The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

of those boroughs ;.‘l;ut we assert, without hesitation, that in every other respect the superiority is with conservatism. We feel bound; therefore, not only in justice to our con servative brethren in the manufacturing districts, but as es sential to the cause of truth, to explain that in our remarks, at any time, against the aggressive spirit of a portion of the manufacturing body we have used the general term in a sense which is calculated to mislead and which certainly does not express our meaning. We know too well how large an amount of the greatness of the country is dependent upon the well- directed enterprise of our manufacturers ;—we know too well what vast industrial interests are bound up in the welfare of those manufacturers to be found depreciating their character or their usefulness. Our hostility is against a system alone—and the individuals who abet it—which we bc lieve to be ruinous to the real interests and permanent exist ence of manufacturing pursuits as an ingredient in our coun try's prosperity ; and when we have directed our censure against British manufacturers as a body, our remarks have IQ reality pointed only against a faction, an over-reaching and dishonest portion of that body who arrogate to them. selves the right to speak in its name, and having climbed into an eminence which they feel to be unstable, are clamouring to be allowed to drag into peril the entire fabric upon which they are themselves only hurtful and unsightly excrescences. We sympathise deeply with the distresses which at pre sent afflict the manufacturing body ; we sympathise especially with those to which unfortunately the working classes are subjected ; but we do not sympathise with the individuals to whom we have alluded—the mushroom growth of a fictitious prosperity—and we know not that that would be more than a temporary evil which would swamp them back into the in significance from which but yesterday, they sprung. It is in a great measure to the effect of their jostling for the place which they at present occupy, that much of our difficulties owe existence ; and were it not that others are now embarked with and dependent upon them, they would most assuredly receive little of our aid and less still of our commiseration. The public at all events, shall not through our means be de luded into the supposition that their boisterous clamour is the voice of " the manufacturing interest " in the true accep tion of the term. DANIEL O'COBDEN, ESQ., M.P, The people of Liverpool may remember a small wiry-haired looking personage, who enacted the part of chief spokesman of a certain deputation from the Anti-Corn-Law League, sent down, a few months ago, from Manchester to enlighten us upon the - subject of cheap bread and free trade. The per sonage in question—Mr. Richard Cobden—is now, (thanks to bludgeoneering influences,) M.P. for the borough of Stockport; and on Friday last, in company with the erudite Sir Thomas Potter, (the twin luminary of our own Sir Joshua) and a host of other equally illustrious worthies, -at tended at the reform banquet, or some such thing, given in celebration of the defeat of a very common-place person, Mr. Joseph Kershaw, of Manchester, calico-printer and alder man (we believe), in his recent attempt to foist himself as a philosopher upon the electors of Warrington ; and amongst other achievements at the " banquet"—a half-crown or eighteen-penny feed in :reality—but everything belonging to reform is magnificent and magniloquent nowadays—the said Mr. Richard Cobden made a speech, which we venture to say is as good an imitation of the Irish Daniel as has been heard of late. Of course we do not allude to the manner of the speech in question, or to the person of Mr. Richard Cobden, as at all to be compared with his great prototype. The said Cobden is no more fit to stand in the shoes of Daniel the elder, than he is to play Falstaff without stuffing. It is in magnificence and fertility of conception alone that any similarity exists ;- in the graces of language and the warmth of colouring used to place their ideas before an audience. As a specimen of 11Ir. Richard Cobden we give the follow ing rhapsody, which we venture to say the reader will scarcely belieye not to have been taken, totitem verbis, from some of the recent harangues of the great agitator : " Oh ! yes—we will have one great and sacred day in which the people shall meet in every borough—in every town—and in every village in the kingdom. There assembled together under the constitutional authorities, if they will call them together, and if they refuse the people must call themselves logether"—(hear, hear, amidst which Sir Thomas Potter was observed to look puzzled)—" and there and then, in one day, throughout the length and breadth of the land, shall one unanimous'appeal be made against that assertion of the land owners, that the people of England are in favour of dear food !, (Thunders of applause, and several glasses broken by the concussion.) What, we ask, but the " hereditary bondsmen" at its Commencement, and " first gim of the sea" at its termination is wanting, to stamp this as the genuine issue of the " Blarney Box" of Daniel himself ? It is not, however, its eloquence which has attracted our notice to this effusion, but the circumstances of the simulta neous meetings to be called together " throughout the length and breadth" and all the rest of it, which has thrown a new light upon the object of a meeting of reverend wiseacres at this moment being held in Manchester. We were delibera ting within ourselves how the machinery of this extensive agitation " in every - borough, town, and village" was to be managed ; and the 0' Connellism of language suggested in a moment 0' Connellism of management. The " ministers of all religious denominations" are to be the bellmen upon these occasions. The efforts of the Romish priesthoood in Ireland are to be imitated by the preachers of dissent in England ; and Richard Cobden, M.P., is to reign over the turbulent spirits of democracy, on this side of the channel, by means of the same influences which enable Daniel O'Connell, M.P., to sway the turbulent spirits of Popery in the sister island. Oh, rare Richard Cobden ! Oh. virtuous and pious " mi nisters of all religious denominations! !" LOCAL NEWS, THE. WESLEYAN CONNECTION. —The number of mem bers in the Wesleyan Connection has been officially reported to be as follows This Year. Last Year. Increase. ~ 328,792 323,178 5,614 .. 27,268 27,047 221 •• 84,234 78,504 5,730 In Great Britain In Ireland In the Foreign Missions Totals There has been an increase in all the districts, except Cornwall, Bath, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby, Lincoln and Aberdeen. The number on trial at the March quarterly vi sitation was 16,825. NEW MAGISTRATE.-At the Preston sessions on Tuesday last, Matthew Wilson, Esq., M.P. for Clitheroe, took the oaths and qualified as a magistrate for this county. Mr. Brindley, during the last week, has been routing the socialists of Wigan. REPLY OF THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE TO THE CONFERENCE OF CLERGYMEN AND MINISTERS, UPON TILE CORN -LAWS, AT MANCHESTER.—OD Friday, the last day of the sitting of the Wesleyan conference, the following reply was received from Dr. Hannah, the secretary of that body, to the application of the secretaries of the conference of ministers requesting them to attend the meetings which commence to-day (Tuesday):— . _ _ 'Manchester, August 13, 1841. Gentlemen,—ln pursuance of the intimation given in my former letter, acknowledging the receipt of yours, dated July 28th, I have now to inform you that your communica tion has been read to the conference. lam directed to say, that the conference is unanimous in the opinion, that it is not called upon to enter, as a body of Christian ministers, into the discussion of a subject on which such different opi nions are conscientiously entertained by large classes of our people, and which is purely a question of political economy. JOHN HANNAH, Secretary. To the Rev. Messrs. J. W. Massie and M`Kerrow. THEFT BY DOMESTIC SERVANTS.—TWO females, named Ellen Critchley and Ellen Alin, the former cook and the latter housemaid to Mr. Valance, of West Derby-street, were charged at the Police-court, on Friday, with having stolen five napkins, the property of their master. The pri soner Critchley, on Saturday, offered five napkins for pledge with Mr. Richards, London-road, and from circumstances which transpired at the time of pledging, and from subse quent inquiry, the property was found to belong to Mr. Va lance. On searching the trunk of the prisoner Alin, several articles, the property of Mr. Val a n c e, were f oun d. Both prisoners were committed for trial. CHARGE OF DESERTING AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD.-At the police-court, on Friday, Mary Wilcoxon, an unmarried female, was charged with having deserted her illegitimate child, having left it on the steps of a cellar in Park-lane. A female, who lives in the house above the cellar, stated that, on Saturday night she heard the crying of a child, which she supposed to be in the cellar, for upwards of an hour and a half before she discovered that it was.on the cellar steps, out side the door. Thechild was sent to the workhouse. It ap peared from the statement of Wilcoxon, that the person who lives in the cellar, whose name is Cole, is the father of the child, and that on Saturday night she sent a girl with the child to receive a weekly sum, which he had agreed to pay for the child's maintenance ; Cole, who has lately been mar ried, refused to give anything, and told the girl to leave the child, which she did. Mr. Rushton ordered Wilcoxon to be discharged, and severely reprimanded Cole, who he said was the really guilty party in the transaction. IMPRUDENT , N ]some, half-past ten o'clock, MEN. -Mary Edwards was pl ace d b efore Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, complainant was wit going oig hm having robbed e Robert Rodgers. The on Friday night. He met th e p r i soner some conversation, agree in Tithebarn-street, and, after . . ~ dto She took hun to a room in Mile's accompany her home. Not liking the appearance of his court, Orange-street. i quarters, he was about to take his leave, when his compa nion back, and demanded half-a nion collared him, pulled him crown. He gave her half-a-crown, when she again pull e d him back and attempted to put her hand into his pocket. He resisted, but the prisoner and two other women coming to her assistance, with a knife, they threw him down, and cut away his pocket, in which was a sovereign and seventeen shillings and sixpence in silver. He was then suffered to .depart. police-officer Mur .depart. He procured the assistance o 'row. They went back to the house, but a ll the women, save d charge, the prisoner, had departed. The prisoner dense otheod-looking and was committed for trial.—Jane White , a g . ;girl, was charged with having robbed Jean Lehudc - , ', a French ' 'sailor. The complainant met the prisoner a t twelve o clock when _,._ Jou Monday night. He accompanied her home,for trial. i - committed tor trial. robbed him of seven dollars. She was —Thomas M'Mahon was charged with having robbed Juliann Josd, a French sailor. The complainant met a woman, oi Friday night, near Banastre-street. She asked him to trea t i her, and he complied, going to several houses, where he gave her gin. At one of the houses he deposited four sove reigns with the landlady. He went with the girl to another public-house, but subsequently returned with her to the house where he left his money. Having obtained it, he tied the sovereigns in a corner of the handkerchief which was • ,round his neck, the ends of which hung down a long way before him. He put the corner which contained the money iiiito his waistcoht pocket. The girl met the prisoner in Ba aiastre-street, and stopped to speak to him. Suddenly the prisoner sprung upon complainant, seized the corner of the handkerchief, and cut -it off. Both the girl and the prisoner can off, and the complainant soon lost them. He informed dionstable O'Brien of his loss, who succeeded - in apprehend fag the prisoner. The latter was committed for trial. DEAFNESS.—We beg to draw the attention of those who are suffering from deafness to Mrs. Gardner's advertise ment, which will be found in another column of our publica tion this day. Mrs. Gardner having visited Liverpool many years, is well known, and can therefore be recommended. The Rev. James Martineau, of this town, has declined the invitation to attend the " conference of ministers" on the Corn Laws, in Manchester, on grounds not dissimilar to those propounded by the Rev. Mr. Wicksteed, of Leeds. CAUTION TO MAYORS.—In the Crown Court yesterday, Lord Denman fined the Mayors of Manchester, Bolton, Ashton, and Wigan, £5 each. for not answering to their names when the list of Mayors in the county was called over. REPORTING AT THE ASSIZES.--We perceive that Mr. Fraser is visiting this town during the assizes. We have the pleasure of recommending him to the notice of those gentle men requiring his assistance. MR. MARTIN'S PICTURES.—SeveraI of the celebrated pictures by Mr. Martin are now exhibiting at the Union News-room. We shall notice them at length in our next, — in the mean time advise all who have a love for art to inspect them. They are astonishing productions. THE MOORS.—The following, we are informed, are arti cles indispensable to a sportsman :—a good gun, dry powder, plenty of shot, A FINE OLD HAVANNAH CIGAR, and a pinch of Lundyfoot,—the two latter articles are to be had in perfection at MARCUS'S ATHEN.2EUM SNUFF Box, 67, CHURCH-STREET. Tar; REGISTRATION.-It should not be forgotten, that Friday next will be the last day for leaving with the over seers objections to county electors. THE Roscius.—The packet-ship Roscius, Captain Col lins, which sailed from New York on the 26th ult., arrived off this port on Sunday at daylight, after a passage of 19 days. The northerly and afterwards the easterly breezes which pre vailed in the Channel prevented her making the port before the Boston steamer. The following is a list of her passen gers :—The Rev. George C. Shepperd and lady ; Mr. John Chandler and lady : Mr. James Colles, lady, and servant; the Baroness de Luoqueilil; Mr. Howard Henderson, lady, and servant ; Mr. Williams and lady ; Mr. William W. Coker, lady, child, and servant ; Mr. Lowry, lady, child, and servant; Mr. Sonlard and lady ; Miss Harriet Augusta Colles ; Miss Grant; Miss Frances Colles; Miss Estella Henderson ; Miss Blanche Henderson ; Miss Ellen Hender son; Mr. James Evans; Mr. J. M. Hornby ; Mr. George D. Baggett ; Mr. Samuel Fuller; Mr. R. Taylor ; Mr. Edward Oxley ; Mr. William Kitchen ; Mr. John Henry Colles; Mr. Edmund Thomson ; Captain R. D. James ; Captain Charles Kivin Grant ; Mr. G. W. Colles ; Senor Bastarreche ;• Senor F. P. Domine ; Mr. Baynard ; and Mr. Nceall. QUICK PASSAGE.—The .Philadelphia Packet-ship Shen andoah, Captain West, left the Capes of Delaware on the 23d ult., and was off Holyhead on the morning of the 9th instant, thus completing the passage under 17 days. Now, as the distance run by a vessel leaving the Capes of Dela ware for Liverpool is more by a day's sailing than the dis tance run by a vessel leaving New York for Liverpool, the voyage of the Shenandoah, compared with one from New York. must be fairly considered as equal to a passage of fifteen and a half days from that city. THE BRITISH QUEEN STEAM-SHlP.—This fine steamer has, we are informed, been sold by the British and American Steam Company to the Belgian Government. We have not heard the amount of the purchase money. She is now getting ready for sea, and will sail about the end of the pre sent week, under the command of Mr. Keene, who navi gated the ill-fated President on her second voyage to and from New York, for Antwerp. It is not yet ascertained what the Belgian government mean to do with this noble steamer : it is supposed, however, that she is destined to open and continue a communication between Belgium and the United States. STAFFORD AND RUGRY RAILWAY.—At a general meeting of the subscribers of the Stafford and Rugby Railway, held in Manchester, on Thursday, it was moved, seconded, and passed, nem. dis., that it was inexpedient to abandon the un dertaking, but that the unexpended funds should be distri buted among the shareholders, and further prosecution of the undertaking be at present postponed. COURT OF REQUESTS—APPOINTMENTS.—The lord chan cellor has appointed Henry Leigh Trafford, Esq., barrister at-law, to be Judge of the Wigan Court of Requests, to be held for the recovery of debts in the three towns of Wigan, Chorley, and Ormskirk, and also in various other places. And at a meeting of magistrates, held on. Thursday, at the Court-house, Kirkdale, for the appointment of a clerk and treasurer, Messrs. Woodcock and Part, solicitors, Wigan, received the appointment of clerk, and Mr. E. Woodcock that of treasurer. The lord chancellor has also appointed John Addison, Esq., barrister-at-law, Judge of the Black burn Court of Requests, and Theophilus Hastings Ingham, Esq., Judge of the Burnley Court of Requests. SUDDEN DEATx.—On Wednesday last, on the arrival of the last train from. Manchester, it was discovered that an old man was lying in a state of intoxication at the bottom of one of the third class carriages. Being unable to walk, he was carried into the waiting room, and a few sacks being placed under his head, was suffered to remain there, the watchman having strict injunctions from Mr. Baxter, the manager, to attend to him. The watchman visited him three times, the last occasion at about twelve o'clock, when he found him lying upon his back, frothing at the mouth and vomiting. A surgeon was sent for, but before his arrival the old man died, no doubt from suffocation in attempting to throw off the load with which his stomach was overcharged. The de ceased was a respectable shopkeeper, about 60 years of age. and resided about three miles from Bolton, on the Horwich old road.—Bolton Chronicle. FINE AltTs.—ln our impression of Friday last we were led into an error as regards some works we named as being on sale at the auction-rooms of Mr. Burton, in Bold-street. We were privately shewn a few studies by Mr. Bowness, a rising artist of great promise, with which we were much de lighted, and unwittingly noticed them as being for sale with the collection advertised. AN OLD SAILOR AND HIS BIBLE.—At a late meeting held in connection with Sunday schools, the company were much interested by the presence of an old sailor, who is doubtless, one of the oldest Sunday scholars in England. He produced a Bible on the occasion, the fly-leaf of which con• tained a narrative, of which the following is a copy : " This Bible was presented to me by Mr. Raikes, at the town of Hertford, Jan. 1, 1781, as a reward for my punctual attendance at the Sunday-shool, and good behaviour when there. After being my companion fifty-three years, forty one of which I spent in the sea-service—during which time I was in forty-five engagements, received thirteen wounds, was three times shipwrecked, once burnt out, twice capsized in a boat, and had fevers of different sorts fifteen times—this Bible was my consolasion ; and was newly bound for me by James Bishop, of Edinburgh, on the 26th day of October, 1834 the day I completed the sixtieth year of my age. " As witness my hand, JAMES BEACH NORTH. " N.B.—During the whole time but one leaf is lost, the last of Ezrah and the beginning of Nehemiah. " I gave it to my son, James Beach, on the Ist of January, 1841, aged five years • after.being in my possession 60 years, and he being enabled, by the grace of God, to read at that age. And may the Lord bless it to him, and make him wise unto salvation ! " J. B. NORTH." Mr. North was a master in the navy, and it is believed now lives on his half-pay. - PROCESSION OF FORESTERS. — Yesterday, the several Benefit Societies of the Ancient Order of Foresters, cele brated their Anniversary by a splendid procession through the principal streets. They assembled at an early hour on the east side of the New Hay-market, Lime street, with flags flying, and bands playing, and proceeded down Shaw's Brow, pursuing the usual route through the town. They were very numerous, and looked remarkably well, being all well dressed, and decorated with green and red sashes, hand some aprons, rosettes, flowers, &c. The emblems carried were very numerous and appropriate, and the regalia of the several lodges had a fine effect. Some were arrayed in garb of " Kendal Green," with bows and arrows , (reminding us of the days of Robin Hood), woodmen's gilded axes, clubs, green and white wands, surmounted by crowns, crooks, and other ornaments. All the members wore hunting horns tipped with white metal. A considerable number were mounted on richly caparisoned steeds ; and not a few were quaintly attired as back-woodsmen, Druids, &e. Amongst the large flags was representations of Adam and Eve ex pelled from Eden ; the widow and orphans, David and Go liah, the arms of the Order, &c. The Society of Shepherds was characteristic ; it was preceded by a young man and female in the garb of shepherd and sheperdess, the former with a dog, and the other with a sheep ; they were elevated on a platform, representing an arbour, with a green oak-tree in the centre, and an arch of flowers at either end. The van was brought up by several open carriages, crowded with gaily dressed parties. After the procession, the several so cieties moved off to their respective club-houses, where they passed the remainder of the day in amusement and con viviality. CAUSES OF DEAFNESS IN CHILDREN.—Chronic enlarge ment of the tonsils, by pressing on the eustachian tube, frequently (particularly in children) causes deafness. In such cases deafness co mes on gra dually—at first hardly perceived ; but, as it advances, it is observed the patient becomes ap parently inattentive, in truth from not hearing what is said. The cause of the deafness, in such cases, is never (in general) understood, the dise ase b e i ng a ttributed to some scrofulous affection, extending from the general system to the ear, the scrofulous appearance of c hild ren so a ffected leading the prac titioner to this erroneous conclusion.—Cronin on Deafness. DISEASES OF THE EAR.—During deranged digestion, no part is more likely to partake in the general derangement of the economy than the ear; and we find these symptoms de veloped in various ways: for exa m pl e , r i ng ing in the ears, various noises, End other unpleasant sensations, apparently proceeding . from the ear, as its origin ; but not unfrequently deafness. It is, therefore, a matter of essential moment to examine, and that minutely, into the condition of the diges tive organs, and to correct any existing morbid state, either of these organs themselves or their functions.—Cronin on Deafness. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—Lord John Russell is not to lead the opposition, but Mr. T. B. Macauley, and we have heard it questioned whether Lord John will take his place in the front bench. This scheme is characteristically whiggish. Mr. Macauley does not seem to have any prin ciples in politics. He, in concert with Mr. Roebuck, Mr. buncombe, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Warburton, and such like, will probably make propositions in relation to the Reform Bill, the Corn Question, Free Trade, which Lord John Russell could not decently make, even in his own estimation. at least for some time to come ; and thus these men will work for a change, of which, were it accomplished, Lord John and the whigs might expect to derive the chief benefit. Mr. Macauley, though perhaps the best man they could se lect for their purpose. is scarcely fit for the situation. His parts are brilliant, but his judgment is unsound, and he is generally confused and ineffective in reply. We think the prospects of the forthcoming opposition are an y othe r th an flattering.—Bristol M i rror. LIFE PRESERVER. — A vessel of a very curious construc tion is now being prepared at the building slip of Mr. Mason, at Runcorn, which is intended as a life preserver, It is the invention and experiment of a few working mechanics. It consists of two large iron pans, made in the form of a half boat, placed parallel, at the distance of about three yards, and united by planks stretching above the space, which con stitute the deck of the vessel. She is to be worked by a steam engine, and the paddle wheel will be introduced in th e centre space. If the expectations of the inventors are rea lized, the vessel, we understand, is to be placed on the Welsh coast, and t o b e use d as a life preserver from sea disaster s . c REFUSIN Gkhart TO PERFORM A VOYAGE AFTER S IGNING -- Snip's Awric Lk s.O n Friday, at the police - court, Captain Lo of the Venelia, bound hence to Sierra Leone, thence to Jamaica, appeared before the magistrates to prefer goa complaint aga i nst eleven seamen , w hose names are sub joiped, f or h av i ng refused to out to sea after signing ship's articles :—R o b ert Smith, m. Edwards, Jos. Barnett, Peter Harrison, Robert Anderson, W. Win. Connor, Jas. Dicky, Robert H arr i s , J as. Sullivan Thomas Haslet, and Thomas Lynn. The an swer of the defendants to t h e c h arge w as , th a t the ship was not sufficiently manned, and, m oreover, the cli mate to which th ey were join ' I)6ng exceedingly unhealthy, their number mi g h t b e diminished. Captain Lockhart, in answer to a question from Mr. Rushton, stated, that his ves sel was of 581 tons register, an d t h at th e number of hands on board,including himself, was nineteen. Mr. Rushton sus pended the hearing of the case in order that some person con versant with seafaring matters might be consulted. After some little delay, Mr. Tobin, shipowner, was sent for off 'Change, and the case being stated to him, he gave it as his op i n i o n that the vessel was amply manne d.—Mr. Rushton, a f ter reading the law affecting the case, asked each defendant, separately, whether he would consent to perform the voyage or be sent to gaol. They one and all said they would prefer going to gaol rather than go the voyage, with so few hands on beard. They were each sentenced to thirty days' impri i sonment to hard labour. PUNCH.—The best "punch" this we have met with for some time. It is true conservative " Punch," and is racy, sharp, of capital flavour, and piquant. The sketches are ad mirably done. "The last Pinch" is famous. MADEMOISELLE CERRITO. — Last night the reception of Cerrito was most enthusiastic. The dancing between her and Guerra surpassed any thing ever before witnessed on the Liverpool stage, and the audience expressed their approba tion in rapturous plaudits. Cerrito was enthusiastically en cored in her second dance, and Miss Webster and Miss O'Bryan came in for their share of commendation.—Cor respondent. THEATRE ROYAL.—The grace and beauty of Mademoi selle Cerrito have delighted all who have beheld her. Her dancing is the very poetry of motion. She really " snatches a grace beyond the reach of art." Her countenance is animated and expressive. She is indeed a rival of Taglioui. Signor Guerra is one of the most accomplished and elegant dancers on the stage. A very great treat is in store for those who intend visiting the theatre. On Friday next the stars of the Italian Opera will appear. The house last night was well attended. MRS. PENN'S BATHS, GEORGE ' S PlERHEAD.—Every body who was in the habit of visiting these splendid baths during the lifetime of the late Mr. Penn can bear testimony to the magnificent style of the accommodations, and also to the cleanliness and comfort experienced by the visitors. We know that Mrs. Penn continues the baths on the same scale of excellence as during the management of her late hus band, who, it is to be regretted, left a wife and five children unprovided for, further than the proceeds resulting from the above establishment. Nothing is more delightful than a re freshing bathe, after the toils of the day ; and we should pai•ticulary recommend the same to the notice of the many strangers that will be in town during our present assizes.— See advt. FRAUD.—Charles Bellion was, on Saturday, charged at the police-office with having by false pretences obtained a timepiece, the property of Mr. William Tallemach. Mr. Tallemach had purchased the timepiece from Mr. Stewart, and it appeared that the prisoner had been employed to carry it home. On Monday last the prisoner had called upon Mr. Tallemach, and said Mr. Stewart had sent him to examine the timepiece. Mr. Tallemach told him that it occasionally stopped. The prisoner said he must then take it back. He was allowed to depart with the timepiece in his possession. On Friday Mr. Tallemach called upon Mr. Stewart to ask if the timepiece was repaired, when he discovered that the pri soner had not been sent for it. information was given to the police and the prisoner was apprehended, but the time piece has not been found. The prisoner was committed for trial. THEFT FROM AN UNINHABITED HOUSE.—James John son was placed at the bar of the police-office, on Saturday, charged with having stolen a quantity of lead from a tenant less house in Prince Edwin-street. Police-officer Cordingly was in company with police-officer Barlow in Prince Edwin street on Friday evening at seven o'clock, when they saw a light in the cellar of the house in question. Cordingly put Barlow at the front door and went round and scaled the back wall. He entered the house and found the prisoner with a large quantity of lead piping in his possession. He had taken it from various parts of the premises, cut it into convenient lengths, and loaded his person with it. He said he had been sent from the water-works in Manchester-street to look after the water and take away the piping. The officers, not be lieving this story, took him to bridewell. He was committed for trial. SKELETONS FOUND.—A few days ago two human skele tons were found embedded in the sand on the sandhills be twixt Mr. Muspratt's mansion and the Rimrose-bride, Bootle. They appeared to have lain there for many years. On the wrist of one was the wristband of a shirt and a frag ment of cloth. As the sandhills in which the skeletons were found embedded are much above high-water mark, it would seem that they could not, when clothed with flesh, have been carried there by the tide of the Mersey. That they are the skeletons of persons who had suffered death by drowning there can not be a doubt. It is probable, therefore, that having been washed on the shore years ago, the bodies were stripped and afterwards buried in the contiguous sandhills. It is reported, indeed, that when the rabbit-warren existed there, the keeper was in the habit, no churchyard being then within several miles of the spot, of burying bodies washed up on the shore. Were the bodies, the skeletons of which were last week discovered, so found and buried by the keeper ? REMOVAL OF CHEMICAL NUISANCES. —The public will recollect that, about two years ago, the corporation indicted the proprietors of chemical works on the banks of the canal for the nuisances caused by these works, and obtained ver dicts against them. Among the parties indicted was Mr. Muspratt, whose chemical works are the most extensive in Liverpool. How, after having obtained a verdict against the works, the proprietor was allowed to carry them on for so long a period, we know not: all that we know is, that the corporation had, subsequently to the trial of the case at the assizes, to carry the matter into Chancery, where it has been for some months. At length, however, the corporation and Mr. Muspratt have, we understand, come to an agreement on the subject, the latter undertaking to remove his works before the first of March next, and entering into a bond not to establish similar works within seven miles of the borough of Liverpool.—Albion. PROTESTANT ASSOSIATION.—A meeting of the Protestant Association was held last evening at Toxteth-hall, Mill street, at which Mr. Crisp presided. The proceedings hav ing been commenced with prayer, Mr. Whatham at some length addressed the meeting, after which Mr. Lord pro ceeded to point out the importance of such societies in the present day, and the spirit in which they should be con ducted. He observed, that while some held the idea that Popery was to be won over by concessions, the history of the last few years, bnt too well showed that concessions had the effect, not of satisfying but of increasing the demand for fresh concessions, and decreasing on our part the power of resist ance. It was contrary to sound policy, and Christian prin ciple, that a Protestant people should contribute to the sup port of Popery, and the propagation of those :very errors against which they protested. Alluding further to Maynooth College,heanimadverted in strong terms on the nature of the education then given, and its pernicious effects upon Ireland. The influence of the priesthood there taught, while it was confessedly very great over their people, had been exerted to purposes the most dangerous and unconstitutional, the late elections had shown bow widely forgetful of their christian office ; they had fomented the evils religion ought to cure, and promoted discord instead of peace. He trusted that when parliament met, an investigation into their conduct would take place, and produce a petition for that purpose. This he hoped no one would consider illiberal. It was merely for an investigation, and if the conduct of the Romish priest hood would not bear investigation it was not his fault but theirs ; let them not be guilty of such conduct as will not bear the light. After going into the subject at far greater length than we have space to notice, he concluded amidst much cheering. It was then announced that Mr. Lord would deliver a lecture at Toxteth Hall next Wednesday evening, at eight 'clock. EXTENSIVE STREET ROBBERIES.—Two prostitutes, named Catherine Roberts and Mary Hewson, were charged, at the Police-court, on Friday, with having robbed a man named John Palmer of £167, from his person. The prosecutor stated that he was out of business, and resided in Augustine street,. Northampton. Since being in Liverpool he had lodged at Mrs. Grimshaws public-house, in Queen-square. This morning, a little before one o'clock, he left Mr. Hender son's public-house, in Clayton-square, to go to his lodgings, but when he arrived he found the house closed. He was attracted to Roe-street by hearing a noise ; he met the pri soners in Roe-street, and accompanied them in search of a pub lic-house which might be open, but could not meet with one. He had in his pocket a purse containing three £2O, three or five £5, and about eight £lO Bank of England notes. He accompanied the prisoners into Back Roe-street, at which time he had his purse in his pocket. He stood talking with them a few minutes, when he observed the prisoner Hewson hand something to the other prisoner, which he supposed to be his purse. He seized the prisonsrs, but Roberts succeeded in escaping, and supposing that she had his purse, he let Hewson at liberty and ran after the former, and overtook her about a hundred yards off. As she was running along the street he saw her - throw something from her hand. He-pro cured the assistance of police-officer Farlane, and commenced a search for his purse, and the officer found it near to the spot where the prisoner Roberts had been taken into custody after being set at liberty. Roberts was taken to Bridewell. Two £lO notes were subsequently found near to the place where the purse had been found. The prisoner Hewson was taken into custody in a brothel, about five o'clock in the morning. With the exception of the two £lO notes, not any of the money has been recovered. The prisoners were com mitted to the Sessions.—Ellen Jones, a prostitute, was charged with robbing Newman Swainson, a book-keeper, re siding at No. 27, Stafford-street, of ten guineas and one sovereign. It appeared from the statement of Swainson, that last night, about half-past eleven o'clock, he was on his way home through Lord Nelson-street, and that the prisoner followed him. He entered into conversation with her for a few minutes, when he missed his purse, which contained the money named. He seized the prisoner, and after struggling with her a short time, she handed him his purse, but it was empty. A police-officer was called, and the prisoner under went a search, but no money was found upon her. A search was also made about the place where she was taken into custody, but nothing found. The prisoner was committed to trial at the Sessions. INQUESTS A BODY FOUND.—An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of a man unknown. William Pritchard said he was a boatman, and that on the morning of yesterday, while he was with some others, in a boat in Formby channel, he saw something floating in the water, about half a mile off. They went to see what it was, and found it to be the body of a man, which they placed in the boat, and brought to the town. It appeared to have been a long time in the water. The de ceased had on a brown coat, with bright buttons, light vest, striped cloth trowsers, shoes, and gray stockings. He had sandy hair, and was about five feet seven inches in height. The jury returned r. verdict to the effect that the deceased (who was unknown), was found drowned. A CHILD KILLED IN A TIMBER YARD.—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr. Currie, on view of the body of Joseph M`Birnie, a boy of 11 years old. On Sunday afternoon he was playing at hide and seek with two other children, in a field in Mason-street, where there were some balks piled one upon another. He went on them, and was climbing over them, when he fell between them, and pulled the one he had hold of after him, and it fell on his belly, and on one of his legs. The alarm was given and he was taken out by some men, and carried home, but was dead when he was got there. The field was tenanted by Messrs. Duncan and Hewan. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, laying a deodand on the owners of the timber of £5. DEATH FROM FALLING FROM A STAGE.—Same day, on the body of Harry Steel. Deceased was a shipwright, and was about 62 years old. On Wednesday afternoon last, while the deceased was in the act of coming on shore from the Ocean Queen, then lying in No. 2, Brunswick Graving Dock, he fell headlong from the stage to the bottom of the dock, a height of about 36 feet. He was carrying a tarpau line at the time, and the wind was blowing fresh, and flap ping it about. He was picked up in a state of insensibility, and was sorely wounded in the head. He was taken to the Infirmary, where every attention was paid to him, but he died of concussion of the brain on Saturday last. Verdict, " accidental death" accordingly. DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF PAREGORIC.—Same day, on view of the body of George Fleetwood, a child of four months old. On Saturday morning the moth er o f th e deceased went out and left him in the care of a Mrs. Rigby, in Chaucer-buildings, Chaucer-street, with whom she lodged. The latter, finding bun very cross, gave him as she was wont to do, by direction of his mother, about half tea spoonful of paregoric, and the child, being very delicate, died in consequence the same afternoon. On a post mortem examination by Mr. Emett, the mucous membrane of the stomach was found congested, with slight odour of pare goric. The body was much attenuated, and he was of opi n!on that the deceased died from an overdose of the drug. Verdict, " accidental death" by the overdose. At the Guildhall, London, on Wednesday, no less than four individuals were brought before Mr. Alderman Kelly, who had committed offences for the mere purpose of gaining the temporary shelter of a station-house and the chance of a crust of bread. SALMON FISHING IN TILE NORTH. —The river Ness has lately been very productive, and has afforded better angling and net fishing than has been experienced for several years. The whole of our northern streams have lately been highly successful, and the present season will form a brigbt.one in the fisherman's calendar. SOUTH LANCASHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES The Summer Assizes for the southern division of the county of Lancaster, commenced in Liverpool yesterday before the Right Hon. Lord Denman, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the Hon. Sir Thomas Wightman. Mr. Justice Wightmanarrived in Liverpool from Lancas ter about rive o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and was received at the Railway Station by Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, the High Sheriff, in whose carriage he proceeded to the Court, where the commission was read, and afterwards to the Judge's Lodgings, in St. Ann's-street. On Sunday morning the learned judge attended divine service in St. George's Church, where an excellent sermon was preached, by the Rev. Wm. Brown, the high sheriff's chaplain, from the 2 Samuel, 23d chapter and 3d verse. Lord Denman did not arrive in Liverpool till yesterday morning. Lord DENMAN entered the Crown Court at eleven o'clock, and after the usual preliminaries the following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury : The Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, M.P., of Blythe Hall, foreman, Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., of Claremont, Sir Thomas Braticker, of Liverpool, Henry Ashton, Esq., of Woolton Lodge, Peter Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. o f Bolton, Joseph Brotherton, E sq ., M.P., of Broughton, William Browne, Esq., of Richmond Hill, George Wm. Wood, sq., M.P., of Singleton Lodge, Thomas Case, Esq., of Thingwell Hall, J. F. Foster, Esq., of The Priory, Jacob Fletcher, Esq., of Allerton, Peter Greenall, Esq., of St. Helens. Richard 'Walker, Esq., M.P., of Wood Hill, Bury, Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., of Dukinfield, Thomas Rodick, Esq., of Gateacre, Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., of Liverpool, William Winstanley, Esq., M.D., of Woolton Lodge, Thomas Weld Blundell, Esq., of Ince Hall, Heywood Jones, Esq., Robert Needham Philips, Esq., of The Park, Shakespear Phillips, Esq., of Barlow Hall, Edward Lloyd, Esq., Charles Orrell, Esq., of Black Brook. The royal proclamation against vice, profaneness, and im morality having been read, Lord DENMAN delivered his charge to the grand jury as follows :—Gentlemen of the grand jury, the state of the pre sent calendar making it impossible for me to abstain from a few general observations, I think it right in the first place to observe that it will be desirable that as speedily as possible you should apply yourselves to cases of an inferior nature, which may enable us at onee to proceed with the business of this court. It is highly important that your time should not he wasted in unnecessary attendance, and still more so that those jurors who come to try the issues at their own great in convenience should not lose more time than is absolutely necessary for the public service. Gentlemen, this catalogue appears to present a favourable specimen indeed of the vigilance and care with which the naagistracv havd executed their duties. I have no doubt the number of larcenies is much less than it would have been but for the quarter sessions, which are now held much more fre quently than they hitherto have been, and without the as sistance of which it would be hardly possible for human strength to tchieve the labours imposed upon the judges of assize. I have no doubt that the police have been extremely active in their duties ; but I must say that upon looking at this ca lendar, it presents no other subject whatever for satisfaction. It is a matter of the deepest regret to see, at this time of the year, when the interval between the two assizes has been the shortest, and when we have reason to suppose that the suf ferings which sometimes lead to crime have not been severe, a list of this description coming before the judges of assize, in which almost every crime with which any calendar has ever been polluted makes its appearance. In the first place I shall observe upon a felony which has lately become practically no longer capital—l mean the fe lony of violating the person of females. There are two cases of this sort, one of which is of a most distressing nature, be cause it seems to have been committed upon a helpless and unfortunate person ; and as to the other you will have to consider with regard to all the circumstances, whether it can properly be said to amount to the crime of violating the per son, of which I need not observe that it is essentially neces sary that the person supposed to have been violated should have altogether dissented therefrom. I advert to these cases particularly because, as I have observed, that crime in the month of October will cease to be liable to capital punish ment. I think it is quite idle to observe that no judge could feel warranted in leaving for execution an individual con victed of a crime in August which the legislature has declared shall not be liable to such a punishment in October; but [ wish to make this observation, that if any relaxation of the criminal laws should lead to the supposition that the authorities of the state are less anxious for the repression of crime, or less de termined to carry the laws into effect with full severity, there cannot be a more dangerous or a more unfortunate error ; and that if any persons, addicted to criminal courses, should have allowed themselves to be swayed to any purpose by the no tion that such is the case, they will find themselves most grievously disappointed. It is with the opposite view and design that these alterations in the law have taken place. I believe I may venture to state, that in most cases the change has been attended with most fortunate results, and that the extent of crime has been considerably less, since there has been a greater facility of conviction by reason of that change. When I say a greater facility of conviction, I do not mean to hold out, for one moment, the idea that any jury could be justified or excused for applying anything but their own good understanding to the trial of the truth of those facts which are brought before them ; but still we cannot be blind to the fact, that human nature is so constituted that where in any great degree the nature of the crime depends upon the opinion of the circumstances which attend it, it is impossible for the fearful contemplation of death being the consequence of con viction, not to have some operation upon the judgment of those who sit with so solemn an issue dependant upon their verdict. I make this observation with regard to the crime of perjury, as to which the capital punishment has been re moved. I do not believe that crime has been in any degree extended by the change. I believe that prosecutions have been more readily taken up by the parties concerned, and I believe there is reason to hope that the crime has been less frequent since the law has been relaxed. But, in the present calendar, there are cases, and numerous cases too, in which it appears that murder has taken place. The coroners' inquests have returned a verdict to that effect upon several occasions, and bills in cases where that has oc curred will be preferred before you, on which it will be your duty to enquire ag to the perpetration of that crime. I can not help taking this opportunity of observing, that it seems to me there is one particular case which reflects the highest credit upon the vigilance of the police, although unfortunately it does not appear that all who may have been concerned in• the crime are in course of being brought to justice. I allude to the case of a poor man, a wandering beggar, who appears to have been murdered in the streets by some profligate per sons for the sake of the plunder of his musical instrument of small value. The great care and vigilance employed to discover the murderers of that friendless outcast, reflect the highest honour upon those who have exercised that care. Some of the parties charged with this crime will be brought before you, under circumstances upon which I make no other remark than this, that it is surprising in persons of the lowest conditions, and even o f d eprave d h a bits, how much of the natural feelings of humanity still remain active about them, and how evident it is that they may be willingly employed in assisting to prosecute the offenders, and in the detection of the offence. Gentlemen, there is no necessity for me to remark that, in the cases of murder which will be brought before you, the question is, whether the parties charged have deliberately taken away the life of a fellow subject. However short a time there may have been for the deliberation to be formed, if it existed in his mind at the moment when the fatal blow was given by him, lie is guilty of murder. It is not necessary that any particularly malicious feeling should be entertained towards the individual victim. It is quite enough if the party shews, by his conduct at that moment, an entire disregard for the life of another ; or if he shews an unfortunate habit of ferocity, which, I fear, there are several examples of in this calendar, by which, upon the slightest occasion, you find that his mind is at once determinately and resolutely per forming the most cruel and violent acts ; if they ter minate in death, the party is liable to be charged with mur der. It is with much regret I see that the knife has been used frequently on occasions of quarrels between individuals. Those who carry the knife about them, not for their own lawful purposes, and apply it, possibly in a moment of ir ritation, to satisfy some feeling of resentment, but for no purpose which is apparent, they, by so doing mischief, even in case of attack, furnish against themselves the strongest proofs that they are -ready to commit the crime for which they have been brought to justice upon this occasion. It also appears that in several cases intoxication has accom panied violence. I am, therefore, bound to observe, that although intoxication may negative the fact of deliberate vio lence, it also shews the party was in such a situation that provocation might be given, and a contest might arise. Those who enter into situations of the sort, and commit themselves to the chances of what liquor may produce upon their minds, also expose themselves to the danger of charges of this kind, more particularly if they are with profligate companions, and armed with dangerous weapons. Although intoxication supervening, or accidentally coming on, may form something like an extenuation of guilt, it is not, of itself, sufficient to relieve the party from the charge of the highest crime, if death have ensued from violence. Allow me to observe also upon the cases which will come before you of individuals who fight, and one of them unfor tunately produces the death of the other. If, in such a case, there have been the sort of premeditation that results from the possession of deadly weapons, the inference arises to which I have alluded ; but I wish particularly to submit to you this remark, and I wish it to become generally known, as an observation that occurs to many of the judges to know, that the principal upon occasions of quarrels of this sort is very often not the most guilty, but the least guilty, party. There may be circumstances to cause the conflict, arising from sudden provocation ; arising, perhaps, from quarrels and other things which are very difficult for men to avoid, that may make their conduct open to excuse ; but the seconds, the byestanders, those who stand by, those who encourage the violence, and still more those who bring it about for pur poses of their own, are the most guilty parties ; and I think wherever quarrels have taken place which have lead to th e death of au individual , it will be highl hi y proper to make a strict investigation into the conduct of all those who stood by, for no man can be present at a sce ne o f v i o l ence which is likely to end in death , and give aid and assistance to it, without incurring the danger_ of any c r i me t h at h e w h o struck the blow may commit, if death ensue. There are, I am told, some cases to come before the court, but the majority of them will not come before you, bills of indictment having been preferred at the sessions, where death ensued from violence at some of the late elections. I have not seen the depositions in those cases, nor is it necessary I should make any observations on the subject ; but I think it right to say, that it is quite unsufferable that occasions when the law calls upon the subjects of this country to exercise the highest privilege that belongs to freemen, should be taken hold of by persons as an opportunity for meeting with ferocity and violence, for wrea ki n g thei r vengeance for old quarrels against one another under the name of politics, or under the agitation of an election , when it is quite obvious that every opportunity is then g i ve n to the worst o f mankind to give vent to the worst feelings that actu a t e th em, an d w h en the chance also is that those persons whose duty it is to preserve public peace, and whose duty is one of cons id era bl e jeopardy. are exposed to the resentment of all th ose w h om t h ey upon former occasions have found it their duty to bring to justice. These men may be perfectly sure that this conduct will not will take care that the occurrence be allowed ; and that we of an election is not turned into an opportunity for vengeance, and malice, and violence. quite 1 have thought it my d ut y to make these f ew general obser vations, and they have been of a gener a l nature, hav ing arisen from the nature of the calendar in which the death of men is recorded ; but I believe they will be found applicable in some degree to some other cases that are before you, arid that none of them will be totally alien to the subjects of your enquiry . I i do not kn ow th at t h ere are any other matters which make t fit I should trouble with any particular observations. The object of all the late amend ments of the law has been to make it so clear and distinct that no grand jury can have the least difficulty in applying it to the fact, whether or not the charge is made out by the evi dence. You will therefore , I hope, find no difficulty in say ing aye or no, at once, whether there is sufficient ground for putting the parties upon their trial. There is, however, one case of the most afflicting nature, occurring, I believe, in this great town, upon which a single observation may I b e made. take it th a t th e acts w hi c h h ave been committed are perfectly clear, and that there has been deliberate sacrifice of life. And although there may be some probability that the party may be excuses; upon account of the miserable state of his own - mind, consequences of that kind eannot come before you in the first instance, and it would be fit that a bill of indictment should be brought for ward, and all the facts come out upon distinct inquiry before the court and jury rather than any opinion should be formed by y ,, nrselves upon the state of mind of the party. Gentlemen, if there should be any cases in which you will require any assistance from me, 1 shall be happy to atiord it in the best way 1 can. The grand jiiry then retired to their room ; and the names of the petit jury were in the mean time called over. The Petit Jury having been sworn in, the business pro ceeded as follows : BURGLARY James Nuttall, aged 28, William Heywood, 27, and Thomas Clegg, 21. were indicted on a charge of having burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of Mary Petty, at Oldham, and having stolen therefrom a ham and a shoulder of bacon, the property of Ann Fawcett. The prisoner Nuttall pleaded guilty, the other two pleaded not guilty. Dr. Brown conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Wilkins the defence of Heyward and Clegg. Sarah Bradshaw being sworn, said, that on the 14th of May last she was in the service of Miss Mary Petty of Old ham. She made up the wash-house door that night. There was a little lead window to the pantry, leading into the kitchen. She left two shoulders of bacon and a ham belong ing to Mrs. Fawcett, Miss Petty's sister, in the pantry. In the morning early she was alarmed by the watchman, and on going down she found the prisoner Nuttall in the pantry. He was in the habit of bringing meat to the house. The window was cut, and opened from the bottom sufficiently to admit a man. Miss Petty said that she went to bed on the 14th of May, about eleven o'clock ; she was the last up, and all was then safe. Robert Jackson, a watchman, heard a crash of windows breaking, at Miss Petty's that morning, and saw Heywood inside the yard. He went over the wall. Witness struck him with his stick ; but he escaped. On his way back he found a boot, which was claimed by Nuttall. William Stafford, another watchman, went into the yard at half-past one o'clock that morning, and saw Heywood in the coal-yard. He ran out, and got away. The pantry was forced open so as to admit a man through it. Was never nearer to him than five or six yards. Jonathan Mellor, a police•officer, heard a noise near Miss Petty's, as of persons fighting. Witness saw a man in the pantry, and two others running away. Witness afterwards went to the house where Clegg lived. It was about two o'clock, and he was dressed all but his coat. He denied be ing with the other two parties. On his way to the lock-up he said he had been with them till about ten o'clock, but not after. A coat was afterwards brought, which was dirtied, and he put it on. Jackson said that he had hit one of the men, and that he would be marked by the blow. Joseph Wild, constable, went in search of Heywood, from the description given of one of the men by Jackson. Found him living in a cellar, at two o'clock in the morning of the 15th of May. He was undressed in bed. Witness told him he was charged,with stealing a ham and a hand of bacon. He denied that he was at Miss Petty's. He put on his clothes, and he (witness) remarked that his clothes were soiled and muddy. Heywood's master came to see him about some wages, and told him he had got into the scrape he was in by keeping bad company. He replied that he only watched them, and helped to hand it along the wall. Hannah Lord said Clegg lodged with her. The whole of the prisoners were there on the night previous to the robbery. Nuttall went out for some ale, and the others went out to look for him, but did not find him, and returned. Heywood went out between twelve and one. Clegg went to bed about two, when it was getting daylight. Just before going to bed Heywood and Clegg went into a hollow in a field and knelt down, but she could not say what they were doing. Mary Thompson went on the following morning into the field where the hollow was for the pig, and found it had rooted up a ham and a piece of bacon. She gave the ham to the constable Wylde, and two children took the bacon and de livered them to him. Wylde said he received them. Sarah Bradshaw afterwards saw them and identified them. Miss Petty also identified them. They were left with her to he dried. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury in behalf of the two prisoners His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury returned a ver dict of guilty against the prisoners. Nuttall addressed the Court to the effect that he had been drinking with the others and got drunk • but that he had no recollection of taking any thing. He added that the other two had nothing to do with it. His LORDSHIP sentenced him to be transported for four teen years. The sentence of the others was deferred as it was expected that some persons would speak in their behalf, with regard to character. RETURNING FROM TRANSPORTATION Robert Booth, aged 40, was charged with being at large at Broughton before the expiration of the seven years, for which he bad been transported for felony. The prisoner had been convicted in 1827, and sentenced to a short term of imprison ment. In 1832 he was again convicted, and sentenced to be transported for seven years. He was apprehended in the following year, but made his escape, and, it appeared, went to America, and was not heard of until recently. He pleaded guilty. _ . . His LORDSHIP said the act required that the punish ment should be transportation for life, which he had no power to mitigate ; and it also authorised four years previous imprisonment, and hard labour in this country. The last mentioned portion of the punishment he should remit, with the exception of one month, and the sentence of the Court was that he be imprisoned one month, and then transported beyond the sea's for the term of his natural life, to such place as her Majesty's advisers may think fit. BURGLARY Samuel Heyes, aged 22, Thomas Lowe, aged 21, and James Pilkinglon, aged 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of having burglariously entered the dwelling house of Jobn Battersby. at Haydock, and stolen therefrom a quantity of cheese, bacon, loaves, and other articles. They pleaded guilty. There were also four other indictments against them for other burglaries. They were not tried on the former count. His LORDSHIP in passing sentence, said that the prisoners had been running a long career of wickedness, sweeping many poor shop keepers of their property, and that without bene fitting themselves. The punishment that awaited them was as heavy, or even snore dreadful than death itself, for there was no state of life in this country so truly abject, and so full of severe suffering, as that of the convict in the penal settle ments. The sentence of the Court was, that they each be transported to such place as her Majesty, by advice of her privy council may think fit to determine, for the term of their natural lives. STEALING FROM THE PERSON Thomas Taylor, aged 22, (out on bail), and James Bellion, aged 18, were indicted for having stolen two yards of satteen, one yard of ribbon, one bonnet shape, and one handkerchief, the property of John Meadows, from his person. Bellion pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months, the first and last week in solitary confinement.—Taylor was not in the Court when he was called for, but afterwards surrendered himself. He pleaded not guilty. MINT CASES John Hill, alias Leech, was indicted for having, at Man chester, in his possession, eleven pieces of counterfeit coin, called shillings, with intent to utter and put off the same, he knowing them to be counterfeit. It also appeared, that there were found in his possession several articles used in making counterfeit coin. Irving, a Manchester police-officer, was with police-officer Stevenson, when he searched the prisoner on the 15th of August. He took something out of the prisoner's waistcoat pocket. Witness afterwards took three counterfeit shillings from another pocket. In the prisoner's house he found some metal spoons and some plaster of paris. The prisoner said that he found both the money, the metal, and the plaster, in Hollinwood. C. C. Stevenson, superintendent of police in Manchester, said that when he found the prisoner, and asked him if he had any money, he said no ; but I found eight counterfeit shillings and seven sixpences in his waistcoat pocket. Pri soner then added—to his expression of having no money— " except what I found." Witness found the plaster of paris, &c., at the prisoner's house. The articles were pro duced, and the inspector of coin for the mint said the coins were all counterfeit. The jury found the prisoner guilty. He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months, the first and last week in solitary confinement. Thomas Bowler, 40, was indicted for having in his posses sion, at Aintree, 30 counterfeit shillings. The prisoner was stopped, and the coin found upon him at the race-course, at Aintree. He was asked where his " mint" was, and an swered that he would see them at - before he would tell them. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned for 12 months, and the first and last weeks in solitary con finement. FELONY Thomas Taylor, 22, was indicted along with Bellion, who pleaded guilty, for stealing some satteen, a yard of ribbon, &c., from the person of John Meadows. On the night of the 31st of July, prosecutor, who is a blacksmith residing at Sefton, was going home with a basket and bundle, when the prisoner and Bellion went up to him. The prisoner wished to fight him, and Bellion ran off in the meantime with his bundle. Witness waited at the spot with his brother and two policemen till morning, when he saw Taylor on the canal bank, and pointed him out. He was afterwards apprehended. The articles taken were for making a bonnet. The prisoner, it appeared, told the constables that Bellion had taken the bundle. Th jury found the prisoner " Not guilty." The court then adjourned until this day (Tuesday). The court was delayed for considerable periods during the day, by the non-appearance of witnesses when they were called. In several instances their recognizances were en treated. NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY. Betbre Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. His LoansHir took his seat at twelve o'clock There was a very numerous attendance of counsel. The seats within the bar were completely filled, there being present Mr. Sergeant Atcherley, the Attorney-General for the County Palatine, Mr. Starkie, Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Dundas, the Hon. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Baines, Mr. Knowles, Mr. Armstrong, and Sir Gregory Lewin. BOOTH V. PRESTON Mr. CRESSWELL said this was a Yorkshire case, in which himself and his friend Mr. Wortley were retained. As a number of witnesses would have to be brought to Liverpool, it would be convenient if his Lordship would fix a day on which it could be tried. His LORDSHIP thought the application was premature. He could not say anything on the subject at present. It was understood that the application was to be renewed in a day or two. PEMBERTON V. WHITE. In this case Thomas Pemberton, a cabinet maker, of this town, was the plaintiff, and Caroline White, milliner and dress maker and keeper of a lodging house in Seymour street, the defendant. The action was brought to recover the sum of £29 3s. for goods sold and delivered. Mr. CROMPTON appeared for the plaintiff. The action was undefended. Mr. CROMPTON stated that the defendant applied to the plaintiff to make her some articles of household furniture. The plaintiff required security, upon which the defendant referred to a learned friend of his, Mr. Sergeant Atcherley. The Sergeant said he had a good opinion of Mrs. White, and would do anything for her, but he had made it a rule never to be security for any person. (Laughter.) This was communicated to Mrs. White, who referred to another per son in the law, a constable. The constable said he also had a good opinion of Mrs. White, but he did not become secu rity. The goods however were furnished. Two sons of the plalntiffwerecOe7,Who proved the ma nufacture and delivery of a 100 table and a set of hangings, and other articles, to the amount claimed. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintifffor £29 3s. 6d. BUTLER V. BUTLER. The plaintiff in this case is Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, of Sheffield, and the defendant Mr. James Butler, of the same place. The action was brought to recover the sum of £237 Bs. Bd., for meat, drink, washing, lodging, &c. fur nished to the wife and child of the defendant. Mr. Baines and Mr. Pashley appeared for the plaintiff. It appeared that plaintiff is sister to the defendant's wife. The defendant, on his marriage, received with his wife a por tion of £9OO. Soon after the marriage he began to use her very ill, and his severe treatment continued till the 27th No vember, 1837, when he turned her out of his house. She sought refuge with her sister, who had become a widow, and who had a house of her own. In the course of the following year the defendant's wife, who was pregnant when she was sent from her husband's roof, was delivered of a child. The plaintiff had continued to support both wife and child ever since. It was proved that sbe had made application to the defendant for payment, and that he bad admitted his liabi lity. The jury found for the plaintiff, damages £237 Ss. Bd. SIR THOMAS STANLEY, BART., V. BIRCH, PUBLIC OFFICEV. Mr. Sergeant ATCHERLEY made application to his Lord ship to have the above case taken on Monday next. Sir Thomas Wilde was retained in it, and as there were a num ber of witnesses to call together, it would be convenient to have it fixed. Justice WIGHTM A N.—lt is too early to make these appli cations. Have you any particular reason for wishing me to fix Monday ? Mr. Sergeant ATCIIERLEY.—Saturday or Monday, my lord, will be convenient. Sir Thomas Wilde wishes to be informed, and the other party are agreeable. Mr. CRESSWELL.—No : 1 am very disagreeable. Sergeant ATCHERLEY.—My friend, my lord, says he is very disagreeable. I can only say, my lord, that this is the first time I have ever found him so. (Laughter.) His LORDSHIP thought the application came too early. It was understood that the application was to be renewed to-day (Tuesday) or to-morrow. LEVICK V. RICHARDS This was an undefended action, brought by Robt. Leviek against John Richards, to recover the sum of £93 18s. 7d., on a bill of exchange, at six months, accepted by the defen dant. The defendant pleaded that he did not accept. The acceptance was proved, and the jury returned a verdict for the sum claimed, with interest, amounting altogether to £94 10s. 4d. ASHTON V. ROBERTS In this case James Ashton was the plaintiff, and Ellis Ro berts the defendant. The action was brought to recover a balance of £9 17s. 10d. for goods sold and delivered. It was proved that the defendant had admitted a balance of £9. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for that amount BARLIN AND ANOTHER V. RITCHARDSON The plaintiff's, John and Nathaniel Barlin, are tobacco manufacturers, of London ; the defendant, Thos. Ritchard son, is a tobacconist, of Manchester. The action was to recover £lO5 Bs. for goods sold and delivered. It was proved that the defendant had admitted the amount of debt to be £lO5, for which sum the jury returned a verdict. HAGUE AND ANOTHER V. BATES This was an undefended action for goods sold and deli vered. The sum claimed was £175 18s. for coals supplied for the manufactory carried on by the defendant, Benjamin Bates. The delivery of the goods was proved, and the jury returned for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. FISHER AND OTHERS V. GERMAIN This was an undefended action on a bill of exchange for £ll7 18s. 11d. Verdict. for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, 4vith interest, altogether £3lB 16s. 7d. MITCHENER V. SLACK Mr. Baines and Mr. Heaton appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Pashlev for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff was the trustee of a money club in Sheffield, and the action was brought in her name, for the benefit of the members. The club was called the Friend ly Money Club, and in the month of April, 1832, a man named Clayton, who was one of the members, and who had for some time before paid the usual contribution, which was 3s. per month for each member, drew out the sum of £25. For this he gave security, by a note, in which the other per sons were combined as sureties with him. He had then to pay 3s. per month as interest, and 3d. per month to be spent in drink by the committee, besides continuing his contribu tion of 3s. per month towards the principal. Having received the money, however, he became exceedingly irregular in his payments. He had been for some time deceased, and two of the sureties were in difficulties. The club, therefore, were compelled to come upon the remaining security, Mr. Ri chardson, the defendant. The note was dated April 6, 1832 ; but to take the debt out of the statute of limitations, pay ments were proved in September, 1835, 19th May, 1836, and 2d November, 1836. The jury found for the plaintiff. Mr. BAINES said, the payments made to the club by Clay ton would reduce the amount to £22 17s. 3d. BATE V. PARRY This was an undefended action, to recover £9B ss. 6d., on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded that be did not accept. The acceptance was proved, and a verdict returned for the sum claimed, with interest, amounting altogether to £lO3 2s. 6d. THE CAUSE LIST The following cases were disposed of in the course of the afternoon :—Plaintiff. Nos. 4,6, 7, 8,9, 12, 17, 21, 27, 29. Withdrawn. Nos. 1,2, 3. The court adjourned at five o'clock, to nine this morning To THE REV. J. D. GREGG, A.M., CHAPLAIN OF SAINT NICHOLAS'S-WITHIN-DUBLIN, THE ADDRESS OF THE UNDERSIGNED PROTES TANTS OF LIVERPOOL. Rix. SIR,—We, the undersigned Protestants of Liverpool, express our deep sympathies for your sufferings, while in con finement for accompanying thy: brother and uncle of a stray ing Protestant to a nunnery in Dublin, in order to persuade her to return to a mother's roof, and a pure, scriptural church ; and for denouncing the wrath of God against the Romish " apostacy," described in Holy Scripture as a har lot, " drunk with the blood of the saints," and as " blasphe mous" by the articles and homilies of the Church of England, and " damnable and idolatrous" by the laws of the realm. In visiting the nunnery, we feel that you violated no law, statute, or enactment, either i►► spirit or letter. Calling on you, therefore, at the time, innocent of offence, to enter into securities to keep the peace (which you had no desire or in tention to break), was, we conceive, a violation of the rights and liberties of the subject ; and committing you to jail for not entering into the required securities, we look on as an outrage on all British law. We feel pained that a minister of the pure and scriptural Church of England should be committed to prison under any circumstances, more especially one who nobly and fearlessly stood up to " contend for the faith once delivered to the saints," when it was violently assailed, and whom the Lord appeared to have nerved for the battle. The history of the times gives daily fearful evidence that the spirit of Papacy is unchanged and unchangeable; and though already " drunk with blood," she who drenched the soil of England has her appetite as keen as ever, and wants more of power than of will co kindle again the fires of Smith field, and to act over again the days of the second James. It is distressing to us to know that those who stand up as witnesses for the truth, to resist the machinations of Popery in the sister island, thereby nut in peril their lives, their liberties, and their properties, and that full and equal protec tion of the laws is not dealt out to them by those in authority in that country. We hail your discharge from confinement, by one of the highest tribunals of the kingdom, as an evidence that your cause has not been deserted by the God of his people. Praying that Ile who " worked' all things after the coun sel of his own will," and makes his truth to triumph in every conflict, may be your stay and support in every trial and at every time, and give you light, strength, and wisdom from on high, and that he will bless our whole country, and cause the light of his countenance to shine throughout it, we sub scribe ourselves your friends and well-wishers. REPLY OF THE REV. T. D. GREGG, A.M HONOURED BRETHREN,—Ten thousand thanks for your address. 1 recognise in it the breathings of that spirit that has made England " the envy of surrounding nations and the admiration of the world." Yea, brethren, it is the very same bold, fearless, influence-despising, world-overcoming Fpirit which has led you to stand by me, when suffering re proach for duty's sake, which led your fathers " to glorify the Lord in the fires,"—" to bear their testimony before kings and not be ashamed," and indelibly to brand " BLAS PHEMOUS" and " IDOLATROUS" upon the fore head of the Scarlet Whore, regardless of anathemas sus tained by the arms of the greater part of the potentates of Christendom. Ten thousand thanks for your noble ad dress ! Some have tcld me that though supplicated by an injured family, I ought not to have ventured to the nunnery—that this was " not judicious," and that when there, I should have employed a much more silken phraseology to the cowled superioress of that bastile than I did. Why should we not call it a bastile ?—truth is prevented from entering its gates, the most rigorous surveillance of all communications from within and from without is maintained, nor is any inmate permitted to see the nearest friend without the presence of a third person—l do well denominate it a bastile. Some have told me, I repeat, that I should not have gone there ; or that having gone there, I should have culled my words with greater delicacy. Brethren, this is not your opinion, and I rejoice at it ; 1 learned plain speaking in your favoured land ; I believe that it is essential to the deliverance of Ireland from the curse of popery, and I hold with you that I was entitled to the protection of British law, when, in this respect, with no sinister intention, with no rude feeling, but with a conscientious desire to awaken a soul enthralled by the chains of an enslaving su p ers tition, I used the privilege of a British freeman. T o have refused the summons of the afflicted family —to have coolly referred them to their attor- • ney for redress, would certainly have been a very safe course as far as it respected my personal convenience. Ido be- lieve, however, that it would have been a course ill calculated to strike terror into the soul of popery, or to elicit the en thusiastic cheers of the fathers and mothers, the sisters and brothers of Liverpool, congregated together to sympathise with me in thousands. Yes, protestant privilege was out raged in the treatment I received ; I thank God that He did not allow it to be outraged with impunity. Your address, your meeting, your enthusiasm, have fully vindicated the judiciousness of my conduct. You say well, brethren, popery requires but the opportunity to rekindle the fires of persecution. Since it cannot answer the arguments of its adversaries, its only security lies in stopping their mouths. A system of lies and of absurdity, which is universally abandoned when the spirit of freedom leads its victims to examine into its pretensions, can only subsist by trampling human liberty beneath its feet. Our holy Catholic and apostolic Church is the parent of constitutional liberty, because she is, under God, the source of truth ; she glories in that freedom which, when rationally exercised, is certain to multiply her disciples. Never will England resume her proud position among the nations—never will Englishmen be delivered from those ca lamities which at present afflict them—judicially afflict them until popery is nationally cried down, protestantisna na tionally exalted, and, however millions may chafe, yea, and rebel, the word of God and truth made the paramount rule of the national policy. Faithful to principle, she may defy the world in arms; forgetful of duty and ungrateful for pri vileges, she may look for disaster, defeat, and disappoint ment in every field of contest. I know, brethren, that you agree with me. lam well ac quainted with your principles, your feelings, and your power to give efficacy to both. May God grant that you may con tinue to pursue the glorious path that you have entered on, and that you may be favoured so far as to see your efforts crowned with the triumph of truth, and the overthrow of destructive error within the British dominions. We seek the overthrow of popery in order to confer inesti mable benefits on papists themselves. Again and again thanking you, I remain, brethren, Your faithful and obliged servant in Christ, T. D. GREGG, Chaplain of St. Nicholas Within, Dublin. Dublin, August 10, 1841. RAPID TRAVELLING BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN. TO TIIE EDITOR OF SAUNDERS ' S NEWS-LETTER SlR,—Some days ago I observed a paragraph in your paper headed as above, which, I observe, has been pretty generally copied into the other Dublin papers. On first reading it over I was under the impression that some great change had been made by which the public would derive corresponding advantages in time. A more attentive perusal, however, dis covered to my weak senses that there was some other object in the paragraph beyond what appeared at first sight. Th e fact is, under the new regulation for the line of packets re. ferred to from Liverpool, the travelling public have gained a considerable loss; for, instead of taking your seat, as formerly, in London, at 8 30, p.m., and arriving comfortably, in the same seat, at Liverpool, at seven the followin g morn: ing, in time for the packet, you now have the delight of changing your scat and your luggage four different fferent times— very pleasant, indeed, of a dark winter's l First, Lon don and Birmingham Railway to Birmingham Grand Junc tion to Crewe, Chester and Crewe to Chester, and Chester and Birkenhead, and arrive in Dublin in twenty.one hours at soonest. Contrast this with my last trip from Lo n d on . I left town at 9 30, a.m., went all throu g h to Liverpool with out change, arrived at 6 30, p.m., started in th e evening mail packet at 7 10, and was safely landed 1 at 6 30, next " morning, just twenty-one hours. ere, then, is the gain to the public by the great c h ange so blazoned forth in all the Dublin papers?—l am, sir, yours, AN OLD TRAVELLER. A person in Perth had lately a canary hatched with only one wing and one leg, which is as active and thriving 35 an y of its mates. 'll . -c .,'..,'11 , - ,, ' , -- 0P -- 4 4 c --- ) 0.0 viii N. ll / i '.° MEETING OF THE ROYAL Br At MOLLINGTON HALL, CHESHIRE Mollington Hall, the seat of John Fielden, Esq., has been a scene of festivity during the past week. On Friday the Royal British Bowmen held their annual meeting at this splendid residence, but we are sorry to record that " The morning lowered, and heavily in clouds Brought on the day." In fact, the weather was so bad that at one time we were afraid the archers must have given in to the elements ; but when " a thousand hearts beat happily," it is not a trifle that will mar their mirth. Everything was provided upon the most liberal scale, and the company comprised the elite of the county and the principality. Our return of the sports will shew that " Cambria's fair daughters" bore off the prize. The ground is admirably suited for the recreation ; an well-known hospitality of the worthy host almost prec the necessity of . stating, that everything was done to please the palate, and add to the comfort, of the numerous visiters. The company began to arrive soon after eleven o'clock, and the shooting commenced at two. Amongst those pre sent we noticed the following :—Sir R. H. Cunliffe, Lady Cunliffe, H. Cunliffe, Esq. ; E. Spading, Esq., of Pulton ; Gubbins, Esq. ; E. L. Kenyon, Esq., Mrs. Kenyon, and the Misses Kenyon, of the Lod g e ; Sir B. Leighton, presi dent; —Parker, Esq., of Swiney, M.P. ; Lady Paramount, Hon. Mr. L. Kenyon, J. Lovett, Esq., Colonel and Mrs. Sainsbury, Mi ss Currie; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Roper, of Plas Teg; Mrs. Williams, Gwerslyth; J. Townsend, Esq., Trevallans ;- T. Maunwaring, Esq., M.P., Marchweil Hall ; Major and the Misses Swettenham, Rev. Ralph Congreve, Charles Congreve, Esq., of Burton, R. Massie, Esq., Lady and Miss Puleston, Rev. Arch. Clarke, Rev. W. Wrench and lady, W. Blundell, Esq., of Crosby, R. N. Barnston, Esq., and lady, of Crewe. Major and Mrs. Napier, Master and two Misses Napier, L. Fielden, Esq., Rev. R. Massie and lady, Miss Barnston, T. W. Eyton, Esq., J. W. Swan, Esq., and lady, Rev. Thos. Heath, Miss Mawdesley, Rev. Prebendary Slade, H. Hesketh, Esq., and lady, Rev. L. Wynne, General and two Misses Glegg, Mrs. L. Townsend, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ashton of Gayton, Rev. P. W. Hamilton and lady, Mrs. H. Potts, A. Potts, Esq., and Miss Potts, Miss Fletcher of Gwentbaylea, Rev. M. Thelwell and the Misses Thelwell, Mrs. Garnett, Paul Panton, Esq., and lady, P. Hunberston, Esq., and lady, Mr. and IVlrs. Lovalt of Tramhill, Mrs. and Miss Egerton of Gresford, Mr. Leek, Mr. Newcome of Gresford, the Misses Slade, Rev. W. West, Mrs. West, and Miss West, of Stoke, Colonel, Mrs., and Misses Glegg, Lady Cust and two Misses Cast, Sir G. Cust aad the Misses Cust, Col. Tomkinson, Messrs. Robinson, Clare, Lyon, Jackson, Edwards, Jones, &c., &c. The first gentlemen's prize was won by Brooke Cunliffe, Esq. ; the second by H. Leigh, Esq. The ladies' first prize was won by Miss Thelwall; second, Miss Egerton. The gold medal was also awarded to Miss Thelwall ; se cond, Miss Fletcher. TO THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSO CIATION. Having seen a placard posted upon the walls of the town, professing to emanate from our association, and signed J. Leatherbarrow, secretary, calling a meeting to be held in the Amphitheatre, on Monday evening, August 23rd inst., 1841, I take this means of informing you that it is a Popish Radi cal hoax. It shows to what a desperate state of envy and malice our radical and popish adversaries are driven. The effects of our association have been deeply felt in thinning their ranks, and in bringing many of our fellow townsmen out of popish darkness into protestant light; therefore we do not wonder at the malice which dictated the placard in question, and led to the forgery of the names of the patron and secretary of our association. It will be observed that the printer's name has been omitted on the bill : this is a proof that the forgers of it were fearful of discovery in their contemptible trick. JOHN LEATHERBARROW, Secretary. 26, Elliott-street. CHAIN CABLES TO THE COMMITTEE FOR MANAGING THE REGISTRATIX , OF SHIPPING, LIVERPOOL. GENTLEMEN,—The recent 'reconstruction of this Com mittee for the purpose of regulating all matters connected with the classification, &c. of shipping, induces me to address you on a much neglected, misunderstood, but very important, branch of the equipments, viz. chain cables ; for, it is gene rally allowed to be one requiring information, in order to be better understood. Lloyd's Registration Committee entertain a most erroneous notion, and promulgate it as truth, misleading themselves and the public, that in the process for strengthening chain cables, by exceeding the weights in practice greatly, renders chains so proved dangerous ; and, under this delusion, frame rules to regulate the shipping of this and other countries, embracing, as these rules do, the security of life as well as property. The plain and correct statements before the pub lic, together with what is here stated, cannot fail to attract your notice, and obtain for it your best consideration, as a duty (apart from personal motives) incumbent on a Com mittee constituted to frame rules for the government of a society. Chain cables ham a place in these rules; and it is to this 1 am calling your attention, that they may not alto gether be based on that absurd principle, problematical strength ! To - individuals better acquainted, the appropriating of chains, according to substance, is a grievance ; but if strength be made a rule of appropriation, this same rule would attract these individuals to the spot where it is in practice, and so add to the business already done, whilst the present insane rule continues on the books to suit these persons who prefer doing business under it, or cannot produce certificates of strength. In confirmation of what I have set forth here and else wherei I shall relate a circumstance which occurred about the opening of the proving establishment in Liverpool, and state the bearings in a way which appear to me to be correct. Two chain cables, of the diameter of one and a quarter inch, were sent to the establishment to be proved. The chain first proved had forced out of it every link short of 40 tons strength, and was certified at 40 tons. The other chain had been in use about two years, and soon as 15 tons had crept upon it, in the operation a link gave way in the presence of the hor rified shipmaster. According to the regulations laid down by committees, this vile chain is permitted, without the least scruple, to be appropriated to a vessel of 280 tons; but the strong chain would be rejected for the next class, as being too small, not withstanding it is as well qualified to hold a ship of 1200 tons as the weak chain is one of 280 tons, provided the party which drew out the scale contemplated a surplus of strength or substance equal to one-third for natural wear. An allow ance like this ought to be made in new chains, otherwise they would speedily become insufficient, and require to be re placed. On another occasion, a chainmaker, who made chains by his own hands, told me, in confidence, that he had made a chain the worst he ever knew to be made. The owner or master took it into his head to think differently of the chain, praised it, and, through this unmerited praise, other persons employed the chainmaker. In this deplorable state, as ridiculous as it is hazardous, is the British and foreign shipping subject to be placed; and, what is remarkable and lamentable, constituted bodies, with strong evidence before them, have no inclination to grapple with the subject, but keep aloof for reasons best known to them selves, just as if a continuance in this state is the grand ob ject of the society. The interest of parties does not harmo nise on the present plan. Surveyors, according to instruc tions, require chain cables to be of a certain size, disregard ing strength. The shipowner, knowing the underwriter stands in his place, is often as regardless of strength, and provides chains, of the prescribed size, as cheap as he can ; so that, between these parties, the property of merchants and the lives of crews are placed in jeopardy. It is an easy matter to frame rules to make the interests of all harmonise to their advantage, and to this end I am calling your attention. There are experimental chains prepared suf ficient to show the state of affairs, and the necessity there is for a wiser code of rules, to regulate the shipping community on this head ; so that it only remains for:you to take advan tage of the circumstance. I am, gentlemen, your most obe dient servant, RO BT. PORTER. Liverpool, 14th August, 1841. The Earl of Harewood is dangerously ill at his house in London. The annual regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron was to commence at Cowes, Isle of Wight, yesterday, (Monday.) Admiral Sir Robert Stopford assumes the governorship of Greenwich Hospital in the course of the ensuing week. It is most probable that Lord Lyndhurst will resume the seals. His lordship, we understand, declines to go as am bassador to Paris. Lord Morpeth has accepted an invitation to dine with the Dublin radicals on the 9th September. The army in Ireland is about to be further augmented, by the addition of three regiments of infantry- A young girl aged 16, named Maria Payne, committed suicide at Hounslow on Saturday, by taking oxalic acid, in consequence of her father having discovered an intimacy between her and a soldier of the 11th Hussars. The Russian government, it is stated, is beginning to con ciliate the inhabitants of Poland, and it is even added that hopes are entertained of its being restored to the rank of a nation, with the Duke of Leuchtenberg as vice roy. EDITORIAL. FISHING.—We beg to acknowledge the receipt of a beautiful dish of soles sent us from a friend in Tenhy this week,—they were most acceptable. He, as well as other friends, need not fear offending us by sending us anything he may consider worth accepting.— Carmart he:Journal . A whig candidate in the north of England, during the election, bit upon an ingenious method of corruption. He presented the wives of several with silk flags to hang from their windows, each piece of silk being sufficiently large to make a gown ! The Duke of Bordeaux, whilst riding near Vienna on the 18th ult., broke his leg by a fall from his horse which took fright. CAST IRON CHURCH.-St. George's Church, Liverpool, is an object of considerable interest for its taste, and as having been nearly the first iron church erected in Great Britain. The whole of the frame work of the windows, doors, greins, roofs, pulpit, ornamental enrichments, are of cast iron. The length is 119 feet, the breadth is 47. It is orna mented by a splendid cast iron window of stained glass. It is not, perhaps, generally known, that a great proportion of the larger manufactories erected in England within the last ten years, are all iron except the walls. And within two years past, several cottages and country villas have been put up near London, which are exclusively cast iron ; walls, doors, steps, roof, chimneys, sash, &c. In England where wood is dear and iron cheap, the first cost of such buildings is less than those of timber. In durability and beauty, they are, of course, unequalled. When once finished such build ings require no repairs; and the most finely carved orna ments cost little more than plain castings.—London .31e ehanics' Magazine. A BATCH OF NEW WHIG PEERS.--Friday's Gazette an nounces that the following have been raised to the peerage . —The Right Hon. Henry Charles Howard (commonly called Earl of Surrey), by the stile and title of Baron Mal Travers. General John Earl of Stair, by the the title of Baron Oxen foord, of Cousland, in the county of Edinburgh. Valentine Earl of Kenmore, to be Baron Kenmore, of Castle Bosse, Kerry. The Right Hon. George Hamilton Chichester (com monly called Earl of Belfast), by the stile and title of Baron i Ennishowen and Carrickfergus, of Ennishowcn, D°"s a and of Carrickfergus, Antrim. Charles Noel Lord Barham,ißnt by the stiles and titles of Baron Noel, of Riffling ~ Rut laud, Viscount Campden, of Cam den, Gl ou ce i s n te e r, t L ° a of Gainsborough, Lincoln. William FitzlTrd_.4e. 'n o ( 1 1 - d Earl Se- grave, by the stile and title of Earl Fitik General the Right Hon. Sir Richard Bus d s i ey , viv L ia i n e , ut o .i . Right Hon. Sir Henry Glynn and of Truro, Cornwall. Brooke Parnell, Bart., by gleton, of Congleton, Chester. SEA-HOASE AT HOBART ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER IL IL _ Yesterday much inte rest was excited by can vass, standing up the Deny s seeing g w n h i th n p t r s o t i e -e a d m t e o r, 'bue under S ca e l a i : the first of the four powerful power,is, out to navigate our seas, and call are con g Horse, from London.Ti splendid vessel, of 300-horse vast resources of these important colonies, into existence the a dvises from home we learn that the. Juno, of stea m r s which , By our last a was upon the eve of sailing ; and we can only similar power, w e e unders tand .,in t h a t if she and the others are equal to the Sea-Horse, ves sels have appeared on our side of the g l o b e. Th e Erebusand Terror, southern discovery ship s , are i n the har bour. The have been further to the south war d than any former expedition, sailing over th t oon ti neut recently dis covered by the Americans. OW.ME?