The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. i. ch, 20 ft. for two-year-old ). From the Turn of the to receive back his stake. (G. Edwards) Belvoir ere not placed :—Lord ince, and c by Mulatto, y Priain, out of 1v orth xl Canute (21bs. by Etniiius, out of Vic- Camel out of Diamen ; FOrt - h i i - C f by Albermale's b c Tyrius; t of Dirce; Mr. Dixon's Bulwark, and Reel.— (1), 4 to 1 against Vale 1 against Diamentina against Bulwark, anti !ngth. '5 soya, for three-year- D. I. zy, 4 yrs, 7st4lb (Wakefield) I Lord Jeriey's Joannine, 3 v, 6st 41, Lord Eseter's Ad r i an , 4 yrs,rs ist 131b 71b 3 Mr. V. King's Hatcatcher, aged, Bst 41b Mr. Coleman's b h Calinuck, 5 yrs. Bst 9th Betting-5 to 2 ags t Joanniva ;sto 2 agst Adrian;_ 7to 2 agst Ratcat c h er ( t a k en ;) 8 to l agst C almuck; and 8 to I agst Blankney. Won by half a length. (Secood Class.) Handicap Plate of 75 sous, for three-year olds and upwards. D. I. Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, 3 yrs, ist 1216 (Conelly) 1 • Mr. Batson's Voluptuary, 4 yrs Bst '2 Mr. V. King's Surprise, 4 yrs 7st Glb The following al s o sta r t e d, hut were not placed :—Captain Gardnor's Reuben, 5 yrs, Sit 13Ib ; Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; Major Graham's Bodice, aged, Bst filb ; Gen. Grosvenor's Merrythought, 4 yrs, 7 st; Duke of Portland's br c by Tiresise, out of Souvenir, 3 vrs, sst 101 b; and Mr. Bond's Maid of the Mill, 3 yrs, sst 10th. Betting-2 to 1 agat St. Francis (taken ;) 4to 1 agst Vo luptuary (taken ;) 5 to 1 agst Surprise; 7 to 1 agat Merry thought (taken; and 20 to 1 againt Tiresias. Won by a lerwth. Fifty Pounds for two-year-olds, carrying a feather; three 7st SW; four, Bst 9; five, 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 71b. Last 3 miles of B.C. The winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 tinineas, if demanded, &c. Lord Albemarle's Tyriwt, 2 yrs Lord Exeter's fbv Bertgatint let, out of ralais Royal, '2 yrs 2 Lord Lichfield's bc by Priam, out of Seametv, '2 ps •• • 3 The following also started:—Mr. V. King's Ratcatcher, aged; Mr. Bond's Sir Felix, 6 yrs; Mr. Coleman's Calinuck, kyrs ; Capt. Berkeley's Hilda, 3 yrs; Mr. Currie's Ken sington, 3 yrs; and Mr. Shelley's Paraguay, 3 yrs. Betting-13 to S agst Paraguay ; 7 to 2 agst Tyrius ; 7 to 1 agst Hatcatcher (taken); 8 - to 1 agst Caimuck ;8 to 1 agst Hilda; and 10 to 1 agst Redgauntlet tidy. Won by a length. (Further Particulars of Tuesday's Races.) Handicap (Ist class)— Adrian went off with the lead, fol lowed by Joanniva and Calinuck ; Blankley waiting till near the Duke's stand, where he went up to Adrian, and, after a smart race, defeated him about a distance and a half from home. He then tackled Joannina, and completed his per formances by beating her half a length, Morello was weighed for, but did not run. Handicap (2d class)—Quicksilver made running, followed by all excepting St. Francis and Voluptuary, who laid toge ther on the lower side of the course. At the Duke's stand these rwo went to the front, and, after keeping with the leading horses a few strides, went on by themselves, with Surdrise and Maid of the Mill at their heels. A short dis tance from home St. Francis headed Voluptuary, and, after a good race, won by half a length. Surprise and Maid of the Mill were well up, and quite clear of the ruck. £5O Plate—Lord Exeter's filly went away with a rattling lead, nothing approaching within several lengths till they reached the bushes, where Tyrius joined her, the Seamew colt catching them at the turn of the lands. Tyrius waited on the filly till within a distance of the chair, where he went up, defeated he; without an effort, won cleverly by a length, and was claimed. Paraguay was fourth, but nothing was near the two-! f ear-olds, which had the race to themselves from beginning to end. The weather was delightfully light and mild, and the com pany numerous. Arnvals—Dukes of Portland and Rutland ; Marquis of Exeter; Lords Stradbroke, Albemarle, Maidstone, C. Man ners, Villiers, Geo. Bentinck, J. Fitzroy, Godolnhin, Lich field; Countess of Lichfield, Lady Gertrude and Miss Sloane Stanley, Lady Graham, lion. Mrs. Anson, Hon. Mrs. Rous, Mrs. Portman, Mrs. C. Wilson, &c.; Sir S. Graham; Ho nourable* H. Rous, G. Anson, G. Byng, W. Fitzroy, A. Villiers, General Grosvenor, W. Rous, Col. Peel; Messrs. C. Wilson, C. Greville, Thornhill, W. Lev, Wigram, Wor rell, Etwall, M.P. M. Foulis, Payne, Bowes, M.P., ' Eaton, M.P. Waddington, Watt, Towneley, M.P. Port man, Cromellin , Batson, Irby, Hunter, J. Stanley, Hunger ford, Shelley, Newton , Hawker, Dolphin, Horton, Gardnor, Cooke*, Higgins, Roberts, &c. The betting in the evening was as follows: Nursery Stakes (Friday).-3 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards's bro to Masquerade ; 4 to I agat Mr. Dixon's Hyllus; 6 to 1 apt Lord Suffield's Alms; 8 to 1 agst Captain Gardnor's Bustle colt (taken); 10 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Drog beds; 10 to 1 agst Lord Litchfield's sister to Hector. De'rby.-11 t; 1 agst Lord Jersey's bro to Bay Middleton ; 16 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian ; 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau i,taken); 25 to 1 agst Ld. Lichfield's Gulnare volt (taken); 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot; 25 to I agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim ; 30 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Zimmerman. MONDAY The Criterion Stales of 30 sous. eJc colts, Bst. 71bs. and fillies, Bst. 51h. in; the owner of the second horse t 36 subscribers. Mr. Watts's b f by Belshazzar The Duke of Richmond's Vale of B The Duke of Grafton's br c Montrea The following also started, but Exeter's c by Reveller, out of adva oat of Marchese; Mr. Fvsons's b c less • Col. Peel's bl f Whim Genera "0; Mr. Greville's ch f Pydna. -"-- • LBAIWPSji . C sus; or• ate • field's sister too - fleets Merchant, out of Turquoise; Lord A Mr. J. Rogers's h c. by Zinganee, out, be Hyllns; the Duke of Richmond's Betting.-7 to 2 against the winner of Belvoir, 4 to 1 against Reel 8 to colt, 12 to l against Hyllus, 12 to 1 s • 20 to 1 ag ainst Pydna. Won by a ten TUESDAY. t ,4 (First Class.) Handicap Plate of olds and up war d s . 't Col. Walpole's ch h Blankney, 4 rs, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The weather has undergone a most unfavourable change; it has been raining heavily several hours, and promises to be Qi lang continuance. There are only two plates for decision, Captain Gardnnr's c by Rowton, out of Bustle, having received from Mr. Rogers's b c by Zinganee, out of Dirce, in a match for 1(k), h ft, three quarters of a mile, and Mr. Thornhill's b c by ErniWY*, out of Bravura, from Lord Suffield's Alan ; 200, ► ft. T.Y.C. A match for 200. h ft, is made for to-morrow between Lord Bzetar's Romania, Sit 71b, and the Duke of Richmond's Bulwark, ist 71b. T.Y.C. The Duke of Richmond receives in the Gunton Stakes on Saturday. Tinplates are not of sufficient interest to call for an express. GOODWOOD RACRS.—The following► valuable stakes close and name here at the end of this meeting:- 1839. Levant, Drawing Room, Racing, and Molacomb Stakes. There are at present nine subs to the first, 19 to the second, sight to the next, and 10 to the other ; but a large increase is expected to each. 18-10. Drawing Room, now yearlings, with (at present) 19 subs Nassau (late Rush) Stakes for fillies now yearlings, with 1 sobs; and Racing Stakes, now yearlings, with 12 subs. 18-11. Sweepstakes of 303 soya each, h ft, for horses now year lings; 11 subs. There can be no doubt that the nominations will exceed those made at any previous meeting. A cluster of hazel nuts was last week plucked from its pa rent stem in a wood near Urswick, in Furness, which con tained the astonishing number of thirty-four, all of tolerable size, and each containing a good kernel.—Lancaster paper. The Sun says that the housekeeper at Cleveland-house, Lord Durham's town residence, has : - eceived instructions by kis lordship's aid-de-camp, Mr. Cavendish, to have the man sion ready for the reception of the family by the latter cud of the year. Toss Dianta's Houss.—The dramatist had a horse which he called "Graphs." " What a silly nomen," said Oxberr). "Not at all," said Torii; fur when I bought him, it was Buy a-Graphy ; when I mounted I was l'op-o-Graphy ; and when I want him to trot its Gee-ho-Graphy. FACTS Foe FISHERMEN.—More salmon have been taken in the Wye this season than for many years past. In former years very few persons took more than Bor 10 fish; but this vear the well-known fishing blacksmith has taken with the fly 75 salmon between Glasbury and Builth, and a gentle man residing on the banks of the Wye has caught upwards of 50. The writer of this article saw 17 fish taken at two hauls. If this beautiful river was protected from the poach ers, it would become one of the best frequented by anglers in the United Kingdom. At the Hay, at the Three Cocks. Glasbury, and at Builth, and Ithayader, excellent inns offer the most comfortable accommodation for anglers, with very moderate charges.— Worcester Journat. &mous CASE OF STAnBtNG.—On Sunday morning last, about eleven o'clock, a man named Philip Tone was lighting with another, in Rae-street, Huline, when a person named Thomas Eddlestone, who is a stranger in Huline, and is sup posed, to come from Liverpool, went up with an intention to separate them, upon which Tone drew a knife, and stabbed Eddlestone in the right side ; the blade closed, and cut Tone's hand, but he opened it, and again stabbed Eddlestone, in itcting a wound about an inch and a half wide, in his right side. Just at this time, Alcock, the deputy-constable of Hulme, along with the church-wardens, who were going their rounds, came up; and Alcock, with some difficulty, secured Tone, and took him into custody. Eddlestone was taken to Mr. Sinclair, the surgeon, who dressed his wounds; and he was removed in a coach to his lodgings, in John-street, Sal ford, where Mr. Sinclair now attends him. Tone was brought np at the New Bailey on Monday, when Alcock stated the above facts, and produced a certificate from Mr. Sinclair, that Eddlestone could not be removed without danger. H e also produced the knife, which he took from the prisoner when he apprehended him : the blade was what is commonly termed " a stick blade," and was about two inches and a half long, and pointed.—The prisoner, who is quite a young man, said, in his defence. that Eddlestoue set a dug at him. He was re manded till Wednesday (this day).—.llanclierter Guardian. Tuts ELICTRICAL Ezi..—Some highly interesting facts will shortly be made public, the result of a series of experi ments upon the living specimen of the electric eel (Gymno tus slectricus), which was brought to this country from the Amason, a few months since. On Monday last, Dr. Fara day, in the presence of Professors Daniell, Owen, Wheat stone, and others, succe e d e d i n o b ta i n i ng f rom it th e e l ec t r i c spark; and one of the party, who had the temerity to grasp the creature with both hands, had his curiosity satisfied with a-shock, which, it he were before incredulous, must have most effectually removed all doubts as to (the electric proper ties of the animal. The electricity appears to be of the most intense character, being communicated by simply immersing the hands in the vessel of water containing the eel. By one shock not only was the needle of a galvanometer deflected, but chemical action and magnetic induction obtained. When this ichthyological rarity was first exhibited, at a meeting of the Zoological Society, by the gentleman who brought it over, and in whose possession it had then been a considerable time, he stated that it ought entirely to he kept without food. Judging, however, from the very unceremonious manner in which we saw an intruder, in the shape of a live gudgeon, disposed of, we should almost be inclined to question the philosophy of his recommendation.—Atheneum. Several paragraphs are in circulation containing com plaints of incivility on the part of the servants of the rail way companies, and of other grievances. A prompt remedy, we are assured. is easily attainable by any aggrieved party who will take the trouble to forward to tbe directors any well grounded complaint. Every servant has a distinct number on his dress, by which he may be identified ; and the direc tors are anxious to prevent very means 'of dissatisfaction, and to promote the comfort and convenience of travellers as far as possible.—Birminghain Gazette. The extraordinary clock on Cornhill still continues to at tract great attention, and the shop window of Mr. Cox Savory's clock department is much crowded with the curious. The general impression appears to be that the unseen power by which the hands are moved is magnetic. The bands are placed in the centre of a perfectly transparent pane of glass, and no mechanical power appears to pass through the glass to the hands, although they continue in motion, and denote the hour very accurately. The means by which they are moved is a complete mechanical puzzle. Several clock makers have been asked, but they do not appear to be at all aware by what power the effect is accomplished. Qvassitc.—Facing the promontory of Quebec, the St. Law rence is less than a mile in breadth, though it expands to several miles on each side. The protnontory on which the city is built is formed by a junction of the river St. Charles with the St. Lawrence. It received its present name from the discoverer, Jaques Cartier, in 1535, in consequence of bEe pilot exclaiming (in bad French) when he first saw Cape ihaawadi " Que &ec .' what a beak ! Bread is so low in Virginia, that many poor families can not raise it up. THE GREAT WESTERN.—This vessel sailed again for New York at three p. m. on Saturday, with a heavy swell and wind against her, blowing strongly S.S.W. 'There are 117 passengers; amongst them Judge Crane, and, as report says, Signor Hervio Nano, the demon dwarf, and his lady. Im portant despdtches from government for Lord Durham, Governor-General of the Canadas, were brought on board by a messenger at the moment of sailing, and committed to the special care of Lieut. Hoskins, lt.N., the commander of the Great Western. There is a very valuable cargo of goods (120 or 130 tuns) in the Great 'Western, a large number of boxes filled with silks, the debentures on which, from one house in London, amounted to £3OO and upw ar d s , an d a great quantity of Manchester goods in hales, one house in that place having paid the company 1;200 freight. She carries also nearly 5000 letters, and a large number of news papers. IMPROVEMENT IN BRASS INSTRUMENTS.._.' e have lately seen and heard some brass instruments, constructed on a principle which promises to enlarge their powers and extend their usefulness to a much greater degree than any former at tempts have been able to accomplish. The limited scale of the trumpet and horn have materially circumscribed their employment in modern orchestral writing ; and the impossi bility of their following a composer rapidly from key to key, has still further limited their agency. In the time of Purcell and Handell, the trumpet was a prominent orchestral and solo instrument; but this character it has wholly lost. Se veral attempts have been made to overcome this defect, by the employment of keys and valves; but these have all changed the tone of the instrument to which they were applied, and deprived the trumpet of its martial and spirit-stirring charac ter. The present invention may he described as a method of instantly shortening or lengthening the tube of the trumpet, • horn, and trombone, or any other brass instrument. The me chanism is beautiful and simple; and the first impression, on seeing it, is that of astonishitent that it should have escaped all former inventors. When applied to the trumpet, it ena bles the performer to produce every semitone, front the bottom to the top of the instrument, in rapid succession, with all the freedom and fulness of tone of the common trumpet; the key of the instrument being as completely changed as if a crook was put on or off. The same remarks equally apply to the horn; in which the notes out of the scale are now produced by inserting the hand into the bell of the instruent, aro') thus, of necessity, changing and injuring its tone. In the improved horn, all these notes are easily produced, and a perfect equa lity and richness of tone secured. To the performer on the trombone this invention is invaluable, as it will give to his execution both precision and rapidity unattainable on the common slide-trombone. It is obvious that a discovery so important will effect a considerable change and extension of the employment of brass instruments in orchestras as well as military bands. The improved instruments have been tried, and their immediate adoption decided on, by the queen's pri vate band, and by nearly all the bands of the Household Brigade. The inventor of this beautiful piece of mechanism is a Mr. John Shaw. of Glossop, in Derbyshire; and we are induced to give it all the publicity in our power, nut only fur its intrinsic importance, but because of the modest and un pretending manner in which it was introduced to our notice. —Spectator. NovEL MonE OF STEALING.—A young woman, named Alice Caffery, was brought up at the New Bailey on Monday last, charged with stealing under the following circum stances :—A little girl, about 10 years of age, living with Mr. Tothasan, who keeps the King public-house, in Oldham street, stated that, on Friday mot fling, a woman came and asked for change for half-a-crown, and for a glass of beer, both of which she got, and went away without giving her the half-crown. On riday night, the prisoner came and played the same trick; and on Saturday at noon, she came agairi, and asked for some biscuits, and change for half-a-crown; but witness then informed her master, who ran after the pri soner, and took her into custody. Hindley the officer, stated that, when the prisoner was given into his custody, he searched her pockets, and found three halfpenny-worths of snuff and a pennyworth of tea ; and, as she said she had bought the tea at a shop in Swan-street, he took her to the shop, and the mistress said she had asked for a pennyworth of tea and change for a crown, which were got for her, when she took up the tea and the change, and was about to walk off with them, but on being told that she had not given them the crown, said, " Oh, then, I don't want change."—The prisoner, who had nothing to say in her defence, was com mitted for one month.—Manchester Guardian. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT NORTHWlcH.—Several labourers having been regularly employed by Messrs. Asbtons, to clear away the rubbish since the melancholy catastrophe of the failing-in of their rock pit, in hopes of exricating from the ruins the bodies of three men, who were known to be buried underneath; on Thursday forenoon they succeeded in getting out, at a depth of twenty yards from the surface, Joshua Tomkinson, and on the day following, Friday, they also got out the bodies of William Rayner and Thomas Bates. It is still suspected that a man, a stranger, who was serving the bricklayers on the premises when the fall took place, or a short time before, is amongst the ruins, as he has been missing, it is stated, ever since. Should this man for tunately prove safe, then the whole of the bodies will, have been recovered, after considerable fatigue and personal risk, from the still falling in earth. The chasm is truly terrific to look upon.—Chester Courant. THE LATE FIRE AT Ilaaftow.—The fire, it has been as certained, was occasioned by the overheating of a hot air • stove, which, it appears, was intended to heat all the rooms of the extensive buildings. It was first heated on Saturday last, when the flues were found to be very hot, and it was not again used until Monday. It is supposed that the heat must have ignited some of the light wood of the partition of one of the rooms, which had for some time been kept closed, as it was from that room that the flames first burst forth. The whole of the front buildings occupied by Mr. Colenzo, being composed of lath and plaster only, was soon one body of fire; and had not the corridor communicating with the new build ing in the rear been cut away, they also must have been consumed, the stables adj o inin g t o them, - belonging to Dr. Wordsworth, being much damaged. FATAL ACCIDENT IN A COAL MINE.—On Thursday last, the roof in one of the coal-pits, belonging to Mr. Knowles, at Darcy Lever, partially gave way, and fell upon a man named John Bullough, who was working near the place. His fellow-workmen got to hint almost immediately after wards, but he was quite dead. An inquest was held on the body on Saturday, when the jury returned a verdict of " Ac cidental death," SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAILWAY.—It is intended by the directors to open this line of railway on -Wednesday next (this day), on which occasion the first train will start from Sheffield at ten o'clock in the forenoon. A public breakfast will take place at Rotherham in the forenoon ; and at five in the afternoon there will be a public dinner at the Tontine Inn, Sheffield, on the return of the train. Only one side of the line will be then completed, the other being now in a state of great forwardness.—Doncaster Gazette. INTERESTING TO GEOLOGISTS.—We stated in our las publication, that the heavy rains which fell last week caused the river Ribble to overflow its banks. Near to the Widows, the residence of R. Pilkingtoo, Esq., a huge tree was washed on shore; it measured fourteen yards in length, and about ten feet in girth, the girth being nearly uniform ; the tree must therefore, when " a dweller of the forest," have been of im mense dimensions. 'The wood was quite in a state of de composition, and has doubtless been embedded in the sands for many years—perhaps ages.—Preston Chronicle. THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—The schooner Waterlily has ar rived from the Mediterranean, bearing despatches from he Majesty, the Queen Dowager, which were sent from he ' Majesty's ship Hastings, on the 10th instant, then 50 mile S.E. by E. of the Rock of Lisbon. We have much pleasur in beirig able to state, that her Majesty was iu the enjoymen of good health, and had suffered very little during her voy age.—Court Gazette. WINDSOR, OCT. 28.—Her Majesty attended divine service this morning at the Chapel Royal, St. George. The Rev. Mr. Proby (canon in residence) preached an excellent ser mon front the 3d verse of the 2d chapter of Genesis, "Ana God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because that in it be hail rested front all his work which God created and made." The noblemen and gentlemen of the royal house hold in waiting on her Majesty appeared in the Windsor uniform. Her Majesty walked for an hour on the terrace of the castle this afternoon a ith a large party, including Lady Littleton, Lady Charlotte Copley, the Ladies Paget, Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Uxbridge,_ Viscount Falkland, Earl of Surrey, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Hon. Col. Cavendish, and the Hon. C. A. Murray. STATE OF THE HosIERY TRADE.—The demand for use ful gocds for the home trade continues steady, and the glove and fancy trades are brisk. The whole market is decidedly better. The large sales of colonial wools in London, during the past week, have gone off well, at an advance of front 2d. to 3d. tier lb. Low combing wools are in more request at an ac i saass of price, and wether skin is very scarce, and fetches high prices.—Leicester Chronicle. DESTRUCTIVE SToRM IN LONDON —One of the most yin lent storms of wind that has been experienced in the metro polis and its vicinity for some years, came on on Monday morning about two o'clock, and continued with unabated violence, till past four o'clock. The wind blew Irons the west, and immense destruction has been done to property exposed to its violence. Chimney pots were blown down, houses were partially unroofed, walls levelled, and trees up rooted in all directions. Several persons have been injured. We have not heard of any lives having been sacrificed. The loss at sea, we fear, mind have been dreadful. RADICAL DEMONSTRATION.—The radicals of Bolton, ac cording to public announcement, were to meet Feargus O'Connor and the Rev. J. R. Stephens, at the Moses Gate Railway Station, Farnworth, at half-past six o'clock last evening, to escort them into the town by torch-light, to a public meeting convened for the purpose of appointing a de legate to the " National Convention !" CAUTION TO AUCTIONEERS.—At Killarney sessions, an • auctioneer proceeded for the amount of a lot sold by him. Defendant demurred that the lot did not belong to the gen tleman whose effects were advertised for sale, and upon the faith of which he had bid, but that the auctioneer had introdeced it amongst the other and better articles. The process was dismissed by the court.— Limerick Chronicle. THE CASE OF STARRING AT ROCHDALE'.—Dearden, who was stabbed by the colliers, is still alive, but with very slen der hopes of recovery. 'l'he prisoners were brought before the magistrates on Monday, and again remanded. Mr. Chadwick, the magistrate, took Dearden's depositions on the day after he was wounded, when the man swore that he heard one of the colliers call out to the other, "D —n him ! kill him, he is only an old soldier."— Manchester Guardian. The Staffordshire Advertiser of Saturday states that an ar rangement has been come to between,,the promoters of the proposed Extension Railway to Rugby, and the Grand Junc tion Company, by which that company is to become jointly interested with the Manchester and Birmingham Company in the railway. An incident, which will throw, at least, for some time, cold water over the coquetting between the King of the Barricade and the Autocrat of the Russias, is the (reported) approach ing marriage of the Duke de Leuchtenberg (the only remain. ing son of Eugene Beauharnois) with the Princess Alexan-s drina, eldest daughter of the emperor. UNLICENSED SPORTSWoMEN.—A few days ago a lady wa caught shooting near Leon, in company with her husban and two other sportsmen, who were furnished with licenses but, as she was not provided with this authorisation, she wa condemned to pay a fine of 33 francs, and forfeit her fowling piece, or redeem it by paying the additional sum of 50 francs - - STATE OF Tit Ans.—The speculative demand for cotton at Liverpool, which has revived with great animation this week, has rendered the market here very unsettled. The holders of yarn are not generally willing to sell at former prices; and the buyers, who feel no confidence in the main tenance of the recent advance in cotton, are equally unwil ling to give higher rates. The business done, we believe, was chiefly at a slight advance in water twist, and at pre vious prices for mule. In goods there was little or no change. Printing cloth, especially 27-inch, continues in good demand. —Manchester Guardian. THE ITINERANT HARDWAREMAN.—The following is a scrap from an article under this title, by Alfred Crowquil, in Sherwood's Miscellany :—" The next article be offered was a brass chamber candlestick, with snuffers and extinguisher. 'There's an out-and-outer,' cried he, bright enough to light you to bed without a candle—aint it ashiner. In six months you may save the price of it in soap, fuller's earth, and plais ter. For the dish will prevent the grease from falling on the floor, and the light from breaking your shins against the bed-posts. Why there's actually brass enough in it to make a warmping-pan, or give a bashful man the countenance of a Yorksbireman ! If any young woman is about to set up house keeping, she shall have a fur 2s. At soy rate, 'tis dirt cheap as an ornament for eighteen pence! Eighteen pence! Why, the security is worth the money; for if any lady has a bus band addicted to liquor, she has only to stick a candle in it, go to sleep, and leave the brute to see himself to bed when ever be pleases! It has such a convenient nozzle, too, that a long six or a rushlight will equally suit. Only eighteen pence, ma'am ! Thank ye. Your husband will - thank yon, too, depend on't, and you'll both go to bed lighter for it.' TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Ou Tuesday, at eleven o'clock, an adjourned meeting of the town-council was held i❑ the Town-hall. The meeting was also a special one, for the winding op of the business of the old council. FINANCE COMMITTER, In the proceedings of this committee, they stated that they had seen no reason to alter their determination conceining the removal of the hayinarket from its present site; and re commended that part of the old Botanic garden should be ta ken as the site for a south haymarket. They also recom mended that portion of land should be granted fur the erec ted of a new institution for the deaf and dumb. It was fur ther recommended that certain ground in Flynn-street, on which were six dilapidated houses, should be given to the Soup Committee for the erection of a soup shop; and that land in the possession of the corporation, at both ends of the town, should be used fur the erection of warehouses, to be ap propriated to the storage of saltpetre and nitrate of soda. Mr. Alderman LEATHOM asked, not for his own satisfac tion, but for that of others, whether it was intended to pul chase land for the erection of warehouses fur saltpetre? Mr. Councillor W. W. CURRIE replied that no land would have to be purchased for the purpose spoken of. Some laud which had formerly been sold fur a charitable purpose, but which had not been appropriated, would he cheerfully relin quished; and that, with other land held by the corporation, would be sufficient, and would be reserved for the purpose. There would he no occasion for any by-law to force individuals to store saltpetre in the warehouses appropriated to it, as there was already an act in existence for compelling individuals to store it apart in particular places. This subject had been ta ken in hand in consequence of the late conflagration; for there was no reason to doubt, that the ruinous nature of the great fire in Robert -street, was to be attributed to the explo sion of the saltpetre, and which alone hail caused the loss of • £45,000 worth of cotton, belongivg to Mr. Brown. Mt. Alderman EvANs said that he had every reason to sup pose that saltpetre, by itself, was not combustible; and he had been given to understand that it was not saltpetre, but a num ber of puncheons of runt, which had exploded at the late tire. That, he believed was the fact of the case. Ile had the great est respect for the individuals composing the Finance Com mittee; but he could net help remarking that this was another instance of the origination of legislation in that committee, to which they were too prone. 'T hey conceived projects with out ever considering that the majority of the council might like to reflect upon "the subject as well as they had done. With regard to many matters like that of the removal of the hay market, of which there was only one in the town of Liver pool, and then as to the formation of a depot for an article which was likely to become one of considerable importance to their commerce, they might certainly commit a great error as to the localities, or indeed as to the necessity for a depOt at all. He had hoped that such a system winuft not have been further pursued. They ought not to be hurried into imma ture legislation by every little occurrence which took place to alarm them, like that which arose out of the late fire. He should recommend that every measure that was important everything, in fact, beyond ordinary matter—should be omit ted from the report of the committee's proceedings, and proper notice of every more important subject be given to the coun cil, that, after deliberation and discussion, they might conic to a proper determination upon them, whether to approve or dis• approve. It' they were to go ou sanctioning the proceedings of the committee - from a mere result tig of the reports on which he, for one, was not able sufficiently to concentrate his atten tion, they might find afterw anis that things had been allowed to pass which ought not to have been consented tu. He ad mitted that he was blameable in not giving his attention to the reading of the reports; but he thought that he was not singular in the opinion that, however well read, it was im possible for a man, from a mere reading, to form a suffici ently definite notion of what had been done to pronounce an opinion thereon Ristanter. There was the loan of £2: -- )0,000 to the Improvement Committee, which he never knew any thing about till it w a s d one . H e moved that the considera tion of the part of the report relative to warehouses fur salt petre should be postponed. Mr. Councillor W. W. CURRIE said that it ought to be considered that it did not rest with the committee, but with the council, to go on with or to postpone a question. The measure referred to had not been brought forward by him, nor did lie know by whom it had been brought forivard. Some gentlemen, struck by the extent of damage which had been dune at the late fire, hail found out that there was an act of parliament under which they might compel the owners of saltpetre and nitrate of soda to warehouse it in particular places. He must confess that chemists differed as to the nature of the explosion, and he believed that saltpetre would not explode of itself ; but it would do so when it came in contact with other explosible articles ' and the expetience which they had ju s tifi e d th e Finance Committee in sane ti•ining with their approbation such prudent and precaution ary measures as would prevent a recurrence of such a cala mity. Alderman Evans had often spoken of the enormous rate of insurance in Liverpool, and one of the reasons of that was the promiscuous stowage of all articles which was pt ac tised here. The Finance Committee were not desirous to arrogate to themselves the origination of measures, but they were entrusted with the watching over the welfare of the town, and he did not think that they stepped out of their province in recommending to the council so important a matter. It must he recollected, however, that measures must originated somewhere, and the Finance Committee think ing the subject was one worthy of attention, had ventured to recommend its adoption. But though satisfied that 99 out of every 100 were in favour of the measure, he was far front wishing that it should he adopted then, and left it to the council to postpone it. Ile thought that they would disapprove of the dangerous practice of stowing together ignitable arti cles. He again begged leave to disclaim altogether the idea that the committee had arrogated to themselves the province of the council by recommending a measure for adoption. Mr. Alderman Eva NS remarked that he rather blamed the vice of the system than the individuals. Mr. Councillor BoLzots said that Alderman Evans had stated that they submitted projects without due consideration, and had said that they ought not to endeavour to take the council by surprise. They had not done either one or the other. lie was of opinion that, as in the various divisions of the committee, the heads of the whole expenditure of the town came before them, those where the places where mea sures should originate, and if members would not attend to the proceedings when read, it was thcirown fault. He would impress on them the necessity of listening attentively to everything that was read, and whenever reasonable grounds were shown, he felt satisfied that delay would always be granted._ Mr. Alderman SHEIL said that, although he could hear as well as any of his neighbours, he found it impossible to follow the deputy town-clerk in his reading of the reports of com mittees, so as to take notice of everything which was said. He thought therefore that Mr. Evans's remarks were par ticularly appropriate at a time when they were about to re model the committees, and if he (Mi. Evans) would follow them up by bringing some motion forward, great good would be the result. He agreed with Mr. Bolton, that they ought to listen to what was going on; but he defied Mr. Bolton, or anybody else, to follow the most distinct reader through all the details of a report, in which mere routine business was mixed up with what was of more importance, to separate the one from Me other at a moment, and to decide at once, when a doubtful point was presented, what course would be best to pursue. He was therefore of opinion that, by alluding to this subject, Mr. Evans deserved the thanks of the council. • The l'owN-cmotK explained, that having had much talk on the subject of the explosion which had taken place at the late tire, and knowing that a dead letter act was lying by them, giving power to confine the stowage of saltpette, he had laid that act before the committee. It gave power to appropriate particular warehouses fur saltpetre, and to levy a fine ut £5O for non-compliance. It was agreed that the question should be postponed for further consideration. REMOVAL OP THE HAYNIARKET, r. Councillor RA msDLN said that he was opposed to that portion of the report which related to the removal of the hay market. He thought that the old Botanic Garden was a very ineligible site for a south haymarket, and should much prefer the removal of the present market to one central situation. 1 he farmers interested in the subject had a decided objection to the proposed plan. Besides, it appeared to !inn that, with one central market, persons would be enabled to make more advantageous purchases than they could if the markets were scattered up and down. He could buy things cheaper in se John's Market than in any other. He should move, as an amendment, that there be one central market for the sale of hay. !Sir. Councillor PLATT seconded the amendment. Lie also w•as in favour of nue central market, and was of opinion that the Botanic Garden was not a proper place fur a ha}•market. . . . Mr. Councillor Cumin.: said, that one reason why this sub ject had now been brought forward, was to set the public mind at rest on an important point. Numbers of persons laboured under the misapprehension that there was to be one market only, at the north end of the town; and he begged to say, that many of those who had signed the mem o ri a is, had stated that they did not know at the time that there was to be a market at the south, and that, if they had been ac quainted with the facts of the case, they would not have signed. He stated this positively, as a thing which could not be de nied. It had been stated that there would be an advantage in having one central market. He wished to know what in convenience had resulted from having St. James's, Scotland road, Islington, and Cleveland-square markets? Ile would ask, if they were to do away with the other markets, under the determination of centralizing St. John's, if the public would not rise up in alarm, and oppose them? Such, in fact, was the increase in the town, that St. John's Market had ac tually become too small, and they had been compelled, from time to time, to dismiss certain branches of trade from this market, for the purpose of making room for those who vended that description of produce more proper for a market. There were other considerations:—the concentration and amount of all the passengers at the railway station, the numbers of whom would certainly increase every year; the proposed erection of courts of justice, and of . St. George's Hall, which tender - Ed it necessary that there should be an open spaca for . . easy approach. If they would look at the map, they would find that the Botanic Garden was nut all an inconvenient situation. There was access to it from Wavertrce, Child wall, Aigburth, and 'l'oxteth-park, and it stood in the centre of those roads. Besides, it had the advantage of being land in the possession of the corporation. Latterly, the situation had been much deteriorated by the establishment of a num ber of coal-yards in the vicinity, and the land would not sell. It had in fact been on sale a number of years, but had not bee❑ purchased. He hoped it would be understood that this measure had now been brought forward to allay the appre hensions of those who conceived there was no intention of appointing a market in the south as well as the north. Mr. Councillor W. EARLE said Mr. Ramsded had alluded to the wishes of the farmers. lie did not know what they had to do with the farmers, who, no doubt, wished to have one market, that they might lay their heads together for the purpose of keeping up the price of hay. He thought they ought to take care of themselves. Mr. Alderman ENaNs - ;;;; - Perfectly of opinion that the Botanic-garden ought to be the only place appropriated fora market. There was no kind of analogy between a market where there were carts and horses, and one where there were pedestrians only. A load of hay had to be carted all over the town ; but a washerwoman who had to buy a few articles went to a neighbouring market; and to her it would be an immense evil if there were no ❑eighbouring market. The hay•earts were like ships; must of them, after the hay had been disposed of, had to go for a return cargo in the shape of manure. What was their object in having a market at the north ? They must pay for bay wherever it was to go. He believed that the city of Dublin, which had 60.000 inhabit ants more than Liverpool, had but one hay-market. They all knew that the lesser the markets, the easier the combina tion. Ile was in favour of one market, and thought that the Botanic-garden was the most suitable place. Mr. Councillor BOLTON sail that he was at first favourable to the establishment of only one market, but the return made to the inquiries of the committee, which showed that fully three fourths of the produce entered from, and was disposed of for consumption to persons residing at the north end of the town, decided his opinions the other way. The Botanic garden was too far to tie south-east. With the knowledge that this town was increasing, and likely to increase, he thought that it was quite as proper to have two markets for hay as for anything else; and he knew no better situations, admitting that two were desirable, than the sites fixed upon. Councillor Dr. CARSON observed, that they might as Well say there should he two cotton-markets. 1-1 e thought that their object should be the accommodation of the public; and if it were desirable that the market should remain in its place, why let it remain. The railway stations and St. George's Hall were merely secondary considerations to the hay-markets. St. George's Hall was to be a building for the convenience of a few only, and there were other places on which it might be erected; but the havmarket was for the convenience of the pubic generally, and their accommoda tion should be attended to in preference to the convenience of a few. If, however, it was determined that there should be a market at the north end of the town, he thought there should be one at the south also; and in that case, perhaps on better site could be selected than the Botanic garden. But still there was no better place than the central station near to the other markets. He thought it would be better to defer the consideration of so important a matter until another day, and have a special council for the discussion of the subject. After some further conversation, Messrs. Ramsden and Platt consented to withdraw their motion. Mr. Alderman FRAME then moved that the consideration of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, with reference to the formation of a south haymarket, be postponed. Mr. Councillor DCNCAN seconded the motion. The council then went to the vote, when there appeared— For Mr. Frcn.e's amendment—Messrs Harvey, Frankland, Mellor, J. Lawrence, Cooper, Carson, Morecroft, Higgins, Coglan, Mason, Ramsden, Du ncan , an d Frame. Against the amendment—Messrs. J. Holmes, J. Hey worth, Hodgson, Logan, Houghton, Thornhill, Shand, Fiss ion, Rawdon, H. Holmes, Walmsley, Bolton, •Wooilright, Bright, Priestly, H. Hornby, Bibby, C. Lawrence, Wood, Lassa, Earle, Brockleb,ink, Blackburn, Smith, G. H. Lawrence,, Jordan, Platt, Carrie„Sheil, Booth, J. Hornbv, R. Roskell, Leathom, G. Holt, Junes, Benn, Evans, T. loft, - Moon, Bulley, Barclay, Robinson, and the Mayor. Absent. Messrs. Barton, Sands, Segar, Leigh, Cropper, and 0. Hey worth. Mr. Councillor LassELL inquired whether it was intended to permit teachers of all religious denominations to have ac cess to the persons educated at the proposed new institution for the deaf and dumb? He said that one of the most im portant things which would have to be taught to the deaf and dumb would be religion ; and before he gave his con sent to the grant of the land, he should like to kuow whether teachers of every persuasion were to have access. Mr. Councillor W. Connit: said, that on all occasions, when grants of land had been made, it bad been the practice to leave to the town-clerk the drawing out of a grant, in which should be such reservations of right to particular or to all parties, as the council thought fit to pi opo s e. H e did not consider, however, that the principal object was to teach reli gion in the new institution, but to impart to them that know ledge which would enable them to follow a trade. He had never heard that the present institution was confined to one party. Mr. Alderman SIMt thought that the remarks of Mr. ..assell merited consideration. T hey were told that the chit- Iren of parents of all religions were admitted into the insti- _ . tution for the deaf and dumb; so he belonged to a country where, in like manner, all children were to be admitted into the schools, but it was on the condition that thay consented to be taught episcopacy. It was their duty to take care, that if the dumb or deaf children of parents belonging to a par ticular sect Were admitted, that he was not obliged to learn the tenets of another particular sect. Unless this were pro vided for, he should oppose the grant. The TOWN-CLERK stated that the scheme would have to be sent to the Finance Committee, and he would have to report upon it, and no appropriation would be made till that scheme was admitted. It must come into committee before there could be any legal appropriation of land. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed, with the exception of that portion which related to the saltpetre warehouses. CORPORATION LEASES. The report of the committee on the above business having Jeen read, Mr. Councillor Cunt:lE said he was happy to inform the council, that the leasehold property of the corporation was greatly in demand, no less than £17,000 having been received for leases since August last. Proceedings confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE. In the report of the above committee was embodied a reso lution of thanks to the head constable for his exertions at the late fire, and to Joshua Wahnslev, Esq for his great atten tion as chairman of the committee during the past year. A resolution which appeared in the report read to the council, contained a recommendation that a statement should be pre pared, similar to that of the preceding year, of the number of times which the committee had met, and also of the num ber of times which each member had attended the daily board. The MAYOn stated that there had been some reflections made upon the conduct of the police at the late fire. Now, he had been on the spot during the night and part of the following day, and he must say that, so far from exhibiting any disposition to save themselves, he had frequently felt it his duty to check Mr. Whitty and the police under him from exposing themselves to d a n ger . .He could speak both of him and the police in the highest manner. Mr. Councillor COGLAN said that in the watch report there was a recommendation that the secretary should be instructed to prepare a statement of the number of times which each member had attended. He had a decided objection to any such a thing being done, and should move that that part of the report be not confirmed. if his motion was lost, he should thin follow it up by proposing, that every other committee should be placed on the same footing; for lie did not see why the members of the Watch Committee in particular should be selected as the objects either of eulogy or censure. The proposition, no doubt, had its origin in the personal vanity of some one or two members, who wished to stand well with their constituents, and who, because circumstances had al lowed them to attend an extraordinary number of times,' wished, by placing themselves in juxta-position with others who had' been less consta n t i n th e i r a tt e nti on , to obtain praise for themselves and censure for their co-members; for tf they were to be placed at the top of the pedestal, others must of necessity be low in comparison. Ir,such a plan were acceded to, it would only be just to allow every one who had net given his constant attention to his duties as a committee man an opportunity of explaining the causes, and then the consequence must be that the time of the council would be occupied with long and minute details of private affairs. It had happened that one gentleman had been precluded front attending by the death of a relative—another lied been kept. away by the death of a partner—some might possibly have business which would oblige them to go out of town—or pos sibly some might have been prevented from attending because they were on another committee, whose deliberations they preferred attending. If the motion were persevered in, he should move that all committees be placed in the same rela tive position. Mr. Alderman RoalNsolv, in seconding the motion, re marked that there were some gentlemen on the committee who were out of business or whose business sat so light upon them, that they had little else to do. He knew one or two gentlemen to whom it would be the greatest nuisance in the world if they were deprived of the opportunity of attending its meetings, and they would experience some difficulty . in finding another mode of spending the spare hour and half. Mr. Councillor EARLE thought the subject unworthy of their attention. He did not care a straw whether they pub lished his name or not. Mr Councillor WA LNISLEY could hare no personal feeling in the matter, as he was not a member of the daily board. It was he who had brought forward the motion to publish the names, in order to enable the council to judge who could best attend those committees, and not fur the purpose of having the name of any gentleman held up to the public, and touch less to make offensive remarks upon. He thought it is duty to bring it forward, as it had been previously named; for, as there was a daily board, and borne had not attended so regn larly as they ought to have done, some inducement should be held out to them to attend, especially as the public business would not otherwise be attended to. Mr. Councillor Cutteix said that the principal question was, had the arduous duties of the Watch CoMmittee been properly attended to. He thought that they had, and that the public were much indebted to the gentlemen who formed that committee. He did not see any necessity for preparing a list of the attendance; but as they themselves had had - air opportunity of knowing who had attended and who had' not, as well as what were the causes of absence, he e6uld not but think that the recommendati ons o f th ose members would he attended to in the formation of the new committee. And' he was of opinion that it should remain with themselves to regu late their own proceedings. rather than that the council should take upon it itself. He dared say that no gentleman would object to his name being read; but he thought that the names of the committee being known to themselves, and the extent of their attendance, that the knowledge would be sufficient to guide them in their choice. _ . Mr. Alderman ROBINSON said his remembrance was per fectly strong as to the reading of the names last year. The reading of the names was nut called for last year, but had been commenced by Mr. Waluisley; and Mr. Shand had expressed a very strong feeling on the 'occasion, and he thought that he had said that he would nut be on the com mittee. The council then went to the vote- but b e f ore d o i ng so, Messrs. Waltnsley, Houghton, Frandand Mellor Wooll right, Carson, Higgins, Jordan , , and Freine g ot op and left the room. The following is the result of the division For Mr. Coglan's amendment — Mesirs..4. Holmes, J. Hevworth, Logan, Thornhill, Shand, Preiton, RawdOn, H. Holmes, Bolton, Priestley. 11. liornby,...Bibby, J. Law. rence, C. Lawrence, Cooper, Wood, Lassell,'Earle, &tickle bank, Morecroft, Blackburn, Cogan, Moop, G. IL Law. rence, Platt, Currie, Ramsden, Booth, .1. Hornbv, Re s kell, Leathom, 'l'. Holt, G. Holt, Jones, Berm, Evans, Moon, Barclay, and Robinson. Against the amendment—Messrs. Hodgson, Bright, Harvey, Duncan, Shell, and the Mayor. For the amendment, 39; against it, 6—majoritY, 33. THE NEW CeSTORI-HoUSM. • , In the report of the Customhouse committee -it was. set forth, that directions had been given for flooring the Long. room with asphalte at 7s 6d per square yard - .. Mr. Councillor LASSELI, said he had been informed that in warns apartments the material above mentioned did not harden. • Mr. Alderman SHEIf. said that it was 'pitiable to building like the new Customhouse in slate quo. The,sub ject ought to be taken into serious consideration, and means deviled to force it forward to completion. - It was evident to him that there must be blame somewhere. The Mayon explained that the delay rested with her Ma jesty's government, and they were ()illy stopping until go vernment had made up theirminds. The key of the postoffice had long since been given up. Mr. Alderman SHEIL said that a remonstrance ought to be made. , _ • . conocillorJonDAN observed that, with respect to the long room, they were not likely to get a farthing of money more. They hail been told that they had all early got £150,006, and ought not to es pect any more. They had written to go vernment about ventillating the long room, and could not obtain an answer ►bout it until the other . day, when Mr. Stan ley came down, and said that it should lie done. There was not a day on which he did not call to see how they were going on. The rails were all finished, iind very ugly things they were. (Laughter.) COURT OF REQUESTS. The TOWN-CLER K read the following report of the Court of Requests Committee: — "That the committee regret that they are compelled . to lay before the council their deliberate opinion, that expe rience has proved that this court, with a barrister as the sole judge, however high the character and attainments of the individual, does not give that satisfaction to the public which they are reasonably entitled to. and which it was the anxious desire of the council to secure, by the expensive re -construc tion of this important tribunal under the act of 1836. " That to effect this object, it is, in the opinion of the committee, essential that commissioners should be appointed from the inhabitants, to act conjointly with the stipendiary commissioner, or as a jury, with his legal assistance as as sessor. "That if it be determined by the council to apply for an act to authorise this alteration, the committee would consider it most desirable that the power of the court to recover the property and effects of debtor's, comprising, under proper limitations, payments out of future salaries and wages, should, if practicable, be extended and made more effectual. "That the committee recommend that these considerations should be especially referred to the new Court of Requests Committee for consideration and report, with power to give the necessary parliamentary notices, to secure the ensuing session, to be followed up or not, as the council may, on re port of the committee, determine." The report was confirmed. CHURCH ENDOWMENT. The final report of the Church Endowment Committee was read by the town-clerk. The circumstances that led to the final determination of the suit, and the arrangement of the question by the act of 2d Victoria, which directed the transfer to the corporation of the fund in litigation, lime been so recently before the public, that it is unnecessary to particularise them. The amount of principal transferred to the corporation was £105,000, and of interest £13,812 Bs. malting a total of £llB,OOO Bs. The total amount of costs and expenses paid by the corporation, including £1154 ss. 91, the costs of the trustees is £4086. Balance received by the corporation, E 111,726 Bs. The report was adopted. Mr. Aldeimau EVANS wished to state that it was his inten tion to move that no more of the presentations of corporation churches should be sold. He had been informed that those sold for £l5OO were worth £5OllO. At this moment any man might buy one of the presentations and give it to a relative, whatever be might be, and however unfitidd fir the office; even a Jew might buy one. Were, they to suppose that the council could not make a better appointment than was.likely to be made under such circumstances? The MAYOR explained that it was imperative on the coun cil to sell: Mr. Alderman EVANS.—StiII they were not in haste to do so. and he proposed that they should endeavour to get an act of parliament for a better system. The present was a most monst r ous one. Mr. Councillor BOLTON abserved that the finance com mittee had 'to sell the advowsons, and that, he was happy to say, was the conclusion of the church endowment job. Mr. Councillor Bt.acxouuri said, that it had been rendered imperative on them to sea fur the express purpose of de priving them of the opportunity of presenting to a living in the church. It was feared that sonic dissenters might get into the town-councils, and that they would, he supposed, put into the livings the most disgraceful men belonging to the church of England that they could find. The measure was therefore proposed by the Bishop of London, and agreed to by parliament. Ile thought that it would be desirable to put the report of the church endow►netnt quution on permanent record, and he should therefore propose Mat it be printed, so that it might be referred to when needed. Mr. Councillor JontiAN seconded the motion, which was carried. WAREHOUSES ON THE DOCK QUAYS. The resolutions of the Dock Committee - having been read, Mr. Alderman LEA THOM rose to move that they should be confirmed. He said that the Dock Committee had recon sidered the matter, and the-more they considered it the more they were convinced, of the neceesity and importance of warehouses upon the dock quays. The resolution; which they now proposed were resolvable into two parts. First,—That the committee should be empowered to build warehouses and let them upon lease to public bodies; or, secondly, that they should sell or lease the land to public bodies for the purpose of building upon. It appeared to him that the first proposi tion only could be entertained, namely, that the Dock Com mittee should themselves build the warehouses, and let them on terms of five or seven years, so that, if any difference in the system of management should arise, they might have the upporlunity of redispusing of the lease. If it were pro posed that the land itself should be let on lease, it was the opinion that no pet son would think of building, unless he had a lease fur a number of years, perhaps seventv-five. In that case the land would be alienated, and the Dock:Com mittee would be prevented from carrying out any system to provide for the wants of the docks. They were therefore desirous of adhering to the proposition of building ware houses on-the margin of the docks, and letting them in the manner he had mentioned. An uniformity of system could never be preserved if they were let to separate individuals. Seine of the persons most opposed to their scheme were con vinced that a system of separate holders could not be carried into effect, and they had therefore abandoned that view of the subject. The corporation must build and let them; or, in other scolds, if their plan should he adopted, assume pos. st•ssion of the land, and then make a reconveyance of it to the dock trust, accompanied with the power to build ware houses, whirls might be let out to two or three public compa nies at most. By that means the necessary officers would not have to be appointed either by the council or dock trust, and any aprehensmns which might have been entertained as to the patronage which would result, if they reserved to them , selves the power of management, would be done away with. The opposition to the measure, he was glad to say, had now considerably abated; and what the committee had to press upon the council now was, that they should allow the neces sary notices, to enable them to go into parliament next ses sion for the bill, to be inserted in the Gazette, which must be done three Fridays in November, commencing on Friday the 16th, and that the discussion on the merits of the bill should be taken afterwards. They had been lately laying the founda tion of docks at Southampton, and the chairman had ob served as to the advantages they would possess over Liver pool in having warehouses on their quays. There were several other points of importance in the proposed bill; but he would then pass them over, and allude to one of more importance—he referred to the admeasurement of steamers. It appeared, on looking at the revenue derived from the steam-vessel docks, that, after the payment of their portion of the charges incurred, there was scarcely anything left to wards the repayment of the money which those docks had cost. The steamers simply paid for tonnage, and their tonnage was so reduced by the present mode of measurement that they did not pay anything like an adequate sum. He would give them an instance of the manner in which the system worked. There were several steamers, the tonnage of which, according to the mode of measurement, amounted to 2876 tons; their actual measurement was 5108 tons • and if they were measured over their paddle-boxes, which was certainly the proper way to ascertain the amount of dock room they occupied, it was 8148 tons. They (the Dock Committee) had written circulars to those very steam-boat proprietors, requesting that they would have a meeting and communicate the result to the committee. Their answer was, that they thought they paid too much already, and one was of Opinion that they ought not to pay anything. From the increase of steam-boats. it was evident that they must he a lucrative investment, and it was not proper that the mer chants should pay all. Mr. Alderman BENN seconded the motion. He said that it was his wish to give Liverpool such accommodation as was elsewhere to be had, and unless they had warehouses on the - margin of the docks they never would have such accommo dation. What they most wanted was security. The propo sition waslhat the warehouses should be built by the Dock Committee, and let out to two, or perhaps three, public com panies, in which the merchants should be interested—that is, that they should be held in shares—in order that the mer chants, as shareholders, might see that justice was done, and every thing attended to that could give facility to time trade of the port. The main object of having these ware houses was for the purpose of transhipment —to prevent the expense and loss of carting into the town and back again. The plan of the Dock. Committee was not yet altogether formed, because they wished to take advantage of any com munications that might be made to them in the progress of the work; but they did think that the patties should be un der the direct controul of the Dock Committee. In fact, what they wanted was, to have a perfect controul over the management, iu order that they might be enabled to correct any abuses that should creep into the system, and thus give satisfaction to the merchants. Many persons were of opinion that their proposal, if carried out, would lie injurious to the owners of existing warehouses. But it ought to be recollected that it would be five years ere the proposed warehouses were erected, and that within the last five years more than they proposed to build had been erected; and surely no one would maintain that they ought to stand still. Undo: these circum stances, he thought they would be fully justified its proceed ing with putting its the notices, which ought to be dune in such general terms that no inconvenience could arise, or .ad vantage be taken. Mr e :AlderMall BOOTH said, that the proposed alteration did tint do away with the principle of the measure, and it was that to which he objected. But he would waive that, and ask them how far it was consistent that, at this late hour of their existence, the council should pronounce its opinion on a measure so important, and about which there was so Much difference of opinion. Ou this ground, he should move that the question be postponed until the next council meeting. He saw no objection, however, to the notices beiag given, with an understanding that that should not be construed into a pledge .On the part of the council to proceed. Mr. Councillor J. Hol.totis was in favour of a postpone ment until the details of the measure were given in, and sent to a committee for consideration. Mr. Councillor EARLE said that there was no necessity to hurry the measure on in this session. If the saltpetre bill required consideration, surely this did. With his permission they should not have power to go to Parliament at all. Perhaps if some of the gentlemen who were such strong ad vocates for the measure, were warehouse-owners theniselves, they would think differently to what they did. It was, cer tainly, rather extraordinary that, with one or two exceptions, all the warehouse proprietors should think one way, and those who were not should think another way. Ile should move, as an amendment, "That it is inexpedient to proceed to parliament on so important a subject, until some steps be taken to reconcile the present conflicting interests." Mr. Councillor H. Holmes seconded the amendment. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN thought that if the notices were given at all, they ought to he given with the utmost lati tude.. He was surprised that the warehouse • owners should express alarm at the addition of so small an amount to the warehouse property. The warehouses of Liverpool might be put down at 1200; what they proposed to erect was 20, or one-sixtieth part of those at present in existence, and the liberty to erect those would prevent the building of any others during the five years they would be in progress. He thought. there was no ground of apprehension in this. Mr. Councillor W. C.'unnth: would not object to the notices being given, but he was not opposed to a postponement of the consideration of the question, so as to allow time for the collection of evidence, and a thorough maturing of the whole play. They might then come to such a proposal as would be of advantage to all parties, and, if they should decide to go would remove the apprehensions of those who feared that their interests would be iujured. The warehouse proprietors were like any other body ; but 'they were not the public at large. Those who said that the council ought not to consent to the erection of warehouses on the docks, because it might, by possibility, injure them, mi g ht a s well say that railways should not have been constructed, because they would injure canals. In short,.the assertion was tantamount to a declara tion that. society should make no further progress. . • Mr. Councillor Ho oosori said that it was not the manner, but.. the fact, of bringing the warehouses into 'existence that he objected to. Being built, their competition would be equally ruinous, in whatever manner or by whomsoev er th e y were built. It had been said that the opposition had abated. If it :had ever relaxed, it was under the expectation that some *principle was about to be brought forward ; but he felt con rifted that.the present measure would experience the same opposition as the former one had done. It was not the quan tum that was to be brought into action but the very principle itself, that tuned the.ground of objection. Mr. Councillor H. LawitaNca remarked that the council, after having negatived the principle of building warehouses at all, were now asked to give notice of a bill to carry into effect the very measure which they had rejected. He should support Mr. Earle's motion. Mr. Alderman Evasrs said great squeamishness was ex pressed with regard to the consistency of the council. It was a pity this exquisite delicacy of sentiment did not act with them before when they reversed a decision which they had once come to, to build warehouses on the dock quays. Per sons were always talking about vested interests and private property. Was the community considered worth nothing? - Was the•community to be bereaved of the vast lands now lying waste, which were worth amillion and a half of money? Mr. Evans proceeded to argue at some length in favour of the plan. Mr. Councillor BnockLEBANK was fully convinced of the necessity fire the measure. Many articles were imported which were not for home consumption; such as foreign sugar, the pilferage of which, the difficulties at the Custom-house, and the expenses of cartage, would drive this branch of com merce from the port, if there were not bonded warehouses on the verge of the docks. After some couversation between Messrs. Leathom and Bean and Mr. Booth, the latter gentlemau consented to agree to the amended motion of the former gentlemen, which was as follows : " That the consideration of the resolution of the Dock Com mittee be postponed till the next council, but that the Dock Committee be at liberty to insert the requisite notices in the Gazette, and other papers, immediately, fur the proposed bills for building docks and warehouses." Some discussion arose out of the above, and respecting the powers of the Dock Committee to act before the council should have tilled up the vacancies. The result was, the ad dition of the following to Mr. Leathom's motion :—" Such notices to be sufficiently comprehensive to include all plans as to warehouses reasonably for consideration, and to be set tled to the satisfaction of the Mayor and Chairman of the Dock Committee, by the Solicitor of the Dock Committee and the 'Town-clerk." The council then went to the vote. The division was as fellows:— For the amendment of Mr. Earle—Messrs. J. Holmes, J. lievwoith, Hodgson, Logan, Houghton, Preston, Wood, IL Holmes, C. Lawrence, Cooper, H. Lawrence, Earle, Mason, Smith, G. H. Lawrence, and Jones. Against the amendment—:"Messrs.'rliornhill, Harvey, Bow don, Miller, \Valoisley, 'Bolton, Wonßlight, Bright, 11. Ilornby, J. Lawrence, Lassell, Brockl e bon - lc, Carson, More croft, Higgins, Blackburn, Coglan, Segar, Jordan, Platt, Currie, Romsden, Duncan, Shell, Booth, J. I ornbv, Bos kell, Leathom, G. Holt, Beun, Evans, T. Holt, Moon, Bul ley, Freme, Barclay, Robinson, and the Mayor. For the amendment, 16; against it. 3P. M a j or it y 22 . The original motion, with the additi on t h ereto, wAs put and carried. RESIGNATION OF MR. BIRCH. • A letter from Al r. Birch, resigning his otlice as councillor, was read by the Mayor, who informed the council that that iTentleman had paid the fine of £:5(1. Mr. Bot.ToN passed some eulogiums on the talents of Mr. Birch. but spoke in severe terms of that part of his address to the electors which related to the appointment of aldermen at tho ensuing council. He denied that there was any inten tion,on the - part of the liberal members of th e council, to ti)t nake it a sine qua non, in the election of aldermen, that they should vote in favour of the warehouse scheme. It was casting an unjust reflection upon their motives, which he ventured to say were as pure as his own, He, for one, in-. dignantly repelled the insult that was offered to the council in that advertisement. Mr. EVANS followed to similar effect, and said Mr. Birch was actually admitting, through the whole of his letter, his own determination to be influenced in his conduct by motives which he was attributing to, and censuring in, others; and Mr. COGLAN characterized the address of Mr. Birch as a gross libel on the council. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE MAYOR Mr. H. HolNnY, after speaking warmly of the conduct of the Mayor in his office of chief magistrate and president of the conneil, proposed the thanks of the council to his worship, for the urbanity and strict impartiality with which he had presided over their deliberations. (Loud cheers.) Mr. SMITH, amid great cheering, expressed his cordial con currence in every word that had fallen from Mr. llornby, and seconded the motion. The MAYott briefly and feelingly returned thanks, acknow ledging the support he had met with in the council in the execution of the arduous duties of his office; and the council: broke up at four o'clock. A German novelist, sketching a military hero, gives him "a dress much worse fur wear, the breeches pocket excepted.' SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY. —At what they term a morn ing set, on Tuesday last, Mr% George Tucker caught the ex traordinary number of 700 rabbits on Sauntun Warren.— West of England Conservative. BOLTON AND PRESTON A I LIVA y.—We are informed that nine miles of the length of this railway, commencing at Bol ton, are already lined out.—Preston Observer. EFFECTS OF RAILWAYS BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON.—The few remaining coaches now on the road be tween Birmingham and London are actually carrying pas sengers at twenty shillings inside and ten shillings outside; whilst of twenty-two coaches on the road prior to the opening of the railroad, there now only remain four., and it appears uncertain that that number can continue.—Bermingham paper. * Some curious funeral remains were recently discovered among the mountains of Ardes, in the department of the Puy de Dome, in a wild spot, probably the site of the forest no longer in existence, and at present waste pasture land. The turf concealed from sight a layer of charcoal and ashes, mixed with pounded glass, in the centre of which was an urn con taining a second vase of glass of a square form, in which were placed the remains of some human bones. Around this urn, and at equal distances, were disc ibuted three lamps. In the interor of the fosse were fragments of vases of different forms, the greater part of which were of Roman pottery. DEATH FROM TERROR.—On Saturday night, as Miss Symonds, eldest daughter of Mr. J o hn Symond s , o f G ree n Bank, FL:lmonth. who had been spending the evening with some friends, was returning to her father's house, attended by a man-servant, when she.had n ear ly reached the gate some miscreants caught hold of her dress, which terrified her to such degree, that on entering the house she became seri ously ill, and continued so until Tuesday morning, when she expired from the effects of the fright. —Cornwall Gaxette. STRANGE AFFAIR IN HIGH Some paragraphs having appeared in various papers respecting an affair that happened lately at the residence of Henry Winston Barron, Esq., M.P. ; on inquiry, we find that the facts are as follow : The were some friends stopping at the honourable member's residence near Waterford, on a visit, and amongst the rest Lord L. and his pretty wife. One evening that some gentle men dined there from the neighbourhood, Lord L. lost a very splendid gold snuff-box. A great noise was made about the affair; and the box was discovered in the shop of an eminent jeweller in this city, some days alter it was lost, and traced to a Captain D., who then held a commission in a regiment quartered in Dublin, and who is the son of a gene ral officer, and related to seine of the most distinguished officers in the army; he was one of the party who dined at at Barron's, the day the box was lost. He has since sold out of the army, and, we believe, left the kingdom.—Dublin Evening Post. CURIOUS DEATH OF Two BIRDS.—A few days ago, a t Sudbury Rectory, a noise of the breaking of glass being heard, search was made to ascertain the cause, and a pane of glass in the door of the conservatory was found broken. On opening the door, two thrushes were found lying amongst the broken glass, on the floor, quite dead. It is supposed that they were either flying at so rapid a rate as to be unable to stop themselves when coming to the glass, or that they were allured by something in the conservatory, and, being uncon scious of the intervention of the glass, dashed through it. It is evident the birds were flying very swiftly, as the pane was small, and would require a considerable force to break it. The necks of both the unfortunate warblers were broken. BOOKSELLERS' ESTIMATE OF LITERARY PROPERTY.— At first Miller would not give Thompson a farthing fur his " Winter," he afterwards gave him three guineas for it. Cave offered half the booksellers iu London the property of the " Gentleman's Magazine;" and as they all refused to engage in it, he was obliged to publish it himself. " Burn's Justice" was offered in vain to every publisher for £5O, Dr. Buchan offered his "Domestic Medicine" to every principal bookseller in Edinburgh and London for £lOO, without ob taining a purchaser; and after it bad passed through 25 editions, it sold in 32 shares at £5O each. Beresford offered the copyright of the "Miseries of Human Life". for £2O it afterwards realised £5,000. , Faotic of Foorc. This celebrated hutnourist, while educating at Worcester. college, Oxford, found in the head, Dr. Gower, a highly suitable subject for one of his droll devices. Observing that the rope Of the. chapel-bell was allowed to hang near the ground, in an open space where cows were sometimes kept for the night, he suspended a wisp of bay to it, and the consequence was, that some one of the animals never failed to seize the hay before morning, and so produce a most unseasonable and mysterious tolling of the bell. A solemn consultation took place for the elucidation of this portentous circumstance, and Gower having under taken with the sexton, to sit up all night for the purpose of catching the delinquent, disclosing the nature of tie jest by pouncing out upon the poor cow, and had the hearty laughter of all Oxford to reward him for his pains. NEW Dvc PLANT.—In the south of Russia, numerous tufts of Harmala, or rue of the steppes, has been remarked. It is called Inserlik by the Tartars, and its botanical name is Peganum harmalu. It sometimes covers extensive plains in the Tat tar country : its root is strong and coriaceous, re sists the plough, and is an invincible obstacle to cultivation. It is not useful for cattle, its odour being so disagreeable that they will not touch it ; but it is likely to prove of immense service to the Russians in their manufactures. Attempts were formerly made to dye cloth of a red colour with the seeds, but it was a complicated process,•and has been slut e abandoned. M. Goebel, professor of chemistry at the uni versity of Dorpat, having analyzed these seeds, has ascer tained the nature of their colouring matter, and invented a much simpler method of extraction. It is superior to most of the ordinary substances which produce seed, serves equally well for silk, wool, cotton, and linen, presenting every shade front ruse to crimson, and not being subject to fade. Half an ounce of the extract is sufficient for dyeing six square archines, or more than three yards, of a deep ctimson. THE NORTHERN YACHT STEAMER.—AIL hope of the safety of this vessel seems now to have been given up. We understand that the master of one of the London smacks, ar rived at Leith on Saturday last, in passing Eyemouth, was told by some fishermen :hat a quantity of wreck had been driven ashore on that coast, amongst which were sonic hum green painted scats, such as are used on the quarter decks of steam-vessels. The Perthshire Advertiser of Thursday states, that "a gentleman, who was in conversation with some of the crew of the Euphemia, belonging to Perth, which ar rived there on Wednesday, informs us that they passed the Northern Yacht, on her way to Leith, twice on the night of the storm. The last time they saw her, the sea was running terribly high, and must have rolled over her decks, so that the probality is, she was i❑ this way filled with water, and rendered incapable of weathering the storm. The crew of the Enphemia state that, on Thursday night, they saw pieces of wreck floating about, and no fewer than four vessels go down, but were unable to render them any assistance from the danger they themselves were in. The crew of the Cir cassia, of Newburgh. report, that they saw a vessel sink close to the Bell hock,—Scotsman. DESCRIPTION OF HERAT.—Herat, the Aria of the Greeks, is a very ancient city of the province of Kborassan, in Persia, but now constitutes the western frontier of Affghanistan, being situated on the 'high read from Persia and Tartary to Hindustan. It has experienced all the advantages and advantages of such a position. It has been from time im memorial the route of all the caravans, and the depot of the commerce carried on between the three counries, by which its inhabitants amassed great wealth ; but it has also been the route of ail the invading armies, and has been often plundered, sacked, and burned. It was taken by Alexander, by Jingiz Khan, by Timour, by Nadir Shah, and many others. In the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth centuries, it was the residence of Sultan Abdul . Ghdzv, fourth in de scent from 'limner, who ruled Khorassan with great reputa tion for 31 years. It was then in the zeuith of its splendour; and the Persi an hi stor i ans are profuse i n the description o its palaces, caravansaries, gardens, mosques, &c. - It is now held as a viceroyalty, by one of the sons or brothers of the King of Cabot, or Affghanistan. In the year 1783, this city was visited by Mr. Forster, who describes it as standing on a spacious plain, and intersected by a river, over which there are several bridges, and surrounded by numerous villages in the midst of plantations. It then possessed a considerable share of commerce; and persons from all parts of the east were there to be met with. It has an extensive manufacture of carpets; and.some good horses are bred in the vicinity. Its revenues are estimated at 4(XX4100 of rupees per annum. The King of Persia is very ambitious of adding Ilerat to his do. minions,. and has se nt an army aga i nst it. Long. 62 20. E. lat. al 50 N. PROJECT FUR SWEEPING AWAY TILE BANKS FROM THE ENTNANCE TO THE PORT OF LIVERPoOL—What are the means of diverting and wearine , the various land streams ?. would seem the next question to be answered. Any material diversion of the rivers Dee, Mersey, and Ribble would evi dently appear inconsistent with the character of those re spective streams. \Veering. however, seems applicable in the first place; and, when given advantages were thereby gained, embankment might securely follow at an available expense. Dealing in general principles, however, rather then especial details, it may be enough to say, that powerful jetties ought to he thrown judiciously out on lower or wester', extremities of those estuaries. Be it observed, the true set of a prevailing current is not alone with, but against the courses of these respective rivers. Since the flow of the tide into an empty space is necessarily more rapid and powerful than either its ebb or the temporary influence of 1 end floods: this fact is of considerable moment. The neglect of a con sideration so vital would be sure in leading to eirors and dis appointments. Besides, any works successfully undertaken on the lower parts of the Dee, the Mersey, and the Ribble, would be sure to increase the - effective scour of those rivers, narrow their breadth, deepen their channels. and materially improve, facilitate, and secure the course of navigation. All experience shows, that depositions ofshingle mostly go tilling with, and not against, th e fl ow i ng t i de, as the current is cetn monly more rapid and stronger during the ebbing and flow ing than the ebbing tide. Every shore on the British Isles attests the frequency, not the constancy, of this tidal law. Yet engineers have failed in bestowing due attention on, and availing themselves of, a powerful instrument by which land may be securely gained from the sea, through the aid of tidal power, and the channels of navigation undergo material im provement in depth of water and evenness of course. Why is the navigation of the Thames so favourable? Because running through weak ground inland, and compressed at Tilbury Fort and Gravesend by strong ground on both sides of the river, it has shaped out for itself that even channel for which it is preeminent. On similar laws a marine dike, like that of the Low Holm on the shore of the Solway Frith, projected on Formby Point, travelling continuously east wards, or in the direction of Liverpool, would augment the scour of the Mersey deepen its sea channel, and sweep off those sand banks which impede and endanger its navigation so materially in its present form. A few inland streams that continually disturb the channel by cross currents and rest less sounds, found on the shore between Formby Point and Liverpool, would, by the application of such means, assume an eastern course, cease to disturb the channel, and deposite broken and shifting sand banks. For the balance of` the up wards current exceeding in strength the downwards one, so the projection of a travelling beach might not only reclaim a large area of land from time sea, deepen the channel ma terially, steady its navigation, and facilitate, in the meantime, the ease thereof, but probably lead to the formation of a place of refuge, having sufficient water at ail times of the tide. Such an acquisition in the vicinity of Liverpool would be invaluable. Indeed, as applicable to the instance hero.... us, nature having expounded her own laws, we have but to follow her dictates to come at sound conclusions, and fabricate works on plain and effective principles. While engineers continue to mistake the balance of currents, and treat them as flowing in the opposite direction to the true one, little or no good can he effected. L e t suc h a d efect he fairly obv i ate d, however, right principles might speedily lead to a correct aoplication, and wonderful results follow; converting those very rivers and streamlets that n ow di stur b t h e e b a nnehs of navigation_ so destructively, into the means_ of acquiri ng s ,, ce ee places 'of refege . 'at• all times : o r th e .tid e .--Rooke Geoloyli as a 'offence. • RETURN OF THE LIVERPOOL. Accounts were received on Wednesday from Cork and Dublin announcing the return of the Liverpool, which:put. - into the Cove shortly after three o'clock on Monday, ten days. after her departure from Liverpool. Almost every day since her departure she has been ob structed by contrary winds. On Thursday last she encoun-. tered a hurricane. She had accomplished • nearly one-third of her voyage, when it was found that, owing to the unfavour able state of the wind, she could not make more than three .. or four knots au hour. In consequence of this diminution of speed the consumption of fuel was so immense that it was found advisable to put back. One of the letters received states, that so dreadful was the weather, that in order to make head against it thcconsump,. Lion of fuel was exceedingly great, nearly 400 tons of coals were consumed in ten days. The accounts received in' Dub lin state, that the. Liverpool was to set out again on Wed nesday. The following is the official account communicated by Mr. John Pollock, agent to the Transatlantic Steam Company. " I have this moment received advice, froM Cork and Pub, , lin, to the effect that the Liverpool, having experienced a" succession of severe gales, with a tremendous hurricane on the 25th instant, the captain deemed it prudent to put back, arriving at Cork on the 29th instant. " She lust her figure head, and bail reached 10ng.,21-: lat. 47. . : . " Mr. Shaw, the company's marine inanc&er, (who went,, with the Royal William, first voyage,) being in Dublin, rd • ceeded instantly to Cork, and will accompany her to New York. "The Liverpool will take in an additional supply of fuel, and is expected to sail again this day"—(Wednesday). - • (From the Cork Constitution, of Tuesday.) 't 1 ,1 . 4 " Daily information has been obtained by Vessels arriving fl tit Liverpool of the Liverpool steam ship. She was making very good progress, and was breasting a heavy sea and verse winds in gallant style. When seen upon one occasion off Tuscar, her engines had stopped, au occurrence common to steamers on a first voyage, and she was 4- blowiugoff' her steam." • . - • • , The above is from the Wafer ord Mirror of yesterday morn ing; but by the Shipping Note received yesterday evening x. from our correspondent at Cove, it will be seen tbatiafter encountering the dreadfully boisterous weather af,the , lseto! week, she has been obliged to put about and run in here fur coals. • Even the elements are against the Whigs. This vessel is' the bearer of important despatches for Uri Durham, • "Ur,' the person." whoever he may be; " administering the - Govern-: went." She carries, it is understood, the sprayer of her Ma jesty's Ministers—and it was first stated, the prayer.of her Majesty herself—that his Lordship would re-consider his re solution, withdraw his resignation, and resume the reins of Government. For this she was detained four•aud-twetitY hours beyond her appointed time in Liverpool, and for this a "Queen's Messenger" was despatched by her fur - Canada! Yet here we have her, —Messenger and despatches; "auto graph" and• all—at the Cove of Cork, and era she reaches her destination, Lord Durham may be in Lonthin ! It is no fault of hers, however. The vessel is a good one, and was making her way gallantly, when arrested by the terriao storms which she has had to contend with since her depar ture. She has put in, as we have stated, for coals, and vra presume will start immediately on receiving her supplp LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITVTIOIs. LECTURES ON ASTRONOII.II% On Saturday evening John Wallis, Esq. dellierict his second lecture. ' it, %cr.': A spherical body can revolve upon an.axis passing tbreugh it in any diameter, but an oblate spheroid can ,enlY" reVtl upon its short axis. Upon this simple eireutuSf:ince depends the return of our seasons as well us the lives of a nonabg.Fr" , animals, for were the earth not.llatter at the poles than at the equator it would be li a bl e t o a con tinual change - of *Xi' , by which what we call th e " equa t or might.be couverted int o lve the poles and the poles into the equator. The t e ndencY which bodies have to assu me th e f orm o f an Obl a te' Sphe roid when put into rapid revolution is capable of demonittatin n in a variety of methods ; thus, if two thin spherical hoops 4)e caused to rev dye rapidly upon a whirling tube upon an ax is passing through the ed g e s o f the h oo p s ,, the . hoops wilLu e contracted in the diameter of their axis a nd expatided in a contrary direction. [This Mr. Wallis illustrated by a Piece of beautiful machinery.] All the planets are subject to . the same law as the earth, and will only rotate open their shortest axis. [The principle of this law was strikinglvdernonetr ate :! by Mr. Wallis, by means of the whirlinstable,7upon which he caused a number of differently formed : substancesto r° - tate, and when left to their own free action, whether they. are chains, fiat discs, oblate spheroids, or ellipsoid's; they an revolved upon their shortest axis.] If the 'earth; werk 4 d volve once in 84 minutes, the centrifugal farce wiftild h e 5 1. much increased at theequator as to balance the attleetien gravitation, the consequence of which wetly he ,fhat ther e would be no weight there, so that the ieast .. prieh'W4 l 4 F e auy loose article off the globe, and those arficree4htEh pa now consider the heaviest would theti iiee [Mr. Wallis illustrated this by means of.a couple of:Plr e . tubes containing leaden shots, water, and atinoisphert4W at equal proportions which he placed upon a whirling to at angles of about 30°, and caused to rotate wit ksome ebricit,• The consequence was that the leaden bullets rushed' to the , top of the tubes, the water stood beet to 'it and the:.atcrilas. pheric air descended to the bottom. The planet Jupiter is eleven times the diameter of the earth, revolves iii•i .s.oe t ha half the time of the earth, therefore there must be an itnNe u t s i l disprorortion between the w e ight o f a body . at the poles ' a the equator of that planet. Having disposed of the apparent diurnal motion of the sli° b.y t o the diurnal motion of our own globe, 'we shall atten d I ° .. the apparent annual motion of the sun. The sun is 40 Pt a , lions of miles more distant from us than the moor!, ae they both appear alike in size,. must be immenselY la del) The apparent annual motion of the sun Can he as re , explained as its apparent diurnal motion.—[The lect u rer illustrated this by placing two balls, of unequal sizes, atm ..11 00 together by means of wire, upon a whirling table. „AV . the centre of gravity was placed upon the centre of Mot a t?;' the balls revolved without any tendency to fly off the . t" by centrifugal force; but no sooner was the centre of gravyy . disturbed than the balls flew to the side, still would no tong!'_ rotate indifferently. —When bodies are of -different sizes, th e centre of gravity alters. Thus, if one were size of time other, the centre of gravity .would eight • 'lathe as near to the large body as to the small beds', and the __ l- t he eight. times th e to any extent. Thus, the sun being so tuudielargertha n earth, the centre of gravity about which both odes titeSolve so much nearer to the sun. We cannot Make. the - ear t h voice %bout the centre of the sun, nor can the- eatilt,s4.o r ua e‘ • the centre of motion to the. sun; .but the .centre ,grabeov, between both must be the centre around which 't4y ht o f revolve. The moon is only the 68th pate of the ''"*%g fre ut the earth. Now, we know the diameter of the sun In 's, . 0 1 110 to 111 times that of the earth; mid it woold be conlP,°,;„ of very light materials, indeed, if it were „not heavier wee the earth. But whatever the diameter qf ahe.stio, „if, it ha lf of the same weight, the centre of, gravity would .be on e the distance between the sun and the earth. o to It is the annual motion of the earth which enable s e reckon one of our largest portions of time, the s easons. the find that the sun is not always at the same distance I * .r° lll , l t he earth, therefore the :milli d oes n o t d esc rib e a circle rou n at i o n sun; neither does the moon describe . a . circular rn, o ls around the earth. Far f r o m it, an d we d o not find ab' instance in the universe of any bodies describing circles'ateri is there a single in s ta nce i n w hich t h e same or bit is reP e , rea t by the stone body; and yet, notwithatandiott• th ese inch changes, there is one gr a nd conservat i ve pr i n ciple P.Y'' s o tn the mean distance of a pl ane t i s . constantly nint 3in f , that there is no dan ge r, h owever e ccentr i c t h e Orbit ure planets leaving its mean di s t ance . By; accurate wea n f o r inent of the sun, we timid that its semi-diameter is.4.glv e ag of every day in the Nauti ca l A l manac k . At - the .beiti" lli 5t the January the sun app ears l argest, so t h at we , are.. nea rc an er• sun in our winter, and farthest from it in July—• : i o ur ° ,, u i r culn" At the other side of th e equa t or we fi n d t h e same ` - s tow stances to happen, namely, that the sun is farthest ta t w oo mer, and nearest in winter. But while we are fartbe' ia o ne the sun we mov e s l owes t, and rice versa, so what i• b' st cl i e o re' way we gain t o the other. This is the case with all ho t to. volving around others. and is very obvious with resP e t ` t he tne moon. The moon's distance differs as 32 to 38 ' I .'h it e di r " sun only differs by the 33d of the whole amount. ference of the sun's diameter at different 16 deg. 43 min. to 16 deg. 17, min. Here then we The ec we resolve in a kind of oval orbit around the stln•poin t centricity of an orbit is the difference between the rea l ' 5 16 of revolution and the focus. • d th t 'rhe difference of time we shall advert to next, an e •ng eiv more difficult than is perhaps imagined. Every' b periods, e l oat (lowed with consciousness and memory _must W e ► ase° of the successi on o f t i me. B ut we must have some, l „ 1 , of time, oth erw i se we should have two indivi - e urr would agree in the time of day, according as their ~s,te tions were agreeable and disagreeable. our time by the stars, as they 'move equally, cons e e‘ t l a or- W e eould tne ti P ea se of the motion of the earth. on its exie, audahms We g jb rest measure of time. This is then aLI inecger of t i l le • he sob`, astronomer hair his sidreal and iiirs solar clOelits• clock is never regulated by theestin; b ec ause the ' u an d ' I times comes to the meriaian 20 minutes too so"'-',e by lb , others 20 minut es t oo l ate . If w e m e a st ire -onr timeni peon stars, we get trite time, and the astronomer eilwaY s Ario; that means. Sidreal time begins with the first poiot and this standard is universally•followed'hY•all sstroeuaietu: throughout the world. The observer has a transit instrs, he to watch the passage of a star or any other bode t'.` f ilers' meridian. We find that in the year there are ' 36° 4 to 11 . 1 ,, revolutions, whilst the sun has only come 365 tit" e to' l meridian, 'lbis arises from the sun gradually g",.`,t.ci , °! ward at the rate of 3 minutes, 56 and teu-twelftli s ditil; per day. The week and the month are mere artifio_t,swici.:, sions of titne, and have nothing to do wit h phenomena; but the year is the period in Whic,h..,":ol:ie around the sun. We are thus surrotinded with a t ~or and there are such minute details to be attended l nen te tio e observations, that we ought to be thankful to tlw" 'out l e have brought their calculations t o such perfectia , r , ',. a s ing, can reckon time for 1000 Years without the error, I, no r s y ) , day. A sideral day is not the 365th, nor the 366 t an t e e r e a stron," ~s; other integer partof a year. The year, therefare , ' s i n a ce tnensurable by the day, and we are thus plae:" o ys, ° ,;r, 36 great difficulty. We find that the year is a about a quarter. A confusion to o k piece in 111 %;i :5 1. foon the suosition that the year consisted of 0 which was f ound too much. Julius Cmar found his reign, chronology was thrown into the utmost c a iled e 4 tha oro oo to from the overlooking of this circumstance. ile, 3 „P l a dvi'in Sosogenes, an eminent astronomer of his time, w"' ar a dd him to make a leap year ; he vitt, do not every Y e a nd ' ,t 9 the 6 hours, but add theta together evezy,4 Ye a "' have ° r shall then have an extra day. By this nicer' s , , w ii e The),os days in February 46, before the Christian era was allowed to i" leap-vear, (to it this is ashen)* i st e ,t. days, and thus they continued the ad ju . st ment ' ,is j.%;,,, But now, as the 'addition of 6 !tours per annum `ra t s „ ° mites too much, in the course of succeeding col t° ther error crept into the calendar. The astronotnet.o, t ) t oa called upon Iry Pepe Gregory the 13th, to a cconn e ` .. ... s anti theY round that the seasons had fallen lock I : ero o . _t ra `, theta, so that wet e thresaine mode el e teriputatio , ll _,:i b e t. o e 7a , to go on for century utter century, the seasons w!a; _. a s pletely out of their Place: so fee.:as the calenda ft vi ) losele s .6 cerned. Time mode .which was. adopted, was the n ine d c ' t ce it was found that if they otniiaed to recto: l l .l,e in t e e they would be correct. This h'a's o reve' ve ar her, 1582. 'lle present mode in which is by omitting to add the clay in February at ` . t i A er t he closing three'centuries nut Orfottri so,lbatthus tn. is century with an art ear at .:21.b,rwm. Titer be a trifling error unaccounted Icir, which itus , .je. day in 2030 years and must then :belatterifleds. at • ,,e s w ea t the only nation which has ',not adeptellik4; l . ours and consequently, their differeat i lr t om 12 days. The seasons arise from purely• r .00 ie nd the sun with its a..e. ~ 0 ,, If a planet were to go rou nd •hauical cire uffis o ta tat ii ! d t • ec t to t ' woo rehp have no seasons,—this is the • ease eas, 0 ittier of which bases ". as perpendicular to the 'plane or the erliit; 'that ela ut t ` e t o" " and the planet Jupiter, _ . In ca c . co ti Mr. Wallis then illuSteited the . se (ince. t. f r ea. and were productive o g explained his object, . nuMber of orreries and transparencies which ( tle' re' h oe r e i:7ke a Pair seated an editor of that city on , WOI:TtIY OF l n e l ° ti t; S i.t ' O e r i ' i r t j l o th.' 5 : o f The editor of the Neu, York Se. ii recent lc of spectacles in trying to reed Welsh ti,ew.sniil) 1.0 indicall'ion, n ANOVER, OCT. a).—Tbe.re real!) . l s ' el ` " f i° otir °, of an amicable solution of the pit-Pion' b • Red - Twr s "'•f ha Tice long conference which•an es.' • eipa late visit to Veiden, heel willtene f 'lee' )a de to a " . ( 1 ia of the coast Rotten of 1831; and'icverotitres..,ec itions so the peesesses the great¢t•influte4oo lo i' lla i s Second thatuber, authorise tins,conjectue • • t 4t . h tt' at 0