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_.~..~, Sept. 7, 1847. LI CHURCH SUNDA Y S RPOOL SCHOOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. ASERMON to CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS will be Preached, at ST. JUDE'S CHURCH, cm THU RSDAY EVENING next, the 9th instant, by the REV. DR. M'NEILE LANCASHIRE PUBLIC 'SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, FOR PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 'ENERAL SYSTEM OF SECULAR EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER. PERSONS desirous of joining the Association are the requested to communicate by letter with the Chairman, at cl e temporary Committee Room, Mechanics' Institution, Cooper -street, Manchester. ,4 11 e Principles of the Association, and the plan which it is rest Messrs. Simms and Dinham, Fletcher and Tubbs, and T. F0r 0,,,, Manchester, and all Booksellers in the County.—Price Id. r ‘ 3 . Per hundred. BePtenber let, 1847, GEORGE ELLIOTT, Chairman. 13 RISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. T the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of this COMPANY, held at the White Lion Hotel, in the " u 'y of Bristol, on WEDNESDAY, the Ist of September = 1847, JAMES WENTWORTH BULLER, Esq. in the Chair, It was unanimously Resolved, ist.—That the Report of the Directors now read be received and adopted, and thatihey be requested to send a copy 'to every Proprietor. 2d.—That a Dividend of 13s. 9d. per £lOO Share, free of Income-ta x , for the half-year ending on the 30th of June last, be declared, payable to the Proprietors of all such Shares standing registered'on the 21st of August. 3d.—That the Directors be, and they are hereby fully author ised, to order surveys and to adopt all such other proceedings as they may deem expedient for protecting the interest of this Company, in any of the districts contiguous to the main line or its branches. 4th.—That this Meeting approve the purchase of Exeter and Crediton Shares for account of this Company, as stated in the Report of the Directors, and that they be, and they are hereby fully authorised, to adopt such measures vs they may deem expedient for securing possession of the Exeter and Crediton Railway, conformably to the agreements already sanctioned by this Company. sth.—That the purchase of the Glastonbury Canal and Works, for account of this Company, be, and the same is approved and sanctioned by this Meeting; and that the Directors be author ised to adopt whatever measures they may deem needful for legalizing this transaction. 6th.—That the Directors be, and dunthe are hereby, authorised to create new Shares, or raise Loans, iler the guarantee of this Company, and in conformity with the several Acts of Par liament, when and in such way as they may deem most advan trousto the I n t erests of this Company, for the purpose of g f o t tdin so g u t t te several a mounts subscribed towards the Capitals ether pu D evon and th e C ornwa ll R a il ways , an d f or s uch this ,um Pan TPes a es as have been sanctioned by the proprietors of t y the best th an k s o f 'this Meeting be given to the Di rectors, for th e i r able and efficient management of the affairs of this Company. JAMES WENTWORTH BULLER, Chairman. The Chairman having quitted the Chair, It was unanimously Resolved, Bth.—That the best thanks anis Meeting be given to James 'Wentworth Buller, Esq., for his able and judicious conduct in the Chair. Ir. DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY COMPANY. THE Head Direction having taken into consideration that a few Shareholders of the Compauy have neglected to their Provisional Scrip Receipts for Nominative 2 0 7 gs, and to pay the Calls due thereon within the period fixed #: th at purpose, and being desirous of now giving effect to the ..„EPulatios of Article 17 of the Statutes, hereby requires the n OLDERS of PROVISIONAL SCRIP RECEIPTS, respectively Tolinri...bered as below, as . speedily as possible, or at least within for v ee,ll days, to send in those SCRIPS to be EXCHANGED B y - " MINATIVE SHARES, and to pay the Calls due thereon. thl, 4 , s glect of this Notice, will Le o Scrips, with all 'alls made upon them, will le forfeited to the Company, TY.,fist the Scrips will lose all their value and power, and be isiBuyerseded by new Shares. u • 6 136 to 6140.... No. 7061 to 7065, 8825.... 9951 „ 9955. 19131 15286 ~ 15300.. 17771 ~1 7780. L,- A #, 30450. 35 23 ~4 31 „ 35440... 3 9920. .. . 45801 „ 45810. . . 5261 " 45 960.... 51131 ~ 51140... 5 2581 5 2060.... 52311 „ 52340.... 6530 1 5 2600. .. , 54671 „ 54700.... 7011 " 63 310. . 68941 „ 68950.. .. 8401 ~ °720 . : 76841 „ 501 „ 76850.... 011. The Read. Direction of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company, L. J. ENTHOVEN, President. dam 27 By A yor u d g e us r t o , f•the same, Am4ter J. 1847 C.'s JACOB, Secretary. siols nal Any information relati v e to the e xc h ange of Prcrvi- Scri ßeceipts for Nominative Shares, and for the pai tient of the Third and Fourth Calls, may be obtained of Mr. 1-lExay BELOE, 12, Brunswi c k- s t ree t, Li verpoo l ; or a t t h e C cagPany's Office, 4, New Broad-street, London. JOHN C. JANSON, Sec. No. 7891 to 7895 11001 „ 11010 18101 „ 18140 25531 „ 23540 35791 „ 35870 45911 „ 45920 51381 „ 51390 52531 „ 52540 55171 „ 55160 69171 „ 69190 77071 77230 London, August 30, 1847. AMBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOSTON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. At the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the PROPRIETORS held on the twenty-fourth day of August,_ receiving a for the purpose of statement of th e proceed i ngs o f the Directors, and the accounts of the Company, W. F. N. NORTON, Esquire, in the Chair, The following REPORT was -read by the Secretary : Since the last Ordinary Meting of the Proprietors, your Di rectors have contracted with Mr. Wythes, for the formation of that portion of the Line between Bottesford and Grantham, includin" the Gonerby Hill Tunnel, and the Canal Branch (about eight miles) and the works are progressing t o th e satis action of your Directors. fuey have als o b een ca ll e d upon b y t h e Midland Company, to lfil the agreement entered into for the joint construction of the four miles west of Nottingham to Bidwell, which will effect "e B avn to this Company. Your Dirietors have not deem ed it prudent to enter into any ootfhtehr contracts, or to incur anyother liabilities, in consequence the la e sra- n d e ; ta rY pressure, and also from an assurance given at beore t h e Are Meeting, that no further . call should be suited P, r .esent Meeting, when your opimnmight be con ottiagliam and have nodl,!reetions taken. At the same time . your Directors. Compan uesitation in declaring, that the true interests of the twe en Y Will be best promoted by completm,, the . Line be they r egTet tile insel , .Grantham, at the earliest period ; and . that by this delay, they will be unable to avail Conb%ei.s.of the summer months for the formation of their l 'annpa' n ,"leb would have been greatly to the advantage of the thiOrttheifirst application to Parliament for the construction o rs f and b ! t au be• WaY, the Midland Company were large Shareholders incu r lag otherwise interested, it vas not thought advisable to the otherwise interested, making a separate Station, Wharfs, 7 , 2 1 , at Nottingham, and therefore .no powers in the original , ( 1 - 1 were taken for that purpose; but as that Company subse ' eatlY withdrew their connection, your Directors under the !i_iastion of the Half-yearly Meeting, in February last, applied . Z.l.'arliatnent to deviate the Line, and by increasing their v ` l 'Avp's to secure an independent poiition. Li n ! the Company's Trains would have to pass over the Lincoln et ta f about two miles, the Midland Company had the wer to f ie ,Lge after the rate of six miles. To . be relieved fr po og o t u ha h t th e T Toll was another important desideratum —and best ( i )t nPany by the purchase of the Nottiu„h & a n n ul, had t& yet epot for the accommodation of the Town of Nottingham, stan c e i ndependent access was secured.. Under these anentcircum 's Your Directors deemed it advisable_ to apply to Parlia- S 0 effect the above objects, and they congratulate the adva olders in having succeeded upon terms__ greatly to the t the Bhad been introduced into Ra rtage t r i i l t, the Vicrfand Co er mpany ill met your Directors in ; v erY liberal and friendly spirit, and after core notiations, ~- „ a !greement IVRS entered into under the Corpe seals of "en Company, by which the Midland Company consented to renea the Lincoln Act, as enabled them to charge 'lie six miles ate,.and a clause to that effect has been intro duced into their amended Act, by which this Company pay a mileage only. They have also agree d to prov id e t h e necessary terStations and other accommodation for the Passengers and affic, both at No e ttinghavl . and Amber Gate, the extent and mspony, a t n o d b i e n a r caser a n dby ,„ f • difference, In consequence of this agreement, y0u,1 3 17 an t u:o n i e r d e :and ceeded to obtain powers for the constructi on ,Wi3 i fs only pro the Canal Wharf at Nottingham, which they have obe branch to over which the Midland Company have power Trains, on payment of Toll. 0 run their The concessions and powers thus secured, are of the utmost importance and advant age t o the Company. The most conve. a nient Stations and ampl e accommodation for Ise 'leers and Merchandize will be provided, both at Nottingham. and Amber Gate, and the savixg in the outlay of capital, as well as • effecttile and the convenience to the:public will be greatly.__ the Trtac in Coal, Corn, Cattle, and heavy Goods, Recordings to the estimates proved, will be very large' the advantage_oh_ tan ned by the p ossess i on of the C ana l Whatrfeis best t i o thera Trading consi deration, as it gives to this, Company the position in the Town of Nottingham, which ' l ave been s ecure d except at an enormous, sac co r u i l fi ctn e o o t f o m th o e n ri4s . e The fature prosity and almost vitality . of the Lin . e wer t e 17:', 1 _ Severely attacked during the last Sessio c n o o m f pa r n a i r e ha s. er,,,.1e Greatliorthern and Eastern Counties m T en he on the Boston loop, to iii:4 her Projected a Line from Gosbe alineuam Mill, North of and Grantham; the latter projected of which were parallel t. , .. gr o in sill, to Newark, i s 4 ' l !.ti_e. Eastern portion of your Lin ea e, c a h ndifeither had been ob era would have diverted a considerable portion of the East- Inte e l a ffie- The Gre a t Northern and East Lincolnshire, also defeat cad other Bills,_ the effect of which, if they had not been 130si'w',„`eu, Would have been to destroy your proposed Station at v tr , n, and r en d er t h e branch to the Quay, at that place, eilList useless —Th e G reat Northern also by another Bill to atta ck i i deviation of their Line near Grantham, made another Thost 4 . 0 a Your Line at that place, which would have been eve r Di:ejudicial bad it been the`sucessful. In accordance, have With their duties and active vigilance your Directors the c e e l L er reildeavoured to exercise in protecting the interests of siti or , -'l3any, they offered to the several Bills every legal oppoc eess, ta r T (l they are happy to say with the moat complete su - tso ractring thrown out all the Bills except the last, which was ageon'`ed as to make the Junction at Grantham more advau &men fi t ': and at the same time more independent—Claus a e n s h es av to e Mak e ed in that Act empowering . the two Comp i to seaoint s. •r i , poi Station and . also empowering the Great Northern tho se atr e "'uori of your line on payment of an Equitable Toll. 14 4 now4 i t iited projects are conclusive that in the opinion of the . devei. lll . Companies, the•distnct is important and capa infrrtion'ing a large Traffic, and by that attding serr iti Pd tn, s "Your Directors no part of district has been / ec i ilt a ga—all that the Legislature granted has been pre a th us ~_... . ;F e tidly aireating aggression.your Directors have not refused t: 4 eY ar e i, it aiees when they would conduce to your intere a s x t i s s — ts 2 t ` ll .een thr;I:10 , to say that the best understanding n.es o ti . In u t w ix ng the thaeyt eftheiroVally and th d e s Easte n rn Counties. p ldi g Line, at the latter place, No fr,a r Ve., _ ado pted l y s g a r c l a e n and an agreement has been entered the t wo ,iie con struction oesuch Station at the joint expense of Z e iled by antaPanies, and the alliance has further been strepgth pits, Ofangingfor an interchange of traffic, and running of t isbeath- pe e n Grantham and Spalding, and Spalding and ocncon , terms and details of which are to be settled by venie ° ,, n ,', T his agreement will promote alike the facility and --' Ina --" ef the public, and the interests of . the Company, figr,e_Y ultimately lead to a more intimate union, and which 0 0 th e T i at will he submitted t the Special General Meeting, c° /"rnii °t ° „f S eptember next, to consider the propriety of th .n e onf o the sa me. e Atute r illitY with the Act, four of the Directors and one of have titoers retire, who are eligible for re-election. .. . to e lee s are happy to state that the differences winch „ i'dl.,., between a ortion of the Shareholders and the to h' ziel. elie e d b fen amicably arranged, and that the Directors will for e re eo ,„, to the full number of sixteen ; seven of whom are :1•,... the egraendecl by the Committees of Shareholders. And ,eetin g ttTetion of three of that number, a Special General Sep te ill be necessaWhich is fixed for Tuesday, the 21st C o , p niber next. rY, w " P' B 001ces Wheeler-gate, Nottingham, 18th' Augu.st,B.l7. To th e Chai r ENGINEER'S REPORT. te rn magi and Directors of the Amber Gate, Notting- Cip.x.„' and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway. I now i-,, , Half cleavele to report to you the progress :ince the 1:41: - learly The curt, g. ` ri let for six and three-quarters miles from Bottet. By Engineering and Surveying, including Parliamentary By Works By Rails, Chairs, Sleep ers, &c By Land and Compensa tion . By Law Charges By Parliamentary Charges .By Traffic Taking By Direction and Audit. By Office Charges and Secretary and Clerk's Salaries -By Advertising, Sta tionery, and Printing. By Miscellaneous Char ges_ and Travelling Expenses By . Banker's Commis sion . By Interest, One Shilling and Twopence per Share, due Bth of April, 1847, upon 88;341 Shares By Postage Stamps on hand By Cash in Bankers' hands ford to Grantham, including the Gonerby Hill Tunnel, was commenced on the fifteenth of March, the Contractor being then put in possession of some portion of the Land. The whole of the Land for this Contract is now obtained, and the Contractor is at work on every part. More than five miles of the Contract length is fenced in, and the remainder of the fencinr , will be shortly completed. About 200,000 cubic yards have been got out of the excava tions and put into the embankments, which completes more than one-third of the Earthwork. Nine bridges are built with the exception only of the para pets, and nearly all the necessary culverts are put in. In the Gonerby Hill Tunnel 420 yards of the heading are driven ; the side lengths of four shafts, and one shaft-length, making forty yards of the Tunnel, is bricked, and the remain ing portion is proceeding rapidly. Two miles of the Line are formed ready to receive the Ballast and permanent way and about 500 yards of single Line are laid down. A great quantity of Ballast is also provided on the ground. A considerable quantity of permanent materials have been delivered. There are now employed upon the works, 729 men and 109 horses. _ _ I have great pleasure in stating that the works now done by the Contractor are executed in a good substantial and work manlike manner, and I am well satisfied with the exertion used by the Contractor in pushing on the works. The whole of the Plans; Sections, and Drawings for Contracts Nos. 2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their Esti mates to tender for these works, which may be let any day after the twenty-fourth of this month. One of these Contracts will commence near Nottingham, by a Junction with the Lincoln Line, at Colwick, and will include the Bridge over the River Trent, and extend to Contract No. 1, at Bottesford ; and the other will commence at Grantham, and extend to the Junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total distance from Colwiek, near Nottingham of 23 miles, including the first Contract. The whole of the Line to Boston is staked out, as well as the Line to Spalding, and the Branch to Sleaford, the Plans, Sec tions, anti Drawings for these different Contracts will be next proceeded with. On that portion of the .Line from Nottingham to Bulwell, which is making jointly with the Midland Counties Nottingham and Mansfield 'Railway Company, a distance of four miles, se veral Bridges are now building, the Fencing and Earthwork of the Line areadvancing satisfactorily. am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, JOHN U. RASTRICK. 11th August, 1847. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7TH AUGUST, 1847. RECEIPTS. From Stil To Bth Feb., Feb., 1847, Total. 1847. to•7thAug. 1847. s. d. t s. d. s. (1. To First Deposit of £1 7s. 6d. per Share upon 27,897 Shares in the Notting ham & Boston Company 38358 7 6 Upon 95 130 12 6 38489 0 0 To First Depbsit of Al 7s. 6d. per Share upon 17,237 Shares in the Notting ham, Vale of Belvoir, and Grantham Company 28700 17 6 I 23700 :7 6 To First Deposit of 7s 6d. per Share upon 18,48 Shares in the Notting ham, Erewash Valley, Amber Gate, and Man chester Company 255410 0 0 25410 0 0 To Second Deposit of ss. Od. per Share upon 63,621 Shares in the Am ber Gate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Company Upon 120 150 0 0 19676 5 0 To Twelve Shillings per Share upon 25,244 Shares in 'Grand Union Claims for Amber Gat • Shares Upon 915 549 0 0''15695 8 0 To Second Deposit of ei ss. Od. per Share upon 22,540 Shares in Grand Union Claims for Amber Gate Shares • Upon 2009 2511 5 0 30686 5 0 To Interest received 3160 2 4 2157 0 3 5317 2 7 To Transfer Fees received 2 19271 6 1 DISBURSEMENTS. Amount Ex pended up to Bth Feb., 1847. 1 s. ;12940 14 91 .9957 4 2503 9 6 1438 5 01 500 0 01 -4257 15 71 3549 7 61 2339 7 3! .516 12 21 lAmount Ex pended from BthFeblo7th Aug., 1847. s. d 3246 13 2 19191 11 8 13450 0 01 15211 18 3 {11129 IS 5 Balanced Session, 1846. f 2701 9 1 184 M. 18A 1050 0 01 926 7 ;101 462 15 'Si 480 10 21 31 0 41 5153 4 GI 10 11 91 1168222 fi Total. £ s. d, IGIB7 7 11 19191 11 8 13450 0 0 15211 18 3 21087 2 11 5204 19 3 1438 5 0 1550 0 0 5184 3 5 4012 3 2 2819 17 6 547 12 6 5153 4 6 1105233 0 0 219271 6 1 Audited the eleventh. day of August, 1847, FRANCIS SIMES ALLIOTT. CHARLES MIDDLETON. . Resolved,—That the Report now read be adopted. Rcsolved,—That Benjamin Badger, of London, Esquire, William Durham, of Manchester, Esguire, Herbert Ingram, of London, Esquire, and Richard Septimus Wilkinson, Esquire, be elected Directors in lieu of Sir James Duke Knight, M.P., Francis Braithwaite, Esquire, Frederick Plant, Esquire, and Frederick Fowler Robertson, Esquire, who retire. Resolved,—That Mr. Francis Simes Alliott be re-elected an Auditor to the Company. Resolved,—That the Seal of the Company be affixed to the Register of Shareholders. iesolved,—That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman, for his excellent, temperate, and impartial conduct in the Chair. TODD'S PATENT PROTOXIDE PAINT, manu factured by CHAS. FRANCIS and SONS, CEMENT WORKS, NINE ELMS, LONDON; and sold by INGRAM & CLARKE, 13, PITT-STREET, LIVERPOOL, AGENTS. 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ROYAL AMPIIITREATRE. — There has been no lack of interest in the performances during the past week. That diverting comedian, Mr. Leonard, has been playing to delighted audiences, in several popular IriAl characters. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. AS UNUSUAL AS GRATIFYING. (From the Church and State Gazette.) The new Church of St. Simon, Liverpool, was opened with all the ordinary and solemn ceremonies, on Wednesday last. In such an announcement there is nothing very un common ; but there are one or two matters connected with the above-named new edifice which are not only very un common, but which wear an exceedingly pleasing aspect. We do not allude to the certainly welcome fact that the whole of the ground-work of this church is made free to the poor for ever. Such fact, welcome as it always is, is also in our more privileged days, of no rare occurrence— at least, in new provincial churches. There are, as we have intimated, other matters of an unusual and agreeable quality as connected with this building. First, the archi tect (Mr. Hay) not only gave in, originally, a moderate estimate, but—he has kept his word ! More, this rara avis of his craft has actually completed his contract, and furnished an edifice worthy of the purpose for which it is destined, at a cost of fourhundred poundssterling less than that at which he had estimated it. We recommend this to certain other architects, who have given'enduring asto nishment and everlasting heartaches to the parochialcom mittees whom they have drawn into extravagance and attendant confusion. The whole proceedings, indeed, have been conducted in such a spirit of Christian love that we cannot forbear from giving this prominent notice of them, nor from earnestly soliciting for them the profound atten tion of those dissentient city authorities in Walbrook, of whom we have spoken under another head. Thus, it ap pears, the committee acted with such kindness and confi dence towards the architect that the latter, in pious fur therance of the general object, and out of gratitude for the treatment he had received at the hands of the superintend ing committees, made a gift to the church of a very beau tiful window for the chancel in stained glass. Nor is it here that the pleasing record terminates. Good deeds are prolific of good deeds. The contractors would not be ex celled in liberality. They knew well in what sort of works it was lawful to strive with others, and the church was made to benefit by this contest in 'kindness. They have accordingly made a precent of thevest window. The cost, perhaps, is hardly worth mentioning after a narration of the facts ; and yet the latter, probably, will be all the better estimated by some, when we state that each window will cost at least £l2O. Are not these good and faithful servants ? Would that the example were infectious, and that theWalbroolc vestries were visited by the disease in all and in its utmost vim knee ! FREE PORTS.-LIVERPOOL, BRISTOL, AND BIRKENHEAD. We perceive by the Liverpool papers that Birkenhead is about to be made an entirely free port for shipping, as it is already for goods. We should not be at all surprised if this were to happen before the port of Bristol be even transferred to its rightful owners. We extract the follow ing remarks, introductory to a long article in the Liter pool Standard, of the 31st ultimo : " It is stated publicly, we presume upon good authority, that another bokl movement' is about to be made at Birkenhead; that'the docks there are to be made free. both for tonnage and cargoes, for a period of eighteen months or two years, in order to ascertain how trade is likely, under the most favoured circumstances, to pa tronise the Cheshire side of the river.' This step is said to be justified by the benefit which the opening of the docks to an active business would confer upon the owners of land, buildings, warehouses, and railways in the locality, whose investments are stated to amount altogether to a sum little short of £13,000,000 sterling." When we call to mind the striking contrast that, in all business matters, is apparent between the men of the north and those of the west—the first being all prompti tude and action, and the last " all talk and no do,"—we cannot .but labour under some apprehension lest Bristol should be again " a day after the fair." In the very same paper from which the above extract is taken, there ap pears a report of the proceedings of the Town Council of Liverpool, by which we learn that the borough, having obtained an =act enabling it to supply water, is required to purchase , the rights of two existing Companies. An offer is made in one case of £300,000, but 7X400,000 is the sum demanded ; in the other, £220,000 is asked, but " the committee declined recommending the Council to give that sum ;" but they—neither the comimttee nor the Council—set to, and abuse the companies, and post pone the whale matter sine die, again to berevived some ten years hence, with a like result, as has been done in some other places we could name. No ; like men of business, the committee proceed straightforward in their object, and obtain the unanimous sanction of the Council to their suggestion, recommending the appointment of R. Stephenson, Esq., M.P., as arbitrator, to settle the amount to be paid in each case—and the thing is settled ! Now, here is a matter involving a larger amount of money, considerably, than the Bristol Dock question, the settlement of which it has been solemnly declared by re peated resolutions of the Town Council • itself, and by public meetings of the citizens innumerable, is " abso lutely necessary" to the salvation of the city and port. But these are not the only recent occurrences upon which we have had to make odious comparisons between Bristol and Liverpool. Not long since we had to announce that the Liverpool Town Council had reduced their dock dues on shipping and goods to the extent of £38,000 per annum,—more than the whole annual income of the Bristol Doek Company ! and only a week or two ago measures were taken to reduce the Liverpool port charges on timber one half. While this has been going on, Bris tolians have been talking about a free port, and, if rumour speaks truly, some parties are now disposed to split straws —quibbling about £3OO or £4OO per annum,—on a ques tion upon the prompt settlement of which hangs the future welfare of 120,000 people ! If the gossip in those places "where merchants most should congregate," be to be trusted, too, obstacles are being thrown in the way, — technicalities and imaginary opposition ; considerations quite apart from the money value of the property, which the citizens have heretofore been led to believe was the only difficulty,—are likely to intervene at the eleventh hour creating doubts, difficulties, and delays, mountains of molehills,—which may have the effect of postponing the settlement beyond the ensuing session of Parliament! We hope the best, but let the citizens be prepared for the worst, or, if possible, prevent it.—Bristol Mirror. IRISH RELIEF TAXATION.—The "panic" is spreading at railway pace. The guardians of each of the five ridings of the south of Tipperary met last week, when it appeared to be the unanimous feeling of the meeting, that if the levy of the county rates for the road works of 1846, and usual poor rates, as well as for the out door relief, was made, the whole produce of the land would be swallowed up, and the owners and occupiers totally incapacitated from em ploying the labourers. Government is to be requested to entertain the question of emigration, aid to railways, and such other measures as would tend to relieve the country from its present awful condition. Very naturally, much despondency appeared to prevail, which is not surprising when at present the•rates, on some divisions, amount to 7s. 6d. in the pound, for one quarter. The guardians of this, and other Irish •unions, are at issue with the poor law commissioners on the interpretation of the Temporary Relief Act. In the meantime, and pending these dis putes, resistance to the payment of any rate is becoming an every day event. At Emly, in Tipperary, some cattle which were seized were rescued by the mob. At a meet ing of the Carlow board of guardians, on Thursday last, the chairman stated that" he wished to call the attention of the board to the state of the three electoral divisions with which he was connected with respect to the collection of the rate for out door relief. On Sunday last, (as could be proved by several witnesses,) Father Hickey harangued his flock from the altar, directing them not to pay any of the charges now demanded of them for out door relief, and that he would write immediately to Conciliation-hall for instructions how to act. The result had been that a rescue had been made on the property seized for the poor rate." Sins, like shadows, towards the evening of life, grow great and monstrous. - The gem cannot be polished without friction ; neither can man be perfected without trials. WASP STING. - Immediately after the sting, press the hollow or tube part of any key tightly over the part stung; the poison may be seen at the mouth of the wound, and should be wiped off. ALTERED TIMES.—In 1272, says the New York Mir ror, the wages of the labouring man were three half pence per day, and the price of a bible well written out, was £3O, so that a labourer could not have procured a Bible with less than the entire earnings of thirteen years. Last week six men lost their lives at Gurwen colliery, Swansea. They were being hoisted up, when the chain broke, through a flaw in one of the clinks, just when the men had got near the top, and they were dashed to the bottom of the pit—a depth of 540 feet. HAND'S EITING.—At a recent sitting of the Academy of Sciences, some papers were read relative to handwriting. Among the facts stated, the most remarkable was that no man can ever get rid of the style of handwriting peculiar to his country. If he be English, he always writes in English style ; if French, in the French style ; if Ger man, Italian, or Spanish in the style peculiar to his nation. I myself have observed the same circumstance. I am acquainted with a Frenchman, who had passed all life in England, and who is English in dress, habits, taste, everything ; who speaks English like one of our country men, and writes English with ten times more correctness than ninety-nine in a hundred of us ; but yet who can not, for the very life of him, imitate our mode of writing. I have also heard speak of a Scotch youth, who was care fully educated in this country, and for eighteen years of his life mixed exclusively with French people ; but who, though he had a French writing-master, and perhaps never saw anything but French writing in his life, always wrote in the same style as we all do : it was really national instinct. In Paris all the writing-masters profess to teach the English manner of writing; but with all their pro fessions and all their exertions, they can never get their pupils to adopt any but the cramped hand of the French. Somebody pretends that he could tell the chaff aeters of individuals from their handwritings. I know not whether he spoke the truth or not, but assuredly he might have asserted, with the most perfect confidence, that he could distinguish a man's nation by his handwriting. The dif ference between our writing and that of the French, is immense; a schoolboy would distinguish it at a glance. Mix together a hundred sheets of manuscripts, written by a hundred of our countrymen, and no one could fail to say which was the British and which was the French; even though all should be written in the same language, and with the same pens and ink and paper. The difference between Italian, and Spanish, and German styles of writing, are equally great. The truth is, there is about as great a difference between national handwritings as there is between national languages. And it is a singular truth, that though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress—though he may become perfectly identified with another nation, and speak in its language as well, perhaps better than his own —yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting into a foreign style.—Country paper. DIORAMA OF THE HOLY LAND.—This beautiful exhi bition is still on view, and should be seen by all parties, FREE-TRADE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. (From the Cambridge Chronicle.) The free-trade experiment does not yet wear an appear ance very promising to the advocates of that system. Turn ourselves which way we will, at present all is gloom. The reciprocity of free-trade which was to do such great things for us, is thus far a reciprocity , all on one side. We can buy corn from foreigners, but we find it far more diffi cult to sell them our manufactures. The warning that gold was what the foreigner wanted and would have in ex change for his produce was unheeded or ridiculed when free-trade was making its converts ; but the truth of the warning is unfolding itself daily, and there is promise that all eves will speedily be open to it. Where, alas, are the abundance of work and the good wages which free-trade was to bring in its immediate train ? Let the Manchester Guardian, the free-trade oracle of the north, answer the question : "We publish a series of resolutions passed at a special delegate meeting of operative cotton spinners of Lanca shire and the neighbouring counties, held on the 29th ultimo, which deserve the serious and dispassionate con sideration of all parties engaged in the staple trade of the district. It will be seen on reference to these resolutions, that, taking into account the great disproportion which continues to exist between the prices of raw cotton and of the fabrics manufactured from it, the meeting recom mended a general suspension of work for a few weeks, during the present mild and genial season, when, in con sequence of the abundance of vegetable food, the warmth of the weather, and the possibility in many instances of finding out-door employment, the privations of which the operatives would be exposed would not be so severe." "A general suspension of work !" closed mills, preca rious employment, as the concomitants—we do not say the consequences — of free trade, in the first year of its existencel How is this ? These evils were the vices of the old system ; it was protection, we were told, that produced ill effects such as these. With free trade they were utterly to disappear. Surely, it is at any rate a singular coincidence that positive evil has followed so much' heoretical good, and nothing but positive evil, for as yet no single practical benefit can be shown to have resulted from the " enlightened policy" of last year. We have an abundant harvest and moderate prices, elements aria signs of this country's prospects in other days •, but discomfort, depression, and disheartening prospects for the future attend them now. Capitalists fail ; the funds are below 90 ; the foreign trade is at a stand; the mills Stop or work short time ; our customers are getting our 'gold to enable them to manufacture for themselves ; but, to balance all this—We have free trade ! We know not what result will attend the experiment in the long run ; but its developments so far are anything but satisfactory to those who desire the prosperity of this kingdom. and especially the comfort and happiness of its labouring classes. _ _ The korning Chronicle of Wednesday, a journal which has ever consistently advocated - free-trade doctrines, and is therefore an unexceptionable witness for us in this case, has some observations which it is worth while to quote. An ingenious parallel is presented by the writer between the disasters of the Great Britain steamer and the condi tion of the nation whose name she bears. He describes, in good language, the commencement of the steamer's voyage, the exulting confiaencein the issue of it, and the misery and confusion of the scramble for life when her keel struck the bottom; and then he says— " They (the British nation) started with the same feel ing of inexhaustible power and resources which marked the triumphant departure of the Great Britain. The fear of a sudden check was as little present in the one case as the other, and for a time - the most sanguine anticipation seemed even sober and natural. The check, however, has come. We have felt the bottom, with a rude and dis turbing shock, when we fancied ourselves most secure, and our magnificent visions have given way to a desire for escape to a position only as safe as that which we left behind." _ _ This is a sorry confession for a free-trader to mime, but it very accurately describes our state nevertheless. "Whe ther the "enlightened policy" of Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Cobden has brought us into this state or not we do not decide ; we are in it contemporaneously with the full triumph of that " enlightened policy ;" the question is how are we to get out of it ? The Standard suggests the following method, which has the merit of carrying out the parallel presented by the Morning Chronicle : " If we are to get out of the mud, as the Great Britain (ship) has escaped, it must be by the adoption of analagous means, we must first protect the vessel from all foreign shocks ; we must next get rid of all our dangerous cargo of worthless intruders, as the water has been pumped out of the ship ; we must change our pilots and our course the very first moment that we are afloat—turn our stern post to the new light, and our stem to the old one, and then we may be once more as we were before Sir Robert Peel brought us into the mud by his blundering and dis honest piloting. Let us hope this, but we can hope it only upon condition of resorting to the proper means." THE POVERTY THAT COMPLAINS NOT.—You have wept at that old drama, that old eternal scene which is recounted every day—yet not so old, it is renewed also every day :—the bare chamber, no better than a loft—the truckle-bed—the broken pitcher—the heap of straw—the sentimental lithogr-aphist will not forget the guttering candle stuck in the neck of a bottle. Thus much for the accessories, then for the persons of the scene ; a workman, the father who expects to die in the hospital—his four children—always four—who have not broken their fast that day—and the mother is lying-in with her fifth—and it is winter, for these poor people choose winter always for their lying-in. Oh ! all this is very true and piteous —I weep with you at the cry of those suffering children —at the sobs of their mother. Yet there is another poverty which you know not, which it is never intended you should know. A silent poverty that goes dressed in its black coat, polished, it is true, where polish should not come, and with a slaty hue—produced by the frequent application of ink to its threadbare surface. It is a courageous poverty which resists all aid—even from that fictitious fund, a debt—which dresses itself as you would dress, if your coat were ten years old—which invites no sympathy—which may be seen in the sombre evening stopping a moment before the baker's shop, or the wired windows of the money-changer, but passing on again without a sigh heard. Oh, this poverty in a black coat ! And then it enters into its cold and solitary chamber, without even the sad consolation of weeping with another. No Lady Bountiful comes here. In the picture just now described, she would be seen in the background, entering in at the door, her servant behind loaded with raiment and provisions. What should she here ? What brings you here madam ? Who could have sent you here ? We are rich ! If we were poor should we not sell these books ?—all these books are ours ; madam, we want nothing. Carry your amiable charity elsewhere.—Black wood's Magazine. SIR JOHN JERVIS AS A LAWYER AND A MEMBER.— s J i Jervis e Freder i c started not Thes i g e r those i m l i foe: most c a lc u lated eao withflc good ol m ao td a e n d y t o extra cti on,for w ardadvantages.has SAlthoughr J o hn connexions man at the bar. Sir John Jervis, on the other hand, was pushed into the groove in which he was afterwards to run. His father was chief-justice of Chester, before the change was effected in the Welch judgeships, and a member of parliament. His relationship to the St. Vincent family was also of service to him. His father's influence pro cured for him, while he was yet very young at the bar, an office in the Court of Exchequer, which gave him a certain standing in that court, and an importance very useful with attornies. He was also early in life returned for Chester, which ancient city he has continued to represent in parliament ever since. With such advantages, and the abilities and perseverance we have attributed to him, it is not surprising that he should have succeeded at the bar. In the House of Commons, without having achieved any reputation for oratory, Sir John Jervis has, upon the whole, obtained more success than Sir Frederic Thesiger. At the same time it should be remembered that he has had more experience, and greater opportunities of study ing the temper of the House. His parliamentary career has extended over a period not very far short of twenty years, while Sir Frederic, entering at a more advanced Jo t time e, Jervis h as l a i o f s n e , ss .u t o c o cße , eu l t a s e tdb b e en n e ar o er e. n o y t i e e er y e rs n eean year s r iwa i the House w l iry John Sir h ßull n likes a practical man. Your Macaulays and Sheils he ad mires, and feels proud of, for grand field-days; but for ordinary business occasions, give him, especially in a law yer, a plain man of business, of few words and many facts. Nay, we are not sure that he would like to see a revival of the great constitutional lawyers, for he thinks he under stands the constitution a great deal better than they ; and what he wants an attorney-general for, is to explain the technicalities of acts of parliament, and to keep him out of scrapes. Now, in this view of the functions of his office, Sir John Jervis is invaluable. He is singularly quiet and unassuming; never obtrudes himself on the House unnecessarily, as " plain John Cammell" used to do ; would not for his life presume to lecture them on their proceedings ; yet is always ready, always sound, always wary. Above all, he does not make long speeches. The very qualities which give him weight in important cases in the court, also help him in the House of Com mons. He is a plain-spoken, unambitious, straight-for ward man of business, and has made his way by these qualities, added to his legal knowledge and natural abili ties, and a total absence of pretension. In a political point of view, the promotion of Sir John Jervis to office has been honourable to him. Unlike most parliamentary lawyers, he cannot be said to have attached himself to a party , . His appointment cannot be ascribed to political servitude. He could only be numbered as among the supporters of the Whigs, by a stretch of their political creed : be has rather been prominent amongst the Radi cals. He might even have been called an ultra-Radical ; and whenever there was a struggle of principle between the leaders of the Liberal party and their extreme follow ers, the name of Mr. Jervis might always be found among the latter. There is every reason to believe, that in his political views he is quite sincere—not that, as in the case of so many of his profession, he has adopted them in the belief that they would further his advancement. For, besides that he chose what was not likely to be the winning side, the circumstances under which he has sat in parlia ment have left him full scope for an honourable inde pendence of opinion. Before he took office he was always distinguished for a boldness and manly independence in his style of treating party leaders, as well as in his manner of addressing the House ; and, not many months before he received his appointment as solicitor-general, but at a time when it was evident to all men that the split among the Conservatives must let in the Whigs, and, if so, that from his long standing in parliament, and at the bar, he must be high on the list for preferment by the future rseaoberdtn d r oe d eh e ln l e in th e hs aes erace strong forof an having nssgtoemrbsee, been n h h e ao tu took t bstirt outstrip e ca adt s t a i b o yc n ks t i o ro nR r concession. His subsequent appointment by Lord John Russell reflects quite as much credit on that statesman's magnanimity, as that it shouLl have been given to him at so comparatively an early age is honourable to the re ceiver.—Fraser'; Magazine. CORRESPONDENCE. THE FLOATING OF THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DEAR Srit,—On reading your account of the arrival of the Great Britain, we blame ourselves for not having called your attention to the services of Mr. John Crew, Mr. rope, and Mr. Thomas. The first is the able boiler-maker, who stopped the holes in the bottom, inside and out, with a patient perseverance under the most discouraging circumstances, and working in situations so confined that he was often completely exhausted ; and, without his valuable assistance, the ship would never have floated. He was ably assisted by the second, the carpenter, who is deserving of great praise, for his steady attention and perseverance. The third was second officer before the accident; and, since December, has had charge of the vessel, and watched her with care and attention. We estimate highly the very valuable services of Mr. Brunel, Captain Claxton, and the Messrs. Bremner; but they are as anxious as we are that the important assistance rendered by the three more humble but respectable indi viduals we have named should be placed before the public, and properly appreciated. • - We are much vexed that a press of business has pre vented our doing this act of justice earlier.—We remain, dear sir, your's truly, GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO. Liverpool, Gth September, 1847. AIGBURTH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Being a resident of this suburban village, you will probably assign me a portion of your well stored co lumns, for the purpose of making a few observations upon an article which appeared in the Standard of Tuesday last, entitled "A Day at Aigburth, with a Peep at the Mysterious Machine. By Humphrey Johnson." Having pitched my tent and spent several years in this peaceful spot, I need scarcely say I am warmly attached to it, and take a lively interest in all that concerns it ; in fact, I feel something approaching to a lover's feelings when the loved one becomes the subject of eulogium. Such being the case, I cannot withhold my approbation from " Hum phrey Johnson," not only for the faithful picture he has drawn of the beautiful scenery which presents itself in the drive from Liverpool, but for the language in which he has clothed his admiration. It is, however, evident, from the manner in which he writes, that he is almost, if not en tirely, a stranger to this southern suburb, and hence the surpriseevinced on visiting a neighbourhood, the attractive qualities of which cannot be better tested than by the preference awarded to it by the owners of the elegant and substr.ntial mansions which rear their heads at every turn, and proclaim themselves the permanent and not the tem porary residences of wealth and influence. My occasional visits to the hotel and grounds enable me to bear testimony to the truth of his observations regarding them ; still, I must confess, sir, that however the perusal of "A Day at Aigburth" pleased and interested me, I arrived at the foot of it without finding the slightest allusion to any portion of Aigburth, save the hotel and grounds. Want of time, or the seductions of host Prest's bill of fare, and out-door attractions (perchance the sparkling eyes he speaks of), may probably account for the omission. Be that as it may, I regret it, as leaving untouched some of the most romantic and delightful scenery ever found in such close proximity to a large commercial town. Without attempting to paint the scene to which I have just alluded, in the hope that " Humphery Johnson " may undertake the task on his next visit to Aigburth, I may be permitted to observe that the incline, upon the face of which is scattered, in careless yet pleasing order, a succes sion of mansions, with their attendants of green fields, and well-wooded inclosures, displays a diversity of land scape of rare and surpassing beauty; and which, decend ing from the summit of the hill to the margin of the Mersey presents an unobstructed view of the river and Cheshire hills, of many miles in extent. One word, en passant, of the mysterious machine. For some months prior to " Humphrey Johnson's" notice of it, this Lion of Aigburth has been little attended to. I have endeavoured, in vain, to ascertain for what it is in ! tended. I am, however of opinion that the watery ele ment his destined to receive the " odd fish." I do not agree with " Humphrey Johnson " in bis guess that the small end is intended for the stern. The broad end is something like the stern of a ship, and the most likely to receive the propelling power. In conclusion, allow me to observe that Aigburth, al. t though only six miles Nita Liverpool, is as little known to the bulk of the inhabitants of the latter place as are the backwoods of America. True it is that the sight see ing multitude prefer seeking enjoyment at a distance, to obtaining it in greater perfection, a few paces from their dwelling. Hoping you will pardon this too lengthy intru sion upon your columns. I am, yours, &c., SILVANUS. BATHING ACCOMMODATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Since this town has been so large as to absorb a large portion of the north and south shores, that were a few years back used as bathing places, and no other ac commodation being now left to the public, it is high time that something should be done to make up the loss which has thus been sustained. lam aware that the subject has been agitated ! agitated ! agitated ! but so far entirely in vain.' No man in the council thinks it worth his while to trouble himself about it, further than to make a speech of some dozen or some dozen and a half lines. To be sure, this serves to keep the subject afloat, and we hope in course of time some gentleman will be put into the council with sufficient originality of thought to devise some scheme by which the bathing accommodation so desirable may be afforded, and who also will have the re quisite energy to pursue the scheme to its accomplish ment; we hope that this may come to pass. Yet surely it is not wrong to write—" It is a disgrace to Liverpool that Mere is no cheap and popular bathing place !" How long the question is to be in abeyance cannot be conjec tured, but ultimately the required boon will be forthcom ing. In the meantime, the public must exercise its accustomed patience. It is easy to conceive, however, that if one of the yards contiguous to George's Pierhead were obtained, with the view of making a bathing place, half the work (because begun) would be done. If constructed like an ordinary ship, on inclined planes, indented from the walls fronting the river about twenty yards, and the, plain continued a very short distance beyond the wall, or further into the river, the principal feature of the thing required would be developed ; and the matter should be so managed that the portion projecting beyond the wall into the river might be removed during the winter months, so that little incon venience would be suffered during the greater part of the year. If the matter were set about by competent individuals, the thing might be accomplished. Cheap and adequate bathing room ought unquestionably to be provided. It ought to be so cheap as that any working man might avail of it for 2d. or 3d. If any place worthy of Liverpool were made with charges about this figure, no doubt it would pay its own expenses, and more. It ought to be so adequate that 100 or 200 persons could avail themselves of it at the same time, without discommoding or being discommoded by other persons. If a bathing place thus cheap and thus ample were pro vided, who will venture to say that it would not pay its own expenses ? And who will venture to say that it would be a boon that would not be generally appreciated ? Yours, &c. A BATHER. GRAND CRICRETMATCH BETWEEN ALL ENGLAND AND LIVERPOOL.—On Thursday the match between sixteen of the Liverpool Club (with two players, Lillywhite and Martingell, of the All England Club, given in), and the selectPd members of the All England cricketers, com menced on the ground of the former, at Wavertree road. The day was fine and the interest great ; but, owing to the over-high price of admission, the attendance was not very numerous. The game began at 12 o'clock, Mr. 0. Pell and Mr. Dorrington going to the wickets, with Lillywhite and Martingell bowling. The contest was highly interest ir.g, and they amounted to 70. The weather being un favourable, the game was not resumed till Saturday, when it was maintained with much spirit. The score is subjoined. The game may be considered as drawn. All England having to play in Sheffield yesterday, could not resume it. ALL ENG LA ND. First Innings. Second Innings. Pell b Lillywhite 6 b Lillywhite 1 Mynn b Lillywhite 3 run out 0 Felix b Martingell 15 b Lillywhite 14 Pilch b Martingell 1 b Lillywhite 5 Dean b Lillywhite 1 not out Clarke (n.0.)..b Lillywhite 10 b Martingell 9 Guy c Lillywbite 0 b Lillywhite 0 Parr: b Martingell Hillyer b Lillywhite 5 absent, sick 0 Dorrington.. b Martingell c Lillywhite l6 Sewell b Lillywhite 2 c Tobin 8 Byes 8 Wide balls 3 Total 7O Total 52 Caldecourt; umpire. LIVERPOOL. • First Innings. Second Innings. Cameron ....11 Mynn 5 bDean,c Dorrington 0 Cazenove .... b Clarke c Dorrington 6 run out 0 Langton b Mynn 6 c Sewell 7 Stacey not out 2 b Dean 2 Hornby b Hyllier 0 Lewi5........ b Dean 0 Tobin b Clarke, c Parr,.... 0 b Clarke 0 Reade.. b Mynn, c Guy 2 Manifold b Dean c Mynn 0 Duckworth... b Hillyer 2 Morgan b Dean S Lillywhite.... b Clarke ...... Martingell ... b Myers c Parr b Clarke c Pilch.... 1 Paget b Clarke c Felix 1 4 c Sewell 5 Comber b Clarke c Sewell.... 18 Danse run out 4 1 Total 15 Bes 'Slide B a lls 3 Total... Girling, um ire. THEATRE ROYAL, LIVER. — This little theatre improves upon acquaintance ; and will, no doubt, be a favourite re sort in the approaching winter season. LONDON OYSTERS.—Mr. Feeney, of the Oriental Divan, has entered into arrangements with Mr. Bateman, of Billingsgate Market, for a continual supply of the natives. They are promised to exceed those of last year, which will certainly, be passing excellence; and, what is a con sideration almost equally great in these monetary times — the are considerably red uce d i n price. HEATRE ROYA L , WILLIAIISON-SQUARE.—MR. CHAS. PITTS' VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.—During the past week, one of the most talented actors in tragedy at present upon the boards—Mr. C. Pitts—has been giving a series of his favourite performances, at the Theatre Royal, previous to his departure to try his fortune in the United States. Few men more able and estimable, in every respect, have ever left cur beards to viAt our very liberal bretkren =ass the Atlantic; and most heartily we wish him the success which he so fully deserves. LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. THE WEST INDIAN MAIL. The Great Western Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Great Western, George Abbott commander, arrived at Southampton on Sunday morning at nine o'clock, after a remarkably fine passage, arriving at least two days earlier than she was expected, thus placing this recent addition to the Company's fleet on a par with their fastest vessels. The Great Western reports the weather in the various islands as being fine, and the crops good; but our files of papers do not support so favourable a view of these matters. Her dates are—Tampico, July 26th ; Vera Cruz, Au gust 2d ; Havannah, 11th ; Honduras, July 20th ; Car thagena, 29th : Jamaica, August Bth ; Demerara, 4th ; Trinidad sth ; Barbadoes. Bth ; Grenada, 9th ; St. Thomas, 15th ; Bermuda, 20th ; La Guayra, 2d. From Jamaica we have complaints of the weather and want of shipping. The drought in St. Mary was most destructive. The rivers throughout the parish are nearly all dry, and one estate in the lower part of the parish has been compelled to carry wati"r in puncheons for the sup.. ply of the engine, and the plants for next year's crop are almost burnt out of the ground. There is an immense quantity of manufactured goods remaining over for want of shipping. The town and port of Lucea were visited by a frightful whirlwind, on the 10th July, which was followed by an earthquake which lasted several seconds. At Antigua the planters complained of the weather, and the want of rain was severely felt, and planting operations were thereby seriously retarded. Several arrivals of im migrants from Madeira had taken place, and they had given satisfaction. From Dominica we learn that the Lieutenant-Governor had left for England. Mr. James Lang Bremnerassumed the government, being (says a local paper) the first coloured person of Dominica who had gained the distinc- , tion of representing Majesty. We have more favourable accounts from Barbadoes, which had latterly suffered so severely from want of food. Large supplies of provisions of all kinds had arrived both from America and the adjoining colonies. Nearly 3,000 bunches of plantains, besides other esculents, raached Barbadocs in a single day from Demerara alone : prices, however, were still high, and much distress prevailed. The Governor had entirely recovered from the effects of his accident. His Excellency was establishing public libraries in the islands under his charge for the use of all classes, and had recommended the passing of an act for apprenticing to the sea all the idle boys as one of the modes of relieving the islands. At Dominica the second reading of a bill was carried on a division by two majority to provide stipends for the sup port of senior and other Roman Catholic clergymen. MEXICO. By the Great Western steam-ship, which arrived from the West Indies on Sunday, we have accounts from Vera Cruz to the 2d of August. The Courier of Legation who had alone been allowed to pass the belligerent lines, had arrived on the 31st of July. His accounts from the city of Mexico *ere far from satisfactory. He describes General Scott's force at Puebla to be 15,000 men, waiting for some reinforcements previous to advancing on Mexico ; on their arrival he would immediately march. There was a strong party in Mexico for an arrangement with General Scott, and about 20,000 Mexicans prepared to oppose his entering the city ; but, from the disunion amongst the leading men, it was expected that the Americans would meet with no serious opposition. The mortality at Vera Cruz, both in the hospitals and among the newly-arrived Americans, continued. There was nn chance of introducing goods into the interior, and trade in consequence was at an end. The chances of peace were considered light ; the several departments of the Republic had declared against negoti ation, and even when the American General is in the city, he will be in a most embarrassed position. The conversion of the Mexican debt is said to have been ratified by the Mexican government, but nothing is likely to be done in the way of dividends while the Americans are in the country. Mr. C. Perry, commanding home squadron, had issued a public notice, dated from the flag ship the Mississippi, July 28, that the war tax of 10 per cent., hitherto imposed on all our exports from the ports in the Gulf of Mexico, was to be discontinued. SPAIN. The latest intelligence from Spain is important. It announces the complete failure of Narvaez to form an administration admissible by Queen Isabella, and the pro bability that the Progresistas, including General Espartero and M. Mendizabal, would be called to the councils of her Majesty. These occurrences are, as a matter of course, ascribed in the French accounts to the intriguer of the British Minister in Madrid. The displeasure of the French Government at the unexpected repulse of their envoy is described as excessive. The position of affairs on the 30th was as follows :—The authority to com pose a ministry had been withdrawn from the Duke of Valencia, but it had not (officially at least) been given to any other person, although General Alaix and the Due de Fries were mentioned in certain circles as likely to re ceiv3 that important commission. But that which is cer tain (and perhaps all that is certain) is, that Senor Pa cheo had definitely determined to resign. Much observa tion had been made on the visit paid by the Duke of \ a lencia to the King at the Pardo. That visit was purely a visit of etiquette, and it is certain that no question relat ing to the Queen or her councils was referred to during the Duke's interview with his Majesty. 'HE NEW PORTUGUESE A.IINISTRY.—The new cabinet was formed on the 23d of August, and the formation of it appears to belong, in particular, to Marshal Saldanha ; consequently, the great majority of the members are mili tary. Brigadier Baron de Luz is nominated Minister of Foreign Affairs ; he was Quartermaster-General to the marshal in the civil war. Brigadier d'Almofalla is Minister of War ; he was the head of the staff. Colonel Franzini, a man exceedingly distinguished in theoretical science, is Minister of France. M. Joao de Fontes Pereira, captain in the navy, is Minister of M ar i ne . M. A n t on i o Mello e Carvalho, is Minister of the Interior. M. Antonio Fernandez de Sylva Ferrac, Counsellor of the Supreme Tribunal, is Minister of Justice and Public Worship. The new ministers have already published their pro gramme. They in it adopt as basis, the conciliation of parties, the observance of the charter, and the accom plishment of diplomatic engagements • they promise mo rality, honesty, indep en d ence , and virtue. NEW ZEALAND.—It was mentioned a few days back that the advices from New Zealand reported appearances of settled peace in that quarter of the world, and this statement is most completely corroborated by further ac counts which have now come to hand. Rangihaeata, the insurgent chief, had, it is asserted, lost the majority of his supporters, and it was anticipated that before the arrival of the winter season he would either be compelled to sur render to the authorities or seek refuge in the interior, and thus be removed beyond the possibility of occasioning fresh mischief to the settlers. The natives at Otaki wens making considerable progress in civilised life. Commenc ing their improvements, they had joined together in the expenses necessary for the erection of a flour mill on the banks of the stream contiguous to their " pals ;" and a sum of £3OO was to be subscribed among them for this purpose. As a proof of their determination to carry out this project, a first collection of £550 had been forwarded to Welhngton for investment. Europeans were, it seems, to be employed in the the construction of the machinery connected with the undertaking, but the manual labour would be provided from their own tribe. SIR ROBERT PEEL AT SEAIIA3I.—The ex-Premier, who since Wednesd a y l as t h as b een the guest of the Mar quis and Marchioness of Londonderry at Wynyard-park, Durham, where a large party are assembled on the occa sion of the marriage of the Lady Alexandrine Vane with the Earl of Portarlington, visited Seaham on Friday, in company with the Marquis of Londonderry, and several other distinguished personages, for the purpose of in specting the newly-formed harbour. The noble marquis having shown his friends all that could interest them in the harbour, the party returned to the summit of the cliff, where a neat pavilion had been erected for the purpose.of enabling the corporation of Sunderland the more conve niently to .present their address to Sir Robert Peel. Through some mismanagement on the part of the officials the pavilion was crowded before the marquis and his party arrived, and it was with some difficulty that the right hon. baronet could make his way to the table. This inconvenience once overcome, and the borough officials having arranged themselves in due form, an address was presented to Sir Robert, who replied in due form. This ceremony concluded, the party repaired to the Vane Arms, where a dejeflner was laid out. The noble marquis and his party shortly afterwards left Seaham on their return to Wynyard, where a grand ball took place in the evening in honour of the return of 'Viscount Seaham for the nor thern division of the county of Durham. EXTRAORDINARY BUT MELANCHOLY.—ThO Morning Herald, of Friday, contains a curious narrative, of which we must give the chief features. It seems that the writer (A.8.R..) who gives his name privately, meeting a gentle man in a diligence at Caen, the latter seeing that A.B.R. and his friend were Englishmen, favoured them "with out any provocation" with the startling avowal, " I was lately a clergyman of the Anglican Church. I am now a Catholic, and hope soon to be admitted into the order of the Jesuits." The flippancy of the announcement argues little, to say the least of it, for the feeling of the young apostate. He had made a change which, had he ever been sincere in his first profession, could not have been arrived at but with fearful mental struggle, deep questionings of the conscience, and fervent prayer to Heaven ; and yet he blurts his confession out to the first chance passenger of a diligence, with an audacious familiarity worthy the reckless frequenter of the pothouse. The conversation proceeded. "Do I understand von rightly that you had taken orders in the Church of En gland. ?" Yes. 1 was the Rev. George Browne for eighteen mouth s , b u t l am now a layman again. I left the Church of England by the express &Hee of Dr. Pusey, whose last words to me were—' Mr. Browne, , you had better go to Rome, and God go with you, he hopeful young gentleman then informed his listener that at the time of his ordination he held every point of Romish doctrine, except that he admitted the validity of English orders, as containing apostolic succession. " Should 1 go on the mission there (England), wherever I am placed, I mean at once to call upon all the people, and tell them that I am the minister of the Catholic Church, and all the others, rectors and all, but intruders." When told that such measures might be considered by his own party as injudicious, the youth replied, " What, you think that they would produce persecution? Ano ther Lord George Gordon's riot ! That's the very thing we want." A. B. R. subsequently thought that a new translation of the Bible by Dr. Pusey, Mr. Sewell, and Mr. Keble might be more accurate than the accepted ver..' sion yet have the effect of disturbing and distr ac ti ng the settled thoughts of men, to which the young apostate again replied, '` Ay, that's exactly wllat it will do, at d what we want : it will unsettle your minds, and then you'll cone to us for rest." Lastly, "he lived fur, and thought of nothing else, than the conversion of the English." ~~ a