL had contrived to retain for himself. On the occasion referred to, Mr. M. Gussox extorted from our recent envoy at the- Vienna conferences, that he ( Lord Jouß RUSSELL) concurred. in the third point proposed by Count BUOL, and agreed to recommend it for the adoption of his colleagues. That, on his return, he did urge it on the acceptance of the British cabinet, but was out-voted on the question ; and, instead of retiring - from the ministry which he had endeavoured to compromise,. he concurred in the rejection of the proposal, and, with singu lar inconsistency, defended in parliament the rejection of that offer, which, as a plenipotentiary, he had approved of, and which, as a cabinet minister, he had endeavoured to secure the adoption of! Well might Mr. DISRAELI say, that evening.. would be " memorable for its revelations—memorable for confessions more extraordinary than any ever made in that house. The noble lord had returned from Vienna, as he now confessed, the advocate of propositions for peace which had been rejected by his colleagues, and. he then became the zealous advocate of a proposition for war, while privately he was of opinion that peace ought to have been, and could have been, obtained." "We own," says the Daily News, "we should have hesitated. to believe any other testimony than that of Lord JOHN himself on such a subject; but as he has thought fit to place • the matter ou record, we have no choice but to express-our dis appointment at the course he has pursued, and our astonish ment at the reasons he has set forth as its justification." With such revelations as the one of Friday night, and some others of a scarcely less startling character, how can the Cabinet expect to enjoy the confidence of Parliament or the respect of the people ? With such discordant views-upon the vital questions of peace or war, how can the Ministry expect to be believed sincere in their pretensions to carry on the war with energy and alacrity ? Is not the influenceof such divided counsels a sufficiently strong and pointed explanation of the inefficient manner in which the war has been. conducted? How stands Lord Joins RUSSELL'S own position in respect to it ? At the opening of the present Parliamentary session, his lordship, in the exigence of his rampant zeal for an energetic conduct of hostilities, upset the Government of which he was then a member, because it lacked the element of capacity for vigorously carrying on the war. On the accomplishment of this feat, a real war Ministry was of course formed, and the. valiant member for the City of London contrived to wriggle himself into it. Having succeeded so far, his next move was. to obtain the appointment of Plenipotentiary, in which elle racter he endeavoured to bring about a close of the war on terms, which he afterwards, in Parliament, denounced aapusil lanimous and discreditable to oar arms—as a mockery and a. delusion—yet which he had himself expressed approbation of and done his best to wheedle his colleagues into an adoption of ! And what is the reason he assigns for this fast-and-loose policy ? On what ground does he pretend to justify the turn ing and turning policy he thus acknowledges himself guilty of ? Why, forsooth, "he felt it his duty, as a Minister of the Crown, not to embarrass a Government placed in the difficult circumstances which surrounded that of his noble fripnd." This was too much for even the coarse maw of Mr. COBDEN to digest ; and the honourable representative of the Russias broadly charged Lord JOUR with " dissimulation" in so long disguising his sentiments on the subject of the Austrian pro positions ; and with " weakness" in yielding to his fellow-mi nisters on a point so important. Mr. ROEBUCK was equally pointed, and still more severe, in his condemnation of the " inconsistency, incompetence, and weakness," displayed by our late negotiator at Vienna. The self-reliant PREMIER ob viously felt himself much perplexed by the awkwardness of the " situation," and, with his least nonchalant air, declared, in defence of Lord Joust . , that " no government could be ren dered permanent without some sacrifice of opinion among its component members ;" while, to render the farce complete, Sir GEORGE GREY denied the existence of any division in the cabinet, and declared that on the question of the war they were united and determined ! What may be the result of such discrepant views on questions of vital policy, it is no easy matter to determine. The present occupants of office appear to wear a charmed official life, and to cling to place with ex traordinary pertinacity. The vote of censure on the late and present governments, of which Mr. ROEBUCK has given no tice, is fixed for discussion on the evening of Tuesday week. It is to be met by " the previous question," which will be moved as an amendment on Mr. ROEBUCK'S motion, by General PEEL, and much anxious speculation as to the result is indulged in by both the friends and foes of ministers. In the mean time, popular rumour is again busy in asserting that Lord JOUN RUSSELL has been making the most of his Austrian THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. political holiday, and has been successful in superseding Lord WESTMORELAND, as ambassador at Vienna, by the Hon. Mr. ELLIOTT, a near relative by marriage of Lord Jourr. Another dreary and sad week has closed on the public as it broods in sorrow over the dark details which have been trans mitted from the Crimea. Very full accounts have now arrived in relation to all the complicated miseries and mistakes which appear to have been crowded into the fatal affairs of the 18th of June. These, if not quite so bad as was at first dreaded, have turned out considerably worse than it was hoped they would do. Our losses, although not so extensive as was at first stated, are in a degree aggravated by the circumstance that they were almost entirely the result of blunders. De spatches from the late Lord RAGLAN and from General PELISSIER reader this melancholy fact indisputable, and strong opinions are expressed on all hands in relation to the sad affair. Viewed in the light afforded in those despatches, and in the descriptions given by the newspaper correspond ents, and by private letters, the affair of the 18th was a chap ter of accidents, a tissue of blunders, leading to great and inevitable slaughter, without affording almost the chance of a fortunate result. The game of deadly cross-purposes ap pears to have begun in the French camp, and to have been continued with fatal pertinacity on the part of the English. That action which on the part of our Allies should have been, and was intended to be simultaneous, was begun prematurely, and never was anything but desultory. On our part a similar want of concert and understanding appears to have been equally predominant and equally disastrous. When the enemy showed coolness and power, the generals opposed to them became bewildered and lost their lives. At first it had been decided that the assault should be preceded by a cannonade of some hours' duration ; a point on which Lord RAGLAN placed great and well-founded reliance. Sub sequent to this arrangement, General PELISSIER saw some reason for changing his , mind, and he communicated this altered intention to his brother commander at a late hour is the evening. It seems also to have been arranged that the French attack on the Malakhoff should be made before the English columns attempted anything against the Redan. The signal for the French advance was to be the discharge of a star-rocket, and for this signal the blazing fuse of a shell was mistaken by General MAYRAY, who im mediately ordered his columns forward. In this he was but too promptly obeyed—he rushed on, and before the real signal for attack was made, they were repulsed' and he himself was borne off the field in a dying condition. Another division of the French attack was equally unfortu nate, from the opposite cause. General BZITNET was as much too late as General MAYRAN had been too early. He was also killed, and his columns were driven back with great slaughter, after they had actually planted their eagles within the Russian works. The absence of combined and simultane ous action, on the part of these two bodies; enabled the . Russians to deal with each separately, and in succession. If such were the blundering commencement, and such the unfor tunate issue of the intended operations on the• part of the French, the conduct and result of the English proceedings offer a wonderful parallelism throughout their continuance, and at their conclusion. The attack on the Redan, which it was arranged should not bemade until the French established themsetvesin the Malakhoff, and in which case it could scarcely have been needed, was made when the French had failed in their attack. The. French columns were exposed to re severe and murderous- fire long before they could reach the scene of their intended conflict, and MAY N'S division was broken in its progress. On the part of the- English, proper meanee had not been adopted to , enable the men to get over the parepets of their own trenches, and they were shot down in twos and threes as they straggled out of their - fastnesses. It is certain that two of the-attacking parties were almost annihilated in less than a quarter of an hour after they had scrambled out of the trenches, and before they had recovered from the con fusion into which they had been thrown in their efforts to get out of those trenches in which they had previously been posted. In vain endeavours to form the: men into bodies at this critical and terrible moment, the-brave Sir Joule Came. BELL and the equally gallant Colonel YEA' were' killed, while a perfect storm of grape, cannister, and round shot, together with musket and rifle balls, swept over and through their rapidly diminishing ranks. To complete 'the chapter of acci dents with which this-sad day's work began and ended, it is necessary to examine the course of action begun and carried out by the third division under General. EYRE, in what appears to have been intended only as -a feint ; but which in reality turned.out the only success of the- day, and which if duly supported might have terminated in a real -victory. This gallant offieer, with a force -of only about four 'regiments, although the effectives of five were under his orders, made an attack-upon an armed cemetery, in a suburb of Sebastopol, and carried the defences, four companies of the Royal Irish making a successful lodgment' in 801 M-houses within range of the Russian fire, which thvy held against every opposition for several hours—seventeen, it is said—vainly hoping for support which should:. enable them permanently to hold the advantage they had gained . At four o'clock in the morning, Major-General KERR established himself within Sebastopol, .and not till nine at night, after he himself had been carried off wounded; did his men reluctantly retire, in obedience to 'orders -from the Com. wander-in-Chief. These houses are represeuted as . having_ been well furnished and plentifully supplied with everything conducive to comfort, and to these our-brave soldiers 'helped themselves pretty liberally. Considerable freedom of - remark has been indulged in by more than one non-military critic, in reference to the withdrawal from this position after our troops had established themselves in it ; some of these maintaining that it might have been retained and converted into , a point d'appui, from which future operations might have been readily directed. This, it -is said, is of a piece with the other proceedings in this war. No small success has ever been pushed into a great one. Here was at least one regiment which had forced its way into Sebastopol, and remained there for a day. The soldiers drank wine and carried off some articles of fur niture, together with poultry, guinea-pigs and other-mementoes of the day's foray, clearly establishing the fact of, their suc cessful occupation, and their comparatively unmolested retreat. Thus we have invariably knocked our heads lustily against the strong points; but, when we have found weak ones, we have made but slight endeavour to profit by the discovery. Since the last scene of this bloody and ill-constructed tragedy has been played, popular judgment has been much disturbed. Eefore any of the details were known, intelligence was received. that Lord RA.GLAN was no more. That his. constitution,, yielding, to the debilitating influences of the climate, and weakened by anxiety, had been overthrown in, the unequal conflict between duty and inadequate support from the home authorities-; the fatal result expedited in all likelihood-.by reflection on.the fearful issue of hie.first and last failure. If the gallant General or his friends- had reason to complain of bewilderinginstrnctions and lukewarm supPert— if either he or they had grounds for objecting to the current ' of popular criticism on his conduct of affairs in the . Crimea, much.may, be said in,extenuation of thelatter—(the former, if existing, admits of no defence)—by allusion to popular en thusiasm—to the- comparatively small results. and enormous sacrifices.which have up to the present moment characterised the. Crimean war e and the general mismanagement which has been proved to. hang about it from its.commenoement. If any injustice-has-been done to the• noble soldier. when living, ample amends have been made to hismemory. His gallantry and goodness have been themes for every pen and every tongue. A generous country has. liberally acknowledged its error. Let the unwelcome topic sink now into merited oblivion. The honour and the memory of Lord RAGLAN are safe- ins the country's keeping; he is beyond the reach of.' censure ) . and deaf to the voice of praise. The appointment of a successor to. Lord RA.GI42; still oceue pies, a considerable share of general attention ; and, although General SIMPSON has been formally appointed, a strong opinion is prevalent in well-informed circles that this is but a temporary arrangement ; and many maintain, as upon good authority, that the command has been offered to Lord HAEDINGE, who, it is further said, will accept it. In objec tion to this appointment it is urged that his lordship, who is three years the senior of the late Lord RAGLAN, ie too old to be oppressed with the cares of so arduous a command—many maintaining that the active energy of youth is alone com petent to cope with the difficulties of such a position. Against those wha start such objections it is urged that the dangerous impetuosity of inexperience has been fatally shown in the results of the attack on the Malakhoff. From even the very regulated tone of Lord RAGLAN'S despatch, giving e a - account of the affair, it is evident that he did not even from the first approve of it, although he yielded to the inapressement of General PsLIssIIE. What is wanted is a General with firmness of purpose, and such experience in war as will enable him to form a just estimate of any proposal, and abide by his decision on it. The high military position of Lord HARDINGE, and his generally calm, yet resolute judg. meat, point him out as well suited to the post ; whether his physical energies are such as would justify his acceptance of it, may well induce him to pause for consideration. The last week or two has been fatal to two veterans long connected with the newspaper press of the metropolis. Mr. JOHN BLACK and Mr. JAMES S. BUCKINGHAM, are men. honed in the obituaries among those whose warfare has been brought to a close, but not before each of them attained a ripe old age. The former was editor of the Morning Chronicle for upwards of a quarter of a century, at the time when it earned that reputation which of late years its chief conductors have successfully laboured to dispel. The son of a Scotch . peasant, Mr. BLACK, like many of his countrymen, began life with no better education than that afforded by a Scotch parochial school. Having left the scene of early labour, he succeeded in placing himself in a solicitor's office, in Edin burgh, as a clerk, at a very small salary. In the exercise of this calling, he contrived to acquire a knowledge of the German and Italian languages, from refugees, as poor as he was himself, teaching them in exchange such English as he had himself acquired. In addition to these he made himself mastor of the Classics, and so early as 1810 obtained employment as a Par liamentary Reporter on the Morning Chronicle. About this time he translated some German and Italian treatises, on poli tical economy, and one or two other trifles. He became editor of the journal named about 1819, and continued in that responsible office till 1845, when he retired from public life. As a political writer, he was much morn remarkable for the energy than for the elegance of his style; but, full of carefully acquired knowledge, he at all times brought that readily to bear upon any topic he had under discussion. This gave him no inconsiderable advantage in many points, and the facility with which he could exercise it procured for him the violent antipathy of COBBETT, whose vituperation of Mr. BLACK and the Scotch feelosophers was not less virulent than it was ab surd. In private life he was a man of strict integrity, of genial and kindly disposition, and was generally esteemed by those who knew him. Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S career was more chequered, and in many respects more marked than that of Mr. BLACK. At an early period of his life, Mr. BUCKINGHAM was involved in a literary squabble with some of the leading officials of the East India Company, in India. which gave a colour of dissatisfaction and an air of unrest to the whole of his after life. Defeated as a journalist in India, he travelled over a great portion of the Asiatic and American Continents, and published voluminous journals of his travels. Subse quently he became connected with the English periodical press, and assumed the position of a public lecturer. In 1932 he was elected M.P. for Sheffield, and sat for that borough till 1837. The House of Commons, however, was no field for his erratic and egotistical oratory, and he made no figure there. Latterly his name was but little before the public. BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sac, —A contest in the House of Lords- havin,g recently taken place in respect of a measure inimically affecting the above named societies, and which was successfully opposed by the Earl of Derby, Lord Ravensworth, Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Ellesmere, all of whom are connected with our town, I beg . to , subjoin a statement of the facts of the case, which will prove interesting to those of your readers who are connected with , such societies. Mr. Wilson,, of the Treasury, thought proper'to make the Benefit Building. Societies the objects of his attack, in the shape of a " proviso" to a clause of the Friendly Societies' Con solidation Bill, which subject is not in any way connected with Building Societies; and which proviso, if passed, would have deprived such latter societies of the exemption from Stamp duties, enjoyed by them under the Benefit Building-Society Act of 1836. Immediately on learning of this attack upon them, the Liverpool Building Societies-. joined together, and formed a General Committee, which, by the promptitude and energy of it& proceedings, and the' cordial co-operation of our member, Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., and our local nobles, succeed. ed in defeating the measure in the House cf Lords on Tuesday last, by 4V votes in our favour, to 43 votes- against us. On which occasion the excellent and. effective speeches of Lord Ra7ens worth; our late member, the Earl of Derby, Lord Monteagle, and the Earl of Ellesmere, formerly our county member, tended. greatly to secure the'victory fonts. In order that members of - benefit building societies should know who are their friende,. I subjoin the list of those peers who voted in their favour : Housr OP LORDS, TITESDAT. June 26th, 1855.—The follow ing composed the majority in favour of Lord Ravensworth's motion, that building societies should retain their present ex emption from stamp duties :—The Duke of Northumberland, Marquis of Bath, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Drogheda, Marquis of Westminster, Marquis of Winchester, Earl of Derby, Earl of Eglinton, Earl of Malmesburn Earl of Strad broke, Earl of Ellenborough, Earl of Stanhope; Earl of Car narvon, Earl ofiladdington, Earl of King3ton, Earl of Shaftes bury, Earl of Delawarr, Earl of Ellesmere, Earl -of Lucan, Earl of Powis, Earl of Talbot, Earl of Beauchamp, Earl of Maccles field, Earl of Leitrim, Earl of Bantry, Earl of Bardon, Earl of Warrington, Viscount Bangor, Viscount Hawarden, the Bishop of Exeter, Baron Wynford, Baron Colchester, Baron Dinevor, Baron Lyndhurst, - Baron Sondes, Baron Walsingham, Baron Downes; Baron Colville of Culross, Baron Redesdale, Baron Bavensworth, Baran Polwarth, Baron Plunket, Baron Vaux, Baron Monteagle, Baron Lilford, Baron Wharncliife, Baron Berners.—" Paired , off" in fa vour of building societies:—Earl of Orkney, Earl of it Vincent, Lord Farnham, Lord Forester, Lord Lanesborough, Lord Cardigan, Lord Bradford. Your publication, of the above will oblige our societies.— Your's; &c., JOSIAH HOSKING, CA:airman of the General Committee of the Liverpool Building Societies. Brunswick-street, Liverpool, July 2, 1855. DVS/NESS IN THE CITY.—It appears, from a statemenfrmade by Mr. Hankey, M.P., at a meeting of the Society for the,Pro pagation of the Gospel,. laeldin London, on Friday, that the returns under the income tax act of the profits derived from business alone in the City amount to £13,000,000 a year: PARAGES.PHS have been going the round of the press, to the effect that Admiral Sir Charles Napier. and the widow of Rear-Admiral %am, had sustained enormous losses by the failure of Messrs. Strahan's bank, and •in connection with MessraaHalford and Co, We need hardy tell our professional friends that the reports have no foundation in fact.—thiited Service Gazette. A YOUNG Woman* was tried on Wednesday in the Central Criminal Court on a charge of the wilful murder of her child. It appeared that the infant had died from want of nourish ment, and that the defendant had refused to give it suck. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter," and she was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. _ THX , AMENDED BILL, ON- LIMITED LIABILITY has been printed. Its difference consists in an additional provision, by which any joint stock company (except insurance offices} con stituted under any Act of Parliament, and having a nominal capital of. £20,000, may obtain a certificate of limited liability from-the registrar of joint stock companies, upon satisfying the Board of Trade that' 5 per cent. of their capital is paid up. Awn," APFAIR.—On the night of Sunday last a man named William Ewers, living at Gravesend, was engaged. in a dispute with a woman, and being at high words expressed a wish ."that God would strike him dumb — if he was net cor rect. At that moment his speech failed. him, and up to the present time he has. not been enabled to speak a word. Beyond the loss of speech he is in no, way affected, either by paralysis or epilepsy, so that there appears no physical, cause for-the impediment.— Woolwich Independent. Tlz NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERY.—The following is an ex tract from a letter dated King's Cove, 3rd June :—" The fishery in this and the neighbouring_ harbours at this early season . far exceeds anything_ of the .kind for 30 years-past. The great misfortune was that but few were in order to catch it. Some boats in Bonavista on last Friday brought in 26 quintals; some boats-here and in keels have now from 50 to 70 quintals. Herring was so plenty that they took them with east nets."—St. Jeba's Times, JUUB 16. lar the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, Rosina Fray, late lady's-maid to Lady Zetlandoned Sarah Potter, house keeper in the same establishment; for slander, in imputing_ to her improper conduct with one of the men-servants, and stating that she- was_ the author of an anonymous- letter in which the houSekeeper, on the other hand, was charged with similar improper- conduct. The jury found the housekeeper guilty of havingeimputed to the- plaintiff the authorship of the anonymous letter, and awarded £lOO damages. The lady's maid had been , cllsmissed in consequence of the affair, and was unable to get another place.. AGEICULTSIRAL STAxlsTles of Scoreayr.—The report of the Highland Society to the Board of Trade, just published, shows that under the head.of Scottish holdingesented at less .than £10,„ there. are. 10,144 occupiers, 77,732 arable acres, 25,698 cattle, 4,273 horses, 7,871 sheep, and 8,198. swine. Under the head of holdings rented at leas. than £29, the, number of occupants amounts to 26,085, the number of arable acres, to 160,438, the cattle to 103,711, the horses to 24,735,.the sheep to 141,561, and the swine to 17,481. The total gives.a list of 42,229 occupiers of all, holdings, 238,170 arableacres, 129,469 , cattle, 29,008 horses, 149,432. sheep, and 26,399, swine. A separate return for Orkney gives thetotal number of imperial acres at 41,8441 ' of which about 13,517 are in tillage, (only 74 under wheat crop,) and about 17;058 in grass, including 5,865 acres of sheep walks. The stock inzludes 1,424 horses, 2,078 milch cows, 2,696 other cattle, 1,891 calves, 5,612 ewes, gimmers, and ewe hogs ; 2,1,25 tups, wethers, and wether hogs ; and 1,336 swine. The gross pro duce of Orkney in 1854 was 180 bushels of wheat, 5,727 of barley, 238,728 of oats, 108,168 of bere, 210 of beans, 132 of peas, 39,230't0ns of turnips, and 6,532 tons of potatoes. The average produce of wheat per acre is 24 bushels, of barley 39, andof oats 36 bushels. Owing to the number of petty occupiers to be dealt with, almost equalling that of the- tenantry of the county, and the difficulty of finding the proper persons from whom to obtain information, the preparation of these returns has entailed a great amount of time and labour ; but it is stated by Mr. Maxwell (who reports on the part of the High land Society) that the public lies under a great obligation, not only to the farmers officially engaged in conducting the in quiry, but to the many proprietors, agents, factors, poor inspectors, and others, through whose assistance the returns have been compiled. Every precaution has been taken to make them as accurate as possible. LONDON ON SUNDAY.—The Rev. Thomas Hugo, senior curate of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, in a letter to The Times, draws the following picture of a Sunday in Houndsditch : " In the heart of London, on every successive Sunday in the year, in various streets, alleys, and courts to the north of Houndsditch, and therefore in my own immediate neighbour. hood, are congregated upwards of 15,000 persons, engaged in traffic of various kinds, and constituting what is called the City Exchange Fair.' The trade is carried on principally in Cutler-street, Phil's-buildings, City Exchange, Exhibition mart, Harrow Alley, and Petticoat-lane, places notorious in the annals of crime for outrages and abominations of all descriptions. The articles offered for sale consist for the most part of wearing apparel and jewellery, and the fair lasts for the greater portion of the day. I speak from personal obser vation, and inspection, and hesitate not to characterise the place as one of the very foulest sinks of profligacy and crime to be found within the length and breadth of London. Of the 15,000 individuals there assembled some are Jews of the lowest grade, but the great majority are nominally Christians, uniting together in forming a multitude of the most ignorant, lawless, brutal, and degraded ruffians that the metropolis can furnish. In this vile haunt crimes are both plotted and per petrated; for, in a spot at the entrance to Harrow-alley, I was myself informed on the occasion of one of my visits, by one of our excellent police, that of all the males there congregated, of various ages, and to the number of several hundreds, every individual had been a convicted felon. Stolen property is here disposed of to any extent, 'and no questions asked;' and an inducement is thereby held to thieves from every quarter to bring hither the results of their crimes, assured of their imme diate and safe disposal. I could furnish you with many details of this den of horrors : but I will content myself with affirming that if there be an epithet in the English tongue more descrip tive than another of a place reeking with blasphemy, clamour, and obscenity, and of a loathsome assemblage stained with every vice named or nameless, that I would select and apply it to this foulest of foul scenes and filthiest of filthy multi tudes. No man can possibly imagine it who has not visited the place and seen it with his own eyes." LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. ON Wednesday, a monthly and special meeting of the Town Council was held, the Mayor presiding. The first business brought forward was a consideration of the proceedings of the FINANCE COMMITTEE, which embraced a recommendation that Mr. T. M. Anderton be appointed to succeed Mr. Walter as clerk to the magis trates ; that Mr. Ellis be appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Mr. Anderton—the salaries of each to be £l5O per annum. It was also recommended that Mr. D. Brown be promoted to the situation of summons clerk, held by Mr. Ellis, and that the salary of Mr. Brown be £llO per annum ; Mr. Stubbs to be assistant summons clerk, at a salary of £BO per annum, increasing gradually until it reached £lOO. By these arrangements it was stated a saving would be effected in the annual salaries.—On the motion of Mr. HORNET, the proceedings were confirmed, so far as these ap pointments are concerned.—An irregular discussion on the Dock Bills ensued on the motion for confirming the remainder of the proceedings; but, on the suggestion of the Mayor, it was deferred till the subject could be brought on in the regular course. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee included a recommenda tion that three-eighths of their wages be allowed to Inspectors Atherton and Watmough from the Police Superannuation Fund, they being incapacitated by physical causes from ful filling their duties, after a service of 26 years.—Mr. HENDER SON complained of the number of persons allowed to congre gate in the vicinity of the Sailors' Home, as destructive to the business of the neighbourhood ; and Mr. HODSON directed attention to the nuisance caused by the occupancy of the building known as the Freemasons' Hall, as a dancing-room. —Mr. GREGSON• said attention had already been directed to the subject complained of by Mr. Henderson, and the cause of complaint should be removed. With regard to the other, the police, under the circumstances, had no right to interfere. The proceedings were confirmed, DOCK COMNETTEE. The proceedings of this committee included the report of the parliamentary sub-committee on the Dock-bill, and on the bill prosecuted by the Corporation for the purchase of the Birkenhead Docks. Mr, Brogwrrix asked whether the Dock Committee would be bound by the bill to take the Birkenhead docks at the price the Corporation was to give for them? The Towst-Cxxiast, on being referred to', said by theclause of the bill the Corporation were required to transfer the Birkenhead docks to the Liverpool dock trustees so soon as the latter body should be authorised by parliament to become the purchaser, and the transfer was to be made either upon the Corporation being repaid by the dock trustees the whole of their outlay; with interest, or on such other terms as might be mutally agreed upon, and approved by parliament. Mr. WOODIRTInt wished to know whether the Corporation was bound to sell upon the terms stated. Mr. ALDERMAN' BENNETT also put a question , relative to the subject, in answer to which the Town-Clerk said the Cor poration were required to sell the Birkenhead docks to the dock trustees upon such , terms as might be mutually agreed upon. The terms would come under the corisideratiou of the council, and would require . to be sanctioned by parliament. Mr. ALDERMAN ar,vm expressed his regret that Liverpool should have laid itself open to-be charged by parliament with not exercising its usual , caution at this peculiar juncture in regard to the money market ;• in going for a bill, with the prospect of an expensive war before them, to double thedoek estate ; and which, disgaise• it as they might, would have taken the timber trade out of LiVerpool to Bootle, to make- a second dock estate for Lord Derby. He regarded the defeat of this bill, for a defeat he considered it, with satisfaction, be cause it would have the effect of giving a check to that dispo sition to monopolise the whele • business of the docks which had been evinced by the dock trustees. He had been told,;- when he averred that the establishment of this monopoly , would ruin the master tradesman, that, although destroyed as master tradesmen, these men would find employment as• coopers, porters, and warehousemen in the warehouses of the- Dock Committee, or in those to- be - erected ; but look at the difference in their position. They were now independent men and masters; they would them become the serfs and slaves of the Dock Committee; and Isolong as he had a seat in the council, he would lift up his- voice- against the system which tended to reduce them to such a condition. The Dock Committee had a deal of evidence ; ;they had evidence to prove that the timber trade could: only be carried on at Bootle : they had evidence to prove - that there was a great want of warehouse room in Liverpool; while at the very time, he assured the-council upon his bonus as- a gentleman, one half of the warehouses were unoccupied,- and not able to pay the - parish taxes. The evidence of the-Dock Committee went for . nothing-;. but, as was the case-with parliamentary com mittees,- they listened to parties in private-instead of in public, and, this was-one- reason why the Deck-Committee were not allowed -to perpetttatethis monopoly which was already begun, and which he was , very glad to see was-nee to , be perpetuated. Mr...1-11..eunko- said if the Dock Committee were allowed to purchase the Birkenhead property at cost price-, including in terest, it was-quite right ; but if they had the- option of re ducing.the price by £200,000 or £300,000, he-thought it was altogether a one-sided bargain. He thought something ought to be done to compel the Dock Committee to take this property from the Corporation without any loss whatever r the time being fixed at two, three, four or five years ? .as--might be agreed upon. Mr. Swan. understood that the management - of the Birken head Docks was to be placed immediately in the hands of the Dock Committee. (" Yes.") Well, then, the Corporation .were bound in the next session. of Parliament, or at some future day, to go and get - permission to sell this property tothe Dock Trustees, and :the Dock Trustees were also , to get permission to purchase-on .such, terms as both sides might mutualty agree upon. These provisiena appeared to be objecticrnable, for this reason. TIM Corporation were putting the management of their property into the hands of a body whose feelings, were• not likely to be in .favonr of working it to the best , advantage. He would nct do it in his own case, and therefore he would not do it in the case of those who had entrusted their interests to his charge. He thought the Cor poration ought to manage the Birkenhead Docks themselves. The TOWLY.CLERN, in answer to questicals- from Mr. Brad ley, said the Dock Committee had no power to , take the pro perty except upon suck terms as the Couneil'chose to agree to. If they refused.to take- it on those terms, the Corporation must apply to Parliament for an act to repeal the. clause, which, as a matter of course,. would in that case be repealed, and the Cor poration could then manage that estate,‘ Mr. Alderman &HOLDER, in a speechof considerable length, deprecated a, continuance of discussion upon the general question, or doing- anything which might indicate a division of feeling and opinion upon the subject, more particularly as it was known there were-gentlemen in Manthesterready to take ad vantage of any incautious expression whichanight be dropped in that. room. (Hear, hear.) No one would say that the amalgamation of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks was not desirable. It would remove a hostile trade• which, though it never did any good by itself, was opposed tothena every time. they went to Parliament. This Corporation were the occu piers of seven acres of land to the west side of the Queen's. Dock, a large• proportion of which waa.covered by ship build— ing, which could be removed to the: -Wallasey estate ; and question might arise whether upon that six, or seven acres of land a dcek.and warehouses could be erected ; and gentlemen would see that there were a variety of questions which wora, have to come before the Council before they went to Parlia ment.- With reference to the question of management, he would observe-that the Council had n.veto upon the proceed ings of the Dock Committee; and,:, if the Dock Committee should aome to a resolution which would be injurious to the Council, they would be prepared to exercise that veto. But he was not afraid of the Dock Committee ~ the two bodies were one—(hear, hear,)—long might they. remain so. Hoaitur said that in the agrangensents the Corporation were running the risk of some ultimateloss, but he did not think there would be any loss eventually,, because he was perfectly satisfied that the Birkenhead property would increase ie value exceedingly within the next few‘ years, and that any loss they might incur would be amply compensated for by the benefit to the -trade and port of Liverpool., He agreed with Mr. Dover that it was for the benefit of Ifiverpool that the dock 3a - tension scheme bad been considerably, curtailed, but he must differ from Mr. Dover as to the opinion. expressed with regard to its bating the duty of the Couneitto moult only the interests of the tradesmen of Liverpool,, and not the benefit of the port itself. Mr. JAMES HOLME expressed his regret that Parlia ment had not sanctioned the•proposal for going on with the whole scheme. One object of that scheme was to provide for those important branches.of trade, which had been sent to the Thames, the Clyde, the .Tyne, and the Humber. (Hear, hear.) The timber trade could not exist much longer in the position. in which it was, and it- only existed now by the sacrifice of £12,000 a year upoa the Harrington Dock, estate, and this, would continue until.soine provision was made either at Bir kenhead or the north end of the town. It was literally impos.. sible to go on much longer without a great sacrifice, and this. could only be avoided by the north-end scheme being carried out. He defended the scheme generally on the ground of its absolute cheapness and comparative advantages ; in proof of these averments, he went into a calculation showing- the effects of it in various ways. He also dwelt on the advantages offered by the scheme, as one which could be carried into effect gradually ; and in conclusion he, main tained, the more the scheme was considered and understood the more- it would meet with general approbation. (Hear, hear) After a few observations from Mr. Holt and Mr. Woodruff—Mr. C. TURNER remarked that it waspremature to discuss. the terms on which the Birkenhead estate was to be taken by the dock trustees. He combatted the opinions ex pressed by Mr. Sheil, and expressed himself as unable to com prehend the source from which they sprung. The members of the Dock Committee were elected by the Town Council and the dock-ratepayers, and it comprised several of the principal merchants, and others interested in the trade of the port. Gentlemen who had no private interests. in the matter, but whose chief object was to see the affairs of the trust adminis tered for the public benefit. He expressed entire concurrence in the views so clearly laid before the meeting by Mr. James Holme, whose able statement he should not weaken by any attempts to illustrate it, but should content himself with moving that the proceedings of the committee be confirmed, which was unanimously carried. The proceedings of the Law Courts, St. George's Hall, and Education Committee were read and confirmed.— The proceedings of the Health Committee having been read and confirmed, the vacancy in the committee, oc casioned by the retirement of Mr. Bigham, was filled up by the appointment of Mr. Sheil.—On the proceedings of the Water Committee being read, a short discussion arose as to the present water supply, the probability of receiving an early supply from Rivington, and the propriety of putting down a third pumping engine at Green-lane. The proceedings were confirmed.—The minutes of the Library and Museum Com mittee were also read and confirmed, the name of Mr. Sheil being added to the committee.—On the proceedings of the Hackney Carriage Committee being read, condemnatory re marks were made by several members as to the way in which omnibuses were overloaded, after which the discussion dropped, and the proceedings were confirmed.—Some further routine business was then disposed of. Mr. Henderson withdrew a motion of which he had given notice r el a ti ve t o the making a,. road through the Newsham House Estate, and the Council adjourned. A RETURN', published last week, gives a list of officers who have applied for compensation for losses of horses, mules, and baggage, during the campaign. The total amount granted was £8,846 13s. 11d. The greater portion of the claims are for chargers killed in action, lost at sea, &c. IT is understood that a portion of the Foreign Legion, now being organised and drilled at Shorncliff, will be in such an advanced state of discipline as to be ready for embarkation about the 20th instant. The destination of part of these troops is the Baltic, and the remainder the Crimea. [JULY GENERAL INT THE Duke of Newcastle has sa. BAXTER'S "Saint's Rest" has bs for the use of the Nestorian Chri BY a decree of the Minister oh been appointed Professor of Decla SIR CHARLES BARRY has se: £650,000 for additional works to 1 The sum already expended amour sterling, double his original estim, AT the Middlesex sessions the obtained a compensation of £3,8, Company, for the loss of twelve through the opening of the tunn , THE LORD CHANCELLOR has Q.C., to succceed to the County through the death of J. W. Wine_ INTERESTING COUPLE.—There who have been engaged to be Int but no time has occurred within both out of prison at the same tim , THE Athenceum hears a rur intends to postpone until Novern vacant chair of natural philosoph burgh. TIMER ENGLISHMEN who suspicion of being engaged in ob, innocent tourists, who were amu away spare cash to the people. missary of police of their pacific ' to proceed. THE NEW LOAN.—An applicath. influential capatalists, was addressed cellor of the Exchequer, requesting loan should be allowed 2 per cent. for them to exercise the option of the remaining instalments. THE ASSIGNEES in bankrupts Huntingtower have obtained, by the cancelling of a deed by whicl was irretrievably insolvent, and sl he made over by mortgage a life value of £20,000, in consideratiol property will, therefore, now be the creditors. TIVERE is now at the Casem ales, 44th Foot who has received seven , parts- of the body; he has also lost ball, which remains just over the bt felt by the touch of the finger. Th, without extreme danger. The who, in an attack on the rifle-pits beforr THE A3IIERICAN STEAMER E: at Havre, hr 14 days from New delay of 24 hours on her passag, accident to one of her wheels. H , system effecting a great saving I has only been about 20k tons in th, Havre is merely an experimental tern, and she oniY brings as passe: belonging to the' company at w, built. GEORGE Sims, aged, twenty-thrt Messrs Cubitt, engaged renovating to Lloyd's room at the Royal Excl slipped on to one of the glass plc: way, and precipitated him into V from thence through art opening in room, a depth of between thirty the back part of his bead, and infli ries. He died within twenty-four A LETTER from Bologna says Romagna are infested with bands . a rich landed proprietor'at Bologna in different parts of the country, separate stewards, who have' always About a fortnight ago they all rece bidding them, on pain of deathydeposi places pointed out. On the receii stewards left their posts at once, them, and it appears that no on, places. GREAM CRICKET FEAT AT Nottingham, recognized at presen. bowler we.have, and a distinguished England Eleven, realised last week, gentlemen of the East India College. of 12513 y means of some masterly oat his bat.- Not only is this, we played by Grundy, but the longesti. this season. A more splendid aad of cricket - (considering the good against him) has seldom been wit. redounding not a little to the credit at, all Points.--Morning Herald. SonooLL,LasrEn of Newton, ;rear kept a child, with other scholars, a:ter her lessons ; which had been imperfesdY hours,.the father went to the school• she should he released. The master ao-soon as sheliad recited her lesso tempted to enter the school-room to - a scuffle ensued; and the affair was Ladd. It was then decided that the the lessons of the-day had been perfe parent cannot withdraw the childfrmaster'sr7o against- the master's will, except th ttee, an officer and the school coon ni thirty dollars and costs. Theshi TIER CHEAP (?) PsBog and the vendors of the metroe, ,e,, s i o n of seated curious scenes o' We v.t double delivery of t eryo to th • wee e tr n yp a a l p s a ' r , a t least, they could: be delivered OI rendered their destruction the betb instances •the postal directions to shovr , the stamp had been disregard' of Is. Bd. and Is. 4d. per copy were papers and supplements (unstamped, hour, to be above the bulk carried stamp. Many of the rcewsvendors "hope" that theirsubeeribers wdl n ' papers were cast; indiscrirtlin a°4l the official waters. DEATH OP TECIVEIRT4 01 C 1131113° who had, for some.months past, been on Saturday morning week, at the fai House-terrace. The , deceased, Jain ( only issue of Dupre,,second Earl of Ca, 'Yorke, second daughter of Philip, and was born ort,July 27, 1812. 11( stream Guards,. and served with rebellion in Canada, and while in n to the earldom, on. the death of his ft was an unsuccessful. candidate for 1835, but was-returned at the gen , 1841 he was elected a representativ , lordship married in 1845 the Lady , daughter of the late Earl of Venda. youthful family, his eldest child, LO7 to the earldom and extensive family LAUGHABLE OCCITREENCE.—A war's man, a regular " British tar,' office, and addressing one of the clef Jim Jenkins, A. 8., of the Bulldog ? clerk, surprised,. " why do you as: " Because I want you to give a letter he produced an epistle. "Very well letter will be-sent to him, but you " How the _d—l can you send a letter you know him?" inquired the tar, " Oh answered. the Clerk, "I can send the you a penny fora stamp." " Stamp' me one." A stamp was accordingly exclaimed, " Ica t shiver me if I pm penny,. for he often spent a crown up) anything handsomer than this ?" atrmative, and showed him a two) cried the other, "this looks decente , thing better ?" The Clerk showeihi , Jack inspected with an expression rigkt, put five of them on the letter never send Jim Jenkins less than fivt ing this, he threw down ss. on tiloool shilling, stamps, and stuck them on threw into the letter box with expressb having spent a crown's worth on Jr slitu lion. IMPROVEMENT AND MANUTACTH AMMUNITION AT MANCHESTER.—It manufacture of firearms, of all descr a very unsatisfactory state in this the disinclination of the Birmingha , themselves of any of the mecbanit resorted to by the manufactwers of the present time, when the Birmindl forming nearly all their work by the pensive workmen, Colonel : Colt's rev are made at his establishment in Lott' Lion, almost entirely by self-acting mar and boys. The government have establishment at Enfield, so as to be Minie rifles per annum,. and have en' the engines and millwright work to If of Manchester, while• they have emplon, worth to make a series of very elabo e ; i t best form and the. mos t efficient 014;1 military rides. Messrs. Sharp, Stely27,, Works, have contra c t e d t o ma k e sotilla"-' Messrs. Platt, Brothers, and Co. du' pleted some machinery for the mor e Lancaster shells, are now engaged,as Benjamin Hick & Son of Bolton, lil shells. Messrs. W. Hi gg i ns & S on , of in casting shells, particularly Shratlt improved construction. Of the P/ 3 Woo Patricroft, for constructing wroughbadi calibre and power, the public have and we we believe that Mr. Nasmyth 0, novel undertaking. Altogether, a$ Manchester and its neighbour means and appliances for carry' SHOCKING CASE OP CEIJ OR BURIAL SOCIETIES.—III CODSeq`"" cons' had been received on Friday , ,I rm str of a shoemaker, name d Geordefii r ed man-passage, Dea nsga te. chill had been married twice, hcr, 7.1 an and his wife stated that "" e '' :nd present wife, a fine boy of Yfl err ned told them that he had been .111 when , child, and that be must see it, ~._ little boy by Armstrong's first wJi! and its emaciated and skeleton 111 c winced the officer that there was so s he had heard from the neighboilr his wife, wishing to go' to A starve the child to death, as they a burial club. He, therefore , at i N 4 wife into custody, and brought t ' that they wished to go to Arnerwar Town-hall. At the police-office the: reerivrcao,ut a burial club. The neighbours fu couple have been in the habit .100 o hole for as much as a week togetner. food during the whole of the time. spectaclesufferer a thet weia l police-office, t - oirffiv witnessed skeleton, with an inanima te exp could only be induced to smile wh en some bread and milk for supper. _ surgeon of the police for ce, w h un der any disca?' o was not labouring u ,essedosfo;setssrceet of the stepmother to the lit urchin, and doubl half old.—Manchester e the weig only a year and a li o ct f iin ii i s sterorier , 10 186 5 J ULY , TEL L IGELT eat r -00 4 ----- crioo la g a il e d for the , at 0 the rt been printed la ." %,„2 1 e dt istians. °'%ation dile' "' t td t a State, Ala ~ _ 43 , lamatiou at the r , Mil to sent in anotheri itit the two houses i ,- , enllead I bock nits to two seu ' " 1 1 . I mate. of ' and th e r • 1- 64 ntsit company 0 . .4 00 te 820 from the of „their e s f t b ' years' prat ' Kins e c ee lel. , ,' b law r Z a e appointed .. ' . 04,. /4 f ty Court Jo': '. . l gan and °1; 'g' Es q . • i' l 'es ne ' inaili re 1 3re is a couple day. ,arried for the; 4 , ll 'EsuA l . that period l'' l ee, a n d II me. 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