The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

TOWN EDITION. IRISH SOCIETY. The Liverpool services in connection with the Irish Society, the object of which is the promotion of the edu cation of the native Irish through the medium of their own language, commenced on Sunday. During that day sermons in aid of the funds were preached in the churches ,which will be hereafter named, along with the amount of their several collections : we are glad to say that the con gregations were large and liberal. A deputation attended from Ireland, consisting of the Rev. Edward Nixon, rector of Castleton, county of Meath ; the Rev. William Pennefather, incumbent of Mellifont ; and the Rev. Daniel Foley, Irish Scholar, Trinity College, Dublin, and . curate of Dunhill. Last night a public meeting of tie members and friends of the Society was held in the Royal Amphitheatre, which we never saw filled by a more crowded or attentive auditory. Every part of the house was crowded to excess, and the greatest interest was manifested though out the entire proceedings. We observed the followin g clery and gent r y u p on the platform :—Rees. M'Neile, Edward Nixon, Wm. Pennefather, Daniel Foley, Dr. Tattershell, W. W. Ewhank, W. Butler, W. R. Hart, Thos. Dwyer, J. R. Connor, C. J. Hamilton, Henry Car penter, Fred. Parry, Fred. Barker, C. W. Lawrence, W. M. Fillloon, J. Cordeaux, S. Fenton, IL Hampton, D. I D. Stewart, H. H. Higgins, W. Maynard, G. A. Warner, D. Anderson, W. Rawson, P. Crawford, R. S. Burbury, J. Jackson, G. F. Greene, Joseph Baylee, B. Morgan, Finlay, F. Ould, A. B. Marshall, Gibbons.— Messrs. Wm. Jones, Thos. Forsyth, Charles Cotesworth, Geo. Langtry, Thos. Crowder, John Eden, Keeling, (Runcorn,) John Howard ' Lord Bangor, Thos. Po r t er . Chas. Townley, Edwd. Glazebrook, li. W. Preston, Jas. Parker. The Rev. H. CARPENTER moved that the chair be taken by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Adam Hodgson, who had been announced to pre side. The motion was carried by acclamation. Mr. M'NEILE having taken the chair, explained the cause of Mr. Hodgson's absence, from whom he read a letter; after which he called upon the Rev. Mr. Carpenter to supplicate the divine blessing upon the proceedings. Prayer having been offered, the rev. chairman addressed the meeting. They were convened together upon the present occasion, in aid of the objects and operations of what was truly and emphatically called " The Irish So . ciety." The objects of that society was briefly stated in its extended name, upon the title pages of its reports— " The Irish Society, for promoting the education of the native Irish through the medium of their own language." They would observe the distinction made here was, as though they were Irish they were not natives. What was intended by the native Irish, was not all 'he people who were natives of Ireland, but those who spoke the language of that country, and those who required to have the lan guage spoken to them in order that they might receive instruction by what was said to them. The class so re quiring the use of the Irish language might be divided into three parties : first, those who knew no language but the Irish in any degree ; secand, those who knew a little English, just enough to ask for what they wanted ; and third, those who knew more English, but still not enough to receive any instructions through the medium of the English language. The number altogether, inclusive of the three classes now described, amounted to almost three millions, somewhat more than half a million of the first class, who knew not a word of any language except Irish, and two millions and a half raagino, in different degrees of knowledge of English, composed the remainder ; but those among them, who knew most of the English language, did not know enough to receive any abstract or moral teaching through it. To this large body of our fellow-subjects no effort was made in the way of education but by this society,if we excepted one or two local bodies, such as that marvellous mission of the Rev. Mr. Nangle in the island of Achill. (Cheers.) For the instruction of that large body of the people of Ireland, England, in her public capacity, was doing, and had done, nothing. The government had done nothing. Not one shilling of the tens of thousands of pounds voted by parliament for education in Ireland was used through the medium of the ' Irish Society ; therefore there was a mass of the popula tion, amounting to nearly three millions of people, left, without the slightest attempt upon the part of the government of the United Kingdom to give them any information to raise their minds from the most degrading ignorance. (Hear, hear.) There was no attempt made at any literary instruction for this people. There might be some difficulty in the way of the government, constituted as it was, aiming to give them religious instruction ; but there was no attempt even at giving them literary instruction. Where were our phi lanthropists and our reformers, the men of movement, the men of life, who wish to send education through the world ? Where were they in their intercourse with these three millions of Irishmen ? (Hear.) No attempt to print books of education, books of figures, books of any of the branches of natural handicraft, whereby their minds might be raised from their present degraded state, had been made either by the government or by the philo sophical ladies in the United Kingdom ! (Hear.) Three • millions of Irishmen were thus left—to what ? Why to be told mist what the priest chose to tell them. (Hear, ear.) He would not take upon himself to say what those gentlemen told them. tle knew, indeed, something of what they were pledged by oath to teach all their people ; he knew something of what was contained in the councils of their church, which they said was infallible ; he knew what, if they were honest men and true churchmen, ac cording to their views, they were bound to teach those people. He could not, to be sure, say whether they taught these things or not ; he knew not how much of truth they might teach the people. he knew not how much of treason they might teach the people; but he knew that these three millions of people were left to the mercies of these men, and that no officer of her Majesty's government knew what the mass of the popalation were taught. Was it any wonder, then-, that so large a mass of the Irish people, so neglected, should, being numerous, and being neglected, prove to be dangerous? (Hear.) They gave physical weight to the wiil, however arbitrary, of the priesthood; to the agitation, however pernicious, of the demagogue. (Loud cheers.) He did not say this as finding fault with the population ; he protested he thought it their misfor fortune, not their fault; for how were they to know bet ter when those who did know better had taken no pains to teach them better? (Hear, hear.) It was, then, upon their behalf that they were associated in this society. Nothing could be done for them but through the medium of their own language; it was impossible to get at their minds through any other medium, as it would be impossi ble to get at the minds of the meeting through any other medium than English. The rev. gentleman illustrated this position by reciting two or three lines from Homer; following which, after observing that this matter of lan guage was a very interesting subject, he shewed that if we addressed the native Irish in the English language they were " barbarians" to us, and we were " barbarians" to them. Nothing could be done for them except through their own tongue. And this, he thought, laid an obliga tion upon us, for to W:3003 should these poor people look but to us. If the meeting said, as they might naturally, " Surely the government of the country ought to do something for so large a mass of the population," he - agreed with them ; but he thought he could tell them a part of the cause that had prevented any such attempt. There had been a feeling concerning the Irish language it was barbarous tongue, and the sooner it was done away with the better ; and in order to do away with the Irish language, the plan adopted by the most thinking people and government of England had been not to teach the people any other! (Hear, hear.) This society then set to work in this way. It got the people, grown as well as old, to the schools. The schools were not the like the schools we knew here, where a hundred children went every clay in the week. In the schools connected with this society the greater number of the people were adults; the whole number amounted to 17,301, of whom 12,033 were adults. The schools were kept net in fine school houses, built with cut stone, but where they might, in cow-houses, pig -houses, and in cabins that were not much better ; under a tree, where they had a tree, upon the sea shore, under the banks of a turf bog—any where, where they could assemble to read portions of the Irish Bible. (Hear.) It might occur to some to ask " How can teach ers be got for these people ?"—for it would be a strange thing to have schools where the teachers did not know the language of the people, or tire people that of the teachers. Why, they had found some people in Ireland able to teach Irish, and willing to teach it, members of the Roman Ca tholic Church ; they were willing to teach the poor to re a d the Bible. They were paid according to the proficiency of the pupils. Inspectors were sent round periodically to examine into the proficiency of the pupils, and according to the number of the pupils, and the proficiency they had made, were the gratuities or salaries of the teachers. So that although the teaching was in a very desultory way, • there was value given for all the money given by the Society. (Hear.) The readers cost, according to the st report, £ll per year each, their salaries varying ac cording to circumstances from £3 to £3O. Here the rev. gentleman read from the report a statement of the num ber of the schools in actual operation. Having put the meeting in possession of the objects of the Society, he should call upon his friends to state the details ; but be fore doing so he would remind the meeting that a consi derable expense had been incurred by assembling them in that place. The rev, gentleman concluded by an urgent and affectionate appeal to the Christian liberality. The Rev. H. CARPENTER then read the report, of which the following is an abstract : The report stated that Ireland contained a population of above two millions who speak the Irish language. Many of these are so totally ignorant of any other tongue, that this is the only possible medium through which they can receive the saving truths of Christ's Gospel ; while to the rest it is a vehicle of communication so much more ready and intelligible, and one to which they are so enthusiastically attached, that practically speaking the Irish lan• guage is the only avenue by which their heart can be reached, and their affections moved. This ardent love for their mother tongue caused it to be said long ago, in Ireland, " if you would plead fur your life, plead in Irish." Now if this language would engage Irish sympathies its one case, it was reasonable t..) expect that it might en gage themi n another. Accordingly, " The Irish Society," after his example who became all things to all men, that he might by all means save some, resolved to plead in Irish for the Gospel of Christ and fcr tte aaatiou of souls. And, blessed be the God of all mere? and Vacs, their labour has not been in vain in the Lord. Hntdrsds of thousands have, through this society, become devout tudentsot the Irish Scriptures,. and many of them have been made wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Some have died in peace, rejoicin g in that Saviour whose love they first learned in the Irish Scriptures. Others are living monuments of the efficacy of Christ's Gospel, exhibiting, by their blameless lives, that t e s s tot hem, what it is to all who really believe, the power of God unto salvation. In the work of instructing the na tive Irish, this society at present employs, in additiOn to some cleri cal assistants. 47 scripture readers, and. 797 Irish teachers. Last year, more theta 17,001) ch s l o e c ft i ya y a ; ults and w f rom its cora ere examined and.l pprovul by the lrish inspectorssolhoafrtsh, the et iniericement it has been instrumental in putti ng i nto circulation in the Irish language, Bibles or T e staments, or books of scripture to N ow when we reflee t th at from tag r"Xlegar c 138,199 "P i " . not eriod et the Reformation rip to the institution of this s oc i ety en, that 1750 Irish Bibles or Testaments were circulated in Ire land, during those 300 years, are we surprised that scriptural know ledge should have roe& such little progress in that country, or that the hearts of those who love the Bible should now be touched with • an earnest desire to supply this lack of service, and to attempt in some degree to discharge that debt of love which they owe, for Christ's sake, to the people of that land ? The Report then affectionately appealed for support from all who love the Lord, or who wish to teach the Irish speaking population of Ireland those blessed truths which alone can make them happy in time and for eternity. " The Irish Society" is a religious society— it mingles not in the angry strifes of the men of this world—it walks in a higher and more heavenly region, seeking blessings from God, and seeking to convey blessings to man— " Like some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells front the vale, and midway leaves the storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." The Rev. F. PARRY moved the first resolution, to the effect that the success which had hitherto attended the efforts of the Society, called for the deepest gratitude, and furnished an encouragement to its friends to proceed more zealously in this work of faith and labour of love. The CHAIRMAN, before calling upon the seconder of the resolution, said he had received two notices in favour of a project, which he would take the opportunity of sub mitting to the meeting now, in order that the deputation might give their opinion upon it. The proposal which he took the liberty of suggesting from the pulpit, yester day, waq One, he thought, highly calculated to be of use in Ireland ; it was that the Pilgrim's Progress should be published in the Irish tongue. (Hear, hear.) It had never yet been put into that language. In one of those notes the writer expressed very high approval of the object, and inclosed £lO to be applied in furtherance of it. In the other note the writer said if the proposition was repeated at the next meeting, he should be delighted to contribute towards so noble a project. His name and sum would be given then. He hoped the deputation would give their judgment in favour of the place, and that a separate fund would be formed for that purpose, to which all present would contribute. The liev. EnwAnD NIXON, rector of Castleton, county of Meath, one f the deputation, seconded the resolution. The project•to which the chairman had referred, must, he said, be accepted entirely distinct from the Irish Society. The Irish Society had but one object in view; but he could not imagine any person who had ever read the Pil grims Progress, (and he spoke from his own experience,) that could hesitate to contribute to support a project that would put that valuable book into the hands of his Irish speaking fellow countrymen ; therefore he for one, would give to it the advantage of every aid in his power. The reverend gentleman then at great length explained the principles of the society, its modes of operation, and the success it had met with, illustrating these points in a most felicitous manner by admirably told anecdotes. In the course of his remarks he expressed his conviction that most of the evils that' affected Ireland arose from one doctrine, which was especially drilled into the minds of children from their birth, namely that no Protestant could be saved, but that all must be damned because they were Protestants. He traced the evil consequences of this principle in the opposition which this society had to con- tend with ; but he was convinced that the bible, which it i taught, would in the end bear down all opposition • The CHAIRMAN said the collection would now be made. The expense of holding the meeting in that building was £4O, be ides which there were other charges of half as much again, so that unless £6O were supplied there would be a loss. (Hear.)—After the collection had been made, the Chairman stated that a Roman Catholic gentleman had recently subscribed £2O to the society ; and he also read a note enclosing a sovereign from some person who had intended to devote that sum to the purchase of a Polyglott Bible, but who said that for the sake of such a cause he would be content with those he had. The Rev. Dr. TATTERSHALL moved the second reso lution, which declared the cordial approbation of the meeting of the principles on which the Irish Society car ried on its labours, and that it peculiarly deserved sup port from the prominent place it gave to the sacred scrip tures in all its proceedings. The Rev. DANIEL FOLEY seconded the resolution in a speech of much length and animation, the most part of which was occupied by a detail of the unhappy effects of popery in Ireland. The resolution was carried unani mously, with applause. Mr. THOMAS FORSYTH moved the appointment of a committee and other officers for Liverpool. The Rev. WM. PENNEFATHER seconded the motion. He mentioned that there had lately been established in connection with the society an Orphan Asylum, which was located at Kingston, for the children of those teachers who had fallen victims to persecution. He related one or two instances of the benefit which had resulted from this new institution ; and he regarded it as furnishing a strong additional claim upon the liberality of the public. The CHAIRMAN here announced that there had been a marvellous accuracy in the answer of the meeting to his appeal. He asked them for £6O; the return was £63 ss. (Loud cheers.) The Doxology " Praise God from whom all blessings flow" was then sang, and the proceedings terminated at half-past ten o'clock. The following is a list of the church collections, and the amounts, on Sunday last : At Aigburth, after sermon preached by Mr. Cordeaux—Xls 0 0 St. Bride's, .... M`Neile-- 80 1 0 Christ Church .... Ditto -. 50 0 0 St. Dacia's ..- ..... Ditto ....--,.. 15 4 0 St. Clement's Nixon - 10 4 0 St. James -.— Byrth--. 15 0 0 St. John's— ~_ Falloon 24 10 0 St. Jude's-. .., Ould --- 61 3 2 Mariners' Church— Foley--- 6 6 0 St. Michael's ..... ...... Carpenter,.,.. 7 0 0 St. Saviour's ...- Hunt,.,.,....,.,,... 15 16 0 St. Simon's -.-. Foley 7 5 6 St. Thomas, Seaforth -.. Pennefather 30 0 0 St. Thomas, Toxteth Park— Butler -...... 9 2 8 Wallasey -. ...... Tattershall 18 15 0 Wavertree ~.... Hunt---.... 211 6 Westverby Hampton-.. 15 15 0 £383 13 10 Collection at the Meeting in the Royal Amphitheatre ..,. 63 5 0 Total £146 18 10 St. Simon's collection is exclusive of £0 es., which is to be ap propriated to the Achil Mission. LONDON NEWS OF YESTERDAY. MARK-LANE CORN EXCHANGE. Since this day se'ennight only moderate supplies of all grain have been received up to our market, while the general quality, owing to the prevailing damp weather, has proved very inferior. Fresh up, the receipts of Wheat of home produce, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, were small ; yet the sup ply on offer was quite adequate to meet the wants of the dealers. The finest parcels of both red and white commanded a steady inquiry, at prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday last; but all other kinds were a dull sale, and previous rates were with difficulty supported. However, a fair clearance was effected. Holders of free Foreign Wheat were very firm. This circumstance prevented more business from being transacted, yet the rates ob tained were quite equal to those of last week. Corn under lock was very Leavy but not cheaper. The sh,:w of Barley was tolerably good. The best descrip tions so d freely at full prices. In other kinds exceedingly lit tle waiploing. Although the supply of Malt was but limited, the 'Atilt trade ruled heavy, and previous rates were barely sup ported. The arrivals of Oats from Ireland being on the in crease, the Oat trade was net so active as last week, yet the quotations were quite as high as on Monday last. Beans and Peas were in good demand at lull currencies. In Flour very little was doing. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat, Essex and Kent. s. d. s. d. Red White 6O 0 65 0 Norfolk and Lincoln, red 39 0 46 0 White.. Irish, ted White Rye, old 29 0— 33 0 New Barley, Grinding 2B 0— 3 0 . - Malting Chevalier Malt, Suffolk and Norfolk 34 0 s 8 0 35 0-38 0 56 0 02 0 Brown 5O 0 54 0 Kingston and Ware . • Chevalier Oats, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, feed 23 0 P 25 0 otatoe Youghall and Cork, black Cork, white 21 0— 23 0 Scotch, feed 30 0 35 0 Beans, tick • Pigeons 35 0 39 0 Pease, Grey Maple 33 0 35 0 White Boilers 37 0 39 0 Flour, town made Suffolk ',4 0 38 0 Stockton and Norfolk FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND Wheat, Dantzic Hamburg Barley Oats, new Feed Beans Peas 48 0 - 56 0 35 0 - 40 0 30 0 -33 0 14 - 0 - 18 0 14 0 - 16 0 20 0 -26 0 ... 23 0 - 27 0 Flour, American Baltic 23 0 - 25 0 .22 0 - 23 0 SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET. For the time of the year we had a full average supply of beasts, as to numbers, but its general quality was very inferior. Complaints continue to reach us almost daily respecting the shortness of winter keep, owing to which the graziers are com pelled to use a n uch larger quantity of artificial food than has been almost ever known. During the past week, the imposts of foreign stock have been good; they have amounted, for Lon don and the outports, to 156 Beasts and 28 Sheep, in, for the most part, fair condition. The above, added to the previous arrivals, form the annexed totals for the present year : Beasts, from January 1 to November in--- 3,709 head. We had on offer 47 Beasts, and 35 Sheep, all for Rotterdam. The whole were disposed of, at about previous rates. The arrival of Beasts from the northern grazing districts consisted of 1,650 Short horns. Those from the eastern counties comprised 300 Scots and Home-breds ; from the western and midland districts 500 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. From other parts of England 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland 190 horned and polled Scots ; the remainder of the supply being derived from the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The supply of sheep was somewh at less than that exh ibited last week; nevertheless the Mutton trade was heavy. The Veal trade was unusually heavy, the very highest quotation not exceeding 4s. per Sibs. In Pigs very little business was trans acted, at late rates. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. 8, d. s. d.! S. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts 24— 2 6 Second quality do. 30— 3 6 Second quality do. 2 8-- 2 10,Coarse do. 3 8— 3 lo Prime large Oxen. 3 0— 3 8 Southdown ethers 3 lr— 4 0 Prime Scots, &c... 3 10— 4 ODo. out of the wool Coarse Calves .... 3 0— 3 6, Large ID gs Small do. Suckling do. each.lB 0-32 OQr. old Pigs, each 16 0- 9 0 0 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 10, Lambs SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts, 3,609.... Sheep, 27,590.... Calves, 91.... Pigs, 470, YESTERDAY'S LONDON SHARE MARKET. Railway Shares were rather firmer, where business has been done. Birmingham and Gloucester were last sold at 99, Bristol and Gloucester 36, Bristol and Exeter 70, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Churnet Valley 4,1, Direct Northern 2'2, Great Western 140, Halves 86i, Birmingham 2191,, Brighton 47*, South Western 75, London and York 3, Midland 107, South Eastern 371, York and North Midland 102, Boulogne and Amiens 4 / 1, Orleans and Vierzon 9, Orleans and Bourdeaux 41, Paris and Orleans 394, Paris and Rouen 38-1. Tea REV. SIDNEY SMITH.—Mr. Smith has been seriously indisposed for some weeks, and faint hopes have been entertained of his recovery. The distillery, in London, announced elswhere as having been seized by the excise, is that of Messrs. Smith, of Whitechapel. The firm have been in the habit of pay ing between £300,000 and £lOO,OOO annually to Govern ment. The buildings are estimated at £160,000, and if the Exchequer recover the penalties for which the firm is prosecuted the whole will revert to the Crown. SECOND • EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. THIS DAY. Although within the last ten days upwards of 300 ves sels have entered the River Mersey from nearly all parts of the world, few comparatively of those from abroad have contained much Grain or Flour; from Ireland, how ever, we have to report since Tuesday last, a good supply of Wheat and Oats, with a large augmentation of Flour and Oatmeal; including a fair quantity of Barley thence and Coastwise ; thereby affording of each, an abundant show of samples at our market to-day. The trade was rather heavy for all kinds of new Wheat, the best qualities, of which nearly lost the advance: of Friday, and the general runs of Irish were Id. to 2d. lower than this day week. We have, notwithstanding, a mode rate demand for Foreign, which fully supported our last quotations. The Flour trade was exceedingly heavy, and if sales bad been practicable lower prices must have been conceded. Fine Malting Barley continues to meet some inquiry at late prices, but Grinding samples remain difficult to sell on the terms of last week. Malt remains unvaried. Beans, of which scarcely any but Egyptian are in the market, would bring rather higher prices. Pease have been more saleable, and feeding qualities may be considered ls. per qr. dearer. Oats were in tolerable request, at a decline of id. to Id. per 45 lbs. Oatmeal was fully 6d. per ld. chsaper, and a slow re quest at that abatement. From the 12, AR RI V. tA to Me ,LS OF CORN, 18th Novem;,e,', 1344, inclusive. 2ltB- COAST. COLO- PO LAND. WISE. NIA ... RS.SN. TOTA r . Wheat.. Q• s., 9435 I 4 600 10039 Barley Q•s.i 1347 1614 60 3021 Malt ( l ,-s. i 27 617 644 Oats Qs. 99 3 9 43 420 10402 Rye Qi, 7 7 Beans Q s. 475 200 675 Pease Q s. 2 2 Melted 80 - leyQ s. Indian Co, a. Q s. 3230 3230 Rapeseed Q - s. Oatmeal .. Loadsi 19333 1)9 11 19363 Floor. ....Sacks ! 14208" na 400 15941' Ditto Br's.. 2464 5 2469 In o lianco*.o. !vele od Pl4l Coes Oats, 1803 qrs.; Oat rilea?, 2762 lopti,; F'!ov , ' I •Wheat, 50 qrs. ; 1220 sacks. EXPORTS.—Fore;gii. Wheat,—qrs.; Bailey,— ; Pease, 25 qrs. ; Oats, 13 q.s.; I -se:an Co qrs.; Oatmeal. loads ; Flour, 445 o Wed. Wiiea.. 446 q‘'s. ; Bar ley, ; Beau., —q s Rye,. q ioo:an Corn, qrs.; Oatmeal, 86 !Os; Poo:, —sks, —1, is.— —Copsimise. Wheat, 26 qrs. ; Ba,•ey, 10 q - s. ;- MP 1, 16 qes. ; Oats, 41 qrs. ; Beans, 13 vs. ; Pease, 2 qrs.; Oa. neat, 56 loads ; Indian Corn, 3 qrs.; Flour, 110 sacLs 1415 ihis. Average prices o G '0 i :le week end.on;Nov. g, 1814. Wheat 466.3 d. ; Bevies• fAs. it,. I Oa.-..21 6d. e 345. 6d. Beans.. Us. I IL. I Pea-.e.. 24 , 7d. A.— e— .e eve e o . Wheat 46s 2 - 6 - 1 Oc 20 , „ 10C. Itye..Z7s 4d - - . be2os.. Ot,. i PePae.. 34, 2(.. Duly o Po. P.'odoee .1 1, week. Wheal2os 00 I By .ey -4, Ott I OD? . 0, I Rye.. 5s Ed Beans 5,6(., I Pease..Gt. I 4.1.C0 .) Os Ot. Foul* 12s Wheat.. is. Od. I Bk , Beans Os. 6d j Pease Doiy oa Cenati;on. lev..os. ticl.. I Or, oti. I Rye.. Os 6d Is.OC. I • .( . Co ti Floue.. OS Td on ()awe B Coloolal. Wheat.. ss. Od. I Bax le) .. us.6n. I Oats, 2,. od. I Rye... Cs. 6d, Beans.. Os. 6d. I Pcw.ie.. Cs. 6d. I Flour. 3s. Od. Liverpool Averages, week ending I.th Nov., 1844. Wheat, 810 qrs., price 465. 100. ; Barley, 237 qrs., price 345. 7d.; Oats, 477 qrs., price Igs. 5d.; Rye, 2 qrs., price 40s. Oil. ;. Beans, qrs., Os. 0d..; Pease, 100 qrs.. 365. Od. Duties paid in Liverpool, for week endng 14th November, 1844. —Foreign—Wheat,. 234 qrs. ; Barley, 8 ; Oats, COO; beans, ; Pease, ; Indian. Corn , 996 ; Flour, 0 barrels. Colonial —Wheat, qrs.; Flour, 1825 barrels. A FIRST NOCTURNAL REVERIE AT SEA.—I walked for an hour on the deck of the vessel alone, and immersed alternately in sad or consoling reflections. I repeated in my heart all the prayers which I learned in infancy from my mother : the verses, the fragments from the Psalms, which I had so often heard her repeat to herself, when walking in the evening in the garden of Melly. I expe rienced a melancholy pleasure in thus scattering them, in my turn, to the waves, to the winds, to that e a r which , is ever open to every real movement of the heart, though not yet uttered by the lips. The prayer which we have heard repeated by one we have loved, and who is no more, is doubly sacred. Who among us would not prefer a few word, of prayer taught us by our mother, to the most eloquent supplication composed by ourselves? Thence it is that whatever religious creed we may adopt at the age of reason, the Christian prayer will be ever the prayer of the human race. I prayed, in the prayer of the church for the evening at sea; also for that dear being, who never thought of danger to accompany her husband, and that lovely child, who played at the moment on the poop with the goat which was to give it milk on board, and with the little kids which licked her snow-white hands, and sported with her long and fair ringlets.—Lamartine's Travels. A BATTLE WITH Rarreksrialeks.--Rattlesnakes are proverbially abundant upon all these prairies ; and, as there is seldom to be found either stick or stone with which to kill them, one hears almost a constant popping of rifles or pistols, among the vanguard, to clear the route of these disagreeable occupants, lest they should bite our animals. As we were toiling up through the sandy hil leeks which border the southern banks of the Arkansas, the day being excessively warm, we came upon a perfect den of these reptiles. I will not say thousands—though this, perhaps, was nearer the truth—but hundreds, at least, were coiled or crawling in every direction. They were no sooner discovered than we were upon them with guns and pistols, determined to let none of them escape. In the midst of this amusing scramble among the snakes, a wild mustang colt, which had, somehow or other be come separated from its dam, came bolting among our relay of loose stock, to add to the confusion. One of our mules evidently impressed with the impertinence of the intruder, sprang forward and attacked it, with the ap parent intention of executing summary chastisement; while another mule, with more benignity of temper than its irascible compeer, engaged most lustily in defence of the unfortunate little mustang. As the cotstest was car ried on among the waggons, the teamsters soon became very uproarious, so that the whole, with the snake fracas, made up a capital scene of confusion. When the mule skirmish would have ended, if no one had interfered, is a question which remained undetermined ; for some of our company, in view of the consequences that might result from the contest, rather inhumanly took sides with the assailing mule ; and soon after they entered the lists, a rifle ball relieved the poor colt from its earthly embarrass.. ments and the company from further domestic disturban ces. Peace once more restored, we soon got under weigh, and that evening pitched our camp opposite the celebrated " Caches"—a place where some of the earliest adven turers had been compelled to conceal their merchandise. Journal of a Santa Fe Trader. SLEEPING AT INNS.—Beds have vast attractions; beds, to wit, of down and roses. But we are not told who has slumbered there the night before. In fact, we never ask tile question. Mine hostess assures us, that they have been well aired; but she does not mean that they have been aired by the noonday's healthy sunbeams. She gives you to understand, by saying that the bed has been well-aired, that, in fact, it has constantly been slept upon by a successon of travellers, of whose health, or the want of it, not the slightest mention is ever made. The last occupier may have been one, whose " Form was fresher than the morning rose, , When the dew wets its !eaves;" " The softest blush that nature spreads, Gave colour to her cheek ;" or, on the contrary, the bed might have been occupied by a rough-skinned, pimpled victim to turtle soup and cura coa. He had been nearly a month, at Harrogate, without benefit, and was on his way on the continent, with his medical adviser, to try what the spas of Germany would do for him. A person, on whose veracity I could depend, and who seemed to have scrutinised the general state of dormitories with a considerable degree of attention, once told me' that he had not passed a' single hour in bed for 14 years. He said he was his own master in that respect, and could suit himself as he thought fir. He added, that his aversion to enter a strange bed was extreme. He did not know who bad been there before him, or what impu rities might be lurking in the region of the feather bed, or whether it had been aired by Phoebus or Bacchus ; and that the possibility of getting into a damp bed acted upon his nerves more terribly than did the operation of Sir Robert Peel's income tax. " And how did you manage," said I, " without a bed ?" " Uncommonly well," said he. " My apprenticeship," continued he, "to the hard floor only cost me a fortnight, and after that all went right." He then informed me, that the advantages which he had acquired by abandoning the bed for ever were incalculable. He said that so long as there was a current of fresh air in the place where he laid him down to rest, lie was ex cellently accommodated for a fair spell of sleep. Tra velling had no longer any nocturnal terrors for him. Whilst others were anxious about the paraphernalia of their bedrooms, and peevish when things were not to their liking, he stood smiling on, pitying their distresses, and happy with the thought that he could stow himself away for the night in a moment, free from bad bugs, bad breaths, and bad bedding. " And you will never more sleep in a bed?" said 1. " Never," said he, with a smile of contentment on his face. " Nature has accommoda ted herself to me, and I to nature. What more can I wish? He ceased on saying this. I entered fully into his feelings ; and ere I retired to rest, . I thought if we had more of fortitude and less of self love, things would go j better with us, both night and day, than they do at pre- Bellt "'"Watertgfi ' S Zsgays on Natural Historri CORRESPONDENCE. SHIP-BUILDING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Having in my last shown the importance of the centre of gravity, with the responsibility attached to ship builders, in the correct or incorrect placement of its cen tre; if correct, its influence for good is diffused throughout every part of the vessel, arid the reverse if incorrectly placed, the truth of which must be proved by its forming a close compact with the centre of displacement. To this union theorists of the present day have made a bold stand, by declaring that rather than submit to its laws they will overturn the course of nature, and from it produce a new system of shipbuilding, that shall overturn every-objec tion. The theory on which they have attempted to esta blish their hypothesis is by affirming that at one-third of the vessel's length from forward, is the best position for dead flat. On this principle many ships have been built, both in the government and merchant's yards, and with each it has proved a failure. Disappointed in their hopes, and baffled in their expectations, yet being wedded to their false principles, recourse has been had to filling out the lower after water lines, whereby the centre of gravity falls the aft side of the vessel's half-length, and the displace. ment again shows a failure ; and to add to their consterna tion, those ships not only load by the head, but labour greatly in a sea, and steer with difficulty. When about to give up their airy phantom, an expedient presented itself, that of giving their ship's upright stems, thereby enabling them to add from six to twelve feet length of keel forward (keeping the head of the stem as before). Through this artifice the centres of gravity and displacement are brought into closer connexion ; from this extension of the keel, the centre of the lower water lines (which proved their greatest obstacle) is now brought nearer the half-length of the vessel. Having by this subterfuge delivered them selves from a dilemma, those men, without giving the real cause for such a novelty, not only take credit for the dis covery, but strangely enforce the expediency of upright stems, without showing one benefit accruing therefrom : all experienced shipbuilders well know that the form of the stem of a vessel is regulated by the fair termination , of the bow. Feeling the importance, and with it the neces sity of again stating, that on the commencement and ter mination of the bow, as a first principle, in the construc tion of all vessels, depends, not only their sailing qualities, with the correct placement of their cargoes, but that which is of greater importance, the safety of the ship, and with , it the lives of thb crew, I proceed to give a mechanical method for finding the centre of gravity of each water line, likewise of the whole structure. Haring constructed your vessel on paper, on, a quarter scale, run off on each water line in the half-breadth plan the thickness of the plank of the bottom, prepare yourself with a dry piece of American fir board, which plane up to the thickness of the space between the water lines, as shown in the sheer plan; cut as many pieces from it as there are water lines, of the length, from the fore part of the rabbet of the stem to the after part of the rabbet of the stern post, their breadth the half-breadth of the drawing. Observe, the , lower piece must taper agreeably to the vessel's set by the stern ; this piece must fill up,. in the sheer plan, all the space from the lower edge of the rabbet of the keel, round to the fore part of the rabbet of the stem, and after part of the rabbet of the stern post, up to the height of the first water line : in like manner prepare each following piece. When coarplete, place them together on the sheer plan, and see that they fill up the whole space, from the rabbet of the keel to the load water line, taking care tliafthe edge that forms the middle line is straight and square, that when placed together they may all form one fair surface ; next place each piece separately on their respective water lines in the sheer plan, and mark on the upper surface all the stations fore and aft, which square across ; race the line of dead flat down the edge of each piece, as a guide to keep them well in place, when applied' to each other. Commence with the lower piece, by setting thereon the half-breadth of the water line on each station, taking it from the line of the plank of the bottom e through those spots run in the curve of the lower water line, with a sharp firmer; trim into this line very correct, and.rough away the part below to the rabbet, on which edge guage in the half-siding of the keel, stem, and stern-post. In like manner set off the half-breadth of the second piece, apply ing the lower piece to the under part, marking-it round with a pencil, whereby you have the upper and lower edge of the second piece-. By nicely trimming round the upper edge, you prepare it for the lower edge of the third piece, which continue till each separate part is prepared ; then with a few brads fasten them all together (so as to sepa rate them without injury to the edges); clean , them off very exact and fair e when performed separate them, and apply each piece to its respective half-breadth, from the middle line of the half-breadth plan of the drawing, to prove them ; if welL e again secure them together,.and fas ten thereto the half-siding of the keel, stem and stern-post, and again separate the block, with a pin applied at each edge of the lower piece, at the line of dead flat, when sup ported thereby, and the plane of the surface shows hori zontal.; or if the after part should drop a little,occasioned by the set by the stern, you may then considerthe lower water line as well, and the centre of gravity at dead flat ; but should the fore body preponderate, in that case the fore body is too full, and the drawing on that line must be taken in. Fix the pins in the second piece six inches the aft side of dead fiat; if the plane rest horiaental that water line is well, but if either end drop, the line on that part must be taken in ;• from which proceed, by applying the pins to each separate piece, increasing six inches aft on each water line, (so that the centre of gravity of the upper water line, for a slip of 260 tons measurement, with one foot set by the stern, may be two feet the aft side of dead flat,) and as either end preponderates, alter the line. Observe, it may require to fill out the lean parts, instead of reducing the full ;. to this great attention must be paid; as such the alteration must first be made on the drawing, and the lines fared , in the body and half-breadth plans. Should any of the lines require filling out, and the model prove slack, glue on a slip at the middle line, wad again set off the half-breadth, till it correspond with the drawing. To find the main centre of gravity, the drawing having five water lines, place the two upper pines in one scale, and the three lower ones in the other. It is probable their weight may be equal ; if so, the main centre of gravity will be on the third water line, and one foot.the aft side of. dead flat. Should the two upper pieces be the greatest weight, in that case the main centre of gravity would be a little above and aft the third water line ; if the three lower pieces are the heaviest, the main centre of gravity will fall a little below the third line, and a little forward ; in either case it is of little moment. This method-of finding the centre of gravity, if performed correctly, wall prove equal with the nicest calculations. Having thus produced the exact model, a displacement my plac nextement s n h f a t i h l e be sh s i h n o n w t n an fr y o l m inn it nf ho ini w ln to er g s e in t n t . he Be pleased in your next to correct the following errors, which appear in your paper of the sth instant :—for the " stern in the main direction," &c., read stem ; for " the deepest part of the ship," read dryest ; for " being one third from the stern," read stem ; for " let them be equal, move," &c., read, " let them be equal as to weight, move, 8(..c.-1 am, sir, &c., JOHN COCK. Pembs'oke Dock, 11th Nov. 1814, LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. John, Talbot Clifton and Mr. Tray,sure Redmayne have been appointed Deputy-Lieutenants of this county. Sir W. M. Stanley, Bart., is the sheriff elect for Cheshire for the ensuing year. _ _ Friday's Gazette contains an official notification of the• appointment of Mr. J. W. White as consul at this port for the United States, The British and North American royal mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, sails hence for Halifax and. Boston this day. _ _ INDECENT ASSAULT,—A beer-house keeper, named T. Richardson, was fined 40s. and costs, on Friday, for an indecent assault upon Mrs. Ann Wood, wife of Mr. Wood, lace manufacturer, Renshaw-street. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATl4.—Yesterday week, a little before seven o'clock, a decently-dressed man, bearing a basket containing tumbler glasses, fell down in London road, and immediately expired. EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Thursday, at the Police-court, John Fisher, a person in the employ of Mr. Cotterell, ginger-beer manufacturer, was committed for trial for embezzling £5 7s. and several other sums, the- property of his master. NUISANCE.—On Saturday a number of poor persons, residing in the lowest purlieus of the town, were fined in the sum of 9s. Gd. each for allowing . offensive matter to run from the yards and other places m which they were keeping pigs. WHIG COUNCILLORS.—We have had in the council for some time, a vulgar person rejoicing in a short jacket, but the last election has turned up another respectable Whig, who rejoices not only in a short jacket, but also a Mort pipe when he parades the streets ;—Bury Herald. IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISM — It will be seen, by an advertisement elsewhere, that Mr. Williams, House Agent, of Ranelagh-street, has an immense lot of valuable property, consisting of houses and shops, situated in some of the best localities in Liverpool, to be let, sold, and otherwise disposed of. GUANO. — The arrivals of the week are 2,400 tons, by four vesstls. £5 10s. has been accepted for a quantity on the spot, and at that price there are sellers of cargoes to arrive from this period to the end of the year. For deli very first three months £5 15s. to £6 : at the latter price the delivery is guaranteed. Peruvian £lO to £lO 10s. THE OBSCENE CASE.—On Friday, Thomas Bailey, bookseller, of Manchester-street, was discharged from custody, cn finding bail, himself in £l5O, and two sure ties in £75 each, to answer any indictment that might be preferred against him at the sessions for exposing obscene books for sale. The sureties were Thomas Taylor and Robert Evans. INQUEST.-Oil Wednesday, an investigation took place at the Monk's Ferry Hotel, relative to the death of Margaret H arrison, who was lately disintered at Wood church. The inquiry occupied a considerable time, and a verdict of manslaughter was eventually returned against a person named Port, a druegist, who, it appeared in evi dences had prescribed for the deceased previously to her death. CANARY Snow.—The annual bird show took place on the 11th instant, at Mr. Matthew Walker's, Lamb and Flag, Great Howard-street, when the following prizes were awarded :—Yellow Plain Heads : First, Mr. M. Walker, silver cup ; second, Mr. J. Robinson ; third, Mr. Jacobs ; fourth, Mr. Swingwood; fifth, Mr. Oaks ; sixth, Mr. Latham ; seventh, Mr. John Owens; eighth, Mr. Jacobs.—Buff Plain Heads : First, Mr. J. Robin son ; second, Mr. Oaks; third, Mr. Jacobs ; fourth, Mr. Rogers; fifth, Mr. Uriah Hughes ; sixth, Mr. T. Rim mer • seventh, Mr. Oaks ; eighth, Mr. Rog ers. After. wards ' the members and supporters of the club sat down to an excellent dinner, and spent the evening in couvi* viality and harmony FATAL ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Tuesday last, as two men, John Roberts and Thomas Marginson, were hoisting a large stone at a new building in Tranmere, it fell down upon them, killed Roberts on the spot, and so injured the other that he expired on Thursday. At the inquests on Wednesday and Friday, verdicts of " ac cidental death" were returned. THE MATHEW FUND.—On Wednesday night, a meet ing for the purpose of raising a sum of money necessary to relieve Father Matthew from his present difficulties, was held at the Nelson Assembly Rooms. Mr. Lawrence Heyworth in the chair. Several other gentlemen were present, but the meeting was poorly attended. At the close of the proceedings upwards of £73 was subscribed. A provisional committee was appointed, Mr. Lawrence Heyworth being nominated as treasurer. HULL DOCKS.—Our Dock Trustees held a meet ing on Monday last, for the purpose of receiving con tracts for the construction of the Railway Dock and En trance. There were fourteen tenders sent in. The suc cessful parties were Messrs. Bowers and Murray, of Liverpool, who have been engaged during the last seven teen years in contracts upon most of the docks con structed in that flourishing port within that period, and are now at work upon the Albert Dock.—Hull Herald. THE COUNTY VOTERS IN LANCASHIRE.—From the following figures it will be seen that the number of county voters in this division of Lancashire exhibits a consider able increase.—Southern Division : Number of voters this year, 21,940 ; last year, 18,666 ; increase, 3,274.--In North Lancashire the increase is but trifling: Number of voters this year, 10,507 ; last year, 10,337; increase 170. The register for North Lancashire is now completed, but that for the southern division will be about ten days or a fortnight. OLD CHURCH CHARITY SCHOOLS.—On Sunday his worship the Mayor walked in procession from the Town hall to St. Nicholas's Church, where he attended divine service in the forenoon. His worship was accompanied by the Rev. Rector Campbell, the Town Clerk, and a number of gentlemen of the town, and was preceded by the officials of the Corporation. A sermon was preached on the occasion by the Rev. Thos. Macgill, one of the curates, in aid of the Old Church Charity Schools. The collection amounted to X 37 Bs., .£lO of which were con tributed by the Mayor. CHINESE GRANJTE.—At the meeting of the Highway Board, on Thursday last, an offer was made to sell the commissioners a Quantity of Chinese granite at Gs. per square yard, being about half the price generally paid. The granite is of very superior quality, and is of lighter colour than -that found in this country. The specimen• sent to the commissioners has-been nicely squared by the Celestials, and it appears to- have formed a portion of some building—whether of " the great wall of China" we cannot say. The commissioners, we believe, would be glad to receive any quantity of this material. INCtURST.—An inquest was held on Friday, before the hot neigh coroner, on view of the body of a man unknown. James Doyle, a labourer, said that on Thursday morning he observed something black at the works at the Duke's Dock, from which the tide had retired, and found it to be the body of a man. A police-officer had it taken to the dead-house. The dress was a blue or black frock coat, blue trousers, silk waistcoat, boots,•but no stockings, a cotton shirt, and a white front. The body appeared to have been a considerable time -in the water. The jury, under the circumstances, returned a verdict of " Found drowned." ATTEMPTED SEDUCTION.—On Saturday a young man, who gave his name Jolla Hampson, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having attempted to force a respectable female into a house of ill-fame in a street off Williamson-square. Officer 35 stated that as he was go ing his rounds the night before, he was attracted to the street in question by the loud shrieks of a female, and that on reaching the spot, he discovered the prisoner i❑ the act of endeavouring to force the girl into a brothel. The only defence the prisoner had to offer- ass, that he had been very much intoxicated. Mr. Rushton ordered him to be fined 4.05. and costs, or to be imprisoned four days. SUDDEN EXTINCTION OF GAS-LIGHTS.—On Sunday evening week, the congregation of the Church-of St. John John the Evangelist, in Hope-street, were muah startled, at the conclusion of the service, by the sudden extinction of the whole of the lights in the church, together with those in the lamps in the street. On inquiry, it was found that this sudden withdrawal of light was occasioned by the insufficient supply of water to the gas meters. The most serious consequences might have resulted , had any confusion taken place ; and it would be well if the gas meters in public buildings were examined periodically by the gas companies or other competent persona e in order that the repetition of so great an annoyance might be prevented for the future. DEATH FROM EXTERNAL VIOLENCE.—On Tuesday evening week, James Fogg, a carter, residing 'n Essex street, went home late in the evening ; his wife got up to let him in, and observed that his face was co ared with blood ; he also complained of a pain in his side,, and of having-been beaten by three men, but did not say who they were, or how the injury to his person had occurred. A surgeon was called in on Thursday, and the deceased told him he had been.kicked by a horse. He continued to grcw worse until Saturday week, when he died. After a post mortem examination of the body, the surgeon gave it as his opinion that death had resulted from inflammation and pleurisy, the result of external violence; the-rest of the body.was in a heasAby state. FIRE. ON BOARD SHIP.—On Friday afternoon, a fire was discovered under-the deck of the schooner Mary, of Belfast; the property of Mr. Tate, of that town, and then -lying in the Sloyne. The fire had originated in the cabin, and communicated to the hold. She was immediately run on shore- near the Potteries, and word being passed to the fire station, Mr. Hewitt, the superintendent, was-speedily at the spot with several engines. The hose was- got on board,,and the deck being cut up, in about a❑ hour and a half the flames were- extinguished. The vessel, is about 150 tons burthen, and• was bound to Beyrout and Alexan dria with a general cargo. His worship the mayor was present; and rendered efficient service by his judicious directions. The damage was considerable, but we have not learned the amount. ANOTIIER CoLustorr.—Another very serious collision occurred, in the Channel, on Thursday night, which,, we regret to say, has been attended with loss of life, and the destruction of a ship. it appears that the Firefly schoo ner, belonging to Messrs. George Maxwell and Co, left this port,on Wednesday, for Africa, (being in the palm oil trade,) and she had arrived between Point Lynas and the Sherries, when she came in contact with the Bri tannia steamer, from Dublin. The collisioa,took place at midnight.. The Firefly was so much injured, that she sunk immediately afterwards; but there was time to save the whole of the crew, who refused to leave the sinking vessel. The collision was altogether acccidental. and arose from the dark and thick weather prevailing at the time. The Britannia is one of the regular traders be tween this port and Dublin, and belongs to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. GRAVE OFFENCE.—On Wednesday last, Jane Hughes and Ann Rose were brought up, the chargtbeing, as ap peared from the books, that one of them was "talking to aman in Camden-street." Mr. Rushton wisked to know by what authority the officers had proceeded, when they stated that an. order was on the books to.that effect, and the inspector had told them to do so. Mr. Rushton ordered the books to be sent for, and after inspecting them, observed that they (the officers)‘ had mistaken the order ; it merely gave them the power to stop any female who was annoying an inhabitant, and require her to give her tame, so that she might be pressed for a penalty ; the parties must be guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct to justify au arrest. The prisoners had been improperly charged, but it had arisen from aJoisunderstanding. He would, however, give instructions, so that the force would be able to avoid such mistakes for the future. The pri soners were immediately discharged. INCORPORATION OF ST. HELE i NS.---TWO meetings have been held, at St. Helens, within the last fortnight to con sider the propriety of applying tnParliament in the next session for an act for vesting in.commissioners the powers of paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the town, and for establishing a market. At the last meeting, which was the adjourned one, an amend ment that " it was inexpedientatthe present time to apply to parliament for the proposed bill," was carried by a very large majority. Nearly one half of the second meeting was composed of ratepayers from the neighbouring town ship of Sutton who object to, be taxed to support the pro posed measure, and the landowners of that township, and also of Eccleston are opposed to the scheme, and the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Liverpool and. Manches ter Railway do not approve of it. The promoters, how ever, it is said, intend to apply to parliament and leave those who are hostile to the measure to oppose it in com mittee. ROBBERY Olf A. GENTLEMAN IN CASTLE-STRET. — On Saturday a smart-looking young fellow, rather fashion ably attired, who gave bis name William Johnson, was brought up en a charge of having, about half an hour be fore, picked the pocket of Mr. John Sutliff Stow of the sum of X 25, in Bank of England notes. Mr. Stow said that he was a leather factor, and that he resided at West parade, Bristol-road, Birmingham. Between twelve and one o'clock on that day (Saturday) he was in the act of walking along Castle-street, and, just as he was crossing the top of Brunswick-street, he felt something touch one of his heels. He immediately felt his po cket, missed his order-book, and observed the prisoner and another young fellow walking from him. Suspecting that they were the thieves, he overtook the prisoner in Union-court,. but he was too late to grasp his companion . After some difficulty the prisoner was searched, and the order-book was found in the pocket of his coat. It contained one £lO and three £5 Bank of England note., which he (Mr. Stow) had just received at the Bank of Liverpool. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE NUPTIALS OF SAMUEL SANDBACH, ESQ., J UN . AND MISS MAXWELL CELEBRATED UPON THE FAMILY'S ESTATES IN NORTH WALES. —The 13th of November, 1841, will long be recollected by the inhabitants of the sequestered village of Llangrpiew and peacef u l va l e o f Elwy as a day of general rejoicing and honest mi r th. Th e " doings of the day" com menced with a hunt, by the kind permission of H. 11-Sandbqcht Esq., which afforded the tenantry, workmen, and well-wishers excellent sport. As night spread its shades over the romantic gl en , a genera l illumination of the village, neighbourhood, and swvdaeliselellerdi t aeidi h gs eleft t 0 00i c bhbr n h ettule o atl d o kae2 l nde, which is chiefly supported by the liberality of the Sandbach at family, ttßhu ordwbee three ri ufitc phr Aicommenced,onanngfwa,etylacthdaEeteteshp e 7p. , a ,o, o n , ssf: roasted, t oi f ßeoa o r sno u rtdys r : gd l so a : i r oau g wnn eadedsbaoftoafterwards rtabonfireshwbseea called immensethAfterwards chair, h a distance, ir, a nthdeMr. a Rogersn well-wisherso the another n teot t h aa e tc, centre vs t o ca f eg- t p h Ir e ne village, e a an g n e td. , among the poor, amidst the hearty cheers of the multi- T. w th er e e e d e r m a p nk any withhonours—speeches hwoeurer, Appropriatedelivered,hg hly gratified o r a a t s ai toasts de separated at an early 4 with tbe proGeedings:of the day. GROSS Police-court, preferred a complaint against her h to v __ u s a shoemaker, in St. Anne's-street, of his having, 0 . c_t,„ ofW e h d e n a e l s t d n a y t n , n ik t f s a h . e S Shepherd, e t r o d , b n e fe a m ss a i l s e te i d n so in delicate c n a t u e ut s e o_r _ s a t nt s a long period, krossly assaulted and abused her, an b e e P l 7 lo ticularly for striking her, on Tuesday week, whil e s F r i. in bed, and afterwards repeating his cruelties on the het of doors. The complainant required a separate En sdeavyefroellylo againstw h a en fe h n e de k r n , oc a k n e d d a f l t i n e r r w d a r o d w s n nance. The defendant said he would allow her ss. w ,. r eetir and take the children. Mr. Rushton did not const.ew,_ this sufficient ; and as the defendant was disincline d E pay more, he (Mr. R.) strongly remarked on his coward and unfeeling conduct ; ordered him to pay a fin e ° to for the assault, or be imprisoned two months, and els L . OO find two sureties, himself in £4O, and two others in ';; each ; adding, that if the female became chargeable to La . : parish, he would run the risk of being sent to the / 10° ` of Correction. The defendant was taken into enstedY* gr. SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting on TuestlaY , b e Ford expressed his compliance with the request tbs . t b, should continue a member of the board. Dttri°„ ta , previous week there had been an increase of fever patie, oo twenty-five having been admitted into the hospital, wa turnednjur injuring • there are fifty-fou r p a ti en t s rema i n i n g; and in t he l tb u thalmic ward, the re i s an i ncr e ase o f three cases. I s these exceptions, the house is in a satisfactory state..it is answer to a question from Mr. Bremner (who aske, a ,,, e ,) the Vestry-clerk said that that gentleman's consequence of something that had been said out of a°",• 0 0 was a good one. The following is the comparative at rnent of in-door poor for the past week, Viz- ,—l4° aia in the house, l ,745 ; cost per head,. Is. IN& t,, 8 ,11 , at money, £l6l. 15s. 61d. Same time last year, I , " o or Is. 7-.41. per head, and £143. 13s. Odd. Of out-doors 0 relieved &ring the past fortnight, the number ocl i : s eel 6,794, at an expense of £749. 3s. 10.1.;, being and £l7. ls. 4d. in money less than last year. of M. Davies was elected honorary surgeon in the ronalso Mr. Byerley, resigned, and Mr. James Johns ° , out elected surgeon to the Industrial School, Air. A r t ia Henderson gavrnotice of a motion at the next g l ee if , for an increase of £lOO per annum to the secretary salary. „ nee ds! ELECTION OF DoCK COMMITTEE-MAN.—On A",„, - bet the dock ratepayers were called upon to elect a !ri b , 0 0, of the dock committee in the room of Mr. C. S. Miuu — or who vacated his seat on being elected to the Tni"" s jet cil for Exchange Ward, but who, as our readers.are L S, has again been elected a member of the forraer,e° one of the representatives of the council there. el' A • se' Alderman Evans was proposed by Mr. 341 ,,,,'" ,conded by Mr. Bellany. Mr. George Green was Pe n 'l'be by Mr. Ashley, and seconded by Mr. Thos. Bold' . 10 06 voting only continued for three hours, and at the the numbers were—for Mr. Evans, 315 ; for Mr. " L i ;1 1 0 9 gratificaants, 167. Mr. Duncan Gibb then applied to the Mayor ( presided over the proceedfugsYt o have the poll adJo i let until the following morning, upo n th e grou nd tha t half-past two o'clock that day, it was currently rusiouio on Thange that Mr. Green had resigned, and tbal t m o rumour had the effect of preventing many o f his frit e re from coming forward to vote in-his favour. He said t' cr , was precedent for the application, and that, on the ? c ,i bf sion to which he alluded, the poll h a d b een a djourn 7 the presiding magistrate. Mr., Ripl e y d ec li ne d to ..I°', l , o o' the application, and the Mayor sa id th a t on the ocee,a, alluded to, both parties conc u rr e d i n th e a djournal' o pt but he was advised by the Town-Clerk that be coin re d legally adjourn the electi on , an d h e th ere f or e decis Mr. Evans duly elected. FIRST COME, "FIRST SERVEM—After the ball e''," ke d n hea n d nn , k o ,, n th t l e i r e e o occasion a siongoefnelranyl snr ingt a h mb the first fostsrtontheeolbss new bonnets, cloaks, and great-coats. It seems tbather waiters had helped themselves rather t oo f ree ly to n - ,;eo, pagne, and, feeling their incapacity to f u lfil their thb: e f had gone home at an early hour, to sleep o ff the Illin e ;01 Moet. The consequence was, that when the ball it over, as the waiters had taken the tickets with thetetPte became a very difficult matter to dist r ib u t e the gars 0 , to those who came with their duplicates t o re deem t'i o la In the utter despair of a strict di s t r ib u ti on , the w i d e articles left in pledge were brought out, and throwa„lo, heap into the middle of the room. E ver y p e rson fe" f o t and helped himself. Gentlemen get four-and-nines ea, real beavers, and many a lawyer, who ca me w ith a L'h ei e terfield, was obliged to walk home in a-wrap-rascal. ; o at gentleman was compelled to put on a . Dunstable u n- ( 1 , and plaid shawl, and, when he got home, was refusetl_.% mittance by his own wife. But the most melancholy o. lk o was that of an old lady, who, at day-break, h a d to wa her hotel in a dirty macintosh a n d an o ld o ilskin a n t - if wester. The company must have felt t o a ticket, tll e a " property has its rights, it has its !asse s , too''' taken to an evening party. The inquirieaafter hats, e'''% boas, and tippets, have been very numerous ever sinc e ' Punch. BIRKENHEAD POLICE -COURT, TfitalSDAY. — Th e gistrates present were J. W. Harden, J. D. Case,. J• ni Shaw, Esquires, and the Rev. R. M. Fielding. A C° ; plaint was preferred by Horatio Bilston, a garnekeePer; against four men, Bellis, Preston, Evans, and Davi:%; for running hares in a plantation at Ireby,. Sunday Bilston apprehended them, but they were rescued bY_., party of navigators. They were afterwards brought u l . " by warrant. They were each fined 4-os. and costs.--_; complaint was made by ,George Argent against four rne u , Cross, Jones, Davis, and another Janes, for a viol; assault upon him at the back of the Railway Inn, lib'. he was in charge of some goods belonging to Mr. Evne' . .' auctioneer, their object being to interfere with the P! . : t perty. The defendants denied the charge , alleg in g the complainant was not in a Sre 'state of mind to be depe nu % upon. The whole four were bound over in their own le cognizances to keep the peace.—Captain Williams , t h % Government inspector • of prisons , represented to t'" mag istrates that there was a want , of proper accomrnodg tion in the lock-ups, and , that prisoners-were detained f or some days at' an illegal .charge of Is. a day for mainte - nance, given to the keeper.; who ought to have a fixed salary. He added that he was bound to report the case to the Home Secretary. The magistrates said that Vita of their officers were in fault, they Mould be dismissed; that they should take- care that proper accommodatio ns should be provided, with beds, &c.., that it was in nol v , t te h rn ev pl w a o ti u o l n d h b ere e a re rt c e t r a c t o s m ui m ta u b a le ica b t r e idc w ' w it e h ll c , at the Home-office. SALES OF MAHOGANY, &c.—Messrs. Chaloner an d Fleming's sales, on Thursday and Friday last, were vie 4 and respectably attended, and most of the woods brook% forward were cleared off. Of Honduras mahoganY, tl cargo per William,. consisting of well-sized, good CP' 9 , ll O cabinet wood, was sold at 6P. to or Bd. per average ; the cargo per Hope, (except 20,000 feet,) all small-sized, plain wood, was sold : at 6d. to Bd., or 6-0•1'..a: foot average; and the cargo per Caleb Arigas, consistiu°,o of a mixture of the above descriptions, with a prefie, q . derance of cabinet wood, at ad. to 12d., or 7d. 11-16ticig, per foot average. Thus the only bay wood in first 1 1 1,. is comprised in the above 20,000-feet per Hope, all sold sized. Of St. Domingo, the city cargo, per Sarah, 01 , c ,,cf at e t . . i n l l d i a t ra hB S; good quality and size, was sold at from 9P. to 10s. 6a•rarl foot ; one lot of 37,000 feet, averaging 204-d. per foot,' 6 t h'o another of 9,000 feet, averaging 174 d. per foot, a n “ se' captain's 2,700 feet, la& per foot, constitutingoo average for the cargo of 19d. 11-16ths per foo'• , Ta tar remainder of the cargo per Oorion, from Port-au-1-1-0 consisting of 34,000 feet, was sold at from Bd. to 3 1 ,4 per foot, or is. Id. 13-32 per foot average. 43 logs , Li, small and inferior, per Rochdale, were sold at 6d. tolati and 114 legs, per Alexander, with some better q ualit,l, to size, but still of an inferior description, at frog s 134-d., or 79d. per foot average. Of Cuba, 331 log„Vte Elizabeth, very fresh and large-sized, were sold at 04,aft ls. 100. per foot, or 9P. per foot average :- eu e°l o e O 63,800 feet. Thus the above sales leave no St.. D„,"bot mahogany in first hands, and only one cargo front pet now landing, ex Syra. Of Havana cedar, 144 10g5,ge• Elizabeth, were sold at s d. to 7 d. , or 51 , 1. per foot ave r o oh The 39 , logs, per Rival, were not sold. 609.1an.cO r te spars, per Elizabeth, tolerably fresh, but not very ' a i l were sold at 4s. each. There was no pencil cedar fib , By private sale 13 tons of Rio rosewood, ex Flying 'ios, were disposed of, at £l9 to £26, or £22 Us 5 , 3. P er 0 0 ' average; but the Bahia, per Cora, was not offered', having been landed in time. St, OPFNING OF THE SCHOOLS IN CONNEXION:W. - 4 0 MICHAEL:S. CHURCH, TOXTETH PARK,—The of these schools, which has been already re p o rted..B 9 oP ing taken place on Wednesday, was followed by sP„ 1 "li from the pulpit in aid of the building fund,, made_ l ' o ro,l church of that district on Sunday last, both in the 1 •"...b? ing and the afternoon, when, under the more favou'il state of the weather, and a zealous disposition verY g aP rally entertained in behalf of the undertaking, th e ," peal in both cases was responded to by, a very "60 rous congregation, and in a manner truly Cbri 9 oe The sermon in the morning was preached by th e William Ilesketh, M.A. incumbent of the church , o f' Psalm cxxii. v. 9. " Because of the house of the our God, I will seek to do thee good;" after *chi c it very handsome sum of 453..75. Bd. was collected• sermon in the afternoon was preached by the Rev. °LIP, Sandbach, M.A., curate of Kidderminster, from Ist ic b 11th chapter, 15th, 161.11, and 17th verses; after " "0 7 collection equally gratifying, as following closely uP ° ,:: o _,,r , former, was made, consisting of 433 10s. 10d.-- - ro a ",sv total in the day of 456 18s. 6d. A very powerful a n : s e choir was introduced, into the church for the oc e li t : through the kindness and instrumentality of Mr. Ja s ,;co ll l kett, of the Threo Sixes Cottage, and a member of tP:ier, gregation,under whose skilful superintendence the 5e.4 4 6 our, beautiful Liturgy was rendered more than usuio pressive by the addition of what is usually termed Og e o, t service, and the selection of two appropriate 01 " ol v ; " Judge me 0 Lord, my God, according to thy rigl t a e l o o ness " and " Ascribe unto the Lord, 0 ye kintlre°,ot,'i people, ' ascribe unto the Lord worship and P c ' t he Both the services were from Dr. Clarke, and thean from Mozart and Travers. of/ To THE LADIES.—The results of inclement weat i l o M frequently subversive of comfort and attraction 1 0 , 0 /' by causing a naturally delicate skin to become rougii,"lo red, and frequently accompanied by chaps and cbil,b' These innovations are successfully opposed in the!rol'", gress, and thoroughly eradicated on their com pletl i d", the use of that inestimable production " R oWO,, K KALYDOR." This truly happy discovery at once "IA all smarting irritability of the skin ; and imparts I' d " liancy of tint to the complexion, to which it beco o3 unfailing conservator.—See advt. Ito!foi A MAN OF ONE IDEA.Some ten years ago , Owen was taken by a party of friends to see the treg`a " Macbeth ;" and when it was over, he was Or e p 1 : 1 ; opinion of the piece. "It is very sad," repl ied t •ori° lanthropist, " to see individuals placed in such circumstances. In our new system, there will bee t v be et o f this kind,. except to show what a shocking eOt o cieti T5l IP. — New Quarterly Review,