The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

TO ADVERTISERS. We beg respectfully to call the attention of Merchants, Brokers, Auctioneers, I others !o the important fact that the LIVERPOOL STANDA R D IS NOW THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY that lay by Me of Manufacturers and others attent KSDAY'S MA RK E MANCHESTER D ?S taken at all the Inns in ti town and w manufacturing district in time for the North Mails, con TS, and any news of i may arrive in the c of the mor Ebt Ztinrpool 'tanbarb TUESDAY MORNIN 1, MARCH 7. 184 !ech of the Chancellor of the I apologizing for t d by Lord John Ri nts which are calculated mat( Weaken tion of the public may have been led to place .in - of her majesty's Whig govern amount of faith the fi inent , iay, we May almost ;ay :they are destr five of much of our confilence in the eh We ha .esources sured f ct of a 1 t for Mc ,er. To ver t h racter of the coon our eyes pect of deficiency thus which is estima sterlin the ex submit excheq We the deficienc y they have . ca-lculatedupc country has as yet arri venue produc has low has pas st sliad suspended from the li ;boughthe - income of fileCOr )t one of extra( d over our commerce and our I by, or whe A - .t Rreser We have a confi 1 of t ips of the Cha " It is not tae says spo man, to this time have fallen wards q/ off; as compared with it, t; the e And," he adds an expectation of so the excie department of the April qt the di ter ncy will be But let us see what Chancellor of the F the coming year. " I estimate," he s We have had another of COW the year after the redo Right Hon. Gentleman assume 1 hn from the C ms will Le alcut what it wa Now, we must contend—and we do so, fearless of all contradiction—that wehave not the slightest right to anticipate for this year a customs revenue equal- to that of 1 ates, pr which one of "extraordi- nary prc because last year We deain, ; but we do i❑ the corporeal ion—the valetudinarian h ; and a weary and oft- the features which tech we are sties of the year 1848-9 d, the year of " extra ' ; but it was also itself F. The spirits of ntly been inflated in the duties of a y, and ation was at the cessa _ should alternate betn or in ft s descenst ; sed retr In the system, a middle c condition—to pass ti times tedious passau( But let us It preceded, v ordinary prosy a year of no or next v hick will lie is not prep 7reatlu reduced, e the data upo bases his estimates for I Ar :axclieclut "the C . . to frame the estimate from the Customs in th el), and I uilig year I in the enst The " Levar and the prof We ha year we liad t .quer that )on the st this acive to of the July quarter, in n Tv large bered tf over exo a st ling, NN:hich ena 1 him, propert 3 income tax, to give a furth to importation repeal of an a( to consumption 11 number of dut he inch: f the country, I )y en- materials of manu nd also the cost of sub to We c stence of the people. 'test ground for the g year Pith the year r lufferir rtatio there is 1 ied cc 11 be rec take off surplus Our tea trade—'a large reyenut bas been notoriously a our foreign trade producing trade for the last three yea give n .osing on the receipts from this ornething approaching an at sc prospect of a large timbc rade is not very pro- inising, situated branch of industry is at th bang o ,iid the same doubts is, with respect to other articles, which contribute 'ely to our cu le, too, whet Ler any revival commercial and industrial activity can be antici ted NVithin the next twelve months, sufficient to store to our population their ordinary ahitity ler im ed produce or e able arti- The most f mrable accounts of the cotton do not warrant us in in nnlov iply sufficient to on ; and it must deficiency of the of pa) cannot import withou+ ng derangement it final increas employed it come,—a fact whicbj, time working in t only upon our Customs but We feel assured, moreover. Exc - ---. lequer ov resources. But we cannot withhold the expression of our honest opinion, when we are impressed, after mature consideration, with a conviction, that the nation is being misled, a nd th a t it s p o sition is p 1 . . a \ley UDDEN AND LAMENTED DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED TOWNSMAN. e regret to announce the sudden demise of Mr. Elijah ison, under circumstances of peculiarly melancholy t of Liv eased had been for many years a mer rpool, and in that character, as well as in well were his Christian deportment and ex )lence,—was universally respected. He had recently left his residence, at Chalcot, in Wiltshire, to Woodside ferry committee have decided on con the present plan of running the steamers. Corporation entered into possession of the water- a child, five years old, named Robt. Reed, •street, was burnt to death whilst t. Andre is now trying his hand as a trader at Ramsey under the firm of " Trowsdale and Co." or Is from Liverpool PARKER-STREET.— It is understood that the Improve ment Committee and the Finance Committee are to con fer together as to the completion of the alterations in this On Monday week, Robert George Swann, a little boy, living with his parents in Comus-street, pulled a pan of hot coffee over himself, by which he was severely scalded. til Tuesday The Juvenile Charitable Society has relieved during the past two months no fewer than 601 families case the parties were visited by the self denying honorary - society prior to the relief being afforded. et has been commenced at Lytham. The In each officers of the A new mart itect is Mr. Charles Reed of Liverpool. The build: ing will be in the Roman style, to accord with Lytham Hall, c'nse at band, the seat of T. Clifton►, Esq. THE KNOTS' MONUMENT.—Mr. Edward Davies, sculp tor, of Fitzroy-square, London, son of the late Dr. D. Davies, Physician to the Duchess of Kent, and a native of Carmarthen, is the successful competitor for the statue of General Knott, to be erected in this town. The first application of self-acting water closets to cot tages, under the sanatory act, was introduced by Mr. Jo seph Spencer, architect, of Clayton-square, in some buildings lately erected for Mr. John Lane, brewer, of this town, in Cock,zpur.street, near Pownall-square. FEMALE DEPRAVITY.—AII inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on Thursday. ou the body of an infant, still born, whose mother, Ann Lynch, is only fifteen years old ; she resides with her parents ( poor people) in Coiling wood-street. The girl delivered herself during the tem- Constantinople, which saile on Saturday week upon rocks near Wexford, on Sunday of water, but her cargo will be saved. ras a fine vessel of 210 tons burthen, Messrs. Mongredien of this town. CURE. OFINiLUENZA.—A clerical friend, who resides in the Wirrall district of Cheshire, informs us that after ' g much from a lingering attack of influenza, he • diate relief, and, soon after, perfect from taking the following pr..‘scrip _ ul (when the di sease i s most a ffli ct i ng ) of a mixture composed of equal parts of spirit of nitre, paragoric, and syrup of squills. cure (as he thinks SUDDEN DEATH OF JOSEPH RIDGWAY, ESQ.—A pain fl , .a.s excited on Thurso-- by th y on 'Chat announcement of the death of Mr. .toselhii4g b ;ay7cOi ton broker, Rumford-street. The deceased was in hi own office a few minutes before one o'clock, app good health and spirits, and was attending to a pi was looking over samples of cotton. He ret son who to the water closet, and was discovered there in a few minutes afterwards quite dead. His death was the result of san- guineous apoplexy _ A REFLECTION London Times - are very li The leading Liverpool Mercury and ti e each other parrieu journal 'treed by many, a unity of for nevert pervades; ii, and the ever dull ; it never deviatE hive sympa' columns, and the rna, ansin , with the who write in it, prints it off in that kind of a which is endued with a strong affinity for lampblac upon I acorn contains a miniature oak, and in the natural his of the Mercury the paragraph encloses the germ of come leading a r ti c l e . Lik e P ope ' s t as t e l ess l an d scape , one 1 thing reflects another, and a leaden dullness dep r i ve: ons stet- of vitality. The stupid are always vulgar, and ill-man toning the I are the inevitable - norance. If we look quence of ig 11 these in the Mercury, we sl , cted, a many t w nen iisregard of veracity is in perfect keeping. The Mercier lias betrayed feelings of discomfort of late ; perhaps good advice Tv ay restore his heavy somnolency. The advice is patronise him, and leave 'large questions for tho understand them.—Journal (radical paper) ST. DAVID S DAY.—Wednesday last being the ted too much in coukur de rose. Of course, our opinion will pass current only for what it is worth. But so long as even a doubt can be raised as to the correctness of a Minister's calculations, we hold it to be sheer folly to be satisfied with meeting an admitted deficiency by borrowing from ccidental exchequer balances, and most dangerous hour the duty of entering upon a am netni+ examination of our actual position, practicable, to place the revenue of upon a more solid and certain founda -one less likely to be affected by the constantly ing circumstances of our foreign and internal erce and industry. We must, however, e our remarks upon this part of the subject r another article. which he had retired, but from which (owing to old and endearing assoeivtions,) he returned to this neighbourhood, about twelve months ago, and occupied the house, in l'oxteth Park. (recently inhabited by Mr. C. H. Horsfall.) His lady had for some time been seriously ill, and indeed the is not yet entirely convalescent. On the 25th ult. leceased visited his beloved partner in her chamber, and, while talking with her complained of a slight pain in his ' st. He retired to another apartment, hoping that a ' -- pose would relieve him from a little languor, of Lie had also spoken. Shortly afterwards, some were read to him by his n i ece , w hil e h e rec lined in Whilst this was being done, as if by a singular pre 'nt of his approaching dissolution, he made a re her as to his strong feeling of e inefficacy of a "d repentance, and then he complained of ng to his throat, and affecting his instantly his head fell and he swooned if the male servants of the establishment medical assistance, and happening to meet vrence, (formerly Mayor,) and his lady, ex nion that his master was in a fit. Mr. 'rence hastened to the house, and Mrs. ring of her husband's dangerous illness, urgent importunities, assisted from her room to see him. The two ladies .dside only in time to witness his de :is world of sorrows. Mr. Harrison was and the immediate cause of his death is ;een defective operation in the region of the no family and was interred at St. Michael's, He has left a name behind untarnished as rant, and more than ordinarily emblazoned •as a man. He was always usefully ern rns residence here as an active honorary ►d of our religious and charitable societies, he did and said reflected the deep seated plea which guided him continually. resident in this to , of the Welsh Char Lcumbent, t Llanddyfuan, At glesey, _ ing for his text, 4oinans, ehap:xiii, verses 11 At the conclusion of the sermon, the annual axe of the children took place in the school-room, RU street, A. F.lialiburton, Esq., presiding on the oce The result of the examination was as gratifying t respectable auditory as it was creditable to the tea, ciety was held at Mr. Whiteman's. the Bri. Hanover- got up in Mr. W.'s best style sided, supported by the RA IL D. Jones, , Hughes, R Capt. 1 John Lloyc Esq., Edward Rob ghes, Esq., Edward Williams madoc, E. P. Joiu Hi Esq., &c. NCIENT BRITONS' SOCIETY.=WedIIeSday last St. David's Day, the anniversary of the above old lebrated at t issembly Rooms, Hanover-street. . nd friends sat down to a sumptuous umnt up by Mr. Joseph Jones, the proprietor of the 7 - a manner that gave great and . general satisf- R. P. Williams. thn - members i ...estnent of the ) the chair • the vice-char was filled by M r . Jo societ h on the right and left of the chairman sat Ellis J R. T. Lodge; Esq., M.D., Messrs. Thos. Hui Evans, Edward Hughes, David Pugh, Maurict ualaa aria .1 nos. Ilugi .e read from Richd Griffith, D. is, Esquires, expressing unfeis in not tieing tune to attend, and stating their de . tion to support th - - and received may her reig: cif Wales most entnustastic reception : )e long, prosperous and happy a protector to los trincipi nay he bi Clergy — of the Diocese; the nobility of Val;, T Ri lar Lord Kenyon ; Sir Watkin William Wynn, Bai nd Town Council of Liverpool ; th e h Mayoz surgeon oft is Jones, ;sq., surgeon ; _ _ ; R. T. Lodge, Esq., M.D. • to the Ancient Britons' Society; Oes y 'I3N by Me he proceec Abrahams, Thomas, I Jones. the company broke up about ten o'el delighted with the evening's amusements FHE ONLY The STAND . A SECON, MARKE TH on MI some stat had prof to reh much fear, howeve C. be ver that in coming year, ministers have great doith the Chancello ductiveness or other Important branches of . the I revenue, viz., stamps, taxes, and income tax, from which he calculates upon an aggregate amount o; ;90.000. be found, we fear, that de vity and retrenchment forced disappoint his' expectations from these sourc Of cours we have no wish to stand forivard as ie cOm- Launity in the natural elasticity . of the country's nce bac', W e ha THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.-At the last meeting, Mr. J. A. Forrest read a paper " on a new mode of manufac turing white paint.' He suggested that an excellent body paint, superior to that manufactured from lead, might be made from the white oxide of antimony. It had many advantages. lie had ascertained that though it was now high in price, were there a demand for antimony, that metal could be obtained in abundance at about £l2 a ton, whereas the lead used costs £24 10s. The new paint was consequently much cheaper; it was not so apt to lose its colour, and would spread over a much larger sur face than an equal weight of the paint manufactured from lead. Mr. Forrest was prepared with apparatus to show the process of preparing the antimony, by means of sul phuretted hydrogen, but a wire broke, and the operation tailed. WELSH CHAF ITY SCHOOLS.—Wednesday last, being St. David's day, the annual examination of the children of the Welsh charity-schools took place in the school-room, Russell-street, in the presence of the directors and friends of the institution. The girls, after reading a portion of the sacred scriptures, were questioned by their mistress (Mrs. Cotteen), ar.d acquitted themselves in a most satis factory manner. The boys were examined in reading, geography, English history, &c. ; and by the ready an swers they gave to the multifarious questions put to them by the master (Mr. Frederick Edwards), evinced a tho rough acquaintance with these several rudiments of edu cation. The Rev. William Hughes, pastor of St. David's then addressed the children, and exhorted them to carry into practical effect the religious education which was daily inculcated to them in these schools, without which educa tion was worse than useless. A. Fowden Haliburton, Esa., presided on the occasion, and after complimenting the directors of the institution upon the present efficiency of their schools, strongly adverted to the necessity of con necting religious instruction with the education imparted in our elementary schools, and would rejoice to see this principle recognised more extensively than heretofore throughout the world. Mr. Alderman Griffith, in pro posing a vote of thanks to the president, observed that he had received from him the handsome donation of £2O, in addition to a subscription of £2 25., which, for many years, he has made to the institution. After singing the national anthem, the children each received two butts and a penny. _ _ VIRRALL FARMERS' CLUB.—The annual meeting took place at Neston, on Thursday, and the attendance of the gentry and agriculturists was numerous. The show of live stock took place at Hindcrton, and some good specimens were brought forward. Amongst the principal prizes awarded were to—Mr. W. Walker, Stourton, best stacking and thatching, first prize, £3. Second prize— R. W. Barton, Esq., Caldy, £3. Third prize—Mr. Vaughan, Landican, £l. Best Stallion—Mr. Ellison, Woodchurch, £5. Best Boar—Mrs. Grundy, £3. Best Bull—W. Webster, Esq., £6. Best Cow—Mr. Charles Ellis, £4.—The ploughing match took place on the race course, a short distance from Neston. There were a num ber of competitors, and the contest was maintained throughout with considerable spirit. The principal prizes were-Ist class. George Pearce, ploughman, Mrs. Hart, owner, first prize; 2nd class, John Knowles, first prize. After the ploughing (in which 39 ploughs were engaged) a number of gentlemen who bad taken part in the pro ceedings of the day dined together in the National-School room, where a substantial repast was served up by Mr. John Wright, of Neston. The chair was occupied by Charles Stanley, Esq., and the vice-chair by Thomas Hoggins, Esq., agent to the Earl of Shrewsbury. Amongst other gentlemen present we noticed J. D. Case, Esq.; Robert King, Esq. ; Ellis, Esq. ; Gregory, Esq. ; Stewart, Esq. ; Parry, Esq.; Dr. Bruid ; Case, junior, sq., &c., &c.—The usual loyal toasts having been given, the Chairman read a letter from the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P., the president of the club, stating his regret, that the pressure of important business in Par liament precluded the possibility of his attendance, and also stating his desire to do all in his power to promote the interests of the club. He concluded with proposing the health of the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, observing that that gentleman had laid out large sums of money in im proving the dwellings of his tenantry. (Applause.)—The chairman in giving " Prosperity to the Club" remarked upon the benefits and improvements which had resulted from it. It was now absolutely necessary, in consequence of the opening of the trade in corn, that they should cul tivate the land at the cheapest rate, and this was only to be done by availing themselves of the modern improve ments in agriculture. They would then be able to keep pace with the manufacturers and get the greatest quantity of produce at the least expense. The other toasts were " Sir W. Massey Stanley, Bart., the Patron of the Club," " The Chairman," " The Earl of Shrewsbury," &c.— The prizes were then distributed, and the utmost convi viality characterised the proceedings. appearec schools mat' of of dale Mr. Earle tenants, and then declining carried. LOCAL MEETINGS. Docx COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—PIans of small build ings to be erected on the pierhead, to furnish additional accommodation for the water-guard department, were submitted, and ordered to lie on the table for a week. — The sub-committee recommended that, under the pecu liar circumstances stated, the British and North American royal mail steamer America should be accommodated with a berth in the graving -dock on her arrival here,' for the purpose of being examined by the Admiralty surveyor. Confirmed. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was held on Wednesday; Mr. Sheppard in the chair. During an inquiry upon the expediency of giving money to pau pers who were desirous of leaving the workhouse, Mr. Latham, the relieving officer, stated that at the last meet ing of the board 10s. was given to a Mrs. Hunter, and in two hours afterwards she was found lying upon some steps in Upper Harrington-street, in a helpless state of intoxication. A gratuity of £23 was given to Mr. Taylor, of the fever hospital, in consideration of the arduous duties he performed, the risk he ran, and 'the small amount of his salary, which was only a guinea and a half a week. The Chairman said that there was now £lBOO in the bank to the credit of the board, and this too at the close of the year, notwithstanding the great amount of pauperism which they had had to contend with. Mr. Harrison proposed that application should be made to the Town Council for the amount expended (£300) in the formation of a sewer in Mill-lane. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Vestry was held on Tuesday. Mr. Thornely moved that a return be made of the number of children in the Indus trial Schools, and at the Workhouse in Brownlow-hill, and also at the house in Soho-street, specifying boys and girls, who are orphans, who have fathers, or mothers, or both, whether the parents reside in the parish, and whe ther they (the parents) have a settlement in the parish. After a. brief conversation; it was carried.—The Sub committee reported that Mr. Blanchard's claim would be met by a payment of £221 is., and they recommended that the sum named be paid him out of the voluntary rate, provided he received that sum in full of his account. —A letter was read from the vaccinators, repudiating certain charges which had been made against them at the last general meeting of the board.—For the week ending the 26th of February, it was reported that 3,341 Irish cases had been relieved at a cost of £BO 4s. 6d., and that the number of fever cases visited in the town and the workhouse that week was 880. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. From the proceedings of the committees, which were read by the Law-clerk, it appeared that the board had issued a writ against the commissioners, requiring them to pay a sum of £3OOO which was owing. It was stated that the bank held £55,000 of bonds as security against the £3,000. Mr. Thompson considered it unfair that the bank should raise an action against the board at a time of such difficulty and pressure, and when the commissioners were about making an arrangement with the government to carry on the works unseei --am some undue preference by suclia proceeding, and the fact ought to go forth to the public. He thought that Mr. Mallaby, as chairman of the board, would not sanction any such pro ceeding. The Chairman said Mr. Mallaby had no doubt been ordered by the bank to take proceedings. Several other members considered the course pursued by the bank as objectionable and uncalled for, seeing that they held the £55,000 as security. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—At the monthly meet ing, on Thursday, the special sub-con , mittee cppointed to consider the bye-laws, reported the great difficulty which stood in the way of maintaining the law relating to bath ing, and therefore suggested its repeal Several members thought that no unreasonable impediments ought to be thrown against bathing; hut ultimately the decision was deferred for a month. The Law-clerk said the special Ferry Committee had taken measures for opposing the bill which was likely to be framed by the crown, relative to the future docks and great float. In the bill passed in 1844 the commissioners had had a clause inserted, secur ing the right of the inhabitants of the several townships to the nrnmonadc. I_ . FIRST CLASS Ist—Andrew Caunce .... Newton 2d—James Glassford Lostock SECOND CLASS. an, a.m. WHIM was TO ne constructed, to have slips constructed in the sea wall, and to have the right of thoroughfare at Birkenhead. • The committee had reason to believe that the Dock Commissioners had sold their right at the time they gave up the docks and works to the Crown. Mr. Mann said it was the duty of the commis sioners to watch the matter. The Law-clerk said it was the intention of Lord Morpeth to frame a bill relative to the great floodgates, and bring it before parliament. After some conversation, it was agreed that the Crown should be petitioned on the subject, and that every effort should be made for having the privileges sought in the bill of 1844. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. It appeared from the Finance Committee's report, that Mr. Neilson had been sent to Manchester to obtain the chargei there for coroner's inquests, and he reported that the aggregate charge for the last five years in Manchester was £2895, whilst in Liverpool it was £9309. Adding one-sixth for Manchester. to make the population of the two towns equal, £482, that would make £3377, and would show an excess, supposing the populations to be equal, of Liverpool over Manchester, to the amount of £5932. In Manchester no allowance is made to jurors, ;whereas in Liverpool every juror "receives for every in quest Is. fid. In Liverpool, too, more money is paid to surgeons than in Manchester, in the proportion of £B7 to £24.—Mr. G. U. Lawrence loped some reduction would be shortly made in the coroner's charges, but as the matter was still the subject of negotiation, discussion ought to be avoided. The proceedings of the Education Committee were confirmed, after Mr. Aikin and Mr. Rathbone had com- very profitable cultivt commenced. All the and Port Natal. spoke Out of 2,000 shares, taken up in less than served for Port Natal much surprises Blackburn S/a On Monday, the Council and n proceeded in state to the Palace. u When the Health Committee's proceedings had been read, Mr. Harbord called the attention of that committee to the necessity of passing some stringent regulations with reference to the wretched lodging-houses of the town. He said that shortly the spring tide of emigration would be commencing froin Liverpoci., would be sent in a state of fever on board ship, by stay ing after their arrival here in those lodgings.—Mr. Tinne admitted the importance of the subject, but said it had been postponed in order that the by-laws might rpepiya ardent hone t: which are within 'the borough.—A rate of 3-16th parts of a penny was laid, under the provisions of an act of par liament for the establishment of museums. Hornby, Morris, Cooper.. Bennett, Parker, Danson, Turner, Tinne, and J. Holme, as a committee, to report whether any alteration in the present system of laying and recovering parochial and other local rates be advisa ble. He complained that many persons able to pay rates failed to do so, and that they, particularly the cripples, came whining and crying before the committee, repre senting that they could not pay, when they really had plenty of money. He therefore sought for a change, and hence the necessity for his motion.—Mr. Tinne seconded the motion.—Mr. Harbord said that hundreds of thou sands of poor wretches were systematically robbed in Liverpool by the landlords - to do so::- -The motion was A motion by Mr. James Thompson, for the opening of Burlington -street from Love-lane to Great Howard-street, was referred to the Finance Committee.—Mr. G. H. practicable, and that the landlords were asking such im mense sums for the property that £12,000 would not effect it.—Mr. Parker thought that Limekiln-lane ought to be improved before Burlington-street was opened. says :—I have no hesitation in declaring that I am firmly determined to maintain and uphold in its full integrity, the Protestant church, as established in these realms ; sod - to consent to no measure which I may b e li eve t o b e detrimental to the interests of that church ; that, I de sire to promote and encourage the religious and moral education of all classes of the community ; and that while I desire that commerce should he free from all unnecessary restrictions, I hold myself bou.md to follow up no theory, however sound in itself, to an extent which may be prac tically at variance with that encouragement, which it is the interest and duty of every g'wernment to extend to the industry of its own subjvcts. ' Mr. Armstrong is the liberal candidate, and the election will take place to-mor row (WednesLay). MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SO CIETY.—The first annual ploughing match, in connexion with this amalgamated society, took place on Thursday, at Winwick. One field not being suffi.!ient to accommo date the entire entry. two suitable grass fields were selected for the occasion. The competitors were divided into two classes. having two separate prizes,—the first for adults, and the second for young men riot more than twenty years of age. Seventy-two candidates started for the first class, and six for the second. There was a numerous gathering of spectators of the interesting scene. The quantity of land ploughed was about seventy statute perches for the first class. and sixty for the second; and the time occupied for the completion of the work averaged from three and a half to five hours. A dinner took place in the evening, Robert Neilson. Esq., of Halewood, in the ch'ir, when the following were named as the success ful competitors : Owners. Ploughmen. • Wm. Canncer Geo. Glassford Ist—John Swinton .... Daresbury.. Thos. Swinton. 2,l—Mrs. Higginion Plumby . Wm. Higginson. GROWTH OF COTTON AT PORT NATAL.—Some most gratifying evidence of the capabilities of Port Natal to produce abundantly and constantly every quality of cot ton required for manufacture. was given at a meeting of the Blackburn Commercial Association, on Wednesday. Some questions were asked as to the respectability and probable stability of a company which had been formed at Port Natal for the cultivation of cotton. We are in a great measure enabled_ to answer the inquiry by a refe rence to the proceedinzs which took place at a meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on Thursday last. It appears that a gentleman named Bertheil, of the firm of Messrs. J. P. Jung and Co., merchants, of Cape Town and Port Natal, who was one of the originators of the company, in which he holds fifty shares, attended the Manchester meeting. and offered excellent evidence both as to the respectability and prospects of the Cotton Com pany, and the easy means by which cotton could be cul tivated at Port Natal. Families of Germans had been sent out, and were each to receive 210 acres of land from the Company-10 acres to be quite free for their own use, on condition that they cultivate' ough the bank were taking an I acres, and took the crops to the 'ehouse of the owners, alists, say with £4OO, a ton could be forthwith ablished at Cape Town !I-ably of the Company. ed to Cape Town were : the other 500 were re nd ; and we shall be very .e is by this time left.— MYSTERIOUS DIN ARY RECOVE, particulars of th, Tuesday afternoon mile principal ma nager of the banking establishnient of Messrs. Hardcastle, Cross and Co., of Bolton, was in Manchester, and dined at the Star Hotel, Deansgate, with several other gentle men from Bolton, amongst whom we may state was Mr. Thomas Cross; bleacher, of Mootfield, one of the partners in the bank. After dinner, the party, numbering about a dozen, adjourned to the " smoke room," where, after remaining in conversation until about four o'clock, Mr. Thomas Cross rose to leave for the Bolton Railway Sta tion, on his ret•- -- I s. Wishing to ND EXTRAOR 'Manchester Courier contains —On x traord i nary affair urn homewards. , nave some conversation with him, Mr. Appleton accompanied him to the hotel doo r , w h er e they remained together some few minutes, when they mutually shook hands, and separated, Mr. Cross proceeding to the railway station, and Mr. Appleton rejoining his friends in the smoke room of the Star Hotel. - On re-seating himself, however, he made the painful discovery that he had lost from his pocket a roll of notes amounting to £1250. He searched his dress and every portion of the room, but in vain. The other rooms of the house where he had been were also searched. He had felt the notes in his trowser's pockets shortly before. He then acquainted Mr. Beswick, chief constable, who advertised bills, offering a reward. Mr. Beswick after wards entered the smoke room, where he found about a dozen gentlemen whom he had seen there before. He told them the notes were lost there, and addressing one of them, a wealthy m an an d hi t h erto cons i dered respect able, heinquired -if he know anything of them, saying also that he must make a strict search. The man appear ed indignant, but being peremptorily questioned further, he at length falteringly and faintingly acknowledged that he had picked up " something." "Do you know what it is, have you looked at it ?" exclaimed Mr. Beswick, " No, I don't," was the rejoinder of the gentleman; when hurrying him into an adjoining room, Mr. Beswick, who from the moment he laid his hand upon the gentle man's shoulder seemed to be convinced he had got hold of the right man, shortly returned with the lost notes in his hand. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ELECT an address to the Bishop, on his preferment to the see ol Canterbury. The address, after expressing sentiments of reverence and affection for the professional and personal character of his lordship, and regret at his removal from a city where he had done so much to ameliorate the con dition of the unfortunate, the distressed, and the destitute, contained the following sentences " It is no part of our province, combining as we do perions of various shades of opinions, to enter upon questions affecting the present position and future prospects of the Protestant Church as established by law in these realms, but we may be privileged to express our sincere belief that a more vigilant de fender of the principles of the Reformatioti titan von,. lordsm., 'tat in these das when anu out y public opinion (not hastily t delihpr.fai., , eta ) is f av oura b le to an en• lightened toleration being extended to all c;asses of her Majes• ty's subjects, that the advancement of .your lordship . to thf highest honour and trusts in the Established Church will tpnl vinarge e influence or tuose principles, and that they will be upheld in m their full integrity so far as your lordship's example and influence may prevail: We congratulate your lordship on the attainment of honours which are most worthily bestowed, accompanied, however, by grave responsibilities, which our past experience of your lordship and your labours within this diocese assures us you will faithfully discharge. We congratulate the Church that in these time when somewhat to , - .n her lot, o- Jr liiB9lllE ..as fallen , that in tne ele vation of your lordship she will enjoy the pastoral superinten dence and affection of a firm supporter of the Christian faith and a lover of peace. We congratulate the people amongst whom your lordship will hereafter dwell that they will have the advantage of the residence of a prelate not only pre-eminently fitted to fill the highest station in the Church, but who is de ' serving of their a ffe c ti on i n the less dignified but useful capaci 'r ties of friend, neighbour, and citizen." The Bishop, on receiving the address, spoke as f o ll ows : " Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—lt is difficult for me t o ex press the strong emotion with which I have heard you r a dd ress, speaking of me as it does in terms far more honourabl e t h an I had any right to expect, or am conscious of d eserv i ng. Mv ters wiut a savour wown A A.‘,....t.vr Presumed to antici pate. But the opinion which is especially valuable is that of my neighbours and fellow-citizens, who have had opportunities of judging concerning me, and speak from their own observa tion ; and I must be devoid of all proper feeling, if I did not 1,101 deoree of eratifientinr. ausnowieusc Tor the testimony which you now offer me, founded on the experience of twenty years. during which we have been known to each other. • I may advert to another source of satisfaction derived from your Ad chess. 1 cannot but be conscious to myself that lam removed to a station of far greater responsibility, and far greater diffi culty, than that which I have hitherto filled ; and I cannot but feel an apprehension, lest I should prove inadequa' e to the right discharge of my duties, many of which are new and strange to me. Under such disonieind, thPrp is consolation in-reflecting that the duties whicit I have hitherto discharged were once new to me, and that in the opinion of kind, but dis passionate observers, I have been found faithful in the fulfil ment of them. Jn this thought I take courage, trusting that the same Power which has hitherto strengthened me, may sus tain me still, and the same grace which has procured me favour in the judgment of my fellow-citizens at Chester may prove caneu. ,ertainly ni tole respect you uo me no more than justice. 1 do hope to be always a vigilant defender of .the. doctrines of the Reformation. Toleration, in its fullest legitimate extent, will always be my principle ; but toleration must not slide into indifference ; there is an essential distinction between truth nnli Prrnr • unil nna of rout one ui toe (uer aangers of the present day is the danger of confounding them. The Scriptures assure us what is Truth ; and what I receive as truth from the Scriptures, it will always be my endeavour to maintain, - uncorrupted by German neology on the one side, or by Roniish tradition on ♦hn nthn.. ,t CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. 4 The proceedings aga i ns t the Bishop of Hereford are not to be carried into the House of Lords. THE LATE PRIMATE.—At the meeting of the Gospel Propagation Society a few days since, there was a very large attendance of members, including, among others the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Llandad, Exeter, Salisbury, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P., the Dean of Manchester, Archdeacons Sin clair, Jones, Thorp, Hale, and Hamilton, Hon. and Re v . C. L. Courtenay, Rev. Sir H. R. Dukinfield, Rev. Drs. Spry, Russell, Jelf, Wordsworth , Viv i an , &c. &C. The Archbishop of York presided. The Earl of Harrowby moved, and the Bishop of London seconded, a series of resolutions expressive of the grateful sense of the society of the late Primate's great exertions on its behalf, and sorrow at the loss it had experienced in his death. In th e course of his remarks Earl Harrowby said :—How c an 1 —how can any one of us—forget that winning gentlene, , f manner. that eraceful simplicity of , qerneattour, w - . . t so peculiarly i?—qualities cal h which, in him , were ness of principle and even energy of action, whene ver occasion called for them. It is no time now to g o i n t o bcl;ed nomeans our r e a late ns Archbishop incompatible with firm. evidence on this point as to the general government of the Church ; but, at any rate, within these walls this union of qualities will not be questioned. By his conciliating spirit, by the largeness of his views, he harmonised ele ments amongst us not always of themselves most harmo nious ; and the facts stated in the resolutions show the spirit and the energy which he threw into our proceedings. When he first guided the operations of the society the principle of Episcopacy was scarcely admitted into our colonies. During his administration, and under his guidance, the absence of it became the exception—an exception, happily, fast disappearing. He found 5 Bishops in our Colonies, he left 21 ; he found 122 Missionaries in the icrvice of the tet ty, big IA matt tun March 7, 1848. d certainly not less ze a l ous , no t l eas fi tted for the task e d spreading the Gospel of Ch r i s t amongst our ca f e me Colonies, than the smaller number." CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL.—From the final Report oft Paul's Cathed ra l, C a l cu tt a , we l earn that '• the on edifice was consecrated according to the edifying forms ; our Protestant N a ti ona l Ch urc h , on Friday, October 7,, 1847, being th e ann i versary o f t h e day when the firr stone was deposited in 1839." It is recorded with gra fi ; tude to Almighty God, that, from its commencement t the present time, this diffi cu lt un d erta ki ng has b een (le of continued progress and success, without a single failure in any part. Th e es ti mate o f the cost was four lace ° rupees ; the actual outlay has been rather more than fif e ' The building is now complete, inside and out, with clock , bells, painted windows and organ. The style i s denonn: nated by the Bish o p " Indo or Christian Gothic." B°lll parts are imitated f rom N orw i c h C athedral, some f r o m Canterbury, some from York ; some are new variation' occasioned by climate. The material is a kind o f brie i dressed with Chun ar stone, and covered inside and with chunam. which tak es a polish like marble. I ', external length is 248 feet ; w id t h 8 3 feet length ON% transepts 116 feet ; height of the spi ,; re 206 feet. There u l no nave, but a weste rn vestibule 46 feet by 22. ir Cathedral may be made t o rece i ve 1,300 or 1.400 peoP'e; It is intended to be a t once a P ar i sh Church, a Misst°' Church for service in the vernacular languages, ona : a Metropolitan Cathedral. There will be a body of 0 Cathedral Clergy, who w ill h e l p f orward the cause o f the Gospel by their literary labours. The staff of lay office° is also complete. There are to be two full services ° 1 ; Sunday, daily morning prayers at seven a.m., and 1 1 °'' Communion once a month, and on certain Festivals." Colonial Chronicle. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ILLICIT DEALING IN WHEAT.-011 Friday, the three mates of the ship Samuel Hicks, were sent to trial for selling wheat, what they termed " wheat sweepings," but which, in reality, was good. The buyers, two Irishmen, were also committed for buying an article which they must have known to have been stolen. CELLAR OCCUPATION.—Forty-six informations were heard against parties occupying unhealthy cellars on Tu esday, and the usual fines inflicted. The occupiers in many cases hold possession with a tenacious grasp, and the duplicity of some is most extraordinary. The Health Committee have an herculean task before them. POACHING.—On Thursday, two men, named Henry , Norman and James Swift, were brought before the Bir kenhead magistrates, at the Police-court, charged with poaching on the preserves of Sir William Stanley, -Bart., at Storeton. Norman, who had been twice 'previ6usly punished for the same offence, was sentenced 'to two months' hard labour, and Swift to one month. OVERLOADING.—SeveraI cases of overloadink vehicles were heard at the Police-court on Tuesday, awl fines in flicted. Amongst the parties was a omnibus driver, named Smith, against whom an information had been laid by a gentleman named Wood. The omnibus, which was constructed to carry eleven persons, was laden with fiften. The driver was fined twenty shillings and costs. ROBBERY OF PLATE.—On Wednesday, a young man, named John Markey, was brought up at the Police-court, and charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity of silver plate, consisting of two silver egg-stands, one salt, three spoons ; together with a Bible, the gift of Sheridan Knowles to the daughter of the owner of the property, Mr. Emery, of Bootle, whose house was robbed on Mon day night of. about £5O worth of plate.—Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner_to be taken before one of the county justices, he himself having no authority to take the case into his consideration. _ EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WEARING APPAREL.—On Wednesday, Rose Mullen, and her husband, Michael Mullen, were committed for trial, charged by Lewis Howell with stealing wearing apparel from his house at Everton. It appeared that on Tuesday evening the fe male prisoner went into the complainant's house, and, watching her opportunity, carried off some clothes and two pair of boots. The theft was discovered almost im mediately, tend the prisoner detected while in the act of coming through the lobby. She had the property upon her, which she threw down on being discovered. A va riety of wearing apparel and other articles were found in the prisoners' house, a portion of which were identified ash: been ii a stolenfe: days from ago in Prescot-street and t tr o COINING : CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Saturday Thomas Rowe, an Irishman, was charged with having a his possession. The prisoner lodged in -square, Ridley-street, out of Hopwood-street, O'Donovan and, in consequence of information received, Mr. Super intendent Anders, with two or three officers, proceeded to search the room occupied by the prisoner, where they found some plaster of paris, a crucible, a pioce of metal melted down, and, in the ashes, two base shillings. It was some time before the officers could gain admittance, and they thought they heard the window of the upper room (where the landlord himself slept) opened and some thing thrown out. Search was instituted, and three rusty o'd pistols (one of formic'tOle size) were found lying upon he ground. The prisoner denied all knowledge of the Lrticles, and said that, although he had taken the lodgings hrpp week a AIM 11P hat . ] nrsirr !en pan cy. Remanded. JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.-A young lad, well known to e police, and whose name is J o h n W a i nwr i g h t, was r llr T 1 • . ••• • - uerore Mr. Rushton on Thursday, el; tolen part of a shoulder of mutton fro of Mi. Harking, in Lime-street. He attempted i;s1;;;; his innocence, but signally failed, and was committed to prison for one month.--Another and rather extreme case mere child, who gave his name James Donahoe, was urged by Mr. Pratt with stealine a kettle from a shun_ ,r in Great Charlotte-s it•was not his first offence reet. Though so young a chill he baring been dismissed wile in custody on a similar charge some previously. The chief superintendent o f p o li ce o ff ere d it as his opinion that the boy had been instructed to commit the theft by the mother, who he thought had disnosed of thp the former act. The woman was sent fur, and said she ad six children to provide for, having lost het husband. magistrate, after a caution, gave the child up to her. . LUNATIC IN BRIUMELL.—About noon on Friday -"-- --I—hie, on duty in Mill-street, at the corner of observed a man named Philip Dunn, 'hirty persons about him. The ause, and questioned Dunn. fain th s acting in the most incohi He replied, " In Heaven ! tent manner, where he ' Further answers and nces satisfied the officer that the man was in n he took him for present safety to the South dewell. Mr. Jones, the bridewell-keeper ' sent r to the South Dispensary ; Mr. Leech returned ,and pronounced the prisoner insane, giving a to that effect. News of the occurrence was e Porish-office, in Toxteth-park, and Thomas . lallis Case, one of the overseers, came down and hand uffed the lunatic, but refused to take him away till nother medical certificate, independent of that of Mr. ..eech, could be obtained. No other medical gentleman ame. The bridewell-keeper then sent the lunatic, in . .. louse, but the governor of a proper order, to take him in ; conveyed to the main bridewell. The occur nvestigated by Mr. Rushton in the morning. >ffi absen would i e certi- of any medical gentleman filing a public office. He me, he said to seek Mr. Magee, but he was not in, is absence was the cause of the delay which bad oc l. Mr. Rushton said he should have called in some medical gentleman. It was the duty of an overseer, !II a case, to take the man before a justice of the , and have him removed without delay to a lunatic Iridewell was no place to keep such a person oment he came under the care of the overseer n removed to a ward house, or some Mr. Case said the Toateth-park autho lace. Mr. Rushton : " Then you ,nvenient plaa You are liable to penal consequences _ herwise, and I advise you to lay the whole of the cir urnstances of the case bcfore the outherities i stating the difficulty you are in." must get one Distrirt jarivs. There is a Monster Irish repeal meeting announced to take place in the Free-trade-hall, Manchester, on Satur day, the 18th instant. uesday, factories at Ashton- un d er -L yne , w i t h 1 reduced On Sunday week, an affray took place in the township of Leagrim, near Stoney burst, between Henry Greenwood, gamekeeper for John Weld, Esq., and two poachers, which resulted in the death of one of the latter. ay morning a boiler exploded at the cotton- mill of Mr. Richard Walker, Blue Pitts, near Rochdale, by which three persons were killed almost instantaneously, and two others seriously injured. Mr. James Fell, the oat-door inspector of weights and measures in Manchester, has been appointed inspector of weights and measures for Liverpool, at a salary of £2OO per annum. Mr. Fell has rendered great service in Manchester. STOCKPORT.—A gentleman passed through all the noticed that on both sides of the way, throughout all the thoroughfares, he did not observe one customer in any shop _ 1141111 CU 4,JOGFLA 4.1,01111ZW., +.• •.se, • .. ?Man chester, paid a visit, few days since, to some friends at Huddersfield, and, after leaving the latter town, nothing was heard of him until Tuesday last, when he was found in Lincolnshire, having to all appearance been acciden tally drowned. How he came there cannot be ascertained. A RAINY MONTH.—Last month was by far the wettest February Manchester has bad for the last twenty years. The average fall of rain in the February of 16 years is just 1-31 inch; and the month of February, 1848, in Manchester, has had a fall of rain very nearly five times greater than the usual quantity falling in February. At the late Lancaster assizes, a witness was called to verify the signature to a deposition, by the counsel for the prosecution, and being rather tardy in entering the box, Mr. Baron Alderson inquired the cause of the delay. " She's so deaf, my lord, that she can't read writing, ex - claimed the crier of the court, without betraying the least consciousness of the bull he had perpetrated. MR. COBDEN'S POPULARITY IiMANCHESTER.—It was proposed, last week , tore-elect Mr. Cobden Chairman of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution, for which honour the name of Mr. Aspinall Turner also stood for election ; a vote was taken, and Mr. Cobden was re j ecte d by a majority in the proportion of five and a half to one, the numbers being—For Mr. J. A. Turner, 109 ; for Mr. H. Cobden, 20. Not even Mr. Cobden's boasted in finance as the first man of all the free traders is able to influence the old proverb that "no prophet hath honor in his own country." People will soon begin to doubt whether free trade itself is so popular in Manchester as it has been represented to be. LANCASTER ELECTION.—We are glad to see that the Hon. E. H. Stanley, (eldest son of Lord Stanley, and grandson of the Earl of Derby,) is a candidate for the representation of Lancaster, vice Mr. Gregson, unseated for bribery, Mr. Stanley refuna to givit any pledges, but oration 1,500 al RAILWAY AFFAIRS. —*— The line from Hull to Louth was opened for publi 4 traffic on Wednesday. The Directors of Rastrick's Direct London and Ma n" chester Railway are about to make a further return oflo3, per share. Captain Claxton has been engaged by Mr. Stephenson_ to assist him in t rans p or ti ng t h e C onway tube for tbc Chester and Holyhead railway. The line of the Scottish Central Railway from Stirling to Greenhall, where it joins the Edinburgh and Glasgovil was formally opened by the directors on the 22nd ult. At the Eastern Counties Railway Meeting. Mr. 1111 ; son announced an increase of traffic on the half-Y e amounting to £70,000 ; b u t t h e d i vidend is onlyS3" owing to the c o nso lid a ti on an d extension of the Lane,' receiving dividend. The list of calls for March exhibits a total of £2,203, 9 being a decrease of £1,304,406 as compared with the ent' responding month of 1847. Of t hi s amount £1,262,n are called upon French an d B e l g i an l i nes, the shares ° which are but partially held in this country. The meeting of the . proprietors of the Birmingham Oxford Junction Railway was held on Saturday, w hen was again adjourned for a week, Mr. Mozlev stating th s • matters were in progress, an d th a t h e h oped an auneubl settlement would be come to in a few days. At the half-yearly m ee ti ng o f t h e B r i stol and BO t er ed Railway Company, o n Th urs d ay , a di v i dend of 1:1 13s I, per £lOO share, free of i ncome tax was declared. A r e f solution was passed app rov i ng o f t h e recommendation " the directors to work the line independently at the exPi tr Lion of the present lease. RAILWAYS a. S HIPPING .—A t t h e annual meeting Of the Berwick General Shipping Company on Tuesday 13 a dividend of 10 per cent was declared. During the PI; ceedings it was remarked that railw-iy communication be inflicting great inju r y on t h e s hi pp i ng of the port, i n t a conveyance of goods bet ween B erw i c k an d Leith, and Berwick and Newcastle. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.--This important ra il w ay visg opened throughout for traffic on the 15th current, bet W e e., Carlisle, Glasgow, Edinbur g h, an d a ll p l aces i n connec tio a with the London and North Western and Lancashire el l , Carlisle railways. Mail traits now run twice each 01 1 daily between Lond on , Edi n b urgh, and Glasgow, withol l change of carriages. From official returns it appears that the amount of of traffic for the l as t wee k , on upwards of 3,518 mil,e s i t railway, was £148,323, thus accounted for: —.£68,3 2 ° the conveyance of passengers only, £42,829 for the C ll 4 riage of g oo d s , an d a rema i nder of £37,169 for passenge' and goods together, not respectively app or ti one d; be t an increase of £23,911 over the correspon di ng week 4 ok last year, when the mileage was 2,711. Th e a ver! 4 earn:ngs per mile last wee k were £42, whilst in 1847 t ° were £45. Or i LAND SLIP ON THE N ORTH U NION RAILWA..--lit's, Tuesday night, ab ou t ten o'clock, it was ac c id en t a lly " i j covered that an emb an k men t b etween the EuxtonB„o Coppul stations, on the North Union line, about Pt,t miles from Presto n , h a d g i ven way. B efore eleven h one end of the wooden bridge had sunk considerably , t' o f the embankment adjoining suddenly fell in to the deptP o o about twenty f e et, carr yi ng w ith i t b ot h li nes of rail, fi ip leaving a frightful chasm, into which the express from London, then coming up, would, but for the covert', have inevitably been driven. 0 ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursuaw fearful railway accident was well-nigh happening, b Y t i o o carelessness of not attending to the signal at the sti p eo t at Weedon. There is an iron bridge to let g overror be f boats through, for the service of the barracks and n'tilr oi l prison. This bridge was open and the proper 5 , 4 given, but owing to the inattention of the g uara , . o o notice was taken of the signal, and the engine fell : 1 40, the middle of the boat, which instantly sank. No h d . pl happily, lost. Had it been the express train, whit _t nearly Aloe,. the oonsequencos might have been feat ta" - o e t., LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. —Tilehalf.yearlYtes• ing of this co m p any was h eld at Manchester, on WeuP-10, day last. Mr. Houldsworth, the chairman of the r t o pany, presided, and gave a satisfactory account o . l. , i i e g state and prospe c t s o f th e company. N otw i t h s tan' o the commercial depression of the country for the ho t 0 0 months, the gross income of the company, on the l o g extent of mileage, ex cee d s th a t o f t h e corresp on fo r months of 1846; th e sums b e i ng , f or 1846, £260, 667 i f, 1847, £273,220 A dividend of 31 per cent. on the bil db year was declared, subject to the income tax. The l e r r i;c• of railway which the company has in course of con s `,l" 1)1, tion is 127 miles, of which 51 miles will be 'open e i l ol July, and other 51 miles by December next. A 6-I ,' rel £5 will be due on the £5O Manchester and Leeds 5 , 1 , 1 , 3 10 in April next; and at the same time a call of £5 111 ' made upon the Liverpool and Bury £5O shares. THE FRENCH PROVISIONAL GOVERNNIESis. COUNT MOLE. 40 Mole is much more of a statesman—much more bet politician—much more of a man of the world, than elide, Guizot or Thiers. He is now in his 69th year, an d .„ o o l scended of an illust r i ous l ega l f am i ly. Early in life, ""00 than forty-five years ago, he entered the service of F r ,. 3 , i tet under the First Concul, as Auditor of the Council one r ai i9 and subsequently filled high administrative fo, i- fot under the Emperor. Mole has been a French P ee ' ore many years, and therefore his discourses d o n ot fig,. be the Chamber of Deputies. But although his n arrl • e o v t , not in the mouth s o f t h e pu bli c, l i ke the names of G" 1 0 ,0 Thiers, and Be rr y er , every e d ucated Frenchman Icnrrea that he is one o f th e f oremost an d most con4derable,io of France. He i s ra th er a man o f t h e world than a of, ratan-, or a man of sc i ence ;.yet h e i s infinitely in°reaer' scholar and a man of science than M nntl stands all questions of diplomacy and administration pot nitely better than either Thiers or Guizot. Thou P et!, so brilliant, showy, or li ve l y a person, i n pu b l i c or slot. as the deputy for Ai x ,—th oug h l ess qu i c k and apPr, ble' sive and ready, b e i s more so lid, stea d y, and reo3d • 1,1, - The-moll so glowingly as M. Guizot, yet when 'w - ritTenb 9 yhin , ; l 9 ;be being fully perpended an d s l ow l y e l a b orate d , it wo' l ,ore less open to criticism or objection—it would be 1: 1 ,wel neatly and more succinctly drawn .up, and prccsent ' l ,O assailable points to a rival or an enemy: Mole, tb () ,,A' m.,11.,,rand. Hauteriv not so ready, is sounder and safer, and his style, in o ,„.iie ing and writing, though not so glowing, is more cilio and pure than the style either of Thiers or Guizot• t bef language is rather choice and correct than"flowince, ra pv distinguished by propriety and eloquence than by ~,,0" ousness or strength. He is calm, clear, neat, often ' f 'i 6 e# nious; always equal to his subject ; sometimes, ll' far above it. Now that e'mat t e ederer are dead. 1 , - . • possessed of more anecdotal 1 0 1 5 pt than any living homme d'etat in Paris, and is, Per ji' 3 the best and most classic raconteur in France. e countenance is open an d gent l eman li ke, and the breadth and elevation in the forehead. He is rather. le ft thin, and delicately shaped, and possesses in an 011 , 1 ; degree what our neighbours call the "air distinoue• M. ARAGO, MINISTER OF MARINE. Is one of the first sarans in France, and his reP?,.: v er i as an orator is brilliant. He was born i n 1786, anal,;: l o' petual secretary of th e A ca d em y o f Sciences, meni,u;ooo the office of longitudes, and one of th e most , scientific men of the age. The Republican print s ,_.l ) ol% i s moderate in expressing his opinions, though Jic ",il) 4 extreme views. The Morning Chronicle, however; ; ' c ito • in the scientific world the great inathenn i - e0 #1,.. bars' of his charact er; or ms temper and - his t: -' politics are of the m os t ar dent o ro licanism. Th e Ti mes says he cannot string three b 1 together in publi c , a l though he has long been e71,,,' his flatterers " th e C onsul Elect of the Republic." Airo" M. DE LAMARTINE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AV lt is Is kno wn as the historian of the Giro n di ns . if e ; t i Iv; i puty for M acon , an d more than thirty years ago segnote" apprenticeship as a dipl oma ti st , an d was named iniporil Plenipotentiary by Charles X. in 1828 an d 1830. Ibittr tine, now in hi s fifty- e i g hth year , is a gentleman and fortune. He is everywhere a poet, even a t th 0; bune. Lik e most poets , h owever, he is rather &I' l l 6 0 ' inconstant, vain, and imprudent. F or a l eng th 47 „ fi ber' he occupi e d a very un d ec id e d pos i t i on in the CIoAVA but he eventually ranged himself on the side of the de" sition. From that period M. d e L amar ti ne too k a ' le til e part in favour of progressive re f orm , an d r idi c ulr,' Guizot Cabinet as the Ministry of " limitations..„, 6 l l3 / voted against the Pritchard indemnity, and was Prl i f,ijo!: the Opposition as an invaluable acquisition. The t'Ag ing is an expression of his policy in his own vic' e an "The organic and progressive constitution of, the.,,10 0 democracy, the expansive principle of mutual chafi e ti° social fraternity, organized and applied to the s atisw of the general interest." dis t th e: It appears by a parliamentary retur n just issed . c osl o number of persons in trades or professions whose in d amounted to £l5O, and did not exceed £2OO, 1 1 APO paid the income tax for the ye ar en di ng th e s t h 0 ty 1845, was 38,392. The gross income on which 2 1 5 ' 1 ; these persons was charged amoun t e d to £6,102,17,p, the sum received for i ncome t ax , to .£177.980 P r i, The total number of p ersons engage d i n trades illipeiVo fessions who paid the income-tax in the above e 6a, was 111,818. In 1846 th ere were on l y sixteeno6'l," who paid the income tax on incomes exceeding 254,Y5. and the amount these sixteen persons paid was 319 r Thiwealthy are caught sometimes. There were Mg With IRMO/ between £lO,OOO and £50,000. Mar TI ARRtyp --W h ip and en 4 Ara ° dge, St, fro r 4 , 4 1 1. p, bi'a---ZO - 1 ( 1 '4(1,l Atil eri ary ,k , B nell c an, , and I Oete B ' Crej o d " -- Na 4 10 D on on. Cant Reliance John ' ' ( te IvGiro J o b„ ( kineck Ca fe . 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