The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-11 00:00:00

P ssessi dlS NC& • Acres anti! atnoo kga te, na Lace, a o g ,ft of a ;,,i I st fg• s, 4ALPS kt i I,,ttirp - LOCAL NEWS titirirhe Conrt of Queen's Bench has granted a rule for a rthterial in the case Bold v. Rotheram, which was tried pri. Liter Pool Summer Assizes last year. mail i: th e Lit illritih and North American royal i steamer te tl' AN ii:ii;nbia, which would sail from Bostotntir:ins porth Ist on 4' or hef,„...tXOnhe 3d instant, will be due a s t; :_% Friday next. ro' N o. ,ip ly • lON op k t h e „',',. as suspended, on Monday, inby - • M Rushton, A POLICE -OFFICER.—Police-officer _ :;' (latatYraocrititl.g Ire,lPrOPerly placed a person custody r on Sun " z e4 ue barge of a car-driver. 01,,;ooicat GARDENS.These gardens are t n e ig v h en tly , jp,,,..,n crowds of tors, to enjoy the ilsa - n rks '' go the amusement of the Place. The fire wo , s l 'a great eclat. i AtllleHr CatEnesta. —The Caledonia, British . North li 130 st an Mail steamer sailed on Tuesday for Halifax a d pas s : a ' She carried out t a considerable mail, and seventy ners • Att ING 0 22d tit, ROBRERY.—On the night of Thurs d day_, the James 0 llod ei w tn o, the premises of Messrs. John an and tash ere broken open and entered by the front door, 0 li fr ern. t° t he anaount of £l7 55. in copper stolen there ; Piet n op ar ' fir q the name of James Robinson undertook to fourteen fifty s one yard apart, in the short space of 0 the s minuts. On Monday last he accomplished Case. 4 ' at Evertors in eleven minutes, with the greatest , Cott %,0 th e p i , TR INSTITUTION.—The children belonging . a vi sit `'lue Coat $ Institut? latittie;, el) the Hospital were, on Monday, gratified by Polytechnic Exhibition, at the . Collegiate .eu_ tinsiti es on, .The immense assemblage of paintings, all il '9O/lens of natural history, and articles st xcited the most intense interest anddelight. day itnearEti:7 most IN THE BOROUGH GAOL.—On Satur iatheß 'ng a debtor, named Lowe, who was confined 4 a week,°rQugh Gaol, where he had been incarcerated about .n come time wa s found dead in his bed. Mr. Lowe had been B toateriutiodoe,r treatment fora . disease of the heart. He t oy 13 . r riday night in his usual health. / alittleb 4°.wsEn.--.On Tuesday last, William Edwards d * hi s a potZlllhree nd a half years old, was found drowned % ear NI. indsor. The deceased, sis Parent s 1 1 taissing sincein Threlfall•street, Toxteth-pack, A 1 ad been 4 I,n,ade thi_ Monday afternoon, and a search who . lived with being 41 14 s\,',.undY was discovered in the place above-men 1. /i 1,,,, }, verdict found drowned. r ; ° dY Of 7,1°,1:N0 DuowNEn —On Tuesday morning the r 0 ''ttle abo;"alas Young' was . found floating in the river a 0 nut the e the Queens Dock. The deceased had gone d entdie_Preeeding evening about twelve o'clock, and, ac e liv ed, K tO.Ie estimony' of his brother, with whom Ila n', b w tt a t s la lkillor. He said he would be back in an 0 An . . never , turn d e accordingly. , clay e:ceylent occurred tth Amphitheatre, on AN e.dnes r late r r!ln g last, which a had e it happened a few minutes ; Abo,;taght have been a'ttended with fatal consequences. nPen ed alf-Past five o'clock just before the doors were t he fron, olacrgie, window or sllyliht fell from the roof into " r e was ' "le gallery with a tremendous crash ; and glass b. scarcely time to remov, the frame and broken 0 TR, k ' n r re the audience entered. ended, it is satisf ß °P LIVERPOOL—Poe the quarter just . 1 Dort, th:eftorY to p apply to the shipping frequenting this ~ o r t h e •-•,,, ,oreign parts there were 1,2 9 2 • against 1,141, :, : :: : : rtt d e s silecp : i r e nns r e re . ;: win cow nari so I Pondiog quarter of 1812, and against 1,081 0 4 f0r2i„,4,,1te quarter of 1811 •of vessels cleared outwards, a6,,rg,t,:raorftsl,t4he.re we ' 1 226 against 1,0/3 for I sln '°"1"og quarter of 18 r 4 e 2, ' and ' against 1,094 for the h:NIr. I'I c E . ,:A , n i nquest was held, on Saturday week, be st..lea ssrnsi.-..5, borough coroner, on view of the body of ti r ett. H e tv`n,..a pensioner, who lived in Ben Johnson a7 neck, L y as .found by a fellow lodger, suspended by 1, °l', e lid ° a pleee of cord attached to the latch of a He "ad be e `urown over the t p He was quite dead. Porary ines°abnsietrwrd to be in looW. spirlts.—Verdict, " Tem' Pe kytt Y• Zl:oParticohirsPaoat FIGHTING. —In our last we gav r e iso tl u ie , was ki,79Ferning the death of Nicholas Church. Ei a r W e !ilhen;aegseide lileadrdint%fitglidunrFar St. Martin 's timett two men were oe.offite':he ilattle, the wife the of the deceased went t° tln ue an her (,_N°. 43 ), and requested him to interfere. teous p's, ofrl,!er.iiit:e poor .woman got was neither courteous w a n t i c t h ol the ea,fraaiord,hiin consequencc of the melancholy b ht m before the the foeeoirriittee;whos n o s n t d a u n e tly " di l s s missed the man from Plia,Ss!..4aror)tithisiliadE 13' LIND:-I:he .printed just d . 3i s cli t o the aubso irp.ira.ble instituion , < report for the i cis. From it we l . ear . n th a e on the tti0.,..47801142ber, 1841,I'there were 105 pupils in the sc . ho s o t l_. ,ntion if. 7 were admitted and 28 quitted the in, i ' Bl 2, h ;'' number reside tin the house on the 31st Dec : , 42 t 00 j e t 1, 104. e n,, ‘sinee the commencement of the insti 7 bei Parti, i a li'„ a ajd' 1, 1 791. 688 persons, totally blind, 21,?!'t ° nged ' uond, have been admitted. Of these, 183 In the to the p, ri h •In untv „e 'Of Lis•erpool, 247 to other parishes ited k i - ‘)1 Lancaster, and 681 to other parts f the tin ogdora. ''lleAl' ;At Die h h a , i. • PitlTHEarnis.—This place of amusement rar riatie Tor the last few weeks been opened by the .. 4ttended etoPerance Company, has been tolerably mei' i l) :Z h i ,C,st ‘ ,, i 'r g r l3 right Star of Teinn7an" titi.Fly..wsieiirnel an exotrratohredil4trhy time, which . . in Liverpool was re -1,7in3 nriahylaePted for stage effect —and t'hseadTaeleoegueeNocfceoesund--- 114 Y It ' ' l .' l and effective arguments in favour r lady of has ink ahi l it from the pen of Mrs. F. Carman, a e.ce a t ,„ been s „ Yas an authoress and an actress. Thi 0 te `:l9ress......ueteeded nightly, by others from the same te 440farioovn'h in Moral as well as in diction, show h eeistposl; evils arising from intoxication. l of t: Io: r gb " 0 I :::soit:nT4P WlTell COMMITTEE.—The re aPhkeies o i i l ti tn .. _og e . ther 'evils', appear to have e . ngendered a fee t . certain no great agnitude, manifests the readiness .. upon the Watch Committee wliich, iltiolivbe ysteroci!ssoof rogues in taking advantage fire ov.f.haeldlett the ever of ha , n tne occurrence of a to girie s n n os . have suddenly been required' to work ir,,,‘,,,eh ni,',l" "bee superintendent or inspector has,gi.‘:_e_ns tntidbeßohe ernPloYed a printed ticket, on .whiene waswa at titled on number of hours' labour for which h aver'e Propr:_YlenPot. These tickets, on being presented , th, t a roasacorf Place, were duly honoured. On lookin, liol d a eonsis t hern, a few days ago, it was discovered ~).,„ or rrabie number were counterfeit, and that the vea l of rpro had thereby defrauded the public to . th is 4 1, 4 t t : r a h " . `" .1/44 lbrl4Bb. 1\ Yste n) wi Detection of the offenders now ut it may be proper to mention that i4tOsooh ' 1 be adopted for the future. titnnat 481tLYPAOPEns.—On Wednesday, two fem . ales v , both ti,1,5 i;11„tflelly characters that ever found their wa I rtr e ll whorl i(lhouse, named Roache and Arrowsmaith, lit 's A, t4 ght b ad b een many times before the . magistrates,. ,b said ,-,.• th e p f'ore Mr. Rushton for creating a chstur - they ..ees 1 arish-oefi ey , , ef t , ,_ cos, the day previous. 1 disturb e9 were, "e workhouse the day before, and because ' 1111.„,, aorag out th -e governor would not give them any . ' Dray s .neY vvent dovvn to Mr. Gray to get a . pair. thorno oft' th eft N they th e 'l said feetbefWoOreUltdh ri , o l t take' s h h o o u e s s e ; . they kicked c o k s e h d_ !al :nlrtie,°f them seem e ed e to use the Workhouse as nn't', 4 ter i n -i ' nw,,o• Roache.—They put me on bread ' 4ll , 'l° th e the, workhouse for three days, but they all tlntl, )1. he tr,ltl. gaol. Mr. Rushton.—You most find the h Th Prisoned three months. Roache.—Three 114tanatr' ht Thank 'cl• The risoners were removed from $l, verseer's itoPrecationrs against Mr. Gray, the as of ti • As toyt ; qr,4 N re l l /P 8 Sea," CH,Ren _A public meeting Orley was heplers of St Andrew ; s Church, Rodney 4teties _ ° f ag reei ° on Friday.evening, to consider the pro reaki! arti ei ng to a new constitution of the church. .A tantiBi,er andes were read over to the meeting by the ;Ztlsti;,:rhe'eLter a short discussion, adopted articles of 1 11 d 4t ees' in 18 24 originally th nse on which the church was e i:d tOo appil?erely consisted in giving power to pro. tei!!e.si,,gree',t.terninisters.from a.ny.presbyaen y , thVlelehn.,'ne ki r :' , n the doctrines, discipline, a P t tot i l t 'llat th e ; ..of Scotland— the former .constittuetsitoon tasentet; hlt a 'hould be in connection with that Sr "eas' r.st P.Pears St. Andrew's never was part of ho4i.tiqnir, at A l L sh _Tent, but is under the Presbytery of Dares Dr i oloe l'':',.°° of England ; but the presenot,coonny for,,ent ,11,•_ t n ',... n to be free from the control o. r I..andieration Kid d whatever, and the object of the 4 II ) keg at Was stated to be to open a wider field I pe:lta t , e resentthe, aPProaching election—the Rev. John t 4 E I Mini having resigned. af nh nee of ° II NG K oji, 1 t inti"t* et - onr i3 , G.--As a great proof o . f the im- Te e tt oPnrta tort to China, and the extensive nature I oh 4 day , lil,r read4at quarter, we would direct the atten o - f 1,1_11q,,,, ne 4 0 ,'!rs to the fact that on the evening i i Dei.ita„,,,it,N,lti,t, tuile,rt!t:int, three fine shiys ti , ito n n am , y the I e all ' fully /I,;`, f or ilotitirgitiih tic•tioopfeareotur,r:rr:d John oos D sailed from this I L'itl: 'Net atOoo,,N• The aggreg g ate ;alue of their rhocar `table''.g Of the to several hundred thousand pounds. Joht:atee,ta two first named ships has caused con 'l;4 tli }l as I, Q'Oau,,ann°ogst our merchants and shipowners. a:ii tp C.er, 10-4, under the command of Capt. Robert , th ' e t4 ,.,nti Cuts atindg fiarnous for her quick and regular voy , O ri Lhi„''t be e , i tne East, so much so that Capt. Ro- f Ihihthe t he sen:'ltflY requested to furnish his charts . o 1 si,. of ries h a " for the inspection of the Admirality. te4l4t Net' Ind' the Ettiperor is a remarkably fine new I te ictio:ltster lina ge than her consort, and also under 1 ailO t atk e t t it o hi e ...leut. Iceane, of the Royal Navy. Both t 1 1 l ist,Z 4 le h in all their Provided with picked crews, and to i Op 1 1 ) ' t4 Or e trr eqUiPnients, and it is said that . co at Ntta ePerlding on which shall first arrtve l'„ % i ttv., eto.,k Ittlhle4 N I 're ft s . trNi Mel tneetin ''',AttEns—On Monday I .5e,... IN, ,t o tnt , g . was held at the Canning ev r . o e o n m in s g . , s _ l tg ti l l ll ditit k oi"e into co nsideration the propriety . of 1.,, tN; (. 1 or tray for the double purpose of bettering ;Tittilloic:.ol'lltoainutfilaectoopreerraftrioveruvv a tch - . m aker and protect - b I r 4-11‘itorytb44 lop„ he trade. Thre ) ractices w ir s ' w oc s e a u id pie t d o b b , e , t ti ' l e, l l a t ie p i .4e o li t - , ti t ii r d ' w th ll' e a chairrodeeleitvered a lon and able ex- I was afterwards addres r it tt 4 tt t4 lai o h'r individual Ing as fthe main grie of 1, of :',N 0 . 4 !‘l of was the S One o lo . ti, ok h by ie.._ truck system, which seems i 0 s, di te th e .. the ...,_',-?e Masters in this town to nex ;l.44 tt ,uPeratr;°,lc have no idea, to the great injury :' th•ta thqoaitio e and the fair trader, and, of course, e •o to I t? l Zds, Isitt ti ,..wai ttii the law of the land. By roan!' 11,_li of q;:ee t h e Ten are 12s. a week only, and o f I, i4 f;i: NT jil Le e ars °rktrien must take one-third in i e:ny! thi, tut seldom dispose at a loss cf. less O,rt4 t ltlio tt tPeNiei,,-3,ne tnain object of the society to a:Nip able toasters alstero, and we understand Is that ql, Arse., 'oei s ti-4ters have Promised to support . the -4 to, ,4,indertakin kl g, A series of resolutious other meeting was agreed to be VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Murdock IVIIQuin, mate of the ship Atlantic, was yesterday fined 10s. and costs, at the Police court, for a most vicious assault on the shipkeeper of that vessel, by beating him severely, and attempting to strangle him with a rope. In defence, he said he had found the complainant asleep. • CHILD DESERTlO:4.—Yesterday afternoon, a parcel which proved to contain a child about three weeks old, was left in the counting-house of Messrs. Rawlinson and Co. Tithebarn-street, along with a note from the mother addressed to the parties in question. The child was promptly conveyed to the workhouse, but the mother, an Irishwoman, who is known, and who a few days ago ap plied to the authorities for a pass to Ireland, has thus far escaped the vigilance of the police. PERSONAL BEAUTY ! —Amongst the most valuable attributes of beauty, whether regarded as conducive to manly purity and grace of aspect, or as auxiliary to femi nine loveliness, a beautiful set of Teeth must ever rank among the most important elements of a favourable per sonal appearance. The embellishment and preservation of the Teeth and Gums have therefore ever been regarded with peculiar interest, and amongst the mass of prepara tions suggested for these desirable purposes, we would particularize ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, as unrivalled for its excellence in purifying, embellishing, and preserving these important and attractive objects.— See advt. HOUSE BREAKING.—At the police -court yesterday, two well known characters, named Wm. Mar tin and John Jones, alias Miller, were charged before Mr. Rushton with having entered the house of Miss Elizabeth Welsh, in Daulby-street. From the evidence it appeared that Miss Welsh, in company with the servant, locked up the house on Saturday morning, and on returning shortly af terwards found the key turned in the lock without libe rating the door ; at that moment the prisoners were seen to leap from a wall that encloses some waste ground ad joining the house, and pursued by some painters who were working opposite. They were joined by several police officers and an inspector, and ultimately captured in the fields adjoining Whitefield-house. One of the pri soners was seen to throw a needle-case from him, and on the other was found a handkerchief, both of which were identified as Miss 'Welsh's property. Property to the value of £3O had boen deposited ready for remoual, and almost every drawer in the house was forced, though the parties could not have been in the house more than a quarter of an hour. They said nothing in defence, and were committed for trial at the next sessions. DEATH OF A FEMALE.—Yesterday week an inquest was held, on view of the body of Ellen Lancaster.—The sister of the deceased, who lodges in Atherton-court, Atherton street, said deceased was between 30 and 40 years of agc. On Friday afternoon last, deceased went to witness's house to see her. She seemed very dull and low hearted. She complained of being weak, and said her inside was gone. On the following day (Saturday) witness left her between one and two o'clock. Deceased was then in the same state as in the morning. Just as witness was leaving her, she said she would lie down a little. Witness re turned home a little before six o'clock, and on going into the room saw the deceased lying on the bed. Witness, who thought she was asleep, put her hand under her head, and found her neck stiff, and she then saw that her throat was cut. She called for assistance, but she was quite dead. Mr. Taylor, surgeon, saw the deceased after death. She had a large deep wound in her throat, two inches wide, and two deep. The right carotid artery and the windpipe were both divided. If the limbs of the scissors (found under the bed clothes) were open the wound might have been made by them. A wound (which had been made in the abdomen) would have caused death if she had lived two or three days, the bowels protruding, but the wound in the throat was the cause of death, which must have en sued in about a quarter of an hour after it was made. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased was found dead with her throat cut. ATTEMPTED PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY.—On Satur day evening last, about eleven o'clock, M r. John Andrews, publican and coach proprietor, Scotland-place, on going up stairs to his room to get some cash to pay his men, found a door open which generally was kept shut, and he saw his cash boxes, which were always kept in a closet, lying on the bed. He was about to call out to the parties below, when he fancied he heard somebody in the room. He looked below the bed, and saw a man, who knocked the candle out of his hand, and the room was then in darkness. Mr. Andrews instantly seized hold of the fel low, and held him by the throat so firmly that he called out, " Don't choke me." Mr. A., at the same time, cal led out " Murder," but, in consequence of the noise be low, occasioned by the companions of the prisoner, who bad been in the house all the evening, the shouts were not heard by any of the servants. Mrs. Bond, however, who lives next door, heard them, and went into the house and told Mrs. Andrews. A niece of Mr. Andrews' then went up stairs, not having a candle with her. she returned tell ing the parties below that some one was murdering her uncle. A coachman, named Smith, then went into the room, and as the niece was returning up stairs again with a lighted candle, two men, who were on the stairs, knocked it out of her hand. Other parties, however came up, and the fellow was secured. Upon his person was found a great number of skeleton keys, and, in the room, pick locks were afterwards discovered. On the way to Hose Hill Bridewell the prisoner made his escape, but on Wed nesday, Inspector Anders apprehended him at the George's Dock. He was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Thurs day, and gave his name as James Meyers. He was com mitted for trial. THE ASSIZES.—The following circular has been for warded to the profession :—Prothonotary's Office, Preston July 3d, 1843. The next assizes will commence, at Lan caster, on Saturday, the 12th August, and at Liverpool, on Thursday the 17th August. The records in cases to be tried at Lancaster, and at issue on or before Friday, the 28th of July, should be ordered on that day ; and in those to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Wed nesday, the 2nd of August, should he ordered on that day. The two last days for making up issues in time for trial at the next assizes will be :—ln causes to be tried at Lancaster, Thursday, the 3rd of August. In causes to be tried at Liverpool, Tuesday, the Bth August, on which days the records must be ordered. Eight exclusive days' notice of trial in all personal actions must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time for trial at the last Assizes. The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster, will be issued at Preston, on Saturday morn ing, the 12th August ; and for the trial of causes at Li verpool, on Thursday morning, the lith August. Rule day before the assizes, Thursday, 20th July instant. Rule day after the Assizes, Thursday, 14th September next. Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of capias, must be filed on or before Tuesday, the Isth August next. In pursuance of a rule of court of March Asskes, 1842, the causes intended to be tried at Liverpool, will be en tered in the following order list. Salford Hundred; 2nd list. West Derby Hundred, - or elsewhere. The causes in the second list will not be called on for trial before Wednesday, the 23rd August next. The business of the public offices will be transacted at Preston during the Assizes. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—On Wednesday even ing a public meeting was held in the Amphitheatre, to receive a deputation from the Free Church of Scotland. The house was crowded, with the exception of the gallery, which was not quite filled. A. C. Dunlop, Esq., filled the chair. The Chairman having explained the object of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Sorley, minister of Belhaven, said, the Church of Scotland was struggling for one great prin ciple among others, that of the right of the congregation to have a voice in the election of their own ministers. It was essential that the individual who was to be ordained to the pastoral office of superintending the spiritual wants of a congregation should be acceptable to that congregation as for anything given. The rev. gentleman then went over the various matters which had brought about the differ ence which now existed, and referred to the actions which had taken place in the courts of law, by which it bad been decided, that so long as they retained their connexion with the Establishment they could not carry out the prin ciple of non-intrusion, though it was deeply engrave') on the statute books of the church, and that such was the case was rendered clear by the bill which was introduced into the House of Lords by the Earl of Aberdeen, by which it was declared that it should not be legal for any presbytery to protect the people. After the decision had taken place, they resolved to relinquish certain claims at that time, in the hope that an amicable adjustment might be secured, on terms honourable to all parties ; and they further resolved, when the veto prevented her from car rying her intention into effect, to desist from further proceedings till the dispute was brought to a close. While, however, they were resting on their arms, they were in volved in a most harrassing warfare. The opposing party tried to drive them from the position which they taken up. They exposed them to all kinds of difficulties by which they might be driven from their course. They were de termined to impose on them the necessity of acting in opposition to their fundamental principle, and in doing so they had taken the entire government of the church into their own hands ; in other words, the courts of law pro ceeded to cancel all the proceedings of the church, and without any reference to the word of God they introduced their laws. By one fell swoop they deprived between two and three hundred ministers of those rights which they were entitled to by virtue of their office, and the church of every thing that was peculiar to her sacred character. They were thus driven to the alternative of being obliged to submit to their most odious and obnoxious degradation, or leave the establishment altogether, and cast themselves upon the resources of Christian liberality. They had adopted the latter course, and they would not return to seek the favour of the state by the surrender of those principles in defence of which the blood of their fore fathers, like dissolved snow, flowed down the hills and valleys of their native land.—(Cheers.)—The meeting was next addressed by the Rev. Dr. Cunningham and the Rev, Thomas Guthrie, who powerfully advocated the ob ject which called them together. Mr. Thomas Blackburn then moved a resolution to the effect that the Free Church of Scotland had maintained a faithful regard to scriptural truth, and that the meeting thought the movement calcu lated, under the divine blessing, to promote the cause of pure and undefiled religion.—Dr. Raffles, in a feeling speech welcomed the deputation to Liverpool, and offered them the use of his chapel and that of his pulpit. "My pulpit," said the the Rev. Doctor, " is open to them — (cheers)—and the pockets of my people—(ioud cheers)— as far as my people permit me to say so, for I neither seek to lord it over their consciences nor over their pock ets.—(Cheers.) I am persuaded that if either Dr. Cun ningham, or the Rev. Mr. Guthrie, or any other minister in this great cause, but once gain access to my pulpit, their hearts and pockets are open.—(Cheers.) I there fore, with my whole soul, second the resolution."—The meeting was next addressed by the Rev. E. Parry, a Church of England minister, by the Rev. H. Carpenter, by Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., the Rev. C. M. I3irrell, Baptist minister, Mr. Alderman Bulley, the Rev. H. Hampton, of St. James's Church, the Rev. J. Kelly, Mr. John Cropper, the Rev. H. Hargraves, and Mr. C. H. Jones.—A hymn was then sung, and the benediction having been pronounced, the meeting broke up about a quarter past ten o'clock. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. spECIAL COUNCIL. On Saturday the council met at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, by special aummon,'; to consider the clauses of the Fire Bill. committee, the The council having resol v ed itself WO A Mayor in the chair, Mr. SIIUTTLEWORTII, the Deputy ToWn•clerk, read a report of the Fire Committee on the bill. The report set forth, that the main dlivisiOng of the bill were-1. The appointment, by the council, of a commit tee for the protection of property from fire. 2. The establishment of regulations for the construction of future warehouses, and the improvement, so far as is reasonably practicable, of existing warehouses, subject to all proper exceptions and modifications. [The schedules are framed upon the best information that can be obtained of what may be likely to satisfy the insurance companies, and be really requisite for protection.] 3. The particular storage of dangerous goods. [ln the enumeration, butter has, by mistake, been retained. Whether tallow ought or ought not to be retained is reserved for the special consideration of the council.] 4. The restrictions to still more parti cular stowage of saltpetre and nitrate of soda. 5. The restriction of the carrying on of dangerous trades to par ticular buildings, subject, in cases of extraordinary danger, from the nature of the occupation, to the erection of chimneys of a certain height. 6. The establishment of a registrar, with classification of warehouses under their heads, according to degrees of security. 7. The licensing, by council, of warehousemen, porters, lumpers, and stevedores. 8. The exclusive management by the ware housekeepers of goods in their warehouses, comprising their own appointment of warehouse porters, being duly licensed, subject to the superintendence of the em ployer and his ,servants, with regulations for the govern ment of warehousemen and porters, power of search, &c. 9. A separate and additional watch for warehouses, in the discretion of the Watch Committee, to be maintained by a rate on warehouses. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said the bill was to go into committee on Tuesday, and, therefore, they bad no time to lose. After the Town-clerk had read the resolutions passed by the commercial bodies, and stated that, though Satur day was the last day for receiving petitions, no objection would be made by the Council to petitions being received at the last moment, Mr. BRAM LEY-MOORE said it was hard upon the town to leave the matter in such a position. There were a great many objections to the bill, and the inhabitants had had no opportunity of considering it. A lengthy discussion ensued, in the course of which the TOWN-CLERK said the subject had been well considered, and no objection would be made to any petition on ac count of its being out of time : on the contrary, the mem bers for the borough would be requested to give every fa cility to such petitions. The bill, however, had been submitted to all the parties interested : it had been sub mitted to the delegates piece by piece. Mr. BRAMLEY• MOORE moved that the bill be sus pended during the present session. Seconded by Mr. HENRY HOLMES. The Council divided, when there appeared for Mr. Bramley-Moore's motion :—Messrs. I. Holmes, Thorn hill, Henry Holmes, J. Lawrence, Kilshaw, Parker, Griffith, Holt, and Bramley-Moore-9. Against the motion :—Messrs. Shaw, Hodgson, Hough ton, (Councillor,) Preston, Thompson, North, Hornby, J. Holmes, Aikin, Stewart, Rae, Royden, Cooper,Wood, H. Lawrence, Birkett, Proctor ' Lloyd, G. H. L awrence, Lace, Trotman, Platt, Smith, Harbord, Houghton, Bul ley, Earle, Turner, Freme, Moon, Sir Thomas Brancker, and the Mayor-32; majority, 23. The council proceeded_ to consider the clauses of the bill. The first clause directs the appointment of a committee by the council. The suggestion from the associated bo dies was, that half the committee should be appointed by the council and half by the dock ratepayers. The clause was adopted as it stood. _ _ Clause 2 defines what shall be deemed a warehouse. Mr. Houghton said he represented those interested in property in Rumford-street, and he moved that the build ings there be excepted. In reply to various inquiries, the TOWN -CLERK ex plained that, with regard to counting-houses which are part of warehouse rooms, the apartments would be con sidered as all one room, and that in ornamental elevations requiring glass windows, there would be an exemption, provided the requisites of the act were complied with in other respects, though, if the buildings had warehouse doors at the back or sides, the regulations would be en forced with respect to those parts. With respect to clause 3, excepting buildings above cel lars arched with brick, or the ceilings of which may be lined with sheet iron, Mr. Aikin said the exception was framed merely to prevent such building, which might be a chapel or an assembly-room, from being deemed a warehouse. Mr. STEWART, thought there should in such case, be no communication between the vault and the building above. The clause was passed to stand part of the bill, the last-named point to be taken into consideration by the committee. Mr. BIRKErr said he understood that the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, and the Duke of Bridgewater's Trus tees had petitioned to be exempted from the operation of the bill. If they were exempted, he did not see how they could refuse exemption to others. The TOWN-CLERK said, so far as the warehouses of those parties were used as the warehouses of carriers, they would be exe:npt ; but the moment the parties be came warehouse keepers they would become liable, as they would give up their ground of exemption. The fourth clause, providing that all future warehouses are to be built in compliance with the provisions of the act, carried the council to the consideratio❑ of schedule A of the bill. The TOWN-CLERK read the respective clauses of the schedule. Mr. SHUTLTEWORTH, who held the proof the resolu tions of the insurance offices, read, in each instance, such resolution as related to the clause read. No. 1, providing that the areas of warehouses are not to exceed 4,000 superficial feet, was passed. No. 2, that no warehouse is to exceed 70 feet in height, was read. The insurance offices proposed 60 feet, which was agreed to. The offices also proposed, that no goods be stowed above the level of the building. This was postponed till the subject of bye-laws be brought for ward. Nos. 3 and 5 were combined, and the effect of the clause is, that sheds may have an area of 7,500 feet, but are not to exceed 21 feet in height, or, it they so exceed, they are to be limited to an area of 6,000 feet. Nos. 4 and 6 were combined, and the joint clause pro vides that sheds, with two floors, may have an area of 6,000 feet, but are not to exceed 30 feet in height, or, if they . do so exceed, they are to be considered warehouses. Nos. 7 and 8 were agreed to. In No, 9, for raising parapets on warehouses, the height of the parapet was altered, in compliance with the reso lution of the insurance companies, from 3 feet 6 inchei to 5 feet. The words " but is so higher by not more than six feet" were struck one of No. 10. Nos. 11. 12, 13, and 14 were passed. No. 15, that " no window or other opening be allowed in the wall of a warehouse or shed above the roof of any other building adjoining thereto, but all windows to open only upon streets or upon quays, yards, or areas," was read. The words "of a width of ten yards, at the least, along the whole extent of such external wall„' were struck out. Mr. STEWART called attention to the importance of this clause as regarded existing private rights, as it would be the means of blocking up many ancient lights, against which other parties would not build, and which made the premises valuable as corn warehouses. At the same time he confessed this clause was worth the whole bill as a security from fire. TI - e clause was approved. In No. 16, 12 feet were altered to eight feet, as per re solution of the insurance companies, In No. 17, NI hich provides that all the woodwork in front of warehouses in streets less than 50 feet wide are to be cased with cast iron, the words "one-sixteenth of an inch thick" were altered to " one-eighth of an inch thick." Mr. STEWART (who was continually referred to, and gave the Council much valuable information, and whose opinions were heard with marked respect,) said the insur ance offices had determined to hare either iron or wood. If the street were less than fifty feet wide, they would have nothing but wrought iron. If fifty feet wide, they did not require anything but wood. The offices depre cated altogether the use of sheet iron. The clause was passed, as was No. 18. In No. 19 the words " desired in" were substituted for the words " made for the purpose of ornament in the front elevation of." Nos. 20, 21, and 22 were passed. Mr. HARBORD proposed that the thickness of the sepa rating walls of staircases should be nine inches instead of fourteen inches, as named in No. 23. On a division the clause was adopted as it stood. It was decided that an iron ladder should be used to as cend to the jigger loft instead of a wooden one, as set forth in a note to the above clause. No. 24 was approved. The Council returned to clause 4 in the body of the bill, which clause they passed. Clause 5 had been passed in schedule A. Clause 6 took the Council to schedule B. No. 1 of schedule B was approved after some discussion which resulted in the substitution of 5 feet for 3 feet 6 inches, corresponding with schedule A. Nos. 2,3, and 4, were approved. In No. 5 the words, " of a width of ten yards," &c., to the end of the paragraph, were struck out, corresponding with No. 15 of Schedule A, the schedule under consi deration relating to existing warehouses, and schedule A to those to be erected in future. Some discussion arose on the point named by Mr. STRwART at clause 15 of schedule A, as to the injury which this and the corresponding clause would inflict on private rights, and several members were for expunging the clause. On a division, the clause was carried by a large majority. No. 6 was passed after a note had been taken for the adoption of a paragraph or clause for the exemption of warehouses similarly situated to those at New-quay. No. 7 was adopted with an alteration corresponding to that made in No. 17 of schedule A. Mr. lsnAc HoLmes and Mr. HOUGHTON contended strongly against No. 8. On a division it was approved, with the substitution of "8 feet" for " 12 feet." The remaining clauses of schedule B were adopted, and the council recurred to the body of the bill. Clause 6 of the bill was brought under consideration. Mr. HORNBY moved, that the penalties for not altering the existing warehouses in conformity with the act, within the time specified, be £2O instead of £lOO, and £5 per week instead of .£5O per week. After a short discussion, this was agreed to. Mr. BRABILKY-MOORI and Mr. PARKER contended that the time allowed (six months after October next) was not sufficient, and that a longer time should be allowed' It was at length understood that the surveyor would not give his notices till six months after the passing of the act, which will give twelve months for parties to make the alterations. Clause 7 was next considered. It was decided that it should stand, with an alteration, giving a reference to justices hi regard to expenses in cases where alterations were made by the tenant. Clauses 8 and 9 were brought forward together. It was now nearly five o'clock, and there were present only a sufficient number of members to constitute a council. Several members urgently pressed an adjournment, and at length it was arranged that the council should meet again on Monday (yesterday.) ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING. A special meeting of the Town Council, by adjourn ment from Saturday last, was held yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of taking into consideration the remaining portion of the Fire Prevention Bill. At the commencement of the sitting, there were twenty-two members present. That number was in the course of an hour considerably increased; but as the afternoon ad vanced, it dwindled down to 23. Receding a little, the council commenced with clauses 7,8, 9 (the numbers throughout are those of the Abstract, and not of the Bill), and after a long discussion it was de cided—first, that in case of the owner of a warehouse being out of the country, and the surveyor's notice of alteration being served on the premises, or the occupier of the pre mises, the occupier must adduce proof that he has trans mitted the notice to the owner, or to the accredited agent of the owner receiving the rent, before he can have his remedy for having himself made the alterations ; se condly, that a register of notices, accessible to all parties, shall be kept at the Town-hall ; thirdly, that in every place throughout the bill, where the words " to the satisfaction of the surveyor," occurred, there should be inserted in their place, "to the satisfaction of the committee ;" fourthly, that where the owner and the tenant of a ware house agreed, at the expiration of a lease or term, not to use the warehouse for the deposit of merchandise, there should be no penalty for not making in that warehouse the alterations required by the act; and, fifthly, that the penalty on an owner, not an occupier, for non-compliance with the act, is to cease when the penalty on the occupier for receiving goods attaches, so that there may not be two sets of penalties going on concurrently. Shortly after the commencement of the discussion, the result of which was the adoption of the above-mentioned decisions, Mr. THOMPSON asked whether any one could give him any idea of the amount of expense to which the town would be put by the proposed alterations. He had heard an enormous amount mentioned, and he must say, that if it was anything like that, the bill ought at once to be quashed. Mr. H. HOLMES stated that Mr. Win. Brown had told him that the alteration of his warehouse in Chapel -street was estimated at £BOO. Mr. Alderman FREME said he knew of two warehouses, the cost for the alteration of which would be £750. Mr. H. HOLMES added that any moderate sized ware house would cost from £2OO to £4OO. The TOWN-CLERK did not know what reply could be given to the question of Mr. Thompson. There were some warehouses which would require little or no altera tion, whilst some would require a great deal. Mr. ISAAC H OLM ES said that Mr. Houghton had stated that his property, which now produced £5OOO a-year, would not, after the alterations, produce more than £2OOO. Mr. EARLE, having been appealed to, observed that he did not know what the cost would be, inasmuch as he had suspended his alterations, until he knew what the regu lations of the act would be. He must confess that he had never contemplated such a sum as £BOO for a warehouse, and if that were a correct estimate, he believed there would be such opposition to the bill that it would never pass. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that the time for discussing this question was before the schedule relating to old ware houses had passed. It was rather unfair, after having passed that schedule, to turn round and say, Oh, we will not let it pass. because the expense is a little greater than we expected." Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE remarked that it was im possible to know what the expense would be until they had ascertained what the alterations were to be. He pro ceeded to point out that he was not aware, until that morning, that his property in Frederick-street would re quire any alteration : but he now found that it would re quire alterations that would cost, perhaps, £BOO. Mr. ISAAC HODMES said there was no doubt that the expense would be very great, and that it would almost ruin some families. Mr. BIRKETT endeavoured to show that Mr. James Lawrence was under a misapprehension in supposing that his warehouse would be affected by the bill, and concluded by calling on the Town-clerk to explain. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—There is no need of expla• nation. The motion is, whether, at this stage, we shall throw out the bill altogether. Mr. PARKER conceived there was no doubt that the sense of the council was against the bill. That had been shown by the result of the discussion when the bill was previously before them. It was only the excitement ari sing from the fires which bad caused the rescinding of the resolution then adopted. Mr. EARLE said there was no doubt that they were legislating under some degree of alarm. He had no idea that the alteration of each warehouse would cost £BOO ; he had thought that £2OO would have been about the sum ; and he had no hesitation in saying, that if each warehouse was to cost him £BOO, he would oppose the bill entirely. He would willingly make the necessary alteration, if it could be done at a moderate expense; but to make people put iron doors and windows on ware houses and sheds, which, like his in Great Howard -street, faced a field, was ridiculous. Mr. THOMPSON proposed that clause 8, imposing a penalty for not making the alterations in existing ware houses, should be struck out. Mr. JOHN HOLMES proposed that the bill should be confined to the regulations affecting new warehouses and porters. Mr. HARBORD remarked, that if the Council wanted to arrive at any correct data as to the cost of alteration, they might send over the way to the Liverpool Fire Office, where there were some estimates for Mr. Bushby's warehouses. The statement of Mr. H. Holmes he con sider, d too vague to be relied upon. The TOWN CLERK was of opinion that no one estimate could give any idea of the general expense. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES contended that as the bill was for the benefit of all the warehouse property, an equal rate should be levied on all warehouses for the purpose of ma king alterations. Surely they ought not to let such a man as Mr. Harbord escape, merely because he was so fortu nate as to have warehouses on the New Quay. He had heard a good deal of the London offices : but surely, i they refuse to insure, there was sufficient spirit and capi tal in Liverpool to insure Liverpool property. (No, no.) Well he would ask the Town Clerk whether a clause o f the kind alluded to by him could not be put into the bill The TOWN - C LERK.—A clause which would charge al. warehouses whether they required altering or not, with the expense of altering and improving all those who do require it? Mr. I. HOLMES.—Yes. The TOWN-CLERK.---I certainly think that I could frame such a clause in a very few minutes ; but I have no hope that it would pass the Legislature. Mr. I. OLMES.—Then it is a partial bill, and you can not prevent its being so. Mr. HARBORD, in consequence of the remark made by the previous speaker, said that he had spent some few hundred pounds, and was prepared to spend more, in al tering his warehouses. In fact, he had done more than the bill required. Mr. LA CE thought that it was absolutely necessary that schedule B (relating to old warehouses) should form part of the bill, and let them try, therefore, if they could so modify it as to make it acceptable. It must certainly be admitted that this was a most arbitrary bill ; but, if it was necessary to the town, what were they to do? He really thought they had no alternative. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE could not see how they were to modify schedule B, when they had passed it on Saturday. Mr. BIRKETT said that the general opinion in London, and other places, was, that there was not a place in Liverpool safe enough to put a chest of tea in, and if this state of things was to continue, what would be the result? He thought it was the duty of the owners to make some sacrifice, and he must say that all to whom he had spoken were ready to make some sacrifice. Mr. PARKER observed that the advocates of dock ware houses asserted that those warehouses could be insured for 2s. 6d., whilst others said to him, " Oh, Parker, don't believe it." Now, if he knew on what terms they could be insured, then be would give his decision with respect to them. If goods could be insured for 2s. 6d. in ware houses on the margin of the docks, then he would advo cate dock warehouses. The cream of the bill, however, was the porterage. If that was properly regulated, goods would be safe in wooden sheds. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that the time had come when they must determine whether the old warehouses were to be altered or not. He did not care a farthing for legislation as to future warehouses ; for he had great doubts whether there would be any such warehouses, par ticularly as they were every day more and more threatened with the possibility of having warehouses erected even around the existing docks. Mr. HORNBY was of opinion that it was quite possible to prepare a bill which would meet the necessities of the case, without introducing into it the obnoxious clauses of the present bill. He bad not the least doubt that if, in stead of the proposed regulations with regard to existing warehouses, there had been clauses enabling parties to make the necessary alterations and improvements, and a registry established of all such warehouses as bad been altered, all the desired effect would have been produced, by the insurance offices refusing to insure those which were not altered. Mr. JOHN HOLMES moved that all the clauses relating to existing warehouses should be struck out of the bill, except such as gave power to trustees of warehouse pro perty to alter such property, if they thought fit. Mr. THOMPSON withdrew the motion he had previously made, and seconded that of Mr. Holmes. Mr. NORTH considered this discussion very ill-timed. To listen to Mr. Hornby and others, the princ►ple of the bill might never before have been heard of. The whole of this discussion was owing to an incidental remark made by Mr. Thompson as to the expense. Now, admitting that the cost of altering a warehouse would be £7OO or £BOO, the question was not whether an owner of a ware house should sacrifice a year's rent, but whether he should use the warehouse at all—whether the trade of the port was to be saved. Cases of great hardship must un doubtedly arise ; but there was no help for it. Schedule B, or the alteration of the existing warehouses, was of the essence of the bill. The motion, on being put to the vote, was Regatived by 19 to 16. For the motion—Councillors, Isaac Holmes, W. Thorn hill, J. C. Thompson, Henry Holmes, H. Hornby, J. Holmes, J. Lawrence, J. N. Wood, Proctor, J. Kil shave, . Parker, J. Plumpton, J. Platt ; Aldermen, R. R. Houghton, R. Griffith, and T. Holt. Against the motion—Councillors, F. Shand, T. Black burn, J. North, J. Aikin, J. Stewart, E. Rae, T. Roy den, W. Birkett, J. B. Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence, A. Lace S. L. Trotman, A. Smith, jun.; Aldermen, T. Bulley W. Earle, Sir T. Brancker, J. H. Turner; W. P. Freme and the Mayor. After some further discussion, clauses 7,8, and 9 were adopted, with the alterations previously noticed. Clause 10, which contains a proviso exempting the ground landlord from paying any part of the expense of alteration was opposed by Mr. Hornby, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Isaac Holmes, and Mr. North, on the ground that it was a benefit, amongst others, to the Corporation, who were the parties seeking the bill, and that it would be unjust to the parties who had only two or three of their leases unexpired. The result was that the proviso was struck out. In clause 12, which allows an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, it was proposed that the Borough Court should be substituted, and this was agreed to, on the con dition that Lord Shaftesbury would permit the alteration. The meaning of clause 19, preventing the deposit of cer tain dangerous goods in any but fire-proof or detached warehouses, gave rise to some discussion. _ Mr. BLACKBURN pointed out that The clause allowed drngerous goods to be stowed in cellars whose ceilings were covered with sheet iron, and suggested that this covering would form a very trifling barrier to the pro gress of fire from above. Mr. THOMPSON moved that the cellars in which dan gerous goods were stored should be arched with brick. Mr. PLUMPTON seconded the motion. On a division there were 14 for and 15 against this mo tion. The clause was afterwards modified, so as to admit of dangerous goods, already deposited in other than the spe cified piaces for hereafter receiving such goods, remaining there for six months after the commencement of the act. Mr. Aikin proposed that palm oil and cocoa nut oil, which were by the bill excluded from the list of dangerous arti cles, should be included, as well as tallow and lard. Mr. Cooper seconded the motion. A division took place, and the motion was carried by 23 to 10. Another amendment, that butter should be excluded, was carried by a majority of 21 to 7. A new clause was submitted by the Town-clerk, provi ding that persons might carry on dangerous trades in the warehouses at present occupied by them, if the warhouses be so altered as to confirm to the restrictions and regula tions in schedule Aor B. Power to the tenant to make alterations, if the owner refnses, as in the general cases. This clause was adopted. Mr. BIRKETT moved that clauses 22 and 23 should be struck out. Mr. JOAN HOLMES proposed that clause 21 should also be struck out. On a division 26 voted in favour of the return of the clause, and 4 against it. Mr. HORNBY afterwards moved that clauses 22 to 25 inclusive should be postponed. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE moved that they should stand part of the bill. Mr. NORTH seconded the amendment. Mr. HORNBY then abandoned his first motion, and pro posed as an amendment, that the six persons calling on a manufacturer to raise his chimney should not be required to deposit the estimated amount of the alteration. Mr. COOPER seconded the amendment. The Couneil divided, and negatived the amendment by a considerable majority. Some remarks having been made with respect to a re solution of the associated bodies on one of the clauses, the Mayor said that he had that morning had an interview with Mr. Brown, who stated to him that £5OO had been subscribed by one chamber of commerce for the pur pose of opposing the bill, in the event of their sugges tions not being attended to, and that the other associa tions were also subscribing. Clause 45 was struck out. Clause 48, and subsequent clauses, empowering the Watch Committee to appoint an extra police force for the special purpose of watching warehouses, and the council to levy a rate on warehouses to defray the cost of this extra force, were opposed by Mr. G. H. Lawrence, who said that he was opposed to class legislation, and expressed doubts whether such a force was wanted. The MAYOR said that this part of the bill had been originated by himself, and he considered it very essential. If warehouse property required an extra degree of protec tion, that property ought to pay the expense. After some conversation, the clauses were agreed to. The remainder of the clauses were adopted, with some slight alterations. The MAYOR then laid before the council a communi cation received that day from Mr. Brown, the chairman of the delegates of the commercial associations, requesting that, as the council were still in debate on the Fire Bill, they would be pleased to apply for a postponement of the bill going into committee, so as to afford the deputations an opportunity of considering the bill as revised by the council, and thus, if possible, prevent the necessity of opposition on their part. The Mayor said that the Council would no doubt be happy to prevent the necessity of opposition, but it was impossible to postpone the time for going into committee. The Town-clerk was directed to return a respectful answer, decling to comply with the request. A olauoo had bccn acnt in by Mr. Clay, and whit.la had been modified by the Town-clerk, so as to be applicable to all the carrying companies, was submitted. The clause wholly exempted the carrying companies from the opera tion of the bill, except in those cases where their ware houses, buildings, or some vault, cellar, or room of which were used by them for the deposit of goods other than those which they themselves carried. The clause was agreed to. A deputation was appointed to go to London. Sir Tho mas Brancker, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. Turner were named, but Sir Thomas said he could not leave town, and pressed the Mayor to form one of the deputation, offering, in case of compliance, to perform his worship's civic duties in his absence. The Mayor seemed unwilling to comply, and the Council separated at half-past flue o'clock, leaving the members of the Fire Committee to settle the matter. THE STEAM-SHIP " BENTINCK." We have again to notice—and we do so with pride—the turning out, at our port, of one of the finest and largest steam-ships that has yet floated in any sea, the " Ben tinck," built by our celebrated townsman Mr. Thomas Wilson, and owned by the enterprising Peninsular and Oriental Company. She was launched (as we recorded at the time) on the 19th of January last. She is destined to ply, conjointly with her sister ship the Hindostan, (built by the same parties,) between Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay at one terminus, and Suez at the other, car rying the mails, passengers, &c., to meet the mail ships of the same company running between Southampton and Egypt, and thus maintain the rapid steam communication between this country and India. The Bentinck is precisely similar in dimensions, model, and in steam power, to the Hindostan, with some very slight difference in depth. There are, too, some varia tions in her cabin accommodations. She is built of the best materials that wealth can command, from, we may add, every quarter of the world. The following are her dimensions, burthen, and steam-power : Length of keel 220 feet Length aloft (over all) Beam, within paddle-boxes 39 „ Depth from spar deck 314 „ Burthen, including spar deck .2020 Engines, (two of 260) Diameter of cylinders 781 inches. Stroke She has a handsome bust figure-head of Lord William Bentinck (whose name she bears) in his robes of office; a bold and striking likeness. The trail boards below are carved with the coat of arms of that distinguished noble man on an heraldric shield, in the middle of groupings of armour, banners, &c. The same coat of arms is embla zoned in the centre, with, on one side a naval, and on the other a military officer, (emblematic of the two services) in a reclining position, as supporters. There are also carved decorations, pendant between the windows, and on the quarter galleries. The mouldings and other portions are gilded ' • and the whole of the carved work has a very chaste and pleasing appearance. It was executed by our townsmen, Messrs. J. and H. Hammond. The vessel is I rigged in the usual manner of large steam-ships, as a three-masted schooner. and her standing rigging is of patent wire rope. The spar deck forms a fine and unin terrupted promenade; and on each aide the quarter deck there are broad seats, with arms, and covered with maho gany, resembling ranges of sofas. The engines are by our townsmen Messrs. Fawcett:and Preston, and the interior arrangements and accommoda tions are of the first order. The general plan of dividing out the ship much resembles that adopted in the Hindos tan, but with rather fewer, and, consequently, larger state rooms, many of which will accommodate a considerable family, each having a separate bed place. The main en trance from the quarter deck is similar to that in the other ship—roomy and airy, and terminates in a well lighted and elegant corridore leading to the dining-room or saloon, and from which diverge private cabins, with handsomely pannelled doors, having venetian blinds, be tween each of which is a polished pilaster, in imitation of veined marble, topped by a foliated capital of papier mache, gilded on a sky-blue ground. The cornicing is of corresponding richness, and the ceiling in light blue panels, with French white on the styles and mouldings of the beams. The saloon is a spacious and gorgeous apartment nearly square, and cheerfully lighted from the deck—and also from 7 stern and other port windows on each side. It is elegantly panelled in satin-wood styles, between , which are pilasters of slabs of slate in perfect imitation of veined marble. These are surrounded by composite gilded ca pitals. The trusses, or brackets, under the beams are of a rich foliated pattern, gilded on a blue ground. On both sides there are handsome sofa seats, with cane bottoms and backs, and over these, forming the panels, beautiful paintings, also on slate, illustrative of the recent war in Affghanistan—the several difficult passes in that remark able country, with the troops passing through them, and a variety of the romantic scenery. They have a fine effect, but, we must say, are not quite equal in merit to the views we have seen from the manufactory of Messrs. Jennins and Betteridge. They were furnished by our townsman, Mr. Bielefeld, and the painter is a Mr. Steedman. The,/ are each decorated at the top by a pendant wreath of flowers in projection, richly gilded, and suspended by alter nate heads of the Lion of England and of Neptune. There are four dining tables in this splendid apartment, running fore and aft. The wizen-mast is cased, and forms a deco-' rative fluted Doric- column. The rudder-case is. richly ornamented with a mirror in front, and on each side with emblematic groups in relief splendidly executed. Round the stern windows there is a broad band of beautiful flo riated paint-work on slate, resembling the finest porcelain. At the end opposite the stern, and on each side of the en- trance, is a sideboard of polislird satinwood with book cases over, and between that liftt are two very large mir rors, which have a fine effect: We can easily imagine the luxury that may be enjoyed hx thisgorgeots room in run ning along the shores of Hintlostan; clothed as they are with the verdure of a perpetual spring.. The Ladies' Cabin, on the larboard side', iS at the other end of the corridor, and is fitted tip' hi a more deli cate and, if possible, chaster style. The Fore-cabin. with its wide approaches,. is quite equal in convenience and almost in elegance to the after cabins. There is a lobby on the starboard side, close to the outer wall of the ship. by which the passengers may go from the fore-part of the principal corridore to the forecastle. On the lower deck, below the saloon and upper cabins, and also forward, there is what may be called another story of state-rooms, or dormitoriss, with wide passages, all well lighted by side-lights, ventillating hatchways, &c., and fitted up as handsomely as those above. The subsidiary arrangements are on an equal scale of costliness and efficiency. The ship is divided by iron bulkheads into five compartments—giving her great safety in case of accident—and there are large cisterns for water, approved pumping apparatus, &c. &c. Coolness and ven tilation have been especially studied, and in every depart ment the marine superintendent of the vessel, Mr. Shaw, who has had long practical experience, app3ars to have ex celled even his former efforts. TRIAL TRIP. The Bentinck left the Coburg Dock early on Thursday morning, and proceeded on atrial of the ship and engines, hence to Holyhead and back. She was found to meet the anticipations of all connected with her. There were on board, her experienced and polite commander, Captain Kellock, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wilson, the builder, Mr. Faw cett, constructor of the engines, and several other gentle men. She started about six o'clock, the wind then blow ing fresh from the westward. The following is a statement of her progress : GOING. h. m. At 6 10—abreast of the Rock. 6 55 " N. W. Buoy. 12 15— " The Skerries. 1 5 " At Holyhead. RETURNING. 2 16— " Point Lynas. 515 " Light-ship. 6 4 " Rock Lighthouse. Making the trip out and back, a distance of upwards of 130 nautical miles, in 11 hours and 56 minutes. Her speed was occasionally twelve knots, and she was found to be remarkably easy,. and without perceptible vibration. The engines worked beautifully, making from 13 to 151 revolutions per minute. She will, we learn, proceed to Southampton, via Dublin' on the 17th instant. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. The Polytechnic Exhibition, we are happy to say, still continues to be more and more attractive, and has been visited during the week by a vast number of persons who had not before seen it, as well as by many who have re solved, in the gratification of their curiosity, or their de light in beholding what is extraordinary, ingenious or beau tiful, to take another and another view of the vast and va ried collection. The concerts, the panorama, the fire cloud, to be seen in the lecture-hall have also been, as they well deserve, more numerously attended, and the opinion we first expressed is confirmed by all—that the whole surpasses in value, diversity, and extent, any exhi bition ever before submitted to the public. We resume our review of some of the principal objects in the several rooms—beginning in the third story of the building.—" The Baronial Hall," contains a variety of richly carved ancient furniture of oak and other woods, chiefly gothic, including cabinets, bedsteads, and chairs,— also figures of stalwart knights clad in armour. No: 3, a splendidly carved sideboard; and 13, a carved casket, are fine specimens. Here, too, are some curious old paintings, and the whole imparts to the mind of the spectator a re spect for the taste and ingenuity of our forefathers, and recalls historical reminiscences of " the deeds of the days of other times." The room appropriated for articles of taste and vertue (contributed by Messrs. Promoli and Hausburg) is re plete with articles of great richness and beauty. An In dian ivory workbox (13) is curiously and elaborately carved. The Amazon on horseback attacked by a panther, a bronze casting in the middle of the room, is exquisitely modelled. The antique Dresden clock (30), the China vase (26), and the model of Rheims cathedral (for a time piece), are also beautiful. There are also superb speci mens of enamel, paintings on papier mache, &c. Room 28 is replete with interesting illustrations of his tot y of our own town—charts, views, plans, manuscripts, busts of, and productions in art by celebrated native s , &c. Here, too, admirable likenesses of visitors are ra pidly cut on paper by Mr. Walker, at a trifling charge. There is a fine picture of Liverpool taken from a spot near Wallasey Pool. The Natural History Room is large, and the specimens of stuffed birds and animals, and of fossils, plants, mine rals, &c., are very numerous, valuable, and well arranged. One room is appropriated for mercantile samples, &c. Here the cotton tree may be seen growing, and samples of all the cottons, and raw mercantile materials in the world. There are also some tine pieces of needle-work, particularly two by Miss Linwood, " Bonaparte at the age of 30," and "The Dead Bird," both having the appearance and Tcti-oimilitudc uf The lad, Is now, we learn, ninety years of age.. In No. 27 there are some fine specimens of iron and papier mache manufacture, beautifully painted in enamel, from the manufactory of Messrs. Jennins and Bettridge; also many superb articles in iron. moulded as fine as if they were of ware, from the Colebrook Dale Company. There are here, too, some fine paintings. In the centre of the room stands the apparatus which conveys to nu merous auditors the oraculous sayings and repartees of " The Invisible Girl," who, from time to time, affords great amusement to the company. The Chinese Room is filled with all :manner of speci mens of Chinese industry and art—showing the people of that empire to be, if not amongst the bravest, amongst the most curious, ingenious, and industrious in the world. Some of the manufactures are beautiful—as is the piece of needle-work. The visitor will observe some copies of English oil paintings, &c., which are extremely good. No. 28, a water color drawing, and several views of seaports, with British shipping, &c., will be viewed with interest. Here there is an excellent large Kaleidescope. The cu riosities, toys, &c., are very numerous, showing innume rable patterns of flowers, &c. The Happy Family, in room 25, is very attractive. Here are a variety of animals naturally entertaining a deadly hatred of each other, associated in the utmost har mony and playfulness in one cage—a striking proof of the power of education. In No. 23 is deposited a variety of philosophical and mechanical apparatus. The whole art of pin -making is also shown by a man and two girls, and there are ingeni ous artists in glass blowing and glass cutting. Here, too, are two excellent astronomical models showing the posi tions of the planets on any given day, and their relative magnitude, by Mr. G. P. Payne. No. 21, Antiquities and Curiosities, is one of the most interesting rooms in the building. To enumerate the va rious articles occupies up cards of thirteen pages of the catalogue. The curious may here linger with delight for at least a couple of hours, and will not then have seen the whole. Those who are in a hurry will do well to request the polite keeper to point out the most wonderful relics, &c., which include the Shakspere Cup, made from the mulberry tree planted by himself,—beautifully carved ; a candlestick of wood used by G. Burns the poet; the silver-mounted leather tankard that belonged to Washing ton; also his account book with "The United States;" point lace-work of Queen Elizabeth ; Admiral Benbow's snuff-box; a ring worn by Nelson; Queen Charlotte's snuff-box ' • Napoleon's pistol, shirt, towel, &c. ; a splen did snuff-box presented by the Emperor to his brother Joseph ; Byron's cap and gloves, Rob Roy's brooch, Queen Victoria's slippers ; warlike instruments of all ages and countries ; ancient MS. Bibles ; numerous medals ; African manufactures in cloth and metals; the autograph and garment of John Wesley ; Roman antiquities; a pis tol encrusted with sea shells, dropped in Gibraltar bay when the Spanish junk-ships were destroyed by General Elliot ; a basket made of cloves, &c., In the Fringe Room, the weaving of fringe and gimp, and the making of tassels is shown by the workpeople of Mr. Woods, of Bold-street, and there are here many rich specimens of carpets, rugs, &c., from his stock. The Autograph Room contains about 200 autographs of monarchs, celebrated warriors, statesmen, and authors, of every civilised country. Amongst these are manu scripts by John Calvin, the reformer, Cranmer, the Mar tyr; the original MS. of Bishop Heber's Missionary Hymn, " From Greenland's Icy Mountains," &c. In the Figured Silk and Stocking Weaving Room, the weaving of articles in these respective branches is shown by expert workmen. We have yet but noticed one room in the upper story, namely, the West Picture Gallery.—There are on the same floor, in several rooms, sculpture; anatomical models and preparations; architectural rawings and models ; beautiful papier niaci; picture-frames and en richments, from Mr. Bielefeld's manufactory : another picture gallery ; water colour drawings, and, lastly, en gravings,—but we have not room to particularise. Suffice it to say, that they are all well worthy of inspection, and that those who do not avail themselves of the present op portunity will certainly lose a treat. We are glad to find that from its being found that those many parties whose means are limited, and who from their avocations can visit the exhibition only in the evening, the committee have (as was last week suggested through our columns) agreed that on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, after five o'clock, the admission will be re duced to sixpence. The admission to the concerts is also lowered. This is, we think, a seasonable relaxation in behalf of a large and useful body of our townsmen, and we hope and trust thousands of them will take advantage of the occasion. For ourselves we can but say that our fre quent visits, in place of producing a feeling of satiety, tend to render us more eager to return, and we never enter any of the rooms without seeing something new and interest ing, which we had before overlooked. Tits LATE DD SL.—On Saturday Mr. Bodkin. made an application to Mr. Justice Coleridge for fhb discharge of Mr. Gulliver ont of the custody of the police, to which he had been committed by Mr. Wakley, the coroner. As there was no opposition on the part of either the coroner or the magistrate, under whom Mr. Gulliver is already under recognizances to appear, Mr. Justice Coleridge L granted the application, when the Earl of Match, the Hon. Horace Pitt, Colonel Richardson, and Captain Oliver were bound'over in the sum of £250 each, and Mr. Gulliver himself in £5OO. A report was in circulation in London on Saturday, that Lieut. Munro had crossed over from France and surrendered himself, bat this was untrue. The remains of Colonel Fawcett were interred at the Kensall-green cemetery with the strictest prittiCT,