The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-19 00:00:00

st‘ - „ • ' k mob not to start until they sent them orders. They are also stopped at Erubsay, Gargrave, and the neighbourhood. " They expect a row at Settle to-day. They o have sent here for the soldiers ; some of them will have t go. Sedg e wick's are very much alarmed for the safety of their mill. They have got their engine ready. They can cover three floors nine inches with water in avu y few minutes. I hope they W will have no occasion to do so. e are a ll well, and hope you are the same. With love to all, I remain your affectionate sister, " H- K-." A gentleman who arrived in Liverpool last night, brings the intelligence that Mathew Wilson, Esq., mentioned in the precedi ng l etter, has b een killed. We hope this may he prove true, b u t h ave no means o f test i ng i ts correctness. Mr. Wilson is father of the gentleman who was returned as member for Clitheroe at the late general election, but who was unseated by Mr. Cardwell, of this town, on petition. SCOTLAND. irk Ah t urn -out has take n pl ace amongs t th e men em pl o yed Bret weaving factory of Messrs. Adam Walker and Co., otc-street,Mile•end, near Edinburgh, and one man was Mobtiell and two , others assaulted ; but we are glad to learn that the di spute has been brought to au amicable termination, and _ that a ll t h e men, with the exception of a few of the ring leaders, have returned to their employment. On Saturday, three of the parties concerned in the disturbance consequent upon the strike were brought before the sitting magistrate In Calton, and sentenced each to thirty days' imprisonment. THE COLLIERS' AND IRON-STONE MINERS'. STRIKE, NEAR GLASGOW. This extensive s t r ik e still continues, but we are glad to learn that comparatively few depredations have been com mitted in the potatoe fields situated iu the disturbed district since Friday night last. We are informed, likewise, that one or two of the masters have opened their stores, and allowed a Portion of their men small supplies of provisions, on the faith of being paid when they return to their work. A num her of the men, it is said, are completely tired of the strike, but they express themselves afraid to give in from fear of the More violent members of their own body, who, in the case Of many pits, turned out the workmen against their will. Towards the close of last week the strike extended from the Airdrie and Glasgow districts to some of the coalworkers in R eufrewshire; and among others the men at the Barrhead Pits have been out for some days. The feature of this strike is similar to that of the men in Lanarkshire, and, under pre sent circumstances, it is believed they will make as little by it in the one county as in the other. There has been no thing like.riot . nor open breach of the peace—nor is it feared. In addition to the presence of the military and police at Airdrie and Coatbridge, the Lanarkshire Yeomanry have been called out, and assembled on Saturday. Be tween one and two o'clock on Saturday morning last, there was a scuffle between a farmer's party and a band of colliers, in the parish of Cambuslang, when the latter were b ea t en off, and one of the m captured.' It appears that Mr. An d, rew Weir of East Cathkin; whose potatoe fields h a d b een "'Tied on Thursday night, was on the watch on Saturday morning with three assistants, when he observed a hand of about 20 colliers proceeding stealthily along the road, and enter the potatoe field of his neighbour, Mr. Wallace of Greenlees, where they commecced to pull up the stems, and shak e the potatoes from them into their bags. Mr. Weir's Party challenged and finally assailed them, and as both were armed with bludgeons a pretty sharp contest followed, which e tulcd•in the discomfiture of the colliers, who retreated in confusion. In the course of tho pursuit one of the reivers fell, or was k noc k e d, over a littl e prec ipi ce , an d captured, fromn gt C to the alton Police Office on Saturday morning which he was in the course of the forenoon transferred to the s h er i ff, and is charged with the crime of strouthrief. It would be well that these poor deluded men should be made aware that this is a crime of a very serious nature, and Punishable by death by the law of Scotland. In fact, in the v ery last instance in which it was proved, on unhappy man, n amed David Li tt l e, was execute d at Gl asgow, a l t h oug h thi s was five years after the commission of the crime. THE DUNFERMLINE RIOTS. The foll ow i ng i s an extract of a letter from a gentleman !cpunfermline, dated Saturday afternoon :—" Everything !s in a state of quietness in the town—indeed the strong mi litary force which is now stationed with us will effectually Prevent farther outb re ak. Th ere was an i mmense meeting of eo lliers (2000) yesterday, a t a ne i g hbouring village, at winch they resolved to work for fourteen days at the present a ages. but unless they then got an advance, there would be strike over the whole of. Scotland. The meeting was corn- P ose d of colliers from all the collieries in this quarter, and ,-1;°111 Clackmannan, Stirling, and neighbouring counties. the peace." STRIKE OF COLLIERS IN MID-LOTHIAN. Information was received in Edinburgh on Monday, that mo vements of a threatening character had taken place among the colliers in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith. On proceed lag to Dalk e i t h, we learned that some d i fferences which had lately existed between the colliers and their employers with respect to the rate o f wages , h a d a t le ng th come t o suc h a .teight, that the p ro j ec t o f a str ik e h a d b een moo t e d among the former. Th e co l l i ers of the Duke of B uccleuch, and the T'asouis of L ot hi an, M r. Wardlaw Ramsay, Mr. Dundas of Arniston, and Sir John Hope, being in the vicinity of Dal keith—it was resolved that a meeting of the workmen in all the Mid-Lothian collieries should be held near that town to consider what course should be adopted. Accordingly an li semblage of abo u t 600 co lli ers , a ll d resse d i n th e i r b est .elothes and some of them with goo d sa pli ng i n th e i r h an d s , took Place ne ar the- Gallow's-hall toll about two o'clock on ;:nanday afternoon. It is stated that a number of delegates . a 7 . 1 :9m the W es t were present. A man in the employ of Mr. w rdlaw Ramsay, was appointed chairman, and various Speakers then proceeded to detail the complaints which they had to make against their employers. One having ventured go beyond th e i mme di ate quest i on b efore the meeting as Lo the expediency of a strike, and to introduce, as we under stood, arguments and allusions of a chartist character, the chairman called him to order, intimating that their object was one of wages not of politics, whereupon a vehement dis cussion arose, which, after some time, resulted in the de position of the chairman, and in the installation of a suc cessor whose views were more in harmony with those of the leaders. The meeting continued till between four and five o'clock, and then separated without coming to any definite resolution. The committee met about six o'clock in a hall in Dalkeith, and forthwith adopted a resolution in favour of a strike. A similar strike, which took place at the collieries near Tranent, on Friday last, has led, we understand, to such scenes of dissipation and disorder as are apt to occur on similar occa sitins*; and with reference to the object of the colliers who met.at Dalkeith, it is obvious that a worse time could not have been selected for such a step, as, at this season, the de mand for coals must necessarily be about the lowest point, and as the stocks on hand are of considerable extent. In some of the collieries the wages for each day were continued at the same rate; but the workmen were employed only four out of six days, reducing their weekly income by one-third. In anothe r , it is said that the alternative was offered either of full employment at the old wages for one half of the men— (the other half retaining their cottages and plots of ground until they had obtained new work)—or of employment for all the men at a reduced rate. The present amount of wages per g day was st a t e d b y some o f th e wor k men a t f rom 2 s . 3d. t o `.!' 6 d., from which deducting 9d. for the expence of candles, used in the mines, and paid for by the workmen, there r emains from 15d. to ls. 6d. for his own support; and fur ther, th e amount of wages desired was stated at 45., from mhich deducting 9d. as before, 3s. 3d. remained for the proper use of the collier. The most kindly feeling exists towards the collie rs on t h e part of the i r emp l oyers; b u t i t i s man if est that the latter cannot be expected to continue their operations at a dead loss. On the other hand, no unfriendly feeling to wards their employers is said to exist among the colliers, nose desire for a rise of wages is a very natural one, and 'Rose feelings of discontent with their circumscribed means make them only too apt to be worked upon by insidious per -B°,l,_BdisPosed to tu rn p r i va t e gr ievances to political purposes. e workmen at the following collieries have agreed, we ?,oderstand, to work at the wages offered :—Vogrie, Dryden, Sheriff Barleydean, Loanhead, Edmonstoue, Craighall, Pencaitland, and Harveston. a he work men at the following are sa id to h ave struck, or re about to do so :—Edgehead, Penston, the Duke of Buc n days te le e uc hs, Arniston, and Elphinstone. In most cases four notice requires to be given by both master and an before parting, and this many of the workmen have greed to do, Measures, we understand, are immediately to b vv e,,taken to swear in special constables, and the authorities, Do'tva C ommendable promptitude, are doing everything in their to prevent rioting, and to protect property. On ta e saaY the s t r ik e st ill continued but no meeting of the .n- outs took pl ace . , CHARTIST MEETING IN LIVERPOOL. ci Sila rklY after 12 o'clock on Tuesday, a public meeting of the iart ists and th e i r friends was held (in pursuance of previ telleM ef s notice by p l acard) in the Chart i st A ssoc i at i on R oom, h ot- Preston- s t ree t, for the purpose of electing a repre sentative of the body in Liverpool to represent their interests ` f i t . the Chartist Conference to be held, at Manchester, on dnesday and the two following days. A considerable crowd wa s ti . collected in the immediate locality of the room, con sifting e ,hiefly of working men, and others—most of them edi),tecteu from mere curiosity. No disposition to promote in urhance was shown, and the whole proceedings went off na a Peace a bl e manner. A good-looking young seaman, u pe ul n e `, l (as we learn) Pyles, was called to the chair, and sae;e . the proceedings in an address advocating, in a s a "alle, the principles of Chartism, and evincing con ducable oratorical ability in the speaker, but an absence of elna; a „ tie ,,„e• Four or live other speakers followed, and in- IN'?,t,P...r!e'vlisell(night, Jones, and others whose names we could Y ascertain. It was proposed that' Mr. Barnard tillek-krthy (now in Manchester) should be the delegate to . tiariocuttsstiolvv,neeefeexrei:.tei,ue.gfrom this town, and the motion was unarm tila .y arried Another resolution followed, to the effect . f re riots in the manufacturing and . other dis the cot not caused or promoted by the Chartists, but by who bj e- masters, gold-masters. and other capitalists, w or k -I ' most unwarrantably reduced the wages of their Peol e luti o to te straton point ; and th sae rer- of n concluded h a with a v declaration that, in s the m opinion w n I c l ?' e electing, the well-being and happiness of the p r in,g classes could alone be attained by obtaining " The laetPle 8 Charter." The speakers generally advocated the an _er clause of the resolution, contending that all the misery d destitution felt by the labourers, who were the real pro ducers of wealth, were occasioned by class legislation of the Middle classes and the aristocracy, who enriched themselves while they starved those under them. They all, too, spoke against any resort to phy s i cal force; expressed their convic t ion that their principl es were fast gaining ground in every direction, and th a t b y union, perseverance, and additional numbers to collect such theirstream ranks, th ey would ere long be enabled to a of public opinion in behalf of their cause, as would, withont bloodshed, dislodge from their Positions their oppressors, whether whig, tory ot o io r radical, ~ and enable the people to take their own goernme t g o e t , h th e e ir i o n a te -n . hand s . They also reprehe n d e d, in stvronglangon r ested and hypocritical condu c t of the Anti-Corn-Law l'etigue then, who, with all their pret en d ed sympathy for the ring labourers, were the first to s h ow their sincerity by "ffe cut ting down their wages, already red uce d to a miser able Pi ttance. Strong opinions were also expressed, that the teituutr.y had ample resources to produce abundance for ten , 'ea it s present population, were it not crushed by bad go ,ern, rnent, and were these resources fully drawn out. Ap keata were made to the working men who had not yet joined their ranks to enrol their names, and assist the cause by their Bt h ib , ser iptions. A vote of thanks was finally passed to th e ,-"airrnan, and the meeting, which was on the whole of a disp ers ed h oured character, gave three cheers , and quietly Were Whitty, the head-constable, and several inspectors, t-e:ie in attendance at the end of a neighbouring street ; but called lrvices, for the suppression of disturbance, were not The,„, ron into requisition. mence afterwrae"t of m (which is pretty large) . was not, at b tl o ie t csoornon the proceedings, entirely 1 . 1 ti ec working men 11 , ,71 ~a r ds became much crowded, chiefly " below were also ' 117401,11 e beat , was very great. The streetsdto _ e b pre sent, r_Penple, Many of 'whom, who were disposed this not obtain admittance. W ednesday some little apprehension tow n b from the tnan n by rumours circulated that strangers was excited . in facturing districts had come into Liverpool. Another alpacrFinpgalnf the Chartists was held on Wednesday, Portio n of the speakers conjured the chartists to a quiet and orderly part, and not for the purpose of when the working out the objects of the League, to brave the muskets of an armed soldiery. On the "me da received y, Mr. Whitt y i nformation that a l Swan, and were detarge. body of men had arrived at the Old diately rod e out in telfzEilt'in direction, to enter the town. He imme roction, and found all quiet, not riialf a dozen individuals being seen in company in any direc ' tion, nor could he learn what had given rise to the report. Shortly after his return to Liverpool, however, a communi cation to the like effect was made at the Town-hall, and he was directed to ride out again to the Old Swan. A large body of officers, armed with sticks, were called together, and kept in readiness for action in case their services should be required. Mr. Whitty, however, again found that it was a false alarm, the whole neighbourhood of the Old Swan being as tranquil as usual. A meeting of the chartists was expected this evening . (Friday), as announced at the Assembly Rooms, Lord Nelson-street, on Wednesday ; but towards sunset, yester day, some indications presented themselves in the town of a chartist meeting being about to be held that evening, and the police were consequently on the alert, though not in such a manner as to display their force, or disposed to disturb any merely popular assemblage in which inflammatory language was avoided. The only two places at which it was appre hended the meeting would be held, were the room at the bottom of Preston -street, and the large room in Lord Nelson-street. Towards eight O'clock considerable num bers of people, most of them actuated by curiosity alone, assembled in and at the bottom of Preston street, and lingered there in groups, in expectation of a Chartist meeting in that quarter. No such meeting, however, took place. The room was opened at eight o'clock, but it was merely for a tee-total or temperance meeting, for which, it appears, it bad previously been engaged, and at which even females were present. Those who bad entered the room in expectation of a Chartist commotion, speedily left it, and in a short time half the seats were left unoccupied. Meantime, a large body of persons (many hundreds) assem bled at the bottom of Lord Nelson-street, in expectation of the Chartist meeting being held there, but here again a dis appointment was experienced amongst those wishful for com motion, as the doors remained closed until half-past eight o'clock, and it did not appear that any such meeting had been intended. Towards nine, the whole quietly dispersed. The principal thoroughfares in the neighbourhood were much crowded during the whole of the evening ; but this is to be accounted for chiefly from the extreme fineness of the weather ; and from the general peaceable disposition of the inhabitants, we have no apprehension for the peace of " the good old town." MOVEMENTS OF THE LONDON CHARTISTS. (From Yesterday's London Papers.) On Tuesday night a very numerous meeting of the Na tional Charter Association took place at the National Asso ciation-hall, in Holborn, at which several speeches were made deprecating any physical force movement on the part of the London Chartists, but a determination to maintain the right of public discussion, and to resist any infringement on it. An address to the working population of the disturbed districts was ultimately agreed to, calling upon them to yield obedience to the laws, but at the same time by the ex ercise of moral power to maintain the principle of the Peo ple's • Charter. During the earlier portion of yesterday it was understood that there was to be a great meeting of the Chartists on Kennington-common. Between one and two o'clock an assemblage of trades took place in Lincoln's-inn fields, and the appearance of a large number of flags and banners, together with bands of music, men in armour, &c., gave rise to a belief that a grand Chartist demonstration was about to take place. Such, however, proved not to be the case ; the assemblage being of a more peaceful character, consisting, as it did, of several hundred members of the Benefit Societies Asylum, who were about to spend their anniversary. Their march through the streets, however, was very imposing, and created at the first view considerable alarm in the minds of the public. Shortly after one o'clock his Grace the Duke of Welling- ton and several members of the ministry, and also Mr. Hall the chief magistrate of Bow-street, waited upon, and re mained for a considerable time in conference with Sir J. Graham, at the Home-office, and it is understood that the subject under discussion was the proper course to be pur sued in the event of any movement of the chartists likely to alarm the inhabitants of the metropolis and its suburbs. Subsequently Mr. Pease, and a deputation from Sheffield, had an interview with the Home Secretary, and, it is statedf expressed their apprehension of a riot breaking out there, and asking for prompt and efficient assistance. Expresses were being received by every train from the disturbed dis tricts, and Superintendent May has received orders to keep the A division of police in readiness to start at the shortest notice in direction their services may be required. The directors of the London and Birmingham Railway have received instructions from the Government to have trains in constant readiness for any emergency, and between 6 and 7 o'clock last night preparations were, it was stated, being actively made at the Euston station for the conveyance of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who, it was understood, had received orders to hold themselves in readiness for their immediate departure from the Albany-street Barracks. It i:; also stated, that the Gist regiment are on their way from Dover, under orders at once to proceed to the north. These rumours drew large bodies of people to the terminus of the railway at Euston-grove, and at the time of writing this (a quarter past eight o'clock,) there cannot be less than from 500 to 600 present. The inflammatory placards calling the meeting for this evening at Islington-green, and for the exhibition of which several shopkeepers have been summoned, under the orders of Government, to Bow-street, were during yesterday ex tensively posted throughout the metropolis ; and in the neighbourhood of Islington the shopkeepers are very fearful of riotous proceedings. The troops were expected to depart via the London and Birmingham Railway immediately after the mail train. GREAT CHARTIST MEETING ON CLERKEN WELL GREEN. Yesterday evening, at 20 minutes before 8, a numerous meeting (convened for 7 o'clock) took place in the open space in front of the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, to discuss matters connected with the present disturbed and critical state of the country. Long before the commencement of the proceedings a con siderable crowd had collected, and amongst them was a num ber of women and children. An extraordinary degree of excitement prevailed through out the neighbourhood, and it was rumoured that upwards of 50 policemen were in the Sessions-house, in order that, in the event of any serious disturbance which might call for their interference, they should be in readiness to sally forth. There was no platform erected, but in the absence thereof the speakers and their friends were crowded in a van, ihich was drawn up to the spot amidst the loudest cheers from the " people." A man named Pollard was in the chair ; and in the course of the several inflammatory speeches uttered, Sir Robert Peel was charged with the heinous crime of committing mur der, by sending troops into the provinces, with instructions for them to cut down a suffering and unoffending glass of men, who were struggling for nothing more than such fair and proper wages for their daily labour as would enable them to prevent themselves, their wives, and families, from dying of starvation. This aristacracy, who were rolling in wealth, and revelling in all kinds of luxury, might fancy themselves secure ; but they might rest assured, that the words, " Vox populi, vox Dei." would speedily convince them to the con trary, and that in the end the people, who had manfully struggled for their rights, would, in spite of the aristocracy, gain their ends. The harvest was a most abundant one, and by the great God of Nature was intended for the benefit of all; but the rich, if they were permitted to have their own way, would take every sheaf and ear of corn to them selves. One of the speakers set .forth, that at Manchester 50 of the soldiers had laid down their arms, refusing to fight against their suffering fellow-men. and that such conduct on their part could not be too highly extolled. The meeting, which at one time was of a very uproarious nature, was at length brought to an end by a quarter-past 9 o'clock. _ It is understood that another, which will probably draw together a greater number, will take place at the same spot to-morrow (Thursday.) THE CHARTIST MEETING AT STEPNEY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCK. The announcement of a Chartist meeting at Stepney and the alleged assemblage of 8,000 or 10,000 persons in the me tropolis have, as it was well calculated to do at the present moment, excited the feelings of the nervous and timid, and created some stir at Scotland-yard and at the Home-office. The fact, however, is, that the number assembled on Step ney-green has been very much exaggerated, and it is the opinion of military men, who arc the best judges of the num bers in a public assemblage, that at no time did the crowd amount more than 2,000 individuals, including of course, men, women, and children, and it is acknowledged by the Chartists themselves that the meeting was a total failure. There was another circumstance which must have struck all perscins present, and which proves the fact, that the nine-tenths of those present took no interest whatever in the proceedings, and appeared to have come there from motives of mere curiosity, for after listening for a few minutes to the harangues of the speakers they departed, and during the principal part of the meeting there were not more than from 1,200 to 1,500 individuals present. The speakers on the occasion seemed to be strangers to the neighbourhood with one exception, and his weight and influ ence may be inferred from the fact of his keeping a small shop for the sale of old and second-hand shoes, and is what is technically called a " renovator." The Chartists at the east end of the metropolis have been labouring incessantly to enroll among their numbers as many of the Spitalfields weavers as they can ; but this effort of theirs is also known to be a failure. It is a fact, that though the prices are some what low, there are double the hands employed now as silk weavers than there were at Christmas last, and those persons find it infinitely more profitable to themselves and their families to stick to their work and have nothing to do with the Chartists or Chartism ; and as a proof of their present industry, Spitalfields has not been so peaceable, nor its inha bitants so apparently comfortable, for many years as at present. To add to the excitement created at the east end, some silly person has been writing letters to the principal managers of one or more large establishments at the water's side, the purport of which is calculated to create alarm, though on inquiry none really appears to exist, and the object of their author appears to be to give himself some factitious notoriety. At ten o'clock last night the utmost tranquillity prevailed at the east end of the metropolis. The legal records of the trial of Queen Anne Bullen, which were supposed to have been destroyed, have recently been discovered amongst the ancient documents of the Court of Queen's Bench. TIIE OVERLAND MAIL FROM INDlA. — ln consequence of the delay that is incurred by the transmission of the de patches through France, via . Marseilles, from India and Egypt, by the new arrangements with the French postoffice department. and the complaints that are continually made by the London journals at their detention by the French go vernment, the Right Hon. Lord Lowther, the Postmaster- General, has been for some time negotiating with the Direc teur General des Postes of Austria to have them transmitted via Trieste. Should this arrangement be concluded, which is at the suggestion of Mr. Waghorn, the agent for the Bri tish Government at Alexandria, several days will be saved by this route. The steamers have a greater facility in reaching the ports of Trieste front Alexandria and Malta, and they have the most efficient telegraphic linesand railroads through out Austria to Hamburgh and Belgian to transmit the ear liest intelligence of the war that is now carrying on in our eastern possessions and China. PART SINGING IN GERMANY.—Every one who has been called upon to take a part in singing a glee, or quartett, has felt the inconvenience of a number of persons looking over each others' shoulders, and straining their eyes, at a single score of the music placed at a piano-forte. This is rarely done in Germany, nor was it the practice in England in the days of madrigal singing. Each had his own part, tenor, alto, or bass, placed in his hand, written, or printed, in a book by itself ; and in Germany separate parts are almost invariably printed, of every composition intended for more than two voices. The work entitled " Orpheus," is a larg e colle c ti on o f voca l compos iti ons v ery pop u l ar in G ermany, and printed, as we have described, in sepa rate p art books, forming small pocket volumes. Every singer carr i es about with him his own book, the tenor his tenors pri nt° or secundo, th e b ass , hi s book for the bass; and thus, on a walking excursion, or at an evening party, each is ready to join, with little ceremony, in the chorus which may harmonise best with the feelings of the moment. All the world has heard of the Biirschen choral songs of the German universities; but what most interest us in that land of music are the musical family reunions which the tourist sometimes meets with, where father and son, brother and sister, friend and neighbour, pass alo winter's evening cheerfully together, with no other resource, and wanting no in ng better, than conversation and singing Review. parts.—Westminster THEATRE-ROVAL, LIVERPOOL. THE Public is respectfully informed that th e ce l e b ra t e d Dancer MADEMOISELLE CERITO, Of Her Majesty's Theatre, London, is engaged for FOUR NIGHTS only, and will make her appearance at this Theatre ON MONDAY NEXT, AUGUST 22, In several of her most popular Dances, in which she will be assisted by MISS O'BRYAN, Also of Her Majesty's Theatre. Mademoiselle Cerito's Nights of Performance will bo Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. Gd. ; Gallery, Is. No Second Price. ON TUESDAY, A GRAND CONCERT, By the Principal Members of the Italian Company, For One Night only. MADAME GRISI, SIGNOR LABLACHE, SIGNORA E. GRIST, SIGNOR MARIO, SIGNOR F. LABLACHE, and M R. H. HAYWARD, Principal Violinist from Her Majesty's Concerts. Conductor—SlGNOß COSTA. The Prices on this occasion will be—Lower Boxes, Gs.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. The Concert will commence at Eight o'Clock. No Second Price. The Box Plan will be opened for Mademoiselle CERITO'S NIGHTS, On SATURDAY next, August 20, and for the ITALIAN CONCERT, on MONDAY, August 22, when Places, with their number of Tickets, may be taken of Mr. COOKE, from Ten till Four o'Clock. PROSPECTUS OF THE CHESTER SCHOOL, Established for the Education of One Hundred Resident Pupils, preparing them by SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR THE UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL PRO FESSION, THE LAW, THE SEA, AND FOR MERCANTILE PURSUITS. ' CONDUCTED BY MR. JOHN BRINDLEY, Formerly Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School for the Maintenance and Education of One Hundred Boys. IN the CHESTER SCHOOL it is proposed to furnish a COMPLETE EDUCATION to ONE HUNDRED BOYS, between Seven and Sixteen years of age; giving them a sound course of Classical and Mathematical Reading, in addition to thorough instruction in the French and German Languages, Navigation, Oratory, Practical Accounts, and the usual routine of English Instruction ; and to combine with these advantages, unceasing attention to their moral and religious improvement, with strict regard to domestic com forts. For fourteen years Mr. Brindley was actively engaged in Tuition, being successively Master of the March Endowed School of One Hundred and Eighty Boys, Second Master of the Brigg Endowed School of Sixty Boys, and Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School, where he had the entire superintendance of One Hundred Boys, who were boarded, lodged, clothed, educated, and entirely provided for, from seven to twenty-one years of age. From that situ ation he retired in 1839, that he might devote his whole i energies to the suppression of the then rapidly advancing evils of Socialist infidelity, which, under the divine blessing, is now as a system broken up and exploded. Mr. BRINDLEY Will be assisted by the following Masters:— FIRST ASSISTANT MASTER—with the degree of M.A. SECOND DITTO DITTO-with the degree of B.A. THIRD Drrro DITTO-a native of France or Germany. FOURTH DITTO DlTTO—for Scale Drawing, Perspective and Design. FIFTH DITTO DlTTO—for History, Geography, and the English department generally. SIXTH DITTO DITTO—a Military Serjeant, to superintend the Gymnastic Exercises, and other out-door recreations. In addition to the above, who will be resident, a Master will attend, at least once a week, to give Instruction in Hul lah's System of Singing. A Medical Officer will also be ap. pointed to furnish a weekly report of the health of the Establishment. Exclusive of the usual round of Elementary Knowledge, will be given the following SPECIAL INSTRUCTION To those whose career can be determined upon. UNIVERSITY CLASS—Latin and Greek, Mathematics, French, Bible History, Oratory. NAUTICAL CLass—Navigation, Mapping, Astronomy, French. MEDICAL CLass—Latin and Greek, (Celsus, Gregory, and the London Pharmacopoeia) French, Chemistry, Botany. Law CLASS—Latin and Greek, French, History, Oratory. MERCANTILE CLASS—French, German, Practical Accounts, Drawing, Design. The whole School will assemble for Prayers and Religious Instruction every Morning and Evening at a quarter before Eight o'clock. POPULAR LECTURES On Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, applied to the Arts, Natural Theology, and other useful branches, will be delivered during the winter evenings. SCHOOL LIBRARY AND APPARATUS : A well-selected Library of useful and entertaining Books, of a sound moral and religious tendency, will at all times be open to the Pupils, under prt per regulations. There will also be furnished Botanical anu Geological Cabinets, Che mical Apparatus, an Orrery, Globes, Telescope, and Mariner's Compass. THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE. TERMS. For Board and complete instruction according to the fore going outline, with Washing, Stationery, Printed Books, use of School Library, Gymnastics, Singing, and all those items usually denominated extras :- Under Twelve Years of Age...... Forty Guineas per annum. Above Twelve, and under Sixteen, Fifty Guineas per annum. Payable in advance, either Quarterly or Half Yearly. A limited number will be admitted on the 30th of September next, wheu the First Quarter will commence. Mr. BRINDLEY will be glad to receive, as early as con venient, the names of those intending to enter in September. VACATIONS: Four Weeks at Christmas, Six Weeks at Midsummer; no intermediate Vacations at Easter or Michaelmas. Chester, August 1, 1842. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a Manchester Guard ian extraordinary, published yesterday, which was of the greatest use to us in collecting intelligence of the riots. Several correspondents must excuse the non-insertion of their communications. Our friend " S.E." need not fear the chartists of Liverpool ; neither would it he desirable to make the preparations suggested by our correspondent, for the chartists are but a handful here. For the credit's sake of the cricketters of Liverpool, we should like some better reason why the Liverpool Club scored but 58, and the Manchester 253, before we give publicity to the letter of " Athletic." " Justice " is guilty of great in-justice towards ur.. It may be perfectly true, that after our correspondent had read the particulars of the riots at Wigan, Blackburn, and other places in a second edition of the Mail of Tuesday, at the Exchange News-room, lie perused precisely the same re ports in the second edition of the STANDARD, purchased afterwards. Had our correspondent merely stated this, and asked us for an explanation, we might have afforded it ; but when he accuses us of " un-fairness," we have a right to complain ; and we only set the matter right on account of others who may have observed the same thing. The fact is, that we were at great expense in procuring reports from the places we have mentioned, and they wore published in our columns an hour before they appeared in the Mail, and into which paper they were transferred with out the slightest acknowledgment. The greatest portion of what appeared in our second edition was copied into the London Times of Wednesday. libtrpool tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 18 42. So far as the manufacturing district of Lancashire is concerned, " the insurrection" is at an end. The " sacred week" - has terminated. The League has held its seditiOUs_ festivals—has filled our gaols with its duped victims—has plunged hundreds of thousands into wretchedness and crime; and we are left at leisure to sum up the record of its guilt, and to ask for the judgment upon it of an impartial people. As yet the evidence before us of the connexion of this factious body with the outbreaks which have just taken place is incomplete. As yet we cannot unravel all the intricacies of this wicked conspiracy. We can not point to the hand which has supplied those means, without which no proceedings, such as those of the turnout operatives, can be carried on. We cannot trace to any one pocket the gold which has kept two hundred thousand people for the past ten days in food and drink—which has enabled them to placard our walls, and incur expenses far above the means of parties engaged in such movements. But that there has been such a pocket—that some influential party has bled, and bled freely, to carry on this war of agi tation and outrage, can scarcely now be disputed. That the money of the Anti-Corn-law . League has fed this " insurrection" there are few to doubt; and unless we are much misled, the mystery will in good season be cleared up to the conviction of the leader. Of one thing we are certain—this outbreak might have been put down in an hour. A greater farce than has been the pretended resistyfErf the working classes to a resumption of ,Ayiricyze never witnessed ; and we were upon the spot. LOCAL NEWS. STEAM-SKIP GREAT WESTERN.- - This ship is expected to arrive here from New York about the middle of next week, and we are authorised to state that she will be on view for two days, of which timely notice will be given. The Rev. Charles Maginniss, A.M., curate of Holy Tri nity Church, Birkenhead, has been appointed to the new church recently erected at Ellesmere Port, in the parish of Easthatn, and which, as will be seen from our advertising columns, is intended to he opened for the first time on next Sunday afternoon. Patrons—the Archdeacon and Chancel lor of the diocese, and the Rev. Long, rector of Whit church. WEST DERBY UNION—ELECTION OF CLERK.—At an unusually numerous attendance of the guardians of this union, at their weekly meeting, held on Tuesday last, the, 16th instant, on the motion of John Formby, Esq., magi strate, seconded by Mr. Henry Edwards, architect, ,Mr. William Cleaver was unanimously appointed clerk to the board, in the place of the late John Sanders, Esq., deceased. Owing to Mr. Cleaver's knowledge of the business of the union (he having attended to the duties of the office for se veral years past), and the opportunity he has had of acqui-, ring a knowledge of magisterial and poor-law business, there can be no doubt as to the propriety of the choice made by the guardians ; and the election of that gentleman by so re spectable a board, without one dissentient voice, must be as gratifying to himself, as we trust it will be satisfactory to the public. Mr. Geo. Vandenhoff sailed on Tuesday morning, per Garrick, for New York, on a professional tour through the States. THE Ray. R. BLACOW.—We are glad to learn that Mr. Blacow is fast recovering from the effects of the serious acci dent of last Sunday. The inquiries of his friends have been very numerous daily since thVlamentable occurrence. MR. CATLIN'S LECTURES.—These lectures, we believe, will terminate to-morrow night. They are well worth the attention of the public, not only for their novelty, but the deeply-interesting subject on which they treat. The tableaux r;vants are the most remarkable things we have ever seen. They are beautiful in the extreme, and fine studies for the artist. They shew that Mr. Catlin must have a keen eye for effect, and be a man of surprising acuteness of remark. His work, which we shall notice shortly, we recommend to the earnest attention of all our readers. THE CONVICT firtAnunr.—No reference has yet been re ceived for the convict Bradley, left for execution at the late assizes, for the wilful murder of his wife at Manchester, by administering poison to her. He is attended by the Rev. Peter Wilcox, a priest of the Roman Catholic persuasion, to whose religious instructions he pays considerable attention. He occupies much of his time in addressing letters to his friends and others, and seems to have great expectations of the extreme penalty of the law being commuted for transpor tation. We have not beard the exact day appointed for the execution, but we understand that unless a reprieve arrives in the meantime, which is not very probable, it will take place in about a fortnight. SINGULAR CASE Ow RESTORATION.—Another instance of the almost infallibility of art over the operations of nature, and of truth over prejudice, occurred the other day in the family of a gentleman of high respectability in the country, and which tends to show, in a singular instance, the powerful virtues of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL. `'Owing to a well known family complaint, that sometimes sleeps through one generation, a daughter of the above gentleman entirely lost her hair, so that she was obliged to conceal the defect by the aid of a cap and false tresses. After having done so for a period of two years, she was induced by a medical friend to try the effect of Rowland's Macassar Oil, with a view to the restoration of her hair. In the course of one month a fine down was elicited, which by constant use of the oil (rubbed on with a fine flannel) became in six months a fine and healthy growth of hair ! The satisfaction of the young lady is unbounded.—See advt. THE FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mile, which, at the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 35.1, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 474, it follows that gold is 0.48 per cent dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Ham burgh the price of gold is 432 per mark, which, at the En glish Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 81, and the exchange at Ham burgh on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent dearer in London than in Hamburg!). The course of exchange at New York on London is 1064 per cent. and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 3.32 per cent. against England; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must, of course, be deducted from the above difference. Nothing has occurred in the funds to-day worthy of esrecial notice, though the market may be said to close with greater appearances of heaviness than it opened. Consols for money and the account left off at 914 to 4 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 924 to 4' • 31 per Cents. 100 to .k ; Long Annuities, 124 to 9-16; In dia Bonds, 35s prem. ; Exchequer-bills 2d issue, 49s to 51s prem. ; ditto, 24d issue, 51s to 53s prem. ; and Bank Stock, 1701 to 171. The foreign stock end railway share markets exhibit the same degree of inaction, and quo tations here have also declined a trifle. The last price for Spanish Actives was 204 ; ditto, New, 204 to 2-; Mexican, 344 to 35 ; Colombian, 202; Belgian, 1011 to 1022 ; Bra zilian, 65 to 66 ; Danish, 821 to 831 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 334 to 4 ; ditto, Three per Cents., 191 to 20 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011 to 24. ST. JUDE'S ScHooLs.—Last Sunday the Rev. Hugh M'Neile preached two special sermons in St. Jude's Church, on behalf of the schools connected with that place of wor ship. The text on which the sermon in the morning was preached was taken from the Ist verse of the 15th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans—" We, then, that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves." That in the evening was from the 4th verse of the 6th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephe sians—" And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." The discourses of the rev. gentleman, particularly that in the evening, were admirable expositions of Scriptural education, and deserving of being put into a permanent form. The fol lowing extract from our notes of the rev. gentleman's morn ing sermon will explain the circumstances of this special call upon the well-known liberality of the congregation of St. Jude's :—" Many of you are aware, with regard to the spe cial point to be brought before us to-day, that some years ago a debt was contracted in the management of our schools. This was occasioned by circumstances not easily controlled at the time, originating in the addition of an infants' school to our establishment. This was originally done in a small private room, which was very soon found to be too small. In the meantime, the room at the north-west end of the church, which bad till then been used for the boys, was found to be too small, and in other respects in convenient. To obviate all these difficulties, a large room was engaged for the boys' school, and the room under the church was fitted up for the infants. Presently the boys' school increased so that an assistant teacher became indis pensable. By these proceedings a debt was incurred, and a very considerable increase to our annual contributions for the support of the schools was rendered necessary. An in crease took place sufficient to prevent any serious accumu lation of debt, but not sufficient to liquidate, or in any ma terial degree to reduce, the amount of the original sum. It has therefore remained upon us, and our indulgent treasurer has therefore from time to time been in advance, which, though not complained of by him, is scarcely creditable to us." The debt on the schools was £B4 ; and we are glad to state that, independently of increased subscriptions, nearly £BO were contributed towards its liquidation. PRINCE MURAT.—In our last paper we announced the arrival at this port, by the Acadia, from Boston, of Prince Murat, son of the former king of Naples, and nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. We then stated that the officers of the vessel, and the passengers, spoke of him in terms of great re spect. We have since seen Lieut. Parsons, R.N., a highly esteemed veteran, well known at this port, who was on lioard of the vessel in an official government capacity ; and he demeanou r , and gen speaks highly , of the truly " princely" tlemanly manners of this distinguished passenger in the Acadia, the chivalrous deeds of whose father, ." a brave amongst the braves, and whose white plumes were ever con spicuous in the hottest of the fight," bad previously produced a strong impression in his favour. We also learn, from the same authority, that a large iceberg was seen on the passage, and that " was a promising young gentleman of St. Paul's School, one hundred feet high." This expression of our wor thy nautical friend requires an explanation, and that we trust will be pleasing to our readers, inasmuch as it shows the peculiar home-feeling and naivete of an old British naval officer, attached to the constitution and the religious fanes of his country. Captain Parsons (as we de nominate him in courtesy, and as he well deserves), on a former voyage, about three months ago, in making the same homeward passage, saw an ice-berg of immense size, and of such shape, from its general appearance and dome-looking top, that he denominated it " St. Paul's," from its resem blance to the sacred structure so called in our metropolis. On the present return voyage, our friend and his shipmates saw what he considered to be the same ice-berg which had previously so much astonished him and others ; but which, though considerably sunk, was apparently anchored or grounded on the great bank, and might, he thinks, remain there, with but slight diminution, for years. THEATRE-ROYAL.—Mrs. Seymour made her first ap pearance at this theatre on Monday last, as Juliet. Her impersonation of this transcendent creation of the poet's pen was replete with grace, and sparkled in all the freshness of youth and beauty. Mrs. Seymour possesses every qualifica tion to enable her to reach the summit of her profession. The scene in which she takes the sleeping-draught was given with great effect, as also the balcony scene previously. Pas sion—devotion and intensity of feeling —were charmingly expressed. Mrs. Seymour's Juliet approaches as near the beau ide'al as may well be conceived. We only regretted that a larger audience were not present, to stimulate her to greater exertions, and enjoy her portraiture of " One that loved not wisely, but too well." Mrs. Seymour's Mrs. Haller, on Tuesday, was extremely clever. The naive manner in which she told her various daily employmentt was delightful. The scene in which she confesses her delinquency to the Countess was powerfully acted. On Wednesday she appeared as Lady Townly, and presented us with a fine picture of the thoughtless, extrava gant, mislei wife, whose errors are all of the head, not heart. Mrs. Seymour takes her benefit this evening, playing Des demona, and the touching character of Clari, in " The Maid of Milan" ; singing in it one of those songs which Sheridan Knowles, in his inimitable play of " The Wife," terms " strains that melt us as we sing them." So fair a lady and so talentedan actress must not go away withoutsome mark of public welcome sufficient to induce her to revisit us.—Next week La Cerito will make her appearance. We hope the theatre will be free this time from those behind-the-scenes differences which last season, towards the close of La Cerito's engagement, some-- a hat damaged the manager's interests, and weakened the at tractiveness of the performances.—On Tuesday a concert will be given (in addition to the performances of Cerito), in which Grisi, Lablache (the great Lablache), E. Grisi, and other eminent Italian artists, will favour us with the music of their " most sweet voices." SINGULAR ASSAULT.—A short athletic fellow, named John Cowan, runner for Mr. Davis, a tailor, who has a shop in Oldhall-strect, and another in St. James'-street, was put forward on a charge of having assaulted Mathew Banks, a sailor, under very aggravated and peculiar circumstances. Though the prisoner has been described as a " runner," it would appear that be was principally employed to perambu late the docks for the purpose of vending clothes to the sailors, and as in the present instance, of using physical force, whenever it seemed desirable, either to enforce pay ment or to recover the clothes. The complainant returned from Calcutta on Saturday and took up his abode at the house of Tudor in Gibraltar Row, but feeling dissatisfied with his lodgings, he paid, was going to remove, when Tudor called him up stairs, brought him into a room, against the door of which he placed a table to prevent exit, and intro duce him into the presence of the prisoner. A few days prior to this occurrence, the complainant and his two ship mates had each purchased a suit of clothes, together with a singlet and a shirt, from Davies ; and the prisoner had been sent down on this occasion to demand payment for the same. The complainant, who had the suit of clothes on him at the ' time, promised faithfully to pay for them, but said that it was totally out of his power to do so at that moment. The prisoner, on receiving the answer, became furious and inso lent, and insisted on the clothes being instantly taken off and delivered up to him% The complainant at once proceeded to comply with the request; but when he had taken off the coat, vest, and pantaloons, he refused to take off the shirt and singlet until after he should have gone down stairs to procure himself other articles of a like nature that were in his chest, in order that he might not appear in a s t a t e o f a b so l ute nudity. The prisoner peremptorily refu se d to comp l y w i t h this very proper request, an d immediately f e ll upon t h e com plainant, whom he caught by the hair of t h e h ea d an d struc k in various parts of the body , Particularly about the face, giving the unfortunate man a dreadful p a i r o f bl ac k eyes . The police-officers came shortly after, an d a f ter h av i ng inquired about the affray and arrested the prisoner, the latter charged the complainant w ith having take n up a k n if e to hi m in the first instance—a chargethe truth o f w hi c h t h e corn plainant most solemnly denied. Mr. Tudor, in defence, said that the complainant had struck the prisoner three seve ral times before the latter had ever returned a single blow, and that he then took up a knife and said,—" If you come near me, I shall stab you." The priso ner t h en rushed at him, got the knife out of his hand, and struck him several blows in return. Tudor conclude& by saying that the com plainant had used very ill language , a nd that he was intoxi cated at the time. The c omplainant' s t est i mony, was, however, corroborated, and Mr. Rushton, i n pass i ng sen tence said. It strikes me that I have seen somethin g of the prisoner here before in this violent character. I advise Tudor to take ciiie what he is about. These sailors having been his boarders, and having g iv en him compensation beyond what he was entitled to demand, he was guilty of a grossly illegal act in attem pting to details either them or their chests; :and 'I have no doubt but the prisoner was brought down by his instrumentality. If tailors trust men of this ki n d, t h ey must re cover their money i n t h e or di nary way, sod not by s u c h means as were here e mp l oyed. This is one of those scandalous cases which are constantly coming here, in which tailors and boarding-housekeepers combine to rob the sailors visiting the port. The town is disgraced by fellows of the kind.' The prisoner must pay the sum of £5, or, in default, be imprisoned for two months, MISSIONS TO TM BRITISH COLONIRS.—Many of our readers will be glad to learn, from the advertisement else where, that the Rev. John Macfarlane. the able and talented author of the work on missions, entitled " The Jubilee of the World," is to preach in this town on the forenoon of Sunday next. WANTON CRUELTY.—A man of colour appeared at the Police-office on Wednesday, to prefer a complaint against a stout fellow of the name of Jones, for an assault committed the day before. It appeared that the complainant has been latterly in the habit of frequenting a vacant piece of ground between Prince's and Waterloo Docks, and that on Tuesday last a number of idle fellows began to amuse themselves by abusing and maltreating him. He is a very simple-minded man; and the prisoner, taking advantage of his childish ha hits, threw the poor creature down two or three times, and beat him most unmercifully with his feet and fists, not hav ing received any provocation. A policeman observing it, took the prisoner into custody; and he was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. and costs, or be imprisoned 14 days. Mr. Rush ton directed the complainant to be sent to Mr. Gray for em ployment as a pauper, at which the unfortunate creature seemed much pleased. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Tuesday an inquisition was held, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Christopher Neesham, a youth of about fifteen years of age. It appeared that on Monday week the deceased went to bathe with five other lads at the south shore, and got out of his depth. Four o f th e o th ers wen t i n t o rescue him, and also got out of their depth, and were in a drowning state, when the sixth, Thos. Hughes, (the only one who cou ld swim,) went in to ass i s t t h em . The deceased had sunk be fore he got to him ; but he succeeded in successively saving three of the others—the deceased and another being drowned. The body of the other, John Battersby, was picked up last week, and an inquest was held upon it shortly afterwards. That of the deceased was discovered on a sandbank by a per son going to Garston. It was recognised by his relatives, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that he was " accidentally drowned." OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—At the Police -court, yesterday, a respectably and rather fashionably dressed young woman, named Nancy Randall, was brought before Mr. Rushton on this charge. A police officer stated thet the prisoner had been given in charge to him on the previous evening at about seven o'clock. An elderly female, Jemima Davies, said that she kept the bazaar in Queen's square, belonging (we believe) to a Mr. Kay. The prisoner, she continued, came there on Tuesday, and expressed a wish to purchase some girl's toys. She selected a box containing suck articles, for which she agreed to give half-a-crown. She afterwards made choice of some decanters, glasses, &c., the price of which she directed to be added to the bill, writing at the same time a direction on a card, requiring them to be taken to that address, in Shaw -street, taking the box of toys stated, and leaving injunctions that the other things should be sent up on the following morning by half past nine o'clock, so as to be there by ten o'clock, when they would be paid for—otherwise she would not be at home, as she purposed to take a drive out with her "mamma" in " the carriage." A good-looking young woman, who assists the last witness at the bazaar, said that she took the goods as directed, to " Shaw- street, opposite St. Augustine's Church," but found no house opposite to that building, the ground being vacant. She made inquiry for the party named in the address given, throughout•the whole street—but could learn no intelligence of any such person or persons. The witness saw the prisoner in the street on the same day, and accosted her, stating the fruitless journey she had gone upon, . when the prisoner made sotoceacuses about her" mamma's" and her own absence, and said she would send their servant to the bazaar, who would show her the place, and all would be settled satisfactorily. Witness followed her, but lost sight of her in St. John's Market. She, however, again re cognised her in the street, and without accosting her, fol lowed her for some distance, and finally saw her enter a house in Gerard-street. She then gave information, and the pri soner was taken into custody. The police-officer stated that the prisoner did not live in that street, but, with her mother lodged in Christian-street. It appeared that she had ordered, besides the toys and the glass, which she stated was for a present, a dissecting map, the price of which was half-a crown. The prisoner, it was stated by Mr. Parkinson, was not before known to the police. Mr. Rushton directed the information to be taken, with a view to further inquiry being made—in other words, the prisoner stood remanded. FALL OF A House.—Between the hours of twelve and one o'clock on Monday, the side wall of a house in Holly street suddenly gave way, bringing with it the whole of the roof and flooring, and also the greater part of the front wall. The street in which the accident happened, runs between St. Ann's-street and Christian-street in this town, contiguous to Richmond-row. The building, which was rented by a milk woman of the name of Phithian, from a Mr. Shacklady, of Everton, was of considerable height and depth, and had been used as a cow-house and Shippon. A large quantity of hay and straw had been deposited in the loft, with some empsy crates and other lumber. The side wall had given way In consequence of an old house which stood next to il, and which had been its main support, having been recently re moved for the purpose of a new one being erected, and the foundation having been dug out and cleared away with that view. In the large hole thus created, a number of labourers were on Monday morning employed ; but at the time of the accident they were fortunately at dinner. We regret to say that two men have been dreadfully injured. They had been engaged at the time in loading a cart with manure from the shippon, when a great portion of the roof and front wall fell upon them and bruised them so severely that they had to be immediately removed for medical assistance. The horse be longing to the cart was thrown down by the immense weight which had fallen upon him, and the shaft and other parts of the cart itself were broken to pieces. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuesday evening last, an adjourned meeting of this body took place at Birken head at seven o'clock, and for about ten minutes a private conversation was kept up between Messrs. Jackson, John Deane Case, and the law clerk, when it was announced, that as there was no business to transact, the meeting was at an end. Mr. Parker, with his usual attention to the interests of the town was present on behalf of the corporation, and naturally felt indignant at being treated in this summary way. However, the commissioners may be in the habit of disposing of the memorials and remonstrances of the ibhabi tants of Birkenhead, we think a reprdsentative of the Town Council is entitled to a little more courtesy than Mr. Parker experienced on this occasion. The least the law clerk could have done,'would have been to have apprised Mr. Parker that there would be no meeting, in order to prevent the inconvenience of a journey over the water at that late period of the evening. NARROW ESCAPE PROM FOUNDERING OP A TIMBER SHIP.--The ship Laurel, Captain M`Bride, on her recent passage from Quebec to this port, and while in longitude 39 55, and latitude 37 35, or thereabouts, on the 26th ult , at 11 at night, c ame i n contact (while running free, and con sequently at considerable speed) with an enormous iceberg— an uncommon obstacle to meet with in so southern a latitude at this advanced season of the year. The rain and haze were so dense at the time, that, to use the mate's expression, " it was as thick as a hedge"—it being impossible to distinguish, from the quarterdeck, any of the crew who were on the fore castle. She struck almost right on end, the concussion taking effect rather more on the starboard than the larboard side, and the crash was doubtless tremendous and most alarming. The bows of the vessel were completely smashed and flattened in ; the planks on the starboard side, in parti ticular, opened out and disrupted, many inches apart ; the stem crushed almost to matchwood, and thrust out of its perpendicular; the topgallant forecastle broken up ; the whole of the head-gear (in the first instance, of course) carried away, including the bowsprit and the fore topgallant mast, which last was broken off a few feet above the top mast cap, and the whol e nos e of the vessel s k ewe d an d dis torted, chiefly to the larboard side. This damage was for a great part under water. Luckily she had on board an ex clusively timber cargo, and that, too, of a floatable descrip tion—balks and planks of American deal, lathwood, and staves—otherwise she would inevitably have sunk, before a boat could be hoisted out. All hands were immediately set to clear the wreck, and as soon as possible a jury bowsprit was rigged out, formed of a rough square balk of timber, to which the fore stay and fore topmast stay were attached in the best manner possible under the circumstances, for the security of the foremost. In an hour after the disaster, the vessel (as might be expected) became water-logged to the height of the lower deck, and the pumps were consequently useless. She, however, held on her way, though she could be considered little more than a raft, until she reached her destination—this port —on the 10th instant, where she has already nearly unloaded--in the Brunswick Dock. All the timber is, as was inevitable, saturated with water. What was landed yesterday, (from nearly the bottom,) was as wet and slimy as if it had been extracted from the bottom of the dock, after being held down for a month. From what we could learn on a casual visit, and were enabled to observe, great praise is, we think, due to the Captain, and his officers and crew, for the manful exertions in saving the ship, and bringing her to her destined port. Happily, the weather, after the disaster, was for the most part moderate, other wise she would certainly have gone to pieces, and there is every probability, that all hands would have perished with her. Amongst the damage done forward, was Ithe breaking of one of the anchor stocks, and the starboard cat-head. The " Laurel" appears to be a strongly built vessel for the class to which she belongs. BETTELEY'S IMPROVED PATENT WINDLASS.—A patent has been recently obtained by Mr. Betteley, of the firm of Betteley and Bury, of this town, for an improved windlass, which appears to us to possess so many advantages over the windlasses hitherto in use, that we feel extreme gratification in recommending it to the attention of our readers, and par ticularly to that portion of them who are interested in ship ping. The machine exceedingly neat, and will, even when in operation, occupy but small space in a vessel, while the adaptation of mechanical power is so simple and ingenious, that not an instant of time or the smallest portion of power are expended ineffectually. The simplicity of construction entails other advantages, amongst the most prominent of which we may mention that the machine is not so liable to get out of repair as those the structure of which is more complicated. If, however, any derangment should occur, the repair could be effected with facility, as the parts are of wrought iron and can be easily detached. Never was a ma chine invented in which the strength of the human frame could be more effeetually exerted. There is not the slightest loss of time in working, the lever being always at its place of action, where it instantly fastens in such a manner that the greater the strain the more secure it becomes, and the loss of hold is reduced to an impossibility, limited only by the strength of the materials. The mode of chocking is no vel and ingenious, giving the utmost security, and prevent ing many inconveniences which have hitherto been com plained of. In toothed wheels there is always a loss in the working, and they are liable to accidents from sudden jerks. By Mr. Betteley's contrivance all risk from such casualties is avoided ; the security of the windlass is complete, and the vessel may ride by it with the greatest safety. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN BAILWAY.—A. highly respectable meeting of the shareholders in the Edin burgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Company, took place on Tuesday, the 16th instant, at the Royal Hotel, Dale street, Liverpool, Sir Thomas Brancker in the chair, to meet Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., the chairman of the board of directors, and Mr. J. Macgregor, one of the directors. The whole of the affairs of the company were very ably laid before the proprietors by their talented chairman, and which were highly satisfactory. Resolutions were passed to enable the board to proceed with their works, and the lower part of the line will be opened in three weeks. The drifts, as recom mended by Mr. Evans, will be immediately commenced, and this very judicious mode of proceeding may save £BOOO or £lO,OOO in the construction of the .tunnel, under the new town of Edinburgh. When this is completed, and the lines to Granton and Leith (which will be undertaken forthwith), there is no line in the United Kingdom that will be con structed for so small a sum, and none that will pay a better dividend. It is a positive fact, as stated by the c hairmen of the board, that the tun n el f rom th e N or th Bridge to Trinity, t will be completed fo r £15,000 s h or t o f th e parliamentary es '- mate, a case unparalleled in railway undertakings. A colonial broker in the city has received a letter from Liverpool, signed " T. P. Gilmour andrequesting prices would broker,p ary Co.,Co lhat re t c l i s Ile prices and terms of business. The reply w_ strictly confined himself to his colonialbusiuseshsanodfass, but that on funds being placed 1 _ , requesting, exe cutepost he any worderwrote t o that a might correspondentb e account, c o cniofiaudnaleittd, Liverpool, v l e i b i r m ep noflo ß r y m t e h d e same a t m h e e General k Advertiser, of the 23d as is usual on opening a new parties referred to were respectable,now n to in w h L ic iv h e h rp e o r o e i c , e a i n ve d d e a n n . fi p Gr r om o r c e e 'ws ed as mss the borough answer that no . such firm closing a slip frombefore_ June, containing magis trates on the Investigation to assumenintoach h a r t ge e fo n r am ob e ta o in f in th g e go fi o r d m goods on false pretences . There may be no identity or connexio n artes' ii3u circumstances implies no ordinary degree of endercoege th en such London Times of yesterday, b utwrae PRISONERS FOR THE NEXT ASSlZES. — Althongh the Summer Assizes for the . Southern Division of Lancashire closed only on Saturday last, there are no less than eighteen prisoners committed to the House of Correction at Kirkdale, for trial at the Spring Assizes next year. CORRESPONDENCE. CHARTIST SEDITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, In the present threatening state of affairs, it may not be amiss to put you in possession of the following information, upon the truth of which you may depend. The Chartists held a meeting at Tyzack's Academy, in the Park, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of introducing their treasonous tenets into that part of the town. One of the scoundrel spouters on this occasion more daring than any other, proceeded to harangue a crowd of persons in the street, and in the course of his address, delivered himself of the usual quantum of blasphemy and sedition indulged in by his order. He spoke in the most impious terms of all state re ligions, and, indeed, of religion generally, and was particu larly happy in his ribald attack upon the Established Church, ascribing to it and its .clergy the distress which pow unhap pily exists, and calling upon all who heard him to come forward, and by subscribing to the dogmas of Chartism, to aid in destroying the church and constitution of our fathers. A Mr. S., a very respectable man, and a member of the Protestant Association, remonstrated with the fellow, and warned him how he incited the populace to a disobedience of the laws, when he was immediately seized by a police inspec tor, who dragged him about in a brutal manner, and was hauling him to •the lock-up, when the reprobation of the people caused the fellow to desist, and Mr. S. was only re leased upon promising to leave the spot. Irrespective of the cowardly assault upon a man who was doing nothing wrong,.l think, sir, that the conduct of this partizan was hardly fair; the violator of the laws encouraged, and the maintainer of them punished,. by the very person who, I believe, is swo rn , or a t a ll events p a id, to do his duty. If this PROTECTOR of ours be a specimen of the force gene rally, we are really most dangerously circumstanced in the present conjuncture, and in the event of any outbreak here, (which God forbid !) we will have to fight for ourselves. — I am yours, &c., AN IRISH ORANGEMAN. Liverpool, 17th Aug., 1842. THE PIER HEADS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. am very glad some of your correspondents have taken up the subject of the various alterations which are required for the convenience of steam-boat passengers and others, at the Pierheads ; and, with your leave, I will, sug gest one or two practical and simple improvements which might easily be made. First,—a waiting room and booking office is greatly wanted at the Prince's and George's Pier heads; fcr, at present, passengers coming too late for one packet have to wait in the open air, probably in a pelting rain, until the next packet arrives ; and then, if any informa tion is required respecting the packets, there is no appointed party to give it. At the various steam-boat wharfs in Lon don there is an office attached to each, where every informa tion may be obtained. Such buildings might be erected by the Corporation. and let to respectable tenants. Then, again, some mode of directing the public from whence the boats start, so that parties may know, before they have marched to the steps from whence it does not go.. A .turning direction-post might be erected directly over the bridges : parties would then know at once for which stairs to steer. These and many other small matters have occurred to me, but I will delay them for a future opportunity. As the Cor poration must derive a considerable sum from the many steam-boats plying at the docks, surely they may afford some better accommodation to the passengers.—your obedient servant, ROVER. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, when the following members were present :—Messrs. Sands, (chairman.) Horsfall,. Barclay, Holt, Molyneux, Chilton, Sandbach, Bulley, Evans, Tobin, Bold, Aikin, Middleton, Smith, and Ripley. SPECIAL MEETING.-THE NEW SHEDS. It appeared that a special meeting of the committee was held on Tuesday last to consider the regulations received from the Customs for the management of the sheds recently erected on the west quay of Prince's Dock. After some consideration, the committee resolved that they would use every effort to cause the regulations to be strictly observed, although, in some respects, they were inconsistent with the provisions of the new dock act. CLAREI.'CE GRAVING DOCKS. The Sub-committee of Works presented a report, in which they recommended the General Committee to reconsider their resolution ofthe 30th December last, authorising the Cla rence Graving Docks to be lengthened, so far as related to the South Graving Dock. The estimated cost of lengthening the South Graving Dock was £8,300. Mr. EVANS inquired whether Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, was present to give some explanation? The SECRETARY replied that Mr. Hartley was too ill to be able to be present, but his son was in attendance. The CHAIRMAN stated that Mr. Hartley was of opinion that the lengthening of the South Graving Dock was not necessary. Mr. EVANS added that the lengthening would be attended with great inconvenience, and that it would furnish no ad vantage commensurate with the expense of it. Mr. TOBIN asked what would be the disadvantage of lengthening it ? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said the advantage was thought not to be equal to the great cost of it. Mr. TOBIN was not thinking of the cost, but only of the very great inconvenience which was caused by the want of graving dock room. The lengthening of these two graving docks was ordered with the express object in view of giving more accommodation, and he could imagine no good ground for that order not being proceeded with. One graving dock had been taken away to make room for the new dock, and, in return, these two graving docks were ordered tobe lengthened, yet now it was proposed tdat the south one should remain as it is. He wished the committee would keep to the reso lution which they had previously adopted in order that graving dock accommodation might be given. There was not so much need of it just now. but not very long ago he had himself six vessels entered for the graving docks, and he could only get four of them in after having waited six weeks. He repeated that there was a very great want of graving dock accommodation, and he did not understand how the committee could consistently rescind their resolution for lengthening either of the Clarence Graving Docks, seeing that it bad been ordered in consideration of the graving dock which had been taken away. Mr. HORSVALL said the question was simply one of ex pense. Looking at the cost, at the confined space on which they had to work, and at the inconvenience which would attend the working of the dock when lengthened, it had been suggested by Mr. Hartley that the dock should re main as it was. There would be great inconvenience in working the dock, after it had been lengthened, the space being so exceedingly narrow at one of the ends. Mr. TOBIN remarked that the space was no narrower now than when the lengthening was determined upon. There was nothing, therefore, in that point. The fact was, the committee never knew when they were right or when they were wrong. Graving dock room was wanted, and in the hope of giving it, these docks were ordered to be lengthened, but now one of them was to be ordered to remain as it was. He could not understand the reason/of such inconsistency. Could the Sub-committee of Works recommend any other place for additional graving docks ? Mr. EVANS dared say they would; but time must be given them to look round. Mr. TOBIN.-But we may wait twelve months for you to look round, and be where we were at last. Mr. AIKEN said the committee were giving an excellent substitute for graving docks in the Clarence Graving Basin. Vessels frequently went into the graving docks for no other purpose hnt to have their bottoms examined, and now grid irons had been furnished which answered that purpose ; but in the Clarence Graving Basin they might also be coppered. That basin would now be kept dry, so that vessels might be coppered in it quite as well as in any graving dock. Mr. TOBIN said the shipowners had been more in want of graving-dock accommodation, for some time, than they ever were for dock room. Mr. EVANS obseryed, that as this south graving dock would not hold more than two vessels after it had been lengthened, and would cost nearly £9OOO, he would rather keep the £9OOO for something better. Mr. RIPLEY said that graving dock room was wanted, and he should be glad distinctly to understand that the Sub committee of Works were upon the look-out for land. Mr. EVANS said that in a year hence the deposit of exca vations on the north shore would be completed, and then every thing would present a different appearance; and in all like lihood facilities would be given then which could not be given now. Mr. RIPLEY did not see why that should be deferred for a year which could be done now. Why could not space be found now which could be found twelve months hence? Mr. AlKEN.—Where can you find it? Mr. RIPLEY.—To the north. I believe you may get any quantity of land for graving dock accommodation there. Mr. AIKEN.—You could not have them at a more incon venient spot. Mr. RiPLEY said that was another question. If it would not suit the convenience of the carpenters, the committee could not help that. _ _ _ Mr. AIKIN observed that the most convenient place for the carpenters was also the most convenient for the ship owners. A suggestion had been made that the space near Prince's Basin should be appropriated; and, he believed, accommodation might be provided there at a moderate ex pense. Mr. HORSFALL was understood to say that the committee had not power to expend one sixpenceupon anew graving-dock without an act of parliament, therefore a new one at present was not of the question. What might be done at another time was another matter. Mr: RIPLEY inquired whether a new graving-dock could not he made now without an act of parliament? Mr. HORSFALL was understood to say than an act would be necessary. Mr. EvANs did not want to delay discussion, but he would mention that the land at the north end of Prince's-deck might be tequired for more important objects than graving docks. It might be wanted for a new dock, therefore the committee ought not to be in a hurry. . The CHAIRMAN inquired whether he might not consider the recommendation of the Sub-committee of Works de ferred for further consideration, the sub-committee, in the mean time, to consider whether they could not suggest a place for graving-dock accommodation. Mr. TOBIN protested against any such decision. The lengthening of the Clarence south graving-dock ought not to be postponed unless the Sub-committee of Works, which was all powerful, were able to find a better place for a new one. Mr. AIKIN asked Mr. Tobin whether he meant to take the sense of the committee whether this graving-dock should be lengthened ? He should understand, however, that it was not a question of the desirableness of graving -dock ac commodation, but whether it was desirable to lengthen this particular graving -dock. Mr. HonsFAr.f, thought that Mr. Tobin had himself used the strongest arguments for delay. The committee should not go and adopt a pl an o f this sort upon the consideration of a few minutes. H e was sur e that if thi s gracing -dock were made longer, the w or ki ng w ould be att en d e d with consider able inconvenience; therefore, it was a matter which required consideration, an d h e h ope d th e committee would allow it to stand over.' ally Mr. EVANS said, the fact was, th e l engthening was actu postponed. Mr. TonfN said, that if they- : ‘ , vaited twel ve mon th s now ' for consideration, they might wait twelve mo n th s a f ter th a t ; and he would therefore move, that the lengthening of the graving-dock be proceeded with according to the order here tofore given. No one rising to second the motion, The CHAIRMAN enquired whether Mr. Tobin had any seconder ? Mr. TOBIN.—_j regret very much that I have not my old friend Yates here. (Laughter.) The CH At um AH.—I am very sorry to see you in a minority of one, Mr. Tobin. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Tobin's motion having dropped for want of a seconder, the recommendation of the Sub-committee was carried. DUPLICATE IRON BELL B EACON. The Sub-committee for the Department Surveyor recommended that a dulicate imn obfelt he Marine he beaco be built e same as the one just comppl e ted. The entire cos n tof the new one now at its station had been under £550. I * Mr. HOLT asked how much the old wooden beacon costj? The SECRETARY replied that it was built in 1836, that it had cost £l,OOO, and that out of the period of six years it had only been afloat eleven months and twenty-six days. Mr. TOBIN said, the old beacon had one good quality— namely, that she was just as good when she was full of water as she was when empty. She was just the same in both cases. Mr. HOLT moved, and Mr. BARCLAY seconded, a resolu tion, that a duplicate iron bell beacon be ordered forthwith. Mr. AIRIN said, he was past the place where the beacon was moored, the other day, and he certainly heard the sound of the bell; but the captain of the vessel told him that when there was no wind there was no sound. It was in dense fogs that the bell was most required, and there was then no sound unless there was a wind; so that, precisely at the time when the bell was most required to ring, there was the very least of it. Mr. HOLT asked whether there had yet been any fog to try ' its operation? Mr. AixiN said It did not require a fog to try it. The fact was, that on a calm day, when there was no wind, there was no sound. Mr. RIPLEY begged the committee to recollect that the beacon was just as useful in clear as in foggy weather. In making the new one, some alterations might perhaps be made to render its performance more effective. Mr. ATKIN said his object was to procure a postponement of this subject, in order to revive discussion upon it, with the view of getting some clever mechanic to frame machinery to sound the bell by the action:of the tide. Mi. TOBIN mentioned that d in the time of Captain Den ham, five or six plans of the sort had been tried ; and he was sure that any machinery, which might be put in the water. would not answer. It would get filled with egg crates and mats, and all kinds of rubbish, so that it would be of no use. Mr. HORSFALL was satisfied that no machine would answer the purpose. Captain Denham had tried it, and it had been tried subsequently to a great extent, but had always failed. He thought the committee ought to have a little ex perience of the present new iron buoy, before they ordered another ; and he thought too, it would not be wise to order just a duplicate. Mr. RIPLEY said then the old buoy must be repaired, and it would cost as much to repair it, as it would to build a new one. Winter was fast coming on, and it was for the interest of one of the principal channels that a duplicate should be immediately be prepared. - - Mr. BULLEY said the captain of her Majesty's steamer Urgent had told him, that the new buoy behaved very hand somely ; and, that when the weather was thick, the bell was beard at a considerable distance. Mr. AIKIN said that when there was any motion the bell would sound, but not otherwise. The SECRETARY in reply to a question, read a report from Mr. Hartley, which stated, that the old buoy was built on a little flat, that she was greatly out of order, and that it would cost as much to restore her as to build a new one ; but, that it would not cost much to convert the flat back to her original purpose of a flat. Mr. RIPLEY repeated that there must either be a new one, or the old buoy must be repaired, for it was absolutely ne cessary to have a duplicate. The CHAIRMAN expressed his opinion that the old one would never do. Mr. TOBIN asked whether it was intended that the one now proposed should be upon the same plan as that just com pleted ? Mr. RIPLEY, in reply, said that Mr. Grantham, the builder, had told him there would be some little alteration in the machinery to improve its working. Mr. BARCLAY said he passed the Bell Beacon the other day, and, although there was little wind he heard the bell sound. Mr. EVANS had no notion of machinery working by the action of the tide. Mr. AMIN said the objection as to crates and rubbish ob structing the machinery might be easily removed. If a pre mium were offered for the best plan, all the difficulties would cease; but unless the committee made some attempt to overcome them, they would of course remain. Mr. RIPLEY observed that the Marine Surveyor was of opinion that the bell might be worked by machinery. Mr. TOBIN suggested that a large globe like a balloon should be constructed, for he was sure it would answer the purpose of the bell beam. . .. After some conversation the motion was adopted, with an addition, to the effect that such improvements be made in the intended duxlicate as the sub-committee of works might suggest. WATCH ACCOUNTS. The account of the Watch Committee for the year ending the 24th June was presented : it amounted to £1421 16s. lid., and was ordered to be paid. WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE. The CHAIRMAN said, a sub-committee would have to be appointed, under the name of the Warehouse Management Sub-committee; and he trusted they would conform to the resolution which the committee, at their late Liverpool meeting, had agreed to. (See the substanca of this resolu tion above.) Mr. Tosirt.—ls there to be a sub-committee for that purpose ? The CHAIRMAN.—Yes ; for the working of the sheds. Mr. ToßlN.—Then I hope they will be quite indepen dent of the sub-committee of works. The CHAIRMAN.—Oh, yes ; the sub-committee of works want to have nothing to do with them. The following gentlemen were then appointed the sub committee for the management of the warehouses—Messrs. Ripley, Holt, Molyneux, Nicol, Bold, and ex officio the chairman and deputy-chairman. Mr. HORSFALL requested the sub-committee just ap pointed would direct immediate attention to the subject con fided to them, as it would be necessary to appoint officers. The signature of the chairman was affixed to the plans for the observatory, after which the committee proceeded to financial business, and then separated. ESCAPE OF THE PENINSULAR STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S MAIL PACKET ORIENTAL FROM DESTRUCTION BY FIRE. The fire which happened on board of the Oriental steam ship on her last outward voyage to Malta, some particulars relative to which appeared in the London papers a few days since, was of a far more serious character than has been re presented, as will be observed by the following statement furnished us by a correspondent :—" On the evening of the 15th of last month, when the Oriental was in let. about 4 N., long. 20.50 W., the nearest land upwards of 500 miles dist a nt, we were alarmed b y an unusua l no i se on deck. It wa s a b out a quarter past 8 o'clock, and the weather remarkably fi ne. Th e mas t er an d I ran imme diately up on deck, where we met the cabin boy, who in formed us that the vessel was on fire forwards. I told him not to alarm the ladies. However, they soon knew the whole, and their fears caused us much uneasiness. Meanwhile we found smoke issuing freely from the forecastle, with a strong smell of spirit of tar and turpentine. The carpenter and some of the crew were ordered below to find out where the fire existed, and where relieved every three or four minutes, the smoke and strong effluvium preventing them from remaining longer. The bulk-head was soon knocked away, and the hatches of the fore-hold being removed, a thick smoke rushed up with so strong a smell that those near the hatchway could scarcely breathe. On clearing away the cargo to get to the fire, some goods which were jammed under the hatchway were cut in two, and a portion of glass thrown overboard to prevent the men's feet being cut, who, when relieved, came up retching violently from the effects of the stench. Torrents of water were now directed down the hold, and in the course of a few minutes we had the satisfaction to find that the smoke had entirely abated, and, upon searching, no appearanca of fi re i n t h e f or ecastle, after-hold, or cabin, was fou n d ; b ut a large c ask was subsequently discovered forward enveloped in smoke; the iron hoops had burst, and it was held together only by the wooden hoops, while it was so intensely hot that the men could scarcely touch it. It was immediately got out by slings and thrown overboard. Some smoke still rising from the hold, more water was thrown down ; in fact, the men could not have worked before but for the drowning of the smoke and smell, and we were apprehensive that there might be other cases of a similar nature smouldering below. However, our fears were groundless, for the smoke gradually subsided, and at about half-past eleven it entirely disap peared. The captain, mate, second made, and carpenter be haved on this occasion with great coolness and decision, and were well seconded by the crew. To this activity and promptitude may be attributed, under Divine Providence, the preservation of our lives, the vessel, and cargo. Had the cask burst, and the fire been communicated to the cargo, I do not think we should have been living to tell the tale ; and from its condition when hoisted out of the ship's hold, it could not have held together much longer. It is also the decided opinion of all on board, that if the cask had been stowed under the forecastle-deck, or in the main hold, it would have occasioned immense damage, if not the loss of the ship and every soul on board. From the position of the cask in the forehold, its condition when first observed on fire, and afterwards in the slings, where, notwithstanding all the water wi.ich had been thrown upon it, it was still smoking and burning-hot, we are of opinion that it must have ignited spontaneously ; and although we do not know what its con tents were, the strong effluvium which came from it con vinced us that it was some very powerful combustible —pro bably sulphuric acid." Such dangerous c o mmo dities ought not to be stowed promiscuously with other goods , but placed in safety, in some place easy of access in case of accid en t. There is no doubt but many vessels have been lost un d er similar circumstances. The Oriental is insured to a very large amount. Who is wise ? He that learns from every one. 'Who is powerful ? He that governs his own passions. Who is rich ? He that is content. " Yonng men taken in and done for," as the shark said to the ship's crew. " I'm particularly uneasy on this point," as the fly said when the young gentleman stuck him on the end of a needle. You can't come t oo o f ten, " as the hack ney-coachman said to the thunder -storm. " Come, get up, it's time to rise," as Baron Rothschild said to the Spanish funds.—Punch. A Rice BIT.—" The Wizard of the South," now ex hibiting his legerdemai n at Southport, announces, at the tail of his bill—" Red or grey hair changed to fair, light brown, auburn, or jet black, at a trifling expense, by a late and n v e e s; discovery of the performer, by the most perfect dye Imperfect known. Horses changed to any colour, and or discoloured spots, through accident or any other r in made to resemble the original colour. Toothe-ache curedd from ly cure one minute ! Also, the rheumatics effectual ten to twelve days." this morning A WALK IN NEWFOUNDLAND.—I setout at- Briaus, to visit ha -Luse, in the boat, accompanied by Mr. Green, of Bay. After the Cat's Cove Hills, at the head of C °l a by a narrow path. o'clock, and struck off into the theodolite and hammer-bag, We took three men to carry the th one, and accor exploring the coast, we arrived at the head of the bay at 12 to any but I did not entrust the barome ter bout a quarter of a mile we dingly carried it myself. In a bout that was intended to run bay towards St. John's. of the from Brigus round the hea d or came upon a newly-cut road about half a mile, but found We travelled along greatest part of the way. w e another the re obliged to jump from one root tl e hills and in a short o i it a a mere morass, marsh for I then struck off across a d Here we found the bed of a little time entered a enabledweo us to proceed some distance with torrent, which when that ended we were obliged to force intoorass, and dthwies but when dense thicket, sometimes climbing over 1 beneath masses of fallen rotten wood, sometimes crarysli t o o u l r e r w a a b y l e over slippery moss-coloured boulders, slipping oil stumb lin g (" of trees, sliding down steep banks of rock, or the wet rootsclothes off our backs by dragging ourselves tearing theehroeu,ghing stood at seventy-tive degrees, an( , ,),„, matted twigs and branches of the trees. All this throng" 1 while the thermometer hair could find ' t a breath of its way to us. The smell of not a and the turpentine exuding from the trees was as e t iose and stilling as an oven, and the mosquitoes began ,to attack attac k us by hundreds. They din not, indeed, annoy me so much, but Mr. Green's face an d neck were soon running down with blood. When, after toiling in this way to the topef oUe ridge, we still found a ravine separating us from the hill, ive wer grace,e half "inclined to gi ve i t up. However, taking "_ heart of we plunged again into the woods, and after another stiff climb we a length found ourselves on the sumit. It c ost us altogether more than four hours' labour although the distance was not much more than three miles from the sea side.