The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-16 00:00:00

ILtiberpool Otanbarb. ) 04 ,„ MO NA ING. SEPT. 16, 1845. I • • - • C . ; ; ;. , ~ 'mild really do , oefore they launch their virtuous in- I nst our local authorities, for alleged l taken conduct, and endeavour to as- Is the blame ought to rest xith this fact from the man recently been animadverting e Dock Committee, with re- It is un- 11V W 1(411,11"K, ,r, • ' 1 ( 1 , and Win h e swe pt away by. the first : 11 1 not st an d a co llision with shipping a l4ex may . WhiC r I Oil) from its moorings. ~i~~ !/_L CVra ( , e/1 THs QuEnac Futes.—Yesterday, in compliance with th e bishop's letter, sermons were preached at St. 'Jude's an d other Liverpool churches, and collections were made in behalf of the sufferers by the late calamitous fires at' Quebec. Since our last Mr. Richard Rathbone has con-. tributed £5, and Mr. Haueburg, of Church-street, towards this benevolent object; but up to the present time. arrange as it may appear, no public meeting has been_ called in Liverpool to originate a subscription on an ex tensive scale for the relief of the thousands rendered houeeless by the calamity. ARRIVAL OF THE " UNICORN STEAM TI is fine steamer, which has been long employed on the coast of British America, arrived here on Thursday morn ing from Halifax, after a passage of little more than • thirteen days. The object of this trans-Atlantic trip is to get new boilers. She proceeded to Glasgow on the same afternoon. Her unexpected appearance in our river caused for a short time considerable curiosity and excitement, on 'Change and elsewhere, as it was conjec tured by some that she bad been sent express with govern ment despatches, announcing wars and rumours of wars. Tne Unicorn is to run in future between this port snit Glasgow. INQUESTS DURING THE LAST WICE/C.--A seaman, • named James Holt, drowned himself in the Queen's Dock, on Tuesday night last, under the following circum- • stances :—Police-constable Allen stated, that, while on duty, on Tuesday night, at the Queen's Dock, he saw tba deceased going on board a vessel, and that, in reply to a question, deceased said he was going there for eafety, as . they were going to murder him at the bond:ale. house. The officer told him it was all nonsense, and he Bak, " Oh, yes, it is true ! The cart is at the door to take the bodies away : they murder all that g' there." The officer, finding he was insane tried tit get him ashore, but he made his way to another vessel, and went up the rigging, saying he would go to the main top for protection, for the officer was one of those who wanted to stick and skin him. Afterwards he came partly down the shrouds. and, calling out " Here goes, yen' b—rs!" immediately leaped overboard. He was got out in three-quarters of an hour, quite dead, and his body conveyed to the Southern Hospital.—On Wednesday afternoon, Ellen Taylor, a cook, in the service of Mr. Foster, Mount-pleasant, was seized with appoplexv while engaged in the kitchen, and died immediately. Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were given in all the cases. INQUESTS ON SATURDAT.—On view of the body of Henry Deane, who while caulking a vessel in the Queen's Graving Dock, missed his bold, while shifting the stage, and fell to the bottom. His skull was fractured and he died an hour and a half afterwards.—Verdict, accidental. —On a boy, four years old, named James Maylain, who, while attempting to pass a lot of waggons at the North Docks, stumbled and fell across the rail. Three of the • . waggons went over the small of hi a back, and caused instant death.—Accident.—On the body of Catharine Forbes, who was sitting in a channel of the Old Hay market with a basket of fruit before her, at half-past eleven o'clock on the morning of that day, (Saturday.) A lorry drawn by two horses was proceeding at a slow rate towards Byrom-street, and while the driver, who was at the head of the shaft horse, was drawing a little to the side of the street to allow a donkey cart to pass, the near wheel caught the deceased and passed over her bead, which it literally smashed to atoms.—Accidental. PunteceNs FINED. &c.—On Friday last, four pub licans and seven beersellers were fined at the Police Court on the usual informations of police-officers. and were severally fined in various sums ranging from £1 and costs to £4 and costs. Jahn White, publican, of Copperas hill, was again informed against by the police, including one officer who had been one of the informants against him on a former occasion when he was acquitted. Of ficer 231 deposed that at a quarter past three o'clock on Tuesday morning last he heard a noise in the house, and that on the door being opened to let a party out he (the officer) went in and found six men, five of whom were drunk. The landlord was also drunk ; and on the table in the parlour there was a glass containing champagne. The defendant was fined on the 7th of June. 1844. £1 4s 6d.. and again on the 18th of June, 1815. £4 4s. 6d . Mr. James appeared for the defence ; and the case lasted upwards of three hours. Officers 47, 111, and 577, and Inspector Maddocks' corroborated the testimony of 234. —Mr. James addressed the court. contending that no case had been made out, and that the law which permitted police-officers to enter the houses of publicans Was one of a most iniquitous nature. He called Mr. Edward Gray, a corn merchant, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mr. Charles Porter, a draper, in Great Charlotte-street, Mr., Cooper Looney, a ship-broker; and Mr. Wtn. Morwood, from Leeds. all of whom were at White's house when the office's entered, to prove that White and the several in mates were in a state of sobriety.—M r. Rushton adjourned the case until Saturday, when he and hie brother magis trates, after consulting together, adjourned the decision of the case sine die, . HALE HORTICULTURALSHOW.— ..‘ I ne annual exhibition of the Het, Horticultural and Agricultural Society took place on Friday. The attendance was very numerous and select, embracing some of the leading families of This town and n eighbourhood. The show, especially of the articles exhibited by the cottagers, surpassed anything in former years. Amongst the stove and greenhouse plants were fine specimens from Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Ashton, of WoOlton. Towards the close of the exhibition the visi tors were, ac usual, addressed from the platform, Mr. Robert Neilson, who presided, highly complimented the cottagers, who had that day shown great improvement, as their prizes testified, in skill, care, and industry. Joln Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P.. patron of the society, spoke in favour of its objects. The Rev. Mr. Stewart. the vice-president, also noticed the practical proofs of its beneficial effects, in the neatness of the cottages and gardens in the village and its neighbourhood. The Chair man stated, that Mr. Nickson, the secretary of thb society, had suggested that the children of cottagers should be elleived small lots of ground for the culture of flowers and vegetables. which was well received. The engagers who obtained prizes were Hitchmough, Sankey, Falkner, Ireland, Critchley, Ledbeater, Pennington, Hosker, Wil liam, Richard, and Timothy Mason, Winstanley, Barrow, Woodward, and Litherlend Price. The subscribers who obtained prizes were Messrs. Prescott, Turton, Brame% Fazakerley, Rose, Boyse, Lloyd, Farlane, Taylor, Ellis, Davenhouse, Lawrence, Seale, Hal , al, Bate, Gilgeous, • Atherton, Howard, Etches, Green, Mason, Warburton, Tvrer, Fleetwood, Dutton, Garrett, Haves, Molyneux, Carnes, Vakefiid, K-lsall, Cowley, and Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Ashton. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT A CONCERT IN MANCHESTER. —On Tuesday evening last, a grand concert was given by the Philharmonic Institute of Manchester, with at tractions of Grisi, Mario, and the two Lablache. During the interval between the performances, a loud crash was heard behind the scenes, and considerable alarm was naturally manifested amongst the crowded audience, who however, were prevailed upon to keep their seats. It ap peared the floor of a dressing-room, in which there were fifty or sixty persons, had fallen, the rafters having given way, and the parties were precipitated upon the stage—a fall of about twelve feet. A considerable number re ceived severe bruises. The perfot mance afterwards pro ceeded. Only one person was severely injured, namely, Mr. Sudlow, professor of music, and nephew of Mr. E. Sudlow, music-seller and organist, Hanging Ditch, Chorl ton-upon-Medlock. He was taken to the Infirmary but was so much shaken that nothing could be done that night but dressing the limb, and he was removed home. He is somewhat reduced in life, and it is considered that without amputation his condition is dangerous. The • other parties had their wounds dressed, and are in a fair way of recovery. The temporary apartment for Madame Grisi, and Signors Mario and Lablache, was under the higher part of the orchestral platform, and at some little distance.from the place of the accident, which was over a part of the stage, near the south side of the Amphithea tre, next Windmill-street. There were of course a good deal alarmed at the moment, by the crash and shrieks of the female chorus, who were eye witnesses of the disaster; but they were in no danger. The next concert is, it consequence of the accident, to be held in the Free • Trade Hall.—On Thursday evening Mr. Sudlow was somewhat better, the fever having abated a little ; but on Friday afternoon it returned, and he became restless, ex cited, and slightly delirious. The medical men had not yet ventured to amputate the limb, which, besides these vere compound fracture, is much crushed and wounded ; so that there was reason to fear mortification would ea- sue, ere the state of the system will allow of amputation being performed. Dom COP.IMITTEE.—On Thursday the usual weekly • meeting was held, Mr. Brarnley-Moore in the chair. Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, produced a report on the subject of making a line of railway along the dock quays, which, he conceived, would be very advantageous. It was pro posed to have two main lines of railway along the east side of the dock es'ate—from the north end of the Clarence Dock to the north end of the Brunswick Dock. Permis sion would have to be obtained to lay the rails along the public highway at Wapping, and some property would have to be purchased in that vicinity. Branches would be made from the main lines so as to communicate with the aides of the different docks along the route. The general principle was to have two lines of way running longitudi nally, one near the edge of the quay, and the other further in ; another line was proposed to be laid, in some eaves, on the outside of the shed. The lines would communi cate with each other by means of t urn tables ; and plank bridges would be required in some instances to render the working of the line complete. The w hole of the traffic on the railway might be worked by horees. Mr. Hartley then went on to propose that depots for the reception of promiscuous goods and fugitive parcels of merchandise ought to be erected ; and in the plan which accompanied his report he pointed out certain places where he thought such depots might easily be constructed. The plane.- which was not yet matured—would greatly supersede the present unsatisfactory mode of conveying goods through the crowded thoroughfares by means of carts, and of hav ing numbers of those carts blocking up the dock ap proaches. In reply to questions, Mr. Hartley said he Could not form an estimate of the cost : carts might cross the railway. The Chairman said the subject would come on in due form in a fortnight. After some minor busi ness, a letter was read front Mr. T. Challoner, complain ing that Mr. Tobin had, at a former meeting of the com mittee, stated that at the meeting of the Shipbuilders' Association, at which the subject of the letter signed by the Chairman (M r. C.) was discussed, Mr. Tobin bad as serted that the waster carpenters werenot present, which was incorrect. This letter was accompanied by a certifi ctahteeysis‘greiered bpyreas present. — Mr. number rbf Tobins h bu il explained,dt toth t e h a e t ffe h c e t that asked his friend Mr. Royden, then present if he was at the meeting, arid the reply being in the negative, be had merely stated that all of them was not at the meeting. Some conversation ensued ot, this subject, in the course of which Mr. Tobin stated (and it was admitted) that. he meant no disrespect to the parties alluded to, and the subject dropped, after a few good-humoured remarks, Mr. Tobin finally remarking that be was most anxious for graving-dock room in the centre of the town, but when the shipbuilders asked for what could not be grant - id, what vests to - be done ?—The committee then proceeded to ~~ / O ~t ~~ I urged that it ought to have been to wnsman, a laintec with our river; .avoured to be inuated that our own is entirely opposed to the plan, and itd as "re. To m al tis w h only le f Dock Committee have ave scarcely to a In the first place, they are of parliament. In the next, 'it) , is over-ridden by the Ad to the very party who now Mersey. The Ad- Matter ° by an e/i - ,1 ere 3 el C a/ EMENT TO AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL A GRATIS.] SUPPL A p i r,dr,_ , 7-t 441.Mtr!fl a i 'L'..- 11 -'-------tantictirtl DVERTISER. [POSTAGE FREE. Einal nub Vrobincial get. . --- John Woodcock. Park-lane, (a removal, to be granted next transfer day.) Richard Pickop, Porter-st•eet. Patrick Hoey, Preston-street (a removal). EVERTON AND KIRKDALI. Ambrose Smith, Bankfield-street. Robert Walsh, Evertor' Village. TOXTETH PARK. Isaac Henderson, Sun-street. (removal.) WEST DERBY. Mary Saddler, Albert-street, Paddington, (removal.) Robert Bickerstaff, Stancllffe-street. The applications made were, From the Borough.. Toxteth Park .. West Derby ........ Everton end Kirkdale 109 36 25 24 In all At the adjourned meeting on Saturday, Mr. J. Holmes and Mr. Turner presided. On the case of Mr. Timothy, of Lime-street, being called on, Mr. HOLMES said : " I would advise you, Mr. Timothy, to be more careful : you have had a very nar row escape."—Mr. Timothy : " I have kept the house for sixteen years, and there has been no complaint against it; but I believe I am no favourite with the police." The case of Mr. John White, Copperas-hill, was called on. Mr. HoLuEs said : " There has been a great deal of discussion relative to the propriety of granting your license. The magistrates, however, have determined that they will give you another trial. Many of the magistrates think it very wrong in granting your license ; . but they are determined to grant it for one year longer." The application for a license for Martha Watson was refused, the premises not being considered suitable. MR. SNOWBALL appeared for Mr. R. Gibson for a license in Bond-street, which he wished to be made in the name of Mr. Green.—M R. ELLIS said it was refused on account of the former bad conduct of the tenant.--M R. SNOWBALL complained that his client had no opportunity of explaining, and that he considered the decision being made in private, and not in open court, was illegal.—Mß. HOLMES : " If we act illegally, we act under advice." —Mn. Ews : " You have the advice of Mr. Rushton." An application was made for the renewal of a license which had been taken away in consequence of the bad conduct of the tenant. Mr. TURNER said it must not be supposed that by getting another tenant, the license would be renewed. Not granted. A new organ was opened at Newchurch, near Leigh, on Sunday last. Public baths are to be erected at Bolton. The Steam Tug Company of this town are having con structed an iron tug steamer, on the screw principle of propulsion. The Bishop of Chester, with a view to the greater effi. ciency of the church, intends shortly to appoint an arch deacon of Lancaster. The mason body of Liscard met on Friday night, and participated in a supper and ball, when about fifty sat down to excellent cheer, provided by the landlady of the Queen's Arms. The most joyous feeling prevailed. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ALBERT DOCK WARE HOUSES.—Mr. John Cowan, a native of Liverpool, bas been appointed Superintendent of the Albert Dock Ware houses, at a salary of £5OO a- year. There was an inquiry, on Tuesday, at the West Derby Workhouse, into charges preferred by Mr. Thomas Smith against Mr. Dolling. The accusation fell to the ground, and Mr. Smith has apologized. EXCISE INFORMATIONS. —On Tuesday, John Clark, tobacconist, if Tithebarn.street, was fined £lOO for stow ing tobacco in an unregistered room.—On Wednesday, P- Purcell and P. M'Donald, for smuggling spirits, in Ros. coe-street, were fined £lOO, or three monthsimprisonment. SUICIDE.—On Friday week, Mr. Joseph Bushell, son of Mr. Bushell, farmer, of Liscard, put a period to his existence by hanging himself in a hayloft. The deceased had formerly been an inmate of the Liverpool Lunatic Asylum. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH SOUTH WALES.—The new iron, screw steamer Tintern, which was lately launch ed at Bristol, where she was designed and built by Mr. Guppy is intended to commence plying between the Mer sey and Newport, calling at Teuby, in the early part of the ensuing year. ARRIVAL OF SISTERS OF MERCY.—Six of the sisters ofthis order arrived in this town from Kingstown on Tuesday last. under the superintendence of the Right Rev. Dr. Brady, Bishop of Western Australia, en route for the scene of his lordship's mission. They afterwards proceeded on to London, where they will embark in a few days. AMERICAN STEAM-SHIPS ExPECTED. — It is said that the Marniora steam -ship, built in America, which is pro pelled by the screw, was to leave New York on the Ist instant, and may be expected in a day or two. The screw auxihai y packet-ship, Massachuseats, should she have left New York on the appointed day, will be due about Monday nr I. CONVERSION FROM POPERY.—Miss J. A. Pinnington, of Upper Bedford-street, Toxteth-park, has renounced Romanian), and become a convert to the Protestant Church. She received the Sacrament of the Church of England on Sunday, the 13th of July, from, we believe, the hands of the Rev. J. Fenton, and it is lamentable to say, is suffering not a little persecution from her previous acquaintances. from her adoption of the Protestant faith. New PLAN OF GRAVING Docgs.—We have received a plan of Graving Docks, forming radii of a circle, with a floating basin in the centre, which we think very ingenious as affording great accommodation and ea-y access within a comparatively small space. It is by our townsman, Mr. Robert Talbot, shipbuilder. and we regret that we have not room for its insertion this week, - -Out we shall give a diagram and description in our next. THE APPROACHING BOAT•RACE : LIVERPOOL V. NEWCASTLE. —Harry Clasper, the lion of the northern boat-racing world, leaves the Tyne to-day for this town, in order to prepare himself on the Mersey for his forthcoming struggle with Carroll. The boat in which he intends to row has been completed, and is considered a most beautiful model. It is made of mahogany, is French polished, measures 28 feet 4 inches in length, and weighs 421 b. TARVIN HALL .SCHOOL. —Yesterday (Tuesday last,) the pupils of Tarvin Hall School, accompanied by their respected Principal, Mr. Brindley, and a numerous party of friends, paid a visit to Parkgate, to enjoy their half yearly pic-nic excursion. A Band was in attendance, and all was joyous hilarity. The party was conveyed from Chester in two coaches, each drawn by four horses, and eleven carriages, each drawn by a pair of horses. The arrival at the above pleasant watering place on the estuary of the Dee caused no small sensation.—Chester Courant. DARING OUTRAGE.—We regret to say that Mr. John Bibby, of the firm of Messrs. Bibby and Sons, iron-mer chant, was attacked near the top of Roscommon-street, on Wednesday evening, by two men, who came and struck him from behind. He was at the time passing from his house, in Shaw-street, to that of a friend's, in Netherfield road. The effects of the blow stunned him for a moment or two, but he succeeded in recovering himself, and faced the fellows, who then ran across the fields in the direction of Scotland-road. His hat was cut through, and he re ceived a gash on the back of the head, whichconfined him to his house for some days. There can be little doubt that the object of the depredators was robbery, but they were disappointed. SENT FOR TRIAL TO THE SESSIONS BY MR. RUSH- Tors.—On Thursday, Esther Martin, for stealing a watch from Reuben Lowe. shiosvriglit, Park —Same nay, Ca therine Bell, wife of a labourer, charged with having cut off with a razor, the nose of a woman named Mary Jones, livii:g in Pickop-street. The complainant's face presented a horrible appearance. The prisoner, it appeared. sus pected that Jones had carried on an illicit intercourse with ber (the prisoner's) husband.—On Wednesday, a young elan named M`Donagh, charged with embezzling various sums of money from his employer, B. Hymn and Co., tailors and drapers, Lord-street. The money was received from porters, who took parcels of goods to customers. He had received seven amounts, varying from £1 4s. to £3 3s. BANK of LIVERPOOL.—The fourteenth general meet ing of the proprietors and shareholders took place on Fri day, at the Bank, (S. Sandbach, Esq., in the chair,) to receive the statement of transactions from Ist July, 1844, to 30th June, 1845, and to elect three new directors in place of those retiring by rotation. The report showed that the transactions during the last year had been upon an extended scale, and the result had been extremely sa tisfactory. No additional shares had been granted, and the surplus in all was £156,612. Ilt was also thought that the business might still be progressively and safely in creased. The report was adopted. Messrs. Adam Hodg son, George Holt, and Charles Turner were appointed directors, in the place of Messrs. W. Brown, J. W. Ca ter, and Cha=. Inman, the three retiring directors. The usual thanks were voted, and the meeting separated. HIGHWAY BOARD.—On Thursday there were eleven members present. A letter was read from the Rev. Mr. Gardner, as chairman of a meeting of inhabitants of the township of Edge-hill, held on the 25th of last month at the Old Swan Inn, complaining that in consequence of the Commissioners' Water-works at Tuebrook, and the great exhauster which these proved of the supply to the district, all the wells and springs were either empty or very much decreased in the quantity of water derived from them, and desiring that the Commissioners would take some steps to obviate, or to alleviate, so great an injury. For this purpose a committee had been appoint e l by the meeting to confer with the Commissioners. Great difference of opinion was expressed at the meeting as to whether the works at Tuebrook had dried up the wells, and it was decided a conference s hould be g ranted on the subject. On the motion of Mr. Tinne, seconded by Mr. John Leyland, a gratuity of thirty guineas was voted to Mr. Ashlin, and fifteen guineas each to Messrs. Cunningham and Davies, for their extra labour in com piling the index of sewers. - After the discussion of a few • —. ilmsq e.norters withdraw. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1845. every port of the kingdom. In short, the scheme of the select com mittee is as wise and comprehensive in its design. as it must prove. it duly carried out, fruitful add salutary in its results. Considering that many officers enter her Majesty's navy from the merchant ser vice. it offers not only an immediate benefit to the one, but a pros pective advantage to the other branch of our national strength It is also of a character which would bring honour to the statesman who should introduce it in a settled shape to public approbation It involves no political considerations, respecting which a disagree ment might spming up among all those who wish well to seawen And it would have the further great advantage of obtaining the co-operation and support of the various parties connected with the mercantile marine ; and thus unanimity would be secured where it would be most essential to success." We feel aware that we have, in this rough and hasty sketch, fallen far short of doing justice to our author, who supplies many interesting facts, arguments, and statistical details, upon which our limits will not permit us even to touch. Our impression is, that as some legislative enact ment on the subject will vet be forthcoming, the institu tions he proposes would be much more beneficial and ac ceptable to sailors, at present, than the examination scheme, for which they are not yet prepared, and that the former should, at all events, accompany, if not precede the latter. the Times treat the premium of £l2O on a Grand June- 1 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF N AVIGATION tion or Liverpool and Manchest e r share as an y thing less 1 INSTITUTIONS AT THE OUTPORTS : A than substantialy ? Certainly not. LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE It is clear then that this sixteen millions which our con- THE viscouoT SANDON, M.P. BY JAMES temporary would blow away is not the fictitious thing re- A. SHARP. R. B. TATE, London, Publishers to presented. It is the estimated value of the privileges ob- 1 the Lords of the Admiralty. rained from parliament by the companies to whose shares -- it is attached It may be said , h owever, that a large por- A most a tion of the schemes now at premium have in the as yet obtained able—and, to nautical men. shipowners, and all interested improvement of our mercantile marine — no such privileges. Granted ; and in that case the most interesting pamphlet, under this title, has made its amount of premium is or ought to be regulated by their appearance; and although our time has allowed us hut a , 1 prospect of success in so obteining them. And this much, hasty perusal of its contents, the great importance of the too, is certain that no proposed undertaking, whose shares mar.ent encroachments upon subject induces us to lose no time in, though inadequately, are not fairly worth a premium on their first issue, can drawing 1 not entertain at all the plan e ver expect to be carried out. attention to the general vi ews entertained by the author, and the plan he sug gests for the improvement both may certainly he presumed to Th e p oint of danger for speculators and purchasers of o f s eamanship, and the theoretical science of navigation 'nows, what will best stand the all descriptions to consider is one of these. Have .pdrde in the merchant service. river, and will work best for all m e i r u a tr hie ru r r o i r 1t shares,e too hi h, I h i 'ol o d r oltaavleaubTlye , i o in ste t a n d e their of g a l g e g Mr. Sharp, r. ho is a resident of this town, is evidently in niralty will not allow even a pile a man of scientific .d and at practical knowledge h in the derart n- mine article. We suspect that many will be found to study tt andd discretion -ni brines to in the i enquiryts various a ted the channel ; and finally, the Admi- have paid too much for their whistle, and more will be meet otiod under tostore d m n h si y Mr.b ov , Cuhitt to design the present plan, found to have got no whistle for their money. Ruinous branches, which it is our impression entitles his opinions 4 Committee and their surveyor, Mr. indeed the effect may be to some, but we can see no pro. to the deliberate and respectful consideration of all desir consider the best which, under'event before us which can create any thing like the bable , • ous—as who is not—of the improvement and elevation of sweeping crash contemplated by the Times. There is farTHE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. ~s , can be devised, but are con-our seamen professionally as well as morally. Although more of solid material at the basis of the railway sys-ut every ordinary test of its rem of this country than alarmists, who take their views his letter is written to our worthy representative . , Lord GRAND MATCH. Sandon, who we believe (as well as other individuals) ~,„,,int the prophecies so flip- from the kind of people they see operating upon our Stock. it important, it -- considers very important, it addresses itself more The sailing match for the Grand Challenge Cup, value `n of its failure. Exchanges, imagine. Shares are not taken and held now • 100 guineas. and the Ladies' Purse, 50 soya., took place especially to shipowners and officers in the merchant •rce of animadversion has been by the discerning few but by the discerning many, who service, for whose perusal it is brought out in a cheap on Thursday last, and was one of the most interesting in are too strong in their belief of their soundness as invest iangerous sunken rock at the and accessible form, in the hope the_ annals of yachting. The City of Dublin Company's that they may ments to be shaken by rumotirs and interested prophecies. k i p , rt., not laid down in any chart, We see, indeed, this stock or that forced up or down, es forward to support such a measure as he sug eciesmt:, or request the government to grant something fine steam-ship Prince, commanded on this occasion by Capt. Sarsfield, marine manager of the company, was i tim "covery of which previously is pointed bulls or bears most predominate; hut what then ? The engaged for the occasion, and left the. Egremont Pier at ' g of the kind. He commences by referring to the Report II a nce of marvellous blindness on the t bulk of the property itself, which these transactions repre 'of the Select Committee on Shipwrecks of 1823, which ten o clock, with about two hundred of the members and 1 10 , C ommittee. No one asks, however, s o t o n t t, , i o s quietly resting in strong boxes or in safes through- tlroiereefdreiednddso,wot.including a great number of ladies, and I , "land and Smoland, beyond the reach of sharelists ' recommended the establishment of Navigation !schools e river. Mr. Gribbin's cornopean and t, j, time this danger to our shipping has, a o s ffi a means of promoting the scientific charhaicsteo and of 'brokers' circulars, arid as lilt's affected by thecharacter object theto 13quadrille band was on board, and played a variety of se ''ll rit has been thrown up recently by temporary rise or fall of premiums as the house we live in he offertit of our mercantile navy, and . . declares lections, airs, and dances, throughout the day. The Ayr .)ll's 'working of nature, or has been would be affected by a turn-out of brickmakers. a few practical suggestions in behalf of i a plan for carrying out that recommendation. " 'sVe have," he shire Lassie, Dreadnought steam-tug, and other steamers t ages. And all iorget that the pre- We cordially disapprove of much of the rash specula-also followed the race, with many passengers. New I tarnittee have practically nothing tion which is going on and of the excessive multiplication says, " before us the . spectacle . of a navy of such unparal leled growth, that it is reckoned by tens of thousands, Brighton being the place of starting, the yachts entered of new and apparently useless prejects. The former, matedwith its removal. On its existencetwelve in number, were ranged in line across the estuary, ' however, ill time will regelate itself. Some speculation' with its fleets dispersed over every sea, yet still susceptible by /1r .Hotc pain of the club, who employed for this to them, they communicated the there must ever be or we could have no railways at all. ? t an unlimited increase s c t ogr e espor l idin r g to the new l im e r te ls r e purpose Mr. M'Ardle's little screw steamer Daedalus, 'Pcr quarter, the Admiralty, whose A thing which could nit be readily sold no man would it receives widens. every day, utw while witnessingeireocommercial enter ex- kindly lent for the day, and which was found highly ser e Informed, cool 1 not find it at first, invest in ; and we question, after all, whether there is at viceable Mr. Melling's (the secretary's) yacht Seagull prise tnsion in numbers and influence, we are compelled g to e , been fonnd—we understand, by this moment (Stock Exchange time bargains apart,) more was stationed off the pier as the flag-boat ; and the yachts, speculation of a legislative kind going on than is usual in see, that from the want of some adequate provision for 1 the City of Dublin Company—and this express object, scientific ability has not accompanied each wearing its distinguishing flag, presented a very periods of of prosperity. The projecting mania parliament iitby a buoy being placed over it. has ample power to check and doubtless will check. it in the same proportion ; and that a serious injury has teresting appearance. The following are their names, ties to be made the subject of ani- _____=____..._________ ea. been thereby inflicted on its reputation. A perusal of the tonnage, &c., the whole belonging to the R. M. Y. Club 1 r contemporaries, for any alleged ARRIVAL OF THE "GREAT BRITAIN." Evidence on this head, will, he thinks, establish the fact but two—namely. the Zoe (33), of the Royal Yacht Squa dron, and the Victoria, of the Royal Cork Yacht Club : that the time has arrived when the interference of Far f the river and its channels, are Phoebe 32 tons.... owner, Thomas Moss, Esq. 'lament is required to correct this omission, "by the and, with the circumstances of Tb is stupendous Ship, which had been anxiously ex- administration of some broad and general enactment, Gem.• ••• . l2 „ ..... „ Chas. Brandreth, Esq. pected for the last few days,.arrived here yesterday Morn plein before them, we may suggestwhich, without agitating the rival interests at work. arid Heise l5 „ .... ~ R. B. Preston, Esq. ing, opposite the George's pier, about ten minutes past 8 provoking their resistance, may give unity to their efforts, Victoria Edith 6_9 ~ .... ~ J. C. Ewart. Etq. vhile enquiring whether that hodand her • •at thatearly hour, d • Y ,)'clock; appearance even fitted to be placed in the care of erouds of spectators to the quay. She left the wharf, at In order to show how the co-operation of those interests Zoe 33 ~ .... ~ Hugh Beaver, Esq. 4 interests—whether, in fact, its flu_ New York, on Saturday, the 30th ult., in the afternoon. may be secured he proceeds to cite the principal portions B E l d a i gk ha ßess 2 09 ~,, ........ ~,, G._M...Corsellis q ,.E.s_q o t l ie The Pilot left her at the Bar Buoy, at abut. 7 o'clock, soJ. Edwards, Es tulvantageously transferred backof the evidence given before the committee, as relates to that the passage ' across occupied 15 -, days 134:hours, or say Leander .... 31 ~ •• • . ~ J. w.. Hazelhdrst, Esq. both of our local bodies. If the the " actual qualifications of masters and mates," show-151 days. Very little westerly wind was experienced on .Mermaid.... 24 ~ •• • . ~ J. Grindrod, Esq. be Mersey in its present effective- „ n the passage. One day she had a fine breeze and made nig that amongst the witnesses called, shipowners, under-Fenella 47 ~ .• ~ John Gray, Esq. writers, merchants, naval officers, and shipmasters. On e matter of national interest, which 298 miles from noon to noon, being, with loss of time, only 12 ~ .. • W. H. Lyon, Esq. • ' clu ine several of our respected townsmen,) opposite Zoe dto he, the merchants of Liver- 23; hours. opinions were entertained, and conflicting remedies pre- The course was round the Bell Buoy, then round . the LIST OF PASSENGERs, e our Dock Committee, are not scribed. The opinions of the naval gentlemen, with a few N.W. Lightship, back to the same buoy, hack again to the From New Yor k .—tion. J. S. Macauley. Toronto ; N.W. Lightship, and home by the same channels. ip or to neglect any measures for exceptions, but not generally of the others, vrere unfavour- Hon. Henry Magnes, Canton ; A. Scheitlin, New York • At present, as evidenced by what A. W. Hooly and lady, Philadelphia; J. P. Smith, New able the parties being accused of ignorance of science, The signal gun was fired from the Prince, at 14i mi nutes past eleven o'clock, and the vessels started irnme aand deficient seamanship • but our author remarks tha ;ith respect to the landing stages, York ; Jose V. Benigo. M. Banigo, M. Mauronier, Ha- diately, the Gem ahead in the first instance, followed much science coritiot be ex' pected from them, as their em ffect ually tied up. They can only vane ; Mrs. J. Wells, Mr. Wells, jun., and Mr. G. Wells, closely by the Leander and others. The wind was from employers consider seamanship, and a capacity for busi 'lit the Car on an d , of a govern- Toronto; G. A. Courtovs, and lady. Madrid ;F. Covlay. tress, the primary consideration, and science only sub , sight. I t g h e t . former be the south-east, and blowi d ng moderately, i. and the i litt g e iaei fl tnoi ee rni t as , .decide upon and, too often, to over- ditto L°"d z •I l a Capt. a 1 ,4 Ol;raiien lir, ,i;sll3ridtiiistho tilt. America' Hawkins, c S u s c r l i i d a rg j ! , ordinate, and therefore not encouraged. The charge of under full Phoebe soon opraegeenrtsehoat voerawsaiurtgi antistance of some inexperienced official, Abed, England ;C. C. Taggart, Mexico ; John T. Small, !defectivei opinion seamanship is merchantdi disproved by servicehy others, h i e h r e s ,}) best t d s by school ogoelnroe for followed Crosby Lightship at MI minutes past eleven o'clock, i tti recommendations of men versed Mrs. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin, and Edward Baldwin, of its attainment ; and the distinction netween the two ser- followed by the Phoebe, Mermaid, Leander. and the others, 4 with the questions, and localities, Toronto; L. Hall, New Jersey ; Charles' Beard and Miss. vices is, that in the merchant service there is more sea- the Fenella in the rear. At 8 minutes past twelve the their judgments have been given. Pitts, Woodstock ; Rev. A. H. Wright, Pio aburch ; John manship than science, and in the navy more science than Victoria passed the Formby Lightship, followed by the -a-- seamanship. The evidence most to be relied upon is that lIR AVADO.—A HINT FOR EN- B. F. Dawson, bearer of despatches, of New York • 'John of shipowners and shipmasters, which is almost uniformly lead of the others, who were nearly all in a cluster. The Duncan, of ocotland ; JamesTl . Clark, Dublin; 'James Rowed and lady, New York ; John Barrot, Hamilton, improving—better educated, more scientific, and ore lively short sparred, began to get well up. Canada West ; J. E. Spilling, Montreal; M. De Peonage, The Victoria rounded the Bell buo y (Ist time) at 48 moral than they were forty years ago. " Still , " says our 'feral l, of the 30th ultimo., Havana e Thomas Pressor, Brooklyn ; George Brock, minutes past 12; followed in from 4to 10 minutes by (in author, though the evidence be favourable on the whole, stains the following piece of Niagara, Canada West ; F. M`Murray, England ; E. order) the Phcebe. Editha, Black Bess, Hebe, Leander, it is not so favourable as it ought to be ; and the remedy for its very absurdity is enough Fayrer arid A. M. Delatorie. ditto ; Thomas Binney. Zoe (33), and Mermaid. They all now hauled their proposed at the time was, Captain Fitzroy's Bill, provi . lit of panic. Referring to the London ; Martial Peyret, France ; Mrs. J. A. O'Meara, win), steering towards the N.W. Light-Ship, and pre ding that, at the expiration of six months, every candi dlog Mexico in her quarrel with and daught• r, Quebec; and Miss Hagerman, Niagara, date for a master or mate's berth should qualify by passing renting a moat animated scene, the steamers following at aist st: s:— Canada West; A. Billings; G. M. Murray ; James Ryan • • . an examination, before the District Board, acting under such distance as to obtain a gratifying view. They bore Mr. M•Cul'ov ; C. L. Showers ; Charles Armstrong ; F. c be discloser' that Mexico is acting the London Trinity Board. their canvas to admiration, stooping to the rising breeze onion of England, or is assisted by Ackerman; Ali E Mellon : Mr. Fleisher. Our author adduces further heads of evidence, on the in a jabble of a sea; and in their varied positions would eor British gold, a feeling of hostility w have furnished numerous sketches for the pencil of the illiam Dou al Christie Eaq M.P. tot. Weymouth ; probable effects of such a bill, if carried, (cited from the t will be enkindled here which may operate report), and from these it appears that the opinions enter- marine draftsman, during the whole of their sailing twice I th a i Braithwaite Pro g ile, E , q , (o . f this " town); and Major T. B. to and from the Light-Ship and the Buoy. Ihe Edith cegree that is little expected. We Jervis, were elected Fellows of the Statistical Society in tained were as conflicting as those on the last question, '.ori 1 , 0 i i 1 ono? to bridle Mexico riad to punish London, at their last mgr ring. the witnesses who took the unfavourable view recom- soon became third boat. The following is the order of t " n 'Ps she can make upon our territory or DANGEROUS STATE OF THE OUTSKIRTS.—We refer- mending an examination ;others admitting its benefit, but their passing the Light-Ship the first, and also the second pat that eit also in our power, without firing re d to t hi s s unjeet last week, since which the attack upon doubting its practicability ;and others denying its efficacy ttm .. e . ( s aler again tounding the Bell, at a distance of 4 Pr TP od 'ILO great element of our commerce, the M r . Bibby, in Nethertield Road, noticed elsewhere, has or necessity, and condemning the bill altogether. Our miles) • First Time. Second Time. ill at ''Ce a cri-i . in the commercial affairs of confirmed what we had aid stated, as to the necessity author admits that the passing of an examination is re- h. m. s. h. m a. i'li:'i r ,'"uld finally ' bring forth a dissolution of of an additional force to watch the outskirts, now extend- gulled in the navy, but shows that by the influence of Vi:ttoria . ..... 122 15 .. 223 10 ter i , -of that empire and a complete revolutio n ing on every side of the "I own. We are happy to find that patronage and other circumstances it is considered of little Plice'ie ........ 125 35 .. 228 30 1 1. 'tien t- This could be effected in less tha value, the service not even considering • it as giving the the Watch Committee have promptly stepped forward to Edith ........ 131 30 .. 233 0 ,Ili l e o ld where would British power, and British meet the emergency of the case, and thrt 30 extra men are man the stamp of genuine ability, which practical proof in Fenella ....... .135 15 .. 241 10 , s 'a e , e r either to retain possession of Canada, j t o b e i mme di a tely appointed, to enable the Head Constae seamanship can alone determine. The shipwrecks in the 7, i a z d r2_ , n , vemement towards the acquisition of 1 hi e t o alferd the necessary prmection. navy, too, making all allowances for the superior finding Zoe (33) ......1 36 30 .. 243 45 lti c „ 7a, to maintain, in any point of view,RUE— and manning of the ships, and their more open and less Mermaid ••••.. 1 37 15 .. 249 50 ig /re p : '?" • THE RUINS AT THE CORNER OF ROE Black Bess .... 13730..2 51 50 k at urope (Cr Asia Since our last this interesting combination of cabbages, dangerous destinations. are about equal in number to Gem.. , ....... 137 45 .. 254 45 ti, t his would be ! We confess however we those of the merchant service. In the science, or mathe fishheads, and oyster shells, has been broken in upon Leander ...... 138 15 .. 251 45 t ' , understand v.liether Jonathan would fire Di s turbed by the pickaxes of the British Assodiation, our maticel theory of navigation, a man may be strictly ex- Hebe . ........ 139 15 .. 253 15 T h e instead of grape and canister, or keep it local authorities have taken the hint, andiletermined upon mined and tested by figures and calculations, but in sea- Editha ........ soon after .. 3 2 0 I°4 st a ' a . tte r W e suspect is the process. We are having the m asaes of p u trescent ma tter in this locality manship, or the working of a vessel, the oral examination The leading vessels had thus maintained their relative aft r'et and to die in six months from the properly appreciated. A good s macadam is being laid down, must be confined to hypothetical questions, and answers ositions, ati'd a few of the others had gained or lost a ill her free amount of 'crate with more decent localities • and to ena- for these may be prepared from books or other authorities, P. Orleans and Boweds ! to common! , . and their correctness be undeniable, though a mere lands- little. The Zoe. 12 tons, carried away her mast, soon , lo t ei t' , _fr . ee traders say to this ? Suppose, in ble the curious public to approach the remains of the after rounding the Bell, and was, of course, hors de ?,i t , e "g dependent upon such a flighty people fishheads, &c., and their effluvia, a walk is being designed. man may learn them by rote. combat. After last rounding the N.W. Lightship, the le 7 tere ,/ . We around them. Sufficient matter, we are glad to see, will After a variety of arguments, direct and colatteral, . th at ependent upon thi.in f2* Corn. whole made their way homewards, with a nearly dead be left to d ,tribute around the neighbourhood the agree- bearing on his subject, our author admits that an exam -111 s Case to use their own elegant phrase - - ination is " a beneficail practice, per se," and that, as a beating wind u from the Bell. All those parties on able aroma by which it is now distinguished. board the Prince) enjoyed . themselve . s to the utmost during ‘lf e na lewhat of a iix. But as to being killedsubordinate instrument, it would have a good moral influ. EXCELLENT BUILDING REGULATION.—Our remarke i kl hi, we fancy brother Jonathan would last week upon the rapidity with which the erection of ence, less direct than indirect It could not be trusted to the whole day. Dancing quadrilles, waltzes, &c., on the quarter-deck, was commenced at noon, and continued ,Pc -°1 2; to starve for want o - . our money. public-houses and beer-shops' in the suburbs has drawn as infallible, hut would scare a notoriously unqualified with spirit almost throughout.. A . n excellent Rod abun ''lai, 'we could effectually shut ; but of his from a respectable proprietor of building-!and, ie Liver- person from offering himself as a candidate by the test te Ott dant dinner, with the choicest wines, liquors,' &c., were lii : ed , be able to borrow as much as would pool, a request that we should urge the general adoption whica it requires. served in the . saloon and fore-cabin, to successive parties, ' l st ',* By the live would it not be wise to of the practice, adopted by himself, of inserting a con- The only difference that arises in the discussion of the there not being room for the whole at a tire. The whole Ise al l our colonial possessions in almost every dition in leases, binding purchasers not to erect on land bill of Capt. Fitzroy is, whether the examination should was provided by Mr. Hillier, of the Monk's Ferry Hotel. t ter C annot encourage the growth of this ne- sold to them in respectable localities " any Ale-house, be compulsory or optional—whether to be conducted by to whom and the committee and stewards, the arrange klia t ta rote tsjial and bt... indept'oident of this tin- Beer-shop, and Spirit-vaults, or carry on any offensive public officers, or left to the shipowners themselves ; and trade." By so doing parties would be protected from thements were highly creditable. As the steamer had to re itety. producer. I upon these points it was found to be so serious—ship- gain the flag-boat at New Brighton before the first yacht, serious injury to property daily resulting from the location considering themselves to be the best judges of 'tg --es_ ------ owners the whole of the beating up of the yachts was not witnessed t ,/, of these annoyances in the immediate vicinity of respect- their own interests, and there being moreover a danger by those on board, but the sailing, on the whole, was iv e 0 HAVE A RAILWAY CRISIS? able dwellings, and families be able to resort to the quiet in disturbing private mercantile agreements and adven masterly. Cconsiderable alterations took place in the it tte„ arid healthy parts of the outskirts, without the fear of lure—that, says our author, it was judged prudent to Ito," of late nu — niberless ingeeions calculations, the worst pests to he found in the crowded town follow- withdraw the bill. He, however, contemplates some relative positions of some of the yachts towards the close, and they came to the winning place as follows : future enactment having the same intended salutary oh- Would lead us to the conclusion that rail. ing them to their fancied retirement. Time of afternoon. la 'heart to hurry us to some crushing EASTR AM REGATTA.—The . annual regatta, under the ject, and urges that the change should be gradually h. ni. a. ~ , t i l stran ge it is, Coo ~01.16 does not seem to patronage of Sir W. M. Stanley, Bart., took place on brought about, and not forced without a preparatory step. ..... 4 40 15 il ‘ hla rh.s .all its awful r,:suits, die impending dan- Friday. The day was too fine for the sailing matches, 1 Ile is an . advocat . e frt. voluntary examination,. but not .• . 4 50 0 o ln ra ',, l sts summon Cocker and Boritiycastie to there bring scarcely a breath of wind to fill the sails. prema_etirgiy ; and his grand suggestion is here pio- .... 4 55 15 i t ; t e i li e before our eyes arrays 01 figures to the The Eastham Cup, value £B, for river flats, was won by pounded . .. . 5 17 30 '. tt sat l i n ns to be raised ; and yet nobody appears Hale, beating Supply and two others. A dispute arose "it is admitted," he says," that most of the evils which cling ... 5 23 5 10. 1 Y frightened. Now and then, it is true, respecting the stakes. The Houton Cup, value £2O, with efficient merchant .. service . may be . trace . d to the want of soun . d arid .. 5 32 15 flicient training of its officers in subjects connected with their own ‘ tla, t ' Pante ; our mere speculators rush to sell, a sweep of One Guinea each, was contended for by the ),rotes, on. To establish schools, therefore, is to begin ab initio, .. 5 38 0 4 1 1 , 1 11: te , somewhat Thorn of their brilliant ap. Zoe, Editha, Black Bess, Gem, 1-. ebe, and Mermaid. arid to nip the evil in the bud. 'I he principle in one shape is recog• . 5 41 16 e Ai st , S huttlecock ceases to be bandied about ; The start took place soon after one, but at seven, in con- nised in the navy, where, by a recent and important regulation, 5 42 5 I ‘C 40 t other we see sensible and solid men eten sequence of the want of wind, the vessels bad not come moat ships in commission now carry naval instructors, —the best of 543 8 rt s ,th It ' for the purpose of hoarding, the very in. Four shrimping boats also started for the Trial all arrangements board, is having them on shore' and, as the first arrangement 4101) the hands have dropped. W e Stakes, which were left undecided for the same cause. would, of course, be impracticable in the merchant service, the It.,, p `itly s .,, l 'e hr . nk of an abyss. Everybody knows The Stanley Plate, of Eight Guineas, for ships' gigs, to second must be chosen as must suitable to the end in view. 5 r et redicts our fall; yet nobody seems to be rowed by gentlemen amateurs, under 20 years of age, After stating that a seaman cannot be made out of read fheuie result. was won by Mr. Haram's Cock.a-doodle-doo, beating • ing arid science, lie proceeds -16,4 re, t 'natter for a journalist to express an Mrs. Caudle, Blue Devils. and Punch. A match for Five •• It is the circumstances in which he is placed which make the 4"tip;l: e el to a ma tter upon which the country Guineas for the beaten boats in the Stanley Plate, was s ailor. And so long . as there are rough winds, dark nights, lee t ;Ssq e ` o , have made up its mind to act contrary won by Mr. Troughton's Mrs. Caudle. The Ladies' shores, bad sailing grounds all the worldso long as the foggy 0 4. nivictions. We must, however, speak Purse, towed for by women, was won by Rummel, (red,) yiintls whcl i i t 2 ni t ass the broken and restless shores of these i u o l b c :t'actes to exercise his skill, and dangers so 1: ti ,; 1 for th e subject is one of too vital an in- beating, after a capital race, the Book of Power, (blue.) islands,rilir.ent.itZtehe often finds the worst part of his voyag to be that W e Y, Passed over. lii order to be clearly i A match between the two was afterwards won by the Ist. nearest home: so long as these exist, a man who goes to sea must ‘st Weeksome api.eared in the London Times:— manned by five boatmen, for £5 aside. This being a psi- a s be pleases of science and such matters ; but thus disciplined he r e , hi nt the case fairly to our readers. we have eq v . woe affair between the two, It was not entered. The row- cannot heliebeing a sailor. 'ninon the other hand, as reading and science, or ID one word, education, is a good thing in itself —as a qe , she amount of capital embarked in railways, big was beautiful. Several other matches were contested uan is a better man foibeing educated, so in geni.rat, the ed'ucated i n the market, and the value of the premiums including an amusing one in which the crews were fe tear,. that . ui z . 44 companies have been formed during males. On s h ore th e conco urse o f persons of all classes FallUr will be by so much a better sailor, a better officer to his men, a betier man 01 business, a more trustworthy servant, a more esti tad)._ n . l which the coral capital engaged is was great—resembling a fair or wakes, and a band of ths rs of shares is 1,086,W°, and the total value mable m ember of society, a worthier representative of his country use shares as q uoted is ..e3,059,000. music way stationed on the pleasure grounds of the hotel. abroad." that there are ~' A grand Wrestling Match, for £5 aside, and which was He then shears in what way " Navigation Houses" or attended by all the crack Cumberland and Westmoreland schools. under the sanction of an act of Parliament, may wrestlers, was one by John Bateman, of Egremont. The be instituted,—but we have room for merely a synopsis of last round was with Georae Bateman. of Hesket. the several heads. RAILWAY EXTRAORDINARY. —We are not to flatter 1. He proposes a Local Managing Board, representing ourselves with the notion that cutting up our green fields I the rcerchants, shipowners, and underwriters, at any and making the external face of the country into a sheet port where it is deemed expedient to establish a school. of iron net-work will satisfy tl e craving of modern enter- 2. That a Navigation School or " House" he estab• prise. We find from the Railway Record, that, in addi- lisped at seventeen larger ports in the kingdom, including than to a scheme recently made public of a railway cum- Liverpool, of course, in the first instance. munication on pillars over the whole of the metropolis— 3. The funds for the first outlay to be from a parlia (one of the advantages of which we should say would be mentary grant, or an advance from the corporation; and that the smoke of the locomotives would annoy no one future maintenance, by a small tonnage duty on vessels, except, perhaps, the sparrows on the house tops : and entit ling them to nominate apprentices at reduced fees — London sparrows are used to it)—a Mr. Williams, also by fees and subscriptions. " Chief Commissioner for the improvement of the metro- 4. The schools to be near the water side, and certain oohs," has just projected a complete system of sub-rail- regulations as to the attendance at different times of the ways under every st r eet, to be lighted by air-tight bulls' I day of mates (or masters) and apprentices, with separate eyes. The projector says :—" Take Oxford-street for i rooms , example—the width of which, from curb to curb, is 60 I 6. This proposition lays down, with, we think, great teet on the average,which will allow of six railways, wide ability, the course of instruction desirabe,—a course enough for the purposes contemplated — this street of one " adapted to the views of the class of persons for whom mile and a halt long may be run through in five minutes, it is intended, and, in some degree, to the average intor and so in every street, &c. wherever the public require minion which they are foun d to p ossess," —not beginning th em —the whole defended from t he weather ;• and he j too high, or attempting too much, but quite sufficient to contemplates conveying on such railways not only pas- i qualify a seaman to navigate a ship skilfully at sea. The sengers, but carriages and cattle 'I hils, Aide: to pump remaining heads relate to fees fo r a pp rentices, salaries of will be enabled to communicate with the Trafalgar-square masters. superintendents, &c. The course of instruction t o nno.ins—Fleet Ditch breathe its now imprisoned tor- , ceremony or friend- ' Aae proposed may be classed und er three heads—Navigation rows to the Tower Moat. Visi t s of and esautical Astronomy. Dyinography, and Instrumen. ship can be paid by the occupants of the city sewers to I tat practice. The manlier of laying out the building—in their more favo , ured breth, en of the west end ; and, in eluding a library, a reading and a lecture room, a model short. we shall have two Londoris, one subterranean and room, &c.—are all clearly bid down. The great success another on the surface. When this precious Metropolitan of the Nautical School of Greenwich Hospital, and of the " Commissioner of Improve meat" has accommoda t ed Trinity House School at Newcastle, the only two nautical London, he will doubtless apply his ingenuity to the schools in the kingdom, is instanced by our author in country, and enable Jarrow to communicate by a sub- behalf of his suggestion ; and with reference to the for railway with Hetton, and the caves of Matlock to forward rner establishment he thus concludes his forcible letter to their spars, per rail, to furnish the parlour chimney- Lord Sandon : pieces in the mines of Cornwall. Seriously, do we live in '1 se "The merits of that admirable nautical wh eel, however g reat, an age of unblushing humbug, or has England beco me a e not peculiar, or above the reach of imitation i far whileit serves Lthz , r ( In._ .4.1 e tint M erit of ~"~Rq ~. e h.,_. GLAND god e'. Victoria Edith . Phoebe Fenella. Zoe (33) Leander Gem. • Black Bess Mermaid.. 11 ebe.. . • • • The Editha soon after. As this was what is called a time race, half a minute per ton was allowed to the smaller boats for difference o tonnage between them and their larger competitors in coming in, so that the Edith, though the second boat in, was not virtually second as regards the contest, (her ton nage being 69,) while the third boat in. the Phoebe, (ton nage 32) was second in merit, as the Edith, to beat her, should have been in upwards of 16j minutes before her, in place of 5/- minutes only. The Phoebe had an allow ance for smaller tonnage of 12i minutes as against the Victoria, (of 57 tons,) but was 15 minutes behind her, so that she could not win on the score of time ; but her owner disputed the entered tonnage of the Victoria as being less than she would actually measure according to the laws of the club, and as this could not be done while she was in the river, the committee necessarily postponed their decision, and meantime retained the cup and mo ney. The vessel was afterwards measured, and found to be of the tonnage stated, and the money prize was awarded accordingly to Mr. Connor, also the possession of the cup, which, however, his yacht must win again next year before he becomes its owner. The Prince, it being about high water, landed her pas di- sengers comfortably, at the Egremont Pier, where spersed, highly gratified by the day's excursion, and the generally fine and close sailing of the yachts. During the sailing of the yachts, several interesting rowing matches came off at New Brighton. e oei companies, of which, al 11luber of shares, nor their nominal amount, 4 i ) is stated, yet the premiums of such as are ~ many) give an average premium of £6 per s the basis of calculation the facts which ap- 'Nunes of which the det :Us are before us, we c apital embarked in these 5 8 companies is ''f shares 1,413,000, and the value of pre ow, further, from the general share price of shares in the 27 companies which than a year, amounts on the whole to Aber of shares in such companies exceeding lesult, then, is that the number of rail wa y 4 1 , ject of speculation is as follows: _ 4 .1 00 ,000 ablished withi❑ twelve months—. 1,056,650 8 - 1,413,000 taw Of Share f 11 599 650 s o t r .ettnum co which amounts to i1a,990,000. n :i o llie 102 companies in the second and third r e f e ,,"t less than 82,000,000 addition P t h' e nte only to railways in the United King e names of not less than 20 foreign railways, te amount of x, 10,100,000 ate in the London of these latter, remittances have already it to an amount of 13,000,000, and it is tirobable remittances in twelve months to la . - ‘ , twoo of money i '4 f ll4 e n t,! t ! I -1 "e data to be correct, our contem t r, c oThunts to this. By the fo , [nation of 3. I °V con ou have created a cer t ,) whi m ' Pa P ies, beyond 4 you have attached a value J4t elY to be paid for it ; and this excess, bur rlOr IY fictitious thing, which " any ru. pingingPr''hension of scarcity must at once V i los who have embarked in it in irie 114e,„'e admit the correctness of the conclu i h, t s et , are not unsound. But is it an esta '4o t the are , 11 . Premiums are a fictitious property ? (.)f 14 intents and purposes as real as . any Lirtr kti l Os d, e d Mice paid ! A party buying railway 114ter.,1 P4y, tl f e tions as to its prospects as an in 1 ."`lel 'or it at a premium or at par accord °to the aahae way as be buys manufactured er the manufacturer's price. Would ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION The Adjourned Annual Meeting of the Magistrates, fo the granting, &c., of lice M nses, took place on Monday,r in the Sessions House. After several hours' consulta tion of the magistrates, in their private room, Mr. John Holmes and Mr. Bolton took their seats on the bench. Mr. HOLMES said Mr. Ellis would read over the names of the parties to whom licenses had been granted, which would be the whole of the business which would be t rans acted that day. Vauxhall Ward had not been visited. Mr. Ews said the magistrates would meet the follow ing day to sign the licenses which bad this day been granted, and those parties who had been fined more than once need not attend until one o'clock on Saturday, until which time the court stood adjourned. Mr. ELLIS then read over the following names of per sons to whom licenses had been granted, or whose licen ses bad been removed. BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. Thos. William Folding. Canning-place. John Casement, Ausdale-street (removal). Thos. Fielding Ash, South Castle-street. Henry Wood, Cleveland -square (removal). Julia Marriott Perkins, Duke-street. Win. Jones, James-street. Clement Hume, South John-street. Edward Guest, Kent-street. Andrew Rourke, Matthew-street. & 974 e ~~a~-~G' i / A _„ z