The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-03 00:00:00

4p. a , bt 'olb, ____ f`7 1 1. 8 OF HOUSE PROPERTY. tf I ATE d''3l ROXBURGH, - Lt op Haolic GENERAL BROKER, AUCTIONEER, I 1/° F , IL 8 .,Z , ' LANDS, AND MERCHANHISE ONLY,) , te l ,' NORTH i'Bl7/LINCE BU/LDLNGS, ' 'hitZ giti llY tO OHN-STREET, LIV OL, T ratie call the attention pitalists, Bankers, "'-hc I "' arni ut To his 44,c0N5i,11 ,-,„IGPE ' CIRCULAR, N ri ,DYbold , "'t v valuable and choice Lots of Free 11e rAt. ' 4,1 asehold Property, for sale and profitable t. v ...Lirc iii , ~.. i:4 l, tr, p r ntYY be obtained -,,, ati on and after the fort t hetn o a ri r e t n at R distance gay B have the Circular for cuAing two Postage Stamps. t'er/ CL AYTox ----- .. 1 -.407,---SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. t,f ue so Lb , BILLIARD -ROOM, OFFICES, 4 - e- IN the ° 1 1)y P RIVA.TE CONTRACT, by order , 4 th a t l th . e . r e i r tlC ,.. etoicallal tbos - e valuable PREMISES, situate Vhrehi,`,l' .Metr----ron-siluare, in Liverpool,ra.,„ 1 4 1' e qnto v s ;‘,voied as v ,PT'tan Wine and Si i formerlytand T ay ,..ab oy ,the san4,-scestaurant rWI e Suites NO t tseZ r eloise t ,t o A iill7l'toti l ar eehold of Inheritartte,. kri ttlrth'iciVe Of thirty feet, and untnediate po have s a_ I,i itk t er ~, Oi t ., ,:uh,rilAllars apply to Mr. CHARLES REED, 'ttkti , Liv,' e l'or, 25 and 26, Trafford-cbambers, N.,, k . 1 ...„ Pti F304 1 4 5 0r to I%TeSSrS. WAGSTAFF, MARSH, , Warrington. --..„......._. to bt Ett, 4 z. t h vt Seafo-11-11","IneaESna f?-I.* 'Tel' 11°15 apply 121-1-barrratlttlee b• i4eti 04teakrastraoins 411 excellent FAMILY HOUSE, well 4, ea )3 ar Fa ulknr-square, containing Dining, -rooms, Bath, and " teghom-• • C the a ove has been newly o i 1.41t,?-eACE tOWW 01.1!iitBed-rooms contain each three Ent be &c., and will 41 1 . 4h6. 4 °11 , r e c t1 ...:.:....I„:TANBLTRY, 16, Lord-street (One interest.) )311-XEURY rARK. 011 ti"4lNlSlitio, for a term to be agreed dp e i h neA t . / .lANSION HOUSE called Dux:n(lll.y 'elm— , 'tho. -0 T acc Owii;Odated with Grass Land at the manors 6: Tiing ov -..S a Oip in the said count Messrs. SMART, BULLE LCDSMAIt 1 ,th:1:O . ; Itontp IS sums, ° upon go 77 - Item Lord.st qql anteD. A`;, N E'S DIST OTHECARY foT Per annum wilb-Jrparninefits,• Coals, an( KITCHEN, next, the _ for Two I in the-at institution , Yvho v 'own, can xteree.tdble and airy r walk of the Ex- 0.0 1 , L ue likAE T li I jnesc lo FlaWer. 3m t e o l of y .ets n ed IDQ•to at and k t " ' xrt4 ‘ ,4 , l OATZ '44:-"riesl kt Ile POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. The first meeting, of the present session, of this valua ble society was held last evening, in the lecture-hall of the Royal Institution. Mr. W. Milner in the chair, when it will be seen a very able paper was read on a subject of great interest to a commercial place like Liverpool. IRON AS A MATERIAL FOR SHIP-BUILDING - AN IM PROVED METHOD OF SHEATHING, TO PREVENT FOULING AND CORROSION Mr. Grantham opened the proceedings of the session by an address, explaining a method of sheathing iron ships. He stated that he had first introduced the subject of iron ship.building to the society in 1'842: that since that time a great number of vessels, of all sizes, had been built; but that no effectual alteration in the mode of construction had been employed. Indeed, eight years of additional experience had only confirmed the general principles, which he then advanced. Nearly all that he had stated, respecting the superiority of iron ships, had been more than realised; and the public had become so well satisfied on these points that it would be only waste of time to reconsider them. As, however, nothing is perfect, so in iron ships disadvantages had been felt, and he would name the only twn of which he was sensible,— the first, although a suliject of interest, did not affect the mercantile marine; he alluded to the recent experiments as at present From these it was pr - oved that iron vessels constructed, would not answe for war purposes second disadvantage resulted from causes ivhich it was his wish to obviate, and for which he had projected the plan now submitted to the society. He felt, however, that great caution was necessary in giving to the world any new plans. His experience had shown him that gradual and - dlow ad lice were the surest; butin cases, lil there existed an acknowl, them, where ged defect, that obstructed this made to remove it. His forpurposes to which Lt now bolo!, progress, every effort should be plans cidered little if any advan iron vessels had been, as he thotight if the :ey might sera inereaselhe use of iron shi ,ere they had ,Atli nf ~rill_ struoting iron ships tor Ordinary purposes was as good as could'be desired, and he could not suggest any material improvement. Engineers, who were the principal parties to introduce iron ships, were a long time assailed by ship- Every day more iron wa construction of even timber vessels : some parties were going so far as to make the frames entirely of iron ; these ntroduCed into the the ribs rith iron plattii 'the would then have a soun make the sides of iron ship. Some again propos( plates and the bottoms of ; these he would like recommend to go a step further, and make the bottom also of iron g how parties over- iron ship its great stren the firmness of tho the frames seldorrpo made of oak for a tinabe Frinferred that if aric riart ituted by timber ft -shot flitting iron ships ;England uerhaps, other countries whiC anticipated (Mr. G.) a ould read af, the diffr- dispensed with c possessed advantag r ~ht obviate soni - e•of the losE of the navication•hiws, and he Amen the questior iron ins deed lately the mails, b, The absurdi that all the point, while for receivin ngines i curring to - 'the subject of be h;d vation on ti treater ex t steaming wooden hull s ,se the , with r hus employe Id alone decide ad been buil is 51 vernment have in- 'ar purr ye the water en -ship unfit them he would make some yea It of the screw and t THE LITERPOSI STANDARD. travelled by her private carriage to Balmoral, where she arrived at six o'clock, passing ninety miles by railway and fifty by coach from Coupar to Balmoral in little more than nine hours. The Queen and all the royal party are in excellent health, and greatly delighted with their journey. The preparations made for her Majesty's recep tion along the route from Holyrood were of the most elegant and tasteful character. Prince Albert attained the age of 31 on Monday, and his birth-day was kept up by the ringing of bells, and illuminations in the metropolis and at Windsor. FOREIGN. INDIA AND CHINA BY EXPRESS FROM MARSEILLES We have received by our ordinary semi-monthly ex press from Marseilles our despatches in anticipation of the Overland Mail, which left Bombay on the 25th of The suicide of Colonel King, commanding her Majes ty's 14th Light Dragoons, on the 6th of July, has excited a painful sensation in India. The circumstances which led to the rash act were as follows :—A private of the lenced some time back to receive corpo for charging the colonel with cowardice, 7 at Chillanwallah. The prisoner for punishment in a state of pal _ regimer as sent e ran awa ral punishment stating pable intoxication, having been allowed to get drunk in the guard-room •of the 14th while under sentence • the punishment was, nevertheless, proceeded with. When freed from the triangles the prisoner, infuriated by pain and drink the had drunk in the guard-room near two bottles of spirits), becoming, as might have been foreseen, outrageous an( _ u auusive, rushed up to the colonel, and, in the presence of the whole regiment, repeated his former charge, far which he was again placed in confinement and sentenced, by a court-martial, to transportation for seven years, which sentence the Commander-in-Chief refused. to - nder the circumstances of the case, and ordered the man to return to his troop. action, The remarks of theVommander-in-Chief on his trial; added to what he formerly said at Lahore (" that the men of the 14th .e-ng Colonel L go anywuere LL prvi so deeply as to induce him to commit suich ie Affredees have again clos lined to be as troubl( ,e pass tJ Kohat, and seem of the Horse ArtillE one as ever has been shot by them close to his the releise of the ten Sikh state prisoners confined at Allababad. 3,b, but a THE WEST INDIA MAIL. The steamship Avon arrived at Southampton on Sun day morning. She brings advices from Chagres to July 31, Jamaica, Aug. 7, Fayal Aug. 25, and Panama- June 26. She has brought 51,428,896 on merchants' account. At Jamaica there was a continuance of the fine rains up to the time of the Avon's leaving, and the appearances of the next year were rather favourable. The sugar crop would not exceed 40,000 hogsheads. Cotton cultivation was going on, but labourers were wanted. At Demerara also the weather has become favourable. Produce was scarce and freights consequently low. The Loyal had arrived with 160 immigrants from Madeira, and the Glen tanner with 261 Africans. A dividend of 4 per cent. was declared for the British Guiana Bank. On the Ist ult., the Governor gave a ball to the members of the British Guiana Friendly Society, which is composed of a number of the respectable coloured population, and was esta blished for benevolent purposes. In Barbadoes the sugar crop was all finished and exported and amounted to 35,000 hogsheads ; about 9,000 puncheons of molasses had been cleared. The export would probably exceed 12,000 puncheons. The weather was favourable, and the planters were sanguine as to the growing crops. The crop of Trinidad amounted to about 23,000 hhds. of suear, showing a deficiency of 6,000 hhds. as compared with the crop of last year, which was the largest ever exported. Bomestir. Sir V Warre dined with her Majest Howard, on Tuesday At Berwic k, on Thursday, the Quee but that gentlem n gratefully declined the dignity EARLY WlNTER.—During last week the hi of mou ins were covered With snow On Thursday evening, General Campbell has returned to the Pu . . they are treated by Gholab Sir ness and attention. Nith the utmost kind- The south wes monsoon o long; delayed, had at last set in in earnest, and all annrehen In B Western India ere at an em 1 the rains were in the neighbourhood of Calcutta—the course of the intended railway to Budram being described cell; flood Operation of s .eam-boats than steam-carriages le order the In& vances for the troops 'imitate the pay, desire to the real ground of the feud known to exist between his Lordship and Sir 'Charles es that " a singular communi- for carryi n public t on the ord Chief, when the -in- precise, his Lord sh r personally r 4 old ti 100 cubic feet of arradk at barracks deficient in enlarged to the required standard there in a state of disquiet ach respe still keep the autho- They been de at Castle .ed to confer igher range ,—Perthshire Coii- was given Dublin to Sir Benjamin Brodie, who is at present on a visit to that town. The Tallet says that the Rev. Mr. Bathu of Kibworth, Leicestershire, and late Fellow College, Oxford, has joined the Church of Rome Rector of Merton several tent, near Hawiek, for allotments to the work- me subscription is raising in London to obtain testimonial for Mr. G. A. Walker, the originator of the opposition to intramural interments. On Tuesday morning the down train on the Caledonian Railway was detained, near Ayr, for two hours by a heavy fall of snov The city of Worcester is placed under the Publi c Health y of the AC. , arbit. Worcester conduct of the central boa . rd towards then, Chases will be the The sums pstakes are liberal, and for the grand event £l5O is state •ess Dow steamer for POrtu received the melancholy intellige► Philippe from her dai Exlll SITIO throughout the United Kit a salary of £lO,OOO. It carri R.fore her departure she eath of Louis Ltion of nnplete. 11 tsa cit planted on ;ell inten Court of ( transported to about five feet ball o f 30011 S. C. HE;11, the Swed COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT. Monday Night The American mail steam-ship Cambria, which arrived at an early hour this morning, brings accounts generally encouraging as to the trade of the country. The grain harvest was abundant, and was being secured in excellent condition ; and a prosperous fall season was expected. The importers of dry goods, however, it was thought, had a little overdone the present demand ; and fears were entertained of losses to be experienced whenever sales were forced. We give below reports of our leading mar kets ; and for further details refer to the intelligence con tained under the different heads of our commercial intern- Our Share Market has been animated all wee prices generally continue to advance. Of Leeds, North Midland, and Midland, very large purchase Lay our been made daily declined a little, again, however c highest quotations of the day. Busii lows :—Leeds Stock, 42k 3 ; Fifths, B i . 1091 10, ex div. ; Quarter Shares, 1 do. ; Half Shares. 25k ] 82 ; Dover, old, 164 ; 53ank, s p ; Fire and Li Stock, and Car 151; U Shfirec. rid for Colonial Pr ler dearer. On Se steady 5/9 p, do -_l6, do. ; duce continues found purchasers at 40s. for low white Cossipores, and to.dav 2000 bags have the same terms. Coffee has been in igher than the loi prices are 3s. to ago. Tea is quiet, and littl fair request, and 5000 bags 1. lls. Jul mon is sc ton. The Cot on advic me look tad been e d good t p; Ne v the Cambria, which arrive Irom I heavy have changed hands, chiefly t operly maturing ains had set in g ; and by t Th P roc at which :1 2,080 Pernan tian, and 12, 18,970 American, 2,620 Pc Egyptian, and 4,130 Surat, for export the Kingdom s increase in from The table ison with last year. an e export of 32,100 bales ,ort of 334,448 b ity taker 30,424 bales weekly iii 1850 44. for N Dck 162 ,st mon ase in the and in the rqpitious f e yield it is as y( howev( mercu be Corn ransacted to not following ren . 111`Nair. G 1, y ITHE PROSPECTIVE SUPPLY OF GRAIN TO THIS COUNTRY FROM THE UNITED STATES. The New Yor Morning Herald of the 16th ult., re ceived per the Cambria, speaks in glowing terms of the abundant yield of the hams it in the U: ted St 1848, the latest year o h a correct return can be had, stated th lecording to the report of the Commis sioner of P. he whea .t harve stet' was 26,364,600 an corn 583,150,000 bushels been sown than had ever b, ed by t not fa t to st of both is mud er of t give the VEN ILE CFLIN M'Cori with h of these cereals - er than can be wanted for must come t hatever cou , s, for the erof opolise it." of the 1 Dduct of this year :ither England or Europe ure of the potato Thursd 'heat r be fart oment price so small s parer last year, known Tespon- describe having ierpent porde' moments all i eburatt P9IIJA,,OAR -rem c ,,, INI N TA. -- crt AND TUITION. 44 1 01t Ve /AL k(UARTERtittireCLASSICAL BOiti tst r- 7 ARDIN_GCHOOLS 7 9 ,1., p aid 3 VI , and ON, 77, PRESCOT 414Ng he 2 5tt B GE•STRVET., BIRKENHEAD, Ye CL ant at ES % 1i dNj.,3 50 e RL Low ,ins `YZADEMY, will be ~ 4 4 ,Z%- t IZ 0 , f -----_____ ' kt, 4.., l, b ltb o ° N HAL, "NAT \til!te,---an Institution .4 , 111.„)4.partic,xt_ for 4 , N, Ntta i , n ia . and 0 7.17 Y. the Daught ti t ' ‘‘.o4 twkie le o 4 Deri4llY. fie more opuie 4itth, w r i ,If, ltiendeut 00 ) ,A t , 0 ill fututionli Mrs-IouNSON. I tl. h7: 4 in il, l 'is I,, l lcatiett.. my jreinvsoN isoi upon Ir l O t tl e ' de di a super' . arse ir ott lN , t i i ll stru ction 1 14 14 1 , 4 ticth,1, 4 ? 1 , and s f ar as possible; r' t r vanta ° . -m el 'r o e f 'We •Ntiotie., 4 4 Veal, I / ‘ 4,l} ege - Syste ,with more chan usual N 4 l ' 4 4i i ? Of b e r f n al, an oral' , Training, and to the „Ytli t °l 4 I ( ‘ti i ', 4 by ,""le . ife. • , Professors of the high a. 4 t t et t; me n x eueed Governesses, preside over k ' 'pN t ,. t t piil l • 4 t , se t i l e elegant and-.useful knowledge; N ' Pl l l 4 '. ,"r at t i o,, gtv e'a n ' ee im ! ac a ;i d ca . t h lit!..ccrtilig t n u t r o es t lierewralue ''l4c4t°.tle:,4Zicht7,? 4 t 4 conduct aceries of Private Sol! '414' 4 %, Old f. and , eujoy the-benefit of an applied lil l b ehil,% : ! e n n olnY, the Preservation of Health, ......,..,,ivieriled to any sddress. ND. FULHAM EDUCATION of rs of Professional t Members of the bhrattons. k tte, 0 aY s published, S qt, v • or 5.ER.1137413ER. fqt.a ""°l ish I'lk. Part I apet ibiti o • I ) ik s l i ( : ) f . 851. tri e a c es N . Isou rt " Yarn.f • XII. a CaMpa . 111 bdhieSWig-HOlStein t lost 1. La_ on; GAZINE s. 6d. Price 2: 4 t , tiii „ ltlv. . 3.7. ,,,-- 4 . l 'lve, ~,_P.° 136e ... t nd - SONS,: Edinburgh and London. 4 it t hlt t "uol, " L cnvriv W. , Wous, and the other 4 T(l' f 11 Co i. 1 t t l tit L AC E OF HEALTH, tI4 1 hrr qb,. , NEW . ROAD, LONDON. Ft it t.......--. .Q Id, Ft O k 4:‘,/ to' swerentieth Thousand') I ,y i lli , eq } l , c : - . M o .. ~ o kiiN• f• coin cing the . 'o 4 to. li bi t ,l ktioa OMAN 8 Mof MEDI i .1,,,', , 4 , :v, , 0 rt i , o 'most r t-well.authenticated ",,,V , ,,44 Qf ' --` e VII, , theAiEGETABLE UNI SVC_O4" t h* ti ll • \ .y,, 4 1 1 1 1 i e d: be t i t ,gelail Agents throughout the 1, \ i 4. o f Ze .o f Z i t h rt enclosing a L turpenny I lit \„ 41 44..p et 'sMrs Pita inrives; \ 00:41 ° . n iAS. tCk„ ji„ **••....2_ 4(1 - Wrcl}. v 'lt ie P RAX HA in. D s. diseav of the.present age is littt EOUS-41ilit-DYE. In 4 , - . or gr e y hair . to a permanent and.na i;liql rZ f"'stantiftfainig the - Akan. Its applica e - SNci,•::i iitl t•ao r s t p in harmless.ancL ?s u s% ‘,\ 444 iti le°l ls tILIT , tt w, gai u r i TireOloured perma !4tl,4"l:tt t°ll ched e,..leaving it as "ft Zt t % l NwiN and, ALSERT,Court 'ttflr""ll London, and, all respectable ' , o, er 414Perit it'll the !United Kingdom in Cases s'Packed and forwarded b y railway payable at the :postairice, iriccaddly, ik t 4 ASTLEY, Pftrfiuner, Bold.street . 1 ' k t , , *lf T,, , 1 lill) ...' " E ' T.I S :SOUGHT! 'I), I ?.F ~ I A , ----..._ t. hi 1 44 4 - " W AY'S PILLS. •ra k k r 444 .4 4114 ..,,---.._ I 44 % t 'ie t er, A N , ,I;nD LIVER AND STOMACH, A t t , hi 4co.fro„),V HOPELIiiiS STATE. NINr p c11 .1„ 4 71,i' ~'"r. Matthew Harvey., of , ChaPel 1114,19141-:aated the IStic.of January,tiBso. \ 1 S OciT i l itil ' Pili, b N -Wyk, pie t o a aje been the mean s,,.ivitlr God's 4 op o ttt s 4 , 4ls 0 _ Iteeipt: perfect, lieaith ! ail !11. 4 1 ° C 4qii tS 4 11 1: t t tl t i l e °eut ° ,1 3, w i b i o nk 4 14 f te 4 r i' Liii r g a . ‘ Aat-t i lle d y 14r t : / ' 4 114 4, i7 v:4 4 7,4 0 e le:lac:::11.ier" 7 7; c1 „ - .L .e . A s Liver as haonpdarttos: Nt k i, t oi, ti)et 4,Y:i10 - 4. l Ckti o - k n i e ch co d n u sl ig l Ah m e y la c,ndi_ tl Y t lii%s er , d re v ery betsource got a Box:of your Pills. a y % k o - 1 /,:, Persevering in aleir . use for efit, ao 4 oing night and snornimr: your 4k. 444.(Ntikiiidillot,e041...stomach, and right ,aide, , I Lave i k . 4 Q te c t ZI , ) Y , 1? , ..- , T e !IIY cured, and to the astonish /4 , woo knom s ,roe e q , '4 t 114:1 / 4 1 14 , 41e/ "ru/ A 4 A effi rrti E • W .11A the llA f r o B /L . w. I% c itt li t tipt li P t7 1 7 ., 4i ne ., :. cacious In k . bi,,, 1 li. „tv: tale rsof th.giilari- Scrofula, or t\ tit \ I : 4 Ilot tt t4 Vo lt ' ili a:gods Sore Throats . _ ti\4444 ti e I n d; ache Stone and Grata! Secondary Symp.- lon. l gesti on toms atk" rt '' , lsti Tic-Douloureux t l Liv er " 1 .44 Z c ont.. , . Tumours Ulcers (,4ti, ti11,:),,t0 P.4111t8 Venereal Affections Worms of all kids I ) l ., l Nl t l t tkb,!te rt i.tttig in Weakness, :row s '4 l 4 4 4l ol" 4l iiiP t '°ll Of U • Whatever, cause, 10 it ,0 bt lia r t, , it of ',rine &C., &C. Vt kl b.`lit Pirsilep,',)..oudo'rofessor If° LLow, ,, _ Y. 244, 4, 4 4. 1 0,- oZ l ,olvi r , 4l Atedi''. 4 n ( l by.most all respecta ,' \‘kliti . . 6 tr . "'Jt. 4 lit Pne ci nEl througlkout the civil , L ys iweo,,,, -". Ther e I [4 . lid., 28.. 9d., 45. 6d.. \ t `tt t o ,Z 1 11;• , 12 A considerable saving lk .4 1 ,:c At T•ek Box , d ance of . . di k e i . ' Vi tt ; t iOo tthi l t. ° 24 - ) - - -- d _ Patients in revery dis- V 0 1 144 Oft. N aeo ll/6k A.1, - n ight, the Foresters' \k l 'At i .or;_to 4:lvkich ttlo-nlorrow and Friday great .1 4 L t :t . a- ,:pttse. ifle,!veorthY ProPriett4will he C; , the 1 . ,.4 1 0 11 , % is J'J e ~ ,at tk i Nis %,_. ' 4 Y succeed in obtaining \, yylamq t qti lbit:',Y ta'e..._ Ption-room in the beaat 't l'theittli a :‘.4 1.),..'` -r7 e its bei ng granted, will, \t, ti 4 1 p hl_ kaillt49ne who has observed k 4 to r 'vAt l lE i , u on all occasions at \ ^ a th e "'old RE......L N e fi a taith, ast 0, • laistor tt'w", it 1011. 4 c1,,1at ti, .s ~ v; enine , a dramatic \ , tie. 444414 i timely pastor Yi\, . 41 e, 'rli e t " iti g I n thi:lear Gt. Wakefield" was I \l;4\ tt le h° tael lie and met with a sr , ° ! domestic drama of 1 "t t, qat o r idAy e M ose ' s ins would-be aristo h tiaJlo ti lie Pourtp ' a nd the mysterious i t 10 4 11 N' t , 1% of t t tti ttip ' t i4 h tl e d Air. aY li e t- h Y IVIr. Baker, Mr. A piece more bolt il,k 4 hnki s ,_, gen u i„, s z er a t. pieteee, t bg e o h a ., _' feelings of the well.. tot_ _ audie.._never been produced. the titt:„"., possibl e uch affected , —uoL satisfaction, use of iron vessels for fc gn trac lat is vc necusly, ar g the course of events diction ment of this pre- There is no quarter of the ill not be found,--yes lobe whore iron steamer and the iron sail- ipvtoo, if onls great difficulty foseling' He had beeri connected with iron shipbuilding for neat twenty-five years, and had repeatedly heard of plans for removing this objection, •but hitherto he had and the objection to iron ships for trades where they could ^not be docked, still existed—the principal merit claimed for such plans as had been given to the world im plied a character of short duration. One reason why copper itself is available for the purpose required is, its oxidation in salt water, causing it continually to throw off tire animalculte that adhere to it. -Sir Humphrey thought he •had done a great service to shipowners by devising a plan fur preventing this loss to copper by stopping the oxidation—and what followed? The copper became as foul as any other material would , have been, and su de feated the object for which it was applied to the ship. Mr,` , Grantham then exhibited -some plans and models to explain the method he proposed to adopt. It had lonw been considered desirable -to • theath an iron ship with , wood, so as to admit of•.copper being used for -sheathing, but as this plan seemed . - to require bolts to se ourethe wood to the iron, a system-which would be inju rious to the ship, all attempts had been considered fruitless. He had however succeeded in doing this by simply placing the ribs of the vessel on the outside in stead of on the inside—these ribs , were of such a form that timber of any required thickness could be dovetailed intoqbem. Over these was nailed a thin sheathing of wood, and then copper in the =usual way—the iron would be effectually preserved from all•thecopper by the former being well painted, and by coats of marine glue or other _non.eonducting substrnces placed between the timber. - The cost of the vessel thus built would not exceed that of the old plan, except that the topper would be additional. Ilr.Grantham also explained 'the plan of a portable hot air apparatus for drying the -bottoms of iron vessels previous to painting or sheathing. ila`the course of his remarks Grantham alluded to objections which would probably be, made against his plan. Ono was, whether the copper would not have a bad effect orythe-won from the galvanic process ; but this he showed would be impossible from the complete separation of the two--metals. The next objection was the question of cor rosion, which he also had provided Against. The meeting, which was very numerously attended, manifested great interest in the observations and explana tionsteffered by Mr. Grantham, and the lecturer clearly carried-along with him the convictions -of his intelligent audience. At the close of his address'Mr. Grantham re ceived the warm thanks of the assembly for the ability displayed in his remarks. COURT AND FASHION. THES QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLANDr—Her Majesty, Prince 'Albert, and the Court left Osborne on Tuesday morning, soon after seven o'clock. Her.'Majesty landed at the'Clarence Yard, Gosport, at a quarter before eight o'clock, :aid left soon after by speciaLtrain. The time originally, appointed for the departure from Gosport, was a quarter.to aline : but, in consequence of the death of Louis 'Phijlipe on Monday morning, her Majesty and Prince -Albert left at eight o'clock, in orderto allow time for paying a'visit to the ex-royal family at Claremont, and condoling qvith them on the loss which they have just sustained. ,On arriving at Esher, the Queen and the Prince carried cut their intention, and having remained some time at Claremont, returned to the railway, where they were, joined by the royal children.and zuite. The two trains havizg been united, the whole.party proceeded to London. ”Attwenty minutes post eleven the train ar rived at the-Niue Elms Station. The cortege then left the Nine Elms for the London and North Western ter minus, at 'Euston-square, where every preparation had been made for, the departure of the royal ,party. At Wolverton her Mfjesty and suite partook of refreshment: at Rugby the xiireators and principal (Akers of the Mid land Company took:charge of the special train, and con ducted it 'safely to7Narrnanton, where the directors. of the York, Newcastic,.,and Berwick Company were.waiting to receive the royal party. Thence by 'York to Ca - stle AUSTRALIA. Howard the train proceeded, reaching its destination Melbourne papers to the 16th of .May ,havee been re shortly before six. &deck. The royal party left, Castle ceived in India. • They bring intelligence tn of the com- Howard on Thursdayeienediately after breakfast, e I pro- mencement of an .apen and determined agitation of the ceeding by special, train to York, and thence by New- question of the severance of the Australiatecolonies from castle to Berwick. Soon after noon a salute from, the the mother country. 'I he agitation has been originated castle guns announced the arrival of the royal train at by the Rev. Dr. 1 - 4ang, a Presbyterian minister and old Newcastle, mowing slowly along the bridge from Gates- colonist, who, it will be remembered, published lately in head to the new Central Station ; here it was feet by the the English papers a strengly-written letter to the,Cclonial Mayor and Corporation, -wile conducted her Majesty ar*l Secretary regarding the mis-usage of their colonies by Prince Albert and the 'Prince of Wales to a room laid out the Colonial-office. Dr. Lang has delivered a long lec mith refreshments. _ After waiting one hour they entered .tore on the subject at Melbourne, breathing •respect for the carriage, and the train proceeded on its way north- the Queen, and general goad-will to England, yet strongly -ward. The weather throughout the morning continued advocating separation and independence. He reeepitet eine though rather dull. The stetion, High-level bridge., kites the leading instances of alleged mis-neage under and every available spat was crowded with persons. who which the colonies have suffered, and likewise puts for greeted her Majesty with hearty dieering. Her Majesty ward other reasons of a cogent description for the adop arrieed at Berwick at twenty minutes past three, and re- 'tier, of that step, to which he believes Great Britain will mained till twenty-eight minutes ,past three. Addresses assent "on a proper representation of the case." While toiler Majesty and Prince Albert were presented by Cap- in England, he had consulted .men of eminence in the tain , Seeith, the mayor, who was,pre.eented by Sir George political world, and received from them assurances to Grey. Her Majesty then Left the carriage and proceeded that effect. His idea of forming a great political league, alone the platform to the quadrangle at the end, accom- in order ,to bring about the desired release, was cordially panied on the left by Prince Albert, who was uncovered. I approved by the colonists, and they informed him that and on the right by G. Leeman, Esq., the,chairman of the England ,was now fully prepared for.aue.h a movement on York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company. Four the part of ,her colonies generally, those sf them especially of the royal children followed ; behind were Earl Grey that were able and willing to govern themselves, and to Sir George Grey, the mayor and sheriff of Berwick. The offer proper terms for, the future, and that the day for Countess Grey, Lady Grey, and other ladies having ar- sending forth British troops to put down insurgent cola rived at the quadrangle at the end of the .plattorm, her j vies, and to hold ehem against their will, was past for Majesty was pleased to express her admiration of the ever. Dr. Lang goes on to recommend the immediate bridge and surrounding scenery, and to intimate her wish formation of an " Australian League," to censist of all that the viaduct should be called the Royal Border Bridge. colonists who pay an entrance fee of ss. with a yearly The lady of the mayor, the sheriff and lady, and Lieut. subscription of not less than 10s. The executive powers Colonel Wellesley and lady, and the eldest son of Sir G. of this body, he proposes, shall be intrusted to a presi- Grey were then presented to her Majesty by the Home dent, vice-president, one or more secretaries, and a.conn- S.;cretary. Her Majesty was loudly cheered. The wea- cif of fifteen, who will pursue the objects set forth in four ther was fine until the deearture of the train, when slight resolutions come to. rain commenced. From Edinburgh her Majesty arrived I The mining interest at Adelaide is in flourishing state, at Holyrood Palace at half-past five amidst the firing of and the total proceeds of copper mines during the last cannon from the Castle, and the wildest acclamations of four and a-half years are estimated at £592,252. Gold the immense multitude assembled to welcome her. On washing has commenced with sufficient prospect of sue- Friday, her Majesty left Holyrood privately at nine cess to stop emigration to California. Experiments have o'clock, and ascended to the summit of Arthur's Seat. been made en the sands from the bed of the Unkaparinga, The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the a stream south of Adelaide, with a newly invented ma- National Gallery took place that day, and passed off with chine, capable of washing from 25 to 30 tons per day. great eclat. Her Majesty drove through the city in the Two ounces of gold were obtained from 1801 b. of sand. afternoon, and visited several public institutions. On I Very promising indications of coal have been met with Saturday morning the rofnl party left Holyrood for on the south side of Kangaroo Island. A newspaper in Balmoral. They started at nine o'clock amid a scene of the German language, called the Sued-flustralische joyous enthusiasm, similar to that which greeted their , Zeitung, has been established in Adelaide, and appears arrival. The train was in readiness at Meadowbank, and to be conducted with great ability. It circulates chiefly proceeded onward without halting to Coupar, on the I among the German immigrants, whose numbers are in beettbh Midland Junction Railway, whence her Majesty creasing fast. 6th June, a ( prisoners, ten in number, notwitfistandii tions and 'vigilance used to prevent eve tercourse, Nothing was fotind on the in kh pay to prove that adeep-laid plot had been organised. Se veral letters were found addressed to -the friends of the prisoners, and one document, cont lames of the formation was where their regiments were located likewise obtained of two Sikhs, who were con( led in a Ghossain's house in the city, hay a sum of 20,000 r., dedicated to purposes the person of olio of the prisoners a 61c Jemedar and sentries in charge of the 4aced in arrest on a suspicion of collusion in their possession ^►f bribery. Upon Ras found. The uard have been 'A tragical event had occurred on board the Hon. Com •pany's cargo boat Kaleegunga, in tow , of the steamer Ber bampooter, at Patna. It appeared that•she left Allahabad with 36 Sikh convicts with a very weak guard. The arms .of the guard were piled between them and the convicts, when at Patna, the latter having seized the firearms, which were loaded, rose upon the guard, and a desperate •conflict ensued. Two of the guard and two of the con victs were killed, and the convicts succeeded in running the boat ashore and escaping. It appeared that the affair took place in the day time, which renders it still more extraordinary. At Bombay the money market was easy. The import .market was inactive, but considerable activity prevailed in the cotton market, the purchases being made entirely for exportation to England. Sortie manufedured goods were in request; but for most descriptions ofiancy goods there was no demand whatever. To Liverpool the freight was £3 per ton. At Calcutta there was at one time an in creased activity in-the export market,.-which, however, was checked. In the imports there was little change, un altered low prices riling with9utproducinpany excitement to rouse purchasershrom their apathy, the less since the :abundant stocks increased the efforts for realisation, which -remain steadily resisted, the large home shipments during :the month of April furnishing buyers with additional seasons for a determined reserve to go into stocks. The money market was «unaltered ; but the pressure in the hamar continued unabated. In exchange there was an unusually small amount of business done, and rates were pushed as high as 2s. Ad. Freights for London had slightly improved, but to Liverpool remained mudirthe same. A furious hurricanz,ravaged the Putijaub-around Wu zeerabad on the 22tri iTune, unroofing houses, prostrating trees, and leaving everything bare as it went. ,At Alexandria the .cholera is carrying , off. 50 persons daily, and at Cairo double the number. and throughout the:Delta it exists more or less. CHINA. :Tile Peninsular and ;- Oriental Companyz-s steamer Achilles arrived at Bombay on the 19th of July, with the Chine.mails of the 23rd ofjune. Considerable sickness prevailed at Hongkong, 'upwards of 100 of bee Majesty's 59th ,Regiment being in hospital at one time. , tan the 13th of June the barque Elizabeth Ainslie, from Calcutta, was destroyed by fire, with 300 chests of opium and 1200 bags of saltpetre on board. Governor Bonham kad arrived at Shanghai, but nothing wore badtranspired relative to the mission, of her Majesty's .slopp Reynard to Pakin, or rather to•the Peiho. A repor4„ was current in Shanghai at the departure of the mail, 'that the .Reynard had grounded .on the bar at Tien-tsip,•and been fired into by the Chinese: fears are entertained for her safety, but apparently on insufficient grounds. The Chinese are in cousideraWe excitement regarding this mission, and.zonae foolish foreigners have been doing ',what they could to increase their apprehensions. The new governor of MacaooSerbor Da Cunha,"las arrived in China, together with three -small ships of :war, and about MO troops. Coinniunicatian have passed 'be tween him,..aad the Imperial 'Commissioner, but their precise nature has not transpired. It •ie rumoured thet he is instructed to demand the absolute cession of the peninsula of ',Macao to the Portuguese, and the with drawal of all t :Chinese posts within a ,csrtain distance, together withethe expense of the expedition. His force, is, however, considered insufficient for, energetic coercive measures, should his demands be refused. few days sir llarcross, near Bridgend sented a dreadful The Hon. Mr. 'Nevill remains ha mains of a s " Sunken•C A naeml expelled edible; that ti the soc expelled memt the edge of the Cliff when she accider urhoad a widow, residing at Walog_ wag wnlkinff fly fell over in pursuit of Roman the last in some degree been repaid dui it " to vie i field known as The excavators have br alarly formed villa. it Hadstock, Essex friendly society, near Ilford, had been person a portion of the The magistrates have decided Is not an *" embezzlement of the property of " and haye , ordered the society to reinstate the nuAl Feast On Saturday a man, named George Burley, was com mitted to:Norwich Castle for the murder of a girl 13 years old, by beating in her skull with a blacksmith's hammer. No motive is assigned for the brutal outrage. He struck her while in bed, and then carried his dying-a stairs, when her screams alarmed the neighbours. On theist August - last a highly respectable tradesman of Bristol, named Palmer, residing at Belmont, Clifton, went out, as usual, after breakfast, and has not since been heard of. When he left he was in his accustomed health and spirits, and gave his customary directions with regard to dinner. Letim down NarvuAL CURIOSITY.—During the present week, a pigeon belonging to Mr. Jonas Jennings, of Horton, has hatched a hen's egg, and produced a live chicken ; and what makes the circumstance more strange is the fact of the pigeon being of the masculine gender, its mate having been shot some time ago.—Leeds Mercury. The Chancellor administers the patronage of no less than 754 church livings' baying an annual value of about.Cl9o,ooo; he has' likewise the alternate presenta tion °P23 benefices, of whim the annual -value is £7877, making a total of 777 benefices, with an aggregate value of nearly £200,000. THE "LEFT-HANDED V. .THE RIGHT-HANDED.—This novel match, which was made for the benefit of the players of the Surrey Club, was commenced on Thursday at the Oval, and was continued on Friday. when it was brought to a conclusion, by which the right-handed were pro nounced-to be the victors in •one innings by 66 runs. There was some very fine play. Hop rINTELLIGENcE.--Thoagh the weather has not been so warm as could have been wished, yet the burr has grown apace in the past week, and altogether its ap pearance-is luxuriant and good. General accounts are of of the same tenor, and state the quantity as likely to exceed 'vita was expected. The duty is rising £200,000. Kentish,' Observer. A man had been engaged, on-Tuesday, to do some work at a hayrick, near Bedminster, and arriving.pt the place _ _ earlier then , the appointed hour, - he laid himself down on a limekiln -to sleep. A policeman, who found him, aroused him and warned him of hie danger; but the poor fellow, oar getting up, became giddy, fell back into the pit, and received injuries of which he died. On Tuesday two typefounders, in the employ of Mr. Caslon, London, were held to ball .for obstructing the thoroughfare,. and causing a mob to assemble. The men, with others,-chae struck in consequence of French work people being introduced into the foundery. They had issued placards, headed " French invasion," and addressed to Englishmen, reprobating the principle acted on by Mr., Caslon. The Bishop cf Gloucester has admonished the Rev.t M. R. Whish•fer having interrupted divine service in• St. Peter's Church, Bishopworthy, by calling the Rev. H. Brancker, the perpetual curate, to come down from the pulpit. His lordship has also condemned Mr. Whish in the costa. It appears that Mr. Whish, who is vicar of. Bedminster. deemed that he had authority-in the Church of Bishopworth,-though it has been taken ant of his pa rish and constitute& a district church. About a month ago a boy, 15 years of age, residing in Edinburgh, received a bite on the arm froval a dog. The, wound was dressed,.and was progressing favourably until' a few days since, .when symptoms of hydrophobia ap peared. He first exhibited evidence of labouring under this dreadful malady in-the street, when heuttered a loud yell. Medical assistance was obtained, but sbe only sur ,vived a short time. 'lie sufferings were intense, and his rreason wholly obscured. The dog was destroyed,ahortly :after biting the boy. MinActmo Us EscAPE.—On Wednesday week,,daring sAeavy shower of rain, a thunderbolt fell on a largefnew ,Pie& of hay, the property of'W. Chambers, Esq., - LlanctilY, and struck it with such.viulance that nearly 20 tons ()filmy became separated from it, .and carried to a considerable distance. 'The thunderbolt•appears to have entered the ground in a turnip field,somedistance from the stack,and in its, progress cut off the tops of a large number of turnips. Several men were employed ;in thatching the rick at the time, - hat strange to say. Ihey.eseaped uninjured. NAaaow ESCAPE.—One day last week, as Mrs. Lid dell, of Mean, was driving in her-carriage, near Graham-! stone .(where operations are going on for carrying the' Stirlingshise Midland Railway -under the canal,) the horse started suddenly, from the noise guacle by an engine erected close to the roadside, and backed instantly, with the carriage, ,into the canal, when 'Mrs. Liddell and the ooachman were plunged over-head into the water. The coachman, after having provided for his own safety, pro videntially got hold of Mrs. Liddell's shand and brought her 44 the bankovhen she was conveyed home.—North Britieli Mail. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—TiIe ;Watchman, in defence of the Conference, adduces the fact, that out of the 439 circuits, only 66, or less than one-sixth of the whole, approached the Conference with memorials, and asks—" Why did the 3: circuits, the five-siaths of the Connexion, abstain frora memoralicing ? Not because they were unaware of the controv.arsy. They knew that their silence would be interpreted as denoting satisfaction. Did they mean it so ? If not they would have spoken, and what their meaning was may be gathered from the the fact that, at the September, December, and June quarterly meetings, a number of circuits, far exceeding that which adopted memorials, passed resolutions con demnatory of the whole agitation." CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The body of an aged female was on Wednesday evening last seen floating up with the tide, in the river Wear, at Sunderland, oppo site to Mr. J. Gordon Black Wharf. She was immediately taken out of the water, apparently dead. Mr. Davison, shin-owner, having been present, went on board a vessel and got some spirits, which he administered to the unfor tunate woman, who shortly afterwards showed signs of life. She was taken to the workhouse, where she re ceived prompt medical assistance, and is now likely to recover. She has since stated that her name is Sarah Curfield, aged 62 years ; that she belongs to Ireland, and had been in the town for some days ; and that she has a son a journeyman draper in Sunderland, who refused to relieve her when applied to, but CM :give no mount how sbe fell into the water. s at the( vity of tl district r consumption in very r a—we shall hardly fail wails as to the qulity and quantity and the safety of the harvest, an al been much ilicreased by the preval weather during a great portion of tt according to its degree, is sure to ex influence. To this we would only a very important one, viz., that the ao growing crop of cotton come now decidedly mot Such has been their effect that a decline in the v has taken place in the course of the month amour Id. per lb. It is to these causes combinedly tin skier that relative permanently they c ly high r The followink is the monthly report of Robinson and Co. as to the Wool, &c. to et-srs. Joseph WooL.—The brisk demand notified in our last circular, has continued throughout the month just closed, and we see no reason to imagine that any falling off is likely to take place for the present in the consumption. Accounts from the country bring the assurance of the abundance of orders offering, and in manufacturer sumption is full stock of new Wool !nerally admitted that con kept up; we find impoits 1 tt—no surplus Ales, therefore presume, that it is not out of the boundary of ratior the raw material before long will go hi the harvest is progressing in several districts favourably. Our market is•cleared of nearly all useful descriptions, and great complaints are made by the buyers of the limited quantity here. Sales by private treaty have been effected in Russian, Iceland, East India, Buenos Ayres, Egyptian, Peruvian, anti Alpaca, &c., at advanced rates. There is nothing doing in Oporto Combing, though Castle Bancro and Lambs' have tound buyers. Turkey, Italian, Russian Fleece, and other kinds of this class are much wanted, anti would command high prices. —Scotch: •Laid and White Highland meet with ready sale at the quotations, also washed Cheviot and cross ; but laid Che viot and laid cross move slowly. A parcel of laid Galloway was disposed of, •and on the whole a fair inquiry exists.—English and Irish : A large business has been again transacted in combing fleeces, want of stock curtails business, and in some instances consumers hold back from giving a further advance which is demanded, prices being higher among the farmers than in the gener;.l market. Public sales are now going on in the metropolis, there will be about 50.000 bales off !red; there is an advance of id. per lb. on their July series of Australian.— Oils : All kinds of Olive experienced a fair sale until the last week in the month, when the market closed easier; absence of speculative demand is the only apparent cause ; the quantity held is large, yet prices are well maintained, considering the feeling evinced.—Tallow: Rather more has been doing; how ever, operators.are not desirous of purchasing freely for the season.—Dyewoods : The demand has been to the trade, and a good business reported; an advance on most descriptions is established. ADVERTISEMENT CONSUMERS of GAS are invited to inspect the varied Assortment of CHANDELIERS, PENDANT ER. GAS FITTINS,S, Displayed in the ow-room of WILLIAM PENNFfiI'S BRASS FOUNDRY, 26 and. 2,9a1AN0 VER-S TREET, (Two Doov , from the bottom of Duke-street,) where an immel:6e‘vit. iety of elegant . dOsigns afford the greatest advantages of choice - . one but experienced Gasfitters employed The Pacific steam-ship, from New York, may be OE pected to-morrow. 'IMPORTANT FOR SmEAM NAVIGATION,—The Chamber of<Commerce of Santa:C4az of Teneriffe has notified, un der date of July 12, in the interest of steam navigation, 4114 the works of the mole have reached a state of ad vancement which permits .the embarking of coal at all hears, without being dbliged to wait for the tide ; that 'there are 1000 tons disposable on the spot ; and that it is always easy to put on board eighty tons at least a day.— Minisk7 Journal. Ona'uesday evening a Dumber of young persons were enjoying themselves at a pie ale, at Hastings, Surrey, when mi,young man of the party., to avoid being caught by his companions jumped over a fence about three feet high, imagining that there was a footing on the other side, but it merely served as a ,-protection from the brow of the cliff, which rises Terimadicularly about 200 feet abovet. Mary's Chapel. When found, the body of the deceased was standing erect in A ;gutter between the organ loft and the cliff quite dead. THE CANTaRBURY COLONSETS.--On Sunday morning an immense body of persons attended the ordinary service -at St. Paul's ,cathedral, an announcement having been 'made that the colonists who are about proceeding to 'found the Canterbury Settlement in Netv,Ze.aland would , be present, andithat a sermon would be preached to them by:his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. The cola mists took their sests in the body of the cathedral and . in the prebendal stalls, There were presenta large number of nob omen emen and gentlemen who take an interest in emi gration and colonization, amongst whom were Lord Lyt tleton (by whose name the chief town of the new . settle ment will be called), Earl Nelson, Lord Wharnehffe, the Lion. S.Th.efiritffaNrticWoltrttlehye z , e the v. V c e a n n er o a n b ro le a A le r , el t i h d e eaco ße, n v. H i a r l e e . , Mr. bendary Venn, &c. His Grace selected for his text ; he parting salutation of the Apostle St. Paul to the Chris tians of the Church of Corinth—" The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all." The archbishop, in discoursing upon this text, remarked upon the various petitions of the prayer, and earnestly exho r t e d th ose who were about sailing for their distant home ever to remem ber that they were members of the universal church dis persed throughout the world—a recollection of which would support them in any of those difficulties and trials which they might be called upon to undergo. The arch bishop's was an eminently practical sermon, and was lis tened to by the colonists, and indeed by the congregation generally, with very deep attention. Yesterday, a dinner was 9ven, under the presidency of Lord Lyttleton, to the working class emigrants, and to-day the four noble vessels which are bound for Port Lyttleton will leave the shores of England with the enterprising band of colonists who are to be the founders of a settlement which will, we trust, prove one of the most interesting of England's colonial possessions. It is expected that the Rev. Thos Jackson, the Bishop designate of Lyttleton, will accorn PanY the first band of colonists, and that a commission to consecrate him will be directed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Right Rev. Dr. Selwyn, the Bishop of New Zealand, whose formal consent to the division of the diocese must be obtained before the final steps in the erection of the see of Lyttlcton can be taken. produce c /o the ext n, much anxiety nec( th, a mat always at Inerous the Horse Rock Cos WAY Mr. James Bancroft, the Secretai rman or tad read t the direct() the auditors v expenditure of the corn- Daily, and urged the adoption rho expense of the Chester s led Co, ted th a appointed, to ascertain where and what reductions could :veral it expenditure. The re the hrt It referred to the opening c from Chester to alluded to he late contest which n going on between the Shrews ary and Chester and t ury and Bir. company, an career was before the company if the proprietors were united. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts, which passed. The receipts on capital account to the 30th June last were stated to be £1.900,408 9s. 41, and the expenditure £1,410,402 10s. 9d. The balance due by commissioners of Birkenhead was stated to be £21,787 16s. 7d.; the balance required to make up dividend to 31st December, 1849, £94,964 12s. (together £116.752 Bs. 7d.) ; and discount 3 10s. ; in the gross, for the half year 13,444 7s. Id., X 490.006 8 and bonus on shares issued 7(1. The traffic receipts were £27,094155. 7d., and the expel leaving a balance of £13,650 Bs. 6d Itur A strong c ICUSSMII Nnrth the agreement with the London Western - Company ensued, the forfeitul confirmed, and tsio audito . rs chosen, after which the meeting COAL separated. —Several conveniences have •ecently been adopted( by the coal-owners for the purpose of faci litating the transport of that commodity to this town and, among others, Messr , Mackay, who, for the last two years, have been working a colliery near Ri.ii.ford, deserve great praise. The coal found is of remarkably good quality, large in size, possessing great power of heating, and free from dirt. The shaft is under 100 yards in depth, and the mine so far very satisfactory. Every pre caution is taken to give sufficient ventilation, and up to the present moment not one of the men employed have met with a single accident. In the Victoria mine there are several fine seams, three of which are now being worked, the whole of the mine extending over sixty acres, sufficient to furnish more than 200 tons daily for the next fifty years. As soon as the coal reaches the pit's mouth in wicker baskets it is taken to the edge of an elevation, where w gons are placed with two boxes on each to co-- tons per box. .When a sufficient number of _ waggor - ry three re loaded, an engine comes, takes them on the main line, and transports them in the course of half an hour to Messrs. Mackay and Co.'s derOt, Slate-street, Great Howard-street. Here they have lately erected a new and exceedingly useful machine, which easily lifts each box of coal from off the truck and lowers it instanter thirty-five feet. The bot, om in the meantime __ sened, and the coals are dropped without breaka into a cart in the yard, the empty box returning the truck on the railway by means of a balan,, weight, the contents of each box, about three tons oh coal, being taken from the railway and deposited in the cart as if at the pit's mouth—the whole operation of unloading only occupying from three to five minutes. Three men can by this machine easily convey some hun dred tons to the dock quay in a few hours. By this means, also, there is not only a great economy of time, but. the cows are saved from breakage. Compared with the old manner of " shovelling," Messrs. Mackay and Co. can remove tons in the same space of time that it formerly took for hundred weights. As the dock is only a few minutes' walk from Great Howard-street, the coals are soon placed in the hold of the vessel, in good condition, at is. fid. a ton. This very low price will in time perhaps be further reduced, but at present the railway company charge rather high for the conveniences they afford ; but as the trade is almost certain to increase rapidly, they will doubtless see the policy of reducing their present rates. RE-OPENING OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH.—On Sunday last this fine edifice was re-opened, after a lapse of two weeks, which had been occupied in the renovation of the whole of the oak-carving and oak-work of the interior, the venerable Archdeacon lengthohu d ld e ae ib one to tt induced et rhoreu furnishing nature and the decoration of such portions as admitted of the application of the artist's taste and skill. For ador,ments of such a necessary and beautifying character, (but which had been unaccountably neglected for mt:ny years,) the congregation is indebted to the liberality of the church wardens, whose efforts will not fail to be appreciated as e their ehsti extent nh example xc sittings,hao ptthleer they deserve. An appropriate sermon was preached by , s t tio u l f i i r n . i o e mg m a i the to n af d t of Isaiah, and 4th verse. The venerable archdeacon ad improvements, and expressed a hope that the owners of g s v e a e t l r l t b e e r y d y thesittingst corporation some and thus promote the anxious desire of the churchwardees to produce one effective and complete harmony in the whole of the interior. The decorations (which are exe cuted in a high style of art) are most co nspicuous in the refreshing an varnishing of the fine oak-carving, parti cularly of the splendid and elaborate device over the com-- _ _ munion table, and in the great ceiling and groined arches, which latter are painted a delic - ate lirac, the cor nices, pilasters, and pillars being of a light stone colour,' and the capitals white, etched with gold. The centre pieces of the arches are relieved by dead white, with gilded' . drops, and those of the great ceiling aro all richly gilt. Tho effect of this portion of the wall is pleasing in the extreme, and reflects no little credit upon the discriraina , tion and skill of the decorator. In the altar window a tasteful improvement has been effected by the intro( tio❑ of a crimson bordering, which well accords 'a rich and florid character 9f tl'e wall itself. The ai& t nr he ecsi. inside of h n ioal e fys l tgi also he pi and pews wnedsendtgii the ea g the eicnnooe amttfront renovated aioann o td f ,c the ay .sa The r a,nished,aa pnn ,tuipipes well as panelling re-lettered and ornamented in a pleasing style. The hips and beams of the gallery are newly painted so as to correspond with the gneral effect of the wood-wall de corations. The corporate pews are beautifully furnished, and, as was referred to by the venerable Archdeacon in his sermon, it now only requires a little stretch of liberality on the part of the owners of gallery-sittings to impart the finishing touch to the enterprise and good taste displayed by the churchwardens and corporation. The whole of those masterly decorations have been executed by Messrs. J. Skillicorn and Co., Park-lane, and c upholstery by Mr. Hand, Bold-street. row er T% 1 gP Li netio B se e 11°P