The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

August 13, 1844 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. .04 W ednesday tbe usual monthly meeting of the Cowl ell was held at the Town-hall. BIRTH OF A PRINCE. ?Md• BRAMLEY-MOORE said, he believed the business ,'"' ought to take precedence of everything else would ae `° name a committee for the purpose of agreeing upon . , affectionate address, to congratulate her most gracious alaiesty on the birth of a Prince. (Hear, hear.) As the It=.?orrpthoreairtion of Liverpool had always been distinguished loyalty and attachment to the throne, be hoped I , ti s eY would come forward now, as on former occasions, se "' exPress their gratitude to Providence for the increased th eur itY thus afforded to the succession to the throne of k_eae realms, and for the present accession to the Queen's 'VPineas. Without further remark, he begged to move iitittha uomrrnittee, con s i s ti ng o f Sir Thos. Brancker, Mr. nb addres s . Y, and himself, be appointed to draw up the 11:00.:1.301 just bee:BllEra, said, that, fully concurring in what had the n r emarked by M r . M oore , h e begged to second The Ma;on. was quite sure that . he need hardly put the ProPesition to the council, as it would be most readily t idePted. The motion a hivin g b een carr i e d unan i mous ly, the co epriot rn ptee retired with th e v i ew o f prepar i ng th e a ddress, and tiod:os..rittnhgaeiint with th e e adoption of the council at a later pe- On the return of the committee, the a d„ .'LEY-Mo onE sa id h e h a d the honour to move c ., -ption of th following address :-- 130nW7i; Rtheer Mo e st Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria. Mayer, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the ° D r i l l'!" a Liverpool, humbly approach your Majesty bterYt°,-rausPicious event of the birth of a Prince, and offer peculi offaiestY, and his Royal Highness the Prince Al.heartfelt congratulations on an occasion so wise, annulatedcal to excite the liveliest feelings of , ietton j life, anel a Y the preservation of your Majesty's sacred end o k,„ ed that of the young Prince, and that be may . be ahanAak.bt,the Almighty with all those virtues which Testy and - him contribute to the happiness of your Ma itiiriagrits6rnma:ot toei„fleuert io illustriousna and l consort, o andp lrenderpeople." him a ble s s - concluded by moving that the address be presenta tion" b Y the Mayor to the Secretary of State, for tn ~ tariireciln. el3rn: - "e Queen. . '' ANc l ( ta seconded the motion, which was eon. ST. ANNE'S WARD. On the The MAYOR announced that the committee appointed 3rd u l t. to take into consideration the application froul the b urgesses of St. An the person Anne's Ward, upon vac ancy in it s re p resen t a ti on in of an alleged Mr. Robert Jones, and to confer with the Town-clerk thereon, had agreed upon the following report :_ ~ That the committee met the b e m t p o s noo,Esq., their h • chairman, 9th July, 1844, and after electing John C. Thompson, also e commit tee the the memorial to the councilhWyetshreead, counciland a to l of Mr. Jones transmitted committee on the , , consideration, it was ordered that letter and after the Town-clerk should report to the mat ters referred to them with regard to legal considerations. "That, at a meeting on the the 24th of July, the opinion as follows : of the T own-c l er k was rea d `' `The question in this case is, whether Mr. Jones, ll entitled b y hi s qua lifi cat i ons to be put on the burgess roll ...of,,,the veer, co n ti nues entitled to be on such roll, not wustancling the subsequent loss of one or more of such qualifi cations. This Is a question which requires judicial ol dthetethrrnik elation ; but after much dubt, I now 1 that the advice in M r . Slater o 's case, given before he had become bankrupt, was correct, viz., " not to proceed to clectaantil the ensuing autumn, at which time, as at pre- seta advised salted:, the v, (it was th oug h t b y th e counse l then con. vacancy should be filled up." Starki e aud The counsel consulted in Mr. Slater's case were s t a q h e a l ti e k et t i tt on t Mr. Mr. Crompton. The consideration of_ a stood over until all doubt was removed by Mr Slater. 4 4 were an electio. to take place now, it would be questionable drin th n hole period of service. But, as Mr. Jones Will be lub' e ec w t to the judgment of the Mayor and Assessors in the j Revising Court, and any b o trges r s . Joy object to his qualifications, the continuance M on the q u alification s , or the validity of a new election 7.lAstriodt iNt orennber may be put beyond the Petit' was resolved that ,r. . loners and ' M r. JonesMhavße doubt.' of a meeting of co • • r o a o d t l i e e y e ,on behalf of t he ,,„_ coup on Monday next, at eleven o'clock.29th July, ia., 4l !at, at e a meeting accordingly, on the I.._'_!` l, It was resolved that Mr. Bradley and Mr. Jones, bei ng then in attendance, should be called in, and be Inaacqou..adnertked, by the chairman, • n of 'the p j3 mo dley the th e i, bein I. an' ~, called ; ; and that Mr. Jones and Mr. with the o .n, were made acquainted by the chai h r e m ard eo "P'nien. of the Town-clerk, and were w as I and in the course of discussion a further opinion that caned for, andgiven b the Town-clerk, to the tt_,,t. th e - : quanficatiog except in the cases under the O'a I,le;eio,rodaletoefr the Munni•cipal Corporations Act, did not rest 4-a e the council, but, on any question arising, wouldhave mined in dependently of them. _the oepinait4otaheofpatrhtes having retired, to oo theeTn Town-clerk P eediu losiii_ti reo,cand be 18 7 it was resolved that c nt l hc e ie r l k .e h b a e tr a ro d a o a p , t e w d h b h y the thisr rest t ro o - f PI Mr. TH01,,,„ report. Mr, No,-,/,„:"I'' Moved the adoption of the _ " J. CATON THOMPSON. Mr. T an " asked what the purport of it was e allegations burgesses Pso'sr said the fact was, that, provided all the 'were till eentained in the memorial of the the aah.ee there was n 0 ,.. not J ;, or in : • - powerno n gewhether the party were quaie in the council to enter . tain in other he ease rested with the upper courts to decide; a nlY be wcrtin ' i t was a judicial question, which could Mr . jet at rent by the courts of law. it v-48 a dopted e It i E It a Cc e o c r l d n e g d i y t . li e adoption of the report; and The 13 • WATCH COMMITTEE and en_toceedings of of it, • un rned, is, / this committee appointed a member Theini4lreedc.'f thre liatenlierrs?in was 'having been read als o read and clo4oghsrlnfetdll.e .Improvement ae ' Committee were BALE op Plileß It the docke THE ~.4. COMMITTEE. • Feared tron a th Na AT THE NORTH SHORE. taittee, that newate south ecaotrporation the um tfrustees had agreed to off e e o r f to their Pr ig of the Finance Cotrahe posregbutter, upon c , 185 3, and to heaa the retell Ist ortlrth doCksi,lethaecon°' 250 ,819 for the w h h t o o l y w o hi be paid on the able hal(f)-y3eairFersreinmteorneest until t that period at erect the Purchase the landjc cent. Per annum, the interest to be pay agreed UD The dock trustees further agreedt the Finance•" . north of Beacon's Gutter at the price f with the Earl of Derby. At a meeting o .spore Committee, on Friday week, they agreed to oftheir estate, subject to the approval of the i t until,il at tile aura mentioned, namely £250,879, limit -Itl °Pa aura however, to six months, and exacting erest at the rate at which the last sale to the dock trus ,tde:%ha.d been made. At a subsequent meeting, held the bed the council meeting, (Tuesday, August 6,) the Inance Committee virtually rescinded the latter part of t the it resolution of Friday, and agreed to accept the t erms ft red by the dock tr us t ees , t h e principal to be paid on the Ist o f J u l y , 1853, and the interest thereon to be pay able half-yearly. at the rate of 34 per t cent, e confirmation ra n tg ra um ation Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, i n moving h at th e p rocee di ngs, sa id that t he I. sal e had not been com tletely finished until the day be ore Comma that, upon re feipt f A 0 the resolu . strongly urged the propriety tion of the Finance Committee on Fri , last , the dock trustees theterms might before the meeting of aying an interview with that committee, in order that so as to enable be agreed upon ;,auncil, and the matter finally concluded, He was the if rk delay. without to be prcceeded with to the . are that there w some irregularity, according .„. "a.,°•ding orders, iaos bringingthe proceedings of the rl - Committee, adoptedon the preceding day, before tzadiirrient c ! , 11Pr e. -cu A ri cil;but as the dock trustees were so e works, h e h e- d -e's with the necessity of commencing th in order that eal lkig the a- taken the responsibility upon himself of thence Fina Committee together the day before, tant, e „..,, at interview might be held, and the impor saY whether had • 'ult the to the council. That result they illst heard read ; and it was row for the council to observe that they woul d confirm or reject it. He might was __ 3. _er the original offer of the Dock Committee cusii: n °l l l boetd miite in admissible ; but, after along di •tind'rees,tn h sides, th e The 'l,ol:vended to the council for approval. fonncil to f l ake said itpower of the present terms were accepted, in the ceeding s o f chae^,e. Matters regular, by receiving the M a 1 , passing tesnitition Y la st, and then, if they pleased, ltpro. illt"ed " Prid t a farce Committee, as the same bad been ceedings of t h which should embrace the subsequent Mr. H . H be co%rnittee. %tood, that °14111( t it om,ht 'tshould he distinctly unde.r tile On On Plid ay I!' i . taiti - poute to that Wh'ast a resolution was passed cei sed °ll the Previou ich had been adopted by the corn . as notic e to s day (Tuesday). He had not re quite rotaabstvithin the last attend the meeting of the committee tat, o f a note h e • twenty-four hours, though he had no m a% he was b °log been sent, and that it was mislaid , zacotee,it, u e d the efff h • ~_l3ftl whi ch to sent, knew ot what arguments were ` u h e l gal,_ tor 17. au tit c an g in g * ll ,---°4 * 1 - coutu.-1 s ubect. He thought it would ...rid e , aS a e , - -- 1 - to pass the more recent resoluon, the sentiments of *mired Ithttad, lorliatantion of the resolution passed on council 0-fataiith:eee'd'elhse, believed the Municipal . Act re toeMbered that ach notice should be given to the iNida - -at th rtoceedin ~,‘, 3' wo Uld in. ,e alterat- Lstr. m c , -•oiv e a 10- I .un made in the resolution of gs. He . begged it to be re *Lag a „ se ` it alleged that uf 10,000. svas • „when h e s at Mr. Hornby was only suppo . , 11l reality n o 1 Poke of I of £19,000. There ItTerlth ' ' os s,be e a loss th e vp• elr Cy , t o ~ b ees the dock trustees had not tirult,ace CocoMitee the terse, intions of originally proposed by bete,._-‘1• Hoatis s , e ' the ' v the two re s Pritended that there was a difference eX tent of Me. N .Z lo ,oo ° o Committee to that th t eol, ad • • the Finance ere Mated there was a difference, but denied After a b w 's a loss proeeetlia-irief discussion as to the most regular mode of tornaitt ' it was ar alee, na.... ranged that the resolution of the noire;;cl on the preceding day, should be (.19 , aid b e to_ as oid, ar o u that the resolution of Friday L.' ll v- H. /Ileathe one immediately before the council. 'lt of the;:uuNnY accordin ~_air. tib '°rnalittee be confir d gIY moved that the proceed -4,01r. li'tturr secondedthe rne • • 'no oaf "Aktuay its motion. b., Paid of ,250, i 9 moved, as an amendment, that ..t e tlie r ate _(2e..!st July, 1853 4'.1:414 04 t_'-',P,Bi9 be accepted, the purchase money to , and the interest half-yearly, ‘ll appr o but,di per cent. per annum ; such terms having /4 tu ettea‘t L at lon of the Lords of the Treasury. He cora .l,l4ZZ Va t i.n e z, that the negociatmns had been t carr x ie s d 1- otetvinsil bodies t-iiilertnheesspt 1.)Id k it, f_ raustees, and that, aosanotieglt Committeealwas ando e the exist so far as c he was concerned, he W a considered himself in the character of an ar- bitrator, anxious to do justice to the ratepayers on the one hand, and to the burgesses on the other. He believed that, so far as the present bargain went, the advantages were rather on the side of the corporation. The first offer made by the Dock Committee was £226,000; and this, which was taken as a main between the estimates of two of the first valuators in the town, showed that the com mittee were not disposed to deal in a niggardly manner. It subsequently turned out that one of the valuators (Mr. Stewart) had acquired some additional knowledge as to the extent and value of the strand on the North Shore ; and he having presented a report accordingly, the Dock Trustees tendered the amount to the Finance Committee which Mr. Stewart had submitted. Here again there was no higgling ; neither was there any attempt to get the property at less than its value. Another proof of the liberality of the dock committee was furnished by the fact, that the purchase of the land at the North Shore was with the view of constructing a dock there for steam pur poses; and it was well known that a steam dock was not the most lucrative to the estate, for the entire income de rived from the steam trade of the port amounted only to £ll,OOO. The probability was that the proposed dock, with the expense of management, would leave a clear nett loss of £5500 per annum ; and these facts showed that the committee had not proceeded upon any narrow-minded principle, but that they had looked at it as a great ques tion, involving the interests of the town at large, and the benefit of the burgesses. He then went on to contend that 31 per cent. was a fair rate of interest, as many public bodies were at present taking money on such terms, and that the extension of time for payment of the pur chase-money took nothing out of the pockets of the cor poration, and enabled the dock trustees to enter the money market on better terms than they otherwise could. He then showed that the council were deeply interested in the question of increased steam-dock accomodation, be cause passengers might otherwise cross to Birkenhead, travel by the Chester and Crewe railway, and thus deprive burgesses of Liverpool of many thousands of pounds of outlay. He observed that it would take a great deal of time before the works could come into opetation ; and this was an additional reason why the time for the pay. ment of the purchase-money ought to be extended. They had indeed already commenced with the erection ; they were not going to make any show in laying first stones; (a laugh) but they were going on silently and quietly; an engine of 60-horse power had been ordered ; and the moment they got possession. rapid progress would be made. It would, however, take four, five, or perhaps six years before advantage could be derived from them to the full extent. Mr. HENRY HOLMES seconded the amendment. Mr. BIRKETT admitted the good feeling that prevailed on both sides with regard to the treaty, but thought the dock trustees had obtained a capital bargain. He objected most to the amount of interest, but contended that, at the expiration of five years, the question of the future amount of interest should be considered ; and be intimated his intention of moving an amendment to this effect. Mr. Isaac HOLDIES cordially supported the amend ment, and thought that matters of pounds, shillings, and pence, should not be considered where the great interests of the port of Liverpool were concerned, and the immense mass of business which steamers brought to the town. Mr. Nicol, said the Finance Committee wanted, in the first instance, cash in six months, and interest at the rate of 4 per cent. He contended that, if this rate of inter est had been acceded to, the Corporation and Dock Com mittee might justly be twitted, as they often were, with having joined together, the more particularly as they were each borrowing money from the public at the rate of 31 per cent. He thought it the duty of the Corporation not to place the Dock Committee in any wore condition than that committee was placed out of doors, and that if any advantage was to be given at all, it ought to be given to the trust over which they (the Council) were themselves the trustees. Mr. H. HORNBY expressed his decided dissent to the amendment. Nothing had been stated to alter his opin ion that the proposed arrangement would be most im provident on the part of the Corporation in the present state of their finances. Their bonded debt was now £1,100,000, about one-fourth of which was borrowed at 31 per cent. and the whole of the remainder at 4 per cent. and upwards. If, then, they obtained the £250,000 for the sale of their estate on the North Shore, they could apply the money in the reduction of their bonded debt, and thereby relieve themselves to a considerable extent. He thought the price reasonable and moderate, and that an abatement of one farthing would not be doing justice to the burgesses. It was said to be the duty of the Council to aid and assist the Dock Committee in the con test likely to arise between them and the promoters of docks on the other side of the river. Mr. BR AMLEY-MOORE.—I never said that : I look upon the competition as mere moonshine. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HORN BY.—I am very glad to hear it . I look upon it in the very same light myself. (Hear.) He thought the simple question was, whether they were lending the £250,000 at a lower rate of interest than it was worth? because, if they were lending it at 34 when they could get 4 per cent. they were losing .£1250 a-year to the burgesses, and this too, at a time when they knew not how soon they might be obliged to lay on a borough rate. He believed it would be admitted that the Dock Committee had ef fected the purchase with Lord Derby at a price £lO,OOO or £15,000 lower than its value. Mr. AIICIN.—NO. Mr. HORNBY concluded his reply by expressing his opinion again, that the interest was at too low a rate. The Council then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority . Mr. MOORE'S amendment was accordingly carried. Mr. BIRKETT then moved another amendment, to the effect that upon taking into consideration that the corpo ration had no bonds at 31 per cent. beyond five years, the period of the sale to the dock trustees be limited to the same period, and any further period upon the considera tion of circumstances at the expiration of the five years. Mr. John HOLMES seconded the amendment. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE hoped the amendment would be rejected without going to the vote. Mr. AIKIN defended the proposed rate of interest, and said the corporation were about to make a good bargain by getting 31 per cent. and £250,000 for a piece of waste land, which brought them in comparatively nothing. They never could have obtained so large an amount of money from any other source. He enlogised the old cor poration for the spirit of liberality they had displayed when they made a free gift of land for the purpose of making a dock ; and said that if the rates were kept low on this side the water the rush world be to the centre of trade, no matter how many docks were made elsewhere. He concluded by observing that Mr. Evans and himself would have the glorious satisfaction of thinking hereafter that they were the first to say—" don't part with the land i over the water, but make a lumber dock there ; in t ey f they had spent £50,000 in making such a dock they , th p n o li e g k h e t t h s a n v o e w k . ept a million and a half of money in en doAckiro.believed that the n B tchserrEt othert assikdeed, whenwly theythe they a u d l d f ou make nd g a e n i t u l e m m b e e n r there to make it for them? He one of the most splendid ware houses,an Sc d cr.ewndoeurldtyheetirreevsteartte to the Liverpool corpora tion,properties they ever possessed. Mr. AIKIN defended the Birkenhead people, said th e i r security was good , and ex p ressed bis•belief that the pur chase money would be paid. Mr. Moout said be had cast no reflection on their security, but m aintained, then as now, that the security of the Liverpool docks was much greater and better. The council divided, when there appeared, for the amendment, 11 : against it, 35. The appointment of Samuel Lloyd, as deputy water bailiff; the increase of the salary of Thomas B. Lewis, district surveyor, from £BO to £104; and the appoint ment of Edward Holt and Jacob Cririe, as assistant dis trict surveyors, at the salary of £lO4 each, were then con firmed. DOCK COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee having been read and confirmed, Mr. MOORE, Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, and Mr. NICOL, availed themselves of the opportunity to state, in reply to a question from Mr. BIRKETT, that the warehouse owners of Liverpool had not, as was stated in some of the papers, and believed in London, taken any part in instigating the dock committee to commence and carry on the opposition to the Birkenhead Dock bill. COURTS OF LAW COMMITTEE. It appeared from the proceedings of this committee that M r. Elmes, ihe architecimpught for a further outlay of £5OOO in improving and Nib ellishing the new assize courts. 'lie committee recommended it to be made. o g f av w e h r i i c 7 t s o o Llot4ata y ni c m . :LligZolgn ar th k e course of were made respecting those who had not forseen the s ne cessity of these alterations in the first instance. Mr. STEWART said it was an unfortunate business al together. He saw that there would be continual calls for money, and his opinion was that the whole thing had been badly managed from first to last. Mr. NORTH moved as an amendment that the proceed ings be confirmed, with the exception of that portion which related to the expenditure of the £5OOO. Mr. KILSUAW seconded the amendment, and upon a division the numbers were—for it, 12 , against it, 12, The MAYOR having given his casting vote against the amendment, it was lost by a majority of one, and the proceedings were confirmed. The council adjourned, at twenty minutes to four o'clock, to that day week, (to-morrow,) for the despatch of the remaining business on the paper. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON GYMNASTICS, BY L. HUGUENIN, ESQ. These lectures have been preceded by a very agreeable performance by Mr. Mott on his newly-invented piano forte. One of them has the apparent combination of the wind and stringed instruments, playing first as a finely toned grand piano, and afterwards imitating most of the wind instruments, particularly the organ, French horn, hautboy, violin, &c., with such correctness that the unprac tised ear would indeed fancy he was listening to a kind of instrumental concert, e a c h pe r f o r m ing its part with per fect regularity. Thi s i nvent i on o f M r. M o tt' s bids fair to make as great a revolution in music, and the applica tion of science to the enunciation of sound, as modern systems of travelling have effected in the ancient plan of conveyance. The audience were highly delighted with his playing, and regretted that he was labouring under the effects of a severe cold, which preventel him fully ex plaining the principles on which these improvements are founded. We trust that his visit to Liverpool will not be unavailing, but that he will meet from our wealthy townsmen that encourageme n t w hi c h hi s i ngen i ous in vention so richly deserves. M. Huguenin then commenced his introductory lecture, and stated that he was sure no one would suppose that he would have ventured to appear before them in the charac ter of a lecturer from his own choice, because he knew his great defects, as a foreigner, in conveying his sentiments in a language which he spoke so indifferently ; but yet, with all these deficiencies, he responded to the solicita tions of the enlightened directors of that noble institu tion, to embody his own practical experience as a teacher of gymnastics, in a course of three lectures, with a view of pointing out to parents, and teachers of youth, the great advantages which a system of physical education would confer on the rising generation, by making them better enabled to pursue their studies, with greater zeal and with less difficulties to contend with, which too many have in consequence of the total neglect of their being physically trained. He then proceeded to observe—" As to the origin of gymnastics, it may be truly said that they prevailed in every country in which the progress of per nicious luxury had not deprived the people of power and inclination for manly and athletic occupations. This de fect is an evil, however, which history teaches us invaria bly cures itself. When nations, by excess of idleness, debauchery, and dissipation, become enervated in body as in mind, they experience precisely the same treatment as individuals do under like circumstances : they are over thrown and destroyed by the resolute and robust. Action —action of mind and body—is the law of our being, and without it we finally sink and perish. By this compen sating principle the world is unceasingly replenished, and withered and fruitless branches of society are perpetually cut off. Idleness and debility, whether moral or physical, thus bring their destruction. Races of men are capable of being perfected by judicious training, just like other living things; and it is not too much to say, that every individual of our species might by it become symmetrical, vigorous, and alert. Gymnastic exercise should constitute an important item in this training. No education, in fact, is complete without its introduction; and without bodily exercise, of which gymnastics is the science, no one, young or old, need expect to maintain his health and strength. Every one is aware of the extraordinary atten tion which the Greeks and Romans paid to gymnastics— the former particularly. They made it a part of the daily concerns of life ; and physicians, lawgivers, priests, and philosophers, considered the science of giving vigour and beauty to the body not less important than filling the mind with notions of truth, virtue, and strength. Bodily exercise was recognised by the most illustrious men of those early days, as eminently calculated to preserve health and avert disease. Every physician knows its in estimable utility, and the proverb of Mens sans in cor pore nano' is as old as observation itself. Hippocrates, Galen, and Plato are long and earnest in their encomiums on gymnastic exercises ; and, putting aside the authority of those venerable names, the limits of a lecture would not permit to cite everything which might be collected from ancient authorities in favour of it. If the opinion of these great men, then, whom we so justly look up to, be founded on nature and observation, as in truth it is, then it is most incumbent on us to act up to the precepts which they have laid down. The different exertions which people are daily in the habit of making, without having always any particular object in view, are seldom benefi cial, except to a part of the body; and although by bene. fiting a part we benefit all, yet it is infinitely better to go through a regular routine, which will prove useful to every part of the body iu due succession, and thus pro duce a frame of the greatest strength and capability. Gymnastic exercise enables us to do this in the best pos sible manner; for it takes into account every muscle, joint, and function in the body, and provides for the well being and perfection of all. Hunting, riding, walking, are beneficial in their way ; but to some they are incon venient or expensive, while many cannot afford the time. In the gymnasium, however, every one can, at any mo ment he pleases, in any weather, take exercise to any ex tent he may require; and if time be an object, he can take as much in an hour, or even less, as would in any other manner occupy a great deal of time. The best education leads to the best capacity for supporting the joys and the sorrows of life. To support requires force ; and that this cannot be imbibed from the spirit of our present effeminate mode of education, which weakens and softens our feelings, is self-evident. If, therefore, we would approximate the best education, we must gradually abandon this spirit. Not that we must abjure learning and civilization, and with them genuine moral sentiments, but only follow those ancient principles which lead to form and sustain the manly character by exercise and well-managed hardening, instead of curtailing our natural strength and greatness of mind. It is inconceivable how, in the long series of ages during which an acquaintance with ancient Greece and Rome has been cultivated, the excellent principles of physical education pursued in those countries, and of course the accounts of their gymnastic exercise, have been read and re-read in every school and every study, without anything being introduced from them into the education of the day. But men too fre quently read words only, not ideas. If the improvement of the mind ought to be our constant aim, and the mind cannot accomplish anything of worth and importance without the aid of the body, assuredly it is incumbent on us to promote the health and dexterity of the body, that it may be capable of serving the mind, and assisting, in stead of impeding, its operations. For this reason Plato, in Pythagoras,' calls him a cripple who, cultivating his mind alone, suffers his body to languish through sloth and inactivity." Some of M. Huguenin's pupils afterwards went through a variety of gymnastic exercises, which they performed greatly to the satisfaction of the auditory. An apology, however, was tendered for the very incomplete state of the apparatus, which prevented them going through more than a mere outline of the course, and the lecturer ex pressed his intention of being better prepared for the next lecture. His lectures were resumed on Friday, to an increased audience, who seemed much gratified at the great care which M. Huguenin has evidently taken in bringing his system before the public. After briefly returning thanks for the kind attention of the audience on a former even ing, the lecturer went on to explain, more in detail, the objects and effects of the various exercises gone through by his advanced pupils, and the adaptation of his appara tus for calling into action and strengthening the different muscles of the body. This portion of M. Huguenin's remarks, although by far the most practically interesting and valuable, we can scarcely convey to our readers by a mere report. By the audience it was highly appreciated; and the illustration of the successful results of the system afforded by the introduction of a number of the lectuwreer.': pupils—most athletic and active young mecrut,h w o with the through a number of feats of muscular stren and we would invite our friend s to go p n l o am w u s. c e o h m u p g l u e e t en Huguenin's s p a c r o a n t c u l s u — d i e n l g i c t e e c d t ure frequent awnildl jbuerdoguen thisfdoesry o et hn f a nm p g. - , we are su re they will be pleased with the Pro fessor's a British m es Montgomery,Poets, by the E sci a reportjustly-celebrated of ihlaera course of six lectures will be com menced , d poet eoleovtenas selves, d a r eoni scholar, ci e . hry evening wott Which we hope to have the pleasure of giving our friends, whom we cannot refrain from earnestly inviting to go and avail themselves of this great and rare opportunity of lis tening to one of our first living poets. CORRESPONDENCE. SALTED BRANDY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. I believe that the impression is very prevalent that salted brandy is not found to be so efficacious as it was supposed to be when it created so great a sensation, be cause nothing has lately been published on the subject ; but should such an impression prevail, I can assnre you that it is a very erroneous one, for scarcely a week passes in which instances of the efficacy of this remarkable me dicine do not come under my notice. My opinion of its virtues is not only unaltered but is higher than when I wrote my pamphlet to recommend it. In support of the above observations I beg to be allowed, through your widely circulating paper, to state one of the many cases of cure by means of salted brandy, which have come un der my notice since the publication alluded to, in testimony of its extraordinary effects. A girl, about eighteen years of age, residing in this dis trict, suffered last Christmas from a rheumatic fever, which was followed by St. Vitus's dance ; and when the latter complaint had left her, she lost the use of her left arm and eye, and the rest of that side of the body gave in dications of being about to become equally helpless. The paralysis of the arm and eye took place in the latter end of February, and continued, though hydropathy had been partially tried, till the end of May, when the patient ap plied to me for means to enable her to procure wine and strengthening food. I told her that I would endeavour 'to procure her the latter, but that instead of wine, I would give her salted brandy, upon which announcement I un derstood her to say that she had been medically directed not to take anything salt, or ardent spirits. I said that salted provisions, which I imagined were the things inter dicted, might be injurious, but that I was certain that salted brandy could do her no harm, and that I would take upon me the responsibility of administering it in her case. I consequently causedher to take it internally, and to apply it as an embrocation to the paralyzed arm and to that side of the body. In the course of a fortnight the arm was restored to activity ; and in another week she re covered the use of her eye, and she is now efficiently em ployed in the service of a washer woman h ere ; b u t fi ve weeks from the period of her having begun to take the salted brandy had not elapsed ere she was able for active employment. Hoping that the foregoing statement may prove en. couraging and beneficial to poor sufferers, I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, SAMUEL FENTON. Wavertree, Bth August, 1844. POST-OFFICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD., SIR,—If you think the insertion in your paper of the following statement may have the effect, if not of correct ing an abuse, at least of preventing trouble and disap pointment, I shall feel obliged by your doing so. On Friday afternoon last, I tendered a letter for France at the usual receiving window at the Post-office, w i t h ten. pence, the customary postage for a single letter. After the lapse of a few seconds, the letter . and the mon e y were re turned to me, with the observation, " Too heavy— fivepence more." Rather surprised, I refused the addi tional fivepence, and on the following morning took th e same letter to a receiving box in my neighbourhood, re . q uesting the young man to weigh it before he took it in ' • and upon his doing so , t he letter p rove d perfectly within the weight, oz., the scale containing the letter quite ascending. This circumstance will at once show the ne cessity of greater care in the officers at the Post-office, and of a more exact adjustment of the scales throughout the whole department. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, Edge-hill, Aug. 12, 1844. G. GUEST. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Lt3CAL NEWS, BIRKENHEAD DOCK TRUSTEES.—At the first meet ing, under the new Birkenhead Dock Act, for the election of Dock Trustees. Mr. William Jackson was elected chairman of the meeting, and the whole of the commis sioners were selected as trustees. Those present took the necessary declaration, and the proceedings terminated. SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful instance of the uncertainty of life occurred at Oxton, on Sunday week. John James, Esq., of Oxton Hall, attended church in the afternoon, apparently in bis usual health. On the way home he was taken unwell, and very shortly after his arrival at home was a corpse. The deceased was formerly treasurer to the Birkenhead and Chester Railway Company. We have much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the announcement, in another column, of a second edition of the Rev. G. Fisk's " Tour in the Holy Land." The eloquent sermons preached in this town by that eminent divine, on the late missionail aNniversary, are, doubtless, fresh in the remembrance of our readers. The preface states that no less than 2000 copies have been disposed of in about eight months, a satisfactory proof that the eulogium of the reviews have not been overdrawn. CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS:—A few days ago a most audacious imposition was practised at a gentleman's house in Edge-lane, in the following manner :—A man rang at the door, pretending to come from Mr. Tate, the grocer; he had no coat on ; his shirt sleeves were rolled up above his elbows, and with a great affectation of haste, he anx iously inquired whether Mr. Tate's lad had not just left a loaf of sugar there along with some other groceries. On being answered in the affirmative, he said that the loaf which had been left was the wrong one, that he must take it back, as it was to go off by the coach that afternoon to Bootle, and that the right one would be sent up by his master. The servant, believing the story to be true, gave up the loaf, and the right one not coming to hand, inquiry was made at the shop, when the story was found to be all a hoax. MILK PUNCH ROYAL is at any season of the year a healthy and invigorating beverage, but in weather like this, in the heat of summer, it is beyond description. The very name Milk Punch Royal carries with it the idea of some thing delicious ; but, however capacious may be the ima gination, few can conceive the delicacy yet fullness and richness of its flavour. It is a beverage approved of and patronised by royalty, and yet its limited price brings it within the reach of almost exery individual. The city of Chichester has long been famed for this liquor, and the improvement in its flavour, by the addition of a little American ice, promises to make it equally acknowledged in Liverpool. Some have described it as the Nectari of Jupiter, some as Madeira, some as Champagne, but we have discovered what it really is—it is inimitable. The agent for Liverpool is Mr. J. Haram, of Chapel-street, whose advertisement will be found in another column. WARRINGTON BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The ordinary weekly meeting of this board was held, as usual, on Wednesday last, at the Workhouse; ten guardians were present, and Mr. Kerfoot, the chairman, presided. From the returns, it appeared that the number of cases re lieved in the town, during the previous week, by Mr. Cruikshank, was 457, and the amount expended £52 7s. ; of this sum £37 10s. 3d. was in money, and £l4 17s. 9d. in kind. In the corresponding week of last year, the number of cases relieved was 436, and the amount of ex pense £5B 14s. 10d. In the rural disiricts, the number of cases relieved, by Mr. Owen, was 472 and the amount expended £4B 10s. Id., of which £42 lls. 6d. was in money, and the balance in kind. The number of in mates in the woikhouse, at Newton, was 60, and in the one at Warrington 79. Total in both, 139. Balance in treasurer's hands, due to the union, £645 Bs. 31. The business transacted was not of sufficient public importance to require notice. A FEMALE BURNT TO DEATH.—An inquisition was held on Monday before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Jane Hughes. John Adamson, a labourer, residing at 69 Great Howard -street, said that deceased was servant in the house. A few minutes before twelve o'clock on Saturday night last, deceased was up stairs in her own room. when he heard a noise which he at first thought proceeded from the next house. He went up stairs, and found the deceased standing on the landing of the first flight, all on fire. He tried to put it out by tearing off her clothes, but could not ; and he then car ried her down stairs to the outer steps and called for help. Mr. George Wade, manager of the oil mills, in Oil-street, and who lived next door, came up, and suc ceeded in extinguishing the flames. She was severely burnt all over her body, and was sent to the hospital, where she died in a few hours after, from the injuries she had received. The Jury returned a verdict to that effect, with the addition that how or in what manner her clothes caught fire, there was no evidence to show. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Sunday afternoon week, Wm. Matthie, a fine young seaman, aged eighteen years, son of Mr. John Matthie, and nephew of Mr. Hugh Mat thie, was walking along the beach between Tranmere and Rock Ferry, with his father, mother, and a young ship mate, when tempted by the fineness of the weather and the appearance of the water, he proposed to bathe. As he was unable to swim his mother felt very unwilling that he should do so, but he promised to be very careful not to get beyond his depth. Shortly after entering the water, he slipped into one of the holes, of which there are many on the shore, and was drowned in sight of his parents and companion who were unable to render him any assistance. The body having been recovered, an inquest was held at Mrs. Fernyhough's Inn, Tranmere, on Tuesday morning, when a verdict was returned in accordance with the cir cumstances, The frequency of such accidents near this spot (this being the fifth, we believe, within eighteen months) induced the jury to present a memorial to the overseers, calling on the proper authorities to adopt some means in order to prevent a recurrence of similar fatal ca tastrophes. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.— Present, Messrs. Moore, (in the ' chair, ) Nicol, Barclay, Holt, Trotman, Bulley, Boyden, Tobin, Bold, Shand, Sandbach, Holmes, Aikin, Middleton, Kendall, and Evans.—From the mi nutes which were read, it appeared the committee had of fered, on condition that the Harrington Dock Company would give up the control of their property to the trustees, to pay one-third of the purchase money in cash, and the remainder in bonds payable in seven years, and bearing interest at the rate of n per cent. per annum.—The tender of Messrs. Cowie, Jones, and Marsden, being the best offer for the old metal of the dock-yard, was accepted.— A temporary building, as an office for the dock master, was ordered to be placed on the west side of the entrance between the Canning and the Salthouse docks.—The erec tion of a public clock on the quay at the Clarence dock basin was postponed till the plans for the northern docks are agreed upon.—The shed on the east quay of the Cla rence dock was ordered to be proceeded with according to the plans submitted, and not being a subject for fur ther consideration.—The annual report of the surveyor on the progress and state of the dock works was submitted and ordered to be printed.—The Chairman said a diffi culty arose in getting the evidence given on the Liverpool Dock Bill in the House of Lords, in consequence of no sufficient reason being shown for its publication ; it was, however, now printing for the use of the trustees, but could not be obtained for the use of the public generally. The sub-committee for the marine department submitted a report recommending that the dock trustees should pay the steam tug company 400 guineas a year, and seventy-five guineas for each service, on condition that one of the first class steamers belonging to the company should always be ready, with steam up, to take the life-boat in tow, and pro ceed to vessels in distress, for the purpose of saving life. —After some conversation the consideration of the sub ject was postponed, in order that the chairman might consult with the chairman of the Finance Committee, with the view of inducing the Council to bear one half of the expense.—lt was reported that the Marine Surveyor was about to take a survey of the channels on a plan pro posed by Mr. Hartley.—The marine department Sub committee reported that they had inspected the line of telegraphs from Holyhead to Hilbre Island, and found all in good working order.—A letter from William Wood, master of the flat Charles, was referred to the Harbour Master's Sub-committee.—Three dock-gatemen for the Canning half-tide dock were appointed, and the committee adjourned. WINSPEAR'S INGENIOUS NEW MODE OF REEFING TOPSAILS.—We several months ago noticed at some length an invention, by our. townsman, Mr. Winspear, of Waterloo-road, for the greater facility of reefing the top sails of ships. From an examination of the apparatus, we had then occasion to commend it strongly to the inspec tion of shipmasters, and we are glad to find that it has since, as the Yankees would say, been getting " pretty considerably ahead," on its intrinsic merits. The yard is the same as that at present used. In front of it, and pa rallel with it, but lower than its centre, is a wooden roller, through the middle of which runs a strong iron rod. This rod, or spindle, is secured with eye-bolts at each end,.so as to allow of the roller being turned. The roller is also supported, at different points, by iron crooks or S's, the shanks fixed in the yard ; and these, where the roller rests upon them, form rather more than a semicircle, inverted. They are sufficiently large in the arc or circle to receive and support the roller with great part of the sail upon it, (as in close-reefing,) and are covered vtith leather to pre vent chafing of the canvas. At each end of the roller there is a small iron barrel or reel, round which there is a coil of chain reaching to the middle of the yard, and thence, by blocks, to the deck. As we have before stated, if a reef is required the yard is lowered, and by clapping on to a tackle attached to the lower ends of each of the two chains, the whole spindle alongside the yard is easily turned by a few hands, and the sail taken up or reefed to any required extent—half a reef, three-fourths, a whole reef, or two or three reefs. The sail we saw in operation (that of a large schooner) was readily reefed by only one man, who pulled down a chain with each hand with the simple purchase of a single block and fall : and we should think a very large topsail might be reefed by four men, two to each tackle. The iron rollers, at the extremities, on which the chains work are proposed to be 8 to 9 inches long, and about 3 inches diameter, in a vessel of about 400 tons burthen. From the gradual widening of the sail towards the lower yard, the bolt ropes do not ride over t each other in reefing , and the whole a pp aratu s is so snug, hat though addi tional to the usual to p sail- y ar d , it pre sents no eyesore, the roller being scarcely observable at a moderate distance. One considerable advantage appears to be, that as there is a space between the main roller and the yard, the sail splits itself to a considerable extent through this opening at the top when the yard is lowered for reefing, and thus facilitates th e operation. The inven tion has already been a pp lied to severa l vessels from this port, and has, we learn, given the greatest sa ti s f act i on. Several distinguished naval officers have given their testi mony in its behalf, and amongst others the gallant Ad mint Napier, whose only objection was that it would render the seamen lazy , a s the y mi g h t order the ship lads, swehtehnsat they reef m i g ht shorten sail while lying in th e i r b ert h s ! was required , to hand them down the ropes, seen at the inventor'sAs yard,apparatus may me n recommend practicallyecaptainsto satisfy them selves by a n early inspection. MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. — On Tuesday the usual monthly meeting took place at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, J. D. Case, Esq., in the chair. The improvement committee recomm en d e d the roads in the park should be immediately proceeded with, and that tenders be advertised for in the London, Liverpool, and Birmingham papers for completing the paling, &c., — agreed to. In reply to Mr. J. S. Jackson, Mr. Watson, of the health committee, said that he had no doubt the slaughter-houses would be completed this year. The market committee recommended additional ventilation in the new market, and the communications respecting the building were satisfactory. The ferry committee reported continued improvement in the receipts of the Woodside Ferry. Mr. J. S. Jackson intimated that a weighing machine had been placed near the shore, and suggested that carts plying for hire should be registered and licensed, under the cognizance of the township, in the manner of hackney coaches. Several handsome plans of villas and mansions in the park were submitted by the improve ment committee. The board adjourned to the 20th inst. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the usual weekly meeting of this board on Thursday, the following gentlemen were present :—Messrs. J. Holmes. (in the chair,) Hope, Leyland, Plumpton, Birkett, Cooper, Procter, Ackers, Kaye, Kilshaw, Wood, Whitty, Gladstone, and J. Lawrence. The Law-clerk's charges for the half year, amounting to £253 16s. 6d., and includ ing the ex,,enses of deputations, &c., upon the Dock and Water Bill were produced, and laid upon the table for the inspection of the Commissioners.—A letter was read from Mr. Franklin, the Corporation Surveyor, submitting a plan for the further extension of the width of Lime-street from Elliot-street southward, at the expense of the Cor poration. The alteration was approved of.—The new law for regulating inhabited cellars, having rendered alter ations in the cellar entrances necessary, the Commit tee, with the view of ascertaining what powers they had to grant accommodation to the owners of property, had a case submitted to counsel by their Law-clerk. The counsel, in his opinion, said the question whether en croachments on the foot-walk in particular cases were nuisances, would depend on the circumstance of the case. If the space taken up left a sufficient breadth of foot-way, then he thought it could not be considered as a nuisance. The proper course for the commissioners to pursue would be to set out, in all the old streets and the new, a line on the foot-walk, so as to make them of uniform width, and no indulgence should be granted by the Commissioners that would at all interfere with the convenience of the public. After considerable discussion the District Surveyors were directed to furnish the board with the width of the streets and foot- paths in the town, in order that the width to be allowed might be fixed. Mr. Barke, of the Wellington Hotel, appeared before the board to complain of the state of the sewers in Dale-street. He produced several articles of silver, which, although cleaned the day before, had now the appearance of brass, in consequence of the ob noxious steam and gaseous matter which escaped from the sewer openings. The Surveyor of the District was or dered to put down stench traps, and to report next week as to the cause of the nuisance. Tenders for the works at the Kensington reservoir, were ordered to be advertised for, and the board adjourned. GENERAL MISCELLANY. On Sunday week the interesting ceremony of baptizing a converted Jew was performed at St. Thomas's Church, Bristol. The harbours of the Isle of Man may now be entered, either for trade or refuge, by all classes of vessels, tree of harbour dues. A small quantity of Dutch hay has been recently im ported into Hull. It is said the article can be purchased in Holland at £4 per ton. The King of Saxony embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Lightning on Sunday week, and quitted our shores to return to his own dominions. via Hamburgh. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—OH Sunday last, Mr. Cork, a respectable yeoman, residing at Woodford, Plym. ton St. Mary, South Devon, died in consequence of tak ing saltpetre by mistake for Epsom salts. ACCIDENT AT BIRMINGHAM.—At Birminghom, 011 Tuesday, Mr. John Riches, builder, and a labourer in his employ, were killed by the falling of a wall, in a house in which alterations were going on. Joseph Buonaparte, the elder brother of Napoleon, and the ex-King of Naples and Spain, died at Florence, where he had resided several years, on the 28th ult., in the nth year of his age. At Chard, the other day, a man in the employ of Mr. Pratt, a farmer, took up a gun, not knowing that it was loaded, levelled it in sport at a young woman who held an infant in her arms, and shot the infant dead. The nurse was severely wounded. MURDER OF A WIFE.—At the Thames Police Court, on Wednesday, Mr. James Cockburn Belany, surgeon. was fully committed for trial, charged with the wilful murder of his wife by administering prussic acid in a glass of water. POSTOFFICE ROBEERY. - At the Carlisle Assizes, on Wednesday, John Nicholson, clerk in the postoffica,"was sentenced to ten years' transportation for having embez zled a post letter containing two £lO and two £5 Bank of England notes. EXECUTION AT LINCOLN.—On Friday week, at twelve o'clock, Eliza Joice suffered the extreme penalty of the law on the new drop, for the wilful murder of her two children, Eliza and Ann Joice, at Boston, by administer ing to them laudanum. It being market day, she was launched into eternity amidst upwards of 5,000 spectators. THE CONVICT DALMAS.—The convict Dalmas has been removed from the Millbank Penitentiary to the insane ward of Bethlehem Hospital, there to be confined during her Majesty's pleasure as a lunatic. The reports of the medical gentlemen who have daily visited Dalmas since his incarceration leave but little doubt of his insanity. Last week, the North horse-mail to Bristol performed its last journey. A local paper states, that "in honour of the melancholy occasion, the horses heads were sur mounted by hearse-like plumes, while tle coachman, guard, and ostler (its only passengers) were decked in all the funeral habilaments of woe !" The bags are now taken by rail. CRICKET.—The returrkmatch between the Mold and Denbigh Clubs was played on Tuesday last, on the Mold ground ,when the Mold club was again victorious, having beat their opponents by 79 runs. The following is the score : —Mold—first innings, 111 ; second innings, 55 ; total, 166—Denbigh—first innings, 60; second innings, 27 ; total, 87. The Comptroller General of the Coast Guard has di rected the crews of all the Government Life Boats in Great Britain and Ireland, to be furnished with Mr. Carte's Life Belts. Several vessels in the guano trade have also lately adopted them, in consequence of the surf on the coast and islands having already proved fatal to some of the boat's crews attempting to land there. THE TWO 'VACANT SEATS.—Mr. Thomas Wyse, M.P. for the city of Waterford, has given formal notice to the House of Commons, that he will move, early next session, that the two seats recently rendered vacant by the dis franchisement of the borough of Sudbury be transferred to such county or counties in Ireland as shill, from its population and the present state of its representation, &c., appear most fit to return additional members to parlia ment. The said two seats have now been unfilled for nearly three sessions, and, consequently. the number of members is reduced at present to 65G. DREADFUL FIRE NEAR GRAVESEND.—On Wed nesday last, the greater part of the village of Lower Thorne, near Gravesend, was destroyed by fire. Several farms, and their offices, stacks, and implements, and many cottages, were consumed. The hedges on all sides took fire, and it was only by the greatest exertion the ad jacent crops were preserved from the flames. While some labourers were endeavouring to save the property in one of the farm-houses the roof fell in, and three poor fellows were afterwards extricated sadly burnt and bruised. It was feared that one or two individuals were killed. THE RECENT CASE OF POISONING AT CASTLETOWN. —This case has assumed a more serious that the aspect than was s uspected at first, but notw ithstanding authori ties have taken every step no c lue las been found to the p ar ties who put the deleterious drug into the pump. It now a ppears that it was arsenic that was found in the b r ead and in th e water. A portion of the bread, some of the water f rom t h e w e ll, and the bag were sent to D r . Brett, Liverpool, for his opinion, and he declares that they contain arsenic. It is the opinion of the jury that the baker, and his family, and not the soldiers, were intended as the victims of this diabolical act.-21fanx paper. A MAN AND HORSE KILLED p c . BY Es.—On Wed nesday week a horse belo ng i ng to tu a farmer rt in Cambridge shire, having strayed from nis g arden ad joining, kicked down a hive of bees which instantly at tacked him with great fierceness. A shepherd, who hap pened to be in a house adjoining, went to the rescue of the tortured animal, when he, too, was attacked, and stung in every exposed part of his body, notwithstanding every appliance, such as wet clothes, &c., was employed to drive away his assailants. The poor fellow died whilst being conveyed home, and within ten minutes of the at tack, and has left several children to lament his untimely end. The horse died the next evening. MURDER OF A CONSTABLE BY A ROBBER:—OII Sunday night, the 28th ultimo, James M'Faddon, a rural policeman, while stationed at Kessingland, near Exeter, observed some men approaching the farm yard of Mrs. Button, and, suspecting them, concealed himself in a fence. Four broke into the barn, w hil e the fifth watched. The four came out laden with sacks of corn, when he accosted them and recognised one of them as Wm. Howell. This man on being challenged, raised a gun to his shoulder, and taking deliberate aim, shot him in the thigh. He crawled to the farm-house and gave the alarm. On the following morning the spiv_ toms became serious, and his deposition was taken. He died the same evening. At the inquest a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Howell, who was ap prehended, and stands for trial. No clue to the rest of the gang has been obtained. MILKING OF Cows.--A <<Small Tenant Farmer" has forwarded to us the following co mmunication upon this subject :—" Having read some of the recent works pub lished on agriculture; and respecting the management of dairy cows, I was induced to try the milking of a cow three times a day, viz., morning, mid-day, and night ; and I find that it has answered better hitherto, this dry hot weather, than under the old system of milking twice a day. More milk is obtained; and the cream on tl , e mid-day's milking is twice as thick as on the morning's milk, and three times as thick as on that milked at night. Some of my n eighbours, who have been farmers all their lives, prognosticate that my cow will be ruined, and that next year she will fall off to nothing ; but taking a com mon sense view of the thing, and as it is sanctioned by "w the Agriculturil Socie t y , I shall go o n with it. My - looks well enough at present." — Stafford Advertiser. PUBLIC WALKS IN MANCHESTER.-A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester and Salford, and their licinities, took place on Thursday last, for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps towards the purchase of land for public walks or arboretums, and which was most nu merously and respectably attended. The donations were of the most liberal kind—#3l,ooo, or near that sum hav ing been subscribed in the room. Among the most libe ral contributions were, Lord Francis E g erton £l,OOO, Sir B. Heywood, £l,OOO, Mark Philips, Esq M.P., £l,OOO, ditto for the firm £5OO, James Kershaw, Esq., (ex mayor,) £5OO. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Monday night a serious fire broke out in the new buildings occupied as merchants' warehouses, situate in Blackfriars-street and Parsonage, Manchester, which were burnt to the ground. The pro.. perty was known as the " Irwell.buildings." A distress ing fatality was caused by the fall of a part of the building. A man named Irving, a workman on the premises, anxious to render all the service he could, had incautiously gone under a cathead, and it fell upon him and killed him on the spot. No satisfactory account has yet been given of the origin of the fire. The aggregate loss will not be much under £20,000, but a large portion of the amount is in sured.—On Wednesday night another man, of the name of Jackson, died in consequence of the injuries received. NOVEL BRIBERY.—The Whigs are an ingenious race. They are very fond of making restrictive laws, which they themselves are amongst the foremost to violate. Lord John Russell's bill for the restriction of bribery is rather too stringent for their convenience ; but one of them, yclept Mr. Hill, at Dudley, has devised a new species of bribery, in lieu of giving money, which he has not hesitated. to proclaim publicly. After Mr. Rawson, the League Candidate for Dudley, had addressed the electors of Dudley, Mr. Hill followed, and said it had been asked " Who is Mr. Rawson ?" He, (Mr. Hill) would answer that he was a large railway proprietor, and, if they suc ceeded in returning him to Parliament, a special train would be brought to Dudley, and the wives of all the electors who voted for him, treated with a pleasure trip to London or Liverpool. If this be not bribery we know not what is. EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.—DREADFUL OCCUR RENCE.—The awful sentence of the law upon William Saville, aged 29, for the murder of his wife and three children at Colwick, received its fearful consummation on Wednesday morning, at the drop erected in front of the County-hall, Nottingham. The crowd on the occasion was unprecedentedly large, and, in consequence, a most shocking accident occurred. The place where the execu• tion took place is in a street called High Pavement, be— tween twenty and thirty feet wide, and at the distance of about 100 yards is an avenue, called Garner's-hill, a very steep descent, with five or six steps on the top. As soon as the drop fell, the crowd rushed violently along the High Pavement, and hurled a number of peraons down the steps. Eight were taken np dead from suffocation, four have died since, and a large number of others are seriously injured. AMNESTY TO THE POLISH REFUGEES.—During the recent visit of the Emperor of Russia to this country, several of the Polish refugees in London and Paris pe titioned his Majesty for permission to return to their native country. They received no reply to their petitions until the3lst ult., when eighteen or twenty of the number now residing in London received a notice to call at the office of the Russian consulate. They attended accord ingly, and were handed sealed letters from the Russian, ambassador, the purport of which was, that they might return to Poland, but under certain conditions. • The conditions are, that they are first to proceed through Holland, and thence direct to Kowno, in Russia, there to undergo an examination for alleged state crimes ; and un less any charge other than a mere participation in the insurrection is proved against them, they will be at once set at liberty. Many of the Poles, however, have not accepted the terms. THE THIEVES' DEN.—Some sensation has been occa sioned by the discovery of two strangely-constructed houses, (said to have been once the residence of Jonathan Wild,) in West-street, Smithfield, on the west side of Fleet-ditch, which buildings have, it appears, been long occupied by a gang of thieves and receivers of stolen goods. One of these houses, it seems, was fitted up as a shop, but there are trap-doors behind the counter, cellars for the reception of property, in one of which was found a skull and human bones, nooks and recesses of all de scriptions, as well as the means of conveying goods " up the spout," and of facilitating the escape of persons over adjoining houses. That such a lace should so long have existed in the heart of the metropolis without detec tion, is extraordinary, and the spot has been visited and explored by nob!emen, gentlemen, and others, as a great curiosity.—The place is to be pulled down for improve ment. --- SELLING A WIFE AT LEEDS.—On Saturday afternoon, one of those disgraceful scenes of selling a wife took place in the market, used far the sale of butter, poultry, &c. Leeds. The persons engaged in this illegal transaction came from a small village in the neighbourhood of Wake field, and had been married about five years, but the wo. man we understood bad been living in service for the last three years in consequence of the ill treatment she had received from her husband, and it was stated that she had been married about six months ago to the person with whom she had been in service. The two claimants to the hand of the female, who is about twenty-five years of age and of good appearance, having met in company, it was agreed that the first husband should sell her and that the other should become the purchaser for the sum of five shillings, on condition that she should be publicly sold in the market place at Leeds. There being no other bidder she was handed over to the individual who had come pre pared to purchaze her, with a halter round her neck. The populace who had assembled to witness so rare an exhibi tion in Leeds, was about to proceed to handle him roughly, had he not made bil escape into an adjoining public hcuse.—Hull Herald. THE BURNS FESTIVAL.—The proceedings of the great national demonstration, on Tuesday, in a field near Alto way Kirk, Ayrshire, in honour of the poet Burns, went off most successfully. Three of Burns's sons, Mr. Robt. Burns, Colonel Wm. Nichol Burns, and Major James Glencairn Burns, as well as Mrs. Begg, the sister, and Mr. and Miss Begg, the nephew and niece of the bard, were present to receive the welcome borne to the Banks o' Doon, from a multitude of admirers of their illustrious sire and relative. The Earl of Eglinton presided at the banquet, Professor Wilson acting as vice-president, and amongst the company were—Henry Glassford Bell, Esq., Sheriff-substitute of Lanarkshire; Rev. Cuthill, Ayr; Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, of Dumfries (the Jessie Lewars of the bard); Sir John M'Neill, Bart., late Plenipoten tiary to the Court of Persia; the Right Hon. the Lord Justice-General ; the Countess of Eglinton ; Sir D. H. Blair, Bart., of Blairquhan ; Archibald Alison, Esq., Sheriff of Lanarkshire, and author of the " History of Europe ;" Colonel Mure of Caldwell, author of " Travels in Greece;" Wm. tkytoun, Esq., Advocate; A. Hastie, Esq., M.P. for Paisley ; James Oswald, Esq., M.P. for Glasgow ; Sir James Campbell, Glasgow ; Provost Miller, Ayr; James Ballantine, Esq. of Castlehill ; James Camp bell, Esq. of Craigie, &c. &c. TH EL ATE HURRICA.N E AT SEA.—lnformation has been received of a dreadful hurricane having visited the dif ferent ports on Saturday and Sunday week, which was at tended with a great sacrifice of life and property. At Tenby it commenced blowing fearfully from one o'clock in the morning from the south east. About five o'clock a.m., the Richard, Captain Cooke, of Sunderland, from Cardiff for the port of London, was, owing to the vio lence of the hurricane, driven from her anchors, whilst riding in the Caldy Roads, and the captain, W illiam Cooke, was drowned, and also three of the crew. The vessel went to pieces soon after she struck, and she has become a complete wreck. A fishing-smack called The Four Brothers, during the gale lost two bands. The Jane (another smack) was driven on shore on the Penduce 'rands, and it was feared would become a wreck. The yacht Rose, belonging to Mr. Roper, of the same port, drifted ashore, and has become a wreck. Fortunately all on board were saved. At Newport the storm commencedat about the same time, with heavy showers of rain, and con ti n ued with little intermission until eight o'clock, when it abated a little. The most disastrous intelligence is expected from this port. At Torbay and Teignmoutli the gale was equally severe. At Bristol the h urr i cane was tremendous, with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. The shipping, however, escap e d w i t h trifling injury. At . Llannelly, i o n n g to Saturdaylifrllfracombe, r e, nin g was, thetot totally Friends, ont , a t fi h ri e e c Y e e y s b fen Sands, in Carmarthen Bay. The captain, his wife, and the whole of the crew were drowned. The Briton steam-tug parted from her moorings, and sank near the harbour. POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE.—The reports of the several secret committees of the two houses of parliament have been delivered. They will disappoint the hunters after grievances. On an average of 21 years, the number of warrants for opening letters have been, in Great Britain, about eight annually; of these, about six have been issued upon the representation of magistrates for the purpose or bringing criminals to justice, or to assist in the recovery of stolen property. About two have bee n annua ll y i ssued upon political considerations, to find th e means o f obviat ing some public danger. In Ireland, the number of war rants issued has been about two in a year, almost exclu sively for the purpose of tracing criminals. On the whole, it appea rs t h at t h e power has been generally exercised with great frugality, and never for any private or party object. And so ends Mr. Thomas Slingsby Duncornbe's " bottle of smoke." The following is the most material portion of the report :—" It may seem that the issue of six or seven warrants annually, in proportion to the 30,000 or 40,000 committals which take place in this kingdom, cannot be an efficient instrument of police ; but, on the other hand, the issue of six or seven warrants upon a circulation of 220,000,000 of letters cannot be regarded as materially interfering with the sanctity of private cor respondence, which, with these exceptions, there is not the slightest ground to believe has been ever invaded. The committee have examined into the case of the petitioner whose petition has been referred to them. It is true that Mr. Nlazzini t s letters were for about four months stopped. and opened, under the warrant of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and inspected by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, upon an apprehension that he was engaged in a correspondence having for it s o bj ect d es i gns which . might be injurious to th e t ranqu i l i ty of Europe. Certain parts of the information thus obtained were com municated to a foreign government, in so far as such ft communication appeared to be warranted, but without the names or details that m i g ht expose any i nd i v i dual then residing in the foreign country to which the information was transmitted to danger. The committee are bound, in conclusion, to state, that having looked back to the proceedings of several secretaries of state during succes sive administrations for more than twenty years, they have found the practice has been nearly uniform, that the power has been very sparingly exercised, and never from personal or party motives, and that in every case investi gated it seems to have been directed by an earnest and faithful desire to adopt that course which appeared to be necessary, either to promote the ends of justice or to pre vent a disturbance of the public tranquility, or otherwise to promote the best interests of the country." ..... 0 ~. cloy ichb' de tie le re 01 " O dds iffor d ' d da ?Ho"'