The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-10 00:00:00

ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH. - --On Sunday week a collection was made in this church on behalf of the institution for the relief of widows and orphans of deceased clergymen within the archdeaconry of Chester. Although no previous an nouncement had been made, the appeal of the Rev. Mr. Nolan produced the sum of £9 ls. Bd. LANCASHIRE LITERARY SOCIETY.—A. select body of the active promoters of provincial literature have recently originated a most commendable plan of establishing a Lite rary Society for the county of Lancaster, the purposes of which are to unite the wealthy and the talented, the able and the humble, for the due encouragement of the arts and sciences. A number of leading gentlemen in Manchester have con ceived the design of forming a fund for the support of the unfortunate authors and skilful artisans, whose works are not only to be beneficial by the mutual support of their li terary bretheren, but their pecuniary condition is to be im proved by the patronage of the affluent, - . MESSRS. DAINTRY, R YLE, AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY.— We understand that the total number of proofs of debt under this fiat is 589. The amount of the debts proved against the Macclesfield Bank is £116,902 19s. 2d. ; against the Manchester Bank, £48,571 6s. 11d. ; and the private debts proved amount to £331 18s. 3d. ; making a grand total of £165,806 4s. 41d. ; besides which, the assignees of Messrs. Whitmore and Wels, on whom the bank drew in London, claim to prove for £218,508 ss. 3d.—lllanchester Guardian. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH SCOTLAND.—A meet ing of gentlemen, having property along the projected line of railway from Lancaster to Scotland, was held at Liverpool, during the agricultural show week, to consider the desirable ness and practicability of continuing the line of railway com munication from Lancashire to Glasgow. Mr. Charles Lawrence attended the meeting, by invitation, as chairman of the Liverpool and Manchester Line, Mr. J. Moss (who presided) as chairman of the Grand Junction, Mr. Theodore Rathbone, as chairman of the North Union, and Mr. Bur rows, as chairman of the Lancaster and Preston. The sub ject was very fully discussed'and a resolution was agreed to, stating the desirableness of the project, but nothing was ar ranged as to the mode of carrying it into execution, except that offers of land were made on very liberal terms. CHARGE OP SMUGGLING.—At the Police-court, on Friday, Wm. Saville, a fine looking man, mate of the Pat rick Henry, New York packet-ship, was charged by a custom-house officer with having on board that vessel, con cealed amongst her cargo, a bag and two barrels, containing 8,000 nr 9,000 cigars, which he purposed to smuggle, and which were in illegal packages. The officer stated that the prisoner had offered him a reward if he would allow him to pass without lodging an information. On cross-examination, however, he admitted that the prisoner told him in the morning that he had them on board, and had shown him where they were, and that he did not inform his superior officer until eight o'clock the same evening. The inference was that he had himself been guilty of a gross dereliction of duty, and was probably the greater aggressor in the first instance. The prisoner was consequently discharged.—The tobacco had been previously seized by the informant, and lodged in the Custom-house, before information was given to the proper authorities. " POINT D'ARGENT, POINT DE SUISSES."—The day of sale is fast approaching when the Swiss cottages are to un dergo the uncertain ordeal of public competition. If we were to indulge in the belief that the picture has been some what highly coloured (which by the way Mr. George Robins repudiates), still it is certain that all those who have the means and desire to domesticate amid the splendid scenery with which these gems are encompassed must necessarily be anxious to possess one of these incomparable retreats—the larger one seems almost built in the skies, amid scenery very aptly assimmilated to the most favoured in Switzerland, and looks down upon the peaceful village of Linton, embracing at one view the wide ocean and the cataracts and waterfalls which everywhere present themselves. To appreciate these beauties, the spectator should be " alone with nature," and hear "The roar Of rushing cataracts, sounds that sink and roar, Freshen and faint in turn, and still renewed, Wake the wild chords of nature's solitude." There is, besides, to be sold on the same day, in the con tiguous valley called, " Waters Meet," a Swiss cottage, one of the prettiest things in Europe. This cottage is en vironed by beautiful pleasure grounds, the river struggling over the rocky beds—the rush of many waters falling in mingled chorus upon the ear, but so faint, and with so little of the audible character of "headling floods"—that the sound has a tranquillising, rather than a startling effect. The sale of these little bijoux comes off at Exeter on the 34th instant, and will afford an opportunity of rare occurrence, to possess all the delights of Switzerland, without encounter ing the fatigue of visiting it. It has been very truly said by Mr. Robins, that North Devonshire has lacked the advan tage which ancient and modern authors might, with great truth, have vouchsafed to this enchanting spot. WANTON OUTRAGE.—Joseph Kitchen was, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Rushton, charged by Mr. Robert Worrev, of Myrtle-street, with having assaulted Mr. Worrey, his wife, and his sister-in-law. It appeared that Mr. Worrey and his wife had been out visiting, and that they were re turninkhome, at a late hour on Friday night, along Bedford street. They were accosted by the prisoner, who presently began to abuse Mr. Worrey. The latter called for a police man, upon which the prisoner put himself in a fighting atti tude. Mrs. Worrey, who was far advanced in pregnancy, stepped before her husband, upon which the prisoner knocked her down, and she was very severely injured. The prisoner. assaulted both Mr. Worrey and hissister-in-law. Ultimately a police-officer came up, and •Kitchen was sent to bridewell. The prisoner did not deny the assault. He said he met the the complainant and the two ladies in Bedford-street. The young lady laughed, and he thouebt it was at him ; upon which he turned, and going up to Mr. Worrev, said, " You have got two—you can surely spare me one," upon which Mr, Worrey told him to go about his business. Mr. Rush ton said the prisoner had committed a very scandalous as sault. He was ordered to pay two pounds ten shillings and costs, or to be imprisoned twenty-one days. WEST INDIA MAIL STATION.—The first and second re ports of the select committee on West India mails have just been published. By the first, it appears that they have re solved, that notwithstanding the port of Dartmouth has been recommended by the Admiralty committee for the arrival and departure of the West India mail-packets, they are not pre pared to recommend the selection of that port. They state their opinion that no disadvantage is likely to arise to the public from the continued use of Falmouth, whether by the present packets, or the larger class that are to be employed, until the merits of the other ports shall have been ascertained. Hence, considering it doubtful whether the public would de rive any material advantage by the removal of the West India mail-packets from Falmouth, they consider it would not be proper to incur the expense of providing accommodation for the establishment necessary for the performance of the service in any other port.—ln the second report the committee sub mit to the house a statement furnished by the Admiralty of the actual distance a steam-vessel would have to traverse from each of the principal ports to Barbadoes, and back from Samana (in Hayti). The distance to Barbadoes from the Lizard is stated to be 3425 miles; from Falmouth, 3440; from Plymouth, 3475 ; from Dartmouth. 3497 ; from Portsmouth or Southampton, 3590; from Bristol, 3570; from Milford, 3490 ; from Liverpool, 3637 ; and from Bantry Bay, 3637. The distance from Samana to the Lizard is 3545 miles ; to Lundy Island, 3592: to Milford, 3600; to Cape Clear, 3402; and to Bantry Bay, 3120. THE POST-OFFICE.—We have had much occasion to com plain of the inefficiency of the management of various departments of the public business under whig auspices ; but we believe in no other department so Much as in the post-office. Since the establishment of the new sys tem especially, complaint has grown upon complaint—irre gularity upon irregularity—as if it were deliberately proposed to convince the public that things which are cheap are at the same time, in most cases, worthless. The penny system having failed to produce revenue, recourse appears ae t e o e h h av a e s been had to retrenchment, whi c h, as i n a ll whig ti begun at the wrong end ; a n d t h e various boons pr which , that system was to convey are counteracted by the inefficiency of means to carry them into execution. Amongst others, the benefit of which ar e i mpa i red in this way, we are compelled to notice the tr ansm i tt i ng of small sums of money by means of post-office orders. Since this system was established, or rather cheapened, it has become almost impossible to forward money as an enclosure without the most imminent risk of its being stolen or lost presume the terms are synonymous— and the incre ase of business in the money-order office is such as almost to preclude parties with whom time is of inapor tance,.resorting to that facility. We observe that in Lon don orders arc granted and paid at the district receiving offices ; and yet in Liverpool, although contributing so large a share of the postoffice revenue, and, from the nature of its population, using so frequently the money-order office, no such facility can be afforded. Parties must endure the crush, and sacrifice much valuable time at the central establishment, or trust to the insecure method of enclosure, with no remedy in case of loss. We can really see no reason, except the paltry saving of a few hundred pounds, which would have to be allowed to the branch postoffices, why the same extension of - the facility of having orders paid and granted at these offices, should not be conceded to the people of Liverpool as is enjoyed by those of the metropolis ; and we would suggest that an application from the town council for Such a boon would not, we think, be refused. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING.—At the Police-court, yes terday, a drunken-looking young man, named John Ball, was placed at the bar on a charge of stabbing, in several places, a young man of the name of Thomas Kelly.—Jarnes Melling said, that on Saturday night the prisoner came to the bottom of the court in Bannister-street where he (wit ness) lived, annoying those who lived there. He went to drive him away, when he (prisoner) took out a knife and stabbed him in the arm.—Thomas Kelly, who was still more severely wounded, and who had adhesive plaster on his nose and lip, said, that when he went up the prisoner rushed upon and stabbed him in the lip and nose, afterwards in the right hand (which was bandaged up), and then severely on the left hip. The prisoner finally, before assistance came to him, made an attempt to cut his (complainant's) throat, on which, as well as on his cheek, there were large scratches, that on the throat extending from below the ear to the chin. A man came up to his assistance.—A man named Murphy found a clasp knife the following morning on the spot where the attack was made, and it was produced in court.—The house-surgeon of the Northern Dispensary said he was called upon, on Sunday morning, at a quarter-past one o'clock, to attend on the complainant, whom he found wounded with apparently a sharp instrument. There was an incised wound on the nose, and another on the upper lip, the latter pene trating to the teeth. He found another incised wound in the inside of the hand, another in the haunch, and two scratches—one on the cheek and another on the throat— which might have been made by the same sharp instrument. None of the wound s were, in his o p inio n , dangerous to lif e . —The prisoner said he was first struck himself and abused by several men, and that the knife produced was not his.— He was committed for trial at the assizes. THE STEAM-SHIP ADMIRAL. —In these days of steam triumph, we have frequently had to record the achi evements of mechanic art, as appli ed to steam-ships of leviathan di mensions, as well as of the consummate skill display e d i n their performance and management, and we rememb er f ew that have possessed greater claim s to public attention than tl e m Comoro_ splendid steamer Admiral , now running t between Liverpool 'e and Gl asgow , the same line on which h Achilles, Co dore, Act ae o n , City of Glasgow, and .. Princess Royal, all splendid steamers, are employed . The Admiral is a vessel well worthy of her name and lineage, and, whether the size and beauty of the ship, her excellent acc.ommodation the s, or ect the be ob of great power and perfection of her machinery j admiration, it must be admitted, that, in each of these de partments she has never been surpasse d. The engines sup plied to this vessel are of unusual power and beauty of con struction, fitted up with expansion gear , and possessing all the latest improvements : they were produced at the Glasgow Vulcan Foundery, and are of 200 horse - p ower each. It is matter of great interest to witness the cleanl iness and order always observed in th e e ng i ne - r oom, and the great car e and at-. tention of the engineers, who are particularly worthy of notice for skill and sobriety : neither is the grand desideratum to a landsm an ( room y accomm o d a ti on ) f orgo tten. There are 107 • sleeping-berths, all of the most ample dimensions, a limited number of which are divided off into state apartments. The grand saloon, around which these state apartments are ranged, is a magnificent room, and unites extreme comfort with ornament •, on either side of it tables are ranged with elegant seats of richly-carved oak, uniform with the chaste panelling and richly-groined roof. The entire fittings of the vessel are of the most costly description, and the cuisine is excellent and cheap. The range of the Admiral's deck is 220 feet ; it is perfectly flush, and forms a beautiful and un broken promenade. The Admiral is a vessel of the same class and under control of the same business-management at Liverpool as the Halifax line of steamers, and the same sys tem of speed, punctuality, and good order which has ob tained an exalted reputation for the Atlantic steamers pre vails here, and has met with equal success.—Morning Herald. . EARLY CROPS.—Mr. Hancock, of Heswile, commenced cutting his crops on Monday, and we hear that the result of the harvest will realise his hopes. STEALING A H AM.—At the Police-court yesterday, John Derrick and Terence Rogers were committed for trial at sessions, for stealing a ham from a cook-shop and lodging house in Waterloo-road, which they afterwards sold for ss. 6d. to Richard Pierce, a provision dealer in Marybone. The case had been remanded from Saturday. CONSUMPTION.—The fearful ravages consumption makes in the social circles of life is deplorable, and we believe that the cases of diseases of the heart are at present very nume rous. Those who are afflicted should apply to Mr. Cronin, or peruse his work cn the subject. CLARENDON HOTEL.—This very commodious and con veniently-situated hotel has been re-opened, by Mr. Feavior. We do not know of an establishment we can recommend with more confidence than the Clarendon, where private families, either resident, pro ternfiore, or en route, can be accommodated. 'At the Clarendon hotel will be found the luxuries of an hotel and the comforts of home united. GREAT EIGHT-OARED CUTTER MATCH BETWEEN THE GENTLEMEN OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE LEANDER CLUB.— This interesting match came off on Saturday last, and created intense interest amongst the admirers of aquatic sports upon the banks of the Thames. The distance to be rowed was the same as upon the occasion of the match be tween the gentlemen of Cambridge and Oxford—viz., from Westminster Bridge to Putney ; and as the rowing of the Cambridge gentlemen was greatly admired upon that occa sion, a severe contest was anticipated between them and the Leander. The start took place at six o'clock, the Cambridge taking the middle of the river, and having slightly the lead, whilst the Leander kept along shore on the Surrey side, thus avoiding the action of th tide, which was 'slightly on the turn. It was evident, however, from the commencement that the latter were superior in rapidity of stroke to their opponents, as well as in acquaintance with the currents of the river on which the match was rowed ; and the result shewed that they were not inferior in lasting powers. After the first few boat lengths they took the lead, which they ra pidly increased ; and at the termination- at Putney came in winners by a distance of 300 to 400 yards. The weather was exceedingly favourable for spectators, and the river was, consequently, crowded with steamers and craft of every description, although not so numerously as upon the occasion of the match between Oxford and Cambridge. THE GERMAN OPERA COMPANY.—The German com pany, from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, under the direc tion of Herr Schumann, and who, since their departure from London, have been performing in Liverpool and Manchester, took their departure in the Rotterdam steamer,on Sunday morning, at seven o'clock, from the Tower-stairs. The whole company, including the director, Herr Stautligl, Thichatscheck, and Madame Heinefetter, have returned to Germany. The speculation has been most unfortunate ; in the town of Manchester particularly, or M. Schumann has been minus to the amount of £9OO, added to which, some proceeding of a legal nature took place in Manchester, which' had the effect of preventing the company from appearing for several nights while in that town. POCKET PlCKlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, John Edwards was charged with picking the pocket of Mr. C. Lumen, agent, Duke's-dock. On Saturday night, while the complainant was standing in Roe-street with a friend, a stranger tapped him on the shoulder, and, pointing to the prisoner—" This person is picking your pocket." He looked round and found the prisoner close to him, and the friend he was standing with knocked him down. Complainant caught one corner of his pocket-handkerchief before it had been clearly taken away. He anti his friend gave the prisoner in charge to a constable. He was committed for trial.—A laid named John Rowland, was also committed for picking the pocket of a female named Roberts, about two hours before, while she was looking at the procession of Odd Fellows. THE IRON WAR STEAMER PIILEGETHON.—We perceive by the Calcutta papers brought by the India mail, that this vessel, which was built by Mr. John Laird, of North Birken head, for the East baba Company, has arrived at that port. She is about 500 tons measurement, armed with two thirty two pounders, and other small arms, and is exactly the same size and model as the former war steamer, the Nemesis. She was to sail for China about the middle of June, to join the expedition. It was reported in the Bombay papers, that two iron armed steamers, the Ariadne and Medusa, both built by Mr. Laird, carrying each two twenty-six pounders, would be ordered to China ; they would make an effective flotilla of four powerful iron armed steamers attached to the expe dition, and, from the services rendered by the Nemesis, are likely to prove a great acquisition. The following extract of a letter, dated Calcutta, June 5, gives an account of the Phlegethon :—" I am too full of business to write at length just now ; but you will be delighted to hear we arrived at this place on the 22d of last month, as sound in hull, boilers, and engines as when we left England. We have had some severe trials, and a large share of stormy, bad weather. The Phlege thou, in bad weather, has surpassed my most sanguine expec tations, and having gone over 17,157 miles without straining a rivet, will, I consider, quite carry out the principle, that these sort of vessels can navigate, in security, between Eng land and India." STABBING WITH A BOAT-HOOK.—At the police-court, yesterday, a man in respectable attire, named William Scott, was charged with having wounded George Simons, a young seaman, in the left shoulder-blade, while he was, with another, in the act of saving the life of a man who had fallen over board from a ship into one of the docks. It appeared that on Sunday night, when the man fell into the water , complainant and another man got a rope and exerted themselves to get him out. The mate of the vessel hearing the noise, and ascertaining the cause, procured a boat-hook with a view also to assist, when the prisoner came up, and wresting it from him, and uttering some threatening' language, •made a blow with the spike end of it at the complainant, wounding him in the back. The man was afterwards got out of the water. A surgeon stated that the wound was two inches long and half an inch deep. The prisoner said that while he was passing a corner he was grossly insulted, repeatedly struck in the face, and challenged to fight, by two men, one of whom he believed to be the complainant himself. Mr. Rushton said that admitting he had been insulted, he had acted most improperly in strtking the complainant with so dangerous a weapon, and more particularly when he was in the act of saving the life of a fellow-creature. He required him to pay a fine of £5, or in default, to be imprisoned for two months. NORTH UNION RAILWAY MELTING.-011 Thursday last the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above railway was held in one of the large rooms in the carriage building department at the Railway Station, in Preston, it, having been arranged that the meetings are to be held alter nately in that town and in Liverpool. Mr. Theodore Rath bone, Presiding Director, was called to the chaij. The chair man directed attention to the item of £1,263 set apart to meet the calculated amount of depreciation which would be incurred in the company's stock before the next half-yearly meeting. The report was read by the secretary. It set forth, that the receipts bore a favourable comparison with those of the corresponding period last year, and a progressive improvement was anticipated from several sources of traffic which are opening. A considerable increase has taken place in the items of expenditure, many charges having come into full operation. The nett proceeds to the end of the year were £37,258 165., out of which the directors proposed to d ec a dividend of £2 10s. each on the 6,329 shares, to be payable on the 16th August next by warrants. The amount of the dividends would be £15,822 10s., leaving a balance of £1,436 6s. to be carried to profit and loss accounts forth half year, besides the reserved fund of £4,894 to meet depre ciation of stock. The proprietors had renewed the contract for the supply of locomotive power to l the Preston and Wyre Company, on terms which would prove eventually advantage ous, but that with the Lancaster and Preston Company it was not thought expedient to renew except on different terms. An opinion was expressed, that the reserved fund was unnecessary , . The chairman, Mr. Hardman Earle, and Mr. Richard Earle were of opinion, that it was essential to make all needful repairs, and also to have a fund set apart to meet the depreciation of stock. Mr. Garnett agreed in the propriety of having a reserved fund, but he thought some limit should be established. He moved, that the reserved fund should not exceed £5,000. He could not see the pro priety of allowing a surplus of £6,330 for so small a com pany, when the Liverpool and Manchester Company, whose transactions were four times as great, had not more than £2,500 or £2,600 for a like purpose. The chairman said, the plan proposed was already adopted by the Liverpool and Manchester Company. only that they tolerated what he con sidered a loose system, of permitting Mr. Booth to chuck them in a new engine or two which were not made chargeable to the reserved fund. Mr. Garnett said, Mr. Booth did nut order new engines without being first authorised by the di rectors. Mr. Hardman Earle said, the £6,000 was already required for the four new engines which had been ordered. Only four hands were held up for Mr. Garnett a motion. On the motion of Mr. Addison, the report was adopted. Mr. Joseph Hornby, Mr. Richard Earle, and Mr. W. Taylor, the three retiring directors, were unanimously reappointed, when, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. - - - MEETING OF THE FISH COMPANY.—On Thursday the annual meeting of the Liverpool Fish Company was held at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street. Mr. Thomas Tobin, Chairman of the Directors, presided. Mr. Wilson, the manager, read the report, which gave an account of the income and expenditure for the current year; from which it appeared, that, owing to the great scarcity of fish, the com pany had lost, during the year, £974 4s. 11d. Besides this. one of the company's boats, the John Dory, had been lost off the Isle of Man. The chairman, in answer to a question, stated that, although the company Mid lost £9OO this year, they had made a profit last year of £l,lOO. All the fish com vanies in the country bad lost money this year. Complaints were made that the boats of the company were continually being laid up, at a great expense. A Shareholder inquired whether the Directors kept a profit and loss account on each boat, and on being answered in the negative, he contended that it was a great defect in the management, and one of the principal causes of their embarrassment. Mr. Ritson said, at least £lO,OOO had been thrown away in boats. After a somewhat warm discussion on the affhirs of the company, the directors' report was adopted. A shareholder said, that during the five years the company bad been in existence, they had lost £14,000, little short of £3,000 a year. If they went on at this rate, the capital of the company would soon be absorbed, and there would be nothing left to divide. He wished to cast no reflection on the directors, but he thought it high time that the concern should be wound up, and the balance handed over to the shareholders. He concluded by moving a resolution to that effect. The Chairman said, that thr Directors had no wish to carry on the company an hour longer than it was agreeable to the shareholders. But, when they spoke of the depreciation of the stock, it ought to be remembered, that during the first half-year of their existence the boats were depreciated fifty per cent. Mr. Hyarn, as a member of the committee, was of opinion that the rock on which the company had split was having two many boats, double the necessary number. The boats had never been efficiently manned, and the wonder was, that with such a system they had contrived to do so well. The hall cost £4,500: it was now valued at £2,500. The same deprecia tion had taken place in the boats. There was no actual de preciation in the value, it was owing to contingencies. If the present company fell to the ground, another and more formidable one would rise on its ashes. He addressed this to persons who had a sinister view in breaking up the com pany. His advice was to reduce the boats from twenty to ten, to reduce the expenditure, man the boats better, make a selection of the men, ensure a sufficient supply of fish at all seasons, and the concern would not fail to !prosper. Th e Chairman said, that they never bad more boats than were necessary. They never got more fish than they could sell. The difficulty was in getting fishermen. It was stated, that the present meeting could not legally resolve upon the dissolution of the oompany, which could only be done by a special meet ing. The resolution was framed to meet the exigencies of the case, and in a few days a special meeting will be called to dissolve the company. The Brighton terminus of the London and Brighton Railway is now finished, and it is said to be one of the most magnificent structures of the kind in the kingdom. THE MURDER AT EXETER.—Doubts are expressed of the honesty of Brinsmead's confession in this case. It is considered next to impossible that Pitts, who is by no means a powerful man, could have accomplished the horrid deed without assistance, and least of all in the my described. A reward of £lOO has been offered by government for the dis covery of the murderers. To this reward a further sum of £5O will be added by the family of the deceased. A C L EVER ROGUE.—A sa il or, l ast week, who was i n wan t of money, his stock being reduced to sixpence, went to a pawn-office in Berry-street, pl e d ge d his sixpence f or three pence, and got . it truly described in the duplicate ticket, a .. a p i e ce of silver plate, of beautiful workmanship." lie then took his ticket to , a public-h ouse, and sol d i t ver y r oadily to a pedlar for 2 . 5. 6d., p oc k et i ng 2s. 3 d . b y hi s ingenuity.—Belfad Vindicator. GRAND PROCESSION OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. Yesterday, the annual procession of the numerous benefit societies of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the Manchester Unity in the Liverpool district, took place, and whether as regards respectability or numbers, was the most imposing we have ever yet witnessed. It may be stated in the outset that the order is more po pular and numerous than any other in the kingdom, there being in all no fewer than 200,000 members—and the libe rality with which they dispense their funds to those requiring pecuniary assistance may be estimated from the fact, that their donations during the last year, according to the official return, amounted to £170,000. Amongst the members there are 85 members of parliament, including the representatives of this borough, Sir J. Walmsley, T. 0. Cooper, Esq., and several other gentlemen of the common council. In the LiVerpool District there are 152 Lodges, including 17 which may be called extra-parochial—namely, 3 in Dublin, 1 in Belfast, 9in Cheshire, 2 at Bootle, 1 at Crosby, and 1 at Walton. The number of members in all; up to Wednes day last, as ascertained by the corresponding secretaries, is 10.760. _ _ The whole of the lodges, with the exception of a few of those who reside at a distance, walked yesterday with their splendid regalia and emblematic flags—numbering in all about 5,5000 individuals. The lodges, in concentrated bodies, according to the num ber of members belonging to them, met at 8 o'clock at nine of the principal and more commodious lodge-houses in the town, and the whole afterwards defiled at 10 o'clock, in three divisions, to the Haymarket, Queen's-square, and William son-square. They soon afterwards walked in general procession through most of the principal streets in the town, commencing at the top of Shaw's-brow, rounding Nelson's Monument, and embracing Castle-street on the west, Mill street on the south, the King's Monument, London-road, on the east, Scotland-roud, as far as Great Homer-street, on the north, and thence back to the Old Infirmary Yard, the lodges then returning to their respective lodge-houses in the order in which they started. At the head of each lodge were the Warden, with gilded battle-axe, supported by two Tylers with drawn swords. The Dispensation followed, and the members in the following order : N. G., scarlet Sash and Apron; two Supporters, blue Sashes and Aprons. V. G„ pink Sash and Apron; two Supporters, blue Sashes and Aprons. Secretary, plaid Sash and Apron, and Scroll ; two Supporters, blue Sashes and Aprons. P. G. of the Lodge, purple Sash and Apron, supported by . . . P. G's:inSctirlet Sashes and Aprons Members of the Lodge four abreast. The District Regalia were arranged as follows : Past and Present District Officers, and Committee of P. G.'s, in Purple Sashes and Aprons, with the bright Regalia. The remainder of the Regalia was carried by P. G.'s, in Scarlet Sashes and Aprons. The whole of the members were remarkably well, and we may add, genteelly dressed, and the town might well be proud of so fine looking a body of men. The primitive members wore blue sashes and aprons, trimmed with white or silver; the principal and past officers, scarlet sashes, and aprons trimmed with yellow or gold; the secretaries, plaid sashes, &c. ; and the past officers of the order, (of lodges and districts), purple trimmed with gold. Many of the aprons were richly trimmed with silver or gold, and or namented with emblematic embroidery in bullion, and pre cious stones, and had a very gorgeous effect. There were many military bands, each band heading a certain number of societies, and playing favourite airs and marches as they proceeded. - - The regalia, particularly those belonging to the district, were of silver, with gilt crosses, &c., and many of the jewels were of real stone. These regalia alone cost, we learn, £2OO, and glittered brightly in the sun. They consisted of sceptres (similar to the royal sceptre used at the coronation of the British monarch), maces, globes, crosses, croziers, the cross pens (carried by the secretaries), and the cross-keys (carried by the treasurers). There was also a splendid crown and cushion, and a variety of other appropriate insignia. The flags and banners were beautiful. The largest and most striking were carried by the following lodges :—The Lord Stanley, the Peace, the True Blue, the Perseverance, the Marquis of Granby, the Philanthropic, the Beneficent, the Earl of Durham, the Mersey, the Hope, the Eagle, the Good Intent, the Evening Star, and many others. The Union Temperance bore a fine flag, with the inscription from Jeremiah, " Leave thy fatherless hildren to me, and I will preserve thee alone" ;—the Duchess of Lancaster, a fine portrait of the Queen, with the royal standard on the ob verse ;—the Stanley, the Good Samaritan pouring oil in the wound of the prostrate man, the arms of the order on the other side;—the Covenant, a fine scriptural piece ;—the Stranger's Friend, a fine representation of an almshouse ; the Free Tradesmen's, a fine allegorical picture of Britannia inviting commerce to the port of Liverpool, admirably con ceived and executed, with the arms of the order on the ob verse. This, we learn, was designed by Mr. Shadwell, cor responding secretary ;—the Apollo, a fine figure of the god of music, " with laurel crowned" ;—the Beneficent, a group of emblematic Eastern figures;—the Geo. IV., a fine pic ture ;—and the Philanthropic, Alfred dividing the loaf with the pilgrims, and the arms of the order. There was also, belonging to Lodge No. 763, a very fine Royal Standard of great size. Besides these, there were numerous national .gs, and a splendid variety of handsome district banners. The procession, though four deep, appealed, from what we could ascertain, to occupy a length of street of little, if at all, short of two miles. It took about an hour to pass any given point. There were a number of the members well mounted, who acted as marshals, and three open carriages, (one of them with four horses and two postilions,) together with about 30 members on horseback brought up the rear. The greatest order and decorum were preserved throughout, whither, indeed, as regards numbers, respectability, and dis play, or the benevolent objects of these societies, the whole was highly creditable to all who were concerned, and will leave a most favourable impression on the public mind of TILE INDEPENDENT ORDER OE ODD FELLOWS. We should add that the streets were crowded thoughout the day by young and old, gentle and simple, to see the pro cession; the bells of St. Peter's Church rang merry peals, and the whole town bore the gay appearance of a general holiday. After their long walk, the several societies retired to their respective lodge-rooms, and passed the remainder of the day in festive enjoyment. One hundred and sixteen of .. ~ the lodges then sat down to excellent and substantial dinners. In the evening a ball took place at the Templar's Hall, got up by a number of the members, by way of giving variety to the enjoyments of the day. It was well and respectably at tended; and a good quadrille band " put life and mettle into the heels" of the dancers. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER, A VESSEL'S CREW SAVED BY A BOAT FROM H. M. SHIP ETNA. On Saturday morning last, about four o'clock, two sloops I at anchor in the Sloyne, between Birkenhead and the Royal- Rock Ferry, came in contact, through the force of the eddy' caused by the tide, which is frequently so strong at that an chorage that vessels caught by it break sheer, in which case their helms are of no avail. The bowsprit of the larger sloop, (the name of which we have not ascertained), got athwart the mast of the smaller vessel, " the Ann," and from the relative position of both, and the pressure of the tide against the side of each, " the Ann " was thrown nearly on her beam ends. The bowsprit gave way, and the small vessel righted a little, but the same spar was again driven against her mast. and becoming fouled by the tackle, operated like a lever, and forced her down, so that she capsized, filled, and sunk almost instantaneously. The accident was fortunately observed by Mr. Tiddy, of H.M. ship Etna, who was then the officer in charge of the watch ; and a boat was promptly lowered and sent to the assistance of the crew, who would otherwise have perished. The boat got alongside just in time to rescue them from a watery grave. They consisted of four persons, three of whom were in their shirts, having evidently been roused out of bed by the accident. The moment they were picked up the vessel went down in five or six fathoms, nothing of her being now visible but her mast-head above the surface of low water. The men were conveyed on board the Etna, where they were supplied with clothing by the officers and crew, had their breakfast and some money given to them, and were af terwards landed. The elder of the four thus rescued, stated he was captain of the sloop; and said, that though he had, in her loss, lost all of which he was possessed, he was very grateful that his life had been saved. The others were equally thankful for their preservation. The captain and one of the men could not swim. We are glad to learn from Captain Willson, R.N., of the Etna, who has politely fa voured us with the heads of this paragraph, that the vessel may be raised by means of two flats, and chains passed un der her bow and stern, at low water; so that the worst fears of the old man may happily not be realized. She belongs to Pontaferry, and had on board a cargo of coals, and 155 salted hides, shipped for Campbelltown, in Scotland. The whole occurrence did not occupy above five minutes, and great praise is therefore due to Mr. Tiddy, second master, and to Mr. Oliphant, the gunner of the Etna, (who was also very active,) for their promptitude in rescuing the poor fellows from their perilous and all but fatal position. CHESTER REGATTA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sir,—A very unwarranted, spiteful, unsportsmanlike, and illiberal notice of this regatta appeared in the Liver pool Chronicle of Saturday last, in which charges of mis conduct by implication are brought against the gentlemen of Chester interested in the race with the Liverpool boats. I beg leave to state that as a disinterested spectator, I never saw a finer contest, one in which more vigour and spirit was evinced, or more fairness shown. It cannot but be a source of regret that so respectable a paper as the Chronicle, should permit its columns to be opened to correspondents or contributors, capable of dis colouring matters as clear as the light of day. ONE WHO SAN; IT. Liverpool. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW passages The following complimentary note has been handed to Mr. Whitty, from one of the members of the Royal Agricultural Society : " SlR,—As the show of the Royal Agricultural Society is now over, I think it but justice to the police force, kindly placed at our disposal, to bear testimony to the good con duct, activity, and civility of Mr. Henry Moaley, inspector, and the body generally, on duty at the Show-yard ; and I shall be obliged by your communicating to them the impres sion of our satisfaction.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, " HUMPHREY GIBBS, " Member of Council and Director of the Show. "To Mr. Whitty, Head Constable, Liverpool." LITERARY NOTICES Tyas's Illustrated qhakspere. Nos. 24, 25, and 26 London This is one of the most charming editions of Shakspere. It is excellent not only for the typography and the correctness of the text, but also for its admirable illustrations, designed by Kenny Meadows and engraved by Orrin Smith. Nos. 24 and 25 contain "As You Like It." No. 26 the com mencement of " The Winter's Tale." The notes attached to each play are very lucid, and explain obscure passages with much ability. When complete this work will be very valuable. Governesses ; or, Modern Education. Madame B. Riofrey Authoress, 22, Newman-street, London. As clever as any of the preceding numbers, and quite as The Lords of the Treasury intend to take immediate steps for granting allowance as authorised to retailers of postage stamps. Rumour has for a length of time affianced his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge to a young and amiable German princess, a near relative of her Majesty Queen Adelaide. The report has within the last few days been revived in the court circles with increased confidence, but in a shape which has not yet assumed a degree of authen ticity which would justify us in naming the princess alluded to. Prince George, it is well known, has been much esteemed by the Dowager Queen, and no doubt her Majesty feels a strong inclination to see her favourite nephew allied to a branch of her illustrious house. MEETING OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Grand Junction Railway was held in the Cotton Sales Room, on Friday, for the purpose of declaring a dividend out of the clear profits of the undertaking, for the half-year end. ing the 30th of June, and the election of three directors in the place of that number, who retire. John Moss, Esq., chairman of the directors ' presided. Captain Huish, gene ra l manager and secretary, read the report, of which the following are the most important " The receipts on this line, for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1841, the accounts of which will be laid before the proprietors, have been for— X S. D. Coaching, conveyance of carriages, horses, 161,771 2 0 mails, and parcels ..... • £208,509 4 0 exhibiting, as heretofore, an increase as compared with the receipts in the corresponding part of last year, notwithstand ing the almost unparalleled stagnation of trade since the commencement of the present. The revenue of the coach ing department was kept down, during a portion of the half year just ended, by an unnatural, and therefore only temporary, competition for Lancashire and London pas sengers on the part of another company, but which is no longer felt; whilst the revenue for the merchandize depart ment, though still,— but as the directors believe, only temporarily, affected, to some extent by the same competition —is greater than in any previous half-year. The statement of the expenses will be found equally satisfactory, as they amount altogether only to £lO ss. per cent on the receipts ; though the proportion of goods to passengers producing those receipts is much greater than at any previous time. The total expenditure, including the toll to the Liverpool and Manchester company, has been £93,920 is. Id. The net receipts of the half-year, with the balance of £689 14s. 4d. carried over from the preceding half-year, and the addition of £1,776 9s. Id. from the fund reserved in January, 1840, to " meet times (like the present) of commercial depression, which might reduce the income of any single half-year," will afford a dividend of £5 10s. per cent upon the total expendi ture of the company.—The dividend might have been £6 per cent if the £BBOl 7s. 4d. balance which a dividend of £5 10s. will leave of the reserved fund, had also been appropriated, and if the directors had adhered to the practice hereto fore adopted of debiting or crediting (as the case might be) the half-year's receipts with the balance of a comparative valuation, by competent persons, of the company's moveable stock ; since that b a la n ce for the past half-year is £2,306 17s. 7d. in favour of the account. The directors, however, do not feel assured of the expediency of acting upon a comparative valuation of stock on all occasions when it may happen to show an improvement in value, although they would have considered it right so to do (as they have hereto fore always done) if there had appeared any depreciation in value ; on the present occasion they deem it more prudent (with reference to the increase of business which they hope they may safely reckon upon, and especially in the goods de partment), to carry over the present balance of profit on stock account for the service of the current half-year, and the further improvement of the condition of the ock, leaving also the £8,804 7s. 4d. of the reserved fund for fur ther appropriation. The dividend, therefore, which the di rectors recommend now to be made, is £5 10s. per cent. The directors may mention, as a circumstance bearing in a very important manner, as they think, upon the prospects of the undertaking (so far as the past, is ever any guide with regard to the future), as well as justifying to a great extent their own former expressions of confidence in it, that whilst the amount of dividends actually paid to the proprietors for the first year after the opening of the line, June 1837 to 1838, was only £109,180 ; for the second (June 1838 to 1839), £150,667 ; and for the third (June 1839 to 1840), £209,352 ; the amount for the year just ended (June 1840 to 1841) will be £221,254 ; this fact is very satisfactory also, as showing clearly, that although the nominal amount of dividend, namely, £5 10s. per share, is not so great as. as on former occasions when the capital on which dividends were calculated was so much less, yet the actual divisible profits of the con cern are greater than ever. As connected with the subject of traffic, the directors may state further, that the receipts of the current half-year, so far as it has gone, exceed those of the corresponding period of last year, exclusive of the increase caused by the meeting of the Agricultural Society held in Liverpool last month. * * * Before con cluding their report, the directors would desire to bring under the consideration of the proprietors at large, a subject which they regard as of great importance to the increased prospe rity of the Grand Junction Line, namely, the completion of the communication by railway with Scotland. That Scot land must, sooner or later, have the advantage of being con nected with England by railway, appears to admit of no doubt; and it seems equally clear, that a western route (as recommended by the government commissioners, after being favourably reported of by this company's engineer, Mr. Locke) is the proper one. Considering, then, that the Grand Junction line would form a not unimportant link of this national chain of improved communication, the directors have felt it to be their duty, on various occasions, and in various ways, to promote the great object in view. Very recently they, with deputations from various other railway companies similarly interested, met a number of gentlemen from Scotland, and arrangements were then made for ascer taining the opinions of the influential landed proprietors along the proposed line, with a view to such ulterior mea sures as may be most expedient and practicable. The direc tors trust, they may feel justified, on some future early occasion, in bringing this project more distinctly before the proprietors of the Grand Junction Railway for their support ; at present their object is only to convey their own very strong opinion, that it is of very great importance indeed, for Grand Junction interests, that the Scotch traffic should be secured in a western route. If it meet with the approval of the pro prietors, the directors will continue to pursue this object, in concurrence with other parties, as far as lies in their power." The Secretary next read the accounts. The statement of receipts and expenditure on capital account, to 30th June last, showed that the capital in shares, including those of the Warrington and Newton, and Chester and Crewe branches, is £l, 806,760, less sums expended in application for acts of incorporation, say £26,269 12s. 5d., leaving a balance of £1,780,490 7s. 7d. Add to this, loans, interest from exche quer bills, &c., sales of materials, &c., and the gross total is £2,282,549 17s. 6d. Against this was set the expenditure in engineering, surveying, legal expenses, land, compensation, construction of line, works, &c., £1,624,517 19s. 4d. ; in en gines, &c., £250,852 16s. 7d. ; in purchase of NI arrington and Newton line, .£65.463 7s. 4d.: in purchase of Chester and Crewe line, including expenditure in works, &c., £257,471 16s. 9d., making, with interest, arrears, &c., a total of £2,250.310 135., which, with the sum of £32,239 4s. Gd. in the hands of the bankers', balances the gross total on the other side above given, The receipts in coaching, carriage of stock, merchandize, &c., for the half year, including the balance from the last half year of £689 I4s. 4d., amount to £213,334 12s. The expenditure for the same period is £93,920 Is. Id., leaving a balance of £119,414 10s. lid. By the summary of the stock account it appeared, by the valua tion of June 30th, 1811, an increase of £3,978 was visible in the locomotive engine department alone. The valuation to December, 31, 1841, was £109,215 6s. Bd. There was ex pended in the half year to June 30, 1841, £11,009 Gs. 2d., making a total of £120,224 12s. 10d. Yet the valuation of June 30th, 1841, was £124,202 12s. lOd. In the waggon, horse-box, and carriage truck department, there was, with an expenditure of £616 17 s . Bd., a d ecre ase of £l6l s. sd. In the coach-building department, with an expenditure of £4,398 3s. 9d., a decrease of £1,509195. This gave a total apparent increase in the value of stock of £2,306 17s. 7d. The CHAIRMAN said, having heard the report read, he hoped they were satisfied with it, though the dividend was was not so large as he should have liked to see, and as he fully expected to see. I n th e p res ent state of the times, however, they had no right to complain, especially when they observed that the same causes had produced a falling off both in the income of tlae port of Liverpool and in the general revenue of the country. After the explanations given in the report, he believed he need not say more. The period hav ing arrived when, by act of parliament, he was no longer eligible to sit as a Director, he would take that opportunity of laying before the public a statement which he had taken great interest in keeping up from year to year. It was a statement presenting a view of the state of the railway, with all the par ticulars for each half year, which would enable them to form an idea of the progressive improvements which had been made. He had obtained the permission of his colleagues to present a copy of this document to each of the proprietors. He would recommend that this statement should be kept up.. He would not read the whole, but they would see by the document that the railway had opened in July, 1837, and that each half-year's receipts was greater than the corresponding one of the preced ing year. They would see, in the consumption of coke, a reduction of fifty per cent, when compared with the work done. It was with pleasure he observed that the directors had never received in any one year more than £1,200, and that in the last year, they had only received £B2l for their services. These facts his colleagues and himself had great pleasure in referring to. lie had great confidence in the Grand Junction Railway, in its durability, and its security as an investment for capital. After speaking of the excellent condition of the railway and its stock, the chairman said he would call the attention of the next board and chairman to two points deserving of mature consideration. The first was the passengers' fares. He had observed that on railways where low fares was charged, the passenger traffic was not merely in any proportion, but astonishingly greater than where they were high or even moderate. He would instance the Dublin and Kingston, where the rate was one penny per mile for each passenger. He did not think this would apply well for, long distances, for little or no difference would be made with respect to those who were regular passengers and who had to travel. There was no inducement, therefore, to alter their fares throughout, unless their neighbours north and south would do the same. They ought, however, he thought, to reduce their short fares to a price which would have the effect of inducing the public oftener to use the con veyance. The plan of charging the same rate of mileage on long and short passages, he was convinced, was, under ex isting circumstances, wrong. He hoped, however, that the Government would be induced to change the mode of taxing, which would be a great relief both to the passengers and rail way proprietors. The other subject was the propriety of making dividends more than twice in each year, which he would strongly recomm end. With the exception of goo d s , railway traffic was a ready money business. They might, without making up any entire statement of a ccoun t s , di v id e £2 lOs or £3 in the interims between the half-yearly divi dends, and make up the divide nds Though as the accounts mi g ht war rant, at the regular periods. h e had strong opinions in these respects, h e would not presume to press them by bringing forward any res olution.. He begged th em t o accep t his grateful thanks for the connaence which they had placed in him during the period that he had sat at the Board of Di rectors, as well as for the many instances of personal kindness which he had experienced. _ H d e retained a very considerable stake in the concern, and felt . eeply interested in its prospe rity. There were connected with the railway some impor tant arrangements which he a fOt t e deep desire to see satisfac torily concluded, but he 11 d he greatest confidence in the gentlemen who would succeed. As he was now in a position in which he could not be supposed to have any personal feel ing in the matter, lie m ight observe, that he thought the com pany would do well to endeavour to obtain some modifica tion in the clause of their act which prohibited them from re electing a retiring D i rec tor.—(Loud chee rs .) Mr. LAWRENCE - e ouni said, the subject most v-win teresting to the meeting would most likely be the dividend. He observed, that the sum of £5 10s. was suggested by the Directors. It should be recollected, however, that, though c ommend a dividend, it rested with the Directors might re what that dividend should be, and it the proprietors to fix was for them to consider whether they would not be justified in calling for a dividend of £6 per share. He thought they would be justified. T here was a reserved fund in the hands accumulating ngthing till i t t h a a m t amount ed, of the Directors which lied b 000 e . 7 acr h m e ed, he believed, to about now hinder him from entertaining the opinion that this sum ought to be divided would beli h statement that the sto c k was ever in a depreciated condition. w. T as ey were told that eve r y thi ng was in excellent order. w y thing in good o r d er ? (The Chairman :—Every thing is in exc e ll en t condition.) If every thing were in order, there was no cause for retaining a reserved fund. If there were any reason at all for a reserve d fund, it was to mee t a contingency like the present. It seemed, that the cause of the present depreciation was the state of trade, i n which case it was likely the evil would be but temporary. Something was also to be attributed to com petition, by which it appeared they were no l onger a ff ec t e d. The next half year would, therefore, probably be better, and enable them t o make a . d_ividend of £6, even if they di vided that sum now. e did not see the advantage of a re served fund, for it was plain that the money retained would, if divided formerly, have gone into the pockets of those to ,whom the railway then be lon g ed — many of whom had sold out shares. The mone y that was earned in one half year belonged, at its t erm ination, to those who the n h e ld s h a res, and they ought to be put in possession of it. He moved, that instead of £5 10s. per share, as recommended by the Directors, the dividend be £6 per share ; and, with that alteration, he moved the adoption of the report. Mr. CROSTUWATTE asked the Chairman whether, sup bled to realize posii4; they divided £6 for the next hal The CTIAIRMA stock was valued to divide withi divided £6 10s. last I. t think, when th t had been valued, that it was prudent 4. When they considered that they lialf year and . X.. 5 10s. this half year, they would see that they Cad £l2 for the year Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORT/I thought it would be proper, if possible, to divide to a farthing, for it would ensure com plete accuracy, and compel the Directors to attend closely to the machinery and keep it in perfect repair. Mr. MAXWELL seconded Mr. Heyworth's motion. Mr. LEWIN MOZLEY said, as one of the board, he could have no objection to the dividend being £6 per share, if the proprietors determined it should be so ; but the Directors had a duty to perform to themselves and the proprietors, and, after having given a recommendation for a dividend as near as possible to what they thought was best for the pre sent and permanent good of the company, if any evil arose from what might be determined at that meeting, they would not have .themselves to blame. It was easy to conceive, that, by taking the reserved fund, they could make up a dividend of £6 per share. They might take the whole of the reserved fund for that purpose, under the impression that they could go on next year. Granted that the stock had been kept up in a state of perfect efficiency, would any gen tleman tell them that there was not a continual decay going on, a continual wear and tear which was gradually affecting the whole ? No valuation of stock could possibly give a valuation which they ought to divide. In every well-regu lated concern, the machinery should be kept up to the work, but, at the same time, such a per centage should be deducted from the profits as would secure a sum sufficient to meet any possible contingency, or they should continually add so much to the stock in new work as would keep it up in a perfect state. If new work were not continually added, there would be a gradual decay, which nothing but a fund would meet. There was shown - this year an addition to the value of the stock which the outlay, since the preceding valuation, did not justify, and to divide that would be absurd. The Direc tors thought it most prudent to divide the clear gains of the company. He recommended them to pause. They were a great company, and their concerns had exhibited a state of productiveness that was unparalleled, and he trusted they would proceed with that wise caution that would ensure a continuance of their prosperity. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH recapitulated his reasons for desiring a dividend of £6, and for wishing to do away with the reserved fund. Mr. JOSEPH HORNEY said, the principal argument of Mr. Mozley had been the wear and tear of stock. He would ask the engineer if sufficient allowance were made for this in the valuation in his department? Mr. Loose said, he . had looked over the stock, and he did not believe that it had been improved to any such amount as that stated. He did not wish to have the stock valued at all. His object was to keep it in an efficient state. He had represented to the Directors his ideas on the last valuation of the stock, and he believed they had been in some measure influenced by his statements. The CHAIRMAN said, the valuers were totally unknown to the Directors iu all cases. Mr. Emns MOZLEY said the proprietors ought to be sa tisfied with the dividend proposed, rather than draw the last shilling, and leave the Directors to be annoyed by sudden difficulty. If they divided six per cent., they would be di viding that which was not earned, and, in some measure, drawing upon posterity. The CHAIRMAN would observe, that this was the first half year in which the stock had been valued beyond the pre ceding half year. Mr. TURNER, seconded by Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY, moved the confirmation of the report as it originally stood. It was agreed that this should stanl as the original motion, and that Mr. Lawrence Heyworth's motion should be taken as the amendment. The amendment was put, and after it the original motion. The original motion was declared carried, and the report was adopted. Mr. TURNER, seconded by Mr. EDWARDS, moved that a dividend of £5 10s. be declared on each share, payable on and after the 18th August next.—Carried. Mr. SWIFT moved that the seal of the company be put to the book containing the names of the shareholders. Agreed to. _ _ The election of Mr. Goalen to the office of Treasurer was approved of and confirmed. Mr. JOSEPH SANDERS said, he should be sorry if the ob servations be was about to make should create any discus sion. He had always endeavoured to make peace, and had frequently made it his business to allay differences. The feeling which he had on that subject should not deter him, however, from an independent course of action. He had a duty to perform towards his friend Mr. Earle and himself. It would be recollected, that two years ago a discussion had arisen in that room respecting Mr. Earle, and that when the differences were at length adjusted, he (Mr. Saunders) had remarked that it would prove but a hollow truce. He was glad of the opportunity of saying that he was mistaken. Mr. Earle had vindicated himself, and his subsequent course had been such as to entitle him to the highest respect, for, from the period of Mr. Earle's resumption of his duties at the board, he had never met a man who had conducted himself with more nice and gentlemanly propriety. He hoped he now stood right with his friend. (Mr. Earle bowed assent,) and with the court of proprietors. (Cheers.) They were now called upon to nominate three Directors, and he had risen to fulfil the promise which he made that day twelve months, which was, that at the present meeting he would put Mr. Earle in nomination to till one of the vacan cies at the brard. Mr. Sanders proceeded to speak in warm and strong terms of Mr. Earle's high qualifications for the office; of his great talents, untiring assiduity - , and extensive knowledge of all relating to railw,ys, which, Mr. Sanders said, he never knew equalled by individual. He might say, that Mr. Earle had been self-willd and a little untract able ; but of late he had mastered hii: , ..If, and had been just the contrary. He had great pleasure in nominating Mr. Earle for one of the vacancies :_;t, the Board of Directors. Mr. LEWIN Mozmily seconded the motion. He said Mr. Earle possessed talents which would render his services of the highest value. Mr. RIPLEY, seconded by Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY, pro posed Mr. John Cropper. Mr. J AMES HEYWORTH, seconded by Mr. E. ARNAUD, proposed Mr. Thomas Moss. Mr. Heyworth spoke at some length in favour of the gentleman whom he nominated, and said, to place him on the board would be, in some degree, like retaining the services of their esteemed Chairman. A PROPRIETOR, seconded by Mr. TURNER, proposed Mr. Dudgeon. The CHAIRMAN said, as respected their present proceed ing, he hoped they would not allow anything which had passed on a former occasion to have any influence with them. There were arrangements pending which caused him the only regret upon leaving the board, but Mr. Earle would do his utmost to carry them out, and he felt the greatest confidence in him. Since the meeting to which allusion had been made, Mr. Earle and himself had worked together most amicably. Mr. JAMES HEYWORTU spoke in strong terms of the great ability, zeal, and efficiency of Mr. Earle, Mr. HARDMAN EARLE said he knew it was not customary for those who were nominated to the Board of Directors to address the shareholders previously to going to the poll, but he would, with the permission of the meeting, take the liberty of saying a few words. Twelve months since he had had the gratification of replying to a vote of thanks, in which he was included with two other gentlemen. He remembered that . his friend Mr. Mozley then singled him out, not for his me rits, but he might say, for his demerits, and the observations of his friend were responded to in a manner which showed that his general conduct did not meet with disapprobation ; and he was impressed with the feeling that the demonstration on that occasion might be considered a vote of oblivion. (Hear, and cheers.) A wish had been expressed by his friend Mr. Sanders and others that he should again take his seat at the board. The proposal of a fourth candidate, he could not but think, showed an objection to himself. He inquired the reason of that objection ; he wished to know what it was, that he might at once meet it. He was told that there were rea sons existing now which would not exist next year. lie wished the reasonsito be stated, that he might meet them publicly. He was told that there were some among the Di rectors who had objections. He knew, with certainty, that at least seven out of the fifteen were favourable to his return, amongst which seven he was gratified to reckon their esteemed Chairman. He might have given offence, for he discussed, he knew, with considerable energy of manner ; but he never intended to give offence, and, if he did so, the person whose feelings he unwittingly injured could not possibly feel more pain than he did himself when he became conscious of what he had done. (Hear, hear.) However, this could make no difference, for he should not be more agreeable twelve months hence than he was now. The Board of Directors was not a club or a dining-room ; it was an assembly of men of busi ness, and men did not always check their ardour when dis cussing points of business, and differences of opinion would necessarily arise. He p'romised, however, that he would, if elected, perform his duty zealously and faithfully. (Cheers.) Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH spoke briefly of the zeal and abilities of Mr. Earle, and said he was entitled to the utmost confidence of the shareholders. It was recommended by several gentlemen, amongst whom was the Rev. Rector Brooks, that the votes should be taken by a show of hands, when, if the sense of the meeting ap peared decidedly against any one candidate, the gentlemen who had proposed him should withdraw their motion. It appeared to be understood that this recommendation should be acted upon. The show of hands were taken, first for Mr. Earle, in whose favour the display was very numerous. Mr. Dudgeon came next, but very few hands were held up in his favour. The show was very strong in favour of Mr. Cropper and Mr. Moss. Several gentlemen now expressed a hope, that the mover and the seconder of Mr. Dudgeon would withdraw their mo tion. Mr. TURNER refused to accede to this and demanded a poll. Mr. WILLIAM WALES said, as the feeling of the share- holders had been so strongly displayed, he thought it was ex cessively inconvenient that parties should persevere in calling for a poll. Many shareholders had come for a distance who would he thereby detained in Liverpool. Mr. TURN ER expressed his determination to try the result of a poll. Mr. CHARLES LAWRENCE moved that the statement of the progress and condition of the railway alluded to by the chairman should be printed and circulated amongst the share holders.—Carried. Mr. LEWIN MOZ LEY moved, that the chairman should quit the chair, and that Mr. Charles Lawrence should take his place. Mr. Moss having vacated the chair, and Mr. Lawrence having taken it, Air. Mozley passed a high eulo gium on the zeal and ability of Mr. Moss, and dwelt with great force and emphasis on his valuable services to the com pany. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Moss. _ Mr. JAS. HEY WO carried by acclama!it Mr. Moss replied testimony of approb. ertions of the last ni. when he might retire permission, he would .-. Several gentlemen exclaimed, " N again next year." The meeting broke up shortly after three o'clock, and the sharehylders proceeded to give their votes for the respective candidates for the directorship. Mr. Daniel iNeilson anti Highfield were appointed scrutineers, and it was decided that the poll should be kept open that day till four o'clock, and on Saturday till the same hour. The polling continued till four o'clock on Friday. It was resumed on Saturday morning, and continued through out the day. At half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, it being evident that Mr. Dudgeon had no chance, the poll was closed. The numbers stood as follows :—For Mr. Moss 3,513, Mr. Cropper 3,13 G, Mr. Earle 2,914, Mr. Dudgeon, 1,565. ►ded the motion, which was !vas amply repaid by the [ad jtlst heard for his ex had got to a time of life sties, which, .with their we will have you in WYNNSTA Y.—The preparations for the brilliant festivities at this ancient seat have already commenced. It is under stood Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., arrives the last week in the present month, and about the sth of September is fixed for the rejoicings, which are to last several days. There are to be two balls and two grand banquets on a most princely scale. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Viscount and Viscountess Duncannon, Lord and Lady Dela mere, Earl and Countess Yowls, and about one hundred and fifty of the leading families of distinction have been invited to join the circle. The series of fetes is given by Sir Wat kin in celebration of his attaining his . majority, which was deferred from May until next month in consequence of the engagements of a number of his friends in the metropolis precluding them from participating in the grand doings at the above hosiptable seat. LIVERPOOL ANTI-SLAVERY COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE In the House of Commons, on the evening of 28th May 1841, Lord Sandon said— He had been taunted with the proceedings of the Anti- Slavery Society of Liverpool. What were the facts? Many members of the society had discontin ue d th e i r atten d ance since the Act s of Emancipation, conceiving that their work was done, and that there was no longer any object for their meeting. The society had dwindled to a fraction of the original body ; but when it appeared that her Majesty's go vernment wanted assistance, these gentlemen, the crumbs of the old society were called together, and the resolutions pasaed. He had letters from two of the delegates of the old society, who expressed their regret at seeing such use made of the name of the society, and their anxiety that the feelings of the Anti-slavery body of Liverpool should not be misun derstood. After this statement he did not think that the right hon. gentleman had much reason to boast of the support of the anti-slavery party at Liverpool. This led to a correspondence between his lordship, and the Rev. Wm. Bevan, Secretary to the Liverpool Anti-Slavery Committee. Mr. Bevan published that correspondence, with the following observations annexed to it. Since the termination of the correspondence with Lord Sandon, I have seen the strictures of the Rev. H ugh IVl`Neile on the resolutions of the Anti-Slavery Committee of Liver pool. In reply to the statement of that gentleman, I have simply to remark, that the resolutions themselves are suf ficient to show that the members of that committee cannot, with justice, be regarded as among the " people," whose " humanity is kindled and extinguished by party interest." I leave the with 1:ord Sandoti, arid his lord ship's withdrawal of the charges he preferred, in the hands of impartial men, who will judge of the truth of the Rev. Mr. M'Neile's affirmation, that the resclutions of the committee were "partizan resolutions to strengthen the hands of her Majesty's ministers." I, for one, have never converted my ministerial profession, nor my anti-slavery principles, into a means of promoting any political or party interest. The rev. gentleman says that be got no invitation to at tend that committee." It is possible that the circular which I addressed and posted to him with the rest of the sum monses, as usual, may have miscarried ; and it is no less possible that he may be in error, through forgetfulness or oversight. This doucument was sent to Mr. M`Neile, with the following note from Mr. Bevan. No. 1.) Liverpool, June 25, 1811. SIR,—I beg to forward you the enclosed proof sheet, and remain, your obedient Servant, WILLIAM BEVAN, (No. 2.) 4, Bedford-street 'South,'Monday, June 28, 1841. SIR,—On Saturday I received your note, enclosing a proof sheet of your printed correspondence with Lord Sandon. It would not be necessary for me to do more at present than acknowledge your attention and courtesy in so promptly sending me that document, were it not for the observations relative to myself which you have annexed to it. Upon the resolutions of the Anti-Slavery Committee of Liverpool, referred to in the correspondence, I must be per mitted to retain the opinion which I have already expressed. At any time, I would have considered them inconsistent with the noble enterprise in which we are engaged, and from which we cannot willingly desist, so long as a single fetter remains to be broken from a human limb : and looking at the crisis of their publicatiOn, this inconsistency was invested with an appearance to my mind, of partizanship, which fully justified my strongest expression upon the subject. So far as your intentionindividually was concerned, I cor dially receive your disclaimer of any such partizanship ; but you will excuse me when I add, that this does not exculpate the committee ; for I have observed, and doubtless you are quite aware, that a secretary, and even a highly intelligent and effective secretary may sometimes be the accurate organ, without entering into the animus, of a committee. _ That I am not singular in viewing an approval of the lately proposed measures of the government, as inconsistent with our great cause, is manifest, from the line adopted by the London Society, as well as from the conduct of Doctor Lush ington, and other distinguished abolitionists. The resolu tions of which I complain contain a distinct approval of those measures, and therefore until I see cause to change my opinion of the tendency of those measures, I cannot change my opinion of the character of those resolutions. It is my conviction, that had the measures emanated from a conser vative government, the resolutions would not have been proposed : and it is equally my conviction, that had the abo litionists of Liverpool been all assembled, such resolutions could not have passed. Such an assembly was talked of at the time, but from conspiring and unmanageable impedi ments it was not convened. It is true that Lord Sandon, with an urbanity so eminently characteristic of all his communications, has withdrawn his imputations against the resolutions; but I must be excused when 1 take the liberty of giving my opinion that, in so doing, his lordship has for once allowed the exuberance of his courtesy to interfere with the soundness of his judgment. All this is matter of opinion, but why, may l ask, do you add to your statement the following significant sentence?— " l,for one, have never converted my ministerial profession, nor my anti-slavery principles, into a means of promoting any politic?! or party interest." If this be intended simply as a disclaimer, on your own part, 0' the discreditable course of conduct here condemned, I receive it frankly, and believe you sincere. But if it be intended, not only to say that you for one are not, but also to intimate in the contrast, that I for another am, guilty of such discreditable conduct; then I must tell you (and 1 am convinced you will feel the justice of what I say) that the in sinuation is as basely unworthy of you, as it is utterly unde served by me. My use of my ministerial profession I will not condescend to defend on the present occasion; but my anti-slavery principles have been tested, and have proved so much stronger than any political or party interest, as to in duce me, in opposition to some of my best, most intimate, and most influential friends, political or personal, in this town, to stand on our anti-slavery platform, not only on the ordinary occasions of public meetings, but also in a public discussion, which, I perceive, you enumerate among the labours of the committee, naming the gentleman (William Smith, Esq..) with whom it was held, but not doing me the common justice of saying that I was the person selected by "the committee to conduct it. The concluding paragraph of your observations refers to matter of fact. I must content myself with repeating that I got no circular inviting me to the meeting of the committee. There is neither forgetfulness nor oversight in this : the sub ject is too interesting to me to admit of any such explanation. It is, as you remark, possible that " the circular %\iich you addressed and posted to me, with the rest of the summonses, as usual, may have miscarried," and it is no less possible that in addressing and posting so many summonses, mine might have been omitted. 1 have to request that you will favour me with a list of the members of the committee who were present when the reso lutions were passed, or (to save you the trouble of tran scribing) with a line to say at what time before Thursday evening, I could, without inconvenience to you, see the minutes lam sorry to limit the time, but lam intending to leave town on Thursday evening for Ireland. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, HUGH M`NEILE (No. 3.) Great George-street, Tuesday noon. Sip,—To your letter of lesterday I hasten to reply. It does not appear to me that I have exceeded my duty in having met your severe charges against the Liverpool Anti- Slavery Committee. I could not but feel that the onus rested mainly on me, as they were connected with the impli cation that some of the circulars convening the meeting of May the 12th. had been, for an unjustifiable purpose, with held. Scorning as I do the conduct implied in the alliga tion, I repelled the dishonourable aspersion. The notes printed some time since are, as you know, small, and may be more easily overlooked than those of larger size. I had this in mind when noticing your declaration that you got no summons to attend the meeting, and by which your auditors might infer, that as the secretary of the com mittee, I had been guilty of foul play. I distinctly recollect having addressed and posted a notice of the meeting to you, and can only account for your statement as I have already done. You admit, however, to the interesting nature of the Anti-Slavery enterprise, but permit me to observe, that though I have regularly apprised you of every meeting that has been held, we have had to act for a considerable period, and on important occasions, without your presence or aid. With reference to a sentence which has elicited from you my strong expressions of feeling, it will suffice to remind you that I simply and honestly pleaded my entire abstinence from active interference in political struggles, in support of my disclaimer of party motives in connexion with the late proceedings. In that sentence and its context lam unable to discover the ground on which you rest your consternation. I had reason to complain of false inferences, and deemed it right to deny sinister intentions ; but I ha% e refrained from iwiputing motives to those who are opposed to me. Had 1 intended to reprobate their conduct collectively, or your's as an individual, I should have done so, in open and direct terms, and not through covert and " basely unworthy insi nuations." I have not hesitated to express my satisfaction with the spirit which has characterised Lord Saudon's letters. I respect the candour with which his lordship has stated his convictions, though in them I do not coincide, and with which lie has *withdrawn the imputation. As I give his lordship credit for sincerity, I cannot think that exuberance of courtesy towards an unknown individual has interfered with the soundness of his judgment as regulating his public conduct. You refer to the principles on which the London society have acted. That committee, as 1 am informed, are cer tainly not unanimous as regards the disputed point, and their correspondents through the provinces. in the majority of in stances, have disapproved of their proceedings. The Bir mingham Anti-Slavery Committee especially have issued resolutions more explicit and decisive than our own. • That party and political considerations have never swayed me in anti-slavery affairs I solemnly affirm. On the apprentice ship question I took my stand a;•ainst an administration whose general principles I approved ; and only twelve months since, I toiled hard in resisting the efforts of the same go vernment in the case of the Hill Coolies. At the termina tion of the latter debate, no one rejoiced more than myself in the large majority by which the intentions of the Ministry were dafeated, I trust never to be renewed. The claims of justice and humanity are superior to all party interests, but when I find in high places the recognition of principles which in my conscience I believe to be promotive of good to the anti-slavery cause, I trust I shall never be deterred trom the expression of any sentiments as an anti-slavery man, through fear of having my conduct misconstrued, or my motives impugned. I enclose a list of the members of the committee who were present on the 12th May, and conclude with . hope that you may see reason to abandon the sus picions which your letter evinces in reference to the part I took in the business of that day. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM BEVAN. (No. 4.) Ballycastle, 3rd July,_lB4l SlR.,—Your letter, although addressed to use in Bedford street, was delivered by the postman at my unoccupied house in Roscommon -street, and I did not receive it till Thursday afternoon, too late to write to you previous to my leaving Liverpool. Upon the general question at issue, namely, whether the measures proposed by Government would be advantageous or prejudicial to the anti-slavery cause, we are not at all likely to agree, and I do not anticipate much benefit from our entering into the discussion. I refrain, therefore, from assigning any of the reas ons on which my opinion is grounded, and merely add a few words upon one or two minor points. 1. From what you say I am fully satisfied that you ad dressed to me a letter of a notice of the meeting of the Anti slavery Committee for the 12th of May, which notice never came to hand. 9 . From the list you sent, I am glad to perceive that only twelve individuals from among all the abolitionists of Liver pool were present when " the resolutions" passed. 3. I fully acknowledge. as 1 did in my speech at the Am phitheatre, that I did not attend th e meetings of the com mittee, and for the reason there assigned, that the hour of meeting nine, or half-past nine o'clock, compared with the distance of my house from the place of meeting, was incom patible, not only with my general engagements, which I might have sacrificed, but also with my domestic duties, which I could not forsake. In conclusion, I presume, that having published your cor respondence with Lord Sandon, appending your observa tions on my speech, you can have no objection to the publi cation of this correspondence. HUGH M N EILE 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, Great George-street, July 8, 1841. Stit,—Absence from home prevented me replying to your letter on the day of its delivery. To the publication of the correspondence I entertain no objection. It originated, not in the dismission of the princi ples and arguments embodied in the resolutions of the Liver pool Anti-slavery Committee, and which have my cordial approval ; but in a question touching the legitimacy of the constitution, and proceedings of the meeting held on the 12th of May. Had . the controversy turned upon the merits of the for flier, which it did not. I should in all probability have ab stained from interference; conceding to those with whom I differ the right of free expression of opinion, as I claim it, at their hands, for myself. On the latter, I was compelled to act in vindication especially of my own conduct, and I have to acknowledge the candour with which you receive my re iterated statement respecting the issue of the notices. As to the second point referred to in your last letter, per mit me to observe, that the numbers present (13 in all) were sufficient to form a quorum, and were competent to trans act committee business. Among these were the president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. Paucity of num bers was certainly not the fault of those who were found at the post of duty, but rather of those who having been sum moned, neglected to a tt en d. M oreover , my d ec id e d convic tionis, that the aboliti on i s t s o f Li verpoo l, w i t h very f ew ex ceptions, concur in the sentiments and approve of the acts of the committee on that day. Of the projected meeting to which you advert in your letter of June 28th I had no notice ; as would assaredly have been the case, if th e p ro p os iti on h a d been seriously entertained by the anti-slavery friends ge nerally. My object has simply been to vindicate the committee and myself as their officer, from the utterly unmerited charge of having formed on that occasion a political cabal, and which was made to rest on the supposed partial distribution of the circulars. This being abandoned, the charge of necessity falls to the ground. Had it been my purpose in the correspondence with Lord Sandon to signalize individual members of the commiteee, rather than to record their collective proceedings ; I should certainly have referred to the position you were requested to occupy in the debate with Mr. Smith. My design, however, only required the notice I took of this act as a public body ; and I regret that you should beem me guilty of intentional injustice. by the omission of your name. This was not th• case. I remain, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM BEVAN (No. 6.) Ballycastle. 15th July, 1841. SIR,—In reply to your review of the origin of our eor• respondence, I have simply to repeat that seeing, under the head of LIVERPOOL ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, resolutions printed as having passed unanimously at a meeting of the committee, of which meeting I had received no notice, I had just cause for complaint. . . I am glad that our correspondence has made it quite clear that no ground of complaint exists against you personally. I am glad also to have ascertained that (not reckoning your chairman) there were but twelve individuals present to dis cuss and decide upon the resolutions in question. It is, doubtless, customary, and as such quite justifiable, for a quoram consisting of a much smaller number than 12, to transact the routine business of a committee ; and had the matter in question been a mere matter of routine business, the members present were ample. But when a question arose involving considerations which were far removed from routine business, and on which difference of opinion might be fairly (I had almost said inevitably) anticipated ; and when resolutions were proposed which were felt to be of suf ficient importance for special publication, it would, I think, have better accorded with the usual practice, and certainly with the dignity of the occasion, to have at least postponed a decision, until , by a renewed and special notice, announcing the subject for consideration, a more adequate sense of the opinions of the society generally might be obtained. Or if the persons present deemed immediate decision and immediate publication of consequence for any immediate purpose, then I think the names of the persons present should have bees given in the publication. Upon the whole, although, speaking technically, the mem bers present were undoubtedly sufficient to form a quorum, and competent to transact committee business, I rejoice in what 1 consider a complete proof of the correctness of Lord Sandon's remark, that, as a matter of fact, " the resolutions were the resolutions of only a section of the abolitionists of Liverpool." _ I remain, sir, Your most obedient servant, HUGH M'NEILE MEDICAL HINTS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN, Mr. EDITOR,—At a time when numbers are at leisure, and disposed to take advantage of the fine autumn months for recreating themselves in country excursions after the good old pedestrian fashion, when carriages and railways did not offer their present obstructions to the real enjoyment of country scenery; it might perhaps prove not altogether unacceptable to such lovers of the country i f a few remarks on the best plan of setting out on foot, and hints by the way, were thrown together. If you can spare me a corner for this purpose I will endeavour to contribute of my own experience, and to cull from authorities, sufficient to repay the reader his trouble of the perusal, if he be at all a lover of a pedestrian tour. I believe that many would be glad to avail themselves occasionally of a pleasure so pore, so rea sonable, and so conducive to bodily and mental vigour, in every way an exercise so manly, a blending so delightful of luxury with effort and grateful exertion, providing they had a few plain instructions to guide them into the best way of going to work, so as to secure to them the comforts of such a trip, and the chances of escaping from all such frequent evils of a tour on foot—as blistered heels, inflamed corns, swollen feet, heavy colds, and other damages. The reader will be rather amused to find that trom the testimony of expe rience—it appears that attention to little points of detail almost, if not out and out absurd, as he might be disposed to think, (unless he have suffered himself from some of the annoyances so desirable to be obviated)--constitutes no small part of the pedestrian code. But, however he may at first smile, yet we pledge ourselves to the value of every trifling suggestion as he will realise on the trial or the neglect of the same. In the first place we will shelter ourselves under a pretty long quotation from an experienced military man, giving numerous excellent suggestions for a regular pedes trian expedition, after which we can offer promiscuously some observations derived from personal experience, or that of fellow-travellers. Colonel C. Shaw, in his memoirs of the Peninsular Cam paigns, in which be served, remarks " If any one intends to make a long tour on foot, it is necessary to take some pre cautions. I need not say that English shoes are the best. I do not mean new shoes, but those of which the upper leathers are good and soft, and ye been worn to fit the shape of the foot. To such a pair of shoes let an additional sole be put, with small nails at the toes and sides, care being taken that the heel be not either too high or too heavy. " Let them be laced a short way up the instep, and of a size to allow the foot to sit easy without being loose, when a woollen stocking is on. Of these strong shoes have two pairs, and a third pair, not of such strong material, to be worn when you come to the end of your journey. As to the stockings the greatest care must be taken in the choice, as such as are generally sold in shops are sure to cause blisters both at heel and toe. If you examine the ordinary qualities of stockings in shops, you will find that the threads are drawn together to a point in the middle of the heel, and about the ball of the big toe. Avoid such stockings, as they are sure to cause misery. The stockings made by old women on wires are the best, and the finer the wool the better. Of these there should be four pairs ; and if a stocking be put over each shoe, (the outside innermost,) they will not take much room, and will at the same time prevent the shoes from soil ing the other things in the knapsack. As to other requisites, the first to be provided is a good knapsack of the best oil skin. It is to be had in all the military store shops in Lon don. Care should be had to have the straps of the best patent leather, and a degree broader than usual. The proper breadth for ease is the regulation strap for the Guard's knapsack. They should be so long that you could use them in the foreign manner if you choose. By this I mean that, in the foreign knapsack the fixture from which the shoulder straps play is placed in the centre of the knapsack, while the English fix tures are placed on the points of the shoulders, just in a line with the shoulder straps, so that the whole weight of the knapsack is on the upper part of the arms, instead of being divided over the back. In the French manner the knapsack sticks closer to the back, consequently you do not feel its weight so oppressive. When provided with a knapsack, get a wide cloak (so wide as to go over the knapsack) of the very best oil silk, long enough to reach to the middle of the thigh ; likewise an oil skin to the hat. Caps arc recom mended, but a hat is preferable, as you can carry things in the hollow of it. For a coat nothing is so good as a surtout, made of the finest cloth ; it should button up close to the neck to avoid cold. The oil skin cloak can be used either for sitting or laying on the ground. Have two pair of trou sers, of dark gambaroon. As it is of consequence to walk cool, if possible, march without drawers, but be sure to pet them on at the end of the journey ; one pair is enough ; they can be washed and dried while you are in bed. As to shirts, have one in the knapsack, and a very long nightshirt made of the finest and lightest cotton, which will be found of the greatest benefit, when you are not sure of the cleanliness of the bed. If your trousers are wide you can even wear it at the end of a day's journey. Of course a fresh flannel under vest must always be in the knapsack. The best gaiters to wear arc those used by the French when shooting. They are made of the strongest softest leather, with straps to tighten if necessary. They should be as high as the knee, and buckled over the trousers, so that however dirty the roads may be, on throwing them off, you find your trousers quite clean and dry. " The great difficulty in walking is to keep the feet in good order. This can be done if a little attention be paid at the first. For some days before starting dip your feet in hot water as often as possible for a few moments, then rub them quite dry. Let this be done morning and evening, till you find the feet quite free from a damp feeling. Provide your self with a good sized tin box, full of the best yellow, or, as it is called in some places, soft soap. It has something the appearance of honey in the comb. Before starting in the morning rub the soles of the feet, especially about the heels and toes, well with the soap, until it has the appearnce of a good lather for shaving, and then put your woollen stockings on. Let this he done every morning before starting and you will find even in the hottest or wettest weather you will be able to do a great deal of work, and at the end of the day find your feet cool and free from blisters. Instead of wash ing the feet at the end of a journey rub them first with a damp cloth, and then dry them completely, In some places on the Continent it is not possible to get this soap ; but in almost every apothecary's shop you can purchase stag fat, which does very well : if you cannot get stag fat, buy goose fat, or hog's lard. With these fats I first rubbed the feet with spirits, which is an improvement ; but nothing will stand comparison with yellow soap. Have your stockings washed as often as possible ; and if they have not time to dry during the night, they can be easily buckled on the outside of the knapsack. By attending to these directions, and by in stantly rubbing yourself dry, and putting on fresh flannels and linen at the end of your day's work, and eating as much animal food as possible, yet drinking no more t h an i s necessary, both body and feet will get into the highest pos sible condition. To prevent thirst in hot weather, nothing is better than to take a great quantity of fresh butter with your breakfast. Avoid drinking water as you would poison; in short drink as little as possible of any thing, and do not give way to the first sensation of thirst. I should strongly recommend starting at daybreak, having previously taken breakfast." The above direction! are capital, and well worthy of be in g carried out wholly orinpart,a crdin a g tic; modifiedtheshc:i a shortness the judgment or length of th e tour judgment of th e individual, of course ividual, and the they nature may y of circumstances. The gallant colonel remarks further that the " effects of great fatigue and continued want of sleep, and the effects of liquors," so closely resemble each other that "no one eras distinguish them." He has seen many a soldier Bogged for suspicion of drunkenness when at his post, when he believes there was no fault of the kind. The observation is worth keeping in mind as an important medical truthore . I shall be excused in presenting one m additional quotation in referring to the effects of water applied to tAe skin in allaying thirst. " The heat was dreadful, and the enemy had cut the ropes f the different wells. I had learned from my walking ex. oerience, that to th i rs ty men drinking water only gives mo mentary relief, but, that if the legs are wetted, the relief, though not at first apparent, positivelyte men e tr w oy e s t t t h h e em pa se in i,:l of e th i rst . Seeing a muddy p ool at th e bottom of one the hills , by which we m ust p ass to attack the conve nt of Bostill o halted for a few minutes, making h from in ytohuerknneexets paperdownwards. th esti bject I have b egun ;ball be con tinued : in the meantime I am, y o urs , respectfully A WALKER,