The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-12 00:00:00

total firitis. The Mayor of Liverpool dined with the Mayor of Man chester on Wednesday to meet the Bishop of Manchester and the Dean and Canons. Sir Thomas Birch, Bart., M.P., has transmitted to the treasurer of the Liverpool Financial Reform Association the sum of £5. On Wednesday a child fell into the hold of.an emigrant ship lying in the river, and received such injuries as caused its death on the following day. Mr. Edward Cropper has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor a borough magistrate, for the accommodation of the residents of Toxteth Park. Captain Miller, superintendent of the Glasgow police, who for a short time held the office of head constable at Liverpool, has resigned. 111-health is assigned as the cause. On Tuesday evening Mr. Bainbrigge delivered the con cluding lecture of his course on the constitution of man. In point, of matter, as well as style of delivery, it was de cidedly the best of the series. ST. kARY'S CHURCH, BIRKENHEAD.-011 Sunday last, after excellent sermons, by the Rev. A. Knox and the Rev. 11. Parr, the sum of £4B was collected in aid of the Church Miss i onary Society. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Friday, the body of James 'White, a seaman who belonged to a ship now in this port, was found in the Prince's Dock Basin ; it had not been long in the water Dr. Muspratt has examined the liquorice, a portion of which it was said had such injurious effects on the child ren at `Vast Derby, but he has been unablo to discover any poisonous substance in it DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Thursday, a little girl named Reddington, who lived with her mother, a widow, in No. 7 court, Crosshall.street, was so severely burnt through her clothes catching fire in the absence of her mother, that she died on the following day. The Montreal correspondent of the Quebec Mercury says that the first attempt at steam navigation between that port and Liverpool will be made next spring. The vessel will be a propeller of 830 tons burthen, and 300 horse-power. _ _ NEW BRIDEWELL AND POLICE COURT.—The Corpo ration are about to erect a new bridewell on the land be longing to them on the north of Shaw's-brow, together with suitable courts for conducting the daily business be fore the justices. A splendid gold watch, and a beautiful purse, containing thirty-five sovereigns, were presented, on Wednesday last, to Mr. Thomas Rawlinson, Henry-street, traveller to J. M. Threlfall, Esq., St James's-street, as an acknow ledgment of his character as a tradesman and good con duct in a private capacity. An Irishman has been arrested at Cork for attempting to pass a forged engraved bill on Messrs. Harnden and Co., the eminent ship-brokers of this town. The bill had been originally drawn for £B, and an " 0" had been placed after the 8, and in the body of the bill the letter " y" was annexed to "eight," making it eighty. Mr. Cobden, who has been staying in Liverpool a few days last week, has been the guest of Mr. James Mellor. He had a lengthened interview with the Financial Reform Association. It is understood that Mr. Cobden will make a public communication to the chairman of that body in a few days. —We are sorry to find that this excellent institution is in much need of assistance, and we hope that at the annual meeting which will be held on Thursday next, and at which the Mayor will preside, some effectual step will be taken to raise the funds neces sary to carry on with efficiency so admirable a charity. LYING-IN HOSPITAL EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.-At a meet ing of the Beard of Examiners, held on the sth instant, Captain James Carlyle, late master of the " Harvest Home," of Liverpool, and Mr. Samuel Kelly, late mate of the " Earl of Liverpool," of this port, were examined, and found duly qualified to receive first-class certificates as masters. BIRKENHEAD BAZAAR.—The annual sale of clothing and fancy work, by the Ladies' Clothing Society, in con nexion with the Rev. John Gardner's Presbyterian Chapel, Conway-street, was held last week, at which upwards of 100 guineas was realised. The object of this society, which has been in existence for nine years, is to employ, clothe, and relieve the industrious and deserving poor On Friday morning, the smack Rose, of Dumfries, Capt. W. Cosherty, was run down on her passag.a to Liverpool, by the brig New Draper, Capt. Brag. The Rose, which was laden with potatoes, went down about 17 miles from Saint Bees heads, and the crew safely got on board the New Draper, when Capt. Bragg put back to Whitehaven, where they were landed. THE RATING QUESTION.—The Finance Committee have offered to compromise the matter with the Equitable Rating Committee of the parish on the following terms : .--The parochial assessment on the estate of the Corpora tion amounts to £10,227. The Corporation have a claim on the parish for watch and museum rates of £9419 ; and it is proposed that the claim on both sides be abandoned. WALLASEY.—At the meeting of the Commissioners on Thursday, the surveyor was ordered to furnish an esti mate for the construction of a slip north of Egremont slip, to be built of stone or brick, and to report as to the best means of sewering Liscard. The north side of the Birkenhead Dock wall at Seacombe, was ordered to be re paired. Three additional policemen were ordered to be isppointed for the winter months. The 28th of February is appointed for the Liverpool Spring meeting, and besides the Great National Steeple Chase, are the following stakes :—The Trial Stakes with 50 added by Lord Sefton ; the Liverpool Spring Cup (Handicap), with 100 added; the Knowsley States for two and three-year olds, with 30 added ; the Sefton Wel ter Cup with 30 added by Lord Sefton, for gentlemen riders ; and a Selling Stake, with 30 added. On Friday last all the children belonging to the Insti tution for the Deaf and Dumb were admitted freeto the Exhibition of the " Works of Modern Artists," by the kindness of the Di r e c t or s. The pupils were highly de lighted with the beautiful paintings, as their signs and gestures unequivocally demonstrated. It is an indulgence with which they are annually favoured, and which they periodically anticipate with intense interest. 'S SCOTCH CHURCH.—At a meeting of the ndrew's Scotch Church, Rodney last, it was stated that Messrs. ST. ANDREW shareholders of St Arlie, Rankin, .Duncan Web, and Uummin, had taken IQ the mortgage, and that the church was now in the same position as before the negotiations for sale ; that any shareholder who desired it could receive the amount to which he would have been entitled had the church sold for £4 59. DEATH FROM COLD.—OH iesday William Joyce, an infant nine weeks' old, was brought over from Dublin, with its father and mother, in the Royal William, stea . They rer mother having the deceased in her arms,--ind were nearly famished with cold. On their arrival in Liverpool the deceased was unwell, and died about an hour after wards. The deceased died from exposure to cold, and a verdict was returned to that effect. _ - ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—On Friday, Isaac Holden, ap pientice to a bricksetter, was at work with another appren tice at a warehouse in Temple-court, which is in course of being built. Deceased was upon a wall at the fourth story of the building. The other apprentice who was near by upon a scaffold, heard a crash, and on looking down saw deceased lying on the ground. He was taken to the hospital in a state of insensibility. He had fallen on his head, and had sustained a fracture at the base of the skull, of which he died in the evening. DEATH BY THE FALLING OF A SACK OF INDIAN CORN. ---On Wednesday, some men were engaged in taking in some bags of Indian corn into the fourth story of a ware house in Pownall-street, by means of a rope with a thim ble at the end of it, and a loop made through it. Three bags were slung at once to the rope, and as John Griffiths, aged 23, was standing on the parapet close to the lower door of the warehouse, two of the bags of corn, which were then hoisted to a considerable height, fell down, and one of them struck the deceased on the head and knocked hi n down. He was taken home, and died on Friday. INCREASE OF DOCK TONNAGE.—The increase in ton nage at Liverpool, within the short period from the 25th June last to this date, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, is no less than between 95,000 and 100,000 tons, while the increase in our Dock Revenue is in some measure commensurate—not that all the compet ing Tonnage which crowds our docks either bring or take full freight. Still Liverpool is the magnetic attraction. Even prior to the late harvest arrivals, we learn that the Customs Receipt here crept up wondrously often £12,000, X 13,000, X 14,000, and occasionally £15,000 a day. On Saturday week an ninquest was held at Birkenhead on view of the body of a child, named Mary Ann Camp bell, whose parents resided in St. Anne , street. The inquest was held in consequence of a report that the child had died from starvation. The child had been for some time labouring under scrofula and measles. The parish bad granted both food and medical relief. From the evi dence of the mother it appeared, that deceased had for some time been unable to take solid food, liquids bad been administered without avail, and the child gradually sank under the disease, and died on Thursday morning. The jury returned a verdict of died from measles and scrofula. _ _ al %OA CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIRTY. — On Sunday week a sermon was preached on behalf of this society, in the parochial chapel of Rainford, near Prescot, by the Rev. John Groom, incumbent, after which the sum of £5 was collected. The claims of the society were also brought forward on the following evening, at a meeting in the National School-room. Great interest was manifested on the part of the people, the school-room being filled by a most attentive audience. The meeting was addressed by the incumbent, and also by the Rev. Thomas Green, of Bardsley, and the Rev. Henry Powell, missionary from Ceylon, in whose address the deepest interest was taken by all present. A further sum of £2 was collected after it emeeting, making in all £7, a proof and earnest that 11 tChurch Missionary Society will meet with support and favour in the little village of Rainford. We may add that this is the first time its cause has ever been advo cated in Rainford. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—On Saturday even ing, Mr. Bramley Moore, our newly-elected Mayor, and a numerous party from Aigburth, attended the Saturday Evening Concert, when Mr. Henry Russell introduced a selection from his choicest songs. There were not less thrn 2700 persons in the hall. Mr. Rathbone proposed a vote of thanks to his worship for his early attendance there. The Mayor in reply observed, that some persons apprehended that if a taste for music prevailed we should become effeminate and Italianized. He had no apprehen sions on that score. Music had won us many a battle. Trafalgar, and many other of our naval victories, owed their achievements in a great measure to inspiring songs and sentiments. It was his belief that we owed as much to such a man as Dibdin as to the bravery and gallantry of a Nelson. Mr. W. Brown then addressed a few words to the [audience. Mr. George Holt proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Caine, the chairman of the Concerts Com mittee, who duly acknowledged the compliment. At the close, " God save the Queen" was called for and given with hearty effect. NATIONAL CONFEDERATION—PITT-STREET WARD, — On Wednesday evening last, the members of the Con federation in this ward held their first anniversary dinner at Mr, Henderson's Commercial Inn, Cleveland-square, and, from the spirit there evinced, there is little chance of an anti-rater ever being again returned for the ward. What added much to the pleasure of the evening was, the news of their neighbour, Mr. R. S. Henderson, being elected chairman of the Dock Committee, and also of Mr. Poole, another inhabitant of the ward, being elected in the place of Mr. B. Moore, the late chairman of the Dock Committee. The chair was occupied by the chairmpu of the ward, Mr. M`Millen ; End in the room we noticed Messrs. Crossley, Reay, Callis, Whitty, Jeffreys, Renny, M`Knight, and several other influential members of the association. _ _ BIRKENHEAD FERRY.—It appears from the Council proceedings, that the expenses of the ferry, up to the 25th of November, were £2901 3s. 5d., and the receipts only £1037 15s. 9d., leaving a loss of £1863 7s. Bd. up to the date mentioned. If we add the loss of half a year's rent, £489, and the cost of the purchase of the Fanny steamer, £2lOO, we find the total expenditure as to the ferry was £4452 7s. Bd. The following is a statement of the weekly receipts from September 7 :—Sept. 7, £39 16s. 5d.; Sept. 14, £22 16s. 3d. ; Sept. 21, £29 4s. 10d. • Sept. 28, £l9 18s. 3d. ; Oct. 5, £l5 9s. 4.1.; Oct. 12, £2O 6s. sd. ; Oct. 19, £l2 15s. ; Oct. 26, £ll 6s. ' • Nov. 2, £l2 7s. sd. ; ' Nov. 9, £lO 12s. ld. • Nov. 16, £ll 2s. ; Nov. 23, £l2 6s. 4d. ; Nov. 30, £lO Bs. At Woodside Ferry the re ceipts were from April to November £10,280, and for the month of November £l,OOO. DEATH FROM A NARCOTIC.—A poor woman, named M`Larkey, was confined a few days ago, her medical at tendant being Mr. Hyams, of Duke-street. Four days after the accouchement, a female, who officiated as nurse, was sent to Mr. Hyams' surgery for a dose of medicine for the sick woman ; the dose, consisting of a mixture of castor oil and laudanum, was given to the woman in a cup. The mother administered a small quantity of this mixture of castor oil and laudanum. The child sank under the influence of the potent drug. An inquest was held on the body on Friday. The coroner censured the ommission of which the surgeon had been guilty, in not labelling the vessel containing the medicine. This, however, was con sidered unnecessary, as the messenger was apprized of its contents GREAT GEORGE-STREET CHAPEL SCHOOLS.—On Thursday evening, Mr. W. M. Fisher, of this town, de livered a popular lecture on astronomy, at the Music hall, Bold-street, in aid of the funds of the above-named institution. The hail was filled by a highly respectable auditory. The Rev. Dr. Raffles occupied the chair. The lecture was explanatory of the solar system, and was beautifully illustrated by a series of well-executed dia grams. During the evening a number of splendid views were introduced, illustrative of scriptural and other sub jects. Many of the diagrams and views were entirely new. It is worthy of notice that Mr. Fisher exhibited a beautiful view of Neptune with his belt, and two satel lites, and seen by Mr. Lassen, of this town, the first dis coverer of the peculiar phenomena regarding this planet. The lecture realised the handsome sum of £4O. EARL HARROWBY AND THE COLONIZATION SOCIETY. —The energies and aptitude for business of our late noble representative are seemingly finding appropriate vent in the promotion of the emigration movement in which the Colonization Society are now engaged, and of which, we observe, that our late quasi-candidate, Lord Mandeville, is a member. A great meeting in support of the objects of the society is to be held in the Town-hall of Birming ham, on Thursday next, Dec. 14th, Lord Lyttleton in the chair • and on the following day, Lord Harrowby is to preside at a similar meeting in the Town-hall of Stafford, both chairmen being supported by the county and borough representatives of the respective counties of Worcester, Warwick, and Stafford, and many of the local nobility and gentry. Chester, we believe, is the next place the society purposes visiting, and immediately afterwards Liverpool. SHORT WEIGTS. - Mr. G. H. Lawrence stated to the Council on Wednesday, that a practice, which he consi dered a very unfair one—unfair towards the public, the consumer, and the conrcientious shopkeeper—now pre vailed to a considerable extent—that was, the practice of giving insufficient weight at certain provision shops. Mr. Fell, in order to test this custom, sent to seven different grocers' shops, obtained small parcels of sugar, rice, and soap, and found that, without exception, every one of these parcels was deficient—one to the extent of an ounce and a quarter in half a pound. The defence or explana nation was, that the parties were obliged for the conveni ence of their customers to weigh the parcels at consider ably earlier periods than they were bought, and that the soap, and sometimes sugar, diminished very much in weight in the course of a few days. ST. GEORGE'S HALL, LIVERPOOL. — Right proud may Liverpcol be of St. George's Hall. It is one of the finest works of modern times, and an honour to the country. And while she is proud of it, let her watch carefully its completion. There is yet time enough to spoil the in terior. It is simply in carcass, and the works appear to progress very slowly. The centreing is ready for the vaulting of the great hall; the vaulting is to be formed, as we understand, of square earthen pots, which will be found to facilitate ventilation. On each side of the hall is a range of six polished Aberdeen granite columns, and a podium all round the immense apartment, of the same material. One of the courts has similar granite columns. The concert-room is on a higher level, with a semi-circu lar end, and has a large central light. The completion of the design is entrusted to Mr. Weightman. Short as was poor Elme's life, he has earned for himself a prominent niche in the gallery of English worthies.— The Builder. Fl HL AT THE DALE-STREET GA SWOAKS.—About noon, on Thursday, a large volume of flame was observed to issue from the gasometer-house, at the Gas-works in Dale street. The house stands on the right of the yard, and the outside wall runs along Hatton-garden. The flames spread with great rapidity. Hose having been attached to the Green-lane mains, a copious supply of water was early obtained. The firemen, by means of ladders raised in Hatton-garden, were enabled to pour streams of water into the burning building. There is little doubt, from the fire on Mr. Hewitt's arrival, that an explosion orlarge escape of gas must have taken place, and occasioned the accident, for the roof and other parts of the interior of the building were enveloped in one blaze. Efforts were first directed towards extinguishing the fire at the roof of the building, and this was accomplished principally by means of the branches from Hattori-garden. In the yard, the West of England engine was playing, and there were one or two branches supplied from the Green-lane mains. The house contained a large gasometer and two smaller ones, called governors. Finding that the water had little effect in extinguishing the fire in the immediate proximity of the meters, where it is supposed the gas muat have been burning, a large quantity of sand was thrown into the building, and this, with the efforts of the firemen in extinguishing the flames. The damage is estimal from £3OO to £5OO. The premises were not insured regret to find that one of the fire brigade la-id his face scorched, and that No. 188 had his head cut by the falling of the roof from the Hatton-garden side. He was on a ladder at the time the accident occurred. THE MERCURY ON ROMISH MIRACLES.—The Mer cury of yesterday contains an account of the opening of the new Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis Xavier, from which we learn that " solemn high mass" was cele brated by the " Right Rev. Dr. Brown, Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire district," and that upwards of forty " Catholic" clergymen were present. The sermon, it seems, was preached by the Rev. Wm. Cobb, S.J., who delivered a panegyric upon the saint, whose name has been given to the church, stating, amongst other things, fact that he (the saint) had converted 500,000 souls The Mercury thus describes the conclusion of the sermon " He concluded this impressive discourse by recounting the well-attested miracle of this extraordinary saint, namely, that whilst at a distance from the place where an amiable daughter of a wealthy gentleman had expired, he assured that gentleman that his daughter was restored to life. The man found the declaration of the saint verified by the event. The history produced a thrilling sensation upon the audience, especially as he appealed to well-au thenticated histories for the fact." We are not surprised to find that the sensation of the audience was a " thrilling" one, the occurrence of restoring the dead to life not being of the description which saints are every day in the habit of performing. We confess our ignorance frankly—that we are not acquainted with " the well-authenticated histo ries of the fact" which our contemporary informs us Mr. Cobb appealed to, but as the Mercury must, of course, be credibly informed on the subject, or he would not write so strongly of the attestation of the miracle and the au thentication of " the fact," we shall feel obliged to him if he will tell us where they are to be found."—Courier. [The Mercury of Friday declines to answer our contem porary's very proper appeal. He says that the report of the sermon was furnished by a Roman Catholic priest, and cleverly enough refers all objections to the preacher himself.] LIVERPOOLSTOCKExcEtANGE—WeIearn that Mr. Neil son, chairman; Mill, deputy-chairman; I'. Healey, Tinley, J. H. Brancker, R. Horsfall, Reynolds, Geddes, Rawson, and Ashton, have resigned their membership of the com• mittee of this association, for the following reasons, as stated by a contemporary Amongst several changes in the rules of the society recently made, one of the most important reforms was the power of appeal from the decision of the committee to the public body ; and such an appeal has now been successfully made by one of the oldest members. It appears that, from a series of mis fortunes, the party in question was unable to meet his engagements. A committee was consequently appointed to investigate his affairs ; and, so far as honour and in tegrity were concerned, reported favourably. As usual, the party in question applied for re-admittance, tendering the usual guarantees, when, to the surprise of himself and his friends, the committee negatived his application, on the ground that his transactions were on a scale of magni tude inconsistent with his means. On appeal, however, to the body, it was decided tore-admit the member, by a large majority. The chairman, and committee, it is said, considering this a vote of censure on themselves, have resigned." The Albion appends to this the following re marks :—" We understand that the application of the ex member alluded to was not for re-admittance, but simply for a test of his eligibility for re-admittance. The com mittee, we are informed, having decided that he was not eligible, the appeal was made under the new rule to the entire body of the association, aniajority of whom, after much debate, reversed the decision of the committee. We learn that in the course of the discussion one or two influential members, who are desirous of raising the character of the association, spoke strongly against the system of jobbing that has obtained amongst some of the members who act in the joint and incompatible capacities of principals and agents. The result of the appeal was the resignation of the above-named members of the com mittee, and so strong a feeling amongst those of the op ' posing sections as is likely to lead to a permanent disc union. It is said, indeed, that an entire separation of the parties holding these respective opinions is seriously con templated, and that, ere long, a second stock exchange will be established. Meanwhile, the secretary has called a special meeting for Tuesday, at which the vacancies in the committee are to be filled up." THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. - * GEOLOGY OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LIVER POOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—Mr. Gladstone, C.E., has made a communication upon the above interesting subject, and as his remarks corroborate my views of the district, I will restate them. In the year 1844 I published a " History of the Coal Trade" in this district, as well as extensive notices of the coal fields of Lancashire and North Wales, with which I had become intimately acquainted by professional acquire ment, and in that work is contained the following passage : " I am not aware that the Lancashire coal field is thoroughly explored, especially in the south-western division; the collieries of Halsnead, Huston, and Prescott, are the furthest advanced in that direction, and which are approaching the old red sand stone, beyond which the country has been very little explored by boring. _ _ . " An opinion seems to prevail that the red sandstone which extends from this neighbourhood to Liverpool, and across Cheshire, is indicative of a deficiency of coal; but it does not appear that any trials have been made to such an extent as to ascertain the fact; and it is matter of curious speculation, as to whether there be any well-grounded assurance against coal existing underneath the Liverpool red sandstone. Iconfess it does not appear to me that there is, and I think that deep bor ings will hereafter prove a continuation between the Lancashire and North Wales seam." Now since the above publication I have ascertained that the south workings of Torbock Colliery, near Huyton, in Lancashire, met the red sandstone in the form of a downthrow tronble, and beyond which they explored lit tle. The workings of the Ness Colliery, also in Cheshire, were interrupted on their progress north by the red sand stone intervening in the shape of a downthrow tronble. Now the whole of the intervening space being covered by the red sandstone, of various hues, in some cases ap proaching to white, and the carboniferous strata of both districts being clearly depressed at this juncture, leaves not the least room for doubting that an immense coal field underlies the red sandstone throughout the district, as represented by the accompanying profile ; 1,-: '.. E: 's 4 .. 2 Ai ' 8 9 : ri al 4 T , U '' ' : . = e --"up:os ............... Red eo Sandstone : ::::11:17tei0....; ......._L: ::: it ii /0 j Formation. `'`..... — "-..„,,z...... -- =:-•'. ..._ ...,. ........... ~... - E . -- --.. ...... ---- ~..... ~.....--, -.. and the soft nature of the rocks, and the favourable posi tion in which they lie with respect to level, would warrant an opinion that the coal would be very advantageous for boring and mining. I therefore consider that the whole problem is contained in the thickness of the red sand stone in the heart of the basin which appears to be the 'Jed of the river Mersey, in a similar manner to which the river Dee is proved to be the centre of that part of the Welsh basin, before it is thrown down by the intervention of the red sandstone formation. If, then, there be any truth in the above theory, how important might not the speculation turn out for a few principal proprietors of land, or capitalists, to unite in putting down a borehole, contiguous to the river Mersey, to the depth of 100 or 150 fathoms, under the manage ment of persons of practical knowledge and respectability ; for if once the coal strata of the district is ascertained to exist there, an unlimited supply would be laid open in the most cheap and convenient position either for home con sumption or export.—Yours, &c mArrs. DUNN, Colliery Viewer Newcastle-on-Tyne, Dec. 6, 1848, ELIHU BURRITT ON DOING AWAY WITH THE POLICE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—I went last night to hear Mr. Burritt, and as I consider our police just bearable because they are neces sary, I think the community at large would feel most grateful to that gentleman if he would favour the magis tracy with a few of the working details of his plan. Mr. B.'s theory is a very beautiful one, if all seen were virtuous, which remark will apply to many other modern hallucinations. He very prettily illustrates the progress of society, from its foundation by a single family to its present enlarged and comprehensive structure, by com paring it to a sequence of concentric circles. Firstly, the family circle, spreading into a village or township; se condly, the circle of towns, constituting a province or county ; thirdly, the circle of counties, organized into a state or nation ; and, fourthly, the circle of nations, whose welfare can only be promoted by the cultivation of the arts of peace and commerce. So far, so good. Peace is always preferable to war. But Mr. Burritt says the notion of an " armed peace" is an incongruity ; that con sequently the hedgehog has no need for his prickly coat, or the rhinoceros for his bulky covering—that the lion in future may be treated with as much respect if he doff his shaggy mane and thrust himself into an ass's skin, as it he still strutted with all the proud and dignified demean our of the forest king. Perhaps Mr. Burritt may be right. Bat as he has shown us how society was origi. nally formed, he had better endeavour to establish his principle on the same basis, and begin with the first of his concentric circles. Let him curb a wilful chilli with out the rod; let him keep a township in harmony without a police; let him establish order in a county without a magistracy ; let him rule a nation without law ; and then, but not till then, I will acknowledge that there is some probability of organizing peaceful relations throughout the world, without the necessity of standing armies, or, in other words, without the existence of au international police.—l am, sir, &c., PAX. December Bth, 1848. But the statesmen of this enlightened age think that they have devised a safer and a surer plan. It is this. The Pope's co-ordinate authority is to be legalised, and over him an influence is to be gained, through which the Roman Catholic subjects of the empire are to be managed. Now, the interests of the Papal See, and those of a Pro testant Monarch, are certainly not identical. Ordinary minds believe them to be opposite. Roman Catholic states find it necessary to defend themselves against Papsi encroachments by the strictest regulations. And is it likely that between our Protestant state and the Papacy no causes of difference will arise ? What if they should arise ? Could the state, in common justice, then turn round and punish its Roman Catholic subjects for obeying an authority which, for its own purposes, it would itself have deliberately legalised ? So long as the state refuses a division of authority, so long it can justly assert its own, but let it once sanction that division, too late it will discover its error. The accidental weakness of the Pope, either personally or as a temporal Sovereign, must not be confounded with the spiritual strength of the Papacy. The Pope may be, as some of his predecessors have been before, a dotard, a captive, or an exile ; but, notwithstanding, the Papal system has never ceased to enthrall its thousands in Eng land—its millions in Ireland. Impotent at Rome, the Pope may still be all-powerful in Connaught. The Papacy, be it remembered, has survived two infal lible co-existing Popes. During three parts of a century, the Italian Pope was cursing the French Pope, and the French Pope the Italian. The Papacy has survived the captivity of Fontainebleau, and the insults of Napoleon ; and even now, whilst trembling before the Roman rabble, the Pope, notwithstanding the deprecatory language of the Irish Viceroy, fears not to place under his ban the whole government scheme of Irish education. We say, therefore, be not betrayed into surrendering the Queen's supremacy in the hope of furtive gain ; and fear not to avow your wish that the Papal system may disappear from Ireland, because you know that it cannot co-exist with loyalty, happiness, and peace. Further, do not confirm and strengthen that system by making to it continually unprincipled concessions—by giving " heavy blows and great discouragements to Pro testantism"—by placing on an equality with our British. Queen the Roman Pontiff, or by truckling to a priest hood which despises you for your pusillanimity, and hates you for your faith. _ The National Club is sometimes accused of a childish fear of the Pope, through an exaggerated estimate of his power. But, we ask, who are most fairly obnoxious to the charge of over-rating the Papal power ? Those who, denying the Pope's pretensions, would repel his inter ference, and despise his displeasure; or those who would compromise our Protestant faith, and our English honour, by crouching to that faith's inveterate foe, in invoking extra-national assistance for managing the internal con cerns of the Queen's dominions ? By the Committee, W. H. BELLAMY, Sec. Nov. 28, 1848. LOCAL MEETINGS. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—At the usual monthly meeting, on Tuesday last, Mr. R. Bryans presided. The surveyor produced a plan for the effectual sewerage of Thomas-street, so as to carry off the refuse of the slaughter-houses and gas-works, which was ordered to be proceeded with at once. Eight additional shops and stands have been let in the market. A revision of the hackney coach fares was ordered to be made forthwith. Mr. Harwood, formerly in the service of the board, made a claim for £344 ; but the board came to a resolu tion that they could not recognise the claim, though several members said it was a great hardship on Mr. Harwood. The receipts at the ferry for the past month were £lOOO 4s. ; for the corresponding month of 1847, £1205 Is. 9d. From April 23 to November 30, 1848, £10,280 17s 2d ; for the like period in 1847, £13,446 Os 6d. The totalexpenditure for the latter period was X 1798 16s 7d. The appointment of Mr. Gibson, engineer, has been can celled, in consequence of his declining to reside on that side the river, and Mr. John Hall appointed in his stead. Mr. Nicholls has beer. appointed book-keeper to the ferry. In answer to a question from Mr. Golborne, the chair man of the Ferry Committee stated that there was no intention of raising the fares, as it was quite clear that at the reduced rate there would he a surplus after paying all expenses-. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Present : Messrs. Henderson (in the chair,) Nicol, Chilton, Robinson, Horsfall, Bold, Rankin, Holt, Holme, Kendal, Sandbach, Tobin, Poole, Wood, Aikin, Mann, Saunders, and Lock ett. The chairman said, that having had the honour of being appointed by the unsolicited choice of the trustees, to the responsible office of chairman of the committee, he was aware of the great importance and vast responsibility of the duties connected with that office, and he could only hope by assiduity and attention, to discharge those duties in a manner that would best secure the interests of the estate. He hoped the saute harmony that had prevailed at the board for many years past would still continue, and although differences of opinion in an assemblage like that must necessarily prevail, he could only hope they would continue to go on with the same mutual feeling, and en tertain towards each other the same respect and esteem, that had hitherto been the case.—Mr. Nicol read an ap plication from the emigration commissioners, requesting that the Dock Committee would prepare plans, &c., and state the terms on which they would give a site of land and erect a building to be used here as a place for the reception of entigrants, preriouo thcir--ornbarkatio.-- The object of establishing such a place in this town was to prevent poor emigrants from being plundered by the harpies, who infested the neighbourhood of the docks. Mr.. Aikin said nothing was more desirable, but still he doubted the power of the committee to undertake the erection of the building under the powers given them by their acts of Parliament. The subject was referred to the Sub-committee of Works.—We have been informed that, after the reporters retired, the following resolution was adoptad :—" That Mr. Nicol having been deputy chair man several years. and enjoying the full confidence of this Committee, he be appointed a member of every sub-com mittee." HEALTH COMMITTEE.—This body met as usual 011 Thursday, Mr. Tinne in the chair. The Inspector of Nuisances having made his customary report, some con versation took place respecting the want of ventilation in the Council-room, Mr. Harbord complaining that al though many plans were proposed, nothing was done to remedy the evil. Mr. Bennett, in reply to a question put by Mr. Neill, stated that the Vestry had decided on erecting another story to the fever sheds near the work house, but not with the intention of putting either fever or cholera patients into the sheds. It was only intended that the sick and infirm should be placed in them. The Medical Officer stated, in reply to a question from Mr. Bennett, that the town was now in a more healthy state than it had been for many years past. The case of cholera to which reference was made last week by Dr.. Duncan, was alluded to by that gentleman in consequence of a published letter from Mr. Foulis, the staff surgeon. Dr. Duncan still adhered to the opinion he had expressed previously, that it was one of English', not of Asiatic cholera. Mr. Hornby stated that a medical man had in formed him on Wednesday of a cholera case which had occurred in Bold-street. A report by the Head Con stable, forwarded by the Watch Committee, with refer ence to the proposition of the Health Committee as to the assistance to be rendered by the police-force in carry ing out sanitary regulations, was read. This drew some sharp observations from Mr. Harbord, respecting the ir regular mode in which the report books of the Watch Committee were kept. In the course of some remarks on the subject of cholera, which followed a question put by Mr. Stitt, Mr. Harbord, as chairman of the joint sub committee of the Council and the Select Vestry, stated that, although it was quite unnecessary to alarm the public mind about preparations for cholera, in event of such a calamity occurring, within forty-eight hours every needful assistance could be afforded. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday the usual monthly meeting of the Council was held. The Mayor presided. FINANCE COMMITTEE - BIRKENHEAD FERRY. The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised a re commendation that the committee be authorised to purchase one or more steam-boat or steam-boats, for the efficient work ing of the Birkenhead Ferry, and to put the Hotel and premises in tenantable repair. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE moved the confirmation of the proceedings, and, in doing so, stated that the weights and measures office were discharging their duty in a most ad mirable manner, and that it was desirable that the chair men of the various committees should now forin them selves into an audit committee, for the purpose of exercis ing some surveillance over the audits of the audit officer. He then explained his reasons at some length for think ing that the foregoing recommendation of the Finance Committee with reference to the working of Birkenhead Ferry should be immediately adopted. He said that if the committee built two new boats, the ferry would be efficiently worked, and then in all probability a tenant would come forward and take the ferry and hotel off the hands of the Corporation. Mr. PROCTER seconded the confirmation of the pro ceedings. Mr. Tnomsorr moved, as an amendment. . " That the Corporation Offer the Birkenhead Ferry to be let by auction to the highest bidder, he giving satisfactory security to keep the ferry worked by steam-boats. That, if no bidder comes forward, the Corporation cease to work the ferry ; that the steamer Fanny be sold by auction to the highest bid der ; that the ferry be thrown open to all steam or other boats, —the Corporation to maintain the right of ferry by employing one row boat to go over once a day." He stated that the total loss by the working of the ferry amounted to upwards of £lBOO. Mr. HODSON seconded the amendment. Mr. PARKER opposed the amendment, upon the ground that the recommendation of the Finance Committee was the wisest which could by possibility be adopted. Mr. ROBINSON twitted Mr. Parker upon his miraculous change of sentiment upon this subject since he was elected a member of the Finance Committee. Mr. JostAs BOOKER supported the recommendation of the committee. Mr. MANN and Mr. HARBORD also supported it, be cause they were willing to believe that the committee were now desirous of affording accommodation to the inhabi tants of the south end of the town to Birkenhead Ferry. Mr. AIKIN supported the amendment. He , like Mr. Robinson, expressed his astonishment at Mr. Parker's change of views, and said that Mr. Mann and Mr. Harbord were a pair of gudgeons for catching at the bait about get ting ferry accommodation at the south end of the town. Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Denson, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Coo per, and Mr. Hodgson followed. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied, The Council then divided. when there appeared— For Mr. Thompson's amendment 2l . . . 22 Against it Mr. TOBIN moved, as another amendment, that the Corporation offer the Birkenhead ferry by public auction to the highest bidder, he giving security that he will work it by steam-boats. Mr. HODSO:g seconded this amendment. Upon a division, there were 28 for, and 28 against this amendment. The Mayor gave his casting vote against it, and it was accordingly lost. Mr. WAGSTAFF moved as another amendment, that the proceedings of the Finance Committee be confirmed, ex cept the recommendation that the committee be autho rised to purchase one or more steamboats for the efficient working of the ferry, and to put the hotel and premises into tenantable repair. Mr. TRomsoN seconded this amendment. _ _ A long discussion ensued ; and, upon a division, Mr, Wagstaff's amendment was lost by a majority of 30 to 27, Before the division took place, Mr. H. HORNBY gave notice, that in the event of Mr. Wagstaff's amendment being carried, he would move that the management of the ferry be taken out of the hands of the Finance Committee, and intrusted to another com mittee of the Council. Mr. BENNETT moved another amendment, that the pro ceedings of the Finance Committee be confirmed, except that it be an instruction to the committee to advertise the ferry and hotel for two consecutive weeks, to be sold by auction, previous to any plans being taken for the con struction of new boats and the repair of the hotel and premises. This amendment was adopted as an instruction to the committee; and the tedious discussion of the subject, which lasted nearly three hours, was thus brought to a close. It was understood that at the auction the Corpo ration would not sell the property under a certain re served bid. The proceedings were confirmed. DOCK COMMITTED The proceedings of the Dock Committee comprised an agreement for the purchase, from the Earl of Derby and Lord Stanley, of land north of the present Dock Estate. This gave rise to another long debate, but eventually the purchase was confirmed. . Mr. PooLE was elected a member of the Dock Com mittee, and Mr. Henderson was elected Chairman of the Dock Committee, by a majority of eleven, over Mr. Nicol. The numbers were— Mr. Henderson 3l Mr. Nicol The Council adjourned at five o'clock to eleven o'clock to-morrow, for the disposal of the remainder of the business. POLICE INTZLLIGENCE On Friday a great number of persons were fined for having short weights and measures. Sarah Kenna, a marine•store dealer, was sent to gaol on Thursday, for fourteen days, for having stolen property in her possession. Her license was also revoked. Thomas Horsfall was committed for trial, charged with having embezzled £5O belonging to Mr. Bolderstone, iron founder, Stanhope-street. Mr. Rushton, after further enquiry, dismissed the case against Messrs. Hodson for shipping foreign sailors as British seamen, and stated that there was no imputation on those gentlemen. The penalty for the offence is £2O. On Saturday John Ryan, an Irishman, was fined twenty shillings and costs for having kept a pig in a cellar beneath his dwelling. Mr. Rushton told the pale-faced defendant that the effects of the nuisance were visible in his visage, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD , SlR,—Observing in your paper of the sth instant a paragraph entitled " Salvage," I. beg leave to correct it in some particulars. The Nimrod, instead of falling in with the Elizabeth in lat. 47, long. 9, fell in with her in hit. 52.55, long. 5.10. So far from the vessel being un manageaLle, I was dismasted in the Bay of Biscay, lat. 46.40, long. 9.20, on the 29th of October, and in twelve days was off Holyhead, a distance of about 520 miles ; so that I would ask the simple question, Was that vessel unmanageable? Then you say the first cry of her crew was for food, which I am ready to prove, if required, is incorrect. I received nothing from the Nimrod until I took a pilot off Point Lynas, being then six hours in tow ; and if what I then got on board from the Nimrod was quickly demolished by the crew, it was owing to the pro visions being fresh. The only provisions on board that were entirely done were perk and rice. The crew had as much bread, flour, coffee, sugar, water, &c., as they could consume. You then say, that had it not been for Capt. Pile's timely assistance, the Elizabeth would have had every chance of being lost. There certainly was little appearance of that, when on the one hand I could have made Scilly or Milford, and on the other Cork. But when Capt. Pile offered assistance, I instantly decided that it would be better for all parties concerned that the Elizabeth should go to her destined port, and immediately ordered a rope to be given the Nimrod, and they gave me one of theirs. However, I sincerely and gratefully thank Capt. Pile for bearing down upon me upon my hoisting colours. I may add, that from the 29th October to the 13th November I spoke several vessels, but refused any assistance, although they all very kindly offered. I will be obliged by your inserting the above in your next, and remain, your obedient servant, JAMES SCOTT, Master. Liverpool, 9th December, 1848. We copied the paragraph from the Cork Constitution.] ADDRESS TO THE PROTESTANTS OF THE EMPIRE, BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CLUB. SECOND SERIES, No. XI Every member of the Roman Catholic Church believes that he owes to the Pope a perfect spiritual allegiance. The most loyal members, nevertheless, affirm that this does not interfere with allegiance to a temporal Sovereign. Still no one can maintain that such allegiance is as perfect as that of Protestants ; for history records innumerable instances where this spiritual authority has been success fully wielded against the state. Nothing, however, that we can do can alter the fact, that all Romanists are in spiritual obedience to the Pope. Whether we like it or not, until they shall cease to be Romanists, so it is, and the only question is, how can the state best deal with the fact ? _ It is only within these very few years that this question has been again raised. During the reigns of all our Pro testant Sovereigns, one and the same answer has been returned to it—viz., that the state has a paramount right to the entire allegiance of all its subjects—that Papal su premacy is a usurpation—and that British monarchs are over all persons, and in all causes within these their dominions supreme." For a long period of our history, to maintain the doc trine of the Pope's supremacy has been a penal offence ; and although modern legislation has removed all such pe nalties, and has moreover given political power to the Ro manists ; still the claim for co-ordinate authority within this realm by the Bishop of Rome has as yet been reso lutely repudiated by the law. Attempts, however, are being made to obtain its recog nition. The ministers are preparing the way by acting as if it were already done. To the Irish Romanist archbishops and bishops has been, on ministerial responsibility, assigned the same rank as that of the Established Church. The ministers of the Crown, without the intervention of any legal grant of the Sovereign,have conferred on those archbishops and bishops of the Pope's creation equal rank with the prelates of the Church of England. If this be right it is clear that the Queen is no longer the sole fountain of honour within our English realm. Further, the noble President of her Ma jesty's Privy Council has openly proclaimed his wish to be able " to lay open to the Pope, with the peculiar influence he possesses, the condition of every part of her Majesty's dominions ;" and the Queen's representative in Ireland has humbly solicited not only the Pope's advice but his sanction on a question of internal policy. These facts afford sufficient evidence that it is the design of the present ministers to obtain the recognition and establishment of the authority of the Pope, as one to be co-ordinate with their Queen a. Is this, then (putting aside the religious part of the question), a fitting course for the advisers of a Protestant Sovereign ? Is it safe ? Is it wise ? The Sovereign now, as heretofore, by the law, says to her Roman Catholic subjects, " So long as you are loyal in act, we will not interfere with any abstract disloyal dogmas in your creed : nevertheless to your entire loyalty we have a right. We will not consent avowedly to share that right with others, still less with one who disputes our own." Dtstritt Retuo. A burglary was committed in the house of the Mayor of Manchester,. on Wednesday night, and several articles of plate were stolen. A few days since a young man, named Leicester, was killed at St. Helens, through his father throwing the poker at him in a fit of anger. A journal, to be called the Wigan Times, and to be conducted on Conservative principles, is announced for publication early in. tne new year. HERRING FISHERY.—The boats which left Poulton for the fishery have been very successful, the boats getting as many as 30,000 at a time. They are Sound in the direction of Whitehaven and Maryport. The Committee of Council on Education have appointed the Rev. J. W. Kennedy, formerly secretary of the National Society, Inspector of School's for Lancaster, Westmorland, and Cumberland. Mr.. Kennedy has entered upon his duties. A GLORIOUS PROSPECT FOR STOCKS'ORT.—A very short time ago, and it is quite certain no. improvement has taken place in the trade of the borough since that period, there were 2177 empty assessment. We are now speaking of the township of Stockport, not of the whole borough. DEATH. PROM EXCESSIVE:COLD.—On Monday, Wm. Marshall, aged 23, went out fishing in Morecambe Bay with a little boy, and owing to the stormy weather of Fri day week,• could not get back. He was knocked over board by the boom of the boat, but got in again, and shortly after died through excessive cold. On Saturday night week, the premises of Mr.. Ashley, hatter, Duke-street, Douglas, Isle of Man, were destroyed , by fir.;. The inmates, two in number, made their escape by one of the back windows, and one of the neighbours was carried out upon a bed, whilst others barely escaped without any article of clothing but their night dresses. The building was insured for .£4oo—the stock for £1,200. A MORNING DOSE.—At Bolton, on Thursday, a pub lican was charged with selling drink on Sunday morning, when an old man stated that he was the party who had had the drink, and that every morning for the last Arty three years he had swallowed, " by the doctor's orders, , ' a pint of ale, with a gtan3 of rum irrit! Suppuzing-he had ' had no other liquor, his morning drams had cost him upwards of £3OO. The annual meeting of the Manchester Protestant Operative Association was held in the Free Trade Hall, on Thursday evening, at six o'clock. The great ball was densely crowded by a highly-respeetable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, who gave evidence that they took the deepest interest in the meeting, which was of a most , enthusiastic character. The chair was taken by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, M.A., Honorary Canon of Chester. NUPTIAL FESTIVITIES.—The marriage of T. Dixon, Esq., of Littleton, to a daughter of Colonel Williams, was celebrated on Friday at Cristleton, with a variety of vil lage festivities. In Chester, the high respect in which Mr. Dixon is held,, was marked by the ringing of bells at the various churches, and by a public dinner at the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening, under the presidency of Dr. Phillips Jones. The party was a most pleasant one. ORAISKIRK.—On Monday a meeting of the Church Missionary Society was held in the Town-hall. E. Boyer, Esq., was called to the chair. The Rev, Mr. Wannop, secretary, read the report, and the meeting was afterwards ably addressed by the Rev. C. Hesketh, No'rth Meols, Rev. H. Carpenter, M.A., Rev. Hugh M'Neile, D.D.,. and L. Wright, Esq, The ball was crowded almost to suffocation, and a collection, which amounted to upwards of £4O, was subsequently made. The death of two children at Manchester illustrates the mischievous tendencies of burial clubs. An inquest was held ; and as nothing could be brought home to the mother of the children, the verdict was " accidental death" : but the facts were suspicious. One of the suf ferers was burnt to death by its clothes having caught fire while it was left unattended by the - mother ; and the other had been taken to a house where a child was lying dead of scarlet fever, and it took the disease. A juryman sug gested that it might have been held to kiss the corpse. The coroner mentioned a recent case where a child died from exposure to cold : the father got a large sum from burial clubs. DARING BURGLARY.—On Sunday week some burglars, three of whom were seen by the inmates, entered the house of Mr. Benjamin Aspinall,, a respectable farmer, re siding near the White Crow, in Adlington, about four miles from Wigan, by taking a pane of glass from a win dow and removing an iron stancheon placed inside. Some one of them then got through the aperture and went to the front door and admitted his accomplices, of whom it is supposed there were six. The ruffians proceeded up stairs, and finding the family aroused by the noise they had made, and awake, they demanded all the money, and threatened if it was not instantly delivered up they would shoot them, at the same time presenting pistols. They were disguised and with blackened faces. After a short parley they broke open the drawers, in the presence of the owners, and succeeded in getting a gold watch and about nine or ten pounds in money ; after this they pro ceeded down stairs, helping themselves to cheese, &c., and left the premises without detection. _ _ _ CHOLERA.—The Manchester Guardian of Wednesday reports two deaths from cholera. The first that of Mr. Alex. M'Clellan, of Higher Broughton, aged twenty-nine, the agent and traveller of Messrs. Grundy and Wright, drysalters, Liverpool. It appears that, on Thursday week, Mr. M'Clellan was at Dumfries. On that day, he set out by railway to return to Manchester, somewhat alarmed, but perfectly well: lie stayed the night at Carlisle, and started again the following day. Shortly before his arrival at Preston, he was attacked with sick ness and diarrhoea, which continued until his arrival at home about eleven o'clock on Friday night. He was at tended by Messrs. Miller and Harrison, surgeons, and by Dr. Radford, whose efforts were unavailing, and the pa tient died at five o'clock on Saturday morning, with all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera. The other case was that of a man, named Henry Gough, aged sixty, who was taken ill about ten o'clock on Saturday night week, and died about the same hour on the following morning. This case was supposed by the medical attendant to be one of aggravated English cholera only. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A CHIMNEY.SWEEP.—At the Salford sessions, on Friday, before J. F. Foster, Esq.,a master chimney-sweeper, named Samuel Thompson, was charged with ill-treating a climbing-boy, about eight years of age, named Edward Thomas Combe. The boy said he bad been with the prisoner about eight weeks. On the 21st ultimo the prisoner tied a strap round him, fast ened the other end to a nail in the wall of the coal place, and hung him up. Ile was then quite naked, and his feet did not touch the ground. He was there left all night. The prisoner also beat him, and threw hot water upon him. On one day he got no food, and his master refused to give him any, though entreatel by a person who wen; in. He got a bit of bread at last and crept with it under the bed to eat it. Upon this prisoner drag ged him out, and struck him with a red-hot spindle. Several other brutal assaults upon the poor boy were also proved. The prisoner was found guilty. The learned chairman, in sentencing him to hard labour for eight months, said that he had never heard of a more aowardly, inhuman, and brutal assault. CHESTER ASSIZES.—On Wednesday, George Joseph Mantle, aged 22, was convicted of sedition. It was proved that at a meeting, in Hyde, the prisoner advised the peo ple to arm themselves, in order to obtain the Charter. He was tired of moral force, and nothing but physical force would do now. He said he wanted no Queen, nor Archbishop of Canterbury, with his £75,000 a year ; and that Prince Albert and all the little Princes must be sent to Germany to make German sausages of. He advised them to get guns and pikes, to put down the tyrannical government. He was sentenced to two years' imprison ment, and to find sureties afterwards for his good beha viour.—Sixteen young men pleaded guilty to a conspiracy and riot at Dukinfiela the Attoruey-General pleaded Dee. IZ, 184 S. for mercy, in consequence of their contrition, and the judge discharged them on entering into their own recog nizances to keep the peace for two years.—Seventeen per sons were convicted of sedition at Hyde, and the judge, on Friday, passed sentence on them as follows :—Sellers to two years' imprisonment. Hindle, Armitage, Isaac Cheetham, Collier, Markland, and Isaiah Cheetham, each. to 18 months' imprisonment, and at the end of that period to enter into recognizances for one year, themselves in £5O. and two sureties in £2O each. Brown, Schofield, Shawcross, Mattock s, and Wilde, one year's imprisonment, and at the end of that year to enter into recognizances for one year, themselves in £4O, and two sureties in £lO each. Hall and Shaw to be imprisoned for nine months ; and , Shore to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for two years in the house of correction.—[This prisoner had been imnrisoned for felony.] EMBEZZLEM ENT.—On Wednesday, at the Borough Court, Manchester, a young man named George W. Mortimer, lately employed as cashier by Mr. Alexander Glendinning, proprietor of the Seedley Printing Works at Pendleton, near Manchester, was committed on a charge of embezzling a sum of upwards of £700; the property of his employer. The prisoner had been em ployed by Mr. Glendinning for a period of nearly three years. That gentleman resides in the south of England, and is in the habit of coming to Manchester two or three times in the course of the year. In October last he ar rived in Manchester, and called upon the prisoner to see his cash accounts. Mortimer told Mr. Glendinning that, in consequence of illness, his accounts were not prepared for inspection. Mr. Glendinning then directed the pri soner to have the accounts ready on the following Thurs day morning. On that day Mr. Glendinning called at his counting-house, but found the prisoner was not there. Mr. Glendinning remained in his counting-house until the evening, but the prisoner did not make his appear ance. This aroused Mr. Glendinning's suspicions, when he sent to his bankers, and their accounts convinced him that something was wrong. Various drawers in the office. of which Mortimer had the treys, were then broken open. Confused heaps of money, private memoranda, promis sory notes for money lent by the prisoner to his private friends, &c., were found in the drawers. Search was then made for Mortimer, and he was found in a state of ine briety, and placed under the surveillance of a police constable until he became sober. After a few days all restraint was removed, upon an undertaking given by the prisoner's brother, that he would make up his accounts, which he did, and it was then discovered that he was de ficient in his cash account £450, and deficient in a sum of £250 on account of rents. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. Mr. John George Phillimore, of the Oxford circuit, has announced himself as a candidate for the borough of Leominster on liberal principles. . • „ WEST RIDING ELECTION.—On Wednesday, Sir C. Eardley was seized with an attack of illness, and was-pro hibited by his medical men from attending any more meetings before the nomination. On Tuesday, Sir Cull ing was thus questioned at a meeting at Keighley :—" Mr Hutton : Will you vote for a bill making all the land in the kingdom national property, but allowing the holders compensation:for improvement ? Sir C. Eardley could not vote for that. He would not be a party to taking away any man's property." Mr. Denison's canvass returns are most cheering. it is stated that in the polling dis tricts of Snaith, Aberford, Pomfret, and Wakefield-- situated in different parts of the riding—the proportion of promises given to Denison, compared with those for Eardley, are as 4,000 to 1100. In populous districts, which used to constitute the strongholds of the Liberal candidate, the returns are said to be equally satisfactory. WHO IS SIR CULLING EARDLEY ?—Towards the close of the American war, the county of Cambridge was represented by Sir Sampson Gideon, son of a converted Jew, who had purchased large estates in the Fens. By some tern of favour, or of fortune, Sir Sampson was con verted into an Irish peer, by the title of Eardley, which he had assumed upon the plea of some connection with a family of that name. Lord Eardley had (besides a son who died before him) three daughters, who respectively married Lord Say and Sele, Sir Culling Smith, and Mr. Childers. Sir Culling Eardley is the son of Sir Culling Smith, whose paternal name be has abandoned, since, by the failure of Lady Say and Sele r s family, he has inherited the largest share of his grandfather's estates. If we are not mistaken, Lord Eardley was a member of the cor potation of Doncaster, and many persons in that neighbourhood still speak of his eccentric habits ; in fact, the general opinion was that, to use a Yorkshire phrase, he was not " quite right." Sir Culling Eardley is not a nephew of the Duke of Wellington, as stated by the Leeds Mercury.—Sheffield Paper. PEEL ONCE MORE.—Three years ago Sir Robert Peel predicted that we should be cotton, manufacturers for all the world. Our cotton exports have, however, declined — and how ? We have been told from the distractions on the Continent of Europe. But these distractions have not, it appears, prevented our next and not least disturbed neighbours from manufacturing cotton for themselves. The Paris press, after giving a melancholy detail of the reduced imports of the raw material of all French manu factures but one, adds—" Two articles alone present a marked increase, cotton wool and coal. The entries of cotton wool for consumption rose to 45,000 metrical quintals in October last, whilst in October, 1847, they only attained the amount of 29,000. The same observa tion is applicable to the increase of our entries for con sumption of coal, which, in October last, rose to 2,500,000 quintals; whereas, in October, 1847, they only amounted to about 2,000,000. (All in French bottoms.)" There, gentlemen of' Manchester, you see your fate—the more miserable the distractions of the Continent shall render the people of the Continent the more cotton they will manufacture: DOWNFALL OF THE PAPACY The arrival of the Pope at Gaeta may be, and no doubt is, a perfect God-send to the King of Naples ; but the fact of his being anywhere beyond the shadow of the " seven hills'ris a staggering blow to Popery. The event is a most extraordinary verification of the prophecy of Robert Fleming, to which we have recently alluded. We have before us a reprint of the first edition of that singular discourse, published in 1701. It is entitled " The Rise and Fall of Rome Papal." In a preface to the present edition, we learn that " the principal object of this dis course is to give a new resolution to the grand apocalyii tical question concerning the- rise and fall of the great Anti-Christ or Rome Papal. Mr. Fleming supposes itS rise to be announced by the sounding of the fifth trumpet, the consequent fall of the star from heaven being an en blem of the departure of the Bishop of Rome from the spiritual heaven of his primitive glory and purity. This first rise of Anti-Christ he dates in A.D. 606, when the Pope first received the title of Supreme and Universal Bishop, from which he computes that his reign of 1260 prophetic years' duration will expire in the present year, 1848. But as he reckons its full rise did not take place till 758, when the Pope was first invested with indepen dent temporal authority, he supposes it will continue to exist till the year 2000, though in a greatly weakened state." To borrow the language of Fleming himself. " I do further suppose that the fifth vial (Rev. xvi. 10, 11) which is to be poured out on the seat of the beast, or the domi nions more immediately belcnging to, and dependent upon, the Roman see:. I say this judgment will probably begin about the year 1794, and expire about 1848. So that the dura tion of it, upon this supposition, will be the space of fifty-four years. For Ido suppose, that seeing the- Pope received the title of supreme bishop no sooner than 606, he cannot be sup posed to have any vial poured out upon his seat immediately so as to ruin his authority so signally as this judgment must be supposed to do), until the year 1848, which is the date of the 1260 years, in prophetical account, when they are reckoned from 606. But yet we are not to imagine that this vial will to tally destroy the papacy (though it will exceedingly weaken it), for we find this still in being and alive when the next vial is poured out." The next vial is the sixth, and Fleming supposes that it will be poured out on the Mahometan Anti-Christ,. and tlll9aoto.thewfailtlhoofuttghievinTgurvkeinst to Turkish will of in fanati cism or superstition, one canrot help b ut be deeply im pressed with the fact of recent events being so remark ably answerable to the predictions of the Scotch clergy man of the seventeenth century. Well acquainted as Fleming evidently was with the works of th e f a th ers o f th e Christian Church and the Rabbi n i ca l wr i t i ngs, h e owe d em th p e ire suggestions his inspiration to a higher source—the living truths of the gospel. After the verification of his prediction of the fall of the French monarchy at the close of the last cen tury, and now again the singular realisation of the pro phecy relating to Rome Papal, it is impossible to help thinking that he has hit upon the true interpretation of the mysteries and symbolic figures of the Apocalypse. RAILWAY RECEIPTS The following are the receipts of railways for the past week; that is to say, up to the date to which thr - respective returns are made . _ RAILWAYS Week ) ending I Amount Aberdeen Amiens and Boulogne Belfast and Ballymena Birkenhead, Lan. and Cheshire. Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cockermouth and Workington Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Kingstown Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen East Anglian Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh and Northern E. Counties, N. Eastern, and N. East Lancashire Eastern Union and Ipswich and Bury Nov. I s. d. and Dec. 0 0 0 3 1088 0 0 2 340 0 0 3 661 0 0 2 4076 0 0 2 1166 0 0 2 95 0 0 30 614 0 0 - b 928 0 0 2 1004 0 0 3 657 0 0 2 3006 0 0 2 1579 0 0 3 12668 0 0 2 1569 0 0 GlasgOw, Garnkirk, and Ctbrg Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Glasgow and Greenock Great Southern and Western Great Western Kendal and Windermere Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle Liverpool, Crosby, & Southport. 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