The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

Oct. 19, 1847. oral Arius. The fund for the family o the late Rev. J. Johns, of this town, now amounts to £2,300. Dr. Thomas Horn, of Birkenhead, has, in addition to Lis . other honorary professional distinctions, become a li centiate of the Apothecaries' Company, London. Within the last fortnight no less a number than twelve brokers, who usually do a large stroke of business, have .made no returns of sales to the Brokers' Committee, a cir cumstance unparalleled in our commercial annals. On Tuesday. the body of William Alexander M'Comb ~,Was found on a sand-bank opposite the Clarence Dock , 11 asin. He had been missing since Saturday, but no evi 'lance sans produced to show how he got into the water. The screw steamer, Levantine, from Liverpool, arrived at Malta on the 3rd instant, having, in consequence of The accident which we recently described, occupied thirty- Ave days on her passage. She pursued her voyage to the Levant on the following day. A-WKwAap Misraxn.—The Leeds Intelligencer of sate da y in a few of its earlier impressions, announced the 141 sPension of the house of Baring Brothers and Co. ins tead of Barclay Brothers and Co. The typographical e r l ,.• o l* was soon detected. lin Thursday evening, about nine o'clock, as a young .„, 11 : 401 , named Joachim Niemann, a sailor on board the brig -cache, lying in the King's Dock, was engaged in playing With a dog upon the stage leading from' the shore to the vessel, he unfortunately fell over and was drowned. Rowland Bradshaw, by the author of " y Rattler," Which, we learn, is now complete s to have met with especial favour at the hands e London critics. The 'Westminster Quarterly„Adenceum, Critic, John Bull, Pictorial Tini j : ii petilily Times, Court Journal, &c., Speaking of it • e most unqualified terms of praise. On Friday, as a young man, named Joseph Marshall, employed in driving the wagons at the works going on at the new north docks, was engaged in the conveyance of a laden wagon, he unfortunately slipped his footing, and two of the wheels of the vehicles passed over his body, and caused almost instant death. On Friday, an inquest was held upon the body of a new-born female child, which had been found wrapped in a bundle, in St. Nicholas's churchyard, on the previous morning. There were no marks of violence upon the • body, but the medical evidence was to the effect that the child had been born alive, and had died from exposure and neglect. NATIVE TALENT IN SCULPTURE.—We have been kindly "4-red with a sight of a beautiful model of " The 61- Rector and Andromache," - just frcrm o ° h s Mr. Spence, sculptor, Brownlow-hill, the work son Y , Mr. Benjamin Spence, who is now modelling In the studio of Gibson, in that city. It displays through " great talent. The figure of Hector, in particular, is Most admirably proportioned, and the character of the Whole group is well worked out. Last week the Rev. F. A. Power, the respected minis ter of Bond-street district, was presented with two hand !? ely-bound volumes of " Buddicom's Friendship with England by the infants attending the Nort h Church of ' ' ' n gland Schools. The presentation was made by Mr. the indefatigable master of the South Schools, - u ° Congratulated Mr. Power on having won the esteem respect of the parents and children, and indeed of • erY inhabitant in the district. SHlPWRECK.—lnformation reached Wick, on Thurs '4Y, tha t a large brig had been driven ashore in the neigh °srhood‘, of the old castle of Keiss, a distance of eight b omber, to the northward of that place. The cre w, nine in funber, were saved by Captain Manby's apparatus. The rise' is the Warrior, of Montrose, Captain Mearns, from 'a to Liverpool, with a cargo of railway sleepers. w hen off the Skerries, about midnight of the previous ;y el ling, she was struck by a heavy sea, which carried - w i tY the wheel and otherwise disabled her. On Saturday week, Mr. W. Wood, of the Royal Insti in'Ann School, in this town, was elected Canning scholar 14 _that f oun d at i on . Th e exam i ners were the Revs. J. B. u n,k, M.A., and C. A. Swainson, M.A. Among the f l 7 % .,7idates, Messrs. Glynn and Rees were mentioned as mg distinguished themselves in the mathematical pa len in the historical part Atka examination. Mr. Wood, the successful candidate, forrready been elected scholar of Trinity College , Ox atarlL- BLACK STAR" LINE OF PACKETS.—The " Black Th u ,, Pack e t-ship Marmip arrived at Liverpool on fro h , - ‘ ,."ftY evening, the 14th instant, in twenty - t h r ee da y s, tilt. N ew York, having sailed from that city on the 21st Company with the packet ship Waterloo, and five • 78 after the packet ship New York, neither of which vesselsw-: has yet arrived here, they being delayed, no doubt, ith strong easterly winds, which were also encountered 1 2. y the Marmion, during the greater part of her passage. Captain Freeman was only four days in New York on his recent visit, and has just completed his fourth voyage and eighth passage across the Atlantic in eleven and a half months. REDUCTIONfaCtu • PRICES.—From all parts of the mann ordersring districts, they write that they cannot execute without cash ; an d th e purc h as i ng agen t would actuany co.un.t, a ge lo n s e e r r ai w i e re he to pay the heavy rate of dis ceiving 21 per Cent from ten to eleven per cent., he re here, that Royal fo r his trouble. Such Bank shares have an is the pressure no buyers ; and this not fro m fallen £lOO per share, discredit then thrown o n the bank, but from the im m ediate want of cash by the sellers. London and North-Western Railway stock, quoted nominally 148, has been actually sold for cash at Is A f a ll i n co tt on o f t wopence from the highest point, !1.8 now fully established; cotton which brought 71d. early • In September, has been sold at sd. . L _ A RUNAWAY H ORSE .—O n Th urs d ay afternoon, a Vs% with a whitechapel attached, took fright opposite vien • contact Lord-street, in consequence of th, 3in con w Th" jr. almrsault eviat h o Ltebicle, when he found himself unable to stop the : e, ", and escaped with only a slight injury. The horse 41 t he 14 a fearful rate up Lord-street, and turned the corner en li„ Crescent on the parapet, dashing against Mr. P VLon's shop-window, where the gig was overturned. e infuriated animal was then secured. Two of the wer e panes o f glass in Mr. Penlington's shop-window h 2 - 4 . 6, smashed, but no damage was done to any of the a tches. The shafts of the whitechapel were broken, L . it was otherwise damaged. No person sustained any T HE tr „._ KNOWSLEY FESTIVITIES. —Amongst the eatables R 7lnned at the recent rejoicings at Knowsley were i',l l B lbs. of beef, 3,880 lbs. of mutton, 1,451 llas. of veal, lozlbs. of lamb, 386 lbs. of pork, 7 flitches of bacon, 57 ns, 663 chickens,' 431 partridges,' with lots of grouse, V 9, rabbits, &c., 1,502 four-pound loaves, 528 lbs. of „atter, 2,950 eggs, 920 lbs. of sugar 1,200 lbs. of cake, . 1 , 4 ! 7 lbs. of grapes, with abundance dpeaches, nectarines, plums, &c., 230 bunches of carrots, 11 bushels of ~,,n ips. Of the celebrated Knowsley ale, 38 hogsheads, Z• ritainin g 2,106a110n5, were emptied. 1,812 bottles of W ine and spirits were consumed. The number of persons ',let,.ualled at the hall during the ten days, exclusive of . o i-icemen and workmen, was 5,920. Upwards of 2,000 lersons visited the ballroom on the Tuesday after the that number would have been present. ST. JAMES'S BAZAAR.—We have great pleasure in !tilling attention to an advertisement in another column o : l c a bazaar fo r th e purpose o f ra i s i ng f un d s t o ex t en d th e It isredations of St. James's Schools. And although lent f hard ly necessary f or us t o i mpress upon our benevo riends the duty o f encouraging so praiseworthy an ovbrjeesestabyhoitte best mea ns within their power, we must ex th t those ladies—and we are glad to learn _wneeict:berer c o cncoautp dfei ingenious cornbinatic);:nw— preparingho e time has now for some ets, and other raiscedllsanilenoftiasneY various and, doubtless, that the time is now needlework, toys, trink tions are required to be sent ilartieles, will bear in mind contribu that, as the esteemed incumbe ntnan. d when their committee of ladies of his congre g ation We take leave to add goaftiolt. ha Jame b s's and ttihre lug and indefatigable in their exertions bee, bazaar as unique c' and as we, we trust they will be ha ve e o rendereee the supported even beyond their ex attractive as possi -I),ectations, as well in the contributions sent for sale, as in number of visitors to the Assembly-rooms in Great G eorge -street, wh ere t h e bazaar w i ll b e opene d on t h e - 1 7, 2t4 instant. Let "deed s , not words," be now the motto o all desirous of extending the means to the poor children this• _ populous district o f a sound scriptural-as well as `met . „,..ul education. ELECTION.—The following is a list of the "'" 01111 eillors who retire on the Ist of November next, and list of the candidates so far as is at present known : CANDIDATES. RETIRING WAs MEMBERS. Reformers. Conservatives. ll ' o - , o ri. Thomas Shaw. W. Walthew G. G. Hornby. V e and. James Brancker J. Thompson J. Woodruff. tt; uxhau. William Preston Wm. Preston I : 4111 's Robert B. Hill Thomas Booth R. B. Hill. C a e ' l ange. C. S Middleton W. Clare G. H. Horsfall. w.stle-st. • John Holmes hn D aniel ;omes I F eter's. R. S. Henderson Bell R. S. Henderson Vt',2itreet. Richd. Rimmer Jas. Denton Rd. Rimmer. ito•peorge. Geo. G. Hornby H. G. Harbord. tibeY-st. 'Chas. Robertson James Lewin Tobin. u,ercromby James Procter 'Thomas Todd Jas. Procter. me-street. J. B. Lloyd • • J. B. Lloyd. W e Anne's. James' Parker James Mellor James Parker. 2.st Derbysias Booker Josias Booker. 11.4;oxteth; R. L. Jones Thos. Avison R. L. Jones. i,L•102---..._s_teth. 'William Mann W. P. Freme Wm. Mann. . ... is- VZ new Council will, this year, have to elect eight 'then in the place of the following gentlemen, who T i ,.._re by rotation :—R. Houghton, R. Gri ffi th, J. H. - 747er, R. S. Crook, William Nicol, J. B. Moore, E. ._°,3rnettx, and Thomas Chilton. They will of course be , -v-eleeted ._ll,. • , mh - .TINGUISHING LIGHTS FROM STEAM-PACKETS. s ll le, ll having been said against the use of green distin ni t he lights on board vessels at sea, a trial was made p lo .Zoo river on Thursday evening, in the presence of a isait of scientific and practical gentlemen, which proved to al actorily the popular opinion on this point to be a 1 3 : 11 plete f a ll acy . Th e di s tinguishin g li g ht s approve d o f tr I T t ile Admiralty, and in use on board their vessels and 411 ° ,,5e of th e severa l Gl asgow steam Compani es — v i z ., re d bgreen, were placed on the paddle boxes of the Cale u'a at anchor in the Mersey, when the party went on th at( ' a small steamer, receded from the Caledonia, and, tet e, result was, that at a distance of three miles both the ti t . i a nd green lights were perfectly distinct, the one as tb l hgent as the other ; thus proving, that for all practical ,p, — ,,., rl) ?ses, the green is as efficient as the red, and both I li - cillY so. We understand that in the course of a few b e n another trial will be made, when an opportunity will theafforded to those interested of satisfying themselves of f 0.,, Jallaciousness of the prevalent opinion regarding the tve7 ll ' light. We may mention that the glasses, which ,Z . °f particular shade of green, were supplied by Mr. Porrest of this town, and approved of by Captain t oo rs of the Admiralty.—Journal.—[There is still, we are t much difference of opinion as to the e ffi ciency of the • h : light I ,, ee , many persons pref err i ng t o it th e o ld w hite 0 a;_uctlo ..or ,)any reasons. Against the red light there is no nm CORRESPONDENCE. EVERTON WARD ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I do trust that the efforts of one of your so-called Conservative contemporaries to bring into the Council the Radical Mr. Walthew as the representative of Everton Ward, in preference to one of the most respectable Con servatives in the town, Mr. G. G. Hornby, will return. I would respectfully ask you, Mr. Editor, to call on the electors of Everton to distrust what are called by the press " the leaders" and the letters which appear in your Saturday's co:itemporary. The advertisement which ap peared in two local papers relative to Everton Ward elec tion was an old and shallow electioneering trick, based on falsehood. The editorial remarks on the conduct of one of the Church Expenditure Committee are as wicked as mischievous—the matter of " the tiles" and " turning out" totally untrue. Let the Electors inquire into Mr. Geo. Hornby's con duct. It has ever been that of a Protestant, an English man, and a gentleman. He has worked hard in the Coun cil : his exertions have evidently been fell. He has drawn attention to the destruction of Corporation property, and to other strange doings in St. Martin's Church. I trust, therefore, that as the Mail has opened the campaign, the matter of St. Martin's will be sifted, and that all good men and true" Protestants, be they Churchmen or Dis senters, will poll for him on the Ist of November, and shew that they value his untiring exertions on behalf of his Church, his country, and his town.—Respectfully yours, AN ELECTOR. [The animosity displayed against Mr. Hornby in cer tain quarters is as malicious as it is extraordinary. Few of our local legislators have devoted more pains -taking labour for the good of the borough ; and the fact that Mr. Francis Shand (one of the staunchest Conservatives in the town) is the chairman of his committee, ought to be a sufficient guarantee for the soundness of his Churchman ship and political principles.] TO THE ELECTORS OF EVERTON AND KIRKbALE WARD. BROTHER ELECTORS,—An advertisement appeared in the Times and Mail of this week, which stated (although the gentleman's name was not mentioned except by im plication), " that Mr. George Green Hornby had no con nection with the Conservative Committees of Everton and Kirkdale Ward." Now, Electors or T;verWn and KirkdalGi solemnly - de - - dare to you, that there is not one ward of truth in that advertisement. From the first letter to the last, it is false—wholly and absolutely false. A falsehood concocted by a small knot of semi-Papists and discontented radicals. May I ask how it is that "a party little known, and who, by some strange freak of fortune," (I thank the Mail for teaching me that phrase,) assumes "all the airs and authority" ( I thank the Mail again) of commander-in chief of Everton. This personage ought particularly to remember two things :—first, that merchants and trades meft of all political principles require safeguards ; and, secondly, that he who says, "I am Sir Oracle, and when I speak, let no dog bark," has not a vote himself in the ward, although he would fain make it appear that he has a patent for manufacturing its representatives. I am, yours, &c., AN ELECTOR OF EVERTON, OF TWELVE YEARS' STANDING, AND A MEMBER OF MR. RORNBY'S COMMITTEE. October 16th. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL OR TO GAOL FROM THE POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY.—A min, named Mc. Kune, and another, both known to the police, and who were found trying the back doors in Bedford-street North, were committed. the former for three months, and the latter (less known) for one month. John Roberts, for stealing some brass-work in Mount-pleasant, was sent for trial ; as was Jane Deane, for stealing a piece of plaid. SUSPICION OF STEALING COTTON, OR RECEIVING STOLEN COTTON.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a wo man, named Ann Carlin, was charged with having in her donkey-cart about 201 b. weight of cotton. The prisoner has recently commenced business as a " marine store dealer," and, on being put down, was told by Mr. Rushton that if she did not fully account for the possession of the article she should be committed for trial. She said she had purchased it in small quantities, but could not give the name of a single vendor. WHOLESALE ROBBERIES OF GRAlN.—Richard Saville, a marine store-dealer and two children, Honer Regan and Michael Regan, were yesterday charged, the first with receiving and the others with stealing a quantity of corn, &c. from several warehouses about the docks. The elder prisoner's place is at No. 13, Sparling-street. A bag and a parcel of Indian corn in a handkerchief were produced, and were shown to have been taken from a warehouse in Water -street, and from another elsewhere. The police officer had been active in this case, and found in Saville's cellar one barrel of oats, one ditto of wheat, one ditto of split pease, one ditto of Indian corn, part of a barrel of American beans, four bags of Indian corn, and seven of wheat—all in good condition. Some of the wheat was also identified as taken from a parcel of Cana dian, where a bushel had been missed from each of several bags. The warehouse had been broken open. Mr. Rush ton said that this was a most important case for the notice of the police, in order that they might detect such delin quencies. The poor children, who were almost naked, were evidently employed to commit the robbery of which they were accused by the heartless fellow who kept the marine store ; and he announced his intention to visit all Zaa wuacqueriltz VC further evidence being required, the prisoners were re manded. CELLARS.—On Tuesday, 55 persons were fined 20s. each (in some instances there had been previous convic tions), for letting off cellars not conformable with the act of parliament. All parties letting cellars should take warning as the fines will be inflicted in every case. OFFENCE AGAINST THE DOCK LAWS.-011 Tuesday, Hugh Williams, a licensed pilot, was summoned for en tering the ship Ranger in the George's Basin, when the signal that no more vessels could be admitted was flying, whereby he had incurred a penalty of £2O. The case was remanded till next day, when evidence being wanting, the pilot was discharged. OUTRAGE UPON PULICE-OFFICERS.—On Friday, two stalwart ruffians, of the name of Connerton, were placed before Mr. Rushton, for having interrupted and assaulted officers 491 and 573, while in the execution of their duty. It appeared that there had been a row at Sharpe's public house, and the assistance of the o ffi cers was called fo r , and whilst they were taking the prisoners to bridewell, they were severely maltreated both by the prisoners and the populace. Officer 491 had received a severe wound on the head, and his hat was literally cut up. Mr. Rushton, in adjudicating, said—" There will be no stop put to such proceedings without a heavy sentence at the sessions— twelve months' imprisonment, or something of that kind. It is quite frightful the manner in which the officers are treated in the execution of their duty in this town. You must each pay a fine of X 5, or go to gaol for two months." EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF HAMS.—On Thursday, John Williams, Charles Gent, John Jones, Andrew Berry, Richard Vose, and Ellen Vose, his wife, were brought before Mr. Rushton, the two former charged with having stolen two hogsheads of hams, the property of Baring Brothers and Co., from the Victoria Dock-quay, Jones and Berry with aiding and abetting, and Vose and his wife with receiving the stolen goods. Constables Lloyd and Kehoe, of the detective force, had the management of the case. In consequence of information received, the two constables went to the house of Vose, in Vandries street, and found eight hams up stairs, beneath the mat tress of a bed. On going to the lodgings of one of the other prisoners, in. No. 10 Court, Paul-street, the prisoner himself came to the door, with a ham under his arm. Lloyd said, " Oh, we have got the thief, then, for steal ing the hams from the Victoria-quay ;" and the prisoner replied, " N u , I on ly helped to load the cart . " Lloyd found in the cellar six more hams ; these the prisoner said he had found on the Canal-bridge. Andrew Ward, a waggon-driver, said, on Monday he saw Gent and Wil liams roll one of the hogsheads of hams into the cart. John Holt stated, that on the same afternoon he observed " Jem Jones," not in custody (Vose's carter), with five or six other men, unloading the cart near Vose's house, in which a few hams were afterwards found. A cask was found broken up in a neighbouring brick •field. There was no evidence against John Jones ; he was discharged, and the other prisoners committed for trial. LOCAL MEETINGS. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the meeting, on Wed nesday, Mr. Sheppard was in the chair. Six persons applied for relief, to enable them to return to their re spective parishes, under the following circumstances:— They were miners from Cornwall and South Wales, and were engaged to proceed in the ship Cobric, to Valparaiso, but when off Rio de Janeiro the vessel unfortunately caught fire, and was totally destroyed. The passengers were sent on to Rio Janeiro, and remained there for some time under the protection of the British consul, until a ship was found to bring them to this country. They arrived on Monday by the Antelope. It was, after a great deal of discussion, resolved to allow them to remain in the house until an opportunity presented itself for send them to Cornwall and Swansea. _ _ _ SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting on Tuesday, the chairman (Rector Campbell) called the board's attention to the question whether or not it would be possible to ad minister relief to the paupers more economically than at present without diminishing its quantity. He enumerat e d the results of M. Soyers culinary labours in Dublin (which we gave in our last), but stated that gentleman's soup cost lid. per quart, while the parish soup cost lid. His was meat soup, but the parish gruel was also more nutri tious, and much more acceptable to the poor. M. Soyer, however, alluded to a saving in the price of bread, and this was well worthy the Vestry's consideration. He said that by the use of patent ovens in Dublin, 25 per cent. had been saved, and he (the Chairman) was sure that if they could save anything like that amount to the parish ioners of Liverpool, they would rejoice to do so.—Mr. Woodruff said that at present about 5000 cards were dis tributed amounting to £6OO or £7OO per week, all in money, and that this was like offering a premium for im posture. There were now about 5000 families, constituting in the whole between 22,000 and 25,000 persons, receiving weekly relief from the 'parish, and he could not believe at the end of the summer season that they were all legitimate claimants.—The chairman said that money might be given where it was absolutely necessary towards the payment of rent, but relief should be given principally in provisions. He thought the strictest investigation should take place into the condition of the applicants for relief.—On the motion of Mr. Bennett, a committee consisting of Messrs. Earle, Woodruff, Johnson, and Bennett, was a pp o i n t e d to make inquiries relative to M. Soyer's plan.—lt was re ported that the influx of the Irish from the lot to the 11th instant amounted to 3,218 individuals; 49 had been sent back to Ireland from the hospitals, and 365 had gone back to their own country voluntarily. The expense of sending. back these 414 individuals was £99 4s. 6d. The Irish are evidently again increasing on us rapidly. From the 4th to the 9th of October inclusive, 2363 Irish paupers were relieved at a cost of £94. The total amount of relief given for the week ending the 9th of October was £554, being an increase over the corresponding week of 1846. The number of families relieved was 5,004.—Mr. Thornely said that he found it would be inconvenient for several mem bers to attend the meetings of the vestry on any other day but Tuesday, and that that day would accordingly be the day 'of meeting in future as it had been for years past.— Some conversation took place as to the disgraceful state of the wall at the front of the Workhouse in Mount Pleasant, but it appeared that an arrangement must be made with the Corporation before an entirely . new wall could be erected. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-committee of Works reported that it would be desirable for the Dock Trust to have the present Postoffice buildings, if the rent were reasonable. • Confirmed.—The Warehouse Manage ment Committee recommended the appointment of Mr. Ebenezer Allen as receiver of charges at the Albert Dock, at a salary of £2OO per annum, with a bond of £2OOO for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Confirmed. The Lisbon packets were ordered to have berths in future, at the Salthouse Docks, in instead of, as formerly, at George's Dock. The Sub-committee recommended that Mr. Askew, the late harbour-master, be allowed £240 per annum, as a superannuated allowance, being at the rate of two thirds of his salary and house rent, having served the trust twenty-seven years ; some discussion ensued upon the subject, Imd Mr. Tobin expressed an opinion that £3OO ought to be allowed, as Mr. Askew had performed a great amount of extra service; he moved an amendment to the effect, but afterwards agreed to withdraw it in fa vour of a recommendation from Mr. Nicol, which was, that the allowance be £240 per annum, with a gratuity of £3OO for his extra services.—The Harbour-Master's Com mittee recommended that a senior harbour-master be appointed at a salary of £4OO per annum, with a house, and a junior at £350 per annum, also with a house, and that there be only one central office. After some remarks from Mr. Tobin, who thought the business could never be done efficiently without a north, south, and centre har bour-master, the recommendation was confirmed.—A letter was read from Mr. Thomas Jones, calling the atten tion of the committee to a plan he had discovered for keepinsr_the sand free ()film newlanding stage. No decis sion was come to upon it. THE LITERPOOL STANDARD. /District flebS. Mr. James Bayley has been elected Town Clerk of Warrington. The Industrial School at Warrington has been closed for want of funds. A man named Mulloy has been killed at Prescot, during an affray with some other men. John Lord, Esq. will it is said be the new mayor of Wigan. It is stated that in many instances the losses of mill owners this year have exceeded f.. 500 a-week by continu ing their operations. A tax of 3d. per family has been levied off each worker's house in Stockport, for the support of the turnouts at Mossley. LATE STRAWBERRIES.—Mr. Fare, ironmonger, of Preston, has now in his garden at Penwortham, several fine strawberries, fully formed, though scarcely ripe. On Wednesday, Mr. John Aspinall, of Warrington, relieving-officer for that union was presented with a gold pencil case by the paupers, for his kind and benevolent conduct to the poor. Ros SALL COLLEGE. — The Queen, in acknowledging the address of the scholars of Rossall College, has been gra ciously pleased to command that their holidays shall be extended by a week. WOODCOCKS.—Mr. Williams Hincliffe, of Stockton Lodge, shot a woodcock at Mosswood, Cheshire, on the 9th instant. It is believed to be the first killed this sea son in this part of the country. RIOT.—On Monday, there was a disgraceful riot, in the course of which, a good deal of damage was done to the windows of several houses, at Over Darwen, by the hands now there out on strike, principally by those who were late in the employ of Messrs. Walsh, weavers. A gentleman of Runcorn having seen a receipt for destroying cockroaches, &c., sliced cucumber, made a trial of the remedy by slicing two cucumbers, and throw ing them into a place which was literally swarming with them. The effect was very satisfactory, for in fifteen hours there was an almost perfect clearance of these dis agreeable inmates. On Friday a portion of the Killingburn Foundry, belonging to Mr. Robert Whittaker, situated at the vil lage of Moon's Mill, about three miles from Preston, together with three cottages adjoining, were totally de stroyed by fire. ROPE MADE FROM CHINESE GRASS. — Tuesday the attention of some hundreds of spectators was attracted to a novel kind of huge rope, exhibited in front of the Ex change, which has been manufactured entirely from Chinese grass. This rope, which is 600 yards long, has, we understand, been manufactured expressly for Earl Fitzwilliam, and is intended to be used at the Elsecar Iron Works.—Manchester Courier. . . . The manufacturing operatives seem determined to sus pend work altogether rather than be put on short time. At the last meeting of delegates nineteen districts were represented, and of these there were only three who did not prefer a total cessation of work rather than accede to the proposed reduction. It was resolved that the fac tory workers should cease labour for a short periQtl from the 21st instant, Out tins resolution will be finally disposed of at another meeting. The official returns of the working of the mills in Man chester exhibit a continued falling off in the number of hands in full work, but, however, to no greater an extent than might naturally be looked for. The diminution in the number of hands on full time amounts this week, in comparison with last, to about 1100 ; of this number 800 are on short time, and 300 stopped entirely . The num ber of hands stopped entirely is now larger than it has been since June. DISCOVERY OF A NEW COAL FIELD IN CHESHIRE. — The towns of Parkgate and Neston, in Cheshire, were last week the scenes of considerable rejoicing, in conse quence of the complete success which has attended the trials made to prove the field of 'coal on the Cheshire side of the Dee, on the property of the Hon. L. M. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P. It is stated that an extensive, field of coal, of most excellent quality—and which, no doubt, is a continuation of the Flint and Bagilt coal fields—has been proved. FLOGGING IN THE POORHOUSE.—An old man, 72 years of age, in the poorhouse of Bolton, has died under cir cumstances which raised an impression that he had been actually flogged to death by one of the male nurses charged with the care of the parish paupers. An inquest has, of course, been held, and the evidence, though it has not confirmed the horrible suspicion which was at first entertained, has established beyond denial the fact that the whip has been used in the workhouse upon even the old and ailing, by one whose duty it was to attend to them in sickness and suffering. LIBELLING SIR JOHN GERARD, BART.—A school master, named Daniel Rice, who resides at Great Eccles ton, near Lancaster, has been committed on a charge of having sent to Sir John Gerard a long letter, containing a series of accusations of a scandalous, malicious, and de famatory character. We believe that Rice was formerly the master of a school at the village of Ashton, which school was established by Sir John Gerard, and that, hav ing been dismissed from his situation, he imagined that this was attributable to the interference of the baronet. Several anonymous letters of a disgraceful kind had been sent to Sir John Gerard, the authorship of which was at first attributed to innocent parties. ARSON.—A servant girl, named Sarah Kinder, was on Wednesday last committed to Chester Castle, at Booth Ball, Knutsford, for trial at the assizes, on a charge of having, on Thursday the 30th ult. set fire to the outbuild ings in the occupation of her master, Mr. John Snelson, of Nether Peover, farmer, and the property of Lord de Tabley. The building consists of stable, shippon, barn, and two bays, and contained a considerable quantity of corn, hay, potatoes, horse gearing, and various farming implements ; but the fire spread with such rapidity, that it was impossible to save a vestige of the building or its contents. Fortunately the building was insured, but we are sorry to add, that Mr. Snelson will be a heavy sufferer, as no part of his property which was consumed was in sured. BROUGHTON OLD HALL, near Manchester, was partly destroyed by fire on Sunday week, and damage was done to the extent of nearly £l,OOO. It was, to within a few bears ago, the seat of the late Rev. W. Clowes, and on his rother Col. Clowes, the present owner, coming into pos session, he removed the furniture for the purpose of sub jecting the building to some extensive alterations. Owing to this circumstance the loss has been trifling compared with what it would have been if the hall had been occupied by the family. The fire was entirely subdued in less than two hours, after destroying a large nprtion of the roof and of the cupola over the south front, besides the upper part of the grand staircase. As the walls and ceilings were in the couse of receiving embellishments they also suffered much injury both from fire and water. EYTRAORDINARY TROTTING MATCH.—On Saturday, at the Belle Vue Gardens, Hyde-road, Gorton, a large company assembled to witness a trotting match for 100 sovereigns. The terms were that the winning horse must run not less than 174 miles within the hour; the horse which accomplished the greatest distance in the time to gain the prize. Two started first under saddle; one of them, a brown horse, named by Mr. Pierce Morgan, and the other a chesnut horse called "Sir William, ' named by Mr. Lawson, and brought . over from America to Eng land about eight months since. Having started together, the brown horse appeared to have the best of it, and went very well for about fourteen or fifteen times round. but was obliged then to give in for want of condition. Sir William, however, seemed to gather fresh strength from the failure of his competitor, and, pushing vigorously along, ran a distance within the hour of eighteen miles and a-half less about sixty yards, coming in quite fresh. He never broke his trot during the whole distance. The jockey, who is an American, was a good deal knocked up with his exertions, and would have fallen on dismounting had he not been supported. Various conjectures are afloat as to this extraordinary horse. Not less than ten sporting characters from the other side of the Atlantic came over with him, and have been in England ever since; and these in addition to the jockey, trainers, and others, to the number of nearly as many more. We have been told that his backers netted a considerable sum of money by the event. The event has caused a great deal of inte rest in the sporting world, as the feat exceeds, we believe, that of any other yet accomplished in the annals of trot ting. The action of Sir William, and the style altogether in which he did the work, were the admiration of all connoisseurs, many of whom had come from great dis tances-to witness his pereformance.r—Manchester paper, SIR R. PEEL'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL. t , The ex-premier, Sir R. Peel, visited Liverpool unex pectedly by all but his immediate friends, last week. Considerable curiosity was excited by the announcement of his advent, and speculation naturally directed itself to tile surmise that his principal object was to justify to the commercial community of this great port the principles of the Bank Restriction Act of 1844, or, as the sanguine would have it to declare his willingness to admit, under the present embarrassments arising frmn its draining ope ration on the specie of the country. some wise and liberal modification of its cramping provisions. Those who put " this" last " flattering unction to their souls," were, however, doomed to be sorely disappointed, as it will ap pear by the sequel, that beyond a mere reference (at the Mayor's dinner table) to the financial distresses cif the country, and the expression of a hope that all parties would unite in alleviating it as far as possible, he staved off the question, and left it in statu quo, without offering a guiding suggestion to others, or affording the slightest glimmering upon his own future views and purposes on this momentous topic. The visit of the right honourable gentleman was, in fact, purely private—merely to witness the commercial and architectural advancement of the town, in its docks, warehouses, and public buildings, fro m the time of his last visit in 1828, nearly twenty years ago. It may, however, be admitted, that any divulgement of his future intentions in Parliament, would have been a forestalling of argument not precisely accordant with the ,usages of that body. Sir Robert arrived on Thursday evening, at Mosley hill, the seat of Charles Lawrence, Esq., (the Mayor,) whose guest he became during his visit. He was then joined at dinner by a select party, namely, Lord Sandon, Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. G, H. Lawrence and his lady, Mr. J. B. Moore (the chairman of the Dock Committee), Mr. Hardman Earle, Mr. William Rathbone, the Rev. Charles Lawrence, Mr. William Brown, and Mr. William Greg-son. On Friday morning he was driven into town. He first inspected that immense new structure, the New Assize Courts, including, under the same roof, St. George's Hall, where every preparation was made to re ceive him with all due honour. The various avenues were cleared out to permit of easy access round and through the building, and in the absence of Mr. Ellmes, the architect, Mr. Tomkinson, the builder, who is en trusted with its completion, pointed out its interesting features, the sight of which elicited from the right ho nourable baronet the frequent exclamations of " beautiful" and ." wonderful." Amongst those in _the suite were Biown, Esq., Iq7l 3 ., — fir. Tai.g, M. R. T. Yates, Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, Mr. Charles Lawrence, &c., also a number of ladies. Sir Robert inspected the plans, as well as the building, and expressed his great delight and satisfaction. From the Hall, the party proceeded to the South Docks, the procession of carriages, coaches, and cars, attracting crowds of spectators in every direction. The right hon. gentleman went on board of that leviathan vessel, the Great Britain, lying in the Coburg Dock. He was re ceived by Mr. Bright and Mr. Shute, of the firm of Gibbs, Bright, and Co. the agents for the vessel here, and inspected all that was great or curious in the vast iron structure. A large number of sailors and carpenters con gregated on the quay, as Sir Robert left the ship, and loudly cheered him, a compliment which he heartily and politely acknowledged. The Brunswick Dock was next visited, and vast piles of timber on its quays, and in the neighbouring yards, remarked upon. The mode of un loading the timber ships was explained, and the carriage then turned and moved northward past the several docks to the Custom-house. There the celebrated Mr. Gibson, the sculptor, was in attendance to show the statue of Hus kisson, which had been elevated to its pedestal opposite the north front of the Custom-house early in the morn ing. This statue (described elsewhere) Sir Robert closely inspected, and highly complimented Mr. Gibson on the striking likeness to the lamented deceased which he had artistically achieved. The cortege next took a long drive along the dock quays to the north end of Canning Dock, George's Dock, Prince's Dock, and the others further north, were cursorily viewed, and the iron sheds at the Trafalgar Dock, were next pointed out. The nine new North Docks, in progress of completion, were subsequently in spected, the chairmen of the Dock Committee developing, when the cortege arrived there, numerous and expensive looking plans of the town. The party then embarked in the Government mail steamer Medina, which was moored off the cattle slip at the new docks to receive them. Sir Robert, before going on board, had some condescending chat with the " nav vies" on the ground. The officers of tne Medina, Cap tain Smethett and others, were in full uniform, and the crew all neat and clean. The ship was neat and orderly in every department. She first steamed down the river to the rock, and afterwards returned and was steered alongside the new landing-stage. In this short cruise she went within hail of several of the river steamers, the pas sengers on board of which crowded to the path le-boxes and cheered the distinguished visitor, who returned the compliment by uncovering and bowing. The vessels in the river and docks hoisted all their flags, including many American ships. Mr. Bramley-Moore explained to the ex-premier the excellencies of the landing stage, forgetting, however, so far as we could learn, the fatality that would possibly be concomitant to the structure during a severe gale from the N. or N.W., when the Wirral peninsula would offer an ineffectual barrier or breakwater. There was a vast as semblage at the pierheads, in the expectation that the observed of all observers wonld land at George's Pier ; but in this they were disappointed, as he had made an engage ment to visit Birkenhead, which he felt in honour bound to respect. The Medina consequently crossed the river toward. Woodside, but the vessel, from her size, not hav ing sufficient water to reach the slip, the party had to be landed, at some inconvenience, in a small and crowded boat. Sir Robert and his friends were received on landing by Mr. W. Jackson, M.P. and Mr. W. Potter, who stood on the steps to welcome them, with others of the Birkenhead Commissioners. We should state that the day was beau tifully fine, and our often boisterous river perfectly placid. The views obtained from it towards either shore were, even at this late period of the year, very beautiful and interest ing. The right honourable gentleman and his friends, amongst whom were now Mr. Jackson, Mr. W. Potter, Lord Sandon, and others of note, cursorily inspected Bir kenhead and its new dock works. During Sir Robert's brief stay in that town (says a contemporary) an ill-con ditioned athletic fellow attempted to strike the right hon. baronet ; but Mr. Dowling happening to be near at the time, happily arrested the blow. This disgraceful conduct will, we trust, be, if possible, visited with adequate pu nishment. Having . seen the docks and the new ware houses on the margin of Wallasey Pool, the party, includ ing several of the Commissioners, Mr. John Laird, and others, enjoyed a pleasant drive by Claughton Hall, the seat of Mr. W. Jackson, and thence, after florid descrip tions, by Poulton Bridge, to Mr. Harold Littledale 's extensive farm and farm buildings, in Liscard, in the parish of Wallasey. This farming establishment is one of the first and largest in the north of England. It is chiefly a dairy farm, and the buildings, planned by a distinguished agri culturist of the south, assisted by the indefatigable pro prietor, are not excelled in elegance and adaptation by any similar range in the kingdom, or in Europe. There are two shippons or cow-houses containing each thirty-four fine milch cows, as smooth and slick as well-conditioned cats, and these apartments (for we may so call them) are beautifully clean and well-ventilated, and appropriate in every respect, that a party might squat themselves down to dinner on any part of the pavement. There are also other shippons of inferior size, immense and scientifically constructed plans for the rearing and fattening of innu merable communities of pigs ; machinery, worked by steam-power, for grinding, making flour, preparing pro vender, &c. The dairy is itself a curiosity,—like a mag nificent little chapel, glazed with stained glass, and pro vided with large coolers on handsome pedestals ; fine glass milk-dishes, &c. Sir Robert, who was accompanied by the enterprising proprietor; Lord Sandon; the Mayor of Liverpool ; William Jackson, Esq., M.P. ; and Wm. Potter, Esq. ; and a number of ther gentlemen, inspected the buildings and operations in detail, as well as the ex tensive farm-yard, (with stacks of hay, &c., some of them 40 yards in length,) and an immense turnip and wurzel field on the north, containing upwards of 30 acres of land, and on which were at the time temporary move able railways, with waggons, for the easy conveyance ofthe produce, especially in wet weather, from the field to the receiving -houses. This farm, is in fine, though of large extent, (upwards of four hundred acres) a perfect model. Sir R. Peel, after seeing it, stated that he was never so much astonished and gratified, and it is understood, we believe, that the talented gentleman purposes to make a model farm of his own, in the com pletion of which he will probably take a leaf out of Mr. Harold Littledale's book. It is certainly highly honoura ble to the latter gentleman, that though involved in com mercial pursuits in Liverpool, he has proved that " a merchant prince" may devote himself profitably and eco nomically during his leisure hours to the cultivation of the soil, or rather its redemption,—for much of Mr. Lit tledale's land was, when he obtained possession, of a poor and obdurate nature, and, by draining and good tillage, he has proved that if we cannot extend the acreable sur face of our island, we can, by agricultural chemistry and other appliances, make it equal to an increased area in production, and that we are not justified in encouraging the import of foreign produce to an overwhelming extent against the British farmer, until we have fully brought our own soils to their maximum of production. The whole distinguished party, upwards of twenty in all, after partaking of the hospitalities of Liscard-hall, the seat of Sir John Tobin and Mr. Littledale, (his son in-law,) returned to Liverpool by Seacombe Ferry, and the honoured guest and his immediate friends repaired to the Town-hall, whence he was driven to Mosley-hill, to dress for dinner with the Mayor and his friends at the former place. THE DINNER AT THE TOWN-HALL. In the evening, his worship the Mayor entertained Sir R. Peel and a select party of about sixty gentlemen, at the Town-hall, his municipal residence. The guests sat down about seven o'clock, and amongst them were L or d Sandon, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Wm. Brown, M.P., Mr. Card well, M.P., Mr. Thornley, M.P., Mr. Wm. Jackson, Colonel Falconer, Captain Evans, Captain Bevis, Mr. Rushton, Mr. Bramley-Moore, the Town-clerk, Air. C. Lawrence, Mr. Jas. Lawrence, Mr. W. Earle, Mr. H. E ar l e , Mr. R. Earle, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Baines, Mr. Cor tazzie, Mr. Sands, Mr. S. Holme, Mr. A. Lace, Mr. Langton, Mr. D. Campbell, Mr. Littledale, Mr. Neilson, Rev. W. Connybeare, Mr. Grant, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Nicol, and others of our respected townsmen. The usual loyal toasts were heartily given and ably responded to. The Mayor, in proposing the health of Lord Sandon, delivered a warm eulogium on the public services and consistent political conduct of that esteemed nobleman, than whom Liverpool had never had a more able and active represen tative. Lord SANDON was loudly cheered on his appearing, to reply. He alluded to the origin of his connexion, with Liverpool, and the result of his endeavours in. behalf of the constituency. He highly appreciated the honour of being the representative of such a town. One of his pre decessors in the office, it would be sufficient to say had been the Huskisson, and he frankly confessed, expecting that the merit would be at least accorded to him of having adopted the best possible model, that it had always beery his aim and ambition to tread in the footsteps of that very remarkable man (applause). He responded entirely to all the observations which had been made by the Mayor. It was his conviction that England owed still a deep debt of gratitude to William Huskisson. He had endeavoured, wisely and cautiously, at the same time firmly and fairly, to free commerce from its fetters, to facilitate the trade of the world, and to render the inter change of nations as unrestricted as the best interests of humanity demanded (applause). After entering into a variety of statistics relative to the town and its commerce, and the important and constantly increasing duties that devolved upon its representatives, he complimented those who had acted in parliament with him, and concluded by a grateful acknowledgement of thanks for the hearty manner in which his health had been received. The MAYOR then proposed the health of their guest, " Sir R. Peel," who had rendered such undeniable services to the country while he had held office. That distin guished man had kindly consented to be present at the raising of the statue of the most distinguished of his col leagues in a former administration. It was, he said, ex ceedingly appropriate that Sir R. Peel should have arrived in Liverpool on that particular day, for the town was then being engaged in doing honour to one whom it owed much ; and it was the peculiar glory and pride of Sir R. Peel to have followed out, consummated and completed, the policy which Mr. Huskisson had so advantageously originated—(loud cheers). Sir R. PEEL said that he had gratefully and gladly ac cepted the mayor's invitation to be present at that dinner —first, because the opportunity was thus afforded him of forming a personal intimacy with a family whom he had long respected, and of which the mayor was a member; secondly, because it would be in his power, in that way, to evince his high estimation of the town of Liverpool, in the person of its chief officer; and, thirdly, it was with him an object to make himself thoroughly acquainted with some of the secrets and details of this great commer cial community—the greatest, probably, that the world knew—and of admiring the energy and enterprise, the vigour and skill, by which the estuary of the Mersey had been fitted for the reception of the commerce of the world. The right honourable baronet, at great length; L flilated upon the solicitude with which he had always re garded the affairs of Liverpoot - Wnvinced, as he had al= ways been, that the success of this port must reflect the prosperity of the country. (Cheers.) There were other reasons why he should always have examined with some interest the rise of the port to its present paramount im portance. He was unconnected with Liverpool by any local ties, but with the county of Lancashire he claimed a long and close connexion—all the wealth and status of his family being attributable to that very fortunate cir cumstance. (Cheers.) It was long since he had last visited Liverpool, and the occasion was memorable. That day, fixed for the opening of the railway to Manchester, commenced in joy and triumph, and, by a most melan choly event, closed in lamentation and woe. On that day a fatal accident befel the illustrious statesman to whom the mayor had alluded—with whom it had been his ( Sir R. Peel's) happiness, for many years of his life, to be in habits of constant and intimate friendship—with whom he had acted as a colleague in the service of the Crown—and for whose views, knowledge, and virtues he had always entertained a most profound regard. (Applause.) It was to him a source of great gratification that he had been present on the occasion of a monument being raised in Liverpool to the memory of Mr. Huskisson. Having complimented Mr. Gibson, the artist, on the admirable execution of the work, he said that he regretted that his pleasure in visiting Liverpool had been lessened by finding that at this moment there existed considerable embarass ment amongst commercial classes. (Hear, hear.) Into the causes, or supposed causes, of those sufferings, it would not be expected that he should then enter, nor was it, indeed, the time to speculate upon the remedies there could be found for the prevailing depression. ( Hear, hear.) This alone he might be permitted to remark, that no one entertained a greater desire than he did to alleviate most effectually the present state of commercial affairs. •He then sat down amidst loud cheers. _ _ W. PArrEN, Esq., M.P., replied to the toast of " the Members for the County." The toast of " the Members for the Borough" was ably replied to by Mr. CARDWELL, M.P. The MAYOR, in proposing the health of R. V. Yates, Esq., complimented that gentleman as a citizen to whom Liverpool would be permanently indebted for the munifi cent manner in which he had provided pleasure-grounds for the recreation of the inhabitants of this over-crowded town. Mr. YATES responded humorously, recommending the people of Liverpool, at their earliest convenience, to take advantage of the present he had made them,l by building houses in the neighbourhood. " The Health of Mr. Gibson, Sculptor of the Huskisson Statue," was given, with a high encomium on the widow of the late statesman who had presented it. Mr. GlnsoN modestly, but eloquently, replied. Mr. THORNELY, M.P., ably replied to his health being drunk. _ _ The last toast proposed was " The Commerce cf the Mersey—Liverpool and Birkenhead," with which was coupled the health of Wm. Jackson, Esq., M.P. for New castle. Mr. JACKSON, in responding, very pointedly observed that, although the river Mersey had two sides, there was but one interest concerned there. (Hear, hear.) The success of the one port would enhance the prosperity of the other, and jealousy or fear of one distant -log the other was altogether absurd and out of place. The same object was held in view by both, and he sincerely hoped that they would both pursue, perhaps conjointly, the same great ends. The company shortly afterwards broke up. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY. The depression and embarrassments in the commercial world are, if anything, aggravated since our last, and al though last week several cabinet councils were held, nothing has been permitted to transpire as to the result of their deliberations. The stringent proceedings of the Bank of England have been the leading topic of discussion in the monetary circles, the rates of interest charged far exceeding anything known in regular banking business for upwards of a century. No specific rule is adhered to, but it is currently reported that they have exacted at the rate of 9 per cent. on public securities, and it is an ascertained fact that they have taken at the rate of 74 per cent. on commercial paper, with scarcely five weeks to run. . _ By the return of the Gazette, the movement of the Bank of England for the week ending on the 9th instant, gives the following changes compared with the week end ing on the 2nd instant : In the department of issue the notes in circulation had decreased £160,110, which had been accompanied by the decrease of £181,316 of gold coin or bullion, and an in crease of X 21,206 of silver bullion. _ _ _ On the debit side Of the banking department the Rest had increased £22,078, the public deposits had increased £85,656, the private or other deposits had decreased £ 4•2 1 4 3 7 9 ,8 6 , making7l, and hethtesetvoetnai of the liabilities day t a i ndotherbills 3 h 6 a ,o dirT uB esa . increased On the credit side the Government Securities had de creased £235,000 ; the other securities had increased £177,514 ; the notes had decreased £87,600, and the gold and silver coin had increased £4,553, which squared the account. _ _ _ The bullion in both departments of the bank had de creased from £8,565,307 to £3,408,750, being a difference of £156,557. The paper in actual circulation, including the seven-day and other post-bills, had decreased from £19,577,278 to £19,503,372, being a difference of £73,906. The Liverpool Cotton Market was last week—if any alteration can be noticed—not quite so much depressed ; that is, sales have not been so much pressed. This will be accounted for by the fact that the arrival of the Ame rican steamer was expected to bring sual news as would give the market a firmer tone ; prices are lower to the ex tent of id. to Id. per lb, at which reduction nearly 4,000 bales have been taken on speculation, and 1300 for export. The total sales were 21,700 bales, leaving the quantity for home spinning upwards of 16,000 bales. The imports have this week been very large, viz., 47,500 bales. The estimated stock of cotton is now 415,470 bales against 614,600 bales last year. The prices of the committee of brokers were declared to be as follow:—Bowed, 5;d.; Mobile, 51d. ; and Orleans, Gid. The tendency of the Corn Markets was last week down wards, and, although no reduction in prices could be quoted at Mark-lane on Friday, the market was decidedly weaker. At Liverpool there was a decline of 3d. per bushel from Tuesday's rates. At Wakefield the decline was 2s. per quarter. In the manufacturing districts trade is quite at a stand still, and it is stated in the Manchester Courier, of Saturday, that whilst the present uncertainty obtains, it becomes a matter of great indifference with the majority, whether they do any business or not, until they are better able to judge of the likelihood of their sales being met by payment in due course. On the other hand, there are very extensive orders from abroad held by buyers, who, however, will not operate, not by any means because the present range of prices is too high for them, but because of the present stringency in the money market and high rates of discount, which preclude the possibility of getting their remittances turned into cash to meet the purchases, except at , seriously high rates, and even were they willing to pay the high discount charge, there is no knowing one day before another, whether they will be able to obtain discounts at all. Under such etseurnstances there is uo wonder that they should keep back their orders ; but the effect of such a stoppage to our export trade is to place an insuperable bar to the return of bullion to this country, the absence and export of which was the first cause to lead us to the present commercial mania. We have, on the whole, satisfactory accounts from America. by the Britannia. The commercial houses there te at e are ce not, n t. f their however, c claims , i e m x p s nearly d th Thee c maintain their standing. The creditors in America of Prime,eiv e more Ward, a rdhn whole of the funds of the house being absorbed i n mee ti ng the drafts protected by Messrs. O veren d an d C o. Cotton was a little lower, the news of th e grow i ng crop b eing t and n Co. e rp much better. Breadstuffs had advanced in value, and the stock in New York being very light, little was shipping to this country. Freights had, in consequence, receded to Is. 3d. to ls. 6d. per barrel for flour, and id. per lb. for cotton : thus ext remes b eget extremes, the high rates of the spring causing ruinous rates in the autumn. Ex- ' change was 108 k to 1081 for private, and 109 for bp.nk bills. Notwithstanding the enormous fluctuation during the account, only two small defaulters have been. declared in the London Stock Exchang e the differences being, in a public point of v i ew , o f noi mportance whatever. It is, however, stated that a very great number of the out-door operators have been extinguished ; as a proof of which the courts and alleys surrounding the Stock Exchange were clear of their presence on Friday morning. The pres sure for money in the house has been very severe, and the rates of interest charged proportionably high, every effort very naturally being made to avoid forcing securities on the market. As much as 9 and 10 per cent. was current on `Exchequer Bills for eight or ten days. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Lyall Brothers and Co., was held on Saturday. The statement submitted shows a deficiency of £188,831, and a dividend of not quite 95. in the pound ; but with commendable care to guard against expectations that may prove fallacious. the firm have excluded all estin.ate of the sums that may be received from the estate of Lyall, Matheson, and Co., except such as are actually looked for by the three next mails. Hence a claim of £203,675 figures in the assets at only £60,000. Messrs. Lyall appear to think that the Indian house " will be able to meet all their engagements by the sacrifice of the partners' capital," in which case the dividend would be increased to about 17s. ; but, taking the much more probable supposition that that house will not pay more than 10s. or 15s. in the pound, the dividend from the pregent estate would then range from about lls. to 14s. The concern is to be wound up under inspection. On the same day a meeting of Messrs. Usborne and Sons' creditors took place. The balance-sheet nresented shows a dividend of Ils. 3d. in the pound, and Messrs. Usborne have made a proposition to pay 11s. in the pound in the following manner, namely 7s. on the. 15th of No vember, 2s. on the 15th of February, and 2s. on the 15th of May, the meeting agreed thereto. With regard to the Abingdon Bank, the stoppage of which has been mentioned, it is understood that Mr. Luard, the manager of the London and County Bank, left London on Saturday with the expectation of making arrangements by which it may be enabled to resume busi ness. Should this step succeed, the concern will hence forth be carried on as a branch of the London and County Bank. Advices from Riga, dated October 7th, quote the ex change 34d. Of new sowing flax seed 24,000 barrels had already arrived, of which 15,000 had been sold, chiefly for Belgium and Germany, very little having been bought for Ireland. The market for hemp was flat. Intelligence had been received of the failure of Perkins, Schlusser, and Muliens, but it does not appear to have produced any bad results. VENTILATION OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. After being closed for two months, for the purpose of being new painted and cleansed, this church was opened on Sunday for the performance of divine worship. During the interval an effort has been made to remedy an incon venience long complained of by the overflowing co igre;a tions which frequent the church, viz., the want of ventila tion ; and although not fully carried out as originally planned by the gentleman engaged upon it—Mr. Charles Lloyd, land surveyor, 75, Great Newton-street—the relief experienced on Sunday, both by the minister and congre gation, was very great, and fully warrants the parish in proceeding to execute the whole, and thus reap the full efficacy of the plan. It was originally proposed to the churchwardens to cut apertures in the ceiling, and in the apertures, flush with the ceiling, to place circular gratings, tob the orificespla placed and from the apertures runs shafts, havi ng fl anges or bon nets at the bottom of each shaft to cover the apert ure , so as to create a draft and prevent the impure air diffusing itself through the interior of the roof, thereby ca us i ng pr in the roof, the then existing ones not being sufficient to carry away the impure air from the interior of the roof. eMtshsoeurree,openingsandgratings. were draft proposedt through gh With the extra openings above-mentioned, the shafts, it was suggested, might be dispensed with ; but the ventila tion would not be so complete and effectual without the shafts as with them. A horizontal shaft was proposed to be placed upon the joists over the ceiling of the church, one end running into the tower, and from the other end of the horizontal shaft to run a shaft perpendicular into a louvre in the roof. It was proposed that the clock in the interior of the church should be taken down from its present situation ; so that the orifice through the wall, which is nearly four feet in thickness, and is bored through by the interior of the tower, might be made use of for the purpose of ventila tion, by placing a grating over the aperture which the clock now covers, and having a shaft from the other end to one of the windows in the tower. If the shaft was not approved of, it was suggested that the three windows in the tower should be made so as to, create a draft to carry the impure air through the Venetian windows in the belfry, false floors being objected to as over expensive. Shafts were proposed to be run under each side of the pews in the body of the church, to reservoirs sunk in the centre aisle to receive the pure air, with gratings over them. The above plan, if acted on, would, in the opinion of the architect, in which the authorities connected with the church coincided, have removed the inconvenience complained of, arising from the impure air collected when the church is crowded in service -hours. From financial considerations, however, only a portion of it has been acted upon. The shafts which were to be run along each side of the body of the church, in connection with air re servoirs under the centre aisle have been dispensed with ; and the opportunity has for the present been lost of using the orifice in the wall in which the clock is fixed for ven tilating purposes. The windows in the tower, which, in case a shaft was not run through, might be made of great service by being opened, and perforations made in the ceiling, remain as they were, closed. Although, both at morning and evening service on Sun day, the church was inconveniently crowded, the aisles would oun t i ll h e gallery, avebee with the nrelievedby e t x h c e e re pt rn io o n va of the he p c a l r o t h ek w , h a i n e d which has been especially complained of, were found to be free from any serious oppression. The walls, which were formerly observed to be streaming with moisture a few minutes after the assembling of the congregation, were dry, and the windows perfectly clear and bright. In the evening, the heat caused by the gas, of which thirty-five additional jets were lighted, was felt in the gallery. This would be relieved effectually by the opening of the aperture in which the clock is placed, by which the upper part of the church would be rendered quite as pleasant as the aisles. So far as it has been car ried, we must repeat our opinion that its success fully warrants the remaining portion of the plan being carried out. It was noticed that the c h urc h b ecame qu i te coo l within afew minutes after the d e p ar t ure o f the congrega tion, which shows that the shafts possess effective operation. STATE OF TRADE AT BIRMINGHAM. — However firm and comparatively prosperous may be the iron and coal trades of the district, as reported at the late quarterly meetings, there is not the slightest doubt that the general merchants, factors, and tradesmen of Birmingham and its neighbourhood are, at the present moment, suffering un der that general depression which appears to pervade all other interests throughout the kingdom. During the past week the complaints of the small manufacturers of the immense variety of wares for the manufacture of which Birmingham is celebrated have been loud in their com plaints; and on Saturday morning the stoppage of one house of great importance to this class of artisans is likely, in a formidable degree, to increase their embarrassments. Messrs. Barnes, merchants and factors, have announced that, in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining dis counts, they are compelled for the present to suspend modernly of th he xee iiffiro ne I p s a a y dh m aatTv e e n ii in t e gs. i ns branchißai T rl lm h ein manufacturers,gfiei s r i at ammb, thoughhasmost ss c s ioanmei said L p t a ebo r a nen fs d t oi i on e n xtensive S a will be the chief sufferers by the suspension. The American trade is also exceedingly flat ; but it is hoped that the re mittances and orders expected by the mail packet which arrived in Liverpool on Saturday morning, will have the desirable effect of giving an impetus to this important branch of Birmingham trade. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.—On Fri day last a serious charge was brought at the instance of the Mayor of Worcester, (Mr. F. T. Elsie) against the Inspector of Police of that city (Mr. Phillips) and two of the sergeants in the police force, named Chipp and Bate man. The charge was for having assisted a gentleman named Smith, who resides at Wooton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire, in forcibly carrying away his wife, a lady 65 years of age, from her lodgings at the house of ! a Mr. Heywood, at Broughton-street, St. John's, near Worces ter. The charge was publicly made before the watch committee of the Worcester Town Council, in whose bands the police regulations of the city are placed. From the statements of the several parties made before the committee, it appeared that Mrs. Smith and her husband, having disagreed on family affairs. separated some years since, and Airs. Smith had lived for the last six years in lodgings at Mr. Heywood's house. Latterly, for some reasons which need not here be alluded to, Mr. Smith was desirous of obtaining possession of his wife, and ac cordingly his solicitor, having obtained the aid of the two sergeants of police, proceeded to Mr. Heywood's resi dence, where, having got into the house, Mr. Smith car ried off his wife in his arms to a carriage which was waiting for her in the street. Mr. Heywood interposed, and at tempted to prevent her being carried off, as Mrs. Smith called to him to come to her aid ; but the police held him fast, and would not permit him to interfere. The wife was, therefore, carried off screaming in a shocking manner, and was taken directly to the residence of her husband, in Gloucestershire. The committee considered the con duct of the sergeants in interfering at all in the matter as most improper, but their defence was that they acted under the direction of Mr. Phillips,. their inspector, by whom they were instructed to accompany the attorney (Mr. Knipe) to Mr. Heywood's house,—whence a man was going, as they had been informed, to fetch his wife — to see that no 'breach of the peace was committed, mill they said that in observing the orders of their superior officer they did not consider they were acting illegally, or doing more than their duty. They had had no remunera tion for what they had done, neither did they expect any. Inspector Phillips at once admited that his instruc tions to the sergeants were to the effec t alread y stated by them, and what blame ther e was in the matter attached to himself. He was applied to by the attorney of Mr. Smith fo r the presence of two of the police as an endeavour was to be made by a person to ob tain had to do was to see that n o breach of the pe ace was com mitted. After hearing the whole of the facts the com mittee passed a severe censure upon the inspector and two sergea nts of police, intimating that they should have dis missed the latter had they not acted entirely under the c ontrol of their superior officer, the inspector. the attorney o f assured hi s vv fe h . i He inquired if it was legal, m that it was, and that all he and WRITING, &c.—The art of writing has lately received improvements which the wisdom of ages has not been able to effect; and considerable merit is due to Mr. Thompson, the celebrated teacher, for having devoted his faculties to the improvement of the art. His system is said to be of a superior description; therefore, we recom mend bad writers to avail themselves of his assistance.... See advt. a