The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-18 00:00:00

,ontrarts. THEn LIVERPOOL DOCKS. be,ArrnilCT FOR CRANES. ~. Piti .""4. COMMITTEEare willing to receive , wht Posals f •' i TON CRANES, ,r, e rected or Five or more TEN o f re Sp ec . t iPork the Dock Quays, where re fired. .._ i tfication titel.oth stil e may be seen 'at the DiwE Surveyor's G I , kii lit '''e of the Coburg Dock, ,bl 4 ant inclusive, betwixt t urs ° tieof (! srOposa lir:le tilitt IS to be addressed to " The Chairmanof 1 4, 4 a ee of Dock Works," endorsed " Tender for ddi nts and to be left at the Scretary's Office, Revenue ' oilbor before Fain kY 'the 21st instant. 4,3' order, 1144. ' °Se e r, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. ' ''t'erPool, sth July, 1843. ht Zie and Harrington Water Work 11SONs Noll on...street, 14th July, 1843. c,,,0f 0„_ desirous of C ONTRACTING ! P tli g re q tiQrtiThree Years to supply thes 1 , o. 3 io' a N of di IPes, of the best qualit and ma, i .diarnet Izensio &c following, v D it to ter' 9 feet Yon g and weighi ° 42Ibs. per 6 ,bittl 9 bitto,-' Ditto 56 Ditto. Otto' 2 Ditto Ditto 73 Ditto. 8 ~mitto ' 9" Ditto' Ditto 112 Ditto. 9 DittoDitto' Ditto 150 Ditto. k ti Ditto' 99 ti!'tto: Ditto 175 Ditto. btk rt ie to 6 , t . Ditto, Ditto in_ proportion,.. s. tv4elp. tleb . „__s aul a pressure equal to 100ib? on each fla (u4l: requested to communicate their . respective lit 'Mee h er teal) to the Chairman of Directors, at Pipes,,..daty,cutOuthearn I ,l o lrBLbre, L next. -street,on or before TUESDAY, the delivered at the Works as above. 11104A.S THOMPSON, Manager. with .. , .4 : CONT I , bektrintaletAC• T FOR CANADA GOODS.fthe Navy, it to`g,o,lfero ete..S; tztoereeklear.kley7l73l3. of Lord kititgli titpralrsiaoiners for executing then ..Officegdoinof,,flreat tit on lila Irela nd, ()fdot hle--IEIII.IIIdY GIVE ViT TICE, ' ,„il,l;4l,,,tTelf,:Mr, the Bth August next, a o t 9n a e s o m c a be reetitnti ;0 CON Y .tEet witb so sucla P le :s YARDS, iIIA V/I t ar t l 73 vc4ig for PPIYi er Majesty's Aqlld IlOwsil'ONl PINE iNcn ASTS, 11 4 OAR RAPI4%, OckilYttLow p m -,t(tict,ll TIN/8, E TIMBER, all, and 4,,erVniiiittriOALS. o f the A,„ not, of the Artiejes, and a Form of will 4117eitdar seen at the said Oltee• No 4eau. nor 4 tio ti s ..er 04e O' lo ck the Day of ‘ll, 4 eea o nia , con Agent for him ) ve lll hoti se ets the Party attends, or an 14 .1.! Tet de_ n writin g Treaty, 1 1 , e 4addiiialty and rast he addressed to the Secretary of 14 % 1 , 4 ' for I)ean the left hand corner t d h e e li vv v o er r c d d s N D ',set. lIIIIada Goods," and must also . be iti4lerBNable ; ace, accompanied by a Letterhsig,ndedv‘b,i‘t'nTtwh°e Iteodt7sens, engaging to become „mune per_ li ee of tlinfkoln pie sutra of £5OOO, for tii due ,l ;:c. l o n , NOTICE "ith e't July'''' RAN '. * L ‘ND NOTES t, oe t ,,, I( OF ENG = - . ~.16--''''4 from 41, Great George-street, last .....eedB • tive,' 2:3rd tiver'°°l, 19th May y, 60,191../. 20 tu P°ol, 17th Alm.: 00,736.- ." 5 '''°ts • Al 3 , x 75 hetil y r , ank Post Bill, value £25 25., . e '4ll"n, Miller, and Co., and D. M'Artnur tt t 11141)1ellt and Co. it4' 4 , i of the Whole is duly stopped at the Bank %, vitt -ondon ' l ea "11 giv • / Nei ) , i to t , nig Mr. WniTT - t- such information as 4rowartieLT recovery, of the Money, will be band -00/ 1 7 " It' 14 JuiY, /843. L4I L Nt hu AlArt Itpr-Rivr 1,11'4'11 havingremittedCrh,—ClTHEßS---ENT during a very CNC for —e l ery I. t' Money Dividends •al etipi,4esoo„de,,--2: amounts_ , a . t° 13 40 4'. `t2.1(1.,,'" 8 In Great Brit x a . i s n oo a o n , d an l d re l.3 l3n 6o d pti0big,..f.,3600""1‘,..18,000, 9000,.. t 0 o 1; AGO 00 , and £7OO to h t di oo nbu to rgl ii i ; a f fi 3 a 6 x oo ; t 0 , ,0 r 111 _ _ Ln Beverley ; ? _,.. 1..Ty..t0v,r07e.n Harbour ; X , .t; 00 £7OO, and thirtlletrr; ti ( iii_ '''9oo to Hull , £9OO to 'Newcastle- I ' l 11p 1 'ti j oij i i Noptili t la -t r 600 to Manchester ; £7OO to ._r_ £7OO c to Colne, Lanca. kihkiefords °,,,lt.,Yde, slenOlt\Vi' It • il‘l, h he ,Ittet'it..,"46o to Bideford, &c. &c., they beg to £6OO to Cork ; £6OO Govl4l-4tatt-e;°f the s'e.desiro us ;o obtain large Money N/ 141 4 t l / 4N Op "reaching NINETEENTH DISTRI of 11EN teK GUARANTEED BY THE lle, of ~,1115taio01. This distribution offers the possi kl;4lll7 4,4"3 More. than £30,000 uporiOne Share. of £1 and te A • es Obtai ' l 4 'lee f 0 n Money Dividends ' ti l ei , ' Poo k) .,, ne Share £l, Two Shares £ 2,T Three tOSl:tliha ~,%').,,114,,,res X 4, Five Shares £5, Six Shares__, i t'd 1r1)-'"'-,,, Eight Shares £B, Nine Shares X 9 1 , 11 4 1 'Pk ui'rect for Shares WITHOtT DELAY, qf 41 tA t ft % -1) HEINE BROTHERS,' at Lubeck. kites, %aPectus, With all particulars, m _ l ;3 - ,at.j,,,Vuo addressing a line to HEINE BR O- .„,,„. ~,,:itt,, ikttY ll ,, ch 'll, her 1/,..:441‘10N, from the loyal Opera, ,, Paris, ,41412 t r;JestY's Theatre, Italian Opera T u . o , u , se, ;s il lepp" V. 1 .,'" the gk e ,e, tfully announces to the . N nbn.l,-ya-i 4.)4),-,,D, tkPll,, pubs; of Liverpool and its environs,,ln at ~t"Cj',l,l ile'lng retired from business) he is How of e l'ei •+q, "ds givi,-,- -- - - 1.. 1 11,,N t. CaL, . .41q1„ pd ; — . 84--.'ug INSTRUCTIONS in I "qq e "'ag q t le, Classical Gymn c, and all N N .% ei In o°,l,romote the graceful evelopenint tb °ll ol,' ati t i the V i er to forward and a elerate the in tiLt )t4ht p ttl ene o li n P, tts, (now retard by the present 041,710,,414ia,,4ing custom,) ons. SIMON Will 41,4 it a ti, ",,Y'tena, (pu at the Schools of et k i 'll etesion't k•onsersatoi and in all the Private tt li tt .teetht advatpe4,) giving emus Three limes a 4,14 4 .14 t 4,1 of ;_ a ge the Pupils will receive from th i s lit h 4l l) 0i11,e4 tiTstruction, needs no comment. . ththtitt:bt the situation (for twelve successive l''' r b () ; 11 , 11 4 1 1 ‘ 1 - I L 't e , 11 . 11 MIME SERIEUX," and also; ti • - •n! tis 11 ,.,- Ile a ° l 4 -, 'l.' REQISSEUR DE LA DAN'SIE, °° ,,N,,',4t 4 t ,Per fe et Ln'llse, London, Mons. S. is enabled Sly'lo(.'l4l7e, anA`4oWledge of ACTION, to give his 't kt:. requis aceful Carriage and Deportment, hjt‘ A t eN b e ,,Le In fashionable life. tf t itt4 Obt l / 4 ': le to intimate, that he will open o t4, l ( l l ik t s i v liti ll „ ll on the same liberal system, every V_M l °ll% e Pt o ex l , l ', and SATURDAY, beginning on t A ntiatio n ' will 46 ' , and that Schools within the range ft titli to 1, 1 (whi e ° be attended on the same principie. N , g, s e kid, will be instantly attended to) are r ho k ii e olt selie essed - t. Mons. SIMON, at Mr. H. r tns anrriaad Stationer, No. 100, Bold-street, *ll 4 Darticulars may be ascertained. Z'4 E LPN kEtR,Co i P, 04/,,,OGRAPHY i4l ii 41,.., VAG/1,,C71 NIC EXHIBITION, 7 tl l ': ti I} `Ai p t ,' AC L ty' l , 4 1" INSTITUTION. „ trZthe n ' avail the" , M ACDONALD, and MAC- ; r . tiluli o ll e • nselves of the Polytechnic X -11httlItcll.1-1 t/f Live r Institution to draw the attention 'tittnitnOrC)qltAtiii_,ls and surrounding towns to the 14N f o (heti : which of late yearsythey have ifli is fl, (l , so"B logow and Liver oo and which Nigtf,,q '44 '',linently adapted for 1 the varied littliN Ala,,,tid t'l-,),,,t1,,,the prouctio of PARLIA t°O4IZhei qi.C-..RAL PL ,MAYS, and b to',lk t Ot illtns "TILE o FOR S, &c. &c., no- Leki ill l ' l 4 l 'it y Aibi 14, . f which the submit for inspection 141441 ! h l t lit e' i tr e t t' - e 4 ' a 414 whic y h best show their claims StVrid? th e •l' slre-ar_,Y noose out of London, which is p lo o the niii,ierl23: extensive and extending con ers 2 1 1 h p the?‘..s Unsolicited compliments gene- Sk(4ott'Ailtrad aced Loudon and Provincial press. as ity 4 *. ii\led aZalii?ttists, whle revi i ?wirif . lN• 444ketott?4ti°1(Itial•e°114A1A)n? as workwell as by other 1 u 4 ,,, #) ill ai . b. ill% tltleglQiNfe'ehiti soli th attention of E ineers No , ti f 1,/,, ept a, ~ e tkttleeiOat tileiinievionrd others, to the fact that their `4p lil y ilt4 s ' POsse, 31. qPP . irty, (Sic. are the larges t t ) e UN tal ent St willun their Establishmen .41p 4 41,1 s lid:n of e requisite for the speedy and I , q Qtehe rni v,erY variety of work, however liiitApli,e‘°eB all practical Litho ~.4s3,44sT AßlsHAlENT graphers. ~„_ -,e.e7t, 'STREET, LIVERPOOL CASTLE- kli Ns. akkv 0., 41 N t k i ‘.l° 01 1 40, tQs th i3l S I'T URE , 011 ee oNh Li oNsi,,,,azing paid much attention olowstroeienriGN but the MANUFAC -4k4.41,44111/Ser dif; e ' for the alleviation and N 4 4 c 1 °zit ,s, t o ult,) can confidently re tit 4 . eaf t rip Persons e..iring such arti- I tY j; etY , t ) ,) t tratelt Tr s°l and a d• They would refer y se s , ent Towns, in proof e e r r ipor e re _ eases of Hernia.. . bPectable Druggists in tii l / 1 4 1 ,:0 U 4h. fo f r S lJ k li g i d a n • /teEf6tals the s up L INSTRUMENTS eons, Drug k"7.17424 1114i L o a f ls. Surg 4, 1 111 4 ', 2 7, Li verpool. . tfkl,C'R',!lE I`AIVIVEII A t) GUMS. i,t4Years s Lautif ul JOT D H-PASTE, tlQulßh u r i„ Preparati o n has been es. `,;,g Which patiod it has receivd Nl,l e /i4 rOnaff( tepos ition ; the Vs' uw t , and aha I 8 the nth, rem?' niversall 1 10 1. , e "' 8 Toot IRON HURDLES THE price of IRON HURDLES having been reduced in a corresponding proportion to the present low rate of Iron, LISTS of the REDUCED PRICES may be hac2Er' W. H. PEAKE'S IRON HURDLE AND GATE MANUORY, 100, DALE-STREET. Iron Doc,rs and Shutters for Warehouses; Wareh se Doors and other Wood Work covered with Sheet on at Reduced Prices. JOHN FLEETWOOIIV v , ORGAN BUILER, TN tendering his most grateful thanks to his Friends for the very liberal support be has received during the many years he has been in business as one of the firm of " Bewsher and Fleetwood." bees respectfully to inform them that the PARTNERSHIP between him and Mr. Bewsher is this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent, and that he will carry on business for the present, at No. 20, MOON -STREET, Pembroke-place, conjointly with his Son, under the Firm of " FLEETWOOD and SON ;" and having himself for the last twenty years finished every Organ, without an exception, built by B. and F., he trusts, from the satisfaction which their work has given, to merit a continuance of the public support, not only in this part of the kingdom, but in Ireland, Scotland, and elsewhere. A paragraph having appeared in the Mercury, of Fri day week, to the effect that Mr. Bewsher would not be accountable for any engagements that John Fleetwood might enter into, J. F. feels it-his duty to state, that he has not contracted, and never intended to contract, any debts but what were legitimately required for the purpose of the late co-partnership. 20, Moon-street, July 1711z, 1843. CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON, FURNISHING ARCHITECT, CABINET 41aNY FACTURER; B(c., IIAVING, in consequence of a Dissolutio f Partner ship, given up that branch of his b siness which consists in keeping ready-made Furnit for sale, re spectfully announces to the Gentry of verpool, that he has REMOVED from Lord-street, d taken an office, No. 44, RENSHAW-STREET, and that it is his intention to keep up his Stock of well-seasoned Timber, and to manufacture to order as before. Wishing to cultivate principally the first class of in terior Furnishing and Decoration, he proposes to supply Plans and full Sets of Drawings, made expressly for the places intended, and in perfect accordance with their architectural character, and he is confident those Gentle men who may favour him with their fut►t•e Orders will, by this system, have better choice, and more varied and correct designs than they could possibly obtain from seeing and purchasing out of a ready-made Stock. To the numerous friends who favoured the late firm of Robinson and Holme with their support, he and his late Partner tender their grateful thanks. All Accounts of the late firm of Robinson and Holme will be paid and received by Christopher Robinson. I,ofilce, 44, Renshaw-street, and Pisitergate, Preston. A. ABRAHAM, OPTICIAN, MATHEMATICAL AND PHILOSO PHICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURER, 20, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, SOLICITS public inspection to his extensive STOCK of INSTRUMENTS and APPARATUS, manufac tured on the most approved constructions, of guaranteed accuracy, and combining all recent Mechayi and Sci entific improvements. SPECTACLES In every variety of mounting, with B s iptfurAN PEBBLES, AZURE Or NEUTRAL-TINTED LEN S, carefully adapted to every description of vision. MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS for MECHANICAL and ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING, in great variety, and of superior quality. ELECTRO-7tIAGNETIC APPARATUS, and the improved HELIX and BATTERY, for medical pur- poses. ACHROMATIC OBJECT-GLASSES adapted to MICRO SCOPES. INSTITUTIONS and WHOLESALE ORDERS supplied on most advantageous terms. Instruments and Apparatus repaired. ACHROMATIC MICROSCOPES Microscopic investigation being an essential feature in Physiological Study, the research can only be satisfacto rily developed by the aid of ACHROMATIC LENSES ; but hitherto their expensive character have precluded such from general use. A MICROSCOPE can now be supplied, most effectively constructed, with Jointed Pillar and Tripod Stand, TWO SETS OF ACHROMATIC OBJECT GLASSES, TWO HUYGENIAN EYE -PIECES, forming a combination of Five Magnifying Powers, varying from 30 to 250 TIMES LINEAR, OT 900 IO 62,500 SUPERFICIAL MEASUREMENT, clearly defining the markings of the most difficult test objects; a condensing Lens for Opaque objects; Plate of Diaphragm's, Six Objects mounted in Baisaam, &c„ &c., the whole neatly packed in Mahogany Case, price £7 15s TIIE NEW POCKET COMPOUND Olt SINGLE ACHROMATIC MICROSCOPE, From its extreme portability, is admirably adapted for the BOTANIST and PHYSIOLOGIST, and will be found a most effective and useful instrument. A Triplet set of ACHRO MATIC OBJECT•GLASSES are arranged to be used as a SINGLE MICROSCOPE, and, from various combinations, SIX MAGNIFYING POWERS are obtained. Price, corn plete with necessary Apparatus, in a neat Mahogany Case, £5 7s. 6d. Manufactured and sold by A. ABRAHAM, Optician, &c.,. 26, Lord-street, Liverpool, and ABRAHAM and DANCER, 13, Cross-street, King-street, Manchester. MRS. Noon.—This celebrated vocalist, after her very short connexion with the Roman Catholics, has again returned to her husband and the Protestant faith. On Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. Wood took part in the musical performances at Chapelthorpe chapel, and Mrs. Wood has, we understand, undertaken to preside regularly at the new organ which has just been built for that place of worship by Mr. Booth, of Wakefield.—Leeds Mercury. FIRE AT KENSINGTON PALACE.—About a quarter past ten o'clock, on Wednesday night,.Kensington was alarmed by a report that the Palace was in flames. Hundreds of was found that a large rick of hay, containing from 70 to 80 loads, which was stacked nearly adjoining the stable, on the north of the palace, was in flames. Several en gines were qnickly on the spot, but the fire was still burning at an early hour yesterday morning. On the same night the premises of Messrs. Taylor and Sons, Dover road, London, were almost wholly destroyed by fire. NEW BARRACKS.—EXTENSIVE CONTRACT.—Within the last few days government have contracted with Mr. David Bellhouse, of Manchester, for the erection of bar racks on an extraordinary extensive scale. The site is 45 statute acres, and the erections are intended to accommo date 2000 cavalry and 2000 infantry. The cost, exclusive of the land, will approach, if it do not exceed, £lOO,OOO. The consumption of cast iron will be large. English oak and Baltic timber are the main qualities that are to be in troduced. Little if any pine from North America will be used. From the fact that there are now.also erecting bar racks both at Bury and Ashton, it is said that Lancashire is to become the principal military depot of the kingdom. There will, when the barracks in question are completed, be accommodation in the entire county for upwards of 25,000 men, at least such is the opinion of persons who profess to know. NEW DUTY ON CERTAIN EASTERN PRODUCTS RE EXPORTED TO RRIXISH PLANTATIONS.—The commis sioners of customs have issued a general order drawing at tention to the fact, that .whereas, under the former Pos sessions Act, all goods imported into any British posses sion in America or the Mauritius from the United King dom, or from some other British possession, or from the place of growth, were exempt from duty, provided they were the " produce of places within the limits of the East India Company's charter ;" no matter whether those places were China, Java, or other foreign places, now, on the contrary, the late amended Possessions Act confines such exemptions to goods the produce of British posses sions within those limits; and the commissioners direct that wherever advantage attaches to this distinction, the goods must, without fail, be so distinguished in the out ward cockets. ANOTHER FIRE IN LoNnoN.—On Saturday morning last, a fire of a very alarming nature took place in the ex tensive turpentine and oil works of Messrs. Johnson and Pinchin, Cable-street, St. George's in the East, London. This fire, which was accompanied by several terrific ex plosions, completely destroyed the factory, considered the largest in London, and damaged between twenty and thirty thirty houses iu the neighbourhood, including the Roman Catholic school near the Blackwall Railway. The fire was discovered about five o'clock. There was a plentiful supply of water, but scarcely had the men commenced operations, when a tremendous explosion took place, which blew the roof of the factory into the air, and burst through the walls on all sides, causing the destruction of the entir? premises. The scene was terrific beyond de scription. For several minutes the whole of the district was enveloped in clouds of smoke and dust, and showers of burning atoms, splinters,land remnants of the building. The shock resembled that of an earthquake, and the houses for come distance round were shaken to their foundations, every window in them being blown to fragments. Some of the firemen bad managed to make their retreat, but one fireman and a policeman were well nigh overwhelmed by burning timbers, whence they were dragged in a most pitiable condition. Other explosions, from several hun dred weight of gunpowder within the building, followed in rapid succession, hurling to a considerable distance the few portions of the ruins which had continued standing. The engines were plied manfully, but to make any im pression on the enormous mass of blazing combustible matter was impossible, and as the surrounding buildings were rapidly burning and successively taking fire, the utmost exertions were required for their preservation. Upwards of fifty tons of turpentine, several thousand barrels of oil, with lead„paint, &c., were on fire at the time. The total amount of property destroyed is estimated at £12,000, about one-half of,which is insured at the Sun Office. The main fire was scarcely subdued when a stream of flaming turpentine caused a fresh disaster in an adjacent cooperage, where such a con fl agra ti on b urs t forth as for a time baffled the efforts of the firemen. By great exer tions, however, this fire was subdued in about an hour. THEFT FROM A LODGING HOUSE. — Yesterday, at the Police Court, a young man named John Parks, a sa ilor, was charged by Mary Harrison, keeper of a lodg ing house in Bridgwater-street, with stealing from her a blanket and two spoons. The prisoner, it appeared, had lodged with the complainant, and had left the house on to fro to sea by his vessel, then at the THE LIVERPOOL STAN HARD. LAUNCH OF THE IRON STEAM-SHIP " HELEN MACGREGOR." On Thursday last was launched from the building-yard of Mr. John Laird, North Birkenhead, a beautiful iron steam-ship called " The Helen Macgregor," being the 45th iron vessel turned out by that gentleman. She is 180 feet in length, between the perpendiculars, 26 feet in beam, 16 in depth of hold, and admeasures about 591 tons. She is destined to run between Hull and Hamburg with pas sengers and goods, and is owned by Mr. Gee, one of the most enterprising merchants of the former port, and who has determined to keep the lead in the trade between the two places in his family name for two or three generations. The vessel is very strongly constructed,—one of the strongest, in deed, yet built of iron, the plates being of ex traordinary thickness, and the ribs and fastenings of pro portionate dimensions. She has four water tight bulk heads, dividing her into five compartments, and greatly adding to her strength and safety. Her hull, paddle beams, upper and lower deck, beams, &c., are all of iron, the kelson and decks only being of wood. She will he fitted with engines on a new principle (the inverted cylinder, engine and tubular boilers), patented by our towns men, Messrs. George Forrester and Company, and which combine economy of space and reduction of weight to as great, if not to a greater degree, than has been at tained by any plan that has yet been tried. The saving of space in this instance by adopting these engines and boil ers is equal to 7000 cubic feet for stowage of goods. In poi nt of model, as seen both before and after the launch, no form could we think be better adapted for the com bined purpose of great carrying and great speed. She is remarkably sharp at bow and stern under the line of floatation, but has ample bearings aloft. Her bulwarks forward are carried out, or made good, to the head, so that head rails are dispensed with, and the space (in other vessels) between them and the stem is made available for buoyancy, and will doubtless resider her livelier and drier in a heavy sea-way. A handsome figure of a female war rior forms the head, and her stern, which is finely mo delled, is correspondingly decorated. The launch—in presence of many hundred spectators, and the day being fine—was one of the most gratifying we remember to have witnessed. The vessel was fully rigged as a two !masted schoo ner, and was handsomely decorated with national and other flags, one of which bore her name. A scaffold was erected clo;e . to her fore-foot for the accommodation of those who were to take a more immediate part in the ceremony. A great number of ladies and others also occupied a station on the shore formed by a projecting point of land, whence they could obtain a good view, as the vessel after floating had to pass abreast of them lila southerly direction. The tide was not at its full height till a quarter past twelve, but the final preparations being speedily accomplished by a great number of workmen, the lady who was to give her her name, accompanied by Mr. Laird and others, took her station o❑ the platform. This was Mrs. Cook, of Man chester, sister of Mr. Walter Macgregor, one of the part ners in the firm of Messrs. Forrester and Company, the makers of the engines, —and no one could have been more appropriately selected for the interesting office. In a few minutes the word was successively given —out cleats, out oakum and keys, out chissels, and, down dag gers—when the huge vessel, feeling her release, started on her way ; the bottle was thrown at her bow, and gliding majestically down the inclined plane, increasing every moment in speed, " The Ellen Macgregor" hounded into her destined element, amidst the shouts and cheers of the spectators on shore and on land, and the firing of a cannon from the adjoining ground, till she floated lightly and gracefully at considerable distance from the shore. She looked beautiful on the water, and very high, owing to her comparative lightness and buoyancy. Three sights had previously been put up—one forward, one aft, and one amidships—to ascertain whether the vessel showed any sign of weakness in launching, but not the slightest alteration of shape took place. Considering her great length, no greater proof of her strength could be given. She was afterwards towed out of Wallasey Pool by a steam-boat, and crossed the river in gallant style to the Trafalgar Dock, where she will receive her ~,,gines. The company assembled in the yard afterwards partook of refreshments in one of the model rooms. Mr. Laird soon afterwards treated all his men (about 200 in number) with a ticket each to view the exhibition at the Collegiate Institution, and also paid the ferry hire across and back— thus affording them a means of gratifying and rational amusement for the remainder of the day. ANNIVERSARY OF THE 12TH OF JULY LIVERPOOL ORANGEMEN. This auspicious day was celebrated by the Loyal Orangemen of Liverpool with more than usual eclat. Their increase of late, in numbers, respectability, and union, has rendered them one of the most combined and determined 13 , ,1ies of her Majesty's subjects; and their principles of religion and loyalty place them as the foremost guardians of the altar and the throne. The number of members is best attested by the numerous Lodges .out of which the orange and purple banners were seen gracefully waving. some of the flags we should pronounce unequalled in the town. We particularly no ticed those exhibited at Nos. 2,8, 14, and the one at Brother Atkinson's, Park-road. The authorities last year called upon the Orangemen to set an example to other bodies, and to refrain in future from walking, which they did,. making a great sacrifice ; and, notwithstanding other societies broke faith with them and the Mayor, they did not assemble on this occa sion to walk in procession through the town, but, tempted by the fineness of the day, about 500 of the brethren crossed the water, Ind marched through the towns on the Cheshire side, with their bands, flags, and regalia. An excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Jos. 13aylee, and the brethren returned to Liverpool about half-past three, in the most orderly and peaceable manner. In the evening, dinner was served up at the different Lodges of the town, which, we understand, amount to 22 ; and the night was spent in the most exhilarating and heart-stirring manner. The Grand Officers dined at Sea combe Hotel, where an excellent dinner was provided for them by Mrs. Parry, but came over in time to visit seve ral of the Lodges, and, we need not say, were received as Orangemen alone can -honour their leaders. We never saw a body of men so animated by enthusiasm, and yet so obedient to the call of the chair. At No. 2 the bre thren presented the late D.G.M., Brother Jackson, with a splendid silver medal, bearing on one side a beautifully designed figure of King William 111., and on the reverse the following inscription:—" Presented to Brother Jack son, three years D.G.M. of the Loyal Orange Institution of England, by the brethren of Lodge No. 2, for valuable services rendered to this Lodge and the Order generally. Liverpool, July 12, 1843." A more heart-stirring celebration of this glorious anni versary never was enjoyed.; and the enthusiastic, deter mined, yet orderly meaner of the proceedings spoke trumpet-tongued, that still " The red cross of St. George flutters proudly on high, And the sous of Oid England the foeman defy." ESCAPE FROM PRlSON.—During Friday night a person named Joseph Forshaw, who was in the Birkenhead lock-ups on a charge of poaching, made his escape, and has not since been heard of. The prisoner tore up the blanket of his bed, formed a rope of it, and by means Thereof hoisted himself to the top of the cell in which he was zonfined. He then succeeded in removing one of the iron bars which cross the top of the yard adjoining the cell, through which he contrived to get, and thence over the market and into the street, having crawled to the top of a wall by means of a lead water-spout. No blame whatever attaches to the gaoler, Mr. Booth ; but we hope the circumstance will lead to the erection of more secure, as well as a better formed, prison. Docx COMMITTEE.—The usual meeting took place on Thursday :—Present, Messrs. Sands, (chairman,) Hors fall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Evans, Aikin, Smith, Roy den, Moore, Tobin. The üb-Committee of works pro duced a plan for excavating the rock at the Prince's Basin. After some conversation the plan was ordered to be adopted. The Sub-Committee recommended also, that the steps be removed from No. 2 pier -head, and a ladder placed there instead. The Marine Surveyor reported that he moored the new light-ship Prince at the north west station on Satu day, the Bth, with the moorings ma nufactured by Mr. Molyneux, and that he brought the Comet north-west ligiht-ship, with the old moorings, into port. The chairman stated that a memorial had been re ceived from the delegated bodies, relative to the mea sures, which were now in progress, for diminishing the chances of fire in warehouses, &c., and expressing a hope that the Dock Committee would take the subject into their early consideration, with a view to seeking an amendment of the act, whereby they may be enabled to complete the building of warehouses on the Albert Dock, and to replace the transit sheds with fire-proof ware houses on the west side of the Prince's Dock. After some remarks by Mr. Evans. Mr. Horsfall, and others, it was agreed that it be recorded in the journal with the names of the delegates, which the secretary was instructed to obtain. The committee then proceeded to the consi deration of financial business, and the reporters were re quested to withdraw. NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT BANK RUPTCY COURT.—By an arrangement recently made, the whole of the business in the Bankruptcy Court in this district, until the twelfth of September, will be taken be fore Mr. Commissioner Skirrow, Q.C., Mr. Commissioner Phillips being absent until that period. Consequent upon this arrangement, all the new fiats and old proceed ings brought into the court will be allotted, by the deputy-registrar, to the official-assignees, Messrs. Turner and Bird. From the 12th of September to the 12th of October, Mr. Phillips will sit for both courts, when the fiats, &c., for that time will falLto Messrs. Cazenove and Follett, the two official-assignees from London. A simi lar arrangement, also, applies to the business of the mes sengers, and for the next two months Mr. L. T. Gaskell will be the only messenger. The Liverpool district is very wide, comprising, in North Wales, the counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint. Merioneth, and Montgomery ; and in England, the southern division of Cheshire, Liverpool, and other towns locally situated in the county of Lancaster, not included in the Manchester district. In addition to this, a number of traders, resi dent in Ireland, have taken the benefit of the new bank ruptcy act. This they have been enabled to do through the act of bankruptcy having b een comm i tted in England, although their residence an d property were in Ireland.' In a recent bankruptcy, (John Donnelly, ) the bankrupt is described " of Liverp oo l, and of Newry, in the county of Armagh," yet the bankrupt had neither resi dence - of business in Liverpool. During the —tip r of new fiats brought into the which fact is maint., FATAL ACCIDENTS TO PARTIES RETURNING FROM THE RACES. On Thursday evening last, a young man named James Hilton, son of Mr. Hilton, miller and flour-dealer, of Kirkdale, came to his death on returning from the races, under the following circumstances :—The deceased had been attending the races on horseback, and left the ground abou t t half-past six o'clock in the evening. The races for the day having concluded, the road throughout was crowded to excess. The deceased, after stopping for a few minutes at the Black Bull Inn, joined the rapidly moving crowd; and when he got near the Old Toll-bar, (a short distance north from Walton village.) another pony near him, carrying two persons, set off at a gallop, and the deceased followed also at a rapid rate; and as he was attempting to pass two carts, one going and the other coming, one of his stirrup-irons caught the wheel of one of them, and he was thrown off, and th e w h ee l p asse d over his head, crushing it on one side in a dreadful man ner, and otherwise injuring him. The whole was the work of a moment. He was immediately picked up, totally insensible, but not dead. Mr. Asheton, druggist, and others who had witnessed the accident, procured a car, and took him with all possible speed to Mr. Hannay's surgery in Walton ; but on arriving there he was found to be quite dead, and mangled from head to foot. At the inquest, at the Brown Cow public-house, the jury re turned a verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand of Is. on the pony and wheel." The deceased was a lively young man, 23 years of age, and was on the eve of being married. He was so much mutilated as not to be recognised but by his immediate acquaintances.. On the same evening, and within an hour afterwards, the body of a fine-looking boy was brought to the same inn, he having been also killed in returning from the races, near the bottom of the brow a little to the northward of the village. His name was Lighton (or as we have elsewhere heard, Clinton), and he resided with his parents in St. Martin's-place, Back Portland-street, Liverpool. The deceased, aged 13, was killed by a cart which was going out to the race-ground, a few minutes before. It ap peared that he and two other boys had been running be hind, and holding on by, a coach which was going at considerable speed; and that on being whipped away by the driver, deceased, in attempting to cross the road, was knocked down by the horse in the cart, which was at a trot at the time, and run over by both. He was killed on the spot, the wheel having passed over his body. He jumped up, walked two paces, and then fell. The driver, Henry M'Court, did not stop when he ran over deceased, but lashed the hands of a person who seized the reins of his horse. He was, however, pursued to the turnpike gate, and given into custody. The coroner's jury were inclined, at first, to bring in a verdict of manslaughter; but, as the prisoner received a good previous character, and there were some circumstances in his behalf, they brought in a verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand of £5 on the cart and horse," which was paid. On the following day (Friday, the last day of the races), a youth named William Heywood, aged 18, also received his death on returning from the races. He was driver of a spring cart, belonging to a Mr. Perry, of West Derby, and had been taking parties to the races. About three o'clock in the afternoon, he was returning by the high road to the town for another load, when he got near another similar cart a short distance ort this side of the course, and it appears a sort of competition in speed en sued between them. A collision of the two machines was the final consequence, and the deceased was pitched out, or knocked off from the front of his cart, and run over by the other, by which be was dreadfully injured in the chest, and had also his thigh-bone broken. He was taken to the Black Bull Inn, kept by Mr. James Hall, close by, where every possible attention was paid to him. A gen tleman named Phillips was most humane on the occasion, and gave a note for his reception into the Infirmary or Dispensary ; and the landlord got a car to convey him, but he was found to be in a dying state, and expired be fore he could be removed, in about half an hour after the accident. He had no friends then present. It since ap pears that he had received no money from passengers by the cart, and what had been given to him by his master was found in his pocket. A policeman stopped the cart that had run over him, but the carter ran off. The in quest was held yesterday, but we have not ascertained the result. There were numerous other accidents at the races, and on the way to and from them, by furious driving, &c. ; but none that we have yet heard of that terminated fa tally. A lady was thrown from an omnibus and nearly killed, and the hair-breadth escapes were numerous. PROPERTY ON SALE.—It will be seen from an ad vertisement elsewhere, that a large quantity of valuable property is offered for sale through the instrumentality of Mr. Williams. Much of it is of a very desirable kind. DUBUFFE'S SPLENDID PAINTINGS.—It will be seen, by reference to an advertisement in another column, that after Thursday next the public will have a further oppor tunity of witnessing these splendid productions of art. Those who have not already seen them, must not loose this last opportunity. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last a man of the name of John Taylor, who keeps the Plough Inn, at Houghton, feeling a little unwell, was leaning with his head against a wall and happened to fall backnards, in the fall he hurt his spine which caused his death the day but one after. ROBBERY AT BIRKENHEAD.- 7 _on Sunday afternoon during divine service, whilst the famil were at church, the wine vaults and house of Mr. t . ,_ll L .on, of Chester street, Birkenhead, were entered, : and about £l2 worth of plate carry off,. The thieves had opened the door by means of faislOrkeys. INQUEST.—On Saturday an inquest was held on view of the body of Richard Forsyth, a child of six months and a half old. In the morning he was found to be quite dead. He had bseen subject to convulsion fits, and it appeared, in the opinion of the surgeon who examined the body, that be had died from a convulsive attack. Verdict accordingly. SWEEP ON THE LIVERPOOL CUP.—To•morrow is the day appointed for the dinner in connection with the draw ing of this sweep, at Mr. E. Whiteman's, Brunswick Hotel. As he is known to be an excellent caterer, it will no doubt be a racy affair. Several other sweeps are on the tapis.— See advt. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. — Last night, another :new drama, written by Mrs. F. Carman, was produced at this Theatre to a very fair audience. It is entitled The Ship otiwers Son, and well pictures the rapid progress of crime and dissipation. This piece will certainly become a Standard, as every line tells on the audience. On Mrs. Carman, as an actress, it reflects unbounded credlt.—See advertisement. WATERLOO.---We understand that this fashionable watering place is now crowded with visitors anxious to avail themselves of the salubrious breezes and invigorating bathing afforded. Much inconvenience has been felt hitherto through the want of an efficient agent for the letting of cottages, and we are glad to find that Mr. Robert Watkins has opened an office for this purpose, where he will be glad to give every facility in obtaining genteel and comfortable accommodation. INQUESTS.—Yesterday an inquest was held before the Borough Coroner, P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the body of John Arnold, a boy of two years of age, who was acci dentally killed by a cart-wheel passing over his head. The child was playing near the cart when the horse sud denly started.—Verdict, "Accidental Death."—An In inquest was also held on the body of a child, named Wil liam Eccleston, who was smothered by his brother, also an infant, lying across him while in bed.—Verdict accord ingly. WESLEYAN METHODIST ASSOCIATION.-011 Thurs day last the pupils of the several schools connected with this body walked in procession to the Collegiate Institu tion, when, after viewing the splendid exhibition, they proceeded to the Pleasant-street School, and partook of some refreshment. All were apparently highly delighted. In the evening a tea party was held in the same rooms, when Mr. Blackburn took the chair, and all went off with great conviviality. The number of children, male and female, in the procession, was from 1800 to 2000. FATHER MATTHEW IN LIVERPOOL.---On Saturday the concluding meeting, for the week, of the Total Ab stinence Society was held in the Liver Theatre, when the Rev. T. Matthew was present. The chair was taken by Lawrence Heyworth, Esq. ; and the assembly was ad dressed by Mrs. Jackson, of Whitehaven, in a speech of an hour's length, and then Father Matthew enlarged for forty minutes on the benefits of total abstinence, and after a speech from Mr. Tear, of Preston, the pledge was administered to about thirty males and females. On Sun day two sermons were preached by Mr. Matthew at St. Patrick's Chapel. BODY OF A YOUNG MAN FOUND.—An inquest was held before Mr. Curry, borough coroner, on Saturday, on view of the body of a youth at first unknown, found on Friday floating in the river, between this port and Runcorn. The deceased was naked, and appeared to have been in the water some time. It afterwards appeared that deceased's name was John Leece, that he was fifteen years of age, and lived with his parents in Jamaica-street. 1 our weeks previously he had gone to bathe, and on the same evening his clothes were brought home, and it was stated by some boys that he was drowned. Verdict, found drowned. ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last an inquest was held before the county coroner, at Parr Stocks, on the body of John Sankey, a young man, who was killed in Mr. Johnson's coal-pit. The deceased bad a boy winking with him, and after removing one of the props, it appears that part of the roof seemed as if threatening to come down. Deceased called to the boy to get out of the way, and as soon as he had spoken a large quantity of the roof fell upon deceased, and buried him under it within a yard or two of the place where the boy was standing. When he was taken out he was quite dead. A CHILD CHOKED BY A HORSE BEAN.—On Satur day an inquest was held before Mr. Curry on view of the body of John Tomlinson, aged nearly four years, who lived with his parents in Standish-street. On Thursday evening last the father of the deceased had given him a few horse beans to play with, and, whilst in the act of eating them, one of them stuck in his throat. He was taken to the North Dispensary, and means used to restore him, with apparently partial success. He was then taken home, and died in about three quarters of an hour. On a post mortem examination the bean was found inpacted in the lower part of the larynx, producing suffocation. Ver dict, " Accidentally suffocated." SAVAGE ATTACK ON RETURNING FROM TITE RACES. —On Thursday night, as a gentleman, named Stockton, was returning on foot from the races, in company with Mr. Hall, brother of the landlord of the Black Bull, near le course, he observed a gang of Irishmen 3 the other side of Walton Church, abusing bout a mil hen h ent he received. He is end had to run for his life iler, in Park-lane A deputation of merchants of London and Liverpool in the Chili trade, and of copper smelters, headed by Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., and Mr. Stuart Wortley, had an interview on Tuesday with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, at the office of the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Boardman, Mr. Lister, Messrs. Templeman and Gibbs, Messrs. Brownell and Hayter, Mr. Andrews and Mr. Belbv. DOGS.—Persons havin g dogs would, for the present, do well to keep them within doors, in obedience with the very proper order recently issued by the Mayor, for the pro tection of the inhabitants against those in a -bid state, or liable to become so at this sultry season of the year. On Saturday, several parties, who had allowed their dogs to be at large, appeared, by summons, before Mr. Rushton, for non-compliance, and were each fined in small sums, amounting, in all, to £2. Several of the parties set _ . up the plea of not being the owners ; but this did not avail them, as the facts were distinctly proved by the admission of one or other of their families or neighbours, and the convincing testimony of the animals themselves, who had shewn unequivocally that they knew their own homes. ROBBERY IN A COOK-SIIOP.—TWO youths, Matthew Daley and George Colson, were yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of stealing from a cook-shop in Denison-street, kept by Felix Car. taining 31 sovereigns. It appears_ the ming had go a purse con in about noon on Sunday, and were the only parties (except a man also in custody, but who was discharged, there being no evidence against him), then in the place. The complain ant had seen his money shortly before, and immediately missed it, and succeeded in apprehending them. A sea man who had been in the bridewell with him, (put in for drunkenness) overheard their conversation, from which it appeared that one of them bad taken the money and put it into the orher's chest, from which the latter had after wards removed it. The vessel—Ellen Glover—was sear ched, but it was not found, and she has since gone to sea. Daley said that he picked the purse up from the second step to the shop door. They were both committed for trial. lay even- FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.—On Thurs _ ing last, while some children were playing in and about a four-wheeled cart, or float, on some vacant ground in Grafton-street, the wheels of which were scotched, some of them lifted the shafts, and then letting them go, the float, which was on a brow, ran down, and a child named Edward Gaskell, who was standing a few yards off, war, knocked down by it, and one of the wheels passed over him, and finally his head was jammed between the bottom of the float and the ground. The accident was witnessed by several parties. The deceased, a little boy of seven years of age, was himself seen to take away the stones from under one of the wheels. When lifted up he was quite insensible. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, with an injury of the skull, and died on the same evening. On a post mortenz examination several fractures of the pel vis were found. At the inquest on Saturday a verdict of accidental death was returned. COMMITMENT.-A young man of suspicious appear ance, named James Brown, was yesterday committed, at the Police-court, for trial at the Sessions, under the fol lowing circumstances. A. little timid boy stated that the prisoner had come up to him when be was sent an errand with two shillings in copper in his pocket, and after tak ing him into an entry, had induced him to give up his money on giving him two shillings in silver for it, After some parley the man said lie had some things to redeem from the pawn-shop close by, and after expressing some well feigned doubts of trusting the witness, gave him what the latter took to be a sovereign, carefully wrapped in paper, but which turned out to be only a farthing. In spector Savage happened to pass, and thinking all was not right, made enquiry of the prisoner, who said he was only employing the lad to go to a private house for him to transact some business for him with a female. This of course the boy denied, and the fellow was apprehended. THE LATE FIRES.- To the Mercantile Associated Bodies for the Prevention of Fires, and Insurance Companies.—The undersigned beg most respectfully to call the attention of the Association of Mercantile Bodies for the Prevention of Fires, as, also, the Insurance Companies, to a fact, connected with their business, which they think has been overlooked in searching for the causes of the late conflagrations. A great number of the warehouses, the skylights of which have been glazed with bull's eyes or bullions, which, from their form, act as a powerful lens, and, consequently, ignite cotton. This seems more than probable from the circumstance of several warehouses, the fires in which have commenced in the top story. Some other kinds of glass are liable to the same objection, and which the undersigned will be happy to demonstrate to all interested parties.—FOßßEST and LLOYD, Glass Merchants and Paint Manufacturers, 19, Old Haymarket. M. W. J. HAMNIOND'S BENEFIT.—The sudden close of the Theatre-Royal, and the pressure of certain large claims from Manchester, which debts Mr. Hammond had no share in contracting, forced that gentleman to a speedy winding up of his affairs. Numerous friends :have ral lied round him, with the determination of providing " the sinews of war" for his future campaigns, which, in whatever fields they may be pursued, we hope will be more successful than those in which he has latterly been en gaged. A committee has been formed with a view of en suring for Mr. Hammond a successful benefit at the Theatre Royal. The benefit, which is formally announ ced in another part of our paper, will take place on Monday evening next. We feel confident thst the in fluential and wealthy of this community will, with alacrity, give their countenance and support to a measure, the object of which is to do justice to a gentleman who has expended much pains, labour and anxiety in the service of the public without adequate reward. Mr. Clarke has behaved in the most handsome and friendly manner, and Mrs. Clarke, though she had determined to appear no more in the mimic scene, will, nevertheless, on this par ticular occasion, tread the stage once more, and for the last time. Our old favourite, Mr. Baker, who happened to be in Liverpool, very kindly tendered his valuable ser vices. • Mr. Aldridge and the members of the orchestra with Miss Cleaver, Mr. Shrivall, and Miss Gardner have all very kindly come forward on this occasion. THE LIVERPOOL COTTON MILL.—We have but one cotton mill in Liverpool—situated on the canal, at the north end of the town. It gives employment to about 800 persons young and old, in the spinning of cotton, elderly of the coarser kind. It is so seldom that we are called upon to say anything in favour of millowners, that it is to us a grateful duty to point out some traits in the conduct of the proprietors of this mill, which we consider espe cially worthy of commendation, as an exception to the general rule. Some time ago the principal manager, (not a partner,) being himself a dissenter, carried on the day school for the children, and also the Sunday school for both the children and adults, on the strict principle of his own faith as a Methodist, enjoining the attendance of all. On his leaving the employ some months ago, the mana ging partner, who was bred for the Church of England, and is represented to us (by some of his workpeople with whom we chanced to converse) as a considerate and worthy man, called the hands together, and questioned them as to their views in religion. The result was, that he found there were but ten or twelve dissenters among the whole body of the workpeople. He accordingly and immediately made the school of the Church of England, and has since himself delivered brief most impressive ser mons to the attendants. He has since engaged a new and competent schoolmaster, of the Church of England, from Edge-hill, to teach the children, and conduct the wor ship on occasions when he cannot himself attend. The machiner3 of the mill requires some repair, and the hands will consequently be out for a fortnight or three weeks ; but he has not forgotten them. An allowance of food will be given to all of them during ,the time, and to-morrow (Wednesday) he has invited them all to a rural fete at Eastham—providing steam-boats for their accommodation there and back, and a good treat to young and old when there, for which he has made liberal arrangements. We shall have great pleasure in noticing this rural entertain ment next week. CHARGE OF BIGAMY. —At the Police Court yesterday, Mr. Joseph Newton, one of the oldest established fish mongers in the town, and who has long held a standing in the principal market, was brought in custody before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having married his present wife; he having a former wife still living, in Ireland. Mr. Davenport and Mr. Todd, appeared for the prisoner. The evidence of the alleged second wife was about to be received, but Mr. Davenport objected until the first mar riage was proved, and Mr. Rushton consented. A Mr. James Bolter (as we understood the name) was then sworn. He stated that be was an architect in Ireland ; that he knew the prisoner, as Joseph Nu fent (not Newton) ; that he had married his (witness') sister in May, ' 1820, in Dublin ; and, after living with her 18 months, left her and came to this country; that be then lost sight of him till May last ; that his (witness's) sister had since been supported by him, and had in consequence of his desertion been bed-rid for the last 15 years. He produced a copy of the certificate of the marriage, but there was no one to attest it. He could not find the prisoner until the time stated, in consequence of his having changed his name to .21 ervlon When he did find him, he said he was married in 1820 as a Catholic (which it appears he then was ;) but he was now a Protestant, and again married as such, to his last wife. Witness, on cross-examination, said he had lost sight of him for 23 years, and had had to support his sister during that period. When he found him, he accosted him relative to the maintenance of his first wife, and his reply was, that he had enough to do to support himself, and that he (wit ness must support her, or she must support herself. Witness made a demand upon him of £6OO for her keep, which he sought to recover, but he (prisoner,) refused, saying he was not rightly married then, but was now. Witness understood he was an able man. Mr. Daven port took objections—first, that it might be that one was all the time a Protestant and the other a Roman Catholic, and another, as to the time that had elapsed from the prisoner being found till he was committed. He did not, moreover, consider the admission stated suffici ent. Mr. Rushton said, it appeared that both parties were Catholics when the first marriage took place, and the admission he considered valid so far as he was con cerned as a magistrate, in the enquiry. The complainant said, the reason he did not proceed against the prisoner immediately on finding him was that he could not get his witnesses and the certificate sooner, but that they should be forthcoming. Mr. :Rushton said, there was so far evidence of the first alleged marriage, that he should swear the second wife. Martha Roberts (now known as or pr ecisely ee7cdsiesttwaeotityeodn thew)t ie-tna prisoner,s. h t h es e i n di sdwb:ofni afterwards ,araavetrelcddosil her rca t first said. at t t s t;i:scahhsreue church, was nc,ohc t: ; e wf n a. a ,ci a se r rtmiheiedgriht produced rb l o l e i 4 m purc , a dv n e 0, 1 f- . otb A ityi l i r 3p . t riniißeesauerpsirpen, in cso:,slidAwotrnincl,eieirtirb:ktui:fihtsarstatiiiittjne.: It was i•-• parish clerk of on, under the circumstances until further evidence of the r; 3 it We remanded the prisoner, offence could be obtained LORD LYNDHURST ON THE CHARACTER OF THE REPEAL AGITATION. We are told that these meetings are to exercise the right of petitioning ; but the noble marquis has put them on their true ground when he asks are they really for this purpose, or is it merely under that colour and pretence ? My lords, they are hypocritical meetings—(hear, hear)— anil the pretext of petitioniny is held out to disguise their real object—(hear, hear.) What do we find in the speeches addressed to the people at these meetings? Al lusion in one instance is made to the people having beaten the troops at Brussels, and they are told not to be under any apprehension of the consequences of a collision. Al lusion is also made to the three glorious days of July, in such an obvious manner as to shew that by union and energy and courage and activity they need not be afraid in a combat or a contest with the soldiery. Nay, my lords, there is another allusion to Affghanistan and Cabool, ob viously with the same object, and showing that where the people are determined and united they need have no fear of the result. My lords, does not this show the object of these meetings ; that they are not for the purpose of dis cussing petitions to parliament, but that it is the first step in the march towards rebellion, and that it is for the pur pose of encouraging the people and preparing them for such a result. (Hear, hear.) Has there not also been allusion made to assistance from France ? Assistance to petition ? (Hear, hear.) Allusion is also made to Ame rica, and to assistance and support from that quarter. My lords, all these circumstances lead to one conclusion and to one only—namely, that petitioning is a mere pre tence, and that these meetings are, in fact, nothing less than preparations for rebellion.—Speech oh Friday night in the House of Lords. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ON THE CHA RACTER OF THE REPEAL AGITATION. (Speech on Friday night in the House of Lords My lords, the noble lord has stated that those meetings were not illegal. I certainly do not consider myself fully competent to decide as to whether they were or were not illegal ; but this I know, that there were very large num bers—they consisted of very large numbers of the people, whether they amounted to 10,000 or 100,000 I cannot tell ; no man can tell to a certainty ; they were assembled in very large numbers, they were regularly organised, the people were marched in due order to the place of meet ing under the leadership of persons appointed to head them accompanied with bands and banners, in regular military array—(hear, hear). After attending at those meetings the people then dispersed at the word of command, with out any turbulence, without riot, without breaches of the peace, and were marched back again, perhaps a distance of 25 or 30 Irish miles, withont any violence being com mitted—(hear, hear). It became the duty of the Govern ment to ascertain the names of many who attended at those meetings,—to consider what the consequences might have been at those meetings—the particular power which certain individuals had exerted in calling together those meetings—the discipline which was there observed in carrying these plans into execution--the power that was exercised by those individuals to discipline the people. I say, my lords, that it became the duty of her Majesty's Government to take such precautions as they deemed ne cessary—to consider the peculiar situation of the country —to see into the nature of the power that was established through the country to observe what passed at these different meetings—to read the speeches that were there delivered—to get an account of the threats which were held out—(hear, hear, hear)—" Repeal or blood" and inscriptions of that character were on their flags— and to be prepared for the worst that might happen —(hear, hear). My lords, I have had some experience in the course of a loug life in the service of the Sovereigns of this country—(hear, hear). 1 have had some experience in revolutions—(hear, hear). A distinguished author has written upon the French revolution, and has said—" On ne conspire pas en France." There is my lords, no secret in those transactions, and the reason wby there is no secret is this—the great means of operation is terror in relation to their adversaries—(hear, hear). We hear a learned gentleman declaring to the people " Napoleon had not in Russia such an army, the Duke of Wellington had not such an army at Waterloo"—(laughter). Very possibly not, my lords—(great laughter). But mind what is said in respect to organisation, and in respect to the means of assembling these people together. He says on one occasion, that in the course of one night he could collect the whole of the people of the provinces before him—(hear, hear). I have not doubted the fact—(hear, hear). What is the consequence of all this ? I say, my lords, that it became the duty of the Government to be prepared for the worst—(hear, hear)—and in all parts of the country to protect as far as possible, the persons of the inhabitants, to protect property, as far as it was able, and to do anything in their power to maintain the domin ion of her Majesty and of this country. THE NATIONAL DEBT.—(From Friday's Gazette.) — The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the act 10th of George IV., cap. 27, sec. 1, that the actual expenditure of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ex ceeded the actual revenue thereof, for the year ended the sth of April, 1843, by the sum of £2,421,775 14s. id., the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will be applied by them on account of the Sinking Fund, under the provi sions of the said act, between the 7th day of July, 1813, and the 10th day of October, 1843. PENSIONS.---(CIVIL LIST.)—A list of all pensions granted between the 20th day of June, 1842, and the 20th day of June, 1813, and charged upon the Civil List (pur suant to the Act of 1 Vict., c. 2) :—Sept. 24, 1842 Lousia, Baroness Lehzen, (in consideration of the faith ful services rendered by her to her Majesty, during a period of 18 years), £4OO ; Nov. 17—Elizabeth Deve reux Kennedy, and Anna Maria Kennedy, (sisters of Sir Robert Kennedy, late Commissary General; additional pension, in testimony of the services of their late brother), £200: Nov. 17—William Wordsworth, Esq., (in consi deration of his distinguished literary attainments), £300; Nov, 25—John Curtis, Esq., (In consideration of his zea lous devotion to science), £lOO ; Nov. 25—Richard Owen, Esq., member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Hunte rian Professor, and one of the Conservators of the Mu seum, in consideration of his exertions in the improve ment of science), £2OO ;—total, £l2OO. IMPORTANCE OF BRITISH AGRICULTURE.—We q uote the following from the speech of Mr. Everett, the Ameri can Minister, at the recent meeting of the Royal Agricul tural Society.—" You have been pleased to allude to the important commercial connection between our two coun tries • it is important, and most earnestly and heartily do I wish that it may soon become more so—(cheers). But there is a thought on this subject which has struck me, since I listened to your lordship's instructive speech last evening, illustrating the incalculable importance of agri cultural pursuits. The commerce between our two coun tries is the largest that is carried on between any two countries on the face of the globe. The annual commerce between Great Britain and the United States is nearly twofold that which you carry on with any other people. The entire annual movement of this commerce both ways, —your exports to the United States—your imports from the United States—either of them singly being twice as great as your commerce with any other nation. And yet what think you it amounts to ? About as much as the value of the annual crop of oats and beans in Great Britain—(cheers). I take the fact from the instructive essay of your worthy collaborateur, Mr. Pusey. One more fact to show the importance of your agriculture. The whole foreign commerce of Great Britain, in the pursuit of which you overshadow the ocean with your fleets, and plant your colonies in the furthest islands, is actually less in value than the annual grass crop of these islands—(cheers). So truly was it said that he was the greatest benefactor who could make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD H.M. SHIP CAM PERDOWN.—SHEERNESS, JULY 12.—At 2.45 P.M. this day whilst a saulte was being tired in honour of the King of the Belgians passing down sea reach, one of the porta ble magazines blew up, forced the upper deck on the starboad side up from the mizenmast as far forward as the mainmast, and knocking down nearly all the cabin bulk heads, fore and aft, on the upper gun-deck; scarcly a whole pane of glass is left in the ports on that deck. So great was the force that the iron-knee on the beam-end, at the break of the bulkhead, where the magazine exploded, was broken quite asunder. Threeseamen, namely, Samuel West, James Duke, gunner's mate, and Alfred Fennel, were hurt, the two former very dangerously, the latter slightly. Lieutenant Blackmore, belonging to the Camp erdown, is dangerously hurt, a large splinter having fixed itself under his jaw bone, and cannot at present be extracted There are two young ladies, who were visiting the ship with their friends, most dangerously wonded and burnt; there are also several others slightly wounded and burnt. Nearly all the officers present have received slight injuries by splinters, and were more or less burnt in rescuing the ladies from their burning clothes and the bulkhead boards which were blown upon them. [Since the preceding ac count was received, West has died. The two ladies' names were Miss Barton, aged 20, and Miss Yarker, aged 40. We understand that the former lady is a near relative of Miles Barton, Esq. of this town.—Edt. L. S.] DURHAM ELECTION COM MITTEE .—The select com mittee of the House of Com m ons met on Wednesday, to investigate the petitions presented against the due return of Viscount Dungannon as the representative of the City Durham. Mr. Cockburn Mr. Serjeant Wrangham, and Mr. Wordsworth, appeared as council for the petitioners, and Mr. Austin and Mr. Kingslake for Lord Dungannon. The opening speech of Mr. Cockburn detailed the grounds on which th election was sought to be voided, and Robert Hoggett, Esq., Mayor, and Mr. Hutchinson, the Town Clerk of Durham • Mr. Little,'the manager of the Dur ham branch of the North of England Bank, and Mr. George Walker, jun., printer, were examined as witnesses to establish agency and some other routine matttrs, pre viously to the allegations of the petitions being considered but when the committee adjourned nothing decisive on that point had been settled. The investigation, we under stand,the proceedings of the Leaguers in this matter have excit ed creates considerable excitement in Durham. universal disgust. The parties promoting the investi gation gation have no earthly connection whatever with ta of Durham, and they have used for their tools the most contemptible and rabid of the liberal faction. About a 1 on Tuesday dozen of of the lowest freemen were ar y e e videnee in the Wail ing despatched to London W I give very contemptible I -- '".. The proceedings are regarde d as respectable of allparties, and I • blow has been a ser io us als in Durham, where tl .____ —. where , er they r f Anti Corn declared is