The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are desired to caution the public against the following trick, which has lately been pract sed in Liverpool by several fel. lows in the guise of travellers. One of these, well dressed, smooth tongued, and apparently respectable, called on Fri ay last at a well-conducted dining and eating-house, and aving inquired if la could have a bcd, and the price, took ' is departure. At night he returned, and figreed to pay er day to be accommodated '• in a plain way," which was greed tO. He had lodging and board the next day, after hich he took his top coat, walked out, and was never seen gain, leaving behind him only an old sack, made up in a arcel, and thus seeking hi- - ; day's keep and bed. ur correspondent who complains of the practice in Liverpool, amongst butchers, of weighing-in the foot with a shoulder or a leg of lamb, has not so much to complain of as he might have. The practice is common in London. though why it should be so any where we kn - w not, except that Lamb's feet cannot be sold as Sheep's trotters, and are therefore unprofitable to amputate. Perhaps, on reconsideration, he would find that if his meat (foot attached) cost him, say 7d. a pound, it would be charged a higher price if the foot was cut off and wasted. On behalf of a lady, resident near Windsor, who by implication is accused of having addressed an anonymous letter, we must express our confidence, based upon a long previous know ledge of her high character, that she is perfectly incapable of such a proceeding, which, if he reflects, perhaps the party ac cusing will acknowledge. We are sorry for the deficiency of Church accommodation com plained of, and shall make some inquiry into the circum stances of the case. Ely Ltbcrpoot &tan Darb. TUESDAY MORAING, JULY 30, 1844. As we anticipated, the intimation given by Sir Robert Peel, of the nature of his intentions towards what is left of Protestantism in Ireland, has fallen with chilling weight upon the minds of the Protes tant Conservatives of that land, and of the empire, whilst it has excited the wildest hope and exultation amongst the " liberal" and popish party. A new and a heavier blow, than has ever yet been dealt by their worst enemies, is about to be directed against the Protestant institutions and the Church of our common country, by bands to which they have been taught to look for protection. A Conserva tive ministry is about to effect that, from which the combined forces of Whig-Radicalism and Popery, a few years ago, shrunk back, palsied in the effort by the loudly-expressed indignation of the British people. We are certainly not very greatly surprised by this movement of Sir Robert Peel. It may have come upon us a little sooner than we anticipated; but long ago we saw and foretold that it must come. It is only another turn of the lever—although an important one—which is ultimately to prostrate the whole fabric of our Protestant Establishment in Ire land, and hand over that unhappy country to the dark and degrading sway of Rome. It is the car rying out of the fatal principle of the bill of 1829 ; and who so fitted to superintend and aid its pro gress as the statesmen who gave it the first impulse towards the ruin which it is destined to work ? We are not then surprised. On the contrary, we can look forward with confidence to further similar ef forts, to be made by the same hands with, as the avowed object, in view the weakening of what has ever been held as the bulwark of British liberties and the fertile source of Britain's greatness—her attitude of firm protest against the growth in power of the most blinding and besotting system of super stition and tyranny which ever held any portion of the world in its thrall. This is no hasty conclusion. It is not the dic tating of mere pique or unfounded suspicion ; but, on the contrary, is as clearly susceptible of proof as any such charge, involving men's motives, can be. For what is the position of Sir Robert Peel's govern ment, at the moment of announcing these measures of innovation ? Can it be said of such a govern ment, so situated, having just succeeded in vindi cating the supremacy of the law over disaffection and meditated outrage, that it is, at all, in a positionto be coerced into concessions so injurious ? It cannot be. No government ever occupied a position from which it might more safely, and with more dignity and effect, devote itself to measures remedial of the real grievances of Ireland—and they are many. No government, for centuries past, has been in a posi tion, more safely and effectively, to unthread the rude eye of rebellion, And welcome back again discarded faith ;" to approach with a healing hand the social evils and exasperations of that unhappy land ; to descend into the cabins of its suffering poor, and, by well directed and large measures of amelioration, endea vour to raise them from the low station which they occupy, in the scale of worldly comfort and civilisa tion, to one which, under Providence, they are ca pable of occupying, and ought to occupy. Such a policy towards Ireland was within the reach of Sir Robert Peel's government. The harsh working of an oppressive, and, for all good purposes, an inope tive Poor-law, might have been corrected. The existing state of the law of landlord and tenant, the fertile source of agrarian outrage, might have been dealt with ; the exactions of agitation might have been put down, and the people been taught to look to the constituted tribunals of the country for pro tection against the tyranny of the demagogue and the outrages of the secret tribunal. This would have been an intelligible policy, operating directly upon the leading sources of hsh misery and dis content. But such is not the policy of which Sir Robert Peel is enamoured. It is not for such ob jects that Sir Robert is willing to direct the power at his command; and yet no other feasible objects have been loudly suggested by the public—no mea sures such as those announced ; nothing, in fact, more specific and practicable than the submission to the wild cry for Repeal. He is left to choose his own policy. He is a volunteer in his concessions; and yet when he has before him an opportunity of embarking, in earnest and with fewer restricting in fluences than were ever placed in the way of any minister, in an effort to stem the tide of ghastly and hideous poverty which overruns this fairest portion of the British empire, he deliberately turns back his hand, from that effort, to throw a sop to Popery When Ireland's famishing millions ask him for bread, he tenders to their acceptance—a popish uni versity t When a nation, sunk in the dregs of fa naticism, ignorance, and deprivation, cry out for an amelioration of their social condition, and for permission to live upon the sweat of their brows, in the security of their own homes, the minister of a Protestant Sovereign and People answers those prayers with a shower of popish fellowships, and an increased grant to Maynooth ! Surely, it would be very Midsummer madness to deny that a statesman pursuing, under such circumstances, the course which Sir Robert tells us is about to be his, is the deliberate enemy of those principles and institutions which he voluntarily outrages and perils. But the grave question suggests itself—will Sir Robert Peel be permitted, by the Conservatives of Great Britain, to carry into execution the measures which he has announced, with too much clearness to allow us to be thrown off our guard by his apolo gists of the ministerial press ? Is the Protestant s trength of England so totally and fatally gone that we must crouch abjectly at the feet of Sir Robert Peel, or any other minister, " to find ourselves dishonourable graves?" Are we so craven and so lamb-like in our disposi_ tions that we consent to " lick the hand just raised to shed our blood ?" Is there no Conservative statesman bold and honest enough to stand forth in this battle, and, with the Protestant spirit of the empire at his baek, to tell Sir Robert Peel, and the factions to which he truckling, that the Protestant institutions and liberties of this land shall not be played away, like worthless counters in a game of political hazard ? Surely a statesman of this caste may be found; and we would warn the selfish portion of the Conserva tive majority in Parliament that in such a struggle it will not be safe for them to hang back. No threats of resignation, no tempting and plausible " arrangements" can be permitted to influence the result of this question; for we are firmly convinced of the fact, and we would have the landowners of England convinced, that the destruction of the Pro testant Church in Ireland, (which is the certain issue, if it is not also the aim of Sir Robert Peel's pro posed policy of next session,) once conceded, it will be too late to resist the tide of innovation which they will have let in, and which must inevitably in volve every British institution in one common ruin. Grant to the minister the privilege of dealing with the property of the Church in Ireland, and we tell the country gentlemen of England that the secu rity of their rent rolls will not be worth a rush. The same pliancy of principle which has yielded up the former, will have little difficulty in dealing with the latter. But, in such a crisis as that, with which we are now threatened, we feel that mere appeal to the pa triotism, or the fears, of the Conservative majority in Parliament is not sufficient. We must see the Pro testant spirit of the entire nation arouhed. We must see the leaders of public opinion at their posts ; their coldness and inactivity exchanged for the same zeal and watchfulness which prostrated an anti-national ministry, and enabled the present Con servative (?) government to abuse our confidence and betray their trust. If the impending tide of destruction is to be stayed, we must have no more coquetting with the destroyer; but, on the contrary, a resolved and firm stand, by a united Conserva tive and Protestant people, on behalf of those noble institutions which are now sought to be trea cherously abandoned, by false friends, to the tender mercies of exulting enemies. Half-and-half loyalty will not do for this struggle. The men who engage in it must be those who are not afraid to wear their colours upon their breasts, and to hold by their principles, to the death. A singular divenity of motive for the adoption of the same line of policy is displayed in the remarks of the Morning Herald (ministerial organ) and of the Times (anti-ministerial, and something else) last night, on the subject of the Irish " Party Proces sions Act." The former remarks— " Every person not of that numerous class who have every thing to gain and nothing to lose by public calamity, must coincide in the eulogium passed by the Duke of Wellington on the Irish Protestants in the debate on the renewal of the Party Processions Act. The patriotism which endures silently and unostentatiously for the good of the commonwealth, is as far above the enthusiasm which only lives in brawling excitement, as any two hu man qualities can differ. The Protestants of Ireland are naturally and by education a strong-minded people. It is on this account that we are encouraged to dissent from the apprehension expressed in the debate by the Earl of Roden. if the Irish Protestants were like the materiel of repeal meetings, an unreasoning mob, whose causeless enthusiasm, in the words of Lord Brougham, it is a b sur d to call public attention, we might, then, speak of their considering a necessary enactment a gratuitous insult. As it is, we must hope that they will see that the Party Processions Act is continued, in pursuance of the wise and successful policy of ministers, to enforce with firm ness and impartiality (without which all exercise of power is in vain) such laws as they found in existence in enter ing upon office." Complimentary enough, but scarcely just enough in its reasonings. The Protestants of Ireland would not, neither would Lord Roden, " consider a neces sary enactment a gratuitous insult." They would not consider the " Party Processions Act" a gra tuitous insult, did the restrictions in that act bear equally upon all parties. It does not do so how ever. Its very wording, that the processions to be put down must assume a religious character, directs it exclusively against the processions of Protestants; whilst the supplementary requirement, that such processions must be accompanied by " FIREARMS, banners and hands of music," plainly takes away from it any legitimate bearing upon the processions of Protestants, or Orangemen of the present day. Its re-enactment therefore, in its present form, in this peaceable phase of Irish protestantism, is a de liberate levelling of penalties against men, mingling in processions which can by any sketch of imagina tion be termed "religious," whilst mingling .in others (for instance, tee-total processions)because non-reli gious, (?) though containing the worst features ex cepted against,—the presence of "firearms, banners and bands of music"—are left unvisited with legis lative censure. But what follows is even more complimentary still, and so just that it is strange and deplorable that a Government, whose organ can speak in such terms of any body of men, can yet pander so far to the vile prejudices and passions of their enemies as to visit them with the cold shoulder and the averted face. Hear the Morning Herald— " It ir, indeed, very difficult in this country to appre ciate the value of that forbearance on the part of the Irish Protestants of which the Duke of Wellington spoke. The worse than Yankee bathos in which the English name was denounced at repeal meetings, afforded, doubtless, a great deal of entertainment to most of our readers. The intrepid de lances of the executive by Mr. O'Connell were, we dare say, infinitely amusing to those who re member the meekness with which that gentleman pleaded Guilty to Attorney-General Blackburne's indictment. But the Irish Protestants who stood in the midst of these self-declared enemies as the representatives of the de nounced race and the abhorred faith—almost the young est of them able to remember, each in his own neighbour hood, some active token of the hatred he was bearing ex pressed—could not afford to laugh. " In the contingency of that appeal to arms which Mr. O'Connell last autumn simulated to contemplate. and which, we are convinced, every peasant who heard him expected and desired, the Irish Protestants would have been the first, as they were the nearest, enemy ; and had that melancholy alternative been forced upon them, they would have proved once more that the quarrel of Britain was never led by a nobler " hope, miscalled forlorn." To have remained quiet and watchful under such an appre hension, heightened by a daily torrent of the most men dacious abuse of their race and religion, was evidence of an integrity of principle which is not to be shaken by any absurd notion that by renewing the Processions Act, Go vernment can mean any insult, or that, indeed, their rulers can have any feeling towards them but that of gratitude." The Protestants of Ireland might indeed be proud of such flattering testimony to their loyalty and good conduct, if it could, by any stretch of good nature, be supposed to mean anything. But, alas ! what can they feel, when they see this same minis terial apologist arguing that, because of that very loyalty , new laws may be made, without insult, to keep them loyal, whilst the professed and practised law-breqker is to be left free to outrage order up to the point when the existing uncertain law steps in, at a vast cost to the country, to vindicate its powers? The Times is more honest than this, but at the same time more bitter, in the sneers in which he in dulges against the Protestantism of Ireland. The Times argues that Protestants now have no ground for complaint, whatever they may have had in pre vious periods : " When Government was tamely looking on—was al lowing the great agitator to organize his troops, his po lice, his magistracy, his tax-gatherers—when the Repeal machinery was daily increasing in extent and completeness, and, without an apparent struggle of resistance, surround ing the Protestants of Ireland by a hostile and overwhelm ing power, ever ready, and every day more able, to spring into activity and crush the paralyzed minority—then, in deed, that minority might with justice denounce laws urgent pintt l h a a w t which allowed nothing to them, while they appeared to o th f e s y el w / permit everything in their adversaries—then, indeed, the - e preservation f m ro i ra gh t t he x i e r ll h s e u r ; d g i e t s a t ry a prac tices,com- perhaps bad in " times and under ordinary circumstances, in ordinary the tranquility of the . country—but tr threatening to aspect of affairs, their only though in the then stormy de fence against the unbridled poNvermpertect means of and virulence of their enemies " .But this is not the present state of things. The Go vernment at last did move—tardily indeed, and after mutth hesitation—much annarent effort at escane—mumh 11. A. Bering and tormenting from those who saw the absolute necessity and probable efficacy of strong measures. The advance vinis hesitating, but it was made. The Repeal processions were proclaimed to be unlawful, were prohi bited, and were stopped. The measure dealt to Orange man and Repealer was no longer unequal." But surely a body of men, who, for years past, have voluntarily obeyed " laws, which allowed nothing to them, whilst they appeared to permit everything in their adversaries," might, without much fear of danger to the public peace, have been left unvisited by the blister upon their temper, which a continued sense of unjust treatment is sure to inflict, with the certainty, on the part of Government, of their being effectually restrained by the same laws which, it is boasted, are su ffi c i ent to restra i n an d to convict the rebel ! THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD A FEW HINTS FOR THE NEW IRISH VICEROY. We are, of course, in the dark with respect to )be par ticular line of policy which is to distinguish the new Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland; and we are willing and disposed to wait for its developement with patience. Our hopes of it certainly have not been strengthened by the intimation, given us by Sir Robert Peel, that his Excellency is charged with particular instructions to ascertain how the Protest ant character of the University of Trinity College, Dublin, may be most efficaciously got rid of; how the University of Maynooth may be put in " a wore satisfactory state," and funds be best employed for the endowment of a new University for Popish uses, in Cork or elsewhere. We are not, either, much gratified to learn from the organs of Repeal, that, by the substitution of Lord Heytesbury for Earl de Grey, " Lord Elliot will have a finer 0) opportunity than he has yet had of carrying his liberal views into prac tice." Time may, however, prove the groundlessness of some of our misgivings upon the subject, and we wait, therefore, for its revelations. There are some points, however, of the policy of the late Irish government in which we must take the liberty of suggesting to Lord Heytesbury and his Secretary the desirableness of a change. Since the announcement of the favourable disposition of Sir Robert Peel towards Popery, we cannot discern the necessity of a further pro secution of the war against repeal buttons. When we are ready to give Fellowships and Professorships, to found Scholarships and Colleges for Popery, why bother our heads with a paltry matter of a button ? We don't know, either, that it is any longer very necessary to gratify every blockhead who is ambitious of magisterial martyrdom with a notice in the Gazette, under the hand and seal of Henry Sugden. Both these demonstrations of firmness (!) on the part of the Irish government have now become as ridi culous as would be the making war upon an aut or a beetle, whilst you fondled with an alligator. We doubt, too, whether it is any longer necessary to restrict the little boys or old women of Dublin in their visits to the temporary retreat of St. Daniel. There may turn out to be quite as much mischief brewing at the Cas tle as at the Penitentiary. At any rate the new officials of the former place ought to have the unlimited entree, on account of the valuable hints which they might derive from its inmates in the course of their educational and acade mical inquiries. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Nothing of impor tance has been done to-day in the English stock-market, and, Saturday, as usual, proves a day of little business. The last quotation of Consols is 931 for money and the account ; Three per Cents. Reduced leave off 100 8 to Three-and-a- Half per Cents Reduced, 1033; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 1021 toe ; Long Annuities, 124 ; Bank Stock, 199 to 200; India Stock, 285 to 287 ; and Exchequer-bills, 78s. to 805. premium. The foreign-mar ket presents no material alteration. The last quotations are, Belgian, 103 k to 1044 ; Brazilian. 83 to 84 ; Buenos Ayres, 35 to 37; ('hilian, 104 to 106; Colombian, 131 to 4; Danish, 884 to 89} ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 614 to 1; Ditto Five per Cents., 1014 to 4; Mexican, 364 to 3 ; the Deferred, 16 to 4 ; Peruvian, 25 to 27; Portuguese, 44 to 45 ; Spanish Actives, 221 to 23 ; and Ditto Three per Cents., 334 to 4. ST. MARY'S (BOOTLE) SCHOOLS.—It will be perceived on reference to our advertising columns, that a sermon is intended to be preached in St. Mary's Church, Bootle, by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, A.M., in aid of the day and Sunday schools connected with the above church. We are sure the admirable object, together with the well known ability of the esteemed preacher, will ensure a crowded church, and that his appeal will be responded to in such a manner as will leave no doubt that the schools are looked upon by the inhabitants of this increasing neighbourhood as an invaluable boon to the poor of the community. PASSENGERS PER PACKET SHIP OXFORD.—This ves sel, which sailed from New York July Ist, arrived here yesterday with the following passengers :—Mr. C. G. Hill and lady, of Montreal, Mrs. Galt and Miss Cun ningham, of Montreal, Mr. Edward Adolph and lady, of Germany, Mr. J. B. Clough, of Liverpool, Mr. Alexan der Thomson, of New York, Mr. William Stockly, Bri tish army, Mr. J. Rutherford, of London, Mr. James Chadwick, of New York, Mr. James M`Farland, of Cin cinnati, Mr. William Green, of New York, Mr. James Kirkland, of Glasgow, Mr. Joseph Casbergue, of New Orleans, Mr. G. H. C. Melody, of Saint Louis, Mr. J. Robins, of Guernsey, Mr. Georee Edwards, of London, and seventy in the steerage. On the 14th inst., in lat. 46 30, lon. 35 00, exchanged signals with the British ship Exquisite standing to the eastward. On the 23d instant, spoke the British brig Ozar, of Glasgow, in lat. 54 30, and lon. 16 10, from Glasgow, bound to ihe coast of Africa. The Oxford had been driven far north and came round the north of Ireland through the north channel. IMMENSE IMPROVEMENT IN THE VALUE OF PRO PERTY IN BIRKENHEAD.—We are informed by a con temporary of Saturday last, that, since the passing of the Birkenhead Dock Bill, the property of this go-a•-head locality has considerably improved in value, and that cottage property, in particular, has increased 50 per cent. ! There is every probability, too, we learn from the same authority, of a bed of coal being found in the neighbour hood of Leasowe Castle, (although how the fact bas been arrived at, now that belief in the virtue of the divining rod is exploded, we know not,) and prompt measures are about to be taken for rendering it productive. We trust that these flattering anticipations will be fulfilled, although we really must suggest that there is no need of these puffing announcements, which are apt to make the public suspect that there is some bolstering going on. Advances, by the bye, of 50 per cent. in a week, are sometimes fol lowed by disappointment, and burnt fingers to the specu lative. We have no wish, however, to deter fair invest ment, at Birkenhead or elsewhere ; but would advise cir cumspection and moderate prices. " THE MERSEY YACHT CLUB."—We last week stated at considerable length, that it was intended by some of our spirited townsmen to endeavour to establish a Yacht Club on the Mersey, similar to that on the Thames. We rejoice to say the project no sooner became known, though but privately, than it was received with such commenda tion, that the club may already be said to be formed, and with every prospect of attaining a speedy and healthful maturity. Upwards of twenty highly respectable gentle men, many of them owners of fine yachts, met on Friday last at the Mersey Hotel, and the matter was diecussed in a spirit of unanimity and enterprise that was altogether delightful. A " Commodore," " Captain," and other officers were appointed pro tempore ; a prospectus was agreed upon ; a code of rules was also read, and a sub committee appointed carefully to revise them for the final consideration of the next meeting. Mr. Henry Melling, the owner of the " Sea-Gull", and the now secretary, (who had taken an active part in the undertak ing,) announced that upwards of 30 individuals bad al ready become members. The prospectus will, we under stand, be circulated in a few days. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—The Yorkshire Assizes did not terminate until Wednesday afternoon, and three long causes had to be made remanets, to the great incnvenience and serious cost of the litigants. The extent of business at the assizes for this county and Lancaster has long en gaged the attention of government, and we see that the annexation of Yorkshire to the Midland Circuit (a fa vourite scheme of Lord Denman's) is again mooted. We are satisfied, however, that such a proposal would bring in array against it the whole of this county. We can see no necessity for so extensive a change, which would in flict a serious inconvenience on the members of the pro f'tssion, and would be an injustice to the inhabitants of this county, by depriving them of the most talented bar in existence. Let the winter gaol delivery be continued, and concede a few more days to each assize, and then the difficulty will be overcome, and no injury will be imposed on any party. We have heard the suggestion that the Northern Circuit should be divided into two distinct cir cuits—a north-western, including Lancashire, Cumber land, and Westmoreland, and a north-eastern, including Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland. That would be preferable to annexing Yorkshire to the Midland Circuit ; but it would impose the necessity of appointing additional judges, and would be productive of other ex penses, which, by the simple remedy we have suggested, would be altogether avoided.—Yorkshire Gazette. THE BOK HA RA CAPTIVES.—The fate of these British officers has been ascertained. They were publicly exe cuted in the month of June, 1842. The Rev. Dr. Wolff was to leave the tyrant's den towards the latter end of May, on his return to Europe.—Morning Herald.—The following letter from Dr. Wolff, appears in the London papers of yesterday :—" I write this letter in the house of Nayeb Samet Khan, the chief of the artillery and arsenal of his Majesty the King of Bokhara, a sincere and excel lent friend of the British nation, but in the presence also of his Majesty the Ameer's Mahram (private chamber lain) ; and I write this letter officially by order of the King of Bokhara, to whom I give a translation, and therefore confine myself only to the most necessary topics, without comment and without observation. On the 29th of April the King stated to me, by the medium of the above-named Nayeb, and in the presence of Mullah Kasem, the King's Mahram (private chamberlain), that he had put to death, in the month of Sarratan, 1259 (July, 1842), Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly. The first had been put to death. 1. On account of his having treated royalty with disrespect on different occa sions. 2. That be had turned Mussulman , and returned to the Christian faith. 3. That he had pEomised to get letters from England in four months, by w - hich he would be acknowledged as ambassador for England, and four teen months had elapsed without any answer being re ceived, though the King had erected japar khans (post houses) on his account. And with regard to Conolly, that he had been put to death for having induced the Khans of Kliiva and Kokan to wage war against the King of Bokhara, &c. His Majesty has given me permission to leave Bokhara on the 9th of May (Friday next). From T --;11 THE COUNTY RATES. We have before had occasion to direct the attention of the public—who are wholly interested in the subject—to the enormous levies of money annually made upon the in habitants of Lancashire, under the name of poor rates, but of which (though the fact is known to but very few) by far the greater part is absorbed in the expenses of the county, otherwise in the county rate, over the impartial assessment and economical expenditure, of which they possess not the slightest control ; for, though the magis trates of Preston and its vicinity sit in Annual General Sessions to revise and pass the accounts, their conduct, as a body, throughout a long series of years, sufficiently shows that they are careless of expenditure that does not affect their own comparatively little nook ; and that ap peals made to them by aggrieved townships against unequal assessments are treated with disregard, if not with vo them contumely and i nsu lt. Of th e l a tt er f ac t we h ave a recent prominent instance in th e ir r e ce pti on o f a j o i n t applica tion riu to s hermtsfoof the rjti shire The relief from a large numbe r of townships in our o wn l oca lity, an d f rom t wen t y ot h ers i n a The county rate is paid by the overseers of parishes and townships out of what they collect as poor rates ; and the guardians of the West Derby Unix', which comprises no fewer than twenty-three townships, with a population of upwards of 90,000 persons, feeling the excessive and in creasing burthen imposed upon the rate-payers in the pay ment of the county rate,procured a statement to be recent ly made from the accounts of the union, showing the sums that had been raised during the previous three years, and the proportion thereof expended for the relief of the poor, and the and paid f or county rates respectively. It was found that e to v t e a r l y su en cri st e ) xp w e a n s de x cl s f ,s o s r 2 t , he w p hi o l e e r t ( h i e nc a l m ud n i nnigit sala riespaid for county rate alone for the same period was £9,936, or nearly double that expended in the maintnance of the poor ! They very properly published the statement in their union, for the information of the rate-payers, and also drew the attention of other anions in the county to the subject, with a view to a general effort being made to bring the matter before the county magistrates, who alone had the power in annual sessions to investigate it, and afford redress. They sent a respectful memorial to these gentlemen representing the facts, stating that i n conse quence of the increase rates the overseers had to resort to compulsoay and expensive means against the rate payers who resisted the burdensome exaction, and sometimes against the overseers themselves, to reeover the respective proportions from the several townships; and closed with requesting their worships to give the sub ject their consideration, and adopt such measures for the alleviation of the burden as they might think meet. Nineteen other unions communicated with, concurred in the views and intentions of the West Derby Union, each having for its chairman a county magiftrate. Only two out of 21 withheld their concurrence, one of them the Preston Union •, and when the subject was brought before the guardians of that union, it was disposed of by the fol lowing resolution :—" That it being conceived the subject was not within the power of a Board of Guardians : The Chairman, (T. B. Addison, Esq.,) explained that it was his opinion the guardians ought not to interfere with the matter; when the subject dropped." So that it would appear no subject must be entertained or introduced by that board, which is not quite agreeable to their chair man ; and it is difficult to define which most predomi nated in this "dropping of the subject," the servility of the guardians, or the assumptive dictation of their lord and master. The rebuke conveyed by this resolution of Mr. Addison, did not however deter the West Derby Guardians from proceeding with their memorial; and on the 27th ultimo it was presented to the magistrates as sembled in annual sessions, (comprising 18 magistrates) at Preston, by the only magistrate of West Derby (out of 30 belonging to the hundred) who could be present, owing to the distance of the court, and other causes. About twenty other memorials, of the same nature, were presented from other parts of the county. The chairman was again T. B. Addison, Esq., and not one of them had they the condescension even to read, the only reception they met with being (as justly reported) " a sneer or a derisive laugh." Two of them, which had previously been forwarded to the clerk of the peace, the chairman had, it appeared, vouchsafed to peep into, and he availed himself of the prayer of one of them for a reduction of expenditure to ask the following significant question— " Can they tell us where we spend a shilling when we ought to spend only sixpence?" We believe the memorialists would not have the slightest difficulty in doing so,—in fact, unless the averments made are grossly incorrect, it is shown already. But the best of the joke (for jokes seemed the order of the day) was the reception of the well-grounded West Derby memorial. When the magistrate who presented it stated (adopting its but too true language) that the amount paid towards the county rate was nearly double that expended in the relief of the poor, the chairman ejaculated " 1 dont believe it ; " and when the clerk of the union asst re I the court that the statement was cor rect, he (the chairman) exclaimed " Absurd ! Absurd ! " Now, whit are the real facts ? They are so well stated by a contemporary, the Manchester Guardian, that, though ii I politics opposed to us, we quote a portion of his recent artit 1 on the subject : " The populatoi of North Lancashire, in 1841, was only 402,671: that of South Lancashire, 1,264,383; and the valuation, in 1841, of the northern division was X1,30,'150; of the southern division, £4,828,217. It is clear, then, that the southern division of the county is far more populous and far more wealthy than the northern, and it contributes a far larger amount. of money to the county rate. Yet, owing to the Annual County Session being held at Preston, the whole funds of the county are placed at the disposal of the magistrates, whose resi dences, connections, influence, and interests, are identified with the northern division." And he adds : " With a population threefold greater than the northern division, and an annual value of property three-and-a half times as great, the southern division has the unen viable distinction of paying (owing to the mode in which the assessment is made) more than its fair proportion to the rates, while the magistrates of the northern di vision, virtually possess the less disagreeable, and cer tainly to their own constituents, less costly privilege of voting away the funds." What we would suggest, to remedy the evils here com plained of, is, that the whole of the guardians in the southern division should unite to force upon the magis trates the most rigorous economy in the county expendi ture, and, if they cannot succeed by such means, to join in a representation of their grievances to parliament, and endeavour to obtain some control over the immense sums extorted from them, and, to a great extent, fool shly squandered in the support of a useless number of rural police, and other modern hobbies. Why not let the southern division have the management of their own affairs in their own hands ? A southern county court, to be held for the convenience of the representatives of the ratepayers. might be established, say at Newton, and the Conservative Hall would be a fit place of meeting, and could no doubt be readily obtained. At all events, the evil is becoming too great to be much longer tolerated. The Times of yesterday contains no less than nine trials for arson at the assizes at Ipswich, and three at Exeter. WORTHY OF EXAMPLE.—On Thursday. Mr. Sothern, with a praiseworthy liberality, gave the children belonging to Christ Church Sunday School a trip to Eastham. About twelve o'clock, the Egerton steamer left George's Pier-head, with upwards of 360 children on board, accom panied by . Mr. Sothern and family, the curate of Christ Church, Mr. Councillor Birkett, and several ladies and gentlemen. The children enjoyed themselves in the beau tiful gardens and ground attached to the hotel. About three o'clock each child was supplied with a meat pie, having previously partaken of buns, &c., on board the steamer. A cold collation, provided by Mr. Nicholls. of the hotel, was laid out in the large room, for Mr. Sothern and his friends. About seven o'clock the whole party re turned to Liverpool, accompanied by a band of music, highly delighted with the day's pleasure. VENUS AND THE SUN—THE NEW COMET.—Mr.Moses Holden, the astronomer, in a letter to the Preston Pilot, states that on Tuesday, the 23d instant, at 4 h. 38w. 14s. p.m. the inferior conjunction of Venus and the Sun took place for the meridian of Preston ; and that Venus having nearly 6 deg. less declination than the Sun, he felt certain that that planet would remain a crescent even while passing the Sun, al though at other times, in its con junction, the whole of the dark side of the planet is turned to the Earth. He saw Venus on the day of the conjunction, at 11 h. 20 m. p.m.-4 h. 18 m.l4s. prior to the event, and had the weather been clear would hare seen it in conjunction. The planet showed as a beautiful thin crescent, with the horns pointing to the Earth, and the convex side to the Sun, Venus being magnified by the telescope. Mr. Holden adds that he first saw the New Comet on the 19th, at 10h. 30 in. p.m. ; it was very faint, and had the appearance of a small nebula. It had left the constellation Hercules, and entered into Bootes. He again saw it on Saturday night at 11h. 3m., making its way to the sun ; motion S.W., and retrogade. He had another view on Monday, the 22nd ; its right ascension was about 15h. 7m., and declination 37 deg• 23m. N. AMERICAN HAY.—We recently noticed as uncommon, owing to the partial failure of our hay harvest, large im portations of hay from Ireland ' • but what is still more rare, we see this day advertised for sale in another co lumn a quantity of American hay, that has arrived per Patrick Henry from New York. We may really now ex claim "What next ?"—for if unusual importations con tinue to artive as rapidly hereafter as they have latterly poured in from America, Jonathan will consider crossing the Atlantic nothing more than going to market. FLEXIBLE HATS.—We had the pleasure a few days ago, of inspecting some of these novel and ingeniously manufactured hats, which must be excellently adapted for summer wear, and especially by parties who, like our selves, have felt the pain and unpleasantness of the pre sure upon the forehead of the chapeaux in ordinary use. These sit with perfect ease round the bead, being made flexible in the part next to the brim. We recommend our readers to give a call to the house by whom.they are advertised for sale, where we know they will be politely received and attended to. a r e a ter continual dhicesaornmmimenrueAn, constantly communication g a u b ti s o o t oa n n : k e p t tatii an d d et the now Lakes that we know of no TIIE LAKES.—There is no month in the year, at which there are more visitors, or at which the lovely scenery of ex cursion that can be taken that will ensure more pleasure up between this port and the iole l u , r a \i k ie e in s: the is re in is g ahtassolotnrgiflbinrgenann e a x e p s e e n ry s e e (. . i fil l y ' station, and having been redecorated and fitted with new boilers this spring, presents not only a comfortable but a -e- , 4 *-4 AMELIORATION OF AFRICA. In our last paper, we directed the attention of our readers to the plan recently proposed by Mr. Jamieson for opening comm,rcial intercourse with Central Africa, as a means towards the introduction of civilization ; and noticed that a meeting was about to take place of gentle men favourable to Mr. Jamieson's views. Such a meet ing was accordingly held on Wednesday, at the rooms of the East India and China Association, and was most respectably attended ; but being of a private nature, re porters were not admitted. We learn, however, that the chair was ably filled by Thos. Blackburn, Esq., and that Mr. Jamieson attended, with Mr. King, the surgeon of his steamer, Ethiope, who returned some months ago from a four years' sojourn on the coast and up rivers of Western Africa, in that vessel. It was represented, in reference to the pamphlet and printed proposals for the opening of commerce with the interior of Africa, which Mr. Jamieson has laid before the public, that in order to permit of the commencement of this on the Niger this year, it was necessary that a steamer be immediately despatched, so as to ascend the river before the termination of its flood season ; and that with a view to this, Mr. Jamieson had equipped and loaded his steamer, and was about to send her off, in the full confidence of the guarantee fund, mentioned in his " pro posals," being subscribed, to cover such excess of expen diture over the returns as may be expected at the first commencement of the desired intercourse. One-third of the amount required, it was intimated, had already been subscribed in London ; and a handsome addition thereto was forthwith subscribed by gentlemen at the meeting, who agreed to form themselves into a committee, to ob tain further subscriptions. We cannot doubt that the community generally will aid in an enterprise calculated not only directly to promote the good of Africa, but to extend our: commerce. From the list of departures we observe that the Ethiope has sailed on her interesting voyage—the commencement, we trust, of a direct inter course between England and Negritia! We learn that the pleasing fact was stated at the meet ing, that legitimate trade had entirely superseded slave traffic in the Bight of Brofru—that a slave vessel which had recently attempted to revive it at Old Calabar had completely failed in the purpose, the kings and chiefs dis tinctly refusing to re-engage in the traffic; and it gives us pleasure to add—as showing the influence of commerce in preparing the way for civilizatio❑—that through the con tinuous intercourse kept up by the trade in palm oil, these kings and chiefs understand and partially speak and write English, and have recently engaged a teacher—a black man, who accompanied the government Niger expedition from Sierra Leone—to educate their children. They have likewise invited missionaries to come amongst them ; and have promised to give sites for the erection of a chapel and dwelling-houses for their accommodation; and we believe the call is about to be responded to by missionaries from the West Indies. BEBINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The second meeting of the season for the exhibition of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, took place en Wednesday last, in the gardens of the Royal R.)ck Ferry Hotel. As on the occasion of the last show, the forenoon was rather unpropitious, and a heavy shower fell at one o'clock, which no doubt deterred considerable numbers who lived at a distance; but it afterwards cleared up, and the company became numerous, and was highly respecta ble. Amongst those present were Lady Cust and party ; Chas. Stanley, Esq., of Denali, and large party ; Sir John Salusbury ; H. Wynch, Esq., and friends; Misses Green ham ; John Nelson Wood, Esq. ; Harden, Esq. • David Cannon, Esq. • W. Sharp, Esq., of Clifton Park, and party ; Wm. W. Perry, Esq., lady, and party ; J. T. Raynes, Esq. ; Mrs. Ashton ; Rev. J. Mainwaring ; Charnley ' • Hy. Hutchinson ; W m . Dowson • ' Hd. Jen kins; C. Woodward ; Wm. Robinson ; W m . Dixon;H. Crackenthorpe ; G. Ki ng; R . E ggington ; R obin; and a great number of ladies and gentlemen resident in the locality. The grounds, after the rai n , l oo k e d de lightfully fresh an d beautiful, and the numerous arbours were a frequent resort, the atmosphere being inclined to sultry. The very spacious tent presented a splendid appearance, fitted as it was, from end to end, with the rare and finest productions of :the garden and the con servatory. Mr. Parker's Cheltenham Band was sta tioned on the bowling green, and enlivened the pro ceedings by playing throughout the day with much pre cision and effect, a variety of choice airs and other pieces. The specimens brought forward were decidedly supe— rior both in quantity and quality to those of any of the former meetings, showing increasing taste and attention in the pursuit of horticulture, both as regards the beautiful and the useful. The display of fuchsias was especially fine and varied, including some superb varieties of the tri color ; also the " Pulcherima," " Venus victrix," " Pa ragon," " Epsii," " Exoniensis," &c. The hothouse plants were generally splendid. A very large Lilium speciosum, five or six feet in height, with large spotted flowers, were greatly admired ; as were a Lilium Lancefo lium, and a large.Liliodendrum infortunatum (a species of nightshade, from the East Indies), sometimes called the Atropa grandiflora. There were some fine pelargoniums, and Mr. H. Littledale was again the successful competi tor, producing, amongst others, one, " the Masterpiece," about a yard in height, and a yard and a-half in diameter, not. however, vet in full flower. 'I he heath plants were few in number, but very tine. The carnations and pico tees were also superior. Mr. H. Garnett carried off nearly the whole of the prizes. Some equally fine specimens (36) were sent, but not for competition, by Messrs. F. and J. Dickson, of Chester. We observed a fine collection of moss-roses, from H. Winch, Eq. There were several fine baskets of plants, and coilections of cut flowers ; and the interesting " device" of flowers was a miniature re presentation of a flower-garden and conservatory—a suitable abode for " the fairy people" with winding gravel walks, plants, flowers, figures, &c., inclosed with a box wo )(1 hedge, the greenhouses and hothouses all regularly glazed, and the centre one covered with carnation leaves. This, which was the work of Mr. Killock, foreman to Mr. Whalley, of cur town, was greatly admired. The pansies were many of them very fine and perfect, particularly those of Mr. J. T. Raynes. The fruit brought up was most tempting, particularly the grapes, pines, melons, strawberries, currants, cherries, and gooseberries. The smaller of two fine pines took the prize, from its superior quality and flavour. The strawberries were very large, and well ripened, and there were many moseberries inch through the side and 2 inches long. The apples were but few, and not prime, being all drought-touched. The vegetables were good, particularly the cucumbers, onions (very large), lettuce, and carrots and turnips. Messrs. J. and C.Whalley sent (notfor competition) a lot of fine pelargonium blooms and carnations. Amongst the former, " Lyne's Sunrise" and " The Gipsey" shone resplendent. Messrs. Dicksons (before noticed) also sent a fine " Cedrus deodara," (a cedar), an " Auricaria em brecafa," decorative exotic evergreens, and some splendid fuchsias, including the " Gloxinea maxima," &c. Ano ther good collection was also contributed for the decora tion of the tent by Mr. Moore of Chester. The following is a list of TI3E PRIZES. CARNATIONS.—Crimson Bizarre ist,* Scarlet Flake Ist and 2d, Pink Ist and 2d, Purple Ist and 2d, Red Picotee Ist and 2d, Purple do. Ist, also the two best collections, all won by H. Garnett, Esq. (Buckl?y, gardener) ; Crimson Bizarre 2d, and Purple Picotee 2d, Arthur Staines, Esq. (John Winter, gar. dener). PLANTS, FRUIT, &c.-Greenhouse Plants Ist, basket of Cut Flowers 2d, Pine Ad, White Grapes Ist, basket of Fruit Ist, White Currants Ist, Cherries Ist, Strawberries Ist, Melons let, six Verbenas 2d, six Heaths Ist,-extra prizes, Orchidaceous Plant Ist, (for Lilium speciosum and Achirnenes longiflora,)- all Sir W. Stanley (Mr. Omit, gardener). Greenhouse Plants 2d, six Verbenas Ist, Heaths 2d, Roses in pots Ist, Cucumbers 2d,-G. J. Wainwright, Esq. (Wm. Mayer, gardener). Six Pelar goniums Ist, four do. Ist, one do. Ist, four Fuchsias Ist, two Melons 2d, Red Currants Ist,-Harold Littledale, Esq. (George Taylor, gardener). Six Pelargoniums 2d, six Fuchsias Ist, one do. Ist, Plne Ist, basket of Fruit 2d, Apples Ist, Pears Ist, Car ro s Ist, Turnips ist,-extra prizes, Stove Plants Ist, Cocks combs Ist,-Rev. J. Mainwaring (James Stanton, gardener). Six Fuchsias 2d, four do. 2d, basket of Plants 2d, twenty Pansies Ist, eight do. Ist,-J. T. Raynes, Esq. Roses in bunches Ist,- - Welsh, Esq. (Wm. Thomas, gardener). Basket of Plants Ist, -C. Stanley, Esq. Black Grapes Ist,-S. Needham, Esq. (J. Dickinson, gardener). Black Grapes 2d, White Grapes 2d, Or chideous Plant Ist, (extra prize,)-H. Winch Esq. (J. Young, gardener). Gooseberries Ist, Cauliflower Ist, Onions Ist,-H. Garnett, Esq. Twelve Pansies Ist,-Mr. J. Gott. Device of Flowers lst,-Mr. W. Killock. Brace of Cucumbers Ist,-Mr. G. V. Tannton. Brace of Lettuce Ist,-Stephen Venue, Esq. Curled Parsley Ist,-S. Needham, Esq. * By Ist we imply (to save repetition) "best," and by 2d " second best," to which the prizes were awarded. WORKINGTON ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEETING.—This annual display of the strength and agility of the men of return Cumberland which we are unable to give at length, it appears there we ha v t e o took ee i place , e d o o nf the Thursday sports last of it the day, a f y r was no lack of competitors in the field. The. prize was for light weights, not exceeding 10i stones; and in the first round no less than 28 couples and an odd man were engaged • in the second, 14 couples and an odd man ; in the third, 7 couples and an odd man ; in the fourth, 4 couples; in the fifth, John Ivison of Carlisle threw Wm. i Spark of Threlkeld, and Joseph Holloway of Pe s n i r x t t h threw Jonathan Robinson of Seaton ; and in the an _ wash when ohwenn , the either fir first organist s and final round, Holloway threw Ivison twice, d consequently declared the victor. and powerful ley has been engaged to open the splendi d for the Philhar monic organ just erected in this i nstitution , tomaman, __. r. m Bewsher. monic Society, by our clever instrument, we learn heard of the From what we have none which at present exist in the that it will be second to ce COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The celebrated Dr. Wes or effect. But of this our es of this noble institution have - readers will have an . o t lat i ' n ensuing of judging on Friday, the world will call forth its individuals with whom, we under varied tones. The lectures now announced by the di may expect. „i ng session fully sustain the high recfOrs for the character which the . gained, and if the . directors are enabled to command the services of the eminent stand, they are in treaty, the Lecture-hall, spacious as it i s , will not contain the audiences they THE SCULPTOR Ginsort.—This eminent artist, who is at present in Liverpool, and to whom a public dinner is to be given, as noticed in an advertisement, was born in the parish of Gyffn, and was christened at Conway church on the 19th June, 1790. He has, consequent l y , j ust entered on his fifty-fifth year. Like the late Sir. Francis Chantrey, he was originally a wood-carver, his first essays in that att having been made in the service of Messrs. Southwood and Wilson, formerly of Ranelagh-street, in this town. He afterwards obtained his first practical lessons, which he has pursued with so much success, in the workshop of Messrs. S. and T. Franceys, of Brown low -hill. After an absence of nearly thirty years, in the course of which he has raised himself to an eminence that has rendered him world-renowned, he is again amongst vs an honoured and distinguished guest. On Thursday last Mr. Gibson dined with the Mayor and a select party, .4. ~.., fr,--,1--.11. July 30, 1814 STATE OF THE AMERICAN COTTON MARKET• PRICE OF COTTON. New York, Monday, 15th July, 1 844 ' LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Uplands. N. Orleans Sr Mobile. 54 to 5i 5 co 5f 52 6 52 et 6* 6f 6f 7 61-7 7i -- 7i 7# -- 71 72 -8 72 8f 84 -- 8i 84 84 82-9 8 1 -- 9 9i --.9i 10 -- 11 Inferior Ordinary Middling Good middling Middling fair Fair Fully fair Good fair Fine Estimated sales this day.... last week .. Total sales since Ist instant Receipts since Ist instant .. 1,000 bales. 5.500 „ 6,900 „ 3 ,95 ) RECEIPTS AND STOCKS OF COTTON AT DATES. RECEIPTS. aToCaS• This season. Last. This season. Last' New Orleans, July 6.. 835,494 1,064,812 .. 44,202 35,0 68 Mobile, July 6.. 463,2:+6 47,094 .. 11,259 4,/$ 1 Florida, June 22 .. 142,981 159.077 .. 2,257 3,0, t 0! Georgia, July 6.. 231 . 70 5 290,158 .. 5,377 B,V"'.v S. Carolina, July 6.. 293048 343,529 .. 21,090 13,00 N. Carolina, June '29 .. 8,515 8,977 .. 30 10 Virginia, July 1.. 13,800 10,000 .. 2,500 9°. Other po ts, June 29 .. .. New York, July 9.. .. 97,000 00,00. Total 1,989,349 2,337,647 .. 183,676 115,40 EXPORTS TO DATES AS ABOVE. Great North of Other Britain. France. Europe. P rts. Total. This year.... 1,129,648 268,389 54,589 68,113 1,520,7* Last year .. 1,436,276 331,748 110,593 68,772 1,947,09 Year previous 904,840 380,518 67,812 47,642 1,40000' FREIGHTS. EXCHANGE. Liverpool.. 3-led, dull. London.. gt to 9i„ Havre .... nominal. Paris.... 5,27 i 5,2 as WILLIAM P. WRIGHT, Broker, Hanover-street. New k, 15th Jul, 1844. The accounts of th e Liverpool Cotton Yor market, rec e ived per Britannia to 19th June, and per Great Western to 22nd June, being more favourable, holders advanced their prices, which had the effect of suspending the opersvions of shippers, th• sales for the week ending 6th inst. amounting to only 1,500, chiefly to manufacturers, at a slight advance over previonf quotations. On Monday and Tuesday of last week the sales were small, shippers being unwi ling to enter the market; since which, however, holders have given way a trifle, and the week's busi ness has resulted in 5,500 bales, generally at prices current on 29th June, and confined to Uplands and Floridas of middling qualities. There is but a very limited amount of New Orleans Cotton offering, at comparatively higher rates ; the recent floods at the south-west no doubt having some influence 0 10 the minds of holders of this descriptnn. The market closed oil Saturday with a dull feeling on the part of shippers, but withOst any desire to press sales. I , i - eights to Liverpool Continue dull at 3-16 d. A British veS sel has made an engagement at *d. Exchange on England remains firm at 9i to 9i per cent., wits a moderate business doing. WILLIA Sales to-day 1,000 bales, chiefly for exportM P. WRIGHT.. A' LATEST BETTIN G IN LONDON. Monday Morning. STAKES. 14 to I agst Elegance filly 15 1 Murton Lord— ship (taken) 16 1 Lucy Banks 20 1 Johnny and Mania (taken)" 30 1 SubdLer CUP. Even on Alice Hawthorn I6to 1 agst PrizefiLlitc (tk). ST. LEGER. 4to 1 agst Ithuriel I 7to 1 agst Bay M o m s 4 —1 The C ure 8 1 The Prn Very little doing. Robert De Gorham does not run at Goodwood. GOOD WOO 4 to 1 agst Franchise 6 1 Croton Oil (tk) 8 1 The "Era (taken) .0 1 Parthian (taken) 1 1 Canton (taken) 2 1 Pride of Kildare (taken) Three colliers met their death on Monday last, by an explosion of foul air, at the Nan-y-glo iron works, Wales. WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF THE CLERGY.—The an nual meeting of the society for the relief of the widow` and orphans of the clergy for this archdeaconry will tales place, in this town, on Thursdly. The Watch Committee have ordered three o f Mr. Whitworth's sweeping machines; and we may expect to see them in operation in Castle-street in the course of s fortnight. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, while the mai were at work in the slate-quarry at Delc bole, Cornwall, 8 cliff gave way, and buried the workmen underneath; four men were killed, and two slightly injured. A public dinner will take place at the Monks Ferri Hotel to-morrow, which is given to the gentlemen vlb: 1 1 formed the deputation in London on the Birkenbe s Dock Bil, which consisted of the following gentlemen • Wm. Jackson, Wm. Potter, John Laird, M. L. Br °w° rigg, and Joseph Mallaby, Esqrs. Mn. ISAAC'S CONCERT AT THE AMPHITIIIVi" .°- tlifl It will be seen by an advertisement in our co lon , " ott day, that a concer t w ill b e g i ven at t h e A mph i t heatr? the 27th August, a t w hi c h a p h a l anx of leading "l ent English and Foreign, w ill ass i st . Th e orc h estra Will be a full one ; and the lovers of m u si c ma y con fid ent l y expec t a rich treat. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER.-011 Saturdly night the gentlemen connected with the Hay market Theatre establishment, the comedians, authors, &c., presented the lessee, Mr. B. Webster, with an ele gant epergne, weighing 85 ounces, manufactured by Messrs. Ernanuels, of Hanover-square, as a mark of their regard for his public and professional worth. WARRINGTON REGATTA.—This regatta will take place on Thursday next. A meeting connected with the event was held last week, when it was proposed to post pone the regatta until next year, in consequence of the melancholy event at Eastham ; but it was finally resolved that it should take place the day after to-morrow, as ori ginally fixed upon. CHEAP TRIP PER RAILWAY.—We have had dreg; trips from Liverpool to London on various occasions, and they have been highly approved of by the various travel lers thereby ; but the first cheap trip from London to Li verpool and back, will take place, we perceive, in the mid dle of August. The hotel and lodging-house keepers mat look for a harvest if this fine weather continues, of which there is every probability. OLDHAM-STREET SCOTCH CHURCH.—A motion iS at present before Vice-chancellor Wigram relating to th 6 power of certain trustees of a Scotch chapel in Oldham street, Liverpool, to restrain the minister and the rest of the trcstees from acting in the exercise of their respective duties connected with the chapel, in consequence of the minister having had his licence withdrawn by the Presby terian Church of Scotland, upon the ground of his adhe sion to what is now known by the name of the "Free Church of Scotland." Counsel are to be heard on the subject to-day. AMERICAN Ice.—We have visited Mr. Dean's ice cellars, in Baltic-buildings, Redcross-street, and were much astonished at the quantity of the article, in large and pellucid blocks, which he has imported, and the manner of keeping it. His present stock is rapidly di minishing—not by melting from the warmth of the at mosphere, which has a very slight and almost impercep tible effect upon it,—but by selling, from the increasing demands of customers. As we have, in another column, given some interesting particulars of the getting of this new and useful article of import, so acceptable at this season,—not only for cooling and healthy drinks, but for the preservation of meats,—we must defer some notice 9f its uses and remedial qualities, and the mistake made in the construction of our English ice-houses, until our next day of publication ; recommending, in the meantime , those who would enjoy a genuine luxury to make a trial of the article, which they may readily do at a triflinS expen e. DISFRANCHISEMENT OF SUDBURY. —Thi s boroug h having been disfranchised, the question is now started so to what district or town should have the right of electing two members in lieu of the Sudbury representatives. The Morning Herald speaks of the two following plans as pos sessing claims to attention :-1. To create another rse: tropolitan borough. However improbable it may appea r ' this proposition has, we are assured, been favourably en tertained in some quarters. The district to be thus en franchised is said to be formed of the parishes of Chelsea, Kensington, Chiswick, and Hammersmith. 2. :rho other plan is that of dividing Middlesex into two districts, East members. and West, su chand al proposition low the facts of the case. The Surrey with a djoining county, a far smaller population, and less numerous . constituency, o east and west divi jrusettliTecitw.byo sions. The constituency of the undivided county of Middlesex is • a t present 14,000. The Herald says the latter plan is more likely to be adopted. allowing e each uld divisionb fu l t i has already its four members, and its LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JULY 29. The supply of Cattle at market to-day has been rather arniC er , than last week, which met with brisk sale. Beef bid to o u ' Mutton "id to 6d; Lamb Sid to 6d. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JULY 2 9. 0 There has been a very fair extent of business transacted Butters during the p ast week, at tolerably well supported price° OA P We must howe ver remark that the importations more. • counter-balance the consumption, and that there exis t r eir " leetle" m ore anx i ety on the part of holders to lighten .. 00 , stocks. Beef is no t qu i te so easy to sell; but t h e value () f a r , ot is steadily supported, with a considerably decreased ques':: o f market. 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